001Call the meeting to order. Everyone can stand for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [Applause] All right, we will start with public to be heard. >> No one. All right, we're going to open with our public hearing for our safety plan. >> Yeah, thank you. >> Mr. Smith is going to touch on a couple points. >> Yeah. So, the safety plan is in the board agenda. Just three main points to show the board and the public. Uh we updated some pieces in there. We have removed some information and have added the I love you guys protocol which is a protocol that we've been trained on through the
002local police department. So we've updated that response protocol which has been updated and we've added the it's called I love you guys our set has been trained on that. This is the second year that so that's been updated. We did add the extreme heat law and protocol for that uh per the state that's on page 23 of the document. And then lastly, cosmetic. We updated the table of contents. The district plans available for public comment for the next 30 days. If the members of the public have any comments, they can send an email to us. It's on the website. It's on the um plan itself. But Chad Bliss is our safety director and comments can be emailed to him. The board will then have to adopt the plan about 30 days from now and to
003be posted on the website and then approved by the state by October 1st. Those are the three main changes. All right. Any questions from the board? >> Nothing. >> All right. Perfect. We'll need a a motion to close the public hearing on on this. >> Solved. >> Motion by Jen. >> Second by Alison. All in favor? >> I. >> Excellent. >> All right. Next up, we are going to switch around the agenda just uh briefly. We're going to skip over the C for presentations and skip down to um our reports to superintendent, Mr. Smith. But before we do, just want to take a second and welcome and introduce Eli Fer, who will be our student official this year. So, welcome. You got off the hook this this month, so you will not uh have to
004give us a report, but we look forward to your reports on a monthly basis. All right. You have anything you want to say, Eli? >> All right, save it all for next month. >> Perfect. All right. Uh, Mr. Smith, superintendent report. >> Thank you. I just want to recognize our student athletes should be here at 6:30. So, I had a chance to recognize our state champions at about 6:30, but I want to walk the board through some highlights. I'm changing out doing my update this year. I'm going to show some slides and pictures to kind of give you a better representation. I'm going to talk at length in a minute about the cell phone policy, the internet enabled device ban. is better known. But I have some highlights to share as well up here on
005the board. So I want to begin first of all by recognizing our graduates both at the high school, middle school, and our K schools, our kindergarten schools, and John Kennedy. We have our graduation there at the top center at Vandanda held on a beautiful rainfree Friday night. We have uh one of our moving up ceremonies to the right with Belle. We have some students here at John Kennedy who moving up to fourth graders up to fifth grade rather and then some seventh graders moving up as our seven at the awards ceremony. So that's want to recognize our staff and students for a successful end to the year a great event to celebrate. Always a great event all those events are great to celebrate. So I want to jump right into uh the New York State
006internet enabled band um cell phone band. So we we surveyed our staff and our students or our staff and our families. I'm kind of want to walk us through the highlights of that survey and then of course we have recommendation to approve the policy. So we we staff and families were surveyed at the high school and at the middle school. Uh we received 209 responses. There is a recommendation that we approve the policy tonight. This will be the second reading. Uh we're recommending that we purchase cell phone storage um items and devices for our students in grades 7 through 12. And then some reimbursement is available through New York State. You can see there on the bottom right that most of our responses came from the high school and the middle school. Um you can
007see that the high school had about 45% response and the high school the middle school had you know had about the same. So we have two we had 28 responses. I'm going to show you the staff responses as well and then I have a summary of all of all the comments. So we asked our parents families what you see as the biggest impact of student cell phone use during the school day. The top three were disruption to learning, exposures of inappropriate content and material, and reduced social interaction. There's a variety of other choices comments there as well, but those were the top three that we offered. And you can see that um almost twothirds said made to disruption to learning, exposure to inappropriate content material, and reduced social interaction. We just kind of engage where
008our parents are at with that. Here's a summary of the comments and questions. So the first question we asked, are there any other observations or thoughts you'd like to share about the student use of personal devices during the school day? To that we had 133 responses. Here's a summary with respect for a a support for a ban or for restriction. Many of our respondents support banning eliminating the cell phone use instructional time distractions and reduced focus were most common concerns. Time was spent. My parents observed how much time is wasted managing cell phone use, mental health concerns. Several of our parents endors lockers to hold phones during the day. And then there was still kind, you know, uh concern around for emergency designated times to allow cell phones. The the ban does not allow for
009any cell phones at all during the school day. Those are some of the positive comments. Then we have some mixed views. Some were in favor of having limited access. Again, the the law does not allow for that. Uh the law does allow for the second bullet exceptions for medical needs that is outlined in the policy of students with IEPs. Looking at consequence of graduated consequence, we obviously want to see consistent enforcement among teachers in schools. And then we've also had conversation about using less technology in general, not just cell phones, Chromebooks and that type of thing which they can see is equally distracting. opposition to a ban account as you might expect. Concern about children be able to talk talk to their parents when they're at home or when they're not at school or when
