001Okay. >> 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. >> Okay, before we go to the agendas, let's welcome Paul, our newest student. Hey, >> we will work at some point this year, so you don't get to sit the whole year. >> You won't know what it is. >> We may put you on the spot, too. Specific questions. >> Thank you for volunteering to do this. We appreciate it. >> Okay. Could I have a motion for the consent agenda? >> Second. >> Yes. >> Any discussion on the uh on the excuse me, the agenda? Which one are you doing? The acceptance of the agenda. >> Acceptance of the agenda. Thank you. >> All those in
002favor? >> I. Any opposed? Agenda is approved. Motion on the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Discussion on the consent agenda. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? One. Like to abstain. Two. You >> abstain. I don't know if we can approve with three members. >> Oh, we got four. >> We have four. I forgot to Okay. So, that brings us down to public comments. Would any member of the public like to address the board? So the board of education encourages public participation in school related matters. Persons wishing to address the board to saf and organization appropriate presentation be brief as possible. We usually about three minutes. We have speakers to conduct themselves in a simple manner. Um we can allow discussions on individual position personnel or students. We want your feedback. Um, but there
003only certain things to be talked about. So, we're not going to address uh uh specific uh answers. It's generally not a question answer, but we do need to hear what wants to tell us. And if there's all done, we'll do that. So, go ahead. >> Hello. My name is Betsy Davidson. I am a parent um of two children that currently attend Petro Elementary. I have a third who we're planning to send to kindergarten next fall. And I am here to speak um of a concern that I've raised I have raised for the past few years. We've moved here about three years ago. And before I before I begin, I'm going to try to be as brief as possible. I want to be clear that I am in full support of the district. I have nothing
004but good things about my my kids experience within the district. They have thrived. They were welcomed with open arms a quarter of the way through the the first um year that we were here and they have done nothing but thrive socially and academically and that's in large part to the staff, the teachers that they've had, the administration and then the board and the community involvement. So, thank you so much. getting nervous here, but I am here to express my concern. And I have written an email to Diane and I wrote a a letter to the board almost two years ago now to express this concern. And it's a it's coming back around. I'm here by myself tonight, but at the next meeting, you can be sure that there will be a crowd of parents here
005in support of this. Um, it's the lack of a a strong library program in the elementary school. uh as I see it now and I I do want to give some background. I am a certified library media specialist. I have a master's in library and information science and 15 years experience as a school librarian and youth services librarian. So I come to this with some professional knowledge as well. And the way I see it now, the library is simply a room full of books or stacks. Our students are there for 15 minutes every seven days to check out books. That's not a library. A library should be something like this where students are coming, they're learning how to create information, they're learning how to navigate information, and they're doing so with it's digital literacy and
006information literacy schools. We can put as many books on the shelves and put them in the right order, ABC order, Dewey decimal if you remember, but that's not helping our students learn how to access information, navigate information, and create information responsibly. A school librarian is not the person who sits behind the desk and checks out books and reads quietly in the corner. A school librarian is one who is attending curriculum meetings, who is going to department meetings, who is working with classrooms teachers to incorporate those digital literacy skills and information literacy skills into the lessons every day, all day. A library should be open to students all day. I have heard from my fifth grade student that more times than not when she walks by the library, the door is closed. And from my third
007grader, my son, I asked him what he thinks the school library should be. And he says he wants to go to the library and have time to explore and look at all the books with 15 minutes every seven days where it's grab your two books and sit down and then line up and go back to your class. That's not the environment that our students need. I don't know that I'm getting everything across that I would like to say, but we need an elementary school librarian. And sadly, as part of my job, it's always been advocacy because the state doesn't mandate a certified librarian. But just as a classroom is just a room full of desks without a teacher to guide the students there. A library is just a room full of books. And we need
008more than that. And our students need more than that. More than that. And I understand that this is all a bigger part. budget cuts, um, declining enrollment, facility use studies, but in the meantime, my kids and all the other students and the future students, they're going without these services. And that's unacceptable in my mind. And there is a large group of parents who feel the same way. And we want to continue this conversation with the district. >> Thank you guys very much. >> Great. >> You did great. Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Okay, that brings us to financial reports. >> Sorry. So, there are a few budget transfers, but there's nothing over $10,000 threshold this. But you'll see that most of them are around BOSIES. I so just wanted to point out this year
009for our budgeting purposes um we budgeted any trainings within each of the building um budgets and then every time they attend a training we do a budget transfer for that so that we could get a better idea to capture what trainings are being attended and which ones are required um to help us better budget for the future so you'll see them each time they Ready for the resolution? >> Yeah. >> Resolution 022 2025 approving the current budgetary transfer report as presented by school business executive. Motion please. >> Sorry. >> Second. >> Any questions, discussions on the transfers? Those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? The resolution's been approved. >> Thank you. Everything is saved on the drive. Moving >> on to old business. Any capital project updates? >> Just quick, our EPC and Gordian projects,
010which is all the work that's being done at the Trova is complete minus two air handlers. Uh they're in the auditorium, needed some special tweaking. They'll be here next week. So, that project is so close to being finished. Uh the only other EPC item that's hanging out there are uh sconces here in the high school auditorium. It's funny how you get to the end and there's one little thing that snags you up and this is the the six sconces in the auditorium were switched out. Now they don't work on the board to be dimmed and they are causing um dozens of emails back and forth but we're working through that. So so that project will wrap up pretty quickly. Uh we continue to work on the project here in front of us that is coming
011pretty quickly to the end. We have a few outstanding um requests for proposals with the additional sidewalk so we're not all in the parking lot. Um the water to be hooked up. The village has been here and done their part of it. They're all set to go. Um and the possible repaving of the tennis courts. And so again, we're doing some wrap up. Um, a big piece to talk about is the sound system. We realize that everybody in Sarin Lake and perhaps Lake Placid and Pepper Lake are all enjoying our sound system. We're we're a little stuck because it seems like it's been going on forever, but we've had exactly three times to tweak it because we don't want to tweak it when there isn't a game going on because we don't want people complaining
012that we're putting noise out in the middle of an evening for no particular reason. So the first time we ran it was the first time we had any opportunity to really use it. We then sweeped it for the last, you know, with each time we were working on it. We had a meeting today with our sound people. Um tomorrow we are locked out. There's only a window of where we can bury because it's supposed to be foolproof. When you have a volunteer coming in to help you, you're not supposed to be able to send your board uh in a tizzy. So, we're we're locked out as to how much we can actually do on our own. The tech is coming tomorrow, of course, and I can't wait to work with them. They think our bass
013is too high. Bunch of subwoofers in there. We're going to bring the base back up so it's not so impressive. We also have two sound systems out there. We have the sound system that comes off the scoreboard, but we knew how loud that might be. And we knew that there would be times when that field would be used when we would have students in this building. So we have a second sound system, not as strong a sound system on uh one of the lights. You'll see that is pointed only at the bleachers. So, it's a much different uh system and a different So, we're going to do some adjustments when the kids are not on the field, what music is playing, like after they leave the field, but before the game starts, when people are
014arriving, and during halftime when there's music playing, although we have some great halftime things happening also, when we don't have to be using that system or when kids are not on the field, we're going to try kicking in the other system. You can't use them both at the same time. like we couldn't put music on one system and voice on a different. You got to be on one or the other. You can't intermix them. So, >> so we're going to try again on Friday night and we thank people for rolling with us. As I wrote to somebody today, she said, "Do I need to make a copy of you how it sounds?" No. I I keep waiting for the police to follow me on Lake Street during each game. I have gone to Lake Street.
