001Hi everyone. Um, welcome to our January workshop meeting. I'd like to wish everybody a happy new year. I'm going to ask you to please rise to the rise to the pledge and please remain standing at the end of it. >> Igian flag of the stands nationy andice for all. Uh sadly right after our last board of ed meeting before the holidays we lost another one of our stable family after a long battle with syndrome we lost our dear lady in the gallery always will be known as that little happy girl at Anthony with the dog so I'd like to ask you to join us in a moment of silence in lady's memory Thank you. >> I would just like to say thank you for supporting ladies family. Thank you everybody. Okay. Um, hard to move
002on from that, but we're going to. Um, you may notice a new face at our table. Um, we u say goodbye to Julie and send her off to a wonderful retirement. And we are happy to welcome Sarah Maxwell to her new position as district clerk. And we're going to now swear her name. Please raise your right hand. I, Sarah Maxwell, >> I, Sarah Maxwell, >> do solemnly swear >> to support the Constitution >> of the United States >> and the Constitution >> of the State of New York >> and to faithfully discharge >> the duties of >> District Clerk >> of the Savville Union Free School District >> of the Sable Union Free School District. Town of Iceland. >> Town of Iceland. >> County of Suffach. >> State of New York. >> According to the
003best of my ability. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. Okay. Next on the agenda is correspondence. I just like to say we've received several emails um mostly regarding confidential matters. Um as you know we cannot speak about confidential matters publicly but we have in receipt of them. So thank you. and then move on to the superintendent's report. >> Okay. Thank you. Good evening everyone. Thank you for coming today if you're here and thank you for those watching at home. Uh we have a really wonderful presentation planned for tonight uh focusing on our high school with Micker and Mr. Hart. Um uh before we do that though, we're just going to do a quick update for Miss Deola regarding our policy committees. >> Our policy committee has been meeting and um the policies that we During our
004first meeting, we sent to council for feedback and received the feedback and then December incorporated that feedback and now that policy for you tonight. Um, one of them is on uh conditional appointment and emergency conditional appointment um regarding student safety. Um, some updates that recommended related to that. Um, another is for the programs for students with disabilities under IDA and u 89 that um has to do with the change of age of um how we serve students and um one other has to do with um the access to IEPs. Um So those are the revisions that recommended and that you will see are our edits. >> Okay. >> Questions about this? >> I just want to say thank you to the whole policy committee committee um because uh we know we've been having it for
005a while and um just makes it easier for us to go through and then everyone is really mistakenly going through everything. So thank you. >> I was going to say the same. Um, I feel like we did a very thorough job and you know, you get so granular. Sometimes you're fighting over like threeletter words and um um I think that uh this is definitely the way we should continue. So, thank you Amy for chairing it. You put in a ton of work. We come in and we just sort of critique and and and and you know, give our input and um I don't have a list in front of me of everybody on the committee, but I know it's Desmond and I and um everyone and and yeah, >> Mer is here. >> Oh, Mrs.
006Burgerer. I'm sorry. Yes. And who is the parent? Um >> um oh Michelle Marone. >> Michelle Marone. Yes. >> Sunrise and Mr. Hutter from the middle school. >> Yes. Next next meeting I will list everybody so I can correctly remember who they were. I do apologize for that. But everybody brings um some level of expertise and some level of um really good input. So I think we've had some really good fruitful meetings. Thank you. >> Okay. So now as we prepare um I'm just going to skip to the slide. Uh, as we prepare for the high school presentation, I'm just going to kind of do the spiel that I always do, which is that, uh, four years ago, we set out to set a direction for the district. We did a 100 days of learning
007study. We did focus groups. We did surveys of parents, students, teachers, administrators, and we kind of came up with what do we want for our kids here in Sable? And these are the outcomes we came up with. Independent learners, caring citizens, communicators, collaborators, critical thinkers, thinkers, and joyful learners. And from that we said to the principles now work with your staff now that we know these are the things that are important to our community uh to build some board goals with the board. We did that and then work with your staff to come up with what you want your school to be about. So each school in the district kind of spent time with their faculty meetings surveying their faculty working in small groups and coming up with what they believed in. And the high
008school came up with core connection ownership resilience and exploration. And so what we said is every faculty meeting you have, every department meeting, every piece of professional development or work should tie back to the core at the high school when you're working in the high school, the path at the middle school and so forth, etc. And they've done some really phenomenal work at the high school and we're really proud of them. And I want to bring up our principal and assistant principal, Mr. Hart and Miss Bricker, and uh and have them present to us. A little tight. Can you use my teacher voice? >> Use the teacher voice. >> If you want to push a little closer, Amy has those mics on so that we have >> Yeah, just move the whole thing up a
