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Good evening everyone. Welcome to the Marbor Public School Committee meeting. Today is Tuesday, June 23rd. It is 7:30. I call this meeting to order. We are typed and rebroadcast by WMCTV. If I could have everyone rise for the

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pledge of allegiance, please. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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>> Thank you everyone. Jump right into presentations with the portrait of a learner from MRO. >> Do you need to state that Katherine's online? Oh yes, Katherine is remote today. So we'll be doing all our votes by roll call. So thank you for that

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gift. Much appreciated. Portrait learner Malro 2030 strategic plan. So if you want to come on up to the podium, state your name and we'll just jump right in. My name is evening to present to you the 2026 2031

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public school. >> Can you turn the microphone away? >> Yes. >> Is that better? >> You're on. >> Yes. Do I need to restate my name again? >> Start from the top. >> All right. Well, good evening everyone. Uh my name is Carrie Purcell and I'm

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really honored to be with you tonight to present to you the 2026 2031 Marbor Public Schools portrait of a learner and strategic plan. So tonight during our time together we

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have three outcomes. number one to give you the opportunity to have a look at the final version of the portrait of a learner and the strategic plan priorities that accompany that portrait of a learner. Number two, to revisit the

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connections that uh we made to go through this process, remembering that we did not do this for Marboro Public Schools, but we did it with Marorrow Public Schools and the community at large. And finally, number three, to

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give you the opportunity to ask questions, uh provide feedback, and hopefully uh adopt this final version of the portrait of a learner and strategic plan so that we can officially launch these two uh pieces of the work starting

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July 1st of 2026. So, any questions on how we're going to use our time together tonight? All right, let's get started then. So this slide uh gives you an overview of how we got to this spot. We've been

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working with Marbor Public Schools for about the last six months now and have engaged in multiple opportunities to talk with to learn from stakeholders from the community members all the way to the student body. By the way, I said this last time and I'll say it again. We

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loved talking to the students because they were able to give us a real picture into their hopes and dreams as students as well as for future students who will walk through the doors. So to do all of that uh we helped to f fac facilitate

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and partnered with uh a group of really dedicated individuals who came together five times in the evening to provide feedback, input, insight and expertise on the direction that the district was going in the development of the portrait

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of a learner and strategic plan. And then the membership of that group was comprised of district leadership, families, community members, school principles, etc. And so that group, as I said, met about 90 minutes for uh on

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five different occasions to lead into the work and work alongside of us in this development. The next thing we did was we had the opportunity to attend three leadership meetings throughout the year. Those are the dinner meetings that take place

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after school and members of school of the schools assistant principles, principles, teacher leaders as well as district leaders about 80 people uh came into this space to provide us feedback, input, expertise, insight, ideas, uh

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etc. to get this to the place that we're going to present to you this evening. Uh we did quite a robust listening campaign where we met with individual school committee members. We surveyed, we uh met with listening uh groups both individually and in small groups,

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families, paras, students, union representatives, uh community folks in order to get a real um understanding of what was working in the system and where it needed to go next. Uh and then finally throughout the process, we

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grounded everything that we did in data. So what was the data saying was working or was a strength? what did data say were uh that were the opportunities or areas where we could grow and improve. And then we took all of that information and we uh then developed what you're

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going to see in just a couple of minutes here and that is the official portrait of a learner that is now supported by the strategic plan. So on the screen uh right now you see uh

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in front of you the final Marboro Public Schools portrait of a learner, the North Star for all preK through grade 12 students. And inside that globe, you will see a description

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of our promise to every student that Marboro is going to or is currently serving. And that is to empower them, to change their community, and to change the world.

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And we know that they can't do that without being equipped and empowered with some attributes that will help to make them successful. And so on this slide and in a uh an additional packet, these domains are further unpacked for

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you. But uh on this slide, you will see those four domains. Number one, we want to help students be connected and learn or continue to learn how to be collaborative.

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We want to increase students independence and help them learn how to be adaptable as they move through the many changes not only in school but in life. We want to equip and empower all

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learners to be critical and creative thinkers. And last but not least, and this was really important to every stakeholder group that we met with, we want them to be engaged and be responsible for

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themselves and to support those around them. So that is what we believe. final draft of the Marboro Public Schools portrait of a learner that we are asking a little bit that you consider adopting so that

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it can be launched on July 1st, 2026. So what we know in many places where we work that a portrait of a learner um can't exist alone. We have to think about well what does that mean for the system? What shorter turns does the

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system have to make? Where do they need to strengthen something? Where do they maybe need to adapt something to better serve every student every day in every classroom? And so, uh, on the next

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slide, it reminds us that we must have a strategic plan, an improvement plan, the way we choose to do the work in support of that portrait of a learner. And again, we went through the same process

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of talking to district leadership, meeting individual schools, uh, working with principles, assistant principles, etc. to really think about what are you already doing that we can strengthen and where do we need to go next in order to

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make sure that we're serving all students. And so what you see on this slide are the four priorities that will be the driving force behind the strategic plan that we will launch on

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July 1st, 2026 and we will work towards and go deeper in and get better results for all students over the course of the five years of its sort of lifespan. And those priorities are number one obviously we want to make sure that we

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are providing outstanding excellent teaching and learning opportunities so that every student will experience strong academic growth and achievement. Number two, the second priority is

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around continuing to think about this idea of belonging, wellness and support for every student. Number three, and this is really important to the students. I know when my colleague Brett met with them, it's about it was it's really about this idea

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of creating readiness for me no matter what my future holds, ensuring that I have multiple pathways in which I can learn and grow. And please make sure that all of my learning is connected to

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realworld opportunities. So making learning meaningful for our students. And then last but not least, this is sort of the bow around these other three priorities. And that is really ensuring that the system is growing its people

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and aligning everything back to the portrait of a learner. school systems that we are lucky enough to serve across the country try to do a thousand things and they don't do it very many of those things well because they're doing too many things, right? And so when a

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district decides we have a vision of a graduate or a portrait of a learner, that northstar for our students, that means that we can all sort of align and rally around that and create a system that is coherent and supportive of that work. And so those are the fri the four

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priorities that we are recommending for this next strategic plan. And in speaking with Dr. Del Falco, so many of these things are already in place, are already in the works. We're just going to go deeper and get tighter and smarter and more aligned around these priorities

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in order to help our students with that overarching goal that we described in the portrait of a learner. So, we wanted to make sure that Marboro was not only working really hard in

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developing this portrait of a learner and these strategic plan priorities, but we also wanted to make sure that they were connected to what the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said. And so they recently, I think it was in September of 2025, they

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adopted a Massachusetts vision of a graduate and have released um some new sort of district standards uh related to how a district and district leaders and school leaders uh should really work.

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And what we discovered was in that first column the strategic priorities that we have determined actually directly align to the DESIS district standards and the portrait of a learner domains

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actually connect quite nicely to the objectives that the state wants for all students who go through um Massachusetts the Massachusetts school system. So, I know Marboro is excited about that. We're excited about that and we hope that you're excited about that, too,

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because we really uh Marboro was really sort of ahead of the game and we didn't even look at this until the very end to make sure that we were dotting our eyes and crossing our tees and aligning our work with um that which Desessie expects of us.

