001Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Mark do you can you lead us in the pledge the flag. James Hotnich: link is rooted. Mark Nephew: Okay. Erica. Mark Nephew: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and. Mark Nephew: Justice for. James Hotnich: You did a great job. Mark Nephew: Yes, I just just so you know that it comes across bearable there everybody says it same time and then you're not muted. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Thank you. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay, so next we have both to officer, the new board members Max Graham and telling Christopher. Robert Anderson: remembers for for begin get get just a couple quick things for the public
002in the board on your agenda that was earlier shared item 4.02 was removed. Robert Anderson: And then the update real quick about our our board election graduations to Mr Graham and now this crisper on their election so right now, our two other candidates are any a literal tie. Robert Anderson: Both candidates at 196 votes apiece so they are tied in education law, there are some provisions that later in the agenda i'll share with board and we can figure out what more can figure out how they want to move forward. Robert Anderson: Okay, Jim. James Hotnich: You did great job of getting out of your head. Robert Anderson: I can't help it were with next time. James Hotnich: That ain't gonna help your looks. Douglas Pine: Great. Right. kferneza: yeah. kferneza: So i'm going to do
003the oath of office, to the new members. kferneza: Max I don't know if you have the oath so you'll probably have to repeat after me correct. Max Graham: um as long as it hasn't changed from last time I took the oath I do have a copy of this. kferneza: It has not changed, so, if you would please raise your right hand yeah we do. Max Graham: And do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of board of education number, according to the best of my ability. kferneza: Thank you, and welcome back again. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Congratulations. kferneza: darling you're up now. kferneza: Okay, if you could please
004raise your right hand and read do. Dollene Christopher: I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of New York, and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of a board of education Member according to the best of my ability. kferneza: Thank you, and welcome to the Lord. Dollene Christopher: Thank you, thank you. Congratulations thanks. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, we have the oath to Vice President mark. Mark Nephew: hey. kferneza: hey mark if you could please raise your right hand. kferneza: and read your own. Mark Nephew: I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of board
005of education Vice President, according to the best of my abilities. kferneza: Thank you. James Hotnich: Congratulations, everybody. Mark Nephew: Thank you. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: i'd like to make a motion to accept the agenda. James Hotnich: will make a motion. Mark Nephew: Second. kferneza: Sorry, who stepped into that. That was. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: man. Yes. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I heard Max and and mark Polish similar times so. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: All in favor. Aye. Dollene Christopher: Aye. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, we have the calendar. kferneza: i'll actually read the Bible on. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: The bylaws first okay. kferneza: As a result of the coven 19 pandemic, please be advised that members of the public will not be
006permitted to attend the board meeting in person, the meeting can be viewed via live [email protected] O w CSD or. kferneza: In addition, the meeting will be recorded members of the public may email questions or comments to the board of education. kferneza: Before i'm sorry for the board of education to miss Vanessa at gcs learn or if members of the community wish to address the board of education directly. kferneza: They should email or call the district clerk at 5323325 extension 6300 the board of education will address questions or concerns during their regularly scheduled board meetings. kferneza: Excuse me. James Hotnich: Can I ask something. James Hotnich: That, I can see Okay, I had I had several people asked me one would they be allowed back at the board board meetings, considering everything is starting to loosen
007up a little bit I told them, we probably don't have a clue. kferneza: We will probably discuss that later, if you look on your agenda and we'll talk about that later this evening. James Hotnich: Okay, thank you. kferneza: um. kferneza: Our next scheduled Board of education meeting will take place on Wednesday June 2 it will start at 6pm with a public hearing and the regular meeting will start at approximately 630. Mark Nephew: Well that'd be done the same way as last one where we have two separate things where we have to log in and out. kferneza: Yes, they will be separate and they won't be two separate things they'll just be one because the public hearing is considered a separate meeting. Mark Nephew: Okay. kferneza: With the two hearings will take place way. kferneza: Actually
008I think they will be separate. Robert Anderson: As in like two separate links. kferneza: 161 630 now you have fell actually be three there'll be two public hearings and on a regular meeting. Robert Anderson: yeah I think i'll have to figure back to let me talk to find it seems to me that probably one link would be appropriate, and since they're all related just rolls in, and I think would save confusion and. Douglas Pine: One one login would would suffice, we could do three recordings, we could break it up into three recordings. Robert Anderson: stuff. Robert Anderson: When one really makes sense, I think, for people log in log find someplace else to log back into. Mark Nephew: right if it's a little confusing for the public. Robert Anderson: yeah great. Barbara Smith: yeah the
009only reason the budget was that way was you're trying to use the zoom webinar and ask questions but yeah for this I don't think we need different logins. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: We do not have any public comments this evening. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next i'd like to make a consideration of emotion to vote and approve agenda items 3.02 through 6.01. Second. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: All in favor. Dollene Christopher: Aye. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, we have the review of the treasurer's report and financial statement for April 2021. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: and the one that was removed. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Oh you're on mute. James Hotnich: mute mute. Robert Anderson: let's do my best work around me to apologize. Robert
010Anderson: Yes, 4.02 is establishment of a scholarship that just need to go back and make sure it meets board policy parameters so get back in touch with the people that are sponsoring it and make sure it's done correctly, so we see that back on the agenda, maybe at some point in the future. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Discussing that treasurer's report. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Now we have staff instant reports, so we have Dr Anderson your report. Robert Anderson: Good evening Thank you know they tried new. Robert Anderson: Well, congratulations and welcome to our. Robert Anderson: New and returning number, Mr Max cream installing crisper congratulations and greatly appreciate that you donate concern about time and energy to wait. Robert Anderson: For the focal point the end of the school, and of
011course it's most precious resource that the children, so thank you very much look forward to working with you in. Robert Anderson: The next couple years of great things together, just couple quick updates for the public, I want to thank CAP county Department of Health. Robert Anderson: As a last meeting that we were going to do a vaccine clinic in the high school in on Tuesday may 11 we reached 5050 individuals came into that clinic. Robert Anderson: 20 students in 30 local folks came in, to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, we have a follow up clinic on June 1. Robert Anderson: Since we were little we were the first school to offer a clinic of this nature in cat characters county we we organize it just before the Pfizer vaccine was authorized for
01212 and older. Robert Anderson: So right now the cat cat county is indicated that parents of students children 12 years or older or between 12 and 15. Robert Anderson: should reach out to other vaccine clinics at this point, but hopefully may the summer we'll have them come back here and try to catch them, these are students and. Robert Anderson: You know other other folks who'd like to be back saying here on our campus so thanks for them and, of course, thanks to Seneca nation. Robert Anderson: inviting us earlier this spring, our Community school community to get vaccinated return the school even more exciting news. Robert Anderson: Tomorrow we will be nearly up to full strength grades 569 and 10 all those skews that have been on a hybrid and those grade levels are returning to
013that person's junction. Robert Anderson: we're really excited to welcome all those students back and it almost feels like. Robert Anderson: it's normal around here, but it feels like normal softball games going out here on right now in our new turf field on a lot of spectators out there, socially distance appropriate, of course, but it just feels feels really good. Robert Anderson: Just a couple really quick and with your calendar changes that I mentioned at last meeting. Robert Anderson: There be super intense conference days for the middle high school students and June 18 and 24th. Robert Anderson: And then just a slight change the elementary school will be doing they're super tense conference days and the 23rd and 24th just made more sense to break those buildings up for for students. Robert Anderson: And those schedules
014have been sent home to families and then one last thing well not quick last thing. Robert Anderson: tomorrow night is really an annual event is the scholastic area recognition dinner speech about erie county superintendent association. Robert Anderson: Where traditionally high school principal or superintendent the board President travel to buffalo with the top three students. Robert Anderson: For really nice dinner and award ceremony and really cool keynote speaker, it is happening tomorrow but multiple sites we're taking our crew up to to hammer. Robert Anderson: And just want to congratulate that our top three students. Robert Anderson: valedictorian kayla fourth men are suited towards that we kota in our number three bed staying so congratulations those ladies and so looking forward to tomorrow night at least some a bridge form. Robert Anderson: And then my bi weekly
015or bi monthly code update as of this afternoon there's approximately 28 people in this campus collectively district. Robert Anderson: That are quarantine or isolated so we're not quite out of the epidemic yet, but hopefully seeing the light in the tunnel so i'll be back for a little bit with some more presentation, but that's all I have this evening for this particular report, thank you. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Right, thank you. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, we have the administrators report so, but you did you wrap all that into one Bob. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: well. Robert Anderson: yeah there's a couple few separate things. Pretty brief, though, but. Rebekah Moraites: i'm interested in hit on a lot of the high school events there's a few that I just wanted
016to also say. Rebekah Moraites: i'm really excited to have our ninth and 10th graders return tomorrow and we've heard students are excited to be coming back as well. Rebekah Moraites: Even though we are in those last couple of weeks i'm really i'm happy were you know, trying to get back to normal kids have been excited to me in school and we just see so many more smiles it's really great to see that in the morning. Rebekah Moraites: and Dr Anderson had mentioned tomorrow is a special dinner to celebrate those top three students and next Tuesday is actually our class night awards event, so we will be. Rebekah Moraites: awarding a number of scholarships that evening and i'm excited that a group that i'm a part of called the chautauqua county secondary principals association who offers
017a scholarship to student a student. Rebekah Moraites: Who is going into the field of education was awarded to one of the go under, students, this year, so we're excited to be able to offer that this year as well. Rebekah Moraites: The theory of relativity, which is our high school musical for this year, I have to shout out our. Rebekah Moraites: Music department staff both of the middle school and high school, who have worked so so hard to make this a possible event for students. Rebekah Moraites: The event will be streaming and I believe the links will be listed on Facebook and I think it's Friday coming up Friday and Saturday evening and it's $10 for that streaming ticket and i'm really excited that we get to present this to all of our Community. Rebekah Moraites:
018graduation, I believe I hit on this at the last board meeting, but we will be hosting an in person graduation at hillis field on that originally scheduled night. Rebekah Moraites: Currently, our guidance will allow for our class of 2021 to have three guests. Rebekah Moraites: I am hoping that some of our guidance is updated, as you have seen, maybe our spectators for athletic events has increased so i'm crossing my fingers that will be able to increase that as well, but as of current guidance right now. Rebekah Moraites: it's three guests per student there's also a senior dinner it's called the night under the lights and it'll be down at hillis field on June 12. Rebekah Moraites: And our senior class advisors will have seniors set up with some music whiners is coming in to do
019a picnic style dinner. Rebekah Moraites: And there will be an ice cream truck for ice cream for students they're going to do some raffles some prizes door prizes and so we're we're hoping that that's a fun night to celebrate our seniors as well. Rebekah Moraites: So I think that that's that wraps it up for the things coming up at the high school. Great. Ms Dzierba: Good evening everyone. Ms Dzierba: So elementary school is a little bit different right now we don't have all of our end of the year, things really coming into play, until the beginning and middle of June. Ms Dzierba: But what we are in the middle of is sort of wrapping up 35 week grades we're doing right in the middle of doing parent retention meetings to talk to some parents about
020plans moving forward for the. Ms Dzierba: school year for some kiddos and what some of those options are going to be and then just kind of doing and wrapping up and finalizing. Ms Dzierba: Really, a lot of our plans for how what our instructional models look like next year. Ms Dzierba: And so we're really kind of been busy doing all of that, and then come June it becomes just like at the high school we get really nutty with a student activities and so we'll have more to come on that very soon, but. Ms Dzierba: We are in our third week since we returned with everyone and I gotta say it was the best thing that we've done all year. Ms Dzierba: And i'm super happy to have all my kids back and already, we can
021see a just a tremendous difference having most of our kids be in three or four days some even five days. Ms Dzierba: it's just been a I mean we're just seeing growth that we haven't seen all year just in that little bit of time, so very positive move i'm happy to hear that middle school and high school is also joining us and we're going to be a full campus again it's great. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: it's great thank. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You have any. that's. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay. rasmith: I just wanted to get. Robert Anderson: Rich yeah sorry rich. rasmith: Trying to give a quick update on the capital project. rasmith: You know. rasmith: If you come in to visit with Dr Anderson you'll notice that
022his hall there's a couple other areas, but his hall is pretty much completely done with the new led lighting oh. rasmith: The placement of the signs, where the signs are going to go has been done and the foundation for the middle school one is complete all. rasmith: The new entrance the canopy and the sidewalks for rebecca's new office area that new main entrance for the high school is going to start within the next week there'll be digging out there, like I said setting for the new sidewalks the peers for the new canopy. rasmith: That main office renovation will start at the end of June, oh. rasmith: that's pretty much it you'll that I did have a question from one of the Community Members about new bathroom speakers that we have these grand new fields, and
023we have two porta potties sitting out there and. rasmith: He wondered if we are going to have new bathrooms for the public, which we are where they're building the addition for the air conditioning equipment. rasmith: there's also a woman's in a men's public bathrooms that are going to be set for the outside, in that edition so we'll have that also sidewalks going to those so it will be handicapped accessible. rasmith: And it'll be accessible by the public for the outside, for those sporting events. Robert Anderson: Thank thanks rich and just to add on he mentioned science each each each of the three buildings will have their own electronic billboard out in front and their big. Robert Anderson: will be great way to communicate with moms dads students in the in the Community so we're looking
024forward to seeing that and the pylons the Foundation are pretty big so imagine what can be attached. Robert Anderson: That thanks for your. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Summer school updates. Ms Dzierba: So we We are doing our summer school a little bit typical like we typically doing that in the past, the only differences. Ms Dzierba: We have more so it's all by invite and we have quite a few more than what we typically do. Ms Dzierba: we're going to be close to about 85 that we will invite that's, not to say that all of them will accept that slot. Ms Dzierba: But those invites went out to i'd say about 90% of them i'm still just waiting on a few more kiddos that i'm waiting on some people to give names to me.
