001All right. Awesome. So, thank you guys. I know we don't have everybody here. We have most of us. Um, so thanks everybody for a all of your hard work that we've done over the past year and for reconvening and kind of putting a hopefully a new plan as we move forward into next year. So um, thanks for giving your feedback for, you know, from, you know, the the questions I put together. I don't know if you guys knew, but that was completely anonymous. So, I have no idea who said what, but it really gave me an idea of how to um what was most important to people and kind of like a framework of a plan, which is what we should probably figure out as we move forward. So the consensus of pretty much everybody
002um everybody's feedback was to figure out why it didn't pass first and then kind of you know we can put constructs together of what we want to do after that but figuring out not who voted which way but what people's thoughts were about why it didn't pass so that we can overcome educate, um, inform, um, >> involve, >> right? If we need to change something, we can change something. Um, if we need to pair something back, that's great. Um, but, okay, sorry, my kids are just telling me where they're at. >> So, um, I think that is probably a great place to start. um kind of figuring out at least in the short term um kind of like a roundroin of people that we know getting some feedback why it didn't pass and then figuring
003out what we want to move forward with whether it's to change the plan or get information out to people in you know a longer a longer tale or both or not change the plan. I'm thinking those two things are going to be are going to be helpful. So, um, >> can I start? >> Hang on. >> Okay. >> Yes. Hang on. >> I have my notes. >> Hang on. Um, I wanted to see if just kind of do a pulse check if that sounds >> spoton with everybody, if there's anything that we're missing on it or if you think that like I'm completely off base. The only other thing that I thought we ought to consider is what are the alternative approaches kind of embedded within the school board and you know ongoing. So it
004would be a longer term plan because of the funding but >> Yep. And I think we can once we figure out where the public is I think that we we need to find that out. You are 100% correct. We need to find out what we can do, what we can't do, what our options are, what's gray, what's black, what's white, and then jump forward with a plan. 10,000%. You're 100%. I I agree with that. Okay. >> Totally. >> Um I also wonder if we could do a backwards design of looking at um if March is our deadline, what are we doing in February? What are we doing in January? what are we skipping December, >> November, you know, and just have really >> concrete goals for each meeting of like this is what we're trying
005to accomplish in this. >> Yep. We can absolutely put a detailed calendar together with timelines, tasks, and um I mean, we don't have the enormity of the plan in front of us. And even if we have changes to that plan, they're going to be much easier than complete redesign. If it's going to be taking things away, most of what's there most likely. >> I mean, I couch that as a marketing plan. >> Yeah. >> Right. That basically we did not one of the things we didn't have was any kind of a marketing plan. >> We tried and we got we things got longer. >> Right. But I mean I I mean I think it got kept getting pushed because we got caught up in the design. I don't mean it to be, but but without,
006you know, the the fix to stick and and, you know, the the one hit, which was great and people did a wonderful job, but that was a one-time hit for everybody and that's not enough to get people on board. >> Yep. Absolutely. And so there's things that we can do um to build awareness while people are using this during the school year and the spring and the fall, not in the dead of winter when everything's covered up when nobody sees anything >> other than maybe >> Yeah, cuz when you said we missed it only by 20 votes >> on a on a year when we had a very low voter turnout. >> No, it was 60 more than it was 60. And as you get more votes, then you actually probably needed 80. >> Yeah.
