001I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The Santa City Central School District acknowledges the homeland of the Anandovka, the people of the great hill, the Senica people on whose ancestral and modern-day land Salem school district now stands and whose water we enjoy. We stand with all indigenous peoples in their resolve to remain connected to their land. While we cannot undo what has been done, it is the goal of the Santa Monica City Central School District to recognize the history and make improvements that will benefit the next seven generations of indigenous students. >> All right. Uh Carrie John, vice president of the board. Everybody, uh as we know, Terresa Ray, board president,
002is on vacation and is not able to attend. Um, so I'll be presiding over meeting tonight. So, next up, we have the approval of the agenda. Uh, Dr. Miller, do we have any changes today? >> Yes, there were, uh, just a couple changes since it was published last week. Uh, we added in 7F, we added, uh, section 13 resolution. We added 8A uh personnel action uh number one uh was revised for Liam Pawkins. In 8C, personnel action number three was revised for Mindy John. And in 8A, uh we added uh the return date for the award modified her leave of absence return date to 7:23. Okay. Uh, so with changes, can I get a motion to approve the revised agenda? >> Second. >> Motion by Dale, second by Brad. Any questions? All in favor? >>
003Any oppose? Any abstain? >> All right. Motion carried. So, we'll move on to item number three, recognitions and presentations. Uh, we have presentation about the cell phone policy and code of conduct. >> Terrific. So, um there's been quite a bit of media coverage uh over the past couple weeks regarding the governor's uh let's call it education law modification that u creates a distractionfree school which um is also known as a cell phone ban. So that particular uh requirement forces school districts to modify policies and code of conduct that prohibit student cell phone use and internet connected devices uh from belltobell while on school property. And Mrs. Barry will give us a little bit of a rundown on what the new policy is and how we got here. >> Great. Thank you. You just provided a
004whole intro for me. Sorry about that. >> Oh perfect. >> Um so just as Dr. Wheeler said this is this policy is in response to Governor Hokll's distractionfree schools. Um basically the entire process is similar to how we've always done code of conduct changes and that we solicited feedback from staff and parents and students. We sent out a a survey about two weeks ago where we could gather um stakeholder feedback and it was actually very positive in response to this new new law. A lot of people felt that felt are distracting from the school and that they understood the policy and the the decisions that needed to be made. So with this outline of the policy which was a template given to us by Boseies with very minimal things that we needed to update and
005change. Um I do also want to add we did have a community forum as well. We had two of them on July 15th and July 17th where everyone is invited to come. Um, we did have a couple parent representatives and then we had a lot of staff that were involved in that process. So, the policy outlined here just kind of goes through and it defines what a cell phone or an internet enabled device is. And truly, this policy change is not really any different than what our current code of conduct policy states. We changed that about three years ago, which indicated that cell phones were to be put away for the instructional day. So this just more clearly articulates what that looks like. Um being able to identify what the school day means. So that's
006bellto bell including all non-instructional times. Uh passing time. So that would be during you know transitions in the hallway launch recess any of those occasions. It students should not have access to it all day. And then on the school grounds means within or any building structure, athletic field, playground or land contained within the property. Uh students are prohibited from using the internet enabled device during the school day and anywhere on the school grounds. However, there are some caveats to that. So as um if students need it for medical needs or as part of their IEP or 504 plan, there will there will obviously be some exceptions to this rule. Um and uh I know parents one of the big question was well how will I get a hold of my child if I need to
007in the in the course of the day. So the policy outlines a lot of opportunities that that parents will have to access their students. So obviously the school office phone they can reach out anytime during the school day. The majority of the time our clericals are at the desk. Um there's our family school liaison that they can always reach out to. We will have a school messaging application that we'll be rolling out next year which is um next year will be my powerhub which is through powers school. So that will be another opportunity for parents to be able to access their children or their children's teachers. Um written notes are always part of the plan. And then um our school email will be an opportunity for parents to be able to connect with their children
008if they needed to. Um, we're looking for opportunities for how we're going to house those cell phones in internet enabled devices. So, there's a lot of exploration that we're doing with that right now. Um, we could use something as simple as cubbies or lockers because that is an on-site secure location. The one piece to that is that students do have access to that during the day and we're really trying to limit access to their phones. So, another storage facility that we're looking at right now, we've actually been in communication with Miss McGara, is a cell phone locker, which is basically just a little box that locks. The teachers would have it, students would be able to turn it in at the beginning of their school day to their home room teacher. It gets safely locked
009up, and then they'd be able to access it at the end of the day. The nice piece about those storage lockers is that they're mobile. So, there's a little handle on the top that in the event that we needed to evacuate for whatever reason, um, classroom teachers would be able to physically take the box with them so that students would be able to access their devices off campus if we needed to. U, there are a little bit more restrictive um, storage things that we've looked at. One called yonder bags, which is uh, just a little pouch that students would be able to put their cell phone in and they keep it on their person, but there's a lock that they have to get access to it. So they put it in at the beginning of
010the day and then they have to get um unlocked at the end of the day. That one poses a little bit more of a logistical component which who has keys, where are the kids going to be eighth period, how are they going to get back to, you know, the the person that has the keys. So there's lots of options that we're looking at right now and we think we might have it narrowed down to um some of the storage boxes. And just as anything else within our code of conduct, there is progressive discipline. So if students are violating the policy, there will be a progressive discipline situation where, you know, first offense might just simply be a warning or where they have to turn in their phone to their teacher and pick it up at