010they're not at home. A real world preparation. This is a knee-jerk reaction and a few have said outright that they will not comply. Uh but those were the opposition to the ban. Then we asked for any thoughts or any questions. We got 150 responses for that. Themes were something around safety and emergency concerns. Again, in the polic do outline how parents can contact schools in the event of an emergency. Um so there is obviously the tracking tracking peace of mind concerns. Uh this this also does include not just cell phones but um watches that type of thing but obviously the big center around cell phones. So those are some of the safety emergency concerns that we we heard from our parents. Some themes around how we're going to share information. uh valid point last minute
011schedule changes with the practices we need to you know stay on top of that making sure our picture are timely and then again parents have have suggested allowing phones at lunch or during hallway time again that's not allowable per the law medical needs uh this per IEPs and CSC meetings there may be some exceptions made with doctor's notes um and we do have some students of course that rely on parents to contact them during the Okay. Um, regarding their mental health, so support for ban in the classrooms, there's general generally more support for instructional focus. Many parents agree this phone should not be used. Again, this is a summary of the comments. Uh, they want to make sure that that we're being consistent, make sure that we have efficient ways that we can enforce it
012and they're being, you know, consistent. Um and again um possibly keeping the device in the lockers but they oppose uh um bans during the school day themselves. So I am going to show you what our what our proposal is for our grades with that questions. Here are some of the questions grouped and themes. We are preparing a FAQ document to be posted on our website that will answer many of these questions. Again you can see some themes there. What exactly is a cell phone policy? Who does it apply to? How will parents be contacted during the day? What if there what if there are emergencies, issues with medical needs? These will be posted this week. And in terms of FAQ on our website, more questions there around enforcement and fairness, where will they be stored?
013Again, this will all be addressed. Are smart watches and wearables allowed? No. Um and there comments about metal detectors. Does it limit parent child um contact? So those are some general or some um outlier comments we got as well. They only surveyed our faculty and staff. This is broken down by the high school. Um interestingly said we gave the staff a chance to respond. Um do we think students should be able to store the phones in their lockers. Will that be successful or not? Over half said no. Knowing our students that they go with the cell phone policies not have access to them during passing time. you're going to be tempted to check a lock or so overwhelming our staff or not overwhelm over half 70 78% that's that's pretty close 51 said yes but
01478% of our staff said they will not be successful at the middle school um they had about 66% did not believe students will be successful at least in grades seven through eight um only small numbers said they that they would be successful with the cell phone policy with having them locked Here are some themes from our teachers and staff. Um, increased disruptions and loss instructional time concerns and our teachers know our students. Are they going to be asked to leave class to access lockers, worried about not having full compliance with it, circumvent the rules, and again, we know there could be issue with our students wanting to check the cell phones on a regular basis. So, all that will be will be handled. Here are some other ideas. Again, our staff theme Lockers are an
015incomplete option. Uh student bacon pod, but many won't. You know, they need to have firm boundaries. Uh looking at one of the recommendations, which we're going to talk about a minute, have a central have a central phone spot where phones can be gathered each morning, consequences, and then make sure that we have enforcement across the board um to make sure the policy can be updated and are or enforced and followed. So, we have been given just over $10,000 from the state um to purchase supplies. The recommendation, this is not in the policy. The board just has to go on the policy. But how we want to implement the policy is for grades 7 through 12 students will put their cell phones in a pouch there. We're going to have them designed with our logo on
016it. Each student phone is going to be put in a pouch. It'll be then put in a file folder to the right and then locked in a f like a file folder cabin and in a locked room. This will be grades uh for grades 7 through 12. Again, most of our teachers in support of this concept for grades um the rest of the grade is simply going to be off and away in the backpack. We have found that most of our elementary kids, not all of them, but most of them are more compliant than our older students. So, there will be central spots for the phones to be gathered each morning. We're in the process of working out those details right now, but we have authorized the purchase of these storage containers. We are going
017to track our expenses and um Molly's been working on this with me as well as has Andy. Anything you want to add to that? The two of you been involved in the conversations? >> I just think that all the principles are thoughtfully thinking about all of the logistics in terms of making it a reality. you know, having every kid put a phone in a pouch on the way into school is something you have to think through. How is that system going to work and be efficient so that it doesn't take away time and then if something happens, you know, how can you get to it quickly? So, it's a little different in each school and they're working on that. >> So, I want to pause all the things to share. I want to pause the
018meeting other to see if there any questions from the board or anything that's not clear. >> Whose job would it be to collect all these at the beginning of the day? >> We're in the process of looking at our current staff to do that. And okay, so I'm putting my phone in a pouch and the pouch is going in a folder with my name on it. Who's to say? I don't take John's on the way out or Chess is on the way out. >> Those are Well, the names are going to be on the folders, right? So that's that's one, >> right? But I know he's got a brand new phone and I have my little flip phone. What am I doing? Like how who's stopping? [Music] >> Yeah. >> So they essentially have to
