 Good all right in that case let's come to order at 6.02 and hope that our colleagues will be able to Join us with the meeting in progress Just like first of all to welcome all of you to this last Board meeting of the school year. I will have occasion to allude to this milestone I think on at at several points during the course of the meeting, but I It's not as though It's the end of anything really it's some it will just be continuing at pretty nearly full throttle even after this some after this meeting and and to move on to 2.2 agenda revisions just to give you a sense of that continuity One revision that I will add to Future agenda items is to note the possibility It's it's not scheduled yet, but worth penciling in the possibility of Would we call it an emergency board meeting a special board meeting I don't know what the nomenclature Special special with me, okay To address Fund balances this will depend on what happens at the legislature, which we'll hear about from lori during The finance part of the meeting So that that's June 30th possible special meeting all right Public comments 2.3 Scott if I may yes an agenda and I'd like to ask for I would under 8.0 executive session I would like to add a Discussion of negotiations and I would like to put 4.4 after the executive session to give the board an opportunity to discuss the state of negotiations with the ESP group and delay any action on The contract So I guess we could just move four point four point one to after that, but we could leave four point four point two Where it is in the agenda Very good. All right. Are there any objections to including discussion of Negotiations and executive session eight point oh and shifting four point four point one Approval of the union ESP contract for twenty twenty twenty twenty one to immediately after 8.0 I don't hear any objections. So let's do that All right. Thank you very much Jonas 2.3 public comments Do we have any public comments? Scott this is Amy. Amy. Yes. Hi. Sorry. My video is not working great but I just wanted to say thank you very much to the board and All of you for our lovely face masks and signs. They were really very well received by our faculty and staff and it Definitely was a wonderful thing for them to get yesterday and it was awesome to come home and find mine This weekend after a long Graduation so thank you very much for that It's very kind of you to say Amy and Needless to say it was long and and I thought Just an amazingly wonderful graduation That goes for all of you Steven Jody the whole crew Very well done Thanks We're still in public comments Okay, um, then let's go to Student report on Mia. I it's a great to see you but Do you still qualify as a student? You always will be in our hearts No, not technically not but definitely not but but but yeah But I don't see towns here. So I May we call on you to give us the student report I think the latest biggest thing to happen would have been graduation, which was really great and I as a senior and All the seniors we would love to thank Jody and Steven and Amy and everybody who made that possible It was really great to have at least something that we could all do and It was nice that we were thought of and it was really well done and everybody who came to mind really loved it they were like why is so well put together and organized and We also had an event Two weeks ago the last time I think I talked to you guys I had said that it was the anniversary of the Black Lives Matter flag raising and we did have a little event seeking social justice and blam a little bit put on a Unity power we called it and some people spoke and Kaia Morris came which was really great and she was able to speak and that was really great and I think Speaking on that I know the U32 board had the flag policy and they were really involved in that and I think as My last meeting here and thinking about what I've been doing at U32. I think it would really be great It's the board. I think town spoke about this a little bit last time But especially being a unified board. It would be really great and really cool to see Not just U32, but it would be more of a district Message and focus on race not just at U32, but also specifically in the elementary schools I think that would be really great blam had been doing some stuff and I think it would be really cool if The school board could also be involved in that and really meaningful Thank you. Yeah, I wanted to let you know that towns had joined us good. Oh Towns is here. Great. Yeah, sorry. I'm late. Oh Just got home It's not a not a problem at all towns I We just got an email Debra and I from Jail and she's running late as well. So you're in good company um, I Would you like to add to what Mia was just saying? Yeah, I mean I only kind of got the end of it, but I you know, I think that it's One of the most important things that we can do as a district is focus on issues of racism in this district and You know It's And not just, you know responding to outside incidents that Cause us to you know put forth a statement or You know engage in discussions, but also proactively having these discussions and talking about Race and racism in our in in our district in a way that is equitable in a way that Acknowledges People's needs and both how our district is succeeding and failing Thank You towns this floor. This sounds like an interesting Element to build into retreat agenda. You think so Okay, super. Thank you We also I've asked the policy committee to have a discussion about it as well For the possibility of Formulating a policy that would address many of these matters and a draft one is going to be in their Upcoming packet and towns if you're available next Tuesday And you'd like to join us. We'd really appreciate your feedback and input on that Wonderful, this is one of the virtues of having a high-powered policy committee Thank you all Anything else any questions for the students from board members if not we can Move into 3.0 and Board operations and specifically superintendent transition updates Deborah would you like to lead off I will I've been continuing to communicate with Brian He joined our leadership team meeting on Monday where we were talking about our in-service last Monday, excuse me, I will return planning for our in-service this week and Initiating our work on the summer for the summer in regard regards to our fall reopening planning and As you might recall, he'll be joining the leadership team at the end of June for their two-day retreat on the 25th and 26th He has also been meeting with other members of the team And I spoke with him today. So, you know, we've been actively Involved and Informed about things that are occurring at the end of the school year so as to make the transition a little easier That's great. Thank you very much Deborah Fleur. Did you have something? I? Just wanted to that I had a conversation with Brian around you suggested that we send him Information if he had anything else or I just asked him about the retreat and he was wanted to surprise as they join Us today, but he's on vacation with his family. So send an email Today just saying that he would as we met For the agenda the last time we talked informally about maybe having a meet and greet on July 1st or July 8 and he's open for either as part of his Transition and then as he gets to know the team better He was thinking of a retreat in August and he had Different things from having a facilitator to where we do it But we can talk about that when we meet and greet with him, but he was very excited about doing that. So Today we could decide as a board which they as you know, the agenda prepping committees said You know either July 1st or July 8th might be a good time, but we haven't talked to that to the bigger board And There's a memo on page three of the board packet that just to get you started and thinking about that But I'm certain it'll be helpful if a decision could be made Before you conclude your meeting tonight Right amen Thank you very much everybody and From my side and you may recall two weeks ago. I mentioned that I Was Helping with Brian put together the contract for his mentors two mentors one of Vermont based mentor and the other a Sort of broader professional mentor and Where we've just been working through some Since I guess there are some peculiarities to these contracts regarding the the presence or absence of professional liability insurance and other sorts of technical features that Lori has been helping us on and Lori has as usual is trying to protect us from ourselves Make sure that we that we don't inadvertently get