This government meeting is brought to you by Eastworks and our local cable subscribers. And at six o'clock, I'm calling the meeting to order with a quorum present. Uh, one member absent. Uh, first order of business is approval of the minutes
from October 8th. On 5B, >> yep, there is a typo in the first line. It's a very funny typo. >> Redhead, >> but it should be reached. >> Yes. Okay. So, we're going to change that to reached rather than redhead.
>> That is very funny. Oh, Jen, can you take keep track of minutes? I mean, of um motions and votes tonight. Thank you. Okay. Was there anything else that anyone saw? Move to approve the minutes of October 8, 2025 as amended.
>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Any further? >> Yeah. Found a >> Okay. >> Nine. Under the vote. There is an S in my last name. >> Where? Where are you? >> Nine. Page three. >> Page three. Oh, number nine. Okay. >> Motion carried by.
>> Yeah. So, we got >> made by. Yeah. So, we want to just change that to mods Lee. >> And I'd say motion made by rather than carried by. made by Okay, >> you don't carry on. >> I amend my motion to say as amended
further. >> Okay. And Jen, are you okay with that? Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I opposed. All right. >> I'm going to abstain >> because you weren't here. Okay. So, it's a >> I know I don't need to, but I'm going to. >> Okay. So, it's a 301. Um Okay. Public
comment. There's nobody here. Circulation of warrants. We've handled that electronically. Any announcements or correspondence that need to be addressed. All right, principal's report. Off we go. >> All right, here's the principal's report for November 12th, 2025. Um, our
enrollment is at 477 students. Uh, we had our caregiver conferences last week, November 5th through the 7th. Our FastBridge kindergarten results show that 82% of our kindergarten students are on track to make typical progress this school year in reading. Uh for those students who need support, our
reading specialists have added them to their schedules. Many students contributed to Senator Vis's thank a veteran project. The um these are veteran cards um cards for veterans. The cards were picked up on Friday. Thank you to sixth grade teacher Mr. Kevin
Hodgson for organizing this endeavor. Uh we have installed hardwired kid is it KDA or kitty carbon monoxide alarms inside and outside of the boiler room. If the alarm inside the boiler room detects any levels of CO, it will go off
and send a signal to the alarm outside the room which will go off as well. And we also have installed a dedicated outlet near the gas range in the kitchen which we have plugged in um a KDA or kitty gas and carbon monoxide alarm
after we had two incidences where we might have smelled something. We were we they're not mandatory, but the fire chief said it's something that you could get and then you'll know right away. So, that's what we did. Uh we finally been
able to hire a SLP for preschool. Emily Dunhill will begin next week. Sunday Burke, our grade 5 math teacher, is having surgery and will be out for a while. Marie Buell, our math, one of our math intervention teachers from last year, is going to come back and sub for her for as long as she needs to be out.
And then we had a one-year only PAR position that I had hired last month and that person had to leave um went to a more permanent position rather than a one-year only. We posted the position. I interviewed for the position and I offered the position today. So hopefully
>> a guy >> it was. Yes. >> Okay. >> Field trips. Grade four is going to the Connecticut Science Museum on December 5th and grade three the Springfield Science Museum on December 10th. and Michelle Murdoch, the veteran service officer here in Southampton, and a
fellow veteran, Mark Nichols, came to Norris on Tuesday, November 4th, to make a video with six of our students to be presented at a veteran service. I believe it was for Veterans Day. Um, the six students chosen were given permission by their caregivers and have family members that were or are in the
military. Norah students shared what being a veteran means to them and how we recognize a veteran. Michelle did a coloring and card activity with students, took pictures, and gave us uh gave each student a thank you gift. The video will be shared with Mrs. Lucaswitz and we'll we will forward it to
participants families. >> Another time. It was really nice that she reached out because we used to do a big breakfast, which we haven't been able to do. Um but it it was nice and the students that were chosen all have family members who are veterans.
