August 6, 2025 Board Meeting

001Good evening everybody. It is 6:03 p.m. We will call to order a regular meeting of the board of education. Please stand for the pledge. >> To the flag, United States of America and to the republic for which it stands nationy and justice for all. Okay. Sue, do we have any additions or deletions to the agenda to note? Thank you. Is there a motion to accept the minutes of either or both the July 9th reorganizational meeting and the July 9th regular meeting? >> Make a motion to accept >> both. For both. Yes. All right. Thanks, Dan. Yes, sir. >> Thank you, Mike. All in favor? >> I. >> All right, we'll move right into the spring sports presentation with Miss Jen Murphy. Welcome. >> Good evening everyone. I hope everyone's having a wonderful summer. I appreciate

002your time this evening to present about spring sports. You'll see a couple photos throughout the presentation. I know the board already received the presentation before this evening. So, I just wanted to give a quick shout out again to Michelle Ki for all of her beautiful photographs that she supplied our athletics department this spring to be able to utilize on their website and for this presentation. So, thank you to Michelle Ki and then our yearbook folks who worked hard for photos. Our spring sports recap, we had 172 student athletes participate this spring. We same as last spring, we offered four different sports and we had nine total teams. This photo I really like is Chinazo at the one of our home outdoor track meets, the high jump. We'll start this evening with varsity baseball. They had

003a great successful season and no nine and eight overall record. So that's including league and non-league plague throughout section two wins against Moanison, Vory'sville, Shamont, and Lancingberg. Just wanted to highlight our Colonial Council All-Star recognitions with Alex Hallwick for first team, second team, Matthew Cameron, and Hayden Sorenson. Hayden just finished his freshman year, so I think that's pretty impressive. He's very dedicated athlete. I want to give him a shout out. Our honorable mentioned students, Joey and Dom. Also, in the spring sports presentation, we also highlight our end of year of award winners. Those those students were highlighted in our June endofear awards. So, you'll also see our MVPs and our MIPs recognized for our spring sports award winners. and we had three seniors on the team that we recognized. Alex was also able to attend

004the section 2 all-star banquet and that is for his first team recognition. So that's a special event they attend in June up in Saratoga. So congratulations to Alex. For varsity softball, another growing season with Bob Dorren, second year in a row, as the head coach increasing their wins against the Sal Greenville and we had non-league competitions against Windland, Ashlin Dwit. So that was participating in the Greenville softball tournament. Unfortunately, the weather of course was not very cooperative that weekend. Naturally, it poured their second game, so they weren't able to finish the tournament, but they really enjoyed going down to Greenville. Greenville is an excellent host. So, we hope to continue participating in that tournament in the future. They did that tournament um as well last year. Highlighting Mackenzie Cross. She'll be a senior. I can't

005believe a senior this coming spring. So, congratulations to Mackenzie. I know she was an all-star last year as well. MVPs McKenzie and MIP Autumn. There were four seniors on the team. So that team continues to grow and have success to work on their skills and we're really proud of them. For boys varsity tennis again last year I wanted to give a shout out to coach Bob Schuman. He did an excellent job again with the boys this spring. He brings tremendous energy to our tennis program. It really refreshed it. The boys are having fun. We had a lot more students come out for the team again this spring and they are seeing a lot more success. They are doing more off-season training which we didn't really have when I was coming in. So, I appreciate the

006efforts that Coach Bob does with our tennis student athletes. I also wanted to give them a shout out. They try to do something special for Earth Day every year. Last year, they collected tennis balls to recycle. This spring, they were cleaning up trash along the tennis courts in 9W to try to tidy up the area. So, thank you to boys tennis for that. We had one senior Teddy and we wish him well. Girls varsity outdoor track and field. Obviously similar events for boys and girls. So you will you will see similar slides. Five Colonial Council meets this spring as well as four different invitationals. And we try to increase that every year. So going to different schools and having those experiences whether Friday evenings or on Saturdays. Our typical league meets are usually Tuesdays. So

007having more than one event a week has been great competition wise. I wanted to highlight Aubrey again. She was a Colonial Council Allstar last year and she was recognized again this spring and she was able to participate in the state qualifier meet which was at Shen High School this year. our MVP Mary and MIP Piper and two seniors on the team. Boys Varsity Outdoor Track, obviously similar schedules and what they participated in this spring, a little bit larger group with seven seniors on the team. Colonial Council Allstars. So, highlighting Mason and Clarence and our MVPs, Mason and Elijah. I wanted to highlight Elijah because he works so hard. He was a ninth grade student and he would come and see me every day to talk about his PRs, specifically with the high jump. Very excited,

008tremendous young man. We love having him. So, he's going to really do great things going into his sophomore year. Mason is also probably one of the hardest working student athletes I know. Obviously, if you know his parents, they're very driven athletics wise and talented athletes. So, we love to see what Mason can accomplish. Two sport athlete in the fall. He does indoor and outdoor as well. Mason works hard when nobody is looking. Mason is a tremendous dedicated athlete. Again, with spring sports, we wanted to recognize some end of the year achievements and special events that we have. Obviously, most of them were already pushed out on the website. So, just circling back to some information to share. Every year, the Colonial Council, our league hosts the sportsmanship summit. So, our students again get to be

009nominated by their coaches to attend this event. So every Colonial Council school may nominate students and we try to plan a special event for those students. It's an all day trip. This year we mix it up. We've gone to Thatcher Park the last couple years. This year we went to Lost Lake in Fura Bush which was very nice right in our backyard. We actually saw some alumni there when we were there at the event. We had a great day. So I wanted to congratulate um Piper, Mackenzie, Mason, Hayden, and Megan were our students that went this year. and Coach Wolf was our coach chaperon. It's kind of a little hard to tell in the picture, but they're holding up, we try to give the students a gift for attending. Uh they're holding up a drawstring

010bag that says Colonial Council on it. So, just a little recognition for those students. Again, here's a couple photos from our high school athletics awards night. I wanted to shout out our sports association again for helping plan a great event for our students, our dinner beforehand in the cafeteria as well as the events presentation in the high school auditorium. So the larger photo on the left is all of our student athletes that received senior athlete plaques. So those students have participated in at least four varsity sports to receive that plaque. So it's a little thank you for those students giving back to our RCS community. our new athletics backdrop we have bottom righth hand corner the students love taking pictures in front of that and then as well we have a couple pictures of our

011coaches presenting and those awards we give out athlete of the year scholar athlete award sportsmanship award coaches senior athletes awards and the Steven McGawan scholarship which is specific for basketball the colonial council colonial council principles award that is uh distributed at senior awards night, but I did want to mention uh Principal Funk and I collaborate on that award. So, thank you again to the sports association for a special night, especially to Coach Wolf and her team that helped set up the dinner and everything that goes along with that. Next, we have our collegiate signing day event that we had in May. We had it a little bit earlier this year and I think that worked out well. So, we wanted to recognize those six student athletes that are going on to the next level after

012high school to participate in collegiate athletics. We recognize any student at any college level, division 1 through three. So Katie for Springfield for soccer, Alex for Sunni Onian baseball, Sam Rosen for swimming and diving at Hartwick, Grace Baransa for Hudson Valley soccer, Ashley Rios for Herkimer County Community College soccer, and Molly Angelhart Sunni Albany for their dance program. So that was a great day. As you can see in that photo, our new uh front of our scoreboard came in with the Ravens logo on it. There was a picture on the right hand side, but it's not showing up. I apologize. Um, so I just wanted to add a slide of some things that we've sort of been working on this year, some things that might be changes going into fall. Just a couple quick highlights,

013things that we've talked about whether at previous meetings or or other times. I just did want to note uh for some updates with athletics and technology and our website tools. Michelle Kiy obviously has been helping me out with this, but uh with our student registration, we know signing up for sports is all online. So, I did want to have another push for fall sports, making sure we're registering our students for fall sports coming up. So, that's all electronic. The website that tool that we used to use was called Family ID. It's still the same program, but it's now known as Arbiter Sports. So, Arbiter has purchased the family ID name. So, you'll just sort of see that change on our website. So, if families are confused, I just wanted to share that with you guys.

014It's still the same process, still the same setup, just known as Arbiter Sports. So, on the website, you will probably see Arbiter Sports and then in parenthesis, formerly known as Family ID. So, just so our families are recognizing, it's still the same tool. Also, our athletics website for scheduling that was known as our school today. That was also purchased by Arbiter. Arbiter is kind of the monopoly it seems, but you'll see a lot more Arbiter sports used rather than our school today, which is what our league use for athletic scheduling. Still the same platform, still looks the same, just known as Arbiter instead of our school. So, those are just quick tech updates. I wanted to give just a couple shoutouts for facilities. Obviously, lots of paving and beautiful work being done all around the

015district this summer. It's crazy. I know everything's all going to come together, but I did want to give a shout out specifically for some of our athletic uh programs and things that we've been working on. Our fitness center, we are having a whole revamp in the fitness center. We had new flooring installed just a couple days ago with the beautiful Reagan's uh Ravens logo right in the middle. Uh I wanted to give a shout out to Eric St and our fitness center committee that helped sort of look at a new design and a new layout without expanding the space, but how can we utilize the space a little better? what are some new tools that we can provide our student athletes to kind of improve their skills and their fitness levels and their strength for

016their specific sports. So, we have a lot of new, it hasn't arrived yet, but we have a lot of new fitness center equipment coming in. It's going to be gorgeous. I wanted to thank Jesse for all of his help with that. Obviously, always prioritizing our students, whatever we need, making it work. So, thank you to Jesse. Um, so it will be beautiful. So, please keep an eye out for the photos and the press that we do around our updated fitness center. It's been cleaned, painted. It's going to look great when it's done. So, that's on the way. Our gym floors, lots of work being done on the gym floors, still in progress. I know some have taken a little bit longer than we hoped, but it's all going to be perfect. It's going to look