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So again just a uh just a reminder uh all the the portrait of a learner the strategic plan it aligns to all six of the desi uh the desi standards. Uh our portrait of a learner aligns to the Massachusetts vision of a graduate and

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everything is anchored in the objectives uh outlined by the state of Massachusetts. So what's our timeline from now until July 1st which is next week uh but we are working behind the scenes and we're going to be ready uh so July 1st and

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then you know uh actually in August and BOI. So let's unpack that a little bit. Of course we're here tonight uh to share with you the portrait of a learner and strategic plan. Um we hope that you will adopt it but we'll be open to feedback

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and questions. Uh then on June 30th, the current strategic plan expires or finishes. So we want this one to be ready to go uh on July 1st. So after this adoption, should you adopt um the strategic plan, we will be putting

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together um a one-page sort of front faceing visual of the priorities that connects to the portrait of a learner with the vision mission of the district. So we'll have something to share publicly on the website and in the community etc. We will also take um the

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link that Whoops, I haven't shown it. It's on the next slide. Sorry. We will take the link that's on the next slide which is all of the indicators associated with the portrait of a learner domains and the strategic priorities. We'll put those into a document uh so that uh the district can

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have that, school committee can have that and will be a way to help us measure our progress over time. Uh then in August we'll be back to work with the leadership team um which is comprised of the same people that were at the

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district meeting. So, lots of people in the room where we will actually take each priority that it uh is uh outlined in the strategic plan and draft year one action steps as well as metrics how we will measure our impact and be ready to share

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that with you and the community, how we're doing um throughout the course of one year or the first year uh three times a year. And we will keep doing that or the district will keep doing that over the course of five years. Uh and then of course on day one of school we'll gather baseline data uh and as I

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mentioned we'll provide progress updates three times yearly. So that is sort of our timeline from launch to implementation. And so um we recommend that we open the floor for questions or feedback and

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perhaps even an an adoption. But I wanted to show you this link. Um Jason, do they have the document that's linked here? this the all of the domains. >> Yeah, >> you do. All right. So, a little light reading.

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Um, so this is more of a detail behind the portrait of a learner in a strategic plan. We're not going to go through every single page because it will take quite a long time, but just to teach you how this is set up. So, for example, the portrait of a learner has the domain collected and

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collaborative. It also has a connecting page that unpacks what does that actually look like for a student to build strong relationships in regards to being connected and collaborative.

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We have one of those pages that was developed in collaboration with the district uh around each of the domains. And the same holds true for each of our strategic priorities. So we have

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unpacked those strategic priorities with priority strands and showed you the connection um between the portrait of a learner desi standards and objectives. So that is available um for you and this

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is what we will take to turn into our front-facing one-page document of the strategic plan as well as um sort of a longer 11page uh actual strategic plan. So I'll go back to where we left off.

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All right. So, what we are asking tonight is that you consider uh recommending launching the Marboro Public Schools portrait of a learner that was shaped by

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the community. We are also asking that you consider adopting the strategic plan. The four priorities are outlined for you. uh and then we will be ready to launch

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on July 1st. So any feedback wonders questions >> questions questions questions Denise. >> Yes, I thought Katherine would have

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questions. Um so my question is um the Sorry, I'm freezing. I feel like I'm shivering over here. Um, the portrait of a learner. Um, the graphic, uh, change their community in the world.

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>> I'm I'm not one to be hung up on words, but I feel like change their community in their world to me makes it feel like there's something wrong with our community in the world. Like, granted, not everything is perfect, but I love our community, so changing it doesn't

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sound genuine to me. And I don't know if something like improve or make an impact is better suited. And I didn't know if there was a specific reason why you chose the word change. It was it was a sort of a family

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decision where we were all, you know, sort of weighing in and that's just where we landed. Um point well taken. But I see Jason, you're turning your microphone on. >> Yes. So I know I was at one of the tables where there was a lot of conversation about that exact word and

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where we landed was our interpretation was like strengthen >> well more I feel like change makes it just like I said I feel like it makes it seem like there's something wrong >> and I I do love our community so I feel

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like I don't like that feeling that there's something wrong. >> Got it. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Um can I ask another question? Yes, you can. >> The floor is yours. >> Sorry, >> I feel like I'm taking over because Katherine's not here. Um, uh, so I'm very much a visual person and when I

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look at the visual of that glo the globe, I don't know if you want to put it up on the slide. I think it's the third page >> and you have your four I think you were calling them pillars on the bottom half. >> The domains. Yeah, >> the domains. Is there a reason why it's just half of it? Like I feel like it

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should almost encompass the whole thing that I was just curious why the decision was made to only make it like a half circle instead of like a full circle. >> Yeah. So it so in our brains uh when we were crafting this those sort of four

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things are holding up the graduate who's holding up the world. >> Okay. So now so explaining I know I get it. So but like when I first looked at it I was like why isn't it a complete circle? >> That makes sense. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Sorry, I over analyze that kind of same thing. Don't worry.

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>> If you think of it that way, other there's other people out there that think of it that way, too. So, >> those are my only questions. Thank you, Denise. >> The content of the actual strategic plan is good. >> Well, except for the word change. I I strongly do not like the word change.

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>> Okay. Okay. Katherine. >> Oh, hi. >> I actually have to say I I agree with Denise. I changed. I reacted to change as well. So, um, you're not alone, Denise. I I

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>> I hear where you're coming from cuz I had that reaction, too. >> Questions? >> Mine's not a question. It's more of a just a comment is I really liked um the um

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the the way the bulletointed way of explaining each of the do the domains because I think it nicely ties into um you know school improvement plans and and goals and it I don't know just the

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way it's laid out I think is really helpful because we want to be aligned, you know, from top to bottom. And this is part of that alignment, but we also have goals. We also have, you know, objectives. We also have improvement plans. We also have all these other documents that all need to come back

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together again. So, yes, I appreciated the way. >> Thank you for saying that, Michelle. I was at an ILT meeting at the high school and we were sort of looking at this document and they said, "Oh my gosh, now the students have these really concrete ways that they can set their own learning goals and we have indicators of specific super specific indicators that

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we can go look for on learning walks and add to our current learning walk tools." So, um, thank you for mentioning that. People were really excited about that clarity. >> Yeah, thanks. >> Anything else? Okay, thank you. you are on our agenda

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later on to for the vote. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> No, you can leave it on. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Moving off. >> Moving on to superintendent report.

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>> Great. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Good evening, everybody. Um Carrie, thanks so much for being here and and thank you uh for just the incredible time, effort, and energy that our whole uh community frankly put into this, but also our steering committee of which we have members here this evening. So uh very grateful for

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all the time and dedication everyone put into that. Um and um moving on to the first item of my report is uh before an introduction of our new food service director. Um Muhammad, do you want to say a few words? I know we also have a

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we have a we have an introduction because we have a retirement and so I thought maybe you want to share a couple things. >> Yeah. So I just wanted to say thank you to Pam Will and the the short um period that I worked with her. It was very genuine and uh nice and I wish that we

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could have continued this for at least a year or two more. But um but you know I respect your decision and uh we are happy to introduce the new uh inline uh

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Matt Pari. So yeah, thank you >> Matt. If you want to come to the podium and say a few words. This is Matt Pari and he will be taking the helm July 1. And uh Pam, thank you so much for your >> Thank you. >> years of service. >> Thank you.

