001All right. Good evening everyone and welcome to the Malden School Committee meeting. Today is Monday, September 8th, 2025. The time is 6:01 p.m. Our next meeting will take place on Monday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m. here in the chamber. This evening's agenda will consist of the following. After we pledge allegiance to our flag, have a moment of silence for our veterans, take attendance. This evening's agenda will consist of the following. First will be approval of minutes from June 23rd, 2025 as well as August 7th, 2025. Uh then we'll get into public comment. This will be an opportunity for members of the public to address the school committee. We only ask that you state your name and address for the record. We're going to allot uh 15 minutes for public comment, three minutes per speaker. Then
002from there, we'll go to our superintendent. uh he has three items that he will discuss with the committee. First is obviously back to school highlights. Second will be on where we are with enrollment and staffing. And then finally uh his vision for the school year 2026 and beyond. After that we'll move down to subcommittee reports and discussions which we don't have anything as of now. If that holds, we'll go to motions and resolutions, which will be first we're going to take up a proposed donation from the wind development company. Miss Pedaphor will speak to that. Then we're going to refer depending on discussion competency determination to policy and procedures subcommittee. And as you all know, that's led by Miss Rose Zyberg. And then finally, we're going to discuss a resolution in support of bill Senate
0032581, an act to promote student learning and mental health. Uh Miss Fatfor will speak to that. After that, we'll go to personal privilege. That is where members of the school committee will give updates on what's happening in their respective boards. Then we're going to entertain a motion to go into executive session. Pending that vote, we will discuss five items. The first is the approval of the June 23rd, 2025 minutes. Second is the approval of the August 7, 2025 minutes. Item number three is going to be where we're going to discuss strategy with respect to SEIU Local 888 and doing so out front would have a detrimental effect on our position. So, we're going to do that in executive session. Item number four will be similar except it will be on our non-UN personnel. Specifically, the
004assistant superintendent of student services, the assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, the assistant superintendent of human resources, the director of finance and operations, accounts receivable coordinator, assistant business manager, data analyst, system administrator, manager, administrative attendance, supervisor districtwide, the executive assistant, and school committee clerk, communications coordinator, our building monitors, of which there are four, clerical, welcome center manager, facilities manager, and then our principles at the BBLC, Ferryway, Forestdale High School, Lynden Salemwood, food service operation manager, most coordinator, most site coordinators, of which there are three. and then finally the CPPI grant administrator. Then after that everyone will go to the final item in executive session which is to discuss contract negotiations with non-UN personnel as well. This will be in the form of our superintendent of schools. We will then adjourn and come back out here.
005We may or may not act on some of these items that are on the executive session agenda. And then after that we'll move adjournment. So any questions everyone. >> Got it. Uh the vice chair just informed me that Umar is not up and running. Uh but it's still is it being recorded that we can share? >> Yep. So we're recording at the moment. >> So we're recording it. We'll be able to share it after uh the meeting is over. All right. Any other questions? If not, why don't we first rise and pledge allegiance to our flag? >> I 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. >> At this point, we ask everyone
006to remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of all our veterans. Thank you. All right, let's have our clerk call the role to ensure that we have a quorum sufficient to allow us together. >> Mayor Christensen >> here. >> Mr. Drum. >> Mr. McCarthy >> here. >> M Mr. Drum >> here. >> Miss Faphora >> here. >> Miss Mlin. >> Miss Hardy >> here. >> Mr. Gray >> here. >> Mr. Bernard >> here. >> Miss Roseberg >> here. >> Superintendent here. All right. So, we have a quorum sufficient to allow us to gather where we have members online. We will uh roll call all our votes. And Madame Clerk, you heard Miss Mlin's here. Okay. All right, everyone. So, let's do this. So, the first order of business is the June 23rd, 2025
007special session minutes. >> Motion by Mr. McCarthy, >> seconded by Mr. Bernard. Everybody's had a chance to look those over. Any questions of the team? >> If not, let's call the role. >> Mr. Drum, >> yes. >> Mr. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Miss Faphora, >> yes. >> Miss Mlin, >> yes. >> Miss Hordy, >> yes. >> Mr. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. Bernard, >> yes. Miss Rose Eyeberg. >> Yes. >> Mayor Christensen. >> Yes. That carries unanimously. Now, August 7th, 2025. Motion by Mr. Bernard, seconded by Mr. McCarthy. Any questions on those, everyone? >> Mr. Drum. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarthy. >> Yes. >> Miss Baphora. >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin. >> Yes. >> Miss Hardy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gray. >> Yes. Mr. Bernard, >> yes. >> Mr. Rosyberg, >> yes. >> Mayor Christensen,
008>> yes. Those carry unanimously. All right, everyone. Let's do public comment. So again, this is an opportunity for members to address the public. We only ask that you state your name and address for the record. Public comment is now open or not. We're okay with that, too. Anybody wishing to address the school committee? Anybody online? for. >> So, if you are participating via Teams tonight, we ask that you just use the raise hand function if you would like to um participate in public comment. Okay. All right. We're going to close public comment. Let's go to our superintendent and let's hear from him. There are three items again. Well, welcome back um members of the committee, Mr. Chair, and u everyone here in person and everyone watching online, welcome back to the 2025 school year. Um
009really really uh glad to be here with you tonight and to share an update on some of the the great things that have happened as we started this school year. Um as uh we always do just want to remind everyone of the core values that guide our work every day. um we that we include and we collaborate with all of our stakeholders, with our students, with our families to make sure that people have a voice in decisions that impact them. That we affirm the capacity of every child to grow and get smarter the better we teach them. and for all of our educators, for our families, for our uh our staff, all of us uh to get stronger um as we as we work at it and as we commit to work together. And that
010the really the most important is to do right by all of our kids. Those that um have advantages coming in and those that that lack advantages, no matter where they come from, what language they speak, um we are committed to doing right by all of our kids. And the theme that we touched on during our opening and we've been talking about a lot is this idea that we all have strengths individually but that together working together we're much stronger as a collective. this strong alone stronger together again just I'm going to be talking about back to school highlights uh sharing about our staffing uh enrollment and operational updates and um reminding us about the vision that we're going into this school year with and the um also the the themes that we're going to be
011talking about together over the course of the year. So, um, one exciting, uh, we got the school year off really to a great start when we had over 55, uh, educators who joined our ranks as, uh, in Malden public schools during the 18th and 19th of August. and um assistant superintendent Kuml Basin and all of our curriculum directors, our director of finance and operations Tony Mertz, our assistant superintendent of human resources, assistant superintendent student services and a lot of community members from around Malden welcomed all of these new educators at the gym at uh Malden at Malden High uh Finn Gymnasium and it was a very festive atmosphere. our union was there in support and welcoming the educators. Um, and folks were just like, "Wow, I I I heard teachers from other districts uh who
012said, "I didn't get this kind of welcome in my previous district." And, um, they spent two days with us. They learned about uh, all of our procedures. They learned about uh, how we're approaching instruction. They got to meet people uh who could share with them the nuts and bolts of the curriculum they'll be teaching, how to take attendance. Um they met with the union. Uh also it was a great great two days and I'll share a little bit more about that a little bit later. We had our opening day and some of you were able to be there that day uh to hear uh the mayor speak um which was which was great. Uh we had our union president. We had uh student speakers. We had our guides uh from Ferryway Young men and women
