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<v Speaker 1>Good evening everybody.</v>

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It is six thirty five.

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We'll call the meeting to order school committee meeting

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and we'll start with a roll call.

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Dr. Welch. Present Ms. Collins?

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<v Speaker 2>Here.</v>
<v Speaker 1>Ms. Brunell here. And I am here.</v>

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No other school committee members. Ms. Combes is here.

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I see. Good. So

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before we get into the agenda, we're gonna rise

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for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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In a moment of silence, please,

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<v Speaker 2>I pledge allegiance</v>
<v Speaker 3>Two to five</v>

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of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God in invisible and and justice for all.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. We take that moment of silence to honor all</v>

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of our troops serving both domestically and abroad.

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This meeting, by the way, is being broadcast by Pegasus

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and recorded for future consumption.

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And now we will move to announcements. Dr.

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Sp, do you have any announcements? I do not.

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I do, Unless Mr. Patel is here.

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I have an announcement that came from Mr. Patel,

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so I'm gonna read that the Town

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of Natick is updating its net zero action plan

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and has published a draft for community feedback.

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You can access the draft

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and register for an upcoming net zero open house on

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November 18th by visiting natick

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ma.gov/slash n as in Natick,

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ZAP 2.0.

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That's Natick mass natick

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ma.gov/nz 2.0.

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As a reminder, Natick's net zero goal was established at the

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2018 Fall town meeting as a part, as part

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of a non-binding resolution.

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And in 2021,

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the Natick School Committee unanimously endorsed the town's

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first net zero action plan

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I It says I This is from Mr. Patel.

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I have personally contributed to a new plan

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as the school committee's Net zero representative,

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and I'm hopeful this board will

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continue to support this work.

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I encourage committee members

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and members of the public to read the draft plan

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and participate in the upcoming open house.

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That is that.

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Okay, so we'll move on to public speak

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unless there other members have any announcements.

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I think. All right. Public,

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry.</v>

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<v Speaker 4>Elise's. Elise's announcements.</v>

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<v Speaker 1>Does she have an announcement?</v>

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<v Speaker 4>I thought that's what she texted us about.</v>

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<v Speaker 1>She asked me to post it on social media. Okay.</v>

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Which I did that the, we can announce it.

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I don't know all the details off the top of my head.

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Is she in the meeting? She's not. Oh,

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<v Speaker 4>Later.</v>

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. The event starts at seven o'clock.</v>

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So if you're hearing this now,

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you're probably not gonna be there in time.

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The spark. All right. So we're gonna move to public speak.

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Public speak is scheduled for a period of 15 minutes.

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Each speaker will be permitted a maximum of three minutes

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during which time they can speak about topics within the

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scope of responsibility of the school committee.

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All remarks will be

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addressed through the school committee chair.

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Public speak is not a time for debate

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or response to comments by the school committee.

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I don't think I saw anybody on the list having signed up.

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<v Speaker 2>Kate, she,</v>
<v Speaker 4>Kate was just able to share her screen.</v>

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I like to use her camera. We should be careful about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing.</v>
<v Speaker 2>Not yet. Okay. Can we just,</v>

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<v Speaker 1>Alright.</v>

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That should co-host should be able to find in the same way

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that they should be able to unmute themselves. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.</v>
<v Speaker 1>All right, we'll do our representatives.</v>

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Do we have a teacher rep online? No.

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Nominated, I don't see what's

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we do have a student rep online.

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Mr. Penn, do you have any updates for us?

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<v Speaker 2>We have no updates at this time.</v>

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<v Speaker 1>Alright. And Ms. Gomes, would you like to give an update?</v>

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<v Speaker 2>Good evening. No updates at this time.</v>

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, thank you.</v>

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And with that we'll move to the superintendent's report.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay. A favorite kind of part of our meetings.</v>

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Thanks for the suggestion, Mr. Brand.

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Starting this year is the NPS spotlight.

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We thought we do these every other week,

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but we always seem to have a lot to talk about.

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So we have a team here today I'm really pleased to,

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to welcome Tara McDonald.

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And it looks like several guests,

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which I hope you'll introduce from the Natick High School

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Library to share the wonderful work underway

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with the Multilingual Learner Library.

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The work helps students access books that reflect languages,

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cultures, and experiences.

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Tara, thank you so much for being here tonight

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and for all you do on behalf of our students.

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Welcome floor's. Yours.

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<v Speaker 2>Do I have to press this? Yep.</v>

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<v Speaker 6>You're good. I am here mostly as a support.</v>

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These two amazing seniors have done all the work.

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So I'm gonna hand it over to them

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and then if you have any questions

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that I can answer, I'm happy to do it.

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But Quinn and

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and Natalia are definitely the

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spearheaded the whole operation and are amazing

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and we'll be able to tell, tell you all themselves.

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<v Speaker 7>Perfect.</v>
<v Speaker 8>Just make sure we're good. Okay.</v>

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So good evening everyone. My name is Quinn Saint Jean

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<v Speaker 7>And I'm Natalia Soto cos coz.</v>

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<v Speaker 8>And firstly, we'd like to thank you</v>

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for the opportunity to speak here tonight.

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We truly do appreciate the school committee's dedication

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to featuring student leaders

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and projects working towards the betterment

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of Nat in its schools today.

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So we're gonna introduce our NEHS

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or National English Honors Society back

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to Multilingual Library,

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a project we've been working on for the past few months.

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<v Speaker 7>Our high school has 1,753 students in a growing population</v>

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of English language learners

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or students that speak another language at home.

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But looking at our school library, we felt a need

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for print materials in languages like Portuguese, Spanish,

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Russian, Hebrew, and French.

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Because we think that the mindset

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around language acquisition has shifted in the recent years

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towards acquiring English,

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but also maintaining one's first language.

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So hopefully having more print materials available

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for students can help further that goal.

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I speak Portuguese at home and I never really felt super

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motivated to read in Portuguese, mostly

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because I choose what I read sort

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of impulsively based on what I see.

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So having these books in plain sight at a place like the NHS

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library where students spend almost every day in

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for at least a moment, will hopefully

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inspire some curiosity.

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to borrow a few books in Portuguese

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and I know a lot of students in advanced Spanish

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and French classes who would also love

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to read more challenging books

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to further their language acquisition.

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<v Speaker 8>And while I grew up speaking English, I've taken six years</v>

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of Spanish here through NATIG Public Schools

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and planning to major in Spanish

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and am fluent in the language as is Natalia.

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This bookshelf won't only serve those

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who speak in other language at home,

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but those who are seeking to advance their literacy in a

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non-English language, they're learning in a way

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that's more interactive

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and a bit more fun than the current curriculum allows for.

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<v Speaker 7>So we built a proposal</v>

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and presented it to our school's national English Honor

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Society chapter, along

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with several other proposals from other students.

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And our chapter voted our proposal the best.

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So it moved to the national NEHS competition

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where we were selected for a $200 grant.

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And while we were incredibly grateful for that grant,

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I think that librarians

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and residents of Natick know that that amount

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of money only buys about four to five new books.

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So we applied to the NEF grant for

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$1,500

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and we try to find published books

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that represent all these languages spoken at Natick High

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School and we're able to purchase over 50 non translated

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books along with a bookshelf that will be painted

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and decorated by NHS students.

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<v Speaker 8>And this library isn't just a passion project for us.</v>

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We want this library to grow with the school's input.

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So after getting this initial round of books,

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we're gonna be surveying students about the books we bought

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and ask if they'd like a certain genre

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to be more or less represented.

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And we'll also keep his Google form displayed on the shelf

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at all times to make sure the input is always welcome

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and we'll be able to request a language specific

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book or a specific author.

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So as seniors, we're aware

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that our time in native public schools is coming to an end,

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but we refuse to the legacy of the library do the same.

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At the end of the school year,

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we'll be handing over responsibility to other NHS students

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that can raise funds and keep buying books so

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that the multilingual library will go for years.

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Thank you. Nice.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome. Thank you. Beautiful.</v>

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So what, what typically happens?

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Would you like to add anything? Nope.

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They did an amazing job. Okay.

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So what typically happens now,

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in case you haven't watched all the previous school

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committee meetings is that members

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of the committee might have questions,

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if that's all right or comments.

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Yeah, of course. Okay.

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Do any members of the

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committee have any questions or comments?

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Dr. Welch,

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<v Speaker 9>First of all, thank you very much for being here</v>

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and thank you for your work on this project.

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I would hope that any college application

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or any job application you fill out in the near future notes

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that you are not only multilingual,

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but that you have managed a project secured funding for

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that project and left a sustainable

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legacy bond at your high school.

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It's really very impressive.

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Thank you very much for your work on that.

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My question is just that as you see this continuing

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or handed off to, to another student,

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you've acquired funding, you've set this up,

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you've, you've gotten some books.

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What instructions

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or next steps do you intend to hand on to that student

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or students who carries this on next year after you?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, so I think we're planning on doing more of a student</v>

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input guided method.

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So right now, because we were kind of, it was in this gap

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between the end of last school year

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and the beginning of this one, we wanted to make sure

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that we really got it out in the beginning of school year

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so we could modify the library as needed.

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We haven't really gotten the chance to have a lot

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of student input on this, the content

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of this current library.

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So it would be guided more by student responses

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to the Google form and overall student opinions

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that have been reflected in the past

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that we haven't been able to act on.

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And the goal would be to reapply

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for the Natick Education Foundation grant that we got

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to kind of expand.

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And also we love fundraising.

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Fundraising is inconsistent, so we wanna make sure that

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through grants

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and other kind of guaranteed funding we'd be able

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to continue and we pass those instructions on.

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<v Speaker 9>That's outstanding.</v>

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Thank you so much for your work on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Ms. Brune.</v>

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you. Thank you for thinking of this idea and,</v>

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and having, bringing it to fruition.

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One thing about the school committee,

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we have a consent agenda every meeting.

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to look back upon our two past consent agendas,

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you might find sources of funding in those consent agendas.

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Just a thought. And again, I, I don't know.

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'cause they, that money has been donated to certain places,

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but there are funds that have been recently donated

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to Natick public schools, so I wonder

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what would happen. Perfect.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you. I I didn't know about that.</v>

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Okay, good.</v>

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And I just wanted to give you both a shout out in addition

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to what Dr. Welch just said about future resumes

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and those things, because I know for Quinn,

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this has been not just the first thing you fundraised

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for in native public schools.

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I remember when you were much younger

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and raised over $2,000 for the Johnson School,

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almost single-handedly.

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So I just see, I just see this

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as a consistent pattern for you.

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I'm sorry that I haven't known you as quite as long,

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but leadership starts earlier in your life, right?

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And so I hope you see this as one step on many other places

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of leadership in your life

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and that you go back to your motivation here

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and remember that even much bigger projects start

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with ideas like you had

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and need collaboration like you used.

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that you are thinking about future years, like the QR code

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and ways people could, could

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request other languages, other books.

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It's just really thought a really thoughtful project.

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If I may ask just one question. Yes.

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Are all the languages that we,

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that Natick Public Schools teach represented on the library?

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<v Speaker 8>Yes. So all of the languages that are currently taught,</v>

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so that'll be French, Spanish, and Mandarin are represented

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and Natal, you can talk a

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little bit more about the other ones. We yes.

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<v Speaker 7>Represent, we struggle to find books in Ukrainian,</v>

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which is something that we aimed for

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because the Natick high schools need

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to buy from approved vendors

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and the Ukrainian books, the only website we found

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that sold originally written Ukrainian books were

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located in Ukraine.

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So then they would be shipped directly from there.

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by the Natick High School would take a lot of effort

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that we didn't think would be in the same timeframe

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as us being in the Nat High School.

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after us maybe can find a solution to that.

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<v Speaker 6>It's also, we have many languages</v>

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that are being spoken at the high school

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from our students at home.

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And some of the publishers just do not publish

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books in those languages.

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So while there are many opportunities to,

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to find books, we have to also make sure

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that there are books that are being written

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that are quality, that follow the selection policy

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that belongs in the Nat High School Library as,

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or any of our other school libraries.

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and Natalia is that they came to me with this idea

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and they had such passion and idealism over it.

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they also realized that there was a, a process

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and a structure to it.

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So not only do they have the passion for it,

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but they've also learned that there's a,

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a way that we have to do this.

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And so it's been really nice to see them grow both

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in their passion and also in the just kind

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of professionalism and maturity of having a wonderful idea

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and then like putting it to fruition.

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and the growth that will come for the future students is

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how do we find books and making sure that represent all

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of the languages that we have for our students

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at the high school and how can we make sure that the books

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that we are getting for all of our students are ones that

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we feel strongly should be in a school library.

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and French and Mandarin to a group degree.

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Some of the other languages is where we, we struggle

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and it's actually something

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that's happening across the state on my job alike.

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We're all going through the same thing.

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Trying to find those high quality interest books

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that should be in a public, in a school library.

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<v Speaker 8>It's a shame as well because a lot of the languages</v>

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that we're having trouble finding are those that are spoken

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by English language learners.

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So Ukrainian and Russian are the two big ones,

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but we're really struggling to find books

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that can be approved

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and are already being published by a certain vendor.

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Or even best case scenario we found is

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that we find a book from a vendor, it's approved,

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published in that language,

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and then it's $50 in tariffs on top of that.

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And at some point it is unfortunately not super feasible

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for us at this time, which is why we wanna continue,

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like Natalia said, to hopefully expand our access

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to different vendors to kind of get around that.

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as like, personally in native public schools.

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But I can see the future of the library including that.

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<v Speaker 10>Ms. Collins, I'm impressed.</v>

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I wouldn't know what to do with your library

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of different books because I can not read anything

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but English, but I'm impressed.

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I just have thought as you were speaking that

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for those books that you identify,

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but either that funds aren't available

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or there's a process to get them approved

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to do them through the library.

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Maybe you wanna keep like an ongoing list so

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that at least you can recommend something to somebody

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who speaks Ukrainian or Russian

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or that you,

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you can't source at a particular time either due funds

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or just the tariffs

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that add on top of it. Just a thought

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<v Speaker 8>That's a really good idea.</v>

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I I don't think we've considered that before.

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I think maybe keeping something next to the Google form

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or like on the library would be nice.

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'cause it could be, a lot of them are accessible

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through eBooks, which is just not something

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that we can really Yeah.

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Unless we're someone wants to donate some Kindles, but

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<v Speaker 10>I also, not in my wheelhouse,</v>

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<v Speaker 8>We'll not bank on that, so,</v>

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but yeah, we didn't actually, that's a really good idea.

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Thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 1>All set. I set,</v>

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<v Speaker 6>We do have a lot of books that are available</v>

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through our soa.

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So we do have eBooks

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and audiobooks that are available in multiple languages.

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We are very fortunate that we have

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that program K through 12.

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All of our students have it.

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So what we found is that we have print

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and audiobooks in various languages.

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What we don't have as much, were the, I mean, I'm sorry,

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ebook and audiobooks in various languages.

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What we didn't have were the print books.

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And so that's where Quin and Natalia really came in

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and they really spearheaded wanting to expand it.

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We are starting it at some of our elementary schools.

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They've also applied for NEF grants

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to start multilingual libraries there.

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And so it is a natural progression

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to also wanna have it at the high school.

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So I really thank them for being the ones that said like,

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this is a need and we see it and we want to grow it.

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So very proud of them.

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<v Speaker 1>One last comment from from me, if that's all right.</v>

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As you were, as you were speaking, I was thinking,

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and I'm gonna just read, I don't know if you,

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if you're both aware that we just adopted a new strategic

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plan for the district where in year one.

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And so I just wanna read you as part of that process,

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new a set of core values were developed,

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and I'm just gonna read the three core values.

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All right. The first one's called Foster Belonging.

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We create welcoming inclusive environments

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where everyone feels seen, valued, and respected.

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The second one is cultivate character.

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We develop integrity, empathy,

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and civic responsibility in every member of our community.

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And the third is inspire excellence.

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We hold high expectations for all our learners

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and support every individual to reach their full potential.

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Those are the three core values of the new strategic plan.

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And we, this NPS spotlight thing

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that is new this year has been filled with wonderful stories

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and people who are working really hard

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and doing great things for the district.

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This is the first time when it seems so obvious to me that

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what you both just presented meet every, all three

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of the core values, like right on the nose.

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It's really imp like everybody said, it's really impressive.

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And so thank you for being here, for doing the work,

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more importantly for doing the work,

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but for being here to share it because I think it's great.

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The whole point of this NPS spotlight is to sort

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of shine a light on the things

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that a lot of people might not know about.

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So thank you for being here

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and we look forward to the next update. Thank

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<v Speaker 8>You. Thank you. Thank</v>

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<v Speaker 11>You.</v>

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Thank you so much.

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Awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so next on our agenda is the,</v>

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is the school committee goals at the very least.

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We're gonna skip that for now

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and do the, I'll just,

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I'll just say, spoiler a spoiler alert,

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I'm feeling a little not great about the fact

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that there are only four of us

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of the seven on the school committee

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before we decide on goals.

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So anyway, we would take that out of order anyway for now

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and get onto the, the next step

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of our agenda. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome,</v>
<v Speaker 1>Dr. Bash.</v>

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<v Speaker 5>Sure. So the next step, we'll we'll go</v>

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to the ED program presentation if that works,

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which we've been talking about for a while.

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But really just introducing a public forum to receive sort

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of additional feedback.

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We wanted to start

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that last week we introduced the first draft

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of the Memorial school education program,

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both the full document as well as the PowerPoint

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that accompanied it tonight.

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Matt Gilis and Karen Gani will take us

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through some revisions

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that were based on the school committee's discussion

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and feedback last session.

