001So the New York State public high school. Yeah. >> Okay. We are live. >> We are live. >> So where are you guys? answer. I remember the same thing. He's doing okay out there. It was like over to our Yeah, if you don't mind. >> Check. One, two, one, two. Check. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay. >> Check, too. Check. Check. Check. >> Check. One, two. Check. Check. Check. Two, three. Check. Two. Check. Check. >> One, two, three. One, two. >> Check. Check. Check. One, two. One, two, three, one, two. Check. Check. >> Yeah. It's um inside the office and then you go around the corner and straight down. Yeah. Do you want me to show you like inside the office there? >> Oh, did you already go in
002the conference room? They're not in there. >> Yeah, you go in the main office. >> I don't know. soccer game. They're in a lightning delay. >> I know. I should see it driving up. >> Okay. So, there was lightning. I know. I saw it. >> So, they're in a lightning delay. Every >> Here we go. Microphone number one. They have to wait 20 minutes for every strike. >> One, two, three. Check. Check. Microphone number one. >> Wilder. >> Microphone number three. Check. Check. One, two, three. This is number three. Super mic. Super mic. One, two, three. Okay. President Mike. President Mike number four. President Mike number four. Check. Check. >> Number five. Vice President Mike. >> Vice President Mike. Number five. Check. Check. Check. Check. A little >> check. Get by. Okay. All right, go
003ahead. >> Vice President Mike number five. >> You're so soft. >> Check, check, check, check, check. >> Okay, five is good. Go to six. >> Six. >> Mic check number six. We are loud. >> Loud and >> okay, that's good. That's the student one. >> Student mic. Oh, student mic is loud. >> Yes, they're soft. >> Yes. >> You want to hear what they say. So, I tripped over that too, >> guys. I didn't you closer to home for me. I didn't realize, I guess, like cuz I'm not traveling. >> And lastly, we have the podium mic. Podium mic. The best sounding mic of all >> cuz it is wireless >> and it's through their system. Check. One, two, three. Check. One, two, three. Siblance. Sibilance. >> I'm a roadie. Check one. One, two, two.
004>> Okay, podium's good. >> All mics are great. Thank you. Going to be muting in a second. >> Did Max get in? >> No, he's got his chair finally done. >> Yeah, it looks really nice. >> Yeah, it looks great. I love it. >> There is down the aisle still. Okay, >> enough of Yeah, we're live. Enough of uh my noises here. We're going to mute in three, two, one. So like that's 23. Oh, I go first. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, boy. It's like action. Hello everyone. Sorry, we're a few minutes late. I will uh make a motion to start the meeting at was it 7:39. I need everybody to stand for [clears throat] the pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one
005nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. We'll do a quick roll call. We'll start on my left. We have district clerk Ashley Greger board trustee Roger Brooker board trustee. uh prevalent. Sorry, it's a different order. That's prevalent board trustee. We have Dr. Graham, our superintendent of schools. Myself, Sue Marson, board trustee. Jake Grover to my right, board trustee. Um Joy Marco, board trustee. John Fitzpatrick, superintendent. No, he's not superintendent. >> Someday assists uh superintendent of curriculum, staff development, and community uh resources. And we have um Bob, welcome back. Um our assistant superintendent for school business and finance. And on the end, >> you don't have a name. >> No, nothing. >> We have our student. I'm embarrass myself. I apologize. >> S. All righty. >> And Danielle is um with us remotely.
006And is that everyone? We have everyone. Um real quick, if you can just silence your cell phones and in the case of an emergency, our emergency exits are going to be the doors that you um entered into the meeting. So, with that said, we'll get started. If I can get a motion to um approve our agenda for this evening. >> Motion >> and a second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried 70. and an approval for our minutes for our October 6th meeting. >> And a second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries 70. All right. Our student ambassadors high school. >> Hello, I'm Sienna. Um, so there is kind of a lot going on at the high school right now for Interact Club, DECA, and maybe one other club.
007We just started planning the food drive that we do every year. So students bring in donations and seniors can get a civic action for doing so. And then at all at the end, a bunch of students will get together and sort all the food for families on the island right before the holidays, which is really nice because there are a lot of families on the island that can't afford to make meals, especially for family. So, it's nice because there's that sense of confidentiality in that. And um I [clears throat] think that's like our big thing going on right now. >> S, can you look at the screen yet? Um, >> can you just talk a little bit about this experience? >> Yeah. Um, passing with the torch was like it was very emotional for me.
