001Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Amen. >> So this time we're going to open up with our superintendent report. Good evening everyone. And I normally would stand but um we are recording so I can't really sort of like walk around with this um portable mic. So this is a very uh important uh special evening for us as a district because it gives us an opportunity to recognize the great work of our board of education. So for those of you who do not know this the board of education the seats of the board they are completely volunteer. They do not get paid. they do not get any compensation whatsoever. So they
002are uh individuals that dedicate a tremendous amount of their time, time away from the family, time away from things that they would like to do to not only attend board meetings but also prepare for board meetings. There's a tremendous amount of documentation that we have to give them every single uh week. There are events that they attend and they are doing this because they love the community, they love the students and they want Sen Riches to be the best place that it can be. So tonight is a way for us to recognize with a token of appreciation from all of our three buildings and our special area department. So without further ado, I'm going to start with our elementary uh representatives, which is our principal, Dr. Fernandez, and our assistant principal, Miss Jackson. [Applause] Good
003evening. We would just like to thank the board and everybody for coming tonight. We're really excited to showcase our students and we have our teachers here with us who would like to come up if you like and our students who are going to help us to present. We are so grateful in appreciation. Tonight we will be singing English and this shows how connect. [Applause] >> That was adorable. Thank you so much. >> And I just want and a special thank you to Mrs. Baselis, Mrs. Lopez, Miss Vasil, sorry, Miss Basil, Mrs. Lopez, and Miss Tong couldn't be here, but she helped to organize the kids and their speeches and the song that you're about to see. I'm waiting for Carrie. I want to make sure that's [Music] Thank you my [Music] friend. Thank you. Thank
004you. [Applause] Ora [Music] Happy [Music] and [Music] follow me. [Music] Thank you. [Music] [Applause] >> That was amazing. Good evening everyone. Um, first I'd like to call up uh Mr. Vulier and the middle school students that are joining us tonight. Sai, Annabelle, and Kellen, come on up. All right. So, um behalf of Santa Merches Middle School, Mr. Long John and I, um would really like to thank the board of education for the tireless um hours that you spend. We know that it's not just coming to board of education meetings, but we know all of the preparation that you do ahead of time. Um and sometimes we know that it can be a thankless job. So, we know that you're spending hours and hours away from your own family to give to the entire community. And
005we truly appreciate all that you do for Santa Marches Middle School. So, as a token of our appreciation, um we have our students here that would like to start by saying a few words. >> Hi, my name is Kellen Toms. >> Do you want to here? You want to come up here? >> Hi, I'm Kellen Toms and I'm an eighth grader here in Center Merches Middle School. On behalf of the middle school, we want to thank the board of education for all the time you volunteer in us, especially my dad. Hi, my name is Sarai McGee and I'm a seventh grader at the middle school. We have so many extracurricular activities, classes, and programs available to us and we appreciate you supporting our school. My name is Annabelle Crusade and I'm am a seventh grader
006at Center Merches Middle School. As a token of our appreciation, we created a video of some of the many things that we are thankful for. >> All right. And um before you hit play on the video, I just want to share too um Mr. Vulier is here. He does a fab f fabulous job on our middle school morning show, the morning scoop. And we have two of our lead anchors here um today joining us um with Kellen. So I just want to give a special shout out to our morning show, Morning Scoop, um for all of their work behind the scenes. And you'll see it uh on the video today. So >> yeah, what's what's really exciting is that tomorrow morning on the morning scoop, they're going to see the students in the middle school
007are going to see this video and so they'll get to see all the things that you guys do because the kids don't always realize where the awesome stuff comes from you guys back for all the big and small they've given up. So, let's go take a tour on the changes that they made at our riches middle school. First stop, the auditorium. Right now, it's getting a big um remodel as you can see and by Christmas it's going to be completely remodeled and we get to have all of our events here including concerts, plays, all of that stuff. So, we want to give a huge thank you to the board event making this happen so that we can have a fully remodeled auditorium. Here in the music, we have some of the most talented students around.