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Before they begin, I wanted to address Ms.

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Collins' question from last week at our meeting about

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whether or not staffing changes might,

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I believe I have this question right, whether staffing

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changes might be anticipated with the new memorial.

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As a committee knows, the plan assumes relocating

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existing preschool classrooms from Natick High School into

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the new Nat into the new memorial, as well

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as shifting capacity currently accommodated

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by the modular units at Brown and Lilja.

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And so assuming district enrollment remains flat,

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we're very confident that overall staffing

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would remain flat as well.

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So thank you for that. So we anticipate

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signing one more point.

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We anticipate signing the Architect

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Architect contract shortly.

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It's been a process, not a bad one,

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but one that kind of co follows the MSBA vote.

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And once that's in place, we plan to work with the architect

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as we I mentioned last time, to review

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and refine the ED program.

512
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They're very familiar with the MSBA process

513
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and they'll take another look at it.

514
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So we're anticipating kind of another round of coming back

515
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to you, which may or may not be likely, will not be

516
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before November 2nd.

517
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If it is, I'll let you know,

518
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but we were planning to vote it November 2nd

519
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and we might just, if you wanna hear the feedback from the

520
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architect, I think it would behoove us

521
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to give it a little bit more

522
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time if the committee's willing.

523
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And so that should come very shortly.

524
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But we, we haven't landed that contract yet.

525
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We anticipate it'll be very, very shortly. Okay.

526
00:22:55.905 --> 00:22:58.605
So with that, I wanted to frame what's happening today.

527
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We're not gonna represent what we presented last time.

528
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It's available through the website.

529
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It's available both the full 28 page document

530
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as well as the presentation deck.

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But we are going to review the changes

532
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we made since last time.

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<v Speaker 12>Hi everyone, Karen Gani, principal Memorial,</v>

534
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principal at Memorial, I should say.

535
00:23:24.635 --> 00:23:25.725
Nice to see you all again.

536
00:23:26.995 --> 00:23:30.165
Tonight's presentation is really just making sure that we

537
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captured some of the feedback from last week's presentation.

538
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So we're gonna jump right in

539
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and speak to adjustments that were made

540
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and updates that were made to the educational plan

541
00:23:45.985 --> 00:23:49.925
in the educational plan that was shared text that was added,

542
00:23:50.485 --> 00:23:54.485
remained bolded for this review so that it was clear

543
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where the new text fell.

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And I'm confident

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that our slides tonight will just

546
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bring you through those changes.

547
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Specifically, we just clarified

548
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that option B from preschool, the four classes

549
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would become part of Memorial school

550
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and the six classes would go to East school, allowing us

551
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to have a two campus preschool program.

552
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And that we,

553
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it reviewed all the considerations

554
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that were done back in the spring

555
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and that we went with option B and that that's the plan.

556
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So we just tried to clarify that more

557
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enrollment increase just to ac acknowledge the fact

558
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that the 570 is a per pupil K four number,

559
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not including the preschool.

560
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So clarifying language there, language

561
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around the design of the grade level clusters were referred

562
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to as neighborhoods and just making sure

563
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that people were clear that within those neighborhoods,

564
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the thought was to have a half

565
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and a third size classroom to support

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multilingual special education win

567
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and intervention grouping so that all

568
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of this could happen within their regular grade level space.

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We also leaned into more explanation on the

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special education programming.

571
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So we talked about ho hosting an access program

572
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at Memorial School,

573
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like the other three elementary schools in Natick do,

574
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which allows students that have more intensive needs

575
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to remain within their neighborhood school.

576
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And then if that,

577
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if that wasn't really required within our programming at

578
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Memorial School based on our student population, that

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that would be a space that could be flexible in terms

580
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of hosting another specialized program

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or even partnering with a local collaborative.

582
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If we had a, if, if we had students

583
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that needed something a little bit more

584
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but didn't actually have a program

585
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to support their needs, if that makes sense.

586
00:26:08.165 --> 00:26:09.805
Teaching tools, thinking about the campus

587
00:26:09.945 --> 00:26:13.525
as a teaching tool, when we build it, it makes sense for us

588
00:26:13.525 --> 00:26:16.805
to be able to use certain elements within the program,

589
00:26:17.025 --> 00:26:20.325
within the building design to help support some

590
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of our science curriculum.

591
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And if we can lean into that from the beginning,

592
00:26:24.235 --> 00:26:26.725
that will have more success on the other end, right?

593
00:26:26.725 --> 00:26:29.365
With the garden, with gardens, with rain barrels,

594
00:26:29.365 --> 00:26:33.325
with a dashboard that looks at energy consumption so

595
00:26:33.325 --> 00:26:36.645
that kids can start to make those logical connections

596
00:26:37.255 --> 00:26:39.805
about when we do this, here's what it means.

597
00:26:39.895 --> 00:26:42.245
Cause and effect. And then

598
00:26:44.585 --> 00:26:45.965
safety and operations.

599
00:26:46.685 --> 00:26:50.165
Anticipating increased transportation needs

600
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because increased pupils, right?

601
00:26:52.605 --> 00:26:54.885
We're gonna need more buses. We'll probably have vans.

602
00:26:55.345 --> 00:26:58.085
We don't currently host vans at Memorial School,

603
00:26:58.105 --> 00:26:59.205
so we are anticipating

604
00:26:59.205 --> 00:27:04.165
that we will have more traffic and safety.

605
00:27:04.305 --> 00:27:06.965
We want a sight line that I think that was pretty clear,

606
00:27:07.065 --> 00:27:10.565
but just thinking about the safety that's required to ha

607
00:27:10.625 --> 00:27:14.565
to build a building for the, for the future.

608
00:27:15.135 --> 00:27:17.725
There are certain things that, that would be non-negotiable,

609
00:27:17.725 --> 00:27:20.845
that we have a clear sight line and like locked vestibules

610
00:27:20.845 --> 00:27:23.165
and that we're able to just really navigate

611
00:27:23.185 --> 00:27:26.965
who comes on campus in camp, in and in the building.

612
00:27:27.905 --> 00:27:29.005
And then outdoor space.

613
00:27:29.025 --> 00:27:31.485
We didn't talk about outdoor space in the educational plan.

614
00:27:31.905 --> 00:27:33.645
We will absolutely need outdoor space.

615
00:27:33.935 --> 00:27:38.245
We're hosting children. So we accounted for that so

616
00:27:38.485 --> 00:27:41.285
that it looked, so that it was clear that it's part

617
00:27:41.285 --> 00:27:43.765
of our programming even though that's not part

618
00:27:43.765 --> 00:27:46.405
of MSBA a's consideration, right?

619
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We wouldn't want people to think that we don't care

620
00:27:49.505 --> 00:27:50.285
and value that

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next.

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<v Speaker 13>So we're gonna give principal Gani a break</v>

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for a moment In our enrollment

624
00:28:00.595 --> 00:28:03.595
and capacity, you can see it's really 30 classrooms.

625
00:28:03.745 --> 00:28:05.475
It's really five sections per grade

626
00:28:06.065 --> 00:28:09.555
with one bubble classroom in a, you know,

627
00:28:09.555 --> 00:28:10.915
penciled in here at grade two.

628
00:28:11.455 --> 00:28:12.955
But the classrooms grades one

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00:28:12.955 --> 00:28:14.195
through four are all the same size.

630
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And the kindergarten and the pre-K rooms were about the

631
00:28:17.155 --> 00:28:19.675
same, are essentially the same size too.

632
00:28:21.175 --> 00:28:23.555
You know, the, to meet the state standards as well

633
00:28:23.555 --> 00:28:25.635
as the way the architects typically designed the rooms.

634
00:28:26.335 --> 00:28:29.075
So it'd be 30 classrooms, about 570 students.

635
00:28:29.725 --> 00:28:31.955
Today the building has about 411 students.

636
00:28:32.065 --> 00:28:33.875
When it was originally designed there were,

637
00:28:33.925 --> 00:28:37.155
there were 15 sections, so it was about, you know,

638
00:28:37.155 --> 00:28:41.635
330 students, which is somewhere right in between 22 to 24

639
00:28:42.275 --> 00:28:44.675
students per per section.

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00:28:46.575 --> 00:28:48.715
And as Dr.

641
00:28:48.905 --> 00:28:51.755
Bash said, that really does incorporate

642
00:28:53.455 --> 00:28:56.915
the future reduction in in modulars as they come offline

643
00:28:56.975 --> 00:29:00.435
and we open the building, we would've the capacity

644
00:29:00.615 --> 00:29:03.995
to right size both Brown and Lilja

645
00:29:04.335 --> 00:29:09.195
and Memorial kind of, not all simultaneously,

646
00:29:09.495 --> 00:29:11.515
but once Memorial is open, that can happen

647
00:29:11.735 --> 00:29:14.315
and there'll probably be a natural progression as to how,

648
00:29:15.095 --> 00:29:16.235
how, how that evolves.

649
00:29:16.895 --> 00:29:19.315
It usually happens quicker than, than people think,

650
00:29:19.335 --> 00:29:21.315
but it doesn't always happen in one fell swoop.

651
00:29:23.175 --> 00:29:26.595
At this point, I think I can turn it back to Karen. Great.

652
00:29:32.755 --> 00:29:34.795
<v Speaker 12>I have this habit of having a slide deck</v>

653
00:29:34.815 --> 00:29:37.075
and then talking too much at the first slide

654
00:29:37.215 --> 00:29:39.475
and then being redundant for future slides.

655
00:29:39.815 --> 00:29:43.245
So if that's occurring now, sorry, I'm working on it.

656
00:29:46.305 --> 00:29:49.165
The next couple slides are just getting into a little more

657
00:29:49.185 --> 00:29:50.805
detail that I might've already shared.

658
00:29:50.945 --> 00:29:54.445
So sorry about that. This is just the pre-K decision,

659
00:29:54.465 --> 00:29:58.245
option B, what we decided, you know, as we

660
00:29:58.795 --> 00:29:59.805
crafted the plan

661
00:29:59.905 --> 00:30:01.765
and shared it, you know, I shared it

662
00:30:01.765 --> 00:30:04.005
with the memorial school staff, I met

663
00:30:04.005 --> 00:30:05.285
with the preschool staff

664
00:30:05.945 --> 00:30:08.005
and you know, there were good questions about

665
00:30:08.545 --> 00:30:11.405
did you consider having all of preschool in one space

666
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and did you consider about us as a community

667
00:30:13.885 --> 00:30:15.085
and giving us that opportunity?

668
00:30:16.025 --> 00:30:19.285
And of course we said of course we did.

669
00:30:19.745 --> 00:30:24.725
And it's a huge commitment to be able to host

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00:30:26.425 --> 00:30:27.605
10 classrooms, like

671
00:30:27.605 --> 00:30:29.365
to build 10 classrooms versus four

672
00:30:29.365 --> 00:30:30.885
classrooms is a big difference.

673
00:30:31.465 --> 00:30:33.445
And that our overarching goal was really

674
00:30:33.445 --> 00:30:35.565
to create two campuses for preschool.

675
00:30:36.545 --> 00:30:37.885
And so I think

676
00:30:37.885 --> 00:30:40.005
after we were able to have that conversation together,

677
00:30:40.005 --> 00:30:41.925
people understood the why behind it,

678
00:30:43.545 --> 00:30:48.005
but we were able to have that conversation and the,

679
00:30:48.025 --> 00:30:50.325
and the opportunity to free up space at Natick High School,

680
00:30:50.325 --> 00:30:52.285
which is really a critical need

681
00:30:59.975 --> 00:31:01.665
Back to the learning neighborhoods

682
00:31:01.845 --> 00:31:05.025
and thinking about grade level teams, collaborative space,

683
00:31:05.595 --> 00:31:07.665
being able to collaborate

684
00:31:07.665 --> 00:31:11.145
and clear co-plan for students, whether it's

685
00:31:11.895 --> 00:31:15.745
general ed, special education, multilingual learners,

686
00:31:16.305 --> 00:31:18.945
intervention, whatever the needs are or,

687
00:31:19.005 --> 00:31:23.585
or extension to that point too, to, to create a neighborhood

688
00:31:23.715 --> 00:31:27.345
where a grade level team is able to flex their time

689
00:31:27.345 --> 00:31:31.385
and space so that kids can get what they need without having

690
00:31:31.405 --> 00:31:33.425
to travel anywhere else.

691
00:31:33.765 --> 00:31:37.425
And that it's within their space is really a focus for

692
00:31:37.425 --> 00:31:39.545
what we're, we're planning for

693
00:31:39.685 --> 00:31:41.545
and thinking about building those systems

694
00:31:41.685 --> 00:31:45.705
and tiers of support that allow kids to

695
00:31:47.415 --> 00:31:50.345
feel a sense of belonging within their community

696
00:31:50.605 --> 00:31:53.065
and knowing that they're gonna get what they need

697
00:31:55.415 --> 00:31:56.785
without traveling too far.

698
00:31:57.155 --> 00:31:57.505
Right.

699
00:32:04.315 --> 00:32:06.235
I feel like I've already talked about some of this too.

700
00:32:06.565 --> 00:32:08.275
Sorry. So we,

701
00:32:08.535 --> 00:32:11.755
we just recently started a therapeutic learning center at

702
00:32:11.995 --> 00:32:14.555
Memorial School and the intention is to keep that, it's a,

703
00:32:14.905 --> 00:32:18.315
it's a partner, partner to

704
00:32:18.955 --> 00:32:22.315
a program across town so that we have a program that feeds

705
00:32:22.315 --> 00:32:24.675
to our middle school and the program

706
00:32:24.675 --> 00:32:27.595
that exists at Bennett Hemingway would continue to feed

707
00:32:27.615 --> 00:32:28.835
to Wilson.

708
00:32:29.615 --> 00:32:32.435
So the idea behind it is that students can go

709
00:32:32.435 --> 00:32:34.475
to their home middle schools without having

710
00:32:34.535 --> 00:32:37.955
to move space access.

711
00:32:38.375 --> 00:32:42.245
If we have the population to deliver more substantially

712
00:32:43.275 --> 00:32:44.925
more intensive supports to kids,

713
00:32:45.025 --> 00:32:46.485
of course we're going to do that.

714
00:32:46.945 --> 00:32:49.805
And if that need doesn't arrive, it gives us that potential

715
00:32:49.905 --> 00:32:53.485
for collaboration and to use space

716
00:32:55.145 --> 00:32:57.965
to target a, a very specific need

717
00:32:59.315 --> 00:33:00.405
with a collaborative program.

718
00:33:07.275 --> 00:33:09.245
<v Speaker 13>Okay. So, you know, kind of back to</v>

719
00:33:09.245 --> 00:33:10.485
how the building's gonna operate.

720
00:33:11.265 --> 00:33:13.005
So with about 160 more students,

721
00:33:13.435 --> 00:33:16.605
that would mean about three more buses on site, maybe three

722
00:33:16.605 --> 00:33:17.725
to five more vans.

723
00:33:18.555 --> 00:33:20.045
Site hasn't been determined yet,

724
00:33:20.345 --> 00:33:22.365
but we know it, if it stays where it is

725
00:33:22.365 --> 00:33:24.525
or if it's at a new site that that needs

726
00:33:24.525 --> 00:33:25.645
to be accounted for.

727
00:33:25.825 --> 00:33:30.045
And we have full confidence in the architects to, to factor

728
00:33:30.045 --> 00:33:32.965
that in doesn't necessarily mean we'll be adding buses

729
00:33:33.155 --> 00:33:36.645
that we already have on the road to, to the number

730
00:33:36.645 --> 00:33:38.045
of buses we have on the road today.

731
00:33:38.375 --> 00:33:42.045
It'll probably just be a shift as some of the, the kids

732
00:33:42.115 --> 00:33:45.405
that would be going there might, might live in the current

733
00:33:47.865 --> 00:33:49.645
or brown zones that are right near the edge

734
00:33:49.645 --> 00:33:54.605
of the memorial zone and they'll just

735
00:33:54.605 --> 00:33:57.165
make a slightly different run for, for their am

736
00:33:57.825 --> 00:33:59.685
am route securities.

737
00:33:59.695 --> 00:34:02.805
We're definitely looking at a variety of improvements,

738
00:34:03.175 --> 00:34:05.685
especially initially from site line, from the office

739
00:34:05.905 --> 00:34:09.645
and better access and security with the, with the vestibule.

740
00:34:10.365 --> 00:34:12.565
We recognize it's definitely a community

741
00:34:12.565 --> 00:34:13.845
asset and a community building.

742
00:34:14.465 --> 00:34:17.845
And when NPS is not using it, whether it's, you know,

743
00:34:17.845 --> 00:34:18.965
during the school day or right

744
00:34:18.965 --> 00:34:21.845
after the school day, the community's gonna want to get in

745
00:34:21.845 --> 00:34:24.885
and use it and we want them to, we also want

746
00:34:24.885 --> 00:34:26.925
to keep it the access in a way that it's simple

747
00:34:26.925 --> 00:34:31.725
and manageable for the, for the staff and,

748
00:34:31.745 --> 00:34:36.045
and the guests so that people access what they need, which,

749
00:34:36.045 --> 00:34:37.845
which could be the gym or the c

750
00:34:38.425 --> 00:34:40.485
or, you know, music classrooms for lessons

751
00:34:41.305 --> 00:34:44.325
and they don't have to access the entire building,

752
00:34:44.385 --> 00:34:46.725
but they'd also have, have access to bathrooms and water

753
00:34:46.905 --> 00:34:49.125
and anything else that you would need at

754
00:34:49.125 --> 00:34:50.285
that, at, at that time.

