001[Music] Welcome to the stage marching band under the direction of Mr. O'Brien. Welcome to the 2025 Memorial Day program led by Mr. Mrs. Catch Marrick right here. And what this whole show is about is a tribute to our veterans, the number one people in this country. Let's hear for our veterans. Raise your hand if you're a veteran. Thank you so much. We're going to start today's program with your grand old flag. Please join in. How do you do? [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Here you go. If you hear your service, please rise. I'll give you a big salute. There you [Music] are. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] one more time. flag. I want you to [Music] understand Heat. Heat. [Music]
002Down. Hey. [Music] Hey. [Music] [Applause] Here we go. Hey, hey, hey. American. I love you. [Music] Come [Music] on. [Music] Hi, my name is Devon Abra. I'm the head teacher at the Webster School. Memorial Day is a wonderful opportunity for Americans to show our love for our country and our appreciation for all those who fought for us. Hi, my name is Wendy and I'm in fourth grade and Memorial Day. Memorial Day is not just a day. Memorial Day is a reminder of the brave men who gave their lives protecting our country. It's also a day to be thankful for the heroes who died fighting for our freedom. Hello, my name is This is how Memorial Day is important. Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor the men and women who died fighting for
003our country. My name is Alejandra and I'm in third grade. I'm going to say what Memorial Day means to me. Memorial Day is a national holiday that honors soldiers that have sacrificed their lives for America. Memorial Day is important because the fallen soldiers are people who were fighting for us. Hello, my name is Raymond and this is how Memorial Day is important. Memorial Day means honoring the men and women who lost their lives fighting for our country. I would like to welcome to the stage Everett Public Schools Superintendent William D. [Applause] Hart. Well, good evening everybody and welcome to Everett High School and of course the performing arts center here. I want to welcome all our families and friends and guests. And of course, we here tonight to honor our men and women who served
004our nation so bravely over the many wars and years well before our time. During tonight's performance, you will see and hear our students convey the significance and profound meaning of Memorial Day through music, song, poetry, drama, and dance. I'd like to thank all of our students and faculty for the work that they do putting this evening together. It's not a quick hit. It's a long process that each of our students fully engage in and our faculty and staff welcome the opportunity to do this work. I'm going to now ask all of you in the audience and here around the stage to please stand as we join together in pledging our allegiance to our national anthem. stage students. students from across the city of Everett leading us in our pledge. And please remain standing for our
005national anthem that will be played by the Everett High School Orchestra. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [Music] Glory. Halleluah. [Music] [Applause] You may be seated. Um, it's a lot of hard work that has gone into this evening's performance. So, we would appreciate everyone's respect. Thank you so much. And ultimately the respect for the men and women that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Thank you. And without further ado, I'd like to welcome to the stage our director of veterans affairs, Antoine Coleman. Thank you so much, Mr. K. Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. K, the production team, and all the kids that put on an amazing performance. As a
006VSO, we have a little uh bet every year as to who city puts on the best memorial service. And I've won three years in a row, so let's just keep that going. Everybody is so surprised. I mean, it's really the violins. You guys, the string section, you guys are undefeated. Let's be honest. Um, as a as a veteran, as a Marine, like for me, this just means so much to me. Just watching the kids just learn about what it means to represent your country, to represent a veterans who have done so much and just understanding and seeing them explain what Memorial Day means to them. It just hits me right in the heart because you know when you're over there and you're overseas, it's just you you need to know what you're fighting for and
007like this is what I remember every time. This is what I thought about the city of Everett, where I came from, what like what we were fighting for, the freedoms we were fighting for. So, thank you guys for so always putting on a great show. Thank you, Mr. Thank you to the production team. Thank you to our city. Thank you for all your support. Thank you guys. [Music] Thank you. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Hi, my name's Arthur. Um, going home. How did you feel when you found out you were going home? Amazing. Amazing. Like, I guess there really is no better feeling than knowing that you're getting closer cuz you can kind of feel it as you get closer. Uh,
