Board of Education public meeting for August 26, 202 the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies of which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of the act, the Kennalan Board of
Education has caused notice of this meeting to publish in suburban trends on January 19th, 2025, posted in the Kennel Public Library, filed with the burough clerk, and posted on the district website. >> Caitlyn, will you call the board, please?
>> Okay. >> Miss Donaldson >> here. >> Mr. Eisenhire >> here. >> Mrs. Leonard is absent. Mr. Myers >> here. Mrs. Pella >> here. Mr. Pepe >> here. >> And Mrs. Portman >> here.
>> Okay. We will be going to close session after the meeting so as not to bore all of you. Please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the standice. >> Uh, no student rep today.
Superintendent's update. >> That's next. >> That's next meeting. >> We have our We have our student rep joining us next month and that meeting is September 30th. So, it's going to feel like a long time. I thought I was off and then I realized we have we have a um holiday. Yeah. Rashan on the 23rd.
So, we're the 30th. Okay. All right. Well, thank you, Mr. President. I will >> Okay. Welcome everybody and um I don't know. I'm pretty excited for tomorrow. It's been a good kickoff. We started I would like to publicly start by thanking
Mr. burrows, our buildings and ground supervisor and our custodial and maintenance crew and all of our team throughout the district all summer long and prepping the buildings to get us to this point. Um definitely exciting times. We're looking forward to having our students come back tomorrow. As much
chatter as there is in the four buildings, if you had the opportunity to walk through them, you would you would say it's not the same without the kids. So, um certainly happy. So, tonight's report, we have a few things uh to touch on. One of them I just want to share again are some key dates and events
where you know back to school nights. second week of March every year. I would say by the preliminary budget, we're going to have a good good feeling and pulse on what we're going to do with all of this right here. The second one, student achievement. And
uh once again, it's the implementation of a freshman academy, development of a junior high school community, grades eight and nine within KHS, and research potential optional schedule changes for students grades 8 through 12 for the 26 27 calendar year. So there's a lot to it
with the 20 minutes added to PRM starting next year. That gives us some flexibility. How do we want to work that? Um I have considered because in other count there's one county in this state but there's a lot of other states that are moving to start later days for
high school students. The problem for us here is that Keel and Stonybrook school day is short at six hours. And so if we moved hours up and PRM being the same if we did them together now we would have
everybody on the same drop off pickup and we don't have that kind of bulk. we don't have that that transportation service. So now that could that in turn then that becomes not only a traffic issue within town or a potential traffic
issue. Um it's also manpower and cost. So we want to try to avoid some of those things. But um those are the things we'll be looking at. And then the third one under FFS is budgetary impact of elective programs and revenues of
shuttering Stony Brook School with district-wide alignment. Um the next goal is the ESIP pro program in progress and short and long-term facility upgrades. So that's where that November meeting I talked about when that presentation flies off. It'll be like a preamble to where we're, you know, from
there on where we steer. And luckily for us, um while I'm sad to see Mrs. Portman go after the holidays. Um, we we only have one new board member, so we do have a a majority of our board returning in January who know the story and know the timeline. So, it' be a little bit easier
to continue moving things forward. Um, complete phase two of the culinary arts project for the 2627 school year. Uh, bring closure to phase one here in the auditorium with the acoustic and audio upgrades. And then what would be the potential cost in the timeline for turf
either multi-purpose over here at the practice field or up at PRM on those fields because those are our schools. Our schools are connected. Our students are there. It just makes perfect sense. Not saying we can do it, but you have to have the information and make the best
decision possible. So I want the information first. I have a little experience in turf fields, so I know they are expensive and they could be tedious. when they rip up grounds and I get it. I understand that. But still, I think it's important for us to have the information and then make a, you know, a
decision as to how we see such. So those are the district goals. Board goals. As Mrs. Thomas said during CAC, by June 30, 2026, the Kinnol BE will implement a school level age appropriate LERO
program. Uh, number two, by June 30, 2026, the board of ed will explore potential financial gains and impact of abolishing K12 courtesy busing. And then I don't know how number three here. And also by June 30, 2026, the Kolan
board of ed will explore potential financial strategies. So this would be like letter B and their impact on the district included but not limited to eliminating courtesy busing, tuition opportunities and other revenue generating or cost-saving measures. So our board is going to take a look behind
the curtain at everything. And then the last one is by February 26 the kinoloe will hold a special executive session to review the 24 25 self self-ealuation and the progress forward into 2526 and also the strategic plan roadmap. So
everything so boards of ed are are charged with policy finance and oversight of my office. That's their that's their job as elected officials. My job is then the district goals. So when you have a healthy board
and a healthy central office working relationship that's kind of encompassed together doesn't matter how the story ends. It means hey these were the goals and what did we find and then we make a you know the best determination possible. So um those are our marching orders. The board will vote on all of that later on
tonight. So I does anybody have any questions on any of that? Okay. So now Mrs. Trombetta is going to come back up and talk about the AI plan that's also up for board approval tonight. So Mrs. Trombetta.
All right. So I know a lot of you already heard this. I know the admin, you've heard me talk about this at Nauseium, but um just we're going to review it again. There's a couple things too that I forgot to mention before that I'll bring up when I talk about the tools. Um, so the this plan, our guiding
principles, so we aligned with our mission and vision statement here in the district and we really want to empower our students and our staff to explore the benefits of AI, but we still want we want to uphold our academic integrity. We want to preserve critical thinking. Um, it's not going to be a substitute
for thinking. Um, we want it to be safe, equitable. We want to be transparent, responsible. So, that's something that I want to talk about too with the tools when I when I get there. Um, as far as student and staff use, so it's very we broke it up K5, they're not using it directly. It's kind of working behind
the scenes in some of the apps that they use. Um, so you'll find that in our approved tools um document that's being approved tonight, a lot of the apps that we use. So, we found that there's just so much embedded all of them are using it. Like anything you Canva um they all
have like an AI component. So, we found it easiest to take the approved digital tools and make an AI column. So, that's like a new addition to it. And it there's different um if you look at it, some of them are teacher AI only, some have student AI. So, all of that is
outlined in the the digital tool. So, with the K5, again, it's teacherled behind the scenes. And then at 6 through 12, that level, our students are able to use it, but with supervised use. Um, and then there's an AI assignment usage scale. So, that's linked in the plan.