019open each pouch and say, "Okay, yeah, there's Jen's picture. Here's her phone." >> No, you're saying the names of the will be >> the names of the student the names of the students will be on the folder not the polishes so the names the phones dropped into a pouch place in the folder with the student's name on all >> I'm just looking human error so it gets put in whoever's right behind mine I'm going to have to check my pouch before I leave obviously so the faults get mixed up now what >> I have a brand new I have a old crabby flip phone and the one I've been handed is a brand new one am I really going to tell you or am I going to walk away with a brand new phone I
020want to hope this once you tell us what it is. >> I would hope so, too. I'm just going worst case scenario that my kid has a new phone and comes home with one that's not his or doesn't have a new phone and comes home with one. A brand new phone that's not his. >> Because if it's locked, they won't be able to use it. >> That's Yeah. Yeah. Not not saying anything, but I know my son right now, even though he knows my password, if I lock my phone out, >> he can still get into it and everything else. Get me back to normal. I'm not that smart with electronics, but they are. >> Yeah. So, that's something we'll have to watch for. I appreciate the question. I thought it was going to be
021like separate like separate lockers for each student. >> Well, they essentially are. Um, it's not. >> It's going to be a lock, but each folder each pouch will be each phone will be a pallet in a folder. >> No, but I thought it was going to be a separate locker like a like almost like a shoe or like a little locker that >> we looked into that the problem of that we have students in the high school coming in from two different entrances and we're concerned about space and exit for the hallway. So, we looked into maybe like building something out there. That's that's not an option. This also gives us a portable option to move the um to to move the um firefalls around. >> So, say there's an emergency during the day and
022the child the student gets excused and goes to get his phone. Who monitors? >> We'll have an adult, Mrs. Westman, Dr. Priestess looking at staff and now to assign to to have that assignment done. It's not going to be it's not going to be it'll either be locked >> or supervised by a staff member. >> Okay. >> We're getting 10,366 letter from New York State. What's the cost of this for us? >> So we have to number. Do you recall? >> Yeah, it's less than that. It's it's well below that number. We'll be within the $10,000. >> How many are we looking at purchasing? And >> we're going to purchase enough of the pouches. First enough pouches for obviously the students in grade 7 through 12. The number of storage containers on the right several
023we're looking at the largest ones we can get. Middle school is going to be tricky because there's so many floors but we're only they're only doing grade seven seven and eight. The high school looking at a couple different entrances. The busers coming in through this door. The walkers and people who get dropped off coming through the main door. Miss West is in the process of looking at current staff right now to see who can man. We have staff out there anyway. So, just to be a matter of reassigning staff. So, as far as those div as far as the lockers go type thing, do we have a number of those yet? Andy, did they give us an um I don't we don't have the exact number from Wendy in the 20s in regards to the
024total number of those cabinets um just for all the locations both at the high school, middle school, and then approximately a thousand of those bags. >> Who's who's involved as far as liability for lost damage or anything like that? Is that a school or does that go down to whoever was in charge of watching Because as a teacher, if I was in charge of collecting them and I'm liable at the end of the day, I wouldn't >> Well, as a teacher wouldn't be personally liable. >> Okay. >> He'd be covered in the school. The teacher would want to be personal for the school policy. School has >> Okay. Yeah. Because as a teacher, I would >> not be personally liable for that. >> So, I know you said you're going to put out a talking
025point. Um, obviously, we don't know what kids or how many kids have cell phones. Um, you said we're going to buy a thousand. what's our consequence steps? >> So, the policy, the law does not allow for us to suspend students for having a cell phone, right? We also have to track the number of issues we have with that. As far as if if if we see a student, you know, with a cell phone, they're not going to be penalized for us. They're going to ask to put the cell phone away, follow the proper steps. They don't follow the steps, then that becomes a disciplinary matter. So it it would be treated as any other infraction. It could be insubordination. Um they they consequence they will be given would not be because they're having cell phones
026because they won't put the cell phone away. They're asked to put the cell phone away. The cell phone goes away. That's that. The other comment that came up on the survey too was question about students bringing in non-in cell phones. We are going to have a recommendation for the board in August that the with our principal support that we also look at not allowing any type of phones whether the internet enabled or not. policy, the law rather talks specifically about internet enabled devices. The goal behind that really is to not have students be on social media during the day. That's where some of our problems happen. But there is a concern about, you know, the old fashioned football. So, we are going to make a recommendation that we not allow those either. That's not required
027by the policy, but we also want to get out ahead of it as well. >> And then we're not allowed a smartwatch. >> Smartwatch. Smartwatch is smart watch. That's per the policy. >> And so I'm assuming those two would have to go in the folder then. >> You're right. >> Um so this is required by New York State that we adopt this by August 1st. >> Correct. And posted on our website. In order for us to receive that $10,000, we have to have a policy posted on the website. Andy and I have to acknowledge on the state website that we have done a policy. We're working on FAQ right now. letter will be going out this week to our families that explain the policy. We do plan on doing more um sharing out in terms
028of what this policy would look like in a dayto day on a day on a day-to-day basis. >> What's the price on the lockers itself instead of the the file cabinet? >> They're just over $300 a piece. >> So in total roughly about $6,000 for the entire purchase of just the cabinets. >> No, other than the cabinets, lockers if we put in lockers. Uh the lockers. >> What's that price? >> Um did we look at that price? >> We looked at their It wasn't about the price. There's about >> I I know that. But >> they're they're they're quite a bit more than the file the lockable file cabinets. >> I don't think these filing cabinets are going to work. >> Well, they're the same concept as a locker. It's the same It's the same
