001Good evening. I'd like to call this August 11, 2025 board of education meeting in order. Mr. Co. >> Miss Hoffman >> here. >> Mrs. Conklin >> here. >> Mrs. Lavallet >> here. >> Mr. Feller >> here. >> Mr. Bowden >> here. >> Thank you. Please join us in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> That's us with our presentation by Miss Jody. All righty. Thank you. Um, first before we get started, I do have to say something. Even though I didn't know all my buddies were going to be here tonight, but that's besides the point. Um, I want to thank you because I love my job
002and I love what I'm doing and I know you guys here probably thank you a lot, but I just want to take the opportunity to say thank you um for allowing me to uh lead the foundation and to work with the foundation because there's a lot of great things that we're doing and I can't wait to share them with you. A year and a half ago when I or two years ago when I started and Julie and Dave came up to me and they're like, "Hey, you ready for this?" Nope. Nope. Nope. Now I just I I get up every day and I love it. So, thank you. I I love my old job. I didn't like testing, but I love my job. Um, so anyway, so I have a few notes. I told you
003guys I would keep it short, so we're going to keep it real short. And let me get started right away with what we're going to do. All right. >> Okay. Oops. Okay. Mission statement. If you haven't seen it, please make sure to go to the website there. The mission statement right there is to engage our community. And that's what we're trying to do in the community. It is not only our schools, but it's our businesses. It's our alumni. It's the whole gamut of people that we're trying to work with as we go through um the foundation. And what we're going to do today, give a quick overview, give you a financial update, project updates, current status, um what's the future look like for the foundation and then the next steps. So, let me tell you
004one thing first before we get to that. I went to a we have a group of people um coordinators, uh directors or whatever the title is like myself from each school district and we meet once every couple months, every other month. And at this time, it's a great opportunity for us to talk about what's happening in our schools, learn about what the other schools are doing, things of that sort. One of the questions that was posed to us, we had a speaker come and tell us how to help our foundation grow. And one of the questions they asked was three three reasons our community loves our schools. And if you had to think about that, what would you say is one of your top reasons that your your community loves your schools? Think about what
005you think the answer would be and you can't answer. I have no tech. You can't answer. Um, but what would be the top reason? The top reason came up to the top with all of the surveys across the nation was teachers. It's the teachers who make the difference in our schools. That's one of the reasons that your community loves your school. Teachers, they keep coming back. They keep doing great things. They have great leadership. We have great programs in Sennsylvania and it's just part of the the equation. We also have a great education because of our teachers. The teachers help our education and that and then helps with our success. Although Casey, I'm glad you could join us. >> Thanks. >> Although we look at that and a lot of times people think athletics might
006be on the list, people love athletics. So let's not take that off the table. it's just not the one that rose to the top. So, we're looking at it and teachers is the number one reason that that the that the schools the the community loves the schools. Obviously, our end goal for all of us is graduation. Making sure that our kids are able to get to the next step, making sure that we are have a path for them, that they have a a a reason that they're going on to the next level, whatever it may be that they choose. So, let me give you a quick financial update. I'm so excited about what we've done this year. This is not the pluses and minuses. This is not expenses and things like that. This is just
007kind of an overall look at the past year of what we were able to do. We awarded over $13,000 in grants to our faculty. We had professional development over $10,000 was given out. Scholarships to kids. We gave out over $26,000. We received in just donations, just donations alone, over $43,000 this past year. Our Hall of Fame events, both of them together, um, as these guys know, I'm not really good at math, but somewhere in the area of 12 $13,000 in um, surplus that we were able to to have at the event. That's a lot of donations and things of that sort. Memorial is something that's new, unfortunately. Um this past year we had two people who were um very instrumental in starting the foundation, very involved in the foundation and their family truly believed in
008the the um uh mission of the foundation. So asked their as part of their um contributions, they asked that donations be made to Sylvania Schools Foundation. And with that, we've received over $5,500 and it's still coming in unfortunately. But um I spoke to the the wife of Kevin, as many of you know, Kevin Mitchell, who passed away. I just spoke to Lori the other day and she's working on getting these other people involved. So the the contributions continue in memory of Kevin as well and a few other people who passed away with a total of over $111,000 just this year that we were able to do. So yes, there's not the expenses in there and there's not the pluses and minor, but it's just kind of what we're able to do o in our um
009in the foundation. So, we're very very proud of that. Um, the foundation works hard trying to work with the donors as well. Let me give you a quick update on the activities and projects that we've done. I'm going to skip 100 for 100 just because that's something I want to highlight in a minute. But the collaboration with UT, uh, Dr. Mley and I have been working with UT for I feel like forever and we're finally to a point now that we have been able to work with UT. They are in our backyard and we are their number one feeder school. That's my counseling background kind of pulling in that part. But we're their number one peers. So, we should have a better relationship with them. They should be kind of helping us. We should be
010helping them. So, we have worked with them and they're going they were a huge donor for us um for the event coming up and we have a plan that we're going to be working with actually with Melissa to get them in our schools and us to get to their schools. So, we're excited about that. Owens has stepped up. They're giving us scholarships this year and Sidecar. Um thanks to Tim and Adam and I appreciate your help with that. the connection. Um there Jodie is her name. She's like my new best friend. We talk all the time. They've given us a ton of donations. So, I'm excited about that one as well. And I see that continuing. We started the Taste of Sylvania this year. As you guys know, we aren't going to have our main
011tailgate um community tailgate for a free hot dog. We're doing something a little bit different and we're going to have five food trucks there. We hope the weather's good, but that's going to be on the Friday night before the game. We have music, we have mascots, we have the bands are going to be playing, we have the cheerleaders, we have the dasty, we have just a whole agenda of things. So, I hope you have it on your calendar. Stop by. I think it's going to be a great event at South Youth right before the North South begin. Scholarships, we continue to get money in to provide more scholarships every year. Every year we provide more scholarships. Um, athletic and distinguished hall of fames, as you are well aware, those have continued and they are growing.
