Hoping that everybody has a great day on tomorrow. Um, forgive me for starting this meeting a bit late. I did have technical technical difficulties on today. My name is Christine Angel. We are starting this meeting at 6:51
p.m. We do have English, Mandarin, Spanish, uh, trans uh, translation and Bangla. At this point, Bangla, you have floor to give your instructions. >> Good evening. The following message is going to be in Spanish offering
interpretation servicesing Bangala. Hold on. Let's see what's going on here. >> I am not I'm not in the language line. >> The Bengal is not in the language line. Bangla, are you able to hear us? Bangla, >> I can hear you, but I'm not.
>> Bangla, are you able to hear us? Bangla? >> Yeah, I am not connected to the language line. >> My partner is having issues connecting to the language line, but I can go ahead and give the >> If Bangla cannot hear Spanish, can you go Spanish?
Hi, can you hear me? This is Spanish interpreter. Can you hear me? >> Bonito, I can hear you clearly. I'm the Bengali interpreter, but I don't think they can hear us. >> Okay. Yeah. Thank you.
>> Yeah, this is Alam. I'm not connected to the language. We are trying to speak but you can hear us. >> All right. Spanish, did you speak? I'm sorry. Go ahead. Spanish. >> All right. Okay. Can you hear me now? Okay. Thank you.
Conferenc Thank you. Spanish completed. >> Hello, this is the Mander. Do you want me to announce Yes, Mandarin. We're waiting for you to make your announcement. Yes. >> Oh, I apologize. I apologize. So this is the mandarin interpreter. The
following announcement will be mand. All right. Thank you, Mandarin. >> Bangla, you have now have the floor. art. Thank you. This is meeting for September. Again, welcome to school. We are starting this
meeting. Council members, we do have the agenda set before you. Gabrielle, may you please have a roll call vote? >> Sure. Roll call will be started now. Masuma Aaron, >> Rebecca Ali,
>> Christy Angel, >> online. Stephanie Bonilia, Joanna Gomez >> present. >> Elijah Hobbs, Jazelle Ramirez, Jessica Rivera.
Got it, Jessica. Thank you. And Michelle White. That concludes roll call now. I'm hold this a little bit with me today. Um because I literally um do not
have a clock in front of me. So I'm going to be running a little bit blind. So our first session um section on the agenda following this will be uh Gabrielle, can you >> rules? We have the rules of the quorum
and then we have um I'm sorry motion for us council secretary um guys we do have this um before us we have this in every single meeting we just want to make sure that as we move through the floor if you could please especially as we're running live move
through where Vice President uh Gomez or myself can recognize you um with a virtual hand raised or with your hand raised in person so that we can flow accordingly Council members will have two minutes to speak. When we do get to the public section of the speaking in the calendar meeting, everyone on the
meeting, including public, can have two minutes for their question and answer. With that being said, we are now moving into the section where we do need to nominate a council secretary. Um, as you guys have known
before, council member Michelle White has put herself forward. I think she may still be the only person that may want to be secretary. Are you still willing um to accept this nomination? Council member White. >> Yes.
>> Thank you so much. With that being said, um I'd love to move into a vote for uh Council Member Michelle White to be our council secretary for the year 2025 2026. Gabrielle, may we move into a roll
call vote? >> That's right. Msuma Act. >> Um, >> yes or no? >> Yes. >> Yes or no? I'm sorry. >> All right. Rebecca Ally.
>> Yes. >> All right. Christy Angel. >> Uh, Joanna Gomez. >> Yes. Jazelle Ramirez. >> Yes. >> Jessica Rivera. Got you, Jessica. And Michelle White.
>> Yes. >> All right. That's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Seven. Yes. All right. So, we're now at um the motion bylaws amendment for a second vice president.