029concept, but at least I know one phone is in a locker, not 50 phones in one filing cabinet to where this assigned locker 50 is my assigned locker. I know that's my phone. A set of Joe picking up a phone, handing me the pouch, I'm pulling out my phone, putting giving you back the pouch, and I'm walking right out the door. Yeah, I mean same those lockers can get open. Someone else can take the phone. I guess it's tough because we really don't know how many students we really have that utilize these lockers, right? Or these >> Well, almost every student has a cell phone, right? So, we have 600 600 kids. >> Yeah. That doesn't necessarily mean each kid's going to bring their cell phone to school each day. They may say, "I'm not
030going to worry about it. I'm worried about having my I'm just going to leave my car. >> Seth, I see we see your point, but we really wrestle back and forth with the concept of actual lockers versus this. This gives us an opportunity to move the the lockers are more fixed. So, >> yeah. And we're also concerned with, you know, storage space out in the hallways. This way, they can be locked. They actually can be locked up twice, but the cabin locked up and they're locked up in a locker room. >> Do we know how some of the other schools around the area are handling this? >> Well, yes. the um government came out with some guidance saying that using student locker doesn't necessarily meet the policy. Schools around here are doing lockers. One school
031here, I'm not going to name a practice run of this and they have the students put the phones in their lockers in their in their school lockers. Did not work. >> Okay. >> Which part that I did. So some are some are purchasing um devices like these source devices like these. Some are just doing pouches. One board member Karina mentioned the pouch don't always work because they find a way to access the pouches. Um so we from Dr. Cry West and our staff we believe this is the the best possible option. Not the best chest but the best poss but the best possible. How many phones does this >> large box >> box? >> Okay. How many large box? >> I know. I'm thinking >> I think it was 70. Was it 72? >> Yeah.
032>> Does that sound about right? 72. I believe they they calculated fit one of the these cabinets, you know, reasonably. >> But if you find out that this process doesn't work logistically, then we will adjust. This is just sort of trial and error right now because we don't know how long it's going to take in the morning >> or at when the bell rings at 10:03 or whenever it rings >> as to how you're going to disperse all of this too. We're going to have lines of kids waiting to pick up their phones. >> And I'm not against this ban. I'm just saying it just seems like it's a piece that >> a logistical nightmare here. >> We've been we've had three meetings on this already. We have one next next week. What we settle
033on is this concept uh the principle of looking at the current stats to see how this would actually operate. The middle school is going to be tougher because there's so many floors. >> Well, and what room is going to hold 10 of these boxes? >> Well, there's space around here. Yeah, that's not our concern. >> Yeah. I don't to Alan's point too with our busing to get these kids their phone on the bus and these buses out on time too is be tricky. >> And are they going to be at the are these same filing cabin is going to be at the same entrance every day? >> Yeah. >> What if I get picked up one day? I had to go all the way to the bus spot just to go all the way back
034out that door. >> On those occasions, if you get picked up Yeah. I mean, most students come and enter the same the same way every day. You're right. There are exceptions, but most come and enter the same way. >> So, you're probably going to have one of these things just for the busing students anyway, right? Go out one way. >> High school, they come out this door. They come out this door. So, we would have several for them. The rest come in through the main doors. I see. >> So, I guess we have to adopt the policy per New York state. Correct. >> Correct. >> Okay. And this policy can be adjusted if we approve it uh this evening. It can be adjusted. >> Well, the policy can how we implement the policy can be
035adjusted. >> Correct. Okay. >> So, we just have to policy. How we enact it is >> up to our >> but I think what we heard by and large from our staff is having them in the lockers, not the lockers, but the school lockers is not going to work. Again, there's a district that tried it this past June and was not successful with it. As far as the point about the cell phone, the for lockers. We we had a heavy conversation about that. Um and we we landed on this is the best poss best possible option because it's the most portable. Is it perfect? I don't you know I don't know but it's this is our best based on what we gathered and parent survey staff survey um talking to our tech director this seems
036like the best possible option and again the board really isn't voting on this as much as you're voting on the policy. give us a chance to >> Well, I feel like we don't really have a choice but to vote on the policy. The state hasn't given us a choice. >> We have to adopt it. Adopt >> We have to adopt it. Yeah. >> It's not like we actually have a choice. >> Well, the choices, you know, the politics you have have in front of you has been tweaked for our needs here. Um they looked at last month. >> Any other discussion, questions? >> We will have discussion about the policy itself though. Are we going to discuss that now? Because I have a couple questions about the policy. >> I think now might be fine
037to talk about it. >> Okay. Um my questions had to do with um under um the policy methods for parents to contact students during the school day. Um what is a designated contact email? >> It can be our our clerical email. So our our office secretar's email. We could come up with a general email. >> How much is that going to impact their normal job? Now you're adding that 600 students. >> They take phone. We have to do it. They take phone calls anyway. I mean, >> so that's something that's generating. >> I mean, we have parents email our clerical staff anyway. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. And um what is a school messaging application? >> That would be um parent square. So parent square. >> Okay. Okay. Um under um for purposes of
