001Justice for >> you. Turn the music down, please. >> Before we accept the agenda, I want to welcome back March and our new student. Both for joining us. Wait until >> she's gonna have three years of fun. >> We'll see. Um, first item is the acceptance of the agenda. I see a motion. >> Second Mike. >> Any discussion? >> This is called the consent agenda. Did you go over with that? Go over that a little bit. >> No, it's not consent. >> Oh, not Illinois. It's not the consent agenda. Yes. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Agenda is approved. Next item is the consent agenda. Resolution number 019 125 moving the items on the consent agenda. Mrs. Fox, would you like to explain what that is for students? >> These are
002typical uh resolutions that we have every meeting. We're usually hiring um some contractual things, our special education. When there's a meeting and change to a student's program, it actually is the board that we set. So we do it all at once rather than reading every single one and approving every single one. It's called the consent agenda because everything gets approved at one time and any member of the board could ask for anything to be pulled off the consent agenda and then we would talk about it individually. Hopefully they've already emailed me before the meeting so we could take care of that before we came through because sometimes there are less. So, can I get a motion for the resolution, please? >> Second one. >> So, we'll go Mike Nancy. Any discussion on the consent agenda?
003>> All in favor? >> I opposed. Consent agenda is approved. That leads us down to public comments. Is there any member like to address the board? Being none, that brings the financial reports. All board members got that ahead of time since you didn't hear unless uh Mrs. Fox has anything to add. >> No update. There was just one one budgetary transfer well under the limit. >> So resolution number 02025 approving the current budgetary transfer board as presented by the school business executive. In this case it was done uh by email contact. Uh motion please. Second. >> Any discussion on this? All those in favor I opposed resolution is approved. Brings us to whole business. Item A capital project update which is Fox. >> So we're moving along. We we're almost done at October. I think
004they need one more day for some balancing work that they are doing over there with all the events. Actually working on the dates today. It'll be the 21st, 22nd or 23rd, whichever the contractor chooses to be second shift. So it should not interrupt our day and then that building is really complete. Uh we are continuing our work on the track. We were able to have uh our games Thursday and Friday. It's a lot of fun. This was a hop in place. You can hear that people are out there right now. Uh we saw that the sad was delivered. They're working on cleaning up around all the all the way around the track area and cleaning that all up. Um, we do have a couple of things still in play. I'm still working on some sidewalks.
005We noticed that right from Thursday night that people are now parking on either side of the gate. So, we need some sidewalks to get them around the gate so they get to the other side without wandering through the mud or to help funnel them here to door four to the bathroom. So, those are coming. We had talked about possibly reopping or actually taking out and redoing the tennis court because of all the work that's been on it, all the heavy equipment, all the staging, but actually the tennis court held up pretty well, but it's not really usable as a tennis court still has a lot of cracking in it. Um, so we're talking about perhaps doing a one inch top coat on that. It would make a good base if we just did a top
006coat. and the elevation that we thought we would have the elevation difference between where the walk out is for the track and field and the the risers is actually not much of a a problem. Now towards the track itself it has more elevation but as you move forward towards the parking area it almost becomes level. So it would meet ADA any kind of ADA um compliance that we needed and would be significantly less expensive and keep that usable spot. So we're still working through that. >> That's the first I heard of that. That's a good plan because >> to pull all that out, regrade >> so that would cost and give us an effect on the lot. >> I'm still planning on the anchors on close to the track. >> We're looking at our pricing
007and seeing what we've got. We had a big meeting last week on our budget and so we're just confirming our budget numbers. We are still well under budget. Um well, it's a big project. So, well, it's a couple hundred plus thousand dollars under budget still, but because of the way that we voted on it with the the turf project as one project and the stadium seating as a second project, we have to keep that money separated and not all of our subcontractors have done a good job of that. So, we're still working our way through as to what our money really is for each of the two projects and then we'll go from there. We'll see what we've got and um we'll move from there. But >> is the plan to recode that this fall?
