001It's been hot here all day. We were in here at 2:15 and every person who walked in too bad >> okay then uh we can begin our policy and curriculum meeting for October 13th. We have two items for discussion with curriculum about the inservice and then we have cell phone procedures and then we have a policy for review. Then we have four policies for revision. So that brings us to the October 13th inservice. Yeah, I just want to u we had a inservice day today um which it traditionally our October we call it the best practices fair where different staff members have have an opportunity to volunteer to present to their peers. Um in the last couple years and including this year the half of it is best practice fair in the morning and then
002we had some building le professional development in the afternoon in on this Columbus day traditionally tunbergs county there are some common countywide services mostly for our encore subjects in addition social studies was offsite they were in Fleetwood for a countywide social um just like grateful to teachers for presenting um we had a great list Um Luis Moyer, Karen Austin, Jen Natress, Angela Buchcci, Jimmy Hirs did a session today. Carrie Shagan, Maurice Mace, Amy Young, Alyssa Ray Snider, and Angel actually second in addition to some of our administrators. Several of us also led sessions in the morning and it was choice for everyone. So led to a very engaged morning here at the high school with all staff K through 12. And then everybody kind of broke out mostly by building or by level I should
003say because most elementary teach elementary school. Um they were reviewing the report card and how it aligns to current practices in addition to some grade level opportunities here at the high school and a little bit at the middle school mostly here at the high school. It was mostly department level working on um the math department got together work on the Alex program if you recall. maybe about a year ago um their presentation where that's a online program working to post math mediation various parts of math department working on it. Mr. Lynch kind of led that and brought together the training um and uh you know other department departmental training throughout the day just grateful for those teachers for being willing to share their knowledge and skills with their peers on these in service days. Without
004them you know we wouldn't have the opportunity to run a professional development day like this. And I think uh it goes without saying that the peer-to-peer learning opportunities are always our highest rated. You know, it's kind of directly what teachers are doing. So, it was a great day. Uh we'll be happy to have students back in the building tomorrow. Good day of learning. Thank you all. >> Looks like there's the experts that are in house. That brings us to cell phone procedures. >> Yeah. this there's been some private conversations I think probably most school districts most states some private conversations about cell phone procedures um within the school building it's primarily impacts high school I mean obviously middle school a little bit elementary to to a much lesser extent as you know you know national
005news passed a law um for bellto bell cell phone policy than every school district there's a hearing for house committee I think next week uh to discuss you know potential legislation related to cell phones in schools. So, we're not alone to have private conversations about this. I I can say without question, you know, in our halls, in our schools, we're in better shape than many, but the distraction that is available to students certainly takes away from the learning environment no matter, you know, no matter where they are um here in Pennsylvania or throughout the world. and you know they're just wanting to bring that conversation to the public you know as far as um how we can strengthen some of those procedures. Our policy is very broad and basically says, you know, in summary that
006um we do support the use of of electronic devices, not specifically phones, you know, when um even personal electronic devices when um appropriate based off of the learning environment, but defers then to the school procedures through the student handbook. Um the current again just looking at the high school because that's the that's where the majority of this conversation takes place. Um you know the the high school current policy or procedure is that any electronic device um is not to be used during the school day is students are are to keep expected to keep cell phones stored in their locker or their laptop top case for the duration of the day. Um that was a new procedure for last school year 2425. that within the halls or in lunchtime they are permitted to use their devices.
007It's more during that academic time. I would say in the majority of classrooms those rules are followed with the exception of you're going to find a lot of phones in pockets, you know, more so than you are in maybe the laptop bags. And as we've discussed in a variety of venues, potential access is what's really drawing students away from being able to fully attend to their fully attend uh to the lesson. I do think there's it's problematic to have phones and pockets. the constant buzzing certainly distracting for students even if they're not ultimately you know disobeying the rules and the disloying kind of way like pulling out their phones. Our teachers don't experience that a lot um you know where students are pulling out their phones in the middle of class when they're when they're
008in a lesson but yet the distraction still exists you know that's that's a reality. So um if we wanted to strengthen, reinforce um and and bring sort of a collective activity around the cell phone policy is we kind of have there's some decisions obviously to make um you know are we talking bell to bell because those bell to bells are a little bit more difficult to manage because you don't have somebody assigned to a student in a hallway to make sure that they can have their phones with them. We're looking at that lockers primarily having them in there. um if we are just looking for a little bit of a stronger um process in terms of in the classroom and exactly what happens in terms of repercussions and those are things we can kind of
009work towards getting even a little bit better reinforced. Um you know there's the potential for I think lunch but no halls. Yeah. There's just so many different levels you can get to. You know, um, one thing you will see in the halls routinely, and I think most schools would certainly hear, is you're going to see one AirPod in and in the hallways. That's that's sort of permitted. Um, you know, that's that's a question that comes up in many. Um, one thing I think would be wise is for us to fully ban watches. You know, if they have anything, I think the the wa not all watches, obviously, smart watches, you know, it's just it's impossible to manage the notifications at that point. You know, I think when we're looking at different degrees, there's just so
010many different pieces that we could have as part of the policy and then exactly, you know, what happens in terms of repercussions. I mean, right now, students, they get a warning, then there's a detention sign. We do not really have a confiscation piece to our to our procedures. Um, you know, there's some schools do, some schools that don't. That's 15 years ago. I think most schools had a confiscation piece to it. you know, then with the privacy issues with phones, you know, I think most of us kind of went away from that, but we some have gone back to it with the public demand, I think, and and uh realization that need to really prioritize our students attention when they're in school. So, there's just a lot to it. I think that the discussion in
