001The recording has started again. We're done. Um, so we have a motion that we would like to make after coming out of the executive session. I know that the East Rooms Board of Education denied the reasons presented on 924 9 2025 and authorized the chair to work with board counsel to draft an appropriate written decision consistent with the board's deliberation on this matter. All right, Fran has made the motion. Is there a second? >> Betsy has seconded the motion. Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion passes. We need to pass these. I know it's back. If you haven't passed, I'll pass it back. That was passed. >> This is for this is for this >> and then these are the kids. Thank you. Just be sure. >> Thank you. That concludes.
002>> All right. Next on the agenda, we have our regular meeting minutes from September 10th. Thank you. >> Good night, everyone. I would make a motion to accept the September 10th 2025 regular meeting minutes. >> All right, we have a motion made by Torney and seconded by Fran. Any further discussion or edits to the minutes? That's page one of we need page one, two, and three of the packet. All right. No further discussion. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Are you guys both good with the minutes? >> Yep. I'm good. >> Yep. >> Okay. Motion passes. >> Any opposed? I'll just say, but I think we all said yes. We're good. All right. And next on the agenda, we have public participation. I don't believe we have any members of the public in
003attendance, so should be all set there. And next we have our student representation report page four I believe in the fact for Broadwork Elementary School. The first one of the schools is off to a great start. Broadbrook Elementary School students who participated in the summer reading challenge had their picture taken with biscuit and one student from each grade won a farmable gift card. The pictures are hanging on the bulletin board. Students are also completing their beginning of year academic screenings to help guide instruction and support learning goals. In addition, mileage club days have been set for the school year with the first event held on September 17th. Rob Elementary School is excited for a year filled with learning, engagement, community building opportunities for our students at the middle school. We're excited to share that 29
004students have made the Eastman Middle School cross country team and are gearing up for their first meet on September 25th. Get those cowbells ready. >> East Windsor Middle School was buzzing during open house with more than 160 students and their families in attendance. Students had fun completing a grade level scavenger hunt and the Girl Scouts hosted some fantastic STEM activities in the auditorium. Students got to meet their teachers and received fresh baked cookie on their way out. Meanwhile, in 8th grade, students are diving into hands-on learning by designing and launching water powered rockets for the East Windsor High School. The Eastman High School marching band was hard at work over the summer at their annual band camp preparing for their parade season this fall. From learning parade formations to polishing up their sound, our students
005have shown incredible energy, focus, and school sphere. These musicians have been putting in hours of dedication, teamwork, and music making to get ready for the season ahead. In in true Panther fashion, they showed what it means to be self- advocates, responsible citizens, and lifelong learners. The Panther Band performs at the Fourtown Fair and the Big B Fair. Once you see the marching band perform, you'll know they do not have their Panther Pride. >> Thank you very much. All right. Next on the agenda, we have our listing of upcoming meetings and events. This includes our subcommittees, our next regular board meeting, some of the teacher negotiation dates that have been set up, um PTO meeting in October. Was there anything you wanted to point out in particular, Patrick? >> Uh yes. Um for October 22nd, I
006believe um the only board member that does have a conflict because uh can't be in two places at once is Betsy. Um, but I think we discussed this as far as the alternate attending the curriculum council. I thought that was Heather. Is it Heather? >> I think she did. So, >> yeah. And yeah, I believe I know she's not here today, but maybe just a reminder to Heather that um she does her um attendance is needed at the curriculum council, but from what I recall, we had previous uh conversations on that. >> Okay, I can remind her. >> I'm just not going to be at the October 8 meeting. I do a board meeting. >> Yes. Okay. And then um Hunted Highway near the end of October and then more teacher negotiation dates. We do
007not have our second um >> October meeting for regular board of ed, right? And um I apologize it's my oversight but um on October 1st we will have um ad hoc um at um town hall um at 6 p.m. >> And we did work to create the agenda u myself Denise uh CSG um and Jason. >> All right. And you said is that 6 p.m. at >> Yes. Yeah. October 1st. I >> All right. Did anybody else have any questions or anything else to add on that date? >> Why don't we have a second October meeting? >> Um, and to get in for meetings for teacher negotiations. Um, >> I saw that. Yeah. I was looking at my calendar. I said I thought we had a board of ed meeting that night, but I had
008teacher negotiations. >> Yeah. So, in order to like squeeze them over and between all the subcommittees, um, we gave up board meeting. Um, >> works for me. My head just looking at those All right. I'm glad I thought I done some. Next on the agenda, we have the similar enrichment report on page five. >> Yep. And we have uh Cheryl here to present on it. So, I'm really excited to uh report out on a successful summer enrichment program for the second year in a row. Um we kicked it off at the beginning of July this year um with um go to the next slide. We we um raised our grant amount this year to $210,000, which was an increase from our last programming um which we used to um really add to the enrichment program.