And there's lots of like there's different documents attached at the very end. So the scale that's one of them we adopted um one that's common other school districts are using. Um it's a zero through four scale and it's where it's just easy for teachers to identify which level of AI is appropriate for the
assignment and students um it will tell students whether or not they have to site AI if they need to include a screenshot of what they're doing. Um so very u detailed and specific to the assignment. And then as far as staff, they can use it to draft communications, lesson plans, and to differentiate. So
they can level reading assignments, level things up, level things down. Um, and the the main expectation is that final products um are always, you know, reflecting professional judgment. We're not just putting stuff in an AI, you know, prompted prompting it and then
just taking the output and sending it out. We always have to make sure that we're using our best judgment and that no confidential information is used. as far as the the scale. So the way it looks, it's level zero is no AI usage. Level one idea generation. So students
are using it to get some ideas, but then their product, their writing assignment is purely their own. They're not using AI for that part. Level two, there's editing. So they could use it to refine their language. One of the tools that we are adopting, Brisk, has um a really cool feature where a teacher can put a
rubric in and it will give the student feedback as they're writing at home. So there's neat tools embedded like that designed to help students and that's one of those levels where they're able to use AI and it's helpful to them. Uh level three so for a specific task. So
in level three usage a student may be told to you know do part of the assignment with AI intentionally um but the other part maybe not use AI and then level four full use. of using AI to to create a story book or there's various examples of in the plan if you go
through it of kinds of assignments that relate to each of these levels so you can get an idea. Um and as teachers get more comfortable they may increase you know the different levels. So that's what we're we're working on and working with our staff now. Um academic integrity so the same rules
apply as far as uh plagiarism. So reporting and uh due process. So we're addressing any academic dishonesty um the same way we have before with we have our polic policy 5701. Um we'll use there's AI detection tools out there but
that's like a supplement. It's not just we're not using that and saying like you cheated. That's part of the conversation. Um and then disclosure disclosures and citations. So students are are going to be using like proper uh formatting. And I talked about this before, APA, MLA, there's citations now
for citing uh Gemini CH uh chat GBT and things like that. So those are things that we'll um be teaching our students about how to site properly. So if you you can use it, but let's make sure you're citing it just as you would another resource, an article, a book um and things like that.
The approved tools and resources. So the approved tools list is actually up for board approval as well in addition to the plan. So, like I said, it's all of our existing tools. We highlighted whether or not they have AI embedded and then there's a couple new ones on there that are AI specific tools. Um, we are a
Google Plus, Google Education Plus uh school district. So, with that, they have a Gemini tool built in. So, that's one of the ones that we're using and also Brisk Teaching. And what's nice about these tools is that they don't train their models um on with what's put
in by our students or our staff. So, those They're the safest tools um out there as far as um data. They don't train the models like I said and we have control over what's like how it's used. So, we're able to see what the inputs are and we can monitor what uh students
and staff are doing so that those are the safest tools out there and that was what I mentioned before. I forgot to talk about that in uh CAC. Uh we have a district web page um under the edtech department. There's a page specific for this. This plan will be linked there. Um there's just some frequently asked
questions um just so everyone can understand and this will be revisited each year um as we go through the year we'll revise and reflect on the different areas of it and um we started out RPD uh this year
with having staff just getting um you like going through this plan learning what the what the tools are uh what the procedures the policies are um and we'll continue to do PD on the ethical use of it bias in AI um how to integrate it into
assignments appropriately um you know how we're using it in different subjects and we'll we'll use the citizens advisory committee as a way to just you know keep these discussions going um and update you on how it's going. The next step is introducing it to the students. Um, you know, how are we teaching them
how to do the citations properly? Like where are we doing that? Through our media specialists, through our English classes, things like that. Um, so we'll continue to revise that and and do that work through our edtech committee and our citizens advisory committee.
That's it. Thank you. Questions? I know it's a lot. Thank you. Hi, I'm Lauren Thomas, director of curriculum, and I am going to present the access score report for you. So, as with any state assessment, we're bound
to share the results with the public and with the board of education after we receive those results. So, the access test, that's for students, English language learners. Um and it's basically just a test so that we can determine what level of support we need to provide
students who are learning English as a second language. When students are learning English, their social language comes first followed by the academic language. So this assessment um basically rates those students on a rubric in four domains. So it's
speaking, listening, reading and writing. So we had six students total. We have a small population, six students total took the access test in grade levels K through two. Um, and each of the four domains, as I mentioned on the rubric,
it's a level one up through six. So, and it assesses their their levels of that they have minimal social and academic language up throughout. They know and use social and academic language. Um, and that's a strength and it's very
strong. Um, we had in our district, we had um four students who were found eligible to actually exit ESL services because they had a rating of a 4.5 or higher, which means uh going back to the
rubric, they're expanding their knowledge. They're bridging those gaps between the social and academic language. Um, so which is great. So, um, any questions on that? That's what I had to report. Small group of students, they're doing well. Um, and those are
the four components tested. All right, so that was all great, but now for the exciting portion of our meeting. I'd like to call up Mrs. Olawale and Mr. Aoyo, and they're going to share some exciting news with all of
you. >> Thank you so much, Mrs. Thomas. And I would like to invite our students who were able to join us this evening as part of who came on the trip with us. So if a couple of you can come up, we would love to have you. Come on. You knew this was coming.
