001Good evening and welcome to the Milford School Committee meeting for Thursday, June 18th. Uh the first item on the agenda is the recognition of the Milford Public Schools retirees. I'll pass it over to Dr. Pizzi. And he has a second. >> Yes. I'm just um I'm writing in a meeting for somebody over there. Um This uh is a is an annual um I guess I'll call it an adventure that we do in recognizing our uh retirees. Um I believe we have six with us today. Um Suzanne, I'm going to ask you I'm going to call you up I guess one by one and I'm going to ask you to just come sit around here. There's I think six empty seats, right? Uh Suzanne is a reading teacher uh at Woodland but has served us in
002a a bunch of schools, I think, in the district. She can talk about that a little more. Uh >> [laughter] >> Maybe. This is your 27th year, I think, in the district. Um And it's a it's she's retiring this year. So, this is Suzanne Kowalczyk. Uh then we have Heidi Squadrito, who's a current math specialist at Memorial. This is uh Heidi's 22nd year, correct? Close? >> Yeah. >> [laughter] >> Close enough. Um but she's a math specialist over at Memorial. Uh she's served our district in a couple of other roles, also. Uh we have Jill Di Antonio from Milford High School. This is actually her fourth year. Um She joined us uh a a few years back um in the special ed department over at Milford High School. Um we have Senora Grendell from Stacy.
003It's her 25th year. Um she is a world language teacher over at Stacy. Um we have Maria uh Pellarella. Uh she's a Brookside teaching assistant. This is we mistakenly had her for 13 years, but this is actually her 18th year. She was a sub for a few years. Um it was Is Brookside the only place that you were teaching assistant or do you >> Yes. >> Brookside? >> Kindergarten? >> Yes. >> Um and then we have Dr. Gilmore, who is a grade five science teacher. It's his 19th year. >> 20th. >> [laughter] >> Let's count. >> No, let's count. >> He started over at Stacy, though. I think in grade five as well, right? Um so, he shifted over when uh grade five shifted over. So, these are our representatives that are here. We have
004a number of other uh staff members uh who I'll just call out real quick um that weren't able to join us. We have uh Miss Robinson over at Brookside who's the L teacher, it's her 20th year. Um Miss Darlene Rizzio, D. Rizzio, who's a math specialist over at Brookside, it's her 20th year. Um uh Tara Caffarella, [clears throat] who's a uh first grade teacher, I believe, uh at Memorial, it's her 18th year. Uh Jane Mulcahy, who's a district she works in the special ed office. Um Uh um I can't remember. It's I think her title is teacher of uh for the deaf. Uh this is her 20th year. Uh Nadine Pomeroy, um she's the current music director, it's her 28th year in our district. Melissa Schwartz, math teacher, sixth grade math teacher, this is her
005third year. She's over at Stacy. Colleen Hughes Baterno, who is a psychologist at Memorial, her ninth year. And then Roselle Viegas, her 26th year as a PE teacher at Brookside. So, a lot of years that represents. >> [laughter] >> Um but for anybody watching, all the folks that are here and all the folks that I just listed, all great great people and great educators and I had the pleasure of working with I think just about every one of them in one way or another. Um so I they're certainly going to be missed and I'm I'm not sure how we're actually going to backfill that with all the years of experience and knowledge that they have. Um they've touched a lot of lives uh both with our students, but with staff members and also parents. So,
006um I just want to say thank you to all of you for all the work and all these years of service to our community and to our schools. >> Thank you. >> Any comments? >> I'll go first. I'll go first. All right, I'll go first. I don't want to steal your thunder. >> [laughter] >> So, again, thank you very much. Obviously, a little bit of a rainy night, so really appreciate you battling some rain to get here. So, um but again, thank you very much for all your years of service. Um I'm not going to test my memory because I know my son and daughter had had different teachers along the way. So, but I appreciate all the interactions as a parent that I had with with the teaching staff in helping my own children
007move along in their years of Milford Public Schools. So, again, thank you very much for all your dedication to the countless number of students you've helped along the way. Um like I said, I can tell you the two that had interacted with many of you, Um, you know, certainly have succeeded in life past Milford Public Schools. So, again, appreciate all that you have done for our community. >> I I would like to second that. I appreciate all the hard work, all the dedication of these many years. Dr. Gilmore, my daughter absolutely loves you. Aria Solvers, if you remember. So, I just I know what how you can get them to be so engaged, and I just appreciate the the just trying to do that every single day. I know when I when the kids get
008home, it sometimes can be a struggle to keep them keep them busy. So, for you guys to do that day in day out, that's that's that's remarkable. So, thank you. >> Um It's taken some years for me to start recognizing people sitting out here. When I first started, I felt like I didn't know anybody, but clearly I'm getting older because I recognize quite a few of you. Mr. Gilmore, I don't know you personally, but your turtle is a well-known in fifth grade. I've heard lots [laughter] about this. >> Sasha Sasha has a new guardian. >> That's the only place my kids want to go when they come. >> [laughter] >> Even the younger ones, they want to go up to see the turtle. So, the part that I've learned, I guess, over the years is
009not the in-classroom stuff that you guys deliver, but it's the stuff outside of it. I learned it firsthand through Suzanne. When my oldest left Brookside, incredibly anxious to go to the big school, a lot of feelings, and she welcomed her into the Woodland community and introduced her and made it a comforting transition. And And that type of behavior from Suzanne and from a lot of the staff from all of the schools helps our kids find that familiar family feeling and that comfort. We've watched her over 3 years at Woodland skyrocket in confidence, which I think means everything to her going into Stacy next year. And I know that she's not the only one who um who's felt that and and pulled that from you guys. So, thank you very much for not just for being
010great teachers, but for being great leaders and good people to these kids to make them comfortable every day when you ask them to do different things. So, I really appreciate all of you and you're definitely going to be very much missed. >> Yeah, thank you all for being here. I know I'm sure it's, you know, a lot of emotions perhaps after spending so much time. I think like Chris and Matt said, I think we all have individual stories, but I was just looking at the math and combined it would be sort of over 250 years of service. And if you just touched 20 lives in a year, that's like over 5,000 students. And when you think about the impact that each of you have had on the humans that you we're raising in Mumford, I
011just so much thanks to you for the commitment to our town and our community. And we're super proud. Certainly, Dr. Gilmore, your MCAS prep will go down in infamy. You know, we're appreciative of all the efforts to to help raise our students and our children. So, thank you and we wish you the best of luck in the next chapter. >> Yeah, I I just want to thank you all for all of your years of service. I mean, sort of to Megan's point, as as somebody, let's just say in their 50s, we still talk about the teachers that impacted us all those years ago and you're going to you're going to have thousands of students, you know, recollecting their times with each of you over the next 50 years. I can't thank you enough for your
