meeting to order as Tuesday, February 11th at 6:35. Um, and we'll start with the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America for it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Um, I forgot to mention that those attending tonight's meeting should be aware that the meeting is being audio and video recorded by APAC and ASRSD. Any audience members who wish to record any part of the meeting must inform the
chair who will announce the recording. We do have um a reporter here from the air Shirley tracker who will be um recording the audio for this meeting. So welcome. This is to comply with the math wiretap statute. The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the
meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and either other items not listed may also be brought up further discussion to the extent permitted by law. Shall we call roll please? >> Mr. Deforge present. >> Mrs. Granger here. >> Mr. Leone >> here. >> Mr. Quincy here.
>> Mrs. Reoots. Mrs. Sims. >> All right. So, moving on to our high school representative, Mr. Liam Gleason. What's going on? Well, now that everything is kind of, you know, we're now in the month of
February and in terms of finish, there's a lot of things going on and it's also right before break. Some things have gotten busy, which some here tonight, they probably know about the fact that I've been having to try and talk about a lot of things so long that eventually the VA system cuts me off.
But it's all really positive. We have, you know, different things going on with all the different clubs going on. You know, mock trial is finally getting into full swing. Robotics is getting closer to where they need to be. They're having a meeting right across the hall here. Um
I'm trying to think what else different clubs the um drama show is going to be coming up very soon, so that's going to be nice. All the different sports teams seem to be doing pretty well. I heard uh the boys basketball team had a couple wins recently and the girls did too and they
just had their senior night which was nice and we have a few members of the track team in the states on Sunday which is really uh it's quite positive and uh I I happen to be one but it's a relay so that's
that's so good though and we have actually I don't recall if this has happened before but we have a member of our high school that's going to be participating in states for swim and for mobility. So that's really cool that he gets to do that. And there's going to be
some other things coming up too. I for sort of curricular things. Uh there's we have Chris Gang and Olivia Oriker are going to be performing at Boston Symphony Hall on March 7th as part of the I believe it's the All State Choir
which I I guess that means they have quite the singing voices which is you know we have a lot of representation going on and that's really nice. Then we just have other kind of small things going around. this being the week of Valentine's Day and right before break there's a few different fundraisers
going on within that spirit which is nice. The student council is doing their Valentine's Day candygrams where it's you have a little box and there's some nice stuff in it. You get to send it to somebody. You can either say yourself or you know if you're shy trying to be you know that kind of person then you can
say it's you know anonymous to try and make it kind of different there if you don't feel comfortable. and they're going to distribute those Friday morning. And then a set of students, and I believe they're mostly all freshmen, are doing something where they're selling carnations in the same style as
a little box of candies, flower instead, and you can write someone's name on it and give it to a person for, you know, make it anonymous. And that money is going to the Apple Valley Nursing Home right next to the hospital. >> That's great. >> Which I thought was a really nice idea.
And so those are kind of going on around the same time. And then on a lot of things particularly for the seniors in terms of you know a lot of college acceptances are starting to come in for more people
and there you know everyone's kind of pushing to get their letters in and then there's scholarship opportunities coming in and there's you know we have a lot of things that we need to think about. There's, you know, obviously some people in student council that are seniors that are trying to plan for prom and that's a
big thing that's coming up too, but not for a few months. I'll be able to mention it a couple more months. And then I'm trying to think if there's anything else that I'm seeing on the PA. Um, I do know that there's also a lot of
planning for different kind of events too just kind of coming up soon and trying to get a lot of things in in grades before break comes in and seniors also have to submit some stuff in the yearbook hopefully. You know, we're we're working on that as
much as possible and and other than that things just seem to be going really well. just sort of planning around different sort of things, you know, with a couple instances with some snow kind of back and some schedules around and then flu season hit, you know, everyone's
planning and different staff having to sort of rearrange how things are going in classes. But I think, you know, with break coming up and having that ability to sort of just do whatever you need to do on your own time coming up soon, we'll be able to sort of bounce back.
And that's really all I can think about. But everything seems to be going pretty positively. Things seem to be going fairly well in terms of just kind of everyday outings and even extracurricular happenings. >> Okay. >> Anyone have any questions or comments
for that? I um we haven't seen each other since the talent show and that was a that was really great. I mean I it was great to see all this the talent we have at our school. >> There was some really um exceptional performances and yours among them. So
congratulations. >> That was quite nice because of the fact that we were trying to raise money for our own class and we had done this before and our audience size was fairly moderate. But this time we got quite the crowd. A few faces I didn't expect to see were there and that really made
everything a whole lot better. And I just was so surprised by the different kind of I mean a lot of it was music related because you know that's a skill and that's a talent but there was also a lot of variety in there. We had some people not just We had some We had a lot
of singers. We had mallet players. We had people that I had never heard sing before come out and do it just by themselves or with someone else or with some music. And I thought this is really nice. And uh there was one person that added some comedy in theirs as well. And
I particularly liked his performance. I don't know about you all right. >> Yeah, he was all right. So I I almost for did forget to mention that that happened recently and it seemed to get a pretty positive turnout.
So we see a lot of students coming out supporting their peers and seeing all the different talent they get to show off and being really supportive. Oh sorry is another thing I'm really excited for us be hosting uh some middle school visitors coming up in a few weeks. Uh I believe it's March 3rd that
they're going to be coming over here. So hopefully we'll we'll all be putting our best foot forward and kind of showing them what high school is really like, what our show regional high school is really like, and hopefully they want to come here and see. >> Yeah. Great. >> Well, good luck on Sunday.
>> Did you say it was Sunday or Saturday? >> Sunday. >> Sunday. Good luck. Good luck to the rest of your team. >> Thank you for your report. >> Yeah, thank you. Congratulations on your college acceptance, too. >> Oh, yes. That's right. College. That's Yes. uh quite that was incredible. I can
still remember being that little 10-year-old that saw for the first time like there's some college music in the city of Boston. This is a happy world that is that got me just something that I would think of he was so far away that I would have to worry. But now that little 10-year-old can rest easy now
because his dream came true. >> No, I'm going to be busy. It's going to be a fun busy. So, you get uh close enough to have mom's home cooking still >> when you want it, but far enough away so she leaves. >> And I heard dad dad's going to be a
Powerball season ticket holder now if I pay her. >> Yeah. I mean, we'll see how that works out. But, you know, we we've had some conversations about it. I'm pretty sure that, you know, graduating with a certain amount of debt versus a higher amount of debt, either way is probably
going to be worth it in this case, cuz this is, you know, hopefully where I'll be kind of going for the rest of my life if things work out that way. It was funny. Someone I don't mean to go too off topic, but a peer of mine was like, you know, what what happens when we have
a high school reunion like 30 years from now and then, you know, you're too famous to talk to us? I'm sure >> that's a good problem to have. Let's >> also you'll be the one providing the entertainment because you know if you're that good free entertainment, right? >> Yes.
>> You can do your comedy act. >> Great. You guys know we do. >> Congratulations on exciting. >> Hopefully, you know, a few other people are still waiting on theirs. I know hopefully that'll be turning out well for them. I know a lot of people have already heard back from their top
schools and they got in. So that's exciting. and then just waiting here for some more and then we'll all figure out by May where we're all headed and then that'll be you know all these different things come up when graduation hits but I don't want to think about so soon
enjoy the rest of winter and spring semester >> don't wish it away >> enjoy the moment now >> that's right thank you Liam >> thank you very much >> okay is there any um public participation for our meeting this evening
Seeing none. All right, we'll move on to our consent agenda, which tonight will include the approval of the January 22nd, 2020 regular session minutes for release. Approval of the January 22nd, 2020 executive session minutes, not yet
for release, a donation of $300 to the Page Hilltop Snack Pack Program from St. Andrews Parish in air and um a warrant memo that is dated February 4th, 2020 that includes accounts payable warrant
1109 dated January 10th, 2019 for $719,740.99. AP warrant 1111 dated January 24th, 2019 for $2,88.36. Accounts payable warrant 1112 dated January 24th, 2019 for $52,760.88.