011the end of the day. Maybe asking parents to come and pick up their phone, having to turn it into the front office as opposed to putting it into this on-site storage um potentially an after school detention. One thing that's important to note is that we cannot simply suspend on violation of the cell phone policy alone. But we can in combination with other infractions though in subordination disorderly conduct if they are viol violating the policy in a variety of ways obviously suspension could be you know a potential but just simply based on the cell phone policy alone we cannot suspend off of that. Um, many of the school districts, we looked at a lot of different examples in and around Kataragus County. And so, you'll find that many of the policies all read very much the
012same. So, this is our first reading and we'd love any questions or feedback or feel like we need to add anything to the policy. We as soon as we publish it, we will then get it out to the community via social media and mailings and things of that nature. >> Question. >> No, I'm just happy to hear that you've done some community outreach or surveying um and and that's with other I'm assuming parents and things like that. Was there any um >> as far as like enforcement goes? Is it just like any teacher that spots a kid on their phone, they just, you know, how does, you know, enforcing this side of >> Yeah. So, there are I mean, it's going to have to be an all hands on deck situation, you know, where we're
013making sure that we're truly upholding the policy. We have had it in effect. I mean, Senica Intermediate for sure has had it in place for the past three years. We send home a cell phone policy letter every single year that parents and students have signed and the kids have really been very good about putting it in their locker and keeping it there for the majority of the day. Obviously, we have a few that you know like to to bend the rules a little bit. Um, but because it's now a New York state law, like there's we really have to be an all hands-on approach. Um, and then making sure that we're clearly documenting, you know, was this their first warning, was this their first defense, and making sure that that's clearly documented within our referral
014system so that we can continuously track it. Anything else? >> All right. Well, thank you. Thank you. Good work. Right. Get that going. >> So, all right. That was item number three. We're on item number four, communications, public communications, title six, parent advisory committee. >> No public. Title six. You guys are all well. Um, just a few things real quick. Uh we do have an IC next parent committee meeting in August 3rd or 13th, sorry, following our IEC meeting room at 5. Um it'll kind of be the first one of the year where we get a lot of the nominations for our officers and things like that. Um, so big meeting there, but we kind of have a lot of a running email chain with the home IPC members, both representative and non-representative uh, and
015community members. So, I've been kind of keeping that going as well as a couple updating our website and our Facebook social media page. Um, you'll see flyers pretty soon. I was going to wait at least till August. I didn't want to start bothering people like, oh gosh, starting already. So just going to wait, you know, first week of August and start sending out first fly. Um so that's for IPC. We're going to also be doing um a partnership with the center nations and the tapo um director Dave Shondo to do a remember sign up um event social um on September 18th. that'll be in the auction in the cafeteria. Um not not like a normal fundraiser like we discussed before where we do cake walks and things like that. This is one of just like
016a get together sign up social um and remember the partnership is going to be able to sit by um money from the nation to pay for food and everything else that we need for that um as well as additional things for SY throughout the year that he is also talking about the school year. um some fun things. Um so then other than that, I just wanted to mention um some of the things that I haven't been able to talk about in the last couple weeks as I was I missed the last couple meet ones was we had an awesome group and some SR singers at graduation. I think you guys heard um we had a awesome collaboration with um cancer and the band they'll do a set and we did a set and they did
017a set and we did a set and it was this awesome um correlation and I think people loved it. It sounded really great and it was awesome to see some students in there and singing. It was really cool. So um they're excited about it. They want to kind of continue that. Hopefully we can do it every year. I don't see why we wouldn't. Um so that was really fun. We're also going to plan on singing at the welcome back picnic. Not quite as big a few few singers at the welcome back picnic welcoming people in having another SYC signup sheets. Again, that's the indigenous youth conference um programs for students. And then um just wanted to mention that the regional um at our regional forums um the last few times we've been able to meet
018and that's the schools um with um Niagara wheat field Niagara Falls some Buffalo schools are invited as well they end participating um Akran Lake Shore Silver Creek and us so we've been meeting and a big uh talk was trying to create a student conference because um 2026 the NIA conference will be in Buffalo. Um so that's hope you can show up to that as well. I'm not sure about that from that time but to prepare a lot of the students and maybe even get students confident enough to present there maybe just attend there or whatever we can do um to get students encouraged to get to that 26 um in the the next school year. Um but for this school year we are going to meet on October 23rd at the CCC Sailor Building and
019Fire Hall in Irving. Um and all the we're all working together on course what that takes to get the students you know and bus the students and all those things as well with the schools and the funding sources for that. Um so we're actually working with the Senate Commission for Jody Patterson with Acron sending a letter to them. So, I believe they're asking for a pretty pretty decent amount. Um, I I was like, ask for 10,000, but I don't know. I I don't really know what they what they're asking for really realistically. But we have a lot of we have 12 different presenters locked in confirmed um that will we have a whole structured kind of NIA thing where kids will be able to choose um between 12 different things of like cooking and and
020mindful wellness and basket making, fishing, and um bead work, um trauma informed things, medical medicinal walks, jewelry, all these different things um are are already confirmed and our presenters are locked in and of course that comes with um some some money um to pay these presenters and location and all these different things. So um we're actually going to be using the indigenous parent committee account for Salica. Um we had talked with Karen in the business office to confirm that and it was a super huge um relief for our regional program because we've been looking at for somewhere to put donations as we're getting more people that are donating to this to this cause. So that's been a struggle because we're looking at should we open up accounts or been talking to banks and not we