Um well um for our secretary when we do have different motions when we do have different resolutions put you on the spot. We will um ask you to uh be one of the priority people that uplift the resolution and or other
people on the council to read but I do want to take the council members that you have before you that's either printed and or on the screen. We're going to concentrate more on what Um, please
one more time. >> Second vice president child that was the second vice president child assistant president and first vice president performing their duties. Preside over meeting of both the president and the first vice president. Support standing or ad hoc committees as assigned by the
president or by council vote. Serve as a liaison to specific projects or initiatives in the discretion of the council. Perform such duties as may be delegated by president or prescribed by council. I know before you on the file,
do we have any level of um with this? Do we have anyone that's willing to put a motion on the floor to move this forward vote? A motion to approve the motion for vice president to
our bylaws. I motion to approve the um second vice president to be added to the bylaw. This is go ahead. >> Thank you, Vice President Gomez. Do we have a second? >> I second it. Michelle White,
>> I third it. Rebecca Ali. >> Thank you for second. Um we only need a second. Thank you, Rebecca. I love you. I love you for being willing. Um, with this being said, do we have any further um discussion or defense before
we move into a vote? >> None from the council. >> Okay, wonderful. Um, Gabrielle, can we move into a roll call vote for the motion to council member Michelle White as the council secretary 202526?
>> Okay. Msuma Octar. >> Yes. Rebecca Ally, Christy Angel, Joanna Gomez, Jazelle Ramirez, >> Jessica Rivera.
>> Got you, Jessica. Thank you. And Michelle White. >> Yes. >> Right. That's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Yes. All right. So, on the agenda next, it says motion for council goals. that we want to want to move forward
with. Um, do we have moving forward? Sorry, President Angel. We're not able to hear you online is is very poor. >> All right. Can um say can you say speak
again Christie? Um President Angel, could you speak again? And Stephanie um let me know if um council member Stephanie, can you please let me know if you hear her again? Sorry. >> Yes. For our council goals, we have discussed this in email before. Something that we are not prepared can
move to our next month. It's in and out. Council member Jessica also is putting poor. >> Repeat that Gabrielle, please. >> Um, they're saying that you're in and out. >> So, we're only able to hear the
beginning and then we don't hear her anymore. speaking about the council goals. If it's okay, we can postpone it to next month. >> All right. We're um President Angel is speaking about the council goals. If it's all right with you guys, she would
would you guys like to postpone it to next month? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, the council is a question. >> Uh the the council agrees to postpone it till next month.
to the agenda so that we can for October um for next month. What is so much what is an update on the agenda? >> All right. The committee updates. >> All right. We could um what I would like to say is for outreach I can send it out
and put one here to everyone updated on what is happening on Saturday. This is um council member Rivera has generously um
herself to start us off to set our table up to put our print out to make sure that we're ready to go by 11 a.m. on Saturday. Everyone else, Gabrielle, you do have the um the print out. If you could either print it out or make sure everyone does have it, I'll send it
again for Saturday. all have our thread that we're talking on. Anything goes wrong or you need assistance, please check in on our group thread so we can make sure that you are where you need to be on Saturday.
everyone again. I I believe we have a full council that is um coming on Saturday willing to support ourselves the district. Have any questions for Saturday for outreach? >> No.
update. We are giving um four internal committee myself will share it and we are also co-chairing with Rebecca Alley. Thank you so very much. We are also giving Rebecca Ally the chair of curriculum.
Additionally, Johanna Gomez, vice president is going to chair the transition committee. So I want to say thank you for your willingness to do that work. We do have a few items that are happening with the horiculture
garden uh with inclusion. Guys, let's make sure that we pass into each other. Um if anyone needs to reach out to me just for the study session if you want to just learn more or feel more comfortable as we move along. I want to
let you know that I'm readily available at any time that you guys need to talk. I don't know schedules yet, but if you can let me know any time of the week that you're available so we can all tap in so everyone can continue to be more comfortable as we move forward. Um,
please do let Gabrielle know and we will schedule that to make sure you have what you need uh resourcewise and information wise >> for our Thank you. for our um curriculum
committee know that um um in addition to Craig um Lord God I can't remember Craig's last name how did that happen you both have been diligently moving
through data moving through information you guys do have an update for September 24th and better want to gohead and give the floor Stephanie to give us a quick update uh before we move to the next committee. Council member Stephanie, you have the
floor to give an update >> for September >> for September 24th. Hello. Hi. Good evening. For September 24, we will be discussing um a small introduction on what the
committee will would be introducing of capacity and utilization. It will be co-chared with Mr. Craig Spencer. We will be finalizing some details next week with President Angel in order to
share with everyone. Thank you. Council me, she's she's unmuting. >> Go ahead, Council Member. Council member, you have the floor. Yes. Go ahead. >> I can't hear her. Um uh council membersh
um Christy Angie was asking did you have any uh updates for busing? For busing, we will be sending out a survey in order to see um the flow with how many students are missing busing for
the first week or second week of school or see if they're missing paras with transportation as well and if they're able to um allocate services for vice share. We will also be doing a committee
meeting um on that on as well on busing. I will get further details on the dates. Can we do volume over? Yes.
