001Everyone, welcome. Um, I call this meeting to order at 7:10. Please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation with all. Miss Deva, can you read the message? >> Good evening and welcome to the September 15, 2025 meeting of the Patrick Mford Board of Education. In case of an emergency, please exit the building using the doors at the front and rear of the auditorium. As always, smoking and the use of vape products are strictly prohibited on school grounds. There are two public comment periods to the board of education meeting. one following the consent agenda and presentations and one later in the meeting for any topics you wish to bring to the attention of the board of
002education. During these times, each speaker will have three minutes and may not share time. Please state your name and address before speaking. A 30 second warning will be given and you will be asked to conclude after three minutes. To protect privacy, comments about specific students or staff should be directed to the appropriate administrator, not raised publicly. All questions and comments should be addressed to the board of education president. Thank you. >> Thank you. I'm going to move on to presentation reports and the first one will be for tenure recognition. Hello. Is this on? Doesn't sound very loud. All right. Greetings everyone. So, so nice to see such a big audience. We have our tenure recognition tonight. If we could, can we pull up the slideshow for the assistant superintendent? Thank you. If you could just
003advance the slide and one more time. So for our tenure recognition, we had four administrators, 42 teachers, and seven teaching assistants all receiving tenure this year, which is just a marvelous uh number of individuals. So we're very proud of all of them. I did ask for those who are in attendance tonight to please uh RSVP. So if you advance to the next slide is a list of the people who did RSVP but I think we have a few others possibly in attendance. So I am going to call these names and I would ask when I call your name to please come down to be recognized by Mrs. Kennedy and our board of education and then we'll take a group photo of everybody. And it is so nice to see so many family members here with
004our uh employees who receive tenure. So beginning tonight with our administrators, uh Anthony Krakco, director of athletics, PE health nurses, come on down. I see we have Shannon A, director of special education, come on down. Wait for our board just to get situated there. I also see we have Matt Hanley who received tenure. Come on up, Mr. Hanley. A director of secondary humanities. And for our uh PMC team members, we have uh Bobby Christie, psychologist districtwide. Come on down. Colin Khane Khane, special ed at Oregon. Come on down. Jillian Gonzalez, special education at Barton. Sarah Lieberman, guidance at our high school. Lauren Malone, special education uh teacher at Patrick Medford High School. Shannon Maloney, health teacher at South Ocean. Jamie Mangan, elementary teacher at Kanan, come on down. Teresa Perez, CTE at our high school.
005Zachary Peter, English at Patrick Medford High School. Emma Kate Kazakano, math teacher at South Ocean. Stephanie Pada, Tissol at the high school. Stephen Quinn, instructional tech. Roseanne Rizzo, elementary at Kanan. Carrie Silsby, guidance at our high school. Allison Trotto, special ed at the high school, and Kaitlyn Weiss, Tissaw at South Ocean. Katherine Weiss, and oh, Rich Hoffman is here as well. I didn't see Rich, principal at River. Come on up, Rich. >> I thought I was 15. I guess I didn't. >> And is Mr. Tulin and Mr. Mendes in the audience? Can you please come on up and join us for the congratulations and the picture, please? >> Is there anyone else that I didn't call that received tenure that was not on my list? If you could please come on up. >> You want
006to go on the stage? Maybe turn on. All right. We got each other. All right. Once again, congratulations to all who received tenure. Very proud of each one of you and I know your families are as well. Great job. Keep up the wonderful work throughout your uh throughout your career here in Patchug Medford. We look forward to great to continued great contributions from all of you. Just continuing on with my report. Um, we also had some administrative changes that happened this year. U, you can see Kevin Petraino was moved from Oregon assistant principal to Saxton. Michelle Marone, big congratulations. We've said it a few times. Our assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. Emily Were now director of humanities K6. Shannon Aut who just received tenure as director was uh took on the role now of
007assistant principal at Oregon. Christine Ordonz assistant principal at the high school and Chris Kelly uh Dr. Kelly principal at Traymont. We also did hire some new hire administrators. Chris Sheruis who is here today. If you don't know him stand up Chris so everybody can see who you are. Principal at South Ocean. Miriam Walls I think is here too. So returning to Patro Medford second tour. Uh Michelle Cohen, director of CTE business and technology. Laura Viroway, assistant director districtwide. Anna Martinez Fuentes, uh director of ENL and world languages and bilingual programs. And Marissa Shawl, assistant director districtwide. We also do have a uh new assistant principal coming to our high school who is on our board of board of ed agenda this evening. Uh other staffing updates, we hired uh 70 teachers. This includes part-time appointments,
008leaves, and any grant-f funded appointments. eight TAs, two nurses, 15 full-time clerical, six full-time operational, 16 part-timers, five security, and we are still hiring. Um, we had a very robust two-day new hire orientation. We had a number of presentations, a lot of camaraderie, a lunch, uh, a lunchon u hosted by PMCT. We did presentations on classroom management uh on understanding our community from Mr. Tulin who is here tonight. Uh really just understanding uh different areas of our community and getting a history of Patchog Medford. A wonderful presentation by him. Uh district procedures, technology updates, instructional and special education updates. It was a uh really wonderful two-day orientation. and they receive a lot of information, probably information overload, a lot to process, uh, but it was, uh, certainly well received. And now I'm going to turn
009it over to Mrs. Maroon. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Cohen. So, we uh, house summer academy this year at three of our elementary schools. One was at River, uh, one was at Kenan, and one was at Eagle. Uh, you can see enrollment counts for K to 5, we're about 406 students. And then our middle school was housed with summer school at the high school this year. So our counts there as well about 193 6 through8 students and uh just under 500 for our 9 through 12. These are some pictures from our summer academy. Um at the top lefthand corner you'll see some kindergarten students making music with water experiments and then some other students just getting really involved in their summer curriculum. And then here uh again on the left again making music with
010water. But then on the the middle and right hand side, uh to celebrate rock day on July 24th, some sixth graders got creative with paints and brushes and a whole lot of heart. They decorated rocks using red to represent love and blue for the earth with the goal of spreading love, kindness, and positivity. I did speak about this uh previously, but we did have a number of curriculum projects. I'm not going to go through them all, but these just highlighted some of the things in particular. We have two new high school electives, AI um literacy and research and rock and soul of America. We also did some curriculum writing updates for um I'm sorry, curriculum writing for biology and earth and space science which will be two new um science courses that we will offer
011this year in um conjunction with the change in standards for the state. And we are also offering uh principles of engineering um to add to our CTE program. We hosted Chennai uh Buford for our superintendent's keynote speaker. She is the vice president of learning design and equity for the IDE corporation. She spe special specializes in supporting educators in designing equitable learning environments. Um she has led development of the cor uh culturally responsive education component of the ned resource eachuh.org. She has collaborated with teachers and administrators to design classrooms that promote engagement, empowerment and equity. and she spoke a lot about um AI artificial intelligence um and how to use it uh appropriately with our students in the classrooms. She did a number of breakout sessions with our teachers, our secondary teachers. Um and overall um
012she got a feedback, you know, of great four or five stars. Um using AI has helped me so much. Uh this helps with differentiation for our L's and special education students. She appreciated how open I appreciated how open she was to growing with the future of AI. That was one of the important parts of this. Um AI is everchanging and we need to be able to be open to continually growing with that. Um great insights on how we're teaching our kids and growing up in a different world than we did. Um and they're willing to try these advancements in their classroom. I'm going to pass it off now to Dr. Lucas. So, we once again ran our in-house extended school year. We've had this program now for five years. So, we do our own program
013with our own teachers, our own administrators. This was our largest cohort of students yet with 167 students. And you'll see the breakdown. Um, it's so wonderful to see all of our students from kindergarten up to 21 in the same building for extended school year. We did have a version of the Raider Bean still going on this summer. And to see our high school students interacting with the youngest students was really very nice. Oh boy. Sorry. Ah, I'm going the wrong way. I swear I just hit one button. I don't know what happened. I just wanted to give you a preview of Frank's slides. So, just a few more pictures. Everything was very hands-on, a lot of sensory integration. We did have an occupational therapist that provided integrated OT. We had counselors. Uh, Mr. Christie was
014one of them. He was in the audience for tenure. And we did have integrated speech as well this summer. Registration was booming as usual. Um, this is just some of the counts. So, starting for the 25 26 school year, we start kindergarten enrollment in February. Um we registered over 1162 students from February to present. Of course August we saw you know our huge influx right before school started with 220 new registrants for our building. So we were quite busy in pupil services this summer. We ran curriculum projects through the office of special education and pupil services. We wanted to update some new enhancements to the high school raider bean, including giving a space uh to our students in the faculty cafe, which is a new initiative we're running um into this year. Uh we also
015have our progress monitoring toolkit to make sure that our special education students annual review goals are being met with accuracy and that we're collecting accurate data on that. We did an ACES apartment scope and sequence. So that wonderful room we opened at Barton Elementary, we enhanced our curriculum so that way it is more user friendly for our teachers. Uh Dr. Goldstein worked with our ease teachers to create an SEAL curriculum. So our ease program was our new alternative education program. We started at the elementary school. We now have an SEAL curriculum component as that to support our students. We as an outgrowth of the special education committee did do the executive functioning toolkit. So the committee said this would be a great opportunity that was worked on this summer. We worked on differentiating our SAVIS