015I know what we're talking about. I hear you. Lake Street will always hear us. Um when the kids were chanting go Big Red, it was clear as day. So they they will always hear some of our games. It's just as somebody said, we're in an amphitheater and that happens. And then at night, sound carries differently at night in the dark than it does at 4:00 in the afternoon. So we put all that together, but uh we are also changing our music for some of our non-kids times. So at least if you are inundated with our music, you might be more interested in singing along and not be offended by it. So we are feel free to write. People are writing. People are stopping in, paying their taxes, chatting with me. I I'm open to it.
016I I hear you. I've actually been there. I believe you. Uh and we're working on it. So just again be patient with us because we haven't tried it out again. We won't try out what we do tomorrow until we have a game on Friday night, right? and we'll see how it goes and we'll tweak it for the next one. Um, so we are working on it. I did have somebody send me some lights uh that lit up the sky rad and I we talked with Chris about that. Those are our accent lights and he just suggested that we not use those during practice time. The latest practice runs until 8:30. So the lights are on in the evening until 8:40 and to just not have the accent lights on. And that again we're we're figuring
017out how all of that works. So, um, Forest is going to make sure that when he sets those lights that we don't have the accent lights on, but you will have a little of that is a really cloud overcast day and that's just what happens when you have a really overcast cloud cover. It does shine up. But sunshining in a window, they just can see the the glow from where they are. So, I think turning off the accent lights during our practice times and not letting the lights run long after the game's over. Some people have said, "Well, there's nobody on the field." Which is true, but we still have to pick up all the equipment. So, it may look like the game is over and we should shut off the lights. We have to
018light the lights long enough for the people to pick up around the field. So, we're we're we're tweaking it. And I think the people that have good humor about it, we really are working on it. So, it's coming. I don't know if this is an imper just a couple comments that came to me about the you know use of the new use of the field. Uh one was uh the it was during a soccer game so I can't speak for every sport but when our team got a goal it was like woo woo all you know lights are sh you know blinking and you know there's all kinds of music and the other team won you know got a goal and there's like nothing. was very stark and you know I >> Okay person should
019we not keep score [Music] in the discussion I'm just passing along because it felt like it was not very good sportsmanship like yes our team should get a little bit more perhaps but like it was a little too far. >> So, I just thought I'd pass it along. >> Maybe you could address that at the league meeting and ask other schools to be nicer to us when we go ahead. >> The kids love it. >> All the opposing teams are going to love >> that team. All right. And then the other one was uh you know the bathrooms. This is somebody from the other you know who came from the other team didn't know where the bathrooms were and they were like where you know and they so it does maybe a signage or >>
020Yeah. And I do think we need a better announcements about that. They do announce it during the halftime. And I had actually somebody who's who's one of us who is here didn't recognize I think she wasn't looking for it. Didn't recognize that we do have a handicap bathroom laid on the basketball court. And I think she just didn't expect to see it there. So she wrote to me about could we have a closer bathroom for those that you know the the walking was an issue. So, I do think we just need again those are kind of those things that we're tweaking as we go along. >> You don't know what you don't know until you begin to >> maybe a sign somewhere. >> How about how about during the pregame with the with the slides
021that go up on the scoreboard, we can >> restrooms are located >> and then flashing periodically throughout the game >> with the music turned down low. >> No, that should be high. Yeah, >> sound effects. >> We have the biggest communication that we have in the district on Scorp. We can just direct them where to go. >> Nice. >> I will say a bunch of people like we can hear it from our house. >> I can hear lots of things from my house. I can hear the water hole from my house. I can hear when they have music and overwhelmingly people were like they'll get it dialed in. Like it's good for the community. People are psyched to see it. So >> I know it's going to take us a little while. We'll figure it
022out. >> If you have not been to a game, >> it was awesome. You need to come to a game. >> Absolutely. >> It is. It is so much fun. And the little kids are doing cartwheels and the older boys and girls are playing football here in front of the building. And our middle schoolers are running around like Tim middle schoolers should be. And every middle school parent was out to dinner on Friday night because they dropped and left and they so our restaurants were busy. So it is a really nice time and we will we will sort it out. In fact, we're going to talk about facilities use here a little later as we sort out all of our pieces. It really it seems like it's been a long time because we've been living
023it for so long, >> but really it's been pretty short. >> Three weeks. >> Yeah, three weeks and we're working our way through it. >> Is that okay? Uh the district facility planning committee update. Um Jana did a great job with the minutes. They're in your packets. are also online. They're available for all to see. I'll just give you kind of a rundown of where we're at. Try to give you a report every every time after we meet, but you'll also have documents as well. And again, I'll say again, Gina's got done a very thorough job on this exact. >> So, basically the organization, we we came together, we did some introductions, Gina distributed the binders, which again very well done, and they're going to grow. We confir contact info and his meeting dates and
024then Diane did a fabulous job with the history may seem like we just started this by the fact this this whole approach has been going on a long time. Diane did some review of that. We do some brainstorming on topics u how to organize our meeting and what to address first. Um you can read different things that people ask for. Um there were some suggestions at the next meeting. We asked some realization charts and and some uh classroom maps, some school maps. We're going to visit this all of our schools particularly for people in the committee that have not been to these schools. So as we talk about things, they'll have a physical idea of what it's like. We'll have some reference materials. They'll have class sizes operation of cost. Some of our principles will
025give some presentations on that. So that's all information that we'll need to make decisions. Um, for our next meeting, um, we're going to want to organize these topics into an order that we'll address. The plan is to approach the topic, um, work through it, and move on. We don't want to keep reg grinding over old stuff over and over, not get anywhere. And so, as that begins to happen, we will uh, report back to you on that. Additionally, I think it's important that we encourage all the members of the committee. If they have constituents that they answer to or people that want to reach out to them, you want to hold meetings with your constituents to talk about what we do, have if people have questions, they can approach anybody on the committee, myself, Diane,
026other committee members. Um, important thing is that information or questions get to us. Uh, ideas get to us. Uh even if it doesn't come from people in the committee, we're we're gonna shoot for probably at least two public hearings. Um if if Erica's grant comes through, we can do some community cafes. We'll do that. And we want to meet at all three of the schools in addition to doing some walkthroughs in our next meeting. We're going to try to schedule some walkthroughs. So that uh first thing that we do when we go there for meeting, but then I think it was Josh said that will make that a long night. So we're going to work that out at the next meeting. and if we need additional meetings and we're going to schedule. So that's kind
