001I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Prior to the approval of the minutes, the chair would like to offer to the board uh an addition to the or modification to the uh agenda. Uh so that uh 11 A9 will read finance or finance consent agenda. Uh this would be an addition of the finance consent agenda and uh in doing so uh that must be without objection. Uh so rather than going through the whole routine are there any objections to that? >> No objections. Uh secretary this is unanimous without objection. All right. And with that we move on to the approval of the minutes. Uh this on page four of our packet.
002Board of Education regular meeting May 11th page four. We have a motion to approve the minutes. Dana second. Any uh additions, changes? If not, call the role, please. >> Miss Bradley, >> yes. >> Miss Jay, >> yes. >> Miss Lombardi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Davis? >> Yes. >> Miss Schlank? >> Miss Jer? >> Yes. >> Mr. Young? >> Yes. >> Miss Cloud Ingram? >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion carries. Uh we now move on to number seven, our student report. Uh we have the introduction of uh our new student. And uh I have Hi everyone. My name is Luca. I'm the new junior class representative for the board of education. Um I'm really excited to work with you all this year. I'm very honored to be chosen. Um, I was interested in learning more about
003local government and I feel passionately about representing the views of the students here. So, I'm just glad to have this opportunity. Thank you. >> Thank you. And uh we appreciate the time and effort uh that this is going to require. Want to let you know our students have had very very important contributions uh made to this board. So feel free as we have conversations to become part of the conversation. The only thing you don't get to do is vote. >> And thank you. And now, um, our monthly report. >> All right. Good evening, everyone. Um, I'm pleased to provide you with a recap of the incredible achievements and activities of AMD Regional High School. Um, over the past several weeks, um, our students and faculty have been exceptionally busy across academics, athletics, the arts, and
004community service. Um to begin, the world language department celebrated a lot of accomplishments this year. Um including a historic achievement by Hayes Khan, who is a 10th grader who earned first place in the AATSP National Poster Contest. So this is the first national recognition and first place award for AMD in the contest's history. And this competition celebrates student creativity um while also promoting the value of learning Spanish um and Portuguese. And it invites students from pre preK through 12th grade to create original artwork. This year's theme was teaching in all tenses the past, present, and future of Spanish and Portuguese. Um, in addition to that, 41 students earned the seal of biiteracy and 84 students received medals and recognitions on the national Latin, French, and Spanish exams. Spanish 5 was also approved as a dual
005enrollment course. Um, so a college credit course with Quinnipiac University, which brings the department's total to six dual enrollment courses. Um AMD's four world language honor societies also had um a really outstanding year especially the Spanish honor society um which is called La Amistad and through culture events, service projects and mentorship programs through the fair haven school students promoted language learning community engagement and cultural connection. Um so the members of this society organized activities for elementary students which truly helped them um grow not only as language learners but also as le leaders and global citizens. Um the department also expressed its gratitude to the PTSO um student government faculty um and the board of ed for their continued support. Um starting from May our students demonstrated immense focus and dedication to academic pathways. So during
006the two-week advanced placement testing window, which ran from May 4th through May 15th, the high school administered AP exams across 34 subjects to 408 students, um which totaled um 864 exams. Notably, eight of these subjects involved students who independently self-studied for exams outside of AMD standard course offerings um such as German and human geography. Um, following this, on Thursday, May 21st, the high school held its annual underclass awards ceremony, which recognized 180 students in grades 9 through 11 with a total of 240 awards. Um, and these included awards for academic excellence, grit, and determination. Um, in terms of civic news, the registers of voters from all the three towns um visited senior English classes and um successfully registered close to 100 new student voters. Um, our students have also continued to excel well beyond the