008[Music] >> With help from the board of ed, we've got the support we need for instruments, performances, and even future trips. Let's hear what some of our students have to say. >> Okay, so we have three students here. Let's introduce yourselves. >> I'm Sophia. >> I'm Jasmine. >> I'm Sophia. >> What's your favorite song in band that you're currently playing? >> Mom from the Westside Story. practice. And what's one plus to being in band? >> The winter and spring concert. The Santa Fair. More opportunities for college. Wow, that sounds amazing. Now, let's check out some middle school classrooms. Now, we're in the seventh and eighth grade hallway. Let's go take a look at some of the classes. Come on. Look at these calculators that the school has provided for our students. They're very high tech
009and cost around $200. Thank you the board to the board of Now check out the new desk in the English room. Look at these like four desks. Now we're going to make a word of having small classes. Dana, how many students are in this class? >> There's 14 students in this class. >> Thank you. >> Love you, Dad. >> Look at this wall. Now, take a moment and close your eyes and picture a big beautiful mural here. Later in the year, the board of ed is going to put a big mural here, right in the cafeteria for all the students to see. Believe it or not, one of our best upgrades is our bathrooms and plumbing. We used to have issues, but now everything works great. Let's give a big special thanks to the board
010of ed for helping with an important part of our school. Check out our main office. With new furniture and a fresh look, it's a welcoming place for everyone. >> Miss Creaty, what do you love about your new space? >> Oh, we love all the extra storage that we have and it helps keep us neat and organized. >> I also love it. I think that the color is great because the color goes with everything. >> Have you ever seen one of these? Thanks to the board of bed, we use these to keep our phones locked and safe and help us stay focused in class. And at the end of the day, we open it up and take our phones out. Just like that, our school clubs are booming from art science to community service. We have
011clubs for everyone. For example, yearbook club, yoga club, dance club, friends and buddies club, art club, books and board games club, peer leadership club, video game club, student council, math counts, pit bands, national junior honor society, world language club, Native American club, and robotics club. As you can see, there's so much happening here at the center middle school. And it's all because of the help of the board of education. On behalf of teachers, students, and staff, thank you for everything you do. You're helping make our school be the best it can be. Thank you for visiting. [Applause] >> So on behalf of the middle school, we just want to thank you for all the things. some of them um some of the things that you do are very outfront in the community and some of
012it is behind the scenes and the students feel it every day in the building. So, thank you for all the decisions that you make that impact our students and one of the things that we are very thankful for is your support of the morning show. So, under Mr. Vulger's leadership, our students are getting to um produce videos such as that. So, thank you board of education for all that you do. And at this time, I'd like to turn it over to our high school colleagues, Mrs. Mangonia. >> And that was really creative. Good job. Yay! Honestly, we don't need gifts. The gift is seeing you guys succeed. Then you guys can come over here. Come over here. >> This is the microphone area. >> Oh, we won 2018. Might have a broken wrist. >> All
013right. >> Okay, that's what I figured. Okay. Hi. Thank you all. Um, my name is Miss Mangonia, in case you are unaware. I'm the high school principal. Very proud of all of these students behind me. Um, and all of the students that we have in our building, you might have seen as you came in. Uh, the hallways are being decorated. Is homecoming week, so a lot of kids have been in and out doing an amazing job. Um, definitely make sure that you uh take a look at the hard work that they've been doing. But for tonight, tonight's really a special night where we get to thank our um board of ed members because again, this is something that they volunteer for and have a huge impact on the programs that we're avail that we provide
014for our students. Um I know that the board of ed members don't want gifts. I know that because they're doing it because they love what they do and because they think it's important. But what I get to also do is show off the pro the products that our kids are able to do, the tools, the skills that they've learned that now they get to show you show you and they're proud of it. The things that these kids make, I mean it it every year they they blow my mind. But we have Mr. Spanis is over here. He is our tech teacher. He is amazing. He works so closely with a lot of our students in a lot of different classes. he works. We have some of our robotics students here that are also here. Obviously,
015you know, many of these wonderful children as well. Um, who definitely have to give you an extra shout out because I'm sure that it is not always easy. Um, but I'm going to have our students, you guys good with that? Yep, they're good. They're prepared. Um, just to explain what it is that they gave you because I can do it, but it's not going to be as accurate as what they're actually going to say. Okay, you got this. Mon care. Go ahead, Andrew. Pull three. Walk as a team. You got this. Okay. Just explain what what I made. >> So, the base of the thing is 3D printed. And >> the base of it is 3D printed. And the the parts that that's litten up is acrylic that we laser cuted on our laser cutter.
