6/3/2026 DCS School Board Meeting

001To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> I read aloud our board norms. Work together and be collaborative. Assume good intentions. Be present and prepared for the meeting. Challenge the issue, not the person. be respectful. We have a view of our minutes from I just had to post that I submitted to um I just have basically one thing when you um spell out Mr. Katana's last name, it has that little squiggly thing over the end, right? And if it's got it there somewhere, you should have it through. >> Yeah, it's on there from when the um you >> Oh, it'll be honest when I retired, I lost the little card. >> Unless you're on a Mac. Alt 0241,

002but to be 100% honest, it doesn't bother me that I >> Well, it just should be, you know, >> that's all. >> Yeah. No, >> any other >> just under um E on the second page. >> It says CBNA joint board meeting. You have to see them together separation. >> Yeah. And under surplus on F, that's the only one that has a little dash to it. The other ones don't >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes for May 20th. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? public comments more north. Stop me if someone said this before, but I was thinking about the modulars. Can are the modular set can one of them be moved by any chance? Just curious if they're, you know

003what I mean? I I would typically modular can be shuffled around. So, uh, have we ever considered fencing the modulars? So, if we're someone said it, you're not. Everybody's nodding. Yes. So, right back here, rolling gate at one end, rolling gate at the other end to close off traffic. Put one modular behind the other. Fence them, lock them in. But the ground would have to be level and uh you know we'd have to be able to move on to it. But just thinking outside the box trying to get something happening because it's a safety concern. It's not going away. No matter who we put out there, it's still a safety concern. So maybe we could start thinking outside of the box a little bit on it and uh shuffle them around and do something. That's

004all I got. Thank you. Julie Summer. I wanted to just say out loud again that I think it's troubling to publicly dismiss community input and uh prevent that dialogue and just kind of look over the communications that are sent to the board having sent some myself. Um not as recently but I want to I know there was a plan to at least cover the subject of the communications as previously was done. I just want to emphasize the importance of that. I also want to communicate publicly how the open dialogue and and having respect for the community members that submit comments is important for bridging the gap. I think that grace has used quite a few times um recently. So it would be great to continue to bridge the gap instead of deepen the divide. Um,

005in addition to just not just the community that speaks or submits uh, comments and emails, I think it's important to make sure that we are clear that our students, staff, faculty, and the community as a whole deserves respect. The professionalism and the work of the district staff and the administrators should be acknowledged and the dedication of our teachers and support staff deserves praise and not minimization. um having heard several times at board meetings whether I'm here or watch or listening from from home the difficulty of onboarding um as new board members I understand that would be difficult um I am curious if anybody from the board attended the New Hampshire Schoolboard Association orientation that was held on April 7th and April 9th. Um so hopefully a bit more understanding of how the board the school

006board system uh works in New Hampshire would be obtained from attending an orientation like that. Um whether new or not honestly I wasn't going to get up. This is Mr. Whitmore's fault. Many times Mr. Whitmore and I disagree, but I want to publicly thank him for thinking out of the box with the modulus. Not sure if it can or cannot be done, but um kudos that he has done so. And we can disagree publicly, so we should agree publicly. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other public comments? All right. See none, we will have the board discussion of public comments. >> I can't speak for anyone else. Um, but I'm on lots of um onboarding slashes schoolboard things slash um all the things. So, we get emails weekly on what's coming up and I sign

007up for as many as I can fit in my schedule. They have been helpful. >> Yeah, I've also done some of those trainings and mostly last year, not this year. I was new last year, but spent a significant amount of time researching and talking to Jess and uh community members. So, we are doing our best to learn and do more and our new roles. Nobody Everybody was new at some point. I've done several as well, you know, um it's not easy to do um you know, the 130 or so whatever it is options out there, okay? You know, so but the, you know, the important um the important ones of just understanding what the board's roles are, um I know I participated in a couple Um, in terms of what Greg mentioned about um, moving

008the modulars, that is not something we've actually considered. However, we're talking about fencing and gates and so forth, and we're going to get into that a little bit more in our um, facilities committee report. Um, but that is not something we have considered and it definitely ties into what we're talking about. So, really appreciate that suggestion. agenda review. Um, there's a few things the high school students that were due to visit tonight need to be scheduled. So, we're going to cut that one out for tonight. for that. Um, superintend Oh. And, uh, the June meeting um that was rescheduled through June 15, they're going to be looking at rescheduling conflicts. We cut Jeff facilities up so they can with Dave Ross here. I don't know if you want to move facilities. >> What's that? Uh

009Chris was wondering if you want to move facilities up. >> Uh yeah, we can do that in replacement of the high school. >> Oh, perfect. All right. Review of correspondence. It's confusing. Okay. Um, we got correspondence from Dwayne Franklin offering to be on the committee. We got one from here with some suggestions about classroom usage. around that we are disrespectful Any discussion about that? >> Also um puts in about an independent my >> last time. Okay. Sorry about that. I think that uh maybe we didn't address that. >> Yeah. >> Didn't you put a I'm sorry. >> That's what he said. That's the one he said, >> but it was the previous email. >> Yeah. And we can mention that um Nancy during the committee schedule >> that was also on a email from May

01022nd which was after our last meeting. >> Yeah. >> Oh yeah. >> Sorry if everybody could just speak a little bit louder. um for for at home. >> Thank you. >> Did we find out whether we can add any more microphones? >> Well, no, I don't believe we can. From what I my quick research, it looks like that won't support another microphone. >> Okay. >> Any other discussion about correspondence? >> Okay, we're on to immediate business and we're going to move So, you want to join us. >> I'll try to speak. >> Yeah, that gets picked up a little bit better on this microphone. So, at home, they said they can hear that you haven't met yet. My name is David Ross, new facilities director, maintenance guy. Um, it's been interesting three and a half

011weeks. I must apologize if I look like I'm sleepwalking. It's because I am. It's been busy. It's fast-paced and I enjoy it. I must say that the students, the school are so polite. I have never, and this is not a judgment, I'm not comparing. These kids are absolutely polite. They hold the door after you, Mr. Ross. It's something to be noted. Um, it's a reflection of the administration, the teachers, and most of all the parents. Something to be proud of. You don't see that every day. I'd like to see more of it. I think it's impressive. But anyways, um, so I'd just like to sit down and talk to you today about some of the repairs that we have done. Second day in, uh, we did a mini split install, which went quite well. Um,

012must say it took a day and a half. These people that we had in here did a great job. They they were considerate to the staff and and the students. This was done during a school day. It's impressive. Uh they took one side of the hall and allowed traffic to flow. We had a crane in the parking lot that we had in and out. Got the condenser off the roof out and everything worked out great. We had air conditioning. Those two rooms were cold the same day while they were still here. It worked out great. So we had a lot of help too from the IT department because uh in their hub room there had to be some components that need to be removed but we didn't want to put everything offline. So what they

013did and a lot of help from the gentleman from the pen house IT gentleman >> I'm sorry >> there's oh okay >> I'm terrible with names because I met a thousand people this week. Um but yes and John as well they did a great job. They relocated each component in the library right behind me. Got everything back online so nothing was lost. We could continue the school day school day. It went well. Everybody contributed. Everybody did their part and that project is complete. Done. Including the penetration in the roof that got sealed. Um and still not voiding the warranty was done by manufacturer specs. It's done correct. Did the roofer the original roofer do that? >> He did. Yeah. So, it was another company that purchased the warranty. I've done a lot of digging on

014this. Um, but the the people who purchased the warranty contacted them and sent them to do the repair. They also asked if we do any future repairs, but this is something we can bring up in the facilities committee um that they be on site when that happens next time, but that's for us to worry about later if we have any more installs. That went great. So, that's up running. Done. Any questions? >> No, that's great. Um, who was the contractor again? I think I remember, but >> yes, >> they did a great job. >> Very happy with their services. They were polite. They were great to work with. Love to have them back. Love to have them back at least to bid on our project. >> That's why I asked because that'll stick in my

015head now. So, for the next time. >> Done a lot of these installs. These guys did a great job. Very pleased. Any questions before I jump into my list. So, I put together a small list today of some of the immediate concerns that I had as far as repairs. I'd like to just go down that list and then if you have any questions afterwards, uh there's a bunch of stuff that I covered that really bothered me. Um, the water bottle filler in this hallway. I don't know if you've ever seen it, how it's all smashed, out of order, locked. So, I was able to order a part of Grin just real quick. I don't even think we get $99 into it. I rebuilt the entire thing, cleaned out the drain, had put in a brand

016new bottle filler filter. That thing runs great. The kids no longer have to go downstairs to fill their water bottles or use the bowl. They're all lined up to use it the second I was done. It's pretty comfortable. So, that was something that made me very happy. The outside deck um that goes to the oil tank where the gentleman has to literally walk up on the deck to fill the oil tank had holes in it. You could lose your leg down and hurt yourself pretty bad. I just did a quick patch. I'm not proud of it, but that's all we did for now. I think I got a budget and look into a full replacement of that deck, but that's all been repaired. It's now safe for the kids to, you know, it's a shady

017spot. Kids like to hang out. Let's make it safe. So, that was done. Um, playground inspection. I decided, this this always bothered me. This is one of the biggest liability the school has is that playground. I did a quick inspection. I decided to grab a ladder. Check the swing chains. The top clevis, the double clevis that holds the swing chains. The screws were backed out. There's probably two threads left holding those screws in. I'm watching these kids swing 15 feet up in the air. So, I went through each one of them, tightened them all, and I've been checking them weekly now. This is not a month. This is I see it again. I'm going to undo it. I have some special Loctite at home that I use on vehicles when I work in pls Loctite.