009And you'll see that we we really changed up the the Lego programming and we also added some further um presentation activities for those. Uh we were able to have 96 students participating which was a increase from the pre previous year and uh we did have 82% attendance which was slightly up from last year too. Um so we did participate throughout the summer um running into the second week of of August. Um for our staffing we had a lot of enthusiasm after the first year from our staff um and from of the eight teachers who participated this year or six of them were returning from last year. So we had a lot of institutional knowledge peering forth from last year. Um and and as well we had two paras return from the previous year. Um this
010year we added Pete Richard who is our site director. So it was really nice um to have him as a compliment to the program. Um and nursing staff. Um we were joined by our new nurse leader Paula and Kirsten Walker. >> Um this program is fully in alignment with the strategic plan. Um throughout the summer the kids were working on STEM. They were working with SEAL. They were increasing their literacy skills. Um they were instructed by certifying teachers in the classroom. um they were engaged in SEAL really supporting ports of the graduate skills to be able to um practice critical thinking, problem solving, um interpersonal relationships, um curiosity, all those things that really we highlight as well as goal two, which was um really having opportunities to create positive connections with family and the community
011because as we know this was a hybrid program where students came to Broadberg Elementary School in the morning and they would spend the afternoon um with the summer enrichment program, the town side, the parks and camp. So, it was really an opportunity to be able to connect with families um as as well. Um the next one. So, we used this year a different Lego program to really support our portion of the graduate work. Uh last year we used a program um and a curriculum from um from LEGO and we we added a coding program this year. So we we we purchased the coding program and students use their computers from the school during the summer and they really did learn how to um use those computers and Legos in conjunction with each other. Um when
012staff if they needed extra activities, we did have supplemental builds that the kids could participate in that were through tufts. So we called in a lot of different curriculum materials to be able to supplement our program. They were engaged in literacy work to really bridge from from their previous grade into the next grade using the SA summer impact program and continuing through so with social emotional learning through the responsive classroom approach that they are familiar with from um their time at Broadbrook Elementary School. Um so lots of new experiences again this year. Lots of kids appreciated the swimming lessons. Lots of kids appreciated the opportunity to learn how to code, use their computers. They got to visit bunch of different fun parks that they may not have um experienced before. Um and we had some
013students who were new open choice students who were able to join us um for kindergarten before they started school here. So some of our brand new enroles who started at school this this fall actually got a taste of Broadbrook Elementary School during the summer which was a real benefit. So, it was really, really great of them. We have a little video of some of the highlights. >> Very cool. >> Someone could get their little snags. That was my actual favorite build besides all of them. >> Out of Daniel, >> the theme was the carnival. So, there was steamp was the was the theme. So, they had all kinds of bills that they did that were that were carnival themed. Um, so basically they put the gears in the servos and sensors and things like that
014and the computer was synced up to their Lego um, serve like the Lego hub and they could make the computer talk to the Lego. So like they that was pretty cool. >> I actually just so happened while the video was there it was during my walk through so they actually had it synced. So it happened like um synchronous like so one would start then the other one would click on. So they actually had it tied. >> You don't really see it in the video, but one would start and then it would trigger the next one in the routine. So, >> and those kids in that picture, that video, those were uh rising third graders. So, they had just finished second grade. So, like they're pretty little. >> Um, and we actually had a different program.