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>> Hello. I'm Matt. All right. Nice to meet all of you. Uh I'm very excited to come to Marbor. I've known Pam for a few years now and I know that she runs a very great program here and she's got some pretty big shoes to fill and I hope that I'm able to fill them and take what's already a very well-developed

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great program here in Marorrow and help to elevate it better and just increase the um the quality of our nutritious meals that we're able to provide the students because you know that's a key part of their learning throughout the day is making sure that they're fed. So, if we can make it as uh nutritious and

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appetizing to these kids as possible, that's my goal with this program. So, I'm very happy to be here again. Nice to meet all of you guys. And I'll be starting here July 1st. And my door is always open if anybody needs anything. So, thank you. >> So, one question. Where is that door?

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>> Oh, sorry. >> In case someone should want to >> I was trying to keep it a secret, but um so it's actually going to be at the high school where Pam's old office was. So, I'll be taking that over. Yeah. >> Any other questions? >> Catherine. Yes. >> Catherine.

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>> Um Matt, welcome. Um it's nice to have you here. Um I just am going to say Pam. Um I cannot see you, but um a heartfelt thank you for everything you've done. Um you've been an absolute pleasure to work with and I've really enjoyed um your

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input and conscious conscientious effort on the wellness committee. Um, you've really been a great collaborator and I'm really appreciative about that and I'm sure Matt you will uh do your best to jump right in on that role when you're

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here. But um, Pam, thank you so much for everything you've done. >> Listen, if I could just say thank you to all >> Oh yeah, >> there's people at home that are watching this so they won't be able to hear you. That's why the mic is very important. I just want to say thank you to all of you on the school committee, superintendent.

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All of you have just been so supportive of the food service program and to me and Katherine, you've been a real big supporter of us and I really appreciate it and I thank you guys very much. And do you have more questions for Matt? Because I know he's seriously thank you so much for

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everything you've done. >> May I? >> Thank you, Sam. So Pam, I just want to really commend the work that you have done over these years. Um I I think the the quality of the food I can't really

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attest to so much other than we actually reap some benefits at meetings and that kind of stuff. Those cranberry >> cookies are to die for. Those are AR's favorite. >> Um, but aside from that, I one thing that I just really appreciate because I

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know at least from my vantage point, I feel like um student voice is super important in the work that we do. And um I feel like over time you the food service has adapted to bring in so many

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more interesting options that clearly you are listening or and understand the population that we serve and are getting feedback from our students as to foods that you know we

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may 10 years 15 years ago we never would have had here. >> Right. Yeah. We tried to bring in stuff that we knew the kids wouldn't probably have at home, >> right? >> You know, >> well, some might not have at home, but others do have at home. And to come to school and see foods that you do have at home,

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>> I think is really empowering, you know, for students. And and we want to foster that sense of belonging. >> Exactly. And I want to say too that um MRO's got the the best managers that I've ever worked with that are more than willing to try anything, do anything we

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ask, and if it doesn't work, we won't do it again, but they like to try it and give us the input. And so for that, I commend Maro for hiring these people. >> Yeah. Great. >> And I want to say thank you. >> Oh, thank you. >> It's always such a great time when >> he's been great. You come up and serve.

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Yeah. Ask Christian. He'll come up and serve on the line. He likes it. >> I'm not going to tell you where my office is. just but uh >> across the street they know where I live. No, but to that same point in the sentiment like I believe I've seen from jackf fruit to like cherries to tater tots. Like it's

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very expansive the food and so I just want to say thank you. Like I it's always a highlight when I get to come and uh it's always complete chaos. I don't know how your team does it every single time, but it's a joy when I come. So thank you. >> Oh, you're very welcome. Thank you guys. >> Excellent. All right, Matt, good luck to

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you. All right. very happy to be here >> and we're happy to have you. So, the best of luck. All righty. >> All right. Next up, uh are the um updated handbooks for the 26 27 school year. Um this was this was a learning

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curve for me because we kind of have a different structure. And so, uh that the handbooks that you have this evening are the um the I might say it wrong. Family reference. >> No, they have they're the handbooks. Okay. All right. because I know we have two different sort of handbooks here.

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So, >> reset them. >> So, the uh ones this evening are um the K prek through 8 which just have the very small changes as it relates to calendars and dates and things for next year titles um but no subsidant changes.

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Uh the other uh is the high school handbook, the grades 9 through 12. And uh principal Casey is here to address any questions that uh the committee might have on that because there are some changes uh to the high school handbook. >> Okay.

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>> Sorry, Katherine. Sorry. >> Um hi guys. So, um I guess the the two biggest things that I would say are number one for the high school um and I apologize I don't have

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the page right in front of me right now Sarah but um the athletic policy it is sorry got too many screens open um but that athletic policy >> okay thank you um that has a number

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there and so that needs to be changed to JP which is our alphabet version. >> Okay. Um and the other thing that I would suggest is that I think um the social

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media section um probably in both needs to probably get a little bit of a revamp towards some of the updates we had done. Um, I just recognized that there uh were

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some uh examples of social media that I think we had made some updates. So, I would just say we probably want to look at um alignment of that. Um, and I think that's probably in both.

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Um, the other thing is from a cell phone standpoint, uh, my only question, um, is are we going to make any comments about, um, cell phone usage,

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uh, examples, role modeling, if you will, from a staff standpoint. Um, I mean, I know most of this is student focused, but uh, and maybe that's more of a discussion for um, conversation about an employment

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handbook. Um, but I just think we probably um, need to have a conversation around that. >> Sure, I can address that piece. Um, thank you for that. So on the um staff side of things um I know that school

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committee is aware we now utilize the Rave uh app as a means for direct communication. Um it can be used for emergencies but also non-emergency issues too. Um, so as we're, you know, kind of processing what that the

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employee handbook and expectations might be around that, just want to make sure we keep that piece in mind that we've been training staff how to use their cell phones and emergency purposes to get direct communication to first responders and each other. >> Completely makes sense from my

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standpoint. I think it's just um >> probably you know as um Patty from an HR standpoint is probably having those discussions when we have our basic you know training sessions just probably something worthwhile to to mention about

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you know things to think about if we're making this shift. We all have to really be conscious, all of us, myself included, about um not necessarily popping up with the the cell phone too often more than need be. Right. >> Gotcha.

