001We'll call the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and begin as always with pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and [snorts] justice for all. Thank you public for having come. We'll open public [snorts] comment at 6:04. Anyone would like to share anything. Uh public comment will remain open for at least 30 minutes. Um so if you spirit moves you between now and 6:34, please step up to the mic. Um get my clock going. All right. Um, seeing no public comment, approval of minutes. Uh, people had a chance to review the minutes from our last meeting, which was not that long ago. >> Actually seems to be really long. >> Does it? >> I think it's I
002feel like this came up pretty quickly from our last meeting. >> I didn't have any changes. >> Looked good to me. >> What you got, Brian? I this super minor thing where al-nova is presented as two words at one point uh when is actually oh one word >> um nova >> beyond that it's great so it's the top of page five of the book Fitzgerald asked about Al Nova >> maybe it was Al >> it could be you know this person I'm not aware of who he is [laughter] >> Mr. Nova >> Nova Mr. over. >> Um, but if no one has anything else, I'll make a motion to approve as >> a second. >> All in favor? >> I I think that motion carries. Um, no, I think that that was for the public
003and nonpublic unless anyone had a difference depending on the non-public minutes. >> So, a motion to approve the public and non-public minutes. Yes, I'll second that. >> All right. All in favor? I >> All right. Good. Thank you. All right. Central office report and budget. >> Okay. Great. Um, we did put an updated co copy of the budget in your board pack. Um, I don't know if Ron or Dr. Bennett you had anything you wanted to talk about for that. >> Yeah. And um I know a month ago we met and there was a focus on three options but mostly a focus on two options for the draft budget for the board to consider. A big difference being um the unfilled position and keeping that in the budget or not keeping that in the budget.
004[snorts] Um it is Ron and my recommendation to remove that unfilled position and lower the budget to um what is in your board packet which is uh major changes which is a 3.35% increase. Um we we had a lot of conversations and I principal Q has a really solid plan for how he can ensure that the high quality instruction does not get impacted. I also I think there was a request at the last board member, I don't know if it was from Allison, was sort of the impact on class size or maybe it was Dan, the impact of class size and academic achievement. I did a very quick review of some scholarly articles and I put that in your folder. >> [snorts] >> Um, in order for you to have a a standard deviation up
005or down around academic achievement based on class size, um, a standard deviation of one, you would have to look at class sizes going from high 20s to teens. But we're going from teens to teens. So, there's really no impact in the research on the academic achievement by going down to two teachers in second grade. Also wanted to remind the board we're really confident in this recommendation um because of the preventative science that Brentwood is really strong with. We we screen kids early. We provide interventions early. We also have a really strong system around our PLC's. So our teachers are working collaborative together weekly. They're looking at data and they have a strong focus on tier one instruction. So there's a lot of systems in place that are going to support the students and we just
006feel really confident and given given the landscaped of public education and the funding needs, we just feel like it's we wouldn't be doing our due diligence if we weren't recommending to you to remove the unfilled position and go with the 3.35. But we're we're it's it is the board's final decision. You have option B in your board packet from last year and then um last month and then you have the new option in your board packet for this month and um Ron and I welcome any questions or thoughts that you have and I believe that was the only change. >> Yep, that was the only change. Thank you for looking this stuff up. This is great. Mhm. >> I'm just looking at this table now and um I'm just thinking about what the budget committee
007requested as far as data if we could pull it together. And I think this is spot on as far as like the enrollment trends and class size trends. They also asked for like the correlation to academic achievement. Um, is that something we should just go to like the New Hampshire state website and the DOE and grab state test results and pair it up with this side by side or >> I am working on getting all of that data that you that they requested in a viewer friendly format. Okay. [snorts] >> Have to go through the DO what do they call them? You've sent them to me like DOE fives or whatever and look the expenditures versus appropriations and make a graph. um also want to parse out when we're comparing data for 10 years, we're
008not going to be comparing apples to apples because five years ago the state testing changed. >> So we want to make sure we look at the five years and then the five years so that we compare apples to apples and we're not comparing different testing tools, norms or proficiency rates. So we we we can't 10 years is really hard to do. Five years is great. um doing that. I know we're also they're also looking at the last 10 years of the average teacher salary which we have to put on the ballot anyways. There there's a graph for that. Um so I am working to get you all of that information in a viewer friendly format and I will send it to the board and then you can you can send them all that information because
009we're just it's just parsing it out and putting it in and >> thank you for doing that >> friendly formats. Yeah, >> not a light lift at all it seems. So thank you. just a just just some graph making that just requires highlighting lines in dense documents and transferring it. But we're working on that. I also know that they um the student toteer ratio is um not as transparent. If one was to go to the DOE website because they list student toteer ratio, they list all the adults in the building. They're not look they're not listing the ratio of classrooms. So if you look and says well they have you know it's 1 to8 that's actually not the lived reality of the public [snorts] school system and certainly not the lived reality of the Brentwood
010school district because the nurse is counted as an adult but she's not a classroom teacher paras special educators your OT your PT your school counselor there your paraprofessionals they're listed as adults in your school so the ratio looks really small but as you all know as parents who have had kids through the system that's not the class ratio. That's not that's not the reality. And these people have very very different important roles that are all legally mandated by the 306. So I also wanted to make sure I included something Dan in the feed in the information explaining the uh student teacher ratio that you would get off the DOE versus the lived real experience in Brentwood. So that's what's taking a little bit longer to make sure that everything is packaged in a way that
011the voters can understand. Yeah, we've um just a couple notes to add about the graph. Um if you go to the very top, which is the 1314 school year, we had we had two classrooms that had four teachers. So, our school has been accustomed to having to shift where staff have to be based on on numbers. Um, it's never a goal to have class sizes of 12 or 13. We We love class sizes to be somewhere between 16 and 19. That's the magic number. So, I think the budget we're presenting is fiscally fiscally responsible. It's also something I can advocate for this budget. Um that we can um we can not add that teacher to the budget and still have the same quality education that we've come to expect here. Can I just ask kind