016And then we had our new members today at the new members meeting we had today, we had them solder all of the LED lights together and we assembled it today. So, uh, >> like >> Oh, and then we also gave keychains out that we designed we designed over the summer. And this three different >> sparkling cider >> absolutely have sparkling cider sparkling water. Um but this is something that I think everybody can really appreciate. I mean the kids do such an amazing job. Clara although I know you like sparkling cider. Um you were given a um cutting board right? So that is also very well done and created just She doesn't like the cer as much. Um, so that's what we went with. Um, I I can Do you have anything else? No, >> you're
017good. >> You did great. You're good. >> Great job. [Applause] >> The last thing that I want to mention is a specific thank you to Clara Teans. She is our student board of ed member. It's the first year that we have had this. It is something statewide that they are um requiring. However, this is not a like requirement for Clara. She is a worker. She is committed. We have met multiple times before board meetings to go over agendas to talk about feedback from kids to talk about our meetings that we're going to go down to the middle school, we're going to go down to the elementary school to meet with their leadership to really get the whole um student experience and the student feel. So for Clara to take that time because she still has
018to come back up and make sure that she makes up all of her work and gets good grades and does all the things that she's supposed to do, but she is making the time to try her best to make this whole district, not just the building, the district, a better place and improvements along the way. So personally, I just want to say I'm very proud of you, Clara. We're all very proud of you. So thank you. You guys good? You want to say anything? No. Okay. All right. We're good. Thank you. >> I don't want to make Oh, thank you. >> Um, I'm now go No, you guys are good. You guys are good. I am going to introduce Miss Scott, who is going to present for our athletics and special education. Do you want
019to talk? The um bags that you all have is from our 811 um Miss Seagerson's class and our school store. Yes. So, they put together a little card in there and also have a t-shirt. And just >> and at the next board event meeting, we will be providing cookies from our brew crew. Come on. >> Do you want to go? >> Uh, good evening. So, on behalf of um Mr. episode. He was not here and able to make it tonight as he's at the varsity cheerleading um competition. But on behalf of athletics and the special education department, we do not have cookies. I apologize. Um but in lie of our homecoming week, uh we have more attire for you to celebrate and have the pride in which we you have instilled in us and our
020community and our students and our staff. and we do appreciate on both departments um the support that you've provided for us to help assist students um and the the families within the community. So, thank you for that as well. >> And lastly, I would like to invite the PTO. Thank you. Okay. Hello everybody. Thank you to our board of ed for everything you have done for us. Um, as a PTO, we are unable to run events without the help of student volunteers. So, we are here tonight to thank and award our top two volunteers from last school year um with some service award certificates and gift certificates. So, our top earner was Jack Mayor um who could not be here tonight. He put in over 65 hours of volunteer time. Um, and he was awarded
021a gift certificate to Amazon, I believe. >> Amazon, >> um, for $100. Um, the second place, um, top earner was Alexandra Desantis, who is here tonight, so please come up. Thank you, Alex. Alex put in over 30 hours of her time. She's helped out at many of our events. Um, our PTO plant sale. Come back. You're not done yet. >> You have to stand up here with us. Um, our plant sales, uh, the Wizards games, the bingo nights, the family nights at the holiday boutique. You name it, she's been there. Um, she's been a great help. We can always count on her and we thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. Um, on behalf of the board, I'm going to let everyone have a chance to speak to because I know it's kind of a
022touching night because we do meet a lot. We are constantly in communication. Uh, there's never seems to be be a day that doesn't go by where there's something going on within the school or within the kids' lives that we have to kind of get right on. So, you know, I appreciate from my stance from I'd like to thank everybody for coming out tonight. Uh, we're more background people where we like to see the things succeed. So these nights are a little more humbling, I guess you can say, because you get to see the fruits of the labor. I will tell you that Mr. Vulier, that video was exactly what we need in Sen Riches for our community to see um all the great things that go on, you know, putting that fort putting that out
023in the community. I have this one fly that keeps messing with me and I don't know why. Um it might be part of robotics like is that does have a remote? Um, you know, but for us to really get that message out there of why we wear red and white and why we carry the traditions and why we continue to do what we do, uh, is so important for this community, not only for the kids, but the staff and and the just the pride that we have. You know, when we have this homecoming float coming up and and that parade, you know, we hope that we see everybody out on the streets at 6:00 or 6:30 roughly cheering us on. Um, and and again, the me the mentality of homecoming is to bring the community
