001Oh yeah, that's right. It is, isn't it? >> I call the meeting of South Board of Education together at what time? >> 6:34. May we stand for the pledge of allegiance? I aliance 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. >> I'm not sure if he's coming or not, but Misha's going to take the uh minutes. Would you please call the role? >> Anthony Johnson, >> present. >> Lorie Hicks, >> present. >> Amanda Flesher, >> present. >> Early present. Shirley Calvin, >> present. >> Daniel and Cheryl are absent today. This is probably Daniel. >> No, it's not. Okay. All right. Next item on the agenda is approval of agenda. Are there any corrections? There are
002no corre corrections to the agenda. The agenda will be as written. Next item on the agenda is superintendent comment communication. Mr. Bar. >> Thank you, Madam President. Many thanks are in order to Bart Malow, TMP architecture as well as Leole planners as our building renovations that are taking place uh this summer are quickly coming together and we are very much looking forward to seeing the excitement of staff and students upon the return for the upcoming school year and can't wait for students, staff, families to see the updated renovations and also special thanks are in order for uh the success uccessful planning and hosting of our very first experience with summer discovery, which was our summer school program. And thanks to the many efforts from our teaching staff, as well as our curriculum instruction and assessment
003director, Miss Amy Davidson, uh Porsche Flowers, uh Kyla Paige, Lisa Hughes, Tyler Kirkindall, and Joy Burks for all of their efforts, which were simply innumerable when we think about um their efforts in connecting South Redford students to the outstanding summer learning opportunities that just concluded on Friday. and so much so uh it concluded with a capstone event with um several fun activities at both thirsten as well as over at Adams and uh to see the learning that took place this summer and to see um the learning gains that occurred because of the efforts of those that I just mentioned and uh to see the excitement and talk with the students um myself as well as board member were there uh was pretty impressive. So many thanks to all of their efforts for making that possible
004and bringing that program to South Credit. So >> all right >> and that concludes my communication this evening, Mr. President. >> Next item on the agenda is board communications. Do I have any >> to the chair? >> Yes, >> just one. Um Saturday is National Night Out at the community center from 12 to 3. >> It's free. Okay. 12 to 3. All righty. >> Yes. >> Um I have some that I would like to present. In view of that we're working on our mission and vision to stay in line with the district. I would also like the board to complete some of the work that has been incomplete for the last year, two years. >> How about the >> I could believe that too. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Which would be the um board
005evaluation and the policy meeting. Um, I have a communication on next Wednesday. Is it the 27th of That's not >> It's Wednesday after next. The 2, >> the 27th. the 22nd of August. Um, I received my president's award and Don is coming to present that to us and I'm inviting the board members to come in the cabinet. >> Thank you. And I believe that's at 3:00 >> 3 to 3 >> on Wednesday, August 27th. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next item on the agenda is comments from the audience. Are there any topics related to the agenda? There are none. Next item on the agenda is consent agenda. Do I have a board member willing to adopt the consent agenda? >> Mer. Yes. I would be willing to adopt the um
006consent agenda. Do I have a support? Support. It's been adopted by Mrs. Hicks and supported by Amanda Flesher. All in favor? >> I. >> Any nays? Zero nays. Five eyes. and six nazs. >> No, no, >> zero. Five eyes and zero nazs. Resolution adopted. >> Next item on the agenda is discuss board mission and vision. Uh that would be Mrs. Amy Gates. >> Good evening everybody. >> Good evening. >> Welcome back to almost the start of the school year. >> That's right. All right. >> Um, a quick little caveat. I know we're here to talk about police and uh, vision and mission, but I just wanted to echo um, Jason's comments about summer discovery. Um, hopefully we'll have an opportunity to come talk to you about that later in the fall. Um, but some of
007the people I'm going to introduce to you today also had an integral role and if it weren't for all the the involved staff, teacher leaders, etc., uh it was quite a big undertaking but super exciting and I think to quote one of them they said incredibly fun so um in addition to learning so uh it gave a lot of students wonderful opportunities so we thank we're thankful that we had the opportunity to do so uh so tonight uh we have an opportunity to have a bit of a work session together um we can talk about all the documents that are in front of you and things like that um they'll be sort of working documents and ability to use but you know we're going to make sure we have an opportunity opportunity, excuse me, to
008be engaged uh together. But first, I'm going to introduce you to the team because as we get going into some of the work together, they're also going to lead the work. So, um I'll start with Nadia Mlet who you know as our data coordinator who spent traveling international as well as working on the back end. Um secondary curriculum coordinator and coach Alisa Nagel who filtion. She has been instrumental in some of the assessment success with summer discovery, some fun and some less fun, but it's okay. We got done with the grant required um thanks to her help and others. And Rachel Wicker, um our tier three behavior coach working with our K12 families, students, and teachers. So, we're grateful to have all of them here tonight. Okay. So, it's been a minute since the board
009has had an opportunity to really revisit uh who you are and why you're here. And so, we're going to try to guide you through some of that work tonight um based on some of the best organizations that are out there and other work that you've done together. Let me highlight a little bit about what you have in front of you because I see a lot of paper shuffling happening and I know how that can feel when you're editing. It's like what is this? Um you should have first of all the slide deck which is large. So what you're seeing on the display you have um it's just you know an 8 and 1 half by 11 size and that's because that's what Google does. They don't make it any smaller. Um so that's one piece
010you have. The other thing you have that uh several of the team members will get into with you is a companion document. We thought it would be helpful for you to have an opportunity. So, you're going to be using this like with your pen uh to stop, think, guide you through some of the steps, and then have an opportunity to discuss. So, that's the one with the colored pictures kind of on the front of it. It's underneath your other set of documents, I believe. And then you have probably three other pieces of paper there. One is the district's strategic plan um for its vision and uh mission um that we did with as you know, guidance of MESB and the strategic plan. Again, that's for the entire school district as well as um the beliefs