009little bit. >> Don't worry, the audience won't mind. >> Okay, you're good. You can just push that. Good. >> Yep. All right. Well, good evening. Um, thank you for having us here. I'd like to thank the board of education and the cabinet um, for the opportunity to share an overview of the instructional work taking place at the high school. This presentation will offer a series of brief snapshots highlighting our instructional focus and goals, emphasizing what makes each discipline vibrant and distinctive. While not intended to be a comprehensive review of all initiatives, these snapshots will provide insight into the culture of learning we are intentionally cultivating. We want to take you inside the classrooms to see the shift from traditional instruction to the active inquiry based models that define our current landscape. When we speak about
010instructional leadership tonight, we are referring to a shared team-based approach that guides teaching and learning within our school. This work is grounded in four essential elements. First, vision and clarity. A clear shared vision ensures alignment and purpose across our high school. This year, we have intentionally incorporated small groupoup discussions into faculty meetings again um to examine teaching and learning together. In October, we administered a benchmark student survey developed collaboratively with our department chairs and leadership team to gauge students recognition of our core attributes of connection, ownership, resilience, and exploration and together their perspectives on various aspects of our school community. Reflecting on classroom practice and student feedback has sparked meaningful dialogue, strengthened our instructional vision, and focused our efforts on practices that have the greatest impact on student learning. Second, collective expertise. Instructional leadership leverages
011the strengths of our entire staff. Through collaboration and shared professional learning, teachers and our building leadership team builds collective capacity that drives sustained instructional improvement. Third, we consider relevance and purpose in learning as critical components of meaningful instruction. As a leadership team, we examine evidence of student learning in multiple forms, student work, classroom discourse, and learning behaviors to understand how students are thinking and engaging, not just how they are performing on exams. Finally, a culture of learning. Instructional leadership thrives when our teachers and leaders partner to create an environment where collaboration is expected, professional risktaking is supported, and continuous improvement defines our work. And throughout tonight's presentation, you will see examples of our core values reflected across disciplines in meaningful and authentic ways. So, we're going to get started. All right. Mathematics. Our instructional vision
012is clearly evident in the math department where teachers have made remarkable progress implementing the building thinking classrooms framework. There has been a significant pedagogical pedagogical shift towards lessons that prioritize exploration, critical thinking, complex problem solving and active collaboration rather than simply arriving at the correct answer. Students are thinking visibly, sharing their reasoning, taking intellectual risks, and learning from one another. Teachers are intentionally designing learning experiences that require students to do the cognitive heavy lifting, moving from compliance to curiosity and from passive participation to active engagement. These practices make our core values visible every day and aligned with the district vision that promotes small groupoup instruction as a strategy to enhance engagement. Technology is amplifying this work. Tools such as Desmos on an online graphing calculator allow students to explore functional parameters, visualize real-time connections between
013equations and graphs, and uncover the why behind mathematical relationships. The result is deeper conceptual understanding and stronger student engagement. Walking through our hallways, the impact is unmistakable. Classrooms buzzing with energy, students collaborating at vertical whiteboards and a renewed enthusiasm for mathematical thinking. Fun in the mantle way. We just saw how students exhibit resilience when tackling complex problems at those vertical whiteboards. And as we move into English, you'll see that same spirit in the way they find their their voice through writing. Tonight, we'd like to highlight three courses that exemplify this work. In creative writing, students submitted 100word horror stories to the Young Writer Stranger Sagas contest, and seven submissions were accepted for publication. This accomplishment reflects both the quality of student work and the department's intentional focus on developing authentic student voice. Stranger Saga: Secret
014Worlds is scheduled for publication next month. Students in children's literature and creative writing participated in a in a virtual author illustrator workshop with Penny Schneider, the creator of the graphic novel Arty. And during that session, student explored character development, illustration, paneling, and the writing process before creating their own original graphic novel panels, bringing literacy, creativity, and visual storytelling together in meaningful ways. In November, we hosted a peer-to-peer mentoring session with AP research students from William Floyd High School. This collaborative morning offered an opportunity to exchange expertise, refine research questions, and strengthen academic inquiry. Through this partnership, AP research students are engaging in highlevel real world research that builds the analytical communication and critical thinking skills central to the AP capstone program. This year we introduced preap English 9 and with an increase in students pursuing
