WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.320 --> 00:00:03.960 Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome in. 2 00:00:04.040 --> 00:00:06.799 It's time now for our community connection. First of two 3 00:00:06.919 --> 00:00:10.039 this hour, and we are speaking with Chuck Pacauley. 4 00:00:10.279 --> 00:00:11.640 He is the superintendent of. 5 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:16.079 School's Bartonsville Public Schools and my goodness sakes, things are 6 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:19.879 just getting better and better. The school and the foundation 7 00:00:20.440 --> 00:00:22.559 just received a big check the other night. 8 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:24.719 Yeah they did, Tom, Thanks for getting me in today. 9 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:27.480 I know it's a busy time. Yes, Monday night we 10 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:31.320 received our vest wrote a give us a fifteen thousand 11 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:34.399 dollars check to the Public School Foundation and this is 12 00:00:34.439 --> 00:00:36.640 there for their continued support. This is I believe three 13 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:38.960 years in a row now and what that is is 14 00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:42.079 to help our teachers with the cost of childcare. We 15 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:45.320 partner with Tri County Tech. They have an outstanding childcare program. 16 00:00:45.479 --> 00:00:47.520 This is something that was part of our strategic plan 17 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:49.359 trying to come up with ways for the recruitment and 18 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:52.479 retention of teachers, and daycare is one of those things 19 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:55.200 that can cause teachers to choose to stay home when 20 00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:57.200 their kids are young, before they get to the school agent. 21 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:00.640 So the way that has evolved is Try County Tech 22 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:04.840 has modified their childcare where it's August through May, so 23 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:07.159 our teachers, if their kids are enrolled in that program, 24 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:09.040 they don't have to pay for June July when they're 25 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:11.480 off contract, and in those months they do pay for, 26 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:13.560 they get a fifty percent discount. And that's what that 27 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:16.840 RVEST check is helping the district with HASP help cover 28 00:01:16.879 --> 00:01:20.959 that cost. And so that's tremendous. We have twenty three kiddos, 29 00:01:20.959 --> 00:01:24.040 little bruins out at Track County Tech that their parents 30 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:27.200 are teachers, and so it's been a tremendous benefit. I 31 00:01:27.239 --> 00:01:30.200 really appreciate Tammy Strobel, Jolie Bryant out of Tri County. 32 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:33.280 Of course, David Nickel and his leadership at RvEs and 33 00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:37.359 Stevie Williams. Earl Sears came to our board meeting on 34 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:40.560 Monday as well. Of course Blair Elis and Jesus kind 35 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:42.239 of works miracles for us. But it's really been a 36 00:01:42.280 --> 00:01:44.719 tremendous benefit for us. And we're excited to announce that 37 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:46.400 on Monday. 38 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:48.840 So we've got a big spring break coming up. And 39 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:51.519 then after that, Boy, it's pedal to the medal. 40 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:53.120 Isn't it. It's your Tom. 41 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:56.400 We have you know, we have You're right, matter fact, 42 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:58.040 we have a parent teacher conferences for a little for 43 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:00.640 elementary parents or last night tonight, so elementaries will be 44 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:03.719 out on Friday. Middle school and high schools having school Friday. 45 00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:04.599 Excuse me. 46 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:06.879 Next week is spring break and then it's nine weeks 47 00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:09.319 in school. It's it's a race now. I mean, there's 48 00:02:09.319 --> 00:02:12.879 a lot going on, lots of activities. It's a fun 49 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:15.199 time I think we have. We're out on Good Friday, 50 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:18.439 and then we have a graduation that Friday before Memorial Day, 51 00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:19.439 last day on Thursday. 52 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:21.879 I know, Tom, you've got one that's going to be there. 53 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:24.080 The last, last, last one. 54 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:23.919 Seven. 55 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:26.680 Yeah, and so it's been it is a race. We 56 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:28.960 do have lots of activities. I want to hit on 57 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:32.520 just a couple of things. Also, just tonight, there is 58 00:02:32.599 --> 00:02:36.439 the at the center that the tall cop is going 59 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:38.360 to be here, and what that is. That's that from 60 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:41.599 that opioid abatement grant that the district wrote. We have 61 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:45.080 a nationally known speaker that's coming in. We receive this grant. 62 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:47.560 This is just for opioid awareness and so he's gonna 63 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:49.680 be from six to seven fifteen at the center. 64 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:52.919 And this is for just for adults eighteen and above. 