001flag United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible liberty and justice for all >> members Norina is remote but I haven't heard from has anybody heard from >> she's All right. Um, are there any added agenda items? >> Yes. Um, I would like to um I would just like to maybe have an update on where we stand with the van purchases. >> We've got that under finance. >> Okay. Yeah. I mean, it's not enumerated there. That's where we will. >> Um, so no added agenda items. We are on to commendations. And I think we have some limmerick contest winners here. Do we? >> Oh, look at that. >> Um, yeah, we'll give you a second. >> Thank you very much. >> Nope. Honestly, we just hit the
002agenda like it was perfect timing. So, we have Melissa Maltessie from the rec department um here to introduce our Limmerch winners who are also in attendance. And so, with that, I'll let Melissa take it. >> Sure. Uh thank you everybody for having me this evening. Uh this is one of our favorite events that we look forward to every year. Uh this year's theme for our parks and recreation townwide limmer contest was America's 250th. And so we had a number of wonderful um submissions and uh we had three winners from Broadbrook U elementary school uh one who couldn't be here today, Bin um but she will be honored and we have two uh winners here with us today. So um if we could have those uh winners come up and we'll have you read your limick
003and we have a little prize for you as well. Um we encourage kids to um further their talents in uh English and um literature. So the Limrich comes with a Barnes & Nobles card. So um so if I could have Emily Juttle come forward. >> Am I blocking the camera? >> No. >> All right. So there you go. So Emily's gonna read her 250th lip for us. >> Let's work in the USA flag. It's our country's big birthday. Let's lay fireworks instead of school work. Let's have fun all night and day. >> That was great. >> And our second winner is Avery Colbeach. Colors are red, white and blue. Having parties is what we do. Feeling joy and pride. Prides we all I fireworks are watch together too. >> Very nice. >> Um we will
004keep these on display um at the community center. um we make a booklet of all of the limicks that will be given to Broadbrook Elementary and then we will have them um hopefully displayed at the town's 250th celebration um that the historical society is doing um in June. So more more to come on that um and you'll see them going forward. So thank you very much for your time. >> Excellent. >> Thank you Emily and Avery. >> Great job. Thank you. Now we move on to the Crystal Apple Awards. >> Uh yes. And uh before uh the Crystal Apple, I just want to say to the kids and families, we do have cookies and juice. If it's okay with uh the parents, I probably put you in a tough spot now. If it is okay,
005uh they're free to take. Please, we encourage it. That's why uh that's why it's there. Um as far as uh Crystal Apple uh recipients um so this award is provided in partnership with uh Dave Moer and Horus man. Um unfortunately uh Dave could not be here with us today. Um just to provide some background on the award um and I'm going to provide uh it um directly from the description. Um so the nominee is any staff member certified or non-certified who has demonstrated understanding of the needs of students as an individual or group of students. Um they demonstrate through their actions uh supportive and caring relationships. Um they help support a positive and compassionate school climate uh where students and adults are physically, emotionally and intellectually safe. Uh they encourage a love for learning, promote
006student success. um exhibit a collaborative approach and challenge students to reach high standards and expectations. Um so we have three excellent recipients and uh with that I'm going to ask our Broadbrook administration to introduce our recipient at uh the elementary school. >> Good evening everyone. I'd like to introduce you to Selena Anderson, please. >> Oh, I have to get him. >> You do. So, I'd like to read you uh Selena's nomination. Um it is an honor to nominate Selena Anderson for the Crystal Apple Award. As our behavior technician, Selena is an important member of the Broadbrook School community and her impact on our school culture is felt from the moment students step off the bus. Selena is a consistent, joyful presence at the start of every school day. She greets every student with a genuine
007smile and a warm welcome, setting a tone of belonging and safety before they even reach their classrooms. They simply the simple act of kindness reacts reacts and creates a ripple effect, fostering a positive environment for both students and staff alike. What truly sets Selena apart is her ability to build meaningful, positive relationships with students across the entire building. While her role is specifically designed to support our most vulnerable learners, Selena's influence extends far beyond those on her of her direct case load. She has a unique gift of connecting with students from all grade levels, ensuring they feel seen, heard, and valued. Selena is an indispensable member of our MTSS behavioral systems. She doesn't just provide behavioral support. She provides a lifeline of structure and stability. Whether she is implementing a student's behavioral support plan while
008providing the essential needs, a quiet space, a consistent routine, or emotional regulation support. Her focus is always squarely on the students. She understands that behavior is communication, and she works tirelessly to ensure every child has the tools they need to succeed. Selena Anderson contributes to the positive culture at Broadbrook School. Her dedication to providing structure and me and meeting the essential needs of our students makes her an integral part of our team. She embodies the spirit of the Crystal Apple Award through her unwavering support, her professional expertise, and her heart for children. >> Thank you. >> Good morning. This is two pieces here. >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. is >> congratulations again. >> Thank you. >> Um next uh we have the middle school. Uh so is uh Mrs. Dich is introducing >> Mr. Richard
009if you want to come on up. >> So Mr. Richard is our seventh grade science teacher and was nominated for the Crystal Apple award and very much deserves it. Um, so I don't know if you know this, but he has been an unwavering pillar for 25 years in the school community. Um, 28. Okay, I should have said 28 years. um um but for those those um 28 years he really has had the kindness and willingness to always go above and beyond and really support the school um in any way possible making him really the ideal candidate for this. um he really truly shows his how he's a team player. Um whether it's supporting supporting students or assisting um activities outside of school, activities inside of school, administration, colleagues, um he's always there to support um
010if there's anything going on. He's a member of the PTO and has bridged that gap between teachers and parents and supporting the activities in that way as well. Um he can be counted on a variety of activities. We see him at basketball games, now on track. um teacher in charge, he's at summer school, he's um been tutor, he kind of does it all. Um really to support students, right? But not only support students, you can always see him assisting with teachers. Um bringing some good snacks. >> Yes. So, I will say that the seventh grade teachers made it very clear that he feeds them and caffeinates them when needed. Um we've had some treats in the main office. They're always delicious, but just always creating that positive culture, right? and making sure that everybody feels
011comfortable and welcomed and really included in our school community, which is really important, particularly at the middle school age. Um, and the students feel it, the staff feel it, and it's just a really part important part of our school. And so, we really can't thank you enough for that. Um, it's just so important, and it's every everybody can count on you, right? And I think I've told you this in meetings, like I know that I can always count on you and it's vice versa. So, I think, you know, just as a school, he's somebody that you can go to if you have a question. So, thank you for everything that you do and we appreciate you. >> Congratulations, Peter. >> Um, next high school, I believe it's Mrs. Kaminsky >> and Dr. Jo. Welcome everyone.