038this policy um if authorized by a teacher, principal or district for specific educational purpose. What does that mean? >> So if a teacher wanted to use a cell phone for a lesson in class can't think of example, if they wanted to use it, they have to get permission from the princip. They wanted to do if they wanted to do some type of experiment or some type of game on cell phones. A lot of that can be done on the Chromebooks though as well, right? So, you know, I've seen teachers use cell phones for lessons in class. Uh, if they wanted to do it that way, permission will need to be granted ahead of time. >> Okay. Okay. That makes a sense. >> Um, >> so if you don't mind me interrupting, so if the teacher
039does or or the principal approves that, are they going to get that cell phone out of the locker for that class? >> They have to give us enough notice. >> Okay. >> Could just it couldn't happen the day of >> going the day of. >> Okay. And um it's also said where necessary for management of student health care. >> So that's in the policy. So IPS u examples would be like diabetes trackers all that has to go through the doctor and if it's in the students IEP or 504 plan that will be part of the plan part of their plan to allow them to have a phone for those purposes only. >> Okay. So they could have it on their person but not have it out. >> Correct. And not use it unless it's for
040the purpose of their medical use. >> Um see where else did we have another question? Um, so you're saying, I think you mentioned this a few minutes back, if the the policy is broken by the student, um, caught with the cell phone in their possession during the day, whatever. It says specifically in the policy that no discipline can be medded out at that point. >> Correct. But is that a you get one freebie? >> If they continually if they continually like you know refuse if if Eli has to put his cell phone away on a Monday. >> Yeah. >> And he does. >> Yeah. >> He's asked to put it away again on a Tuesday and he doesn't that would be an interfaction. If he's speaking of cell phones thanks for the thanks for that
041demonstration. >> My bad. >> Put your floor in the house. That's one. So I So this if I'm teaching a class and CHZ's cell phone goes off and I say, "Hey CHZ, you know the cell phone has to be off and away." Ch is going to say yes. Right? >> If he if he does it again the next day and his cell phone's still there. Um you could say that could be you know it could be in subordination once you put the cell phone away happen again might be like a detention that type of thing. So >> so that child will not initially get any consequence for class, >> right? So that would come from the code of conduct if it's multiple times on multiple days. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> The code of condom
042speaks to that generally now anyways. We're going to update that in August. >> Are you anticipating any um >> backlash from parents? >> Of course. Yes, we are. And the survey has told us that >> we'll work with parents as much as we can. I expect I expect there to be conflict on it. There was there's conflict on the policy, right? Um I expect there'll be conflict conflict around this. We want to make sure parents are educated on it. You know, if you look at the surveys, by and large, there's strong support, our teachers obviously are very are in very strong support of it. Um yes, I expect there'll be issues with it. >> But if the parent is adamant about having their child have a cell phone in school, wouldn't that um you can't
043met out punishment to a parent because they're not part of the school district. Is there going to be any reflection on the student? >> The student cannot have a cell phone in school from belt to bell. That that much is very clear from the law. So if the student has the cell phone, the obviously can't give a parent consequences. If the student has a cell phone, they're going to be subject to consequences for subordination for failure. Those basic corrections >> and that will be expressed to those parents that are against this policy. >> Yes. >> Okay. So if that student does come in, phone's in his he doesn't turn it into the the pouch. It's in his backpack the whole entire day. It's not out. >> We want to know once it goes off. >>
044Okay. >> Now, just like Chz's phone went off, is staff going to be directed to have the student put it inside the locker at that time? >> They'll be directed to call the come school leaves. to have it put in a college. >> Appreciate all the questions. >> Yeah, I think we just need to make sure we're consist consistent across the board. I mean, you know, one building or or staff can't say, "Hey, put it put it in your bag. Put it in your locker where the next next student's being told, you know, you got to go to the assistant you have to go to the assistant principal's office." And >> so, >> and we and we saw Yeah, we we need to be consistent across the board. >> You're right. And we saw that
045theme expressed on our parents show as well on their shorts. And this again, this is only for grade 7 through 12. Uh the rest of the grades, you know, with the kids, my third grader. >> No. >> Would there be any um what would be the reason that um an individual education program student would have a cell phone um access to a cell? Um, translation services perhaps. That's not that's not IEP, but translation services. Um, what else are we talking about? >> Communication device. >> Yeah. Um, hearing type thing, visual type thing, medical needs, that type of stuff. Medical needs can be expressed in a four plan, which is different than IP, but it's just it's the same kind of stuff. some accommodations, but I would say >> we both the doctor and the CSC
046office and all that. >> And do you know of any students that would presently use their phones for >> We do some We have some for Yeah, we have some for medical needs. >> Medical needs, >> but not for translation. >> Not that I know of. >> Some there's apps for that. >> We we've involved our CC office in this conversation as well. rather than part of the conversation. >> We we do have some iPads that we use, so it doesn't have to be their cell phone device, but >> they can also use Chromebooks if they're that will serve a similar purpose, too. So, you're anticipating all the parents that um have purchased um smartphones, um Apple watches that they have to actually purchase a different watch for their child >> because of they don't
047use their watches to keep time. >> Well, yes, we do. >> You do. I do, but the students don't. >> Oh, >> they use it to test. I I have a child that does it myself. So, Okay. >> They don't use the watch a few time. They may, but the purpose is not to. My watch is only tell time. Doesn't do anything else. >> So that the smart watches they have for other purposes. >> I guess my only ask with this would be that we put that uh letter out to the family sooner than later. >> Halfway through July. So then that'll give us the month of August or I shouldn't say us. Give give you the the opportunity to respond if much need be. Um, you know, get whatever we need to. >> I
