All right. Good evening everyone and welcome to the Malden School Committee. Today is Monday, June 1st, 2026. The time is 6:30 p.m. We would like to apologize to you at the outset. We were scheduled to meet at 6:15, but the
kickoff for Pride Month ran a little bit behind. So, we are here now. We're kicking off the meeting. And uh what we're going to do first is pledge allegiance to our flag. We'll then have a moment of silence for our veterans. Our clerk will take attendance to ensure
that we have a quorum allowing us to come together tonight. And then we'll take a look at the agenda. The agenda consists of the following. It has the approval of the May 4th uh minutes. We'll take a look at the May warrants. I think we're then going to skip to our
school superintendent to recognize one of our retirees. We'll then go back up to public comment. There will be an opportunity for members of the public to address the school committee. We only ask that you state your name and address for the record. Uh based on where we are
tonight, we're going to go for 15 minutes, three minutes per speaker, and then we'll re-evaluate as we get toward the end there. Then we'll go back to our school superintendent where he's going to talk about next year's improvement plans, uh strategic plan update, superintendent evaluation, and then
finally an update on where we are with the extended day and summer programming. After that, we're going to go to my right, your left. Uh we'll hear from Miss Rose Zyberg uh regarding the policy subcommittee and Miss Fataphor regarding finance. After that, everyone, we're
going to take up a series of motions and resolutions. First is the nomination and confirmation of the vice chair. Uh we then have a $100 donation to the Malden High School band. Uh Miss Bataphor will introduce the budget for fiscal year
2027 as well as the school improvement plans. Uh from there we'll go back to Miss Rose Zyberg where we're going to take up school choice timeout seclusion and restraint policies and then uh we're going to take a look
at the Mass Association of School Committee contract policy service. Then there are three more items. First is the uh handbook, the bullying prevention and intervention plan and then finally acceptance of that
extended day and summer programming RFP. Then after that everyone will take points of personal privilege and then we'll entertain a motion to go into executive session for one reason and that is the approval of the May 4th executive session meeting minutes. We're
then going to come back out from executive session. We'll move adjournment. Uh there will be another meeting toward the end of the month. Uh we will keep the school community apprised as to when that is. All right. So are there any questions of the
members? If not, let's do this. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please remain standing
for a moment of silence in honor of all those who have fought for our country and continue to do so today. >> Thank you. Okay, everyone. We're going to take attendance. >> Mayor Christensen >> here.
>> Mr. Drum >> here. >> Mr. McCarthy >> here. >> Miss Fatora >> here. >> Miss Mlin >> here. >> Miss Horty >> here. >> Mr. Piaza >> here. >> Mr. Bernard >> here. >> Mr. Ozyberg here. >> Superintendent Zepo >> here. >> All right, everyone. We have a quorum sufficient to allow us to gather. Let's
take a look at these minutes. Motion by Mr. Drum, seconded by second. >> Mr. McCarthy. Any questions, everyone? On the May 4th regular session meeting minutes. >> Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I. >> Anybody here opposed? >> Abstaining. One abstain. >> You have that, Madam Clerk? >> Yes. >> All right, that carries. Next up, May 2026 warrants. >> Motion. Motion by Miss Spataphora, second
>> second by Miss Horty. Any questions on those, everyone? You've had them. You've reviewed them. >> Let's do it. All those in favor say I. >> Anybody opposed? The eyes have it. That carries
unanimously over to our school superintendent. Good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the committee, members of the public. Uh we have many of our employees who are retiring this year. Um some of them who've already retired and we'll be I'll
be mentioning all of their names uh during my the beginning of my report. But I want to recognize uh Jamanna Salame Caerty who is a Spanish teacher at Malden High School. Um Miss Cafaerty, would you come up to the
It's been my pleasure to work in Molden. It's been the support of my colleagues, wonderful awesome scholars, all my students. It's just a beautiful experience and wonderful administration. So I I it's been a pleasure to be
working with you. Well, we appreciate you and thank you for your service. Um, thank you. Gracias. >> Sure. All right, everyone. We're going to be in a brief recess to personally
come down and congratulate you. Okay. What was your secret? Bring it in. That's great. Congratulations. All right, everyone. You know what time it is? Public comment time. Anybody wishing to address the school
committee can do so now. We only ask that you state your name and address for the record. We're going to open this up for 15 minutes. Three minutes per speaker. Okay, hold on one sec. Let me just get set up here.
The heck? A second now. Where's my timer? Oh, yeah. Here we go. I think this is it. How you doing? >> Yeah, that's it. That's it. No, this one. Yeah.
Okay. All right. You ready to go? >> Let's do it. >> Okay. 31 Grace Street, Dr. Liz Tanagan. Good evening. I'm here with the hope that the superintendent's strategic plan for next year and beyond can will be uh sorry will call for a reduction in
edtech. For years, our children have been mandated to spend many hours each day on their Chromebooks, in and out of the classroom, using tools they actively detest. You have trained students to equate schoolwork with coercion and
monotony. The issue for me is not that kids dislike, I ready, and course modu. It's that the repeated use of edtech has poisoned our students attitudes towards learning, curiosity, and discovery as a whole. Malden's English language arts classroom should be inquirybased settings that allow students to dive
deep into a literature perspective taking and exploring genres. However, the course mojo video the district leader showed me was a dystopian environment with screen fatigue and instructional time lost due to pleasing a chatbot instead of interacting with
the classmates around them. This was the district's vision shared with me over the winter. In the superintendent's report, I hope to hear about how the high expectations with support to meet diverse needs, the first tenant of the strategic plan, will be thoughtfully
implemented in ways that we did not see this year. One way to do that is to have your school-based MTSS teams differentiate edtech usage for students instructional growth. The Los Angeles United School District
recently decided only students who are below grade level should have to use Irey's weekly personalized lessons, which is a step in the right direction. Struggling readers will need a more targeted approach with rules-based reading programs to make gains. However,
while on the topic of I Ready, I was wondering who's the point person in Malden for families looking to join the federal class action lawsuit. The company has allegedly harvested and shared over 80 categories of sensitive student information with thirdparty
vendors without parental consent. Will Malden be keeping track of families who sign on to it? Another tenant of the strategic plan is to have fair access to opportunity. However, this year we saw your one-sizefits-all approach. The
entire classes were told they were in course mojo pilots without parental permission and pilot partnerships were not recruited based on any criteria used to support students growth. That isn't fair and it denied access to rigor and
again differentiation. These tech vendors promised personalized frictionless learning. What Malden schools got instead was mindn numbing data hungry junk software that devalues teachers and shortch changes students.
>> 10 seconds. >> Please listen to the growing movement led by alarmed parents and teachers who are saying enough. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Anybody else wishing to address the committee? Good evening.
>> Good evening. Uh Rashani, 119 Bainbridge Street. Thank you. Um, I'm the parent of a kindergartener, a third grader, and a fifth grader at Forestdale. And I'm also a pediatrician in Chelsea. Last year, when the school day was
extended, I was happy to hear that our kids would have more time for recess. However, over the course of the school year, I have become disappointed to learn that my third grader and fifth grader are allowed to play on their
Chromebooks during indoor recess. As a parent, I made a decision to not have any screens for my children at home. I see the benefits of this decision in that my children love to read paper books, draw, build with
Legos, make paper airplanes, play Monopoly, play analog chess, hike in our woodsy Banebridge backyard, ride bikes and scooters in our back patio and in the neighborhood. They like to play and are given the freedom to play and explore.
As a pediatrician, I have learned that play is critical to childhood development. The play that is critical is the analog kind. It is very important that Malden Public Schools encourage our children to play with each other even during indoor
recess. There are many cold, rainy, snowy days during the school year. And I would like our children to have the gift of being offscreens and playing board games, card games, coloring, crafting, and talking with each other.
When I brought this up at a parent teacher conference, one teacher suggested that she could tell my child that she couldn't be on the Chromebook during recess. But of course, this would result in singling out my child and perhaps she would feel different. Also,
the pull of screens is strong and my child would probably feel left out. Sadly, my child told me that she would like to play a board game called Guess Who, but there was no one to play with because all her classmates were playing video games.
I encourage Malden Public Schools and Malden School Committee to consider implementing a screen-free indoor recess policy so that we can allow our children the benefit of play that will foster their development and their social emotional well-being. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> All right. Anybody else wishing to address the school committee? >> Good evening. >> Thanks, Mayor. My name is Abdul Wahab. am from 405 Pearl Street. Um on May 27th
of this year, Adela fell in the morning uh three of our school fairway, Forestdale and London. They set 264 eighth graders down for a state test. This keeps happening. We track the
decade of it because of the Islamic calendar moves 11 days earlier each year. each sweeps across a testing period striking a different grade test almost every time. Uh in 2019 is the
high school science MCAST. This year is the eighth grader civic and weeks before it was the 10th grader ELA. I know molden public school offers a religious excuse, absence
and intention is good but consider a person and submit a person u who have to uh submit the request often needing help for it in a city where four in 10
residents uh were born abroad. Even then the child misses the lessons, make up the test alone and in another day and might have to explain the classmates why they were gone. A child
who celebrate Christmas face none of this. This day is simply is in the calendar. Our neighbors cities figure this out. Medford does it. Cambridge does it. New York City has done this for the past 10 years without losing a
single day. If they can, Molden can. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else wishing to address the school committee? >> Good evening. >> Hello. My name is Miriam Bushutz. I'm a student of Model High at 82 Washington
Street, Malden. >> Um, so good evening mayor and welcome. Good evening and uh uh superintendent Sipple and members of the school committee. Um I'm here tonight to ask the school committee to consider recognizing and in the school calendar
for Muslim students is one of the most important days of the year. It is a day of prayer, family gatherings, charity and community celebration. It is similar in importance to Christmas or other major major religious holidays for many families. When school is held on aid, students often have to choose between
participating fully in an important religious holiday and attending school. Even when absences are excused, students still miss education, tests, assignments, extracurricular activities or important or important classroom um experiences. Many of us students uh
Muslim students spend aid worrying about what we are missing at on at school instead of fully celebrating with our families and community. Malden is one of the most diverse cities in America, not just in Massachusetts. Our diversity is something that we are
proud of. Recognizing our Eid should be like would be sending a message that Muslim students are valued members of the school community and that our traditions matter too. This request is not about special treatment. It is about making sure all students feel included and respected. When I was a kid, I used
to live in my country Algeria. It is Muslim dominated. And every arid I would be so excited to dress up, go to morning prayer, and then after we would visit family. It felt special to me. Everything stopped for one day, one memorable day. But today we don't have that luxury. Today we miss schoolwork.