012of a dumb question? Maybe in the our board packet there's a major changes page that's referring to the budget. >> Uh yes. I don't >> because it comes after >> it should have been all together. >> Yeah, it's all together. It's page 21 of your board packet. >> Yeah. >> And you'll see proposed fiscal year 27. And that that is what we're referring to. >> So the major changes should be about $249,000. >> Yeah. >> Yep. And that's 2 page 23 of your board packet. Got it. >> So that Yeah, that should be inclusive of the whole packet hopefully. >> My question on that was on first student. It's an increase of 13,000. Do we have a locked in rate for next year or is that an a best guess? >> We do. So um
013at the end was it in the springtime I think it was um Dr. Andriski worked with first student um we had what was called a 3 plus two contract. so locked in for three years plus two additional years and both parties had to mutually agree. Um and Dr. Anderski worked with first student last spring to work on a new rate. Um and also it's a combination of a new the rate going up but then also in a lot of the districts we were having the we had based the calculation many years ago on the number of school days and we've have a little bit less now. So we had we were able to drop the days a little bit >> because so that is like my question on that is that enough like if are
014they like >> Yeah. So what we do is we take the number of school days and um the daily rate that we pay and that we we budget for all them >> and so he re we're not in a plus year like we're in an Yeah. He um he we're locked in. I'd have to double check for how many years, but this year we're in right now, we is the first year. So, if you remember when we did the budgeting last year, we talked about a first student increase. We we added a projected increased rate for the current year because it wasn't the negotiations weren't final at the time when we did the budget last year, but the year we're in right now is year one of the contract. And I don't know if they
015did a 3 plus two again or if it's a full five-year contract or just a three-year contract, but it's this is >> locked in. >> We're in a contract, a signed contract in this year that we're currently in right now is year one. >> Got it. >> Molly, I [snorts] have a question. >> Sure. >> Under the salary under major changes, it's a reduction of 126. >> So that is every salary line in your budget together. So all of this, so when you look at your your long code, it probably starts with a 10, I think 10 or 11, and it's a two two-digit number, then a four-digit number, and then a five-digit number. That five-digit number, if it starts with 501, that indicates salary. So 50 indicates expense, 501 is salary, and then 502
016345, that's everything other than salary. So what I did is every single what we call 501 account. So anybody that's here that's [clears throat] paid, you're in a 501 account. Um we took everybody in the budget together. So it's negative though because >> removing the the unfilled position. >> Unfilled position. >> Well, the raises the par salaries are changing and other rights. >> So anybody that's in a negotiation year would come across um at the current year rates flatfunded. Anybody that's in an active CBA would step and track per the per the CBA. Anybody not in there was put at a 3% increase unless otherwise uh requested for an adjustment, but I don't believe anyone was here. [clears throat] Um and then we did remove that unfilled teacher position. So that's why it goes into
017the negative. So, >> I mean, the major thing is health and like I mean, it's all over the news. I mean, I think it's probably worth just putting a slide up in March to explain the fact that this is all of America and >> Oh, yeah. >> that they shouldn't vote about that at our meeting, but elsewhere >> the health and dental increase is greater than the overall change. >> Yes. Mhm. >> So, um I just I [clears throat] feel like uh Dr. Bennett and Principal Q were expecting to get a long conversation about the teacher position and they haven't had any questions about it. >> Well, no, I think you presented, >> but I'm not in mud. I think that's a testament to the preparation work that you did. I really appreciate the the
018background. And I feel like the the impact of class size and even the work to get all the building permits to show how many of these are two family homes in three ponds. >> Mhm. >> Uh or twobedroom homes in three ponds, not two family. Um so I feel like it's a a databased decision which we always strive for and I'm really happy that you are comfortable with the recommendation. So, >> one of the numbers that would have changed on the um enrollment graph is all the way to the right the average class size. If we had kept that position in there, we would have dropped to an average class size of 14. >> And keeping the position in there, it's back up to 16, which has been almost the average for the last seven
019or eight years. So, >> yeah. [clears throat] >> Yeah. I really appreciate the research deep dive. You did a much deeper dive than I've ever done on this topic. And um it makes me feel comfortable with the decision that we're sounds like we're about to make. But also just like for future consideration like it magnitude matters, right? So like if you're moving from 22 plus down to 13 to 17 range. That's when the most significant increase in academic outcomes occurs. And it's most concentrated in K through three. So we're moving up to 19, right? We're not moving up quite to 22, but we're close. And this is in K through three. So, it's it's nearing, you know, the edge of what I would feel comfortable with based on the meta analysis that you shared. So,
020>> um, but I appreciate like the conviction and all the the work that went into this. Um, I feel I feel comfortable with it. >> Okay, great. Um, any other >> on one other budget question? Sure. I was I saw this on the co-op >> board and I couldn't find it here. We're required under new law to have a a line for out of district placement. >> Uh not out of district open enrollment. >> Open [clears throat] sorry. >> So we put that in every budget. I can double check here. >> It's couldn't find it tonight but >> so it's on page one. >> Okay. >> Um well page one of the line by line, not page one of the PDF. And it's like almost halfway down. Open enrollment tuition. It's the 11.10050560. Sorry, my
021glass. I need new glasses. >> Page 24 of the packet and it's under salaries of it's under the salaries of substitutes >> under the 501. >> Salaries of substitutes. >> It's right under that >> the line below it. >> Okay. >> And so in all districts we did put a dollar. I don't know if you want to explain. We have talked about that. We talked about last time we put a dollar in. That is what we're recommending. [snorts] >> You can absolutely change that if you want, but that is what we are ask recommending of all SAU16 school boards is put a dollar in. >> I'm comfortable with the recommendation of a dollar because there's no way to know. >> Yeah. And >> we do not have information that any of the schools within driving
022distance will will make a motion to be receiving schools next year or this year in January. So it could happen in the future but not within this budget period. So that's why we felt comfortable doing a dollar after conversations we've had with surrounding districts. >> The seway kids aren't going to drop aren't going to leave prospect. Yeah. They're not going to leave here anyways. >> And that's that is that a vote that this board would take whether we want >> to be a receiving. You would have to create a It would be a whole policy. >> Wouldn't that have to be a school district meeting? >> Yes. >> Yeah. So, it's not just us as a board. We'd have to bring it before the town. >> You would decide to put it to voters. It
023would It's [cough and clears throat] just I believe my understanding it would be something you would put to to voters. >> Okay. >> Um but it's just not a recommendation we're making. It's there's so many unknowns. >> Yeah. So, [snorts] the Supreme Court ruling was only about that we have to pay. It was the other end, not being receiving, but that if somebody chose to leave, we had to pay. >> Yeah. It said you have no choice but to be ascending. >> Okay. [clears throat] >> Okay. >> Any other things about the >> Nope. Nope. Really, the only change was the removal of that unfilled position. >> Um, and if this is what we want to bring to the budget committee when we meet, I don't remember what date that is. We don't have a