048have the draft ready to go out this week. I have that today. So it's all set to go. >> And I'm sure our our families will have a ton of questions too once that's received. How are we planning on communicating that just online? Are we going to be sending this up out on parents? >> We're going to send out on parents square or website both. the apparent square and a website. There'll be a website page probably even have videos to like demonstrate how this actually work. >> Not to start not this week. >> I know. But yeah, Brian, we're going to have the website ready to go. >> Yeah, >> I I know. And the letter ready to go as well. >> Okay. >> Um and we're still meeting the principles and I are still
049meeting to work on some of these details questions you as well. And again, August 1st, we have to report the policy that adopted for us to get that money to purchase these items. >> And you are planning to post this policy in a vis visible place in the in the schools >> on the website. >> Just Oh, >> we we you know, we can post it in in the schools. The obligation we can, but we are expecting to post on the website. We can >> Well, some of us aren't well. They can do the website but they can't do parents. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions? >> You want to acknowledge one minute to put you on the spot? >> Uh any questions you have? What would be the procedure if
050I had to contact like a grandparent about some kind of change for being picked up? Because I know there are some students that have different people who pick them up or don't have their own transportation whether they be via car or anything. So how would that go if I had to like call my grandmother? >> So one of the ideas you're talking about was having possibly a dedicated office for students to use. That's one idea we talked about. the idea not to manage the workload of our clerical staff. We can use an office phone down there. So when that does happen, one idea we've talked about was to have a possible line for students to use at least in the high school where they're old enough to manage that andor coordinate an office like you
051know reached back in that's possibility too. You also bring back old fashion. >> Do you do you remember numbers? >> Not very well. >> I speak that I was just saying I remember our number. Yeah. you know, but >> good question. >> So, is he going to be able to get his phone for that number? >> If he needs to look it up, we can we can have a clerical person open it for you. >> What if I need to contact a grandparent who isn't in like the system or someone who isn't in the system? It would be >> So, if they're on his cell phone, >> so if the grandparent's number is on his cell phone, >> so he has to call me to pick him up >> and >> he doesn't know what
052I'm not on his contact list >> as a high school. So, you would want to get the phone or I'll have the number written down somewhere. >> So, he'd be able to get to his locker if there was an emergency to get a number on his cell phone. >> Yes. >> So, I think we're going to try to make it as as friendly as possible. I think there's going to be a lot of >> there'll be questions, >> a lot of questions, a lot of uh you know, adjustments that we have to to get used to, which you know, I think we did with the backpack policy as well. Unfortunately, you know, hopefully our district families understand that this is being required by New York State and uh us as a board that's that's installing
053this or you know, Superintendent Smith. Um what I I think I would like is I for the board just an update as we go through the changes and things that you guys are making. So, um if family, district families do reach out to us, we can have some answers as well as direct them to you. But, uh so we're up to date on on the the procedures that we're going to require from the students and the families. >> That's right. We can update you. We'll have more information possibly August or September as well. >> And then um if families once we post this, we publish this if they do have questions, conversations, who should they be directing those to between now and when when school we're going to be putting this out sooner than than
054school starting. So if district families have questions, they should be contacting the building principles. the principal at least at least in middle school and high school have been intimately involved in the process because more impactful them so they've been at all the meetings salesman they went to law our tech director both and have been there so there's been lots of brains around this and again we have the survey data guys I believe as well >> okay >> any other questions from the board >> this goes back to this goes back to the district uh safety policy. I recall a reading today that they were giving there's a list of things that they should have in an emergency bag of some sort if they're if something happens in the district in which the school has to
055be evacuated or whatever. And one of one of the things on the list is grab your phone. >> That's a teacher phone, right? >> It's a teacher phone. We can if we if we're having a real emergency, we're not going to worry about having cell phon, >> you know, if it's a weather issue or have to like close school early, we'll have time for that. But certainly if it's true, if it's a true emergency, >> our minds are not around getting cell phones to students, our mind around keeping them safe, >> but yes, totally support that. But is that not why parents send phones with kids so that they know what's going on in the school? if an emergency happens. >> That's good reason. >> Yeah. >> Well, so on top of our >> and
056now we're saying we can't have the phone >> on top of our parent square. Um I know when we have cancellations, we utilize the text messages that that get sent out. Um is that something that you can do building individually wise? So if there is a lockdown or some sort of thing going on that not only would parents square like Alice said not sometimes grandparents are the ones responsible or other family members that we can at least get that text message sent out for the the nonparent square. >> So depending on what parent emergency it is um if it's a major emergency um if I do an alert it goes out to everybody who's on that child's list. So if um Jen happened to be on Eli's list for this this major emergency Jen would