Today we miss tests and quizzes. Today we stress about how costly it becomes for our grades. How are we supposed to prioritize a special day when we don't feel valued? Now after morning prayer, I no longer go visit my family. Instead, I check Google Classroom to see what I
have missed. I postpone plans with my friends because I have a project due tomorrow. All I think about is how hard it must be for kids who never got a taste of home. Kids who grew up worrying about homework. Kids who learned to FaceTime family members instead of meeting face to face. Kids who converted
to Islam and feel alone and unsupported, especially that their school doesn't give recognition for their identity. Many neighboring districts have already found ways to recognize Eid while still continuing to meet all educational requirements. We hope Malden can explore similar solution solutions. Thank you
for your time and consideration. >> Thank you. Well said. >> All right, we have just a few more. >> Good evening. >> Uh my name is Zanadine and I live at 64x Street. Today I will be advocating for two
things. Uh Eid as a school holiday. A big number of our Muslims, a big number of our students are Muslims. There are at least like eight, eight people in my class who are Muslim. And I have a sister as well who has five people in
who are in her class who are Muslims as well. Uh when we take uh Eid as a holiday break, we miss our work and we end up having to double it the next day. uh and we end up having to choose
between our uh rel our religious uh prayers or having to go to school and do our work. And another thing I will be talking about is no electronics in school. Uh a lot of the students end up being
distracted by the games and ju and end up like not doing their work and they will learn and they learn better on paper as it is less distracting and they have been taught to learn on paper and
and learning on their computer has an impact on their health uh as their posture eyes and affects their attention span. Okay, good job. Thank you. >> All right, we have time for one more speaker.
>> Good evening. >> Lucky me. >> Um, good evening. I know, right? Um, good evening. My name is Donna Tul. I live at 130 Adam Street in Malden. Um, Malden is a diverse community with many different religions and ethnicities.
This is what makes Malden a wellthoughtout community to raise a family. I am empathetic to families whose children may not get their religious holidays off. As a Catholic, it is also and also an ESP in Malden. Many of my own holy days are not on the
calendar as full days off, most recently Ascension Thursday. Um, nor were they for my children who went through the M public schools. It is important to make sure that absences due to holy days are excused and work is allowed to be made
up. According to DESIE, students are required to be in school for 180 days with vacations, legal, state, and federal holidays, professional development, and snow days. Malden starts school in late August and ends
mid to late June. To be fair, if one group's holidays and hols are added, all groups hols and holidays need to be added. and that may put a burden on families as vacations may need to be
removed and school may go longer than August through June. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right, that's it for public comment. Thank you everyone for being here and we'll now go to our next item which is
our school superintendent. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> We'll just wait one moment. All right. Do you want to get Oh. All right. Thank you very much members
of the committee. Thank you um members of the public um who are here tonight, our parents and caregivers as well as our staff. Uh as you all know, we uh are committed to leading through these core
values, including and collaborating with as many members of our community as possible. embracing growth because we are always a work in progress and doing right by all of our kids
regardless of their background or their prior success. Alone each of us is strong. Together we are much stronger. Tonight we are uh as the chair already mentioned will be covering these items
in my report. Um, and I assure you I made efforts to try to be succinct in tonight's report. >> We'll see about that. >> We'll see about that, says the chair. Um, I do want to recognize in addition to uh the Spanish teacher from Malden
High that we recognized previously. These are some individuals who have given their careers to serve the students and community of Malden. um from the BB school, Joanna Katowski, who is a teacher
at the Early Learning Center, Bernice Stalworth, who is an education support professional for 25 years. Earl Fitzpatrick retired earlier this year from the Ferryway, 29 years in our system. Gloria Marcela Baldorama from
Ferryway, 13 years. Richard Katone. Wow. 39 years as a custodian in the Malden public schools. Warren Anderson, Cheryl Con, and Deborah
Thomas, all from the Lyndon. Marshia Healey, 30 years at Malden High School as a teacher in our system. We recognized Miss Caaferty earlier, Marianova Long, also retiring from Malden High. And then from Salemwood, we
have Caroline Jacques, an education support professional, Tracy Luther, a teacher, Susan Nunan, a teacher, Wendy Masterardi, a teacher, and Deborah Tenerelloo, an administrative assistant, who'll be retiring this summer. If we could just
give all of them a big round of applause. All right. Uh we're going to uh we have uh as an annual requirement, as you're aware, we have school improvement plans that our schools uh draft in compliance
with uh state regulations and also with our district policy. Uh tonight we're joined by assistant superintendents Koma Bassin and Pam McDonald who will be who have done a lot of work behind the scenes to coordinate the school
improvement planning process. We also have all of our prek through 8 principles who are in the in the house tonight. So and that's from the early learning center Mr. Rock from BB Dr. Kerianne
Murphy. We have uh from Forestdale, Adam Wy from Ferryway, Dr. Matt Stall from Lynden, Mr. Greg Garcia. And then from Salemwood, Miss Van Wyn. So, I want to thank you
them for being here tonight. Also, as you saw in uh the supplementary materials that I shared with you all last week, um we have followed a very indepth and inclusive planning process
over the course of the last several months, reviewing data, reviewing staff and family input, conducting focus groups with our students, and also seeking input from our school councils.
You'll also see that this year our district-wide expectations for all of our school improvement plans have included a focus on math intervention. Yeah. Uh making sure that we're doing right by
our students with disabilities. taking a fresh look at our student success team process. Um, which is something that, uh, basically the formal process. We really, um, zero in on individual students to
make sure that they're getting the supports that they need to be successful. And then finally, a focus on science as well. These were all elements that were required for all of our school improvement plans this year. All of our school implement plans are
also framed by the same structure. They have growth targets that are based on fall baseline results from um from last year to capture both growth and achievement over time. It has strategies and activities and
progress monitoring for an instructional priority for a multi-tered system of support priority. basically a system to support students who need extra help and to make sure that that help is given to them um by design and not by
accident. And finally, a focus on student attendance. what you can anticipate for this coming year um is that first of all for Malden High School um we have a draft plan that you've received in your materials
uh just in light of the leadership transition we have at Malden High School our uh house principles and our directors have worked closely together to develop a draft uh and working with the instructional leadership team at Malden High to develop a draft plan but
once the new principal is has uh is on board. Um we'll be taking a um some fine-tuning to that plan before we start the year next year. Uh we'll be looking at our EICAST and accountability results in early October. By mid-occtober, we'll be setting news growth targets for this
coming year um for midyear and then finally uh we'll be reviewing that midyear data in February and then on to the next cycle of developing our plans for 2028. And just want to um we have a very brief
video of our illustrious building leaders um who are just going to share a little bit about the process that they've gone through and the priorities that all of their buildings are seeking to pursue in this coming year.
Each of us prioritized getting feedback from multiple stakeholders. We started off by looking at a staff survey. Um many of us also got feedback from students about how they learned best and then hearing from our family members at our school. Uh we took all that feedback and then met with our instructional
leadership teams or schools site councils and work together as colleagues to put together a school improvement plan that we think will improve student outcomes in all public schools. I mean, we had a plethora of data to analyze. So, I think being able to take that data and uh use our teacher teams in the building like ILT to be able to uh look
at our family data and see how our families are feeling. Um to be able to look with our school council to see how our staff were feeling. Um I think making sure that each of the different subgroups that we worked with um had a level of being informed about the um group helped us sort of make decisions uh that served the best
interest of everybody and ultimately our kids. I mean, >> we had we had surveys, but we also had informal conversations with students to let them feel um more comfortable in answering the questions and to give us some authentic feedback on what they thought really helped them learning classes.
>> We worked with our school side councils um both within our buildings and across the district in order to make sure that we were taking in multiple perspectives of middle school as well as elementary families that have very different experiences in our schools. um when
there are events that are happening, it's a good time to also talk with families um and get get their feedback um on that kind of level just to hey, what's going on? How how you feeling? Um and it makes them kind of feel like they're included while at a really fun
event. And I think as we disegregated the the data, really looking at different performance levels of different groups gave us a more complete picture of what the instructional outcomes were in our
schools so that it was less masked by majority. Um, and it allowed us to dig deeper into our analysis as to where where we were hitting the mark versus where we needed to explore other options in order to meet our student need.
Well, I think as you read through the plans, you'll sort of see that I mean when ultimately the goal for all of us is 100% of our kids on grade level and and uh learning, but disagregating the data allowed us to really hone in on the specific student groups that we each have to work on um to try to make the growth that can be meaningful for our
individual buildings. So when you read the plans and you see the differences, like for example, we're looking at grade 2 literacy or grades 6 to 8 MLS and we were able to use dibble scores and access scores and uh we each brought in different pieces to help us decide where do we push the most next year.
