WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:03.600 Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, WelCom. 2 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:06.839 It's time now for our community connection right here on K one, the 3 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:10.439 one you trust in. There we're going to be talking about Bartleswell Public Schools 4 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:16.039 and Bartleswill Public Schools Foundation. First of all, Lodnna Chancellor, welcome, 5 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:19.239 is the first time I think of seeing you in here in a while. 6 00:00:20.519 --> 00:00:23.440 Also, Blair, we see you quite as often and it's great to have 7 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:26.079 you back. I'm happy to be here all right. First of all, 8 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:30.359 Lodnna, it's summertime and everybody thinks that oh well, school shut down, 9 00:00:30.399 --> 00:00:34.600 there's nothing going on that don't botter, But there's really a lot going on. 10 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:37.840 There really is a lot going on. We was in for the clueless, 11 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:44.520 will you okay? Sure? So of course we have summer school standard 12 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:49.560 summer school which for elementary and middle school students, we really focus on reducing 13 00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:53.640 learning loss, you know, over the summer, just keep that learning going. 14 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:56.640 And that actually wraps up this week. And then for the high school 15 00:00:56.679 --> 00:01:03.679 we have summer school session in June and another session in July, and those 16 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:06.599 are for credit recovery, so to make up for a class that maybe you 17 00:01:06.599 --> 00:01:10.760 didn't do so well in unfortunately during the school year, So that's wrapping up. 18 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:14.239 Today is the last day for that and then the July session will start 19 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:19.480 after the July fourth holiday, and then we have a lot of enrichment programs 20 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:23.719 over the summer for students. Those are good. Yeah. So we have 21 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:30.519 for our elementary students Penwills and Popcorn is very popular and that one's already run 22 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:38.799 and completed this year. And we also have an elementary Steam Leadership Camp that 23 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:45.040 will be running and its friends for three weeks, so we have those kiddos 24 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:49.599 get to spend time with our gifted and talented teachers over at Jane Phillips and 25 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:55.879 just still a lot of exploring and exposed to a lot of leadership opportunities. 26 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:00.000 Does just help us out with our project lead the way they do a lot 27 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:09.639 of project based work similar to plt W. Yes. Yeah, and we 28 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:15.680 had we had our first time this year. We had a middle school stem 29 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:21.759 camp that's already wrapped up so and that was taught by Lolly Williams from Central 30 00:02:21.919 --> 00:02:28.319 and Jeremy Williams from the High School and they the kids do the robotics, 31 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:32.599 build robotics and then compete. They have fun with that. I definitely did. 32 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:38.400 My incoming seventh grader did that this year. So it was advanced robotics, 33 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:42.680 right, you already had to have experience with the VEX competition and they 34 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:46.680 go to these are the ones that are like state and national world championships. 35 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:51.479 And I know he spent the entire day for five days building robots and doing 36 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:54.560 competitions and absolutely loved it, like they were engaged the entire day. So 37 00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:59.520 great program. I'm going back to summer in my youth and if I were 38 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:02.919 tell my mom and dad I'm just back here building robots, they would have 39 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:10.919 locked my fanny up. Now it's expected fast forward, yes, But and 40 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:15.439 the kids love it and have fun. And anytime we can expose students in 41 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:17.560 a classroom and learning environment and they have fun, I mean, that's a 42 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:22.800 win for all of this. Right. So that was the first year for 43 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:27.080 that, so I'm sure we'll continue that. And then we have a PSAT 44 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:32.000 test prep program towards the end of the summer good where we have some test 45 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:40.000 prep for students who are interested in running getting in the national merit competition process. 46 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:43.759 We do well as the school here, we do, thank you, 47 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:46.919 Yes we do. And so we want to give those kiddos a little bit 48 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:51.919 of an extra boost to prepare them for that test in October. So they'll 49 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:55.080 have a couple of days of test prep in the end of July and then 50 00:03:55.159 --> 00:03:59.879 a follow up day the end of September, right before that test in October. 