WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:03.000 Hell, we welcome Kelly Blair from the Trudy Education Foundation. 2 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:05.080 She'll be introducing our keynote speaker. 3 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:18.879 Thank you, Blair. It is my honor, as is representative 4 00:00:19.000 --> 00:00:24.920 of the Treaty Education Foundation, to introduce Chuck McAuley as superintendent. 5 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:28.000 I think we've all heard by now he's preparing to 6 00:00:28.039 --> 00:00:30.320 retire at the end of this school year, so I'm 7 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:33.200 gonna take a few liberties with the introduction this year. 8 00:00:34.560 --> 00:00:37.560 Check has served as superintendent at Barnswew Public School District 9 00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:42.399 since twenty sixteen, concluding a remarkable thirty four year career 10 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:46.079 in education, twenty five of those right here in Bartlesville. 11 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:49.840 His leadership guided our district through some of the most 12 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:55.200 challenging and defining moments in recent memory. A statewide teacher 13 00:00:55.240 --> 00:01:00.840 walk out, a global pandemic, multiple floods, at least one 14 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:06.480 indoor graduation, and maybe one or two interesting legislative sessions. 15 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:10.439 But Chuck's legacy is not just about weathering the storms. 16 00:01:10.719 --> 00:01:15.159 It's about building something stronger. He helped launch innovative stem 17 00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:21.519 lads through major corporate sponsorships, and expanded the school's safety 18 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:26.959 with robust student Resource officer program, and built a diverse 19 00:01:27.359 --> 00:01:32.799 program with agriculture, education, performing arts, and so many more. 20 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:38.079 He's fostered a pro teacher culture, improved communication with parents, 21 00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:43.359 and implemented forward thinking technology policies that support both students 22 00:01:43.359 --> 00:01:46.879 and staff. Chuck has also been a vital part of 23 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:50.359 our broader community. He's a member of the Bartlesow Rotary Club, 24 00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:53.439 serves on the Our Best Bank Board of Directors, and 25 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:58.280 is past president of the United Suburban Schools Association. And 26 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:01.000 for those of us at the Truty at Us Ducation Foundation, 27 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:04.879 we're especially grateful for his role as a founding member. 28 00:02:05.480 --> 00:02:09.360 His insight and leadership helped to shape the foundation's mission 29 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:13.360 and strategy for the last eleven years. Thanks in part 30 00:02:13.400 --> 00:02:15.960 to that guidance, we are closing in on over two 31 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:20.080 million dollars in total funding to education related projects in 32 00:02:20.159 --> 00:02:25.280 multiple school districts across Oklahoma and Kansus. Chuck's leadership has 33 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:28.879 also been recognized with the Chambers Tom Shoemake Leadership Award 34 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:33.120 and the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching and Administration. 35 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:37.240 But perhaps his greatest legacy is the culture that he 36 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:42.800 has helped create, one that values innovation, supports educators, and 37 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:47.680 puts students first, Chuck has been pretty successful in his 38 00:02:47.759 --> 00:02:51.080 personal life as well. In nineteen ninety two, he married 39 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:54.400 his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, a math teacher at Central 40 00:02:54.400 --> 00:02:57.280 Middle School, and their son, Mason, is a Bartisiwa High 41 00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:01.680 School graduate and a proud William Jewell College life. Please 42 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:05.840 join me in recognizing and celebrating this extraordinary leader, a 43 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:10.599 trusted colleague, and a true champion for public education. Superintendent 44 00:03:10.759 --> 00:03:46.159 Chuckter colleague. 45 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:42.840 Thank you, thank you, thank you. Might have to give 46 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:46.599 me just a minute. Wasn't quite prepared for that, So 47 00:03:47.199 --> 00:03:49.879 thank you for that warm welcome, uh thank you for 48 00:03:49.919 --> 00:03:54.199 that uh way too kind introduction, and most importantly, just 49 00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:57.039 thank you, thank you for being here. I appreciate all 50 00:03:57.199 --> 00:04:03.719 all your support. I firmly believe that a strong public 51 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:15.080 school system is absolutely essential for a thriving community. I 52 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:19.160 can tell that my mother came today. She literally did 53 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:24.519 so I'm just kidding, and I can think of no 54 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:29.560 greater example of that than this event we're having today. 