013who were dressed in green vests who were welcoming all of our educators uh back for the year. We had the step team. We had the chorus. We had a band from Malden High. We had so many students participating. Students from Lynden who led us in the pledge of allegiance that day. And we had seven amazing students, uh, Malden High School students who shared in a panel discussion with our assistant superintendent, Bassine, um, ways that they had been challenged and encouraged to, uh, do things that they didn't think they could do. Um, ways that educators made that happen for them. And also, they gave advice for all of our educators um, as they start the the new year. And it was a a wonderful, wonderful day. Um, as you can see some some photos there. That's
014just the courtyard at the high school and all the folks were there for breakfast and just again a very festive, upbeat um atmosphere that that first day. The following day we had a district-wide professional development which was also at the high school mainly in the morning. Uh we had um over 40 we had 46 sessions for our educators. two, one session in the early morning and one session midm morning. And these sessions were led by our assistant principles. They were led by our directors. They were led by our instructional coaches. And again, the the mood was upbeat. The feedback we got from educators was that the overwhelming majority said that it was a a very good use of their time. they felt encouraged um by the tools that they were given to take back to
015their classrooms and to impact their students learning. A great great great day and we'll be having um more professional development later in the year. And then we had the show actually start on the 27th and um the mayor and I and vice chair Spataphora had a chance to visit all of the schools with students uh started uh that day. Uh, I know a member Rosieberg was able to join us at Lyndon. And, um, then we had the new commissioner of education, Pedro Martinez, uh, joined us, uh, for a visit to BB uh, at the at the end of our our tour, if you will. And every single building, there was excitement. Every single building, students were were were pumped to be back. Um, educators were excited to have the students back in in in their
016in their classrooms. And I and I have to say there were several times when I we stopped to ask a principal wild I I don't remember that educator um where where did they come from? And so oh we hired them back in March and um they came to us from XYZ district or they came to us from um uh this uh school of education and there this is their first position but they were hired by the district back in the spring and I'll speak more about that in just a moment. This past Thursday, we had our first day of preschool and kindergarten. Um, the ELC was a very, very festive atmosphere. All those three and four-year-olds so excited to be back in school and then all of our kindergarteners starting school that day. Most of
017the tears I saw shed, I must say, were those of parents, not students. The students were pretty excited. They'd been to orientation. they were already familiar with their teacher. The parents were the ones who were having a little bit more trouble letting go in many cases. Um, but it was a great great uh second opening day for this school year. Um, so all of that I just want to talk about some of the things behind the scenes that have made all of this possible. And um, one is uh, staffing. So um, you all will remember that we did something a little bit unusual. Um, we we started way back in the winter working as a cabinet, working with our principles, planning very very carefully to identify what positions we thought were going to become vacant
018um for this school year. And we pushed to confirm those openings to the greatest degree possible so that we could post those positions in March when most educators, the most educators are actually applying for jobs. And um we were very successful in attracting a great cohort of educators to join the ranks of the great educators we already have here in the Malden public schools. Um we I mentioned this picture here is the another picture of orientation. Another feature of orientation of that day, the second day, where each principal came and sat with the teachers in the courtyard to get to know them and to learn a little more about the school that they were going to be working at, reporting to the following week. Every single classroom position um that we have in the district
019is staffed. Um there are a couple of positions here and there that are not uh in the I'm not sure what that is. There are a couple of positions here and there that we're still um finalizing, but uh every teacher, every student has a teacher in front of them in their classroom in every building at this time. And we're really excited. And this is especially important for our special education in our ESL classes. As you'll remember, last year we had a number of those classrooms that were u that were not filled. Um and those classrooms are all filled at this time. And I just want to shout out our um well all the entire cabinet, the assistant superintendent um Sarah Mclofflin. Tremendous work with her team. Um all of the principles, screening those applicants, interviewing
020people throughout the spring, throughout the summer, um checking those references and trying to secure those people um for our students here in Malden um first. And uh again, we've just got a great great great cohort of teachers that have joined the ranks of Malden Public Schools and they're so excited and they've been received so warmly by all of the educators that are continuing with us. So, tremendous, tremendous work and um so proud of the work that's been done there. Here's another one. You'll remember we talked a lot last year about um the challenge that our high school had been struggling with for many years, which was uh directed studies. And this is a a feature uh a way that we were able to cope with the the the limit to the number of uh classes
021that our students often were able to take. So students would have instead of seven classes, which is a full schedule, they would only have six. they might only have five and they would be assigned a directed study to fill the gap and have a place to go. But those directed studies were not credit bearing. Um they were just places where they could be monitored and be safe, but they were not really learning anything new. This school committee, thank you, approved a budget that allocated several new positions to the high school um in fine art, in world language, in ESL and special education. Um and the net result of that was more than 25 additional classes were added to the master schedule at the high school. Um we had our teacher leaders who had traditionally only
022taught two classes instead of five. Each of them picked up a third class which added another five classes to the master schedule. Um we also I I just want to shout out principal Mrangelo. I want to um again commend uh director of guidance Erin Craraven, Ann O' Conor who's one of our counselors at the high school. They spent many hours with me uh through the spring through the summer really looking at that schedule and really making sure we were crafting it in the way that would meet the needs of all of our students. We had some uh critical support from an external partner uh called Timely to really help us to make sure that we got it right. And um they spent many hours working on things without me. I'm just really really grateful for
023everything that they did. Our directors, our counselors, our teachers, the teacher leaders, my cabinet, everyone really collaborating to to get the best possible schedule we could. And as I walked around the halls of the high school last week, last Thursday morning, I asked student after student after student. So, how many classes do you have? Seven. How many classes do you have? Seven. Every single one of them. We do have some students who have some unique scheduling needs who are taking uh a number of advanced courses or college level classes either in advanced placement or through dual enrollment, early college. and we are looking uh to accommodate them to allow them to either come late or leave early for one period so that they can work and better manage that workload. Um and then we're also
024looking at our seniors who have a um who are already on track for graduation and uh have a a good a good handle on their grades. if they're working and working part-time, um making an accommodation for them so that they don't have to take seven classes if they don't need all seven classes to graduate. So, those are things that we're working through. But, um again, the this is just a huge huge accomplishment and I just want to thank everybody who contributed to make that happen because it it is a palpable difference at the high school when everyone has a place to go and it's a meaningful place to be. All right, want to look at enrollment. So, um, this is just a snapshot from last Friday. So, this is the Friday after Labor Day from
