001I got five. I got six. All right. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. For those of you who are wishing to contact any of the board of education members, you can reach us at clerkton.cny.org. I'd like to call this meeting to order. 1.01 or 1.02. Second. All those in favor? I opposed standing. Passes 400 Z. In the event of evacuation, we need to leave the building. We can go out the main door behind the Hendrickson or we go out through the door here, Mr. Pelino's office. Move as far away from the building as possible. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance? I pledge algiance 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
002justice for all. Nobody signed up for public forum this evening. Can we get someone to approve action 1.06 February 2015? All those in favor? I opposed. Passes 400 Z. Action 1.07 approve the March budget workshop meeting. All those in favor? I opposeing passes 4 0 for our president's report this evening. Take note of some of the meetings that we have coming up for the next month. It is also music in our schools month. So, I do know that uh we have a next week, but I won't I won't Mr. Pun's parade for that, but also uh this weekend starts our musical for those of you out there who would like to see a great production uh on April or sorry, go back to March 27th. Don't forget there's that evening with AI for the Asso
003County and the Central New York School Board Associations. Uh that is in Liverpool. Let me see. We have a district art show coming up. Our a suite of um Bosey's annual meeting is April 2nd. Uh we do need to RSVP by the 14th. We will be RSVPing to if anyone is interested in that so that she can put that out to city for us. [Music] show. Oh, yes. And the battle of the books is coming up on March 24th as well. So, we'll be together for sure. Uh, we just want to update you on our superintendent which will be in the process of interviews shortly. Anything else to add? All right. All right. Thank you. So hard to believe our first meeting in March is 2025 and with that um with some better weather for
004a change. Great to see hopefully that's the trend. Our music in our schools month is and if you haven't looked at the calendar at the district level there is concerts galore. Uh and tonight we're going to be uh celebrating our music in our schools month here at our board meeting with our Fulton City School District elementary chorus performance. We're going to be moving over into the auditorium here at the ed center as we have my understanding is a collaboration Lots of kids out there. Ready? Yeah, we're good. So, we're turning back to the from the uh presentation by our joint was it Bali and Lanigan, right? Our Bi Lanigan concert. How fun was that? I don't It's just a great way to kick off music in our schools month uh here at the um tonight's
005board meeting. So, thank you to all of our families and our our students for that. and it's just uh it's just a great sample of what we're in store for for the next few weeks and throughout the course of the end of the year, but in March in particular, the celebration of music in the arts. Uh the next item I'm just going to put on here is our just an announcement. March 13th to 15th is our quirks players. Cinderella, I'd be remiss if I didn't say uh she brought up Miss Alter as well as a majority I think a majority I don't know the exact number of our music teachers are in the pit crew, the pit band for the musical. It's the first time that we've had that many. So, I'm excited to see
006that. I'll be going Thursday night. So, why don't can you show that promotional video there? Uh, Chris, Chance, I did. Yeah, I show online. You show, but we can't show it here, right? Whoever wants to cast that can. All right. We'll put that up there in a few minutes. We'll put that up after. So, we'll do that afterwards, uh, Chris, at the end of the board meeting. Okay. All right. Just a couple other things. The district art show is coming up this uh or Friday night, the 21st. And what's really exciting about that is it will also be up for our family funday on Saturdays at the same location. So our families will get the opportunity to also see the artwork from across the city on Saturday as well. Our family fun day is on
007March 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. over at the high school. Maybe in that we're going to have lots of activities. We have student physicals, stay at home course for students. There will be a mobile and commitments. So, we're going to have to register. [Music] Very good. So, should be a lot of fun. We normally get a great turnout for that event. So, hopefully it's open to anyone. So hopefully uh we'll get a great turnout on that Saturday. Uh District Battle of the Books will be coming right up after that on March 24th here at the Ed Centers. So if anybody on the board would like to come see, we often have parents come in and listen and watch that event. Uh and I believe that's all of our elementary schools, right? Yeah. And
008so that's exciting going on. And then uh uh we've also got not as exciting but just as in-depth and and important is our board of education budget workshop which will be April 1st. and we know that we're working through a challenging year this year. So, we'll continue to do our work that evening now. We get to more kids tonight. Sorry, you notice I was brushing along to get to this part. Right. Um, so we started off with some of our elementary kids celebrating music in our schools. Right now, we're going to celebrate our athletes, our student athletes this evening. Mr. L's coming to the podium along with Mr. Briggs and all of our our wrestlers. I had so much fun um watching you up at SRC. At one point I I think I have a
009picture. I have three out of the four mats with the rest of them. I was hoping I get out four, but I didn't get that to happen. Uh but it was exciting. So looking forward to this presentation tonight. Super. Thank you. Thanks for inviting us tonight. I did bring Robert here. Robert's part of the uh the SA committee. So it's a student ethics advisory committee. Um it's a leadership committee put together by section 3 New York State. So, Robert is going to go ahead and present tonight's uh for us with some summary and then I'll follow up with some good good evening everybody 25 winter season. Um we start off with our drill wrestling team. Uh just huge congratulations to all that work really. Our girls wrestling team is the biggest team in section three
010with 32 total wrestlers. They are 29 and0 in dual meets this season or excuse me the past two seasons and they were the first ever uh girls wrestling section three champion which I think this year is the first tournament I believe. Um yeah. Congratulations to Nadia Rose on the first ever section three [Music] championship. Um and congratulations to Marissa for first ever place finisher at the New York State. advice for yourself. Um, wrestling has really played a big part in my life. Not just over the last few years that I've done it, but I've been in the sport of wrestling for my entire life. And now that I've been given the opportunity to do it, it's really shown me how much a simple thing can really change. Wrestling will push you both mentally and physically.