025Ms Dzierba: That they're recommending but those went out last Thursday, Friday and we're just starting to get some trickling back some acceptances circling back. Ms Dzierba: They are due back to us by June 4 so they can we can really finalize our class list, but we are really looking at i'm anticipating probably between 50 and 60 kiddos. Ms Dzierba: it's just really hard to estimate, because you just don't know based on everything that's happened this year, you know, will they be more prone to want to come, because they want more time or. Ms Dzierba: Are they all just tired and they want to take a break, I mean it's just going to be really hard to identify where we're going to be, but we're excited about it it's a full day program for the first
026time ever, Monday through Thursday. Ms Dzierba: yeah so we're we're moving and grooving with it. Rebekah Moraites: I am sharing for the middle school and high school tonight Todd has a family obligation, so I actually want to share my screen. Rebekah Moraites: Just to show you some of the documents from our team. Rebekah Moraites: Okay, so you should see this, this is from Mr Nicholas and he includes here the dates for summer school and there's a few highlights and similarities between the middle school and elementary school in the past and middle school. Rebekah Moraites: You only had a half day offered, however, to best accommodate the number of students that they're anticipating moving forward. Rebekah Moraites: They have increased that into two sessions for each grade level, this summer, which would be a full day
027program for teachers so. Rebekah Moraites: Teachers will be hired to work all day students would attend then either am or PM session so some of his approximate numbers are 12 to 15 at each grade level so 24 to 30 and total and so he's looking at approximately 60 students per session, which would be 120 total. Rebekah Moraites: For the middle school summer school program this year, it will be elian math only and in mostly because these are two really important areas that students are going to need, as they move into their their next year. Rebekah Moraites: Many students have been doing much better after meetings with Mr Nicholas and the counselors and so as a result, Mr Nicholas and the counselors have really been going, case by case, to make those best decisions for summer
028school placements. Rebekah Moraites: And then, lastly, students who struggle on summer school will be recommended for an intervention next year for middle school, which would be a 13th period or an extended day for those students. Rebekah Moraites: So that was the middle school program and again that's five through eight now Mr Nicholas and I have a bit of an overlap, this year, actually, let me. Rebekah Moraites: present we are doing something a little bit different here at the high school. Rebekah Moraites: Moving forward, as we know that the high school is a tough transition year that freshman year for students and so students in eighth grade. Rebekah Moraites: will have the option, there will be two programs for them one if they're recommended for Mr nicholas's intervention summer school, they will be required to go
029to that for alien math. Rebekah Moraites: But i'm willing i'm sending this out to all eighth graders for anyone else would like to come up and be a part of something called our summer freshmen Academy. Rebekah Moraites: And this is brand new this year this program you can see the calendar dates will align with the rest of our summer school. Rebekah Moraites: And this program will be full day it'll be from 832 to 30 transportation breakfast lunch will be provided and students will be eligible in in coming up into their freshman year to earn some elective credit. Rebekah Moraites: Based on credits that they will need or can use for graduation and here's what we're going to be offering so we're asking students and families to rank. Rebekah Moraites: What what courses that they're interested
030in, and so I can't guarantee that they're going to get the one that they like, but hopefully number one or two. Rebekah Moraites: All of our students will be taking pre algebra, and so this will be taught by our math teachers to get them ready for that regions level algebra one. Rebekah Moraites: In ninth grade that they will all be taking students who took algebra regions level last year, so the students who are at were an honors in eighth grade would have the opportunity to pick any of those other three or. Rebekah Moraites: If they want a refresher a pre algebra that would be fine as well, so that's an option for them we're also going to have an option for what we call English extended and they'll be working on a short story. Rebekah
031Moraites: Reading that writing an argument and a text analysis which at the high school level for the region's exam are the two key writing components to pass that one graduation. Rebekah Moraites: required English regions, and then the two other enrichment courses that students will have an opportunity to choose from. Rebekah Moraites: And miss aldridge will be teaching our outdoor recreation class and she's got a master's degree in recreation and so we're really excited to bring her into work with freshmen to work on team building communication. Rebekah Moraites: Through those long games that we're doing kickball spikeball badminton some of those. Rebekah Moraites: Socially distant. Rebekah Moraites: Safe things that we can still do outside and get students outside and moving in the summertime and then Mr swanson is going to be teaching, for the first
032time this summer social music making. Rebekah Moraites: So all levels are invited, and he will be teaching how to read, music and play the ukulele for some of our students so that'll be open for our freshmen Academy, but also some of our other students. Rebekah Moraites: So we're very excited to be able to offer this for our freshmen who will be coming up, so we can transition them so that they have a successful high school program and then our regular program here is the brochure that will be going out. and sharing sure. Rebekah Moraites: This is the brochure that will be going out and again, this is the daily schedule and students will have the option of the following credit recovery courses. Rebekah Moraites: These are ones that we typically offer, and we are also
033in addition, adding that. Rebekah Moraites: P required class for credit recovery students some students, this is an area where some students have failed and absolutely need this for graduation credit for this year. Rebekah Moraites: And then we're also adding that music elective credit as well, so this brochure will be sent home and the freshmen academy one will be sent to all of those eighth graders so they can make their selections by June 23. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Right Thank you so anybody have any questions or comments. Mark Nephew: I have a question. Mark Nephew: um I was approached by a parent that asked me a question and I told them take it back to school, but they were concerned that their students may be. Mark Nephew: Their student is struggling, but may. Mark
034Nephew: may pass the bar to move on, but they're worried that i'll be struggling the next year. Mark Nephew: What is offered for that type of scenario. Rebekah Moraites: I guess from I can speak from my level, I would, I would say it really depends on the student. Rebekah Moraites: And the course and so. Rebekah Moraites: What I just described, where some of the interventions and enrichment opportunities that we have, and I would recommend that that family reach out to a counselor to find out if there's a summer school course at the at the high school that would work for them. Robert Anderson: If they expect just to set that and carrie please, please share as well it's based on the whole whole child and we talked about you know what is it, they don't
035know. Robert Anderson: Who would have to really go back to our central standards and what standards really does that student hasn't become proficient or higher in. Robert Anderson: And then that has to be targeted interventions enrichment for, for example, for the summer summer school but also this coming fall will do that so. Robert Anderson: I think it really have to come down the whole child with our needs are and, if you look at just retention in general that. Robert Anderson: The research on it's pretty clear it's probably one of the most has the largest negative effect size on high school completion. Robert Anderson: So you got to be kind of really careful just how you retain, so I think the strategy K 12 is to look at the child see what they're actually deficient in
036prescribed that program that interest those efficiencies without initially completely retain them. Robert Anderson: Now, sometimes that may be appropriate in this year with this coven that may be, in some cases, appropriate as well we've had some cases, despite our best efforts students lily new doing nothing. Robert Anderson: Since September, so in that case I don't really know what they don't know or do know so that that may be an option but. Robert Anderson: reiterate, you can see, at least, our first tier of interventions to summer school and then we'll take it in case by case basis, so I hope that that adds a little more light to it and it'll carry I know you got some experience in your opportunity to share. Ms Dzierba: yeah so summer school at the elementary level is not the
037same as it is it's at middle a high exact course republican We really do summer school to cut back on the regression that can happen with a specific. Ms Dzierba: Sometimes certain students that really need to have that more consistent. Ms Dzierba: Extended year program in order to maintain the the skills that they're learning and the mastery of Sanders that they've learned and so, for us, it will be a lot, like the middle school, we are only really centering on on math in La standards. Ms Dzierba: For the younger kids our incoming case and our current case it'll be really looking at readiness skills and those foundational skills, but it's not it doesn't take the place or. Ms Dzierba: Summer school is not an intervention to stop us looking at retention, although we look at
038retention very. Ms Dzierba: intentionally and we do look at whole kid and we really consider and way, a lot of things with regards to whether or not we retain them we don't. Ms Dzierba: Do it kind of Willy nilly we're very deliberate about it, but it doesn't take the place, so you can't come to summer school elementary level. Ms Dzierba: To not be retained that there's just no way of elementary level to fit in all the standards and, of course, of a five to four to five week program there's just that that we would be doing a disservice to kids. Mark Nephew: So, Dr Anderson from what i'm hearing, then. Mark Nephew: If a parent has a concern, they should be reaching out to their teacher counselor. Mark Nephew: And yes, and not not be
039afraid that, though. Mark Nephew: to expose some maybe some truths are some issues. Robert Anderson: yeah I would always encourage parents it please contact your child's teacher if there's immediate concerns and then. Robert Anderson: I know all the counselors and principals have team with the parent should we make the best decision for that child but but. Robert Anderson: But yeah please don't be fearful to reach out, and I know we reach out to families, but we encourage folks with questions to at least start with a teacher at this point and get their opinions and thoughts. Robert Anderson: So it's you know, I just want to give my as a height former High School principal if we retain. Robert Anderson: We were very conscious about if we retain what's different about their experience the second time
040around, because it's more the same I wasn't really expecting a different outcome and so we're very. Robert Anderson: intentional and programmatic about how we're approaching our adventures with students moving forward. Robert Anderson: In the example I just wanted to share is a high school principal one year and i'm not exaggerating at a student enters a freshman had who had been retained, three times. Robert Anderson: In the middle school, and so this youngster is already a 17 year old freshman and, needless to say. Robert Anderson: Research bears this out in this example does well he dropped out by the time he was in 10th grade it's just that you know who wants to be 21 hanging out with. Robert Anderson: People high school, so you know we just take it very seriously and take on a
041case by case basis, so moms dads have questions, please reach out and, of course, school, we have questions will be reaching out as well. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay, so do we have enough teachers that to be able to support summer school at the amount of students that were inviting to attend. Robert Anderson: yeah so far, we are going to be fully staffed good. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: that's great then um I know that the need is going to go to the students that really you know, obviously need that support first, if there are students that feel. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Maybe not as comfortable as they want to be, and just want a little bit of a refresher before they move on, are there was there any thoughts
042like virtual classes, to be able to participate in during the summer. Robert Anderson: No, I mean there has been some thought, but it won't be logistically feasible for us with the staffing that we do have. Robert Anderson: The only exception really be the summers if people are quarantine or isolated, we have some parameters to make sure students get get the credit and get contact with teachers, but have a remote program just won't be possible for the summer. Robert Anderson: And there's are both people feel like they're mad skills are lacking or their e la literacy skills are lacking, I mean they're more than and they're doing well, but they still feel that they're more than welcome to still sign up and come for summer school. Robert Anderson: I think, be great to to come and
043play outside this aldrich and participate with swanson music classes, should be a fun summer nothing that's what that's really the typical summer school yeah. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: anyone else have any questions. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, we have the discussion on the family and student handbook and the Code of Conduct revisions. Robert Anderson: Thank you, then i'll turn over the principles here in a second. Robert Anderson: Every year the principles, the family student handbook in the code of conduct that's contained in it is essentially your board policy and tonight the principles are going to share the revisions to the handbook and and the code of conduct, if there are any. Robert Anderson: On the 16th of June, we are going to do a public presentation or a public. Robert Anderson:
044Where I must have for me, a public meeting at six six o'clock for me to share these changes. Robert Anderson: With the public and see if there's any comments have an open one more time for the board add comments and then July 7 we'd like to have the final approval. Robert Anderson: The final draft to the board for their approval on July July seven so that's the prosecutor taking tonight, so I don't know wants to go first but i'll turn it over to my colleagues. Ms Dzierba: i'm much more simple, so why don't I, because I know Rebecca and then they have. Ms Dzierba: it's a much more in depth handbook, then the elementary level So for me, really, I mean every year, I say basically the same things I mean we do some changes
045to some dates. Ms Dzierba: We might add a few pieces to the technology piece, which I think Doug and his crew did a little bit of revision there and then the one thing that I did add that is totally different this year is we added a little. Ms Dzierba: sort of description about multi age and multi grade, which is an option that we are going to be offering going into next year. Ms Dzierba: we're going to have three multi age multi grade classes of a team approach so there'll be a pair of general education teachers and each of those and so all they did was give. Ms Dzierba: A quick brief synopsis of what that is and the option that it can give and the type of kid that we feel may be a really
