001D Amy Doyle, our new open state, Laura Taylor, Jody Pon, our board secretary, and the man behind the curtain, Matt Stone, our IT wizard. All right. Uh, the firm could stand for the pledge of allegiance. Oh, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Come on in, Lucy. Over here, Miss Lucy. All right. And we are now joined by our new student rep, one of two, Lucy Beardmore. Hi, Lucy. Hello. >> Hi, Lucy. Uh Lucy will be here for an hour and then she will leave for driver's agenda. >> Important time in every student's lives. >> Okay. We have one set of minutes to approve from the June 9th meeting. Uh
002do I have a motion for approval? So move >> and second. >> Second. >> Great. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Great. We are now at the first public comment portion of the evening. If you would like to comment, please come on up. Three minutes. Name and address. There's no one in the audience. I'm going to go ahead like move forward. Um Lucy, welcome to the board. >> Thank you. >> We are now the student representative portion. School's not in session. You are welcome to introduce yourself and provide any comments that you so choose. >> Um I'm Lucy Beardmore. I'm a rising junior. Um, I don't have really any comments. Um, fall sports start in two weeks and I know a lot of teams have had summer
003training already. Um, but yeah, that's about it. >> Amazing. >> Did you have any fun things happen this summer thus far? >> Um, nothing too exciting. Uh, working some college tours. >> That's about it. >> Aren't you also in a band that's performing tomorrow night at Riverside Pizza? At what time? Uh 5:45. >> That's correct. I heard there's going to be like 100 people there. So if you want to get there, arrive early, get a pizza, get parking specifically. And there's also one on the 13th. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> Correct. >> I know people. >> It's the 13th also at >> Yes. They're both at Riverside. Yep. >> And this is like a three grade band. Is that correct? >> Yes. Three band. So everyone should go. >> I love that. >> Amazing.
004Um board comments. Anyone have anything to say? >> Um couple of things on the sad and positive side. So obviously we had some very sad news uh in early July um with the passing of Anna. Um since that time there's been a lot that's gone on. There's a memorial celebration of life this past weekend. Uh this coming weekend there's a group that's going to be participating in a charity ride in Plymouth and we formed a team called Annis Ride. Uh and that supports uh New Hampshire NAMI the National Alliance for Mental Illness and specifically suicide prevention. Um and that group has raised like $3,000. So kudos and towards their target. And then on the 21st, another group has organized a run and and it's a memory and that's going to go from the high school.
005Uh so there's flyers around town. People want to participate. It's a run walk that's four miles and I talked to Rob this morning. I believe the registrations for that are up to about 165 people. Um, and that also goes towards a different organization that is focused on suicide prevention and all of the costs of that race are being underwritten by Delta Dental. So, so far they've raised about $5,000. >> Wow, that's amazing. >> Things that are happening um in the community and the family is heartfelt about the amount of support that they've had. Thank you, Jonathan. >> Nope. >> Suzanne, Andrea, and right now. Okay. >> I don't have anything. I'm excited for our first meeting with two new members of our team. Not member. Yeah. Um, thank you, Rob. That's really important to talk
006about. I appreciate it. Um, okay. We're on to current current business. Uh, summer hiring. So, summer hiring is in full swing. We still have some openings. Uh, you check those out on our website. Um, most importantly, I know that uh Laura will talk more about our personnel update later on in the meeting, but we are still looking for at least a special education teacher at Herald. Um, a long-term sub to teach middle school math. We need some instructional assist assistance in at both Maple Street and at the high school, a speech pathologist, a network coordinator, and definitely need someone on the coaching side, girls soccer, U JV, and a field hockey assistant. So, if any of those are your hope and dream, please apply. Terrific. >> Thank you. >> Is that seven roles, eight? >>
007Um, from the HA standpoint, we're looking at about two that would be in the HA. The others are more support staff, ancillary, I mean important positions. Um, but classroom, you know, manning the classrooms is the most important thing right now. >> Thank you. >> Did you say was a substitute math? >> Yes. Are you hoping to get in there? Get you signed up right now. >> I told you before I I like math so much I took algebraic one twice. So, I would not be your candidate. >> Middle school math, eighth grade. >> Yeah. Amazing. Okay. Thank you. Um, okay. So, we have had a lot happen on the policy side. Um, there have been some changes that have happened at our state legislative level. Um, Andrea and Suzanne, do you want to talk us
008through where we're at? >> Yes. So, and I just didn't know um too, I know we kind of skipped over this, but Amy, if there was anything else you wanted to say, we did all of our board comments. You wanted to say any other words? >> Oh, I have a little update later under the um consent agenda. >> Sure. Okay. I just didn't I was like, did we skip you? >> Um, so for policy update, uh, we have I'm going to do it backwards. We have three second reads that were from earlier in the year, uh, which were JCL, school district internet access for students, JLCK, special physical health needs of students, and JLC, student health services and school nurses. Um, so those are continuing on. This is their second grade. Next meeting they'll be
009on to their third and final read, excuse me, final read. So if folks can make sure to take a look at those and if they have any questions, let us know. Um policy committee has met twice already this summer because there was um a there was some movement at the legislative uh level statewide that needed to happen um at the beginning of the school year. So we wanted to get right on top of that. Um the biggest one where folks we know are going to have some questions are for JICJ which is unauthorized communication devices. So the school board um will be setting the policy for that. Um there's not a ton of wiggle room for this policy because this is state statute. Um, and I know that Amy has some updates because really it
010is the schools that will be setting the procedure uh for how this will be implemented. And basically this is what has been known as the belt fell um phone ban, but it it extends far beyond phones. So this encompasses watches, tablets, computers, phones, whole nine yards. So Amy, did you have want to >> Yeah, I would just echo what you said, Andrea. There isn't a lot of wiggle room in this policy. There are, you know, every school across the state is trying to figure out what will be the procedures once we implement this policy. And so I would just encourage folks to be on the lookout from a more umbrella communication from me to just talk about how we're going to manage this as a community and then you will get more direct information from
011your school administrator. Um because based on the developmental needs and expectations of students that will look different. this implementation of this policy will look different at the middle high school than it will here than it will at Harold Martin. Um, but I do just want to talk a little bit. It really it is a comprehensive policy that will cover all sorts of devices, not just cell phones. So even though it's been affectionately called maybe the cell phone ban or bell to bell, it does cover really any device that is not issued by the district. Um, so this will also require us to have conversations about bring your own device. Um that is something that was captured in this policy. Um smartwatches um any kind of device. I do want to make sure that folks are
012aware that in the policy if your student uses a medical um a device for a medical reason say to monitor uh glucose levels for diabetes that is certainly covered and allowed during the school day. So uh we're going to navigate this together. Um but be on the lookout for more specific communication and if people have questions I would encourage them to reach out. Great. Can I ask? Go ahead. >> Um, are students allowed to get a permission slip or waiver to bring their own devices? >> Not under this policy, but it really would continue to be on a case-byase basis. And what this policy also looks at is what can the district provide. Our go-to under this policy will be what can the school issue this student to meet their need. Okay. Um, so I