012service. I know only a couple of you first hand. I like to joke, I've been joking for, I don't know, 15 years now that I passed Dr. Gilmore's science class >> [laughter] >> when I was helping Ben. And but it was it was The point is it was just so it was so stimulating for the students that it was and it was engaging for me to help him. So, I I just can't say enough good things about you and and I'm sure you guys realize that you've you've impacted so many lives in such a positive way and that's what this is all about. >> I'll just add on real quick. Again, thank you. I really can't have any personal stories cuz my daughter's not in school yet. So, I'm sad that she's not going to
013experience all of your wonderful teachings and attributes, but um thank you all. I wish you all the best in your retirement and long and healthy happy years. Um so, let's give her a quick round of APPLAUSE FOR HER. >> [applause] >> AND THEN >> WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR ALL OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. >> Let's give it a good job now. >> Yes, you're up. >> [laughter] >> Then we need to take a picture. >> All right. >> Unless somebody has something to say. >> I'm just going to get out of the >> No, no, no, no, no. I'm good, thank you. >> [laughter] >> Are the substitute teaching applications in there? >> [laughter] >> Nice. Just making sure. >> Don't be shy. If you ever miss students in the environment, please come right along. You
014know, might be bored some December, January time frame. Yeah, that's >> You're welcome. >> Um just real quick, does anyone have anything that they want to say at all? We'll open up the floor to you. If you'd like. >> Oh, I I mean, I'd love to. I don't know how far that I would get because I refuse to cry um in front of anybody, but um 27 years of a total of 32 and um it's been a pleasure. You know, uh not once have I not felt respected. Not once have I not felt um needed. And um I was never asked to do anything that I didn't feel was appropriate and sound. Maybe it wasn't for as long as I wanted to do it or, you know, more more during the week, but I have
015said that every single year that that I've been here. And I know that it's what like I bring to it and that you you know, might be a little different, but I've I've just felt so grateful. And I grew up. I was born and raised and went to school So people were like, "What? You want to teach?" Cuz I was elsewhere and then got invited here and they're like, "You want to do that?" I said, "Oh, absolutely. I want to do that." But I was always the type that "You want a parent-teacher conference in the middle of Walmart? I will absolutely do >> [laughter] >> that with you and it will be appropriate and it will be respectful and yeah." So you haven't seen the last of me. >> [laughter] >> I I do my
016office hours at the deli. >> hundred shots >> [laughter] >> I love that. >> I honestly uh coach Nick Zikeli was the person who I always try to emulate. So thanks. >> That's great to hear. >> Um hold on. I I've been fortunate enough to work at three schools in Milford in my years. Um I actually did my student teaching at Memorial and then I went on to Woodland. Um and then a few years there and then moved over to Stacy and taught fifth and sixth grade math. And then from there I went on to Memorial to be the math specialist. And it's like I've gone full circle. Started my student teaching there and ended there in my career. So um again, very fortunate. I've met so many wonderful people. Several of the people that
017are retiring with me um I've worked with and um my heart's full. I couldn't be more proud to say that I am an employee and was an employee of the Milford Public Schools. Started in the PTO and decided that I wanted to actually be more than that and and to uh get a job. So, that's what I did. >> I'll go, I guess. Uh, I like to say I started my teaching career in Milford. I too am a Milford High graduate. And when I was a senior, we could work in the kindergarten, was downstairs, and I worked two blocks a day. And at one time it was like all the kids that were in the child um care like group. And we were all in one room. And that was like, "This is ridiculous. I'm
018going to go to the other room." So, I was by myself in this other room hanging out with Arthur and learned so much from that wonderful kindergarten teacher. I was like, "This is what I want to do." So, I worked in another district, but very happy to come back here and and retire from where I graduated from and started. And I have equally felt the administration at the high school has been amazingly supportive. Uh anything you need, they back you up. Uh, they put you first. Um, they're willing to work with you. Um, it's just been a great experience. So, very happy. Thank you. >> And I guess it's me. >> [laughter] >> Well, I have to say one word, gracias. Gracias to everybody. What started being like only one year, that's what I had
019in my mind, it became 25. So, I guess you I can tell you can tell that you are a very good community. You are a very welcoming community. I met Mr. Consigli at the very beginning of my time here. And um I have to say I have learned a lot from my students, from the teachers that I have been working with, from everybody. And, um, well, I am I'm a proud teacher. Well, ending the teaching time as a proud teacher in Milford. Thank you. Gracias. >> Well, I started out subbing. I did subbing for 5 years. I worked at Brookside, Memorial, um, Woodlands. And then, when my daughter started first grade, I decided to come on board full-time, and I was a kindergarten teaching assistant all these years. Those kids are adorable. Some of them
020are very lucky they're cute. >> [laughter] >> And as my Sicilian grandmother would say. Um, and it's just been such a wonderful road with these children. I've learned so much from them. My children went all through the Milford [clears throat] schools. They're very successful kids. I still call them kids. Um, the only time I ever went home and cried was when a child would say, "I wish you were my mother." I would go home and I would cry. And that happened several times over the years. Uh, these children have a lot that they deal with. Sometimes I think about what their lives are like at home. Some of them might be afraid to go home with. It's just some of the the climate today is very different. It's different than when we raised our children,
021but we are a village, and we take care of those kids, and I always tell them I love you like my you're my own children, and I've always treated them that way. And I'm certainly going to miss them. Certainly going to miss them. It's been a very fulfilling job. And it's a hard job. It's not an easy job, as we all can attest. My daughter had Suzanne Natkin in first grade. She did fabulous with you. And, uh, always felt very comfortable with everybody. And everyone was so approachable and willing to help if you had a problem or a question. Everyone was there. And that's very special because you don't get that in every district. You certainly don't. And thank you. It's been a pleasure to serve. >> Thank you for sharing those stories. They're really
022I really like them. Do you want to do a quick >> We can do a picture. >> Yeah, yeah. All right. If you don't mind. >> I don't I mean are we going to take it >> You want to do it over here? >> Yeah, if we fit. I don't know. Try. Who's the photographer? >> Uh Matt's not who's not. Matt's got it. >> When do you want to >> Speak to me. >> Sorry about that. I didn't just crush you. We good? >> One over. >> Do you want to go one at a time? You want to have a big picture? >> [laughter] >> Big picture. Everyone in it. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, no, you're good. You're a better angle. Come on to the table. >> How do we need it? We need two
023rows or is one good? >> [laughter] >> Good. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> [applause] >> I'll miss you too. >> Oh wait, I'll see you next >> Yeah, yeah. >> Congratulations. >> Oh, congratulations. Thank you. >> Ready yet? >> Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> All right, Emily, you have to top that. >> I was just thinking that. I was like, "How am I going to top that?" >> [laughter] >> No pressure. Really switching the tone here. >> I don't know. What's leaking? >> For starters, the school year is obviously coming to an end. Today was actually my last day, um, thankfully. There's still one final left on Monday, but I have a directed study, so I don't have to come in. At least I don't think.