016curriculum for our ELA students at the middle school level to offer um some opportunities to differentiate the text. >> Good evening. Dr. Lucas tried to steal my thunder by taking that picture because I took it from her. But, uh, the summer is a very busy time for the business office and our operational areas that I oversee. This is just some of the the notable things from a few of those areas that I thought you'd enjoy to see what takes place uh over the summer. And one of the biggest and most uh recognizable things is our bound project here at the high school. The new athletic multi-purpose field is coming to uh closure. We're very close now to to finalizing this project now. just maybe maybe a couple weeks away from uh to finish up all
017the projects. It's really coming along beautifully as you can see. If you haven't had a chance, go up to the second floor and you'll you'll get a great panoramic view. Uh we've already begun construction at Bay Elementary School on the capital project that's going to add the new wing addition to the back of the building. We should be breaking ground. We're working through the insurance piece now and uh should be breaking ground soon uh on that project. We worked with Dr. Louisa, Mr. Petracino, Mr. Nunan, Mr. Ahern, Mr. Tubes, and myself to coordinate a new student drop off in the Saxon park lot in the back of the building to remove traffic off of Washington and Saxton and bring the traffic onto our campus in the parking lot. The work you see here, the painting
018of the lines was facilitated by our own in-house maintenance crew. and the signage uh was really been uh helpful to helping to facilitate a quicker um arrival and also dismissal for the students at the high school. We have the new carpet installed. That was something that came out of the civics class that was brought to our attention through some meetings last winter. uh it's one of the first things that we tried to address for them among others but it really came out beautifully as you can see there and the aforementioned uh ASUS room that Dr. Lucas just mentioned uh her concept was brought to life uh through her grants util utilization of her grants and then our in-house uh maintenance department also uh facilitating the uh installation of all the cabinetry and appliances. The new
019refrigerated food trucks are here. We talked about this last December, use of the excess funds we have from our food services program. This is going to allow us, we have two such trucks. It'll allow us to bring our food to the satellite uh buildings, the other 10 um in refrigerated fashion to preserve the integrity of food uh properly uh more properly safeguard them uh and healthier for our students and staff. Uh technology was also very busy as they are uh every summer. This this is the time where we have to get a lot of things done in this area. They configured and deployed over a thousand K1 iPads. Uh they configured and deployed 125 plus charging carts for those iPads and they prepared 1,200 laptops for the sixth and eighth grade students as part of
020our life cycle replacement program. Uh in terms of infrastructure and software upgrades, uh they made upgrades to the wireless controllers, the wireless security, the core switches, and the phone system. We did complete the public address system, audio upgrades across all elementary gyms and cafeterias. And in terms of some of the new systems and replacements, we implemented the new VMS, our visitor management system called Raptor. A little bit about that in a second. Uh we replace our scholarship attendance with Move. Uh it allows us to do about 300 plus classroom tats taps uh on a small device uh for the new entryways at our buildings for the students when they check in with their IDs each day. Uh we replace computers for our staff as part of our life cycle replacement for our staff for high
021school media arts uh Medford and Eagle staff the greeters and security guards at the main entryways and then we installed additional Prometheian boards uh in classrooms districtwide. Uh in terms of security, that's another big area. It's a big focus as you know, the superintendent school. Number seven, uh the weapons detection systems. Now, we've implemented the use of them at our high school and our middle schools for daily arrivals. Uh we are working through this to improve this each and every day. We are noticing though that the alarms frequently go off for benign objects such as keys, laptops, uh belt buckles, uh eye curlers, things of that nature. uh student lines are backing up in the morning arrivals. We are working on ways to facilitate that. So, it's something that we are paying attention to each
022and every day. Uh I've been president at the buildings as as has Mr. Kennedy, all the administrators, Mr. Ahern as well to see what we can do to help improve that um and make that even better. and the Raptor visitor management system that I mentioned earlier. The real thing I want really want to focus on the two core goals is this is a big part of enhancing our safety and security and our accountability and visibility. Um helps us screen against various databases such as you know sex offender registries and watch lists so that we know prior to them entering the building like I said who's trying to gain entry and access. Uh security was also very busy with staff training. We expanded it to train on drills, situational awareness, and emergency protocols. Teaching staff to
023recognize the difference between lockdowns and and secure lockouts. That's the new terminology by the state. We're practicing how to secure our classrooms quickly, locking doors, covering windows, moving st students to safe zones within the in the uh classrooms and then reviewing these communication expectations with debriefs. After doing these drills, we also implemented this uh in introducing rather firstn net cell phones. so that should the uh Wi-Fi go down uh the phones go down we have a phone that has works on a cellular basis it is fully charged it's in every main office so that we have access to that in such an emergency we are not uh cut off and then finally the business office we are always busy with the year- end financial audit uh rolling over contractual salaries we processed over 1500 purchase
024orders just for ready to get back to school just alone that uh completed our teacher setups and processing of the Amazon orders. Uh the staff rolled over and hired uh the new prior uh payroll setups and then we're working on two years plus of retroactive pay for the full-time operational unit now that we've uh settled that contract. So very very very busy summer for us, but a very productive one. Thank you. U just I have a question about the um the K31 iPads. Are they are they bringing them home or are we leaving them in school now? That's new, right? This year. >> Yeah. Instead of having them bring them home every day with laptops, we're going to keep them to school. We have the charging devices now. Should they need them for in home
025instruction, they can take them home, but it's it's designed that they don't have to transport them back. Okay. Okay, next we're going to move on to um our US official student member Charlie for her report. Good evening. Good evening everybody. My name is Charlotte Lake and I'm the student board member. Tonight my presentation is going to be about what's been going on in the month of September amongst our schools in the district. So first I want to take a look at our elementary schools. To begin, we have Barton Elementary. So, the Barton students had an exciting start to the year and they quickly are picking up these new routines. Um, some dates to keep in mind is the back to school bash which is taking place September 17th and most recently they just had their
026meet the teacher night which took place on September 10th. At Bay Elementary, second grade kicked off the year by reading Our Class as a family by Shannon Olsen. And together they worked to create a special classroom promise which was all about being kind, helpful, and respectful. Um, in correspondence to that they all made um a big poster. They signed it to show they're all in. And in celebration, they made these colorful bead bracelets which you can see they had lots of fun doing. Um, and then fifth grade at Bay, they started the year with a team building exercise where the students worked in groups to develop a strategy. They discussed designs in order to build the tallest tower using only pasta and gumdrops, which I can say is a very fun activity. I did do
027something very similar last year in my health class. Um, moving on, we have Kanan Elementary. So, Kanan um had Amazon donate 60 backpacks to help support the success of their students. You can see up there, they're in front of the Amazon truck with all their backpacks. Um, also the students display their appreciation for our first responders lost on 911. You can see there that they had an activity um where they represented each occupation and then lots of firsts are going on at Kanan. You can see the students getting excited for their first ever bus drill as well as their first PE class. It's very exciting to see. Um and then to move on, we have Eagle. So this year schoolwide theme at Eagle is a recipe for success. You can see all the teachers dressed
028up in their chef hats and their aprons ready for the year to come. Um, something I found very adorable was kindergarten signing day. Um, the students were able to go and bring their supplies to their classroom, practice their first ever bus ride. Um, and they got to take a picture at that table over there. And then lastly, students are developing connections. They're building friendships. They're starting off this year with excitement. As you can see, they're enjoying the playground. Um, next we have Medford Elementary. So, back in August on the 28th, they had popsicles with the principal where they got to go and meet the principal, enjoy some ice cream and have a fun day and get to see what is going to be going on within the upcoming weeks. Um, they also recently just had
029their meet the teacher night on September 10th and they have their back to school carnival on September 19th. In addition, we have River Elementary. River Elementary has their meet the teacher night on September 17th and also they have their 100th anniversary of River back to school carnival on September 25th. You can see over there that there's going to be face painting, some games. It's going to be a good night. And then also all the students are getting back into the swing of things. They're enjoying group activities and just picking up their routines. Lastly for the elementary schools, we have Tmont. They have their back to school bash on September 26th. And a new initiative that they have is going to be called Tmont Grows. It stands for give respect, ready to learn, offer kindness, and