011and vision from the strategic plan. And then that other colored copy is the board's previous work, okay, that has been done in the previous strategic plan. So those are all kind of tools that are there for you. Okay? Any questions about the stuff? Okay. All right. Just want to make sure you're feeling okay with it. So before we get working together, um we compiled a few working agreements andor norms. Certainly you have some that you work and live by. These should really be able to help us move the work forward. So we've got to kind of kind of step into it. Um these five pieces which I'm not going to read to you are also lifted and a reminder of in the 23 hello >> the 2324 school year uh you had an opportunity yes
0122324 school year to meet Parasio Sanchez and Herasio came and talked to all our staff a couple times as well as buildings about how we use our brains and how we can move forward with our brain work to be successful. That's where these working agreements come from, including being engaged, right? Communicating, communicating well with one another um and among the group and just putting your brain into the work. Okay? So, if you take a minute, just take a look at those and see if you have any concerns or questions about it. I'm guessing not work. So, what's our purpose tonight? Tonight is not about I'll go right with it. What it's not. It's not about creating a document with every perfect word done and all set to go that we're ready to paste on a
013wall. It will be something you're welcome in wanting to live with and might be able to adjust, but tonight is really to get the thinking and the brain work going first uh to get you there. Really kind of opening your mind. It's specifically for the board to be able to articulate what they believe. First, you'll have an opportunity to think about that individually and then an opportunity to combine some of that thinking with the help of the team and then eventually apply those. Tonight is also an opportunity to communicate and think about what do we want the south what do you want the South Redford School Board of Education to become what is the long vision what do we want to become and then lastly is also to consider that's where we get into mission
014why does the school board of education exist this school board of education and based on this school board why we exist what is it what is the work that we need to do that eventually will lead to your goals that the goals won't be tonight >> okay so it just takes takes a little time to get there you have the strategic planning documents like I said some of them in front of you specifically the mission and vision as well as the board's work from many years ago I believe 2017 um so there should be some alignment there and those that's a good good set of documents to reference or think about as you're thinking. And then also just to remind you that all of these are a live document. It can be changed. No one
015says because you ask this to print to make a banner that it doesn't have to that can't change. I'm just giving an example. I think people have been in this room before. So because it's really should be something that's lived out. Okay. Moving on. Also in 2023, whoever was on the board during that time and some of you may not have been yet, I believe, or um just having an opportunity to get introduced to the board. The board of education also had an opportunity to work with Dr. William Weber and the Michigan Leadership Institute and he met with all of you along with Dr. Sorry, with Joe Joanna Joanna Joanna. Thank you. I was trying to remember her first name. I always forgot. and to really share with you and get you thinking about what
016makes successful organizations and high functioning organizations, not just schools and school districts, but what makes high functioning organizations. And he compiled a lot of the research uh to have you consider that as your board work moves forward. Here's some of the things he said. Successful organizations work hard at relationships. Okay, we certainly know that's part of South Redford's strategic plan and as a board need to think about what that means for you among you and maybe beyond you. Successful organizations build trust. They operate on positive presupposition. And if we go back and think about the working agreements, one of the things that that stated in there from Harasio was the idea that we we're thinking through solutions. We don't proverate on the problems. We can address the problems but we move forward. And I don't
017know what happened there. Got a little cut off for some reason. Something about the display. Um successful organizations live a greater good culture. So even though I may feel a certain way individually, what is the purpose again of the organization and how for the greater good can we come to consensus about how we move forward and what's our culture to do so? Those top three are really the biggest that we'll be using tonight in terms of beliefs and vision and mission. But there were three others he mentioned too. They're down here, I think. There we go. It's weird how it's all spaced out all of a sudden, >> isn't it? Right. It was just it was just fine in my computer, you know. Um stay disciplined, right? So certainly when a group, a grade level
018team, a school district and a private organization or a board of education sets goals eventually, we need to stay the course, right? We need to make sure we're focused on those goals, which again will be later. We measure them. Um there's lots of different ways you can do that, not just for example, state assessments. Oh, good fit. And then ultimately we continue to utilize continuous improvement. So those three are also very critical to successful organizations and will continue to be the work that you do as you set goals and as hopefully my department and others come back to you, let you know how we're doing and what we need to do to continuously improve. Okay. So, at this point in time, I'm speaking of continuous improvement, even though we're going to focus on trust and
019beliefs and all this, I'm going to turn it over to Nadia Mlin um who helps us with a lot of that continuous improvement data, and she's going to guide you through it's time to think about uh getting engaged um our beliefs. Okay. >> Okay. So, just want you to take a minute to think about um this board. What do you guys believe? What are your belief? What are your values? And what are your beliefs? So, I want you to take a moment to look at the pictures on the screen and think about which picture represents what you value the most about serving on the board of education for health record. So, I just want you to take a minute to kind of look at those pictures and just think about it. Now, I'd like you
020to turn to a partner and discuss with your partner which picture represents again what you value most about serving on the board of education for South Rford and then we're going to ask you to share. So, we take a minute or two to >> so on your companion document too, you have a space where you can jot down that thinking too. >> So, there's six of you. like you're showing me a picture of kids. >> We got some hands on the wall. >> Yeah. Somebody look like they rocky with their hands. >> You have to pick one of these. >> Probably pick this one cuz you know when birds fly like that >> so they can take I like one of the things I do like. Okay. There we go. >> Oh yeah. What's the