Um here we can Um they're just uh I'm reading the chat and people can't hear so we're just trying to um let um the council members know that they can't uh
moving along. >> Yes. The council what it is the council member says you want to repeat this. Okay. Perfect. Okay. Thank you, >> President Angel. This is um Joanna Goldman. >> Yes. >> Budget point on the agenda
>> which is town hall discussion. Town hall discussion. question is, how do people feel in terms of having a town hall meeting with the chancellor in October versus April? If we have it in October,
then we'll have to cover items that are known to us from the past. If we wait until April, then we could add new items. Is that correct? Um, President Angel. So, um, it'll be on the council to
accept either the October or April date. >> April. April. the council. >> Yes. >> Yes. The council members that are present um unanimously vote for the
April 20th meeting with the chancellor. We'll do The question is um whether or not we could move to add the second vice president at this time since we made the amendment to the bylaws.
Um the members that are present >> all unanimously said yes. Um, we are checking with the members that are online. There is a motion from President Angel to um nominate uh council member
Stephanie Bonija as second vice president. Is there a motion on the floor to move that forward? >> So yes, any second? >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Uh all those present. >> Okay. Everyone present said I. So can we
check with the online team? Okay. Yes. So, unanimously. Congratulations, Miss Bonita. Vice President Bonita. Yes. Vacancy interviews. Yeah. Council member Stewart
is um seeking to um fill a vacancy. The CPD council 75. Council member Stewart, you have the floor. If you could get closer to the uh computer just so that everyone could
hear you. Thank you. Sorry. >> Hello everybody. My name is Shannon Story. I'm a former council member and I'm here to be receiving and my son
and I'm doing it for him and all our other children in district 75. >> Nice to meet you. Thank you for coming. Thank you for having me. Thank you. Um, wow. It's emotional.
>> This hits the heart. >> You want to have a seat? Yeah. Have a seat, please. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And um, I advocated for my son to be in a inclusion classroom setting because he comes from district 75, you know. So, I
had to advocate to get my son to where he's at today. And Miss Daniels, she helped me get into 811X into the closure classroom setting my son is in today. Okay. So, I'm a little emotional, so I'm sorry.