024date yet. Oh, okay. >> Yeah. So, I was going to um January 12th is a date that um worked well for the budget committee, but by that point, [clears throat] the budget committee is um meeting just about weekly. Um and so, if that date doesn't work, we could pick another one. Um, I just was toying with the idea of seeing if we wanted to try to squeeze it into December before the holiday break. Um, and just based on the progress of the budget committee who's been chipping away at some of the smaller budgets thus far, um, it seemed to make sense to like wait until January. And that was one of the first, if not the first in January, um, on a Monday night when we're not also meeting here. If we wanted to try
025to put both on one night, I suppose we could, but um so Monday, January 12th is what I had written down. I'm just going to double check to make sure. Yeah. And then we would not only be at the top of the agenda, but I think we'd be like the only budget reviewed that evening. So it would be six o'clock at the town office on January 12th. If that works for everyone, or if not, we can pick a different date. that works for me. The only I think thing, Dan, and I think that you are well equipped to answer the questions, but when you sent me that email, like it like put up red flags about our past with the budget committee. Um, and I think that like from my perspective, like I think right
026now we're making the responsible decision. I think that we have always made responsible decisions, right? But like I don't I I had the history of looking at things differently than we do as a school board. >> Yeah. Um, and I just like I don't want them to like dive deep into state testing data as a my as a as a measure of like what everything that happens in space. I think our state testing data stands on its own. I'm not worried about that. Um, >> I I will say that when it [clears throat] comes to the proc like what we've been doing with every other budget review so far, like we've there's been like massive data requests and reviewing everything with a fine tooth comb, but then when it comes time to vote, the budget
027committee thus far has simply just approved whatever the select board has approved. >> So, well, is there an exception to that? just got a little complicated with the increases for the raises this year. >> There was a back and forth around um and Brentwood Town employees. The select board had stated that there was a cap of a 2.8% increase in sa in salary. Um but when it came to an individual, I forget which department we were reviewing at the time. Um the department department had asked for 3% which more accurately reflected like the northeast uh cost of living increase and so the budget committee made that recommendation and so there was a little back and forth and revision that happened with the select board but we ended up coming back around to the 2.8% that
028the select board had stated initially and it looks like every other department's going to align with that. So that's like the only I mean there's been a lot of discussion, a lot of debate, but that's the only like um hiccup or variance from what the select board has requested >> and how the budget committee has actually voted thus far. I I I don't want to like move out of the nitty-gritty that you're talking about right now and into the >> I do want to move out of the nitty-gritty and into the big picture of like what we're doing which is I feel like we have a very solid budget that we're going to bring forth with good data behind it. So, I'm not I don't you know I'm not worried about I mean I understand
029what you're saying like and I think that that's a good point for them like here we'll present this data from the state and it look how wonderful it is but this is only like a fraction of the wonderfulness that sees presenting and we're and and we've really thought through this budget and we can defend it. >> Great. Right. >> Yeah. And I think it reflects like responsible decision- making. >> Yeah. >> And any other little things where cuts could be made like Ron and Dr. already did that. >> We did a fine tooth comb. >> Is the facilities and maintenance increase a project like a specific project? It's 21,000. >> It's I think it's a a few it's a few things and >> and it's all in the capital like they're items that are on
030the capital improvement plan. >> Yes. >> And they're like budgeted for next year. >> Yes. >> Okay. I also put in your board pack a current year financial. There really were not that many change. Oh, sorry. >> Do we need to vote on this >> before we that we want to take this to the >> select board? >> Um, it wouldn't hurt. >> Okay. >> Would someone like to make a motion to adopt >> a motion to adopt the 2627 budget as presented >> for presentation to the >> for presentation budget committee? >> I'll second that. All in favor? >> That motion passes. >> Sorry to interrupt. >> No, no, no worries. Um, so in your board pack was also a current year of financial. Um, we didn't have that many changes since the last
031time we met. Um, there was actually really two major changes. Um, a change in special ed contracted service, which is a change in student need. Um, as well as some computers that were purchased. Um, but still we don't have any unanticipated revenue at this point in time. Um, did anyone have any questions? And again, we when we decide what will be funded with the trust funds, then the the right side would be populated. >> Are you questioning them? >> And I did put the trust fund balances here so that you'd have it um for your consideration. >> Did anyone have any questions? And thank you for sending the manifest. I already have those back. >> With the contracted special ed services, is that something that we would look to bring inhouse? in the future or
032is that like we're set with the contracted? >> Um, >> well, I I think we always um Yes. >> start with trying to hire an employee. >> Um, and it's getting harder and harder to find people who aren't going to the private sector and want to be part of a school system, especially when they're specialization. currently it's our BCBA and our part-time speech person are both contracted services. So um for years it's this the speech has always been inhouse and that was a goal but the searchs did not find some >> yeah you advertised and you did not get >> Marramax actually starting this in January [clears throat] a speech and language pathology masters program because there's such a shortage. Can we help with the curriculum and promote public school? >> Don't go to private
033practice. Work with kids. >> You should >> be part of a community. >> Well, you could connect them to internships perhaps. >> Yes, please. >> We've been That being said, we're really pleased with the the service that's getting provided and they are part of our school even though they're not SAU employees. >> Uh they're definitely part of our community >> just like budgetwise, >> right? for sure. >> We're paying so like that's something for next year that we would look to >> hire >> like will that position be open again or like >> there's a couple. >> Yeah, it doesn't the the special ed contract service line it doesn't speak to just one position. It speaks to a sprinkling of IEP services. Um >> so not have a full a role. >> Yeah, it's it's
034right. It would it would it's some a part-time here a contracted service. I don't know if we would get to the point where we would be able to hire an in-house like BCBA. >> Um, stuff like that. There are just really rare and unless you're full-time and you're going to pay them at the very very top, they make a lot more money >> doing contract services. It's really it's just a big wave and it's the same you're going to see in all of our budgets is that contract line services where professionals >> I was thinking that would that's also a savings if they're not >> a full-time employee you're not paying for >> health insurance >> and um one is 50% and our BCBA is um 40% it's two days a week. >> So that's
