Good morning everyone. While you're coming in, please write your district in front of your name. Okay, we are okay. Um, Sebastian, can you make the announcement the Spanish line?
>> Yes, of course. Morning. Thank you. Thank you, Sebastian. Okay. Um, it is 9:34. Would someone like to make a motion to open the meeting? >> Motion. >> A motion.
>> That was by letter Ashley. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay. And now we're going to take attendance. Josephine, you want to do attendance or you want me to do it? You're muted.
>> Okay. District one. >> District two >> here. >> District three. >> Here. District 4, District 5,
District 6, District 7, District 8, District 9. >> Eight is here, they said in the chat. >> Okay, thank you. Uh, District 10,
District 11, District 12, District 13. >> Here, >> District 14. District 15 >> here. >> District 16
>> here. >> District 17. >> District 18. District 20. I am here. District 21 here. >> District 22. here.
>> District 23, District 24, District 25, District 26, District 28, District 29. Priscilla is here. District 30, >> Becca is excused.
>> is excused. Um, District 31 >> here. >> District 32. >> District 75. >> Good morning. Here. >> Brooklyn high schools.
>> I am here. >> Bronx high schools. I think she's >> Manhattan. She's running late, right? Manhattan High Schools. >> Good morning. >> Queens High School
and Staten Island High Schools. >> Good morning. I'm here. >> Good morning everybody and welcome. Oh. Oh, >> I got that. Okay. Um, so the attendance link is being
dropped in the chat. Um, you can move the slides. Um, Josephine, next. Next one. Okay. So, please do wait to be
recognized before speaking. Be here. Be respectful, courteous, and professional. Disagree amicably. Remember, others would like to speak. So, please be mindful of the time uh 2 minutes or less. Please do not unmute yourself to
say you have your hands up. Side conversations in the chat. Do not be disrespectful. Please do not ask follow-up questions after your question has been answered. Use the chat to ask follow-up questions.
Thank you. Next slide. So, Women's History Month is March. We want to celebrate all of the amazing and outstanding women. Next slide. This is our agenda for today that we
will be following. Next slide. So, some announcements. Today is afternoon and evening parent teacher conference for middle school and D75 students. They have a half day. March 18th is evening parent teacher
conference for K to 12 6 to 12 and high school. March 19th afternoon parent teacher conference K to 12 6 to 12 and high school students have half day. March 20th there is no school to for um eat alithra.
March 27th is the deadline to complete the summarizing application. April 21st, the results will be released. March 31st, kindergarten um admission offers are released. April 1st is the deadline to complete the 2026 New York City school survey. Please encourage your
families to complete the survey. That's the best way that schools will know um how they feel, parents think that they're doing. April 2nd to 10th is spring recess. Schools are closed. Conversations with Chancellor Samuels.
Um the remaining dates um for the burrows are here in the chat. I don't have to read them um to you. Just make sure that you register to attend. And we also wanted to share that New York State unclaimed funds, you can search to see if your school or your PTA is owed money
and you can um click the link and receive that money for your schools. um letters were sent to six districts that have either not attended or missed three or more CPAC meetings and that's
as per our bylaws. We want to ensure that all districts across the city are represented and the information is being shared with parent leaders and school communities. Um as of this year, more than half of the districts uh president's councils
did not hold elections until October. So, we sent a Google form to the districts to so it was sent to the president's council and to the um FLC and our hope is to increase elections this year by more
than half by June 30th. So, h holding your president's council elections by the last year of school, it helps with planning, with partnering and collaboration with the district. So, we just want to make sure that we help you.
We support you in your efforts to make sure that your PTAs and your PAS are holding their elections in time for you to be able to have yours by the end of the school year. Um, as a reminder, Chancellor's Regulations A660 PA and PTAs form nominating committees.
President's councils hold a single annual meeting to nominate and elect officers and it must be conducted as expedited elections. So if your president's council or your PAPTA does not hold elections by June 30th, your
term ends. So you are no longer on the on president's council or on a PA. You don't hold it through the summer. You don't hold it until September. Um, and then if they weren't completed, then the superintendent's office is responsible for uh assisting and supporting the
elections by September 30th. Um, Anthony, do we have that election form, the new election forms? >> We should most likely have it by tonight so we can send out to everybody. I'll send it to you.
>> Okay. So, we have new PA. We discussed it last um last month that we have new PAPA and President's Council election forms. It no longer asks for the home address of the parent leader. So no more personal private information is being
shared. So all president's councils and CPAC are able to receive the election certification forms. Um CPAC committees. So we have them listed here. The summaries were emailed to all voting members as
promised. Um, we'd also like to make an announcement. We are welcoming back uh Rashidita Brown Harris back to the wellness committee as the chair prom. Um, when the committee meets, the members will vote for the new chair or co-chairs.
So, um, we just want to welcome her back. Um, Sebastian, do you want to make the Spanish announcement again? Yes, of course. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, so now on our agenda, we
have a vote to change our May 14th CPAC meeting from virtual to hybrid. Um, and we would hold it at tweed. It would be the same time, you know, everything would be the same except for it would be in person. May is mental health awareness month and we'd like to see if we could bring all our members together
in person while still having the virtual option for those who may not um be able to attend. So, we'd like to take a vote now. Um if you're going to vote, if you're voting yes, that means that you
are planning to attend in person. If you really don't think you'd be able to make it in person, please vote no because we don't want to have a meeting in person with six members. Uh Joseph, you want to take the vote?
>> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. So, um let me Let me just Okay. So, district one, >> they're not here. >> Oh, district two.
>> Yes. >> So, yes, for in person. District three. >> Um, can I just have a clarity? What? What's the date again? It would be our regularly scheduled May 14th meeting. >> May 14th. Okay, I'll say yes.
>> Okay. Um, District 8, District 13. Um, just quick question. Is is still at 9:30? Yes. >> Yes.
>> Okay. District 8 I saw said yes. Thank you. Um District 15. >> Where what's the location of the meeting? >> Tweed. >> What? What is Tweed? >> Uh 52 Chamber Street.
>> Okay. Uh yes. District 16. >> I I want to say yes, but I'm not sure because I work as well. Um >> Okay. I mean, if you can't if you can't attend in person, you could still if you're able to attend, you can come in person, but if not, it'll still be um on
Zoom. >> Okay. So, yes, I'll say yes for now. >> Okay. Um District 20, yes. District 21, >> a yes. District 22.
>> Sorry, it's a yes for district 22. >> Okay. District 29. Priscilla was a yes, >> I believe. So, she said yes. >> Yes. Um, Becca said yes. Also, district
31. >> Yes. >> Okay. District 75. Ashley, you're >> okay. Brooklyn High Schools, you're a yes. Bronx High Schools.
Rema came on, right? >> Yes. Dr. Good morning. Yes. >> Um, Manhattan High Schools. >> Yes. Queens High School, they're not here, and Staten Island. >> So, I just want to make sure I'm I'm
voting correctly. You're voting yes if you're actually going to be there that day, but it doesn't mean you can't come on Zoom. >> Right. Right. If happen and you have to come on Zoom, you can come on Zoom. We just want to make sure that if we're doing it in person,
>> um I'm gonna vote no because I would not be able to make it in person, but I definitely will be on Zoom. >> Okay. >> Okay, >> that's fine. >> Okay. And that was Staten Island, right? >> Okay.
Um Okay. Did I miss anybody? Because I went based on when we took attendance. So if anybody came in after >> Good morning everyone. D23. Yes. >> Thank you.
>> So Mark, you're present. And yes. Okay. Did we miss anybody else? >> Okay. So it looks like our main meeting is going to be in person at Tweed. So exciting. Um let's see. >> Okay. Can you put the slides back up for
the minutes? The minutes were sent out to the members um last night. So, would someone like to make a motion to approve the minutes? >> Have a motion. >> Thank you, Ashley. Second.
>> District 31 second. >> Thank you, Melissa. Okay, next slide. So, now we have our face updates. Dr. Ann Mary Lopez, I think I just saw her come in. >> Hi, Randy.
