001Good evening. I'd like to convene this regularly scheduled board of education meeting for Tuesday, May 26, 2025 at 700 p.m. Can we all rise, please, for 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. Davidson, Mr. Bella here, Miss Thielen here, Mr. Gavales, Miss Feressa here, Miss Hosking here, Miss Palumba, Mr. Malagudi here, Miss Walton here, Mr. Gamardella here, and Miss Mlia here. Thank you. All board members should have received their minutes from the board of education meeting on May 12th, 2025. Were there any correction corrections or discussion? If seeing none, can we please have a motion to accept those minutes? Yes, Madam Chair. I move to approve the
002minutes of the regular board of education meeting from May 12th, 2025. Thank you. Do we have a second? I second the motion. Thank you. All in favor? I I opposed. Abstensions. Motion carries. Item E, the Cass Middle School Scholar Leader Award. Mr. Malagoodi. Thank you, Madam Chair. The Watertown Board of Education would like to recognize the following two students from Swift Middle School who received the Connecticut Association of Schools Middle School Scholar Leader Award at a banquet on May 19th, 2025 at the Aquatur. Consideration is given to academic success, leadership, active participation in school and community organization, citizenship, a positive influence on school climate, dependability, responsibility, character, and integrity. The awards are going to Miss Bin Malis. Can you please come up? Congratulations, Bren. If you don't mind standing up here for a moment. Okay.
003And the second recipient, my dear friend, Miss Emma Kuzia. Congratulations, young lady. Turn it over to the administrators for a few kind words. So, we'll start with Brin. So, Brinn is an outstanding eighth grade student at Swift Middle School who is an active member of the National Junior Honor Society. Brinn is dedicated, accomplished, and leads by example. She embraces school life passionately as she is involved in a wide variet. She is a dedicated member of the string ensemble, jazz band, drama club, and principal advisories committee. Brinn also participates in the science and nature exploration, wo club, peer leaders, and the newspaper club. An avid runner, Brinn served as captain of the cross country team in both seventh and eighth grade and played for the Swift girls basketball team. She helps run the Swift school store
004and as a talented musician who competed in the Northwest Regionals. Outside of school, Brenn attended the project o oceanology, a hands-on marine biology program and takes private violin lessons. Brenn's creativity, leadership, and enthusiasm make her a standout student and a deserving recipient of this recognition. We are incredibly proud of her. And next we have Emma. Emma is an outstanding eighth grade student at Swift Middle School who is an active member of the National Junior Honor Society. She is deeply committed to her academics and school life here at Swift. Emma stands tall above her peers. She serves as our student council president, makes morning announcements on the intercom daily, and is a member of our Swift school climate committee. As a talented musician, Emma is involved in band, chorus, and played on the Swift soccer team.