030work hard, which I think is going to be great motivation for these students. They are also instilling a courtyard cleanup where they're going to be planting fall vegetables and crops, and they're also initiating a chicken c coupe project. All righty. To move on to the middle schools, we have Oregon Middle School. Wednesday, September 10th, they have their PTA Father's Club meeting. And then September 18th, they have Meet the Teacher Night, which will be parents only from 6:45 to 900 PM. In addition to that, they will have their September 25th back to school dance/barbcue, which I can attest was very fun at my time at Oregon. Um, that is going to be a student only event from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Now, for Saxton, the Saxon students enjoyed their first day back. They're very eager for
031the year to come. They're getting back into the swing of things, picking up their routines as well. As you can see, the pickup and drop off is going smoothly. They're being welcomed by the new staff, and their meet the teacher night is going to be September 18th at 6:45 p.m. All righty. Now, moving on to South Ocean. South Ocean also spent lots of time reflecting and remembering 911. As you can see in these images, they went out front and reflected in front of their memorial and took the time to took the time out of their day to reflect and remember the lives who were lost at this tragic event. Next, they have their back to school night, September 18th. That is going to be from 6:45 to 9:00 p.m. Last, but most certainly not least,
032we have Patrick Medford High School. Um, so if you know, you know. We had senior sunrise on September 4th. It was a very fun event. Um, lots more people than anticipated, more than I would have ever thought, honestly. It was a great morning. Was lots of fun. Many pictures as you may have seen on Student Square. Um, in addition to that, we had our varsity, JV, and our PAL cheer teams perform at a Long Island Ducks game on September 10th. The girls did an amazing job and I was very excited to watch them perform and give it all they got. Um, in addition, we have the new turf field that's being implemented. Um, I believe it was previously mentioned. However, it's very interesting. I actually took this picture out of the window of my English
033class. Um, um, so yeah, it's very exciting to see. I'm very excited to see how all the students put it to use and enjoy it. Um, still under construction, but I'm sure it'll be ready in no time. To continue on that, these students have been selected to perform in and as alternates in the NISMA All State Ensembles in Rochester this December. Um, this is a very big accomplishment for these students and they are among the very best 11th and 12th grade musicians across New York State. So, kudos to them. Thank you so much for your time. I hope you have a great night. [Applause] Thank you. Next, we're going to move on to public comments that are just on the reports or any agenda items. And you're limited to three minutes per person to no
034more than 60 minutes with no sharing of minutes. Okay, moving on to the consent agenda. Can I have a Are there any questions on the consent agenda? Everyone good? Okay. So, can I have a motion to accept the consent agenda? >> Motion. >> Second it. >> All in favor? >> Motion carries. There were no items removed from the consent agenda and there were no actions arising out of exact session. We have policies up for first reading which is 5122 programs for students with disabilities under the IDA and New York education law article 89. And then next we're going to move on to the interim superintendence reports. All right, good evening everyone. Welcome back to school. First, I'd like to really uh hats off to all the assistant superintendants on that great report, all of our
035um building administrators and teachers and and staff here today. Um, opening a school district that services 7,500 students is not an easy task, but I think we do it seamlessly every year, and that's because we have the hard work, dedication of all of our units. So, thank you. A round of applause to everyone. Again, we started this school year off with some very new initiatives. So, our um distraction-free cell phone um in our classrooms has been off to a fairly I think um positive start. I can't say that there's never a hiccup with any new roll out, but our our teachers, our students, our um parents have been amazing in rolling this out. I know it wasn't an easy transition for everyone, but you did it with um much grace and and thank you very
036much for your cooperation for our metal detector systems. As uh Mr. Maisie reported, we started that at our middle schools. It really has um been getting better every day. So once again, thank you to all of our teachers who come in each morning to assist us. Our children are amazing. um they're getting through and it really just adds that extra sense of security for um all of us in our school systems. The high school, Dr. R, I'm up here each morning at 6:45 with him. It is amazing that we're getting 2400 students in our building. Um and each day we shave a little bit more time off of our arrival. I think we were in the doors by 7:10, 7:13 today. So hats off to the high school. So again, um I had the opportunity
037to attend our first high school football game for the 2025 2026. So um it was a wonderful evening. Our dance team looked amazing. Our cheer team looked amazing. Um our football team looked amazing. Our marching band. So it was really great to see all of the students coming out. we had a really uh large crowd and so it was nice to see that school spirit. I would like to um also let the community know that I've been actively working on some other projects um with my assistant superintendence. We are looking to secure possibly a uh culinary gardening grant that has become um available to us. So I know Miss Marone is working with one of our elementary schools. We just put a letter of interest in that would award the district a half a million
038dollars over the next five years to really get our young students interested in culinary, gardening, life skills. So, I'll keep the community updated on how we progress with our grant submission, but that would be a great opportunity um really to teach our students the appreciation of where our food comes from and also nutrition and healthy eating. Um I'd like to also congratulate the Patrick Medford High School. We just recently received word, I don't know if Mr. Krakco is still in the audience, but we got notification today that we earned a recognition school for unified sports. So, congratulations to Mr. Krakco and Dr. Lucas. We were only one of three schools in Long Island to receive this recognition. So, it really truly is an honor to receive this recognition. and there's only really 45 uh schools
039in in the entire New York state that have this recognition. So, Pat High School being one of them. So, it's quite an honor. So, we will be following up with the community and the board to make sure we get our students and staff at one of our next board meetings to highlight and celebrate their success. So, I am um continuing to work with our local fifth precinct. They've been wonderful. Um, we are looking to try to coordinate some workshops for our community. I will be updating the community as we've scheduled them. One of the workshops we offered several years ago to our staff back in 2017 was on a gang workshop that we brought in to um just really make sure our staff and and our um teachers were aware of some signs, colors, tattoos,
040any anti-gang programs, resources available to us. So I am working with the uh police department and Mr. Ahern, our director of security, to see if we can bring that in. And I'd also like to uh let the board know that um our DA Ray Tierney will be at our next superintendence meeting in October. He will speak with all the superintendent in Suffach County. So, I look forward to hearing from him. And also, uh congratulations to the high school. We are kicking off homecoming and I didn't want Charlie, I didn't know if you were going to speak about that. So, um I don't know if you want to say just a few words about homecoming. I don't want to take it away from you. >> I would love to. >> Okay. Homecoming has always been very
041special to me. I'm very active in preparing for the float. I always walk in the parade. Um my freshman year, I was the lady of the class. Um it's very it's something that's very near and dear to my heart. Um float preparation is going to begin on October sorry September 22nd. Um it's going to be at the school now rather than the respective float sites that's going to be here. Everybody will have a place on campus. Um it's going to be I believe from 2:00 p.m. to 7 directly after school hopefully to boost um participation. Um this year's theme is Disney Channel original movies. um each grade. Seniors have High School Musical, juniors have Team Beach Movie, sophomores have Halloween Town, and the freshman theme is still to be determined. Um lots of things the
042freshman are still to be determined. Um however, I think it'll be a great event and it's going to be an amazing day and it's great to see all the participation going into it and all the effort. So, thank you. >> Great. So excited to um see that coming up within the next few weeks. So we'll be here before we know it. And just to conclude, just to share with the board, um I am trying to really build our collaboration with our local community, really working on building our general organization and some of our student government to really start really looking at some of the service projects with doing within our own school community. I will be meeting with the Lions Club, the Leo Club, and also uh Mayor Ponti over the next few days to
043see how we can be a part of um really working with our community and giving back to the community. Our students have a lot to offer and it really ties in nicely with the portrait of a graduate and also the seal of civic readiness that is an endorsement on student diplomas. So, I look forward to continuing that partnership and really sharing back to the community. Again, thank you very much for all your support as I transition into my new role. It's been a wonderful opening. >> Thank you, Miss Kennedy. [Applause] Um, next we're going to move on to discussion topics. Um, the first one I just wanted to give everyone update on our superintendent um search. um we have opened up for applications. There is a tab on our um website. Um and so we
044continue to be working closely with that. Um next we're going to talk about ebikes. Ebikes. I don't know who what the and what they're trying for ebikes. >> So I I will just say that we do have a newsletter that's coming home. our full newsletter where we put a whole section on ebikes just to remind the community. There will be some um links that really outline uh uh outlines the law of ebikes and making sure that our kids are who are eligible to do the ecooters and ebikes are wearing helmets and are driving appropriately. So, we've had unfortunately um some situations that were dealing with the students um riding the wrong direction on the streets or really not wearing helmets. So, it is important. So, when you get that information out, I would really encourage
045the community to read about it and we'll be working to see what we can do here to just make sure kids are safe. Um, again, if you have a middle school student, really the law does not allow ebikes and e- scooters for the middle school level. So, you have to be at least 16 years of age, which really is just for our high school students, but you also have to be using a helmet at certain ages. And we do see a lot of our students not wearing helmets, which is very dangerous. There was a accident recently in the village as well as we had an accident even here at our high school. So again, please look for that information. But if you do have students who are using ecooters and ebikes, um I really caution