>> Here. I'm here. She's here. >> All right. Good morning, everyone. I'm so excited um to be here with all of you. Um um I want to just take a minute um and um say out loud that um so face I
know that um most of you have heard is now under a new division. And so I wanted to introduce that new division as the division of family partnership and community support. And so that division
um is an umbrella and the office of face is now under that division. Um I'm excited for the work and I'm excited to um continue the um tremendous work that we do collaboratively and um in
partnership. Um I want to say um that there are a few things that are happening in phase that I want to um kind of highlight um through all of this. And so um in terms of a few things, we are going through our face in
community um work where our homeschool partnership um team and ambassadors the read the reading ambassadors are leading sessions on the science of reading um with family connectors um resources being given at the end. Um right now
these are held on a monthly basis on the districts of um 4 7 9 10 12 19 23 24 31 and 32 and the event um dates for March
right now um there is one today um in district 9 on Friday the 13th will be um 32 district 32 on Thursday the 19th We have a couple. We have this um district 12 and district 19. Um we also
have on the 26th um a uh facing community in district 4. And then the 27th we have um two sessions for um district 31. I also wanted to um elevate that on Wednesdays um family connectors
will continue and um currently um there will be a um partnership between the New York City public schools office of sustainability and they'll talk about an overview on sustainability uh programs and climate action initiatives for
students and families um as well as um student pathways um grades 9 through 12. Um and they will we'll talk about everything financial aid postsecary planning and college and career. Um and all of the past sessions are available
at parent in parent university. I also want to elevate that we just wrapped up our um collaboration um all sessions uh for uh New York City Reads Ambassador program and we had a culminating of 952
across all sessions um and an average of 4.74 out of five and 74% reported um gaining new literacy tools or concepts to share with their communities. Um there will um
also um as well as um thinking through of some of the um virtual sessions that concluded last week with um literacy and mathematics an average satisfaction rate of 4.79 um
occurred and um we have 1,656 um unique attendees across all sessions. So, we were excited about um seeing all of the impact that we had um through those um particular programs. And so,
then um when we I just want to announce as well that there are um some city um community education councils um town halls coming up. And so for um March, we
have March 16th, District 28 on Monday um which will be happening in in G um JHS um 217th Robert A. Vanwick um school and that's in Queens. And then um in district 20,
we are uh going to be there March 30th um where we'll be in community for the town hall um encouraging all families to um get involved in the education council um and make sure that you hear um have
your voices heard across as well. Um and I just want to end it with saying this. Happy Women's History Month. Um to all all all women. Um and I'm excited to always be uh in community. Um and I can
also elevate um the women that support me every single day. Um which is my my daughter who um candidly is an honest human being and I appreciate that. Um she's 12 so I say that out loud. um and
my mom and my grandmother who honestly I I would not ever be anywhere without them. So um thinking about how family is so important but ultimately how um strong women um always are in support and always in community collaboratively
and together. Um so that is all we have for faith. Um thank you Randy. I appreciate the time. Thank you. >> Thank you Dr. Lopez. Um I'm just I see in the chat um Ashley asked how can all
districts take part >> for if we can clarify um what uh for family connectors or facing community? >> Ashley, you want to >> I just want to clarify >> I was waiting for you Randy to give me
the okay to talk. Um it was for you were mentioning that there were a bunch of districts that were taking part of um the NYC reads um and and um family connectors initiative and you were mentioning of like a
handful of districts. So just want to clarify like how can the rest of the districts take part of that? Is there something that we have to do or um >> you you could absolutely reach out to me. I'll put on um I'll put it in my uh contact information in the chat so that
um if you're interested we could always be in collaboration collectively and and of course you know it it truly takes a village of making sure that we all get are provided the resources. Um so I'm going to go ahead and put that email in the chat. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you so much.
>> Of course. >> Um District 16, you had a question? >> Yes. So, um I know I I jo because there's so many different groups and meetings that I attend. I get confused
sometime. They like overlap, but I als she's referring to. >> Yes. So there is so family connectors um meet every Wednesday and there's sessions um I believe between 18 and 20 sessions you um get certified for all the um wonderful learning that you've
done collectively and like knowing the resources and so um that is an opportunity um of thinking through of like parentto parent um supports um because it does truly take a village so that is on Wednesdays and then working
collaboratively with some of the family connectors. We do face in community which is in person. And so um that initiative is um district um specific but always um welcome to email me and we
can um partner and um have uh some of these uh a facing community in your district as well. >> Okay. Because I I mean I think I'm I finished I I went to most of the sessions. I got the kit that I picked up
maybe like three weeks ago, two weeks ago. >> Just needed like I don't know if there's like a a list. I know the the training sessions are still online. >> Yep. >> And you can als you can always go back in and view it if you have a um my school's account, but is there like a
PDF or something that has the different um organizations? Is it like set up somewhere? >> So, Ping University has all the sessions. um uh recorded in there and so you'd be able to access it that way. But
if you you uh can also email me and I can provide some um context of all the resources um throughout for um for the family connectors work. >> Perfect. I want to because I'm the president council. >> Um Miss Miss Mims, can you write it in
the chat? >> Okay. Um so next on the agenda, unfortunately our um transportation um alternative student committee wasn't able to be here um in person, but I they
sent us a video. So I'm just going to share the video for everyone to see. So just let me know. I hope I'm sharing the right one. Which one is it? This one. Can you see my screen?
Can you hear it? >> But I can't hear anything. Can't hear anything. >> You can't hear it. It's very low. >> Is that better? been working expanding student which I've heard a lot about concerns
about students not having access to also student. So our campaign is broken down into four parts. First we're working toward We also activities. I paused it to see. Um Oh, you're
hearing it through the computer. Okay. Um I'm not the tech person, so this is not my thing. If anyone would like to give me a hand in this,
>> try to reshare again and go to advanced settings, share audio. >> Okay. So, where do I find that? >> So, when you press reshare at the top, maybe there's like another box or a little check box that you could
check off and it says advanced audio. >> Okay. >> And then it's Yeah. and then share something audio. I don't remember exactly what it says. And that should bump it from your computer to sharing on Zoom. >> Okay, let's see.
>> Okay. Um, yeah, this youth group called the Transportation Alternatives Youth Activist Committee. >> That better >> just need to share so we could see the um streets and better transportation for New York City youth. >> Don't see it. And one of our campaigns
that we've been working on is expanding student. >> No. So now you're sharing audio but not the video. >> Students not. >> You got this. >> Yay. It's good. >> Learn something new every day. You did it.
Um just hit play. It is playing. Oh, >> okay. >> It's not playing. You don't see it? >> We see it. We just can't hear it again. >> Is it possible just to send it to everybody >> for the sake of time?
>> Okay. Um >> Well, we can do that at the end of the meeting. >> Okay. Sorry. I'm so sorry. Um, so I did see that Sharon is here.
Are you ready, Sharon? So, it's a little bit early. Are you good? You're muted. Mute. Good morning, everyone. Um, I'm ready if you are ready. Um so good to see everyone and thank you um for
inviting us to to join and present. Um I am going to share my screen. Is that okay? Yep. >> Okay. Give me one second. Okay, here we are. Okay, I'm going I probably should start
it as a slideshow. I'm probably not going to be able to see you all very well. Okay, I guess I can. Okay. All right, great. Um, everyone again, good morning. Sharon Wrencher, senior executive director for state and
federal education policy and planning um within our newly configured, as you will hear more about, our division of the first deputy chancellor. Um I know that you really were interested in hearing more about um conducting hybrid meetings
in alignment with um the open meetings law. And so we're going to get to that, but um not knowing how many members um of CPAC are new to your roles, I thought I would just give you a quick overview of the roles and responsibilities of
school and district leadership teams and then to provide within that context um what SLTs need to do if you agree to hold um uh hybrid meetings under or consistent with the open meetings law. So, if that is okay, um I know that I
have about 20 minutes or so. So, I'm going to get through this pretty quickly because I really want to hear from you. We're very very interested in making sure that um we're reflecting your um your suggestions for how we can improve
upon these processes. But to give us all a starting point um just to give you a quick overview. And by the way, um, so we're going to talk a little bit about the regulatory basis for SLTs and DLTs. Um, really want
to focus on the need to ensure that um, that we can conduct elections in a timely manner. This spring, we'll do an overview of um, of the composition of SLTs and DTS and we'll talk about open meetings law. We'll focus mostly on SLTs
in the time we have together. We'll talk about team operations and decision- making and again I want to answer any questions you may have. Um and and we'll just start there. Okay. So um for those of you who who may not
know um SLTs and DTS are really codified in New York state education law and it does the law does require that our chancellor take steps to ensure that SLTs are in place in every New York City public school. And this is this is a
requirement that's actually unique to New York City public schools across the state. Not every school does have an SLT in place, but it is certainly a best practice that is encouraged and they may have different formats for how they implement this requirement.
um state education um commissioners regulation 100.11 does establish the requirement that all school districts create a plan for school-based planning and shared decision-m that involves parents, teachers and administrators. And really again um this is core the
relationship that exists between our parents our teachers and administrators to ensure that there is meaningful engagement in shared decisionm and that's really the basis of SLTS. You'll hear more about the responsibilities of
SLTS in developing a um an annual comprehensive education plan, but that really depends on this idea of collaboration and um and shared decisionmaking in educational planning. Our chancellor's regulation does
establish the guidelines to ensure the formation of SLTs in New York City public schools and our DTS in every community school district and district 75. And we know that um that chancellor's regulation A655 is um is under revision. We're expecting and
hoping and I think you'll hear from our chancellor today that we are really hoping that um that we'll have a revised regulation in place um before the beginning of the next school year. Um SLTs and DTS are required to establish bylaws that conform to Chancellor's
regulation A655 and that govern the day-to-day workings of the SLT. So a little bit quickly about SLT composition roles and responsibilities and we talked about um the requirement under state law. We know that SLTs are
the primary vehicle for developing school-based educational policies and also ensuring and let me minimize this so that you can see it all. um uh and ensuring that resources, the school-based budget um and human resources are aligned to implement those
policies. And this really creates the structure for um for school-based decision-m and also developing a collaborative school culture that involves all stakeholders in a meaningful way. Um SLTs are also responsible for assisting in the
evaluation of um of the school's educational programs and their effect on student achievement. And of course some of our schools do have multiple sites but there's as long as it's one school even with multiple sites um you know uh
there's only one SLT but of course SLTs have the ability to create subcommittees in whatever way best meets the needs of the school community. We talked about the fundamental purpose of school leadership teams determining school's educational direct um
direction, its vision, goals and priorities and the key strategies that will be implemented to achieve um the school's vision and its goals. And we talked about um the need to ensure that the team develops a culture in which its
shared goal really is focused on children, right? how we are meeting the needs of our students, assuring that they can achieve at high levels of learning. I'm going to um just um highlight just a few things on this slide because we we
really talked about this already but um we the primary responsibility in terms of the work of the SLTS um what um what needs to be um the outcome of the shared decision- making and engagement is the development of an annual comprehensive
education plan or C that is aligned with the school-based budget. Um it's essential that the SLT also consults with the title one parent advisory council or pack um in title one schools regarding the joint development of the C as well as the parent and family
engagement policy and the school parent compact. We do expect that all schools are engaging in this way and developing a parent and family engagement policy. But this is a particular requirement that also um is aligned with a federal requirement under title one. um as a
reminder that the SLT does represent the entire school community and also has a um an expectation a responsibility to regularly communicate um with the stakeholders that the SLT members represent so that all members of the
school community are well informed about the work in engaging and improving um student outcomes. Uh a note that the SLT is not responsible for the hiring or firing of school staff. However, consistent with chancellor's regulation
C30, the SLT must be consulted prior to the appointment of a principal or assistant principal candidate to the school. And the SLT is also responsible for providing an annual assessment to the community school district or high school superintendent of the principal's
record of developing an effective shared decision-making process with the um with the SLT. um composition of the SLT quickly. Currently um a minimum of 10 members. You'll see on this slide um that I highlighted in blue um the
composition that is included in the revised um A655 um and I'm sure you'll hear more about that but currently 17 proposed 19 to be inclusive of the title one parent advisory council chair as a required
member equal number of parents and staff and of course you al always have to consider the budget for um for remuneration um of SLT members and um and again mandatory SLT members, the principal, the PAPA president, um the uft chapter
leader again in the revised A655, the title one impact chair and um and then PAPA co-presidents decide which one of them serves on the SLT. um additional members of the SLT, non-mandatory, but additional parents
and pedagogic staff, teaching staff, um and DC 37 members, excluding parent coordinators who can't serve on the SLT, but certainly are expected to support. Um in blue, you'll see middle and high school SLTs must include at least two
students. Um and that is included in the revised A655. It also is a state requirement now for um schools that are identified for CSI, TSI receiverhip or ATSI. Um 6 to 12 schools require that one middle and one high school student.