007It's it it was probably >> 37 I think was correct. >> Yeah. I think that the magic number was what 37. >> Yeah. Based on the number of people that voted for because there were some people just didn't vote for it at all. But those that voted there were if we had 37 more votes, we would have had the 60%. >> So that was that's what we missed. >> Yes. It was >> it was close but not close in that >> it was the less than 10% of the people that voted, right? Ye. Yes. However, >> in all the years that I've been tracking voter turnout and, you know, who's been voting, things like that, this has been the lowest turnout since 2011. The lowest turnout I've ever seen. >> We New Fields is usually
008very high turnout. >> Um, >> what was the percent of people? 30 30 >> 30 something. um just below 40%. It's like 35% something like that for the turnout as a percent. >> Yeah. And you know the problem is you have more people turn out you don't know how they're going to vote. So it's it's >> I mean normally you get probably more like 50% range and I'll have to connect to but um >> yeah it was a pretty it was an incredibly low turnout. Um however last year it the year prior was a dollar but it sailed through a problem. So the people that voted for the school budget did not vote for the bond. >> Yeah. >> So that was a discrepancy. So >> and again, I don't want to ask people how
009they voted. >> I don't want to put people on the spot on how they voted, but I do want to get people's opinion on what do they think could be done better. What do they think that we could do to pass it? What are their thoughts on it? So we can definitely formulate something that's going to be really useful and helpful and create what what we believe and or in general like it was a flipping gorgeous day, >> right? 70°ree day almost in March. >> It was a gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous day. >> People just got distracted and were outside. That's great. But we, you know, getting that resurgence to get people to go out and do something for their >> So Jane, do we want to try and start with the stuff that we thought
010we missed before we start moving forward? >> Yeah, I'd like to see I'd like to do a couple of things. One is um I really want to keep on the narrative of why we didn't think it would pass first because doing anything beyond that is going to be harder. We can say, "Okay, do we think if we do X, Y, and Z, that would be great, but that's wasting energy." >> So, I kind of want to put a list together of actions, people we can talk to, things that we can do to find out that information >> to get to get to the why from their perspective >> to get to the why. And then to your point, Susie, we can start building out that calendar. Like, when do we want to get this done
011by? When do we want to start working on a part proper marketing plan? Do we want to do it while we're in this school year? that means we don't have that much time, you know, and or when we want to start kicking off really understanding and educating people about what this is and what they can do and how they can get involved and um what we can um what we can offer those kinds of things. So, um So, did you you said you wanted to kick it off? >> Yeah, go for it. >> Absolutely. Um let me throw this on another piece of paper. So, I'm going to try to like write down my notes. I'll put them on there and I'll kind of keep everybody apprised of it. Um, and I think the whole
012entire group came back, so everybody that was in the committee before can is here now. They're they're not all here. Um, so I'll kind of send out the notes afterwards for everybody, but you said you wanted to have the first word. Go ahead and have some first words. Um, I do think that people were just mesmerized by the weather and I think a lot of the next morning when people were at drop off, they were shocked that it didn't pass. Like >> parent after parent were just like, "What?" And then when I turned around and said, "But did you vote?" >> No. Well, so I I think there was a really big discrepancy on I think it's so overwhelm. This is the message I feel like I heard. It's so obvious that it's gonna pass.
013>> Someone's gonna do someone's gonna do that lift for me. >> And so I think Mike that it was that that it was you that and it might not be but it's brilliant. So I'll throw it your direction just you know next year we will have a contest. Of course, we can't tell parents how to vote, but students will learn from the beginning of the year what this project is all about. And uh someone will sit down and give stickers out to New Field's parents. And then there will be a contest. Whoever has the most percentage of stickers when they come back has X as a reward. >> And that can turn into a civics lesson of the importance of voting. Again, it's not a matter of of saying how to vote. It's a matter
014of how important your voice is and you know, making sure that you do your part in the community. >> Okay. I think I like that. I think um we can also do things like I can present during a >> Sure. Of course you can >> multiple times an assembly. It's it's also amazing how fast things slip people's mind and they actually forget. >> And so for all of our messaging, we're now bringing out a rolling white board in the morning. >> I'm not kidding. Even though it says studentled conferences >> 20 ft away, >> yeah, >> I still put student le conferences on this whiteboard. And there are parents who are like, "That's today." Yep. And so I think that having messages like that >> point there's everyone information overload there saturation of information for
