001our community and our teachers, our students at our schools. We ask that you be with the ones that are going through a difficult time, whether it be sickness or some other form of family emergency that they're going through. Please protect them. Please make them feel safe when they feel unsafe. And we also ask that you make each of us a little bit better every day in a more likeness as yourself. All this we pray in Jesus's name. Amen. Amen. >> The flag. 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. Do I hear a motion to adopt the agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. All those in
002favor say I. I. >> Motion passes. I'd like to welcome everyone tonight to our meeting. And we'll kick the meeting off with Miss Bole's highlights. And I will pass it right on to Mrs. Wiggins and Mrs. Espina from Bronson Elementary. >> Good evening. Good evening. >> We are here tonight to share with you all the events that our students uh experienced during um literacy week the last week of January. I don't know. There we go. Our theme this year, we we went with the same theme as the the rest of the state, Red, White, and Blue, celebrating 250 chapters of America. And um this was the the list of the events throughout the week that we we took part in. I'm going to go through each one and talk about um what we did, but
003I did want to talk a little bit about we we have we've always done um Celebrate Literacy Week. Um but we just kind of kept it low-key and not really done a whole lot with that, but uh we we got a new reading coach this year. And so we I talked to him about really wanting to um up our game a little bit with with Celebrate Literacy Week and see what we could do. And really um um with the theme that we had, we felt like that this would be a really time to to um let our teachers um give them the freedom to um do some things in their classrooms that they wouldn't or ordinarily do. And we know that these are the types of things that really motivate our teachers and motivate our
004students to want to learn. And so we felt like that this was a really good time to do that and you know let our teachers remember why it was that they wanted to be teachers in the first place. And so these some of these activities this week really um were they were able to do that sort of thing this week. Um on the opening day of our um celebration, we um we wanted to make sure that we were celebrating our independence and kind of laying the foundation. So our classrooms, we gave our teachers a lot of um different types of resources that they could pull um articles and things from um news news, however you want to say it. um but they were able to choose some um age appropriate resources to read about either
005the war for independence or the Declaration of Independence. And then um they were also we we we um we let our teachers know what the week was going to look like before we started. And we gave them an opportunity to choose a a historical figure or an an author, someone who was um important to either um literacy in America or American history. Um something any any person who um was important in in um our whole celebration. So they they had those uh activities that they could they had um they chose that person and they introduced that person to their their students at the beginning of the week and then throughout the week they went through and did different activities um to go along with that person. So, our day two was Eagles United and we
006were um we are lucky enough to have AVID across the street at Bronson Middle High School and we have a very good relationship with our our teachers across the street. Miss Miss Carol Carile, I'm sorry, Miss Carol Ostein, and she was Carlile when she was at Bronson, but she um she was able to send some of our students over. And a lot of the students um that came over to read to our students at Bronson were students from uh Bronson to begin with. And so it was really cool to see the the full circle of them coming back to read to our students and to share that importance of why it's why it's good to be a reader. And um they they came away sharing when they went back and were sharing with um Miss
007Ostein um how excited they were to be able to share with the the younger students and um so I think it was a great experience overall for everybody that were that was involved. There was a lot of really good personal connections made too. A lot of students recognized them or recognized them from athletic events and things like that and the high school students were like, "Oh, I remember so and so and I remember this classroom." And so I think it was a really good connection between younger elementary students in middle high school avid students. On day three, we were um we were able to have the book bus come from the Lady County Schools Foundation and um our students are so excited about the book bus all the way from our prek students to our
008you know up to our fifth grade students. Everybody's excited about being able to get that book. We we have a one of our um prek students. he sees a whenever his mom tells us that whenever he sees a smaller bus like that, he he always wants to know is that the book of the bus. So, it it really does have a a a really good impact on our students. They remember it and they remember the the um the great feeling that they get when they get to go and and pick out a book. Um some of our classrooms actually decided that they wanted their students to all get the same book so that they could come back to the classroom, read that together as community, the classroom community, and really study and uh get dig