>> Thank you. Any questions for Alisa? Moving on. >> Okay. Um I'd like to bring your attention to um let's see, I guess it's page eight. Uh it's focused on chapter 70 and the legislature directed DESIE or
the Department of Revenue to conduct a study and review of the local contribution components of chapter 70. And there's been testimony at the sessions so far. The next session that's coming is um uh Tuesday, November 18th,
4 to 7, and it's virtual. >> Okay? >> And there's an opportunity to register and weigh in and kind of let them know how we feel or you feel about chapter 70 and its
efficacy or not. Um, with respect to funding, um, Dawn attended the Greenfield uh, activi or event on November 6th. Uh, though I don't think she testified. She uh, >> for me it was it was listening to see what others had. There were many
superintendents, school committee members, and some business administrators who spoke. Um, it was I learned a great deal from being there and um, I'm going to work with veto to add some comments. Um because I I think that chapter 70 is inexraably linked to
rural aid and all of these other things. Um and you can't just look at it in a very >> isolated isolated fashion. And so uh many people did say that in a certain way and um I think they were trying to keep it to chapter 70 but it just can't
be. It was amazing the number of people. It It was It was really um I just felt proud to be from Massachusetts. I felt proud to be from this area. There were people who were so articulate and thoughtful and analytical
about everything. There were people who actually took the formula and plugged in their recommendations. It was great. >> Yeah. And um I also did an exercise. I I went on to one of the sites of the Massachusetts Association of School
Superintendent and um got access to the testimony to date and uh downloaded it, shared it with Dawn. So, we're going to kind of peruse that and then think about how we want to respond. Um there's an opportunity to
attend this virtual uh as I said on the 18th, but you can also just submit testimony uh to the link that's uh that's shared here. Um the other I just shared my draft goals and
um oh the the governance document for the Hampshire Regional District uh was reviewed by Desi U. Michelle Griffin uh sent a response to us October 21st. Uh
I'm back in um discussion with uh attorney Dupare and we are going to meet uh next week or the week after to uh respond to Desessie's uh input and their questions and then the next step would
be to finalize that document, bring it to the school committee and then to the towns because it hasn't been updated in years and that was one of the charges I received when I was hired. Uh so that work is uh is ongoing. Uh it's been a bit challenging just because of
everything else that's happening. Uh but it's uh you know on a parallel track we've been able to move it forward. So I'm I'm pleased with that. >> I think it would be challenging if it was the only thing that you were doing for the next four months. >> But you'll never be bored. >> You'd never be bored. Absolutely not.
But but that was uh that's all I wanted to bring to your attention. If anybody has any questions, I'm glad to >> That's great. Any questions? All right. Chair's report. There isn't one other than a reminder. I pretty sure I forwarded to you all. Um the town
clerk had sent us sent sent to the chairs and I sent you um the open meeting law. So there's a new as of June 2025 there was a new open meeting law document. So the request is that you read it >> and sign the acknowledgement you know that you've receive read it and received it
>> and give it to loose uh to the town clerk or you know you just drop it here. This is where it needs to be. I can if you need to send it to me or give it to me, I can give it to her. But >> secretary, >> I read it. It doesn't I don't know if there were any big changes. They didn't hop out at me. But um anyway, so that
was the request from town the town clerk that we take care of doing that. Other than that, there hasn't been a there hasn't been a chair's meeting, so I don't have anything to say about that. So, Jen, Hampshire Regional, so much fun. told you
>> um I apologize for my voice but um most of our meeting was about um the fact that at the 11th hour the um I don't know
>> HEA >> yeah Ha >> their stu their staff union decided they want to stay in the trust after adamantly telling us that what they wanted us to pull out of it and you know yada yada yada. So there was a lot of
conversations about that in an executive session. Um we also decided to I can talk about that right cuz we went into public session with it the mo >> I yeah I would focus on what happened after we got out >> right so that we um agreed to this
memorate. I'm saying that if before the December 1st deadline, they have another insane change of heart that this memorandum would allow us to jump over some of the the stuff we needed to that that we could get them in before the
December 1st deadline. Mhm. >> Um I don't know. There's a lot of other moving parts, but that was a huge shock to everyone when they came and said that. Um
and then they just talked about the job posting for the position that um with Dawn that it was going to be amended and was supposed to be posted. I don't know if it did post last week. >> It was posted. >> Yeah, that was about it. >> Thank you. Any questions for Jen?