>> Okay. Okay. >> So, good evening everyone. My name is Sharon Stewart and I will be honored to serve on the educational council which is essentially to me because I believe every student deserves the opportunity
to be placed in a correct classroom setting with the necessary services in place to succeed and excel. I would like to return back to the council CCV75 as a member and if given a chance with
the proper training, I would be excuse me, I would do my part to help students to be to the best to become the best scholars they can be. I will show my support by advocating not just for my
son Bryson but also for all the students in all five burrows. I know there is a lot of work that still needs to be done within the DOE but I also know
it can't happen without everyone doing their part to make the necessary educational ch changes. Sorry. A current issue that seem to be the problem needs to be worked on because if not
they can hinder the students moving forward which would not allow them to improve in those areas as time goes on if they are not given a the um quality help they need regarding
reliable transportation educational support for children with disability who are missing out on valuable services and the strategic information of program methods, devices, tools and resources that the students
needs to thrive. I know that with great support system behind them in school and at home, they will have the potential to go on and do great things. and that would only allow them to have a much
better educational future as well. Furthermore, I am dedicated individual who cares. I'm interested in doing ongoing research about what is in the students best interest to fit the individuals and
their families. I'd like to continue support educational training changes, excuse me, that help students struggling in their everyday lives. become independent. Thank you all in advance and and I will be privileged for me to
be considered to return back to the CCD75 council to serve for the year 2025 to 2027 school year to continue the work that I had started this past year when I
was on the council previously and to work alongside the citywide council district 75ccc. CD75. Best regard, Sharon Stew. Thank you. >> Thank you. at my son school for many years and I
was the PA president this year but it just started off a little slow so I didn't get to do what I needed to do before my son graduate >> and you know I'm just here to learn you know I'm just here to learn what
happened I want to do what I got to do for for everybody you know not for my son, for all the students, and now he's going to school. So, I'm going to be on the SLT team, hopefully, Lord's will, at his school, you know, so I can continue
to learn. And if I can come back here, I promise I will do my part as a council member for the two years. And I thank y'all so much. President Chris the Angel, I will show up. Only thing I just got to continue to
bring Bryson with me because I don't have child care. It's >> upstairs. Okay. Thank you, babe. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any council members have any question
for Miss Thor? >> We don't have questions, but we want to thank you for your advocacy and for your art. We appreciate you sharing everything that you have done for your son and the community. So, thank you so much. >> Yeah, that and that. And he's my first
child that is in district 75. My other two children was not. So, when it fell out, so it took a lot for me to open up and to take care and not just there. I got him the help he needed because without me he
listening to my doctor, his doctor, which was my other kid's doctor too, brought him where be where he is today. So I thank God that I did not just was like I ain't doing that. My son, no. I thank God that I did what I had to do so
could be where he at. And I thank you so much. I thank you for everything. She didn't help me. The school didn't help me. somebody helped me. She helped me and it was good that I came to the counselor
because without that I wouldn't even not the you know these awesome people. So Miss Daniel helped me get my son to where he's at. You know she made a phone call and that was it you know. So I thank God for this district. I thank God for you all for nice meeting you. I'm
sorry to be so emotional, but it this >> I had no idea what I was dealing with. And I just thank God I wasn't defiant and I did what I had to do for my son. He wouldn't be where he's at today, you know.
Thank you. Start roll call. Okay. >> Can we start the roll call vote on President Angel just because of time? >> I'm sorry. I'm good. I'm going to stay here to your
phone. >> Wherever you feel comfortable. >> Am I in or we have to vote? >> Okay. Got to think about let's go. All right. >> All right. The roll roll call vote to fill the vacancy with Sharon Stewart on the council would be starting with Msuma
Octar. >> Yes. >> Rebecca Alli. >> Yes. >> Christy Angel. Joanna Gomez. >> Yes. >> Jazelle Ramirez. >> Yes. >> Jessica Rivera. >> Yes. I see. I'm sorry. And Michelle White.
>> Yes. >> That's seven. Yes. >> Glory. Thank you, Lord. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So, you'll have to um do you want to do that? >> To the um community presence online,
Miss Sharon Stewart, former council member, has been voted back in to the um citywide council for district 75. She is the newest member. Congratulations. Okay. New business.
>> New business. Um, President Angel. No questions from the um council members present. 7:30 to 732 We're now moving into our calendar meeting at 7:32 p.m. as the previous business meeting was adjourned at 7:32
p.m. >> All right. Roll call vote. Msuma Octar Rebecca Ally Christy Angel Stephanie Bonilia Joanna Joanna Gomez, sorry.
>> Elijah Hobbs, Jazelle Ramirez, Jessica Rivera. >> Got you, Jessica. And Michelle White. >> All right. So, we're going to have our superintendent take the floor now with
our superend superintendent report. And I'm going to stop sharing my screen for that. Eva, sir, So, anybody from the superintendent's office would like to start? You guys have the floor now.
Yes. Good evening. >> Let me make sure the camera is on. >> We can't We can't hear you yet. One second, superintendent. We can't hear you. >> Oh, yeah. How about with now? >> Hello.
