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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome,

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<v Speaker 1>and stime now for our community connection with Chuck McCauley

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<v Speaker 1>on this frosty, freezy day. How you doing, superintendent, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>good morning, Tom.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing well. How about yourself?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, we're indoors thankfully, That's all I got

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<v Speaker 1>to say. It's very, very cold. What's the outlook for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the week for Bartlesville Public Schools?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you bet. We are obviously checking the weather conditions,

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<v Speaker 2>very concerned about the extreme cold warning that lasts until

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday at noon. I'm not quite ready to share our

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<v Speaker 2>plan for Thursday. We will soon, you know. We send

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<v Speaker 2>notifications out and it's funny some people get irritated because

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<v Speaker 2>they get so many different notifications. But we do make

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<v Speaker 2>sure people know. But we are I anticipate Friday, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back in person. That's what we are working towards.

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<v Speaker 2>But not quite ready to make an announcement about Thursday yet.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, in the meantime, we've got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good things that have been happening with our schools.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's hear about the Yeah you.

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<v Speaker 2>Bet, I ap appreciate that too, and I also wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to share, you know, the I think probably the only

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<v Speaker 2>good thing about this weather that we have, hopefully that

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<v Speaker 2>will help us with you know, this flu flu strap

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<v Speaker 2>season that everyone has been dealing with. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>hit our schools pretty hard. Fortunately we're able to stay

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<v Speaker 2>in person through all that, and I'm hopeful that this

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<v Speaker 2>will help help everyone's health, students and staff as we

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<v Speaker 2>get back in person. But yeah, we had our our

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<v Speaker 2>February board meeting on Monday, and of course we started

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<v Speaker 2>off with our spotlight and we started with our it's

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<v Speaker 2>national ff a week uh, and Marty Jones and Cameron

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<v Speaker 2>Dale Ashley Darca are three teachers, and then the kids

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<v Speaker 2>they they before the meeting, they've fed our school board

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<v Speaker 2>members as appreciation, which is always very uh. It's fun

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<v Speaker 2>to be around obviously the adults there, but the kids

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<v Speaker 2>that they have in those programs are just are just

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<v Speaker 2>outstanding this first class and so it's just it's fun

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to spend some time with them. Had

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<v Speaker 2>a great meal, and then we recognized our some of

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<v Speaker 2>our music students we had it's really pretty exciting in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of our choir, band and orchestra, and so I

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<v Speaker 2>could talk about them for just a minute. On the

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<v Speaker 2>choir side, we had Tamer Walker was there to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about our kiddo's there that made all state and choir.

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<v Speaker 2>And we had three middle school kids, two from Central

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<v Speaker 2>and one from Madison make all State. And then we

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<v Speaker 2>had fourteen high school kids make All State choir and

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<v Speaker 2>which is a very high number. So very proud of

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<v Speaker 2>all their efforts, the staff's efforts, and mainly the kids

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<v Speaker 2>for all their work. And then Chris Caine, one of

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<v Speaker 2>our you know, he's our lead band director and he

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<v Speaker 2>and his wife's husband wife team that helps us along

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<v Speaker 2>with some others. But he spoke and he shared that

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<v Speaker 2>we had eight students make all state band and then

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<v Speaker 2>one in All State choir. And he said that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been in a band director for twenty three years

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<v Speaker 2>and it's the most all state students that he has

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<v Speaker 2>ever had. So he shared a few things. He went

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<v Speaker 2>on to talk about the process. Of course, both those

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<v Speaker 2>are very rigorous process that starts at the school level

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<v Speaker 2>and then you get to the district and then onto

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<v Speaker 2>state in terms of the choir and banned. But he

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<v Speaker 2>talked about just the support that he has here in Bartlsville.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, those for one thing, especially in band, those

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<v Speaker 2>instruments are expensive, and we have resources at the school

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<v Speaker 2>level out of our general fund and also for bond

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<v Speaker 2>funds that are dedicated for instruments. And he went on

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<v Speaker 2>and told the story about you know a lot of districts,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, if some of these instruments can be ten

