2026-11-04 - School Committee

01:58Good. How are you?

02:04>> You going to a game?

02:08>> It's in protest.

02:10>> What do you mean in protest? It's like

02:15>> they losing.

02:18>> Thank you so much.

02:23>> You're protesting at the time.

02:35But

02:37>> hey, if you're the first 1500 free

02:40jersey,

02:421500.

02:43>> Yep. First, 1500.

02:44>> It's not that far away.

02:45>> I'm going to have to call and see if

02:46they give me one.

02:47>> I think it's the first day. I think it's

02:48like

02:52>> congratulations.

02:53>> Thank you.

02:57Yes, I do.

03:02>> I thought it was

03:08>> No,

03:12>> I think Peter has one.

03:24>> Did you

03:26Angel. Angela.

03:29>> Hello.

03:30>> I can go now.

03:42>> Yep.

03:43>> So, he'll get it. Yeah. From now on.

03:44Yeah.

03:44>> Y

03:45>> Yes.

03:46>> It's a very light agenda today. Anyway,

03:48we'll be out of here in 25 minutes.

03:50>> He'll walk through the eventually.

03:52You'll get an agenda. Uh usually give it

03:54to you the Monday before. We only have

03:57two months to look at.

03:58>> Yeah. Yeah. And we can have Sophie go

04:00ahead and email.

04:01>> She usually got arranged like how to get

04:03it.

04:04>> Okay. And if you want to look at a few

04:06days, you don't have to look.

04:07>> He's smart all

04:33I don't think he's speaking today.

04:57We don't have any cake.

05:04>> Probably get your coconut cake.

05:07>> One year anniversary cake.

05:27Nobody wants to see

05:30>> I got a black eye.

05:33>> My two-year-old headbutt.

05:38>> Ready?

05:39>> One, two, three.

05:44Yes. Thank you.

05:56>> It

06:02November 4th, 2026 L School Committee

06:05meeting come to order. Salute the flag.

06:10I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

06:12United States of America and to the

06:14republic for which it stands, one nation

06:16under God, indivisible, with liberty and

06:19justice for all.

06:26>> Roll call. Madam clerk,

06:28>> Miss McFaden

06:29>> here.

06:32>> Mr. Bahu

06:34>> here.

06:34>> Mr. Conway. Mr. Mr. [clears throat]

06:37Rossi

06:38>> here.

06:40>> Mayor Gia

06:41>> here.

06:41>> Mr. Delay

06:42>> here.

06:42>> Miss Martin, two absent, five present.

06:46>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. I'd like to take

06:47this time to recognize the student

06:49council. Peter Cody, would you like to

06:51say a few words or

06:58welcome to the school committee?

07:00>> Thank you so much. I'm greatly honored

07:02to have this opportunity and I'm so

07:04grateful for my classmates and peers to

07:06elect me for this. It ever since last

07:10year when the form first went out, it

07:12was always one of my goals to be elected

07:14for senior class officer because the

07:17past few years when we looked at class

07:18senators, I feel like they kind of sat

07:20here at meetings and kind of just

07:22listened to what was going on, never

07:23made any really comments. So, I feel

07:25like I want to change that and bring

07:27student voice as I'm the president of

07:28student voice at LO High School and

07:30bring what the students are saying to

07:32you guys so you guys know what is

07:34happening at lowhigh and the stuff that

07:36could be helpful for us.

07:41Thank you, Peter, and welcome to the

07:43school committee.

07:45Three, special order of business 3.1

07:48spotlight on excellent student hero

07:51superintendent.

07:53>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor, um, school

07:55committee members, we have a student to

07:57introduce to you tonight. Her name is

07:59Kayla Rivera. Kayla is a senior at L

08:01High School. Uh, she's a class officer,

08:05>> and she's here tonight because she's

08:07also a hero. Um, Kayla performed a

08:10remarkable act of heroism last summer

08:13when she saved the life of a

08:14three-year-old child. Rather than me

08:17tell you more, maybe we could have Kayla

08:19tell us a little bit about your story

08:21and what that incident entailed. Kayla.