046good fit for those placements, so that is the only difference to the elementary handbook. Mark Nephew: Just mark question before we move on, when you talk about multi a true multi grade classrooms I mean the student handbook is going to be given out at the beginning of the school year. Mark Nephew: But the parents are going to be making or if they're just a desire to go into that they might want to know a little bit more about it before that. Ms Dzierba: And so we did every may I put out in our main newsletter sort of information about how we go about placement of students. Ms Dzierba: And soliciting input from parents and what they need to do to do that and so as part of that I had a real extended version of
047that, where I did explain all of our instructional models for next year. Ms Dzierba: are integrated coaching our grade part of me that my dog and he's barking at my cat. Ms Dzierba: um are single grade seconds and then our three multi age multi grade sections, so all of that information was even outlined in more detail in the main newsletter that went out at the very beginning of this month. Okay, thank you. Rebekah Moraites: Okay, for the middle school high school handbook I included a summary of the changes for you as well i'm there are some just technical changes to update what we're doing in practice, but there are three. Rebekah Moraites: Other changes that are would change a little bit of around the language of what we're doing so, the first one is the
048summer school eligibility you'll see that highlighted in red. Rebekah Moraites: we're looking to change that eligibility for summer school to a great of a 55, and this was a 50 part of the reason for this change is because next year we're looking at. Rebekah Moraites: Updating our grading policies, and this would mean that students would not be earning lower than a 50 in their classes. Rebekah Moraites: Now, this is a common policy that other districts have currently right now, our students they'll have can earn anywhere from zero to 100 so. Rebekah Moraites: This this change would update update that, based on the greeting policies that will be working on next year, the second one is a. Rebekah Moraites: One that's come up multiple times and this year we actually went back to backpacks because students,
049we didn't want students hanging out with their lockers and what we found is that students are coming to classes prepared, they have other materials. Rebekah Moraites: And so we are recommending moving forward to revert back to what we had previously done, which is that backpacks will be permitted for students to carry throughout the school day. Rebekah Moraites: And we have been conducting random searches as needed Mr shields, Mr Smith and I will do that if there is a safety concern which, because this was an issue around safety, which is why we tried to go back from backpacks really. Rebekah Moraites: We think the students will just be more successful being able to carry those so that's the second one, and the third one is around her extra curricular participation. Rebekah Moraites: and actually we're not
050looking to change any policy here, but what we're looking to do is really clarify language. Rebekah Moraites: Right now students are labeled in eligible and there's a number of levels of in eligibility and it's actually frankly very confusing because some students are ineligible but they get to practice. Rebekah Moraites: So how, how is that so what we're trying to do is modify that language so that students have a stepping stone and understand what the goals are for them to be able to participate and get off that in eligibility list. Rebekah Moraites: And so candy Phillips, of the athletic director and I. Rebekah Moraites: worked on talking about how can we make this a better system for students, so that they they really set those goals you know I want to play baseball and I need
051to make sure that i'm a scholar athlete first. Rebekah Moraites: And so what we wanted to include in there is this terminology called academic probation and actually doesn't change what we're currently doing it just re labels it so students who are on academic probation will still complete. Rebekah Moraites: What we call the red card, where they have to stay after school. Rebekah Moraites: They have to get that academic help to get their grades up and then students who are who are on the ineligibility list are actually truly ineligible and so that's the highlight of the difference between. Rebekah Moraites: There the rest of it we're just those technical edits updating the calendar and dates, etc. Dollene Christopher: I have a quick question on that. Dollene Christopher: I agree totally with the backpack issue being a
052teacher myself and having the kids be able to bring their backpacks so much better, however i'm just wondering how you're going to put that idea of random searches into practice How does that kind of come about and what's the plan. That was my question. Rebekah Moraites: Sure, so you know that's what we've always done so, we hear something we hear a rumor. Rebekah Moraites: will pull those kids aside and we conduct a search of safety and through backpacks etc we've done several of them this year. Rebekah Moraites: Just if we happen to hear or see something and that's a common practice for us. Robert Anderson: So yeah just the way and, if I may, if we're not doing random searches. Robert Anderson: But if there's reasonable suspicion, if someone shares information, with the principal or
053assistant principal then on a safety issue, they will they will. Robert Anderson: investigate and do what they need to do, but I don't want to leave with depression that will randomly searching people's persons when added buildings that's that's not do that. Rebekah Moraites: Yes, you for that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: yeah now and it makes sense when there's a safety issue reported right, so we want to make sure that everyone is safe is um since it's it'll be added to the handbook students and parents will review and sign off on that so it's like they're aware and. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: That it could happen, just so that way it's not a. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: shot shock and, of course, safety comes first, but we don't want anyone
054to say that we're violating anyone's privacy and, at least if it's in there and they're reviewing and acknowledging it they know that it's a possibility that, if there is a safety concern that is the procedure. Robert Anderson: yeah because yeah sorry. Robert Anderson: spot on search and seizure. Robert Anderson: yeah and there's some common areas that identified the families student handbook where people would not have a right to expect privacy, like their locker. Robert Anderson: common areas and things like that, but i'm sorry to interrupt Rebecca. Rebekah Moraites: yeah Dr Anderson you know hit the nail on the head there and we always review the handbook at the beginning of the year and students do sign off on it so i'll just make sure that we highlight that, as we do that, the beginning of
055next school year. Mark Nephew: Did spark I do have a couple of questions i'm looking at the list of violations in the. Mark Nephew: middle school high school handbook. Mark Nephew: Has there been any talk regarding activity off campus or online activity. Mark Nephew: outside of. Rebekah Moraites: I guess i'm can I clarify your question for me. Mark Nephew: I mean there's a number of court cases where there's there's talk about a school's disciplining people poor activity that occurs outside of school activities it's not it's out of school school sponsored activity or something like that um, how do we handle it, or do we. Mark Nephew: ignore. Rebekah Moraites: It you know that's a tough one, to answer it it really comes down to case by case, but we follow the Code of Conduct yeah
056and if if the school is a component of it, you know there's clear legal guidance for when we are a part of it, and when we are not. Robert Anderson: I mean, with the general rule of thumb is you look for a nexus if the behavior outside of campus has any impact on. Robert Anderson: Educational setting, then we may be able to get involved, although i'm aware of recent supreme court cases these terms of free speech and stuff that may have tightened up those rules, a little bit. Robert Anderson: So generally when we get a little bind we jelly reach out to legal counsel and get their advice before we pursue anything that may be a little out of the ordinary but generally is because, if there's a next school and go from there. Mark
057Nephew: yeah well, I guess, I guess what i'm saying is when you list the violations there's absolutely nothing in there, regarding activity off campus or. Rebekah Moraites: yeah there's legal precedent around it, so we don't define the spaces that it happens in the code of conduct. Ms Dzierba: Also mark typically the code of conduct is really geared towards those things that are on campus or school sponsor transportation. Ms Dzierba: And alo schools kind of get themselves put in places, at times, where we have to address and provide discipline to things that are connected to online social media it's really. Ms Dzierba: We really try to make sure, though, that it's when it's brought into school in some way, shape or form, so when it impacts, the school setting. Ms Dzierba: that's when we address it,
058but we really don't put it in the handbooks because it's not really something that's under our jurisdiction, because it's off site. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I think it really falls in under the desk like you said, the code of conduct and then. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: how we handle any kind of. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: bullying and any negative interactions in between students. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Because and then decide from there, like you said a case by case basis, because if. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You know if a student were just record a video, while in school, and it was involving you know another student but post it after they were outside of school, the then it's there's an accountability, because they happen at
059school. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I think that if somebody post comments and they're threatening somebody you know and and saying that what happened at school, I think that the school will get involved right. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Just happening outside of school and saying things. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: that's kind of where it goes back to the free speech and it goes back to a parenting issue Thank you know, but if schools not mentioned or involved in that environment at all it's really hard to to do that. Mark Nephew: Well, here, you know I am in my question, sorry. James Hotnich: Oh yes. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: they're good questions. James Hotnich: You got right to free speech. James Hotnich:
060Unless you call us live special life. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Right. James Hotnich: And you got to be careful, because otherwise there's lawsuits. James Hotnich: In my right Bob. James Hotnich: Thank you for agreeing with me. Robert Anderson: Yes, Sir you'd be very careful. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: To be of any other comments or questions. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: We have a dialogue and presentation on. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: grades and grade reporting updates yeah. Robert Anderson: Thank you i'm gonna hold on sorry my screens doing some weird. Robert Anderson: Set up yeah Let me share my screen, I just want to give the really the. Robert Anderson: christophers benefit and update the public, I just want to talk
061about grades our strategic plan, and then I want to see if I may just roll into positions so i'm going to share my screen I may. Robert Anderson: I hope, hopefully folks can can see that. Robert Anderson: The pay for greatest was really an update and at the board table probably just pre pandemic there was much discussion about you know what's the nature of homework, how we should we collect it, how much going to. Robert Anderson: count for students great and just a lot of big ticket items about Student Assessment and. Robert Anderson: So one thing before we even started doing, that is, we need to begin to find I mean what, why do we grade and why do we grade report and and surveyed our faculty this question in February and I shared. Robert
062Anderson: results with the public and the board earlier but really people always have good purpose but they're all over the place, no one really has there's really no defined reason for what we do. Robert Anderson: So later this summer early fall we're going to begin our process of taking a look at how we grade and have a great report. Robert Anderson: By serving all our districts stakeholders, for their current perspectives about you know how we assess students homework and all that and get their opinions. Robert Anderson: To begin trying to clarify our purpose or Great reporting begin align our school policy practice with the state of perfect purpose, ultimately, hopefully move to a proficiency based learning system. Robert Anderson: Where we're likely going to measure Wer students and, in the sense that how How are
063they measuring up to learning what we think it's important for them to learn. Robert Anderson: But also, there should be probably a component of the non academic piece as well, I mean if my son does real well math I want to know that, and maybe a little more specific. Robert Anderson: But if he also is a goofball in class ma know that too, right now, one grade doesn't really capture all that you have all sorts of things buried in there. Robert Anderson: And then the spring will have this survey data analyzed recommended recommendations made it will bring together a group of district stakeholders to begin trying to think about what we do and try to modify practice so. Robert Anderson: In any changes would be rolled out until the 2223 school year but it's really
064kind of a reform that's that's overdue. Robert Anderson: And i'm really excited to start that works i've shared this last meeting, but I just wanted to bring that to the Boards attention and pullbacks as well, any any questions, I can answer about this, although it's pretty generic. Robert Anderson: primal state of it. Dollene Christopher: I I do, because it is a little generic I guess I should maybe listen a little bit more for detail. Dollene Christopher: I i'm confused as to how this might all. Dollene Christopher: Progress if you're considering non academic grades or behavior as a grade i'm is that what i'm hearing. Robert Anderson: it's a possible outcome but right now we want to know where do we stand, what are people doing. Robert Anderson: Teachers maybe let's just take a little homework
065teachers may be assigning homework and they think it's doing a B and C parents and students may not feel that way. Robert Anderson: So I want to know where we stand define our purpose grades and grade reporting and then we make sure we're all know why we do what we do and then work from there, so that's a potential outcome. Robert Anderson: I don't know what our data will reveal I don't know what our stakeholder group will, how will steer this but we're just going to get started, here in the fall and assessment grades messy, you know as a classroom teacher it's talk to colleagues i'm sure everybody's doing the same thing. Robert Anderson: So been friends more clarity to you. Mark Nephew: But this is mark hey yeah i'm one of the people that
066have been pushing for us to take a look at our grading system and how we do it and homework, I mean in my mind doesn't make sense to punish a child, for not doing their homework if they're able to AC jam. Robert Anderson: Well that's a very good question, I mean, because now, you get you're looking at behavior versus learning outcome. Robert Anderson: So that means certainly something this, this will have to take a look at investigate further. Robert Anderson: So it's a it's a pretty profound process a lot to think about. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I think that difficult thing too is. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Doing homework and having it done and turning it in provides like that sense of responsibility and fall through right. Dana Szalay, Director of