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>> So, just a thought. >> I would I just add my two cents just keeping in mind that things from at the state level are going to change regarding this. I mean, we all know it. I actually spoke with Senator Eldridge today and they are you know in

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negotiations the House and Senate over the bill that they are going to put forth regarding cell phone use in schools. So >> trying to get ahead in progress. This is where we are now >> and just everyone should know that this

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is subject to change based on what the state decides. >> Yep. >> Dan, do you have a question? I was looking at you mentioned the word policy a lot but not every time you see the policy

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reference specific a couple of times I did but I know other times they didn't I was wondering but I went looking and obviously they related exactly policy we have figure out why we weren't putting all of the alphabet soup to expression

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all our policies just a couple more I just curious >> yeah I think one of the bigger conversations exactly to that point for us to have is we don't normally put policies in handbooks. So that was sort of the I open this part of the

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discussion with that was that piece was the learning curve for me. I was a little confused as to why we have this handbook. We have all of our policies and then we have a separate like student handbook. I just we have a lot of things and we really should have our policy

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manual and then whatever the school level uh procedures and and handbook is going to be around like the day-to-day operations those day-to-day operations need to make sure that they are in direct alignment with the um policies. So it was something we can talk about

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moving forward. It's probably not a thing for tonight because there's just so many other things, but it's something for us to think about long term, how we want to navigate that because to your point like they're referenced in some places but not in others and it gets a little >> Yeah. >> Just looking for continuity. That's all.

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>> Yes. Right. >> Considering that if I in school that would take me my entire school career to read through the handbook because it's quite tense to not be able to quickly pick up on things like policy uh designations and stuff might be tough. >> Yeah. And I think it's just important to

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be like it's semantics but policies should be specific that term should be specifically only used when referencing >> a school committee policy. Right. That's right. So like I'm just looking like on the school bus in that one little

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section it says um school buses are an extension of the school and students are responsible for all school rules policies while riding. So, but there's no reference to any policy as to your point. And I just think that if you know

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and you're kind of using the format that you know on the job for a month, we understand. >> No, not quite. >> Um but but just in our future looking at the way we >> put these documents together that we

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should just be clear that policies are policy and procedures are procedures and And we want it to be user friendly too, right? We want our students to be able to refer to it and our staff to be able to refer to this and >> understood. >> 78 pages is 78 pages. >> It's kind of unwieldy. >> Yes.

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>> Got it. >> We're we're totally in sync on that. >> Yeah. But we need something for July 1st. So there we go. >> And the last comment, if I could add one more thing. Um on page let's see the top

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of page 34 um where it says the high school principal has the discretion to approve alternative academic pathways. Is there any way that we can see if that line can actually like be over on page 33 so it's a little

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bit more tied into um credit course distribution requirements something like that. Yes, we can make we'll make that work. Yeah, >> that's just a formatting issue to bump it up. >> It is, but I think it's kind of imperative based upon the convers, you

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know, like what we're trying to allow. >> So, thank you. Y >> So, there's two changes that need to be made, correct, Katherine? based upon one's the policy number needs to be changed to a letter and then this

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formatting issue. >> Um that would and well and possibly >> the social media >> the social >> yeah the only other thing would be the social media. Okay. >> I'm just when we go to motion I just want to make sure that these are

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actually spelt out. >> Yeah. >> Or the vote. That's all. Yeah. >> So when you make that motion, you can say whatever is being amended. Wink wink. >> I'd like to make a motion to approve. No, we're not.

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>> Well, we when it's time when it's time. I just want to make sure that >> that we're all on the same page because I did not take detailed notes based upon that. So, >> okay. Any other questions regarding the handbooks? >> No. Okay. Please continue your report.

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>> Thank you, Sarah. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Sarah. Uh my last item is uh to provide an overview of the district education center reorganization. Um so we'll kind of weave this in uh because this is our last meeting for both our

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assistant superintendent. Uh both Miss O'Brien and Dr. Scaza will be >> huh >> in a tool. >> Yes. In a tool, but a tool is not part of the district reorganization. That's when I'm mature. >> Actually, I think he actually is part of

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this family. >> The amount of work that this child has done. >> Um, and so uh with their departure uh we did take the opportunity to do a few things uh as it relates to how we've reorganized our um our central office or

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or deck as we refer to it, district education center. Uh, but one of the things that I really want to just connect it to because I think it's important to um to kind of start with this. In Carrie's presentation, she talked about our four main drivers or our four um kind of domains within our

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strategic plan, four priorities. Um you will notice as we talk about the reorganization direct alignment um between what we are looking to put in place as a structure for our uh central office leadership team and the work that

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needs to happen across our school districts to improve outcomes for both staff and students. And so uh part of the idea here was to uh essentially take the current structure and do a few things. uh the organizational model. And

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so to our friends that are tuning into this at home or in the audience that are familiar with this sort of work, we really are flattening the operation um and creating uh smaller, tighter departments with fewer individuals with uh managers/leaders

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who are also not only running their department but actually doing the work as well. Um and so um the probably the biggest example where this will show up in the reorganization is in our current office of student services which will

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remain uh where currently we have one assistant superintendent of student services. We're actually going to be breaking that work into three separate departments. Uh each department will be uh overseen um by an executive director. Uh there will be an executive director

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of student management systems, an executive director of special education, and an executive director of clinical services. Um and so on the student service side, again, the idea is to kind of flatten that, tighten up each of the departments, have very specific goals and objectives that are anchored right

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back to our strategic plan that Carrie was mentioning earlier. And so that when you look at our strategic plan right now, you would notice that there are various individuals and various departments who are responsible for items within each one of those goals.

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It's sort of a everybody owns it. So kind of nobody owns it because we all own a little piece of it. So uh the idea is we want to maintain that cross department work but we also want to streamline the level of focus as it

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relates to goals objectives um that that department is doing. Um the other side of the equation so to speak that is critically important is to be able to provide more direct and timely support to our schools. So, um, if our community

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recalls our budget process, our goal and objective there was to provide more direct service right to the classroom. We did that through our intervention coordinator, our EL coordinators, our SEAL teachers, the interventionists, right? Like we actually added and kind of through restructuring positions more

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help in each school, right? The idea here is to literally do the same thing to to provide more help directly to the schools themselves so that the response time is quicker and that they're able to get uh more effective um feedback and

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support on a regular basis. So that's a little bit about the office of student services. Um the office of teaching and learning uh also is changing but um will have some kind of familiar positions to it. um the office of teaching and learning will actually fall under uh

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what we will now refer to if it's approved a deputy superintendent. So, we're going from two assistants that were specifically charged with very um kind of um itemized pieces of work to one deputy superintendent who will help

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co-lead the system, but will offh also oversee the office of teaching and learning through the work with the executive director of teaching and learning and the executive director of English language services. Um, again, positions we have currently, but we've

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restructured them, and I'll explain that restructuring in a moment. Um, running parallel to that, our office of finance and operations, which uh, Muhammad oversees will still remain, and the office of personnel, which Patty Brown

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oversees, will still remain. However, you will notice a small change to their titles. That is because in our administrative unit, so we have administrators who are in um a bargaining unit, a union, uh they have director titles and we have non-union

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12-month administrators who have director titles and it just gets a little hairy over which ones are the 12-month, which ones are not. We know internally because we're here, but if you're not in the district and you're coming in, uh there's just a little bit of confusion there. So what we did was in the proposed reorganization, we have

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changed the director title that are the non-union 12-month folks to executive directors just so there's a little bit of delineation between the two positions. So each one of those offices is overseen by an executive director. Um and so we will have uh in the new

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structure um the superintendent of course a deputy superintendent and then we will have the executive directors that I mentioned that are charged with each one of those divisions of work. Uh, one of the things, um, and I know I referenced this a few minutes ago, but I

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do think it bears repeating, uh, that we were very intentional about when we designed these departments was to ensure that we had elements of their work in other departments. Um if you are familiar with this sort of work um you

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probably know that it is very easy and uh very um uh can happen very quickly where things become siloed and all of a sudden you start to hear things like that's not my job right or that's Jody or that's Jay or that's RJ etc. Right?