Okay. So, PTO, that's me. Um, they are because they would have normally met yesterday, but that was Veterans Day, so the meeting is next week, so I don't have an infantry report from PTO school council. Our first meeting is December 2nd. >> Yes. And I have um two parents that will be joining us. Kim Eskeardo, who has a
sixth grader and a fourth grader, and Brooke McMahon, who has a first grader. So, >> Brook is new to the council that range. Yeah. And then Megan Johnson, kindergarten teacher, has volunteered to serve. So, >> okay. >> Looking forward to it. >> Thanks. Collaborative. >> Uh they posted a job for the executive
position. Uh haven't meet haven't met since our last meeting. >> All right. And um our select board rep is not here and did not give me anything to report. So, >> you're up, Don. I'm happy to report that today will be a
very short update. Um, last last month we talked about FY 2025 and where we were with the actuals versus budget. Um, I will report again on that once um, the town accountant
from Southampton and I have finalized the reconciliation. So, there's nothing to say about that. Um nothing new on that one. Um for FY25, um we did load the budget, but what I wanted I mean for 26, excuse me, for
FY26, um in your packet, you will see the budget. I don't want you to spend too much time looking at it. Um other than the following, I want to say that it's good to have the budget in and um there are a couple of things that are
going on parallel tracks. So in addition to putting the budget in, we're looking at the chart of accounts, which means where the accounts are in relation to end of year reporting that we do for DESIE, etc. And so when you do go through these, when you see um account codes that have little asterisks on
them, for example, neurodeiversity program, teachers, um assistant principal, asterisk, and then throughout here, you'll see various asterisks. Those are new lines, and some of the old lines haven't been removed yet. We have to go about it in a certain way. And so
amounts are being charged to the old lines. They have to be moved to the new ones. So if you were to look, let's just say the principal professional, you'll see zero in the budget, but there's a um there's an amount of 49,000 that's been
spent. That 49,000 has to come down to the principal line um two lines below that. So you'll see like principal professional, it's in capital letters. Then you'll see principal with a little asterisk next to it. That's the new line. That's where everything's going to settle. Um, but it hasn't settled there
yet. We wanted to put the budget in where it belonged because it will only highlight the things that we need to move. So, we will be moving those and as that gets cleaned up, I will send it to you um before the next meeting. If it gets cleaned up before the next meeting,
and I anticipate that it will, but other than that, it would be sort of useless to go through the analysis because you can't compare budget to actual, but you will be able to shortly. So that's the situation there. And then um in terms of a general update, uh I wanted to thank
you and uh the rest of the committees for um moving forward with the job description which we have posted and we're getting some um resumes for that. Um and then um in addition to that we
have an opportunity to fill another position um because the assistant business administrator who's been here for three months provided his >> resignation um on Friday um effective Friday.
So, um, that's gives us an opportunity to fill both positions and, um, it's going to be a bit of a stretch trying to get everything done between now and then. Um, but we just continue to do the best we can
and we we actually are seeing this overall as a positive. >> Thank you. >> Enough said on that. >> Okay. >> Um, and that's it. Does anybody have any questions so far? And I have been working with Margaret on other stuff.
The other things. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> As always. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Um, can I even just tell you how nice it is to have a budget document? Like it's just No. Sinc like that's like
>> because it makes me sarcastic. I like this is like it's genuinely like giddy. Like thank you so much for that. Well, it's it's better than there is money and how much. >> We don't know. >> We don't know where it is. We don't know how. >> Is it enough? >> Probably not.
>> So, thank you for that. Truly, really and truly, we're laughing, but truly, it's heartfelt. Thank you so much. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. Um, policy work. We've got couple of second reads and a possible first year. I'm not quite sure how we're handling something yet, but we'll talk
about it. So, we have two second reads. We've got um on page 11 EF the civil rights complaint policy for child nutrition programs. So the only thing we were changing was the part in green that says the superintendent.
Everything else that was the only that was the only change. So is it >> which one were you on? I'm sorry. >> Yeah. Page 11. >> Okay. I I went too far. Okay. Got it. >> So just to be difficult. >> That's okay.
I'm going to move that we approve EF. >> Okay. >> And then we can move on to the other ones after because >> that's fine. >> Is that okay? >> Yeah, that's what I thought we'd do. >> Oh, okay. I said no, there's two second reads. And if we wanted to do it >> Oh, yeah. No, that's fine. So, Dylan made the motion to approve. Is there a second? Okay. Is there any further
discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Motion passes four to zero. All right. So, now we have JQ, the student fees, fines, and charges. This is also a second read. Um,
there is the part in yellow that I'm not sure. So, all the strikethroughs were just things we didn't need. Margaret, you can you're the one who did all the hard work on this. Can you >> Yeah, the strike are things we didn't need. I mean, you guys read this. >> We did read it last time. >> Okay. >> But, >> um, and what what was decided about the
question I had in the yellow part? When a student has a balance due of 25 or more notifications, >> there was no decision made. Okay. Can we make a decision on that? >> Yep. That's that's what we're going to do. So, what do we currently do, Alisa?