017right. Um, making sure that those are in perfect condition before our athletes and our students return um for preseason for fall sports triyouts. So, definitely the new Raven going on the gym floor um in the high school main gym. So, that's tremendous large job. So looking forward to seeing that being done as well as work in middle school and then over at uh Becker. Just a couple upcoming dates to keep in mind. Things we're getting organized. Homecoming week. Uh similar week to last year. I believe it's the 22nd through the 27th. So we try to again have a homecoming event for every single sport if we can a home event as as much as we can for that week if we can make the schedules work. So, please keep your eye on those dates with

018the homecoming football game Friday night as well as the typical dance on Saturday. So, lots of planning and coordinating going on with that. Also, uh the athletic hall of fame weekend, we did that in January last year and we feel like that was good timing. So, we're trying to kind of coordinate that again. So, I reached out to some of those committee members. So, we're looking to get that on the schedule as well. It's most likely January 2026. So date will be determined, but I will let you all know as soon as possible. Couple updates for sports mergers, things that are coming up for RCS Greenville. We are continuing our boys swimming and diving merger this winter. This will be our second uh winter season, including our Greenville students. So that will be continuing. So

019we thank the partnership with Greenville for that team. This fall will be our first fall and thanks to the board for your approval for the RCSG girls swimming and diving program. So that will be the first team that um for the girls this fall combining that for swimming and diving. We're also still looking at a possible merger with Greenville for boys volleyball. Obviously we don't have boys volleyball here at RCS, but Greenville has it and just working with uh Miss Wickham over in their athletics office. they are open to looking at possibly a merger for that program. We do have two student athletes that are very interested in doing boys volleyball. So, we are trying to look at those options and continuing those conversations. So, I don't have the paperwork coordinated yet for this meeting,

020but I hope to have something more put together for the the meeting later in the month a little bit more about boys volleyball. But, I just wanted to give a heads up on that as well. Was trying to give students opportunities I wanted to do another quick update about girls flag football. I know my last presentation um I believe in the winter we did a little update on girls flag. So I wanted to just sort of circle back to that. Just trying to have a lot of conversations with schools that already offer it or are looking to offer it in the future. Um as far as what does the schedule look like, what schools are currently participating. Right now, the Suburban Council is really the only league that has a full full-time structured schedule. Uh

021the other schools that are adding Girls Flag sort of do more of an independent schedule where they reach out to other schools and do non-league uh competitions. So, um sort of what we did for unified bowling, we added unified bowling for the school year. So, we sort of put together a proposal, a draft proposal. What would adding girls flag football look like as far as students, uniforms, uh transportation, anything that goes along with adding a new sport. So, I just shared that information uh just a little bit ago. So, that again is in draft form, but we're looking at sort of, you know, the interest, what students, what grades are they in, and when would be a good fit to possibly add that in the future. So, other schools, right now, it's only offered as

022a varsity sport. So obviously that is only for high school age students. So the the age range needs to be appropriate. Uh we can't have a modified team participating against a high school team. Obviously that's not allowed. So those things like that. We're looking at timing and what that would look like in the future. So just continuing to gather information. Um again, you know, summertime is a little bit hard to get information back from people, but I'm trying to collect information to share that with all of you. Uh, so that's all I have for the spring sports wrap-up, end of year things, and just a couple updates. Um, I'm not sure if anybody has any questions about any of those items. >> Any questions? Dan, >> Dan, would that be a spring sport? I thought

023we talked about >> Yes, it's a spring sport. Yep. >> Anything else? All right. Thanks, Jen. Thanks J. >> I just wanted to thank the board um for everything that you have done for me and giving me a chance um three years ago. It has been my pleasure to be in this role. I everything I've done I've done for our students and our community and our coaches. Um it's this is always going to be a special place for me. I learned a lot in this role. Um and I'm just thankful for the opportunity and I'm happy to help in any way moving forward for whoever the next person is. So, again, I'm just thankful for our students and our community and the board um for their time and energy and everything that you all do

024to make our athletics, PE and health and wellness programs happen here at RCS. So, thank you everyone. >> Thank you, Jen. And we wish you the very best the next step in your career. Yeah. Nothing but the best at South Glenn Falls. So, lucky to have you. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. >> Thank you. Okay, we have two hearing and petition cards this evening. We're going to take the first one up now because it relates to items on the agenda and we'll take the other up later um in the evening when we get to the non-aggenda hearing and petitions. So, for now, uh Mr. Ted Smith, would you please come up? And just a reminder for hearings and petitions, please try to keep comments to 3 minutes in duration and refrain from any comments

025uh referring to individual students or personnel or other confidential matters that would be more appropriate in executive session rather than public session. >> Welcome. >> Good evening everybody. Um I just wanted to touch base. I thought I was going to be speaking later in the evening as is uh typical. So, I'm I'm a little discombobulated here, but I know on the agenda there are two items coming up for discussion today that are near and dear to our CSTA's hearts. Uh they are uh the heat classroom heat situation. I know the bill is being addressed tonight and the cell phone usage. So, I just wanted to have a couple of quick remarks about that. Um so, classroom heat is a major and growing concern. We all know this. Uh but it's sometimes a little difficult for

026people not in the classroom to appreciate it. So, the outside temperatures are climbing. the real feel temperature which accounts for humidity is going through the roof and now we've got this Canadian wildfire air that's also seeping in through our our ventilation system. So it's really important for us to take that seriously. I think uh right now the state has established a floor for like tolerable temperatures. Uh but they haven't really addressed like what are the ideal conditions for teaching and learning. And I think we as as a district can define that and go a little bit above the standard that was just established and try to make sure that our environments really are ready for kids to learn. Um we've got some of our buildings are are terrific. the middle school. Terrific. Uh some spaces

027are difficult and as some of my own kids know, it's difficult to learn AP paio when the real feel is like 96 degrees. Uh so it's something that I think we need to really prioritize going forward. The other one is the uh the cell phone. Just very briefly on that. Uh RCSA as you guys have known have been sort of endorsing the idea of yonder pouches and we recognize that there is some skepticism on the board and in other places about that. Uh it's an expense, it's an investment. um whatever the board decides to do moving forward, what we really need to have happen is a genuine serious addressing of that issue. Uh we've got a state mandate. We have to have a policy. I understand you're going to pass that policy here tonight, which

028is great. But we can't simply check a box there. I think all of us probably agree that the cell phone thing is probably the principal challenge facing young people in America today. I think that's going to be it when we look back at this in the generation. That's going to be what we talk about and we can't just do a token we have a policy. We need to make sure that our policy is implemented with fidelity that it's effective and if it's not effective we have to have a means to change course quickly to make it effective because this is directly impacting student learning, mental health, even school safety. So those two things being dealt with legislatively, being dealt with in policy, they need to be dealt with in our school buildings in a very

029serious way. So I just wanted to bring those two things up. Thanks very much for your time. >> Thanks, Ted. >> All right, business considerations. We have 61 through 612. Is there a motion for one or more? >> 61 through 611, please. >> Okay. 61 through 611. >> A second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> Is there a motion for the remaining item 612? >> Make a motion for 612. >> There a second. >> Second for discussion. >> Thanks. Any discussion on this? >> Yes. So, you know, I've made my feelings known sound like a broken wheel on these kind of things. I understand sometimes, you know, when you have transition, it's good if you can have the old person that's there help the new person coming in. No problem with that, especially if you

030can schedule it with new jobs come in coming. But, you know, when somebody makes a decision to leave, I have an issue with us again paying somebody to come back to help that person when they've already chosen to leave our district. We have a new brand new superintendent. We're not paying the old superintendent to come back to help him. So, I just have an issue with these things. So, I'll be voting no. not encouraging anybody else to do anything different, but I just don't see the the sense in paying somebody who chose to leave our district to come back to transition throughout the year, whatever that actually means. Um, I know it would be a good help for the new person, but I'm sure they're more than capable to to handle it on their own.

031>> Anything else? >> I think person is not leaving to take a job in another district. Correct. that the per that I I would tend to maybe agree with you, but this person is not leaving to go somewhere else. This person is leaving for a family issue. So, I mean, I I look at it a little bit differently. Um, still left. >> Yeah. You know, >> right? But I think I just being respectful of making a life choice decision. I think it would be a good help to whoever is coming in. to uh we've done it for the past three years for every except for the superintendent for every other basically admin position. We did it um did it for athletics. Uh we did it uh on the overlap with for the high school principal

032as well. So this is not something that's that's new. >> Oh yeah, I know it's not new. That's all I >> It's okay. We just have different opinions. Not >> that's all right. >> Okay. Um obviously it is an added expense >> right I personally support it and will be voting yes. I think it helps with uh transition uh particularly an assistant principal role which as I understand it is the disciplinarian of sorts for the elementaryaries. Um we do have some behavioral issues that need to be addressed. So I would personally like to see some continuity there um even if it does come with some expense. So there's anything else We hear it out. If not, we can put it to a vote. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Opposed. Post. >> Okay. Motion

033does not carry. All right. Personnel considerations. We have 71 through 7:31. Is there a motion for one or more? >> Make a motion for 71 to 7:31. >> Okay. Second. >> I'll second. >> All right. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I Superintendent Chandler will move to you. >> All right. Good evening everybody. Uh just want to again express how grateful uh thankful I am for the warm welcome that I've received around the district. Uh quickly give you an update on my uh activities across the month. uh we had talked about I um walk-in talks with building principles in each of the buildings and all of those have been complete and have been uh very fruitful in terms of helping me understand unique strengths and challenges uh that each of our building leaders are posed

034with. I've also completed meet and greets um with staff members at each of the buildings uh that quite honestly in the summertime were better attended than I anticipated. So, it was really great to see so many uh staff members come out. Um and I uh continue to be impressed with the enthusiasm and uh dedication of our teaching staff and support staff. So, that was great. Um I have started to set up uh meetings as well with our different bargaining units uh so that we can establish some protocols and open lines of communications there. uh and have made several visits to our summer programs, which is uh the absolute joy of my week when I have the chance to do it. I get to take another visit tomorrow uh where we're going to try some muffins