008>> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Would that be so this the whole tennis court would be striped for a tennis court or would be striped for the pickle? >> We would probably stripe it for pickle ball and put a couple of four squares and perhaps a couple of shuffle boards. We could paint it out however we wanted. It really was PE that asked for us to give it back to them so they had a a spot for students. So it would double the number, you know, make it a tennis court. There's only so many kids can play tennis at a time. You make kickball, you know, double at least two pickle ball courts, double the number of kids that could actually do. >> It's more than that because you then have the other area that could
009be shuffled more than that. >> Correct. That's right. I mean, we could really So, so we're all in talks about that. Tim is coming tomorrow um to take a look at all these pieces. The track is being redone as you can see right now. They take it out a spot in the track pretty big spot where the pump was formed when they drove the electric underneath. But when they did the work to spray it down and then put the top coach back on, they actually created another spot that was now not level. So they're back in to fix it. The plan is that they will fix it Monday. They should be striping it Monday and Tuesday. Uh and the agreement is it goes back to a five-year warranty and they will be back next year
010after track season uh to re-evaluate the track. And if we continue to have problems, the next step is to take it right down and start again. So >> to the asphalt. Yeah. down to the asphalt and start again with a rubber layer and all those >> under warranty. Correct. This would all be under warranty. So, that's a bit of a that's a conversation we're having now is what that letter will look like uh moving forward. It's not finalized, but yes, it would all be worn to work >> and the track isn't really used >> right now. Okay. The biggest problem we have is that we have people who want to cross it for games and practices, but they won't be able to cross it on Monday night because of the wet surface for the for
011the painting of the track. >> Yes. >> To go back. >> Yes. Um, so that would be it was APA accessible to make that just a >> Yeah, it should be fine because um right now if you just take a look at it, you'll see there's a the the um tennis courts are here and the the walk off and walk on for the field is over here. There's a little spot between the two that's left as grass. I said we that will be mud because we will never have people who don't walk on that, right? Like everybody will walk on that. So we would we would top that anyways. Even if we can't afford to top the the tennis court, we would still top that little strip because that will there will never be a
012blade of grass that knows there. >> Yes. And if you look at this and that's why Tim's coming is Tim will help us to make sure that we have access that's ADA accessible but >> makes it just makes it nice for another. >> Correct. Correct. So right now the way it's it's looking we think it looks it's almost exactly >> well and if we do we do the conceptual stuff over there. >> Correct. >> People are going to be walking through there anyway. So instead of tracking mud and eat grass everywhere else, >> but all in all, we had hundreds of people here on Friday night. Um we had a really good turnout for girls soccer in the pouring rain. It rained before, during, after. Uh but and of course it was dull overtime, but
013people stuck it out. It was actually a lot of fun. Uh and Friday night was great. The weather is great. >> We had some neighbors who thought we were a little loud. Um, we were a little loud. This This is Well, you know, there's a story to everything. So, we were loud because uh we did not get access to the sound system until the 28th and they trained us in the morning. And then we actually had somebody here was playing with it about 8 o'clock at night when we received complaints. So, Forest and I were texting. We're like, "Shut it down. we don't have complaints. And then we couldn't really get to it sometimes because they were still doing the tarmac work out there. So, and sound travels differently at 2:00 in the afternoon than
014it does at 8 9:00 at night. And so, really, we didn't have a chance to use it until it was pouring on us Thursday night. So, Friday was kind of a let's see what we've got. We will get better at it. some new people will be hearing it just like some of us hear other things that are going on in the village, but we will adjust the sound accordingly. But we've got a It is not a push and play. It's not like your CD player where you push play and turn the volume. There's a lot to it, getting the PA to work with the music, with all the pieces. This is high-tech stuff and we're going to need a little time to figure it all out. >> I appreciated the volume of it when it
015was boring. >> Yes. and they were able to make an announcement that there was a lightning delay and everybody cleared the stands. Everybody got to shelter and did all that and then they were able to call everybody back and it was loud enough everybody could hear like sitting in the car, you know, and I felt like safety wise it was a good thing too like not just >> just not not just scuffing the spirit. >> You didn't need to hear thunder struck I don't like Colby or There there's a learning curve. >> There is a learning curve. >> You know, one of the things I think that the Thursday and Friday really illustrated, uh, if that were a grass field with the rain we got Thursday night, there'd be no games Friday and the field
016if you played on it Thursday in the rain, you would have been behind schedule for that facility for the whole fall. So the the real advantage of having the turf and the drainage and all that was crystal clear in two days of why that allows us to get much more uh play time >> because it came down hard. >> My umbrella. It did. All of a sudden I could feel the snow in my head. It was my umbrella leaking. >> So I mean it was you know Friday's weather was much better. >> Yeah. But the field would have been. >> Well, it even it went into overtime, right? We had an extra 20 minutes of play after that play. >> So, it's just grass fields just can't stand up to that kind of luck. And
