001Good evening and welcome to Cohost City School District Board of Education meeting tonight, September 24th. This meeting is called to order at 6:01 p.m. Would you please stand for the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. In case of an emergency, there's two exits on the side and the main door that you came in and we would meet out front. Could we please have a roll call? >> Mr. Jackson, >> here. >> Mrs. Snider will be a little late. Um, if she doesn't make it, she will be excused. >> Mrs. Gent >> here. >> Mrs. Paradis >> here. >> Mr. Dross >> here. >> Mrs. Burwell >> here. >> And Mrs. Giller. >> I am here. >> At this time, I will turn it over to Superintendent Elche. >> Thank you and welcome everyone. You will see
002on the agenda that tonight uh the board is going to uh wave a second meeting and adopt a policy about board meeting procedures. What that means is our agenda is part of a policy. We're now adding ex officio student board member reports to our board meeting and uh there'll be an a line on the agenda starting next time that that has that. We we're thinking about once a month. Um so for tonight you fall under superintendent update. Very pleased uh to have our student board members present. And if you could just so everybody uh this is our first uh official meeting with all of our administrators here this year. So if when you start you just say who you are, what grade you're in, and then give your outside really cheering section voice. >> You've
003heard it before. You can do it. Okay. >> Hi, I'm Britney Valencia and I'm in 12th grade and I'm going to talk about a little bit about the younger pouches and see it more from like a teachers perspective. Um, so I spoke to some of the teachers to see what they think and if if they seen any changes uh with the younger pouches and a lot of teachers have said that they noticed that the students seem to be more engaged in class and they're participating more. They complete their work more efficiently. And another thing that one of the teachers mentioned that the hallways have seen more they feel more loud in a good way. There's like more conversations going on and there hasn't been any like physical art altercation so far which is a good
004thing since like students don't have their phone so they focus more on school stuff and they don't focus on false rumors that are going on in school. So they there hasn't been anything bad going on so far. >> My name is Hiba Jenade. I am in 11th grade. I'm a junior in high school. And I'm just going to go off of what Britney said and start off with the yonder pouches. I have a few other sections I would like to talk about, but adjusting to the young girl pouches has been really really a challenge for most of the students. But now it almost feels like second nature. Speaking as a student's perspective, I can honestly say that most of the time I hardly notice them anymore. Between classes, homework, clubs, and after school activities, there's
005so much going on that phones are not really a necessity anymore. And as a result, over on screen time has also gone gone down. Face-to-face conversations have gone up. It has been a surprise to see how quickly people adapted. Some students have even made it to the make the pouches their own by decorating them with keychains, stickers, and some of them have even dyed them, I believe, which makes it feel more natural. The shift has not only reduced distractions but also created space for a more for more genuine conversations and stronger connections in and out of the classrooms. I also have some comments from a few of the students. Grace D. Rose who is an active participant in our school has mentioned I haven't seen much of a personal effect with the yonder pouches and
006I think that they have been beneficial in getting kids to talk more and be more social. Although I do wish I could have it during lunch just as a time to take a break and check my phone. Overall, I don't think it has been too much of a change. Isaiah Smith, a senior, I've seen a lot more kids participating. It's encouraged many students to talk to others and get more involved in school activities. They've even found the creativity to begin more clubs. And lastly, Chase Winslow mentioned, "I feel like the with the yawner pouches, students have engaged in class and even with each other. It's become a more safer environment in and out of schools and it's a benefit for the teachers as the work has been getting handed in a little bit earlier. Um
007the beginning of the school year has been outstanding filled with energy, positivity, and a true sense of community. From the very first days, there has been a noticeable increase in school spirit with students engaging in fun and meaningful conversations, building new relationships, and embracing fresh starts. Um, what stands out the most is not just the excitement, but the culture of respect. There have been little to no physical altercations, which reflect a healthier and more supportive school environment. Walking through the halls, you can feel the difference. Conversations are limited to quickest exchanges such as, "Do you have a pencil?" or "Did you do the homework last night?" Students are connecting on a deeper level, laughing together, and showing genuine interest in another. And click clicks seem to be breaking down. and students seem to be breaking
008up into larger groups and engaging with each other overall. And homecoming this year has been nothing short of outstanding. Students went all out on football games during spirit week and all the festivities that came with it. The energy was electric, the halls filled with color and a sense of unity that you could feel everywhere. It was like it was really colorful. Spirit week was full of energy and participants. Surprisingly, we don't really get that many, but I have noticed a lot of students having bigger imaginations and creativity. Thank you. >> I really like how you guys split up. >> It was nice because you're you're at Hudson Valley, right? For a good portion of day. >> I think that was great. And we've heard some really exciting things about homecoming. Also, I was at I
009know a number of us were at home event. So, thank you so much for that. >> No problem. Thank you. >> Very good. >> And next up, our athletic director, Jeff Pino, to provide a fall sports update and other things. >> Oh. I just think it's easier than trying to fit everything on those slides. >> Good teacher always brings handouts. >> Yes. Okay. All right. Uh, full sports 2025 U participation numbers is what we started with u when the packet is there for you to see. Varsity football has 31 stu uh student athletes right now and modified football has 26. So you know very good numbers. Um, a lot of lot of varsity players, you know, they they carry a little bit of inexperience in the sport as opposed I feel like the modified team
010has kids that been more in the popcorner program and things like that. But, uh, but great numbers uh, for football. Uh, soccer, boys soccer with 16 at the varsity, JV 17, and modified with 17 though. We started with about eight for boys modified, which scared me at the beginning because we always have a large number of students. Um but in the last two weeks we've gained a handful of students and every day somebody's asking hey can I join that team? Uh girls soccer's strong too. Uh girls modified soccer uh they kind of been at 11 since registration open which is just enough. Uh we did have another girl join today. Um we have a rule in our league. If you only have 10 girls that day. Somebody's out sick. We match on the field all
011the way down to seven on seven so that kids can work on their skills. So, uh, girls volleyball, uh, strong numbers as well. As you can see, 11 with the varsity, 13 with JB, and 11 on the modified level. Um, game day cheerleading is 16. It's the most we've had in a long time. Uh, for game day cheerleading. Varsity cross country has four and modified has one. Uh, there's the mainly the program is made up of younger kids, which hopefully as the years progress, those younger kids will become varsity because most of them are are younger like eighth graders. participating up on the varsity level. Um, you know, Coach Sensor is trying to grow grow that program. We I came to a couple lunches, tried to get kids to to join. We put out messages.