ourselves into any trouble so I think we're on the verge of having One of those mentor contracts the one the the general professional mentoring and there is an earlier mentor candidate Bowed out and But there's a new one sort of in the work, so I think It's it's looking it's looking positive So I hope that we can get that sorted out and Have I give Brian his mentors Fourth with So any questions? Lindy Isn't that usually something done through the Vermont superintendents association and all that kind of paperwork would be done as far as the legalities well the That's exactly how it happens to the Vermont principal's association, but I gather that the Vermont superintendents association has Doesn't do it anywhere near as often for the principal's association as well. It's a It's written into state law that principles new principles have to have mentors And it's just for us. It's it's a best practice At least we're can we're approaching it that way So I think, you know, we want to give our new first-time superintendent The support you need it's in order to succeed And we just have to make sure that we get the technicalities right Will he be going through the leadership academy with the superintendent's association? I think that's his intention. Yeah Yeah Yeah, other questions Okay, then thank you. Let's move on to 3.2 board meeting summer schedule on page three So you heard me mention the possibility which I hope doesn't turn into the reality of Of a special meeting on the 30th otherwise what we have in mind is and floor and Jonas and Diane and Jill Please step in if I'm if I garble any of this On July 1st what we have in mind is a Meeting like this at the usual time But without an agenda just to Say hello to Brian on his first day Let him see your face and and I think Engage in in just some conversation back and forth So that he starts to get a feel of of who we are both as individuals and as as a group And I don't see this meeting lasting a long time I don't intend to shut it down if it's you know, if it's a Roaring great time, but but I don't See it as anything more than just Really a kind of nice thing to do at the end of his first day of work first day on the job For the 15th we're proposing regular board meeting basically the usual stick by including committees and You can see for the the rest for yourself Retreat on the 5th and regular board meeting on the 19th, so You've seen the questions Sound good to you doable Flora Question day. Did you lie first? Are you seeing that as in person meeting? There's gonna be less than 25 or a soon meeting soon. Yeah, I think it I don't think we're at in person yet unless we're Standing out and you know in the field on the soccer field at U32 Steven So If we have to have a special meeting on the 30th and then a meet and greet on the first Isn't it is it is there a possibility we could combine those Particularly hearing that you envision the first not being a long meeting Instead of having to meet two consecutive nights Yeah That that would be a a very reasonable suggestion. I'm I'm not sure technically Brian is not our Superintendent until the first but we can still meet and greet him I guess on the 30th. He just won't have you know done anything Deborah will still be the superintendent. We'd be meeting him as you know the You know The net the the guy who is it the next day But I think Steven has a point we can we can ask Brian just because this would be a decision that will affect him too Especially exactly. Yeah. Yeah on this decision. So we could potentially do both at the same time Yeah It makes all kinds of sense Is there any protocol problem that you would see with this Deborah? No, not at all and I I understand that the board wouldn't want to meet twice in one week Especially although no one's really traveling now. That is the typical week when people try to you know Kind of reduce their workload as opposed to you know adding to it because it's of the 4th of July that we can But one thought would be You know, certainly the meeting greet. It's a fine idea You would also mentioned earlier floor the 8th of July and and then you do have a regular meeting on the 15th That's unless you choose to cancel that. I know in the past You've not met in July and have just skipped it and gone over to August So I think this discussion and action would be helpful for our staff and for planning as well Yeah You're you're right Deborah. I think that week is the week that we will all want to pretend we're on vacation pretend. Yeah So Steven let's go with that idea of yours. Yeah, if we if it turns out And I hope that it doesn't turn out that we have to meet on the 30th We would combine the two if we do and if we don't if the 30th remains Theoretical only should and and should we go with the first? Are you up for that? You know, we'll have to warn the meetings in both of the meetings then is that what you're asking us to do have two meetings one on the 30th and one on the first or Well, I'm sorry to be it just said that takes time and it's of course Sorry Chris go ahead and say if we're gonna try and combine them Let's just pick the 30th and if the special meeting falls out you still have the meet and greet rather than try and ship them Just scheduling purposes. Okay. Yeah, okay. Let's do that. All right so 30th then marker calendars, please And and right the possibility of that we might just I Cancel July 15 if it if it seems that we can there's no Pressing business that we need to get to and just give everybody a well-deserved break In terms of in-person meetings I know Everybody prefers those but in the current circumstances with masks and social distancing They're not optimal perhaps so what is your sense is zoom Zoom okay, or would you like to try it? for an in-person Later on the summer floor and then Kari So Brian in in his emails express that he wants the retreat to be in person You know trying to follow all the COVID-19 for the retreat with the board He would like it to be in person. He actually would prefer that is a weekend day So we're set and it is more informal and that is You know breakfast and lunch a in August So I think once he is with us. He unfortunately couldn't be with us today We could talk about moving The date of August 5th to to a weekend day I know that that is a hardship in a lot of us But he believes that it sets the board on a way to be able to have a more informal a Conversation so I just wanted to put that a that out there So I am fine with meeting in person following COVID, especially if it's just us With the guidance of the governor we can meet up to 25. So I feel comfortable with that. Yeah, okay All right So that that would seem to incline us towards an answer to question number three on that memo on page three Should the board appoint a committee to plan the summer retreat? Sorry the board I Before we go too much further I'd just like to say that I'm at this point not comfortable meeting in person things may be different in August But if there is an in-person meeting, I would like to make sure that we have a remote zoom option available as well Right, okay very good So Dorothy oh Wait a minute, sorry, I script you Kai Dorothy do you mind if I Okay well Mean floors point kind of changes, but I was going to ask that in the interests of safety that we consider flipping Retreat in the in the regular August meeting So that we could do the regular meeting by zoom and do the retreat in person I think retreats lend themselves to being in person a little bit more and I feel like we should we should stay remote for as long as we can but by the time we're asking students and staff To come to person. We should probably be going in person as well with an option to remote I think that's an appropriate. Yeah Good. Thank you, Kai and Dorothy. I Just want to be sure that if we say we're gonna have a meet and greet and we need to live By open meeting law, I'm assuming we cannot limit it and ask the public not to come but it would be difficult with a lot of people beside they want to come and Meet the new superintendent before we've even had a chance to so I don't know how you get around that I just wanted to bring it to the forefront Yeah You're right. It would be a warned open meeting. I guess I'll just have to Concentrate on giving board members the opportunity to interact with Brian and The public would be in more of a listening mode in this case. I know that Brian has a plan an entry plan which includes Developing contacts with with members of the public and families and and you know various sectors of Of our population So I know he's sensitive to that and we'll we'll be