017at the higher levels, when they wreck their field, they just pay someone to come in and take it out, roll the grass out. That's probably not in our budget. >> So, thoughts on the on the capital? >> That's it. >> Okay, perfect. So, next is a kind of a standing item we're going to have for this year, which is the district facilities planning committee. Um, Dian, you want to speak on that? >> Uh, so I believe you reached out to all of our members. >> I reached out to the Yeah. the the kind of ad hoc members. >> Yes. >> Um, and either spoke to or met with them personally. We will meet on the 17th. >> Um, are we meeting at normal time? 5:30. >> Right here. 5:30. Diane and Gina and I will
018meet tomorrow just about logistics for the meeting. Um you can expect at the first meeting that we will you know confirm the dates and people have those. Gina's working on a email list group list. Um what am I missing here? Uh, one of the things that I told all the people on the that I met with respective is that a goal of the first meeting would be to uh draw out topics um because we plan to run this committee as a topic committee uh for Josh's great suggestion and so we'll we'll have discussions about topics. I've encouraged these these members that I've met with that they can represent all the constituents they want. People can ask them questions. they can be a conduit for concerns that the more um voices we have in terms of
019solutions, the better we are. I was asked is the public allowed, the public is allowed. We're probably not going to be broadcasting these. We will be taking minutes. Um we're set up a little differently. We probably noticed here because as a committee, we need to face each other. So if you do come to the meetings, we might be looking at some backs, but um it will not be a there will not be a public comment session during these meetings, but we will be having some public forums. We may potentially meet some other locations. That'll all be decided by our committee as we get going. And uh I've pledged to everybody that we will try to use their time as as efficiently as possible. And as we roll through topics, as we complete, it's my goal
020not to keep coming back and training over ground. That's why I want to get the topics solidified and and move forward, tie it all together. At the end, I was asked uh what is the charge of the committee and the charge of the committee is best summed up as advisory. look at as many things that we can things that we've already discussed as a board the things that maybe uh we haven't discussed but at the end we want to be able to provide the board with this is what we've heard here's what we think and I've made them aware because the question was asked who makes the the decision and it's a it's a this level discussion decision but I didn't say as a board we have talked about the full confidence in the make
021of the committee and that you know baring on some crazy Ben The board seems pretty content and happy with the process so far. >> I would really like our second meeting. >> So, as we work through that at the first meeting, that's something you should bring up and and say why. And Gina is working on putting together binders for every committee member that include all the statistical data that we've accumulated that relate to this. Now, we have that, but we'll get it again in this format. And the real plus of that is people that are joining us that have never seen that, not that they could because it's public, they will have all that in front of them as all of us will. >> So, we're talking about numbers, they'll have it. >> Mark the
022study too. >> Yes. >> Everything that we >> and as we go through, if someone says, "Hey, do we have this?" Yeah, we do. we'll give them to you. There may be stuff that we just aren't talking about. We probably don't have time to commission new studies, but and and we will recognize and Diana, I know, will do a great job with this things that were in the study that didn't project to be quite accurate because we live that firsthand. That'll be brought out. I share with Diane. I'm sure there's going to be questions by people in the committee about what does this cost, what does that cost? And so as people think, you know, we're not at that yet, but this is on my mind, they should let someone know, me, anyone on the
023committee or Diane, so that we're not trying to get some something together in 10 minutes. But if we think uh meeting five, we're going to talk transportation, we might want to know what we spend on transportation. Um where we see potential savings. if we need Dave to come in, we don't want to give Dave 24 hours notice to come in and do those things. So, that's kind of the what I have in my mind in terms of organization and and things. And we I've been asked, well, what's the timeline? When we open this wrapped up, said the board would like to have this wrapped up um as early in the spring, but no later than when we can take action if need be for next fall. and and and people in the committee will need
024to get from the school side. This is when we need to know these kinds of things to implement those. We don't meet that deadline doesn't get implemented because of this. I think a lot of people think that in August we said we're doing this and everybody here will say uh no not getting because there's a lot of ripples that occur. So, everybody that I've spoken to that we've invited on board is is pretty happy uh to be there. And again, I've encouraged them, you reach out to your constituents with as much information as you can and bring as much as you can because the more people that have input, even though it might be secondary input, the better the plan will have. And I I'm very adamant about this. when we get to if it's
