Hello, welcome everybody. I'm Bill and I'm calling this meeting on the Yarmouth Commission on Disabilities to order at 3:05. This is a formative advisor of the Yarmouth Commission on Disability
meeting on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 at 3 p.m. at Yarmouth Town Hall 11:46 28 South, Mass 02664. public is welcome to attend either in person or via the alternative public
access provided on the agenda. Now to the ground rules. The first item on the agenda. Before we do so, permit me to cover some ground rules for effective and clear conduct of our business and to ensure accurate meeting minutes. As chair, I will introduce each
speaker on the agenda. If you are participating remotely, please remember to unmute your microphone and face the microphone on your computer when you are recognized to speak so you can be heard clearly. Please remember to mute the mic on the Zoom app or mobile phone when you are
not speaking. When a participant wishes to interject a question or comment, please wave your hand physically or remotely and ask to be recognized. We'll now proceed with the meeting. >> Yay. I will confirm for the record the members and staff present and they can
hear me. When I call your name, please respond in the affirmative. Phil chair here. Jessica Simmons, vice chair >> here. >> Drew Krauss >> here. >> Glenn Martin, clerk is absent.
Mirroron >> here. >> John Mitchell >> here. >> Gail Tourett >> here. >> And Jean Bole >> here. and staff. When I call your name, please respond in the affirmative. >> Sarah O'Reilly, director of human resources >> here. >> Perfect. Our first item on the agenda is
public comment. Does anybody have anything to say? >> Mary raised her hand. >> Yes, Mary. >> I just want to double check um because I don't know if I'm missing it, but this second month in a row I didn't get the agenda. Are they being sent out prior to
the meeting or no? >> My apologies. I was away last week and I posted the meeting on November 3rd. I don't believe that I emailed them, but it is they're always on the town website at least 48 hours before the meeting.
>> Okay. So maybe Sarah you and I because I couldn't find it yesterday. So maybe you can because is it if I go >> I just sent you a link like when I ran upstairs to get something and I responded to your email with the link. So, if you go into the if you go on to
the agendas, it'll have >> um it'll have a header for every single town committee, one of which is the disabilities commission. If you click on that, you'll be able to see all the um various agendas from all the meetings.
>> No, I understand that a little bit of a drop down. >> Okay. So, it's not on the calendar all the time then. I don't know why the meetings aren't um pushing over to the calendar. I actually asked Yeah. So, it's not necessarily on the calendar.
>> Good to know. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Does anything else have anything to say before we move on? >> I think a really neat thing that's uh been happening as of last week, they have the you know the meals on wheels where they do the delivery. Well,
they've been um not just delivering the meal, but they've been placing like um one of the flyers that I got was for an opportunity to enroll in uh computer technology if you needed that. But I
thought it would be good that maybe we could throw something on that uh a little flyer goes out to everybody just to >> What organization is that? >> That was the Meals and Wheels, the senior center. they deliver to tons of
people. I thought it was a fantastic idea on their part and I was like, "Wow, we should tap into that." >> And who puts it out? The Meals and Wheels. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's just a little >> Does it say Does it have a a phone number that you can >> Is that through Elder Services of Cape
Cod? >> Yes. >> Okay. That's >> I think Yarmouth Rotary makes the deliveries. >> Okay. I just thought it was something neat and something new that we should tap into
just a thought. >> Be a good way to get the word out. Get the word. >> You had meals delivered. Is that how you knew about it? >> Yeah. >> So, do you have that information that maybe you could uh call somebody on that or >> I just had the slide and the lady that delivers.
>> Okay. It could elder services were probably who we contact or maybe the lady at uh Valerie at Meals on Wheels the senior center might be just putting them on the mail. I I don't know how they're getting on there. I just thought it was a great idea and a great way to
make contact with people who some people who cannot get out be tre tremendous service for us. >> That's our audience. Are you willing to contact them and find out if that's an option?