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We don't want that mindset. If it involves kids, it's the responsibility of all of us. And so, while there are specific pieces of work that each one of these departments is responsible for, we have intentionally built in overlap. Um, for instance, attendance. I'll give you

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a concrete example. Uh, attendance work lives in both places as it relates to the clinical services division and the student management division. Um and each one of those departments is responsible for helping to support the office of teaching and learning that is working

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directly with all things curriculum and instruction assessment etc. Right? You can't do that work if kids aren't in school. Right? So they are going to be working collaboratively with what we refer to as kind of tier one which is for everybody as it relates to attendance interventions. Tier two,

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those kids need a little bit more. And tier three, where our engagement coaches come in and really work directly with the families to make sure the kids are coming to school on a regular basis. That directly feeds into the level of instructional support that is going to happen in our office of teaching and

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learning as it relates to the interventions that we have in place. So, uh, we wanted to be really thoughtful about designing this in a way where, yes, it's organized, it's it's cohesive, coherent, it's tight, but it also there's a lot of interaction between the

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adults who are there to wrap around the children. Um, and so if you are wondering uh kind of how we did this work uh from a fiscal standpoint, uh all of these positions were reconfigured from existing positions. Uh so this is actually all

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within the FY27 approved budget. That was something that Muhammad and I uh went line by line through very closely to ensure that as we were setting these new positions um we were able to do so that actually works within the confines of our of our approved budget. Um the

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other piece that just to mention um is that we really appreciate the support uh and the collaboration with our administrators unit. uh they were really helpful in working with us to get this done. Um and the model that we are

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putting forward, we do believe is the right model that is going to help accelerate the work that we heard earlier from um from Carrie. And so um while we certainly hate to see R.J. and Jody go, um we are going to take that opportunity to reset some of the systems

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and structures as it relates to the organizational functioning of the of the school district. Okay. Any questions? No. Okay. Think that wraps up your report.

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>> Thank you much. Okay. Moving on to the school business manager, Mr. Mohammed. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, um the only item I have on the agenda is the monthly expenditure report. uh in your packet

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there is a comprehensive document that I provide on monthly basis that tracks our here your data expenditure um expected expenditure and the remaining balances across the all function codes u and if

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you have any questions please do let me know also we will be towards the end or this week or next week we will be um doing a budget adjustment for to align our expenses with the budget. So, future references

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to build the next year budget um that that will be coming also. Okay, thank you. Any questions? Seeing that we'll move on. Acceptance of minutes of May 26, 2026

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school committee meeting. Uh motion to approve the minutes of the May 26th, 2026 meeting. >> Motion on the table and second. Any questions, comments, concerns regarding the minutes for May 26? Seeing none,

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roll call starting with Miss Hennessy. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Thank you. Minutes of June 9th school committee meeting. Motion to approve >> the table and second. Any questions,

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comments, concerns regarding June 9th, 2026? >> Seeing none, roll call. Miss Hennessy. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. Yes. It's been approved. Moving on

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to public comment. Is there any public comment? We have a public microphone is still red which means it's on. Just state your name and address. >> Um good evening Mr. Mayor and the school committee. My name is Siloa Modor and I

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am the mother of At Modor uh who's graduating from the Malboro High School. Uh I just want as this is the last committee meeting for the year. I wanted to come and thank you all. Um, I've been to these sessions over the past four

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years and I see the dedication. I see the um the all the topics being discussed and the amount of effort that is put into each topic um that is thought through. And so I really wanted to appre um thank you all for the

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support and of course being in the robotics team um and being in the you know going to all these tournaments and talking to other parents I do definitely see how much the school has supported

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the team. Um not many teams do have that opportunity. So I do want to thank you all on that as well. And um I know Pam and Matt I think left, but um I do want to say Atul is a gluten-free vegetarian.

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Um not many choices, but I do want to thank them um that there are he was able to have lunch every day at school. So thank you for that. Um and um and I also wanted to hopefully whoever is watching

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um um I wanted to let them know we have really great dedicated teachers who are passionate about uh teaching and uh also I'm so um um heartened to see the

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portrait of a student presentation and especially in that there is the pillar that said um you know independent and adaptable where students take ownership of their learning. Um being in the corporate world, we are always telling

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you know take ownership of your career. So it is great to see that you are already starting that at an young age where um students are being asked to take ownership of their learning. So I do hope that um with all the opportunities that the Malbor public

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schools does have um that the students will take advantage of these opportunities. So again, I just wanted to come here and say thank you to everybody. >> Well, thank you for your kind words and we should be thanking you for raising such a remarkable remarkable

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man. So, u thank you. Um public anyone else public comment? I don't think anyone can top that. So, but uh we'll give it a try. Public comment going once. Seeing none. Public comment going twice. Seeing none. Last and final

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chance for public comment. Seeing none, but thank you again for your for your comment. It's much appreciated. Okay, moving on to acceptance of donations and gifts. We have Okconor Studio for Richard School student activities for $1,15.17.

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>> Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve is on the table and seconded. Questions, comments, concerns? Seeing none, roll call vote. Messy. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> It is approved. Thank you. Moving on to Global Companies LLC will be used to offset cost for students activities at the high school for $1,500. >> Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve is on a table and second. Questions, comments, or

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concerns. Seeing none, roll call vote. Miss Hennessy. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. All righty. Last one, guys. O' Conor Studio for Kain to use for students program and

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activities at Kane School for $965.15. >> Motion to approve. >> Motion is on the table and seconded. Questions, comments, or concerns? Seeing none, roll call vote. Miss Hennessy. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> All righty. Thank you much. Motion carries. Moving on to action items. Superintendent evaluation dun. So it is part of our responsibility as school committee members to hire,

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supervise and evaluate the superintendent and we have done so. Um what uh is in the packet for those who can see it is a public document. So it

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will be available online um for anyone who wants to see it but is a compilation document of all the school committee members um regarding our superintendent.