025June and we get to June and the choice has been made and the board said we like it, we're moving forward, we now have a plan and some goals for the next 10 years or whatever it may be. People that come on board afterwards that are criticizing or upset that didn't partake in the process. I'm gonna be blunt. Plenty of time for that because a lot of people are going to work hard on this. And if you want your voice heard, there's lots of opportunities. Get it and be heard. So that might be a little rude for me to say that, but if I don't say it and then I say it at the end, I don't get to say I said it, right? So anyone that's out there listening, by all means, get to
026us what you want us to know. All right. So I had not on that for you. So, we're here next Wednesday and we'll get started on that. Um, this will be on there and we plan to update the board as a whole at board meetings about our meetings. I'll try not to give you a 100% um blowdown of everything because then takes too much of my time. But our minutes are going to be public minutes. I don't know if we talked about this, Gina, but we will likely put our minutes somewhere where they're publicly accessible. put it right on the board. Right on the board. >> The board site. Yeah. Perfect. So people can read our amendments >> on the board site, but also might it be I mean I'll be at the meetings, but
027for other board members would be helpful to have it printed and put in a packet and just >> Yeah, they can keep their own. >> Well, I don't know. Just >> so we don't do our our BO events that way, but for this committee every meeting we should have last. >> Okay. or put in the um you know on the site on the on the in the board of that that meetings um >> Google Google >> because we have so many people that may not have the easiest access to that. I think what makes some sense, Nancy, is that when you come to the next meeting, you have an agenda and the previous meeting's minutes, >> okay? >> Because, you know, we're talking not that many people and then they don't have to hunt for
028it. Now, the minutes will also be electronically. So, for a little Yeah, >> I think board members. >> Yeah, I think NY is saying >> other members want a printed copy in back of the agenda. >> That's fine. Okay. >> Just so it's easy to read because I mean clearly it's easy to read. >> So you got two places. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Good. So um I don't think excited is the word I would use because this is this should be a lot of tough work here, but I think people are motivated to do it. And I'll say again, I said this at the last meeting some people weren't there. Um any board members that are not on that committee that have questions, concerns, want to add, reach out to one of us from the
029board that are on the committee. We'd love to represent uh things for you as well. You don't have to wait to June to weigh in. So if you look on on on the drive and you see something and you're not sure, call call somebody and say, "Hey, I don't I don't know what this is." So I don't think we can at least begin with any more of an open approach than what we are. Any admin want to weigh in? All right, moving on to new business. Uh item A is review of NIS proposed resolutions and we'll turn that over to >> So the proposed resolutions um for this year's annual business meeting came out on that date which was um and I will be sharing them with everybody. Gina is going to um help you
030work on a spreadsheet so that to make voting on them easier, but you'll be voting on them next at the next meeting. So, that gives you two weeks. There are not as many as usual. I think there were um 36 pretty serious ones. Um please do not forget the ones in the back. um they're they're broken down into some setting sun setting resolutions that are supposed to expire um at uh the end of the business year and the the end of the fiscal year. And then there's the ones that the NISPA resolutions committee has reviewed and is recommending. And then at the end is the um the resolutions that the uh committee is not recommending. Um, that is the long haul part. They tend to get a little uh they tend to get a little
031confusing sometimes how they're written. Um if you have any questions, let me know. Um because we are having some meetings um in the next two weeks uh with NISB um with our NISBO advocacy um rep at NISBO um to go over some of the details, but there were questions um so don't hesitate to give me a call on those. um for our um uh the whole purpose of the business meeting other than a a new president for NISBO which is the New York State Association of of School Boards. Um it basically sets the marching orders for NISPA on what are the priorities of all the school boards in the state. Um, in the past we really haven't participated a whole lot and are really pressed for us to participate because the big areas, the big
032five school districts, um, New York City, Syracuse, Buffalo, um, all those big places, they not only have local school boards, they have regional school board associations and then they have, um, even larger. So, um, the Long Island School District, for example, um, a friend of mine on a district down in Patch Mahome, um, she's actually represented four different times. Um, the rural schools really need to work together. Um, and so we're really, um, been working to get more rural schools to participate. Um, it's a long meeting. The shortest I've been to is six hours. Two years ago, it was 12 hours. Um, I think our goal is back to six hours this year. Um, but it really mispa does a lot of good work for us. Um, and the other thing is that they um
033they're a place for questions and one of the things that Josh and I have talked about is there um is a meeting next week. Um, we would like to get them the kids in on that is kind of a greeting and a flow to all of the state. Um I forgetting what yields exactly the >> exeicio. >> So for our student board members one is to see what the state's expectations are. We're very lucky and that this is a program that we've had for a long time but a lot of districts have just started um because it's now statemandated. So, one is what is the state expecting of you guys and also showing you what misbell has to offer you guys. Like if you have questions, there's actually places that you can call um and
