2026-06-23 - School Committee

0:00Good evening everyone. Welcome to the

0:02Marbor Public School Committee meeting.

0:04Today is Tuesday, June 23rd. It is 7:30.

0:08I call this meeting to order. We are

0:11typed and rebroadcast by WMCTV.

0:14If I could have everyone rise for the

0:16pledge of allegiance, please.

0:21I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

0:24United States of America and to the

0:26republic for it stands one nation under

0:29God indivisible with liberty and justice

0:32for all.

0:34>> Thank you everyone.

0:38Jump right into presentations

0:42with the portrait of a learner from MRO.

0:45>> Do you need to state that Katherine's

0:46online?

0:46>> Oh yes. Katherine is remote today, so

0:49we'll be doing all our votes by roll

0:52call. So, thank you for that gift. Much

0:55appreciated.

0:57Portrait learner Malro 2030 strategic

1:00plan. So, if you want to come on up to

1:02the podium, state your name, and we'll

1:05just jump right in. Good evening. My

1:07name ising

1:11to present to you the 2026 2031

1:17public school.

1:19>> Can you turn the microphone away?

1:22>> Yes.

1:23>> Is that better?

1:24>> You're on.

1:25>> Yes. Do I need to restate my name again?

1:27>> Start from the top.

1:28>> All right. Well, good evening everyone.

1:31Uh my name is Carrie Purcell and I'm

1:33really honored to be with you tonight to

1:35present to you the 2026 2031

1:39Marbor Public Schools portrait of a

1:42learner and strategic plan.

1:46So tonight during our time together we

1:48have three outcomes. number one to give

1:51you the opportunity to have a look at

1:54the final version of the portrait of a

1:56learner and the strategic plan

1:59priorities that accompany that portrait

2:01of a learner. Number two, to revisit the

2:05connections that uh we made to go

2:07through this process, remembering that

2:10we did not do this for Marboro Public

2:13Schools, but we did it with Marorrow

2:16Public Schools and the community at

2:18large. And finally, number three, to

2:21give you the opportunity to ask

2:23questions, uh provide feedback, and

2:26hopefully uh adopt this final version of

2:30the portrait of a learner and strategic

2:32plan so that we can officially launch

2:35these two uh pieces of the work starting

2:38July 1st of 2026. So, any questions on

2:42how we're going to use our time together

2:44tonight?

2:46All right, let's get started then. So

2:49this slide uh gives you an overview of

2:52how we got to this spot. We've been

2:54working with Marbor Public Schools for

2:56about the last six months now and have

2:59engaged in multiple opportunities to

3:01talk with to learn from stakeholders

3:05from the community members all the way

3:07to the student body. By the way, I said

3:09this last time and I'll say it again. We

3:11loved talking to the students because

3:13they were able to give us a real picture

3:16into their hopes and dreams as students

3:18as well as for future students who will

3:20walk through the doors. So to do all of

3:24that uh we helped to f fac facilitate

3:27and partnered with uh a group of really

3:30dedicated individuals who came together

3:32five times in the evening to provide

3:35feedback, input, insight and expertise

3:39on the direction that the district was

3:41going in the development of the portrait

3:43of a learner and strategic plan. And

3:45then the membership of that group was

3:47comprised of district leadership,

3:50families, community members, school

3:53principles, etc. And so that group, as I

3:56said, met about 90 minutes for uh on

3:59five different occasions to lead into

4:01the work and work alongside of us in

4:04this development.

4:06The next thing we did was we had the

4:08opportunity to attend three leadership

4:10meetings throughout the year. Those are

4:13the dinner meetings that take place

4:15after school and members of school of

4:18the schools assistant principles,

4:20principles, teacher leaders as well as

4:22district leaders about 80 people uh came

4:26into this space to provide us feedback,

4:28input, expertise, insight, ideas, uh

4:32etc. to get this to the place that we're

4:34going to present to you this evening. Uh

4:37we did quite a robust listening campaign

4:39where we met with individual school

4:41committee members. We surveyed, we uh

4:43met with listening uh groups both

4:46individually and in small groups,

4:48families, paras, students, union

4:51representatives, uh community folks in

4:54order to get a real um understanding of

4:57what was working in the system and where

4:59it needed to go next. Uh and then

5:02finally throughout the process, we

5:03grounded everything that we did in data.

5:06So what was the data saying was working

5:08or was a strength? what did data say

5:10were uh that were the opportunities or

5:13areas where we could grow and improve.

5:15And then we took all of that information

5:17and we uh then developed what you're

5:19going to see in just a couple of minutes

5:21here and that is the official portrait

5:23of a learner that is now supported by

5:26the strategic plan.

5:29So on the screen uh right now you see uh

5:34in front of you the final Marboro Public

5:37Schools portrait of a learner, the North

5:41Star for all preK

5:44through grade 12 students. And inside

5:48that globe, you will see a description

5:52of our promise to every student that

5:55Marboro is going to or is currently

5:59serving. And that is to empower them,

6:03to change their community, and to change

6:06the world.

6:09And we know that they can't do that

6:12without being equipped and empowered

6:14with some attributes that will help to

6:17make them successful. And so on this

6:20slide and in a uh an additional packet,

6:23these domains are further unpacked for

6:26you. But uh on this slide, you will see

6:29those four domains. Number one, we want

6:34to help students be connected

6:37and learn or continue to learn how to be

6:39collaborative.

6:42We want to increase students

6:44independence

6:46and help them learn how to be adaptable

6:49as they move through the many changes

6:52not only in school but in life.

6:56We want to equip and empower all

6:59learners to be critical and creative

7:02thinkers.

7:03And last but not least, and this was

7:05really important to every stakeholder

7:07group that we met with, we want them to

7:11be engaged and be responsible for

7:14themselves and to support those around

7:17them.

7:18So that is what we believe. final draft

7:22of the Marboro Public Schools portrait

7:25of a learner that we are asking a little

7:28bit that you consider adopting so that

7:31it can be launched on July 1st, 2026.

7:37So what we know in many places where we

7:40work that a portrait of a learner um

7:44can't exist alone. We have to think

7:47about well what does that mean for the

7:49system? What shorter turns does the

7:52system have to make? Where do they need

7:55to strengthen something? Where do they

7:57maybe need to adapt something to better

8:01serve every student every day in every

8:04classroom? And so, uh, on the next

8:07slide, it reminds us that we must have a

8:11strategic plan, an improvement plan, the

8:16way we choose to do the work in support

8:19of that portrait of a learner. And

8:22again, we went through the same process

8:24of talking to district leadership,

8:26meeting individual schools, uh, working

8:30with principles, assistant principles,

8:32etc. to really think about what are you

8:34already doing that we can strengthen and

8:38where do we need to go next in order to

8:41make sure that we're serving all

8:42students. And so what you see on this

8:45slide are the four priorities that will

8:49be the driving force behind the

8:53strategic plan that we will launch on

8:55July 1st, 2026 and we will work towards

8:59and go deeper in and get better results

9:01for all students over the course of the

9:04five years of its sort of lifespan.

9:07And those priorities are number one

9:11obviously we want to make sure that we

9:12are providing outstanding excellent

9:16teaching and learning opportunities so

9:18that every student will experience

9:21strong academic growth and achievement.

9:25Number two, the second priority is

9:28around continuing to think about this

9:31idea of belonging, wellness and support

9:34for every student.

9:37Number three, and this is really

9:39important to the students. I know when

9:41my colleague Brett met with them, it's

9:43about it was it's really about this idea

9:45of creating readiness for me no matter

9:49what my future holds, ensuring that I

9:53have multiple pathways in which I can

9:55learn and grow. And please make sure

9:58that all of my learning is connected to

10:01realworld opportunities. So making

10:04learning meaningful for our students.

10:08And then last but not least, this is

10:10sort of the bow around these other three

10:12priorities. And that is really ensuring

10:15that the system is growing its people

10:20and aligning everything back to the

10:23portrait of a learner. school systems

10:25that we are lucky enough to serve across

10:27the country try to do a thousand things

10:30and they don't do it very many of those

10:32things well because they're doing too

10:34many things, right? And so when a

10:36district decides we have a vision of a

10:38graduate or a portrait of a learner,

10:40that northstar for our students, that

10:42means that we can all sort of align and

10:45rally around that and create a system

10:47that is coherent and supportive of that

10:49work. And so those are the fri the four

10:52priorities that we are recommending for

10:54this next strategic plan. And in

10:56speaking with Dr. Del Falco, so many of

10:59these things are already in place, are

11:00already in the works. We're just going

11:02to go deeper and get tighter and smarter

11:04and more aligned around these priorities

11:07in order to help our students with that

11:11overarching goal that we described in

11:13the portrait of a learner.

11:17So, we wanted to make sure that Marboro

11:21was not only working really hard in

11:23developing this portrait of a learner

11:25and these strategic plan priorities, but

11:28we also wanted to make sure that they

11:30were connected to what the Massachusetts

11:32Department of Elementary and Secondary

11:34Education said. And so they recently, I

11:36think it was in September of 2025, they

11:39adopted a Massachusetts vision of a

11:42graduate and have released um some new

11:46sort of district standards uh related to

11:49how a district and district leaders and

11:52school leaders uh should really work.

11:55And what we discovered was in that first

11:58column the strategic priorities that we

12:01have determined actually directly align

12:05to the DESIS district standards

12:08and the portrait of a learner domains

12:12actually connect quite nicely to the

12:14objectives that the state wants for all

12:17students who go through um Massachusetts

12:21the Massachusetts school system. So, I

12:24know Marboro is excited about that.

12:25We're excited about that and we hope

12:27that you're excited about that, too,

12:29because we really uh Marboro was really

12:31sort of ahead of the game and we didn't

12:33even look at this until the very end to

12:35make sure that we were dotting our eyes

12:37and crossing our tees and aligning our

12:39work with um that which Desessie expects

12:42of us.

12:45So again just a uh just a reminder uh

12:48all the the portrait of a learner the

12:50strategic plan it aligns to all six of

12:52the desi uh the desi standards. Uh our

12:56portrait of a learner aligns to the

12:58Massachusetts vision of a graduate and

13:00everything is anchored in the objectives

13:03uh outlined by the state of

13:05Massachusetts.

13:09So what's our timeline from now until

13:12July 1st which is next week uh but we

13:15are working behind the scenes and we're

13:16going to be ready uh so July 1st and

13:19then you know uh actually in August and

13:21BOI. So let's unpack that a little bit.