011public is, you know, is worthwhile. And just for kind of everyone here's sake, I think looking at a reasonable timeline for any type of a change. I think this beginning of the second quarter is kind of a reasonable timeline for us because it gives us about just about a month from now, you know, so where we could have some discussion here. We could work with the high school team and middle school team again. I'm kind of not picking on the high school, but it's a high school student issue more so than middle school. um you know and then work with uh work with those teams to kind of put together some procedures that that would work um to even strengthen their their current belief and as I think we all know for the large part
012all teachers agree you know um I think two years ago Dr. Clicker did um had some groups together, focus groups of students and students when they are being open and honest daily right they don't want to be distracted um despite the fact that you know there's the allure of the phone to all of us and I'm sitting here open in front of us right now you know that if something goes off to look at it for sure um you know so everybody kind of I think wants that there is a challenge and one of the challenges we know today is that parents regularly contact their kids during the day and throughout the day like that is not Um, it's not an infrequent thing. I think it's probably the normal in most households today. Um, and
013that's just a behavioral change I think everybody has. They need to get a message to a student. There's ways to do that. Ways to do before cell phones to do it today and vice versa. Students get messages. So, just all things to consider as we get to uh sort of common agreement on what procedure just open it up to discussion. >> No, I don't say, but I I save it because I was at the meeting before, so chance to Yeah, I think it's coming. Antum school has a similar policy now already in place and with the state legislature even doing committee meetings. I assume that's what they're doing right now. >> Yeah, they're hearings now and committee. So >> I wouldn't be shocked if by 26 27 there's some legislation that says we have to
014have a bill or some type of policy. >> So I mean I I think if if we start being proactive in this whole situation and you know the only thing I would say about you know possibly banning the smart watches some kids that's all they have. they don't have a cell phone because I I know a couple kids that are like that. >> So maybe banning them might be problematic for some because you might have parents pushing back that well that's the only means of communication. So it's it's something to think about but that >> I think they just have to put them in their lock whatever the rule was for the normal we would treat the watches the same way. >> Correct. >> And and I believe that's more for like the middle school
015area than the high school. I imagine they all have cell phones by now. Some do have a smarts. I mean, the watches, too. So, but I mean, I I do think that it's a big distraction in classrooms. Like I said, if it's in your pocket and it's buzzing and, you know, anybody would start pulling their phone out. So, I think it's something that we definitely should take a look at soon. >> I think people are watching this. Um, we still have the virtual vis. Um I know uh think virtual visit I feel like too at some point and I think they use either Fitbit or watch >> I don't think the ones that we have >> also can receive text messages I think they're just bits of the traditional having your steps calendars etc because
016I that's that's a good point though as we get into you know there will be watches that you can wear versus like monitoring watches of so many different varieties is a real challenge um there's clearly what this the one it's not called >> Apple Watch Apple Watch the Apple Watch is pretty clear what it looks like but there are other varieties that look less or more like a traditional watch less The the only thing I just thought about the only push back that we could have for like putting phones in lockers or whatever if a student has one of those uh glucose monitoring devices, you know, there's going to be some of those instances. So there's I mean every policy I've seen that's strong with that has you know exceptions for medical you know traditionally
017those students are responsible for their crisis anybody part of their health >> I think we've done a very good job at at monitoring it. I've asked my kid like if he thinks that like do you see kids bringing out their phones and he tells me that they don't really that the teachers are really cracking down which is great. I'm glad to hear that. Um I would like us to be more strict about I like the idea of the box in the door when they come in to go there because yeah we're putting it in the pocket and yeah we claim make them put it in their laptop bag. They don't. >> Yeah, there different varieties of those. I mean, there are little lockers, you know, there's different types of lockers that you can purchase to
018put classrooms that old devices versus, you know, just a simple box with a slot there. Obviously, there was a little bit of a pouch movement for a while. I think that's kind of on outs. I think a little bit because of it is because of its extreme cost. I mean at one point we were looking at just you know to outfit so high school about $25,000 and there's pros and cons to that system. Um I think we could achieve nearly same results without investment. I think it's a compromise, too. Have the box inside the door and then they can use it in the hallways and their parents are that concerned about them. Like they'll text you back when they're out of class. So those parents that would be like, "Oh, my kid." It's like, "All
019right, well, they'll have that." I mean, they'll tell me the brakes, but >> And if there really is a big emergency, the parents can contact the school office. >> Oh, sure. communicate that as was not in the past. >> Yeah. I mean now the norm say the norm but now what happens on a regular basis is student goes down to the office with all of intention says my dad told me to stop down and see that's you know it's this kind of backwards sort of way that the message gets there and um again it's that's with good intention to the parent communicating with the child that they should communicate with their school officer illustration but the traditional way of calling the office and having the message flow to the student is just So, I mean,
020just kind of in summary, what we're looking is uh so far is a little bit strengthening what we do now. Look for a common place that they can be off of the student's person when they're in classroom. You know, some type of a box, etc. If they refuse to do that, you know, we immediately go to detention follow that progressive and discipline as we work with other um um you know as with other disciplinary fractions. Um, you know, and one advantage there, I'm just looking at some little notes from talking to teachers today, is that, you know, here at the high school, they've had a lot of success, I think, with using a smart pass, which is the way that they use their devices to kind of sign out, you know, um, with the device