08:23>> Yep. Um, thank you. Um, I was in Florida

08:27and I was with my family, my mom and my

08:30grandmother back here as well. Um, my

08:32three-year-old cousin, um, he's

08:34autistic. He got too excited. Um, jumped

08:38in our pool in the Airbnb. Um, I was

08:40upstairs at the time. My dad jumped in

08:43the water. Um, you know, he jumped in

08:46with all courage and was scared cuz he

08:49was sunk under in the pool and got him

08:52out. I ran down and I started performing

08:54CPR. Um, I called 911 immediately and

08:58was just telling them where we were and

09:00how my baby cousin got in the water. Um,

09:03I just I was in a lot of shock at the

09:06time and I definitely think that um it's

09:10really good for kids around Lowel to

09:12learn about CPR, especially where I

09:13learned it at the L student police

09:15academy. I think it's a very great

09:17program for all the kids. It's a program

09:19for fifth to 8th grade and I just truly

09:23believe that it's great to put any of

09:26kids in there the program.

09:28>> Thank you Kayla. Um if I may add because

09:31Kayla's version of the story is a little

09:33bit humble um as I understand it and not

09:36no reflection on mom who's sitting at

09:38the back but there were several adults

09:40around in that moment. All of them in

09:42complete panic and shock. So, people not

09:46able, for example, to speak with the 911

09:49uh dispatcher because they're in such

09:51shock or otherwise panicking and and

09:54maybe even yelling at Kayla not to hurt

09:56the baby, right? Uh but she through all

09:59that was just remarkably calm and and

10:02and uh you continued to perform chest

10:05compressions on the child and you know

10:07bring up the water and everything else

10:09that that until the kid began to breathe

10:11and cry, which was a wonderful sign. But

10:14a as well as that to highlight one of

10:16the features that Kayla talked about,

10:17these were skills she learned in police

10:19academy since grade seven. And what a

10:22wonderful way to use those skills. And

10:24uh we're we're delighted with you,

10:26Kayla, and we're delighted to have you

10:27with us at LOL High School. Uh school

10:30committee members, feel free to interact

10:32or ask any questions.

10:34>> Committee member McFaden,

10:35>> I was actually at the police academy

10:37graduation when you were honored. U my

10:39two sons went through the program this

10:41year. um they came home and they were

10:43showing me how to do CPR. They were not

10:45doing it on each other. Um but I I

10:48commend you. That's it's an incredible

10:50story. Um something that I'm sure your

10:52family will will talk about for ever. Um

10:56thank you for promoting the program,

10:57encouraging other people to participate

10:59and um just an incredible story.

11:02>> Thank you,

11:04Mr. Bahu.

11:05>> Congratulations. This is something that

11:08you know it's it's a true testimony.

11:09firstly that you went to the police

11:11academy and you learned CPR, but to be

11:14seeing it and acting on it in real time

11:17is is is I'm sure like a overwhelming

11:21scary thing and but you're just acting

11:23because it's in the moment and you're

11:26doing all the right things. So you truly

11:28are a hero as much as you don't like

11:30hearing it but you know thank you for

11:32you know being such not only a benefit

11:34to your family but to being a benefit to

11:37all of us who are able to hear your

11:40story. And the greatest thing that I got

11:42to hear of course during our school

11:43committee before this is that you're

11:45going to be honored at the Boston

11:46Celtics and you're going to be a hero

11:48among us. I got to go to a game not long

11:51ago last year and they had a hero among

11:54us of a family in Lel and it was just a

11:57beautiful event and you know you deserve

12:00that and you deserve so much more. So

12:02congratulations.

12:03>> Thank you.

12:03>> You're welcome so much.

12:06>> Thank you Miss Mayor. Um I I think uh

12:09both of my colleague has spoken uh

12:11really well. Um so I I think the I want

12:15to commend you for what you have done uh

12:16what you have learned and that you have

12:18uh uh uh

12:21hold your composure and know what you do

12:24be confident and I I think that is so

12:26important uh that you set the example

12:28that what you learn in school is very

12:31useful uh when out there when the time

12:33is right you're at the right time right

12:35moment a normal person can become a hero

12:38so you are a hero congratulations

12:40>> thank you

12:41>> and thank you.

12:42>> Thank you, Mr. Lake. Kayla, would you

12:43come up for a picture?

12:44>> Yep.

12:48[applause]

12:59>> No. Do you want me to take it?

13:01>> No.

13:03>> I'm more of a radio person. [laughter]

13:12You guys want to go up

13:13>> too?