012Um, you know, so we're trying to jump up support across the community as much as we can. Um, esports is is a little bit down this this fall. There's only four. They only ran one title, one game title a little bit. Uh, has to do with uh Mr. Well, new position as ALP um in charge of that and he didn't run as many game titles. So, he's he was a little shocked at the number of of students who who are interested uh he thinks in the spring that we'll have much more the spring season. Um so, and then I just went into successes. Uh we fielded all teams which is good. Um a lot of lot of schools our size don't field a lot of a lot of teams. um especially at the that girls
013JV level, uh especially soccer. I think there's like five or six schools in our in our league that don't have a JV. Um that usually hurts us because it's tough to then get games uh because you have to schedule games. Field space becomes an issue for both home and away officials when you're scheduling games so late. Uh but our league was proactive this year and like redid the entire schedule. So, our girls will will have more games than they've had in a long time at the GA level. Uh, homecoming volleyball was was was good. They had a good crowd. Um, student spectators were engaged. Um, the kids were into it and volleyball games are usually pretty quiet here in Cahose and it wasn't as quiet. So, that that sometimes people get a little upset with
014that, but our our kids were good uh in what they what they were chanting and when they weren't, we let them know, okay, don't do that. you know, uh there were other events going on at the same time, which which makes it tough. And uh Tuesday was not our choice for a homecoming volleyball game, but the sk the schedule dictates that. We had already had a game scheduled in league play away on a on a Thursday, and it's not something I could really change. Um we don't play everyone twice anymore in our league. If it was, I could just say, "Hey, can we flip-flop home games?" And I wasn't able to do that. So, they had to go Uh homecoming football was very well attended. Uh we use Gold Fan for the homecoming events on
015Friday and Saturday as like we did for basketball last year. Um there was a thousand1 tickets purchased even though they were free. Um whether all 101 came, I don't know. Uh but it was busy if you were there. It was crowded. The the younger ones were there. Uh so very busy. Rose youth football was involved and led the team out to the field as they have the last couple years which is great to tie into the community. Uh obviously the flyover created a great theme excitement and pride in our community. It was great to see the the American theme and all the kids get into that great was a great community event. Concession was profitable for club um for for football. And then in my eight years here as the AD the safety and security
016of the football game was the best we've ever had. Uh when we first started, you when I first started, it was me and the principles chasing everybody around, you know, and it's hard to focus on the game, especially as the athletic director who should be watching the game for for certain things. Um it was just it was just the spacing of everything with the new field, the shop rooms, the police, the security. Uh it was just really really good. Uh and then I just put that little thing in red. Um I've heard some chatter in the community. Just want to clear up any misconceptions regarding the scheduling of home homecoming games. Um, you know, we didn't choose Glenn Falls to be our homecoming opponent. It's kind of chosen for us. Um, we obviously we would
017have liked a different opponent, but section two football committee makes the schedule. I have no control over that. I the only thing I can do is say we're playing Thursday, Friday or Saturday. That's all I can do. I can't change the home, the venue. I can't change who we're playing. I can't tell them two months ahead of time, I want to have this. I want to play at home on this date for our home. I have no control over that. They don't take requests. Um, so sometimes it's just how things fall. Um, we played on the road the first couple weeks, then we played Glenn's Falls, now we're on the road again for a couple weeks, then we don't play home to Columbus Day weekend. That's not a good choice for the homecoming. Soccer's almost
018done. It's a weekend a lot of people go away. And also we tend to now play April Park on homecoming or on that date. They won the class state championship. They're they're very strong program too. So um you know we can't always do those kind of games. So I just wanted to clear up any misconceptions that we would schedule falls. It's just it just happened to be that's what it is. Next year it will probably be different because our home games will be different than who we play. Uh homecoming soccer was well attended. Go fan. There's about 456 tickets purchased. Um, again just a really nice crowd. Co soccer was involved in the walkout ceremony which again ties in our community. There was a Marty GR theme and I think students had a lot of
019fun with that. Uh, again great community event concession was profitable for our booster club which then that money goes into back into our kids and allows them to have banquetss and awards and all kinds of different things and safety and security. Again, we're strong back there uh for football. Uh something we're really excited about is having a part-time trainer, uh Jennifer Tennyson. She works for Top Form. Top Form also services our coaches and their first aid CPR and all those things. So we have good relationship. Um what Jennifer does is she covers all home football games, modified and busy. Um and that's huge for the injuries that happened during football. Um we used to have the fire department there. if they got called away or you know something happened and there's they're it's hard for
020them to get out. They got to write up all these reports all the time when they're out there. Um so she was able she goes out there she takes care of the the athletes and uh and that's been really good for us. She then hosts a a three-hour injury clinic once a week. We try to do Wednesdays uh from 2:30 to 5:30 and any students who are injured from football games or volleyball or soccer um they can go see her and get treatment. She offers a variety of services. I want to get taken before practice that day or a game. Um she looks at injuries and can make a determination. Hey, you should probably go see a physician. Um I was there when she checked in with a volleyball player who had just, you know,
021a finger injury, but it was pretty swollen the week before. She popped in to see her the other day and she saw it. She's like, "Oh, it looks much better." Told her some things to do at home to like relieve this a little more of the swelling. So, u that's that's really good. I put an example in there. Two girls got hurt in the uh game on Monday night. The next day they were they were there to see the trainer get again get get services. Uh if there's any other treatment needed, the if the trainer thinks they need more, they need ultrasound or they need electric stimulation, they can go to Top Phone free of charge. It doesn't cost them anything. their parents or family members can bring them to Top Form and and get
022that free of charge as part of the the deal we have with them. Uh alumni field is a game changer uh beautiful field for our athletes. Uh night games provide bigger crowds and more of a sense of community. Um when you play 4:30 games at the varsity level, other teams are practicing or they might be on the road or there's some type of club activity going on in the school. 7 o'clock you just get more people out uh more people to come to the community or to the games. So that's that's great. The the field conditions are optimal. Our football team is on the field right now. It's been pouring all day and would be puddle three years ago. And the new sound system is fantastic and really good. It just how it's directed towards
023the crowd and not so much out into the sky where everybody in the city can hear it. Uh wait room hours continue to offer our student athletes and student body great opportunities to maximize their talent or live a healthy lifestyle. Well, again, we have a athletes in there and teams in there, but we have a lot of kids that aren't athletes that go in there and use that space. Um, some of the additions, role changes, and or hires in the building and grounds and maintenance department have a had a great impact on our athletic department. They are responsive and willing to help with anything we ask them to improve the student athlete experience. So, that's that's been been really good. Um, build RCD and Jason in in the maintenance department just we need something fixed,