012It's a great crowd today. Um, I would like to call up Mrs. Heather Sodell. I'll say a few words and then Dr. Asapuk would like to say a few words as well. Um, Heather Sodell was nominated by our fellow teacher, Mrs. Cula. And Mrs. Cula wrote that Heather's work with our most vulnerable, most challenging students is admirable. She has shifted our discovery program from a program to a a successful, thriving program. When I consider the current Discovery population, where they started and where they are now, her positive impact is undeniable. I appreciate her dedication to our school community and how great she is with all of our students. She is a huge asset to our community and I appreciate and respect her as a colleague. In addition to really taking our discovering program, growing it,
013she has also become one of our um instructional leadership team members as part of she runs helps run the special ed PLC and she also is part of our state school climate committee and has been vital in helping us plan um the roll out for our ruler curriculum that we are adopting next year. So, she's really a jack of all trades. Um aside from that, I could tell you she really does support her students. Um, she was at our charity basketball game, our annual one. She found out about she's like, "That sounds really cool." Some of our students were there and a a lot of students know her. So, you'll hear, "Hi, Miss Sodell. Hi, Miss Sodell. Hi, Miss Sodell. Hi, Miss Sodell." Um, she's very popular. So, she's really truly deserving of this award.
014And now I'll let Dr. Aspluck speak a little more. So Heather came to us a couple years ago with a with a great passion for um working with students who are social, emotionally, behaviorally challenged. And it really takes a unique person to work with that population and she really has um the ability to motivate the most reluctant learners. Um she believes in our kids no matter what, builds those relationships with parents, holds them to high expectations, and holds them accountable. Um, I couldn't be happier with Heather. You're more No one more deserving of this. >> Thank you very two pieces. >> Congratulations again. >> Thank you for the >> So, uh, just, uh, two more bits of information. Um, we would love um for both our students who are Limmerch uh winners and our Crystal
015Apple award um recipients uh to uh get their photos taken um uh with the photographer. Certainly, we want to recognize uh your accomplishments. And uh two, I'm going to refer to the goodies again. >> You're welcome to stay. Um but you don't have to. I just heard somebody say thank you. You're welcome to stay, but take some snacks and some drinks and enjoy. >> Thank you very much for being here. Congratulations. Usually there's bunch of Would you touch him? Next on the agenda is approval of April minutes. Motion to approve the April 8 regular meeting minutes. I second that motion. There any corrections means all those in favor? I opposed. Sorry, Denise. Who the motions? I couldn't hear. Courtney and Betsy. Courtney and Betsy. Sorry. No, no, that's okay. >> Next on our agenda is
016public participation. Is there anybody here that would like to speak under public participation? He told all the public they could leave. >> I keep them, Denise. Yeah, I guess we could have for a little bit. Um, our student rep is in here and I don't know if he's going to come. So, um, let's just skip that for now and go back. M go move on to items nine, all of our upcoming meetings. And especially for the new members, don't be scared by all of these this list of things. You don't have to be at all of them. It's just so that you know what things there are at the schools and um important events, referendum, referendums, um awards and all kinds of stuff. >> I can add one. Sure. Uh I understand that on May
01719th is the middle school spring concert for I think possibly fifth and sixth grade. Fifth and sixth. Yes. >> Anybody else? >> It's fourth, fifth, and sixth. >> Fourth, >> I believe. I believe. Sorry. >> Okay. If there's nothing, no comments. Um, then we will move on to the middle school report. Is anybody surprised? >> No, it's all right. >> I know. If you notice, Mr. Richard's also growing beard like me. So, that's why my influence on him was. We look like twins now. Um, so we actually have a group of students and Mr. Brunt and Miss Sharp to come up to talk to you about Ed Rising. So, Ed Rising really helps. Come on guys, come on up. Um, so if you don't know anything about Ed Rising, so, uh, if you didn't know,
018there's a te teacher shortage out there, right? So, the goal is to get kids interested in becoming educators down the road. So, when I get older, I can retire and these young amazing students can take over and be teachers, but they do a great job. So, did um, most teachers live actually 20 minutes or 20 miles from where they uh, taught or grew up. So hopefully you guys will enjoy teaching and become a teacher down the road. Um, and one thing they also do is help with our advisory lessons too. So right, we'll pass it over to you, Mr. Brun. >> Sure, I can jump in there. So we just put together a quick slideshow just to touch base with everybody and give you an idea kind of what we do and what uh we've
019done so far this year and what our goals are. Um, so, uh, Educators Rising is a national organization that has really tried over the last few years to kind of, uh, get into middle schools as well besides high school. So, myself and Miss Sharp, uh, run it and we've have, uh, approximately, um, I think it's 16 members uh, in the organization. Uh, and this is geared towards students that might have an interest in teaching possibly down the road or working in a school in some capacity. It could even be uh as a counselor or um anything that might be school related. And it also noted only in an educational field, but it also helps teach them leadership skills. And we have some projects we do, which we've done just a quick slideshow to give you
020an idea of uh what we've done so far. And these are some of our members or I think just about all our members here. We were able to get a picture of of them. And before we go, I would like to thank three of our members, Olivia, Zoe, and Zaden, that took time out of their day to come here tonight and represent our group. Um, and >> and their family members that brought >> and their family members. Yes. I don't want to forget them. >> The family members as well that took the time to bring them tonight. Uh, and I'm just so thrilled they could represent uh our group. And we're going to talk a little bit uh briefly about what we've done so far this year, what we want to accomplish. Uh, so if
021we could just go to the next slide. And what I think I'll do is I'll just have my friends since they're here, they can they can read the slide and we can just talk briefly about what we've done so far. So Olivia, do you want to just start with this one? And just nice and loud so everybody can hear you. >> Educators Rising is a team of students in grades six to eight who build leadership experience while learning about and participating roles that involves working with children. Students in Ed Rising work on projects that focus on leadership, supporting the school community, improving school culture, and experiencing what it's like to be an educator. And this particular picture here, um I maybe if we can go to the next slide and I might sit back to
022that for a second, but this is one. Um so Zoe, I'll probably have you read this one and then I could just jump back to that other show there. >> What we've done so far, our group has worked on supporting the school's advisory social emotional learning SEAL lessons by helping create activities and corresponding slides that EWMS teachers have used in our advisory classes. These activities focus on things like teamwork, respect, problem solving and understanding others. >> Okay. So these guys have actually come in with Miss Sharp and I and we discussed with them our advisory class and what they would like to see added to it or how we can improve it. And it was really eye opening for me especially and Miss Sharp as as educators to see uh what they thought worked well
023and what they thought we could improve on. and they actually came up and since the year has started we have schoolwide taught two lessons that the kids uh have come up with um design the corresponding slides, design the activities and this is actually a photo of one of the lessons where we talked about connections in a school and um Zoe did you want to maybe give a little of the feedback that what you guys thought you might want to see change just briefly or or just how we came up with those lessons a little bit like what you thought you might want to add to the lessons to even make them a little better than than what we've been doing. >> Um, well, so I know that a lot of students had complained at some
024point of like the lessons that we were doing like they were too vague or didn't touch on certain problems that were big in our school. And so we came up with these lessons. I think this one was >> connections. connections >> um >> just to kind of bring people closer and help the environment in our classrooms. >> And this particular lesson was um they came up with they did some research, they came up with the slides, they came up with the idea. This was everyone in the class had to name a connection they have in the building. It could be another student, it could be a teacher, it could be a nurse, it could be a social worker, and as they named the student, they toss the string. And this was actually one of our
025um our members here, Caroline. She and we encouraged our kids to help lead the lesson in the classroom um and jump in and just get their feet wet on what it's like to teach a lesson. And Caroline happened to be there uh for this lesson. And in the lesson that they came up with and and researched the it's kind of hard to see, but the string forms a web that everybody has. And the the theme is that we are all connected in the building, you know, in many different ways, not just with our friends or our personal uh features or anything like that. And just showing that we are one big community. And this was a great picture here of Caroline leading it with with her particular class. So, they've done a fabulous job with