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Um the document um assesses the goals that he had set um early in the year and updated throughout the year um as well as um specific indicators that along with

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the goals were chosen in the past. Anyone who's out there paying attention may uh may know that the um this process is set by the state. This is a document that Desi

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um has imposed on school school districts um and it is very comprehensive. It's got four categories um and within each category is multiple things to assess. um that process is

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a lot. It's a lot to um be focused on kind of in the in in the um description of the um uh the work that um Carrie had

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led us through in terms of um you know goals for the future. Sometimes you try to focus on too much, you don't get anything accomplished well. So by choosing a few of the indicators, um it

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makes it a little tighter. There are specific goals to work towards and so what we evaluated on were the um indicators that we chose at the beginning of the year. So um

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uh going through the document the the goals that were set um there are professional practice goals, district improvement goals and then um student a student learning goal

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as well. Um in the um basically all of the goals were found to that the superintendent had exceeded what um what he had set as goals with the

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exception of the student learning goal which there's significant progress. that was looking at um uh a a specific threshold. 60% of students reaching or exceeding a certain

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um target in terms of growth just missed it slightly. So basically the the committee felt that significant progness was made but we still have some work to to do in that particular goal. Um

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uh and in terms of the different standards, the first was instructional leadership. The committee felt that the superintendent had exceeded um the

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um expectations for that category. Um in the second category was management and operations also exceeded in family and community engagement

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um proficient and in professional culture ex exemplary. So I'm going to read just a couple of the comments. There are more. We don't have to go through all of them, but um just some overall comments. Jason is an

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outstanding leader that has made meaningful impact in his first year with Malboro Public Schools. The progress and performance he demonstrated this year has laid the foundation for continued academic, scholastic, instructional, and operational improvement in the coming

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years. I've been impressed with the vision and strategy he has set out through the portrait of a learner initiative. At an organizational level, he from my view has ma has managed a successful budget outcome and is mostly complete with organizational work to

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best align to district goals. I admire his strong ability to drive positive change across the MPS organization. Equally as strong is his ability to respond to unanticipated change with great grace and poise. His communication

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and staff rapport inspires confidence and trust as does his demonstrated ability to hear and take in many points of view. Most importantly, his confidence, credibility, and passion around supporting the whole student, consistency in celebrating the valuable

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diversity of our community, and his unyielding advocacy for student success at every level, underscore his deep commitment to MPS and portrays his exceptional exceptionalness as a leader. Not sure that's a word, but

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we're going with it. >> We are lucky to have Jason at the helm. another thrilled to have you here in Malboro and feel like you have made great headway in this first year and we have so much ahead. I know that there have been challenges yet you have risen

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to the challenge and made lemonade out of lemons. It is apparent to me that you are looking to create a partnership with the school committee, your administrators and the staff. That team will help for will help for strong collaborate collaboration

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for the success of our students and that is the win we all want. I really am excited about all that we have ahead and look forward to working with you for the advocacy of great things for our students, staff and community.

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Uh a third is I am excited to see the final version of Portrait of a Learner as it will help set the tone and provide clear direction for the district moving forward. It has the potential to align district priorities, systems, and resources around a shared vision for our

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student success. I have also been encouraged by the ongoing curriculum review process, the additions already being made, and the future plans for accelerated learning pathways. It is especially exciting to see educators and staff within the district stepping into

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leadership roles to strengthen curriculum and expand opportunities for students. And last, it is remarkable and thrilling to see the incredible progress you have led in this first year. Your ability to identify the challenges facing the

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district and with the leadership team devise strategies to affect the needed changes has been gratifying to watch. change is hard, but with your guidance and collaboration, I believe MPS will see positive results. Um, and then I'm just going to read one

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comment for each of the um, standard areas. Um, regarding instructional leadership, I believe Superintendent Defalco deserves an exemplary rating based on the leadership and progress he has demonstrated during his first year. I

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have been especially impressed by his focus on strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices across the district. He has communicated high expectations for rigorous standardsbased instruction while also emphasizing the importance of meeting

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the diverse needs of all learners. Um, standard two, management and operations. Your leadership in establishing a culture of continuous improvement that is based in open communication, transparent decisionmaking, and

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collaborative problem solving has been evident from day one. You have tackled some areas that have been ne neglected in the past such as safety plans and discipline and bullying protocols. Your partnership with the HR director has been key to aligning the district needs

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by updating job descriptions, promoting from within whenever possible, and restructuring lines of command. Your mentoring of the new business manager is proving to be a successful undertaking. Um the third standard, family and

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community engagement. This is a long one. Your approach from my perspective is very warm and engaging and curious. I feel you make yourself available and approachable. Yes, some folks have been standoffish, but that is not from lack of trying to engage. You

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have offered open Zoom meetings, PTO gatherings, gone to events, walked the schools, showed up at staff meetings, etc. I think you are putting yourself out there to make the most of any and all relationships. You also take feedback well and are very

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personable which is a wonderful asset in the school for students and out in our community. You have handled working with our community so well. Examples would be the citywide PTO portrait of a learner and bullying plan. You have m provided

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multiple opportunities for our students and community to get involved. I do feel like your communication is great, especially with school committee. Thank you for your thoroughess and consistent communication. I do think that communication with the staff in a

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personal and meaningful way is an area of growth. Some of the staff through no fault of your own has felt threatened as opposed to excited about opportunities. And I feel like some of it may be due to your

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messengers messages and how things have been communicated. I think this next year should allow you more opportunities to get out and create more relationships with the staff to deepen those relationships which will help overall

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communication to be more effective and not questioned. You have been an incredible advocate for family concerns, addressing issues with the buses and ICE as some recent examples. Loved how you handled so much

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for families behind the scenes for graduation. Your approach from my perspective is very warm, engaging, and curious. I feel like you make yourself available and approachable. Uh oh, sorry. I think I'm reading the same

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thing again. So I guess that's the end of that. Uh and in the fourth professional culture, the high standards you set for yourself helped to model the

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clear expectations to the faculty, staff, and community that we are here to work hard in service to students. All students have the right to a high level education and deserve the services and attention that they need to achieve

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their potential. To that end, you are establishing a culture that supports all stakeholders in the work. Your experience working in urban districts and your skills in both pedagogy and management are precisely what MPS needed

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to make strides in improving student achievement. So, I think overall we're off to a good start. >> That's great. >> Thank you so much for the feedback. We're just getting started. >> We are just getting started.

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>> Anyone else like to add? >> Okay, >> great. Thank you. >> Um, do we need to do anything? I believe it says it's on our action item. Perhaps >> vote the end of cycle sums summit

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evaluation report. >> We have done that. >> I don't think we need to vote. >> That the school committee vote the end of the cycle. >> Okay. So >> correct. >> Can I read that? Okay. So I'd like to make a motion that the school committee

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vote the end of cycle summited evaluation report on the superintendent. Motion's on the table and second. Is there any other questions, comments, concerns, or anything like to add? We can say more wonderful things about him to make him even more uncomfortable if

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you'd like. So, I mean, we could be here all night, but think we all want to get home. Yeah. But yes, um they're all true and accurate. So, thank you for your leadership and guidance from the last year. So, motion on the table and seconded. Any questions, comments, or concerns? Seeing none, we'll mix it up.

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We'll start with Mr. Dan. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Thank you. Moving on to handbooks. We They are in your packets. We discussed it during the superintendent

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reports. There is some amendments that need to be made regarding the motion. >> Mrs. Hennessy. >> Yeah. So, I'd like to make a motion to approve the handbooks with a few minor uh changes of updating the social media

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section to align with our current policy, the athletic policy that's noted, I think it was on page 10, sorry. um instead of putting 8.710, it should be letters JP

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and the line relative to the high school principal being able to approve accelerated um well, excuse me, not accelerated, alternative pathways, which currently resides on the top of page 34. If we could potentially move that

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somewhere appropriately on page 33 to align with that section, that'd be great. Okay. So, that is the motion to the motion to amend the high school handbook. And I'm assuming Catherine,

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you want to motion to approve the preK through grade 8 student handbook as well? >> Thank you. Motion's on the table and second. Is there any further questions, comments, or concerns? >> I'm just curious, we talked about the policy references. I realize we have to

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get this out the door, but what point in time will we be addressing those mean >> being able to look at the thing and say this is a policy. This is what the policy is and that's all. >> Yeah, I think we need to start that process probably in the fall and looking forward.