024they take care of it. sound system has been off and on in the gym for a couple years and any and Bill's had somebody in there to fix it. It sounds great and it was worked great for the pep rally thankfully. So, uh thank >> uh the night security shift to 4 to 9:00 p.m. has been very impactful to the season. Security of the building after hours um that's been really big for us. Our coaches feel safer with the security of the building when they are practic practicing in the evening, especially out of district coaches that may not know people in the building or some of the student athletes. Our chaperones feel safe or that someone's on campus that can help them if administrator is not available. If I'm out at another game and something
025happens, it's created one single point of entry. Kids are not opening doors for others with a lot of reminders uh which is not a safe practice as others could slip into the building. doors are not being propped open for players to get in uh for late practices as they used to be, you know, and then we'd have to get on them quite a bit. Uh community groups, community groups need to be buzzed in rather than the first ones there just letting people in. So that's been that's been really good for us. Uh some of the challenges, uh field space has been a challenge with the capital project going on. Um obviously um specifically the practice football field as baseball is being redone over there fencing and all that stuff but coach has been very cooperative
026this year and alternate spaces modified football wanted to get on the alumni field today for a little practice. They have a game tomorrow JB soccer was going to practice at the same time they split the field and worked it out. It was it's good. um gym space also because uh the old gym being uh you know classrooms right now we've had to work around some some of those things uh trying to get teams into the new gym should there be like a lightning storm tonight would would have been an issue but thankfully we have the field out there that that takes the water well so uh but again those are things that we we thought would happen and I don't know how they used to do it with just one gym back in you know
027way before me uh just some field concerns people teams illegally using our athletic fields. Example, the softball field. You know, that was a big thing with alumni field, fencing it in, right? If you fence alumni field in, you have control over that field and people aren't just going onto the field. The softball field, the baseball field can't be fenced in totally. Um, so that does allow people to get on on that field. Um, dogs on the athletic fields, uh, they're digging holes on the new softball side. Uh we found about six holes up there that we had to fill before a soccer game last week. Um digging up the base anchors. So second base comes into play in the JV soccer field. So what they there's a plug that a rubber plug that goes into
028the base and then it's covered up with dirt and it's safe. It's been taken out of there uh probably seven times in the last week and a half. Um and one time it was totally gone like somebody took it. Um, we don't know if it's the people who are using the field or if it's dogs. Um, Clyde stuck plastic bags in the anchors just to keep them the dirt out of them just to cover them up to see if that would work. The next day they were all pulled out. Um, so we've looked at security camera footage. It's tough to see. You can see there's people there. Um, but with the trees in the distance, it's hard to see license plates. Uh, I do see cars pulling up, letting dogs out of the car, running
029out up and down the field. Uh, so we what we what are we doing about it? Uh, we're reviewing uh security camera footage. We're sending in a night security officer has been going up there and checking on it. Uh, he hasn't found anyone using the field up there recently. Uh, I stop when I can in the evening. Uh, we need to post signs when the baseball softball fields are all finished. Uh, get signs up on those fields. And then I just think we need like a social media campaign, some messaging to go out um that's not our inner system because it's most likely residents that don't have uh students in our building. So um I think we can get some messages out what the expectations are and the signage. Hopefully we can we can kind
030of stop it. We love dogs. They're great. I have two myself, but they can make them and they have plenty of space to walk through the campus. We just don't want them on the athletic fields. uh late registrations are difficult with many students joining sports teams uh many are modified uh well after the start date um you know some are new transfers while a lot of them are just they decided to play late they were either nervous because they thought they might have to try out at the modified level I've heard that a lot or I didn't think I'd make the team so I didn't that my son didn't try out but now that you're saying you need players and you posted a message they want to play uh we want to get as many
031students playing sports but at times it could be a team record. Uh if it if not done properly, modified level is a little bit easier. But when you get to the high school level and you've been practicing for a couple weeks and you know kids have earned playing time and then all of a sudden you bring two new kids into the fold and then they start taking play time, it can it can be it could hurt a team. Um so we try to be be good with that and uh you know if a team had a a try out period we don't tech usually allow people to come and join that team. Uh, ENL student registrations are difficult at times with the families. Uh, we we tried something a little bit different. We printed out
032their registration forms in their in their native language and gave it to them. The ENL teacher here, the middle school, helped the students fill out some of the information and bring it home to their parents to help with the other information. The website does allow for that. Um, I just don't know the technology uh gap for some maybe some of those families. um it does negate the power of family ID uh because the coach has their information at all times on their phone whereas now they'll have a paper copy maybe in their med. So um continuing to try to find ways to help them get into the system. Uh night games which you love which we love also put more work stress on everyone. Games now go into the 900 pm hour and the fields
033need to be changed over between games or for practices. Uh, an example was last week we had a modified football game at 4:30. It ended at 6:15. That field needed to be changed over for a soccer game at 7 o'clock. Benches needed to be goals needed to be brought out, hooked back into the goalposts and all that. So, you know, it's quite a quite a bit of work. Um, night games produce larger crowds, increase cleanup at the end of the night as well. Uh, our our custodial staff is pretty good coming out and helping to clean up all that stuff. And then the last thing I have for you is just sportsmanship continues to be an issue around the country in high school sports. Uh and we face those same challenges here in those uh
034student spectators, our student section have a tendency to call out opposing players and we need to teach them how to properly support their teams. Uh parents and adult spectators have a tendency to yell at officials about calls. And I find this constant yelling distracts our players, diminishes their focus and impacts their ability to respond with resilience, especially during games with tough calls. there's always going to be tough calls and you know just trying to make the parents understand that if we're just constantly yelling instead of yelling at the official why don't we yell to our student athletes hey next play let's move on from that and I think that will be better for them to and their resilience of what happens u so what are we doing to you know get these messages across posting
035things like the do's and don'ts of a student section we have a couple signs up in the school I posted on schooly uh for them to We uh we post weekly to bi-weekly messages on parents square to parent about to parents creating positive athletic environment. Uh reading messages we created on a sound system to encourage both students and parents to act in a positive way. Um pulling out bad behavior, poor behavior when it happens and strategic placement of security and sher. And then I just put a couple examples of the PA messages that we've read. We don't try to be harsh with them. We try to be encouraging um and just getting our point across in a in a in a nice way. We know they don't mean harm um by doing it. Some especially