>> I think it's been the intentional effort of consistently coming back to that data um and looking at it over time to see student progress, school progress has really helped us all grow together. One of the things we talked about as a district was how we can take that to the
next step. And so we'll be looking at unit study plans and really making those plans accessible for students with complex needs. And so for literacy, we will be using all of our data that we discussed and really looking at what
supports can we put in place to make sure that our students are accessing grade curriculum in terms of >> our PD blocks. One of the things that we're excited about is really using those PD blocks to set up our math interventions. So, you know, same structure of unit studies into the
lesson studies, but I also think that there's going to be an analysis of the teachers to say, okay, this is a skill that our students need to work on. This is a skill that we're missing. How can we put the interventions in place, but also make that vertical. So, if they need a piece in seventh grade that they're missing, how do we build that up in first, second, third, fourth, fifth,
and sixth? Um, because math skills are, you know, a little bit more so than than literacy. Math skills are really built on top of each other. And one of the strengths of having the entire team of teachers at the PD blocks um you like we hear a few minutes ago is that the teachers get to share best practices. So
so practices that are working in the ELA or literacy um blocks PD blocks can be transferred to math sometimes too. It really just helps the student helps support the student. >> We've seen a lot of success this year when teachers who work consistently collaboratively share practices results
in better instruction for kids. uh the adults um working in schools are always busy. Finding dedicated time in order to sit down, co-plan um with the targeted goal for students to help them make progress uh pays off tremendously. And we're really looking forward to
utilizing that 80 block to ensure that colleagues are able to share best practices, alignment goals for students um to really make sure that the vision and our steps play out. I mean ultimately you walk in a room and if there's more than one teacher in the room or they're both equally responsible
for the success of the students in their care when they walk in a room um to see how strategies that we're looking at in PD block are playing out in the classroom um you know it's really important that both of the people there were able to actually participate and learn uh and that they were able to share in the experience and that they both know um what they're working on and
why they're working on it. Um, so I think being able to sort of prioritize that uh co- teaching aspect of it and the co-planning aspect of it um could could be really important to us as a district. >> And I think when you talk about co- teaching, the easiest visualization is your ML teachers or your special education teachers collaborating in the
classrooms. And that's a tremendous value in having them with their co-teers or their collaborative content teachers so they can see how those interventions fit into whatever units going on or whatever u you know lesson is going on. So I think bringing them together in those PD blocks is going to be incredibly valuable. so that they can
see how those interventions fit into the curriculum that's being taught. >> And we're also being mindful about making um schedule changes to allow more access to interventions um because we know that that's a need. >> We found that we couldn't just use one
measure for math intervention this past year. So we take our IFL data, we take our student exit ticketed data and our Eureka assessments and really disagregate that and see where are we hitting the mark and where are we missing and then we're using our math
intervention block to really target numerousy and we're doing that throughout all the grades um finding those common threads um as was alluded to earlier as Matt spirals and gets more in depth. So we're really looking to align that through our PD blocks when we
are talking about math focus and our wind block is um writing across content. So we're writing about math in our win blocks when we have our math cycle and kids will rotate through those different content areas to learn about writing in each of those.
And I think just as with the data, I guess the theme in the FIPS this year is this multi-dimensional perspective and really valuing that and and putting our efforts for these structures in the zip to reflect that. We saw the value of
multi- perspectives, multiple perspectives when we were trying to target our areas and we need to make sure we're keeping those voices present at the table as we move forward. All right. And with that, I just want to invite Assistant Superintendent Bassine
and McDonald to come up just to assist in answering any questions that any members of the committee might have about the school improvement plans. >> Questions from the team? Any questions? Tonight's
your lucky night. Well, it was it was Mr. Fiat. Sorry. Um I uh I'm still working my way through the through the um uh improvement plans. Uh but I love the detail there. I'm I'm curious about I see a lot of
observations and I'm wondering how we ensure that folks get um uh you know there there can be a tension when your formal evaluator is the person observing you as opposed to a colleague who doesn't write your formal evaluation that then gets registered with Desi and
I'm wondering if there's like attention made to ensure that uh that the observation and that those feedback cycles are separate from the more formal evaluation um protocol. Yes, absolutely. U yes. Uh so we have an evaluation process
where um educators are evaluated based on their years of tenure a certain number of times >> and that's clearly laid out um September the superintendent shares this um by September 15th of every year. Separate from that are all the non-evaluative coaching and observation type um work
that you see outlined in the SIP. And we've made a really uh intentional move this year to um to sort of separate those pieces. There are time they have to be coherent with one another and there are times where you know it's the same you you need to use evaluation process to back up right um to to make
sure that we're working and we're continuing to make progress. But we've tried this year to really intentionally separate those um so that when educators um are trying a new technique you want them to say I you know this might not work and I hope you come in and see it so we can be thought partners together. >> Right. Great. Thank you.
>> Can we just move the mic up >> on top? Can you move it on top of the Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you. All right, let's see who's next. Miss Hoody. Um, maybe not. Hold on a second. >> There we go.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um we were discussing and they were discussing a little bit in the video also about um co-eing because I have a little bit more knowledge about the inner workings of school and this may be a question for you but may also be more of a question
for the principles. How are we allowing time for a special education teacher who's in two grades because most often they're connected to two grades co-eing time to plan with the gendered teacher
for that grade. So just logistically speaking where are we fitting all of this in? So at the at the high school instead of um a duty they have a co-planning period. Um, so most teachers have a duty in their schedule
>> and instead of the duty, their duty is co-planning. So that's easy. Um, the K to8s are a little different because they're a little more spread out. We do have the PD block and most of them are only going to be covering one grade next year due to the staffing that we have. But
>> there are many situations where educators are split across grades. And I will tell you the only there's no easy way to do it. Uh the way that we're doing it is with principles and our program managers and our directors literally sitting down and going grade by grade, educator by educator. When can
we find space for these educators to come together? So it is a painstaking process, but it's ultimately worth it because when there's meaningful co-planning, we know that co-eing is enhanced. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Horty. Back to our school superintendent.
>> Thank you, Miss Basine. Thank you, Miss McDonald. And thank you to all of our our principles as well. Appreciate you. Thank you. How do we get that back up
window >> here? Oh, wait. And thank you to everyone else who joined us this evening. We um also just want to share this evening a
brief update on our strategic plan that I presented in great detail last month. Just uh highlights from the feedback we received from the community over the last several weeks um and what the next steps are for the
planning um going forward. We had um over 300 contributions from various members of the community responding to questions we asked about each of the five priorities. We also had a nice
group uh gather with us uh along with um Miss Mlin and Mr. Zyberg at the BB back on uh May 19th I think it was. um seems like it was a longer ago than that, but uh the
uh where there was a lot of affirmation of the priorities that we've laid out in the plan. These priorities that you see in the graphic on the right of this this image uh especially inclusive instruction, equitable access to opportunity, authentic family engagement and support
for our worker workforce. We also had a lot of helpful feedback regarding adjustments, mainly about just being really transparent in how we communicate our progress and also demonstrating
alignment between what we hear from the community and what we've done to follow up this coming fall. uh th this this document, the strategic plan is a living document. And what is laid out in the the document are not only those five
priorities and the strategies and the measures for success for each of those priorities, but has also laid out a series of activities that we have planned for year one to move us in that direction.
This coming fall, we'll be really fine-tuning the targets for each of those priorities. We'll be uh over the course of next year, updating the committee and updating the community on the progress we're making in each of those areas.
And then also uh beginning to define what the year 2 activities will be in each in each priority because there'll be a lot that uh over the course of next year that based on how things go. we'll have more clarity on what our next
steps need to be and I'll stop there. Any questions about the strategic plan before I continue, Mr. Chair? >> Nope. >> Nope. >> All right. So I uh shared with the committee last
um last week uh a self assessment um regarding my evaluation for the year. Um what I have to share with you and with those uh who are here in attendance and
online tonight um are just a status report on the four goals that uh that you all approved for me last November. The first goal was the development of our strategic plan and as you know I
just shared about that uh we uh were able to complete the development of the plan uh laid out the activities for year one and next steps to move us forward and so happy to say that I think we met
this goal. the implementing the district strategy for improvement is the second goal. Um we uh as you as I shared in my self assessment document, this is one where I
feel like we've made significant progress. Um it's always a work in progress. Uh but I think that there are some items that are pending uh the year the end of the year with some year-end data that we're still waiting on. But for the most part, I'm extremely
extremely proud of the work that we've done across the district. Not just the district leadership team, not just our principles, but our educators, our students, um, everyone involved in in making sure that we're really working in
a coherent and collaborative way to move our students forward. the growth has been uh remarkable, but also the way teams of educators, as you've seen multiple times in my presentations and I've had an opportunity to witness in
person, teams of educators across our schools have really embraced this work and um more and more and more momentum is building around the work that we're doing to support our students. The third goal is another goal for which
I feel we made significant progress and that is the uh special education program review. Um and you'll recall that when we uh introduced this goal uh that same evening there was a a motion that was
passed to also implement an audit of our special education services in the district. We were able to complete both of those um by April with within the time frame that the committee uh had requested. Um and we were able to
identify many things that are going well in our special education program and also some things that are clearly areas that we want to improve. specifically focusing on improving specialized instruction both in our
substantially separate settings as well as in the general education setting where we have the majority of our students with disabilities and also uh really improving the collaboration that we're uh we're pursuing with our parents
and caregivers represented by CPAC and we're excited to uh embark on a on a project with the Apple Institute with several members of CPAC's executive board this summer. And then the last goal was the new
superintendent induction program. Uh it's a three-year process. I've completed the second year um attending all the sessions uh completing all the assignments and working closely with my u induction coach. And so this is a goal
which um I feel was met or exceeded and I look forward to receiving your feedback um when we meet again for my evaluation later in the month any >> carry forward.
>> All right. Thank you Mr. Chair. The last item I just want to uh mention uh that you all I submitted a memo to you along with some additional supporting documents related to the
request for proposals that we uh issued in partnership with the city for an extended day and summer programming uh organization to manage our our programming here in the district starting next year. Um you'll recall
that this uh request for proposals was issued in March with a due date of April 15th and the city received proposals former proposals from three organizations to manage the afterchool
and summer programming at uh BB and uh Forestdale Lynden and Salemwood. We had an amazing advisory committee that was assembled to review those proposals and um yes uh members Rose
Eyeberg and member Piaza were uh very instrumental to that effort but we also had Nikesha Dolly who is uh currently a Mosai coordinator at uh Salemwood and an employee at Forestdale. Ray Garcia who
is principal at uh Lynen, Rachel Gordon who is a parent caregiver at um Forestdale. Uh Riaz Hawk who is a caregiver at Lynden. Uh principal Van uh from Salemwood. Dr. Sarah Mclofflin
our assistant superintendent of human resources. Tony Mertz our director of finance and operations. and of course our two school committee members. They put in a lot of hours uh to review
voluminous proposals um and judge them by the criteria that were set in the RFP um and have a lot of dialogue. They also visited two pro of vendors programs to actually see things on the ground for themselves and I'm
very very grateful for all of the work that they put in. They ultimately uh recommended uh based on all of their assessments that Alphabest uh which is the the vend organization uh that they had the most compelling proposal to meet
our the needs of our our children here in Malden, our families. And um subsequent to them uh giving us that recommendation or submitting that recommendation then the procurement office in the city unsealed the financial proposals that the three
organizations had submitted and Alphabet was the most competitive of the three. Um so with that uh I am uh requesting that the committee accept that recommendation from the that whole process. Um, we are very eager to begin
working with Alphabest to uh formalize the uh the contract with them u as described in the RFP, but then also um to begin the next steps of figuring out um staff and also registering families
for the fall because a lot of families are very eager to um to know what's going to be happening. >> Questions of our soup? Any questions? Uh, let's go to Miss Bataphora. >> And I would ask Miss Mertz and Dr.