046you that they are um not really following some of the laws that are outlined by New York State. So it is important that you review them with your students. I I would just like to add regarding that they are very cool things. Um but I uh I live in the village and I see regularly young people um popping wheelies. They're not wearing helmets. It's terrifying and brain damage is is frequently too permanent. >> Okay. Thank you. Um next we're going to move on. Um the extracurricular committee um met. So, I'm just going to have um Vice President Andre go over what we discussed. Okay. Sorry. Okay. Okay. So, the extracurricular committee met and we are in the process of once again we have an open um survey on our website for our mascot which will
047be closing on tomorrow, September 16th. Um, what the committee is asking, uh, Kelly and I to ask you guys is the students have been asking if they can present the chosen mascot animal at the pep rally on October 3rd, but that's before our next meeting. So what they asked is if we would okay whichever animal is the highest vote are we okay with saying then yes you guys can reveal who the which animal is the winner that's for us you guys >> would we get to see what the I mean who's designing the costume >> it's not the design it's just the animal >> oh now it's the the critter >> the yes and And one of our committee members, Pam, suggested that if we have the time right, that maybe then we can once
048we the timeline, we have to go through the timeline of choosing the rendering and all of that, but then we can maybe reveal it at a ribbon cutting ceremony when we maybe open the new field or in the springtime. So, we were, you know, we thought that was a good idea if we could get to there. But first and foremost is we we don't have another the next time we have a meeting is before the homecoming and all that. Sorry after. So can we give them the okay to are you guys okay with that? Yes. Francis Lauren. >> Yes. Yes. >> That's yes. Okay. Great. Um All right. That's that's all right. Um okay. So another thing that we we spoke about um there seems to be so let me let me frame it this
049way. We want our students to be well well-rounded. Um, and there seems to be some wasted time in in in certain people's opinion of the time when kids get out of school, they go to extra help and then sometimes there's only about 15 minutes between extra help and the 245 bus. So the conversation is is there a way and I know this get leads into other things but is there a way we can rethink how we do that so that we can get a full 45 minutes in a in a club um so that you know they can get that experience. Also, another thing um to look at, and I don't know, maybe this ties in with um curriculum is some of the teachers were reporting that there isn't a lot of kids at extra
050help. So, we're keeping, you know, this time slot, you know, could it be moved to a different time slot? And I know that involves a whole bunch of other things, but if there's not a lot of kids going to extra help from 2 to 2:45, could we have it at a different time or on certain days or not? So, this was just a conversation that that sparked that they asked that we start to have to explore um other ideas. Is there a Yeah. a possible way to flex the extra help? Someone asked. >> Yeah. And it was also because we had students on here too also voice that it was hard for them to go to clubs and then go to sports because they're you know you have to write out a slip and then
051they're late for their sport or they have you know they have to tell their coach I have NHS or I have you know this kind of club and they're only getting 15 minutes of the club so they're not so much active in that club because then they have to run to their their sport. So they said it was kind of causing them a little hardship because yes we have to make commitments to both and then it's hard for them to even be so they said it was a way that they can be wellrounded and attend both without having either being in trouble for being late or telling you know vice versa. So, I I'll just quickly uh comment certainly as you said um there are some contractual obligations that we have with our teachers union
052that we have to um adhere to, but I would like to note for the record um a teacher's contractual day at the high school does not conclude until 2:27. That means clubs should not be starting until after that time because there is other obligations that teachers are required to participate in which is extra help and they are required to attend professional development. We have a PDP. So there are no clubs that should be taking place during that time. So I think it's important for the board to know that that clubs really have to start at 2:27. So if there is a bus at 2:45, they shouldn't really be starting a club until they finish their extra help. Okay. So it is important to know and I'm happy to come to the extracurricular, but I think
053we just have to understand that teachers contractually are um still working their contractual day and have other responsibilities during their time. their their pay for their club a happens after that. So maybe we need to look at what bus clubs are taking, but it definitely shouldn't be the 245 bus because if club is not starting until 2:30, that only gives them 15 minutes for a club. So again, happy to speak to the board in a little bit more detail, but that's just a little summary based on what you shared with me. >> That's what they're saying is that they're having they have 15 minutes to do club. So maybe there is another bus. >> So then we have to look at either buses and that's certainly a bigger conversation with Mr. Massie. But um that's
054something we can look at. You you do remember years ago we offered extra help in the morning before the start of the high school but then kids were required to come in very early like at 6:45 in the morning or even earlier for extra help. So, um, we did do that many years ago and that then allowed them to end their day and go right to sports and clubs. So, I think these are bigger conversations, but definitely something we can sit down and and talk through. >> Thank you. >> I just have a question on that and either you, Miss Kennedy, or Dr. R can answer. There is no bus between 2:45 and 4:00. Correct. >> That's correct. That is correct because we have to also pick up our middle school students and we have
055to get our elementary school students. So, we're doing other runs and then we come back to the high school to pick up for another bus run. So, getting a bus um during that time is very difficult because we are already you know short with getting to the elementary and middle schools. Okay, that's it. Thank you. >> Okay, thank you. Now, moving on to the um NASA, no, the New York State resolutions. Um we go to a conference in October and we have resolutions that we have to vote on. Um so, I just wanted to go over some of them. We as PET Med also put in a resolution. So, I wanted to also discuss that um because I've sat on two more boards that we've already um kind of voted on um and what we
056support and don't support. So, I don't know if you guys want to go through them and see which ones you have questions. Um is there any particular ones you want to go through? Want to go through all of them? We know there's a lot. There's 34 of them. So you want to go through all because the if you want >> for me again what we're doing >> going through them to see but basically also to saying tell me how to vote on um Wednesday >> right >> vote on Wednesday and vote in on the October meeting. I I I I know what that is. >> Yeah. >> Is now are we going through reservation resolution by resolution or only the ones that somebody has a question about? >> Don't we need to go through resolution
057by know? >> We can go with the resolutions resolutions. The first two three are like bylaws. So the first ones you have is bylaw one, bylaw two, and bylaw three. >> Um sure. I'm sorry. Sorry, let's make this our separate. >> Yeah. >> So, we're starting with the bylaw amendments. >> You can. Yes. >> Okay. Page six. >> Oh, no. I'm sorry. That's >> No, it's not >> six is the table of contents. Um, >> it would be page 10, 11, and 12. >> 10 page 10. So, proposed bylaw amendments. The first one was not recommended by the resolutions committee. So >> correct it was not recommended by NISSBA or by the I also said on NASA suffix and we did not recommend it. >> Right. So do we want to if it's not recommended
058by either committee either the one for do we want to go through it? >> Okay. Got it. Um, >> we just felt like this one because this one is all about like communications and we just felt as a committee for NASA SUFFK that they already send us so much information. We get our onboarding newspaper, we get our letter from Rob Schneider. So, we already get so much information that the more information you get, the more it's going to get lost as board members. And since we already get the onboarding stuff, how much more stuff do they want from the committee? said that's why NISSBA didn't um recommend it. >> Okay, great. I'm good. So, no. >> Okay. >> All right. So, so bylaw number two was also not recommended by either one. Um uh the
059proposed resolution or bylaw amendment must reach the association office before the close of business on a date set annually by the board. Such due date shall not be later than August 1 or the Monday following August 1. If its date falls on a Saturday or Sunday immediately preceding the annual meeting, each resolution shall consist of a single resolved clause without whereas clauses and shall address only one subject. >> Yeah. >> So nobody like that. >> No, >> I'm fine. Same with the next one which is saying that you shouldn't review any of it and just show up the meeting and vote how you want. >> Um so bylaw change three recommended by Locust Valley article six board of directors um shall be amended to include the following. And the board of directors or its designate
060shall provide a summary report by email to all members at least every quarter of the year or at minimum four times per year and then it goes on >> the resolution. >> No. Any opinion? >> Okay. Now you want to announce resolution. >> Yeah. So um >> Okay. So now these are resolutions instead of bylaw changes, >> right? So these are the ones we're going to be voting on that we can go. So number one is resolved that the New York State School Board Association opposed to expand mayoral control to school districts beyond New York City. >> Right. This is a sun setting resolution and it was recommended by both NISPA and the executive committee. Correct. >> Opinion. Yes. >> What was that? Sun and suns setting means that they were up five years ago
061and they're back up after the five years. So that the second one is the New York state school board association supports legislation at the New York state or federal level that will allow and enhance the sharing of services among school districts and other municipalities like >> which is basically like regional. >> These were submitted by the New York State School Boards Association board of directors. >> Yeah. >> Same with the next one, right? >> Yeah. The next one supports proposals aimed at addressing the cost and administrative burdens of legal actions related to special education placements and services. Do you want to recommend that? We're in uh three. Now we're going on to four. They board Yep. They support incorporating pre kindergarten funding into the school aid formulas used for K through 12 education. >> Yeah.