51 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:04.759 Yeah. Good stuff. So now on the teacher side, we have 52 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:14.319 a little professional development that we regularly offer for our teachers while they're you know, 53 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:17.279 that's you know, we want our teachers to take a break, and 54 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:23.560 they do. I hope they all do and get some well deserved relaxation time. 55 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:30.079 But we're always teachers, educators, were always preparing for our next day 56 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:33.160 in the classroom, you know, from where our last day was in May, 57 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:38.319 but were then we start preparing for what does August look like? Yes, 58 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:44.399 yes, we're in Oklahoma, right, But so we always are looking 59 00:04:44.439 --> 00:04:48.519 to sharpen our skills. And so the end of July we have several opportunities 60 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:55.000 for teachers to come in and sharpen their skills in classroom management, instructional strategies, 61 00:04:56.040 --> 00:05:01.560 managing challenging student behaviors, and so just to help them get a leg 62 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:05.040 up for preparing for the start of school. I have a question, might 63 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:09.399 maybe a little far field. How's that out in this program working with the 64 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:12.920 kids who are having those kind of challenges where they can be disruptive? Is 65 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:15.000 that working out pretty good? Thank you? Yes, it's working out very 66 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:24.279 well. This was actually this group of fifth graders was the first group of 67 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:28.959 students to go through the program through elementary school. Now they'll be going on 68 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:35.160 to middle school and have seen great growth in their behaviors and their ability then 69 00:05:35.319 --> 00:05:40.639 to be successful in the classroom. Wow. So thank you for asking. 70 00:05:41.720 --> 00:05:46.199 We're here for all kids. Yes, absolutely, No Blair the science having 71 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:50.079 children running around building robots when you're not looking. What's going on with that's 72 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:55.240 inside the summer? You got a house, it's a little structured. Yes, 73 00:05:55.959 --> 00:05:59.319 I understand. I don't know it goes that's right. I cannot compete 74 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:06.199 with that high a little harder, you'll get there. I might never what's 75 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:10.399 going with the foundation? Yes, the school Foundation also kind of uses the 76 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:13.839 summer as planning time and getting ready for the next year. How can we 77 00:06:13.879 --> 00:06:17.920 improve things? So we're working to improve our teacher grant streamline those even more. 78 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:21.720 We had a record number of teacher grant applications this year. So we 79 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:27.120 love seeing that half of them. As telling Ladana was we're from new applicants, 80 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:30.360 so teachers who haven't applied before, which is always great to see that 81 00:06:30.439 --> 00:06:34.360 reach kind of broadening. But we're really focused on the stay of schools, 82 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:40.120 so it's one of our favorite events. It's really grown. I think this 83 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:43.199 will be our sixth year. Need to double check that, but it's going 84 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.519 to be August the seventh, which is it's always the Wednesday, the week 85 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:49.759 before school starts. It's at the High School Commons. Thirty five dollars for 86 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:55.199 tickets, table sponsorships are available, but we really pack that High School Commons 87 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:59.879 with people to hear from our superintendent as he gives kind of an overview what's 88 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:03.000 coming this school year and highlights a lot of the great accomplishments and things that 89 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:06.839 have gone on in the past school year. So this year, Sri La 90 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:11.360 Donna will talk about the child Nutrition announcement. We're going to try to get 91 00:07:11.399 --> 00:07:15.079 Child Nutrition to host that lunch and for us and to cater it for us 92 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.399 so that our guests can kind of get a sampling of what our child Nutrition 93 00:07:18.519 --> 00:07:24.839 department has to offer. Wow, let's get right into the Child Nutrition here. 94 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:30.680 So we're really excited that we are going to be able to feed all 95 00:07:30.759 --> 00:07:35.519 of our students free breakfast and lunch this year. So all schools, elementary 96 00:07:35.560 --> 00:07:42.240 and secondary, our students will have access to free breakfast and lunch. Oh, 97 00:07:42.279 --> 00:07:47.600 it's amazing. Yes, you know, it's interesting how life has changed 98 00:07:47.600 --> 00:07:53.399 a little bit because I know, growing up we're I did there were some 99 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.000 kids that could really use that, like about half of them, yes, 100 00:07:57.040 --> 00:08:01.959 and nobody wanted to say anything. They didn't look out. I'm glad that 101 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:05.920 we kind of got over that hurdles me too. And you know, it 102 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:09.560 seems like the older students get, the more they fall into that they don't 103 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:13.759 want to identify that that's the concern for them. And so now that we 104 00:08:13.839 --> 00:08:18.079 don't have that, we don't have that barrier. So everybody just has access 105 