021in a separate location, this blocks away, you wouldn't have students who are exiting class to access their notes. me right now. That's one of the temptations is I'm going to ask to go to the restroom. I'll be able to check communicator that cognitive strain of just finding a way to get to the notification or get to the message, >> spend more time figuring out how to get out of class. >> Absolutely. I mean there's there's no doubt that there's some students that for whatever reason you know something is compelling them genuinely sit there and think how long until I can ask you know till I can go to the lab and then they know if they ask in the middle of instruction it's go so well you know they get good at navigating those system
022so I think those are all you know just reality things a couple things for whatever we would land on if it sounds like they would be checking them at the the classroom level. Um, you know, before we purchase a a box that's specifically designed, I guess my my question would be or maybe my so my suggestion where I'm coming from would be that that would be consistent across all classes. So like it would be something that would be provided for the teachers and so they're all doing and they're all instead of going create a system in which this is accomplished. I think it makes it a lot easier for teachers. That being said, I think I would also be in favor of leaning a little bit more towards what the the teachers think would be
023most effective at reaching that that end goal. But I think just from a teacher perspective itself um I I like I like when advent says hey this is what we're doing this is what's expected and so everybody's held to the exact same standard and it just helps the roll out a little bit better. Um that was uh just to say we had a we met with um high school staff who's here on site today to talk just a little bit and I mean that was kind of the the start of the conversation was anything is just a rule unless we all enforce it the same exact way and that's from you know teacher to administration right like it's the consistency of both as soon as we start saying well it's not enforced the same way
024in one classroom versus the next or that the administration is not handling every situation then the rule itself I mean it's it's not being applied that I I'm also in my experience the confiscation I think is is helpful I don't think it would have to be something that would be parents have to pick it up I think that's where that would become problematic but a confiscation at the point or at least somewhere in there at some point >> where when there's an infraction. Maybe it's not the first one, but at some point the confiscation for the entirety of the day uh where they would have to pick it up at the office tends to work well as a motivating factor. I think in general too um students have a tendency to kind of rise to
025whatever the expectation is. So I think just as we move through this um certainly there would be discussion points, but ultimately um I would always tend towards what's going to what's going to be the the best way to get us most effectively to to the end point instead of this is going to get us close. It's going to help us. It's going to, you know, be an improvement. We're moving in the right direction. >> Um to kind of start off um on the the best leg possible. Um, and then I guess the other one would you be looking at with the warning system? Would that be something that thinking more is tracked by the teacher, the individual teacher or is that something that's tracked like it would be a write up and then the the
026disciplinary the administrator would then track that meet with students say this is a warning go to the policy? I think it has to be tracked from administration side for the write up a warning write up because otherwise you know 10 teachers one students getting 10 warnings sometimes before they actually have you know concussion all the teachers on their schedule teacher in their study hall and somebody comes so I think it has to be beneficial learning that is then sent to the office when administration meets with the a lot of times probably morning is what's going to come next morning. I think that's most likely and then I I think I would lean more towards lunch being the exception and excluding them all. Yeah. think you know lunch I think there's good rationale for lunch for
027students having an opportunity to say you know voices given um just the the social nature of students today and sometimes that is the way student needs a break to just access what they do on their phone within reason but it's what we're trying to prevent some is the constant content switching that happens when we are going were in math class working on learning math concepts now checking elification. Oh, I'm you know I'm I'm responding to this text which in 40 minute periods we're continuing to do that in the hallways you know repetitively if you're constantly checking those things at lunch it's the middle part of the day it's great it's different so that makes perfect sense I think one thing to consider though is like if we do the collection at the beginning of class
028and a student wants to go use the facilities it stays in that states. Don't take it. >> I do kind of wonder, this is just double I guess, but like if then like you're bringing up the social aspect of launch is that then launch into a social event. >> Yeah, I was thinking that also because everybody's so desperate to do all those things, but then they don't. Yeah, >> I think it's really interesting to track. Does it make it worse than it is now or is it just more the same of of way now? You know um you know that's something certainly to monitor and observe. will say sociological experiment to some extent but um I think that's that's also the answer for I needed to get a message from my kid you know type
029of thing yeah lunch time check forcing no follow us in the classroom do they give it back just want to look at it difficult to actually force this be the first reaction. Oh, come back. What's happen? >> Right. It's really starting to test people's resolves. Here, here you go. You can't use it though. Yeah. The hallway is no matter what school, that's the hardest place to really assign in the hallway. long stretch in between. I think that would be an important piece. Yeah. And not that I'm advocating that case, but I think that's a good point because if it can't be if there's if there's not enough coverage in hallways where it's not consistent, then I would rather not have a consistent program. So that might be important there. That's not the place that you
030want. You're going to make a rule that you know broken just waters down all your rules. So rules that are said should be followed. They don't think it's practical. We can get some feedback from high school staff on that. probably safely just going to be next to possible to manage if they're allowed to I think you know bell to bell policies are looking now it's in the law >> all day long >> deep you say this is predominantly in the middle school we'll do the same thing in the middle school I don't you know when you talk to and we I live in the middle school so I just see it and the only time I really see phones in the middle school is when the bell rings at the end of the day walking
031to the bus if you stand in the hallway a large a high percentage of the kids checking their phone but that's walking to the bus you know I don't see them during the day at all you know somebody we share bathroom with the eighth grade half the time you know because we're just right there so I just don't see phones and talking to teachers eighth graders deal with it eighth grade teachers deal with a little bit sixth grade don't do it at all you know so it's it's it's not going to be difficult to enforce that >> so could You do lock her until lunch. You can get it at lunch and then it goes back in till the end of the day. >> I mean, we certainly could. >> Yeah, that's like that idea.