Again, that's what's being proposed in the revised A655. And may I say I I just want to take the time to thank um the members of CPAC um and the the parent members who played such a big role in um in informing the revision of A655
particularly Randy. Thank you Randy and um and Shirley is not is not with us but Shirley um played a a tremendous role in this as well as did other parents. Um CBO representatives may be included. Elementary schools are encouraged but
not required to include students. That will be reflected in the revised A655. And it's important to note that students and CBO members do not count toward the requirement that there be a balance in parent and staff membership. um the
election of SLT members. We know that uh SLT members must be elected by their own constituent groups in a fair and unbiased manner determined by the constit constituent group themselves. Um elections must be open to all members of
the constituent group and um and herein is where I want to just emphasize that um these elections are to take place in the spring. So, they're upcoming um prior to June 30. It is so important
that we have the members in their seats before the end of the school year so that we can start the next school year in the fall with all of our SLTs in place. So, that's dependent on having an elected PAPA president, an elected title
one pack chair, and elect elected members of the SLT. So this is something again that's an expectation to occur by June 30 and we really really want to emphasize and hope that we can get these structures up and running before the end
of the school year. Um there's a role for community and citywide education council councils on SLTS community education council or CEC members act as a leazison um with the SLTs of the schools in their community school districts. Members of CCHS
serve in a similar capacity for the high schools throughout the system as do the members of um CC um for special education in regard to district 75 schools. And this leazison function includes attending meetings as observers andor presenters and also participating
on SLT committees and subcommittees when invited by members of the SLT. Um we do have and I'm sorry that this is not aligned um uh with the same font but um we provide a lot of guidance um for
SLTS and DLTS um through the SLT and DT monthly calendars. This really helps um SLTS in your functioning to ensure that um that the work of SLTS happens in a timely manner. And so we'll share more
about um the SLT and and DT monthly calendars and hope that um that they're being u well utilized. A little bit about um again the DT composition. I'm just going to share just really briefly about um the roles
and responsibilities here. Um uh DTS must be formed in every community school district consist consisting of reps from the elementary, middle, and high schools that are geographically located within that community school district. the DTS fulfill the requirements that I
mentioned earlier about section um 100.11 of the commissioner's regulations regarding the district level plan for the participation of parents and staff in schoolbased planning and shared decision-m and um and the DT develops the um the annual DC or district
comprehensive education plan which includes annual goals and objectives that aligned with the districts and the chancellor's goals and DTS also provide support guidance technical assistance and conflict resolution ution to the SLTs in their districts. That's a very important role. And um and the DTS must
conduct an annual a bianual um review of how well um SLTs in their districts are um are being effective in shared decisionm um and school-based planning. Um I'm not going to go through um the rest of this um but I'm I'm sharing a
bit of it. I'm just going to go through the slides. We will share this deck with you so that you will have it so that you'll have a preview of what's to come um with the revised um chancellor's regulation A655. This kind of summarizes
um you know what you will see reflected there um but more to come there as well. Um, so you'll be able to see where there are some crossouts where there are some additions and there are some changes to the citywide high school subcommittee which would be known now as the citywide
high school DLT committee again and ensuring that there is more robust um engagement and discussion representing not just um the citywide perspective of high schools since we know that our students have robust choice to um to
select high schools from across the city that they would like to attend, but also some of those um some of those issues that are more local to the burrows. So, those conversations we know are ongoing already, but will be codified in um in
regulation. Um I'm going to pause there. I'm going to stop sharing so that we can see each other because I do want to talk a little bit about um uh SLTs who are again responsible to follow open meetings law and and what that means for
SLTs who want to conduct your meetings in a hybrid fashion. Um so there are a few few things that are required. one um the SLT must agree must first determine that that is something that they will agree to and that agreement must be
codified in the SLT's bylaws. So specifically in the SLT bylaws, it must state the circumstances um under which um hybrid participation or virtual participation will be allowed
and and SLT should also consider specifically as well um any mobility um challenges that SLT members may face, but they can determine other circumstances as well, but mobility challenges will be one that certainly
should be considered. Um, and even with hybrid meetings, if an SLT decides that they will allow hybrid meetings, um, in person must still include a quorum of SLT members. So you still must have a
quorum of SLT members in person even as you may have um members who are participating um virtually based on what the agreement of the SLT um has been and is documented in your bylaws. Um I do
know as well that there is some effort underway um some proposals to the state legislation during this period of time where you know the state legislators are um working with the governor's office on the enacted budget for the next school
year that um that there's a recognition um that um during the pandemic we had a a huge increase in parental participation in um in SLT members because of the convenience venience of being able to participate virtually. So,
there may be some changes. I know there's some changes that are being um proposed and um and if there are changes and we'll certainly update you with this information. And now I'm going to pause because um I do want to just say one more thing. We are really intent on
ensuring that we're um expanding the way we provide training to SLTs and DLTs in the fall through in-person meetings that are offered at the district level and also um pre-recorded ondemand um
trainings um through webinar that um that parents and SLT members can access at your convenience and have at hand and re-review and um and ensure that that you have access to to that ondemand training and in the spring um training
again that really really focuses on C development. So in the fall the training really focuses on roles and responsibilities of SLT members and team operations and consensus building but in the spring it really is focused on the needs assessment the goal setting the
action planning that happens through the C development and we also as you know plan a citywide SLT um DT conference in the spring and we are hoping to be able to announce a date for this spring's conference as well. So now I will stop
there. I will answer any questions you may have and also uh encourage you to recommend to us um anything that you would like us to see in the way in our processes to strengthen the way we support you. So um so thank you again
for inviting me and please I welcome any questions. >> Thank you so much Sharon that was so informative especially for the the new members who are not aware of their responsibilities. Um a question was asked about um hybrid if you are
so it's like a two two sides if you are physically um unable to get into the school building whether they are accessible or not. Do you is that an an um extraordinary
circumstance and would you count towards quarum if you were the the virtual person? Um so at this time there is not an accommodation that indicates that a person who again in the circumstance
where an SLT has um has codified their agreement for hybrid meetings is making the accommodation for a mobility challenge member currently that member is not included in the quorum in the counting of quorum at the school level.
um that should be something that is discussed further that um that should be something that is part of the conversation and I advocate I ask you to in your conversations with your legislative legislative representatives
that you raise this issue again there is a a a bill that has been proposed but that you in the power that you have as advocates for your communities that you raise this locally so that that can be something that can be a call out even if
if um if hybrid meetings um are not like um allowable across the board uh uh then or in virtual meetings um as a way forward then that could be a carve out requirement um that could count toward
quorum. >> Okay. And another question is, is there any training or refreshers for school administrators for understanding SLT and what it's supposed to look like and how they must function as far as like numbers, how many hours to meet and reimbursement.