008I was I was stopping during my speech. It was really special. I have a sister in kindergarten. So, um, I got to see it last year for the seniors, but this year being a part of it was really special. And I know my sister and my parents lot so as well. It was just really emotional. And I know my sister was >> she really enjoyed it the whole time and it it really does give the kindergarteners something to look forward to as they go through their years at Grand Island and it was it was a really nice day. >> Thank you for your leadership for that day too. It was really very special. What a what a nice tradition that was started. You did a great job. >> Thank you. correspondence and go to >>
009All right, this is exciting. Uh, we're very, very proud of our chess club. I'm actually surprising John Fitzpatrick right now, but John, I was hoping that you could do a little introduction for Sue Suzki and then I'm hoping Sue can come up and take it from here. made a special uh this has been for you to see the growth of our chest bone. So take it away. >> Thank you Dr. Graham. Uh Susky in 2000 uh it was I think it was 16. Yeah 2016 Sue approached me as a middle school principal in wanting to start the chess club. Um and it it happened. Um we were I think I was shocked um at the number of students that joined the chess club. I think at one point we had up to 50 uh in
010our chess club. What I liked about the chess club is that it's something that everyone can do uh regardless of uh background or ability level. Um, anyone can learn how to play chess and uh with the help of a chess grandmaster and in uh uh Marian Project who's with Sue uh today um we we have a very dominant chess club in Western New York not only with the number of students that participate uh but also with the the um how we play. Uh I think I was I was quite surprised. I remember the very first chess tournament that we held at our uh high school cafeteria and we were beating seniors uh not only from Bishop Heman but from St. Joe's Pioneer um many of the schools that had uh traditional chess clubs for many
011many years and we have this middle schooler seventh grade who was beating a St. Joe's senior and uh when when he had beat that St. Joe Senior, I wanted to cheer. If you've ever been to a chess club, I was a known tournament. You certainly cannot talk and you cannot cheer. Um, but uh the chess club not only runs throughout the school year, but um Susco also runs uh chess uh I don't know if you they're not tournaments, but they're like a a program in the summertime. Yeah. Also during the summer. So our our kids who are in chess club, it's it's a great opportunity for not only the middle school students but also the high school students. We found that the when the middle school kids went up to the high school, we we
012need to uh to continue the the program going. So it became not only the middle school chess club, it then became the the Grand Island chess club. So uh as a district, we've been fortunate to you to you Sue for all the work that and Yes. and also uh Mary and Project for for the amount of time that you spent with our students and our kids providing [clears throat] them opportunities that some schools would not would not be able to provide. So, thank you very much. If you want to introduce your Thank you [applause] everybody. So, um, we we were very excited that the last time I think we were here was when Senator Sean Ryan congratulated us for our big win at the Blizzard Bowl. Um, it was my son's senior year 2023. So,
013that was a big year. Um, this year today, I have I invited we have some new chess players and some seasoned chess players. So when my son gave up the reigns of being captain of the chess club, Harry Sing took it on and he is now our highest rated player. So in fact, he even plays in the open section with adults and it's his senior year. So unfortunately I'll be losing another giant. Um and then we have Alex Godlo with us and Caitlyn. Um and they have been playing since they started in sixth grade and they're both in ninth grade now. And Alex is going to go raided at our next tournament. And when I mean raided, um, it's when students are able >> Can the kids just Oh, >> stand next to you. You're
014going to take a picture, but all the kids, if you can come on down, >> stand next to us. That'd be great. >> When students go raided, they gain a United States Chess Federation rating, and there's a membership cost. So, Alex will be joining that. Then we have Evan O'Donnell who's in eighth grade. And then we have three of our new recruits. So we have Dom, we have Finn, and we have Joe who have just joined chess club there on the end. So, and this is the bulk of the team that you see in the picture. So, not every tournament has team trophies. We do compete 10 times during the school year, once each month. Um, Grand Island, we're fortunate enough to have the support of our administrators that we host three of the tournaments
015during the school year. Um, and we are very thankful not just for Dr. Palace, but for our high school administrators who allow us to use the high school cafeterias for each of these tournaments. And um I also just want to thank the PTA because without their grant money every year I wouldn't have been able to afford the equipment and everything else, our clocks, boards and of course John graciously um arranged for us to have our own Grand Allen Chess Club boards a couple years ago and we have the big banners that we use at our our tournaments. So, we're grateful for everyone's support and I'm just so proud of each and every one of them. And the most important thing is I could have not done any of this without Mr. Pro who has been
016phenomenal with working with our rated players and taking them to that next level. So, very proud of each of you. >> So, we're going to get a group picture, but let's give a big round of applause for our team. [applause] to join us for the group picture. >> So, did you want to send to the tournament on October 25th? It looks like there's some results or >> um Yeah. So, we we did take first place at the tournament and honestly it was by half a point. I'll be honest, it was very close. Neck and neck. There are several schools and several chess clubs that compete at these tournaments and um we were neck and neck with the Buffalo Chess Association. So we we ended with 10 and a half points and they had 10 and
017the next team had nine. So it it was very very close. And in these team tournaments, it's our top three or four scorers that count toward the team total. So we were very fortunate. We also um Alex Godlo took first place individually and Harry Singh tied for third in the open section. >> Awesome. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> coming from the table and that the board could stand and maybe center. Alice, we can get a picture of this. All right. So, I'll take a couple pictures and I know Alice and then the parents want to take a picture. This is great. All right. Here we go. Y >> let me go back one. >> Don't hold back. [laughter] I use the camera. Thank you. [applause] Okay, before we move on to the public comment section, I
018just wanted to make one comment. And I forgot who we did our round table to make note that um Cheryl Cardone is absent this evening and she is excused. So um moving on to our public comment session signed up so we will move on to curriculum and instruction. Sorry about that. >> John is the tab next to next to report Adobe has it open already for you. Just over the top of the tab so I can see a little bit better. All right. uh board of education, Dr. Graham. I just wanted to keep uh everyone up to date on the New York State portrait of a graduate. Uh Sandy, do you want to please one back? Thanks. So, the portrait of a graduate is an initiative by New York State that is more comprehensive than
