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Welcome everybody to the school committee meeting of Monday, June 29th, 2026 at 7:00. Mr. Sullivan, can you call the roll? Jeff Goslin. Here. Jeff Gunther. Kathleen Hillman. Here. Bo Sullivan, here. Kick Sullivan. Here. Mike Torrell. Here. Chairman McCaid. Here. I'll lead you in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. If anybody would like to address the school committee on a topic of your

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choosing, you have up to three minutes to do so. We'll have public participation open for about 30 minutes. If there are no takers, we will close public participation. Anybody out there? We're going to close public participation and move on to the approval of the minutes of June 15th. I'd like to make a motion for the approval of the June 15, 2026 school committee meeting minutes. Second. Motion has been made and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Superintendent school's evaluation. That's me. Okay. So each year, just to rehash the process that we go through every year, around May to early June,

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all of the school committee members, with the exception of the chairman and mayor, goes through and does a full evaluation of the superintendent based on goals, progress that we've made, and there is also a written portion of that where school committee members can give ideas, thoughts, compliments, suggestions, and so on and so forth. So those are all compiled, and then we take one form and we sort of summarize as

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best as possible. It's not necessarily an easy task, but we summarize those comments, those ratings together onto a single evaluation, and then all of those are shared with the superintendent. And as in years past, what I've done rather than Read the evaluation word for word is to put together a summary of the evaluation that we read out in regular meeting. So, without further ado. The Westfield School Committee has completed its annual review of the

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superintendent and has produced the following findings. Overall, Superintendent Stephan Zaparowski is recognized as an effective and student-centered leader who consistently demonstrates performance at a proficient to exemplary level. He has made meaningful progress in advancing key district priorities, including improving attendance, expanding early learning opportunities, and introducing innovative initiatives such as the district's focus on artificial intelligence. His leadership is characterized by a strong commitment to data-informed

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decision-making, thoughtful management of financial and operational challenges, and the ability to foster a transparent, collaborative culture that builds trust with staff, the school committee, and the broader community. Across all performance standards, Stephan has established a solid foundation for continued success by maintaining stability, strengthening partnerships, and aligning district efforts around clear goals for student achievement. This evaluation identifies opportunities for continued growth as a natural extension of this strong performance, including

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further translating strategic planning into measurable student outcomes, enhancing alignment between resources and priorities, and expanding inclusive engagement efforts. With this forward-thinking approach, strong communication, and focus on continuous improvement, Stephan is well-positioned to sustain and build upon the district's positive trajectory. That's all I have. That's it? That's it. Anybody have any comments? I know you've done a terrific job. Yeah. I would like to reiterate that. First, thank you to chairman, Vice Chair Torrell, for putting this all together.

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I know this is never an easy job because when you get six different evaluations, to put it together and succinctly do it, and I appreciate Mike doing that, and staying on top of everyone and make sure it gets done. But I agree with all of that. I think we're lucky to have you. I really do. Thank you. After all these years that you've had the job, and the potential for growth is always there in every job. I think everybody would agree with that. And I think you'd even admit from when you first got the job to where you are today, you have grown into the job. And I also think along with that is that table over there that

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you have assembled. The leadership roles that they've all taken in the school department in the city of Westfield, I think is exemplary, and that's a reflection on you. So I think the jobs that you do and the jobs that they do are top-notch for this town, and I appreciate everything that everybody does. And again, that's a reflection on you, so good job. Congratulations, and please keep it up. Thank you. Yeah. Can I add? You're here. I just want to say to Stephan, I'm so proud of you, how you lead our district. You are a rules

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person, and you try to do everything that is appropriate statewide, and you encourage us to be better people here, too. All of our staff, I think, loves your leadership. Thank you so much for all that you do. Thank you. Anybody else? Sure, Jeff. I just want to add a thank you, Stephan. When I first came back on the school committee, I had come to your office, and you welcomed me in, and you said your door is always open for communications, and I always appreciate your newsletters and your updates and your

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monthly superintendent letter. Very helpful. Keeps me informed, lets me know what's going on, and I really appreciate that. You always had an open door, and you still do. So thank you. So as for me, most of you know that I work with Stephan pretty much daily. Every day we're talking with one another, and for the last four and a half years, it's been my pleasure to work with you. I find that your ability to understand and comprehend complex problems is really second to none. You do a fantastic job within your schools. We'll argue here and there, but that's kind of what brothers do, I guess.