009down into into those books. And so they were um they were very excited. You can see from the pictures there how how excited they were. It was one of the coldest days, but they were so excited to get out there and get their get their books and then come back to the classroom and sit down and be able to read those um either reading them together or um independently. On day four was star stripes and stories and we were able to reach out to the um the local American the American Legion Post and uh some of the veterans came out and um came to our classrooms. Um Chris Haney and then Bear um came from the US Army and and she came and read and then Maddie Connor of the US Airborne, she came in
010as well. Great idea. >> So that was that being able to make those connections. They were the students were able to ask questions um you know and and really um >> build those community relationships with those veterans. and we were very very honored to be able to have them in our school. >> We had a um second grade every year puts on a Veterans Day presentation that is extremely special and one of our takeaways from that Veterans Day program was um the folks at the American Legion came to us directly and said, "How can we be here more? What can we do? We would love to be involved more." And so this was a perfect segue and a really great um theme for the week to also bring them in and have them kind of
011talk about their experiences too. >> And we're glad that we have community members that want to come in and be a part of our schools. >> So then um day five what we what all the week had had led up to this was our our culmination. Um we every classroom became a museum for their that they that they chose at the beginning of the week. And so they did all sorts of reading, writing, speaking, and listening about their person. And you can see all the different um every experience we we were able to go through, Miss Mina and I, and Jordan, the the reading coach. We were able to go through and and see each one of the the classrooms on that day and see what was it ranged from from things that were interactive
012that that they wanted us to do. Um they were there were some um uh just different exhibits that they they showed us through and then they there were um research theater um and then we'll talk about what fourth grade did with with their um their whole thing. But um so kindergarten our next slide is um that you can see the the teachers classrooms and the the um the persons that they chose white Betsy Ross Miss Re's class decided to it kind of went into with her she she was doing a theme on winter anyway and so she decided to just talk about the winter Olympics and how the United States was represented in the winter Olympics this year and then Miss Ranch did Alexander Graanbell and you can see some of the kindergarten writing examples
013there. Um when we went into Miss Rogers class, she had different stations set up that um and students were working on um uh timelines and they were able to sort uh different act different um parts of Betsy Ross' life on a timeline. Uh they were able to share with us um Miss Miss Villain Noea's class because it was um Evie White. uh they were they were being authors that day and so they were they had read um Charlotte's Web and so uh they were they were writing some stories um about um Charlotte's Web their experience with the book. So that was very exciting to see them being so excited about that. In first grade, Miss Styles class um studied Theodore Geel. Then Miss Aron Bula was uh had they took a deep dive into Abraham
014Lincoln's life and then Miss Alonso uh Margaret Wise Brown and then um Miss Paul's class studied Benjamin Franklin. Um you can see it in the upper right hand corner that was Miss um Miss Aaron Bula's class and her students were um uh being caricatures of President Lincoln and They had their stove top pipes and or stove top hats and then their their beards and each one of them read facts about Abraham Lincoln's life. Um there was also Miss Styles who we found discovered made not an attractive man but she's very beautiful lady but she um she was Mr. She was Dr. Seuss that day. So, um, and then over on the right hand side on the I'm sorry, the left hand side. That's the right hand side. Um, >> um, Mr. Yeah, Miss um, >>
015Miss Codle's class, her her class, Benjamin Franklin's class, they did a um, a reader theater and it was so wonderful. She has she has all all sorts of ranges of readers in her class. It's a class. So, she has some that are are reading well above grade level and then she has some that are non-readers yet. And but everybody was able to take place in and take part in the readers theater. Um she used the her her new line projector in the back. She used that as um kind of some to set the scene for their u their different roles and everything. And the one student right there in the front was Ben Franklin. And he you can see as his down in the corner, he has the the kite and he was that she's
016got a storm brewing in the background and the students were were able some of the students who weren't um taking part in the actual um reading they they were thunder and then we have one fell who was not he was I was kind of worried about him he was sitting over by the door he was he's one of our ones that might get get out of the um get out of pocket a little bit but he was over by the by the uh door and I kind of kept watching and then whenever they did this storm he was the lightning he's So everybody got to take part and so they they were so very excited to be able to share that with us. Um in second grade um we had had everything uh Booker T.