55 00:04:29.639 --> 00:04:31.839 Look at the stakeholders, Blair. I'm not going to go 56 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:34.800 through and introduce everyone. Very well, could go around the 57 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:38.040 room and talk about all the wonderful things that the 58 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:42.199 support that it takes for us to really do the 59 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:46.439 amazing things that we're doing together for our kids, to 60 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:50.560 help prepare them, to help prepare our community in this 61 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:54.759 ever changing world. I look around, you know, I see, 62 00:04:55.199 --> 00:04:57.800 of course we have talking to Senator Julie Daniels here. 63 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:00.279 I know our state representatives couldn't be here earlier. They're 64 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:02.120 you know there. We have have state leaders here, we 65 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:04.519 have leaders from our city. I know we have city 66 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:07.319 council members here. I think my friend Mike Bailey is 67 00:05:07.319 --> 00:05:11.360 here as well. Appreciate all of their work, all of 68 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:14.279 their support to help us with a multiple amount of 69 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:16.560 things as local leaders. Of course, our school board, which 70 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:19.399 I'm going to talk about here, and just you know, 71 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.120 just a just a little bit as well. As you know, 72 00:05:22.120 --> 00:05:24.439 we have our large our largest employees in town are here. 73 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:27.360 The largest ones in town are here, every one of 74 00:05:27.399 --> 00:05:30.639 them because they understand that our smallest employees are also 75 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:34.839 they're here as well. But people understand that, you know, 76 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:38.639 for our community, if we're going to thrive economically, we 77 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:41.560 have to have a place where they can hire employees, 78 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:44.120 and if their employees have children, we have to have 79 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:46.120 a strong public school system making sure this is the 80 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:48.240 place they want to be and so I appreciate them 81 00:05:48.279 --> 00:05:50.920 working with us to help pull this off. We have 82 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:54.639 education people from across the spectrum here. Obviously our public 83 00:05:54.639 --> 00:05:59.720 school Foundation Blair Ellis is wonderful. She started basically I 84 00:05:59.560 --> 00:06:01.199 know I have to came superintendent. That was one of 85 00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:03.759 the first decisions the foundation made was to hire an 86 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:08.480 executive director and it's been essential in our success as 87 00:06:08.519 --> 00:06:11.600 a district. But you know, I represented Oklahoma Westland University. 88 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:14.160 I was talking to doctor Dunn here earlier. We have 89 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:17.160 great partnerships with them, you know, Kerry Boss with Greg Packett. 90 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:19.959 I mean, it's great people. Roger State University. I think 91 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:24.120 I saw Ronda writing earlier. My good friend Claire Bartley 92 00:06:24.120 --> 00:06:27.279 from past Independence from pt I this private school with 93 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:29.720 our kids with autism, that does great things for our community. 94 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:31.759 I mean, it's such a pleasure to have that as 95 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:33.519 well as Tri County Tech. You know our career tech 96 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:37.000 friends that we have, they always are are supportive of 97 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:39.759 our school and we continue to work together. We send 98 00:06:39.800 --> 00:06:42.639 us as many kids as they have room for out 99 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:45.240 to our career Tech system as well. And of course 100 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:47.920 our our staff. We have so many staff here. We 101 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:50.639 have retired people that are here that still come are 102 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:54.160 that this is they don't understand the importance of education. 103 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:56.079 But all the hard working staff that we have, it's 104 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:59.040 just been a pleasure, just been a pleasure to serve with. 105 00:06:59.560 --> 00:07:02.040 That's why, you know, I've been here to serve, and 106 00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:05.399 so all of our leadership team that we have, specifically 107 00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:08.160 I've been I'm old enough now, I've been around long 108 00:07:08.279 --> 00:07:10.360 enough that I've been a part of placing every one 109 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:12.600 of them, and I can guarantee you they are good 110 00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:16.079 people and they're here to serve as well. So I'm 111 00:07:16.120 --> 00:07:18.480 thankful to serve with them. And then of course our parents, 112 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:22.040 you know, our parents Obviously I've mentioned all these categories, 113 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:24.720 but parents are their parents also in addition to you know, 114 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:27.600 we have children that are here that are completely invested, 115 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:30.639 and you know, I appreciate Kelly for mentioning a couple 116 00:07:30.680 --> 00:07:35.199 a few of the challenging things that we've worked through together. 