035in Mrs. King's classroom, so that'll be exciting. Um some community engagement. I did have a recent meeting with uh TCI. It was very interesting. Um and I see some real uh nice potential partnerships there. Um met recently with the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce. uh did have the chance to meet with the PTO at Peter B already and I do have uh upcoming meetings with the other uh parent organizations as well. Um the surveys that have been out there uh I did just recently close out the board member survey. So, thank you to all of uh those of you that completed that one. Um the parent and community survey and the faculty and staff survey are still open. Uh and we've had 113 responses from parents and community members so far and 52 so far uh

036from faculty and staff. Um the the uh initial results are very insightful uh and I believe will be very helpful to me. Uh I did give you uh each a copy of my entry plan that I know that you had requested. So uh hopefully you'll have a chance to dig into that a little bit more and um see the other things that we plan on doing in the uh coming weeks. Um, we're setting up a booth at the Friendship Festival. I should have mentioned that. I plan to be there uh with a booth and we'll we're going to get that advertised out to the community so that they uh can expect to see me there. And uh hopefully you found your weekend updates to be helpful and informative. If any of you need anything different

037in that regard or if you have any suggestions, I'm certainly open to any feedback. Um, and if you could please uh in that weekend update, schedule uh one of those October meetings. Uh just an individual board member check-in. I won't take up too much of your time. Just a followup from our initial uh individual meetings just to see how things are going from your perspective. Um >> yeah, >> they talked about it as a board. You know, if we have questions on something like that, do you want it to come out here? Do you want us to just email you? Because it is to the board. or do you want us to email the whole board? Like is there something we have a question about or want some further information? >> Yeah, that's an area

038that I think we still have to figure out. I'm comfortable with you emailing me directly. Okay. >> Should probably copy at least Mike on it. >> Uh because the the response though I'll give to the entire board. >> Um you may have noticed in the last couple board updates, I don't necessarily know if board members want their name attached to things or not. My guess is that in most cases you don't care, but to respect your confidentiality, I've put a board member requested more information about and I've tried to provide that entire update to the board. So, I think you can probably just send it directly to me um here is fine, but if we can take care of it in advance of the meeting, it's even better. >> That's why I fig we just

039haven't really talked about it. >> And and for the sake of transparency, if there's items there that we feel that we should bring everybody's attention to, I'm happy to do that. >> I do have one or two tonight, don't worry. >> All right. Thank you. I just want to get that cl so we know how to how to respond. >> Thank you. >> Oh, uh I'm sorry. One last thing. Got you all. Sorry. >> Sorry. No. Uh the uh NISPA state convention, we have a list of people. Um we're actually registering within the next uh couple of days. So, if there's any lastm minute additions, please make sure that you let me know. Um and you can at this point probably let Sue know directly. I know there were a couple people that were maybe

040on the fence, weren't sure if they were able to attend or not. Um, that list of attendees was in the last weekend update. So, if you open it up and you were thought you were all set to go, if your name is not there, please let us know as ASAP. >> That's it. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um, just a couple of quick updates around numbers for preK enrollment. Um, we still have six spots at AW Beckard. We have two spots at Peter B and we have three spots at Circle of Friends. So, if there are families who are kind of waffling, there's plenty of room. So, please register. Um, we also are looking at the end of some of our summer programs. Our general ed summer programs end tomorrow on the 7th. That

041would be Raven's Academy. That's our K5 uh summer program, Ravens Quest, our 68 program, and the high school apex credit recovery. Those all end tomorrow. So, I'll have a summary. um of sort of attendance, success rates and um of how those things went. Um and then our special education extended school year programming ends next f next Friday. So they have another week. Um and then the last piece was um our endofear school targets and action plans. The data the summary from those are updated and shared on the website. Um, similar to last year, I was planning on uh at our first board of ed CNI meeting reviewing sort of a year in reflection. So, what were some of the things that the principles found were successes? What were some of the challenges? And then how

042are those challenges going to be addressed in the upcoming targets? That seemed to go well last year. Um, and that was my plan to have that happen again for this year. So, if you want, you can take a peek at the website. If you just type in taps or if you look under um community resources, they are listed there. It's just a onepage summary and that's all I have. >> All right. Thank you, Jesse. >> So, uh, just a couple updates around the capital project. As when you're pulling into the the parking lot, you can see a lot of work has been done over the summer. Um, we met with the the architect and the construction manager this afternoon at our building grounds meeting. Uh, they said we are on track. Uh, we did assure

043them that the students are coming in September no matter what. So, we do need to have this finished. Um, I will point everybody to the website uh this week from the 8th to the 20th. There's going to be a lot of work being done to these parking lots out here. So, if you do plan to come to the high school and middle school during that time frame, please check the website. uh we have detailed maps and times and locations where um work will being done and alternate ways to get into the to the district. So please uh if you plan to come during the the from August 8th to August 20th um please check the website before you come um because they will be finishing up all the the site work here. Other than that

044they're they're still working on uter ventilators getting those all hooked up in all the classrooms. Uh the doors in all the classrooms are getting worked on and and they talked about the lights at the pool uh also being worked on this week. So um a lot of works being still being completed. Uh some of the other projects that uh Jen alluded to a few of them during her presentation. Uh the main gym floor sanded uh and painting uh should be finished this week. Uh weight room is being refreshed. So it it is I did go see the the floor this afternoon. it is is kind of night and day where it used to be and kind of where it's at now. Um, you know, Eric brought brought us in to show us what kind of

045conditions some of those equipment w was in and how, you know, some of the other districts are a lot better than ours. So, we we really put some plans together and uh that committee moved very quickly uh to get, you know, steady work completed. So, we did put in one order already for some new equipment um which should be here uh in early September, mid to early September. Um and then another round of it will be coming in November. Um so, and then we do have another plan for uh the following year to add some the final equipment that hasn't been updated. Um again, fresh paint all in there. Um you should you should go check it out. It's pretty cool. Uh the bus lift or our transportation capital project is nearing completion. Uh they

046have removed the old lift. They have put the new lift in and and and they're putting in the cement today, I believe, and they just need time for that cement to cure. Uh and they're telling us that it will be ready to go by the first um first day of school. So that will be good. Again, that lift will be available for when we do start purchasing the larger electrical buses. this lift will be able to uh pick these these heavier buses off the ground. So, um other updates, uh playground and AW Becker, um we do we did see a little bit of a lag on the new swings. Uh so those will not be coming until midepptember. Uh and building grounds will be working with AW Becker's uh building principles to make sure that

047doesn't have too much effect on the students. Um, we did double check the swings. They are safe to use uh now uh but we would like to replace them sooner rather than later. Um the Peter B field modification uh we are going to work closely with our site supervisor for the larger capital projects to kind of help us move the process along. Uh so we do expect to see that completed uh the transformation completed by the end of August or early September depending on weather. >> That's all I have for tonight. >> Any questions? >> Jesse off topic, but uh got a phone call from uh Bill Fischer with the 911 memorial. Um, apparently the Arborites have gone south and uh, Bill Sham stepped up and uh, they're going to they're going to be replaced.

048So, he wanted to make sure let everybody know. Kudos. Uh, >> not surprised. >> Yeah. Yeah. And again, I think, um, as we go down this road, um, we're probably going to have to have a discussion on the future of that site because he's probably going to retire. Um, it's kind of a weird situation with that, right? because apparently the school district doesn't own it, but it's on the school district grounds. >> So, >> we'll definitely work with them and see what we can do to keep it going. >> I I I echoed that. I said, you know, we're going to do what we want to keep it going, >> but we'll have to have discussion down the road, but >> absolutely. >> Yeah, Bill stepped up and so they're going to you guys are

049going to replace the Harbor Lady. So, thank you to Bill and crew for that. >> Good. um on that field modification. So, is the time frame that you have in mind, is that going to fit the needs of uh the individuals who requested that modification? >> I think it's going to be close because I know I know their request was towards the end of August. >> Okay. >> Uh we're still that is still our goal >> um to do it and that's we to try to push that along. We asked some help from our site supervisor >> uh that's working on the capital project to kind of help us along so we can at that time frame. So, we are still that is our goal to make it accessible for them. Okay, thanks. >> Yep.

050>> Uh Owen or Hikah, is there anything you'd like to report on or share? >> I personally don't have anything, but if I have something to say, >> um so um recently I attended the NISPA event and um for me it was a first time experience and I really enjoyed it. Um definitely a lot of adult stuff. I mean it's not like we do here, but way more in depth. Um, I didn't think it would be what I thought it was, but you know, I thought I'd see somebody my age maybe there. I thought Owen would be there. Um, I was really mad. I was like, he's not here. And, um, it was really odd. Um, you know, talking to a lot of people that I haven't met before. Um, a lot of people do

051say I'm really social and I do go with that. Um, and I met a lot of different superintendent from different parts of New York State. I Yorktown and like places like right next to Canada. Um it was really different. But one thing I will say is that the dessert was amazing. I love it. Well, amazing. Um but anything other than that, the one thing I really found interesting was the um new AP classes that we may be getting soon. Um, I was really happy about like AP business and finance and like the cyber security and AP seminar which is like a uh switch from AP or no English 10 honors. Um, so instead of you know you guys taking English 10 honors, you can take that for a college credit class. Um, so that was

052one of the first like 25 minutes I enjoyed. Um, but other than that it was it was a really amazing event and I thought all of you guys would be there. Um, but Mr. Chandler was there and he helped me that morning and he was like, you know, you have to do this and that and I felt like a lost puppy going here and there because I didn't know what room to go in. Um, but thankfully there were a lot of people that were really helpful and supportive. Um, but I hope to see you guys maybe next time whenever that is and maybe Owen as well because it was definitely, you know, kind of odd not seeing somebody my age there. Um, but yeah, it was it was amazing. I loved it. So, as I

053understand it, you were one of the few, if not only student board members. >> Yeah, I was literally I was the only 15year-old. Everyone else was like, no, no offense, above 40, above 50. >> It was a bit too old. >> So, you were literally the only student board member there. >> Yes. >> Leading for RCS from the front. We appreciate that. That's fantastic. >> Thank you. I just want just want to add that the uh leadership for that event was very impressed with >> Haha. >> And I got a phone call today from Onboard, the editor of Onboard. So, there's going to be something in there at least with her picture in the next edition. >> I don't know what else specifically is in there, but yeah, >> I already saw that on Instagram.