making room for that in His in his summer entry plan Are there other? concerns show should we Does anybody want to volunteer for? for a retreat Planning group Looks like there's two of the usual suspects Wait till the meet-and-greet to find out what kind of retreat he's thinking about maybe it doesn't matter for planning I was curious. I think floor floor my understanding from what I've heard from Brian floor communicated his his sort of Druthers pretty pretty well. I mean that's my understanding of weekend in person Perhaps, you know the better part of the day of of just intensive togetherness He he pretty much has just two main questions and what are people's concerns and expectations in You know, it's a little more long than that But I'll forward he's emailed to everybody and what are people's three priorities, but he You know that combined with he he's really wants a facilitator So I don't think that the group would be is that the group would be planning it with him, but this would be one of Several retreats. So he's also from the mind that we should Clarify our expectations so that we know that we would have retreats at least every six months And And I personally would like to finish the book work with the with everybody in the governance and set our norms and stuff like that, too so but Did you say a retreat every six months? Yeah, I know I'm going yeah, I know I'm going serious of retreats. Yeah and Advances the rest of the time Yeah Yeah So may I just return you back to the question at hand right now you the board is approved for Dates for the summer and you've decided on June on June 30th instead of July 1 But the 15th 5th and 19th are on your schedule So I think you have to take action if you're going to deviate from those dates you can decide what you do during them someone talked about a Saturday Retreat versus the week of August 5th, or maybe both and I Just wanted to be sure we had them on the calendar and you made the you took action on that if you could please Thank you. Thank you Deborah so Instead of August 5th, should we put August 8th border treat? Okay So in place of August 5th see August 8th border treat and August 19th regular board meeting including committees and you'll keep your July 15th regular meeting or will that be canceled? What's the what's the mood of the room do you want to do one of a break? well, I see where we're in terms of the COVID and New guidance from the AOE and what it may require if we're gonna open up So I would I say we can always cancel it last minute Because that seems like a quite a gap then Okay, I heard Marilyn Agreeing with Chris so keep the 15th For now and we cancel it if there's really nothing Particularly pressing to do Is that is that the right understanding? Yes And to follow up on Kari's suggestion. Sorry. Did you was it your intention to suggest? flipping the August dates so that the meeting would be earlier on the 5th and That the retreat would be later on the 19th just using the dates that were previously established. Is that what your suggestion was? Yes, and That would have the other advantage of having the other committees meet Get a meeting in as opposed to having the two committee meetings be In the same place if I'm making any sense and But the main advantage would be that we could keep those meetings by zoom and then have the retreat in person Which I think is beneficial and we could look to have that potentially on say that Saturday The third week in August Okay, so at this point what we have there's a proposal to Flip the meeting with the August regular board meeting with the board retreat so August fit August 5 then would be the regular board meeting including committees and August 22nd, I guess it would be Saturday August 22nd Yes, Chris The third set there five Saturdays this August so the third Saturday would be the 15th just as a Doesn't matter to me. I'm just there's five Saturdays in August this year. How lucky we are What is your preference on the 15th of the 22nd Stephen and then Lindy I It's impossible for me to meet on a weekend in August past the 15th the 15th would be a possibility But on a Saturday for the rest of August and Probably the first two or three weeks in September. I do not have Saturday free Norch kids start coming back August 10th, but I could probably Not work the 15th, but anything a Saturday anything beyond the 15th Doesn't prevent the whole group, but it would be impossible for me to Yeah, I understood. Thank you, Lindy I'm concerned that the 22nd is too close for admin. I don't know that admin participates but the Superintendent is going to be up to over his head with beginning of school and all the things that happen when school is starting as well as the Administration so I think that the 15th is the latest we should expect that kind of participation as we're going into the buildup of school Okay Thank you very much in that case what I'm hearing is Convergence toward the following lineup of meetings June 30th Possible special meeting and meet and greet new superintendent July 15 regular board meeting including committees with the possibility of Canceling it if there is not If there's you know, no pressing need for it August 5th regular board meeting including committees August 15 Board retreat Did I get that right? Scott this is Diane my son's getting married on the 15th, so I will not Congratulations Yeah, yeah We're hitting the statistical Thing where Whatever What about if we leave the the July 15th since we are all not traveling and Do the committees and stuff and then take the break and then take the break August 5th And just have the retreat on August 8th that Saturday and then we get done with the retreat and You know, it still gives us a break and Okay, the committee work so July 15th we keep that meeting August 5th is a pass August 8th. We do the retreat Alright, so Let me see if I if If I get this on June 30 possible special meeting meeting great July 15 regular board meeting and plan on that with committees with committees, right um August 8th board retreat and Then August 19 Regular board meeting is that I'm I'm seeing nodding heads Anybody want to move that so moved Okay, floor moves Chris seconds very good Lisa and And Lisa did you We kind of Dance around that a little bit. Um, did you get that okay? I? Got the dates who who who made the motion and seconded it floor made the motion and Chris seconded Okay, so if you go to your participants if you don't already have your participants screen up As we move to a vote Please click on the green yes button if you're in favor of the meetings as moved and seconded or the no button if you're opposed and I'm seeing all oh Kari I See a no from Kari It's not my preference. I won't be available on the 8th, but that's fine. Okay. Okay. Yeah I'm sorry about that. Yeah Um, I may not be available on the 8th as well. Okay. Well, you know We'll just this is what we've got for now and we may you know, we're always adapting and and making Changes as we go forward so We may yet do that, but at least we have a plan So we have a plan that we can change Thanks everybody All right So reports superintendent report page four and I should just point out before you start Deborah that this is your last meeting with us and I just like to extend On behalf of the board and myself are are thanks and appreciation for a year that feels like a decade and Forgetting us through this Not only safely, but but I think Drailing clouds of glory so much appreciated Thank you, and I did want to make a couple of comments beyond what's in my written report because I think you've had a chance to review that We have begun Organize our work groups for fall reopening as I mentioned in the finance committee meeting and we've done that by setting aside five areas in which we are organizing task force each led by three administrators and We have also been requesting our or inviting our staff to volunteer to per state The first meetings will be held on Friday. So far. We've had 79 responses Which is really great And we may have more people volunteer than we actually have space available on our committees But we'll do our best to accommodate the many interested people The work that will be underway as a result of that will continue on through the summer We have for those staff who are not under contract in the summer. We will be providing them with per diem or hourly Payment because that is something not only contractual, but something that we feel obliged to do because they'll be devoting their time to assisting us We also are Looking forward to digging more deeply into the guidance that was just sent