Right. >> We have to get our town meeting like as >> right. >> Oh, that's interesting. I see. More like town meeting. >> Um, >> there's one question I had about Brian. But I actually Brian, I'm just curious. Are you also the chair of the Carile? >> No, not as of today. >> Okay. I was curious who was the chair for the past year and I said to the Carile school committee at our last meeting, I will >> either chair Carlile or I'll go to the region. Not doing both >> again. And so we have a new chair now in Carile. >> Got it. That's what I was wondering. >> They just seated today. >> Yeah, that's right. I was like I was wondering what >> And I will say they'll be a little grayer if the next couple weeks just as we wrap up or hopefully wrap up the superintendent search because I was leading the charge on that.
On August 17th, I found out it felt like a piece of me had quietly disappeared without a warning. Grief is unpredictable. One day I was laughing at old memories, replying how hysterical he was. The next I was wishing I had texted him more, called him more, listened to his laugh one more time. That school year felt different. It felt incomplete. I kept expecting to see his bright red sneakers in the hallway. And when I didn't, it finally sank in. I was angry. I was angry that he wouldn't experience graduation, prom, his 18th birthday. But over time, I had realized something. JB would not want to be remembered only through our sadness. He would want to be remembered through the way we live. And when I think about the way our class has lived for the past four years, I realize just how much we have truly shared together.
You have all been so supportive and have provided so many positive responses that make me and I'm sure both of us want to come back and be even better for all of you. I am very sad that Connor and I will not be able to send our CHS happenings emails with the Cheshire High School administration anymore, but this role has left an everlasting impact on both of our lives, and I am sure we will we are encouraged to both stay in touch with the Cheshire community after we leave CHS. Mr. Hanland had warned me previously that this position could become difficult to manage on top of an already busy schedule, but I am so glad I took on this responsibility for the connections I have made and the way it has shaped the way I see the world and myself. Thank you again for giving me this amazing opportunity to take on a position as a board of ed representative.
Insincere hope for fairness and accountability. President JC Scott. >> All right. The board may approve the agenda as is or add and or pull items from the consent agenda for discussion and or action. Can I get a motion? >> I'll move it. >> Right. I'll second it. We will be taking a vote via roll call. Mrs. Longshore. I. Mr. Mr. Raleigh. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Tucker. >> Hi. >> I I >> Mrs. Buchanan. I >> Okay. Item D, recognition and presentations. We're going to have Mr. Schlloer present the district English language advisory committee DAC presentation. >> I'm going to Thank you. I'm going to invite uh Mariana Torres, a director of our equity and access department. This is the annual time when I get to hand off someone who's got a lot better at this than I am. And um usually we have the presence of some of our DAC representatives who to this meeting.
Uh, they set up the stage for us. They make sure the school looks great for concert night. Um, thank you to our classroom teachers who let us borrow them for lessons and extra practices and our chapro this evening. Um, thank you to our department supervisor, Mr. Vizlin, admin, uh, Mr. Dwire is here tonight and also Dr. Hannah, Mr. Chef, Miss Romeo. Um, thank you to the superintendent, Dr. Jen Tile, and Dr. Voggas. Uh, the UA board of education. Um, thank you to my music colleagues, uh, Mr. Silapino, Mr. Price, Mr. Ponport, Miss Marrison, and Miss Wright. Um, They do a great job preparing the students at the elementary school and continuing on with the high school. So, um, round of applause for all those folks who I don't know. You're welcome. puppy. Here are Mommy, you On stage now is the Honor Symphony Orchestra. This is our largest ensemble which combines members of seventh and eighth grade or band.
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So I will chair a couple of those meetings just to get them across the finish line. But >> we do have a new chair. >> Okay, great. Thank you for clarifying that. Okay. So the vote is if you support the amendment which nominated Michael as chair. >> All in favor? >> I. All opposed. >> Nay. Okay. So that amendment failed. So now we're going to go back to the original motion which is the vote for Brian to be chair. >> Right. >> Yes. All in favor? >> I I >> All opposed. >> Yeah, I'm abstain. I'm not opposed. I think you're a wonderful person. I think you'll do a great job. Um, so thank you for being willing to do it. >> so motion passes. So, >> motion passes. >> Are we switching now? >> Brian is going to be chair. Thank goodness now. So, I didn't have to do that.
We filed into student sections to support our sports teams. We packed into the auditorium to cheer on musical and drama productions. We showed up for spirit weeks, fundraisers, and class events that turned every classmate into a community. High school was never about the grades or the schedules. It was about the people. And it was about learning to support each other and leave a place better than we found it. And JB understood that better than anyone. So with that in mind, instead of letting my grief hold me back, I let it move me forward. JB taught me that joy is not something that you wait for. It's something that you choose. He chose joy even on the hard days. He chose laughter when things weren't easy. He chose to show up fully even when life was unpredictable. And that is what today is about. Graduation isn't just about diplomas or tassels.
You have touched our lives in such a meaningful way. >> That's tough to follow. Um so it's the end of the year obviously and everything's kind of coming to a close. So I've been spending these past couple days since I haven't really been in school. I've been spending them writing thank you notes. And so far I've written six of them. And if that sounds like a lot, I hate to break it to you, but there are still four more that I have to write. And I find myself writing a lot of similar sentiments in all of them. I write things like, "Thank you for being such a dedicated teacher. Thank you for opening so many different doors for me. Thank you for creating a classroom where I always felt cared about in." And it's not because I'm trying to copy and paste and get these letters out as fast as I can.