Payroll Payroll Warrant 15 dated January 17th, 2020 for $664,69044. Payroll warrant 15.1 dated January 10th, 2020 for $783.51. Payroll warrant 16 dated January 13,
2020 for $688,58.39. And payroll warrant 16.1 dated January 23rd, 2020 for $2,927. >> Um, just a question, we have two donations in the packet, but we only have one listing on the agenda. M
um so I think we can probably just take the second agenda the second donation which is the analog devices donation that >> I don't have that I'm in the wrong packet. I'm so sorry. >> Okay. Listen, mister.
>> I was behind. My apologies. >> We're on February 11th. >> It's not January. >> Oh my. I'm sorry. We'll take that second donation, but I'm not sure they're offering it. >> Since Michelle and I work in this work
the agenda and all the documents that go along with it, we would have had been pretty brain dead. >> I know. I was like I'm like >> All right. Well, at least you can make my motion. >> I'm going to go crawl in a hole now. Um I move that we uh approve the consent
agenda as read by Chair Granger. Second. Moved and seconded. Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Any opposed? >> All right. Did you guys vote? >> Oh, I Yes. >> Hi.
>> Okay. Thank you. All right. So, we're going to move on to new business. Item A, Air Shirley Regional High School program of studies. Mr. Spencer Christie. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Welcome. Good evening and thank you for having us here tonight to discuss the high school program of
studies that we are proposing for the 2020 2021 school year. With me tonight are Dr. Miriam Meyer, assistant principal at the high school, Mrs. Caitlyn Quinn, uh our curriculum leader for
mathematics, Miss Rachel Malo, our curriculum leader for world languages, Mr. Andrew Whitmore, our curriculum leader for science, and Mr. Michael Connor, our curriculum leader for art. Each of these curriculum leaders will be
discussing some of the individual changes that are being proposed in their area of study, as well as highlighting some of the wonderful things that have been happening this year. I would like to start with perhaps the largest addition to the program of studies which can be found on page 27,
the introduction of computer science as a new department. In this proposed program of studies, you will find a vision statement created by a team of Dr. Malone, Mr. Valeri, Mr. Tebo, Mrs. Ay, Mr. Dowy, Mrs. Cotch, and
me. The vision statement comes out of the intensive work that this team put in over a two-day workshop at Devons put on by the state. Also included under this department are five courses, four of them new. Most of these courses,
computer science essentials, AP computer science A, and cyber security contain the course descriptions from Project Lead the Way. Project Lead the Way is a course of study endorsed by Desi as meeting advanced coursework which is part of our accountability score on our
district report card. This means that students taking these courses will not only have a new opportunity to learn, they will also receive advanced coursework status for doing so. The new courses in this department introduce students to a ver to a varied
material in the world of computer science at different access points. The course computer science essentials offers students an introductory course in the subject that will be perfect for an underclassman who is interested in exploring the subject.
AP computer science principles is a course which we currently offer at the high school. However, AP computer science a contains further programming languages that students have had to take through virtual high school or VHS. We will be able to offer this course as
a teacherwide course which should attract a more diverse group of students to take part. Additionally, cyber security is an appealing option that brings the forefront of many of today's news stories into the classrooms in ASRHS. Students will be exposed to the ways
through which cyber attacks happen and will problem solve ways to decrease the chance of data being exposed. Robotics has been a thriving club not only at the high school level but also at the middle school and both elementary schools. By introducing the concept of
robotics in a course, we believe that a wider array of students will be able to join the robotics team and contribute to their overwhelming successes. As you will hear tonight from several of the curriculum leaders is the prospect of bringing courses which we have been
able to provide to students virtually. now being able to provide in a teacher-led class. AP Spanish, which Miss Milo will discuss, had a number of students take the class online. However, the prospect of taking an AP course and a
language-based course at that seems daunting to many students. Having the personnel at the high school to be able to offer these courses is another reason why students should consider ASRHS a top-notch academic school in the area.
I'm also providing you with a timeline for scheduling implementation of the high school. As you can see, scheduling ideas began back in December and will continue throughout the rest of the school year. We hope to send out this document with the program of studies to
families to provide them with information on how and when certain aspects of course selection happen. I am pleased to introduce Mrs. Quinn, the curriculum leader for mathematics to speak about updates and exciting news in
the world of math at the high school. >> Hi, I'm Kaitlin, curriculum leader for math at the high school. Um so just two things I wanted to highlight kind of that we've done in the math department recently. Um in December we were able to hold an hour of code for our students. Um so they participated in
coding activities online during their block classes. Um and then the second thing I wanted to speak to was um the Saturday review sessions for AP stats and AP cal students. They meet in uh at Naragansit with students from Pittsburgh Naragansit
um and they all work together to kind of meet with people who have proctored or sorry uh graded exams in the past and um review some material. So uh those are two exciting things that our students have been doing recently. Um and then we can turn to the program of studies. Um
the only change for math courses um is the elimination of advanced math uh advanced math applications. Um we're going to be replacing that course with an advanced algebra and trigonometry class. Um the advanced math applications
was obviously application based. Um and it was more fitting for students who weren't planning on attending two or four-year colleges after graduation. Um, this new course, advanced algebra and trigonometry, is going to focus more on um, skills that they're more likely to see in a freshman year that would help
them in freshman year math class or um, place higher on an ACUPPLACER exam um, when they're determining their freshman year courses. Um, so that's the real only change that we're going to make uh, that we hope to make to the program of studies is replace the applications
based course with um, a course that will better prepare them for a two or four year college. Thank you, Kayla. >> Thank you. >> Next up is Miss Milo, our curriculum leader for world languages, who will discuss the world language programming at the high school.