>> Sure. and um and those trainings do occur but um I think you know since this question is being raised it's also letting me know that we will need to double down on that training because um we have a lot of new principles um we
have a lot of new um SLT members and and everyone needs to be aware of the expectations and the requirements as it relates to um to team operations and configuration. but also um rem remuneration for team
members. >> So thank you. >> Thank you Reverend Thompson. >> Good morning everyone. Um hi Miss Wrencher. >> Good morning Reverend Thompson. Good to see you. Um my question was around the
evaluations um that SLTs and DLTs do and just in in general, right, when parents um collaborate and conduct evaluations, uh what happens to those evaluations and how are um school leaders and district
leaders held accountable for what is reported in those evaluations? Right? Because if we are being um true to the purpose of the evaluation, right, we want to see corrective actions or improvements, right? Or sometimes we want to see things standardized across
the system that are being done with fidelity and that are being done well. Um as it stands now, quite frankly, um they kind of go into an abyss, right? And you kind of just perform it and you do it um if you do it. And so what I
would um so the question is what happened what is supposed to happen to them but also to um inform you that even when they're being conducted um that we we you know we get no feedback um and we certainly often do
not see any corrective actions um when things are highlighted and so um I I will definitely and you know I will be looking forward to um the new construct right as as um you have your division has been elevated to first deputy
chancellor. I'm assuming that we're going to take this very seriously going forward and make sure that we really are holding school leadership and district leadership accountable for what is actually happening in SLT and DT uh
specifically around budget spending, right, and allocations. Um because again, we we don't want to continue to perform and we don't want to continue to check boxes for compliance sake. We want to make sure that if we highlight or if
we you know if we recognize that something may be may need correction that that actually gets done and holding into account. So thank you. If you if you can answer the first question it would be great. But you know the back end was really what I wanted to say. Thank you. So >> first of all, you've said it all and
you're absolutely right and and this is um what I will say is besides that you're absolutely right and we will um make every effort to ensure that the going forward that um that not only are the evaluations done because quite
frankly not all SLTs are engaging in that process. So we want to elevate that process and make sure that all SLTs are aware that um that that is an expectation that there is actually a formal process for evaluating
um you know the the SLT and the principles um engagement of the SLT in the in in a meaningful way. Um so so we're going to start to make sure everyone understands their right and what that process is and to provide
training around it right but um but the second part of that too is and when I say provide training for all members provide training for principles too so that they're understanding that um the way they engage their SLTs is important
right the meaningful engagement the shared decision-making process is critical um to improve student outcomes. We know this, right? We know how critical the role of parents and and all stakeholders um working collaboratively
is and its impact on student outcomes, right? School culture matters. So that's first. Um and we want to ensure that um that when evaluations are done and what's supposed to happen is that the superintendent are reviewing the um the
evaluations and that they are um the evaluations serve to first provide additional support right to intervene where there are issues raised to provide additional support um for principles and for SLTs to ensure that they can operate
more efficiently effectively. um collaboratively and and from an accountability perspective, right? When support and intervention doesn't work, then there's accountability there. And um so and so yes, as you have said, I'm
expecting that there will be an elevation of this as a mechanism for um for real change, for corrective action. Um so um and I and I know you will let us know how we're doing along the way um in in our efforts to ensure that this is a more meaningful process. So, thank you
for raising it. >> Thank you, Sharon. Um, Melissa, I'm just going to ask if you could just keep your questions um like brief because I just want to stay on time on our agenda. >> No problem. It's going to be brief. I put it in the chat. I have some schools
in the north and Staten Island. They're they're having trouble with keeping their SLT members because of um language barriers. So, I was wondering, can the hybrid be used for parents with translators? Because that's one of the challenges.
Yes. So, um whatever we can do to make sure that um that uh that we are enabling um parents to access and particip act actively participate in SLT members in a meaningful way in their
native languages um is is critically important. So whether that means um the school is utilizing its resources to provide um translation interpretation services um in person um as well as being able to I mean I can think of a
number of different ways where even if a member is in person that they have access to um an interpreter who may be um virtual right through the phone lines that are usually provided as well. So I think we have to be creative but the
answer is yes absolutely whether a member is participating virtually you know again if an SLT has agreed that that is a hybrid model that is allowed or um a member is in person I think there are um uh several ways that that
can be accomplished but but the bottom line is we have to ensure that we are u making that accommodation to enable our SLT members all to participate either in um in in English or in their native languages.
>> And and if you are specifically having an issue, you mentioned that this has been a challenge in in the north of Staten Island. Um happy to, you know, to engage with you to work with um with the superintendent and their team to figure out where the challenges have been and
to um to u make suggestions for how we can immediately resolve that. >> Thank you, Sharon. >> Thank you, Reema. Hi, good morning. Um, my my question is specifically around high schools and around the district leadership teams.
Um, so there's a certain amount of work that goes into these spaces and there's a certain amount of data that we're required to receive to be able to have these conversations. Um, and at the high
school level, it seems to be a disconnect between the way that the community school district DLT works and the way that the high school works. And again, like one of the big issues is that we gave the high schools a C,
you know, like right out of COVID and we never merged that with the responsibilities of the DTS. there isn't a high school DT and the DT that the high school subcommittee doesn't function as a DT not the way that the D1
through 32 ones work and so there really isn't the space to the space to present this data is not built in necessarily and I find that sometimes when requesting it the expectation for the high schools is not
clear on what they're supposed to share or if they're allowed to share things or that the requests are outside of the scope of the leadership team which again if it's in the DC it's not but that's you know maybe a a conversation for you
with the superintendent but how do we then get support when we are asking for information that we require to function on this team and are being denied the information over and over. Um, I do want
to say that there has been an improvement in what is presented and there is a bit more of a robust conversation that is I'm going to use the word being tolerated. Um, just honestly um, but we're still not getting
everything we're supposed to get. And I know there's a central template. And so I'm confused why we haven't rectified this high school issue because as parents, we end up wasting time in these spaces, not able to perform our function when leadership is telling us that they don't have to provide us this or that or
we're having to escalate it to central to then receive half of the information back. Um, so I I I don't have a question. It's really more of a concern to let you know that this is happening. And even with the citywides, there's no space for the citywides to have a DT
conversation or to engage in a DC. They can talk about what's happening in their district in the subcommittee, but that's it. There's no space to give feedback or let's be honest, we don't even all have we're not even all provisioned to all the DCPS as high school president's
councils. I'll leave it there. it I it's a deep frustration of mine that as a high school president I have to be on six DTS and I'm begging for information that is required to be provided and we are the unpaid members demanding that
this space operate within the fidelity of the the state law. Thank you. >> Um thank you Reema. Um thank you for raising this. I know this is an issue and and um and I know we have a limited time. So, let me say this. I I welcome
sooner than later, as a matter of fact, as soon as possible that we convene um a small working group to try to think through this issue and come up with a way to address it in in a way that meets the needs that you raised. Um but also
um you know enables us to provide not only embedded structures for providing the data but also um the training for for leadership in terms of um what expectations are for for providing access to data and and it's not just
giving da the data but it's also well what you know it's like so what now what right what is the data telling us about the changes that we need to make in order to better serve our students. students and our families. So, can we um can we convene um and may I ask that you
let me know um um dates and who on your side, what group of parents um can can you know make the time? We know this is your volunteer time can make the time to participate with us to help us to to think through this issue and come up with a way to address it that um that
lets us start off the new school year in a much better place. >> Sure. So, I appreciate that. >> Yes, definitely. And I also want to acknowledge that Remma was on the working group for the A655 with us. >> Yes. Yes. Remma, I'm sorry I didn't mention you earlier. Thank you very much
for um for all of your contributions as well. >> Okay. So, now um Sebastian, is there any questions in the Spanish line? >> No questions in the Spanish line. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, I have like my whole team behind me as well. You know
how you guys have in the DOE. I have my amazing volunteers. We're all volunteers. Um, reminding me about the Spanish line and the announcements and all the things. So, thank you. Um, we are going to move on to our uh Jeopardy
Josephine uh the slides. So, our New York City public school um partners can play along if they'd like and we're going to start off for those of you who are new. We do have some new members. So, I just want to welcome the new members to our um our CPAC.
It's going to work where the person who answers the question gets to pick the next category, but it goes by a show of hands. So, the first person that raises their hands answers the question. If they answer correctly, they pick the next category. If they don't, then we'll pick the next category. So, Josephine,
you want to start it off? >> Um, >> okay. So, um, I am going to choose SLT. True or false? 200. >> Okay. True or false? Uh, parent coordinators may not serve as members of
the SLT in any capacity in the school where they are employed. However, parent coordinators may be invited to attend meetings as observers or presenters in schools in which they are employed. They also may be asked to serve on SLT
subcommittees. >> Joy many >> true >> but um let me show you PS58 >> Josephine >> news and announcement. >> What is true? >> You are correct. So Joy, you get to pick
the next category. to download. >> Uh let's go with >> illustration. So here you go. >> Uh acronyms for 200 >> download them. >> What is CEC? >> Um I'm sorry. Can you just pronounce
your first name, Miss Brooks? DWA >> DWA. >> Yes. >> Go ahead. Da >> Community Education Council. >> You are correct. Can you pick the next? >> Good.
>> Okay. So, I take Women's History Month for 200. >> She fought for the education of girls worldwide after being denied school herself. Reverend Thompson, >> is that Mary Mloud Bthoon?
>> What was the answer? >> Is it Who is Mary Mloud Bthoon? >> No. >> Remember if she did global or not? Okay. >> No, >> good answer. >> Rachel,
>> is it Malala or who is Malala? Yes. Sai, >> you are correct. >> Can you pick the next category? >> Um, acronyms for 300. >> What is CT? Remma
>> career technical education >> you can never stay away you love to answer the questions >> I waited I waited till nobody raised their hand >> SLT for 500 >> okay true or false volunteering with the
PAPA to plan the school carnival counts towards remuneration hours. Remma, was you up? >> It was. I did put it down in pack. >> It was not up. You're going to stop.
>> The answer is false. I was called first. >> Putting your hands. >> Rema said the answer is false. Mom, I'm joking y'all. >> Okay, pick the next category. I'm lowering everybody's hand. No hands up. That's list for 100.