036our students, they just don't understand. You don't call out individual players on another team. It's not good for anybody. Um and then our parents are, you know, a lot of times they're just passionate about the game and sometimes they're worried about their safety of their child because there's some, you know, some confrontations going on the field or, you know, physical physical play and I get it. they don't want them to get hurt, but just getting those messages across to parents that uh there's a there's a way to do it. >> So, Jeeoff, one of the things that you and I talked about was coaches and coach training and how that all works with you, the meetings. If you could share that the board a bit. >> Sure. Um, we have a preseason meeting before every
037season. Um, I have a Google Slides presentation that I go through before the season with the coaches. Uh, and then I have a digital handbook that I use instead of a hand paper hand copy like this. It's digital. It's at Google sites and it's got all the information should they need anything. It's got failings on there. Anything we've talked about in the meeting, they have access to the to the Google slides presentation and the Google uh the Google site presentations uh with that information. Um the all our ath coaches with pain and a CPR. Uh the trainer does help. You know, if if there was an injury on the field while the trainer was there, she could come out and and provide uh first aid as well. Um that's that's how we train train our
038our coaches. And then, you know, we have a period of where we talk uh to them and give them opportunities to talk and share anything or have any issues that they have. And then I send a lot of messages, emails out during the season, um, motivation, reminders about doors and security and all kinds of things. >> So, I think there part part of the um request to find out, you know, is potential like inconsistencies between coaches and levels. And I understand that, you know, everybody's an individual person and and you learn as you go and some coaches are newer, some coaches are older. Um, you know, but honestly, we haven't asked the question in a long time. I'm like, I know what happened when I was there, but I I don't I I don't really
039know what the protocol is. um you know for certain pieces especially now that we have parents wear I I don't know if they're communicating with kids through groups or if they're communicating with parents through through cell phones. So I think part of the question is like what happens when you're in the middle of it um whether it's a game or a practice or you know is there a group someone identified to say you know this one should have a call home or how how does that work and what is the communication look like between kids and coaches and coaches and parents. I think that's part part of what we were kind of inquiring too and I think like I said we haven't asked the question in a long time but also we have new technology
040that we're not sure how we're using. >> So so there's there's it's it it varies. We have uh we have a lot of out of district coaches that don't have access to parent square and schooly. Uh some coaches use schooly uh that are district employees. They create groups and then they message they message their students through parent square uh or I'm sorry through through schooly um some use messaging messaging apps um I think there's a modified coach uh that does use a messaging app uh sports uh I I'm not sure which one there's so many out there I can't forget um you know I myself as a coach I'm comfortable in I have a group chat that I text them on their phone practices is canceled, all those things. I'm very specific with them. There's
041no, you know, there's no uh it's just for me to communicate with you and you ask me what time practice is. We're not going to go into detail about anything else and we're not going to post meetings, none of that stuff. Um and I'm very clear with them upfront. Um so we there is a range of of options that people are using for communication. As far as communicating with parents at the high school level, um we don't really communicate with parents too often except that there's issues. Um, so if there's, you know, if we have a problem with a student, we would call home. Um, coaches have access to that information. Um, if somebody gets injured, we have access to that information to call home. But practice times, practice schedules, we we deal with that
042as a student athlete as they're getting older, and that's where the communication should be. The modified level. Um, some coaches like to involve their parents a little bit more with practice schedules and things like that, but again, it comes down to the individual coach. Some coaches aren't very good with technology. Um, especially some of our older older coaches who um, you know, I I do there's one thing I message for him quite a bit. Do you think there would be benefit to to using parent square as as a vehicle to communicate like consistency throughout your department? Um, you know, it does have the ability to set up groups. It does have I know Boston Spa, we we are just onboarding it specifically for athletics because our new athletic director is, you know, very used to
043using that as a communication tool. Um just just a thought. I mean it seems to be something that parents are so used to now. Why not take advantage of something that is already exists in in you know within our district to encourage more more of that kind of group dynamic and also take away any kind of you know responsibility or liability on the coach to be having you know personal text messages back and forth. Um just I mean that's just a a thought that that just came out of that conversation you're having but it wasn't the initial driver for yes know why we were asking. I think there's you know kind of uh it's hard because we're talking about parents who >> are raising young adults and you need to put some responsibility on on
044the kids to be able to communicate. I think specifically we're asking kind of like in times of injury, you know, should the kid be communicating to mom, well, I got hurt today and it's no big deal. Um, but then maybe it was actually something more significant where conc concussion protocol had to come in or, you know, something along that nature where coach needs to, you know, seek other medical attention or or whatever. I I guess that's kind of the line of where does it the student athlete is responsible versus you know the parent probably should be informed. >> Yeah. >> Because kids don't want to be out of out of sports. >> So I mean some kids >> I think you can think of one with my last name right could never tell me when
045he was hurt you know. >> So I guess that's that's kind of where where this is coming from. like who where does that line fall and do we have a consistent message for for folks to understand with that? >> Yes. U anytime a kid is injured there there should be no messaging. It should be it should be a phone call or when the when the parent shows up to pick up the student, it should be I go to the car or I go out and I speak to the parent, you know, depending on the severity of the injury, you know, when it happened. You know, if a kid rolls an ankle in basketball, I'm I'm not on the phone with his mom or dad in 30 seconds. I I I'm trained in first aid. I
046look at his ankle. Um and I see I get him ice. We get it elevated and we give him a little bit of time. Go back over to him. How do you feel? Pain level one to 10. Where are you at? Um do you think you know you want to call mom now or or what? And then you know we'll make that phone call. Go ahead. Call mom and then I'll talk to her. you know, that's some some of the ways I've done it. Um, if we know there's a, you know, a big time injury, you got to get them on the phone right away. Hey, this is what happened. But, yeah, even even a you know, a GM finger, you know, you're probably going to wait till after practice to let a parent know
047about that. I don't think it's something that you need to you need to notify them right away, but those but it should be a contact with. I don't I don't think it's a terrible thought like to have have like game changer we use for every sport for all our kids and for the most part you have juniors and seniors that maybe can drive to practice but um and I was hesitant to join all the the apps for scheduling but um once you pick one like we use game changanger for a lot of them you could sync the calendar and um and then parents there's an easy link I know maybe schooly can do too But a lot of people in sports, they're very used to these apps. And if you pick one, I mean, that