012Um, we're looking at making some changes in the possible in the next couple years, but right now the deadline is October 31st. If you know of anyone uh to either Hall of Fame for next year, um, we would love to have as many nominations as we can. The donor list continues to grow. As I mentioned earlier, we are building that relationship and building that bridge to have the donors come in to help our our faculty and help our um, resources as well. We have some big things coming up that I'm excited about. Continue to make a presence at the fall festival. The more we're out there, the more people hear about us, the more we have that relationship. This year, we're joining the workforce alliance. Um the foundation is and we will be working with
013the community on helping our alumni, connecting them with the businesses and our students in that. And we'll hear more about that later as well. Um engagement of air prize. We did take on um an investment company this year. our board approved it and then we have a finance an investment committee and we took our money instead of just sitting in a bank account like at 0.1% we're now making money on our money so we're excited about that where we're going to be able to use it for different things and and continue to grow um the website updates and emails we are continually getting emails out one out today the open rate I'm kind of excited about this but I'd love to see it get hit 100 I know that's another reach but the open rate
01475% and the click rate is 6% which is both above industry average. I know that sounds kind of silly but when you're looking at that you want to see is this working or not. So we have that and then um last year we were able to provide um funds for the speaker who came to see uh who came to speak to the entire staff. So these are just some of the things we did this year and we're going to obviously continue and build on. Um but I want to talk about the 100 forund which is something that I am so excited about. Um when I retired I was involved with foundation but let's let's pretend I wasn't the there's a disconnect with Sylvania and no fault to anyone but you know people put in 30
015years some people have were students here and and you know were involved and then they retire and a lot of people I was talk were have been talking to was like well what what what can I do what what's involved you know and it's kind of like a disconnect we have that wonderful lunch in but we don't have that connection anymore with our retired fabric faculty and there's hundreds and they want to help out. Now, as as we all know, you know, if we have 300 teachers or staff who've retired, you know, if we can get 100 or 150, no one not everyone wants to. Some people are like, I'm done. I'm moving on. But there's a lot who still want to be involved. So, we started this campaign. I came up with this idea
016and Gail Brener, who is now on our um exec board and has been kind of I asked her to kind of take the lead and she is. So it's um what we're calling it is SOS supporting our schools 100 for 100. So we have enlisted one um retired administrator. We have one well two now oopsie representatives and we have someone from every school. We're missing one school right now. We're still working on that school. Retired teacher who are reaching out to their friends to give a hundred. So our goal is to get a hundred people to donate $100. Obviously then $10,000. cuz I got that part of the math. But, you know, if we can use that and our goal is three things, well, four things for that money, we're going to give it back
017to the teachers. It's going to be grant PD money. So, we're going to be able to give them, you know, the same sort of process that they go through now to apply for grants, but we'll have more money. We'll have more opportunities for them. Remember, the number one thing was teachers. The and the retired staff is thrilled to be doing this. And then the second thing we're going to do is give a scholarship to our um seniors obviously in May. And then the third thing we want to do is any student, an alumni who comes back to teach in Sylvania, we want to give them a $100 gift card to start their classroom as a new teacher cuz we we we all know what it felt like those first couple years when you're like trying
018to, you know, get your classroom together. At the end of the year, we're going to we actually have another meeting tomorrow and at the end of the year, what we'd like to do is a culmination of of the year and all of that and um have a lunchon or a breakfast or something like that with um with all of the retired staff at location. I don't know all that stuff yet. That's too far away. But anyway, so we're doing this and we're very excited about it. We're a quarter of the way through already with our lump or our retired staff. Um again, we have a meeting tomorrow. On top of that, we're getting matching grants. And so if I, you know, if we get $10,000 from the teachers, I keep saying teachers and I don't
019mean that. It's staff. We get $10,000 from a matching grant. And I've got part of that already um promised. Um, and then my goal is when I go to our staff meetings, if if we can get our staff, I do this every year, but if they could give $1, and it's in the that's a different presentation for staff meeting on Wednesday that I'm going to at Mark's school, but anyways, we got it. Um, if they give $1, we have, let's say, you know, 400 staff, there will be another $10,000. So, a dollar $26 for the year. We're a 513C. we can write a letter, you know, all that kind of stuff. So, this is a project that we're really going to focus on this year to try to help the teachers with their grants and
020PDS. Okay. So, now what's our roadmap to success? This is where we think the first thing we have to do is connect. We have to connect with people. We have to build the culture. We have to collaborate. And then we will obviously hopefully collect. And you know, and I think I said this a couple years ago, those of you remember, but it's seven touches. seven touches before you really get the money. So, we got a couple I have a couple I'm on number three with them right now. I have another group that that I'm working on and I've reached out two times to them. So, it's just it's seven touches. I keep trying. We keep we're going to get there. We're going to get there, but it just you can't you know, you don't want
