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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome. It

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<v Speaker 1>is time now for our community connection right here on

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<v Speaker 1>K one, the one you trust. Chuck mccalling. Yeah, Bartlesville

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<v Speaker 1>Public Schools Superintendent, Bravo, great show, what a wonderful graduation.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the Good Lord helped us on that weather

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<v Speaker 2>that week. You know, oh my goodness, boy, you must

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<v Speaker 2>have called in every markt not crying going on there,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, thinking about that day that week and

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<v Speaker 2>that day and oh my gosh's got a good downpour

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<v Speaker 2>that afternoon. But yeah, we had a beautiful as we

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<v Speaker 2>were talking before on air, and uh, you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>done about twenty five of those now here in Bartlesville,

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<v Speaker 2>and that might have been the best weather we ended

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<v Speaker 2>up happening.

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<v Speaker 1>Just nobody would have guessed. It was great.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So yeah, I know your daughter was involved in

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<v Speaker 2>that group too, So just a great night.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really really special.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always a nice it's so beautiful that setting. It's

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<v Speaker 2>so nice to be able to do that outdoors. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a good night. So yeah, So we wrapped

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<v Speaker 2>up the school year. Obviously, graduations kind of the big

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<v Speaker 2>highlight there at the end, and we had our June

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<v Speaker 2>school board meeting Monday just start and it was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>routine meeting, but there are a few things I just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to update everyone about. First of all, we have

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<v Speaker 2>a new school board member. Jason Sower had resigned last

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<v Speaker 2>month or last month's meeting. He and his wife Corey,

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<v Speaker 2>they it's good for Bartlesville. They're staying in town, but

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<v Speaker 2>they just happened to move to a different ward. So

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<v Speaker 2>we opened that position up and had two great candidates

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<v Speaker 2>for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Really thankful for that.

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<v Speaker 2>But the board appointed Mandy Johnston, and we have information

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<v Speaker 2>about that on our website. But Mandy is a manager

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<v Speaker 2>with Phillip sixty six. She's a chemical engineer. She and

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<v Speaker 2>her husband, her family have been in Bartlesville around twenty

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<v Speaker 2>years now.

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<v Speaker 1>They have two kids in school.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got air Their son will be a sophomore, and

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<v Speaker 2>a daughter that just finished at Ranch Heights.

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<v Speaker 1>She'll be over at Madison.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, so Mandy has been appointed to that term

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<v Speaker 2>to Jason Sower's seats. Are really thankful to have her

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<v Speaker 2>and appreciate the interest. And I know she just wants

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<v Speaker 2>to get back and serve, you know, help serve the

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<v Speaker 2>community and district that has helped her, helped her children

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<v Speaker 2>along the way, and obviously she's a chemical engineer and

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<v Speaker 2>her husband also flies in terms of his day job,

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<v Speaker 2>and so obviously with our STEM program and aviation, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>she's the real invested in and that's really thankful for Mandy.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate Jason Sowers service as well. Jason was an excellent

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<v Speaker 2>school board member for us. He was on the board

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<v Speaker 2>for about two and a half years. And really appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>him and for his.

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<v Speaker 1>Service to the school board. So that was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>our first thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a new school board member, Mandy Johnson, welcome

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<v Speaker 2>her to the board. And then secondly wanted to mention

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about this a little bit last month, but

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<v Speaker 2>we revised our academic calendars, our school calendars for this

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<v Speaker 2>upcoming year and the next year, and really the only

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<v Speaker 2>changes are we had on.

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<v Speaker 1>Our previous calendars.

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<v Speaker 2>As you know or might remember, we had three scheduled

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<v Speaker 2>distance learning days that we use for professional development basically

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<v Speaker 2>so our teachers could collaborate during those times. But we

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<v Speaker 2>have removed those from our calendar, so we have no

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<v Speaker 2>scheduled distance.

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<v Speaker 1>Learning days on our calendar.

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<v Speaker 2>We're still starting the same day and ending the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's the only change that was made. We also

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<v Speaker 2>and that information is on our website in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>our academic calendars. And then also we indicated on the

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<v Speaker 2>calendar that we will have because we have a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of days that we traditionally for example, like Good Friday

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<v Speaker 2>in the spring is not a school day. And then

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<v Speaker 2>also we typically end try to end on it's generally

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<v Speaker 2>the Thursday before Memorial Day, and then we have Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Our teachers work that day, but kids aren't there. We

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<v Speaker 2>have graduation Day like this year, and so kind of

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<v Speaker 2>our inclement inclement weather plan or you know, whatever reason,

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<v Speaker 2>if we have to.