019uh have that we've seen before because it actually takes into account um autonomy. It allows our school districts across New York State to participate in, and you'll see this in a moment, uh really outlining and detailing uh what it takes to graduate um for a student who is in high school. Sienna, there are six attributes to the portrait of the graduate. Uh they are listed there. Academically prepared. We expect our graduates to be creative innovators, critical thinkers, effective communicators, global citizens, and reflected reflective and future focused. What's interesting about this is this is kind of like a conglomerate of or conglomeration of the 21st century uh thinking skills. Um so it's really no different than what we've seen before New York State requiring our high school students to do. Sienna, if you can advance the
020slide. But this is what is taking place now in New York State. It's modernization due to the advancement of technology and jobs that are changing rapidly. Jobs that are preparing, we are preparing our kids for that we don't even know exist yet. Um it's taking uh the key a key driver will be relevance. How is this uh related to our students in terms of the backgrounds they come from in terms of uh you know not relying solely on one key component to graduate from high school and that's an exit exam. It might be capstone projects. It might be uh students participating in portfolios as a way to graduate from high school. Uh, and it's also including equity, which equity in terms of the portrait of the graduate is really helping our ELELLL population, our English
021and and new new English learners as well as well of our kids who have special needs and have IEPs. Sen, thank you. Here's what the portrait is not. You're going to hear an awful lot about what the portrait is uh in the media, but it's it's really not uh it's not um it's not getting rid of your traditional assessment. It's making your traditional assessment like the redness exam one component to graduate from high school. It is um it's not uh getting rid of the uh the curriculum as we know it but it's transitioning to a new uh and different ways to teach. see that it's also the the greatest impact on our students is going to be um if I can just keep my want to mess this up. My eyes aren't that good. So,
022thank you very much for your patience. It's not uh as I said before, it's not taking into account a u a mandated state mandated exam. It's not a wholesale removal of uh graduation requirements and it's not tied uh it's it's this is especially important. It's not lowering any expectations. In fact, I I think what's going to happen is the expectations are going to get much harder because it's not just being tied to a single faceted regions exam that is across all of New York State. If we remember the regions exam came out in the 1950s, I believe and that was to make sure that everyone in the aderondex had the same education as the kids in Buffalo. Now with the portrait of the graduate, they're going to take into account different levels of uh kids
023backgrounds and understandings so that everyone can graduate with a fair and equal shot. [clears throat] Can you go to Yes. Thank you. Um All right. So here's here's what the board of education we really need your help with. uh helping our teachers to uh supporting our teachers as we go through and creating a more um connected classroom experiences uh to global awareness, communication, uh creative innovation. We're going to shift towards flexible demonstration of prof proficiency workplace work-based learning projects and portfolios which we already do uh with our Gizba programming um aligning to state standards but becoming explicit development of course graduate attributes and then really focusing on collaboration and I'll talk just a little bit more about that in a moment in our timeline if you can. Uh yes thank you. So, the portrait of
024the graduate was adopted this past July. And I I'm I'm really proud to say that we're already Grand Island is already one of 13 school districts that had jumped on board early so that we could begin planning for the phases of portrait of a graduate. Uh we joined the modern learners cohort uh which is one of 13 districts uh to do this. We're also joining inspired ed, which is creating more autonomy for our students, creating more um ability for our students to create their own and choose their own learning. Um that's the inspired ed uh programming. Uh and we're also working with Boseies to have more staff development in areas that are going to help our students be more autonomous and help our teachers create projects and capstone uh projects and port portfolios that allow
025our students to be more autonomous in their thinking and what they're choosing uh to do to help them graduate. And then our first core will begin in the fall of 2027 and will align fully with the project. So, we have a little bit of time, but you know, as always, that'll happen uh time will uh you know, it'll happen a lot sooner than uh we expect, but we're we're ahead of the game. Um I'm really proud of uh Hillary Crest Harvey and Dr. Felicia Palace for uh their cont contribution as we uh do the modern artist community. All right, this is important to also understand the implementation timeline. Traditional assessments are not going away, but they'll they'll only become one uh pathway to graduation, and that's uh to start in 2728. Uh New York State
026has yet to present alternative options as a path to graduation, but we're waiting on those to happen. And we are understanding from New York State the education department that'll issue the guidance in the summer of 2027 uh what that will look like for the class that is entering uh that fall. The current requirements of the diploma will remain in effect during this transition and the high school graduating class of 2031 will demonstrate proficiency across standards in the portion of graduate attributes which you saw on an earlier slide. So this is part what I'm doing this tonight is part of our next steps. It's communicating the portrait of the graduate attributes to all stakeholders which includes students, families, staff, community and in beginning to embed the six attributes of our vi in our vision and our
027mission. Uh we're currently auditing our practices and that has begun already between the middle school and high school and we've already talked about it in our elementary buildings. Everything that has taken place in our elementary buildings directly impacts the portrait of the graduate. Um we're also planning our prod uh professional development around profic proficiency based pathways and we're monitoring our timeline to make sure that we're on track with what the state is going to require us to do. So if anything if anything to our board of education I just would like you to know that this is taking place. All right. Our curriculum is not necessarily changing wholesale but the components of our curriculum will change. The components of our curriculum will definitely change in terms of autonomy and giving our students more of an
028option and choice. The region's exams are not going away. They are only going to be one pathway to [clears throat] uh graduate from high school. This is a very very good time to be in education. Uh we are definitely affecting um the future generations uh in a in a great way. Um and I I'm so I'm really so excited. I know our staff is very excited to be a part of this change. Um but like with any change, it's going to take some planning. It's going to take some uh some little steps to help us uh become better at what we need to do to help our kids become more autonomous and how they graduate from high school. Very excited to see what the state has to has to give us. Um do you have
029any questions? >> I just had one. So in fall 27, those freshmen will follow this plan. >> That's right. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors will stay with the current diploma requirements. That's right. Will they have an opportunity to will they have any of these opportunities? Yeah. Choices like some of the project based learning and I know that we do that already, but >> you know, so as uh Mr. Grover is I I would anticipate as teachers are preparing for this those those will be available but they won't be uh they won't we won't have the rubric at that time from New York State to say what counts and what doesn't count but I imagine as teachers are preparing for this those opportunities will be there >> John could you speak a little bit more about the