021run with the people hands on? Is >> that what I mean? Working together to move. >> Okay. >> I don't really know what this guy's doing. >> A little rocky pose there. >> Good. [Music] This could also be achieving >> reaching your goals. started raining about. >> Okay. They say that they started working on the >> which decisions decisions, right? I will say from my experience of being on the board of education for seven years at a private school, I would say the top right I'll hands on back. >> That's the only way and the top the top left. >> You said that. >> Okay. You get partial credit C++. >> Yeah. It's not an A. >> You passed. >> Okay. So, I'm going to ask you guys to share out as a as a
022team. >> Team work. Next to work. Y >> Yeah, that's what I was going to say. The one with the >> You're good. Okay. >> Teamwork. Teamwork. >> Teamwork. >> Yep. Go ahead. >> That's one I was saying. >> Teamwork. Or I could go with the geese and just say, you know, the flock when the front one gets tired, he drops back and another one takes the lead. >> Sharing the load kind of. >> Yeah. So the one with the hands on the tree or log what does that represent >> to to put myself for myself it represents all hands on deck in order to move forward >> everybody has to take a part in be part of it as a team >> can't be done by one person alone >> right >> and everyone
023brings their expertise you to any organization. >> Take a look. >> Thank you. >> Over here, Mishe and I were down here thinking they're trying to knock the tree over. So, we're like, we're not working together for that purpose. >> We know there's a wrong answer. >> There's no there's there's no there's no right answer here. The idea though is to get you thinking about what are your beliefs and values about being on the board of education. >> So as you continue to share in the next minute you could share again. We're capturing what you're saying. Actually Alisa and uh Rachel are back there capturing what you're stating right now so that we can collect the thinking. >> So I'm sorry I'm supposed to like I'm supposed to do this. I don't We supposed to
024raise our hands? >> Just talk. >> Okay, let's talk. >> Talk. So, I'm looking at the pictures and when I think of like our jobs, our responsibility. I just think students, I look for something that kind of shows us caring about students first. And I was just like, I don't see that there. But I think sometimes we get caught up in let's play as a team and do stuff and let's get everyone to vote the same. But are we doing what's best for the kids, for the students? because that's to me is what we should always be doing. Not trying to get consensus, but what's best for the kids, what's best for the students. So, can we I need another picture or something on there? >> Put another one on there. Yeah. Look. >> Yeah.
025>> Because I think sometimes we could be at this table and we could all agree on things because we should agree, but is it really what's best for the students? Mhm. >> And so that's where I always go to when we're sitting here like what does what do the students need above everything else >> because they don't have a choice. They're here because they're trying to learn and we're up here making decisions that may or may not be best for them. So that's to be our number one priority what students need. >> And I think going like to just piggyback off what you're saying is we collaborate. I know we're saying team team, but obviously we're collaborating for the better good of our students, you know, and when everyone brings you bring your expertise to
026the to the board and Amanda brings your expertise and Anthony brings his expertise collaboratively, >> you know, we're we're coming together with a mission that's going to benefit the students in the long run. >> What is the leaf? >> Is the kid the leaf? >> I said, what if the kid was the leaf? >> I was thinking the kid was the leaf. >> The leaf, right? Ask the kid to leave. >> That's what my mind said. >> Okay, >> I can see the kid being the leaf. Okay, thank you. >> I like the ants then. >> Final answer. >> All of the above. >> But let me just say this. Our students should be first and foremost. >> I agree. >> Yes. >> So I would echo that. Yeah. So that's what we value about
027what we do first. Yeah. >> Oh, >> you want it. >> Oh, we we picked the ants and the leaf one in the end, too. And we went a little bit deeper and talked about the hive and how everybody's got their own job working together so that everything works out for the best. >> Okay, we're going to move on to the next slide. Values of a team. I want you to take a moment to think about a past or present team member who embodies what is best about this organization and then name three or four traits that make that person admirable to you. And you do have the companion documents as a reminder to jot it down on that. So, we're going to encourage you, yeah, to take a quiet minute or two and think
028think about who that might be. And you can jot those treats down on your There's a give you guys about another minute to think about it And then you'll ch Okay. Does anyone want to start? >> Sure. Well, although we all have our specialties in what we do here, uh, few people stand out to me. I'll start with Misha. Misha is the 411 of record. She knows everything that goes on at record throughout all these schools and she puts her time in and if you need some information or you get some some advice on something, she got that passed down. I give credit to our president here, you know, given the fact, and I don't want I mean this in the most respectful way, given her age, the things she had to endure and go
029through as a young black woman into what she become now and her drive to continue to get, I'll just say those buttons and those pins she gets, her drive to keep, and she's mastered that and she's gotten things and less time has taken people to get them to take give him years and years to get she's done in the less time. Winston right here, he uh he's kind of our we're kind of coexist with the the kids in the community. Always trying to teach these young men and women how to grow up to be productive people in society whether they play sports or not. just give them something that will take them over the top where they go because college isn't for everyone. Get them into a skill trade and what have you and advice
030and mentorship that we try and provide for these children is some you know hats off to him for that. So if I may Jack Nadia so I think like thank you for that what I heard was like connectedness right connect connectedness to the community in terms of traits right person's connected in some way like to the community um just said something drive right has drive >> right to to grow mentioned and so I'm just trying to think of traits right those traits to to lift out and then Trying to think of the last thing you described. >> Yeah, me mentoring. Great. Thank you. Appreciate that because that's what they're collecting back then. >> Great. Thank you. >> Mine would have been Dr. Weber because he envisioned what our school could be years and years ago.