013think in the past there was a BYOD, you know, policy that really is rescended with this. >> And do we have enough for one to one coverage of laptops at the middle high school? Yes. If needed, >> you should. We'll be a little tight in the beginning. >> Okay, cool. Great, Jonathan. Yeah, it's that B I B O Y D policy that I was curious about because is has that been has that been what's happened in the middle school and high school is that you can bring your own laptop or bring your own and work on that? >> I don't know the volume of students that bring their own device, but I do think it's something that we will have to discuss because we do have students that feel that a Chromebook, you know, there
014are some limitations. I mean, there's just no >> way around that. Um >> yeah, I was just curious. I didn't um >> And it certainly grows over time very high, >> right? Yeah. I was just curious as to what the the the standard operating procedure was like as of last year. Then you could bring in your own laptop. >> Yes. >> Okay. Amy, can >> can you talk a little bit about how the rules are being, you know, coming to being like who's involved in the process? Are students involved in the process or he like how's it all going down? >> It it's a good question. I I think I spoke with principal Kelly this morning because he's trying to navigate it from the high middle high school perspective and it's my understanding and Lucy
015can certainly jump in is that they had um some restrictions related to the cell phone up until this year they were allowed to use it in the hallway and during lunch. Um so our implementation will really be limiting those those pieces. Um Chris's plan is to first we're going to talk about it as a leadership team on Monday. um and really look at what does the K to2 perspective look like? What kind of devices do we really need to address? Um and how can we support you know students and families through that. Certainly um there is an admin council at the high school level um and a student group um and we'll be looking for their input really not about the policy though as Chelsea said our this is a state law um and we
016are obligated to implement it. So we will do our best to ensure that there's clarity around how it's implemented. um and you know ensure that students get the support they need. This this will be a shift for many many students. >> Yeah, >> I think and you know this and I think that you guys are on top of it based off of the fact that we're having this now. Um I would say as much expectation setting with parents and with middle high school students as possible. Um I think if they're parents who are used to having their kids have a lot on for on the little scale, they'll probably need to have a lot of consistent communication. Um and and we really when Chris and I were speaking this morning, we were really talking about
017almost like a reset to the beginning of you know our teaching careers respectively. If you needed to get in touch with a student during the day, you would call the main office and you would try to get a note to them. Um I met with Dan Reserve this afternoon, our athletic director, and he's really thinking about how will coaches um you know notify students if a game is canceled or practice has been shifted. So those are all things that we're trying to navigate. Um, but I would really just ask parents, you know, for their cooperation as we implement this. I I really am hoping that they understand, you know, not sending your student to school with a device, especially, you know, a watch. That will be really important. We don't want to pit the parents
018against uh or the students against their teachers because they're just going to be required to implement this law. >> I I think another thing that I just uh issue spotting related to this You know, when we look at the JICL, the second read, it's going to be important to emphasize for students that you don't have privacy on a school device. And I think there's going to be a learning curve because a they're kids and so they don't think about consequence and b they're used to privacy on their own devices. And so I I could see there being that necessitating some additional reinforcement for students that you don't have any privacy on a district device. Um so how that's done I don't know but just an issue spotting um and just in my line of work
019I just think it's going to be important for students to to really understand that. Mhm. >> So, just a thought >> how to highlight it within this policy >> just to make sure students realize that when you're used to privately texting or whatever communicating on your device, when you're on the school device, you might be able to work around, but you don't have privacy. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And I think there's bridging off. We should go to the next policy, but the um I think there's probably like a nice chunk of curriculum to teach around like this preps you for your working life where you have to like bridge your things. I think for >> like severe permanence on the internet like there's a lot I think that there's an educational opportunity for generally being
020>> definitely agree with that. Um I just think about the >> non-completely formed adolescent brain in terms of consequences. >> Y >> I think the other piece that Suzanne was mentioning too that we talked a lot about in policy was also the impact and implications of this policy on teachers. Yes. Um, and the fact that we also don't want this to be like the teachers being the phone police all the time. Um, and really being thoughtful about that as well, >> what the consequences are. We talked about I know from my standpoint like sometimes a a phone costs more than you know my paycheck and god forbid anything happens while that phone is in my >> possession, right? and students usually have some uh words about their role and where they would like them to
021be. So just having that all thought out, I know we talked about that that was on your radar about who was going to be responsible if it escalated. Um, were we going to preemptively say, you know, they go in some sort of shoe slot or do they, you know, we weren't interested in maybe buying bags, but that's a additional expense, but taking something off the teacher's plate. I just don't >> I can't imagine they want to fight every day, >> right? >> Well, and that's not our goal either. But but we do know that, you know, I think it's interesting when the legislature, you know, implemented this law, it there is going to be a learning curve. now because students are used to a certain set of behavior. They have a certain skill set now
022and they need to learn a new one, right? Because instead of being on their phone or sending a funny meme, that is how they communicate and how they connect with each other is via their cell phone. So, um I I think that I don't want anyone to think that this is just going to magically, you know, require kids to now, you know, face to face. that is going to be >> I'm really interested in like because you're cognizant of that what sort of programming or what things could be in place either through the advisory program or you know on one hand we're dealing with what I would consider an addiction for some student in terms of this technology but also social interaction and learning those skills and I so like you know you have advisory
023and and there's lots of things that you can do. I'm excited to kind of see where this goes. >> And I I do think in talking with um the principal Kelly today, he's really going to be targeting lunch always. I I think that and Lucy, you can jump in. I think the expectation in the classroom is that your phone is away. I don't think there are kids that are on their phones all day long. They we did use some phone sometimes phones were used for educational purposes and the legislature had an opportunity to do a carveout for that and they chose not to. Um and so case by case, you know, school districts I think are looking into it, but in our area, >> but I do think advisories of study halls, >> they can