005Outside of school, Emma plays travel soccer and she also dances with the children's dance workshop for the last 10 years and performed with the USA Top Team in Prague, Czech Republic. Emma also volunteers at her parish selling holiday items to support the local homeless shelter. With her leadership, creativity, and dedication to helping others, Emma is a shining example of an engaged and compassionate student. We are incredibly proud of her. members. Come along for pictures for the parents. Yes, please. And Miss Cody, Miss Miss Lurs, Mr. Anastasio, please come on up. The star of the show. All [Music] right. You're going to start there with me. Then you're gonna look for parents. So right here. Awesome. All right. Now you're gonna look over to your right. Never mind. Mr. Is it here for And item F
006is equally as important and impressive. Okay. The Watertown Board of Education congratulates Watertown High School senior Lola Veaya for winning first place in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Connecticut's fifth congressional district. As part of her award, Lola will receive plane tickets to Washington, DC, where her winning artwork will be displayed in the United States Capitol building for one year. Each spring, the Congressional Art Competition is held nationwide and sponsored by members of the United States House of Representatives in partnership with the Congressional Institute. This annual event celebrates and encourages the artistic talents of high school students across the country. right here in our own district. Congresswoman Johanna Hayes welcomes submissions from high school students who either reside in or attend school in Connecticut's fifth congressional district. Lola's artwork will be featured alongside winning pieces
007from districts across the country in a special exhibit at the capital. Second place artwork will be displayed in Congresswoman Hayes Washington DC office. Third place will be showcased at the Madatuck Museum in Waterbury for one year. Fourth place will be on display in Congresswoman's district office and all submissions for the competition were exhibited at the Madatuck Museum from April 5th through May 4th. So once again, congratulations Lola. You want to come up? You want to say yes? Would you like your um family to join you in this photo, Alola? I'll be in the back. [Applause] And as we turn from recognition for our for for our students, we'd also like to take some time tonight to recognize some of our outstanding staff. So, Miss Fessa, if you can take item G, please. Absolutely. The Watertown
008Board of Education extends its deepest appreciation and gratitude to Miss Elise Taylor for her 12 years of dedicated service as executive administrative assistant to the superintendent of schools. Throughout her tenure, Miss Taylor has demonstrated unwavering professionalism, exceptional organizational skills, and a genuine commitment to supporting the mission of the board and the success of the Watertown Public Schools. Her reliability, grace under pressure, and positive presence have made her an invaluable member of our team and a trusted resource to board members, administrators, and the community alike. As she enters retirement, we celebrate her many contributions and offer our heartfelt thanks for her years of service. We wish Miss Taylor continued happiness, good health, and fulfillment in the years ahead. Thank you. Miss Taylor is not here this evening. Um but we have a wonderful event planned for
009her tomorrow and we hope to shower her with all of the wonderful accolades that she deserves. Um but I just have to say on a personal note um Miss Taylor has worked with me for the last uh four and a half years and she's worked with previous superintendents prior to me as well. She's had a number of superintendents. Um and she sure is all of those qualities that Miss Fessa read tonight. She takes care of us in every possible way. Um she makes sure that our meetings are set up. She makes sure that we look good on on tape and all of that. So, um, thank you to Miss Taylor for all of her service to our our district. Item H, recognition of retirees 20 plus years service. I know both administrators are going to
010come up and talk about our recipients, but I just have the microphone and an opportunity to um congratulate MJ or Mrs. Manion who I had the good fortune of working with for my final 19 years. Um, so I know that retirement is well deserved and I hope that you have every bit of happiness and relaxation that you so heart heartfully deserve. And if I was better prepared, I would have an Irish blessing to go with that. But um I know that I'm I'm turning it over to Able Hands to say a few words. So if I can invite Mrs. Luris forward. Thank you. This is an honor. As we honor the retirement of an exceptional educator and leader, we celebrate Mary J. Manion whose career was defined by unwavering dedication, innovation, and service to students,
011families, and the greater school community. With a rich background in education, including a master's in education and certifications in remedial reading and language arts, English and school administration. She has served as a classroom teacher, a curriculum developer, an instructional coach, and a school leader. Since joining Swift Middle School in 2000, she has inspired both students and colleagues through her roles as team leader, advisor to the National Junior Honors Society, and co-found co-founder of the character education initiative, Peace Pals, that Mary Gene did with Karen. self. Her influence extended far beyond the e-classroom, designing impactful professional development, revising district curricula, mentoring new teachers, and fostering inclusive practices. Her leadership helped shape school climate initiatives, anti-bullying programs, and numerous community service projects. While her commitment to diversity shown through schoolwide tributes, humanitarian efforts, and cultural celebrations, a