015sure. >> All right. This is good. Um >> more things. >> Those are my big ones. >> I I have I I'd like to go next. >> Okay. >> So in in conjunction with that I think we didn't interact with the PTO. I don't think maybe Palavi did a little bit, but I think that's a strong spot that we could have, you know, you encouraged this kind of stuff. >> I also think we didn't get our town people involved at all. So, we did not have Hobie, we did not have Wayne, we did not have Jeff, we did not have Chris as far as I know. Now, you probably talked to them more. I we yeah we did a lot of >> I know we talked to them but it was already everything was designed
016and I think they were a little perturbed and so this round I would say we really need to >> early on >> we early on those people need to become part of this process. Um I think the I had a couple people say to me where can I find out about this and I said the SAU16 website and they went there and they couldn't find it. >> So maybe >> huh >> there's a solution for that but go ahead. Well, we could make a website. >> Mhm. >> Right. We could have a small W like we just did for the library. >> Yep. >> Right. That would be that's where things would be directed to. It doesn't have to be the I assume doesn't have to be the SA16 website. >> It it it should
017be we can we can design it so that it is not buried. >> Yeah. >> We can get it under. >> Can it have a QR code that goes directly QR code? Great. >> Well, I I think you know there there is no there was not a Facebook page. there was nothing people could really get to. Um >> I think uh that like I said before there was there we didn't have the time to make a real marketing plan. >> Yep. >> So I would say that that was one of the challenges and then um just taking I I think perhaps taking the money out of the budget and throwing it into the bond issue that upped the bond issue by $100,000 could have been part of the challenge. If it had been $100,000 less,
018would it have passed? I don't know. >> It's a question that we can or a conversation we can ever have have with people, you know, if XYZ, you know, did this. It can be a talking point, >> right? But so I just don't know if that >> but it wasn't really taking money out of the school budget. It was just covering the costs that >> But it was originally going to be in the school budget for the repaving and that didn't go and it got slipped into the the bond issue. >> No, no, it was it was there's a there's a fund there for things that they need to do, but that hasn't >> I thought there was a line item for that, >> right? >> There wasn't there at one point maintenance >> maintenance
019under maintenance and repair for that, >> right? And wasn't it about $100,000? >> I believe 2 years ago. >> But um >> anyhow, just something to concern consider, you know, for example, could the crosswalk >> stuff and the path be in the budget and then not part of a bond issue. >> People might be willing to view that as something that like Kobe that would be supported. >> We can have those conversations. So I mean just you know I mean that's not a went wrong but is there >> yeah we can have those conversations and that will have to be if we're going to make any changes to how it's being funded that has to be part of what passes next year >> you know and people have to understand the tax impact of that
020and those are conversations that we can have. So definitely something to have a conversation around and see how much of an impact it >> I mean did the dollar amount impact >> right or if it's something that we can overcome with the conversation about how it's going to impact in the future and what the bond is and everything else. So, I think that's a good it's a good it's good to understand why people did vote didn't vote or voted the way they voted. >> And the feedback I got was why is this a safety issue? I understand the crosswalk, but why is it a safety issue? So, somehow we didn't >> for some people explain that. Well, >> I know it's interesting, but it's true. >> Yeah. I I mean, I heard similar similar things.
021So, um I I think the cost has to be a consideration. If it was a $25,000 project, I think it would have passed with probably 80% of the vote, like the $50,000 >> things that we pass every year for the fire department. >> Yeah. >> So to to pretend that the cost isn't the factors. >> Oh, no, no, no. >> Yeah. So, so are there ways that we can separate the what are the definitely safety concerns and what are things that could potentially be done? For example, the parking lot being uh the gravel component could be done at a later time. you know, it's not saying it's not a good idea or it doesn't wouldn't improve things, but you know, there are ways to potentially decrease the cost. So, I would I would look at
022that as part of a way to reduce the cost. >> That could be a good marketing point, too. Like, we understand that didn't work. We've we've >> and I don't know. I don't know if it's too complicated, but I mean, know obviously Hobie was big for getting that, you know, the light. He he was >> So, it' be it really would be great. I agree with you to get them on our town um select board on >> as not just >> talk about it in a positive way not just I don't know how they felt you know um and >> I heard some feedback >> if if there's a way of of uh sharing some of that expense you know since it is a town road issue if there's any way to do that that
023might also it it's the same taxpayers >> it is the same taxpayers and technically that part is technically the responsibility of the town, right? >> However, >> can they partner with us? >> Yep. We can absolutely see what we can do if >> and if they do, then they get them on board this project, right? >> So, they're not a quiet opposition. >> They're not or not so quiet. >> Well, I don't know. >> I I you know, my view on that is I think we did a great job designing >> Yep. >> Uh kind of meeting you where we laid out here's what we're solving for. And I think the design we spent a lot of time on that. I think it was really effective. >> Yeah. >> Um I think where we missed
