Board of Education Meeting June 13, 2023

001this is a special presentation from the Brighton Central School District Board of Education good evening welcome to the Board of Education business meeting and tenure recognition for June 13 2023 we have got a long agenda with a whole lot of items on it tonight nothing more fun than talking about teacher tenure we're very excited to be doing that tonight so I am calling this meeting to order first up we'll need approval of tonight's agenda motion to approve move by Karen seconded by Sue all those in favor approval of minutes for the May 23rd 2023 business meeting you've all had a chance to review those minutes any corrections or edits motion to approve so moved by Eleanor thank you second seconded by Esther all those in favor aye next up is teacher 10-year recommendations and I

002will turn the mic over to Dr McGowan so first I would ask actually before you get up just ask that you approved the recommendations as listed on the agenda and then we will recognize each of the wonderful people who are here this evening for their 10-year appointment and it is our recommendation under number four and I believe number five that these individuals receive tenure each will be recognized individually in just one moment there's a point of explanation for the audience normally we get to stay here but now Christine and I are going to have to go up there so it's just messed up my whole thing so I apologize approval of the teacher 10-year recommendations as listed on the agenda is item number four motion to approve so move move by Susan seconded by Christina

003all those in favor aye a motion to approve the teaching assistant 10-year recommendations move by owner second second by Christina all those in favor and congratulations to everybody [Applause] we're so happy for all of you and congratulations and congratulations to your families while our board president vice president make their way up to the podium Mr Davis and Ms Lee I would just like to thank the families as we start for all that you have given to our district and our kids in supporting your loved ones work here at Brighton it makes a huge difference for our kids and we recognize that's a sacrifice for your family too so we hope you are as proud of them as we are we are very excited for this evening tenure represents to those that are not as familiar

004with it a lifelong commitment to the individual from the district from the community from families here that they will work with their children for the long term it is us saying that you have demonstrated a level of Excellence that makes you worthy of a commitment for your career that we would like you to be working with our children and our families in this community for the time that you are an educator and it comes with significant rigor and evaluation and decision making along the way where your supervisors decide whether or not they're willing to stake their claim and and make a recommendation and then every year review your performance to the point where they are asking need then to formally make the recommendation that was made to the board tonight and the board has seven

005elected community members to vote on that commitment for your career it is quite a milestone and an accomplishment and we're so happy for all of you and happy that you'll continue to work with our children so we would also like to speak about each of you and have you come to the podium when I call your name if you could come up to join Mr Davis and Ms Lee and they will present you with a certificate after I read a little bit about you and then Mr Goldman is going to take a quick picture of each person with their certificate before you have a seat I do know that before we break up and um move out before not not that you're going to move out but before we break up and you can leave

006the meeting before we go through the rest of the agenda unless you want to stay for all of it Mr Goldman would love to take a picture of all the tenure recipient recipients right up here in the middle so just a quick housekeeping note there Paul Paul Olcott could you come up to the podium please [Applause] thank you Paul has his bachelor's degree in Communications from SUNY Oswego a master's in education from Nazareth College certifications in students with disabilities grades one through six and childhood education one through six teaching experience as a special education teacher at school 34 the Andrews trahy school and Genesee Community School he's been a teaching assistant at Council Rock French Road and then again at Council act recommended by Mr Tappan and Ms Jeffries in their recommendation they write they're

007so pleased to recommend Mr Paul ocot for tenure within the Brighton Central School District as a teaching assistant he was hired in 2019 at Council Rock in his time there he worked in a variety of settings including the 1204 classroom and most recently supported a kindergarten classroom he's flexible kind reliable and a value ta within the building he has a love for all kids and you can see that in his interaction with them he enjoys getting to know each individual student and building relationships with them very often you can find Paul mingling around the cafeteria or the classroom he works in talking to students giving them a secret handshake or making them laugh Paul also worked collaboratively with our staff working closely with his Lead Teacher to best understand how to support the students in

008that classroom he is open to feedback and is always looking to learn for his incredible work with our kids his dedication to the district we are so excited to be awarding him tenure this evening congratulations Paul thank you Joe T mandalica please come to the podium [Applause] Jyoti has a bachelor's degree in Commerce from us Mania University in India as well as a masters in accounting from usmania University her certification is a teaching assistant is in progress and she has worked as a paraprofessional substitute and a teaching assistant I should also point out to everybody sadly although she is receiving tenure in this role not so sadly for the office staff though at fres she is now working in a support position with the assistant principal Shirley Flores and is doing an incredible job so

009this is joy and celebration for that role but also just doing incredible work now in a different role also uh lashara Evans wrote this 10-year recommendation in February it is my extreme pleasure to recommend Jyoti for tenures a teaching assistant she brings joy and positivity to French Road every single day demonstrates flexibility as her schedule can change day to day or even hour to hour she's a team player and never complains because her focus is the students that she serves she's committed to all members of the community teachers staff and students she is responsive to the needs of the school community and often strives to go above and beyond she's dependable and reliable as well as a strong Communicator she's connected to the teachers and students she works with and is a valued team member

010she joined French Road in 2014 as a substitute teaching assistant and since then has worked in a wide variety of settings from the fourth grade ICT and 12-1 classroom she also serves as a team leader representative for teaching assistants and during meetings she is thoughtful and always looking for solutions to address challenges when she isn't working at French roach she is volunteering community events and spending time with their family which include her husband and son she loves to spend time with family and friends we are so proud of your work Joe T for your dedication and commitment to this District we're excited to award you tenor this evening thank you Tara O'Brien [Applause] Tara has a bachelor's degree in political science from SUNY Geneseo which actually seems particularly appropriate since she's a social worker now

011if you think about her current political scene a master's degree in community social work then from SUNY Buffalo and her certification as a school social worker she has worked as a behavior specialist at Lifetime Assistance and Bill of Hope before coming as a social worker before coming to French Road in 2018. she was recommended for tenure last spring and actually officially would have received that this past fall but it hadn't been recognized in this format and we wanted to make sure we do that Morgan Jeffries wrote she was very pleased to recommend Ms O'Brien for a 10-year appointment in the Brighton Central School District because she brings a professional expertise from her work prior to coming to Brighton that is invaluable to our school community as we said she received her bachelor's degree in political

012science and then her master's degree in social work worked at bill of Hope before coming to French Road and demonstrating in everything that she does that she is a true team player works with many classrooms students and colleagues on any given day she's immediately able to recall important details in history of students she is kind and flexible she works with students sometimes supporting them during very difficult times Tara's solution focused if students are struggling she's willing to dig in with a team to come up with a plan that will help the student find success as adjustments or changes are needed Tara is there encouraging teams reminding them of their talents and abilities and seeing the plan through in her work with parents she does a great job connecting with them to share strategies they can

013use at home to better support the social emotional growth of their child she completes her probationary period having demonstrated excellence in school social work her expertise commitment to being a lifelong learner and dedication and profession are all parts of this Excellence for her outstanding work with our children and commitment to the district we're excited to award her tenure this evening [Applause] foreign Baker [Applause] Nicole has her bachelor's degree and master's degree in adolescence education Spanish 7 through 12 from SUNY Oswego and her certification 7 through 12 in Spanish as well she was a Spanish teacher in the Auburn Central School District in Williamson before coming to Brighton she served in 1920 and then 21 through 23. Dr Hall recommends her for a 10-year appointment as a World Language teacher in our school district her he

014says his personal classroom observations of Nicole this year and informal interactions with Nicole and pass years have clearly demonstrated her incredibly caring thoughtful talented professional extremely collaborative personality Nicole has a tremendous gift for successfully working with all kinds of Learners and goes out of her way to develop positive relationships with her students and their parents Nicole works extremely hard to ensure that all students feel success Nicole's created an exceptional learning environment as her room is welcoming and friendly with students actively involved in the lesson on task and free to participate throughout the class period Nicole has developed several carefully maintained routines and procedures so their classes are organized productive and safe numerous students have shared with me that they enjoy Nicole's class and enjoy her approach to teaching them Spanish Matt Cuomo her assistant principal

015wrote that she's an outstanding Spanish teacher high energy always seems excited to be teaching Spanish and working with their students great sense of hum where it brings laughter and fun to her lessons students enjoy activities Nicole plans for them while meaning that her high expectations they read write and listen to Spanish every single day she's truly an asset to her students in her language department and to Brighton High School for her commitment to her work and her excellence in teaching our children we're so excited for your 10-year appointment thank you Nicole foreign [Applause] ful [Applause] as your bachelor's degree and dual certification with a minor in Spanish from SUNY Geneseo and her tussle with bilingual bilingual extension from Nazareth College her certifications in special education Pre-K and grades k-6 bilingual education extension and essel her