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And that's right. That's where we are. But the end game, the end result is always terrific, so thank you very much for your service, and I don't look forward to that date. There you have it. Thank you. Next. I'd like to make a motion to approve the revised non-contract chart. Second. Motion been made and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Dr. Morris, how are you today? Very well. How are you? I haven't seen you in a while. It's been a bit. So I do want to apologize, there was a couple of changes I want to highlight. One is that I inadvertently left RBTs on here last time, and since, as you know, they became part of Unit D, they should not have been on the list. So for the sake of clarity, they're no longer on.

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And the other two changes were the coordinator family and community engagement aid and coordinator, and talking to our grants manager, she asked me to make some minor adjustments. So those have been made. Those are the only changes on the list from the last time. So I do apologize to have to bring it back. I only have one question, and it's actually for Mr. Rodgers. Will you be making a hire on Thursday? I can actually- A little joke, a little humor. A little humor I think I can do that. All right. There are two peoples who have been recommended. They're in my inbox right now. We'll be following up tomorrow to get those raring to go. So, I appreciate Mr. Rogers for taking quick action

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about responding. We posted that position pretty quickly, we went over the language, and interviewing, and moving to hire. So that's another, a point that I want to bring up to say thank you to the core team and to the superintendent. The person that we're talking about, or the position that we're talking about is an addition to the maintenance team to help us get over the hump that we have with maintaining our fields at our school. So, thank you very much for your quick response and your timely response. We appreciate it. Anybody have any problem with the as submitted?

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Mr. Sullivan. Kathleen Hillman? Yes. Bo Sullivan, yes. Kick Sullivan? Yes. Jeff Goslin? Yes. Mike Terrell? Yes. Chairman McCabe? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Mark. Next up. I'd like to make a motion for a budget transfer in the amount of $23,264.16 from account 56523910-532001, Tuitions in State, to account 55482421-520000, Maintenance of Ground Supplies, Purchase of Services. Second. Motion been made and seconded. Further discussion? Ms. Baron.

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So, last time I was here, I had done a transfer for the shade structures. I had not received the quotes at that time. I was preparing for the quotes to be received. They were more than I had anticipated, so I'm transferring the additional amount. Can I ask what they are? The shade structures? Yeah. They look like canvas. They're not canvas, but they're those large- They're big umbrellas ... almost like awnings. They're big umbrellas. Kind of, yeah. I got one too. They're wicked expensive. They are wicked expensive. I just didn't know why 2026 brought along shade umbrellas, but okay. So the PTAs-

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I thought- ... at Munger Hill and Paper Mill requested them, and we're going to do GoFundMes to get them. Okay. I'm just curious. Thank you. Kathleen Hillman? Yes. Bo Sullivan, yes. Kick Sullivan? Yes. Jeff Goslin? Yes. Mike Terrell? Yes. Chairman McCabe. Yes. I didn't do it. I know. A motion to make a budget transfer in the amount of $33,000 from account 52523233-5111100, Munger Hill Teachers, Special Education Full-Time Hourly Employee, to account 55482422-520000, Maintenance of Building, Purchase of Services.