755
00:34:51.015 --> 00:34:54.725
Technology, the building will be wired and wireless

756
00:34:54.785 --> 00:34:58.085
and fully ready for whatever technology gets decided

757
00:34:58.115 --> 00:35:00.485
that we, that we're gonna have at that time.

758
00:35:01.025 --> 00:35:02.645
But with a building that's not gonna open

759
00:35:02.645 --> 00:35:05.405
for about five years, we've got another one

760
00:35:05.405 --> 00:35:07.005
or one plus years

761
00:35:07.005 --> 00:35:09.365
before we finalize what type

762
00:35:09.365 --> 00:35:10.765
of technology we're gonna have in there.

763
00:35:11.075 --> 00:35:13.365
There's probably still gonna be some teaching technology,

764
00:35:13.415 --> 00:35:17.245
maybe a lot of discussions about less technology

765
00:35:17.345 --> 00:35:20.445
that's actually in the hands of early elementary students.

766
00:35:20.625 --> 00:35:23.125
But just to say

767
00:35:23.125 --> 00:35:25.325
that we recognize those discussions are ongoing

768
00:35:25.705 --> 00:35:27.685
and that decision's not final at this point.

769
00:35:28.745 --> 00:35:31.325
So with that, I guess we can open it up

770
00:35:31.325 --> 00:35:33.365
to questions, comments, discussion.

771
00:35:35.865 --> 00:35:40.165
<v Speaker 1>So the way we'll do this now, the comments</v>

772
00:35:40.955 --> 00:35:42.285
will not be from the committee.

773
00:35:42.955 --> 00:35:46.205
Sure. So we have on the agenda the community q

774
00:35:46.205 --> 00:35:49.445
and a, so we had this, the full presentation now

775
00:35:49.445 --> 00:35:51.525
for anybody online or in the room.

776
00:35:51.905 --> 00:35:53.405
We had the full presentation last

777
00:35:53.405 --> 00:35:54.605
week, now we've had the updates.

778
00:35:55.165 --> 00:35:56.205
There'll be this,

779
00:35:56.385 --> 00:35:58.405
the school committee members will have another chance

780
00:35:59.155 --> 00:36:00.885
next week to discuss

781
00:36:00.945 --> 00:36:02.645
and then we can decide then if we're gonna vote

782
00:36:02.645 --> 00:36:04.285
or we wanna put it off a bit more.

783
00:36:05.305 --> 00:36:09.565
So this period of time now is for members of the community

784
00:36:09.585 --> 00:36:11.805
who have questions or comments

785
00:36:12.465 --> 00:36:16.045
or feedback based on the presentation from last week

786
00:36:16.545 --> 00:36:17.725
or what we just heard now.

787
00:36:18.545 --> 00:36:20.965
And we will do, we'll all be listening

788
00:36:21.105 --> 00:36:24.085
and if there are questions from that that can be answered,

789
00:36:24.415 --> 00:36:26.205
we'll try to get those answered.

790
00:36:26.665 --> 00:36:28.925
So if you are interested in

791
00:36:29.485 --> 00:36:33.645
speaking on the Memorial ed plan, please raise your hand,

792
00:36:33.645 --> 00:36:35.925
virtual or in person

793
00:36:36.945 --> 00:36:38.885
and I will take them in the order that I see them.

794
00:36:39.185 --> 00:36:42.485
And so, and it'll give us a moment, please once we,

795
00:36:42.605 --> 00:36:43.765
I call on you so that we can

796
00:36:44.355 --> 00:36:45.765
give you the opportunity to unmute.

797
00:36:45.865 --> 00:36:50.445
So Ms. Joyce, and you'll

798
00:36:50.465 --> 00:36:51.605
get your, there you go.

799
00:36:53.335 --> 00:36:55.285
<v Speaker 14>Hello. Thank you so much for the opportunity.</v>

800
00:36:57.765 --> 00:36:59.845
I just wanna thank everybody involved in this process

801
00:37:00.025 --> 00:37:02.405
for really looking at this building project

802
00:37:02.505 --> 00:37:05.245
as an opportunity to address other sticking

803
00:37:05.245 --> 00:37:06.285
points within the district.

804
00:37:07.225 --> 00:37:10.405
In particular, I wanted to call out the,

805
00:37:10.465 --> 00:37:11.805
the moving of the preschool.

806
00:37:12.565 --> 00:37:14.605
I recognize that that is not an easy decision,

807
00:37:15.505 --> 00:37:17.885
but having a, a child at the high school

808
00:37:17.885 --> 00:37:20.605
and a child going to the high school, I can attest

809
00:37:20.605 --> 00:37:23.685
to the fact that that it is very, very crowded there.

810
00:37:24.425 --> 00:37:26.445
And unfortunately the schedule

811
00:37:26.825 --> 00:37:29.285
and other things are set up based on the restrictions

812
00:37:29.285 --> 00:37:30.845
of space and restrictions of transportation.

813
00:37:31.585 --> 00:37:34.805
And by no means will the moving of the preschool solve all

814
00:37:35.105 --> 00:37:37.165
of the space issues that the high school has.

815
00:37:37.865 --> 00:37:40.325
But it certainly does start that process

816
00:37:41.105 --> 00:37:43.285
and I think that that's a, a, a great thing to do.

817
00:37:43.345 --> 00:37:46.685
So I really appreciate people looking at this creatively

818
00:37:46.685 --> 00:37:47.885
and, and trying to find ways

819
00:37:47.885 --> 00:37:49.645
to help other sticking points in the district.

820
00:37:49.825 --> 00:37:50.825
So thank you.

821
00:37:51.535 --> 00:37:53.765
<v Speaker 1>Thank you Ms. Mora.</v>

822
00:37:58.805 --> 00:38:00.435
<v Speaker 15>Hello, can you hear</v>
<v Speaker 1>Me? Yes, we can.</v>

823
00:38:01.405 --> 00:38:03.715
<v Speaker 15>Great. Hi, I'm Kate Mora.</v>

824
00:38:03.735 --> 00:38:05.475
I'm a, a parent of an elementary,

825
00:38:05.475 --> 00:38:08.035
two elementary school students at lilja,

826
00:38:08.135 --> 00:38:11.115
but I also sit on the net zero committee in town.

827
00:38:11.975 --> 00:38:15.795
And I wanted to just, first I'll say how happy I am

828
00:38:15.795 --> 00:38:19.075
to see many of the features in the, in the plan

829
00:38:19.095 --> 00:38:21.115
and the presentation from last week that really

830
00:38:21.825 --> 00:38:24.755
drilled into the building as a teaching tool

831
00:38:24.815 --> 00:38:27.115
and the connections that were made not only

832
00:38:27.815 --> 00:38:32.715
to the strategic plan, the core focus areas

833
00:38:32.735 --> 00:38:33.875
of resources and infrastructure,

834
00:38:34.055 --> 00:38:36.125
but also the curriculum ideas.

835
00:38:36.175 --> 00:38:40.005
There was that wonderful table in the, the full report

836
00:38:41.285 --> 00:38:43.725
tying ways that the building could really peel back how,

837
00:38:45.145 --> 00:38:48.685
you know, passive solar design affects the classroom.

838
00:38:48.705 --> 00:38:50.445
And it was just, it was fabulous to see all that.

839
00:38:51.185 --> 00:38:56.045
But I do have a question about part of the

840
00:38:56.925 --> 00:39:00.925
presentation of the healthier, more efficient school on,

841
00:39:01.565 --> 00:39:03.445
I don't know if it's helpful to reference the slide it was

842
00:39:03.445 --> 00:39:08.045
on, but on slide 14 of the presentation last week, the kind

843
00:39:08.045 --> 00:39:11.125
of bubble that summarized that it's already required

844
00:39:11.125 --> 00:39:13.525
to be green, I stated that

845
00:39:15.945 --> 00:39:18.925
the, the design needs to be at least 10% better

846
00:39:20.425 --> 00:39:22.405
in energy use than, than the code.

847
00:39:22.465 --> 00:39:24.125
And I, I was wondering a little bit

848
00:39:24.125 --> 00:39:27.645
because that's the requirement for the Stretch energy code

849
00:39:27.945 --> 00:39:31.725
and it is certainly the baseline requirement for MSBA,

850
00:39:32.025 --> 00:39:36.285
but I was wondering why we didn't call out the specialized

851
00:39:36.435 --> 00:39:40.725
code, which is the little bit higher bar that Nat has set

852
00:39:41.185 --> 00:39:44.285
for ourselves in adopting this, the specialized code to,

853
00:39:44.345 --> 00:39:48.325
to talk a little bit more about net zero ready

854
00:39:48.465 --> 00:39:49.805
or an all electric building.

855
00:39:49.925 --> 00:39:53.245
I was just wondering how that decision was made in terms

856
00:39:53.245 --> 00:39:57.645
of like how to quantify what we were targeting

857
00:39:57.645 --> 00:39:58.685
and valuing as green.

858
00:39:58.825 --> 00:40:02.125
And then the other question I had was just, I noted that on

859
00:40:02.125 --> 00:40:04.965
that same slide, we recognize

860
00:40:04.965 --> 00:40:06.045
that there's additional funding

861
00:40:06.105 --> 00:40:07.605
for more efficient buildings,

862
00:40:07.605 --> 00:40:09.525
but there's also additional funding for

863
00:40:10.445 --> 00:40:12.005
a higher level of indoor air quality.

864
00:40:12.025 --> 00:40:14.605
And is that something we could work into our,

865
00:40:14.665 --> 00:40:19.565
our language about, you know, in this planning document

866
00:40:19.565 --> 00:40:20.965
that we are also looking to make sure

867
00:40:20.965 --> 00:40:23.845
that it's the healthiest air quality possible.

868
00:40:24.575 --> 00:40:26.005
Those are my two questions. Thanks.

869
00:40:28.195 --> 00:40:30.045
<v Speaker 5>I'll start by just saying thanks very much</v>

870
00:40:30.155 --> 00:40:31.485
Kate for the feedback.

871
00:40:31.865 --> 00:40:35.045
I'm gonna have Matt Gillis kind of start with an answer to

872
00:40:35.045 --> 00:40:39.245
that, but also give you an invitation to, to kind of give

873
00:40:39.245 --> 00:40:41.165
that feedback, send it to me in writing just

874
00:40:41.165 --> 00:40:42.365
so we can kind of consider it.

875
00:40:42.785 --> 00:40:46.005
But he'll, Matt can give you kind of the rundown on

876
00:40:46.145 --> 00:40:48.685
how the report was written and how that came to be.

877
00:40:48.945 --> 00:40:51.365
But we're really open to the feedback that you just gave.

878
00:40:54.875 --> 00:40:55.885
<v Speaker 13>Yeah, thank you Kate.</v>

879
00:40:56.425 --> 00:41:00.365
So to slide 14, the, you know, that's a pretty good summary

880
00:41:01.225 --> 00:41:03.645
of what we're hoping to accomplish,

881
00:41:03.745 --> 00:41:05.165
but the, the building systems

882
00:41:05.305 --> 00:41:08.765
and its final performance are, are not determined.

883
00:41:08.875 --> 00:41:10.885
They haven't been studied, it hasn't been designed.

884
00:41:11.545 --> 00:41:15.365
So this is really some guidance for the, for the architects

885
00:41:15.545 --> 00:41:20.245
and the, you know, HVAC engineers in particular

886
00:41:20.345 --> 00:41:22.445
to your question about like better air quality,

887
00:41:22.585 --> 00:41:25.245
I'm sure that'll be discussed in greater detail.

888
00:41:25.865 --> 00:41:28.765
And having spent more time

889
00:41:28.765 --> 00:41:32.005
with it than I would've liked coming out of, you know,

890
00:41:32.005 --> 00:41:33.645
through the pandemic and coming out of it.

891
00:41:33.945 --> 00:41:35.485
You can have marvelous air quality,

892
00:41:36.225 --> 00:41:39.845
but it can also be kind of loud when you're cleaning the air

893
00:41:39.845 --> 00:41:42.525
that you know that frequently to, to make the air quality.

894
00:41:42.705 --> 00:41:46.765
So finding the right balance for, you know, everything

895
00:41:47.285 --> 00:41:50.805
that the building will be for the long term is, is,

896
00:41:51.305 --> 00:41:55.165
you know, are are things to get taken into consideration.

897
00:41:55.505 --> 00:41:59.125
But I definitely appreciate the the comments.

898
00:42:00.555 --> 00:42:03.485
Most schools now get a lot of day lighting architects tend

899
00:42:03.485 --> 00:42:04.765
to like to take advantage of that

900
00:42:06.075 --> 00:42:09.685
because it's better for students and staff for reading

901
00:42:09.825 --> 00:42:12.485
and writing and saves on a little bit of energy.

902
00:42:13.115 --> 00:42:15.605
Everybody's seen the glare from light bulbs

903
00:42:16.185 --> 00:42:17.485
on their paper on the desk.

904
00:42:17.545 --> 00:42:18.885
And when you have more natural light,

905
00:42:18.885 --> 00:42:20.285
you have a little less glare.

906
00:42:20.385 --> 00:42:23.325
So there, there are all kinds of things that get taken in,

907
00:42:23.325 --> 00:42:24.645
into consideration with that.

908
00:42:25.635 --> 00:42:28.725
When the architects ask, ask questions

909
00:42:29.025 --> 00:42:32.005
and they get feedback from the staff, they start to factor

910
00:42:32.005 --> 00:42:34.125
that in and then they present options back

911
00:42:34.125 --> 00:42:35.565
to the, to the building committee.

912
00:42:39.275 --> 00:42:41.645
<v Speaker 1>Okay. Thank you for the questions.</v>

913
00:42:43.465 --> 00:42:45.565
Anyone else with comments or questions?

914
00:42:45.585 --> 00:42:48.125
And I'll take this moment while we Ms.

915
00:42:48.125 --> 00:42:50.085
Vickers, was that a hand up? It

916
00:42:50.085 --> 00:42:51.085
<v Speaker 6>It is. If there's no one else</v>

917
00:42:51.085 --> 00:42:52.085
<v Speaker 1>Online.</v>

918
00:42:52.085 --> 00:42:53.965
Sure. No, you well I am recognizing you.

919
00:42:54.295 --> 00:42:55.205
There are people online,

920
00:42:55.205 --> 00:42:56.405
they haven't raised their hands yet.

921
00:42:56.785 --> 00:43:00.645
So please to the podium and introduce yourself

922
00:43:00.645 --> 00:43:02.565
because I'm not familiar with with you.

923
00:43:05.785 --> 00:43:06.785
That's true.

924
00:43:09.125 --> 00:43:12.125
<v Speaker 6>Brenley Vickers Precinct eight town meeting member,</v>

925
00:43:12.725 --> 00:43:14.285
grateful for this opportunity.

926
00:43:14.575 --> 00:43:16.725
Thank you for putting together the plan.

927
00:43:18.625 --> 00:43:22.885
I'm gonna make a comment that I received from

928
00:43:24.125 --> 00:43:26.165
a resident who couldn't be here tonight

929
00:43:26.625 --> 00:43:29.285
and then I'll, I'll list some questions after that.

930
00:43:30.915 --> 00:43:32.805
Wanting to share some talking points

931
00:43:32.865 --> 00:43:35.765
to connect a future school garden to sustainability actions

932
00:43:35.765 --> 00:43:39.605
that are already taking place in the memorial cafeteria.

933
00:43:41.865 --> 00:43:44.005
As hopefully some of you know,

934
00:43:45.125 --> 00:43:47.725
Memorial is currently highly successful

935
00:43:47.725 --> 00:43:52.205
with cafeteria waste sorting the waste audit completed

936
00:43:52.205 --> 00:43:54.405
by Amber Keller, the Natick Public Schools

937
00:43:54.405 --> 00:43:55.525
Waste Reduction Coordinator.

938
00:43:55.555 --> 00:43:58.725
Last May showed that Memorial Elementary diverts 88%

939
00:43:58.785 --> 00:44:01.445
of their daily cafeteria waste from the incinerator.

940
00:44:02.105 --> 00:44:03.165
That's huge.

941
00:44:03.555 --> 00:44:08.525
Just from personal understanding of how that works.

942
00:44:08.705 --> 00:44:10.245
That's really a lot.

943
00:44:11.465 --> 00:44:13.325
But even though the process

944
00:44:13.465 --> 00:44:16.165
of students sorting waste is working effectively,

945
00:44:16.335 --> 00:44:18.125
there remains opportunities for students

946
00:44:18.145 --> 00:44:20.685
to make powerful connections between their actions

947
00:44:20.685 --> 00:44:23.205
and the cafeteria to curriculum standards.

948
00:44:23.665 --> 00:44:25.845
So by planning for memorial school gardening

949
00:44:25.845 --> 00:44:27.245
with composting onsite

950
00:44:27.245 --> 00:44:28.605
and the ability to grow food

951
00:44:29.125 --> 00:44:30.765
teachers would have the opportunity to make authentic

952
00:44:30.845 --> 00:44:33.125
connections between cafeteria waste sorting

953
00:44:33.345 --> 00:44:36.605
and standards such as composting, decomposition,

954
00:44:37.285 --> 00:44:39.005
nutrient cycling needs of plants,

955
00:44:39.175 --> 00:44:40.925
human impacts on the environment

956
00:44:41.025 --> 00:44:43.845
and more by making these connections through

957
00:44:44.415 --> 00:44:45.765
exper exponential learning

958
00:44:46.575 --> 00:44:48.405
waste sorting becomes more meaningful

959
00:44:48.405 --> 00:44:50.445
to students than just a process they go through

960
00:44:50.635 --> 00:44:51.965
with their waste at lunchtime.

