001[music] >> Good evening and welcome to the second school committee meeting of the month of May, May 18th. This meeting will begin at 6:31 p.m. Uh before we call a roll, I'd like to just mention that our vice chair, Marcony Almeida Barrels, is unable to attend due due to a previous commitment. Uh Mr. LaMonica, Ms. Cornelio, and Mr. Dinofrio uh have a previous commitment and are unable to attend. At this time, I'd like to call ask the clerk uh to uh call the attendance for the purposes of determining a quorum. Student representative, Emma Perry. Present. Mr. Almeida Barrels, Ms. Babcock. Present. Ms. Cardello. Present. Ms. Cornelio. Mr. Dinofrio. Ms. Garon. Present. Mr. LaMonica. Samantha Hurley. And there's no sound. She's muted. You're muted, Sam. You're unmuted, Ms. Hurley. Present. Thank you, Ms. Hurley. And just
002to let you all know that we'll be taking roll calls for our all our votes this evening as uh Ms. Hurley will be joining us remotely. So Madam Chair, and also uh Mayor Van Campen. Present. Oh, sorry. And you, Madam Chair. Well, here I am. >> [laughter] >> Six members present. Uh we do have a quorum. And I invite you all to join with me in saluting the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, thank you. Uh uh at this time I would ask the superintendent to read the first order of business. Roman numeral three, reading of the records for Monday, May the 4th, 2026. Move to waive the
003reading and place on file. >> Motion has been made and seconded to accept the uh reading of the records and place them on file. Uh roll call vote, please. Ms. Babcock. >> Yes. Ms. Cardello. >> Yes. Ms. Garen. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. >> So moved, 6-0. So moved, 6-0. Uh we have passed that business. Next order of business is the Roman numeral four, public comment. We'll open it up to public comment. >> Second. Is there anybody here that would like to speak at public comment? Uh Oh. Uh okay. Uh let's uh make a motion to open it up to public comment. Move to second. So moved. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garon. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. >> Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So moved,
0046-0. Okay, now that we've opened it up to the public uh anybody uh would like to say anything in during public comment session. Move to close public comment. Second. Motion has been made and seconded to close public comment. Uh clerical call roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garon. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. >> Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So moved, 6-0. So moved uh 6-0. Uh at this time I'd like to uh ask the superintendent to be the next order of business. Roman numeral five, report of the student representative, Ms. Perry. Thank you. Good evening. Lots has happened Lots is going on at EHS. Lacrosse won their senior night on Friday, 14 to 3 against Revere. We have several members of the track team attending the D2 state championships on May 29th
005and 31st at Merrimack College. And right now, downstairs in the gym, the boys volleyball team is celebrating their senior night. The law pathway conducted their capstone trial today. The defense won even though the Commonwealth had a great trial. I mean, great counsel, which was me. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. Um Sorry, now I lost my spot. Yearbooks were also distributed today to the seniors. theme of the yearbook is a year worth watching. So, as you're flipping through it, looks like you're watching a Netflix show. Grease was an absolutely amazing show 2 weeks ago. The cast did a fantastic job, and the seniors shined in their final performance. The Life Skills Coffee Shop end-of-year social was a success as well. They had a goal of completing 33 coffee shops this year, and they did it. Mr. Callahan's
006class is selling shirts for $30 to celebrate their accomplishment. The shirt has a Celtics theme to relate to Larry Bird and the student Richard Gull's love for the Celtics. I'm sure you all saw Vertus' post on the EPS socials. The Celtics even commented on it. The senior prom is tomorrow. Seniors are excused from school, and I can't wait to see Mayor Van Campen and Superintendent Hart on the dance floor. It'll be a fantastic time. The E Club Scholarship Dinner is on Thursday. Many of our graduating student athletes will be receiving awards and scholarships. The National Honor Society induction is also on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Next Thursday is Scholarship Night for our seniors, and last Wednesday was the International Honor Society induction. Members of the Latin, Spanish, and Italian Honor Society were all inducted and
