001Okay, we're good. >> Okay, I need a motion to open the meeting. >> Move it. >> Second favor. >> I >> thank you everybody for coming tonight. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, we will begin with Dr. Administrative report. >> Okay. So, u Mr. K was not originally going to be here because he was supposed to be a full practice. So, We're going to open up with something incredibly positive. So, we're gonna we're gonna open up with Mr. Mr. K's report today. >> Yes. Thank you. So, good evening. As I briefly talked about at the last board of education meeting, um
002students here at Seafford are super excited for the new school year. And my fellow classmates and I are now seniors. So, we're super eager to welcome in the new freshmen into the high school. This year's Seaffort High School school theme is allin. To me, being allin is not just an action. It's more of like a lifestyle. So us students here, we're ready to be all in in all components of our lives, not just in school, also within the Seabird community as well. So I'm excited for that. And as Dr. Por just said about football, starting this week, Seabirds fall sports officially started. So on top of being incredible scholars and academic students, our student athletes are extremely excited to start their sports and to continue their athletic lives here, too. So I want to wish
003all the worst teams luck and in all our sea scholars are ready to just have a great academic year and to continue being allin. So that's it. >> Mel and that one. >> What would she say? >> Miss Neighbor would love that one. >> Okay. So um there's a lot of positivity here in Viking land. Uh we had an amazing amazing uh teacher orientation day one today. Um so Dr. Jacob is to be commended for the tremendous work that she did in building that program. Um and then a bunch of the administrators including myself and Dr. Aman presented today. Um but it really is all about and of course Miss Mezerol did a wonderful job u presenting not only what her function is but the pieces of the business office that are to the new
004teachers. So, Miss Fettto was there, our payroll person saying and benefits person saying, you know, you really need to communicate with me. It was really super nice. >> Um, >> and in addition to that, we have a we have a day two tomorrow for new teacher orientation and then we're our superintendent conference dates, as you know, kick off on the 27th, 28th. And then, uh, I also wanted to point out the board of walkthroughs. Just a reminder that's the night before on the 26th we're going to build >> at this point everybody should have received welcome back letter from me >> and it's packed with information I encourage everybody who has not seen it to go on click on the link and see the vip and pops video um that's that's a project that Dr.
005Long started last year and there's a team of people that work constantly to make sure that there's a constant flow of information from building administrators to some of our technology specialists to make sure that comes to fruition and it really celebrates us the way we should be celebrating. So, so thank you for that and Justin and Dan, thank you as well. In addition to that, I just want to give a huge shout out to Mr. Costa. It seems like he's been an octopus lately. He's really done an incredible job of maintaining all the building projects. So, I'm going to make sure we get through. You'll see them on the walk through, but just to highlight a few. So the high school right now the uh freshman sophomore cafeteria. So Matt, you can go back and
006tell all the kids that one cafeteria is going to look like the other without another Nordic nook. There's only one Nordic nook. >> Only one. >> There's only one. Uh so that's that's a really nice enhancement to the high school. >> Yeah. >> At the middle school, the middle school was probably the building that had the most amount of work as everybody knows. Uh the the roof was replaced was was actually last year's budget, but we get the approvals from the state. So, it it always follows that you're going to be doing the projects the following summer. So, the roof is is nearly all completed um except for, you know, kind of the the trim work. Everything is done on that. So, you you'll see that. In addition to that, our middle school library was
007refurbished just like the manor and the harbor. So, completely gutted. I was in there yesterday and it looks really great. Uh the shelving is a little bit of darker color. I think everybody's going to really like that. And the philosophy behind that, as everybody knows, is that the libraries are the hub of curiosity, innovation, really getting more project work in the schools and and that being a place that every all the kids can go to really explore things. Also, at the middle school, our CDP room was again mostly gutted and and redone. So, you'll see that on your walk through. There's some really nice enhancements. Some of the equipment is still there. Um but others were added this year >> at the harbor first floor new boy and girl bathroom. Uh so everybody will be
008excited about that and that work is all done. And then at the m we're in the process of if you go by right now there's been a construction crew there. The main playground is being ted and then in a month or two we're going to be starting the inclusion series. So, a lot of projects going on. Mr. Costa is still walking around smiling. Um, in addition to that, I just wanted to point out a couple of other things in the letter. There were 20 curriculum projects going on this summer. So, K through 12 focusing on an array of items. So, just the highlights, the new science standards, new math program, as we know is illustrative math K through five. We also have been working on some of our curriculum. There's focus on computer science. So,
009there's a lot of new work. Matt, you can go back and tell um over at the high school we're doing journalism and broadcasting classes. So, every year we try to just enhance and respond to one making sure that we have best practices in the classroom with our core curriculum and then two that we're enhancing with the left is for the students as well. >> Any questions about that? Um and then second and above and you know extra special is the fact that we have full ICT program uh two teachers um all day long at the elementary level. It's our first year of executing that. So again uh Mayor Cather and her team have to be commended for the work they've done with that. Um now uh the New York distraction free schools law. We've communicated