>> That's great. Thank you, John. >> Perfect. >> All righty. That's great. That's a good good idea. The more visible we are, the better we are. Right. Right. >> Exactly. >> All righty. Next on the agenda then is Jean, and she's going to give us an update on the handicap parking issue.
Jean? >> Yes. We have a committee. Um, Drew has agreed to be the co-chair. John and Gil are also on the committee and we decided that we would begin after
the holidays. And um, at that time, you know, right after holidays, um, Sarah, if we have a meeting of four, do we have to post it? >> Mhm.
Does it have to be a town hall? Um, >> usually is, right? >> It usually is. It doesn't have to be, but we do have to post it and it has to be a public meeting. >> So, we have to post it and it needs to be in a public place. So, that >> right
>> so that people from the public can attend if they so choose. >> So, at that time, I contact you. >> Yeah. I would just need to have the date, the location, the time, and the agenda. >> Okay, good. >> And then I can post it. And we have to
post it no later than 48 hours before the meeting. So, if you can plan ahead so that we can coordinate making sure it's posted in a timely manner. >> Sure. >> Perfect. >> All right. Thank you. >> Very good. Anything else about that
subject? >> No, that's all for now. >> Okay. Perfect. And then Gail was going to follow up this about the um sight loss. >> Yeah. Um Gene and I attended the sight loss group meeting on October 16th. A brief pres presentation was given as
well as inviting them to a meeting and also mention if anyone is interested in joining YCOD to contact the town's website assist technology page or Sarah. Uh nobody was familiar with the town's web um site assist technology page. So,
um, I just want to bring this to the attention that by April 20, April 2027, it is mandatory for the town of Yamoth to be ADA compliant under title 2 and operating without any issues.
Um, I know that we have the website, however, there's no way of us testing it unless we have the equipment. Yeah, you need certain equipment to get on. So um the reason why I'm saying this is
because uh someone had brought this to the attention that um sometimes there are issues with the website. So we want to avoid that. So I thought I'd just bring that to the attention. And not only is the town website need to be um
ADA accessible, but also library, schools, and the police department, as well as public accommodations, which fall under title three. So now we have to also probably most likely inform um businesses
um anyone that's serving the public with this information that that it's mandatory and if they can't provide I guess that kind of um alter they can do an alternative way they have to find another way of communicating with with people with disabilities.
Um so is this something that YCD needs to uh explore further? Um, I'm going to submit uh copies of the ADA website information to the chair and Sarah for them to pursue uh um look over and to
consider if they further would like to explore the idea. >> Yeah, I can check with it. I believe they are working on that. I believe they are aware of that that that it needs, you know, there's some work that needs to be done. So, we do use a third party
for our website. So >> this is that information that I thought you guys would like to look at. >> Thank you. >> It's very informative. Um so >> uh yeah this this um this support group um where members this is a support group
where members were open and sharing their experiences in an opportunity for participating to connect and socialize helping to reduce feelings of isolation as well as learning about products that will assist them to being more independent.
For for example, a pair of Ray-B band meta mea glasses which are AI powered smart um eyewear was introduced and passed around. It has uh cameras, speakers and an integrated display.
These glasses allows users to capture photos and videos, listen to music, make calls, send messages, read a menu or a receipt, a recipe, and interact with Meta AI using voice commands.
It's absolutely amazing. And um it costs under uh $300. What a great way of having somebody that's independent that has um problems with, you know, eyes. However, >> a little box that was on the glasses and
she demonstrated the lady >> who has uh sight loss making rice was it? >> Yes. >> She took the rice box and with that little thing, it read it and repeated to
her what it said. So, she was able to >> like the instructions. >> The instructions, right? and you make her dinner. It was really amazing. >> Amazing. This lady was This lady I unfortunately I misplaced my notes. I think I I threw them away by mistake.