015So, I guess the next slide we can go to. But I really like this parent comment um that the parent appreciated that they didn't lose their child didn't lose their learning over the summer and they said like they're ready for fourth grade. U so it was it was really a bonus. Um we collected student feedback. It's always good to get feedback from your stakeholders including your littles and um I love that they said they like their math, they like morning meeting of course they loved their Legos and they loved going to the car the carousel. So, all the things I could have predicted that they would have liked those things. Um, what was this? What's the last game? >> My favorite memory of Yeah. has been Legos. >> Legos. >> Oh, Legos. >> Legos. I
016was looking at that as a nine. I got it. >> The 90s. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. They like the Legos. And I like that they liked their morning meeting. The first kid liked math and morning meeting. Um but parents did say that they're happy that their kids didn't lose learning and they were ready to go to school in the summer in in the fall. So one new thing we added this year um and this was based on feedback from our Broadbrook Safe School Climate Committee and it was also based on feedback from last year is that kids coming out of COVID haven't had a whole lot of opportunities to be in a big group together and learn how to be audience members. So we developed some SEAL lessons um on how to be a
017good audience member and how to participate in the group and and how to be respectful. So again pulling in porch of the graduate um skills and so the first Friday of every twoe session we had a special presentation. So the first session we had Mad Science come in. Um second session we had Mystic Aquarium come up and they did a presentation about penguins. Um they didn't bring any penguins though unfortunately. Um, and then the third session, Connecticut Science Center came up and did a program about Suds, the science of Suds. So, you can see this kid is like actually in a bubble. Um, which was pretty cool. Um, and so we practiced our audience skills and it really did pay off. Um, you could see that the kids were asking questions, they were volunteering, raising
018their hands, they were super excited. Um, and and that was really from feedback from teachers that the kids need opportunities to practice those skills. So, that was really a fun treat. And of course we had our in attendance incentives that we carried on from last year. Um first year we just went to Sunny's place but this year we decided to mix it up and do a few different things. So the first first session we went to Nomads in South Windsor just a ton of fun. Kids had a good time riding on bumper cars and doing arcade games and handle pin bowling. The second week um we actually brought a bunch of inflatables and put them in the back of Brunick and we had our own carnival. So we set up huge like 70 foot long
019inflatables and um we had a magic show after that. Um and then the third week we went to our next place and we did all the fun things. So it was kind of nice to kind of different different activities every two weeks. >> It's all I have to share. >> But it's really good. >> Great. You know, I really appreciate the fact that you're giving kids swimming lessons, especially choice kids. Choice kids a lot of times don't have the opportunities for swimming lessons. Um and I I just think it's an important piece of both should have. So >> we had a couple of families who were repeat um a lot of families who were repeat um participants. Um we had some open choice families who are repeat participants. You had some new families this year
020that were going from third to fourth grade. So it was nice. >> Yeah. That's great. Looks like kids had a lot of fun. >> It was awesome. Really fun. >> Thank you. Um, just remind me, do we still offer mad science as like an extracurricular year? >> Uh, I believe um through so it was offered through parks and wreck. I understand they continue to offer I believe this year I believe it's one of the programs they're offering >> um at the um new community center. >> Oh, but it's not an after school program here. >> Uh even when it was it wasn't run by us. It was run. Yeah, it was run through it's always been run through park spring. >> I already have ideas for programs for next year. >> Do I mean I
021know funding is always up in the air these days. Um but are we still planning with the intention that we're going to get the same level of funding or hopefully even more funding for next summer? >> I mean all we know is uh Darl and I um were part of a uh um I think I it was just me but then I shared it with you. um uh we were informed that um it will be available next year. Now they didn't state what the funding level was but of course our intent will be uh to apply uh for it and likely believe based on the success um and the percentage and number of students that we have um from uh the open choice program that we will continue to be uh competitive certainly like kudos
022to Daryl with this grant writing um along with the support from Cheryl >> and Norin or Carrie did you have a question? I thought I heard Norin. Ed, um I know it came out late this year due to the funding issue. Um did we have anybody who was unable to get in? Do did we have a wait list at all? >> You speaking at all or so um um and Darl could speak to Darl could speak this to this more, but um everyone got into some component. Now, there may have been some students that wanted six weeks and they got four weeks or four and they got two. Um Daryl and Cheryl uh could speak to that more. Um but everyone got uh everyone that wanted to get in got in. >> Okay. Um >>
023now they might not have gotten in as often as they wanted, but um uh they got some component. They got a minimum of two weeks. >> Okay. Um I just observation Evelyn went to um this year she went to one session um the year before she had gotten she went to more of them. Um it's a great program. It's a it's a phenomenal program and I'm very much in support even if we have to fund some of it to try to keep this program going for as many kids as we can possibly get in. um uh she uh the staff is wonderful both at the the school level and at the um park and wreck level. It's a really great program and it really does help them to stay engaged. Um Evelyn went to the
024third session this year which was closer to the beginning of school and it kind of got her back into the realm of being in school and following the rules and doing all of that. um she had an absolutely wonderful time. Her her only um complaint about it was at one point the teachers are really good about letting them decide as a class what they want to um do at any at some particular free choice time or something and and she was disappointed she was the only one who voted for math. Um everyone else voted for Legos. Um but um and um what she was bringing home and I think Cheryl you touched on it is like the third the second to third grade level she was actually bringing home a lot of um higher level
025math papers which I thought was awesome. Um so it's a really really good program and for me personally the more kids we can get into something like this in the summer um it just serves them and the families so well. Thank you for your hard work. >> My pleasure. >> I have one question. Um Patrick, have we heard anything about the perhaps choice year round program for after school? Did we hear anything about that? >> Still doing the application. Um that uh the application is still open. >> Oh, okay. >> I Well, I did submit there. So, there's two separate ones. There's one that we didn't um that had to do with um it's one that has come out in the past, but the commitment in hours like we've had this conversation over several years.