It's named that reggg. >> Okay. When a student brings a personal internet enabled electronic device to school, such device must be turned off and stored during the school day in a manner determined by the school. Schools must provide at least one method for
storage of devices, which may include, but are not limited to, school storage lockers, assigned student lockers, or other holders. Schools must also provide a method for students to access their stored devices during the school day
when necessary. Okay. Uh, Reverend Thompson, we're looking for the regulation that that's from. >> Name the reg. Oh, I had the policy. Okay. Some Don't laugh, Remma. Don't laugh. Um, I know
what the policy is. I don't know the specific uh CR, so I passed. >> Oh, boy. Go ahead, Remma. >> A413. >> I WOULD HAVE SAID A412. LOOK AT ME.
ANYWAY, go ahead. I love it. >> All right, Rema, I'm putting your hand down. I put it down every time. >> I wasn't so sure about the other time, but we'll we'll we'll give it to you. Go ahead. So, what's the category
>> for 200? Same category. >> Okay. PAPA food fundraising is limited to once per month. During this monthly sale, the rule respecting the sale of non-approved food items may be lifted to permit the PAP to raise funds using
non-approved food items not otherwise prohibited by law during the school day as long as the sale of the non-approved food items occurs outside the cafeteria. Reverend Thompson, >> what is CR A660?
>> No. >> Remma, give somebody else a chance. Remma, >> then tell them to put their hand up. >> Well, she did, but I mean, I'm just want I want >> Melissa, put her hands up. Melissa, district 31.
The CR812. >> Correct. >> Good job. >> All right. >> I'll do >> lower. Go ahead, Melissa. >> Do acronyms for 400. >> What is Diit T?
Get ahead, Rema. This is giving people a chance. >> I'm giving people a chance. I don't know. I'm putting my hand down. I love how competitive she is. And she does not, just by the way, she does not know the answers. She does not um she
does not do the questions. Anyone? DIIT. All right. Go ahead, Remma. Remma, I'm covered. Division of Instructional Information Technology. >> Go ahead, Remma. >> Good job, Remma.
>> Listen, we we best friends that break up every day. That's why. Acronyms for 100. What is NYCPS? >> Melissa. >> That is New York City public schools. >> Correct. >> Woohoo.
>> Next category. Don't be jealous. Remma, >> can I get chancellor's regulations for 300? >> The following fundraising activities are prohibited. A. the sale of tickets for children's attendance at movie houses and theaters
unless the project is directly connected with the curriculum. B. House-to-house solicitations of funds by children. C. The sale of raffle tickets to any children. D. Bingo or any
other form of gambling. Joy >> Tracy would be >> No, we're looking for you to to name the chances regulation. These are all prohibited to be applied to enrollment. You can do
schedule at all. >> Okay, Priscilla, >> which is A610, >> correct? So, just so everybody knows that there weren't choices in there, those are all prohibited. So, if any of those things are occurring, please stop.
>> Okay. Um, Priscilla, next category. >> Let's pick who's who in NYC for 200. >> Oh, wait. I got to lower your hand. You got to put it back up if you >> Okay, let me put my hand down. All
right. Melissa, >> the first deputy chancellor of face. >> No. No. Anyone else? And it's actually a new new title, but um name and title name
Anyone? Reverend Thompson. >> Who is the executive superintendent for uh K through 8 >> name? >> Oh, um Dr. I think it's Marbel Hala.
>> Yes. Marbel Torres Ha. And it's the supervising superintendent is the new title. uh >> formerly the executive superintendent, right? >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Um >> let's do acronyms for 500. Let's clear
it out. >> OSI osis. Everyone has Every child has an Osis. Anyone? Osis Joy. >> Um, I'm guessing you're officer student
information system. >> You got that correct? >> Oh, shoot. Go me. >> Okay. Uh, next category. Uh, >> let's go with um
>> true false for 300 SLT. >> True or false? SLTs should meet at least once a once a month during the school year. Meetings may take place virtually and be scheduled at a time convenient to parent members. day or evening.
Mandatory members or their design are expected to attend all meetings of the SLT. >> Um, oh my god, I forgot how to say your name again. I'm so sorry. >> The way I'll get it >> true
for 300. No, it's not. Oh, is it are expected to attain? Okay. So, it says meetings may take place virtually and be scheduled at a time convenient to parent members. So, we are not allowed to have completely virtual
SLT meetings. >> Misinterpreted the question. >> It's okay. Just want to make sure that we're sharing and empowering our parent leaders to know. Yeah, we try.
Okay. Um, so Josephine, pick the next category. >> So that one is what is false? Let's pick who who's for 300. >> Oh, Raymond's going to raise her hand right away. Oh, Raymond raise her hand
right away. Oo, >> I know how to wait. >> Okay, >> Pamela. >> Kevin Moran. >> Do you know his title? >> That's the wrong picture. >> That was the picture that we were given.
I have a very nice picture. >> Kevin Moran, though. >> It is Kevin. >> I didn't I don't know his title. I didn't know his I just know it's Kevin Morand. >> Okay. Well, everybody has to know who Kevin Moran is, but he was IA deputy chancellor of the division of school um
operations and he is now officially appointed as the deputy chancellor. So, Pamela, you could pick the next category. >> Um I'll do SLT for 100.
>> Okay. True or false? Individual members must choose whether to accept or wave the annual rem remuneration and donate the funds to be used for other school purposes. Team bylaws may not dictate
any specific choice. >> Da >> false. >> It is not false. It is true. So >> choose whether to but you can you okay
>> it's individual members some some sometimes the information that's shared is that the team must reach consensus to all accept or not accept but it's actually individual members. So you can have seven members choose to wave it or
seven choose to accept it. It's individual. You know, you could donate it to the school >> back to the school. It goes back in in there. >> I did not That's why I said false. I did not know that. >> Yep. That's actually written in Chances
Regulations A655. Okay. Uh, next category. >> Let's do women's history month for 100. She broke barriers as the first Latina Supreme Court justice impacting education related cases.
>> Joy, >> if you're talking, you're muted. >> Yeah, I'm sorry. I couldn't get off. >> Um, we actually we go >> Supreme Court Justice Stoer. >> Okay. So that's when we started building
NYC. We couldn't do that. >> Okay. Um let's go with who's who and NYCPS 100. >> Um in terms of a small picture, anybody know who he is? Reverend Thompson.
I just know that his last name I think is Lou and that this I can't see. Is that That's not Lou. Oh, it's tiny. Is it not Lou? >> No, >> that's not the new supervising. U
What is it? What did you say? Supervising. Um >> but you're correct. >> Is the supervising superend. >> But his last name is not Lou. Okay. Well, okay. I won't spoil the fun. >> Go ahead, Remma.
Alan Chang. >> Yes, that is Dr. Alan Chang. >> Remma, you should have just text me and let me correct myself. That's not even fair. Like that. >> If you had said that 20 minutes ago, I'd have been doing that. I didn't think of it. I'm just trying not to raise my head.
>> Well, now you know. Now you know. And she would have never known. >> Go ahead, Rema. Pick the next category. SLT for 400. >> Okay. True or false? NYC school leadership team meetings are subject to
New York State's open meeting law requiring them to open to the public, properly noticed and documented with accessible minutes. Meetings must be held in accessible locations with 10 days notice of meetings and allow public observation.
Violet. What is true? >> Correct. >> What is true? >> Pick the next category. >> Violet next category. Sorry about that. Can we get um Oh my.
Let's do women's history for 300. Wait. This woman-ledd movement pushed for public education and child labor laws. >> Just want to remind our New York City public school uh partners that just joined, if you'd like to play, um you could just raise your hand and play
along. Every person should know this answer. Go ahead, Melissa. >> What is the women suff suffrages movement? No, >> you did it too quick, Josephine. The PTA. The PTA. >> I know. I'm sorry. I accidentally
clicked it. >> It was the PTA. It's us. It's us. Okay. Um, next category. >> Go ahead. Melissa pick. >> Who's who in NCYPS?
400. >> 400. Yeah. >> Does anybody know who she is? >> Anyone? Anyone? You guys should all know who this is. >> I I can chime in, but is that unfair? >> No, it is. It's totally fair because you raised your hand. Who is Deputy
Chancellor Flavia Pardomo? >> That is correct. Deputy Chancellor of all the new divisions of so division of family partnership and community support. Okay, so Chris, you get to pick the next category.
>> Who's who in NYC 500, please? >> Who is the first deputy chancellor? >> Wait, why didn't the picture come up? There was a picture. Can you escape and go back in? >> There
you question. Melissa, >> there's no picture. Sorry. >> All right, >> do it again. Who's the first her? >> It could be someone else. >> But where's the picture? The picture. I I see the picture. >> You see the picture?
>> Yeah. >> Oh, >> go ahead, Melissa. >> It's Danielle Gwen. >> G I U Genta. >> Gent. Yeah. >> And that's so funny. We're answering the question. Wait, leave it up a minute. Um, Josephine, because we're answering
the question and she just came on the meeting, but I don't know where her picture is. Her picture's here. >> Well, I'm here. >> You are here. Your picture was there, but you are you are the $500 question in the >> in New York City public schools.
>> Okay. So, next category >> chancellor's regs for name name the name that rag for 400. >> Okay. The committee shall at a minimum be comprised of the following individuals. Principal designigny of all other
programs operating within the building. UFT chapter leader, custodial engineer designate, in-house school safety agent, level three designate, local law enforcement officials, parent association president designate,
dietitionian design of food services, community members, local ambulance or other emergency response agencies, representative of the student body when appropriate, and any other persons deemed appropriate by the principal.