011And it really pushes me to myself and without being given the [Music] opportunity of a 90 or higher. Uh so this year that went on to our swimming team, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls wrestling, girls indoor track and bowling and speaking bowling team. We'd like to congratulate them on winning the section three championship and good luck to our girls bowling team as they compete Friday as a team at the same competition at Strike and Spare and Maggie. and several of them including one of our boys will also be competing Saturday in the composite which is an allstar team turn up for the section uh that is happening Saturday and congratulations to all our teams and all our hard work and dedication. Um, so I did want to just uh finish up just some
012of the great things that Robert has been wanting to share. Um, you're probably wondering why he was up there. You know, Robert's part of the two committee. Uh, he was selected. Um, each section has committee 25 members. Uh, the New York State Athletic Office elects two members, a male and a female from each section um to represent at the state level. uh six times a year uh the state elected the members via zoom uh to discuss better ways to serve the section. They then meet after the state meeting with the section members to relay the initiatives of the state. Hold's lucky enough to have Robert selected the section state representative. Robert has been to several leadership conferences. Uh he was at the dome the past two November April this coming April. Um but most importantly
013Robert nice tonight. So uh Robert has presented at many athletic director meetings wide athletic director meetings over 100 president um section wide and he presents sectionwide initially they call himself on Thursday. So, um, of course, Robert can go to grades. Um, just this past week, Robert was at Coopertown, did a leadership a leadership conference last week organizers. He presented capacity for his topic and um some of the things he he has presented on this year's appreciation mental awareness and again the introduction of guest speakers Robert has done an amazing job extremely proud of everything he's done has really done you know so thanks Uh, this concludes my report for tonight. Um, any questions? I I want to say, oh, first to Robert, I know I told you this last year, you're a remarkable young man
014and we appreciate you being the voice for our section and our student athletes here. Um, nervous speaking. I don't know. I don't think you've ever been nervous speaking in front of us. So, yeah. Um, but thank you so much for being that voice and um going to all of these uh conventions, conferences and stuff at your age. And did you say that organized the last one? Yeah, it's so I I was like one of the kind of help like get the schedule going and um help with a lot of the key speakers and stuff that were coming in and really trying to help hub it around. We're running around all day making sure all the food was ready and all sorts of stuff. So, it was it was a big learner. What a great experience
015for you. Fantastic. Um and too, well, all of our teams, they have been seem to be knocking it out of the park this year, uh gradewise out on the field, courts. Um so, it is great to have that wonderful athletic students presence academically as well in our district. But uh to our lady wrestlers um I mean it's just a few years ago that you know I still remember them all sitting in the audience thinking we were going to say no and I can't imagine not having found the u you know the kinds to be able to get this team up and running. I mean you guys have done some really great things and we are proud of you. We we see you. We see what you guys are doing. So keep doing a good job
016and doing what you love. Thank you for joining us. I just like to piggy back off that too, Robert. You do great things. People like definitely know who you are. You're a standout and congratulations and thank you for doing everything you've done this year. To the girls varsity wrestlers, you did not get the recognition that um you deserve. You worked your butts off. worked your butts off and what you did and the things you guys did individually and accomplished that just Marcy put it perfectly that you probably would never have accomplished without it. You didn't know you could do it. You weren't put in a position where you had to do it and on the mat you'd have to do it and you did it. So congratulations. you guys. I just want to say that,
017you know, I wrote down I looked back at my black book, my old black book I carry around from a couple years ago and the night that we presented when you talked about wrestling and we improved, I used the term pioneers. with what you've done just in a few short years as Miss Salvador and Miss Mango have have indicated um just your pioneers. You're the first section three team. I've heard you're the largest one of the largest teams if not in the section of the state. Uh I noticed when I was at at SRC, we had many more uh than any other team. I'm so proud your coaches. Thank you for all of the the coaches and the adults that are working with you. Um you're a part of making that happen. I truly appreciate
018that. Uh, congratulations. Thank you. It was just so proud when I was watching you at that last event at SRC to see the way you come together and if you've been to those wrestling come together like I've never seen. You just are so supportive of one another. It's something that really sticks out to me when I watch you uh as you support as individuals as Vanessa said, but also as a collective. It's very interesting watching you and it's been fantastic. So, I'm very proud of you and you should be very proud of yourselves. Thank you to your band that says I'll take you with the wrestling and and the timing that it's there. So, good luck. I'm going to ask a question. How many of you are thinking about wrestling college? I heard that's a
019thing now. Yeah. Well, I wish you much success. Um, it's a I've heard it's growing across the country and across universities uh more and more girls wrestling team. So, look forward to seeing many Colton representatives in the future. Thank you. Thank you so much. [Music] We are to try the sipper on every young girl in the kingdom. Every last one. No matter how unlikely she looks, we are to keep trying until we find one that fits. Do you understand? Yes, sir. Where are we anyway? Uh, I believe it's called Fulton, your highness. [Music] my fair maiden. [Music] Maybe we'll find my fair maiden here. We must find her. Here you are. [Music] At this rate, we should try the slipper on myself. Here you are, your minus. Oh, come on. Not again. Before we go,
