001All right. Uh, welcome to the, uh, June 16 special meeting. Uh, first thing up, pledge of allegiance. Everybody stand, please. Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty, justice for all. All right. First thing on the agenda is if anybody has any public comment on anything we're voting on. All right, seeing none, we'll move on to our personnel items. Yep. All right. Thank you, Mr. Barrett. There are two personnel approval agendas for approval. Uh one is we are going to revisit last Monday's agenda. So that one will be treated entirely on its own and then since our meeting last Monday, we've had some new items come up. We've had some new hires. So we'd like to present those to
002the board as well. So we will treat it. If you look within board docs, uh you'll first see the summer services. To give you a quick overview of this agenda, since we last proposed it to the board on Monday, we have trimmed approximately 972 hours from the first version presented. And I would say as a translation, it roughly translates into about $45,000 less in our summer expenditures. Um it does keep it a little more comparable. Well, probably a little less than what we spent last year. Um, but obviously things have gone up with the addition of a school and some of those adjustments. So, that's just a real high level look. Um, the agenda before you reflects perdm and hourly rates only. Uh, it does address some of the five to eight work that we've
003been doing both at the 56 and the 78. It addresses the new courses, some of our program development like ELD, our English language development program, and it does embody representation across schools and grades. When we do that work, we do try to get a a big cross-section. Um, some of the hours, the administrative team, things that were presented previously are going to be absorbed by some of uh the administrators during the summer as we revisited that. Uh, we also know we're going to look for some other opportunities in the fall to engage in some of the work just moving forward. I want to give the board the assurance that um we will begin starting next year or this upcoming year presenting the summer hours to you earlier. We will not present them in June. Uh
004we recognize that they need to be presented a month um at least a month or two earlier for your review. So that will an adjustment. Um also we will no longer account for teachers who may not attend in the summer. One of the practices that we had done historically is well we'll list 10 names on the agenda knowing that two or three are probably going to drop off. Um we're not going to do that anymore. We will certainly get those commitments. We're also going to list projects rather than hours per teacher just a total sum of hours and that I think is going to be a better adjustment. Hypothetically, if we have five teachers coming in and we all lot so many hours to each teacher and one has an emergency or one can't attend,
005when we have the hours assigned by individual, then we're just out those hours. But if it's one pool of hours for an entire team, if someone falls off, other team members can maybe pick up the slack. So, we will work to just present a total lump sum of hours. And I believe that's what I heard from the board last week. U so that we have those those connections. Um, I do know as fewer subs become available, if I went back a decade, there was a time when we could get 20 subs and we could pull, those days are long gone. So, uh, I do realize that, um, our team, the administrative team needs to navigate this new reality of how do we work with the summer? How do we stage things? I think we have
006to be much more careful and thoughtful with our planning as we move forward. uh because our previous practice of just getting substitutes, you know, you can't bring all the fourth grade teachers in in one day, let alone multiple days during the year. We we sometimes don't even have enough subs to just cover our regular absences for illness and personal use. So, um those are things that I just wanted to assure the board that we're going to continue to to look at and improve on moving forward. Uh with that being said, the revised agenda is there. We posted the original agenda from Monday and we put the strikethroughs to really reflect uh any of the changes and we quantified the hours. The reductions are clearly noted as are um any expenses whether it's a pdeium, whether
007it's an hourly rate. Uh with that being said, I'll just see if you have any questions and or concerns with this revised agenda. Um I don't have any questions, but thank you for um focusing this more. Um it's a lot easier to approve things that um are inside the budget rather than um what potentially might happen which is you know all that it happened we would be outside the budget. So I think this is a lot cleaner. So thank you. No, you're welcome and I please appreciate the advice. it did force us to go back and rethink some things. So, um I thank you for your input. Any other questions? I noticed that the um the section about the playground discussions is was uh had been stricken completely. Um so so why do we you
008know I I think we were all in agreement that that seemed excessive for for what we were trying to accomplish, but but I didn't want to I wasn't expecting it to go down to zero. So, can can you speak to kind of what's going on and what's what's actually needed there? Yeah, thank you for the question, Dr. Since Monday, Dr. Hammond and I have had two conversations about the the recess. So, uh the main issue there's several issues. One is particularly with indoor recess is where are those spaces? Where do people go? It's one thing at an elementary level where maybe you have four or 500 students, a little different when you have closer to 800. Um also the outside spaces are a little little different, the hard paid services. So, a big part of
009the work was how do they move the kids about when there's indoor recess? Also, even when it's outdoor based on the the facility use, uh how much can they use that field or if there's rain, they might not necessarily get out on the field. So, they've been using the bus loop, but as you know, the bus loop has a slope and so things run down. So, um Dr. Hammond and Mr. Bray, our assistant principal, are going to take a little bit of time. They're going to lay out some options this summer and then they're going to still see if there's any volunteers who can come in and engage, but if not, they're going to take those limited options, their proposal, and start to engage staff early upon their return about recess. One of the other