048would be very easy for a parent to follow along and get involved. They're not getting involved. So that would be >> Yeah. It's funny because you're the kids are coming from youth sports, right? Like little league and all those things. And you know, I get a lot of messages from from modified parents, you know, um Johnny doesn't know the practice schedule for tomorrow. Well, that's Johnny's job. like we're trying to teach you to become a young man. I don't want to handcuff a student athlete by just constantly going to their parents to tell them, hey, he needs this, he needs to do this. We have to teach these kids to be a little bit independent uh at times as well. So, especially at the high school level, um the communication I think with with the
049the student is is primary and then with the parents second. the things that we should be discussing with parents um on a secondary level would be you know maybe schedules uh fundraisers and things like that and and I think too you could have too much technology going on at one point you got schooly you got parents square we have our athletic site so trying to roll all that into all these different things becomes difficult to point though about >> how much is communicating with the kids like if a practice gets cancelled after school. >> How how are they? >> Yeah, they ranges. So, a lot of it is is cell phone. Uh because if a kids if it's a weekend, kids aren't always in school messages, >> right? No, but I mean like during the
050weekday in school, kids don't have their cell phones anymore, >> right? >> So, what's the communication protocol or what's going to happen for something that is after school? >> So, if they we haven't had that yet this year where I we had a modified practice cancel today. I posted on Schooly and Parents Square modified. Um, but I don't know if we've had anything during the school day where all of a sudden there was a cancelled practice after school. Um, we would probably do an announcement. >> Yeah. I mean, that's the point though. You haven't had it yet, but what are you going to do? >> I mean, how >> they My guess would be they would text the student athletes and when they saw their phone at the end of the day, they would do
051that. How are the parents going to know that they need to pick them up after school as opposed to at 5:00 after the practice, >> right? >> Certain things like that. Like you have to still keep communication open with the parents and aspect of that. I understand 100% that the student is so responsible to know the schedule, to know what's going on and all that stuff. But what if the ride home is at five? Well, now it's supposed it's at three, >> right? We also >> and how do the parent how does a parent know that? >> I mean truth be told we can't like you know guess what all the things are that are going to be barriers now that kids don't have phones but it's a great point to bring >> it's just
052a point that during the school day many things can still happen and we have implemented that our kids are not to have their phones anymore. So where's the communication that I mean I understand like >> you can do an announcement at school for the kids at the end of the day because you don't want to interrupt classes >> right parents where then the parent knows but they might not be able to get a hold of the kid because so there's there's a lot of >> but then the parent knows that they got to pick the kid up >> something to think about like you have to think about these things now. I mean, I I hate that we have to, you know, now be dependent on another technology or whatever because we took the phone
053away from the kids, but it's just that, you know, and believe me, I mean, you know, we did it when I was growing up. It wasn't a big deal, you know. So, it's just school. >> Just pick me up. I think it was actually a bird that they sent me. >> There was definitely one out there. >> Dropped a little note off at my mom's house. >> Does anybody else have any question? >> I do. One quick question. Forgive me because I'm somewhat new. >> Sure. >> Um the digital handbook. Is that something we have access to? And if we don't, can we? >> Sure. >> If you want to share a long time ago. Okay. >> Yeah, I'd like a copy. Sure. >> I can. If you share with me, I'll share back. >>
054Absolutely. Well, I just want to thank you for your presentation tonight. I mean, really wonderful job. I feel like um moving forward. I mean, it all started with a conversation about branding however many years ago and then taking the steps to build the brand and then build, you know, um, how we talk about things in the hose and and now you're kind of seeing that with some of our equipment and our our weight room and, you know, now having a trainer part time. It's you can see the effort um that is going into this department. And so I don't want you to think it's not appreciated because I for one and I'm sure everybody else has heard from this community this week about how amazing um this this homecoming and start of school was and
055I know that there was a lot of people out there that don't have any children in school anymore. And so it does not go unnoticed. We thank you very much. I know you got a little bit of, you know, heat right here just having this, but mostly it's just like how can we fill in gaps and how can we support you to if there are gaps out there. So, um, thank you so much. We appreciate your effort and you know, we're right behind you. >> Thank you. So, um Tim and I, mostly Tim, are going to provide you with uh a brief, um instructional update, uh but in alignment with our beliefs in high expectations, future ready knowledge and skills. Um we're really increasing our focus on K12 alignment, actually preK12 alignment. So, just so
056you know, starting with the our little students, preK students, our our four-year-olds, our learning foundations this year. You might recall that's our K2 phonics program that uh really assists us in our reading program. So, that's rolled out for our four-year-olds. Thank you to uh Mrs. Dero. I know there's a lot of other communication between preK and looking at the um the kindergarten. There's also a new curriculum that prek has been uh doing this year implemented as part of our quality stars review and that is called early learning matters. No, what is that called? The curriculum the new prek early learning matters. So just just so you know that's a change at our at our youngest um our sixth grade teachers uh later or maybe it was today the 24th um was today uh looking at
057into reading uh to continue from fifth grade to to sixth grade. uh starting last school year, our fifth and sixth grade teachers met together in person on the transition versus forums. Thanks to uh Dr. Mandelle and I know there's some some more things that you'd like to share about alignment and other things. So along along the theme of the Tiger Way and student engagement uh for high expectations, um it's I want to share with you that uh at one of our October board meetings, you'll be receiving a a proposal from our newest voluntary club, the Model UN. Uh the adviser is currently working out scheduling some competitions uh over at Hudson Valley. their day uh dayong competitions, but there is a competition in Syracuse that's an overnight competition scheduled for December 9th and 10th. I've
058seen a draft of the details that she's putting together to share with you as a proposal for you to approve because it's an overnight trip. Um it's very thorough. I I was very impressed by it and uh it's really great to see that club have some excitement and then to be able to go out and and compete against students statewide in Central New York. Uh so I look forward to sharing that with you at uh one of the next two uh agenda preparation meetings. Um over the summer we recognized that um some of the issues that that we've had with device management um and particularly some some issues with maintenance of devices in in the middle school particularly and we really do believe that higher levels of student engagement will cause students to use those
059devices appropriately and and take care of them. uh in the process of that we felt that reaffirmation of responsibilities and liabilities that go with agreeing to accept the device was an important communication process. So we've spent some time putting together uh notifications for parents. Uh I believe Miss Brat at the middle school is doing that on a case-byase basis as she hands out uh devices uh returning them to students from last year. We do have new batches of device going out uh I believe for ninth graders. We're going to include those new agreement forms with those devices so that parents receive hard copies, but we'll also post copies on the website and we'll do a parent square with that device agreement uh outlining the terms and conditions and that if they don't agree with it,