024together, not just to have some type of competition, but yet to bring this community, which is a great one, together. So, I'm going to let pass it over because I know some will probably want to say thank you as well. >> Yes. Thank you so much. And I'm convinced that teachers have the best job in the world because they get to see um the students just uh grow up and succeed and do all those really cool things like sing in different languages and produce these cool videos and um be out on the sports fields and produce these incredible engineering projects. So um it really like makes me um emotional to see that the work that we do um translates to that. So, it makes it all worth it. So, thank you so much um for
025everything that um you're all doing out there, teachers and administrators and um staff and community. [Applause] I think I'm just going to continue with the common theme of it is so nice to see all the great things that these students do in the in the classrooms and in in what they build, how they sing. It's just so nice to be able to see all the great things that go on in this school and in this community and this center Merches is definitely very special. So, thank you and continue, you know, doing all these great things. [Applause] Um, I love this town and this community and, um, I really love this school district. I have a daughter in the high school and a daughter in the elementary school right now who I'm glad put her fear
026of public speaking aside to come here tonight. Um, so I'm just grateful that I get to be a part of this community and try to work for you guys and the PTO. I think you guys do magical things. Um, so I'm just grateful I get to be a part of it all. Thanks. [Applause] I would like to say thank you to everyone. I'm in the building all the time. They see me. I'm like a with a statue of being here to watch and see what they do. And we have a wonderful group of students, wonderful group of staff. I cannot say me as being a tribal member. I've been my family and our tribe has been in this district since 1946. I take pride in this district. It's very important to me and that's why
027I'm on the board. But I want to thank everyone for accepting everything that we do and thank you. [Applause] >> Um, I just want to say thank you so much. This community and this school district is so loving and caring and coming into a new position where I kind of didn't really have an idea of what I was doing with such welcoming people both on the board and in the community was so refreshing and so nice. So, thank you [Applause] Um so to kind of go through the agenda um as we go through the volunteerism and we start to look at now our next item on the agenda is board committee reports. So what we've added this year to the agenda is the board committee reports. >> Do you want to go? It's She's asking
028if we're gonna let them move. >> Well, I will say this. If you have somewhere to go, >> Exactly. >> You can go. >> If you want to know about the board committee reports, hang in here. If you want to know about the shortlived version, >> you're going to have to watch this on the uh channel. >> Thank you all for coming out. We will break for just 30 seconds, a minute or so. Grab some cookies, grab a water on your way out. >> I know. I said no. >> I said no. We going to just continue. >> All right. Feel better. >> Put ice on that arm. >> Yeah. >> Thank you very much. Nice job. >> See you later. >> Thank you very much. >> Take care, guys. I love the videos. >>
029All right, for those of you for everyone that just remained here, uh you guys won the main prize, underneath your seat is a raffle ticket. No, I'm kidding. Um so I forgot because we're in a rhythm that sometimes people do have to go. Um our minds are just worker bees and we just keep cranking. Um so the board committee reports what we did this year is we started to implement a time in which the board members that serve on the particular board committees can give us an update if they met within the month. If there was no meeting then it would be uh obviously no update but it l gives us you guys a lens but also gives us as a board a little more information formally to know what each other are doing if
030we didn't get a chance to catch up. So I'm going to go through it. Um the audit committee we just met earlier. Uh um I guess I'll take that one because we're here. Uh we went over all the finances from the last school year and that is going to be the fun task that Fernando will have in a little bit. But at the end of the day it was it was a clean nice report that we got to see what we did last year. It gave us what the pros are, what things are uh to improve on or not improve on. So it gives you guys a from the community standpoint a transparent view that what we have to do is fiscally be responsible to the best of our ability, but also we get educated
031by those other professionals because this isn't always our daily job. Um, so that was the audit report today. Um, Community Connections, John, you want to take that one? >> Uh, so Community Connections met last night with the booster club. Uh, you know, not really much going on. I think we've got like some sort of events going on this weekend. Um, so yeah, we met uh discussed a lot about the next 72 hours and what we're going to do with the pep rally and the parade, making sure that health and safety and everything is up to par with uh this weekend and hopefully going to have a spectacular event and make sure that the community comes out and supports all of these great students and uh student athletes. uh the I mean walking in tonight seeing