008but like knowing like, okay, tomorrow we're going home. It's just like, you know, you're coming back to the world, but you also realize like a lot of things have happened that you don't know. And I guess that was like a big realization for me. It's like cuz time doesn't stop back home. You know what I mean? Like my brother had a baby when I was gone. Like so it's just like you're coming back and everyone's like, "Oh, oh, you're back." You know what I mean? But it's like for you it's like you you thought like, "Oh, must boy must have stopped." But you come back and realize like everything kind of kept going. So it's kind of bittersweet, I guess, is the best way to put it. Like you're really excited to get home, but
009then realize like everybody was still living when you were gone, you know? So we used to have this calendar Oh, we used to have this huge calendar. It had a little plane and it went down like that. Every single day you used to mark off the days to short time. That's right. Um, so when I was finally down there, it was very very exciting to get back home, you know, but it I was ambivalent about it too. I considered re reopening at that time but I wanted to go back to school and that's the reason why I got off and if I thought about it now I think I wish wish I had stayed in for my 20 years now but I did have a good a better a good career after that. So it
010was good. Yeah, it's very exciting when it's time to go. But then when you get home after a while it's the same. It's like you never left. The only thing different is everybody got older. You see your your parents get look at they were older now. Everybody's older. That's all. Everything else goes me. Everything else was the same. That's I don't know what to say really. It was It was nice to come home though. But your friends are different. Your friends are doing different things. You end up getting different friends. But that's life, you know. I would say I actually wasn't ready to come home and I actually ended up staying longer. Um my unit had left and then me and um four other of the soldiers in our unit we extended. So, we stayed
011um a couple extra months overseas. And I think cuz I was blessed enough to have a good experience because not everyone does have a good experience that I was just like, "Oh, I'm not ready to leave yet." As he mentioned, like that bittersweet feeling, but mine was more so like, "Okay, like I'm ready to come home, but not really." Cuz I had developed such a good community over there and I enjoyed the people I was around. So, I was like, "I'm not ready to leave you." And it was really warm over there and I was like, "Come back to Massachusetts. It's going to be very cold." And I wasn't ready cuz I hadn't felt the cold in like a year. So, I was like, I don't know. Um, but I did again the homecooked meals
012definitely. And then just like seeing my friends and family, I did miss that, but I do miss overseas, too. The call to freedom. Sacrifices are made when in need of freedom. Was it worth the scare and acts of gruesome? Family members sobb in disbelief. The scars can fade away, but the memories express grief. Sacrifices are made when in need of freedom. Fighting for us in our country. You [Music] Good evening and welcome to the Everett School Committee regular meeting for Monday, June 2nd, 2025. The time is 6:33 p.m. Clerk, could you call the role to determine a quorum? Student Representative Kelly St. Ford, present. Mr. Almeita Barrows, present. Miss Babcock, present. Miss Barrows, present. Miss Cornelio, present. Miss Cristiano, present. Mayor Di Maria. Mr. Denafhrio, Miss Garin, Mr. Le Monica, Madame Chair, present. Six members
013present. Six members present. We do have a quorum. If everyone could join me in saluting the flag 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. Thank you everyone. Before we move along, um, Miss Garin and Mr. Lam Monica extends their regrets that they were unable to attend this evening. Uh, Mr. Superintendent, the next order of business, Roman numeral 3, reading of the records for Monday, May 19th, 2025. Make a motion to wave the reading of the records and place on file. Second. Second. Motion has been made by Miss Mapcock, seconded by Miss Baros to wave the reading from Monday, May 19th, 2025, and place on file. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes
014have it. The motion has passed. Mr. Superintendent, the next order of business, Roman numeral four, public comment. Make a motion to open public comment. Second. Motion has been made by Mr. Barrow, seconded by Miss Christristiano to open public comment. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Public comment is now open at 6:35 p.m. Seeing no speakers on the signup sheet, is there anyone interested in speaking during public comment? Seeing none, make a motion to close public participation. Seconded. Motion has been made and seconded to close public comment. All those in favor. All those opposed. The eyes have it. Public comment is now closed. Mr. Superintendent. The next order of business. Roman numeral 5. Report of the student representative, Miss St. Fort. Uh, Kelly, go right ahead. Good afternoon, everyone. Seniors held
015a walkthrough at the high school this last um Friday and then they've also had their senior barbecue and are officially preparing for graduation um commencement ceremony on Wednesday, June 4th at 6:00 p.m. Former Cavarian students had the honor of walking through their old elementary and middle school as alums. Students greeted K to8 students and were applauded around the school. We appreciate Mr. Nommen and Mr. Spencer for making this happen for the 2025 graduating class. The Lafayette school will also be holding a walkthrough for former students on graduation morning at 9:30. Students are encouraged to wear their cap and gown. We also like to thank the new principal, Miss Taylor, for the opportunity. And the Parland School held for um held former students graduating in the class of 2025 and gave them a final walkthrough as