067Residential Treatment: And then, at the same time it's created a lot of challenges at home, because the education system is set up very different than what it was when a lot of parents were in school even myself right so maybe not all. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Not all parents are sure, and how to support kids through out their assignment so then it creates a lot of frustration and stress. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And I know at one point that's where we talked about like. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You know reading assignment and then you know just reporting something back on there and that so For those reasons. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Just because can be heard and we've heard that from from parents before and. Dana Szalay,
068Director of Residential Treatment: And even students. Robert Anderson: And there will be involved, the process of me, and all the voices to be heard and taking a casual move forward but it's exciting work definitely do. Mark Nephew: Is your appear that if you open the can of worms you can't put it back together. Robert Anderson: But you know what he got a guest with to see me, and I think assessment grades has been a topic has come up as long as i've been here. Robert Anderson: You know, we can probably always debate and punt and not open the can, but if we're going to improve our practice, I mean I think it's time to open the can. Dollene Christopher: So we can do, I just hope that we're not i'm concentrating solely on grades, because
069the the type of work that is given. Dollene Christopher: is as important, so you know if it's busy work almost if it doesn't assess something in particular if it's not something that is valuable. Dollene Christopher: It will make a difference versus types of works, you know different type of work that is applicable to that particular learning that is um you know specific targets, that is. Dollene Christopher: Effective and I think that, looking at the types of learning and what you're doing is as effective as how you're grading it as well and I don't want to just skim over that part to go straight to grading and that's, the only thing that I would worry about. Robert Anderson: You you're actually right. Robert Anderson: and agree with everything you just said it's just all intertwined you
070can't just separate one from another, so I think it's exciting work and those discussions will have come to the table. Robert Anderson: Absolutely, I mean, I think, on the same thing, if I understand correctly, remember high school math i'd go home with 30 problems we want to get 30 problems or just some kind of wacky assignment that meant nothing. Robert Anderson: And I got some stuff that we're very meaningful meaningful really brought my to give me deeper understanding of the course material and I thought, what kind of relevant so I mean I think that's what you're saying this, why here and it's part of this conversation for sure. and Robert Anderson: Thank you, thank you for the questions on anything else for this one for go to my next update. Mark Nephew: know it i'm
071glad you're going into this process, thank you. Robert Anderson: i'm excited. Robert Anderson: It speak about excitement i'm really excited about this, you know I want to talk real quickly just can't really give you some dates for your calendar. Robert Anderson: But again just wanted to share and put it out again for the public about coming out of the pandemic, you know my my our collective vision is. Robert Anderson: Well, determine what we want to be what we'd like to be as a district in it take advantage of this time to really kind of change our culture in our practice and really think what our priorities are as a district, you know, but certainly evolving our stakeholders. Robert Anderson: And so we're going to start in the strategic plan or blueprint for success, which is
072a group of short short term and long term. Robert Anderson: strategic plan that will put together put together to gather. Robert Anderson: which we haven't really had for number years, so I think it's overview and. Robert Anderson: As part of this, you know I take a look at our current mission statement and hopefully potentially maybe not the summer or soon began to clearly define what our purpose and our objectives are we, why do we exist organization. Robert Anderson: Again, think about our vision, what does it we really want to be in look like if we capture vision that mentioned last having. Robert Anderson: Why can't we be a model rural school for others a C or the number one school district Western New York, so it was really kind of aspirational I think i'd like
073to do this work. Robert Anderson: Think through that collectively with all of us, what we want to be in through this process what what do we value our commitments. Robert Anderson: And then, of course, priority areas, what does the Community board all those things, a priority for our district. Robert Anderson: And then began as part of this continual improvement cycle, we get this in place this year measure it come back to this again next summer, with a blueprint de la our stakeholders revise recess and move forward to the next school year. Robert Anderson: So I shared this, so the steps are coming out is that, tomorrow, I prepared to send a letter to the Community kind of align this process and flooding them. Robert Anderson: Everybody district wide employee staff moms dads district residents who
074may not have children school this letter, give them an opportunity to participate in a district wide thought exchange. Robert Anderson: On June 9 from six to nine that's the calendar event for us there'll be a board retreat with our facilitator to work with the board and leadership team to take a look in and out analyze. Robert Anderson: survey data and then began pull it apart and put together a blueprint or real action plan on August 3 so that would include our board leadership team. Robert Anderson: members of the board leadership team in in stakeholders from our Community so excited about put this together, get some priorities, think about where we are, we want to go. Robert Anderson: make this the best place and best educational institution for children, that we can possibly put together, so
075I just want to share an update with you. Robert Anderson: I don't think any particular questions, I can answer. Mark Nephew: I have a question that may come up here and then this is yeah you have to remember, is it kind of a generational thing here where i'm at. Mark Nephew: In my life span there there the question would be. Mark Nephew: Why it's a school. Mark Nephew: have to change what they're doing. Mark Nephew: it's worked before. Robert Anderson: well. Mark Nephew: hey you know I asked questions but. Robert Anderson: ya know as well you know. Robert Anderson: We do well, I think we have a very supportive community. Robert Anderson: Great great board or faculty and staff are truly wonderful and these students that i've worked with the years i've been here they're
076just. Robert Anderson: Wonderful kids awesome but I don't really think we have any way of arranging systematic organizational. Robert Anderson: guideposts or lanes, that we should travel and priorities that we should aspire to attain or even goals necessarily so, a lot of our success, I think, seems to some extent also happens by accident but it's it's not definable. Robert Anderson: Like to take what we do well. Robert Anderson: tweak it together and we're blueprint for continued success go in the future, I don't want success be accidental on that one things long way bill measuring progress and report back to the board, report back to the public and. Robert Anderson: Then the day we want to ensure that all students all students are learning at high levels K K 12 and just with a like we've
077always done it I don't know if that always works and I, you know I think people work hard well intended across the board, I don't know if we get outcomes. Robert Anderson: across the board, I think we should be getting students deserves, so no one can put a organize organize organize approach to it. Robert Anderson: So. Robert Anderson: Hopefully, I answered your question or a. James Hotnich: Question Dr Bob is my good friend. James Hotnich: Okay, now, what was the three years or four years ago, when we had that new mission statement, you know that we put it into school and everything else you remember. James Hotnich: I do remember, we had to change it three times. James Hotnich: Smaller there. are no. James Hotnich: Okay it's going to be another fiasco like that, then
078we didn't use it anyways. Robert Anderson: Well therein lies the problem I couldn't quiz a living soul on this campus unless you're looking at what is our mission I don't know I mean it's good. Robert Anderson: Paper looks fine on an earlier misspellings but something. Robert Anderson: Something we're going to live i'm not gonna you know would not recommend this summer any of us spending the summer word smithing and mission statement because that loans that engineers anywhere. Robert Anderson: And maybe our word for summer will maybe fine tune that mission statement of what we're trying to be. Robert Anderson: Maybe will like it, I don't know but will surely get some information to it, and then the vision same thing I couldn't tell you what. Robert Anderson: I mean if the only thing was we
079want to become an organization I don't know i'm not sure anybody here can tell you either, and so, not to suggest those that exercise couple years ago was poor it was good, but just didn't turn out to be something we live and breathe and do and. James Hotnich: It was really true blood cell because first of all, we took the time to hang them up. James Hotnich: And then next thing you know you got to take back because this family. Robert Anderson: Oh no, no, but. Robert Anderson: That alone. Robert Anderson: i'm a good strategy, you know. James Hotnich: What i'm saying. James Hotnich: Especially with the money that we spend on that. Robert Anderson: yeah no, I agree, but again I don't want to get involved in that you know, putting up signs and
080word. Robert Anderson: smelling because that's going to do nothing for us, but this process will, and if we can begin having a mission statement that people know how to live what it what it actually is. Robert Anderson: And what our vision that we want to be, is, I mean I think that's powerful stuff it's exciting, I mean why can't we be your role model and educated model rural education that people come and take a look at what we do, why not. Robert Anderson: well. Robert Anderson: What would be there, but why not go like. James Hotnich: i'm saying is get you, you know we're going to have all the stakeholders, but everybody give their vision Okay, and then we take all them visions. James Hotnich: And compact it where it's it defines the district completely
081and I think that's where we've been me know because I meant I was there a long time. James Hotnich: And they're really there was really never mission statement that you could understand. Robert Anderson: No, we want that, but maybe when we begin through this process in collection we begin to understand what our priorities, maybe that would inform what we want to be. Robert Anderson: And that will shape or missions that are putting the you know one before the other like I said I mean maybe we'll find some stuff I don't really think just changing words is going to get us any. Robert Anderson: bang for the buck, but you know, think about what we want to become that will and then maybe we can move on. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: yeah like you
082said it really needs to be the culture of the district as a whole, so the language that we speak the way teachers present lessons, you know things in in the classrooms all all of that, and even the way we're presenting things to families in the Community. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: That that's really how you know mission and vision and when you're working on strategic planning that's that's really how you meet your goals and how you really change and create a culture to get to where you want to be. Okay. James Hotnich: gotcha I like i've always said, the scores to Community so if we're the Community let our stakeholders in on it to do better, as a whole, not just to school, the whole area, we have a beautiful area people don't know
083it, though, make that part of the mission statement you know. James Hotnich: I mean you got in my son's class I don't know how many people when you got your masters people think Oh well, he went to go on the wall there's a lot of people that get her master's degrees and and even actress but I mean we got it we got to do something to attract. James Hotnich: sorry about that. Robert Anderson: No that's Okay, I mean it's nothing I mean we're looking at cultural changes nothing I promise to be changed September. Robert Anderson: itself. Robert Anderson: If these were a journey it's an ongoing process that you know may take some time, but again. Robert Anderson: I just been thinking talk with our administrative team there a couple weeks ago I mean what
084would happen if we are a model of rural school education. Robert Anderson: I mean, why wouldn't if i'm looking at a young family why and i'm shopping around and i'm thinking what school I want my child to 10 why wouldn't been I choose wanda. Robert Anderson: I mean, why can't we be a destination in every school district choice will we be I don't know, but why can't we aspire to that so i'm just throwing stuff out there might be my own head, but that's what i'm talking about you know we could put all the signs up on the wall change. James Hotnich: Exactly I mean not unless you all jump into it all back that's. Robert Anderson: What living breathing but we got to find Where are our priorities, what are we all about that
085we all, all of us, not just me or you or laundry right. Everybody. James Hotnich: The Community here cottage all these people that are involved in our Community. James Hotnich: They have to have a voice. Robert Anderson: Absolutely yeah would would not do that. James Hotnich: Well, thank you, so I appreciate it and gave me to get my hands going. Robert Anderson: No, I love it, I appreciate the passion and you can tell i'm excited about it, too, I mean i've been here for well i'll be starting my 15th year here in July. James Hotnich: hey remember when you came in. Robert Anderson: yeah I you know people always asked me, I really probably spend, spend most of my adult life here in this Community and i'm kind of like a. Robert Anderson: or not
086a resident, you know I feel like I am and I feel that great affinity for this Community I love these kids and it's just a great place and so passionate I say. James Hotnich: No, thank you very much for your answer, so I appreciate it because I mean I was there a long time and I seen stuff goes up and goes down. Robert Anderson: goes back you know. James Hotnich: and James Hotnich: Then everybody's like what happened to that well you know how do you tell them that somebody know how to spell. Robert Anderson: Oh no not all perfect and I didn't spell that. James Hotnich: I said it was you, I told people was you. Robert Anderson: know I said trouble with their their and their sorry. James Hotnich: It could have been rich
087smithy out because that's where he would write sounds that sounds kind of likely. Just kidding. Robert Anderson: Good good comments appreciate. Robert Anderson: That, thank you for a fake name is talk about some positions, but if there's any any last minute questions second okay. Robert Anderson: All right, thank you i'll redress on the second of June again and talk about it, and on the ninth please buy a calendar, we started work. Robert Anderson: So my my next slide It really is the next gen item is about new positions you know the Boards asked over the years, has been very supportive like what do you need. Robert Anderson: To be successful and part of the things that we're going to need are some physicians I just want to explain these these five to you in the
088public and. Robert Anderson: Like to kind of get moving to one post for these and get these hired for one week in planning preparing for next school year. Robert Anderson: Make sure we have a deep candidate pool down move on, so our elementary position the kindergarten is identified is a great that's going to be needed additional intervention. Robert Anderson: likely due to the pandemic and those students F Lee probably not then that's like a formal educational setting for some time, so we're. Robert Anderson: Making the assumption that those students are going to come in with some academic social emotional needs that are probably likely greater than usual, so the elementary school reached out and asked if this is a resource that I can provide and return. Robert Anderson: i'd like to put this position forward.