024was in 2020 hindsight maybe we should have put it on a two-year time frame. You know spend the first year coming up with like a a solution and then spending more time the next time around to actually selling it. Well, especially this year because it was a bad year to what the state was doing and the costs that you know, like the town was already talking about how we're pulling from our reserves so we don't have to increase your taxes so much and so forth. So, >> I I do think there was a real challenge with a with awareness of what we were solving for like >> um my one-on- ones with Hobie and and I spent a lot of time with Wayne. I mean, we were joking that I spent more time talking to
025Wayne than I did my wife. I mean, we were spent a lot of time with him with Hovie a lot Michael Cenounu even I met individually with Mark and Catherine and all the feedback to my face was positive now what they said to other people >> yeah I you know >> I I don't know but you know they did not give me any indication was Hobie frustrated with the crosswalk issue you know then when I worked through with it worked it through with them I think he kind of understood that look this is outside of the scope of this project you may be frustrated with the SA and he was you in terms of things getting done but um I didn't get a sense and I know Wayne basically said look I don't have time
026to attend committee meetings I'm you know every night practically I'm working >> so to some degree I think you get a little bit of yeah well I wanted more say but I didn't want to attend every meeting I really want >> that's something to talk about further how can we get give people more of a voice in other ways >> I I do think there was a I had one person who I know well was just on a rant saying I didn't vote for it because there aren't that many kids in school and all it is is a crosswalk and I think a lot of people miss the real objective was the traffic flow and the safety around the school and I think people just didn't understand that >> they didn't understand that there's a
027lot more going on and I think we need to find our challenge is to make that real to people and say this is a real problem you know and whether we do it with a drone footage whether we do it with video whatever >> or maybe have the kids you do a lot of things with the kids talking about their programs and so forth. >> I mean, Jim, to your point, if this had been a budget item, it would have passed. We had 52% of the vote. If it had been a normal like put it in the school budget um and added it into the school budget, even though to your point, it was less support than in years past. I bet it would have passed as part of the school. Yeah, they've never noticed
028>> because it just whereas looking for the individual bond where you needed that 60% hurdle, >> that's that is a high mark. >> I had people come up to me and like, I'm so happy it passed. And I was like, it didn't. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> it didn't. It needed 60%. Oh, but it passed. I'm like, it did not pass. >> And these are people that were very eligible in town and probably should have known that it was a 60% margin and it didn't happen. So, >> so yeah, I think a lot a whole lot >> they did state that on the thing. They just missed >> it. did but it is atypical an outlier compared to other percentages needed to pass this is certain items right >> I think a huge amount was just
029the awareness and engagement where you you have to pull people in >> I mean you're going to make a personal connection with them talk with them and say you're going to vote >> you know and call them and remind them >> what was done years ago when they did I mean the um the Piscassic greenway was much bigger amount of money >> what was done then I know it was done for the um the rug property and that >> conservation's a whole different ball everybody it can affect everybody the school safety >> one also gets has to be paid for by everybody by everybody and I >> I think that some of their strategies and tactics were incredibly successful they passed the rug thing by >> wide margins >> um and and there was a
030lot of halalu on both sides pro and for but it was it was so successful I think there's some lessons to be learned on their strategies there >> who was on the I don't know >> Jamie Bill was probably >> so maybe we can I thought I would reach out to her she's a neighbor I know her and her husband pretty well you come to a meeting and kind of share like what was the secret sauce like what was it that really worked I mean I'm aware of it on a >> higher level I think I didn't do all the stuff was not aware of everything that Jamie was doing, but I think she'd be willing to say, "Yeah, these are the things we did, and this was what worked really well." Um, and so
031we'd have some template to work from. You know, maybe we didn't do everything, but at least >> from her perspective, this is what worked. >> I mean, it took more than one go for that, right? >> No, but it was there were a lot of meetings. There was a lot of information sessions, >> a lot of signs. People felt really connected to that, right? like there was a passion of >> my kids bike that this is what we do as a family. If you take that away, where does that go? Right? So, there's that kind of >> of emotion behind it. And that's what's tricky about this is that it's >> kind of blah. >> Well, you also you also have an aging population who's not involved with the school system, >> declining enrollment. >>
032Well, it's not even it's I'm talking about age. Yeah. the new development on >> well the development's going to take number >> I mean the other thing about that is I I don't you know we're I don't know how our hands are tied as as not being able to do advocacy or politicking as a school entity as opposed to >> the town you know so that that >> so and I think that is a good point but we all we need to know is what's black what's white what's gray and to stay within those lines And I that doesn't mean that we can't >> inform and say what our personal opinions are and advocate for that. This is what we have been doing all along. >> Um which I think is really helpful. We just