010this a bunch of times. I sent out a letter on July 18th. The building principles have mentioned it exclusively once and then included in other materials. So, and then I mentioned in my welcome back letter. So, uh members of the community should know at least four times about distraction for schools, which means it's New York state law that children cannot have cell phones during the school day. The exception that we have at the high school because I will not put a child in an unsafe situation. If they're a senior and they have senior privilege and they're leaving campus, they may take their phone with them, but they're not allowed to turn their phone on until they're off campus. they're in the parking lot >> and they're not as soon as they get back they have
011to put it in their lockers. >> If they're taking a senior privilege in the building like visiting the Nordic neck >> they can't have their cell and this is in compliance. >> Any questions about anything so far? >> No. >> Okay. And then um you know last but not least I do want to mention it's always a board of education goal and it's a priority of the districts to continue to add to our safety and security measures. So last year in the budget was a door jar system over at two elementary schools. So uh you open up the door signals and alarm the door that's supposed to be shut and also videotape of it. This year it's being added to the middle school and high school. >> When all is said and done by the
012time we're done with this project campuswide in all four of our buildings we'll have about 200. Okay. >> So, and I just wanted to kind of give a a shout out and we all know this at the heart of all the work that we do is just to make sure we have a well-rounded education for all of our children while keeping in mind, you know, that mental health is is a priority and make children come to school. Any questions about that? Okay. Um, so we also have on board uh agenda is some new employees and as is customary we Then we invite individuals to come with their family. So first I'm gonna talk about Maline. >> Maline, right? >> Maline. Um, so Maline Schmidt. So I had the good fortune of meeting Maline last week.
013Was it last week or two weeks ago already? Last week. >> Last week. >> It was last week. A lot's been going on. So, um, so Maline has gotten her bachelor's of science degree from Long Island University in childhood education and special education with a concentration in psychology. And a little fun fact about Maline is she was the validatoran of her class. >> So kudos to that. Mom and dad have to be very proud, I'm sure. And also she has her master's degree in special education. She comes to us with some experience teaching both fifth grade and sixth grade. She was a leaf replacement and most recently she has done some work in North Bmore. So we're really excited to welcome her to a probationary job at the harbor. So welcome. And I know officially
014you don't start with until December um because one of our teachers is uh retiring in December, but you're going to be with us come September and get to know all the faculty. It's going to be a wonderful experience here. >> Thank you. I'm so excited. >> Congratulations. [Applause] >> Okay. And next we have Amory Christie and she's here with her family it looks like. And your daughter is literally I think you. So, um, kudos goes out to Emory, too, because this I know I know I interviewed you two days ago and she showed up at orientation today, uh, them and with all the vigor in the world. And it was it was really nice to have you here. Um, she comes to us from working both in Elwood and also several lead replacements in the
015com school district. And what was very striking about Amory was her her passion and love for children. We're excited to have both of you here, our newest Vikings, literally. and we're looking forward to you becoming part of our community. >> Is going to be the lead placement for Katherine Monica over at the >> right time. It's okay. I need a motion for agenda item 4 A1 through 52. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> All in favor? >> President comments. Are there any residents out there like to make a comment? >> Correspondence has been responded to business. I need a motion for agenda item 81. through 8. >> Move it. Second. >> Oh, sorry. Wait. H2. >> Yeah. >> It is 82. >> 82. >> All in favor? I >> I need a motion
016for agenda item 81. through D3. >> Move it. Second >> discussion. All in favor? >> Any my need a motion for agenda item 8 D4 through 86? >> Move it. Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? Any miscellaneous decision items? No. Okay. Well, welcome to Meline and Emory. Welcome to the Viking family and uh we look forward to having you and welcome to all the new students and teachers that are going to be starting their first year here at Seafford. Um and we wish all the returning students and teachers a very successful year. I know there's a lot of work being done uh to get everybody up and and going and obviously the work doesn't stop in the summer and um hats off to Mr. Costa. Another summer packed to the brim with facility improvements.
017Um we're really looking forward to seeing everything next week during those building walkthroughs. It's always impressive to see the amount of work that goes into this. Um that's it. I wish everybody a successful year and as Dr. Pakora says, I encourage everyone to watch that Viking Pops video. Go watch it with your kids. I watched it with my seventh grader today. It's just a fun thing to do, especially this time of year to get ramped up. So, >> Parker like it. >> She loves it. Yeah, she loves it. Switch like zoom in at people that um but it's good especially right now to to get everybody back in the thoughts of school and everything. So, thank you everybody for coming and I need a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Move it. Second. I >>
018thank you. Congrats, ladies. >> Welcome. All right.