Yeah, I can't hear you on my end, Kella. I think they're trying to Okay, >> I think you know everything I'm about to say, Dr. Hagged. So, let me make sure uh our parents here can, but thank you
for checking in. Can you folks hear me now? I'm sounding like the the AT&T guy. Can you hear me? Can you hear me now?
Oh, so you are saying yes. Uh, good evening everyone. We will be very brief. I know tomorrow is an important day for all of you here and we appreciate having you
here in this important night. Uh we are about to open another school year for our student in district 75. Last year as you know was a very important year for
us. It was almost a banner year. We have been recognized throughout the city by the chancellor her team for the work happening in district 75. the work that we do in collaboration with you in
partnership and hand in hand. And so we are about to start another school year school year with the same spirit and the same sentiment which is I am seeing sign like the people
downstairs can't hear me. Is that so? Can everybody hear me? >> Marlin, you can hear me? >> Yeah, I can hear you, Keller. I'm I'm going to walk downstairs now. I'm going to >> I'm going to walk down. All right. >> I can hear you also, Katler.
>> Oh, okay. >> But that may be downstairs. >> Meaning, can you hear me? >> Yes, I can hear you. Mr. Spencer, Miss Bonia, you can hear me. I see the sign. I see the thumb up. You know what?
Let me just go quick. Okay, then everybody seem to be able to hear me. This morning was a very exciting uh morning for us. We started the day going uh to do a visit in the Bronx uh placing
in a new principal for hospital instruction. And then I quickly make my made my way back to Queens to uh for a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new school for district a new site for district 75.
You probably will see it in the news tonight. It's the Queens Innovation Center, a brand new beautiful building, the largest school that has been built in Queens and so uh by SCA.
So, um it is really a beautiful building and I'm hoping we can visit with you very soon. I will certainly uh make plan with Miss Anjo, Miss Bonia and the other
members of the council whenever they available to go pay a visit to the school. It is really uh an amazing environment for our children and I can't wait to take you there. It's on the 993
principal Jonathan Longshine, the chancellor. >> Kella, I'm sorry, Kella, just a heads up. from downstairs. They can't hear you. Um downstairs in the room. One second. And I am so close.
Technology is funny. >> All right, Kell. I'm just going to have my laptop here for a minute while you speak. >> Okay. So, I'll just >> Everybody Okay. just >> back in order. Let's let's proceed.
>> Okay. I was saying we open a new a new uh district 75 site in a brand new building today. It's located on Northern Boulevard and I was there with the chancellor for the ribbon cutting
ceremony. It was really um it is really a beautiful building and I can't wait to take you there on a school visit. Please reach out to my office Sasha Nora and we will u make sure we we schedule a visit
there and we are getting ready for our first day of school. Our team is already we have conducted school readiness walk through. Thank you to um Minnie Pollson that is here that headed these efforts
on behalf of New York City uh um public school and also district 75. We are ready across the city and our school and site have been visited to know already
there and they have passed. We are also opening about 13 new site in district 75 and those are not places where we are expanding the number of existing classes. Those are brand new site that
uh we are opening. We have placed three new principles in district 75. one home instruction, his name is Tab Alesandro. Uh a second one in hospital instruction.
Uh Cynthia Beyond and the new principal at 35M um um uh Jeff Buggatski. So uh those are three new principle.
