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President who went to pick up the turkeys with families As I said earlier I had a visit today to uh PS9 So I'm here in community Uh this is actually a picture from today hours with families from PS9 So we had a
great discussion around some of the items that the schools are doing well things that we can help and work together as a community to continue to improve the school Um so a lot of good feedback I'm really impressed with the PA president and the parents here who
created their own word sub hat within their school with over 76 uh parent members uh a part of that communication strategy and that's uh designed by parents run by parents so that they themselves can continue to in addition
to their information they receive in the school this is the PA supporting communication within that within that community a really big shout out to the to the families at PS9 Um so this is an additional event
that the PA at PS9 purchased car seats so the youngest brief students can attend field trips All students received pumpkins Uh PS 209 which is not far from that PS9 was also invited your PAP for the supplies for a parent arts and
crafts project to make thanksgiving centerpieces So again I just want to shout out to to the PS9 family and the PA for reorganizing and supporting today So at our last uh CDC meeting we talked
a little bit about special education and I wanted to uh reach out and I have my team here online who is just going to give us some key updates on some data pieces from our district and the supports that we provide uh to our schools and students and families So I
believe Michael on and you can um take over the presentation from this moment and I'll come back on Sure Good evening Happy to be here tonight to share with you um some information about special education in community school district
10 I am Michael Rosenblith one of the administrators of special education for the district So tonight we're going to talk about some data some of the uh special education uh PL offerings we we do throughout the district and just some
news about some different things that are happening in the district in terms of programming So on the first slide um is just a snapshot of some of our um sped data So we um uh we tal we wanted
to share information related to our community school district as it relates to the citywide averages So in terms of students with um IEPs in the district our number and our percentage in in 10 is at 24% whereas we're slightly above
the citywide average which is 21.6% Um students who are fully receiving all of their services in our district right now is at 92% the citywide average is 87 a.5% The number is slightly higher Um
it's just not captured because of some of the way that our programs work within the within the district four-year graduation rates within um within our district As you can uh as you know we have two high schools that are nine
through 12 One uh which just started last year is only grades 9 and 10 So with our two high schools our graduation rates four years uh 82.1% of students with IEPs and you can see the citywide average is only 65.6% So we're way above
that Our top three classification disability classifications in the district speech or language impairment learning disability and autism and that is consistent with the city uh top three classifications Next slide
please Okay So for professional development so all schools um have a designated special education leaison They come out twice a week Um one in-person meeting once a month and not twice a week twice a month Uh one
in-person meeting a month which is our sped leazison meeting where we do an hour and a half of compliance work and an hour and a half of a focused instructional initiative We also have a guest speaker typically um from some department within the city like assist
of technology or the speech supervisors who come out to um present and we also have one of our leaison turnkey a best practice in their in their school building We also have office hours once a month and that's just to cover any and
all compliance items uh things that are on the uh docket coming up or um to answer questions Um the specially designed instruction progress monitoring is our instructional initiative that we cover at the leazison meeting And then there's also
district-wide professional development through um some of our um partnerships within the city or partnership departments and also um citywide um special um education uh um special uh professional development offerings for
tiered support Um we offer targeted um specially designed instruction cohort uh professional development for schools that we have selected to participate This year we have eight schools um four in each cohort There are two cohorts and
they are year-long and they consist of um two intervisitation school visits with the entire cohort plus follow-up visits from our team after um in the uh in between after each school visit Uh we also part um partner with the regional
partnership center and they offer professional development to some targeted schools as well as citywide professional development that schools can sign up for Uh and we provide school-based professional development as a on needed
basis Schools reach out to us We we go in and we support them as needed Next slide please finally um for sped uh news So I've only been this is only I think my beginning
of my third year in the district and and my counterpart Melinda this is her second year in the district or two and a half years in the district and since we started in the district we've increased our specialized programs within the district So we've added um new uh nest
programs and horizon programs in the district We're looking to continue to expand the specialized programs because we want to keep our kids in our school district and not have to go to other districts for specialized programs We also last year for students with 12