054And it's like I'm not saying anything to boost my ego, but in school like in class like I usually kind of stay quiet. Like if there's like none of my friends are in that class, I kind of do stay quiet and I do my work. Um but you know when there's certain things that kids do not know of, they come up to me and they're like, "Hey, can you maybe help me with this?" Or they just hand me their entire paper and say, "Can you do this for me and I'll pay you back?" Um they never do. It's it's they seriously never do, >> right? >> No. Um, and now yesterday my entire Instagram and my Snapchat and my messages thing was flooded. They're like, "Oh my god, you're like so popular now. You have

055to help us with everything." I'm like, "Yeah, okay. I appreciate it. Thank you." Um, but you know, it was one thing I I loved it because my family was really proud of me, especially my parents. Um, they loved that I was the only child there. Um, they they thought I spoke a lot, but I I barely did because I was really scared that like people would judge me because they were way older. Um, but nobody was like that. Everyone was amazing. Um, I just have I had an amazing time. So, yeah. Thank you guys for that. I really appreciate it. >> You're right. People in their 40s are old. >> Some of them Some of them were just scary, you know. Some of them I thought they looked at me and they were like, they're

056going to start like, who's this child? But that did not happen. >> But yeah, >> the leadership conference is held um uh every summer at the Desmond. Uh in October is when the schoolboard conference is held. Um not this year, but NISBA has said that they're working on something for the following October, wherever it will be at that point with classes for student board members. So you guys may be able to attend the full conference uh whoever the board members, not this October, but the following October. >> So >> yeah, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it. Especially like the hotel itself. It was gorgeous. And um I love the fishes. Oh my god, they were so Oh, I just took so many pictures of them. Um they were amazing. I just talked to the fishes

057and I felt like a weirdo. Um but it's okay. You know, somebody like I had a call from my mom and she was like, "Are you going to come home?" I was like, "Mom, I don't know. I was starving definitely, but there was like a like the restaurant there and I had some fries. They were amazing. You guys should go check them out." Um but other than that it was yeah it was something that I never got to experience um as a student myself because like you know those things are for adults. I'm not an adult. I'm still a kid. Um but it was an amazing thing that like we I got to experience it. Maybe too with me one day. Um but you know it was amazing. >> Sounds like a good day. >>

058Yeah. >> Thank you for doing it again. >> Yep. >> All right. Uh, do we have any new business items this evening? All right, let's dig into old business then. So, we have a list here that we're going to try and trim down as we go through it here. Um, >> I did have one new business item. Sorry. Really, really, really quick. I forgot my daughter will come. Um, I don't know anything about this, Craig. You may. Is it true that there are other schools that allow their students to paint their parking spots? Are you aware of that? >> I am very much aware of that. >> So, uh, is that a possibility here at RCS? >> I will have to talk to high school administration. >> Um, for me, uh, I'm very much aware

059of it because it's something I implemented at my last >> Okay. >> high school. Um, >> tell we have that. >> Okay. Okay. We've had >> we we were fortunate that we had enough student parking for and we did it uh for seniors only, >> right? >> Um we had enough space for everybody, schools that have done it. It's generally just a space related issue. Um maintenance, I'll I I'll want to talk to Bill as well. Uh but we found ways to to make it doable um with very specific parameters for kids to make sure that they're not painting over the parking spot lines, etc. and then they have to clean up and uh kind of like reseal over their spot at the end of the year. Um but generally it's very doable. Mr. Miller

060says it's been done here before, so it's something that I can speak to Ryan and Jeff about. >> Okay, good. >> I'm I'm in favor of it. Gives kids ownership. It's great. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh in the old business, I'm going to work from the bottom up. uh cell phone policy is on the agenda tonight. So that can be removed from here for purposes of tracking it. We get to >> question for um so we'll tag that one for removal um responses to parent complaints. uh later this month um we're going to have a workshop through uh capital region Boseies where we talk about a number of things in terms of how the board operates and one of those is going to be communication. So to your point Matt about responding to

061the weekend updates also this issue here of how we're going to communicate with individuals who engage with the board. We're going to cover that there and come up with a communication plan that we all agree on and have input on. Um so we can tag that one to come off tonight. The field modification is well underway and on t on track to be complete. So I'd recommend that we remove that. Uh the athletic banners um refresh my memor are we with that? Have they been donated at this point? >> Not donated. I think the district's getting them, but I go with RCS. >> The new ones that will say have the RCS logo. So that's the purchase of the old ones that need to come down need to be reprinted >> and they'll have they'll

062say RCS and the new ones will also say RCS. >> Okay. >> So there won't be a Raven on them, but they'll all then all be branded consistently. >> Okay. >> Within the gym. >> And the ones that are coming down, are they being transferred to to the sports association? Well, they could either go to the sports association or it's in the very infancy stages, but that uh we are allowed to keep some of that stuff up in a historical educational area. >> Okay. >> So, we'd love to be able to have some of that stuff in that area behind the gym is where we're looking to hopefully be able to do that. >> We'd have to come to dispose it to you guys. So, you guys >> So, when we're ready to get rid

063of them, we'd come to you first. >> Okay. You can decide what you want to do with them. >> Okay. >> Two points on that, Mike, if they're good. Um, with the new banners that we're getting, we we didn't, >> you were talking about rebranding the old banners, right? We're not really doing that. We're just taking the new banners and putting all the dates on it. >> Correct. >> Okay. That's what we're saying. Okay. And then there was discussion as you know people that have coached and been around here for a while about potentially when you start talking about a historical area >> looking at the back side of the gym the the side of the gym we could talk the the wider end and maybe having that as an area where some of some

064of that athletic stuff could go to engender a conversation about why the changes made and all that. So as you start those conversations that's an area that has come up. >> Those are the those are the areas that we're looking at. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Where like with inside the trophy cases etc. Yeah. >> Uh all of those things in the trophy case can remain. >> It can. Okay. >> There'll be the digital hall of fame right there. So a lot of those things kind of overlap. >> Yeah. >> So it's it becomes a perfect spot for it. >> So I this question was posed to me the other day. So I'll just ask it now. So like somebody recently their daughter broke scoring records or you know whatever it was I forget but they

065jersey was going to be displayed in the display case as a record setter. If that says Indians that's going to be okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. Perfect. I didn't think so. I told him no. I'm glad they differently. Good. Okay. >> All right. Uh the scoreboards for other sports. So, the portable score. >> Yeah. >> Uh so far, everything from the bottom up is going to be tagged for removal. And at the end, we'll see if there's any objections. >> Want to go? I have two score word things. Put my association hat on. RCSA RCSSA hat. I did send to the board tonight um our group, the sports association last night or Monday night approved the purchase of a portable scoreboard as we talked about for the primarily for the back fields. Jesse and I

066spoke today about, you know, uh we asked to if we could have a little bit input with the district as to where they're going to go, like so that it there's a set process like it's going to be always here for this field. So it's not we're going to move it this game, that game, what's going to happen to it after it, who's going to be responsible for it, the coaches, you know, those kind of things that had to come up like who's going to make sure it gets charged up before each event, you know, where's it going to be stored so it's not destroyed or taken. Um but I did send it to all the board members. I think I don't know. Are they on the list of the student affix shows on our

067>> You didn't get it. >> I don't believe so. >> Maybe that's something we can also talk about. >> It's a different thing. I'll make sure to ed you directly next time. But um >> so just to let you guys see what it is, anybody has any questions before we go and purchase it. I just wanted to do that because we're probably going to purchase tomorrow. So I don't know if anybody has any questions about it. It's about 5 foot tall. It is off the ground. So ground up about five feet. But it's interchangeable for multiple sports. So it's just a Velcro stuff. Pulls off. could be softball, soccer, which we intended back there, and anything else. So hopefully that'll be good. So that's one if anybody has any questions. And the other one I

068just was going to bring up, I know uh we also talked about a permanent one potentially have Peter B for the baseball. And I know you sent a number uh superintendent sent a number in his name, but that maybe we can talk about that one at some other point because I know I was maybe is what we're looking at. There are scoreboards that go that much, but I know some of the stuff we sent to Jesse, you we can get them for like 14. >> That's a that's a big number. Yeah. Um 35,000 when we looked at >> Well, I said the same thing. Uh so I've checked around with other districts that have recently installed. >> Um a big piece of that number is freight. >> Freight. Okay. >> I don't know which one

069you are looking. I don't want to take a lot of time. I don't know. It look like one with all nine innings, but we're talking like the little league style just got the scores, you know, the score. >> And if we did something like that, it would be we were looking at one that has all the like the full box score on it. >> Yeah. So, if we did something smaller, it would be significantly less, but there's still going to be a large charge for the freight, right? >> And then a large charge for the installation >> and then uh the electrical is usually not included in that. So, it would be the trenching. That'll be that'll be a big piece, too. But we can we can cut down on that number significantly with a

070more basic school. >> So, just so everybody knows, we are still looking at that with the district and with the sports association either purchasing all of it or part of it. So, so >> of that one as well. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Perfect. Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, um the quick question I have Jesse, I know you said you're allocating the using primarily the I don't know what the name of LeFarge is now. It's >> AMR the 150,000 we get every year. You've been using that for a lot of the rebranding stuff. There's another 150,000 coming this year. >> Correct. And I think there was 150. Maybe we can see how much is actually budgeted of that to be used because if I if I'm correct that month that money that money can be used

071to purchase the scoreboard correct >> that yes that is correct >> but no increase to taxpayers. So >> yep >> I I don't have any plans to use it this year at all. So, >> so there, so there is money there that we could we could use with no increase to tax >> more association, but maybe some could go towards the trenching and the >> Well, that's what I mean, the installation and things like that. So, >> once we get some final numbers, we can present it and then we can have a conversation. >> Um, so do you guys know the um RCS Indians like outside on the turf? Um, will that be removed or like will that stay like >> it? it will be removed. It's a matter of when. So, we actually had

072to apply for an extension from state education department uh because it's very costly and labor intensive to do it. Um we just need more time and it's going to probably be included in a future capital project. >> Like it won't like it won't be done this year. I don't think >> Yeah. Uh >> hopefully next summer, >> right? Next year. Cross your fingers. Oh, >> okay. That's the same with uh the pool. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. >> Like so um two things that are related football scoreboards like where it says like the home and like the away like will that also be changed next year as well >> or that should be changed sooner should already done. >> Oh, I didn't see it though. But >> the only thing that I believe is left

073is is the football stadium. Uh there's a spear at the bottom of the pool. Uh, I think there's a couple of signs out front, including the stone that has an Indian head, which is um a little bit more strategic on where we're going to be placing that. So, we were waiting and it weighs a lot, so we only want to move it once. >> We're trying to put that in that historical educational area. >> Wasn't the uh track going to get replaced at the same >> track? Well, so we are we just got back a draft copy of our building condition survey as we mentioned in the building grounds committee meeting. So we are going to be looking at that closely. Uh I we know that the football stadium is something we have to do.