007traditional classroom setting. On Friday, May 22nd, our career and technology education students um raced a brand new cart that they built completely from scratch at the 30th annual alternate energy go-kart race. And AMD took first place and set an all-time course speed record. Um and a few days later on May 26th, the girls golf team captured the SEC conference championship title. Um, so in addition to the team victory, um, Lily Simons was named SEC player of the year. Um, and all five starters earned all SEC team honors. Um, and the coach, um, Mr. Kof Francesco was also named coach of the year. Um, earlier in the month, seniors Claire Theus and Nicholas Louu were honored at the state banquet um, as our CAC scholar athletes of the year. And we also welcomed over 375 local
008fifth graders to the building for our annual steam day on May 28th. So this was a hands-on day of um exploration and it was made possible by over 30 adult volunteers um and more than a hundred of our own AMD student volunteers. Um in the arts and community service sectors, the campus um has been really vibrant. So the music department um directed by Missio coordinated three major spring showcases. So the orchestra spring performance um a tri music honor society concert um which featured 21 student directed acts and the annual um music fest concert that was open to the public. In terms of community impact, the Haven's Harvest Club reported that our students rescued and redistributed 4,728 pounds of surplus cafeteria food to local food pantries and shelters this year. And over the last four years,
009this studentled club has saved a cumulative 22,669 pounds of food from going to waste. Um, finally, our seniors are currently in the midst of their final milestone traditions. So, following decision day on May 1st, um a successful junior prom on May 8th and senior prom on May 29th, the graduating class um transition transitioned into the workforce. So, from May 13th to June 3rd, they've been participating in AMD's unique unpaid experiential learning program, um also called the U. UP. um and they completed three-week internships with local businesses, schools, um and nonprofit organizations. This past Thursday, June 4th, seniors returned to campus to um present to the other students about their UAL experience. Um and it was a milestone day because the school also unveiled the new yearbook um and held the senior awards night where um
010culinary arts teacher Chef Lingstrom was honored as the AMD PDSO teacher of the year. Um on Friday, June 5th, the seniors enjoyed their class trip to Lake Compounds. And yesterday evening, Sunday, they gathered for the senior sunset um and balloon distribution. And this morning, they kicked off a wonderful um tradition with the senior parade where our graduating seniors visited local elementary and middle schools in their caps and gowns. Um, and looking ahead to the immediate timeline, tomorrow and Wednesday are going to consist of graduation rehearsals and PTSO senior breakfast. Um, and the grand finale takes place this Thursday, June 11th, um, at 4 for the ARHS class of 2026 commencement ceremony. Um, and that same day will mark the end of quarter 4 and the start of final exams for our underclass students. Um it's
011been a really phenomenal high achieving close to the school year and thank you so much for your continued support for our students and faculty and >> and thank you so much for that hard work and keeping us very much uh in tune with what's going on in the school district in the schools. Any questions? >> Okay. All right. And then I'll continue with the middle school report. >> Yep. Um, students at AMSO and AMSB have had an incredibly busy and exciting final stretch this school year, which was packed with state testing, student awards, schoolwide events, and field trips to end this year on a high note. U middle schoolers have shown amazing effort through a few heavy weeks of testing. From May 11th to 15th, 7th and eighth graders at both schools studied hard and
012worked through their annual Smarter Balance assessments in ELA and math. On May 18th, eighth graders wrapped up state testing with the Next Generation Science Standards Assessment, which tested all the scientific material that they learned from sixth grade on. Luckily for them, they won't have to take it again until their junior year of high school. Um, the final stretch for middle schooler schoolers officially hits this week with final exams starting this Wednesday, June 10th. We've also had some incredible students earned a regional and state recognition this month for their exceptional leadership, citizenship, and scholarship. Sophia Stage and Shrea Sha, both from AMSO, received the Connecticut Interscolastic Athletic Conference, CAC award, that recognized their academic achievement, leadership, and citizenship as outstanding scholars, leaders, and athletes. And then from guest leaders, from guest speakers to spirit week, the
