001Thank you. Okay. Uh let us We're back in a regular session here. Executive session I think. Yes. I thought I said that backwards. Okay. All right. Let's move on here. Oh, no. Technically, we already did. Okay. Um, let's move forward. We have public comment. Everybody in person has raised. Okay. Um, let's see. We have our student report and tonight we have our student rep here for the school year 2025 2026. We have Luke Donlin. Have you introduce yourself tonight? Thank you for coming to tonight's meeting and you had uh met with Mr. Gates this afternoon. Um I'll turn over to Mr. Gates who's worked hard with our to organize our student reps for this school year. Um maybe you can introduce Luke to us and then >> Luke will give you a chance to speak
002for a few. >> Great. Thank you. Yeah. Um this year we were looking for a student at the high school that had some interest in government, whether it be local government or US government or anything to that effect. and our we will have two student reps but the um primary member right now is a senior at Stuart High School with a interest in government and politics and I'll say a secondary or tertiary one of finance talked a little bit about finance we're building the new school um so I'd like to introduce uh Mr. Luke Donan will give a few words and he's I've asked him to participate at his leisure uh where he gives his regular updates and then he's welcome to stay and or leave depending upon our um agenda items if there's particular
003interest. All right. So with that, I'll hand it over to Luke. All right. Well, thank you very much. It's great to be here. Um our fall athletic season is underway with 55% of the students participating in a fall sport. Uh, Situit High School had an excellent opening last week. Both students and staff are settling in and hoping for a great year. SHs would also like to welcome the following new staff. Hannah Zimmerman in the history department. Pamela Sandbomb Ray, one year Spanish. Darren Fitzgerald, instructional pair professional. Robert Massie and Jennifer Gallerani, uh, both specialized par profofessionals. Uh SHS is implementing our new MTSS initiative. Administration is going to use wind and sailor block to help support the atrisisk students identified through our MTSS process. Uh today was picture day at Situit High School which symbolizes
004the start of our school year. Back to school night will be on Thursday, September 11th. The night will start in the pack at six o'clock. SHs met with their mentor group on Wednesday to plan leadership roles for the upcoming 2025 2026 school year. One of our goals is to help support incoming freshman students. Uh the first the first class cup event was Thursday as our soccer team took on Ducksberry at home. Students were asked to QR code into the game representing their class. Attendances attendance at school continues to be a goal for SHS. Finally, some guidance news. Our school counselors are working hard this week to make sure that all of the students schedules are in a good place for the 2025 2026 school year. Uh big thank you to Miss Rundle, Miss Hasset, Mr.
005Cooney, Miss Kamani, and Miss Leibo uh for all their hard work. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. We're excited to have you. >> Excited to be here. >> All right. Um some new business here. We've got our uh 2526 committee meeting calendar. Um shared that with everyone. Can that up on the screen if we want to take a quick look here. a lot going on outside today. Um, okay. So, just a quick quick view here of our dates for school committee meetings 2526. Just a overview. The only thing that's really been um changed that has changed of note is um September 22nd moving that up a week to the 29th for uh Rashashana. um observance there. So um we do have a backtoback um meeting date there. So 29th and October 6th
006for for everyone. Any questions for concerns with the rest of the dates obviously knowing things could change along the school year, but um for now this is sort of our outlook for our our calendar through uh the end of June. I would um I would just mention maybe Tom can help with I always always forget about this but looks like we have January 26, February 2nd and February 9th. So that's three in a row. I know we have February vacation. >> Um >> but is that budgetudget? >> That's why I want the week of the night. >> We don't do that Saturday anymore. >> Oh, I don't know. That was these are pulled directly off of that um >> spreadsheet. >> They are. So February 2nd would be our day to present. the committee week
007to to ask questions and then on the 9th we do the vote because we have to go to select court on the 10th and the advisor on the 13th. >> Yeah. So we don't do that Saturday anymore. >> Okay. >> So the budget gets presented for the first time on the second or the second time on >> probably the second time. I could do a preliminary one on the 20. >> I think that would be helpful just because I also think it's nice >> for the public by the time they sometimes realize that we're talking about something it's too late. So I think giving as much time as possible. >> I think that would be helpful. Yeah. >> Okay. But the >> Oh, go ahead. >> Sorry. You said the select board we're on or