074Uh and the track is definitely something. Um >> well it's aging out, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Those are those are things that that are um >> yeah they're hitting their point where they need to be replaced. So, um, but we will be meeting, uh, with that committee to discuss what what's on there and come up with a, you know, a proposal for a future capital project discussion at a later date. Okay. Right. The next item up uh, is one that a particular board member uh, requested that we focus on a little bit uh, responding to sexual assault and internet safety issues. So, the superintendent is going to uh have some behavioral analysis data put together so we can take a closer look at some of that and also there's uh communications with St. Peter Services

075to see what type of programming might be offered to address some of those um concerns. So, with that underway and I propose that we also tag that one for removal. Uh the naming and dedicating facilities on campus. Um yeah, I was going to ask what are we tracking on? Yeah, I know. And well, in superintendent's update again, he said he was just to work on it. But just so you know, we already have that. We got it from NISB already. >> Great. >> We we got it very at the very end of last year passed our last policy meeting. So at our first policy meeting of this year, once we get it set up late late this month or beginning of September, uh we'll have what Nisbet did and we'll put together a draft policy

076for us. We're already there with that one. >> My recommendation was that that stay on because it requires further further. >> But I just want you to know you don't have to go do it. We already did it. We have it. I have it already in the email. They sent it to us and uh we'll have something together in our first meeting. So early September we should have something >> for the board. >> Good. All right. So we'll leave that on student exeicios. They're here. >> We can remove that one. School bus stop armor update. We're also we're at the point of implementation there. We can remove that. Temperatures and classrooms. We have the policy tonight and also the playbook that the uh superintendent is uh having the buildings put together. So we have a

077plan for how to react when needed. The code of conduct again hand inand that goes with the behavioral data analysis report that's going to be done and hopefully that will satisfy um you know some of the requests for data and if there's anything obviously um once we have that if there's any additional questions we can take it up then and track anything else that we need to. >> You taking off or you leaving then? >> Uh take that off the code of conduct. Athletic code of conduct. >> All right we still have some questions. athletic code of conduct that's still implementation issues and >> some of those issues that we keep on >> I leave it on there. I just want to make sure we know it's not going to go away. We we have

078some issues we still want to resolve with that. >> I was just talking about it today. So it's >> Yeah, >> we can take I don't mind taking it off, but just >> let's leave it on. Yeah, we got more to track on that one. >> You can take your regular code.gov. I think it's just just the code. >> And then the first point here, school safety, that's been on there for some time now. Um, is there any are there any concrete items of followup that we'd ask for to track on that so the administration has a better idea of what it is we're looking for or are we comfortable removing this at this time and as things come up revisiting it? I think um I think the initial implementation that's been on there for

079we we had an internal one done by uh NEM and I think that was for a request to have an exterior evaluator do it but um the numbers were high. I think Jesse we you gotten a couple quotes. >> Yeah, I thought we Yeah, I thought we wanted to do it after we did our security project. after after all the um recommendations from the internal one were done which they're doing the doors and all of that um then review everything and then if we do want to do one do one within the next capital project is that where we left it. >> Yeah. So once we get that security capital project done which is us implementing a lot of the equipment that they suggested >> uh after that's done kind of do it again and

080see where we're at. So, do we need to leave it? We don't need to leave it on probably, right? >> Yeah. What do everybody think? >> I think we can take it off. >> Take it off. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, is there consensus then to leave on the code of conduct, athletic code of conduct and the naming and dedicating facilities on campus and remove? >> I'd be okay. The naming dedicating because it it's with policy. It'll come back for policy. >> All right. As long Yeah, you're tracking it there. So, >> we have it all. Good. >> Okay. off. >> Yeah, >> that's so everything is off except for >> Athletic code of conduct. I don't even know that we're necessarily tracking anything on code of conduct. I think that'll be satisfied by >>

081Yeah. >> some of the reports that being put together. >> So, let's just track the only item that'll be on here, Sue, is athletic code of conduct. >> What's that? >> Don't toy me. >> I I have another old business. if I could I maybe it would have been new business but uh I just had a couple of statements or questions I guess we got a report from a state audit on lead testing >> so I just had I wanted to bring some stuff about that so I know we use needm involved in this district with them you know when I was energy manager I think Mike's good job does a good job but I I am very concerned I want to put it out there that that audit basically said that they were not

082doing they were not we we did let backside making those. We did less uh lead testing in the sinks in the schools. This goes back to like 21 even when I was still teaching here. My science classroom was part of it and if there was high lead levels, we had to put labels on them and you couldn't use them for anything else. So, I just want to know and I know the reports said we're going to address it, but it's concerning that we didn't have any remediation plan, you know, for for doing that. And I don't I guess I'm asking if we have one yet. Are we working on that? Uh that was recommendation number one. And are we are we going back to the our consultant and saying and and clearing that up? You

083know, we pay them a good amount of money. They usually do a good job, but that's a big miss. You know, they didn't get all the things covered. They let that is a big issue, right? Especially for developmental brains. Um and which is what we have in our schools. So, you know, my those are my two concerns that we didn't have a plan in place already. that our our person running it didn't know we didn't have weren't wasn't aware that we were supposed to have a plan and that the company we paying to do that for us didn't alert any of us. So I don't know if we have answers to that tonight or not if you do this. >> So we are um working on a corrective action plan which will answer all those

084questions. Um, but I I will say we we do have a plan in place now for it. And we've actually already had another round of testing and it went a lot better than than in the past. And I I'm pretty confident that we've cleaned up a lot of the issues mentioned on the comprollers report. >> Um, >> so you're saying we do have now a remediation plan if we find a problem? >> Yes. Okay. >> Yes. Um, and then again, we'll be doing a corrective action plan um for that report. We have 90 days from from when it's issued. So you will see that in September or or early October. Uh and we'll obviously share it with you guys. >> Perfect. There are some other things in there were silly like we got cited so

085people know like we we put a report in one day late, >> right? >> We got cited for that. >> And we could we could argue that too. >> I know. And that's that's not an argument. I just want to be sure we had a plan. >> Yes. >> And that's that the company we're paying is doing what they need to do. You know, I hope we're calling them out for They were they were heavily involved in this last round of testing. So, >> this should have been done first time. >> I can't disagree with you. Uh I I obviously >> I just want to make sure my point to you is simply that we're letting them know we're disappointed in that. Absolutely. If you want to stay on, they better get on it. >>

086That happened. >> Okay. Thank you. >> That was it on that. >> All right. All right. Moving out of old business then. >> Oh, wait. >> Yeah. What? What you got? Uh I just sent my little note over here in the corner. Um but best of my information and it was I think Craig you got hit this when you first walked on the board but Hudson on 9 has opened. It's a new housing development on 9W that we're talking about. So I don't know if they have given you guys information if you had a chance to check with anybody yet on that because I know Gene you were just talking about some open spots we have not knowing I mean who's going to come into that place and how full it's going to get quickly.

087That might take those spots pretty quickly. I don't know. But if we haven't done anything, maybe a call can be made to see >> how full it is, how quick they expect to fill it >> because it is now officially open. >> Are there people >> Yeah. >> moved in? >> I mean, it looks like this car is in there, but I know they they their leases all began August 1st. >> Okay. >> I don't know how many people they have or not. >> Yeah. Okay. >> But that's we I expect that it's going to have an impact on our schools. >> We'll follow up on it. >> Just want to give you that heads up. >> Yeah, it's a good point. Anything else? >> Not on that. >> Just wait. >> All right. Policy.