012lifelong advocate for student achievement and educator growth, she shared her expertise across the district committees, presented at state conferences, and published resources for fellow educators. In all of her work, Mrs. Manion has demonstrated an unwavering work ethic, a firm forever commitment to honesty and integrity and and an unshakable sense of care for the students and staff in our school. She has always brought her keen intellect and sense of humor to any task task and these are both necessary characteristics for middle school teaching and leadership. Her passion, vision, and tireless work ethic have left an indelible mark on Swift Middle School and the entire Watertown community. We thank her for her decades of service and wish her the very best in her well-earned retirement. I'm finally faster than her. Took me 20 years, right? Mary Jane,
013we have um a it's a clock plaque that's um got your name and use of service engraved engraved into it for the district. We know that you love a cup of tea. So, we have a beautiful mug and Irish goodies to go with your cup of tea. Um and I just wanted to say that Mary Junior, the voice of reason and well, Mary Lou, you two are two peas in a pod. Um but you know, Veterans Day, you're at school. President's Day, you're at school. Christmas Day, you're at school. Um, so, you know, the amount of work ethic in you is just it exceeds in every possible way. And thank you for your dedication to our district. We appreciate it. We really do. And and if you want to say a few words, you certainly
014are more than welcome to. Um, well, it hasn't all been a bed of roses. Middle school is hard, but um it's been an honor to work with these people and um all of the people I've worked with over the years, professional um um all the teachers and admins and everybody. It's been it's been wonderful and I really appreciate it's been an honor to be able to um make a difference. Karen used to say, you know, to be able to um make a difference in their lives when they're at such a critical point is been wonderful. So, thank you all for that opportunity. Amy. Yeah. Come on. [Music] You get to stand right in the middle of flowers. Stand behind you. ready. Thank you. and our second recognition. Um, I'm going to call Giania and Miss
015Plur up and Jacqueline Lavali and I hope I said that correctly. Um, will be recognized by her administrators. Great. Thank you. Um, I just want to say congratulations to all the students here tonight, but also congratulations to to Mary Jean. Um, it's been I really enjoyed working with you even though it's been a short time. Um, I I especially enjoy your baking. Um, those oatmeal cookies are the absolute best. They're amazing. So, congratulations. Yeah. But congratulations. Congratulations. All right. Madam uh madame vice chair uh members of the board of education and uh Dr. B, guests, friends, family. Uh tonight it's I'm Giani Perigini, principal of Watertown High School. And tonight it is my privilege to honor a remarkable educator, Mrs. Jackie Lavali, as she retires after 20 years of dedicated service to Watertown High School.
016Jackie answered uh a second career calling when she joined our science department. And every day since, we've been able to experience her passion, creativity, and her kindness. From the moment I first walked into her forensics classroom, I was struck by uh her commitment to making science come alive. Um I literally walked into a class with blood splatter on the wall. It was fake, right? And a crime scene set up and it was fake. But there was a moment where I was like, "Do I call for SRO?" Like, what's going on here? Um but under Jackie's guidance, students did not merely observe signs. They experience they experienced science. Jackie's gentle manner and genuine warmth created a safe environment in which students felt empowered to ask bold questions and tackle challenging problems. Her willingness to collaborate extended
017beyond her own classroom and strengthened the entire science team. I asked Jackie's colleagues to share uh some of their favorite memories. And so I'd like to share a few with you uh tonight. Kathy Gdash had this to say about you, Jack. When I joined the staff mid- semester to teach biology and forensics areas outside of my certification, Jackie prepared lessons and labs that carried me through the year. Together, we developed the NGSS aligned curriculum that guides us today. She made my arrival at WHS welcoming but also rewarding. Ashley Ells had this to say. Jackie has always fought for what needed to be done for the betterment of our students and our science department. Her dedication and vision set a high standard for all of us. And then Mary Hathaway had this to say about you,