020my lord, could we grab something from the bakery? We're here to see about a princess. Not the fore. Do I even have to say it? Boom. The pillow. It's time for your checkup. So, you want me to try that slipper out? These feet? That is definitely not happening. So, what do we do now? I believe they will just have to see the musical to find out. Hey, did you see that carriage? I believe that's called a Kia. [Music] I believe the musical to find out. Hey, did you see that carriage? I believe that's called a so thanks to our our students uh for putting that together. It's a great way makes you want to make sure you go to the musical so you can find out who gets that slipper, right? So looking forward to
021that. So thank you to everybody who put that video together for promotion. uh our S account S accountability status and updates. So, can you get that up on the screen? So, Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson From here, I'd like to take a moment. It's the only federal law that publication quality education. It requires the state to hold public school and the goal is for all regardless of their background or [Music] location started in the 2022 23 school year and the results that we're going to show tonight 23 again have conversations about what we're doing well and their improve and to help direct funds to [Music] support English and math included science and social studies academic factors. and college career and um each of the subjects are ranked one through four. So with an overall department for
022students and then we also storing those pieces next year to attendance. So then you're going to [Music] get in order to qualify for one of the subcategories of where we score you have to have 30 students or more in that subgroup. So some you'll see some of the areas that there aren't scores or indicators. That's because we didn't have enough in those subgroups to qualify and that sometimes changes year because we're in the science district where sometimes we do sometimes schools are classified in three categories which is supports [Music] That's so we have one or more student subgroups receiving a level one on multiple indicators. just comparison between the subgroup. So they're compared to performances of the same group and much less other schools and districts. And then when they compared they're a score one
023to four based on where they were in the bottom 7% 50%. So again the rankings are to ensure equity among all the different identifiable. So when you're designated TSI school the first thing I want to do is conduct these efforts. And then we're going to implement at least one schoolwide improvement strategy that supported the district. We'll be um releasing surveys again. We're going to take a few of the questions to make sure we disagree over the two years in the school or the community technically. So on those three years we just are moving on that's now most of our work is going to add next year into February who creates the assessment it's the 10th grade and the high school is legal so currently January is designated as a targeted support as well. We have
024two schools as support 2017 I believe. So this breaks [Music] down the left hand side. So those subjects in multiple categories are the ones that disabil One of our next steps in February status months and staff and submitted the school for that funds. Our next step is to administer the parents survey. We will then complete the next steps to find children support. Our focus is really going to be building. We already have a super our parents and [Music] students [Music] also. So those are important things to consider. We have our security plan which we have laid out there. It's got some dynamic pieces built in and allow us to change. What this does, the us having to do a decent district comprehension plan uh from the state will focus in more on those subgroups and
025uh hopefully some strategies like those student interviews that weren't part of our plan already that will give us more information directly from the kids about what they need, what's going on, what's missing, what needs to be added in. [Music] open [Music] strategies and before we possibly move up to the next and then the same kind of thing another two years I know there's also next year. The scores a lot more look at growth. They'll look at sub where people are what's going on as well. Um and the designations aren't necessarily changing. They're evolving. They're changing over the next few years for qualifying a school that's um targeted for looking at all the results and making those PTS to avoid. [Music] Do we do common formative assessments at the material? Yeah, definitely. Yeah. So, our common
026curriculum as we go We had benchmark assessments that we developed three years ago and we actually moved into like what we did with the math across the district that's information serves us as our professional learning teams get together looking at that data Yeah. So then every month assessment to [Music] perform good news is not just within the district, we've really tightened that up, but even across the county together with our counterpart assistant superintendent across the county. We're not all on the same page, but we're getting closer and closer. So, our kids that do move from next door square are getting a very similar experience. We're not quite on the same page as as we like to be, but we're way closer to the snapshots of the report. So we have multiple opportunities to give feedback
027to students and family along with our [Music] most important so talking about sending out things talking about Are we able to survey and give open [Music] questions? We have to organize work in there now and actually on specific questions [Music] about del to dig down to specifically. So this year we're gonna we're going to stick pretty closely to what we what we did in the fall. So it'll count kind of as a pre-post like uh what the survey that we sent in the fall focused on those three areas, culture, systems, and learning. This one will be very similar going into next year as we survey then we'll make the changes to do the pre-post next year as well. So and next year uh it won't be chronic absenteeism it'll just be attendance. So we want