008you're on for February 10th. >> That week, Tuesday. >> Okay. Perfect. No, that's helpful to understand why we're meeting days. Okay. >> It's always the week before our vacation. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And then we have three in March. Do we really want three? >> Three of the week. >> They're generally Yeah. >> Just the way March >> it is. Just Yeah. It's because it's March 30th. >> But then but then we go for a while in April. Exactly. >> 30th all the way to the 13th. >> I know. So I I did open up and sort of Yeah, it's just the way it falls because of April vacation. >> Yeah. >> Okay, sounds good. >> There's only two in April. >> Nicole, with the website still being worked on, do we know will
009this be on the school website? And if so, where in case folks want to find it? >> That's a great question. I can touch base with Sarah and then I'll touch base with Ryan and Tom in the central office just to um get things updated in an efficient way uh as quickly as we can and >> and also I'll talk to Sarah um to get these on our calendars. We discussed some Google updates for us Google >> invites >> the May town meeting is is one of those May dates >> on the dock that we have >> town usually >> it says TBD I believe >> or something town meeting >> that was last year I didn't catch that so we had a special town meeting last year in May typically here it's in April
010so almost positive it's April 13 we'll confirm that >> okay April 13th is town meeting. So, we should just strike that Maytown meeting then. >> I think so. Yeah, that was a message from school before if we need to. >> Okay. >> May I take this school, I believe. >> Okay. >> I should have caught that one. >> That's okay. >> We can just update this. This is really just sort of like an internal working document. Um, so we'll get these on the external schoolbased calendar website as soon as we're able to. >> We have to vote, right? >> Yes. Looking for a vote for these. So, >> so we're saying April 13th we believe to be the Springtown meeting, >> I believe. So, 99% >> it's still >> I'll confirm it before we publish
011it. >> Okay. If I were to make a motion, do I make it as amended? >> We'll make a motion that we vote to approve the school committee calendar for 2526 as >> second. All in favor? >> I excel. Thank you. Thank you. Um, we have an instate field trip to Camp Orndale. >> Good evening everyone. Thanks for having me tonight. Uh, we I am here tonight to seek approval for our annual trip to Camp Warale. Uh every year we come back in the last couple of years uh it is a surprise because uh the camp at one point was being sold uh and they are remaining open for one last season as they told us last year the year before uh but we are very fortunate uh to continue our relationship with campell. This
012will be the 37th year uh that we can provide students in sixth grade with an experience in outdoor education. Uh kids love it. It's uh linked to curriculum frameworks for many areas including science and social studies. Um as well as kind of those untangible things like uh social emotional learning, growth, development. Uh we provide lots of feedback to the camp every year once we hear from students about what they would like changed um and they implement it. Uh so we are pleased with the experience uh that students have been offered. The cost this year is the same as last year. They did not raise the price uh this year. So, it would be around $550 per student. Uh if approved, we would start fundraising opportunities for students next month to give them an entire year
013to fundra. Um and we would begin kind of the logistical uh adventure of finding shop rooms and all of those good things. Uh so that is why we are here tonight. >> Fantastic. All right. Any questions for Mr. Be'll be sad when we can't vote on it. >> I was pleasantly surprised to see it again. >> Yes. >> Motion. I'll make a motion uh that I'll make a motion that the school committee vote to approve the instate field trip to Camp Warndale for team A on 42726 to 51 2026 and team B 54 2026 to 58 2026 as presented. >> Second all in favor. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Right. Our leadership report Dr. Rob. Thank you, Mrs. Brandolini, members of the committee. So, while Kelly Bell, our department
014chair for nursing and health services, is making her way to the table. I I wanted to just say a few words. Typically, I don't like to request changes in in fees or salaries or structure mid year. I like to save that for the budget process and we kind of incorporate all that into the budget process and any changes would be effective in the next fiscal year. Um, Mrs. came to me and really made a strong strong case for needing to do this now. Um we're having a very hard time recruiting substitute nurses and we're falling behind quickly. So um I've asked her to come and do a presentation and to respectfully request us able to change those fees that we can charge. >> Good evening. Thank you for having me tonight. As Dr. said, "We're