010issues also just happened to be supervisory uh making sure that they have adequate people within the building to supervise. So, this was something having a brand new structure, a brand new bell schedule. It's very different than the elementary and you have a lot more moving parts. You have a lot more students as well. And so this year I know they had a lot of concerns about one the activities that students are going to do during recess, two some of the behavioral issues with supervision if it wasn't always fully adequate and then three where are the spaces that they can use when there's inclement weather and they can't necessarily go outside. So that was kind of the essence of where he wanted to pull a lot of teachers from across the building to give them input
011input and voice. Uh but I think after talking through he and I looked at some options there were a few that were better than others. Uh he was agreeable to removing it. He felt um that this was something that he and Mr. Bray could address and then engage staff a little bit later u when they return in August. And so is there a sense of somewhat confidence that when the kids go to the 56 center next year that things will look slightly different than how they looked this year? Yes, they they should. I don't know if they'll fully be there as we'll get the team in and then you have ideas just like we did with the schedule and then when you put little bodies in and adults to execute it. Um so I do
012think you'll see one some changes initially and I know he's going to communicate that before the start of school. Here's some changes you could look to see. But I think with this one, as the teachers come back and you start to practice it, I do think you'll see some ongoing changes throughout the fall when it comes to recess at the 56 center along with other other issues and adjustments that we're making. Yep. Yep. Thank you. Um I just want to thank the team for putting this together because we always say ask for what you need. Um and it was really great to see this ask. I think maybe we as a collective group could have been a little less insulted by some of the items and just talk through things a little bit better because
013we always say ask for what you need and all we can do is say that's not within something we're comfortable doing. Um so I think the discussion last week was good but I do think that we kind of lost sight of the fact that we're always telling you to ask for what you need. Um, so it was great to see this out like this, but it was also really great to see people going back and really figuring out how to make do with what we have and where we really did need that support. So, I just appreciate all the thought that went into this and then all of the the thought and kind of revising that went into it to really just evaluate where we could use other resources um and maximize the resources that
014we did need this summer. So, thank you to you and and the team and um Dr. Beck and everyone for just putting this together because there's a lot of work that needs to get done over the summer. So, I'm glad a lot of this is moving forward. Just to confirm, if all of this comes to fruition as currently written, it's within budget. Every one of these hours. Yes, it's in it's within budget. Okay. Any questions on that particular agenda item? because there is another agenda that represents items that have since come to light since that meeting on Monday to now and I don't know Mr. Bar if it's okay to just segue into that agenda as well. And that's listed as new items. Our hiring process continues. You'll see some uh recommended teaching and support
015staff positions uh there for your consideration. We also have some EDRs that have since come in. So um they continue to come in around the clock. We'll certainly have a large batch for our July 14th meeting as well. And um I'll just see if you have any questions on this agenda. I have a quick question Dan. Um Mazone that appointment is that also to teach AP or what's the in the purview of the the replacement coursewise? Do we know? Oh, uh for Dr. Mone who's going to be one of she is um she has resigned and left her position. So this uh particular candidate who's on here is simply to fill the English teacher component of what Dr. Mazone had done. I'd have to double check on where we are for the the other like
016the EDR components I believe. Great. Um I'll see where we are. I believe we are doing some interviews. I'm just not sure completed yet. Great. Thank you. All right. Any other questions? All right. I have a motion for 301 and 302. Motion to approve 301 and 302. All right. Thank you. Second. Second. Thanks. Any other questions or comments? All right. All those in favor. All right. Motion passes 70. That concludes all the voting agenda items. I don't know. Anybody in the public wants to speak on another subject, you're welcome to come to the podium. Thank you. Um we'll set a timer for three minutes. If you could state your name and residency, it'll beep at 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but you have another 30 seconds. It's kind of an annoying beep. So, okay. Cindy
017Parthur, Charles Township. As a candidate for the Great Valley School Board Region One, I've listened closely to community concerns about recess at the 56 Center. Following recent board discussions, I gathered feedback from parents across the local face group Facebook groups. Clear themes emerged and may be helpful as you proceed with discussions about planning. One, daily outdoor recess. Parents report inconsistent access to outdoor time and want daily outdoor recess, weather permitting. Two, more equipment and space to play. Requests include balls, jump ropes, chalk, and access to fields. Lowcost improvements like four square courts are also suggested. Three, unstructured and optional structured play. Free play is a priority, but families also support optional activities like running clubs, gaga ball, or gardening. Four, improved supervision and training. Parents want more trained aids, especially to support inclusive and safe
018play across different zones. Five, long-term infrastructure. There's strong support for adding age appropriate equipment like swings and climbers without sacrificing open space. Six, social opportunities and flexible scheduling. Parents want students to socialize beyond their assigned house. Especially important for fifth graders adjusting to a new setting. Seven, developmentally appropriate recess. 10 and 11 year olds need active outdoor time, not a middle school style structure. Recess supports focus, mental health, and behavior. Eight, parent involvement. Families are ready to help through donations, supply drives, and volunteering. In conclusion, Great Valley parents overwhelmingly support daily, active, and developmentally appropriate recess at the 56 Center. Short-term fixes like basic supplies and staffing, can start in the fall. Long-term, wellplanned outdoor spaces, including a playground, are essential. Thank you for considering this communitydriven input as part of your ongoing planning efforts.
019Thank you. All right. Seeing no other uh public uh any other board comments. All right. Motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. Thank you. Second. All those in favor. All right. Uh motion passes 70. Thank you very much. Hope for some sunshine.