65 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:56.520 No media, and he's really coming just to get they 66 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:58.599 do some research on what it is and how that's 67 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:01.680 impacting Bartlesville and Washington Counting. So encourage anybody that wants 68 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:04.000 to come. They can just come. There's no cost, and 69 00:03:04.039 --> 00:03:07.360 it's it should be a good, good learning opportunity for 70 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:08.840 all of us. I know I look forward to being 71 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:11.919 there as well. It's tonight at six o'clock. I want 72 00:03:11.960 --> 00:03:14.120 to mention our we recognize a couple of things at 73 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:14.759 our board meeting. 74 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:16.280 In addition to the check presentation. 75 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:21.560 On Monday night, we had our our Academic All Stater, 76 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:24.520 Luke Huck as a senior, and they recognized one hundred 77 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:28.400 the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, they recognized one hundred seniors 78 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:31.560 in the state as Academic All Stators and Luke Huck 79 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:33.479 is one of those, and we've had one of them. 80 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:34.879 We've had at least one. 81 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:37.400 At Bartlesville High School every year since they've been giving 82 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:39.520 out those, making Academic All Stators. 83 00:03:39.520 --> 00:03:41.280 Really proud of, really proud of Luke. 84 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:43.960 He shared with us he's thinking he's going to go 85 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:48.039 to ou as considering going to being a lawyer. A 86 00:03:48.039 --> 00:03:50.280 really sharp young man, and really proud of him and 87 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:51.479 his excellence. 88 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:53.159 We recognize our swim teams. 89 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:54.919 You know, are both of our swim teams, boys and 90 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:57.039 girls finished as state runners up. 91 00:03:57.560 --> 00:03:58.960 We had a couple of girls. 92 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:01.599 Anna Young and Addie High, won a couple of individual 93 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:04.000 state championships and they're both neither one of those are seniors. 94 00:04:04.039 --> 00:04:07.240 So we just keep keep having a great deal of success. 95 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:10.479 Coach Inglehardt, who does such a tremendous job, he mentioned 96 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:14.039 both of our swim teams. Their team great point averages 97 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:18.079 was almost three point nine and our boys team minished 98 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:21.519 by one hundredth of a point being the academic state 99 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:24.399 champion as well. We have ten boys on the swim team, 100 00:04:24.439 --> 00:04:27.120 all of them qualified for state. We had seventeen girls, 101 00:04:27.160 --> 00:04:29.360 sixteen of them which qualified for state. And so they 102 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:33.839 just keep having tremendous success. And then I want to 103 00:04:33.839 --> 00:04:36.519 mention also something exciting a couple one thing that you 104 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:39.800 might have seen tom as Oklahoma Western University of partnership 105 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:43.560 with their we are working on really trying to grow 106 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:46.240 our own teachers. And so something I saw at the 107 00:04:46.279 --> 00:04:48.199 national conference a few years ago and we've been talking 108 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:50.000 about it, but now it's happening. And so what that 109 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:53.240 means is at Bartlesville High School. If we have students 110 00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:56.240 that are interesting becoming teachers, if they go through our 111 00:04:56.279 --> 00:04:58.959 internship program, which we have many kids as seniors that 112 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:00.920 are interested, they do in a couple hours a day 113 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:03.839 at one of our schools. They can earn up to 114 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:07.399 five hours of credit at Wesleyan University. If they go 115 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:09.600 to Wesleyan University and get into College of Education there 116 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:13.360 eligible for a five thousand dollars scholarship annually to become 117 00:05:13.399 --> 00:05:16.120 a teacher. And so it's really a tremendous benefit, especially 118 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:19.199 for our local kids. You know, Wesleyan is a private school. 119 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:21.360 I mean they do the best they can, be competitive 120 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:24.120 on their tuition costs, but you know you can you know, 121 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:26.920 living at home and getting some scholarships and and you 122 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:29.000 know you can graduate. You get a head start on 123 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:31.800 your college credit. You look at graduating from college when 124 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:33.600 you're twenty one, twenty two, and we will hire you 125 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:35.959 at Bartlesville and help train you to be successful. So 126 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:38.199 really proud of that. We want to make sure we're 127 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:39.879 doing the best we can. You know, we talked about 128 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:42.319 the teacher daycare in terms of kind of recruitment and retention. 