021to inundate them with that. The road map is the school board leadership buyin. And what I truly do appreciate is your support of the foundation because without that we we wouldn't be anywhere. And there's so many times Adam has called me and said, "Hey, you know, we have this donation. It's easier to go through the foundation than it would be to go in a different way that we can be able to help kids." And that's why we're all here is to help kids. So I I want to again thank you for your support of the foundation because it truly makes a difference. Um, and that's one of the things that even when I went to that seminar, they said, "If you don't have the leadership and the support of your school board, good luck." And
022I, you know, I immediately was like, "Nope, we we do." So, I really truly appreciate your support of that. We also have a strategy for investments and then also responsible stewardship of our our resources. So, making sure that, you know, we're doing things in the right way. And then also the last one is um adapting as needed. We've already talked about monitoring progress. This takes to Sylvania. I think I'm the most nervous about it. It could be a big boss. We could have like two people there. Food trucks don't show up. It pours rain. Whatever. We will. I know. It'll be fine. It's going to be good. >> There's more than two people running. I hope. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. There we go. >> You have those back to school dreams. Like you
023guys still have those back to school dreams, right? We all have them. I had one last night and I was like, "Oh my gosh, it's too early. I got a week and a half." So, I'm starting already the back to school dreams. Oh, >> but you have them. >> I do. >> Okay. I'm like, you have to have one Tuesday or Wednesday morning and tomorrow night. >> That's what I mean. You're gone. >> But my point is we're going to look at it and if it's a total flop, which I'm hoping it won't be. I think we've got everything lined up that we need to have, um, we'll adjust. We will reook at it. So, upcoming events, um, obviously you you are aware of these, but I just want to bring it to the forefront
024of your mind again. The athletic hall of fame, which is next weekend, uh, not this weekend, next weekend. And we have eight eight um eight uh inductees, a team, a coach, and a Kim Blaze award. We have the Taste of Sylvania the night before. We also have the fall festival we will be attending, and then the Distinguished Hall of Fame, which is coming up. That's just kind of the major when we're out and about event. So, what are our priorities this year? Well, first is to continue to grow our database. Um we want to establish our long-term relationships with the donors, not just get our donors anymore. I just was upstairs working and I had a gentleman call me and he said, "Hey, I made the donation last year. I'd like to do it this
025year. I'll do it every year for you." I'm like, "Okay, great. Thanks. Bring the check." Um, grow our presence. Make sure that we're still out there and about. Um, connect with more Sylvania alumni businesses and businesses. Um, Dr. Marian as um we talked about I'm going to start going to some chamber meetings with her just so that we can start seeing the found have the foundation in front of place people and then also obviously one of our main things this year is going to be support Sylvania students and staff. So the one thing teamwork as I said fuels our mission and each new year brings fresh opportunities to reach higher give more and create lasting impact together. So it is my goal is each year is to make sure that we are all working together.
026Um the foundation that we have a great group of people that we're working with and your support uh we truly truly um appreciate all of it. I know some of you I just want to make sure you have my card. If you have any questions or hey I have a great idea or this might work better please reach out. please reach out because I would love to make sure that if there's something that I think you have my information, but I if there's something that we can do to help um let us know. Let us know. So questions for me, Amy. No, just kidding. Questions? >> None. >> Thank you very much. >> Who are the five food trucks? I got to ask you what >> who the five food trucks? Who are they? So
027that okay, never mind. >> Never mind. >> This event was the easiest thing in my mind to put together except for the food truck because they have to have this and they have to have that and they only don't want to be there for 2 hours. And then I just got a text today from someone. They said it's $1,000 if you want this food truck. I'm like no, I don't. We're having trip and biscuits. It's called a place called Wow. It's like waffle dessert. The lemonade place that's a Northview grad. Um, caserero. I think it's like something. It's Mexican Latin food. And then trip biscuits. That one. And oh, not something. Not your mama's >> Grilled cheese. Not mac and cheese. Grilled cheese. >> So, I'm going to confirm with them one more time and
028then if not, we'll order pizza. So, anyway, thank you very much. >> Thank you. [Music] They wouldn't crazy. >> Yeah, we'll talk about that later. >> Okay. Thank you, Joey. Exciting stuff. >> This is our first opportunity for public participation for items which are on the agenda. Seeing none, we're with you. Mr. Have one uh resolution today. uh is an urgent necessity resolution for repairs at the north view uh pool. Uh we had some leakage uh around the decking uh that washed out some sand and we need to replace that as soon as possible so we can get it back up and running for the season. >> I'll move approval. >> I'll second. >> Any comments or questions? >> Greg, nothing. >> No. >> Can we rename it the money pit? >> Yeah, exactly. movie.