016teaching experience includes being an adjunct hassle professor at Monroe Community College an essel teacher in the Rochester City School District at school number 12 part-time itinerary national teacher in Rochester ell coach Hessel teacher again and enl teacher then at French Road recommended also by lashara Evans lashar wrote Anna breitful is a dedicated teacher and colleague her warmth and care for her students and her work is evident on a daily basis and I advocates for all students and ensures that our students have what they need to be successful it's a privilege to teach alongside her and to know her as a human being these are words quoted from a colleague that she collaborates with daily to serve the needs of enl students every day she not only serves the needs of the students but Ms Evans

017also attested the fact that she Advocates and supports all children in the classroom her presence in any classroom creates an enriched environment where all students can Thrive she has a passion for supporting language Learners in accessing the mainstream curriculum through nurturing and high expectations without reservation she was recommended for tenure Michelle Evans also wrote that she had the pleasure of serving her instruction during a small group lesson with enl students as well as leading a whole class lesson the structure of the lessons were differentiated but the approach was consistent consistency included encouraging discussion among students students taking ownership over their learning and focusing on vocabulary which her approach is warm and patient she discusses the process of learning not just completing the academics before her small group lesson she takes took the time to listen

018to the students share their experience with the assigned with completing the assignment she's a thoughtful educator who's a champion for the entire Community cares deeply about fres and the Greater Rochester Community as a member of the school-based equity team she provided an integral voice around diversity equity and inclusion she's also a Brighton resident hold on with her husband two daughters and two dogs Coswell and Remy Cosmo spends quite a bit of time at school does Remy also okay no not yet gotcha poor Remy we won't tell Remy yourself but Cosmo's fantastic and is uh Fred's favorite Cosmo I feel like should be getting tenure tonight as well most days you'll find him Walking The Halls of fres he's a therapy dog who's certified through Therapy Dogs International final quote about Anna breitful it was a

019lucky day for French Road Brighton Central School District and me when she chose to take on a new challenge and join Brighton as a teacher her expertise in English English language learner students as well as students in general is abundant or gentle calm and personal way with students is authentic having the opportunity to work with Anna brightful the last three years has truly been a gift she has elevated me as a teacher for your incredible work with our children and commitment to this District we're so excited for your tenure appointment congratulations [Applause] thank you [Applause] Janice mix foreign Janice has an associate degree in physical studies from Monroe Community College a bachelor's degree in phys Ed from SUNY Cortland and a master's in education from Nazareth Nazareth College permit certifications in health and physical education

020and teaching experience as a phys ed teacher in Pittsburgh a physical education teacher at the YMCA a health teacher at French Road and TCMS and a health and physical education teacher at French Road ntcms she's also worked in our extended school year program in the summer of 2016 and 17. Ms Evans also recommended Janice for a tenure she pointed out that her career again began in the Pittsford Central School District in a variety of capacities taught Middle School phys Ed a variety of Health sections Coast coach Varsity cross-country as well modified girls across she was cross country ski club advisor and a wellness team leader and then when she came to us and returned in 2016 to education she worked in a variety of capacities within the district they included Elementary and Middle School ages

021French Road was grateful to now have her than as a full-time health teacher she extends herself beyond the classroom she's on Brighton teacher Center policy board a member of the district Wellness team where she's integral to the creation of the district's Wellness page provides a valuable voice for the district's curriculum council at French Road she's a member of the star qualities restorative practice and habits a mind committee as well as the school-based equity team is there anything you don't do James that's the question regular attends and presents at conferences and she'll be presenting at next year's New York State Alliance for physical education health education Recreation and dance conference she's a lifelong learner she's currently attending the internal habits of mine Institute to complete all three badges taking the ubd by Design curriculum in New

022York state science and digital fluency course as well when you walk into a classroom you immediately feel a level of calmness her commitment to fosting a mindful environment is evident she shares information activities with teachers about the benefits of mindfulness and meditation a colleague shared these words she cares about our community both students and staff which is shown through participation at staffings Team meetings and committees she has proven a willingness to step up and advocate for what is best for students and staff in my opinion she is a positive and caring person and a great asset to the fres staff constantly strives to do her best and truly lives by the adage when you know better do better we are honored to see her work each and every day with our children it is incredible

023it is special and thank you for commitment to this community we're so deeply grateful that you are willing to continue to do that and be awarded tenure this evening congratulations [Applause] Justine parks [Applause] Justine has a bachelor's degree in English in journalism from St John Fisher a master's in education from Nazareth and her certificate of advanced studies and administration from Suny Brockport certifications in special education School District administration and Pre-K and K through six her teaching experience was in ela earth science and special education at Newark she was a tosa vice principal at Norman R Kelly school also a teacher on special assignment building K-2 and cpsc chair at Newark Central School District I'm a special education teacher at the middle school before becoming a sixth grade teacher at the middle school she was also

024the news advisor in 2022 at TCMS Ms admins said she's very pleased to recommend Mrs Justine parks for a tenure appointment as k-6 general education teacher in the Brighton Central School District her dedication to teaching and commitment to learning are evident in all aspects of her day she has a solid understanding of teaching literacy and history at the middle school level her approach to making student thinking visible is nothing short of impressive upon entering her classroom it is immediately apparent that it is the students who are actively doing the work the routine she uses encourage all students to be engaged and clearly contribute to the intentional Arc of learning additionally be it through individual class individual interactions with students meetings with families or the lessons that she delivers each period Justine has a calming demeanor

025that allows all to feel safe and take risks in her presence she's also involved in many aspects of the TCMS Community Beyond her classroom she engages in numerous professional development offerings to ensure that her practices are current and research-based she easily collaborates with her grade level colleagues to share her new learning and they have articulated how impactful her expertise has been on their own planning and the level of thinking that students are engaging in as a result as a result this year she volunteered to serve as her team's mtss lead a brand new position that allows her to focus conversations about students and identify appropriate interventions she helps colleagues with the tracking of intervention data and advocates for students with families and her peers to ensure that each student receives the appropriate level of support

026she's taken over the advisor role the lead advisor role for the newspaper Club served as a member of curriculum Council on program evaluation teams and other building specific committees retired TCMS principal Rob Thomas recalled Justine's work as a special education teacher in his words encapsulate who she is Justine was a calming presence in the classroom and patient with the students while still building their skills as Young Learners she was collaborative with her peers and involved in many activities outside of school truly Justine has embedded herself in all aspects of the tcis community in the most positive of ways Danielle writes that she is proud to have her as part of her TCMS team and recommend her for tenure for her incredible work with our children commitment to this district and willingness to keep doing such

027great work we are so excited to recommend her and award her tenure this evening congratulations [Applause] thank you foreign [Applause] Kitty has a bachelor's degree in Communications disorders from Boston University and a masters in speech language pathology from the University of Texas Austin she has professional certifications in speech and language disabilities her teaching experience as a speech language pathologist includes time in the Boston Public Schools Union Hill Elementary Clinical Associates Finger Lakes School the Holy Childhood stepping stones and presence learning and as a speech language therapist at fres and Brighton High School and then at also rack she also is an extended school year speech teacher in 2022. Mr Tappan writes a 10-year recommendation for Katie Tully explaining that she brings a talent deep knowledge experience and brightness to our school Community within her role

028as a speech-language pathologist she's a wonderful pathologist who has been a perfect fit to round out the talented speech team she brings a joy to her work and love for her students that is beyond compare she has quickly made an impact on the counselor Community for both students and her colleagues her persistence and can do attitude leaves no stone unturned for the students that she supports she is diligent in her research of best in most current practices on some of our most challenging caselots she has an incredible way of working with her students to empower them providing them with the lifelong skills that will be necessary for future communication students feel cared for and willing to take the risks that are often necessary to make the growth that they need to make she's an incredible

029team player working well with the many different providers that she collaborates with within her interdisciplinary teams to Mr Tappan her greatest strength lies in recognizing the needs within a particular team and adjusting to those needs to better support the student involved and the providers on the team she's kind flexible and wonderful she works with each of her students getting to know their needs and capitalizing on their strengths she seeks feedback always pushing herself to remain current and on the edge of emerging research and best practices her dedication to her students and the profession are quite impressive and her work with parents she does an excellent job connecting with them to share strategies they can use at home to better support the growth of their children parents trust her and feel connected to her and the

030work that she does within the student sessions for her outstanding work with our children and commitment to this District we're so excited for her to be awarded tenure this evening congratulations [Applause] thank you Jessica Weber [Applause] Jessica has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in secondary Science Education also from the University of Rochester her certifications are in chemistry 7 through 12 and general science 7 through 12 extension her teaching experience includes being a chemistry teacher in the Rochester Central School District before beginning with us in 2018 at Brighton High School she was part-time for a bit due to reductions in force and then became again full-time probationary teacher in 2021 at Brighton High School Dr Hall also is recommending Jessica for this 10-year appointment he writes that