007received their graduation cords. That night, those who also received the State Seal of Biliteracy were honored. Thursday was CTE CTE Honor Society, and today was the CTE games as a as a celebration to completing their capstone projects. They had a field day at the Rex Center. The Web Programming CTE won. Last Tuesday at the Kiwanis luncheon, 15 seniors received scholarships. The Key Club is also hosting a a clothing drive this week with Cradles to Crayons, so please donate it to the gym by this Friday. This Friday is also the last full day of school for our seniors, then we will have finals next week. The Memorial Day concert is this Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. The Lafayette School started a volleyball club that runs every Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:30, and fifth graders at the Webster
008School will be selling Popsicles for the Jimmy Fund. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is being recognized across the upper public schools. And we're also celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The pride flag pride flag raising at EHS will be after school on June 1st, and there's an EL family night on the 21st at the Lafayette school. Tomorrow the sophomores will be taking the math MCAS, as well as Wednesday. So, good luck to them and thank you. Okay, thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, your pleasure. Ms. Babcock. Through you to our student representative, um for the cradles to crayons, what type of clothing size are they looking for? Is it younger children, or is it adults? What what size are >> We're collecting all ages from infants to adults, and they just have to be
009lightly worn or new clothes, and we're also collecting shoes. Thank you. Any other questions of our student representative? >> Where can we drop them off? In the gym with Mrs. Gallagher. Okay, perfect. Madam Chair, move to accept the fantastic report of the student representative. Second. Motion is made and seconded to accept the student report, the fantastic student report. Fantastic. Oh. Fan. Oh. Okay. All right, I'm I've got to get on board. Clerk, call the roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garen. >> Yes. >> Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. Madam Chair. Yes. So moved, 6-0. Um at this time, I would uh ask the superintendent to read the next order of business. Roman numeral six, report of the superintendent. And Madam Chair, with um a motion by your member, I would ask uh
010you to take item two out of order so I can call upon uh one of our school principals. Make a motion to take item two out of order. Second. Motion is made and seconded to take uh Roman numeral six, item two out of water. Clerk, call the roll. Ms. Babcock? Yes. Ms. Cardello? Yes. Ms. Garen? Yes. Ms. Hurley? Yes. Mayor Van Campen? >> Yes. Madam Chair? Yes. >> So moved, 6-0. So moved, 6-0. If you have it before us. So, um, as you know, each month we highlight a specific school in the district. Tonight is our next-to-the-last school, um, spotlight. This evening, the school, uh, would would like to come forward. It is a therapeutic day school, which all of you know, where talented teachers, professionals, and clinicians provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for
011our students. We have also prepared a video that our principal will tee up in her discussion. So, with that, Madam Chair, I'd ask you to invite Principal Tiffany Boyack up, um, and to come forward and make a presentation. So moved, Madam Chair. Second. Motion is made and seconded to have, uh, Ms. Boyack Boyack-ay. Boyack-ay. Boyack-ay. How do I say it right, Tiffany? Watch-ay. Oh, okay. All right, then. I change your name all the time. >> I noticed that. Um, ask her to come forward, uh, clerk, call the roll. Ms. Babcock? Yes. Ms. Cardello? Yes. Ms. Garen? Yes. Ms. Hurley? Yes. Mayor Van Campen? >> Yes. Madam Chair? Yes. So moved, 6-0. So moved, 6-0. Come on down. Mhm. You switch it. Try the other one, Tiffany. Just see out of curiosity if that one's better.