032I mean that that uh the the advantage of the locker in the classroom, the box in the classroom is that I walked in, I put it there, the teacher sees it. If it's in the if it is in your locker, >> do I see it in your pocket? You know, it it leads to those compet that's just the decision point is where the social agreement between the teacher and the student of I'm putting it in classroom locker for instruction time I believe is going to be a lot easier to manage. I don't look easy, but a lot it's going to be more effective. >> People are still going to be going to the bathroom. >> Yeah. I mean, the feedback I heard from Antum was a bunch of teachers put numbers on the boxes in
033association with desks in in room and they can tell right away if somebody didn't put their phone in there and if somebody did then it's where's your phone at. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. I think that actually leads to more accountability. disagree permitting pockets in the hall but it's been otherwise you have no idea if it doesn't go smoothly leads to five losses >> and again we're fortunate here that I don't want to this conversation can be perceived as like this let's say student deserve you know sherking the goals that's not what our teacher feedback But but we all acknowledge that we are attempting that's the best I think we have a good idea kind of direction and um we're put some high school staff and target beginning of second quarter because that's looking
034at that second week of November about a month without extending. Thank you. Thank you. And then that brings us to uh one policy for review 830.1. >> Yes. 8:30.1. We've looked at this over the last couple years. It doesn't need to be reviewed each year. So that's why it's on the agenda. There's nothing that we are at this time as far as alterations to Then that brings us to policies to consider for revision. And the first one is policy 105 curriculum. >> 105 curriculum. There is a paragraph added that discusses the special instruction days as far as what we do with consultation concentration day rights week and so forth. Nothing has changed per se. It's just simply adding that paragraph those are special. >> So these are already done throughout the year. >> Yes. Yes.
035So examples and there's a few. Um the one's most pertinent I would say you know we think everyone's aware different things are done right depending on the building um harbor day in April. So that's how anyone but yes those those items we discussed with our team you know I I wouldn't I'm not so sure that we have honored PA code towards arbor day you know in some years and that's just something we need to be mindful of you know that um in constitution day we make sure there's an accountability for you know every year and um I I am not certain what's occurring in Harvard Day every year in every building and I don't go with our principles necessarily. You know, we'll say there's classroom activities. There's definitely outdoor activities. So, we're going to need
036to catalog that a little better. >> Yeah. And I I think I think really would depend on how you find instruction. >> So, you include outdoor activities, you building wide activity so forth. Yes. you're pinpointed on classroom instruction. Yes. So, we we talked about some of those things, but I I think overall, you know, there's evidence. So, being a little now that it's in this plan or in this policy the way it is a little more explicit about it is a good thing. As with other items that struggle things in I think overall a good job put these things especially throughout the years what our social studies department and so forth I think there's I think there's a lot of evidence there and I think to the day I mean I bring that up we
037are very proud of our the way we use our property and our outdoors education in general but there's always structure in Harbor Day perfectly and I that's my question our students will also be building this go out to the pre team lead here on campus green elementary school there's various activities outside throughout the day throughout the school year so we we're very proud of the outdoor education piece going to make sure we tie something perfect this does this mean that it needs to be addressed in every grade level every year or what's how new is this a new >> no it's been >> it's been and that's how PA code PA code is written as if it's in every grade level I think you know building wide is probably the most constitution day um we
038do it very different by grade level but I mean that's a constitution to the u complexity that you get to constitution very quickly like for Arbor Day. We can celebrate planting trees in the outdoors >> this year. the 24th. It's not the same day every year. It's always Friday. >> So, it's around >> Yeah. It's always in that same week. >> Can Can they tie like Earth Day and Arbor Day together? >> Also birthday. >> Birthday. >> Yes. Birthday of Arbor Day. >> Lot of options. >> Yeah. I mean the code is in is written in a very kind of you know every every school every classroom will celebrate day. I don't I think we can absolutely bring the two together not only the requirement of it but also just the spirit of celebrating. Is