060they have the right to refuse. There will be a refusal form on the website along with the device agreement and along with a yonder pouch agreement. So essentially we're sending out the notification. The notification parents don't have to do anything if they agree with with the having the the pouch and or the device. If they want to refuse to accept the responsibilities i.e. damage and replacement cost. Um they may just need to notify us and bring the device back with the refusal and all said and done. Uh so that will that will go out by the end of this week uh and be posted on the website by the end of this week. Um I had a a really uh outstanding conversation yesterday with fifth grade teacher leaders, one from each building. uh and the
061science and social studies uh teacher leaders from the middle school. Uh an issue was raised about social studies and science instructional sequencing at the fifth grade team meetings during our superintendence conference day. We wanted to follow up on that conversation because it does have middle school and elementary school impact. Um, the new science assessment in fifth grade uh and the associated investigations are creating a a a blockage of instructional time and consuming a lot of time in third, fourth and fifth grade to get those investigations completed and to prepare for the assessment. Uh it's crowding out social studies instruction and and the adults are concerned about that and rightfully so. Uh so we had a meeting yesterday with the science and social studies experts as our teacher leaders from the middle school just to identify
062the problem. We have a a multiplicity of problems. Um and uh it was a robust conversation and uh from there we're going to plan to use the October 23rd um half day PD day uh to bring the fifth and sixth grade group together to talk about you know what do sixth graders need to know where should we focus attentions first and how should we attack those instructional issues that the the elementary teachers are seeing. However, we talked more extensively about 3 to 12 vertical articulation and uh you know we do we have been having some conversations dating back to last December about higher levels of rigor i.e. meaning more uh potential regions classes in eighth grade, social studies and English perhaps foreign language in addition to algebra and um and living environment. And so when
063we think in that manner, we need to think about how we're preparing and scaffolding that instruction beginning when they're uh literate and have numeracy skills in the second grade and transitioning into third grade and it gets more into content and technical language for reading purposes and we need to focus on writing as well. So, those are all topics that the adults are bringing to the table. And I want to acknowledge the professionalism of of the groups that I've seen and been working with and listening to, really tapping into their history and their wisdom uh of having been here. They have care for the new generation of teachers, many new teachers in this system that they want to make sure have the gravitas and understanding of an aligned curriculum vertically uh so that they can work
064together well. uh horizontally in their building, but also across the three buildings. So, it's really great to see that they want to get together and and talk with one another. We're going to create those structures and make those structures happen this year. Uh so, I'll keep you in the loop on that. Today, Miss Tarlo and Miss Brat uh and Miss Sanjako uh and I attended a a workshop at Boseis called building AI capacity. Uh it was uh put on by the folks at the at the in the tech department at Moses uh a day long and then we have to go tomorrow morning to finish writing our plan. But basically we we've explored a lot of moral and ethical and legal questions with regard to the use and application of AI across the school district
065operation both operationally and instructionally. Um we tried to have conversation about a lot of questions that we all have a lot of confusion about. Uh it was a a robust conversation where then we moved into an interactive activity where we're developing a plan based upon a self assessment that they put together. We all took the self assessment and have an index of where we feel our priorities are and what our our status is with regard to AI particularly not technology in general but AI particularly. Um we are excited and enthusiastic about the use of AI as an instructional tool uh and for operational efficiency. I would believe that is belief number four, right? And and that it will make for uh more effective uh task disposal so that we can be more human with our
066students and with one another so that we can make our instruction really high quality instruction. Uh so we've slid through developing a primary problem that we're going to focus on based upon those assessment results. uh it has to do with the legalities and policy and policy development. So you're going to be a part of that process. It's going to be a three to six month process starting with a team that we're going to put together a cross seg segmented team within the system. uh and we will look at each of the elements uh that we looked at today in deeper form with the team and come to you with uh a policy and we'll keep you updated along the way. We anticipate as I said that by March we should have a policy uh that's
067derived and customized for our needs and where we are right now so that we can grow forward in this. I think it's a great opportunity given portrait of a graduate uh adoption this summer and that the regent exam timeline is 42728 and we have an APR timeline out there around 32. So there's a lot that can change in the scope of how stu schools are going to be delivering service and now's the time to say what are we going to and where are we going to be? We want to be ahead of the field. So, we're excited about that work. We'll continue to follow up with you and you'll hear about the details and we'll be ready to give you some action to do as well. So, thanks for wanting to be involved in in
068that and and leading the charge. We believe this is in line with the vision and the values that we've been speaking. >> Back to you, boss. >> Any questions? I'd just like to say I'm thrilled that taking the approach of AI and that I think it's incredible tool but obviously there's a do >> and then as part of this after that uh the work it'll be brought to the policy committee you know for review and brought to the board. I'm excited to hear the conversations that you've had this summer with the team talking about, you know, the vertical alignment. I know it's been a concern since COVID. I think there was a lot of things that kind of fell by the wayside because it was just like English, math, we have to get this, you
069know, these things in and then and then science got thrown in there with a with a completely new curriculum. And so I'm glad to hear that there's going to be like, you know, an all-encompassing focus um so that kids are prepared when they get to middle school to do the um things that do. also really appreciate uh the conversations that we're having about, you know, rigor and and how we can do that from, you know, our youngest students all the way up and encouraging more uh, you know, regent classes at the middle school and, you know, more pathways at the high school. You know, love to be able to see us, you know, be able to house our own CTE, you know, pathways. I think if we're talking about um portrait of a graduate, th
070those are the things that we really need to be concerning um any new kind of uh additions to our program is is what what can this student look like versus what this student looks like if we take out the fact that they need to pass five regions to graduate and and maybe supplement that with something where talent and skill can replace that. So, I think the work is important and I think it's relevant and I think um you know the time that you're spending on it is is great and I I'm very happy to hear it. Um I also just had a clarifying question on the refusal because we are pushing this yonder pouch and you know the elimination of the cell phone. How does that work? Is it like >> for the device refusal?
071>> So the pouch itself pouch itself is mandatory. >> Okay. That's >> Okay. You mentioned yonder pouch. So I was like, how are we letting people refuse a yonder pouch if we're mandating that they have a yonder? >> Okay. >> And I just want to mention since AR was mentioned, and I know it's 2032, but we don't want to wait that long. Uh we had a a meeting with the APR committee in June and we have one planned October near the end of October. And so we have our APR committee looking at our evaluation plan. It might be a two-year process. Um but that gets us well ahead of 2032. It's laid out too far ahead because we know state likes to just make >> advance and changes like six months before you have to.