089Robert Anderson: Strangely enough, a library media specialist also knows a librarian when I first got here and Jim you'll know and we had three Librarians one in each building. Robert Anderson: And all the time we've got down to none than two one and we filled the middle in elementary school with a teacher on special assignment to fill that. Robert Anderson: But for right now the this complex particular in the middle school there really is no librarian and what we've been seeing is readership from the. Robert Anderson: Primary grades and fifth grade is very high, but when students get to the middle school without really a librarian our readership or check out as permanent and then those types of things still into the high school. Robert Anderson: So we're asking for library media specialist one the
090library is the hub we're all learning in the school, it was a tremendous resource, and this would allow us to service students in the middle school and high school appropriately. Robert Anderson: So i've had to. Robert Anderson: find one we'd like to get one. Robert Anderson: Health up until this year kudos Mr bruning he's done an outstanding job, but we won't have one health teacher for grades five through 12 and what that has. Robert Anderson: done is a the commission's regulations require Hatton of health and seventh or eighth grade and then there's the half unit health in the high school we've really struggled to get that done appropriately to get the middle school and I can't say that's been done. Robert Anderson: Totally successfully. Robert Anderson: But with increasing adolescent needs social emotional learning and
091just the pandemic it'd be really wise time to to add a health teacher to the middle school. Robert Anderson: Actually, then allow health curtain will be top things that go with it, then the high school would be able to do its health classes, but also at that level begin to to offer. Robert Anderson: Maybe some social emotional learning electives and other health based a lack of classes that have high interest and relevant relevance to students. Robert Anderson: So we like to get on that. Robert Anderson: The next one, I talked about in private and mentioned at the last board meeting we were looking at reorganizing our curriculum and technology department, based on some internal staffing changes it seems like the good the good time for that. Robert Anderson: So this position to really organize our
092current technology and curriculum departments under under one roof, and those two departments are. Robert Anderson: Although independent, they are still very well integrated in terms of instructional technology. Robert Anderson: Originally, I talked about a director of curriculum and instruction when you think about directing curriculum or direct instruction. Robert Anderson: that's not really very aspirational and I don't really know what that means by title. Robert Anderson: So, although the duties would be very similar, I would like to call it the director of learning and continual improvement. Robert Anderson: Because To me it seems like an action you know we're directing learning we're thinking about putting improvements it's it's more powerful title on that, but. Robert Anderson: This person who would be responsible planning organizing directing implementation of curriculum assessment instruction technology for K through 12 and
093also the district wide platforms programs and equipment. Robert Anderson: Development programs budgeting reporting staff selection development and evaluation so really pretty global global global title but. Robert Anderson: really needed resource for us, and then the fifth one like pursue further and start is a couple years ago we did have a. Robert Anderson: behavior specialist elementary school, but over the last two years miserable has done a phenomenal job, but she has five facts five grades, with a lot of needs. Robert Anderson: And for next year pose a dean of students from the elementary school, which would be a current faculty Member as a teacher on special assignment. Robert Anderson: To essentially do interventions in elementary school couple student discipline assisting and addressing social emotional needs and providing interventions in her building as appropriate. Robert Anderson: Elementary
094discipline is a lot different than the high school you don't it's a lot more one on one i'm an intervention lot more behavior when I guess, those are the five things I would like to move forward as soon as possible, but it's like. work. James Hotnich: Okay question Okay, you said, the basically the dean of students will come out of one of the teachers in that building correct. James Hotnich: Sir okay so then we're gonna have to replace. James Hotnich: Yes or no, I mean. No. Robert Anderson: No, we will. James Hotnich: grade levels going down are they going up. Robert Anderson: um I can't answer that without looking at the numbers but where the potential individuals may come from the fill that position. Robert Anderson: We can have a reasonable class sizes still on
095screen. James Hotnich: So you can drop down one one which okay that's that's okay i've seen that you go up to you, without me, you know sure that that's all I appreciate it. Robert Anderson: Okay, thanks for asking i'll. James Hotnich: keep my mouth shut now. Robert Anderson: Know anytime yeah that would be the unintended consequences, you see your tongue so so someone comes out of the classroom and may be replaced by someone else that would be new, but that, in that, in this situation, we can absorb that that particular. decision. Robert Anderson: carrie I know you're on Lisa toaster there may be a couple other questions about that was there anything I could expand further on, as what you see them doing and how they would help you. Robert Anderson: well. Ms Dzierba: I
096know you know we've talked a lot in the past middle school in high school and we actually started that back when we had the behavior intervention specialist, but we did a lot with restorative justice. Ms Dzierba: and practices and so that's really something that i'd really like to have come back full force back in my building, I mean we do try to do it, but i'm going to be really honest it's it's challenging because I have myself, and then a social worker and a counselor and really that is not. Ms Dzierba: That is not the core of what a social worker and counselor should be doing is is dealing with disciplinary types of issues dealing with modifying behavior. Ms Dzierba: On you know really demeans their position at times it's really challenging for them to
097be put in those positions and I I hate, that there are times that you know they are having to support me and doing that, just because I can't juggle it all alone. Ms Dzierba: So, having that tosa position we're really going to look at bringing those restorative practices back into my building. Ms Dzierba: You know, bringing them back up having a place to do some problem solving having a place to have some breaks and do some interventions and goal setting and then being able to get back into the classroom because that really is our goal at the elementary level is short term. Ms Dzierba: You know interventions and then back in the room, so that they're in you know the learning environment as much as possible. James Hotnich: Good question Gary. Ms Dzierba: yeah go
098ahead jump. Okay. James Hotnich: Do you Okay, I know layout is building stuff, but I also saw changed since I left. James Hotnich: Do we have a place for that person that they can be in you know because it's kind of a private thing you, I know that Okay, and sometimes it's a little rough on whoever's doing this position. Ms Dzierba: Okay. James Hotnich: And I just want to make sure it is a safe, secure area where it's private so they can talk one on one or whatever you know. Ms Dzierba: Question Jen so you know firsthand that elementary building is really tight on space. Ms Dzierba: We are, we are looking at it, that we're opening up a little bit in the next couple years with a capital project but. Ms Dzierba: Because of
099some changes in enrollment and some sections going into next year between grade levels there's going to be movement anyway and i'm we we have already set aside a space that we believe will be a really good fit it's close to the office, which is close to me and so. James Hotnich: They marissa same area water. Ms Dzierba: No, no it's not going to be in that area Okay, because that was a shared space and we're not going to look at a shared space. James Hotnich: Well, no, that wasn't a shared that one room wasn't a shared space. Ms Dzierba: i'm not sure what room you're talking about. James Hotnich: One 156 or what is it 156 or. James Hotnich: Next, three not two doors down from the old computer room. James Hotnich: No. Ms Dzierba:
100176 now, that is a shared space and that's where our students support centers right now, which is our counseling Center and social worker. James Hotnich: or play with their own me. Ms Dzierba: um so we're not going to share that space anymore they'll have their own space. James Hotnich: Okay that's that I mean that's all I care about, because I, you know, I was around when we had that before and it's in order to get to a kid you got to have a private situation. James Hotnich: agree and I seen what what the heck is the ball had a guy's name. James Hotnich: Our buddy there that did it. James Hotnich: The teacher who did it, who was the the deed, remember, he was a he's influenced by now I believe there's any. Ms Dzierba:
101Oh, Mr and Sarah yes. James Hotnich: yeah all that a guy called. Ms Dzierba: I think I think he would be a little offended by being called bucks I don't think he's bought but. James Hotnich: I tell everybody, you know we got we got some fans could look guys over on the end there. James Hotnich: i'm never gonna change carry. I. James Hotnich: Do what the heck no but I mean that's what i'm saying did a great job okay i'm gonna say that okay. James Hotnich: But I was little part and parcel because I see what he tried to accomplish the problem is he didn't have enough support I don't mean you. James Hotnich: i'm talking didn't have enough support to complete a good job he got probably 45% of the students Gordon right life.