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:22.000 to free meals at school. If you need it, you got it. 106 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:26.000 There you go, there, you go, very good. Good. Yeah. 107 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:31.560 So we also have some construction projects going on. I thought I heard 108 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:37.360 the rattle of shovels somewhere over there. So Wayside is wrapping up and we'll 109 00:08:37.399 --> 00:08:43.000 be ready for the start of school and the new wing with for our early 110 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:50.720 childhood classrooms and then that's mostly finished at this point. It now they have 111 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:56.600 shifted focus to the renovation of the existing building, so the library is moving, 112 00:08:56.679 --> 00:09:00.879 the offices are getting adjusted. You know, they were so out of 113 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:05.720 space. People were just it was a crowded space over there. But when 114 00:09:05.720 --> 00:09:09.639 they come back in the fall, it's going to be much improved in that 115 00:09:09.679 --> 00:09:13.960 way, a little bit of breathing room, that's elbow room for everybody. 116 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:18.360 And then we've started on Ranch Heights, so similar project over at Ranch Heights, 117 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:24.720 and they've already the construction cruiser on site and work has begun over there, 118 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:30.480 so that will follow kind of the same timeline as Wayside. So they've 119 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:35.399 already started and they'll be ready to open their new wing August of twenty five. 120 00:09:35.080 --> 00:09:39.080 Great. And then I understand that the Yagg building was ready to go 121 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:45.559 at the high school, yes, and it is beautiful. It looks that 122 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:52.080 way on the outside right, and we are excited. We are scheduling a 123 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:58.360 open house for that on September fifteenth, so that'll be coming all right, 124 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:03.080 very good. But the thing that we had with the teachers out at the 125 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:07.159 ballpark yes, was the year it was whose idea was that a couple of 126 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:09.759 years ago to move that out of the ballpark is that's what I think it 127 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:13.159 was. Honestly, it was a COVID thing, right, Like we were 128 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:15.600 trying and we were at the time where we were trying to figure out how 129 00:10:15.600 --> 00:10:18.200 do we have all of these people. We were doing it at the community 130 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:20.639 Center, which was also great. We did kind of a classy Hollywood red 131 00:10:20.679 --> 00:10:24.679 carpet theme, which was fun, but people had to get dressed up and 132 00:10:24.720 --> 00:10:28.360 it was supposed to be fun, and it got stressful to get dressed up, 133 00:10:28.399 --> 00:10:31.480 and so we moved it out to the baseball field, which again was 134 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:35.200 I think COVID prompted. Everybody got to be out in the open wear jeans 135 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:39.000 and a T shirt and kids got to come. And yeah, it's turned 136 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:43.039 out into a great event. There's a lot of energy out there. It's 137 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:46.080 a lot there was I think there was some air horns for the first time 138 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:52.440 this year, which was I'm glad we weren't indoors for that. So but 139 00:10:52.480 --> 00:10:54.960 it's great. It's great to see the community come out and just really get 140 00:10:54.960 --> 00:11:03.240 into supporting our teachers. So now the foundation worked four Yeah, so you 141 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:07.960 know, if anybody wants to find out ways on how they can help our 142 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:11.480 public schools. We certainly do have ways that absolutely so. So the School 143 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:16.200 Foundation is the best way to do that. If we don't focus on something 144 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:18.759 that they want to focus on, we can help direct them to something. 145 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:24.120 It's dpsfoundation dot org is our website. But I office out of the Education 146 00:11:24.279 --> 00:11:28.919 Service Center on Jennings with our administrators, so they can reach me that way 147 00:11:30.000 --> 00:11:33.279 also. But coming to this day of the Schools August seventh, there is 148 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:35.360 a great way to just get connected and know where you know, what programs 149 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:39.559 we offer and where you might want to get connected and what makes sense for 150 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:43.240 you, and that, similar to Bruins of the Year, is just a 151 00:11:43.279 --> 00:11:46.080 really great event. I mean it's indoors, so there hopefully will be no 152 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:48.679 airhorns. It's not that kind of an event, but it is a really 153 00:11:48.759 --> 00:11:52.159 great way to get excited about our school year and kind of kick that off 154 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:56.720 as a community. I do want to tell folks get a seat early if 155 00:11:56.720 --> 00:11:58.679 you will, because last time I was there, you know, I'm sitting 156 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:07.840 walking media. I'm out of luck. He's younger, yes, all right, 157 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:11.120 But anyway, it was one of those things where it's like, wow, 158 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:16.279 I know every seat was taken. It was really out. It's one 159 00:12:16.320 --> 00:12:18.000 of those you know, a lot of events and a lot of