026that. And the feedback we've gotten from the teachers have been great. And in fact, they've said, you know, can you have you your guys do some more lessons because they're they're so good. Um it does take some time and we meet, you know, two to three times a uh a month. So it does take some time to really put them together, but it's been the feedback's been great. So um I'm really proud of these guys what they did with that. So we can hit a couple extra slides there. The next one and this was actually um another thing we we did with some of our members. We had our our school committees uh myself and Miss Sharp are members of the safe school climate committee and we actually had three of our members come to
027one of our meetings and um I'll have maybe Zay and you can read that one if you'd like and we can touch base on that quick. Three of our educators rising members Zoe, CeCe, and Violet participated in a safe school climate committee meeting where they shared their perspectives on the school climate survey results. Their insight was incredibly valuable to both the committee and the staff. The committee looks forward to continuing to hear from our members at future meetings. >> Thank you. Awesome. So this was actually a uh meeting we had and the three uh members there joined us at the meeting. We went through our school survey and uh the the members of the climate committee were able to ask questions uh from the survey to the students uh anything that uh ways that we
028thought uh things were going well in the school and areas we could improve. And I just want to say they gave such great feedback. They were poised. Uh they spoke from the heart. It was they did such a great job and I know that everybody in the committee after they had left just said they were so impressed that uh these kids came in and actually sat in a meeting after school. They stayed till 4:00 and just gave their feedback. We went through certain questions that we wanted to get maybe some more clarification on and they gave their perspective as to uh why that survey might have been answered that way. So to get that perspective from the students themselves in a meeting was I think very valuable for us as a school and showing us
029areas that you know we're doing well in and areas that we want to you know continue to work on. So I was so proud of them that they um that they did such a great job as well with that. So that was I think really valuable to get that feedback from the students themselves. So we'll just send >> the goal is for them to come back, right? >> Yes, we want them back again. So, we're definitely planning. It was so good that we want to come back and again I'm not >> them asked to come back for sure. Just you Zoe with a different one. >> Well, I will I'm always glad to come back. >> Thank you. >> One one student did ask to come back sometimes. >> Um and I will say two
030of them were sixth graders and I gave them a lot of credit. That's a young age to be in a group of teachers asking you questions. Well, why do you think students answered this? And they did a fabulous job. So, um, you know, they're all welcome to come. These guys just happen to be able to make it that day. Uh, but I said, uh, it was amazing. Um, and I've had all them stu as students. They were not just great students, but they did such a great job. The feedback was very valuable for us as a school. So, uh, we'll just hit the next one. And this is kind of what we've been working on lately. Um, we've had a project where we're creating, uh, some books for Ed Rising members to read to our
031incoming fifth graders. Uh, these books are going to explain what middle school is like and answer questions they might have about things such as classes, schedules, and expectations. Our goal is to help the incoming students feel more prepared and less nervous about the transition from elementary to middle school. So, our big project lately is we've been working on getting a book printed based on uh just to read to our fourth graders to say, "Hey, when you come to middle school, this is what to expect. This is what's different." Um, and then maybe any of you want to speak to what we've been doing with that and touch base at all or what the experience has been with that. So, >> um, >> sure, jump in. >> Yeah, I've helped, uh, draw and, um, write some
032of the book and we've just been kind of explaining how like switching classes is going to work, how um, how some things are the same, but then it gets different and how um, you're not going to be with the same teacher. you get to walk around, you have more like responsibility, like you get to walk to your classroom instead of having a teacher walk you there. And um >> yeah, >> and then um Zaden has also been a big help with that. He's actually had a book published on his own, so he's been a little bit too I don't want to I don't want to I don't want to underell him there. Yeah, two. >> So when we thought of that, I kind of went to him and said, "Hey, do you think this is
033doable?" And he said, "Yeah, it really is." So we've been working on that. That's been our latest project that our plan is to get that done very shortly and get it uh before the year is over. Whether we actually bring the book down to Broadbrook and read to them, that's the hope, I believe, as far as that. So, >> also be like tour guides when they come to visit. >> Yeah. And do that. So, that's been what we're currently working on. And these are just some of our members working on it. After school, we snap some pictures of it. And it has been a lot of work. It's been, you know, taken some more time than we kind of thought, but that's the experience of teaching. And I think they've seen as we've done these
034the lessons the book that uh you know things sometimes take longer. Things sometimes that you think are going to be perfect all of a sudden don't seem to work the way you want just like in the real world. And um so that's been uh our latest project that we hope to finish up and get uh over to Broadbrook before the year's over. And then I think we might have one more. Oh, and then lastly, I won't take too much of your time here. This was actually a great little blurb. Um, as I said, Ed Rising is a national uh organization and the Connecticut organization actually featured us in one of their newsletters. Um, we were highlighted in the Connecticut educators writing rising newsletter uh on our our transition to middle school book project was suggested
035to other groups in Connecticut as an idea to steal. Uh so that was nice that they um Kim Salado who runs the Connecticut organization uh kind of wanted an update where we were and I told her and she was very impressed and said can I put that in the newsletter and I said you know sure. So that was just nice uh to get some acknowledgement of the work that u these guys have put in throughout the year to get that as well in the in the state newsletter. And um Cheryl as well has been a big help this year getting us off the ground and and you know kind of guiding us along the way too. So, I want to acknowledge her while she's there. But again, I was very proud. It's we're just the
036guides. It's the kids that do all the work in this. So, they've done a great job. >> Yeah. And I think one big thing is that we want students voice, right? The middle school. That's one of the things we always want is have students voice. And now we're getting clubs like Ed Rising to come help out with our advisory lessons because the students, you know, kind of, you know, we have our safe school climate which is adults and, you know, they >> do the best, you know, they work with kids, but kids know kids better than us, right? So them doing helping out with advisory and writing a book, how a fourth grader would transition to fifth grade, right? I mean, we I you know, last time I was in fourth, it was a long
037time ago. >> So they have more experience than I do and they can share more things that like maybe a kid >> would need to know more than I would share. So we really like having groups like this and having the student voice. >> Yeah. And I can't say enough, they've done such a great job. Anything we throw at them, they put their best foot forward and do their work and never complain. and just uh you know I'm very proud of them. So they've they've done a great job >> and I think that's just about it there. We know you guys have a meeting too. Maybe is there one more slide I believe that's it I believe. Oh >> yep. Uh and just uh this is just names of our group members and we want
038to thank you guys for allowing us to be here tonight and kind of share what we've been working on school and uh thank you for your time. We appreciate it. So >> Oh, we thank you for being here. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks. You guys have any questions for our group? >> I don't have a question. Is there any conference that is there an overall conference people can go to? >> There is uh and I know this is continuing into the high school. They do have a conference. Uh this year we've been working on trying to get it off the ground a little bit. We do have it is a national organization. So there are a lot of avenues that we can tap into in that. And my goal, I know my sh
039myself and Miss Sharp's goal is as we continue this to really tap into that a little bit. I know Cheryl's a great resource for that as well. Um, this year's been really about getting it off the ground and getting the ball rolling. But there are a lot of things that we can uh take advantage of down the road with that. And I will say the Kim who runs the Connecticut organization is a great resource as well. She's always there if I have to call her or check in on things. So, >> especially at the high school level that the middle schoolers to continue on otherwise. >> Yeah. and it is in uh both middle school and high school. So, there's a there's a a lot of resources with the organization that we can tap into.
