uh just thank you so much because it was seamless as Tony said and it started from listening to what our needs were and addressing them. So, thank you very much. Well, thank you and uh I think we have the uh the southsiders here for little recognition and um >> yeah, we went >> we do we have an announcement. We have we have a we have a showdown, a district 2:30 showdown as as we learned. >> Dr. Smith, we will see you at 11:00 a.m. Baseball on. >> Yeah, we're going to have to we're going to have to control the the audience on the uh >> Yes. >> And that's at Andrew High School. 11:00 a.m. Samberg Stag Regional Championship baseball. >> I'm glad we've got I got a I have a district t-shirt so I don't >> Yeah, we're going to we're going to figure out we got to get some passes worked out.
>> Yeah, it's Yeah, it's not you're not understanding the I think the >> like I'm not talking about spelling errors. I mean those are like little those are like some examples, but it's like um >> like are we we've just adopted stretch energy code? Is it consistent how we referenced that everywhere in our zoning bylaw? It may not be and somebody's going to take that and read the entire zoning bylaw and see every single section we've referenced it if it's up to date in the current one. in every single section that we reference sometimes you remove a section and we >> so again are we proposing spending money on this or seeking grants >> I think right now right now I think I I [clears throat] would ask you know Jasmine say hey as we have time can we figure that out can we figure out okay you said that there are grants but it might be h that you have to be reimbursed right >> what else is well how much is that grant like let's get all I'm asking is like let's let's start pursuing the information >> right >> before we decide a direction we're going going to go.
We got >> We got some board members skipping their kids' graduation just for that event. So, you know how important that is. >> Absolutely. Good. I am proud to share with you tonight our Super Smash Brothers team who earned an incredible fourth place finish at the IHSA state finals. Competing at the state level, as you know, not only requires strategy, but teamwork and dedication. With me tonight is coach Amy Lystra, who's very familiar to this group as well. Coach Swick was not able to attend as he is celebrating his daughter's own recognition this evening. We're extremely proud of our team both representing Andrew. Um, I'm going to call up their names and step forward so that you can be recognized. Uh, Nathan Bed Bedia, Owen Murray, Joseph Schultz is a senior, so he's not here with us, and Cody Trong and Gerald U. Derby. Congratulations to our T-Bolts.
We don't know the direction yet because we don't have the information yet. Sounds like you've started to collect it and then we can talk about it. >> Yeah. But this, just to be clear, this doesn't come out of a planning board budget. This isn't a budget that you guys have purview over. So, like I don't mean this in a rude way, like I could go out and hire a consultant tomorrow to do this if I felt it was necessary. I wouldn't do that because that's the board's wishes, but that's not how you you don't have a planning board budget that you're in control of. That's not how that works. But, >> Right. But the zoning is our jurisdiction. Absolutely. Of course. Which is why I wouldn't. But I'm just saying like >> So just to be clear, what I've heard is there was sort of an idea to kind of >> what I heard initially sounded quite not substantive.
Um, since the inception of esports, the Andrew team has gone every single year and competed and won some type of level at state. As soon as the IHSA called it a an activity at state, our school has gone every single year. So, kudos to our coaches and our kids that are committed and perform in the top four yearly. Congratulations, T-Bolts. information. >> Yeah. >> He's the captain, Amari. >> He's the captain coming to support Amari. What year did we start Amari? He was giving me a history. >> Oh, yeah. Uh, we started in 2022 with Zade and >> Dr. Principal. Yeah, he's our surprising again going to the Mark team. 25 was also the art team and alumni Matt Dominic Sim. And then twin 36 was the mark team and the smash team. But Smash team is farther than us. >> So congratulations to your captain.
What I'm hearing now is that we're going to look into it and then figure out the direction it's going to go. So if we're moving more towards this ambiguous idea that we're going to research grants and then figure out the direction, I will make it very clear on the record that that cannot in any way interfere with the comprehensive plan implementation process. >> The direction isn't changing at all. >> The direction cannot be a year from now or the intent where this is the consultant who's going to essentially reszone us per comprehensive plan implementation. So that's not the intent. >> Yeah, that's fine. You're crossing the line again about zoning changes and it's still not about zoning changes, >> right? >> There's just things in the bylaws that aren't well is this meant by the bylaw or is this meant? >> So there may be tweaks to um >> a shall >> but I think that's that's not a subject that's a sub that's an that's a subjective definition that you have.