024Um >> At least you're not going to. >> [laughter] >> And then just some quick updates. I don't really have a lot for like general updates from the school cuz it's everything's winding down, but the boys volleyball team made it to the final four, which was very exciting. And then we held a concert for Nadine Pomeroy who couldn't make it tonight, but it was a huge success. There were so many current students, alumni, faculty that all not only listened, but performed too. And it was just such a special thing and a great way to honor her, um, service to our community. Um, next I had the pleasure of sitting and chatting with Dr. Consigli about the use of AI in our schools. Um, so I just like to provide a brief update about that. I
025know we've been talking about that for a few months. Me saying something. Um I'll start by saying this. It's definitely a very complex and controversial discussion. Um, I've talked to many teachers, departments, and different students to ask for their input and I've received so many different kinds of perspectives and feedback. Some people are amazed by AI, some people are scared of it, some people love it, and some people don't really know what to think. I think most of us don't really know what to think just because because of how new it is. Um but I think the fact is, yes, AI is used in our school, whether we like it or not, by staff, students, teachers, in some shape or form. And we have implemented some changes changes and systems to kind of control it,
026but at the end of the day, when a student goes home, there's no way of stopping them from accessing artificial intelligence. So, that being said, it seems as though there is some sort of growing demand for some curriculum on how to teach students how to properly use AI. Um and coincidentally, I saw I saw this on the Boston Globe yesterday. Does anyone have the Boston Globe? >> Tell us more. >> Um does anyone have a subscription to the Boston Globe? I saw >> [laughter] >> cuz I don't, but I saw um popped up on my Instagram this article um about how some schools are implementing graduation requirements, including like some AI thing. >> AI um instruction or something? Like a course [clears throat] on it? >> Coincidentally, the photo that I saw on Instagram was
027a picture from our high school graduation. So, I was very intrigued. Um if anyone has a subscription, let me know. >> [laughter] >> But while we have implemented new graduation requirements like financial literacy, it doesn't seem like an a course like artificial intelligence training would be a graduation requirement like that. It would more likely be implemented into some existing curriculum, maybe like in an English class or something like that. Um kind of teaching the proper uses of AI, um bias awareness, like how to differentiate between what's real, what's not, and then instructing students how to prompt AI with the right questions that instead of like inhibiting cognitive thinking skills, it would promote it. Um but I think using AI responsibly from all sides of the school is very critical um for how we're going to
028use it in the future as a society. And as of right now, it seems like AI is going to play a large role in the future at for our society, whether we like it or not. So um that's kind of what we've been discussing recently. Again, it's really hard to discuss because there's so many controversial opinions um and it's really complex, but I think the discussions have all been very positive and very important to trying to find what the best course of action is for our school. So >> Yeah, no, I think um one thing I want to add is we talked about well um I asked uh Emily about uh potentially creating a uh I forget what we called it. Like a student um council kind of a thing that had representatives from as
029low as maybe Woodland, maybe even lower, but then included high school students too. So all of all meeting with a group of students um from at at least the third grade all the way up to 12th grade and um talking about issues like AI or the other thing we talked about was um MacBooks, right? MacBooks versus Chromebooks. Um but maybe other issues like bullying or um vaping or other issues that come up in our schools and and having a representative group of students all the way up through and sitting down together and talking about it, I think would be um um informative to uh at least me, but I also think uh younger kids listening to older kids and older kids listening to younger kids uh would be worthwhile for everybody. So, uh that's something
030we talked about and maybe trying to get off the ground next year, too. >> That's Yeah, I'm just wondering, too, is that the end of your presentation? Or do you have anything else you want to talk about? >> No, that's >> No, I didn't mean to interrupt. I just wanted to make sure. >> No, that's all I have. >> Okay. Does anyone have any comments or questions? >> I had two questions, but they're probably for Dr. Consigli. Is the fall the first time we're offering the Project Lead the Way AI curriculum? >> I'm not sure if it's in our um I'm not sure if we're offering it. >> Okay. >> We We piloted um the course this year, or at least we had a teacher piloting the course. Um I'm not sure if it's in
031the course catalog for next year, honestly. >> Okay. I was thinking I'd love the idea of the sort of representation that you're talking about, Craig. I'm also thinking that it would be a really interesting update or forum to at some point intersect with labor and management >> Sure. >> which are like aligned all the perspectives and um um >> Agreed. >> Yeah. Um you know, I I I think a lot of things we talked about labor and management and a lot of things that come in front of labor management and facilities issues and um I mean, kids, we Emily's talked about some different um issues that she's heard about and seen at at Milford High School, but uh I'm sure there's there's other things that um kids at other schools are seeing and hearing and
032it'd be nice to get a first hand um perspective. I agree. >> What's the vibe of the incoming senior class, Emily? >> Very exciting. We actually just So, I'm in student council. We actually just recorded a little intro video to senior year, talking about some senior events. It's very cute. We've got a lot of fun events coming up this summer, too. >> Fun. All good. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very >> Have a nice summer. >> Yeah, definitely. >> You're still available for babysitting, right? >> Anytime. >> [laughter] >> All right, next item on the agenda is invitation to speak. >> [cough] [clears throat] >> Hi everyone. >> Hello. >> Sorry, this is a little random. >> That's okay. >> Um but my name is Rama. First of all, that was very interesting.
033I really enjoyed hearing that. Um my name is Rama. Um I work for a labor union. We represent some of the contracted janitorial workers that uh help clean schools. Um I'm just here cuz there's a switching contractor coming up. We want to do everything we can to make sure there's a responsible contractor that comes in. Um I think we reached out just today, so you know you've been busy. We'd really love to set up a meeting uh with the school district to make sure that the next contractor someone that maintains good wages, good health, good benefits, and also just first and foremost maintains the workers, and at least gives them a shot as a new contractor comes in to prove that they're the best cleaners for the job. Um we we wrote to our members
034on Monday to the town select committee. They told us this is the place to be for school for school stuff. With the end of the school year they're all working hard, so we couldn't get a number out here kind of talk about it, but some of them have been cleaning the school for over 10 years. Um and the other stuff I printed these out. I only have one copy, sorry. Um but we did a similar issue in Medford, you know, and it caused a big disruption. They got a lot worse services, and they had like a a national labor review board uh complaint issued against them. So, back to the stuff, so our hope is really just for the best for everyone, right? For you all, for the school, for the students, and for the
035workers and to pick a responsible contractor. I don't know. I can >> Sure. >> Um I know this might not be decided today, but I wanted to come just on behalf of our members, and if we really love uh to meet with this with the district. Um I know as the flip comes. I know also often times this is when people are actually cleaning the schools the most, getting ready for the next year, so yeah. But that's all. >> Thanks for >> Thank you. having me. >> you. Yep. Yeah. I was just going to say just as a point of order we can't engage in a conversation because it's not an agenda item. So, we can listen, but we can't engage. Yeah. >> Well, thanks for listening. I appreciate it. >> Absolutely. Thank you. >>
036We will take that under advisement. Okay. Uh next uh this is the approval of minutes. Um I'm going to read off all the minutes that were approved. Uh some of them are approval and release. If there are no objections or comments, we can do this all as one big batch. And if there is an objection or comment, we can pull that one out and try to vote on it that way. Uh so, the minutes are June 11th, 2026, January 8th, 2026, January 29th, 2026, uh February 5th, 2026, February 26th, 2026, April 6th, 2026, and May 7th, 2026. Um for February 26th and April 6th, it is approval. Um I'm sorry, they've already been approved where these are release only. Everything else is approval and release when it comes to executive session and the regular season
037a regular season regular meeting minutes are just simply approval. So, any comments or questions on any of those minutes? Seeing none, motion by Oh, yeah, no, I was just going to say I'll motion to approve and release all minutes listed on the agenda. Motion by Matt, second by Megan. All in favor? That is unanimous. >> It's in favor. >> Thank you. Uh announcements, correspondence, and distributions. Does anyone have any announcements, correspondence, or distributions? Seeing none, we will move on to the general chairperson update. I am acting as Michael tonight, and I don't he did not instruct me to update you on anything, so I have no updates. Uh MSBA project update. Uh Dr. Consigli, do you have anything or is anyone have anything related to it? >> Go ahead. >> Edu. >> Yeah, so project