028to look at really the focus is going to those four levels. It won't be just kids who are chronically absent. We'll focus on how does attendance impact those for kids who are 95% or above 90% or above 80 to 90. But with this kind of exhibition and one of those setting goals, I guess my how do we become more aggressive in I mean this has been a huge concern that we've been talking about. So I mean yeah there wasn't [Music] there so I guess my question is I know we're going to start here but how are you going to do that one one piece of information that I think for and disability specifically asking them questions, you know, what are your barriers that um school and help support and then that might even be home
029visits, you know, and not in school. That's definitely something that's going to be part of part of our strategic plan that idea of changing the culture the learning culture for our kids and we know systems change take three to five years. So the idea of like we're in year one the starting of our uh our culture of goal setting for kids. That was the focus this year and we started with attendance and looking at that. Next year we met with our uh elementary and secondary curriculum council today. Next year the focus is going to be planning. So not just putting the data in front of kids and saying this is my attendance rate but with kids say like oh man I didn't realize that I've missed this many days. Then it becomes the plan. Okay
030you're not where you want to be. What does it look like for the next five weeks to get you to the next level? and teaching that system of goal setting not just for attendance but more importantly uh for the academic pieces because we also know that attendance is a result of not a cause right if if kids are academically focused and engaged and want to be at school because of their achieving and doing well they're more likely to come getting them there is important I'm not arguing with that I'm saying if we have them academically performing and achieving with what they need they're more likely to come and independent should result. If we get them there and they're not engaged, they're less likely to stay, right? And I understand that part and I understand that
031data, but I guess after we identify those students who are also do the planning piece, but also send a home school or whatever also in conjunction with the planning piece and work together to make sure that we're doing weekend like start it now because we already know the kids are they're already doing those homes for the students. I think there's a misnomer here that we and I I just wrote down base. The reason I wrote base because it was it was something that struck me one and the surveys I think one of the things you brought up at the last meeting calendar and I think we could build in are what what are solutions you started to say that what are solutions from parents and I think that's I thought yeah so I wrote that
032down but the other was we already planning on on the 20 the 25th of March which is our next meeting to do an SCP up right that's on our calendar and what that is is you'll hear about the goal setting I'm wondering if we could talk to I don't know if we could be ready for the next meeting. But if we could talk to Tammy Sheldon to talk about I'm not sure the I think we need to say publicly what we're doing that's there's a lot of things going on to combat attendance with our student support teams with our uh PLC's our PLTS. There's a lot of discussion going on and the the work going on specifically with individualized kids. The other piece I brought up at the state level and Brendan was with me
033when we were meeting with politicians uh when we went to lobby day. We also brought up the fact that we need to really look at that system outside our schools as well, working with our counties around, you know, whether it's the oldfashioned pins petitions and all of that, but that that that's not been as aggressive as it used to be because there hasn't as much access. So, that's part of the system. So, we talked to Senator Ryan as well as um Assemblyman Barklay about that because that's a part of the continuum of supports, but I'm wondering if our director of student support services could perhaps put together just a brief overview uh of what are those things that are in place and going around to to combat particular tech because I think what we need
034after listening is a real good base about what we're doing now so we can build off of that. That's what I Hutchinson and I agree. I'm not disagreeing. want to know, you know, because we don't really know. We just hear the numbers and say, "Well, we've got some things." So, yeah, that would be wonderful. Couple more questions. Um, with the TSI, I know you said that one of the things that we're going to support. What are specifically supports? So the subgroups we have to we look at where we're designated and again it's not just a fair grade involving issue. Um our students that are economically disadvantaged or students with disabilities. Um and when you look at all students and white students majority of our students open fall into those categories. So this this really becomes
035a tier one instructional piece engagement and instructional piece. How do we get into all of our kids? Uh do a better job with that. We also know part of the strategic plan is when kids are drivers rather than passengers, they're more likely to be engaged. So the idea of goal setting and turning them into drivers rather than passengers in their learning is is part of that. So looking at the subgroups and looking at the whole picture and saying, okay, what how are we moving the whole the whole piece forward, but then how do we make sure that we don't lose control. at that level one and we're seeing that oh hey it's our ELA and our math scores the supports in place are we adding more ELA or math support to that subject or as
036you're saying tier one I mean I'm not going to say every class but you know we have x amount of teachers that need to support what we have already interviews those pieces we can't answer that directly based on all that information. There's several protocols that we have to follow from the states that questions and we have to check in. So based on the targets will be developed and set and I will tell you the state gives us indicators or areas to look at. The first one is goal set. So the number one thing they say is Michigan's goal set. we're already on that path. We have to clean it up. We have to make it stronger. We have to build it. Um but that's their number one thing when they they say kids only they're
