001Should we stay unmuted? Dr. Willlet >> [clears throat] [snorts] >> Well, thank you. Thank you for for being in this district and being awesome. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. I don't know. I've got three kids that are past your your grade level that you're taking, but I'm sure one of them had them. My wife had you. my wife would know. Um, but no, I appreciate uh all that our teachers do for for our kids and personally with, you know, personal investment that I have with my kids in in the schools. I appreciate it. >> So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> So, I do have a question. So, is this retirement retirement or is it is it retirement? >> Yeah. Well, I taught in Marboro, Connecticut, too. So, it's only
00214 years here, but I also taught Marboro. >> Best of luck in retirement. It's amazing. She like a superintendent. I don't know Saturday but oh [laughter] >> that's why I asked is it retirement or is it retirement? >> It's an early retirement so we can enjoy it life. >> Any plans? Any fun plans? >> Travel. >> Yes. >> Lot of travel. >> Good. Don't go on a cruise. >> Go years. >> Yeah. One in a month. >> So >> yes. >> We'll be trying to drag her back. >> Dr. Willie, do you want to get a picture? >> Sure. >> Yeah. Actually, do we want to wait until both and then we can show that >> great? >> Yes. >> Um, okay. And our and our other honore tonight is Cindy Hushley. Miss Hushley is
003also an awesome teacher at TIS and for years, uh, she's been helping the kids with reading as our reading interventionist. Um, she's also been the English language learner teacher and multi- language learner teacher now. and and in you know these these students are often the most vulnerable in many ways and kids that are struggling in reading the that kind of thing can impact them for their entire life you know all the way through their academic career and through their entire life. So the kinds of things that she's able to accomplish in that classroom truly give give um give these kids the gift of success and learning and stability and everything that is necessary. Um I would also like to read the statement that Mr. Denine has provided for for us tonight. Um social's retirement celebrates
004a lengthy career in talented by dedication and unwavering commitment to students and supreme organization skills. As a leading interventionist, she devoted her professional life to helping students who struggled with reading using her knowledge of the reading process to provide targeted meaningful instruction to numerous students. In addition, Miss Fosley has served the English language learner teacher program. I'm sorry, a program in the schools at TIS and at Parker School. For those of you who remember what Parker School was, no longer existing, but it was down there where senior housing is now. uh where she supported multilingual students with skilled patience and care. Her focus on meeting student needs and helping every learner grow has made a lasting impact on students and colleagues. Thank you very much. >> Also get a very ambiguously heavily weighted box. >>
005It is heavy. Yeah, it is. It's special. >> It means it's something good. >> It is. Yes. >> Thank you. Appreciate that. >> I um I'm sorry. >> No good. >> Um so my daughter Marbella um as as a military family, we were homeschooled until we got here. And she was she was like my daughter's first impactful teacher. And >> when I was at um did rounds a couple about a month ago at TIS, she was mad at me cuz I didn't go see you. And I sorry I just walked through the hallways road following you know the principal's lead and and Dr. Willis lead. So Marbella is going to be a little sad that you're gone but we really really 100% do appreciate the foundation that you provided for her during her first year
006in mortar school and brick and mortar school and thank you very much and I wish you all the best. >> Oh thank you. Thank you. She was a love. >> Oh I know. Oh yeah. And my wife says that she doesn't go to book club anymore because you haven't gone. >> Oh that year. So, >> time to work. >> Okay, there you go. >> She's also kept me from being lonely in my superintendent forums because she's one of the people who shows up. >> It's awesome. Um, okay. Would you would you guys like to come up and take pictures? Do you mind us on Facebook? That'd be fine. This is everyone at home. If you guys come on back and start generally one, two, three, two, three, >> and one more. Thank you. >> I'll
007let her know. >> Move everybody out here again. >> Somebody said, "We're getting seasick. Stop moving the owl." Sorry. Sorry about that. All right. Also tonight, um very excited as as you know, the CA, which is the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, um provides an opportunity for our school system to give awards to our student leaders. And so these are called the Cape Student Leader Awards. And they're presented [clears throat] by our principles to execute the selection process. Um they typically and always u demonstrate exemplary leadership within our school. The kids that are the young adults, I'm sorry, that win this award. It is honors these young adults who lead sometimes through formal rules, sometimes through informal roles. Uh it's it's really about character, responsibility, service to others, pit positive influence, uh and what
008they contribute to helping their peers and the school in a day and age that needs as many strong people as you know we can get. So, um, tonight I would like to bring up Miss Hickey for TMS and she will present the awards to Charles Ferrell and Finley Murray and then Mr. Poland will come up and present the awards to Sonia Cashau and William Murphy. So, first let's start with TMS. >> Hello everyone. So just to give everyone a little bit of an idea of how we do the nomination system because I think for Finley and Charles this is important for you to know. So I ask staff to give me all names and any names for what are the criteria of earning this award. So then I get a good amount of names and
009then in a faculty meeting we put together a vote and I could tell you that unanimously the two students that I'm about to present this to were chosen by the entire TMS staff. So I want you to know that this isn't just me handpicking two people. These are all of the educators and staff at TMS that have seen you through the years and are extremely proud of you. So it's an honor to tell you why you got this award. All right, I'm gonna go Charles first. All right, >> Charles is the epitome of you do not need to be the loudest in the room to be one of the best leaders who are in the room. I have to learn from you. [laughter] So, you're an exceptional young man whose quiet strength, kindness, and steady
010determination have made a lasting impact on our school community. So, what staff noted consistently is that you are a friend to all. You carry yourself with a gentle, soft-spoken demeanor that immediately puts others at ease. And while you may not always seek the spotlight, those who know you well appreciate your clever, understated wit and genuine warmth. His kindness is consistent and sincere, and it does not go unnoticed by anyone who's fortunate to work with you. Over the course of the middle school years, you have shown growth. In sixth grade, it was a build of becoming a more confident learner. By seventh grade, that growth continued to flourish and you became known not only for your strong effort and dedication, but also for the respectfulness and courteous way that you treat others and make others feel
011included and welcomed. Charles has always carried himself with grace and modeling the type of person that you want to be at and in life really. Now in 8th grade, you have fully embraced the role as a leader among your peers. So he consistently demonstrates the core values through your attentiveness, active participation, and thoughtful engagement. Your intellectual curiosity and willingness to stretch beyond your comfort zone is an inspiration. Whether in the classroom or through unified arts, the core classes, unified arts, extracurricular activities. You approach every opportunity with responsibility and care, and you share your enthusiasm. One impressive remark would be his well-known appreciation for Green Day when he was learning the guitar and played Green Day in front of a lot of students in the auditorium during our studentrun and led talent show. Your accomplishments speak