13:24Of course we're here tonight uh to share

13:26with you the portrait of a learner and

13:28strategic plan. Um we hope that you will

13:32adopt it but we'll be open to feedback

13:34and questions. Uh then on June 30th, the

13:38current strategic plan expires or

13:40finishes. So we want this one to be

13:43ready to go uh on July 1st. So after

13:46this adoption, should you adopt um the

13:49strategic plan, we will be putting

13:51together um a one-page sort of front

13:55faceing visual of the priorities that

13:57connects to the portrait of a learner

13:59with the vision mission of the district.

14:01So we'll have something to share

14:03publicly on the website and in the

14:05community etc. We will also take um the

14:09link that Whoops, I haven't shown it.

14:11It's on the next slide. Sorry. We will

14:13take the link that's on the next slide

14:15which is all of the indicators

14:17associated with the portrait of a

14:19learner domains and the strategic

14:21priorities. We'll put those into a

14:23document uh so that uh the district can

14:26have that, school committee can have

14:28that and will be a way to help us

14:31measure our progress over time. Uh then

14:34in August we'll be back to work with the

14:36leadership team um which is comprised of

14:40the same people that were at the

14:42district meeting. So, lots of people in

14:44the room where we will actually take

14:46each priority

14:47that it uh is uh outlined in the

14:50strategic plan and draft year one action

14:54steps as well as metrics how we will

14:56measure our impact and be ready to share

14:58that with you and the community, how

15:00we're doing um throughout the course of

15:02one year or the first year uh three

15:05times a year. And we will keep doing

15:07that or the district will keep doing

15:08that over the course of five years. Uh

15:11and then of course on day one of school

15:13we'll gather baseline data uh and as I

15:15mentioned we'll provide progress updates

15:18three times yearly. So that is sort of

15:20our timeline from launch to

15:22implementation.

15:24And so um we recommend that we open the

15:28floor for questions or feedback and

15:31perhaps even an an adoption. But I

15:33wanted to show you this link. Um Jason,

15:36do they have the document that's linked

15:38here? this the all of the domains.

15:41>> Yeah,

15:41>> you do. All right. So, a little light

15:43reading.

15:45Um, so this is more of a detail behind

15:49the portrait of a learner in a strategic

15:50plan. We're not going to go through

15:51every single page because it will take

15:53quite a long time, but just to teach you

15:55how this is set up. So,

15:58for example, the portrait of a learner

16:00has the domain collected and

16:02collaborative. It also has a connecting

16:04page

16:06that unpacks what does that actually

16:09look like for a student to build strong

16:13relationships in regards to being

16:16connected and collaborative.

16:18We have one of those pages that was

16:20developed in collaboration with the

16:22district uh around each of the domains.

16:27And the same holds true for each of our

16:32strategic priorities. So we have

16:34unpacked those strategic priorities with

16:37priority strands and showed you the

16:40connection um between the portrait of a

16:44learner desi standards and objectives.

16:48So that is available um for you and this

16:52is what we will take to turn into our

16:54front-facing one-page document of the

16:56strategic plan as well as um sort of a

16:59longer 11page uh actual strategic plan.

17:07So I'll go back to where we left off.

17:14All right.

17:17So, what we are asking tonight is that

17:20you consider

17:22uh recommending

17:24launching the Marboro Public Schools

17:26portrait of a learner that was shaped by

17:30the community.

17:33We [clears throat] are also asking that

17:35you consider adopting the strategic

17:38plan. The four priorities are outlined

17:41for you.

17:43uh and then we will be ready to launch

17:45on July 1st.

17:48So any feedback

17:50wonders questions

17:54>> questions questions questions

17:57Denise.

17:59>> Yes, I thought Katherine would have

18:01questions. Um

18:04so my question is

18:08um the Sorry, I'm freezing. I feel like

18:10I'm shivering over here. Um, the

18:12portrait of a learner. Um, the graphic,

18:15uh, change their community in the world.

18:19>> I'm I'm not one to be hung up on words,

18:22but I feel like change their community

18:25in their world to me makes it feel like

18:28there's something wrong with our

18:29community in the world. Like, granted,

18:32not everything is perfect, but I love

18:34our community, so changing it doesn't

18:37sound genuine to me. And I don't know if

18:40something like improve or make an impact

18:43is better suited. And I didn't know if

18:45there was a specific reason why you

18:48chose the word change.

18:50It was it was a sort of a family

18:53decision where we were all, you know,

18:55sort of weighing in and that's just

18:57where we landed. Um point well taken.

19:01But I see Jason, you're turning your

19:03microphone on.

19:03>> Yes. So I know I was at one of the

19:06tables where there was a lot of

19:07conversation about that exact word and

19:10where we landed was our interpretation

19:12was like strengthen

19:15>> well

19:17more I feel like change makes it just

19:19like I said I feel like it makes it seem

19:21like there's something wrong

19:23>> and I I do love our community so I feel

19:25like I don't like that feeling that

19:28there's something wrong.

19:29>> Got it. Thanks.

19:30>> Thank you.

19:31>> Um can I ask another question? Yes, you

19:33can.

19:34>> The floor is yours.

19:35>> Sorry,

19:35>> I feel like I'm taking over because

19:37Katherine's not here. Um, uh, so I'm

19:40very much a visual person and when I

19:41look at the visual of that glo the

19:44globe, I don't know if you want to put

19:45it up on the slide. I think it's the

19:47third page

19:48>> and you have your four I think you were

19:50calling them pillars on the bottom half.

19:52>> The domains. Yeah,

19:53>> the domains. Is there a reason why it's

19:56just half of it? Like I feel like it

19:58should almost encompass the whole thing

20:01that I was just curious why the decision

20:03was made to only make it like a half

20:05circle instead of like a full circle.

20:08>> Yeah. So it so in our brains uh when we

20:12were crafting this those sort of four

20:14things are holding up the graduate who's

20:16holding up the world.

20:17>> Okay. So now so explaining I know I get

20:19it. So but like when I first looked at

20:21it I was like why isn't it a complete

20:23circle?

20:23>> That makes sense.

20:24>> Okay.

20:24>> Yeah. Sorry, I over analyze that kind of

20:28same thing. Don't worry.

20:30>> If you think of it that way, other

20:32there's other people out there that

20:34think of it that way, too. So,

20:36>> those are my only questions. Thank you,

20:38Denise.

20:38>> The content of the actual strategic plan

20:41is good.

20:42>> Well, except for the word change. I I

20:43strongly do not like the word change.

20:45>> Okay.

20:47Okay.

20:49Katherine.

20:51>> Oh, hi.

20:51>> I actually have to say I I agree with

20:53Denise. I changed. I reacted to change

20:56as well. So, um, you're not alone,

20:59Denise. I I

21:01>> I hear where you're coming from cuz I

21:03had that reaction, too.

21:10>> Questions?

21:13>> Mine's not a question. It's more of a

21:15just a comment is I really liked um the

21:20um

21:22the the way the bulletointed way of

21:26explaining each of the do the domains

21:29because I think it nicely ties into

21:33um you know school improvement plans and

21:36and goals and it I don't know just the

21:40way it's laid out I think is really

21:42helpful because we want to be aligned,

21:45you know, from top to bottom. And this

21:47is part of that alignment, but we also

21:49have goals. We also have, you know,

21:51objectives. We also have improvement

21:53plans. We also have all these other

21:54documents that all need to come back

21:56together again. So, yes, I appreciated

21:59the way.

21:59>> Thank you for saying that, Michelle. I

22:00was at an ILT meeting at the high school

22:02and we were sort of looking at this

22:04document and they said, "Oh my gosh, now

22:06the students have these really concrete

22:08ways that they can set their own

22:09learning goals and we have indicators of

22:12specific super specific indicators that

22:13we can go look for on learning walks and

22:15add to our current learning walk tools."

22:17So, um, thank you for mentioning that.

22:19People were really excited about that

22:20clarity.

22:21>> Yeah, thanks.

22:25>> Anything else?

22:27Okay, thank you. you are on our agenda

22:30later on to for the vote.

22:33>> Okay. Thank you so much.

22:36>> No, you can leave it on.

22:37>> Yes.

22:37>> Thank you.

22:39>> Okay.

22:44>> Moving

22:46off.

22:46>> Moving on

22:48to superintendent report.

22:50>> Great. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Good evening,

22:51everybody. Um Carrie, thanks so much for

22:53being here and and thank you uh for just

22:56the incredible time, effort, and energy

22:57that our whole uh community frankly put

23:00into this, but also our steering

23:02committee of which we have members here

23:04this evening. So uh very grateful for

23:06all the time and dedication everyone put

23:08into that. Um and um moving on to the

23:13first item of my report is uh before an

23:16introduction of our new food service

23:18director. Um Muhammad, do you want to

23:20say a few words? I know we also have a

23:22we have a we have an introduction

23:24because we have a retirement and so I

23:26thought maybe you want to share a couple

23:27things.

23:28>> Yeah. So I just wanted to say thank you

23:30to Pam Will and the the short um period

23:34that I worked with her. It was very

23:36genuine and uh nice and I wish that we

23:40could have continued this for at least a

23:42year or two more. But [laughter]

23:45um but you know I respect your decision

23:47and uh we are happy to [clears throat]

23:50introduce the new uh inline uh Matt

23:55Pari. So yeah, thank you

23:58>> Matt. If you want to come to the podium

24:00and say a few words. This is Matt Pari

24:02and he will be taking the helm July 1.

24:05And uh Pam, thank you so much for your

24:08>> Thank you.

24:08>> years of service.

24:09>> Thank you.

24:11>> Hello. I'm Matt. All right. Nice to meet

24:14all of you. Uh I'm very excited to come

24:17to Marbor. I've known Pam for a few

24:18years now and I know that she runs a

24:20very great program here and she's got

24:22some pretty big shoes to fill and I hope

24:24that I'm able to fill them and take

24:26what's already a very well-developed

24:28great program here in Marorrow and help

24:30to elevate it better and just increase

24:32the um the quality of our nutritious

24:35meals that we're able to provide the

24:37students because you know that's a key

24:39part of their learning throughout the

24:40day is making sure that they're fed. So,

24:42if we can make it as uh nutritious and

24:45appetizing to these kids as possible,

24:47that's my goal with this program. So,

24:49I'm very happy to be here again. Nice to

24:51meet all of you guys. And I'll be

24:52starting here July 1st. And my door is

24:54always open if anybody needs anything.