029>> I know. I That's what I'm thinking of the Tom Hanks movie. >> Yep. >> But I mean, we're in it now. >> We are. >> And last year. >> Yeah. That's what I mean. My question. >> Yeah. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Uh Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you guys. >> We Dr. M. >> Thank you, Miss Hoffman. I would like to recommend item 5.1 policies for a second read as noted. One is policy 8452 for AED um defiators specifically and policy 5136 personal communication devices approval. >> I'll second comments or questions. >> So are we voting on these together or separately? Can we separate them out? Well, I mean, I guess can we separate them out? Yeah. >> You'd have to
030your motion. >> Okay. So, I'm going to amend my motion to approve uh policy 8452. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Comments or questions on the fifth relation? >> Julie, >> yes. Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. Okay. Now, I will make another motion to approve um policy 5136. >> Okay. Now, let's talk about this. >> Does anybody have any comments? >> I'll go first. Um so I I as you all know I emailed some proposed changes earlier today. Um after that we received and my proposed changes were essentially a carveout for um e-readers and um and smart watches to be used consistent with the current policy as opposed to a complete ban. And the current policy is out of sight and silence during class. Um, and
031I continue to believe that our approach to all the devices is flawed. I think some of these um, devices offer benefits to our students that will be lost. Like with e-readers, um, I think our kids will want the opportunity to read during during lunch for example. And um, the library offers download digital downloads. There's apps. It's a lot more convenient and less expensive to get books that way. Um, and with the smart watches, they offer exercise and health tracking that I think is important to to our students. And I kind of feel like we're missing a force for the trees on that. Um, so I am propo, well, I was proposing that we would preserve the status quo on these devices, just silenced and out of sight. Um, and I know there's a possibility of
032misuse, but frankly, I don't think that possibility is as much as there is for the personally owned devices that we're allowing students to continue to use. So, those are my thoughts on that. Um, and then we received from Dr. Mley uh the state's updated definition of instructional day, which I think is consistent with what we were going to do anyway. It's um bell-to bell or what we were talking about doing, but we also received um the draft the state's proposed draft policy on cell phone cell phone usage and it does not extend to um electronic devices or PCDs or whatever we're calling them now. um it's just on cell phones and I think that we need to sit down and take some time and actually try to merge our existing PCB policy with the cell
033phone policy and um I would anticipate a section on cell phones and then a section on other PCDs and then a section that applies to both. And I just I've always felt like we were rushing this and now I really feel like we're rushing it in light of the information that's come in today. Those are my thoughts. My thoughts are also um with this model policy that came in, I just I feel like the state is trying to pass a new law on cell phones and we're regulating PCDs and this old policy that honestly was probably drafted initially in the early 2000s is just it's all over the place and we're trying to um I mean the idea of banning e-readers I'm I'm completely against. I I just I haven't I've been using a Kindle
034for years. Both my girls use Kindles. We use them to buy cheaper books and to download from the library. And there's nothing on my Kindle that I can communicate with anybody. I've previously owned a Barnes & Noble Nook. Same thing. And if you can and some of the fancier devices access a a browser, it is way more clunky than anything our kids are going to have on their Chromebooks right in front of them um and their iMacs and their iPads. So, um I I'm a big I'm opposed to this right now in that it prohibits e-readers. I'm I'm I'm also kind of on the fence on the um on the watches. I I you know in previous requests or questions that we posed to principles you know the idea was you know if a kid's
035wearing a watch we're not going to walk around and make everybody strip watches. Um, so, you know, enforcing a policy that makes kids take their watches off seems to be an awfully big um, ask and so many watches these days are on the are they smart watches or are they regular watches and are we really going to dive into those weaves and um, are we worried more worried about the device or the behavior? And so I feel like taking time I I liked that mug policy that came out today. I think somehow using that and then you know maybe trying to like Tammy said merge with a PCB policy but separate cell phones from this other thing and then we can talk about whether Bluetooth is enabled or whether they're being used for communication somehow
036take the time. And I know the concern is at the start of the school year, but it seems to me that in junior high, we have been requiring phones in the lockers or out of sight for years and it's not in our policy. So, we can start out the high school school year saying cell phones are banned per state law and board policy coming, but we want them in your lockers or wherever you want to do it. I think we've been doing it in junior high, we can do it in high school while we work on this official policy. Those are my thoughts. I mean, I share many of the same concerns. My biggest concerns with this is I feel like um as both Tim and or excuse me as both Kim and and Tammy