>> When there's a balance, too. >> And are you talking about lunch? Yeah. >> As well. Okay. Um, we've been trying to be really good about just I just made a phone call, you know, hey, I don't know if you saw the letter that came home, but your child has a charge of, you
know, has $15 on their account that is due. So, I think somewhere else it says kids are not supposed to be able to charge all cart if they have a balance. >> Okay. But I think it's also hard when a student wants alle cart and you're not
going to tell them no in front of their peers, right? >> So I've just been trying to like stay up on it. Ask the cafeteria manager who has an outstanding balance and sort of go to the parent and say >> all right trigger of like $25 is in
here. >> So if we're not doing it, I would say delete it. >> But what about Sorry. Go ahead. >> Go ahead. No, I I agree with you. if we're not doing we should delete it. But there's also if at the top this is also it's about like if they lose if they you
know if they're paying for any kind of supplies or equipment or if they've lost or damaged anything is like do they just get do the families do families pay for those things? >> We have many families have taken the kids that have we haven't had any issues with anything other than computers at
this point. Right. Um, and we've been lucky enough that I think all of the families whose child or children have broken a computer by accident or whatever, um, have taken out the insurance, so we have recouped the money right away. >> Okay. >> Um, I'm not sure,
>> you know, if that's 100%. >> Okay. >> What if a kid loses a library book? >> Last year, we had 100% of the library books brought back. But in the past, we call and we call and we call and we call. Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So you want >> and the parents are pretty good about it.
>> Yeah. If there's no trigger point like if if >> the one >> we might just say that when a student >> well it's just >> an existing balance or >> it's in the prior policy that notice will be sent home demanding
immediate payment $25 or more. So >> we could keep it because at least that would be a trigger, right? We we're not going to let anyone get over $25. >> That's fine. We're going to answer if that's actually going to happen. >> Well, yeah. So, I think I think the question is if we're going to put it in
the policy, then it has to happen so that if they do owe $25 or more, that trigger is actually going to trigger something that happens >> and it could be less than that, too. But for sure, I'm trying to keep Okay. The only other thing is a fee or charge due to the Hampshire Regional School
District. >> That was my other question. It should say Southampton School District, not Hampshire Regional. >> That is not paid at the end of the school year. It's the Hampshire School District. Maybe the R is not correct. >> Um
because it is it's not due the school, it's due the district. That's what that's what we discussed. >> What what what is owed to the No, we are the district. The district is Southampton School District. School District's high school. >> That's fine. This was this was I took
this from another one I found. So, >> all right. So, do we want to just >> Not the Hampshire one either. Do we want us to to say Southampton public Southampton school district? >> Southampton school district. All right. Do >> we are a school district, >> right? >> Well, if you read the rest of it, as
such debts are considered to be debts to the school district and not to an individual school. >> So I think that I got the Southampton school district and our only and our school is William Norris school. >> We only have one that means >> okay
>> a classic. But if we allow Okay, devil's advocate. >> If they owe money at the end of their sixth grade year, >> yes, >> then it goes >> That's correct. >> It follows them to the district, which is the high school. So that was I got
this from veto. I believe that that was the issue. I think that our um our cafeteria manager brought this to light at some point that there are pe there are students, you know, from all the schools, all the elementary schools who do, um transition into the high school
and they will often carry a balance owed. And so, um I think what that balance owed then becomes Hampshire Regionals. >> It shouldn't because it shouldn't. >> We have our own revolving account for our funding. We get our own funding
directly into Southampton for the school lunch program. The it comes to the town, not to the district. >> And we don't have a central account that all school money that all funding comes out of. And additionally, this is not just school fees. This is all fees and fines. So if a kid breaks a locker,
>> it's not doesn't get that money. All right, Dylan, how do you propose we write this so that it it is clear how it impacts not only students continuing their education at Norris but also students going balances should not be carried for
that we shouldn't be carrying balances forward to Hampshire regional >> that's what the answer is not part of school district >> doesn't okay we already answered that the question is how do we write it so that at the end of >> sixth grade >> there's sixth grade
it would carry to the next year, but we still have to get the money back, >> right? >> Would it carry? >> It shouldn't carry to the next year. >> Well, no, it continues on forever just because you you know, it's it's like any debt owed, it's still owed to the Southampton school district whether or
not but say you don't pay. So, if you owe us a debt in sixth grade for $150, >> we just cross out the second the last after the last comma as such debts are considered to be blah blah. So we say it's not paid at the end of school year will be carried forward to the next
succeeding school year period. >> I don't think you have to because the school district is Southampton. So it's it's it's redundant in the sense of because if we had two elementary schools >> No, no, no. So it would read any fee or charge due Southampton public schools
that is not paid at the end of the school year will be carried forward to the next succeeding school year. >> Period. >> Period. Because because that is >> because even like from second to third grade they must mention we put a caveat that all fees must be paid
>> before moving on. >> There's no enforcement there's no there's no enforcement. >> I understand what you're saying. Did you pull this language from a terminal? Where did that language come from? Is that from an MC? >> That came from veto. >> Okay. >> Did you say all fees must be collected
will be collected through Southampton schools. So, I think what where we are right now, I think, is it's going to say any fee or charge due the Southampton School District that that is not paid at the end of the school year will be carried forward to the next succeeding school year. Period.