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Second. Motion been made and seconded. Ms. Baron. So, this is for air conditioner units at the technical academy. I had put on the agenda for both the main offices and Tiger's Pride. We were unable to attain a quote in time for the main offices, so it'll just be Tiger's Pride that is being done. Okay. Yeah. When you say air conditioning units, are you talking rooftop units, or are you talking window units? They're mini-splits. Mini-splits. Yeah. Splits. Yay. There's always tomorrow. Mm-mm. No? It's too late. We're not going to start a FY26 project on June

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30th. Well, we do have things like carryover. But I do want to, again, congratulate the team for pulling this together on very short notice. I'll just leave it at that. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Mr. Sullivan. Bo Sullivan, yes. Kick Sullivan? Yes. Jeff Goslin? Yes. Kathleen Hillman? Yes. Mike Terrell? Yes. Chairman McCabe. Yes. I'd like to make a motion to approve a budget transfer in the amount of $60,000 from account 50083730-583000, System, what'd you say? Acquisition. Acquisition of Fixed Assets. Oh. Plan Capital, is that right?

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Yes. Plan Capital Improvements to account 55482422-520000, Maintenance of Building, Purchase of Services. Second. Motion been made and seconded. So it was for the same purpose. I'm obviously not going to need all of this money to do the mini-splits at Tiger's Pride, but I had put this on the agenda prior to knowing where we'd be today. Okay. Anybody else? Mr. Sullivan. Kick Sullivan? Yes. Jeff Goslin? Yes. Kathleen Hillman? Yes. Bo Sullivan, yes. Mike Terrell? Yes. Chairman McCabe. Yes. Thank you.

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Thank you. I'd like to make a motion for a first reading by title only of policy file IHBEA, English Learner Education. Second. Motion has been made and seconded. Further discussion? Ms. Hillman. Good? Do you want me to just say something about it? No. This is an update from MASC. There's a change to eliminate the word languages on the title and on the first paragraph. There are minor changes in the next paragraph to be more precise, and the bottom one is to change the federal law

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instead of No Child Left Behind language. Thank you. You're welcome. Any further discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Item B, with the same type of synopsis. That's all. Just for the- You want the synopsises? Yeah. Yep, okay. A motion for first reading by title only of policy file JFABE, Educational Opportunities for Military Children. Second. Motion been made and seconded. Ms. Sullivan? Okay, this is another update. And in the second paragraph, we've added preschool to grade three. That was us, we did it.

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And then in the fifth paragraph, there's a rewrite to clarify who is eligible, and there are changes from children to student. And on page two, how records are dealt with at the top. In the fourth paragraph, there was an IEPs that were drafted by other states, that we accepted those. And that's it. Thank you very much. You're welcome. The only reason I'm asking for the description is for our folks out there on the television. Okay. Sounds good. Any further discussion?

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All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Okay. The next one is file JICH, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use. I'd like to make a motion for a first reading only by title only of policy file JICH, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use of Students Prohibited. Second. Motion been made and seconded. Ms. Sullivan. Okay, and this one is the only change was the word typical. Typically. That's- Typically seventh and ninth screening. There was one word that they just added that one.

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Any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carried. Okay. I'd like it to make a motion for a first reading by title only of policy file JIC, Student Discipline. Second. Motion been made and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Okay, this was an update from MASC. This was also reviewed by Attorney Dupuis. On page two, we added preschool to the second paragraph to also update the language. In the third paragraph, we updated including language grades four to 13,

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and in the last paragraph, we cleaned up the language. In the page three, in the third paragraph, we cleaned up language there, and in page four, we eliminated grades K, but included preschool, and we added information for grades four to 13 in our policy, which it didn't have before. In page five, we added the word guardian instead of just parents. We also added rights in laws and regulation of the state.

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MCAS wanted us to use the word exclude instead of the word expelled, but the committee decided to keep the word expelled throughout the document. I do have a question. Does anybody else have a question on this eight-page disciplinary policy? There's no changes noted in any of the policy that's online. So while you were tracking it, you knew what you were tracking, but I don't think any of the other committee members knew what they were tracking. So, go ahead. What do you want me to say? So I'm wondering, wasn't our agreement-

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When they do the first reading, that probably was done at the June 15th meeting, so it should be in that shared access file showing the changes. Isn't this the first meeting? Oh, I thought you were doing the second final one. No. No. Oh, I'm sorry. We're still on D. That's fine. Yeah, so- We're on D18 ... I just don't know how comfortable I am voting for the changes when I can't actually see what the changes are. In the hard copies, they're there. I don't know that I have a hard copy. I only have what's in the shared drive. Right? Here. You follow me? Do you have them? So in this discipline one, I really wanted to add

