Okay. What is that area? Does it exist? [Music] I don't know this is not so [Music] today.
Hope y'all like dressing. Which one has to come off? Yeah. [Music] Is this spicy? No, you're okay. Okay.
Yeah, come on in. It's only 18 of us. I thought there was going to be a whole bunch of us this evening. It's only Tuesday. We almost there. Um I want to say um it's openly Hi, Michelle.
I want to say openly um happy father's day all the fathers and all the guardians and all the dads without you we wouldn't be here um as providers and protectors. Thank God for y'all. Also want to say um
happy J that's coming on Thursday. Also, um, happy pride month. Also, um, happy Caribbean American month yet again. Um, being, um, a descendant of a Trinidadian and Tobago,
um, my parents that was born in Trinidad and Tobago, all y'all watching online, we thank you for coming on in. Um, and we going to start a roll call.
Emma here. NG Dusa here. Ireina Gonz is excused. Yianis set Esta. Oh, she's also coming late. Erica Gonzalez,
Michelle Hayes here, Brenita Parsons here, Amy M here, Vasquez, Maria Bell Lobos, and Katherine Wheeler, as everybody um know, today is the day we will have our contracts for
excellence presentation. However, um they will be running late. So, I would like to put a motion on the floor to move our business meeting forward before our calendar meeting.
Yes. Thank you, Amy, for I put the motion on the floor. Thank you, Amy, for motioning it the first time. and Katherine the second time we have to do this um she's not here. We
can't move forward with our um calendar and business meeting. So, business meeting, we did the welcome and we did the roll call. And at this time, I would um I would like to start off that
I thank Superintendent Hernandez for doing an awesome job in these short amount of time. Let's give him a round of applause. I'm now Yeah. And um we are going to do um our executive session
at this portion at this time. I'm so sorry everyone that is online that is watching. However, we will go into executive session right now to do our superintendence evaluation. Um just sit tight. It's not going to be that long.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Do you want me to turn this? Yes. I do want to come. Amen. Yeah, about 7:15. 15.
[Music] I like Turn this down more. Okay. Yes. So now we doing the financial report. Okay. Then you're going to jump to that. So we not up to this part yet. No.
Hannah's going before you. Yeah. Okay. Sounds good. Okay. Thank you everybody. We're waiting. Um we going to continue. Hello council. It's It's 7:30.
We can we can do that later. Do you want me to unmute? Yes. Because the financial report. Okay. Yes. Emma, thank you. I told you I didn't want to do work this
day either, but I wanted to play too making flowers. A tis a tasket. [Music] It was a big I did three scores. [Music]
Yes, thank you. Yes, we're going to continue right now. I thank everybody who um work at the executive session um for the superintendent evaluation. The time is now 7:27.
Yes. On the nose. And Miss Emma is going to do our financial report. Everybody had a problem. Very good. It's gonna be quick. [Music] I I tried to thank you to Hannah. She's
my partner partner on the other end. And thank you to Lauren. online. Um, as as treasurer, I always even when I was around in childhood, I
always try to work with the STO because my background is auditing and of course accounting. So, I always try to make sure stuff balance and and I think Hannah got sick of me a couple time like
I'm going to get a job. It ain't matter, but um we're gonna have money left over. I'm not sure how much it's gonna be because stuff is still pending. And if you look at the the bottom, I said, please note this this does not reflect
the payout after June 5th. Uh Madame President, I got a whole bunch of stuff over there. And if we calculate 11 people getting paid, we will not have $5,118. And I believe there's a couple of
vendors that haven't gotten paid. So, I'm not sure what next term is going to look like, but I'll try to make sure that we close out when we go into the beginning of the year so they understand exactly where we were at and what we're spending. But, um, if you look at the
bottom, I have a projection of about $3,200 and an additional food, which would be this pool here. So other than that, I just want you guys to know that our
balance is 5,18.33%. And then like I said, we got money. So you don't see the end of the year balance yet. I always voted on and then I take off and then every
must stay. So they'll be I usually to Lauren anyway on purpose. It is important that our documents Unlike the previous previous previous previous previous stay in the um building itself and accountable we
should not for anything. So, I just need someone to look at the report and then give me a motion. A motion toolary. Hallelujah. Close out the [Music]
a little bit. Thank you. [Music] It's a motion. Um who who um motion first? Amy did and then who second Um hopefully all Thank you council
members. Hopefully uh please I gave our reimbursements. I want to sign them tonight. Tonight I want to do that. Please, I'll just sign my life away like I normally do. And if I may piggy back, um my my
recommendations is that reimbursement that you take out your phone and make a photo and when you get your check, make a photo. We ain't got time to be going back to
last year. So be conscious of the fact that when you put in your your reimbursement like you did for me, take a picture. You know exactly what you want. Very sorry. Yes,
please. Yes, I sent everybody who's outstanding and hopefully that bring us up to date with our reimbursements which is wonderful. Um Any new business?
Any old business? No. Yeah. I want that logo next to our logo. That'd be nice. Even if we had one on the front cuz when I was in the parade, I wore my shirt. That'd be nice.
Would have been nice to have the DT in the back. But yeah, I think I think um a suggestion is to bring the two together so that when we go to visit, they know that not only are we district 10, but we're also CEC from district 10. So it
could be something on the front as well as something on the back. That will be the suggestion for the next council. Yes, that was my suggestion. That was my suggestion. I make a motion to adjourn. Yes. Second.
It is now 7:33. Thank you, council members, for excellent business meeting for 2025. Thank you so much. Do we need another break or do we want to roll on to our calendar? Keep rolling. Keep on rolling. Okay.
Thank you so much. We're going to move forward now in our calendar meeting. Um I will do growth hall. Emma Alana present. Angie Dusa Ireina is excused.