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>> That's good enough. That's long enough. Thank you. I would also make a suggestion on that that um if Miss Casey has some time, maybe she and I can work um kind of like on a a side thing to try and go through that so that we can align with what

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truly is school committee policy versus the verbiage of policy in there that we need to just maybe change it to expectations or something like that and I'd be more than happy to help her with that. Okay. Any other further questions, comments, or concerns?

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Seeing none, Mr. Caruso, roll call vote. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on to portrait or learner strategic plan. this presentation earlier.

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>> So move to approve the portrait of a learner and the Malboro 2030 strategic plan. >> Motion's on the table and seconded. Is any other questions, comments, or concerns? >> I do. I still have a concern about the word change. Is there anything we can do about that at this point?

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>> I don't know how to go about that. I mean, there seems to be some concern on the committee, >> I guess. How impactful is that word change with that logo? What do you mean my question? >> We'd have to change it out to swap it

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out for something. >> Sounds like a tagline more or less. Correct. >> You want to go back to the steering committee and leadership team and let them know the adjustment. >> I mean, does it have to go all the way back there? Does it like is that going to >> just to let I mean, I think want to inform them that Yeah. Right. >> the school committee wanted to make an

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adjustment to that verbiage. So we would need to discuss what that change is. >> But then does this hold up the the roll out for July 1st because now we don't meet again until August. >> Correct.

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>> Can we amend? >> Yeah. if we could if we could agree on or if you could share what to strengthen I don't know what the word is that you're looking for that might move that along so that we don't have to wait and if we have to wait and bring it back in August then yes that's going to that's going to hold everything up

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>> I guess my question is what is the purpose of that line on that logo like how impactful is it throughout the whole strategic plan >> and Carrie if you want to speak to that I >> so the the domains really are the driver behind the work so those four domains

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that are holding up the graduate, holding up the world. Um what's inside that globe is is more simply of a tagline. What will be um integrated into daily practice? Are each of those four

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domains at the bottom complemented by the priorities, the strategic plan priorities, >> but not necessarily the tag align? >> No. So I guess my question is how important is to have that tagline in the logo? >> It's more of our mission. >> Yeah.

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>> I mean we could we could we could change the word change for maybe strengthen. >> Yeah. I like either like strengthen their community in the world or improve their community in the world. I just feel like I mean I like I explained I

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don't like change because to me that just implies that there's a problem like it's that it's currently all bad. >> And that's perception. I get that I don't see like that like >> you know I mean my schedule changes every day but that doesn't mean it's a

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bad thing you know but yeah but again I guess what's the overall consensus with the group? Do we want to see the word strengthen or do we want the word change >> or improve? >> I'd be more inclined with strengthen than improve. >> But yeah,

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>> I think improve also has a negative connotation. Sometimes >> I like strengthen. >> How much I know that super you said this was a big conversation regarding that word. I don't know. I don't want to just come in here and just stomp all over the

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hard work that the committee did with to your point there was a lot of dialogue around this. Correct. So I do >> I I correct me if I'm wrong but I think you had said that the whole idea of change was the underlying of strengthen. >> So I I I think we're on the same path.

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So I guess my question is why wouldn't the word strengthen be utilized >> during that conversation if that was the intent of that word? >> Yeah. I don't I mean and I certainly I can only speak for course but you were the only one that you only that would be

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a fair swap. We could we could substitute that word. I think that what kind of Carrie was driving at the real work is >> correct >> the domains and then the >> I just don't want to get hung up on that one tagline and that's why I keep on asking is it a tagline or is it like how concrete is

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>> it's our mission like it's what we're setting out to do >> and it just feels like visually like that's like the whole center of it like that's what we're holding up so I guess that's why I'm like concerned about some strength to hold up that we're comfortable

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see where we're going with this >> strengthen would be fine Okay. >> Is there any other dialogue we want in strengthen? >> I I tend to like strengthen a little bit more than change as well. >> Okay. Anyone else?

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>> I'm happy with that. >> I'm comfortable with it. >> Okay. >> So, so do we want to approve it with saying now that we're going to change it to strengthen or do you need to feel like you need to go back to the >> my committee? My sense is all the

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different groups would would be okay with not getting too hung up. >> Yeah. >> On that. >> Okay. So, >> change the content of the work. >> Okay. >> Okay. So I will amend my motion to ex to

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approve the portrait of a learner with the changing of the word change to strengthen as well as the strategic plan uh MRO 20.

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>> Can we just I believe I seconded it. So we need to vote on that first because there was a motion on the table and seconded. So let's move that so it clears it off. So let's do a roll call vote for the motion. The second regarding the portrait of owner as is.

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>> So that means we all say no. >> If that's what you want. Yes. I'm not going to tell people how they should vote. So let's do a roll call vote for the motion that's on the table and seconded to leave the portrait of learner as is with the word change. Start with you Mr. Cros. I get to be the

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first one to say no. That's just lovely. Yes. No. >> No. >> No. >> Okay. Yes. Continue. >> No. >> No. >> No. >> Punch. >> No. >> Motion does not carry. Moving on.

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Move to approve the portrait of a learner with the title change to take out the word change substitute it with strengthen and subsequently to approve the strategic plan Malbor 2030.

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>> Okay, motions on the table second >> questions com you said a lot of things I did. Motions on the table and seconded. Any other questions, comments or concerns? Seeing none, Mr. C. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for your time and waiting throughout the whole meeting and with the change. Appreciate the support. >> Moving on to job descriptions. We had this conversation earlier with

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the superintendent's report. >> So now we just need a motion on the actual job descriptions. So, are we going to take them all together? >> You can do it all together or you can do it one at a time. It's up to >> whoever makes the motion makes the decision.

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>> So, I'll make the motion and we can do them all together unless someone has reason to not. Um, but I will specify what they all are. So move to approve the job district the job

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descriptions for the executive director of special education the executive director of English learner services prek to 12 the executive director of teaching and learning prek to 12 the executive director of student management systems the executive director of

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clinical services the director of educational pathways and the director ctor of the PAUSE Academy. >> Okay, there's a motion on the table and seconded to approve the executive of special education, the executive of English learner services, PK2 through2,

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executive of teacher and learning PK through2, executive of student management systems, executive clinical services, director of educational pathways, director of PAUSE Academy. Is there any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven job descriptions?