018Jack. Honoring Jackie tonight is long overdue. As a pillar of our science department, she combined unwavering dedication to professional growth with a nurturing presence in the classroom. She has been my hallway partner, my voice of reason, and my dear friend. I celebrate her contributions, and I look forward to following her next chapter. Dr. V. Members of the board, as you've heard, Miss Lavali has shaped the school with her expertise and her compassion, and we've been lucky to have her at WHS. Please join me in expressing our deepest gratitude to Miss Lavali for 20 extraordinary years. Congratulations on your retirement, and may your next chapter be as inspiring as the one you've written here at Watertown High School. [Applause] I just really want to thank um all the staff that I've encountered. They've been kind, they've
019been genuine, they've been helpful, and in addition to that, there are just great students here at Watertown High School. Um, and it's just been a pleasure to every day to to be with them and and the staff. Thank you. Can we take a photo there? And then Giani and Hannah, maybe you could join. Thank you. Moving on to item I, report from our student council representative Juliana Mlio for John Trumbull. To start off the week, John Truml hosted a gratitude breakfast for the room parents, members of the PTO, America Reeds, the Rotary Club, and the Watertown Senior Center to a breakfast spread by the staff who is more than appreciative of the time and hope that the volunteers give throughout the year. The students are finishing up the I Ready testing, language arts and math
020are almost finished, and the growth results for both is extraordinary. The final Gotcha Day will happen this Wednesday where the school will celebrate how the students showed the three Rs throughout the month. There's also a schoolwide rewards planned to see if the students attain the main goal. All grades and pods have field trips planned for the end of the school year and the second grade celebration committee has been meeting to ensure the second graders will be celebrated and sent off to poker Judson in a festive way. For Judson, the annual stepup day is on June 10th where the school will welcome in the in will welcome the incoming third graders from John Trumble as well as provide the opportunity for their current third and fourth grade fourth graders to meet their new teacher and experience
021the new classrooms. The fifth grade celebration will happen on Friday, May 30th at Judson and Judson is still looking for books for the book swap in order to get some good books into the students hands for the summer. The annual field day will happen on Wednesday, June 11th with a rain day of Thursday, June 12th. And some upcoming fun events. On May 28th, the fifth grade fifth graders will take a field trip to Sturbridge Village. On May 30th is the Stars assembly. On June 2nd is the third grade parent night at 5:30. June 3rd is the Father's Day sale. June 4th is the Swift Band is visiting fifth grade. On June 6th is the book swap and the third grade field trip. On June 9th is surfing to summer. On June 13th is the end
022of the year ceremony and on June 17th is the fifth grade walk out at 1 pm. For Poke, the recent music performances were a wonderful celebration of the students growth in the fourth grade band and string classes. In between performances, grade three students were able to show off their recorder skills. For Swift, the advising field trip, a group of eighth grade students participated in a field trip to the University of St. Joseph's where they received a private personalized tour of the campus. Students engaged in meaningful conversations about how high school choices can help prepare them for future college opportunities. Members of the art and world language clubs enjoyed a cultural and creative experience during their visit to the Wadssworth anthem Museum of Art. Families and students explored over 25 exciting exhibits at Steam night highlighting
023innovation across science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Students in grades 6, seven, and 8 delivered an outstanding and high energy performance during the chorus concert directed by Mrs. Lambert. The performance was a true celebration of student dedication and musical excellence. For Marone High School, on Monday, May 19th, the school hosted its annual underassman academic awards night to honor outstanding academic achievement. During the event, 328 students were formally recognized for maintaining a GPA of 90 or above throughout the academic year. On Tuesday, May 20th, the school hosted its annual senior awards and scholarship night to honor the achievements of the of the class of 2025. Over 30 local organizations and families awarded scholars, and more than 70 Wartown High School seniors received scholarships. Over 130 seniors were recognized for academic excellence excellence, and a total of
024over $100,000 in scholarships was awarded to many seniors. The National Honor Society will induct 53 students from the class of 2026 during the induction ceremony on Tuesday, May 27th. The Try M is hosting Talent Under the Stars on Friday, May 30th at Warton High School. On May 31st, 18 choir and band students were selected to participate in the Western Connecticut State University Honors Music Festival. for athletic updates. On Wednesday, May 21st, the following Watertown High School athletes took part in a signing ceremony celebrating their commitment to continue their athletic journey in college. Ela Crawford signed for track at Central Connecticut State University. Bessiana Dudy for soccer at Warchester State University. Braden Gami for football at Central Connecticut State University. Mallerie Hannon for track and field at Sacred Heart University. Gabriella Johnson for field hockey at