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<v Speaker 1>Cancel school during the day too.

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<v Speaker 2>Previously we've had scheduled virtual day, we have some distance

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<v Speaker 2>virtual days. We won't be scheduling any virtual days for

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<v Speaker 2>inclement weather. Our inclement weather plan will include we have

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<v Speaker 2>about five days built into our calendar, so if we

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<v Speaker 2>if we're out, if we're out during the school year,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll just be a we'll just be out of school.

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<v Speaker 2>We have five days built in. If we happen to

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<v Speaker 2>go beyond those five days, which sometimes that happens in

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<v Speaker 2>our state, what we would do is the first thing

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<v Speaker 2>we would do is we would be add a day

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<v Speaker 2>on that Friday before memorl Day that would be an

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<v Speaker 2>in person class day. We'd make up that six day

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<v Speaker 2>on that day, which we've done that before over the years,

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<v Speaker 2>and then if it happened to be seven days, we

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<v Speaker 2>would add that Good Friday would become a school day,

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<v Speaker 2>which I'm not sure when that. I think it's late

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<v Speaker 2>March this next year, but so that's our plan for that.

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<v Speaker 2>If we do have extended inclement weather days, we've got

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<v Speaker 2>five days built into the calendar. We'll have an additional

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<v Speaker 2>two days that we can change to in person duction

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<v Speaker 2>if necessary for that. And then lastly, if it happens

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<v Speaker 2>to go beyond that, what we would do is we

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<v Speaker 2>would add some minutes to our calendar in the spring

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<v Speaker 2>so that we would be sure and get out before

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<v Speaker 2>Memorial Day. We've you know, I know we all have

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<v Speaker 2>stories about going to school after Memorial Day as a teacher,

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<v Speaker 2>as an administrator, as a student, but just that's the

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<v Speaker 2>world has changed and people are people have their plans

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<v Speaker 2>and schedules and what that looks like, and so we

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<v Speaker 2>want to make.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure we're out by that date. So I wanted to just.

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<v Speaker 2>Mention that revised academic calendar. Big takeaway is we won't

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<v Speaker 2>have any distance learning days period we had We've previously

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<v Speaker 2>had three on the schedule. We don't have any of

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<v Speaker 2>those anymore, so I want to make sure people were

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<v Speaker 2>aware of that. And then lastly, we had our we

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<v Speaker 2>approved a renewed agreement with the City of Bartlesville for

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<v Speaker 2>school resource officers. So that's and really no change to

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<v Speaker 2>that agreement, just kind of clarified some things on the

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<v Speaker 2>funding of it. But we'll continue to have ten school

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<v Speaker 2>resource officers in the district. We'll have two at Bartlesville

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<v Speaker 2>High School just because of the size, and then we

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<v Speaker 2>have one at every other school. And you know the

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<v Speaker 2>intent of the program is that we have the same

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<v Speaker 2>officer at that school all year just for relationship building

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<v Speaker 2>and they try not to make any changes unless they

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely have to. But that's been We're going to continue

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<v Speaker 2>with that. I think we just clarified the funding a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. Basically, the school district is responsible for an

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<v Speaker 2>average of seventy five percent of the teachers the excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>the resource officer's salary, you know, the other twenty five percent,

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<v Speaker 2>like this time of year when they're not in school,

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<v Speaker 2>they're out working directly out in the city doing whatever

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<v Speaker 2>needs to be done. They do assign one of us

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<v Speaker 2>one resource officer in the summer for us for summer school,

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<v Speaker 2>but really that's really a special agreement. I know that

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<v Speaker 2>was mentioned during the meeting talking about we've be kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the model in the state for that, how we

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<v Speaker 2>have utilized that program. I know I've spoken at several

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<v Speaker 2>state state conferences that Kerry Auckleberry has as well, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just the.

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<v Speaker 1>Way the world has changed. It's just one of those things.

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<v Speaker 2>That I view that that resource officer program.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I view that as a need, not.

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<v Speaker 2>A want anymore. So we're really thankful to have that

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<v Speaker 2>in bartis Will. Thankful for the support to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, so those big three things would be Mandy

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<v Speaker 2>Johnston joining the school board. We revised our academic calendar

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<v Speaker 2>so no more virtual learning days, and then thirdly that

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<v Speaker 2>approved that city bar agreement with the City of bartles Will.