024teach those skills. >> That's going to be but advisory, I know the kids are used to using it in advisory because it's the end of the day and they're texting home or they're communicating sometimes with their boss um or or coaches or whatnot. And that's that's >> yeah, those are all things we're going to have to work through. put a date advisory on the radar. >> Thank you. >> Not to get bogged on this too long, but I also noticed that there was sanctions in the policy. >> Is that in the NHS SBA? Okay. So, they put the sanctions in there as opposed to like a separate procedure. >> I was just kind of curious when I saw that that that's a policy. It strikes me as that's more of a implementation of the policy,
025but >> Nope. That was all >> Okay. And so, that might must be connected to the statute. >> It is. Yeah. I mean this was >> both JICJ and the next policy amendment to AB parental bill of rights were very restrictive there was >> okay >> we really did not >> and I would just >> that just jumped out at me >> to add to that Jonathan that that the procedures of the actual consequences will be in student handbooks we're working on >> right and I saw that's also statutoily >> can we talk a little about timelines so this is needs to be so we've got our second read which I'm assuming would happen at our meeting on the 19th Yeah. >> Does this need to be fully approved though by the time that we
026start school? Like do we need to wave a third read and accept it? >> So this will be this will be implemented like the the procedures will be in place and it will be it will be happening at the beginning of >> Okay. Um whe regardless of >> regard like whether this is >> but to publish the policy >> we can wave it. we can wave the three reads and implement it right away. We could do that today um and then continue to do our two extra reads um if we would like it implemented right away. We could do today's read to give everyone a chance to digest it and then at the next um meeting we can wave the third read and approve it and then kind of reaffirm it at its third read
027um in September after school has begun. >> Okay. >> Um >> but it will like >> it will be happening at the beginning of school. >> Okay. I think it might behoo like I think in the lens I don't think we should approve it tonight because I think it's a big thing for us to wrap our heads around even if we've been learning about it since June. Um I think that we should consider whether or not we want to just get it approved at the next meeting or make any changes that we want to make because I think that having it for people to refer to and I know we'll publish it as a draft policy after our second read. Yeah. I just think the more information that's out there the better. Uh because this
028is a large practice shift >> and this policy like tonight is available for the public to read. Great. >> The public can click on this, they can read it as it stands. >> And we could always approve it and modify it later, >> right? >> If we decided in practice that it required some kind of >> if there's like a little something we can change, which is very little. >> Thank you. >> Um sure. So there are a couple other policies. That was just the first first read. >> Um the other first reads we have I mentioned policy AB which is the parental bill of rights that uh was also something that is new this year. Um that was a legislative action. Um that is also prescriptive. We did not um there's nothing in that
029that we were able to change. Um so that is as it stands. Um >> can you >> Yeah. Is this is the first the very first line is that grammatically correct or am I just misreading how it's is it the morale or moral or what what is that? >> All parental rights are reserved to the parents of a minor child in the state without obstruction. >> So number one to direct the upbringing in the is it moral or religious training or >> religious training? Moral or religious training. Okay. Yep. >> I know. Moral or morale? >> Oh, I believe it's moral. >> Yeah, I think it's moral. >> And maybe morale as well. >> So, this is another fun to go through. >> Awesome. Um and then the other ones that we have are all
030required policies. So we have KI which is visitors to the schools, JFAB D which is admission of homeless children and unaccompanied youth and JFAB which is education of children in foster care. Um, so these are policies um that we either have or that we need um that are required um by law. And so as we go through and have audited our policies, we have found the holes um that are working at either updating old policies. Um, so that's really, you know, Susan and I have talked that's really going to be our focus this year is continuing to audit our policies and um, try to update them. >> Thank you guys. Thank you. It's just an exciting roster of policies. It's a lot of work. Um, thank you. Meeting twice over the summer is big deal.
031So I appreciate it. Okay. All right, finance updates. >> So, we had a finance committee meeting um back on July 22nd and we talked about uh really three things. So, we talked a little bit about tracking special education costs, um, specifically out of district placements and transportation just to sort of see with the eb and flow of that is um, and also how it impacts, you know, our contracted services, staffing changes, etc. So, just a little bit more dialed in on that for from a financial perspective as the year goes on. Um, the second thing that we talked about was the monthly financials and Laura talked a little bit about some changes that she would like to make to them in terms of not so much the information itself, but how the information is presented
032in the style in which it's presented. So, I think we'll see that in the first runup here uh end of August. >> Yeah. for the September meetings >> of August financials to look at review >> and then we had a discussion about how we go about the budgeting process and just sort of philosophically thinking I'm just going to be blunt you know we we do the process we end up with a really big number because we have wants and needs and department heads right down to and by department heads I mean people like Mr. Stone and then social studies department heads so on and so forth put everything that they want on that list and the principles whittle but we end up seeing a number that is more unlikely than not. So rather than doing
033that, let's figure out what our costs are moving forward for staffing, healthcare, etc., and where we're at and then how big of a piece of a pie can we afford and then as department heads are doing that they have those numbers in mind. Um, so the first round number that we see is more realistic instead of unrealistic. Um and that you know I think one of the things sitting on budget committee is them encouraging us to consider different ways of doing our craft and I think this is a slightly different way of doing our craft and you know we'll try it and see how it goes. Um, we haven't set up our meeting schedule yet, but uh, as with last year, we will try to meet just prior to when the monthly financial report is
034coming out so that if there's any thing in there that we need to discuss or recommendations to the board, that can happen and then as needed as usual once we get into budget season. >> Great. >> Can I um ask you a question or a comment about the budgeting process and what you're just talking about? So, it's interesting because something that I think we've talked about before is I do like hearing the hopes and dreams of like what the team's like because I think it's good to have forward thinking, visionary, like optimistic, hopeful educational teams, but I do also understand that like it can also feel terrible to like keep asking, keep being told it's never going to happen. Um, so like I think the biggest part is like how do we think about with
035like our educational team and our administrative team thinking about what that balance is between what is a forward-looking progressive like like improvementoriented like we are a great school district. we can always be better. >> And what you're saying of like knowing if we have an understanding of what the lay of the land is and I think part of that is some strategic planning is really hard to do up and down across the district with as many employees and all of the pieces. But >> yeah, I and I've thought about that a little bit. Um >> we think about it. >> Yeah. And it's it's almost like you have a second tier, right? It's almost like a CIP for those things, right? These are the things I absolutely positively need this year to make the ship