032the hallways uh completely looked like a whole different building. Um so there's there's a lot going on in uh with us this week. So yeah, that was pretty much >> um in terms of community connections. I just wanted to mention that we are moving forward with getting a lot of different community members coming out expressing um their concerns, their questions. So we do invite everyone within the community. Please come out because we won't know what we need to improve upon unless we hear from you. So it is an open meeting. There's usually no agenda set. we have kind of like an open flow in terms of our conversation, the topics that come up and it gives us a lot to work on for future meetings. So the last meeting we had as uh Mr. Toms
033mentioned it was a joint meeting. I thought it was a great meeting because it gave us an opportunity to sit with booster club and look at some of the things that we want to see done and even some of the improvements we've made to the facilities to ensure that the homecoming celebration is the best it can be this year. So that is more to come as you come out to the football games and to the soccer games and to all the various events that we have planned. And please come out. The kids want to see you. The adults want to see you. The teachers, we want to see you. We want you to be a part of this amazing event that doesn't just take a few people to put together. We are all involved in
034this. The board of education, myself, all of the administrators, the teachers, the students, it really takes a life of itself. So that's what I have to add regarding committee connections. >> Uh afternoon curriculum and technology. Is it okay if uh Miss Dr. Botcher you want to take that? >> Sure. >> Uh we met the curriculum and technology committee met on September 30th. Um we discussed professional development that had taken place in the month of September uh regarding Ireie and magnetic literacy being implemented at the elementary school and um I Ready diagnostic taking place at the middle school. Um we also gave an update on the elementary school report card that's being changed for this school year. Um we also discussed software and an audit that we're doing in terms of software throughout the district. uh
035looking at our software for cost, redundancy, use and student impact. Um in addition to that, we discussed artificial artificial intelligence and some of the programs that we have right now running in the district included in the Google suite which are Gemini and uh notebook LM. So we are meeting again um I believe it's on October 28th um and we'll continue talking about these topics as well and some other ones. Um, I was the other board member at the curriculum committee meeting. What was really nice is we got down to what we needed to look to uh in terms of getting data, in terms of making sure that we're finding the gaps, making sure that we're proactively thinking about how we're going to improve on the topics that often come up um in the room. I
036I will say that it was a nice seamless meeting and it was kind of uh refreshing to be a part of. So the next one is facilities, health and safety. All right, I'll take that on. Um, so we met on September 20, uh, September 17th. It was our first meeting. We met at four o'clock at the district office. And what we do normally for the facilities health and safety committee is sort of we give an overview to the committee and to the community in terms of what where we stand district-wide. So, the first thing that we looked at is the auditorium update in terms of the repairs, where we are with it. So, we gave the committee a timeline of some of the things that have been done. Uh, I know someone mentioned, I think
037in the video, the middle school video, that we will be done with the auditorium before Christmas. I'm actually hoping by December 1st. So, uh, that's that's the timeline that we've been provided. So, everything has been going moving along very smoothly. Uh thankfully I mean obviously we could reach some snafuss but in terms of the timeline that the project manager has projected to for us we are moving exactly where we should be moving. So I'm very happy about that. We also had a facilities update some of the improvements that we're making across the district and I will let some of the things out of the bag. We for many years at our field we had the concession stand running all the electricity to the press box. We changed that this year. So, we have a dedicated
038electric line to the press box. That was something that was just done a couple weeks ago. We also included a wireless mic and sound system. We included lights. Uh so, there are a lot of improvements that we're making across the entire district. A lot of it was in in lie of homecoming that is coming up that we wanted to make sure that our booster club, our students, our athletes, our staff as well as our community members had a great facility that they can be part of. So there is a lot of work that we're doing across the entire district. So we gave an update regarding that. We gave an update regarding our food service um program uh student employee accidents which is something that we do. and of course the fire um safety issues that