035all I had unless anyone had any questions. Thank you. >> We do. We need you for anything else. >> I don't know. Do you? >> No, but you're always welcome to stay. [laughter] I have a lot of prep to do before >> I know you don't. I know you don't. >> Enjoy the rest of your evening. >> Thank you. I know you'll be disappointed to leave. >> I know. No, I'm going to be disappointed if there's no snow day. [laughter] Um, in your folders, Brian, if I can go down to the next Yep. >> agenda item is a principal job description and there is a draft timeline. Um, so what I would love from the board, I just have a few questions for the board after you get a chance to review that and and
036send me feedback or is there something on that job description that isn't there that you want to be there? Um, and then the principal job squirt job search timeline is there. It is a draft and it's not public yet because I'm meeting with the faculty next week at a staff meeting to go over it with the staff and I want them to see the timeline first. So that's why I'm not like saying specific weeks and dates, but that is the draft timeline that Heather um wrote up. Um, and so I have a question if the board wants us to survey the community to seek questions and then a board member for first round. So when you say survey the community um that's more people than the survey to the staff and the families. It's >>
037just generally to the community >> just send it out. >> Um and and some communities do and some just say staff and parents are what we're looking for. I just wanted to ask you all. I mean, when we did the superintendent search a bunch of years ago, we surveyed everybody and I think that that was really important because there was animosity and we needed to like get everybody on board. >> I don't think that that I I personally don't think that that's necessary. I don't think there's animosity towards what's happening here at [snorts] >> Yeah. >> my two cents. I just don't know if we have time to get valuable feedback between now and when you would want to start like to give people enough time to see the survey, forget about it, get reminded
038about, oh yeah, you got to do that. >> Yeah. And with staff and families, like you have like email addresses for all these people, right? >> We'd just be posting a QR code around >> Yeah. um the town and anyone could >> but I also don't see how it would hurt to do that >> like to put something out. >> Yeah. >> I >> and if people don't respond then >> I lean a little bit towards casting the wider net. >> Yeah. >> Uh just because there are members of the community who may not have sees students but who will have sees students when their children become of age and who will have an interest in this. We do not have time to do like a newsletter article. So, >> is that something like we
039have the town's Facebook page that could potentially go on that? I wonder. It's not like a solicit but just a posting of like here's something you can look at it. I don't know. I mean, post it on social media, right? There's no reason. >> I mean, the feedback is when we've only used electronic that people people complain that you didn't outreach to everybody. So, >> I feel like you either figure out how to outreach to everybody or >> Yeah. >> I mean, I don't know what >> I mean, we could go a library, I'm sure, would put something up. There's a library town >> yoga that meets >> Austin house >> fire station fire station. I know the staff would probably be very interested in providing some feedback as far as >> traits and um
040questions, suggestions. >> And is this a job description that we the like SA16 has used or is this created? >> Um it it's from it's a template >> and then I worked with Katie and Ron to make it specific to Brentwood. >> Got it. and it like incorporates the new strategic plan values and all of that. >> Yep. And the faculty is going to get a chance to look at it um next week. So it might it might change a little bit if something comes up during those faculty discussion everyone feels it's really important then I would add that. Is there um like what's the is there ever minimum requirements that state like especially with Swayy being like a high performing school and this probably being a highly soughtafter position um just to like get
041the best candidates right up front would it make sense to consider a bullet point under minimum requirements for like x number of years served as a principal already? >> It's it's up to you all. Um [snorts] sometimes we come up we wait and see what our candidate pool is and then we will say we have 12 candidates with five or more years as principles. We want to focus on just interviewing them. Sometimes we don't put in the posting just to see what we get. Um there's also um I know we talked a little bit about whether or not there would be internal candidates applying. So, I I don't know if we just didn't want to rule them out. >> Um, but it's [clears throat] >> Yeah, I guess it I like if you had an
042AP who was super motivated and like wanted to grow with the school, I wouldn't want to rule them out necessarily, >> but like X number of years with experience as an administrator, maybe >> administrator. Yeah, >> we could do like a minimum of certain We could do a minimum of blank years as an administrator because that I mean I think you guys are looking for someone who's definitely been an administrator before. >> Yeah, >> their administrative role could have been in other areas. Um but if you want me to add that, I'm happy. >> I don't mind that. I certainly don't want principal experience because I mean that would have prevented us from hiring Dr. Andriski as superintendent, right? Yeah. >> And I think we got the best of the best. So I don't think
043that >> I think that already has, you know, minimum five years of teaching experience, successful administrative experience the elementary level, elementary school level preferred. I kind of prefer leaving some flexibility. I think as Dr. Bennett mentioned, um then they can do the culling, you know, based [snorts] on what they receive with a focus on the strongest candidates. And I think as you point out, this is an awesome school. So, who's not going to want to come here? Um, >> yeah, that that makes sense. Just because I didn't realize this. So the the principal also works on the school year schedule, not like a because the rest the the SAU administration works full year, right? >> The principal works year round. Does it say not? >> Says the work year is 260 days. >> Yeah, that's
044that's what all our administrators got. That's year round with four weeks of vacation plus your 11 holidays or 12 holidays. So that's still a year- round contract for an administrator. >> Does it feel like you work more days than that? That is such a weird way to paint it. I've never [laughter] seen anything like Don't worry, you only need to work 260 days. You don't have to work weekend. >> Sometimes I don't work on Sunday. [laughter] >> Sometimes. [snorts] The only thing that I feel is not captured and maybe it's just in the selection of the person that it happens but like the only thing about culture here um is like an environment that's safe and conducive to individual instruction which is certainly important but I think like a culture like I think sees so
045special because kids have fun and want to come here every day and that's >> I don't feel c like that's captured >> but does that have to be captured here? I do think it's an essential function, right? Like I don't want somebody who's like >> this is super smart in competency based learning but really doesn't build any culture. >> If um if you re look at the essential core values of first one and is student centered believes all students can learn when given the proper support and when they feel a strong sense of belonging to their school community. I think we were trying to capture the sense of community and belonging being the first >> most important value. >> Who sees this? >> Everyone >> public. >> Right. So this is like the job posting.