027of the the kickoff. I think we were here what hour and a half. >> We don't want to make these three-hour meetings where people dread coming to them. I promise people would be efficient for time. That's what we're trying to do. Any Nike want to chime in on anything? >> Great meeting. I think we uh had a great start and I think that you know we made a plan. We have a direction. >> Whether it'll be a straight line or a some zigzag, we're not sure, but we have a direction. >> Yeah, I I would echo the same thing. I think it's a good group. People are ready to, you know, really dig in. >> Great. >> All right. Can I say really quick question? >> Okay. >> Um, this is all these minutes are
028great. Thank you. I've been traveling a lot. >> It's all Gina. >> Thank you, Gina. It's really helpful to see. Um I'm just looking through these and and uh there's this interesting uh quote like question from Deina about new housing developments. Is the committee at all planning to look at like population trends in the next 10 to 20 years? >> Yes, >> we have. >> So remember we did that study and it's been a little >> but as Diane said at our meeting what we originally thought was a little off is kind of come back into the wheelhouse. >> Yeah. >> But I think Dan's got some plans to get some demographics that will help us. >> That would be great. economic development. >> Have you seen the new uh plan that Franklin Hammond put
029out? >> Yeah. So, their direct plan is full of information. >> That that stuff seems important. >> I think we had some people reach out and say, "Hey, we have information, right?" >> So, yeah. And that's that's kind of the point. If you're in the community right now listening to us and you have access to information that would be good for us to know, >> yeah, >> send it to us. >> Appreciate it. There was also a comment um about looking at what kind of housing development and and renovation is happening to try to attract >> more families to the to the area. >> Yeah. Just if we're going to if we're going to it's just hard it's hard to plan for the future if you don't know what those projections look like. >> Right.
030That's hard to >> Yeah. It's just hard. But but you can try at least. Right. >> Right. Right. Right. Okay. Cool. This is great. Thank you. >> Yeah. Anytime other board members have questions or concerns, let one of us know, ask. We are really striving to be um gather as much info and data, opinions, and comments so that at the end we've done as thorough a job as we can. >> Great. >> Okay. So, moving on to new business facility use discussion. Uh if you could take one and pass it down. >> So with new facilities comes the need to update our facilities use plan. And if you could just pass them right right through there should be enough for everybody. Um and so Forest and I have been working on this because we have
031some community groups that are chomping at the bit to use our new field. uh we didn't feel initially that we could just say yes to that without one of us being here or understanding how it all worked. And so we're we're getting to the point where we're wanting to welcome others to use it. Um so Forest did some homework for us to see what other school groups do that have these skills and this is our suggestion and today is just conversation for you to be aware and please feel comfortable to provide some feedback. The first part is really what was already on the back of our facilities useful form. I didn't give you the form itself, but this is the in information that went along with it. But then if you flip that over, it
032has turf field use fees and turf field specific conditions for use. So if you are an SLCSD club or organization, you can have the turf, you can have the turf and lights. There's no charge. You're part of us. If your community organization, our our recommendation because the board does approve there's any fee connected to anything. Our recommendation is that if your community organization is comprised of more than 50% of our students, you are welcome to come and use the field at no cost. If you want the lights, we do we are not allowed to gift our our our things like you can come and use our buildings if the lights are on anyways because the custodians are here. I don't have to charge you for that. But if you come on a Sunday and I
033have to turn on the lights and pay a custodian, I can't gift you those costs that the district is paying on your behalf. And there is a cost connected to having the lights on. So, it would be a minimum of two hours and it would be $20 an hour. Um, if you're a community organization that is not connected to our kids, but you'd like to use it, there's additional costs for that for the use of the turf and the turf and the lights. Sectional and state events, the section does reimburse the district for the use of they they charge for people to get in. So, the use of the facility is part of that. And if you're a for-profit organization, if you're going to make money by using my field, you need to charge the
034going rate for the cost of using a tur field and the lights. So that's that's our suggestion. Not asking anybody to do anything with it tonight except to read it over and make suggestions. I invite Forest because it's not like he doesn't spend enough time already at work over the last just if anybody had any initial questions or thoughts on this. >> Of course you guys looked at other fee these fees are comparable market rate. >> Yes. Yeah. Basically all everybody charges who has one in section 7 right now. Okay. >> Um and then we even went uh reach out like towards South Burlington Vermont and a couple other schools in Vermont local. >> So the first side of the sheet. That's all what we've already had in place or maybe uh update a little
035bit. Correct. It's really all the >> correct. It's really all >> Okay. Yes. >> So for so let's say an organization wants to use the field. We are not providing we're not doing any kind of event staff or anything with that rental. Correct. Correct. I just my opinion is I mean my determination of what is good uh behavior and what someone else's what good behavior is to things you know what I mean so I don't know if we're using that facility there should be some or something that is required within Are you saying we need someone from our operation to be there looking up our >> I think that would be someone that cost me building right school building open for bathrooms right so our our our building is susceptible at this point >> it
036doesn't it doesn't have to be >> no but I'm just saying you know but then and then you know we have millions of dollars out there that it's great that everybody but you can run it for 200 bucks an hour and you know and be your own self-regulator. I don't know if that's good process. >> So for a good example of that is if if uh group owner come in on Sunday and use the field for you soccer >> what do they get for do we open the scoreboard up >> what's that? >> Yeah that's so that's when they get scheduled whatever you turned it off with that's what it turns back on with >> the things we're learning. So >> right >> does that include >> right the scoreboard all that >> does it
037go by quantity of people right say if you're going to have a group of 100 people there then over 150 or over 100 people you have to have you have to pay for an event I don't know >> you have someone use for a concert and there's a lot I mean drinking I don't know maybe that's not allowed >> right I'm just I'm just discussing right I'm just >> you Right. No alcohol, no smoking, no vaping. >> I think I I hear what you're saying, Mike. And to me, it says, >> especially early on before expectations are well proven, >> it would be nice to have someone that represents us have eyes on stuff, >> right? >> Now, we will have security cameras at some point in the near future that will be held, >>
038right? >> Well, I mean, even with our own events, we have event staff. You know what I like those and those are our own events, right? So why wouldn't we have an event staff person for someone who's not our own? You know what I mean? >> Yeah, that's right. I understand that, but I'm just saying like that's what's our practice practice rugby rents the fields. I'm assuming what's the practice? >> Yeah. So rug is a big one and and rugby would require a little additional conversation, but we have our soccer kids, we have our our football kids all the time that are at the Canary Field and the Propa Field and um we don't charge them for that. It's just fields use um and so what but your question Joe Gerald we can bring inside.