015advanced coursework, we anticipate even greater participation in our research program in the years ahead. The social studies department continues to demonstrate strong instructional growth and high levels of student engagement. Enrollment in advanced coursework has increased, reflecting student growing student confidence and the department sustained commitment to rigorous meaningful instruction. Teachers meet monthly to share best practices, analyze student learning, and collaboratively refine instruction. The department has also begun to thoughtfully integrate AI tools into lesson planning to support inquiry, analysis, and instructional efficiency. Beyond the classroom, students are thriving as leaders and engaged citizens. The history club hosted the ST2 initiative to raise awareness about veteran well-being and welcomed local VFW members for veteran breakfast, fostering meaningful intergenerational connections. Additionally, through a partnership between Roappa and participation in government classes, students learned how to register to vote, a
016powerful example of civic engagement in action. And finally, our debate club continues to place among the top schools on Long Island, demonstrating strong research, communication, and creative thinking skills. Together, these experiences reflect a department committed not only to historical understanding, but to preparing students to think critically, engage responsibly, and participate actively in our democracy. While social studies focuses on civic engagement, our science department is equally committed to real world applications through inquiry and field research. This fall, chemistry and physics teachers partnered with Paul Anderson from Bosezeman Science to advance New York State Science Learning Standards curriculum work. Together they revised standards bundles, developed unit plans, and designed assessments that will support the full roll out of the NISLS aligned instruction in the 2627 school year. I'd like to thank Missola for making this impactful learning
017opportunity possible and for bringing this expert to Sable. Earth science and biology teachers engaged in school day professional development this fall to advance curriculum work initiated with Paul Anderson last year creating new lessons updating instructional materials and developing midterm assessments aligned with higher level missless expectations. Students are experiencing the impact of this work firsthand. In December, students visited the Bronx Zoo where they explored biodiversity, animal behavior, and conservation science. Also in December, physics and real world science students participated in a hands-on lab at Topgolf, applying theoretical concepts to real world forces through data collection and analysis. Looking ahead to March, students will take part in the Museum of Science and Industry Live from the Heart program, observing a live or recorded open heart surgery via video conference, an extraordinary opportunity to connect classroom learning to
018high demand careers in science and medicine. Across all of these experiences, students aren't just learning about science, they're actually doing science. In addition to general science instruction, our RISE program provides students with opportunities to pursue independent research and community-based inquiry. This fall, tier 1 RISE science research students participate in the annual day in the life program. Students collected atmospheric and water quality data, sampled flora and fauna, and created a biodiversity inventory of Greens Creek from Brookside County Park to the Great South Bay. The Sable Fishing Team in collaboration with the Rise program tagged multiple fish species in Malkque, contributing to local conservation and connecting students field research to community impacts. If you look at the photos on the screen, you'll see the bridge between classroom theory and field research, which is exactly what we mean
019when we prioritize exploration. Beyond tier one, our tier three and tier four rise students are advancing independent research through LIS and Regeneron is projects. This year 27 students, let me repeat that. 27 students are participating demonstrating um the or participating demonstrating both the depth and breadth of highlevel scientific inquiry um at Salem High School. That same sense of discovery extends to our world languages and music departments as students explore global cultures and professional level performance. This year 29 students are pursuing the seal of biiteracy in French or Spanish a prestigious achievement that highlights the advanced language skills and cultural knowledge. The seal recognizes graduates who demonstrate biiteracy and affirms the value of diversity in a multilingual society. World languages students extend learning beyond the classroom. Last month, members of the World Languages Honor Society visited
020elementary schools to lead cultural activities with fourth graders, introducing them to a beloved Catholon Christmas tradition. Through connecting cultures, students visited the United Nations and explored diverse neighborhoods and quinzines on an international walking food tour in Lan Manhattan. These experience bring these experiences bring language learning to life in authentic and memorable ways, reinforcing the importance of both cultural understanding and global competence. Just as language learning opens global understanding, our arts and music programs give students a voice for expression and cultural engagement. Our music department continues to provide meaningful and enriching musical experiences. This year, students, including many first-time attendees, attended a performance of LabOM at the Metropolitan Opera, expanding their exposure to professional level performance. They have also shared their talents through the community at numerous events connecting musical learning to service and community engagement.