017Washington, Emilia Airheart, Thomas Edison, Elanor Roosevelt and uh Martin Luther King Jr. and and these these the second grade teachers really um took the idea of a museum to heart and they really set up their classrooms. Uh they had different uh areas of the classroom that were different types of exhibits and they could They had the kids had worked all week long uh practicing so that when we came in they were able to to show us that they uh everything that they had done. Uh there was so much writing that they had done so much um reading. They they took it um that you know they had listened to different stories or different um articles about their person and so they were able to tell us um all about whoever their figure was. one a
018couple of classrooms that we walked into. As soon as they knew we were coming and they were they were waiting and so as soon as we opened the door, uh there was a student there. The teacher said not a word. The students did every bit of it. And these are second graders. They we walked in. She shook our hand. She told us what we were doing. She took us to each area of the classroom. Um and then the students there were able to read what they had uh whether they had done. Some of them had written um pamphlets. um they had written stories, all sorts of different things there. So, they were very very proud to be able to show us what they what they had done. >> One of my favorite things about um
019being able to go around to the different grade levels and classrooms was the creative freedom that we saw that students were given to be able to create um their different mediums of you know what they were presenting in their exhibits. There were science experiments and there were um student created murals and um um sculptures that they made and so a lot of times we don't get to do those fun things where students are given that creative outlet and >> so much learning was integrated into >> oh my gosh so many different and students presenting back to us and um it wasn't just one or two students in the classroom every student was held accountable for presenting that information that they had learned um in third grade. Um you can see there are lots of different
020all the different um uh folks that they they studied, but I I really want to bring attention to Robin Ro's class. Um they uh they did Rosa Parks and one one thing that stood out to me, I know that Kaylee and I both were kind of >> whatever we left out of there. Um she had They showed us what all they had done, but then they had a roundt discussion where they were able to share out something that was meaningful to them about what they had learned. And one of our students who shared was she um when she came to Bronson Elementary School, she came from Venezuela and she spoke no English whatsoever. And um she just shared about her experience um and compared and being able to stand up for freedom and and where
021she had come from. She recognized um she had a very very traumatic experience coming to our country and it just was very very moving to us to see where she came from and where she is now and how much she has grown and just the um >> how she connections that she made between herself and Rosa Parks [music] and her bravery and her courage and just listening to her express that in the English language language that she's acquired since she's been here at BES was a beautiful, beautiful thing. Wonderful. One of those reminders that reminds you why you do what you do and why you teach every baby that comes to you. >> Our fourth grade group, they um they banded together and they studied a lamb remembered and um they throughout the week as
022they were uh they had started reading the book earlier in the month and so they were they finished it up that week and they had they came together all as one and they um they were watching the Florida cattle drive and they they tuned into that um several different times throughout the week. And then um they did all sorts of different activities that went along with um Pioneers of Florida and they down at the bottom you can see some some of the games that they the Pioneer children might have played. Um they were they watched some of the um syrup making and uh corn grinding, all sorts of different activities that they um that they participated in throughout the week. And we had planned on being able to have it outside underneath our um our
023covered uh play area, but it was just too cold. And so we ended up having to move it last minute into the library. But um they they made butter that day. They um they they ate swamp cabbage. They did, you know, all sorts of different things that um that pioneers uh miners would have been able to do it. So they the students love their job obviously. >> Um in fifth grade um our students uh they they studied I wanted to point out Mr. Gole's class. Um he had his students really digging into um each uh they they read on uh web devos and then also um uh they studied Booker T. Washington and they um had to based on what they read, they had to choose a side um to to debate who they believed