out as I mentioned earlier from the AOE about safe and healthy opening and that's going to help us to Frame a lot of the work that's going to be underway We have set up some guiding principles for our work and The survey as I said has received a positive response We know many people are interested in having input and hearing about the process as it unfolds I would say that there's we're looking at potentially three models For that will be planning for contingency. Our number one goal is an in-person fall opening But we're also planning for a hybrid model Which might be a combination and then a full remote model and any of those Could be implemented during the course of the year depending upon our guidance from the health department and the CDC But we'll have more information and I'm certain not only during our meetings But we'll we have a communication plan a whole a group that's focusing primarily on communication and will be Involving the community and the board about what we've been studying and where we are with our our plan as it's underway So I'm feeling glad that we were able to get one meeting in Into that work. So that's that's been great before the school year visually ends We also are Pleased with the work of our committees that the board has been very active in within The both within this committee and also outside of the board meetings This evening we had a finance committee, which we'll be reporting on later on our negotiations Team will be having some information to share following our executive session regarding the ESP contract We have as you recall adapted our charge for the ed quality committee and a calendar for the monthly work plans that established So overall, we've really been working hard and a special thanks to our policy committee Who had a very large task this year, which was to review all of our adapted policies and We nearly made it. We still have a meeting coming up right Chris next week We might just make it before June 30, but look we have a contingency plan for your consideration for action a little bit later on and I can address this during finance. There's a couple of based upon your schedule for Board meetings We may need your permission to approve two bids for summer construction But I'll get back to that when we have our finance committee discussion and our bid discussion and once again, thanks you all so very much our leadership team our staff students and the board for What I think has been a challenging but Satisfying year Ready to hear it. Thanks Deborah Questions for Deborah from board members if not we can move on to the leadership team and In this case, I have to address you all collectively, but I don't know how on earth You managed to maintain The cohesion of a school when everybody is dispersed to the winds But yet it seems to have happened and it's some It's like a quasi miracle to me, but it sounds as though The end of the year was was a good experience for your students and I Greatly appreciate the the reports that you gave and the links that you include Rather than I mean, maybe what I should do is just Let give you a chance to just say something You know just to one sentence to sum up the entire school year Is that possible? I Don't know Aaron You're lucky that Berlin comes first. You get to have no time whatsoever to think about your answer Unless you're pretending not to be there Thinking why don't we go backwards and start with you 32? Okay, Steven Yeah, so I apologize. I might have a shaky internet connection here, but one sentence to Sum it all up it was a marathon that turned into a sprint that turned into a Road race that turned into a NASCAR rally that turned into A train wreck that we then came out of so it was it was great like I wouldn't change a thing this year It was I will say this our staff is the most amazing group of people that have ever walked the planet and And they are the ones who should be getting the out allocates for For a job well done and keeping our school together even virtually Thanks very much. That was that was beautifully put very vivid Who comes next to going backwards I would say that we as a as a school community we learned a lot along the way we overcame a lot and I think we had Ended the year for six graders for our staff in meaningful ways You can having overcome all of the challenges. So we did it. Yeah, that you did Alicia Yeah, I think my sentence would be I'm not sure how but we did it and Just I would echo but both Casey and Steven said we had in service this morning District-wide so we had the opportunity to spend part of the morning in mixed groups with people from across all buildings And just how proud we all are of the work and the commitment In the time we did some reflecting this morning. I'm not sure they know how they did it, but somehow we arrived at the end That's great. And unfortunately now that we're at the ease. I know what comes before he so Gillian I Would say That Is is the strength that comes from going through a fire and Echoing what Alicia said is I was just really struck In in service with with people from across the district and across from Dodie That the amount of gratitude and joy people were able to find Even having been through this is a real testament to I think the district as a whole Thank you very much Your turn Kat I'm thinking about not just callus, but just our district as a whole. I we have all gone Gone through so much this year that I think it's really important for us to keep in mind how much we have to learn about ourselves personally professionally When things go well and when things don't go well in man, we rocked so many things I was very inspired Alicia was alluding to this earlier. So inspired by the work that we did this morning With our staff. This was the last day when all staff will be together And We're ending this on a note of reflection and making meaning from what we've learned It's my hope for staff that they really do take some time It's for all of you as well that we take some time to refresh and rejuvenate this this summer is best that we can And take that learning into the fall take that learning into the fall Hey, Aaron had an internet issue, but he's should be back now Aaron. Are you did can you? Hear me. Yeah, sorry about that I'm the worst luck, but I guess it's kind of How things go sometimes with how things have changed and just did over what everybody else has said I think You know not just speaking also to Berlin or about Berlin, but just our whole our whole district. I think It has made everybody stronger. I think Having an understanding from from from parents and the in the community and Patience through through all this. I've I've noticed be real strong and that's that's excellent teachers have had a real hard time and As we've reflected today It's been a stressful end of the year and I think we're we're gearing up to Help reduce even some more of those stresses as we plan for or for the fall Great. Could we have Lori and Kelly and Jen? Of course, I would love to hear their summations of the year Right So we've had a great appreciation for the investment this district has made in the technology Area and in the technology staff Our staff and fiscal office have been working remotely and we greatly appreciate all of this Investment I just have to say that and I think as much as we work with technology every day the thing that we've all had to learn is how to do remote meetings like zoom and People have been really excited about this learning opportunity to do this. So I guess on a positive note, we're ending on a happy note, too. So that's all I had to add That's great. Thanks, Lori. I guess in reverse alphabetical order than Kelly would be up next. I Would definitely echo what all of the principal said and you know, I shared it in our closing-in service Talk this morning Really just about how proud I am to work in the system in which I'm working in and the Resilient staff we have in every single role across this district and the leadership team as well It's been really hard, but we are a resilient group that has learned a lot that will only make a stronger going forward Thank You Kelly and Jen you have a grand wrap-up. It seems to me I would say that I think that this year for us underscored the importance of establishing strong Relationships we were able to lean into those relationships when times were tough and that really contributed to our success We all learned so much in such a short amount of time and gave ourselves a lot of permission to make mistakes and Iterate and do better. I think that was really important for us I think that having taken