Saw a piece of paper, scrap paper. Anyway, so I didn't I don't remember her name and but very very she was incredible really >> and she you know I mean what she does in her home you know as a homemaker is is
like incredible and apparently she lost her eyesight over time you know she was born with it um problem so I mean it was really great and to hear what they had to say um however noted I will say this if you a pacemaker. You cannot use this
device. It will interfere with it. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I had turned I had put it on and I noticed something and I took it off right away and I pass it over to Jean and I looked it up afterwards and I found out that yeah, the magnetic is too strong.
>> So, it would it won't work. But, um, this group is directly uh sponsored by the Sight Losaw Services Inc. It's a nonprofit organization located at 900 MA Route 134 in South uh Dennis, Mass. And
I have the phone number here as well. Um 508 if anybody wants to take it down 3943904. Uh some of the services are adaptive aids uh peer lead uh support groups similar to the one we attended
information and referral outreach and home independence as well as education and advocacy. They also offer information on the their eye care project recycling program in classes.
uh this great organization is worthy to be included to the uh YCOD webpage resource section. We don't have it in there and I think it would be a real good idea to add them. So I would like to give this to Sarah
since the clerk is not here. That's the information. >> Can I have the phone number again? >> Yeah, sure. >> 3943904. >> You got a good memory. Could I possibly have that for the minutes up? >> Yeah.
Yeah. >> Then I don't have to read. >> No, because it was, you know, was really nice. Try to take everything apart. The speaker was from Brewster and she does um a lot of stuff with the town of Brewster and their website, if I
remember correctly, she said that it was all geared up for uh visual aids to help her uh while she's doing business at the town. So, for a template for us, we could take a glance at the one in
Brewster and somehow copy it and find some information. Actually, I remember her saying that she has a um an individual that does it for the town and that they would be very willing to help us. >> Right. That's the Brooks um free
library. >> Yeah. >> And it's in Harage. The library is in Harage, I believe. >> Nice. >> Um unfortunately, I had that information. I like I said I misplaced the paperwork but um >> Margaret Pson was that the girls Marsha person was the one that invited us to
come to the um site loss. Was that her name? Yes. Masha person. >> Yes. >> P R S O N. >> Yeah. I don't remember who did but um if the you know if our town needs to contact them they can call they can contact the Brooks um library.
>> Yeah. I'll check with it because I know they're they're working toward this. I mean, if you if you read what I had, you know, once you read over what I've given you, there's a lot of small little things that need to be tweaked >> that is will be in that information
where you can pass on to the developer. It's really critical because um what we were told by this lady was that keyboards sometimes don't work. Color is an issue. So, I mean, it's really
complicated. Mhm. >> So, you know. >> Yeah. >> Now, didn't she ask that one of us come to their meeting to be a guest speaker? Did she ask you about that at all? >> Well, this we went to their meet. Well, >> well, you went to listen to find out more about them, but did you speak about
No. Okay. Just was curious >> because that was one of the things she wanted us to address her meeting at some point. Maybe >> I wasn't sure if that was approach at all. >> I don't know. The only thing she when I had I spoke to her I I thought her name was Rhonda but maybe it was somebody
else she made might have >> could have been somebody else I don't remember who it was but anyway um she was very informative and I was like wow I can't believe this. So I you know I said to Jean we need to go there you know and it was very very interesting and what they do is incredible.