034they're going to let you know a little bit about um how to hook up with other schoolboard kids. So, it's kind of good. Perfect. Uh item B, selection of the NISBA voting delegate. Resolution number 021 2025 will be appointing a a member of our board as the NISBA voting delegate with the 4526 school level a school year. So let's get this on the table and then we'll uh um see if we can convince somebody to do it. Can I get a motion, please? >> Second. >> Okay. So, we need to um what's the best term? Convince somebody to continue to to to be our voting member. I would nominate Tor. >> If there's anybody else that would like to do it, I am more than willing to do that. >> I know you are, but
035you are, you know, I tell this every time. You do such a great job. You are really >> I'm the only sucker that doesn't. >> Well, you may put it that way. I I've been pretty open. That's really not my forte is to go and elbows from home. But you have a a a natural ability to to do it and you keep us well informed and I think our district has benefited greatly from your ability to represent us and I think you've motivated some other rural districts and the information br anyone like to second my nomination Tori. >> I will. All those in favor of Tori as our voting delegate I. >> She will accept it again. >> Mike, you don't ask that question. >> Any opposed? >> Congratulations. >> Thank you, Tori. >> So,
036having Tori as our voting delegate, I will speak on her react when you get those proposals. Please do them or get them back to her and she wants to report on them and if you don't do it especially our members that aren't here tonight and they can be done because that's what she uses when she votes. >> Yeah. >> What um is that some like you last year you did a spreadsheet that and what we'll do is we'll go through them but it's much easier if we don't have to read them all. if we can agree that everybody's if we can vote that everybody's read them. Um some other districts actually have a voting delegate and then all of their board meets with them and sits with them for the entire meeting. >> What are
037you serving? >> Uh I can be convinced to serve if anyone is interested. Um but then they can have discussion because one of the things that does happen is there the reason the meeting is so long is there is a lot of debate. Um, >> so what it seemed to me is that all the ones that are unanimous, we don't need to talk about. >> If there is a vote that isn't unanimous, perhaps we should discuss. >> That makes that >> so we can cut down on a lot of times it's just clarification like >> and sometimes we're reading it going, "All right, I've read that four times." >> And those because >> they've helped us a lot with those like don't hesitate to reach out. But the key to that working is everybody reading
038it. >> And this is what it looks like when you get it. >> Yeah. You got to read it before you go. >> Received it. Correct. I'm going to do it. >> I'm going to do it tomorrow morning. >> Oh, I apologize. >> Merry Christmas everyone. >> I am a little behind because you need to read it before you before you come in to vote. >> Yes. That's the main thing is that it it does take time. don't hesitate to ask because some of them some of them because I've done it for now for this will be the is this the third year? Um I know kind of the backstory of what they're aiming at. Um especially as we get to kind of the second half. Um there's a lot of backstory with why we're
039why they're written the way they are. So >> I love the background music. >> Turn that up. Uh item C, federal advocacy update. Sorry. >> Okay. So, the federalis the federal advocacy update. I'm going to tie with um uh congressional minority leader Jeff who um invited us to I was asked to be in on a meeting. Um Congressman Jeff is pretty amazing in that he is from uh I'm going to say Brooklyn and it's the Bronx or it's vice versa. Please forgive me. Um, but he is one of the only members that will meet with people from the whole if somebody wants to meet with his office, he will meet. Um, the office is taking very seriously given pending changes. Um, the biggest thing they need and he's the office is going to keep asking
040every time we talk to them um for as cuts happen, as things change, they are looking for specific stories. they're stuck in the bubble of DC. Um they have their view of everything and they have numbers and they have, you know, discussion. They need to know about kids and families and those kinds of things. And it's it it gives them some it gives them a little more impetus when they talk to um their uh to the rest of Congress and in DC in general. and the fact that they are willing to talk to us and they are just as concerned about the rural districts. Um they were acutely aware how the rural districts um are probably going to fare worse than the larger districts, the larger more urban districts. So even though we're so far
041away, they really want to hear from us and that's going to talk to you guys a lot as administrators, um families, you know, stories, anything you can come up with. And then if you all have questions, if the board or if you have questions, they have said the same thing, reach out. Um, how is this going to affect us? How is that going to affect us? Um, they want to help us. If they can't help us, they actually I had a question and they actually sent me to another resource who actually picked up the phone and answered some questions. And it's really nice to see um to see someone who's so high up actually know where Sharon Lake is. Um I generally um the push right now is to get through the resolutions, get through
042the business meeting and start fresh for the new year. Um and then the last thing you ready? Okay. So I had I got to go to the NISBO superintendent evaluation webinar and I went originally um to as we are starting the search for Dian's replacement um kind of looking for what questions should we be asking because none of us have done this before um and things have changed so much in the last 10 years as far as uh superintendent go. Um what questions should we be asking? Um the evaluation um the superintendent evaluation instrument it's what they call is supposed to be on our website um by a certain date in September for every school district off across the state. Um and we were kind of asking we all had the question is do they