037said is feel like we're focusing too much on specific devices and not behavior. And if we want to write an outdated policy then we should focus on devices. And I know the state is focusing on on a cell phone and I think that that has we've allowed that to shift the discussion in an unhel helpful direction. Um so I I just think that we're we're chasing our tails with with this current. I mean, I think that the changes Tammy suggested earlier, if we wanted to try and implement those tonight, I could get behind, but in light of this model policy that came out, um, I think I would just leave more time to I like the idea of using this model policy and changing the PCD thing all together. I mean, who knows? Nola may
038come out with something different tomorrow based on this auto policy. >> They probably will. >> Well, and I liked your um proposal on PCDs are can transmit, receive messages. >> That's it. >> Yeah, I'm all for that. I'm a big Kindle. I think it should be able to have their e-readers. I don't think you're texting on your I mean, I can't text on my Kindle. I can just read. I can I can communicate with Amazon against the books, but that's about it. Um, but I do think it's important that we, you know, our leaders want this before the beginning of the school year. And I don't know how comfortable anybody is with us who's saying change the rules, but we don't have a policy. And to your point, Dan, um, I mean, I hear what
039you're saying. Like, I think we're getting a lot into the weeds about the details. You know, I'm not in a building. I mean, that is our job policy and to try to do it the best we can. We're not going to get it perfect, I think, the first time. And then we can go back and tweak it. And I agree on the e-readers. I would not be in favor of that. And I think we can maybe hopefully make some tweaks to get this policy, you know, in place before, you know, next week. Um, I don't know if we can do that now. It doesn't sound like you're super comfortable doing that. I don't >> I also prefer the the disciplinary structure and the model policy. Um, but that's a different issue. Yeah, I I I
040mean I just I really did like the way the model policy was written relative to cell phones. >> Can you share that, Tammy? What's the discipline structure? >> Oh, it was basically confiscation confiscation parent meeting. Um it was more about confiscation parent meeting and >> second step like second offenses parent meeting or we were talking with the comp first. >> So was if a student violates this policy a teacher administer shall take the following progressive disciplinary measures and this they're just bullet pointed. Give the student a verbal warning and require the student to store the student's cell phone in accordance with this policy. to securely store the student's cell phone in a teacher administrator control locker bin or drawer for the duration of the passive period. Place the student's cell phone in the school central
041office for the remainder of the day. Place the student's cell phone in the school central office to be picked up by the school students parent or guardian. Schedule a conference with the student's parent or guardian and then other concern is needed. So, um, you know, it's progressive. I mean, kind of like ours is just I think differently. >> I mean, I mean, I guess it doesn't have like attention and >> that's not something that would change my disciplinary stuff. I just did it. So I guess what I'm hearing at this juncture today's Monday if we were able to connect with building administration um along with Tim and I restructure some of the language um it is possible that perhaps we could hold a special meeting on Wednesday um around opening day. I don't know how
042many of you plan to be attend to attend that event but we could do a special meeting at that time. >> I I would not be available. Okay. I have depositions all day. I'd be available in the evening or >> so why don't we see if there's a time we can all get together and have a social meeting because I I have to be a 4 by9 so I'll be >> I'm just curious as to >> timeliness. Yeah. I mean why can't we just start the school year off and say put your cell phones in your locker room? I mean what we do that in junior high and it's not in our policy. We already have a policy that says no cell phone use during the day. and know the policy needs to be. >>
043We could do that virtually by changing our student handbooks and making it part of our local control. We're just going to do that and roll it out and mirror what we already do in junior high. We certainly could do that by amending our student handbooks. >> Is that the issue is that we want to update this the handbooks? >> That's on the board agenda tonight as well. It needs to be updated and approved in the handbook in order for us to implement it. [Music] So >> the agenda, the handbook that's on the agenda tonight says I think what you're saying is our policy right now, I'll just use our junior high. Our policy says often out of sight, our principles say often in a locker and for the most part kids would hear that. So
044even though this policy isn't established, quot etc. If we started off the school year saying >> walking in a locker, >> cell phones just in a locker. >> I mean, I don't think there's any dissension on I mean, that's going to happen. We we agree with the state. We agree I mean, it we're mandated by the state number one, but that that's our plan is I think we're all in agreement on the bell to bell in the lock. >> So, the option would be for our handbooks is just to replicate off in a locker for junior high or really K12. Or do are we going to say lock or are we just going to say store locker stored in the locker? >> Silenced in the locker all go off at the same time strategically lockers.