046>> That's the posting. >> Yep. >> I mean I I agree completely Alison. I just think that we you know Yeah. >> Some of it >> is written for the job posting. something that's going to be interview process, >> but I made a note of it because we can make sure we have a question that addresses that and sort of something around how do you facilitate a cultivate a sense of belonging or what do you look for? If we went to your school, what would we see that would promote student sense of belonging and inclusion or something like that? We can word smmith a question or two that make sure that addresses that. And the only other like I'm looking at like logistical things, but is there anything about like working with the teacher and
047par contracts and you like union that's the right word, but like kind of like working with those groups. >> Um >> there's a bullet in there >> believes in the empowerment of all educators. I think we put something in. >> There's a bullet that says coordinates with central office and recruitment, selection of employees, maintenance of personnel files, administration of collective bargaining agreements, corrective action, and other human resource issues. >> Got it. these first round I was reading up on the interview committee and this process like once the SAU senior leadership goes through resumes and recommends a small batch to the interview committee it says that they'll all happen on Thursday J the interviews themselves will all happen on Thursday January 29th >> that's a a draft yes >> and so is it like are they
048in person and just like rapid fire >> yes >> oh okay >> yes it's it's an hour each and it's backtoback break for lunch >> and approximately or like a range like how many uh candidates would make it to that first round phase typically >> depending on the final decision of the first round. So the first round will get together and I will bring a a set of résumés. I won't bring all of them. So if we get 30 or 300 I'm not I'm going to we're going to narrow them down [snorts] and then I can say we could do eight or we could do 12. Here's 15 resumes. How do you guys feel? do you want to schedule a second day or you say no I I we feel really confident if we we
049have these first eight let's do one day and if we really don't come up with any final candidates four or five candidates after that we'll go back to the second round so sometimes it really depends on how many applicants we get we get a lot more for elementary schools than we do for upper upper grades so I I would anticipate around 30 Do um the elementary schools ever put a student on there? >> I've seen a student on middle and high. I've never seen a student on ele the students are involved when the third step process is when the final two candidates if we get to two do a site visit here for half a day and that's when students sit and meet with them and interact with them. because Sienna was only in sixth
050grade when she sat on the middle school principal search. >> That's a long day. It's a long day for I mean we start at seven, a little after seven and we end a little after 4. >> There's a lot of adult conversations that first round. >> Yeah. >> And we have a rubric and >> Oh, just um on the timeline the you're going to bring forth a recommendation or the superintendent's recommendation uh to us on March 2nd, but that's actually our town meeting date. I just looked at the calendar, so we just have to adjust that one. Um or we might have to rethink the timeline alto together if >> we will bring you the superintendent's recommendation in March. >> Okay. >> So, whatever day or we have a meeting, >> we don't have a
051meeting. So, actually that day is probably a good day because we could maybe have a meeting >> before that because otherwise we don't meet in March usually. >> Yeah. >> Would that be okay if we did that? Because [snorts] I don't know how we would get it to you sooner and I'm nervous about waiting till April if we have a top candidate >> that another district's going to take. >> Would it have to be like a meeting that's recorded here and then we bounce over to the Okay. >> Yeah. >> Or we walk over to the just be posted for >> Yeah. Yep. Could just be one meeting. >> I'd be up for uh unless others are interested, I'd be up for interviewing the first round people and just like helping with the process in
052general. >> Great. It's up to the board. I'll take whatever. So, do we need a formal blessing of this? >> Yeah, I think that you just need a motion and vote on who you're going to send to the interview committee. >> Have a motion to for Dan to be the board member. >> I'll second the motion for Dan to be the board rep on the hiring committee. >> Thanks. All in favor? >> I a sweeping mandate, Dan. >> All right. >> Great. And then what was the decision on the on the community survey? We did did we make one? >> That's the other piece. Do we have a a motion on do you need a motion on description and timeline as well? >> No, because I want to meet with the faculty and and final
053like double check with all of them. >> Who's [snorts] going to create the survey? >> Um Heather Murray, the director of HR. And then I will create a QR code. That's where my talents come in. Her talents are creating the survey. [snorts] And so we'll just put the QR code all over the place. Ron will send it out. So I mean you if Ron sends it out and we post it a lot. I mean you might get community anyways. It's really >> I mean we got limited community in in all of the surveys we've done even when we've like posted many many places. So I think just getting it out there so it's available if people are interested in [snorts] >> I'd agree with that. Yeah. It doesn't hurt. Okay. >> Uh, take a moment
054to ask about public comment. Anyone have any comment >> public? >> Sure. >> Statement maybe. Um, when you were talking about your insurance um, changes, y'all are locked in based on a contract. So the town just cut their rates by making shifts to the balance between employees and employer. But that is not something that you have the benefit of being able to do. >> So >> yes, this is true. >> CBA we can >> it is in the in contract negotiations but it's not something I'm >> Yes. >> would not I would not want to do that. Um, just one more point about making sure that we have that meeting on March 2nd. Is that in theory that is Brian and I's last meeting and it would probably be better to get thatision in before
055you have two new board members. >> Yep. >> Unless you decide to stick around. >> There are no other comments. We'll close public comment at 650. Right. >> Principal report. >> Yeah. Thank you. All this conversation brings back memories of the first time I walked into this building and it was um I was one of two finalists that met with uh Superintendent Michael Morgan and the current principal and I had a tour of the school for the first time and it was before dismissal so I got to see students and I was just aruck at how happy kids were and I'm really happy to say after this is my fourth 14th year that kids are still coming to school really excited and really sad when they can't come to school because of holidays or whatever
056it is. So, um but it's all sweeping back in meeting the staff back then and um a lot of years, but um thank you. Anyway, it's a weird process to >> Sorry for all the work by the way. [laughter] >> Have them like bake cookies the day they building cookies >> so it smells good like when you're a house. >> Yeah. [laughter] Um, one of the things I just wanted to highlight and you have it in your pack and we've already kind of used it for one of the main purposes is just this uh history of enrollment and class size. And I just uh I'm I'm glad we could put it to use and that we can keep holding on to it about um how how enrollment has has declined a bit, but we're kind
057we're we're being responsible with the decisions we're making. and we have amazing teachers uh at our elementary school and I know we're going to um make some good decisions, have a good plan in place um for any shifts that we have to do. Two other things I want to highlight before we just move the meeting along um was our friends and family, formerly known as grand friends day, happened the Tuesday morning before Thanksgiving break. um huge numbers, over [clears throat] 400 um visitors um and it was it was fantastic. Big thanks to our staff, to our students, [clears throat] excuse me, and um to our PFT for volunteering and being a part of that, but u tons of visitors that day. I also want to applaud the efforts of sea school students, families, Katie Gallow,