037more likely to be successful. And one question, how students like to be more school versus other schools or that would be a hard stretch right now to just say off the top. It's something that we look at a lot. We can look at our behavior and it's part field. It's also part of the data that we look at. We know that data is only as good as how clean it is and what we do with it. So doesn't really give you answers. It just makes you ask more questions. So to that point, it is one of the questions that we're asking and digging into is how do we support that? Because like attendance, getting kids in the seats and then staying there, the behavior of getting engaged in the learning is all part of this.
038It's hard to learn if you're if you're not there. It's also hard to learn if you're not if you're present. And it's also hard for those other students to learn. The ones who are causing trouble might not be in this subgroup. And I don't I don't want to make the jumps to say that because what we're seeing behaviorally isn't just fairation. I should just pick that up. Right. So, so that's part of the plan too is how how do we get into that trend? Are there certain things kids are all answering incorrectly? Are we all getting the same thing? That would be an instructional piece that we could identify. So, I think it's looking at all of those things. Obviously, engagement in the classroom is the most. We know the most important thing is tier
039one instruction in the classroom. We also know that we've got a lot of behavioral challenges and academic challenges and social challenges and um we have a range. We know that we know what we're facing. Um and I think the piece I wrote down was also as we build budget we need to think about what are those driving those resources that we that we have or we don't have and prioritizing those that we have to try to to meet those needs. And I think you know our our work at the primary level I think our early childhood work is going to make a difference. We have 169 kids in early childhood So we're identifying those kids earlier hopefully academically as well as behavioral and nutritionally and we also need to then build that and extend that
040into our kindergarten first grade and then right up through 12. I think one of the things that was very noteworthy the other day was our eighth graders and we've done they've been here at our school of civic readiness but I got to watch them again presenting to seventh graders and they all talked about how much more engaged they are with instruction where it's hands-on interactive problem solving. That in itself goes back to kind of the crux of the conversation that started tonight was how do we get our kids more engaged? Our kids are engaged with active learning and active opportunities. Clearly from our our eighth graders are showing us that and they were pitching that to the seventh graders as they're embarking on their project uh for their civic readiness for eighth grade. So this
041is kind of wetting our appetite getting them excited about their project in seventh grade. So I think we're going to be building that both directions and learning how do we figure out ways to engage our kids differently which goes along with the portrait of a graduate which is going to be pathways which is going to be very different than sitting and taking exams. It's going to be a wide range of opportunities for kids to demonstrate what they know and what they can do. Yeah, and I agree. I think I picked out, you know, very specifically because I know that, you know, that has been an issue that you know, maybe you know this. I'm just wondering how that correlates. So, thank you guys so much and I I want to thank all the work you've
042done around early childhood. The earlier we can get them, the better. So, you talked about combating some of these behavioral things. I would be very interesting to see what it would look like if we didn't have all the early childhood four-y olds that got that program as a kid that are five-y olds now. I think we're facing we've got a greater there's a greater number of kids that are coming in with a wider range of interesting needs. Um and that's what we need to dig into and I think the early childhood is going to help us. So, thank you for supporting those nine classrooms because I think that's making a difference. Um and I think it'll make a bigger difference as we learn more. What's the What's the biggest reason they give for not showing
043up at school? Oh, you haven't the ones that we had. We've done surveys, but the kids don't want to get into school. This will be one question with the kids. So, okay. I know Mr. Murray's working on um drop off an exit show, but he also asked specifically for kids who had accidental what was it that kept you here when you were here? What was it that didn't keep you here long? Um, we specifically just met with him the question he wants to ask that project that's been bubbling for a while too. We did that while we were doing that. You know what I mean? And I I just I don't know. I feel like from somebody looking at and not knowing exactly what's going on every day, like internally because I know that, you
044know, you work hard. Every everybody's working hard and it's almost like we're like spinning our wheels and adults are just working, working, working, and the kids are just flailing, flailing, flailing, and it's it just seems like it's it's more the same every single year. and with added and it just seems like it's not I'm I don't think there is one solid answer but it just seems like we're stuck in one place and we haven't moved forward. We're not moving forward. were just talking about again what system everyone's on board with it is it writing is it um is you know something that pulls us together that we can see so you know a lot of things we're going to focus on a few I'm just hearing it's a little So when you know when my
045kids come home and like okay so how's school now we're watching you watch this you do this and it's just do we get everybody on board and trying to you know that's very hard you can't tell a teacher how to teach but have the expectation that you're doing hands-on activities you know for five days and we're going collected data and I I don't have the answer. I wouldn't be sitting here with you, Rich. But I mean, how are we going to move forward forward instead of staying the same for the kids that we have now? It really those circles are super intentional and sometimes lost how simple they are, but what they will do and that is the culture here is what we need to like for our kids, for our adults. That idea of