039So, if you have an organization that wants to come and use our facilities when there is custodial staff here during our regular open hours, we don't require that you have an event staff person. Um, but if you want to use it, >> so when the circ often, so when the circus is here, it's sponsored by a group. So, we have staff member here, right? like there's just staff member and and I think that's sort of our thinking is when we have this the youth soccer program here half the coaches are our staff you know the football people the the coaches are our staff members that are are out there on the field it really becomes when we have an outside event and actually the dance sanctuary is a great example so they come on a
040Thursday and a Friday night we do not require that we have anybody here beyond our custodial staff. But when they come on and do a Sunday program, then they get charged and they get charged because that board and all of our lighting upgrades are very expensive in the auditorium. So they can't run that themselves. They have to pay for somebody to run it. The nice thing about our scoreboard is that the equipment for the scoreboard and lights is in the center of the box. So there's three rooms up there and all the equipment for the scoreboard is in the center can be lockable and so but let's say you're the youth soccer league and you want to come and use just the top of the scoreboard. You actually we can put the equipment for that
041in a side room where you could get a swipe, you can hook up your phone and then it's an app. So you can be outside and still run the top part of the scoreboard without ever touching the $300,000 worth of electronics to do the rest of the scoreboard and the light stuff. So we can keep that separate. And that is what it says in the policy is when you come we're happy to give you the top of the scoreboard with your app so you can keep keep score but not the use of the digital part of the scoreboard. So, I see this a lot like, you know, our music thing. You got silences, you got to live with a little bit. The thing that I want to make sure is um that the people that
042supported this aren't being turned away. We got a lot of support for this. And if it's a matter of we got to figure out how to make it work for all parties involved, we may have to work through some some things we don't we didn't foresee, right? Um but I I really don't want to say uh hey you know never mind after these people because our community really is our greater community right you've got the village of Santa like but our school community is much broader >> so and we've got a long history as a school district of working with community groups long and that with us as well civic center our our softball teams use town fields um we've been at the college in times of need um they've used our gym when their
043gym was closed down. So, we have that >> I'm not opposing I'm not opposing at all. I'm just my thing is is that you know even when we have events going on we have event staff there that we are helping to regulate I'll say just behavior of of our students and our and and the fans and stuff like that that if we have a larger sporting event here or something who's responsible right like is there or or instead of having an event staff maybe there's a separate contract that says these two people are responsible like these are the responsible adults to make sure the behavior happens and they sign that something >> here's how this is unique >> right >> so on these turf fields one of the things you cannot wear are the screwing
044cleat >> because they get as you walk on the pavement they get a jagged edge and that harms the fibers right so molded cleat are the f only now in our league that's well known all our teams know that and most schools don't even use screwins anymore, but they are still use them. Um, for example, the rugby guys love the screwins on grass because it gives them a good grip. We would have to make sure in a situation like that, as an example, that those guys aren't showing up on our field with screwins. And who's responsible for that if we're not watching it? Who's the responsible person? It's one thing to say, "Hey, no screwins." It's another thing, who no, no. >> So, I'm so sorry. I'd let you answer that question now. >> No,
045I was just gonna say I so we this is this is sort of the behind the scenes that you don't see. So we get applications all the time and we add to them what we want to add to them, you know, when when people submit >> additional parameters just like we did with rugby a few years ago, right? We put a lot of additional parameters on rugby for coming back and using our facilities and it was very successful. People want to use it, they'll follow the rules. Uh but if you look under fees on the other side says the use of district facilities allowed only whether the applicant agrees to pay the district according to the schedule adopted by the board to cover costs directly related to activity and it could include such costs as
046custodial services audiovisisual support kitchen supervision and the cost of any repairs replacement of damaged equipment and it says additional services or equipment may be needed for certain requests. Additional cost will be build once the actual cost is determined. We could add pretty easily to that uh district event staff um for a specific activity and just make that part of the because we when we approve it >> so that they know that that maybe something that they have to charge will be incurred >> when we approve their form we write right on it approved with the understanding that you will receive a bill for and we try to give them a code of what we think that estimate would be. So I think we could add that in there. Well, you already have you already have
047a kind of personnel request under >> Yes. >> And I guess my and I and I agree with with Mark about the the actual respecting the facility itself, but I think my my concern is being like who's who's the guy in charge, right? you know, like who's going to regulate, you know, that there's not some brawl in the stance and we, you know, like what's who's responsible, >> right? >> Where it says no metal cleat belongs molded cleat. >> Also, aren't they supposed to not walk on that track surface? Yeah. Is that on there? >> It's in there. We have a great facility. We want it to be used. We want% to not be misused or abused. >> My question about this policy was can can we decline if someone puts in an application and
048they meet whatever you know the policy. We can still say no. >> My favorite one was for cage wrestling. Yeah. That that didn't even rest out of my desk before I said no. Yeah. I'm not I'm not getting into that. >> So So yeah. So it says Central School District reserves the right to guide school facilities. >> All right. Right there. >> So this is this is >> this is procedure. All right. This page right here is all right. We just tweaked it a little bit because we haven't It's been tweaked since I've been here, but it's been a few years. >> Right. And we're having a discussion and we're making a few more tweaks. >> We're making a few more tweaks. >> There's an application process. >> There is an application. >> Always has
049been. always there's policy on that. >> Correct. >> So I guess from my perspective the only question I have for you it may be forced as well is do you feel as though operationally you're able to uphold and maintain the policy that's set forth? >> We anticipate these will be our students the majority of people who use our fields for sport or other sports things all all our kids. and they are so excited to get over here and get them on the field that I'd like to give them the I'd like to give them the opportunity. And um I just I just feel like it's going to be our normal groups who we deal with all the time. Yeah. >> And so we know we know the coaches, we know the organizers, and we feel
050pretty comfortable that we we can make that work. >> Well, this is just as much a trust fall in the sense of needing to trust the community with another piece of public property. Yes. >> So I, you know, yeah, it was expensive because we just paid for it now, but >> they bought it, >> right? That's the point, right? >> Every dollar they pay for. So it's also a responsibility to make sure that it has a long healthy life and it's available for everybody. >> That's good. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Thank you. And I'm happy for more input as you think about it. I'm not racing back, but we we do have some groups that are getting towards the end of their season and we want it get them on there if we can.