012volumes. Presidential awards in six and seven, student of the month every single year, [clears throat] um and student of the year as well. Um the honors are reflection not only of your academic success but of your character. Um, so you represent what we hope will be an example for everyone who's around you. I think sometimes students don't understand when they live by the TMS charter and by core values of being kindness and courteous and learning because you actually want to learn, not because you're just checking off a box in doing what you're told that it's infectious and that other people are watching even though we don't know that they're watching. So thank you. for >> generation X thanks you for >> I did tell like his whole crowd that he has here that I'm a
013Green Day fan but that's not why he was chosen [laughter] but I told the need to put it in there. All right, Finley. >> So, it's weird to see Finley at this height because today was the the day after ESBback testing ended and we had incentive day and we started the day with a sneak peek of Shrek the Musical because that is what's happening tomorrow night, Friday night, and Saturday. So, the whole entire student body got to see Finley this high today at Lord Falcon. >> [laughter] >> Finley is a student who truly embodies kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. She is a young person who consistently puts others first, advocating for her peers and always striving to do what is right, even when faced with difficult choices. Her strong sense of empathy and fairness makes her
014a trusted and valued member of her school community. your thoughtful your thoughtful contributions particularly during advisory discussions spinly is on student advisory um reflect a high level of emotional intelligence and help guide and support those around you. So you are one of the people who has reframed our TMS charter every single year for the careers that I have known you and that is appreciated in the classroom. Finley is a diligent and motivated learner who takes great pride in her work from her earliest days in middle school. She has demonstrated a commitment to excellence, often going above and beyond expectations, especially when she can incorporate her own creativity and unique perspective. She brings both focus and enthusiasm to the learning and a natural sense of humor that adds warmth and positivity to every environment that you're
015part of. You're also open for any conversation. Poor Finley had a Percy Jackson sweatshirt on the other day and it turned into a 10-minute conversation with me. So that's >> um as you have grown through your time at TMS which feels grown right Finley has continued to distinguish yourself not only academically but also as a leader and role model. So you consistently are supportive of peers are always ready to lend a helping hand and you're an upstander and speak out when you see that an injustice is occurring and you make other people feel safe and secure and respected. And I think that's really important that you know that you may not hear when you make people feel that way, but you do. Your involvement in leadership programs such as student advisory, it did come up
016in one of our building meetings. Not all of our doors are not properly marked. And I said a student is already working on it in creating all of the signs within CNS that is Midland um and after school programs. All of your involvement further highlights your dedication to building community. You represent the very best of our school community. kindhearted, inclusive, hardworking, committed to success, not just for yourself, but those around you as well. So you very much so want to come up, we'll take your real quick >> and we'll do the same thing. Sorry people at home, >> seasick or otherwise >> right in front of the definitely. I'd like to bring up Mr. Poland awards for the high school. All right, I'm gonna bring Sonia and Will up at the same time. Anybody know?
017Right. >> All right. So, Sonia and Will um really both represent, you know, what it means to be an Eagle on a daily basis. Uh we talk about our core values often at our high school. We recognize students every week for representing us in a way that we um want all students to represent themselves. and um our school hoodie. So perseverance, respect, integrity, depend uh dependability and engagement. Those are our core values. These students truly represent that and embody that every single day. But I think they also lead in a very similar way. All right. Um it's not often honestly that we actually hear a lot from Sonia and Will um on a daily basis. I think they they lead by example, but one of the most important things they do is they they speak
018up when they need to. um and they speak up on behalf of um themselves and they speak up on behalf of their student body. Um and they do so in a way that's extremely um eloquent um purposeful and and selfless. Right? So I'm going to speak a little about each one of them um just about their accomplishments as leaders but also as students in our building. And then I'm going to kind of talk about how they both represent um our school, our school community in a great way and lead by example in and very different. So Sonia, she sought out opportunities within our curriculum to enrich her experience um as often as she could taking some of the most rigorous classes AP Yukon. She's also engaged in two seminars um which is meaning she's exhausted
019the the course content within a department and then decided to go on and take on another seminar. Um so she did that with accounting and she's also a seminar student for our yearbook. So she was able to put together our yearbook for this year. uh she's mentored ninth grade students um as a link crew leader. Um so if you don't know a little bit about that is you know over the course of the summer um we start to develop programming to help transition our eighth grade students to the ninth grade level and um the orientation used to be a much more adult driven is now all student centered and it's as a result of what link leadership is but also what students like Sony do and um they take on that role and they bring
020students into different breakout sessions to help them acclimate to the nth grade year and to the high school in general. and it's completely authentic and coming from a student perspective which is great. She's a state level DECA member, member of our National Venez going to do great things no matter what. Um, William So, Williams smile like honestly I think of William smile. I do when I see him he he brightens up a room no matter what. And um you know when I one of the one of the interactions I had with him recently was I came out of think came out of the bathroom of the main office and um it was like 4:30 after school and he was just sitting there like this going on. He's like, "Yeah, can you can you come through
021the closing remarks at the National Science Society?" >> For sure. Absolutely. But honestly, it's it's 4:30. He just probably went through, you know, all the rigorous coursework that he has to do and engage in. It's 4:30. It's getting prepped for the National Bend Society because he's the president of that, you know, and this was a couple days before and he's like just smile. I can't say no. So, um he's a class officer, president of the National Bezon Society, member of the National Honor Society, student managed investment fund club. He's a best buddy um which he supports our students with a variety of exceptionalities um through his involvement in unified sports. He's also received the Catholic leadership award which recognizes not only his ability to lead, but also [clears throat] his core values deeply rooted in
022um family, integrity, and faith. So both of these students um I think again unless unless um if I didn't have the opportunity to tell you directly you probably wouldn't know um because they are humble right both of them are extremely humble um they don't want the accolades I don't at least I don't believe they do um but they quietly lead and then when they need to they step up and speak um which is great um they lead by example they advocate for others and they're the voice for re reason and progress um they are positive and most importantly they're very authentic um and they engage and work as leaders so they can make an impact on others very selfless but I thank Somia and William for leading such an incredible legacy at CHS and very