058Rebecca Ducet, all the people that organized our food drive for N68 hours of hunger. Uh just some quick numbers. Again, we did pair up grade levels to see who could bring in the most and that's going to be announced uh tomorrow morning. But one thing Mrs. Gallow did share with me was um over uh it was $1,470 worth of u monetary or gift card donations were collected and almost 5,000 items of food. Um and it was desperately needed at um um where they have where they store all the food and um so big shout out to everybody involved with that. So, it really says a lot about the the giving at this time for our families. Um, short report from me, but um that's where we're at. November was very short. Um, we're looking forward
059to uh a strong finish to 2025. >> Thank you. Cool. >> That's good news about the all the food that was collected. It's great. >> We didn't know where to put it. Um all right. Um report from the chair. So safety and security task force update. >> We had no meeting. >> Excellent. >> Right. >> Super. >> Correct. >> Superintendent evaluation committee. >> No meeting. >> All right. I'm going to put mine to the last because there was a meeting. Um >> community engagement or uh sorry, strategic planning committee. All right. Dan, I feel like we've done a lot of your stuff already, both budget committee and board member correspondents. Do you have anything to add on either of those fronts? >> I and my biggest thing was just that like trying to either lock
060in a date for us to go to budget committee or get it in front of everyone so that we can either choose that one or pick a different one in January. >> Okay. So, I think we're all on board on January 12th. I get that impression. >> Cool. So, I have a work meeting at 5 before that, but it's it's um via Zoom >> or whatever equivalent technology would be >> and so I can be there. >> Nice. I'll bring that back. >> Um newsletter. >> I hope she heard it. >> I Okay, good. >> Um so, community engagement. Uh, does anyone else had any correspondence aside from Dan's question on the enrollment history? >> No. All right. Um, what are we going to write about for the January newsletter? Is there anything Alison and
061Brian's tenure on the school board? all the things that have been accomplished. >> Uh I was gonna say Ron's retirement, but um [cough and clears throat] >> with a Oh, no. It'd be too late to put the QR code for this circum >> come out in January. >> Um >> we could do it then or we could do Ron's retirement like in March when we have the new principal like introducing the new principal at the same time. Well, you don't want to steal >> Yeah, I feel like we should do those should be two different things. >> I put my corporate leader hat on that one. >> Sorry. [laughter] >> That's true. >> It's usually how they do it. [snorts] >> I don't know. It could just be a a multiaceted a lot of changes.
062I haven't written one in a while, but I have like the busiest week and a half of the whole year in the next week and a half. >> I could write a January one. I can't take one this week. I gotta be really honest. Um Um What else could we talk about? >> Um >> I'd be happy to write a January one and have it be a little history of what's been accomplished. Um, let's see what else. Well, I mean, in Jan in December, we usually have highlighted grandfriend's day, I think. Um, >> about the food collection. >> We could do the food collection. >> Would you like us to write something up? >> That would be right. And would there um it also have we where are we in the um the first round
063of the extracurriculars like take apart and jump rope and things like that? If there's updates on those how those are going or >> Sure. >> Um >> yeah, we just finished the >> cross country season y >> has wrapped up and um >> we'll put something together and send it to you. That'd >> be awesome. All right. >> Thanks. Are you going to write your own ecomium as well when it comes time for that? >> He already has it written. Are you just going to share the one that you've been practicing? >> Yeah. >> Um, [clears throat] we should put some I some of these does everybody have this shared drive like the the newsletter schedule. We should make sure this these types of things are not all just under my name. Where is that
064shared? >> It's in a share drive on the on the um [clears throat] >> like on the squeezy. I I'll figure it's in a Google Drive to it and that's how I've been accessing it in the past. >> Yeah. >> Um but I don't know where it lives. I don't know. I'm honestly pretty terrible with using Google drives [cough and clears throat] and that stuff. We don't have any we don't have any topics listed under December. So, >> okay. >> Well, it sounds like we solved the immediate concern and then >> then January can write about all the wonderful things principal Q has accomplished in his time here. >> Um and remind people about coming up to the district meeting. >> Yeah. Um, >> I did I did appreciate the article that um that the
065SAU partners with a PR firm and they gave me a call. Um, an article was written. It was >> a great article >> C Coast online which was >> Oh, I didn't see that. >> I'll send it to you all. >> Thank you. >> I saw the cover picture >> from preschool. >> Um, >> yeah. I mean, I'm happy to write the article about people needing to vote. Well, I think also that February issue of the town newsletter will also I mean it's almost like a separate uh agenda item like the >> right >> here's the warrant articles for the school district meeting. Here's what the school district meeting is. Here's a statement from the school board about it. >> Right. >> Um >> usually there's two newsletters though a separate >> Lety. Right. There's
066two newsletters. I think >> there's like >> there's a regular one and then there's an election separate. >> Yes. So we Yes. >> Really? >> Well, we can send the message in both. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Both places. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um >> I think that I don't know if this is the time to have that conversation or maybe we have it in January because I but I do think that uh you know there needs to be a concerted effort to make sure that people come out to vote. I also wonder like and I don't know if this is appropriate or something they would be but like if the teachers would write something like if it's not coming from us but it's coming from >> it is your budget though. >> It is your
067budget. It's not the teachers budget. It is >> but it's the teachers contract. >> It the teachers will work. Yes. But it's also your contract that you negotiated in good faith and if we decide after our nonpublic meeting to support it is also something you guys um should promote. Um the teachers will do their own action. >> Yeah. It's not just I mean I I think we said this a couple meetings ago, but like I mean last year like 30 second grade parents came and had their kids sing >> and then they got up and left before the vote, >> right? So I >> and so it's like it I mean I am all for us promoting it. I just think that it's like >> who are people? We had the most negative vote last
068year that we've had in my nine years here. Um, and we don't want that trend to continue. Um, you know, I mean, it still was overwhelming, but still we don't want to >> we don't want to head down that path. So >> what if we uh coordinated like a similar event to kick off the town meeting that involved the students and there was representation like across grade levels and it was something that like the school >> I think we try to do that every year have have kids sing try to bring the cub scouts in to do the pledge of allegiance all these things that you know you're you're there for this so stick around >> to vote Um, I think those are things we're going to be doing as a matter of course. >>
069I mean, years ago, we used to do babysitting. >> Yeah, we had some child care put together. I don't know if that's something that >> we can organize for that night because that's the thing parents come with their second graders, but then >> their second graders, they don't want them to stick around for the >> Yeah. >> for the show. specific lesson. >> Do you guys remember like >> I mean the BTA I think used to do the babysitting >> do the babysitting. Yeah, in a contract year that would definitely probably be something but I don't want to speak for the full BTA. >> Yeah, >> that is what we have done in the past. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> I mean I think anything that we can do to >> we also send postcards.