You got this. Come join us. We're so proud of you all. Honestly, it's been such a pleasure to work with you through this experience. So come on up. I promise. No pressure. Yeah. So you guys can just Yeah. We'll congregate here. Let's have you line up
here to my right. Okay. So, we had 14 students, Mr. Aoyo and I had 14 students from Kennelan High School join us on the trip of a lifetime where we went to Tongshin, China. We just went a couple of weeks ago in August. Uh, pretty hard to believe. We
planned this trip just starting at the beginning of July. It was basically it seemed like overnight but the reason why we were able to do it is it was a grant that came to us through a local university where essentially an organization named Iperk they came forward and they said we love to do
cultural immersion experiences um especially for you know not only in high school but in graduate level um and with undergraduate students as well. So they essentially came forward and said we can take 10 of your Kennelan High School students and two administrators to be
able to go overseas to really just experience uh life and you know getting to know other students in China. So it was a really amazing opportunity. We weren't sure with visa processes and everything else that you have to do within a short window of time about
three weeks we were literally able to pull this trip together because of the amazing organization that we worked with. And so I just really want to point out too if we can go to the next. There's the >> Thank you. Thank you so much. So ultimately, you know, I'm going to break
down for you this evening really what some of the benefits to the district were, but ultimately, you know, this trip was really possible through IPER. And as I said, the most amazing part was that there was really no cost to the district in doing so and a very nominal cost to our students and families. So
ultimately just to kind of break down some of the expenses that were covered as part of this experience. So between Mr. Roy and I and funding 14 students to go to con organization experience um from start to finish they
really rolled out the red carpet for us. It was a five-star experience from start to finish and our students I know can attest to that. Um, they put us up in the Intercontinental Hotel in Tongshin and again, we didn't have to take out a penny the entire time. They hired a tour
guide. They had a charter bus. There was a specific school that we were partnered with there. So, the way it worked was as we went to different experiences and opportunities, they would experiences. So, our students got to
mingle with different sets of students every time, learn about them, experience the culture, experience um just, you know, again, the economy in the region. It was really packed from start to finish with lessons in life, in how to
walk through an airport, um how to navigate immigration. I mean, it was really incredible just from the moment we landed in Hong Kong. Um, you know, students had to learn, okay, how do I exchange and not only exchange cash, but
you know, we we had have an app that we specifically had to use to purchase anything. And so that was what did that take us like 40 minutes to try to figure out that hey, the so just think about like within a 30hour period, the learning that even Mr. Aoyo
and I had to do and our students really did an incredible job. So while all of these, you know, again, like really just to give you the only expense that students had from start to finish was if they wanted to make a purchase of their own. Um, so really an
outstanding experience. So we're really going to tell a story this evening through pictures and then students, if you want to add anything, talk about perhaps your, you know, most memorable experience. But really tonight, because again, a picture speaks a thousand words, we want you to really be able to
see and feel what each day was like for us on this experience. And Mr. Royo too, if you want to add anything at any point. Um, you know, but we start so here in front of KHS, we've got our 14 students, Mr. and I getting ready for the trip of a lifetime and really having
no idea at the same time what we were stepping into. Um, and we documented every minute. So, just so you know, there's a lot more coming. Um yeah, go ahead. Jump in. >> Say we didn't know how much travel was originally supposed to land.
We had a delay at the airport. >> Yes. Yeah. But it was it was quite the experience. So, uh you know, here's some one of my lovely photos. Again, I just think it speaks volumes of what our experience was literally traveling across the world together. It was really
cool. And so we get to Hong Kong airport and what do we find a um I think the students really enjoyed it. Um again we were right away jumped immediat as the food like I'm gonna eat it and they would try
everything and you'll see a lot of food pictures but honestly kudos to our 14 because they did not shy away from trying any of the cuisine and it was you know pretty much routinely we had duck, right? What were some of the others, Mr. Roy? There was a lot like there were
>> different varieties of rice. >> Uhhuh. >> Donkey donkey. Yeah. We had some students, they were like, does the food always have to stare at us? We're like, it's again a cultural experience, right? It was it was pretty cool. And so again, I just,
you know, it seems silly like even in the terminal here to be taking pictures, but it really was an experience just in being patient too and working together, we all got to know each other really well. So what was really shocking, not only arriving at the hotel, and I'm sure
you guys can attest to this, is as soon as we got off the plane in the airport as well as at the hotel, they were so happy that we were there. Like when we say that we were celebrities from the moment we landed in Beijing, we were celebrities. They had like cameras
rolling and they were like, "They're here." And we like were like, "We're exhausted." Right? So they kept making us hold banners and signs and they were like, "We're so proud you're here." And then once we arrived at the hotel, which is where this photo is taken, they had like a party for us and we're like, "We
just want to go to bed." Um, but it was just honestly so touching that they went to every they thought of every detail rather to ensure that our students not only got to experience the region and really what Tongshin is all about which
we'll get into shortly um but again just making us feel just like we're part of the experience but also just feel feeling very warm. They were just very warm towards us. So, if you guys want to jump in, feel free. We can get to that at the
end. We'll keep it going. All right. So, this was our first dinner. So, right after they celebrated us at the hotel upon arrival, this is pretty much a traditional. Um, and I would ask like, is this how you eat at home? Like, is this how because every single meal that we enjoyed was literally like 20 dishes
that were just around the table. So, and it just kept coming and they would stack it. And so in someone's home, you would tend to have maybe four or five dishes as opposed to the number you'd see on the table, but it was pretty significant. And the students kept joking, I guess, like Coca-Cola is a
major part of their tradition, right? You guys would always say like it's on the table every meal for some reason. Um, we liked our water a lot, which was really great. Um, but again, it was just a really cool experience just to be able to sit and break bread together and to experience different food from from
another part of the world. And we did a lot. >> Oh my god. Literally. >> Yeah. Yeah. And the first night. Yeah. It was just again every part of the trip was um incredible. Day two. So we, you know, get to the hotel in the evening,
they whine and dine us, and then we go on to day two at the Great Wall. and our students actually got to climb the Great Wall. We would have gone further had they allowed us to. Um, but we did take a good hike up there and and a trek and it was again a pretty incredible
experience that our students here in Kennelan have been on the map and have been able to travel as high schoolers, as juniors and seniors to Tongen and to specifically have the experience even before going to college that they've been to the Great Wall of China. So, really cool stuff.