013middle school campuses have also been busy with events to help bring their community together. Um, AMSB students showed off their school pride from May 18th to May 22nd with their end of the year spirit week featuring themes like pajama day, decades day, and fancy Friday. And on May 21st, AMSO hosted a special assembly with the renowned wood carver, the machine Jesse Green, who gave an energetic and inspiring presentation about his life journey and shared a powerful message with students about the importance of perseverance. On Memorial Day, eight talented AMSO band students took part in Taps Across America, which is a nationwide tribute to fallen military heroes. They joined over 10,000 musicians across the country to play tabs in unison exactly 3 p.m. AMSB 7th graders also had an amazing time at their field day on
014May 29th, and AMSO 7th graders are getting ready for theirs on June 10th. AMSO7th grade social study students also took part in an interactive musical event that explored indigenous European and African influences where they listened to international songs and play traditional instruments. Class have also been heading off campus for some well-deserved celebration and fun. Seventh graders from both AMSO and AMSB took a trip to local theaters to watch newly released movie Project Hail Mary. And on that same day, the combined music departments from both schools took part in their annual trip to Six Flags Park. And then to celebrate the end of their middle school careers, AMSB eighth graders spend a fun-filled day at Holiday Hill on May 26th. And AMSO eighth graders are looking forward to their turn on June 9th. Middle school schools
015are also getting ready to give their eighth graders a proper sendoff as they head up to the high school. Both AMSO and AMSB will hold their official eighth grade moving up ceremonies on Wednesday, June 17th. And AMSB eighth graders will celebrate the end of the school year with their annual trip to Quasi Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 18th. Final celebrations will hold place across two nights with AMSB hosting their eighth grade dance on June 17th and AMSO holding theirs the next evening on the 18th. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any questions? All good. Okay. Thank you both. Uh we move on to number eight on the agenda. Public comment. Do we have anyone present for public comment? We'll give you three minutes. All right. from here or um I'm passionately sorry my name is Mike
016Hansburgger I'm a resident at Woodbridge um I'm very interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on education and so I was very um excited to see that you guys have um a draft policy on the agenda today um and read through it and have a a couple of comments um for you to incorporate as as you will later. Um, I will admit that I am a novice to board of education policies. And so if there are recommendations that I have that fall elsewhere in the hierarchy of um the board of ed, please forgive that and and take yourself. Um, so couple of things that um that I had thoughts on. one, it was great to see that there there's going to be explicit instructions for students in safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence and
017digital technologies. Um, it's kind of AI literacy, understanding the tools is uh what I see as kind of a a baseline for um our students going off in this world. Um what I would love to see and again this may be more of a curricular issue than a BOE policy but um I really think that there is a a place for more domain specific integration of artificial intelligence. Um good use of artificial intelligence in an English literature class is going to look very different than good use of AI in a science class. Um and so I think that's kind of the next step. I don't know exactly what that would look like in the the policy pages. Um statement on um academic integrity. This is kind of the big nut to crack um with with
018AI. Um the idea of of representing or misrepresenting partially AI generated work um in this day and age is either comical or astronomical depending on how you look at it. Um it's almost impossible to do computerenerated deliverables without it being somehow AI assisted. Um and so I think what is necessary here rather than a blanket policy on you know AI integration is that there needs to be assessment level discussions um by educators with their students about these are the the tasks skills and the abilities that are assumed to be going into this deliverable. Um, and this is what your agency in these different tasks and skills is intended to be. Um, and then there may have to be assessment redesign to incorporate that because any task done outside of the classroom, um, it's impossible to
019determine whether it's been done with AR or not. Um, on the educator side, >> can you finish up, please? >> Absolutely. On the educator side, um I would love to see guidance on AI disclosure um with their students and with their fellow educators. Um it's to avoid a double standard. Um, I'm happy to see that that grading cannot be done solely uh by AI, but it would also be great to see an explicit language about AI detectors. Um, and that I believe that they should not be used um in the detection of AI because they are not actually effective enough. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uh just forformationalally, a first read is just the beginning of the process for the policy. So if you have some information that you feel would be helpful, uh send