057get the text it would depend on what the emergency is a a routine lockdown would not be something we would probably do a major emergency call for it was a real lockdown then we would alert I think it just if we can improve or or be as quick as possible on communicating out to the families especially if that the students won't be getting their phones that the parents get a quicker ation on beh that that you know the students telling the parents before we get it if we can make sure that that's getting you know communicated as quickly as possible >> and that well that happened last time because students had the phones >> correct so >> correct >> any other questions discussion >> I just want I want to pause my report to to
058bring our students in and I'll finish up my >> go back to the letter you students Can you take some pictures? >> Come on in. >> We have a relay team here. And we There they are. And we have our pole var. All right. Excellent. >> Come right up front. >> So, we're gonna have our board president families. >> So, why don't you do that? >> So, we'll have I want to recognize our state champions and the girls >> division two class B state champion relay. >> So, why don't you you Mr. can call your name and then we'll recognize Cooper. >> No, that's your job. >> All right, let's see if >> All right, so again, on behalf of the board, the school district, we want to congratulate you guys for an incredible season
059that you had and representing our school district at the state championship. So, we have a couple certificates for you. Um, that shows your This is in recognition for the New York State Division 2 Class B State Champion for the 4x1 relay. And we have Addison O'Donnell. [Applause] Say Na. >> Naa. All right. Thomas, Miss Shampul. [Applause] >> Thank you. >> Congratulations, ladies. >> Say anything if you want. >> How was the How was it? >> Did you guys have fun? >> Yeah. Did you add nothing? >> It was exciting. >> I know you're more talkatively than that. I know most of your parents can't keep you quiet. All right, Cooper. Come on up, buddy. All right, so we have Cooper Kznney as well, and this is in recognition for his state championship and pault. [Applause]
060>> What was your height? >> 156. >> Your time, ladies. 48 47 >> 47.5 [Music] >> 471 is your school record. >> That's a school record. [Applause] >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Where do you leave? >> Uh, I'm not sure yet. >> All right, that was nice. I finish up my comments here. Um, >> a couple are going to be seniors. >> Couple will be be a junior. >> Okay. >> Who's a freshman? >> And then Ella and Daddy are seniors. So, back to my report. Want to recognize we have a great summer meal program happening at all of our parks. There's some pictures of our students there. I want to and beyond his staff and Susan pressure and her staff. They've done a great job servicing our families this year. We
061have weekend meal kits available. The Toronto has been very good. We're servicing all the schools and high school and our parks in the city as well. So, I want to recognize them for a great job with that. UPK and kindergarten registration is ongoing. So, please contact the registration office and get signed up for UPK and kindergarten. Uh exciting news, the middle school have received a New York State peer mediation award. Uh we're our teachers are going through training right now. This is an award through the uh Department of Education Community Dispute Resolution Center in the court system. We're very excited about that. Dr. Cor has been working hard with the staff. Want to add anything to that? >> So they actually went last week and it was the fellows from the middle school and high
062school were able to go and they were received training for themselves and The group will then come to Betavia to help turn KIA to with the kids and the kids will be trained in mediation at the middle school and at high school. >> So, we're very excited about that training. We're going to do more information on that in the fall. And our leadership retreat is coming up with the leadership team in Alterville. Uh there will be some national trainers there. There'll be some time for some team bonding and then there'll be time with our leadership coach from solution tree on that Thursday. So, that's going to be coming up in a couple weeks. And then our set development is happening. some pictures there of our teachers at work. Um Molly can speak more on that,
063but we doing stuff on Canva, which is technology item, for math and ELA. We're working with our bow sees in the bottom right. Anything else that >> um so the high school's bringing uh is their universal screener and they're going to help it's going to help with the PLC process. They had their training today and they were really excited about the features. when they pick a priority standard, it will help so the kids can practice just that and they can watch the results. So, they're really excited about it. And then summer cleaning. I want to recognize our maintenance staff. They're hard at work. All the schools did. This is at the high school. You can see uh furniture been being taken out, removed, floors are being waxed as we speak. We have many student workers
064throughout all of our schools working hard under the guidance of Chad Bliss and his team. So, I want to recognize them. We have kids overseas. students are overseas right now. Very exciting. I wish I was there. Glad to be here, of course, but I wish I was there. We have students in Italy, um, Barcelona. Um, there's a picture of our students there. Um, not quite sure where where it was taken, but they're they're right now as we speak having a great time. And then our Blue Devil athletes, uh, recognized one of 14 schools recognized by NISA for a school of excellence. Congratulations to Mr. Reid, our coaches, and our student athletes. I know he was one of our athletes who does golf and track, right? So, we received school excellence based on our academics. Um,
065want to recognize student athletes for that. Summer programs happening. These are pictures from Jackson. I was there last week visiting our students. Uh, we have many programs happening this this year. They're all being they're all happening at Jackson because of roof construction on John Kennedy. We have some robust summer programming happening there. And finally, later on the agenda, the board I want to engage you on looking at some possible workshops with our uh PLC coach. Those dates there in October, January, and March uh to have an inerson session workshop type thing where we can learn more about this project. And that's all I have. Any questions? Normally Eli would give a report, but we'll save that for August. I appreciate your comment on the cell phone, too. So, any questions on board on those items?