046the work we do is important not just for the adults but for the kids. It matters. The things we say, the things we do with kids, the the time we put into them as important. The time that they put in is important. Their ability to to do that is important. To your point about the the everyone pulling together. I always think of the scene in Finding Nemo when they're in the net and all the fish are swimming together down, right? It's that's the hardest part of our job is to get everyone swimming in the same direction. And that's really what the systems and structures piece comes into. If until you get everyone pulling in the same direction, um it doesn't it doesn't happen. It doesn't happen if everyone has good intentions, but they're all kind
047of stranded direction. That's where the systems and structures piece comes in. And that's really the focus of our strategic coherence plan is how do we build these systems where everyone's pulling together people who aren't they kind of get pulled in that direction anyway because the the general pull of everyone I think that was a point when you were talking I think it was absenteeism or something like what is one small thing that we can do in Fton consistently and everybody do it together every single day and we and it was just sort by the wayside. What are we going to do? One simple thing to all together like this is a non-negotiable. What are we going to do together? Every single building, every single teacher, every single student to move forward and it doesn't have
048to be big, but at least we have something to show that we can do it. We are moving forward. I haven't seen that yet. Yeah. No, I agree. And I think too and I could be the way I think of this too is I think getting everybody together to figure out whether it's a collaborative and innovative lesson instead of you know the weather instead of you know working out of this module like how do we get our groups together to do that you know project make something innovative and exciting for our students I'm not saying that our teachers don't they do work hard some of the hardest people ever you know sometimes it's hard to get those hands on that so what do we need to do to support them whatever I think that's you
049know that's a message I always say nobody annotating any manuals at the elementary we know this is a better practice. So we're going to head in here. You have to do this. You're going to do 12 corners. You're going to do this particular. So we're trying to dismantle that we have to stick to that. Um we have more and more grade levels asking how district the key there is to keep the angle the same. the essential standard has to be there. That's what everyone has to teach because when we allow people to go off on their own, some people say, "But I don't really like fractions a whole lot, so I'm going to teach this instead." And we end up with big gaps for a lot of our kids in different schools, different places, different
050courses. So when we have the same essential like anchor standard that people plan from, then we can have them creative. And we're finding more and more of that. Um, but it has to be. It can't be just like let's be creative and try something fun and based on this learning that we're going to do something that we I guess I'm thinking more of like absenteeism too just because it's so numerically cut and dry. Is there a way that and I don't know if this is but is there a way that you know after four absences in a month you can expect that so and so is going to go to your home and we're going to find out why you are absent or make the phone call or do something that is that is consistent
051throughout the district by numbers this is what you can expect to hear. Do we have that? And if so, shrink it. That's why I'm gonna have to show I think you need you'd be surp I think you're going to We haven't done a good job communicating and now I think about it, we've never had that office. Jerry Gner back in the day would do some things, but Tammy has not um done a presentation. I think we need to do that because our homeschool like when I do it, I meeting on a student and the home school leison on is present in the meeting. they know very much what's going on with that kid backwards, forwards, up, down. Um, you know, and I get to meet kids when they're making poor choices. Um, and so part
052of that often is also their attendance happens. We talk about their attendance, academics, and their behavioral referrals as part of the meeting with me, for example. Um, and it's very helpful when the layers on talks about they know them extremely well and what's going on. They know the dynamics. and know in in most cases why they're not coming to school or what what the challenges are for them whether it's homelessness whether it's I mean last year we had to get the correct number at one point we were 242 different kids that's 8% of our population were homes who were homeless identified as McKenna Bento students that 8% and when you think about that that in itself is an astounding number may sound big percentage wise but when you hear 242 out of 3100 kids that's
053pretty significant. Great. All right. And our last item this evening on superintendent report, uh, Miss Hooper, if you could talk about the budget, please. I know we have a budget workshop coming in a couple weeks and another budget board meeting. We're going to provide just a target update tonight. Lots of drivers tonight. So, our board are slowing over. Sounds like and fair. I really have one slide for you where I did add a column for one. So you can see lots of options or scenarios I guess better. So we can discuss further from the end the 1.9 that I added based on our last question just run through that. So what surplus deficit means? What are we focusing on? Yeah. So that's um at the very bottom you can see that would represent an overall
054levy increased dollar amount of $431,39. Um, you know, I still have in there the use of reserves to help offset some of the deficit. Still leaves us with 3.9 million to to get a balanced budget for that 94,653,82 is our revenue number 1.9% increase. still work to do but you're working on so the idea is at the March 25th meeting we'll we'll meet with the board and and provide more definitive we did go back to the drawing board after the last meeting um we've done that I think you know I say the healthcare we're looking at strategies around healthcare we're looking at um you know all of the different parts of our organization unfort Unfortunately, a heavy amount of our I guess 75% of our our is is towards our human resources. So, school district.