045>> That was the discussion we had is my definition of off might be different than a force definition of off. No one's interested in punishing somebody >> correct >> for just doing that. >> Correct. We have no desire to say, "Oh, your phone wasn't silenced or your phone was off." And that's >> that's not where we want to go, >> but we wouldn't know it anyway >> until it rings when you walk by. >> I mean, silence versus off. >> Yes. >> Yeah, that's true. >> Vibrates. You can do a silence on. >> Yeah. So then what I'm hearing just to capture is I think we're going to table this policy. We are going to vote in the next item to amend the student code of hand or student code of conduct and handbooks K12
046to have its phones will be silenced and in a locker and that will get us through the beginning of the year and that's from first spell through last spell. And then in the meantime, we will revisit in regards to other devices such as because you had said something about isolating like e-readers and smart watches and I like that receive. That's where I needed. >> So in the bylaws, it just defines an electronic device or a PCD has everything in there. It just defines a PCD as a device used to communicate. And then just all I'm saying is cut those examples off, >> right? We don't need >> we don't need those examples. >> So that would go back to emitting the B. So then it goes back to if a device is something that is
047used for but then we need to if we're going to use something like the if we're going to use that model policy and and like what Tammyy's saying is we need to talk about cell phones separately than non- cellphone devices because as even as this proposed policy is I mean let's be real we have significant population I don't know about significant but we have a decentsized population of IMAX um MacBooks, whatever they're calling them these days. I'm old. Um MacBooks and iPads and you can mirror a cell phone right on a a MacBook. And you know, we're going to have to deal with the fact that kids are going to like water find ways. And so I'm not saying we just ignore that. that I'm saying let's have our policy, you know, a cell phone
048policy that models what the state wants and then we address these other devices because there is good language in there about, you know, not invading people's privacy and you know, you have a watch and as long as it's just a watch, fine. But if you're using it to communicate, then that that is violating the policy. But we need to clean this. It's such a mess right now that we need to clean it up and make it consistent. And even on the Chromebooks, someone pointed out to me recently that kids can get around. They can text each other by opening up a Google Doc and inviting their friend to edit it and then they just message each other. They do that at the elementary school evidently, so they're going to figure it out at high school
049if they haven't already. >> Yeah, they they were doing it from the beginning. >> Yeah. I mean, I feel like when we're worrying about whether or not a Kindle can text, it's kind of missing the whole point, you know, like right there's behaviors that need to be addressed that as opposed to what the device can do. >> Okay. >> So, how would you like to amend the action for personal communication devices? What I'm hearing is not approving as proposed. I think we would need a motion to table But then when we go into amend the handbooks for process, then we would amend the handbooks based on the Ohio model policy as noted, which means silenced and in a locker belly. and we will revisit the implications or policy for other items such other PCD items
050such as watches, but we also want to go into our bylaws. But I think we can also put in our handbooks that we do feel comfortable with e-readers alike because we want children to be able to read if they want to read a book during lunchtime or study hall. I think that's a tool that they deserve to have. Um that will fill the need. And then we need to spend some time revisiting maybe starting with um the other part of the bylaws and what we feel about the specific how we're going to handle language around personal computers and MacBooks or iPads or Airbooks and have some time to kind of drill down and what that can and cannot look like. Is that capturing that? >> Full disclosure on that. Not to get in the weeds,
051but I know Casey and I have had conversations and this first came out just about with the MacBook specifically with the have and the have knots. How many how many parents are going to go out and buy it? But I've had conversations with Darren on that where MacBooks don't have their own cellular device or their own cellular communication that goes through the Wi-Fi. He's working with GoG Guardian and our Wi-Fi in our buildings where he should be able to get in and disable text communication with any device that's connected to our Wi-Fi. So that means if you walk into a school and you're on that Wi-Fi, which my phone automatically hooks to it, I'm going to have to disable my Wi-Fi if I want to text somebody and use my actual cellular network to do
052it. So Darren, again, that's a little bit farther down the road, but he is investigating that with their own personal. >> That's not great for staff. >> What's that? >> That's not great for staff. So staff separate. They have a separate network. >> They would they could use their network on their cell phones. Yeah. >> I mean, I think that's great. I want I question whether it's possible. I know, you know, I've been told that school internet devices cannot contact G chat GPT and Chromebooks can't get on chat GPT, but somehow iMacs or or the MacBooks get around it and can get on chat GPT because it's a different operating system. It's a different language. So I think but I this goes back to the point that Dan made is that I think in this
053instance we've got at some point the board can pass all the words and policies but at some point the it's going to have to be a focus on behaviors and we're just going to have to enforce it in the classroom and boots on the ground and you know figure out when kids are doing this and stop them and in I don't >> well it can't just be >> but I think I I sort of understood it to be from the first read that they're saying, "Give us this policy and we'll worry about the behavior." But we're giving them the policy to help them enforce and take care of dealing with the behavior. Did I am I stating that correctly? >> Yeah. >> These things were already banned during the class time, right? Already. So to
054the extent that there were issues about misuse of devices during class time, I mean, that was already covered by policy. So, I mean, I I I understand we're talking about lunch now, but I guess I'm not super worried about somebody getting an occasional text through at lunch. I mean, it just doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. But, um I I I am concerned about class. Obviously, very concerned about classes last time. >> Um Tim, do you have any sense of how many students use personal Chromebooks or other laptops? >> I don't. And Darren and I had the conversation last week and he was actually working on that. We only know because when it comes to OSTs and the TAI system, etc., they do have to use a Chrome book. They can't
055use a personal device. He was working at getting that number on how many are distributed. >> Okay. >> For testing in high schools in final forms, don't is it final forms now? >> No, that's the sports one. Um the one that >> Yeah. Don't you have to like opt into Chromebooks in there? >> You do. You do. So there's probably a way to extrapolate from one view how many opt >> okay so I withdraw my motion to approve >> so we need a motion to table so I'll make a motion to table >> so let's what >> I I made a motion to withdraw >> okay do we need a second vote on that >> I'll Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes.