040And now that we've got our feet wet a little bit, the hope is to, you know, tap into that a little more, too. >> But by the very fact that they've recognized you in a newsletter, congratulations for that. That would even be something >> that you could present at a youth conference. >> So, young people, >> especially your books. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, >> this is the first year at the middle school. >> We started like last year. started it last year. >> That's not Yeah, it was near the end of the year >> toward more the end and it was um just getting it off the ground and kind of getting ready for this year and then we really this is really the first full year. Yes. >> Great start. >> Yeah. So,
041we've done I've been again I want to give the credit to the kids. They've done the students. >> The kids I'm amazed. Um you're sixth graders. >> So, Zoe's Olivia and Zoe are eighth. >> Eighth and then Zen is the seventh grader. >> Yeah. Um, I could never have spoken in front of a group like this at at my at your age. Um, and you don't only do it okay, you do it great. You have self-confidence. You're very poised in what you're doing. Keep up the great work. Awesome. >> And Zoe, this is her third time presenting in the board, right? >> She's she's looking for a spot next year, I think, the student rep, right? I was actually um curious just because I love student feedback when you um were giving feedback at the
042safe safe school climate survey like what was the feedback on what you thought the school was doing best and then like what your major feedback on like what could be improved. Um, so a lot of like the feedback from the surveys was about the environments in the classroom and how we felt in our classrooms and the school like if we felt safe, if we felt included. And so the feedback that we kind of gave to the like whatever group of teachers that we were with in the meeting was kind of how we felt on that and how we thought that other students felt and why um questions were answered the way they were and just like reasons why it they may have felt that way. Reasons why problems could have been caused, things like that.
043Thank you. >> Be here. >> Denise, can you hear me? >> I have a question for the eighth grade. >> We have a a board member that's remote. She has a question. >> Sorry, I'm on the TV, but you can't see. >> We'll sneak over here one more time. >> I just have a question for the the eighth graders. Okay. >> Um, do you intend to continue in the high school program? Is it something you want to do throughout the four years of high school? >> Um, I definitely will. I think this is a great learning experience for myself and definitely all of the other people that are in education rising. Um, yeah, I definitely plan on continuing this in the high school. >> I can agree with Zoe. I'm not going to East Windsor
044High School, but I will definitely be doing something like this in the high school that I go to if they have if I have the opportunity to do it because like Zoe said, it's it's a great learning experience and I like creating advisory lessons and like being able to present at things like this even though this is my first time. >> Great. >> Thank you very much. >> Thanks, guys. Awesome job. I just said to the other um uh students and parents, you don't have to stay. You can, but take a snack if you decide to lead um and a drink if you like. Thank you. >> Have you heard? >> Okay, so we're moving on to the superintendence report. Uh yes, I just have uh really two quick um updates. Um and the first
045one's really just a reminder and is listed on the upcoming uh meetings and events. Uh just a couple items above. Uh but our high school students um have been hard at work for this year's musical, The Lightning Thief, uh the Percy Jackson musical. So I've been told it promises to be a fantastic uh production. Um and the performances do take place this Friday and Saturday 7 pm um at the high school auditorium. Uh so certainly you have the time, it's worthwhile to uh attend and we've had over 200 in attendance uh the last two years. >> Wow. >> Um so uh they do not disappoint. Um so that was one and then uh the second um as I believe um many are aware um through email correspondence or social media um I'm proud to share
046the news on the academic front. Um for the third consecutive year we've been able to uh secure the highly competitive uh grant to support the summer enrichment uh program and students uh K through four at Broadbrook Elementary School. um we received um the total amount that we've requested uh which was just over uh,000 uh dollars. Uh so certainly it's a significant accomplishment reflection of the strong work. I know uh he's out he left early uh sick today, but certainly uh Darlard u certainly um deserves some credit with his leaders in writing the grant and we're excited about the outcomes it will provide students through um early literacy STEM along with the recreational um opportunities um uh in our partnership with parks and rec too. So uh so really good news. >> So that's it. >>
047Excellent. Thanks J. So just want to add to the support and congratulations. >> Yes. >> You know it's a competitive grant in the beginning. You don't continue to receive these grants unless you do really good work. So kudos to uh staff both in the you know on the town side and definitely the school side. Thank you. And with that that actually reminds me I um should also highlight um um our eligibility um it being competitive grant is based on our partnership with Hartford uh choice program. Um so I think it's ve very important to remember um because without that partnership um uh the opportunity would not be um uh possible. So yeah definitely >> are there any plans with that funding this year to expand the program? duration wise increase in students or faculty. >>
048Uh no, it's basically what has been provided um um we are at our capacity. So those numbers are based on both what we can provide staffing along with the recck department. So it's two sides of it. Uh so to go beyond that um um it's my understanding we don't have the capacity >> keeping the same model. Yeah. >> Hey, um Ryan, we're to the financial report. Did you want to um >> um Yeah, if you So, I know in the packet we did include the um the projections. Um I know we we went over them pretty extensively with the finance subcommittee. I know a number of people were here, but um for those who weren't um I did put a little bit of a cover page together just kind of highlighting a few things. So,
049as far as the projections, I tried to keep it um pretty similar to how I've been doing it the last year or so. have um if you're looking at the projection sheet I guess um to get down to it the far right column the FY26 estimated balance column there um that at the bottom the 4599 um that's basically when I roll up like all the cost centers and again keep in mind it was a snapshot in time um things are subject to change uh you know they do change on like a weekly basis but at the time that's where we were looking um if you look below that uh you'll see how I kind of come to the the final number. Um so I take that 459 952 which again is a combination of like
050salaries, benefits, property, services, things like that. Um then you subtract out that 521 193 is uh actually right below it where it says supplemental spending makeup. So, basically how I get that number is adding back in the 77,000 from the 2% fund. Um, just because we we budgeted it for this year. So, to see our true like uh uh return, you have to factor that back in. Um, and then I did have some potential McKenna Vento savings um factored into that. So, if you take the net of those two, that's how I got that 52,000 in supplemental spending. Um, which kind of brings us down to that 47,75962 for the remainder. Um, keep in mind again that is uh, you know, snapshot time subject to change, but we'll we'll keep you guys updated as best
051we can. Um the majority of that was made up from some savings in salaries which was uh due to a few vacancies. Um some some favorable hiring where people came in lower than the outgoing person. Um and then just some other offsets we were able to do in salaries. Um McKini Vento even though we were projecting a a positive number there I haven't seen anything major recently but again keep in mind that can you know change on a weekly basis. Um, and then as far as the rest of the year goes, we're we're really just kind of um what do we have? Five payrolls left. So, we're kind of uh closing that out. Um trying to figure out where our hourly people will land because we don't encumber for those. Um and then uh the