033need to make sure that like the school board can't I mean me the school board can't go you have to vote for this blah blah blah blah like I cannot do that but this entity has a directive of informing and promoting informing and promoting what we believe is is the right decision. for we can't like go up to anybody and say you must vote for it. >> But you can say here's the issue, educate, >> advocate and educate. And I think that's >> that's reasonable. >> And that is really what like Jamie did. >> Well, yeah. I guess the point is we have to be as I mean I don't know how many kids bike in in town forest. My my kids never did, >> but my kids went to school here. Like all the
034kids, not all, most of the kids in town go to the school here. So if we could care about the the forest, the trees, I mean, I think we could care about our our school, right? The fact that our children, it's the same, you know, emotional attachment. So I think we could draw. >> It's a it's a community space. We have thea fields. We have >> But maybe that needs to be t touted more. >> As you guys were talking, I was thinking about that. It's like it's this property is not just you know, for the kids. We have had voting here. We have had, you know, >> blood drives, right? >> Blood drives. We have had community events where the town hall is not big enough, physically not big enough. So, we have a
035bigger space here. It can be a better community space. >> Well, when we do the celebrations, a lot of people park here because it's convenient. If you're doing something over fieldations or whatever, >> there's all kinds of different things. So we can make sure that it is >> so we need a story. >> Yeah. That's basically that's what I'm doing. >> And you need a tagline of some >> and we need to appeal to people's hearts. >> Yeah. I wonder what degree can the PTO um >> because it really strikes me that we need to find out if the parents really care. Is this really a problem to the parents or not? M >> and somehow getting a pulse of the parents whether there's a way of asking them on the way hey do you
036want to see this get better is this a problem I don't not exactly sure how we do it but to me I don't think we can go forward without saying are the parents for this or not >> because from my perspective the parents are saying you know it's not a big deal to me then >> that's that's not what the day after felt >> it's back to what Jane said about like one of our purposes or our first purpose what I heard you say is to figure out the why and how are we going to get that feedback >> but it's not Whether the parents care or not, it's whether they'll care enough to do it. Because it sounds like what you learned is that they didn't care enough to go vote. >> They have
037to advocate. They know more people than we Well, except you. >> Maybe you, maybe you, but not me. Not you either. >> Well, that was part of the problem. I think even the mailers like we didn't have except for Mike, we didn't really have anybody who's well known in the community, has been here a lot of years because my my husband and I like we've only been here two years. So, >> we only know a certain number of people and our names. >> I can find that. So, back to like putting together I don't want to put together a full calendar yet, but I think we're going to get close to that. >> You guys need to leave shortly, right? >> No, I'm just saying every Just when you said that or someone said that
038they didn't real people didn't realize that it was a safety project. I think that would be something to target too. What do you mean you didn't know it was a safety project? You know, it's not just parking. >> But, you know, people look at something and they take their own thing from it. And >> taxes are a challenge, especially with what's going on in the state, talking about putting in an income tax. And it and it's confusing because we have a a town safety committee >> That's not us. It's looking at the fire police station. Can we get a new facility? >> Maybe the tagline needs to change somehow. >> Maybe what we are >> maybe. And well that one is a brand new. >> This one just started. It was like two months ago.
039Yeah. So it was >> No, no, no. That safety committee's been meeting for almost a year now. >> Oh. Is this the thing Wayne's doing? It started in the fall when they did fire station which I think is >> you know I was in there even when I talked away and it's >> it's getting a little crusty in there. >> Um I don't I don't disagree with them. So if we're looking at >> like shortterm um calendar items within the next a when do we want to meet next? What do we want to get accomplished by next time? you know, information gathering, what to do kind of things, who to talk to, what kind of a feedback can we get, and where do we want to go? Um, >> does any of this need to
040go to the school board? Because that was part of Okay. >> Does everybody feel like they had their voice heard as far as feedback? And >> the only thing is the New Fields um elementary school on the um New Fields Village Sewer Water District. >> Yes. because they're also going to be having a vote for a bond and there's going to be a lot of people that are going to, you know, have to put money >> well, they'll have to put money towards their um New Fields Water Sewer District. So, they'll already be if it does pass, they'll all be already having more money for their bill. >> Yeah. >> So, that might be something to think about. We we'll also have a teacher contract in our in a warn article for next >> voting.