023So happy. Sorry about the wires. All right. >> Thank you guys for [laughter] anybody. Well, congratulations. >> Okay, we do have um a couple of other acknowledgements tonight. What I'd like to do though is just acknowledge the kids that um that are part of the art show in Talin and then we'll wrap up the student acknowledgements and staff acknowledgements and I'll give you a couple couple more bits of information about the the grants. So, we have the May art program and Talon Intermediate School kiddos are going to be doing it. The teacher is Miss Cos. The art show is May 21st uh at 6 PM at the Talon Public Library. And the student artists are Skyler Asens, excuse me, Asenzo, Mila Blashik, Vivian Aragon, Halrandle, Marily Dwire, Isla Evans, Lillian Fedig, Bridget Field, Morafield, Brooke
024Hulcom, Emma Kennedy, Lincoln Knight, Abigail Woolenson, Minich Watt, Charlie Schultz, Colt Smith, Leo Vod, I'm sorry, Rick Nod, Li Linda, Lya, sorry, here we go. Lydia Violet, Madison Wine, and Lillian Woodruff. So, they are going to be honored and their artwork is going to be shown uh Tomlin Public Library May 21st, 6 p.m. So, just wanted to make sure everybody had an opportunity to to hear about that and we'll go check it out. So, uh, one of the things that I do traditionally say is that, um, you know, our purpose here tonight is to honor you, not torture you. And so, the next part of the meeting is extremely interesting from a public service profession perspective, but it may not be completely interesting to you. So, you don't feel like you uh you'll hurt anyone's
025feelings if uh you would like to segue out at this time. If not, you are welcome here. So, we'll take a moment to let everyone segue >> and then we can get back started. >> [laughter] >> We need a new one. >> Are you going to say what you We have to recognize that. >> All right. Move on. >> We are ready. Now, there is one other thing I just wanted to highlight for everybody. Um, we do have uh we do have a u a TEF that provided our staff with some awesome grants. So, I just wanted to highlight that as well. Um, some of our grants, Katie Casease uh got a grant from the TEF uh for raising raised garden beds at Taland High School. Uh Tiffany Bardos got a TEF grant for noise
026cancelling headphones and visual timers for her classroom. And Anthony at um Talent Middle School got a TEF grant for a wellness exploration program at the middle school. So I just wanted to point out and say thank you to the TEF and highlight some of the grants that we got. >> That's awesome. >> How do they do those? They apply they apply to the grants and then the grants they consider them they review them and the TF makes um determinations and then they they notify the school and the grant recipient >> stands education foundation. That's right. We have a lot of acronyms in in public education. >> All right. So we will move on to item C. Does anyone have any additions to the agenda? Hearing none, we will make sure no one online. All right,
027we'll move on to item D, approval of the minutes. I will accept a motion. >> So move. >> Is there a second? >> Second and we will Any [clears throat] discussion? Roll call vote. Jaden. >> Hi. >> JP. >> Hold on. >> You may need to move the owl back to the middle. >> Dana. >> Hi. >> Uh, McKenzie. >> Hi. >> And Dana. Don't say that. >> Did someone say Dana was on? >> She is. >> I think there is a Dana. I'm assuming that's Dana. >> Might be a different she did. Uh, let me see. >> Let me ask this question while we're trying to track that down. We didn't specify whether it was for one of the months, Dr. Willlet, or all of them. Do we need to >> Oh, okay. redo
028this >> for all three minutes. >> For all three. >> I'm sorry. Repeat that because >> we did not specify in the motion if it was for one of the minutes or all three of them. >> No, you can uh you can do the minutes and then someone can have an issue with bring up. >> So the fact that we did not specify >> No, because the minutes collectively are okay. >> Okay. All right. Good. >> So are we still trying to get Dana? Are you on? >> She's probably coming. This may not be this. >> Okay. >> All right then. And I'm an I. So, we'll approve that unanimously with everyone that's here. >> All right. We'll move on to public participation. Oh, hold on. Dana is calling me. Am I allowed to answer
029Dr. >> I would it's it's your discretion and I think that's off the hole or may run in that meeting. >> Yeah. Brian, can you answer that for me in the hallway? >> We'll move on to public participation. >> Uh, the members of the Talon Board of Education welcome members of the public to share their thoughts and ideas at this time. When appropriate to do so, members of the board and the administration may respond to comments during points of information. However, in consideration of those in attendance and in an effort to proceed in a timely manner, follow-up discussion may need to take place outside of the meeting setting. So, um for the record, uh just if you have uh to part if you're going to participate, just state your name and your address and there
030will be a two-minute timer. So, anyone in the room is there online and we'll come back to the room and online one more time. We'll close public participation. Um Dana is not here so we will skip the correspondence. Um does anyone have any points of information just quick? Yes. >> Um I do at the top of the agenda it does say we were starting at 7:30 today. So um we always start at 7 obviously even though it's our normal thing. Um I can understand though people's frustrations if they weren't able to make it um or especially the acknowledgement portions of the meeting. So, uh, just as a future future, you know, making sure that, >> you know, it says 7:00 and if we need to be at 7:30, then we're starting at 7 over. >>
031Yeah. Last week or >> Yeah. No. Anything else? Want some information? >> Not nothing for McKenzie or JP. >> No, I'm good. >> Okay. Thank you. And um we'll move on to letter H, our student representatives report. It feels like you guys haven't been here in >> So what what is the word schools? Uh what do we have today? So, two weeks ago, we had our prom safety week where we had Mothers Against Drunk Driving speak about their experiences and what their organization does. As well as we had a promise banner where all the juniors and seniors would sign their names promising not to jen drive um on prom night as well as we had a car wrecked display at the front parking lot. Council also had a they did chalk at the entrance of
032words to remind people not to drink or drive and be safe. As well as we did ribbon tying where we would tie ribbons to juniors and seniors cars as a reminder not to drink or drive. And then coming up the week coming back from the Memorial Day weekend, we have pep rally and our spirit week. Um, this year we're planning to do like some points going out throughout the week to help build up more adrenaline going into that Friday with our pep rally. So, one of those is doing points for attending things like sports games with lacrosse, with baseball, not with golf, but that's okay. And then for spirit weeks, we have AIDS day, which is like where the upper classmen dress up as seniors while the um underassman dress up as like babies. We
033have dynamic duo day on Wednesday, jersey day on Thursday, and class color day on Friday, like as tradition is. Um, Eagle Valley signups have been up for a while to sign up for the pep rally, and those close on Thursday, May 21st. Um, and that is pretty much it for that. For some events, we have things like Head, Shoulders, Palm, Knockout Musical Chairs. We have a pop-up teacher event. We have a relay race and tug of war like we do like normal >> and our apologies for our lateness. We were going based off what it said on the >> Well, kudos to you for uh for following directions on the agenda. So, um does anyone have any questions for them? What's going on? >> Problem pass, right? So, you mentioned you did the whole thing.