month um special education programs We started our own extended school year site within the district Our students used to have to attend an elementary program in another district and now we have our own program within our district So we can keep our kids uh with with us
Um and we continue to support burrowide um professional learning Um we encourage our schools to participate in um uh um all the autism trainings that are happening throughout the city and we're working to partner with district 75 to
do some of our own um training particularly related to autism within our district Thank you very much Thank you Thank you Michael Let me
just I just can't turn my volume Thank you Michael And as I as I shared um want to for us to bring this topic up from based off of our last CDC meeting So I just want to make sure we provide an update uh with what we do in our
district and just share some really positive news uh with you as well as all the data really promising work that we're doing within our district when it comes to our student data and the progress that they're making Uh so just really proud again our school community
our students um and our teachers and staff as well So as we shared earlier uh we are having a we are hosting as a district the chancellor of the burl town hall So we're excited that community school
district 10 was identified as the as a location However this is a borrow time So we will also host our neighboring districts uh who will be in attendance during our borrow time So I just want to extend an invitation to all of those all
our school communities uh and pass the program for families and friends who are Bronx residents and have their their children within Bronx schools to come out uh to PS 306 MS 331 As you can see
you can take a snapshot of the address There is a registration link Uh we're excited to have our chancellor here uh be able to talk to us and share the vision she has uh for public school students and also provide an opportunity to to offer some questions uh and engage
in a conversation So I know it's a great time to to just be in community with not only District 10 but our neighboring school districts and finally I just want to conclude by honoring and mentioning that
November is National Learn Heritage Month Uh it's really important to to also understand that you know uh our country is is really made up of many diverse people and we wanted to make sure that we honor those individuals and
we have many family members within this 10 that are American heritage and we want to honor them and their legacy within our community And just finally I want to wish everyone a wonderful happy blessed Thanksgiving
with your families across all communities within B10 and look forward to connecting with everyone in December Thank you very much questions Yes Okay I'm just curious how so thank you Um so right now I am
meeting gathering advisory principles um sort of to to reformulate just some of the feedback that they gave me at our last EC meeting I did present some of the uh feedback to the families But uh one of the key items that was resonating
was both survey responses and the uh the actual inerson sessions that I was hosting and also the visit that I'm having to different schools is the uh safety uh within and around with actually around our
schools Uh so so the safety around our schools I think they can hear me Um you guys can hear me Yeah So the safety around our schools has has is a is a major item that has been surfacing So uh we are
working with the the commander for the Bronx to look at uh strategically uh placing not only NYPD but also school safety uh task force within those communities Um but it's it's one of the items and of course uh the request for
additional scanning um and school safety uh within buildings Uh we we're it was reported at my last meeting that there's there is a class coming out from school safety but that class isn't large enough to really um outfit and support every school in the New York City public
schools So um we will continue to advocate uh for for that need for within our communities Uh also uh in speaking with the task force team and the the commander uh we can have uh sort of pop-up scanning which is diff scanning
coming to different school communities So if that's something that certain school communities would like we could also advocate for that as well But I think the the key core item is to look at uh for example right outside our community district office right by JBA
and the abandoned campus which also houses 254 our middle schools Uh looking at that form area for is an example where they uh increase some police presence as well uh just making sure that our students are safe uh coming to school and going home from school um and
also that the community members are safe as well and at bus stops close to those school communities Um in regards to next steps uh I will be presenting at our next CEC meetings uh just additional findings and where we're at as sort of finalizing and hopefully by uh in
January have a strategic plan that I can be able to share But I do want to continue to get some feedback from our school leaders uh from all of you as well just so you could see that so that we can present an official strategic plan uh within January uh into February
as well Yeah thank you Um any more questions Yes Evening superintendent Hello Um so I
think uh I guess this question is kind of around what our future for our children success is around district 10 Um in the last few years District 10 has received a lot just geographically received a lot of charter programs
coming in to take space and I've seen just towards the northwest where I live Norwood um a lot of charter programs are trying to squeeze into spaces that are available to them And I seen that especially with families that have
children with IEP because the public school system may have not given them the high quality versus just the appropriate compliance that they feel charters may provide them
more Um and I know that the the official enrollment deadline had ended October 31st Um have you seen in district 10 um an increase or a decrease around you know just the number of students Because I know citywide there was a conversation