031she's one of the most flexible intelligent kind thoughtful and Innovative teachers we have observations in Jessica's cow Street classes and informal interactions with Jessica in meetings and in the classroom this year show her to be professional competent passionate caring enthusiastic and extremely reflective and collaborative Jessica goes above and beyond the Call of Duty to develop positive relationships with her students and is open to working with them throughout the day she like many members of our science department worked tirelessly to create an instructional environment that emphasizes individualized instruction collaboration and actively centered and inquiry-based learning Jessica's classroom experience invites learning and expiration due to her sense of humor kind approaching her organized and flexible atmosphere Jessica has developed a culture of learning where students thrive in addition to her classroom responsibilities Jessica is also serving as

032the advisor for our Pathways to Medicine Club at Brighton High School her assistant principal Mr Cuomo writes that Jessica makes her chemistry Classroom Fun she has a great sense of humor and uses it to build outstanding relationships with her students she's very enthusiastic about chemistry and her energy helps the students get excited about learning chemistry too Jessica provides her students with lots of options and helps each student choose the best way to learn for them she's an asset to her students the science department and Brighton High School for your commitment to our children your incredible teaching thus far we're so excited that you've been awarded tenure congratulations Tesco thank you [Applause] Carl masking [Applause] and although this is entirely by Carla I would like to acknowledge his mom Marge long-time Brighton educator here tonight also

033thank you for everything you taught him emergency is doing very very well so thank you Carl is uh being recommended for an appointment in the teaching assistant 10-year area he's a bachelor's degree in history and psychology from St Lawrence University education from SUNY a master's in education from SUNY Plattsburgh and a master of arts from the University of Rochester his permanent certifications in social studies 7 through 12. was a social studies teacher in the Adirondack Central School District at Cardinal O'Hara high school and East and in the East Aurora Central School District he's been a teaching assistant at Brighton High School since 2019. Dr Hall is also recommending him for a 10-year appointment in this area he's very punctual professional individual has good rapport with students and staff he works with extremely caring and calm

034individual who shows genuine concern and enthusiasm for the students he works with in the library media center Howard Ennis our library media specialist provided the following information Carl possesses a positive and professional attitude is dependable and reliable flexible Problem Solver service oriented creative possesses valuable background skills and is well liked and respected by students and teachers alike these qualities when combined with a strong work ethic make him an outstanding Library ta employee over the years Carl has worked with a variety of special needs students as Volunteers in the library his patience and kind demeanor is appreciated and the students have flourished growing their independence and social skills set Carl's calming presence warm sense of humor background experience and professional demeanor have been much appreciated over the years high quality and skilled support staff are extremely

035imperative to successful School library program thankfully we have Carl as part of our team we all appreciate his efforts and presence in the library media center his assistant principal Ashley Edwards provided the following Carl has served as a teaching assistant in the library news center for the past four years every interaction I've had with Carl has been a positive one he approaches his job and students with a thoughtful and caring demeanor he's truly an asset to his students the library media center and Brighton High School Carol for your incredible work with our kids and commitment to the district we're so excited for you to receive this tenure appointment this evening congratulations [Applause] Nicholas Dean [Applause] Nicholas has a variety of academic experiences through Monroe Community College and the teaching assistance certification as well is pending

036and working through in New York state he's been at Brighton High School since 2019 and also served as an assistant wrestling coach Tom Hall writes he's pleased to recommend Nicholas Dean for a 10-year appointment as a teaching assistant in the Brighton Central School District he came with a variety of Prior experiences working with students and his unique skills and background made him well prepared to work in the 1214 functional skills classroom during the time he's worked with the 12-1-4 students he has been extremely helpful in assisting with the coffee car business proven to be a strong Advocate and role model for our students Dr Oz found Nicholas to be very approachable easy to talk to about kids instruction and specific student concerns in addition to his teaching Assistant duties he's also again an assistant wrestling

037coach at Brighton High School assistant principal Teresa Mosher said that it is her pleasure to recommend Mr Nicholas Dean for tenure he works in the 12-1 program for program providing academic and social skill assistance to students with multiple learning disabilities Nick is Dependable shows initiative and takes pride in the work that he does Nick is responsible for supervising students and their work experiences and monitoring students coming to and from buses his great behavior management skills and utilizes sound judgment when dealing with challenging situations he's an asset to students the classroom and Brighton High School for his incredible work and supporting the young people in our school district and his commitment to the work we're excited for your tenure appointment this evening congratulations Nicholas foreign [Applause] certificates this evening I just would like to reiterate what

038an incredible commitment this is on behalf of the district to people who have absolutely earned this honor in this moment in their professional career we're so excited for each and every one of you and more importantly for our kids and their families who will have the benefit of your work for many many years to come and again thanks to your families for all you do to contribute to the work here in the district although you're not on the payroll you're on the payroll and we recognize that each and every day to the kids in the audience your parents are incredible people we hope that you join us in being so very proud of them they do a great job for other people's children each and every day so thanks for sharing them we appreciate it

039if I could ask all the 10-year recipients to just come up right in front of the screen right there so Mr Goldman can get a picture and your families please grab a bite and I know Mr Davis will invite you to do the same but unless you'd like to stay for the rest of the agenda uh it's not a bad time to probably run or slip out for your car foreign thank you for those who are watching on TV or on tape delay as it were we just dismissed the 10-year recipients had a great celebration there we're going to jump around on the agenda just a little bit for a few minutes I want to do a couple of procedural votes before we get to a couple of other items so I'm not going to

040go exactly in order item 10 is approval of the 2023 Bond resolution to finance the capital Improvement project I think we spent six out of the last eight meetings talking about the capital Improvement projects in Floral this is more specific but I think you all should have a pretty good sense on what we're trying to do the jobs we're trying to get done in sort of a staged fashion are there any questions with regards to the bond resolution again Lou talked to us about that the past week motion to approve the 2023 Bond resolution to finance the capital Improvement project so by Karen second Ed by Esther all those in favor next up is approval of school district legal counsel agreement with the Honeywell Law Firm pllc you all have an awareness of that and

041we're able to see that agreement any questions with regards to that agreement motion to approve that legal counsel agreement with the Honeywell Law Firm Ed by Julian seconded by Christina all those in favor next up we'll do the approval of the separation in lieu of section 75 proceedings we were briefed on that previous to this um you know we did not have any questions at the time so I'm going to put that one to vote right now a motion to approve the particular separation agreement in lieu of section 75 proceedings moved by Esser second seconded by Eleanor all those in favor aye aye I'm going to hit um approval the corrective action plan for the internal audit risk assessment we have seen that and Myself Christina and Karen were also briefed on it again as

042members of the audit subcommittee all of you have had a chance to see it um Christina Karen I'm going to first ask you any additional comments with regards to this no and we'll touch on it briefly during our report another committee perfect um any other questions okay motion to approve the corrective action plan for the internal audit risk assessment moved by Sue second by Julie all those in favor I'm just going to keep on moving down this part of it approval of the reserve funds plan we have a number of Reserve funds that we've had debt review we also happen to hear about that and review that in audit as well questions in regards to the reserve funds plan motion to um approve that plan as provided in your agenda moved by Christina seconded by

043Karen all those in favor um approval of attentive agreement with the Brighton Association of educational office professionals do you want to make a comment about that no just we appreciate continue to appreciate the work the collaborative relationship and have the ability to work through and develop a working agreement that makes sense for both parties but above allow us just an opportunity to comment on the incredible support that the Brighton Association of Education Office professionals provides in each of the each of the before that great thank you any questions with regards to the attendant agreement motion to approve moved by Julian seconded by Esther all those in favor I'm just going to keep it going approval of 2022 2023 CIP construction contracts we've had a chance to review those along that theme and we're thankful for

044Lou and the buildings team for stewarding us through a number of these construction contracts questions in regards to any of those contracts as you had the chance to review motion to approve so moved by Sue seconded by Eleanor all those in favor okay um my mistake here on this next one approval of a revised 2023 2024 Board of Education meetings there was a typo in the month of May that I didn't pick up and I apologize for Kim on that one um the motion to approve that um the updated revising this just had to do with some May dates motion to approve that calendar so I moved moved by Karen second seconded by Esther all those in favor aye do one more here approval of the transportation contract obviously we use um first student for

045our busing services this is rollover of that contract questions with regards to that motion to approve that Transportation contract moved by Susan seconded by Christina all those in favor in the spirit of continuing to jump around I'm going to Pivot back now to public participation and um it happens to be as we are talking about 10-year tonight it occurs to me that this is someone else's last board meeting um who had a tenure of 21 years here that alone on its standby deserves a round of applause [Applause] we're among friends so we all know that means Julian Gilbert but um we talked about this once before in um I don't know if we'll ever see someone provide the level and length of service that you have provided Julie you bring compassion and passion to the

046work you do you are a role model for all of us your passion projects brighten your wardrobe brighten your food cupboard represent who you are how can I help where can we help how can we get help from others um and your sort of quiet wisdom I said to my wife the other night just Julian has this quiet wisdom and it it just helps you learn things without making you feel stupid and that's a rare and unique skill particularly with in my case um we are thankful and we thought we would have a little fun in the spirit of the Brighton arts department and the Brighton athletic department a lot of those organizations have what they call paper plate Awards and they recognize and they recognize people um for certain great things they do sometimes