038team met again last night as always encourage everybody to watch that broadcast on Milford TV. Currently we're in module three, the feasibility study. So what is module three? So it's where the district and steam collaborate with the MSBA to document the education plan. Generate an initial space summary, document existing conditions, establish design parameters. Develop an >> evaluate alternatives and recommend the most cost-effective and educational appropriate preferred solution to the MSBA Board of Directors for their consideration. So during this phase though the owner project manager will submit on behalf of the district a basically preliminary design. >> So program so PDP you'd hear that when you're listening in. So currently the PDP document is only 1370 pages. So I've you know if anybody wants me to share off that, feel free to like get some great
039lot of reading there. So uh >> But in that it includes so the educational program. This is a 74 page document. Developed by Principal Oatlin and many stakeholders. Includes a proposed administrative structure, updated on proposed curriculum of all subject matters and that's like a bulk of it. Like every subject out there. So kind of it's current configuration to its proposed configuration. You know any ways through a an eighth eighth grade academy and ninth grade academy. So those types of aspects and in the thought process as we approach this new school building. The initial space summary which has the enrollment projections. You know we're looking at the 9th through 12th configuration, an 8th through 12th configuration. And really we've pushed aside this that that 7th through 12th grade configuration. And they all have that comprehensive vocational
040component. They're also evaluating the existing conditions. They're also looking at the site development requirements. So, realistically we've started with 18 options and we've narrowed it down to three or four, right? If you recall from last night my notes. Um, the pool is a continued topic of discussion and how it will fit into the project. So, again, it's it's it's it's not a yes, it's not a no. We're just still we're we're working through that part of it. Um, and so this document will be submitted to the MSBA for review and we can really expect it to take a a few months before we receive back any feedback. As you can imagine, 13 over 1,300 pages of that. Um, of importance, too, is that next Wednesday we interviewed two uh construction management firms, uh Consigli Construction
041and Shawmut Construction. Uh Gilbane who originally uh proposed uh being part of the process has has declined the interview process. So, in the intention of the CM at risk is to bring forward a construction company to work with the architect, which is HMH, to assist in forming a plan on how to best approach and schedule the construction phase and and all of a process as we move through. So, so next steps are to get to the preliminary uh schematic design and we're just driving towards module four, which is the schematic design. So, lots going on, lots happening. Uh there is no summer break for this team and um there it's it's it's exciting to see things, again, 18 options come down to four um and really looking at, you know, what is going to be
042in the best best fit for our community. >> Thank you, Bob. >> That's it. >> Did you want to add anything, Dr. Goodkin? >> No, it was very comprehensive. >> Yeah. >> Anyone else? >> Thank you. >> That was really nice. >> You got it. >> All right, next item on the agenda is the MS MPS policy adoption. So, this is going to be a two-part series here. We have a discussion and then a subsequent vote if we feel like it is ready for a vote. I will kick it over to the policy subcommittee. >> So, we met Friday and um administration had talked to uh council and they felt the need to update some of the policies that we had on file. So, the first one would be the non-discrimination notice and civil rights
043safety information. That's a bit outdated. We replaced it with the MASC uh model policy provided by the attorney. And all the coordinators and contact info were updated. The link to the policy that we'd like to adopt is in our agenda. Um file ACA non-discrimination on basis of gender identity. That's being replaced with the MASC uh model policy provided by the attorney. Um that's uh non-discrimination on the basis of sex. Um updated the contact. So, we updated the contact info on all of these. Uh so, the next one was the ACAB sexual harassment. That's being replaced with the MASC model. And same with the ACAB1, which is the title nine policy. Uh that's new and provides the procedures behind uh the ACAB. Uh ACACF non-discrimination based on disability uh is being replaced with the MASC model
044policy. And uh that was reviewed and it was amended uh to include protected classes. Uh file ACF non-discrimination policies and anti-harassment policies uh procedures. That was reviewed and the contact information was updated throughout. And file B uh BGB policy adoption. Um Matt brought this one up uh and having the first and second readings. Uh so, it'll be reviewed with my policy subcommittee. And no changes and marked as reviewed as of June. Anyone have anything? >> Um yeah, just a high-level for all of the policies. Well, I'll talk about the policy adoption piece next, but all the other ones essentially beyond updating contacts and titles of Actually, let me change that. Instead of adding names, we were adding titles to try to make it less of a need to constantly update these as positions change or
045people shift. So, aside from those updates in there, from what I gather, these changes were all recommendations from legal that were missing specific I guess characteristics or criteria for some of the legal definitions of different classes that didn't exist in the original policy that now are recognized. So, just really make them policy whole for today's world. Um and then when it comes to the policy adoption, so I felt the change that we made a year ago kind of morphed into a rush of the policy lands in front of you, we hear it, and then we vote on it. And I found myself personally coming uh way too many opportunities to sit there three days later and go, "Wait, what?" Like I feel like I would have had more questions on it if I had some
046time to think about it. So, we sat down, and we talked about it. Um and the decision we came to was rather than ship the policy back to forcing two meetings, that we would change as a policy group just the process that we're using. So, we didn't do it for this one. We will do it going forward, but one thing we discussed was and now that we're meeting on Fridays before the meeting, um anything we plan to bring into the committee for review is going to get sent out on the Friday. So, that you have a full week to read it and consume it rather than 48 hours. Um the different layout that's here as well. Uh Michael can't be here to explain to me that the reason for this layout was to give an
047opportunity to have these discussions first and get a recommendation from the subcommittee of what we would want to do, and then we can decide whether or not to vote. And I I the idea was um if we choose not to vote on something, it'll just stay on the agenda for the next meeting and we can keep it there until we're comfortable voting on it. But, um I think in general, the spirit is a shift in process to give us more time to consume these policies and actually be able to think them through because I'm sure you got to see like your faces, there's five policies here and they're all very legal-wordy. >> Right. >> And whether or not you're comfortable voting on those right now, I would understand maybe tough because you haven't had time
048to consume them or read them and one of them is like 10 pages >> Mhm. So >> um that's where we're at with the the policy adoption piece. Um It's where we're at with the policy adoption piece. >> Yeah, so um kind of reinforce your point, I'm not comfortable voting on any of these tonight without a second read. Um we got these 48 hours ago barely uh or just over. Um that that that's too soon for me to read these review as you said uh and and vote on them tonight. We I remember we got rid of the absolute requirement for a second reading for some more um lighter policies. I mean, in the in the spirit of passing some lighter policies sooner, but th- these aren't light enough for me to vote on these
049tonight with 48 hours. I don't know how anybody else feels, but I I won't vote on these tonight. >> Just a clarifying question, these are redlined. So, the changes are underlined. So, the changes is just contact information, basically mostly. >> Mostly. >> Like when you scan through there's not >> Mostly and and I think what the other the other point um we wanted to make sure that these are all policies that are going to be included in the handbooks and some of them had were really updated. So, we wanted to make sure that the um the folks at the at home that were um reading these policies knew that we at least um at So, we wanted to make sure that the dates were current dates. >> But when I look at the substance a
050lot not a lot of change. First I was looking for the change. So, there's not a lot to your point John. I think if there were substantial changes I would be totally aligned with you. I think given the nature of the changes in here I would be comfortable making a motion to approve these. That's just my personal opinion. >> And they're either from Felicia, our attorney, or mass policies. >> Just to see it. The spirit of like going to the policies themselves sound like only the Title IX was the only one that had a little bit change to it based or based on not necessarily from the template of the um from the state, right? Is that the only one? And everything else obviously has been revised. >> They added one sentence in there, right?