012Good evening, school committee members and members of the Everett community. My name is Tiffany Bucci and I'm the principal of the Devens School here in Everett. I have been part of the Everett Public Schools for the past 15 years serving as a special educator, classroom teacher, assistant principal, and now as the leader of the Devens School. It is truly a privilege to be here tonight to share more about our school community. Given the unique needs and strengths of our students, we chose a different approach for this presentation and created a short video highlighting some of our incredible students and the meaningful experiences taking place at the Devens each day. Before we begin, I would like to share a little bit more about our school. The Devens School is a public day school where students are
013referred through a collaborative placement process. We are incredibly fortunate that the Everett that at here in Everett, we are able to educate and support students within our community rather than referring them out of district. In addition, the Devens School also serves students tuitioned in from neighboring communities through the same referral process. Our small student to staff ratio has a tremendous impact on student success. At the Devens School, we prioritize building strong relationships while supporting students through co-regulation and de-escalation strategies grounded in TCIS practices. TCIS, also known as Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools, is a trauma-informed intervention model that is used to support students with emotional, behavioral, communication, or sensory needs by helping staff respond calmly, consistently, and therapeutically. This year, much of our work has focused on creating a strong sense of belonging for our
014students, staff, and families. Each morning after announcements, we begin our day by saying, "You belong here." A phrase that reflects the heart of our school community and can also be found on the bracelets in front of you this evening. Another major focus this year has been uplifting student voice. We established a principal's cabinet as an opportunity for our high school students to engage in meaningful conversations with staff and administration about building-based activities, initiatives, and community building. This has empowered our students to take an active role in shaping their experience and leading positive change within our school. We hope you enjoy this short video and gain a deeper understanding of the joy, growth, and sense of community that makes the Devon school such a special place. Hi, I'm Tiffany Watkins, principal of the Devon school here
015in Andover. The Devon school is a co-educational therapeutic day school serving students in kindergarten through grade 12, or ages 5 to 22, who qualify for special education services and need a more intensive therapeutic environment. My name is Lorenzo Ferraro. And um there are many reasons why I love going to school at Devon's. I love the Devon school because the teachers are very nice. I also enjoy the school store because I I get to earn two new toys open. The principal's cabinet has just been put in charge of running the school store. We hand out tickets, which is what we use to buy stuff in the school store, and we purchase items from for the school store for the kids to buy with their tickets that they earn. Students can earn tickets through random acts of
016kindness or arriving at school on time. Hi, my name is Kelly Jakes. I am a kindergarten through grade two teacher here at the Devens and one of the reasons why I love being a teacher at this school is the ability to provide equity to all students um with a variety of different needs. Hi, my name is Solanda Massino. Uh I'm a K through two teacher here at the Devens. Um one reason I love working here at the Devens is the sense of collaboration and diversity throughout the school. Hi, my name is Shawn Lennon and I'm one of the behavior interventionists at the Devens School. My role at the school is to support students during their time of need, no matter what that may look like. One of the most rewarding parts of my job is
017building relationships with students each day and seeing the positive impact those connections have on them over time. If you ask me what I love about the Devens School, I would tell you the community. Every staff member knows every student by name. Truly living out Everett Public Schools motto of every voice, every story, every day. Mhm. Very nice. Thank you. Does anyone have any questions of the principal while she's here? Ms. Cadillo. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, through you to our principal. I remember when the school was opened for special education. And I remember going there on a tour. I was I think I was on the council. It could have been the Board of Aldermen and we had a vote on it and I remember going there. And then I remember us being invited
018back again once the students were in there. I walked through that school feeling like every teacher, every staff member had a superpower. They were so far above anything I had ever thought about being for myself because you have such a gift. You have a gift to do what you do, to bring our children to a point of happiness, inclusiveness, just all the things that we all want to feel. You're able to do that and not everybody can. It's a gift. And to me, that gift is a superpower. So, I just want to say I am so proud that we have the Davids here and so proud of the staff there and the staff that has been going through this for years because it's not easy. No teaching job is easy. I think we'll all agree