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<v Speaker 2>Thankful for our city council as well as city manager

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<v Speaker 2>and their leadership and police chief to continue our school

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<v Speaker 2>resource officer program. So we'll have ten resource officers again,

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<v Speaker 2>two at the high school and one at every other school,

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<v Speaker 2>and then time's got a couple of other things, a

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<v Speaker 2>few other things I'll mention. So we also talked briefly

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<v Speaker 2>about we didn't have any policy change on cell phones.

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<v Speaker 2>We've discussed it, you know, I've talked about the Anxious

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<v Speaker 2>Generation now for almost a year. I really encourage everybody

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<v Speaker 2>to read that if they haven't all ready, which really

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<v Speaker 2>just has the research now about the impact of cell

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<v Speaker 2>phones and social media on all of us, not just kids,

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<v Speaker 2>but all of us. And so we are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be making a change in our cell phone policy in July.

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<v Speaker 2>We've talked about that the last two months. But really

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<v Speaker 2>the big change is we're gonna make that at the

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<v Speaker 2>high school level to make it where it matches the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of our schools, where basically kids won't be able

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<v Speaker 2>to have their school during the day period we have

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<v Speaker 2>at the high school. They haven't used school lockers the

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<v Speaker 2>last few years, and so now we will. We have

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<v Speaker 2>lockers for all of them. Will be just like we

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<v Speaker 2>have in our middle schools. We have lockers for them.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll check every kid will have a locker and if

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<v Speaker 2>they have to bring their phone to school, they can

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<v Speaker 2>put it in there before school starts and they can

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<v Speaker 2>get it on the way out. So that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>how that's gonna work. And so which I'm really I

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<v Speaker 2>know there's going to be some people get addicted to

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<v Speaker 2>their phone. I think a lot of people do. And

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that this will give us our kids a

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<v Speaker 2>break during the day where they hope fun. It's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be an adjustment for some of them. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>that some families will take advantage of that. Over the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, I hear more and more families talking about

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<v Speaker 2>what their children and their cell phone, their smartphone, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just because I know your kid tells you that every

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<v Speaker 2>other kid has this, Well that's not true. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's some families they want to make sure that they

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<v Speaker 2>kids don't have access, they don't have just free reign

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<v Speaker 2>on their phone, and you know when they have that

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<v Speaker 2>free time, because boy just can just eat up your time.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we were seeing the impact on that school.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're all seeing it across the world about

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<v Speaker 2>the impact and so I know that's gonna be hard

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<v Speaker 2>for some folks, but we were completely prepared for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I just you know, I know, just a convenience of texting,

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<v Speaker 2>I know when I talked to for example, my school,

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<v Speaker 2>my kids on my advisory council I visit to and

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<v Speaker 2>when I visit with them about well, who do you

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<v Speaker 2>hear from? And what do you do on your phone?

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<v Speaker 2>If it's during the day, what is it? Well, A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times are hearing from the parents, and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times it's not necessarily that relevant. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it's maybe you know, what's for dinner or whatever. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>things that could be done outside of the school. It's convenient.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I understand that we I do, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I text my uh my family as well.

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<v Speaker 1>It's convenient thing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>But hopefully we can get into some better routines and

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<v Speaker 2>better habits with that. And so I know that our parents,

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<v Speaker 2>we received a great deal of support for that change.

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<v Speaker 2>I know our staff has been involved in this too,

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<v Speaker 2>because uh, you know, it's kind of like Tom, think

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<v Speaker 2>about folks that are our age.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if we were to.

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<v Speaker 2>Go when we went to school, if we were allowed

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<v Speaker 2>to take you know, a guitar or radio or uh

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<v Speaker 1>If you didn't blow your class, you didn't go down class.

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<v Speaker 2>If you had all the things that you could bring

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<v Speaker 2>it would be really hard to pay attention in class.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reality is those phones, that's they have everything

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<v Speaker 2>right there. I mean, it's it's it's it's computer more

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<v Speaker 2>powerful than anything that we had. And so just the

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<v Speaker 2>distractions that come along with that, just trying to remove

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<v Speaker 2>that and so hopefully'll be able to give our kids

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<v Speaker 2>and we don't give our kids a break. And we've

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<v Speaker 2>have made changes at the lower grades. You know, our

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<v Speaker 2>middle schools, elementaries have done a.