030modern learners cohort I understand it's mostly administrators right now >> yes or teachers on special assignment. >> That's right. >> And then maybe the next year, the 206 27 year, teacher leaders will be f folded into this professional development group. >> Yes. Uh right now, like I said, we're one of 13 districts to be a part of the modern learners community. Uh we meet uh monthly, once or twice a month depending on the assignments. We are also our community is working with a uh a principal pair um from uh Maine who have done this work uh in the state of Maine with their school district altogether. So we're following their model and how to introduce the portrait of the graduate. Their their version of the portrait of the graduate is slightly different than ours but
031we're following their model and how to introduce it and phase it into their their community. uh next year um in this uh endeavor we will uh include some teacher leaders uh to be a part of this project. It's the same thing with inspired ed. We're also working with inspired ed uh which is on a smaller scale um on how to give kids more autonomy uh and choices in their uh in their education. And it's really based on the reason this is so exciting is because for the the longest time we've all been, you know, we all been very obedient, passive learners. But with the with the change in technology, we have kids already coming to school who already know how to do certain things partly because of the technology that's out there, the internet. Um
032the example that uh I know you've used before, Dr. Graham, is the Revolutionary War. A student may come in to uh social studies 7th grade and because he has an interest and has access to the internet may know all about the revolutionary war far before the teacher even gets to that student. Um so this is taking into account uh places where that student can thrive and grow uh even beyond um what we do right now. >> So I I just have to say that uh Dr. myself and um Ashley attended a dinner with the commissioner of education um this year from Albany and it was really exciting to hear her speak of the portrait of the graduate and to really see education take this direction um you speak about the revolutionary war I live with
033I I raised a son who's really into history right so um >> I know they like the example but it's really exciting to see education take a direction where the kids more control over where they're learning and their path through the high school. And I know um it was great to hear the commissioner speak on it and um really have a whole room of educators um on board with with the different path. I I don't know if either one of you want to share anything, but it's it's exciting. It's it's an exciting time for education and for our our our future um um to really have the choice and direction and start their paths at at a younger age. So, I'm anxious to see the roll out. It's It's a little discouraging. We're not going
034to see it till the summer of 27 before it starts. Um maybe we'll get a peek at it a little bit earlier, but I I know Grant and I will be ready and we'll have our boots on the ground. And it's exciting. >> Thank you. And I hope to keep you updated as we go along with what we're doing. Uh you know, we really felt it was necessary. Um myself, Hillary, Press Harvey, uh Dr. Felicia Palace and Amy Amy McMahon who works in the curriculum office. We meet monthly and to determine what is the next phase of our roll out. How do we what are we going to do next? Uh in terms of our project um and uh you know it's we've also introduced it now to the elementary schools. The work the elementary
035schools are doing with the literacy at aistation uh and phonics instruction fits right into all of this. So, the portrait of the graduate really encompasses everything that we're trying to do in Grand Island to create a more engaging, empowering, and uh belonging place for everyone every day. Uh and it just, you know, it not to get off on a soap box, so I won't take very long on this, but you know, we have a crisis of disengagement with our teenagers. Um and we're not they're not engaged. So, we need to give them more choice um in what they're what we're having them do in schools. Um you know, they're coming to school already knowing certain things. We have to honor that. Well, I would also say that Grand Island has already kind of forged our
036way in that direction with our DECA program, our NAP and I know um Hillary's been working with our tech department and I don't know the right term for that, but putting that path same direction in the tech department as we have with Ducka and NAP. So, we we've already seen that, we've already acknowledged that, we've already started creating path. So to see New York State taking that direction as well. Um and seeing the needs of the students at a state level is is really exciting. So um yeah, I have no doubt that Grand Island will do great things. We we already are, right? We've already seen that path and really tried to navigate that already. So to have the support of the state and have that recognition right at the diploma level will be really
037fantastic. So it's going to it's an exciting time. that would be exciting to see it roll out and and really see how the kids really um gravitate to it and how they excel at that. So, it's um it will it will align with what we're already doing. So, it's exciting. >> I have one quick question um and and just a comment. It is really exciting to see students interests and engagement taken into account and um I do think you're you're correct in in noting that we have a crisis in terms of students interests and you know having them stay engaged and be engaged in education. Um, the other area that is always of concern to me is rigor and whether or not this will impact. Do you feel that this will impact at all our
038AP classes or our upper level classes that maybe students would shy away from taking? Because I know when you get to the next level, if there are students that are pursuing a college education, you know, that the rigor and preparedness has to be there as well. I >> I don't think it's going to affect it. I think it's going to change it. uh we're going to have to have some really hard conversations around what really is learning and what is rigorous learning. Um you know I I can name four things that I would consider to be rigorous learning right now but you know depending on where you were trained what people can uh conceive as rigor may not be the same across the board. Um, but I do think conver hard conversations are going to
039need to be had, especially on Grand Island, not just anywhere else, but you know, what do we really considered to be good learning and what is rigorous learning? >> Do you think that will this do you think that this um portrait of graduate um and um the way that it's being approached will impact the enrollment though overall of those courses >> of the AP school? Yeah, the AP and more, you know, AP chemistry, AP calculus, AP, you know, the more tradition what you traditionally consider your upper level um rigorous courses at the high school. >> Well, I would say some of them will be on that path, right? Like if that's a path that the child is on, that the child will pick those classes. Um >> if if we need to change the course
040for everyone. >> Yeah. If and I agree, but if if we also do autonomy correct, if if we really focus on giving kids uh more autonomy in school, um and there's a lot of different ways you can do that. I think uh those courses may attract more students um if if we begin to focus on giving kids more autonomy. Um, I met uh I was at a conference last year where it was all about student autonomy. Um, and we had the we got to meet with a a gentleman who taught physics for seven years and that course became the most requested course in high school because of the autonomy that he built inside of his course. Um so I really think that if we we really begin to to build engagement um in a better