062Why why would we not incorporate prek funding into school? >> Well, I don't know. Yeah. >> Thank you. um be it resolved, produced and widely recommend adoption of a board policy or language be added to the existing policy related to child abuse stating they adopt and district will encourage and facilate all school personnel including those who are mandated reporters and those who are not to participate once every three years in a course workshop that presents information related to signs and child abuse and responsibilities reporting. Yes, I would say yes. >> Um, six is they oppose proposals to raise the number of charter schools authorized in this state. >> We want to >> oppose the proposed >> we want to oppose the proposal to raise a number to add charter schools here. >> Oh yeah. Oh
063no, >> we don't want that. >> Okay. So number seven, the problem with this one because it's a long one, but it's about the current inadequate testing. So the first one is is that the New York State overhaul shall advocate for an overhaul of the current inadequate testing system to more accurately measure an achievement in skills, knowledge, and abilities. And it shall do this by and then it's A, B, and C. NISBA recommended it, but the executive committee, we did not recommend it because we felt that A, B, and C is too lengthy and that we should advocate for an overhaul of so we amended it to say that you shall advocate for an overhaul of the current test and system to more accurately measure achievement in skills, knowledge, and ability and then take out
064the rest. >> And what did they say? Did you call them? >> Uh, we don't call them. NSBA calls them. >> Well, I think >> I don't know. >> We we are regularly reminded at this thing that we are not actively writing the legislation. >> Correct. >> At these events, we're just saying please advocate for this legislation. >> So if it gets amended, let's say, and we do the amendment, either Albany school district can do the amendment or at a resolution dinner, we could say, "Oh, we're going to take on the amendment and we write the amendment and then that will go at the meeting and we amend it best in that." But as of right now, it'll go in as number seven. And we just want to put that amendment in here to see
065what school would take that amendment. >> Okay. So, seven amended. I don't mind the amended one. Make it shorter. >> Okay. >> So, have we explained to the people here what the heck we're doing? >> No, that's what we're having. >> We should do that. I think >> I thought I did that already. Okay. I'm sorry. So these are the ne these are the resolutions that um we have to vote on for New York State that will go um ahead to the federal and state level after we um approve them and see if whether or not we want them to go through. So we have to sit there and we have to vote on each resolution um to see whether or not we want to recommend it or not recommend it to move on. So
066number eight is the they shall advocate for the number of lockdown drills to reduce from four to two each year. >> So Birmingham Bing Bingmpington School District wants to advocate for the number of lockdown drills to be reduced. >> Correct. >> I don't Huh. What do we think about that people? >> No, I don't think so. So I would not recommend it either. >> We got one, two, three of us saying no. How many do you have? >> Do four. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Yes. The New York State School Board Associates, the New York State School Board Association supports legislation which would allow the creation of regional high school when determined by the local boards of education to be educationally or fiscally appropriate. >> Sure. >> Madam President, can I make a recommendation? >>
067Yeah. that rather than reading the entire resolve resolution because we're going to bore the tears out of bore people the tears just give them a heads up as to what the general thing is. >> Sure. >> I'd like to go over it. I think that again We can't do this. Okay, that was my question. >> Yeah, the dinner is Wednesday. That's why. >> Okay. Lauren, if you have questions, please do speak. >> Okay. So, okay. I can change the we can put this on pause right now. And if you want, we can switch the um agenda around. So make the community comments now and then put that >> and do this at the very end so people can leave. >> Perfect. >> There we go. So we will put those on hold and go back
068to those and then we will move on to community comments. Good evening, Pam Peterson. Uh, welcome back everybody. Congratulations, Mrs. Kennedy. You're doing a fabulous job starting the school year off. Everything is positive, which is great for our community. Um, I did want to just um get out. I've never heard that before. That's a first. Um, okay. I just want to reiterate what um what Kelly and Diana were talking about with um the uh extracurricular. So, it did come up and the reason that it did come up about um the clubs is because we are trying to continue to look at whole child and well-rounded. And at the high school level, kids are looking at colleges and they are looking for both recruiting and um you know and to have a lot on their resume
069in addition to wanting to be a part of their class events or other clubs. Um we did discuss the contract. So, of course, we are, you know, all of us there are well aware of the contract and PDP and um so I guess I think maybe and maybe I'm wrong, but I think we're just looking to see if there is something that we can do to try to resolve this. Um just, you know, in the best interest of the children for them to be able to play sports and be part of the club. um in addition to extra help when needed because not all the children do stay after every day for extra help. But again, you know, being um being an educator and retired, I do understand the PDP and faculty meetings and those
070types of things and contracts and they're very important um and we need them. But um maybe that we can take a look at what we can do so the children can be involved in in multiple things. Um because our adviserss, the teacher adviserss do go above and beyond, you know, and we all know that they do go above and beyond whatever their contract hours are for the clubs um and for sports and for, you know, any art and music um that's involved in plays, etc. They definitely go above and beyond. So, um, if we can just take a look at that because I know they're not also saying, "Hey, I did my time and, you know, and I'm out of club now or whatever." So, maybe we can just kind of work together um in
071the best interest of what could work for, you know, the clubs, the sports, the the kids, the kids. Um, that's all. Thank you. Hi, good evening everyone. Um, I know you said to address my questions to the president. Can you just tell me who that is? Oh, it's you. Okay. Hi. Sure. My name is Miko Maderi and you said you wanted my address, too. Okay. Um, so I have three questions. Can you hear me? Okay. Okay. Thank you. My first question is, what is the district's policy regarding notifying parents or guardians of a student's denied medical exemption? What is the policy of notifying the students parent or guardian in regards to their denied medical exemption? Okay. Sorry, I didn't under I didn't realize that I had to do it that way. Um, my second question
072is, is it the school district's policy that the school's district doctor has decision-making authority over the students treating physician to determine if they are qualified for a medical exemption? And my third question, if you're ready. Okay. Um, is it the district's understanding that only ASIP contraindications and precautions are accepted for accepting a medical exemption excluding other nationally recognized standards or contra indications identified in the vaccine packet or other evidence-based standards of care. >> Hi there. >> Hi. I'm Greg, district's council. >> Um, and so On behalf of the board, I'm just gonna respectfully um decline. >> Yeah, I'm having trouble. >> You hear me now? >> Yes. >> Okay. I'm Greg. I'm the district's council. Uh and respectfully, I'm going to have the board uh declined to answer these comments, these questions right now. Okay.