026The commitment in hours that it requires is not doable for us. Um and we and I've every time it's come out, we've analyzed it. Then there's a second one that is um it was crack it was called crack in aid grant that we um submitted on um Friday >> this past Friday >> and that's the one where um it's only open to childrens that participate in open choice. So we would then anticipate based on >> the success of this program along with again our percentage and total numbers that we would be competitive for our grant application. >> We should hear about that, right? So just >> we hope so. Yeah. >> Yeah, we should be good. >> Good job. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Cheryl. >> All right. Next on
027the agenda, we have our uh personnel report on page 10 with some appointments and transfers, resignations for retirement and stipens. And then does anybody have any questions about any of those? What is the detention Saturday detention? We don't do it during the week anymore. Um it's part of our high school u essentially vape protocol. Um um so to discourage students from uh vaping. There's educational component, but there's also a Saturday detention component. >> Great. >> Um um at the high school level. Um so probably we don't have to institute it uh very often, but um when we do, we like to have the personnel available to run and facilitate it. >> I didn't even see that one. the Broadbrook Elementary School tutor that is now the F FRC teacher. >> Yes. >> Do we have
028somebody effectively taking tutors? >> Uh the jobs posted to my knowledge. I don't believe um it has been filled yet. Um but I know that we are essentially pulling other personnel to cover it um because we are prioritizing intervention. Um so it may be like a classroom pair or or um um so um we are prioritizing that though. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> It's busy. >> All right. Next we have the um board of ed CIP submission. So this was the list um >> that the facilities >> correct >> committee had gone over but then this was what was presented to the capital improvement the capital improvement. >> Yeah. So on page 12. So the >> Yeah. So the board uh facility subcommittee met on the 10th. Um uh with Kyle um
029and myself um from the 10th uh we prioritized um um Kyle did a really nice job bringing in a initial proposal. Um there's very good feedback by that subcommittee. Um, so that was taken in account those adjustments uh when made and then it was due to the town on the 12th which we submitted to the town on the 12th. So what you have in front of you is what was submitted and then we're scheduled to present to the town SIP committee on the 9th. Um I haven't gotten a date uh sorry um a location or time um but we did get our date um so it is uh October 9th. Um and as you can see uh similar to uh uh the last year we prioritized on our most immediate needs um and um uh
030because of some of the uncertainty where we are in uh our school renovation projects um not wanting to throw um u wanting to be fiscally responsible. We really again um uh prior prioritize some of the things um um um that like are most times sensitive >> and I think we did mention the at the 10th meeting too what >> at the board of ed meeting after the facilities meeting >> uh we probably gave I bet you um now they say that I think Denise gave a liaison report at that point >> so I think board members have seen this >> as far as they have any questions though regard any projects, let us know. Kyle has done a great job sort of uh renovating the whole capital improvement um requests that we have from recycled
031a lot. We had a lot of recycled projects that the um quotes for them were out of date stuff and he's gotten um good um current information and really looked hard at the projects that we've gotten that we put forward. So I have a question. So like for the roofs, if we were to start renovating the schools before that fiveyear time frame, what happens with the money that's allocated for like the last two years, for example, >> SIP is only one year. So we're only asking for the one year >> just so that they know that we're anticipating making these requests every year. Can I ask a question on the Chromebooks? Um, >> yes. >> Is this the first time we're going to CIP for the for the computers? Do we normally pay for them
032in our budget? >> We do. Um, I will say over the last um since I've been superintendent, we reallocated um ESSER funds and we covered it um out of grants. Um I do know prior the prior administration did do at one point a mass like uh purchase of uh like through um um uh sent or added appropriate >> we got an added appropriation for the computer to finance um >> right so we get this through CIP that means we're not getting them also in our budget we're trying to get to there okay that's fine thank you >> we're not alone in doing that. There are other um other districts that do that um because it's a major it is a major purchase. >> It makes sense. It it is capital. >> I had a question