>> He knows it all. >> He's our historian. >> I hope you're recording that. So when when you're not here, are you still keep coming back? >> Oh, he'll keep coming back. Yeah. Yeah, we'll we'll bring him back here after. >> Thank you, gentlemen. You guys congratulations. Next is our uh early childhood skills USA. Some familiar faces as well. Uh I'm very excited tonight and proud to recognize our outstanding Skills USA competitors. With me tonight is Miss Nez who is their sponsor as well as our fax uh teacher. Uh please join me in congratulating um the state winners. So, first off is Sarah Oman. Kind of looks a little familiar. Um, Sarah placed third in teaching and learning portfolio. We get teased a lot. They say cut and paste over here. Copy and paste. >> Could you tell her how to do her job better?
You're saying that's not a zoning change, but it could be. >> Well, it could be. You and I could disagree whether changing one word is a zoning change. >> It could be, but >> which is why you need somebody, a professional to come in and have either an implementation committ is with that. I just wanted to state for the record today my position because I've seen this enough that a year from now when we have a conversation about the direction things are taking, I want to remember this conversation. So, we don't need to argue about it. But there's a big difference to me between >> kind of cleaning it up versus a consultant. >> We completely agree with that. I'm just saying we're not mentioning what you're saying. We want nothing to do with comprehensive anything. >> Yeah. Yep. At all. >> That's good. >> Like >> Yeah.
Cuz I mean, I would really appreciate your support on helping. >> Well, she is helping and >> she's looking her career aspirations is to be an educator and she's looking to be a fax teacher and probably one day looking to take over my job. So, there you go. Yes. Are you >> I have no doubt. >> Yeah. Sarah has been a three-year repeat uh state champion at Skills. Uh so this is uh her uh senior year. She is going to, like I said, pursue uh fax teaching for her career. Also with us is Emma Stanazookuski. Uh Emma received first place in early childhood education. Emma's a junior, so she'll be back next year and this is her second year repeat as a state champion as well. Yes. Congratulations to both of them. We are super proud of them. We also had Maggie Brower who earned third place not with us tonight and Cassie Nepari and Maggie Brower both scored second place in their preschool interactive display.
Very completely different. I wouldn't even have brought comprehensive plan up in that whole discussion at all. Nothing to do with what I'm talking [clears throat] about. >> But very very important. Just a very very different project. >> Totally different process. And I would argue even that doing a recodification might make the implementation easier because now you're working from a clean document. >> I I agree. Well, this is why I'm bringing it up because that's a lot of effort and energy and potentially consulting money. >> Of course, >> that could be much more efficient and effective in a wider kind of conversation relative to the comprehensive plan. Because if we're talking kind of again, if we're talking about simple kind of cleanup versus a recottification that involves a consultant and grants and money, these are two different things. At this point, what I'm hearing is we don't have a clear set of direction.
Their accomplishments, hard work, and talent obviously with the support of their incredible sponsor and teacher. Congratulations to our Skills USA repeat winners. Congratulations. >> And future 230 staff, right? >> Yes, >> that's right. It's just a pipeline. >> Yeah, it's the pipeline. Yeah, >> Jen Nez is too. >> Got to retire sometime. And so you need that, you know, little, you know, >> little bit. >> Not not by the minute, but by the >> He's got five of them. So, they'll keep coming. We're okay. We're okay. >> They'll be here for a little bit. Also with me is uh recognizing Come on, Coach Short. uh Andrew High School. I am so proud and honored to share this recognition with our school board tonight. Coach Elizabeth Short for being named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Illinois Coach of the Year. This is a national recognition. Wow.
I think we've all said what we needed to say and we can come back to it. >> Okay. [clears throat] Yeah. >> See what it would take, how many months it would take and things like that. >> I think you and I are on the same page. I think you we're understanding where this is. Um so we can >> report back at another time. >> See what people say. >> Yeah. >> All right. So we'll kick it to a future meeting. >> Kick it to a future meeting. >> All right. >> Okay. Was a good lively discussion. >> We got anywhere but >> All right. Sorry. >> You didn't think you were going to get off easy, did you? >> No. I mean, it's a short list, but it's not. Okay. So, I guess we move on to topic C, comprehensive plan implementation committee. >> The only thing I have to report I have been emailing with Yolanda.
This prestigious honor recognizes coaches who demonstrate exceptional leadership, dedication to student athletes, and outstanding contributions to the sport of wrestling. Coach Short has been instrumental in strengthening our D230 wrestling program, creating a culture of hard work and resiliency as well as providing opportunity for our student athletes. this incredible recognition. In addition to it, uh, Coach Short has been selected to serve team USA at the Paname Games in Mexico City this summer. So, she's an extraordinary accomplishment. Yes, that reflects the respect that she has earned, not only statewide, but nationally within our wrestling community. We are incredibly proud of Coach Short, and congratulations on this welldeserved honor. Congratulations, Awesome. >> Good luck. >> Congrat tips and tricks in Mexico City >> in July. End of July. It'll be >> Mexico City in July. It'll be wonderfully wonderful weather, right? >> Mine is hair tie just like you've got your hair pulled back.