034How was it? Prom itself, right? The safety week is the safety week, right? But the prom itself, good. >> You guys were at the aquaur this year, right? >> Yes. >> Isn't it always there? >> No, ours was at the Marriott Harper. So, >> the last number of years it's been at the Aquaur. >> Yeah. Thanks. >> The last few years there. >> Gotcha. Who am I? [laughter] >> That's where the DECA competitions are. So, that's how I know. >> But but beautiful place. Glad he had fun. >> Yeah. Any any other questions? >> Just is everyone excited for school winding down? >> Getting there. >> No days left. >> Five weeks or so? >> You're you're both junior. >> Yes. >> Junior, so you got another year. Okay. Right. [clears throat] Good. Good. All
035right. Well, thank you. Um we will move on to committee and liaison's report. Uh Jaden policy >> my report is our board action tonight. So policy regulation 5081. So we'll get into that a little later. Other than that we got a lot of things coming through policy in the next few months hopefully you know. So a lot of moving parts. >> Okay. Brian communication. >> Uh we set the agenda today. So we'll have our meeting next week. Okay, Joelle, we're done. >> No meeting. Uh, next week is our um agenda meeting and then our followup week is the actual >> All right. >> prior to our next meeting. >> Okay. And do we have Dana yet? We'll see her there. Is she able to unmute? She should be. >> I'm here. >> There's no FFC
036is next week. >> I've communicated to Walt my frustration with the mute and unmute. It needs to be removed as a restriction from the meeting because I've been here since I found out the meeting wasn't at 7:30 as posted. >> Okay. Thank you. Um at negotiations, we are in the midst of the nurses contract. So that's ongoing. >> All right. [clears throat] Um there is no chairperson's report. We will move on to item K, superintendent report. Walk us through that, Dr. Wood. >> Okay. So, first off is the monthly financial report. Um, get the screen catch the screen up to us so that everybody can see that one sec. I'll open the object summary so people can see at home what we're looking at here. It might take a minute because noticing it's kind of
037slow. Okay. So, um you know as as you know the first meeting of the month is typically the monthly financial report. uh super the uh usually I'll give you some notes on on where things are at just kind of as a general flyover. A code 120 substitutes is over budget by 87,000 roughly. Um this is due mostly to a number of substitutes we've had to engage this year. I told you a little bit about and some of these are repeated as we go through the year, but um you know custodian substitutes being overbudget, non-certified substitutes. District currently has several staff out on FMLA and long-term leaves. So whenever that happens, we have to also bring in long-term subs to cover the positions. Um so there's also um we also had some long-term subs in other
038areas such as administration as you may know. So um and these kinds of things will typically hit our budget repeatedly month after month once the you know those are happening. So that figure is probably going to get a little bigger before we close out the year. Um so as I've mentioned it's just one of those things. um 150 stipens, code 150 is over by 54 due to the clubs being reinstated after being eliminated from the budget. Um they are typically going to um sometimes cost a little bit more and then we balance it out at the end of the year because some of the SAA funds that collect some of those things are transferred up. So, we're in the process right now of transferring up all the SAA funds and so that we get a
039little bit balanced out um with the next couple months as well as all of those get collected. Certain things we don't collect from the SAAS until closer to the end of the year. Uh 210 health insurance, that's over budget due to several vacancies and the district absorbing the cost of um some of the white contributions. uh when that uh staff member or a staff member resigns or leaves or that type of thing. Um now we are paying more of the full insurance cost because um sometimes as you know in negotiations there is an employee cost that then we end up taking. Some savings are noticeable though on code 200. Um, so it's just one of those things that at the end of the year we're probably going to see staying kind of what it is.