047in just often uh serious and grateful for those actions I'm going to kick it off I have one from Martha I have to read of course she was unable to be here tonight I have one or two of my own and then we'll just work this way around and it's possible I don't know it's possible there might be a couple others on the audience who might want to get up and sort of say something so this first one is from me and I'm an artist you won't be able to see this bill but the first is who I think of Julian she's that Guru on the top of the mountain you go up to get wisdom and that's Julian that she was a stick figure right there the other is this is an eye in

048a circle because every once in a while I'd say something and Julene would give me an eye roll and I go oh I didn't do that right something there was wrong so I think about you in that regards but also um all the time I need one more for you which is the outstanding Eagle Eye editor award I would review a document three times feel great about the fact that it was in great shape and Julie would go hey there's a problem on number four and I'd go son of a gun how did I freaking miss that so appreciate that friends and this is a little bit south of us from Martha skirmamano our dear friend this is hostess with the mostest bandanas and Doritos that's what I'm supposed to write this is um he

049said such fun much love and many thanks so that's from Martha you are okay so it has a lot on this side I have to read it to Julie but it's really the best cookie and Hala delivery person friend um when we needed a pickup Julene would stop by and fill the bellies of me and my kids and the it's not just the food is delicious but the presentation of the items was so thoughtful it was hard to open it up and eat it because you just wanted to look at it and always just exactly when we needed a little pick-me-up she would bring us something so thank you so much Julian very thoughtful and very kind tough so I do this for my Girl Scouts every year so um Julian I also my initial

050drawing was of a guru on a Mountaintop which is amazing and the word that came up with that was wise Sage um and so I just gave you um the wisdom award and so if you look up the definition of wisdom some of the attributes that someone who is wise possesses um fit you to a t if the definition is you so for your ability to contemplate and act productively using knowledge experience understanding common sense and insight um you know I also wrote for being a role model and a lifelong friend um because it's it's hard to find role models and the older you get the more difficult it is but you are a true role model and someone I aspire to be like so all right this goes along with the theme of Julie

051not only feeding us but feeding who we are I have most likely to feed us chicken and Soup for the Soul [Music] and I apologize if that's a little cheesy we're way past that yeah so I had some time on my head so mine is the um the Sense and Sensibility award and um one of the things that I really admire one of the many things I admire about Julian is how she just makes perfect sense about any situation that comes up in our meetings um but with with a dose a huge dose of emotion and compassion um which is really hard to find someone who really knows their business but uh truly cares for each and every one of us from the bottom of their heart so from the bottom of my heart thank

052you for making me feel so welcome to be a part of this board when I first entered the room for the first time I'll always remember that and um you will be sorely missed so thank you so I think I'm going to continue on a little bit of the food theme in terms of that for me inter I I want to Echo what everyone else said in terms of just being the welcoming and being the person who wants to care for and everything so for me it was the world's best Board of Ed mom with the cookie he's drawn in as well and so thank you Julian for everything thank you yep [Laughter] Julene from me you have the super Dorito Barista award a person for others kind thoughtful caring considerate and humble and we

053that's pretty good thank you for always taking care of everyone [Music] from me Julian you get the super proofreader award I'm going to miss all your little text and phone calls and I'm looking forward to Karen's Texas phone calls a minute but it's been a pleasure to work with you and I'm going to miss you very much thank you um so I started to read the best travel companion but then I remembered Allison and Lou were here so I didn't just want to do that um so the best Boe travel companion and my question is where are we going next okay [Laughter] um I don't know how we can glue your next so on behalf of myself and our administrative team I have the best boss of our best boss at work definitely came to

054mind my generous thoughtful inspiring amazing caring kind and because of my role like the craft Boe member quality there's the average line and then there's Julian Jewelers lean most likely to brighten your wardrobe you work hard on everything everything for our students this is the all for BS bcsd community and surrounding it are just different words that I thought of when I needed you and they are in no particular order but you could say them all in different ways around the circle if you want to but because if you're quiet you're calm quiet physical strong focused voice go right into the audience so I'd like to give Julie the Martha Stewart award in a very fancy place and again creative cookie maker I so enjoyed her Julian and my post just post to sing together

055um and she taught me a lot and so of course we have an elegant plate thank you well thank you for including some of your former board colleagues and spouses this evening you wouldn't miss it for the world but on behalf of Gene she says best dressed and I told her about this last week when Larry took me up she said oh she's always the best dressed I said the quiet Champion for all yeah and I could speak for hours you know that about this because going out about everything when I think about your service to this community I think of The Quiet nature of the work and how you thought it was every time you say something it's impactful it means something and I don't just mean when Kevin and you and I were

056in agenda meetings and we were Kevin and I going way down the road on something and you would be that little voice over here hey wait guys let's focus and maybe ought to think more about this and you were a hundred percent of the time right and I just careful of many of us in the community who've known you for so long Gene and I appreciate the friendship you and Barry and the working relationship your Devotion to the community each and every child and family means that community and your work not only within Brighton but beyond it won't be missed because you're not going to quit you're going to leave and move on to other things thank you so much for your 21 years of Devotion to the board it has been impactful in every

057way thank you this is the award for caring about every person all the time thank you this is the best supporter award um I can't begin to tell you how many years we were on the board and you've always supported whatever stupid idea should have stayed on another seven or eight years in front of people thank you all right I didn't know about this at all until like you walk into the front door I mean yeah I wanted to thank you for all you've done on behalf of Brighton and I signed it love Willie um [Laughter] so like a few others I had the best hostess award I really look for being at your place at the end of summer and just kind of always signified you know being ready for a new school year

058and a lot of the things that we say here I don't think that there's a lot of business es that I get and have that type of relationship word and those years thank you I love doing it I mean I I have the best New York City traveling partner oh thank you every time I think of you I think of I really didn't go well I was quite out of my league and you kind of like took me under your wing and just made sure that I was comfortable good and learning with you being with you like scriptures but just watching you watch others listening and then most amazing thing I've learned from you I appreciate that I have the best artistic Flair incentive style and one of the most amazing things that you do

059with the brighten your wardrobe and say after the job because you also passed that on to read that you probably half and then that gets passed out again hey Julie you want to send this yet you are the best frightened believer [Music] the group um thank you congratulene um so most kind person of all time I'll never forget my first day in the district was our board retreat uh you were the first face I saw that welcoming a kind face I got to spend the day with you and we kicked it you know we hit it off there and I know you've done that for so many people in District whether it be the board teachers uh students you've done that for so many people and I know you will continue to do that so

060I thank you for myself but for many others Killeen I'm lucky enough it's my character so it was 27 years each other I saw her son Dan Tara and it's very exciting loved working um but so my play is most likely to have children who are successful thanks Julie thank you I've known Julian and the governor since I was a student I'm actually graduating with her daughter Alyssa so my award is presented to Julian Gilbert for excellence as a board member theater mom Community leader thank you for all of your support and everything you've done for myself my family and all the students in this community over the years thank you [Applause] you always demand to speak so we've got 10 minutes no no I I just wanted just to say Julian we'll have some

061more opportunities um as a smaller group to celebrate you also and tell some stories and there are many but they all have a very common theme to what was said tonight about caring for others and taking care of other people the paper plate Awards had significance in a couple of different ways Beyond just being a a tribute to your um uh disdain probably for Hardware clutter and other things that could just get in the way around the house we thought paper plates being disposable might be a good option for you but that perhaps they'd be a really easy way for you to read through and remember how deeply impactful your work has been and your friendship has been to so many of us not just the people in this room but Way Beyond this is

06220 years 21 years of board service of caring of sharing of kindness of questioning of proofreading it's come up a couple times tonight I've taken care of others in ways seen and in many many more ways unseen so many things that you've done for so many unknown to many people a graduate of the district and the Ohio State University with a background in education mother of three wife of Barry I didn't know code name Willie um active in your temple and Community consummate volunteer that work in the vpa department so many years ago being I think a harbinger of great things to come for the district in terms of your work your liaison to the mental health staff all around incredible human in addition the fact that you're just always caring for other people and

063again we'll have lots of stories to tell when I think about the the night that I was appointed here and and my kids you know Charlie Tay his last day of high school classes crawling around underneath this table and you just getting a kick out of that and everybody coming over to your house afterwards the first time you hosted us in history yeah yeah yeah and Peter taking the art pan uh was plunging toilets today at the high school just so you know the update in any case uh and and well and still enjoying it but but who doesn't want to leave it right like wants to be a part of this place in every way possible and you started that for them and for my my family and so many others um you know