>> Hi, my name is Rachel Malo and I'm the world language curriculum leader as well as the French and Mandarin teacher at the high school. Um, as stated before, for the 2020 2021 school year, we're we are pleased to announce that we will be transitioning the AP Spanish course from being taught online to in person by one
of our Spanish teaching colleagues. We're excited about this new opportunity for Airy students to further their language study and potentially gain college credit. We're hoping that this will improve student success rates on the AP Spanish exam while also encouraging more students to take the course. The world language department
continues to look for and integrate new ways for our students to engage with the target language in and out of the classroom. This year we have offered a number of opportunities for students to learn real life skills that go beyond linguistic capabilities such as cooking lessons, providing a Latin dance panther
block and hosting students from Djon, France. We look forward to constantly improving and adding more opportunities for our students to connect with language in school as well as in their local and global communities. We're excited about this next step for AP Spanish.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Bal. Mr. Whitmore, the curriculum leader for science will discuss in addition to the AP offerings in science in the high school. I'm Mandy Whitmore. I'm the curriculum leader for the science department here
at the high school. Um, I'd like to talk about um how well a few things are running that we've started this year. Um our biotech honors class um is very popular and running very well um and we are excited to start then the new cancer
innovation lab um that we're starting to look at. Um I'd like to highlight a few changes to the program of studies. Um one course that we are illuminating is the genetics course. When we started to look at genetics course and the biotech course,
there was a lot of overlap in there. We easily wrap the genetics material curriculum into the biotech curriculum. Um, one major addition that we're offering is advanced placement physics C
mechanics, which is the calculusbased advanced placement physics course. Um the math department has been doing a wonderful job in pre-cal honors and AP visits AB and BC preparing students for
um advanced math. And we've noticed the last few years that physics students are coming into honors physics and AP and asking for a more calculus based um physics curriculum. So we are going to be off offering that adding that as our
fourth AP science course. Thank you, Mr. Last, but certainly not least, Mr. Okconor, our curriculum leader for art, will speak about the art program here. Good evening, everybody. Uh, Mr. Chris, Michael Oconor. I'm the curriculum
leader for art, visual arts, music, and kind of a tech one type person kind of in there. Uh, we are adding two new courses to our program of studies. Uh, the first course is going to be a painting/coloring taught by Mr. See uh the course is an introduction to painting. Students will identify and use the elements and
principles of art in the work. They will also learn techniques for working with tempura acrylic and watercolor paints. While there will be a special emphasis on working with just color. We uh started a coloring panda blog this year in flash and it was a huge hit. So we're trying to get up our numbers. So we
thought bringing coloring more into it would be kind of a way to get more students. All right. Um, in addition to that with the art courses, we've changed the names of computer art one and two to graphic design 1 and two since the focus of the actual course is more on graphic design in professional sense rather than
just creating art. Uh, the second course we're bringing is with Tracy Carpenter which is going to be broadcast journalism which will be taught by this course introduces students to the basic concepts of broadcast journalism. They will study current news stories by looking at the questions asked to
collect. They will be asked that they will study current news stories by looking at the questions asked to collect important details and advance onto writing their own news stories. Students learn why it bleeds and leads, but a camera isn't always welcome in every news situation. Students practice
writing new news stories, which may cover local news, sports, and entertainment. Um, in addition to that, we're going to be taking two of Tracy's uh, previous courses that were a year long, putting them in half because we thought the was just too long of a course. So, now it'll only be half your
courses. And upcoming news, which is really exciting, is the art show will be April 30th. Thanks to Dr. Malone and Charlie here. They're going to be installing a new brand new rail system that's going to help us hang a lot of art around the school, and we're really excited to see what it looks like. >> Thank you. >> Can I just Can I just ask a quick
question on that broadcast journalism class? I'm just trying to find it in the program of studies and I can't find it quickly. But is it a semester or a year long? >> Which one? >> The um broadcast journalism semester one. >> Semester one. It'd be nice if some of those um students could write some stuff that we can post places.
>> Oh, maybe too there. >> Yes. >> Or even maybe start a school newspaper or something like that. >> Absolutely. >> Go back to the piano news that they had here. That show >> so good. So that that's going to be a major addition that we're now seeing to a lot of these Harper's courses is their
work is is going to be shown at APAC. So she's been working collaboratively. Um Scott uh who's really done a wonderful job this year with the high school uh especially with an internship that he has with with several students here uh helping them to develop stories. We're
hoping to to bridge um the two programs between ours and Apex and have more student work featured on >> Yeah, that's great. Thank you. >> If I could, I just want to mention the the new um title change to the course from radio to Netflix. I think it's such
an enticing title. It was uh named what? >> Uh evolution of TV. >> Evolution of TV is um you know kind of more of a engaging title of course for kids on Netflix. So >> absolutely >> they'll definitely recognize that.
>> Yeah, I'd like to take it. Me too. >> Uh thank you Mr. At this time, Dr. Meyer and I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. >> Yes, Mr. Beer math about 3 years ago, we pushed some
of the integrated math down to the eighth grade. So, we're advancing some of the top end math at the high school. How's that dovetail working now that we're three years in? So, um the integrated math 2 and 3 has been pretty successful for freshmen um
who are um more accelerated. Um they've been able to take um pre-calculus as sophomores. Um some of them also took AP stats as sophomores and now they're currently taking AP calculus juniors. Um so that's been pretty successful. The integrated math 1 and two uh that hasn't
run for the last two years just because of lack of um enrollment. So only two kids last year were recommended for it. So we've actually removed that from the program study because it hasn't changed. >> Okay. >> And there is there is a mass math flowchart here.
>> Yeah. >> Just to piggyback on Jim. So you're finding that the students that are taking that um what is it that they're taking integrated math in the eighth grade? You're finding that they're ready when once they get to the high school like the transition's okay. >> Absolutely. These have been recommended
for two honors and for um two third honors are definitely prepared when they get here. >> So a traditional mathematics pathway the students would have taken algebra one in 8th grade. Correct. And then >> yeah so you have the integrated but yeah integrated math one and algebra 1 line
up pretty um pretty well. Integrated the difference with the integrated courses is that um it's sort of one and two sort of integrate algebra and geometry throughout those two courses instead of separating them into two years. And we find that that works better for um testing circumstances. On MCAST, you'll
see a lot of questions where um algebraic concepts are integrated into geometry questions and stuff like that. So, it's also very well lines with the mathematic structure in the middle grades and the elementary grades because all that math is integrated by and large instead of being taught in specific
ways. It's showing kids how the connection between all different courses. >> So, can I ask you one more question? So, so the new course that's the advanced would you say algebra and trig? So, what what would those is that like a 23 integrated math will you'd start learning trig or
>> that would replace the CP class for seniors right now? So, right now the CP class for seniors is either advanced math applications or um a CP level pre-calculus. And so, the advanced math applications years ago, it was typically for students who weren't planning on attending a two or four-year college.
But because our population now is such that most students are planning on attending um a two or four-year college, that course that we're replacing AMA with is just going to prepare them better for a freshman year class in college. >> Okay. I guess what I was asking though is so when they take integrated math 2
three >> is that more like a trigonometry um you know do you know what I'm saying like what's this what's the difference between 1 and two and two and three or whatever >> so um in terms of like traditional math classes one and two kind of line up with
algebra 1 and geometry okay >> and IM3 lines up more with algebra 2 and then a little bit of trig at the end >> okay >> um so the two three classes kind of take the algebra geometry, a little bit of trig all in one year. Whereas the um
advanced algebra and trig is going to be basically like the um a little bit of algebra 2 and then mostly trig for a second. >> Perfect. That's exactly what I was asking. Thank you very much. Anyone else? on the um on the new computer science curriculum. One thing I I I
don't know if it's involved with any of the classes here mostly software based. Um I always thought it was a good idea. Worked out well for me that we started my my first courses and this started with these big plastic cases that were
just hard and you go in there and you end up programming in hexodimal and machine language and you have just a pile of registers. You have a stack, you have a CPU, and you have a series of things to be able to physically touch this stuff, put this stuff together, and
make things function based on all the components there. And I think uh I'm assuming those kits are still available. And I think having that aspect of it because many kids today, I mean, it's you know, they go to computers, well, they go to using application software,
they know their ways around things. They're pretty creative. They get into some stuff. They do Minecraft. I know they can dig in different places, but it's good to know what's behind Oz's curtain down the line cuz so much can happen there. So, I think that's an opportunity that we should try to
explore for anybody entering into this. >> Absolutely. Taking a look at a a course that's more hardware design I I think would certainly be um applicable at the high school and something that would be desirable. Kids like to touch stuff. >> Absolutely. And it's funny because
that's what we hear from kids, right? is they love the hands-on application um whenever they have the opportunity. I said, "You're absolutely right." And my very common for hearts has always been uh both, not my son, but both my
daughters are very artistic, but you know, as you get into high school and you get into a certain track or college, a lot of the stuff that you would people might consider soft courses. I know, you know, arts, music, all that sort of stuff. It's hard to squeeze that stuff in because of scheduling. And I think if
we do even on past fail notice some private studies stuff that people do sign up and say you know you can sign up for this class for a half a semester and you can work on studio time and you get some in and out from an instructor teaching you can work on this rather
than not a formal thing but to give them some time to develop some of those skills that help their creative ability. I think that helps across the board. pass up some place for studio time I think would be well received. >> Absolutely. So
>> yeah, so I was about to mention um both uh Mr. Okconor and Mr. Sewing offer a number of panther blocks at the high school. They're incredibly well attended. Uh and those range from open studio um to yeah the screen printing where they were helping students to
design their own t-shirts um which were incredibly successful. Um, so you might even see our students now walking around with t-shirts they've designed themselves to do. >> Cool. >> Great. >> Uh, the one thing I I want to mention just before we move on, doesn't have
anything to do with program studies. Liam had mentioned it earlier. Uh, we're having our 8 to 9 transition days coming up. So, our transition day for students is going to be on March 3rd from 11:30 to 1:30. And our transition our transition evening for parents is going
to be on March 5th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. So those should be really fun times. >> Great. >> All right. Anybody have any other questions before we um vote on the program studies? >> Thank you all for your hard work and
putting this together. >> Anything new on history? Uh there are no new electives or changes to the program of studies in history this year >> for English. >> I I will be bringing something forward in a few meetings on history. We history
electives are very harder at the high school and uh so we we we're looking at um a new way to make sure that uh students are able to take the electives that they want in the history department and to ensure that uh the history teachers are able to teach those because
some of the the teachers have to teach on field and some of those history electives. So we'll be bringing that forward probably the February next February meeting. >> Thank you Dr. Mullen. You're absolutely right. Um the history electives are are the most popular electives that we offer
at the high school. Um where students most students will choose to take at least one um within a 2-year period of time. Um so our history team has now become taxed. Um and we've stretched beyond what they have the ability to teach where we've reached into different
departments to have them pick up courses um ranging from history sports to current events. Okay. >> All right. >> I will make a motion that we approve the program of studies for the 20 2020
2021 school year. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> Any opposed? All set. Thank you very much. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you everyone for coming. >> Thank you for coming. >> Thank you.