025Western Connecticut State University. Sarah Kryki for soccer at Clarkson University, Juliana Megalio for field hockey at University of St. Joseph's, and Ryan Walsh for cross country and track at Sacred Heart University. And the regular season for spring sports has officially come to a close and the school is incred incredibly proud to share that every spring sport has qualified for the straight tournament. And for upcoming events, boys tennis individual NVL tournament was today at 11:30 at Willby. Girls tennis individual NVL tournament was today at 11:30 at Woodland. Girls lacrosse WCLC championship is Wednesday 5:28 at 700 p.m. at Watertown High School. And the NVL Golf Championship is Thursday, June 5th at the Watertown Country Club. Good job. Agenda item J, superintendent recommendations and report. That's how you know it's the end of the year when you've
026got to get through all of that. Um, so yesterday was the Memorial Day parade. It was amazing to see our uh Swift band and our Watertown High School band in all of their valor. Um, and it was just a beautiful day. So, we didn't have any rain, which is fantastic. Um, just as Juliana has shared, there are concerts almost every night. National Honor Society's being um celebrating our students. We have graduations that are coming up. um senior events from Holiday Hill to um Night Under the Stars, all of that kind of stuff. Middle schools off to Quasi. Well, that's why you came come back looking tan today. Um and Halo Awards for our theater department coming up very much. Um so all of these culminating events at the end of the year just go to
027all of the work that happens over these 10 months. Um and they just come to fruition and it's such a pr proud moment for everybody here in the district. Um I also just want to thank our PTOs one more time. um we passed a budget and um it couldn't have been done without our PTO's and our faculty and our community and our staff. So, thank you to everybody who just many hands made light work. So, thank you. Thank you. Okay. Public participation in accordance with policy 9050 public participants must state their name and address for the record and limit their statements to three minutes. The board encourages speakers not to express defamatory comments about Watertown Board of Education personnel or any other persons associated with the Watertown Public Schools. Is there anyone who would like
028to come forward for public participation? Good evening, Elio Longo. I reside at 83 Bella Vista Drive. Firstly, congratulations to all the students recognized this evening. Great things are happening in the school district and congratulations to their parents as well. You must be very proud of your your children. That being said, I'll now move on to some boring material, which is uh for me it's budget and financial reports. There's a handout this evening. If you'll indulge me for a second, please. If you turn to the last page, on the very last page, there's an accounting here of the special appropriation made by the town board of education of approximately $2.2 million for the insurance shortfall. By my calculation, the board of education has already drawn approximately $1.8 8 million, leaving a balance in the health fund
029of $372,000. And yet the current projection as of April 30th is you're still short $341,000. So the funds balance is sufficient to cover the shortfall. But in terms of the overall projection for the current fiscal year, which ends in approximately five weeks, is that the board of education is still short $1.1 million. After all the credits applied, they're still short $1.1 million. I've been communicating with the board and along with uh Dr. V. My understanding is that the financial uh report is not a proformer statement. In other words, it doesn't include your best projections to fiscal year end. It does not include all credits such as the excss cost. But then if you'll just indulge me further, if you'll take a look at the first page here on the second account item 112, which is
030for the non-certified positions, just 90 days ago, the projection was that we would end the year to the positive $235,000. And as of April 30th, we're in the whole $235,000. So that's a half a million dollar swing unfavorable in 90 days against a $7.7 million line item, which approximately 7%. you really should play a little bit closer attention if I may offer my opinion on it for these large variances and ask the questions as to how we went from a positive 250 to a negative 250. Additionally, at the last meeting, I heard I believe I heard that every stone has been uncovered. We keep looking for savings, but then yet again, we've looked at the 310 professional services account. 90 days ago, we were going to end the year with $186,000 balance and then it
031went down all the way to $9,000 balance just last month. And now it's up to a quarter of a million dollars. So what encumbrances within the past 30 days were released to the tune that now the forecast is for a quarter of a million dollars. So these are questions that I ask that you respectively work with the business manager with the superintendent to get answers to these questions. In terms of the uh budget, congratulations. It passed. I did vote in favor of the budget. I will say that on record. My concern with the budget is the reconciliation process. when you adopt a final budget on the superintendent's recommended budget or board of education's budget where we cut $2.5 million. That cut list total 2.6. So you had the $2.5 million covered on the final reduction