051>> Right. Is that all it was? >> The which the Title IX >> No, 901. Did I hear that right? >> Policy ACB ACAB1. >> Yeah. >> Um that's a new policy. We don't we don't have that policy right now. We >> But that comes from the template from um >> Yes. >> I'm drawing a blank. >> It's the They're the procedures that we're following right now. We just don't have them um in a policy and we were advised that we need to have the policy. >> Yeah. So, it's good. I I believe, you know, knowing that they're they're a template, they're kind of cookie cutter, they've been reviewed, I think it's it's Other times I can definitely see wanting more time and do a couple reads. I think this this is a bad example
052of of wanting that and I understand exactly where you're coming from John and I think the in the spirit of trying to move things through, I think that's why we got rid of that second read because when we do have scenarios like this where they're kind of they're they're off a template, they're very minor changes to what the template is, they're easier to review and go through. Um if it was a brand new policy that we formulated or that policy committee formulated, I could definitely There's two ways, either make sure we get it on Friday before to be able to go through the entire week or at least like to John's point, having two reads. So, having a a collective conversation here. So, with that, I definitely feel like, you know, I can see your
053point. Have that collective conversation in the open on new policies or policies that have a massive amount of change or to it. Whereas something like this or really It's templated. >> I personally I don't care how incidental it is. I haven't digested the whole thing, so I'm not going to vote for it tonight, but carry on. >> Any other discussions? >> I mean, certainly it gets quickly To John's point, John's not comfortable, I'm Out of respect for John, I I'm okay with with pushing it off to the next week. We do have a meeting No, it's until July. I guess if if with that, if we were to push it off till July, are there any implications from your side with handbooks or anything like that before the start of the school year? >> As
054long as we have a quorum that can vote on it, it should be fine. >> Is it You're saying like if we did like something sooner than later? Like a quick Zoom meeting? >> I mean, I I'm comfortable waiting till our meeting in July. It's fine. As long as there's a quorum, right? Like if we have to for some reason cancel that meeting, then it can become a problem. Then we might have to do something else. >> could do. Yeah. >> I would also support you, John, waiting. I mean, given that we're trying to make this change, I think it's more than reasonable to start with a not change. But I'd also take a motion if you want to motion. Seeing none, we will move on and we will address these at the next meeting.
055Thank you for your work on the policy subcommittee. I know that was a lot to go through and reformatting everything is also always a challenge. So thank you. Uh next item on the agenda is the Milford Public Schools and Milford TV MOU vote. >> So [clears throat] um this um MOU is I just I guess I'll just give you the uh long and short of it. By signing this uh MOU and and I guess the genesis of this is that Milford TV um has been a long-standing partner with Milford Public Schools. Um Milford TV um televises a lot of our events. Uh sporting events, events like this, school committee meetings. Um In signing this MOU, we are giving exclusive rights to Milford TV to different um areas of our um school facility. So for example,
056we're giving them exclusive rights by signing this to our press box during football game. Um Or we're giving them exclusive rights to um I think certain areas of the gym. Um where their cameras could set up. Um That's what this memorandum of understanding is. Um so it's you have to vote on it, I guess, and then a representative of the school committee would have to um sign it here. So um I don't know if anybody has any questions. Um I'll leave it up to you. >> Yes, >> I do. Yeah. Um I'm not comfortable with this. I know we've worked very well with Milford TV back and forth. I worry that technically it really doesn't seem to be defined that it's those specific areas in there that that I really saw. I I worry about
057having exclusivity to just Milford TV. They do a wonderful job. Again, we work well with them, but if there's some sort of of newsworthy story or our volleyball team that just recently like went along in the playoffs, if a larger news network wants to come in, I I feel like does that hinder them? And I don't know. And that's why I'm not comfortable with this. Um you know, usually when a you give an exclusive agreement with a with a TV provider, they provide you with money as comp from compensation. We do the other way around. We you know, when I was on the board, we decided to not take the money generated from Milford TV that technically was in a sense our money. We gave it back to Milford TV because we wanted to help
058them and be able to maintain their budget cuz as we know cable there's fewer and fewer cable subscribers. So therefore their their amount of revenue is dropping dramatically every year. So again, that's why we gave it back. But so I want to support them in that endeavor. I just I'm not comfortable with just the exclusive rights. I I I hate to say it this way, but this was developed by Jerry. Jerry's on the board with >> Mhm. >> with Milford TV. So you know, I wish Jerry was here because and I know he did it in in in good spirit, but was Jerry representing us as a school committee as our council or is he representing the the board? So there's a little bit of question there. Um and I get the the spirit of
059why the document's here, but again, I just worry about giving exclusive rights to a a one particular news outlet. >> Yeah, um >> [clears throat] >> I guess I've been kind of on the fence after reading that the first time, but I I I I tend to lean towards what Chris is saying in the sense that um if we sign this and we give them exclusive rights, they're the ones that can kind of hold that over our heads and others in the sense of, you know, we have exclusive rights, no one can be here, whereas if it was a different I guess verbage I would say that it was, I don't know, superintendent's discretion on who has exclusive rights to the press box, and it was a story that was big enough that could be
060a very positive thing for our community where he could say, "You're going to share this with My FM and Milford TV and whatever other news organization because this is a big deal." You know, if that if that I guess ruling ability was there on our side, I would be more comfortable, but I I believe, unless I'm misreading this, exclusive rights means that they can now say that no one can come in here besides us. Um and I >> like it in areas, right? >> Areas, yeah. >> So, they could potentially be I don't know. Think about the football field. They're on the football field with their own cameras. >> And that's true, and and I guess to Chris's point, maybe this just needs to be updated to say there's specific designated areas they have exclusive
061rights to, and then we just designate the football press box as theirs, and if WBZ wants to film from the sidelines or the top corner of the bleachers, they're more than welcome to do that. Um but if it's just saying exclusive rights to to show this, then that to me just means anywhere. And and to your point. >> Yeah, so if I can get some clarity on this would probably be beneficial. I mean, any news station come in here right now and film us, this is a public meeting, right? But so it's not exclusive doesn't mean you know, entirely. I mean, it depends on what the setting is, right? To your point of if they if somebody's down on the sidelines, they can film it. But they don't have the rights to the the press
062box, but um I'd be in favor of getting more, you know. >> Uh clarification of what this entails or what it it it impacts. >> Sure. >> I mean >> I feel like Milford TV is such a tremendous asset, Craig. And I feel so fortunate that we have them in our community because they keep us all informed, be it sports, community meetings, etc. It feels like there it's been working. Do you know what precipitated the request for this? >> Uh yeah. Um Like my it's my uh understanding that MyFM is now televising um different events. And they're doing it through a different platform and they're um they're getting advertising to do it. >> Okay. >> Which is um hurting >> Sure. >> um the TV Milford TV. >> Which means you just justify getting a
063little bit more details from either Milford TV or or council or whoever. >> So so just so I I'm clear on what the ask is, right? Um we want we want more clarity about the exclusive right. Is there Is there something you guys want to see in this agreement? Is it about the areas? Exclusive rights to certain areas? >> I think for me it's yeah, it's clarifying what exclusive rights >> means. So do they mean again, it's I know public meeting, there's there's no way you can't lock other organizations out from sharing public meetings. But if it's a volleyball game, does exclusive rights mean they're the only ones with a media channel that are allowed to do it anywhere? Or does it mean areas? So I think just clarification on what exactly exclusive rights would
064entail. And maybe it's just a discussion with Jerry on some scenarios of >> I think it's just clarification. I mean, I don't know. >> Yeah, I think it's less less of not using the uh term uh exclusive, but more like maybe changing it to designated areas, things of that sort. Trying to you know, again, support Milford TV best way that we can for all that they do for us, but how do we also make sure that they are, you know, again, if another newsworthy story comes out that that that media outlet still has the ability to report. >> Well, and just another question that comes up to me, what if Milford TV goes out of business? Right? Then then nobody can film it. >> I think that would terminate this immediately, right? >> Hm? >>
065I think that would terminate this immediately, but I'm I'm not a lawyer. >> Well, I mean, well, maybe they're not out of business, maybe they just nobody shows up for work and they have nobody to film it. >> Sure. I mean, >> Just a clarification. >> I'm not opposed to Milford, I mean, I I want to support Milford TV, right? By all means, but it's like >> What are the implications What, if any implications are there to sign on this that we're not thinking of right now? So, a little bit further. >> Yeah, it sounds like we're looking for almost like a little bit of like discretion that comes back to us in special cases, maybe. And then I also personally would like to see something with like we renew this every year. This is