24:56So, thank you.

24:58>> So, one question. Where is that door?

25:00>> Oh, sorry.

25:03>> In case someone should want to

25:04>> I was trying to keep it a secret, but

25:06[laughter]

25:07um so it's actually going to be at the

25:08high school where Pam's old office was.

25:10So, I'll be taking that over. Yeah.

25:12>> Any other questions?

25:14>> Catherine. Yes.

25:15>> Catherine.

25:17>> Um Matt, welcome. Um it's nice to have

25:20you here. Um I just am going to say Pam.

25:23Um I cannot see you, but um a heartfelt

25:27thank you for everything you've done. Um

25:30you've been an absolute pleasure to work

25:32with and I've really enjoyed um your

25:35input and conscious conscientious effort

25:38on the wellness committee. Um, you've

25:41really been a great collaborator and I'm

25:43really appreciative about that and I'm

25:46sure Matt you will uh do your best to

25:48jump right in on that role when you're

25:50here. But um, Pam, thank you so much for

25:53everything you've done.

25:54>> Listen, if I could just say thank you to

25:56all

25:57>> Oh yeah,

25:57>> there's people at home that are watching

25:59this so they won't be able to hear you.

26:01That's why the mic is very important. I

26:03just want to say thank you to all of you

26:05on the school committee, superintendent.

26:06All of you have just been so supportive

26:08of the food service program and to me

26:10and Katherine, you've been a real big

26:11supporter of us and I really appreciate

26:14it and I thank you guys very much. And

26:16do you have more questions for Matt?

26:18Because I know he's

26:22seriously thank you so much for

26:24everything you've done.

26:25>> May I?

26:26>> Thank you, Sam. So Pam, I just want to

26:29really commend the work that you have

26:31done over these years. Um I I think the

26:36the [clears throat] quality of the food

26:38I can't really attest to so much other

26:40than we actually reap some benefits at

26:42meetings and that kind of stuff. Those

26:44cranberry

26:45>> cookies are to die for. Those are AR's

26:48favorite. [laughter]

26:52>> Um, but aside from that, I one thing

26:55that I just really appreciate because I

26:57know at least from my vantage point, I

26:59feel like um student voice is super

27:01important in the work that we do. And um

27:06I feel like over time you the food

27:10service has adapted to bring in so many

27:14more interesting

27:16options that clearly you are listening

27:21or and understand the population that we

27:23serve and are getting feedback from our

27:26students as to foods that you know we

27:29may 10 years 15 years ago we never would

27:32have had here.

27:33>> Right. Yeah. We tried to bring in stuff

27:35that we knew the kids wouldn't probably

27:36have at home,

27:37>> right?

27:37>> You know,

27:38>> well, some might not have at home, but

27:40others do have at home. And to come to

27:42school and see foods that you do have at

27:45home,

27:46>> I think is really empowering, you know,

27:48for students. And and we want to foster

27:51that sense of belonging.

27:52>> Exactly. And I want to say too that um

27:54MRO's got the the best managers that

27:57I've ever worked with that are more than

27:59willing to try anything, do anything we

28:01ask, and if it doesn't work, we won't do

28:03it again, but they like to try it and

28:05give us the input. And so for that, I

28:07commend Maro for hiring these people.

28:10>> Yeah. Great.

28:10>> And I want to say thank you.

28:12>> Oh, thank you.

28:13>> It's always such a great time when

28:15>> he's been great. You come up and serve.

28:16Yeah. Ask Christian. He'll come up and

28:18serve on the line. He likes it.

28:20>> I'm not going to tell you where my

28:21office is. just but [laughter] uh

28:23>> across the street

28:26they know where I live. No, but to that

28:28same point in the sentiment like I

28:29believe I've seen from jackf fruit to

28:31like cherries to tater tots. Like it's

28:33very expansive the food and so I just

28:36want to say thank you. Like I it's

28:37always a highlight when I get to come

28:39and uh it's always complete chaos. I

28:41don't know how your team does it every

28:42single time, but it's a joy when I come.

28:44So thank you.

28:45>> Oh, you're very welcome. Thank you guys.

28:47>> Excellent. All right, Matt, good luck to

28:50you. All right. [laughter]

28:52very happy to be here

28:53>> and we're happy to have you. So, the

28:54best of luck. All righty.

28:56>> All right. Next up, uh are the um

28:59updated handbooks for the 26 27 school

29:03year. Um this was this was a learning

29:06curve for me because we kind of have a

29:08different structure. And so, uh that the

29:10handbooks that you have this evening are

29:12the um the I might say it wrong. Family

29:16reference.

29:18>> No, they have they're the handbooks.

29:19Okay. All right. because I know we have

29:20two different sort of handbooks here.

29:22So,

29:23>> reset them.

29:24>> So, the uh ones this evening are um the

29:27K prek through 8 which just have the

29:30very small changes as it relates to

29:32calendars and dates and things for next

29:33year titles um but no subsidant changes.

29:38Uh the other uh is the high school

29:40handbook, the grades 9 through 12. And

29:42uh principal Casey is here to address

29:44any questions that uh the committee

29:46might have on that because there are

29:47some changes uh to the high school

29:49handbook.

29:51>> Okay.

29:53>> Sorry, Katherine. Sorry.

29:56>> Um hi guys. So, um

30:00I guess the the two biggest things that

30:02I would say are number one for the high

30:05school um and I apologize I don't have

30:09the page right in front of me right now

30:11Sarah but um the athletic policy it is

30:17sorry got too many screens open um but

30:20that athletic policy

30:23>> okay thank you um that has a number

30:25there and so that needs to be changed to

30:28JP which is our alphabet version.

30:33>> Okay.

30:34Um and the other thing that I would

30:38suggest is that I think um the social

30:43media section

30:45um probably in both needs to

30:50probably get a little bit of a revamp

30:53towards some of the updates we had done.

30:57Um, I just recognized that there uh were

31:01some

31:02uh examples of social media that I think

31:06we had made some updates. So, I would

31:09just say we probably want to look at um

31:11alignment of that.

31:13Um, and I think that's probably in both.

31:16Um, the other thing is from a cell phone

31:20standpoint,

31:22uh, my only question, um, is are we

31:26going to make any comments about,

31:31um, cell phone usage,

31:34uh, examples, role modeling, if you

31:36will, from a staff standpoint.

31:40Um, I mean, I know most of this is

31:42student focused, but uh, and maybe

31:45that's more of a discussion for um,

31:48conversation about an employment

31:50handbook. Um, but I just think we

31:53probably

31:55um, need to have a conversation around

31:58that.

32:01>> Sure, I can address that piece. Um,

32:03thank you for that. So on the um staff

32:05side of things um I know that school

32:08committee is aware we now utilize the

32:10Rave uh app as a means for direct

32:13communication. Um it can be used for

32:16emergencies but also non-emergency

32:17issues too. Um, so as we're, you know,

32:21kind of processing what that the

32:24employee handbook and expectations might

32:26be around that, just want to make sure

32:27we keep that piece in mind that we've

32:29been training staff how to use their

32:31cell phones and emergency purposes to

32:32get direct communication to first

32:34responders and each other.

32:39>> Completely makes sense from my

32:40standpoint. I think it's just um

32:43>> probably you know as um Patty from an HR

32:46standpoint is probably having those

32:48discussions when we have our basic you

32:50know training sessions just probably

32:52something worthwhile to to mention about

32:57you know things to think about if we're

32:59making this shift. We all have to really

33:02be conscious, all of us, myself

33:03included, about um not necessarily

33:07popping up with the the cell phone too

33:09often more than need be. Right.

33:12>> Gotcha.

33:13>> So, just a thought.

33:17>> I would I just add my two cents just

33:19keeping in mind that things from at the

33:22state level are going to change

33:24regarding this. I mean, we all know it.

33:26I actually spoke with Senator Eldridge

33:28today and they are you know in

33:31negotiations the House and Senate over

33:33the bill that they are going to put

33:35forth regarding cell phone use in

33:38schools. So

33:40>> trying to get ahead in progress. This is

33:42where we are now

33:44>> and just everyone should know that this

33:47is subject to change based on what the

33:50state decides.

33:51>> Yep.

33:54>> Dan, do you have a question?

33:56[clears throat]

33:57I was looking at you mentioned the word

34:00policy a lot

34:02but not every time you see the policy

34:05reference specific a couple of times I

34:08did but I know other times they didn't I

34:10was wondering but I went looking and

34:12obviously they related exactly policy we

34:15have figure out why we weren't putting

34:17all of the alphabet soup to expression

34:21all our policies just a couple more I

34:24just curious

34:25>> yeah I think one of the bigger

34:26conversations exactly to that point for

34:28us to have is we don't normally put

34:31policies in handbooks. So that was sort

34:34of the I open this part of the

34:37discussion with that was that piece was

34:38the learning curve for me. I was a

34:40little confused as to why we have this

34:42handbook. We have all of our policies

34:45and then we have a separate like student

34:47handbook. I just we have a lot of things

34:50and we really should have our policy

34:52manual and then whatever the school

34:55level uh procedures and and handbook is

34:58going to be around like the day-to-day

34:59operations those day-to-day operations

35:02need to make sure that they are in

35:03direct alignment with the um policies.

35:07So it was something we can talk about

35:09moving forward. It's probably not a

35:10thing for tonight because there's just

35:12so many other things, but it's something

35:13for us to think about long term, how we

35:15want to navigate that because to your

35:17point like they're referenced in some

35:19places but not in others and it gets a

35:22little

35:22>> Yeah.

35:23>> Just looking for continuity. That's all.

35:25>> Yes. Right.

35:25>> Considering that if I in school that

35:27would take me my entire school career to

35:29read through the handbook because it's

35:31quite tense to not be able to quickly

35:33pick up on things like policy uh

35:35designations and stuff might be tough.

35:38>> Yeah. And I think it's just important to

35:40be like it's semantics but policies

35:44should be specific that term should be

35:47specifically only used when referencing

35:51>> a school committee policy. Right. That's

35:54right. So like I'm just looking like on

35:55the school bus in that one little

35:57section it says um school buses are an

36:01extension of the school and students are

36:02responsible for all school rules

36:05policies while riding. So, but there's

36:08no reference to any policy as to your

36:10point. And I just think that if you know

36:14and you're kind of using the format that

36:16you know on the job for a month, we

36:18understand.