>> Name that regulation. >> Our New York City public school uh partners can play along. Rema's not going to let any of you play along. >> I waited. I felt like that was a good amount of time. >> Okay. >> It sounds like A414.
>> You are correct. Okay. >> Regulations for 500. >> All right. >> Wait. I just Wait, wait. I just saw our chancellor came in. So, do we want to pause or chancellor, do you want to >> He wants to play. >> He wants to play.
Chancellor. >> Listen, I'm always for the fun. So, but but I'm not sure I'd go with regulations for whatever. That That one is rough. Okay. Go ahead. Pick one. Oh, pick. Oh, man. DOE's got a lot of
acronyms. Let's go with acronyms. >> Oh, yeah. You got put your hand down. >> Acronyms is completed. So, we have Women's History Month for 400 and 500 and name that reggg for 500.
>> You're muted, Chancellor. >> Sorry. Woman's history months for 400 then. Okay. >> He used her platform as first lady to advocate for children, literacy, and families.
Um, >> Roosevelt. We have an We have Do we do we present the answer or let somebody else answer? >> Randy, my hand is up. >> My hand. >> Sorry. I'm sorry.
>> Was your hand up, TOO? BECAUSE >> GIRL, MY HAND lives up. Stop it. >> I'm thinking I'm thinking Randy don't want us to be trying to answer for the Bronx. Now I'm get I'm feeling away. But but Michelle Obama did a lot of other
things. >> She did. And I I I >> Michelle Obama I think of her like when it comes to like nutrition. >> Nutrition. Me too. >> Yeah. Yeah. So I don't know. >> Barbara Bush did a lot of literacy too. >> Yeah. True. Barbara Bush. >> I put Barbara Bush. I vote for Barbara Bush.
>> Yeah. Cuz she actually did more Barbara Bush did more around literacy. >> Like it's okay. We in agreement. We going to reddraft this. We got this. >> Well, it's on record. So, now everybody knows there's multiple first ladies who
did a lot about education. How about that? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, that's funny. >> I'll choose the next one. Women's History Month for 500. Women's History Month reminds parent leaders that advocacy, care, and
leadership and education often begin here. Absolutely. >> Is that your final answer? >> Wait, but but what is that a question? >> Oh, often begins here as in Oh, where with with school? Okay, got it. I think
often begins at home with your school. >> Go ahead, Chancellor. Go ahead. Show the answer. Josephine >> home and community. Yes. Okay. Last question. Josephine, >> name that rag for 500.
Prior to determining whether to adopt a uniform requirement, the school leadership team must consult with the school's parent association or PTA. Toward this end, each school leadership team must co-host with its PTA at least
one open forum for parents, teachers, students, and administrators. Proper written notice at least 10 calendar days in advance must be given for the meeting and it must be held at a convenient time for parents, teachers,
students, and administrators to attend. Remma, >> I saw Violet's hands. >> Oh, Remo was up first, so I put Remo. Remma was up first. >> Violet, I haven't heard her. She has a pretty voice. Go ahead.
>> I mean, I did already answer one. Okay, but Okay. Uh, is it What is A665? >> No. >> What? >> Oh. >> Am I wrong? >> No. How is that? No. Isn't that a
uniform policy? It is right. >> That's the uniform policy. >> It's Oh, you said 665, right? >> Yes. Yeah. >> Do not deny me my >> You know, there's another You know, there's a different rag that specifically goes over uniforms, though,
right? I know. Nobody knows that. I know >> that's a six. >> No, six. Oh, you Yo, I am having like a moment. I saw 655. I'm like, that's not 655. just told us. >> I know these regs. Trust me, I know
these rags. I I literally memorized them in the middle of the night. >> Um, okay. So, let's get back to our meeting. So, welcome, Chancellor. Thank you for being here with us. >> All right. First of all, Randy, don't do that. Don't Don't memorize the rags in the middle of the night. Like, like like
stop. Okay. Not a good I'm just kidding. >> Those are all the things I want to change, so I have to know them. Change. >> Oh, that's funny. All right. Um, yeah, sorry. Go ahead, Radi. >> No, no, welcome. So, the floor is yours.
>> H, thank you everyone. Thank you. Obviously, um, you know, since the last time we met, we had I had a busy week last week and, um, you know, I'm super excited to to announce that we have, you know,
as we've been for these two last months, they've been very busy, but we've found time to make sure that we're thinking about how we're organizing oursel moving forward. And as a big part of that was making sure that we landed on a new cabinet. So, I am super super excited
that we've um you know announced a new cabinet and you know um I think don't can't see who is on but I'm pretty sure they're on. Um, and you know, specifically as it relates to this group, um, I'm very excited to announce,
um, our our new deputy chancellor for, um, community and parent partnerships. Uh, that would be Flavia Fuo Panermo. And so, if she's on, Flavia, I would like you to come off mute and uh, say a
couple words to this group. Hi. Um, good morning everyone. Thank you chancellor. Delighted to be here this morning. Uh, Randy and everyone who had personally reached out to me to welcome me to um to the group of the the parent
community. I'm excited to be here both in this role but also as um as many of you know as a parent um in DOE. So, I'm looking at this experience both from the lens of uh what I see, what I experience, and the journey that I'm
having uh with my own child and uh my nieces and nephew in our school system. Um you know, I talked a little bit this morning um at our family leadership coordinator uh session that that we are doing here at Tweed. When I think of the
work of families, um it's really doubling down on reiterating that families are our most important ally. Uh we love our children that come into a school every day and is is the biggest responsibility. I remember as a parent in early childhood when my son started
at DOE of four years old freaking out that first day that I was like am I really going to be okay leaving my son somewhere and my son really at that prior to that didn't child care for a short period of time and was caring the home and like that was the only place
where I had to leave my kid and then go away to go on with the rest of my day and it was nerve-wracking um even with all the security that I had um on our school systems So the level of trust that each of our families place on us
every day when they walk that child to make sure that they're supported, that they love, that they're care, and that then that they have an opportunity uh to learn. So um the last thing that I will say is that for me this work is about communities, is about families and then
about children and students, right? So if the community is well, our families are well and if our families are well, then our students, our children that we support are well and ready to learn. So really looking at that ecosystem that
exists um all around to um to make sure that our kids can thrive each and every day. So, I look forward to leaning on each of you, your experiences, and continuing to make um the best um school system in this country for all of the kids that attend New York City public
school, including mine. So, thank you so much, Chancellor. >> Thank you so much for sharing. >> And we you're a parent, too. That that makes us, you know, feel a little easier, too.
I know that um we don't have a ton of time, but uh I know I don't know if you guys had any questions for us this time. >> Um we do we definitely do. Um so it's a very long question the first
question and um I think Kevin is is might not like me after this. Um, so for the past for the past four years, I'm going to say I'm going to say the acronym DIY IIT T. Okay, parent leaders,
I got you here. Past four years, parent leaders across New York City public schools have continued experiencing ongoing problems with their at schools accounts or email accounts. Um during this time, DIIT has repeatedly attempted to transition
parent leaders to DOE external accounts, which that's not such a great name either for inclusivity. Um yet these accounts still do not provide the functionality accessibility needed for us to effectively carry out our responsibilities. The lack of transparency and meaningful
effort meaningful effort by the by DIIT to incorporate the input and feedback that we provided has been deeply frustrating and feels dismissive of the work that we do. Without engaging those of us who rely on these systems every day, it's not
surprising that the DOE external accounts still do not meet the practical needs of PA, PTA, and president's councils. This combined with the inconsistent communication, limited guidance, and no clear timeline for resolution has created ongoing and unnecessary frustration for parent
volunteers who dedicate countless hours to supporting their school communities. These are not minor inconveniences. School accounts are essential for PAPAs to access online banking in order for us to continue fundraising activities that supplement school funding. Additionally,
the Zoom accounts that are connected to these emails and the contin the continued access issues are actively hindering our ability to attend virtual meetings by New York City public schools to empower us with the information we need and then to schedule our virtual
meetings um to hold our P PA and President's Council meetings to share the information with our school communities. So the question is after four years of unresolved issues and failed solutions, what concrete steps will you take, Chancellor Samuels? Um and by when to
finally resolve these problems and ensure that parent leaders have reliable email accounts that allow us to do the work our school communities depend on and remain in compliance with Chances regulations A660. >> You weren't lying. That that was the long one but um but but thank you. Uh I
think it's a is a very important issue. I know that um we've it's important for you as parents to feel not just connected but to have the means by which you need to communicate with us as well as um all of the stakeholders that you
work with. So I am going to turn it over to Kevin uh who is on the call to kind of um talk a little bit about what um DIIT is doing here. >> Absolutely. Thank you, Chancellor, and thank you, Randy. Uh, and I apologize for the long-standing issue. Um,
understanding you have uh my commitment uh in working with uh Flavia to make sure that this issue is addressed this spring. I think foundationally we had a challenge whereas parent leaders, similar to our custodians, were
utilizing shared email accounts. Um, and so we started with our custodians. they all had similarly like as you do they'd have like CK410 at school and then they would share set account uh presented a myriad of challenges for us uh one in terms of the
ownership and accountability of content access to systems um and when we were able to reactivate or deactivate an account. So, it got down to the to the the to the the urgency of individuals that we needed to make sure individuals had account and we have to get there faster for you and make sure that you
have access to the right uh platforms you need including the banking statements and the and the online uh opportunities to do teams meetings and such. Um so, we just want to make sure we're we're fully compliant with the OTI and DIIT privacy and confidentiality uh
plat, you know, rules and regs. Um and then come back to you with a solution. But I agree with you wholeheartedly. four years is unacceptable. Um, you have my commitment. We'll stay close on this. I'll get a one-page roll out from the team to make sure we stay close with you on decision points and get your feedback as we move forward. But the goal is to
have something this spring. >> Thank you, Kevin. I mean, now that we know you're on it, we know it's going to actually get taken care of. Um, but we we'd like input also besides feedback if that's that would be a lot better. Okay. Um, next question.