She wanted to connect with me this weekend. Um, we are hoping to schedule time to talk and hopefully there'll be an update. I'm not really clear in detail what the holdup is because my understanding was that there would be a meeting between the select board and planning board on this. So I remain quite quite uh focused on that and hopefully we can uh start to talk about dates with the with the select board. So, >> [clears throat] >> um I'm not sure my conversation with Yolanda needs to prevent us as a planning board from reaching out to the select board to start brainstorming schedules um so that we can unite together as soon as possible um and reignite the implementation process. >> Do things get a little bit dicey because it's coming into the summer? >> I can't speak about for this select board. I don't know.
>> I think wrestling a different kind of wrestling is popular there. >> That's right. That's right. Congratulations. >> Yeah. Wow, that's great. >> Great things to celebrate. Next we have our curriculum spotlight, Dr. Huffman. >> All right. Uh good evening. Uh tonight we're showcasing our industry credentials. They have been a cornerstone of our career and college readiness here in the district with staff across academic departments coming together to provide opportunities for our students. Last year alone, more than 2,000 credentials were earned by our students, offering them opportunities to earn industry recognized credentials from OSHA to Adobe Certified to Microsoft Office Specialist to Lifeguard and CPR during their high school years, which provide measurable benefits that extend well beyond the classroom. These credentials distinguish our students among college applications, scholarship opportunities, and certainly the workforce. The real world value of our industry credentials was demonstrated most recently, if the board remembers, when one of our students used CPR to perform the Heimlick um to save a friend, while a former student uh recently rescued a woman who was drowning in Lake Michigan and she had received her CPR certification while at STAG.
Not that I'm aware of, but >> I don't >> I haven't Nobody's told me that they meet less in the summer, but they may. I can. >> So, at least we should start planning it. >> Yeah. Because it may take a few weeks. Yeah. >> We're past the election and >> Yes. >> April vacation. >> Okay. So, now we're on to the design review committee. >> Yeah. So, on that um I've done nothing on it since the last meeting. It's been a little busy, but I'm wondering like the best approach. I'm thinking like drafting an email maybe would be a good start to describe kind of the new structure and having it go out to understand what professionals we want it to go out to. I have I have a list of, [clears throat] you know, different people, different professionals in the community because you can get it through the state.
So these credentials provide our students with employability opportunities and life skills that extend far beyond graduation, deepen their engagement in our local community, and prepare them to contribute meaningfully for whatever task that they lead. District 230 uh with our staff looks at providing a wide variety of different uh student certifications that they can earn while being a part of uh the regular curriculum process uh in their classes. >> We normally do it through PE classes. Um there's times where kids can sign up and I will also certify as well, but for the most part it's pretty much during their PE classes that they can get certified. >> It made me feel prepared. It made me feel ready to go and respond to these emergencies. You can know what to do with like bystanders of if someone else is like trying to crowd somebody or calling like this especially like 911.
you can just have to go on to the state website and see who's licensed and living here in Massachusetts or sorry in Ashland. Um so that would be a first place to start and um but otherwise sending it out you know sending it out as well. Um, we can use the text of that email once I draft it to also put it out there in the newsletter. >> As you said, things are a little slow over the summer, but just to start build building a list >> and I'm assuming you want that posted on the website as well under open positions boards and committees. >> Yeah, >> I would say that's absolutely necessary. I I I would not want this to be just us kind of searching for people we might know or believe that are good. I think it absolutely needs to be public record and public process with a vote and all that.
Somebody can panic in those situations. >> It's it's just a small snippet of what they will have to know. Um if the kids are are lifeguard certified, they're a professional rescuer, not a responder. >> I'm looking also into the medical field. um continuing a career in nursing. So, um I feel like what I learned in the lifeguard like class and becoming a lifeguard is very important for nursing. >> We even had a situation a couple years ago in which one of our CPR certified students uh was able to implement those skills and to help save somebody's life. So, uh, we're we're not only just providing student certifications that can help, uh, prepare our students for their post-secary endeavors, but we're also providing skills that these kids are going to be able to take with them long after, uh, they get done with their high school career.
>> Absolutely. Like I said, uh someone I mean um someone came up to me after the after town meeting and handed me their card and so uh I didn't know the person before, but it would be a very good candidate to to be on the list. >> So as soon as we have a like a written description of it, I can send it to the clerk and ask them to add it to the positions. >> Yeah. And just let >> and add it to the town manager's newsletter. >> Yeah. and that it it can be um great to [clears throat] have a rolling list there. >> Do we have any projects that are coming up in the foreseeable future that we'd like to utilize them? >> Good question. >> No, not right now. Maybe something in the fall, but that's like a big up in the air.