Mclofflin, if you're ready, just if if needed, be ready to go. Thank you. >> Hopefully, they're not needed. So, I I do want to say thank you because I know I requested additional information be provided in regards to the RFP, and I think it was exactly what
um I know I was looking for. So I was happy to see um that financial breakdown for all three. I think my only question really is is what um is the capac capacity that Alphabast is able to provide per school for students um
interested or parents, caregivers interested in um enrolling their students um in either after or before school programming. Miss >> well in answers to that question, we hope it's a lot more. They do accept
vouchers. Um so we're hoping to increase enrollment um via vouchers that we currently don't accept now. And they also have sliding scale that's a lot more affordable than we're currently offering. Um, can I continue? Thank you. Um,
will they are are are is this vendor looking to hire any um current employees um teachers that are with us um to work or or would they be bringing in their
own employees? As part of the RFP, we asked for some preferential treatment for our staff that want to work the after school program. I can't guarantee, but it was written into the RFP. >> Okay. Okay. Um and then just basics hours. Um
>> so we're offering more extended hours uh along with ours during school vacation weeks and summer that goes up until mid August. So it would go an extra two to three weeks. So, it's about eight weeks in the summer, 8 to 10 weeks depending on when we get out versus the current uh
program that only runs five weeks. >> And this contract would be starting in >> it would start. August, right? First day of school. For us, it'd be in August, but yes, it would start in August. >> Okay. Thank you. And I would just if I could add, they're also offering some
dropin services for parents that have a need that's unexpected as well as the professional development days um during the school year. >> Wait, >> Mr. Fata, >> just like to thank you, Mr. Chair. I just like to add um in in response to
member Satara's questions. So uh um for the new vendor they'll be licensed under EEC protocols which requires a 1 to13 ratio of student to staff. And so my understanding is that they will see how many registrations we get and then hire
to fill positions based on that 1:13 ratio. Um that was true of all of the vendors that we looked at. Um, in addition to what Miss Mur said about how the RFP required um priority for current staff, I I will say as somebody who
reviewed all the RFPs that the emphasis on hiring from the community came out strongest in this and that was a very high priority for me as somebody who like my kids go to most and really enjoy it and um and so I was I I was really
happy to see that emphasis in their proposal. Um uh one big change would be that afterchool programming could run as late as 6 PM. Right now it starts at it stops at 5:30. I think you know that allows more options for parents of course. Um and they seem to be flexible
about the summertime programming in terms of the number of weeks. It would still be the same where you buy per week. Uh but but there were assurances that they they said they could run as many weeks as we want in the summertime. >> Thank you, Miss Hardy. Thank you. Couple
questions. As a former most parent, um I'm not sure how you say that. Um one of the issues and I'm glad you brought it up, Miss McDonald, was that if or McLaughlin, sorry, sorry. Um
oftentimes unexpected issues, parent out of town situation, what they have a protocol for that and that is something that can happen. um both with before school care and after school care. >> Sound I think so. >> It sounded like that. Yes. I mean we
didn't dig into like how they register parents for that. You just >> I just wanted to know if that was an option again in keeping with those ratios they would have flexibility to accept some dropins. One of the things that used to be really intensely frustrating as a parent is that even if
you signed up for the most program, you know, whenever the the the enrollment was open, that your student didn't actually start after school programming until after they had been at school for a week. Um, we ran into this multiple times. My
mother-in-law was imported for that week for many, many, many years. Um, so I I it could have been solved. Most maybe isn't doing that anymore, but I just want to make sure that Alphabest or whatever we go with is also not doing
that. >> We've asked them to start on day one. >> Thank you. >> All right. Very good. Anybody else? Uh, Miss Spaphor. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the last time. um that
as a former most parent like that just sparked the special needs our students with special needs. Um and I'll be quite honest in the past it's been difficult at times to be able to send our students
to after school programming because um maybe the staff didn't um have the right training. I was outrightly denied because my child needed a onetoone at one point, so we couldn't even attend. Um, was there any discussions on special
needs? Um, >> turn it over to Pete. >> He's shaking his second door like yes, there was lots of discussion. >> I mean, Pete, Sharon, I want to thank both of them actually for being a part of this process and and being a voice for the committee. um you know being
able to really ask these questions and bring it to us. So >> I I I will say that there was a lot of attention to this very this very question and it's also something that came up just in the natural course of our visit. We did a site visit to an
alphabet program. Um, in terms of like the protocols that they have in place, it it it felt very robust in terms of like there's a there's a sequence of meetings that they will do with parents, caregivers, with teachers in order to understand and essentially develop
something like an individualized educational plan, but for the afterchool setting, you know, um, and uh, and and so we felt we felt confident about the kind of support services that they were going to offer students with special needs. Now, when we were visiting, um,
there was a student who I can't comment on whether or not that student is on an IEP, but that student was their air conditioner had broke in their gym, and the student had a lot of pentup energy, like a lot of pentup energy. And um, they were inside the the the um the
cafeteria to do this like this alternative activity. Um, and I think that the care that they that they directed towards that student really went a long way towards um, me having uh, having faith in them as a vendor. >> Thank you, Mr. Rosyberg.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to just make the comment and add on. I get the same um feel. I did not be able to go in um person and see the program, but in their written material um it was addressed quite consistently and frequently um because the program should
be accessible to everybody who needs it. Um I would like to see that definitely become highlighted if we do end up indeed going forward. I would like that made very clear to Alphabest what our expectations are in that area.
Okay, thank you. Why don't we strike while the iron's hot? So, we're going to pull this one up for motions and resolutions if there's no objection. Chair objection. Chair has none. Motion by Mr. Piaza, seconded by Miss Rose
Zyberg to accept extended day and summer programming RFP. Questions on that? Why don't we uh call the role on this one? >> Mr. >> Yes.
>> Mr. McCarthy? >> Yes. >> Miss Fataphora? >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin? >> Yes. >> Miss Hordy? >> Yes. >> Mr. Piaza? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rosyberg? >> Yes. >> Mayor Christensen? >> Yes. That carries unanimously. All right, everyone. Now, let's uh go to
subcommittee reports and discussions. Let's first hear from Miss Rose Zyberg. what's been going on in the policy subcommittee >> again. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um policy met on May 21st. Um we discussed policy JFBB, which is school choice. MASC has
issued an update. Um the um areas were and it's something that we actually had discussed at our last meeting. um includes changing words that would be that any sibling of a student already enrolled in the district shall receive priority for admission. This would be if we switched from our current status of
not being school choice. Um so it's a word change there and adding that in. Um importantly, they added a definition of race and updated the legal references um to this policy um different than what we had had. Um we did come out with a
unanimous vote on that um recommending to send that to the full committee to amend our current policy um to include these changes. We then discussed policy JKAA. Our current policy is titled physical restraints of students. The MASC title for JKAA is timeout seclusion
and physical restraints of students. So little bit of a title change there. um these changes. Desi came out with new requirements and new updates to this policy which have to be in place by August 17th. So there is the need for us to make some decisions around this. Um
again the MASC model policy does reflect the state updates. I did speak very briefly to assistant superintendent McDonald who um had said that she was comfortable with going with the MASC policy, was aware of it and aware of procedures that need to be going into place with um this adoption. And again,
it's something that is mandated by the state, so there's not a lot of leeway um on that. Um that was a unanimous vote to recommend that we do amend our current policy to reflect these changes. with the um condition though when we looked
at our policy and at the m MASC policy the feeling of the um full committee uh was that we actually want to go into more detail um that there are some sort of general areas that we think need to be fleshed out um a bit more. Um our
hope would be that if we do adopt to go forward, which we believe will happen um tonight with having the total policy review, this would become something that we would be working with um fairly right out of the um starting gate. Um but we are bringing it forward with that with that condition that we do believe that
it does need more tweaking to be very specific from Minim. Um there are two additional policies that we discussed that night. One is JLCD which is administration of U medication to students and the second is a new one from MASC JLCDC which is self
administering of medications. um some of the changes um that were included in the first one. Um it actually was the first time I guess that they've included um and I'm sorry if I'm not getting this right, the terminology, but the anti-opioid medication such as Narcan
and um what would go what would we need to train people to and to have that in our schools so that if it's needed it can be administered um was one of the changes on that. Um, we did realize that with our policy and
the the new one that they have um proposed, going through item by item and trying to make sure that we have everything all covered um is a bit difficult with just how it is currently set up. Um and we do think that in particular because this is
with medications, we actually want to bring in discussions with the board of health um and the new head of the um nursing for the schools. Um so we actually decided on that when we were waiting um to look into um hopefully
working with MASC to really pinpoint again making this policy very specific to Maldin, which is sort of the norm. Um there's um we were it doesn't specify even in the model policy, you know, is over-the-c counter medicines the same thing as a prescription medicine. When
you're saying a child can self-administer, what does that mean? Does that mean Tylenol? Does that mean prescription? It's not spelled out. So, we're hoping to get sort of that type of feedback from MASC and help us craft this into what we feel would be best for the district. Um so, again, we are
hoping that that will go forward. Um and we adjourned at 7:36. >> Very good. Thank you, Miss Spaphor. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, the finance subcommittee. Uh, and if you don't mind, Mr. Chair, I think because we're going
to, um, talk about this emotions and resolutions. Can I give a a more overall? Sure. >> To be able to lead into that. So, of course, >> uh, the finance subcommittee met, uh, February 23rd, April 2nd, May 14th, May 20th, and then the committee entirely
met, um, for our public hearing on May 28th. um for the FY27 budget. Uh this year, the 2027 um required net school spending is
projected at 134,394,726. Of that amount, projected chapter 70 aid from the Commonwealth is 70 million, while the required local contribution is projected at 64 million. Um and that is the the FY27 budget is still
pending um state legislature final approval. Um our biggest increases um to the budget this year um is going to come from contractual obligations out of uh district tuition, special education
transportation, special education contracted services, short-term substitutes, and staffing adjustments. But we are also um happy to be able to add several um proposed staffing additions
um an additional program manager for specialized instruction within special education. And I think that was really uh an important move for the district after hearing um the results of the audit. Um, in addition, a science coach
at Malden High School and an additional STEM coach uh will be added. Committee members, I think, really um tackled this year's budget with a lot of really really great questions um in
which Miss Mertz um was able to throw it right back at us. So I I really appreciate the work that went into from you know meeting with principles uh meeting with um directors
program man with everybody really to to say what do you need what can we work with with what we have um to ensure again I think the focus for this district has always been to make sure the student has exactly what they need
and that we're meeting those needs. So, um I think the the FY2027 budget um does do that. Um I think that's all I have. >> Okay. Very good. Any uh questions
because we're going to jump right to the uh budget. All right. So, why don't we do this first? Um, Miss Spaphor, you're going to make the motion to adopt. >> Absolutely. >> Seconded by Mr. Drum.