052business office just been kind of hard chasing like invoices, making sure we're up to date on everything as we kind of near the uh the end here. Um and then it's really uh like grant drawdowns and everything, making sure we're all drawn down on everything. Um, but uh I don't know if anyone has specific questions as far as as those projections go. Um, now keep in mind that wouldn't be uh that money that we're we're projecting there would go back to the 2% fund. That's not going back to the town. And then we are factoring in using half of that for the FY27 budget, the most recent version of it. Um, so you know, just to be clear, that's not uh, you know, 400,000 that we're just giving back to the town. >> Is that
053a bigger number than we had last time as far as projection? >> No, >> same. >> Yeah. So, I base them on um the end of March there. Okay. So, uh, you know, again, I I think we discussed in the finance subcommittee beginning of June, end of I think it was beginning of June, I'll have kind of like the final ones because we'll we'll have the, uh, the balloon check kind of figured out. Um, and we should, um, uh, like natural gas and, uh, a couple other utilities. We've been, they've been pretty variable, so we'll be able to nail those down and give you guys a better. >> Thank you. Marin, did you have any comments on any of that? >> No, I think Ryan hit it all. Just um everybody just remember it's it's
054very fluid. We don't know what may come next week. Um but um Ryan will be on top of it and it was June. Ryan, our meeting in June, we're going to revisit the projections. >> That's still in the decision order. I'm sorry. >> And the decision was um no matter what the final number is, we keep 50% and we put 50% of the final number in the 2% fund. Did we have a Did we decide how much would go back into the the actual number we can put in? >> Was it half of >> No, not half the whole thing. >> The whole would go back in, but the idea was to use half of whatever. So, say we put 400,000 in to use half. So 200,000 for the 27 budget and still leave enough.
055>> It would still it would still start there to begin the next fiscal year in the way um you withdraw as you withdraw as you would need which wouldn't come till you got to the end of the fiscal year because you would use all your grant funding, your other revenue sources, your local uh tax dollars and then very last would be the 2%. Got it. Um, and so you'd only withdraw what would you would need to close the uh the books, so to speak. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, we'll get it close. If you remember, last year we had him adjusted a few times at the end. They're just late bills and things that come in, but we should be able to get it close. >> Any any special expenses on the horizon? >> Um,
056not for that this year based on the meeting Ryan and I had a meeting today. So, what's encumbered? I don't did that alter the numbers that >> uh I mean minimally. Yeah. Um um I think the greater impact is the potential for next year. >> Um but not not the closer this year. >> So we put it in the 2% this year and then we'll need it next year for the overages special. >> Yeah. Got it. Sorry. Nina, >> just a clarification on the 2% fund. Um the amount of the 2% fund is based on our current budget. At the end of this year, we can keep whatever our original budget from the town side was. We can keep 2% of that into our fund. So that number floats every year. If we get an
057increase, it goes up a little bit. um and never happens or shouldn't happen because we are doing um very good on our budgeting and and following through on our plans. If by chance there was more than that available, we would have to return funds to the town. >> Okay. >> You know, if if by chance we had $500,000 left over and we could only keep $478, we have to give the other money back. But um that's no longer an issue because we've gotten all of our financials set to where they should be and the budgeting process has been much more deliberate. Um but that's how it works. So it's 2% based on the year before's budget or that's how it works. Um >> so are there any other questions on the budget? I just appreciate
058the F FRC and you the report. Thank you for that as far as being here to actually look at FRC report. Yeah. >> Y thank you. >> Um a team update on the buses is um Norine, do you want to speak to it because you're the one that really talked to the board of finance? You kind of were the spokesperson at the last meeting. >> Oh. Um yeah, I guess I could. Um well, a couple things. I was going to do it in subcommittees. Um because we had talked about it last month at our last meeting. The situation >> where the um $100,000 error happened in the budget that they shorted they took us down by $100,000. They corrected that. So we are where we're supposed to be within the referendum budgeting. And um we
059did meet with the board of finance again relative to the van situation. Um we had a conversation with them and um they did not make any final determinations. So we'll be addressing it again at our subcommittee meeting in the beginning of May and we'll talk about it at our next meeting. Is that what we were >> Yeah. Um, so I spoke with Ryan and I spoke with Patrick and Norine uh today um to see if there's any alternatives to asking. We're getting way too close to keep these contract people are not going to take us seriously if we keep going back with you got to wait two more weeks. You got to wait another month. You got to wait. Um and the board of finance said they put it on their next agenda, but that's
060a month from the last time we would have got on their agenda. So that's you know uh the 20th of May. That's that's a a ways down the road. So, um we're just going to look at alternatives possibly um for maybe using the um um lawsuit money. >> Yeah. >> And maybe um I asked Ryan to check to see if we could maybe consider purchasing one bus and then leasing the second one. But that's a lot of that's a lot of, you know, he's got to talk to the leasing people. We got to talk to the people that are selling us the bus. we got to talk to the board of finance about getting the money. So, it's a lot of up in the air, but it's it's something to look at. Um I asked
061Norin if um we could do that at the next finance committee meeting and then the same night as the finance committee meeting is the board of eds meeting. So if we come up with some viable solution there, we could um put it on the board of Ed's meeting, make a decision because the board the finance committee doesn't make a decision. We only make a recommendation um and then bring it to the finance board the following week and it would >> be done Monday. >> Possibly. >> It has to be. >> Yeah, >> it has to be one way or the other. Okay. So, we can't go to the board of finance on the 20th and have them say, "Okay, so here's the thing that we think you could do, but we don't have that on
062the agenda tonight." So, you'll have to come next month to actually do it. >> Yeah. >> We can't keep doing, >> but it has to go to selecting first, right? And then the finance commission. >> It depends on what we're doing. That's what we've been asking the board. >> That would be I understood that if we wanted uh >> to do bonding, >> correct? But if we're taking money that the town has already said, >> it's um substantially the the board's money anyway. Um it may be just having the board of finance >> say yes >> approve a transfer kind of thing. I think but again that's all that's we've got to do all that. So, my other question is if we do we have the money to at least purchase one with the >>
063We don't know. That's what we're going to try to figure out. >> If we used our our the money, >> we've got to find out how much it'll be because now we're only buying one instead of two if we did that. >> And and would that work? Oh, that's that's what the next >> Okay. Next step is >> Okay. Thanks. >> figure out. Sorry. Uh, the next item is the personnel report. >> Do you have any comments on this? >> Uh, I do not understand. >> Does anybody have any That's >> page 48 of the packet. I have a question just a gretchen slack is retiring. How long has Gretchen been here, Patrick? >> She was here when my kids were little. >> So, she's been here since I've been in the district in 2003,