Um, with spring approaching, many PAs, PTAs hold gallas as fundraisers. There have been questions about certain activities being allowed. Um, such as boxes where you have like an anniversary board, a birthday board, um, if they're
permitted and if they're considered gambling or similar to a 50-50 raffle. And are baskets allowed to include scratch off tickets and um liquor? Not drinking liquor on school property, but having them in baskets.
Randy, I'll I'll jump in and I also get our um chief um Amarie Lopez to share as well. And as you were saying this, I literally was going through my brain like what have I gotten from my son school recently for fundraising. Uh but
you know as we know A66 uh0 provides um guidance on this and it basically prohibits that PTA um avoid all gambling and all chancebased activities. So I think it might be helpful if there's like a specific u nuance or circumstance or if
we need to go to do something where we go deeper over the regulations through MRE and the team to support just to make sure that there's clarity because I think the bottom line of this we have a lot of communities that are just trying to figure out how to support kids how to support families and they do that
through u through activities and and fundraising planning. But Marie if you want to add some additional nuances here please. Hi everybody. So yes, um so um as you all um may know under chancellor's regulation 8660, PAPA fundraising
activities may not um involve gambling. Um and raffle ticket sales to or by children um are prohibited. Raffles themselves are permitted but are highly regulated and must comply with must um must comply with New York state um games
of chance laws and the DOE guidance. Um PATAs um must also obtain membership approval for fundraising activities and follow all reporting um and financial procedures um required under 8660. So schools should ensure that raffle prizes
comply with applicable laws and school policies. So, um I know I just kind of throw through the the compliance piece of all of this, but I do want to make sure that I echo what DC um has stated is that um please if you have any questions, if there's anything that um
we can support on our end, we're happy to um answer any questions that you may have. >> So, when So, there's there's two different sides of it. Some do have them in the school on school property. So, when it's on school property, I saw um
in the chat about alcohol, you can have alcohol if it's oop, sorry, if it's off school property, you can consume alcohol at any event. And as long as it's off school property in school, you cannot have alcohol, but we're talking about like baskets. And
these tickets aren't being sold to children. It's 18 and up. So if it's on school property or off school property and they're having like basket fundraisers and no tickets are being sold to children and tickets are are not being like children are not bringing the
money to purchase the tickets then is this acceptable off school grounds on school grounds and are boards different like if you get a 50/50 if you have an anniversary board where you pick like a month and a and a date. I think one thing that will be helpful
for me in addition to the way that you are laying out the question here because I think this question is multi-layer I'm going to follow up with Emarie so that we look at each of those things. So one is like is it a is it it's alcohol allowed? Obviously we know that you cannot have anything with alcohol that
is in the premises. Another one is like what are kids allowed to to purchase? Another one saying is the piece around raffling. So I can follow up with you directly and just want to make sure that I'm getting all of the parts of this one question so that we can come back with like full clarity not just in terms of
the technical policy but in terms of the specific nuances for each cool community just in the interest of time. Does that make sense to you and I can follow up and call you and email you uh right after this. >> Absolutely. Thank you so much. Okay, next question is, can FA face and DSL
host workshops for principles and parent leaders together promoting healthy relationships between parent leaders and school administrators to strengthen their relationship? >> I I I let me jump in here. I will say uh first that this is a a very important
question and is the heart of this is the the partnership that our chancellor has laid up for our school system as a cabinet and our shared commitment and priority to the work and to one another. So as we know the former division of school leadership which is now under our
first deputy chancellor uh Danielle GA just went through a full um realignment. Um so absolutely um our first deputy and O will be working very closely together. In fact today is an example that that just happened and it happened
organically. So we have our family leadership coordinators and our family support coordinators here today and I was there to greet them to welcome them to laid out our vision for the work and so was our first deputy. Um I think what you are describing in terms of the
collaboration that's needed between our family support, our leadership support are absolutely clear critical. I don't see it any different than some of the work that I have previously done through community schools where we bring our community school directors that work in our CVOs also with our principles to
come up with share practices, share responsibility and also to share um best practices. So I think this is something that we can certainly look to continue to explore deeper opportunities that are grounded on like what's needed, where is
he needed and how do we make sure that these account for their realities and um the entry point of relationship for all of the schools and all of the parent coordinators so that those efforts can can yield um impact. So, I am I am going
to be partnering very closely with our uh first um deputy chancellor and I look forward that we transcend that strategy across of the work that we're going to be doing together. >> Yeah, Randy, if if I might just say a couple words here. Sorry about that. And
oh, wait. Is that you, Daniel? Oh, >> that is me. >> All right, Daniel, go ahead. Go ahead. You can you you you talk and then I'll I I'll come after. I'm sorry. >> Yes. All I was going to say just to by way of also introducing and connecting um in this community is to echo
everything that Flavia just said. Not only did we make it a point to uh connect with our family leadership and support coordinators this morning, um Flavia and I met to really talk about what is the partnership of our
divisions. Um and as you know also under the first deputy chancellor uh division we have our supervising superintendents who are on the call with us today. Marbel Hulla who is no stranger to the work that we tried to do um and the success successful work also Sharon
Wrencher um is still under uh this division. So you know we look forward to building that out. And then welcoming into the space is Alan Chang um who is our supervising superintendent for our high schools. Um and I think uh the charge from Chancellor Samuels but also
sort of the natural way we operate is we all have been colleagues together for so long uh that we work in such a productive and authentic way and you and the relationships with our community and parent leaders are a top priority. So now I'm going to give it over to our
chancellor. >> Yeah. Yeah. Look, I just wanted to what you guys just did is emblematic of what um I'm trying to what we are going to accomplish together here, which is a
seamless um a seamless relationship, seamless communication between the two divisions. And I was I when I thought about this this reorg, I really wanted to put the center at the center of it
our schools and our young people and our families and making sure that we are organizing in a way that will publicly show the the the the unity um that is
currently um what I what I what I want to unity and collaboration. I really um hope that we are that we're going to work towards and it is necessary and I want to be very clear about this you know cuz as a superintendent I'm not
even going to lie that I recognize that there was often times not that clear communication not that clear collaboration between those two divi the two divisions that existed um school
leadership and you know what what what what what what we had what we had as our parent um leadership division. And so it's it's it's very very important to me that going forward as a parent myself in this
in in this system, you know, we are not going to be our best selves until that communication and collaboration is is clear. And I I not only have full faith and confidence in um Danielle and Flavia
and um Allan and Marabel to make sure that that that gets done. I have um I I have that well I'll say I have that full faith and confidence because of the experience that we've all had together in this system and watching them all
work. Um I I I I am excited uh as a parent about the promise that this new cabinet has. >> Okay, great. We are too. So we look forward to working um and partnering with with everyone. Um so far we've had a great experience. So we just look to
continue the partnership. Okay, next question. >> Not going to lie though, Randy, you're sounding mad skeptical though. You sound a little skeptical there, you know. I'm just kidding. No, I'm kidding. Oh, please be once you really get to know me, you'll know. >> I'm just kidding.
>> I hope you don't. I don't hope you don't get to know that part. >> So, chances regulations A655 we just talked about with um Sharon Wrencher was completed by the working group in December of 24, but we haven't received any updates
since then. Could you share when the working group can reconvene or be updated so the the revision can move forward to public comment and ultimately be voted on by the PEP? >> Thank you, Randy. I don't know if it was you or there were like two parent
leaders as well that raised this concern to me Friday and um somebody I think emailed me about it Monday. So, I am already making all the connections with everyone that was involved in this process. I I value all of the work that uh the working group put forward. Um and
I am committed to make sure that this is prioritized and bringing it to the finish line so that we can go from just making the changes to the regulation to make sure that people are aware of what are those changes and how we are implementing it. So I, you know, it's,
you know, if we could restart the clock a little bit just for me as I just uh got this uh handle of this issue as and an awareness um just recently from from you all the last couple of days, but I'm on it and it will be um done um effectively. I just need to uh close the
loop with everyone involved to make sure that we can get this through the finish line and I'm committed to keeping you updated as as we made the progress on on those changes. Okay. Yes, we we could we could start it again for you. Just just a short >> Okay. Just give me a little bit of the
parent grace and one of you two guys will just just a short clock. That's >> just a little bit. Just a little bit. >> We got we got you. Um so unfortunately our chancellor had to half off. But the most asked question, when will the New York City public
school calendar be released? Everybody wants to know. Inquiring minds wants to know when when are we going to see that calendar? >> Uh well, so Randy, I can take that question. I could say this. Uh we share your urgency. Um we're working currently with all relevant stakeholders. We hope
to have it out uh very soon. Um can't give you anything more than concrete on a day or a week or what have you, but but know that we're working uh aggressively across teams to make sure this happens sooner than later. >> Thank you so much. Um, so being that we do have um
um the new cabinet here, would anyone like to introduce themselves? I'll jump in. Happy Friday Eve. Simone Hawkins. I think we are all friends at this point, but I am very happy to continue this work and hopefully work more closely with this group and others.