0252024 and the Friday after Labor Day from 2025. Um, and you'll see that the enrollment um, in many cases is fairly level, but also a little bit lower this year so far. And I'll speak more about that in just a moment. Um, we this is an enrollment by by grade and by school. So you'll see the totals are down the right side of this table. Um, and then the totals for each of the grade levels goes uh, you know, in the in the columns as they go across and then the grade level totals are at the bottom. What I'll say about this is that the um currently as of today and this is even more up to date than that is we have 175 students fewer students on day seven this year relative to what
026we had day seven last year. So as of today 175 less. However, there are 112 new students who are in the pipeline um who are haven't fully gone through the entire registration process, but they've already started it. They're just waiting for vaccinations or they're waiting for um some other testing or some other documents that need to be um submitted to make their enrollment final. Um but 100 so 112 students but we also have students who haven't shown up that we were expecting to show up and our schools are actively following up with those families to find out where they are and make sure that that they're that they're coming to school. So obviously this is a critical importance for all of us. It's important for the students. It's also important because um our chapter 70
027funding from the state is based on our October 1st enrollment and we want to make sure that every student is in school, every student is counted um before well before October 1st and so we're very very actively working on making sure that happens. One other update I want to share about is communications. Uh a lot of you uh who are listening, who are watching have been getting updates from the parent square. Um so far the feedback that I've heard has been 100% positive. People feeling very very happy with the the consistency of the communication across of our across our schools, but then also um just the uh the the the ability to get messages in their preferred language. We have over um I think 30 languages that messages are going out uh through parent square
028and if it's just based on the language that the parent selected when they enrolled their child that home language is is is the language they're getting the messages in. 45% of our caregivers have registered their parent uh square accounts and why that's important is that allows them to fill out field trip forms online. It allows them to fill out uh any number of uh to basically to interact more easily with the school um and also to set their preferences if they don't want to get that call. um when when the superintendent calls um they could u disable that and and I think I think hopefully I'm not misspeaking sort of they also they also um can decide whether they want to get the messages instantly or if they want to get them as a part
029of a digest. Um that's what I would prefer. So I'm not getting tons of emails throughout the day but I'm getting one email at the end of the day. These are all features of Parent Square that um that are that have been really really well received. I will say one thing that uh that all of our parents should expect is that starting this coming Monday, we'll be they'll be getting daily attendance calls if their child was late to school or if their child was absent. Um, I believe about 8:45 is when that call is going to be going out so that they are aware if their child is not not not in school. And starting on September 22nd, the following week, our Malden High School parents and caregivers will be getting messages for each class
030period that their child is late or absent. Um, because sometimes they may be present at the beginning of the day, but then they may miss a class. oftentimes there's a very good reason for that. Um, but sometimes there isn't and it's always a good um place for the conversation between the caregiver and the child or the student rather to um to find out what happened. All right, I'm going to stop there for a moment or should I just carry on for a couple more? Okay, great. So, just a reminder for for this coming year, we're talking about areas for collective action that came from uh my my findings uh through my entry findings last year, our strategy for improvement this year, um what we're the the the general themes we're going to be engaging in
031to be talk about the future. Um, and just wrap it up with again stressing and emphasizing that we're stronger together than we are alone. These were six areas for collective action that came up uh through all of my entry findings last year, all of the town hall meetings, all of the listening sessions with staff, all of our surveys. uh the need to affirm high expectations for all students. The need to adapt instruction to meet diverse needs. Uh the need to ensure fair access to opportunity regardless of what school students attend and regardless of what group they may um fall into to make sure that they all have access to opportunities. to partner our families more effectively, to nurture a strong workforce among our educators and staff, and to build uh our strength and stability as
032a district, both our our physical facilities, but also our financial resources. Our strategy for improvement this year and what all of our schools are focused on is making sure that all of our students, including our multilingual learners and our students with disabilities, are doing the heavy lifting in classrooms, that they're talking about meaningful things. that they're engaged in reading and writing, that they're debating ideas, that they're sharing feedback with one another, and that they're really doing there's evidence that they're doing thinking, meaningful thinking in every single class, every single day. Um, and we have lots of um lots of structures that we're putting in place in terms of teacher collaboration and um professional development to make sure that that's happened and that's supported. And no educator feels like they're alone in doing that, but they're
033stronger as they're working together with their colleagues. And then also, we're looking for support in both English language arts, literacy, and math to provide intervention support for skills that students need and building that into the schedule very intentionally and strategically to make sure all students have access to that. and our school improvement plans that were approved by the committee in June. Um those uh school improvement plans are all aligned with this district-wide priority to see students succeed. Then the five areas that we talked about again in the spring and I just want to just uh bring these before the committee again uh where we are also wanting to engage in in in conversation about advanced learners. Um, we're implementing the, uh, honors credit option in our middle school grades that's outlined in our handbook, but
034we want to make sure that all of our advanced learners have access to instruction that's challenging them and helping them to grow. We want to look at preschool and early learning. We're engaged in our partnership through the Commonwealth uh, preschool partnership initiative to make to just look at the needs of our community. We also want to make sure that our preschool programs and our early learning center um are sustainable for the long term. We are wanting to look at digital literacy and I know there's a lot of talk about artificial intelligence right now um and concern about what that's going to mean for our students and making sure that they're prepared for a world in which that's more and more and more uh impacting um our culture and our economy and our lives. expanding access
035to the performing arts um is another theme. And then finally, high school and post-secary success. We've laid a great foundation at the high school for this year um to really uh um strengthen the program that we're offering to our students there. We want to um continually ask and engage our students and our families and our broader community to make sure that our students are being prepared for everything that they might want to do um after high school. and all of that. I'll be coming to the committee with more information and more updates about um opportunities for the community to engage in these conversations um in October. But I just wanted to highlight that um the these are the things that are continuing to um to guide us and to and to lead us as we