I would say every year I'd love to take some of these classes. They sound so interesting. >> All right. So, we'll move on to um establish a regional transportation reimbursement fund. Dr. Malone. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Just want to point out
a be here this evening. He had a a family situation that came up. uh the uh this establishment of the regional transportation reimbursement fund. I provided you an advisory in your packet and I highlighted some of the key
points of this. This is recommended by the math association of regional uh schools. Uh this establishment of this fund allows regional school districts to establish regional transportation fund reimbursement fund and deposit state
regional transportation reimbursements to the RTR fund. starting by 15. Once deposited, the regional school district is permitted to carry forward any funds that are not expended in the fiscal year in which they are received. And this is key to the
establishment of this fund because as you know in our budget, any funds that are not expended at the end of the year will go into the excess deficiency. So um any funds that are carried forward must be expended in the subsequent fiscal year. So we know that um in this
student opportunity act that our uh transportation fund is going to increase. So the uh funding that we receive may exceed what our costs are. So the establishment of this fund say there was $50,000 we didn't expend. Uh that money would stay in this fund would
be carried over to the next year. It would be able to you be used in the next fiscal year would not be uh would not have to go into excessive efficiency. you don't have you have limited use of that funding. Uh currently, regional school districts must estimate future reimbursements as they compile their
budgets for the next fiscal year, which can occur in the fall winter before the governor's proposed budget is released. Allowing regional school districts to carry forward current reimbursements allows them to accurately plan. that if you go down after we have the languages for the vote. Uh once the fund
is established, the regional district is allowed to deposit state transportation reimbursements into the RTR fund with the approval of the regional school committee. Depositive funds may be used in developing the subsequent fiscal year's budget. Depositive funds may be used to support the current year's
budget. In the event that the use of these fund increases the budget, the regional school committee must amend its budget by following the process outlined in the regional school district budgets. Balances deposited in the RTF fund and the restricted amount do not impact the district's excess and deficiency
calculation. However, if prior year reimbursements remain in the fund at the close of the fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year in which they reimbured, they would revert to the district's ED account. So, um I'm recommending that the uh school committee establish this
regional transportation fund. Um there is a uh language for the vote. Again, uh any funds that would be deposited to would take a vote of the regional school committee. Uh Mr. Plex is not here to give us speakers, but we do anticipate uh our regional transportation plan
increase with the student opportunity act. I don't believe the numbers haven't been released yet. And so we do anticipate that we would have maybe an excess of the fund at the end of the fiscal year so that way it would be deposited into the reimbursement fund. >> Thanks.
>> So we had have we had access in the past at Ryan that you >> um you know I asked Mr. Plunket that question and I think uh he said we have >> and so we go I mean it wasn't a lot. Um, I want to say he told me maybe like 20
30,000 and so it would have went to ED. >> Okay. So, even though the state's not fully funding regional transportation for us, we're still able to keep our cost, >> right? And some of the costs um in the circuit breaker, you know, some of this the special transportation is going to
be able to be uh funded through circuit breaker. So, there's some changes uh in in that funding. So we do anticipate and this was an advisory that was sent out to regional districts recently because of the increase to the transportation
funding and the um the uh of the availability of spent transportation funding in the circuit breaker fund as well. So anyone else have any questions? >> I mean if you want I mean Mr. The planet will be here in you know the February
meeting if you like to ask more questions about it but uh you know this simply establishes the funds there's no money that's going into it right now and again any money that would be um we would recommend any any regional transportation money that we would
recommend being deposited would have to be approved by the school committee. I mean, it just sounds like we're just moving money from year to year. I mean, it's fine. >> Just moving money from year to year and you're going to use it inside the fund. So, it's really just more of a keeping
exercise anyway. It either go into the budget for the next year or so, >> right? So, any in a in a in a town budget, in a regional budget, any money that is left over at the end of the year, any excess money, as you know, goes into the END fund. This would separate the money in the transportation
fund if it was excess to regain and use the next fiscal year. >> It can be used for special transportation as well. >> Um I'm not sure I have to get clarification on that. Uh probably because we don't have money. I'll get I'll get clarification. >> Certainly don't
I can't transportation money >> just in case. Okay, I'll make a motion that we establish a regional transportation reimbursement fund.
>> Moved and seconded. Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Right. So, we'll move on um to the appointment of a school committee member to the sick bank committee.
If I may, Madam Chair. So, I provided you a copy of the uh from the contract that we just um negotiated uh section 16. And if you look at the highlighted uh parties agreed to establish a joint labor
management task force with an equal number of members appointed by the superintendent and the association president for the purpose of studying the creation of the sick leave bank association members. The task force will make recommendation to the parties which will be subject to the approval of full membership of the association and the
committee and uh in talking with um madame chair we thought Mr. Plunkett and myself are on the committee and uh so far Mr. Telly has one teacher would like it to be three and three and I thought that maybe a school committee member because eventually we'd have to we have
to bring it back to the school committee. So, I thought it would be appropriate to have a member of the school police on the committee. I know there's been a history in the district around sick time and sick bank and sick leave and all that. So, I thought that um some of you have been on
the committee during um those times when you when you regalize and and change some of those agreements, you may have that history and and that perspective. Anyone be interested in serving on that committee? I know Joyce and Cheryl aren't here to ask, but is anyone
sitting here having a burning desire to be on the sick bank committee? >> I know it's too, you know, too many meetings and it probably be not meetings probably meetings like at the end of the day time frame. It's a very interesting
>> not not too many. I don't expect to be maybe two or three meetings, you know. And again, I think typically they'd be scheduled like around 3:30 for teachers. So I'll do that. >> Thank you, Jim. All right, so Jim will be our member on the sick bank
committee. >> All right, Dr. Malone, superintendent report. Sure. Quickly, under teaching and learning uh submitted by Mr. Clearary Cross professional development. So um as you know that was established with Littleton
Harvard I don't know a couple years ago now and um it's really developing to create a strong collaboration between the teachers in the three towns Littleton and Harvard in Shirley. So uh two of our teachers um grade three
teacher value homes and Laura White grade one teacher Courtney Powell they hosted teachers from Littleton public schools for two classes last week. Little is contemplating adopting uh our writing program called the self-regulated strategy development.