020it to the chair, the superintendent, uh chair of the uh policy uh committee, and that would be helpful. >> All right. Uh we uh go to number nine, correspondence. I don't think any this Okay. >> And number 10, superintendent's report. Once again, very complete, but I think most of it's uh uh been talked about, so you have some additional. Yes, it really has. Um the only thing that I was just going to uh comment to the board is that even though we are about to hit the end of the school year, it's actually not the end of the work. Um we have two weeks of um curriculum uh what we call boot camp, but it's really just massive amounts of curriculum writing uh that will be done by our teachers during the summer. Uh one
021from June 18th to the 26th and another from July 13th through the 17th. We also have Dr. Peter Lilland Doll uh coming to uh do two days of professional development with our staff on July 30th and 31st. Um and our administrative team will um end the school year with an administrative retreat um that Dr. Carlson and I have been working to plan and then we'll start um again in August with an administrative retreat for two days um that we are already in the process of planning. So, um, the summer actually ramps up a lot for the educators because it's a great time of year for us to get a lot of work done. Um, and so, um, it will be a busy summer for us. >> Any questions for the superintendent? >> Uh, to comment,
022um, the nonprofit where I work had two UEL students. Um, and I was also able to come and observe one of them and all the kids that presented with that student. Um, so I saw six presentations. First of all, it's a great program. very well-run. Um, I think having the students have something to do at the end of the year when they're sort of starting to be a little checked out is a really fantastic uh way to do things. And I just want to say when I came to see the presentations, they were really impressive. There was one student who was at a surgery center and got to see like 20 different surgeries. um another who went to a Yale like medical lab that has never had um high school students before and was able
023to write an entire research paper on what they study. Like it was just very very impressive. So, um I think that got a little glossed over in the in the story because there's so much going on, but it is an incredibly impressive program and I just want to mention that because I think um especially for the seniors, like it's just the end of the year and they're sort of done and this is such a cool way for them to finish up um their time at >> just want to say one thing to that. It's even more impressive if you start looking at other high schools and what they do. >> So, if you compare them, you'll really be impressed. And from my point of view, I've watched the program evolve over the years, and it's
024it's gone from something, oh, we'll keep them busy, to some a really great learning experience. Uh, and uh, I've spoken to some of the kids, and I said it really made them think about what they want to do and gave them an idea of what it's all about when they do that. And, uh, it's really been helpful in uh, career choices. And it's such a wide range of things, too. So, I feel like it's it's not I don't know. I I feel like sometimes you think like it has to be one way, but I mean it was like real estate like just such vast different interests, which I think is also really cool. Like it really is tailored to the streets. So, >> okay. Uh thank you. Uh we move on to number 11, chairman's
025report. Uh uh nothing specific that I have uh to talk about at this time. So, I'm going to aces and uh I don't think we have anything or has anything >> ad hoc school start times. Donna, anything? >> Yes. Uh we are we met and our last meeting we came to the conclusion that our next step is to ask to which is already in the budget transportation software for owner operators to start working with next year that will allow us to input not only our data but um the owner operators will also put in stops from the elementary schools. that in the next six months or so we should be able to run scenarios that will give us um looking at efficiencies also potential start times or shifts or staggered and have some perhaps some
026numbers on that. So we are making some progress and that should have gone to the AFC and will come to the board tonight because I think there's some additional uh funds that might uh reach over the 35,000 okay >> for board approval. >> Very good. Uh Cape, uh >> just a reminder if anybody wants to attend the summer leadership um conference to just please email me so I can get uh folks registered. That is August 6th at W's Edge. >> Okay. Uh communications we have. >> Uh yeah, communications will begin tomorrow night. >> Very good. Uh curriculum, >> we are finished for this year. I mean, at least as far as the committee goes and uh we setting we're study we're working on a schedule for next year already and I know there's a lot