and then part of day two. So really every single day it was like multiple activities. They wanted to make sure that we could experience as much as possible during our time there. So even historically which I know Mr. Roya was really excited about world history and that being part of you know really the
entire trip from start to finish was we went to the eastern royal tombs of the Ting dynasty. And so we actually got to go into the tombs, you know, really walk the grounds and the quarters and it was just really amazing for the students to be able to take it all in. And again, there's so much happening around you
that even for me, you know, it's it's a very humbling experience. And you can see here, I included this one picture on the right because you can see that the the organization, they hired those buses for us. Um, so we literally had that they were that was essentially our tour
bus for the duration of the experience. Um they hired they we had a security team the whole time. We had a doctor on staff, an official tour guide who from start to so next later that evening we went to an
amusement park. Um and ultimately we started at this amusement park by doing exchange activities. So this was the first opportunity that our students as you can see here they basically you know their their idea and their premise is that through art right and through through doing traditional activities we
also can have students who have shared experiences and the opportunity to bond and establish friendships and so on and so forth. So that's really what the intent was behind these activities. And so we went to this amusement park and they had this whole area roped off and
they basically did a lesson on like pottery and painting. And the students spent a couple hours there not only meeting peers from from the region but also painting with them and creating artwork with them that they all also uh were able to take home. Um again like my
explanation and these pictures are not doing it justice. Um but it was just honestly for myself too as an educator to be able to sit back and watch the exchanges that even among students making friends literally with a high
school student in township and purchased our student a gift. And that was his way of showing compassion and care. And I just, you know, again, snapped this photo quickly because this is really what this experience is all about. Um, is those connections that students can make even if they can't
share a language. So, it was again just a really touching moment and just an an incredible um, you know, incredible start to our trip. And then moving on, so this is our entire group. Um, which is just a nice, you know, nice way to also segue and add. So, not only was Kennalan High
School there, I believe we had seven or eight students who also were part of the the trip with us from Oldbridge High School and then we also had students from Monontlair State University and a few other um Ohio State University was another one as well. So, we had again a
nice myriad of students um between high school and college level um and each one was able to uh you know really make some great contributions through this as well. Okay. And then day three, we went to a steel factory. So I just and I chuckle
and laugh too because the students were like, "We love learning." Like it's so hard to go from an amusement park to a steel factory. But it was awesome because in walking through and actually getting to experience, you know, where we were was not like a touristy area. That's another piece to point out like
every even though an amusement park naturally is, it's local tourism, right? So it's their local tourism which is really important. So we really did have an authentic experience. So in going into this steel factory when we were there, it was in full operation. And so
our students were able to actually see um you know, the production of different goods. You know, I took a picture here of a car because literally the steel that they were producing that day was going towards making vehicles. Um, and our students were able to experience that which is, you know, regardless of
what region of the world you're talking about, you know, that's that's a local industry and just invaluable experience for our kids. >> The whole point here was another visit that we'll address later. mining is a big
>> mining location. >> Yeah. Pretty pretty neat stuff. And so then too, what they had a, you know, and a lot of this was impromptu, which was what made it so authentic, is after we actually went through the steel factory, they actually had um an engineer, you know, for that plant come out and speak
to our students and talk a little bit about what he does as an engineer, how that influences his work on a daily basis. and he of course was English speaking and then there were translators where needed. But again, so this was another authentic experience that our students had after going through the
factory then getting to learn a little bit more from an engineer himself about what that process looks like for him. A day in the life in Tongen also had great ice cream that day too. >> Yes, we did. They treated us. Yeah. And and the weather there so on those days
was very warm. It was in the 90s. Um, so we were we were quite warm, but again, loving every moment. Um, so as I said, they really took care of us well. Um, I took a picture here for you to see. So this this was lunch that day after the steel factory visit. And I think it's really important to point out that like
even you'll notice, it's hard to read, but there's a banner up and it essentially is celebrating our arrival. So at each activity in each location, this is on their local city hall building. they had a welcome sign basically um you know welcoming us there and building bridges for the future. Uh
really you know the whole idea is that we continue to immerse students and that we find common ground and understanding and everything was beautiful every meal. Um literally they made sure that we had five-star experience every moment. So immediately after lunch that day we went
into another cultural exchange activity which was within a museum. So our students just like you see here were able to mingle. So here they had students in a uh from that local school but also they came in and joined us because they were attending summer camp there. So they came in and side by side
with our students worked on another activity. Um this activity was focused on the puffer fish. Um I share this because again the puffer fish is a major mainstay um in that region. So they not only made art, here's mine. could use
some work um that I made from clay um and it's essentially ornamental but it is local um and our students as you can see here are just so engaged not only in the conversation with others but again getting to you know engage in the
artwork um and again just fully immersed in the experience and then next door there was actually a resort it's called the Moon Bay Resort so we did this was like one time where I was like can we please go check it out you know so they did let us go off script for a little bit because everything every minute of the trip was
planned just so everyone knows as a school trip, you know, that's really everything is coordinated. You make sure you control those circumstances, but in this case, this resort was next door. So, it was a great opportunity um for us to see a really beautiful um part of the area and Mr. Royo and I as we're walking
across were like, never thought we'd end up on the beach, huh? But it was fun and it was a really great photo opportunity. And as you can see here, what I loved about this moment was again when you remove some activities and you like we're talking about the let
grow initiative on all these things. We really did just take a step back in these moments and revel in the engagement amongst our students and with the students that were we were meeting there locally which is what you're seeing. >> Yeah.
>> They had really connected. >> Yeah. Right on that beach of our kids and Mr. You see that over there looking down the distance you see KFC >> good connection. Yeah. So and then right
after that we got to see the puffer fish which was really a huge hit. Um we were so excited to get to get to go there. So, we did get to hold the puffer fish and learn a little bit about their anatomy and things like that. But it was again just that this was really a nice
fun segue after getting to make puffer fish from clay. Our students then had the opportunity to hold one and learn about them. Um, and this was at a local restaurant as well. So, you know, while it has to be prepared a very specific way, they eat puffer fish um here. So,
you know, we did not, of course, we did not. Um, but yes, so, but it was again just a really cool opportunity for our students to hold puffer fish. Um, and then that night we went to South Lake, which was absolutely incredible.
Um, you know, so this was, you know, essentially it was like a park locally near the hotel where we stayed, but it really is like a local area. And we were just so blown away by how every night their performances there and it's really again a very um it's very ingrained in
their traditions and culture that you know they have these shows every night. So again just to state this is not like a general tourist area at all. It's part of what their traditions are. Um and they really again rolled out the red carpet. We arrived by tour bus. They put us all I think in like 10 golf carts and
we zoomed up the side of the mountain. Um and we were able to watch this show from here. So again, another incredible day there. And then we went to a train museum. We learned about, again, speaking of steel and how it's a major part of the region. We got to learn, you know, specifically
at this museum, how trains are made and how they've evolved over the past few hundred years in Tongshin. Um, and how they've also influenced, like we said, the, you know, across the world world and globe. So then this was probably my favorite
part of the trip where we actually got to go into a mine. So after going into the museum, our students, we were given hard hats and we started literally going underground into the mine. We got to experience just again they they had exhibits all set up for us, but we
actually got to go into it as it was preserved. And then I think there was another portion of it which was really fun was when the train came through, right? We were expecting it to be faster than it was. It was very very slow. Um but we all got to board a train um underground and take it to another
location um in the mine. But again, just you know, my explanations, our descriptions don't do it justice. But again, from start to finish, it was incredible. And hopefully the pictures are telling a really clear story of how awesome it was.