016they completed their time in the district. Special shout out to Nancy Suter, principal, who um actually was their vice principal when they started as kindergartens in 2012. Additionally, especially especially shout out to Stacy uh Sh I'm going to I'm going to Shio Shabo, longtime educator and someone who has paid um that motherhood role to her students. Over 40 former students were in attendance. And that will be all for today. Thank you, Miss Sfort. Make a motion to accept the report of the student representative. Place on file. Second. Motion has been made by Miss Babcock, seconded by Miss Cornelio to accept the report of the student representative and place on file. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. The motion has passed. Could we entertain a motion to um take Roman
017numerals 7 item number one? Make a motion to suspend um Roman numeral 7 item one uh out of order. Second. Second. Motion has been made and seconded to suspend our rules and take Roman numeral 7, item number one, student advisory council 2024 2025 recap out of order. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. The eyes have it. Miss Barrows. Hello. Before I call up the members, I just wanted to give a thank you to the student advisory council and Miss Mc for a great opportunity to collaborate at monthly meetings. Um, I enjoyed seeing the pride they have in their school and motivated to get in their pairs opinions and inspire the younger grades. Good luck to all the seniors in your next chapter. I know you will all do amazing and successful things. And
018I'll make a motion to call up our student advisory council to present their report. Second. Second. Motion has been made by Miss Barrow, seconded by Miss Cornelio to uh invite our student advisory council before us. All those in favor? I all those opposed. The eyes have it. Uh, welcome everyone. You want to start? Um, good afternoon. My name is Wayne Antonio. Um, I am attending New York University in the fall and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to be part of the student representative council and I am um grateful to have this opportunity to speak to you guys and to spend the year doing this. Thank you. My name is Kelly Sfort and I will be attending Tus University in the fall. I just wanted to give a great thanks to everybody here
019for being so welcoming. It was a little um scary, you know, being in this position, but everybody made it just so much better and um I learned a lot watching you all and I will carry all the things that I've learned um to my next chapter. So, thank you guys very much. Good evening. My name is Trayvon Carrington. Um, I will be attending uh Bunker Hill Community College in which I would then transfer uh to Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island to study culinary arts. Um, and hopefully come back here and be an educator um, and also potentially have a business. Um, but being on this council really meant a lot to all of us. I think we can be I think I could be a testament for everyone sitting here. Um, just being
020able to develop certain things and to have certain conversations about what is going on in our district and what better things that we can do and how we can listen to our peers really shows our true values and what we actually stand for being resilient, being innovative, being self-aware, empowered and service-minded. So, I thank you all for the opportunity and I uh thank my uh thank my co- uh my peers or I should say my peers um for being on this journey with me. Thank you. I'd like to just I just like to mention that the the folks that are before you are re wearing red, white and blue cords and in ceremony a little bit earlier before this uh broadcast u member Baros presented the cords which is a significant step um in our
021academic regalia. So they can choose to wear those cords which is a signal of their commitment to uh the student government association student advisory council. And I'd like to also acknowledge Miss McWills who Miss McWilliam who has been an advisor, a mentor and a friend to our students, providing them with, you know, lots of good things to help them become the people that they have become in the Ever Public Schools. So, thank you, Miss McWill, for always being there for our students. And to three wonderful uh young men and women who are going to go from Everett High School and represent us in those respective colleges, and they're going to know they're from Everett because they're coming prepared and ready. And I thank them for their commitment to the school too. [Applause] Make a motion
022to excuse our guests with customary thanks. Second. Motion has been made and seconded to excuse the student advisory council. Uh thank you for appearing before us today. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Thanks. I make a motion to return to the regular uh order of business. Motion has been made by Mr. Barrow, seconded by uh Miss Cristiano to return to the regular order of business. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Mr. Superintendent. Roman numeral six, report of the superintendent. Item number one is the superintendent's update. And um with your indulgence, I'll try to go through the many events um that I'd like to report on that have either occurred already or will be occurring in the next few days. Um of course, the school