051So, thank you. >> Okay. Uh item B under new business is resolution 023. Now, we get that on the table. We'll kind of guide us through it. Motion, please. Second. Yeah. So if this is this is a simple uh opportunity, we are required that all of our software meet edlaw 2D compliance which is uh safety of student information. the area one uh Rick one um actually does that work for us on a lot of software and they just want every year for the board to approve this resolution that says that you yes approve of joining the group there's no cost they just want the resolution that you want to be a part of this process uh we did it last year I assume that once we did it it went on forever but they want
052it yearly so I've already added it to the July reorder meeting. So, we'll just do it at that time every year. But I was I was a little late. Didn't realize they wanted it yearly. So, that's what's coming to you now. >> Any further discussion? >> All those in favor of resolution 023 2025? >> I any opposed? Resolution is approved. Brings us to item C under new business review of NISBA proposed resolutions with to So I apologize for confusion. At the last meeting we had talked about uh using the spreadsheet not as voting but as a kind of get an idea kind of your position more so that we can look at which ones we have to discuss before we actually vote. So we weren't calling for a vote. It was more um not having
053to go through all of these. >> Yeah. >> That's not totally not at all. I I will find a better word to put it. Um so in the meantime, uh does anybody have any questions? Um I guess start there. If there's any initial questions and then we can just cruise through them. Um ones that I know that are going to come, I'm pretty sure going to come up. Um resolution proposed resolution number nine talks about legis uh resol legislation which would allow the creation of a regional high school when determined by local boards of education to be educationally or fiscally appropriate. And on the same note here let me hold just a second there is one that is not recommended by NSBA. Um it sounds very similar but is kind of different fundamentally. >> Is
054that 294? >> So the difference in this is that um the idea and the resolution number nine is very thought out. The idea behind number nine is that in order to maintain uh prek through eight in your local districts, I'm just going to use the trikes as an example. I'm not advocating, I'm not doing anything. I'm just going to use as an example. So, if we were going to look at as enrollment decreases, we would keep the prek through 8 in each town and then look at a regionalized high school. They're trying to open up the possibilities for that so that we could give the kids more access to APs, more classes, but keep the community. Right now, it would the only way to do that, it would have to be a full-on merger of
055the schools, preK through 12, everything. And one of the things that's very common across the state is that the big stumbling block in merging schools is putting little kids on buses for very long periods. And especially in an area like ours, which this is aimed at. Um you are not looking at putting little kids. We already have long bus routes, you know. So are we having kid little kids from Ter Lake come here. So that gives it more flexibility. the one other states by the way >> there's quite a few that are doing that um >> 24 okay um 24 specifically looks at um in the end it talks about reorganization um it talks about full mergers but significant regionalizations, but it pushes the money end of things as a way to gain more money.
056And one of the emphasis the emphasis there is on gaining more money as opposed to we have a set amount of money and we are trying to make it work. um 24 actually is looking for money as an incentive to reorganiz reorganize which then you get into the questions of are we doing it just for the money or are we doing it because it's best for the kids um and then there was one other question >> sure go ahead >> I was surprised to see 22 on there >> 22 >> on financial literacy and the reason I say that is that I've actually been involved all those statea state has two advisory panels right now one on climate education and one on financial literacy like it's already happening it's already part of the new requirements
057and typically NISB doesn't get involved in curriculum they and they over the years have always said we don't have we don't say things on curriculum that's a local decision I was surprised to see that in their yes column >> where is the break for um after 23 after 22. >> Um, this is one that's come up multiple times before. >> Yeah, it's it's already happened. I don't understand why it's even in there. >> This talks about um funding, correct? >> Is it specifically fun? So, there's >> because it's an unfunded man. See, there's unfunded additional state was in the comments. >> Okay, >> that's one of the big things, one of the big pushes as we've gone for in the past few years, we really worked on um getting rid of the idea of unfunded
058mandates. >> And the idea of unfunded mandates, it's hard to fight that. But when we go on specific items, it's easier to fight specific. >> We're making um we're making better headway. >> So it's not about the curriculum, it's about the funding. >> Yeah. which is which is great. No, I love it because we have the exact same problem with >> this is a great idea. We're not going to give you any resources to do it. >> Well, and a number of these on here. If you look at the uh one that talks about the heat index days, that's an unfunded mandate. >> In the 23 or 24 forward, you're going to see some of these um example. Um just to point out 24 to the end is mostly Long Island school districts. Um and