040Um, and maybe a little bit a little bit more. Uh, code 240 is a 401A retirement. Um, that's over by about 24 due to several new hires electing that 401A plan and I talked about that last time. Uh, professional education services is over by 180. Last month it was uh, 162. So, you know, that's creeping up as well. And as we get to the end of the year, that's pretty much the narrative. It does creep up. Um, and so these are services I've talked about before provided to outplacement. Um, you know, provided to give some funds to outplacement that was not necessarily anticipated, net increase in students for outplacement. Um, and there are SLP services that were um provided and things like that. So, it's what can happen sometimes. Um, as we've talked about, legal
041services, as I've talked about before, is over and will continue to be. We underfunded that and we knew that was going to more or less happen when we did it. Student transportation, um, also under so um, under budget. Um, so that's something by 36 here, that's going to go back and forth a little bit. Um, there's line 516 that's over, which you talked a little bit about, and in FFC, we'll probably be talking a little bit about that too, as we were saying. um special education can influence this or affect this because there will need sometimes need to be a special ed transport added. So that line can fluctuate all the way to the end. Um same thing for 560. I have to um I have to you know give you a definition for 56561
042and 564 but this particular line outplacements are over by 47 and um last month it was 42. So again similar things um you know we have one that can cost quite a bit um and you know that's something that we're still trying to figure out as we've said before and I'm not sure what the end result of that's going to be. Uh we also have certain costs that sometimes are incurred for McKini Vento. Mckin Vento is services and supports for families who have become homeless. And so that can happen um as you as you know that can happen for a variety of reasons. And so we dedicate services and different things to various families that are impacted. Um and so sometimes the families need it, want it, sometimes they don't. But um typically we we
043have to provide that which is a good thing because you want to provide that kind of support first families to get back. So um that's more or less a fly over of those. >> Anyone have any questions? >> So I'll go ahead. Yes, I do. >> Okay. Right. So, um, if it's going back to the, um, uh, the stipen, uh, line for the clubs, what does the SSA stand for? >> Student activity account. >> Oh, SAS. >> SAA. >> Oh, SA. >> SAA. Okay. >> SAA. Yes. Student activity account. So are there are are excuse me are all the clubs are currently that have start obviously there's five weeks left of the school year all the clubs have started already correct the last of the clubs. >> Yeah they've all started. >> So why is
044there such a large deficit if we most if we've collected the funds because the deal was that kids couldn't participate if they didn't pay right off the bat. Well, there's there's still so for instance, as I had kind of mentioned, we don't collect all of it till the very end. Some of the essays still have money in it that they're transferring up to the board because some of the things um club advisor, not club advisors, um class advisors are also included in this group and not all class dues are collected until a certain point and then some of that comes up too. So that's why you'll see some of it fluctuate a little bit more, but 50 plus thousand dollar worth. >> Yeah. I mean, if you're thinking four classes times advisorships, that's what they
045cover and things like that. So it'll go down a bit, but anything that remains in that account is going to be um um for for stuff that we weren't able to collect. We also look at um we gave an $85 fee, $75 fee, and $55 fee. That was our first shot at common fees because you notice that you don't pay, you know, if somebody had a club of 70 and a club of 10, you're paying the same amount. Um, by we socialize the cost of it just like you do for sports. So, you know, 85 was a projection and we'll see how it ends. My guess is we'll collect another 20 or 30 and then we'll end probably somewhere in the 10 to 20 where we have to make we might have to make an
046adjustment to what we're charging. All right. I just want to say how we're >> that's when we decided to socialize it u meaning when we decided to make it all like 85 for all it's to make it easier it's 85 for the high school 75 that was based on a certain number of um projected people participating. >> Yeah I >> and then you know we have to adjust because it's our first year doing it. We might I might have to come back to you guys and say we got to adjust this upward or prepare to eat a certain amount. >> Okay. But I but but again some of those are still coming in advisorship for class advisor stuff doesn't come up until >> is have you coming to experience what my thought is are some
047utilizing say more materials for a certain club that were generating money say for the stipen to pay for the teachers or bears or whomever might be assisting and running the club but maybe we're short on supplies for a certain craft that you can possibly have a supply fee on top of just the stipen fee for certain people. Maybe if you only have seven, maybe they don't need as many supplies versus a group if if there's 30 in a club, >> you know. >> In my personal view, I'll move on. >> Thanks. I'm good for now. >> Um I was just wondering if you could give a projection on how much club dues could go up by. So, it's it's hard because um we are trying to do everything we can to not have that be
048the case because it's already kind of respects it. Um I feel a little trepidacious about giving a number because I don't want to freak everybody out. It could go up by pointing. You know, it depends. Well, we have to see how this pans out at the very end and we're not quite there yet. But once we hit um June 30th, we can take a look at all the lines and say, "Okay, this didn't work out exactly as we thought. We might have to adjust in the following days." >> Okay. >> And I think that's a u really a discussion for the whole board to see if we end up in the deficit, what is tolerable, what's not tolerable. >> Absolutely. >> Um and that'll, you know, have to be a discussion. you know, we might
049find that, >> you know, $10,000 is tolerable and we'll figure it out, >> right? So, but >> that's something to be a discussion when we have all nine of us here. Uh, it's a fair thing to do. >> Anyone else with questions? >> JP, McKenzie, or Dana? >> I'm good. >> Thank you. >> We're good, too. I saw Dana unmute. >> Yeah, you're the same. >> We will keep going. >> Right. Dr. Willlet, what do you have next for us? >> So, um, >> by the way, I'm just I'm just leaving myself unmuted for the moment. So, if you do get background noise, feel free to mute me and unmute me later. >> Okay. Um, okay. Sorry, getting back on the horse here. Okay, the next [clears throat] the next item on the agenda is
050the everything is going slow night. Hold on is a superintendent evaluation. Uh so just as a friendly reminder that uh this this process goes every year roughly the same way. um new board members. Probably the best way to access that is um on your board of ed dashboard. I think you seen probably the length of one out. Um superintendent evaluation stretches over the next couple of weeks. Um the timeline was provided to you so you can just take a kind of gander at it. Um May 27th the next meeting I'll do a presentation for you. Typically an executive session, it's just the process. So the val usually happens the exec um I'll do a presentation for you, give you a document and there's Q&A, ask anything you want about it or throw anything out there
051that you want. individual board member then board members have an opportunity from May 28th through June 6th to meet with me and the chairs um to do any followup any thoughts you have any questions uh you can do that by calling Jen Plumbo she'll schedule it and then you me and the chair sit down and discuss any aspect of that you want to be questions to me could be questions about any aspect of the process um but that's an opportunity to sit down and do that so gentle would schedule that for you if you need it and the number is there to do so. Uh and then June 10th we come back together. You'll notice that June May 27th is a board meeting. June 10th is a board meeting. So these are things that are
