I'd like to call the August 8th,
2022 meeting of the Derry Township School District Board of Directors to order
and announce that this meeting is being livestreamed and audio recorded.
This meeting is being conducted both in-person and virtually, and
I would like to request four board members to please state your name when speaking.
Mrs. Agee, could you please do a roll call?
Mr. Bennett. President.
Dr. Crane.
Here. Is Drew here.
Dr. Cook.
Mrs. Mamie Here.
Mr. Roso here. Mrs. Schmitt. Here.
Mr.. Mrs. Secor Here.
Mr. Singer. Here. Nine present, zero Absent.
Thank you.
Please rise if you are able, and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance.
To the
United States of America and to the Republic for which stands.
One nation.
Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
May I please have a motion
to approve the August eight, 2022 Board of Directors meeting agenda?
So moved for me.
Second, Donna Cronan, is.
There any discussion?
This is a standard voice heard all those in favor.
Please say I, I and the opposing.
Now the agenda is approved.
I would like to announce that the board met in executive session
prior to this meeting to discuss matters of personnel and informational items
approaching
our first recognition of citizens for agenda items.
This is an opportunity for residents and taxpayers
to address the board on matters related to the agenda.
Citizens wishing to speak should come to the microphone or raise their virtual hand
if attending virtually,
you must have registered individually with your first and last name
in order to be recognized, once recognized or unmuted, please state your full name.
For the record, this is a reminder that public comment is not a forum
for personal attacks, antagonistic behavior or harassment.
Please be advised that you are accountable for any legal ramifications
and liability which may result from statements
misrepresenting the truth, defaming individuals
or disclosing personal information, which is not a public concern
to provide other residents with an opportunity to speak.
Each speaker during the public
comment portion is limited to 5 minutes of speaking, once recognized
and one opportunity to address the board during each of the public comment periods.
If necessary, the board may set a maximum time
for public comment portion of any meeting, and I will ask Board Treasurer, Mrs.
Decker to please keep time.
We have no in-person attendees in our audience tonight,
so I will open it up to any residents or taxpayers attending virtually
who would like to comment at this time on agenda items.
Okay, Seating None.
We will move on to the Community Correspondence Report.
Ms.. Karpel, do you have a report.
For us, please?
I do.
For the month of July, the district received eight community
correspondence Submissions, comments and questions for this month included
three requests for information about before and after school care.
Two questions about residency certificates, a question about language
immersion, and a question about information in parent view.
And additionally,
I just wanted to give a little update about the survey that we set out in July.
So I just want to take a moment to share the results
of that survey that was sent to all of our families in July.
First off, thank you to everyone who participated.
We had 478 people respond to the survey and it can be really helpful
to find out the preferences of our families
for both informational or urgent district communication.
So some interesting results included.
75% of people who completed the survey preferred that
during the urgent district communication, such as inclement weather days,
that we contact them through text message.
First, the text message would include
a brief description of the situation so schools are closed or a two hour delay,
and then with directions to follow up on the website,
there will be a forced pop up on the website.
So any page you visit, there will be a pop up with more information.
Text messages and the website is our quickest way of sending out
information, and our systems will be utilizing
that method first and it will be followed up immediately
by a phone call, email, social media and posting on news outlets.
Emails take the longest and we've seen it take up to 20 minutes.
So we're just looking forward to being able to send out text messages
immediately.
And then the emails may come a little bit later,
but we think that's gonna be a quicker way and it seems like our families agree.
So we're happy to see that.
And so this is just going to be
a little different from last year where we sent text messages first.
Additionally, 65% of the surveys indicate it
that they will they check social media for emergency communication.
So we're going to continue to do that and utilize that as much as possible.
54% of people use Facebook first.
94% of our families said that they would appreciate
a text message or email reminder with a scheduled two hour delay.
So like after a holiday.
So this year I'm going to start sending out
a text message reminder of a two hour delay as well as a post on social media.
So that's something new we'll see this year, and I hope that helps.
And as always, I'm going to continue to work on
making this website more accessible, just based on the feedback.
I think we could do better with making things easier to find.
So again, thanks to everyone who filled it out, I really hope
this makes this year a little bit easier and we're always open to feedback.
Thanks. Thank you.
Then listed items are on the anticipated August
22nd, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda.
There is no unfinished business this evening
and so we'll move on to the consent agenda.