Um Jenny is Erica Gonzalez. Michelle Hayes, Brenita Parson's here, Mai Vasquez, Maria Veros,
and Catherine. Very good. Thank you, council members. This is the beginning of our um calendar meeting. Um we I'm so excited because on schedule excellent day 7:30 um we
going to have our contracts for excellence presentation by Hannah if y fabulous yes yes they handed them out and I I'll do
not Spanish, but if not, you'll tell me and we'll make one. All right. Good evening everyone. [Music] Excited to be here and engage with you all on contracts for excellence. Lauren
has it up. Next slide. Oh, next slide. Got it. Thanks. Thanks, Lauren. So this presentation is kind of in two parts. The first part we're going to talk about the contracts for excellence legislation broadly and then the second
part we're going to talk specifically about class size reduction and how we are working towards year three or 60% citywide goal of meeting our new class size targets. Um,
so we'll dive right in and start talking about contracts for excellence. So the contracts for excellence legislation was established in 2007208 as part of the state budget under
foundation aid. So it's been around for some time now. Um, contracts for excellence essentially requires that funding is allocated for specific programs, which you'll see in just a few slides. Um, and in 2022, contracts for
excellence legislation was updated to include additional requirements that involve us working toward our class size goals, which you'll also see um in a few slides. So, let's go to the next slide. So on this slide are some of the
historical purposes of the contracts for excellence funding. Um I'll kind of talk through each one and then um if there are other examples, Superintendent Hernandez, feel free to chime in. Um so
one purpose of contracts for excellence funding is time on task. So this could be before school programs or afterchool programs. Anytime that you're giving students beyond the traditional school day, um model programs for multilingual
learners, full day pre kindergarten and kindergarten, class size reduction, teacher and principal quality initiatives, middle school and high school restructuring. Um, and then
beyond this, if schools determine that something outside of this list falls into the contracts for excellence realm, the SED commissioner can authorize districts to take out um, experimental programs. So, let's go to the next
slide. So, this year um, C4E is increasing by $286 million. So, you don't often hear we're getting more money, but I keep telling you that we are um from 802 million to
1.809 billion. Um so, this increase is comprised of 241 million of new funding that'll be used for the class size mandate in fiscal year 26. And sorry, I
should have mentioned this earlier. Fiscal year 26 starts July 1st of 2025 and goes to June 30th of 2026. I know that like sometimes people outside of the budget space are like what are you talking about? So I should have said that. I apologize. Um and then there's
$45 million of existing contracts for excellence funding um that's going to be phased in um as from last year's class size allocation and schools will use to will continue to use for class size um and we'll talk more in detail about that
soon. Um so the proposed allocation of the 1.089 billion there are kind of two buckets. The first is a discretionary bucket. So these are funds that are allocated to principal budgets. Um and just like other
allocations, principles will use these C for E dollars at the discretion of their school in consultation with their school leadership team to select from one of the buckets that we saw on one of the initial slides on how they want to spend
this funding. So maybe some of it is for extended school day. Some of it could be to reduce class size, some of it could be to work towards AP classes in middle school, high school. Any of those buckets, principles would denote that in
their budget. Um with so the support of their school leadership team. The second big bucket is target and targeted and maintenance of effort. Um, so these funds, unlike the discretionary funds, are in support of specific eligible
programs. Um, so this year when principles received their budget a few weeks ago, there's this $241 million that is C for E for class size reduction. And it's very clear when you look at the budget, it says that it's for reduced class size. Um, that is what
it is for. That is the only thing it is used for. Um the 45 million that we talked about just above um that's for the class size reduction mandate continuing practices that schools had started last fiscal year. Um $183
million is earmarked fair student funding for specific programs. So like reading intervention, MTSS. So these are all things that principles will see in their budgets. um $87 million for
integrated co-eing classrooms, $30 million for our summer programming, $9 million for a full day of pre kindergarten, and then finally $7 million for autism spectrum disorder classrooms. And we can go to the next
slide. Okay, so this is the proposed allocation of funds for district 10. Um, so I'm not going to read through each line item, but in short, you can see that slightly over 50% of District 10's allocation um
is for discretionary funding where schools will decide on allowable programs. Um 14% or so is the new C for E for class the class size reduction mandate. Um which we'll talk about more.
um fair student funding the targeted funding is about 15% integrated co-eing is 8% phase in for class size is 5% etc etc um and so the total that district 10
has is that 70 million plus and that is just in our contracts for excellence funding we go to the next slide okay so this is the end of the contract for excellence portion of the presentation. Um, part of
the contracts for excellence process is that the DOE takes public feedback into account when developing the plan. So, what we just saw over the last four to five slides is the plan as it is. Now, if there is something that you would
like to comment on and or learn more about, you can email contracts for excellence at schools.nyc.gov. Um, there's also a pretty comprehensive page on the DOE info hub. If you just type into a search engine, Contract for
Excellence NYC DOE, you'll find this presentation along with the same presentation in many languages. Um, and a bunch of other detailed information there if you're just interested to learn more. Um, and then if you have things that are on your mind, um, you can email
contracts for excellence at schools.nyc.gov July 8th or prior to give your feedback. We want to pause there for questions or do we want to go to class size? They're pretty interrelated, but I'm open.
Question um pause there. with the um problem that's happening across the nation, will this actually hit us in terms of funding or will the funding be taken
away? So the origin of these particular funds is not federal. Okay. That's a good question, right? It so the contracts for excellence funding is from the state. It's possible you like I
don't know. It's possible that some of that is federal in origin, but if it is I don't I Hannah do not know. Um and then the city has allocated a decent amount of tax levy dollars to support us
on our class size journey. Um and like what I'm happy to say is that school leaders have received their budgets. They received them June 4th and the class-siz money is there.
Yes, it is. Yes, it is there. It is like what I am working on for the majority of my diagnostics. So, it's definitely there. Hi, um you mentioned there's a percentage of funding for the autism supports for
students. What does that entail? I know we have one nest program, but what does that like funding go towards? It is specialized programs. So, I think um I would have to double check um the D10
specific program and how it is funded. Um but yes, that contracts for excellence line item is for those specific. Okay. It's the it's the programming itself or doesn't like students that are are on
the spectrum who are in like you know like self-contained or 12 month classes? I don't believe so. I will double check and get back to you but I'm pretty sure um also I I will look at the dollar amount too. Um I'm pretty sure it's for
our specific programs which is why it's also a smaller dollar amount than you might think. Yeah. I'm curious what that entails because um it is pretty significant amount of money but where does it really go to you know I raise this because there are there are
students I know for parents who have in our D10 schools in our you know 121 classes with with being on a spectrum but they're not getting the services like they would like in the nest program and I know we only have one if you um superintendent if you wanted to chime in
with clarity but I just curious as to you know the supports for those particular students right and I think it's also important to keep in mind this is just a sliver of our overall funding
um but yeah I hear you funding cover teacher salaries for the schools that got that like increase in staffing is that part of that so hypothetically the school cannot fill all of this vacancy is that it was a lot higher. What happens to that funding in
your budget? Does that get reclaimed or does that stay? Um, that's a great question. Um, so so some so some of the money wasn't only geared toward just actual hiring of the
teacher. In some cases, it was to pay for a six period class, which is um an increased amount of classes that a teacher would teach and to cover, you know, as a portion of a teacher salary. Um only because the need wasn't
necessarily for a full teacher, but rather a teacher and a half, right? So, for example, you and I pick up a couple of classes and we didn't get paid extra for that. So there was different strategies to be uh you know actually it's
different. It's it's a um pro or six period. Yeah. Yeah. So it's a it's a little bit more uh because it's during the day. Yeah. Yeah. And so the way that the funding is set up operationally is um
and I printed out the spreadsheet from the school allocation memorandum because I knew that there would be great questions. um you all had 22 schools apply and we'll and we're going to talk more about this in a second too. Um and
107 full-time positions were awarded and then beyond that there is um like superintendent Hernandez said six period coverage etc. And then for every full-time educator that was
awarded, $500 in um OTPS or other than personnel um was also awarded to support presumably what will require creating a new space or amending an existing space with maybe maybe you don't need
necessarily new materials because the number of students are in changing, but maybe you need like a new laptop cart because now you're in a room that wasn't being used before. So all the laptops are coming from other rooms you need somewhere to put or you know whatever.
Um and then uh also absence um per DM was also allocated. So when people are absent or attend a professional development and their class needs coverage that funding was also allocated. Um and so all of the funds
are earmarked specifically with what they are for. Um so they are mostly for personnel um but a little bit not for personnel. Oh go ahead. Yeah we we've been working
really um work you know side by side with school so they can you know support their hiring process and recruitment. Um, and I'm happy to say that a lot of them are doing so much better than before. Um, you know, we had one school that had eight vacancies and it was
already almost at 100%, which is great. Um, plus the incentives that were being given to teachers to hire early. The bonuses were good, too. You know, they weren't a lot of money, but it was enough to like try to support teachers
to to get on board right away like a signing. Do those bonuses? I don't know. The bonuses are administered by um the office of teacher recruitment and quality. So, I don't necessarily see them in school's budget.