073>> Um there is uh pending litigation and we're not going to address matters which are the subject of litigation right now. So, respectfully, because there's uh an action pending, the board is going to refrain from answering your questions today. Okay. >> Okay. No problem. Thank you. >> Thank you, everyone. Hello, Sherry Castello. Welcome back, everybody. Uh oh, still closer. Okay, that's right. That's finance committee. So, um first of all, thank you. Great start to the year. My daughter had a very good beginning um going into the high school. Everything's been really smooth. And you know my question is regarding the search for superintendent which as always is not a reflection on my feelings of the current superintendent but just more with regard to promises made to the community. So you discussed uh posting up on
074our website and OAS and that but nothing was stated yet about Boseies expanding the search or any of that kind of thing. Is is that still going to be happening for future superintendent? Okay. Beyond OLAS because that's a post so it's not on Do you have off the top of your head the It's on our website the the po uh the posting of it. Do you know does anyone know off the top of the head the three um where it's listed? >> I don't. Okay. So, wider spread than just our district website which is a little difficult to navigate and also many many people don't get there. Okay. Thank you. Not anymore. >> There um also there will be a community forum. So I know there'll be invitations coming out for a community forum forum
075that's the um the search will firm will be um conducting. >> Y just Sherry, emails are being sent out like imminently for community groups and all um uh stakeholders will be getting emails. The teachers unions, all of the unions within the school district, the community will be in informed through several different modes of communication. Um there will be a forum, there will be Zoom forums. It's imminent. So, just thank you for your patience. I'm and I'm looking for the I'll let you know where the the Yeah, the timeline and the um and the link for the application are on the website. I just have to find it. I'll let you know in a minute. The community form the community forum will be in October and it'll be held here in um the high school. And
076that'll be strictly anformational forum or I can't hear you. >> It's going to be very interactive. There will be zoom. There will be feedback. It's not an information giving. It is a feedback receiving process. So, we will be receiving feedback from all stakeholders. The board will not be present at any of these so that people can speak freely and give whatever opinions they wish to give. There are letters being sent out, like I said, imminently for here's the email address to send feedback to if you don't want to be part of the Zoom meeting or the live forum. Um um uh and and districtwide is running this search. We are getting all information. All applications come to us through districtwide. um but is a search firm that we've hired to run the search and we
077want people to understand that they can be they can speak freely and offer whatever opinions they want. They're going to be creating what they're calling a um a a a climate a district climate report for us. So that's it's important that everybody give feedback on whatever forums, emails, surveys that are being sent out very soon. And there's going to be >> Yeah. And there's going to be um an open forum for questions that aren't answered that night in case you go home and you think of something and you want it and you can pop those questions back in as well. So if I'm understanding you'll be presenting information and then we'll have opportunity to ask questions or you want us to come prepared with information and experiences that we'd like to see the district kind
078of have ongoing in the future. >> Both both there will also >> there's going to be live and there's going to be afterwards you can submit questions as well. there's an open email address >> that if you come to a forum and your question isn't answered or you're not comfortable speaking publicly um you could send that email and it will be anonymized. So when it'll either be included in the report or if it's received by districtwide after a certain date in October or November then it will be anonymized and the board will get it directly. So every bit of feedback comes to the board anonymously. The other thing um that I don't know I might have missed it because I was looking for I did find where it is on the website. It's under um
079our school district and it says superintendent search. But one of the things that I thought was interesting um the forum is not going to be like come up to the podium and share. It's going to be what the the way they explained it more like a workshop model like interactive. So um and you'll be able to participate whether you're online or in person. Will information about the different breakout sessions or the forums be provided in advance so we know where we kind of want to attend? >> That that information is forthcoming. >> Okay. Still being figured out. >> We're not running the search. The firm that we hired to run the search is running the search. So, um I don't know the minutia of how information is being presented and which everything is going to
080be sent to you when. Um, but like I said, we we received an email very recently about letters that are going to be sent out. >> One of the foremost things we communicated with the company was the transparency and involvement of the community and that's at the top of our list. So there will be, you know, you will be notified when and where and how. >> Okay. Thank you. I look forward to asking more questions. >> Sorry. >> Learning more time. uh the you can download the brochure and look at the brochure that's gone out. It's right here on the web. I did today when trying to pull up the agenda see um a superintendent search link on there. I didn't click in it. I am having a little trouble navigating the website and getting
081to board of ed. Um each time I clicked on board of ed brought me to calendar and then trying to find um the agenda and different pieces of information. and it's all in new places since we've revamped the website and you know I was accustomed to the former stuff. So I have to learn a lot more about the website and maybe speak to Mr. Richroth a little bit more about it and see um some small tweaks that might make it a bit more user friendly for the community. But um I will click on that and take a look and I look forward to October information. Do you know if it'll be before or after the next board meeting? >> The the letters being sent out to the community? No, the the date for this forum
082>> date for the forum is October 16th at 7 p.m. in the high school in room 216. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Okay, we're going to go back to the um resolutions number 10. Yes. I mean, if you just want to read them silently and just say whether or not you want to recommend them, not recommend, you can. Charlotte, if you want to go home, you can. You want to stay? >> I'm sorry. Which number are we at? >> We at number 10. >> Thanks for staying. >> It's about the stream heat condition unfended mandate that New York State. >> Uh, eight was wait a second. >> Eight was not recommended. >> Was not recommended. Nine was recommended. NP say no. >> It's an R. >> It's an NR. >> Swappy R. >> Oh,
083sorry. >> Okay. >> Wait to what? >> The extreme heat unbanded mandate >> number 10. >> And >> resolution 10. Yeah, >> resolution 10. >> 10. I was on the wrong page. >> Extreme heat. >> Recommend. Yes. >> 11 is to support the state safely incorporate AI into curriculum and district operations >> safely. >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Can you give us an explanation as to why the executive committee did not recommend it? >> Because we thought safely it was kind of hard to say how you're going to incorporate this and use this in the classroom. Um, and it was very a very broad statement of what AI you're kind of really talking to incorporate. >> Yeah. And it's >> I didn't hear >> I can't hear a lot of it fluency. >> Anything anywhere
084>> if we're if we're if we're farther away than one person, we can't hear. >> I was just pointing out that we do have digital literacy standards. A lot of that is somewhat incorporated into that. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, I don't feel strongly one way or another about this. I I I can see where the executive committee >> coming in. >> I don't mind because I know in my classroom it's blocked and where trial magic school >> magic magic bus. Magic school. >> Magic school. >> Yeah. And when we try to teach the kids to do their resumes and their cover letters, they're blocked from all the AI. So, we can't use it as a tool. So, I could see why you would if you want them to use it responsibly, you have
085to teach them to use it responsibly, >> right? >> Is there's only certain software it has to be ed 2D compliant. And we're having a lot of difficulty finding a software that meets that compliance. That's AI. There are a few out there, but that that is the biggest issue. They don't want to sign off on some of the Ed Law 2D, >> right? Because they're >> it's kind of embedded into anything and the kids are going to go home and they're going to use it on their home devices whether right >> and then they're not going to use it properly. So to teach them the proper use. >> Well, the good news for the board is as Mrs. Marone shared with you, that's one of our new classes this year, AI, right? So, we're trying
086to teach students the appropriate use of AI. >> Thank you. >> So, what did we find out? >> Yes. >> I said yes. >> It's okay. >> Um, >> the opposite tuition tax credit or educational vouchers that benefit private or curricular schools. >> Wait, opposed. Oh, opposed proposals. Tuition. Yep. Got it. Vouchers. >> Um, number 13. should advocate for New York State Education, the United States Department of Agriculture, and federal legislative for the reinstatement of whole milk as an allowable option in school breakfast and lunch programs in addition to existing low-fat offerings and the recognition of updated nutritional science supporting the safety and benefits of whole milk in the diets of children and adolescence. >> Sure, why not? Going to be organic. Oh my god. Um, they shall advocate for amendments to the New York
087State Education Department regulations to allow a set number of daily recess up to 30 minutes per day to count dor required instructional hours for elementary students. This one is not ours. >> Well, we're on it though. It's not hours, but we're on it. It was ours last year. >> Right. Right. >> 14. Yeah. >> Well, that would not >> Yeah, we recommended that last year. So, what was the Can you explain the logic of the executive? Do we understand the logic of the um executive committee? >> Uh they did not recommend it due to saying um because of the instructional hours. >> I have to >> they didn't really understand what the instructional meant. Some of them felt like you're telling the teacher needs to stand outside and kind of instruct. Other people felt it
088was different. So it was more or less the term instructional and how do you um put that in? >> Okay. So this can be discussed more at the dinner. >> Yes. Correct. And I have all intentions if if the other school does not explain it correct, you know, how we mean it to be that >> you'll have the opportunity to do that. >> Add to it. >> Yes. >> Um they should advocate for the following policy changes. substantial increases in state reimbursement rates out of district special education placements to reflect current costs including transportation and related services by way of reform of the exact cost aid formula to asssure more equitable and timely distribution of funding particularly to districts facing a high proportion of costly mandated placements relative to enrollment. >> That's right. Please explain.
089>> The school board associate seeks and promotes legislation to reform current legal notice publication requirements. >> We're on number 16. Uh seek and promote legislation to reform current legal notice publication requirements. Well, everybody recommended it, but uh well uh seek to promote legislation to reform current legal note to what? from what? >> Um, they didn't really say. We didn't really discuss that one. It's kind of just >> Yeah, it was kind of just recommended. We didn't really have a discussion. >> Yeah, >> right. I would like to know more, but sure. Why not? >> Currently, the district is required. >> Yeah, I think that's what it was for your meeting law. Well, you put your meetings right in elections. Yeah, we didn't really discuss it. >> Okay. Um, they support limiting district's potential annual hold
090harmless phase out to no more than 2% of their district budget, even if doing so extends the district's overall phase out period. >> Can you explain that, Mr. Maisie? >> Um, Frank, Mr. Maisy, sorry. Um, it says that for this one, it says it advocates for Oh, sorry. It supports limiting a district's potential annual hold harmless per phase out to no more than 2% of their district budget even if doing so extends a district's overall phase out period. I know it was discussed during that that some of the schools are getting away from their whole harmless. So >> yeah, the rationale is giving a rising overall cost on the 2% budget increase cap, a loss of more than 2% of the annual budget in any given year would be unduly disruptive to program P planning.