13:36Make sure

14:26Kayla, thank you Again,

14:28four minutes 4.1, the approval of the

14:31minutes of the regularly scheduled LOL

14:33School Committee meeting of October

14:3521st, 2026.

14:37Motion to approve the regularly

14:39scheduled LOL School Committee meeting

14:41minutes of October 21st, 2026, and to

14:45place them on file by Mr. Bahu, seconded

14:48by Mr. Lei.

14:50Roll call.

14:51>> Miss McFaden.

14:52>> Yes.

14:52>> Mr. Bahu,

14:53>> yes.

14:54>> Mr. Conway.

14:56Mr. Rossi,

14:57>> yes.

14:58>> Mayor Gia,

14:59>> yes.

14:59>> Mr. Lei,

15:00>> yes.

15:01>> Miss Martin, five years, two absent.

15:03>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Five. Permission

15:05to enter. 5.1. Permission to enter

15:07November 4th, 2026.

15:10Motion to approve the permission to

15:11enter by Mr. Le, seconded by Miss

15:14McFaden. Mr.

15:15>> I have a question.

15:15>> Yep.

15:17>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, actually, I

15:18have a couple question. Uh the first one

15:21is uh quiz question is the second uh

15:25second item cotton school inc is this

15:28rate increase uh it says $54,775,50

15:36um

15:37amend the existing contract due to

15:40increase in annual rate.

15:43So is this rate uh kind of surprises or

15:46is it something that's all that uh was

15:49all in a contract?

15:51>> Thank you Mr. Le. I don't believe it was

15:53a surprise rates are going up for all

15:55services. Um Miss Lrand if you can give

15:58us some further context.

16:00>> Sure. All of our out of district

16:02programs are governed by um OSD

16:05operational services division and the

16:08rates are typically set at the end of

16:09every year for the next year. uh a

16:12couple of times a year. Some schools

16:14petition the state to have their rates

16:16increase in the middle of the year and

16:18several uh out of district programs have

16:20done that. This is one of them. Okay.

16:23Thank you. Um my second question, so

16:26thank you for the for the uh answer. Um

16:32is the one next to it. Uh I think there

16:35there two of them are the same thing. Uh

16:37next page or the second one on the

16:39second page. So, so the the last item on

16:41the first page is 114,333.80.

16:46Uh, and the second one the similar one

16:50on the second page is the second item

16:53learning center for the deaf children

16:55inc 192

16:5762089

16:59cents. So they both says that the to

17:02amend the existing contract to increase

17:04the number of student from five to six.

17:06Uh the other one is from four to five.

17:09Is is that cost for one person for

17:14>> Yes.

17:15>> Wow. Okay. Wow. That's a lot of money

17:18just for one person. Thank you.

17:22>> During the state of the schools 108 kids

17:24cost $16 million.

17:27It was a lot of money to look at.

17:301816 million. It's a lot.

17:35>> Yeah.

17:37>> Good. Good.

17:41>> I don't think it's mic.

17:48>> Thank you. Got the tail on my microphone

17:51on. So on the last item on the on page

17:53three,

17:55uh 375,49783

17:59for Apple Inc. uh to initiate the new

18:03lease agreement with Apple Inc.

18:06Uh I remember uh we talked about it, but

18:11I don't remember that we made any any

18:13decision to to go ahead and and lease

18:16the Apple uh product from them yet. So

18:20why is it

18:21uh on this item on the agenda before we

18:24even make a decision.

18:27>> Thank you, Mr. Lei. Um

18:30so we had two separate uh subcommittee

18:32meetings on the topic of the devices. My

18:35understanding was that we should move

18:37ahead. It happens also that Apple set us

18:40a little ultimatum. The price of the

18:43devices were we're seeking to purchase

18:46uh went up recently by $50 per unit. So

18:50that would be several, you know,

18:52thousands of dollars for for the least

18:54that we're trying to do. And so they

18:56asked if we could commit to it. So we

18:58said we would bring it to the school

18:59committee for your decision. And we well

19:02trust your decision. I just want to say

19:04but while we're at it that there are

19:06additional uh conditions and and uh

19:09hoops for us to jump through. The city

19:12has uh an ordinance that says that we

19:15need city council approval for any

19:16leases that are beyond three years. We

19:19didn't know that at the outset, but

19:20we've learned it since. And so, we're

19:22looking into approval from city council

19:24as well. But we we in order to consider

19:27it, we need to get your approval. If you

19:29don't approve, uh we we automatically

19:32know that that that the next time we

19:33come back to it, the devices will be at

19:35least $50 more each.