019to that. But what you do is so special. And I just hold you in the highest esteem and want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you so much. Staff are amazing at the Davids. So, I would agree with that. Thank you. Miss Babcock. I just wanted to compliment you on the principal's cabinet because it looks even better than Chuck-E-Cheese. It's like lowest alcoholic low Chuck-E-Cheese, which is even better. Um if people would like to donate a few small gifts, prizes for your children, how could we go about doing something like that? I know you don't want to just end up with a bunch of stuff that you don't need, but if there's a list or an idea of things that might be useful for your principal's cabinet, if you could
020let us know, that would be lovely. That would be great. So, you heard from Christian Ventullo on the video who is our high school um president. So, they have a budget that they're working through and they have a list of items through Amazon, but I would be happy to share that with you if um that would be okay. That would be lovely. Um I know that when I visited the school in Thanksgiving, I could see how calm it is in the midst of a lot of things going on and different personalities, but I just really liked the staff dynamic and that sense of community between the students and the staff and the staff with each other. So, um looking at the video, the school looks incredible. Could you tell us about the little path that
021the student was walking on and what its purpose might be in the video? Sure. So, part of what we're trying to do is use the physical space of the Devens to make it more inclusive. And one of um in that hallway, we've created a sensory walk. So, it's an opportunity for students that need to get their wiggles out or kind of um reground their body. It's, you know, it's the first thing that they're able to do when they come in the building in the morning and then it's available to them throughout the day. It looks like um like cherry blossoms on the ground. So, I I was wondering if it was something like that. It It looks great. Everybody should have some place to get their wiggles out. So, thank you for the good work
022that your team and yourself are doing. You can see um the difference. So, the outside of the school also looks great, Mr. Hart and Mr. It's still working. We're still working on it. More to come. It looks Okay. So, thank you so much. Miss Perry. I just wanted to speak on a personal experience that I have with the Devens school that was really special to me and I like think about all the time. During this year's Rolling Rally, we were able to go to the Devens school which we haven't done in the past, but not only would we do we stop outside like we do at every other school. The students who weren't comfortable going outside or had um they just weren't able to, we were able to go inside and visit them and I
023think that really speaks to the inclusivity at the Devens school and how it was so special for us to see them and how excited they were to see us and um the students and the little mascots we had with us. So, it really was was time and I know us high school students, we remember that and remember how happy and inclusive the Devon school is each day. Ms. Boyachi, you have some staff here if you'd like to introduce them. >> Thank you. So, joining me tonight is Diana Jackson, one of our teachers. She teaches third and fourth grade. Mr. Nealon is our head teacher. And then the queen of the Devon school, the admin my administrative assistant, Ms. Sullivan. Thank you for being here with us tonight, too. Thank you all for being here this
024evening. Any other questions of our Devon school principal? I'll make a motion to excuse our guest with the customary thanks. Second. Motion is made and seconded to excuse our guest guest with the customary thanks. Clerk, call the roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garen. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. >> Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. >> So moved, 6-0. So moved, 6-0. You have uh uh excused our guest with the customary thanks. And uh at this time, I'd ask the superintendent to return to the regular order of business. Thank you again, Ms. Boyachi and and staff. Thank you very much. Roman numeral six, report of the superintendent, item one. Returning back is the report of the superintendent. As usual, Ms. Perry upstages me on all the announcements that are important here at Everett
025Public Schools, but let me just call your attention to a couple of additional items and maybe expound upon a couple of things that she mentioned. Uh the honor societies programs that were held were certainly a a special point in our students' and families' lives, and I want to thank the families who came out to support their students and to the administration and to the members of the school committee who were able to join us. There's so much going on in the month of May and into early June when our seniors graduate. I appreciate everyone's attendance. It does make a difference. You can see the joy in our families' faces. You can see the work that our staff puts into an evening like an honor society program. And we have many more to come. So the
026world language department did a phenomenal job. We saw a number of our young people cross that stage to pick up their certificate and their cords for those who are graduating. There were 70 students who also earned that state seal of biliteracy, which means they speak two languages or more. And I want to congratulate them. Significant for Everett and certainly for our students here at Everett High School. We also I wanted to also mention as Ms. Perry did, we will have the annual pride flag raising program on Monday, June the 1st. That is before our school committee meeting that afternoon at 3:00 right here in the front of the building. There'll be some celebrations and we've had a good attendance in years past and we look forward to continuing that tradition here at Everett High School.