So this was the train. So it was again we were able to we had to crouch down, but it was great a great experience. But we did it. Yeah. And then we're walking through the train museum at the very end and we see because they have, you know, old locomotives there and
where they've come from throughout the world and we find one from Patterson, New Jersey. So locomotive number four was from there and we made the connection right away and we're like, we must take a picture because this one is from home. So that was really cool too for our kids to get to experience um you
know to see that as well and make that that connection and just as you can see from the pictures everything was done great and then maybe the students favorite part of the trip one of we got to explore the mall so we had a few hours at the mall there which again was an experience my biggest takeaway that
was that it was very bright very bright I don't know if you guys want to add anything super bright everywhere we turned had to get a picture of McDonald's because there are no two that are same are the same when you're talking about going to another country. Um, so you know, quick little funny story. Mr. Aoyo's walking through the
mall, right? And he's, you know, so after what did you say? >> I said I didn't last long. >> Yeah. After 10 minutes, he's like, "This is exhausting." Trying to communicate again like think about, you know, you go to a foreign country and you're walking through the mall and just the most basic questions
that you're asking. Um, whether it's about currency or what you're looking for, right? It's a huge learning curve. So, for myself, too, I would say I was there two to three hours. Mr. Aoyo, 10 to 15 minutes. Um, and she was like, "Next time we're going to be shopping buddies, right?" But I picked up all the
souvenirs. We're good. So, speaking of which, if we at this time, um, speaking of souvenirs from our trip to the mall, we have a few little um, gifts here for our board members as a huge thank you for supporting this initiative. So, we're going to pass those out now. So,
we're giving chopsticks and bowls to each of our board members as just a huge thank you as well for supporting um this program. So, if we can pass them out to them now, that'd be amazing. And they're in our Intercontinental Tongshin bags as well. So, again, we just so appreciate
the support so that we could give students this opportunity. Yeah. So, that was our trip to the mall and then
give everybody a moment. Yeah. So, the trip to the mall was very worthwhile. We all had a lot of fun. And then from there, um, we were really surprised. At least I was. Like we knew we were doing a farewell dinner, but I was so blown away as I know the students
were too. They literally had a full celebration for us at the hotel. The entire main area lobby was closed just specifically for us. They again catered every every as it was just overwhelming, right, Mr. Oo? Like it was like this
whole buffet and the food kept coming and the desserts kept coming and it was like, "Wow, I don't even know where to look next." And then what I was also loved was the fact that they had activities planned for our students. So here on the right side of the screen, you can see that the students they those are fans that they had out on the table
for each of our students and they were able to literally dye fans that they then took home with them. So they were able to dye them multiple colors and again it's very traditional. Um they had games set up that are local to the region as well. They gave our students gifts. Um they had local vendors there
as well. Um, I'm trying to remember if they had karaoke like they really, you know, wanted to make sure that we had a great time and it and it showed and it rang true. The other thing you'll notice the way that our students are dressed. I was so blown away by the fact too that
they literally came in with and they had like a literally like a small closet that our students then could get dressed up in local attire and were able to again join the festivities that way and go get ready. So it was just again every part of it was immersive and fun and a
meaningful learning experience. All of the things that you look for in a school and educational trip. So I was extremely pleased um from start to finish. We go and it didn't load.
Okay. And that's all. So thank you so much. And if our students if you want to share any of your favorite experiences. So, we'll have Sabrina come up. I would like to have Sabrina. >> I just want to talk about my experience overall, even starting before the trip.
Um, my grandma, she immigrated to the United States, and I never had to deal with any of like how she had to like grow up here, but I remember my mom telling my grandma about it, and she just started crying. finally being
grateful that one of her family members could get the opportunity to go to a different continent. I'm sorry. Um, and it really just showed like cuz I never thought I'd ever be able to go to Asia and especially like at such like no
price. Um, and it really meant a lot even before going on the trip and growing up like my dad I remember being really young and he was like, "Sabrina, you're going to learn how to dance." Because coming from a Hispanic like family, I never learned how to speak Spanish. Like I still can't. And so I
never really felt connected to my culture. But one day he's like, "You're going to learn how to dance and you're going to learn how to do it well." So for hours, every day, every week, he would teach me. And now that's one of my most favorite things to do. I never feel happier than when I am dancing. And my culture is my favorite thing because
when I am living through my culture, I'm so happy. And going to Asia, everything is drenched in their culture. From, I don't know, any kind of statue on the beach to the cities to everywhere you go. It is just stunning. Like, it is
just breathtaking looking around because there's just culture everywhere. It's not like a tourist culture spot. It's just how they live. And seeing them like going to like Heto Street
Um, yeah, the place of all the lights that we went to at night, people were just dressed up in their traditional outfits just because and I just felt so happy just seeing it and getting able to dress up in it too at the end like it I
never felt happier like in like I realized even going there the food and like everything you see you only see like Chinese culture and Chinese people while in America though you see every culture and every kind of food you can at it's very doled out from like where
it came from. And seeing like a place and like the food and the people and the everything of where it came from just felt it just felt so vibrant just both emotionally and visually. And so yeah, I just want to add that.
>> See, and you could just hear it in Sabrina's voice. That was amazing. Sabrina, thank you for sharing the impact that the trip had on you. And I felt the same. It was really incredible. So if anyone else has, no pressure, but if anyone else has anything else you'd like to contribute, again this was a
really special trip and experience. >> No one else is going to go. I'm just say thank you to the board and you know our central administration for providing this opportunity for all of us including the kids that are not here. I can't touch and I can't compare this story but
even myself many of the kids were surprised to find out that if I talked to them I would have never thought that my first time outside the country would also be in China so I enjoyed the experience I immersed as much as I can in the culture as much as some of them
with the food but you know I did enjoy the experience extremely grateful our kids were great we couldn't have had a better group of kids that went with us extremely proud of them and honored that I had to share the world with them, share this
experience with them. Thank you again. [Applause] >> Amazing job. Thank you. Oh, is it just that microphone? >> Okay. >> All right. Well, Mr. President, that concludes my report and um I just want
to thank Mrs. for giving our students that opportunity and that chance, Mr. Aoyo, for having the courage to go because I couldn't survive the flight and I would have a panic attack if I sat in a train that size. Um,
>> and for our families that allowed their kids to come on such short notice and trust us and uh, Mrs. O, I would just say now that you set the bar so high, next year is it because I will come. >> Okay, that's it, Mr. President.
>> All right. Well done, everybody. Thanks for the update. It was excellent. >> Um, okay. We're going to go on to committee reports. So, um, I have the minutes for, uh, the first two committees. So, we all we met last week.