Um, but I have the privilege of supporting our youngest learners alongside all of you. It starts at home like the the Jeopardy game noted. Um, and so the DC for early childhood education. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> We'll jump in next. How you doing? Good morning everybody. Michael Chetum, acting deputy chancellor for finance, administration, and human resources. This is a newly created division that's going to streamline all of our operational supports around those areas that understand that we are flexible and
responsive to the students needs in this agency so that no longer these decisions are in silos. We want to streamline supports and be responsive. Happy to see you guys this morning and looking forward to getting to the work. >> Thank you so much. >> All right. Hi there. Um, I know our our
first deputy chancellor just uh introduced me a little bit ago, but but here I am, Alan Chang. Um, I am your point person for all things high school. Um, and uh gotten to know many of our high school presidents, council's friends, and connections. I'm really
excited for this work together. >> Thank you. Um, anyone else would like to introduce themselves? I don't want to put anybody on the spot. That's why I'm not calling you. Hi. Hi, everybody. I'm not on camera, but it's Liz Vladic, general counsel.
Um, I think I know a lot of you. I'm so excited to keep working with you. I'm off camera, um, as some of you also may be because it's a half day, so juggling the transportation, attendance, uh, parent teacher conference issues. But um
so happy to continue to be part of this team and and to be to have you parent leaders really help us in setting the agenda and make sure we're serving all of our kids effectively. So great to see all of you.
>> Thank you. Appreciate you being here. >> Randy, I can jump in. Hi everybody. Christina Fod, deputy chancellor overseeing special education in the office of multilingual learners. We affectionately call ourselves Dial. I know that you're all we're all familiar faces, but just happy to see you all.
>> Thank you. Anyone else? >> Hey, Randy, how are you? Kevin Moran, school operations. So, great to be with you all. Um, look forward to working together on all things school operations. And if you're a basketball fan, PSA uh has their championships tonight at St. John's. So, that's now in
the operational portfolio. So, uh that amongst many things that that I uh talk about here. So, just great to be with you all and thank you for your all feedback and and support of our students and families. >> We're very happy that you were finally appointed officially. Um, and I saw on
the reorg you have like the longest list like you have like everything. >> Yeah, we have a real good team. So, we're really excited about it and uh should you have anything on on the org chart questions or things, we're happy to help. We have a great team ready to support. >> Thank you so much. Um, did we miss
anyone? Um, Mark, are you going to say a few words? >> Yeah. How you doing? I don't know if you wanted us to introduce ourselves if we already know the group. My name is Mark Ramperson. I'm the chief of safety and prevention partnership. Um, and while my list looks short um in that list,
there's a lot of work that we cover. Um, I'm not going to go through all of the different areas right now, but just uh for the parents, just uh information, the RFA liaison, the SAPIS workers, the respect for all initiative, LGBTQ, um
the work on mindfulness, student voice, um our folks at uh MSK and MBK, that is the work that we do. Um I am always here and always available continuing to keep students in the center of everything that we do. So, thank you,
>> Mark. we don't think that your list is shorter, that your job is not just as hard. So, we'll we'll acknowledge that for you. >> I appreciate that. Thank you. >> And I just want to introduce myself. I'm still remaining here um as the chief academic officer. I work under the first
deputy chancellor now, Danielle Jenta, to to be of support on these calls to answer questions connected to curriculum, academics, and instruction. So, here to serve um and here to answer any questions that you might have in
support of our FDC. >> Thank you. And as always, we appreciate you being here. I know you're here every month, so thank you. Um is there anyone else that we might have missed? I think um Marbel is here and she might have stepped out,
but we all know Marbel. She's always been here um supporting and we look forward to working with her as well. Remma, your hand is up from before or you have a question. >> I was waiting for questions, but we said introductions, which is fine, and all
the important jobs with the short lists. >> So, what's your question, Remo? >> Um, so there was a comment made in the last school board meeting, and I want to uplift it here about students and bullying and using language in schools
that is not appropriate. um using other student settings as um all right let's just be clear all right so child goes to school colllocated there's um a district 75 program as well and a teacher said something to the
effect of that the students were not behaving and um oh like you know like they don't know how to behave or like you can sit with those students and the whole those students is problematic and I don't have a question. It's just a
statement. We have a lot of bullying going on in our schools and and a lot of and a lot of behaviors that lead to bullying or lead to the illusion of of of that being an acceptable joke or an acceptable
consequence or an acceptable thing to say to a student. Um, and it's not. And if we are really trying to be intentional about the the individuals that we raise and the future that we're setting up for ourselves, we need to then start talking to, you know, like
doing the work for our staff, for our school communities of we don't use the rword and we don't say those students and use district 75 as a punishment for general education students or students in any other setting. um we don't let
students use the rword and not correct it. And so I just want to please ask that everybody here since we all represent the entire city whether as a staff or as a parent please carry this into your meetings and you know March is
neurodeiversity month, April is autism acceptance um and May is mental health awareness. So, I think this is a perfect time for us to start having conversations and to start being intentional. And please tell everyone, ask who your respect for all liaison is.
Mark just said RFA. That's respect for all. If your child doesn't know who that is, then they don't know who they're supposed to report bullying to. So, if we could just elevate the work that Mark is doing and really focus on all of the school knowing this information so we can prevent um incidences from students
who are feeling not heard. I would super appreciate that. That's all our work and and that's small small potatoes that can have a big impact. Thank you. >> Thank you, Reema. And Randy, if I may,
um, and while that wasn't a question, I want to echo all of the sentiments shared shared by Reema, right? For any adult to say anything inappropriate, um, to a young person, um, it is a is a challenge and a task for all of us, right? Every one of us has a fundamental obligation to protect all of our
students, not some of our students, all of our students. And there should be no there should be no school or a situation where a young person is being bullied not only by another young person but by an adult especially right that is unacceptable behavior that needs to be
addressed immediately. So rem hoping that whatever that whatever school that is where those those inappropriate names are being called by the adults has been elevated to the appropriate authorities to have it not only investigated but the appropriate discipline administered. um
as Reema shared and I appreciate you sharing that and I'm hoping that each and every one of you will continue to remind parents and remind students and remind staff of the the responsibility of the RFA liaison that is in each and every one of our schools. And if you
come to a school where there's a question about that, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or reach out to the RFA um box. they get back to you immediately and or members of my staff um who will immediately um contact the
school superintendent and address any issue where young people are feeling uncomfortable. It's bad enough that young people are sometimes mean to each other. The last thing in the world we need is an adult being mean to kids. So, thank you for uplifting that. Um Brema,
>> thank you Mark for always being a partner. I'm I'm sorry, Randy. Mark, can you also maybe like in our next meeting tell us what a respon an appropriate response looks like in this situation? Because while I have escalated it, I don't necessarily feel that it's been
addressed in a way that will prevent this situation from happening even in the same place. So, if you could tell us next month what that looks like so that we have a better idea of this is not appropriate escalate or this is great, let's keep doing that. I think that would be helpful for the team. 100%
100%. >> Thank you. Okay, any other questions? I know a lot of the the chances cabinet um had to leave. Thank you for the ones that >> Yeah, we have a budget meeting, so we're going to jump for that. >> Yeah, it's all about the money. Get us the money, the big the big bucks for for
our kids. >> All right. Well, thank you for those um who are able to stay. And yes, we definitely need more money. Any other questions? Tama, >> hi. Just getting my life together. Um,
Remma, I just wanted to note down your request appropriately. So, what you would like from Mark for next meeting is what again I have like what an appropriate response would look like, but tell me a little
bit more. Is it a presentation? I mean I've been I was just going to say that in check in I don't want to Yeah. >> Okay. Got it. >> Okay. Um any other questions? >> Okay. Josephine slides. Um is there
anyone in the Spanish line that has any questions? >> No. No. No. No questions in the Spanish line. >> Thank you. Priscilla, you have a question? >> Yeah, I just want to add to what Remma
uh just stated for Tamika to note. It's uh safety and along the pathways of our schools. So, our school buildings seem to be getting safer. However, a lot of the conflict is happening on the routes when our children are commuting.
So, if there could be some safety measures and partnerships there in that space, parents will feel more relieved at sending their kids to school without knowing that they'll be harmed along those routes outside the school buildings. >> Right. We're going to have that in our
check-in and discuss like what the presentation would look like. >> Sure. But yeah, that's definitely a concern around town. >> Okay. Okay. Um, so this is the chancellor's team. We kind of missed
some slides. Um, next one is the reorg. So, it is available on the school's website, but that list went up very, very quickly. So, we're very appreciative that we were able to see who's who and what they do and who they oversee.
Next was the chancellor slide for when he spoke. March is um March Madness. Our next scheduled meeting is April 16th. Please note the change. It is the
third um Thursday because of the break. Um next is Happy Pi Day on 3:14 and he happy St. Patrick's Day. Next slide.
We are wishing all who celebrate um Mubarak. Um, happy Passover, happy Easter. And if there's no further questions, would someone like to make a motion to adjourn the meeting? It is 11:42
a.m. to >> Oh my goodness. Everybody wants to end. >> Wow. >> You said it at the same time. Can one at a time like who who did that? Wait, Sebastian, did you first
>> see the second? >> Who was the first? >> I don't know if I was the first, but I was trying to motion. >> Okay, so we're going to say Tanya and Melissa. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you all for coming and have
a great day and we will see you next month. I'm going to stop