Um so, I don't know. I'm not sure. And that money may come out from this year's budget. I don't Yeah, I don't know when. Yeah. All right. So, oh, sorry. Go ahead. I understand the whole different
payment, but for example, um, can we put a school that's expanding? How would that I know you already got, but then how do you count it for next time? So, this is the first time that we went through um,
you know what? Let's go to the next let's go to the class size part because I think it will answer that question. Um and I'll I'll address it when we get there. All right, Lauren, let's move to the next slide. She's okay. So, class size reduction plan.
Last year we talked extensively um about this. Um that plan is also on the info hub. Same thing if you type in NYC DOE to a search engine class size reduction plan it will pop up. Um this is another opportunity to provide feedback on this
process. Um and following feedback we'll work collaboratively with the teachers union um and principal union to finalize the plan and we'll speak through kind of our school level strategies as well as central level policies. Go to the next slide.
Okay. So this year was the f the really first year that we did kind of a what I would call bottom up schooldriven planning approach. Um which has resulted that $241 million in contracts for
excellence being kind of labeled exclusively for class size reduction plus that other 45ish million which those are the city funds. So 750 schools were awarded funding to hire approximately 3,700 new teachers. So in
your case, 22 schools, 107 full-time teachers. Um the plans were developed last fall in consultation with the SLTs by individual schools. So school leaders had the option whether or not they
wanted to submit a plan. Um anyone was able to submit a plan. Um, we received lots of I don't remember. I did look at all the plans. We received lots of plans from the Bronx. Well, from our district.
Yep. So, yep. You were I did not remember the district 10 specific number, but Superintendent Hernandez says there was 24 plans submitted from district 10 and 22 were awarded. So, the vast majority were awarded. Um and so um
the New York City Department of Education reviewed the plans, the uft reviewed the plans, and then CSA reviewed the plans. Um as of last year, we were at 46% um compliance in terms of the new
legislation and district 10 was at 57% last year. Um the goal is for us to be at 60% citywide this year. So it doesn't mean that any one school needs to be at or above 60%. The goal is just that
citywide we are at 60%. Um currently there is a principal space survey that is happening to see if there are any spaces that can be converted at schools that'll result in additional seats. Um and SEA has expanded their
capital approach to respond to class size law and specific needs. Um, and as Superintendent Hernandez said before, there are new strategies being used to support teacher recruitment, some of the stipens for the higher need subject
areas, um, as well as retention. Um, in terms of schools that are expanding, um, every school is kind of their own entity when it comes to the class size piece. I think school leaders and
Superintendent Hernandez, you can speak to this more, when they were considering whether or not to submit plans were thinking about where they were in terms of their current class size, what additional physical space they had to potentially,
you know, break out classes if they could. Um, and also, you know, other fact other things that could impact their capacity. Um, so anyone was able to submit a class- size reduction plan regardless of whether or not they were
um a school that had all the grade levels that they were intended to have or not. I think an example would be that there were schools that applied that already met that percentage of the class size, but they were just trying to get ahead of it, too. trying to support bringing
in teachers to support additional programs like music and art. Um so you know we have school that actually that was a need. Um so they received the money and that's why they're hiring. So that's a good thing. So I think it's just an opportunity to reflect on the
program. We also had three schools that received assistant principles as well to support um the increase in number of teachers coming in to for support because when you have eight imagine a school have eight brand new teachers um that's a lot
of teachers that need support as brand new teachers because what happens if you're not supporting them and that's why you see the word retention right you lose them after their first year. So it's really important that there's a plan in place not only for recruitment but to support teachers in their first
year so you can retain them. Right? Let's go to the next slide. Okay. So just like the contracts for excellence um if you have feedback on the class size plan you can also submit that by July 8th to classizechools.nyc.gov.
um and it will be taken into account. Um so I'll pause there for any additional questions. All right. Thank you all and thank you. I know this is your last meeting, many of you. Thank you for serving CAC10
since I have the luxury of sitting here. A pleasure. Um, you know where to find me? Oh, yes. Are there questions on the chat? Are there any questions in the chat? I didn't see any.
Oh, someone say thank you very much. Oh, that's Wow. So, we just got to make sure that money goes where it's supposed to be. Yeah, I I'll be looking. Well, we the most important thing is we get the teachers
request for superintendent. Um for for the next group of people, can you make it possible to kind of have a breakdown as to like the teachers uh that are the 107 uh specifically like if they're elementary, middle school or IE
specialized, sorry, special ed teachers and like that just so that we have an idea um where we're kind of putting them into school so that they have the support they need. Some of that information is included in the school allocation memorandum that um
is on the DOE website. Not content areas though. Um but I have a print out. It has my writing on it, but I can print out just I can print out the the just numbers.
Okay. Yeah. I'm just curious. Yeah. Because I think it's so important especially like the most of such the most vulnerable kids that need additional support like teachers, you know, and then additional
like our teachers to go get our teachers. Yes, I believe a question in the chat. What is meeting? They're looking for online interpretation. That's what I
know why. I'll just write it in the chat. Next term. It'll be good. Thank you so much. No problem. [Music] Oh, yes.
So, um it's now 8 o'clock. We're going to start um the superintendent. He's going to give his last report for the year. Ow. Just to make a point of reference, the Sam is up on the screen. I don't know if
you're sharing. We want to screen share. Um, Camille, just to show the audience as well. Oh, sorry. [Music] question. How many assistant principal? There is no there's
no number no number just no specific number. So um we just when you're looking I mean when you're looking at it it's just looking at the need the school you know determining if you could afford it because it's you know just because
you know even when you have um perfect for example even when you have a lot of students you may have so many guidance counselors and social workers that you can't afford to have. So it just depends on the type of
support staff you have. It's there like again it's no magic number. It's sort of a budget management you know a decision you're going to make to see if you can do that. Um some schools have for example one assistant principal but have full guidance counselors and two social
workers and they do a great job managing the school you know and then they have secretaries support staff. So very regardless there's no set number and that technical work that this
principal also does just means that he or she's best decision they've made to run their school they also have to pick up that work but they've made it so that they could invest in another part of school. So that's just an
Sorry questions. Go ahead. I take on this work myself. Is that something to do or we all work? We always work together every year. Right now uh principles are having budget meetings with the budget
team and members of my team from uh special education team and multip uh we engage with our principles. We always support them to program students with services first and then from there you program out. Uh so it's really
making sure that you're meeting the needs of students first. So make sure you have teachers all the teachers that you need and then from there looking at the programs you're going to be running according to the goals that you've developed. So, you know, as schools have been developing their C goals in the
spring with the SLT and determining, you know, part of those action steps, um, what are they going to need to support the goals, you know, it's all projected in a way. Yeah. I mean, ultimately, I I don't think I've ever seen a school that has 4, 500 kids,
600 kids, and one principal. I've never seen that. But could you theoretically do that? You're probably going to have a lot of sports done, right? But I just correct. And look, there there are
situations where there's a principal in a you know, assistant principal needing and then they're there alone for some time, but they hire maybe a pianist come and assist or we can give them help too. Sometimes we have both just because
we know the situation versus your management style to kind of um not defer but like ask principles like you know what's working for you is that kind of the process when you have budget conversations or it's always based on the needs of the school. What are the
needs of the school? How is having an additional supervisor or counselors helping that need filling that void? You know, so looking at your data for the year, number of incidents, um support,
number of STA students, you know, just depending on what that need is. Um and that's the best. But the most important thing I I would say is that, you know, and I've been doing this 28 years, right? and I ran a school of 4,500, you know, and that's a big school. What
I would say is that you need to make sure you know you your students programs are filled first, which begins with students with IEPs and students multilingual learners because their services need to be correct. Correct.