070to the whole community >> to vote. >> Yeah. >> Parents. >> Well, I appreciate that. That's [clears throat] >> great. Um, do we need to talk about the district meeting further? >> I think Sorry. >> No, no, it's good. But I think you know the more we can prepare for this the better. All right. Uh so the last item on report from the chair is policy committee. So uh we did meet earlier this month on Molly's birthday and Molly was there for it. Um the most interesting thing was that the policy policy committee brought forth basically our public input policy to ask uh other districts from the SAU to to consider adopting it. And so it's listed on the policy revision briefed public input. um we don't need to make a change to ours um
071because basically everyone um basically the what came of the meeting is everyone else put in that that line that we have about this is for residents and faculty and uh caretakers or parents of seway students. Um so I don't know where other boards are going to vote on that policy but um generally the policy committee was well disposed towards what we're doing. So kudos to us for being trends setters. [snorts] Um the rest of these are reviews and minor revisions um for updates to law. The crowdfunding is listed as a new policy, but it actually I think it's a revision because we did a crowdfunding policy last year. >> Um [clears throat] there are no significant changes to the policies we're reviewing. There is a bit about um career expectation which believe it or not
072does flow down into the elementary schools. We discussed whether or not on this policy IKFG whether that really would affect the elementary schools. Um the state rule does require this to to flow down into elementary schools and I think there are subtle ways that elementary schools can do that. Um and I think from just books available in the library or things like that or how different things like the STEM program can lead to to jobs and things like that. And I think that's being done. Um, and then there were a lot of discussions at the policy committee meeting about high school specific policies due to new graduation requirements that came into effect or will come into effect for freshmen starting next year uh about um which we won't review here but basically things about personal
073finance and civics requirements. So basically adding another year of social studies requirements um [snorts] which will not have an impact on staffing at the high school. they have the staff to to teach those subjects. Um, then it would raise the graduation credit requirement from 80 to 84, but most high school students take 94 credits anyway. >> So, would it impact being able to do like SST? Doesn't that high the social studies requirement gives up the space? Um, there's potential for that, but I think you'd with Vlax there probably ways to work around it depending on if you do VLAX for gym or health is what my son does. Um, SSD is a challenge to >> to fit into your school day as it is. >> Um, but anyway, so any questions about the policies? If
074you want to, we can talk about that at this co-op meeting. Um, but any questions, concerns about the policies presented today and must be prepared by Dr. Bryant. >> Does the career exploration, I actually think we do a ton of that. We do, >> but does that require like a document that states like a plan or does it just say it just says you have to do it? >> It doesn't say you need to like we don't need to generate anything. It's the policy actually I think is what is going to show that we have you know we're taking this into account and we're doing this so this this policy will be that document correct if I'm wrong. >> Yeah. And we also have um competence competencies under school counseling that start at when you
075leave high school with career exploration readiness and it trinkles all the way down. So we haven't um finalized our our our competencies this year but included in that if we had to submit we'd say this is in grade 1, two and three how kiddos are exposed to various careers and thoughts. So there's two ways but the policy and we will have those competencies that we could show too as a plan. What I would say from the Brentwood Teachers Association is the they just their only feedback on policies was the crowdsourcing policy and they just wanted to make sure any um changes to the policy would not be reinforced retroactively because there might be some teachers doing something right now that doesn't match with the policy. And so I just reassured them that like we can't
076reinforce a policy that wasn't in existence. Mhm. >> So it would be from the date that the board adopted the policy moving forward. Other than that was the only feedback I received from the teachers association >> and the and the crowdfunding is really just the logo. >> Right. It's it's right it yeah I don't think anyone's in violation of it but I just clarified that >> say we're raising money for >> sweet like they have to say it's part of their fundraising >> right >> which I appreciate because you know people could do what like they could say whatever they want it doesn't represent the school >> so is there a motion to make a motion to accept >> the policies presented for review and revision. >> Okay, I'll second. All in favor? I All
077right. And there are two policies for withdrawal, but those are both high school only. We don't have to worry about those. That's it. Policy committee. That brings us to old business. We have um report card committee that's going to start >> This Friday. Yeah. >> Very exciting. [snorts] >> Um solar panel update. >> Um the solar panel update. I've spent I I spent some quality time in the SEU office. [clears throat and cough] um uh power bills, which turns out are very difficult to read, like more difficult than your home power bills because there's just a lot of information on them. And so um Dr. Bennett has gathered the one so we had a series. She's gathered the ones that are missing so because they weren't all there. Um, and there has it it seems
078like there is some confusion about how what is going on with our um the credits we're getting back from the solar. We did get a check randomly cut to us, but it's but there's really unclear where that money comes from, where what they're basing it on. So, I'm um working with Jack who works from Bington Power to try and really um [clears throat] like whittle that down and say where what where are they getting these numbers? Like are they accurate? Are we getting the money back that we're supposed to be getting back from the power? So, that all being said, I don't have much of an update other than we're kind of I'm kind of in this this digging process to figure out what's going on and why. Um, and I think part of it
079is that we have um we we weren't getting our power directly through Eversource. We were getting through a third party. So, there was kind of this like extra step in um the billing process. And so um so we're working on that. As far as how much power we produced, I went to print it today and their their um platform is down right now. So I can't tell you for today what it is, but um so not a lot to say other than I'm working I'm working on it. Are >> do other elementary schools have solar yet? >> No. >> I mean this is a lot of work. Not to add to your work, but like perhaps like once you're all said and done, like just as collaborative partners, like things that other schools should they
080do this should think about like in the upfront process to ensure >> when we get when we get the product in place that like we actually can show that it's doing what they said it would do. >> Yeah. So, what we're we're it's a little unclear. So, there so there's something called a net meter which is which um is supposed to measure the power whether the power is going in or out. If you don't have a net meter then it only measures going in and so it measures zero. So, at first we were concerned that and Eversource that's their job to put in the net meter and they have to put in the net meter as their final like approval to say your system can go. So, at first we were like, "Is there not