102James Hotnich: You know and that's that was great because he I know the students, he had but we if we're going to do this, we got to make sure we bring it up more percentage wise, you know. James Hotnich: Because we got a bunch of healthcare people don't realize how rough elementary school is. James Hotnich: i'm going to come in and Christmas time and start dancing on the tables again. Ms Dzierba: Oh boy. Ms Dzierba: Now, I do have to disagree, a little bit with with Jim I mean we have the best kids ever, but we do have kids that require. Ms Dzierba: Social emotional opportunities, as well as academic opportunities, and you know when I have. Ms Dzierba: Sixth grade levels and over 400 kids it's really challenging for me to do all by
103myself and so that's really the point is making sure that I have a partner. Ms Dzierba: To come in to not only help with the discipline side of it to help with restorative practices and the intervention side so it's really where we're addressing that rti. Ms Dzierba: Social emotional piece, that is part of our plan and has really unfortunately the last almost two years now, has kind of. Ms Dzierba: been shuffled to the wayside, a little bit, and you know in all due respect it's cove it is had a piece of that, but now is the time, especially with coming off of coven to really look to support our kids in this manner. James Hotnich: Well carrie first of all I didn't mean to say that we had bad kids, but we have kids. James
104Hotnich: That need that figure to help steer in the right direction and where, if they have a problem that. James Hotnich: That person is going to listen to understand that I wasn't saying too bad kids I mean all those kids used to be my kids you know and but. James Hotnich: They need some help sometimes and if we have somebody that can help them God bless us because we're the pair so appreciate it in the long run to you know get them on the street right so i'll shut up now man is too many questions. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Right, there are no patch children they're just children that have extra needs may have challenges more support right. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I think
105that this position could be very beneficial right but entertain me for a second because my. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: A little bit of my background was going to come out in this as far as like the therapeutic approaches right um when I think of things as if they're going to handle. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Discipline and stuff I wonder if because part of the culture and stuff and who knows where it will be both part of the culture that you know we've talked before about you know, implementing and maybe it'll come out in our strategic planning. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But that those trauma informed approaches right so looking at being you know trauma informed proactive solution focus so maybe. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Having that being
106more of like a mobile position to kind of observe and identify things ahead of time and then to provide like ideas and stuff just to kind of just to get ahead of it, then, if. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: There is a higher need you know, providing extra support and guidance, you know, rather than you know the discipline part of it, and I know it sounds silly but you know when when kids automatically feel like they're in trouble, it makes it even worse right and once they're at that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Once they're at that level of frustration it's hard for them to retain anything else, or just because they're not there to they just can't process anything at that time, I mean in general. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment:
107We can't right when we're at that level of frustration, no matter what somebody says to us we're just not ready to hear it right. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So it's I think it it's fantastic you know, but maybe taking a look at again being a little mobile you know proactive take a look. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And then I don't know. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: It was already thought to like additional training as far as like that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: behavior support and how to get ahead of those things that the person would would be involved in. Ms Dzierba: So I mean you're right you're right on the mark Dana and we really are looking to have that person be proactive and out and about, and
108you know in all those sort of common areas that sometimes we're we're seeing kids reacting to situations that could potentially lead to discipline. Ms Dzierba: The challenge is is that oftentimes you know they they start in that manner and then same thing with me and then. Ms Dzierba: you're caught with kids that are removed or have to be removed and then you're you're you know you're in a space with with kiddos that you have to house and so it's it's trying to find a way to do that say. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: No, and it is challenging and it's something that i'll take time, you know and and I guess the thought process was if their mobile, not only are they teaching the kids but also teaching the teachers as well right. Dana
109Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: with different approaches so then it'll naturally fall into the culture of the classroom right and all all kids people in general, you know, will do well if they can they're just you know they're just certain. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: deficits that they might need to work on right and there's that underlying cause right there's a. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Student might not be an angry, you know with what's going on in the classroom at that time or with somebody else you know in in school might be something that happened the day before, or you know at an on the playground, you know, whatever and it's just there's. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: always a reason for it and just finding that. Dana Szalay, Director of
110Residential Treatment: That route to get them to share that so. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But it's it's a it's it will be a culture shift for sure, and it and it takes time. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But then you're kind of changing you know the way everyone thinks in the way they're teaching right. Ms Dzierba: Well, and you know that we you know we've had a lot of conversation in the past several years around trauma informed care, and you know we brought a lot of that to my building. Ms Dzierba: That have a lot of embedded i'm always looking for ways to to do more in that area because. Ms Dzierba: You know if we can catch that and help kids. Ms Dzierba: find ways to regulate you know their emotions
111and the things that they've encountered in their lives, so that they're taking control of it and then therefore taking control of their behavior. Ms Dzierba: At the elementary level, and we know that we are setting them up for a really successful career in education and that's you know that's that's a huge priority of ours for sure. Absolutely. Mark Nephew: This is mark, I have a couple questions actually three questions i'm the person is regarding the dean of students in a elementary school. Mark Nephew: it's listed as a toaster teacher on special assignment. Mark Nephew: I guess i'm concerned that by coin, the toaster route you automatically exclude people that are trained in the guidance field, some of the newer guidance programs have a lot going for them. Mark Nephew: Regarding discipline and so forth, and
112were saying is don't get locked into just a toaster then that you might be demeaning for guidance counselors have a guidance counselor's has more training on that and most teachers. Mark Nephew: Maybe you should take a look at that. Mark Nephew: The second is the director of learning and continual improvement. Mark Nephew: i'd really like to see some type of flow chart and how the duties and respond or how you would see the duties and responsibilities talked about. Mark Nephew: permanently, because in the past, may we've had curriculum people that were toes curriculum people that were hired separately. Mark Nephew: And it always seems to be kind of an issue is, if you hand curriculum to somebody but curriculum is part of the principles. Mark Nephew: responsibilities in their buildings there's always seems to be
113some type of conflict i'd like to see some type of flow chart and some more definition on how that's going. Mark Nephew: And the last question I have is more or less on funding these positions that you're looking at look like they're long term positions, and I am concerned that. Mark Nephew: i'm hoping that we're not looking at short term funding to cover these long term positions. Mark Nephew: put it that way, we get we have a major influx in funding, recently, but I. Mark Nephew: i've been here a while i've seen the state go back and forth on it promises funding yeah. Robert Anderson: Barbie can help me out a little bit offices to be probably the first question, I would ask, as well. Robert Anderson: So yeah hopefully either their permanent in the
114sense that they do benefit students. Robert Anderson: And we'll have a benefit will be the library media specialist i'm not really sure it's new I without look We probably have a vacancy that we just haven't filled for that so it's. Robert Anderson: Probably carried over budget health, I definitely think we have a need for that as well as the other ones we do. Robert Anderson: You know, moving forward a couple things to think about is one today, we do have a lot of influx of federal aid. Robert Anderson: things that we need to use, not just for this, but other things we have on our agenda to share so that's there no overtime. Robert Anderson: I would assume the next couple years you know we always have attrition maybe things don't work, you know we
115just have to evaluate those as they go sort of into our our general fund, if needed, or nap. Robert Anderson: bb I know we had some pretty in depth conversations about this because I just begin first question on my mind. Barbara Smith: Right yeah I would agree so we've talked about as an admin team strategically if we were to add these positions to our federal funding which lasts either 220-324-2425. Barbara Smith: and looking at you know, some of them are probably more shorter term needs, when we look at what the students need, but we also know as the the enrollment changes in the need to change, we may be able to swap something in or out as kind of attrition naturally happens. Barbara Smith: But overall, as we look longer term it's really about kind
116of balancing what our true needs are if there were things that we needed all along. Barbara Smith: Perhaps they should have been added previously. Barbara Smith: When I think, as we get to look at those things and we can evaluate them evaluate their effectiveness. Barbara Smith: is going to be a priority in three years or four years when we when the federal funds start to fade away if we have to prioritize and we reevaluate what was effective and what the students need at that time that's when we're going to have to make those decisions. James Hotnich: So we do have the funding to do this, at least on his short term right. Barbara Smith: Now, at least for three or four years yeah right. James Hotnich: So i'm saying you know and then we'll have
117to reassess what the. James Hotnich: positives came out after as the negatives and go from there, not just because, while it says in here, no we're not going to do that most do we're going to give it an actual. James Hotnich: appeal i'll say because it's going to have to show improvement. Barbara Smith: Right and maybe next year that we look in we look at the progress of students have made and we may change what we need. Barbara Smith: Maybe something different, you know I mean it's constantly evaluating your students and your needs and the district as a whole and our funding it's kind of a whole big balancing act. Barbara Smith: But the students needs are always the first and that's what I think as an admin team we've tried to kind of come
118together and. Barbara Smith: say this is what we need now. James Hotnich: For me, Joe has changed that's one of the. James Hotnich: yeah I mean I was 21 years in there and it's like you know, this time, here we need this, but now two years down the road no that's that's that was fine now we got it, you know, in it, I don't think the public understands. James Hotnich: That there is so many different parts. James Hotnich: To try to educate okay i'm not an educated man or anything but i'm going to tell you the more I work there and seen I give these principal admin teams everybody credit because they're trying. James Hotnich: to beat a dead horse basically but they're trying to get that horseback couple walking and I give a credit,
119you know I mean. James Hotnich: hey you know I i'd like to see people go in there one day walk them buildings and see them teachers what you're trying to do, because I, you know I respect them, you know, like. James Hotnich: If I know how you earn. James Hotnich: finances, you are all great and that's what we need to as a team get it better, you know man I gotta quit talking. Robert Anderson: But I. Robert Anderson: think you brought up a good point thanks. Robert Anderson: For me timing program evaluation. Ongoing program evaluation. Robert Anderson: Like the library and it's if we have a librarian in this individual turns out to the rock star. Robert Anderson: That librarian will be the Center of the learning universe, and that building will be indispensable as
120we move forward and think of how we prioritize. Robert Anderson: But if that doesn't work out it's just more glorified taking a book off the shelf and pulling back on that may not be in the cards for me, you know i'd reevaluate that hence why we only have one library now. Robert Anderson: As opposed to three of them so it's a constant is bb and everybody said about when our program or needs of our students, where we are what our priorities are and match that so. Robert Anderson: Mr nephew I gladly give you our again our administrative flow chart and duties of that position. Robert Anderson: So certainly reasonable request, so thank you that that must be quiet. Robert Anderson: Now. Ms Jalal: I was just going to add in on a few first question
121that he had of the three about background for the Dean position and just that people in those roles would be considered for those position. Ms Jalal: In schools, the language for tosa is used, regardless of the person's position, so if you'll recall, I was here in the district of the school psychologist and then worked as the CFC chair. Ms Jalal: So I was a school psychologist CSC chair tosa, despite the fact that i'm not a teacher it's just there's not another word for it, so I would personally highly recommend that we consider applicants with backgrounds as psychologists, social workers counselors as applicants as well. Ms Jalal: It could be a teacher when you're not a teacher when you're on one of those worlds, you get the title, but not the responsibility to kind of weird.