Right. So, you're hiring them uh and then from there you start building out. Can I give an example? For example, when they have before, I know a school that only had one and now they have two because they know the um you know the
need for school and then now break down now they know that they have to have now third grade. Exactly. And then also expanding school like you said I asked big question Hannah that's why
an idea of it. Um the same thing they have like the budget now but they're also um they already hired you know the next um principle for the next grade etc because um you do know the planning for that and you know and I do like what does because um
you're working together and that way you already know that you you're waiting you're not waiting for things to happen you're doing it now for the next year next year. Yeah, we have two schools that are expanding. You know, we have an elementary school and we also have a
high school and we're working with them. I mean, the most important thing we get is that it's hard, but we're working. We're chipping away. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. [Applause] Um, but we're going to do the superintendent report. Thank you, President's Council. It's not too long. Not too long. Get to the the good part.
Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, you I'm so sorry. I usually do an introduction. I'm so sorry. You're in front of me. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm introducing um Hernandez for his last report of this
term. Oh, thank you. You're welcome. First of all, I just want to say congratulations uh to all our students from the stepping up ceremonies to graduations. So, kudos to all of you guys.
I'm so proud of you. uh for all the work that you've done this year. I hope that your experiences are those that are going to, you know, be in your hearts and minds as as you get older and know that we are here uh as a community for all and every single
one of you as well. Uh I I also want to just take a moment to thank all our principles uh for their leadership, their partnership and support uh for for our schools. Um, you know, the the hardest job that I've ever done in my
life is is being a principal. And it's a really complex job. It's it's it's really challenging. And um, you know, I I uh I want to thank all my principles for every single thing they do and all the commitments that they they make to
families, to students. And, you know, when they get it right, they get it right. And you know sometimes when they're work they need to work on things you know because it's very challenging but but they're working on it right and so we we we thank them for for that and for their leadership. I want to thank of
course uh our parent leaders uh for their leadership and support we can't do this without parent leaders um you know just even when you when parent leaders are letting us know and asking us questions that is like the art of inquiry is is is so important to
understanding what's happening at the school and ways that we can improve uh the school experience for our students. Um shout out to all the teachers and staff members, support staff, my district 10 team. Yes. guys.
You know, it's it's really made my my nine months, as we said, go pretty fast. But at the same time, um you know, it's it's been a really fun start to to to my partnership here within District 10. And I'm just
looking forward to bigger and greater things. And and I can't wait to to be able to be a part of that with all of you. Um, and I know that, you know, a huge shout out to to my to the CDC. You guys are like wonderful. You know, this this is my first year and, um, you know,
your leadership, your patience, your partnership, um, your support, and most importantly, your guidance in this work has been truly valuable to me, uh, this year. Just made me a better leader. Uh, and I'm looking forward to I've learned a lot from you. I I I believe some of
you are going to be coming back with us. So hopefully we can bring another crew in and really support them as well to like the vision and purpose of the work that we're trying to do together. Uh because it's the only thing that's going to really move our community as one
community, you know, and one community with diverse but specific needs. uh and we are humbled to that and and that's so important uh for the success uh of the of the northern part northwest part of the Bronx and so that we continue to be
the light that shines the brightest in the Bronx for our community and that's that's that's really important. Um and you know we'll get started with our celebrations as we move forward. So yes, we we we we recognize as we do every
month um our different celebrations each month. So Pride Month, Caribbean American Heritage Month. Uh so all of us as we celebrate that just huge shout out. Um so some of these uh presentations and we go we celebrate this was our basketball these are
pictures from our basketball championship the elementary uh basketball championship as I shared um you know very skilled players um you know I was really impressed with all of them but this is 306 and they defeated
94 so big shout out to 306 and this the elementary right here but look they even had cheerleaders in the game you That's pretty cool. So, um, and then the middle school, um, the middle school, I call them the middle school powerhouse
244. I mean, this is the girls. They they, uh, defeated 118. Um, I was at this game. Wow. Um, and it it was really impressive. Uh, the game was tied all the way to the third quarter, you know, kind of back and forth and then until
118 fouled out their team members and then I think that was it. you know, they they just didn't have enough team me team on that. The the the bench was deep at 244. So, that's 244. And then, of course, the boys from 244 and they defeated uh 390.
And, you know, the coach actually coaches both the boys and the girls. Um so, it's pretty impressive. Um so, you know, kudos to the 244 community um and the their championship. And then this is
uh right here my district team coached the all-star team. Um and that's from district 10. Um so those are boys from all different um actually this is a co-ed team. So this is boys and girls from um the all different um teams in uh
elementary schools in district 10. Um and we bought them jerseys. So we actually look we we look really nice even though we lost. So, but you know, it's okay. It's all right. We're going to win next year. We're gonna we're gonna defeat D12. Uh I
mean DA. Um so, but I think we were in D12. That's what it was. That's what we were in high school. Uh so, Gafco Leche Day at 3:15. So, our parents there, you know, again, bringing culture into the community where we are and and honoring
that. Um so, just some some pictures there. Um, this is a New York Road Runners Field Day, same 3:15. Uh, again, just really being a part of the the rich community of New York City. Uh, being able to take our kids at different
locations. It's just a great thing. Kudos to our staff and parent leaders to be able to do that. Uh, Natural History, American History Museum. If you haven't been there, this is great place to to go. This they do so many different activities. And this is
the urban advantage science fair and it's PS18. We also had go to the next slide uh uh PS middle school 315 as well in attendance. Um, and so, you know, looking at
again different opportunities, uh, from the Urban Debate League to the American Debate League to the Urban Advantage Science, um, fair, you know, whatever we can get our kids a part of all these different programs is just that's that's just sort of the uniqueness within D10,
right? Like that commitment. We always have a group of principles. It may not be every school, right? is remember we're 56 plus six early childhood centers, right? However, we always have a crew of principles 8 to 10 that come
together to help create these opportunities for kids. And um so I think we have a video here from um they they re they recre they created their own wax museum at uh at 23. So you
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the kids having just so much fun to to learn about different people who contributed to history, culture, music, sports, uh you uh and to reenact and recreate a living wax museum. Right. Which is so interest such a great idea. Right. Right. Right.
And then using their space in the hallways to be able to sort of create their own in museum within their school. Um so here as you know this is the annual Bronx theme uh at Yankee Stadium uh in district 9. you know, so it's a
distribution, you know, but uh this the Bronx Steam Expo. So, you know, just big kudos to our D10 um scientists or future scientists. So, big props for them.