056>> Thank you. >> And then make a motion to table. >> Make a motion to table. >> Second. I'll second that. >> I will set a doodle poll for eight. >> Kim. Yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. Tammy, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Do you desire to do that work through the policy committee first >> and then go present that to the board? >> So, I would say maybe we do it like you guys sent us to do it to the policy committee and I would love it if Marcy could be a part of that. >> Okay. >> So, that would be helpful and then the language that we got from that. >> All right. So, we'll get Dan and Julie. I'll get Dates. I'll have Sanderson tomorrow and then
057Mark and Casey. Thank you. [Music] >> All righty. I recommend item 5.2 um the approval annual approval of bus stops as noted. >> Approval questions. I have the same question. Did you check it for sex offender registry to make sure that no kids are standing in the driveway of a sex offender or next door? >> Yes, we did. >> Okay. And we're all clear. >> Yes. Yes. Okay. I said every every year. And I'm just going to tell you guys because one somebody called me and their kid was standing there at 6:30 in the morning. It was a sex offender driveway and it was down the street and it was a call. Not on your not on your watch. >> Adam, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes.
058>> Kim, >> yes. Thank you. I recommend item 5.3 for approval, which is the preschool program handbook for the 2526 school. >> Approval. A second. Questions. >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Dan? Yes, >> Tammy. >> Yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 5.4 with a revision um the approval of school handbook amendments, but I'm going to um state it. I don't know how you want to capture this really based on OD model policy at this point in time that we would drop into our handbooks K12. So right now and I've lost the connection here but it says students will follow board policy 5136 personal communication devices grounds we don't have that approved to follow. So it would be >> students will follow the OD model handbook. >>
059What would we say? >> I mean can't we just say >> or can't sell in a locker >> scotch or if we're going to put this through the handbook which I think is appropriate. I think that gives us a little bit more >> wiggle room. Then does that also allow us to put this via the handbook and then also the disciplinary consequences, the procedural consequences that we had developed. >> Well, that was the next piece because consequences are supposed to be in the policy. >> So, they'll be in the policy, but the policy doesn't give you the handbook. We're just trying to give you the the language in the handbook so that you can start it right now at the beginning of the school year while we hammer out the policy. >> Hopefully, next meeting
060we'll be able to pass. The consequences that were put that were preliminarily put in the >> policy >> were also what they wanted in their hand. >> So you wind it in your hand. >> Well, so that helps us to basically then address the issues when they come up, >> right? >> And if it's in the handbook along with the expectation, it just works kind of as bookends in my opinion. >> Did did the handbook previously have disciplinary consequences for what were they? I have those in front of me. Don't know if you know. You guys know I'm just It's typically warning and confiscated the first time, second offense, a level one detention, which is 1 hour third, then level two detention, and then a level three detention. But was it? >> I think we
061still I mean we can say we're following the um >> do the Department of Education workforce >> O2 >> um policy with regard to cell phones. But I think we need to also keep in a reference to um 5136 for other electronic devices so that we incorporate the current ban on other electronic devices being used during class. >> Yeah. This this is do we even did that handbook ever talk about that? But this is the student handbook that students are going to read, right? It becomes really part of the code of conduct. It pretty much says if you do this, this is what happens. That's all it is. by approving it. I think what I hear Mark saying is with the consequences that are noted in the policy that they worked on as as public
062high schools, we want to be able to incorporate those into the student handbook for transparency for our parents and our students alike to know that if you do violate, you don't put your cell phone in your locker and it's not signed, here are the consequences of what would happen. And they're outlined as first offense, second offense, third offense, and so on. So it really is for our parents to also be aware until we get more down the road with other devices as as it falls for cell phones. These are if you >> violate that. I think our parents and students should have something in writing that >> I mean that's what they're not looking they're not looking at board policy in the handbook. I'm comfortable >> I just want to make sure it's consistent. >>
063I mean I'm I'm I'm comfortable with the the language you guys came up with for your I'm okay with that. Well, the elementary is a little different. It's a little more >> we're just doing it was like a five 6 through 12. >> The current 5136 just says violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action or confiscation. I think it's okay to specify more specific consequences that are still consistent with this. >> The one we revis. So it would be the consequences that are in the newly proposed. >> No. >> Well, they they have it in the handbook. >> Put that in the handbook. >> So in the handbook, the what was proposed for the new PCB, >> right, >> policy, >> right? >> Mirrors the language that they have. That's the language they
064came up. Those are the consequences that they came up with. >> So they want them to keep that in the handbook. >> It's already in the handbook, but that needs to be added. >> Well, this is this is a new thing. So, and I'm comfortable I'm comfortable moving forward with that language. Yes. >> Yeah, I am too. >> Okay. >> So, if you look at the high school handbook amendment, [Music] >> I'm going to read this out loud and cell phone shall be silenced in a locker during the instructional day. And then we're going to include those five offenses specifically with the consequences. Does that language sound >> I think so. I probably put in there school day >> in terms to 225. >> I think you need to that needs to be in there
065>> from the from the first start of the first bill to the last >> you need to define it. Was that already defined in the new policy? >> But not because it referenced it referenced policy. >> Yeah. I mean, >> but if you want coverage for other electronic devices, you need to reference also the existing policy like other electronic devices under the existing policy need to be um to be used. >> I don't know how much you want to spell out. I don't think you want to ignore other electronic devices in the student book because it's really for students >> parents. I mean when you want to violate the >> specify more like again I go back to your language like electronic devices which can trans I guess I guess one thing that we may