018You're not going to get those bolts off after that, but I'm keeping close tabs on that skin. Anyways, that's now safe. Portable ramps had a bunch of deck boards loose. The handrailing complete sections of handrails were loose. I went through, screwed them all. They're all tight. Everything's safe. We're good there. paving project, little paving project that we have on the side. They're portables. I was asking to take a look at I have two estimates. I'm waiting on a third, but let me tell you, I've been hounding on them. They're all busy doing parking lots and driveways and whatnot. I have one more scheduled for this week. I'll have those three estimates hopefully by next week. Awesome. Uh, repaired several calf tables. Kids are sitting on calf tables. The tables were to fall off. Repaired the

019light the outside light timers. If you ever notice when you walk in the building all the lights are on middle of daytime. Well, I figured out there's three timers. One on each side of the building. Probably a fourth, but I haven't found out yet. They're in classrooms. not in the electric rooms. They're in the classroom. So, I was able to resell. I come in in the morning now and they're off. Should come in at midnight. Make sure they're still on with that. Come um several exterior doors. The exterior doors when it's We had one day of 95 maybe. Correct me if I'm wrong. The doors swell. You know, they're metal. They expand and they all hit and rub. It's a simple hinge adjustment. Sometimes the door is going to be bent. Um, I took care

020of all of those. Although, and then it got cool right away. So, I wait till the next hot day. We'll double check the exterior doors. You don't want an exterior door that's not closing. Anybody can gain access to the school. Again, safety issue, something that bothers me. That I believe is taken care of, but we'll find out more when it's 98 degrees. >> So, we'll get there. Uh, light switches, outlets, locker room that's been out for two years, full took me 15 minutes. Those are all taken care of. Also, did all this without calling any contractors, all with these two things. It's It's been It's been fun. It's been busy. It's been good. I love it. This was a perfect joke for me. >> The well, you had the well fixed. >> Oh, yes. >>

021So, yesterday the gentleman came down to show me how to change the filters in the well room. Real simple procedure. Shut the well pumps off, change the filters, put the well pumps back on. When he put well pump back on, well pump one, which is the main, he blew a fitting. Uh, so all the piping in that room is galvanized, which is alarming to me because we all know that galvaniz corrods, right? Not supposed to rust, but it does. Corrods. Supposed to be brass. So he came in last night while I was at home having dinner. I got a text. Hey, it's all fixed. Wow, that's great. He replaced it with a brass spud 3 in. Took him probably an hour, whatever. He did it after hours. didn't didn't uh didn't put any strain on

022our water during the day. So, it's good that and we're all back up and running. But another thing I want to look at is possibly changing all that conduit. Sorry, all those fittings, change them all. It's going to be expensive. >> It's really humid. >> It is. And we have a dehumidifier running in there. Take out some of the humidity. >> It's kind of outside, so it takes in all that moisture. um should not be it should be all brass and it's going to be expensive. It's something we gota we got to look at. We got a budget for it and we'll go from there. >> Yep. We're going to do that. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> That's all I got. I might have missed a few. >> You missed the toilet. >> There

023was a toilet. >> Toilet wasn't preapproved. >> No, it was not. So there was a toilet that kept overflowing. It kept it wouldn't flush. It was a mess, right? So I kept sent the snake down. I couldn't get it. Couldn't figure it out. Well, we figured it out. I bought a brand new toilet. It was cheaper to just buy a brand new toilet, assemble it in my office. New seat, all new components. Was $99 on sale. Everything done. Installed it. I put the new wax ring. And when I looked at when I removed the old toilet, the tank wasn't even connected. The toilet wasn't even connected. >> The wax ring looks like somebody in the past removed it, put it back on, and slid it. The wax ring wasn't even attached. So, I scraped it

024all. It works perfect. You should have seen the little kiddos lined up at the door. They used a brand new toilet. Great new car smell. It was great. I might have missed a few others, but we're moving forward. I feel like we're going good someday. >> We're really appreciate it. All your hard work. >> Super happy to have you here. Very happy. >> Well, you're busy. >> Fast pace. I really enjoy it. I really This was a good trip. >> Dave, I want to thank you publicly, too. His first week here, he arrived on a Monday. Tricky Trey was Thursday and Friday. >> And Dave's like, "Hi." and we're like, "We need the math put down on that gym. We need" and he was like, "Okay, you know, and just did it." So again, first

025week in, few days in, and that's not a small thing. >> I enjoyed it. I contributed. >> I didn't win anything, but you know what? >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you again for having me. I appreciate it. Do you want to stick around for a minute just to be part of this conversation about facilities? >> Y will. Awesome. >> Okay. Thank you. >> After that, >> you can stay right there. >> Oh, okay. Great. >> That way uh we can hear you questions for you. Um so for facilities we uh Ed and I met with um the fire chief Matthew this morning um and talked to him about the gates fencing situation and trying to figure out what it is that he wants in terms of what has been promised to him in

026the past. Um, and the driveway to the fire pond and apparently in the original plans for this building, there's supposed to be a dry hydrar system, it's pretty adamant about having um access to a hydrant. there. So, um, in terms of the fencing, you know, he really doesn't like, uh, the gates or the fencing, but he's willing to grant us that project, um, if we're willing to start making steps forward towards putting in that driveway and installing a hydrant and helping. He's willing to help with permitting of that project. >> Okay. So, help me out real quick. Dry hydrant. Yeah. So pulling out of that pond >> so that even during the winter time, it's basically a frostfree thing that they can hook up to and pull out of that. >> So it's just something

027piped in. >> It's piped in that goes down into the water. There's a catch on the bottom, you know, to keep from sucking up things. And you see them, especially near rivers or lakes where you see the red pipes coming up. Okay, that that is the direct connect for their pumper truck so that they have access to that pond even when it's frozen over. >> So get quotes. >> Yeah, it's it's not a small project. Okay. So, we'll talk about it and it's uh it's got some length on time to get permitting and stuff. >> Okay. >> Um >> I'm familiar with it, >> but it directly ties into our conversation about the the fencing and gate and all that. Um after some more research about uh and site visits that Jess had um the

028modulars are supposed to be fully encapsulated with the fencing for all of the exits. So the solution that we've proposed and approved to this point doesn't meet that requirement. >> It's a tough layout. >> It is. So, so that's why Greg's suggestion tonight may, you know, kind of change our thinking on how we do this. But if we left them the way they are, that $15,000 project would probably turn into about 25. If we were to go off the back of that um instead of that little piece that goes in between the building and the first modular, >> we would have to go all the way around that because those two exits face the street. um and then tie it to the gate and then probably have to go behind that other building, the uh

029pump house building and go all the way to the other module around the back side of that and connecting the back of that which still to me doesn't really solve the problem because now the access from the other side is still open. So, I'm, you know, reconsidering um the solution that we've already approved because I think we need to before we go and spend $15,000 we've already approved, think about this layout and how we can make this, you know, safety being the number one priority and not waste $15,000 just to get to the gates. >> There's a lot of moving parts for that. I think we should sit down and seriously think this through. >> Yeah, >> definitely walk it. >> Yeah. And and the other the other part of it too is the fact

030that you haven't been part of any of those conversations um about the gates and the fencing and what are we getting. So >> it happened before you got here, >> right? Well, so I, you know, I I think we need to, as you know, I'd like for the board to consider um rescending that approval for the gates until we have more information. How we do have approval now based on our meeting this morning with the fire chief. We do have approval, but I think that we need to reook at this in terms of how we're going to actually execute it and it's kind of a conditional approval. It comes with some conditions. >> Yeah. >> And meeting those conditions has to do with the pump and access to it in the dry hydrant. So, there's

031a lot of moving parts that we don't have answers to. We don't want to just willy-nilly spend $15,000 and then actually throw it away and start all over again, >> you know? So I think >> or also be held to spending4 $50,000 on the install of this dry >> hydrant. A lot of time to put in the driveway and do all the permitting and install that hydrant. I I think we're going to be in that $40,000 range. >> Would it be worth it to have an engineer or an architect come in and design something to today's codes and just work with us on >> something? Yeah, at some point >> I think I think we should pick this back up at our next facility because I have a bunch of ideas. >> Um, but I

032would >> for tonight I know we approved the surplus to approve that um project, but I'd like to hold off on that. >> So it would have to be then probably put into budget because it would happen in time. Yeah, use surplus. >> We can put it into our CIP fall >> we also have retainage. >> Um I just think for now >> so >> yeah. >> So I'll make a motion to resend the approval of the uh de fence project. Please approve the philosophy. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> I'm sorry. >> Missy. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? >> Can this affect the paving? I don't know if this will affect the paving. >> It's not prior to I think we we'd still like to move

033forward. Perfect. Is that it for Mr. Ross? >> Yeah, I think that that was it. We have a lot of things we talked about that we've got a tight spot. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Thank you, Dave. >> Thank you. Thank you for having >> Mr. We'll move on to >> NHSBA resolutions. >> Um, so the board had requested that I put together some direct rough drafts of language around um creating a resolution to propose to the New Man Hampshire School Board Association around um actively supporting legislation that fully funds special education costs that the federal government promised to pay for. So, in there there's just it's just a sentence. Uh I figured you guys couldn't build from there. It at least gave you a starting point to um submit language for a proposal

034if you would like to do so. So, uh the statement is that New Hampshire School Board Association will actively support legislation that fully funds special education costs in the state of New Hampshire and IDEA federally. This is consistent with the uh promise Congress made when the creation of IEA occurred in 1975 and signed into law by President Gerald Ford. >> I've read several of these resolutions from the past and they're all pretty much the same amount of words. So, I I like it. I read it earlier. I think it's a great one. >> Short and sweet. >> Yeah, that's I think that that's more effective, right? >> Yeah. So, if this is something that the board wants to pursue, um I would you have to submit it yourself. I can send you the link. >>