036head into the school year. So with that alone of each of us is strong but together we are much stronger and so with that I'll yield my time there. Thank you. >> So for those of you who don't know uh I began the school committee in 1998. I did five years there before joining the city council and then coming back on the school committee in 2012 uh ver virtual of my role as mayor and being chair here. So altogether about roughly 20 years uh serving on the Malden school committee. This could be the best superintendent report I've ever heard during that time. [Applause] Thank you. I was just talking with the vice chair. I mean, it's not any one item. It's multiple items from staffing to Malden High School to communications. And he didn't even
037include what has happened down the street with that welcome center that has been completely transformed. When I visited that last or two weeks ago, I just could not believe what it was and what it is now. I probably should pause there to thank Eric Rubin, our public facilities director, who made that his well, he didn't have a choice. That was his number one project. Uh, but I don't want to speak for all the members, but this is remarkable. And I just want to compliment you and your team for again what I consider to be one of the I think the greatest report I've ever heard during my time on the school committee. >> Well, thank you, Mr. Premier and um I just want to say that um what this slide says about all of us
038being stronger when we're working together, it really is true because from every educator in every build one of our buildings, all of our administrators, all of our families. I really feel like we are rowing in together and we're going to have differences. We'll have differences, but um but definitely we're finding ways um to um to collaborate and to work together, to listen to one another, and because of that um we're delivering results. >> I would hate to end, but I have to, with this one caveat, though. It's all about funding. So again, we cannot lose sight of our position today and what we need to do to sustain this great work. So, more to follow, but for now, I'll turn it over to any members who have questions of our school superintendent. Uh, let's first
039go to my right. Is the light on? >> Thank you. >> Dr. Sibel, I have a few questions. So, can can we go back to enrollment first? >> Yes, >> that's okay. So you said 175 less students today than were there last year and that's for the whole district. >> Yes, >> that's correct. Okay. And just to clarify, we were looking at a a daytoday comparison. So >> last year we had um Labor Day and then we had election day, a preliminary election on the Tuesday after Labor Day and we had a PD that day. So, we had one fewer day of school last year, but there were 174 more students in our schools that day than there were the same time this year. >> Do we have any idea why that might be? Do
040we keep data about that? >> So, it's again, it's early. >> It's still early. Um but and what I what I mentioned earlier about our um schools following up with families. I know that there are spreadsheets that are being populated with u as each family is spoken with. Um schools are entering information to let us know, oh this student actually moved to a different community. >> This um this family we still trying to locate, still trying to make contact with them. Um but that that follow-up is happening um right now. >> And those students who have not yet shown up are offset on the other side by the 150 plus students who are enrolling um and just aren't fully um registered yet. >> Okay. Um I wanted to talk to you a little bit about
041the districtwide communications as well. Yes. Um, I am a parent square user and I'm sure a lot of you are all as well. Um, I have heard absolutely nothing but wonderful things. People are very happy with it. It's incredibly easy to use. Um, it's very easy for parents and students to access their teachers, ask questions. Um, it's also really a nice way to I feel like effectively have a the principal send out messages. So, a couple questions that came to mind on your page on communication. If we have 45% of caregivers who are registered and like actively using their account, what are we doing either as a district or as an individual school to reach out to the folks that aren't using the account yet? Obviously, we're really at the very beginning of the school
042year. So, I'm sure that there are some people who just haven't gotten to that on their list of back to school things yet. Um, but is there a plan to push that out, especially in terms of people who English maybe isn't their first language? >> So, thank you for that question. And I I neglected to give a quick shout out to Tess Mahar, who's our communications coordinator. Um, who has been visiting all of the schools to make sure educators are feeling comfortable with the platform also and can use it. Um, well, the I I should just clarify that parents don't have to register their account to receive information from the school. So, they'll get emails to their the email that we have on record. They'll get phone calls to the phone number that we have
043on record. Um, they'll get text messages to the um text number that we have on record. Um, but they won't be able to set preferences which of those they prefer or um or what with what regularity they get messages, they'll be a little bit more just receiving things without being able to set those preferences. And if for example a parent uh their child registered back who knows um when they were in third grade and now they're a 10th grader and back then uh their preferred language that they put on their form was Arabic but now they prefer to receive messages in English. If they register their account they'll be able to adjust those settings their on their own without having to ask anyone to help them with it. So those are the kinds of features
044and they'll and if they register their account they'll be able to actually fill out forms online u through the app or on the website instead of having to do paper forms. So those are it's more convenience but they'll still get communications from the school even if they don't register their account. >> I'm just thinking about how at the beginning of school especially for elementary students it does feel like here's you know the homework is the parents for the first couple weeks. Um so I just um want to make sure we can get that information out to as many people as possible so they can be doing that. Yes. >> Because I do think when we're asking eight-year-olds to bring home a permission slip, it doesn't, you know, or a form, it doesn't always get there
045in the best condition for a parent. So, if they can >> complete it a different way, that's helpful. Um thank you for that. I have another question. Um period attendance calls for Malden High. Um, that feels like a herculean task, keeping track of that and the phone and the auto calls that might go along with this. Um, who's responsible for that? And also, if my student, let's say, misses period 5 today, I think they had period 5 today. Um, when will I know that they've missed period 5? Will all those calls go out at the end of the day so that then I can say you know where were you this morning or >> yes >> okay >> so again the uh I'll speak as a parent from another district uses parent square and this
046feature is already locked and loaded so to speak >> it's already working >> um and fortunately I don't have those calls or those messages often but um but it'll be a text message uh some usually at the end of the day that would let me know that um my child was uh late to period two and or absent >> say hey what happened oh I had I was seeing my counselor and my teacher didn't mark me present or something you know those kinds of things happen all the time >> or they went on a field trip and the teacher the remaining teacher for didn't remember that they were on a field trip um but that those calls will go uh out uh at the the period attendance calls will go out at the end of
047the day with like a like a summary of the periods that were the student was late or or um absent during that day, but the ab the absent from school call will go out in the morning so that there there's an alert to that and they can find out where their where their child is. >> Okay. I also really wanted to to commend you and your staff um on this scheduling and the giant task that you had for moving that all around so that there are no longer any directed studies. I will tell you that as a member of this committee, the biggest maybe criticism, I'm not sure if that's the right word or issue that people had with their high school students was directed studies. So, the fact that students are in classes now
048and participating in, from my understanding, from my own perspective as a parent, lots of different electives that maybe weren't available in the same way before have become more available, which I think is fantastic. Um, we go to school to learn, but there's lots of different ways of learning. It's not just math and science and ELA. It's it's great to hear about, you know, media production class and art and and things like that. Um, so I I want to really give you guys kudos for that because that was definitely a big task. Um, and I just had one more thing to say. Sorry everyone. Um, about your um your strategy for this school year. Um, I think a concern I know a concern that parents have and I know you said we'll talk more about this