021Looking ahead, students will attend a Broadway show and a rehearsal with the New York Phil Harmonic, further broadening their cultural and artistic experiences. They are also preparing for autistic concerts and this year's highly anticipated musical legally blown demonstrating creativity, collaboration, and dedication in every performance. What is most striking in our art program is the visible joy of discovery. By connecting technical skill building with personal passion, whether through festive holiday window designs or community focused fundraisers, our students find a sense of purpose and delight in their work. In these classrooms, creativity isn't just a requirement. It's a vibrant celebration of student voice and communal spirit. Students visited Baj Museums learning from and drawing inspiration from incredible works of art. In drawing and painting, students used mind mapping to prepare for Hexure's Long Island's Best Competition, developing
022critical thinking and creative problem solving skills. Fashion students designed a Macy's style holiday window inspired by the movie Elf and tackled a project runway challenge, learning about teamwork and professional design. Steam learning thrived in intro to art history as students researched architecture and built gingerbread models of cultural landmarks, blending research, design, and precision. Finally, our students are active in the community from hosting empty bowls to creating a winter wonderland for the every child's dream dinner and participating in events supporting multiple community organizations. Our students are developing leadership, empathy, and real world skills. Along the way, the business department prepares students for college careers and entrepreneurial pathways through hands-on learning. Students engage in project-based learning, simulation, and entrepreneurship experiences using industry standard tools. Tonight, we would like to highlight virtual enterprise international we like to call
023VEI. This is a course that simulates operating businesses and a course where students achievements are celebrated just as they would be in a corporate environment. In November, a student from the DEI business bakery was recognized as employee of the month and a student from the DEI business drive and dine also earned the honor. Both DEI firms are performing exceptionally in the circle of excellent recognition program which guides firms through key business activities and milestones. Students will participate in a trade show competition at LIU next week and attend a youth business summit trade show at the Javit Center in April. The technology department provides students with hands-on project-based learning in digital fabrication, engineering, and architectural design. Students gain experience with laser cutters, 3D printers, and other prototyping technologies. They also explore drone operation and participate in
024remotely operated vehicle training, developing practical skills in emerging technologies. This year, students will showcase their work during a Technofest event at lunch and uh Anthony is going to hand out some um artifacts from these classes and I'm going to do my best to do them justice in describing to you some of the work that is happening in our materials processing classes in the lower level. So, what he's passing around right now are are three different projects that material processing has worked on. Um one is a wood had it in their woodworking unit. They were tasked with creating wooden boxes using no metal fasteners. So, if you look at that wooden box that's being passed around, no nails, no screws. They needed to use um traditional woodworking techniques to build that box. Um in their sheet
025metal unit, they were tasked with creating their own custom projects. And whereas many students chose to create functional items like shells, others took a more artistic tact. And what you were seeing are um sheet metal roses. Um and then also in our plastics unit, students were asked to bring in a personal item to preserve in resin. So just to show a little bit of the breadth of the hands-on projects that they are working on. And I just want to draw your attention as you're looking at the items. The drone is also going around very popular. Just some of the work that the kids are engaging in from stained glass to designing blueprints in DDP. Um you know you can see a range of things to building robots. The second picture from the end is student
026was actually in woodworking making a handle refashioned out of um an old skateboard deck. So um yeah upycling is fun. So um very interesting in rise students are developing advanced projects including motion capture research for injury prevention and a robotic system to detect structural weaknesses in roller coaster tracks. In principles of engineering students are working in teams. They completed the wire walker challenge, a project modeled after real world problems faced by power companies. And they're now designing the new goldberg machines um emphasizing energy transfer and systems thinking. So the ownership our students take over these prototypes is impressive. And we carry that same focus on student agency into physical education where we empower students to take ownership for their lifelong health. Our physical education program is committed to enhancing the student experience. We launched the