027of curriculum being developed and we're going to have a full plate next year um to approve. So >> anything else I've missed? No, it's perfect. Thank you. >> Thank you. Yes. Uh district health and safety. >> Yeah, they met last week. Um, couple takeaways were that chronic absenteeism so far to date has decreased from last year. It was four I think believe I believe was 5.4% and it's down to about 4.8% but you know the end of the year hasn't happened yet. >> And that lunch will be free at the high school next year and >> I'm sorry breakfast. I say lunch. Oh, I'm sorry. Lunch. I mean, not I said it again. Breakfast. Apparently, I have lunch on my mind. Breakfast will be great. >> Great. Thank you. >> Um, District Technologies on page
02813. It's a monthly report listed there. >> Uh, the only thing that I'll add is um the report lists that the student devices were ordered and shipped. We have actually already received the student devices for next year. So unlike last year where they were delight delayed for two and a half months um we got them before we had room to actually store them. So um you know you can never predict what happens around here. >> All right. And facilities the monthly report I know there's quite a bit of stuff going on but uh that's on page 14. Any comments? Okay. uh finance um as I had mentioned uh to you earlier, we now have uh number nine is finance or finance consent agenda. Uh a consent agenda is a tool that is used by organizations
029to um help efficiency in dealing with uh relatively routine uh work that board is responsible for. At this time, uh, the chair is going to, uh, move without objection, uh, all the items on, uh, 9 A and 9 D onto the, uh, finance consent agenda. What this will mean is that uh we will take up that vote once the finance consent agenda is completed without objection and that will be one vote on all of those items all 17 of them. Uh so is there any objection to any of these items being placed on the finance consent agenda? >> Sorry. Is it A and D or A through D? >> All of them. Yes. Yes. >> A through D. A No. No. No, A and D, right? There there are seven there are seven items on
030A and there are 10 items on D. >> B and C are voted. Is it >> those approvals? We don't need to do >> C approvals and then that way Miss Lis can still give her report. >> Correct. >> Okay. So, if not, without objection, they are now on the finance consent agenda and we uh need to vote on the finance consent agenda. Would you call the role for that, please? >> Do I need a motion still or consensus? No motions. >> I I don't believe we have to have a motion. >> I don't believe so either. We just have to approve this. >> Approve it. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Miss Bradley. Miss Shak. >> Yes. >> Miss Lombardi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Davis. >> Yes. >> Miss Schlank. >> Yes. >> Miss Jer.
031>> Yes. Okay. Sorry. Mr. Young. >> Yes. >> Miss Cloud Ingram. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Uh so that motion uh carries and all of those items have been approved. And I I do want to uh thank uh Autumn uh who uh kind of brought this to our attention and uh wanted to let you know it's very very much appreciated. And with that we move on to uh the next item which is under finance and it's B discussion of monthly financial statements which are page 20. Miss Lumis. >> Uh yes. So the changes on the revenue side is um some increased revenue in the investment income and then not reflected in the report because the data came in Friday was that the special ed uh excess cost grant is actually $23,000 less than we had
032anticipated. So our reimbursement rate for this year was 62.9% which is I believe the lowest that it's been. Um and then on the open choice uh revenue, just wanted to bring to your attention that that 62,608 that uh came in over budget. We did our best to estimate, but that grant um is the state takes the amount of money that's been allocated by the number of open choice students and kind of divvies it up. So this year there were not as many open choice students across the state. And then you also as a district get a higher rate of reimbursement if your uh enrollment goes over 2% of your total enrollment. And we just ticked over that. So though we uh were fortunate to get $62,000 more, we cannot spend that money because it's on
033the revenue side. So it'll just be returned to the towns um as part of the endofear balance. the expenses um you know insurance is running uh still at 104% but fortunately not higher than that utilities the electricity is still high and then just really tried to estimate all the um end ofear balances where we will um finally end up did want to point out that our facilities department is trying to clean out some storage areas and um brought some mo old motors and other scrap metal to a scrap metal junkyard and collected about $900 $00 which um goes into miscellaneous revenue and will ultimately go back to the towns, but we appreciate their efforts and understand they're still working on some more. >> Okay, any questions? >> Okay. Uh we have the special ed update