961
00:44:52.345 --> 00:44:54.525
But a purposeful habit that closes the loop,

962
00:44:54.865 --> 00:44:57.165
not only reducing waste, entering the incinerator,

963
00:44:57.345 --> 00:44:59.365
but helping to feed our small part of the world.

964
00:44:59.825 --> 00:45:02.485
Please consider the positive impact that planning

965
00:45:02.865 --> 00:45:05.605
for a school guarding at Memorial Elementary could

966
00:45:05.605 --> 00:45:06.645
make on student learning.

967
00:45:07.675 --> 00:45:10.125
That is, I literally read that from

968
00:45:10.845 --> 00:45:12.125
a resident who sent it to me.

969
00:45:13.265 --> 00:45:14.805
That's why it sounds like that.

970
00:45:15.425 --> 00:45:17.245
But I support that endeavor

971
00:45:17.305 --> 00:45:19.445
and I'm glad to see that that's a part of the plan

972
00:45:19.445 --> 00:45:22.245
and I hope that we really do make that a priority.

973
00:45:25.525 --> 00:45:27.245
I had written down grateful to hear about

974
00:45:27.245 --> 00:45:28.685
outside learning classroom potential

975
00:45:28.685 --> 00:45:31.165
and hope this stays high on the priority list for myself.

976
00:45:32.325 --> 00:45:35.285
I also wrote down that as we're having conversations,

977
00:45:35.415 --> 00:45:39.125
we've had conversations from people show up around food

978
00:45:39.145 --> 00:45:41.005
and food concerns for menus.

979
00:45:42.025 --> 00:45:46.485
And so I'm really hoping that we create a cafeteria

980
00:45:47.475 --> 00:45:49.805
environment that does have a kitchen that allows

981
00:45:49.905 --> 00:45:50.925
for some scratch cooking.

982
00:45:52.085 --> 00:45:54.845
I know the farm would certainly love to be able to continue

983
00:45:54.845 --> 00:45:56.685
to hold their pancake breakfasts there.

984
00:45:57.245 --> 00:46:00.085
I know that a lot of the community really enjoys that.

985
00:46:00.105 --> 00:46:03.885
It is quite a cool part of our community have

986
00:46:03.955 --> 00:46:05.005
that breakfast there.

987
00:46:05.145 --> 00:46:07.605
So making sure that we're remembering

988
00:46:07.605 --> 00:46:08.645
that as we're building.

989
00:46:09.745 --> 00:46:14.125
And then also from feedback from the community,

990
00:46:14.915 --> 00:46:16.765
wondering if there has been any kind

991
00:46:16.765 --> 00:46:18.805
of traffic study surrounding the increased traffic,

992
00:46:18.835 --> 00:46:21.165
traffic from the increased enrollment

993
00:46:21.585 --> 00:46:24.045
and when does that happen in the planning period

994
00:46:25.105 --> 00:46:28.005
and how does communication with the abutters around

995
00:46:28.005 --> 00:46:31.605
that work, because I am hearing some

996
00:46:32.405 --> 00:46:34.045
conversation around that already.

997
00:46:34.455 --> 00:46:35.455
Thank you so much.

998
00:46:37.195 --> 00:46:40.925
<v Speaker 5>Okay. Thank you for your excitement</v>

999
00:46:41.025 --> 00:46:44.285
or your colleagues, peers,

1000
00:46:45.085 --> 00:46:47.165
excitement about the garden and to see

1001
00:46:47.265 --> 00:46:48.285
and seeing it in there.

1002
00:46:48.305 --> 00:46:52.205
Thanks for the comments about the cafeteria, Matt,

1003
00:46:52.205 --> 00:46:53.805
Karen might have something to kind of add

1004
00:46:53.805 --> 00:46:54.925
to that, but great to know.

1005
00:46:54.925 --> 00:46:56.805
People love that pancake breakfast

1006
00:46:57.465 --> 00:47:00.005
and then the traffic study know it hasn't been done

1007
00:47:00.025 --> 00:47:01.125
yet and I'm sure Mr.

1008
00:47:01.225 --> 00:47:02.285
Gillis can talk about when

1009
00:47:02.285 --> 00:47:04.845
that trip typically happens in this process.

1010
00:47:06.835 --> 00:47:10.165
<v Speaker 13>Yeah, traffic study typically happens when the site is</v>

1011
00:47:10.365 --> 00:47:13.085
selected or if there's, you know, two sites

1012
00:47:13.085 --> 00:47:17.765
and they're comparing to traffic consultant comes in

1013
00:47:17.765 --> 00:47:21.485
and counts the vehicles on two or three days, cars going by

1014
00:47:21.905 --> 00:47:25.565
and estimates based on the change in the population, what

1015
00:47:25.565 --> 00:47:27.005
that would do to additional traffic.

1016
00:47:27.905 --> 00:47:30.325
And usually these things are actually pretty good.

1017
00:47:30.915 --> 00:47:32.685
There's maybe a half a dozen

1018
00:47:32.745 --> 00:47:34.685
or so traffic consultants in the Commonwealth

1019
00:47:34.785 --> 00:47:37.565
and they've all been, they've all proven

1020
00:47:37.565 --> 00:47:39.325
to be pretty decent in my experience.

1021
00:47:39.865 --> 00:47:42.485
So that'll happen during, during

1022
00:47:43.745 --> 00:47:46.805
the feasibility study part where the school building

1023
00:47:47.565 --> 00:47:49.685
weighing options as to where to locate the building

1024
00:47:50.185 --> 00:47:51.565
and traffic is always part of it.

1025
00:47:51.845 --> 00:47:52.925
'cause you could have a great site,

1026
00:47:52.925 --> 00:47:55.765
but if it's gonna cause backups in traffic badly,

1027
00:47:56.575 --> 00:47:58.805
maybe it's not such a great site for the community.

1028
00:47:59.305 --> 00:48:01.325
So that's always part of it,

1029
00:48:01.345 --> 00:48:02.565
but we'll, we'll get those answers.

1030
00:48:02.995 --> 00:48:06.685
That'll be probably a pretty public discussion,

1031
00:48:07.785 --> 00:48:09.725
not, not so much the traffic study,

1032
00:48:09.785 --> 00:48:11.725
but looking at the options as to where

1033
00:48:11.745 --> 00:48:13.165
to place the new memorial.

1034
00:48:15.635 --> 00:48:18.045
<v Speaker 1>Okay. Thank you for the question.</v>

1035
00:48:18.905 --> 00:48:20.965
Any other questions from people in the room online?

1036
00:48:21.905 --> 00:48:26.205
And I'll use this as a reminder, if you are not here or you

1037
00:48:26.305 --> 00:48:28.645
or you are here and you don't have a, if you're not here,

1038
00:48:28.645 --> 00:48:30.925
you're not gonna hear this unless you're watching on replay.

1039
00:48:30.925 --> 00:48:32.485
Maybe you're watching replay. Either way,

1040
00:48:32.655 --> 00:48:34.965
there are other opportunities to send your feedback

1041
00:48:35.145 --> 00:48:36.245
or ask questions.

1042
00:48:36.425 --> 00:48:38.365
For starters, you can always email school

1043
00:48:38.365 --> 00:48:39.925
committee@natickps.org

1044
00:48:40.665 --> 00:48:43.885
and we will, we all the members of the committee get that

1045
00:48:43.905 --> 00:48:46.245
and we can certainly, if it's a question

1046
00:48:46.245 --> 00:48:47.525
for us, we can, we can answer.

1047
00:48:47.525 --> 00:48:49.245
If it's a question for Dr.

1048
00:48:49.295 --> 00:48:51.165
Stash or her team, we can forward it along.

1049
00:48:51.505 --> 00:48:53.885
So there are plenty of opportunities to,

1050
00:48:54.185 --> 00:48:55.285
to ask more questions.

1051
00:48:55.285 --> 00:48:57.245
Obviously a project like this requires a lot

1052
00:48:57.245 --> 00:48:58.445
of community input,

1053
00:48:59.695 --> 00:49:03.165
which is why we added tonight's agenda item to try

1054
00:49:03.165 --> 00:49:05.685
to give another chance for people to engage.

1055
00:49:06.505 --> 00:49:08.445
So seeing no hands

1056
00:49:10.225 --> 00:49:14.885
and with a great fear of awkward silences, I will

1057
00:49:15.595 --> 00:49:18.645
move on without objection.

1058
00:49:19.875 --> 00:49:22.885
Okay. Thank you for the questions

1059
00:49:22.905 --> 00:49:26.925
and again, anybody who has them can feel free to send them.

1060
00:49:26.985 --> 00:49:27.985
Ms. Brunell,

1061
00:49:28.915 --> 00:49:31.405
<v Speaker 4>Just a question, do you want us to email questions</v>

1062
00:49:31.405 --> 00:49:33.285
what we might have had from tonight's

1063
00:49:33.345 --> 00:49:34.525
or just wait till next week?

1064
00:49:35.565 --> 00:49:39.045
I don't wanna ask questions tonight. We're gonna vote. So

1065
00:49:40.625 --> 00:49:42.445
<v Speaker 1>Oh, you're asking me? Yeah, I, I</v>

1066
00:49:42.585 --> 00:49:43.685
<v Speaker 4>Who you Mr. Chair. Yeah,</v>

1067
00:49:43.865 --> 00:49:48.765
<v Speaker 1>So I, I think that if we have similar to our, our norm</v>

1068
00:49:49.505 --> 00:49:53.285
of trying to send questions in advance of the meeting,

1069
00:49:54.445 --> 00:49:57.005
I would encourage, I mean, I, I suppose if we want,

1070
00:49:57.005 --> 00:49:58.405
we can take a few minutes to answer them.

1071
00:49:58.405 --> 00:49:59.645
Now it's good for the public, right?

1072
00:49:59.745 --> 00:50:02.045
We, so why don't, if you're all right with it, why don't, is

1073
00:50:02.045 --> 00:50:03.045
<v Speaker 4>That okay?</v>

1074
00:50:03.045 --> 00:50:03.765
Yeah, yeah. Let's do, yeah, sure. Okay, go ahead.

1075
00:50:04.225 --> 00:50:05.725
So the first question is, I

1076
00:50:06.345 --> 00:50:10.205
and I, I'm, I'm not trying to call anybody out here,

1077
00:50:10.225 --> 00:50:11.725
but it, it, so slides one

1078
00:50:11.725 --> 00:50:14.525
and two, it sounds like they just seemed a little confusing

1079
00:50:14.525 --> 00:50:16.885
to me because I thought, Karen, that you said

1080
00:50:16.885 --> 00:50:19.485
that the preschool's not included in the five 70

1081
00:50:20.385 --> 00:50:22.565
but in the sec. So is that correct?

1082
00:50:23.155 --> 00:50:25.205
<v Speaker 12>Preschool is not included in five 70.</v>

1083
00:50:25.275 --> 00:50:27.965
Five 70 is the total enrollment enrollment

1084
00:50:28.025 --> 00:50:29.285
for kindergarten through grade

1085
00:50:29.285 --> 00:50:30.285
<v Speaker 4>Four.</v>

1086
00:50:30.285 --> 00:50:34.125
Okay. Then slide two says 30 classrooms, 570 kids.

1087
00:50:34.785 --> 00:50:38.205
And when I add up the classrooms, it looks like four

1088
00:50:38.205 --> 00:50:39.565
of them are part of the 30.

1089
00:50:40.605 --> 00:50:43.585
<v Speaker 12>So that would be, if you go back to, I just</v>

1090
00:50:43.585 --> 00:50:46.385
<v Speaker 4>Wanna get really clear because we know this is gonna get</v>

1091
00:50:46.385 --> 00:50:49.345
nitty gritty, so I wanna come out from the beginning.

1092
00:50:51.785 --> 00:50:53.225
<v Speaker 12>I</v>
<v Speaker 4>Appreciate that. And it sounds like you,</v>

1093
00:50:53.845 --> 00:50:56.905
the clear answer is five 70, it's, I read the slide wrong.

1094
00:50:56.965 --> 00:51:00.145
So five 70 is K to 4K

1095
00:51:00.145 --> 00:51:01.105
<v Speaker 12>Four. If</v>

1096
00:51:01.105 --> 00:51:04.225
<v Speaker 5>You read the estimated enrollment on the slide you're</v>

1097
00:51:04.385 --> 00:51:06.025
talking about, I think it's slide three technically.

1098
00:51:06.025 --> 00:51:07.745
Okay. Yes. Just 'cause there's a title slide. Okay.

1099
00:51:08.525 --> 00:51:12.105
It adds to my quick math 5 62,

1100
00:51:12.805 --> 00:51:14.705
not five 70 without the pre-K.

1101
00:51:15.095 --> 00:51:18.505
Okay. So, you know, we struggled with that

1102
00:51:18.505 --> 00:51:20.825
because we didn't wanna make like decimal people.

1103
00:51:21.205 --> 00:51:24.625
Yes. So we, we made target room sizes

1104
00:51:24.625 --> 00:51:26.785
because there is a little bit of a different target

1105
00:51:26.885 --> 00:51:27.905
for our youngest grades,

1106
00:51:28.485 --> 00:51:30.345
but just so you know, we couldn't make it nicely

1107
00:51:30.535 --> 00:51:31.745
turn out to five 70.

1108
00:51:31.885 --> 00:51:33.105
So we said it's an estimate,

1109
00:51:33.405 --> 00:51:34.945
but it doesn't include the preschool.

1110
00:51:35.215 --> 00:51:36.305
<v Speaker 4>Okay. But that last,</v>

1111
00:51:36.565 --> 00:51:39.825
the bottom sentence I find a little confusing on this slide.

1112
00:51:39.925 --> 00:51:41.905
The, that the, the words

1113
00:51:42.055 --> 00:51:44.185
that say 30 classrooms about five seven.

1114
00:51:45.775 --> 00:51:50.265
<v Speaker 12>Yeah, that's a mistake. It's 30 classrooms, 570</v>

1115
00:51:51.145 --> 00:51:52.865
kindergarten to four students.

1116
00:51:53.035 --> 00:51:55.545
Right. And then anywhere from, it's

1117
00:51:55.545 --> 00:51:57.785
<v Speaker 1>Still 30 C</v>
<v Speaker 12>To 120 preschool.</v>

1118
00:51:57.805 --> 00:51:59.225
<v Speaker 5>So there's 26 K four.</v>

1119
00:51:59.285 --> 00:52:00.825
We should make it more clear is what you're saying.

1120
00:52:01.025 --> 00:52:02.305
I get it. That's 20, that's

1121
00:52:02.305 --> 00:52:03.065
<v Speaker 12>Great feedback. Plus four</v>

1122
00:52:03.065 --> 00:52:05.185
<v Speaker 1>30 classrooms including the pre-K correct.</v>

1123
00:52:05.505 --> 00:52:06.625
Feedback. 570 students,

1124
00:52:06.845 --> 00:52:08.945
not including the pre-K. Right. Got it.

1125
00:52:09.415 --> 00:52:11.545
<v Speaker 12>Good question. Thank you.</v>
<v Speaker 4>Okay, thank you.</v>

1126
00:52:12.285 --> 00:52:14.705
And I just for the committee members, given

1127
00:52:14.705 --> 00:52:17.545
that e school is mentioned with the six classrooms,

1128
00:52:18.325 --> 00:52:21.665
that's a conversation we need to start having like yesterday

1129
00:52:22.015 --> 00:52:24.385
with the, with the select board.

1130
00:52:25.815 --> 00:52:29.785
Because I know we voted option B for two preschool sites,

1131
00:52:30.485 --> 00:52:33.425
but the E-school is not guaranteed.

1132
00:52:34.605 --> 00:52:36.585
So we, that's just something I think

1133
00:52:36.585 --> 00:52:38.025
we have to keep on our radar.

1134
00:52:39.855 --> 00:52:41.105
That was one thing that stuck out

1135
00:52:41.105 --> 00:52:42.305
to me in this presentation tonight.

1136
00:52:42.355 --> 00:52:44.145
Again, so helpful because like

1137
00:52:44.555 --> 00:52:46.545
until things are this clear then we don't know

1138
00:52:46.545 --> 00:52:47.585
what we're advocating for.

1139
00:52:49.125 --> 00:52:51.585
And then the other thing is, from

1140
00:52:51.585 --> 00:52:53.625
what I hear from other school committee members,

1141
00:52:53.775 --> 00:52:54.785
this is my last comment,

1142
00:52:54.835 --> 00:52:56.865
other school committee members in other towns

1143
00:52:57.895 --> 00:53:00.305
besides an override or raising fees.

1144
00:53:01.205 --> 00:53:04.385
The third thing that is the third rail is redistrict dream.

1145
00:53:04.845 --> 00:53:06.585
And I hesitate to say it tonight,

1146
00:53:06.845 --> 00:53:08.305
but that's what we're talking about.

1147
00:53:08.305 --> 00:53:10.345
Unless we are expecting people in precinct 10

1148
00:53:10.525 --> 00:53:14.065
to have a lot more kids in the next year and right.

1149
00:53:14.205 --> 00:53:16.065
So it's 160 kids added.

1150
00:53:16.565 --> 00:53:19.105
So when I look at this starting next year,

1151
00:53:19.965 --> 00:53:21.305
PE kindergartners,

1152
00:53:21.855 --> 00:53:24.785
that will impact kindergartners next year if the

1153
00:53:24.785 --> 00:53:25.965
school is five years out.