027realworld fitness curriculum, a researchbased strength and conditioning program focused on technique, functional movement, injury prevention, and lifelong fitness. This program ensures equitable access to modern PE programming and has a focus on physical literacy. In these photos, you can see students training in the weight room with teacher guidance. And in health education, students are engaged in real world learning through a visit from uh the Gabby Patito Foundation. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive and we are planning another student workshop workshop in the spring along with an evening workshop for parents. While we have explored individual disciplines, the guidance department provides the framework that helps our students navigate all of these opportunities. The guidance suite has been very busy facilitating college planning, career exploration, and student support. Seniors have already submitted more than 1,800 college applications. We've participated in
028and hosted on-site admissions with multiple colleges, including SUFFK, St. Joseph, Mallaloy, LIU, Farmingdale, the University of New Haven. And I'd like to recognize the ongoing efforts of our counselors in inviting college reps to campus, giving students almost daily opportunities during 10th periods in the fall to meet face-toface with reps and learn about colleges of interest. These personal connections are incredibly impactful for our students. Our Bulise program remains a highly soughtafter opportunity with 49 students currently enrolled. A recent assembly for 10th graders introduced them to this exciting program. It reflects our dedication to career and technical education and our commitment to supporting all students. planned winter program includes an SAT ACT information night, freshman, sophomore, and junior parent night, and next week a fast completion night um for anybody who needs assistance. Finally, I'd like to
029highlight that when our counselors push into classrooms at all grade levels. They engage students in career exploration. This March, our guidance department will host a career exploration day for juniors featuring 8 to 10 presenters showcasing careers in healthcare, public service, business, and the trades. Every highlight we've shared tonight, from the 1,800 college applications to the gingerbread architectural models, is a testament to the connection our students feel to their learning and their community. In closing, thank you for the opportunity to celebrate the incredible work of our teachers and staff across the departments. From the core academic programs to the arts, technology, business, physical education, and guidance, these accomplishments reflect a shared commitment to rigorous instruction, authentic learning, and core values that guide our work. Together, they show what's possible when we align our beliefs, our practices,
030and outcomes, all with the goal of supporting meaningful growth for every student. We are proud of the dedication, creativity, and collaboration our staff demonstrates every day. And we look forward to continuing to provide opportunities that inspire and empower our students. We aren't just preparing these students for their next exams. We are preparing them for the world that awaits them after graduation. And up here's just a few snapshots that take you through some of our key events from homecoming, pep rally, window painting, not so scary, senior breakfast, um empty bowls, veterans breakfast, every child's dream, Hispanic Heritage Month, and um our drama. and we had to include up in the corner our gratitude turkey which was one of our very successful uh events this fall. Um so thank you very much FOR >> any comments or
031questions from the board or >> it's a wonderful place. Yeah, it's very good to see a comprehensive program. It's really amazing. >> Thank you. >> I just um I just wanted to point out or just comment on three things quick. >> Uh all the kids and your staff, but every child's dream. That was my first time this year. That was amazing. >> Um my son had a blast. Uh, but like, you know, more importantly, I it was so tastefully done. I was a little worried about it. I'm I'm not gonna lie. I'm be perfectly honest. Like, I'm I was a little worried about it because sometimes when you do something like that, you you don't know if you're going to be perceived for doing it for the wrong reason. Like, like, why are you doing
032it, right? Um, I thought the the the news report that came out was was incredible. Uh, very well done. But the the highlight for me was your kids were so genuine and they were so excited to be there. Um so that made me again like feel like a real strong sense of community that the kids like get it. >> Um so you know and you're the leader of that building. So you know kudos to you. That was a great job. Um you know there's a massive gender gap in in science in the world of science and scientists. So, I'm I'm so happy and impressed to see that the overwhelming um the overwhelming amount of young ladies that are like excelling in science in our high school is staggering. And um so that's I you know