Um the Mrs. Lewis highlighted it at the school meeting uh last last meeting and Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Powell are both veteran implementers of the uh school of self-regulated strategy development and graciously volunteered to be observed. Professional development feedback from
faculty and staff on last professional development day. Uh it was very positive. 80% of the respondents indicating satisfaction with the day. In addition to some in-person workshops, we have also been experimenting with web- based workshops that allow for our educators to make relevant choices.
Those who participated in these were very pleased with the content and the structure and we will continue to explore options like these for other disciplines. Another outcome of the cross district professional development planning committee. Uh the uh planning committee submitted a proposal to
present at the mass Q spring leadership conference on our flexor experience with the planning implementation um of this professional development structure. The title of the session is cross district PD inspiring personalizing and engaging professional development in a
collaborative approach. So as you know it was initiated uh by Dr. alone in collaboration with um Harvard superintendent Dr. Dwight and Len superintendent Dr. Kelly clenchy and Mr. Clear is going to be a member of the presenting team planning and will present you with the
team at the conference. So we're happy to showcase Shirley computer science as you know we completed in the workshop and we have a solid action plan that um 3 month 6 month and long range timeline.
Uh the chapter 7 presentation per Mr. Quinty's request Mr. Jones was a senior policy analyst at the mass budget and policy center will not be available until March. until such time of the presentation, he comprises analysis of chapter 70. And I've not yet see the
documents and say he's really busy, but he would do an analysis of our chapter 7. So, as soon as I get them, I will certainly read them to school committee. Uh, friendly reminder, we're presenting um the FY21 budget presentations. We are presenting in Shirley on Monday,
February 25th at 6 p.m. and here on Tuesday, February 26th at 6 p.m. And Mrs. Town will post should we have a form of either of the meetings. I know we've done that in the past. So, and the other thing I I wanted to point out too that um uh our public hearing is on
March 3rd. So, Michelle has listed the advertisement in the paper today because we have to post uh for a public hearing and then the school committee will be looking at certifying the budget on March 18th, the uh February 26th school committee
meeting. I do anticipate Mr. plug and give you a more detailed presentation of the chapter 17 numbers and things that he would be doing tonight. So I just wanted to point out point out that timeline that school commissions uh the mathematical study the Shirley
regional school district has been chosen to participate in fally mandated school nutrition and meal cost study. Three about four schools are participating in the high school, middle school, and Laura White and about 500 schools have been chosen nationwide. Um, the study will be conducted during the week of
February 24th and will include a menu survey, information on who's offered and served at reimburseable breakfast and lunches, SFA director, manager, and principal surveys regarding district policies, school environments, and food service operations, student interviews,
a small sample of grades 1 through 12 uh with necessary permissions. Parents may choose to opt out, then observations of breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria. uh privacy and dissemination of information. All information gathered for research purposes only will be kept private and the final research of China
will be published in 2022 a long time. >> I know it does. >> Yeah, Mr. Clary pointed out it's actually Monday, February 24th and then Tuesday, February 25th and that's phase on the 6 on the above budget presentations. All
righty. Health and wellness update. So um as you know we have a nurse leader and I've advocated for leaders of our departments and so we thought um the school committee and our uh viewers would be interested in what we do in health and wellness. So um Mrs. Renee we
um worked on teen pregnancy laws regarding confidentiality for student review for principles guides counselors and nurses within the district. Free nakia was obtained and training was provided to all nurses through the AIDS project wister. Nakia was placed in every AED kit throughout the district.
Immunization survey completed each school and submitted to the department of public health. Asthma diabetes survey completed each school and submitted to the department of public health. Headlines guidelines for the district updated January 23rd, 2020. Stock of Lee
training provided by the airfight department to all the nurses in the district. Free stock of lead tourniquets placed in every AED kit throughout the district. Immunization exemption and vaccine preventable disease exclusion in each school were reviewed with nurses and
school principles. Allowable exceptions, a medical exemption, a religious exemption and mental access who may be homeless. AD pad and lithium batteries updated. Allow systems on the AUD stations in all schools were updated to working conditions. All district nurses
attended a voting day conference um November 5th in Burlington. The agenda was pediatric sleep disorders, right families and children with special healthcare needs. Uh we're conducting data screenings, vision hearing, height, weight, EMI, um SBIT as started in the
district. The nurse leader attended the central region school nurse meeting on January 5th, 2020. The nurse leader attended a professional software for nurses. That's our staff program on advance November 25th. And the nurse leader attended the teacher and specialized instructional school personal evaluation that works with
associates. I nurse leader Renee um is doing a fabulous job and is very uh well emergency work. So we're very happy to have her doing a good job in the district. Just wanted to update you around facilities. There's been a lot of discussion about carbon carbon monoxide
detectors in our schools and um quite a quite a while ago I spoke with Mr. Briggs and we didn't have them in our other three schools. So this is to inform you that detectors have been installed in all of our schools. We follow the recommended guidelines for installation such as near a boiler or
kitchen. We had them in the high school but not in the older school. So, and then further request M Leone um on the lighting school gymnasium. We're going to cover the switches so that people can't rub against them. And we are investigating the installation of LED lighting and in the meantime we are
replacing the bulbs that are out. >> Awesome. >> Okay. And sports update submitted by Mr. Kendall, our athletic director. So, the winter sports participation was up 10 athletes uh from last year. You've seen the numbers there. I won't
mean every single one of them, but um we know our track is is pretty large, but it's really good numbers. Uh boys basketball has improved dramatically currently with a 7-Eleven record with two games left. After winning just three games the previous two seasons combined, coaches Rick Kilpatrick and Jim Lamb
have done a wonderful job with the very young team. Three seniors, one junior, three freshman starting those nights. Girls basketball is 12 four and has qualified for the full season. Uh Pete Paige and Steve Balancho led another young team, just one senior, Riley Murphy. One of their best seasons. Last
home game was tonight 7 p.m. versus Murdoch. Mr. >> Wy was there. The first half of start. I didn't know that >> there was no JB game, so they were able to start. >> Oh jeez. See the end of it. >> Oh. Uh boys ice hockey is eight tonight
with three games left. Two wins will qualify them for the postseason. Senior Nick Ranger and junior Ian Keen have been outstanding in goal for the LS Blue Knights. Girls ice hockey clinched the uh league title last night, Central Mass Conference. They have qualified for the state hockey tournament and the schedule
will be released at the end of next week. So this year they've added cheerleading to our varsity girls and boys basketball games this winter. So that's always nice. The middle school basketball teams are doing well. The boys are young and have been improving week in and week out. Well, the girls at 10 and one. Both
teams hosted CMS today and Sky View Wednesday. Boys will host on Brook on Thursday. Any update? >> Uh, both teams lost to um girls played uh most of the young players um
for most of the game. >> Uh to give them an opportunity to play. >> Oh, nice. And um and so they they did not win, but um uh it was a good job by Dallas to get to get all of those girls uh good playing time and and he didn't
snub his eighth graders. He they they played um sufficient amounts, too. And uh >> uh the boys um they did they did very well, much better than they had the the previous game against this team and and
uh had an opportunity to win. Um but uh in the end we couldn't >> I heard they have a really good coach >> the Sam team and he's uh we should go back to retire baseball.