19:42>> Oh, Mr.

19:43>> Uh no, not yet. Um, so maybe maybe uh we

19:47do that just to get ahead of uh Black

19:50Friday sales. I don't know. But um for

19:54me I I feel that uh since we have not

19:56made a decision yet and it's on the item

19:59for for the approval. I don't think we

20:01have discussed at all any discussion at

20:04all. Uh so for me it's very hard for me

20:06just to go ahead and and say oh because

20:09because it's going to be $50 more we go

20:12ahead and and and agree on this before

20:15we even have a a formal discussion. So I

20:18think that's uh something that I'm not

20:19comfortable uh voting to support. So I'm

20:22not going to say can I ask please if we

20:25had two separate subcommittee meetings

20:28just on this topic alone how can you say

20:31that we've had no formal discussion? We

20:33very rarely pay this much attention to

20:35any item. I don't mind whether we go

20:37forward or not. I do mind. I think it's

20:39worthy that we go forward, but I I just

20:41don't understand your your comments that

20:43there were no formal discussions.

20:45>> No. Um

20:47we we have subcommittee. We talked about

20:50it but we have not made this decision to

20:54say yes we agree to to uh to to go ahead

20:58and uh

21:01and lease the product from Apple

21:05I got some information but not we have

21:08not made a a vote on it

21:12prior.

21:14>> Thank you Mr. Lelay. Mr. Bahu.

21:15>> Sure.

21:15>> Um Mr. Lelay we did have two meetings. I

21:18know you were at the first one in

21:20reference to the leasing of the Apple

21:23devices. We looked at um um some

21:26Chromebook devices as well to see what

21:28would be the um uh the most beneficial

21:31cost for our school district for our

21:33teachers. Um what would have the most um

21:37um uh benefit, what would work best. Um

21:40we concluded that the um in the second

21:43meeting that unfortunately you know

21:45maybe I I probably should have shared

21:46that we were having it that we um um

21:50looked into purchasing rather than

21:51leasing and you know we we concluded

21:54that leasing would be the best option

21:56with um um with the option to actually

22:01own the computers after the four years

22:03so we won't have to necessarily give

22:05them back. Um so ultimately the

22:08committee comprised of myself uh Mr.

22:11Conway and Mel Rossi took a vote um to

22:15go ahead and make that purchase hoping

22:17that Apple would reduce the interest

22:20payment that we um were to lease with.

22:23Um the current interest payment is off

22:26the top of my head about 2.4%.

22:28Um we did ask them for a 1% lease cost.

22:32They did get back to us and indicate

22:34that they couldn't change the lease

22:36price, but they did inform us that the

22:39the units were going up. Um, so we did

22:42have a unanimous decision. I think Mil

22:44Miss Del Rossi is on. Um, so she might

22:47be able to attest to that. And this is

22:51merely a um um um a vote to go ahead and

22:56make this purchase so that we could go

22:58ahead and supply all of our teachers.

23:00There were some other ideas thrown

23:02around. Um, but this is what we

23:04concluded would be the best choice for

23:07the school district. So, not sure if

23:09Miss Alasi is online. If she is, she's

23:12welcome to say a few words about this.

23:15>> Um, let me uh run to Mr. Bahu, I will

23:18call her.

23:20>> Thank you.

23:20>> Thank you, Mr. Bahu. Miss Del Rossi.

23:24>> Hi. Um, so yes, I am just I was just

23:29perplexed because we never got a report

23:33back on what type of a discount because

23:37I do remember us asking about lowering

23:40the interest rate, but nothing was ever

23:42brought back to us and I don't remember

23:46what happened from there. Um, and I know

23:48Mr. Bahu is saying that they couldn't.

23:51Um, but it's just a matter of just

23:54having that

23:56um, consistency of communication

24:00um, so that we're all aware with the

24:02full body.

24:06>> But I understand it needs to happen.

24:12>> Are you all set, Mr. Dasi?

24:16>> Yes.