041way then those courses will you know not just by the nature of the course but by the nature of how we teach it um will attract more students. I think some of it actually will also depend on how the state roll out looks like too, right? Take at state level. Um, and then how we can implement that at school level. And it's and that's why I'm saying it's it's kind of unfortunate that we won't see their roll out till the summer it starts, right? Um, but I'm I'm sure we'll we'll work we'll work through it and and and we'll do the best, >> you know, like anything, you know, the uh the the the most direct path is the one with least least resistance, right? And so we're going to find that many people are
042going to take the the path with least resistance. But what we want to do, and this is where engagement comes in, we want to make sure that we are increasing the engagement level of these courses so that kids can kids can thrive. >> Yeah. And you know, those kids that are engaged like in history or or math, they you know, if if they already know about the Revolutionary War, let's just say, they may take harder classes and be able to I don't want to say skip, but you know, they they'll be looking for more and harder and and and more information. So, it may lead to those upper upper classes, right? So, it'll all just have to wait and see, right? >> We have the potential to do great things here. >> For sure. For
043sure. and in and the different paths is is a great is a great is a great start and it's it's more inclusive for sure. >> That's right. >> Anybody else? >> Thank you. >> Great. We'll move on to personnel instructional. Does anybody have any questions before or comments before I ask for a motion? And I will ask for a motion to approve instructional personnel PI1 through PI1 PI6, please. >> Motion >> and a second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried 70. Do we have any introductions? >> Check the seat. Any intro? >> We'll move on to personnel not instructional. Anybody have any questions or comments before I ask for a motion? And I will for a motion to approve the non-instructional personal PNI 1 through PNI 4. Please >> motion
044>> and a second. >> All in favor? >> I oppose. Motion carry. 70. >> All right. On to the finance. Welcome back. >> Thank you. Um so I have several items on the agenda tonight. um actions or um items A through I I'll be looking for action on uh item A is changing the requirements for uh quotations for the buildings and ground department just to uh match the times a little bit better on the dollar amounts there. I do I just have a couple questions on that if you just so just to pause on that like so for the maintenance is that on everything like from kitchen equipment to or is that just like on our vehicles? >> This will just be for buildings and grounds for uh so like the kitchen equipment is usually
045purchased through the food service program. So this would apply just to buildings and grounds. So that would be any of our maintenance costs if we got to replace something. Um I know we just go down and um you know sometimes we got to get these things back up and running really quick. I know there's a lot of HVAC pro projects going on right now. There's some things that are down. >> So what would you say and this is like I'm just >> doesn't exact like so when we're looking at repairs from 500 to 5,000 what would you say the average cost of the item we're repairing is? Is it hundreds of thousands 50s or does it vary? Yeah, it varies pretty pretty widely. Um, I'll say that we probably can't get a service person to
046come out here for under 500 bucks. So, >> no, I get I'm just asking for like understanding. I mean, >> yeah, usually um you know, if it's unexpected repairs, then uh anything super significant we would be coming and bringing to your guys's attention is the board. But, uh, yeah, generally um, you know, I I would say probably the 5 to 10,000 range are, you know, and we probably have maybe 10 of those a year. But you got general maintenance items, too. This is more for the unexpected items because for those general things, we still want them getting quotes and getting the best price out there. >> Go ahead. >> So, so are we making a change to this board policy or are we >> Yes. Yes. So, anything up to $1,500 they can spend without
047any quotations. That's why I was asking the threshold and the cost and $1,500 is still uh that's a good chunk of money. And if you're saying it happens often, I mean, $1,500 can add up. So, like So, my question is is if you had to do a $1,500 repair, would you just call one place? Would you call two? I mean, >> yeah. So, once they anything under 1,500, uh, >> it would just be a telephone call. Someone would come in and fix it. >> Correct. Anything 1,500 to 2500, they'd have to have three verbal quotes. And >> is that over the phone? I'm assume that's over the phone. [clears throat] >> Y, can you hear me from here? >> You want to just move the microphone a little bit? Just for clarity, we're in it's
048it's being requested to increase it to 5,000, right? >> Uh just to to change the overall threshold. So, um currently we we don't require a verbal quote until $500. So, the current threshold for verbal quotes is 500 to,500. The proposed uh change is to change that to 1,500 to 2500. So three verbal required currently for 500 to,500 proposed change would be 1,500 to 2500 and then uh written quotes would uh be 1,500 to 5,000. That 5,000 upper limit would still uh be maintained for the written quotes with the 251 being the lower limits. and anything over 5,000 would follow our normal procedures that exist currently. >> So there's no change being requested for the written quotes then >> uh there is on the lower side but not the upper side. So the range for for
049the written quotes is 251 to 5000. Uh the current one is 1501 to 5,000 and uh the proposed change would be 251 to 5,000. >> Pretty much Danielle they just want to take and have $2500 getting verbal instead of >> any other questions on Hey, >> question is there do you keep a log open? So if someone >> Yeah. So when we get to those thresholds like the claims auditors will look for those when we send everything over to OCIS they'll look for for those quote sheets and all of that. >> So whoever does the intake on the telephone complete some sort of quote sheet for the district. >> Yeah. Keep it >> correct to be okay. >> I'm as as the purchasing agent for the district. I'm typically looking for that first before it
050even goes you know beyond me. I look for that before I do my approval. And then, you know, obviously that goes not perfect. One way look through here and there, then the claims auditors remind me, hey, you need this for that. But, uh, most of the time they're existing. The B&G department is very good. They they do a great job of trying to get the best price and everything. Um, and even today, you know, there was a pump Phil was looking for that was 10 grand at two places and he found it for like 2,700 bucks at place. So, they they do a very very thorough and good job trying to get us the best price that they can. Thanks. Um, I'm gonna stop you. I was so excited to talk about the buildings and
051ground quotes that I moved a little bit too fast. We do have an introduction we have to go back to. Pause for a second. >> Thank you, Stephanie. If you could >> Sorry, Stephanie. >> I tried to interject a little bit louder. >> I had a little sugar today. >> Good evening, Ali Zalinski. Can you please stand up? >> Sorry. >> So, we have a new hire at Sidway. Alli Zalinsky is a graduate of Nagara Falls High School. She received her associates degree in childhood education from NC. From there, she went on to obtain a bachelor's and master's degree from Buffalo State in early childhood and childhood education as well as curriculum and instruction. She has her New York State teaching certification along with certifications in both early childhood birth through two and childhood education