035I have it. >> Um but you would just go ahead and submit. But you guys do have to vote on the language you want to submit. If you do want to submit anything, >> does anyone want to change any of the language or do we want to adopt this as is? >> I thought it was good. >> Yeah, >> I loved it. All right. Um, I'll make a motion to approve the um HSPA resolution as drafted. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? >> I'll submit that in. >> Okay. All right. Great. Just don't we in the fall before that meeting we get all the >> Yes. >> ones that are submitted and we as a board have to >> correct on that. >> Yep. And then they

036go to the bigger committee the resolution committee who end up deciding which resolutions are >> based on the representative votes. Are there any other resolutions that anyone else's? We're on to modulars. >> Well, I think we we have a lot of the conversation. Um, but I did prepare uh kind of a a written um summary of the things that I look into. You know, I broke it out by what the reported problem is and really both ways to consider regarding safety of students walking between modelers and when they're out there during class times. So, there's not the same level of security that we have as this building. Yes, they have locked doors, but they don't have the same level of security that this building has. And they don't have any access to water, which is

037a safety concern in itself because they don't have sprinklers out there. Um, so that is something that I strongly feel that we need to also address. I, you know, I resonate with that sentiment has been brought forward. I provided a lot of background information that provided some of the history uh provided some of the uh security and safety assessments that have been done in the last couple years. The I provided some of the state regulations regarding uh minimum standards for safety for rooms uh for capacity. I provided some additional information regarding square footage of that. I had Mr. Ross go out and measure the modulars. Um, and he they are 750 square ft a piece for each classroom that's in there. And then had him take measurements of the world culture space, the occupational therapy

038room. Uh, we didn't measure I know there was some question brought up of the little rooms that are right off the entrance of the building, but they're so small. I mean, they're smaller than our occupational therapy room, which is 325 square feet. So, we just we would not be able to put students in those rooms. Um, quite frankly, they don't even meet the current code of what's required for special education service square feet. Um, so, but it's we can only do what we can do within our building. Um, I did list some options for consideration by the board. Um, we could maintain status quo and do nothing, which I don't necessarily recommend. We could increase supervision by requiring an educator to walk students back and forth uh instead of the buddy system. Uh, we could

039hire a specific person to be a full-time like hall monitor. We uh have found a way to move second we can get second grade out of the mods for next year at a minimum. We can at least do that. Uh we have found a way to make that work for next year so that only third grade would be out in the mods. Uh we could build a security fence around the modulars in order to improve overall security which really would be in the best interest. Um and now you know we hadn't even thought about moving the modular so that's a that's another kind of caveat to throw in here as well. um we could move fourth or fifth grade out of the modulars. However, again, this doesn't solve or into the modules, but it doesn't

040solve the problem around safety and security that is ultimately the main concern of having kiddos out there. So, there's I think there's it's a little bit more complex than I think initially thought. Um, and I I think it's going to take a little bit more intentional effort and review and walk through and really go out and try to problem solve some of this stuff uh before we really propose a final solution to the modular issue because I think it's a little bit bigger than originally thought. >> Yeah. No, I I agree. That's part of Greg had mentioned also you did as well is that it's a student safety issue regardless of who's out there. So, um we really need a better solution that it's not just who's going out there, it's how do we make

041it safer at this point. Um, getting everyone in the building I think is our goal, but I don't we have to figure out if that's possible. Something that I forgot to mention about our meeting this morning with the fire chief was that he also said that there was a I think called FP I think I told you. >> Yeah, we looked there. So, we looked through all our reports. It actually there was never any square footage put in there. Yeah, we we combed through everything like twice, three times over and there's nothing in there. So, I think there was I think that was the intention to do it. I just don't think it ever got done. >> He he made it seem like they wouldn't have been able to do that project without >> So,

042>> unless there's a report that we're not >> I don't I look through Mr. Reed did I did we looked through everything that we had. We came up with the fire the safety the life safety uh report that was done that's done every year. Uh I don't know >> the emergency procedures plan the homeland security assessment like you went through every like safety and code assessment that we have and we could find nothing was working. >> So what about the um I thought that we did find or talking about the HVAC problem did we find? >> Yep. Yep. And I'm going to sh I have that ready to go to share with Mr. Ross. Um and he can likely calculate those rooms. It's just going to take him a sign of time >> because he

043has to go through. Yeah, he's working on it. So, >> he's actively working on that. Um he's already gone and done some measurements uh within some of the classrooms that I asked him because I needed it for this. So, I needed like immediate information. So, he did go and get me that. Um, but he is he's got the blueprints and he's going to be able to kind of, you know, measure across the grid to actually find the square footage that's on the blueprint. It just doesn't break out what each room is. >> So, you take off, >> the floor plan take off, figure out what the square footages of each individual, that's what he's going to try to do. >> Sure. I don't know what it's called, but yeah, he so the blueprints outline like

044the um like the perimeter footage and so he he just has to take the time to like measure out and take a ruler and literally measure out. >> It's all scale, right? So, and it do it's doable. It's just going to take time. >> That's all. >> I I don't know if I mean that is definitely something that um I have a lot of experience doing >> that for 20 years. >> Okay. Um, that's how we do all our takeoffs for my business. Um, you know, so if you >> I'm sure you would welcome >> if you would like me to help then all I need is the electronic file and I'll be able to take it from there. >> I pro I wouldn't be comfortable sharing that uh electronically. >> If you can print

045a copy that I can have >> that I might be willing to do if you return the copy to us to be sure. >> I will do that because I'm going to want to give it to you with all the measurements on it. >> Perfect. And then you'll have a hard copy that you can do whatever you want with. >> Right. I'll connect with the two of us connect. Okay. >> I'm more than happy to help with that. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> And then from there once we have that fire will help. >> Beautiful. >> Okay. Great. Is it appropriate to ask where you're going to put the second grade class where you're thinking? >> It'll be on the first floor near the other second grade classrooms. Right. you know, we try to keep

046our grades together. So, and I know the year you the one year you were on the other side away from your team, but it's not that it's hard that's hard to be away from a team. So, yeah. >> No, but so it's not that back corner. >> No, not the cafeteria corner room. Yeah. >> I was next to the music room once and I was next to And I was in that room. >> Music room being next to was quieter than that back room. >> I bet it was. >> What is that? What is that room? It's where the math and language arts um specialists meet with kids. We talked about it. It's the one down by the lunch. >> Yeah, it is. I swear, >> which is not ideal either, but it is the

047kids are seeking. Yeah, there's no there's no idea. >> So that would be vacant, correct? To my knowledge, >> we don't know yet. Yeah, we just had to sit down and look at what Yeah, because right now we have everything office space-wise where we need it to be, but it's not to say someone wants a bigger office space >> or more room to work with students. >> Well, we did talk about do we so we've talked about other alternatives of do we move um somebody out there into that space that's like uh intervention or a service or some of those kinds of things. Do we have the ability to move that out there? And if we move them out there, is it worth moving them because the size of the room that they're in now

048is significantly smaller? So, we wouldn't get much benefit out of emptying a small space that's 300 square feet. Like, there's got to be a benefit to making that. >> So, because there's only so many things you can actually put in 300. >> Yeah. I mean, we we looked at that. Those rooms when you first walk into the right on my wedding so >> narrow by the time you get in there and any kind of activity stuff going on I don't see that. Um, so there's we've got um things may still shift because if we end up going in a different direction, it may have a trickle down effect of what we can or are able to move out there or move back in. So it's really going to depend on some of the conclusions. >>

049Yeah. Well, having one of those spaces open, I think it open >> something, right? haven't got that yet. >> Well, yeah, we appreciate those efforts and we're moving in the right direction. >> And in terms of Yeah, the safety aspect of it, I think I think we'll talk a lot more about those options. >> Yeah, it's not just one safety issue. There's several safety issues. >> It would be great if you can have a solution for all. >> Oh yeah. >> Immediately >> that would be great. >> Yeah. >> But I you know I think just to me just to mention to be clear we are working on it. >> Okay. And it is a priority and it's just going to take us a little extra time more than we thought because of a couple

050of hurdles that were just thrown into us. But uh you know on the facilities committee we're committed to trying to find a better solution for those modulars in the school. >> Awesome. If there's no further discussion about that move on to transportation request. >> All right. So, um, in the drive there was a request, uh, for providing transportation to the Concord High School freshman orientation. This is something that we've done in the past. Um, they're separated by two different weeks. There's two different orientation weeks, July 20th through the 23rd and then July 27th through the 30th. Um, there's a cost associated with that. So, hoping to get approval from the board. Um, Amy was able to give us rates today for that. So the daily rate for these two sessions is uh roughly $56. So

051weekly is around $2,000 and then the total cost is just over $4,000. >> Where does that usually get funded? >> Uh the transportation line >> and is there money there to pay for that currently? We didn't include that in the I don't believe we included that piece in the contracted rate for next summer or for this coming summer. So, uh we would have to basically overspend the light if they came to overspending that line. But we we have a reduction in the bus. So, there likely is there's likely funds for that because you guys reduced the high school bus. So, you reduced a cost of roughly 85 to $90,000. So they budget specifically for the summer session but they will be costing part of that in that line. >> And this is a freshman >>

052correct places. >> I'll make a motion to approve the transportation request. Second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> Any opposite people. So, just help me out if I'm not saying this correctly, but pretty much the discussion was just about superintendent evaluations. >> Yes. >> And um schools are still at various stages of what they've ready to do. Um we will be doing just as some of this this summer. Um But there was also talk about um making them wasn't that like more concise in one of those tools too or did I >> I think it was Yeah, there was discussion around making sure we all follow the same process. Um both both Jack and I our evaluations are based on goal setting. So that's at least in common, right? >> But