117 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:38.040 I'll mention I'll just say one thing. I remember the 118 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:41.759 when the pandemic hit back in twenty twenty. I'll tell 119 00:07:41.800 --> 00:07:43.680 a quick story, and we're all trying to figure out 120 00:07:43.720 --> 00:07:45.720 what to do. You know, springtime comes and basically the 121 00:07:45.720 --> 00:07:49.199 world is shut down. And I know our school, we 122 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:51.480 knew that we needed to be able to offer an 123 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:54.279 in person instruction when school started. We need to figure 124 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:57.879 that out. And I think we had eighty four people 125 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:01.600 on I think five different committee. I know that I led. 126 00:08:02.120 --> 00:08:04.120 I think our group by had men team. We had 127 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:06.360 twelve different meetings down at Johnstone Park. We got to 128 00:08:06.360 --> 00:08:09.560 meet outside and wear mask and it was weird, remember 129 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:11.959 those days. And then we came up with a plan. 130 00:08:12.240 --> 00:08:14.399 From those people, we shared it with everybody. In July. 131 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:17.680 We said, listen, we're gonna we want to start school 132 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:19.160 on time, but we need to know if you're coming. 133 00:08:19.800 --> 00:08:22.480 And so we had two meetings at Custer Stadium, invited 134 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:26.120 everybody to come and tell us what they thought good, bad, 135 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:28.399 or ugly. And you know, we did it. We were 136 00:08:28.439 --> 00:08:31.040 the only six A school in the state of Oklahoma 137 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:33.159 US started on time with an in person option. And 138 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:36.600 so I think that's just a great example of our community. 139 00:08:36.679 --> 00:08:39.120 What makes our community great, everyone just working together to 140 00:08:39.159 --> 00:08:41.960 serve our kids. And so I appreciate everybody here. I 141 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:46.440 appreciate you for being here. I do want to think 142 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:49.039 I do want to thank the most important person in 143 00:08:49.039 --> 00:08:50.960 the room, who's my wife. Who's sitting right over there, 144 00:08:51.000 --> 00:08:53.320 fanning herself. She's still a little warm from the walk in. 145 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:57.120 But yeah we are. We're having our thirty third wedding 146 00:08:57.159 --> 00:09:00.600 anniversary on Friday, and I can tell you I couldn't you. 147 00:09:00.720 --> 00:09:04.279 Being in leadership is difficult. You get pulled a lot 148 00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:07.120 of different directions. You get lots of different opinions from 149 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:10.360 you know who, I whoever thinks needs to be the 150 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:14.120 quarterback to whatever, some kids great in some class that 151 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:16.159 they didn't do well or and everything in between. I 152 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:19.120 get lots of input on lots of different things, pick 153 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:20.799 up and drop off it and you name it. I mean, 154 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:23.399 whatever the situation is. I get to hear lots of 155 00:09:23.399 --> 00:09:26.120 different things, and then lots of serious things, more serious 156 00:09:26.120 --> 00:09:28.960 things as well. But I can tell you it's always 157 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:34.000 been it's important to I've tried to model and it's 158 00:09:34.039 --> 00:09:38.799 truly important. My marriage is important, my heart is full. 159 00:09:51.919 --> 00:09:54.279 So with that, I've always been able to come to work. 160 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:57.519 I feel like giving my best, and how good that 161 00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:00.200 is that's debatable, but I've always been able to to 162 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:02.120 do that because I feel like I've gotten my priorities 163 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:03.879 in order. We've all worked with leaders that maybe are 164 00:10:03.919 --> 00:10:07.000 burning their candle at both ends, maybe some things outside 165 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.039 of work or influencing their work life, and that's just 166 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:22.519 never been the case. And that's because of Jennifer. Okay, 167 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:25.399 thank you, So I probably should start. We actually need 168 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:28.960 say one thing, so also I need to mention the 169 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:32.519 state superintendent and to talk about that just for a minute. No, 170 