041That's pretty typical though. I mean, everyone's going to expect it's in that cycle. >> But that's good because that gets more parents out. >> Okay. >> For our teacher contract >> typically. Yes. >> We'll also potentially have multiple candidates on the ballot. >> Do you think so? >> Yeah. >> Who's who's the who rolls up? >> Mark is coming. Oh market. >> So that >> That'll generate some interest. That means we might have speechifying and you know we can talk about issues on >> So maybe it could be part of the >> I mean we didn't have a meet the candidate night, right? >> there was nobody to meet it >> except you. >> That's right. >> It was just single stream. >> So um I'd like to be able to do a couple of
042things. One is to kind of put a plan together for information gathering within the next month, month and a half until we meet next. Who's going to do what? Who's going to talk about what? Um, and then we've got to figure out why. So, I'd love to be able to maybe figure out a way to um get some feedback at drop off, like 5-second, hey, did you know this didn't pass? Give you give us any feedback at drop off. Um, happy to. >> I can do that with the MPTO as well. >> That would be fantastic. >> Have people give them a QR code to then fill it out, right? >> I'd like to meet with the PTO, get their general feedback. They are people that live in this community here. >> Is the PTO
043very active here? >> Fairly active. >> I would have said >> a few people do a lot of heavy lifting. >> Yeah. And they know enough. They they also have >> a lot of tentacles go up. >> They really do. They really do. Um so >> but they did they do anything for this? >> Not really. >> No. I know that Palavi >> the budget. >> I know there was nobody at that deliberative session. >> There was nobody at the hearings either. So which is unusual. We've had normally a much larger turnout for both of those. >> It was a huge turnout last year, right? For this. >> Yeah. It was massive. But it was opposition. Yeah. >> Um, >> so something some feedback from drop off. Uh, somebody to talk to the PTO. Um,
044>> that's what I was saying. I would do. I'll do PTO. I go every month. >> Okay. >> When do they meet? >> Second Thursday of each month. >> At what time? >> 6:30. I'll come with you. Right. >> Awesome. And then um assembly, do you think some feedback on assembly? Maybe give give somebody some information to fill out during assembly and drop it in a box so it's anonymous. Something physical to f fill out. Say, "Hey, you know, parents, while you're at this assembly, we'd love to be able to get your feedback if we put a couple of questions together." >> I think I should hit one or two things. I don't want to oversaturate. >> Drop off. >> I think drop off would be better, Jane. Yeah. You're not going to get a
045lot of parents at drop off. We'll get more of them. Well, it depends on >> the day, >> but you'll get the parents that are most affected, >> which are the drop off the traffic around the school, >> which is what happened. >> So, we'll stay at assembly for later marketing. >> Um, talking to fire police. Yeah. Can you do Jamie? >> Yeah, I will jump to Jamie and see if she's will >> and then >> share some pearls of wisdom. Can they can you guys I know you guys have to leave in a minute, >> but um we got like 15 minutes. >> Oh, good. >> Don't you have to drive to Portsouth? >> No, no, just going to town hall. >> I'm going to Stratum. >> Oh, I thought you were going to
046singing. >> I am. It's in Stratum Start Church. >> Oh, I thought >> super easy. Um so PTO drop off. You're going to talk to Jamie. I'll put June and then >> for like the next meeting Jane to see if she or do you want to wait just say find out if she's willing to >> share plan >> share what she had done for the rug. Get as much information gathering on that as possible >> and her general impressions as well. >> Yeah. >> Like >> is she going to come to the meeting or is there that information just going to go through Mike? >> Ask her. Yeah. Because I first I'd love to have her come. >> Guest guests are welcome. Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean, anybody that we can bring in that we
047think would be helpful. Um, >> and then I think talking to the fire department again and um maybe the select board members again because they go to all the other committees and to see what their general feedback is >> um >> through a survey. Are you thinking like an >> No, I don't think that they would want to do a survey. I think they want something in person. They are not a survey kind of >> they would really appreciate somebody talking to them in person. >> Um and I think it'll be more effective that way. You can really get their vibe from that. >> Um >> Jane, >> uh I just I want to I want to make sure that this is balanced with I do think it's super valuable to get feedback. I think
048that's one side of it. I also think there were a number of people who did not show up and so I don't want to offset people not attending and not voting with oh my goodness this small amount of people because this is the smallest turnout >> in a long time that their weight and their feedback should be so heavy because I think it needs to be just as balanced with getting a ton of people out next time. >> I think so. I think that getting you're Yes, I agree. I want to make sure that we're not leaving anything on the table. This part of it should be the shortest part. I want this to be done and I want us all to come to the table next time with this is what our plan should
049be month by month and this is who's going to do what and this is how we're going to be doing it. We can take some information from Jamie. Hopefully, she'll be able to attend. That'd be fantastic. And then we should be prepared to adjust the plan, the the scope of the project very very very quickly. Um and or run with a marketing plan. Very very quickly like I because that gives us the longest runway to be honest. Why are you smiling? >> Because we should have one of our students at the assembly talk through the plan. that will get I'm just thinking of all the ways that >> the more ways we can involve students the better is about them >> but you're also you're missing a whole segment of the population >> I I'm