>> I mean to lose your sight is like oh my gosh. So, I mean, you know, it was it's a very worthy cause that we definitely advocate for them so that anybody that is having eye issues >> know about them. You know,
>> maybe the flyers from Meals on Wheels, we should put the Braille, >> right? So, >> that's one of the things on our agenda anyway was Sarah was going to talk to us about the website updates anyway. Well, the Well, yeah, we can get to that, but
it's not really related to this. >> Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. >> Anyway, that's that's all I have. I have input and Jean gave her input. >> Well, that's terrific. I'm glad you were able to attend because I'm really wonderful. >> Yeah, >> that's good. It was very film again,
>> right? >> I was impressed. >> Well, that's great. Yeah. >> Thank you for going. We really appreciate that. >> Did you want to give us an update on the center? Is that necessary? on the >> the senior center accessibility. I do not have a further update that was I
gave an update last time and I don't have anything further. >> Okay, that's fine. And then the disability web page. You want to address that? >> Yes. Um, so I did ask for the terms and the members and the positions to be updated on the town's website. I
honestly haven't gone back and looked to confirm that. That Have you looked at it? >> That has been done. However, what has not been done was on the um Evelyn Beiel >> information. >> Nor has the um that has not been taken off. >> Oh,
>> so you want that removed right now. >> I think that should be removed and I think that we should put the recipient of the Evelyn uh award. >> That's a great idea. >> The information, you know, who who received it. Do we want to is there something that you want
>> to be said on there for the recipient? >> I would refer to the nominating committee. They have the information. I I don't have any information on it. >> Congratulations. >> Yeah. >> Huh. >> Congratulations is in order. >> Yeah. I mean,
>> Jessica, would you be able to write up like a little like one paragraph >> um >> like a synopsis, >> little blurb with so that we can put something on the website? Probably not the whole thing that you talked about at the meeting, but just like a quick
little >> excerpts of what? >> Like a little paragraph on on the I can't remember her name, but Patricia, I think. >> Yeah, Watkins. So, uh, a little blurb specifically on >> to the so that I could Yeah. Yeah. Just
so I have something to put on the website that's just one paragraph because there's just a little bit of space. >> Well, I I really really liked um what Glenn had written up for the actual her husband receiving the award. So, I
can take that and just um shorten it. >> Yeah, that would be great. >> Sure. Absolutely. Also, I'd like to mention that we should probably let the school know. I don't think the school knows. I don't think the students know. And I believe she was a teacher at the
school, if I'm not mistaken, or she was part of the school until a year ago >> pretty recent. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It seems like there's some lessons learned from that process that you know in terms of like
>> no followup >> who was invited and you know a little more information about >> but that's our first time out so you know so that's good. Yeah. So >> I mean I think it's kind of like >> I don't know if we go back it's been several months. I don't know if we
should go back now and >> do you want to go back to the school now because it already happened like there's not really a way to like invite them to the recognition at this point and kind of stuff. >> I don't know >> what what what what are you proposing?
>> I think maybe if we we maybe if we let the superintendent know and they can just let the teachers know and then they could the teachers can tell the children. >> Yeah. Yeah. Did that like before when we were going to >> Well, you know, >> and plus the award was given out in July
anyway, so that was kind of hard, you know. >> Yeah, that's right. So maybe what Well, okay. >> Like I said, we'll put it on list for next year for the noming committee and and the whoever serves on the committee. These are the steps we're going to address >> going forward.
>> Like I said, first time out, but It's a problem to to announce it at the school. I think that since you made a point it was in July, right? >> Nobody was, you know, it wasn't avail. So, I don't think it's a big deal that I think we should announce it. I think we
should give it to the school. I really do. I think that the children should know. >> Well, we opinion, >> you know, >> how what what what do you propose? Do you have a proposal that you want? >> Well, you know what I was thinking? it's kind of too late. But I was thinking um
it was unfortunately it's too late. But if we could do something where we could have had the children maybe we could do something this way. Why don't we invite
um the children that I get she had classes. I see I don't know her back. I don't know anything about her background like that. Was she a teacher for special needs? You know, I mean those >> she was a physical education teacher, I
believe, right? Is what? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> So, it was for everybody, not just for for special needs. >> I mean, the meeting was recorded. It was part of the It was a public meeting. It was part of the select board meeting. >> I never saw it on YouTube, though. >> Uh Well, you would have to look at the
select board meeting. >> I did look. I couldn't find it. >> It's on the town website. on the thumbs. >> I know. I looked. I couldn't find it. I could not find that one, but I found another one. >> They're not looking July 22nd. >> Yeah. >> Do me a favor and check it out. Maybe I
missed it. >> So, that would be good. >> I don't I don't think that there's any harm in, you know, maybe sending them a letter and just saying, "Hey, just so you know, um you know, this person that worked for the school system for many years was honored with this award. She
was the first recipient of this award just so they know >> it's important >> become you know a complex thing just a letter to let them know >> especially the students that she was working with >> really apparently she left a big impact on them. Oh, huge. Huge.