064you're hosting of that annual uh picnic that Marin mentioned many of you know this but was a result of Jolene and Martha saying this is not okay that Betsy's running around with a baby on her hip and slugging bags of ice and not that I was you know I thought I was helpful but perhaps it was not helpful enough I was not home that's true and Angeline's saying this this needs to be done in a way that can be more supportive and helpful and that really enhance that relationship that all of us have to in terms of the board leadership team relationship which was always so important to you but there's this caring there's this commitment to other people there's this just deep sense of commitment to the community but also this intellectual curiosity you're

065always growing and always seeking to grow and and get to a better answer and seeking to understand and that's a rare commodity in today's world where people go into most situations already knowing and you don't you go into it seeking to understand the other human being across from you it'd be better because of it and make better decisions because of it and make us better because of that as well and above all else an incredible Bobby which you're going to get to spend more time doing so I just finished by thanking you as a friend and a colleague for everything you've given to us and our family so thank you and really it's been my honor for 21 years to be able to do this and to learn and to grow from all of you

066and to be able to think back to the original board that I started serving with and how different not only is the board but but the work that we're doing couldn't be more proud of where we are and where we're going and that's because of everybody in this room so thank you all thank you for these These are great thank you thank you [Applause] is there anybody else that would like to add something for public participation I'm obligated to ask this is where Mark and Marv evaluate your performance all right um we're going to get on some other things on the agenda those that would like to stay are welcome to others I know have many pressing things at their homes you will be hogged on the way out I had a nickel for every

067time [Laughter] normally you're out of here no performer of all says no dinner Marv there's no dinner down there take some snacks though yeah bye good to see you um I love it that was fun yeah okay I know we've jumped around on the agenda a little bit we wanted to make sure Barry had a chance to get here um but I am anxious uh Jeff to hear you go through the suspension disproportionality uh presentation then um thinking about this for a few months now and thank you for the work you're doing on this problem I don't know how I'm going to follow that but if you're not just because I just gotta Kick right in this has been my Charlie Brown moment so not to um question anyone's intelligence I just want to review

068what disproportionality is so we are all are all speaking the same language it is an over representation of a group within a category in the example I give which is not part of our data but an example would be if there is a certain group of students that represent only 15 percent of the district population but they were they were to contribute to 80 of the discipline fractions for a specific time period foreign so what did uh the suspension disproportionality committee do we had various stakeholders and I would like just to say publicly thank you for all of the members that took time out of their busy schedules throughout this school year to work and look through the data for this I appreciate your time and effort what we did was we analyzed Solutions not

069suspensions report which came from the children's agenda and then we also looked at our own internal data of 10 years worth of Brighton High School in 12 Corners middle school suspension and referral data we focused on the suspension referral data for it to look at discrepancies between the different groups of students that we could see if there was any if our suspension rates were disproportionate and using all the various uh perspectives experiences and research we developed short-term and long-term recommendations for our superintendent so our findings our findings that we want to say excuse me our findings with that we found that our in-school and our school um students that were were suspended and the referrals that were given to the students the following groups were the ones that were just that had been disproportionately uh

070suspended our African-American students our multiracial students our Spanish students our students living in poverty also known as frame reduced lunch or low socioeconomic status and also students with abilities would just like to give a note from the analysis from the solutions that suspension report that they did not break it down by in school and out of school it's important that it's just noted so that we all understand that you'll see in the next slide our data but um we just wanted to make that clarification for any of our public members so right here you will see charts from the data on this side you have the VHS disproportionality disproportionality data and each of the check marks represents for that specific group in that in that school year whether they were disproportionately suspended for that school

071year so as I said these are the groups and for all of them they were disproportionately suspended for at least one one time and excuse me one time in that 10-year time frame and then this is our data for TCMS same thing the check mark represents whether or not that group was disproportionately suspended during that school year so we always have to ask questions why um so on this slide you will see some of the factors that may say may because it's not definite um many of these also can be connected with each other so I'll go through them suggest subjective discipline such as insubordination disrespect did not abide by school rules and with this we're talking about when kind of like respect everybody has a different version of what that is for them and

072sometimes when you when you have staff members that may not May interpret or have different experience with different groups of kids that's that could be one of the leading causes of it lack of connection with adults and overall School Community I know that in my meetings with Dr Hall and Miss Daniel Evans we always tell all of our students we need you to get involved in something because a lack of connection we just were talking to some students this morning about it creates a better school experience for students and when students are coming to school they don't have a connection with an adult or they don't have a connection or they're not involved in any school activities it leads to some issues adverse childhood experiences also known as Aces essentially this is a long term

073for trauma um specifically when it comes to the data of our district we have going back to our students that live in poverty oftentimes we have students that are living in coming from environments poverty you have a higher risk of Aces and for those of us that don't know the our the demographics of our students that are living in poverty have grown tremendously in the past 10 years in Brighton so those are some of the channels we're facing a lack of interest and instruction when we have students skipping class or just not showing up and we just identify that you know what can we do to continually keep kids engaged inside the classroom so that they want to be in the classroom learning they want to attend and be around adults that they love and

074Trust cultural shock experienced by students that are new to Brighton once again myself and Miss Edmonds we literally in our Urban Suburban interviews this afternoon we had conversations with some of the students in family because our culture here as many of us know in Brighton is very unique if you've only been in Brighton you may not know but to someone that has not always been in the school Community it's really really unique um and if you're coming from other places that have different expectations or cultural expectations it could be a cultural shock for many of our students many of the students especially in those demographics that we saw on the previous slides um unconscious bias traditional thinking Empower struggles we always talk about how the 2023 version of students is very different from previous years

0751993 20 years ago um our kids are different the technology has changed and you know I know our district has done a lot of work working in getting professional development on unconscious bias and you know sometimes even in my own observations there are times where adults may have a power struggle with kids and we're always trying to work on improving that lack of consistency and understanding what the use of restorative practices although many of our District staff members have been um trained in it not all of our staff members have and I know that there's going to be more work being put in that and then always Partnerships and Communications with our families it is critical for us to do that many of the families in brightens they send their kids to school and no

076news is good news for most of them but you know we have to continue to work to build Bridges and find new ways to engage families not that there was someone hired to do that that was a joke so here are some of the short-term recommendations that we came up with um the first is really going to the source and this is you know we looked at 10 years worth of data but really starting you know hopefully next school year uh really start to focus and look at the data of kids and talk to the students that are not successful and they're having different various behavioral channels and talk to them and asking them what their experiences are we need to hear from the kids that are being impacted in this negative way so that

077we can put interventions in place to to change it and once again I just want to throw out there some of these short-term recommendations if some of the work we're already doing um we could do sometimes a better job of it but I don't I just want to acknowledge that it's not like we're not doing any of this right now we are doing this and I know that the work in the buildings levels and Leadership it does happen um redeveloping onboarding uh protocol for transfer students one of the things we found in the data is that many of the students that we have discipline issues with are students that are not part of the Brighton school district hence the shock of when other individuals are coming into the district and looking at ways that we

078can make that transition to our district uh in a more supportive way where we're giving students and families what they need throughout that process and like I said we already have it but it's something that we can continue to work on uh quarterly end of year suspension in uh quarterly and end of year suspension data reviews um and an annual review by a district level team and what can we do this really really well in Brighton when it comes to academic um we we look at the data and we look at the students that are not doing well academically and who's doing um and who is having challenges and struggles but this is I know for a fact that um Dr Hall and Miss Evans already have talked to our data analysts to look at

079data and we're having the plants look through and making sure that kids are not following through the cracks and identifying who the kids are earlier and like I said before talking to them and putting in directions with them and their families continuing alignment with BHS and TCMS I know that Dr Hall has been here for a while so is Miss Evans but she in her new role working together to make sure that we are handling um all the discipline infractions the same way and that we can learn from each other and as students move up along our system and also with my workers and transitions we're able to learn about kids so that when they are going from one school of next is not just a fresh start and we can already use some of

080the interventions and strategies as they move up throughout our system uh all different alternatives to suspension when applicable uh this is a case by Katie spaces I can speak for this personally right now when we are in some of the post hearing meetings with Dr McGowan and some of the conversations that we have students and families when they do make mistakes we do um it's not just about suspension it's also about learning but we really want to focus on putting that in as part of our restorative practices to look at alter Alternatives so that students are you know learning throughout the process without missing instruction and then last I already talked about the uh the proactive communication with families and building trusts I think that that's just a huge leverage area that we can continue

081to grow because parents are experts of their kids and the more that we can work together and that kids know that the school and their their family were all aligned it really helps to deal with some behavioral issues that can sometimes pop up and sometimes parents are out working doing their thing trying to support the family kids are at school how's your day at school it was great and the kids aren't always honest when they go home and give the false truth of what's going on the more that we can keep that communication open I think that would be helpful so those are our short-term recommendations and then our long-term recommendations are once again similar to the short-term recommendations some of these we've already begun or I've already implemented but we need to continue our