of where we are at pre- pandemic if we're there or we're not there yet Um and especially we've just all gone in this country a election that was very aggressive around what education looks like around Department of Education Um
and there's a lot of talk about how that may re be re revamped by the next second again president United States uh on his idea of what department of education should be Um and I think the fear of
what's we New York City will face as in the lines of public school system budget and student maintaining continuing the high quality education that public school can offer So just curious as to like where the numbers are um currently
for district 10 um especially with students in Ivy I know that there is a high percentage of students compliance but the quality of it um being met Thank you Thank you Thank you for that question And I and I and I think I want to start
off by first saying that in order for our district to be competitive with um any charter school that currently exists or any future potential charter school that may come into within our community is looking at
the quality of education that we have within our schools So um strengthening that what our practices what that what that looks like within each and our schools and the experiences our students are having uh coupled with impact right so looking at ensuring that there are
positive outcomes for our students they're doing well um that's really important and it's it's part of the journey that we we are having now and we're developing and supporting for so we want to make sure that we have positive outcomes uh for our students
that by third grade our students are reading on grade level So it's really looking at that data and holding ourselves accountable to the progress that we we we expect to have our students have and looking at the type of experiences that we currently have
within our schools It's also looking at opportunities to work with our partners both in New York City public schools and our elected officials to upgrade our facilities Um I think that's really important as we can you know as a school you compete with a neighboring school
potentially sometimes in newer buildings So what are ways that uh we can upgrade our school upgrade our technology Again you know our students deserve high quality education but also really nice updated modern spaces and if they can be
upgraded and in partnership with our elected officials who have been working with our district we've had several projects several playgrounds uh several technology enhancement projects Uh so our principles right now are working
with uh not only the local uh council members and assembly members but our Bronx bore president and in addition uh even today our CC members you know provided me a a document where I'm going to share with my principles at our next principal meeting so that we have this
information by January for submission where there's an SCA project that is sponsored from the CEC So sort of a recommendation of projects that you could also present from the C CEC Um and I think that the more that we are
strategically submitting our requests for these capital upgrades within our facilities it's it's truly part of the of the strategic plan to improve our district Uh in regards to in regards to our numbers um I I at the next meeting I
think I I would like to come back with a more comprehensive uh uh um review of what our numbers are because you asked about our enrollment numbers but I want to make sure that we get the all the total numbers correct along with the uh students with IEPs as well where we're
at But I think ultimately the idea around uh the pursuit of excellence as a core value that I have for the for the district is really looking around the quality of education that's tied to impact and that's tied to teacher
retention As we work so hard to build up teacher capacity and also build up the experiences that they provide students in the classroom we don't want to lose those teachers Uh and that's the work that we're doing now and and it's about creating trust within our communities Uh
it's part of the work that I've been doing really busy just visiting schools constantly with my deputies as well We're constantly in schools um meeting teachers working with um all unions within our schools so that they work as a community as a family so that again
our students are having really good experiences and we're working really hard to ensure that not only proficiency is met in uh literacy but also in math as well Thank you Thank you Any more
questions Superintendent Okay thank you Superintendent Hernandez and Michael that was online to give us the necessary data for special education
which is a hot topic right now Um and public schools Um I know we have way It feels like all schools all New York City public schools are trying
to bottleneck a whole bunch of issues and squeeze it out all at one time So we have capital planning We want to do um what about enrollment What about special education What about reading What about ELA What about math and we trying to get
all this done within a certain time frame And I think it when we all work together and do our calling then and and sacrifice and the time and doing the necessary strategic planning that we
will get the results that that is required of us So then we don't have to compare we are the standards of all schools and not comparing ourselves to private or charter or so on and so forth
Thank you so much And that's um actually a little segue into my president's report I've been doing a lot of meetings this month and um a lot of those meetings are
with CC presidents and face and the chancellor Um I'm just going to quickly um summarize what I did Um first in right after the CC meeting um on
October 24th I had a CC president's meeting with face in regards to the chancellor's D210 regulations and I spoke to Vice President Amy Sai in regards to that and
there's um you know they there's a little cleanup behind the scenes and they just wanted our engage engagement and how can we um change some of the wording or get our input in regards to