the time when school was dismissed to To share to figure out our guiding principles and then make our decisions based on those guiding principles served us very well throughout this journey and We have about 50 teachers who have signed up to engage in virtual curriculum camp next Monday and Tuesday And that I think is a testament to the commitment of the educators in this system I am proud to work here and they are amazing Thank you very much Jen and and Lindy has pointed out to me quite rightly that I have new collected Keith mcmartin Keith can you sum it all up in one sentence? Maybe two That's your sentence You can't hear you too well, um, Keith can you speak up a little I can try is that any better? No, hold on. Hey, is that any better? We if you just speak up we can hear you fine. Just okay Fantastic, you know the vagaries of technology. That's my sentence So, you know, of course, I would echo what everybody else has said before me I Never thought that I would get sick of working with technology, but this has pushed me almost to that limit There have definitely been days when I have been on Zoom meetings for eight plus hours and it is oh, yeah So, you know, I'm really happy like as a technologist and as somebody who really is interested in technology I Have been really happy to see how technology could help us in this situation and I'm looking forward to Working over the summer to see how we can, you know sort of do even better when we have some more time to plan and To prepare and I think we're going to need that going into next year So, you know, I'm looking forward to that But I'm also looking forward to stepping away from the screen a little bit this summer, I think so that's That's my take on it. I Believe it though the Keith if you're if you're able to do hours of zoom meetings, then you're ready for the school board Keep it in mind. Well Keith was a school board member. I know he was I know he's ready again. I Yeah, I just wanted to say a special thank you for our departing staff and a welcome to our new hires Which are summarized as of last Friday in your packet on page ten and eleven for the cent for the schools so If you would all take a moment to look at them and look at that list and Be thankful for the hard work of our team and welcome our incoming folks. That'd be great Yes, and although I don't know everyone from U32 there are some major Retirements here and I just I know everybody Everybody is deserving of note, but someone Kathy topping who Who has been at U32 since and she was President of the creation was she not Stephen? So this is really the end of of an era But for all of them Gratitude and and welcome to the to the new ones and I'm they have big shoes to fell but I'm sure that everyone who is around will help them fill those shoes Board members have any have any For the comments Yes, Mark Chaplin as well not to be but he's still there for an hour right yes good Any any board comments questions for the leadership team before we move on If not, then I believe finance committee is next Floor would you like to take the lead on this? Sure a lorry you can correct me if I'm wrong in any of this a we we had a An hour meeting today and what we decided that we would just give you the the highlights of of the finance a assuming everybody had a chance to look at the The update from from lorry So I'm gonna read a few notes that I that I make from the meeting That's okay with everybody and then you can ask some questions a So lorry reported to the board on you can see it on page for well. It was on page four of the package I'm not sure of our finance. It's further down here, but Let me see we have a page 12 of your a board packet Okay So the couple of things that I thought we're not as you all know We have a projected to be 1.7 million above our two percent target for for this year And you saw that on devra's report, too. We have a hundred thirty nine thousand eight hundred above Budget is one of the biggest changes from the last time that you guys looked at that at the report that We saw at our last meeting and With the convert it's been a Let me see it hadn't been in the in the last report. We also didn't include a day from the closed-down savings we have about 616,000 on and primary those items are boss-in instructional closed-down subsidies athletics and support programs And then the last thing that I noted that I thought was important for us a Scott already talked about it is that we as a district have a Have passed a The the voters allows us to to keep our Projected fund balance that we can use it for operational But depending on what is going on on the legislation were a Lori is keeping a Good eyes. She said she looked at she was watching and hearing to What was on today? If they change the language, we might need to have that meeting possibly on the 20 we already decided We're having it on the 29th if necessary so that we can allocate There were possibly two actions and I let Lori a Talk about talk about that But mainly we would have to have a dedicated dedicate those funds so that we don't have to return them to Our taxpayers so there's some legislature some Some moving parts I got to say at the state house right now that might require us to To take action sooner so that we can have better Grip on that fund balance and I'll let Lori talk because that this is more her area of expertise I'm actually going to look at page 16 if you could please turn to that page And at the bottom I had drafted up as a note just some things that we might want to think about That if we had to act because our fund balance might be in jeopardy of being returned Without us having control over it things we might want to talk about so they're in yellow at the bottom of that page I don't know if you're seeing them. It says possible reserve for future transportation aid of 54,000 The board already authorized the summer food program But we might need to restrict it further because and put a year in there and you know and say it's for fiscal year 2021 we might need to reserve fund balance for some special ed contracts that we're currently working on and Depending on what happens with the cares Reimbursements we might need to reserve some of that for cares, which is the COVID relief fund So those were things I had noted at the time that was before I met with this legislative group that Has prepared testimony tomorrow is the day that I believe they're going to act In the legislature and I've been looking forward to seeing what the final wording is and whether or not we have to have any of these motions On the June 30th meeting Did I cover all that floor is that what you had expected okay great yeah and and then the last part of our meeting we briefly looked at the efficiency report and We have to take it a little deeper into it before we send any recommendations to to the board if you the report was Both the efficiency studies were sent to the entire board if you want to take a look at please give input to the finance committee and We gave our input to there were a couple of things that we thought Were worth noting noting that we might be able to send to the leadership team And that was and that was that was it Chris they had some questions about what the COVID cost is we don't know What that is yet? So once we have more information on on that we can have a deeper conversation of that how that's going to affect us And then I'll I carry and Scott or Chris if I forgot something Sounds good to me me too. I Have a question for Lori though Lori yes if if we Take a motion to Do something with the fund balance funds Are we bound by that those funds and dedicated to that purpose and Cannot be undone Or is it something that can be undone by a future board vote? it from what we've had for past experience and in reviewing the wording on the warning that the voters have Provided you with that authorization. You have the ability to Reserve them for purposes of operating the school, which is pretty liberal Which means if you do act you could undo it at a future date if you had changing needs Okay, that's it. Thank you very much. Yeah Thanks, Lori. Thank you for So what you're about to say? It if and a question I guess directly to Kelly and Deborah should we address the PIs right now? Or is there at later point on the agenda where we'd be looking at that? We don't have a place on the agenda later on under personnel to address the VI additions but I would like to Because it came to my attention just recently that there will be a few bids that will come forward that are time sensitive one for the DTC controls and at U32 and the other for