036run. These things would make the ship run better, but we may not be able to afford it. But to make you aware of it, here it is. And if it's a year where we've got, you know, a little extra money in unassigned fund balance as we move into May and June, maybe we can make those things happen then. And maybe those things that are on that secondary tier show up the following year, right? >> Um, >> yeah. Yeah, as we all know, I keep a lot of lists. I love lists because it helps me remember like when you get to May, like what people asked for in October. I don't always remember from like our 36 page sheets. Shocker. Um, so I think that that I think that's actually really interesting and and and you
037honestly never know like right like could be like two years ago where we have a 20% GMR or we could have 8%. And like that swing is massive in terms of what we can actually absorb >> in all other areas of the budget. So, thank you. >> Yep. >> Great. Terrific. >> Can I provide a different financial update? >> Yes. >> Um, on July 2nd, I don't know if you know, the Supreme Court made a ruling to uphold the Conval ruling that adequacy was not being properly funded by the state of New Hampshire. Um, that is great news for us. What that means is that the base adequacy for 2025 is around $4,200. This ruling says base adequacy, which is for every single student, not your free and reduce, not your special education, is changing
038now to about $7,300. It is a 72% increase per student for us. >> Did they uphold the number though? >> They said it at a minimum it needs to be $7,3561 per student. >> Right. because I thought they kicked it back on the number. >> Um, no, they motioned to reconsider. The state did and it got denied. >> Okay. >> Oh, so that that 7356 number now holds. There is a reasonable amount of time for them to implement this. It does not have a specific deadline of when they need to implement it. We're expecting it's around a year and the state has not said anywhere regarding how it's going to be funded. There's been some bills on the floor that um are saying it's funded 100% through swept, which we know SWEP is local property
039tax. So, we will see what the state decides to do regarding how they're going to fund that new mandate. But for Hopington alone, it is an additional $2.7 million, which is about $2 off of our tax rate. So, that would be huge for us. So as it progresses, I will keep you updated. But good news on the state front for adequacy, >> but it will likely not be implemented for this year. >> Correct. Correct. Correct. Yep. We have our adequacy numbers for this year. Um and I will be doing our projected revenues for the state for September 1st. So it will not be announced. They are not changing for September 1st, 2025. >> Big deal. >> Okay. >> Amazing. So, do you think we'll budget with that in mind or probably not? >> They the
040So, the state will provide us with adequacy aid numbers. Okay. >> They'll take our beginning of year numbers that we provide to them and then they budget for next year. Right now, they've given me our adequacy for 2025 that I have to use and it's about $3.8 million. This would add 2.7, but it will not be until next year. >> But would we know if they're actually going to add it by the time we start actually doing budgeting in October? >> We will. But by the time school district meeting comes around, we will know if they are adding that in for next year. >> When will we know in say December >> hopefully? Yes. The the the budgeted projections come out in November time frame. >> Okay. >> For the budget projections, but so we'll
041see. It may it may be because the state started a new budget in on July 1st that it may they may try to take two years for this to implement because then they can budget for it in their cycle because remember they have a two-year cycle. So it may take up to two years since there's no deadline. My mantra would be high hopes low expectations. So like exactly hope for the best plant the doors. Okay. Thank you. All right. Okay. All right. For our first meeting, I think that's it for current business. Are we ready to move into the consent agenda? We are. Let's hit it. Laura has personnel after. So, we have few personnel certainly for that have changed over the summer. We'll start with our new hires. Um, I have two long-term subs.
042is changing. >> This is not the long-term submath position that Amy spoke about. We have Timothy Curts who has been an AP proctor for the district. He's going to attempt He's coming in to cover a a leave. So, he'll be a long-term sub and high school. Matt, >> is he a student at Hopkin at some point? >> What's up? >> I feel like it's their parent, their father. >> Um, he though worked in Hanover. He was like a math when when I saw his name. I also his wife taught at Bo Elementary, so he's been a longtime high school math teacher. >> Robert Childs, who was a long-term sub for us for middle school English, is going to be coming back to do high school English uh to cover a leave. And then we have
043a new IIA who has recently accepted a position at the high school, Mary Tripod. Rebecca McKenzie resigned at the end of last year and Mary will be taking over her position in the high school. NIA great resignations. We received a resignation um between last meeting and this meeting for Laura who is the case manager at Harold Martin. Unfortunately, she is moving on and will not be back. The biggest part actually comes with current employees that are changing their contracts. So one good move is Natisha MNA who is an IIA at Maple Street will be an IIA in the student support center. We had spoken about this a little bit last year and during budget season that principal Sedonia was looking for some support in the student support center. Um, and Natisha will be filling that
044role, right? Which does leave her IIA position vacant. Um, Marissa Man who is a preschool teacher right now over at Harold Martin. She's actually point8 preschool teacher and 2 IIA. So, she did some of her time as a HS employee. Is has been nominated to take over Laura Ol's position as the K through three case manager. Um, this is a great opportunity I think for Marissa to She's been in preschool. I know my daughter has worked with her and she's fantastic. What that means is that we have a preschool position that will be coming available with this approval. It has been a difficult administrative burden to handle Marissa's contract because she is8 HA and 2 H. So, we would love your permission to post it as a 1.0 preschool teacher. She does. I have confirmed
045I've spoken with her that she does do the work of a teacher. There's no differentiation in the time that she works as an IIA versus the time she works as a teacher. >> Am I allowed to go? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. Um, I do think that when we first hired Marissa, there was a differentiation of duties, you know, in that role. And just over time, we've added to the program. I think they've tried to expand the educational offering for those early learners. So, it does seem like the right thing to do right now is we're trying to recruit in August. Um, it will be tricky to find uh someone to take on the best days to find someone to work part-time. That's a unique person that wants that type of work. Um, so it
046would be our recommendation when Laura and I were talking about it to post for a preschool special education teacher. Um, and that would be full-time in that capacity. We would not try to search for a 02 IIA, but I guess we could add it to Megan Burns's.15, but we're we're not looking to do that at this time. >> Okay. >> All right. Yeah. >> Do you need anything specific from us? >> I think when we go through the consent agenda, if you want to approve that now, that would make sense. But I do think it we need your approval to make that position 8 to to 1.0 for the posting. Do I have a motion to make the preschool teacher point8 FTE to 1.0 FTE for the posting of the job for September hiring? >>
047Yes. So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All right. All those in favor? >> I opposed. >> Thanks guys. >> It's I'm sorry. Um even though we just approved it. Is there uh what is the financial implication of this >> that will trans so I'll take the IIA part of her salary essentially would transfer it over she's already under HS benefits she's already retirement eligible so it will not be a large impact it'll be somewhere around $5,000 >> okay >> and we feel like we can absorb that >> great thank you thank you great um Megan Burns as we spoke about is a preschool IIA um She has asked to reduce her contract to be only 3 days a week and so that changes her to a 67 for the start of the year.