Is it last week? Wow. Yeah, it was last week. We did meet. We had several meetings. Um, so finance, facilities, and security. Uh, we talked a lot about the infrastructure upgrades. Um, I did put in the minutes to all of you. Uh, the things that aren't routine, what we
recommended for approval, um, in each of the sections. Um, we talked about the upgrades. They're ongoing. Um, but really Jay and his crew are doing a great job. The Chromebooks have been put on a cycle schedule now. So, every three years, everybody should be they should
be cycling through. So, all the Chromebooks should be working really well and they all have hard covers and we're set with that. We talked about coming up with a program where the kids keep them for three years and they have them through the summer. So, that's going to be an ongoing discussion within the committees to figure out how we're
going to do that. Um talked about the goals. We had been working on the goals for a while. So, thanks for briefing those. We have uh we're getting quotes for baseball field updates. Um the baseball field needs to be upgraded. So those we got the first round of quotes
on that. We're going to get more. Um there's a maintenance plan recommending for approval on the agenda. There was no maintenance plan for the turf. Um so uh Ralph did a great job. Got one and it's um really not it's a reasonable uh quote. So that's recommended for
approval. Uh Shira and Ralph are looking at the Shira is looking at the KHS scoreboard which is really old and every time it breaks there's only one person who can fix it and it we're at his mercy to get it working and having been there where it's not it's really pain in the
neck. So that's going to that needs to be looked at and and replaced. Bleachers quote we are looking to do something with the visitor bleachers. So, um, combination of in-house maintenance and quote for new bleachers, that's ongoing,
but, uh, that's what we're working on and that will probably part of the field the big facilities upgrade when we talk about that in November. Um, let's see where else audit fieldwork starting. Yay. Well, coming up, you got the paperwork.
So, you know, we're always in a process of an audit or a budget. I feel like um we are upgrading the or coming up with the culinary arts program. So that's ongoing. Should have the drawings at the end of the month for from the architect.
Um we did um we are you'll see approval for the um accident insurance actually according to our policy 8760. We require you to have it. I don't know why we didn't but we do we will now after tonight. Um we have some um uh Caitlyn's
recommending a uh adding to a budget and so you'll saw notes on that for out of district contingencies or settlements. So that you'll see as we go through the budget process um throughout the year but we'll be adding that to the budget about 100,000. Um if it's not used great
if it is then we have it. Um we did um we are recommending on this uh agenda to approve the IDA ID EA grant submission as well as out of district tuition reimbursement and um a focus
competitive. So those are all grants and or focus competitive to accept the funds. So recommending that approval recommending approval for the new um pay schools which is replacing school bucks. This will save the district money. It will save the users money and it actually integrates with real time. It's
a win-winwin across the board. It will be a little we tried to do it before school started and we just couldn't get it done. It was they they did try really hard all summer to do that. So I I asking the public to just bear with us, but it's going to be easier, more
streamlined, and less expensive. So, thank you for all the work on that, Amanda and Central House of Staff and Kaylin. Um, we got a a point of of sales donation. So, we'll have another cashier, two more cashier stations for
the high school and we're going to accept that uh donation. That was from North Hallan School District. And uh that's really pretty much it. One thing you'll see that uh we didn't discuss in committee, but I'm really kind of impressed about was the million dollars of extraordinary aid we got from the
state. So, we got an unprecedented amount of money back from the state for extraordinary aid, which is the money we spend on special education. So, that you'll see we'll be accepting that on the budget as well. Okay. Next committee is personnel. Um we that one's really
pretty quick. Um it's all very uh um normal routine. It's just approving people that have um left or have we've hired recently and very excited that um our wood shop teacher is going to offer
to drive athletics. So we're going to actually have another bus driver um which we really need for nighttime driving. So he's excited to be part of it and he's already certified. So that's going to be great. And that was really it for personnel. Okay. Education.
>> Um so we met on Tuesday, August 19th and I wanted to go ahead and apologize because there was a lot of overlap from um the other committees, but I just want to give you a full reporting on what we talked about. Um so we talked about the district goals. Um we also talked about the KHS scoreboard. It is 20 years old.
So um Mrs. Whitmer said that she was looking into the possibility of getting a new looking at that. Um we talked about the possibility of some baseball field updates, looking at some estimates, thinking about um what exact work we
need done. Um we also found out that Mr. Burroughs and Mrs. Wood put together a very thorough plan in order to maintain our turf to ensure better quality and to ensure the longevity for the field and to make sure that our staff are are trained on all of
the equipment and the machinery. Um, we talked about the AI plan in depth that Mrs. Tromba put together. Um, we also looked at each of the handbooks for all four schools as every year they are updated. Um, we also talked about uh,
PRM and KHS clubs. We want to make sure that the clubs that we have really reflect the kids interests and desires and that they're being well attended. We do have some students and some teachers coming forward with some new clubs. Um so we're going to be making
sure that all the clubs that we have are really um reflective of what the kids want and and where their interests lie that they're attending the meetings. Um we're moving forward with our tomorrow's teachers plans and we had some permission forms for that. It's it's a really amazing new internship program
that we're going to be providing for our students this year. So we uh we had a busy meeting. Thanks, Kelly. Policy Jet. >> Okay, so we also met last week. Um we did review some um HI reports.
There's a little bit more details in the online um notes if anybody needs to refer to that. Uh we review district polls just like every committee has done. And then Strauss Esme is the company that um we contract with to give
us updates on our policies. They put out a an alert 235 that has a lot of kind of they're not real big changes to the policies. Some of them are recommended, some of them are mandatory, and some of
them don't apply to us because they might u only be for a regional school or a vocational school. Um those changes are all noted for first reading in the agenda. Um nothing really um
really u significant I would say in the changes. Um then we looked at policy 2363 student use of privately owned technology just to review it to be sure it's compatible with um our our recent
policies with cell phones and um bringing devices to school. Uh at this point we want to just leave it as is, but we'll continue to take a look at it. We reviewed the AI AI plan that Miss
Trumpa explained. We took a look at a new HIV reporting form that'll be um included on is the real real time. Okay. Um we we talked about homeschool students and
their participation in athletics. Um just a discussion, not changing a policy or anything, but basically discussing how to be sure that they're uh meeting any of the requirements that the state might ask for any other student um that
is going to be playing athletics. So, we'll continue to be looking at that. And then we just again looked at the policy 8760 which is pupil accident insurance because that is financially going to be something we're going to approve.