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more about four through 13, because the previous policy didn't have any of that four through So I wanted to make sure that that was included in this policy. When does this have to go into effect? When does it really need to be in effect? It's still got to come out for a second. Yeah, it's got to come out for a second. It's still got to come out for a second. Second reading. So the second reading would be planned for our meeting in August at this point, so it would be in effect for the start of the school year. All right. So I would be in favor of passing it at the first reading if provided that- Yep ... this document is included in the second reading. Because believe it or not, I do read them. I mean, or at least I try to.

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There's a lot with that one, too. Okay. I've read that one at least 15 or 20 times because there was so much to it. And we met about it last week. And Stefan and I even met with the student discipline one because I- I'm sure. Okay. No, I'm sure. I mean, where you're talking about school discipline, it's a weighty matter and you need to get it right. So long as it's included in the packet for the August meeting, I'm good with it. Okay, good. Mr. Sullivan? I'm good with it, too. You're good with it, too? Thank you. Good. Is there any further discussion? That's one. I was clean right up until then.

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You were. You're good. Thank you, Bob. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Clean. And I'd like to make a motion for a second and final reading by title only of School Committee Policy file JCAA, Time Out, Seclusion and Restraint of Students. Second. Motion been made and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Okay. This one is Very interesting. I'd like to make a motion to mark policy file GBEC, drug and alcohol-free workplace.

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It's in there. So, the school committee policy came out that they wanted to eliminate- Hold on a second. Oh. Do we need a second? Yeah, you made the motion, right? Second. Yeah. Oh. Second that. Okay. MASC came out with a policy that they wanted to eliminate alcohol-free workplace. But our committee looked at the suggested language to eliminate the words alcohol-free. But our subcommittee decided to keep the current language as it is- That's it ... to include that alcohol-free.

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Mike, yes? Okay. Mr. Sullivan? So there's no changes to the policy at all? No, we just reviewed it and we wanted to keep what we had. Okay. So this is more of an information thing. Right. Okay. So we didn't need a motion. Well, you- Well- ... we can now say they did it. Yeah. Right. Yeah. So we reviewed it. We didn't like the suggested changes, so we decided that we would just mark it as having been reviewed. Yeah. And enter that into- So do we want to make a motion to leave the current policy as is after review? Well, the motion was to mark it as reviewed. Okay. Which is the same. I think it's the same. Oh, I'm with you. Okay. So down at the bottom of the policy-

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I got you ... it's going to be reviewed, and it'll give today's date. Okay. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carried. I'd like to make a motion for the acceptance of a gift to Westfield Technical Academy from Benjamin Cerner, in the form of an airplane donation valued at $100,000 for the use of educational purposes. Second. Second. Cool planes. Cool plane. Further discussion? Thanks. Yeah, just- You want to describe it or like... Just thank you. No, I'm short of my pilot's license, but it's a fully functional- We kind of saw it. It's a pretty nice little plane. It's beautiful. It's in great shape, and we just got all the FAA approval.

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It's a flyer. This plane can fly. And I think it's pretty cool that it was donated to us. You don't get a plane donated to you every day. Did we work on that donation, or did he just show up and give it to you? A little bit of both. Good. A little bit of both. Good. There's a story on Western Mass if you caught that. I saw it, yep. Yeah. Yep. As to why he donated it, but it's all good stuff. Our kids will benefit from it. No, I think it's great. Yes. Thank you. Thank you to Mr. Cerner. Thank you. Mr. Sullivan. Kathleen Hillman? Yes. Bo Sullivan, yes. Kick Sullivan? Yes. Jeff Goslin? Yes. Mike Terrell? Yes. Chairman McCabe? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to accept the Literacy Initiative grant in the amount of