36:20>> No, not quite. [laughter]

36:22>> Um but but just in our future looking at

36:26the way we

36:28>> put these documents together that we

36:31should just be clear that policies are

36:33policy and procedures are procedures and

36:36And we want it to be user friendly too,

36:38right? We want our students to be able

36:40to refer to it and our staff to be able

36:41to refer to this and

36:42>> understood.

36:43>> 78 pages is 78 pages.

36:45>> It's kind of unwieldy.

36:46>> Yes.

36:47>> Got it.

36:47>> We're we're totally in sync on that.

36:49>> Yeah. But we need something for July

36:511st. So there we go.

36:55>> And the last comment, if I could add one

36:57more thing. Um on page let's see the top

37:02of page 34

37:04um where it says the high school

37:06principal has the discretion to approve

37:08alternative academic pathways. Is there

37:12any way that we can see if that line can

37:15actually

37:16like be over on page 33 so it's a little

37:20bit more tied into

37:22um credit course distribution

37:25requirements something like that. Yes,

37:27we can make we'll make that work. Yeah,

37:29[laughter]

37:30>> that's just a formatting issue to bump

37:32it up.

37:32>> It is, but I think it's kind of

37:34imperative based upon the convers, you

37:36know, like what we're trying to allow.

37:40>> So, thank you. Y

37:43>> So, there's two changes that need to be

37:45made, correct, Katherine? based upon

37:48one's the policy number needs to be

37:50changed to a letter and then this

37:52formatting issue.

37:54>> Um that would and well and possibly

37:58>> the social media

38:00>> the social

38:01>> yeah the only other thing would be the

38:03social media. Okay.

38:06>> I'm just when we go to motion I just

38:07want to make sure that these are

38:09actually spelt out.

38:12>> Yeah.

38:13>> Or the vote. That's all. Yeah.

38:16>> So when you make that motion, you can

38:18say whatever is being amended.

38:20[laughter]

38:21Wink wink.

38:22>> I'd like to make a motion to approve.

38:24No, we're not.

38:25>> Well, we when it's time when it's time.

38:27I just want to make sure that

38:29>> that we're all on the same page because

38:31I did not take detailed notes based upon

38:34that. So,

38:35>> okay. Any other questions regarding the

38:37handbooks?

38:39>> No. Okay. Please continue your report.

38:42>> Thank you, Sarah.

38:42>> Thank you.

38:43>> Thanks, Sarah. Uh my last item is uh to

38:46provide an overview of the district

38:48education center reorganization. Um so

38:52we'll kind of weave this in uh because

38:54this is our last meeting for both our

38:57assistant superintendent. Uh both Miss

38:59O'Brien and Dr. Scaza will be

39:02>> huh

39:02>> in a tool.

39:03>> Yes. In a tool, but a tool is not part

39:04of the district reorganization.

39:06[laughter]

39:07That's when I'm mature.

39:10>> Actually, I think he actually is part of

39:13this family. [laughter]

39:15>> The amount of work that this child has

39:17done.

39:18>> Um, and so uh with their departure uh we

39:21did take the opportunity to do a few

39:24things uh as it relates to how we've

39:26reorganized our um our central office or

39:29or deck as we refer to it, district

39:31education center. Uh, but one of the

39:33things that I really want to just

39:35connect it to because I think it's

39:36important to um to kind of start with

39:39this. In Carrie's presentation, she

39:41talked about our four main drivers or

39:44our four um kind of domains within our

39:46strategic plan, four priorities. Um you

39:49will notice as we talk about the

39:52reorganization direct alignment um

39:55between what we are looking to put in

39:57place as a structure for our uh central

40:00office leadership team and the work that

40:03needs to happen across our school

40:05districts to improve outcomes for both

40:07staff and students. And so uh part of

40:10the idea here was to uh essentially take

40:14the current structure and do a few

40:16things. uh the organizational model. And

40:19so to our friends that are tuning into

40:21this at home or in the audience that are

40:22familiar with this sort of work, we

40:24really are flattening the operation um

40:27and creating uh smaller, tighter

40:30departments with fewer individuals with

40:33uh managers/leaders

40:35who are also not only running their

40:37department but actually doing the work

40:38as well. Um and so um the probably the

40:44biggest example where this will show up

40:45in the reorganization is in our current

40:48office of student services which will

40:50remain uh where currently we have one

40:53assistant superintendent of student

40:54services. We're actually going to be

40:56breaking that work into three separate

40:58departments. Uh each department will be

41:01uh overseen um by an executive director.

41:05Uh there will be an executive director

41:06of student management systems, an

41:08executive director of special education,

41:10and an executive director of clinical

41:12services. Um and so on the student

41:15service side, again, the idea is to kind

41:17of flatten that, tighten up each of the

41:19departments, have very specific goals

41:21and objectives that are anchored right

41:23back to our strategic plan that Carrie

41:25was mentioning earlier. And so that when

41:27you look at our strategic plan right

41:29now, you would notice that there are

41:31various individuals and various

41:34departments who are responsible for

41:36items within each one of those goals.

41:38It's sort of a everybody owns it. So

41:40kind of nobody owns it because we all

41:42own a little piece of it. So uh the idea

41:46is we want to maintain that cross

41:49department work but we also want to

41:51streamline the level of focus as it

41:54relates to goals objectives um that that

41:56department is doing. Um the other side

42:00of the equation so to speak that is

42:02critically important is to be able to

42:03provide more direct and timely support

42:07to our schools. So, um, if our community

42:11recalls our budget process, our goal and

42:13objective there was to provide more

42:15direct service right to the classroom.

42:18We did that through our intervention

42:19coordinator, our EL coordinators, our

42:22SEAL teachers, the interventionists,

42:24right? Like we actually added and kind

42:26of through restructuring positions more

42:28help in each school, right? The idea

42:31here is to literally do the same thing

42:33to to provide more help directly to the

42:36schools themselves so that the response

42:38time is quicker and that they're able to

42:41get uh more effective um feedback and

42:43support on a regular basis. So that's a

42:47little bit about the office of student

42:48services. Um the office of teaching and

42:50learning uh also is changing but um will

42:54have some kind of familiar positions to

42:56it. um the office of teaching and

42:58learning will actually fall under uh

43:00what we will now refer to if it's

43:02approved a deputy superintendent. So,

43:05we're going from two assistants that

43:07were specifically charged with very um

43:10kind of um itemized pieces of work to

43:14one deputy superintendent who will help

43:16co-lead the system, but will offh also

43:19oversee the office of teaching and

43:21learning through the work with the

43:23executive director of teaching and

43:24learning and the executive director of

43:26English language services. Um, again,

43:29positions we have currently, but we've

43:32restructured them, and I'll explain that

43:34restructuring in a moment. Um, running

43:37parallel to that, our office of finance

43:39and operations, which uh, Muhammad

43:42oversees will still remain, and the

43:44office of personnel, which Patty Brown

43:47oversees, will still remain. However,

43:49you will notice a small change to their

43:52titles. That is because in our

43:55administrative unit, so we have

43:57administrators who are in um a

43:59bargaining unit, a union, uh they have

44:02director titles and we have non-union

44:0412-month administrators who have

44:06director titles and it just gets a

44:08little hairy over which ones are the

44:0912-month, which ones are not. We know

44:11internally because we're here, but if

44:13you're not in the district and you're

44:14coming in, uh there's just a little bit

44:16of confusion there. So what we did was

44:18in the proposed reorganization, we have

44:21changed the director title that are the

44:23non-union 12-month folks to executive

44:25directors just so there's a little bit

44:26of delineation between the two

44:28positions. So each one of those offices

44:31is overseen by an executive director. Um

44:35and so we will have uh in the new

44:37structure um the superintendent of

44:40course a deputy superintendent and then

44:42we will have the executive directors

44:44that I mentioned that are charged with

44:46each one of those divisions of work. Uh,

44:49one of the things, um, and I know I

44:51referenced this a few minutes ago, but I

44:53do think it bears repeating, uh, that we

44:55were very intentional about when we

44:58designed these departments was to ensure

45:01that we had elements of their work in

45:04other departments. Um if you are

45:07familiar with this sort of work um you

45:09probably know that it is very easy and

45:12uh very um uh can happen very quickly

45:15where things become siloed and all of a

45:18sudden you start to hear things like

45:19that's not my job right or that's Jody

45:22or that's Jay or that's RJ etc. Right?

45:25We don't want that mindset. If it

45:27involves kids, it's the responsibility

45:29of all of us. And so, while there are

45:32specific pieces of work that each one of

45:33these departments is responsible for, we

45:36have intentionally built in overlap. Um,

45:38for instance, attendance. I'll give you

45:40a concrete example. Uh, attendance work

45:43lives in both places as it relates to

45:46the clinical services division and the

45:49student management division. Um and each

45:52one of those departments is responsible

45:54for helping to support the office of

45:56teaching and learning that is working

45:57directly with all things curriculum and

46:00instruction assessment etc. Right? You

46:02can't do that work if kids aren't in

46:03school. Right? So they are going to be

46:06working collaboratively with what we

46:08refer to as kind of tier one which is

46:10for everybody as it relates to

46:11attendance interventions. Tier two,

46:14those kids need a little bit more. And

46:15tier three, where our engagement coaches

46:18come in and really work directly with

46:20the families to make sure the kids are

46:21coming to school on a regular basis.

46:23That directly feeds into the level of

46:26instructional support that is going to

46:28happen in our office of teaching and

46:30learning as it relates to the

46:31interventions that we have in place. So,

46:34uh, we wanted to be really thoughtful

46:35about designing this in a way where,

46:38yes, it's organized, it's it's cohesive,

46:41coherent, it's tight, but it also

46:43there's a lot of interaction between the

46:45adults who are there to wrap around the

46:47children.

46:49Um, and so if you are wondering uh kind

46:52of how we did this work uh from a fiscal

46:55standpoint, uh all of these positions

46:57were reconfigured from existing

46:59positions. Uh so this is actually all

47:02within the FY27 approved budget. That

47:06was something that Muhammad and I uh

47:07went line by line through very closely

47:09to ensure that as we were setting these

47:12new positions um we were able to do so

47:15that actually works within the confines

47:16of our of our approved budget. Um the

47:20other piece that just to mention um is

47:22that we really appreciate the support uh

47:25and the collaboration with our

47:27administrators unit. uh they were really

47:30helpful in working with us to get this

47:32done. Um and the model that we are

47:35putting forward, we do believe is the

47:38right model that is going to help

47:39accelerate the work that we heard

47:41earlier from um from Carrie. And so um

47:45while we certainly hate to see R.J. and

47:47Jody go, um we are going to take that

47:50opportunity to reset some of the systems

47:52and structures as it relates to the

47:54organizational functioning of the of the

47:56school district.