048I >> tell you that preschool is a really special spot. These changes are >> making me emotional, but it's okay. People should do the things they want to do in their lives. This is great. >> I understand my >> This is good. >> We're also going to find someone new. That's great. >> Yes, it'll be great. >> Yeah. Um, and lastly, Rachel Vent, who is an IIA high school, um, with Charlene Betts retiring at the end of last year, Rachel has been nominated to take over that position as the library assistant at HMHS. >> Great. So, her um, IIA position uh, will be potentially vacant as well based on need. Um, and then additional contracts. Last on the list is Bob Wolner was the AM crossing guard last year. Nomi, he's being nominated to do
049that position again this year. And then Kristen Daeski is being nominated for one additional day per week. She is a 85 right now. So she's really four days a week. Um she will be covering one additional day with the leave of absence of Allison Kitridge and that goes through Christmas break. Okay, >> questions on the new hire personnel. It's been a busy couple months. >> Yeah, a lot happening. That is great. >> Mr. Wner is a joy to say I might go down in the morning just to have >> honestly just go down and it's Yes, >> he is. >> Awesome. Uh some changes to schedule B over the summer. So when we nominated in June for um PLC, we'll start there on page four. We did not have a grade three PLC team leader
050at Harold Martin. And since then, Maline Donahue has been nominated. Right. >> So Maddie will be taking the PLC position for team leaders at at Harold Martin. And we've had some changes at Maple Street and PLC. Tina Blind will be doing grade four and Amy Roth will be doing grade six. Great. Can you just say since it's August and we might have a fresh crowd out there. Uh what does PLC stand for? >> Oh, professional learning community. It's uh based It's an evidence-based practice. >> Dollar jar back out. >> That's right. >> Oh, you don't like the acronyms? >> No. >> A professional learning community is an evidence-based practice based on the uh work of Robert Duford. And he developed questions that teams can come together and look at what students are learning. How do
051we know what they know? what are we going to do when they don't know it? So, we have PLC's that those teachers come together, they look at data and then make decisions based on it. >> Great. >> Was that too much? >> Thank goodness for my response would not have >> sound. It's fine. >> I love it. >> Um and then we had a to be determined for Maple Street School for student council adviserss and Tracy Martin and Carol and Nef are going to continue those roles this year. They are the essentially incumbent um adviserss for that program. >> Great. >> Oh, and lastly, sorry, kindness club, which is one of our new co-curriculars. Karen Victoria will be doing that at Harold Martin. >> And I noticed they don't yet have a student council person
052for Harold Martin. >> They do not yet. >> Those are added things in the last contract. So hopefully somebody steps up and does it. >> Interesting. questions on coerculars? No, I have a small fleet of children who would love to run for a student council, but we will table that for another day. >> We will shock face. >> Amazing. >> All right. Amazing. Coaches. >> Coaches, do you need me to read out all the coaches or do you just want me to show you the nomination? This is our nominations. Let's Yeah, we're throw Yeah. >> All right. Uh, field hockey varsity is Kate Hovenberger who it was the coach last year. We do not have a field hockey assistant coach at this point. That one is typically based on need, remember? So, it's it's often
053like how many students end up signing up for those teams. Field JV is Liz Kobar. Soccer uh boys soccer varsity Scott Zipki. Boys varsity assistant coach is Josh Kate. Soccer boys JV is Jonathan Stalith. Soccer girls varsity is Mike Zhan, who is also an IIA over at Martin. Um, soccer girls assistant varsity is Renell Leoulier, if I said that right. >> Is it done? >> Soccer girls JB is open currently. G uh varsity golf is Ted Wells. Varsity cross country is Rob Roth and varsity assistant for cross country is Norm Boop. For the middle school field hockey middle school is Tim Upton. Middle school cross country is George Sable. Middle school boys soccer is Travis Martin. And middle school girls soccer is Alyssa Mcdana. >> Amazing. >> Thank you to our coaches. >> If you
054wanted Coach soccer girls JV. >> That's right. Now's the time. Now's the time. >> Now's the time. >> Any questions on the fall sports nomination slate? >> No. Okay. >> Moving right along to donations. >> We have one donation today and it is for $2,000 for a book vending machine at Harold Martin from the Kyle Bettinger Memorial Trust. Um, this is a book vending machine that is essentially a positive behavior reinforcement for students. They get a token and they can purchase a book out of the book vending machine. It does not accept money. It accepts these tokens for things that Harold Martin deems worthy of book tokens. I apologize for that terrible wording. Um, Maple Street has one here, but it is a very good positive behavior reinforcement. And so it's about $7,000 total, but
055this 2,000 brings us a lot closer to getting that vending machine. >> Wonderful. I know Carrie has spoken very very highly about the booking machine here at Maple and she was jazzed to to bring that here and I think it' be great at Great. Thank you. >> Yeah. [Music] >> Right. Wow. >> Thank you. makes me so happy. >> Um, all right. Want to walk us through some financial updates? >> Do there's two pieces of um specific financial updates in the board packet. I'll start with the unassigned fund balance. >> Look at the drive folder, you guys. Yep. >> Does everybody see that? >> Yep. >> Couple of nice charts and tables here. Um, so the last few weeks have been very busy doing audit prep work going through the financial audit. And while our
056trial balances, which is essentially our chartered accounts, is not quite done, it is substantially done. And so I feel like I can bring draft financial numbers to you today at this meeting to discuss. So with that in mind, our preliminary fund calculation for we have enough to certainly cover the committed fund balance, which is that item of the $25,000 that we committed at school district meeting, 10,000 to the vehicle trust, and 15,000 to the technology trust. We also are able to do what you tenatively voted on in in June, which is maxing out our 5% contingency. um at 1,77,325. That will allow us, if we remember, the contingency fund, previously article 10, is that fund that by state law, we're allowed to hold up to 5% of our net assessment in order to use that
057in future periods next year for emergency authorizations, items that the school district needs money for, as long as we bring it to schoolboard meeting first. It does liquidate at the end of next year, remember? So, we annually update that. Um, and then unassigned fund balance, we have the 500,000 that we promised at annual meeting for tax relief. And then right now, draft has an additional $472,000 that we need to discuss. So on the second page of the memo is essentially a update about a breakdown regarding where that comes from for the most part and then what we want to do with it. So, I did speak with our auditing firm about this and one of the options that we have is over the course of 2425, the school board voted to do projects out of
058our building and maintenance expendable trust. Those projects have not been reimbursed yet by the trust fund as they are ongoing this summer. So that chart at the bottom is the encumbered amounts by June 30th, 2025, meaning that I have a quote or a contract and a purchase order for those amounts that the school district can choose to vote to reopen those motions essentially to reconsider them and choose whether you would like to pay for these items out of general fund versus out of the building and maintenance trust. I am not asking for that motion today. Um I'd like you to review and consider and I'd also like to have a little bit time to make sure that the auditors come back and verify this unassigned fund balance number before we vote to do anything. >>