>> I'm fine with that. >> Okay. >> Until we build another school and then we'll have to add that in there. >> Okay then. >> Killing me. >> All right. So, we're leaving in the $25 thing, right? But the the part in yellow, we decided to keep that in.
>> Is that what we decided? >> Yep. >> Okay. But we're So the only thing we have to edit is taking out this the thing about >> Yep. >> keep or delete. Okay. >> That Yep. >> All right. Okay. All right. So now, is there a MO? Did we do We didn't have a motion on this, right? Is there a
motion? >> I approve this policy with the edits that we made this evening. >> All right. Is there a second? Second. >> Okay. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? >> I I
>> All right. Motion carries 4. All right. Next up. All right. So, we had stopped work on the um wellness policy because the last time we talked about it, we were concerned about how the policy felt aspirational rather than something that
we could actually. So what you have in the packet is a wellness policy that is taken down to the essentials that are required by law. So um
let me read to you. So this um this came from the district nurse leader and the note that came to with it says um okay so this is the new draft that will be presented for school review. It
contains only the state and federal mandated items that we must include in the wellness policy. Um, >> while this document contains only the mandated items and those items included cannot be removed, the language used
around the items can be adjusted accordingly as needed as long as it does not change the integrity of the mandated information. So, we can either call this a we can do a first read on this tonight and do a second read in December or we can call
this here's an update on where we work on the wellness policy and we can do a first read next month and the second read in January. >> I'd prefer that. >> The other thing that it's not in the packet because it's not something we have to take action on. What they also did, it is in our it is in our
electronic folder. They also created a wellness policy goals. So like a lot of that stuff that we knew we couldn't do right now >> stuff. >> So the aspirational stuff is in that document. It's in the electronic folder. I didn't have it printed for tonight because it's not something we have to take action on.
>> So I guess my question is do you all want to do a first read on this tonight if you've had time to look at it already and can talk about it or do you want to do the first read next month? >> Why do what would be the bet what would be the detriment of not making it a first read? Um, after having such concerns with the
first one, I'd like to be able to like thoroughly go through it and see what it says. >> Well, if we we but you don't have to do an up and down vote at the ne if we call this a first read and we come back and you have serious concerns. >> Y >> we don't have to take a final vote at the second read. >> Okay.
>> We can continue. And my concern is I mean I >> to move it along. >> Just to move along and if we decide we want to scrap it, we can scrap the whole thing. >> Okay. >> So this tonight Yeah. This this does this isn't like any final thing. This is and and so also just so you know the two
policies that we just approved and this policy they were all also included as attachments to the um the meeting posting. So these have been put out to the public as well. >> Oh nice. >> Okay. Um >> all right. Well mark it. Okay. So you want to call us off? You want to do a
first read on this? >> I don't see a detriment to doing that. >> That's that's completely fine with me. I just wanted to put it out there that we had options. >> We have 14 first read. >> We could. >> Yeah, that see. But that's fine. I didn't I just feel like we usually do a first read. We do a second read. So that's fine. As long as
>> we can we can >> Yeah, we can. >> I mean, in theory cuz if you do make any changes, >> we'd have to do another read again anyway because you're only allowed dimminimous >> changes in order to accept it as a second read because major changes be reposted. >> So what we can call it a first read. So
anybody want to say anything? Who speakth the attorney? >> So is there anybody want to say anything then? >> Yeah, only if we can get to promote free. I don't know what a free safe is for the comma. That would be >> where are you?