024was the most um who did the most to support the advancement of of black people. Um and so they uh they had that uh back and forth um debate that that day. And so they really were able to pull out a lot of their avid strategies and um after they had read and then um supporting their thoughts with the [clears throat] um what learned um let's see what we what we learned from this was that we really wanted our our parents to be able to see it was um Miss you mentioned donuts with grown-ups and so that was the following this was one Friday and then the following Friday was donuts with grown-ups and so a lot of the teachers had left their things up in their classroom so parents and families were able to
025come in and see that we really um we usually do is we have in December we have a um our big literacy event. Um but we've noticed that this year we were competing with a lot of things that were going on in December. So we felt like that this this opened up so if we were going to do something like this and really make it um meaningful and and have our students be able to share with more than just us that be able to have that do do our big literacy event um you know at at the culmination of this week. And so that we we would have our parents would be able to come in and actually see the things that their students are presenting and what all they've learned and be able to
026really um show off to more than just that was our our week and we were um we were very very uh eager to share all of those kinds of things with you guys tonight. >> Looks like y'all had a great week. [snorts] >> Busy busy week. >> Busy but funfilled and meaningful. So we need we need those moment to carry us too. So, >> when we get in and get to see what the kids are doing and what they're presenting and what they're learning, >> but you know what? Um, the kids probably learned more >> in that one week doing all that creative stuff and those hands-on activities and sharing with others. I love what the fifth grade did. That sounds like the debates that we had great books. Do you remember that, Marley? >>
027Um, they had to do that and those are skills that these kids need to develop, >> right? And um >> I was really impressed with um when they were de debating on who they thought was, you know, did more for the the advancement the the amount of knowledge that they had learned and that they could then just spit back out. It was really detailed. It was you could tell that it was really impactful to them. >> They were engaged. Truly engaged. >> I think sometimes we get lost in all the things that we have to do that we These kinds of things are um these are what makes kids want to come to school. >> Thank you very much. [applause] >> Next on the agenda, >> Miss W. [laughter] It's hard to believe, but we
028are um sorry. We're talking about the 26 27 school year, but that's where we are. So, we met as a calendar committee a few weeks ago, we had two calendars. Um, I think you probably have both of them. >> So, the difference was really um spring break. >> Um, before we met as a committee, we sent out a survey to the staff members to get their what they liked about the current calendar, pros and cons. Mostly it had to do with coming [snorts] returning to work on a Friday in um August and then after Christmas break coming back on a Friday. But sometimes it just works out that way with testing um FTE week survey weeks and everybody wanting out before Memorial Day or you know or before June. So it just is very difficult.
029So we put out a vote. Um the staff voted um pretty um big difference. calendar A got about 78% >> approval um vote and then B was like 22%. So I am looking for a a motion and a recommendation and approval of calendar A for the 2627 school year or any questions if you have any questions. Sorry. Should ask questions. >> Any questions? >> No, I'm happy that it was a [laughter] >> us. Yeah. Do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. Motion passes. Thank you. And next on the agenda, we have Mr. >> CTE material. >> CTE, Mr. McClullen. >> It's instructional material. >> Instructional material CTE. Is that you? >> Is she Was she supposed to move that till next
030week because she was Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. All right. That's okay. I'm like, Matt, are you here? [laughter] >> Do we have to do >> um >> We need to move to table that till next meeting. We adopted the >> We adopted it. Yes. >> All right. So, I move to table that until the next meeting. >> Second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. >> I. Motion passes. >> Sorry. Moving on. Public comments. [music] We have none. Did we have any emails? Not that I'm aware of. >> Okay. And I need a motion to approve the minutes. >> Nope. >> Here's a sign. >> I'm sorry. >> It's okay. >> Okay. >> I need a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Do we have any questions on
031the consent agenda? Seeing none, >> we have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. >> Motion passes. >> The minutes will be moved to next week. And the minutes will be moved to next week. >> Table the minutes. >> Well, we didn't have any really to present, so I think it's okay. >> Moving right along. Superintendent comments consent. I'm sorry. >> Okay. All right. Um, just some quick shoutouts. Uh Mr. Whitehurst isn't here this afternoon. Um so I wanted to say congratulations to Williston girls boys basketball. Um and then the soccer the Williston soccer team will move on to the regionals. Wanted to remind everyone of the beast fees coming up on the 21st. And normally we have sponsored a table.