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$75,000 from the Irene E. and George David Foundation. Motion's been made. Second. Second. Is there a second? There is a second. Second. Mr. Sullivan. Good evening. So, Christine Shea, Director of Assessment and Accountability. No, I'm not Joanne, but I'm here in place of her this evening. So as you know, or as you may know, early literacy is a focus of the state and also across the country. If kids can't learn to read, it's hard to learn to do almost anything else. So, we have been focusing on

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improving our early literacy programming for a few years now, and Steph, and Susan, and I have been fortunate to build a relationship with the Davis Foundation over the last few years. Last year, they funded us for, I wrote it down, $240,000 for Ignite tutoring seats. And during last year, they encouraged us to apply for this funding to start a regional early literacy network. So we did. We applied for it and were given the $75,000

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to plan and launch a network to work with, starting off with four districts around us, and hopefully building it to be able to share best practices that we have learned from others, and of course, improve early literacy in the region. Thank you. Thank you. Cool. Any further questions? Mr. Sullivan? Kathleen Hillman? Yes. Bo Sullivan, yes. Kick Sullivan? Yes. Jeff Goslin? Yes. Mike Terrell? Yes. Chairman McCabe? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to accept the CTE Frameworks and Competency-Based Implementation grant in the amount of

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$30,000. Second. Hi, Ms. Darge. How are you? Hi. I am well. How are you? Good. Susan Darge, Director of Curriculum and Instruction. And this was an entitlement grant to meet a mandate of having our CTE courses in all of our programs aligned with the new CTE frameworks. But we do love to take a mandate and get some additional good stuff out of it. So this is also a NEASC goal from our NEASC visit that we have

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well-articulated curriculum maps for CTE. And it's going to move forward the collaboration and alignment of the CTE programs and the academic programs. That was started by our very own Superintendent Zaparowski when he was principal at Tech Academy. It has not progressed as much as we would like, and we think this is a jumpstart for that. So this is a short grant window- July

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1st to September 30th. So what we're going to be able to do with this is provide some professional development to all staff, buy supplies related to professional development, some books for them, and to provide stipends for lead teachers and leaders to create the plan that we will carry out through the year to be complete with this project by June of

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2027. And we're going to be able to make use of those early release days connected to our PLC time, so it's five days, so thank you for that, because this is the kind of time we need to do this collaborative work. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions of Ms. Adragna? I think it sounds terrific. Mr. Sullivan? O'Sullivan, yes. Kick Sullivan. Yes. Jeff Goslin. Yes. Kathleen Hillman. Yes. Mike Tirrell. Yes. Chairman McCabe. Yes. Thank you, Ms. Adragna. Thank you. I have one update because school is out, obviously.

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So, a couple of weeks ago, the city council passed an ordinance or resolution that allowed for the city-- So this was made possible by Governor Healey, so that we can put cameras on our school buses that would be able to fine motorists that blow by the red flashing lights. So currently, a fine is issued, and you pay the state, correct? So now, this new ordinance allows for the funding that is collected through the camera and the ticket, the money goes to the city,

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essentially. It goes to the city. So that has passed a hurdle. I wouldn't say a hurdle, but it's passed city council. So our next step is to decide as a committee, as a group, as a school department. So we have one year remaining on our current contract with our bus company right now. They are on board with this already. So is it something that we want to pursue for next school year or the following year with a new contract? Because if we pursued it for next year, it would require amending our current bus contract. Mm-hmm. And so I'm looking for some guidance. We'd have to incorporate this language.

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So we'd have to go out to bid, we'd have to put an RFP together, and it would have to incorporate a lot, our bus company would have to agree, which verbally they have, to put these cameras on each and every one of their buses. But we'd have to go out for bid, so we'd have to develop a request for proposal, and take a look at that. So if it's something we wanted to start next school year, there isn't a lot of time. If we wanted to wait until the following school year when the contract is up, we wouldn't obviously have to amend the contract. And so I guess what I'm looking for is a little bit of guidance.