>> Um under on page two standards bullet point 4 to promote hydration because I don't >> hide free safe. >> Free safe. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Free safe. >> Free safe. >> Free safe. Um, >> maybe it's a new thing, Dylan, and we're just not hip to it.
>> And I just don't know how kids I We must all be dehydrated because I never had it. >> I think we wereically dehydrated. >> Probably were chronically dehydrated. >> Yeah. Yeah. I I feel like my kids generation is the most hydrated group of people on the planet. Um, okay.
>> Recently added the these these fountains are lump free stickers to them, >> you know. Got to buy cups for the cafeteria. >> All right. Are we so >> the cafeteria now? >> All right. So, are we moving on or are we going to do anything with this? Like,
do we have to do we do we have to do the whole accept this as a first read thing or just say that was our first read? Okay, good. >> All right. Um, Jen, >> yes. >> Why isn't that in here? All right. So, I had requested that
everything that was in the folder be in here, and it's not because all of the wellness, all of the cell phone policy work that you did is not here. It's >> all right. I'll talk about it anyway. >> All right. So, Jen, she doesn't have So, I don't have a formal policy.
>> Okay. >> Mostly because I was dealing with a bunch of crap between sick kids and going on vacation. But prior to even becoming part of the like officially on the committee when coming to the meetings um and I remember Margaret started talking about when they started
the yonder pouch stuff up at Hampshire. >> I was like oh that's a good idea cuz we I know there is a problem with cell phones at Norris. >> Not like a huge like issue but I know there are kids that are using them in the bathrooms and you know stuff like that stuff that shouldn't be happening.
Um so at that time I went through and started making a list. I also read the book The Anxious Generation which was kind of an eyeopening approach to the whole social media and electronic technology in general.
This year the Mass General law the Senate has approved which I don't see if I can pull up in on my phone but they approved or are trying to get this whole bell to bell um thing for cell phones in all
schools in Massachusetts and um >> there's nothing >> I swear to God I put it in the folder. All right. If it's not there then I maybe I didn't maybe I didn't make it. >> I've never seen anything. >> It's it's not in here. here. I'm looking now. It's not in there. >> Okay. My apologies to you all. I will
put it I will put it in the folder tomorrow. >> Um so just some of the points that I pulled out from a couple years ago. Um and then I pulled policies. Um I went on the mass or whatever or website that we can pull
look at policies through policy. >> Yeah. And looked at policies for schools currently that have cell phone policies. Um um where was I looking at? So Salem public schools out by where we grew up
has a K to8 cell phone policy for safety reasons. Um they must be kept off stored and then they have like a three-step pro um like three tier or first step, second step, third step for kids violating the policy.
I don't think like closer to us Lee Elementary School has one. Um and then I included you'll see you guys can read what the mass um general law the bill currently is
bill S323. Um, I mean, I'm all for at this point. There is zero need for anyone in a K to6 school, preK to6 school to have a cell phone with the caveat of I know there are some students with type 1 diabetes
and other medical issues that use them for, you know, monitoring. Obviously, I want to make didn't want to go whole hog and write a full policy on it without having input from all of you because I want to make sure that that is represented appropriately or if there is
any other outstanding circumstances in which any of you feel you, Veto and Alisa included, um that would warrant having >> a cell phone be accessible during the day. >> Um >> so you're going to continue working on
it? >> I am. I but I just wanted to know if the input that any of you had before I went whole hog because there aren't any like general mass um MASC like pulp blank policies to pull from to say here's what
it is because the bell to bell hasn't passed the house yet >> right pass. So yeah, the only other the only reason like at the high school when we wrote it, if someone is on IEP and needs to take a photo of the board, for example, for homework, like there are
instances where students are allowed to do that. At an elementary school, the medical reason seems primary. I don't know about other uses. I think what I would like is for you to get with Alisa and Vidito and get their
input because I feel like they're like, you know, you're the person, you're the person who's actually in the building and you're our leader, right? So, um, I think that getting input from them would be really helpful. Um, and I also think
that, you know, once we have a policy that we want to start talking about, we'll do what we did and we'll we'll include it as an attachment to the meeting posting and stuff like that because I think that um it's probably something that we'll hear from the public about if we, you
know, if we proceed with anything and I think we need, you know, people need to know what it is that we're going to be talking about at a meeting >> um as a separate point or with this point, should it be just a cell phone or should it be a cell phone/technology policy?