>> All right, everybody. Any questions, queries, qualms? You've had it for a while. Seeing none. Um, let's call the roll on this one. >> He's too late. Just kidding. Take it away.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Still still getting my whole situation, you know, organized over here uh as a new school committee member. Um I appreciate all of the work that has gone into the
budget and I know that it is uh obviously one of the most important and fundamental pieces uh of um of school committee policy that we'll talk about. Uh I have a few questions that I am pulling up here on my um on my computer
that I'd like to um just hear a little bit more detail about. Now we mentioned um that out of uh out of district tuition has gone up pretty con considerably. Um and as I was fumbling through my comments, I was looking for
the exact dollar figure. Uh, I don't have it in front of me, but I'm I'm just curious the the I know that the increase was more than 100% over last year in terms of the cost that we're spending on out of district tuition, and I'm wondering what the source of that is. So, more students are attending are
attending school outside of our district. >> Mr. Merz, and you've had this document, right, for a while? >> Yeah. Yeah, I've had this document. Yeah. Yeah. >> So, there are a couple of pieces to that. We do have addition. dismiss, can you just speak into the microphone, please?
>> So, we do have additional students attending out of district, but there's also cost increases that the out of district schools can charge. Most of that is dictated by OSD, which is a division of the government. Um, they don't have to stay within a 2 and a
half% or 3% like we do. So, a lot of your collaborives went up about 4% and some of your privates went up as high as 14 and one was 30% increase for an individual. We don't dictate those. So those are done through OSD.
>> There is also every so many years schools can go for what's called a program review and they can go beyond that and that is the 30% and there's actually a few of them that are doing this year. They rewrite all of their programming and then they charge
additional amounts of money. >> Right. >> They basically can charge what they want. >> Yeah. So then just to be clear because now I found the numbers in FY2 uh excuse me 2026 we were spending about 91.5
million that's gone up to almost 240 uh sorry 91.5,000 that's gone up to almost $246,000 an increase of about $169%. So that is um in district. So that is
students who are going to another public school. Right. >> Right. So we used to have one student. Now we have four as of this year. We have four students >> uh going to a public school that has I believe Horus man in Boston is um taken.
>> Yeah. Horus man is a um public day. >> Haveril had them. Um I think Salem has them. Different districts have them. and they um charge um tuition and they run specialized programs. The horseman is a um with
students with that are hearing impaired or deaf. >> And so that increase from one to four students is what explains the increase in the dollar value there for tuition within state. >> Yes. >> Okay. Got it. Uh I have two other questions. Uh
I was looking back at the uh district report card from DESIE and one of the things that I noticed is that our digital literacy and computer science courses are lower than the state average in terms of the number or the percentage of students who are completing digital literacy and computer science courses in
our district. And so I'm wondering about how the budget this year kind of like speaks to or would allow us to increase that percentage so that it's closer to the state average. >> Yeah. Hi Mr. Piaza. Um, so one thing I
just wanted to mention is that we I think I mentioned to you in a in a conversation that we uh we have uh our courses at the high school and throughout our system that are identified by a state code. Um, and I
just spoke with um, our staff, our data analysts today to just get a firm handle on all of the courses that we have that are already aligned with that code. Um, because it could be that there are offerings that we have that are not
properly identified that we would be able to claim, if you will, to make sure that we're getting credit for all of the work that we are doing in that area. Um having said that um we also uh we do intend to look at our scope and sequence
for digital learning and and dig digital literacy and computer science K to 12 as a part of our strategic plan. Probably not this coming year because the state is going to be revising its framework for digital literacy and computer science. Um but uh in the process of
doing that uh look at how we can expand um that uh access for students um from the early grades all the way up. Thank you. Uh last question is about also from the Desi report card. I
noticed that our advanced coursework completion dropped from 77% of students in the 20 the 2024 school year to 45% in the 2026 school year. That feels like a a fairly dramatic drop and I'm wondering
how staffing or changes in the budget will help us to reverse that so that more students are taking advanced coursework. >> Yeah, before you joined the committee, Mr. Fiazata, I think last winter I informed um the members of the committee that we had discovered an error in the
coding of courses um that we had reported for the high school and for several years. There was a course that many of our 12th graders take uh which is statistics that was miscoded as an advanced course when in
fact it is not. AP statistics counts as an advanced course but regular statistics does not. And we uh contacted Desi about this error. >> We were very transparent about it and they helped us to uh to revise our our
reports to make sure that um that that advanced coursework number was accurate for this current year which did. the stu the course taking patterns were largely comparable to what they were the prior year but because that course was coded properly the advanced coursework number
dropped dramatically. Um we uh are committed to both through dual enrollment and through advanced placement to see as many students take advanced coursework as possible. That's a part of the strategic plan. We think it's a very very important um achievement that students can have to
prepare them for whatever they want to do next but especially if they aspire to post-secary education. Um, I think that the investment that we're making this year with the double math, um, in math one, um, is going to be a very important way to make sure as many students as
possible are not only prepared for possibly taking AP calculus, but also for taking other advanced placement courses as well. >> Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. Over to Miss Roseberg.
>> Thank you. Mine was not really so much a question is um just a comment that when we were working through things and some u Mr. Piaza would address some of your questions um we are trying to work to update um some of the forms that Miss Mertz has had to use because they are
outdated. There are positions that say one thing mean a different thing. So we had a lot of questions with going back and forth. I found different things from you know one source and you couldn't find it in the other one. Um, as well as we raised the questions of sometimes the topics that'll say, you know, general teachers and when we're looking at
equity between all of our schools. I know I had a lot of questions with, well, wait, it says general. I know one school does have a theater teacher, but I have no way of finding it. So, we're looking at ways to fine-tune things. So, it gives the um general public as well that bit of information. Um, and also it
can be difficult when you're looking just at salaries. we don't know is that you know somebody at the high end year retiring year or is that two entry level positions. So looking to get a little more information into um the forms um
was one of the things that we talked a lot about in the meetings. >> Thank you. >> Let's do it. >> Sorry. Did we have a motion? >> Miss made it seconded by Mr. JY. >> Thank you.
Mr. Drum, >> yes. >> Mr. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Miss Fataphora, >> yes. >> Miss Mlin, >> yes. >> Miss Hordie, >> yes. >> Mr. Piaza, >> yes. >> Mr. Bernard, >> yes. >> Mr. Ozyberg, yes. >> Mayor Christensen, >> yes. That carries unanimously. All right. Next up, uh, nomination
confirmation of the vice chair. So, going to nominate uh Keith Bernard as the vice chair. Uh, is there a second to that? I don't even know if I need a second, but if we do, Mr. Piaza.
Um, any questions, queries, qualms? Uh, Miss Faphor. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, just for are you supposed to step down from the chair position when you're
>> Didn't say that in the policy. I suppose I could if if it would help the members, but >> I always thought whenever the chair has a business that you always step away. You can't make a motion from the chair, but Okay.
>> Uh, it depends. Does the rest of the membership need that? >> Okay. >> Uh, go ahead, Miss Rosar. We uh when we looked into this, we actually did not have a specific policy in place to address when something like this has happened because we normally this is
done um after we're all sworn in. Um so at that time that's I had asked um the chair what policy they would be following and they had indicated that they would go with that which under that it is that the chair makes a nomination.
>> Right. And again, I agree. But I do >> I wasn't talking about just this in particular. Our policy states that when the chair is has any business before the committee that they >> step down, but that >> that's fine. >> Yeah. And if the uh nomination doesn't pan out, then we can open it up. So,
all right. You all set, madam clerk? So, there's the nomination. Uh let's see. It's been seconded. Uh any other questions, everyone? Okay, let's call the on Miss Spaphor.
>> I'm sorry I wasn't Oh finished, so Oh, >> I'm I'm just We usually have conversations about this, so I was just curious um anybody anybody else show interest in the position. >> Yes. >> And um
>> Okay. Um and why, Mr. Bernard for your nomination. >> Uh, you had the most seniority >> of the people that expressed interest. >> Okay. Um,
did I don't want to put you on the I'm going to put you on the spot. I'm because I just know Miss Rose Zyberg has cheered numerous um committees and I guess I personally expected that to be a
nomination. um she's put in a lot of work as well. I'm not saying Mr. Bernard has not um over the past five years or so now. So I I was just honestly surprised um that she was not a
choice. >> She wasn't a choice because she didn't express interest by the timeline that I asked people to let me know whether or not they were interested. All right. Any other questions? Miss Mlin.
>> Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so I just wanted to express that I too um was kind of astounded and and disappointed that a conversation was not had with um Miss Rose Zyberg. Um certainly Mr. Bernard um
is a good friend um a buddy, but I think a lot of us thought that Miss Rose Zyberg would have been the clearer choice and not to have a a direct um just direct engagement about her
interest. I mean, this whole process of, you know, having to express in email who was interested and who was not seemed like a departure from how we nominated the vice chair in the past. And I understand that it's the
chair's responsibility or your task with doing that, but um the previous two times it was the committee who actually made the nomination. So because I'm really confused about the process and
disappointed that um Miss Rose Zyberg um just did not have a conversation about the role. I think that she's deserving of the role. She's put in a ton of work. Um I just don't know. I just don't know where I fall on this this evening. >> Sure. Well, respectfully, I don't know
why you're astounded. I mean, I sent an email to ask who was interested. Two people on the committee expressed interest. I mean, it's not rocket science. >> It's not rocket science, but she >> If I could just finish my statement, Miss Matt. >> I think the difference here is this
hasn't occurred before where someone stepped down midterm. You're right about we would typically do this as a body at the inaugural, but this is the first time that I can remember when someone stepped back and so we just wanted to fill the remainder of the term. That's
why it was different from how we typically do it. And if it's not what you believe should have happened, we can vote no on the nomination and open it up and and go from there. But I think the goal is just to try to fill the expiring term.