055So, we're looking at all of those components. So, we'll bring that forward on on the 25th with more information. Um, obviously, you know, one of the things that I'm curious about is the one house budgets came out today. I saw the MSBA right before this meeting. Actually, I didn't read them yet, but the one house budgets, I believe you get those the MSBA updates from Miss Russell. Um, and so they came out today. Um, I'll be curious about what's in those. And then the other piece is u on April 1st, that's when the governor is supposed to roll out the a budget for New York State, a finalized budget. And I'm curious whether I'm hearing some different kinds of things. I've heard that there both of the one house or at least the assembly side
056was looking at um increasing the same harm. That seems to be a very big focus across the state. We're not in that, but I'm curious about how that may impact us. uh hopefully in the positive hopefully that would increase us a little bit. I don't know hopefully not go backwards. Um so I think that's a piece of this that we have to look at as well and then we'll go over the 25th we'll provide a broader update and then we'll tackle it hopefully. Um by the first we'll have a very clear we may have to you know down look to see there's any other everything that we're looking out there all the different things we're looking at um all of our different programs processes everything to see if there's anything we can do and I
057think our conversation that we had in the last presentation I think is something that we need to look at is you know as you've got struggling learners and and other pieces that we need to build in making sure that we have a budget that best supports towards the needs, you know, of our broad range of kids. We have kids zero to 100 on the spectrum and everything in between. And we need to build a balanced budget that meets the needs, the best meets the needs of all. That's the conclusion of the superintendent report. I hope uh my uh significant other we're going to looking forward to kicking it off that night. Um, I'm hoping you all get the opportunity. Just the um the brief film there was a great thing to say, "Wow, I just
058want to go today and find out who." Um, and with that, I turn back over Miss Al. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Action 4.01, except financial. Somebody move it. Move it. Second. All those in favor? I opposed. Passes 400. Action 4.02, accept donation from anonymous vendor. Move. All those in favor I opposed saying it passes 4 00. Thank you very much for that generous donation. Um action 4.03 accept a donation from a mayor credit union. All those in favor I posted same passes 4. Thank you for that generous motion as well. Act 5.01 approve committee on special education. All those in favor? I opposeaining passes 400. Action 5.02 approve pole workers. All those in favor? I opposed abstaining. It passes 400. Action 5.03 03 approve revised contract with the city of Colton Special Patrol officers,
059school resource officers. Um I just have a quick question. Um in in the contract it says that uh they were having their evaluations uh on March 1st or it says it should be done around by March 1st. Um is that is the evaluation for the entire program or are they for individual? It is for the entire program. I just wanted to be and they we've done them already compensation between the district and the talk to them. That's how we came up with the revised. Awesome. All right. Yeah, I just wasn't sure if it was. All those in favor? I oppose abstaining. passes 400 Z. Action 5.04 is a roll call for the veh approve the vehicle bond resolution. Can somebody make that? All right. And we have Mr. Yes. Mrs. Hutchinson. Yes. And Mrs. [Music]
060Okay. Action 5.05 is to approve the annual meeting resolution. [Music] All those in favor? I opposed abstainment. Passes 400. Uh policy is a first reading for the meals and refreshments. Is there any discussion? We'll be voting on that meeting. Uh would my colleagues be interested in batching 7.01 to 7.07 for the uh um personnel? All those in favor? I opposing passes 4 Z forum. You like to start us off? Um, sure. Um, first of earlier it is phenomenal. Um I was very excited. Um did a really great job and I'm also looking forward to um this week. Um shout out to our winter sports. Everybody really I know [Music] we all for our generation as well. Um we just really I just wanted to There's so much going on this month in our district. There's
061really an opportunity for everybody whether it's sports or musicals or the family fun tonight. Wonderful job. I want to thank sports. been doing great especially Wesley um for her presentation we got to get down there more we have to replace them [Music] um and Jess are are you Are you doing the thing for 22nd for Saturday? Are you doing the board? We hadn't done that in two years. Um, what we've done is we we did better moving around and talking to people and things like that. That was the feedback that we got because nobody came to our sundus. questions, they come together kind of and then we went into sessions together and we probably scared everybody else out. So, thank you. Yes. Thanks to um all the parents and all the kids and coaches and