059Okay. However, knowing this, I would ask that you consider making the motion to maximize the 5% contingency fund because remember that was tenative based on fund balance and I need you to affirm it. >> Okay, great. Before we get there, >> yes, any questions, thoughts, discussion? So I think that the uh the plan to take that balance of unassigned fund balance and put it towards that CIP spending makes a lot of sense particularly given looking ahead and being hopeful that the security redesign project is going to come in at about the number we thought because if we use that unassigned fund balance and correct me if I'm going off the tracks here Laura we use that unassigned fund balance to pay that down. That money stays in CIP, which means it might would be available
060as revenue for that security redesign. Um, I mean, arguably I would say, you know, if we could set aside that 429 for that project, I would do that or I would at least encourage people to do it. Um, but we can't. So this gives us an opportunity to have that money available for that project. We had already we've sort of spoken about, you know, with a million dollars in contingency, we could probably draw four. That draws another 429. >> Um, again, crossing fingers that the number comes in at 950 or so, we're we're really close to the target without having to raise a whole lot more in taxes. So it it just is uh it could be very fortuitous for us um to keep up with our CIP and prepare for possibility of doing that
061project. And another thing to consider is just, you know, the idea that this is a one-time reduction to the tax rate if it all goes back. And we have to think a bit more long term. We can't just think this year. We have to think next year as well. And so if we have that one-time reduction, it's very, very unlikely we'll be able to meet it next year as well, which means the swing will go down and then we'll have an artificial increase because we'll have that revenue shortfall. So I just want to consider that that we had about 750 at the end of last year. We've talked about five and we planned on that and we put that towards annual meeting and if we go down to this you know additional 471 we'll be
062a bit lower in the tax rate that we want to be understanding that we've got things to add. So I just want you to think long term instead of immediate about town as well and the impacts it has. I think it's I think it's also important to remember that the CIP has been perpetually underfunded since we have started the CIP and the whole purpose of the CIP is to avoid getting ourselves into another pickle where kick the can down the road and then have to talk about a huge bond. So I think that's also important to keep in mind when we talk about you know funding some of these projects. um that there is some some real future consequence that I think we should consider when we think about using it on these projects. >>
063I'm thinking about Thank you. Thank you both. I'm thinking about something that we've talked about is Thank you, Laura. It's helpful. And I think the the the long-term thinking about like how we're trying to manage the tax rate and taxes in town. Um something I think we've thought a lot about and that in the context of thinking of we are not in budget season yet. We do not need to put ourselves there yet. Like we are not started with school. But something that I think I really want us all to think about across this line is we are trying to get increasingly um increasingly uh accurate and precise. I think we're trying to improve our precision with the numbers that we're trying to get to with budgeting and being able to shrink that fund balance.
064Um I think so that we're not seeing large unassigned fund balances at the end of the year. Um, this is something that I know I've certainly talked with Rob about and I think you guys have probably talked about in finance, but it's like you don't want to shrink the fund balance to zero because it's impossible. Also, you never want to be in a deficit. >> Never want to be in correct >> and so like you need to think about what is that line where you have some fund balance that is a responsible level and I think we had talked about a number and >> 5%. Thank you. And so I think it's trying to think about does this feel good? Is there increasing work to do? if there is increasing work to do, how do
065we line that up so we keep improving and getting more precision as we move through the fall? Um, yeah, and I don't know what your thoughts are, but >> yeah, I mean, I I agree that, you know, the the 5% number again is not our number. That came from the municipal association as a good practice targeting. If you're just in and around or just below that, you've done a good job. So, even with the additional 429, we're still below that 5%. Um, you know, as Laura and I looked at some of these, I think it also gives us an opportunity to look at our budgeting practices and look at these separate lines and try to say, okay, does this make sense? Was it an anomaly? Do we need to think about how we budgeted for
066this particular department activity, whatever it happens to be? So, you know, trying to look at all of this as an opportunity just to get better and learn from what we've been doing. >> Yep. >> Um, you know, I think >> and I, if I may, I will add, speaking of anomalies, if you remember last year, we did pull from the special education trust $240,000. So, um, that did was a piece of revenue that we wouldn't have necessarily had and this would have been less if we had not chosen to do that. >> Okay. And we cannot put money into the special education trust from unassigned fund balance. We >> cannot you can only do that as a warrant article account meaning. >> Thank you. Just clarify for >> it's a good idea. >> Okay. And
067I just had another correct me if I'm wrong too. You know having through an audit having kind of an unassigned fund balance remaining like this. This is also something that we've had right like this. This also isn't correct >> abnormal. It is not abnormal. I feel like we face this every year. >> We do in in some capacity. We face it every year. We're facing it with me this year. But um yes, in every year this has happened. If we remember last year, we had done you know certain plans of taking 400 out of article 10 and we didn't end up needing to do that. So this is a very common thing every year that school districts face. >> Um part of it comes from the idea that we have vacancies, right? So we have
068IIA vacancies at middle high school and we cannot fill those but we can't not budget for them either because they're based on need. So that money comes in at the end right and that's fund balance. You also have overcolction of revenue which cannot be spent. So the district collected more money this past year in we had a good interest revenue year and we had a couple of kids tuition in. So we got a little bit more revenue but you're not legally allowed to spend that. So it automatically dumps into fund balance. So those are all those pieces that collectively come into this fund balance that we need to consider. Thank you. >> It's not just that we have a gross underspend of the general fund and we're over budgeting. It's multiple factors that come into
069it. >> Okay. >> So everyone through it can think on this. >> Yes. And if you have questions, I would say direct them to finance. Does that feel appropriate? Who will work with Laura and Amy? >> Yep. and then we'll talk about it at the meeting on the 19th. Great. And we need to make a motion to assign. >> If you are comfortable, if you could make a motion to affirm the maximizing of the 5% contingency. >> Do I have a motion to approve the maximizing of 5% contingency? >> So move. >> Great. Any discussion? >> All right. All those in favor? >> I. All those opposed? Thank you. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Um, and I will just when we say that we'll do it to the dollar so it's got cents and I will
070not encumber those. >> Great. Um, all right. The last piece that is me I feel like I've been talking to you. >> It's a it's a money meeting. >> Yeah. >> Is a budget transfer. So policy DBJ transfer appropriations says anything over $7,500 needs board approval first. So, I have a transfer that is in your packet that I need Amy to sign and I need Dulce to sign and I need the board to vote to approve. Um, that is for health and dental. As we, as we know with our two new contracts, HA and Teamsters, we offered new dental plans and we offered new healthcare options. This is just a transfer in order to cover those lines. Now, we've seen what healthcare plans are starting to come in as, what dental plans, who's signing up.