050in you know what I'm saying I HAVE >> RIGHT SO I don't want to forget that if we have more people come out next time you're going to have more nos also and so >> that's okay >> yeah no I know but I'm just saying we can't ignore Mhm. >> the non student population. >> So I think we got some really great voices in Susie can >> she can do all this stuff that that population is fantastic and then >> my kids aren't in that school anymore. Like I can talk about certain things, you know, we we can talk about people that aren't in that school and what >> but you have connections because your kids went to school here. >> Yes. >> Right. So that's Did your kids go here? >> No. There's a
051lot of people in the town who have moved in that their kids did not go here like us >> that uh >> do we want to do something for Memorial Day, >> you know, put a table in there? Do we want to, you know, have some printouts available? >> That's not a bad idea >> for like more like a broader influence. >> Yeah, we talk to we can talk more general, >> you know. There's the fall festival. Well, the fall festival is probably more maybe we should wait till the fall festival and not try and do Memorial Day >> since we don't know what it's going to be. >> I think we can >> you want to we can decide on what we want to do. I think that's going to be um you know
052everybody can come with >> Memorial Day soon. >> Yeah. >> Oh yeah, I know. >> And we're talking about a lot of kids that n months away from Memorial Day. >> Yeah. And it's a good it's a good time to maybe ask the question about hey, you know, what did you think of the >> proposal safety proposal? >> I mean, you could do it at the you want to do it at the picnic instead of at the in front of >> I think it's on the table. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I think it's on the table >> picnic. >> You don't know about the picnic? >> Oh, there's a picnic after the Memorial Day parade. >> And then there's also the um reenactment on Sunday. where they're doing a pancake breakfast and then a reenactment
053and then fireworks at night. >> There's all the 250 stuff there. So, be a lot of >> be a lot of that. There'll be a lot of people who aren't from town on Sunday probably. >> But that's okay. >> I think it's fine. There's still some I know Memorial Day and the 250 is going to be a short time frame, but it's also >> that's a really humongous draw. >> Well, and it's a good I think it's a good place to get feedback about the project. not sell it, but get feedback. >> Okay. So, that's that's something that let's figure out what we're going to do, when we're going to do it, and how we're going to do it, >> maybe. >> And then we just we probably should get Mike in. >> Yeah. So,
054we need to talk to Jamie. Jamie's going to have some have some good ideas on talking points. Um, you know, probably even Phyllis will have some really good like conversational candidates and things that we can talk to about this. >> Do you want me to talk to Mike or is it too soon? I mean, I'm on the celebration committee, so you want to wait. >> Um, I'm not >> I mean, I don't know that it matters. All we're going to say is we're going to set up a card table or something, right? >> Yeah. I would say >> Well, I put the buzz in that, hey, you know, we're thinking about doing this. What What would they recommend? And cuz then it's >> where where would we like to put even if it's just a
055table and >> Yeah. Yeah. Let me just tease it. >> Somebody else. Yeah, I think that's that's fine. Great. Love it. >> Okay. Um, >> you want to set a date for next meeting? >> That's exactly where my brain was. >> Excellent. >> And then would it be helpful if we got into a pattern of when we're meeting so that folks can plan it out in in advance? um >> like versus each time. >> I would like to do that. My schedule between now and June is absolutely >> as a color code >> bonkers. So, >> yes, but I don't think it's going to work for the next first couple of months. Um I think it's going to be at least in my my calendar, it's going to be really hard. Um but let's see
056what we can do to kind of get to get that. Let's see where we are, right? After you go through notes and we talk to who's going to talk do we want to talk to the select board before the next meeting or not? >> What do you think? Think we should talk to the select? >> Um, yeah, there's probably a select board meeting later this month. I think they >> I don't even know. >> I don't I would like call Hobie up and say, "Hobie, can I can I buy you a cup of coffee?" >> Feedback not at a board meeting. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I can talk to Cat. else I see her like oh she's a >> neighbor to Hobie and and Mark and just their their read like what was their
057>> kind of what was their feedback I mean again they were very positive to my face you know I mean they had suggestions to say hey maybe this maybe that but I you know explained some of the cost factors that we were facing >> I mean it was >> so I'm glad to talk with him again and say what kind of feedback they had any sense of why people did vote for it I mean my sense would be is that nobody turned out I Hobie was upset that the town had such a low turnout like >> below Turkish. >> Yeah, I know. >> Well, but you know it's it Yeah. >> So, I'm not sure how much we'll get from them, but I'm certainly willing to do it. >> You know, it's it's worth it