053I think um like my my goal setting looks different than Jack's. So making trying to move to a point where the structure looks the same and the format looks the same so that it's a more consistent and um vendor process and those um reviews will go to the executive board to so there'll be a due date not for this year because again schools are still at different places but hopefully for next year they will be um due to the executive board in June for as well. >> Okay. So, speaking of our review, is that um is that something that we were going to do at our summer session? Okay. >> I believe so. >> Originally had talked about that. We knew whatever, but that was I think that was the thought discussed. >> Okay. So

054in terms of organization of that there's no um so I prepared a document that basically made it easy to kind of measure my goals and I provided a summary of my work toward the goals and toward the benchmarks that I had created and then um I presented that in public And then in non-public the board discussed my evaluation and my progress toward those goals and then out of uh out of nonpublic session they gave me like a measure of accuracy. >> Yeah. So if you could share that with us and I think I mean it be my preference to kind of you know maybe add some stuff you know change some stuff so that just because I appreciate the you know you preparing but really it should be us creating something that we want to

055measure by and it's it is based on your goals which that was agreed upon but um Yeah, because you guys the board approved my goals back in the fall, >> right? >> And then you the evaluation would be am I meeting? No, >> absolutely. >> So it sounds like what you're thinking of is that >> another year from now that Jess would still present her bowls, but you're thinking that school board should have some bowls as well. >> No, I was just because you could share that right away. >> Yeah. And and then we could, you know, in preparation of that meeting in July, you know, maybe we could add a couple notes to it. >> Yeah. Share that ahead of time. >> So if we can get because that was coming right up. So

056if we could get that as soon as possible. >> And it's true. You guys did provide feedback and I added goals that the board wanted to see in there. So the board did kind of input on the goals that I was working on because you you guys were able to provide that >> and then at that session we're planning on creating goals for the board and then also evaluating the goals for best. >> Yeah. Yeah. So when I made my goals, I made them for three year terms unless it's aligned with my contract. >> So this is the first year of those goals. So there's some goals that won't be completed until year two. There's some goals that won't be completed till three. So you'll you'll remember when I share it with you >> how

057that all went. And then um I just changed the format of it so it was easy to read and follow. So you could either check mark it or you can make comments. I made it more easily readable. >> Okay. No, I universally designed it to meet the needs of all learners. >> And then you have another meeting. >> Yes. >> Uh Somerset, we can schedule that at our next meeting. Usually we take the month of July off so we can schedule our next session, our summer work session for >> another regular exe. We'll have one next week >> yes I have it for August 12th. Oh, for exec board. >> Yes. >> So, you're talking for summer work like summer retreat for this board? >> No, for exact take pretty much July off. >> Um,

058so how do we want to handle that in terms of scheduling our summer session? >> You're saying next time. >> Okay. And just prepare summer calendars. >> Okay. >> All right. Principal report. >> Thanks, Kenan. Um, principal's report covers May 7th through June 3rd. It's obviously been a busy and productive month at Deerfield Community School between May and June. I make May, June one word. That's May, June. May, June. Now it's just June. Uh so we wrapped up a successful book fair. Um and on Saturday, May 9th, Mrs. Davis and Mr. Chong accompanied a group of students to the Southeast District Music Festival. It was at the Cooperative Middle School in Stratam. Thank you to both of them for providing this wonderful opportunity. Congratulations to our band and chorus students in band. Elizabeth, Paige, Helen,

059and Liam attended. Those are seventh and eighth graders. And in chorus, Leah, Arya, and Natalie attended also seventh and eighth graders. Ara is seventh grade. Yeah, she's sixth grade. Seventh, seventh grade. >> She might be sixth grade. >> Sixth grade. Yep. Throughout uh the month of May, Mrs. McConnell and our middle school man uh case manager attended uh Cobra Northwood Academy. Uh they attended some um transition meetings for our students receiving uh special education services. Um I think I've mentioned I mentioned this at the last meeting as well. We do the same thing at Congress and they go and meet the special education team over there and uh the the parents the parents and guardians and the student are involved. um students get to meet who their case manager will be when they're over there,

060what kind of support services they need, what's their interest, that type of thing. So, it's been a nice system that we've had here uh for a couple of years, several years, as long as I've been here >> um probably beyond. And so, thank you um to them for for supporting our students in that role. Um in addition, our tier one, two, and three teams continue to meet after school as well as our literacy planning team. Uh we're we're refining our goals. We're looking at student data. for establishing priorities for 2026 2027. Um during the month of May, our students had a number of opportunities. Uh sixth grade went to Mara Vista. That's an education program. It's an overnight um an overnight field trip. Uh fourth first through fourth grade had their spring concert. Our fifth

061graders did took their traditional trip to Boston. Um fourth graders visited another tradition, the New Hampshire State House and the New Hampshire History Museum. Our kindergarteners welcomed the wildlife encounters. Wildlife Encounters comes here for them and >> Oh, it's all the things. Snakes and >> Alligator and turtles and >> spiders. >> Yeah. >> All the things. They love it. They absolutely love it. They talk about it for days and days. Uh and our third grade also took a field trip over to Bear Brook State Park. Um and our second graders went to Seco Science Center. and our first graders traveled to Portsouth uh just this past Friday to see pout pout fish fish at the Portsmith Music Hall. Uh May 14th, uh staff and administration helped members of Focus prepare the gymnasium for the annual

062Tricky Tray. Um many staff members attended Tricky Tray and enjoyed the festivities. Some were lucky enough to win baskets. Uh definitely thank you to all the families who contributed to the themed classroom baskets. Every year, every classroom does a themed basket. Uh some years it's, you know, a beach theme. in that class. Everything the the families will donate and they'll build a beautiful basket to every So, we thank everyone who supported this year's turkey tray, which continues to be a wonderful community tradition and we always look forward to hosting it at our school each year. >> It was impressive. >> It's cool, isn't it? >> It was impressive. We brought in 10,000. >> Wow, Nancy, that's great. >> That's amazing. >> The record year was the year we had a car. >> They talk about

063that all the time. And the tickets were still just >> uh Focus has always helped our PE teachers with the skateboarding unit which um was wrapped up on May 15th. It's just one of the favorite units with our students. Um and uh and our new PE teacher this year thoroughly enjoyed that uh program for sure. We had our teacher staff and staff appreciation week the week of May 18th which was a little later than the traditional teacher appreciation but as always our PTO and the broader school community went above and beyond recognized our and celebrated our staff. We had a kickoff coffee cart with themed activities throughout the week. Um we definitely felt supported and appreciated, grateful for the generosity and thoughtfulness of our families and community members. Um, back to band and chorus, we

064had our spring concert on May 19th for our uh, fifth through 8th graders. Um, Mrs. Davis and Mr. Trong shared surveys with families to gather feedback after each concert uh, as they're always looking to strengthen their music program. So, they asked uh, it was a simple super simple uh, survey and they've been gathering information about how can we make it better? Did you enjoy the split? Uh this year the the the spring concert for middle school and fifth through eighth grade was on that wicked wicked wicked wicked hot night. The night that Dave was talking about with the doors were sticking and so they last minute decided to bring um chorus in or band in first banded first and then they then chorus came in a little bit later. So we had never done that.

065We usually do that for first fourth fourth grade. So they've uh reached out to the community for feedback on that to see if they liked it. Um, fifth graders are still participating in Starbase. Uh, that starts at the beginning of May and will go through all the way through the middle of June. Starbase is located in Peenrook. If you've never It's a Department of Defense program that um they they give the kids a STEM experience which is uh science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. And it's just amazing. Our kids learn so much there and they talk about it for years to come. Um, on May 21st, we had our final mentor mentee uh meeting of the year. Um, thank you to all of our mentors for supporting our new staff members. And Mrs. Davis was our

066ME is our mentor program facilitator. So, she does a wonderful job uh supporting our newest staff members through the year. On May 27th, we had our uh final SAU leadership breakfast held at the common man in conquered which was lovely. We said goodbye to a few uh fellow colleagues and uh looking forward to meeting some new colleagues in in during the summertime during our summer retreat. Um the past few uh PD Wednesdays, professional development Wednesday Wednesdays has been dedicated to student placement. Uh teachers will plan their class kit or planning class placements for 20 26 2027. Sorry, there's a typo there. Ew. Um and uh they um we will we always print who the next year's teacher will be on the habits of learning section of the report card. So that will be um available

067on the last day of school. May 28th, Mrs. Swanson hosted anformational meeting for parents and guardians about the upcoming upcoming New York City trip. Um, we also held our annual arts and rental night and band info night to support students and families as they prepare for next year's music program. Um, I'd like to give a shout out to the eighth graders who perfor an eighth grader who performed this past weekend at the New Hampshire Phil Harmonic. Uh, this was a message from Mrs. Davis. Elizabeth um H who is an eighth grader was invited to play with the New Hampshire Phil Harmonics closeout concert for the year. She pushed herself to grow as a flutist. Has been a textbook example of perseverance and dedication. Being invited to play along with them alone is a great honor.