031He was always thoughtful of what was right in Laurel and how we could improve the system and he was very involved in the schools, very involved in the community, very involved in um like the legislatures. So he's always someone that I've always admired. Okay. >> Past or present team member. So, someone who's been on the board or in cabinet is what we're speaking of. Or I didn't know what that meant by past and present team member. We're speaking board only or >> Yeah. So it could be either or >> or outside because >> it could be someone in another organization you've participated in >> because Yeah, cuz you know came with the Dr. Web. I said, "Well, he wasn't on the the board." So I was like, "Oh, can we go outside for a little
032bit?" Now I'm thinking differently like >> um past or present. >> Yeah, but I thought we was keeping the school board a curveball on trying to say nice things about everybody here and I don't >> You can do that too. >> No. Um, >> but it's also about thinking about those traits. >> Yeah. I think that, and this is person I thought about when we first started doing this, was my college basketball coach. Um, he was very selfless. I mean, he really cared about us as basketball players like to the almost to the detriment of his own family. He was really making sure that we did well and everything like that. But, um, he was another one. He was considerate of us. He knew that we were students, but we also had lives. So he
033understood the the balance of being a college athlete but also our lives outside of that he was demanding of us um at all times you know he wanted us to be great you know to what AJ was speaking about just that thing of you're going to be great I know your situation may not have been great where you came from but here on our campus you're going to do great things um and the last one was um he was determined to make sure we did well the extra mile you know to check on us everything like that so selflessness, considerate, uh, demanding, and determined are things I think about when I think about my college basketball coach. >> Sounds very empathetic. how she changes things. >> I know, but it's okay. >> So, past members,
034I'm going to say Billy Beverly, I met Billy Beverly, her granddaughters came to my daycare center and I wasn't even here yet in Refford. She need to come here and you need to do A, B, and C. It was like that for 10 years. Like for for 10 years, she talked about Southford, you know. was when I finally did move here after Brian came to my daycare center. It's a whole another story, but I did move here and found like a really well put together home feeling community, right? I mean, it's just it was phenomenal, right? Wasn't perfect cuz you know, nothing is, but it was great. So she is my very first mentor who taught me how to think about children as kids first, education second because they you have to reach that child
035in order to teach them anything, >> you know. So, Billy Beverly, Steve Baker, >> who used to debate and argue a lot outside of this table, but he taught me how to look from a third party lens, not just what I see, what everybody else sees or what I think they see, you know. Um, Daniel and AJ are one and the same. So, I said they were steadfast in trying to provide our students with well-rounded childhoods that equals to educational balance. That's what I see when I see them. >> You're got a system going back there. >> I don't want to put words in your mouth. It's your work. But one of the things I heard you say specifically, maybe with regard to board members, maybe specifically >> is she saw some ability to lift
036and help you yourself. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. >> Which that's part of our strategic plan. >> Right. I was more focused on the actual traits than individual people. >> So I just kind of combined all the qualities of people that I admire. So, I put accountability, honesty, dedication, and communication because those are all things that I wish that I was better at, but also that I admire and everybody who who does those things. >> Okay, I guess it's me. >> Your turn, Charlie. >> Okay. Well, first of all, um I'm I guess I've I haven't been in the community. I moved in this community in 2011 and my grandkids were in the school district. And one thing that I can say about AJ, they always talked about him as being their coach and how they
037helped him and made him made them do things that they didn't think they could do. You know, my my grandson was on the football team and he was just a little thing and my granddaughter was a cheerleader. So, I admired that trait because I said, "Okay, uh, Lori, I saw Lori as a different kind of leader because she was the president when I got on the board and I and I just saw her as a different kind of leader." And I said, "Let's see now. Would I do that?" No. But the way she did it was just smooth and you know she had I think a little bit of compassion for the board >> which I don't know if I had that or not but I try to work on that with with the board.
038Daniel. Um, Daniel, I used to talk to Daniel about, you know, you ought to try out try to come on the board, you know, and and I just talked to him and talked to him and he say, >> came up to my house like that driving down the street my visit my yard. Just stop in my front yard. Tell the whole story. Pull him in my front yard. Hey lady, keep moving. But no, go ahead. and and and at the time I didn't know that he was uh basketball. And I said after I found out I I said, "Oh, that's good." Because at one point my granddaughter tried to do basketball, but I told her she was a little prident. Now with Misha, Misha know everything. I would I would call Misha and ask her,
039"Misha, what's so and so or tell me about the PTO or something like that." She would always have an answer to that. and Amanda. I when we first picked Amanda as the uh we appointed her first and when we picked her I said, "Oh, well, she's younger." And I think that sometimes we can learn from young people. But now I don't know if that's true or not, but I do, you know, I I pick students and I pick people that are younger that I feel could men I could mentor them. >> You know, I give you a perfect example. um my missions at my church um they volunte of that group because we didn't have one. And so my first thing was I picked a younger young lady and I'm already mentoring her >> to
040be president because I don't really want want to do that. I just felt that I had I've served my time >> and and I and I like very much to give people an opportunity to do things like Amanda and the in the committee. >> Yeah. So, thank you everyone for sharing sharing and next I'll turn it over to you guys. wisdom. >> She is. >> We're always refining our work. >> A question for the Yeah. Um, so we do we compiled everything that you just spoke to about your beliefs and we have the option to look and reflect on that now or we could keep moving forward and kind of reflect on all of it at the end. Does anyone have any thoughts or preferences? >> Keep moving. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. >> Um,
041hi everyone. I'm Rachel. >> Hello. >> Thank you for having us here. Um, so we just spoke to beliefs and we're going to move into vision. Um, so looking at your companion guide for vision. Um when we think about a vision statement, we're thinking about who we want to be, some of um the core qualities that we envision ourselves as um as an organization. So a vision it's an ideal vision is short, simple and specific and also it motivates. We do have a couple examples from different sectors of vision statements. Um, and what we are going to do, if we can look at, do I have this here? Yes. Go to the next slide. We're going to take a moment to think about as a board, what are you hoping to embody in a year