066only a year renewal and we come back every year and give it the thumbs up again and just so we're at least checking in and making sure >> Another question is, what if Milford TV declines to televise the volleyball game? >> Or the basketball game and they And then no one does it. >> Yeah. >> Nobody gets to, so >> Yeah, but we get some, I mean, >> Do Would you like um current town council look at it, too? >> I don't care what our personal thoughts are. >> I was going to say I was going to say [laughter] what Chris wants. >> What Chris wants. >> That was on the TV, too, which is great. >> Um again, and I know Jerry has everybody's best interest in this, So, I'm not It's not like
067I'm calling Jerry out that he's representing one or the other. He's just somewhere in that gray area. That's all. Um so, maybe yeah. May- I think because of this, right? Because Jerry is on that board and he's in a sense representing that board, I think having town town coun- our town council also review it, I think is is just shows, you know, working well together. >> I think if you have a second organization that's being able to sponsorships off of our stuff, like sounds like it's somewhat lucrative. I guess I'd want to see what the incentives are. Like like what what is the current contract with Milford and TV? Like, you know, it obviously it's a little bit of a hot ticket to to be filming around here. >> Well, I think to Chris's point
068though, getting a little more information, Jerry like everything. A deep historical knowledge of both pieces. So, having a conversation will help to understand what he's seeing from the Milford TV side. Because I do know that Milford TV is somewhat of a public entity given the money that they use to run. So, they're not necessarily in the same position as a private company when they can bring in funds to perhaps upgrade equipment or have a better streaming process, which I think is probably what's leading towards a feeling of maybe unfair I don't know what word to use if that's appropriate, but just maybe an unfair stream where you have a private company who can raise plenty of funds and have a higher quality equipment and a better support staff um of of um you know, connection
069providers and whatnot and the camera quality and that makes it almost harder to want to watch a stream if one person's got a better more high quality more reliable stream. So, there's pieces in there I think we're missing from the historical context of of even how Milford TV's kind of set up there one. >> Okay. >> So, I'll just make sure no one wants to make a motion. All right, no motion seen. We're going to move on to item number 10, chapter 74 programs to be studied as part of the feasibility study. This is a vote. So, Dr. you can save me the trouble and pass it back over to you. >> Yeah, hold on one second. Let me get organized here. >> [clears throat] >> All right. Um So, we have in front of
070you a draft of the chapter 74 uh CTE or Vo-Tech viability document. Uh this is all part of the new Milford High School project. Uh we do need to have a vote on this. Um what I would like to draw your attention to is uh section section A, an overview of chapter 74 programs. Um these are the 10 programs that we are I think there's 10 there. Uh the 10 programs that we're proposing in the new um high school project. So, construction craft labor, uh we're proposing a capacity of 45 uh seats. Early childhood uh early education and and care, uh we're proposing 60 seats. Um electricity, these are all the names of the different programs. Um that's 90. Um environmental science and technology, there's 60 seats there. Uh HVAC and refrigeration, 60 seats in
071in that program. Uh medical assisting, 90 seats, plumbing, 90 seats, public safety, 60 seats, robotics and automation, uh engineering technology, there's 90 seats in there, and then um veterinary science, there's 60 seats. So, um a little bit of background why these these projects uh I'm sorry, why why these um why these Chapter 74 programs we being uh Principal Outland and I um went over to Blackstone Valley Tech and met with the um superintendent over there, uh Anthony Steel. Uh we had actually a different set um that we had proposed and and he talked through with us um which which of the the programs that we had picked are um hard for them to fill, and which of the programs that uh maybe we didn't pick that we should have on there um because they they
072don't have enough seats over at Blackstone Valley Tech. Um And what we came up with was was what we have here. We have three I think it's three uh duplicative um programs, meaning they're programs that are offered over at BBT, um but are also in our proposal. Um those are the electricity, plumbing, and HVAC. Um Those are ones that he said are um highly popular, and they just don't have enough seats. So, um we would recommend that he says we can fill those up easily. Um We have We have a meeting set up with Tri-County. Um some of the regulations around uh this work is that you have to meet with the schools that are within a 10-mi radius. So, we're we're scheduled to meet up with the superintendent over at Tri-County on um I
073think it's Monday. They have We have five uh duplicative programs with them, which is public safety, the early education, um electricity, HVAC, and medical assisting. So, um we're going to talk to to the folks over at Tri-County and see what they have to say. Um I do want to say that the the conversation that we had with Superintendent Steel was very informative. Um him and uh the assistant superintendent, Matt Connors, were um were more than willing to share um all of their knowledge and try to kind of help us along with the process. So, um very appreciative for the feedback that they gave us. Um They have indicated that they're going to provide a letter of support for our programming. Um we expect that in the next day or two. Um but we have to
074have a formal vote at our committee meeting here um that just indicates that you're all supportive of of this direction. Um and I think it's just another step in the process. So, um friend, we're going to need a a vote unless anybody has questions. >> Questions or comments? >> Uh the only comment I have is that um looking at this list, this is great. And a lot of this stuff I think is is all areas where you're going to see um a demand in industry just just continue to keep coming. These are all the places, I mean, especially when you look at even electricity and plumbing and and um HVAC. I mean, I don't know how many people I know that have water heaters that have let go in the last 2 weeks alone. Like,
075though people are needed and they always will be. This is great and um um I'm really happy to hear that it went well with BBT, too. I don't know what I really expected. I know you guys had to had to have that meeting, but it's great that they're looking at this from the standpoint clearly of um how many more kids can we get into these types of programs knowing we can't help them, but if you can, you know, go max numbers because they're telling you're going to fill out funding in HVAC easily. So, um very happy to hear that that they're working real alongside us and they're going to support us. That's a big deal. >> Mhm. >> Craig, I appreciated seeing the breadth of the programs and also how the team worked to sort
076of really tie it to kind of like the economic indicators and like why these are the right programs. I just would be curious if we could do one more, like what would have been next on the list? Or if we had, you know, >> Um I can't remember what we had on there that we had to take off. Um I think there was a compu- there was some computer programming, some tech uh programming that we had on there that we that we thought um Um no, it was manufacturing. We had manufacturing on there um because it was part of our regional blueprint. >> Mhm. >> Um but then when we met with BBT, they said they can't they can't fill the seats over there. So, it doesn't make sense to to try to build a
077new program over here where we can't fill the seats over there. So, um that was one that there's in the region there's a high demand, but for kids, it doesn't seem like it's a program they want to get involved with. >> Okay. Awesome. It's great. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Any thoughts? >> Uh I'll move to accept the Chapter 74 programs to be studied. >> Motion by Matt. Second by Derek. All in favor? That is unanimous. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right, item number 11, uh superintendent's 25 and 26 end-of-year cycle review of goals. >> All right, um >> Mhm. All right. So, I think I think it was earlier in the week I provided everybody with um this reflection of of my goals um that I committed to earlier in the year
078um in I think it was August um I think that uh in reflecting over the year of of all the different things that we've accomplished, we've we've accomplished a lot um and I'm very proud of of the work that we've done as a district um and I think that I hope that anyways that the the promises I made to all of you in August um I hopefully have um at least met your expectations and and hopefully exceeded um I am committed to the district and I'm committed to uh working as hard as I can to make an impact and I I I carry that every day that I I I try to make an impact um where I can um So, just a high-level overview of all these um the four goals that I had
079set was uh one develop and implement a system uh system systematic [clears throat] leadership structures to foster a cohesive, unified, effective administrative team um I self-assessed that as met that goal uh in my retreat I I'm sorry, in my um reflection I talk about the leadership structures that we put in place uh we have running agendas for all of our different leadership meetings um and at this point in the year they're all 20-30 page documents um with all the information that we've accumulated throughout the year. Um I've met with um principals and directors on a regular basis. Um we created some two different cabinets, a teaching and learning cabinet that we had um in its infancy last year, but uh really sharpened that up this year and created a new one, an operations cabinet. Uh