24:17>> Thank you, Mr. Bah. And I just, you

24:19know, I failed to say uh one thing that

24:21I did, uh present a report on our

24:24meeting at our last school committee

24:25meeting and um we sort of, you know,

24:29there was no denters. Uh nobody had a

24:32question about it, but we did all do our

24:34homework and work very hard on this um

24:37item to be purchased. And it seems like

24:40um it should probably probably um u be

24:44approved simply because there's 1750i

24:48devices and with an increased cost of

24:51$50 a piece and I'm trying to do the

24:53math in my head. Uh that would be

24:58[snorts]

24:58could be $80,000. 50 time 1750. So I

25:03think time is of the essence and um we

25:07have had our subcommittee. So if we'd

25:09like to wait we can wait but there will

25:11be an added cost.

25:14>> Thank you Mr. Bahu and Mr. Lei.

25:16>> Thank you Mr. Mayor. So uh let me ask

25:18Mr. Bahu uh when is uh the deadline that

25:21uh we have to agree uh by in order to

25:25take advantage of this $50 uh discount?

25:29Do you know? As far as I know, the

25:32deadline was November 1st. So, they're

25:35basically waiting for our answer. This

25:37is November 4th.

25:38>> Okay.

25:38>> And if we want to go ahead and wait, we

25:41can wait. But I did I just did the math

25:43on my phone. It's $87,500.

25:47>> Seems like we wanted to purchase them.

25:49I'm not sure, you know, what Mr. Rossi

25:51um thinks, but you know, we're welcome

25:53to go ahead and have another discussion,

25:55even another meeting if that's what we

25:56would like to do. Um I I have to say

25:59that um I'm all I'm very surprised that

26:03uh before we even have a full committee

26:05uh vote on this, it ended up on this uh

26:10on this permission to enter before the

26:13before the whole committee have decided.

26:15So I think we we are

26:20taking a a shortcut uh in a way. Uh

26:26>> so

26:27uh

26:31I'm not

26:33I'm not sure if it is a right thing that

26:36we we go ahead and and vote on it. But

26:41but if we were to meet again

26:45uh just to approve on this one item, I

26:48think I'm going to approve it anyway.

26:52uh in that case in this in that sense

26:55Mr. Bahu I I I I would uh

27:00I I I would support it but I'm just

27:04feeling that this is not the right way.

27:07We should not have done it this way but

27:09I I'm going to support it. So thank you

27:11for for answering my questions.

27:14>> Thank you Mr. Lelay. Mr. Bahu

27:15>> next time during my presentation Mr.

27:17I'll make sure that we take a roll call

27:19vote so that everybody's on the same

27:21page and we could go ahead and um um um

27:25uh pass it on the floor. I do know that

27:28I did the report, everybody approved the

27:30report. I thought that was good enough.

27:32But anyway, moving forward, I'll make

27:34sure we take a vote on anything.

27:35>> Thank you, Superintendent, for for

27:37explaining to me. I appreciate it. Thank

27:39you.

27:40>> Roll call.

27:42>> Mr. McFaden.

27:43>> Yes.

27:45>> Mr. Bahu.

27:46>> Yes. Mr. Conway,

27:49>> Mr. Rossi,

27:50>> yes.

27:51>> Mia Gia,

27:53>> yes.

27:53>> Mr. Le,

27:54>> yes.

27:55>> Miss Martin, five years, too absent.

27:58[clears throat]

27:58>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Six, Memorial

28:016.1, Moren P. Keen, retired par

28:04professional from the Mory Elementary

28:07School.

28:10If you could please dim the lights.

28:37Seven motions 7.1 committee member Bahu

28:41motion to have the finance department

28:43including An update year-to-date

28:45expenditures for the first meeting of

28:47every month of all line items in the

28:50general fund, including original

28:52appropriations, transfers, revisions,

28:54year-to- date expended incumbrances,

28:57available budget, and percentage used

28:59based on the original appropriation.

29:01Seconded by Mr. Lei, Mr. Bahu.

29:06>> Um, yes. This motion is in reference to

29:09our monthly cost that we're spending um

29:12from our overall budget. Um I I know

29:15that it's um presented on Munice um for

29:19all of us to go ahead and see but

29:21sometimes I don't really look at Munice.