47:59Okay.

48:01Any questions?

48:04No.

48:05Okay. Think that wraps up your report.

48:08>> Thank you much. Okay. Moving on to the

48:11school business manager, Mr. Mohammed.

48:17>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, um the only

48:20item I have on the agenda is the monthly

48:22expenditure report. uh in your packet

48:25there is a comprehensive document that I

48:29provide on monthly basis that tracks our

48:32here your data expenditure um expected

48:35expenditure and the remaining balances

48:37across the all function codes u and if

48:41you have any questions

48:43please do let me know also we will be

48:46towards the end or this week or next

48:48week we will be um doing a budget

48:51adjustment for to align our expenses

48:54with the budget. So, future references

48:56to build the next year budget um that

49:00that will be coming also.

49:05Okay, thank you. Any questions?

49:11Seeing that we'll move on.

49:14Acceptance of minutes of May 26, 2026

49:18school committee meeting.

49:20Uh motion to approve the minutes of the

49:23May 26th, 2026 meeting.

49:26>> Motion on the table and second. Any

49:27questions, comments, concerns regarding

49:29the minutes for May 26? Seeing none,

49:33roll call starting with Miss Hennessy.

49:38>> Yes.

49:38>> Yes.

49:39>> Yes.

49:40>> Yes. Yes. [clears throat]

49:41>> Yes.

49:42>> Yes.

49:43>> Motion carries. Thank you. Minutes of

49:45June 9th school committee meeting.

49:48Motion to approve

49:50>> the table and second. Any questions,

49:51comments, concerns regarding June 9th,

49:542026?

49:57>> Seeing none, roll call. Miss Hennessy.

50:01>> Yeah.

50:02>> Yes.

50:02>> Yes. Yes.

50:04>> Yes. Yes. It's been approved. Moving on

50:08to public comment. Is there any public

50:12comment? We have a public

50:16microphone is still red which means it's

50:18on. Just state your name and address.

50:21>> Um good evening Mr. Mayor and the school

50:24committee. My name is Siloa Modor and I

50:28am the mother of At Modor uh who's

50:30graduating from the Malboro High School.

50:33Uh I just want as this is the last

50:35committee meeting for the year. I wanted

50:37to come and thank you all. Um, I've been

50:40to these sessions over the past four

50:43years and I see the dedication. I see

50:46the um the all the topics being

50:49discussed and the amount of effort that

50:52is put into each topic um that is

50:55thought through. And so I really wanted

50:58to appre um thank you all for the

51:00support and of course being in the

51:03robotics team um and being in the you

51:06know going to all these tournaments and

51:09talking to other parents I do definitely

51:12see how much the school has supported

51:14the team. Um not many teams do have that

51:18opportunity. So I do want to thank you

51:20all on that as well. And um I know Pam

51:24and Matt I think left, but um I do want

51:27to say Atul is a gluten-free vegetarian.

51:30Um not many choices, but I do want to

51:33thank them um that there are he was able

51:37to have lunch every day at school. So

51:39thank you for that. Um and um and I also

51:43wanted to hopefully whoever is watching

51:46um um I wanted to let them know we have

51:49really great dedicated teachers who are

51:52passionate about uh teaching and uh also

51:56I'm so um um heartened to see the

52:01portrait of a student presentation and

52:04especially in that there is the pillar

52:06that said um you know independent and

52:09adaptable where students take ownership

52:12of their learning. Um being in the

52:15corporate world, we are always telling

52:17you know take ownership of your career.

52:19So it is great to see that you are

52:22already starting that at an young age

52:24where um students are being asked to

52:26take ownership of their learning. So I

52:28do hope that um with all the

52:31opportunities that the Malbor public

52:33schools does have um that the students

52:36will take advantage of these

52:38opportunities. So again, I just wanted

52:41to come here and say thank you to

52:42everybody.

52:44>> Well, thank you for your kind words and

52:46we should be thanking you for raising

52:48such a remarkable remarkable

52:50man. So, u thank you. Um

52:54public anyone else public comment? I

52:56don't think anyone can top that. So, but

52:58uh we'll give it a try. Public comment

53:00going once. Seeing none. Public comment

53:03going twice. Seeing none. Last and final

53:06chance for public comment. Seeing none,

53:09but thank you again for your for your

53:11comment. It's much appreciated.

53:13Okay, moving on to acceptance of

53:15donations and gifts. We have Okconor

53:18Studio for Richard School student

53:20activities for $1,15.17.

53:25>> Motion to approve.

53:26>> Motion to approve is on the table and

53:29seconded. Questions, comments, concerns?

53:33Seeing none, roll call vote. Messy.

53:37>> Yes.

53:38Yes.

53:39>> Yes.

53:40>> Yes.

53:40>> Yes.

53:41>> It is approved. Thank you. Moving on to

53:44Global Companies LLC will be used to

53:46offset cost for students activities at

53:48the high school for $1,500.

53:52>> Motion to approve.

53:53>> Motion to approve is on a table and

53:54second. Questions, comments, or

53:55concerns. Seeing none, roll call vote.

53:58Miss Hennessy.

54:00>> Yes.

54:01>> Yes.

54:02>> Yes.

54:02>> Yes. All righty. Last one, guys. O'

54:06Conor Studio for Kain

54:09to use for students program and

54:10activities at Kane School for $965.15.

54:15>> Motion to approve.

54:16>> Motion is on the table and seconded.

54:18Questions, comments, or concerns? Seeing

54:20none, roll call vote. Miss Hennessy.

54:23>> Yes.

54:24>> Yes.

54:24>> Yes. Yes.

54:26>> Yes.

54:27>> Yes.

54:28>> All righty. Thank you much. Motion

54:29carries. Moving on to action items.

54:33Superintendent evaluation

54:36dun.

54:39So it is part of our responsibility as

54:44school committee members to hire,

54:47supervise

54:49and

54:51evaluate the superintendent

54:54and we have done so. Um

54:57what uh is in the packet for those who

55:00can see it is a public document. So it

55:03will be available online

55:05um for anyone who wants to see it but is

55:08a compilation

55:11document of all the school committee

55:14members um regarding our superintendent.

55:20>> [clears throat]

55:20>> Um the document um assesses the goals

55:25that he had set um early in the year and

55:30updated throughout the year um as well

55:33as

55:35um specific indicators that along with

55:38the goals were chosen in the past.

55:41Anyone who's out there paying attention

55:44may uh may know that the um this process

55:49is set by the state. This is a document

55:52that Desi

55:53um has imposed on school school

55:57districts um and it is very

56:00comprehensive. It's got four categories

56:04um and within each category is multiple

56:07things to assess. um that process is

56:12a lot. It's a lot to um be focused on

56:16kind of in the in in the um description

56:21of the um uh the work that um Carrie had

56:27led us through in terms of um you know

56:32goals for the future. Sometimes you try

56:34to focus on too much, you don't get

56:38anything accomplished well. So by

56:41choosing a few of the indicators, um it

56:46makes it a little tighter. There are

56:47specific goals to work towards and so

56:50what we evaluated on were the um

56:53indicators that we chose at the

56:56beginning of the year. So um

57:01uh going through the document the the

57:06goals that were set

57:09um there are professional practice

57:11goals, district improvement goals and

57:14then um student a student learning goal

57:18as well. Um in the um basically

57:25all of the goals were found to that the

57:28superintendent had exceeded what um

57:33what he had set as goals with the

57:37exception of the student learning goal

57:39which there's significant progress. that

57:42was looking at um

57:45uh a a specific threshold. 60% of

57:48students reaching or exceeding a certain

57:52um target in terms of growth

57:57just missed it slightly. So basically

58:00the the committee felt that significant

58:03progness was made but we still have some

58:05work to to do in that particular goal.

58:08Um

58:10uh and in terms of the different

58:14standards, the first was instructional

58:16leadership.

58:19The committee felt that the

58:21superintendent had exceeded

58:24um the

58:27um expectations for that

58:30category. Um in

58:34the second category was management and

58:37operations

58:38also exceeded

58:41in family and community engagement

58:44um proficient and in professional

58:47culture ex exemplary. So I'm going to

58:50read just a couple of the comments.

58:52There are more. We don't have to go

58:54through all of them, but um

58:58just some overall comments. Jason is an

59:01outstanding leader that has made

59:03meaningful impact in his first year with

59:06Malboro Public Schools. The progress and

59:09performance he demonstrated this year

59:11has laid the foundation for continued

59:13academic, scholastic, instructional, and

59:16operational improvement in the coming

59:18years. I've been impressed with the

59:21vision and strategy he has set out

59:22through the portrait of a learner

59:24initiative. At an organizational level,

59:27he from my view has ma has managed a

59:30successful budget outcome and is mostly

59:33complete with organizational work to

59:35best align to district goals. I admire

59:38his strong ability to drive positive

59:41change across the MPS organization.

59:44Equally as strong is his ability to

59:47respond to unanticipated change with

59:50great grace and poise. His communication

59:53and staff rapport inspires confidence

59:56and trust as does his demonstrated

59:58ability to hear and take in many points

1:00:01of view. Most importantly, his

1:00:03confidence, credibility, and passion

1:00:05around supporting the whole student,

1:00:08consistency in celebrating the valuable

1:00:10diversity of our community, and his

1:00:13unyielding advocacy for student success

1:00:15at every level, underscore his deep

1:00:18commitment to MPS and portrays his

1:00:21exceptional exceptionalness

1:00:24as a leader. Not sure that's a word, but

1:00:26we're going with it.

1:00:27>> We are lucky to have Jason at the helm.

1:00:31another thrilled to have you here in

1:00:33Malboro and feel like you have made

1:00:35great headway in this first year and we

1:00:37have so much ahead. I know that there

1:00:39have been challenges yet you have risen

1:00:42to the challenge and made lemonade out

1:00:44of lemons. It is apparent to me that you

1:00:46are looking to create a partnership with

1:00:48the school committee, your

1:00:50administrators and the staff. That team

1:00:53will help for will help for strong

1:00:55collaborate collaboration

1:00:58for the success of our students and that

1:01:01is the win we all want. I really am

1:01:05excited about all that we have ahead and

1:01:07look forward to working with you for the

1:01:08advocacy of great things for our

1:01:10students, staff and community.