039we have or that we're looking at. And lastly, we had a security update. So, the next meeting that's coming up is November November 5th. And that's it for facilities. Oh, yes. And the last thing that we looked at too is that we are in the process of steam cleaning all the bathrooms. And I think that the community is aware that there was a notification that I sent out last week regarding um a couple of us students on one of our um athletic teams that contracted Kaki. I think everyone knows that it is it is something that's going around all of Long Island. So we had a couple isolated um cases at the secondary complex as a result of that. We are conducting routinely uh deep cleans of all shared spaces across the district. That would
040include cafeterias, that includes classrooms, that includes locker rooms, and we're trying our best to sanitize the buildings to the best of our ability. It is something that we urge our students, our our um staff to be cognizant of. Obviously, wash your hands. I think you notice you have we have um hand sanitizers across the room today. Uh just be just be aware that it is uh school is a space that we do share. So, you just have to be aware of this of the spaces that you share and try to be sensitive to that. So, that's what I have for that. >> Um, health and wellness, that's an upcoming meeting on December 3rd. So, if you're sitting here going, "Man, I wish I can get in on this excitement." Here's your opportunity. Um, December 3rd,
041health and wellness. Um, that is Thomasina and John, right, as well on that one. Yes. >> Right. So you know the comm the so what happens with the committees is the board gets things brought to us and then from there we charge the committees to research look at things make us better make us stronger inform us and then allows us to make an informed decision which then ultimately is how we get the community input slash um board input together. So any of these meetings at any point you can attend. If you have questions about any of them just come right if you want to come one time and be like I'm a one and done cool we'll take it. You might get addicted. You might stay. All right. So the uh one that is after
042that is policy. So policy has been something that we are attacking this year pretty heavily because some of the stuff that we've noticed in the past was outdated. So we wanted to make sure that we were aligning based on uh what was recommended to us by uh NISBA. Where is NSBA that gave us that by NISBA that it g allows us to kind of take their language merge it to Senator Mitches insert some things here and there but then make sure that we are on point with where we need to be with our policies. That is a long process. It's not a small process. Um, but that is something you can always check on our website where it goes under policies. Eventually, it will all be updated and voted upon once we get through the
043series. Um, and we'll go from there. Um, so we are up to the anything else from the board on any of the committees before I jump over. All right. Questions and comments regarding tonight's agenda only. Um, I love this spiel. I have this spiel. Um, this is the opportunity for persons who wish to speak or who have written letters to the board regarding topics that are included on this agenda. Speakers are asked to sign in with the district clerk. There's a book in the back of the room prior to approaching the board. Indicate your topic of comment. Keep comments brief and speak for no longer than 3 minutes. Refrain from discussing matters involving specific district personnel or individual students. Please stand and speak into the microphone so that everyone can everyone here and those joining
044us on the live stream can hear you clearly. Members of the public will have the opportunity to speak about any topic at the end of the meeting. So there's two different points for public session. Do I have anybody that has All right, moving on. Uh any board members on anything? All right. So our consent agenda approval be it resolved a motion to approve that consent agenda items 10A through 16 can be approved. Consent consent agenda items are approved via single vote unless they are removed from being a consent agenda item to the vote prior to the vote. Um I know before we do that before we do the approvals and we go for the yays and the nays and all that we're just going to take a moment to recognize some individuals. So I want
045to take a moment to recognize two donations that are identified on the agenda. The first one was a very generous donation from the PTO uh which included two picnic tables that are now housed at the elementary school. The total cost uh for material and labor was $2,200. So PTO, I think they left already, but PTO, we do thank you for that generous um donation. There are things like this that do help the school improve. it helps the uh experience of our students, experience of our staff. So, we do thank you for that generous donation. The second donation that we have is a total of $10,000 that was donated by the Foster family and that was donated for the renovations that we are about to begin next week to our varsity baseball field. And I have