088>> There we go. >> All right. So, we got five items in policy. The first four are on second reading and up for approval. And then the last one is for first, second, first and second reading and up for approval. Um, so I guess we'll focus on the first four. >> Well, how about this? I'll make a motion for 131 and 132. >> 131 and 132. >> Second. >> Okay. So on that one, I just want to give a quick update that uh this has been going back and forth for a long time. Uh Mr. Benady was able to get with our attorney and stuff and get us particular language. I just want everybody in the board to know that the what our lawyers told us is now in we made the changes. We put

089in the the correct language from the president federal guidelines is in there. I think we're set. I just want to make sure everyone board knows too we want to we have a policy committee for a reason. So we want to try to use that system to do that. So try to avoid going outside of the committee to get stuff added into into policies. Let's try to use the committee so we know we all know where we're coming from that the language is consistent with we all know what it is. Um it's just important to to use that if we're going to have the policy committee let's please use it properly. But I think that stuff is now all in there. >> Okay. So one and two are up for approval. Uh all in favor is

090there any further discussion on either of those policies? >> Okay. All in favor? >> I >> Okay, we're left with three, four, and five. >> Make a motion for 13.3. >> Okay, is there a second? >> Second. >> All right, discussion. >> So, this sort of goes to what I just said, but it's different in this case, just so everybody knows. Normally, we try to stay with the the process here. We had to put some of this out here and then because we had to have it in in time. This is if I got it right. Right. This is the one. This had to be in by the first, right? There's a cell phone. >> We have we have more time on this >> on this one. Okay. So, but still these are ones that

091we're turning back to the district to work on because it's not necessarily our decision. You know, it's a policy committee thing, but you guys have to live it and figure it out. So, I do so normally these kind of questions would not normally come to the board. I guess is what I'm going to preface with. These would happen to policy committee, but this is backwards process understandably in this case. So, on this one, 8113, um, I did notice in there that they, uh, there's language on, um, I'm going to call it missing IEP language. There was language in the the NISBA policy that talked about if you have an IEPs, etc., then, you know, it's okay to have uh, you know, air conditioners, whatever. That language, this was not in there. I don't know if

092there was a reason we took that language out. It wasn't one of those recommended. It was like part of the actual language as far as I understood it when I read it. >> I don't know other than those students are already protected under other regulations. So we have no choice other than to provide air conditioning for them if it's in an IEP. >> That's why I was concerned that the language didn't end up I don't know if you know sometimes when you're doing this it's just an oversight. So I just ask you guys go back to like we can always change it again later but take a look at where that that particular two lines went. >> Yep. And then also in what they offer us from NISBA, they give a lot of suggestions. One

093of them said uh there was language that said they were going to add one practical. Okay. So in other words, if you're going to dump a class, one practical. Did that amendment actually pass? They put the language in at NISBO assuming the amendment was going to pass. Do we know if that amendment actually passed at the state? I couldn't find it anywhere. I I believe that the what passed by the state was when practicable, but I I would have to I can't say for certain. >> Okay. All right. So, we can check on that, too, because yeah, their their documents said they were waiting on an amendment, but I couldn't find anywhere where that amendment passed. I It's a very important language. That's what I say. I understand one practical is good to have, but

094I want to make sure it's what actually did get passed. >> That's what I I know that that's what everyone in the region is operating on. >> Yeah. And then, >> um but we'll have to check on that. >> Okay. Please. And then um because I I just looked around and I couldn't find it. otherwise I'd be comfortable. And then the last part of that one is as we get into this having been in a classroom for a long time that the language of this from the state that passed says the readings have to be taken from the middle of the classroom. What is it three feet above or three or five feet or something above? >> I don't know how we're addressing that because I know we're taking our readings from the walls from

095where our units are like in this classroom. It's right back behind Mr. Rooney over there. And I just want to make sure we have some plan for that. and it wasn't really addressed. I know you can address it in there in case we get complaints that say, "Well, you're not measuring in the right place. What are we going to do?" >> So, the preliminary plan and the discussions that we've had with the building administrators is that the heat action plan that you guys will see, the playbook is going to be enacted when we're anticipating that the temperatures are going to be that high. >> So, no one's even going to need to read the temperature because we'll already have put that plan in place and they'll be relocated. At 75 degrees, we expect it's going

096to be 75 or more, right? That kind of thing. >> Correct. I believe it it'll be like a little higher than that. But yes, >> like if the if we're looking at the if we're looking at the forecast and we see that the temperature is going to be high. >> Yeah. >> High enough where we know that in the past we've had to do some things to ameliate it. >> The playbook's going to be in action. All the teachers are going to know, staff's going to know, kids are going to know. So all those changes will already be taking place which eliminates the need to then take the temperature. Okay. >> But I believe you know at each building the actual process would be let's say there's a day that we haven't enacted the plan

097>> but a teacher's in a classroom and they feel like it's hot. They're going to make a phone call. Somebody's going to come take that temperature from that spot. Okay. Because that'll be an issue. That'll be something people say, "Well, you didn't do it in the right place." Right. And just for clarification, the policy we're passing in a moment here says we'll enact those remediation um actions, you know, like at night time or in the morning if it if the forecast is 75 for great. >> Correct. All I'm talking about actually like relocating places. >> Gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. >> Because those other things would be phase one, >> you're correct. When it's 75 or higher, >> all those things that will happen overnight would hopefully eliminate the need to then move. But >> correct. And

098then related to that, I know uh it was in building the grounds today and it's something you had put out to us in our weekend update. So figuring out what to do with that, right? >> There was a and I asked question today sort of through chat in this zoom that it was going to if we decided to do with we had talked about putting window units in as a way around some of this potentially even though there's a good cost with that. But the quotes were $1,000 per unit, $1,000 for electrical, 500, 2500 bucks. I I I questioned it a little bit in the meeting and I got an answer, but I'm not sure I accept that answer to be honest with you. I quickly jumped online and even at a Lowe's or Home

099Depot that size unit that was quoted are half that price, you know, and I and I'm I did have to I'm not electrician, but you know, hopefully we do some of that stuff internally. So, I'd like to take a really closer look at that because >> we're gonna know how else we're going to resolve. >> I think though I'm not the expert, but I thought those numbers were high also when I first >> Yeah. And and sometimes like if we go to the contractor, they're going to give us high numbers in two reasons. One, they want to make more money. And two, sometimes they don't want to do the work. So we'll give them a number to scare them off. I I think we have to take a a deeper dive into that because when

100we get to those numbers, and we're going to get to them, you know, next week 90s again, right? So we're not in the class yet, but that's going to happen in September. And uh you know, once we get into and so everybody knows we're going to pass a policy, we may have to adjust it. We have to we're gonna it's brand new. We got to figure out how it works. But I want to be able to have that opportunity if we're going to do these, you know, units what they can be, what they should be in a real cost because I think we're going to end up having to do that. I just don't see any other way or maybe the portable air conditioning units. I'm not sure they can be big enough for our

101spaces that we have. >> But, you know, when we get to those crazy numbers, we're not going to be able to dump everybody. Just not right. >> So, everybody knows it's just not a feasibility. It's just not. >> I I don't know if you want to talk on this, Craig. when you put your plan and he puts the plan to you put the plan together you're gonna you're gonna have a plan I think they're going to have a plan in place when it goes they're going to know what classrooms are available there could be classrooms in the elementary school that are a I mean the middle school that are available they'll have a plan where they know if they have to move those they may kids may not stay in that room they may know

102they're going to know exactly where they're going so you may not have to do that but Jesse when it comes to things like that isn't it the state contracts the problem with with with the pricing >> not well it depends on this was just a ballpark quote we didn't do anything >> but it depends on when you're doing the work right >> I mean if we're going to do a if we're going to do a project that scale it have to be bidded out or through state contract because the work >> that's where the big numbers come in right you have to go through that way but the unit cost should be cheaper that's the whole purpose of contract you get better prices >> correct >> that's exactly that's that's why we wait on the

103scoreboards >> okay >> you know pricing should be better that way that's the whole that's the idea of a state contract >> so I just again I just questions I want to raise because we didn't get to do this through policy. >> Same question. So we're already >> trying to dig deeper into that. >> Yep. Thank you. >> All right. Anything further on the heat policy? >> Yeah. >> I feel like we should define like what when practical means because I feel like that's just very vague. >> I don't know if we can do that. But >> we agree and that's that's the problem Owen is uh when the first law first was being written or coming out it wasn't in there and people were freaking out you know once the state was legislators are

104doing it they were like yeah this sounds good idea but the individual districts were looking at it and saying what does that mean we we you know you know in the high school where are we going to put 15 classes at once we can't so they put the one practical which >> it's like a loophole >> it's a loophole and that's what it is because you can't not always going to be able to dump it that's why we're talking about maybe air conditioning units or portable air conditioning units because you're not, you know, in this building, we may have 20 classes at a time that are too hot. >> We don't have 20 places to put them. I don't care how good these guys are >> with the plan. >> So, you're right. There's a

105capacity issue. >> Yeah. No doubt. >> At a certain point. >> So, that's that's a purpose. The state put that in there to CIA, as they call it, right? Cover their butts. Um, but uh and and leave the room for the districts to figure out how to do it. And that's why we're talking about things like air conditioning heat. >> Yeah. I feel like we should also just like try to stray away from like the remote learning as like much as like humanly possible because it is like really takes a bad toll on like learning and from like the teacher standpoint too it's not the best either and I saw that like I think if like we go if we if we go home like if we just stay home the whole day we can

106do a remote remote learning or it's like a snow day type thing but I think we should just if we get the air conditioning units I don't know the quote or anything but I think if we got that to keep the temperature below the 88 eight degrees. I just like better overall for for everybody. I mean, the only excuse I for I hear people saying about why they like remote learning better is because they don't get to do their work. So, not the best. >> As a person who has survived remote learning during COVID, I can tell you that is 100% true. My brothers used to hide like they used to run away from the work because the teachers didn't really grade them. You know, everyone was too busy about dying then they could care

107about education. No offense, but you know it, you know, I don't I'm not a big person with uh remote learning as well. I think that we shouldn't have that at all, you know, um unless, like Owen said, there's a snow day or something else has happened to the building where students cannot come and learn. Um but other than that, you know, 100% we should get that thing out from the thing itself. >> All right, fair points. Anything else? >> I'm good. >> All in favor? I >> I make a motion for 134. >> Okay, >> this will be a much quicker. This is another issue where we >> Is there a second? >> Okay, sorry. >> Thank you, Dan. >> Uh there's another case here. It's a a non-discrimination equal opportunity situation just where there

108were language concerns and we went to our attorneys. Attorneys gave us suggested language. That language has been added uh from our attorneys. So, those that have an issue, it's there. >> Yeah. All right. Very good. Anything else? All in favor? >> I. And our last one, 135, is up for first and second reading and potential approval. >> Make a motion for 135. >> Okay. >> Thanks, Mike. >> Got any discussion, Matt? >> I'll start. Sure. >> Why not? Um, same thing with this one. Just so the community knows, again, this is a one that we actually just brought up last time. We never talked about it in policy. This is the one we had to have in August 1 to satisfy the state and to get some money from them. So again, if you see