1154
00:53:26.905 --> 00:53:29.565
So I just think we as a committee need

1155
00:53:29.565 --> 00:53:33.885
to start thinking about what that will look like in terms

1156
00:53:33.885 --> 00:53:36.165
of, and I know the site hasn't been named

1157
00:53:36.585 --> 00:53:38.605
yet, so all of that.

1158
00:53:38.745 --> 00:53:43.525
So, But I, I just can't sit in the seat

1159
00:53:43.665 --> 00:53:46.685
and not know that we are gonna be redistricting at some

1160
00:53:46.685 --> 00:53:50.445
point and not say it so that the public understands that

1161
00:53:50.445 --> 00:53:52.365
that is a conversation we need to start having

1162
00:53:52.545 --> 00:53:54.645
and saying from the start,

1163
00:53:56.875 --> 00:53:58.805
<v Speaker 1>It's a good flag to raise.</v>

1164
00:53:59.075 --> 00:54:02.525
Okay. Ms. Collins, unless, sorry, excuse me. Unless Dr.

1165
00:54:02.525 --> 00:54:03.645
Stash wants to respond

1166
00:54:03.645 --> 00:54:04.645
<v Speaker 5>To that.</v>

1167
00:54:04.645 --> 00:54:05.205
No, no, I can, I can wait.

1168
00:54:06.025 --> 00:54:08.405
<v Speaker 10>You sure?</v>
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean I think she's right.</v>

1169
00:54:09.805 --> 00:54:12.245
I think it hasn't been said so explicitly,

1170
00:54:12.585 --> 00:54:15.605
but when the MSBA gives an enrollment number of five 70,

1171
00:54:15.895 --> 00:54:18.485
which is over the four 11, we can deduce

1172
00:54:19.065 --> 00:54:21.885
and when they talk about aging mods in two of our schools

1173
00:54:22.825 --> 00:54:26.405
and the fact that that build at the new memorial

1174
00:54:26.545 --> 00:54:28.165
of those additional that

1175
00:54:28.185 --> 00:54:31.965
to accommodate additional 160 ish students would have a

1176
00:54:32.205 --> 00:54:34.485
reimbursement rate of at least 45% on it.

1177
00:54:34.485 --> 00:54:36.285
It's very compelling. So it's,

1178
00:54:36.445 --> 00:54:38.125
I appreciate you're saying it explicitly.

1179
00:54:40.695 --> 00:54:43.285
<v Speaker 10>Thank you. And I'm gonna pile on here</v>

1180
00:54:45.745 --> 00:54:49.845
the, I don't know what slide it was the first one

1181
00:54:49.935 --> 00:54:51.565
where you started being redundant.

1182
00:54:54.735 --> 00:54:56.085
Thank you Miss Collin.

1183
00:54:56.825 --> 00:55:00.125
It only because we love you, we go on slide four five.

1184
00:55:02.435 --> 00:55:02.925
This one,

1185
00:55:03.705 --> 00:55:08.085
not this one.

1186
00:55:11.345 --> 00:55:13.285
We chose option B. Yep.

1187
00:55:14.385 --> 00:55:19.085
It says E school alternate, alternate six classrooms.

1188
00:55:19.165 --> 00:55:22.605
A user agreement through June, 2030 is being formalized.

1189
00:55:23.085 --> 00:55:25.525
I thought we already had one through 2030

1190
00:55:25.985 --> 00:55:29.205
and this new memorial will not be opened by then.

1191
00:55:30.265 --> 00:55:31.885
<v Speaker 5>Are you talking about whether we have an agreement</v>

1192
00:55:31.885 --> 00:55:33.205
with the town on the use of east?

1193
00:55:34.785 --> 00:55:35.785
We have a,

1194
00:55:36.805 --> 00:55:38.245
<v Speaker 10>I thought we had one through 2030.</v>

1195
00:55:38.665 --> 00:55:40.925
<v Speaker 5>No, we don't, we don't have an assigned MOU.</v>

1196
00:55:41.065 --> 00:55:43.645
We have an agreement and there's no animosity there.

1197
00:55:43.655 --> 00:55:47.365
We're grateful for the space over a year ago.

1198
00:55:47.505 --> 00:55:50.405
We draft, actually when the prior preschool director was

1199
00:55:50.405 --> 00:55:51.845
here, we drafted an MOU

1200
00:55:52.825 --> 00:55:54.685
and we've had several meetings with the town

1201
00:55:55.145 --> 00:55:56.565
and we've gone back and forth.

1202
00:55:57.145 --> 00:55:59.765
We then at the beginning of last school year said,

1203
00:55:59.765 --> 00:56:00.965
let's live with it for a year.

1204
00:56:00.995 --> 00:56:05.205
Meaning facilities, custodians, the town us, which we did

1205
00:56:05.205 --> 00:56:07.565
after having invested school money,

1206
00:56:08.185 --> 00:56:11.005
I'm pretty sure it was all school money, Aaron, to redo some

1207
00:56:11.005 --> 00:56:13.125
of the playground there to accommodate more preschool.

1208
00:56:13.825 --> 00:56:16.005
And so we lived with it for about a year and we,

1209
00:56:16.105 --> 00:56:18.085
and we're, we'd be, we'd love

1210
00:56:18.145 --> 00:56:20.285
to get an MOU signed. It's just not done yet.

1211
00:56:20.955 --> 00:56:23.965
<v Speaker 10>Okay. But are we looking for an MOU through 2030?</v>

1212
00:56:24.185 --> 00:56:27.925
Are we looking for an MOU that goes out further since

1213
00:56:28.505 --> 00:56:31.365
<v Speaker 5>At this point what I've been pursuing is the MOU at least</v>

1214
00:56:31.365 --> 00:56:35.565
through 2030 to lock in the kind of gentleman's agreement

1215
00:56:35.635 --> 00:56:37.565
that we have for five years.

1216
00:56:37.835 --> 00:56:41.205
Because when I first came here, it was being discussed

1217
00:56:41.205 --> 00:56:42.445
as a temporary space

1218
00:56:42.945 --> 00:56:44.285
and I was like a temporary space,

1219
00:56:44.295 --> 00:56:45.485
where are we gonna put these kids?

1220
00:56:45.485 --> 00:56:46.965
Like there's no place to put the kids.

1221
00:56:47.065 --> 00:56:49.725
So we have to define this as not a temporary space,

1222
00:56:50.425 --> 00:56:53.285
but as a space that has a lot more path ahead.

1223
00:56:53.285 --> 00:56:54.485
Like, and so we said five years

1224
00:56:54.665 --> 00:56:56.045
and that was when with that decision,

1225
00:56:56.505 --> 00:56:59.365
Dennis felt more comfortable investing in some of the IT

1226
00:56:59.465 --> 00:57:00.485
and tech side of things.

1227
00:57:00.585 --> 00:57:03.925
So I'd say it was a, a la like an agreement,

1228
00:57:04.185 --> 00:57:06.645
but it wasn't codified in an MOU at that time.

1229
00:57:06.705 --> 00:57:08.045
And we've been pursuing that since.

1230
00:57:08.505 --> 00:57:10.685
<v Speaker 10>And, and this is I think where Ms.</v>

1231
00:57:10.685 --> 00:57:13.285
Brunel is getting nervous, as am I, that

1232
00:57:15.505 --> 00:57:16.925
an agreement through 2030 is great

1233
00:57:17.265 --> 00:57:20.285
and it would allow us to move some out of the high school,

1234
00:57:21.425 --> 00:57:25.445
but it's not if we're building a building for 50 years.

1235
00:57:27.985 --> 00:57:31.445
So I don't know where, how we need to make this

1236
00:57:32.225 --> 00:57:33.645
happen with the town.

1237
00:57:34.145 --> 00:57:35.805
Is it a group

1238
00:57:37.955 --> 00:57:39.325
meeting with both wards?

1239
00:57:39.565 --> 00:57:41.685
I, I don't know. But we've gotta do something

1240
00:57:41.745 --> 00:57:45.925
and we've gotta do it sooner rather than later.

1241
00:57:46.125 --> 00:57:47.125
I guess.

1242
00:57:47.605 --> 00:57:51.805
<v Speaker 5>I couldn't agree more.</v>
<v Speaker 10>And my other question is</v>

1243
00:57:51.805 --> 00:57:53.885
about sub-separate.

1244
00:57:55.305 --> 00:57:57.525
How many sub-separate classes do we have now

1245
00:57:58.225 --> 00:57:59.225
<v Speaker 5>In the district?</v>

1246
00:58:00.305 --> 00:58:04.205
<v Speaker 10>We have,</v>
<v Speaker 4>We have</v>

1247
00:58:05.905 --> 00:58:09.205
two at behem, two at lilja.

1248
00:58:09.865 --> 00:58:14.795
One at Brown. Brown. Excuse me.

1249
00:58:14.795 --> 00:58:17.915
Thank you. We have two at Wilson, two at Kennedy

1250
00:58:18.255 --> 00:58:20.435
and two at the high school. Three at the high school.

1251
00:58:21.225 --> 00:58:22.915
<v Speaker 10>Okay. So</v>
<v Speaker 5>There's And one at Memorial.</v>

1252
00:58:23.735 --> 00:58:24.875
<v Speaker 4>And one at Memorial now. So</v>

1253
00:58:24.875 --> 00:58:25.875
<v Speaker 10>There's six, we're growing there.</v>

1254
00:58:25.875 --> 00:58:27.235
Six elementary level,

1255
00:58:27.745 --> 00:58:29.475
<v Speaker 4>There's, so every school has an access?</v>

1256
00:58:29.475 --> 00:58:30.875
Correct. All three, three out

1257
00:58:30.875 --> 00:58:32.155
of four have an access program.

1258
00:58:32.855 --> 00:58:34.675
Two out of four have a TLC

1259
00:58:34.675 --> 00:58:36.075
therapeutic learning center program.

1260
00:58:36.215 --> 00:58:37.355
So there's five total. Oh,

1261
00:58:37.355 --> 00:58:39.435
but this little just broken into two programs.

1262
00:58:39.575 --> 00:58:41.235
So six total. Yes. Okay.

1263
00:58:43.135 --> 00:58:47.675
<v Speaker 10>So are we envisioning having the same number just</v>

1264
00:58:47.845 --> 00:58:48.915
physically moved?

1265
00:58:49.495 --> 00:58:52.275
Or are we envisioning, this is part of

1266
00:58:52.275 --> 00:58:54.955
what I was getting at last week, are we envisioning saying,

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00:58:55.145 --> 00:58:59.075
okay, for the kids who live in these district

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00:58:59.145 --> 00:59:02.795
that filter into Wilson for example, they will do

1269
00:59:03.785 --> 00:59:07.235
that extra support classroom at these schools.

1270
00:59:07.535 --> 00:59:10.395
And for people who filter into Kennedy, they will do the,

1271
00:59:10.695 --> 00:59:11.915
at those schools

1272
00:59:12.975 --> 00:59:15.035
or we having different kinds

1273
00:59:15.035 --> 00:59:19.155
of programming. This where I

1274
00:59:19.565 --> 00:59:22.965
<v Speaker 5>Oftentimes it's not based on where kids move through,</v>

1275
00:59:23.035 --> 00:59:24.085
it's more programmatic

1276
00:59:24.905 --> 00:59:27.725
and they're all, they're bused so it doesn't, we bust

1277
00:59:27.725 --> 00:59:29.885
to the program, but we don't necessarily say they're gonna

1278
00:59:29.885 --> 00:59:31.605
start here, move to that school.

1279
00:59:31.915 --> 00:59:35.605
It's kind of where the need is. So I don't know.

1280
00:59:35.605 --> 00:59:37.925
I mean you might, you might wanna add onto that. It could be

1281
00:59:37.925 --> 00:59:38.925
<v Speaker 4>Both.</v>

1282
00:59:38.925 --> 00:59:41.205
It could be we could, Desi, we might need to have a need

1283
00:59:41.205 --> 00:59:42.765
for a program that is different.

1284
00:59:42.795 --> 00:59:45.645
Like we could decide we need a medically fragile program.

1285
00:59:46.025 --> 00:59:48.045
We could decide we need a, a different kind

1286
00:59:48.045 --> 00:59:49.685
of sub-separate program and then we could be,

1287
00:59:49.685 --> 00:59:51.245
it could be kids from all over the district.

1288
00:59:51.945 --> 00:59:54.365
It depends on what we decide the program to be.

1289
00:59:55.385 --> 00:59:57.325
<v Speaker 10>But we are not saying at this point,</v>

1290
00:59:57.885 --> 01:00:00.165
I realized I don't predict the future.

1291
01:00:00.635 --> 01:00:04.925
Even on tv, we are not saying we will

1292
01:00:05.035 --> 01:00:08.965
duplicate the programs at Benham

1293
01:00:08.985 --> 01:00:12.645
and put them at Memorial necessarily as well.

1294
01:00:13.305 --> 01:00:15.605
We are saying we will create the programs

1295
01:00:15.605 --> 01:00:16.885
that are needed for our students.

1296
01:00:16.955 --> 01:00:21.325
Yeah. That may end up at one of our elementary schools,

1297
01:00:21.665 --> 01:00:23.325
but it may not be the one down the street

1298
01:00:23.325 --> 01:00:24.565
from you. Is that a

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01:00:24.565 --> 01:00:26.125
<v Speaker 5>Fair That's I think that's actually well said.</v>

1300
01:00:26.625 --> 01:00:28.285
It, it's, it is a student

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01:00:28.685 --> 01:00:30.485
dependent decision to build a program. That's

1302
01:00:30.485 --> 01:00:31.485
<v Speaker 10>Why I wanted to make sure we were,</v>

1303
01:00:31.485 --> 01:00:34.485
<v Speaker 5>And oftentimes when they're added, there're so</v>

1304
01:00:34.485 --> 01:00:35.965
that we can keep kids in district.

1305
01:00:35.965 --> 01:00:37.565
Yeah. And if we can do that well,

1306
01:00:37.745 --> 01:00:39.845
so there could be an opportunity for that

1307
01:00:39.845 --> 01:00:42.685
and we'll be watching as as it develops,

1308
01:00:43.025 --> 01:00:46.045
but we don't just duplicate the exact same program at

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01:00:46.045 --> 01:00:47.125
another school just to do it.

1310
01:00:47.705 --> 01:00:49.285
<v Speaker 10>That's,</v>
<v Speaker 5>I think that's what you were getting at,</v>

1311
01:00:49.715 --> 01:00:52.765
<v Speaker 10>That the student needs are what's driving the</v>

1312
01:00:52.845 --> 01:00:53.845
<v Speaker 5>Decision.</v>

1313
01:00:53.845 --> 01:00:54.325
That's a hundred percent. That drives it

1314
01:00:55.065 --> 01:00:57.485
<v Speaker 10>So that we can say, well we've got one in each</v>

1315
01:00:57.485 --> 01:00:58.645
side of town or one in

1316
01:00:58.645 --> 01:01:00.085
<v Speaker 5>Each, each quarter</v>
<v Speaker 10>Not at or whatever.</v>

1317
01:01:00.395 --> 01:01:01.395
Okay.

1318
01:01:02.705 --> 01:01:05.085
<v Speaker 5>We do also have sub-separate and pre-K. It's worth noting.</v>

1319
01:01:05.785 --> 01:01:08.045
Yes. We didn't list those, but we have them. Yes.

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01:01:08.585 --> 01:01:11.165
<v Speaker 10>And one question back on pre-K, now</v>

1321
01:01:11.165 --> 01:01:15.405
that you jogged my memory, the, it says

1322
01:01:18.545 --> 01:01:22.285
the slide before this, I think it's before this here.

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01:01:22.945 --> 01:01:25.965
It says 60 kids if it's full-time

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01:01:26.745 --> 01:01:31.165
or one 20, if it's morning and afternoon, separate morning

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01:01:31.185 --> 01:01:32.325
and afternoon programs,

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01:01:35.255 --> 01:01:36.995
the classrooms would stay the same.

1327
01:01:37.675 --> 01:01:38.515
Right. Because we're not

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01:01:38.725 --> 01:01:41.315
increasing the number of our students.

1329
01:01:43.055 --> 01:01:47.675
So we have 120 now with a mix of full-time

1330
01:01:47.675 --> 01:01:50.275
and free and morning and afternoon

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01:01:50.435 --> 01:01:51.435
<v Speaker 4>Approximately.</v>

1332
01:01:51.435 --> 01:01:52.235
Yeah. Yes.

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01:01:54.215 --> 01:01:56.075
<v Speaker 16>Mid one</v>
<v Speaker 10>Four. But I thought we usually got</v>

1334
01:01:56.075 --> 01:01:57.395
to like one 40 come June.

1335
01:01:57.815 --> 01:02:00.475
<v Speaker 5>That's only for those 3, 3, 4 classrooms.</v>

1336
01:02:01.175 --> 01:02:04.515
So the preschool overall, I can't remember the exact number.

1337
01:02:04.515 --> 01:02:05.675
Okay. It's like 1 28 right now.

1338
01:02:06.025 --> 01:02:08.955
It's a mix of full-time and half.

1339
01:02:10.375 --> 01:02:12.395
So what they're saying here is depe,

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01:02:12.395 --> 01:02:14.635
there's some flex in preschool about how we

1341
01:02:15.155 --> 01:02:16.715
structure it based on where the enrollment

1342
01:02:16.715 --> 01:02:17.715
<v Speaker 10>Goes.</v>

1343
01:02:17.715 --> 01:02:19.085
We might have two full-time classrooms and yes.

1344
01:02:19.145 --> 01:02:21.165
Two others that have four classes

1345
01:02:21.195 --> 01:02:23.645
because some are, two are morning and two are afternoons.