>> Great. Uh we need to comply with our own policies by having it. So that's why we are definitely recommending approval for it. Okay. Delegates. Um I know it's kind of the first meeting so we'll just on all the delegates for this meeting. Um, anything going on with uh community
relations? Anything you guys? That's not Haven't done that. Kares or anything? Kares? No. Right. Nothing. Okay. I don't think so since it's first meeting kind of getting back to school.
Okay. I suspect that there's some people here for petitions and hearings of citizens for agenda items. So, if you have something you want to bring to the board, um you're welcome to come up to the microphone. Um yeah, you have about two minutes, two to
three minutes and um come on up. Um good evening. My name is Samantha Freddy and I am the executive board president, which for those of you who may not know is student body president of the high school. I would like to start out by saying that I have great
respect for the board and administration and I know that there has been careful consideration and discussion about this topic for our safety, but I would like to convey our perspective tonight. I am here to speak on behalf of the KHS student body on the issues of the use of
lockers. I have been getting messages asking if there is anything I could do about it. So, here I am asking the board and administration to please reconsider their decision when it comes to the use of lockers. As students, we feel as if there can be some points you may or may not have considered which I will outline
below. There are sever several issues that claim to be the reason behind the use of lockers. So, I would like to go through the ones that have been told to me and explain why we think that the use of lockers are no solution for this. Obvious concerns for students relate to
time. Students feel as if they will not have enough time to go to the lockers if they need to. Not only is time an issue, it can be a safety hazard because lockers will stop the flow of traffic in the high school, which now the hallways are slow and squeezed enough considering
they're very narrow. Another safety issue is the fact of medical devices such as EpiPens and diabetic devices. We also do not understand the change with the new rule about gym clothing. If after this you feel as if lockers are going to stay the way they are, we ask
you we ask that you strongly reconsider your position over gym lockers. We have had access to gym lockers for many years in both the high school and middle school and it has never been a problem. So we would now like to know why this is changing. The first issue the school sees is the
vaping and smoking devices. As a high schooler, I know that there are people that use those devices, and a locker is simply not going to stop the use of them. Most students will keep it on their person. They already know that in previous years, their bags were allowed to be searched at any time, and they
also had to sign a contract saying that they were allowed to be drug tested at any time. So, we feel that lockers are simply no solution to this problem because nobody is keeping it in their bags anyways. Another issue similar to this is the sale and transport of vaping devices,
smoking devices, and other drugs on school property. Now, with lockers, it's easier for students to gain access to other people's things without having to meet in person. For instance, a this is my locker. This is my locker locker combination, so just go and get it whenever you have a time. This creates a
bigger problem for a pre-existing issue already that's happening in our school. Another huge issue in our society and country today is weapons. With lockers, the school believes that it is harder for weapons to be in our school and be less of a threat. However, we believe
differently. While lockers and are searchable by the administration, so are backpacks. It is e easier to hide a weapon in a locker than it is a bag. The locker is bigger and a locker can fit a weapon lot better than a backpack. And I'm sorry for this, but at this moment,
I really hate to be graphic, but today we live in a graphic world. With bags, if a student has a weapon, they can injure the 20 thou or sorry, not 20,000, the 20 people in their classroom. However, during passing period, there are far more people in the hallway than
there can be at any given moment in any classroom. meaning there's a larger area for there to be more casualties since there are far more people in a in the hallway than there are in a classroom at any time. Although I am standing up here alone, I have created a petition and at
this moment there are over 550 members of our community that agree with me on this matter and strongly believe that lockers are no solution for these issues. Another issue we seem to have in this school is private school. Frustrating actions like these deter future students
from wanting to come to this school, which has been a growing issue over the past couple of years. And I truly believe that if this continues, it will deter students in the future. Most, if not all, students are in agreement that lockers should be an option to those who would like to use them. However, the enforcement of lockers has been
collectively decided as inconvenient and unrealistic. We believe that bags are not the root of these issues and there are more effective solutions to these ongoing problems. Thank you in your Thank you for letting me speak and behalf and on behalf of the KHS student body, we kindly ask that you
please reconsider your position on lockers. Thank you. [Applause] >> Nice job, Sam. Nice job. Hello, my name is William Talbet and I'm
a sophomore at Kennelan High School and I'll also be talking about the backpack band. I noticed a change in the backpack policy and immediately several concerns came to mind, many of which Sam already mentioned.
The fact that carrying backpacks helps students be move between classes in a more efficient and timely manner as they can go straight to their class without having to stop at their locker. Number two, by allowing students to carry backpacks, they can carry all the
required materials for their class without this also reduces the chance they will leave required materials in their lockers which can reduce their class participation and in turn grade. Backpacks also help to protect our
electronic devices such as Chromebooks as they are a safe place to put them instead of placing them on the ground. Backpacks help to reduce stress and anxiety caused by rushing to lockers after class and allow students to carry all their materials which lets them feel more
prepared and in control. Backpacks help reduce injuries as modern well-designed backpacks that distribute the weight properly and reduce back problems are significantly safer than carrying books by hand. Studies have shown that backpack bands do not
decrease the amount of school shootings and other mass casualty events. And banning backpacks may actually be counterproductive as they offer a false sense of security. Studies have shown that they are equally as likely to keep firearms in their pants or inside of a notebook. If carrying weapons to school,
a clear backpack may be a better alternative. Finally, backpacks help disappoint students with IEPs and 504s, as many students use multiple tools to help them succeed. As a student with a 504, I know how important my tools are to my
success. Without a backpack, I would have to carry all my tools separately, which not only risks me dropping and breaking them or losing them, but also risks me having to sacrifice my tools just to make it in class in time. In summary, I believe students should be
allowed to carry their backpacks due to the numerous health and safety benefits they provide over just lockers. In addition, the many studies from both experts and schools that have implemented backpack bands which show that backpacks benefit all students
without many negative aspects. The backpack band doesn't protect students, it punishes them. Thank you for your time and consideration. [Applause] >> Any more comments for agenda items?