[Music] Monica makes it happen is proudly supported by Goya. If it's Goya, it has to be good. We're inside Yankee Stadium where the action is not about baseball. It's about science. And the future of science looks good. It looks like women
leading the way in science. Science. From as young as 4 to 18 years old, these Bronx students had a blast at Yankee Stadium. You are leaders now. You are taking this burrow by storm. It's
the third annual STEM expo at Yankee Stadium. Kids from every district in the Bronx took part and spent a rainy Tuesday inside the historic stadium. We have the largest green spaces. We have so many waterways. We are right to play
with the environment and test things and ask questions. Kids presented the culmination of all of their hard work throughout the school year. These are their final projects from science, math, engineering, gaming, and even robotics. This robot can plant wild flowers. It
may look like a ladybug, but it's really a robot. These students researched solutions to rising sea levels. We created this as a um city that we would think would be the best for the people that are being affected by um sea level rising in on the coast of Puerto Rico.
This budding Brock scientist is curious about finding cures for cancer. What do you want to be when you grow up? Um when I grow up, I want to be either a doctor or a lawyer. I want to be able to help people. Brian Smith with the New York Yankees says this event is all about empowering the next generation of
leaders. This comes down to generating access for our community. We're doing that today by working with Community School District 9, New York City Public Schools, CI to make sure these kids are on a productive path, not only today, but throughout life. The competition is
fierce, and everybody here got a medal and an experience of a lifetime. Here, it felt like it was the students who were the teachers for the day. Every single one of them is a winner today, but we're the winners because we get to learn from them. That's right. We learned so much. If you want more information, we'll link you there at
Monica Morales TV on all of our social media platforms right here at Yankee Stadium. Monica Morales, 611 News. [Music] That's good. Great event. uh great to be able partnership with our other Bronx
district coming together community and shout out to all my the D10 staff members uh who also made this happen as well. Sorry. Yes. So you know just again you know look at the different opportunities
being in partnership with different cultural institutions and partnerships throughout. So this is just at 95 when we had ambassador from Switzerland to come over to talk a little bit about the work that she does what's her role uh to you know really also speak to families
and and students about what she does and uh so this is just great to be selected for these types of programs. So you know as we conclude to the end of the year attendance is tough right in June but uh you know D10 so kudos every
student every day right 80% I mean of course we want to do better than that but we have maintained strong throughout the course of the year with our increase in our um our attend I mean our our enrollment as well we've
also increased in enrollment compared to all the other districts within the rock so that's also So, a good shout out to to the work that we've been doing in our in our in our district. Uh, you know, compared to the Bronx at 88.90% and then compared to New York City public schools, 89.9%
and then the chronic absenteeism number. I think the biggest like big shout out there is just like the 33.3% compared to the overall Bronx number at 37.7%. um you know within the Bronx as you can
see there in D10 we're at 28,194 [Music] when I came here we were at 27,000 I think 300 you know so like you know we've increasing our enrollment uh and we have 37 schools currently over 90% year 18
schools currently have 90% and lower today attendance as well so um as in the past just looking and understanding why attendance is so important. Um, sorry, you know, if if
you look at the number of absences, uh, and we like to explain this is it really important to share this with families, but like nine absences is really the equivalent to missing 50 hours of instruction. And that's that's a lot, right? When you start to think about um, you know, especially at the early years,
right? So, if you're in, you know, kindergarten, first grade, um, and you know, you need to be exposed to engaging in conversation, being able to speak with one another, be able to read, to develop language and the ability to speak, you need to be in school, right, to have those experiences and those
opportunities. Um, you know, as you go into the attendance and 90%, that's 18 absences, that's 100 hours, and so forth. So, um, so important to make sure that our students are coming to school every single day. So uh you know just to kind of conclude
the process you know I I believe they announced the the winners publicly for CC. So congratulations say right is that is it on there? Yes. Okay. I can't read that.
But I can say congratulations to everyone that's uh uh here. I see Amy's name, Erica. And then is anyone else? We have additional new members. So, we
look forward to uh engaging in our meeting. I believe there's a training, but I want to thank everyone else for your service and your commitment to the CC. So, thank you so much. I shared earlier, I really am grateful for your partnership and getting to know
you guys, not only as a parent group, but just as as people, as friends. Um, and I really appreciate that. I appreciate everything you've done for to support me in my first year here and I hope that you continue to still be a partner in in in DT because I think it's really important that we all work
together to support our kids, our teachers and schools. So, and just additional summarizing these are some sites we've been working with our our principles in charge and our schools um and just weekly meetings. You know, our team is really strong. I I
love my team. my team is just out there constantly to meet making sure that our principles uh have everything they need so they come together and also to make sure that we hire um staff members because as you know um the teachers during the year
doesn't mean that they're all for the summer so we have to find different teachers sometimes the same teachers but but we want to make sure that we have our sites uh fully staffed as well that's another so in addition to principles looking for teachers for September you have principal was looking
for teachers for the summer. Yes, they have two jobs to at the same exact time. The complexity of being a principal. So, shout out to President's Council. You guys look really special. You know, in the words of our madam
president of Bor Bron Bor president, she goes, "You know, I feel like I'm at a talk show." You know, she and she was really impressed and council Sanchez is also impressed. Um, it was a great turnout. uh you know I think you know I also
heard some feedback that you know this is different from the way the other districts do uh it's a similar type of event or legislative event uh it was it was really kind of relaxed but informative and really like collaborative so you know it's really at
the heart of our collaborative leadership our core value uh within our within our um within our district and I'm I'm really glad that the police department came uh in full force um from representing the different precincts and
you know really wanting to be a part of our community. That's that says a lot. So I thank because they always they're very busy. Right. Calendar. This is Dpack, you know, coming up on June 18th, which is
tomorrow. That's right. I'm good. I'm good with my calendar. I need it right there. Go back. Go back. Take a picture. We don't write anymore. We just been the same code all year. Come on.
You know, Maria's gonna email it out. She's always making sure we take care of big shout out to Escobar. Marcus, I believe, has been a district leader before. Um, su former superintendent, now Chief Fuller. Um, I
think he was actually here before she was she came in. So, you know, he's had a long career and it's, you know, congratulations to to him and we wish more the best in his retirement. And I believe we are we are working with the uft and some of our schools our chapter
leaders are supporting the hiring committee and I believe they're engaging that process in the next couple weeks. So hopefully we'll be able to meet our new district and of course congratulations Dr. [Music] [Applause]
great honor to to finally well first of all I know she's relieved that she's finished and u spend some time with her daughters a little bit more but congratulations and a
good [Laughter] [Music] When was this? Last month. Really? I mean, I don't think that made my stomach. I just kept doing the
work. So, you didn't even know, right? You never even missed me. me. Have a great night. So, you know, we we have regions going on now. So, you know, all the best to our high school students within our within our community district, but also
within the Bronx district as well. 810 Lebon as well. family watching do well the graduate um and of course uh Junth is is coming up many many um communities are already doing parades they did some this weekend they'll be doing some more um and then
the last day for students is June 26 and of course celebrating east you know and then you know again happy father's day to everyone yes That's it. Everybody's been like now they think about Wait, what?
Thank you so much, Superintendent Hernandez. That was excellent. All these celebrations. Yes. Well done. Yes. um throughout this this year. Yeah.