052first through sixth grade. Prior to coming to Grand Island, Ally was a teacher in Niagara Falls. In Niagara Falls, she taught the kindergarten summer program, the prek3 program at Calvis, the prek4 program at Niagara Street School, and fourth grade English at Maple Avenue. Her previous employer has described Ally as hardworking, resilient, flexible, and being a team player with a strength being in her ability to form meaningful connections with the students that she works with. We are thrilled to have Ally join our Viking team at Sidway as our new kindergarten teaching assistant. >> Okay, sorry. >> No worries. No worries at all. We want definitely want to recognize [clears throat] our new hires. Welcome. Thank you. Um uh any other questions on item A? >> No. Thank you. >> Okay. Item B. Um this is a
053resolution for data security. So when they redid the data security stuff a couple years ago, they required us to have DPA data privacy agreements. Um, so every district was literally having to go to every vendor and get them to sign a privacy agreement with that vendor. Last year they they uh did a common privacy agreement where one uh organization Mooseies could do these DPAs on behalf of the districts to make it less cumbersome for the districts and for the company. So this uh resolution just allows us to use that service um and allows them allows us to engage in the DPAs that are done for the larger uh groups. >> Did we is this did we do this last year? Is this a year? >> Correct. >> I that's what I thought. I just wanted
054to clarify. >> Yes, ma'am. Uh item C is uh two trucks that we put up for bid 81 and 82. Um they're 2017s. They're 8 years old. They don't have high mileage, but they get the snot beat out of them uh with hauling and everything else. So, Phil and I have have talked about a better rotation plan for this. Um, and we'll be working on that to uh make sure that we're using our oldest trucks for salting and plowing as much as possible. Um, any questions on C? Um, item D is a obsolete laptop cart at Kegabine. Item E is some obsolete IT equipment. Any questions on the IT stuff? Uh, and then I love getting to this part. Um, a couple very generous donations coming in. Couple very generous donations coming in from uh
055the Island Presbyterian Church uh for Heath Road right here. Uh they will be donating some coal risers as well as some new playground equipment, much needed playground equipment. So very excited um for that. >> It's exciting for the donation. Um sad to see that they are closing and have sold their property has had an excellent relationship with them since inception. So, um, thanks so much to them for thinking of us for their donation and, um, >> yeah, we're very excited, >> sad to see the I mean, >> well, the nice part is the playground will create a lasting memory correct of that. So, you know, very generous of them to think of of the huge road community with that and very exciting. >> The use of their building over the years has been >> been
056very generous. So to see them go out with a very generous donation speaks a lot to the relationship we've had over the years and >> it's fantastic. >> Um item H is uh to accept a donation from uh the CAF American Cyber Grants team for $30 per SIG. And then item I is um some driver's education survey that Misspel did for us. Um and looking to get that driver education program restarted again here. And then uh the rest of the items uh J and K areformational. So I'm looking for action please if there any additional questions on any of the action items A through. >> I I just had one question on that um on that survey. It it it said that they would be um 60% of the 81 families interested in driver's education
057preferred a winter session. Is that something we would look to? I >> I'm just I'm just curious. I I found that very interesting. >> We historically ran one February through the bank. Um they just based on comments that during the summer because of vacations they are more interested to have it during that winter time because there's less sports. >> Do we do we concern that our spring session then that one we want in February or is that different? >> So that one run one in the spring typically and one in the summer. Right. So that February one would be considered the spring and I'm asking the same question twice. >> It would be either I have a question. >> Yeah. >> So, we are including I vote right now. >> I didn't hear you putting
058I in the vote for the action. >> Okay. So, just to be clear, um you're voting on the increase of the program for I versus approving a survey, right? the title of a survey, but it's we're getting the root of that is it increasing the cost, right? >> Yeah. And and the documented word ice and besides giving the data and the survey, there's the recommendation to move forward with the program. >> Okay. Yep. I see that. I just uh just just ask. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else have any other questions? Can I get a motion to approve finance A through I, please? >> Motion >> and a second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. 7 Z. >> Thank you very much. >> And then on to special
059education. >> Cheryl Cardone asked me to move your recommendations forward. You have items A and B that are up for board action. >> Can I get a motion, please? >> And a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Seven. >> All right. Thank you very much. So, I appreciate everybody that's here today, our board and uh the members of our our students who are here and parents that are here. I really appreciate you taking the time and showing interest in our school community. Uh, one of our students, Reagan Fast, who graduated a few years ago, has written a book and, uh, I just wanted to share that good news with our board. Uh, she, uh, did a story about Megan and her village in a fictional land, uh, where people
060see the world a little differently. And I know many of our board members remember Reagan and uh I just think this is a fantastic um opportunity for her to express her thoughts through the written word and uh at some point I'll bring the book and pass it around so that everybody can see it. It's really >> it's Oh yeah, it's available on Amazon. >> So congratulations to Reagan. Uh, one of the things that we're very proud of over the last three years is the initiation of the Vikings Care Project that uh involves every child uh from Universal PreK kindergarten all the way to 12th grade. In the month of October, every child is involved in some way, shape, or form giving back to the community, whether it's a service learning project or uh community service.
061So, these are just a few photos of some of our middle school students under the guidance of Dr. Palachi uh going out to uh Beaver Island. And uh you can see uh all of the students on the beach there. Uh they were putting together uh cold weather items, hats, gloves, scarves, and hanging those items up on trees. And um really they really had a great time doing that. Along with uh the seventh graders, the eighth graders did a walk-athon and raised over $3,000 uh for the GI chapter for Relay for Life. Uh so congratulations to the class of 2030 for their efforts there. And then here are the clothes lines with the warm items. And from my understanding, Dr. I think many of those items have been actually uh collected by members of our community.
062So, I don't know if there's going to be a second wave of that, but it's really exciting. So, uh thank you and thank your teachers for thinking about our community. It's quite a great project there. We already saw this beautiful picture of Sienna. It is >> you need to frame that >> really. Uh we want I want to thank Emily Tui who uh is our internal communication specialist. She captured some beautiful photos of this event. Want to thank of course Stephanie Anderson and Hillary Chris Harvey for working together along with Lisa Day to make this happen. It was really a very special event of course and there's somebody we know too as well. That was great. Just a little one more shout out for June uh when she received her citizen of the year award.