059if you see there's a number of them that have so they not only have their individual school districts down there, they have regional uh boards. They have regional boards. Then they have steps of boards. So they literally have people that are paying. When we do these meetings, when we get down to the end and we have to stay in quorum and as we get to eight, hour eight, hour 10 and people start to disappear. All of the people on these, all of the school districts on these um people >> 26 Silvin West, Carl Place, Cold Spring, Hicksville, Locus Valley, Masipua, Hannison, Oyster Bay, East Norwich, Lang School Boards, um they will be there with full boards. So when they come online, instead of sitting there, it's eight people, seven. Um and that's why these keep
060coming up. 26 for example is uh reinstate the religious exemption to vaccines and that's been rejected uh for the last three years. The numbers were very close last year. >> Um if you know anybody from any other boards um we'll definitely we need them to stay on the call. >> How do you so how do you want to do this? Um, since we didn't pre-approve, we just need to go down. Um, we need a record of how what everybody wants. Um, I know just with Nancy, I know Nancy had hers in. Um, but she and I disagree on some of these. So, I think the best thing is to just go down and go quick. And if there's question. Um, one in favor of >> Yeah. So, the first three um, has everyone read the
061first three, the bylaws changes? >> Anybody have any questions on the first three? So, let me make a suggestion. These are all done by groups one through seven. Um, perhaps what we could do is we've got the NISBA um position. Correct. Yes, >> that's the DEI. The DEI once the resolution committee goes through all of their goes through all the resolutations that are brought in, they are sent through the DEI committee for an opinion. Um those are the DEI opinions. So does anybody is anybody um for any of amendments to the bylaws one, two or three? >> No. >> Okay. So then >> we would be a yes. Vote for the three bylaw amendments. >> Opposed or I'm sorry opposed. Uh so the first is them sending resolutions uh expand mayoral control opposed to expandal
062control to school districts beyond their city. >> I said I agreed with their >> Does anybody do not agree though? [Applause] >> Yes don't mean you oppose it. Yeah, >> I would just say agree or disagree or or agree or oppose. He says yes or no. It's confusing. >> Let me just so it's clear, >> right? But so it says resolve that NISBA opposed to expand the arrow control. >> Yes. >> Vote yes on that. They're opposing expansion. >> Yes. So is anybody a no? >> Okay. So then to support legislation federal level allow for enhanced sharing of services among the school districts and other municipalities. Does anybody know? >> I just do like three four quite long. Yes. >> Three. So questions anybody know we're undecided >> I would say for these >> I'm
063[Music] agree I have to go back and read >> I agree >> agreed >> so then it passes so that's Yes. Four, incorporate prek. Do we have any nos or >> no? I know I'm not a voting delegate here. >> That's okay. But um prek is a prek prek is an interesting uh an interesting beast and how much we receive compared to a a state aid on a a K through 12 student that standalone funding for us actually might be a better deal. important information >> because they're because they're smaller numbers and and what we are receiving because not all school districts um some school districts aren't providing it. >> Correct. Um, some districts are some districts still have a minimum uh kind of we have a set number and if there's more kids there
064there'll be a lottery. Um, that's kind of the um discussion behind that. >> It's hard because you know we don't always know the ins and out of all these >> issues. Well, that's that's why if there's questions >> Well, do you think we'll get more money if we don't do that? >> Yeah. >> So then you're No, sorry. Excuse me. Because this is >> I'm getting the answer wrong because the wording of the question. >> That's all right. >> I'm guess because there are too many kids. I've seen how many kids in the state aren't getting prek. You're the put the good team at the end of the day. >> No. What at the same time? >> Fair enough. >> Um Bailey's class was still at the time of lottery and I've actually seen kids
065that didn't make it to the lottery. >> Um the difference that made in their especially in their elementary school. So that's why you're saying right now we have the money but what if >> next year we don't once we accept the money we must accept the kids there there's no moderate like what I'm not saying it wasn't because we've had it forever but the rules have changed over time but you are correct there are still districts that are not providing you pay and there are still districts that are not receiving equitable amounts of funding Okay. Absolutely. So, who is no? No. >> No. Zach is no >> four or five. >> 42. Five. >> Want to know I'm five? >> Number six. >> Yes. I oppose this. >> You oppose it as well. All yeses
066on that one. >> I Yes. I don't want this. >> So you oppose it. >> I want this to oppose the proposal. So you're a yes. >> Yes. Yes. I'm >> This is why I don't like yes or no. I like the [Music] seven. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Eight. >> Yes. >> Nine. >> No, I'm a I'm a no for eight. >> You're a no for eight. >> Yeah. >> I wouldn't want you to miss out on all the excitement that we're having. So, this is resolution book that gives the rale. >> And forest, you get to go home. Not so >> strategic. >> Yes. Yes. >> Was it nine? Nine. >> Yes. >> Oh, yes. I'm nine. Yes. Anyone know? >> Does anyone want to know on >> I'm not anyone know I'm 11?