032list after they restored $1 million. You still have a $1.5 million gap. You covered $1 million. I have to wrap it up. I'm sorry. Thank you, Mr. Longo. All right. I'll I'll send messages along. Okay. Thank you very much. Would anybody else like to come up to the podium? Got to get a little taller after all. Amy Quinnon, 159 Fernhill Road here in Watertown. I actually just wanted to um enter in just some commentary based off of the budget vote and the referendum. Um, as we move forward into the following year and we consider scheduling school events such as awards ceremonies, which are amazing and lovely, uh, maybe there could just be some consideration to not schedule these types of events on Tuesday evenings in budget season knowing that there's likely to be a conflict
033of interest for people in terms of scheduling and also parking issues at places like Watertown High School. So, I just want to formally put that out there and have everyone consider it for next year. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing none, agenda item L, items of discussion. Dr. B. All right. Thank you. Um, so the first item of discussion is um again about the FY26 budget referendum which passed on May 20th. Um, thank you again to everybody who came out to vote whichever way, yay or nay. um your your voice matters and so that made a difference. Um now at this time um you did see a reductions list um and again it's a little bit of a moving target but we are uh working with each one of our collective bargaining groups and
034all of our employees that are currently existing to look at how we can use scheduling to create opportunities that we may not have been able to fulfill because we had budget reductions and cuts um in places. So for instance um in the first proposal of the budget we had interventionists put into uh the proposed recommended budget. Um but again those were taken out fairly quickly and so we look to uh working with our master schedules in all of our school buildings to see how we can offer time for teachers to be able to uh collaborate together um and to provide intervention in in different ways. So this is an opportunity for us to get creative and innovative. So right now um all of our again our collective bargaining groups are in talks with myself um
035and just our uh cabinet administration to be able to iron out some of those bumps. It's always just a little bit unsettling not quite knowing what the final final schedule is but we are trying um using some feedback from years previous to try to get those schedules out before the year is up so that teachers have a little opportunity over the summer to not only relax and recuperate but also to start to consider what their schedules might be for the coming year. Um in years past the schedules go out in the middle of summer or towards the end of the summer just before school begins and sometimes that can feel like a harried rush. Um so those are uh conversations that are happening right now. Um in addition to that we are closely monitoring our
036utilities. We are getting some word as you know um at the start of the budget cycle uh when we were proposing Eversource and gas were giving us very high increases for next year um upwards of 24 to 42%. Um funnily enough those numbers are backwards 24 and 42. Um but we did hear just uh through the news and through some of our um business partners in our consortia that Eversource may be dropping by a few percent here and there and just based on the number of electric uh the amount of wattage that we use and the amount of gasoline the amount of diesel that we use um just economy of scale even a couple of percentage points can make a difference for us. Um so we're taking a look at that. Um I also want
037to thank um actually Miss Feressa uh who is also our liaison to Ed Advance for providing the transportation update. Um they won a grant for I think it's electric vehicles. Yes. Um so it's a it's still a work in progress. Um but Ed Advance is looking at how electric vehicles may start to change their fleet and we're part of their consortia. So that may also impact our um transportation costs hopefully as early as next year. Um so we're in that conversation. Um, but that is pretty much it for FY26 budget referendum at this time. Um, you'll have another update at the next budget meeting and if um anything else changes drastically, you'll have um the request for a special meeting. But at this time, we are moving as planned into the next few phases. Um,
038for B, the non-tenure teacher notices, I'm actually going to hand that over to Miss Becky to share just a few words about what we do for the non-tenure letter. Um we have letters prepared for teachers um that will be rescended uh which is always a big sigh of relief on behalf of our staff to know that their positions are secure. So those happily will be going out tomorrow. Yes. Um and as you know just to add on there, there's always about a month of limbo when they get those letters that say that their contracts are not renewed. Um so this is a letter that says you've got a contract for next year. So very happy to be able to do that on behalf of the board of education. Item M, um, the April financial report.