29:24I don't I'm not printing it and it would

29:26be nice to be informed especially in

29:27these very difficult budget times that

29:29we know where our spending is. I know um

29:33last year during our budget times there

29:35was some money that was that wasn't

29:37being spent and I would bring it up at

29:39the school committee meetings and um I

29:41think this would be most beneficial for

29:43transparency. Um I think this would be

29:46you know collaborative between us the

29:48city as well as all of the people that

29:51are the that watch these school

29:53committee meetings and it would go ahead

29:55and inform us of what our expenditures

29:57are monthly moving forward. So when we

30:00are um developing a budget that we are

30:04able to um um um know that these costs

30:07have been expended and we will you know

30:10be be um um of the understanding that we

30:13can still appropriate that money

30:15appropriate that money for the next

30:16school year. So it would be great to

30:18have these updates. I know that we have

30:19an update for um our

30:25our quarterly grants. it comes to us

30:28monthly or quarterly. Uh I would like to

30:30see this monthly only because we are in

30:33sort of some dire times and it would be

30:35most beneficial to have this type of

30:37report in our school committee packet at

30:40the beginning of every month.

30:42>> So I would love

30:44>> Mr. Le.

30:45>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um I think it's a

30:47good motion. I really like this motion

30:49actually. So uh I'm I support it. um

30:52just to have uh uh our eyes on the on

30:55the budget uh so that way we can uh have

30:59a better understanding how we how we are

31:01uh uh with with the money. So thank you.

31:05>> Thank you Mr. Lei. Roll call.

31:09>> Miss McFaden.

31:10>> Yes.

31:10>> Mr. Bahu.

31:11>> Yes.

31:11>> Mr. Conway. Mr. Rossi.

31:15>> Yes.

31:16>> May Gia.

31:17>> Yes.

31:17>> Mr. Le.

31:18>> Yes.

31:19>> Miss Martin is two absent.

31:22Thank you, Madam Clerk. Eight reports of

31:24the superintendent 8.1

31:27home education. Um, we received a letter

31:29prior to the meeting asking that we

31:31remove Kayla Castillo from the home

31:35education piece. If we can just add that

31:37to the record and motion to approve the

31:41home education without Kayla Castello in

31:44it by Miss Delay, seconded by Miss

31:47McFaten. Any questions?

31:51Roll call.

31:52>> Miss McFaden.

31:53>> Yes.

31:53>> Mr. Bahu.

31:55>> Yes.

31:56>> Mr. Conway.

31:58>> Mr. Rossi.

32:00>> Yes.

32:00>> Mayor Gia.

32:02>> Yes.

32:02>> Mr. Le.

32:03>> Yes.

32:03>> Miss Martin. Five years. True absence.

32:05>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Nine. New

32:06business. 9.1 approval to accept and

32:10expend allocated FY27 awards. Motion to

32:14accept by Miss Del Rossi, seconded by

32:17Mr. Bahu.

32:19Any questions on

32:23seeing no questions? Roll call.

32:24>> Miss McFaden.

32:26>> Yes.

32:26>> Mr. Bahu.

32:27>> Yes.

32:28>> Mr. Conway.

32:30>> Mr. Rossi.

32:32>> Yes.

32:33>> May I get you?

32:34>> Yes.

32:34>> Mr. Le?

32:35>> Yes.

32:36>> Miss Martin. Five days, two absent.

32:38>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. 9.2. Letter of

32:41approval for accepting donation from the

32:43Justin J. Watt Foundation. Motion to

32:46accept and approve the donation from the

32:49Justin J. Watt Foundation by Mr. Lei,

32:51seconded by Miss McFaden. Any questions?

32:55>> Roll call.

32:57>> Miss McFaden?

32:58>> Yes.

32:58>> Mr. Bahu?

32:59>> Yes.

33:00>> Mr. Conway? Mr. Rossi?

33:03>> Yes.

33:04>> Mayor Gia?

33:05>> Yes.

33:05>> Mr. Le?

33:06>> Yes.

33:06>> Miss Martin. Five years. Two absent.

33:10>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. 10. Convention

33:12and conference request. Motion to bundle

33:15and approve the convention conference

33:17request by Miss McFaten, seconded by Mr.

33:20Lei.

33:22>> Question on the motions, Mr. Lelay.

33:23>> Uh, Mr. Mayor, I'd like to uh ask if we

33:27could take uh the stock closer uh out of

33:30the bundle. We could we could bundle

33:32everything else, but I'd like to uh vote

33:35on the stock closer uh separately.