122Dollene Christopher: Oh i'll just throw in a little bit of considering behavior specialists as well, I have worked with a lot of very good behavior specialist who have done a lot of restorative justice and could. Dollene Christopher: create an entire program really that's long term um, but that is not my question, I do have a quick question because i'm out of the loop a little bit, and I feel like I am missing something um, do we not have a director of curriculum any longer. Robert Anderson: Well, we have a curriculum coordinator. Robert Anderson: Still, but we're looking at reorganizing to deplete departments, based on some personnel change they're going to happen that happens, I can't talk about here. Robert Anderson: But we have a tech department and a curriculum department and they really need to
123be under one umbrella and one focal leader. Robert Anderson: So this particular job title and i'll share this out with you tomorrow or Friday, we can discuss maybe a little further on the second it's it's a pleat job different job description than the curriculum coordinator. Robert Anderson: A little more global or we're seeing K 12 So yes, to answer your question of this is different to oversee both departments and in helping their integration. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So correct me if i'm wrong, but this positions, specifically, it sounds like it's more of like a quality position right getting us to where we want to be as a district. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: This should be a person to make sure that we're continually pushing improving our curriculum. Dana Szalay, Director of
124Residential Treatment: taking a look at data to make sure that we're going in the right direction, we helping implement and making sure that our mission and vision and the culture of what we want is embedded everywhere. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: that's. That. Robert Anderson: that's accurate, I mean it's one thing to coordinate the curriculum K 12 what's also different than the lead that from inspirational organization perspective. Robert Anderson: and help bridge the gap between technology instruction assessment curriculum and and then merge them together and this person is be like our data privacy. Robert Anderson: officer mean there's some other big ticket things that would have to fall under this umbrella to right. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I can also see. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You and I don't know,
125maybe you've already worked it in but i'm sure that everyone has a short most most have already encountered in some area, but there is a large movement with diversity equity and inclusion right and it's um it's all over and in various human services. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And then you know other other businesses and pretty soon it push hasn't Ben you know to start and education settings but it it's sure it's coming so maybe to get ahead of that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You being one of the first districts, to implement that and start that process. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Maybe, even going back to the trauma informed care aspect. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: yeah that's it that's hearing. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Just hearing
126you talk that that was the impression that I guys are really was. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Focusing on quality and to you know, identifying strengths and you know improvement opportunities to see you know where things need to be tweaked and developed. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: and providing support in order to do that. Robert Anderson: where you can direct the resources resource and what one thing this person's probably method of doing this as a district wide tech on it, I think, to begin to identify what we're doing what we're not doing just been reorganizing the apartment so. Robert Anderson: departments, I should say plural, but yes, thank you very true. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: position, we need right in order to meet for regulation. Robert Anderson: Correct, we need to
127offer half unit in grade seven or eight. Robert Anderson: We can't necessarily say that we do that Mare, that we should is prescribed by Regulation. Robert Anderson: That it also free up opportunities for health education for the middle school students who clearly need it in high school students as well, right now, we're just kind of patch together a shared position, and you know it's work, but I don't think so successful and. Robert Anderson: As it could be in kids do have a lot of needs. Dollene Christopher: I just asked another question, I just want to make sure that i'm clear, so you are asking to create a new position, along with the curriculum coordinator will they both be administrative positions. Robert Anderson: To help, while the director yes Hello teacher, no. Dollene Christopher: No teach
128i'm going sorry i'm going i'm flipping back to the curriculum coordinator and director of learning and continual improvement. Robert Anderson: Yes, would be to two people that in that particular line. Just. Robert Anderson: Thank you. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: For for that position for that director of learning. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: continual improvement and you'll send like a better description of responsibilities. Robert Anderson: yeah absolutely I will send that to you again, on Friday, the other four positions i'm gonna move forward with them tomorrow if there's no other objections and then we can further discuss live on the second and then i'll try to move forward with that in the director spot and. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I wonder if it would be helpful and it depends on what
129you know the rest of the Board thanks, but I wonder if it would be helpful when you have that, because when you. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: thought of this position, you said that you, you met with the principles right. Robert Anderson: Principles tech coordinator curriculum coordinator Okay, Barbara everybody. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I wonder if it would be helpful to maybe put together some kind of presentation to show like how they feel it would support each one of them, so that way. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Not only will the board, you know, in the Community have a better picture what they'll be doing but also how they'll you know properly support everyone within their responsibilities. Dollene Christopher: And perhaps how we why we need more administrative positions. Dollene Christopher:
130In this district. Max Graham: I think, to go along with links point. Max Graham: kind of explain how we got to where we are with had some private conversations, as far as it but. Max Graham: As far as publicly i'm sure there's a lot of question and concern as to like delancey, why are we creating another administrative position where the district might benefit. Max Graham: By having another teaching position, but even to kind of expand upon that we have a curriculum coordinator tech coordinator it kind of seems like redundancy, you know, maybe to the average person like okay why can't these two people work together and make it effective so kinda. Max Graham: If they could put something together that paints a whole picture and kind of. Max Graham: makes us so it doesn't seem
131like well we're just adding another layer of administration, when. Max Graham: Maybe that money those resources could be better used elsewhere. Dollene Christopher: Or why does maybe the curriculum coordinator not do it all and use those people underneath them to create the Program. Dollene Christopher: If we have that person in a position already. Robert Anderson: Well, the job part of this there's probably things that you know i'm not going to share necessary public, nor can I. Robert Anderson: You know the harmonies be restructured for efficiency, I mean, I can see where you think you have multiple people doing the same job that's not the case. Robert Anderson: And as that curriculum coordinator job is currently defined and described that's not related in that particular job title I think what you're referring to it, because a
132lot, but really coordinates the curriculum. Robert Anderson: K 12. Mark Nephew: It is mark hey yo you'll be sending us any more information regarding all these all these things, some. Absolutely. Mark Nephew: yeah. Mark Nephew: It makes playing quite a bit more. James Hotnich: Because you're gonna have like Bob you're going to have a flow chart to show a. James Hotnich: chain of command of this person what they're going to control is that basically. Robert Anderson: You understand what i'm saying is let's any new revised organizational chart. Robert Anderson: And awesome job descriptions. Robert Anderson: Compared to you know talk Morgan and public on the second it's not actually we can can spare some time to talk about. Okay. Robert Anderson: Moving on. James Hotnich: See, because I know what the curriculum coordinator does, but
133the public does they take they do all this other stuff and it's not a fact you know I. James Hotnich: mean we need to integrate it we've always said that over the last 10 years but you know financials and everything else you couldn't do anything. James Hotnich: And everybody thought you were loading it up too much with the administrators and not having enough teachers back that i'm talking before you got there, I think. James Hotnich: And you know it wasn't it was the fact that. James Hotnich: Nobody knew how to integrate this it at that time, because you know Internet and everything was fairly new you know for the kids getting computers. James Hotnich: So I mean yeah just show a flow chart of water, you know, like rich he gets to custodians and cleaners,
134you know. James Hotnich: and maintenance Okay, so he controls them, then when something goes wrong, he comes to you i'm telling you, you know, or like miss morale is you know she you got your the chain of command basically you're you're dealing with the left, you know the big dog on a stick, but basically I just. James Hotnich: I just want the public also to see how this is going to be integrated source is to one position, because in the long run, that way there you're going to end up saving money initially. James Hotnich: Okay man i'm done i'm done. James Hotnich: Well don't you laugh at me. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: else. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next to we. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, on the agenda is
135discussion regarding the additional Board of education seat. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So I know that Bob you mentioned earlier that I love, we need to have another vote correct. Robert Anderson: yeah Thank you so Jim and ask questions beginning of the meeting and saw can reveal the answer, but again just for the public's benefit or. Robert Anderson: For the third open board seat, we are two candidates will Smith and shouted man literally had a virtual tired 196 votes piece pretty pretty amazing was the low voter turnout, but that's still a lot of votes than up with a tie. Robert Anderson: as of right now at ED law if there is an event of a tie the boards to hold a special election within 45 days is a one off. Robert Anderson: With those
136two candidates and you can't entertain any other petitions for candidacies so that's the only option right now that, according to our school tourney's really available to us, or do you. Robert Anderson: For that third board seat. Robert Anderson: So. Max Graham: Okay, so the next time that we need to set a date for this special election and get session or. Max Graham: What. Robert Anderson: yeah well work with attorney they'll check notes up a timeline for us there's all these procedural and legal. Robert Anderson: dates that we have to meet so they'll do a timeline for us and we'll get get get that setup here for the new feature everything 45 day Clark clock starts today. James Hotnich: Do we. James Hotnich: Go ahead mark. Mark Nephew: is just for one seat or two seats.
137Robert Anderson: dilemma, maybe you want to think about what or. Robert Anderson: So you have the election for the one open seat, but you still have the seat that was resign violin Gazeta last week so that's the bb you know we talked Carl today to I assume the board could choose to appoint and fill that seat until the next election next year. Robert Anderson: I think, traditionally, and again this clipboard decision is the lowest vote getter as jelly been asked to serve that open seat. Robert Anderson: So, with that in mind, you will know that, unless you ran another election. Robert Anderson: But that other person's not but whoever loses still obligated that seems up the Boards is crashing do they want to point so I guess I don't know what you want to do,
138or how you want to pursue that piece of. Mark Nephew: It seems like it's a lot of money to spend to arrive at the same spot. You know. Max Graham: guilty of it. Max Graham: Right does it by law, we have to hold the election, we have to hold the election, and you know if the idea as well, we were just appoint the fourth regardless, you know, we still have to dot our i's and cross our t's you know. Max Graham: The lawyers are saying we have to hold the election. Max Graham: Then I say you know let's go ahead and plan for that, and you know, in the interim we'll wait till after that, because if we're to a point lyndsey that would put us as sex and put us in the number right
139now so doesn't make sense to do anything until after this next 45 days. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Well, and to if we chose to we chose to go with both one's a full term and then one would only be one year term So how do you determine who would. Mark Nephew: Both they're both the same late. Robert Anderson: yeah they'll both expire regardless really though will expire next. James Hotnich: Next year. James Hotnich: yeah right right. Mark Nephew: You can't even take. Mark Nephew: The remainder a bronze term and one is the remainder of Lynn Sturm and both Lynn and RON come up on the same year. yeah. Mark Nephew: d'alene and matt have the have the full terms the three year terms. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: How did we. James
140Hotnich: determine that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I like the votes first. Mark Nephew: Like first. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: First, second okay. James Hotnich: So they get the they get the full term correct. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Correct right. James Hotnich: Okay, my brain had to work in all because it's not really smart. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So did we ask Jeff that that legally, since they are the same term we do have two seats F. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Can we do that if the board chose to. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Ask both of them to join or legally legally or me to. Barbara Smith: You only have one seat up for election. Barbara Smith: Right, so you have to deal with
141the one seat first. James Hotnich: So we got him to vote. Mark Nephew: Okay, but. Mark Nephew: My question is, if we're having another vote. Mark Nephew: And it occurs, after lynn's resignation you don't have two seats up for election. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: right but technically that one we. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: are able to a point or chairs till the. Mark Nephew: Only until the next election. James Hotnich: Now is this is this special election is going to be the next lecture. James Hotnich: Or do we wake him up. James Hotnich: Here, yes that's what i'm trying to ask you know you're the smart one. Robert Anderson: So mark, what are you saying that if the next election in June that would be the next election, then people who
142are about would fill the two vacancies. Mark Nephew: Yes, okay. James Hotnich: Well, is that the way it goes about. Robert Anderson: Our but. Robert Anderson: It wasn't all me today now. Barbara Smith: You can't count when see forget. James Hotnich: Because that was not in the board correct. Barbara Smith: you're dealing with a legal vote. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Of. Barbara Smith: The issuance that voted and there's a dead tie. Barbara Smith: So you have to deal with that position. James Hotnich: First So whoever gets the high point they get this. Barbara Smith: position direct legally it's legally, we have to hold a revoke. Barbara Smith: One position. James Hotnich: What does that cost us give or take you know. James Hotnich: A lot of money. Max Graham: i'll DEMO day that's
143irrelevant, we have. James Hotnich: I realized it what i'm saying, though, is we. James Hotnich: Either way, we get to one person, so if we don't want to appoint another person we just keep that one person Am I correct. James Hotnich: Dana. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: well. James Hotnich: Good you understand. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: yeah after this vote yeah technically, we could appoint the other person, but because. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: The candidates were on this ballot. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And only three spots were right, open to fell, we have to hold the other, so we have to hold the additional vote. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: fill that first. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And then. James Hotnich: Those that. James Hotnich:
144Can you say well okay that's what i'm saying that's. James Hotnich: A long way for stuff okay I don't know I just not that that's what I was trying to get it okay i'm not dead, articulate like mark and you and Dr Bob you know I I get my hands flowing you know. Barbara Smith: I just I just clarify I don't think we asked us typically if we have to not deal with lynn's position first or second I just know that legally, we have to deal with the revolt. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: It does make sense, though right. Barbara Smith: As board, you have options. Barbara Smith: To fill lynn's position as a board, you can choose how you want to fill that position right. Barbara Smith: I don't know I won't say
145specifically using my again practicing law without a license I don't I can't say that you can't appoint wins position, first I just know that legally, you have to deal with three vote. Mark Nephew: And, and the revolt is limited to the two candidates. Robert Anderson: Yes, yes. Barbara Smith: Because they were equal right. James Hotnich: But how often does that happen. Barbara Smith: I don't know. Robert Anderson: Not very. Barbara Smith: Polite or sometimes. James Hotnich: Only one that was gonna say. Barbara Smith: Well, what. Robert Anderson: often happens is that I asked you know what happened to pay like a game of chance, like a coin flip or draw straws. Robert Anderson: degrees well they went back into the research per Commissioner regulation from 1933 and 1938, the Commissioner said, you can't do that