033that's where I it kind of looks like we would be like leading the way and leading the charge there because they're you know there every time I talk to recruiters and and co you know you know people that are looking for colleges and uh they're they're always trying I mean we've had discussions even in in here about you know trying to find uh you know scientists and there's a there's a a real lack of female scientists and to see that like I just kept going through every name and it was another girl another girl another So that's that's impressive and so kudos to the teacher. Um and then I was happy to see the Bose seats that you had that in there so that we're you know that we are like including all students and
034making everybody feel um included and equally as important uh whether it be the kid who's you know hopefully going to go to Yale or um you know the kid who's going to excel in carpentry uh you know or plumbing when he gets out of school. So that you know that made me feel good seeing that you know from last year to this year. So thank you. I just want to say I'm I'm so happy my husband and I decided to move here over two decades ago. I tell my kids all the time how blessed they are to be in this district and the wonderful education that they're receiving and just as a parent and then as a board member, it's as said, it's great to see everything together and just how hard everyone in the
035high school is working and in all the schools really. I know we're focusing today just on the high school, but for our children and um it's just so very much appreciated. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> I I just want to say um I think it's you sit you listen like I want to go back to high school. >> There's so many good things going on. I I I I just wanted to applaud um the the high school administration, the teachers, and the guidance counseling counselors on going and finding all of those opportunities to be able to bring like the the learning to real life and and be able to interact in in that and the interactions they have probably with students from other schools. Um some of the partnerships that that um you
036know, take some time to go out and find and explore the good ones um to make sure that they're worthwhile. And I think that it it you have to point out and I don't want to go through every one of those subjects even though I was a scientist. Um the um the the idea that there are so many different places to excel that no matter what a child is interested in or what grasps them, we provided an opportunity for them to find their niche. And um I know how hard all of you as educators work to make sure that those that are kind of looking for it will find something and and that those opportunities will be there. I don't think there's any way that there's one kid that's doing all of these things and
037that's sort of important is that there's enough for everybody. >> Thank you. Thank you for the work that you do. Thank you for the teachers um who uh who who so you know do that work and and all the staff that supports it and and the input of the parents because this is an amazing community. Yeah, I just wanted to say thank you. I mean, I don't have kids that are high school age yet, but you know, the high school is often has the the the brightest light shine on it um because of the age of students that are there and the abilities that they have. Um and every experience I've had from signing day to um you know, the uh the wonderful job that you did and I appreciate you walking me around and
038showing me what it was all about. Um, and it was just a wonderful night out and you saw the kids, you know, gathering clothes and organizing clothes and helping out other kids that were that wanted those clothes or those shoes and it was it was just such a great community event and you know there was music there and there was a art service there and it just it everything kind of culminated together and it was just so awesome to see and like to your point uh Desmond, it was just great community and and the kids were there for the community and it was awesome to see that. So kudos to all of you. Thank you. It's a full team effort. >> I just had a couple little news things I wanted to say. Um in
039terms of math, I critique her, right? >> In terms of math, I mean, I keep talking about this, right? Like Desmos and the new um like experiential kind of you figure it out first and then apply it later is is really good. I think a lot of kids really like that. and it allows you to like conceptualize things in your own way and then um like just so you can really wrap your head around it besides being like told what to think. Um it's also being implemented in science um kind of to the same effect. Um the wind ensemble is going to be going to Hershey in April. So we're going to play there. That'll be interesting. It's also going to be our first year of an all district band night. This is going to
040be where all the bands from all the schools from fourth grade through um all the way through high school all play together. So that'll be an opportunity to see kind of the progression from first picking up the instrument to senior year. And um FBA business club just opened a school store in the high school. We opened it December 15th. That's online. So I have four business cards. I should have taken more. but it has a QR code on it. If anybody's interested, you can scan. Um, we have a few things up on there now. We're working on more designs that'll be coming out in a few weeks. So, if anybody's interested, we appreciate it. >> Get more cards. >> Anthony, I know it's only January, but what are we going to do when you're done?