And that would be for the remainder of the school term or the remainder of the year, >> the two-year term, >> which I think now I forget is about a year and a few months. >> Thank you.
>> All right. Any other questions, queries, quams? Uh, Mr. McCarthy. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Just very, very quick. Um, I'd like to hear from the, you know, the candidate, Mr. Bernard, if he has any, he has a
statement that he want has prepared. >> Sure. >> Um, any comments as to why he feels like he wants to be in the the role as vice chair as the leadership? >> Sure, Mr. Bernard. >> Um, sure. uh uh you know,
I was uh I was on a work trip when I saw the email come from our vice chair and it kind of stunned me that this was happening and um it was something that I had considered
uh back at the beginning that I was looking at what I currently was had for work workload family responsibilities, um, other situations going on. And I said, you know what, not going to go
and, you know, Jennifer, sorry, Miss Better had gone and reached out to me and say, hey, would you support me? And I said, yeah, absolutely. I'll go and I'll support you. And I didn't want to go and and do that. Uh, but it had been going on in my head that maybe I wanted to go and do
this. And when this opportunity came along, I had a conversation with my wife and we said, "Hey, we think, you know, think you can do this." And so I that's why I went and I sent the
email to to Gary to say, "Hey, I'm interested." Um Gary gave me some I'm sorry, the chair, I apologize. uh the the chair uh had a conversation with me and I said, "Look, I think that I can go and I can do this
role. I think that I can go and represent us as vice chair." Um but there's no ego in this for me. This is whatever is going to be the best for not just the school committee, not
just the schools, but also for the city of Malden. And I hope that I could go and I could represent all of us very well. Um, but ultimately the choice is the chairs on who he on who he nominates. And if it's
not me, I will continue to do my job. I will continue to go and work with whoever is put forth as the vice chair. Um, and I want to go and just be on the record that hey, I understand that other
people had uh may have had interest and I don't mean to go and step beyond anyone's seniority. If they had gone and presented their name or if they had come to me and said, "Hey, I was kind of thinking of going
and doing this, the likelihood is is that I might might have gone and said, you know what, I'm going to withdraw my name." >> All right. >> Not happen. So, I'm just hoping that you can trust that I'm going to be fair for the next
for the remainder of the of the term. Um and come next election cycle we will go and we'll see what goes and happens and we may have a large number of changes. We may not um and we go and we see you know at that
point if someone else is interested I am happy to go and say I will go and support them because I think it's an experience we should all get a shot at. Thank you. Well, it's a good thing we took the budget up before this, it looks like.
Are there any other questions, queries, quams, concerns? >> All right, motion's been made. It's been seconded. Let's uh let's do this. Let's call the role. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarthy?
>> Yes. >> Miss Baphora? >> No. >> Miss Mlin? Miss Horty. >> Yes, >> Mr. Piaza. >> Yes, >> Mr. Bernard. >> Yes, >> Mr. Rosyberg.
>> Mayor Christensen. >> Yes. >> Six. >> 611. >> All right. I have 611. All right. So, congratulations and uh look forward to working with you. All
right, everyone. Next up, acceptance of $100 donation to the Maltton High School band, Miss Bataphora. >> Thank you. So, I have a $100 donation made by uh Mr. Christensen to the
Malden High School band in the amount of $100. >> Okay. Motion made by Miss Favor, seconded by Mr. Bernard. Uh, and this was just because of their hard work at Memorial Day, which I was so impressed that they not only came, but they
performed in the rain and stayed for the entire ceremony. So, uh, let's call the role. >> Mr. Drum, >> yes. >> Mr. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Miss Mataphora, >> yes. >> Miss Mlin, >> yes. >> Miss Hardy, >> yes. >> Mr. Piaza, >> yes. >> Mr. Bernard, >> yes.
>> Mr. Zyberg, >> yes. Mayor Christensen. >> Yes, that carries unanimously. Next up, Miss Fataphora, school improvement plans. >> So, the superintendent took us through those. So, I would like to just make a
motion to uh approve and adopt the uh FY27 school improvement plans. >> Seconded by Mr. McCarthy. Any questions, everyone? Any remaining questions on this
hearing? None. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed? The eyes have it. That carries unanimously. All right, Miss Rosyberg, school choice. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. This would be a motion to amend the current policy JFBB.
Um over to the you've got the recommended um changes that I already went over that is about um any sibling of a student already enrolled in the district shall receive priority for admission. clarification on the definition of race as well as updates on the legal references. So the motion is
to um adopt the changes that are proposed. >> Motion by Miss Rose Zyberg, seconded by Miss Hy. Any remaining questions, everyone? Mr. Piaza. >> Just want to be totally clear about what we're what we what we'll be voting on in
a second. Also, thank you, Mr. Chair. Sorry. No, just jumped into it. >> Please. Um, so, um, because we voted last time to not join the school choice program, uh, the way I'm understanding this, but please correct me if this wrong, is that we're essentially just updating the language for the thing that
we decided already that we're not going to do. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Piaza, for clarifying. Anybody else? >> Um, hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. >> Anybody opposed?
Okay, the eyes have it. That carries unanimously. Let's stay with most Miss Rose Zyberg on timeout, seclusion, and restraint. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. This also a policy JKAA would be to um motion to amend our
current JKAA. So, this would include actually retitling it, making and accepting the recommended um updates that would put us in compliance with the um DESIE guidelines that need to be in place by August 17th.
>> Okay. Uh motion made, seconded by Mr. Drum. Any questions? Mr. >> Uh take it away, Mr. Piaza. >> Thank you again, Mr. Chair. Uh member
Rose Zyberg mentioned this um in our discussion of it earlier that there's opportunities to go beyond what MASC has required us to do. Of course, MASC um bases their recommendations on state law. And if you've paid attention to the
Boston Globe recently, you know that there uh there are discussions about amending state law related to timeout rooms. And one of those pieces in particular is that state law right now does not require parents to be notified if their children are put into a timeout
room. And this happened in a recent story where a child was put in a timeout room as many as 40 times without a parent being notified. I think this is something where we can go beyond in Maltton what the state has set for us. And so I'd like to make a motion to
include parent notification about use of timeout rooms into into the policy that we're considering. >> Well, that that's a significant change, right, Miss Rosberg? Or >> it the part that um if you recall earlier when you talked about the discussion that we had, what we wanted
to do is accept this and then make this top priority. We're hoping that tonight we will be voting to accept the um adoption of having the whole policy review go through because we also do before I would do something like that, we actually I frequently use um our own
in-house attorney um through the the sped department has one that I will have a legal go through. So before we do changes that might have legal implications, I'm just putting that there. We do we run it through legal as well just to make sure that on our end that the um
our lawyers are okay with that. >> So then we'll be voting on not accepting the policy as written. We'll be voting on whether or not we're going to review the policy. >> No, the motion would be to this is the amended policy. So amend our current policy to accept the worded that
you got the amended policy suggestion which had all of the um information about timeout, seclusion, physical restraint because there were changes that were made. this one does satisfy the current requirements. So, we meet that. Um, and then we actually did talk
to um fellow members um of actually continuing through the summer if the um adoption goes through of um being able to do the contract policy service. We would be working through the summer to start really getting this
going. This was one that we had a lot of input also into it. But again, we to make a policy without and making a change at this point without running it through legal. I would not feel comfortable with that. >> Yeah. So I would hold that thought. >> Yeah, that's that's fair.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. And any concerns obviously send them through. That's what it's you know it was why we had some trepidation on this but where we have the August deadline. Um Yeah. >> Yeah. I I understand that as long as we and it sounds like we're all sort of on
the same page about uh keeping parent notification on the table when it comes to use of timeout rooms. >> Yes. >> Y >> absolutely. >> All right. Uh any other questions? If not, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed?
>> The eyes have it. That carries unanimously. All right. Uh who's speaking on this? Miss Rosyberg, Miss Batapor. is on MASC contract policy service. Let's go to >> tag team >> Miss Rosa uh Miss Spaphor.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am only going to speak to the financial portion of this just because um this did sit in the finance um >> subcommittee as well as the policy subcommittee. So, finance um did um meet
to discuss to make sure that this was just financially doable for the district. Um the payment requirement is um believe it was $3,500 at the signing of the contract and then an additional
$35 um $3,500 payment I think one year in and then a final payment um when services have been completely rendered. Um Miss Mertz was able to build in the full amount into this year's budget. Um
the full contract is 105. Um so we were happy to the it has to be done. It's so desperately needed for a policy to be reviewed. So financially this is an investment um and the passed um
unanimously. >> Good. Thank you. Uh Miss Rose Zyberg. Um, we know that I've been pushing for updating our policy manual for a number of years now. Um, this is spelled out. We've talked to
them. I know that it's interesting that you can go is they will work with us um and meet whatever schedule we need. They work with people right now who even do virtual appointments once a week for an hour. They will do them whatever we need. Um
we can also jump around and make and prioritize whichever things we think are most important. We have discussed in um subcommittees that we do think that section J with our student facing things just like Mr. Piaza just pointed out. Um there are things that are student
facing. We would probably want to prioritize those. Um so it is a a motion to accept the proposal for u the policy manual development to accept that um that we go forward with that >> motion made second by Miss Spataphora.
Any questions team? >> Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed? >> All right. The eyes have it. That carries unanimously. All right. Miss Roseyberg, let's go over the handbook. >> Thank you. This was a request that um I
put this on at the request of the superintendent um for passing the um student families and caregivers handbook. We did all receive sort of the executive summary, but I can hand it over to Dr. Sipple to review that.
>> So, thank you, Miss Rosyberg. Uh so what you have before you is uh and I there is an executive summary in your packets this evening. Um the full document was um shared with you as a PDF
um over last week. Uh the uh our legal counsel u Miss Rogers assisted us in reviewing both this document and the other document we'll be looking at next. um just to make sure that there's uh
accuracy that uh includes the legal and policy requirements that have been updated removal outdated information. Um and then um one thing I wanted to add or just note is that we had a lot of work that was done this year um by that uh
artificial intelligence and learning working group um that uh those recommendations are going to be coming. We'll be sharing those we hope with the technology subcommittee very soon. Um and those recommendations and those
policy um um notes have not yet been included in the handbook. But when when we have those recommendations, we'll be making further revisions to the handbook accordingly. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Thank you. Questions?