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Questions, comments, or concerns? Seeing none, roll call vote. Mr. Peruso. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Thank you all. >> They are approved. District education

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center reorganization. Again, this is also brought up during the superintendent report. U move to approve the district education center reorganization. There is a motion on the floor and seconded for the district education center reorganization. Is there any

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questions, comments, or concerns? See now we're going to start back with Katherine just to mix it up. Roll call. Vote. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Okay. Moving on. Reports of

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school committee subcommittees. No policy, no nothing. It's end of the year. Okay. Seeing none, we're moving on. Members forum. Any members forum? Katherine.

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>> So, um, a few things to acknowledge this evening. Um, one year ago today, we unfortunately lost, um, Heidi Matthews, who was a really integral member of this committee. And while we are fully

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appreciative of Christy Mayo who has um joined us, um I feel like it would be I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the many many years that Heidi dedicated herself to the Marbor public schools.

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So, um I just would ask for everyone to take a moment and think about her and the positivity that she brought to this committee and our community. Thank you. Um the other thing is

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unfortunately we had another major loss for this community uh who had a huge impact on our district. um Sean Mahoney, who was an incredible teacher, coach,

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um friend, uh a leader in his own right, um passed away on the 12th of June. And um I just really wanted to say that um I

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just appreciated so much what he did for so many students and staff members and our community um in so many different roles. Um I know that he made a huge impact on my own kids. Um, and uh,

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you know, I I just feel like we needed to take a moment to also acknowledge Sean and I would also say his many friends and his wife Nikki Fallon Mahoney um, who has given a lot to this district

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as well. So um wanted to say that uh on some positive guess we need to do some positive at Thank you so much for all that you have

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brought to our district. um you have been an exemplar um for students uh from the itty bitties on up and I am really proud to say that

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I know you um and that I've gotten to watch you grow and give so much to this district and I cannot wait to see uh your next step on your journey and I

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really hope that you don't wander so far away that you can't come back and uh give us some continual feedback so that we can keep on going and keep improving this school district uh through people like yourself. So, um, thank you so

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much. And, um, R.J. and Jody, um, I'm excited for both of you and the new opportunities that you have in front of you. Um, obviously, we've had you in

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multiple roles across the district over years. Um, I will say uh R.J. uh because of my my students actually attended richer. I've uh known

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you for a really long time and uh it's hard to see you moving forward to leave this district, but I'm really excited about the opportunity that you have ahead of you. Um, and

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um, as we've talked about, Barbara will always be your home. So, thank you. And Jody, I I wish you well in this next step on your journey as well. Um, you've taken on some really hard tasks over the years and um, tried to do what you can

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for our district and I'm appreciative for the efforts that you've put forward. So, thank you so much and I wish you well and Those are my things that I had on my mind list. So, thanks guys.

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>> Anyone else? Members for >> uh just in Katherine's absence, I have reviewed the warrant and will sign it tonight. >> Thank you. Anyone else? Members forum. Yes. >> Um I just wanted to say a few words. You have to go first.

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>> All right, let me pinch it here. I would like to say a few words as well. I want to thank the mayor, school committee, the Marble Public Schools, and the city of Marorrow for what has been an amazing 25 years. I'm so fortunate to have been a part of this community and very

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grateful for all that I have received and learned that has prepared me for the next stage of my career in Auburn. Yesterday I received a gift from my colleagues in Marorrow. The message on the gift states, and bear

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in mind, I know that Marorrow is a city. Two towns, one journey, limitless potential. This message captures perfectly how I would like to approach my departure. While I will be taking over the helm in Auburn, the town where I live, I will

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stay connected to Marro, the school system where I was raised. We'll do great things together and thank you for everything. I want to just show you the visual here that was presented to me of the two towns, one journey, limitless potential

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with the mascots kind of intertwined, which I just thought was a beautiful thing. So again, thank you for everything Marvel as Miss Hennessy had said, will always be my home. Um, and I'm forever grateful for all this. So thank you.

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and he'll definitely be coming back because he has his mechanic here. >> Shout out to Paul Revenue >> and and his barber. >> So, thanks for >> Right. >> Thank you for um pinch pitching. Um so,

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this is a bittersweet moment for me uh as this will be my final school committee meeting before I begin my new career um new chapter in Lawrence. While I'm excited for what's ahead, it's not easy to say goodbye to a community that's meant so much to me. Serving the

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students, families, and staff of Morrow has been a true privilege. I'm incred incredibly proud of the work we've done together to support students, strengthen our systems, and continue advancing equity across the district. I've had the privilege of seeing firsthand the deep dedication of our staff and the care

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they bring to their work every single day. On a personal note, I will miss the goodness. Um, I will deeply miss the relationships built here, the daily conversations, the

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way we've worked together through challenges together, and the genuine care people show to one another for our students. While there are many people to recognize, I especially want to thank John Fletcher and Lindseay Castro. It would not have been it would have been impossible to do this work without their

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dedication, expertise, and unwavering support. I want to thank the school committee for your leadership and to my colleagues for your dedication and collaboration. And to the Malboro's families and students, thank you for your trust and partnership. I leave with gratitude for for the relationships and

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experiences I've had here and with a great confidence in the future of Malboro Public Schools. It's truly been an honor to serve this community. Thank you. >> Thank you. at all. >> I guess I'll follow that up. I don't think I can. Thank you, Miss Hennessy. I

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want to say thank you to you for your kind words, too. Um, I also want to second everything what my mom said. Um, and it's been such an honor and I'm really proud to be a Malbor High School graduate. It's been I've been here since first grade in the district, so it's been a

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while. Um, I'm sad to leave, but I'm so excited for the future, all of the new programs and all of the new things that are happening. I think it'll be great and out of anything out of all the things I've learned I think anything's possible at Malbor High School if that's if you can take that away from me. So

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thank you all for everything. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> I can't. >> We're okay with that. >> Okay. I do want to see both of all three of you actually. actually I feel like

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you're on the payroll like that's why the whole redistricting like you should have been if not but um I told you you inspired me you know I I don't think I had as much um bandwidth to do what you do even now as mayor let

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alone being a senior in high school and now a graduate. So thank you for your dedication and our time has been the last two years but uh it's been a what you've done for the district has been great and R.J. I remember the days of me being a city counselor and you a principal at Richard School and uh to

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see you grow and blossom and everyone's very lucky, you know, and and Jody, it's been it's been wonderful working with you and I know that we've had lots of meetings and discussions about transition and change and I I truly value you allowing me to to share that

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and and feel comfortable in sharing all of the things that you have in the past few years. So, thank you for that. So, um you guys both will be missed. You know, it's it's funny now we have a superintendent who has so much leadership and guidance and such a strong leadership team and I feel like

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everything's now coming together and you you all are moving on to to bigger and better which I I'm still hateful of that. But I'm also very proud that you had your career here in Marro because I think Marro is the best community in in the universe and uh to see that people want to leave. I don't understand it but

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I but I but I appreciate it and I respect it and I know that you guys have started here and you guys will do great things for other communities with our with what we have learned and grown and and uh I wish you both all three of you the best of luck with your next endeavors. So having said that, anyone

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else for members forum? No. Seeing none, move to adjourn. >> Move to adjourns on the table and seconded. Roll call votes one last time. Miss Hennessy. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> What if I said no? No. Yes. I know, right? We are adjourned at 9:02. Thank you everyone.