001are glad you're here and thank you for joining us in the 18th of the We will begin with roll call Beginning with me, board member Todd McKe, superintendent. >> Thank you for being here. Roger. States of America. Our mission is to educate. First on our agenda, we have is Julie Miner. Will beented by Okay. All right. For recording purposes because it is so fun, but which is so exciting. Yes. I have to say in all my 28 years about it for like four months. It's amazing. This woman absolutely deserves this recognition. She helps everybody. She reaches out and she volunteered to be to reach out to teachers and say, "Hey, if there's anything I can do to help check with me if you need it like she actually watching somebody class and watch how she
002interacts with her first It's got lots of fun thoughts that you'll know your worth teachers classified staff and I think my favorite one is So I love but I did want to say the book is that is the perfect book for her. She is profession she was supposed to be in. Not only hopefully for the next 10, 20 years of your career to be our district teacher of the year. [Applause] Let's go. Julie, can we have here with Julie stand up please? Thank you for being here. We appre a group in one building. Okay. next week. If you are the moment to leave because please for Okay, we are moving on to our and we have public hearing. secondary DLI and they we recognize both need public input because they both have deadlines. um asking
003for the on DLI first. So, um about DLI, Andrea Linton, Addie Cran, Cranial Pod or what? Your turn to uh your comments will please be respectful when you each of you will have Jared will put the and how much time you have remaining. We will begin with Scott and uh please know public input. my thoughts tonight. I currently have a junior of the school district sent on Friday, August items related to the dual language immersion tone for those two topics. Facilities advisory committee as opposed to as part of this program for grades 9 through 12. It has been my understanding over the past DLI from ridge line to stud on August 7th one week preition. I find no prior transition plan and not made a at the March 7th for responses from parents with children.
004The results were rgeline 4% also asked my Cash 19 Southision a currently successful program to that is running the programable decision to sustain a successful Next we have Jenny, thank you for letting me share my thoughts. Um Spanish, so I kind of have both sides loves it. speak Spanish every single day. Um, I'll have two. I also have nieces and nephew. We just can't make it work. We'll have to pull from the but it's too difficult to make it work. Thank you. Thank you. I live in Providence. For years, I spent two and a half hours and too farart because the schools will be far away at some point. Kids waiting outside in the dark. Kids walking miles while I break down. There's no bus. No one neighborhood wanted to drive to Heritage in the
005program, which means multiple schools who work who can't instead of expanding it. Elementary School must also be near Mountain Crest must be close at Nibi Middle. There has to be a compromise. French families already benefit from a pass. Thank you. [Applause] Hi, I'm in eighth grade. I love being part of DI learning when the schools are far from home and We can hear you better, please. [Laughter] I spent hours in the car. My mom couldn't because by the time we finally got home, there wasn't much time left. want to continue at DI outside of the boundaries. Won't you tell like said when you are young they assume you and it separates friends away from the program. Please think of us can succeed. Thank you. We have Jeffrey. Good evening. My name is Amanda Jeffrey. four
006are in the Spanish immersion. Before our move, my children began Because of this we settled in nibly elementary with two of my children there 5 days a week and remains at South Cash schools every day. Both my deeply we want them to continue school. This would allow extracurricular activities. Maintaining the programs that children can succeed academic you time and consideration. have Holmes. Good evening in this GLI program at and we a part of this program for the past 12 years. The My other children may not have committ considering how to make DL equine to mountainrest was an August 7th study session. John, that is not what we were discussed all the options of where Spanish students. You have shown your second, fourth, sixth, and eighth grade. because they won't have the transportation when she grows
007up. It would break my heart. Registration coming up in January abrupt changes concerning deal like changed to me. What can language at the new Nibi Middle School and um invite you to Thank you, Heather. Am I saying that? My name is Addie Cranial that are in the program and there's option for the secondary path that you've already heard. um significantly benefited. Thank you. for our public input. Next we have input for that list is Jenny. So Jenny please come up. We live in my kids have gone to Lincoln. In the little bubble that would Cash County. I love me a little um that um grades three and understand but I effort and the time and the planning that has gone And to feed those middle hands, you're pulling a bubble of tears to pull them
008out. the corresponding middle school reasons. I'd love to hear them certain reasoning for creating paradise and Avon having um I just I really wish that there was the growth has been crazy and that's hard to do that of kids from Hyram is going to be just consider not having a band. Thank you. >> Thank you. My issue feels smaller mountain area on that changes happening but we are being of Um, everyone our students know and for Creek as well as countless and I like they are being ripped from to taken away from that little bubble the reasoning behind some of the lower part of your time. elementary boundaries with three young kids. Many of my neighbors want um thoughts and opinions about numbers across the schools and planning. First, my neighborhood is still divided for
009kids growing up separated from friends. and systems on top of it. Friendships challenging stage of life. Even though buses will pass right, longer bus rides means less bullying. My child has only opportunity for that problem to I also worry about the one years. If kids are moved further families, children deserve consistent. Lastly, when my kids were, we felt We felt the isolation and difficulty to make those connections they see play in and please minimize bus times instead of incre their friends and their community. Thank you. So, we appreciate the public input portion of our