068But to hear her hard work live was evidence of her immense opportunity and her dedication. Join me in congratulating Elizabeth on this well-deserved recognition. We are very proud of her. How cool is it that she represented our school community with such passion and excellence? I have goosebumps. Mr. Grief attended. >> It was awesome. >> Yeah. >> Mrs. Davis sent some videos. I just seeing one of our students on that stage with those professionals was just really awesome. Really a tribute to the music program for sure. And uh just some upcoming busy month events that are happening. This Thursday is our second grade zoom. Um our our seventh and eighth graders will be going bandon students will be going to Trills and Thrills. This is a music festival. I don't know how many years ago. They

069haven't attended it for quite a few years. You just think you really So the trills part of it is a it's a New Hampshirewide event. The trills part is um the singing and the music part of it and then the thrills part of it is Canopy Lake Park. So they will um they've been fundraising and they're they'll be attending that. Um this Friday we also have our kindergarten kickoff this Friday where we invite our newest um kindergarteners, the rising kindergarters to come for the morning. Um, and we uh the the teachers take the kindergarteners to the classrooms and do some activities with them. And uh several staff members stay and tell parents and guardians about this the things that we have here at our school and we give them a tour as well. Our eighth

070graders are heading off to New York City. Hard to believe on June next weekend. Next week June 10th through the 12th. Um our semiformal dance for eighth graders is the 16th and our graduation for the eighth graders is the 18th. >> Um 17th >> 17th. Sorry. Thank you. Thank I think observing eighth grade 17. Yep. Uh we enter the final weeks of school. We look forward to celebrating our students accomplishments and finishing the year strong. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Um so after uh some research and policies um we Jess and I have determined that it is our ability to choose the members of the rather committee rather than um just very basis. That's something that the board is willing to consider. Um I just for me I think it would be better to

071have more diversity on the committee rather than typically you know we look at the committees that have been formed typically in town the same people volunteer. Um, so I would like to have some diversity of opinion and I propose that we have some sort of application process for it where we ask some baseline questions about, you know, why they're interested in the committee. Um, what what experience they have that would help serve this committee. um things like that where it and then we take it back and determine who it is that we would like to be on that committee. So that >> because I I don't know I the last time I checked with Jess there were only four people that had signed up which I was really surprised. >> There's a couple more. >>

072Okay. Well, so when I first like seven or eight >> Okay. So when I first proposed this I was like oh that committee is going to be full tomorrow. So I was like, you know, that that only gives, you know, people that were watching the meeting that night the opportunity to sign up rather than, you know, finally maybe not necessarily the best people for the job, but give us, you know, more options. Um especially if we're limiting it to 10 people, which obviously huge, but um that was just my thought behind it. And I really thought that committee was going to be full like the next day, but apparently it was still not. But >> well, we haven't promoted it because of the conversation we had. I didn't want to falsely give that image that,

073you know, it was first come first sering it. So, um I didn't actively promote it. I got your blur, but I was hesitant to share it. Right. >> If the board changes its mind on wanting to application process, we'll have to adjust the language that goes out and then we can promote it. Um I just want to be misleading. >> Yeah. No, I appreciate that. >> So the only way it has been promoted so far is for people who have watched the meeting >> that day that night. So after that morning, that night I had requests. So um and that's you know you stuck with first serve. It was only those people who watched the meeting that got >> and I've got some other requests from people that um heard about it but didn't email

074Jess as well and um but I told them because we haven't decided on anything. I said email the superintendent. I don't know if they have or not but >> so I I understand the wanting to have diversity. Um I'm not sure if I agree with an application process for it. Maybe to eliminate the first come first serve. Oh, not eliminate the first come first serve but maybe say we are not entertaining people for sign up on this committee until it has been promoted either through the gazette or the other little paper that goes out or it's posted online or something. So like people watching the meeting, great they watched it but it they don't have the opportunity like as I watched it you know it's like signing up for concert tickets stay up till midnight

075to get online right away um kind of thing. So maybe wait that we will start taking members of this committee after this date is I don't know I guess to me >> well I think then then we would have to see how many um sign up for it and so we I don't I don't know if we >> we said we were going to cap it at 10 we already had 80. >> Yeah. So if we put it out on more media, >> we're only accepting two more. >> What if we um so I did make some I made a correspondence for Facebook, for the bridge, for the gazette, um the website it um and so I'll adjust those based on however we decided tonight. But what if we just um ask a simple question

076like why do you want to participate as opposed to like an application? like I mean an application seems a little stringent but like just say like what why are you most interested about join about joining the committee and give us like a couple of sentences you know or if you have any experience about it like just a couple of quick questions but like not an actual application >> yeah I I mean application just like >> and then we can give it a date and we can cut off and say after this date we'll make some decisions as far as like who we're going to select we're going to select this many we'll kind of lay it out that Yeah, I mean it sounds pretty similar to what I propose other than >> I guess so.

077I just, you know, an application seems kind of official and scary to me. So, >> I'd be like, I'm out. >> But correspondence with questions. >> Yeah. >> Put like three questions together or something like that. I think that's fair. >> Yeah. You know, because if we're going to be picking, we need to get some sort of information from those people who are applying. >> Yeah. >> Who they are and why they want to be on the on the board. I mean, on that like >> Yeah. >> I think that this is going to be a lot more involved than >> Yeah. >> So, that's why I think >> time commitment. >> Yeah. It's more of a commitment. And if we're if we're tapping it at 10 people, we need the people that are really

078committed to being involved in it and not just necessarily the first ones to sign up. >> Yeah. >> And I can reach out to if that's the way you decide to go, I can reach out to the people who have already emailed me and get the questions from them that you decide on. So I can proactively reach out to that because they've already put their names in. So I'll just reach out and say, "Hey, here's two questions that we would like you to respond to." Yeah. >> Have you responded back to them at all or you just >> I have let them know that I received their request and they've been added. >> Okay. >> Think in the future though that we maybe need to think about setting a date that you don't even send

079anything to Jess or anybody until a certain date. let us advertise it first and then have a backup plan of something more people sign up than people would. But I but again I mean it's like I get it that people who watched it or were here. >> Well, I wasn't sure the rules around it. And I I um had a chance to go through our policies aroundations and I wanted to get legal feedback to make sure we were okay to you know pick and choose what people said saying we're not even going to entertain >> people on it until it's had a chance to go out to >> Yeah. And I think to both of your points I think we should probably create a policy around committes >> so that you know across the board

080whatever committee you get you do it the same way and then that'll also help with that because then it's not a time stamp first come first serve it's you know we're going to announce it on this date and start receiving them until this date and then we'll review them after that date >> so do you want to work out the particular of do you want the two questions? Why are you interested in an experience that would help? >> Any those two questions? >> Keep it simple. >> Okay. And then what date do you want to put a deadline for submission? >> Um so is it going to end up at this point? >> I can send it to We could get in the bridge this Friday. >> You share that with me. >> We got

081today. Um I guess considering >> Facebook I can share that directly to the two bigger town pages and then we can do the website in case there's anybody's on the website which isn't any >> you know the scam down the road too far but seeing that we have our summer break you know coming >> we're not going to ask people to have done you know submit by our next meeting, right? That's too short to notice. >> And also, there's like a lot going on the school year, so just like push it past the school. >> That's what I was thinking is like even if we said the end of July and then that way at our first >> um >> August meeting, we we would have the chance to review them all. Yeah. >> So,

082the committee won't officially be >> Yeah. because Yeah. We'll probably talk about it at that first meeting. So, I'll adjust the correspondence to you. Perfect. Yep. And then I'll get it out and then send that to Kristen Friday on the website. >> We can put on DCS website as well. And I could put on the D the Deerfield the Deerfield schools Facebook. >> Is that how you want to have it? Yeah, more places. >> Um, you got consensus. I mean, it wouldn't hurt to put that this is how you're formally going to form the committee if that's because it's different typically done before. So, it wouldn't hurt. >> I think it's fine to call. You're you're setting what the application is. applications these two questions really you're using a formal application process to select the

083committee versus >> yeah just >> okay so I'll make a motion to use an application process to form the committee second >> any discussion >> all in favor say I >> any opposed And maybe we can add that to the policy. >> I already did it. >> I already wrote it up to myself. >> Somewhere that other schools use. >> Yeah. There's a template you can at least have a starting point. >> Yeah. And then you can you can even in there like if you're going to have you can set different kinds of policies around different types of committ. >> Okay. >> All right. Next up we have high school committee. So, the high school committee, Ed and I met with Jess uh prior to our last meeting and I think at the last meeting

084we talked about um our Yeah. So, we we've talked about, you know, high school tuition rates um and getting the concrete high school rates for 2728 and looking into um contract negotiations for all three schools. >> Yeah. And in the goal of having longer term contracts, I think we talked about that last >> longer contract. Yeah, we we were just >> Yeah, we were talking about expanding high school choice um and those options. >> Yeah. And so the I guess the biggest thing um that we had talked about just did some um research for us on top off models and how that all works. Um the high school committee would like to recommend um sticking with the three high schools that we currently have and continuing to pay full tuition for those three schools of

085record and then offering a top off model. that would be we can figure out a number um that would be towards any other school that a student chooses. So, for instance, you know, just throwing out a number, if it was say $12,000 that we were going to offer to a student for high school, they could pick it for Pinter and I don't know the number off the top of my head for Pinker in, but say it's $18,000. That student could take the $12,000 and then pay the six to go there. or Brady or >> Yeah. or any other school. That's just one that's just one example. And the the idea is that we're expanding high school choice to give students more options. And it also will help us save money by if if we're giving

086$12,000 and we're paying $18,000 to Penrook or 20,000 to CO Brown or Conquer, there's a six to $8,000 savings there. >> You would still guarantee placement at those three. So you guaranteed a fully paid for public education to those three high schools. and also offer that pop up for families that want to take advantage of those things. >> So just some we need we still have more work to do but just initial thoughts. >> I mean the the initial thought and what what we're looking at is we we know expanded high school choice there's a lot of public desire for that >> but we also need to save money as well. And so we're trying to do a couple things. We're trying to expand choice, you know, but by using the top off um agreement