the paving project at Berlin and In the past, I believe the board has given the superintendent The authority to approve the bids for a later affirmation by the board and that would allow us to begin projects There's several steps that we have to take such as getting contracts arranged and set up and the paving project is one that we really would like to get done this summer and And there will not be a meeting Well, you're meeting from the 15th is close to the time the bids are due but it's you know We just wondered if you'd be willing to authorize the superintendent to accept that biff pending You know do allow us to begin those projects just because of the time sensitive nature of them And if you have any doubt on your mind how important that is I can share the email picture from one of our town's people That showed what the condition of the parking lot in Berlin was on town meeting day It's a high priority project right Aaron So we'd love it if you'd give us that flexibility, please So just to be just to be clear you would want that motion Now provide the superintendent well it is a it's a finance related item Yes, so I would like to ask and it's it's under a construction It's under the construction Category 4.3.3 So how how shall the how should the motion be formed formulated then? I Think similar to the one that you've provided for us in the last meeting when you gave me permission to or the future superintendent to approve bids for fuel Paper and in this case we're looking for Approval it's authorized the superintendent to approve construction bids that occur during the month of June and July and So that's what we'd be requesting good If someone has easy access to page the minutes beginning on page 38 And maybe can Scroll through and find language that's consistent. It's on it's on page 39 4.5 Chris moved to approve the authorization the superintendent to approve bids and then I was just substitute for construction in the months of June and July Okay Who would like to move that I'll move that we authorized superintendent to accept bids for construction that are that arrived in June or July of 2020 Good second Dorothy seconds great any further discussion Linda I just have a question in and Chris can answer this. I'm sure if that Let's just pretend that somebody comes along and makes up some new construction that We're not saying anything Expected or I don't know that it matters at all you can identify the two projects One of them is the that we're in your report on page 18 That will be coming forward and this time one is the DBC controls at U32 and the second is the Berlin paving project So you'd like to be more specific that would be fine those are the only ones that will be coming due during this time and The specificity to me could just be the construction projects as referenced in the board packet of June 17th or something like that I just thought it sounded a little broad to say Instruction Very good and Dorothy you're going along with that great Okay, um, thank you, Lindy any other discussion or clarifications floor Just that I didn't want to spend more time But I do want to tell you that we met with Bill if Ford was part of and he gave us a construction update And if you read through Debra's in our package, you know, we have over 15 or 17 projects going on I in you know, because it's such a beautiful day out We're hoping that we're gonna be done quickly I didn't want to elaborate in that but a bill for it is our clerk of the works and he's taking good care of all our Projects going on and our different schools right now And we do have to look at how we want to address next year if there's any capital projects going on we shouldn't be Thinking about it to make a decision by September was his recommendation the end of September so that we can plan and Have more options of bidders a for next summer. That's it. Thank you floor Great. So if there are no other comments or questions, let's move to a vote all those in favor of approving authorizing the superintendent to accept bids for those two projects as referenced by Lindy and Move by Chris and seconded by Dorothy. Please click your yes button if you're in favor and know if you're opposed and I See on this occasion all Yeses Jonathan do you um, does your does your button click? Yes. He had his thumb up button. Oh, he had his thumb up button Yeah, he I Some people are so good at zoom that it just sails right over my head All right, thank you very much everyone now we have another Another pair of motions actually for the construction bit of pool if you go if you check out page 19 At the bottom of that page. There's language for two motions Would anyone like to make those motions, please? Sure, I'll make them approve the bid award for then her floor restoration in an amount not to exceed $56,000 and Approved the transfer and the second motion should I do both together or what are we we can do both together? Yeah, so it's one motion with two two parts the parts approve the transfer of 14,000 from the capital fund to complete the funding for this project Thank you floor second Thank you. Sorry seconds. Great. Thank you. Um, just Bit ahead of you Chris Discussion on this one if not Let's move to a vote all in favor. Please click yes opposed Click no or click that thumbs up on your on your screen if you're really good Yeah Great Okay, once again motion carries unanimously Thank you everyone so Next 4.4.1 as you may recall has been Shifted to the back end of our executive session 8.0. So Jonas, would you like to take us through what remains? Yes, so Just first Has everybody received the draft? agreement with the ESP Union and Memo of understanding with the teacher's Union We are included in confidential board Materials that were sent out in advance But I think both topics could be postponed until after Yes, if you if you choose Jonas I mean, I think I think we can knock out the the teacher's Union MOU That is you know more than a pro forma Document less you know more than boilerplate language But you know a rather prosaic Document, I believe Deborah correct me if I'm if I'm misrepresenting this but that brings our Bringings the way that we did that health care is administered, you know into And harmony with with state law Is that an accurate there is a there was a summary of the statewide health Settlements that resulted from arbitration And as you recall all of our health insurance is now Negotiated at the state level not by districts and the union after the teachers Contract was passed as to this addendum could be included on their contract and that's all that you're voting on and in it's also Incorporated into the proposed ESP contract so If you would be willing to be agreeable to that we would process the The agreement and and you'd authorize your chair to sign in and we could go forward Yeah, so so I you know I'd like the board to approve the the MOU with the teachers union and discuss the the ESP draft agreement during executive session very good. Oh, so You want to approve the the MOU now and then the other one after okay. Yeah, so how about a motion? And move I move that we approve the memorandum of understanding with the teachers union as requested I'll second it Great Chris moves Lindy seconds. Thank you very much further discussion No questions in that case. Let's move to a vote all in favor. Please click. Yes or a thumbs up Opposed click no Or I guess thumbs down So great I see I see universal Yeses or thumbs up Great, so the motion carries. Thank you now Since the other Negotiations action is reserved for later Jonas May we move on to policy? Absolutely. Great Chris. She likes to lead us Thank you everyone and so we are on page 23 of the packet and first reading of See 47 the first time has anybody have any questions about the minutes From the policy committee meeting Well, then we have first for first reading is a student that changes see 47 it is a recommended policy and the committee is recommending that the board consider adopting it And I and I say that because there are we've been Reviewing some recommended policies that we are not recommending for the board to adopt but with this one we are And so any questions on see 47 hearing none We will just present this again at our next meeting for adoption So next up we have second meeting of Three two different policies see seven and see 21 And in this case second reading correct Chris, so this will require a vote and The policies if approved will go into will enter into force correct So should we then get a motion? We do need a motion for see seven which student attendance and See 21 search and seizure