1:01:14Uh a third is I am excited to see the

1:01:16final version of Portrait of a Learner

1:01:18as it will help set the tone and provide

1:01:21clear direction for the district moving

1:01:23forward. It has the potential to align

1:01:26district priorities, systems, and

1:01:28resources around a shared vision for our

1:01:31student success. I have also been

1:01:33encouraged by the ongoing curriculum

1:01:35review process, the additions already

1:01:38being made, and the future plans for

1:01:40accelerated learning pathways. It is

1:01:43especially exciting to see educators and

1:01:45staff within the district stepping into

1:01:48leadership roles to strengthen

1:01:49curriculum and expand opportunities for

1:01:52students.

1:01:53And last, it is remarkable and thrilling

1:01:56to see the incredible progress you have

1:01:58led in this first year. Your ability to

1:02:01identify the challenges facing the

1:02:03district and with the leadership team

1:02:06devise strategies to affect the needed

1:02:08changes has been gratifying to watch.

1:02:11change is hard, but with your guidance

1:02:13and collaboration, I believe MPS will

1:02:15see positive results.

1:02:18Um, and then I'm just going to read one

1:02:21comment for each of the um, standard

1:02:25areas. Um, regarding instructional

1:02:27leadership,

1:02:29I believe Superintendent Defalco

1:02:31deserves an exemplary rating based on

1:02:33the leadership and progress he has

1:02:36demonstrated during his first year. I

1:02:38have been especially impressed by his

1:02:40focus on strengthening curriculum,

1:02:42instruction, and assessment practices

1:02:45across the district. He has communicated

1:02:48high expectations for rigorous

1:02:50standardsbased instruction while also

1:02:52emphasizing the importance of meeting

1:02:54the diverse needs of all learners.

1:03:00Um, standard two, management and

1:03:02operations.

1:03:08Your leadership in establishing a

1:03:10culture of continuous improvement that

1:03:13is based in open communication,

1:03:16transparent decisionmaking, and

1:03:18collaborative problem solving has been

1:03:20evident from day one. You have tackled

1:03:23some areas that have been ne neglected

1:03:25in the past such as safety plans and

1:03:28discipline and bullying protocols. Your

1:03:31partnership with the HR director has

1:03:33been key to aligning the district needs

1:03:35by updating job descriptions, promoting

1:03:38from within whenever possible, and

1:03:40restructuring lines of command. Your

1:03:43mentoring of the new business manager is

1:03:45proving to be a successful undertaking.

1:03:50Um the third standard, family and

1:03:52community engagement.

1:03:55This is a long one. Your approach from

1:03:57my perspective is very warm and engaging

1:04:00and curious. I feel you make yourself

1:04:02available and approachable. Yes, some

1:04:04folks have been standoffish, but that is

1:04:07not from lack of trying to engage. You

1:04:09have offered open Zoom meetings, PTO

1:04:12gatherings, gone to events, walked the

1:04:14schools, showed up at staff meetings,

1:04:17etc. I think you are putting yourself

1:04:19out there to make the most of any and

1:04:21all relationships.

1:04:23You also take feedback well and are very

1:04:26personable which is a wonderful asset in

1:04:28the school for students and out in our

1:04:32community. You have handled working with

1:04:34our community so well. Examples would be

1:04:36the citywide PTO portrait of a learner

1:04:39and bullying plan. You have m provided

1:04:42multiple opportunities for our students

1:04:44and community to get involved. I do feel

1:04:47like your communication is great,

1:04:48especially with school committee. Thank

1:04:51you for your thoroughess and consistent

1:04:53communication. I do think that

1:04:56communication with the staff in a

1:04:58personal and meaningful way is an area

1:05:00of growth. Some of the staff through no

1:05:02fault of your own has felt threatened

1:05:06as opposed to excited about

1:05:07opportunities. And I feel like some of

1:05:09it may be due to your

1:05:13messengers messages and how things have

1:05:16been communicated. I think this next

1:05:19year should allow you more opportunities

1:05:23to get out and create more relationships

1:05:24with the staff to deepen those

1:05:26relationships which will help overall

1:05:29communication to be more effective and

1:05:31not questioned.

1:05:33You have been an incredible advocate for

1:05:36family concerns, addressing issues with

1:05:38the buses and ICE as some recent

1:05:41examples. Loved how you handled so much

1:05:44for families behind the scenes for

1:05:46graduation. Your approach from my

1:05:49perspective is very warm, engaging, and

1:05:51curious. I feel like you make yourself

1:05:53available and approachable.

1:05:57Uh

1:05:59oh, sorry. I think I'm reading the same

1:06:02thing again. So I guess that's the end

1:06:05of that.

1:06:07Uh and

1:06:10in the fourth

1:06:13professional culture, the high standards

1:06:16you set for yourself helped to model the

1:06:18clear expectations to the faculty,

1:06:20staff, and community that we are here to

1:06:23work hard in service to students. All

1:06:27students have the right to a high level

1:06:29education and deserve the services and

1:06:32attention that they need to achieve

1:06:34their potential. To that end, you are

1:06:36establishing a culture that supports all

1:06:40stakeholders in the work. Your

1:06:43experience working in urban districts

1:06:45and your skills in both pedagogy and

1:06:47management are precisely what MPS needed

1:06:51to make strides in improving student

1:06:53achievement.

1:06:57So, I think overall we're off to a good

1:07:01start.

1:07:03>> That's great.

1:07:04>> Thank you so much for the feedback.

1:07:06We're just getting started.

1:07:07>> We are just getting started.

1:07:08>> Anyone else like to add?

1:07:14>> Okay,

1:07:15>> great. Thank you.

1:07:18>> Um, do we need to

1:07:20do anything? I believe it says it's on

1:07:22our action item. Perhaps

1:07:26>> vote the end of cycle sums summit

1:07:29evaluation report.

1:07:32>> We have done that.

1:07:33>> I don't think we need to vote.

1:07:36>> That the school committee vote the end

1:07:38of the cycle.

1:07:39>> Okay. So

1:07:40>> correct.

1:07:41>> Can I read that? Okay. So I'd like to

1:07:44make a motion that the school committee

1:07:46vote the end of cycle summited

1:07:48evaluation report on the superintendent.

1:07:52Motion's on the table and second. Is

1:07:54there any other questions, comments,

1:07:56concerns, or anything like to add? We

1:07:58can say more wonderful things about him

1:08:00to make him even more uncomfortable if

1:08:01you'd like. So, I mean, we [laughter]

1:08:02could be here all night, but think we

1:08:05all want to get home. Yeah. But yes, um

1:08:07they're all true and accurate. So, thank

1:08:08you for your leadership and guidance

1:08:10from the last year. So, motion on the

1:08:12table and seconded. Any questions,

1:08:15comments, or concerns? Seeing none,

1:08:16we'll mix it up. We'll start with Mr.

1:08:18Dan.

1:08:18>> Yes.

1:08:19>> Yes.

1:08:20>> Yes.

1:08:20>> Yes.

1:08:21>> Yes. [clears throat] Yeah.

1:08:24>> Thank you.

1:08:25Moving on to handbooks.

1:08:28We They are in your packets. We

1:08:30discussed it during the superintendent

1:08:32reports. There is some amendments that

1:08:34need to be made regarding the motion.

1:08:36>> Mrs. Hennessy.

1:08:38>> Yeah. So, I'd like to make a motion to

1:08:40approve the handbooks with a few minor

1:08:44uh changes of updating the social media

1:08:48section to align with our current

1:08:50policy, the athletic policy that's

1:08:54noted, I think it was on page 10, sorry.

1:08:58um instead of putting 8.710,

1:09:01it should be letters JP

1:09:05and the line relative to the high school

1:09:09principal being able to approve

1:09:12accelerated um well, excuse me, not

1:09:14accelerated, alternative pathways, which

1:09:17currently resides on the top of page 34.

1:09:20If we could potentially move that

1:09:22somewhere appropriately on page 33 to

1:09:25align with that section, that'd be

1:09:26great.

1:09:29Okay.

1:09:31So, that is the motion to

1:09:34the motion to amend the high school

1:09:36handbook. And I'm assuming Catherine,

1:09:38you want to motion to approve the preK

1:09:41through grade 8 student handbook as

1:09:43well?

1:09:45>> Thank you. Motion's on the table and

1:09:47second. Is there any further questions,

1:09:49comments, or concerns?

1:09:50>> I'm just curious, we talked about the

1:09:52policy references. I realize we have to

1:09:54get this out the door, but what point in

1:09:56time will we be addressing those

1:10:00mean

1:10:01>> being able to look at the thing and say

1:10:02this is a policy. This is what the

1:10:04policy is and that's all.

1:10:06>> Yeah, I think we need to start that

1:10:08process probably in the fall and looking

1:10:09forward.

1:10:10>> That's good enough. That's long enough.

1:10:11Thank you.

1:10:13I would also make a suggestion on that

1:10:15that um if Miss Casey has some time,

1:10:19maybe she and I can work um kind of like

1:10:22on a a side thing to try and go through

1:10:24that so that we can align with what

1:10:26truly is school committee policy versus

1:10:30the verbiage of policy in there that we

1:10:32need to just maybe change it to

1:10:34expectations or something like that and

1:10:36I'd be more than happy to help her with

1:10:37that.

1:10:39Okay. Any other further questions,

1:10:42comments, or concerns?

1:10:44Seeing none, Mr. Caruso, roll call vote.

1:10:47>> Yes.

1:10:48>> Yes.

1:10:49>> Yes.

1:10:49>> Yes.

1:10:50>> Yes.

1:10:51>> Yes.

1:10:51>> Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on to

1:10:54portrait or learner strategic plan.

1:10:59this presentation earlier.

1:11:01>> So move to approve the portrait of a

1:11:05learner and the Malboro 2030 strategic

1:11:08plan.

1:11:09>> Motion's on the table and seconded. Is

1:11:11any other questions, comments, or

1:11:12concerns?

1:11:13>> I do. I still have a concern about the

1:11:14word change. Is there anything we can do

1:11:16about that at this point?