064but I could get the number of years. >> Well, I I honestly thought she had retired a while ago. >> And she's still working. just be uh she's just announced that her retirement is effective at the end of the school year. But no, she's been fantastic. >> Yeah, she's awesome. >> Yeah. And we uh and we're losing another good one. And uh Karen Cashetta is uh and she's the union uh president for the Paris, too. She actually was in attendance uh for outstanding student earlier today, too. >> Um but she's um she's actually going to stay on as a uh like a part-time sub for us. Um so uh she'll um but uh but uh she's retiring effective at the end of the year as well too questions and we will move on to what
065everybody was so looking forward to actually the subcommittees. I see Casey laughing. You maybe hopefully >> some of you got my email from yesterday. I was I apologize. I know there was in the subject line there was a typo because I was doing it from my phone without my reading glasses at a conference and I sent it. I had read the whole thing. I knew it was okay but then I looked at the subject line was oh. But um what I had said to those that maybe didn't open the email is to try to come up with some ideas as to what you want. I'll just go through the different committees and ask for who's interested. So I'm going to start with the board of policy review committee who's interested in that. >> Are you
066asking like of the new people or everyone? Everybody APR, can you make the six o'clock meetings? Are they six o'clock? >> So, they're quarterly now. Um they're either 5:30 or 6. Typically, we try to be six unless it's um like a day like today where we had outstanding student, but typically they're six. >> So, 6 too early for you. >> I can do six if anything. Depending on traffic, I might be a few minutes late. I just can't do 5:30. >> Okay. So Fran and Betsy and was there someone else? >> Oh, I did raise my hand. I said if you put you're at the top of the list, Betsy, Fran, Gabby. >> I think Jessica's in the document. >> I'm Jessica's editing to do. So, um, Courtney, you're okay with coming off this? >>
067Okay. >> And I was just >> Yeah, that's right. >> That's just too folder. >> Oh, they did. I know. Not just All right. So, look at that. We got the first one done. Finance Committee. Norine, you've said you're gonna stay on, right? >> I said that. Yeah, >> you don't have a choice, Nor. >> And I will stay on as well. And Fran and we need a fourth if we can. We don't have to, but nobody. >> It's a lot of fun, you guys. >> We have a little It's It's very interesting. is very interesting, but you have to have the right mind for that. I suppose we can do with three. And if somebody decides after the fact, Norine, we're okay with three, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Cuz Yep. Yep. >> Okay. So,
068it'll be Norine, Denise, and Fran if that helps. What? >> I put it on the >> Oh, sorry. going to be that far away. >> I said I don't know if I need to see these up close here. >> I tried. I tried. >> So apparently I can take it. >> It was. >> Okay. And on to the beginning school facility strategy. I'll stay on that. >> I stay on that one, >> Courtney. Okay. >> We need at least one more. >> You sure you want to do it? Because you've already done if you like, no, I don't want to do it. I You're already two. If you would like to stay on, I'm more than happy to let you. We're not going to get into the deck match here, but if you want to
069take it, I'll let you go. >> I am not fighting anybody over extra committees. I am very straightforward and honest here. So, if it's something that you are very passionate about, I am not taking it from you. If you've already volunteered for toothpaste, I'm happy to take one for the team. >> So, this one will be active because >> then I'm not going to take honestly because the No, honestly, the fall and winter are so hard for me to even make these meetings. I don't want to commit to something that I can't commit to. Not saying that specifically for you. >> No, I don't want to look like a jerk cuz this time of year is better in the fall and winter and really hard. >> Oh, let me just say what I what I
070see and Patrick please help me with this. We have the ad hoc committee right now doing the study for the the buildings. But once that's done, the facilities committee will be active in the building of the buildings. Right. >> I would imagine so. So it will continue >> if it passes. >> Y >> which is a big if >> but if it doesn't pass it might be active for other reasons. >> Yeah. Like how often because this right now it says it needs quarterly. I would assume that that's not an accurate >> and I'm going to say no thank you. >> Uh I can be an alternate like I can I can do that but I can't do it. I don't want to commit to my >> lady. I picked your kid up off the
071road yesterday. I know at home, by the way. I wasn't like a bad mom like leading my kids at home. >> I don't know, Carrie. I think you were picked me up off the side of the road with my bike. I was like, "Oh, God." >> So, we have three. Denise, >> Denise, when does the facilities meet? >> It kind of the facilities committee kind of has been as needed. Um because we we've met a couple of times when we had like the chimney project and the roof. There was a roof >> we met. So we do so we do meet early fall to review. Usually we did for I want to say we did it twice. Once as kind of like a premeating prior to putting it together and then once kind of like
072yeah final like review before submission. >> Um >> so we do that we have we like >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for coming. Take a snack. >> I had one already. >> I'm working. >> Take it. It's okay. >> Um so yeah, we we have a lot of meetings and then if there's something we have one when they had to do the um the over the embankment thing, too. >> Uh I think you're right. We did the edge line. >> Yeah. Emergency repair kind of thing. Yeah. >> Um just for >> oversight of >> sometimes that meets in conjunction with um the finance subcommittee too because a lot of times it's tied to finances. >> Well at the same time >> I remembered I was on it at one point and we were
073trying to meet on the same night as sub finance subcommittee. We moved finance a half hour early and then did that. Um because they kind of do tie together. Um I mean >> So are you saying you want to do that? >> I I can do it if we try to do it on the same night as the board of f as the subcommittee finance meeting. >> We could try. I suppose it depends on how complex the issue is. You know >> if it's you if you and Fran are on it, you would be there for the finance meeting anyways. com. >> So, we adding yourself to facilities. >> She is. >> Are we adding the facilities? >> We are. We're facilities. Okay. >> Is it all right, Patrick and Ryan? Like, if we start
074finance at 5:30 to 6:30 and then Courtney comes at 6:30, 6:30 to 7 do facilities. Do you think that'll work? >> Anyone? >> Yeah, that's not that's not an issue. I actually have Jessica looking in just to for context how many times we've actually met this year based on the minutes >> because I've been doing ad hoc has really taken Yeah. So it really is a like Patrick said capital improvement when we do that we consider those projects that are going forward >> that's the biggest one that comes to mind but the fall line we did do the repair for the um like the edge line um by the high school fields we met for that too so >> because this is a newer subcommittee too the facilities I think it started two years well
075almost two years ago >> I think we met about the track a couple times >> uh the Broad Brook chimney when that got repaired We had a couple big sip projects with the uh Broadbrook um ceiling >> and I remember our >> the art room thing. >> Yeah. >> So it it really isn't >> strictly quarterly. It's kind of >> we have once and then >> so Pauline must have been last year. So um um we've only met once this year and again I think it's because a lot of the members are similar. So we we bring it forward to finance and the ad hoc has taken on a lot of the um the school construction projects. >> Okay. >> Timing the timing. >> So Norin, Brienne, Courtney, and Denise. Okay. uh curriculum council is