109anything that this is something that we're going to keep discussing, we'll make changes if we need to. Um at so a couple of questions at the elementary, middle school, and high school plans are there. So what are we going to do with them? So it was listed. It's fine. Um I just have a little concerns how we're going to enforce the office at the elementary. Just laying this out there. You know, no answers needed. I like the middle school one was fine. And then the high school one, I just had a question like why we said they'll be off versus silenced. It's a little thing, but we talked about sonics in them in the high in the middle school and elementary. We use different language in the high school. >> So, I was just talking

110about, you know, do we mean something different by that? I don't know if Mr. Funk's here. Uh, I don't know if we meant something by being off versus silenced. I mean, off means off off versus silence, but there was just a lack of continuity, which can be the case because you're different levels of education. But I just wanted to raise that point. Um, and then all three of those tie back to the my concern I've had in the past, which is, and it's it's a timing issue again, but I want to make sure we're meeting the the portion of the law that says we're getting s significant input from stakeholder groups, bargaining unit, uh, the PTO's, students, uh, the law requires them to have significant input into the development of this thing. that we had

111to get it in. But as we work through and fix it, I want to make sure we have a methodology of some way to do that. Especially because we know that 95% of the enforcement of this is going to be on the the teachers and the power professionals in our in our buildings. So I want to make sure they have some input into this as well. So I ask you to work and look at that. >> Y >> um then uh my notes here. Oh, there was also language that we maybe chose to leave out. It talked about we we have a choice to put language like you cannot have any personal devices at all because we don't allow it or it could be um you because we provide onetoone uh equipment then uh no

112personal devices but I think we supposed to have one of those three options but we didn't have any of those in there. Okay. Um I forget exactly where it is. I know I can't this thing is not opening but there's a section where it gives you options to say what our pol what our belief is on that. again, no polic, no no person at all because we give you a device, no personals. And then there was a third choice, whatever it was. I think we're that middle one. We give devices, so no personal, but I think that needs to be added back in at some point. And then we also there's optional ones and I'm just asking a question. I don't know if you know the answer right now, Craig, is there was two different

113areas for language on the law and reporting. They were not required to be clear, but it's like how we're going to report. There's one that's how we have to after a year of this report back out to the state and one is how we report to the community what we're doing. Was that just a was that a conscious choice to leave that out? Which is okay if it is. I'm just checking. >> Yes. Okay. >> So, um it is the law. >> This Well, the state changed what the expectation is first of all. >> Okay. >> They went from that uh survey for us at the end of the year to it was still um within the within their access portal. It was just a submission of our policy where it's posted on the website.

114>> Okay. >> No further action needed. >> Okay. So again, >> it was really a compliance exercise >> and they were definitely optional. I was just asking. Yep. And the last part next to last part no three. Sorry I lied. Um >> the there is a whole section on electronics and testing which I didn't think was optional from what my reading of the policy and that section is missing. >> So I would have to check on that. I know we took out anything regarding electronics and testing because it's already enacted. >> Okay. But I believe that was and I agree with you. But that looks to me I when the law passed that was part of the law. So I don't know that we can leave that out. >> Just ask us to check into

115it further maybe you know whatever because that was one of the ones that's written in the law. You know they tell us when it's optional right >> that one even though it is already in the law was not left as an optional thing like so everybody knows it says you know you can't have it during the test and this kind of thing. Um, could you also uh for my benefit a little bit because I I guess I sort of get it but not really and for the community's benefit explain a little bit about the white list and what that was. I know we've talked about it briefly in here but you can you just clarify that for me. >> So what we were what we talked about was um >> I'm cut you off again.

116I'm sorry. So everybody knows this is how we're going to communicate with have kids can communicate and and we can communicate with families. >> It was so the the policy requires us to provide ways or at least a way that parents can communicate with their child or their children. >> Right. Right. >> The most natural old school way that we did it is that parents call the office or kids could request to use an office phone. We did amend the policy to say or a classroom phone with permission. Yeah. Which will cut down on trips to the office. If it's a situation where >> I need you to stay after school today. Here you go. You can use the classroom phone, call your mom, get permission. Um the the board had expressed interest and we're

117assuming that parents maybe have some interest in having an additional way rather than having to make a phone call and hope that someone will get word to their child. Quick and easy. Could the parent send the child an email? But previously, because our system is on lockdown, students couldn't receive any exterior emails. >> Right? >> So the question was, can we look at opening it up? Um, and we can. And what a white list would be is essentially all exterior communications are blocked, but we would take the designated parent emails that are in school tool and put them on what's called a white list. meaning that they those specific email addresses would have permission to communicate into school student email addresses and vice versa. So it's still not perfect. >> So is that is that

118what now it's making more sense. I'm telling you what I read. So in other words, if I had a kid still in school and I could then email my child. Yes. >> But am I understanding that the system may be that I could also email six other kids? Yeah. Okay. >> And that's just problem with our system or not a problem but a >> function of our system. Um, and that can still be monitored, >> okay, >> through, uh, you know, uh, through our filtering system for certain language or phrasing. Um, because there are some potential concerns there, right? >> Yes. >> Um, >> but they So, but that was our recommendation. >> So, a parent could now email their child, they have their school device, they can get it on there to know that

119they have to >> catch the bus or get picked up or you're going with your sister or something like that. >> Perfect. Thank you. I would say the white list my understanding is even though there there are error concerns believe other districts who have done it have just totally opened it up >> it's not like white list it's totally open which is even more dangerous in my opinion so >> from from a few different just opening it up is dangerous from a number of these >> oh I agree >> you're talking about cyber security >> right >> uh once you open it up >> when I was reading I guess I got a little confused like I have my teacher hat on and I'm looking at Does that mean like I have to take in

120my classroom that teacher's then got to enter all their parent emails? Nope. But this is a a district function. >> It is it will be labor intensive which is why we want to kind of limit the number of times that we will update it and we would ask that people are patient. >> Perfect. >> With that, but um we would hope to at least update it four times a year >> so that it's as accurate as we can hope that it is. And my literal last one on my list except maybe for executive one is um we did get money from the state for implementation. You know, I think we're going to qualify for we will. Yes, >> we have a plan for that. You don't have to tell me exactly what it is right

121now, but uh >> we're not doing the under bags and stuff. So, >> there's a there's a list of things that you're allowed to use that money for. >> All right. >> Um >> I couldn't find that online either. >> It can it can be employee salaries. We've designated it toward the employee salary for a particular employee who will be tasked with doing a lot of the enforcement. >> Perfect. So I know that's going to be another question like, oh, you got this money. What'd you do with it? That's a great answer. Thank you. >> So I've got anybody else? >> Only I can ask questions. >> Go ahead. >> Under under device access and storage, I have a few comments or concerns. Um I'm out of touch a little bit with the elementary schools.

122Do elementary students bring phones to school currently? >> Unfortunately, yes, sometimes. >> Okay. >> I love I love learning stuff new every >> day. >> Um, logistically speaking, it says we're going to they're going to bring them to the office. >> I'm just trying to picture how that's going to look. All the elementary kids that bring their phones are going to go to the office in the morning and drop them off. >> It's not that many. >> Okay. Okay. It's not that many >> in terms of number of >> that makes it that makes it easy. Okay. And then uh two and three the middle school and the high school >> the lockers the high schoolers currently don't use the lockers right now. So we're asking the middle school kids to put theirs be silenced

123like Matt brought up and put them in their lockers. the high school kids says they must be off uh not kept on their person and may I think that should be shall be stored uh in the student lockers. They don't go to the lockers now, right? So, which is why we tried to build in a little bit of flexibility there with high schoolers uh because most of them don't use a locker currently. They know that they can't have it on their person. We've provided them that one option of a place to store it. They could also store it in uh a classroom storage location which I believe all the rooms have. >> So do we have do we have concerns about you know in the lockers and maybe turning them on and using them or

124or I don't know how we monitor that you know >> which is an issue with the >> I'm fully in favor of the concept but the enforcement is >> a tough one. >> It's a tough one. >> Yeah. Okay. So to me that's the concept of that's an argument for something like a yonder bag or something like that >> because this one you you're right they don't use lockers they we even back when I was teacher we had like the old calculator things and the kids put them in it when they came in the classroom but now they do get to take it and use and have it between periods it will be on their body but theoretically it should be >> and on the yonder bags we did have some discussion I don't know

125if it was Mr. Smith, somebody had reached out to Bethlehem and said they used them and they loved them. >> I don't Did we go into detail on that? I know there was a cost of 20,000, but did we ever have the final discussion on that on getting them, not getting them? Do you want me to chime in? Because that's from before me. I don't >> I think we had we had some differing perspectives on that for sure. I don't know that we ever reached a consensus. >> Yeah. >> As a board, it was also never really put to us for decision. Um I' I've got you know my own reservations with the pouches. >> Where do the pouches go in the classrooms? >> Students carry >> Oh, they carry them. >> Um >> I

126fell I >> personally I was I was kind of intimately involved in that conversation with a number of schools last year that had implemented them when in my former place of employment we were putting a policy like this in place before it was required. uh when you talk to those people individually kind of offline, they experience the same challenges that people do that that don't have the pouches. >> Okay? >> So, for instance, a student will just say, "I didn't bring a phone." They have a pouch. The pouch is empty. I didn't bring a phone, but they did bring a phone. Or they put something in there and it turns out it's actually the TV remote. >> I heard that. >> But they still have the >> I I heard the broken phones. take their

127old phone and put it in there. >> And uh >> apparently now on Amazon, you can buy a magnet that will unlock that pouch for about $2. >> So >> for all my reservations also to some districts. So really it comes down to very clear procedures and uniform like like Matt had mentioned uniform enforcement having everybody on board to enforce it. Whatever system you use has the same challenges. It comes down to everybody being on the same page. >> Okay. >> And Mike, I I felt like we left the last board meeting because we didn't have consensus as a board. We turned to Craig in his first meeting and said, "All yours. sit with your administrators and figure it out. Let them decide. >> We put a policy in tonight. We'll approve this tonight. Right?