039Miss Kosuba is not here, but do we have, um, so I don't have, uh, too much to say. She is not here today, but if you have any questions, you can certainly send them into me and I'll send them over to Miss Kuba. But it is part of your packet. Um, very similarly, we are seeing uh, the number come down from where it was before. Uh we have been um taking a look at our POS and continuing to clean those up. Um we also are expecting another excess cost grant uh reimbursement adjustment coming up very soon. Um and that's pretty much all I have in terms of information, but again if you have anything specific about any of those line items um and I will certainly pass along some of the questions that were presented
040in public comment to Miss Kosuba. Thank you. Item N, communications. Miss Resa. Yes. The communication that came in was from Mr. Ilio Longo recently regarding the budget. Thank you. Agenda item O committee reports. The first one is curriculum and instruction committee. Myself, chair. Although we have not had a subcommittee meeting, I um a few months back tried to highlight some things that come to us. Every board of ed meeting we get uh reports from all uh areas and I know some were mentioned. Dr. B talked about the master schedules and looking at um you know ways to better engage um our students in ELA and math. the areas where we clearly um are looking to continue growth. Um there's a plan I know again um earlier in the budget we had looked at co-eing as
041a as a possibility and um although there won't be additional hires to do that through um both Miss Gaelic and Miss Fecky I think that there's been again some innovative and um outside well of the box maybe is too strong a statement but ways to put together a co-eing model across all five schools. And um lastly, I just want to highlight a survey was distributed um on our evaluation tool that um we use with all of our certified staff. And so, not only are the administrators who are doing the evaluation um having a chance to voice ideas andor concerns. Um so are our teachers. So those survey results will be used to make adjustments um to the current plan. So although like I said, no subcommittee reports, I don't want people to think when we
042say no report that it means nothing going on. So, thank you always for keeping us updated. Uh, policy and labor. Mr. Malagudi, uh, no additional update at this time. Um, budget and finance and facilities. Uh, Mr. Gavales is not with us. So, I do not believe there are reports and the same with governance and community engagement. U, Miss Feressa, Miss Feressa, sorry, it's okay. I am here, but I know Miss Palumba um is not here tonight. Um, which brings me to um item P, report from the board chair. As the um person sitting in this chair, I do not have a report tonight. And then we go to Q action items, adoption of items to be approved by consent. Consideration to approve and resend the non-tenured teacher notices. Do I have a motion to consider
043and approve that rescending. Madam Chair, I move to rescend the action taken on April 28th, 2025 regarding the non renewal notices of non-tenure teachers. Thank you. Do I have a second? I second the motion. Thank you. And I have to go to my notes. Um, all in favor? I opposed abstained. Any comments or discussion? Motion passes. And our future agenda items or board members comments any this evening? No. Then item S, adjournment. Do I have a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting at 7:44 p.m.? Yes, Madam Chair. I move to adjourn this regular board of education meeting at 7:44 p.m. Thank you. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor? I opposed. Abstensions. Motion carries.