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<v Speaker 1>Really good job with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously, the age is different when kids having access to

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<v Speaker 2>their phones, and so I think it'll be just a

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<v Speaker 2>transition as kids grow, as they move it into the

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<v Speaker 2>make it.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have any metrics and show that you know

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<v Speaker 1>things improved grade wise?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, no, I can't give you specific metrics. I can

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<v Speaker 2>tell you just anecdotally. I know, like at Madison Middle

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<v Speaker 2>School maybe when your daughter was there, it might have

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<v Speaker 1>I know that they made a change during.

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<v Speaker 2>The school year where kids basically if you had a

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<v Speaker 2>it was it changed in terms of what their office

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<v Speaker 2>referrals were in terms of what you're dealing with in

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<v Speaker 2>the behavior, no doubt, Yes, yeah, no doubt too. I

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<v Speaker 2>know that I substituted. I do a drawing and do

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<v Speaker 2>a substitute day. And I was over at Madison last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was in a seventh grade English class

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<v Speaker 2>all day and I was so tickled. I didn't even

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<v Speaker 2>realize that until the day was over about second. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't see a kid looking out a phone on

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<v Speaker 2>which I'm sure they're all threatened with their lives before

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<v Speaker 2>I got there. Superintendents and so but you know, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what a wonderful thing. I mean, you know, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>so even right now, you go anywhere, just watch people

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<v Speaker 2>driving down the road and they're looking at her phone,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and so we can do better, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we can do better. Yeah, So we're I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about that, be upfront with folks too. So

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<v Speaker 2>I know we have we're completely prepared on the safety end.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we have a we we have a phone

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<v Speaker 2>in every classroom, an actual phone like you have on your.

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<v Speaker 1>Desk, I plug into the wall. Yeah, it's interesting, you

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<v Speaker 1>know talking to people about that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we're having our administrator's meeting the other day

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<v Speaker 2>seventh grader, and was talking about, uh, you know. They

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<v Speaker 2>had him practice using a phone and had to actually

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<v Speaker 1>And that's another thing. People don't remember their numbers because

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<v Speaker 1>it's all on your phone exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and so the kid had to remember the number,

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<v Speaker 2>had the the phone, and then called mom on her

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<v Speaker 2>cell phone and that was the first time he'd ever

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<v Speaker 2>made a call that wasn't on a cell phone, which

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<v Speaker 2>why would you, I mean, you know, there's no people

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<v Speaker 2>don't have phones in their houses anymore too. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think also for our parents is to be aware. We

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<v Speaker 2>just can't assume things because you know, kids, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>new world for them, so they actually practice that this summer.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, well, that's probably a smart idea. But anyway, I'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Just mention a couple of things tome. But so those

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<v Speaker 2>are kind of big things that are coming. But we'll

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<v Speaker 2>change that policy in July and make sure everyone's aware

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<v Speaker 2>of that too. If people are interested, we have new

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<v Speaker 2>students enrollment they can they can enroll online.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where that process starts.

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<v Speaker 2>I also mentioned you know, because we've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of folks that are enrolling with us. But our class

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<v Speaker 2>sizes continue to improve, especially at our lower grade levels.

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<v Speaker 2>at the elementary level. Our AG program we added our

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<v Speaker 2>fourth AG teacher and so we have a full time

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<v Speaker 2>acteach at each middle school and two at the high

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<v Speaker 2>school or Aviation project lead the way. Our STEM program

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<v Speaker 2>and construction continues to flourish. We have a job fare

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<v Speaker 2>coming up next month July eighth, at four o'clock, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's really for all o our hourly positions we'll need

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<v Speaker 2>like teacher systems, special education systems. We can always use

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<v Speaker 2>bus drivers, so it's a great opportunity to come. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>have all of our people there as well. We should

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully certified teaching wise, will be completely staffed at that point.

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<v Speaker 2>And then lastly, I'll just mention we're kind of closing

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<v Speaker 1>The two big projects.

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<v Speaker 2>For the expansion the renovation expansion and renovation of Wayside Elementary,

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<v Speaker 2>which we've been in that for over a year. And

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<v Speaker 2>then we are finishing up Ranch heis next month, and

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<v Speaker 2>so it's on schedule and just beautiful. I walked through

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<v Speaker 2>that this week and it's really walking through. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they're probably one of the biggest change. Like their library

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<v Speaker 2>and their music and their art rooms are just beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>and so really thankful for the community support because those

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<v Speaker 1>Very good trip. Thank you very much for being with us.

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<v Speaker 1>You bet, thanks, sir. Is it time to