043use NISPA is NIS exactus is the superintendent association. Um so less than 10% use of school boards use their own instrument for evaluation. Um 90% use either Niscus or NISB's evaluation instrument. Um it was kind of 5050. They said that number fluctuates yeartoyear, but they're pretty similar. Um they did talk about the super eval which is a company, but they also talked about a lot about the instrument itself. Um and it's actually really interesting as we go into the superintendent search. It talks about a lot of goal setting, goal setting in the summer so that the um so that the board and the superintendent are working together long term and then it actually establishes a check-in in in the winter. Mark is one of we've talked a lot about setting up um our calendar so
044that we're reminded of stuff regularly and and it was actually pretty interesting. Um tomorrow I will make available um we are allowed to share for 30 days our um the webinar. So you can actually look at the webinar itself or um skim through it and I'll share the slides as well. Um it was pretty interesting just the idea of having it how they established the timeline for the whole year and working together especially as we start with a new superintendent. Um, right now the superintendent are the average is three years they told us. Does that sound about right? >> Um, we've had the luxury of having a superintendent for quite a while. Um, I've spoken with a couple other districts that have used that have used bothus and this and NISB's instrument and they both
045said either way it's it it helps establish the timeline for the year um and set some good goal setting so that we actually get good information out of it. It's not just about test scores and and numbers um which a lot of times we don't have a lot of control. So I will share that as well tomorrow. Um, and that's it. >> Keep keep in mind with that instrument >> that's subject to negotiation with the candidate. >> That's exactly it. And that's why I wanted to take it ahead of time and why I really would like everybody to look at um at least look at the slides and look at the instrument. Um, if only so we get kind of an idea um when we do come down to negotiations, what what do we get?
046what do you know what are we asking for rather than um being in the situation of we don't know what we want >> right >> and it's it's too late to kind of research that >> makes perfect sense >> and the um James Davis but I can't guarantee that um he is in this book um and he is available any time so if you have questions about it or um he said when I said that we were starting a new search. He said that was actually a pretty good place to start. Um but don't hesitate if you come up with questions. Um his name is in the um is in the slides and oh if you want to let me know and I'll reach out to him. Um they want to make it easier and
047I think [Music] and that's it. >> Thank you. you'll share the the link. >> How long was the webinar? An hour. >> Um, no, it was four. It was it was four hours. There's definitely because it's it there's several sections and it really goes into it goes into how to set up your goals so that they are um smart goals. They're smart goals and they're they're easily they're not subjective, they're objective like and that's the part I can't explain very well, but it made a lot of sense. It just I liked how they they set it forth. So, uh but the slides actually are really good. Really good representation. If you don't have time to watch, you'll share those things. >> Yeah, I'll share them all tomorrow. I apologize. Well, we're starting way in advance
048of >> we're starting way in advance when we actually need them. >> So, that's good. >> The the the video itself is available for 30 to 45 days. They don't usually do this, but because they want people they want it's a lot for us to share here. Um, and that way if people want to see it, Okay, moving on to reports, stress report. >> Well, we have started the 25 26 school year. Got a very good first two days of professional development and just time together. I think as an administrative team, we've kind of figured out the secret sauce of allowing our staff opportunity to come back into the buildings to see each other in the morning, do some building work, and then we come together for our uh our districtwide meeting on the afternoon
049of the first day. Had Dr. Joe with us did a really nice job talking about how um any one of us regardless of your title or where you work or what you do has an opportunity to touch students and make a difference and really encouraged our non-instructional staff and people that sometimes get left in the range on these these professional development days um really put the thought in center for that Monday afternoon Tuesday morning Dr. deal with us was just our instructional staff. Um and then that was followed by um it's interesting because we had some feedback. We had our administrative team meeting yesterday. So we had the opportunity for our classroom teachers who work with other prayer professionals that push into their classroom. um opportunity with some guiding questions to sort of set the
050stage of the expectations of the work and working together for the the school year and um I wasn't sure we were ever going to get off the ground. There were a thousand questions by everybody. Am I right? There were a thousand questions by everybody in the audience and then finally Melissa said, "Okay, just go find your people. Make it happen." And yet what we really found for some feedback after so we'll see how this went. But actually the feedback around the table we it really did lead to some conversations and put people in a better spot than the normal first few days um of of the school year when they were figuring each other out. They'd already spent some time on that. We're able to quickly jump in. So really very nice first few days.