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<v Speaker 2>or twelve thousand dollars, and a lot of the kids

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<v Speaker 2>that were making All States that were on stage with us,

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<v Speaker 2>those are all instruments that the district has purchased, and

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<v Speaker 2>so it's really can be a difference maker. One would

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<v Speaker 2>be make sure they have the you know, the equipment

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<v Speaker 2>that they need, and like he shared, it's really hard

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<v Speaker 2>to perform at high level if you don't have the

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that type of that high level of equipment

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<v Speaker 2>which we're able to provide for our kids. And he

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<v Speaker 2>went on to talk about just our schedule as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we have we shifted to a seven period

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<v Speaker 2>day a few years ago and that that enables, like

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<v Speaker 2>for our music students, many of them are into different

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<v Speaker 2>class periods of music and so they's an extra time

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<v Speaker 2>built in. They had professionals come in four weeks prior

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<v Speaker 2>to the All State competitions to work with them individually.

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<v Speaker 2>So really just some some We're heavily invested in the

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<v Speaker 2>fine arts. You know, oftentimes you hear things about, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of on the athletic side or maybe just on

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<v Speaker 2>the academic side as well, But we are heavily invested

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<v Speaker 2>and really proud of our staff and our kids. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he told one last story about a sophomore. Our

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<v Speaker 2>name is Issiley Sewell, young lady, and I hadn't heard

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<v Speaker 2>the story, but she she actually made first chair all

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<v Speaker 2>state in two different instruments. She was first chair flute

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<v Speaker 2>and first chair piccolo, and so yeah, exactly, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>was amazed. I've never heard us having had uh. And

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<v Speaker 2>so she she basically get to decide which one. And

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<v Speaker 2>so he told that story. So it's pretty cool for them,

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<v Speaker 2>and many of them came to the board meeting, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's you know, those are the highlights, highlights of those meetings,

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<v Speaker 2>those spotlights, and so really just kind of on to

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<v Speaker 2>brag on our our fine arts kids because they are

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<v Speaker 2>really talented. Uh, you know, our community and school has

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<v Speaker 2>really invested, uh those and those parents and and they

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<v Speaker 2>worked really hard and and then this is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the end result of that, many of these kids are

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<v Speaker 2>going to go on and be auditioning at the college

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<v Speaker 2>level and do some great things. But really proud of

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<v Speaker 2>our all state a choir, band and orchestra students as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also at the board meeting Lesson on Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>LaDonna Chancellor on her teaching and learning updates. She shared

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of things. First of all, one thing on Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>we're having our middle school Math and Science Night STEM

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<v Speaker 2>Night over at Madison. It's at six o'clock and a month.

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<v Speaker 2>Any any whether Bartblool students or not. They're welcome to

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<v Speaker 2>come anyone in the area. But they'll have free pizza,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're gonna feed you, feed kids. Parents, come on

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<v Speaker 2>and that's really a great night. They bring in some

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<v Speaker 2>some young adults that are working, you know, working in industry,

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<v Speaker 2>working with our kids. They do free pizza and drawings.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they give up to three they'll give away

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<v Speaker 2>three laptops just for showing up. So free food and

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<v Speaker 2>the chances of technology. We encourage everyone to come. And

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<v Speaker 2>then also next week we have it's a big deal

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<v Speaker 2>for us, we have our pre kindergarten and kindergarten roundup.

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<v Speaker 2>That's on Tuesday, February twenty fifth at five point thirty

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<v Speaker 2>at each of our elementary schools. And so that's for

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<v Speaker 2>if you have if you have a child that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to turn four by September, first they are we'd love

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<v Speaker 2>to have them in pre k and so this is

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity for them to come in and meet the

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<v Speaker 2>staff and meet the school and to get them registered

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<v Speaker 2>for the upcoming school year. And it's really we really

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<v Speaker 2>need and as they can't be there, just to contact

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<v Speaker 2>the school to set up another time. But for us,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's the one thing it's pretty easy for

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<v Speaker 2>us to staff. You know, we know how many kids