049is digital literacy, especially in terms of AI and I'm glad to see that that's on your agenda for us to be talking about going forward. Um, I know that that's come to my attention as well as member Rose Eyeberg's. Um, so we look forward to talking more about that in the future about how we can make sure that we're doing the right thing for kids to help them learn how to use it appropriately as well as um not giving them cart blanch access to it. Um, and just one last thing um I'm math. I'm always going to talk to you about math because you mentioned math and intervention um on the priority for support, but I want to see just a little bit more uh math related in our visioning. Um I know we're focusing
050right now on literacy, but I I just hope that this year we can bring math up to the same attention. >> Thank you. Thank you, Miss Woody. Let's go to Mr. Great. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, this is concerning one of the things that, um, our awesome superintendent brought up in today's presentation. Um, the advanced learners. As people on the committee know, in years past, I've been at the center of some of the large debates concerning the advanced learners. Um, this isn't for something to be answered now. But what I'd like to hear, say maybe in October or November school committee session, is if we have any kind of stats or information on how well the advanced learners honor systems doing. Um, I'd like to request that that be part of a future superintendent
051debate because I don't know if that program's been around long enough to compile good data, but if it has, you know, we probably want to parents might want to know. That's pretty much it. >> Okay. Thank you, uh, Mr. Gray. Uh, let's go to Miss Spaphor next. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. um on not page number, but under your district-wide staffing updates. And I do want to say kudos because I was with you that day. We were walking through the school and um I think it was Principal Stall had um indicated that the teacher we were meeting with was hired in March. So, I think it's it's really important that we are getting out and um doing that work really early on to uh ensure that we're getting the most the best of the best
052and making sure those those classrooms are filled. So to that you say all classrooms are staffed with two positions pending. But when I do go to the Malden public school employment page, there are a couple positions out there that um I don't know if they're long-term sub positions, but they don't say long-term sub. >> Okay. >> Um one is for our autism program at the Salemwood. Um it's a special ed position. There is an ILP uh position at Ferryway. also a special ed. Um, and then a grade one at the ferryway. So, I'm just curious when we say all classrooms are staffed, are these projected? Is somebody maybe potentially taking a a parental leave or a leave of absence that we're looking to the future or did we potentially lose an educator that decided to
053take a job in another district last minute? >> Right. Um >> I believe those three positions are are all filled. >> Yes. And and we just have to update our website. >> Yes. >> The positions that um the teaching positions that I was referring to, we have a a retirement at one school that's coming at the end of September. >> Yep. and we have yet to hire the replacement who will be taking that position when that educator um deserves their retirement and they're going to take it at the end of September and we want to make sure we have an educator to take that place and then we have a there's a music position at another school um and the school is currently um find found a way to schedule things so that uh the
054students are okay but that's the music position that was in the budget and we want to make sure that we have access to that for those students also. So, and that's interviews are happening this week, I heard. So, it's those but all of the the core instructional uh classes and practically every um exploratory class also are filled. >> Fantastic. Um Miss Horty asked a lot of my questions on Parent Square, which was great because I'm I'm loving parent square. Um, do you know, and I think this is almost like a parental question as well. Um, if because some of us special needs parents have anxiety when the phone rings. So, we would prefer maybe a text message instead because usually a phone call is like something's maybe a miss, right? >> So, are you able
055to only select? So, I think Tess Mahar um the genius behind all of this um can speak to this a little bit >> better than I can. >> Yeah, >> please. >> So, for the attendance calls, at least for the first couple weeks, we have it set up to send an email, a text, and a call. We can calibrate that. We can set any of those check marks on or off for the attendance. For everything else, the only way you're going to get a call is if we send something called an alert. There's two versions of it. One's an urgent alert. That would be if we had to close school or if there's some other emergency, in which case you're going to get everything. >> Um, otherwise, our smart alerts do work where we send
056you a text first and if for some reason our system deems you have a landline in there for something and you're not going to get that text, then it'll call you as backup. So, we're still playing with the attendance settings. We're planning to launch it next week. If last year we had phone calls going out, so we don't want to take away a feature that parents were used to. Um, but if we get a lot of feedback saying, "Hey, now we have this new system. They can text me. I just need the text." We can totally work with that, too. >> Yeah, I definitely, you know, if if a phone call works best for a parent, then I I think I would just like to see an option. So, you could opt in or opt
057out. Like, I'm good with just text messages. I don't need a phone call unless someone's actually picking up the phone to call me, but was just curious on that. So, thank you. >> Yeah, of course. >> Thank you, Tess. >> And then um and I don't know maybe Tess it's it's on parent square as well and it's just when we talk about the each period does that also include SSC? So, if there is a a teacher that's absent for the day and the students expected to go to SSC and we're doing attendance there and they skip SSC, are they going to will the parents be notified for that as well? >> If attendance is taken in the class, so the way the system pulls data out of our student information system is it needs to
058have an active mark of tardy or absent next to the student's name for that period for it to go through as a call. So if the student has actively been marked tardy or absent, it'll work. Um, but that probably a question for you too. >> So with the and and again it's it's a very different world now with no directed studies. So the students who would be in that student study center would be students if we have a situation where we don't have a set for a class or no no one to cover then students would report there. when they do um and again this is a new world with with parent square but the attendance is taken uh usually on a roster there and then it's transferred into Aspen our our SIS um as
059long as that happens early enough in the day then the system will um will automatically trigger that the period absence call >> yeah right now the period absence data is set to be pulled out of the system at 22 25. So hopefully all the periods for the day will have their attendance taken for that. The daily attendance is different. That's getting pulled first thing in the morning, but the period attendance won't be pulled till the end of the day. >> Okay. And that daily attendance is based on first period that they go into. >> That's right. >> Okay. Thank you. That's all I have on parents for it. Thanks, Tess. Um, and then just finally, well to Miss Hord's question on the 45% registered. I mean, I think we have some like parent nights coming
060up and it would be fantastic if we had some like QR codes around the schools for parents to scan and be able to register. Um, priority for support was on page you might get to it before me. There we go. >> Yeah. >> Um just curious why we're only um targeting K through eight um in in interventions when we do know that our graduate graduation rates have gone down. So I I don't know why that wouldn't just be districtwide. >> That's a great question. Um I think one one way to think about it is if everything is a priority then we don't really have priorities. Um I I know that that may land not well but um with this was crafted with our uh elementary and middle school students in mind because in particular as