052happening somewhat between the board meetings like those special conversations if you want one. Um but then we you do your deliberations in the board meetings themselves. So then on the 10th we have another executive session. Typically, I'll be invited in. You ask me any more questions you want. Um, then you may have me step out and start deliberating. Then from the 11th through the 23rd, the chair and vice chair will typically meet to talk to me about um the board's deliberations. They'll ask me any additional questions or followup. They may invite other parties if they feel like it's needed or if someone has any residual questions. Um and then they will create the document um and use this rating document that comes from the Connecticut Association of Schools. I it's a combination of um two
053core organizations that came together to create it years ago. Um so it [clears throat] has the I think it's the CAB and its CAPS that created it together and we've been using it for years. So ultimately they begin to write that evaluation up. Then June 24th, the chair and the vice chair um have a final executive session. I can be invited in, talk to me about aspects of it, ask me any final Q&As's. Then you may ask me to step out and then maybe at the end of your deliberation, you submit the final document to me. Um at that point, your job is pretty much done with this. And um I can review it. I can attach a response. I can do things like that. Typically don't I don't think I ever have. But that
054part of it for you is over. Um so by June 24th you will have provided a document to me. The chair and vice chair provide the document to me. So the board provides input. The chair and vice chair do the the writing of the document. Then from the 25th through July 7th, the chair and the vice chair meet with me to talk about um or negotiate compensation and benefits may change because my my conversation with you is annual. Um and then by July 8th typically it'll be presented to the board and that's when we bump on any compensation change. So that's the the fly over of it. I don't know. I hope that was fairly clear. But that these are the steps. So you're entering the stage now. Um basically there's nothing to do between
055now and the 27th. I just present to you on the 27th, but then the 28th through the 9th of June we can meet. So that's the most immediate thing with the chairs. >> So I'll add to that. Um, and this is an area where I know I can speak for Jen because Jen and I are in lock step on this. We have not met this timeline since I've been on the board >> and we will meet this timeline this year. So May 28th to June 9th is your opportunity to schedule a time with Dr. you're willing to talk to him about anything and everything, you know, the good, the bad, whatever you want to talk to him about. That's also the time where um either Jen or myself will be on that phone taking notes
056um about the conversation, about the questions, about the concerns, so that um if need be, we can add them into the the writing of the evaluation. That all happens in those two week time. that is your time to that's your opportunity for input into the evaluation based on what you're talking to Dr. Willlet about. Um and that's that's a reason why Jenner myself is going to be on the phone call um as well so we can take those notes. I know in years past we have had concerns that everyone hasn't had input into the writing of the evaluation. Those two weeks are your time. So I I know I'm being repetitive, but I don't want there to be any misunderstanding um that that all nine of us have input into the writing of this evaluation
057and that is our time for the input. I'll also add that we have not established new superintendent goals. So we are currently working under the existing superintendent goals. So that is what his evaluation is based on when we're looking at strategic goals for him to hit. So the the existing superintendent goals. So um I'm sure they're on the dashboard somewhere. >> So make sure you go look at them if you want to um discuss them with him. Again, May 28th through June 9th is your time to do that. Please do that because when the evaluation is written um I I I don't want to hear I didn't have an opportunity yet. >> Probably best thing to do is when I come in for the when I do my presentation and give you the documentation on
058the 27th that'll make it easy for you rather than searching through everything. Listen, let's put it in as many minutes as we can so that we show that it's been discussed and said. I I just don't want what has happened in years past. >> And I don't want us to miss this timeline. It's not fair to you to be going into September or October not having your evaluation yet. Um so we will hit this timeline. >> So in in years past, has it been because of budget or is it people just dragging their feet and not providing the proper documentation? >> Yes. anything and everything. It's it's been cancelceled meetings. Um >> Gotcha. >> It's been a number of things, but um listen, unless there's an emergency, that's not going to happen this year. We
059will hit this timeline. >> Great. >> So, I don't like I don't like being late. I don't like missing timelines. We will hit this timeline. >> Um and Jen and I are definitely committed to that. We we talk about that regularly. So, >> so in May 27th, they'll give you what's called a summary document. It'll have all the previous stuff and all the information. >> Right. So, all right. We're done with that. What is next? Um, is that all we have for that one? Dr. Will, >> that's it. That's it. And then uh the next item on the agenda for you guys would be um >> new business 2027 board event meeting dates >> for new business and uh these dates I believe. Did you get them last time? I think >> I thought so.
060>> I thought you got them last time. >> That could be. >> So I you can move them to action either that or we talked about them in policy because now my mind is >> I know. So you don't have to >> Okay. So they were they were maybe discussed but you guys at this point um these are your dates for 2027 should you choose to accept them. You can also make modifications. Um you know you you don't have to do that all in this meeting obviously. So it's it's just the typical annual review of your forwardyear meeting dates and typically we do that right around now every year. So you have, you know, so the public will be able to see and then we post on the website and everybody will know um the
061dates that are coming up. >> I'd like to move the updated 2027 board of education meeting dates to the vote. >> That's all. >> So does that need to be a motion to move to action or do we >> move to action? Move to action and then a vote is second to action. Um and seconded is there any discussion? >> I guess I have a question Jaden. It was in policy. Was there any concerns or anything with them? >> I don't know [clears throat] where we talked about. >> I know it came up. I don't know how much we actually >> not very in depth. I mean, so I I don't off the top of my head, I'm not seeing any inconsistency or any any any issues, but it was killing me when I was
062reviewing this agenda because I could have sworn we had definitely looked at this just a week or two ago. So, I'm glad you I'm not alone in that insanity. But no, nothing as far as I know, nothing crazy. >> You'll notice it's pretty much the same every year unless you want to tweak it. >> Yeah, I checked the calendar looked pretty good to me. >> Okay. Most of the issues typically spur up around the spring breaks or the winter breaks or the summer breaks and and holidays and here those meetings already moved and we're in good shape. >> All right, [clears throat] if there's no other discussion, we'll move to a roll call vote. This is to move it to action. >> Jaden, >> I I JP I >> Jenzie. Bye, >> Dana. Dana is
063still struggling. >> I know. I'm an I as well. So, we'll move that to action item. Where are we in action? Board action N2. >> Yeah, >> there is no old business. So we'll move to item N board action and N1 is policy and regulation 5081. >> Yes it is. Okay. So uh policy and regulation 5081 are simply the update uh to these from the state of Connecticut and Kate. I you might have heard me mention a few weeks ago K put out a model and the state of Connecticut picked up that model and that's it. We have to incorporate that model, Gab's model. This would when we were talking in policy, we've been talking about cond certain tracks for um board policy approval. This would be the 90. >> Yeah. >> One of the
0649010s, you know, it's it's something that that at this point the state wants the update made and K is the one they want everyone to, you know, to have in there. And so that's what we did. So we integrated the caves uh caves language into the standard policy in rag any questions. >> I guess I just see that it says July uh 2025. So this is this >> that's about the last sub last >> that's from that's the cave you know the cave model the one that we're referring to. Yes. And the one that we're using is is that dated model. >> Okay. >> So that you know that there might have been one from 201 >> this shipwin shipwin is um it's hard to fully explain this but shipwin's one was not selected and