Um you did you did a miraculous work. I would want to remind everybody that you did your listening tour which helped everybody engage with you and know you a little bit more. Um and then afterwards, you know, we jumped right in. We had the
town hall meeting that the chancellor's listening to our meeting. And so there was all this going and going and going and going, but yet you had time to be a part. You did the breast cancer walk and you did so many things and I don't want people to forget those things. Yes. The
the spring fling. You was part of a lot of um Yes. memorable things in D10. um not the sour things because I think sometimes um when we think about um all the bad
things that happened in I like to see that um the Yankee Stadium with the science fair. I like to see all those things because it's encouraging. I don't want us to ever think that coming to the Bronx is always something um sad and disappointing and that we need a handout
and that we need resources. No. Um we we we doing it, you know. We we doing it and I I I commend you on a job well done this year. You did an excellent job and I'm so happy that we
elected you. you will call right in. [Applause] I think the most most gratifying piece, you know, that is going to come from all this is is where, you know, as we move forward in the the work ahead and knowing that we're going to get kids to
become better readers, better writers, speakers, better in math, more opportunities, you know, uh improve, help our teachers become stronger, retain our teachers, fix our schools. You know, I think with our partnerships, you know, I see myself
as a team members and connecting with local politicians to really understand the needs. It's, you know, our politicians want to help. I think sometimes it's just like helping them understand where the need is. Correct. Correct. And and um so it's just really
just connecting. It's a lot, but if you know being organized and then sort of being a little patient, too. Yes. and then chipping away, right? Because, you know, you can't get everything done right away. Right. Right. But you get a little here, a little there, and it it'll start to permeate through our
entire district and and it will it will be beautiful and it will it will result in beautiful experiences, amazing experiences for our kids. But the most important thing, and I really I really, you know, I'm saying this so it echoes through Zoom and it goes through the
entire box. We need to work together. That's right. With one thing and purpose as our kids. That's right. Right. That is the number one goal. Yes. You know, as all of you are are Look at
all of you're all from the Bronx, right? I'm a Bronx kid. And we could do this, but we need to really work together. And there sometimes going to be hard, but you know what? Sometimes you got to let it go
like like Frozen, right? Just let it go. Just let it go and then we can move forward and we can work together. Yes. Thank you very much, guys. [Applause] Um, we need two approval on the minutes.
That's ridiculous. Just go back to it. Yes. Um, we have President's Council here and I didn't want y'all to stay here a little bit too long and then meet it. with people. And I just wanted to um let President's
Council know that um we gonna start on the good foot and we want to absolutely collaborate with you. Even though if I'm not going to be here um
um that um D10 will collaborate with you um next term. Um, I know they we will set a date or and I want us to make sure that schedule is on point and on time that we could do I like that little um
chat that y'all had um with that is 254. That's nice. If we could get that if we could get that if y'all could make that a little bit bigger next year that would be excellente. Um that that was that was
Yes. What's up with 254? He always always bring in the crowd I think because it's centralized. He's not you know he's always with us every meeting. Today he's not. I know. You know what? Wherever he's it, a big
shout out, a big shout out to Jav, principal Javo, a really good friend, and I'm I'm just grateful to know him, but I'm also grateful for his partnership making that happen because he's always saying yes, and he he just doesn't say yes. He goes
above and beyond. Yes. Yes. He's doing President, you have anything you would like to say? Close us out. Come on. Um,
do you have any um endeavors or do you do you see any any prospects for the future in collaboration with DE? Well, our term is that this end of the month
um to be honest. So if we are the new board we would love to do it again. We did um to be honest I couldn't have done it with these ladies without these ladies. Um if we're here then we you know we'll
make it happen. But if we're not, then we wish best for whoever that next board is because, you know, that's what it is is advocating continuously for the kids and the students. That's what it's for, for our families um all across not just D10, but
throughout the city, to be honest. Um [Laughter] So I I do have some certificates that I wanted to give you in appreciation CC this actually make it longer.
So uh and and I'll read the first one but it's the same and then I'll read your names but this particular certificate is officiation. The following recognition is given to uh Bernita Parson's president CC10. Um you know so hold on a second because the
words got small the line below. Um we appreciate all your hard work and supporting the family of community school district 10 by you.
Thank you so much. Yeah, I hope we can take a group picture after. So thank you so much. So this this certificate goes to our vice president CC10. So this goes to our treasurer Emma Al.
Yes. Come on down. You're right. Uh to our to our secretary, uh Catherine Wheeler, if you can come on up. I didn't try to do it.
Okay. All right. To Maria. Yes. Wrong accent. My tongue sometimes I actually need a little speech therapy. No. Thanks for that. It's that thick rock accent. Yeah. Yeah,
I get it. Yes. Arena Deon. She's not here. Erica Gonzalez. Gonzalez. All right, Michelle. [Music]
Oh my. I'm gonna miss you. [Music] A little sticks. All right. [Music] Thank you.
All right. All right. Gonna set where Puerto Rico for a trip. [Music] All right. Okay. Angie. [Music] [Applause] Andy talking a little English.
[Music] That's right. Next time we see her, she gonna be having a whole conversation. Love it. I love it, guys. Thank you very much. Thank you so much. Let's take Thank you, Kevin, for the flowers as
well. Guys, also I just wanted to say, well, you know, I always want to say thank you, but um at the event last week, we did um get everyone a certificate on behalf of Burough President Gibson. And I know some of you were not there or did
not receive it. You may have left ahead of time. So, I have the remaining certificates here. I want to thank um our partner, Narita Gomez, for always being here. Thank you. So, we have Miss Gonzalez, your certificate.
Michelle Haynes. Let me bring it to you. Got it. What? Yes. And this one is Irene as I know she's not here. Everyone else should have received theirs at the event. And just briefly, I'm just going to read um
Vanessa L. Gibson, president of the Burrow of the Bronx, awards this certificate in recognition of your time, dedication, and giving back to the diverse communities in New York City. We honor you for your commitment to the parents, families, and school
communities of District 10. Your hard work and leadership serve as a great inspiration to Bronxites throughout the burrow, and you represent the best that the Bronx community has to offer. For these reasons and more, on behalf of the more than 1.4 million residents who call
this burrow home, I, Vanessa L. Gibson, president of the Burrow of the Bronx. Salute you and wish you the best in all of your endeavors. Signed by her. Thank you. Thank you for I like the celebration. You don't celebrate.
together because they did the other meeting already, right? We got to do another meeting. She meeting I just thought I had it to my name. No, I thought it did happen and I just missed him all these years.
I got I got stuff. I got I got that. They know they know my husband if we're on call late. you know, former president, house president. I got presents, too. Um, I just want to quickly um let the district know I
really appreciate all the support from all the principles. So, I have a certificate for all the principles and all the schools that we visited throughout these two years. Um, I would, um, read out the names down, but there's
so many. But I definitely want to represent and honor, um, Principal O'Neal. She is the number one principal that's always online. She has like 100% attendance on CNC meetings.
I have a certificate for her. Um I'm just going to quickly say uh principal Gonzalez, Principal Okmpo of course for the town hall and consistently attending CC meeting. Um principal Medina for the spring fling and online as well. She
also has a representative here. Um I have AM Park. I have um PS3 340, PSMS3, PS8, PS77, INTEC, MS 390, PSMS
363 which we were in September, PS26, PS 306, PS 246, PS81, Msh 141, PS 310, MS80, and Junior High School 118.