128>> But then that's where I come back to what I started with on this, which was making sure all those stakeholder groups get a really a true say, right? >> Because they're the ones going to tell us if it's working or not. >> You know, they're going to let us know this is working, not working. I'm fine. Whether I agree or disagree necessarily with any one of those three things Dan's talking about, you know, what I think is going to happen. Let's see what happens. And then get those groups involved and they'll come back. The kids will tell us it's working and not working. the teacher will tell us is working, not working, and then we'll adjust as we go. >> And it should need some revision at some point. >> I think both this

129and expecting that are out of the blue and never really been done totally. So, we're going to have to just >> Yeah. >> work on it and then, you know, adjust on the fly. >> Yeah. And I think just to wrap this up, just so um you know, anybody watching this knows, this policy is reflective of a state mandate. You know, we're required to have this policy. We're required to have this policy now. We don't have time to, you know, have a more extensive discussion about this than we're having right now. That's why it's up for adoption in this way. U this is going to be a learning experience for everybody, the students, staff, families. Um and it's going to adjust throughout the school year based upon what we what we find. And then just

130the final point, superintendent, if you could just briefly um just describe what the communication process might look like for the families uh what parents might expect coming from the district in relation to implementation of this policy. Uh well, it will be a full communication with what the state requires, what our what our plans are that we've gone with with the rationale as to why probably also with some additionalformational items um about the mental health of students. uh some information from sources like uh the anxious generation, if you're familiar with that book, uh that's where some of the governor's thinking came from uh when the whole policy was adopted. >> Okay. >> Had to do with um social media use, um mental health concerns, the number of students who were depressed and anxious, and there's statistics

131behind that. >> Okay. So, my plan is that we'll put together a total package of all of those things. Um, and also provide opportunity for parents to give input and feedback because there will be questions and there there are certainly situations that warrant a student to have a cell phone. There's going to be situations that we haven't thought of yet. >> Uh, so there has to be a vehicle for people to be able to communicate to that that to us so we can come up with a >> solution on the fly. what what type of timing can we should we expect on that communication? >> It'll certainly be before the beginning of school. Uh I don't want to overpromise. I what I would say is it'll it'll should be by the time we get to

132orientation events. So if we're talking about older students, we can talk to the students about it directly and then also share with parents, here's what we talk to your kids about. >> Okay, great. >> So like things like on the website, in your letter to families. Yep. Um, do we they've been out two years now. Do we still mail out schedules and teacher assignments? Yes. Would it be maybe >> It's not going to be because those are going to go earlier than I think they have >> in in people's recent memory because that helps in people in in terms of planning for stuff. So, sorry I'm trying not to make for that, right? Trying to read Mike's mind. I think the answer is we want to make sure nobody come back and say, "You didn't

133tell us this was happening. We didn't know you." >> And we don't and we don't want that either. >> So, every every possible way we can do it. Yeah. >> Okay. All right, great. Anything further on that? >> I have a question. Um, the cell phone like the policy obviously it's going to be banned. Um, but like would it like so the student cannot carry the phone itself on them, but can it be placed in their backpack like totally turned off if that's okay? Like I personally would put mine on the bottom of my backpack or no? >> That's a great question. Technically, no. >> The law says no. >> Right. So, we cannot bring it to school at all. >> That's the best answer. But yeah. >> Oh. Um, so then like what about

134like after school stuff and things regarding that? Like how would we >> after school? You're good. If you have your like if you store your if you choose to store your phone in a locker or you take it class to class and you put it in a pouch after the bell that ends the school day, >> which is that period or is that like >> 10th >> After 10th. 10th is part of the school day. >> Correct. is part of the school day >> leaving like 5:00 is part of the school day too but >> so if they have detention if they have >> certain things >> but that's our decision here we can say >> if you're in clubs you can have it during your clubs or you know activities >> and those are

135the types of things that will be outlined in the building level procedures very clearly and if they're not those questions will come up and then they'll get addressed and they'll get it thing those procedures will get amended >> so these restrictions will apply during 10th period is that expectation yes >> to educational period I'm just confused. >> I'm sorry. I have one more thing. Uh there was I think the one thing this comes down to is will the teachers enforce it? Because there was really no problem with the last policy we had on phones. It was just the fact that like 80% of the teachers did nothing about it. So it's I don't know if we can like send out like a message or something, put something in the policy that I don't know like

136has like some repercussion for a teacher that doesn't enforce the rule or something. But that's like the main problem I think because the yonder bags, the teachers can't really enforce the yonder bags because you can't like search a person to see if they have their phone on them and they can just like take it out of the underbag. But yeah, that's that's where I'm at. >> I personally feel like every teacher should like stop the student as soon as they enter the class and like hand me your phone like right now. I mean, I'm in for that. You know, I've seen movies about that. Um but in my this year in my math class um one of my teachers she actually did not so like kids took their phones out and you know there was

137a time when like you guys said that we cannot have phones. I think it was like after midterm week. It was that one week where like you guys decided to test us and see whether we would use our phones or not. Um but that I I missed that. That was amazing. Oh my god. It felt it felt nice to kids like talking to each other again. Um, but you know, kids still took their phone out in the middle of math class and like they had it like this and she would see um and she'd tell them to put it away like you know you guys said to send the kid immediately to the office um but some didn't listen and she just like kind of ignored it. So there would be a kid blasting his

138music and she just would like say give up, you know, cuz the kids wouldn't listen about whatever they would say. Um, and I 100% agree like what he said about the mental health um, issues and stuff. A lot of kids do start tantrums in class and out of class, especially in the hallways. It's insane. Um, you know, I thought as like transition from the middle school to high school. I thought it would end cuz I've seen so many fights in the middle school. I I can't even count how many. Um, but I didn't think it would be even worse in a high school where kids would seriously pounce on each other. Um, and all because of that one singular device almost exposing them everywhere. Um, that was one of the main reasons why I kind

139of like that one week where we were cell phone free and clean. Um, because kids like didn't take them out at all. Um, some did and they got in trouble for it, which I say was amazing. Um, and I'm not saying that I like I don't like kids getting in trouble, but when they don't listen, you you know, you kind of have to say something about that. Um, but when that did happen, you know, it it just felt amazing. So, I hope maybe this year would be nice for everyone to kind of start fresh. Um, especially with the eighth graders coming in to freshman year and everyone else just progressing. So, I hope this year would be amazing without these little devices. Um, it would definitely clear kids' minds and think about something else for

140once. Um, but yeah, that's all I have. All in favor? >> I Okay. Um, so we do have a second hearing and petition form here for Mr. Baker. Same ground rules. Three minutes. Please refrain from any individually identifiable information as far as students or personnel. >> Welcome. >> I welcome. Uh, some of you may remember me from last year. Um, I came to speak um, again about my son. Again, we'll keep it um, generic. And what I'll do is I'll follow up. I know, uh, Superintendent Chandler, we haven't met, so um, I'll send an email out to kind of give some details, but just in general, um, I'd like you to to to meet my son, and he wanted to speak tonight about his situation. So, um, we'll we'll take our time doing that, please.

141>> Hi. So, as he said, my name is Ben. Um, I've played soccer since I was four. I've loved playing it. I played for the school for a while. And they when I got told that I couldn't play anymore, that was really hard on me. And um it was just uh rough. and I I play club um from November to June and I can do that and I've I've never had any problems. I I have a heart condition and that's why I can't play for the school. And so I I just don't get why I' I've never had any problems with my club. I've never had um pains or anything. And so I don't get why I can't play for the school. And also I'm allowed to do all the PE um like things I

142can I have no restrictions for that. So I don't get why I have no restrictions for that but for when I play soccer I can't do that. Um and like my cardiologist he said he says that if I am mature and I can take myself out if I do have any chest pains then he thinks he said I he thinks I should play and I think that since I'm 16 don't I'm a junior now I think that I'm mature enough to be able to take myself out if I did have any chest pains or any problems during a game or practice And so I just I think I should be able to play. And uh yeah, so thank you. >> Just just to follow that just to follow up with that. Um, again, I'll follow

143you with some of the details, but um, uh, we are very, my my wife and I are very supportive of of him being part. I was thinking watching the the great video, a PowerPoint we had on the fall sport, uh, on the spring sports that student athletics is such an integral part for so many kids in their high school experience. And I just hate for him to be um, prevented from doing that. So, I'm hoping we might be able to find some way to compromise, uh, some way to work out, uh, a plan so that he can participate and still protect, uh, protect the school. So, uh, again, I don't want to take up too much of your time. I'll follow up, but, uh, I hope you'll consider, uh, doing whatever you can to help

144us with this process. Thank you very much and have a good night. >> All right. Thank you. >> Upcoming activities. Our next meeting is the 20th. Um got start 15 minutes early that meeting uh for the uh districtwide safety plan uh public hearing. Um one thing we didn't mention, I just got a text yesterday. U middle school orientation is coming up. I think August 28th. >> Yeah. Um and there's likely a high school orientation right around the same time. >> The high school nth grade orientation takes place on the 3. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Very good. Um, does anybody have anything else before we call for a motion to enter executive session? >> What when is the friendship desk that's coming? >> Uh, next Saturday. Not this coming Saturday. The following. >> Saturday. >>

145I can look it up real quick. >> Okay. >> It is the 23rd. >> Okay. >> Um, I have a question like this is probably my last about the schedules for this upcoming year. uh for us students, when will we be getting them like online and in person, like on paper, like in the mail, like when do you guys think? >> I don't have that date in front of me. I So, don't hold me to it. I feel like we wanted start we wanted to start mailing those things on or around the 18th of August. >> Okay. And like online, would they be after the 18th or before the 18th? It'll be after >> after the Okay. Okay. Got it. Thank you. >> Okay. So, at this time, I'm gonna ask for a motion to

146enter into executive session to discuss matters that are confidential under state law. >> Thanks, Mike. Second, Matt. All in favor? I. And we'll be taking no further action after executive. Thank you.