We just this one we couldn't work it out and we had a last minute cancellation so we don't have representatives but uh Miss Torres does know the information quite well. We have a lot to celebrate this year and so she's going to take already has taken over the screen and so let's hand it off to her and hear the good news. Okay. Thank you and thank you for the opportunity to share with you about our progress in the program. Um we want to make sure that one of the first things that um that we're here to do is just to um not only go through all all of the progress, but have an opportunity to talk about where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Um the the purpose of this really has to do with making sure that we keep everyone uh on the same page in regards to the work that's next and how we're going to get that work done.
Our first piece is music from the 2003 movie Prior to the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl. The exciting movie score was written by Hans Zimmer and Klaus and heavily features string instruments and French. You will hear multiple different themes which depict the exciting adventures that happen throughout the movie. Heat. Heat. Heat. down. Hey Woo! Our final piece for this evening will be music from the movie the Pixar movie The Incredibles. Um it's influenced by jazz but also like um spy movie music from like the 60s and 70s. Um it has a lot of changing time signatures um stuff like that which makes it challenging to play but also very exciting to listen to. Um this piece will be conducted by um Mr. Peter Silipino who's the band director, honor symphony co-director one more time for Mrs. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Congratulations. Thank you for coming out and supporting our students.
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>> Switch box. >> It's always like the awkward like switching. Ryan, in a really odd moment as Carlile member, you get to see the conquered school committee chair. >> Let me do the chair or vice chair. >> I am very happy that I think first we're going to do um Yeah. So, first uh nominations have accepted and voted for the vice chair of the conquered Carile School Committee. >> I move to nominate Michael. >> Repeat what I just said. Ditto for what I just said. All right. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Um, so we have Michael for vice chair of conquered carile school committee. Um, is there >> time we debate amend that? >> You want to amend it? >> Okay. >> I'd like to nominate Tracy to be vice chair of the >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second.
It's about understanding that none of this is guaranteed. The ordinary days we sometimes rush through, the classes, the hallways, the half days were never ordinary at all. They were the moment shaping us. Class of 2026, as we walk across the stage, let's just not walk for ourselves. Let's walk for the friend who couldn't. Let's walk for the dreams that were cut short. Let's walk with gratitude for the time we have because I now understand how precious it is. When your name is called today, hear it as more than a celebration. Hear it as a reminder. A reminder that you are here, that you have breath in your lungs, and that you have time. And time is the greatest gift of all. Today we are walking across the stage as 178. But in spirit, in memory, and in impact, we are 179. JB's life may not have been measured in length, but it was measured in light.
It's because that genuinely is what my Cheshire High School community has been to me. not just teachers, but students, really anybody there. I mean, I am so grateful that I've been able to be in this position because it allows me to talk about a place that I care about so much with people who can't wait to listen. So, I'd like to thank you all. Um, Maddie, thank you so much for working with me. Again, this opportunity has been fantastic. Like I said, getting to talk about Cheshire High School is always a pleasure. And then this year, getting to do it next to my sister, too. Watching her step out into her own, I couldn't be more proud. and I couldn't be happier and I am quite sad that it's over, but selfishly I am very excited because it means I get to take home the name plate and put it on my desk.
And as we go through this uh the number of English learners um we are currently serving 1484 students. Now you'll see that we were orange this year and there is a decline but with that decline I always have to preface that with the fact that and and I know it's going to sound just a little bit weird but we love to kick children out of our program and you know you're you're going to be like that doesn't sound very nice but it is right. Um, we have English learners that are designated English learners after they're they take the ELPAC, the initial ELPAC. And in that designation, we are um we are there to support them. We are there to make sure that they get their designated and integrated EL. We are there to make sure that each of their teachers has their EL certification. We have a wonderful set of PAR educators that support them in the classroom.
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>> So any the I'm sorry. Any discussion on the amendment? nominator. I'll say a few words. You you've led the the the region for the last year. Um I I think done an incredible job leading it as the you're the one I look to for all procedural kind of information. Uh you've gone to all the the the chair's breakfast, chair's meetings, bring a lot of institutional knowledge which I think is extremely important to retain on the the leadership council for Any other discussion? >> I I am I I too am deeply appreciative of everything you bring, Tracy. You're an amazing leader and you've really helped me get a footing. I'm still getting it quite honestly on the committee. Um, so thank you. And you helped fix my email. I I wonder you said you're not planning to run again next year, so this is your final year.
And that light doesn't just disappear. It lives in us. And how we treat people and how we show up and in how we choose to fully live. Life is fragile. Life is fleeting. But life, when lived boldly and with love, is powerful beyond measures. Congratulations, Thank you, Maisie. I would now ask the DS regional chorus to please come forward to perform a song for the class of 2026. Mother says I was a danc She says I began to sing I'm so thank all honesty. What would I say? Thank you for the music for it to me. the girl. What a joy. What a life. What a chance. for all the joy they're bringing. Who can live without it? I ask in all honesty, what would life be? without a song or dance. What are we? So I say thank you for the music to me.