082professional development to support teachers I know that Dr Rio works really really well their teachers Center on being culturally responsive in the classroom and curriculum that is culturally relevant there's a really big connection to that you know especially at like the high school when you know it's an open campus and kids have a lot of freedom and if kids are skipping classes we want them to a be able to have a trusted adult where they want to actually be in the room with them and learn with them and a lot of our teachers do a great job with that but some of our kids go through that lack of connection and then B we want to have um you know teaching that is happening that is relevant to the students lives and interests and that's

083kind of a connection to the new version of kids sometimes our kids sometimes have to be entertained and you have to get them engaged and moving around and working with their peers versus just you know the stage on the stage and I know that our teachers are working on doing that as we go uh continue to review and regularly updated the code of conduct to reflect the use of restorative practices I do know that in our work with BOCES we have already been planning to make sure that everybody in our district um is is trained to restorative practices and that we are making sure that everybody um has those that set of tools in their toolbox when different um negative interactions with students come up um another one we have is explore outside organizations that

084can assist with the management one of the big ones in our local area that some of our local neighboring districts use the Center for Youth and it's really just an organization that helps to get kids back to the classroom if they're having chances in the classroom working on that educational component continuing to build relationships but also giving kids support on strategies they can use um you know when they are having emotional academic or behavioral challenges and we and you know it comes down to human capacity oftentimes because our counselors and our ministers do an amazing job every single day working with kids but sometimes you know it could be uh it could stretch the human capacity that we have so that was the long-term recommendation another one development of student voice I got to give

085another shout out to Miss Evans I know just two weeks there are a group of students in the cafeteria at TCMS working on being trained on peer mediation and we want our students to be a part of the solution the more that we can get students involved in the process and having them also be able to work with each other because as we all know oftentimes if they hear from a peer it could be a lot more than coming from the same old adult all the time so we want to get students involved to work with each other and have a voice in the process but also to hear from their experiences validating them and working and also learning because we have a lot we could always learn from our students and I know all

086of us do that every day and then last but not least we have a great partnership with BOCES and recenter and just continue to work on our own individual and Collective capacity to just create a sense of belonging in our school Community there are so this amazing Community to be a part of and as you know in the blueprint where we want everybody to feel welcomed and and I feel like this this brightens the community for them we know that many do we still have a ways to go with some of our students and I think in the to have some of these negative experiences with referrals and classes or with being suspended we want to reduce those and I feel like the more connection we have actually not me excuse me our committee the

087more that we the more connection that we have within our school Community the better experience is going to be for students so like I said before I appreciate all of the members of the community that took time to look at this data I know that it can be kind of tough to swallow at first but I do feel like we are heading the right direction and there's always more work to be done but I feel like if we continue to you know push and build relationships with one kid at a time then we can reduce the numbers and change experiences for some of our kids any questions yeah just a comment and a question first um sort of reference to your last plaintiff it's not supposed to be comfortable it's supposed to be the facts

088and we got to look at them and figure out how they get better so I don't think this was easy to tackle for you and the team but we greatly appreciate you all taking that uh our question is you talked about getting some feedback from the students with regards to peer mediation anything like that and this might be tricky but did we get any feedback from any of the students that were suspended just to get their perspective and I think that could be very tricky but I don't know if that was an opportunity also so in for this process we did not speak with individual students that was more about all of our experiences in working with students I know that you know every situation is individual and oftentimes when you have an individual conversation

089with the kid you were able to figure out the student or the adult or the family member you're able to dig into the LIE of what for that individual situation what caused it um so we did not speak to any students specifically um I've I've had many conversations with students along with colleagues over here um so I we for both of this process we do not actually speak to any students that's what we put is one of the recommendations that we feel like we actually do need to hear from students and specifically the ones that are experiencing the challenges versus just any old want to be intentional in who it is that we're talking to so that we can learn from them and and have us have it create an environment that works for them

090thank you my follow-up question to that too is was there any looking at the data or information about like a lot of this report focuses on the students and what we feel are some of the causes for the studentness behavior was there any looking at kind of Staff or the staff responses to whatever the behavior was so we at staff members that were part of the community or the committee but we did not specifically um like pull or you know give a survey to bhf staff members about their experiences with uh student discipline um so no we did not do that and my other question was is with the disproportionality I know the check boxes did that mean that that population was it like any percentage higher in terms of having sanctions against them or

091was there a threshold level threshold was um 50 more than the majority of the population is compared to White students or students that are in um students that are living in poverty versus families that are not you know general education versus students with disabilities thank you no problem I was able to take a look at a lot of the data thank you for keeping me in the loop as much as possible I know I couldn't attend a lot of the meetings but from what I was able to look at I could see what how much material you had to look through how much data you had to come through and I thank you for tackling this very macro Topic in such a micro level and it allows us to really dig deep and hopefully not

092hopefully definitely tackle this problem this issue with our blueprint work so that we can make some real changes so thank you and to everyone on the committee thank you no problem and like I said um it's you know we looked at historical data but I think it's going to be much easier and you know Tom and Danielle have already begun the work of you know starting to be intentional about looking at data so that we can really answer a lot of the questions that we have put interventions in place um but thank you and I I appreciate it just a few quick comments one great work great great work Jeff leading this and even working hard on it all year and included many people in this room too so thank you and thank you for

093putting this together um Eleanor a great question about staff and about essentially that notion of her let's say it plainly are people treating kids differently right I do appreciate that Jeff included in his um report the factors that may lead to some of the results pointing out and just owning that notion of is there subjectivity this idea of discipline infractions that could be subjective insubordination disrespect abiding by school rules do we view that differently with different kids right and that's a conversation we had several years ago need to revisit at this point and that really is not the calling people out and saying you are doing this because but rather saying what are the unconscious bias what are what are be open to maybe it is somebody who's doing that right but generally what we're

094saying is there's unconscious bias we know that we need to own that recognize that understand that and then really use those numbers to have a conversation about why do we interpret a behavior differently from different groups of kids and understand that better and then what do we do about that and I really enjoy Jeff in your recommendations this idea particularly in the long term of continued professional development to support teachers with culturally responsive pedagogy and curriculum there's culturally relevant and engaging and getting at this idea of yes we have to think about ourselves of what do we need to develop that causes the reasons the connections those sense of belonging but what is it that we should be doing differently too so thank you for that I think you did a really really great job

095thank you next up are the bids and while I will read them individually we will vote on them as a whole there's seven seven separate bids up for approval tonight approval of Cooperative bid for fresh produce Supply approval of a Cooperative bid for beverage Supply approval of Cooperative bid for bread RFB approval of Cooperative bid for food supply approval of a Cooperative bid for lunch paper and plastic Supply approval of a Cooperative bid for ice cream and frozen desserts that's my favorite approval of Cooperative bid for Athletic Supply motion to it you've all had a chance obviously to receive those um uh review rather those bids are there any questions what is RFB again sorry no no Brad RFP Lou can you speak that directly [Laughter] I stumped Frozen thank you okay now with the

096rfe question result any questions any other questions over regards these seven bids nope motion to approve the seven bids as a whole is it by Julian second executive by Esther all those in favor you almost had seven friends yeah uh first the financial reports we had both the treasures report and a financial report that you all had a chance to review this one must be approved any questions in regards to either of those reports no motion to approve the financial reports as presented move by order second second by Karen all those in favor all right I am pleased to have uh tonight with us Rising senior Layla Chad the meetings aren't normally like this it's been a little bit different tonight but we appreciate your patience we know you're in a busy time of year

097before I begin I just want to share some words from the last four of them and representative she couldn't be here tonight um she wanted me to tell you that your kindness has not gone unnoticed and has truly meant the world to Eliza the passion and encouragement that you extended to her have served as a constant source of strength as she embarked upon this remarkable Journey your unwavering Devotion to the betterment of our community has left an indelible mark on her one that she will carry on for years to come it is also important to acknowledge the broader impact of your actions by fostering an environment of unity and compassion you have undoubtedly strengthened the bonds that hold us together um so as for academics the Junior and senior War ceremony were held on the

0986th of June and Regents and local exam week is beginning tomorrow and AP Physics C and chem AP Chemistry students will be going to Council Rock French Road to teach the students some lessons as for sports Maya Torres Panzer a sophomore went to Nationals for rowing at the beginning of June will Vitale and Carly Gabel which are both 9th graders and Hannah Devine 10th grade I went to the New York state track and field state competition as for clubs and extracurriculars the choir groups ruinettes crazy pitches in makapella held their annual apocalypse concert which was extremely successful and they also had past alumn made guest appearances Key Club and ties volunteered at the 8th grade bonfire situation of the bait team went to Louisville Kentucky for Nationals during the last week of May and trapezoid

099just printed their final issue of the year with their new staff executive Council just introduced the homecoming schedule outlined to the new class Council officers and just some other stuff is Irish dance office yesterday and um senior Falls last weekend that's it great thank you thank you excellent debut thank you very much all right Board of Education First the Monroe County School Board Association committees I've got Labor Relations first the last meeting of the year which I was unable to cover at the last update of was um it was actually very interesting uh two or three states have started to administer parent Bill of Rights with regards to education and I'm an attorney from Harris Beach Steve Carlin came and talked about that what was in some of those bills of Rights in different states