091Districts who potentially face hold harmless reductions that are greater than 2% of their budgets due to declining enrollment need time to make the adjustments and transitions such reductions would necessitate. I mean, based on what I'm reading here, I I think this would be this would be advisable for us. I'd want to seek counsel on this with our with our fiscal adviser, but does see any sense in service? >> Okay, >> Frank's good. Okay, good. >> They advocate for a budget threshold to protect rural districts with lower enrollment and large geographic footprints in the foundational aid formula. >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> Wasn't >> right. We didn't recommend it because we just felt it was um >> Yeah. It's not really for us, but it's also hard because we do have it. It depends on rural
092because you could do some out east and then some here. So, we just thought not to recommend it. >> So, this is >> Lauren and do you guys understand this one? >> Are we on 19? We are on number 18. >> Oh, 18. So, >> it says uh that the school boards should advocate for a budget threshold to protect rural districts with low enrollment and large geographical footprints in the foundation aid formula. It's Antiora school board. The Nisba committee recommended it. The executive committee here did not. >> It's a regional thing. >> Um I don't have any objection to this one. >> Isn't that like regionalization? >> Yeah, >> I'm fine with it. >> Okay, >> thank you. We're good with it. 19 is uh supports legislation allowing school districts to receive compensation for the
093New York Liquidation Bureau for liability insurance claims arising out of claims brought under the child victims act in cases where the insurance company holding the policy became insolvent and its state was ex executed by the liquidation bureau. Yeah, this came out from beh. >> Yes, because that's all the money they have for it. Child victims act. They support an amendment to New York state law that would authorize public school districts to establish and fund health insurance reserved funds through board approved resolutions. The urge the New York State Legislative to amend the general municipality law section 6J to explicitly include boards of cooperative educational services among the entities authorized to establish and maintain workers compens compensation reserve funds. >> So this this would advocate to allow Boseies to correct >> hold workers comp reserve funds. >>
094Correct. >> I didn't know they couldn't do that now. >> Yes. Okay. Okay, so this was also an amendment one. Um, so the first one is they shall support legislative or regulatory changes to add financial literacy into the statewide K through2 curriculum with additional state funding to support implementation of this new curricula expectations. We put the amendment in because we wanted to say standards. >> Okay. Is is not financial literacy or financial education already in the new >> roll out? Yeah, >> I thought it was, but maybe for Albany it's not. I thought it was when I said this. I thought it was already in. >> I think that the issue is it is with the new portrait of the graduate and and they're adding that in. I think many districts feel um it's adding
095additional staffing to them because if they have to add a course, however, it doesn't require you to do a course. you can embed it into multiple. Here at PATM Med, we every eighth grader gets financial literacy. So, they're getting it already here. But in other districts who maybe do not have it, it is a significant increase in their staffing. And so, that might be what they're speaking about, the additional funding to support that should they have to hire new teachers. >> Got it. Right. And we also want to amend it because the statewide curriculum there is no really statewide curriculum. So that's why we wanted to change it to standards for the recommended. >> I understand. Okay. >> Do you follow? >> Okay. >> So we would be okay with the >> Yeah. >> with
096the amendment. >> The amendment, not the resolution. >> Okay. Um 23 supports legislation on the state level that allows school districts to choose to authorize school medical directors and their clinical design to evalate, evaluate, diagnose, temporary treat, and prescribe medications for students on campus according with the New York State law. >> I need so much more information. >> So, >> I mean, correct. But the reason why we did not recommend this is because um we thought that was a very dicey thing to say that they could >> and that's opening a lot because you don't know what's happening and to treat these kids and diagnose them is >> Yeah. >> Correct. >> Because nurses can't diagnose >> like per their license. >> Correct. >> Saying the doctor >> but even the school Yeah. the school
097medical director can diagnose and >> I don't think this is a good idea at all. Um they support legislation that will expand the application of reorganization aid to not only include full merger of school districts but also include significant regionalization of educational programs by several schools in the region. Reorganization >> reorganization aid to include full merger of >> are we saying yes to no >> why not >> isn't reorganization when schools take over >> yeah no >> this is 24 >> okay I'm gonna I'm gonna read >> different than the paper >> I'm going to read it slower New York State School Boards Association support legislation that would expand the application of reorganization aid to not only include full merger of school districts, but to also include significant regionalization of educational programs by several schools
098in the region. So this to me reads if districts decide to merge or reorganize they get more money. >> They're including that in >> right >> I don't have a problem. >> I don't think so. expand the application of reorganization aid. >> All right. Nisbet committee did not recommend it. >> I don't I >> Okay. Nisbet committee didn't recommend it, but you guys did. So, what was the thinking? >> Um, just that you would give aid to the other school and it would work together for it. >> I feel like this is more of an upstate issue. >> Correct. It is more of an upstate issue, too. Yes. >> Okay. >> So, do we just not have an opinion on it, which we can totally do? >> We can. >> Okay. >> No opinion. >>
099I'll put no decision. ND. Got it. Um, they will advocate for share our wealth proposals, which would increase New York's top income tax rates for those earning over 5 million and over 25 million to 10.5% and 12.85% respectively. And with the increased revenue generated by this proposal to be invested in the public education prek through 16, >> nobody recommended it personally. >> Okay. >> Yeah. No, take it. Um, the next one >> recommended by a bunch of people. Um, but it's not recommended by NISBA committee or the executive. Are we now in Okay. Uh, it's the NISBA shall advocate for legislation that restores the religious exemption to vaccine mandates. >> Do I need to continue to read? >> Okay. >> No, I want to executive committee. >> The executive committee is uh uh NASA school
100boards. >> Oh, okay. Not >> NISBA committee is New York State School Board Committee. So, uh, number 26, no. Shall advocate for legislation that restores the religious exemption to vaccine man. Nope. >> No. Thank you. >> Someone else. No. Um, that the school board association supports the >> developmental and implementation of financial aid that provides supplemental state funding to rural districts for the purpose of equalizing teachers salaries and improving recruitment and retention. No. No. >> Mr. Salazar. No. >> Um, they sh should oppose any policies or regulatory changes to curriculum or standards that do not promote academic excellence, high expectations, and merit-based opportunities for all students. >> No. What does that even mean? >> That's a good question. It means that you're not don't average every kid should be taking AP classes or anything else
101like that like >> it's very big. >> Yeah. Yeah. I know it's poorly written. >> Right. >> No. >> Correct. >> Um she advocate for school districts to be granted home rule authority to strengthen local control and decision making by elected boards of education. Uh, this is a hot note. >> For school districts to be granted home rule authority to strengthen local control and decision making by elected boards of education. >> No. >> Yeah, I know. But I mean local control is a good thing to to some extent. >> Yeah, but home already. >> Yeah, I know. I feel like >> we shall advocate for schoolboard members to be recognized for their service and locally authorized property tax exemption. >> Yes, >> I am 100% yes. >> It says that we shall advocate for school
102board members to be recognized for their service via a locally authorized property tax exemption. >> Let's give ourselves a raise. >> Let's do it. >> No. >> Oh, good. The school boards um support legislation to eliminate regional exam testing at the high school level in favor of state final exams that comply with the Ever Student Every Student Succeed Act regulations in 10th and 11th grade for ELA one exam, math one exam, and science one exam. >> Are you okay? >> But don't we have a whole new >> It is. Yeah. It is. Yes. We should advocate for the removal of all GMOs. >> Voting no. >> No. >> I don't like regions, but I think if we get rid of regions, it's going to diminish quality. >> Well, they're saying put a final. >> Yeah,
103I know. It's going to be there final exam region. You know what I mean? >> Right. It kind of lowers the bar. this needed to be worded differently. >> I think also with the new portrait of a graduate, it may be a mute point because we they are rolling out some new graduation requirements. So it regences will be still available but an option for students. >> Correct. >> Good point. They shall advocate for the removal of all GMOs, buy and engineer food ingredients, heavy metals, including but not limited to kadium, arsenic, and lead, and dangerous chemicals from all student serve meals to protect our child's health. >> Okay, I agree with all of that. That is so impractical. >> All right, we should try it. >> Yeah. >> Okay, >> let the state figure it
104out. >> Okay. Yeah. And the reason why we didn't recommend because it was just a a dicey thing of who's going to be in charge of it, what are you going to do and how. So that's why >> they have scientists and doctors. >> Okay. >> Um they call upon the New York State Education Department to advocate the creation and expansion through title one or similar comparable state funding streams specifically for special education students to attend out of district summer camps including cost for programs and transportation. NISBA should should ensure that such programs are inclusive of diverse educational models and providers including those offering social emotional learning, life skills, vocational training and recreation therapy and supportive environments. >> We didn't No, we didn't recommend because it's it's saying you're just being >> send them out
105and a lot of people have their in district camps or they have their own camps to be inclusive. other places. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um Okay. And then >> I have Hold on. Let me get all my all my things here. Okay. So then there's the resolution that Patrick method put through which is advocates for the mandatory implementation of daily recess for all students in schools that serve exclusively elementary grade levels in addition to scheduled physical education classes. Well, no, there was a lot >> there was a lot of discussion and a lot of back and forth. Originally, we had um I guess wait, we had a amendment of it. I don't know which one which paper I have, but you know what? Um so, originally they put at the executive dinner that we did