the D10 complaints and D10 complaints meaning if we have any and I'm just going to paraphrase in my own terms so everybody will understand if you have any beef or you have any disagreement where we as council members can file a
complaint but however this summer Um Chancellor former Chancellor Banks had kind of um reviewed that um regulation and then
there was a little discussion in regards to that and I was supposed to get back to my council members There wasn't really no followup in regards to that but I would send an email in regards to any feedback on how we feel conface
really wants to know if we understand and if we have any input in regards to the wording into the chancellor's D twin um 210 complaints and that was in October and yesterday just yesterday I
had a meeting with the other CC DC presidents again with Chancellor Ramos and and she wanted to know how we fed in in regards to how we feel in regards to what the schools are doing and yet again
is we discuss about busing We discuss about special education Um we discuss um a lot about the budget That's another big hot topic What's going to happen in 2025 And I
know it seems like we're juggling so many things at one time and they're trying to get the community also involved And that's why we need um our families to have more input because you have a right as a parent to stand up for
what if you say it behind the scenes or you tell your friend that's not doing anything It's in these spaces where we air out our situations and you could counsel us and then we could let the higherups know what's going on And we
here at SEC and District 10 is here to hear all those complaints so then we could feed it off in the right direction if you are um feeling any kind and that was an awesome space with Chancellor Ramos and it's almost like a listening
tour per se and that she wants to hear from leadership but as well as what is being said behind the scenes and we are just letting her know what's actually going on and and those are the two main things There's other things that I have
discussed I spoke with um a uft leaison in regards to a school in district 10 and they just reach out to me and of course we were also trying to get off um in December our winter fest um and we
couldn't we weren't able because of timing and that's all right We're just going to save it and revamp it for another date But in all that being said please reach out to any one of us se
seated here and um and hopefully we would get your issues and concerns in regards so that the chancellor and that we could help you more in 2025 and 2026 in the news That's it for the president's
report I might have forgotten something but that's all right I I'll say it next time And we're now going to move on to our members report If any members I'm just going to start from Erica and then
come on down if there's any member reports quickly It's now 7:25 I'm just going to pass the mic That's what we do Thank you Good evening So from October 22nd we
have our last tasting um 1023 was this high fair at MS 391 from 9 to 11 So JVA and integ was represented represented they are from
district 10 on the 23rd PS3 10 the SLT they still working on the um C the pri um the goals from 1 to 5 um 1023 MS 244 we had a dinner from
eighth graders where I share pictures to to on Geneva Um usually what they do they go the um they go to an area where they just talk about tendance uh responsibility um what they need to graduate and then from
there they go and eat the the um dinner They did it for seven six I mean seven yeah six seven and eight um got it um got elections um on October
25 360 we um still working with the three goals one to five um literacy supportive um um environment math we are the college career ready parents Um
um and um what is on October 26 JDBC tour we had in a Saturday with our superintendent Hernandez pictures was shared as well at the October 27 the cancer we went to um C city Amy
superintendent his lovely wife and his daughter Um October 31st PS3 310 had the parade the book character parade pictures were shared as well on October 31st as well
PS3 60 vocabulary parade where we were there um Hernandez and Dr Hula was there as well On November 4th MS 244 having breakfast where they also honor student
that they were on honorable on 11:18 I read webinar was a great attendance and I really appreciate my schools were there um represented and um hope they hope that you guys bring it again It was very
informative have to say all of them November Okay So let me go only to the because I went to many um schools MS44 was on 1120 Um they had a workshop really nice
workshop Um I even spoke to this lady so she could bring it to What's a discrimination Um understanding the rights and uh protection for housing employment um residents and public services I have
a fly here I'm going to share it later on Today I went to MS45 to a SLT Um tomorrow they're going to have a harvest dinner with the students They're going to do it by grade And um the next meeting will be um December 19th They
still working on having um parents involvement and um they prioritizing reading and math That's why they working on the C I think that's enough for today guys I
have a lot more but thank you Oh I don't know if anyone else for PS9 update promotional quality of reviewing signing too much I do want to point out that
there is for 279 PS29 They have their appointment with I saw some parents question my child My
child questions And for the same and If a general education student cannot understand what's actually being taught um how to understand that so that you know we
comprehend and answer questions but also um question very important I get them second birthday What's the percentage of um Wow First of all I
think um there were very important um and that family and for that one I really like it because the high school
fair I ask question Um very um I went to the um it's coming back So now we have that ready which I
love They're like brainstorming with with the staff Um and they asked a question provided by the student first attendance that