100and it was just very interesting maybe a little bit disconcerting but a lot to sort of discuss and envelop there so well done there information Exchange information exchanges our last meeting was in April so you guys are also I know I missed the first meeting in May so I might be catching up anything else on legislative a legislative concluded as well in April got it BOCES I'll read a quick update for Mark o'connovich who was here just a minute yeah exactly right um the presentation discussion updates to the Monroe Juan code of conduct for the 2023-2024 school year presentation update on the school lunch budget for 23.24 um I will note here 101 most he says we'll have hosted visits from seven of the 10 component school districts this past school year um I'm ours

101was one of the three sorry about that one of my jobs was to get that coordinated so I sort of jumped on it for next year Julene welcome to you're welcome to join us but we do have an appointment with um BOCES the morning of November 2nd Kim has put that on your calendars already thank you Kim so we will be going next year they're doing some really great things over there we have students over there so excited to be able to go visit even though it'll be the next school year um and then the hiring for the Monroe mon BOCES extended school year esy program is going very well and ahead of the pace for uh last year so that's BOCES Other Board member reports Eleanor I'll start with you and we'll come this

102way I have nothing to do starts out last week um our our last curriculum council meeting was due to scheduling conflicts was canceled as well as our school-based Equity committee for the high school but the hiring practices committee did meet um back in May and I'm not quite sure if I've missed a meeting since then but we did have a meeting um Svetlana stowall from Monroe won BOCES joined us and really uh Dove deep into anti-bias hiring practices and broke us up into groups and really made us dive deep into you know the many the various biases that we all have and how we can tackle them especially as far as hiring future staff and we learned quite a bit so we're really excited to continue that work excellent Thursday Lou is the next time

103yes Thursday yes thank you Karen all right I have three updates we met with audit today the audit committee comprised of Blue Dahlia Watts Larry and Christina it is New York state mandate the Comptroller requires that districts conduct annual internal audits so we hire an outside firm to do this and we met with their representative today there were no we do have a we did approve of corrective action plan but there were no significant findings and I always attribute that to Lua limo Dahlia watts and their incredible staff and their attention to detail so we appreciate that always I sat with the committee today doing interviews for the assistant Prince the new assistant principal at Council Rock um you know again credit to Lou and to Allison what a comprehensive the comprehensive way we conduct

104our interviews with that committee it's I always appreciate seeing that work and listening to our teachers and our staff and the the things that they're looking for in their new colleague so thank you for that and then as well I was I had the ability I had the opportunity rather to sit on a panel for the Monroe County School boards Association during their new member governance training this past Saturday reviewing board roles and responsibilities and what I enjoyed about that panel was I was the only person who was not a board president so I got to answer questions a lot you should take that to your board president thank you Larry Davis for being my board president anything else that's it thank you very much so not an official board rule but a volunteer gig

105nonetheless I got to go to play day at Council Rock and spend the entire day watching the whole school be outside um going from Station to Station in this wonderful event that they do every year um just again a shout out to Kristen Cooper and Max Krieger who make physical activity you know accessible and available to everyone it was a great time was had by all it was a wonderful experience and then a shout out to the PTSA I volunteered with them at the eighth grade bonfire night another really successful event where the vast majority of students came there was only a handful of students who didn't who couldn't attend um and it really was a wonderful event that included everybody it was great that's great I have one official meeting which was the last

106Brighton believes meeting of the year and basically we reviewed the [Music] it's not Brighton believes that the cleanup day clean Suite clean sweet and um a lot of committee members reported on different things that are happening in there in their line of work but I did lots of wonderful social things the bta's retirement party was last week their spring celebration and that was wonderful several of us were there um I got to go to Council Rock School to watch the most extraordinary Zoom instructor teaches the same thing 18 times and with a smile on her face and she was wonderful um and I had another the alumni oh and we had the idea we had the alumni dinner and um that was a lovely evening there were two tables of our high school students who

107were there and um it was fun to see them and it would be really interesting to hear what they said about listening to these alumni who are most of them a couple of them were over 80 years old and they really had incredible careers together so that that was a fun fun event too so it's really been a very social few days and the last thing that I would like to report on is that threaten your wardrobe is now located in the in this building and we are just getting set up but if there's anybody in need if you contact uh the main switchboard here they'll they will get in touch with us and we will help you the best we can we don't have a lot of inventory right now but in the next

108few weeks we will be sending out requests for the things that we know that we'll be needing and going forward we're going to be focusing on the needs of our students K-12 so we will not be accepting cocktail dresses for women my age but we we are very excited about being able to better serve our school community it's a nice note because from yours from somebody just uh thanking the buildings team for the support that they were amazing um um all of the the whole maintenance crew helped us move and They Carried racks of clothing up the steps for us they were just amazing they got they got to Brookside school at five to nine and by 20 a.m for ten they were all done we stopped to get bagels and cream cheese and half

109of them had gone back to their regular duties before we could even get upstairs with the bagels and cream cheese so funny we were most appreciative we couldn't have done it without them and they were just so kind and willing to do just anything that we needed done so thank you to them Christina um so we had the last teacher Center policy board meeting and so the budget was uh they made budget for next year's professional development for teachers uh some new items on the grant for the next year was some money to support maker spaces teachers to attend um building mathematical classrooms resources for year two and year three teachers in the K-12 I mean k through two grade level and then some mentoring program money as well so that stuff is new and

110then in this year's Grant and also we talked a little bit more about standards for professional learning so that was a great meeting to know that those things are funded and teachers will have Monies to do some work this summer and then I also have um the New York State School Board association's Dei meeting in the summer which we'll meet in person we meet once a year in person and we meet on Zoom every every quarter and then I'll also attend the New York state school board association's annual meeting three just two quick notes um oacm um owner architect construction manager meetings are construction meetings two things to note there's going to be the day after school ends a ton of construction at the French Road playground it will be shut down so a whole

111lot of people use it it's going to be great when it's done but that's a very well trafficked and which is great but not this summer for safety reasons we're going to shut that down and what will be presented hopefully at the end of the summer is an even better sort of playground so very excited about that I also make note of discussions continue around the land we purchased from the church and how we can make the Brighton High School parking lot safer and we'll be going to meet with the county at some point since Whitten Road is a road that virtually every brightonian passes at one point or the other nothing's imminent there's no plans approved or presented but that will be something to work through next year so that one will be needing

112a lot of visibility and my thanks to Catherine liebel at TCMS we have selected seven students to attend overnight camp at Camp Gorham and they're all getting outfitted and everything else so I'm very excited about that Nicole okay um thank you as always for letting me share some of the great things that are happening um so hopefully you were able to click on that first link um from Mrs granat who is part of an international Music Exchange project called music Without Borders so Mr Coke second grade class made a connection with the Amit School in modem Israel and she wanted to make sure that we thanked the education Bridge initiative established by the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester and working on these joint activities together awesome extended studies in kindergarten took me a while to

113figure out why all the docs were all around the building and so I was really grateful when this got submitted because it explained it so for the extended studies lessons Andrea Yaman pushes in and was teaching about the habits of mind using the toys that were part of the national toy Hall of Fame inductees so they used dominoes to practice managing impulsivity stretch Silly Putty to experience responding with wonderment and awe teddy bears helped to listen with understanding and empathy and then they imagined and created a story about rubber ducks so there's a link to one of the kindergarten's class rubber ducks story they constructed models of all the places where rubber ducks were all around the school they were everywhere and then they are generating stories these last few weeks of school they drew

114background and at the end of the year each kindergartner will take home a rubber duck to play with just Again Play is such a wonderful way to work on the habits of mine and of course many kindergartners shared that they have been to the strong Museum of play um Mrs porta's class her second grade class as her end of the year presentation to parents they decided to create readers theaters a reader's theater about fairy tales so they worked on picking their own the picking the story that they wanted to do they planned problem solved figure out who was which character they story mapped it and then they used our awesome large motor room which is at Council Rock to create their sets so each time that they perform it and there's some wonderful pictures um

115of the there's one that's The Three Billy Goats Gruff so you might be able to interpret which ones are which Little Red Riding hoods down with the the grandmother and the wolf that one took me a few minutes but they are really just having a wonderful time doing it and Eric gruner came and recorded all of the plays that she's going to share with family news on Friday for our picnic she also Mr Porter also had two presentations in her classroom so one was she went to I'm gonna the RIT big presentation she took her own kids to do to to go there and she met someone from the beekeeping Club from the RIT beekeeping club which aligns with our science unit around pollination so she asked if she would come in and present she