039it uh just from what was said. So it sounds like some of the more involved content comes from like the departments like the social studies department whereas maybe uh the less uh you know content driven stuff is more like building wide like down. Yeah. Yeah. For sure. I mean that'll be just you know for example for constitution day put out I put out this year I put out the reminder in about two weeks before constitution day the social studies department leaders and they you know it's it's annual thing and they have by grade level what they do that's really part of for day it will be principers can then if there's an appropriate lesson to what they're doing class otherwise that's going to be administration Those are always fun days, especially when it gets to
040the building stuff. >> Is there any chance I'd be able to check out some of that stuff sometime? Sure. reminder in the calendar. Any other questions on 105 motion? 105 to the full board. So, so all in favor say I. >> I to the full board. That brings us to 122. next to 122013 do have a guest with us tonight but but I figured since Mr. was going to be here for next week if there are any questions you have regarding policies Mr. is available for questions. Well, myself but 122 they attempted to delineate did not attempt actually they did some of the differences here in the policy share pulling out some of the language with intercolastic supports and extracurricular activities. So there There's a couple word changes throughout. Um, under definitions for 122, there's
041a um there's a line that's restricted marked by student participation and processes of initiation, planning, organizing and execution because not students don't always do those things at all. I should particular activities. So that that is not taken out under authority. Nothing big there until the second page as far as eligibility whether students may participate. Now those that are X they they do match our our policy 123 with Alaska athletics. So the recommend recommendation was you know to think to keep those two policies consistent policy mentioned policy but those are optional for us. And then under off-campus activities, the items that are stricken here, not necessarily are they not part of it. However, you recall back in May of 2025, a few months ago, we looked at policy 218 student discipline made some made some changes
042to it. So PSBA is recommending to take that language out of here, simply revert back to that section 218 rather than being redundant or having the possibility of something. So that's why those 1, two, three, four, five, and six are strict under that section. So, do we want to name that policy number in that section? Where are we? Because it still says off-campus activities and then there's nothing there. Right. I mean, it says that student conduct to be addressed in regards to our discipline policy. I feel like I would like to see the number of the policy there. >> Policy 120 agree for exactly. Yeah. Something along the lines of shall be addressed in accordance with policy 218 in relation to the provisions of the student discipline policy regarding activities. Any other questions on that
043change? Then including those stated changes, one change for motion. We want 22 to the full board. All in favor say I. I. I. 123. The purpose of intercolastic activity athletic programs has changed slightly through the PSA. those words as far as inspiring community interests. Definition of Scholastic has not changed at all under authority. It's a slight change as far as making sure that each student is covered by accident insurance which was already there. cover being free free of injury was marked off then adapted to the final part of that statement regarding a license position physical examination to determine that there were no obvious injuries the students Second page once again off campus activities mentioned we could do the same thing with the policy 218 and adding that policy to this. See there one through six
044of those requirements for academic or athletic eligibility based on academic requirements attending school having other athletic equipment returning to other standards that would mimic what is in two >> under authority where it shows that we're striking Burks County Athletic Association bylaws, I guess. Um, is that not relevant anymore for some reason? >> Ed, do you have a thought on that piece? I think for purpose of the policy, I think it makes sense to not have that in because everything that BCIA said follows as far as eligibility standards is taken directly from the TIA. Let's just sort of everybody's good with the same revision on the off-campus activities. Any other questions? 123. Then with the same state of changes for the off-campus activity looking for a motion 123 of the full board. >> All in favor?
045I 23 moves to the full board. readings and then that's 626.1 travel reimbursement. >> Yes, this policy uh specifically related to federal programs. So anyone who is traveling to attend activities under a federal order, this would apply to there is a requirement to acquire prior rent approval beforehand costs for such travel activity. And then as far as reimbursement policies, administrative regulations, couple changes there as far as far as wording Just to make sure that our activity procedures program grants Any other questions on 626.1? And with that, looking for a motion to move 626.1 to full forward. All in favor say I. >> I. >> 626.1 moves to the full board. Is there any other business or concerns board would like to address? Okay. Looking for a motion to adjurnn. >> All in favor say I.