they see that right Um I won't get that update myself about I have to spend I was saying um a lot has happened I'm not going to
record everything because I can't remember and I didn't write it right yet But I do want to share um since Superintendent Hernandez is huge on girls sports here in district 10 Um my personal school PSMS 280 played against
IS- 206 here just recently and one of the teams actually won was the girls volleyball So they are actually up on the next championship And it was really nice because I've gotten the opportunity with my daughter who's on the team to
play with and travel with the school with all the other schools So I just wanted to share that a little with you and hope you have an opportunity to you know come to one of these games because um as girls volleyball is very popular and now girls basketball is a thing now
I think uh we're we're trying to get schools involved So hopefully not just depend on teachers to push and volunteer their time but hope our community organization can also participate and bring more funds because our girls
really need uh their their uniforms and their their cheerleaders So just want to share that Thank you I think everybody's done Yes Yes Yes Yes You know even though we're you know we're take we're during the listening to we're getting feedback
Uh not everything has to wait till the strategic plan actually happens And that's an example of the the district team with school leaders and families coming together Um because that was also one of the uh items that was being brought up about having more sports for
girl opportunities and the basketball was actually something that was being brought up as new and you know getting volunteers to do that for me to the schools and participating in schools is really exciting to see that uh the district is really is being responsive to like the needs of the community and
the ask as well Very good I like that Girls volleyball I'm telling you I I did not only got some of this stuff when I was in high school and I did not get it in elementary I didn't get it in
middle school Um that's all right It's okay But just to hear there's opportunities now especially in the Bronx is is awesome And I just want that expansion to grow even bigger So
anything the boys could do anything you could do I could do better kind of saying I if let's get the girls rowing JBA got rowing Can the Can we get rowing girls I want to roll And there's so many
Yes And it's we shouldn't wait for college level to do all these things and and and then you get the scholarship and then you could go to college and then you could go to the Olympics and then sky's the limits Yeah I just go
straight I just keep on going and you don't have to be necessarily the doctor or the lawyer and you know that's so that's great and we're not saying we do need those occupations but that there is
a wider and I don't think our kids know there's a broader span of opportunities for them to grow careers in and and it is just not basketball You know what I'm saying And it's not just baseball
There's other weightlifting Oh my Oh my husband he would go bananas right now if there was a girl weightlifting team Hint hint Yes Such such great opportunities and we
need to just list all of them and make them happen Whatever school picks it up you pick it up you get parent engagement and then we are able to do all these great and awesome things and then you don't have to necessarily go outside and pay outside It's free inside
the schools Yes Yes So we should just write a list Yes Erica Africa wanted to say unless it also girls That is great Big shout out to all the
teachers making that happen Yes the volunteers They're volunt all WWF I was just watching that last night That's fantastic And I just want all of us to be able to do all those things at an early ages Broaden your
horizons It opens new doors networks opportunities You never know who you're going to meet And it's not for when you get older It's for now Thank you so much council members for all your and thank you the swimming program
Oh my goodness Don't hear me talk about the Olympics It's information I'm gonna at the next CC meetings I'll bring all the simple ones and the things that we do But I know that President Carson just looked at my computer Yes
We do have also about about over 12 schools within our district that participate in a swim program second graders So early swim getting young our youngest uh students being able to learn how to swim really
important that they aware how to swim when they're going out there So and all these programs that we actually have are free so we don't have to have families pay for them So really excited about the different partnerships between uh the New York City parks department uh in
addition to even our local high schools that have swim programs uh also within uh just some of the uh the different CBOS that we all support Excellent That is so great I like the swim program too That's nice Ice skating
cuz I ice skate Yes I do ice skate That was introduced to me very early Hockey ice hockey all these Oh and it's so many so many horizons And I want
our kids to be exposed to all of them All of them And then it opens the door So then we have the internship So lifeguard the kids learn how to swim you get a job in the summer Summer yummy right then and there It's easy
Yes And we need lifeguards How you going to go to the pool or the beach Yeah Where you going to go We do Such such excellent And we need those next steps We need to see the the carry
through when it does actually happen Not only they just in a class cuz I just wanted to get out of the house No Okay Karate I know Messiah's in karate and you know you become a sensei and then you think you could do Cobra Kai and you
know you just go sky's the limit and okay let's get off of that because we don't go on and on Um thank you so much I want to quickly talk about capital planning Yeah I know it's not on the agenda but