I am a parent of two graduates from from the high school. Can you hear me? Um, can you hear me? Oh, sorry. Nola Gallagher. Um, and I just wanted to point out something. This is something to maybe make everyone aware of. Both of my
children being graduates, um, they took Cal their senior year. One thing that we realized they struggled with with the SATs as well as when it came to placement tests is algebra. Algebra tends to they take it earlier in high
school, but yet when it comes to SATs and placement tests placing into their classes in college has a high emphasis. So, I just wanted to throw out uh the thought of any way
Hey, we're going to agenda items. So, what I'd like to do tonight, does anybody have any questions? Just go through it. Agenda item. So, this is the finance stuff. This is everything I was talking about. There's quite a lot here. If you have any questions, you'll see
the extraordinary Yeah. Thank you. the boilers. No, that's a lot more money than that. >> Um, does anybody have any other questions? I just had a I had a
follow-up question to the um transfer from the my school box to the real time um accounting system I guess like is there any is there any time frame you know when we think it's going to be done or
>> I spoke with Miss Teta today and um she's been in contact with a vendor they're just waiting on the final stages of getting the platform set up but the business office has been working closely with So we should have an answer tomorrow and if anything um students
will be able to use whatever balance they have from my school and they can charge down. So for example they have 15 what you just when it transferred just get a notification that you owe $5.
hopefully before we but if it doesn't happen this week you just use your my school bucks for the cafeteria right now and and the technology fees and unless you get a notification it you it should be really streamless you'll just go right into and
so instead of to a sep through real time you'll just go into one account you won't have accounts now access one the I forget I wrote down a lot less time you loaded money I forget
it's pretty high it's like two it's a lot less I mean it's like cents now instead of dollars so it's a better it's a much better deal even for the district too questions on finance no discussion
questions okay can I have a motion to Yeah. >> Got a motion. >> Motion. last meeting and preparing for with highlight. that's involved. You're like our coaches that are full coaches and
um the first few weeks of the school year with Chromebooks and all that information is that that's why schools Who comes and who any other discussion? Okay, seeing
We budget typically for any students that we're aware of ahead of for next, >> right? uh for unforeseen special education issues. >> But our extraordinary aid um since it came in higher from what you budgeted
for revenue covers part of that. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yes. >> Okay. Can you pull the board, please? >> Yes. Mrs. L. Uh Mr. Myers. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Pearl. Yes, Mr. Pepe. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Portman.
>> Yes, Mr. Eisener. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Donaldson. >> Yes. Agenda item D. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Discussion, questions. No. See none. Okay. Can you come board?
>> Yep. Mr. Myers? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Po? >> Yes. Mr. Pepe. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Portman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Eisener. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mrs. Donaldson. >> Yes. And uh Caitlyn brought to my attention that I went out of order and forgot to do routine matters approval of
the minutes. >> How I missed that. So like um so can I have a motion to approve the minutes for the July 22nd regular meeting and executive session? >> Motion. Second. >> All in favor?
>> I >> I Okay. Okay, now going back to committee of the whole which is agenda item E. Um motion to approve the goals, the mission statement, district goals, and board of education goals.
>> Motion. >> Second. >> Okay. And can you pull the board for that, please? >> Yes. Mr. Myers? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Pella? >> Yes. Mr. Pepe? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Portman? Yes. Mrs. Eisen or Mr. Eisener, I'm sorry. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Donaldson.
>> Yes. Um, does anybody have any unfinished business? >> No. Does anybody have any new business? >> No. Correspondence. We have a letter from Mrs. Jane Tadros. >> Y >> which I read. Thank you very much, Mrs.
Tadros. It was very thoughtful and you're very welcome and it was a real I'm very honored that you enjoyed as well. Okay. Petitions and hearings of citizens from non-aggenda items. Anything online,
Jay? Anything? Okay. Um, that's it. Board member comments. Anybody have comments for tonight? >> Sorry, I always have comments. Um, I wanted to just thank Miss and Mr. Royal for um giving our students such an
amazing once in a lifetime opportunity. Um, as a parent, I thank you. As a board of education member, I thank you. I was really blown away by the that you brought tonight and and I am hopeful that we can provide this opportunity for more students in the future. Um, but
thank you also for our beautiful goals and for making us feel like we were there. That was really nice. Um, I also just thought it was really great how many students we had here tonight and how many students came forward to just really articulate their needs so well. Um, we are here for our students and I
just really love seeing our community come together and in just a really proactive appropriate way let us how you're feeling and um we heard everybody tonight and we're asking that you trust us and that we see how this goes and it's an ongoing dialogue. So, you know,
if it's really not working, come back next month and we'll talk about it again. Um I hope that everybody has a wonderful, wonderful first day of school tomorrow. Um and we're off to another great year. Thank you. Have a good night. Yeah, and I just echo that, you know, um
good luck for tomorrow and thank you to everybody who's been working hard over the summer getting ready for tomorrow. Um because it's all behind the scenes. It's all stuff that nobody sees and hopefully they don't even know that happened. Um but it took a lot of work. So, thank you everybody.
>> Okay. So, I really I'm really impressed that they got a petition and they came and spoke and they were both students that did speak were very eloquent. Um, the board just sets the policy and the board's policy was to provide a safe education environment and to provide the
best instructional periods that we can. Um, a lot of this was driven by the cell phone policy. We always are concerned about safety and then we give it to the administration and we support our administrators when they decide how best to implement those policies. So then the
actual detail of whether or not backpacks are in the school is really not up to the board. That's really the administrators. Um but again coming to the board and just when you want to talk to us about you're always welcome to share that information. Um, and I would like to say too that a lot of the things
that we've implemented that have been positive, like the senior lunch, like culinary arts, bringing wood shop back, some of the changes to schedules, those have all come from the students and they're meeting with the administration and central office, Mr. Mangoes goes and
meet and we come up with a plan and it's a plan. So, they're going to reeval reeval evaluate the plan and if the plan's not working the way we thought the plan would work, then we're going to change it. I I know they will because their job is to follow our policy and I believe that they're going to provide
the best learning instructional environment for our students and cell phones are a huge distraction and backpacks make it much easier to hide them. Can hide them in other things. It's a lot easier to hide them in a backpack. Just the fact. So, we support our administrators. We think they're
doing an amazing job. um they've been working hard all summer to come up with the ways to implement the policies we've been throwing at them as we've been doing a lot of research up here to make our instructional periods the best they can be for our students. So, I just want to emphasize that we don't really decide
whether backpacks are used, but I do appreciate you coming up and talking to us. Um and great job. Okay. So, we need to go into uh we have a um open public meeting acts allows the public body to go into a closed session for certain
matters and that law requires the board to adopt a resolution at the meeting before we can go go into an executive or private session. So, be it resolved that the kilan board of education determined that it is necessary for us to go into close session to discuss the contracts and negotiations and the superintendent evaluation. So be it further resolved
that the board reserves the right to discuss other matters if we need to and that the minutes of these closed session will be made public when the need for confidentiality no longer exists. So can I have a motion to go and exec >> motion? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I Okay, so that concludes our public
meeting. We are.