046>> Meeting adjourned. Wake up. Okay, I'd like to call tonight's uh facilities extracurricular committee meeting to order. Um we got some things in both facilities national first help. We'll do facilities and we have track surface painting. Uh yeah, good evening. Uh just wanted to bring that up again. I believe we touched on it last year. uh just got some new pricing from American Athletic Track and Turf. They're the ones who did the track originally, which Mr. pointed out about 10 years ago. They have a they give us a quote for cleaning and restriping $46,500. And then if we wanted to depending on where we are to do redo the rubber surface which was 299,5 just to get an update on cost and I just looked at the last cross country needs to just be looking
047out there that it's quite dirty and lines are starting to fit quite a bit. Sure. Very agree. Everybody's aware at some point in time. It needs to get done. It's sure. So you want to add anything to the tracking. Like like Richard said, I mean it's uh we definitely see the impact of just some dirt grind building up over there over over the past decade. I still feel that the uh the rubber itself is still in very good shape. Um it's just that mother nature is taking its toll on the actual lining of the track still usable for what we need it to be but it's a point debate and that'll be a question. I'm sure there's a very reasonable and obvious answer for but we have a line paint machine but can't the right
048kind of paint in that paint the track I don't know if it has a program for a track that goes right so yeah the line art line painter goes off of predetermined maps and all different. So we can adjust a soccer field, we can adjust a baseball field, we can adjust cross field, all those things. >> Track I remember to make it be able to do a track. >> There may have been when we purchased that were there. Can't you purchase custom maps? There was upgrades at that point in time when we got it. We got the uh middle middle package per se. The bottom package was a soccer field, right? >> You know, one field, per se. We got the the next package up was >> a variety of fields. Then next one up
049was custom logos. >> I think it's a custom I think it's worth a question, right? Like to say, can the machine handle the paint? A like that's probably, but it's if it can, I suspect we could pay something to get out. That's a go circle. >> Yeah, circle on top doesn't seem likeable. It's more >> so that seems less complex than some other thing. >> Now, the other thing though is there like a special way of pressure washing that track down too. So, we're not blasting the rubber off the surface. They apparently have a semicustom rig to clean it, which again is like a type of pressure washing even if they drive on the track to wash it off. I have not seen it and I don't know how much goes off. I know we
050Mr. Gug and I were just talking today that you know you go off to the sides there's a concession stand you can see the little bits of rubber that have come off. I'm I'm afraid of potentially damaging and I'm sure we back the pressure off but there's some things that we have and do where we should leave to the professionals from our side and the time think we have time to do it well that quote is a clean hand >> that's a clean if we were able to do our own striping I mean even if it cost significant amount to get from nothing to look at though too this hasn't been touched in second year right >> correct >> no paying nothing so 10 years $49,000 >> how much are we something to look into
051being to like a special kind of paint too that you have to put on or it's just awful outdoor paint to bring your parking spaces. I don't have a lot of it. >> So I guess we can explore those. The intent was to if we need to budget for $49,000 to do it to put it in the budget and that's kind of our intention be as a piece of this might be with the turf tank which is designed for field paint with that nozzle where it's two parts water one part paint. It's very dilute paint that's going through that machine. Is that would the turf tank be able to handle most likely probably a thicker paint that is needed for a job like this? >> So, >> I think that's the first question. You know,
052the answer is yes to that. I suspect purchase >> then I'd be curious as to what the cost of that map will be. >> It's a lot of a lot of questions. We can ask them again. That's why we, you know, we don't need it tomorrow. So, these are all great questions that we'll go back to multiple vendors and ask. >> There could be other vendors that potentially get that one. Track season. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We weren't thinking it would be before track season. It would be during his summer next. Look at this. What does this pay? >> Yes. The only thing with using the maps to do the football and soccer field, right? Not a big deal because if you're off by a little bit, it's not really going to matter because the
053the brighter paint is what your field is. But if you're off by a little bit when you're trying to do that single coat around the track, it could get really wonky like really quick if your goal is shifted even just a little bit like trying to track. So if they have the maps, I'm sure it's doable. That's my only question how accurate it is. So like do you guys look at like a GPS picture of the field and then line the map over top of that picture? >> Yeah, we can adjust it. >> Okay. In fact, we have updated the value pad out for tablet that we can adjust that uh you know sizes rotation. >> The other thing is grass grows back and then we just have to repaint. This will be >> potentially
054leaving you know living with it for 10 years. >> So in that retrospective what did they do when it was the old gravel track was that that was probably Right. >> The last one I was at was when I worked at Sen Valley and they had a cinder track and it was >> I mean we had a gravel >> prior to that. It was it was a chalk headline the damn chalk where every track meet athletic training days the hurdles it's almost like I wait like a wrestling match I put the gloves on get the balls going someone catches a hurdle and goes down it's it gets to be a mess. So we'll we'll again get some uh options and speak with the vendors see what happens what other people are doing. Okay, sounds good.
055Next up we're looking at the maintenance utility vehicle. Yeah, so u previous groundskeeper uh brought his own utility vehicle. It was a older Kushman that he used throughout and we obviously uh during the summer we do share athletics gator. So this would be specifically more geared towards our department uh 100%. Uh the other thing that's a little different is there's actually a sprayer with this that we could potentially put uh uh salt down uh as well as doing some killing with this with this unit which is different than what we've had any of the vehicles. Just again look for a little bit of a time saver instead of driving the vehicles across fields which are 4,000 pounds. This is a little bit lighter. So, less wear and tear on that. It's just something we feel
056that it will be a good addition. We've tried to kind of go and see where we are without the one that uh Kevin Conrad had before. So, we feel that you know the need is there to have this. This is a part of the budget for 25.6 and this was this was included in our budget numbers. It's not new. It's just next time ability to pre-sold everything with a sprayer. That That's big time saver right there. >> That's what potentially a money saver, too. Use less material for that. I guess we have to have a tank for Bry. >> Some type of Bryant tank. Yes. >> We're going to dip our toe. Again, this is a sprayer, but again, it's something new to us, but also again using during for grass spray and other things.