106put a a resolution I mean amendment through. Um, I don't know. This is I don't the highlighted one. There's too many. Here it is. Somewhere. Okay. So, originally we had ours and then we had um the legislative committee um said that the New York State School Board advocates for the mandatory implementation of daily reassess for all students in schools that serve exclusively elementary grade levels in addition to scheduled physical education classes for grade six only when the grade is housed in the same building as K through five. >> That was our amendment. Yes. Nope. Hold on. >> How How is that substantially different than the one that >> you presented last year and then several other districts picked up this year and then we added in and then >> theirs is talking about the instructional
107minutes being counted toward the mandate instructional minutes. This one is about really mandating recess because recess is not mandated in New York State. >> Okay. And you wrote this one to match legislation that is already being moved forward in the New York State >> Assembly. >> So, do you want to finish or you want me to finish? What? >> Um I don't I was going to go back what the committee said for what to add on. They're saying that the concerns were raised about the wording as it might pertain to the variety of building grades configuration in different districts. For example, what about fifth grade? If fifth and sixth are in middle school, what if that were in a standalone building? Therefore, we decided to remove the amendment and allow us to see if we
108can clarify the matter because they wanted the other. The question was, which I told you before, is if they really want to advocate for another mandate regardless how important we believe recess is for elementary because certain members were saying they don't want another mandate and how can we mandate another school, tell them to do recess kind of thing. So, all right. So, let me So, so NIS what the feedback that NISBA so when the NISBA committee went over it. So, the original resolution read what Kelly just said advocates for the mandatory implementation of daily recess for all students that serve exclusively elementary grade levels. NISBA felt that there were some school districts where it says serve exclusively elementary grade levels. There are K through 12 buildings. there are different building scenarios that that wouldn't make
109sense for them. >> And I think too, you know, you have, like you said before, a variety of buildings. You also have the what's what's that model where they break it up where it's like, you know, >> the the K through like two, right? Yes. >> And then you have like five through six. So if you have a a a middle school building, which is like sixth grade is elementary school technically speaking. >> Technically, >> they have to figure out the logistics of holding them to that, you know. for all the districts for junior highs as compared. So it varies. >> Yeah. >> So I mean you could say up I I just had to figure out the correct verbage. Yeah. >> This is the So this is the amendment I did send to Danielle
110Graasso. Um and then they didn't have this amendment when they spoke. This is how this is the updated one. We still have time to change it again if you feel we need to resolve. The New York State School Board Association advocates for the mandatory implementation of daily recess for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade and for students in sixth grade who attend an elementary school or are sectioned with elementary grade levels in addition to scheduled physical education classes. I felt that that covered pretty much every model except it's saying if you're six, seven, and eight then it you wouldn't get recessed. There's the equity there. That's the issue. No. >> So the question is is what when I talked to you is you felt like some people were saying what about the sixth graders
111regardless. >> Correct. >> So what's happening honestly in my opinion is I think everyone wants this to happen but the adults in the room are all talk like the words are getting >> talk about the logistics. >> The logistics are just messing everything up. >> Yeah. So what I did what I did put in this um rationale and the language I got the K through five and then the students in sixth grade who attend elementary school is coming exactly from a uh bill S6858 and an assembly one that is saying that um wait I wrote it down hold on requires each school district to ensure that every public or private school in which school days exceed 5 hours in duration provides a minimum of 30 minutes of daily recess within the school day for all
112students in kindergarten through fifth grade and for students in sixth grade who attend an elementary school. So that piece that's where I got it from because when I talked to Danielle she said it would be easier for them NISBA if the language matched. My only concern is this. And speaking on devil's advocate. >> Yeah. >> You know, is that it, like I said, it has to do with the equity. Not every kid's going to be getting the same standard. And I think that's something you're going to have to fight. You know what I mean? That's that's going to be the issue that they're going to be presented with. They're like, "Well, why these sixth graders get it and these sixth graders don't?" >> I say go back in my opinion up to sixth grade and
113just say, "Leave that at a blanket." >> Say that one more time. >> Leave it at put it at sixth grade. Leave it at that blanket or fifth grade. Pick one or the other. I mean, we could say ele we could go back to just saying elementary school. >> Well, elementary school they're not going to take, right? Because that that was the issue to begin with. I would no >> NISBA if it didn't say schools that exclusively serve elementary. If I originally the call was like take out exclusively serve elementary school took that. >> So what does that mean up to sixth grade then? >> It does technically mean up to six. That's what I'm saying. Like I would that's not a great scenario. >> And this is my opinion and I'm just speaking like
114I said on the devil's advocate. I'll support that. >> Yeah. No, >> but I would say, you know, you have to either do one or the other. And then if sixth grade is it, then sixth grade is it, you know. >> I mean, I I did a little research. I was looking up >> and to be honest with you, sixth graders, you know. Yeah. They're kids. They're kids. There's a big difference between sixth graders and seventh graders. >> So, if you say sixth grade, I think that's >> So, you're okay with saying K through six. >> Listen, I I I I think the the whole premise of it is is is good. And that's we're trying to fight for something that the kids need. And I get that. So whatever happens, then you just come
115back at them with, >> you know, something else. >> Yeah. >> Try try one or the other. I don't I don't think I don't I don't think, you know, they're going to come with arguments for each. >> They're going to say, well, if they're in sixth grade, then you're going to how you going to guarantee this. And for rural schools, maybe they have smaller middle schools, and then that becomes a logistics problem for a ton of them up there. you know, it's going to be a bit >> So then maybe we're better just sticking with elementary school. If we I think if we're going to include sixth grade, I think we should say elementary grade levels. >> Whatever you think is the best shot, give it a give it a go. >> I could be
116completely wrong. >> I was going to say try You're going to I mean, you might be at it, so try with what you >> think is your best shot. And you've been talking to more people about this than I have >> about this for like and I don't even know what my best shot is anymore because I think again everyone >> I I just want to say Bob Beckio when I talked to him he g he said a version that we talked about is grades K through five and for students in sixth grade at the discretion and authorization of the local school district. >> I don't know what you guys think about that. >> I I personally like that but >> I don't know how you know if it's going to fly. I Miss Kennedy,
117how do you feel other districts would feel? We we need the support of other districts. So instruction >> actually most sixth grades are at middle school and incorporating recess for sixth grade at the middle school is very difficult, right? Because it's period by period. It's very easy if it was in an elementary. So I do like that language because I think it gives much more flexibility to school. The one that you just read from Bob, sixth grade is optional. Now the next thing is just sorry I know I just want to I was talking to uh Dawn Sherik from Middle Country we've just talked about the word mandatory and she did mention there's really she said it's like one person in particular and there are there will be other people that don't like mandatory but
118again when I spoke to Danielle Graasso she just felt like it's not mandatory so the point of this is to have it mandatory so that NISB can advocate for that because that's It's concrete, >> right? >> So, >> are you guys okay if we leave the word mandatory? >> 100%. >> Okay. All right. So, go with Bob's version K through five and for students in grade six at the discretion and authorization of the local school district. >> Sure. That's >> I also trust in Bob's knowledge base. he's been doing. He, you know, he's >> he's very well-versed in everything and involved and I feel like if he gives us verbiage, then he thinks that's our best shot. >> Yep. Okay, >> I'm great with that. Thank you guys. >> Thank you for doing all the
119hard work. >> Yes. Sorry. >> No, I'm good. I'm good. >> I'm good. Sorry. >> Um Okay. Um the board is going to end now because we have to um go into an exec session meeting. I'm sorry. >> Hi, my name is Lordis Balbuka and I have just a question. Uh, I have a issue the first week of school and my little boy, he's 5 years old. So, how you guys deal with um the the kid, he's very um like he don't listen to the teacher, but he this little boy, he jumped out to the the line and started to hit my boy. He went to the the nurses nurs's um office and they called my my husband. But how you guys deal with that? The teachers deal with the nurses deal. So I don't
120want to he be in trouble my uh like I say my son being um in trouble because he I started to talk to my son and say how this little boy act in the class and he say he not listen to the teacher. He jump under the table. He go under the table. So, how will you guys deal with that? >> We'll we'll go to take your um name and number and I'll contact you tomorrow so we can talk privately. Okay. >> All right. Thank you. And the other issue is I saw it the kids the fifth graded with kindergartens. My kids is walking and they don't have like line out. So every time when the bell ring and it started to everybody jump each other. So and it's not just because they want to
121push but it's dangerous to see how the kids going. At the first week I started to see my little one is bumping the other kids. So the everybody is excited to jumping into the school but I think you guys need to put uh watch that. All right. >> Mrs. Diva is going to take your contact information so we can loop back with you tomorrow. Okay. Thank you. Thank you.