023year uh will reach its summit this coming Wednesday, June the uh 4th, where more than 530 seniors will walk across the stage in Veterans Memorial Stadium here in Everett and graduate from Everett High School. We are looking forward to, of course, a memorable evening, and right now it looks like a dry evening for our students, families, and distinguished guests. The ceremony begins, as uh Miss St. Fort mentioned, at 6:00 p.m. sharp. It will be an extra special evening, though, for Miss Babcock and Miss Baros, who will be in attendance as school committee members, and more importantly, as parents of students that will be crossing that stage. So, a lot of time energy goes into preparing for graduation. people from and throughout our district uh work in uh various ways to make that evening a success
024from city departments along with our own school department personnel. And so we have a lot to celebrate which will be on Wednesday, June the 4th. And again, great weather and great students to recognize. And you heard from three of them this evening. Uh last week many of the school committee members attended the e-club banquet which was held in um Lynfield at Spanelli's where the e-club awarded nine scholarships to ever high school graduating seniors and presented eight additional awards to outstanding student athletes. Uh, we also had a featured speaker that evening, Pat Bradley, who was a Crimson Tide graduate and a University of Arkansas basketball legend who really did speak very passionately about the people he grew up with here in Everett and all of his coaches and educators who uh helped him on his way
025to a path of success in athletics. Um, it certainly was an enjoyable evening and I know that all of you join me in uh wishing the best for our students. again just one of those many um programs and ceremonies that u kind of kick off the the season of of uh graduation time and uh that was just a wonderful event and I wanted to thank the e-club for their continuous commitment to our students year after year both financially and with connections that they help our students make beyond uh beyond those programs. We also had um honor society events as well last week. It was a very busy week. On May the 21st and May the 22nd, the World Languages Department um hosted Spanish, Italian, and Latin honor society induction programs. Um new members actually recited
026to the society um and the seniors who were present with their oath of office and again received chords much like the chords that you see on the three uh folks that joined us this evening. 38 Everett High School students were recognized for receiving also the Massachusetts State Seal of Biiteracy in one or or some cases two foreign languages. And this is really a distinction that Everett is so proud to um call out and recognize. I mean 38 students that have um this language discipline beyond the English language and uh that ceremony really um helped capture the energy, excitement and the talent of our young folks. On the 22nd of May, as I mentioned, there was two events. Everett High School had their chapter of the National Honor Society, and we had 49 students who were
027inducted into the National Honor Society. And this is really an organization that's been along and around since um back in the early 1900s, about 1921. And the pillars of that society, you will be scholarship is service and leadership and character. So the students that are inducted had to exhibit um not only scholarship but service, leadership and character. And again they also were recognized uh with the chord the ceremonial chord of the national honor society which once again they're invited to wear during um their graduation program as a sign of their excellence in in our system. Um so I also wanted to thank the staff of the school department who worked to make that evening or both evenings quite nice. uh be between uh gathering folks and putting uh a nice program together, recognizing students, making
028the stage look uh very warm and welcoming. And I'd like to specifically call out the work of our department head Andrea Tringali, the faculty members, Julianne Mack, Mary Giodano, Kathy Katherine Tachi, and Sharon McKinnis for hosting the language honor society ceremony, and the National Honor Society advisers were Kelly Nommen and Stephanie Dioro. So, I want to thank them publicly because a lot goes into those planning for those evenings and qualifying our students for the awards. Many of you may have seen uh that I was invited uh to the uh junior prom through a prom proposal which was new to me uh where I was um I guess surprised on last week and invited to the junior prom by Emma Perry Grizzell Pena Lindseay Paul Isabella Bacho Bachello excuse me and Casey Martinez. Um so they
029delivered the prom proposal to me in person and I did attend with the students at um on Friday May 30th. Over 200 almost 250 students um were in attendance. This was probably one of our largest attendant attended junior proms in recent history. And again uh the district made a commitment to help support the prom so that it wasn't on the backs of our students. So we're able to reduce the price of those tickets so that every student who wanted to attend could attend. And as I said, we had really the largest um attendance in recent years. And again, thank you to the advisers and our dean um Randy Bedro and others who supported the event. Our SRO's were in attendance. Uh a great time was had by all. We have good kids every day and