065the state for whatever reason decided that that one the cave one was the one to use and so shipwin kind of backed out of the whole thing. Shipwin doesn't have a model. >> It has a suggestion for regulation which I incorporated. >> Yes. >> Like like this is unusual. Shipwin has models for everything but not for this one because the cave one is the one the state said >> you've got to have. >> So that's the one that we're integrating is the cave one and the regulation has shipwin language but the the model is all cave. >> So K integrated Mike. So just to be clear, so this policy is the this is a board of education policy. It is there a is this >> is there a policy that is school specific >> likeies
066policy just applies to the high school all the school? >> It applies to all the schools. >> So the current one that we have now >> also applied to all the schools. This is a major difference though. Are there differences? cuz like you usually get like a cross out or the highlighted change. >> This goes to kind of the policy discussions lately about like >> we'll get to we're going to describe kind of some of the things that policy talked about in terms of which policies might have um that kind of thing and others that might just be overlays. It there are no strikeouts because it this is not discretionary. This is the state said use cave stuff and we have to use cave stuff being complaints. >> I know I I guess I worded
067my question. I guess my my question or concern just what was what we have now what is the what is what is being updated I guess. So the there are there are subtle differences and um there are things that um would probably be a longer conversation that maybe we could have in curriculum because it's a little bit longer than maybe what you want to do right now. And what I would give you is my opinion and my opinion may or may not be other people's opinions. Um, I would say that in my opinion it um it uh makes it a little bit more um uh it's a little broader. It's based more in um power differentials. Um, severe, pervasive, and persistent are no longer the major considerations, although my mind they would still be in
068some way. Something severe, you're going to act on it. But it focuses more on a power differential, for instance, was one of the things. Is there a power differential between the two kids? If there isn't a power differential, then it, you know, it might be concerning behavior, but it might not be bullying. Um, and so those are some of the differences. um power differential might be a little um more uh difficult to uh fully analyze than severe pervasive and persistent right so it's going to be something that um you know that is going to require a little bit of a shift in how you look at it and I think the school district from a fundamental point of view if there is severe treatment of another person that's that's unacceptable and terrible we're still going
069to be, you know, working under the bullying policy and have people file the report and look at it, investigate, so on, right? >> Yes. >> Um, but now you'd add a layer of power differential and we're we're looking at what that looks like. You know, there's clearly a power differential between a teacher and a student, but between a student and a student, we're going to be looking at that. You know, um, that's one of the new questions, right? that's an added layer that wasn't there before. Um, so that's why I'm saying it's kind of hard to talk about a little bit without having a longer conversation because I think we're going we're working through that now too and so so have others. >> We have an employee training or updating on these. >> Yeah. Yeah.
070I mean we we um we're going to be using a lot of the summer doing a lot of work on on that type of thing as well. >> Yeah. Um I think our admin are have been doing an excellent job of making sure that if anything is severe, pervasive or persistent that we're making sure it gets covered. Some of these new things like power differential if we see it, we'll act on it. But I think we also want to talk a lot about what is that. >> Okay. All right. Sorry. Thank you. I'm good. Bill, thank you for the time. >> I've got a couple questions. um talks about a school climate specialist and a school climate committee. U further down um says the specialist for each school year, the principal of each school or
071a school employee who holds professional certification. Um is this a stipened position where we have to worry about funding [clears throat] for that climate specialist >> right now? No. In the future maybe. When you say future like >> well >> next school year future or >> so my hope is not for next school year future school climate specialists you know are right now principles they're admin um the school climate committees um they are and if you look at our um a hazard safety security plan other things like that we have these committees um they have um our principles on them um they have staff on them. They have um you know um >> the committee talks about people in the public as well, >> right? And so we have people in the public on the
072committees. They're all listed. They're listed here in the regulation. Uh the thing is we are going to be evolving these in the next few years and um they they're going to probably need to have more participation from staff. And if those committee meetings happen after school hours, there will probably be compensation related to that. Um because that's extra duty. And um you there'll be elements of student involvement, things like that. We do surveys every year like we're about to launch our next battery of surveys. And the surveys ask a lot of questions about culture, climate. You've noticed those. They're coming out again. Um but we analyze that survey data every year and we're going to be retooling that um around uh these efforts as well um and applying them to objectives for these committees and
073things that need to be looked at from um the culture climate point of view from from these committees. That's not that different than anything we've been doing. But uh because of the increased involvement of uh various stakeholders, it may be that there is a cost to it. right now there isn't because our private people are administrators and APS um as the backups and um you can see the committee structures by looking at the regulation but we are probably going to be expanding that and that that probably will have some cost. >> Would this be listed under one of these wonderful unfunded mandates that we get from the state? Uh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Does anyone else have anything? >> I do have one question, Mr. White. When I'm looking at the actual um climate committee
074personnel, I see that there's there's there's folks on here like I'm looking at Mr. Chris White or Mr. John State. But I'm also looking at some spots and I understand the trooper trooper Benny Brennan, I'm sorry, or designate. I understand that one. But then I see one up here. This says for the high school safety committee, Michelle Grady or designate. So when we're talking about a designate, is that just like, hey Brian, you're in today. You know what I mean? So because I I asked that question because if if people are going to have to be trained in a certain, >> you know, in this whole process, is everybody trained? So they um designates are usually designated by administration u and and also when it's a staff member uh that's also going to be done
075in cooperation with the um the bargaining unit. So although these designates have the same >> the reason you have designate is that person is out >> or not you know they there is a person that would be designated it would be the same person though for all the meetings it wouldn't be like different people every meeting so it would not be Walt one meeting you know Bill another meeting Brian another meeting it would be whoever was designated to take that person's place >> so my concern is is is that designate able to do the same thing that Michelle Grady is here. >> That would be our job to try to make sure this is the case. Yes. >> So would it be a wise thing that we have the primary folks and these are alternates
076in case these people are not here identified? Do we have to do that? We do that. >> Yeah. I mean you don't have I mean I don't know if I'm >> usually certain overkill but certain point people are selected for the committees and um you know and they they we can do alternates um but we don't usually have to do alternates because these are on a yearly basis now if somebody you know if we had alternates for every single one of them the question I guess would be should the alternates come too so if the alternate because otherwise you know the the advantage to having an alternate and have them come to every meeting is the minute one person goes out, the next person is right there and already has been participating and knows everything.