1346
01:02:23.645 --> 01:02:24.605
So there you get, and we're not

1347
01:02:24.605 --> 01:02:26.165
committing to what right now. So

1348
01:02:26.165 --> 01:02:27.485
<v Speaker 5>There you get six times 15.</v>

1349
01:02:27.515 --> 01:02:29.845
<v Speaker 10>Okay. Right. That's, I just wanna make sure we weren't</v>

1350
01:02:30.595 --> 01:02:32.085
promising something we hadn't

1351
01:02:32.515 --> 01:02:33.515
<v Speaker 5>Figured out.</v>

1352
01:02:33.515 --> 01:02:35.045
It's intended to be super flexible. Okay.

1353
01:02:35.045 --> 01:02:36.445
Because we have a few years

1354
01:02:36.505 --> 01:02:37.885
to see where the enrollment goes.

1355
01:02:38.745 --> 01:02:40.405
<v Speaker 10>Yes. We don't have a few years to figure out</v>

1356
01:02:40.405 --> 01:02:41.805
where our students go, however. Right.

1357
01:02:42.665 --> 01:02:44.845
<v Speaker 1>Yep.</v>
<v Speaker 10>Thank you</v>

1358
01:02:45.465 --> 01:02:45.965
<v Speaker 1>Dr. We,</v>

1359
01:02:46.675 --> 01:02:49.005
<v Speaker 9>Just to have a clarifying question, I appreciate Ms.</v>

1360
01:02:49.005 --> 01:02:50.085
Brunell raising the idea

1361
01:02:50.085 --> 01:02:52.085
that eventually attendance zones may need to change.

1362
01:02:53.185 --> 01:02:55.325
One of Ms. Brunes comments was that this was going

1363
01:02:55.325 --> 01:02:56.645
to begin next year

1364
01:02:56.825 --> 01:02:58.365
and I'm just curious as to why

1365
01:02:58.365 --> 01:03:00.005
that would begin next year if the,

1366
01:03:00.145 --> 01:03:02.605
if the space hasn't expanded at Memorial yet.

1367
01:03:05.865 --> 01:03:08.285
<v Speaker 4>My, my comment was that the kindergartners</v>

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01:03:09.145 --> 01:03:12.005
in the district next year, they will be fourth graders if

1369
01:03:12.585 --> 01:03:14.805
the building is passed and built.

1370
01:03:15.945 --> 01:03:18.525
And so that those kindergartners,

1371
01:03:19.635 --> 01:03:21.005
it's a good clarifying question.

1372
01:03:21.205 --> 01:03:23.085
'cause obviously it's not gonna happen next year,

1373
01:03:23.425 --> 01:03:27.805
but they'll be in fourth grade in 2031.

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01:03:28.425 --> 01:03:30.445
<v Speaker 9>And the proposal or,</v>

1375
01:03:30.585 --> 01:03:32.125
or your assumption in that is

1376
01:03:32.125 --> 01:03:34.925
that students would start at one school and end at another.

1377
01:03:36.045 --> 01:03:37.445
<v Speaker 4>I guess I don't know enough about it,</v>

1378
01:03:37.545 --> 01:03:40.965
but that's my, that's what I'm worried about.

1379
01:03:41.395 --> 01:03:43.125
Yeah. Not being clear about,

1380
01:03:43.665 --> 01:03:46.125
<v Speaker 9>But that would, whether students would start at one school</v>

1381
01:03:46.185 --> 01:03:48.645
and end at another would be a decision that

1382
01:03:48.645 --> 01:03:50.725
that's not a FTA accompli, that's a decision

1383
01:03:50.725 --> 01:03:52.845
that this body would make, would it not.

1384
01:03:56.305 --> 01:03:58.125
<v Speaker 1>So I interpreted what you said, if this helps</v>

1385
01:03:58.345 --> 01:04:00.085
<v Speaker 4>As I think you're right about that. Right.</v>

1386
01:04:00.445 --> 01:04:02.325
<v Speaker 1>I interpreted what you said is that at least we should be</v>

1387
01:04:02.525 --> 01:04:05.005
considering how that would affect students.

1388
01:04:05.005 --> 01:04:07.405
That we, it has to be a part of the conversation. Sure.

1389
01:04:07.535 --> 01:04:09.725
<v Speaker 9>Right.</v>
<v Speaker 1>Is that fair? Yeah.</v>

1390
01:04:09.765 --> 01:04:13.565
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I, when we built Kennedy, there were students</v>

1391
01:04:13.565 --> 01:04:18.005
that were moved to Kennedy so that the day Kennedy opened,

1392
01:04:19.195 --> 01:04:22.285
Kennedy hit enrollment or at higher numbers.

1393
01:04:22.465 --> 01:04:25.845
So given prior practices in the district,

1394
01:04:25.925 --> 01:04:28.845
I have seen students get districted,

1395
01:04:29.685 --> 01:04:32.685
families get redistricted so that the new building was full.

1396
01:04:32.875 --> 01:04:33.875
Yeah.

1397
01:04:34.265 --> 01:04:37.005
<v Speaker 9>As, I mean, we have kids the same age and the same grade.</v>

1398
01:04:37.105 --> 01:04:40.245
But so I, my recollection of our experience of

1399
01:04:40.245 --> 01:04:42.685
that is the superintendent at the time told

1400
01:04:43.325 --> 01:04:44.845
families attending Johnson instead

1401
01:04:44.845 --> 01:04:46.085
of Wilson, you'll go to Kennedy.

1402
01:04:46.115 --> 01:04:49.485
Exactly. They didn't say you're in third grade at Johnson

1403
01:04:49.705 --> 01:04:52.005
and next year you're gonna be in third grade at Benham.

1404
01:04:52.465 --> 01:04:54.365
Or next year you'll be in fourth grade at Behem.

1405
01:04:55.185 --> 01:04:57.325
<v Speaker 4>Yes. It was a natural movement of,</v>

1406
01:04:57.425 --> 01:04:59.085
of a school anyways, is your point.

1407
01:04:59.195 --> 01:05:03.125
<v Speaker 9>Yeah. So I guess my point is, if it is not, it is probably</v>

1408
01:05:03.765 --> 01:05:06.645
will be the case that attendance zones will change when

1409
01:05:06.645 --> 01:05:07.725
this new building opens.

1410
01:05:09.305 --> 01:05:11.445
But it is not pre determined.

1411
01:05:11.445 --> 01:05:13.605
And it would be determined, I would think, by this body,

1412
01:05:13.995 --> 01:05:16.605
whether or not students would attend

1413
01:05:17.125 --> 01:05:18.725
multiple elementary schools over the course

1414
01:05:18.725 --> 01:05:19.765
of their elementary career.

1415
01:05:20.115 --> 01:05:23.005
Okay. And so therefore, my understanding is

1416
01:05:23.005 --> 01:05:25.005
that we could accept public input on that

1417
01:05:25.585 --> 01:05:29.525
and make that decision, but I just wanna make sure

1418
01:05:29.525 --> 01:05:31.525
that I'm understanding you and that the public

1419
01:05:31.525 --> 01:05:32.525
<v Speaker 6>Is hearing as correct.</v>

1420
01:05:32.525 --> 01:05:33.765
You are, and you just made me feel better. Thank you.

1421
01:05:34.115 --> 01:05:35.725
<v Speaker 9>Okay, thank you. Teamwork.</v>

1422
01:05:36.465 --> 01:05:37.525
<v Speaker 5>Can I just add to that? Yeah,</v>

1423
01:05:37.525 --> 01:05:38.525
<v Speaker 9>Please.</v>

1424
01:05:38.525 --> 01:05:39.085
Can that be just real quick?

1425
01:05:39.105 --> 01:05:40.365
Can that be reflected in the minutes

1426
01:05:40.475 --> 01:05:42.725
that I have Assuage concerns

1427
01:05:43.235 --> 01:05:44.685
<v Speaker 1>Also the number of 570,</v>

1428
01:05:44.915 --> 01:05:46.165
they have kids that are the same

1429
01:05:46.165 --> 01:05:47.405
age. Oh, let's put all that

1430
01:05:47.405 --> 01:05:48.285
<v Speaker 9>In there. All of it.</v>

1431
01:05:49.065 --> 01:05:50.085
<v Speaker 1>Dr. Sp Yeah.</v>

1432
01:05:50.125 --> 01:05:51.885
<v Speaker 5>I appreciate it because this,</v>

1433
01:05:53.355 --> 01:05:56.725
This building is touching upon so many relational

1434
01:05:56.825 --> 01:05:58.925
and real life things for our families

1435
01:05:59.505 --> 01:06:01.885
and we have to attend to that with great care

1436
01:06:02.345 --> 01:06:04.525
and great communication

1437
01:06:04.985 --> 01:06:07.525
and bring people along and hear them.

1438
01:06:07.705 --> 01:06:09.085
So I think that's what you're getting at.

1439
01:06:09.665 --> 01:06:11.085
So as much as we had the question,

1440
01:06:11.085 --> 01:06:13.645
which is much more technical about the traffic study,

1441
01:06:13.995 --> 01:06:16.845
it's not so different in that there would be deep work done

1442
01:06:17.265 --> 01:06:19.805
around recommendations for redistricting.

1443
01:06:20.035 --> 01:06:22.285
This is absolutely not just like chop up a

1444
01:06:22.285 --> 01:06:23.325
map and make a decision.

1445
01:06:23.995 --> 01:06:25.645
It's, it's much more deliberate.

1446
01:06:25.665 --> 01:06:28.045
And so that is another piece of the work that has

1447
01:06:28.045 --> 01:06:29.565
to accompany this plan,

1448
01:06:29.565 --> 01:06:31.405
which is made a little bit more complicated

1449
01:06:31.405 --> 01:06:35.525
because there's 160 more kid capacity than currently there.

1450
01:06:36.585 --> 01:06:37.725
So I'm just validating

1451
01:06:37.745 --> 01:06:40.165
and also not wanting to name my values around

1452
01:06:40.165 --> 01:06:42.045
that it is not lost on me.

1453
01:06:42.155 --> 01:06:44.685
That this is about our kids and our families and,

1454
01:06:44.865 --> 01:06:46.325
and things that really, really matter.

1455
01:06:46.625 --> 01:06:48.405
And so we're gonna have to do it very carefully.

1456
01:06:50.265 --> 01:06:54.165
<v Speaker 1>Ms. Vickers.</v>
<v Speaker 6>Thank you. Brinley Vickers precinct date.</v>

1457
01:06:54.365 --> 01:06:56.485
Apparently I have friends watching on Pegasus.

1458
01:06:58.305 --> 01:07:02.645
The, so there's two, I guess it's three questions.

1459
01:07:03.225 --> 01:07:05.525
One is, is there an estimate

1460
01:07:05.665 --> 01:07:09.405
or rough guess on when construction would start

1461
01:07:09.865 --> 01:07:11.325
and how long that takes?

1462
01:07:11.475 --> 01:07:12.525
<v Speaker 1>Just do that if you don't mind.</v>

1463
01:07:12.525 --> 01:07:13.765
Sorry, just do one at a time. Yep, yep.

1464
01:07:13.905 --> 01:07:15.285
You can stay and just do one at a time.

1465
01:07:16.555 --> 01:07:19.805
<v Speaker 13>Yeah, I mean, tentative schedule, we're looking at April</v>

1466
01:07:19.825 --> 01:07:22.765
of 2029 when construction would begin.

1467
01:07:24.265 --> 01:07:27.765
But you know, we're a long way away from that.

1468
01:07:28.025 --> 01:07:29.165
That's a rough estimate.

1469
01:07:30.865 --> 01:07:35.205
<v Speaker 6>The next was how does this ED plan look for</v>

1470
01:07:35.865 --> 01:07:40.845
square footage in terms of size of buildings?

1471
01:07:42.765 --> 01:07:45.605
I, I think that's what, I think that's the question.

1472
01:07:47.945 --> 01:07:50.245
<v Speaker 13>So generally all the spaces will,</v>

1473
01:07:50.315 --> 01:07:54.725
will meet the MSBA requirements for, for classroom sizes.

1474
01:07:54.785 --> 01:07:58.045
So kindergarten classroom will be about 1200 square feet.

1475
01:07:58.085 --> 01:08:00.285
A regular classroom will be about 900 square feet.

1476
01:08:00.635 --> 01:08:02.325
They have formulas for other spaces,

1477
01:08:04.115 --> 01:08:06.125
including the cafeteria, the kitchen

1478
01:08:06.795 --> 01:08:10.325
library, gymnasium, pe.

1479
01:08:10.505 --> 01:08:14.285
So we're, we're probably gonna be right in those ranges

1480
01:08:14.345 --> 01:08:15.605
for just about everything.

1481
01:08:15.865 --> 01:08:19.045
And you know, there may be an exception here or there,

1482
01:08:19.065 --> 01:08:22.325
but for the most part you get a, a total number

1483
01:08:22.325 --> 01:08:25.245
of square footage that's reimbursable.

1484
01:08:25.305 --> 01:08:27.525
So if you want to have one room that's a little bigger than

1485
01:08:28.355 --> 01:08:30.685
some of the others for whatever reason you, you can,

1486
01:08:30.745 --> 01:08:32.405
the architects can usually come up

1487
01:08:32.405 --> 01:08:33.605
with a way to make that work.

1488
01:08:34.325 --> 01:08:35.365
<v Speaker 6>I think that was the question.</v>

1489
01:08:35.475 --> 01:08:37.085
What an idea of what the total number

1490
01:08:37.105 --> 01:08:40.165
of square footage is looking like from the ED

1491
01:08:40.165 --> 01:08:41.165
<v Speaker 13>Plant. Not, not yet.</v>

1492
01:08:41.235 --> 01:08:43.365
<v Speaker 1>Okay. And I don't, I think there's been plenty of time</v>

1493
01:08:43.365 --> 01:08:45.165
between now and then throughout the design phase

1494
01:08:45.165 --> 01:08:46.165
and all that where that would be

1495
01:08:46.165 --> 01:08:47.325
public and people will be able to

1496
01:08:47.325 --> 01:08:48.325
<v Speaker 13>See all that.</v>

1497
01:08:48.325 --> 01:08:49.845
Yeah, we'll, we'll we'll get that through feasibility study.

1498
01:08:50.675 --> 01:08:52.205
Give you approximate square footage.

1499
01:08:52.425 --> 01:08:54.445
That's how they're gonna come up with a cost estimate.

1500
01:08:55.225 --> 01:08:56.525
<v Speaker 6>And then the last one is</v>

1501
01:08:57.835 --> 01:09:02.725
regarding the shared classroom space conversation.

1502
01:09:03.715 --> 01:09:07.405
It's around Lilja having a combined two, three grade.

1503
01:09:07.585 --> 01:09:10.005
Is that something that this provides an opportunity

1504
01:09:10.185 --> 01:09:11.565
for at Memorial?

1505
01:09:12.425 --> 01:09:14.965
And is that something that's potentially being considered?

1506
01:09:14.965 --> 01:09:16.525
Because apparently there's a lot

1507
01:09:16.525 --> 01:09:17.685
of people who really like that.

1508
01:09:18.655 --> 01:09:20.725
Sorry, I won't bother again. Thank you.

1509
01:09:21.785 --> 01:09:24.405
<v Speaker 12>So regarding the one, two multi-age classrooms,</v>

1510
01:09:24.565 --> 01:09:26.205
I don't know that there's been an appetite for

1511
01:09:26.205 --> 01:09:27.805
that at Memorial historically.

1512
01:09:27.805 --> 01:09:32.125
It's not something that my staff has ever approached me

1513
01:09:32.305 --> 01:09:33.445
and wanted to consider.

1514
01:09:33.765 --> 01:09:36.125
I know it's been pretty unique to Lilja over the years.

1515
01:09:37.075 --> 01:09:39.165
That said, I, I think any,

1516
01:09:40.885 --> 01:09:42.365
I think any building could host

1517
01:09:42.365 --> 01:09:44.205
that if there was an appetite.

1518
01:09:44.745 --> 01:09:48.445
And so if people decide that that's what they want to do,

1519
01:09:48.795 --> 01:09:50.005
then I would endorse it

1520
01:09:50.005 --> 01:09:51.525
and support it and we'd figure it out.

1521
01:09:51.995 --> 01:09:53.045
<v Speaker 5>Yeah. And I would just add,</v>

1522
01:09:53.045 --> 01:09:55.965
it wouldn't really change the actual physical way the

1523
01:09:56.085 --> 01:09:58.205
building is put together because you just share it

1524
01:09:58.225 --> 01:10:00.565
and they, they run with as shared classes.

1525
01:10:00.825 --> 01:10:03.045
So it could be, you're exactly right.

1526
01:10:03.115 --> 01:10:05.005
That could be accommodated in any building.

1527
01:10:06.475 --> 01:10:09.485
<v Speaker 1>Alright. All right.</v>
<v Speaker 10>I just one more</v>

1528
01:10:09.685 --> 01:10:10.685
<v Speaker 1>Question.</v>

1529
01:10:10.685 --> 01:10:11.365
Yeah. I wish I was hoping you would

1530
01:10:14.555 --> 01:10:16.325
<v Speaker 13>Lies,</v>
<v Speaker 10>All lies,</v>

1531
01:10:17.785 --> 01:10:20.085
how much life do we have in our modulars?

1532
01:10:21.555 --> 01:10:23.405
<v Speaker 13>Well, they're expected</v>

1533
01:10:23.405 --> 01:10:25.685
to have about a 20 year useful life.

1534
01:10:27.055 --> 01:10:29.885
We're getting close to halfway done, I believe.