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Do we want to put it in place for next year and amend our current transportation contract, or wait until the following year when we have to have a new one? And is it something the committee is interested in doing? I know the police department is on board. When we were in front of the LNO committee, was it Lieutenant Parrish? Am I getting his rank correct? Yeah. Lieutenant Parrish. Oh, good. All right. Was there as well. And so this is something the police department is interested on as well. It will not benefit the district financially, but it does increase the potential for safety, which is what we are obviously looking at. And it is a complaint we hear, unfortunately.

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We should never hear, in my opinion, that people are blowing by the flashing red lights. But, we do hear it, and we hear it more than we should. And, if everyone stopped, that would be great. But these cameras, however, would allow a ticket to be mailed to your home if you blow by the lights, rather than having to get served a ticket by a police officer. Mike. I'm sorry, Mr. Tirrell. So I see that happen very often. Yeah. We're fortunate. Just personally, I've been stopped behind a bus on many occasions and had somebody coming the other way right through

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those flashing red lights. So absolutely, it happens, and probably way too regularly. So I'm in favor of the project. I know we have to go to RFP. Do we have an order of magnitude in terms of cost to- So it pays for itself. This is what we've heard. Yeah. So I have the two pieces here. It obviously has bubbled into my office and kind of ruminated around a little bit. The cost is borne not by the taxpayer, the cost is borne by the company. But there's a

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little fly in the ointment. It's not a big fly, but a little fly in the ointment. If we do it next year, it will give us time to make sure that we have our I's dotted and T's crossed. Mm-hmm. Apparently, the technology is, I'm going to say this wrong, and I shouldn't say it wrong, but I'm going to say it wrong, is subpoenaable. So that let's say that you were not within the school work, if you were in looking at somebody because they weren't supposed to be somewhere at a time when they were supposed to be at work, and you might find them driving by and you collected this data. So,

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this came up through Bridget Matthews Kane, who is a counselor who spoke on this topic at... I don't know if she spoke just internally or external. I don't know which one it was, but her point is well taken. One of the things that should be written into a contract for this particularized purpose is that it will only be used for school use purpose. It will not have any other purpose on and after. And those are one of the little bugaboos that we have to get done. But there's no impact to the taxpayer dollar in terms of funding it itself. So whoever winds up with the bid, winds up with the

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bid. They fund it because they get a certain kickback from- From the revenues generated. Now, having said that, it's no different than having a camera at a traffic light. What happens is, if you want to stop behavior that's aberrant behavior, and you put up a camera at an intersection, it will stop the behavior. And yes, the tickets will go out, but the people who yell at us that we're just trying to use it as a revenue source are a little shortsighted. Because what happens when the first couple go out, people say, "Holy crap. This is real.

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I'm not going to go past that anymore. I'm not going to run that red light. I'm not going to run that school bus." And then the revenues drop to zero. So I don't know how the companies are making any money, but I don't really care. If it solves a public safety problem and solves people running the light, I'm all 100% in favor. Mr. Shepherd. I am, too. Mr. Turro makes a good point, because it does happen. Two questions. And this may go back to your law enforcement days. Aren't all cameras that are public, what, subpoena-able? I don't know what- A word ... I don't know if it's a word or not, but you used it.

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Yes, you know. Well, we have an attorney that's actually sitting with us. With us, yeah. I won't call him out, but- ... he's to your left. There's a difference between a FOIA- Yep ... and a subpoena. Okay. If you go through the process of getting a subpoena, then you get a subpoena. We get it. Right. But you don't really want people to be able to just do a public records request and get the download from their cameras, and then be able to use that information on somebody, having absolutely nothing to do with the school purpose. That's really where this is going. Right. So those are the things that gets fuzzy. Right. And now you had another one? The other question is, this one's more personal, but is it just for school buses?