072So appreciate that. >> Uh Stacy, you have some things. >> Oh yeah. >> Um so we had our uh audit uh company MMB in in the first week of September. So September 8th through the 12th. Uh so they conducted their annual fieldwork. uh we had a team of three to five people each day. Uh so we have the the general fund audited and then they select portions of the federal funds which this year they selected the child nutrition program as well as IDA 611 grant um and they always audit extra classroom activities as well. Um so we have a couple of uh items to follow up. I owe them a couple of journal entries. I do expect the report uh late in October. It usually takes them a good month to turn it around. Um
073so I'll be completing the ST3s uh at the same time. We will have our audit committee meeting in November I expect. So first couple of weeks of November. So as soon as I can firm up a date with them, I'll send you uh if I have options, I'll send you the options. Sometimes there's only one date and it's does it work for the majority? Um, so that's going to be expected in November. I'll talk about the report, a summary of it after the audit committee meeting in November at the November meeting. And I'll also talk about the reserve plan. So that's a a several page plan about our reserves, what the purposes are, what the balances are. Uh, and then later in the in the year, usually at the end of the year, if we're
074going to have any recommendations for funding, that would come later in June. So I'll document in the plan uh in November what the recommendations were in June and we acted on in June. Um for December we'll have the long range financial plan. So usually uh that's based off of the actuals for last year. So 2425 I project what uh things should look like in the next four years. Um that's based of what I know at this time. uh we put in some assumptions. It's usually if folks are retirement age, if we have uh some some larger pockets of uh staff that might retire, we might uh see some natural attrition through that. Um so those things are assumed uh as well as rates because it's just too early to say and then usually at the
075end of the year we we update that and we uh tighten that up. So um that's October, November, and December for you. Tie it up. I'll tie it up. >> Is there any questions? >> And just since we're mentioning committees, uh we did have our first safety committee uh meeting just last week. I know we have some safety committee team members here. Uh not sure if anyone wants to to to speak to it, but it was a well attended committee. Thank you to the the mayor, the police chief, and the fire department chief. Um I can share the minutes of the meeting with you. Um we'll also at the next meeting, you'll be getting a tentative outline of committee meeting dates for the for the year. We've been working on that. also um what the
076board presentations will be for for the year for your review and discussion and what else you would like you would like to see. So we're we're working on that. Any comments on the safety committee meeting just thank you to everybody who come who came. I think you know um of some of the meetings it was productive you know being the first and and having conversations about some of the struggles we're having. Uh I think it's important that all of the stakeholders here especially in the different buildings where each other are at. So I think it was a productive meeting. Um you know all of the committees of of all the committees that one is kind of less um a question as to like what the purpose is. Um some of them you know we have
077to think about you know what is our purpose? What is our goals this year? What what are we driving to and where do we want to get? Um, I think that one's pretty self-explanatory. You know, we obviously can't disclose, you know, certain information from from it, but safety committee uh, you know, tried and true. Everybody showed up. It was great. >> And congratulations to Miss Charlo on getting her um, arrows on the uh, roadways so that I was very happy to see that. That was great. >> Next to gum, more signs. We heard it. We heard. We need We need more science. >> Yes. >> Any other questions? >> So, we'll move on to uh the agenda portion of our meeting. Does the board have any discussion on uh anything on the agenda tonight? So,
078can I have some questions about um just some discussion items that Jeff had had or do I save that for because I don't think we discussed the track open. It's not it's on business which is just after the agenda. >> No, nothing related to the agenda. >> Does the community have any items on tonight's agenda that they would like to discuss? >> Thank you. So, old business. Moving on. So, one of the one of the topics that we did want to bring up um Sue, did you want to take you want me to? >> Uh, I just wanted to address the concerns um that the public has about the limited amount of time that the track is open in the morning for the residents of Cahose to be able to use it. So I know
079that it's due to safety concerns and the fact of having someone there as a monitor and stuff. So if we wanted to just discuss that. >> Sure. So we I think that a lot of us especially at the table here have have heard uh some rumblings in the community similar you know rumor mill spreads you know that we are trying to keep our community off of off the track. And I think that there's a lot of, you know, historical background there with people who have been able to and access the track whenever they want and they're just used to that's how it's always been done. Um, I think that each of us have had conversations especially, you know, with each other in response to this. Uh we have pushed for access to this track um
080for months and months and we know that you know the capital project was a priority for us. We have windows that we need to maintain for construction to continue for our timelines to be able to be met. And so, you know, understanding all that, I think we as a board still pushed to ask, you know, request access and we're grateful and thankful that we have that six to seven. I think one of the things that people really aren't thinking about, but after you talk to them, they reconsider is the fact that that it it's just different now. You know, it's completely fenced in. There's a single point of entry. If we don't have any control over, you know, who's accessing the space, um it's really difficult for us, you know, to say that we can
081100% keep that person safe within a confined space when we we don't know who's coming in and out. So, um you know, our message today kind of to have a public conversation is access is coming. We're not we're not keeping it away from you. We have eight teams using one space right now because we have construction on other fields and and we can't you know pay security to be there 247 and one of the requests was certainly the weekend but again you know it is a challenge because you know our folks also have families and should be able to have you know some time on the weekends too. So until we come to a point where our contractors through the capital project are able to, you know, have some sort of access that can be
082approved and we can get people vetted to make sure that everyone on on on the track using the space is safe. Um, you know, this this is what we could offer. And I know that there's already been communication out about the indoor track and and uses usage for that as well. Um, you know, everybody wants the new everybody wants the new track and I totally get it. I just don't want um, you know, there to be that that false messaging going on that, you know, the board and or the school district is trying to take it away from the community, from the taxpayers who paid for it. Um, you know, we we know, we understand, we appreciate, uh, however, you know, safety is paramount and and we need to also think about the investment that
083all of our community members have made um for this track and and we need to make sure that um we can secure it. So, I guess that's what I have to say. I don't anybody >> and and I want to reiterate what Jeff said on our open fields, they're not being taken care of. >> Yeah. So, you know, on the softball field and the baseball field now, they're not taking the community is not taking good care of those spaces now. So, we do have to protect the investment as you said, but I would like to look you know to our um architects to help us come up with a solution. >> Yeah. >> So, just uh as mentioned before, we we have talked to our architects. They are exploring. I don't know if our oat
084meeting is is it next Wednesday or the week after. >> Next Wednesday. So, we will you know talk again next Wednesday. I'll have an update for you after that. I've also talked to Mary Beth about um the communication that you are we are working on this that right now the after school the fields are busy till 9:00 or more each. >> I feel like Mr. You know does want to say something. I'm not sure if anybody Hang on. God forbid. There was a practicing that way more than we used to. Jeff, thank you so much for shedding light on this subject and we we will add that to >> Oh, and also Jeff to reiterate what you said before, you have how many teams trying to get on there to do practices because of the
085construction that's going on at the other fields. So, I mean, you have two teams that are sharing the field right now that it would have been just one team having practice. So, >> right. >> Absolutely. and and that's a good problem to have. I mean, I'm happy to have our teams using this great field. So, >> also happy that our community wants to use it too. I mean, I think it's a good problem for us. It's just >> you identifying perception in reality, you know, and I think that it's important for us to to talk about these things um you know, at the table regardless of how many people are here in the audience. You know, it is recorded and and people can access it whenever they want. Um, but I think our communication and
086our messaging um is important too. So these conversations then lead to those conversations, you know, out out in the community. So um >> yeah, I did. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Agreed. Thank you. Um, we had one more piece of bold business to bring up uh before we move to our designation of our consent agenda, and that was our social media policy. We had talked about um having a social media policy a while back. I'm not I'm not even sure how far at this point. Um, a lot of the things that we had talked about initially uh were more so um posting of student pictures, student names, spaces, details. I think parent square has helped a helped a bit with that and so I think we've gotten away from it it being a priority. Um but
087I speak some a little bit on it. So I just wanted to give you that opportunity. >> Appreciate it. So thing obviously yes as we've talked about many times over the years um like to request that the policy committee works on an all-encompassing district social media policy at this point I think this lines up with our commitments to high expectations positive school climate culture and future ready knowledge and skills. Um, with the recently introduced civic readiness initiative, um, the state education department aims for students to learn how to develop or learn how to demonstrate respect for the rights of others, respectfully disagree with other viewpoints, and find evidence for a counterargument. And I believe that's not >> so um part of it coming up in conversation is for us to talk about if this is
088something we'd like to investigate further. Obviously first steps within um policy committee is actually getting it to policy committee. So, you know, we kind of need to decide that it's a priority for the board as a whole and then um you know, charge the policy committee with coming up with uh either you know, templates and or you know, other policies that we could pull from. Um so, this is wouldn't be a final discussion. It would just be a consideration um to bring it to policy committee. So, I just wanted to get everybody's uh feeling about whether I think this is a priority and or um consideration for policy committee moving forward. >> I think it is. >> Yeah. I mean, I think everyone can agree our role as a board is about governance and policy.