061we remember from last year we have our literacy as a concern. students who for whatever reason were entering third, fourth, fifth grade, sixth grade, seventh grade um without foundational literacy skills and finding a way within our school day to be very intentional about providing that foundational phonics literacy skill for those students so that as they they can first of all be successful in their classes at the grade level they're in and be fully prepared for high school and and and beyond. We've also um looked at mathematics. I know you asked about mathematics. Um both of you have over over time. And so within the mathematics block at the elementary level, there is a a portion of time that um is available to teachers for intervention for in math also. And we've um got some new
062resources for teachers to use to use the data that they're collecting on from the students results from their outcomes and be able to provide that targeted mathematics support within the day. Also um it's not a full block where students are moving around like um we have in in literacy but it is within the class an additional support. We do have um support at the high school as well as particularly for students with disabilities. Um we we as you many of you are aware we have classes for literacy. We have classes for numeracy that students have in their IEPs that they're taking alongside the grade level classes that they're in. Um we do have uh this year uh in development um the students have not yet been assigned to it because we're still doing excuse me
063we're still doing um beginning assessment but we do have a class um actually multiple classes for students for example who may have um been unsuccessful in nth grade English an opportunity for them to take nth and tth grade English in tandem um and and get caught up with their peers. years. Um, we have, uh, I believe a math strategies course that's still in the schedule and students are being scheduled for. We have a a literacy workshop class that's also, um, been built into the schedule. Um, and again, um, so these are things that are being done at the high school level. Also, um, it's just not as Sorry, I keep on hitting that thing. It's not as, uh, systemwide as what we're doing in K8. and um and we're doing that in a more consistent
064way. Um K8 as well. And I think >> that's all I have. >> Okay. Anybody else? >> Oh, can I make one more comment? Um madame vice chair. Um just that with the our new contract the what was enrichment is now extension and so there's an additional 40 minutes that every class has every eight days um with students and teachers um are clear that they're expected to how they're expected to use that time and students are clear how that this is an extension of their regular class. attendance is being taken for those classes also in a way that was a lot looser in the past. And so that's another um intervention um piece that we have at the high school. >> Thank you. I just want to um make sure our other members that are
065joining us remotely um don't have any questions before um the chair they move on. So Mr. Drummy, Miss Mlin, if you guys um have any questions, I can pin you. >> All right, superintendent, once again, well done. Truly, >> thank you. And thanks to everyone, all of our all of our staff for making it happen. It's been a great year so far. We got a lot to a lot to look forward to. >> All right, everyone. So, I don't see anything under subcommittee reports and discussion. So, let's uh let's talk to motions or resolutions. Miss Bataphor, Wind Development Company donation. Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is a easy one, but a very generous one. So, I'd like to make a motion that the committee accept a $6,000 donation from um the wind development company for
066the uh class of 2025's prom expenses. >> Okay. So, the motion's been made. Madam clerk, you have the second. >> It was Mr. McCarthy. >> All right. Discussion. Miss Hordie. That's a wonderfully generous gift, Miss Vapora. Is this a regular occurrence? Do we have any idea where this wonderfully generous gift is coming from and why? >> Nope. They just wanted to contribute. They're doing um they're in Malden. They want to be a community partner. >> I love that. Thanks. >> All right, everyone. Uh no other questions. Clerk will call the role. Mr. Dome, if you could unmute yourself. >> Yes. >> Oh, >> thank you. >> Stand by. >> Mr. Drum. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarthy. >> Yes. >> Miss Metaphora. >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin. Miss Hordie, >> yes. >> Mr. Gray, >> yes.
067>> Mr. Bernard, >> yes. >> M. Roseyberg, >> yes. >> Mayor Christensen, >> yes. That carries unanimously. All right, everyone. Item number two, refer competency determination of policy and procedure subcommittee. Miss Rose Zyberg. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. This will be a motion just as it says to refer competency determination to the policy and procedure subcommittee. A very very brief history. So in November 24 um when using MCCAST to determine competency was voted out. The school committee then approved a policy in February um to address those issues and come up with the guidelines that we were going to be using knowing full well that the state would eventually come out with new guidelines which they have done. Um, so that time is upon us now to get these in. We have to have it submitted
068by the end of December. So, it's important that we get it into policy um and in discussions with the superintendent. We're looking at a date of around wanting to definitely have our first meeting get ready policy um before October 15th and we will be working with the superintendent and his office with their recommendations um to see how the state is coming out and then how we will put that into implementation here in Maldin. >> Okay. Motion made, seconded by Miss Horty. Any questions, everyone? Clerk will call the role. >> Mr. Jimmy, >> yes. >> Miss McCarthy, >> yes. >> Miss Bataphora, >> yes. >> Miss Mlin. >> Miss Horty? >> Yes. >> Mr. Gray? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard? >> Yes. >> Mr. Roseberg? >> Yes. >> Mayor Christensen? >> Yes. That carries unanimously. And
069finally, resolution in support of bill Senate 2581, an act to promote student learning and mental health. Miss Spataphora. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so for the community members and parents, caregivers that are are watching, um, there is a bill that actually passed it. It has been approved, passed through the Senate. It is now at the House level and it's in regards to cell phone use in um, our schools. And um, I've had some discussions with our superintendent. We have a policy that is um on in in our manual that was established back in 2023 that is um >> I'm sorry. >> Working well. Exactly. It it was constructed with the students in mind to make sure that cell phone use is not a disruption. But at the same time, we are treating especially our high
070school students um at a level of maturity that is expected at this age to prepare them to um go on into wherever it may be, the workforce, college, but wherever. this level of responsibility and understanding when's the right time to use your phone and when is not. Um so the bill that is out um and they have been working diligently on it. Um Senator Lewis um it's being reworked. When it first came out it was it was really um tough. They wanted a bellto bell, no cell phones whatsoever. Um, as it has moved through, they have amended. It has gotten gotten a little bit um more lenient. Um, but the resolve that I would like to put forth, and I can read it into the record, um, really circles around districts being able to determine
071what works best for their schools and making sure that, um, we know that there are policies needed, but also that we know our district best, we know our students best. So, >> well said. Well said. Let's read it. Whereas the Massachusetts state legislature is considering passage of bill S2581, an act to promote student learning and mental health. And whereas bill S2581 would require school districts to implement policies prohibiting cell phone usage and the actual possession of personal electronic devices during the school day and during school sponsored activities during the school day. And whereas the Malden School Committee adopted policy JICJ governing cell phone use on December 3rd, 2023 that ensures personal electronic devices do not pose a distraction to students during instructional time. And whereas the Malden School Committee believes that a blanket bell-to-bell policy
072undermines the important work of helping high school students develop their own maturity in managing their use of cell phones and other forms of technology. Whereas the Malden High School has over 70 languages spoken by our students and electronic devices are have allowed our English language learners to communicate effectively with their English-speaking peers. And whereas our young adults in the Malden public schools have shown they are capable of putting phones away when their use is inappropriate and that establishing boundaries with technology is an important part of students development and they should be allowed to grow in this way. Therefore, be it resolved that the Malden School Committee supports S2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, as usage of cell phones during school hours, is a valid concern. However, this committee believes local school