051our kids came back. It's been great to have everybody back. Um, we're sailing. So, I'm sure that our group here will talk about their first days back. I operate on May three, but glad to be up and going. It's a good chance. >> Thank you. Now, our administrators, Katie, >> uh, yep, we had our open house. It was really successful. Well, we only had four students not attend. So, all of the families came out and it was just a really nice event. Friday, we had our um second day of school had our PBIS behavioral training that was successful in our first big red assembly. So, we had to really revamp what the assemblies look like at Bloomingdale because our oldest client is now seven or eight years old. And so, the attention span is just
052a little different. We only had one kindergartener cry because Big Red came and the beak, but only one. So, I thought that was pretty successful. One >> fault. >> Yeah. Yeah. One beak. Uh, this week we also started some beginning of the year assessments, fastbridge uh for K through two and then the dial for our UPK students. And so, I was working with our UPK students today and I was telling Erica, it really comes to light when you see their chronological age. and she was three years, nine months. And I was like, they're babies. So, they they're really doing a nice job. It's only day five. Sometimes we forget that and we think it's day 50, but it's really day five. So, we're doing we're doing well. Uh, next Monday, our 21st century programming begins
053for quarter 1. We currently have 32 K through 12 programming uh programs running. Erica and I both know 32. And uh we have lots of happy students who are going to be joining those programs on Monday. So um and our first uh joint elementary movie night will be September 17th at Bloomingdale for both schools. And we're going to be alternating venues back and forth between the two schools except for October 3rd which will be on at the high school sports complex. So we're really excited about that. >> So that's it. >> Thank you Erica. >> Well I like to play the game of what will Mrs. fox be doing on Saturday. >> And this fox on Saturday will be repelling from um 34 Flynn A in Platsburg, which is a high-rise tower um through through
054uh through the United >> What is she doing on Sunday? What are you doing on Friday? That's the question. >> Who are you? Yeah, I did get a phone call and I sent her the waiver, but >> from >> No. Uhhuh. So, uh, the United Way didn't realize >> surprise. >> I love zip line. This is a little different. >> It's just a zip line going the other way. >> It's called a drop. >> So, the United >> We're going to do it. the United Way um has offered us four uh students and the two of us are going to be repelling down this high-rise building. Um they did a very large campaign and um one of their donors is not taking their spots and so um we do a lot of work with the
055United Way so they called and asked if we would like to bring students. Mr. Sudan helped us find just the right kids who are going and um one of the young people was in the boardroom today at a meeting and she was like I can't wait. I cannot wait. So they're thrilled. We we can wait but it's going to be great. >> Is lunch after or before? >> Video. >> Yes. video pictures the whole the whole >> we want we want everyone video of >> the superintendent >> on a jumbo half >> that's our next commercial >> day >> soaring for the win >> so uh the other exciting thing is that is joining our 21st century team we are thrilled to have uh her uh jump in both feet And um we are grateful
056to Carara for her um willingness to help us make this transition smooth for everyone. But um we can't wait to see everybody at our 21st century events. We have some awesome things up our sleeves that we can't wait to to >> Thank you. >> That's enough. >> Okay, Diane. Uh, just to echo what Diane said and and Katie, um, really smooth start to the school year. I always say we have to get through the first cycle, which is tomorrow. So, tomorrow's a an F day um, just to make sure everything's functioning the way it should and schedules are lining up. So, uh, it's been a great start, um, to the school year. Um, knock on wood, probably one of my smoothest in 11 openings of um, a school year. Um, kids are getting used to
057the routines and the and the schedules and procedures. You would never know that we have 50 plus new students at Prova. you know, the first morning I'm out there for morning recess while kids are going into breakfast and you know, the the new students, not just Bloomingdale, but any brand new students, including some of the Bloomingdale students, they were kind of hanging with their who they knew and you know, who their buddies were. Um, but by day four and five, when you look out there, you would never know that there was, you know, two schools that came together. um you know it in the cafeteria just by the sheer numbers um which we had to get really creative on how we scheduled lunch and recess. Um they don't have a whole lot of time to
058eat. So trying to get all those kiddos through the lunch line in the same amount of time we've always had. Um it's it's been a a work in progress, but today was like I said day five and the last kid that going through the line still had 15 20 minutes to eat. So whereas it wasn't like that the first day, you know, they don't know their number they put in and they don't know where to sit and kindergarteners are looking around like where am I? >> Um so yeah, great start. Uh we also started our uh fast bridge benchmark testing yesterday. Um big chunk of that is already done. Teachers will start uh doing their students three through five um this week and into next week. And uh Mark, you'll appreciate this. we pulled out