080I think two or three weeks ago I or anyways, I I shared with you a final document of a leadership guide with an organizational chart. Um I we spent a lot of time on that starting early in the fall um until actually publicizing it um within the last month or so. Um I think one of the areas that uh I'm I'm a little disappointed in uh myself was not getting in the classrooms the way that I wanted to get in the classrooms. Um I had all hopes and dreams of getting into um way more classrooms during the week, during any given week, but um it just turned out to be a um futile, I guess, is the best way to say it. Every time I tried to schedule it out, something else would happen. So,
081it's really something that I'm I'm going to work on for next year um because I think it's it's one of the most important things that um somebody in my position can do is get into classrooms and see what's really going on. Um maybe it doesn't need to be as frequent as I I I guess as I thought it had to be. Um But at least weekly, I would say, getting into some classrooms is is important. Um For goal number two, it's about uh developing and executing a comprehensive uh entry plan. Um, this This was some of the most important work that I did this year also in that uh, I was able to connect with many different folks from staff members and some of the staff members that you saw here, um, set up one-to-one
082interviews with me, which is great. Um, but many other people set up one-to-one interviews or I did focus groups. Um, I met with students, I met with parents, I met with all of you. I met with administrators, um, just to hear about um, what's going well, uh, what do we need to do better, where we're completely missing the mark. Um, those conversations were, um, integral in creating the, um, entry plan. Um, I think that if you have some time and look at what what's it in within that entry plan, you're going to see a lot of, uh, information that um, you'll get a preview, I guess, of of what's to come in thinking about strategic planning in the future. This is This document is, um, something that the leadership team is going to dig into,
083uh, at the start of our retreat in in July. Um, there's a lot of information that, um, they need to know about and we need to start developing plans on, um, how to address certain things. So, it's a It's going to be the foundation for what's to come in our district strategic plan, which is, um, ending at the end of next year. Um, Goal three, um, this was about identifying and fostering optimal learning and working environments that enable students and staff to achieve their highest potential. Uh, I rated myself as, uh, making significant progress there. Um, Um I think we're doing a good job at um starting to identify different places where our facilities, for example, need some work. Um But, I'm not happy with the level of customer service that we're giving our staff
084members. And I'll point directly to um our ticketing system. Um I think that we can do a much better job with that, and I think that um that's one area where um I think and I hope that um we can make vast improvements starting next year with um our new executive director of operations, um Tim Kernan, at the helm because of what I've seen happening with our um tech tickets. So, I think that if we can emulate what's happening in tech, uh within the facilities, I think um we'll be in a much better place. Um Also, I think that um we talked about some of the um safety concerns that our elementary teachers have brought up. Um we're starting to address those. Um I'm not going to be satisfied until everybody can walk into a
085classroom and say that they feel completely safe. Or, we had students that came to us uh that said that they didn't feel safe going into bathrooms here at Milford High School or walking in different areas. So, until everyone feels completely safe, um I'm going to see that as a need that um we're going to have to keep working at. And I think that we made some steps forward next year um to address those. Um But, that's a next year um fix, I guess. And so, that's why those are some of the reasons why I would say significant progress rather than met. And then um Finally, uh the fourth goal, which was lead successful negotiations and contract management for a critical district operations, um we closed a number of different um um collective bargaining agreements um
086with the teachers, with the BAs, with our um administrative staff. We have a new transportation services contract with Vendetti um where we executed a new agreement with um Dynamic Janitorial Cleaning um And then we did all that under some of the the most constrained budget uh environment that um we've seen at least in 5 years, maybe 10. So, um I thought that overall we we did a great job um getting all those locked up um and I feel like we're in a good position um at least for the next couple years and with some stability and knowing exactly what we're going to have to pay out um so that we can budget. Um so, I think again, overall uh I'm pleased with the work that um my team did um I think that uh we
087have we have some work to do for next year, but I think at at I'm also pleased that we at least have a starting point in and a foundation with to build off of. So, um I just wanted you all to have my personal reflection on um on the goals, uh especially as you start thinking about um the evaluation. So, I don't know if anybody has any questions. >> Any questions or comments? >> Let's just quickly uh thank you for that update. I think you know, obviously there's a lot there's a lot to digest here. I appreciate everything you did. I think the one thing that I really appreciated was after at at the end of every goal that was the reflection and next steps. So, you know, you put a lot of the the
088the data that drove you throughout the goal, but truly like what was your reflection of whether you felt you got there or you didn't get there and and if you didn't, what what was the next kind of actionable process going through. So, you know, I appreciate that reflection and just saying to yourself like, "Hey, you know, we're working there, we didn't quite get there, but we're not just going to say, 'Well, we missed our target and we're moving on.'" So, it'll will be accomplished. >> Tom. >> Yeah, I'm kind of kind of echo that, but it what hits me is when you said, you know, you wish you had more time or you were able to get into the classroom more often. And I use the cliche that you can do anything, but you can't
089do everything. You had so much on your plate this year and you're not letting that goal pass you by for next year and hopefully some of these hot button topics that you had to deal with unexpectedly this year will will be mitigated next year and you'll have, you know, the opportunity to get into the classroom more, which is you know, what you feel is, you know, one of the things you feel is very important and critical. >> Thank you. >> Megan. Megan. >> Just so thanks for putting it together. I think it's also sort of reaffirming to see how well it ties in, I think, to the general discussions and updates you've been bringing. So, appreciate that. Will there be an update on the entry plan at a later like this continued through next year
090or is that how you envision it? >> [clears throat] >> again, I I I'm asking you all to to the the entry plan is is pretty substantial. Um I think where you're going to see the um where you're going to see the entry plan come around again is when you start seeing like the the school improvement plans and you're going to start seeing a connection with the through line between all of our district strategic strategic plans, the meetings that we're having, the district goals that we set up and then all linked to school improvement goals which are going to tie directly back to this. >> Okay. >> All right. So, I think that work starts in July. >> Okay. >> Um so, we're going to take a week off here and then July 9th we're
091going to get to our first retreat day and we're going to hit the ground running and um start getting all of our leaders on the same page. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And then I'm sorry Brenda, I don't know if you know offhand is our plan to have the evaluation done by the next meeting? >> You know, I didn't I didn't get a chance to talk to my department about that, but >> Okay. If you could just follow up and let us know so that we have the information we probably need to get that done. >> Definitely. >> I just echo what everyone said. I really appreciate this document and all the work you've done this year. It's not been easy as you mentioned and alluded to with the budget and at every point, every
092meeting that I've had with you, you've been prepared for not only that topic, but all the other things that we threw at you randomly. Um it's quite impressive how you've been able to balance it all, so I appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Uh next item agenda is uh the report of the school business administrator, Ben. >> Uh hi, thank you everyone. Um so, we are a few days um from the end of the school year, but um the fiscal school year still needs some time to be closed and at this point we have um uh timesheets need to enter from last week and I was hoping to get the number uh to for today, but um there's some work to do tomorrow, actually. The payroll specialist need to take take the timesheet um
093home to keep entering them. And um so, if you look at the bottom line, it's um at about 490, is it? Can I have a minute? Sorry. >> 4931 >> Yeah. Okay. 493, and um we have about 168,000 dollars for um the building project. Um when we talk about all those um building condition and safety improvement project, um we we still have those to uh entered as PO, uh so we can have the work done in the summer. Um So, we'll we'll have more updates in July, uh cuz the school year uh is closing at the end of the July. So, there's many clean cleanups to do. >> I know, the only comment um I wanted to make was on the transportation line. I feel like we've been breathing into paper bags for 3 years
094over at the transportation line every year at this time, and to see um see that it's only 52,000 over compared to the massive number it's been year after year is um is great to see. So, thank you. That was uh obviously a very good job on your part of um somewhat uh predicting that and lining us up appropriately. So, it's good to see. >> Yeah, thank you. And we have the new uh director of transportation this year, and she has been done a great job. And uh we have some uh new leased um bus um uh bigger bus bigger compact capacity, which transport more students, which will reduce uh the needs to to have to contract the the smaller vehicles. So, that'll be a cost-saving too. Okay. Any questions about the budget update? Okay. Chris?