021didn't really know what avenue would go down and then then whose name is it going to who's the one that's going to be reliable. Um, we had talked about this account IPC that you guys approved a couple years back which hasn't really been active because needed it but for something like this came up in the future where we needed something that wasn't necessarily able to fit under title six or one of the qualifications of funding something that we can use and get approved by community and our people and our school and us as our business and everything. So the nation that is going to get that letter and that donation essentially would be going into the IBC account. Um, and then it be up to me obviously in in our school to really be diligent
022on where that money is going, how we're going to be spending that down. Um, and I think a lot of the other schools are really excited and happy about that because that's been our biggest struggle so far is landing with that ultimately. So, I don't know a lot of information. I haven't been here the last couple times. I'm sorry. I got one-year-old and three-year-old how I was coming up and coming. Um, so everything uh is running smooth though and we're doing a lot of exciting things like usual. You guys have any questions about pedo in August 13th talk to us about >> Thank you. Appreciate that. >> Any questions again? >> No. >> When's that event or what you talking about? So the so the indigenous uh student conference the regional one is going to
023be October 23rd. >> Um and then my next IPC indigenous parent committee will be in this room um August 13th. >> That's IPC. >> Yep. IPC right after IEC. >> Okay. That's what I thought. I was say I think back in the group education committee we meet with the nation education department structure really different. >> I remember it. Okay. >> Perfect. Sweet. And what time is the is is 4 usually the IC right? Okay. >> Yep. That's at 4. Um and then we also had Daryl Fama come in and do a poly bagel. Sorry I'm jumping back in bagel restorative practices. I had some of those um with our with counselors and social workers and a great team. So I'm excited to see where that goes. Um and we also had Linda John Chevlo um
024come and do a cultural food sustainability and implementation of um culturally responsive strategies with um our Mac team MK Shayla um John. Um so look for integrated foods and different things coming this year from that. So other things So, I had a question. So, you got your meeting coming up. Oh, we just say August 13th. >> Yeah. >> Is Is the committee still intact or is there >> So, everyone already has terms. There's >> Yep. We just revised our bylaws. Um I just gave those to Nancy and then our very last IEC meeting that we met. Um, so that was just basically we only changed like wording of one or two things that were nu numerical from the amount of times we meet because we were meeting every month starting and now we're really so
025strong that every other month is really sufficient enough. So the terms of that in a couple different areas was switched but that was it. They're really the same since when we had went over when you were there. Um, but no, we we have at least seven or eight people normally. Um, but we've gotten to 10 to 15 at many times up to 20 to 25 numbers, but our solid we've never dropped under like five or even had to worry about a clean or anything like that. So, >> Awesome. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. Appreciate that. >> Yeah. Really thanks to you guys. People before us that kept it going and just now that I feel like we're building up real strong now. No worries. >> It's in good hands to Yeah. We're good. I think >>
026off to the races. >> Joe. >> All right. Um, let's go to central office. >> I can't I can't follow that. >> I know. >> I did a two-hour training today. It was exciting. Um, yeah, I we're pretty much status quo. We're closing out last year and moving on forward with this year and undergoing audit and um moving along. pretty much stay as cool. >> Okay, that's it. >> That's it. >> Oh, come on. >> She rocked it today. She's like, I was saying my voice. She She rocked it. >> Like, how did you do it like that? So, I can get to I can see. >> So, what about the fiscal year? So, we just ended a fiscal year. >> We added one on June 30th. The new one started July 1. So, right
027now we're going through the process of closing things out, making sure that anything that people have ordered gets paid for, etc. Also, all new stuff is coming in. Um, hopefully by Rich probably next week, there's going to be a giant order coming for student supplies that have been ordered. Um, they're telling us it's it's going to be the end of the month. Um, so that'll be coming in and then my office team will be going through that and separating it by all the different teachers and departments and etc. Um, so we're and then the uh audit opened up. Um, the way they do it now, which is actually super cool for us, is there's a website. It's called Shurink. So, it's all um, uh, security accessed and so forth. So, they put in there the
028list of 9,000 things that they need us to do. And as we get them done, we load it up and then they're actually auditing as we go along. and then they'll come on site the last week of August to do three days of on-site stuff and then um they present here in October. >> So, it works out really nice that we can, you know, as we get stuff done instead of them coming in and handing them, you know, four cartons of materials, it just works out so much easier to just upload it everything and they access it that way. And that way if if um they look at it and they're like, "Okay, a piece is missing or I don't understand this or whatever," they can get right back to us right now instead of,
029you know, waiting until they come in in August. And um it just works out really so much better. It actually started during COVID, so um it's continued that way and it just works out really well. >> Okay. U they is it New York State that comes in and does that or who does the auditing? Uh this one is our extern it's known as our external audit. It's our annual one that's done by Lumston McCormack. >> Correct. Thank you. >> Right. One thing I caught in there was student supplies. >> So we're given free supplies to the students again. >> Yep. >> What about lunches? >> Breakfast and lunch will also be provided as well as snacks once um the program start. And this summer has been going great with they're getting breakfast and lunch um
030this summer for the kids that are participating in the area. Um it's worked out well so far. >> And say this, the garden that's growing on the corner of um Fern in front um they're serving the lettuce and radishes and something tomatoes I think it was. Um they've picked out of there and they're using those in the lunch program which is way. Awesome. See, you had a lot of talk. I knew there was more. You got it out of anybody else want to do poking or I'm thinking I'm trying. >> All right, let's hear from the principles. Who wants to go first? >> One kind of add to what Karen was just saying. Um there it's there's been a great response with um the meals at Prospect. So, it's been definitely a noticeable increase um