>> Cuz you don't know how long she was ill, if she was out for a whole year. And how do you find the students that she um taught? You know, I don't know. I
think a letter to the superintendent >> would be a great thing. >> Glenn would know. >> He would share. >> Would Glenn know all these details? >> He should. >> Yeah. should go to >> some of it.
>> All right, I'm gonna I'll send Glenn an email saying that this was brought up to our attention >> and it was suggested that a lot be sent to the school board or the superintendent letting her him know about um the award that was given out to one of their teachers and maybe they can
share. How's that? >> So, I'll contact Glenn. >> Yeah. I'll just school committee, right? >> Yeah, he's on the school committee, too. So maybe then he would know and just because we wanted the word out there for her to be recognized. >> He even mentioned it on the school committee, too. Exactly. For them. Absolutely.
>> But that might have that very >> We don't know, right? We don't know about that. We don't know anything. Yeah. >> So Jessica will take care of the letter for the website, >> the little blip, and I'll ask Glenn to compose a letter to the school board or superintendent. How's that? >> Great. >> We're good.
>> Yeah. Perfect. G, do you want to talk about the um comic book? >> Yeah, I do. Um I had sent um Peter two emails at two different emails addresses. So I
sent it to so two different ones. I noticed I said, "Oh gee, I didn't hear anything back." So two days later, I sent another I haven't heard from him. >> And I did not pursue it. I didn't call him. Usually he responds. The reason why
I didn't call them is that um I didn't feel like it. >> This is the print the print shop and who you >> I'm telling you the truth. I just I was not up to it. I did not feel like it. And um
>> now who is this Peter? >> I would like somebody else to take it over personally. What? >> Who is this Peter? >> Peter Mark or Peter Marx? I have a dominance twice. So I think it's Peter. I think his last name is Mark. M A R K
>> and he's at Cape um the email is pmarkcape tech. us. And then the other one was production atcape tech. us. I used that one as well
previously to send books and everything. Send the book and everything. And it was rece everything was received because I didn't get any failures. So I know on that end it has happened >> maybe he left the school though you don't I mean maybe >> but production but production but
production at Cape Codte us should >> so this is the upper Cape tech >> this is lower >> that's this is >> um Bruce the one in yeah >> that's the update >> so did you correspond with production at Cape
so they were get sending and receiving receiving or they just >> Yeah, both of them. Both of them were sending was receiving and sending. So I was all set there. This is in the past, >> right? >> Yeah. And it's production at >> Cape Tech.
>> All lowercase. >> All lowercase. Yes. >> Oh, see federal employee. >> You know, I want to just propose this. I want to go back to something that I had mentioned before. The first time out,
we made 800 about 840 copies that we sent out to every single child. Okay. PreK to third grade. I really think that that is really a big span
um and a big expense. We want to make sure that we get the message out on kindness and friendship. And I think the third grade level is where we should focus. This will be in in 2026,
I believe, if I'm not mistaken, the the uh we will have a new generation of third graders. Nobody's read the book. Nobody's seen the book. So if we start there that would cut down our price of you
know copies greatly the cost of uh but also we may not even have to make all these copies. I'm thinking why don't we just give them a few books to put in their library that is there permanently.