033at that meeting regarding the soccer field >> and the grading of that. Has anybody taken a look at that to see if it's Yeah, >> they did. And on um um they said it was not a concern. So I I know you had indicated I think it was your son that reported um and >> it wasn't just my son. It was a whole bunch of people on the team. >> Yeah. So um but uh Dean checked with the uh coach. >> Okay. >> Um sorry. >> Well, I brought it up. >> All right. Are we talking about the new soccer field like the track area? >> Yeah. >> Yes. Uh as far as uh Fran had reported that students were saying that the um I don't well I don't want to speak but >> I
034had heard from several soccer players that the field was rudded so that if you were running and playing on it, it was a bit lumpy and uneven. And I guess the um I don't know whether the edge did we take care of the edge at the side of the where the track meets the >> Oh during the summer we did um overseed. It was overseated when it was first replaced but really didn't take. So over the summer um uh Kyle had um had it over uh seated again. Okay. >> Uh during that um that wasn't it was the round the field. So what's the actual like playing playing field that that makes sense? >> Yeah. Well, I mean it's there are times when they run off the field. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next
035on the agenda, we have leazison and subcommittee reports. Um today we had our curriculum council subcommittee. Um we began by uh discussing some new priorities and goals for the year. And something we are going to do is do a little bit more in-depth conversations at our our meetings. Um, and that way we can be presenting um, newer information at our board of education meetings and being able to present um, just different things instead of spending as much time going over say the B ready results or stuff that we are all all familiar with already as a group. Um we also looked at the fluid document the curriculum revision cycle um and different classes and subjects that are being looked at now. And then we also um discussed problem of practice and theory of action for
036this year which um to me was a pretty eye-opening conversation um just kind of looking back at a time like I believe it was 2018 or 19 where we didn't really have our data but we knew that we were you know one of the very bottom schools in the alliance district to today where we can clearly see that we have like a gap in equity with certain populations of our students. and just how one shocking it is, but also how great to have the information now so that we can really um spend time their MTSS to help those those students. >> Oh, not always the best at explaining. >> That was pretty good. >> That was good. That was good. >> Yeah. So, it was a really really informative meeting. It was good. Are there
037other leazison on ourselves committee? Um I went to uh so I went to the crack um advisory council meeting on the 17th and it was really they uh the the biggest the biggest news is that KRE um has a new executive director starting in February. So, uh, Desi Nesb um will be the new, uh, executive director of CROC, and he is making visits to all, um, superintendent and apparently, I didn't know this, but he talked with, uh, he talked with, uh, Patrick about, um, you know, some of the curriculum needs. So, I think it'll be um, important and um, yeah, it's just it's it's always interesting interesting to be there on two levels. Yeah. No. Um he'll be a real positive influence. We have a good relationship with him because he was uh previously the
038assistant superintendent of Bloomfield and we were paired up with Bloomfield for the science or reading master class that we did. >> Uh so between our district uh district leadership um uh we found them a very strong lab uh partner um under his uh uh leadership. So, um, we actually had an opportunity to, um, have a rapport that we can continue to build. >> Yeah, I think you'll be really added value to Kirk in terms of just because of his experience. He's a classroom teacher. He was a principal. He's worked in, you know, Bloomfield. He's worked in Harford. He worked for the state department of education in the turnaround office. So, he has a lot of, you know, a lot of that experience. I especially like the fact that he does know what happens in a
039classroom and what the implications of as far as policy and professional development. So I think you'll be adding value. >> Moren, did you have any uh leases on our subcommittee report? So you wanted to update. >> Uh PTO is um their first fundraiser has started. They are selling grandma's pies again this year just in time for Thanksgiving. um was a big hit last year. They was quite profitable for them. And you can go on to their um Facebook page, I believe, and get a Google link if anybody's interested in purchasing pies. >> I purchased two or three last year. They were good. I can't confirm. >> Yeah, grandma's making a really good pie. >> Gary, did you have anything in terms of leazison or subcommittee updates? >> Uh nope. Anybody else? >> Next on the
040agenda is a second public participation. Again, I think we're uh in the clear on plans participation. Then miscellaneous. I think you said Patrick that you might have an update. >> I do. Um so yesterday at um open house um a gentleman had approached uh Mrs. Fox um regarding uh just making a uh a donation um uh wanting to uh support uh the school. Um she had a very brief encounter had encouraged uh to check in with that grade level to see like their needs and he proceeded to uh uh hand her a check and kind of went about um his way. Uh the check was in the amount of $2,000. Um um so under the board policy um um uh we can accept uh it which I have um I mean there was no criteria