The consent agenda contains routinely adopted items and items
which normally do not require public deliberation on the part of the board,
a board member maple items which will then be discussed and voted on separately.
May I please have a motion to approve the consent agenda items as listed.
So moved by me?
Second, Mike Rizzo.
Is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor, please say I II and the say no
consent agenda is approved.
Moving on to business.
The first item is the approval of the 2022 2023 bus stops.
Dr. Winslow.
The administration recommends the approval of the 2022 2023 bus stops.
Thank you.
May I please have a motion to approve the list of bus stops?
So move to Miami. Second, Mike Rizzo.
Is there any discussion?
I just want to confirm.
Once we approve these,
then the like the time schedules and those are sent out, right?
Correct.
Are there any other questions?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor say I.
II. Any oppose, say no
Bus stops are approved personnel resignations. Dr.
Winslow Administration recommends the approval of the personnel resignations.
May I please have a motion to approve the personnel resignations?
So moved.
Maria, let me second Microsoft.
Is there any discussion?
This is a standard voice vote.
All those in favor, please say I, I any oppose.
Say no.
I approved.
Personnel. General. Dr. Winslow.
The administration recommends
the approval of the list of personnel and recognition of any of those transfers.
Thank you.
May please have a motion to approve
the enlisted personnel and recognition of any list transfers.
So moves. Maria Miami.
Second. Mike Rizzo. Is there any discussion?
This is standard voice vote.
All those in favor, please say I and the oppose say no.
That concludes new business for this evening.
Moving on to delegate reports, there is a report attached. Dr.
Cronan, do you have anything you'd like to add?
I do not.
And I do just want to say that
they the reports usually come out the day of our board meetings.
So and Michelle wants it the week before, which is perfect.
But so it's always like a meeting late.
So I try to put the date of the meeting and then when that was from just saying
so I knew and just came out in my email.
I'm like, okay, that'll be in September.
So thank you.
Special reports.
Are there any board members who would like to give a report
and said, You have a superintendents report?
I do. Thank you.
Today we welcome to our new professional staff to the district.
So we had a 24 teachers and school psychologist that we brought
into their first day of induction and orientation and orientation.
Induction week does go for three days.
So they'll be here through Wednesday, and that's anyone who
needs induction.
So the state requires a two year induction process.
And so anybody who is brand new goes through that process
on Monday.
We welcome back the school staff for three days of in-service work,
which is super exciting.
I love it when everybody comes back.
And on Wednesday, the 17th is Bridge Day for sixth in ninth grade students.
And we are eager to see all the families as well at the high school block
party on Wednesday, starting in the late afternoon and August 22nd.
We are very excited to welcome the students back. So we are
ready to roll.
We are.
We are very excited to have everybody back in the district.
They thank you. Includes my report.
Thanks.
Our Trunzo for board president's report.
I just wanted to welcome again to all of the new teachers who joined today
and just say congratulations to the administration
on doing a really great job in filling all of the vacancies.
I know we hear a lot of reports locally
and across the nation that districts are struggling to fill.
Teacher positions.
And so I think it really speaks volumes to the community and culture
in Derry Township that we're able to fill those vacancies and position
our kids for the best start next year.
So hopefully everyone enjoys the last couple of weeks of summer and
it's hard to believe that two weeks from today will be the first day of school.
And I think that that is all.
I have as well.
So that will conclude my report.
We'll do a final recognition of citizens,
which is an opportunity for residents and taxpayers to address
the board on matters related to the agenda
or matters of district governance that were not on the agenda this evening.
Those who speak are asked to follow the same guidelines
as outlined at the initial public comment portion of our meeting,
and I will once again ask our Treasurer, Mrs.
Decker, to please keep the time.
Are there any residents or taxpayers who would like to comment at this time?
I will
invite anyone attending virtually
as once again, there is no one in the audience
in person.
Okay.
I do not see any virtual hand raised.
So with that I will close public comment and ask Is there anything else
for the good of the order?
I would also like to announce that the board will meet
at an optional voluntary
board retreat on August 17th
for for educational purposes, and then the next public Board
of Directors meeting will be held on August 22nd, 2022, beginning at 7:00 PM.
Please refer to the District website to register for virtual attendance.
As that meeting draws closer, may I please have a motion to adjourn the meeting?
So moved. Maria May. Second. Mike Rizzo.
All in favor.
Say hi. Hi.
Any opposing
meeting is adjourned at 7:15 p.m..
Have a great night.