They are also new principal but they are not starting uh the new school year as new. So uh we will get a chance to introduce them to you. Maybe you will do some visit there and we can introduce
those three leaders to you. I will also share with you that Dr. Beverly folks Brian that I'm sure you all know has retired and we celebrated her career 47
years serving children of the city of New York. After 47 years she retired as the Brooklyn Baison. So we wish her well. You will know that uh there is a new website that we have
launched this week. Thank you to each and every one of you that have supported uh the creation of this new website. Uh you have um um seen it, you have uh
given us feedback, we have made it more parentfriendly. We will reach out to uh the leadership of the council to know when we can uh uh show it to you and peruse it with you
with uh Nadira Washington who is uh social media director so we all can familiarize ourself with it. Um the last word I will leave you with because I don't want to keep anybody there beyond
uh your time is uh reevu this Saturday at Jacob Javitz. You know we have more than 6,500 people that registered. I am hoping you are one of them here. It's going to be
the mother of all back to school. Uh thank you for your support. Thank you for your availability, your generosity with your time. Thank you for your feedback and all the input you have made
to the program. Your recommendation. We have made many adjustment because of uh feedback we have gotten from you. Thank you for to all of you that have spent some time invested time to visit
Jacob Javit with us and this was really valuable time because you thanks to your input we have made some adjustment to our program. Please know that this new school year, District 75 is ready,
willing to offer more to our families and our student. I am again asking for your support, for your collaboration, for your partnership, for your feedback so we can continue to do this work
together at high quality. That's where I will stop now. 7:45. And thank you, thank you for your attention. I am transitioning um or passing it over now to
Deputy Superintendent Clayberg for some very brief remarks. Good evening everyone and welcome to what we know as the superintendent emphasize is going to be an incredible school year ahead of us. We are so
excited about um the instruction that is going to be flooding our classrooms starting tomorrow. We have truly enjoyed um spending the last couple days in our school buildings getting um our staff excited about instruction and um seeing
the classrooms take form um ready for students and ready for much much learning that is going to take place. So, um, very briefly, I just wanted to, um, let the council know that we are still, um, very invested in the
continuation along with the rest of the city of New York City Reads. We now, um, with the addition of a new school organization in Staten Island, have 45 um, elementary schools that are
participating with um, the HM into reading curriculum in some of their classrooms. We increase our number of students that are able to access this curriculum every year. As a result, we have seen um some very positive outcomes
in terms um of student learning and student progress and we're very excited to continue because our elementary students have been making the gains that they've made in their curriculum. We now have a heightened number of middle and
high school classes that are going to be utilizing into literature, which is the next level of curriculum beyond um HMH into reading for their older counterparts. And as our students age in the program, we're ready for them to be
able to experience more. We still do continue to have um students also utilizing an alternate curriculum um Readtopia to support our students that are not ready to access um into reading or the HMH resources. And we also are
continuing to build foundational literacy across the district with Wilson programs like foundations that you'll see um across our elementary classrooms in all of the burrows. We also are so excited um to be launching New York City
Solves um another big initiative across the school system in 13 of our middle and high school classes uh schools in multiple classrooms. We have two curricula that we're exploring this
year, Illustrative Math and um Amplify Desmos. The schools are going to be utilizing these curricula to look at the universal math shifts to explore different types of learning and
knowledge building for our students and to help us across the district to inform some decision making for the upcoming school year as we decide what curricula work best for our students. And of course, we're going to continue to apply
all of this math learning in the robust vocational um educational programs that we have across our schools as students are learning financial literacy and financial management and scheduling and budgeting, etc. in their um work um
environment, study programs. So, we have so much more to come. We'll continue to update you over the course of the year and um we can't wait to get started tomorrow. So, thank you for your investment in um our work with our students and we can't wait to see your