071This is a transfer of appropriations to cover um some lines that didn't have enough money in them. >> Okay. Any questions? Do you have any I think I'm allowed to ask this. One of the things that we introduced for HA um was a lower cost plan. Do we have any early numbers on that? Are we allowed to talk about that? >> Yes, we are allowed to talk about that. Um, early numbers are coming in favorably. We have more people switched than we expected. >> Um, I can have more detail on that for you for budget season, but right now it is favorable. >> Okay. >> And we did not have anyone choose the high deductible health plan. I could tell you that that nationwide plan. >> Okay. And with the transfer, does this mean that
072we're um appropriating more money or anything like that or is it just basically shifting money? It is just shifting money to cover a negative balance in a couple of lines. Um this is the very preliminary one. There may be more as we continue to hire and um if we know teachers start getting paid in September, their deductions will start to pull in September and then we'll we may see another one. >> Okay. And I'm assuming as you shift from, you know, how the budget was set up to the way that you set up the budget that this will also probably happen as we go on and you build your own budget, which will be very exciting. >> Yeah, it'll be great. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to approve uh budget transfer 203 for
073health and dent? We already did it. >> No, we didn't do it. Nope. I'm lying to you. I'll I'll make the motion. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve budget transfer 203 >> uh for health and dental insurance for $143,000 $840? >> Second. >> Uh any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? >> Terrific. Now Amy. All right, you guys. It's your time. Thank you, Laura. >> Um I have to head out. I have driver's ed. >> But this has been a great first meeting on the side for the year. >> Yeah, it's nice to see you. Yeah. >> Do you have uh really quickly, sorry, do you have access to all the things? >> Uh >> we will work with you. I know that we had talked with Matt
074about it, but we'll make sure that you're hooked up. >> I didn't. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> This will be good. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, this is my first meeting. I've been here in this role for a month and I just can't tell you how wonderful it is to be back here and I want to thank each of you. I've been able to see you in different capacities both on committees um every day. You know, I'm walking back to Laura's office and saying, "Well, what about this? Where do we find this?" And Jody really is just keeping me in line all the time. So, I'm just so thankful that everyone has welcomed me back and it just feels great to be here. Um I'm sure that you know that the summer
075is a really busy time for our work, right? Our job is to get the buildings back up, hire the teachers and staff that we need, ensure that the buildings are ready. Matt is doing technology projects. So for the SAU level team, there's a lot happening. So with about, you know, what 3 weeks before the kids come back, um we're building the bus and moving it forward. Um during this time, I've had an opportunity uh to engage with the community and and do a variety of transition activities. I've been able to meet with parents and educators, support staff, uh community members, starting to build those relationships, gather input, figure out what is important to different stakeholders, um areas of strength, um how I can be of service, uh to all of you and the community in
076this new capacity. Um I met with um Jim, you know, facilities and operations is is new for me and he is just an impressive guy. I keep saying to everyone, Jim is just amazing. um he went through all of the, you know, projects that they've been working on and that you've supported. Um many of them are on the list that you were just talking about. Um selfishly, I was just excited to see that Maple Street got a a new boiler and a hot water heater. That was a long time coming and so and the papers out front. Um but he and his team are really looking to monitor those timelines, make sure the expenditures and and are, you know, those projects are being completed on time. Our goal is to ensure that the buildings are
077safe and clean and ready for students um later this month. Staff and personnel, we've talked a lot about that. I I want to thank the building principles. It's a lot of work in the summer to interview and look at your candidates and make sure that they're the right fit for your community. I want to thank Laura and her team. Um you may know that Laura's been training two new people this summer. And um today we had Sandy work out of a different office just because we want to keep it fresh. office is getting a little bit of a makeover and so every day you come it's an adventure. It's like choose your adventure over there, right? Where will I work today? Um but you know, as you know, you already know this, but Laura is
078just such an impressive uh professional. Um and she's trying to bring two new people up to speed that we hope uh to introduce uh to the school community when they come back. We've got Sandy who's going to be doing more accounts payable work and then Connie is more of the HR. So Karen did have her last day. We all cried and gave her flowers and ate cake, ate our feelings and and but she may come back and do some um sub work for us. And then Karen, Lor's last day is later this month, so we'll miss both of them very much. So, we've been doing a lot of work there. Um I'm grateful for all of the the staff that's looking to diligently manage and hire all of those positions and the changes. Um, I
079I do think and I I want to piggyback on something you said earlier. One of the things I always really loved about being here is that one one of our uh community members, one of our staff wants a new opportunity to grow and learn, we support that. And so when you think about people moving from I know preschool is a special place, but Marissa's ready to grow and and we want that for for people. We want them uh to feel that they're meeting their own professional goals. So, I'm I'm thankful for folks that are thinking outside of the box. Um, thank you to all of you for letting me join your committee so quickly. Um, finance was u between Jonathan and Rob and Laura getting me right up to speed about, you know, where our
080money is and how that's being spent. Um, and then policy, I really feel like we've hit the ground running. We've looked at, you know, what is required. Um, but you've also been supportive, I think, think to bring forward some policies to help some of our vulnerable populations of students. So, I'm I'm thankful for that. Um, everyone every day is thinking the start of the school year is coming. So, everyone is getting ready. You know, this is sort of like um, you know, just the it's almost like Christmas Eve. You know, we're we're in the process of getting ready to start a new school year. Um, you will know that in at the building level, principles take, you know, student schedules very, excuse me, very seriously. Are they all set and ready to go? Um, looking
081to make sure that we have the right um, related service providers and programming needs to meet the needs of our of our students. looking at professional development. What do do teachers need? What do staff need? Um getting those classrooms and instructional materials ordered. Um last week we had teachers coming in and and principles unloading boxes of of materials. So, it's getting ready again. Um and I'm just really encouraged by our collective effort. You know, the energy, it's not quite August 19th and next time we meet it'll be more of like a buzz, but it's that steady Eddie. I just as we move closer to the first day of school, um my goals really are trust, collaboration, and shared purpose and those are the words that I focus on. Um and I'm looking forward to continuing
082to partner with all of you and this amazing community. >> Thank you. >> Staff are back in the buildings. Um so we've got August 21st is new staff orientation and then new staff are that Monday, so 25th. Yep. >> And so that opening day, um we're talking about, you know, it'll be my first speech. It's a big deal for me. Yeah. So, you guys will fine. >> Yeah. They don't have to be me talking, which I'm already having bad already having nightmares about it. >> It'll be fine. Jody says it'll be fine. >> You can't be worse than I am. So, you'll be great. I cry every time, Amy. >> Oh, I cry all the time because it's a privilege, right? It's I mean, this is such a gift to be in students lives in
083this way. >> That's right. And so then on that day, we also have, you know, a welcome back uh for our staff and then, you know, really getting to work and getting buildings up and making sure teachers and staff. >> All right, feel good. >> School starts on the 27th. And I got a reminder um that we have a new traffic pattern in Hington Village. >> Yes. >> For any members of the community who might be thinking they might want to be passing through between say 8:35, >> don't do it. and 7 or 7 7:35 and 7:55. Just give yourself some extra time that those first couple days of school before Labor Day. Everyone parks and walks their kids because it's adorable and the cutest, but it does mean there's always a traffic jam and
084that includes without a new traffic pattern. So, so be on the lookout. >> And then no school on the 29th and no school on the 1st. >> That's right. >> Because the fair is in town. Y >> that's right. Okay, great. Perfect. >> I did see a notice that fair is hiring. So if you have, you know, can come here first. Yes. >> But, you know, I think it would be a good opportunity for college students that, you know, want to make a little bit of extra money for that. That's it. Okay. Cool. >> All right. Anything else you want to talk about? Any questions for Amy for her first meeting? >> Welcome. >> I appreciate Oh, are you going to ask me a question, too? >> No, I was not. I just I I've
085enjoyed working with you on policy. >> Yep. It's a good time. >> Yeah. It's a good time. >> It is. We are as good as it can be. >> Yeah, I think it's fun. I think it is fun to actually. >> Um, cool. All right. And with that, uh, do I have a motion to accept the consent agenda as presented? >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? >> All right. All those in favor? >> Any opposed? Great. >> Do we need a separate motion to make that position one FTE? >> We We already did that, right? We already >> did. We voted on it. >> Yeah, you voted on it. Yeah. >> Sorry. You said you're great. I >> thought we I didn't think we had actually made the move. >> Yeah. >> All right.