077Otherwise, you might as well designate someone at that point because there's no fundamental difference, you know, but if you are going to have standing alternates to everybody that's on here and we do do this as after school committees, it's extra duty. >> Extra duty. >> Yeah. >> Well, we can do these on professional development days or something. >> Yeah. Now, right now, we have these embedded uh we try to embed these in the school day. Um wherever we can, but that probably isn't going to be ultimately where it lands at the very end of the process. Um probably these will these will end up being um after school committees because uh we are going to be and have always evolved the committee structures. You'll notice that in the all has plan and in this they
078are the um culture climate committees and when I do my district safety and security culture climate I talk about culture and climate the admin from the buildings report out on the culture climate from the subcommittees but at the end of the day the way this is headed is more uh less of say public safety on there and more of staff and students. that's kind of where it's headed and parents. So, it's it's going to be more like it bifurcates now into a culture climate separate from safety security. And in the past, what we've done is in order to get all the maximum number of people involved and and to have all the stakeholders at the at the table at the same time because there's there's been crossover. Your culture and climate also dictates how safe
079you are. But the way this is kind of moving is a bifurcation of that. So there'll be safety security as one group and there'll be culture climate potentially as the other. And that's when that becomes more of an afterchool maybe endeavor depending on the available time. We also have certain limits to the number of meetings that we can have as an official big group. Um that's some there are contractional limitations to doing it as an entire faculty for instance. So these would have to end up being separate and probably extra duty and probably um not have all the safety security people. They'll be different in the future. >> Who's currently our school climate coordinator? >> The district coordinator is me. >> See? [clears throat] >> Yeah. And that's at the top of one of the
080>> Yeah, it says super superintendent or an administrator. >> Yeah, that's the policy. Then if you look at the regulation, it has the actual assignment. So that's me. Then you have your desert, you have your climate specialist, you have the committee. See, you know, you have all of that. But that those committees will likely break a little bit or separate a bit. Anyone have any other questions? >> I'll just add sorry y >> I'll just add that you know if you keep scrolling down the surveys are there it takes you to the t the uh talent k12 website and all those things for every level so you guys can actually you know you can you can see where you can just see all the types you know and that they're all available for people. So
081this >> yeah the these are the survey groups. They're about to be reopened for everyone. So what you see are the uh that list the 0405 ones if you go all the way to the link because the 06 uh 0506 ones are about to be launched. >> But that's an that's that is the site that's the master site. >> What 44 page 44? Yeah. It's almost the It's right before the forms there's a link that says school climate surveys and the school climate surveys there's a page that lists all of the ones for all the schools and then if you click on it then it'll take you to the Google survey which right now is going to show 405 because I'm launching the 0506 is next week. >> Okay, I see it. Thank you. >>
082Yep. But you can see that there's ones for students, there's ones for parent guardians, there's ones for staff. Um, they don't do student ones in the BTP level because they're too small. They don't usually. >> All right. Any other questions? And this is something the state doesn't give us any leeway on. >> It doesn't, but you still >> right. >> You do the the ceremonial piece of accepting it. Yeah. >> But you can't say no to this. I hate saying those words. But this is not something that you have the discretion to say no to. It needs to be >> Yep. So if discussion is done, I'll check online. JP, McKenzie, or Dana, do you have any questions or concerns? >> No, I'm okay. [clears throat] Here. Not at this time. >> Okay, then we're
083in board action. We need to motion to accept that, Dr. Willlet. >> Yeah. So motion to accept policy and regulation 1581. >> I'll accept the motion. >> Motion as presented. Motion to approve policy and regulation 1581 as presented. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Jaden. >> I discussion. Thank you. >> Jaden. >> Hi Brian. >> Hi Elaine. Hi >> Joel. Hi JP. [clears throat] Hi >> McKenzie. >> I am an I. This is unanimously. Board action N2 was the meeting date I believe. >> That's right. So I will accept a motion to approve the 2027 board of ed meeting dates. >> Motion to approve the updated 2027 board of ed meeting dates. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Jaden. >> Hi >> Brian. >> I >> Elaine. >>
084Hi >> Joel. >> Hi >> JP. I >> McKenzie I >> Dana Iman. Motion passes. That moves us back into public participation. Uh comments must be limited to items on this agenda uh with a two-minute time limit and we just ask that you state your name and your address for the record. Is there anyone in the room that would like to say anything? Is there anyone online that would like to participate? Back to the room and back to online. Seeing none, we will close public participation. Moves us on to points of information. Looks like the items under there are the 10 council minutes for April 14th and the 28th creative review. Any any discussion on those. Anything that uh jumps out, Dr. Willlet, from those meetings? >> Nope. I think you're all aware of um
085just generally they had budget discussions and and you're you know where we're at with all of that. So, right. >> Okay. All right. And then uh future, anything for the future for us to look at, Dr. Willlet? >> Just that you have the instructional rounds coming up May 20th. You saw me put in a little plug for that. I think you'll love it if you go. Um it's it's uh going to be on student centered learning. You're going to get a good chance to see uh how they revamped their entire um what I'm going to call sore um safety, ownership, active learning, and respect. it was part of their behavioral plan with SEO and so on. U you'll see a lot of really great things um with respect to the programming and the student centered
086learning that the district engages in at the middle school. Uh it's a great example of real good best practice. So if you can make it, I think you'll really really enjoy it. >> You look like you were gonna say something. Well, I'll I'll put a plug in to uh make sure you get out to vote in the referendum coming up. >> So, not going to Yeah. next week. Just make sure you get out to vote at the library. And that brings us to adjournment. I will accept a motion. So, move second. >> Second. >> Discussion. None. >> Jaden. >> Hi, >> Brian. >> Hi, >> Elaine. Hi >> Joel. >> Hi >> JP. >> Hi >> McKenzie. >> Hi >> Dana. >> This is not working too well. >> No. >> I'm an I. >>
087I. >> Thank you. I'm an I. And we are journed. Thank you. on his 19th.