1:11:19>> I don't know how to go about that. I

1:11:21mean, there seems to be some concern on

1:11:24the committee,

1:11:24>> I guess. How impactful is that word

1:11:27change with that logo? What do you mean

1:11:30my question?

1:11:32>> We'd have to change it out

1:11:34[clears throat] to swap it out for

1:11:36something.

1:11:36>> Sounds like a tagline more or less.

1:11:38Correct.

1:11:39>> You want to go back to the steering

1:11:41committee and leadership team and let

1:11:42them know the adjustment.

1:11:44>> I mean, does it have to go all the way

1:11:45back there? Does it like is that going

1:11:46to

1:11:47>> just to let I mean, I think want to

1:11:49inform them that Yeah. Right.

1:11:50>> the school committee wanted to make an

1:11:51adjustment to that verbiage.

1:11:54So we would need to discuss what that

1:11:57change is.

1:11:59>> But then does this hold up the the roll

1:12:02out for July 1st because now we don't

1:12:03meet again until August.

1:12:06>> Correct.

1:12:09>> Can we amend?

1:12:11>> Yeah. if we could if we could agree on

1:12:13or if you could share what to strengthen

1:12:15I don't know what the word is that

1:12:16you're looking for that might move that

1:12:19along so that we don't have to wait and

1:12:22if we have to wait and bring it back in

1:12:23August then yes that's going to that's

1:12:24going to hold everything up

1:12:25>> I guess my question is what is the

1:12:26purpose of that line on that logo like

1:12:29how impactful is it throughout the whole

1:12:31strategic plan

1:12:32>> and Carrie if you want to speak to that

1:12:34I

1:12:35>> so the the domains really are the driver

1:12:39behind the work so those four domains

1:12:42that are holding up the graduate,

1:12:44holding up the world. Um what's inside

1:12:47that globe is is more simply of a

1:12:50tagline. What will be um integrated into

1:12:54daily practice? Are each of those four

1:12:57domains at the bottom complemented by

1:12:59the priorities, the strategic plan

1:13:01priorities,

1:13:02>> but not necessarily the tag align?

1:13:04>> No.

1:13:06So I guess my question is how important

1:13:08is to have that tagline in the logo?

1:13:11>> It's more of our mission.

1:13:12>> Yeah.

1:13:13>> I mean we could we could we could change

1:13:15the word change for maybe strengthen.

1:13:18>> Yeah. I like either like strengthen

1:13:20their community in the world or improve

1:13:23their community in the world. I just

1:13:26feel like I mean I like I explained I

1:13:28don't like change because to me that

1:13:31just implies that there's a problem like

1:13:33it's that it's currently all bad.

1:13:39>> And that's perception. I get that I

1:13:41don't see like that like

1:13:43>> you know I mean my schedule changes

1:13:45every day but that doesn't mean it's a

1:13:47bad thing you know but yeah but again I

1:13:51guess what's the overall consensus with

1:13:53the group? Do we want to see the word

1:13:55strengthen or do we want the word change

1:13:57>> or improve?

1:14:03>> I'd be more inclined with strengthen

1:14:05than improve.

1:14:06>> But yeah,

1:14:08>> I think improve also has a negative

1:14:10connotation.

1:14:11Sometimes

1:14:12>> I like strengthen.

1:14:16>> How much I know that super you said this

1:14:18was a big conversation regarding that

1:14:20word. I don't know. I don't want to just

1:14:22come in here and just stomp all over the

1:14:24hard work that the committee did with to

1:14:27your point there was a lot of dialogue

1:14:28around this. Correct. So I do

1:14:31>> I I correct me if I'm wrong but I think

1:14:34you had said that the whole idea of

1:14:36change was the underlying of strengthen.

1:14:39>> So I I I think we're on the same path.

1:14:42So I guess my question is why wouldn't

1:14:44the word strengthen be utilized

1:14:47>> during that conversation if that was the

1:14:49intent

1:14:51of that word?

1:14:52>> Yeah. I don't I mean and I certainly I

1:14:54can only speak for course but you were

1:14:56the only one that you only that would be

1:14:59a fair swap. We could we could

1:15:01substitute that word. I think that what

1:15:04kind of Carrie was driving at the real

1:15:05work is

1:15:06>> correct

1:15:07>> the domains and then the

1:15:08>> I just don't want to get hung up on that

1:15:10one tagline and that's why I keep on

1:15:11asking is it a tagline or is it like how

1:15:14concrete is

1:15:15>> it's our mission like it's what we're

1:15:17setting out to do

1:15:18>> and it just feels like visually like

1:15:19that's like the whole center of it like

1:15:21that's what we're holding up

1:15:24so I guess that's why I'm like concerned

1:15:26about some strength to hold up that

1:15:29we're comfortable

1:15:30see where we're going with this

1:15:32>> strengthen would be fine

1:15:33Okay.

1:15:35>> Is there any other dialogue we want in

1:15:36strengthen?

1:15:38>> I I tend to like strengthen a little bit

1:15:40more than change as well.

1:15:43>> Okay. Anyone else?

1:15:47>> I'm happy with that.

1:15:49>> I'm comfortable with it.

1:15:51>> Okay.

1:15:51>> So, so do we want to approve it with

1:15:54saying now that we're going to change it

1:15:56to strengthen or do you need to feel

1:15:58like you need to go back to the

1:16:00>> my committee? My sense is all the

1:16:03different groups would would be okay

1:16:05with not getting too hung up.

1:16:07>> Yeah.

1:16:07>> On that.

1:16:08>> Okay. So,

1:16:09>> change the content of the work.

1:16:12>> Okay.

1:16:12>> Okay. So I will amend my motion to ex to

1:16:19approve the portrait of a learner with

1:16:22the

1:16:24changing of the word change to

1:16:27strengthen

1:16:28as well as the strategic plan uh MRO 20.

1:16:35>> Can we just I believe I seconded it. So

1:16:38we need to vote on that first because

1:16:41there was a motion on the table and

1:16:42seconded. So let's move that so it

1:16:44clears it off. So let's do a roll call

1:16:46vote for the motion. The second

1:16:48regarding the portrait of owner as is.

1:16:51>> So that means we all say no.

1:16:54>> If that's what you want. Yes. I'm not

1:16:56going to tell people how they should

1:16:57vote. So let's do a roll call vote for

1:16:59the motion that's on the table and

1:17:01seconded to leave the portrait of

1:17:02learner as is with the word change.

1:17:06Start with you Mr. Cros. I get to be the

1:17:07first one to say no. That's just lovely.

1:17:09Yes. No.

1:17:11>> No.

1:17:12>> No.

1:17:13>> Okay. Yes. Continue.

1:17:15>> No.

1:17:17>> No.

1:17:17>> No.

1:17:18>> Punch.

1:17:19>> No.

1:17:19>> Motion does not carry. Moving on.

1:17:22Move to approve the portrait of a

1:17:25learner with the title change to take

1:17:28out the word change substitute it with

1:17:31strengthen

1:17:33and subsequently to approve the

1:17:36strategic plan Malbor 2030.

1:17:39>> Okay, motions on the table second

1:17:43[laughter]

1:17:44>> questions com you said a lot of things I

1:17:46did. Motions on the table and seconded.

1:17:48Any other questions, comments or

1:17:51concerns? Seeing none, Mr. C.

1:17:54>> Yes.

1:17:55>> Yes.

1:17:55>> Yes.

1:17:56>> Yes.

1:17:56>> Yes.

1:17:58>> Yes.

1:17:58>> Motion carries.

1:18:00>> Thank you.

1:18:00>> Thank you for your time and waiting

1:18:02throughout the whole meeting and with

1:18:03the change. Appreciate the support.

1:18:06>> Moving on to job descriptions.

1:18:09We had this conversation earlier with

1:18:11the superintendent's report.

1:18:14>> So now we just need a motion on the

1:18:16actual job descriptions.

1:18:20So, are we going to take them all

1:18:22together?

1:18:23>> You can do it all together or you can do

1:18:25it one at a time. It's up to

1:18:27>> whoever makes the motion makes the

1:18:28decision.

1:18:30>> So, I'll make the motion and we can do

1:18:31them all together unless someone has

1:18:34reason to not. Um, but I will specify

1:18:38what they all are. So

1:18:41move to approve the job district the job

1:18:45descriptions for the executive director

1:18:48of special education the executive

1:18:50director of English learner services

1:18:53prek to 12 the executive director of

1:18:56teaching and learning prek to 12 the

1:18:58executive director of student management

1:19:00systems the executive director of

1:19:03clinical services the director of

1:19:06educational pathways and the director

1:19:09ctor of the PAUSE Academy.

1:19:11>> Okay, there's a motion on the table and

1:19:14seconded to approve the executive of

1:19:16special education, the executive of

1:19:18English learner services, PK2 through2,

1:19:20executive of teacher and learning PK

1:19:22through2, executive of student

1:19:23management systems, executive clinical

1:19:25services, director of educational

1:19:27pathways, director of PAUSE Academy. Is

1:19:29there any questions, comments, or

1:19:30concerns regarding the 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven

1:19:34job descriptions?

1:19:36Questions, comments, or concerns? Seeing

1:19:39none, roll call vote. Mr. Peruso.

1:19:42>> Yes.

1:19:42>> Yes.

1:19:43>> Yes.

1:19:44>> Yes.

1:19:45>> Yes.

1:19:46>> Yes.

1:19:47>> Motion carries. Thank you all.

1:19:50>> They are approved. District education

1:19:53center reorganization. Again, this is

1:19:56also brought up during the

1:19:56superintendent report.

1:20:01U move to approve the district education

1:20:05center reorganization.

1:20:09There is a motion on the floor and

1:20:11seconded for the district education

1:20:12center reorganization. Is there any

1:20:14questions, comments, or concerns? See

1:20:17now we're going to start back with

1:20:18Katherine just to mix it up. Roll call.

1:20:20Vote.

1:20:21>> Yes.

1:20:22>> Yes.

1:20:24>> Yes.

1:20:24>> Yes.

1:20:25>> Yes.

1:20:25>> Thank you. Okay. Moving on. Reports of

1:20:28school committee subcommittees.

1:20:32No policy, no nothing. It's end of the

1:20:35year. Okay. Seeing none, we're moving

1:20:38on. Members forum.

1:20:42Any members forum? Katherine.