086Committees. We've heard from policy and finance. EMC is not meeting until September. I think site safety and security. We don't have a meeting on the docket yet that I know about >> what >> safety and security. >> Not yet. >> Great. CNA PP school is not in session. CIP guessing same. So we have no other committee updates. Is that what I'm hearing? Well, thanks to the chair who >> will be on the tax impact fee committee. >> Thank you. >> Which is now complete and the final report is being written and will go to the planning board. Um, >> you know, the whole thing will come out very soon. But essentially the charge from the planning board was uh is there any ability for us to calculate tax impact fees? But in order to do
087that, you have to have a CIP in place that is specifically for um expansion. So because of capacity, so if you know you build 10 houses and that means 20 more kids and you got to build two classrooms, you have a CIP for that, you can have a tax impact fee. If you do not have anything on your CIP, you cannot have a tax impact fee, which is pretty much where we're at. um and the committee we met with police, fire um in the town and so that'll be rolling out and there's like a 20page report that you're welcome to read and I'll make sure we get a copy. Um there is a little bit of discussion that I will bring to our CIP committee about hypotheticals in terms of if we if the town
088pushes that they want to do that. One of the things that when Amy and I met with the other person on the impact uh commit subcommittee, you know, if we were to have few projections that said, you know, you get 100 extra kids at the middle high school, how much more space would you need? And without spending a ton of money, you could look at what would modular cost to add to the school like a wing, a quarter, etc. Um, but I also spoke for myself on your behalf that my guess was the school board would have no appetite for spending our own money to do a study to find out how this hypothetical would >> have to play out. In other words, we don't really want to spend $50,000 in engineering fees to look
089at something that we don't know is going to happen. >> Um, the average, we build about five houses a year. That's that's the average over the last 10 or 12 years. >> Okay. >> Anyway, this is interesting. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you for being both the budget committee and the schoolboard rep. >> I learned some stuff. It was good. >> I did learn some stuff. >> Rob, when is the next budget committee meeting? >> That is a really good question. Uh September. Um but I'll I'll get the date. >> Great. Awesome. Okay. >> I haven't put it in my calendar yet. >> Okay. It is all published because the draft schedule is published, but it should be on the draft. >> They don't send out 8 million invitations that somebody sends out. So,
090you can put all of that stuff in your calendar. >> Thank you, J. By the way, making sure we're all we all show up at the right spot at the right time. >> Okay. Um, also just a quick note as we wrap up committee updates, we are trying to figure out a new policy for um, committee meeting minutes. So, if you have had meetings over the summer, try to I will just prompt those of you who are on committees that have met. >> We're taking notes. >> Yes, exactly. >> Meet um, and I think we're trying to put a new policy, a new protocol together so that we can get them uploaded into diligence. But just as a note to everyone for all their committees as they start the year, take the minutes. I will
091send a reminder but like keep it rolling. >> Start strong. >> Policy is still working on it because the way that diligent is structured there is not enough spaces for policy to put their >> and I can't I can't post policy. >> Yeah, >> because we only allow there's only so many spots. We have mean but I can't post it. >> So I'm trying to post them on the the brown calendar. Okay. Just the the general calendar >> on the website. Yeah. And this is not I you guys are good. If I get behind on minutes, it's a tough hole to dig out of. So, it's just a reminder to like I'm not thinking you guys. >> And we're posting draft minutes until before the next meeting. Is that what we're doing? >> Yeah. Great.
092All right. Great. All right. Thank you. Sure. >> Uh we are now to our second public comment portion of the evening. If you want to come on up, please state your name, address, and please, we ask you keep it to three minutes. Good evening everybody street. Um back to the policy for unauthorized communication advice. Something that popped up in my head as you were explaining this which I'm actually kind of excited that kids are going to have to wear and not be on device with all day. And I'm curious how that'll play out coaching my own children. Hey, you're not going to be able to use these. But um something that did come up was under safety and security. I know my parents where we receive notifications if there's a medical reason to shelter in
093place or whatot. And I was just curious if you guys have what they thought to if um drill there was a reason to do so. And I don't know if students actually get instruction on parent square which they would then have on them. Um, >> I know there are if there's a medical emergency and there's a notification for but I didn't know there's different policy for students within the building to move or whatever and they were doing that privately through parents square but I just didn't know that was anything that was looked at as another layer through that meeting for that policy. So that's >> Thank you. Thank you. I have some other budget questions for business. That's it. >> Okay. >> Thanks, Lauren. >> Cool. Um, any old business, other business? We're good. All
094right. Uh, we do have a need for a non-public tonight. So, uh, do I have a motion? No, we will go into a nonpublic. We will not have any business when we return. So, we will be during the meeting. Do we have a motion to go into non-public under RSA 91- A 3, 2 and L for legal? >> So move without signing the statute. >> Thank you. Second. >> All right. So roll call vote. Rob >> A. >> Jonathan. >> Suzanne. >> I. >> Andrea Doulson. >> I. Great. That's it. That's a wrap.