042and in three years? And maybe it's the same, maybe you have different thoughts. But first, we're going to think about one year from now. What are some core qualities that you would hope to be as a board of education? So you have some space to write and you're kind of completing that sentence. In a year as a board of education we and you're thinking about there too >> thinking about what you want to become. Yep. So these aren't um just to be clear they're not like action statements. They're not like specific things we're doing. They're qualities that you would like to have asked for. Remember, there's no right or wrong answers here. Say that again. So you're you're thinking you do have the strategic plan vision next to you and some examples in the companion
043document. Just thinking about as a board what you want to become. [Music] Okay. And as you are finishing up your thoughts, if you could turn to the person next to you, just like we've been doing, and kind of share what you wrote about in a year, what you're hoping to be as a board of education >> and then we will be sharing out in just a couple minutes. Who's that? In a perfect world, not quite united. In a perfect world, I would hope that here we would be. I don't foresee that happening anytime soon. >> That's what I put. It's a wishful thought. Always wishful thought. 3 years with educate me. [Music] It's no good. If we share out in about one minute, would that be enough time for in one year? >> About one
044more minute. >> Three years will be paving the way for the next board. Six years of serving a long time. When I was first started in one year and then it was four years for the longest time because it's really long. Yeah, the term language has been recruiting to see if they want to come back [Music] and All right, we are going to um come back together and just take a moment to share out what your thoughts were were for one year from now. what you would hope in an ideal world you would be as a board of education that's ready to share and we'll do the same thing where we we'll capture some thoughts as we come forward >> 85% unified >> the board the district the board >> okay >> 85% UFI Okay,
045>> I'll go next because you gonna make us go this way. So, I'm going mix it up. Um, focused on student success. >> That was mine. >> No, it wouldn't. >> You didn't say that. You going to take your kn >> multiple answers. That means it'll turn extra big on the screen. Repeat yourselves. Yeah, >> I had start to become in team and not hold grudges, you know, start more on one board and not six doing it the way they want. Unified. >> Amanda said united. >> Unified. Yes. >> I say start to become >> because it's going to really take time. I think that's just great. >> Um mine was to be committed to the whole child education. which includes academics. >> That was our that was three years. Get get our numbers up.
046>> Well, I hope the whole child is different than his numbers though. >> It's a new thing. >> But it might >> I know it might, but I mean that would be my goal is, >> you know, I didn't have one and I agreed with the >> I'm thinking of it over here somewhere >> which what were what word were you? >> So >> united >> in a nutshell. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> Little little words in there. But I know that takes it it takes effort, >> you know, from everybody. We have to want to even if we don't want to, >> you know what I mean? It has to be it's not about us >> individually. So, >> any other thoughts that we wanted to capture for a year from now?
047Okay. So then the next piece and it may be similar or you might have even larger goals thinking even further ahead in three years from now in an ideal world >> 90%. I love it. Just going 3% up. >> Steady progress. >> There you go. >> Yeah. Get our numbers. >> So in terms of academics or what are your scores? But as so as that's like from the district perspective or really but what as a board I'm wondering how we could capture that as what how you see yourself as a board to make that happen >> just keep making sure we hire teachers that can teach our students. We don't hire the teachers. I said making sure I didn't say Well, what I mean is making sure that Mr. Kenzie does that. I mean, that's
048what he does. >> Yes. But I think he I think I'm not saying he doesn't do a good job. >> I think what you're trying to say is that we we make decisions that will lead >> to the increase of the students. So um decisionoriented, successoriented, >> student education focused in all of our decisions >> so that it can trickle down to >> all the other people. >> Absolutely. >> That's not what I put though. I was just elaborating. I put that in three years because um we have a six-year term and I'm about halfway through mine >> that I'll be at least for myself kind of putting feelers out into the community on who wants to be the next person on board mentoring in the new wave of younger people to serve. >> Yeah,
049>> we got to have that in place. Like I did that >> legacy. >> You stop. Don't you think you not the same? Don't do that. >> No, I I I asked you. I said >> you block my driveway and say, "Hey, come here." That was But okay, Shirley, I'll let you have that in your mind. So >> So now somebody else has got to go block somebody else's driveway to take their spot. >> So join. >> Yeah. tell you guys, I got I got a year >> I got a year and a few months and I'm already trying to get somebody to come on in and take my place. >> Get some of those alumnists, some of those new graduates, tell them to come back. They have the freshest perspective cuz they just got
050out of school. >> Isn't that kind of what I told you when you >> I was like 30 when I came. I'm talking about these 18, 19 year olds. I'm not that young. >> You look pretty young. >> Well, to to some of us, you were young. >> You were really young. >> She's still really young. >> To some of us. >> Could we summarize building and lifting new leadership? >> Yes. >> Empowering. Don't we use that word a lot? Empowering others >> to step up into leadership positions. Any other thoughts to capture for three years from now? What you would hope to be? >> Continue to be an honor board. I think there's different levels of that. >> There's only two levels. >> There's two, >> is there? >> Yeah. >> So, getting to
051the next level. >> Yeah. They have to complete the 102. I would love to see >> I would love to see everybody >> complete another >> Don't look at me like that. >> No, Chris told me it, you know. >> Do you need more medals? Everybody's level. >> So like advancing maybe advancing to classes or something >> and then we'll be level two. >> I had I would like to see our academic scores raised and continue to update, improve, and make sure that our facilities are topnotch. I want to piggy back off Lori um in my head cuz I don't but um I was talking about the kids when I said educate beyond the normal scope of education but I think that goes for us as well beyond what we think is supposed to be
052learned. You know what I mean? Because now everything is so so different. We need to keep up with the time so we can keep the kids up right >> with the time. >> That's true. So in innovative or I'm trying to think of how to capture staying on top of yeah um innovation current >> awareness >> aware >> and then I heard like student centric like academic centric >> um and you were talking about the facilities so I'm just thinking about how to summarize. Okay, >> Good job. Good job. >> To kind of combine what Lori and Misha just said, that gave me another thought about the CTE program and seeing how it expands in the next year to three years too, even outside of our borders. Well, I'm telling you, when um so many
053of people see what our district has done, they want to come to our district. And I think that's a good thing. >> It's really a good thing. I had the honor this year of what was it last year? Oh, within the last year of um being available when the thirst and 50year graduates >> came through and saw all the differences, they were >> totally amazed. >> Evolving. >> Yeah, >> there you go. That's a good one. evolve. >> Thank you. >> I think um what year was that? >> 1974. >> Yeah, cuz we had one 2019 and a lot of the uh graduates they graduated in 69 I believe that was >> and uh we were there I mean, I was there. >> Yeah. >> And it was really amazing how um just the change.