034uh fiscal year 26, Mr. Brandt. >> So, uh just one quick update to share with everyone our AMD transition academy. Uh we have we're in the final stages of entering into an agreement with the town of Woodbridge to move um that program to the old center school at the town of Woodbridge. Uh one of our locations for the Amnition Academy is currently the University of New Haven Orange campus which is in the final stages of being sold. Um doing some of the final uh the buying uh agency is doing some final work with the town of Orange. So obviously uh we need to vacate that space. So something that Dr. fire started about 7 years ago was a conversation with the town of Woodbridge. Um now that they are in the final stages of remodeling
035the old firehouse, we'll be taking one of their spaces that they don't use um and utilizing that for our students and moving them and having them uh work out of that location. So that's really exciting um that we're able to bring them a little bit closer into the center of town, giving them access to all three of our communities. >> Very good. Any questions? Okay, we move on. Uh, Director of Finance and Administration approved transfers under 30,000. This on page 52. Does anybody have any questions? >> Any questions? We move on to policy. The first reads. Uh, we have uh one, two, and three there. Um, any uh comments? >> So, um, I would just say that the policy on, um, artificial intelligence is completely brand new. It's why you don't see it marked up
036with anything. Um it really was a collective effort of the policy committee. We met um not we met twice sort of outside of our regular meetings to work on um creating this. Um we pulled from several different resources and at this point we would just look for feedback from the board. Um but we're also going to kind of let it percolate because CAB is in the process of completely revamping their policy. So at the end hopefully we can um come to um some decisions with um your feedback as well as recommendations that will be coming out of um CABE hopefully over the summer. Um but please take a look at it. Um I don't anticipate us bringing it up at our next policy committee meeting um which is uh at the end of June. We'll
037probably kind of retackle it again in August once CA has had some opportunities. um the conduct and discipline policy the changes um are only related to um uh suggestions around artificial intelligence that we found as we were going through our AI process. So you will see things updated um in the um policy particularly in section three um where we added some very specific student behaviors uh related to um the use or misuse of artificial intelligence. And that's very much the same is true um for the um grading um assessment systems policy. Um that policy we added some language again specific to artificial intelligence. We also put in some headers. they weren't there before, but once we added the AI section in, we just kind of needed to sort of separate out the policy to make
038it read more cleanly. Um, so all three of those kind of lumped together as our revisions to AI at this point. Um what's not also included in here is the regulation and it was at the request of the policy committee that once the regulation has been um uh developed that we at least um show that to the board uh so that you can see what is included in the administrative regulation to enforce our AI policy. Uh so that's where we are with the first reads. Um with respect to the second reads, these were all brought before the board um at our last meeting. We did not receive any feedback on them. Um you'll remember the accounting for compensated absences is a new requirement that is part of our audit process. Um and Miss Lumis um
039drafted that policy. The tutoring policy was at the request of the AMD educational um association and is now in line with our practices. And the recruitment and selection of administrative staff we have been um working on for a while. Um and ultimately um the policy committee um did make some uh decisions and uh supported them uh unanimously that um the candidates that are selected by um the interview committee go to the personnel committee um for um sort of being vetted um in terms of looking at their qualifications and the personnel committee has the um opportunity to provide feedback um and recommendations for the finalist and the finalist will be um the individual who's brought before the full board for um actual formal approval. >> Okay. Any any questions? Um as I mentioned in my uh