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Let's just use Westfield. Just for the school department buses? I would think so, but it has to go out with, you would include what you would- Would the van- ... request for a proposal. And then- I think it's school transportation. It's just school. Well- I think it's school transportation ... And this is probably way off topic, and I get it, but let's just say there's other organizations in town- Maybe ... that have buses. Yeah. No, I think it's school transport. That use the buses to transport kids to school and back every day. Something we could find out. Yeah. That's the only reason I ask that. So are we waiting

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till '27, '28, or do we want to try to do something '26, '27? It seems a little rushed if you- We've got- Depending on- ... There's six people here. I don't want to make that decision myself. That's what I wanted to ask. My gut tells me if we can pull this off, I would like to get it going as soon as possible because- Me, too ... God forbid, something happens in the next year and it's like, "Oh, why didn't you do it this year?" So what we- If we can. I get it, it's quick, but- What I don't want to run into is a open meeting problem. So I don't want to run into a vote today. Yeah. No, it's- We're not doing that. No. We're not doing that. So if we want to take it up again, because we've got it in

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our brains now, in the August meeting, I think we could do it there, and then you could put in, vote for the '27 school year or the '28 school year. And maybe that's a better way to deal with it, because we cannot deal with it now. This is information only. I got you. The only question I got on that is, is August too late? If you want to do it for this year, you can't do it in August. You got to give guidance to the superintendent now, don't you? It's fair to give guidance to move forward. It's fair. Yeah. I'm not voting on anything. I think this is all opinion. My opinion was, I would have you move forward to find out

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the logistics of getting it done for September 1st or August 31st of this year. And I think that that's the right way to phrase it. Okay. No votes. No, there's to be no votes. No votes. Good? All right. Duly noted. Thank you. Yeah. Are you done? I am. Okay. I asked to put on cybersecurity training requirement as item 12. Currently right now, the city offers cybersecurity training, and as a group, we're a little deficient. You think? Yeah. Cybersecurity training now, in total, only takes about 20 minutes a lesson, and there are probably four lessons that come out throughout the school year.

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So we're not talking about a huge investment, and you might not only learn something that's good for your role here at the school committee, but in your personal life, it's good for you. So, because we have unions and weird things like that, making cybersecurity mandatory is a bit of a lift. But it really should be something that every single member of this school committee does, and it really doesn't take all that long. A couple housecleaning things that I'll roll right into the mayor's update, just a couple housecleaning things. We still have mandatory training for school committees.

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The last school training was on the 20th of June. They roll them out monthly. We really should be taking those trainings. And I think we do a really good job of only using our government-issued emails. They were all kind of in the same ilk of things, so I wanted to just cover them. If you use your private email, just remember, if you use your private email for whatever purpose, that private email becomes part

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of a public record that maybe you may not want to have your, "I went on vacation to Florida" on, or whatever it happens to be. So, that was the cleaner version. So use your schoolsofwestfield.org if you're doing any correspondence that has to do with your position here at the Westfield School Committee. And lastly, this is a terrific group. I want to thank you for all the work that you have done this past year. I know we got a new member about midway through. But I truly want to say thank you for all the work that you did. I want to say thank you for all the work that the co-team did.

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And Superintendent Sapirowski, you've done a terrific job this year. We talked about all the things that we've talked about, but I think the most impressive thing is your AIC program, and I'll just leave it at that. The AIC program is the fannies in the chair, which we really like to have fannies in the chair. So we're seeing a really good attendance. So thank you for you and your team for doing all that. I am done with that. Going on to the school committee update. There is no school committee update. That's terrific. Moving on to the subcommittee reports and recommendations.

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Reports, do we have any reports? I don't see any, nor do I see any minutes. That leaves me with- Motion to adjourn ... not yet. Why? Not yet. Will you settle down? Motion made. See, that's one for him, but he never gets dinged, right? It's only me. Motion made, and nobody seconded. Ding, ding. Is that a mistake? No. I would like to announce the next regularly scheduled school committee meeting is August 24th, 2026, right here in this building at 7:00. Mr. Sullivan, do you have a motion? It's already on the floor. Second. That has been seconded by Ms. Hillman. All those in favor?

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Aye. All those opposed? Motion carries at 7:42 PM. We are adjourned. And I want to thank you, Mayor, for being a great chairman. Oh, thank you.