030every evening. I also want to congratulate Miss Norberg. She is a teacher um at the Whittier School. She was named a semi semi-finalist in the Massachusetts state teacher of the year program. Miss Norberg is a 19-year veteran of our school district. She teaches 8th grade civics as I mentioned at the Whittier School. She is also uh the Ever Teachers Association Whittier School building representative. She was nominated for this award by teacher Kylie Coffee and 8th grade, excuse me, K through8 social studies coordinator Marina Mclofflin, who wrote a significant letter of um support and recommendation and nomination supported by uh Principal McLucas and materials provided by staff at the Whittier School. This is really a great designation and uh we're so happy to have um one of our folks um Lisa receive this uh a recognition
031um for the district. So uh we really do appreciate um her excellence in teaching and it's as I said been recognized. This um program is supported by Desi Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and um it's not every year that we get to have that honor. So, I want to thank uh again Miss Norberg and the staff who nominated her. Um, not to be out name outdone, but Mr. Linda Verie, many of you know, is our our part-time so soccer coach, but he is a um a teacher here at Ever High School in the science department. He received an honory an honory, excuse me, he was honored at the 2025 Latino educator who shines awards ceremony last week at the state house. Um this is a awards program is sponsored by the um organization Latinos
032for Education. He was selected amongst hundreds of nominations. I'd like to also recognize our own state representative who supports the nomination um by submitting it on behalf of the district and um he was awarded and recognized as I said in the ceremony. So when you think about our folks and I've tried to bring them to your attention, we've had um several of our staff recognized um here in the state and certainly beyond. So we have a lot to be proud of in Everett and the staff each and every day do things that are stellar, but some staff get an opportunity to be recognized individually and Mr. Landerie and Miss Norberg are two of those people. Last uh week, again, very busy week. Last week we were at the uh multi-chamber breakfast which featured our great
033lieutenant governor um who spoke um to members of the chambers of commerce. I was joined by many members of the um school committee along with some staff from the district uh to listen to go Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll who talked about the history of the Commonwealth and the chapters yet to be written about the good things that can happen in under the leadership of the Healey um Driscoll uh team at the state house. I'd also like to thank one of our business partners, if you will, Mr. Dennis Catalo of Catalo Ambulance. You may know that Katalo ambulance is very instrumental in our health pathways program. Uh they are totally committed to the success of our students and provide a lot of staff and they uh they too get recognized by us here at the high
034school at a lunchon that was held actually about three weeks ago at the Crimson Cafe in which all the pathway students were honored along with our business partners and Canaldo Ambulance is one of those great business partners. Um recently the um Attorney General Campbell issued a release called Know Your Rights. It was a guide designed to help immigrant families and communities understand their rights and basic legal framework for US immigration and customs enforcement actions. A lot of us have heard a lot of things in the past several weeks and in order to keep our families informed. There are many entities in government that help support good information and we try to disseminate it. I'd also like to thank the partnership uh once again of Mr. uh Almeida Baros who always provides us with good and
035fast information out of the state house so we can turn it on to our families. So thank you very much uh Mr. Barrow for doing that. We have posted that on our website and we have made it available to our guidance and other staff to provide to families who seek counsel from us along with our social workers and and other guidance staff. We also had a future educator signing day much like you do um in sports teams. Uh we did that here at at the at the library and uh Mr. uh Trayvon Carrington was one of those uh participants who would like to be a future teacher in Massachusetts and we always encourage each of our students that move along in these uh signing ceremonies to consider coming back to Everett. So you heard it
036first here. He said he was coming back to be a teacher here in Everett. Um he was joined by 23 other young people who signed to say they were making a commitment in their college career to uh work on a degree towards teaching. And I did say to each and every one of them I would love them to come back like Rodney Lindervery who I just mentioned. Rodney uh grew up here in Everett, graduated at Everett High School, came back, is a an extraordinary science teacher, um and is at almost every extracurricular activity supporting our our young people. So hopefully the 24 that I saw this past week will do do the same. And um finally uh the Massachusetts, excuse me, the Ever Teachers Association held a reception for teachers and staff uh recently at