081a net meter?" Because we all we were we were getting no bills but no credits and late fees, which was we were like we literally were paying late fees every month for no bill. I I still have not figured that out. Um it was only like a $50 late fee, but I'm not sure why we're paying late fee on a no bill. So, um [cough] the So, I'm still trying to figure that out. And there's it's appears like there's two meters. One of them is a net meter which is going out, but one's a meter coming in. And that doesn't seem to make sense to Jack from Bington Power. So I I um I said to him, I'm I can't really figure out these bills. Like I don't know what is happening on them. And
082he said that's on purpose from the power company. Like they make it really intentionally obscure. So um I'm hoping now that we've got all the bills together and it was like this happened right before Thanksgiving and so I've just sent the stuff over to Jack. So he's going to take a look at it. I'm hoping to sit down with him um and say, "Okay, let's I've I've created a spreadsheet of like the here's our here's the power here's how much we paid and how much energy we used each month of the year last year to to then compare it to what because we know how much power we've produced. We don't know how much power we generated. And so Jack's explanation is well, you just see uh I mean how much we we know how
083much we produce. We don't know how much we've used. And but the way you figure out how much you used is you just say how much went back and then we know you let's say you produced a 100red and you only sent 80 back. That meant that you used 20. But somehow it's and so that's [clears throat] how he said we would calculate it. But somehow we we are it's not working out so evenly. He probably I think has worked with these electric companies enough that he'll be able to sus it out with time, but he's asked for a bunch of documents. So, we're getting him those documents. So, to sit down and say, "Okay, here's my spreadsheet. Here's what we produced last year. Excuse me. Here's what we used last year or in the
084year before we put in solar. Here's what these bills say now." And and like, you know, >> do you look at this for your house, too? >> My power bill? >> No. But you have solar, don't you? >> No. >> Oh, you don't? >> No. I mean, gosh, it's so complicated. >> Beyond complicated. >> And I'm curious about does Eversource need to add an additional net meter? >> That's the question because it seems like we have two meters and they should both be net meters >> to get Eversource on the phone to discuss this >> is a two-hour wait. >> You can have them call back and they always call back in the most inconvenient time. you're like >> like when they're [snorts] in the middle of a meeting or something, they'll call back. >>
085What about like when we were first looking at this, there was a community member who was very helpful in >> Yeah. >> sussing all this out. Like I wonder if just so that you don't have to become a solar >> electric bill. >> Yes. >> Like is there somebody that >> Yeah, I mean I I He would be helpful to talk to. I'm hoping that Jack can work help too. >> Um, >> I will also rope in the CFO where I work because we have Bington Power solar panels in the roof of my office building. >> Okay. >> And so I will talk to her and see if she's been able to figure it out. >> That'd be great. >> I mean, I'm just like I wonder if like how many people just put them
086on and just like walk away, right? And like don't really ever pay any attention. Yeah. And we [clears throat] do I mean in the budget you'll see there's a decrease and you have four electrical um electricity accounts and you have a decrease by 30,000 in it because we are your main power source. you're definitely reaping the benefits of. It's just the question of we just got that we said we weren't going to they had no energy credits to pay us for and after Brian had called Brian Sansa director of facility had called a couple times two weeks later a check showed up at our door with no explanation. >> Yeah. No. Yeah. Zero. It was just like a check. >> It was literally just a check in an envelope with no letter, no coverhead, no
087nothing. And I was like, "Brian, what is this?" And he was like, "This is really interesting. and I've been bugging them to get this. So, it's it's it's you're saving money. You are you you're saving about 30,000 a year estimated, but the rest of it in terms of what revenue you're bringing in is is really what we're going down those rabbit holes to try to figure out and no one wants to be super helpful or forthcoming. >> A question I have and this is like maybe doesn't work out. If this is we know by the school district meeting and we can kind of simplif like could we do we have kids that could present about the solar project. It would take a lot but like have like I don't know fifth graders like oh we
088have solar at our school thank you >> town people and kind of give like a basics >> maybe >> be really cool. >> Wouldn't that be cute? That would be if my kid wasn't a complete introvert who would know. >> No, he's it's my comment to him. Just give him That's it. Not you, Megan. He was yelling at me about something else. >> Megan's got great ideas. >> Megan has great ideas, right? >> A lot of ideas. >> Yeah, good ideas. [laughter] >> You're like, not that one. >> Have him sing a song about the song. >> Fifth grader, right? >> Yeah. He wouldn't do this, though. [laughter] [clears throat] >> Put him in charge. All right, let's keep >> um Well, so I guess we'll have to find out in January what you hear
089from Jack about >> Yeah. >> whether we can start getting like a a identifiable >> know what we produce, know how that matches up to what we use >> and whether we're getting appropriate credits back if we're using producing more than we're using and that we're not paying too much for using more than we're producing. >> We did find that. Sorry to Yes. >> Okay, >> we should do that. >> He was also like, you should stop using that carrier right away. They're charging you one cent more per kilowatt than Ever Source would just charge you if you just went straight through them. So, cancel that contract right now. >> I don't think anything is that easy, but >> for one cent >> one per kilowatt hour. We use a lot of kilowatt. Um, just
090one and you and I can talk about my question about the report card committee, but the one thing that I have every time I've asked anybody about it, they're like, why is it called a report card committee? >> Um, and I was like, well, it's really about assessments, just feedback. >> Okay. And we'll talk. >> They're like, is it just about a report card? I'm like, no, I don't think so. >> Oh, the list is getting longer. >> Sorry. >> Principles are adding names for you. >> Yeah. And I I can mention that at the committee on Friday. >> We talk about all of it. >> So, more to come on solar. >> Oh, yeah. >> Anything more on report card? Wait until >> No, I was just I had I'm that parent right now
091that asks about all of the grades that I don't understand. And so I've just was curious as to who was on that committee because anybody I've asked has had known anything about it. So I just asked is there any other old business that people want to discuss? Any new business that we have not discussed that people want to discuss? >> I'd like to make a motion to move in on that. >> Okay. So um well we're going to move into non-public. Um we will come back into public simply to close the meeting. So that concludes the public portion of our meeting. >> We have to do a roll call vote to go. So there's a motion >> and a second to enter non-public under >> subsection E. >> Yeah. >> Second. Second. So we have
092to roll call. >> I. >> All right. Motion passes. Now we're going in public. Have a good evening. Thank you for coming. All right, we're back in public and we'd look I'll be looking for a motion to accept the recommendation of the negotiating committee or >> I'll make a motion to accept the recommendations of the negotiation committee. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. Motion passes unanimously. All right. Motion to adjurnn. >> I get that one. >> All right. Second. All in favor? I Thank you.