073committees and boards should retain the autonomy to determine how best to address this issue within their communities and urges the Massachusetts legislature to amend bills 20 bill S281 as a one-sizefits-all policy is not an appropriate solution. >> All right, there you have it everyone. So motion made second by Mr. Gray. >> Second. All right. Any uh questions of the team? And if adopted, Madam Clerk, you'll send it to the legislative delegation. Let's go to Miss Horty first. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to like clarify. Um this is saying we agree with a cell phone policy, but we are asking permission to determine more details. for our students, right? Ju just like as a general overview, >> we are asking the state legislators as they push this forward to create a bill that states
074we must have a policy, >> but it is up to the districts to determine the policy that works best. Okay? So if a district says we think that a bell-to-bell policy is what is best for us, then so be it. If Malden decides a out of sight policy works and students can have it, they can be seen with it at lunchtime >> or in passing. Mhm. >> But we're saying create a bill or amends the current bill to ensure that the district has the autonomy to create what is best for them. >> I just wanted to make that yeah clear to me and anyone else who might be listening that wasn't sure. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next we're going to hear from Mr. Bernard. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um this is really
075more of a a a comment than a than a question. Um just that I'm going to go and vote in support of this because um in previous years when I've gone out and met the community um there have been several times where someone has gone and said I've removed my kid from one school system and put them into the Malden school system and the change is remarkable that they go and they say all the kids put away their phones and I can concentrate and this is from the kids. I can concentrate on actually learning whereas in other systems that is not the case. So I think that we do need to go and retain some you know some control and it would be absolutely uh okay that you know if things changed in 5 years
076that we have the ability to go and change that policy to say hey you don't have to put your phones away or we're going to go to Belltoella because it's suddenly become uh a big distraction but uh for that I'm going to go and and vote yes and leave the wording as exactly as it's written. >> Okay. Thank you. And now over to Miss Rose Zyberg. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I also to um support this. I will be supporting the resolution, but also wanted to I have heard um from constituents on both sides of this issue that people who want them completely not allowed at all to be in a school system and other people who do understand that and and that's barring, you know, reasons of IEP and medical conditions that they understand
077those need to come in. So have heard from folks who are that level and then also people who are very appreciative of what we have currently and feels that it work that that is working. Um so just understand you might need to tweak things a little bit to try to see where we are with particular issues. There's a couple things in the bill that I highlighted. I'm like yeah I don't really um know that that will fit with what our needs are. Um so just say thank you for bringing this um bringing this up. >> Okay. Thank you. Please. >> Thank you, Miss Rose Eyeberg. I just wanted to piggyback on that just for the community so they understand what the current policy is. Right now, um K through eight um students do turn in
078their cell phones um into class every day. Um they go into a cell phone hotel, might I call it. Um, our high school students policy, um, is that the students can keep the device on them. It has to be in a backpack or a pocket. It has to be out of sight. Um, and then in between classes if they need to check because their work texted them and say, "Hey, can you come in 15 minutes early today?" And this is where I think we want that level of responsibility with our high school students. And when I first saw this bill, my son a couple years ago had a friend that moved here from um the Dominican. I'm actually going to look out at u Mr. Frack out there because I think he might know who
079I'm talking about who didn't speak any English and these communicated through Google Translate every single day texting to each other. Now he speaks amazing English, you know, due to classes in the high school, but also interaction with his peers. I credit having that device there so he could integrate and make friends. um you know technology as we talk about technology um we can embrace it and put some strongholds around it so it's not abused but also teach lessons um and how to use it and I think that goes with the cell phones in the school. So >> Thank you. All right. Uh why don't we have our clerk call the role. Mr. Drum. >> Mr. McCarthy. >> Yes. >> Miss Fatora. >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin. >> Missy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gray. >> Yes.
080>> Mr. Bernard. >> Yes. >> Miss Rose Eyeberg. >> Yes. Mayor Christensen. >> Yes. That carries unanimously. >> Please, Mr. Drum, I don't know if you could hear on that vote. I just want to give you the opportunity to um voice if you are still there. Okay. All right. Very good, everyone. Now, we're down to personal privilege. It's an opportunity for the school committee to announce any upcoming events. Uh, let's see. Let's go right to left. Miss Rose Zagert. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um the Lynden is already um rolling out some events. So this Friday, September 12th, is their first ice cream social. They're always a lot of fun. That is 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. It's $5 per person for grades K to 5. Info did go home. The forms are due on the
08110th, so that way they have enough um time to prepare and get the right uh amount of ice cream. They have been encouraging sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to volunteer, which is a a nice touch that they've added this year. They are looking for parents and caregivers to serve on the school site council. Um the form that you need to fill out for that can be found on the Facebook page, their online um Lynen Steam Academy PTO page. That's due by Friday, September 12th. On September 29th will be the Tiger Truck launch. that is one of their um biggest fundraisers. It is an online fundraiser. Kids um collect pledges for how many numbers of laps that they can do. They have a lots of different various prizes they're they're working on getting so that kids
082can actually uh feel a sense of accomplishment all along the way. Um so excited about that. Um the SDG club is raising money for the model UN. I was excited to hear that that is still in play and very very active. Um um starting September 19th, the um club will be selling popsicles to help raise money uh so that the kids can compete in the model UN roughly. In talking to the school today, they said it's roughly about um $40 a child um to participate and they have about 20 kids. It's a lot of money um as well as like a registration fee. Um so the PTO is helping them with some of that, but also then they are um doing it on their own, raising money to be able to go. And then just
083long term, October 27th through the 31st will be the book fair which will be during the day. Um, and they always are in need of volunteers during that time frame. And that's it. I hope to see everybody at the ice cream social. I'll be there. >> Thank you very much. Uh, over to Miss Hoy. >> Thank you, Miss Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, from Forestdale, Mr. Wai wants everyone to know that back to school night is next Tuesday, September 16th from 6 to 7:30. The PTO is holding their first meeting of the year tomorrow night, September 9th at 6 PM. The meeting information and the Google meet link can be found on the PTO page and the website. Um, and I also want to just encourage everyone now that everyone is back at school and
084Malden High is back and sports seasons are beginning to really get out there and encourage our student athletes. Um, every time I attend a game, a me an activity, I wish there were more of us there to support those students. Um, we talk about them, but we aren't often there to see their accomplishments. Just as much as I know when I attend JVS and things like that, the auditorium is filled. I know that's a one-time thing and I'm not asking people to go all the time, but if you have spare time, it's great to see students in a different capacity. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Hy, Miss Spaphor. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so back to school night is for the BB school is going to be held this Wednesday, 6:00 p. p.m.