146yet that legitimate election so it's been a long time before we set this question has gone that far. James Hotnich: People have heard of stories Oh, we. James Hotnich: Were if we got to do what the law states, I mean and do it right net where everything's out or public everybody knows you're doing exactly as we have to do. Robert Anderson: exciting into a crazier. James Hotnich: Oh yeah. James Hotnich: i'm resigning and what the hell. James Hotnich: A lot of coffee. Robert Anderson: start the process tomorrow. James Hotnich: Word you said. No. Kathy. James Hotnich: was going deaf. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Education communications tonight's. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Any committee reports. Mark Nephew: A policy committee did me. Mark Nephew: Information where you guys coming out on me next
147meeting. Mark Nephew: wasn't quite ready, I mean we just spent yesterday so. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Next, we have the round table. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Max want to start. Max Graham: I have nothing at this point. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: let's go next mark, I see. Mark Nephew: Oh, am I. Mark Nephew: Okay, congratulations Max and elaine. Mark Nephew: Can. Mark Nephew: I was real happy for them for the people that did come out and vote I was disappointed that not that many people came out and vote but um. Mark Nephew: And regarding how often the tires happen, I mean i've been here 22 years, this is the first time we've had a tie on. Mark Nephew: On the board election so. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment:
148yeah. James Hotnich: Just like to congratulate darlene and Max and we're all here, for one thing, and so the kids I always say that they were always my kids at school okay. James Hotnich: And sometimes I get kind of Stupid if I run out of coffee and stuff but that's Okay, I get over it, but seriously congratulations Max lean and let's just keep moving forward what we're trying to do a great job. Dollene Christopher: Just like to say thank you to everyone, and thank you to everyone who came out i'm excited to to be a part of it and to move, you know the school forward at for our our kids and for our Community so thanks. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Thank you, congratulations to both of you, and welcome back Max. Dana
149Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I think that it, we have a. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: feel like we have a nice team, and we all have you know the district's best interest on excited to see what we can, what we can do together. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: With a ton of really good ideas out there that we're really working on, to improve the districts so it's exciting to see where we go with that I did want to I know it came up a little bit earlier in the meeting. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But I wanted to throw out there and discuss. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Where. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: What where we are and when we should start in person board meetings and allowing
150you know some Community members to attend if they want to address the board, I understand that we have to meet. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You know, we have to follow the the guidance that's provided by the CDC. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But maybe if we have them in a cafeteria and allow them, you know start with open to the public that want to address the board directly. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: i'm not sure, so I thought i'd throw it out there for discussion and see what everyone's thoughts are. Mark Nephew: I would. Dollene Christopher: really love to see everyone together and i'm just throwing out an option would it be in order to control the amount of people. Dollene Christopher: Making a process where someone would have to call
151for almost a reservation have a seat. Dollene Christopher: that's you to control the numbers at this point, at least for a little while i'm while you're still social distancing and still Let us speak together. James Hotnich: Okay sounds great Dolly does, because I, we need the public to come in, and you know you can say well send me the questions, a lot of people won't do it, they want to have a basically a face to face to take care of things you know and i'm with you Dolly we just come up with a process. James Hotnich: I mean you knew hi Dana i've already said that. James Hotnich: i'll shut up. Mark Nephew: My thoughts army we're really not that interesting we really didn't pull in a huge amount of people before. Mark Nephew: When
152i'm not worried about being overwhelmed unless there's a. Mark Nephew: Major issue out there. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Right right. James Hotnich: i'm glad your confidence mark. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: yeah I just think to with. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Students being back. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: You know in session every day to that I see it'll help. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: It sets that tone right and leading by example if. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: they're expected to be in school, you should be there too right and it's all about relationship building and I feel like when you're in person, it goes goes a long way, compared to being in the screen right it's less personal. rasmith: data. rasmith: There is, in the
153library there's definitely enough room, we had the table set up before where they were saying. rasmith: Enough social distancing for the entire board. rasmith: And, for you know the administrators that are going to be there, it would just depend, if we do get a large crowd of. rasmith: From the public that want to come in and it's actually better to keep it in the library, because of the. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: fact. rasmith: That we put in there. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay. rasmith: You get that in the cafeteria or if we had that in the odd you're not going to get that same quality. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay. Robert Anderson: Just one thing considered so thanks which I know we could space people out in there, you
154know, schools and stuff a mass mandate. Robert Anderson: Adult that probably impact the board so just just food for thought for the conversation is in if we're all on the middle school library. Robert Anderson: it's we it's all set up for broadcasting, but when you are mass it's very difficult if not impossible, to hear people's comments and then, if we're zooming and transcribing for the outside world, it makes it really, really difficult. Robert Anderson: You could. Mark Nephew: If this is mark m E, F or mass we don't have to social this I mean we don't have to do the search. Mark Nephew: And we could have microphone Sir. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I was gonna ask about the microphones. I mean. Mark Nephew: When you're when you're zooming in you have to
155have the lipids in the library. Mark Nephew: there's feedback here we Social distance and we're more about six feet part. Mark Nephew: there's a major problem with the audio picking up all the comments. James Hotnich: What happens if your inoculate I mean what happens if you got your shots is important, I don't know who doesn't who doesn't I could care less, but does not affect us as far as man spring or is it strictly for to school, that we must wear a mask. Robert Anderson: pizza automated. James Hotnich: OK OK. James Hotnich: OK, Dr Bob I believe you. Robert Anderson: know I want to get back in person is sticking to the brainstorm how to do it safely and appropriately. James Hotnich: We got a good tech person there. James Hotnich: He you know dog
156in between new dog and bb i'm sure he can figure out something pretty smart. Dollene Christopher: When I. Dollene Christopher: Correct me if i'm wrong, but if we're seated six feet apart and we're not moving, I believe we can have our masks off. Dollene Christopher: The health department has said that to our school at least. James Hotnich: that's what I that's what I thought, but I don't know. James Hotnich: goes. James Hotnich: Yes, all the rules for outsider totally different that's what i'm waiting on his phone call for Orleans county and what we need to do to be able to open their but yet their schools, the same way must wear a mask. James Hotnich: Albion. James Hotnich: You know, good old lb. Robert Anderson: yeah like album. Robert Anderson: yeah the mass mandates still
157for schools, I don't know and each county seems to have some weird interpretations. James Hotnich: Of that yeah. Robert Anderson: I don't know I haven't heard that schools, even though they're not moving can't do without mass except for lunch and lunches. Robert Anderson: Again, against things change so quickly nose Lisa today. Mark Nephew: Right hope we can always move her meeting to the other county. James Hotnich: yeah. True. Robert Anderson: yeah I guess what we don't think i'm thinking about is when you get together and even have masks we still talk and that conduct business it's just the broadcast the public from that area that's the problem. James Hotnich: It well when I when I was watching that before I became a board member, it was muffled and everything else you couldn't understand when you
158were talking with a mask on i'm talking. Mark Nephew: So you can understand me before anyway. James Hotnich: Nobody understands me don't worry about it. Barbara Smith: I mean, it may be more a question up to you still want to live stream these ends if they can't be heard very well, or do you want to get together, I may be that you have to kind of pick and choose your priority. Barbara Smith: of letting pup public come in and participate, but not every district broadcasts, the way we do i've heard positive comments about these meetings, the way they are, but I know, everybody wants to get back together, so I think you just kind of have to evaluate what's, the most important thing. Barbara Smith: Being together and. Barbara Smith: And meeting together and then
159being able to have public come in, or is it the broadcasting if we're broadcasting. Barbara Smith: it's not definitely is not as good if we have to wear masks even if we're spread apart at the sound quality in that room sounds good, so I think it just kind of have to figure out what your priority is. Max Graham: It kind of makes sense at this point well the mass mandate is still in place for schools, you know and we're essentially going to limit the ability for the public to come in, you know we we kind of have that obligation to the public to practice it. Max Graham: You know, things change in the next couple you know tomorrow and next couple of weeks or next couple months, then. Max Graham: You know, maybe we bring
160it back up and reassess but you know at this point, you know we're. Max Graham: We have a pretty good system in place where everybody's able to be seen and be heard, and I think once it's becomes more feasible than. Max Graham: A little bit let's get together and make things you know in person and presentable public come in, and you know kind of get back to that sense of normalcy as far as that goes, but. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: yeah. James Hotnich: yeah I mean. James Hotnich: I you know what I i'd like to see it all but i'm understand and Max will understand back to Bob I guess We just have to wait. James Hotnich: To do it right yeah. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So I you know I
161thought it was worth bringing up because I know that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: There have been some that asked hey when are we going to be able to attend in person, and I know we really didn't have a lot of attendees in the past, but I didn't want that concern to not not be. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: addressed and I know that we had spoken about it before too. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: It is difficult to talk with a mask I know myself I I don't talk very loud so it's hard for me to project it and really. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So that way people can hear me. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: But yeah it's so taking a look at the guidance that came
162out today, it says that pre K to 12 schools public transit homeless shelters correctional facilities nursing homes and healthcare settings will be exempt until more new Yorkers are fully vaccinated so yeah so we. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: were still wear masks. James Hotnich: me I just voice to kelly's we'll all get together at the same rules, sometimes I mean i'm dealing with four different counties in each one is different. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: It really is, I mean really as New York state. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Well, you have a. James Hotnich: Few counties that I think back to back up a test yes catalog is near your counties kind of different way they're operating in my crap asked about. James Hotnich: me, I know what I do. Robert
163Anderson: Yes, is there some inconsistency to they're. James Hotnich: All we just don't come back at dough we can you know, we know that we're clear that we can get hit the public, and you know, and I had people ask me to ISIS you know i'll bring it up, which I did you told me hey you know i'm surprised. James Hotnich: You blew. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: me how does, how does every. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: And i'll see I mean at Max I I got that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Were you saying to it makes sense to wait or. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I guess, I just want to get a good idea of where everyone is out with the idea. Max Graham: yeah, I think,
164given the current guns, along with what Dr Anderson had said, you know we're not able to. Max Graham: Really projected speak clearly wearing a mask so as long as the mass mandate is in place for schools, unless we were to change the location of our meeting to somewhere outside of school as an example, then we could get away from mass. Max Graham: Right, but I don't really see that being something that would happen, but you know just one possibility so as long as the mass mandates in place. Max Graham: And we have restrictions on the amount of people that would be able to come in and attend meaning, it makes sense to way that way we're not doing a disservice to the Community members that. Max Graham: You know the handful that do like to
165watch our meetings live stream, or they go back and watch it later I mean Whatever the case may be, I think, for right now until guidance changes that you know the master lift that or whatever that you know we keep the course is my. James Hotnich: Was him, I agree. James Hotnich: Because I notice on that one no master on. James Hotnich: My first few meetings area Oh, and you do talk through. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: I do, which, if we chose to go back, I would really work on that. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: For the sake of you know. James Hotnich: I agree with matt bless bless just hold the way we are until his mandate or something happens it changes. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: um. Mark Nephew:
166I would agree. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay, what about. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Telling. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So I have to ask Kelly, am I pronouncing your name correctly is Italian or. Dollene Christopher: Is donnie. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay, good I just that's the worst I don't want to mispronounce it Thank you. Thanks. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: OK so maybe we just re evaluate each meeting and see how things go so that way it's not lost right and with the community knows that it's something on our radar and we're just evaluating ongoing. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: So that way when we're ready unable to we can make that change. James Hotnich: yeah I agree, let them know that we're we're still
167try to open it up yeah okay. sounds good. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Alright, well and. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: We do not have an executive session tonight correct, so if nobody will actually correction, we do have to review our parking lot and to do list know if everybody's had the chance to take a look at if there any questions or changes. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: That. Mark Nephew: is marked basically to the rural schools association conference I just opened up as of yesterday, I mean. Mark Nephew: it's one of the conferences diag I almost prefer that over the New York state school board association because it's largely small rural schools that are involved in this. Mark Nephew: The last time they had it was two years ago. Mark Nephew:
168and Mark Nephew: had a good number from pine Valley, a group from for spill if you from cat little valley that attended, I mean it so schools in our area did do attended. Mark Nephew: And then there's a lot of sharing I mean there's a lot of sharing at any of the big conferences, but I, like this one, so it's a little smaller than New York shake scoreboards. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Anything else on the parking lot. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay. kferneza: Before we close I wanted to ask Max if you could please get in touch with me, I do have to get some information from you, for graduation for the ceremony, that the board members of 10 and I do have a document I need you to sign for
169the for the oh. kferneza: You could please get in touch with. kferneza: me, tomorrow, we can just set a time and date. Max Graham: Sure, no problem. Thanks. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Okay, with that, I would like. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: To be a consideration of a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mark Nephew: Hello. Max Graham: Second. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: All in favor. James Hotnich: hey. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: Well Thank you everyone enjoy the Nice weather, you have a great night. Dana Szalay, Director of Residential Treatment: graduations congratulations. James Hotnich: Everybody have a good night now enjoy i'm going to.