nonprofits share 160 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:22.480 the struggle that it's hard to get you know, seats filled sometimes right because 161 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:26.600 people from the companies don't want to come to yet another event. Sometimes this 162 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:30.799 is one where we have our businesses even buying extra tables sometimes because they want 163 00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:33.879 their new hires, they want their new families to come and see all the 164 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:37.799 great things that are to be proud of in our schools. Now, a 165 00:12:37.799 --> 00:12:41.440 few years ago, you wouldn't think that robotics would be a big thing, 166 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:45.639 or aviation, And I understand that you know both of them, you know, 167 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:48.759 you tying stem into this and you're an wow, we're doing things, 168 00:12:50.080 --> 00:12:56.720 we are doing things, and yes, yes, sir, our aviation program 169 00:12:56.799 --> 00:13:01.159 has grown from offering just a couple of classes to now a full day plus 170 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:07.559 for a teacher. So we're really proud of that. And this year we 171 00:13:07.799 --> 00:13:13.919 are starting and you could maybe say even restarting because we had there was a 172 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:16.679 program in Bartlesville back I don't know how long ago, but maybe the sixties 173 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:24.320 seventies, but a construction class. So yes, thank you that. Every 174 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.399 time I've seen that go into the school. It's worked really well. We're 175 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:35.879 really excited. We had without doing any real marketing for the class. You 176 00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:39.039 know, we didn't go advertise it to kids. We just put it in 177 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:43.679 our course guide as one of the offerings for electives. We had one hundred 178 00:13:43.679 --> 00:13:46.320 and nineteen students choose to take that class. We want to help build a 179 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:50.000 house, right right, We're gonna start smaller than that right off the bat, 180 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:54.639 but it's good to have goals. Good to have goals. It is 181 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:58.679 my high school. They would build a house, and it was it was 182 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:03.399 kind of funny because some of the kids who were you know, really thought 183 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:07.559 that school was just you know, they got involved with this and then they 184 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:11.639 really realized, oh I need to know math, Oh gee, I need 185 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:15.399 to know geometry. Oh gee. I thought this would just swinging a hammer. 186 00:14:15.639 --> 00:14:18.879 And then they realized by working with their hands and working with their mind 187 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:20.720 together, you have to use it all. You have to put a lot 188 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:26.039 of components in there to really make that happen. And they became very very 189 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:31.919 good students as a result of that, and also became very successful people. 190 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:35.279 So really nice. I'm glad that this is coming up. Thank you, 191 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:39.080 You're so right when kids kind of find their jam at school, which that's 192 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:46.440 why we want to offer so many different opportunities ag stem aviation construction. We 193 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:52.360 hope we can find one that meets the needs of every student. School becomes 194 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:56.600 so much more meaningful, Students are more engaged, it's a more pleasant experience 195 00:14:56.639 --> 00:15:03.039 for everyone. Well, it truly is. Now Folks have questions, You've 196 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:05.440 got a great website. Folks can just take a look there and make a 197 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:13.000 call or even email through there. Yes, Vpsshoka dot org and we are 198 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:20.519 always enrolling new students. I wanted to mention that because it summer right and 199 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:24.799 that can all be done online and our home page has the direct links to 200 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:28.080 do that. But if someone would like some assistants or has questions, they're 201 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:33.440 welcome to come to the service center or call the service center and Jennifer Turner 202 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:37.480 at the service center is happy to help walk them through that process. And 203 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:39.320 Blair saying with you, you've got a great website. Folks can get on 204 00:15:39.360 --> 00:15:41.840 that one. Yes, they should be able to find everything they need about 205 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:45.200 the school foundation. And again if they can't, they can come to the 206 00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:48.159 Education Service Center or give us a call. All right, plenty of parking, 207 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:54.240 no rush except for on school board nights recognizing students, and then you 208 00:15:54.279 --> 00:16:00.279 know, third cousins are showing up. Wow, it's a little time in 209 00:16:00.399 --> 00:16:03.360 there, but that's great. It is great. I want to thank you 210 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:07.440 both for being here with us and putting up with my nons anytime. Alrighty 211 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:11.120 folks, you have been watching and listening to our community connection.