>> Okay. and have the teacher spending some time or have the students just pick up the book and read it and then ask questions. And the reason why I'm saying this is because I contacted the gal that did
this book. She's now a teacher. She's a I think a first grade teacher. And um she told me I said, "Did you put the book?" I said, "Did you ever you know share the book with your with your class?" She goes, "What I did, Gail, was I put the book in the library." I didn't
say anything. I put two copies in the library, my library that I made up, and and a little girl came up to me and says, "Mrs., you know, Casey, this Miss Casey, this is your I this is this your book?" Cuz she saw the picture. And so then
Casey explained everything. And so I said, "Well, what did you do then?" She goes, "Then we opened up a conversation and we read I read the book, you know, to the children and um I made a copy of one of the pages of the coloring book, passed it around and and interactive. It
was very very lowkey. It's not a lot of money for us, but it gets the point across and that's what I think we want to do. Plus, it's not a lot of effort. Let me tell you something. You have to have people to do things and people have jobs and they have a lot of work. So,
let's keep it simple. And by keeping it simple, focus on the third grade level. Um, first you have to run it through the superintendent. Right. >> I was going to say, how many third grades are there in Yarmouth? Does that mean more than one? Well, maybe we can just put one per classroom.
>> Well, I don't know how many. I don't I didn't go into that yet. I didn't. >> The first step still goes back to figuring out what the cost is, right? We still have to figure we still have to have them made. Right. >> Well, I may have some books left. I don't have very many. >> Yeah. >> But I may have some books left that we
can use and we don't have to spend anything. >> Do you think I don't think I have that many? >> 10 or something like that or >> I I don't know. I have to look at my you know the box because I've been >> a minimum number. I wonder that would be >> well we first thing we have to do is we have to find out will the superintendent allow this to happen they're gonna he's
going to want the book because that's a new superintendent to read to look it over to approve it right >> they approve it then we'll find out how many grades there are in the third grade and then um give them you know a book one or two books and go from there and I
think it would be a good way that we can be >> what grade does that uh Miss Casey teach or Miss >> Oh she teaches the first grade. Yeah. >> I wonder I wonder what grade level that book is most appropriate for. >> I would think the third grade is perfect because I was talking to Gina. >> I'm remembering it what it was like.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Third grade would be good. There's a lot more information that not just about kindness and friendship, but also it also has like how the relationship is with Nora with her parents and how her parents interacted. You know what I'm talking about, right?
>> I have one at home, but I can't remember it. >> Oh, that's cool. I was going to suggest, why don't you contact Miss Casey as a teacher? >> I did. >> Now, what did she think about the grade level? Did she give you any input about what >> Well, I told her what I was trying to I told her what I was thinking about. >> Yeah.
>> And she thought that was a great idea. >> No, I think she's saying for >> She's a first grade teacher. >> First grade teacher. She's >> saying it worked well for her first grade. >> You know, if she's a first grade teacher, she's introduced to a classroom. >> First grade. >> So, start with first grade. >> Y
>> Okay. That was part of what she was telling you that it it worked out well for me with my own personal >> right. That's what I was that's my point is what grade level. So if she's a first grade teacher, she's already introduced it. I don't think you can introduce it too soon. >> I was a preschool person myself. >> Oh, okay.