027I'd like to also as I do yearly congratulate and appreciate the work of some of our teachers, Mr. Shawn Salazar, Mr. Mark Lent, and our library director, Ms. Mary Pouliot for putting time and energy into this annual event here at Everett High School. But it is open to the community and we invite you all to come. We have always have a great showing when we go out of the district and do and compete with other school districts, other students. And recently 31 Everett High School students students to attend the 180 Foundation's annual showcase, which is really a high profile event in Boston. And big shots, I'll call them from Fortune 500 companies actually get to review and comment on presenters. Now again, students from across Massachusetts get to do this and our engineering students did
028a phenomenal job in presenting their work and we've got lots of great feedback from from that particular showcase if you will of our our students and I want to thank um so many people who helped prepare our students to do just that. We are holding or held excuse me, we held a financial literacy fair here uh back on May the 7th during lunch periods of the Everett High School. So we they varied them and bank representatives one here right from Everett Eagle Bank provided information to our students about banking and how to handle basic transactions, financial transactions and also how to plan out finances of their own and maybe even assist family members in doing so. We have had a tremendous success with that in the past. And there's a huge attendance. Our students really
029do get engaged in learning a little bit more. We have a a company called Stickball and they have a personal finance platform that is specifically designed for young people and it's easy to navigate and they share this with high schools and colleges across Massachusetts and really quite frankly beyond and it was created by a company right in Malden, Massachusetts. Um so they came again this year to help provide information and how to use their platform to best uh so to best prepare our students as they consider their own finances and maybe a family member. Also on May 7th and 8th again May is a very busy month and May 7th and 8th we had a huge turnout for the Everett High School Theater Company's production of Greece if you all remember that from years ago.
030Um they did a wonderful job. Director Britney Mitchell along with Corey Crowfoot and so many others put together a wonderful production and I know audiences all I I attended. I know most of the staff here did, and everybody came out thinking, "Wow, these are high school kids competing on our stage, but they're certainly headed for the big stage in Hollywood. Certainly some of them are probably headed there sooner than sooner than later." We have a lot going on even in the middle school programs with drama. Both Whittier and the Parlin schools attended and performed at the middle school drama festival. Their productions individually were supported by staff at their schools, and they too are headed to a career here in the theater department and the productions here at Everett High School when they do join
031us in a couple of years. Ms. Perry mentioned the CTE capstone project. CTE students across our disciplines in CTE programming presented at Everett High School just a week and a half ago. I was able to judge the students who did a wonderful presentation, and let me just kind of go through what those presentations were. So, 107 students participated in projects that they selected and worked on throughout the year, and they represent each of the eight Chapter 74 programs that we operate here at Everett High School. So, they were judged in different areas, but certainly their research and evidence, their solution to the the project or the problem at hand, and how they communicated that and showing its impact and relevance to the the project scope, and most of them did extremely well. It was really
032hard to judge. I was joined by our assistant principal Ms. Hughes, principal Dr. Bragga, and Rosemary Hughes who works as a director of strategic initiatives. Our students that won were finally selected out of the group of eight. Um, I would like to say their names because each of them in their own way uh did such an amazing job. Premit Baidya, Debensky, Blemer, Arthur Campos, Gavensky Claude, Gabriel Fernandez, Ralfie Raphael, and Jen Tif. And their instructor was Nita Calva, and they were in a project called Occupath, an AI-powered career and financial guidance platform for students. They did a terrific job, and they uh certainly deserve to uh win the exceeding expectations presentation. So, I want to congratulate them and their families cuz I know they probably drove everybody crazy trying to put it all together, but
033they did a tremendous job. So, uh thank you. Um, other projects were in advanced manufacturing, culinary, carpentry, health assisting, and hospitality management, marketing, medical assisting, program and web development. So, again, a number of students uh presented on stage. And I've said this to many of you before, I'm just I'm just not amazed. I'm just so proud. Our students stand up in front of these microphones on stages. Mayor, you joined me in a several of these events, and others have. They speak with such eloquence, with such certainty and knowledge that it really makes you know that these young people are going places, and we don't have to look too far. Then, to my left is Ms. Perry, another fine example of what Ever- Ever Public Schools does produce, and uh certainly they're going to do us