031in people coming in and eating their meals and um we've been keeping track of that as well compared to my first year there. Um so, that's been nice. The kids have been loving the meals um and filling their bellies and um to end their day at process for um our summer program. I think summer program in general um we've, you know, had pretty steady attendance, 50 to 60 kiddos. Um so they've been you know had that consistency in their programming and at school and they're happy to come in. We always have a few tears at the start of any program but um it's that initial you know transition but they've been there and um you know keeping the brain active and um having a structured day uh during summer program. Um a few other things
032um to highlight. The building's been busy. Um if you haven't witnessed a building in summer, I've worked in a couple different schools and some some buildings can be kind of quiet in the summer, but that is not our building. So um it's there's thanks to Rich's team, they've been very busy in cleaning all of the all of the rooms and all the spaces, anticipating um the school year, but also we've had, you know, several interview committees. Um we've had summer program obviously and then um we are have we have a lot of changes with your support. Obviously we're growing special ed programming so that requires some internal moves um throughout the building and thinking about how we're using our spaces strategically. Um so it's it's been quite busy. Um but there's and to highlight we've
033had a lot of professional development. So um our staff have been there working you know directly with the coaches and as a team to think about what they're doing. um how to evolve and refine our practice so that we can be the best that we can be for our kids. So they are I'm I'm proud to work among them because they are they're dedicated and constantly revisiting and trying to refine what they're doing. Um so it's it's busy and we're proud of the work. I want to also give uh Mrs. Route a shout out because she's worked really hard to um lift Exact Path, which is one of our new assessment tools. just worked diligently to test out all of the the kinks over the summer and I don't want to steal your thunder so
034I'll let you kind of take over with that but there's a lot to highlight a lot of really great things happening >> our grade level planning so our prek kindergarten and seventh grade second grade teachers have come to collaborate each other um we had Asia and I have kind of been piloted piloting the exact path which is our new benchmark screener for the fall um so we'll have some teachers that have had that under their belt and comfortable with it. I share with everyone in positive light. Um it's gone really really well. So I'm excited about a smooth um fall start and uh yeah I think as an admin team I have loved this because last summer I was I had a child so I wasn't here. So it's been really nice this summer we've
035met so many um so many times just to kind of collaborate amongst the admin team. you know, what are you doing here? What are you doing there? And so, it's been nice to kind of just be together this summer, which is nice to me. >> Yeah, I'll back um a lot of what both Mrs. Oak just said. Again, Senica has also been very busy uh with interviews and professional development, summer programming, and I'll let Mrs. Father speak more to that. That's her baby at Senica this year. Um, but again going off of what Laura has stated about the collaboration over the summer, it's been really awesome this year. A lot of time with just building admin and district admin to make sure that we're all truly aligned and making sure that our school year gets
036set up um all on the right foot and everybody is in agreement with everything. Um, we just got to work today on what our opening day is going to look like. So all of those um topics that we're talking about are going to be from building to building which is which is really great. Um, so that's been really interesting to to do this year. I feel like sometimes during silos to try to get prepared for the start of the school year and it's been really nice to have thought partners and everything. Um, in addition to our summer school programming, we have a lot of things happening with our um under the steam umbrella. So we have music camps that are going on. We have a performance. It's going to be in the end of the
037summer Chicago where we have students coming in from the area school districts that are here to put on that show. So I believe that's the last I think are the the days that that will be happening. So yeah, and just summer's almost over, halfway over. It's not all the way over, but we're there and it's crunch time and trying to wrap up a lot of things. Hello. I have been working very um closely with the team, getting to know everybody. Um the summer school program is going very well at Senica. We have approximately 50 students that are attending daily. Um we did for our seventh graders that are going into eighth grade a little bit of a mixed model. Some of them are going to Franklinville and some of them are be are staying in
038house. So that's been actually very I feel it's been very well um established. the students that we sent there are going and the students that are we slated to stay here with us in house are staying here and they're going very well. Um we did try the exact path so it's been nice to pilot that new program that we will be rolling out at the beginning of the school year. Um all the students take a diagnostic a diagnostic assessment and then it provides a path a learning path for them. So they just log right onto their computer, 20 minutes a day per content area, and we can practice skills that they're lacking. So it's a really great program that we're excited to be piloting, and we'll share all of the things we're learning with our
039staff. >> Awesome, Miss Cruz. Good evening, everyone. Uh Lloyd and I have working have been working diligently um with our master schedule uh getting that out and putting that into a a viewable spreadsheet for ease of access. Uh we've been working with our shared decision- making team that we kind of rolled that out last year and we're going to be meeting twice over the summer conquering things such as celebrations title one budget narrative so that we have something going on for parents every single month. As a matter of fact, we just met with the guidance counselors yesterday and they're going to be having December so they can have the parents in to discuss graduation and things of that nature. where we have activities such as math magic night, poetry jam along those lines so that
040we can get parents and students involved and actually doing title one presentations to teach parents how to help their children at home. Uh so uh we also have an eligibility list that we're rolling back out where students who fail more than two subject areas either have to go to ELOC Saturday school and develop a plan with their teachers to get off the ineligibility list and be able to participate in all the school functions that all the privileges that they should be participating school. So they're busy getting all these things in order. Turn that on. >> Awesome. Thank you. Do we have any questions for any of the principles? >> No, I was just going to ask about exact path or path >> Path. Okay. That was going to be the only thing I asked, but