041set around it um but um per policy I'm obligated to notify you that the donation was made um certainly we will submit a letter of gratitude uh Mrs. Fox and I have also discussed how we can um also um ensure that obviously a part of that donation is spent on um that child's uh grade level too. Um but based on um the way it was donated u we're thinking uh that person prefers to be anonymous at this time but certainly wanted to share and certainly are grateful for that uh donation um uh yesterday. Um, in addition, I I did get a late email today as far as a donation of library books for the high school. What I'll do is um uh in we have the list of books. I'll include that and correspondence for
042the next board meeting. Um um um as I stated, it came late this afternoon, but um so we'll also include so um positive as far as the community and uh and uh families as far as giving back and supporting our schools. Did other people have miscellaneous items that they wanted to add? I know the band was at the Big E >> Monday, right? Yeah. >> I saw the videos. I I was um on I mean they've been playing great. Uh Darl and I actually were just talking about how great they sound. >> But um from what I uh I saw on video looks like it was very successful. Very good. >> We don't go in Connecticut anymore. >> Not this year, I guess. >> Uh I don't know how um how it gets arranged, honestly.
043>> Cuz I wondered that, too. >> We always used to >> They get to go, they have a great time. They sound awesome. >> I'm sure I'm sure what day it is. >> I couldn't tell you which day is like which. So, I mean, you could have told me Monday was connect day. You could tell me it was main day. M. I have no idea. Does anybody else have any miscellaneous items or things they want to bring? Anybody? >> I have a question. >> Sure. >> So, for the Chromebook replacements, is that replacing the Chromebooks we already have or is that like getting >> So, it's a cycle for certain grade levels, right? Patrick, do you >> Yeah. So it's it's so we replace three grade levels every single year and then those carry on
044with uh the students for four years. So each Chromebook has a lifeline of four years. >> Good question. >> All right. And then we have a couple items in correspondence. I think the board had asked to do teacher of the year and parent educator of the year letters. um congratulating those people from the board. So I will Jessica, do you need me to sign something tonight? I know we weren't able to get to that. >> Yes. So I can sign those. >> Um and then there was also a letter about a clarification on the open choice reimbursement. So did you want to speak to that? >> Um I mean it's there for the board. Um I I will tell you it is agenda item as part of the ad hoc. Um I think CSG could
045do a much better job at describing and interpreting those responses than I can. So, I I think it just would be best to save that for Wednesday's uh u meeting. Overall, um Jim Giuliano, it was my um perception, Denise, correct me, that he thought it was more positive. Yes. >> As far as um so uh um and certainly he can give a better interpretation of those responses than I can. >> So stay tuned on October. When when I read the letter, it seems positive but quite evasive. Like they don't want to commit. That's not up to us. You got to go talk to the other people. But >> Yeah. And we're not as concerned about it was we were more concerned about um um when the reimbursement is provided, how the calculation um is um
046is done. I know they referred to us to uh um the CSD. That was less of a concern because our numbers have been pretty consistent. Um um so I mean we will need to get clarification because based on the responses it does say you have to look at the calculation for the students um in the building and that can fluctuate. So we know we're somewhere between seven and 8%. Um, so that's positive, but how, you know, are we more heavy at the elementary school versus the secondary schools or vice versa? Um, that could de differ based um each year based on uh students moving from fourth grade to fifth grade and some of those transition years. Um um so we will have to get some uh clarification on that. Um but that was less of
047a concern just because overall our numbers have been pretty consistent. So, I translated their evasiveness um to being more people haven't asked about it before and I think they're building it as they go. I don't think they really have the answers that much and they may send us to one and then back to another or something, but I didn't take it as a negative at all. Like it's a and that's to Patrick's credit to keep on plugging away at it. It just didn't seem like it was something we were going to get an answer on. So, >> was excellent. >> Yes, we appreciate the persistence. >> Yeah. >> All right. And next on the agenda, we do have need for a second executive session. >> The only one I saw agenda executive session at 823.
048Motion made by Gabby and seconded by Denise. All in favor? I. Any oppose? All right. So, we'll go into executive session at 8:23. So, we need to have the recording stopped