1535
01:10:29.985 --> 01:10:31.005
Or maybe a little past that.

1536
01:10:31.905 --> 01:10:33.765
I'm not sure if they both went online the same year

1537
01:10:33.765 --> 01:10:35.645
or if one went on one year right after the other.

1538
01:10:36.315 --> 01:10:39.645
<v Speaker 10>Yeah. Okay.</v>
<v Speaker 13>And you know, that is a little bit, so</v>

1539
01:10:39.645 --> 01:10:41.165
<v Speaker 10>They hopefully get us to the end of building</v>

1540
01:10:41.905 --> 01:10:44.725
but not appreciably past that.

1541
01:10:45.875 --> 01:10:47.965
<v Speaker 13>Well, when they say estimated useful life,</v>

1542
01:10:48.145 --> 01:10:49.925
it sort of depends on

1543
01:10:50.505 --> 01:10:53.525
<v Speaker 10>How hard</v>
<v Speaker 13>We are, how, how well we care for them as well</v>

1544
01:10:53.525 --> 01:10:55.365
as how well they were put together installed.

1545
01:10:56.625 --> 01:10:59.445
You know, there are plenty of people that have gotten 25

1546
01:10:59.465 --> 01:11:00.605
to 30 years out of them

1547
01:11:01.745 --> 01:11:04.685
and there are other people that didn't get as much life out

1548
01:11:04.685 --> 01:11:07.725
of it, but so far we seem to be on track.

1549
01:11:08.315 --> 01:11:09.645
<v Speaker 10>Okay. Thank you. Sorry.</v>

1550
01:11:10.025 --> 01:11:11.165
<v Speaker 1>No, it's okay. It's a good question.</v>

1551
01:11:11.395 --> 01:11:14.165
Okay, now we're gonna move on.

1552
01:11:16.025 --> 01:11:19.165
And so I'm going to give an an update

1553
01:11:19.785 --> 01:11:22.005
on the high school practice field process.

1554
01:11:22.235 --> 01:11:24.645
This is just what the, basically what the schedule

1555
01:11:24.825 --> 01:11:26.205
of discussions is going to be.

1556
01:11:26.625 --> 01:11:28.205
That's, thank you for coming.

1557
01:11:30.225 --> 01:11:32.085
So this will be, this will be quick,

1558
01:11:32.305 --> 01:11:34.965
but this is just so everybody similar to the process

1559
01:11:35.035 --> 01:11:38.205
that we're currently in now for the Memorial ed program.

1560
01:11:38.265 --> 01:11:41.725
We have a similar process coming up for the field,

1561
01:11:42.105 --> 01:11:43.805
the high school practice field discussion.

1562
01:11:43.865 --> 01:11:45.245
So on the screen,

1563
01:11:45.745 --> 01:11:48.085
you can see this schedule at our next meeting.

1564
01:11:48.145 --> 01:11:50.125
So a week from tonight, on November 2nd,

1565
01:11:51.185 --> 01:11:55.685
we will get a presentation by the chair of the field study

1566
01:11:55.745 --> 01:11:58.365
of the natural and synthetic turf field study group

1567
01:11:59.065 --> 01:12:02.205
on the report, as I have mentioned to, to this committee,

1568
01:12:03.075 --> 01:12:07.445
more times than I can count on the Natick Town website there

1569
01:12:07.465 --> 01:12:09.885
it, but for everybody else, there is a page

1570
01:12:09.945 --> 01:12:14.445
for the field study group with all of the information,

1571
01:12:15.035 --> 01:12:18.965
including the final report and a lot of research

1572
01:12:19.025 --> 01:12:20.925
and interviews and all kinds of stuff.

1573
01:12:21.205 --> 01:12:23.165
I would encourage anybody to take a look at that.

1574
01:12:23.165 --> 01:12:25.365
So we'll get a presentation next week

1575
01:12:26.465 --> 01:12:29.445
on the field study report itself, not

1576
01:12:30.205 --> 01:12:32.685
specifically about the high school practice field.

1577
01:12:33.625 --> 01:12:37.485
The subsequent meeting November 16th, we will our,

1578
01:12:37.705 --> 01:12:39.205
the athletic director, Mr.

1579
01:12:39.205 --> 01:12:43.405
Brennaman, will be here to talk about the needs specific

1580
01:12:43.585 --> 01:12:45.805
to the practice field at the high school.

1581
01:12:45.905 --> 01:12:50.245
So that will be, at that point, at our December 7th meeting

1582
01:12:50.835 --> 01:12:52.845
will be the first, the, the first time

1583
01:12:52.845 --> 01:12:55.245
that we have a proper, full conversation as,

1584
01:12:55.385 --> 01:12:58.445
as the committee now that we will have received the report

1585
01:12:58.825 --> 01:13:00.285
and what the needs are for the specific

1586
01:13:00.285 --> 01:13:01.365
case that we are addressing.

1587
01:13:02.785 --> 01:13:06.165
And then on December 21st, we will have a similar discussion

1588
01:13:06.165 --> 01:13:08.045
to like what we just had now, a public forum.

1589
01:13:08.785 --> 01:13:11.445
So anybody from the public who will have heard,

1590
01:13:11.955 --> 01:13:14.005
read the report, heard the presentation,

1591
01:13:14.455 --> 01:13:18.165
heard our discussion, had a chance over the next two months

1592
01:13:18.545 --> 01:13:21.325
to read research, do anything they want to do, they can come

1593
01:13:21.325 --> 01:13:23.125
and, and ask those questions there

1594
01:13:23.315 --> 01:13:24.685
similar to what we just did.

1595
01:13:24.945 --> 01:13:28.245
Any emails are okay between now and then, all of that stuff.

1596
01:13:28.425 --> 01:13:31.445
And then on January 11th at that meeting,

1597
01:13:32.025 --> 01:13:34.925
we will vote on our recommendation for the next steps

1598
01:13:35.025 --> 01:13:36.165
for what those needs are.

1599
01:13:36.755 --> 01:13:37.925
Alright. Ultimately

1600
01:13:39.235 --> 01:13:41.885
what this would yield is a design scope

1601
01:13:42.475 --> 01:13:45.405
that would ultimately potentially, if this is the path

1602
01:13:45.405 --> 01:13:46.645
that we choose to take as a committee,

1603
01:13:47.035 --> 01:13:48.605
turn into a capital request,

1604
01:13:48.955 --> 01:13:51.445
that town meeting would ultimately have the say on whether

1605
01:13:51.445 --> 01:13:55.085
or not to fund that is what this process is.

1606
01:13:55.225 --> 01:13:58.245
It, it's important. We're trying to be as, as transparent

1607
01:13:58.265 --> 01:14:02.445
and open and, and verbose about what the process is.

1608
01:14:02.445 --> 01:14:05.605
So as many people as possible have access to,

1609
01:14:05.665 --> 01:14:07.085
to join us in the conversation.

1610
01:14:07.505 --> 01:14:11.645
So that is the process. And that is all I really wanted

1611
01:14:11.645 --> 01:14:12.845
to cover on that tonight.

1612
01:14:13.425 --> 01:14:15.485
So hopefully that's clear.

1613
01:14:15.855 --> 01:14:18.365
We'll share this, this document

1614
01:14:18.665 --> 01:14:19.885
or this, this slide that you're on,

1615
01:14:19.885 --> 01:14:21.845
which was in today's engage email.

1616
01:14:22.035 --> 01:14:24.605
Wonderful email that was, that went out today.

1617
01:14:24.605 --> 01:14:27.805
But we'll share this in social media as well. Mr. Brunell

1618
01:14:28.615 --> 01:14:30.005
<v Speaker 4>Appreciate the work on this.</v>

1619
01:14:30.665 --> 01:14:33.845
The January 11th vote is because of the capital plan.

1620
01:14:34.275 --> 01:14:36.845
What gimme the reasoning behind the January 11th vote.

1621
01:14:37.985 --> 01:14:39.165
And I can tell you why I'm asking

1622
01:14:39.165 --> 01:14:40.285
this question. If you wanna know,

1623
01:14:40.565 --> 01:14:41.565
<v Speaker 1>I would love to know.</v>

1624
01:14:41.565 --> 01:14:42.725
<v Speaker 4>I think a public forum on</v>

1625
01:14:42.845 --> 01:14:44.445
December 21st is a really bad idea.

1626
01:14:45.115 --> 01:14:46.365
<v Speaker 1>Okay. Why? Because</v>

1627
01:14:46.395 --> 01:14:47.925
<v Speaker 4>It's a really busy time of year</v>

1628
01:14:48.465 --> 01:14:51.205
and I don't think you should invite the public to a forum

1629
01:14:51.785 --> 01:14:54.205
on a night where they already have 14 concerts

1630
01:14:54.465 --> 01:14:58.725
and relatives moving into town for too long

1631
01:14:58.825 --> 01:15:00.245
and all of the other things like, so

1632
01:15:00.245 --> 01:15:01.445
<v Speaker 1>Would you prefer we push it? Yes.</v>

1633
01:15:01.625 --> 01:15:03.805
<v Speaker 4>If we could. I think the public forum.</v>

1634
01:15:03.805 --> 01:15:06.045
<v Speaker 5>So we just move it to Ja mid-January is the boat. Yeah.</v>

1635
01:15:06.045 --> 01:15:07.285
And January 11 is the forum.

1636
01:15:07.835 --> 01:15:10.045
<v Speaker 4>That would be my preference. It's fine. Is that okay?</v>

1637
01:15:10.685 --> 01:15:12.005
I just didn't wanna mess up the capital. More

1638
01:15:12.125 --> 01:15:13.125
<v Speaker 1>Research.</v>

1639
01:15:13.125 --> 01:15:13.285
Okay. No, it's, it's fine. And

1640
01:15:13.285 --> 01:15:15.365
that's gives people more time to do their research.

1641
01:15:15.435 --> 01:15:17.325
There's a lot to read. If you haven't looked.

1642
01:15:17.635 --> 01:15:18.645
It's a lot to read.

1643
01:15:19.035 --> 01:15:20.725
<v Speaker 4>Okay. Thank you for that flexibility. Yeah, that's great.</v>

1644
01:15:20.975 --> 01:15:23.365
Could we cancel the meeting on the 21st too, by the way?

1645
01:15:25.765 --> 01:15:26.765
<v Speaker 1>I think that's outta scope</v>

1646
01:15:26.765 --> 01:15:29.845
for this particular conversation, but that's fine by me.

1647
01:15:30.045 --> 01:15:33.045
I like how she's thinking. Good, good job. I still, I still

1648
01:15:33.045 --> 01:15:34.045
<v Speaker 4>Want a golf pass.</v>

1649
01:15:35.055 --> 01:15:37.165
<v Speaker 1>Right. All right, so</v>

1650
01:15:37.785 --> 01:15:39.205
before we go on to the action

1651
01:15:39.205 --> 01:15:42.365
item, pleasure of the committee on the goals.

1652
01:15:43.085 --> 01:15:47.925
I di dis i, I just like the idea, like I said

1653
01:15:47.925 --> 01:15:49.205
before, of us voting on goals.

1654
01:15:49.325 --> 01:15:50.765
I also just, when we're not all here,

1655
01:15:51.085 --> 01:15:52.765
I also dislike the idea of us putting off

1656
01:15:52.985 --> 01:15:54.045
the goal discussion.

1657
01:15:55.755 --> 01:15:58.005
What are, what are other members think? Ms. Collins.

1658
01:15:58.765 --> 01:16:01.965
<v Speaker 10>I think it's really hard for four people to set,</v>

1659
01:16:02.745 --> 01:16:04.405
set the agenda for seven people.

1660
01:16:04.905 --> 01:16:07.085
<v Speaker 1>Got it. Second, I realized</v>

1661
01:16:07.085 --> 01:16:09.605
<v Speaker 10>That, you know, the next couple of meetings that would</v>

1662
01:16:10.375 --> 01:16:11.605
we'll be in the same position.

1663
01:16:11.755 --> 01:16:14.165
Yeah. But I just, I think it's really hard.

1664
01:16:14.315 --> 01:16:16.045
<v Speaker 1>Just the next one meeting by the 16th,</v>

1665
01:16:16.105 --> 01:16:17.645
we should be back to fold strength.

1666
01:16:18.045 --> 01:16:21.005
I hope anybody else have a different feeling?

1667
01:16:22.035 --> 01:16:23.125
Anybody feels strongly?

1668
01:16:23.225 --> 01:16:26.085
No pressure that we should do it tonight. Ms.

1669
01:16:26.085 --> 01:16:29.245
Brunell, you wanna do it on the 21st of December? No, no.

1670
01:16:29.995 --> 01:16:31.725
<v Speaker 4>Matt and I did meet with Elise,</v>

1671
01:16:32.065 --> 01:16:33.805
so we have our goal ready to go.

1672
01:16:33.865 --> 01:16:35.965
If we presented it tonight, we could,

1673
01:16:35.965 --> 01:16:37.405
because of open meeting law,

1674
01:16:37.405 --> 01:16:39.325
then at least email it to people.

1675
01:16:40.365 --> 01:16:41.565
I, I don't know. I mean, it's like,

1676
01:16:42.225 --> 01:16:44.405
I'm just saying Elise has already been involved in part

1677
01:16:44.405 --> 01:16:47.845
of the conversation about the first, about one of the goals.

1678
01:16:51.285 --> 01:16:52.485
I am not wed to that, but it,

1679
01:16:52.505 --> 01:16:55.325
it would give us more flexibility if we want to communicate

1680
01:16:55.325 --> 01:16:56.485
with Jamen and Shai

1681
01:16:56.485 --> 01:16:58.845
because once something's been presented at a public meeting,

1682
01:16:58.845 --> 01:17:01.485
then we can all have the information.

1683
01:17:01.865 --> 01:17:05.005
<v Speaker 1>The one thing I would, the caveat to that is that it's,</v>

1684
01:17:05.105 --> 01:17:07.325
it was linked in the doc in

1685
01:17:07.325 --> 01:17:08.485
last week's agenda and this week.

1686
01:17:08.545 --> 01:17:10.285
So it's already public. Okay, perfect.

1687
01:17:10.825 --> 01:17:12.205
So unless you want to talk about it,

1688
01:17:12.205 --> 01:17:13.245
which I don't think we're,

1689
01:17:13.245 --> 01:17:14.805
if we're not gonna vote on it, I figured as much.

1690
01:17:14.985 --> 01:17:18.005
So it is already a public document that goal and I, and I,

1691
01:17:18.065 --> 01:17:19.845
and I do appreciate you sending it in advance so

1692
01:17:19.845 --> 01:17:21.165
that we could get it linked into the agenda.

1693
01:17:22.025 --> 01:17:24.605
I'm gonna go back for one quick second. Mr. Devereaux. Yes.

1694
01:17:25.315 --> 01:17:27.125
<v Speaker 13>This will be quick.</v>
<v Speaker 1>We can't hear you</v>

1695
01:17:27.125 --> 01:17:28.365
unless it goes through the microphone.

1696
01:17:28.365 --> 01:17:30.085
Please. There you go.

1697
01:17:30.355 --> 01:17:31.805
<v Speaker 13>Said this will be quick. I heard you,</v>

1698
01:17:31.945 --> 01:17:35.045
I'm sure you all enjoyed town meeting on Thursday night.

1699
01:17:35.565 --> 01:17:38.205
I just wanna put in a, a request that,

1700
01:17:38.265 --> 01:17:41.845
and I hope that those paying attention to this process,

1701
01:17:43.185 --> 01:17:44.845
either from tonight's recording

1702
01:17:44.865 --> 01:17:49.605
or from future public meetings are, are informed

1703
01:17:49.875 --> 01:17:52.485
that they, part of the process should be to go back

1704
01:17:52.505 --> 01:17:54.845
and listen to what town meeting members said

1705
01:17:56.185 --> 01:17:58.925
on last Thursday, the second meeting of town meeting.

1706
01:17:59.425 --> 01:18:01.125
And that's basically it. Thank you. Thank

1707
01:18:01.125 --> 01:18:02.125
<v Speaker 1>You.</v>

1708
01:18:02.125 --> 01:18:03.325
Yep. There's plenty of things for people to research.

1709
01:18:03.675 --> 01:18:05.965
That is for sure. All right,

1710
01:18:07.255 --> 01:18:10.005
we're gonna move on then We'll push the goals

1711
01:18:10.785 --> 01:18:14.525
to another, to 2027. We'll

1712
01:18:14.525 --> 01:18:16.325
<v Speaker 4>Figure out the goal is gonna be to set goals.</v>

1713
01:18:16.545 --> 01:18:18.045
<v Speaker 1>The goal will we setting goals. All right.</v>

1714
01:18:18.185 --> 01:18:19.365
So we have one other item

1715
01:18:19.705 --> 01:18:22.485
and it is, so I'm, I'm gonna make a motion

1716
01:18:22.765 --> 01:18:23.765
'cause I don't think you have it in front of you

1717
01:18:23.765 --> 01:18:24.205
unless you do.

1718
01:18:24.325 --> 01:18:25.725
I don't. Okay. I'm gonna make a motion

1719
01:18:26.865 --> 01:18:28.205
and then we can discuss.

1720
01:18:28.785 --> 01:18:31.805
So I, I'm gonna move to approve a budget transfer

1721
01:18:32.065 --> 01:18:36.285
of an amount not to exceed $27,800 from the executive

1722
01:18:36.285 --> 01:18:39.485
assistant salary line to METCO contract services

1723
01:18:39.585 --> 01:18:43.365
to fund a monitor for the elementary METCO bus beginning on

1724
01:18:43.625 --> 01:18:46.805
or about November 1st, 2026 for up

1725
01:18:46.825 --> 01:18:49.325
to 139 school days.