041then you kind of hit on it. Was it diagnost diagnostic path and helps guide the students in their their their areas that they need to, you know, maybe more extra attention and stuff. Yes, >> the question I have. >> Awesome. Well, thank you guys. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Passi. What do you got for us? >> Oh, my staff, the custodians and the cleaners, they're working very hard to get this place all cleaned up. It's been nice with no summer school here, except for maybe some summer camp and things. They I actually heard that from several of them today how well it was to just get things things done more this year. Um the um I just want to say that we're digging into that new project and it's really great um with prospect the
042new addition. I've already had two or three meetings and then with the new bus garage I've had two meetings and went over to that site and just trying to get things rolling there and it's kind of exciting get right into that. I like that and I'd really like to get this one done. The current one out here and stuff. I hate seeing that ground like that and the mess it is and yeah I'd like to get that finished. So, I've been pushing a little bit to try to get that done. They got things that are happening. So, not much I can do out of my control, I'll say. >> Yeah, that things are going really good. I'm really happy with the buildings and the grounds and everything. >> Awesome. Miss Brown, >> we are stalking
043Pinkasky's people and putting back what they took apart. Um, we're also um we are also we've grabbed every device prek through 8th grade and we have student workers this summer that are running updates on all every single one of them. Um, releabeling them, making sure that they are good to go. Anything that's not fully functional, they're dropping off in the tech office and the in-house techs are fixing it. Um, rolling out all the software for everybody. We're cleaning up class link. That is a huge task of ours. So that what we see when we go in and I don't know how often you guys use class link, but the biggest complaint I get from class link is we don't know what we're looking at because there's so much in there. So um Danielle and I
044are going through all the apps in class link and cleaning it up. So if it's something you need or use, you will see it and if it's not something that you need or use, it will be gone. >> Um so that's a big part of that. We also rolled out SharePoint which is an internal website for sharing of information. uh HR has been using it or building their piece to it which includes all kinds of apps. Um I don't know do do they see any of the apps? >> Not really. >> No. Um so if somebody needs a new employee or we're hiring somebody new, there's a whole thing in there. They go in, they fill in all the blanks essentially and hit submit and it goes to the right people. Uh they can read
045through the information, approve or deny, hit submit and it goes on to the next people. So on and so forth. That'd be that'd be an example of one, but there's tons of different types of apps in there. Uh there's one if you want to change your phone number or your address. You go in, you fill in the information, hit submit. HR gets that information and it's all cataloged and logged um for their use. But we're rolling it out districtwide for everybody. So, um, right now we I worked with our buildings last week that their SharePoint page will hold their daily bulletins and, uh, information that their staff needs on the daily basis will be readily available. And I I tell people all the time, if you get asked a question three times, the answer should
046find its way onto SharePoint so that we can stop answering the same questions over and over again. So, really a resource of information and documentation for people. >> So, that's that's our our big stuff. And now it's our our landing page. So when you log in, go to a website, the first website, it'll pop up. It'll be SharePoint for all the adults. Kids still go to class link, but the adults can jump into SharePoint. And then you can hop around and see what you can see. >> So >> it's exciting stuff. >> Awesome. Thanks. >> So who's going to be working on fixing Christian's uh badge to get in the building? >> I can face my stoic face there. I I can do it if you need me to, but I'm not the one that
047should be doing it. >> No, I mean, we'll I'll test it again before we leave. Maybe it was a fluke. I don't know. Um and uh Yeah. >> Did it give you the w >> Yeah, it gave me some Yeah. >> catchy little tune. Yeah, it was kind of >> Yeah, you're done. >> Oh, man. All right. Well, I'll just excuse myself. >> No. Yeah. Right. No. Um Yeah, we we'll figure it out. I'll reach out to everybody >> when we're done and I'll see what I can make happen. >> I appreciate all your work. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. Well, let's see. What do we got? Um, let's move on to board of education message. Uh, we're going to start on this end tonight. >> Mr. Colton. >> Oh, I don't have
048much to say tonight. Um I guess the only thing that happened is uh a few of us attended the national national honor society golf tournament um earlier in the month and that was fun. Um it's a nice nice thing to do to provide scholarship money for for students. We didn't score very well but you know >> it was a good day providing those students. >> It was a good day providing but I did score a nice hat and a daddy bug. So there you go. That was pretty cool. >> That's all I have. >> All right. >> I just remembered today I worked to sign my daughter up for soccer because the text came through. So's not here. So I'll just remind everybody to sign up for fall sports before it's like too late. >>
049Y. >> All right. Well, I wasn't sure what I was going to talk about tonight, but I think the one thing is is just I wanted to thank everybody that uh all the admin that kind of gave a little bit of an idea of what's going on this summer because I think a lot of times a lot of thought out there that the the summer's actually the work slows down and you know there's not a lot of stuff going on and in some ways it's uh busier than what it is during a normal school year. And I just wanted to say that I know the board and appreciates it and I appreciate all the work that everybody puts into on kind of the off season so to speak for when the beginning of everything starts.
050It's a it's a smooth transition for all the kiddos. So just thank you on that aspect, >> Tracy. >> Well, yes, it was nice to get all the updates. I mean, I knew it didn't slow down or um and it actually got a little busier. I I guess it just painted a bigger picture of how busy it does get. Marcy will be happy to know that I've been doing my computer training. Got to finish my stuff. So, I'm I'm good for my new device. Um I'm guess that's it. >> Me. >> Great. Christian. >> Yeah. No. uh to echo the sentiments from my colleagues here board members. Thank you guys very much for the updates tonight. It's from each and every one of you. All really good updates and uh yeah no I I took
051a lot plethora of notes here and a lot of it's because I'm taking a lot of my colleagues have been um trying to you know uh educate them on the work that you guys do as well. being on the the Senate Canation Council, you know, we do a lot of collaboration between the district and the nation and I think it's important that they know the work that you guys do too and hope hopefully help them uh answer some of the questions that they might have too. So, um yeah, no, I can't thank you guys enough and everything. It's good to get the update on the on the cell phone policy um on that with the the new law there and I'm excited and curious to see how that goes and fingers crossed it goes well.