That's all the schools we went throughout the two years. And I think um we made a big dent because a lot of people don't go to their schools, they go to the district. So um I'm very proud
of us that we was able to visit and this is not even half of our schools. That is one district. That's not even all of our schools. So, I'm so happy to um give uh a certificate
and honor them. I also want to honor my um council members. Um I have a certificate also for all of you as well. Um I also gave a certificate to beauty for catering all of our events.
[Applause] Um she was our number one vendor. She did our emergency and our spring fling. I so happy that she was able and I gave it to um the caterer that came in. So I'm just going to give every I think I
wrote something specific to everybody. Um so I'm just hand those out because I don't I know the time is well spent like they would say in church. Yes. Yes. Thank you
so much. And um I also have two here for Miss Taylor. That's perfect. Thank you so much. You guys are amazing. Thank
you. This is beautiful. Wow. This is um it says for their variable contributions and assisting CAC 10. You are greatly appreciated. Lauren, we got you. We got you, too.
We got you, too. Thank you. Thank you. Hi, Lauren. Hi. Thank you so much. get back. Yes.
So, it's my signature is there. My signature is all over New York City. I find so much documentation it's ridiculous. Um, but I love signing. It puts it on the record. It states that we made ahead and
I hope that next year, next term, go above and beyond what we did and continue with the momentum that we did here at D10. Um, with that being said, um, that's a little bit of my president's report. Um,
I also want to say quickly with the president's report, I did go to the Kingsbridge Armory um that that day. That was Miss Emma was there. That was fabulous. I think Benos was Yeah, he was hiding in the cut too. And I did state
that yet again. I would love for um the developers of the King'sbridge Armory um connect um with middle school. Let's start with middle school with internships and trade schools beginning so that the kids will be involved in
rebuilding and rebranding the Kingsbridge Armory. And once that initiative and incentive is there, then the kids won't tear it up when it's already built. They will protect it. So, I I said it loud and clear several times
and I emailed it to them as well and hopefully they will follow up when they start breaking ground. And that's it. That's president's report so much. Do you would you like to say anything on
behalf of PS85? Th this woman is such um we we wear multiple hats. She's also community board five with me as well. So, she's also representing community board five and PS85.
If you want to say something real quick and she always talk. First of all, my name is Elise Bennett and I enjoyed the meeting I was just at at 254. That's my last daughter. No, my baby girl. That's
our alma model. So, me and the principal, we're sort of tight. And you know, I'm just happy to be here because I said I have to start giving out. I'm the new PTA president [Music] to see what's going on and do better.
So, but I should say I'm always doing something community board five pantry work and all. And that's what it is. We all have to learn to do community work and to be involved. And I'm also a link reader. I read with link all the time to
the hospitals and to the school and everything else. But I'm just happy. And I told Miss Medina that I did not want to do it on Zoom. I want to be in person. That's right. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, we now at um our message
recording. Anybody have [Music] Oh, yes. Let's I have I'm so sorry. We skipped over the um the approval of the main. Um I have a copy here with me.
Everybody received it through their email. Um all all our minutes, all all of our recordings, everything is online. Um you could get a copy of that if you want to see want to go back and retrospect to
see what we did over the years. Um, however, someone please make a motion to amend to adopt or amend the uh minutes of May 27, 2025.
Um, thank you Amy. With the necessary corrections, thank you so much. Thank you. Make that easy. Okay. Meet reports. Is there anything? Yeah.
I don't you know I've been haven't been saying it because of course I do too much. Yes, you do. Yes. I know. I want to I want to thank um Angie and GMO being the only male on
our [Applause] being on our council and um handling it with stride. Um you didn't have to stay. you didn't have to stay, but you stayed and you were a great representative for
all the populace, all the fathers that are needed to be here. And a lot of men also um became a candidate for CCT10, I think, and I believe because of you. So, thank you so much for sticking in here
and I hope to see you. Yes. Throughout our ups and downs, but more ups and downs that we had in season 10. I thank you so much for all that you did and Angie for doing an exceptional job this
year in a short amount of time. Excellent. Excellent. not being afraid and you are another representative of how people who have come from distant countries or have a different language not to be intimidated to step up to the
plate. So, thank you so much for that. I I you know I'm I I talk a lot sometimes and um and I I just like to go down the agenda, but sometimes we don't really hear what the president has to say. I'm just here doing the job as a
president and um I had a awesome time with y'all. I gained so much experience being on CCT10 and understanding um working with a council and um being hanging in there with y'all. Um I I want
to also say to we got an email back from um SCA where every single 108 request they responded to our 108 request. So I told them, I'm going to follow up with you again. CCT10 is going to follow up
with you again to make sure what you said on paper in black and white is what you say you're going to do. So that is a big accomplishment as well. Hopefully next term it'll be a little bit easier. Y'all won't have to do town halls. You won't have to do all these emergency
meetings. You'll be able to do the work. 27 6 7 Yeah, in 2027. So, y'all get a break next year. Any public comments? I know. I report. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Sorry. All
right. Oh, yeah. You said you said that was okay. Well, I gotta read mine. Okay. Well, first of all, I'm calling this the end of the term gratitude. my
gratefulness to the DT and me and Maria way back. Oh, I'm sorry. And it says hello to the DT team, our amazing AA Lauren,
President Parson's Kate, and my buddy Okampo, and of course my CEC team. I hope this letter find you well and thriving in your pursuit of doing great work. I trust that this has been
commendable reflecting and dedicate dedication you I can't see invest in our community parents and students I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to you all for your unwavering
support of to me as the girl president appointee your encouragement has been instrumental to me and I am thankful, grateful to have you all to be by my side on this journey. As I move forward,
I don't know what that mean, but as I move forward, I'm excited about the prospect of collaborating further in the coming year. There's so much to share and many initiatives to undertake by our Bron family, community, students, and
friends. Rest assure, rest ass for sure. I remain committed to advocating for all and what is best for our community and I am confident that the best is yet to come. Thank you once again for your
continual support to me and to encourage me. I would also like to say um I told uh our secretary, give me my flowers while I I I usually wear my shirt, but today I
didn't. I went to the home of one of my church members who turned 100 years. Wow. This is my starting meeting. I went to the went home and did that pastor. It was good.
I want to say thank you to each and every one of you. Um, I had a birthday yesterday and came to my seven seven and I had about 92 people and I went around
to each and every table and I don't take anything for granted and I tell them thank you because you took this journey with me growing up with a single mom. This is my report. Growing up with a single mom, I was the
first one in my family to graduate from Sunni O Westberry with a four year and it was advocating for the community not with my children but my granddaughter
and Maria can testify and say to you all I've always said the Bronx in district 10 is one of the best. As I said on the SLT, they can they can confirm that that we need to follow our students. I am so
grateful to District 10 because we're talking about a child in second grade that was promotion and doubt. Wow. And grandma threatened me. And every school she graduated from, she graduated in the top 10. During the
pandemic, she held down four years working for Mastercard. She got every scholarship she applied for. That's why I keep telling college with 19 credits. That's right. She graduated Jonas brought more than
the valictorian in terms of awards. She went to University Heights and still graduated top 10. Now, as a parent, I keep in contact with every single principal and they they on speed down
every time I do something. If you follow me and my girl president rep can tell you I send pictures because folks used to say, "But why do you do this and why do you say that?" Because everything leads back to education.