046to say that that was a very generous donation on on the part of the Foster family that is going to offset the cost of the district by a third of the cost. So Foster family, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We really appreciate your support. We appreciate the support to the athletic program, to the students that play in the program. It is going to make for a much better field. And there's what you want to say. And one other thing, we do have someone who is sitting right in front of me uh that is on the agenda for the board's approval tonight. His name is Mr. Fernando Osorio. He is going to be recommended he well he is recommended this evening to take on the role of the assistant superintendent for business of the Santa
047Rich School District. So, Fernando, I had had the had the pleasure of having numerous conversations with you. I found them to be very informative. I love the experience that you come to the district with. Uh you are a local resident. I'm not going to disclose exactly where you live, but you are a local resident. uh you come to us with not only experience as a business official but also in the area of technology which I think is going to be very valuable for us. I loved your personality. I think you're going to be an amazing fit for us. So, uh I can't really welcome you until the board actually votes on you, but I I'm pretty sure that it should be. >> So, the longer he talks, you have to stay on this. >> Yeah,
048there you go. There you go. So, welcome uh Miss Ozer. The other person that we have in the audience is Amand Amanda Konaglier is who's a teaching assistant who's in the back and I met Amanda I want to say about a week and a half ago and one of the things that kind of amazed me about Amanda was that she's coming in to work in one of our 811 classrooms uh which is one of our self-contained special education classrooms as a teaching assistant. But what is really interesting about Amanda is that she has this really great like um artistic side. So she showed me her portfolio and in the portfolio is a lot of different things that she's done in terms of her artwork and they're actually quite amazing. So Amanda, welcome to the Santa
049Merch School District. I know that the kids are going to love you. I believe that the staff is going to take to you very, very quickly and I'm happy that you're joining our family. Welcome. >> Uh, so at this time we are going to make it official. Uh, do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda items? John Thompson. Do I have a second? >> Second, >> Shauna. All in favor? >> Yes. >> We have all across the board. All right. So, this is the fun part where I have to make sure I flip to the spot because it's a lot of consent agenda items. so I don't awkwardly say something twice and then >> need those little sticky postits. >> All right, next one. >> Definitely need to get >> Wait, is that
050it? No, I'm up to the Yeah. 17. Got it. All right. >> Um 17 is now for general public comment. These are things that are not on the agenda. It follows the same guidelines as any public comment. Um, speakers are asked to sign in with the district clerk, indicate your topic um of comment, keep comments brief, and speak for no longer than 3 minutes, refrain from discussing matters involving specific district personnel or individual students. Please stand and speak into the microphone so that everyone here can hear you here and home. All right. Anything for anybody else? Anything on the board that wasn't on the agenda for the board? Everybody's good. This is kind of cool. All right, informationational items. Um, so again, something that we want to make sure the next board of education meeting
051is Wednesday, October 29th. Our policy committee 5:30, executive section 6. Action uh meeting is approximately at 7:00 depending on how we do a policy. Uh, location will not be here. It will be in the district office boardroom, which is freshly painted, looks very nice, has two TVs now. Has a lot going in there. Um, upcoming district-wide events, right? This is this is the important stuff that Ricardo talked about. The homecoming weekend, the parade Friday is at 6:30. The high school homecoming dance is on Friday at 8 PM following the parade. Homecoming games are all day Saturday, but we do have a volleyball game, I want to say, at 3:30 on Friday off top of my head. Am I right? So, we have that at 3:30. Um, so we want to make sure that one, we
052go to the volleyball game, then go to the parade, then go to the dance and all that fancy stuff in between. Um, don't worry about the order. We'll be all right. Um, so we have the homecoming games. Now, school is closed on Monday because we all will be uh home for Columbus Day and Indigenous People Day. And then the CM PTO meeting Wednesday the 15th. The National Honor Society induction ceremony is on the 16th of October. Helping Makes You Happy has a mega auction that everybody knows brings in like 300 chairs into this place and tables and everything that goes along with it. And Miss Bar loves the moments of all the auctions. Uh so that is going to be um on the 18th in the high school gym. The unified pumpkin fun run is
053Saturday the 19th at the high school stadium. All those uh all the money raised I believe goes to unified sports. Uh the book fair, the Clayton Huey book fair during the day Tuesday through Thursday 10:21 2223 and family night is 10:23. I am sure they need volunteers because that is a lot of time. Um National Junior Society induction ceremony is Thursday October 23rd. Curriculum and technology committee meeting is Tuesday 10:28 6 pm and then we obviously remember the 29th is your favorite part the board meeting um so I have a motion to adjourn >> second >> all in favor >> yes >> thank you guys everybody have a good night >> thank you guys everybody have a good night