capital planning I sent our council members an email in regards to that So once you visit the school or you get any information to the schools that you laid on to make sure you have your capital
planning reports um ready by January I think I say the 17th Yeah that's the due date And I'm so sorry that SEA couldn't come to us this month We tried to get them but they say they will come to us in December and
give us a presentation So that's something to look forward to I know we have less time in December but it's okay Get the capital planning reports done I have copies if you don't understand the Excel
spreadsheet which is user friendly I have copies here We could go over that And to the good part um any public comments now Um if anyone has anything to say anything encouraging online
or in the house Oh we have face I didn't even know he was behind us Hi face I would like to acknowledge the director I don't have to So okay Face is in the house That's
all I have to say Thank you babe No one else No one has none Okay Y said Thank you I just want to mention something JVA is doing workshop is three the um November
25th December 2nd and December 9 I guess it's four and December 16 This is navigating the holidays blue and um I'm pretty sure she already share it but I'm sharing with my school as well Thank you
Anyone else Okay we at the end Oh somebody say tennis Oh jot that down Jot it
Of course Softball Uh yeah I like I like baseball more but tennis Yes Yummy Pickle ball Pickle ball Pickle ball Yeah that's new now We We got a lot of sport
I want every school to have two That sounds good That sounds good All right Um if all hearts and minds are okay and there's no public comment it is now 7:46
Um someone please make a motion to adjourn Yes The calendar meeting Janice said make a motion Sorry Yianice said you made the motion Yes Yianis said made the motion Someone second that motion and Amy Sai second
that motion Thank you everyone online for joining us I'm looking down I'm looking right here Thank you for joining us Thank you Superintendent Hernandez Thank you District 10 Thank you FaZe Thank you everyone that joined us We're
going to break for a little bit and we're going to jump into our business meeting Please meet us back here at 8:00 PM and we'll do quickly our business meeting Thank you so much the
second on a citywide platform level but also I enjoy working office not just education but like okay yeah I knew somebody was missing
um Get inside You see how I said seven and I was seven minutes Yes Okay My son is actually graduating soon Okay It is now 8
8:03 I can't talk today And we are now going to begin our business meeting We're gonna do quickly a roll call you Emma Alada She's I'm actually online but I've
been here since 6:45 Very good A thank you Emma How are you doing We miss you North Carolina on the beach just too much Okay Angie Dusa she's
excused Arena Donz Yet Etica Michelle Bernita present Amy present GMO Maria Hey present
Wonderful Thank you everyone Okay I have um a copy of the financial report of the budget is a draft I don't know if everybody has a copy of that Let me bring it on Oh thank you
Thank you Thank you Yes So we're gonna um it's a draft for right now because of course um we are not it is not including today's meeting So this is what Emma drafted for
us and we could just quickly look at it and then vote on this budget Okay we didn't do any events as yet and we need to really discuss on what we're
going to do in 2025 Is there anything we should be specifically looking at that Emma wants to draw our attention to I'm not too sure because we all we doing is spending money on our reimbursement and food Um I
will note that each time a member is not present um that 125 will be um distributed to another item on the
budget Okay Especially food Food has become very very expensive Everybody should know that And um we kind of have to be kind of wary Um our meals probably
won't be as elaborate like before because we didn't have that many council members before and we was able to buy bigger things And now we pretty much are a full council and so a lot of money is being spent on the meals especially
delivery And um don't get upset if you see coffee and donuts or pizza I'm just saying All right Right Don't don't get upset if you see that because that's all we could afford
And if you look um on the meals you could see how much what is left what we working with Okay So if you're excuse we can put that
money over there Yes Okay Um someone make a motion please to um make the necessary corrections to the budget especially after today's meeting and Emma will have it up and ready for us in December
to adopt the budget for today November 26 Amy yes Amy makes a motion to adopt the budget Someone second that Yiani said seconds that motion Thank you
so much We're not moving anything right now because Emma is not here We can't move Okay Item number four Okay Thank you so much
Um I'm going to talk quickly about um winter fest I know we wasn't able to do that this year That's okay Um but we could move it make it bigger in the springtime Um I want us to be aware that
we are doing a town hall meeting with the chancellor And so these are two I have to figure that out with Emma how we are do I know face is going to help us in regards with the town hall
meeting which is great but we just got to make sure these dates don't kind of cross over too much and overlap Thank you Erica Um especially um the winter break not the winter break
the spring break in April I believe January no February the 1st we have the art festival at 3:15 then science fair 4 and the fair to be So yeah we have a few things Yeah there's a lot of
things a lot of things happening So I guess we could um there's some mentioning of the revamping I just wanted to say that Winterfest um we we send out a lot of letters We got some feedback Some of the companies
did say Gennis said did some um footwork for us that it was past the deadline Um that's something Emma said It was past the deadline past the budget We couldn't do it So starting from December when we