037the Mount Hood Golf Course. And this year we have 20 individuals that have announced their retirement for this school year. And uh we we attended that as part of the administration, but it it is run by the Ever Teachers Association leadership in which each of the retirees um had a very nice uh paragraph or two really written about them from staff at their respective schools. We had several um retiring here from Everett High School and uh they're invited with family and friends. So it was a very heartwarming uh goodbye to colleagues and friends and longtime educators in many cases. So, we wish them the best in their retirement and uh look forward to welcoming um some new educators. As you know, we've been very successful in our recruitment efforts to bring um replacement teachers and
038staff to the district. We've offered uh folks job opportunities now for the upcoming school year. will continue to be sure that our school classrooms are staffed with appropriate and well-trained and hopefully um well experienced staff to support the needs of our district and to be leaders in education. Uh we've made a very concerted effort um to recruit folks from all across the district, of all walks of life, of all ethnicities, and we believe that we will have a yet stronger um educated community starting in the fall as we wind down uh this school year. We're already looking forward to next. And I want to thank all of you um for all of your individual support and collective support as we move uh through the conclusion of this year at each of your places and of
039course for the audience. Uh we do have some highlights from the district some of which I've mentioned um that also can be found on our website. So, we ask the general public to go to our website and view any of this information along with um today's um flag pride flag raising event that was held at 3:00 in the front of this building at Everett High School. Um Mr. Sean Salazar uh chairs that with Mr. Lent and Miss Pulio from our library coordinator and this is the fourth annual Pride Raising Flag event that we've had at the district. It was very well attended and again supported by uh all of you around this table uh to welcome all of individuals to our schools employees as well as students. So that concludes my uh report madam chair
040and members of the committee. Thank you superintendent Miss Babcock. Um I just wanted to uh through you too uh superintendent Hart. I just wanted to say that um I wanted to just explain to the audience just a tiny bit about the seal of bi literacy so we can think about it in a different way. So the students end up knowing um proving their ability in two languages and when we have a community of students where uh 70% of our students English is not their first language we're we're sort of have to think about it. So the second language that are they're acquiring is actually English and the other languages may have been their first language. I know for me um I my daughter was fortunate enough uh to be one of the students that passed
041um for Spanish and English. English is her first language, Spanish is her second. But I was like, "Wow, look at all these kids." And some of them it's three. It's Portuguese, it's Spanish, it's English, it's Italian, it's Spanish, it's English. So, I just um this opportunity gives our bilingual students a chance to really shine and show that they've acquired a high level of a second language as well. It gives them a new opportunity. So, I I think it's wonderful that we have this in our schools and that that legislation was passed in 2017 by um Sali Dominico to support our students to give them another opportunity to shine. So, I just I wanted to speak on that because I think it's a it's such a great opportunity for our students. Um, I also wanted to
042mention that um, uh, someone I knew went to the, um, hiring fair here and said it was awesome, that it was awesome. They really enjoyed coming and interviewing. They felt welcome. Um, so that's wonderful. Uh, so thank you for having that hiring fair to attract new uh, teachers to our schools and congratulations to our teachers who are retiring and I hope they enjoy their lives. I also want to say thank you to Mr. um Maronei Bados for putting the pride flag raising onto our agenda and for us to all support this to support our our community, our diverse community here, whether it's through languages or whatever aspect of their lives. So, thank you for all of that. Thank you, Miss Babcock. Any further questions for the superintendent? Seeing none, accept the superintendent's report and thank
043him and place on file. Second. Motion has been made and seconded to thank the superintendent uh accept his report and place on file. All those in favor? All those opposed. The eyes have it. Motion has passed. Superintendent, the next order, business. Item number two is acceptance of a $25,000 gift from the Murray Bernstein Charitable Trust. I request favorable action. This is the second ch gift of this charitable trust that this district has received. This will support a summer enrichment program uh for students in the summer band camps that weren't really planned for this summer, but now with this money, we can do that. Make a motion to accept the donation of 25,000 from the Marie Bernstein Charitable Trust. Second. Motion has been made by Miss Cornelio, seconded by Miss Cristiano to accept the $25,000 gift