062teachers um for coming out and putting on a great performance speaking um we have a lot of great things coming up. looking forward to spring new goals. Um I had an opportunity to meet with the county school boards association last week. Um their biggest presentation that they're putting together as you guys all know is the AI presentation. Um but uh they are responsible for a lot of our meet and greets with our assembly men the last couple years. They also in conjunction with the central New York schoolboard association and they um have put on some things through the arts arts association and done some other great things. Uh they're looking for some some new rides if anyone is interested. Um they are looking for members in all of the county school districts but uh if
063they did ask me to reach out I know that Jen has sent in on a meeting um but if there at any point in time any of my other colleagues want to join with me are usually on Monday nights um I can let you know but they're looking for new and fresh ideas um and they they want you know bigger involvement um so if you have uh friends on the board or uh in school districts that we may work in that we might want to reach out and just kind of uh let them know about the AI presentation trying to fill as many seats as possible. Um it is open to our administrative team as well and um we could even open that up to Mr. because they did talk about you know one of
064the districts asked about our technology coming as well since it's kind of going to be their avenue. So it's something that you know anybody's that going. Okay. So so that would be great for the be so excited. So um I have meetings too. I just want to figure it out. because when I um when I went um it's so laidback and it was there's so many things going on that I had no idea about and I I would have found again that I had a game and I encourage if you have the time just like go and sit in even if it's just post it's mindblowing what's what is going on and you have no idea how many so many different avenues opportunity and you guys should be and if you're not already I do
065know that central male school board association who sends out um emails quite often about things that are going on I've been seeing a lot more pocket lately than um we have so putting everything together you just see it's it's neat it's worth um Cinderella this weekend is is going to be wonderful I uh was thrilled to be able to see the little um do their thing. There is so much more energy. I was telling Mrs. Hutchinson as we were walking in even from when my kids were little. Um and you know, proud parent, you love the the show that was put for you, but the energy that came from tonight, that's just a whole I I was kind of picking out who our next sport players might be up there on this evening. So, I
066know we're looking forward to the orchestra coming um in a couple weeks. Um our our concerts are still live streamed. So if somebody wants to be able to jump in on some of those concerts, you can go right to our website. You can um live stream those concerts. All of our schools are I have to look at that that I know there's quite often our um elementary schools are that's here. I think I believe just ask you about these live stream things tonight in the morning. majority is no auditorium and any of the scheduled over here usually they reach out to me but yeah okay so that books that's great um I just want to do a shout out I know I'm always a month behind but uh for the February proud to be a
067champion uh Darlene and it's great to be able to see their videos I know we have some are they out I know there's one that was out right for I'm not saying anything. They probably know, but I'm not saying anything. You're going to have to tune in and and look at our, you know, website and and check. Yes, we have all of our crowds of champions. They've been kind of lining up nicely over there. So, so that's wonderful. I I just I love the reactions of our uh staff and our uh um workers who are chosen. They are just they are honored. You can see the pride beaming from them when they are the best. Oh, too better than better than this. Oh, all right. I can't wait to see it. So, there's that. Um,
068there's probably a lot more to say, but I'm just gonna close it up for this evening and say thank you. Oh, I do I did want to ask there was something I was going to ask Kate and it just kind of went right out my head. Oh, I know it was you ask. Um, okay. Well, there's something for you that will be out in um the the whole switch. Are we further closer? Are we getting any progress in there? Is there an shape that you can bring us next week? This Thursday, when are we meeting Thursday? This Thursday, Mark and I are actually meeting with the Swidget people. I know that the Swidget team has been meeting with um the Fulton Junior High pilot teachers and I got some of their feedback because I was
069out by the poll greeting kids one morning and uh one of the teachers who was part of it s we actually talked about it. He's a first responder outside of school. Uh so it was really neat to hear his conversation and his points of view and I've taken that to American and we had that conversation on the next step um is to have a conversation with school to get a feel for where they're at with things as well. So that's where we're at. We'll provide an update after that meeting. All right. Perfect. Perfect. Well, thank you so much for all of that. We do not have an executive session, but if we can after closing the meeting just kind of for a minute for a quick little space. All right.