00:10:33.080 --> 00:10:35.919 I'm not gonna run for state superintendent. That's not my 171 00:10:36.320 --> 00:10:38.120 that is not my plan. I have no desire to 172 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:40.559 do that. But I did share last year and I 173 00:10:40.559 --> 00:10:44.080 think everyone the longer that the situation that we're in 174 00:10:44.480 --> 00:10:47.279 is happening, I think people are realizing. You know, a 175 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:51.240 lot of statements come out of that office. I respect 176 00:10:51.240 --> 00:10:53.159 the office. We obviously it's a it's a member of 177 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:56.679 the state school board. They are responsible for accreditation and 178 00:10:56.759 --> 00:10:59.840 some things that come along with you know, like accreditation 179 00:10:59.919 --> 00:11:02.320 of rules that do impact us. Correctly, but just remember, 180 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:04.879 just know, because if you didn't know, it would be 181 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:08.559 logical to think you have an elected state superintendent and 182 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:10.919 he's going to tell all school superintendent's like me what 183 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:12.600 to do and then we're going to go do that. Well, 184 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:14.960 just I think we've learned. I hope that you've learned. 185 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:18.440 That's not actually the way things flow. We have a 186 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:21.600 locally elected school board, we have a local superintendent. We're 187 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:24.919 going to follow the law, so regardless of whatever statement 188 00:11:25.000 --> 00:11:27.799 you might hear that comes out of that office. Just 189 00:11:28.080 --> 00:11:30.000 if you want to get whicked up about it and 190 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:32.120 want to make comments on social media, if that gives 191 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:33.639 you something to do and you feel like that's making 192 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:37.600 a difference, then go crazy. But I could just tell 193 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:39.480 you I really hate to even talk about it much, 194 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:42.279 because really that's the plan is so that you can 195 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:44.639 get more clicks or whatever, so that they can get 196 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:47.399 so that he can do some more interviews or whatever 197 00:11:47.480 --> 00:11:49.279 t help his future. But I just want everybody to 198 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:51.919 know that you don't need to panic about that. We're here. 199 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:54.080 If you ever need to talk about anything related to it, 200 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:57.320 I'm happy, happy to do that. I do want to 201 00:11:57.320 --> 00:11:59.720 spend just a second or just a minute talking about 202 00:12:00.279 --> 00:12:03.559 my retirement. I did announce that last week, and Kelly 203 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:06.759 minche Blair somebody mentioned that as well. But just so 204 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:08.759 that you understand kind of the plan for that. First 205 00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:12.679 of all, the district is in great shape and now 206 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:14.440 is a great time for the district. I know that 207 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:16.360 we're going to hire the next great leader to make 208 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:19.440 our district even better. I know that it look for 209 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:21.840 and I'm gonna do nothing. I'm gonna do everything that 210 00:12:21.919 --> 00:12:24.879 I can to help support our next leader. We're in 211 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:26.440 a much different place, and we talked about some of 212 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:30.000 the different things challenges we've been through. I remember the 213 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:32.879 month after I was named superintendent, at the next board meeting, 214 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.559 we announced that we had to reduce thirty nine positions, 215 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:39.840 and so twenty one teachers, fifteen support staff for administrators. 216 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:42.440 In the next year we reduce four more administrative positions, 217 00:12:42.519 --> 00:12:45.519 so we're not in that kind of shape anymore. We're 218 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:48.879 now truly investing for opportunities for our kids, and so 219 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:50.480 this is a great time for a new leader to 220 00:12:50.480 --> 00:12:53.799 come in. What I anticipate the board we'll do is 221 00:12:53.799 --> 00:12:56.039 in August is they'll hire a search firm to hire 222 00:12:56.080 --> 00:12:58.919 the next superintendent. And the reason they're doing that because 223 00:12:58.960 --> 00:13:00.879 they won't make sure they get input from you, what 224 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:03.879 you're looking for, from our stakeholders, from our parents, from 225 00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:06.679 our staff, from our community, from our business leaders, so 226 00:13:06.679 --> 00:13:08.679 that they know what we're looking for. I went through 227 00:13:08.679 --> 00:13:11.759 that same process when I was hired ten years ago, 228 00:13:12.879 --> 00:13:15.720 and I anticipate that the board will be naming the 229 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:18.519 new superintendent somewhere. They'll start next up. I'm we'll be 230 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:21.720 here all year, but they're going to start officially July one. 231 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:23.840 That happened sometime MIDI year, probably around the holidays, is 232 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:25.960 when they'll actually name that because there's some important things 233 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:28.159 to happen, and that's part of the reason for the timing. 