052And I actually have been getting questions periodically a couple times over the last month or two about that that policy. So that helps uh you know answer some of those and um yeah. No. Um got about five pages of notes here. No, just uh looking forward to getting my card back working and thank you guys very much for everything. Can't thank you enough. Appreciate it. >> All right. Well, as always, thank you to all of our staff, you know, all of our administration team, my colleagues, everything that everyone's doing. The work doesn't stop. We know that summer gets busy. And, you know, we appreciate everything you guys are doing to get ready for the upcoming school year. I'm looking forward to, but I know what some people are thinking, almost through a summer already. Well,
053I'm looking forward to winter already. I know you are. It's hot days out there. Um, I want to thank I want to thank everyone who makes this possible, too. are your books. This is my 10th copy in a row now. So, I really appreciate getting these. This is awesome. I love all the work that goes in here and I'm anxious to start flipping through it and seeing all the awesome pictures in here. But I appreciate everyone who has a hand in doing this and appreciate those who provide them for us. Um, your book is a big highlight and everybody can take a look at them. If you have the opportunity to look at them, do it. It's it's important. You know, these are things that kids will remember for years and years and years and
054I'm sure a lot of us in this room have ours when we graduated. So, it's important, but I but I appreciate getting those every year. Even even the younger ones that we had prospect in Senica was I have a stack at home, my own little yearbook library. Um, that's pretty much it. You know, just looking forward to the year coming up and continuing all the great work we're doing. Dr. All right. Uh, good news, Christian. Your car is all set. Activated it. You're good to go. Expired. See what I mean? >> Everybody looking at watching home. >> I can tell you that there was an unauthorized use of it at 52946 this evening at best. >> 46 14 seconds to spare before the meeting started. >> Yeah. So, you're all set. No, no problem. >>
055Much appreciated. >> Um, I would first off, I just wanted to acknowledge and thank Karen for the great job she did today on um budget on procurement. Oh, shoot. What was it? >> I can't remember the top. >> Budgeting and procurement. I thought yes, budgeting and >> budgeting and procurement was purchasing and procurement. >> Okay. Yeah, purchasing and procurement, I think, is actually what it was. Um it was great actually. It uh provided oversight um some changes that have occurred in the district and sort of helped us understand why we do some of the things that we do uh which is always important um when we're working through different processes. So it was very helpful. Uh I also want to take the majority of my time to just sort of pump up the health and
056wellness fair. Uh you will find it in the notes of the board docs, but this is being held on August 22nd here at the high school from 8 to 3. It is all day. There are over 50 confirmed service providers and vendors. Everyone, no matter how old you are, there will be people here that can provide information and services for you. Everything from dental and vision exams to haircuts. Um we've got Oscar from Oaks is coming to do haircuts, back to school haircuts for kids. We have food trucks, um elder services, youth services, uh military and VA services. I mean, you name it, it will all be here centralized in one location for the entire day. So, um, we're really doing our best to get the word out. I was just talking with Mr. Bartosic.
057Uh, we're going to have the varsity athletes, um, and captains have a table for sporting good exchange. So, if you have, uh, you know, sporting goods that you're not using anymore or kids who have outgrown it, we'll be collecting that and then students and uh, can just come if they find something they're interested in, they can just walk away with it. So, get it out in use and hopefully out of my garage. So, yeah. Um, so a lot a lot a lot of blur has gone into that. And I especially wanted to thank Kim McLaren, our nurse manager, who really took this project on several months ago and has grown from there. So, she has done a terrific job. If you have questions about it, let us know. But, um, probably in about two weeks,
058you'll be getting much more frequent, uh, blasts from our social media about it. But we're very excited to offer it to everybody. >> All right. >> Awesome. My calendar, too. >> And I was just going to say, too, just to piggy back off of that, thank you for highlighting that. Obviously, um, that's that's my aunt, Kim, and she's reached out to me plenty of times about getting it across the nation, the Senate Nation over there as well, blasting it out as well. So, I know that she's working hard behind the scenes to to do that amongst everyone, you know, and and I appreciate you highlighting that. And it sounds like a great event. I didn't I guess it find out all that's going on. So get a haircut. >> She is doing amazing too because
059she has reached out to me. I wasn't going to give it out yet, but I guess whoever's watching the stream. >> We're going to have a couple surprise um dance shows too periodically throughout the time and do little little flash mobs if you will too just to kind of just have fun. You know, wellness, culture, history, background, whatever, you know, all the fun stuff too. So you make it have some >> shows. Good collaboration right there. Great collaboration. Good job. >> Thanks, Dr. Beer. Certainly. Good work. >> Was that it? >> That's it. >> Anybody have any questions for Dr. Beer? >> And no. And actually, one last comment. It was nice to get to get out with you and Mr. Cruz and uh Jim that day. Yeah. And and and get to do some
060team bonding and and talk shop a little bit and and play a few holes. That was really good time. And I think uh I think we all came a lot closer from that. kind of look forward to continuing doing things like that. So, forgot to mention that in my report as well. So, >> for a good cause. For a good cause. >> For a good cause. And uh thankfully you were there because you uh lowered our golf score significantly. >> One more one more thing. You're >> ahead. You go put that. Just give me a putt and Carrie yelled at my back swing. That's all right. >> Yeah. Whatever. No, that was good. That was good, man. That's what it's all about. >> Absolutely. >> We um have 21 student workers through a grant that
061Karen and Sandy got. And my crew, I got four right now. And then the kitchen has quite a few. Marcy, I think, has some. Um I have my employees are working with these young adults and they're doing an excellent job. You know, I can't be right on their back all the time, but I put them under these guys that I have in my department and grounds and maintenance cleaners. Um, where's the other one at? I'm thinking, oh, custodians or prospect. And and let me tell you, these they're working with these kids. They're teaching them. I walk around, watch them. They're work. You know, it's just really great to see that. Um, Burton has four of them down there at that gardens working with them. Here's here's one of our just he's a driver. Um, what
062do you call him? courier, whatever. And he's working in all these areas with these four kids, keeping them busy, getting them things, helping them, you know, and stuff. And it's just really great to see our employees stepping up and doing this and helping these young adults. So, I just wanted to make mention that. >> Yeah. Awesome. >> Good stuff. >> Anything else? Are they Are they Are they students? Are they Are they students? I I don't >> like some under the age of 21. >> Yeah, it was some older ones, but >> yeah, there might have been a senior. >> Yeah, I think we both got one kid. >> Yeah, that's great. >> That's awesome. Kind of like our like summer youth build program or something similar to that, teaching them life skills and, you
063know, responsibility, getting up, getting to work, and you know, accountability and too. >> Actually, that's exactly what happened. We actually sent those kids to the nation's program the first week in July. Um, >> did they come? I think they came by the council office. I think I seen them. >> Yeah. So, they all participated in all the the educational pieces that the nation's program goes through. I think it's tomorrow. They go to UB >> um for something. But um it all came about because New York State Workforce Development had extra money and called Sandy and said, "Hey, we got 90 grand. Can you use it?" So we said, "Sure, we'll figure out something." So um came up with this and um hopefully they have extra money next year. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's awesome, man. >>
064All right. >> Yeah. Thanks. >> Joel, right? Move on to number five, consent agenda. Um, we have item A, B, and C. Be it resolved that upon the recommendation, superintendent consent agenda items of July 22nd, 2025, including a board of education reorganization meeting minutes of July 1st, 2025. Item B, ASBO National Conference Fort, Texas 102025 through 102325, Karen Mcgara. and C the cse recommendations for the period June 25th 25 through June or July 1425 and directs all such necessary arrangements be made to implement those recommendations being reasonable and appropriate special services annual programs be approved can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda >> motion motion by Brad second by Tracy are there any questions I just had one um on the So, at the last meeting, um, somebody wasn't there. Did that
065special somebody get their oath of office administered or are we doing it today in public forum? >> Karen, she got it. >> Okay. >> And the reason we do, can I tell you about? >> Absolutely. >> Because she has to continue her services. So, we want to make sure she's under her oath >> to do her duties. >> Okay. So, we weren't going to get to see it tonight live. >> No. Must be two month. >> It's not very exciting. >> I can get it if you want it. >> It's not very exciting. We did like nine of them. >> Already know what I said. >> All right. So, we have a motion and a second. Uh, any other questions or anything? All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstain? >> Okay. Motion carries.