1726
01:18:49.655 --> 01:18:53.445
These funds may support either contracted services through

1727
01:18:54.345 --> 01:18:57.365
aa, AA at $200 per day

1728
01:18:57.545 --> 01:19:00.245
or an internal stipend arrangement subject

1729
01:19:00.385 --> 01:19:01.405
to school committee approval

1730
01:19:01.545 --> 01:19:04.605
of a new line on the non rep compensation schedule.

1731
01:19:04.665 --> 01:19:07.005
Second. Second. So I made the motion

1732
01:19:07.105 --> 01:19:09.045
and then seconded by Ms. Collins.

1733
01:19:09.425 --> 01:19:13.245
She won by a by a nose. All right. Discussion.

1734
01:19:14.355 --> 01:19:19.165
Anybody have any comments? Ms.

1735
01:19:19.305 --> 01:19:22.085
Ms. Brunell and Mr. Brune, then Dr. Welsh.

1736
01:19:22.325 --> 01:19:24.445
<v Speaker 9>I, I would just ask you as the chair of the vice chair</v>

1737
01:19:24.465 --> 01:19:27.525
to maybe just say a few words about why this is necessary.

1738
01:19:27.555 --> 01:19:28.565
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. And I just saw Ms.</v>

1739
01:19:28.565 --> 01:19:30.205
Gomes unmuted herself, so we'll add you

1740
01:19:30.205 --> 01:19:31.445
to the list as well. Thank you. Or,

1741
01:19:31.445 --> 01:19:32.445
<v Speaker 9>Or for Ms.</v>

1742
01:19:32.445 --> 01:19:33.645
Gomes to say a word about, about why this is

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01:19:33.675 --> 01:19:34.765
important and necessary.

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01:19:34.815 --> 01:19:36.925
<v Speaker 1>Appreciate that Ms. Brune and then Ms. Gomes.</v>

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01:19:37.035 --> 01:19:40.245
<v Speaker 4>Sure. I just wanted to, the budget subcommittee,</v>

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01:19:40.345 --> 01:19:43.285
we spoke about this on August 28th,

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01:19:44.225 --> 01:19:45.525
and this was an item at that,

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01:19:45.545 --> 01:19:48.445
at the time the budget subcommittee was supportive of,

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01:19:48.445 --> 01:19:49.645
we didn't take a vote on it.

1750
01:19:49.645 --> 01:19:51.445
We knew it was gonna come back to the full committee,

1751
01:19:51.465 --> 01:19:55.565
but we were supportive of it in, you know, wanted it

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01:19:55.565 --> 01:19:57.245
to come back to the full committee once

1753
01:19:57.265 --> 01:19:58.685
the logistics had been worked out.

1754
01:19:59.225 --> 01:20:01.965
So it's great to see it already back on the agenda.

1755
01:20:02.305 --> 01:20:06.525
And I'm, you know, this is an example of real process

1756
01:20:06.525 --> 01:20:08.885
because it came from parents last year.

1757
01:20:09.625 --> 01:20:13.205
It got worked into the budget via the budget subcommittee.

1758
01:20:13.265 --> 01:20:15.445
And so here it is. I wish

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01:20:15.445 --> 01:20:18.845
that we could do everything yesterday, but we have today.

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01:20:21.885 --> 01:20:24.405
<v Speaker 1>Ms. Combes, did you, you lowered your, you're back. Okay.</v>

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01:20:25.255 --> 01:20:26.255
Would you like to,

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01:20:27.595 --> 01:20:29.205
<v Speaker 17>Yeah, I'd like to share a few words.</v>

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01:20:29.205 --> 01:20:31.045
First, I would like to just say thank you

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01:20:31.065 --> 01:20:34.645
to the native school committee and everyone for their time

1765
01:20:34.865 --> 01:20:37.645
and for bringing this monitor funding

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01:20:37.645 --> 01:20:39.125
forward for a vote tonight.

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01:20:39.925 --> 01:20:44.085
I definitely, before I kind of go into what I kind

1768
01:20:44.085 --> 01:20:47.325
of just briefly just wrote up, just do better with writing,

1769
01:20:47.505 --> 01:20:52.165
but I wanna acknowledge the lack of knowledge

1770
01:20:52.165 --> 01:20:53.445
that I have when it comes

1771
01:20:53.505 --> 01:20:55.205
to serving on a committee like this.

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01:20:55.505 --> 01:20:59.165
And I wanted to appre extend my appreciation to each

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01:20:59.185 --> 01:21:00.605
and every one of the members on the

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01:21:00.605 --> 01:21:01.685
subcommittee, on the committee.

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01:21:01.785 --> 01:21:04.965
I'm sorry for your support, your partnership

1776
01:21:05.265 --> 01:21:08.125
and your patients as I kind of navigate this new role.

1777
01:21:09.305 --> 01:21:12.765
But I'm here as a parent, I'm sorry, medical parent,

1778
01:21:13.705 --> 01:21:16.285
but also as a pediatric occupational therapist,

1779
01:21:16.465 --> 01:21:19.645
my experience, it gives me a particular understanding of

1780
01:21:19.645 --> 01:21:23.285
how a child is able to regulate and respond safely

1781
01:21:24.165 --> 01:21:26.285
and how that can be affected by their environment.

1782
01:21:27.405 --> 01:21:30.205
I think I speak for all of us when I say all children,

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01:21:30.475 --> 01:21:32.045
despite their level of functioning,

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01:21:32.045 --> 01:21:34.325
can have moments when they feel overwhelmed, tired,

1785
01:21:34.805 --> 01:21:36.285
distracted or anxious.

1786
01:21:36.505 --> 01:21:40.125
And all children deserve attentive adult supervision

1787
01:21:40.165 --> 01:21:43.285
and support our elementary students,

1788
01:21:43.425 --> 01:21:45.405
our medical elementary students, they're thriving.

1789
01:21:45.715 --> 01:21:48.565
They love their school, they're building relationships,

1790
01:21:48.565 --> 01:21:51.045
they're learning, and they're an important

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01:21:51.045 --> 01:21:52.285
part of the school community.

1792
01:21:53.625 --> 01:21:55.965
As parents, we wanna make sure that their commute is just

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01:21:55.965 --> 01:21:58.005
as safe, supportive,

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01:21:58.005 --> 01:22:00.885
and positive as their school school experience

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01:22:00.885 --> 01:22:02.245
that they enjoy each day.

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01:22:03.795 --> 01:22:06.385
Every child deserves to feel safe and supported.

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01:22:06.905 --> 01:22:08.225
And this includes the commute.

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01:22:08.325 --> 01:22:11.665
We went from school for the 14 elementary aged METCO

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01:22:11.905 --> 01:22:14.225
students expected to ride the mini bus every day.

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01:22:15.085 --> 01:22:16.185
The school day begins

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01:22:16.185 --> 01:22:18.905
before 6:00 AM It includes more than two hours

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01:22:18.925 --> 01:22:21.025
of daily travel between their homes in Boston

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01:22:21.245 --> 01:22:22.545
and their schools in Natick.

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01:22:23.535 --> 01:22:27.185
That is, that is a significant amount of time for a child

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01:22:27.245 --> 01:22:29.185
to spend on the road before and

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01:22:29.185 --> 01:22:30.385
after a full day of learning.

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01:22:31.365 --> 01:22:33.745
In fact, a Natick medical student who begins

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01:22:34.485 --> 01:22:37.465
school from the kindergarten, such as my son

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01:22:37.525 --> 01:22:38.665
and completes fourth grade,

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01:22:39.375 --> 01:22:41.745
will spend approximately 1800 hours

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01:22:41.885 --> 01:22:45.465
or 75 full days of their life commuting to and from school.

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01:22:47.345 --> 01:22:48.825
A school bus is a busy environment.

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01:22:48.825 --> 01:22:51.065
There's noise movement, there's crowded seating,

1814
01:22:51.345 --> 01:22:54.385
changing temperatures, and the need to remain seated

1815
01:22:54.385 --> 01:22:56.345
and follow safe safety expectations

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01:22:56.365 --> 01:22:57.785
for an extended period of time.

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01:22:58.365 --> 01:23:01.865
And some children may become overwhelmed, fatigued, anxious,

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01:23:02.485 --> 01:23:04.345
or even distracted by these demands.

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01:23:04.755 --> 01:23:07.645
While others may need an extra reminder, reassurance,

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01:23:07.645 --> 01:23:09.445
or prompt to help them communicate their

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01:23:09.445 --> 01:23:10.685
needs and remain safe.

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01:23:11.335 --> 01:23:13.205
While some of our youngest learners, such

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01:23:13.205 --> 01:23:15.725
as our kindergartners, may require physical assistance

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01:23:15.725 --> 01:23:17.605
to safely transfer on and off the bus.

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01:23:19.255 --> 01:23:21.875
As we know, the bus driver's primary responsibility is

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01:23:21.875 --> 01:23:22.915
to operate the vehicle

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01:23:23.095 --> 01:23:25.715
and transport students safely to and from school.

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01:23:26.325 --> 01:23:28.235
While drivers do their best to respond

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01:23:28.235 --> 01:23:29.435
to situations on the bus,

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01:23:29.435 --> 01:23:31.355
they cannot safely focus on driving,

1831
01:23:31.355 --> 01:23:33.515
while also managing student behaviors

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01:23:33.975 --> 01:23:36.195
or responding to emergencies that may arise

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01:23:36.195 --> 01:23:37.715
during their very long commute.

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01:23:38.355 --> 01:23:41.355
A bus monitor would provide additional adult support needed

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01:23:41.355 --> 01:23:44.115
to attend to students while the driver remains focused on

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01:23:44.115 --> 01:23:48.275
the road and safe and, and on the safe operation of the bus.

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01:23:49.995 --> 01:23:52.395
A monitor would help identify concerns early,

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01:23:52.845 --> 01:23:55.395
offer calm redirection, provide safe seating

1839
01:23:55.395 --> 01:23:57.515
and transitions, and respond promptly if a

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01:23:57.515 --> 01:23:58.555
child needs assistance.

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01:23:58.995 --> 01:24:02.275
A monitor is not just simply an extra adult on the bus,

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01:24:02.375 --> 01:24:04.115
it is a proactive safety measure.

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01:24:04.775 --> 01:24:06.275
The goal is to prevent problems

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01:24:06.275 --> 01:24:07.795
before they become emergencies.

1845
01:24:07.815 --> 01:24:10.315
Rather than waiting until a situation escalates,

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01:24:10.335 --> 01:24:12.555
an immediate intervention is required.

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01:24:13.415 --> 01:24:15.715
Having another adult present can create a calmer,

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01:24:15.715 --> 01:24:17.555
more predictable and safer transportation

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01:24:17.555 --> 01:24:18.995
environment for everyone.

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01:24:20.025 --> 01:24:22.475
This request is about prevention and student safety.

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01:24:22.695 --> 01:24:25.435
It recognizes the demands of a long daily commute

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01:24:25.455 --> 01:24:28.355
and provides support before a concern becomes a PRI crisis.

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01:24:29.375 --> 01:24:31.435
It also gives families greater reassurance

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01:24:31.435 --> 01:24:33.435
that their children are being supervised by adults

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01:24:33.455 --> 01:24:36.835
who can respond thoughtfully both to routine safety needs

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01:24:36.855 --> 01:24:38.355
and unexpected situations.

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01:24:39.375 --> 01:24:41.555
So on behalf of elementary meco families,

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01:24:41.575 --> 01:24:43.635
we sincerely appreciate the budgetary

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01:24:43.655 --> 01:24:47.795
and operational considers considerations involved as well

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01:24:47.795 --> 01:24:50.075
as the committee's attention to the needs

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01:24:50.075 --> 01:24:51.315
of our students and families.

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01:24:51.955 --> 01:24:54.235
I hope you all will swell. You guys already did so.

1863
01:24:54.235 --> 01:24:56.395
Thank you. Support this funding.

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01:24:56.575 --> 01:24:57.835
Our children deserve a safe

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01:24:57.835 --> 01:24:59.995
and supportive transportation experience

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01:24:59.995 --> 01:25:01.595
and our families deserve peace of mind

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01:25:01.595 --> 01:25:02.995
during their long daily commute.

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01:25:03.685 --> 01:25:05.435
Thank you for your time and your consideration.

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01:25:06.085 --> 01:25:07.395
<v Speaker 1>Thank, thank you Ms. Gomes.</v>

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01:25:07.575 --> 01:25:09.835
And just, we haven't supported it

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01:25:09.835 --> 01:25:10.955
just yet, but there we are.

1872
01:25:11.055 --> 01:25:12.195
We are. Unless there are other comments

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01:25:12.455 --> 01:25:13.475
we are, we will vote.

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01:25:14.215 --> 01:25:16.155
Dr. Welch, you have a comment or question?

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01:25:16.585 --> 01:25:19.955
<v Speaker 9>Just that I'm, I'm very supportive of the MECO program</v>

1876
01:25:20.095 --> 01:25:22.075
and I'm, I'm likely to be supportive of this motion.

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01:25:22.355 --> 01:25:24.915
I just wanna raise again comments that were part

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01:25:24.915 --> 01:25:25.995
of public speak a couple

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01:25:25.995 --> 01:25:28.315
of weeks ago from another parent in the MECO program

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01:25:28.895 --> 01:25:32.595
who expressed some concerns about issues with the bus Ms.

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01:25:33.045 --> 01:25:37.195
Gomes comments primarily related to safety, calm,

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01:25:37.195 --> 01:25:38.635
preventative measures on the bus.

1883
01:25:39.455 --> 01:25:42.835
My question is, to what degree do we feel like this measure

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01:25:43.485 --> 01:25:47.195
would address the comments from the other parent a week

1885
01:25:47.195 --> 01:25:48.595
or two ago on public speak?

1886
01:25:49.255 --> 01:25:51.755
And to what degree is that a separate issue

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01:25:52.385 --> 01:25:54.715
that we would maybe support this to address Ms.

1888
01:25:54.905 --> 01:25:57.355
Go's concerns, but there might be other measures needed

1889
01:25:57.735 --> 01:26:00.155
to address the comments from the other METCO parent

1890
01:26:00.335 --> 01:26:02.955
who expressed concerns about bus stops safety

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01:26:03.145 --> 01:26:04.445
<v Speaker 1>And, and bus performance.</v>

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01:26:07.105 --> 01:26:08.765
Dr. Bash, do you want that or do you wanna

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01:26:10.845 --> 01:26:13.885
<v Speaker 5>I mean I am fully in favor of adding a monitor.</v>

1894
01:26:14.165 --> 01:26:16.885
I think it will help on so many levels in terms

1895
01:26:16.905 --> 01:26:18.445
of logistics and bus stops.

1896
01:26:18.445 --> 01:26:19.845
The monitor is not going to help that.

1897
01:26:19.985 --> 01:26:22.205
But we responded very quickly, wrote

1898
01:26:22.205 --> 01:26:23.565
to all met co-parents about that.

1899
01:26:24.465 --> 01:26:26.005
So I feel good about our response

1900
01:26:26.005 --> 01:26:27.085
and kind of our improvements.

1901
01:26:27.105 --> 01:26:29.605
But I would slightly separate them from this,

1902
01:26:30.385 --> 01:26:32.525
but not entirely because I think just having,

1903
01:26:33.065 --> 01:26:35.405
having a rep on the bus that's gonna help with communication

1904
01:26:35.405 --> 01:26:37.485
to families and help just make sure people are kind

1905
01:26:37.485 --> 01:26:38.725
of organizing the kids

1906
01:26:38.725 --> 01:26:40.525
and helping as a partner to the bus driver.

1907
01:26:40.665 --> 01:26:42.605
So I a hundred percent support this.

1908
01:26:42.725 --> 01:26:45.365
I think it's long due, it'll help.

1909
01:26:46.365 --> 01:26:50.405
I think we responded to the problems of the other day.

1910
01:26:50.415 --> 01:26:52.245
We're grateful for the comments in public speak,

1911
01:26:52.725 --> 01:26:55.045
but they aren't entirely a hundred percent aligned to this.

1912
01:26:55.505 --> 01:26:57.525
But I'm super supportive of this as well. Okay,

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01:26:57.525 --> 01:26:58.525
<v Speaker 1>Thank you.</v>

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01:26:58.525 --> 01:27:00.725
I have nothing further. Alright, we ready to vote?

1915
01:27:01.795 --> 01:27:04.725
Okay, so we, what was that? Oh, I was ready to vote.

1916
01:27:04.745 --> 01:27:06.605
Oh, you were gonna vote So we ha we don't have

1917
01:27:06.605 --> 01:27:08.285
to do a roll call 'cause nobody else is on line.

1918
01:27:08.425 --> 01:27:10.645
We can do a show of hands here. So that's why it's voting.

1919
01:27:10.885 --> 01:27:13.165
I see you all in favor of supporting the motion.

1920
01:27:14.625 --> 01:27:17.885
Any opposed? 4 0 0. The motion passes.

1921
01:27:19.075 --> 01:27:22.445
Move to adjourn. Second motion

1922
01:27:22.465 --> 01:27:24.325
by Ms. Collins and a second by ms.

1923
01:27:24.575 --> 01:27:26.085
She's got great o'clock by the wall. All in favor?

1924
01:27:27.025 --> 01:27:30.605
Any, any opposed None. 4 0, 0 meeting is adjourned.

1925
01:27:30.605 --> 01:27:31.805
Thank you everybody. Good night. Nice.