>> Next is baseball. Yeah. >> Yeah. The boys track team finished second in the league and fifth in central Mass championships. Dana Maloney won the CES championship in the thousand meter while the 4 by20 team Brandon Bashon Ariel Velisquez Ryan Wade and
Liam Barasa and the um 4x4 team Neon Ariel Velisquez Patrick and Caleb Kuca both finished secondass the 4x8 team will shook Caleb Kuca Davis Preston and Daloney finished fourth on
the girls side Preston continued her girls improving her time in the 600 meter at every meet this winter. The four by 200 team of Devani Delani, Deon Delani, Jordan Kasakowski, Nazia Bigos, and Erica Lopez had their best time of the year at the Cass meet. Unified
watching Club is enjoying during the game and the tutelage of Mrs. Nate Dippett and Mrs. McKenzie McGat were hoping to have a staff student tournament after the break. The swim team had an outstanding season. The girls went 9-1 in the dual meet
season while the boys went 8-2. The girls went on to finish third in district while the boys placed fifth. At sectionals, the girls play seventh and the boys 12th. Air sure Anthony Villa is part of the 4x23 relay team that qualified for the state and I believe Sierra Quinty who is a freshman.
Would you like to site her accomplishments this year? >> She qualifying for districts. Yeah. >> To measure as a girl for the uh the brownfield team in the 500. She the place was going crazy cuz she finished her 500 and she
took 17 seconds off her PR. >> 17 seconds. And then when you take a look at what her time on the board and you look at the next heat up with the boys day race, her time for that race beat the PR for all the boys that were
in the next race. Couple little boys shave like four seconds. >> Frightening to watch. >> Yes, Mrs. FY reported that every day goes to the pool pool. >> Okay. So my B. Okay. Brooke
and Marian and Ally Phil Brown represented ASRSC at the annual girls and women in sports state hall last Friday February 7th and we have to co-op with Garfield for softball and we are the host school play and pass and so we invited them in so we
plan to have a JV in varsity for this. >> Great. >> Yeah. Nice. Then the college acceptances in red, Berkeley College of Music, Northeastern University, and Salv Regina. So, we've got some nice psychology acceptances. >> I still think there's still a lot that
haven't been reported. >> Right. Right. So, uh we'll continue to report tonight. I don't find out anything about it. Bramfield Bramfield, >> but it's several towns like Bramfield,
Parker, Maynard, like there's several towns that are in that co-op. >> Thank you. All right, so we'll move on to ongoing business. Item A, fiscal year 21, budget discussion. Dr. Malone, I'm going to do
my best. those other things to the podium. All righty. So, we're not going through the whole power point. So, that will be good information for you.
Okay. So, I'm going to begin with some of the slides that we've updated first before I go on to the U revised budget that you have. So, it's on Hello, Mr. Cross. Mr. Gleman, how are
you? >> I don't know. >> Okay, we're going manually. Michelle, please have to do >> if you move the mouse off of the thing. >> Yeah, I'm pretty sure I know how to run a
>> run a Okay. So in your pack you have we can do some hard copies of everything of the poweroint correct Michelle the drive I hit exit though can't get rid of this sorry
so in the budget that you have before you uh tonight it's been updated to February 11th. Um when I get to the chapter 70, so our numbers came in and some of the numbers changed the uh budget for the towns. And so what I've
done here is I've grouped the um enhancements in what I'm proposing in the FY20 budget starting with the director of school counseling, coordinator of social emotional learning and advisory. that as I spoke at the last meeting um we're categorizing that
under the student opportunity act under the guide that we have to um submit to this to Jessie I'll talk about that in a in a few minutes but um so we receive $50,700 under chapter 70 under the student
opportunity act so we would like to um allocate that money to the director of school counseling coordinator of social emotional learning position and then we would fund uh 29,300 of that out of the school choice.
And as we have looked at the numbers and our our our numbers were down for the town um to create a a really um comprehensive program that supports the the mental health um student behavioral mental health and
wellness um at the page hilltop uh requesting uh and re recommending to add either adjustment of school counselor at the established 62,500. I provided you an infographic um in your
packets. Um last week February 3rd through the 7th was the National School Counselor Week and so we celebrated the good work of our counselors but we provide we were provided with this infographic which I've known this for a long time as you know I was a former school counselor and the ideal case is
250 students to one counselor. Well, at the Paige Hilltop, we have almost 600 students um now. And so, let me turn on to my numbers a minute. Excuse me, 560. So, right now, we have one school
counselor. Our school psychologist, Rachel Buscoll, who is the elementary uh psychologist, we have asked her to take on two grades, kindergarten and first grade, to provide school counseling services, but that's really not in her toolbox to be that school counselor. But
we have to reduce the case load of the karma school council page hilltop. So I'm recommending a another full-time council which will reduce the case load um of that to a little to the ideal case load. Uh over at the Laura White we have
343 students and we have one school counselor there. with the addition of um the approval of the school committee of the director of school counseling and the coordinator of social emotional learning, we would um have that person cover some of the students at Aurora White. The high school uh right now we
only have 371 students. So our high school counselors, we have two of them as you know they're below the ratio at this time. And at the middle school we have 406 students and we have two counselors there. So this would really complement our counseling department and really create ideal case loads um for
our counselors. So um and then as you know in the last budget I recommended um the digital literacy integration specialist K through 12. um that's going to be funded on school choice at 625 and then we moved um I just you already know about the digital literacy teacher going
full-time for a $10,000 increase and that um the 0.5 preschool teacher um we're hoping our preschool numbers will continue to grow with our focus on early learning and so we we can support adding that.5 teacher from the preschool tuitions and then the last position is
the high school computer science teacher at 625 which is in the budget for Those are the only changes there. Are there any questions? All right, Michelle, if we go to uh
page 11. Um, so this hasn't changed anything in 11 actually. Okay. So on page 13, um, was going to be Mr. Plunket side. So he's put some new numbers in here. So, why don't you take a look at the numbers
based um on the governor's budget? We have a big diagram there. Um I don't have the the last PowerPoint to give you the comparative numbers, but um the uh air's required local contribution went up significantly, but uh Shirley's
did not, and I'll show you that later. So, slide 13 is a new slide. Um slide 14, Mr. Plunka updated. I think he just changed the numbers based on the increases. Uh slide 15 of course it changed the
assessment uh numbers and so those updated in that column. So the proposed assessment um is 3.2% for FY21. And then on page 16, as you know, our END has been certified. And so this
slide, if you uh scroll down to FY19, the last row in the top box, uh you'll see that our budget is 29,710,874 and our certified END is 1,151,242. So we're certainly uh below 5% of our
budget. And then if you Michelle, can that slide up just a little? So you'll see um the graph um of our END allocations. Sorry. I don't know. >> Well, you can see the trend. So, it went up and then we had that issue with the budget. It didn't really go down that
much, but um and then so you'll see us 17, 18, and 19, which are decreasing because we've making we have been making allocations out of the budget. I just lost the internet. Sorry. Technology is wonderful until it fails. >> Well, you know, it's patience. On page
17, you have either have a hard copy or it's in your p uh on your computers um in your drive. So, FY19, um I gave you in in the last presentation, we listed all of the the certified END numbers and then we listed
what we did um in within those years. So, one of the things that we talked about is on um it's the next discussion recommendation for allocation of FY19 excess efficiency. Uh what I'm recommending and Mr. Plunk and I are
recommending that we transfer 151,242 to capital stabilization would leave a balance of 1 million in the END. And uh if you go to the memo I gave you move around quickly. There's a memo
updated Tuesday February 11th. If you go to the very last everything stays the same that was in this memo from before except um item number nine. We had left that blank of for our recommendations um from END.