>> Motion by Miss Rosyberg. >> Actually had a question. Yeah. I just want to get the motion on the floor, Miss Rosyberg. Second by >> We do already. >> Miss Hordy. >> All right. You had a question for our soup. >> Um, yes. Because I know that we expected to have the AI language by the end of
the school year. Do you have sort of that in place? And I'm curious how this impacts I know most of our stuff is always online now. Um, I don't know if you do printed copies to folks, but where are people going to be signing this? What is our time frame on that? Or we need to be having a special meeting.
it's to um incorporate the AI information which I do think is important to have some semblance of it in the current policy. >> Thank you. So, we do anticipate having those recommendations as far as uh
adjustments or tweaks to, for example, our policy on academic integrity and plagiarism or uh the um our acceptable use policy um specifying certain things that are that are specific to AI in that
in that policy. The current policy that we have does include the um I know there was a question that member PASA asked earlier today regarding the list of digital tools uh that we have um that is on our website and unlike last year it
does actually reflect student data privacy agreements that we've uh have in place with those vendors. Um so um it's it's always going to be a moving target especially with the technology advancing as much as it is but uh we um do
anticipate probably by uh the time school starts in the fall that we'll have updates um that reflect that work. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh motion's been made. It's been seconded. Any other questions team
hearing? None. All those in favor say I. >> Anybody opposed. The eyes have it. That carries unanimously. All right. Let's take a look at this plan. Bullying prevention and intervention plan. Miss Roseberg. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um again, this was
one that Superintendent Sipple um brought to me to put on. Um it does indicate some changes that would be made uh in our current plan. Um, one of the specifics is that we had adopted health smart as a health and wellness curriculum. Um, a fillable version of
the bullying prevention intervention incident reporting form. Um, with there's links for that accuracy check, removal of outdated information. Um, can turn it over to Dr. Cibble. But that in a nutshell is what the um the changes are. >> Thank you, Miss Member Rosyberg. And uh
again, our legal council that helps us with studentf facing um documents and um policies uh did uh help us with this. I asked uh assistant superintendent McDonald just to speak to it briefly because this is this kind of update is
something that needs to be done on a regular basis. >> Every two years we have to review it. It is following um Desi's model plan. It follows um so does the form in it. So while we had we did two things we have
looked through Desi's model programs and model forms and copied that as well as had our legal counsel um review it with us. >> Thank you Miss McDonald. >> Thank you. Any other questions?
Miss Betaphor. Uh, stand by, Miss Bapor. Let me just get this laid off. There we go. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm just curious because we just received this. Obviously, not when I say just I don't want to say like it came late or
anything, but it's just a document that we hadn't seen. I haven't seen it in policy. I will be honest with you, I am a little hesitant on approving it. there's some information in it that like um deadlines to for um to complete the
investigation. So, it says that we will um plan to start investigations within 24 hours of an incident, but it doesn't specify a timeline of how long when we will notify families. Like, I just feel
like the it could >> one second. it could use a little bit more work. Um, and I don't know what that looks like if because this is more procedural than policy, but also we have to follow
policy. So, are we aligned with our policies in this packet of of procedurals? Um, so my understanding is that this was approved two years ago. It is supposed to be
approved every two years. Um, and this is the two years are up and so that's why I wanted to get it approved. Um, we can certainly look at it and and put more in-depth things in it. It is the one that um sort of follows DESI's plan.
I'm I'm venturing to guess that if you looked at many schools systems, they use the same one because they mostly all legally go by what Desi offers. I mean, if if we want to tweak it, we absolutely can. Um, we we're just sort of doing our
due diligence to have it updated and have it reapproved by the the school committee as we're required to do every two years. >> All right. Uh, M. Bad, you stand by for a couple of questions here. Absolutely. Let's see. >> Um,
Mr. Piaza, and then we'll go back to you, Miss Rosyberg. Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I I do have a few um to sort of echo Miss Fataphor's comments. I do have a few concerns about moving forward with this tonight. Again, not because we didn't receive it enough time, but because we did, and I looked
at it, and I have a few questions about it. One is that um uh the the language hinges on the word parent pretty regularly, and I don't know how narrowly that is going to be interpreted. Um and I want to make sure that the language is broad enough for students whose caregivers are not their primary
parents. Um maybe that's an easy one, but nonetheless, it's still an important thing um for us to make clear in the language. Uh but the the the my main concern with it is um to your point, you know, we we we review these every two years. Um and the last two years have
been a unprecedented time in the world of cyber bullying unfortunately and the uh growth in that time has been stunning. And um I uh I would like to see a document that reflects uh those
those concerns. Um and so uh that that particular language is something I'd like to look at, run it through legal, whatever we need to do in order to make sure that our policies are keeping up with with um uh with the fast pace of this issue.
I think just as a general rule, whenever cyber bullying, we had a case um just recently, whenever it comes um up and it shows up in our schools, we still follow the same procedures. >> Well said.
>> Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Rosyberg. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, basically backing up what um, my fellow committee folks have have brought up, I was curious um, and actually talked to Dr. Sipple a little bit about this. Um, that
based on this own document says every four years beginning with 2015 2016 school year, the district will administer a student survey to assess school climate and the prevalence, nature, and severity of bullying in our schools. While we didn't do one specifically, I understand that was a portion of of one that was done and that
we also were supposed to be administering a survey to faculty, staff, and parents, guardians to assist in determining school climate needs. So, I'm curious if that one was done as well. Um, and also that to look at this it potentially um because this one says every four years we have to update the
document every two but just to try to make sure there were on a schedule where we're actually doing these surveys so that they can be applied to the um you know the two-year process. >> I think the last time we did it if my memory is correct is when we had
Panorama a few years back is the last time we did it. I would have to check the exact year um with Charlie um Connor and Erin Craraven had done that survey and I think that was the last time we approved it two years ago but I would have to double check that.
>> Okay. >> My memory is not always. >> So if I may, Mr. Sure. Uh we did uh include some questions about bullying, campus climate safety in the student survey that we just completed uh within
the last few weeks. Um we do not have that data to present to you this evening. Um I guess I if I might one thing I would I would suggest is I mentioned earlier in response to your question about the the student handbook
and the AI working group. I mean that the bullying and bullying uh the bullying policy is one of the areas also that that that work is very relevant to because of all of the things that are happening in that that sphere with AI.
Um I so I think that uh we would be ripe to revisit this with uh in in light of the recommendations we have from the a working group and then also um we could also look at the survey data that we do
have with the intent of doing something more comprehensive next year. All right. So what's the pleasure of the committee move to is there a motion to uh Mr. Rosberg. >> Sorry, I just had one more quick question or kind of comment and um and
just put it out there. Um former school committee member Michelle Leong, current um city counselor had asked me about and she has scoured trying to find information and assistant superintendent McDonald had some um but just to also see in here because apparently at some
point the school committee had adopted the Sandy Hook promise. Um, okay, you're all nodding and she's been looking for it and trying to see where that is in anything. Um, so just saying some people have good memories with that. So just putting that out there as another thing with um just some questions.
>> We do still work with Sandy Hook. I had a meeting with them a few weeks ago, a week ago. I'd have to ask uh look at my calendar, but we did just speak to them. We still have anou with them. We still work with them. I believe myself, Dr. and Miss Bassine are the three um
emergency 911 contacts that are always on call to get a phone call if something happens. The last one I got that was you the tips will come in, they will come into our social workers or principles via email, but if there is something more serious, it will come to the three
of us during text. And I believe the last one was over Christmas break. Um Sergeant O'Brien gave me a call about an um an issue and I helped him work it through. Just that relating that one for the former school committee member. Thank you. >> Okay. What's the pleasure of the
committee? Sounds like we need some more time here. And you're not opposed to that? >> Not not at all. >> Okay. Motion to table by Miss Battle for seconded by Miss Rose Zyberg. Hold on.
>> I'm sorry. M I'd actually like to make a motion to send it to policy. >> Sure. Not just a table. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Motion to send to policy. It was seconded by >> Miss Rose Zyberg, I think. Right.
>> All right. Um, all those in favor say I. >> Anybody opposed? The eyes have it. That carries unanimously. All right. Party people. Next up, personal privilege. Left to right. Anybody on my left?
Mr. Bernard. >> Uh, well, first of all, I do want to thank you for the the vote and I hope that I can earn your confidence over the next bit. So, thank you for voting me in as vice chair. Um, reach out to me if you have any questions, concerns. Um,
number two, more importantly, uh, because I can't go and do this next week, uh, happy birthday to my wife because she's going, uh, her birthday is next Monday. Um and also uh just to go
and say because of the presentation earlier today, happy pride to anyone just celebrating and uh make sure that we've got some dates here, but uh the ones that are important to me is
on uh June 23rd at 6:30. Uh there's a visual for Tan's lives at quite more Lee uh Lelay and uh of course on uh 6:28 at from noon to 4 there is pride in the park at the same
park. >> Very good. Thank you. Over to Mr. Piaza. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh just a few events from the Salemwood school community. Uh Thursday of this week is so June 4th the K4 field day rain on
Friday I will be there cheer on my kindergartener and third grader. Thursday June 11th so following Thursday is the K to8 talent show that's at 6 pm in the auditorium at Salem. Monday June 15th grade 2 concert that
starts at 1:45 that's also in the auditorium. There's a lot of Salem events. Tuesday, June 16th is the grade four concert, also 1:45 in the auditorium. Now we're on to Wednesday, June 17th. This is field day for grades
5 through 8. Grade three has its concert that day, also 1:45, also in the auditorium. On Thursday, June 18th is the kindergarten concert, and we all know how adorable that's going to be. That's 1:45 in the K4 cafe. Friday, June 19th.
A reminder because of uh to celebrate June Junth, there will be no school. There will be a large celebration that is organized by the Malden Junth Coalition. Apologies if I got that name wrong. Uh Miss Van wanted to wish caregivers a happy Father's Day. You
know, I like that. Monday, June 22nd is the grade 8 moving on ceremony. That's 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the gym. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for seating for that. Then grade 8 students will have a dinner and dance that follows the moving on
celebration. That's 6:30 to 900 pm also in the grade 5 cafe. Last announcement, Tuesday, June 23rd, last day of school, 11:00 a.m. dismissal. Miss Van extends her thanks for a wonderful school year. Wishes everybody a great summer.