034proud um when they go on to college or to whatever path they've chosen after Everett High School. The induction ceremony, as um Ms. Perry mentioned again, was held last week uh on May the 14th, and I wanted to thank Shivana Raya and the entire CTE faculty for um working with the um the uh Career and Technical Education National Honor Society. This is the first time uh that it was held here at Everett, and uh Mr. Raya did a great job in pulling it together with our CTE teachers, and each of them uh had a role in helping this come to come to pass here at Everett High School. Of course, many of you saw a lot of the promotion that we did for our wonderful teachers. We had teacher appreciation week. Many folks helped support
035that effort across our 10 schools. And we had parent teacher organizations, building leaders, central administration of course. And even the Boston Bruins sent their mascot along with some coffee and donuts and school supplies to the Whittier School and the Madeline English Schools. It was even covered on Channel 7 for those of you who may have seen a a piece on Channel 7 news. The Bruins picked Everett as a great place to celebrate our teachers and we thank them for coming forward and being a part of our excitement here during the week of May 4th. We also held Everett High School Awards night on May the 1st at the Crimson Cafe. We gave teachers the opportunity to recognize students for positive attributes that they bring to the classroom every single day. 15 students and three educators
036received awards in this process in in one of the following categories: excellence, honor, or success. Teachers nominated dozens of students for this award writing impassioned arguments on behalf of a wide range of students who possess an equally wide range of talents and traits. The selection committee had the difficult task of choosing 15 winners. Three each from every grade plus three at-large student winners and three educators. We had grade 9, 10, 11, 12 at-large recipients and faculty and staff winners. Each of them had their own success story that was told through the eyes of somebody who nominated them. Very nice and very impactful. Ms. Perry also mentioned mentioned Kiwanis scholarship and I think that is where Mr. Marvin Campen and I received our invitation to the senior prom, which is what she referenced tomorrow evening. But
037the scholarship uh program that Kiwanis has been really by our side for a number of years. This year like no other, they gave $10,000 in scholarship to various deserving students in Everett, recognized at their luncheon, which is held here at Everett High School in the uh Crimson Cafe. And let me just name those folks because each of them received an award and recognition by the Kiwanis Club of Everett. Brooklyn Lamonica, Riley Kenny, Danica Pham, Chrisnel Gonzalez Pena, Akancha Lupwayn, Kamela Janvier, Emmy Emma Perry, Jonathan Vasquez Trochez, Isabella Pimentel, Jennifer Solis Garcia, and Nicole Demenci- Demencino. So, each of them uh walked away with a nice check and on their way to school uh beyond Everett High School. So, we uh look forward to recognizing all of the scholarship recipients on May the 28th, which all
038of you were invited to. I'm here at Everett High School. We'll have a full program and recognize many more of our talented young peoples people through scholarship um and beyond. We also had a K through 8 art show that was enormously attended by uh parents and friends of Everett Public Schools that was held uh downstairs in the caf- cafeteria on May the 12th. And I wanted to uh thank all of our K through 8 visual arts teachers for helping pull this together and showcasing the artwork of our young people. Um it was truly so nice to see the budding talent in the younger ones and certainly the mature and refined uh presentation by some of our older students. They were just um amazing and I know families all took uh pride in seeing their young
039people's photos and pictures and drawings and other pieces of art displayed for everyone to see and appreciate. And last but not least, our Parlin students visited the um State House thanks to our co- our vice chair, Marconi Almeida Barros, who you know is um um deputy chief of staff to our governor. And our Pearland Student Council, uh along with our principal, Darlene Pounyale, were treated to an extensive tour of the State House last week on May the 13th. And uh Mr. Almeida Barros uh graciously accompanied our students to the House and Senate chambers and the governor's office and press room. So, students had an opportunity to really see where all of the action happens on a state level, got to meet some elected officials, had an opportunity to talk and to folks and ask questions
040about process, and they got to spend some great quality time with our own State Senator Sal DiDomenico, and um just enjoyed their their afternoon morning and afternoon in Boston. And again, I thank our vice chair. I wish he was here this evening, but he saw the energy and excitement of our students. And quite frankly, a couple of our staff people had never been to the State House, so it was a great trip for a lot of people, not just our students. So, um Madam Chair and members of the committee, that's my report. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mr. Hatt. Any questions of our superintendent? Ms. Babcock. Just one comment. I just wanted to um say that I was able to attend a few of these events. I wanted to speak about World Language Night.