087numbers. We'll be able to give expansion to to families, but we'll be able to actually um control that number, which is a big part of what we want to try to do. We want to try to control the spending and and it could uh very well be an opportunity to save money on the spend it on the high school because there's not a lot of ways we can save money but go brown conquered or pen they they set the tuition. We don't have a we don't have a choice on that one, you know. So, we're just looking at it from, you know, the perspective of being able to do and offer more options. Yet, these options could potentially save us some a pretty substantial amount of money as well. >> And still guarantee placement. >>

088And we're still guaranteeing placement under with those three schools. >> So, there is guaranteed placement. We're not going to we're not going to wreck that. And we want to be able to extend those contracts so that that is guaranteed, you know, for an extended period of time, whether it's 5 years, 10 years, we're still working on some of those, >> right? And I think it's a better model than what was talked about in the fall where setting the tuition rate at Penrook and then, you know, they would have to pay the additional to go to Kan. So it guarantees more it guarantees high school choice without paying anything additional but it gives even more options. So just it's interesting you brought up brought up top off agreements because that was something I was going to

089say about talking about at another meeting only because I was reviewing warrant articles and although that's an advisory one only it was passed by quite a bit that people were interested in looking at top off agreements. So I don't know if we're I mean how top off agreements have been presented to this community has been pick one of the schools that the kids go to and you pay above that. So I don't know if we need any um further feedback from the community on it if we're changing how we're looking at top level agreements by setting like $12,000 and going from there. >> 12,000 was just a random number. >> Right. But I know no, >> but it is it is a different way than top offs have been presented. My other thought, and I'm

090just gonna come right out and say it, um, there has been talk in the community about funding, public money going towards like a Bishop Brady, like Trinity because of there being more a religious side of them. And I know that I've talked to people in the community that feel both ways, but there are some people out there that very strongly feel our tax dollars not support of religious school. I do know there's something in the legislature that they claim that we can no longer make that distinguish between our monies. This has always been the, you know, separation of church and state and all of that. So, I don't know if we're going to say, "Yeah, take your $12,000 and put it wherever the town support that for um religious schools just because I have heard

091that conversation in town. >> Ultimately, it'll be they'll be able to provide feedback and it'll go to voters anyway. >> So, it will have to go to a vote. Well, it'll definitely come through with at least the budget, right? Like in one way or another, the community will be able to provide that >> and and I think that um and Jess, you can correct me. You know, the option is for being able to use the funds for any school, public school, or private school. We're not going to distinguish what that private school is because I don't think we're allowed to. um you know but if somebody decides they want to go to for example they want to go to Philips exit you know obviously we don't want to be on the hook for you know

092Philip Philip exit you know tition and that's where the top off agreement would be able to max that out for us um in or any other high school because there are a lot of high schools that are even more than 100 that are public high schools we want to top it off um but yet we're still funing ing full tuition for the three current schools that we have that will be able to give adequate education for every student um that meets all the criteria that the state requires. We're not trying to do away with that. We're not. >> And I I totally understand that. I'm just saying what I've heard in the community from people at various meetings. I'm not saying whether I agree with it or disagree with it. I'm just saying that talking

093to community members, there has been conversation about taxpayer money going towards um schools. So, I just I I'm just putting it out there. >> I mean, we're we're never going to make everybody happy. And I think there's a lot more people that cry about their tax bill than they cry about their tax money going to private school. >> And we're also in the very beginning stage. like this is just we only met once. >> So the school committ only once we have a long way to go. Um just communicating what the thought process is now that will likely morph over time and we'll be able to come with more distinct you know and concrete details as we work that out. We're just in the super early stages of that kind of plan. It it's really

094just just like what we're trying to you know look at with the modular situation. There's a lot of stuff behind that has to be figured out ahead you know and and we're starting that process but the process has to start with conversation and this is the conversation right here uh where it gets started. Um and you know that the benefit of using the top off agreement cap is the incentive for saving money you know um or given options as well and there's a lot of people that want us to try to find ways of saving money and this is one of the avenues that can help us save money. Yeah. And I think I mean for me a lot of it is expanding choice and giving you know families more options for education. It's not

095just about saving money, but it is one way that we can help regulate the cost of high school tuition and incentivize families to choose a lesser option because we we can't control the costs of the three schools that we have our three schools. And I know we'll have more conversation about this, but part of me still disagrees that that will save us money because um so child goes to Bishop Brady and we currently they go to Bishop Rey, we pay nothing for that child. They make the choice to go to a private school, we pay nothing. So now we're saying we're going to give you $12,000 to go to Bishop Ruby. And say there's 10 kids at Bishop Brady. We're now paying $12,000 for each of those kids. So in some ways it could end

096up costing us more. But what about all the families that may choose that option that currently can't afford to go to Bishop Brady or Trinity or Pinkerton or whatever it is, but if they only have to pay three to five $5,000 to cover that gap, now it's worth it for them. And now we're not paying $18,000 for them to go there. We're paying 12 for them to go somewhere else. And if and if we're truly going to talk about, you know, we want the best opportunity to educate our children, we really have to look at the options that are out there and the parents being able to make the choices that may very well fit their student or their kid best, you know. So, we can't have it both ways. We have to be fully

097involved with trying to set up an education for our children in ways that they benefit each one to their best ability. and given choice or expanding school choice is definitely a way to enable parents to guide their student or their kid through a school that works best for them. Um, we have to tuition. We have to pay tuition. We don't have a choice. We don't have our own school. So, we're paying tuition regardless for each and every high school student that we send off to school. Um, you know, we're not going to be able to dictate a lot of anything to any school. We can't dictate or we can't have input or very little input in conquered program or pen. We simply just give them the money and then they control what the students are

098doing. So, there's not a lot of difference. there's just the ability to save um or to give families more options to take and go to Fingerton or go up to do or go wherever they want to. Um but yet we can manage the cost which is what we have to do. We have we're trying to manage that cost of being able to expand in top offices where it expands the cost. So, and this I don't want to continue this conversation for much longer, but to me what I'm hearing and this is just my interpretation of it is that we're going beyond looking just to try to save money. We're trying to do more of just expanding high school choice and different and to me that's a totally different conversation than just providing high school education

099for our kids. So to me that's just to me it's a very different thing. It's sounds more like what the state level is trying to do with expanding choice. And so that's >> just part of >> any thoughts on that side of the room. >> Um >> you want to go first? I'm just so moment. >> Yeah. I mean, I I like the idea of being able to save money. I'm not 100% sold on that we would save money. I think there's definitely some validity to what Nancy is saying that you don't necessarily know that there are lots of other kids that will take other opportunities. And so the data would have to show me that there'd be a lot of kids that would choose another choice because I think we have at least 10

100banners up on the street that are not the three choices we have today and we don't pay for those. So I need us to do some data first before we commit to something like that. Um I love the idea of expanding choice if we can. I and I think the top up model is a smart thing to do because we might be able to save money that way. I just want to make sure that those numbers aren't going to come and bite us. If people don't decide to do another choice that now we're on hook for all those other kids plus our own and now we've got a bigger bill on our hands. So that's my biggest concern with how it is unless we know for sure that we have data back to say yeah

101we'll actually save money because we know these kids will actually move and do something different. >> Yeah. that that part is going to be hard. Like I said, that's why I'm like I think it's going to be a balance of trying to pick a number that incentivizes them to to go elsewhere or or to for it to make sense, what would it be? >> Yeah. I mean, I I would love the opportunity for us to be able to save some money in this way, and I think there could be something there. I just worry that there's not enough kids that would take advantage of it, and now we're on the hook for kids that we wouldn't have had to pay for before. That's my only that's my only I understand the religious piece too, but

102that doesn't bother me quite as much if we're able to save money in that way. It just it does if you have taxpayers don't want >> I took some notes and take that all >> I don't even know if I can >> that's a tough That's it for now committee. >> You want to speak to any of this or >> you did such a fine job. You brought up all the notes and everything. I'll let you take it from there. >> Okay. So, the safe road committee did a sitewalk on May 15 at the site road. Um, present were Ed Cross, Missy Perin, Jared Cam, Haley Andy, Kevin Burville, Terry Burke, Chris Warren, Errol Rhodess, Chuck Reese, and guest Bill Parin. The sitewalk started at 6:01 p.m. at the property's frontage on stage road building

1033027. The committee stayed mainly on the pave portion of the property and took note of some of the quote unquote improvements that were made by the previous owner prior to 2001. There was discussion as to what the land could be used for and what it wouldn't and what wouldn't be a good use for it. The following are the committee members comments. Mr. Msina, leave it as it is. M Andreoxy, do not develop it. Leave it in its current state or conserve 50 acres of it, but she does not feel very strongly about conserving it at this time. Mr. Warren, no development. Leave it as it is. Mr. Ree, leave it as it is. may be conserved some. Mr. Rhodess, public interest is to keep it in nature. No development, conserve part of it, leave it

104untouched. Mr. Burville, maintain the status quo. Leave it in the property of the school. Do some managed forestry. Miss Burke, she would like it to be left natural, not developed. It is not costing anything. Mr. Perry, yes. Keep it as it is. maybe do a selective cut, no conservation. After the sitewalk, the meeting was to continue at the school library, but the consensus of the committee members was to finish up the meeting at the entrance to the property on Stage Road. A meeting adjourned at 7 p.m. So, it sounds like the committee is in in mostly in favor of just leaving it as it is. Um, >> yeah. Some of the conversation is right now it's not costing the town. The big thing is it doesn't cost the town anything right now and so they