066Uh, number six, old business. There's nothing under old business. Number seven, new business. Uh, we have item board of education standing committees for 2025 2026. And I'm not going to read them all, but they're listed there. So, can I get a motion to approve the board of education standing committees for 2025 2026? >> Motion by Ted, second by Dale. Are there any questions? All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstain? Okay. Motion carries. Congratulations on being appointed to your committee soon. >> Uh item B, we have donation. Uh Liz Henberg be resolved that upon the recommendation of the superintendent, Selmica City Central School District Board of Education accepts a donation of approximately 150 children's books valued at $500 from Lin Liz Edinburg, Hamburg, New York to be distributed for summer reading to students attending
067the summer Prospect Elementary School program. and a letter of appreciation be sent to be the approved. >> Can I get a motion? >> Motion by Dale. Second by was that Christian? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Any questions? >> All right. All in favor? >> I Any opposed? Any obstain? Okay. Motion carried. Item C, declare surplus. Um, I'm not going to read them all, but we are items to be declared surplus and be disposed of. Um, can I get a motion? >> Motion. Motion by Christian. >> Second by Tracy. Any questions? >> I do. >> So, first item, a track scoreboard. What What are we doing with a track scoreboard? >> Well, it's the old one. >> Yeah. So, because it's a fixed asset, it has to be accounted for. So, it's coming off of the
068fixed assets um reporting and then the new one will go on. >> But what are we doing to dispose of it? >> Oh, it's already >> Are you winning? Are you winning? Yeah, it's I mean it's been destroyed as part of the tear down. >> How come we had to do that scoreboard and not track that? >> It's a facility that's being renovated, not replaced. >> So renovated versus replaced makes the difference. >> Yep. So my next question is item number two disposing of organic clearing surplus tennis court three courts and fencing and lighting. So tell tell me a little more about that. >> So same thing you know that's all been dug up or if it hasn't it will be um all dug up back there and because it's oops because it's part of
069our fixed assets we have to make sure that it's recorded appropriately. In order to do that, the board has to say, "Okay, this is coming out." That's why it has to go through. >> Okay. So, chunks of it. >> Yeah. >> All right. Any other questions? Did we get a motion? >> Yes. Christian and Chad or Tracy. >> All right. We got a motion in a second. Um, all in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstain? >> All right. Motion carried. about to get rid of some junk. >> Okay. Next up, item D, we have a contract for Bernard P. Donigan Incorporated. Being resolved that upon the recommendation of the superintendent, the board of education approves a contract with Bernard P. Donigan Incorporated, designating them as municipal adviser to the Sama City Central School District
070effective May 20th, 2025 to be compensated for services to be rendered in accordance with its letter of services dated June 25th, 2025. and the superintendent be authorized to execute and deliver set letter of services becluded. Can I get a motion? Motion second. Was I Ted? Ted. >> Motion by Ted, second by Dale. Are there any questions? >> Yeah, I was just going to ask uh if you could just give me a quick little breakdown, Dr. Taylor, what the what community advisor is and what this is. A little breakdown. >> Yeah. Um so what they do is they advise us on um things like the um maximum cost allowance that the state will give us for aiding of our projects. Um they facilitate the coordination of the final cost reports. They help with the bonding if
071we once we go out to bond for phase five. Um they will facilitate all that. Okay. and then make sure that we're doing our reporting on in a timely manner and appropriate. >> Thank you. I have one question. So, why is this so late? If this is we're going retro back to May, why are we just now getting this? >> Because I missed it in my email. Honestly, I was I I totally missed it. They sent it um and the reason it has to go back to May um 20th is because they did revise us on um the vote. >> Okay. Is there something typically though if we're renewing it? This is done prior to any May vote or anything like that. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> All right. We had a or any other
072questions. >> All right. We had a motion in a second. So, all in favor? >> Any opposed? Any abstain? >> Okay. Motion carried. All right. All right. Item E, we are creating a position. We resolve that upon the recommendation of the superintendent and that and as a result of changes within the district, the following position be created effective July 1, 2025, a mathematics teacher, one FTE. Can I get a motion? >> Motion second. >> Motion by Brad, second by Dale. Any questions? >> All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstain? Okay, motion carried. That's a good math, teacher. All right. Section 913 resolution. Um, I'm not going to read it all. All right. So, we have a 913 resolution. Um, looking for a motion to approve this resolution. >> Motion by Dale. >> Second
073by Brad. Are there any questions? Dr. Baylor gives us a quick run now. Sure. So, uh this type of a resolution is typically utilized when an individual has been um out of uh either maybe on a leave of absence or been injured at work uh and their doctor has said that they're okay to return. Um the district also has the ability to have the individual uh checked out by the doc district's physician. So in some cases we do this um routinely and other cases we do this uh as the circumstance comes up but uh the particulars around this uh individual um we were advised by uh council to uh have the uh person evaluated by our position as well as their vol position to ensure that they're completely ready to come back. >> Good. Any
074other questions? Anything? No. All right. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstain? >> All right. Motion carried. >> Item number eight, personnel consent agenda. We have our personnel action number one which is our um resignations, our leaves of absence, paid leaves of absence, FMLA appointments, certified classified appointments, uh student teachers, internships, practicums, fieldwork, outside agency. We have item B, personnel action number two, extended probation. We have item C personnel action number three our coaching athletics team leader co-curricular mentor co-curricular and mentors we have item B personnel action number four summer appointments and so be resolved that upon the recommendation of the superintendent the board of education includes the personnel action items listed in the public content section Eight. Item A, item B, item C, and item D. Can I get a motion to