066Okay. Thank you. >> All right. We'll move on to consent grouping. We'll need a motion to do consent items F through L2 group. >> So >> motion by Miss Lenbe. Need a second. Second >> by Mr. Roll. All in favor? >> I I I do have one. I don't know how much of a stickler you want us to be. >> Be a stickler. Let's go. Um, under schedule C they have uh for BHS ski club they have Mr. Metler as Mr. Meter. >> Mistaken his name. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Sorry. >> That's right. >> Um and Oh, yes. It was in um Is your report under consent items, Andy? >> No. Okay, then I'll bring it up then. >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Okay. So, I forgot what that left. Uh, so that
067throw us to um M for consent surplus. There is none at this time. And old business. So, we will need a motion for the light license and maintenance agreement between ED data and BCSD. >> So, moved. Need a second. Second motion by Mrs. Benedict, second by Mr. Roll. All in favor? >> I. >> Excellent. Does that include each one or we have one at a time? >> One at a time. >> All right. So, we'll need a motion for the use of internet enabled devices during the school day. Need a motion. Motion by Mr. Roll. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mrs. Lenbey. All in favor? >> I. >> Next motion will be for the maximum temperature for school buildings and indoor facilities. Do I have a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Roll.
068Is there a second? >> Second. But I have a question. >> All right. >> Um in this um policy um It says uh that you would move students if we get if they got to the maximum degree correct >> to a cooler place. Where is that? Where would that be for each of the schools? Where would they go? >> Um where would it? So we have some rooms in our school that are air conditioned the libraries and some of our buildings for example. Um not every room reaches that maximum temperature. Last last time we did this survey, we found one it was last year, second floor, Robert Morris. So, we can move into a room that's not um that doesn't release that temperature. Doesn't have to be doesn't have to be air conditioned. >> I
069see. It can just be moved to another class that hasn't >> it's like taking a little break. You just have to give a chance to cool down. So, like practicing, we've had some hot days >> at Jackson. There's several sites. There's a conference room, there's multi-purpose room, the library. Um, so classes are just signing out, going there for a little break, and then go back. >> I see. Okay, that's all I wanted to ask. >> All right. So, we have a motion by Mr. Ro, second by Mrs. Benedict. We have any other discussion? >> All right. All in favor? >> I All right. Uh, new business. Uh we have uh Mr. Smith mentioned earlier our board shops with PLC at work institute by solution tree. >> If there's no objection I'd like to have Carl
070put it on a calendar for us so we can attend those in person and watch where they can attend can attend. It would not be a meeting so if we have three people two people and five people we do a workshop we could have more free flowing free flowing conversation. Alison has been to some of those. I'd like to make a little more formal. If there's no objections or you know we can put those dates on the calendar for us Carl add those. So >> yeah, >> thank you for that. >> All right. Uh we will need a motion for the revised 2025 2026 board of educating meeting schedule and that was to switch our October meeting date. Do I have a motion? >> So moved >> by Mrs. Lenbe. Do I have a second?
071>> Second by Mrs. Benedict. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Number three, resolution to create a civil service position, school district data specialist registar. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Motion by Mrs. Benedict. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mr. Ro. Any discussion? All right. All in favor? >> I last subject is to approve the job description for the school district data specialist and registar. Do I have a motion? >> Some move. >> I have a second. >> Second. And any discussion? >> Will this person be housed? >> Uh the registars's office top front. >> Okay. Any other discussion? >> All in favor? >> I >> exc have our other reports for administrative reports from curriculum operations in the business office listed on the website for anyone to
072take a view of those. >> Question. >> Y question. >> Sorry. >> It's a spelling. I'm sorry. >> Sure. Got you. >> She's got her red teacher pen on today. >> I I read everything that it's under additional updates. I believe under transferred 1,500,000 reduce overall borrowing. >> Borrowing borrowing. >> Not borrowing. >> Yeah. >> The next borrowing is correct. Okay. >> Borrowing. Sorry. >> Thank you for that. Yeah. I'll make sure to correct it on my next report. >> Okay. I'm not really being critical. >> I thought, oh, it's a new term, are we? >> Yeah, we're not digging all >> right. >> Didn't want it to be misinterpreted. >> Thank you. >> All right, last thing is for any board members comments or reports. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. If we don't have
073any reports, then we need a motion to adjourn. So motion by Mr. Ro. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mrs. Lenvey. All in favor?