105didn't feel favorable to developing it because there's opinions that building houses would cost the town money because of people coming in, kids coming in so on so forth. So leave it there now. Uh leave it in the current state. Um, you know, and again, another comment made is who knows what next 20 years brings for Deerfield. We may need our own high school and at least we have a piece of property, >> you know. So, so that's kind of the conversation to to basically leave it with the schools the way it is. There's no need to do anything. Um there was some suggestions though to clean it up so that it can become a community, you know, piece of property that's easier to access or use for for walking trails, you know, and and that

106led me to start thinking about a lot of movement and a lot of work being worked on to lead to make some of our natural I mean our town properties available for older people who need more flat ground to walk on, to get out into the wilderness. It's paved and it's flat. And it would be great if the town somewhere in someone, whether it's the conservation commission or whoever would be would, you know, put together a team to get in there and clean it up >> and make it usable for a walking trail. um you know gated or pull it so that you don't have cars pulling down because for sure it'll become a raceway for some because it's so straight you know but that could be a beautiful walking trail just a very little

107>> and that was a question from Miss Burke to you superintendent is it legal for anybody to be on that property >> I know for liability because it's still property >> exactly that's Let me I'll I'll get you a formal >> and is it you have good ideas. It's just we have to find out if it's >> Well, it is right now. As long as it's not posted, it is legal for anyone, >> right? >> So, so it's just a matter of whether we should post it or not. um if you're trying to keep people off the place for liability purposes. But my my only fear with having somebody come in there and clean it up and put a key and all that stuff is that then it becomes assumed that they their use now

108they put time and money into it. What happens instead? So again, we wouldn't be relinquishing the ownership of it or the resto or anything like that. We would be hopefully putting together um and I don't know who this right person is or it's just a problem. Somebody's got to clean it up for it to be used. Right now, what's blocking cars from going down there is just two piles of dirt that somebody stuck at the entrance to keep cars from driving down with space between. Okay. It could be left like that. It's just a little bit ugly, but it could be left like that. And it's really just cutting back all the saplings that are starting to grow over. It's trying to manage some of the stuff that's growing in the pavement at the seams

109or cracks. And again, it's not that's not a lot of work to maintain that just spray it, you know. And uh then you have a nice straight flat spot. Might have to take, you know, making some sort of parking a little bit better maybe. I don't know. I didn't look at it that closely, you know, but >> snowmobile club. >> Yeah. You know, >> they do that. >> There's a push in town to make, you know, town property accessible for for the older people looking for solid walking surfaces and it's already there. I'm all for that if it's not going to cost us anything in terms of our responsibility to increase parking or >> or maintain. We don't want to spend the money maintain it because it is costing the town money. >> I mean

110if anybody wants you know we'll just have to figure out how I'm for that. >> It's just an idea. >> There's you know like the um what is that? >> What's it called? age friendly beer. >> Yeah. Um, you know, if they if they, you know, want to go there and do some of that stuff that, you know, I'm all for that. But, >> you also have to consider too as far as if you wanted to go that route that that is a state road and there's not a whole lot of pulloff right there. And I wouldn't suggest starting to make parking spots in >> beyond where the mounds of dirt are at the end of the road. I wouldn't suggest going in to stop making any parking spots right. Again, it's a state road.

111>> Well, people pull off right there to fish and >> yeah, you know, there's plenty of pulloff spots right there. Well, we had >> that's down that's on the one on 743. You mean cross from the big fields where they fish down there? >> Right. Right at the bottom where the stream is. I mean, that's 100 yards up the street. >> A little further than that. >> A little further. Yeah. fishing. People park right next to the stream. They don't want to walk park. >> If you're talking about a walking trail in there, there's there's not really any place to go fishing right off. >> It is really a walking trail. >> Oh, no. No. I just meant in terms of pulling off. There's a bunch of pull off spots around there. >> I mean,

112not a parking lot, but it's >> But yeah, I agree. I don't I don't want to get involved with any kind of parking area. >> I'm not looking at making a parking area. I'm looking at it's just been growing over growing back. The forest has taken back and forth >> and it's really just cutting back because all along the road there we had what 10 cars parked here. >> About 10. Yeah. >> You know, and nothing was out in the road, >> right? >> You know, there's plenty of pulloff space. >> That's what I was saying. I don't I don't think that more than 10 cars would be there using it at the same time. >> So So what can we do if that's the consensus of the board to open it up to allow

113um you know some committees in town or groups in town to do improvements ownership needs to >> Yeah. I just I want to clarify our liability. Make sure that we're liability make sure that the school liability covers that offsite property. I want to say it does and we can't we can't restrict usage of the property because it's public property. So you can't put posted signs on it because it's public property. Um but I want to make sure that our liability insurance covers any activity that might be on that property. So I just want to confirm that. But that would be my only And if in fact it's already covered under our liability insurance, we're not spending extra money, >> right? >> Okay. And I'd be I would be surprised if there wasn't coverage on that

114property being owned specifically by the school. >> Okay. And if there isn't coverage on that property, then somebody overlooks, >> right? >> My gut feeling is it probably is, but I just want to confirm. >> Yeah. I would be more comfortable >> making a decision on this after just confirms. Yeah, we don't have this is all conversation. No decision. >> You want us to >> just wanted to make you aware that the conservation commission has a trail study being done this year and uh you may if you would like to have that, we're meeting on Monday. Uh if you'd like to have that property reviewed by the the trail uh consultant we've hired who's in town doing this right now, um can certainly do that if you're interested. But that's a board's decision. >> And

115and again, but I I'd love more information on what you're saying. What What is the goal of that committee? >> The conservation committee, >> the trail creation committee or whatever or >> I I can certainly get that to you. We've hired somebody to do a a trail a review of all the trails in town to see whether they're appropriately set out to see if there are other trails that are appropriate. Uh there's, you know, a a heart, I think a a town forest right up by you. Yes. That has >> miserable trail on it, I believe. Yes. >> Um so they would look at something like that and and it's just it's you know, we we did a an RFP. We got 12 proposals. We picked the best person we thought who to do this.

116And this would be the kind of thing that they I don't know if this is on their map on their, you know, within their uh the ambit because they're I think she's looking at uh town forests, but this is a town property. I mean, this is a town a municipality's property, if you will. So, I just didn't know if that was something that you would want to have considered. She's a wellrecoognized professional I mean who reviews and and plans and builds trails. >> Yeah. I mean it's not going to cost us anything and >> zero. >> Right. So I mean I I'm I'm for that guys. >> I just a study, right? We are not committed. >> We're not committed to anything. You know we want to get a little more information on what it

117would take to make that a little bit cleaner, you know? Um and if and if uh the conservation commission is already doing a study across the the town and they want to put this as part of their over overview and give us information that's fine but in no way am I looking to obligate ourselves >> to doing anything special because they are doing the study. We're going to take the generous offer of them giving us information so that we can consider >> more in the spirit of working together. That was the idea. >> That is working together >> and planning together. >> Do we need a motion? >> Probably to be part of the study. How about if we hold off on doing a motion to approve the trail study until we think about where

118we're at with that and then maybe we can take that up next week. >> Well, they're doing it. >> Oh, I didn't catch that. >> Well, well, it's ongoing right now. I mean, you know, if you were to do something in two weeks, I don't know where where the the company is at their at their review stage, but it's in the spring that she's doing the review. So if you I mean it's it would it's put it politely it's very timely to do it >> uh now but and there's no there's no obligation and and if you decided at next meeting that you don't want it then you know she won't go out and look at it >> I don't think there'd be any harm in it sounds like it's just an added value >>

119and it wouldn't deter any of the work that needs to be done before you make a formal decision on what to do with the property and >> it wouldn't deter somebody else in offer another option. You know, >> sounds like >> I'm make a motion to approve the conservation committee's offer to include the stage road property trail. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. I. Any oppose? All right. So, um, at our next meeting, I will have a the full report for you guys and the full, um, research, but just wanted to give you an update of what I've been doing over the last, uh, month is I've collected financial information on the current cost of the DCS program. I've collected, um, all the information on the STLC program and their current space

120availability and numbers. Um, I generated a best guess on what other models might cost. Um, but it is very ballpark because we don't have solid numbers for that. Um, I've gathered some of the rules and regulations the public follow for preschool age students and special education so that you guys have that background knowledge for making educated uh, decisions and then next steps will be to put all that information into a userfriendly presentation that will help inform the school board for any decisions that may come up during budget season. So, uh, it wouldn't be to make a decision right now. always just informed to inform decision- making for budget season coming. Um, so yes, so it's been a lot of information and research gathering and trying to put really speak and legal language into user friendly

121language that makes sense for everyone. Um, so that you can have a good understanding of preschool requirements, what the options are, and what our current status is. Um and then at that same time the TLC preschool preschool is also in a a position where we have to meet and talk about future needs because the right now we're at capacity and we have increasing numbers coming in. So at the same time we're doing this I also have to do a review with the TLC program because we're at our capacity uh for kids. So >> both at the same time >> they're going to be expanding either way or >> uh expanding or changing somehow because we we're at the point where we have far more kids than we can even service. >> So we either have

122to change our model completely or add additional teachers in but we we're restricted on space. So that we will also be I'll also be forming a committee of folks to be looking at that um at this time >> and all of the other four schools in the all >> so I'll have more I'll have a final project for you guys for our next So, same thing. We're final stages. We're just kind of making things user friendly. Um, gathered and compiled all the information over the last few years on surplus and excess. Um, including all of individual invoices and expenditures from each of the lines, reviewing those, attaching those to the correct um, descriptions. uh myself and the BA are now in the process of analyzing that data and working to put it in user filler