>> Preschool nursery. And you'd be surprised. >> And the only reason why I said third grade is because it ended out. You know what I mean? That's it. Exactly. >> But I have that same instinct that Philip Okay. Right. It's never too late. Never too early, I should say. Is there anyone that's would be willing to contact Cape Tech and just get a cost
estimate for the various thresholds of >> Yeah, I can do that. >> You know what I mean? Like I think we just need to that would be to me a starting point and then we determine do we want to try to do it for a whole grade? >> Do we want to do it for the library? >> How many copies we asking,
>> right? >> 850. What would we what would let's >> ask you originally said we were going to like have them do various thresholds because what we talked about was that the cost isn't going down >> 200 500,000
you know like >> whatever it is so that because what what I thought we talked about was the fact that the cost is not going down >> no it's not >> so if we you know did a run if their per book cost is less to do
>> you know 500 of them and we only need 250 >> then it would cover us for 2 years or whatever whatever the so I think we just need to know like >> I have no sense of like how much exactly the cost I >> the cost last year August
>> I could donate my copy >> was 100 it was $1.35 30 that was the cost last August 24 per book >> and that was for how many >> that was I I had said we had 850
students. So, he probably based it on that cuz I didn't break down anything. >> When we first did this, >> well, I'm just telling you how many books you made. You're asking. >> Yeah. >> We started off with a thousand. We went up to,250 because I was able to get more
money. And um so we had 1,250 books. >> Wow. >> Do the students keep them? >> Yeah. Well, what's in my mind is you proposed an idea where it might be just as effective or even more effective to have many many fewer books,
>> right? Do it every year. But >> but I wonder how few what our lowest number would be. That's what's in the back of my mind. >> Might be very few really compared to,50. >> Those are the two question marks. What is the cost? What are the different
thresholds? Because like if you do, as an example, if you do 250, the per book cost might be $2 or $1.75 where if you do 750, it might be the $135. And if you do a,000 managed $1,250 books,
>> for 650, $40. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, it was amazing. >> Half a buck per book, right? Intimately. Well, what if the books stayed in the class rather than the students taking them? >> Well, that's what I another teaching.
>> Yeah, that's what I proposed. >> You're just like a dozen books being passed. >> Well, that's what I was thinking, too. It might cost more, but yeah, that's what I was thinking. >> If it's just one way or another, we need to have some coloring books produced most likely, right? Whether it's
>> Well, then you said you have some left. I have some left and you've got you don't have >> I have one. She has one that's but >> yeah. >> So I so I wanted to ask you well she do you think you have certain number? >> I really don't know. The last time I looked I had I think it was a police
event and um Cord Jessica had asked for something for some books and so we passed right gave us some books. >> Oh the night out. >> Yeah. >> Right. But >> so I haven't I haven't looked. >> Well, what what got me thinking was that it seemed like what you reported from
Miss Casey was a really good idea and it sounded good. >> I'll find I mean, you know, I think that first grade would be good because she said everything went fine, >> right? So the question is how many first graders are there in Yarm? And so those are kind of the two >> you were every year
>> unfortunately. Yeah, >> it does change though, doesn't it? Yeah, I think as far as >> So it sounds really good your whole that whole concept. >> Yeah. Instead of, you know, 800 books we can do, you know, won't be as expensive, you know. >> I think more importantly before they're printed, we should make sure we've got
approval to the superintendent, >> right? >> Oh, yeah. That's always a definite >> I guess on it right there. But we don't have to worry about that. >> The preschool has >> I think it's a good idea, Sarah. and we could probably keep the books and just give them.
>> So, this is a perfect opportunity to introduce it to preschool. >> I don't know about first grade. Third grade, I know they're starting to get very structured per 15 minutes is aotted for like almost every it's very tight.
There's no room for adjustment. And this book would have to get approved by not only the superintendent, he's probably going to ship it off to the uh Boston school committee or something like that. because it has to be these factors have to be approved before it
gets presented in front of group of students that are going to see something that's published. So that becomes a little trickier than it sounds you know but I do know you know third grade starts to get a little bit more structured in the classroom. Uh
pre preschool and first grade I don't know about but preschool they have story time. It's a perfect opportunity to have somebody read it. >> So, the first step is contact superintendent. I would suggest make sure that it's something that we can they'll allow in the school.
>> Well, you know, the email I sent you, that's what Sarah wanted me to do. So, if you look at that, it'll give you the breakdown that she wanted. >> Okay. I have to go back in my email. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. I appreciate that. >> So, we'll start we'll start with that. >> Okay. I'll contact the superintendent, show them the book and say, "Show them
the book and just say this is what we want to do, but before we go forward, we need your approval from the school, you know, whatever." And then next step will be contact and all that sort of thing. >> Okay. >> Is everybody okay with that? >> Yeah, it sounds like a good plan. >> Perfect. Great.