076that Betsy Gabby at them >> Gabby and I was trying to accuse myself >> Courtney I'll share with >> I think we have enough >> okay >> oh we have enough okay >> I think Yeah, Gabby. >> We got that right. Casey, Betsy, Gabby, Carrie. Okay. >> And we're on to the athletic council. >> I'd like to stay on that, but >> So, Courtney and Carrie have both said they want to stay on it. The other person is Norine. Uh >> oh. >> You know, I can do that because it's we do them on Friday mornings. That's fine. I'll stay. >> Yeah, I'll stay. All right. So, that's the three. >> So, it's staying the same. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Nobody else wants to be our fourth. Nobody. Nobody. >> Oh, Casey. You've got
077case as well. >> And that kind of meets as need. It says quarterly, but it's kind of um depends on the season, right? >> Yeah. I would say it's probably it's three times a year, sometimes a fourth. Um I don't know. Do did we meet in the summer? >> No. >> Well, I don't think we did who we were going to and I don't think we had. >> Okay. So, I would say it's probably three times a year because it's usually kind of like a like a preview of where we are and then an update from the previous season. >> I think >> it's like a fall, winter, spring type of things. So, you just kind of go through each season. >> And then like this month, we're having a meeting um that would not
078be kind of a normal meeting, but we um we wanted to get together with dean and the high school principal together. So to cover some stuff we covered at the last meeting, but that may not happen often. So >> cool. So we tackled that hard job. Can >> I just ask as an aside to that, do you guys ever um have anyone from the booster club or do you involve in any of that? Does anybody ask to be on or should we ask? >> No. But what we can do is we can if you have a contact and you want us to like CC them when we post it because they're open meetings. >> Yeah. >> It must be hard because we do it on like a Friday morning so people have jobs. >> That's
079I think is the challenging part maybe. >> Melissa Tessie has attended um >> but I'm just wondering because I know that at this point the um the leadership of the booster club well the membership of the booster club has shrunk yet again. >> Yeah. And there's a lot of things going on that um I don't know. I mean, perhaps I shouldn't save this for liaison reports or whatever, but uh it's it's getting tight in the booster club. What if you what if you ask them if they'd be interested in somebody joining? >> Well, I was just rather than the reverse. When's the public meeting correctly? So, everybody, >> but I'm just wondering if because the booster club tries to do things for our athletic see if she wants to come. >> Yeah, she does booster.
080Yes, >> she's the president. >> Yeah, I'll reach out to her. >> Is it tight like the amount of money they're raising takes? >> It's parent participation tight. There's like nobody to do the things because Craig and Nita have stepped back. So if it's a a board of ed subcommittee, would this person be invited as a guest or to become a member? Could they be a member? >> Be like a uh like >> liazison kind of >> if they just want to come to a meeting and talk to us and share something and then see how it goes like that. I I think it's a good idea. >> Yeah, we've had like I said, we've had Melissa Maltesy come on a few occasions as kind of like either a thought partner or >> Yeah. Yeah,
081>> but just thinking because the booster club does a lot of fundraising at our basketball games and different things and we're >> okay. So, um I asked that we concentrate on those >> I just want to make sure. Courtney, you said you'd reach out to Fawn. >> I will. Yes. >> All right. Great. if anybody um so the liaison really are a link between the board of ed and and the whichever board it is. You don't have to be at the meetings. You can be at the meetings. It's better if you can be, but you can watch the videos. You can read the minutes. Um and if there's something important that they're discussing that has something to do with the board, with our board, it's good for us to have a presence there. So, has
082anybody thought about any of those being a leazison to those? I'll do capital select >> or capital improvements. Oh, no. There's not a vacancy there. Any of those. I don't care. Whichever one you need. >> Capital improvements. I'm on capital improvements anyway. So, you can be the liaison. That's fine. >> Oh, okay. Thanks. >> Any of those, whichever one you think. Thanks. I'll continue to take one of the spots for the board of selectman. Okay. >> I would continue to be on the correct council if that's okay. >> Okay. So, we've got um this is for Jessica. >> Courtney, board of selements. Okay. Um, and Betsy on on corre >> I'll do border of finance because it's fine. I go anyways usually. So that just leaves what is we don't I think wellness is something
083that is no longer even >> no um um our food service report okay >> yeah so be a funny conversation >> so the wellness uh uh committee by um by law in Connecticut is supposed to meet four times a year. Um and so uh >> to discuss like food service and such. >> Um well, it's all um all numbers of things. So it's not just about like uh uh healthy snacks, but it's about activities or even um um or even like the use of incentives or uh various um various things that we're learning about. >> So do they send you kind of stuff that you have to >> Oh yeah. So they look so we part part of the review is they look at our policies and say you need and so they they redline
084our policies. So it's like kind of like having shipment and goodwin policies redlined again. Um and so uh so we just sent them today saying before we bring it to the board um is this meeting the criteria that you're stating that it needs to have as part of being like in compliance with uh US uh DA and um and once they give the okay we're going to bring the policies to the board but we don't want to um take their feedback believe we've implemented say adopt these policies and then submit them as part of the food service audit and then they say we're still missing something. So we'll try and get the blessing on the on the uh um on the front end and then bring them to you. But within the policy um it
085is clear that you have to meet four times a year. Um >> um I don't think those meetings are going to be heavy lift, but I do think they are going to be morning meetings um because you need a high number of staff and the only way you're going to get them is like on work. So, we may take like a may be a PD day um where the kids are out and we're going to take an hour and we're going to meet uh quarterly and the meetings are definitely going to be scheduled quarterly. In all honesty, I think we will physically get there uh three times a year. Um but we will also have a virtual option because I think there's the only way to have the number of people that are required to
086be at these meetings. Um um you have to have a virtual option too. So this is like nutrition and physical wellness. >> Yes. >> Not like mental health wellness. >> Cracked. Cracked. Okay. Yep. >> I thought it was like the feedback from the audit was that like cafeteria staff mental health. No, but like within the wellness policy like it does like there are heavy restrictions as far as like how you utilize food for incentives um in school. Um they do have to meet um uh some level of like uh nutrition. Um um uh like you can't just serve like uh say like, "Hey, you got a on your test. Everyone gets ice cream." Um um >> blueberries if this is no fun I would I would be willing to do this because it's during the
087day. So you'll >> you know the people that work for the state for food service I mean they're tough. So I mean doesn't the people on the committee could be fine but I >> No, I know right. Yes. >> Get that Betsy in >> and actually in the policy actually only requires one member. It just needs rep. So it's not treated like a normal sub. There will be cupcakes for any >> serious do is offer cupcakes. >> I don't think that meets the criteria nutritional value. They have to be brand cupcakes. >> Yeah, it is for students policy. >> So the F FRC committee, we don't have I mean we have some time to put that together, right? Um I actually don't think you need it anymore because um so that was on before you
088so your regular subcommittees will um will adopt that. So you don't need to identify >> because they'll be going to the fined. Yeah. >> So there won't need to be separate. >> Correct. So we could actually um >> put a big black line. >> Y >> So that just leaves pension. >> You want to keep on going. >> It's been really fun. That's better than come. It's a gas. Really? I like and I would get to see my husband for an hour. >> He's he's a police commissioner now. So, um he's on pension. So, I would get to see >> Denise. It is just Denise wants it. >> Do you want it? And do you not care? >> It's one more night that I don't have to worry about. It would be it would be