044from the Murray Bernstein Charitable Trust. Uh, roll call. Mr. Almina Barrows. Yes. Miss Babcar, yes. Miss Barros, yes. Miss Cornelio, yes. Miss Cristiano, yes. Madame Chair, yes. So move 6. 6. Motion passed. Superintendent. The next order of business. Item number three, request approval to rent classroom space at Everett High School to the city of Everett from June 23rd to June 27th. This isn't really uh rent. If you approve this, I'd ask you to wave the fee. It is during the day from 10 to 2 over those several days in which um staff from the city will train supervisors and counselors that'll be working in the uh cityrun program called Crimson Kids Summer Program and they're just going to use the lab and the cafeteria. So, I'd ask you to wave accept this and wave the
045fee. Make a motion to accept the use of the high school for the Crimson uh Kim's uh program and to wave the fee. Second. Motion has been made by Miss Babcock, seconded by Miss Cornelio to rent classroom space at Ever High School to the city of Everett from June 23rd to the 27th, 2025 and wave the fee. Bro call. Mr. Ali Baros, yes. Miss Babcock, yes. Miss Baros, yes. Miss Cornelio, yes. Miss Cristiano, yes. Madam Chair, yes. So move 6. 6. Motion passed. Superintendent. Item number four, acceptance of a grant in the amount of $137,583 from the Boston University Consortium. I'm asking for favorable action. This was just for supplies. Um Lisa Norberg, the lady I mentioned a little bit earlier, um on behalf of her eighth grade team at the Whittier School, they have
046um had an executive functioning program in which they um really created BA uh binders and um decided what is important and they made a a full binder through the course of of the year. And this was just to cover supplies. It was just a a very small uh way of um reimbursing the city. But I just ask you to accept the actual $1375.83. Make a motion to accept $1,37583 from the Boston University Consortium Council. Second motion made by Miss Cornelio, seconded by Miss Babcock to accept the grant in the amount of $1,375.83 from the Boston University Consortium Council. Uh, roll call. Mr. Alita Baros. Yes, Miss Babcock. Yes, Miss Barrows. Yes, Miss Cornelio. Yes, Miss Cristiano. Yes, Madame Chair. Yes. So, move 6. 6. Motion passed. Superintendent. Item number five, acceptance of a $10,000 gift
047to the Albert Parlin School from Prodigy. I'd ask you to accept this gift. These funds were awarded to the Parland School for the school's successful and robust participation in the National Prodigy Math Competition. The funds will be used to purchase technology related items for the pilain only and an effort is going to be undertaken with the school and the students and staff there with our chief technology officer to purchase the right equipment that would support the work at the pile. Um this is the Palin has participated in this and it's kind of a gradual award and it's based on the number of math problems that students um complete successfully at the school in a given year and their items are submitted to the national prodigy math competition and our pile placed eighth in the nation.
048So they awarded $10,000. So I'd ask you to accept the $10,000 and purchases and technology will be made according to that gift. Motion accept the $10,000 gift to the Albert Parland School from Prodigy. Second. Motion has been made by and seconded to accept the $10,000 gift to the Albert and Parland School from Prodigy. Roll call. Mr. Almeida Baros. Yes. Miss Babcock, yes. Miss Baros, yes. Miss Cornelio, yes. Miss Cristiano, yes. Madam Chair, yes. So move 6. 6. Motion passed. superintendent, the next door. I I failed to tell you that they finished completing 186 2011,000 math problems successfully out of 210,000. So that's pretty good. I just wanted to give you the enormity of what they've done. Miss Babcock, I just want to say that Prodigy is an incredible program. And I know that maybe Miss
049St. Fort had actually done Prodigy at the Lafayette. I'm not sure if you remember it or not. My daughter was obsessed with it. So much so that she asked to have it to be able to do it over the summertime. It it's a it's an incredible program that's sort of a fun and challenging way for students to solve math problems. Um it's pretty much a math video game, but you're learning something. So it's it's extensive number. So congratulations to the to the kids at the Parland for their effort and congratulations to Prodigy that made something that really makes learning math fun. Mhm. They made math fun. Thank you, Miss Babcock. And congratulations to the parl. The next order of business, item six is acceptance of a three $300 in market basket gift cards from the
050Zanta Club of Chelsea in the Northshore. Now, they give us um a scholarship annually, and a couple of times a year, they provide us with six $50 gift cards to Market Basket for families in the district that are distributed by uh schools based on need. So, I'd ask you to accept that uh favorably. We're also very grateful to Zanta for doing this. Make a motion to accept $300 in market basket gift cards from the Zto Club of Chelsea and North. Second. Motion has been made by Miss Babcock, seconded by Miss Barrows to accept um the $300 market basket gift cards from the Zanto Club of Chelsea and Northshore. Roll call. Mr. Almeida Barrows. Yes. Miss Babcock. Yes. Miss Barrows. Yes. Miss Cornelio? Yes. Miss Cristiano? Yes, madame chair. Yes. So move 6. 6. Motion passed.