089Um and if there isn't a governance issue in our policy, we have no it's not about our opinions. So, it's important to have that to fall back on. Um so although speech is free, we have free speech doesn't mean free speech doesn't have consequences, but you got to be able to rely on policy and governance to shape that. >> I agree with I'm not on a lot of social media, but obviously everyone is and so you hear things. Yeah, I think it makes sense. I'm just going to go and say that I totally believe in the free speech for everybody. I don't I don't think that um people need to feel pleased by their own personal views or what they want to say in public or post in public. Um I may not agree with
090everybody but that is their own personal right to do and that's why we live here where we live. On another um aspect of that. What I don't agree with is employees who post confidential information or school information on their personal pages. So that is something that yes, I think that like I have gone online and seen certain employees have posted like oh hey somebody's just hired for a job and the school board didn't even know about it. So things like that. I do sensitive information of school information. I do have a problem with but I also whether I agree with it or not of what you say everybody has their own personal right to free speech and once we start policing a personal page because we don't agree with what they say that becomes an
091issue and I don't believe >> so I think that's why a policy is important So absolutely have something in writing to go back on. It's not one side or the other. It's okay. This is what we have to look at and this is did it did it break this policy or did it not? And that's all how it's rated. >> I don't think anybody thinks that this is going to be easy to do. You know, there's definitely going to be a balance and a lot of things would need to be taken into consideration. So the development is going to take some time. Um certainly open conversations like this one um are important. There's seven of seven of there's a reason that we all have our own opinions. Um and that's where good policy comes in
092because you know we come from different backgrounds. So it sounds to me like everybody is interested in at least moving it to the policy committee um to start some exploration. >> Very good. Any other old business to discuss, Mr. Truse? No. Okay. Okay. So, I can I get a motion that the board of education adopt the following resolutions of the September 24th agenda and agenda, 6 A through F, 7 A through 2, 9 A, and 10 A. Can I make a motion? >> I'll second it. >> Mr. Jackson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Titer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gendron, >> yes. >> Mrs. Paradise. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dro, >> yes. >> Mrs. Burwell, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Giller, >> yes. >> Just want to acknowledge generous donation of washer and dryer to Abram Lancing
093Schools, a $750 value. So, we're very appreciative of those donations that come our way. Um, do we have any other comments from the board of education on anything that is not related to the agenda? >> Just since Mr. you know mentioned gym um and its current use during session. How are we looking for the completion of that project prior to winter sports? >> Yes. So the the gym is being used the old gym is being used for science classrooms right now. Uh Mr. Darcy, are we on track with the science classroom completion for >> Thank you. I may ask again a few times between now and then. I may ask again a few times between now and then. >> Anything else remember? >> I I do actually want to just give a shout out to
094uh I did >> I'm gonna do and Jenny arranging know >> I know for arranging the flyover. That was great. So, a shout out to you and Miss >> and actually for all the homecoming activities, I wasn't actually able to attend this year. I was visiting my daughter in Buffalo, but I definitely saw a lot of positive feedback from community members all over social media and and pictures and the videos of the flyover, everything was great. So, >> I agree. and the middle school's help as well during that entire event um was phenomenal. >> Okay. Are there any comments from the audience on anything? >> This is the chair the chair. I just want to say um great job for homecoming. I did run football team and I want to say mention that we did
095very well in the session and we would not have been able to do as well if it wasn't for the six absolutely fabulous student volunteers that came in and spent the entire evening with me and that session stand. Um I asked Miss Charlotte what was out. I got three to begin with, then it was four, and then that night two warm trickled in and they said, "Can you stay?" And I was like, "Absolutely." So, I really wanted to just give a shout out to those six kids who and I don't know all their names, but I wanted to give a shout out to them for spending the evening with me. I think that shows that they are serviceminded as part of our time away. And I also want to give a very special shout out
096to one of them, um, Lady Johnson. Um, I almost want to cry about it. Um, she showed and demonstrated what it means to be respectful and to be proud. She like when I lived and thought about the story, I said, "Are we are they're going to be okay? Like our future's okay. We have people like her." Laura had arranged for the military to be there at the gate. And the gentleman came in his boutique to the session stand window and order. And she took his order. brought his stuff over to the window and I was standing there watching because I let them run it and I and the gentleman took out his money and she said no. She said, "Thank you so much for your service." And he, you know, he was like, "Oh, thank
097you so much." And I looked at her. This child is a sophomore, 15 years old. And she came over next to me and I said, "It's very good decision you made." And then I noticed she walked over and she was putting her money back in her pocket. She had taken the money out of her pocket to pay for what he and I just like, "Oh my goodness." I mean, if they're going to be a better role model of being proud and being respectful, I don't know what it is. So, I just want to give a shout out to Laney Johnson and the other people, the other kids. It really did take my breath away. So, thank you. >> You know, now that you say it, I I was at a couple of games myself. Powderpuff
098didn't, you know, specifically that was run that was run by the kids. All of it. The whole thing was run by the kids. All right. Maybe another club there. Uh, you know, we used to have like the varsity club. Remember, you'd go around help out different. So, maybe maybe another club opportunity situation, but I know I want to say thank you, Mr. elementary start their and he always brings the best. >> Thank you Mr. Bird. Anything else from the audience? Okay, so we had our first um and adopt read of the board meeting procedures. Again, just slight changes to add our student exeicio board members. Uh, dates for future meetings, October 8th and 22nd, right here at the Hose Middle School Library at 6 PM. Can I get a motion to enter into executive session
099at 7:20 p.m. to discuss matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal, or removal of a particular person or corporation, and the superintendent's goals? >> Make the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Mr. Jackson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Snider, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gend. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Paradise. >> Yes. >> Mr. D. Rose. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Burwell. >> Yes. >> And Mrs. Keller. >> Yes. >> Thank you all for coming in tonight. We don't expect to return.