234 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:31.080 Our strategic plan runs through twenty twenty five. This is 235 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:33.639 twenty twenty five, so to me, it made sense for 236 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:36.039 our next superintendent needs to lead our next strategic plan 237 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:37.519 for what that looks like in the future, so we 238 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:39.600 need to get that person in place. Obviously, there'll be 239 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:42.440 some personnel decisions to make. Also, we're in line to 240 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:44.759 have our next bond issue probably around this time year 241 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:46.960 next year, which obviously our new superintendent needs to be 242 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:49.720 involved with that. We'll have things lined up for that 243 00:13:49.759 --> 00:13:52.159 person as well. And I'll just tell you we've got 244 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:56.559 a great internal candidate. Well that she's ready and I've 245 00:13:56.559 --> 00:13:58.279 worked hard to get her ready, and she'll apply, but 246 00:13:58.360 --> 00:13:59.720 she's going to have to prove that she's the best 247 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:01.519 person for the job, just like I had to do 248 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:04.240 ten years ago. So anyways, wanted to share that that's 249 00:14:04.320 --> 00:14:07.000 kind of the process for what that looks like. I 250 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:10.039 did share that, especially if you have children at Central, 251 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:13.320 you're probably most more concerned about. Is missus McCauley retiring 252 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:18.559 and so eighth grade Matt teacher, and so she she 253 00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:22.080 plans to continue to teach after next year. And so 254 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:24.679 obviously if my wife is getting up and going to 255 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:27.480 work after next year, then that means mister mcauleay's and 256 00:14:27.519 --> 00:14:30.039 we get up to going somewhere to work also, so 257 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:33.200 I'll be working for We're not going anywhere. This is 258 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:35.519 our home. I'm gonna be I'm not sure exactly what 259 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:37.360 I'm gonna be doing, but I think I'm young enough 260 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:40.480 I can bring some value, hopefully to somebody too. So anyway, 261 00:14:40.519 --> 00:14:42.120 let's get on. Let's get on in the program. Let's 262 00:14:42.120 --> 00:14:44.519 talk about some things. First, of my school board members, 263 00:14:44.519 --> 00:14:46.039 do you guys please stand up? I think most of 264 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:58.320 them are here, yeah, so yeah, thank you, Scott Bilger, 265 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:01.679 Andrew Nightingale Kinder Sham, Randy here, and Rick Boswell, Susie 266 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:05.000 Cursey couldn't be here, and Mandy Johnston's our newest board member. 267 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:07.120 Boy that and I've had some great ones, some really 268 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:10.879 really good school board members. I want to thank you know, Scott, Randy, 269 00:15:10.919 --> 00:15:12.759 and Rick in particular. They were on the board when 270 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:15.200 I was hired and they're still here, so I really 271 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:20.320 appreciate them. Scott has been a great friend. We've really 272 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:22.200 I mean, he's pushed me in terms of really doing 273 00:15:22.200 --> 00:15:25.639 something to push the district, even times when like my 274 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:28.799 first year running a bond issue when we failed one 275 00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:31.480 four years ago, and I just we just reduced all 276 00:15:31.519 --> 00:15:33.120 these positions and I didn't want to do that. I 277 00:15:33.159 --> 00:15:34.840 was really worried about that, but he knew that was 278 00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:37.240 the right thing to do. That's what we did. We're successful. 