057Other questions? How does this compare? This is below. So, Look for a motion to the full board. >> So, >> all in favor? >> I next uh the senior and painted parking spaces that talked about. >> Just an update from yeah, other board meetings at the working with the high school administration uh Lia and working with Richard and working with Mr. Hoffman, we kind of came together with some proposed costs what they might be with the district purchasing the supplies. Um, we're projecting what cost might be. We had to make the cost per parking space $100 per parking space knowing that that's pretty safely what it's going to cost. The paint's $53 a gallon. There's other supplies there and multiple colors will be able to mix. Um, the application has been sent out to seniors.
058You know, Dr. flickers. We need to kind of count how many are interested in it. And then pretty quickly we'll have to move to catch the weather, you know, warm enough to the right on Saturday that it's going to be sunny, well, dry we'll say, and probably sun just going to be above 55 degrees for most of the day. Um, and the area that's targeted is better say backed by the pine trees. um along uh the practice fields in the uh kind of rear corner farthest away from the gymnasium outside. That's where the park spaces will be selected for our first go at this and see how it goes. Um hope some students participate and uh you know again wish the cost should have been less but otherwise you know the cost. What do we
059do if we have a student that wants to do that has financial help? They have to let somebody know and we try to find some there's there's always we we are fortunate to always have some folks who are willing to help out those doing about at the end of the year we just think of painting back over it with like black paint or or pressure washing it. >> So we painted black painted black again. Okay. just figuring that'll probably be a repaint of that again next year. >> I was just thinking about that. I think we should look at if there is any way to pre-ell those to the next incoming senior so we can avoid that potential maybe recote. I just think of anything that you're coating potentially twice a year with paint over
060I say a few years we're already building up coat and coat coat. Yeah. Um, so I would just maybe we'd want to talk about that a little bit further if there's a sense you're going to get into a stripping situ. It's a multi process come next year before you have them ready to they bought themselves with their designs for the next decade. the new students going to want to like paint it in. I I don't really know like I got the general idea of what's going to happen. My thought process is kids are going to buy their spot. I don't know what they have to do to get their design approved. >> There's a so there's like a form that they draw a sketch on there that the design is >> and it's going to
061be like single color like white or blue and white. >> No, it'll be they'll have multiple colors. So they're gonna have multiple colors, >> but then the next student that comes, they're going to do their own design. So either way, it's they're gonna have to paint over it. But I guess you're just saying like would rather them just paint over it with their design rather than paint black and then paint over it again. >> That was my you know, our timing came about just the way it did because when it was proposed, but that would be a summer activity. So there's no reason why in May we can't get seniors for the following year and they would pick a day in the summer. They all come out and paint. It's already >> Can you not
062just pressure wash it? So then you wouldn't be stacking layers or is that not good for asphalt to like be constantly pressure wash? >> You're going to blow you're going to blow away some of the some of the aggreg places actually do a a very light grind as well. um you know that's more heavy road surface that's definitely something that's going to happen this every year for 10 years you're have reality paint we're observing some other schools some don't paint over every year like where they sort of rotate the slot a little bit so you know that comes down to the number of students that are participating you know if we only have 10 or 15 students participating we might we don't pan those move down 10 spots We won't be painting over, you know,
06340. We just have to kind of see. >> Yeah, I guess you just have to denote those spots as being like open for anybody. It's a cool idea. It's just like I hope it doesn't lead to like issues. >> I don't I doubt that it will, but >> that was brought up as a you know, somewhat of a concern for the team, but I don't anticipate that the case sounds super fun. That's all. We'll I'll let you give you an update when we know the number of students who are participating in the dates. Sounds good. Look forward to it. Just to follow up, I just looked up here on term 10. Uh they list football, soccer, lacrosse, and baseball. I wish still make a call. >> Those now under extracurricular fall sports update. >> Just
064wanted to share a uh postseason update here. We're kind of in the middle of October, so a lot of regular seasons have are are coming to an end or have ended already for many of our fall sports and we are officially in postseason for many of them. Um, some of the postseasons have concluded already. Um, some are still ongoing. So, I just kind of wanted to run down a list of our fall sports and and give an update here. We'll start off with golf. We had uh Daniel Jük um who qualified for uh District 3 uh championships at Honey Honey Run Golf Club out in New York. That was uh on Friday, October 3rd. He finished 25th at the District Three Championships and he qualified for that uh by finishing 24th overall in the Burks
065Championships and he was eighth overall as a double A qualifier for the Burks County Championship. So the top eight in each classification move on. So, congratulations Dan Danny for uh qualifying for the district league championships this year. In girls tennis, we have a little bit here because they are still going both team and individually. So, we have Maline Bailey and Clara Angel. They were silver medalists at the BCIAA doubles play tournament and Maline and Clara earned the number one seed from Burks County at the District 3 doubles tournament which is this Friday, October 17th, and that's at Raet Club. Natalie Mary also qualified for district 32A singles tournament which was this past Friday at Hershey Racket Club. She lost to the number three overall seed of the Big Spring High School in the first round.