067>> I am >> nothing. No, I am also >> my comment on that. I'm not a fan of AI, but I recognize it's coming. So, if it's coming, maybe we ought to have it. >> So, the argument for this is that there is money set aside um to make sure that it's actually getting dealt with as opposed to ignoring it. >> Um, I get it. I understand. Okay. I'm sorry. I had just asked. That's why I had asked to do this before so that we didn't have to do this again because everybody hates doing this. >> No, no, no. We're not hostile at all. We're just >> Hold on. We're not being hostile. >> So, I'm just I know this is unpleasant. >> You're exactly right. We all hate doing it, but we don't hate
068you. >> Well, this is why we when we discussed it at the meeting, that's why we had said we would put our things in. We weren't voting. We weren't making a decision. and we weren't discussing it, but that we were going to get it in and then we can see which ones >> we needed to talk about. >> What we're hung up on there is no one's fault. It's a procedural thing. >> I think we're going good. >> So, Tori and I are going to work on this for next year. So, that it's it's not for >> What is 11? I don't think we >> 11 was >> I'm a yes. >> I'm a no. So Mike is no. >> No. >> Yes. Joe is a no. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Number 12. >>
069Three and three. I don't think we can go there. >> 14. Is there any other nos on 12? >> Oh, wait a minute. No, I'm a yes. I'm sorry. The opposed thing. I got I got miked. >> I give up on make it a thing. We're on this Round 13, right? >> Whole milk. So, the whole milk discussion. Um, >> yes. >> How many yes? >> Yes. I'm ask this one. >> This is the other one. Um, while we're here, let me mention there's another one in the not recommended Um actually the very last one uh 34 is the result that advocates mandatory education of daily recess for all students in schools that serve exclusively elementary grade levels in addition to schedule education classes. 14 they're both very similar. 14 is the preferred because it's
070more clearly stated whereas number 34 there's some vagueness that makes it harder to advocate. So do we have any nos for 14? >> What what is the current is there currently a regulation for recess? >> Currently the regulation says that recess does not count towards physical activity time unless it is organized activity. So if Mr. Ducky goes out and has an organized activity that that counts. It has to be under the supervision of a physical education teacher. >> In the research they talk about in 14. It's actually been brought up happening all over the country with people um health insurance is going up everywhere. My mom and dad in their their Medicaid supplement is going up 18% next year is what they're so it's everywhere that the these costs are going up. Um there is
071>> Sorry. >> Yeah. Bringing at the next meeting they're bringing in all of our providers to see if there's anything that they have that's a plan that would add some cost savings like more rebates for certain things or I don't know what they all are but that's what we'll talk about next meeting. >> Is this has this arisen to the level of government yet? like are legislators dealing with this at all? Is this is this a conversation that's happening in all like if this is a problem all over the state and there's only so much that we can do because >> because frankly we don't have a universal healthare system that controls costs >> like other countries do like that's the kind of thing >> being politically neutral >> right >> Stefonic voted for the
072decrease in Medicaid >> right >> so I do not see that this would be of a particular interest to her or her office >> that's why I said all these >> and then Billy Jones office is vacant at the moment, >> right? >> So, there's nobody really there for us, >> right? >> And Dan Stack is running for a new position right now. So, I'm not sure he's interested in taking up I don't want to speak for any of them, but I I don't normally we have a go-to person. When we have a problem, we got to figure out who >> January lobby days. >> Yes. We're going to need um this is where we have some benefit when we go lobby days in January if more of us could go um they NSBA can
073get us in a lot of times with other we're other area for representatives because Shel for example who's on the education committee is in our area but this affects you know education as a whole and what was the number that came out of Medicaid they anticipated number, but he has hundreds of thousands. Um, so it's only and 80% of the state budget is Medicaid and education. And so the idea that the state will be able to pick up the Medicaid reductions is not realistic. >> Is that is that connected to the consortium costs? No, it's separate, right? That the what's happening with Medicaid. >> Correct. But >> but it's health insurance in general. >> Yeah. Health insurance in general. >> And I will I will say it came up, you know, last night that you
074know candidates running for some of these open positions. That was like the number one topic that's being that's coming to the candidate is issues on health insurance. It is. I mean, even though we don't have an assembly member in office right now, like people are confident. Yes. Hopefully that person does get elected >> and and will it maybe not be 20%. You know, we always start with this guy when we do these things, but we're looking at a significant increase, right? >> Yeah. When we ended last year with the 12% for this year, we're already looking at 15 for next year, >> right? like lowest to 18.4 million. So like >> I mean this could could cause us I mean we have to cut you cut programs potentially or or or uh go over the
075tax cap and just insurance alone. That's a huge huge >> that was a conversation about going over the tax cap and Nikki and I talked about that this morning. I said, you know, if we found vermiculite here in the ceiling and we needed a $2 million project, I'm I'm comfortable going out to the community and asking to go over the tax cap to pay for the vermiculite reduction. But this is not going to be a one I I'm not we've never we've never talked going over the tax cap. And I can't I couldn't in good conscience talk about going over the tax cap for something that I know we would have to go over the tax cap for two or three or four years, right? that that's not what the idea of overriding the tax
076cap is about. It's about a kind of a one-time emergency situation that has put you in a hole and you need help to get out of the hole. >> Except it's 2% and then it's going up 20. I mean, I know that's that's why I thought I would bring my good news to all of you. I didn't want you to, you know, sleep tight while the rest of us are wide awake. But I'll I'll keep you in the loop obviously, but that's that's a pretty big number. >> Oh, you can have my sticky note. >> Yes. >> Excuse me. >> Yes. >> You said union representation was there as well? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um what what contracts do we have up for negotiation? Uh we have um CSEA and the administrators and supervisors and
077the well administrators and supervisors. Administrators are group supervisors are individual. So those are our contracts. >> So two years from now next year >> 28. >> Oh we did a five years. >> We did a fivey year. remember that >> and their increase is 4.75 next year which is about 700,6 sorry >> they were bringing CSA to the table and they negotiated ated before all of this craziness has happened. So they are significantly out of whack from our instructional staff. So >> but union representative is their representation. >> Uh we had uh Karen Nunes. So she's the SLTA president and Joe >> the CSA. Nobody was there for the CSA, but their CSEA representatives were >> okay because I just hope that they're talking about this before we get to that. >> Oh, we will
078be. >> Well, yeah. I mean, we will, but I hope >> I mean within weekly. Okay. So, this will be this will be right on our meeting. >> Yeah. Share. Yes, we can all share in the late nights. It's open communication like you know it's it's >> it's not it's not anything other than just making sure that they're taking everything into consideration as much as we are. >> Yeah. >> Anything else? >> Would you like more? >> No. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Uh and uh Erica >> Saturday Academy is on stealing it. Sorry. >> It's okay. You go. >> Thank you. is on Saturday, October 25th. I hope you will all come. Uh it is set to be a fall harvest festival that will be spectacular. It's right here at the high school on
079this top floor and every room will be full of activities and uh snacks galore. Lots lots of sampling to have. >> What's the date again? >> Saturday the 25th. And um if you're looking for something fun to do, Elliot, we're taking students to Ovil Campground to the haunted trail and they have promised it to be scary and campfire and samores and all good things and um some screaming. So Mr. Benware has promised me he will wear his depends. [Laughter] when we're thinking about >> see you stop worrying about insurance. >> That's an obvious >> align with the new um toileting. >> Um on Thursday, grades all the teachers from grades K one and two each spent two hours um they were released from their classrooms and we had them co-plan with related service providers. So
080OT, PT and speech. Um we did a with um with Melissa Butler to make sure that we had like our related service end that kind of aligned stayed within the bumpers of a curriculum that the teachers have been working on. So the purpose of it was to embed um a lot of those practices into their tier one core instruction. Um it was a really great day. We had really great authentic conversations and ideas. Um they were on the floor practicing things like it was it was a great day. It was well worth the time. Um and then yesterday we had our first meeting a districtwide team that involved teachers from elementary and administrators elementary, middle and high school for our multi- our MTSS which is a multi-ter system of support. Um and our focus was
081on ELA and again it was really nice to get we had some good ideas coming out of that because we had people who have boots on the ground coming to the table um and like really being able to like pull some student data. Um good conversations came from it. that >> course nothing going on? >> Uh not much. Obviously the turf it's uh we're rolling now. It's kind of what it seems. We know how to staff it to some extent. Um we're getting the hang of the scoreboard. Trying to figure out obviously the audio. Uh but it is homecoming. We do have pep rally tomorrow if anyone wants to swing by. So 2:20 is when it starts in the gym. And then we've got girls soccer at 4:30 and varsity football at 7. Anything worse?