123presentation to this board. So I'm hoping that Amber will be able to attend our next meeting um so that she can help with that presentation of the finances. So hoping hoping she can be there. So but again that will help inform kind of decision making for the fall when we get into budget season. You'll already have that ready which should be good. um the coloring. >> Yeah, that was from last month, >> right? >> Yeah. >> So, um it's all going to be color coded. We're going to keep that same kind of theme. Just makes it easier to track. >> Yeah. So the public comments Rebecca Hutchinson Ling Road I first I want to just thank all of you on the board for donating your time. I think being on a school board is probably

124the most difficult volunteer job. So, I appreciate you. I just had a couple of comments about the high school committee's um thoughts. Um because I feel like I heard um different ideas about what the point of the high school committee was. And I I'm not sure. It sounded sounded like maybe the point is to offer cho more choice, but then I heard other people saying it's really about um trying to save money. And I would ask that committee to try to be clear about what in fact we're trying to do. Um because what I also thought I heard was we want to offer choice if it saves money. um I'm not sure I heard that you want to offer choice if it's going to cost more. So I would just suggest to that committee, you

125know, aside what is it you're really trying to do? Um and then finally, I just want to say that the example that Nancy gave of people sending their kids to private school um when we you know that now the you know we pay nothing for you know those kids. Um, our kids went to private school. Um, my oldest daughter is actually 45 today. So, it was quite a while ago. >> But, um, our kids went to Dairfield for high school. There is no way that I expected the town to pay for us to do that. I don't think they should. We made that choice. We should still support public schools. And in fact, you would have ended up doing exactly what she said, which is you would have had to pay us to send our

126kids to private school and you shouldn't. That's not, you know, that's not what public school is. So, I would encourage you not to do that because that's exactly the math. Um, so, you know, you're looking at it. You you would have paid us and we shouldn't have. So, that's that's my thought. So, I just ask that community be real clear about honestly what it is you're trying to do. If you're if you're going to do more choice, it's going to cost you more money and we already know that it's already happened. So, anyway, thank you. Want to echo what Rebecca said. Thank you guys for being here and volunteering your time. Um I know that you said again the high school committee is just conversations and that has to happen and it's great that it's

127happening. We have to talk about all the options. Um, Jeff, I am surprised only because I was here for the last school board where like we had these conversations too and then before that when Patty was a superintendent and you were the special education, you know, expert in the in the town, there were so many things that we talked about regarding opening up high school choice to not only so many different schools, but you know, um, religious or private schools where they don't have the same um rules about special education. So, when you're having these conversations, I you know, I'd like to hear more about if you had a student who wanted to go to a private school or religious school that needed special education services. What does that mean? Does that mean we pay

128the the designated amount and then um they pay the amount for special education on top of that? Or does that mean that we pay for all the special education or do we pay the full tuition? just I feel like in the past we I had heard different things from you Jess. So um as you know as you have those conversations I'd love to hear about that. Um, you know, I I don't know what the current legislation is, Nancy, that you said is going on with like what money can go from public funds to what sort of schools, but I do know that, you know, and again, I'm not saying that I necessarily feel one way or the other, but you know, public funds going to public schools, in theory, you have the ability to control

129how those funds are being used in public schools, right? like you can you can come to these meetings, you can shoot down the budget to say no, we don't want our money to be spent this way, you can write warn articles. Um, you know, this isn't just about school choice. This is about taxpayer money going to school choice. And if it's going to a school that doesn't allow you to say how your money is being spent, then that's that's very different, right, than than going to public schools where you do have a say in how it's being spent. So yeah, I'd just like to hear more conversation about that. Um, you know, how private schools and and religious schools have things like mandatory subjects or curriculum guidelines or standardized tests. You know, if all of

130our money is going to be given to those schools, um, I would like to hear more about how we will have transparency there. Um, and I had the same thought about the flags. I was thinking I mean it's so cool to see all the different colors as you're driving by but um I agree I think there are 20 there's a lot yeah we can probably drive by and see them but I think right now all those kids going to all those schools are are not kids that we have to that we pay for um and I'm not saying it's right or wrong. I'm just saying if like Rebecca said the goal is to actually save money I'm not really sure we would achieve that goal. Thanks. >> Any public comments? All right. More discussion regarding

131>> um >> just um the correct me if I am wrong Jess but um I believe if a child with an IEP chooses to go to a private school, we are not responsible. Parent waves their right to take a free appropriate public education when they private school. The only time we pay for special education services at a private school is when the IEP team all agrees that the best interest of that child is to educated in a restricted environment at a special ed private school. >> But if we do a top off, they would get the 12,000. high schools are not obligated to provide special education services which is why >> and this is there is a lot more information just based conversations to start the conversation um and you know one of the points

132that was discussed was making sure that we maintain contracts with public schools who do provide faith because that is our obligation and that is what is the right thing to do and what is mandated by law for good reason. Um so there was no discussion of eliminating that right. >> The other thing I know that in our discussions where our money excuse me where our monies go um looking at certain schools as far as teacher certification um do they have to do state testing or not? So I I know that was part of our discussion before as to where taxpayer money would go. Um >> yeah, private schools do not have to follow the same rules that cover >> with teacher certifications, curriculum, standards, state testing, anywhere discussion which is all part of this conversation.

133Right. >> No, I'm just I'm just It seems like we have another public comment, but I don't know. >> I know. >> Yes. >> This is a question. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> Just something for that committee to think about. What about the situation where the educational team has identified a child as learning disabled? The parents would like the child to go to an Orton Gillingham school just as an example. going to use the 12,000 for the Orton Gillingham school when the school district recommends that feels that that the child sorry can be very successfully and meet FAME at the local school. >> I don't know how >> I don't want you to answer that. I don't want you to answer that. I'm just saying it's something to consider. There again started these conversations and

134a lot of this stuff has been discussed and said answer one of them responsibility to provide special schools. It probably would be in our best interest to put together like a a visual and concrete items. When we do get to the point where the committee is ready to make re recommendation, we'll put something together that's in a presentation format that includes all these details and questions that might come up and might be worth considering to hold a public hearing when we get that people can ask questions and have back and forth conversations. >> Just something to consider. And I think the reality of what we're talking about tonight is to be as open as possible to what we're working on. And this is just the beginning. We don't have all our issues. We don't know

135all the right stuff. We don't know anything. But we had a meeting and we're just letting you know what our meeting was about. Okay? We're not moving in any direction, you know, but we had conversations. So we shared the conversation. If we didn't share the conversation or you know some input and we held it all for three more months and then tried to come out with it all at one time then we'd be criticized for not sharing along the way. So we're just trying to share along the way. I think that our goal is both handful and friends. Any agenda items for the next meeting? >> I'd like to know what the next meeting is going to be. >> Oh yeah, we skipped over that. Sorry about that. That was >> Yeah. So this is

136this is my fault that we have to have this discussion. So, I am I apologize, but my my own child's 8th grade graduation got moved um to the 15th. And so, I I was pleading that I would be able to attend my child's eighth grade graduation. And so, Canon was generous enough to bring this forward. Um if we can't move it, we can't move it and I'll make that work with my family and we'll get there, but hoping that we can um potentially move our 15th uh meeting date. Penrook was able to move their uh board meeting from the 16th to free that up for us. Uh if that is a option for folks, uh Penrook was able to move their uh meeting to the 23rd. So they freed up that for us a little

137bit because I know there's a lot of a lot of eighth grade and promotions happening that week. >> 16th is not >> Oh yes. What are the dates you're looking at? >> Do we want to do we want to consider a week? >> Yeah. So that the the weeks after the 24th, I know I originally said 24, >> but I wonder if we could hold the executive board here instead of >> for a change. >> We've done that before forester. I mean that's fine if we hold the exe here at 5:30 agenda at that point >> right >> should be talking to the 24th >> essentially I mean would do that >> yeah that the 24th as well for me. >> I'll reach up to see here. >> Thank you. Greatly appreciate that. >> So

138that means the public hearing is being moved there as well, right? >> Yep. So the public hearing would be at that time. So we have to have a public hearing to expend um money from the trust fund for the parking lot project the lights. So we need to have a we'll start our meeting with the public hearing and then roll into the meeting after >> it's just to give the just to give the public the opportunity to provide feedback in this course on expending the grant funds cross not grant funds. any other um sorry the other thing I guess and it doesn't have to be for next time but um solar who's monitoring the solar because that's part of it is I know Chris was going to be the person that is kind of keeping

139track how we saving blah blah blah blah blah So, is that something now that's on Dave's plate? >> Okay. I just didn't know if >> we've been We have started to get invoices this spring. Um, so that will be something that >> it's no hurry. It was just >> agenda. We probably put that pretty regularly. You know, solar energy update. Um, we're probably going to have a packed agenda for the 24th. >> It has to be right away. >> I was going back to the old notes. >> Yep. It was like solar. That was Chris's. >> Yeah. >> And just making sure that people are going to be asking. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Um, other agenda items put on there again updates updates. Um, we need to schedule a summer session. We have the public

140hearing, the preschool presentation and the surplus presentation and then continue to put high school students on there um in anticipation of getting more high school kids on the 24th. >> Yes, >> potentially. But if we if we can't, we'll put it on for the fall when we like we'll make sure that we get conquered and pepper here as well. So, >> we're also here >> maybe >> or they might be refreshed. >> No, we'll see you in August. >> We'll try. >> Uh, I just said P. All right. There's no other items. Make a motion to go into nonpublic 912. >> Yes. All right. Thank you everybody. >> That's my cue, I guess. >> Yes, sir. >> Or just a quick question. >> What was the next school board meeting changed to? >> The 24th

141at 6. >> And they'll have that executive session, right? >> Thank you very much. >> Have a good Thank you for second.