054And we hadn't even done the CTE yet. >> Yeah. >> Now when they come and see the CTE, they just it's just amazing. >> But see, to me, that's supposed to happen though. >> Yeah, it is. >> I mean, you know what I mean? It's it's supposed to happen as the >> We're supposed to advance. You're right. We are. Um, any final thoughts before we wrap up the vision portion? Okay. So, we have another opportunity to pause here. So, if you would like, I'm going to leave it up to the group again. If you would like, we can take a break, a quick break. And um that would actually give us maybe a little bit of an opportunity to make sure that we have everything ready to go to show you. And then we can
055do a little bit of reflecting on the last portion before we move on to mission. >> I think that would be good. >> Just like a we're talking like two minutes. >> Two minutes to tell you what to do. I know you're going to get three minutes. >> All right. Two five minutes. >> It might be five. >> Okay. Five. depending on how many of us have. >> Madam President, do you want to go into recess for five minutes? >> Yeah, we can do that. >> He's already increasing the time. >> Yeah, five minutes. We need to get back in five minutes. back. >> I think it is. Okay. >> Well, welcome back, guys. Okay. in the bagel house. Um, good to see all of you again. Thank you. >> Good to see you, too.
056>> So, so what we have up here is as you were talking, um, we were listening, active listening, and jotting down your thoughts and ideas, and we're using a tool. I don't know how many of you have ever heard of Mentometer. It's a tool that a lot of organizations or teachers use. Um, it can be used in a lot of different capacities. It can be used to create word clouds, affinity maps. It can be used for on the spot voting surveys. A lot of time teachers will use it for an on the spot quiz and the kids just put in a code and vote for the right answer. So it's really nice because you can kind of capture thinking as it's happening. And that's what we did tonight for you. >> What was what was
057that >> called mentter me ti menty and the meter like a meter stick. >> That's the tool we're using today. And with any tool, you have to have low tech backup plans just in case your internet doesn't work. We can't teach unless you have your backup plan and your paper copies because something will go wrong. So, we came prepared today. So, the first uh part of this evening, we asked you to think about your values and your beliefs using some of those uh tools, the photographs and the prompts. And as you were talking and ignore the one for a second, we type what you said. And the way this works is when something is said more than one time, it gets bigger. So what's really interesting there is right away you can see what was
058said the most times. Student first that was the core belief or value that was said the most time hence why it's the largest. Does everyone? Okay. So those are some of the beliefs that you share values. Any questions about that? Let me go to the next slide. And then this is um what you the traits that you saw, the positive traits that you saw in your team members, whether they were at this board of education or outside of this entity. Again, these were the words that you said. Again, ignore the one that was my test. Um and the the big the number or the word that's the largest was said the most times. In this case, it was knowledgeable. Um but we really tried to capture accurately what you were saying. these are your ideas
059and we want to honor that. Um, so it's a visual way to kind of capture your thinking. As Amy said earlier this evening, today isn't about making a final product and it's about kind of wrestling some with some ideas and thought so that when we come back next time, we can have some things fleshed out and ask you to revise and edit them so they really are your thinking that you had time to marinate on a little bit. These aren't things we can't rush because your words and thoughts are too important to perspective. Any questions or comments about this slide? All right. >> It's cool to see your ideas. Okay. And then go to the next one. The the question that Rachel asked was, "What would you like to see in one year?" Um, look
060at that word united. That was said quite a few times tonight. And so that's why it's the largest. We captured your 85. Unified at 85% unified. We got you. I heard you all the way back here. >> There you go. >> Effort from everyone. Committed to the whole child. Team is unified. Boy, that word unified, right? >> We really I don't know that we noticed that it was said that much, but we graphically captured it right. >> You forgot my percentage, though. >> You know what? I am going to go back and fix it. >> And I You're going to be disappointed in the next one, too. Thank you for correcting. All right, let's go to the free year. >> See you guys. Oh, nope. Sorry. >> Oh, I got to put the signage. Woo.