082>> Um, not much other than homecoming like usual is very big event. A lot of students are participating and it's been great. >> All week activities, right? >> Yep. >> What are some of the things that you do during the week? >> Um, there's musical chairs after school. There's tugofwar after school. Um, on Monday there was dodgeball after school which had a large turnout. students are always excited for dodgeball >> and um during the week we've had like just days where we dress up as different things and I've seen a lot of participation in it. >> Is there a theme for tomorrow night's game? I know last week it was all the uh let's say was all the reflect last Friday was all the reflective gear. Is there a theme for tomorrow night? >> Um
083I'm actually not sure. I don't watch many sports games within the school. I'm a little out of the loop on that. >> You come, I'll buy you ice cream. >> I'm signed up for a shift for the fundraiser tomorrow. >> Okay, there we go. >> What's the theme, Suzanne? >> Red out. Okay. >> I'm gonna put you on the spot one more time. Where'd you go last Saturday? >> Last Saturday. >> Yep. >> Yeah. I went >> wasing >> again. Thank you for joining us. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Good to see you, >> Nancy. >> Um well, um I Katie Lava was not able to be here tonight, so she sent me a report and I actually got it before meeting. She said this is for Bloomingdale Elementary. Last week we had our first data
084meeting of the year. Students were assessed with fastbridge and are now receiving interventions that are individual and community needs. Friday, September 26th, Bloomingdale will have an assembly called making friends that focuses on diversity and disability awareness. This is via the cerebral policy association. On September 29th, uh they will be having a joint elementary assembly with Seagull Opera Company for Monkey and Francine and the City of Tigers. Blooming will be going over to this performance. And then next Friday we will have our second big red assembly that will include our student of the month awards and other school recognition doing lots of good stuff and I have nothing for myself. >> Joan I have an update from um from Amy who I ran into at Aldi the other day and she said the year was off
085to a great start. Was happy to hear that. Seems like it's good. She said we're off to a wonderful start at the middle school. Modified sports are underway. extracurricular programs. Um many students participating in the academic side due to the 21st century grant. They're offering multiple academics plus sessions each week at all three grade levels. Extra time for students to work with their teachers whether it's getting help with homework, etc. Quizzes and tests, catching up pronouncements. Um she also said they're running homework haven each morning in the library. Um and we've built in a grade level study hall during lunch and recess. So students have more opportunities for academic support throughout the day, which is great. uh fall festival and open houses. Fall family fun festival. That's different. >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's on Monday,
086October. No, it's great. It's great to have all these community meetings. Monday, October 6th from 5 to 6:30 meal together, meet staff, enjoy games, make their own tours. Do you want to say anything about that or >> It's really Amy's dating. >> That's Amy's. Okay, >> cool. Um, so, so this is the kind of like middle school. >> They turn the kind of oldfashioned come and meet the TV. >> Yes. >> into something fun, right? >> Come interact and do something. >> That's right. I remember going to that last year. All >> kind of visitors. >> So that's Monday, October. I will let you know how it goes because I'll probably be there. So that's it for me. make any enemies. >> I checked in with Melissa. Next Ready classrooms are the district's 2526 instructional
087focus. They're representing uh the next step in the work that we've been doing. Um shifting from teacher centered to student centered learning where teacher sorry students question, collaborate and apply knowledge in authentic ways. Uh there's three shifts that are happening. Next writing, next ready habits and next ready learning. The goal is to prepare every student for whatever comes next and whichever path they choose. And this uh framework is directly supported by New York State's portrait of the graduate initiative. >> Perfect. Good stuff going on. >> Sorry. >> Um I'm not going to put LA on the spot, but I had uh the pleasure of last Wednesday to sit down with our exio student board members. Um NISBA had a welcome to NISBA event for um for the kids there. We don't have the final number
088but there were over 700 kids um on the webinar. They even um our commissioner of education everybody came out for it. Uh there was a lot of talk talk talk but there also was a lot of really good information. Um they are working on it's actually supposed to be going through the Boseies but I reached out to Dale because our Boseies doesn't seem to be doing a lot of the coordinating training but NIS was going to be sharing training for the kids um to see what their opportunities are. the um we ended up having a good discussion on um how they're going to get information um from the student body as a whole all the way from kindergarteners all the way up through 12th grade and then how are they going to get information from
089the board back and one of the things that uh Mr. and um and I and our student members talked about was how to increase their participation in movement. Um they are across the state and are really trying to get kids more involved because they're the ones that are in school every day. They're the ones they see more than so um all four of our members, our student members took time out of their day very first day to meet. So I appreciate >> perfect. >> Uh I went water white water rafting as well and it was absolutely fantastic. on the boat. One's swimming. It's great. >> Uh, and I do want to say something about the field, how fantastic it is, the amount of people and the amount of student support that is happening at every
090game at every level of there's at least 20 to 30 students there in a student section cheering on. And I think the positivity is just >> Yeah, we talked about this when we moved volleyball. the seasons moving. We can bring them to this gym in the middle school. They got a natural audience of teams that were ending practice when the game started and and we kind of predicted that would happen here as teams end their practices. They're right. It's right here. Have to go anywhere. So, that's great. Uh we are in need of an executive session for collective negotiations pursuing our team of civil service law. If I could get a motion to adjourn the executive session. Five. >> Those in favor. >> I oppose. >> We are journal. >> 21st century. >> Yeah. Thanks
091for um >> glad to be here. My name's Mike Ryan. Pleasure representing the 988. Sorry. What's your >> Zack? >> Yeah. 988. Huh? >> Yes. I'm reaching out to every school district in four counties.