066want to consider is is that since we're pivoting over into the handbooks is that to almost use this as a trial balloon. You know one of the things that I said at our last meeting was is that we don't know what we don't know about some of these things. We don't know how the kids are going to adapt. If we're zeroing in on handbooks and we're just going to do the cell phone pieces to start off with and then we've got the consequences for that and then we're also going to have policy discussion that's going to be voted on. By the time we come back for policy discussion, we'll be able to trial this out a little bit at the start of the school year and see what kinds of things kids have come up
067with. >> So, you're not concerned about having anything not having anything in here about other devices in your >> Well, I mean, I know you referenced e-readers. I I mean, to be perfectly honest with everybody, I I I'm not sure when I've seen an e-reader at North View, quite frankly. Um, not to say that they're not there. I I think it would be great if kids were using them to read books. I I think it'd be great if kids were reading books through the cafeteria. I just haven't seen them. So, like, we haven't it it hasn't become an issue or even something that's even registered on our radar. >> It's my hope that, you know, they'll become more prevalent when phones are taken away at lunch. >> That'd be great. >> Um, no. No, I'm
068not necessarily talking. Actually, I am thinking of watches and I know we've had a discussion about watches, but do you if we don't put something in here, then there'd be no um ability to enforce somebody playing on their you know, fiddling's existing policy though. But isn't it normally in the handbook? >> Wasn't it in the hand before? It wasn't >> not for eyewatches. I don't believe so. I have >> wasn't anything for devices, electronic devices. I think it goes back to addressing the behavior and not the device where if it's failure to comply or disrupting the school day, then the kid can receive a minor referral and progressive discipline will >> No, I totally agree. I just thought it needed to be in the handbook and the policy. But if you're saying it doesn't need
069to be in the handbook, then that's fine with me. >> Yeah, I don't think it does. >> I just misunderstood what the handbook was supposed to be in the handbook. >> Okay. What we're doing? You guys are really testing my ability for 10 minutes here. >> Are you crystal clear on what we're doing now? >> I'll figure it out between Dr. Miley and Tim. I think I got I'll say they recommended 5.4 with amendments and I'll say the amendment in the board minutes of her locker. >> Silence. Literally, >> you're already having problems. I just The one that we have posted says electronic devices and it says as long sorry during after school activities. I know that part can be amended but the whole point is it doesn't cause a distraction or disruption. So I
070think we'd still have >> coordination like if they tell you you're blessing with your >> which I think is ultimately the goal behavior not the device. The behavior with the device >> but I think that this handle change supports the two of you with cell phones. And I know the big piece was they wanted to have it established before January 1. So we're starting the school year. So it's appreciated. >> I understand. >> Absolutely. >> All righty. >> I don't follow the rule. >> So I got Julie first and Kim second. >> First, >> yes. >> Uh Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. I would also like to share um there were a number of resources that ODW uploaded today on their website. I've shared some of
071those with Tim. We will share those with administrators. Also, even reference tools that um our administrators can drop into staff newsletters and newsletters to try and help with the messaging and support the transition. So, um in their infinite wisdom, they have tried to provide some level of support to the past. That's all I have to say about that. All right, moving on. Item 5.5. I have a recommendation for three service agreements with I am boundless effective August 5th through May 29th of 2026. >> So move. >> I'll second. Comments or questions? >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. Thank you. I recommend item 5.6, agreements with the Midwest Regional ESC. These are annual agreements to support visually impaired support to provide visually
072impaired services for students for mobility services. >> I'll move for approval. No second question. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. Thank you. I recommend item 5.7 which is approved the lay down yard lease with Miller Pipeline. It is an interesting name um for them to rent some property there on the corner of Maplewood and Maine down the street like where you see the Panthers fence that little grassy patch there across from the golf course sort of you know before you get to golf courses across from houses actually. Um for the exhibit they will be running that I think for 90 days. Yeah. About two and a half months. Just Yeah. Just like grassy area that they're using for >> lay down.
073>> Yeah. Lay down. >> For lay down. >> That's right. >> And is it going to kill the grass? >> Restore that. >> Hence the rent. >> Yeah. >> I'll move for second, >> comments, questions. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. Thank you everyone. Thank you. I will recommend items 6.1 through 6.4 on a consent agenda basis. 6.1 are licensed to new teachers. 6.2 are licensed administrator substitutes. 6.3 are our licensed teaching substitutes and then 6.4 is licensed secretary of approval on consent agenda basis item 6.1 through 6.4. >> A second. items or questions? >> Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend items
0747.1 and 7.2 on a consent agenda basis. 7.1 are classified new hires and 7.2 are classified. >> Approval of consent agenda basis 7.1. Comments or questions? >> Yes. Julie, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Jamie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 8.1 through 8.4 on a consent agenda basis. 8.1 are supplemental positions for the 2526 school year. 8.2 non-eing pupil activity contracts for 2526 school year. 8.3 volunteers for 2526. And 8.4 for our resignation and changes to supplemental positions for 25.6. >> I move for approval on a consent agenda basis items 8.1 to 8.4. >> Second comments or questions? >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Second public participation
075for items that on the agenda say yes. or something or dance. Sorry, Dan. >> All right. Then I move we go into executive session for the purposes of employment of second. >> Adam, >> Julie, >> yes. >> Uh, Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Jim, >> yes. Not taking action. >> Thank you.