032I want to make sure everybody is still okay with that. And sure doing some venison and then lobster mac and cheese. That's still good. If you will be on the lookout for Val and S. I won't ruin anybody's thunder right now. Not saying any names, but look out for those. And there's announcements >> about Victorian. >> Oh, yeah. >> I saw Bronson's office. >> Yes. >> At the comments maybe. >> Okay. Okay. And actually, I think that's that is it for me. Okay. Mr. Asbel, do you want to start us off board comments? >> Oh, uh, yes, ma'am. I'll be I'll be quick. I'll be brief. The congratulations to our validictorian and our saludiator. Our valadictorian from Bronson is Carson Meeks, of course, >> and our saludiatoran is Maddie Stewart. Uh, two fantastic kids. And
033I'd like to invite everybody the opportunity to meet our valadictorian and our salvatory on February 27th at the Bronson FFA alumni food fest and cake auction which will be held at Baptist Church here in town. It's the 23rd annual one of those. It is the number one fundraiser of the year for the Bronson FFA alumni. Money raised uh primarily goes to for scholarships for kids like Maddie and Carson to continue their education. And that has that scholarship has been in existence now in excess of 40 years. >> Wow. >> And uh has helped a lot of kids advance their education. [clears throat] We've grown it over the years through the help of local folks by supporting that one event and we appreciate it. And if you need tickets, I got some Emily Ruer's got some
034uh you can see several people here at the county office. Sarah's got some. They're dispersed everywhere. $20 a piece local delicious delicacies and uh >> pretty good and a good time had by all general. General >> and that's that's all I got tonight. I'll be quiet. >> It's been cold and I'm glad it's going to quit. >> Thank you, Miss Campbell. >> Well, I wanted to compliment uh Bronson school. That was a wonderful presentation. What I liked about it was that it involved everyone. Everyone >> the administrators encouraging the teachers, the teachers then motivating the kids and it was a great way to spend literacy was really exemplary. Um I'm looking forward to the wild beast feast. I've never attended so this is my first experience. Um and baseball and softball starting up and there's
035a softball game Bronson Field at 7 o'clock which I am going to be able to make happen say that and I've been volunteering at um Chief Elementary School and Cedar Key School and it has been wonderful. I love working with the kids and teachers have been very welcoming. >> Thank you. back to >> um well at Chief Elementary they had a successful book fair last week and an open house on Thursday night and the volunteers have started and we're so appreciative of Miss Campbell coming to help with that. I start next week at the high school. Uh we have six girls that are going to the state weightlifting meet and softball and baseball as you say have started and we had our first game last night and that was a great presentation. That's all I
036have. I don't have a lot. Literacy night, literacy week was great at Yankee Town. Um the Florida Tax Watch organization um thank you >> honored D Wetszfall last week and for her principal leadership which has been amazing as we all know and because of that D was able to choose an eighth grader Nathan Kamemer who um was able to receive two years of free college tuition. So it was a I know it was an amazing ceremony. So proud of Miss Westfall and Nathan. It was a great it was a great meeting or celebration. And um I hope everyone in our district office gets well soon. Everybody's out. So, thank you for the grace given of this meeting tonight. We had a couple of Thank you to Miss Wade for filling in. You did a great
037job. And if we don't have anything else to discuss, meeting adjourned.