of students by school personnel Great, would you would you prefer to do them separately or together? I? Think together, okay, do we have a motion to approve C7 and C21 together? I so move this is Diane Diane moves Let me know second then these seconds. Thank you very much discussion Discussion on C7 school student attendance policy we at the committee had some question on whether At least I think yeah, it was this one about the Whether we would want to adjust it at some point if it turned out that because of the COVID and Parents had inability to get into see medical providers or students had an ability to get into machine medical providers to comply with policy So that students were not being You know unfairly marked its unexcused absence because they didn't have the evidence to support their absence from a doctor That wasn't available So we're just raising that not asking that be done now, but we may come back If it appears to be a problem in the future because of the COVID circumstances Okay, hearing no Questions, how about C21 which is the search and seizure? Policy and it is the one that we had the discussion about clothing Which is on the second page of the policy top of page 34 I think we've addressed with the our discussion from last time Okay, hearing no comments or questions Scott the floor is yours Thank you, Chris In that case, let's let's go to a vote all in favor of approving C7 student attendance and C21 search and seizure of students by school personnel Second reading Please click. Yes. If you're opposed click. No or thumbs down thumbs up thumbs down. I'm seeing all green and Thumbs in the upward direction I Don't see anything else. Is there anybody who prefers to abstain from this one? Okay, in that case it passes unanimously Thank you very much Chris so, um, I We now As Deborah pointed out earlier This being the last meeting of the last board meeting of the school year and the policy committee having the charge of Essentially reviewing and bringing to the board for approval the entire kit and caboodle of school district policies and Somehow I don't know. They just Just were lazy or something. They didn't get through them Just joking Chris and Okay, right What we're proposing to do is all of those policies that have not yet come before the board for for approval That are that were existing in 2019 will be extended for another year so that the policy committee can can give them You know the same sort of serious consideration and deliberation that they've been giving to the ones they've looked at so far Have I got that right Chris? in part but with the Understanding that as we go through the policies We were presenting them to the board for adoption and that the then adopted would supersede What we are extending Very good. Um, thank you for that. Yeah. Um, is that is that understood? This is just a provisional adoption for a year pending the action that the policy committee will take and that the board will then Take on the policy committee's recommendations Okay, um So I believe I need a motion I'll move that. Thank you Chris Second Dorothy seconds. Thank you very much So, um, any any discussion of this Can you just tell me Chris what the verbiage is is it is that all it is is move to extend the approval of all 2019 policies for one year Yes, okay. Thanks Thank you, Lisa um Any any further discussion If not, let's move to a vote. Uh, all in favor. Yes or thumbs up. I'll oppose. No or thumbs down And again, um, it appears to be unanimous Thank you very much everyone Great. All right. Now, um, before we go to the consent agenda I wondered if if you know, we've been we've been just plowing away. Um For almost an hour and a half. Do you want to take five minutes just to sort of, uh, brief decompression? um Bio break and then reconvene at 7 30 Sure. Okay. All right, let's do that See you all in five minutes at 7 30 so, um I'm hoping yeah as the, um as the window Shades are pulled up um We can get to the consent agenda in particular In the first place the approval of the minutes of our last meeting of june 3rd um Do we have a motion to approve those minutes? So moved Floor moves second Jonas Oh, thanks marlin. I saw Jonas's hand to go up Um, you'll have your chance next if you like um, all right, so, uh floor moved Jonas seconded The approval of the minutes of june 3rd that are um that begin on page 38 Any changes to the minutes any questions? If not Let us go to a vote All in favor Please click the green yes or the thumbs up all opposed red no or thumbs down And I'm seeing once again all green Yeah, all green and thumbs up. Thanks. That's great Okay, so, um for the board orders and if anyone has those handy and can make The the motion with the um with the numbers I have them open scott. Thank you, lindy um, I make a motion to accept the board orders of june Well, is it today's yeah june 17th 2020? in the amount of 205,596 dollars 64 cents and The capital one is 50,597 nine cents Thank you, lindy. Do we have a second? A second um, I I think marylandi gets it this time jail, but You'll have an opportunity to come too. Um, thank you So are there any questions about these board orders? As moved by lindy and seconded by maryland If not, let's move to a vote all in favor once again green. Yes thumbs up opposed red. No thumbs down and Again, I'm seeing all green and um none opposed so um The board orders pass and once again if you don't mind sending your your email to lori as in lieu of signature Um, now we're at 6.0 personnel action on personnel um So approving hires resignations retirements. Um Are there any this time maybe uh debora? Pardon me I'm We we do have some and they were in your materials sent separately from the packet first we have A new teacher nomination, which is actually the assignment of a continuing teacher julie mckinstree to as the reading interventionist and um This is possible because of the movement part time of our current reading interventionist at dilly um, and the second item is the resignation of one of our our um With of jameo here. Uh, eastmont pilier. Um, who has been working for part time For the last four or five years after illustrious career and and then a retirement to return. So this is a second retirement for jimmy and We wish her the best as well and and that That is it. Can you remind me debora? Where? I'm and then we have i'm sorry go ahead your question the um The list of of these personnel actions Oh, let me I cannot possibly quickly share it. It was an email to you separately in your packet In our packet it only shows julie mckinstree's Right, and then there was a second revision because jamey only recently retired um Just after the packet was sent out it happened on tuesday of this week. I believe and alisha And I felt that you would want to accept her resignation So that's the only difference from the packet the original and I think that christis sent it out to you on Tuesday monday or tuesday has a second revised version Right, okay. Thank you All right, so we need a motion for this. Um Would anyone like to move these? So moved Okay, marilin Multi-tasking, it's great. Um Uh second I'll second it jail seconds. Wonderful. Thank you, child. Um any any discussion Or questions it's just thanking Jamie O'Hare for her service for us. He was with us for many years. Yeah Wonderful. Yeah Thank you likewise Um, very good. So all in favor once again I yes or thumbs up Opposed no or thumbs down Okay, I am once again seeing only Only green and thumbs In the upward direction Oh, and oh, oh alisha. I'm sorry. Um, I I missed your signal That's okay. It was very quick. I just wanted to say that jamey has served at EMS for 40 years So it's been a long time. Wow. That sure is. Yeah fantastic Um, wow It's like a lifetime With three four and five year olds Multiple lifetimes. Yeah That's great And it used to be double session where she would have 30 kids or more Oh my goodness Wow Okay, so um The next item 6.2 is to approve non-union staff compensation for 2020 2021 I would suggest that we uh postpone action on that until following our executive session if that would be all right Very good. Is there any objection from the board? Otherwise, we'll just Lop it into Lump it into the executive session business Okay, very good One additional item Under personnel that was added when the agenda was amended on and it's uh, the document It's on page 44 of your effort right before we go there debba. Um, uh, lisa. I think has a has something Just sorry. I I I can't find the name of the hire. Was it julie pritchard julie. No, it's julie mckinstree She's a current employee, but she's being She's moving from a para part-time para part-time teacher position She'll now be full-time teacher with her Point five appointment is the reading interventionist for dodie. Okay, so proving an increase in her full-time equivalency Correct, and then approving the retirement of jamie. Yes Okay. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Thank you Thanks, lisa. Okay. So, um as debba was saying page 44 the behavior interventionist positions um Why don't we get a motion first and then we can discuss them would anyone like to move This edition Um, I'll move it diane diane is moving And floris seconding. Thank you. Okay. Um, I I perhaps Debra, I'll um if you want kelly to speak I'll um Sure We did discuss this in our finance committee. Um, and I think we had general consensus to To recommend it forward to the board Um, but kelly if you're I think you're here. Could you please? Uh comment and if not I'd be happy to do so I'm not sure if she's sure. Yeah, I'm here. Oh Yeah, so I had written the memo just asking um to create two new bi or behavior interventionist positions Um to allow us to reduce um a contracted service Um You know again, I'd asked to not talk too specifically about the contracted service at this point in time Simply because I've not had a conversation with them Um and in order to pull that off I would need to add two new employees. And so we would be reducing a contract that actually currently has um eight staff and then um, and it would have About a 70 000 roughly like I said in the finance committee not a lorry confirmed Number, but uh about a 70 000 savings Before reimbursements correct correct, uh, um Any questions from board members flora? Sorry. Well, I just wanted to be disgusted uh the finance committee And I think one of the things that kelly described to us that we thought were pros is that it gives us more flexibility with the use of of the staff better oversight A quality and also they are able to help academically a little bit Which they're not able to do right now when they're independent contractors right um other questions If not, we can um, we can move to a vote Uh, sorry chris. I I see your um, I would like, um to ensure that If we approve these, um behavioral specialists, and I think we should um That we are also not continuing with contract that they're supposed to replace That that is that is a certainty as opposed to a hope It's our annual contracts, which means that they have to be re negotiated annually So that will not be an issue Great. Thank you. Hey So let the record show Yeah, um Okay, um, so, uh, if you're ready for a vote then, uh all in favor once again Yes, we're thumbs up opposed no or thumbs down and again, I'm Seeing all All green and thumbs up wonderful. Thank you very much everyone Okay, um Now get my bearings here future agenda items um Uh debba, um, is there anything that we should be noting at this point? We spoke earlier about, um The special meeting that that's already been decided. I think yes, correct. Correct. Thank you Sure, other than that, um, I don't think there's anything in particular that we need to attend to we Several things have been put off to the retreat um And then the rest of the the board's work, I think as well outlined in their committee as well as, um You know, there are plans to proceed with, um, a number of new projects this fall. So Great. Where's that? Okay, very good so, um at this point I would entertain a motion to go into executive session for multiple purposes that are covered under the law including, um contracts and um evaluations and, um Attorney client communications um It's a it's a bit of a grab bag, but it's all It's all legit We're um, I moved that. Oh, sorry session for those purposes. Thank you Jonas. Um Do we have a second and then I'll take Alicia's question Floor seconds Alicia before we vote on it. Yes, you have a question. Yeah, sorry Deborah. Can you just check your private chat? For a second. I just want to make sure that gut included Yes, thank you, um So that there is a student matter as well To be addressed under the long list of topics And Alicia perhaps you could join us for the very first few moments For that meeting just to assist with that. Um, yeah, thank you very much. Yes, and and, um As part of this executive session, obviously Deborah, you would be there um, and Alicia at least for the very beginning um Kelly and Jen as well or No, I don't think anyone else is needed. Um this evening. No, I think just myself and Uh, and then we we may have action coming out regarding contracts Right and uh, Lori is she will she be necessary for this as well for the contract? I don't think so, but we can invite her in later. I think we're okay Okay, very good So, um, it's understood everybody executive session Um, Jonas moved floor seconded Uh, Alicia Will be in for the first part of it Deborah will be in for the whole of it and that's that's it Um, all in favor, please once again Um hit your yes or a thumbs up opposed Um, no or thumbs down And I have the room set up when you're ready. I'll click the open and you can just join Okay I I don't see any any uh adverse responses. So, um the motion carries. We're an executive session as of now It would So appear good. So we have a number of actions to take Um, should we go with 4.4 point one first off? That would be the approval of the esp contract On do we have a motion? So Dorothy can we Dorothy can we say that you move to approve the admit us? Sorry, can we say that you move to um approve the collective bargain agreement with the esp union contingent upon future union ratification Yes, thank you. Thank you Thank you both. Dorothy moves second Oh Jial seconds No Jial is gesturing broadly towards her camera. Um, this uh anybody second second Thank you, Stephen. All right. Um any further discussion of this? If not, let's uh go to a vote Uh all in favor, please click yes or thumbs up opposed click no And I am seeing only thumbs up and green yeses Great. Thank you very much All right. Now here's where it starts to get a little fuzzy for me. Um I have one Jonas that we need a motion to approve the administration's recommendation regarding a student matter Perfect. Thank you very much. Um, who would like to move that? I will move that Chris will move floor. Are you seconding? Chris moves floor seconds um I don't believe there will be any more discussion. So if you would like to go to a vote green Yes, or thumbs up will do it red no or thumbs down to oppose And I see all green Um, very good. All right. So, um The Scott Yes, Jonas. Thank you. We need a motion to approve the administration's recommendation for non union support staff contracts Excellent Who would like to make that motion? I still move diane diane moves second, please second Um second chris. Okay Um any further discussion? If not, let's go to the vote all in favor, please click yes thumbs up opposed no um and The motion carries Thank you everyone Next Jonas we need to approve a retirement We need to approve a retirement. Do we need to say who it is deba? We do Okay, do we need to say when the retirement is effective? Yes, we do. Okay um Now is that we um accept the irrevocable Uh letter of resignation and retirement for lori bivo effective june 30 2021 Very good second Dorothy seconds. Um, thank you lindi Uh, so all in favor. I I assume there's no further discussion all in favor. Please Further discussion. Ah, okay Stephen I would I would like to add to this with, um A sincere appreciation And maybe that's enough sincere appreciation for years of work That's beautiful. Do you do you accept the friendly amendment chris? Absolutely And Dorothy And fully endorse it Amen, thanks. Uh, any other discussion or modifications? In that case, uh vote yes green button or thumbs up no red button or thumbs down and all green and thumbs up Thank you very much everyone So Jonas does that do it for the um for the motions that are necessary for us to do? Thank you very much for keeping such Careful track All right, so 9.0 that that brings us to the end of our last board meeting of the school year With mr. Motions. I think So I just wanted to thank All of the board members our superintendent Deborah Taylor leadership team principles administrators members of the public if uh, Dave if you're still there media Thank you for hanging in there with us on these late nights and um, sometimes hard discussions um greatly greatly appreciate it And wish you all a fantastic summer um, I hope it's happy productive And that your garden grows fruitfully Thanks everyone, um adjourned by your consensus at 9 30 Yes, take good care all night guys night