1:20:45>> So, um, a few things to acknowledge this

1:20:49evening. Um,

1:20:51one year ago today, we unfortunately

1:20:55lost, um, Heidi Matthews, who was a

1:20:58really integral member of this

1:21:00committee. And while we are fully

1:21:03appreciative of Christy Mayo who has um

1:21:06joined us, um I feel like it would be

1:21:10I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge

1:21:12the many many years that Heidi dedicated

1:21:16herself to the Marbor public schools.

1:21:19So, um I just would ask for everyone to

1:21:24take a moment and think about her and

1:21:28the positivity that she brought to this

1:21:31committee and our community.

1:21:39Thank you. Um the other thing is

1:21:43unfortunately we had another major loss

1:21:46for this community

1:21:48uh who had a huge impact on our

1:21:51district. um Sean Mahoney, who was an

1:21:55incredible teacher, coach,

1:21:59um friend,

1:22:02uh a leader in his own right, um passed

1:22:04away on the 12th of June.

1:22:08And

1:22:10um I just really wanted to say that um I

1:22:16just appreciated so much what he did for

1:22:20so many students and staff members and

1:22:23our community um in so many different

1:22:26roles. Um I know that he made a huge

1:22:29impact on my own kids. Um, and uh,

1:22:36you know, I I just feel like we needed

1:22:38to take a moment to also acknowledge

1:22:41Sean and I would also say his many

1:22:44friends and his wife Nikki Fallon

1:22:47Mahoney

1:22:48um, who has given a lot to this district

1:22:51as well. So um

1:22:55wanted to say that

1:22:58uh on some positive guess we need to do

1:23:01some positive at

1:23:04Thank you so much for all that you have

1:23:07brought to our district.

1:23:10um you have been an exemplar

1:23:14um for students uh from the itty bitties

1:23:18on up and I am really proud to say that

1:23:23I know you um and that I've gotten to

1:23:27watch you grow and give so much to this

1:23:31district and I cannot wait to see uh

1:23:35your next step on your journey and I

1:23:38really hope that you don't wander so far

1:23:42away that you can't come back and uh

1:23:44give us some continual feedback so that

1:23:47we can keep on going and keep improving

1:23:50this school district uh through people

1:23:52like yourself. So, um, thank you so

1:23:55much.

1:24:01And, um, R.J. and Jody, um,

1:24:07I'm excited for both of you and the new

1:24:09opportunities that you have in front of

1:24:10you. Um, obviously, we've had you in

1:24:17multiple roles across the district over

1:24:20years. Um, I will say

1:24:23uh R.J. uh because of my my students

1:24:28actually attended richer. I've uh known

1:24:31you for a really long time and uh it's

1:24:36hard to see you moving forward to leave

1:24:39this district, but I'm really excited

1:24:42about the opportunity that you have

1:24:44ahead of you. Um, and

1:24:47um, as we've talked about, Barbara will

1:24:50always be your home. So, thank you. And

1:24:53Jody, I I wish you well in this next

1:24:56step on your journey as well. Um, you've

1:24:58taken on some really hard tasks over the

1:25:00years and um, tried to do what you can

1:25:04for our district and I'm appreciative

1:25:06for the efforts that you've put forward.

1:25:09So, thank you so much and I wish you

1:25:12well and Those are my things that I had

1:25:18on my mind list. So, thanks guys.

1:25:22>> Anyone else? Members for

1:25:24>> uh just in Katherine's absence, I have

1:25:26reviewed the warrant and will sign it

1:25:27tonight.

1:25:28>> Thank you.

1:25:30Anyone else? Members forum. Yes.

1:25:32>> Um I just wanted to say a few words.

1:25:44You have to go first. [laughter]

1:25:48>> All right, let me pinch it here. I would

1:25:50like to say a few words as well. I want

1:25:52to thank the mayor, school committee,

1:25:55the Marble Public Schools, and the city

1:25:56of Marorrow for what has been an amazing

1:25:5925 years. I'm so fortunate to have been

1:26:02a part of this community and very

1:26:04grateful for all that I have received

1:26:06and learned that has prepared me for the

1:26:09next stage of my career in Auburn.

1:26:12Yesterday I received a gift from my

1:26:14colleagues in Marorrow.

1:26:17The message on the gift states, and bear

1:26:20in mind, I know that Marorrow is a city.

1:26:24Two towns, one journey, limitless

1:26:26potential.

1:26:28This message captures perfectly how I

1:26:30would like to approach my departure.

1:26:32While I will be taking over the helm in

1:26:34Auburn, the town where I live, I will

1:26:37stay connected to Marro, the school

1:26:39system where I was raised.

1:26:41We'll do great things together and thank

1:26:42you for everything. I want to just show

1:26:44you the visual here

1:26:47that was presented to me of the two

1:26:51towns, one journey, limitless potential

1:26:54with the mascots kind of intertwined,

1:26:57which I just thought was a beautiful

1:26:58thing. So again, thank you for

1:27:00everything Marvel as Miss Hennessy had

1:27:03said, will always be my home. Um, and

1:27:06I'm forever grateful for all this. So

1:27:09thank you.

1:27:11and he'll definitely be coming back

1:27:13because he has his mechanic here.

1:27:16[laughter]

1:27:17>> Shout out to Paul Revenue

1:27:19>> and and his barber.

1:27:21>> So, thanks for

1:27:22>> Right.

1:27:24>> Thank you for um pinch pitching. Um so,

1:27:28this is a bittersweet moment for me uh

1:27:30as this will be my final school

1:27:31committee meeting before I begin my new

1:27:33career um new chapter in Lawrence. While

1:27:37I'm excited for what's ahead, it's not

1:27:39easy to say goodbye to a community

1:27:41that's meant so much to me. Serving the

1:27:44students, families, and staff of Morrow

1:27:46has been a true privilege. I'm incred

1:27:48incredibly proud of the work we've done

1:27:50together to support students, strengthen

1:27:52our systems, and continue advancing

1:27:54equity across the district. I've had the

1:27:56privilege of seeing firsthand the deep

1:27:58dedication of our staff and the care

1:28:00they bring to their work every single

1:28:02day.

1:28:03On a personal note,

1:28:07I will miss the goodness.

1:28:11Um, I will deeply miss the relationships

1:28:13built here, the daily conversations, the

1:28:16way we've worked together through

1:28:17challenges together, and the genuine

1:28:19care people show to one another for our

1:28:21students. While there are many people to

1:28:24recognize, I especially want to thank

1:28:26John Fletcher and Lindseay Castro. It

1:28:28would not [clears throat] have been it

1:28:29would have been impossible to do this

1:28:30work without their dedication,

1:28:32expertise, and unwavering support. I

1:28:35want to thank the school committee for

1:28:37your leadership and to my colleagues for

1:28:39your dedication and collaboration. And

1:28:41to the Malboro's families and students,

1:28:43thank you for your trust and

1:28:44partnership. I leave with gratitude for

1:28:46for the relationships and experiences

1:28:48I've had here and with a great

1:28:50confidence in the future of Malboro

1:28:51Public Schools. It's truly been an honor

1:28:53to serve this community. Thank you.

1:28:55>> Thank you.

1:28:58at all.

1:29:00>> I guess I'll follow that up. I don't

1:29:02think I can. Thank you, Miss Hennessy. I

1:29:04want to say thank you to you for your

1:29:05kind words, too. Um, I also want to

1:29:09second everything what my mom said. Um,

1:29:11and it's been such an honor and I'm

1:29:13really proud to be a Malbor High School

1:29:14graduate.

1:29:16It's been I've been here since first

1:29:17grade in the district, so it's been a

1:29:19while. Um, I'm sad to leave, but I'm so

1:29:22excited for the future, all of the new

1:29:24programs and all of the new things that

1:29:26are happening. I think it'll be great

1:29:28and out of anything out of all the

1:29:30things I've learned I think anything's

1:29:32possible at Malbor High School if that's

1:29:34if you can take that away from me. So

1:29:36thank you all for everything.

1:29:37>> Thank you.

1:29:40>> Anyone else?

1:29:43>> I can't. [laughter]

1:29:45>> We're okay with that.

1:29:46>> Okay. I do want to see both of all three

1:29:49of you actually. actually I feel like

1:29:51you're on the payroll like that's why

1:29:53[laughter] the whole redistricting like

1:29:55you should have been if not but um

1:29:58I told you you inspired me you know I I

1:30:00don't think I had as much um bandwidth

1:30:04to do what you do even now as mayor let

1:30:06alone being a senior in high school and

1:30:09now a graduate. So thank you for your

1:30:10dedication and our time has been the

1:30:12last two years but uh it's been a what

1:30:15you've done for the district has been

1:30:17great and R.J. I remember the days of me

1:30:19being a city counselor and you a

1:30:20principal at Richard School and uh to

1:30:22see you grow and blossom and everyone's

1:30:24very lucky, you know, and and Jody, it's

1:30:26been it's been wonderful working with

1:30:27you and I know that we've had lots of

1:30:29meetings and discussions about

1:30:30transition and change and I I truly

1:30:33value you allowing me to to share that

1:30:37and and feel comfortable in sharing all

1:30:39of the things that you have in the past

1:30:42few years. So, thank you for that. So,

1:30:44um you guys both will be missed. You

1:30:46know, it's it's funny now we have a

1:30:48superintendent who has so much

1:30:50leadership and guidance and such a

1:30:52strong leadership team and I feel like

1:30:53everything's now coming together and you

1:30:55you all are moving on to to bigger and

1:30:57better which I I'm still hateful of

1:30:59that. But I'm also very proud that you

1:31:02had your career here in Marro because I

1:31:03think Marro is the best community in in

1:31:06the universe and uh to see that people

1:31:08want to leave. I don't understand it but

1:31:10I but I but I appreciate it and I

1:31:12respect it and I know that you guys have

1:31:13started here and you guys will do great

1:31:15things for other communities with our

1:31:17with what we have learned and grown and

1:31:18and uh I wish you both all three of you

1:31:22the best of luck with your next

1:31:24endeavors. So having said that, anyone

1:31:26else for members forum?

1:31:29No.

1:31:31Seeing none,

1:31:33move to adjourn.

1:31:34>> Move to adjourns on the table and

1:31:36seconded. Roll call votes one last time.

1:31:38Miss Hennessy.

1:31:40>> Yes.

1:31:41>> Yes.

1:31:45>> Yes. [laughter]

1:31:47>> What if I said no? No. Yes. I know,

1:31:48right? We are adjourned at 9:02. Thank

1:31:51you everyone.