students in the classrooms tomorrow. Thank you. So, I see there is one question in the chat. Could you please let me know how I can contact the superintendent's office to learn more about the school that will
be visit visiting? Um uh this those type of visit uh are arranged with the leadership of the council that we will be working in tandem and collaboratively
whenever the council uh you know can schedule and budget some time. We go to different borrows and different schools because we want to hear feedback about the work and about what's happening in
our building. So um please reach out to the council miss um Estella and so uh that's how you can know which school will be visited. Thank you. Sasha, Nora, Jacqueline, do we have any
updates more from about the back to school bash on Saturday? That is what President Angel just put on the floor. No questions or updates. President Angel, you may proceed. >> And there is another question here. I
don't know uh if Jackie is available to give uh to share some updates, but in the meantime, there's a question here by uh wonder will will I be at the new
188xi tomorrow? No, tomorrow I am already scheduled to be in Queens. I was in the Bronx yesterday and today. So, one I love the Bronx, but uh I'm not going to be in the Bronx tomorrow. I'm
going to be in Queens, but I do plan to visit the new 188x site. I know Dr. Haggard uh spent some time there yesterday and he gave me some good feedback about the site about principal
uh Sheny Bar Johnson that is very much ready to welcome the new student there. So we would love for you to go there. You know you are always welcome. You've been so supportive of the district. So
please if you can go welcome our children we'll be very pleased. >> Superintendent Lewis on I just want to put out there and share with Wanda that that I'll be at the site tomorrow. I made arrangements with principal Johnson. So I'll be visiting some of the new sites in the Bronx tomorrow as as we
do our visits. And and I just want to share real quick a quick project pivot update. I know last last we spoke we talked about the project pivot um um initiative and that we were in the process of advocating for additional schools to be a part of that um initiative. The initiative surrounds
safety, culture and climate. So I just want to just say that we were able to get additional schools this upcoming school year to be a part of the project pivot initiative. The schools are 379K 256Q. So, we moved we're moving from
five schools last school year to seven schools this school year. So, I just wanted to share that update. And I also want to share I told Nora that I'll be sure to share that we um we're set ready to go with our father's initiative. So, October 22nd will be the kickoff date. It'll be the first date that we meet
with our fathers to kick off this year's father's initiative. And um and and I know Superintendent Lewis touched on it. We over the last two days, yesterday and today, we had an opportunity to visit many of our schools and um just speak to um teachers and paras and related
service providers as they were going through their staff orientation. And I just want to say that the excitement on the face faces of our staff members and administrators was just unbelievable. I mean, we walked across schools, staff members were in breakout sessions,
related services providers planning and preparing for the return of our students tomorrow. So, we're definitely excited and and ready to kick off tomorrow. Just wanted to share those updates. >> Thank you, Dr. Haggard. I want to say
quickly over the vacation I received really an article from one of my principal that really warmed up my heart. It's about one of our former student the father is here. I don't know
if I am at liberty to speak about it and say what the person is about the progress uh that young lady is making in her school in Vermont. There is really a
splendid awesome article about her explaining she is speaking about with her journey how she enjoyed dance and all that. I am sure dad was very proud
as I was as was the principal. I want to uh lift my voice today tonight to celebrate her and I think uh we are I am talking about Zen uh Mr. Spencer
daughter. I was really really thrilled to read the article and so job well done sir. Well done. Well done. Very long article as well. And Zen is taking care of
business there. Congrats. We celebrate with you. There was a question in the chat about um a parent was unable to register for the back to school bash. Look um what I am we open registration a
long long time and we kept it open beyond the time we were supposed to close it. Uh, I don't want to speak for Sasha and Jackie that is not here. I
don't know what the capacity is now. We are already over the capacity. I don't know. So, what I would recommend, I'm not saying yes, no, maybe, is for the parent to reach out to Sasha English
tomorrow to see if we can accommodate one more person. We don't want to close the door on anybody. The event is conceive design for with parent in mind and we want as many parent as possible.