>> Any more discussion on that subject? All righty. Just a reminder that going forward, we're going to move our meetings to the first Wednesdays. Not the third or second, it's the first Wednesday starting next month in December. Okay. >> Yeah. Just a reminder. >> Now, is that
>> what I mean? >> Is that every month? >> Yes. Going forward, we're changing the date. >> Okay. the second Wednesday there's another what I'm hoping to do is um allow us to meet up in the room A where we've been meeting but there's a
conflict with another meeting at the same time on the second Wednesday. So I'm trying to >> Okay, cool. >> I think there might be a conflict next month only on the first Wednesday. So we might be back in this room. Um, but then going forward, I was able to reserve the
upstairs room, which is a little bit easier and more accessible. >> Yeah, I think it's >> all going to December. >> May I sorry, but may I go back to something because I forgot to mention one thing. >> This is with the um number nine, the web website, the web page. Mhm.
>> Um, we need to probably mention I think our policy and procedure and I can't give you that link because I don't know how to do it. I tried to give you, you know, it's a link that you can do so you can just put it on there.
>> Um, >> you're just you mean the attachment? >> Well, yeah. I don't but I do have a copy of of this if you can probably find a link. >> Can you just email me the electronic version of that? Um, if that's all I have to do, that's
all I need. >> Oh, okay. Good. Okay, good. All right. Um, that'll be cool. All right. Thank you. Okay. >> Okay. Well, unfortunately, we don't have any October yesterday. >> Sorry. >> No worries. And we don't have September.
I haven't heard from Glenn. Gosh, I know it's a busy fellow. >> So, we're going to have to have another meeting to approve those minutes. Correct. That'll be we'll have a meeting in November and we'll >> hopefully we'll have I'll just get in touch with Glenn and just say I know we had them we just forgot to send them and
he kept forgot to send them again so we'll just remind him. >> Okay. >> Is everybody all set? We're good. >> We're good. >> Can I just confirm that um our next meeting date is going to be December 3rd. So that's the first Wednesday.
Okay. All right, perfect. Thank you. >> Is that I I have a comment. Um on the meeting date, we conflict with the community preservation committee, right? Is that the conflict? >> Possibly. >> I'm on the comm I'm on that committee
and >> Oh, okay. >> So, every once in a while I think there will be a conflict because >> Okay. So, I moved it because of the there was another meeting in the meeting room. I don't >> It might have been. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, that's too bad.
>> But, uh, this this will deconlict it. So, >> yeah, I think it should. >> Like most committees, they're always making adjustments, you know. >> I know. Yeah. Well, see how we do. Yeah. >> Can't you can't have a >> perfect >> It's not going to be perfect. Yep.
>> All righty. Does anybody have anything else to add to today? >> Isn't there something going on? Um the state representatives this month >> Friday September >> the um breakfast at the um the
legislative >> free hotel right >> correct >> they're free food >> okay brought that to our attention I was thinking but now I go to work all day so darn it all >> they're talking about your legislative
breakfast >> this Friday. >> I've got that on my calendar. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I actually have that on my calendar. Pretty impressive. >> There you go. >> Good job, Drew. >> I had >> Did you want to entertain a motion to
adjourn? I'm trying to get to that. Yeah. >> He's going to be there, right? >> All right. Does anybody want to adjourn the meeting? >> I I move that we adjourn the meeting. >> So, um we got to do roll call. Drew. Yes,
>> Jessica. >> Yes, >> yes, John. >> Yes, >> Jean. >> Yes, >> yes, >> and Sarah. Thank you. >> Thanks. See you on the third. Goodbye. >> Bye. Have a nice afternoon.