All roads lead to education. And as I tell most folks, you got to get on the bus. And thank you. I'm not sure what the future's going to hold, but I know who holds my hands. Don't have anything, but anyway. Um, thank you for the support, the encouragement. I've
learned and and walking this journey. Never think that you are too old and you can't learn. As long as you're breathing, there's always something to learn. And thank you Lord for the journey that my laughing crew over
there, the friends I made along the way. And I tell everybody, I don't know if I'm going to get back on, but I'm not going anywhere. Right. And I belong to several groups and I'm going to still have a big
mouth and come on. I went the um Manhattan Center uh this past Saturday. They gave away um I mean tons and I sent pictures tons of brand new sneakers. I sent to our
superintendent. It is on tape. We need the partnership with a uh pro program called project open arm as well as shed. Um, I believe the connectors along with me is Erica and and Amy. We have to do
better because you know what? The best is yet to come. And we have to partner with our CEOs. And y'all know I got those uh elected officials on speed down. I'll be playing with the boots on the hand. What's boots
on the ground? Boots on the ground. Get them boots on the ground. Thank you. Right. Okay, next turn. Can y'all get fans? So, a big one. Look at me. I'm like all
in y'all stuff. Sorry. Did you approve your minutes? Yes, you did. Are we the date for July? What date? July meeting. What date is that? Oh, yeah. Yeah, we still meet. I don't know who going to meet, but
somebody meet. Yeah. Yeah. We still got to meet. I don't know what do you might change. What are we thinking? Because is there a conflict with it? I think the AA You don't know. No bueno.
No bueno. You will see. What's the date? And then there's a training on Saturday. Yes. What training is that? That's for the newly newly elected CC members. Oh, what about us? I turn everything into a song that I
don't have open the Those are open to everyone. Okay, I never limit the attendance. It's open to everyone. Parents, parent coordinators, principles, schoolbased staff, you all
are welcome. We will do a different topic each week. One will be PAPA, one will be title one, and one will be SLT and I will collab with the um high school team on that.
No, I'll send it out. We'll email it out because it's I'm going to move the date. It won't be the second because that's the first day of summer rising. So, some folks have asked for us to start question. Will the folks still be on your list, sir?
Mrs. Taylor, will the folks still be on your list, sir? Oh, you distribution list. You still want to be included? Absolutely. Information is power. I will continue to email you. No worries. Me, too.
Got it. You're on my DRO. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. All right. So, wait, can I say something? Yes. All right. I just wanted to I just wanted to thank the council, right? Um I know that when you sign up for this uh type of
service, you might come with your own ideas of what this looks like. So, what I want to say is thank you for your commitment, your dedication, your flexibility, your understanding, your great faces. even when you're
dealing with adversity and challenges and difficulties for your ability to dissent in a way that is respectful um I think is also really important. You don't always have to agree but you do
have to agree to work together right to come to a a consensus and to an understanding of what's best for the children and families of community school district 10. So, I know it's been windy and bumpy and that's life. Um, but
you've risen above that. And so, thank you. Thank you all, each and every one of you for your continued service to our district and to our schools. Um, we would not be able to move the needle to make progress without your valuable
feedback, without your participation. And so, it's greatly appreciated. And I always say each one teach one. Yep. So in whatever spaces you're in, continue to uplift the next parent leader, the next CEC member, the next student, the
next teacher in whatever way you can because what you have to say is important and is valuable. And we need to hear your voices. So thank you. Thank you for two years. Um and I hope to see you very very soon at a meeting or a
training or workshop or a supermarket. [Laughter] All right, guys. I just want to say thank you for everyone, every single person in this world because everyone here contributed
to how District 10 is cultivating their the students and the leaders. Um, I say this because I am not a Bronx knife from the beginning. I'm not a native of the Bronx. I'm a Queens native, but um I never I Yes, you did. I didn't expect to
be here in the Bronx, especially in district 10 and only in district 10 for the last 20 years and raising five kids and two already graduated public schools. So, I'm really super excited of how district 10 really uh wrapped me in this family of the Bronx. um never
really understood what the Bronx really meant because I thought you know hey it's the it's the burrow that's always kind of like all themselves and like you know there's a lot of stigma around it but to understand now still being here
um and having you know senior graduates who have high school diplomas with regions it's super exciting to know that Mr. Khan uh the the many years that Miss Taylor miss Maria has um you know coming into this space when
I knew Ela I knew her um she she always pulled me in even though I wasn't um a direct CC member and now being a DPAC member she's just listening everything in the pack but thank you so much for the encouragement and and being the
space uh to make sure that I am learning and exploring the space but also want to just say um a big shout out to Maria V and Emma. Uh, two years ago, I wasn't planning to stay on CC. I was on a
citywide for several years and it was a lot of work working with many superintendents, not just one district 75 superintendent, but all the superintendents throughout the city. And I was burnt out. I was really burnt out
and top of that pandemic and with their encouragement and motivation and even with the shoulders of Emma allowing me to cry on Emma was like come on like you got to continue this work and uh when I
came to CC10 it was a bumpy road but with all the experiences that everybody has here to share it really inspired me to say hey you know this is why we do what we do and what we serve. And I just want to say uh Superintendent Hernandez
when they did technology I already workshop here with the parents he rolled up not just the one room where the computers are but the second room and he rolled up the sleeves and got every all the parents situated even though the you know troubleshooting and everything that was what made district 10 and that's
what makes a lot of the parents in other districts jealous and want their child to come to district 10. And I hear this every day from my from several parents. I want district 10 to be the school for my child, you know, from district 11,
district 9, district 12, district 8. They're willing to travel to district 10 because the amazing stories that they hear about the schools here and the team and especially Maria, Miss Taylor, uh because she's the one that really
creating game. So I I am just appreciative of where I am now and uh thank you all for the support that you have supported me and my family in the second year. Y
are we good? Yes. Yes. Thank you. Anybody have anything to say? Michelle. Yes. Michelle, go ahead. Because I learned a lot individually from every one of you. Yes. And it was
like a lot of teamwork and I appreciate that because I came in with a crud, but it's okay. It's okay to be okay. But I appreciate it. And I had a good time with you guys. It was interesting. We
made a lot of things work together. Yes, we made it. Yes. Yes. But thank you. Um I just want to say online Lauren said July 15th. That's a Tuesday.
So that's going to be for the new folks. Yes. So, we will and I think it's a little off of the bylaws, which is okay because when the new numbers come, they may want to change some things anyway. Correct. So, we will hold that date. And I know Miss Gaskins will also avail
herself that date is a later date um is a complaint. Correct. That's fine. And I'm not on vacation, so that helps. No, I can't. I have to eat.
Okay, listen. Let's make a motion for Miss Taylor to get a new raise for her new D. [Music] Pres don't get a budget. Okay.
Okay. All right. Go me. Go me. Thank you so much everybody online. Um, someone make a motion to close up. I second. Oh my gosh. Everybody second.
Thank you so much. Thank you everyone online. Thank you Lauren. Take it from here so we can all get Yes, we're going to all take a picture. I know y'all better eat the rest of that. Well, you know, I could just do a
selfie. That's like uh Oh, yeah. Here.