040uh email communication um uh if there's no objection, we will vote on all three of these policies uh with a single vote. Are there any objections? Okay, we will do that. Uh are there any questions or comments? Um just one as far as first reads go. We have a new law AI law that was just uh approved and signed by the governor. Uh and uh will that require some additional review and uh I know department of education. >> I don't think so. I think we had already gone into um the process with um the perspective that instruction in artificial intelligence is something that we um do need to provide to our students and that is what the statute says is that we will have to have a curriculum in computer science that includes instruction in
041artificial intelligence. So that's already sort of been worked into the policy. I don't anticipate um many changes, but that is what's driving Cab's update. So that's why we're sort of just kind of in that process of legislation updates and then we can look at revisions. >> Okay. >> All right. If the that uh may we have a motion to approve policy 34 34.1 414 34 and 2151 motion to approve those questions. Thank you. >> Second Dana. Uh any further discussion in that area? Can we call the role please? >> Miss Bradley? >> Yes. >> Miss? >> Yes. >> Miss Lombardi? Yes. >> Mr. Davis? >> Yes. >> Miss Schlank? Yes. >> Miss Schustster? >> Yes. >> Mr. Young? >> Yes. >> Miss Cloud Ingram? >> Yes. >> Okay, the motion carries. We move on to
042number 11, personnel. We have a personnel report on page 98. Uh if there's any questions or comments on that. If not, we move on to uh uh B uh C and D which will require executive session. If I am correct, uh we >> uh will go into executive session uh and excuse uh our students. >> Students, you guys don't have to come back. You're you're good. You can go home. And you can go home. And you can go home. Thank you. Okay, we are >> out of executive session and back in uh session at uh 8:02 and we are at U item 11E. E possible action on non-union salary proposals for 2026 27 fiscal year. Uh we are looking for a motion to approve as >> Presented. Thank you. Kathy a second. Donna. Okay. Yep.
043Uh any further discussion? >> Call the role please. >> Miss Bradley. >> Miss Lombardi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Davis? Yes. >> Miss Schlank? >> Yes. >> Miss Schustster? >> Yes. Mr. Y. >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion carries. Uh 11F uh possible action on standard benefit package uh for 2026 27. Do we have a motion to uh approve as presented? Kathy again second. Dana. All right. Uh any comments, questions? If not, can we call the role? >> Miss Bradley? >> Yes. >> Miss Shay? >> Yes. >> Miss Lombardi? Yes. >> Mr. Davis? Yes, >> Miss Schlike. >> Yes, >> Miss Juicer. >> Yes, >> Mr. Young. >> Yes. >> All right. Motion carries. Uh number uh 11g. Item 11G, possible action on administrator noteworthy performance stifen. Uh we have a motion to uh approve as presented.
044Kathy, Jen. Okay, we're all set. Um, comments, questions? No. >> Miss Bradley? >> Yes. >> Miss Shape? >> Yes. >> Miss Lombardi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Davis? >> Yes. >> Miss Schlank? >> Yes. >> Miss Schustster? >> Yes. >> Mr. Young? >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion carries. We go on to 11H. Updates on custodian maintenance, administrative assistance, and teacher contract negotiations. >> Um, so, uh, everybody picked the wrong year to be on personnel committee. Um but um so we did just finish our custodial negotiations. Um and they actually ratified the contract on Saturday. Uh so the personnel committee is going to meet um 30 minutes before graduation this Thursday. Um those people who are in attendance um hopefully personnel committee will approve it. And even though I usually reserve the June 22nd meeting just for
045my evaluation and my contract discussion, I will actually hopefully bring that contract um to executive session to the board. Um if the board can approve it that night, we can have all of their changes put into place before July 1, which makes it much easier on our really our uh payroll department, but it also obviously benefits them to have their salaries um in place on July 1. Um we have um started our negotiations with the administrative assistants. We had um one round last week. We have two more um scheduled prior to um the end of June. I just don't know that we'll actually have it finished in time for the board meeting. Um so if that's the case, what I'll try to do is bring personnel together um hopefully at the very beginning of August
046so I can get it to the board um by the August meeting, assuming everything goes well. And then finally, we received our notice to negotiate um from the state for our teachers um union contract. Um so this is um dictated by the state of Connecticut. Um based on the date that our budget is submiss submitted, we don't have any choices around this. Um our um commencement date for negotiations is October 12th. Um our mediation has to be um uh scheduled by December 1st. And my favorite is that our arbitration date is December 26th. So, um hopefully we are able to um come to an agreement before we get into arbitration or we will have a very long unpleasant holiday break. >> That's an incentive. >> It is. >> Um this happens to us every year.