075approve? Motion. Motion by Christian. >> Second by Tracy. Are there any questions? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstain? >> All right. Motion carried. So, do we have any introductions to make? >> We do. Um, but actually before I get to that, I wanted to make my usual statement. When we see the extended probation, um the extended probations are almost always uh done because of uh sort of sometimes due to lapses in certification. Um that time can't count for the probationary period. So I just wanted to make a note that this is in no way a reflection on the performance of anyone. It is simply a procedure that we need to follow through um to ensure we're compliant with tenure regulation. So sometimes people see that and they think that there's an
076issue. That is not the issue here whatsoever. But now on to the fun part because I know that there's a happy mama on uh uh Zoom here. So I will turn this whole burden to Mrs. Butler Asia. Okay. Sorry. >> Okay. Dear members of our board of education, it is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Cassandra Henman, who has recently joined our Senate intermediate school as our social worker, so we know who we're talking about. She is most recently coming from Community Action and she's been working um with victim services. She has a background rooted in our community. She actually was a student here um in her past. She also worked as a family school liaison back in 2018. Uh she brings both expertise and a fresh perspective to our support services team.
077Her approach emphasizes equity, advocacy, and building meaningful relationships with students, families, and staff. Whether helping students navigate personal challenges, supporting mental health initiatives, or connecting with families, Cassandra is deeply committed, and we are very excited to have her. So, please help us introduce her to our school. Um, Cassandra Henman. >> I'm a public speaker, so I'm going to keep it short and sweet, but just I'm very excited to be back. Um, I'm grateful for this opportunity to work with the students again. Um, and my actually my oldest is about to be a preschooler for the Warriors. So, I'm very excited. Um, so thank you again. Yeah. Does Karen Car do you want to be one of the first to congratulate her? >> Randle. That is >> she's maybe not. I thought I saw her come
078off. >> She's probably really not watching. >> I swear. Can I just make a quick comment? Absolutely. I say I went to school I went to school um with Cassie my whole life and uh there one thing about her is that she's always had a big heart. She's very good person and uh very involved whether it's with extracurricular sports education and so on so forth and we've stayed in touch a little bit throughout the years as we've gotten older and became parents and things like that. But I've always watched you from afar and I'm really happy to have you back and and personal congratulations to you. I just want to also add that it's very stressful to interview and hire all summer long. And so when you go through applications and you see names and
079then you have all of these people in your ear saying you have to hire her, you know that we're all excited to have you. >> Well, I might as well jump in too. the years I worked with her as a crime victims advocate in our department, she was a supervisor and definitely one of those supervisors I would always go to when I was in trouble or needed something or having a hard situation or just wanted to cry. I don't know, whatever it was at that point. Um, so it was really good to have her. She was like family to me. So to have her there many people from CCA you want to bring back too. That's amazing. they were they're all family and they're all live kind of vicariously to each other through situations. Um,
080so for her to be able to bring ISIS intervention and restorative practices and the way she works with uh families and their engagement, it's just gonna be good. You guys are all gonna benefit from it. And anyone you can go to her anytime >> and when he says in trouble in >> in situations. >> That's awesome. >> Right. >> Awesome. Was that it? Was that >> That's it. Everyone else, we will welcome when we see them. >> Okay. Thank you all. >> Send them my regards. >> All right. Item nine, board information, reports, discussion. We have couple voluntary transfers. We have couple first readings of policies. We have capital project phase 4 summary. Uh transportation report. We also have the health and wellness fair flyer that Dr. Baylor showed us earlier. Everybody take a look
081at that. Uh upcoming events. It said first one on there, our health and wellness fair. Um I don't see it on here, but just for everyone's awareness, uh we are we are doing a retreat the what was it the second weekend of August. >> Yeah. Uh we do have a board retreat planned August 8th and 9th. Um that's why you probably don't see another board meeting. Our next BOE meeting isn't until August 26th, which will be right here. Um, so yeah, we have a lot going on. And then of course on there the upcoming events, we have our welcome back picnics August 26th and 27th uh for prospecting center for intermediate and high school. Um, so yeah, a lot going on. Uh, for those who are watching or potentially watching, just take a look at
082this and see what we have coming. Anything else? Anybody? Um well I know last year we were able to hold the board meeting at Prospect because it's actually prospects welcome at picnic night because um some people have children yeah kids that are going to prospect >> like if I recall parking was a challenge that night >> um but we will there's we've got plenty of time to figure out what we're going to do. But let's see if we can't get that to happen again. >> Thank you for reminding me about that. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We're gonna we're going to change the venue. Just let us all know. >> Yep. >> Okay. Awesome. Anything else? I guess can I get a motion to adjourn the meeting? Motion by Christian. >> Second by Dale. Are there
083any questions? All in favor? >> I oppose any. >> All right, we are injured, folks. Thank you all. 6:39 p.m.