>> Great. Thank you. Uh Mr. Drum. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh real quick, uh PTO is uh and Dr. stall from Ferryway PTO ice cream Fridays is still on through the end of the school year. Um this Thursday and Friday the is the
third third grade field trip. Tuesday the 9th will be the PTO and school site council meeting. That'll be if you go to the fairway school PTO page. You'll see the link to hook up to. Um on Thursday the 11th is the kindergarten promo u
promotion ceremony. There's two of them. one at 11 and one at 11:15. Uh, grade 8 is going uh to Canopy Lake on the 12th. Field day will be Tuesday and Wednesday, K through 4 on the 16th
and 5 through 8 on the 17th. Uh, eighth graders having a pizza party on the 17th. Uh, Ferryways 8th grade moving on ceremony for their eighth grade is going to be on the 22nd. And that is because Principal Stall didn't give it to me. Hang on. I got it here someplace.
It's I think it usually runs around 9:00 in the morning. So, we'll go we'll go with 9. >> Yep. >> Uh we know the high school is having a graduation, excuse me, this Sunday. And congratulations to them. >> But also on June 4th is the rise senior ceremony.
Now, for those of you that haven't been, you got to attend because you got some great stories from these seniors and how they attained to get their degree and what they did. It's if you haven't been, go. I'm telling you, it's worth the price of admission, which is free. And that is
Thursday the 4th uh at 10:00 a.m. at the gallery at the high school. >> And uh happy Father's Day to those that need it. And uh have a good summer, kids, if I don't see you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. >> Superintendent Sipple. I just wanted to
mention that when we recognized all of our retirees earlier, there was one important omission. Um, we recognized our unit C, our pair professionals, our education support professionals and our
educators. We did not recognize one of our administrators who is retiring and that is Patty Tremendozi, director of nursing for many years. um who we're going to miss dearly and um just wanted to apologize for that
omission earlier and express our deep appreciation and congratulations to uh Patty Tremendos, director of nursing. Thank you. Very good. Thank you, Superintendent uh Miss Fedaphor. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Superintendent, for that because I know
it was kind of in part of our discussions and then when it the name wasn't on the list, I was like, "Oh gosh, I hope we didn't get something wrong there." So, um let's see. I have got some dates coming
out of BB. Um we have uh June 12th is the PTO bash. Um and then we will have a kindergarten celebration of learning um on the 18th along with our grade eight afternoon in
the park. The great Malden Outdoors has teamed up with Bike to the Sea and Malden Recreck Department to offer $5 learn to ride classes this July and August at the Lynen Steam Academy for kids and adults
alike. And you do not have to have a bike. No issues. They have you covered. I want to say congrats to the Malden High School baseball team who made the playoffs for the first time and won a
not just made won a playoff game first time in I believe it was 14 years. They did ended up losing yesterday. Um, but it was an amazing season with a lot of records broken and I'm just going to wish a personal congratulations to my
high school senior graduate who will walk the stage on Sunday, Gino Spataphor. We're very proud of you. >> All right, very good. Now over to Miss Hoody. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Lots of things going on at Forsdale coming up. This
Friday, June 5th from 5:30 to 7:00 is the annual PTO spring fling and ice cream social for students in grades K to 2. Come down and enjoy a sweet treat and celebrate the end of the school year with your friends. The Forestill Drama Club production of Annie is almost here.
This year there were so many interested students that they had to have two casts. So there will be four shows. Thursday, June 11th at 6:00. Friday, June 12th at 6:00, Saturday, June 13th at 12, and Saturday, June 13th at 2. All
taking place in the auditorium. The spring band concert with Miss Gorman and her students will be held on Tuesday, June 16th at 1:15 in the auditorium. The spring coral concert with Miss Barber and her students will be held Thursday, June 18th at 1:15 in
the auditorium. The eighth grade moving on ceremony will be held Thursday, June 18th at 5:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. Best of luck to the Forestdale sixth graders who are heading off to Nature's Classroom for the rest of this week
tomorrow morning. And congratulations to the Forestdale Falcons inaugural girls on the run group. They braved the rain and wind on Saturday morning with the Salemwood Girls on the Run group for their first
5K and did it with Falcon Pride. Thank you to the staff member coaches Monica Ley, Ariana Matthews, Lisa Sheridan, and Lillian Wong. And on another note, I would like to invite you all to a Malden Reeds book discussion of the
book Our Missing Hearts led by me on Tuesday, June 23rd. The doors will open at 6:30. The discussion starts at 7. It will be held in this at St. Paul's Parish on Washington Street in Malden.
Um, this is going to come at the book discussion from a mothers and parents perspective. For those of you who have already read the book, you'll understand why that is the case. Um, please join me. Um, I'm looking forward to talking with everybody about it. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Next up, Miss Mlin. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, this is from Principal Rock and the ELC. Um, our students um have accomplished a lot this year. And so from June 15th uh 15th
through the 18th, classrooms will host end of year celebrations, including special recognition for students transitioning to kindergarten. So I would suggest um caretakers check with your students teacher uh to see which
date u they'll be holding the celebration on. Families are also reminded that registration remains open for both kindergarten and the ELC for 2627 school year. Children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31st are
encouraged to register for kindergarten as soon as possible. And returning and new ELC students must also complete registration for next year. Um the al the PTO at the ALC um is going to cap
off another wonderful year. So families are invited to stay after dismissal on June 5th for an afternoon of playground fun and popsicles provided by the PTO. And Principal Rock thanks the dedicated staff, family and volunteers for making
this school year a success. and um just from the high school um just wanted me to announce that the graduation is this Sunday with a rain date on Monday if necessary. Um and that's all I have.
>> Very good. All right, Miss Roseberg. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the Lynen, the sixth grade is running a food drive through June 5th. You can donate um canned goods. Um they're looking for canned goods, dried pasta, cereal, rice, oats, breakfast bars, um instant mac and
cheese, and non-p perishable items. Those donations can go to Mr. Mar's room in C215. The tie-dye foam party was rescheduled to this Friday, June 5th. That will be from 3:30 to 5:30. It's $10 for the event. You need to bring your um Lynden
shirt. There were new ones that came out. Or you can bring any white shirt that you have um to dye that. Um the Lynen Park playground improvement plan held its first community meeting. It's exciting that um the funds were approved. So the park will be getting redone and they are looking for
community input on that. The second community meeting will be Wednesday, June 17th at 6 p.m. that is virtual. Be um on the lookout for information for that that they will be getting out. The kind kindergarten celebration for Lynden will be June 12th from 1:15 to 2:15. The
grade 8 moving on ceremony will be 11 to 12 on June 18th. Field day is June 16th. Um the production of Cinderella will be has been rescheduled. That one is coming up. It's going to be like competing um options for being able to see some great
theater um during this time. So on the 12th it's from 6:00 to 8 and on the 13th there are two shows and that is 1 to three and 5 to 7. Those tickets you have to use Eventbrite though are $10 tickets. Um the eighth grade dance um does is on the same night as their
moving on ceremony that will be from 6:00 to 8 on the 18th and that is only for eighth graders. I do want to say um happy pride month. Um I do want to um hadn't plan on it but just thank you to my fellow school committee members for
um the comments and recognition that you um put forth tonight. I just appreciate that and um it's important for me to hear that from my peers. So, thank you very much. Um, I do want to give a special thanks. I said I would would shout this out. I wrote some notes.
Special thanks to teachers Jen Clap and Ariana um Masana at Malden High. They had extended an invitation for me to come and see workshops and um performances that their students are being able to get involved with through the Lavine Learning Lab through the
American Reparatory Theater. So, I was able to go last week. The program brings it's a three-week process. So the first one um art comes to the the the students and they talk about whatever production is coming up next within the art. Then the
following week the students go and do a workshop and see the production and then it's followed by people from the art coming back to the school. So I was able to see one of the workshops taking place and um fortunately um being this was the the last one they were attending was to
see Black Swan. uh we got to see these students who six schools participate uh Boston area schools Malden being one of them and for this particular one the teens actually put together what the workshop would be for everybody seeing
them working a crowd of other students fellow students and they put forth um doing sort of word association then that went into writing a poem and then they swapped with another group who had to then act it out. Um it was very impressive to see kids that empowered
and making connections with each other, being able to learn all the skills that um theater can provide. So again, it's the Lavine um learning lab. Um it was very impressive um to see that and one of the things that really struck me as was introduced to a lot of the people at
the art was their absolutely over-the-top um compliments to the Maldin students and the Maldin staff. um even saying that in a some ways that the um Maldin who's been with it from the beginning have actually been able to
shape the way that this program has started to evolve. Um it's it's absolutely a fantastic thing. It's another example of different offerings that our school does have. Um hearing that we've got all of these future thespians out there. Um it's a
wonderful thing that I hope that um they're able to continue it. Um and as u Mr. Piaza joined to actually watch um The Black Swan. Just caution folks who go, it is an intense production. If you don't know what it's about, as Mr. Piaza was not sure, um it was it's it's um
intense. I will be sharing. Um yeah, he had didn't know. It was interesting when he went I'm like, you didn't know. Um um and Miss Clap has nicely volunteered so that the students on their way, so they are so excited that on their way back, they typically will record themselves to get that immediate
feedback. um and she is going to work with the students because um they did have their meeting today but because I would be at work I wasn't able to um sit in on it. So just hats off to these kids. They represent Mald in just in such fantastic ways and it's a really encouraging program to see in place that
we have here. And um lastly seeing as we're doing some little personal things, happy anniversary Andy on um Wednesday 36 years. Um there we go. >> All right. Thank you very much. Motion by Mr. Drum to go into executive
session. Seconded by Mr. McCarthy. Clerk will call the role. >> Mr. Drum. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarthy. >> Yes. >> Miss Faphora. >> Yes. >> Miss Mlin. >> Yes. >> Miss Hardy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Piaza. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rosyberg. >> Yes.
>> Mayor Christensen. >> Yes. I found the laptop. witness. >> It's still snake oil, but I take it anyway. Yeah. >> I know. Do you want to sit up front?
I like to get pictures. It's my friend. I don't know. >> I will find out. >> He's on the list. >> Okay. I will find that >> and then we'll make
>> we'll talk so good to sit in the back. Thank you for coming. I left the mic. All right, we'll entertain uh any motions. Motion by Mr. Drum.
No second. >> Seconded by Mr. McCarthy. Any questions about adjourning? >> You got a question about You better not. All right. All those in favor say I. Anybody opposed?
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