058to build the relationship like you know, we understand you might have some insight. Can you share with us? >> I'll talk to Cat if you don't mind talking to um Mark and and Hobie. >> Sure. So, how long do you think it take to like get a QR code and a web page up and running? And >> QR code will take five seconds. >> Well, I mean that links to a web page that's going to be informative and >> so >> reasonably designed. Why don't you and I chat about a web page and figure out >> how we're because we need something a little bit >> more user friendly than what's >> I don't know if Palavi does web pages but since she was so good at the design that >> we can do a
059Wix page it took us two hours yesterday to build the library. >> Yeah, we did the library one in like five minutes but let's see what's what's available in house first. Yeah, we have resources that we can access for sure which are like in-house experts. >> Yeah. I just want to find a better way where you get to it versus like five clicks and >> Yeah. And oops, I clicked the wrong way now. I have to go back. >> Yeah. So, you and I can work on that. Sure. I'm just thinking for the fall, you know, uh when when the kids are at NYA and the soccer games >> and then the fall festival, if we have stuff up and running when, you know, for the next school year, >> you know, then you can
060really begin to start your marketing campaign, but you want to have that stuff. >> But, you know, you could have signs >> like there were signs that they don't have to say how much it is. They just could be support the school safety project, right? Our our tagline could be on the banner >> with the QR code >> and that could be all those things. Right. >> Right. Right. >> I mean, it doesn't have to say how much. It doesn't have to say when to vote because looking for a 20page pamphlet. >> Yeah. But it's a sort of recognition that there's even a vote going on. >> Yeah. >> Oh, there was a vote, >> right? >> I think as as we start heading up into March of next year, things will get really ramped
061up. It'll be a lot of conversations whereas right now we'll be Let's plan, let's make sure that we have presence and people are aware, especially through the summer, you know, >> just little I mean, this is the, you know, marketing thing, right? I mean, you know, you need to trickle it. You can't just give it all at the end. It's not >> It's true. >> Um, when do you guys want to meet again? >> Monday, May 11th. >> I love you. >> Um, >> is that anybody else? >> I can do 6 to 7, but I might be late. Well, that's good. Let's do it. >> 6 to 7. >> Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. >> Yeah, I might be a little late and I might have to leave early again. >> Yeah, it's
062me. I have to leave early. But >> is that anything else? No. >> And that's before the PTO. I can't go to that one. >> But then the June one I can go to. >> Great. >> Yeah, let's do May 11th at 6. Is 6. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. I will send out. >> And do we want to put in June's date or not yet? >> I know. >> Wait, let me What are you thinking for June? >> After PTO, >> when is the >> June June 15th? Is that like the last day of school? >> Oh my, >> I'm so sorry. >> June 15th. >> I know. Is it Is it really the last day of school? Why don't we wait and I hate to say it, but why don't we
063wait and see how we do next time and what people's thoughts are because that graduation >> the trip to Alaska. All right, let's they at least do May 11th and then I'll I'll float some days for June's June. June is >> Yeah. Crazy. >> Get in full. >> But we can also do like a virtual meeting >> or Right. We don't have to. >> Well, no, we can't because it's a public meeting. >> Zoom. No, >> you can't zoom into a >> unfortunately because it all ties back to 91A rules. But when during co there was >> right because of the emergency exception. Yeah. I mean I hear you it would I wish right in today's world that's really >> I hear you. It would be but why is nobody >> we have to have
064a quum here. >> All right. So um so let me do a quick recap of what we're going to do. So uh Mike you've got Jamie and two of the board members. I've got another board member. Susie you have PTO and drop off. And everybody is going to come with kind of who, where, when, why for like some marketing plans. I will kind of put together a list of what we've already talked about and then we can try to slot things in into a calendar because I really like your your calendar idea. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. >> If there's anything you think of in between that, just let me know. I check the SAU email often, but not immediately. >> And I guess my question would be, well, what's a budget for doing this? That's
065another piece that you will in there. >> I don't know. Um, let me do this. Let me talk with you about what's possible because if we do have a budget, then that would be something that the board would have to figure out and allocate and >> add it someplace else. >> Something else. So, >> the slush. No, >> let let me let me see what's possible. >> Yeah, >> what potentially we might have access to who we don't have access to and kind of come back with that. >> Perhaps the PTO >> could other sources of funding take some money. >> Good point. Yeah. To make it people aware it'll take some money to 400 bucks which I just did. >> Signs and ribbons or what do >> Oh, what color media we can do?
066I think, you know, I think to have a neighbor whose son does drone shots. I think that could work to >> Yeah. See what it's like, especially when there's a gazillion cars parked and the buses out there. >> Many people that have never even driven back here. >> No, I'm sure it's true. >> No idea what it looks like and, you know, the congestion >> and don't even realize that we don't own those fields. >> Yeah. >> They they only whine when the traffic is a problem in the morning if they happen to hit it >> when they or when they run into a car because they can't see. Yes. >> Awesome. Thank you guys so much. >> Thank you.