085In addition, the PTO is throwing their back to school bash on Friday. Um, also at 6:00 p.m. Tickets can be ordered, um, on the BB PTO Facebook page. There's a link. Um, finally, uh, the BB Site Council will be meeting on Wednesday the 24th at 5:00 PM and that is on Zoom. Um, lastly, I just want to say I love the high school's new saying, start here, finish anywhere. It is Yeah. So, we need like t-shirts. Um, I know I I know the high school had them on on the first day. Um, and then I just want to say a special congratulations to my daughter who just had her second child a week ago. So, welcome to the world, Silus Don Pounds. >> All right, Mr. Bernard. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I was
086remiss in going and asking uh, Miss Van for uh, for updates, but I did want to go and um, thank uh, two of our city councilors for doing an excellent job with their back to school night. Um, and also the members that of the school committee that came down uh, Miss Hardy doing an excellent job. I believe was the was the was it the uh the snow cones and uh also the Malden Key Club for doing an excellent job serving pizza and hot dogs. Um but uh you know a very special shout out to uh W 7's councelor uh Simonelli and uh uh a very gracious thank you to W 5's Ari Taylor for going and doing a very excellent job in in planning this and and getting it all together and and uh making
087sure that all the kids had a good time were able to go and watch uh an awesome movie and uh I think they did a really great job. So, thank you to them. Oh, and uh one more thing is I I believe that they're still looking for uh site council people, parents. Uh I want to go and say too, but check in with Miss Van. She can go and she can correct me. And uh if you're interested, please see her. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. And Mr. Gray. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Just um a few quick notes. Um, I want to thank the school committee and the school department for all the wonderful years they helped with raising my three children from K through graduation in the Walden school system. My youngest son
088just finally graduated this past June. Um, just this past weekend, he started at Champion College in Vermont and he's loving it. I just want to say thank you for the wonderful job helping raise my three wonderful children. And now for um to cover some past events we just had in August 16th an incredible movie night in Ward 6 Trafton Park. We're hoping to schedule future movie nights in Trafton Park and Ward 6 in the future. The Maplewood Association out of W 6 did a great job helping me organize this and they were wonderful. Just this past weekend, we had a wonderful Malden event with um Barbara Murphy, ex-consel Barbara Murphy's Fairy House Festival at Pine Banks. It was great. In my opinion, it came off as something somewhat of a comic con for little children.
089Seeing those little children building fairy houses and dressing up in fairy wings was incredible. Even I had my wings on. So, you know, it was fun. Now, for future events, um, last item, October 26, once again, the Maplewood Association from W 6 will be putting on a Halloween. We're going to have our annual Halloween fest at the Maplewood School. Um, no, Maplewood School. There is no Maplewood School. Sorry about that. the Salem Auditorium and we invite all the Malden school families, parents, children. We'll have some great acts, great games, great time, and try not to eat too much candy. So, see you there. Halloween festival, October 26, Salemwood School. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you, uh, Mr. Gray. All said. All right. Now we'll entertain a motion to go into executive session. Motion
090by motion by Miss Bapor, seconded by Miss Rose Zyberg. Clerk will call the role. >> Mr. Drum. >> Mr. McCarthy. >> Yes. >> Miss Baphora. >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin. >> Miss Hordie. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gray. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard. >> Yes. Mr. Ozyberg, Mayor Christensson. >> Yes, that carries unanimously. School committee will now be in executive session. All right, everyone. School committee is back. All right, the school committee is back and we'll entertain any motions from the members. Let's go to Miss Patter. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make the motion that we approve the SEIU local 888 custodian contract effective July 1 for 3 years and authorize the chair to sign on behalf of the committee. >> Okay. Motion made, seconded by Mr. McCathy. Any questions, everyone? Clerk will
091call the role. >> Mr. Drum. Mr. McCarthy. >> Yes. >> Miss Fataphora. >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin. Miss Hordy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gray. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard. >> Yes. >> Miss. Roseberg. >> Yes. >> Mayor Christensen. >> Yes. Okay. That carries unanimously. Anything else before us? M. Better. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make the motion that we approve 3% increase uh to the non-UN personnel effective July 1, 2025 for one year listed in the exhibit attached here too. >> seconded by Mr. McCarthy was it you Mr. McCathy second in that madam clerk? Any questions everyone? Let's call the RO. >> Mr. Drum. >> Mr. McCarthy? >> Yes. >> Miss Bataphora? >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin? Miss Hordie? >> Yes. >> Mr. Gray? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard? >> Yes. >>
092Mr. Rosyberg? >> Mayor Christensen? >> Yes. >> Okay, that carries unanimously. Any other motions? Your favorite motion? >> Motion to adjourn by Mr. Grace, seconded by Mr. Bernard. Any discussion? Anybody want to debate? >> Clerk will call the role. >> Mr. Drum, Mr. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Miss Bataphora, >> yes. >> Miss Mlin, Miss Hardy, >> yes. >> Mr. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. Bernard, >> yes. >> Mr. Rose Zyberg, >> Mayor Christensen, >> yes. School committee is now adjourned.