066The team also qualified for the BCI BCIAA team tournament as the second place team from division 2. In the quarterfinals, they beat Governor Mifflin 4 to1 on Friday, October 3rd. Then the very next day went to Wilson for the semi-final match. They lost 3 nothing uh on that day, October 4th. The team also qualified for the district 3A tournament as the number five seed overall. In the first round last Tuesday, October 7th, they defeated the Knights of Menanite 3 to nothing. And then in the semi in the quarterfinals on Thursday, October 9th, they traveled out to Pep State York campus to take on York Catholic and they defeated them 3-0 as well. And we were originally scheduled to play Why I'm Missing today in a semi-final team match, but mother nature had uh a different
067opinion on that. So that has been postponed to tomorrow 4 p.m. at Y I'm Missing. And the top three teams from District 3 move on to the PIAA team tournament. So if we win tomorrow, we'll be playing the District 3 Championship on Wednesday. But if you lose tomorrow, you will either travel to Camp Hill Lancaster Catholic for the third place in state qualifier match on Wednesday as well. So still have very good things for the uh the tennis team happening here. Our cross country team, we have the BCIA championship race tomorrow afternoon at Goodtown University. The boys race is at 4 o'clock. Girls are at 4:45. The district 3 championship race is next Saturday, October 25th at Big Spring High School. Uh the boys 1A race is at 12:30 and the girls 2A race is
068at 1:30 p.m. And then the state championship race is at uh Park View Golf Course next at the Giant Center in Hershey. That's on Saturday, November 1st. The girls 2A race is 10 is at 10:15 in the morning and the boys 1A race is at 11:45. And our boys soccer team, they finished the regular season 143 and one this year. Burks division four champs for the third season in a row. They qualified for Burks playoffs as the number five seed. Uh we lost four to one at Holie this past Saturday afternoon after moving in the quarterfinals. Our next game is the district 3 2A quarterfinals which will be here at Kutztown next Saturday, October 25th. We're currently the number four seed in district 3. Our girls soccer season is completed. They finished with a 711
069record. football has two regular season games remaining this Friday against Columbia which is our senior night for football cheerleading band and our golf team and then atway valley next Friday October 24th and cheerleading while no formal season in the fall they are preparing for their competition season which their first competition is Saturday November 22nd which is the BCIA 8A cheer championships I think so big congratulations to all athletes and coaches the season to Dungeons and Dragons Club. So, we had a proposal for a uh new a new club um from Mr. Eric Johnson, uh, Dungeons and Dragons Club and and on a very on a on a separate day, we had a student come in with a very similar proposal. Um, and kind of link the the two groups together. So, seems that Mr. Johnson,
070he also has here Sam Arnold who graduated from here in 2018, who has an interest in participating with the club as well as a volunteer adviser. um along with Will Warning right here from from Christown in our IT department. Um she has an interest in being an adviser as well to to lead the club here and seems like we'll have some good interest to start off and they hope to to grow that um as time goes on, but we're looking to meet a a couple times a month and introduce this new club here at Btown. most kids to get together, not be on your cell phone. I'm all for it. Actually, a new bigger business than real brand new business brand new building. They're building just for the big >> I find this remarkable because
071it's a 50some year old band. This was being like I was >> So it's resurgence. It's >> shocking. >> Yeah. But it's amazing. >> Yeah. I don't really know how it works. I'm assuming it's like a part like you buy parts or No, >> I think use dice. >> It's Oh, it's not a card game. Okay. >> Yeah, it's not a card game. There's a lot of imagination that this person in charge of the game kind of creates the scenario >> or is dice involved with some of the >> outcomes of things. >> It sounds like you have more knowledge. >> I have I haven't played it. I don't know that I was any good at it, but I had played it probably 40 years back to give you some there's a max amount of
072creativity that goes >> that's just why I'm so shocked by that's so such a throwback. If you say good interest, how many approximately how many students you think initially? >> Uh, initially about about this would be for both middle school and high school then >> correct no cost or anything to the district. So I don't see any reason not to say yes to it. Anybody else? So with that looking for motion to move it to the board for approval, I guess. >> Y. >> All in favor? >> I I Okay. >> Thank you, Dr. Johnson, William, and Sam for being willing to >> volunteer to supervise group with that. Does anybody have anything else? >> Uh, just an update. Um, I was talking with the wrestling coach last. He said he is expecting that they
073likely will fill the entire lineup the girls. >> That's fantastic. >> So I think it was a about a year ago now is when we approved that and I remember making the statement if you build that they will come. >> Um pretty encouraging. It's a lot of good opportunities for girls that would maybe have been. >> What does a full roster look like? I think it's 13. That's from four last year. >> That number was was kind of fluid. Last year we had as many as seven or eight at one point but four who consistently competed throughout the season when we improved that we only had one girl wrestling. Correct. At the time that was spring prior to last year, spring 24. >> Yeah. Last year was the first year we had wrestling the official
074wrestling team. just continues to grow throughout throughout the county throughout the district throughout the state. >> I think different in numbers. >> Anything else for all in favor? All right.