061>> This one I actually, again, what's nice about this tool is you were speaking in longer sentences that were really thoughtful. So in the moment I switched from words to whole sentence and phrases because I didn't want to capture anything that you were I didn't want to lose anything that you were saying. That's why you see a different way. It's a different type of slide to capture the thinking which I like in this tool. But you know again increase scores ensure that Mr. Henry and Mr. Kennedy hires great teachers you know. So these are more sentence stems and we just captured a different way. So, any questions about that? We'll come back to this at another meeting, another time, and have it organized, but we just wanted to pause and let you see your own
062thinking in a visual way. Thoughts, comments, questions. Let me toggle back to the presentation. Find it and then pull it away. There we go. Look at that. And first click. That never happens ever. I'll take any. So tonight we're going to kind of be pivoting into the next portion which is thinking about your mission. You've talked about your values, your beliefs. Those were used to then think about what it is that you want to become, your vision for the future, whether it's one year or three years. And like any great organizations, we work backwards. We can't start talking about what we want to do unless we know what we want to become. And that is why we do vision first, then mission. That's a key sequence. And so we're going to now think about mission.
063Um there's a heart on the slide. Amy put that there. I can't take credit for that. And that's because this is the heart of the work, what you do as a board of education. In my many years here, my understanding of what you do has evolved. And I've come to appreciate how important and the many things that you do that impact our students and families and community in such important ways. thoughts in important ways. I know I'm very grateful to all of you. So, what is it that you want to do as your mission moving forward? Because with all the changing times, it's easy to kind of lose sight what it is that's important to you that you want to do. So, we want to capture that thinking in some way. Not that we can't
064change it, but how can we stay true to what is important to you? So, that's our work right now. I just realized I walked away from Okay, so you have in front of you the companion document that we've addressed a few times and I'm on the section that says mission and you can see that Amy has provided a couple examples from other organizations, the TED talks example and the home people example, but I want you just to take a minute and here's our own mission statement right here that we have for the school district. Again, this is a this is a reference. It's not meant to uh pigeon hole or confine you in any way. It's me, it's it's certainly something we can expand upon and build off of off of. But this is just
065another example. But what we want you to do is think about what do you want our your mission to be? What do you want to do to create your next vision that you have? So take a minute or two silently and jot down your ideas. Again, I'm here on this page. going to make the heart. And as we've done in the previous slides, I'll have you kind of talk amongst yourselves and do some any questions about what I'm asking you to do. Okay. Another [Music] 30 seconds. [Music] What the There's no IBK's >> not allowed. >> Not really. It's not happening. >> Nobody put that sentence for summer school. I was so happy. >> That's great. >> Nobody said I >> think I did a cartwheel. >> That's awesome. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. So,
066if you don't mind, if I just go down the line and have you share out and then we have our ladies in the back that are capturing your thinking in lots of fancy ways. um the mission. What is it that you want to do to enact the vision? >> For me as an individual, I speak for those that don't have a voice and I turn the volume up for those that speak and no one's listening to them. >> So speak >> those that speak and they're not listening. I turn the volume up so they can be heard. >> Thank you. That's sweet. >> I love it. >> I had that they would grow into well-rounded young adults, educated and self-directed to their goals. >> Adults and accomplish their goals. Is that I'm so sorry. >>
067Well-rounded young adults educated and self-directed to their goals. >> That's why Rachel's typing and not me because her fingers can do that. >> Thank you. >> Um support South Refford School District in maximizing the best learning environment for our students. I love the verbs I'm hearing. Support. I think I just have kind of a power. >> Yeah. >> You know, listen. >> Yeah. Cuz I think sometime I think a lot of people in the district feel like we're the the >> mean board. It's like no, we're here to support. And I think, you know, people need to feel like no, we're supporting. We're not >> in here trying to >> say you're not doing your job or you're not or >> we're here to support and figure out how we can do that. So I
068think we supporting is important and then you know the best learning environment because everyone doesn't have the same learning environment or need the same thing. So figuring out what's the best learning environment for every student so that they can um be the best student they can be. >> Yeah. Support diverse learning environments for all learners. Is that what I'm hearing? >> Yeah. And whatever you know that's you know if someone has issues getting to school let's figure out how we can support them in that environment to get them to school. So, it's just not in class. It's, you know, a kid's having a hard time. >> How do we support their learning when it's not just 1 plus 1 is two. The whole rounded support >> support the whole child. >> The whole child learning
069how their learning looks. >> Learning how to get to school on time, learn how to, you know, whatever. >> Yes. That maximizing how we do that. >> I agree. Thank you. >> Those important words for the work you're going to do. Thank you, Board of Education is to oversee the education of students and effective government very important >> to do that >> effective government. Thank you. >> Thank you. I see your wheels turning. I put to guide our students with um knowledge and pivotal resources to navigate the ever changing environments. >> Repeat for Rachel >> to guide our students with knowledge. That's what I put. I said education to guide our students with knowledge and pivotal resources to navigate within the everchanging environments. >> Guide, support, oversee. Here's some really powerful words there that are
070important to the doing of your work. >> Oh, my thoughts are all over the place. I couldn't form it into a sentence. So, you're probably just going to get a jumble of verbs. >> That's why the word clouds are intentionally kind of messy looking. We want to capture it. It's okay. just spit it out. >> Empower, prepare students for integration into the community as the next generation of leaders. Then I also have foster, stimulate, create an environment for educational success of the students. >> Can I pause real quick? foster, stimulate, >> create >> opportunities through education for success of each individual student, >> whatever that looks like. And then I also have little arrows pointing to opportunities that say innovative as well as equitable and equality. Okay. I think it's great. >> Other thoughts now