33:39>> Which item number is that?

33:41>> Uh that would be the last uh last one.

33:4310 five

33:44>> the very last one.

33:46>> Okay. With withdrawal of the previous

33:49motion by Miss McFaden and Mr. Lei

33:52motion of bundle 10.1 to 10.4

33:56the convention [snorts] and conference

33:57request by Miss McFaden seconded by Mr.

34:00Lei. All in roll call.

34:07>> Miss McFaden.

34:08>> Yes.

34:09>> Mr. Bahu.

34:10>> Yes.

34:10>> Mr. Conway. Mr. Rossi.

34:13>> Yes.

34:14>> Miss Gia,

34:15>> yes.

34:15>> Mr. Le,

34:16>> yes.

34:16>> Miss Martin, five days, two absent.

34:19>> Okay. 10.5.

34:21Overnight out of state conference

34:23request ESA. February of 2027.

34:27Motion to approve the conference in

34:30convention request by Mr. Bahu, seconded

34:34by Miss McFaten.

34:36Any questions on that one, Mr. Le?

34:40>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um I just want to

34:42say that uh we're all excited uh we all

34:45very uh uh happy uh that stock closer

34:49has been named the distinguished uh

34:51schools uh uh by the uh

34:56for national in in national. So um

35:02so in in in February uh 20 25th

35:09no 22nd to 25th

35:11um I just wonder

35:14is this trip to a conference that

35:19accept the award or are we giving them

35:22the uh speech how we how we did it or or

35:28can you explain more what this trip is

35:30about?

35:31>> It's a conference um Mr. Lei where they

35:34will rece officially receive recognition

35:36and award. It's called the National

35:38Award Conference.

35:45Um

35:47so

35:54uh to go there to I'm sorry to accept

35:57the award.

35:58>> Yes.

35:59>> Okay. I I somehow I I didn't see it uh

36:02written here.

36:03>> I might say if like if if this if this

36:06seems unusual, it is. We're not

36:09accustomed to receiving national awards

36:11>> and I think it's worthy of celebration,

36:13worthy of recognition. I think the staff

36:16and uh the school are very proud of

36:18their accomplishments. I think it's

36:20worthy of them uh at least being present

36:23to receive the award, being present at

36:25the conference and uh the more that it

36:29may motivate all of us uh the better.

36:33>> I agree that we need to be there. So,

36:36thank you. Roll call.

36:39>> Miss McFaten.

36:40>> Yes.

36:42>> Mr. Bahu.

36:43>> Yes.

36:43>> Mr. Conway. Mr. Rossi.

36:46>> Yes.

36:47>> May Gia.

36:48>> Yes.

36:48>> Mr. Le?

36:49>> Yes.

36:50>> Miss Martin? Five years. Who absent?

36:53Any announcements?

36:56I have a couple.

36:58On Saturday the 7th, there's a coat

37:01giveaway by the Little Fire Department

37:05um at the main station behind us. So if

37:08anyone is needing a coat on Moody Street

37:11Fire Station, they will be giving out

37:13coats to Little Fire Department from

37:159:00 a.m. to noon time. So if uh

37:18anyone's in a need of a coat or knows

37:20someone in need of a coat, um coach man

37:23above will be giving out the um coats.

37:27Also on Friday for all of you, the Riley

37:31School has a veterans event um at now I

37:36got to look one o'clock.

37:40>> Motion to adjurnn by Miss McFaten,

37:42seconded by Mr. Lei. Roll call.

37:47>> Miss McFaden.

37:48>> Yes.

37:48>> Mr. Bahu.

37:49>> Yes.

37:50>> Mr. Conway.

37:51>> Mr. Rossi.

37:53>> Yes.

37:55>> May Gia.

37:56>> Yes.

37:56>> Mr. Yes,

37:57>> Miss Martin. Five days, two absent.

37:59>> Five minutes. Big guy.

38:00>> Thank you. Thank you,

38:01>> Peter. Welcome.

38:03>> Look forward to having you next to me.

38:05And again, if there's anything, you

38:06know, you want to contact me about I've

38:08even had some anniversary young girls

38:10about the emails and the passwords. Are

38:12your passwords sort of easy to break

38:14into these days? [music]

38:16>> Daniel,

38:18>> they made some adjustments. When I was

38:19in middle school, everyone

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