Because I'm curious about the stipulations like when we give the fourth, fifth, and sixth graders computers. >> Well, that's why working with administration, >> right? Like what are the limits that are put on those? Like as far as >> Yeah. cell phones, watches, earbuds.
Well, no watches, but I'm saying more so for the computer access when the kids get those like when they can bring them home and can be doing whatever want. I mean, I know they're on Google and searching for a bunch of crap. Like, do we have strict >> I don't know, firewalls or or firewalls
or whatever that keep them from be able to get to anything on YouTube. >> Uh, not the firewall when you're at home though, right? >> Do you know what I mean? >> Like, is it a computer thing or is it just a internet while in the school thing? Do you know what I mean? I'm just curious. I don't know.
>> I think it might be useful, too. So, if we're talking about more than cell phones, if we're talking about other types of technology um and acceptable use and all that, it would probably be good to have a handle on >> what is being used in classrooms like what what are what are teachers
>> the teachers are not asking kids to use their cell phones at all in class. I mean, it's always been off and away. It's in our handbook, right? So, we there may be issues with a kid leaving their home room, going to their locker, grabbing their cell phone, and using it in the bathroom. I don't know who
they're talking to because nobody else has their cell phone, but >> to my knowledge, we haven't had any disciplinary issues on that, but it's I'm not saying that it could never happen, right? >> Um, but um I think that >> how much weight does a handbook, you
know, if it comes to something, a policy would be good to to have that to back us up. So, >> have a policy in place before we need it than to really have a >> policy, right? I think the bigger issue is when kids have their cell phones and they get on the bus. That's what we've
had issues with is kids taking pictures of other kids on the bus or they're getting on the Snapchat or the social media while they're on the bus to other kids or, you know, >> are we allowed to extend? >> I mean, I don't know. you know, as far as our policy, >> I think
>> the bus if there's a fight on the bus, right? >> We have a bus policy, too, and progressive discipline for bus infractions off that bus. So, we could we could include >> so we could absolutely look at the bus policy as part of this too and whether we want >> it should not be in a policy. Discipline
should be in a handbook. Policy should govern the approach >> or the rule and then the consequences should be in the handbook. So the consequence >> this is what a policy is for. >> So the consequences for not following the policy, >> right?
>> Yes. Yeah. >> So I also think one of the the the um part of the reason we started talking about this was because of an email that we got from a member of the public >> and their concern wasn't just about cell phones. It was also about social media platforms, different platforms that that
might be being used in school. >> Yep. um there weren't any specific ones named but just about generally the use of social media platforms in school. So I think that this is a thing where there's probably a lot of conversation and research that that you know if you're if you're still willing to take it on that
the three of you would work on together. Um and this might be the kind of thing that we do you might do pieces of it. >> Um because there's probably good reasons to have separate policies for different like content areas, right? Y >> um and probably we'd be in a situation
where we'd be trying to get this up and running for the start of the coming school year, >> right? >> So that gives you time to to to to get it put together. >> Yep. >> So that would be my take on it. >> Anybody else have anything else they want to add?
>> Okay. Um is there anything that we didn't talk? There's We have an other now. We have an other category. Is there anything other? No. All right. Um, and we don't have any new business that we didn't know about. Right. We're good.
Okay. Then, um, I will entertain a motion to, according to Mass Journal Law, chapter 30A, section 21A3, to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, if an open meeting may have a detrimental
effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body, and the chair so declares, which I do. This is for negotiations with the Southampton Teachers Association. Um, and the motion I would further entertain that we include our business manager, our
principal, our superintendent, and via phone, our town administrator. >> So moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay. So, we've got Jen and Margaret and it's 6:41
and um we will not be returning to open session. All right, so roll call vote. Jen, >> I >> Dylan, >> hi. >> Margaret, >> hi. >> And Shot, I Okay, so we are in executive
session at 6:41. We will not be returning to open session. If anybody needs a break, go ahead and take one.