063So congratulations. >> This uh this was very exciting. Uh our boys are the A1 sectional champions who we're very very proud of. Uh it sometimes you know you see the program this uh Bobby Ross our coach lost 14 seniors last year and he has a handful of seniors who've taken on that leadership role. Uh they defeated really powerful team. Uh it was very cold windy night on Friday. We're very proud of them. They played today. They played the first half. Uh there was lightning so they had to uh app and then eventually the game was delayed. It'll be replayed tomorrow. >> So, but I understand Jude maybe you can help me out. I think >> uh it's one nothing and they got into the sec uh second half. So, will they pick it up from
064there? >> There was five minutes left in the first half and they'll pick it up right where it left off. >> Okay. So, they get the one goal. >> Oh, yeah. Where they left off. >> Nice. Great. >> We're winning nothing. You have to wait 20 minutes per lightning strike. >> So, >> thank you. >> Very exciting. And so, the next few slides are just uh some celebrations uh teams that are advancing in the sectionals. Obviously, we just talked about boys soccer and their hard work. Um as far as Friday and what they're doing today, uh this was a picture I took of the captains uh receiving their trophy. And moving on to our swimming team. Really phenomenal work uh done. Uh this is our swim and diving team placed third overall in class B
065sectional championships. Ernon patches. Our top four finishers were Brianna Majuski, Chase Smart, Giana Mendel, Avery Krafter. Oh, and Dorsy just more than four. So we're very very proud of our women's swim team. We have a new photographer who's doing a great job putting together these team pictures. So, we'll see those in the yearbook uh coming up uh in the future. And uh the team finished second in the NFL and he had a section champion diver and a third place diver uh third as a team. So, we're very very proud in the class B sectional championships. And there's another picture of our fantastic diving uh instructor with our student Kay. So, here we are. Boys volleyball are playing Thursday, I believe. Should be pretty exciting. It's a home game. Uh so, that's the beginning of our
066sectionals. I think they went undefeated in the whole league. So, that is amazing. Uh great coaching, great kids. Uh, and the picture to the right here are our seniors on that team. And our volleyball is playing today. During our tour here at Heath, I heard we were up uh two games. This is the number one seed. I don't have a report. Jude, I don't know if you have a report. >> Yeah. But they were ahead against Hamburg, which and we were away. So that tells you Hamburg had the higher seat, of course, the number one seed. So if anybody gets an update and be anybody back there, feel free to let us know how you're doing. And football, a huge uh a huge game on Friday, uh defeating the number one seed, Williamsville North 28-7.
067Uh that is remarkable. They play McKinley at uh in Buffalo at Alhusken uh Thursday at 7 p.m. Just a couple other photos of our boys. And of course, uh Jude, we have uh our kicker, right? Rebecca Dolan is also part of this team. So really very special group. >> Uh cross country did very well. Frontier League champions for the boys and usually uh Charlotte is here Sienna but she did very well and I think she committed to St. Venture for cross country and track. So >> girls volleyball team looks like they spent which is a tremendous upset. girls cross country third in the Niger Frontier League eighth in the section meet. So we're very proud of all of our athletes but our coaches as well. Just a few pictures of our teams and of course
068the boys being the NFL champions and Kayen Shy and Gabby Mato have qualified for sectionals in golf. Um we're very very proud of them. Uh this is Kaden's uh second year returning to sectionals. Sectionals will be in the spring and Kaden uh is plays baseball too. So it should be uh fascinating to see how our uh top golfers do in spring. Very proud of those folks. And we had a a wonderful induction of our uh 65 member DECA that happened on October 14th. So, a wonderful uh program and a lot of kids, a lot of spirit involved with that. And Sienna, I see you're there. Well done. So, S, what's your title with DECA? >> I'm the vice president of hospitality. So, I help plan all of our trips. And for example, this year, both
069for the Academy of Finance and DECA, but Academy of Finance is going to Disney in January. So, I help Mr. Jay like book different things that we do there. Yeah, that's right. You're you're quite a leader. I just want to let the board know and thank Beth uh for attending uh the social media safety awareness uh event on October 16th. Um when when we hold these events, we're very um we're very proud of the people who helped put it together Mark Gordon, Jessica Hutch, and Shardo. Uh the guest speakers were amazing. We had student speakers. Uh John Fitzpatrick talks a lot about a student agency uh engagement and empowerment. So that it's really great when our young people uh sit at the table, answer questions from the audience. Um I never want our board or
070our community to be discouraged uh because of sometimes we have a few people who come in person. We live streamed it uh thanks to Mark and we had you know maybe 40 50 people watching on the live stream but the next day we pushed out that recorded video to the entire community and the last time I checked which was this past weekend we had 488 people watch the program uh through our uh the YouTube channel that Mark was. So, um, we're very, very proud of programs like this because it is reaching a larger audience and it's meeting parents where they are, right? If they're taking their child to dance or soccer practice, they can watch on their phone and get all the same information as the people in the audience. So, uh, this is really
071a wonderful program. I thought it was well done and maybe Beth will have a few things to say about it. So, that's great. Going back to our uh October CARES, you know, Viking Cares program. These are pictures from our seniors uh celebrating and doing great work at the Golden Age Center. They also helped the SPCA. They helped uh many other uh programs around uh Grand Island and Western New York. Uh, and the latest podcast features uh four of our seniors talking about their uh work in the community. And I know that Mrs. Venture um at the Golden Age Center gave a lot of positive feedback and held about our seniors and the good work that they did. And we can never overemphasize the safety of our uh school bus drivers and their students. Uh we
072had operation safe stop occur in October. We thank our school resource officer, all of the police officers and our bus drivers for the constant promotion of making sure that we're safe when we bring kids on and have kids exit the bus. Uh we're very proud of our librarians who recently attended the kindness suitcase project. Um and uh we're just very proud of them showing leadership and supporting uh the communication that's that's so important about the heroic stories of people who were uh you know held captive in the Nazi occupations of Czechoslovakia and other places. So we're very proud of our librarians and the work that they do. And of course uh we had Halloween parade at Sidway and there's nothing better than that. So, uh just a few pictures to show the board uh the
073wonderful uh parade that occurred and even some adults dressing up and having a good time. Uh so, we're very very happy too, but we're very happy uh to celebrate um and have traditions like this. And I understand the trunk or treat went really well as well, Mrs. Anderson. So, it was a good very good turnout. Great. And as we wind things down, um, part of our October Cares project, we had first graders uh, design uh, bookmarks and give them to the Grand Island Library. This, uh, slide just represents the librarian at, um, at our library sending a thank you note to the first graders and to our teachers. So, uh, very nice tiein to all of that, uh, support of October Cares. These are ads that I'm making on using AI if you can't tell.