059of the archives for our behavioral expectations training. In the past, we've had rotations set up in the building, you know, five or six minutes and then you move to the next rotation. It could be bathroom training, hallway, cafeteria, bus. We just didn't seem to get much out of it because there was more transitioning from one station to the next. By the time they got to the next station, the kids were like, "What are we talking about?" Then it was time to go. So we pulled out the Josh Thanks >> Yep. >> videos that Ryan Farmer made um that did exactly that. They made videos of the students how to walk in the hallway, how to use the, you know, the bathroom, how to um playground and bus, all these different areas in the building. I
060had to preface it though with the kids before we I showed it because there was a couple things in there they'd be like, "What is that?" Like a handle on the fl the flusher >> on the toilet. In the old days, you had to flush for yourself. >> So, there was there was really none of those left. And then the other one was the computer lab. >> A lot of the kids would look at it and go, "What is that thing?" This great big screen um which is obviously now a Chromebook, but um on VHS you play this or >> No, it's it's right on uh on YouTube. Y >> yeah. So just great videos and you know we did that in the auditorium and had conversations afterward. Um yeah, great start. >> Okay, thank
061you. >> Josh, >> the kids in the video are now 24. So that that was interesting to to look at. Uh again, just to echo what everybody has said, our freshmen have settled in nicely. Uh we have freshman class uh elections next week. We already started planning homecoming. Student council met today and yesterday. Things seem to be moving pretty rapidly. Our senior class has had themes uh for every home game. We have a senior sunrise on Friday that they have planned. They seem to be really taking advantage of all all of their opportunities and and creating some some good memories. Um we had an August graduate um that that we celebrated today. Um a student that moved to our district uh as a sophomore and struggled and today we got to celebrate um his graduation
062and it was it was it was pretty pretty awesome. So >> he was the girl and yes he was he was all the above. >> I'm also excited to have three new board members uh reps. We had a lot of people um that put their name in the hat answering some questions and so Max and I looked through the questions and the answers and made some decisions. So we're excited about that. we met uh a couple days ago and kind of established the the calendar. So that's >> who's the third member? >> Um so we have uh Elliot Strak and then we have uh Sierra with a C uh Rivers. So we have two two 10th graders and two 11th graders. And so they were they were excited and eager to to jump in the
063ring. Just two new things that I want to just talk about that I'm pretty excited about. We this year we have senior couriers. So, our senior couriers will work in the office, all the offices, and try to eliminate um more announcements because nobody listens to the announcements. So, the senior couriers will do a lot of the running around getting getting kids um in non-confidential situations, run errands, do things for the office. And so, we had uh we had over seven I think we had over uh 15 students that um that nominated themselves to do that. So, we're going to train them tomorrow and then Monday they'll start working in the office. We have at least two or three per period. So, that's kind of excited. And then we're also working on um having video announcements
064um in the morning. They'll be live. We have eight students that are in the class and then we have five students that have been um that have volunteered to be the the uh the video people on the screen. So, uh kids are excited. I think we're going to be doing some interviews and uh using our home games as uh videos on the on the announcements. We just felt like visually is better for our students. So those two things are are in progress. >> Uh so fall sports are well underway. We've had multiple games from different teams and uh I've heard a lot of talk about like the new turf turf field and uh how much people are liking it and it's a lot better than the old grass and I think that's all I really
065have to say. >> Okay, so we just had the club fair. It was turned out very well. A lot of people signed up for a bunch of new clubs and multiple clubs. So that was fun. an opening day. It was good. People liked it. Um, we had a assembly and we did a game with him with you and >> we learned that Mr. Ben does not watch and have full TVs because he wasn't sure rules. >> She still had to correct. No, I did encourage >> what family. >> Thank you. >> Um Nancy, >> I have nothing to report. >> Sorry, >> I already gave you >> Mike. >> Uh nothing to report other than the field trip. They're great. Happy to have so many Santa Claus. Fantastic. >> I'm good as well. Um we
066are in need of an executive session for three items. Discussion regarding the proposed pending our current litigation collective negotiations article 14 the civil service lawical financial credit or employment history of particular person or corporation for matters leading to the important employment promotion motion discipline suspension dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation. So, can I get a motion to adjourn to executive session? >> Yes, sir. >> Mike. >> Second is Mike. All those in favor? >> I opposed to carry. We're at 6:25. >> So, we are currently adjourned. We'll take a short break for executive session. Thank you. >> Thank you, Alysia. All meetings will be under an hour. See you guys. >> Can you meet me a cowboy? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Yeah, email me. Yeah, >> I have the 17th on my
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