047It's usually around that time. So, um so things usually tend to work out well, but um so yes, we have a lot of negotiating going on this year. Um but hopefully it will all go well. >> Very good. All right. Uh we move on to 12 uh new business and announcements. Uh special board of education meeting next uh is June 22nd. Uh that's our last official meeting of the school year fiscal year. >> Retreat coming up. >> Retreat. >> Do we have a retreat? Um, so we do still have a date set aside for the retreat on June 20th. Um, but um, we haven't really had um, too much planning around that yet. So, we will get back to the board on >> we we did look to go in one direction, but it didn't
048quite work out the way we had hoped to. Uh and uh so we're kind of have to revise what we're looking at if it's going to be something that's worthwhile for the um entire board. >> Huge look on my face. >> Oh yeah. The the um group that we were interested in having determined that they would not be appropriate for our retreat. >> You mean as a facilitator? >> Yeah. >> No, not as a facility. As facilitators. Sorry. >> Yeah. Yeah, I couldn't quite hear you, but >> Oh, I'm sorry. So, as facilitators, so >> okay, >> they wouldn't be appropriate. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, what is what is what are the next steps then? >> Well, that's we've got to work on that. That's why we don't have the information. >> September. So,
049am I understanding that our 22nd um June 22nd meeting is >> special meeting >> is our special meeting, but is that are we going to be in executive session for the superintendent? >> That that's that's part of the plan. >> That'll be on the agenda. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yes, Jen. >> Um can you just share a little bit about graduation for us since I've never been? Like are we in full sun? Is there anything you need to know? >> You are in full sun. Um, wear very cool clothes. Um, no. So, if you um so you should have your letter. If you don't have your letter from Mr. Anne, please email her and she will send it to you. It's your parking pass. Um, if you can please gather in the black box no
050later than 2:30. It does get crowded around here. So, your um, >> sorry, not 2:30, 3:30. Um, your um, but your usual If you do, I will >> your usual trip in is not usually quite as smooth um because of the traffic, but um >> if you can be in the black box by 3:30, um we basically take about 15 minutes to line up, we leave and start the procession at 3:45 so that we hit the field at exactly 4:00. Um when you um process um you'll we sort of go down all the way to the front in front of the graduates. There is a VIP seating kind of right off to the side of the stage. That's where all of you will sit except for Mr. Davis and I and we get to go
051up on the stage. Um and uh yeah, it is hot full sun and it's warm. >> So maybe but there's water. >> Was it always at 4:00? >> Water. >> It's a lovely experience. >> Always, you know, I'm excited. >> Just so that So don't bring a water bottle. >> Yeah, there should be. Yeah, we usually >> right before you go out, you'll grab your water. Yeah. Okay. >> Yep. >> Um and then because we're coming for the This was my other question. Because we're coming for the personnel committee, do we like follow a special parking like use the pass? >> As long as you have the pass and then um they will direct you to a certain spot. Personally, I park in front of the school because even though it's a longer walk back,
052it's a much shorter exit out. Um I don't have to wait for the traffic. Um I park at the end of a row um as close to the row road as I possibly can. And um >> yeah, and we're doing personnel in your office. >> We're doing personnel um in the district offices beginning at 3. And that should give us more than enough time to go through the >> perfect contract and get to the black box. >> Someone who's there will also get a better parking. >> We'll be with you. Kathy and I will be with you. >> Okay, great. >> And we're better. We're veterans. >> Sounds good. >> Who do I contact for a letter? >> Um Kim Duran. So, I think it was in my email last Friday. >> Um, in the
053graduation section, which I think was blue, >> there's a there her name is there. If you click on it, it will actually email directly to her. >> You're walking in the grass, so I put in >> any any other comments. Uh, if not, uh, we are ajourned. >> Extremely efficient, Paul. Extremely efficient. Is there any without objection at 8:11? >> Say hi to whoever we want. out of there. >> Okay, great. >> Beat it out. >> Unless you have a graduate and you jump on top of it. >> Parents are there trying to find