071that you've heard from each other? Something you want to add? >> 90%. >> We're not up to 95 yet. >> Where's the mission, man? We got to crank it up 5%. >> Go back to those pictures. on deck. >> All hands on deck. [Music] >> So going back to the south district mission and vision again. This is something we can build off of using the reference point. Um You can see that the mission has those verbs, the doing, and then below that, the vision is who we are, who we want to become. Um, one of our goals, and I'm able to speak for this, is kind of take your great thinking, come back to you with some revisions that don't lose any of your thinking, but can help you clarify and extend, and like I
072said, marinate it further. So, that's my Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. All right. So, yeah, just a reminder to several of you, most of you if you were able judgment, but had an opportunity to participate in some of the strategic planning. There was a lot of similar work, right? You have to kind of sit, think, um, get all of all of the thoughts out there and connect. And that's what we tried to offer you today. um and then eventually make it more sustained. So, this isn't intended that you have to answer these questions out loud. I really just want you I do want to thank you for your reflectiveness tonight. Um it's hard to do after a long day of whatever work and things you had to do today and I'm sure there
073um so it was very reflective and deep thinking on yourselves on the board. Um I personally was very impressed with Robert. So you know the questions to think about is at least for today in terms of the goals we set during this time together um did we or you articulate what you feel you believe about a board of education and being a board member? Did you communicate or have you thus far communicated what we expect or you expect as a board for the board to become one year, three year uh the influence you want to have and do we have some clarity? I would say just the beginning of uh why you exist and then what you can do to move that forward. So, and I'd encourage you to keep tonight's notes. If there was
074any paper to keep, can you please keep them? It'll save us paper and color printing. Um because that'll also reflect on your thinking and what we can come back to. With this in mind, these next steps after tonight's meeting, digest the work next time you find yourself thinking about the board or the things that go. It it reminds me of um if you're familiar with Steven Cubby, he talks about you know the quadrants, right? and urgent and important and that whole four quadrant we can live in urgent and important all the time or sometimes important and not urgent because it's someone else's important right and so you know when you find yourself in the next thinking decision conversation whatever it is I encourage you to reflect on some of the work that you've reflected on
075today and how that continues to shape you as a board so digest the work hold on to your thinking whether it's on the paper in your brain all all the things. So, are wonderful things. We've obviously captured some of them. And then get your mind ready for whenever the board chooses and um works on with the superintendent in terms of timeline um to ready your mind for specific goals for the board because you can't you can't do all the actions just like operationally we can't always do all the actions in each of our roles. Thank goodness I have a team. Wouldn't be as good without them. Um, and then, uh, there'll be an opportunity to review and approve a draft, something more condensed for you of, uh, your values and your vision and a mission.
076Um, and do a little bit, maybe a little bit of word smithing without being painful, right? Some people love that, some people don't. Um, at a follow-up meeting. Okay. But real quick before I go to the bus office, go all the way back. So I want to point out some things you did tonight. Did I go too far? Oh, did Here we go. I just want to point out that in the work I heard you doing, not only with each other, but in talking about the community and who you are, I heard this. I heard it actually in the things that we collected. I heard this and saw this and I heard this what what's going to serve all our students and getting ready and so on and us. So bravo we'll come to those
077others. All right. Now I got clicker is really good questions. It is. It's a really good one. Like you can't mess it up. Okay. Um I know we'll have plus deltas at the end of the meeting, but we are interested in knowing what helped the process of visioning and missioning tonight a little bit uh and beliefs work well for you and what might be opportunities for improvement. >> For me, some of the questions were good questions that made you think. >> Okay. you know and and so that was a plus. >> Okay, questions. >> You can't just write I and I think this is a PDF. Chris was so concerned because the technology was up and down today. So if I get out of it, I don't think I'll be able to type. But thank
078you Jesus. >> We're doing old school. >> We're doing it old school. You always have to be ready with the technology and do different things. >> What else might it help process wise with the work tonight? The biggest plus for me today is I'mma go on record by Santa, Mr. Kenzie and Mr. Bob. I want these ladies to get like a gift card or something that really bad for something. You know, we talk with the finance ladies here. We can make that happen. those ladies in need >> because >> they put stuff together today >> that brought all of us on the same page. It hasn't been that way in a long time and I thank you for that because we it was was very everybody felt the positive energy in this room I'm sure.
079So that's that 90% I was talking. >> Thank you for that. >> And we we going to skip over 80. >> If we all worked on the same page, wouldn't we at least get a 95? >> You moving into the Delta Delta for that. seriously about the they if we can >> something are nice for them because that was >> A1 appreciate you ladies >> to the chair. >> Yes. >> Uh my plus would be I don't want to use the word force but encouraging everybody to speak because not everybody speaks all the time whether they just don't feel comfortable or they just don't want to speak. So kind of putting a microscope over it and kind of like forcing people to speak made sure everybody was heard opportunities for improvement. So continue on with
080the work for us. What processes could be better? >> I have none. And that thank you for letting us engage you and >> one of our submission. >> Yes. >> I'd like to thank you Amy. >> Alisa, Rachel, >> and Nadia, thank you so much for agreeing. Thank you to work with us. [Music] Thank you guys. Thank you. >> Have a wonderful evening. >> No comments from audience. >> No comments from the audience. Next item on the agenda as we are about to go into close sections for the purpose of strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective marketing agreement. Is there a member willing to make the motion to enter into close session? Not a motion that we move into close session. their support >> for all in favor >> six
081eyes zero nazs we are entering close session it at >> 810 tears, you know.