089I can go on a date the man you go you go girl >> they'll be shocked like >> okay so >> honestly it's it's really interesting and I like the bobs they're really cool from um web bank >> they're really nice guys >> yeah so I'll do pension Okay. >> Did you have any questions, Jess? >> Nope. >> You got I said hi. Jessica might be assigning. >> You didn't put me on a committee. That's all I care about. >> Tell I said hi. >> Oh, I will. Don't be surprised to have me back. >> Oh, her again. And so that y'all you didn't hear what Patrick just said for me. He said, >> "You give retirement a bad name. Okay, so we are on to new business. And can you believe I thought that
090clock was broken? >> It's only 8:20. >> That's good. >> Length of a board meeting is three hours, you guys. >> Yes, that's ridiculous. >> I Googled it. Our board meetings average board meeting board of ed meetings >> three hours is three hours. No, that's No, it doesn't. 9:30 >> and I am the only person that ever votes no. So, we're gonna tag team. >> Let's jump. >> Okay. So, let's move on. >> Let's move on. Um so we are all set with the subcommittees. We are on to uh the revised school calendar. Patrick. >> Yes. So um page is >> there's there's actually only the important dates are provided. Um reason being is um um uh I put this in the email correspondence as well. Uh we're not looking to change any of the
091dates uh that have already been approved by the calendar. Um the high school wants to move their open houses. This is based on administrator and teacher feedback. Um uh because it um uh it goes with uh they have athletic events that uh are those that um uh that day and it will encourage um greater they feel greater parent participation by P backing off events on that day. um at the time when um which is the typical time school boards do approve next year's calendars um those spring um sorry those fall dates were not available. Now those fall dates are are out um um this would be a better date that works and would um encourage higher participation rates. Um so essentially the vote would be to accept but what you're really accepting is just a
092change uh to the high school openhouse. Make a motion to accept the um revise school calendar 2026 2027. >> Second motion was made by Fran, seconded by Courtney. >> Yes. >> Any discussions, questions? All those in favor? >> I've opposed. >> Um let me just revisit quickly the sub the subcommittee item. uh liaison you will be Jenn Jessica you notify the different boards right >> yes or >> notified >> uh like the board of selectmen that they have a newly >> yes yes >> and then the then you will start getting your agendas >> yes >> and minutes do I get minutes too full I don't get their agenda >> at least for the board of select but I don't get like their packet >> but if you ask if you want their their packet.
093Um they will email it to you. So Jessica will notify them and then we'll start getting some information about them. If you want more, call this office first. The checkability and they'll accommodate I'm sure. Um okay. So liaison and subcommittee reports are there any >> um had our pretty brief curriculum council meeting but we got a presentation um I apologize I can't remember the last names but Robert Roberts Elementary and Kathy from the middle school to talk about um the ELA literacy program and Savage and just different professional development initiatives programming resources that they have and how um they're seeing a lot of successes with um like for example giving um the three and four students are getting their grade level reading materials kind of regardless of what tier they're on initially so that they're
094introduced to it. they can see it and try it independently. And then there's time for also intervention, but it's giving um the feedback that we got, it's giving the kids like a boost of confidence that they're seeing the material that they should be reading and that they're um accomplishing those goals. Um and then I think we've seen the results just in the better better explorer. So, it's nice to to get a a brief update on how that's going. Very good. That sounded pretty good. You did a great job. Thanks. Great job. I think that I think the um thing for me too is really thinking about how uh now the curriculum the overlap with um with elementary and then middle school and what's happening. So they're seeing foundationally what they're doing in the elementary school
095is really um I was really impressed when they talked about um fluency. >> Yeah. and the increase in fluency in elementary starting um when they go up to the middle school. So do some graduate folks great job. >> Yeah. >> Good news. >> Anyone else? >> Well, once again public is all confident. I guess we have no public participation. Is there any miscellaneous? I have one quick one. Um, uh, there most likely will be a need for executive session or next board meeting, um, regarding, uh, contract negotiations for one of our unions. >> Okay. Um, I didn't want to go back to the subcommittee thing, so I'm going to do it under miscellaneous. as the subcommittees meet. I know that it says in our bylaws the chair the chair of the board picks the chairman
096of the subcommittees and I I feel much better having the subcommittee pick whoever they would want as a chair. So I'm delegating that to you all the building than me doing it. So, um, >> I nominate Fran as the fin. >> Oh, you're nice and brave. All of them. >> I'm kidding you, Fran. I'm kidding you. I wanted to see if she was going to throw her pen at me. >> No, I like this pen. >> Okay, we're on to um enrollment report. what's happening. >> Um I mean from what I could tell it was uh preschool was the one that stood out. I did um I did inquire um and there was uh essentially four four students moved um relocated and um uh one student um unsure of uh primary reason for withdrawal. See
097the the elementary school got hammered last month. I >> think it was uh five preschool kids. So >> yeah, agreed. We're not allowed to leave. >> And um the curriculum council's review of the ed site. This is just for our >> right. Yeah. So this has already gone through curriculum council. Um so it was one of the recommendations that um those presentations then be u uh sent to the entire board under correspondence >> if the board feels that they would want more information on that whether it be from the curriculum council or >> Daryl's usually in it. I mean this is one of the rarity he's always yeah and he's just off stick but certainly he can always be available to um to answer questions as well too. So just for FYI for board members,
098this this set is a state um a state repository for a lot of data information around businesses around the state and it's available to any of of us take a look at and see I think it's really helpful to look at sometimes just to see where we are where we stand and if you um if you go into it you're going to see that we've made great progress. So um >> and you can compare us to other towns. You can drill down and in and things to find different models of information. It is pretty interesting. >> It is it's informative really >> and my goal was 8:30. I can't believe we can ask for motion to go to your text message. >> I'm sorry. I um I looked at the calendar. Uh the time for
099the middle school early dismissal is 10 minutes early. It should be 12:45. >> Oh, make a motion to revise that calendar. >> I'm sure parents would not be happy to miss 10 minutes of I wouldn't be either as a parent and we want the kids for those 10 minutes. So, >> I sent it. Sorry. >> Okay. So, well, I'm going to make a motion to Can I go back and revise my >> Yeah. Yeah. Why don't you just revise your motion? >> Motion to accept a revised revised 2026 2027 school calendar >> two. >> What time should it be? 12:45. >> It should be uh for early shortened days is 12:45. Not >> the shorten to middle school middle schools dismissal >> Shorten days would be 12:45. motion. >> So, you made the motion. She
100had seconded it. Had she seconded it originally? >> All those in favor of the amended motion? >> I can make a motion to motion to >> All right. Made by Carrie, second made by Casey. All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed.