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<v Speaker 1>Today, we've got the Bartonsville Public Schools Superintendent, Jack mccalling.

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<v Speaker 1>We also have Blarry Ellis from the Bartonsville Public Schools Foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>How are we doing? Kidding, We're doing great. Merry Christmas time,

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<v Speaker 1>Ry Christmas and everybody ready for the holiday, I think.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll get there. We'll get there ready or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Here it comes, It comes a lot in the news today.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk first of all about a story

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<v Speaker 1>we're writing. But the parents knew about this for quite

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<v Speaker 1>a while. It's about the redistricting of the maps and

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<v Speaker 1>it's good affect a couple of.

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<v Speaker 2>Schools, maybe four, Yeah, you bet, and happy to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about that. Appreciate, uh, appreciate the opportunity to share. So

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of things. One, we are doing some redistricting

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<v Speaker 2>affecting a couple of schools, and so one at the

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<v Speaker 2>elementary level is going to impact some kids that are

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<v Speaker 2>currently in the Wayside district that will shift to Ranch Heights.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, this will start in August, and

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<v Speaker 2>this coincides with our expansion projects. We finished it at Wayside,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll be finishing at Ranch Heights next week. Excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>next summer. Yah, I know, I really really do. And

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<v Speaker 2>the areas that we're talking about that change is we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking east of seventy five, basically behind them all east

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<v Speaker 2>of seventy five south of Nowada Road, which is like

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<v Speaker 2>Rolling Hills and Southern Hills. There's currently some of that

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<v Speaker 2>goes to Wayside, some of that goes to Ranch Heights. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna make it where that entire neighborhood will go

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<v Speaker 2>to Ranch Heights starting in August. That also means their

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<v Speaker 2>middle schools will shift as well, because Ranch Heights students

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<v Speaker 2>go to Madison, so that will make that shift. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the other shift is a little bit north of that,

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<v Speaker 2>so same we're talking east of seventy five, but north

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<v Speaker 2>up in the Wilson current Wilson district, so just south

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<v Speaker 2>of Tuxedo that's currently in the Wilson district, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to shift that area to Hoover Elementary, same middle school.

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<v Speaker 2>They obviously go to Madison, which is next door. And

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<v Speaker 2>so there's some We have a group, we have a

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<v Speaker 2>committee that continues to monitor O attendance boundaries. We continue

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<v Speaker 2>to make some adjustments as we do those as few

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<v Speaker 2>times as possible, infrequently. We don't want to upset families

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of their daily routine. But we want to

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<v Speaker 2>be efficient and so you know, we've had growth of

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<v Speaker 2>about three hundred students since before the pandemic, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>why we made the decision to you know, some folks

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<v Speaker 2>ideas or immediately just to build a new school, but

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<v Speaker 2>those are inefficient, you know, there's always there's you have

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<v Speaker 2>administrative overhead. So we chose to add on to Wayside

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<v Speaker 2>and ratch Hikes and do some redistricting to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that we can keep our Matter of fact, our elementary

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<v Speaker 2>class sizes this year the average is twenty to one,

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<v Speaker 2>so that's the best they've been in several years. And

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<v Speaker 2>some of that's we've had the additional space at Wayside,

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<v Speaker 2>Bill hire some new staff. We also, I'll mention too,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've sent this information this redistricting. We've already mailed

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<v Speaker 2>all the parents that are impacted. They should have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>a letter two weeks ago. Our board approved this change

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<v Speaker 2>in the summer of twenty twenty three, so we've had

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<v Speaker 2>this available. Of course, you know, something you don't pay

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<v Speaker 2>attention to until yeah, until it impacts you too. So

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate Tom the ability to talk about that. So

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<v Speaker 2>we do have some flexibility there folks. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>these new districts the buses, that's where the buses will run.

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<v Speaker 2>If folks want to stay at their existing school, they've

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<v Speaker 2>got that letter, they can talk to their principle about

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<v Speaker 2>that and go through the transfer process. They'll just have

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<v Speaker 2>to provide their own transportation. And then secondly, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to mention kind of a thing that's been really hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>been a big thing here, but I've been asked about

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<v Speaker 2>a lot Broken Arrow School, which is obviously I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's the fourth largest district in the state, and they've

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<v Speaker 2>been having lots of conversations about shifting to a four

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<v Speaker 2>days school week. They haven't made a decision about that,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's gotten a lot of press. It's something that's

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<v Speaker 2>in the social media. I've been asked about it almost daily,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just wanted to make sure folks knew that

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<v Speaker 2>we are not we don't have any plans to do

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<v Speaker 2>that for Broken Arrow situation. They're doing it simply, not

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<v Speaker 2>trying to save money. They're doing it because they think

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna help them recruit and retain teachers and where

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<v Speaker 2>they sit. Some districts that touched them. I think Kawita Wagner, Catusa.

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<v Speaker 2>They're already on a four day week, so I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>that probably impacts their staffing. And you know we frankly,

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<v Speaker 2>we have some of that around here. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>some districts that are on a four day week, right

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<v Speaker 2>aroun us or maybe they go to school a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks shorter than we do, but we don't have

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<v Speaker 2>any intentions of making those changes as part of why

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<v Speaker 2>we invest in our staff so that that's why we

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<v Speaker 2>compensate our teachers about fifteen percent more than the folks

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<v Speaker 2>that touch us. We think. Intter of fact, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>if anything, I'd like to go to school extend our calendar.

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<v Speaker 2>Not to make any kids nervous about that, but that

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<v Speaker 2>would take it. That would take some additional funding, frankly

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<v Speaker 2>to make that extension, because there's some concerns with that

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of if we did some sort of a

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<v Speaker 2>shortened schedule. One is, obviously our parents have to work

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<v Speaker 2>and so daycare is a challenge and what do you

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<v Speaker 2>do with what do you do with kiddo's during that

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<v Speaker 2>day too? And then secondly a big factor for me

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<v Speaker 2>is about sixty percent of our kids qualify for free

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<v Speaker 2>introduced launch. We feed a lot of kids every day

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<v Speaker 2>and so yeah, so those are kids that may not

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<v Speaker 2>get to eat and so anyway, that's not on the

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<v Speaker 2>table here. I just wanted to in case you hear

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<v Speaker 2>that on people to get nervous about thinking about shifting

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<v Speaker 2>to a four day week as well. We have no

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<v Speaker 2>plans to do that. I'll be happy to have conversations

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<v Speaker 2>about that, but that's not on the radar here. Want

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<v Speaker 2>to get out front and share those two things.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Okay, well, we're coming up to the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the year and Blair with the foundation, I can't think

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<v Speaker 1>of a better way to Maybe I'm looking to move

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<v Speaker 1>some money around, maybe.

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<v Speaker 3>A tax Yeah, looking to save on your Oklahoma income taxes.

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<v Speaker 3>If you all think that you are going to have

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<v Speaker 3>to pay any Oklahoma state income tax. The School Foundation,

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<v Speaker 3>thanks to the new legislation with the Oklahoma Tax Commission,

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<v Speaker 3>is able to give donors a seventy five percent tax

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<v Speaker 3>credit back on any gifts that they make to the

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<v Speaker 3>School Foundation. So there are some criterions and limitations that

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<v Speaker 3>I'm happy to visit with anyone interested about. But we

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<v Speaker 3>have information on our website. We've posted some information on

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<v Speaker 3>social media. But basically, if a donor makes a one

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<v Speaker 3>thousand dollars contribution to the school foundation commits to doing

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<v Speaker 3>that for two years, they can receive up to seventy

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<v Speaker 3>five percent of that gift back in the form of

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<v Speaker 3>a tax credit, So that's a dollar for dollar reduction

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<v Speaker 3>of your income taxes on your state income taxes. So

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<v Speaker 3>that gift ends up only costing our donors two hundred

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<v Speaker 3>and fifty dollars. So what we're encouraging is anyone who

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<v Speaker 3>can afford to make at least a two hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>fifty dollars contribution, consider making a one thousand dollars contribution.

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<v Speaker 3>It's still going to cost you the same, but our

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<v Speaker 3>schools benefit and receive that full thousand dollars. It is

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<v Speaker 3>even multiplied further if you have availability of company matching,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can make a donation of one thousand dollars,

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<v Speaker 3>get that match by your company, then the schools get

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<v Speaker 3>a two thousand dollars benefit, again still costing our donors

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<v Speaker 3>just that two fifty. So that's in eight times maximizing

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<v Speaker 3>that benefit that we're getting as a school district. So

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<v Speaker 3>really something that we're trying to take advantage of the

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<v Speaker 3>school district. Bartoswell has a two hundred thousand dollars credit cap,

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<v Speaker 3>but we are nowhere close to maxing out that cap

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<v Speaker 3>at this point, so we want to get closer to

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<v Speaker 3>that max. But I had a donor just the other

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<v Speaker 3>day who works for a Phillips and they're going to

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<v Speaker 3>max out their tax credit. They're going to make a

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<v Speaker 3>two thousand, six hundred and sixty seven dollars contribution into

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<v Speaker 3>the school foundation. They're going to get two thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 3>back on their income taxes, so that gift costs them

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<v Speaker 3>six hundred and sixty seven dollars. They're going to submit

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<v Speaker 3>it for a match. So our school foundation now gets

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<v Speaker 3>over five thousand dollars for a gift that costs that

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<v Speaker 3>donor six hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, we it's maximizing.

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<v Speaker 3>Really something to take advantage of. Over two years. That

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<v Speaker 3>means that gift is going to cost them about a

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<v Speaker 3>little over one thousand dollars. The schools are going to

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<v Speaker 3>get over ten thousand dollars, So really really impactful way

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<v Speaker 3>to make your donation. Again, if you can contribute at

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<v Speaker 3>least two hundred and fifty dollars to the School Foundation,

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<v Speaker 3>please reach out to us and get some more information.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike, goodness sakes check, you're nodding your head in agreement.

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<v Speaker 1>Thing this might be the well, well, I just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to share too.

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<v Speaker 2>Just my Jennifer and I personally, we've been sponsors out

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bruins on the Run, having our kids and

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<v Speaker 2>our staff participate in that race. And so now that

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<v Speaker 2>our foundation is sponsoring that race, we've been able to

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<v Speaker 2>We were able to make a twenty five hundred dollars

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<v Speaker 2>donation using this this year, and we're we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to capitalize on that tax benefit. So this

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<v Speaker 2>is an example of something that we were already doing

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<v Speaker 2>and so now it's just a matter of writing a

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<v Speaker 2>check to a different entity and then therefore we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to get that tax benefit this year and next year.

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<v Speaker 2>So for people to think about, if there's maybe some

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<v Speaker 2>events or some special things that the foundation does in

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<v Speaker 2>addition to you, they can always use the funding to

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<v Speaker 2>help their bottom line. But if there's something like we

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<v Speaker 2>have that passion for that run, we're able to earmarket

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<v Speaker 2>for that, and so it's win win really all the

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<v Speaker 2>way around.

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<v Speaker 3>And we've been doing it for three years, so we

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<v Speaker 3>it's proven now, I mean my husband and I take advantage. Also,

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<v Speaker 3>it's very simple to get back that tax credit. It

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<v Speaker 3>does in fact work, and so we've seen a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of donors that have given two hundred and fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 3>in the past, now they'll give one thousand dollars again.

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<v Speaker 3>That cost stays the same for them, but they're maximizing

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<v Speaker 3>their benefits. So a lot of great opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice. One of the things that keeps coming up in

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with schools is cell phone usage or none usage.

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<v Speaker 1>Where where are we in this this whole thing?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thanks Tom. So we've had it on our school

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<v Speaker 2>board agenda. Think it's about six months in a row,

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the Anglish generation. We've had several different meetings

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<v Speaker 2>with different stakeholder groups, and I continue to bring it

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<v Speaker 2>forward because it's something you know, cell phone use and

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<v Speaker 2>social media and the impact on all of us that's

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<v Speaker 2>impacting everyone, whether you're a kid or an adult or

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you're doing. And so we're trying to I just

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<v Speaker 2>and all that I want to do is I want

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<v Speaker 2>to help make things better. And so we've one of

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<v Speaker 2>the strategies that we're coming up with Blairs is helping

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<v Speaker 2>with we're working together is we always want to do

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<v Speaker 2>some parent information sessions, So we're gonna start with one

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<v Speaker 2>next month, I think January twentieth. Details to become we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna we're gonna piggyback off of I think it's when

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<v Speaker 2>the freshmen, the income and current eighth grade, when they

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<v Speaker 2>about that. That's one of their biggest nights they have

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of parents being on campus and seeing what's

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<v Speaker 2>at the high school. We're going to piggyback off that

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have a parent We're going to hope to have

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<v Speaker 2>and talk about give them some information. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>to give them some guidelines, some things that the school recommends.

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<v Speaker 2>I really like the book comes out and says, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>kids don't need a smartphone before they're in high school.

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<v Speaker 2>So parents out there, if you're thinking about when it

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<v Speaker 2>start with. Kids don't need to be on social media

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<v Speaker 2>the last thing is kids need to get outside and play.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's less screen time more you know, more playtime,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's to learn how to enter act with others.

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<v Speaker 2>food online. You can do everything in the world online,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to be able to interact with others, that's important.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're going to talk about those things. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna start with a session at the high school next month.

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<v Speaker 2>We plan and continue those at our middle schools also

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<v Speaker 2>have some things targeted for our elementary parents and so

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<v Speaker 2>these will be targeted for certain groups. However, any if

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<v Speaker 2>you have a kid any age, we encourage them to

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<v Speaker 2>come up Blair.

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<v Speaker 1>Anything I missed out on that, well.

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<v Speaker 3>I just I think it's not there's no easy answer,

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<v Speaker 3>and we all know that nobody's coming with this is

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<v Speaker 3>let everyone know that they're not alone, and just provide

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<v Speaker 3>kind of pooled resources in terms of what options you

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<v Speaker 3>have as a parent or as an educator to kind

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<v Speaker 3>of help manage this and help teacher kids the skills

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<v Speaker 3>they're going to ultimately need to self regulate at some point, right,

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<v Speaker 3>so we want to give them some tools that they

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<v Speaker 2>I know the last I think it was last week,

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<v Speaker 2>we met all of our leadership, our our administrators. We

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<v Speaker 2>and we talked. Obviously, it's a different in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>the kid impact. It's different at the elementary, middle and

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<v Speaker 2>have different resources available to them, but also talking to

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<v Speaker 2>everyone there even if I'm working at a school, saying

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<v Speaker 2>I'm supervising a large kids and staff maybe doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>that current impact on students day to day on having

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<v Speaker 2>the device, but thinking about they're dealing with employees that

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<v Speaker 2>of our adults are addicted as well to their phones

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<v Speaker 2>and social media and that being distracted that can impact,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, thinking about during their day or also

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<v Speaker 2>their kiddos. And so we just want to help and

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's a conversation that's long overdue, and I'm glad

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well sorry, it's a conversation that the parents can't

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<v Speaker 3>have an isolation in our schools can't have an isolation.

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<v Speaker 3>So I love the idea that we're kind of working

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we just want to help.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's I don't have and you know, we're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be able to fix anything in isolation

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<v Speaker 2>at school. We could make a you know, making a

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<v Speaker 2>policy change is not going to make everything better. We

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<v Speaker 2>are looking at things that you know, we made some

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<v Speaker 2>shifts when we've had a we've had a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>virtual days, and so we've talked about that at the

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<v Speaker 2>elementary level, we don't need this. We're not sending on

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<v Speaker 2>those short term things. We're not sending devices home and

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<v Speaker 2>have them kids looking at device. We're doing other things

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<v Speaker 2>for a youngest kids, just trying to make some Even

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<v Speaker 2>though that was that that was the best thing we

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<v Speaker 2>felt like a couple of years ago. Now that we

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<v Speaker 2>know better, yeah, we know better. We just want to

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<v Speaker 2>We just want to do better. And so look forward

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<v Speaker 2>to that conversation. We'll continue to update everyone. We'll be

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<v Speaker 2>sharing information about these upcoming events, and we just want

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<v Speaker 2>to help make things better. And then lastly, just a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of things I'll mentioned from me anyway from the

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<v Speaker 2>board meeting, Blair, we had a large donation from Trudy

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<v Speaker 2>Credit Union Education Foundation.

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<v Speaker 3>Bla, Yeah, we definitely don't want to forget that. So

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<v Speaker 3>the Trudy Education Foundation with Trudy Credit Union has been

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<v Speaker 3>a long time phenomenal partner for our school district and

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<v Speaker 3>this year was no exception. They made a donation of

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<v Speaker 3>forty seven thousand and five hundred dollars that's going to

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<v Speaker 3>support several different initiatives within the district, including BIS Talent,

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<v Speaker 3>which is our junior achievement program. Our fifth graders get

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<v Speaker 3>to go down to Tulsa to BI Talent and experience

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<v Speaker 3>different careers for the day, and it'll provide some support

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<v Speaker 3>for that. It'll provide some crucial support to continue the

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<v Speaker 3>school resource officer expansion that we have. Of course we

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness shakes, it's all coming together, good stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned one last thing too from the board meeting

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<v Speaker 2>we had our we recognize about ten students. We try

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<v Speaker 2>to recognize kids we as talented kids.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you have the best spot. Wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's really makes you feel good about what we do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's wonderful. So I think we end up with about

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<v Speaker 2>ten kids are recognized from their eighth from their success

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<v Speaker 2>on AP test. The College Board a national organization with

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<v Speaker 2>friends of PSAT program, National Merit program, also the AP

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<v Speaker 2>They recognize our students and so we recognize them. Their

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<v Speaker 2>parents came. It's always fun to do that, and Principal

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<v Speaker 2>the College Board they recognized in terms of schools in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of their participation in the AP program, which those

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<v Speaker 2>are college level classes in high school and also how

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<v Speaker 2>successful kids are when they take the test and how

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<v Speaker 2>well they do on that, and that's what research will

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<v Speaker 2>tell you. Just being enrolled in one of those classes

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<v Speaker 2>college four or five years later, which is obviously impacts everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>But the only schools that were recognized by the College

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<v Speaker 2>Board was was Bartlesville Public Schools was Bartlesville, Jinx, Edmund

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<v Speaker 2>and Norman. Those are the only schools in the state

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<v Speaker 2>of Oklahoma that received that recognition. There were some private

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<v Speaker 2>some of those that you pay a pretty heavy tuition for.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's really I always want to share that make

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<v Speaker 2>sure people are aware. I mean, that's not something that

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<v Speaker 2>a Wasso or Collinsville or someone that was recognized for.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right here in Bartlesville. So really pleased with that,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I think also when you hear that with

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<v Speaker 2>aren't on that college band. Ladona Chancellor gave an update.

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<v Speaker 2>We have ninety one kids in our construction class currently.

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<v Speaker 2>We're getting ready for next year. We're going to offer

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<v Speaker 2>a Construction two class as well, So that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to expand to help kids, you know, have that

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<v Speaker 1>Go to work. Well, you know, you guys were recognized

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<v Speaker 1>in a recent Chamber Forum meeting with the Chamber of

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<v Speaker 1>Commerce EO of Oklahoma about the board getting behind a

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<v Speaker 1>House bill that allows well basically what the Construction class

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<v Speaker 1>does exemplifies what the bill can do. Yeah, yeah, nik

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<v Speaker 1>Gus big up.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it was Yeah, I was to know that

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<v Speaker 2>was happening. But yeah, that's something else I'm involved with.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Bilger is involved with, and so the state Chamber

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<v Speaker 2>really helped get some legislation across to give some more

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<v Speaker 2>local control and flexibility because it's been time for some

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<v Speaker 2>of those graduation requirements.

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<v Speaker 1>To be updated.

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<v Speaker 2>Really They won't impact kids that are on that college train,

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<v Speaker 2>but kids that aren't. And there's about forty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>Very good, Hey, thanks for being with us today.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for having me Christmas.

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<v Speaker 4>When it comes to your children, it choosing the right

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<v Speaker 4>daycare is important. You want peace of mind knowing you're

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<v Speaker 4>putting your child in the care of the best facility.

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<v Speaker 4>Wesley and Kitty College is a DHS three star rated

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<v Speaker 4>Christian facility that is accredited through n ECPA and offer

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<v Speaker 4>programs where each child's individuality is recognized and supported by

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<v Speaker 3>For more about

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<v Speaker 4>Wesley and Kitty College, stop by seventeen eighties Silver Lake

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