041I There was I feel like over a almost 200 students altogether between the Seal of Biliteracy and the um World Languages, three World Languages, including Ms. Perry Mhm. over there. So, um it was an incredible night. What I I love about World Language Night is that the students introduce their World Language that they are studying, and they speak in that language, and including Italian, um Latin, um Spanish, and something else. That's it? No, that's it. And it it's And then the Seal of Biliteracy actually allows students to when they go to college that that qualifies them for their language requirement as well. Um and that gives a real you know, in our school where where a lot of people English is not their first language, this is a place where they get to shine and
042show. And And a couple of people are like, "Well, what's the other language?" I Well, it's English and this language. So, it was it it it really is incredible. And then to see the parents, you know, listening to to our students speak in other languages and just be able to fully embrace the moment, it was so touching. I loved it. Um and I wanted to speak on the capstones. Wow, that's awesome. That kind of rigorous work and challenges is exactly what everybody needs for their sort of critical thinking and research for the future, whatever you may do. Because critical thinking and research is useful in whatever field you may go into. So, um I just wanted to say if anybody ever wants to come to an honor society night, world languages, parents are so thrilled.
043The cheering, literally the I love yous coming from the audience, it was incredible. So, um I'm so glad our students have that opportunity. For real. They're awesome. And thank you for joining us. And I did miss one thing. We were talking about so many successes that we've just um participated in, but we're holding a grade nine science boot camp uh to prepare our students uh for MCAST, the June MCAST test in bio and physics. So, they'll meet here at 7:45 in the morning. So, we'll really prep our students so they give them that that edge. The good Everett edge, right? The good Everett edge. Um we'll give them that edge to to uh be prepared for the June MCAST. Um my daughter, when she took biology here, her teacher did a a boot camp for
044her. And that was where she decided that she wanted to study health sciences. That was the what sparked her. She's like and and she actually got exceptional on the biology because of it. She had an incredible teacher who said, "You don't need to just you do you can know more. You can you can you can do more than just pass." So, it's awesome. Thank you. Any other Miss Garen? >> [clears throat] >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um Yeah, I actually just wanted to hear a little more about that banking program you were speaking about. >> Mhm. Um is that is was that a one-time program? Is that an or is that an ongoing class? Well, financial it isn't a class. It's just an opportunity for our our young people to participate in a kind of
045a a quick lesson on how to do some finances. They also had an opportunity to test out the the platform that Stick Ball is presenting and has used um with us and others in other school districts. But, financial literacy is kind of an ongoing piece of information that we share with students not always necessarily in the classroom, but in these um sessions that gives kids the opportunity to come and kind of sit and learn and ask some questions from outside folks. Yes. Yeah, I mean that I mean that's that's really great. >> banking folks, too, which just helps. >> um yes, I mean it certainly can be intimidating for young people. It can be intimidating for adults. Yeah, you're right. >> just anything related to banking and And sometimes they just answer some questions. It's
046not like they want to learn they just have a question about something and they get to ask you know, senior leaders from banks um that that do participate. And as I said, Everett Eagle Bank is uh one of those participants. >> Yeah, that's great. >> familiar faces, which we appreciate. >> Yes, thank you very much. >> You're welcome. Ladies and gentlemen, your pleasure? Oh, Miss Cadello. Thank you. >> Sorry about that. >> Thank you. Being very quiet. Thank you. Through you to the superintendent. Would we ever go back to when having the actual banking process in our buildings where we had it was only open so many hours a day and it's different schools, but so that they can open up a savings account, they could open up a checking account, put their money in
047and really learn how to use it. I mean, it's it's great because I don't I think I had that like in 10th grade and we didn't actually have the physical physicality of it. You know, here at Everett >> But just learning about it. But when we had the actual banks in the building, it was very interesting and a lot of those kids actually got interested in banking because of that cuz they saw the physical thing of what people did and then they were able to save and watch their money grow as well. It's it's probably a costly program to begin with unless we're sponsored by one of the banks. Right. I think when we had a program here at Everett High School at excuse me, the old Everett High School, literally we're using that room
048right now thanks to the city that helped us refurbish that. It used to be an actual Everett Bank location where students at the former Everett High School could go in and a couple of times during the week and see someone to open up an account or ask questions or actually make a deposit. Um we would we have talked about doing something like that and again, I think that would be part of the plan for a new Everett High School um when that comes to pass, but in the meantime, I think this these opportunities with these financial institutions coming in, they want to see the student at at the at the at the actual location. So, these are access points when they come here to do a program like this. And so much is done online
049now that you very seldom have to go into a bank unless it's to fill out that application for a loan, for example. And even some banks, depending on the value of a loan, not necessarily a mortgage, you can do that all online or talk to someone over the phone. So, I think banks are a little less interested in the one-on-ones cuz they can get to so many people through online access, but we actually have talked about giving um our students that that connection to a bank. It's just a matter of getting it into our offerings, quite frankly. But, not a bad idea. Well, I I think because this is such a a great community, I want to say great community, I'm saying great community. Our businesses like to be part of what our students are
050doing and what they're learning and about their future and they have our businesses have been so generous and I think it would be easy enough actually if we did decide to go this route if it was possible to find one of the the existing banks that would would honor that and would be willing >> to fight them. As Cadela, we have about 10 different types of 10 different banks and Everett between credit unions and banks. You know, our our primary and and huge sponsors of so many things is Everett Bank, formerly known as Everett Cooperative Bank. They have been instrumental with scholarship and supporting our foundation and our programs. Eagle Bank, another great sponsor. The credit union on the hill that used to be called Everett Credit Union, now it's Members Plus and I think
051now they're going to be another name. They come forward in their own way each and every year with backpack school supplies, scholarships, hiring our students. They do so many great things. We're absolutely like we're very fortunate to have uh those particular institutions uh as huge sponsors and not really they don't necessarily look for the fanfare, they just want to help our kids and you're right, we're very fortunate to have them here. >> very fortunate to have them. >> Very fortunate. >> Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, your pleasure. Move to accept the uh report of the superintendent. >> Second. Motion has been made and seconded to accept the report of the superintendent. Clerical call the roll. >> [clears throat] >> Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garin. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. >>
052Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So moved, 6-0. So moved, 6-0. Mr. Hatt, could you read the next order of business, please? >> Item number three, acceptance of a grant from the Everett Citizens Foundation in the amount of $5,680 for Everett High School. I'm requesting your favorable action. This grant will support our summer school to school recovery credit program that we run in the summer to help kids get back on track with credits. Move favorable action. Second. Motion is made and seconded for favorable action. Clerical call the roll. Ms. Babcock. >> Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garin. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. >> Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. >> So moved, 6-0. So moved, 6-0. Mr. Hatt, next order of business. >> Item number four, acceptance of a grant from the Everett Citizens Foundation in the
053amount of $5,575 for the Webster extension. I'm requesting your favorable action because this grant will create a sensory and movement integration room, much like the one of the things that you pointed out, Ms. Babcock, that happens down at the at the Devens School. We'd like to do something similar at the Adams School to support the physical, sensory, and social-emotional development of approximately 150 preschool students, and this would provide some additional sensory equipment. Move favorable action. >> Can a letter of thanks be sent? Second. Motion is made and seconded for favorable action. Will the letter of thanks be sent? Clerical call the roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garin. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So moved, 6-0. So, move 6-0. Uh Mr. Hart, read the next order of
054business. >> Roman numeral seven, items submitted by school committee members. There are none before you. Roman numeral eight, subcommittee reports. There is none. Roman numeral nine, bills and payroll. Move to it. Madam Chair, I'll make a motion to submit bills and payroll uh in the amount of $3,151,291.87. Second. Motion is made and seconded to uh submit bills and payroll in the amount of $3,151,291.87. Clerk, call the roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garen. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So, move 6-0. Uh Madam Chair, I make a motion to pay bills and payroll in the amount of $3,151,291.87. >> Motion is made and seconded to pay bills and payroll in the amount of $3,151,291.87. Clerk, call the roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garen. Yes. Ms.
055Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. >> Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So, move 6-0. Mr. Hart. Roman numeral 10, unfinished business. There is none. Roman numeral 11, new business. There are none before you. Roman numeral 12, hearings. There are none scheduled. Roman numeral 13, matters for executive session. There is no items before you. Roman numeral 14 is adjournment. Move to adjourn. Second. Motion is made and seconded for adjournment. Clerk will call the roll. Ms. Babcock. Yes. Ms. Cardello. Yes. Ms. Garen. Yes. Ms. Hurley. Yes. Mayor Van Campen. Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. So moved, 6-0. This meeting has been adjourned. Thank you. >> [music] [music]