116presented a two second grade classes so they were able to taste and compare honey that bees made in different seasons they explored real tools they got to see a hive with the frame a honey extractor a smoker and then some fabulous photographs of them trying on the beekeeping suit and clubs they made great connections they also had Mrs Merritt's ducklings come in so she came in with one week old ducklings and a Gosling and they learned about their life cycle how to hatch them at home and how to take care of them and each student was able to hold one so really great great experiences for our kids and we'll move on to fres lots of great songs happening in all the buildings Mrs harp grew live algae from the algae Academy and they Illustrated

117different types they made PowerPoints they also sampled algae punch at the ice cream social that sounds interesting they also taught about toxic algaes they created an AI generated poem about the wonders of algae algae and then they also were able to participate in the simulation of a Lakeside town so they did some real problem solving there fifth grade ESS students were researching how to advertise and educate School Community about things that they could do within their Community they used canva.com and those are the words of Katie covert saying she is so impressed with what they were able to do so she said quite a few of their amazing posters that they created and fourth grade string players are gathered a lot of string players for their June 14th final concert which is tomorrow we'll move

118on to TCMS the TCMS time published their first spring edition last week There's a link to that it's the first time that they have made a digital version of the school paper and they wanted to make sure to thank Stacy Kugel and Daniel Edmonds 22 students meets every Thursday to brainstorm and create this they wanted to appeal to middle school student interests but also promote Community awareness Mrs lamphere who also came to Council Rock went to TCMS and presented to Mrs consentos's students she shared information about the history of Brighton and students really wanted to know about their own neighborhoods that was true in second grade also um and in May 43 7th and 8th grade German students made the trip to Vermont you can see they made it to Ben and Jerry's for sure

119then they went to the Trap Lodge in Stowe they were able to eat Austrian food more maple syrup more yummy sweet treats maple syrup production they went to the Trap Sugar Shack they took a simulated Ryan cruise on Lake Champlain learned about Scottish Highland candle and Vermont teddy bears and they had a great experience see um the East High School basketball coach Norman Simmons came to talk to the sixth graders of Mrs Kansas ele classes he shared his story of growing up in the inner city of Rochester and his encounters with racism poverty and gun violence he spoke about his success graduating with college and obtaining his master's degree students were able to connect to this year's unit on social justice and determination and Norman happened to be a student of Mrs Kansas when she

120taught at number nine School at the High School Mrs Claire's maglioca and hallahan's 10th grade Global Studies classes were able to have virtual visits with a group called 3gny it's a non-profit group that grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors made it's a living link and what they do is try and educate communities about the Perils of intolerance and provide a form for survivors for descendants of survivors they were introduced to this at the New York State social studies conference this is the second year that they have been able to do it and it's part of the unit on human rights violations Mark trial team was presented with gavels for being the Monroe County Champions and Mastermind moved on to the second round of playoffs at St John Fisher BHS brand program wants to make sure to give

121shout outs to the May solo Festival participants so there's the BHS students who attended the band and then the orchestra a nice list this was pretty amazing on May 23rd the American Red Cross presented the BHS Red Cross club with its Youth and Young adults volunteer award recognizing it as the most active youth-led American Red Cross Red Cross Club in Western New York they oversaw the art the club actually oversaw the creation of 300 Heroes Comfort kits for veterans service members and their families which they put together during the Brighton police day they did a fundraiser at Spring Fest and are trying to raise awareness about all the services that the Red Cross has um they have a summer blood drive planned for August 1st they filmed their own video for it and there's a

122link to that there for you I'm the BHS counseling department held their second annual senior decision day they celebrated all seniors and future Journeys trades Employments Gap tiers College they had snacks pictures and created signs and Bruno the Bruin is also in that picture um in Mrs Jesus Advanced drawing and painting class they were outside trying a clean air painting so they were able to receive a grant from the Nancy Beck fund they made their own watercolor palettes from 3D printed templates huge thank you to miss Rumley each student was given a watercolor paper Sketchbook brushes that actually hold the water for painting and then their pallets and they went outside to observe the beauty outside in nature and they will be able to take those materials home with them and practice more the summer

123you can see students outside enjoying that and the aim program has been focusing on monthly themes to encourage kindness respect and service to others this month's theme was making bright and beautiful in April they painted rocks then they took those to Brighton Town Park to hide the rocks this month um students painted 48 flower pots they took those to St John's nursing home and some of the upperclassmen delivered flowers amazing pictures of what they did and then in May AP Studio Art and advanced drawing and painting students worked to on the four public works of art that are the utility boxes those were designed by press Pro past Brighton students but reinterpreted by the current students so they collaborated with the bright and town board member Christopher Werner and the art Department they're going to

124be honored at a board meeting for their contributions to the town and that was from Katie Malley and Sarah jetsu and there's a link to see all the traffic boxes outstanding pictures as always thank you very much um I think the beer is unavailable tonight uh Dr McGowan I just want to make a couple of uh very quick comments one um the seniors uh he talked about a lot of events but seniors [Music] servers and trackers is almost 16 hours ago now literally and uh and spent time in the parking lot and on the field and just overall having a wonderful day and I want to thank the high school and Tom and uh assistant principles time looks like he's napping perhaps you've been up early both of you yeah uh just for making it

125a really special time so just from a dad's perspective too being patient with our kids would support him and helping them find joy in the last last of the last they had a great time at the ball this weekend and it's just been wonderful all the way around so thank you very much for doing that uh you know we have graduation next week really excited for all of you to be there as well we also have the blueprint thought exchange out and continue to look for feedback from everybody on that also so it's been a wonderful year thank you and again thank you the high school for making the lasts for our kids really wonderful as today was the last day of classes do we have any commitments with regards to the weather next week

126at graduation we are going to be sending out we just actually talked about that story it's funny you mentioned it as you can imagine it's been on Dr Hall's mind just a little bit and uh we are going to be sending our note out and explaining to people the time frames for when the decision will be made in case we need to look but it will have to be I will say very miserable before we would move it because the ink that that causes yeah we do have turf on that field so it is not like sitting in mind I guess is the point it's a lot easier to be able to do that so we'll let everybody know okay thank you um a resolution we've had a discussion but the resolution to approve uh

127the new superintendent contract we feel uh very fortunate Dr McGowan to have you as a leader in our district and we had the opportunity myself and Christina to work on a revised contract and have had a chance to discuss it with the team and are ready to bring It Forward for approval are there any questions for many of the board members motion to approve the superintendent contract as previously discussed moved by Julian seconded by Karen all those in favor is approved I feel deeply honored to continue to work with the kids and families of this district and to be your teammate so I thank you very much for your kindness your generosity and your support we appreciate the opportunity to work with you uh consent agenda a number of um we have to approve the

128Personnel changes at this point my mind's getting okay good um we have a number of fundraising activities uh that looks like great opportunities and gifts is it our as is our tradition we will read the gifts out loud a gift from the Brighton education Fund in the amount of 299 94 excuse me to fund a summer program for TCMS students to learn American Sign Language a gift from Henry and Jill Grisham in the amount of 500 to fund the Hank Grisham scholarship fund a gift from Dr Kevin McGowan at Betsy McGowan the amount of 500 to fund the Hank Grisham scholarship fund a gift from the American Association of school administrators Inc in the amount of ten thousand dollars to be awarded to high school students in the honor of Dr Kevin McGowan being named

1292023 superintendent of the year a grant from the Rochester area Community Foundation the amount of one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars to the Brighton Central School District made possible through the David albiedo Memorial Scholarship fund from donor Ms Beth ambedo a grant from the Rochester area Community Foundation the amount of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars to the Brighton Central School District made possible through the David L biedo Memorial Scholarship fund from donor Mr Lewis J beatado some really wonderfully generous people there um I was able to say this Christine heard me talk about this but at the senior Awards assembly the um the person mentioned at the beginning Hank Richmond is the superintendent of Jericho I'm very very successful District down state and he is somewhat of a legend as he's been a

130superintendent for 40 some years legender needs to be committed or something but he's an incredible guy very very deep thinker thoughtful person and somebody that many of us look up to I've had the chance to work with Hank quite a bit we talk often about our districts and compare notes often admires the work that is is done here and uh speaks very blowingly about that I just want to point it out because he's a it's really interesting what he's decided to do he's a former superintendent of the Year who's established a scholarship but we're the first district to be able to award that in the district of the superintendent was chosen and so between that and ASA three students were able to have some of their financial need unmet need met and uh really excited

131for those kids and really I think the irony or interesting aspect of that award that I think is frankly reflective of the work that's done by everybody here but are the achievement on our kids now gets to support several of our kids in that and I think that's a really cool thing so just want to thank Corbridge for student but Hank and his family for their generosity as well I apologize I said that name incorrectly thank grishaman I apologize answer motion to approve the consent agenda as presented move by owner second seconded by Susan all those in favor seems appropriate to call for a motion to adjourn so move moved by Julie seconded by Christina those in favor aye we are adjourned [Applause] this has been a special presentation from the Brighton Central School District

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