041We're going to have to find a student that's going to be able to fill your shoes. I don't know. >> Yeah, you better start. anyone else? >> And I just want to say thank you to Miss Bricker and Mr. Hart and the entire high school team. Uh we've always had great teachers and great students and but the coordination and the focus on core and the focus on the uh outcomes that you're looking for has been phenomenal. I think also as we get to budget season, we're going to be talking about capital projects and you know we're doing so many nice things in the classroom. We want to support that. So some of the things you're going to be seeing is upgrading our math classrooms have whiteboards all around the room so the kids don't have
042to hold up chart paper stuff and um or flexible seating science labs, a business center for the FA program. So we're looking to do a lot of things like that uh in in the future and that will provide us with facilities that match the great work that we're doing. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Okay. So, that wraps up our superintendent report. We're going to go to back to the board. >> Yes. All right. Board of discussion. We do not have much on the agenda. Does um we have a sable claims report and we have any questions or thoughts? >> I do have a question. So in the key for that it says a general at federal cafeteria. What is what goes under general? >> What is general? >> General's the regular budget
043that we vote. >> Okay. >> C is school program, right? >> That's a separate budget. Federal >> federal CM special revenue. >> Question. >> Um any anything else about the claims report? >> No. >> Okay. Um anything anyone have anything else to bring up? >> Um there's a um this uh registration dinner on January 22nd. >> Um uh pathways of partnership CTE development resources >> the No, I'm sorry. >> Yeah. So then um Yeah, I would. >> It just sounds interesting. >> Yeah. No, please report on I like I usually like to go to that, but I won't I won't be able to hear. >> I'd like to get >> um yeah, I just want to say that I was out at the civic meeting last night and um just to bring up some of
044the work that we've been doing um like with the Gabby Cleo Foundation and I know Jillian's not here um but um our co-officer was there and she always gives a report not not usually about the schools but just what's going on in the community in general. But she had brought with her um the um Suffach County Police Department has opened up a domestic violence and elder abuse section and they have just gotten a grant from the state called the Stride Grant and um they have started to put out a lot of information and flyers about where the help is available. Um and I just thought it was interesting. It's very much aligned with what Gabby Cleto's um foundation does. And um I'm going to pass it on to Jillian, but if anybody wants to take
045a look at just some of the stuff they have is interesting. Um, I do have one other thing um that just made me think of it. I spoke with Anna Garcia from MTA just two days ago and uh she is in touch with Eastern Long Island workers to find out when our stones will be put in. That's a funny thing that actually made me think about in the library, all of the bathroom and any place there's something magnetic, they have multiples of magnets with the it's 988, right? All over it. I actually snapped a picture and I had to put it in the chat and I forgot. Okay. Uh the next session will be public comment. Um because this is a workshop meeting, I remind you that public comment will be about things that were
046discussed um on um on the workshop. So is there anyone who'd like to get up and speak? >> Okay, thank you. Um all right, moving on to recommended actions. We will start with 601 and you'll go to 707. Um, got a motion. >> Tom Desmond second. >> We stopping at 707. >> Yep. Stop at 707. >> So, we're going to discuss. Can we just discuss that separately? 7076. >> Okay. So, all right. Sorry. 706 motion. Tom Desmond. Um, discussion. >> I just I'll just point out um that we received two $3,000 scholarships from Miss Marcus. one for the Virginia McAllister scholarship and one for the Daniel McAllister scholarship scholarship. So that's wonderful. Thank you very much. >> Yeah, I was wondering does anyone know that the history of that's those two scholarships obviously from the
047>> Yes, Stephanie. Thank you. >> Yes. Um so um Danny McAllister passed away last year. Um he was a lifelong Sable resident. He was a fireman. Um and um so his children sponsored that scholarship in his name. Um his wife is uh Virginia McAllister. She was a longtime teacher at Sunrise Drive and she resides in Florida currently, but um yeah, there are scholarships in um father and mother's name. >> Oh, that's wonderful. Wonderful. Thank you. And I know we give out an array of scholarships in the high school in the spring and um you know, thank you to their family and thanks for working out. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any other discussion up to 706? >> Okay. All in favor? All right, motion carries. Do you want me to take 707 by itself
048first? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. Motion to um a motion 707. >> Tom Kelly. Um discussion. >> Yes. So, I know this is about the the lease of like the the voting machines and uh I I mean I know it's kind of been forced on us and I know this is definitely not the choice of the board, but I don't think we should have anything to do with these voting machines. Um I I think that's the board of elections thing. Um I don't think we should deal with them. um I would prefer to do uh something else than besides deal with the software and the voting machines and everything like that that the board of elections has given us. So, I just wanted to voice that concern and um I don't know if the people
049of Seville know that that's going on, but I just want them to be aware of, you know, they the Suffach County Board of Elections, and please correct me if I'm wrong, basically is giving the voting machines to the school district and now the school districts have to maintain them in order to vote for that stuff. And I wholeheartedly disagree with that. Um, and I just wanted to go on the record to say that. >> So, let me just Yes. But there's like a bigger part to it. The Suffach County Board of Elections is upgrading their voting machines to a more digital type of system. So, they told us about a month or two ago, oh, guess what? We're not supporting you with your voting machines anymore. Um, but if you'd like to get our old