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<v Speaker 2>we currently have and they're going to roll up to

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<v Speaker 2>the next grade. But this is the wild card that

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<v Speaker 2>we never know, is how many four year olds are

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<v Speaker 2>going to have and so just the earlier we know

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<v Speaker 2>that that helps us to make good staffing decisions because

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<v Speaker 2>it's that time of year where we start planning planning

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<v Speaker 2>for the next year. So that's on Tuesday, February twenty

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<v Speaker 2>fifth at five thirty at all six of our elementary schools.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Ladana also shared that on Monday this past week,

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<v Speaker 2>President's Day, George Rush's birthday, which is Monday, but we

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<v Speaker 2>had at all of our schools we had professional Development

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<v Speaker 2>Day and we are in the process of implementing leader

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<v Speaker 2>in Me training. It's based off of Stephen Covey's Seven

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<v Speaker 2>Habits of highly affected People. A lot of folks are

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<v Speaker 2>familiar with that, maybe they had that in the church

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<v Speaker 2>or some point in their college careers, but we are.

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<v Speaker 2>We had different trainers come in at each of our

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<v Speaker 2>nine school sites. They've been doing that over two different

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<v Speaker 2>days last summer. They did training with all of our

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<v Speaker 2>our administrators and school board school board members as well.

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<v Speaker 2>But we are in the process of implementing that with

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<v Speaker 2>training our staff and then be rolling that out with

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<v Speaker 2>kids this next school year. Some schools are already doing that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's just good quality, you know, personal leadership, I'll say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, thinking about those seven habits, which are being proactive,

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<v Speaker 2>beginning with the end in mind, you know, putting first

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<v Speaker 2>things first, thinking when, when, seek first, to understand, then

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<v Speaker 2>to be understood, u synergized, and then sharpening the saw.

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<v Speaker 2>And so those are things that hopefully we can get

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<v Speaker 2>some common language with our kids as they grow and

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<v Speaker 2>go through the go through the school system. Help prepare

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<v Speaker 2>them for their lives. And then tom Less thing at

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<v Speaker 2>half for you is we'll have our job fair. And

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<v Speaker 2>I talked about we're process of planning for staffing for

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<v Speaker 2>next year. But here in a couple of weeks, on

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday March first, at the High School in the commons

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<v Speaker 2>at nine am, from nine to eleven, we'll have a

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<v Speaker 2>job fair. We are we already have a few positions

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<v Speaker 2>posted for next year, and we know a few folks

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<v Speaker 2>that are retiring or maybe they're moving out of state. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a few positions posting that we'll have more

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<v Speaker 2>as the you know, as the school year ins that

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<v Speaker 2>we get into next year. But anyone that is interested

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<v Speaker 2>in teaching for Barlsville, or if they're interested in working

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<v Speaker 2>in another role, you know, we're always looking for bus drivers,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, substitutes, maybe an assistant position, teacher assistant, especially

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<v Speaker 2>at the assistant. This is really a time where they

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<v Speaker 2>can come and Uh, all of our all of our

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<v Speaker 2>hiring people are on one are in the same place

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, which that rarely happens. So Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>March first, High School Commons from nine to eleven will

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<v Speaker 2>have our job fare and it's typically our biggest one

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<v Speaker 2>because this is usually the time of a year for

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<v Speaker 2>school folks to uh they start making decisions about where

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to be uh next year. And we've we've

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<v Speaker 2>had done our intent to return staff levers for our

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<v Speaker 2>our current staff and uh, you know, we have a

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<v Speaker 2>very low turnover rate, but uh uh we do have

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<v Speaker 2>a few positions that are opening and we'll be adding

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<v Speaker 2>a couple more as well. So anyway, tom on this cold,

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<v Speaker 2>snowy day, I'll just close with we'll be getting out

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<v Speaker 2>information here real soon about Thursday, but we are planning

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<v Speaker 2>to be in person on Friday this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Very good and Nannie is Barnesville Public Schools Superintendent Chuck mccaulley.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay warm,