095>> Nope. >> Oh, okay. All right. So, I also want to provide a brief update on our HR work this year. Um so, we currently have several project going on implementation project going on. So, the goal of the the HR team's work is always to streamline processes as more data tracking for like negotiations, whatever. Whatever data we need to see, we want to have more data to look at. And we also want to provide more clarity and a channel of communication for the employees. So, the project I'm talking about include like several online platform to track and approve like family, medical, long-term leaves, which we didn't have. And the onboarding and person personnel action workflow. And we want to automatically track query and licensure tracking from like manual tracking from to like automatic system. And
096we also work on our staff handbook. So, my vision of a handbook is like you know, when you buy a dishwasher or refrigerator, you have the the appliance manual. So, um for any employees to hold this book and can find can navigate through like what are the school hours of the buildings or what's the lockdown, what's the out like what what's out out straight means, right? They'll give them sense of security and belonging to the school of the district. And um we have category we have like a the structure set up, but uh just we we need more um buying feedbacks from the union, from more um employees to finish it up. Um and we also introduced some new uh annual training modules this year um for substitute. This uh in the past we didn't
097[clears throat] have proper training for the substitutes. So, we're doing the substitute training and trainings for um our facility team staff. And also uh uh district-wide 15-minute training um of cybersecurity. So, those are like the small cost things, but will cover more potential risk at the like help our employees to support the their teaching or better. Right? Um So, with all this, uh we're eager to find the right person to be in HR director role cuz that role will need to like a cons- consolidate all the scattered responsibilities of HR into one consolidated role. And um and we've shared all those projects with the candidates. We have some interviews last week and this week, and um um yeah, I I I believe we can find someone to um to move fast forward um regarding HR
098and and just provide the support to um like we talked about culture and climate, right? >> Mhm. >> Like to how to support student behaviors and staff belongings. I think all those are very important um to help us to reach those goals. So, we'll have updates um if we hire when we hire the HR director, we'll introduce um you know, her to you. And the last item is the some personnel um updates. >> Any other comments or questions? Okay. Moving on. Uh this is going to be the consent agenda. There's three items in the consent agenda. First is the approval of the warrant in the amount of $555,544.37. Second, there's one gift tonight in the amount of $29,588.87. This is from the Community Foundation for MetroWest. That grant is related to grade 6 through 8
099after-school math tutoring club. Um and then the last item is professional development in the amount of $5,809. >> May I ask a question? >> Yes. >> When is the warrant reflected in the budget update? >> Yes. >> Okay. Yep. >> Okay. >> Thanks. >> Excellent. So, I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Motion by Megan. >> Second by me. >> Matt. Uh did you have a comment or >> Nope, I was going for the second. >> Okay. You got beat out. Sorry. >> You know, I'm not worried about that. >> all in favor? That is unanimous. Uh and then thank you to uh Community Foundation for MetroWest for their very generous gift. Any other subcommittee updates from anyone? >> Just quickly, I think it I mentioned it last week. Uh we met
100Facilities met on the HVAC project at Stacy. So, again, just talking through that project phasing timeline. So, still trying to work through that. Then we also met on uh Tuesday. We just talked about summer projects. So, Craig reviewed the list. I believe the budget subcommittee had already seen that, too. Um just from budgetary impacts. So, we just looked at it from the facilities impact side of it and gave a uh gave that list a blessing moving ahead. So, again, we appreciate the the updates from administration team to facilities subcommittee. So, we have a general idea of of what we're doing for facilities upgrades. >> Yeah, if I could just add to that. So, we didn't really mention this last week. We had two two different meetings. Back to the one about the Stacy the Stacy
101project. Obviously, we're we're looking to replace the HVAC in the whole building. We talked about it being four phases. It's We didn't get funding at fall town meeting for two or 2.2 million. Um the timing doesn't between the equipment lead time and the design lead time doesn't doesn't allow us to do anything this summer. So, we'll be meeting multiple times between now and fall. We're we're going to be going forward with presumably with our capital plan of asking for a little bit more capital this fall and then doing combining what would have been this summer's project with next summer's phasing. So, we'll get we won't fall behind, but we'll we'll we'll we'll I guess we fell behind, but we're going to catch up. >> We didn't fall behind by by intent. It just wasn't possible
102to put everything together by then. >> Any other updates? Uh next agenda item future agenda items. Any additions or comments? Chris, because you didn't get the second, I'll let you go first. >> I appreciate the respect there. So, um just a final enrollment review. So, kind of where we started the beginning of the year, where we ended, and um just kind of see where our trends have gone the last couple years. And And the reason why I do ask is I know we talked a little bit about it at the MSBA. So, just to be able to have that knowledge. >> Three years, three years, five years, 10 years? Should we just this year? >> Just this year. Let's compare it over the last couple years just to see where our how our trends went.
103And you know, if even breaking it down, I think more importantly it's easy to see it from the overall, but see it how it changed throughout the grade levels and if there's any any grade level major changes that you can quickly pinpoint. Thank you. >> Um I know Megan mentioned it, um the superintendent evaluation we discussed in our earlier trying to get that done towards the end of the school year so we weren't fading too close to September so if you could pressure our chair on that hopefully getting that to us soon so we can present that in July or August. >> Thanks. >> All right, can you also bring a list in July of any open positions that haven't been filled through the new school year? >> Anything else? >> Uh with that before
104adjourning adjournment, I'll say that our next meeting is July 23rd so we have a fair amount of break. Seeing none, I will take a motion to adjourn. >> So moved. >> I second >> Matt, all in favor? That's unanimous. We'll see you in a couple weeks. Thank you.