050ones because you need voting machines, you can come and get them. So, um, we have the choice of doing one of two things. is either not getting them and then having to create our own ballots and hand count them or uh getting them and then paying for them to be upkept. Uh the Suffach County Superintendent Association wrote a letter to the board of elections saying very unfair. Previously we've always gotten the machines and the support and it's um provided by the county and now it has to be provided by the district at district's cost. So we felt that taking the free machines from them was better than trying to buy our own machines and or hand counting and paying people to, you know, hand count them and take longer for the election. So the machines
051are free, but we also realize this is a game that they're playing where if all the districts take their machines for free, then they don't have to dispose of them. So now we're going to have uh so it's another way for them to save money and and not have to deal with their own machines. Do you want to answer that? Well, I just wanted to say it was my understanding that this year they are coming to assist us uh for this year only because there was uh enough complaints >> uh that we yeah to warrant that they they said this year they will that's why uh the agreement is a lease agreement and it goes to a donation after that after this year. >> So it's next budget vote. Yes. And we don't know if
052once they have their new voting machines if they'll just lend us those in the future or not. >> That's what we're hoping. >> So this is basically a a band-aid here. So by next year we'll have to make some um decisions or lots of noise. >> Yes. Are you concerned is your concern with maintaining the integrity of the machine? What are your concerns? >> I mean I I think a storing them um >> you know that that is that is a concern. um b um the fact that I think the community is unaware of what is going on. So I just wanted to make the community aware of that. Um and you know c it's it's it's now more money that I feel like we have to upkeep on machines and I don't think that's
053right. Um and it it is unfair and I think they're trying to listen but I don't think they're they get the whole point of it. So, I mean, yeah, if this is a band-aid year and we get new machines and they they go back to the board of ed board of elections, which is their job to run elections, like then I don't have an issue with it. But I think the community needs to be aware of the changes that are taking place so that they can um a it's on the up and up like we're we're not trying to do anything nefarious. We want to have free and fair elections and um we have to do that in the best way possible and I I I just want to make sure we're doing that. >>
054Yeah. And it's it's a sorry it's a backhanded unfended mandate, right? In order to now pay to upkeep the the program to to make sure that it works. >> And just for the record, the same machines we always used and the same software we always use. So we're not expecting it to be any different. You fill out your thing, you stick it into the machine, it counts it. So there's no change there. It's just the board of elections is kind of saying to us that they no longer will be responsible and we have to take respons county >> decided county by county >> county >> at the very least it gives us a year to prepare >> for said was it was going to have a cost to us and we hadn't budgeted for that
055cost and they just announced it and that's why as Sarah mentioned they pulled back and kind of said no we'll support the machines. >> Yeah. Well, because the number one the first thing you would say to Chris's like argument would be okay well then then what? >> Like if not that then what? So now we have a year to figure out how >> and then the other thing I would suggest too is they use our facilities for the elections. So right needs to be >> a bit on the upkeep of the machines that >> I don't think you can do. I don't think so either. >> Not given the ideal. >> Okay. Anything further? >> No. Thank you, Chris. >> Yes. All in favor? >> Are you abstaining or voting no? >> I am voting
056no. >> You voting no. So that is five. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, okay. Um, new business. Um, I'm going to do policy by itself just in case anyone has any questions. Um, so can I have a motion for 9.01? >> Motion Kelly. >> Second, Kathy. All right. Any discussion? >> I just want to again thank the policy committee for going over these so thoroughly. >> Yeah, I think um and again thank you Amy. I think the changes there are pretty evident. So, um, if you have any questions between now and the next meeting, um, that's where the second review will take place. And if there's no objections, we'll vote at that point. So, you have a little time to to sort of just make sure that you're comfortable with that. So, all right. Um, vote.
057All in favor? Motion passes. All right. Uh, 902 to 93. Can I have a motion? >> Tom. Desmond. >> Any discussion? >> All right. All in favor? Congratulations. >> Yes. Congratulations for just appointed as the records management officer. So, her job description is growing. But thank you. All right. Uh dates to remember or upcoming dates. Uh January 12th, Bahi School World Languages Honor Society induction. January 13th, the family connect night. January 14th, middle school winter band, seventh and eighth grade jazz band concert. Um, uh, January 15th to 17th is the high school winter drama almost main. And on January 15th will be our next board of education meeting. That will be our business meeting that will take place in the middle school and we will have both public sessions at that meeting. >> At 7:30.
058All right. Motion to adjurnn. >> Kathy. >> Oh, going to go back to executive session for personnel matters. Kathy Kelly. Discussion. All in favor? Motion carries. Good night everyone. Thank you for coming.