So recommending 151,242. So that would bring the balance in the capital stabilization fund to 535,656. But remember that the school committee uh committed to a um reservation for the field project of 300,000. So if we
continue with that then that will leave a balance of about $235,656 in the capital stabilization fund for F-21. And I would tell you we feel very comfortable because as you know there are a lot of proposed facility um initiatives that we're using in the capital stabilization that I went over
in a prior presentation. Okay. And so the rest of these slides I am going to um so page 18 uh we just updated it with the FY19 certification and then it you know told you the allocations and then Bill put in
these other slides uh 19 20 21 22 23 24 um which I'm going to let him uh go over with you when he comes on the 26th but I will have you look at uh slide number 25 which is the assessment. So with what
I've just described in the budget for the student opportunity act money for the director of the school counseling and the coordinator of social emotional learning along with the either the school or adjustment council the page hilltop uh you will see the
assessments change. So ears assessment will be at 3.7 years assessment up because um Mr. plug reported that their required local contribution went up significantly and Shirley's assessment is down and so at our last budget was at
2.9% so the assessment to show be at 2.5% uh increase of 1877,350 air is at 3.7% at 412,731 [Music] and then after the death um it would be
at 2.6 six for Shirley and 3.3 for air. So those are the assessments. With everything that we've put into this budget, all the enhancements, the positions, the curricular resources, um a lot of our facilities coming out of our capital stabilization, I think we've
presented you with a really solid strong budget. um making improvements in all of our uh areas, curriculum instruction, uh fiscal management, human resources, uh teaching and learning,
and like I said, Mr. Plunkett uh will be here next week to explain the numbers. Um I really didn't have a chance to go over them with him. And >> any questions? Um, so will this be the presentation that we use when we go to the towns?
>> Yes. >> So can we go back to slide 18 for a second? >> Mhm. >> Just because I know this always comes up. >> Sure. >> Can we add a column that has the cap number on it so that they can quickly and easily see what the cap is >> on the
>> on all on Yeah. >> All the capital. Yeah. Sure. Good. Good suggestion. >> Maybe some maybe Yeah, like over in the on the lefth hand column maybe in smaller print do something like the you know percentage of
>> Mhm. >> what whatever that is and then what the actual number is excuse me on the right hand column. >> Sure. just because people like to ask those questions. And >> and just to talk about the the
allocation to um student uh wellness and mental health. Uh so we're hoping that uh with a coordinator of social emotional learning and um the director of school counseling is it's a dual role uh that we'll be able to
establish an infrastructure to facilitate uh integrated coordination of school and community based resources and we'll be able to increase uh family community engagement. And as you know, there's been an increase uh for uh mental health
services for kids in schools. And so we too need to meet that need. The commissioner I provided for you in your packets the commissioner's uh template for the student opportunity act. Uh I don't expect you to read it all but um it gives some good
information uh of what we have to of the plan and we certainly we we are prepared to submit that plan. Of course, it's it's involved in the school committee. I also provided you just a document that um showed the uh districts that were
getting over the 1.5. Some districts getting you know really significant amount of money money of course in the urban districts. So really we're looking at targeted student support um and conditions for student success um which is part of the
commissioner's plan. And then we will look at some of the desi metrics to uh measure um measure uh the outcomes of these positions and impact on student learning. Some of is through college through the director of school
counseling. We can look at those numbers and of course uh participation in our pathways. Any questions? Thank you as always for your tremendous work with us every year. >> Thank you. >> Always amazes me how many slides it
takes to get through. >> Yeah. >> And that's the detail that transparency and >> Oh, absolutely. >> So did we we did item B, right, as part of
>> Yeah. So I made the recommendation, you know, school committee wants to discuss it again. You know, this, you know, we, as I said, the February 26th meeting, we'll have another budget discussion and uh and then March 3rd is the public budget hearing and then March 18th is
the uh time the meeting we have to certify the budget. Okay. 45 days before the annual conference. Did anyone have any further um discussion about the recommendation or do we want to take it up next meeting when we're talking about the budget again?
>> I'm good right now. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, we'll move on to item C, the update on the Air Regional High School parking lot. Dr. >> I just wanted to include in your packets packets uh the planning board met and I
gave you the drawing. So the planning board met January 28th. Uh they reviewed the site plan additional parking area region high school. The board voted to approve the site plan as it was presented by Mark Wetzel, superintendent of the year department of public health works in
shown in the plans titled Shirley Regional High School District High School additional parking state 2019 no revisions and changes. I will point out though there was discussion at that meeting about lighting. So, we have to look at some of the lighting and it
was also um I think um that it was uh commented that we already have the curb cut. So, that saves a lot of money, you know, that so it's ready to to be um developed into a parking lot. And the other other concern or what was
discussed was that we would um you know plant some shrubbery, some local shrubbery prosthetics and we had already talked about that that we would do that. So, you know, some nice flowering struct get some color. You know, you can get shrubs that flower from the spring into the summer be really pretty. So, other
than that, those updates on that. >> Okay. >> Um, so is there any other permitting that needs to go on or are we ready to go out to bid? >> We're ready to go out to bid. M's working on that. Yes. >> So, this will be a summer school,
>> right? Yeah. >> Cool. >> Great. All right. So, we'll move on to um item D, proposed policy FF, naming new facilities. Jim, >> um
I have some copies of of what I came up with. I know I had a rather circular explanation at the last meeting cuz I've been wrestling this with this for quite some time. So, I'm going to pass these out to you. I'll read it into the record. And what I'd like to do because
it's a radical departure from anything we have from I know when we go through policies and we make wording changes and you know minor changes here there in particular areas. What I like to do is just read it into the record and give everybody a week with it to kind of hear
where they are and then come back next time. Okay. >> Okay. So a little over a week. >> Yeah. Yeah. All right. Naming facilities. Only the regional school committee can name school
buildings facilities grounds rooms within school buildings, or any other real property under the purview of the school committee. Choosing a name is an important matter that deserves thoughtful attention. Naming dedications that existed until 11th February 2020 are fixed and shall
retain their names in tour. New schools replacing existing structures were retain the name of the original school. The success of the district is fully dependent on the dedication and commitment of the district staff, committee members, local officials,
parents, friends, and volunteers to provide an environment that allows students to explore the limits of their potential from kindergarten through secondary school. Much of the knowledge of selfless sacrifice by various individuals in achieving this end is in large part
unknown or at best incomplete. Cognizant of this and valuing all in union, the school committee finds it unfair to elevate any one singular person's contribution over that of others. The committee may however recognize by
naming facilities or other large capital improvements that are gifted in whole or in large part solely by an individual or entity. The committee also finds it appropriate to acknowledge individuals in memorial.
These dedications will be prominently displayed to remind us all of a loved friend and colleague and to value the time we are given to continue their legacy. >> Okay. So, you want us to kind of take it in and
take in some other >> See where we are. >> Okay. And then we'll come back, right? >> Does anyone have any? >> Yeah. Just um so so memorial memorial plaques or dedications of that nature um
through this. No problem. What about what about people who have who served the the the community and the and the school system in one way or another um for many many years? Um
any any uh any potential for erecting some kind of memorial not something to to honor their service. anything can be added to this or subtracted from this or anything
like all policies that adhere it to be amended at any point. >> Okay. And but I think that's that's the only other thing that I would I would want to see in here in terms of naming. I I think I think I agree with um uh the
policies of of naming things because you know there's a lot of a lot of controversy over naming buildings uh for people more than I think it's become even worse uh you know in some parts of the the country. But um I just think we
need to have something that allows us to name something or or put up a plaque somewhere for someone who's dedicated their services to the to the system um before they before they pass away. We
have teachers even now that are retired that went to school through vigil. I went to school with them here. They taught and now they're retired. It's a good poem. There's nothing like I mean like a plaque with an honor roll and
that sort of stuff. All those things are doable. And even in the in memorial things, you know, you have, you know, uh Amy Mone and Bill Gi and you know there there are those that that you don't want. >> So why does that have to be added to the to this?