051Superintendent. The next order of business. We're at Roman numeral 7 now. We're going to go to item two where we took item one out of order. Items submitted by school committee members. Item two is an endorsement of House Bill 2932, which is an act relative to benefits for teachers, and Senate Bill 1884, an act relative to teacher retirement election, offered by Miss Cristiano. Miss Cristiano. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Um and to my my colleagues, um just in 2001, Massachusetts introduced retirement plus which allows teach teachers to retire a little earlier if they increase the amount they contributed to their pension to 11% of their salary. teachers hired um earlier had the op option to select to join retirement plus when it was enacted through an often confusing process. However, some teachers never received an enrollment
052form where others were told they had been enrolled already only later learning that they were not. Uh the uh division of administrative law appeals has made it clear that legislation is needed to fix this uh problem. And this bill will provide for our teachers that aren't already in retirement plus an opportunity to opt into retirement plus teachers um who are not obviously enrolled right now in retirement plus. Now, it also requires a buyback from the teacher that is equal to the difference between their past contrib contribution rate and the 11% contribution rate which will be paid to their retirement system prior to retirement. And again, it increases the pension comp contribution rate to 11% of this salary. Um all I'm asking um is to support I I would hope this body would unanimously um endorse
053this along with myself in giving the opportunity to some of our longest serving public school teachers an opportunity now to buy into the retirement plus. I think you know this is uh budget neutral. I mean, we just uh you know, we had negotiations with uh our MTA and I think we showed them how much we care about them and this is I think a a profound way to say we value you. We value you so much. So, I'd ask uh for favorable action and if if so inclined, people would join me in being a co-sponsor of this legis that would go to our mass and state senate. I will co-sponsor you. Thank you. as a me may I speak on the matter as a member of the MTA and in the process of doing a
054buyback. Um this this gives um this gives I'm I'm in the the same I I don't know how but we I am in the same union. This gives teachers the opportunity. It is no cost to it's it's up to them to decide to choose this retirement plus and be able to opt into it. And then the buyback basically is they calculate how much you would have to pay per week or monthly as you get paid. um how much you would need so you can retire at a slightly earlier date if that be your choosing. So I'm fully in support of it. Yes, I am also. So would you all um if I could would you all uh Yes, ma'am. all co-sponsor this. I'd like to make a motion that the entire body join me in
055co-sponsoring this legislation and moving for favorable action. Second. Motion has been made and seconded for favorable action to the uh house and senate with the letter saying that the ever school committee proudly supports our teachers. Motion has been made and seconded for favorable action to endorse the H2932 an act relative to benefits for teachers and S 1884 an act relative to teacher retirement election. um co-sponsored by the entire um Everett School Committee body and a letter of endorsement and support sent to the House and Senate. And by the way, I know that Senator D. Dominico is once again working his magic over there. Um and uh just wanted to mention that as well. We'll do a roll call on that. Mr. Almeida Baros, yes. Miss Babcock, yes. Miss Baros, yes. Miss Cornelio, yes. Miss Cristiano,
056yes. Madame Chair, yes. So move 6. So move. Motion passed. Superintendent. The next order of business. Roman numeral 8, subcommittee reports. Item one, finance and negotiation subcommittee of Monday, May 19th, 2025. Madam Chair, Miss Cruiano, I'd like to um submit bills and payroll in the amount of 2 million. should wave and accept and place on file because we're on Make a motion to wave and put the place on record. Sorry, I was ahead of you all. You see that? That was me last week. Make a motion to wave. I'd like to make a motion uh that we uh wave the reading of the finance negotiation subcommittee meeting of May Monday uh May 20th, 2025 and place it on file. Second motion made and seconded. Oh yes. to accept first. Do we accept and bottom five?
057As you can see, it's a senior moment for me. Third time's a charm. Motion has been made and seconded to accept the finance and negotiation subcommittee report for Monday, May 19th, 2025 and place on file. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. Superintendent, the next order of business, Roman numeral nine, bills and payroll. Madame Chairman, you're ready. I'd like to submit bills and payroll in the amount of 2,57,484.92. Second the motion. Motion has been made and seconded to submit bills and payroll in the amount of 2,57,484.92. Roll call. Mr. Almeita Barrows, yes. Miss Babcock, yes. Miss Barrows, yes. Miss Cornelio, yes. Miss Cristiano, yes. Madam Chair, yes. So move 6. So move. Miss Christristiano, I'd like to make a motion to pay bills and payroll in the amount of 2,57,484.92. Second.
058Motion has been made and seconded to pay bills and payroll in the amount of $2,57,484.92. Roll call. Mr. Almeida Baros? Yes. Miss Babcock? Yes. Miss Barrows? Yes. Miss Cornelio? Yes. Miss Cristiano? Yes. Madame Chair? Yes. So move 6. So move. Motion passed. Superintendent. Roman numeral 10, unfinished business. There is none before you this evening. Roman numeral 11, new business, none. Roman numeral 12, there are no hearings. Roman numeral 13, there are no matters for executive session. Roman numeral 14, adjournment. Make a motion to adjurnn. Second. Motion has been made by Mr. Barrows and seconded by Miss Barrows to adjurnn. All those in favor? All those opposed? The eyes have it. We have adjourned at 7:13. Thank you everyone. Thank you. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music]