there. We already have over 6,500 depot, but one more will not break uh our bank. So, uh please reach out to Sasha and let's see what we can work out with for you. It's
21282152. >> Um this is Minnie. So I was at a meeting with um Sasha and Jackie today and they said that even though registration had closed, if you still want to come, parents can come and register at the event. So just come to the registration desk and they are still able to
register. >> H >> that was the direction that that they told the schools this morning. >> Okay. I wasn't aware of that because I know we have uh limited capacity in
terms of everything that will be done there in terms of lunch and everything else. So I just want to make to be careful and not misspeak here. But I'm glad you clarified that. >> Yeah, but just double check like he
said. Double check with >> No, no, no. You said it. I'm glad you clarify it. But me, I would I would advise that the person or the people do contact Sasha or Jackie at the district
office to confirm. >> That's right. >> Thank you. >> If that >> Thank you again for your attention. Please always know we are always here a phone call, an email away. We are here
to serve you, to work with your children, to support them, to provide them with a quality education. Your voice matters and please give us your feedback and we'll be more than happy to
implement them as appropriate. Thank you. Take care and Good evening, good night. I'm not ending the meeting. I'm just only uh stopping here in our superintendent
remarks. Miss Bonia, Miss Angel, you guys taking over? >> All right. I'm sorry. Look, we're just letting announcing the uh reimbursements. We're on the treasurer's report, you guys. I'm sorry you guys
couldn't hear. Last thing that was stated was the member reimbursements is $16,525. That's left. That is what we're up to right now. Oh, the question the meeting will be transcribed. So,
yes, there will be minutes and it will be available on the YouTube channel. I have um the CCD75 outreach YouTube is up. Can you please let me know how I can contact the superintendent's office to know more about the schools that will be
be visiting? >> I responded. >> Okay, that's fine. That's perfect. Then we are all set. Where's the mother's initiative? I think we're all set. Miss Wilut um read the questions. Most
of the questions were responded to. Um the information will be available on the YouTube channel for the recording of the meeting. We may proceed. >> President Angel, you may proceed. >> Craig Spencer um has a raised hand. Um, you want to get in the floor? Um,
Mr. Spencer, you can un unmute. Craig, Spencer, you can unmute. >> Greetings. Can you hear me? >> Can you guys hear me? >> Yes. >> Happy happy new school year. Uh
congratulations uh folks. Um uh good luck tomorrow. Um thank you superintendent for shouting my daughter out. Um yeah, just um I want to just I have one question uh for the
superintendent and his team, but in I want to speak to in terms of um visits um regarding capacity and utilization since I'm honored to co-chair with uh second VP Bonia. Um yeah, you'll the the
capacity and utilization committee uh will we'll finalize things and hopefully we'll meet at the end of the month um and and give you a breakdown in terms of what schools will be visiting in terms of what are what are the things that we're looking for um in terms of
capacity like ADA access and and enough uh room for our for our our children to be taught in a proper uh manner. Um so just uh stay in touch with the council. Um that's the type of visits that we'll
be uh as the capacity committee will be overseeing and working with uh the superintendent's office. Yes, Queen's Innovation Center will be one of those. I'm saying now um because it's new, it could set a standard for what we expect for our children. So yeah, just stay
tuned in terms of those types of visits. Um so my question um superintendent and anybody on your team um in terms of arts and um uh folks that you there's a program uh that my actually my daughter
participated in this summer uh that dealt with art and dance and I was wondering who would be the contact regarding maybe um the district working with this organization. Thank you. >> Good evening again Mr. Spencer and uh
our congratulations again on the achievement of your daughter. Um if you need to contact uh our art department, the director is Amenda MCI MCF
E and she is um she has developed many many partnerships on behalf of our district. She's really walkholic and never leave any stone on turns when it mean to advocate on behalf of our
district and our student, please reach out to her. And if anyone of you here in addition to Mr. Spencer knows of any other art um um uh organization that is
sensitive to our student need. We would love to know about them and initiate partnerships. Thank you sir. >> My pleasure. Superintendent. You'll be hearing from me. >> I know.
So, thank you. Um, we're thanking uh, President Angel is thanking um, Craig Spencer for giving our last comment for the meeting tonight. If you have any questions, uh, we have put the council's email in the chat, which is d75 counsel.nyc.gov.
I've also put the administrative assistant email, which is g walcott 3 at schools. I put the website for the council as well. And again, if there's nothing else, can we call? Um, well, I'm going to give the
floor to vice president I motion to adjourn this meeting at 8:07 p.m. >> Yes. So what what happened was uh the motion was made at 807. The interpreters were released. Uh Joanna Gomez made the
motion. Masuma Actor seconded 807. We want to thank you again. Congratulations to Sharon Stewart and Stephanie Bonia. Thank you. >> No, no, no. I don't know if you guys can hear me,
but for those who can hear me, good night. Have an amazing, safe, and great school year. Take good care until we see you again. >> Thank you.
All right. Good night.