>> Yeah. So, if there's some sample policies, I don't know if you've seen them in the drive, too, that might help kind of find some language that um you're talking about. And I think that's what I'd like to do, too, is kind of look through these and maybe incorporate
some of that into this. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I'm sorry, Dan. Go ahead. >> Question. So this is saying greetings. Is that correct? >> Well, it's it's listed that way, but at the last meeting, we had um tabled what
was there, what we had had as a was it a first in the last and we tabled that to come back with something else. So it shouldn't really wasn't a second read of what we had um what was proposed before. You know what I'm saying? usually start from
scratch after going on to a process where you have proposed policy you've done a reading and then you scratch >> well I don't think we got the original we had we came out Dr. along with a a
couple of other schools. Then I mentioned I said good background information. I have some other ideas for this. So we like to take everything that Dr. did what we have as a base and what I put together here and see if there's something we can put together that we
want to do. Yeah, it kind of when we talked about it last time, it was kind of tabled for with anticipation of something coming back from Jim because he's on the policy um subcommittee.
>> Uh personally, just as a member of the community and schools are a taxpayer funded entity >> and to request an requested demand someone has to pay or have their name put on a building or a section of a building seems totally against that. um
way of financing, right? This is a this is not a fundraising group, right? Taxpayer funded. Um so it strikes me as completely against that u to say we're only going to make something money feels
quite frankly the spirit of that. Um it really really concerns me a lot. also looked at some of the other maybe similar similar ones in your drive. But as far as memorial, a couple districts have actually specifically said those things should be handled in awards or
scholarships and they don't want them to have anything more instead of anything to do with a facility. Uh although there was one that said you need to be dead for 5 years which I was still on committee but I think we kind of decided we didn't like that language of of you know you can't honor someone who's still
the one still living here. And I I don't know what's controversial. I haven't heard of an instance of the softball name coming forth with a name in this school district. So they're coming out of the woodwork and you guys have to juggle dozens of of competing uh things
Mr. Cross or Mr. Parker against Briggs on the south field. That's the only one I can remember coming forward. So it's not like this happens often and you guys are confronted with plethora of options and tough decision making. uh I don't see the controversy aspect Joe mentions
or any of the challenges of considering was brought forth by Mr. Cross and Mr. hard feels personal in a way that this was left as it was for years. The policy manual
department was brought forth all of a sudden like we're going to write something completely different to make sure that he can't be named because he's not as a teacher and administrator hasn't earned enough money in his lifetime to buy the building name Mr. Frost is recommending. So I mean if you're going to honor teachers and
administrators and they don't get paid particularly well compared to the general public and private sector and they're going to kind of demand we restored money half the minorities have in the name of our building after they've been doing 40 years of service whole thing feels pretty. >> Okay.
>> Thank you. I don't I I don't think that's the I mean obviously not the intention and part of the reason why I wanted to look back at others and make some changes myself. So, um, I take your comment to heart and, um,
>> anyone else? >> Well, thank you to Dr. Michelle for getting those sample policies out there. Just skimming them. Look like they were sort of consistent, but sort of all over the place at the same time. Yeah, it's nice to have those though because there
are some, like I said, some language in there that you definitely could draw on to modify. Um, all right. So, we'll everyone bring back their their thoughts and changes and additions and whatever on the um on
the 26th. Um, item 10, subcommittee reports. The diversity and equity subcommittee. Joyce isn't here tonight to give an update and I don't think she's left anything. Jim, did you have any update? Just this one.
Okay. Um, chairman's notes. There's none. Any other topics for discussion not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of this meeting? No. All right. So, announcements or communications. Um, since Joyce isn't here, I can read
them, but just give me a second. All right. So, Monday, February 17th to Friday, February 21st, there'll be no school for February vacation. Tuesday, February 25th is the coffee and conversation with Dr. Malone from 9:30 to 10:30 at the central office. Tuesday,
February 25th, um is also coffee and conversation with Dr. Malone from 4:00 to 5:00, also at the central office. Wednesday, February 26th is the school committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. in high school LGI room. Tuesday, March 3rd is the class of 2024.
um which is our grade 8 transition to high school from 11:30 to 1:30 at the high school. Tuesday, March 3rd um is our school committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the high school LGI room. Wednesday, March 4th is progress reports issued for grades 6 through 12.
Wednesday, March 11th, Air Shirley Regional High School winter sports banquet at 6 p.m. at the high school. Wednesday, March 11th is the SEAS sponsored event. educational consultant Barbara Rich at 7 o'clock p.m. in the middle school library. Friday, March
13th, trimester 2 ends for grades preschool through 5. Wednesday, March 18th is a school committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school library. Thursday, March 19th will be a half day of school for um and professional development for teachers. Friday, March
20th, Saturday, March 21st, and Sunday, March 22nd is the Air Shirley Regional High School spring play, Pippen. Friday's show um will be at 7, Saturday at 2:00 and at 7:00 and Sunday at 2 at the high school auditorium. Monday, March 23rd, report cards are issued for
grades preschool through 5. Tuesday, March 24th is the Air Shirley Regional High School spring concert at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Thursday, March 26th is a half day of school for grades preschool through 5 and evening PE parent teacher conferences. Friday,
March 27th is the half day of school for grades preschool through 5 and afternoon parent teacher conferences. And Sunday, March 17th is the Janice Bresen hand run for education at the high school campus. And that's it.
There's nothing else. I'll take a motion to adjourn. >> I just one question. I see that we're the next meeting is not going to be the middle school here. >> Is there a reason for that? I don't know. Um I think you guys maybe decided for budget season it was easier
to be next. >> I think that's what we came up with. >> I don't know. It surprised me too. And >> yeah, >> I can't remember back. >> Not sure. >> I just thought it might have been a typo. >> Yeah.
>> Was on the schedule. >> That's what surprised like when I reread the schedule and I saw we had the 26th and the third. I was like, I knew we added one because we typically added one like that last week of February, but then I didn't understand. Maybe we just put it in there as a placeholder.
>> I'm going to lie, Michelle, >> it wasn't schedule I gave you guys to review. >> It's going to be a busy week that week. >> Three nights in a row. >> Yeah, >> that's the public forum that night, too. So, will the public forum start at 6:30?
Isn't that the public forum on the 26th? >> Third. >> No, the 3rd. I'm sorry. >> Public hearing. And I assume public hearing at 6:30 like we've done in the past first half hour meeting. Sometimes we can schedule a public hearing at 6 6:30 before the region
time was. But we don't just >> Well, I went to the paper. So, I'd have to notify them tomorrow. We said 6:30. Yeah, we did the regular time. That kind of makes sense. I think that's fine. >> I guess so. >> I don't really I mean I'm fine either
way. So, I mean, we can leave it here since it's what's here or we can move it to the middle school. Doesn't matter. >> I'm fine with here. >> All right. Let's leave it here. Okay. >> All right. So, >> I will make a motion to adjourn at 8:05
p.m. >> Moved and seconded. All those in favor. >> Thank you. 8:06 actually.