hear from Emma the money woman we will know what to um we're going to rename it I'm thinking spring fling spring fest spring fling Um Superintendent Hernandez also thought about a prep rally
Um get the kids ready for their testing So a prep rally spring getting ready for the springtime So we could work on those names And then he also mentioned that the district will also help us to make it a little bit bigger and wider and
we'll be outside so that's more people which is great So when we get Yes much way much more people and we a big district and I want it big If we could take the whole
grand that'd be great but that's just me Madame President also if we're going to have any workshops we have to be um conscious of that and move money because remember February and March
everything is going to shut down You said March Emma Yeah We got to do a budget modification That's the budget modification So we have to do classes going into February
and March IRS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I forgive You know I for that budget reminds me of IRS I can't The IRS them due
dates get them out of my sight Just tell them something Let them go away So I'm happy with the district helping us and Superintendent Hernandez helping us with that spring fling We just need
to figure out the date and I want Emma to be here um in person to for us to discuss that a little bit more And if anybody has anything else to say because our business meeting is pretty short
No I was gonna fine I think it's a great moment to offer resources for families Um I just want to I don't know even applaud but I I want to give great
appreciation for um the chancellor and the New York City public schools for hosting a community uh fair of resources last Saturday which was actually downtown unfortunately
um it is very far from district 10 So I do think that whatever events that will be planned out for spring has some kind of resource component for families because as we're going into the summer you know kids want to be active in
something they want to participate in something families want to do something and then back to school and I think also there's a lot of things on people's minds as what is offered from our city agencies and our partners Um so just the component of resources is reallyformational I have to say
New York City public schools had a great event when they do it but when it comes down to the local level um they kind of walk away and run away So I hope that they do partner with us because they have a lot of like agencies One I can they have like two floors of agencies in
this So it's like full of information and I think there's even agencies that are really important to our families who are immigrants who are having housing hardships and food insecurities great to connect with people that can actually help these families
That's excellent excellent point Um we didn't get a chance to piggyback off it and we didn't get a chance to speak to Superintendent Hernandez about um the homeless report that just came out and
we'll wait for December to discuss that more because yet again that's another issue that we are dealing with Yes Yes Um so we just keep those in the back burner Put them in the What's
that part of the stove The upper leftand corner of the stove that we don't really think about Nobody Nobody don't use that burner Yes The cleanest That's the cleanest And we just jot all those
things down Um if we have any more um concerns we kind of like ending kind of early No thank you Amy Um Vice President yes I do want I do want to share something I think that
um I'm I'm sure that as our busy lives are happening it doesn't really occur until it actually occurs So I mentioned earlier about how now we've passed the election phase and we're into this new
year of a president that is not fully supportive on the people who live on the ground as working people working class people um who have issues who have concerns right
And I think um as a advisor to the chancellor on a board we really need to think about how we can provide our community but also provide advice to Chancellor Ramos as to how we can provide New York City as a whole is
considered a district how we could protect our families who are worried about yes their uh status here in New York in the United States uh who are undocumented who are might be
you know um deported that situation actually occurs I think it's scary to know that a president who's willing to do that um but also what funding will education especially our most vulnerable um and we talk about you know the Bronx
and District 10 as one of the poorest congressional districts in America Um we need to really put it on the aisle of everybody's minds because everybody's counting on us to make sure that we are them in policy not just in events making
sure laws are abide by our government and supported for our families Because I think it's really scary that I see families who are worried that if they sent their child to school not knowing if this is a sanctuary city or not I mean they don't
even know their rights But if there is information that empowers them to be on top of yes I have a right to be here No one can take me nice and deportion you know be deported It's really important
So I encourage members on council to be vocal about policy and about making sure our families know their rights as public school parents as well as immigrants and their safety because I think if it's not on our minds and if it's on our family
minds we need to prioritize as an advisor to public school I don't know if that Yes Yes Thank you Vice President Amy Thank you so much everyone Um
someone please make a motion to adjourn It is now 8:18 p.m Yes Janice makes the motion and Erica seconds that motion Thank you so much council members We see you in December
December 17th Yes My goodness It escaped me What school we going to be in Why do I feel 246 Thank you so much 246 That's where we're going to be at See you
there Yes Kingsbridge Be there or be square Thank you so much Happy holidays Happy holidays everyone Yes Thank you Good night Good night Good night Hi everyone Grateful for