074Um pushing them out on social media. Uh so if you're unfamiliar with artificial intelligence, you can prompt some AI tools to make advertisements. So hopefully uh we'll get a few people applying. And of course, our public hearing for the capital project vote is November 6th. That's this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. It'll be in the board of education room in the high school. We call it the professional development room, but where we have board meetings. So, please join us. Uh if you have any questions, uh myself, Bob will be there. We'll have um our architects, our construction manager there as well. So, we should be able to answer anybody's questions about the capital project. That's all that I have. >> Thank you. All right. On to the board of education report. We do have one um
075action item. It is for the pool inspectors for capital project. It's happening on December 10th from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. If I can get a motion to approve board of education A, please >> and a second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? >> Motion carried. Um 70. And then we have you have the school PTA meeting. Anything? Good evening. Just um two things I wanted to call out from that meeting. Um the middle school is accepting donated board games at the main office and I just think that's a testament to the distractionfree policy that's now in place that students are actually looking for other things to do during lunch. Um I had brought a concern to Dr. last year about students just even being on their Chromebooks during lunch and it made me very
076happy to hear that they're finding other ways to interact and um just enjoy one another's company. I think lunch is an important time to unplug and decompress and just have some fun. So that's great. And then I also just wanted to make mention since I also sat in on the um Kine PTA meeting that both Kine and the middle school are combining this year for the holiday wreath and poinsetta sale that takes place every year. So that information can be found in multiple locations online, but orders are due 15. >> Um text flyer to your group because I always order. Yeah, that'd be great. Thanks. Um >> okay. I've had Sidway. Um as always, Sidway has got a a lot of greatness that goes on. I'm glad to hear the concrete treatment. Um fantastic. That
077was the big topic at the last meeting. Um, I know there was a few questions that was brought to me um to bring back to the November 19th meeting. I have had discussions with um Dr. Graham and I will have those answers for the parents um on the November I think 19th meeting. So um I will have all those answers for them. So um uh the Gizmo meeting um just real quick, we did hold our um booster night at Dick and Jenny's. It was it was really nice. Thank you to everybody that um came in and dined or took out. Um the night was a big success. I'm still waiting to hear my magic number, but uh always appreciate the community's um participation um and help for our organizations. And we have picked the date
078for the car show next year. So, I'm going to start and I know it's only what is it, November, but it'll be here before you know it. It's going to be Wednesday, June 24th. Um it's a big huge community event, music, cars, community food. I mean, it doesn't get much better than that. So, mark it on your calendars because you're going to hear about it. Um, and that's all I have. Um, on to the public comment session. Nobody signed up, so we'll go to the committee pull items information round table and you're on the air. So, he set >> all for >> Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you. >> I'm okay. Thank you. >> Uh just super proud of all the uh the athletes and the teams that have gone so far and wishing the best
079of luck moving forward. >> Um just a couple things for me. As Dr. Gra mentioned, I did attend the social media safety and awareness event. Um and as a member of the analog generation, learned a lot. We tend to fall a little conservative on the phones and social media in our house. So, I had to look some things up, but good to know what's going on out there. So, thank you for that program. Um, I also just wanted to call out the middle school production of Moana. My daughter was in that, so I got to sit through three performances of that and I said I online I could have sat through 50. It was really tremendous and I'm very proud of the teachers that put in a lot of hard work on that show and
080also our students. Just a tremendous amount of talent. Um, I was also able to attend the high school band concert last week under the direction of John Reed. Uh, I haven't been to a high school band concert on the island in a while. And I was completely blown away. It was absolutely outstanding and I can't wait for the next one. I will never miss one again. So, just kudos to that group. [clears throat] Several groups actually. And then lastly, I was able to attend the National Honor Society induction last week as well. And just very proud to how many students were inducted into that organization. Um I think when the line it almost superseded the length of the program as they signed the roster. Um so just absolutely exceptional. So thank you. >> I'm also
081>> just very quickly uh tomorrow is our first professional development day um with our teachers. Uh very thankful and grateful for the principles who put that program together. Thank you. >> Uh just Thursday night, if you're free, come and hear about our capital project. It'll be in the high school board of education room from 6:30 to 7:30. Uh hope to see you there. And if you can't make that, please come out on December 10th and vote. >> All set. Thank you. I just want to remind people that we have the elementary turkey truck right high school appropriate gate. It's a Saturday starts at 11:00 a.m. and I believe the ticket is non-p perishable can go. Is that right? So, uh children is about three elementary schools. Yeah. Perfect. So, uh it's a great way for
082the kids to give back to the community through uh all of those canned goods go to the neighbors foundation 11 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 8th. Is it in the principal's face or did that >> I think that is my favorite way. >> There might be a race. There might be a race. >> All right. Important dates coming up tomorrow. We have election day. So obviously no school for our kiddos. Um Tuesday, November 11th is Veterans Day. school Thanksgiving recess is November 26th through the 28th and our next board education meeting is December 8th and that will be at 9. Um, and I know it pains everyone to hear this, but I'm going to make a motion to call the meeting at 8:52 p.m. >> Motion I think. >> No, I can't. >> I'll second.
083>> All right. All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries seven zero. Thanks.