015here. I'm here's here to respectfully request your consideration to increase the daily rate for our substitute nurses that we heavily rely on for multiple things. Um, field trips, health screening coverage, absences, etc. Unfortunately, over the past few years, we've lost several of our sub nurses um because we're just not um competitive with the role requires and demands. Um, and we're hoping that we will consider um raising that daily rate so that we can recruit and successfully um retain quality nurses for our kids. >> Currently, we pay $140 a day. A request is $35 an hour. And that's a little more budget friendly than just increasing it 35 time 6 because field trips might be two hours and so somebody comes in for those two hours. So doing an hourly rate um we feel is more
016competitive. It's also more budget friendly. So there wouldn't be any different differentiation between like if somebody came into the school to be here for the day, it would still be like 35 an hour. Okay, that's what I was wondering. >> Yes, >> because the the skills are the same. >> Yeah. >> And unfortunately, we can't recruit at 14. >> And according to the chart that you have here, this would bring us in line more with the other surrounding communities with competing right now. >> Yeah. I think that's helpful data, too. >> Do you know how recently theirs were updated? Because I always feel like it's a game of catch up. Like, are we going to find ourselves low within the next year's behind like shared um spreadsheet with our regional nurse consultant who sent them
017a survey and nurses updated. I did call around um just to confirm that these were accurate. Okay. It's got it. >> Yeah. Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. And it says the substitute line can accommodate the increase from a blanket subline that'll handle it. You know, this is a little aggressive and I think for that very reason, we don't want to come back next year. >> Right. Right. For us to be on the edge of their increases and like end up shortly thereafter. >> And how do we um how do we find substitute nurses? >> We advertise through our school newsletters as well through school. >> So will people be notified? They only know that our pay is increased when they go to apply for the >> we have the rate posted currently
018in the school spring posting. Um >> yes. >> Okay. So they'll see. Okay. >> Correct. >> So do you have the ability to like reach out to nurses that I I will be very vocal at our weekly Thursday regional meeting where all the area leaders are. >> I imagine there's people close that would rather stay close than >> Absolutely. We have community members that are waiting to apply. So, >> who doesn't want to be a sub nurse? >> Stay close if I could. Hope we get it. >> Right. It's pretty straightforward. >> I'll make a motion that the school committee vote to approve the nurse pay rate as presented. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? I >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Stay on your microphone there, Dr. Rad. >>
019Thank you very much. So, we have a few donations. I'm joined by Michael Tempo from our EXL program, but before he presents his donations. We did receive, you're welcome to make your >> um the $1,000 donation from Coastal Heritage Bank for our HB.CU PCU tour through the Metro program HBCU tour. So that's wonderful. Um the Metroco visionary director has sent out letters all over the place looking for donations based on our approval in June and this is one of the first big checks we receive. So that's >> and I'll let Mr. Tim go talk about the >> Hello, thank you for having me. Um also thank you for approving the last sub nurses are a huge in the nursing set. It's a huge part of the XL program and allows us to do everything we
020do. So, thank you so much. Um, I hope you approve the these donations. There was a third donation. I don't believe it was on the agenda, but I respectfully request that you consider this tonight. Um, I'd like to take a moment to thank several individuals and organizations for their generous support of the ISL program. Cassie and George Tibo through uh Coastal Heritage Bank for their gift of $2,950. Fidelity Bank and the O'Keefe family for their gift of $1,000 and Mark and Aaron Papaleski for their gift of $500. These cont uh cont these contributions have gone directly towards improving our students experiences. They helped enhance our sailor launch, our studentr run coffee business, supported new items for our garden, and contributed greatly to our upcoming trip to Disney World. Our students also signed cards to personally
021thank some of the donors. Um, we didn't really get to everyone at Fidelity, but uh and after Mr. T submitted a Corey check. Uh we were welcome uh him in for a breakfast with some of our students and it was a great opportunity for him to see firsthand the impact of his generosity. On behalf of all the students and staff in the Axl program, I want to express my deepest gratitude. Um your generosity not only provides opportunities but also empowers our students to grow independence, confidence, and community engagement. Thank you. >> 29. >> Yeah. So, >> so the the first two were on the 2950 and the,000. We had an additional check for 500. >> It says 2960 on the agenda. >> There's one check for that. There's a check for a,000. Um, >> sure