279 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:40.720 I really appreciate him as well. And also I think 280 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:42.759 I saw Nicky Benson walk in earlier. She was on 281 00:15:42.799 --> 00:15:44.240 the board when I was first hired, and I remember 282 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:45.840 to point out Nikki she really helped me in a 283 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:48.519 lot of ways in the HR world, and so when 284 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:50.519 we have to make some changes and be most efficient, 285 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:52.440 she's really helped guide me and I learned a lot 286 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:54.120 from her. I wanted to mention her as well. And 287 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:56.200 then next Rick Boswell, Rick, would you come up here? 288 00:15:59.519 --> 00:16:02.480 So Rick has been on the board for fifteen years 289 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:13.240 and and yeah, from seller Rick is retiring from the 290 00:16:13.240 --> 00:16:16.120 board today, and so Rick is doing that. He knew 291 00:16:16.159 --> 00:16:18.000 that he wasn't gonna run the next time it was 292 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:20.200 up to run. He felt it was important for the 293 00:16:20.279 --> 00:16:23.039 news board member that's appointed to be part of the 294 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:25.080 selection process for the new superintendent. But he's been on 295 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:27.799 for fifteen years. I'm known Rick. I used to when 296 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:29.960 I was feel like a different life now when I 297 00:16:30.080 --> 00:16:31.759 was a completely back in the nineties when I was 298 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:34.559 a teacher and coach basketball, and he officiated a lot 299 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:37.440 of games for me. So just know that it's always 300 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:39.080 important how you act. And I'm really glad that I 301 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:44.320 didn't get a technical fouls Rick Boswell. Yeah, we've got 302 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:46.960 a little plaque for him. So let's kind over here, 303 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:48.440 let's get a picture of Let's give Rick a hand. 304 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:05.119 Appreciate Rick. Just an example of Rick. I know when 305 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:07.240 school starts next week, he'll be there at Central helping 306 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.880 six graders open their lockers. Speaking of lockers, he does that. 307 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:14.319 So let's talk about let's talk about cell phones. And 308 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:15.839 I think a good thing to think about while we're 309 00:17:15.839 --> 00:17:18.200 talking is just think about how many notifications you're getting 310 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:19.920 on your cell phone right now, how many times you're 311 00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:22.200 checking your smart watch right now. How many times are 312 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:23.559 you doing that? I want you to think about that 313 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:26.400 as we go through this, Okay, just be back to 314 00:17:26.759 --> 00:17:29.559 be mindful of that. So I brought this book forward 315 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.160 to the community, or tried to. I was one of 316 00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:34.279 the people that brought us look forward to the community, 317 00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:37.920 The Anxious Generation. A year ago, our school board, our 318 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:40.000 administrative team did a book study on it. I think 319 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:41.960 it was on our school board agenda for about ten 320 00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:44.480 months in a row. And they're just some and I 321 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:47.720 really encourage everybody to read it. I've done some community 322 00:17:47.720 --> 00:17:50.319 book studies. I know Anti's group. I went to a 323 00:17:50.359 --> 00:17:52.000 Don Jennifer and I went to a book study there, 324 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:54.720 a community about the community book study about this as 325 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:57.200 myself and I think about thirteen moms, and we had 326 00:17:57.200 --> 00:17:59.640 a great visit and parent support group. We talked about 327 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:03.440 this and really it's just it's some great research, some 328 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:05.640 data that shows us some of the harm of cell 329 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:07.680 phones and social media, some of the impact that's happened 330 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:10.640 on us. And so I knew a year ago. I 331 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:12.319 announced that the year ago that we needed to do 332 00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:14.599 something different. One of the recommendations that came out from 333 00:18:14.599 --> 00:18:16.200 the book was kids don't need to have access to 334 00:18:16.240 --> 00:18:18.960 their phone at all during school day, which I mentioned 335 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:22.079 last year. I agreed with, but we needed to work 336 00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:24.880 through to build some consensus. And although that our legislators 337 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:27.960 or the legislature was making this a priority as well, 338 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:29.759 and they truly actually they made it. They made it 339 00:18:29.799 --> 00:18:31.799 easy on us because they were a state law. And 340 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:34.039 so the way that's going to work, and the biggest 341 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:35.839 change would be at the high school. But kids won't 342 00:18:35.880 --> 00:18:38.000 have access to their phone during the day. We have 343 00:18:38.079 --> 00:18:40.400 physical lockers at our secondary schools. They'll need to put 344 00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:41.799 their phone in their locker during the day. They can 345 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:43.839 get it when they leave at the end of the day. 346 00:18:43.839 --> 00:18:45.680 They also includes things like if you have a smart 347 00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:47.599 watch or you know, we all seen people walk around 348 00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:49.759 headphones and everything else in the world they're plugged into 349 00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:52.960 while they're acting like they're paying attention whatever they're paying 350 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:56.240 attention to. They won't have access to any of those things. Okay, 351 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:58.559 so that's our plan. I know when kids come to school, 352 00:18:58.599 --> 00:19:00.839 our administrators will meet with them they do every year 353 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:02.200 and give them the update on how they're going to 354 00:19:02.279 --> 00:19:04.240 manage it. I'm sure we'll have to make some adjustments 355 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:06.720 but we're definitely going to do that. I'm excited about it. 356 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:10.000 I'm excited for our kids to hopefully get a break, 357 00:19:10.839 --> 00:19:12.440 just to get a break from that during the day, 358 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:15.720 and we can hopefully help them learn to be present. 359 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:19.079 I think that's important. I think that's a skill the 360 00:19:19.079 --> 00:19:23.680 whole world is losing. So I'm excited about that change. 361 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:29.480 Regardless of what you read on Facebook. So on child nutrition, 362 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:32.599 we'll continue. This will be our second year that we 363 00:19:32.640 --> 00:19:36.160 will have free breakfast in lines for all of our kids. Yeah, 364 00:19:36.359 --> 00:19:43.599 and so it's been a great thing, and I know 365 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:46.000 our state superintendent says something about this a month ago 366 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:48.279 kind of all schools doing it, which obviously is not happening, 367 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:50.319 but that says nothing to do with that. We started 368 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:52.960 this last year. We're going to continue with that. But 369 00:19:53.039 --> 00:19:56.200 also kind of related to cell phones as well. I 370 00:19:56.240 --> 00:19:58.039 know something that's become a problem for us is like 371 00:19:58.119 --> 00:20:01.640 a door dash and it's it's crazy. I mean, I've 372 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:03.480 walked through an office and we have kids on their 373 00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:05.559 phone ordering food and it comes up and they go 374 00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:09.480 get it and it's just ridiculous. Sorry, it just it is. 375 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:11.759 And it's been a problem in terms of kids being 376 00:20:11.759 --> 00:20:13.119 out of the classroom. I mean, we got to make 377 00:20:13.119 --> 00:20:14.720 an order. Let my door is let what do you mean? 378 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:16.240 I got to go pick up my lunch and come back. 379 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:20.119 And we're not doing that anymore. So what here's the 380 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:23.640 situation is we've got free free food breakfast and lunch 381 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:25.680 for every kid. Even if you don't want to eat that, 382 00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:27.680 that's fine. Bring your own, that's great because bring bring 383 00:20:27.720 --> 00:20:29.319 your own food, just like we all did growing up. 384 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:31.039 And mom and dad, if they forgot their lunch, then 385 00:20:31.039 --> 00:20:32.400 you can bring it up to them. That's fine too. 386 00:20:32.519 --> 00:20:34.279 But we're not going to do any of the third 387 00:20:34.319 --> 00:20:38.799 party delivery anymore. And also, and I know we all 388 00:20:38.839 --> 00:20:40.960 know some people that maybe do some Gordash delivery. Some 389 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:43.000 of the folks that are delivering door dash, I don't 390 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:45.200 want them at school. I don't want them here. They 391 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:47.400 can go someplace else and deliver. So anyway, I just 392 00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:51.359 wanted to update everybody about that going off with the 393 00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:58.039 bank here my last year. So there we go. Yeah, 394 00:21:05.240 --> 00:21:07.880 our this is our academic calendar. Just in case you 395 00:21:07.920 --> 00:21:09.559 didn't know. Make sure we're not gonna have any virtual 396 00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:12.480 days this year period. There's not gonna be any before 397 00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:14.480 we had. I know some of your happiest some of 398 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:17.440 your place had we've in the past, we've had recent 399 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:20.720 years we've had three days that were scheduled that were 400 00:21:20.759 --> 00:21:22.480 on the calendar. You knew when they're coming. We try 401 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:24.799