022you guys >> in the check. It's 29. >> It's 2960 in the >> correct. I just want to make sure. >> Okay. That's okay. >> It's just for our records. That's >> where Tom speaks. [Laughter] >> We don't want you to have $10. >> Yeah. Just to get it. >> Okay. Excellent. >> We've got few different motions here. >> I'll do the first one if someone else. >> All right. I will um move that we approve the $1,000 donation from the Coastal Heritage Bank for the MECO HBCU trip. Second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> Great. I'll make a motion that the school committee vote to approve $2,960 and $1,000 and $500 donation for the EXL Walt Disney trip was presented. Second. >> All in favor? Thank you. >> Thank you. >> The coffee up
023and running yet for eyes. >> So, we're going to do like a soft opening on Friday. Excellent. We'll be back going uh the Friday after that. >> Great. >> Good luck with the opening. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Well, >> sorry. We have an approval of minutes here from August 25th. >> Make a motion to approve the minutes from the August 25th, 2025 meeting as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I warrants. >> No warrants. I'm sorry. Nothing was in there. >> Any correspondences or nothing that I'm aware of? Any other business that anyone >> uh when we correspondents we got we got that mask meeting >> masking is notifying us of the annual meeting. >> I didn't get anything. >> Okay. Yes. You mean the um conference should sign up for
024that? >> Right. Bird ends Friday I believe the 11th. >> Dates. >> Yeah. I mean I looked at the program and so I think if we each look at a day and sort of see, >> you know, >> let Sarah know, right, which day we want to go. >> Sure. >> Yeah. Let's talk about that this week. >> Okay. Uh sounds good to me. >> Yeah, good idea. And did >> uh >> an eventual forecast meeting was that October last meeting or >> that was the last one >> before or after? >> When did we have it? >> Yeah, we need to report that we went. >> You you could report that. >> I don't even know when it was. I'm just >> a few weeks ago. >> We could go first. >> Yeah, >>
025we haven't had a meeting since. No. Okay. >> Last week. >> So, um there was a financial forecast meeting at the town hall. Um and that's was is our initial picture into the um budget for next year. Uh very very preliminary. It will be a difficult year but um we're working with the town with town hall directly and regularly and we will update as that progresses. But Dr. Rab and Nicole are part of that team as well. So, we're all well informed and uh Tom will utilize those numbers as he begins to build the budget for next school year. Next school year does not affect this school year. Next year, >> we're meeting again October 8th. So, we'll get an update. >> Yeah. I think that's an important note that I think it's being watched
026closely. So it's being scrutinized because we know it's tight but being looked at closely. Um and we have our policy subcommittee meeting soon but not yet we have not met yet. Um, and when when we do meet, we have on our agenda to start handing out, I guess is the word, some policies for us to read in our packets. Excellent. >> As a as part of our effort to familiarize ourselves better with all of our policies in addition to reviewing policies that we know um need to be reviewed. For example, we know that from the state um our competency determination policy will need to be reviewed again even though we just did it last spring because that was kind of like an emergency like we got to do this quickly and now we have another
027review of that on deck. Um so yes, that will start a >> week and Thursday. >> Yes. >> Right. >> Love you early birds. >> Okay. >> And we have who do we have to thank for this? >> Yes, Massachusetts. Thank you, Commonwealth. >> We're obligated. >> Yeah, you should have one. >> I'll give I'll give him mine. >> Are you have mine? >> I have last year's, too. >> Change your 2025 >> for your doors stop. >> Yeah, basically. digital versions available. Okay. All right. Anything else? Uh, anyone future agenda items? >> Go ahead. >> I was going to mention that we have our Spanish exchange students here. >> Very exciting. >> We're at my house. >> Yes. It's >> I was just going to make sure I'm sure our chair and vice chair
028are doing this, but we have sort of new things bubbling in the district like the middle school schedule curriculum. Um I'd love to hear from math like after sort of the year just just making sure that that um >> we're hearing stories and I would just like to hear from folks how things are going with with those different pieces. Now that we have the dates voted, now we can sort of go back and make sure we're in the right flow of >> I just want to call those things out. I'm hearing lots of stories about the middle school schedule, so I'm curious about how that's >> just checking it out. >> And we have Luke that can help us with the high house going up to high school. >> Looking forward to that. >> Absolutely.
029Thanks. >> Great. >> Okay. >> Fantastic. All right, that being said, uh, anything else before we take a motion? >> Motion to adjurnn at 6:43. >> Second. All right, all in favor? Hi. Hi.