129 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:44.920 This is hopefully a way for us to help with. 130 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:47.199 That in terms of growing our own because you know, 131 00:05:47.680 --> 00:05:50.319 we want to open that door to our to our 132 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:54.079 young youngsters to help them see all the benefits of education. 133 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:57.240 And then I'll also mention Ladan and Chancellor shared with 134 00:05:57.319 --> 00:06:01.680 us Monday night regarding our enrollment for next year in 135 00:06:01.720 --> 00:06:05.959 construction and aviation, some of those programs that continue to flourish. 136 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:08.720 We started a construction class this year. We have ninety 137 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:13.000 two kids taking construction at Bartlesville High School. Doug Bidrou's 138 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:16.480 teaching the course. So next year we're adding a construction too. 139 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:19.160 And so we've gone through the enrollment process and we've 140 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:22.040 had we're adding a construction two class, which we had 141 00:06:22.439 --> 00:06:24.680 I think it was thirty five kids requested to be 142 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:27.959 in construction two, and then we had one hundred over 143 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:30.600 one hundred and thirty kids request to be in construction one. 144 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:33.759 So we're gonna have to add some additional Uh, Doug can't, 145 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:35.639 mister Madreau can't teach all those, so we're gonna work 146 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:37.439 on We're gonna work on that, but we're gonna add 147 00:06:37.439 --> 00:06:39.600 at construction too. That's going to continue. I see that 148 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:42.360 being a four year program and really want to get them. 149 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:44.519 Kind of my end goal would be where they can 150 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:46.920 be involved with some intornships where they can be out 151 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:49.279 in the field and learning and getting them ready to 152 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:50.600 go to the world to work, because you know, there's 153 00:06:50.680 --> 00:06:53.240 lots of lots of good jobs out there. If you 154 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:56.120 just have those have some skills and will work, you 155 00:06:56.120 --> 00:06:57.879 don't have to go to college to really to really 156 00:06:57.920 --> 00:07:01.439 have those opportunities. And then our aviation program, Uh, we've 157 00:07:01.720 --> 00:07:03.040 this is our third year of having that. 158 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:04.600 We're gonna add a fourth year next year. 159 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:08.519 Uh so we have four years of aviation at Bartlesville 160 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:11.959 High School, so that construction aviation program continue, uh, just 161 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:15.120 continue to flourish. We're excited to excited to offer that 162 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:16.680 for our kids. And then you know, kind of the 163 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:19.680 last thing Tom I wanted to mention that I have 164 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:21.480 on my list here just to remind folks if they 165 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:23.040 have a kidd oh that's that's going to enroll in 166 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:25.399 pre kindergarten, if they're going to be four years old 167 00:07:25.480 --> 00:07:27.959 before September first, we need to know, so please help 168 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:29.639 us know. You know, we have a pretty good handle 169 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:31.319 on our kids that are in school. They're gonna they're 170 00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:33.319 gonna age up to the next grade level for staffing, 171 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:36.480 So please reach out to that elementary school. We have 172 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:38.959 information online on how they can figure out what but 173 00:07:39.079 --> 00:07:40.720 boundary they're in. But if they'll just call one of 174 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:42.680 the schools, we can help them to bring them up 175 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:44.839 and help get them ready. We have full day you know, 176 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:48.040 we have full day pre K for our four year 177 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:51.120 old programs. You know, this year we offer we have 178 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:55.079 free breakfasted lines for all kids. We're gonna continue with that. 179 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:59.360 It's been very successful. It's really helped our kids. Now 180 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:01.360 that we have the number of kids I qualify for 181 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:03.800 free and reduced lunch, So now every kid, no matter 182 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:06.920 whether they qualify or not, they do get that free 183 00:08:06.920 --> 00:08:10.160 breakfast and lunch as well. So yeah, I'm pretty quick Rundown. 184 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:11.839 I was looking at my calendar and the next time 185 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:13.480 I'm going to be on our next board meeting, I 186 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:15.319 think it's April twenty first, and you know, by that 187 00:08:15.360 --> 00:08:16.399 time we're. 188 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:18.839 Just literally days away from graduation. 189 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:21.319 So it's been fast and furious, but it's been a 190 00:08:21.319 --> 00:08:23.360 great year so far and looking forward to spring break. 191 00:08:23.480 --> 00:08:25.680 All right, Hey, Chuck, thank you very much, and keep 192 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:28.079 up the good work. You know, we've got the Bradys 193 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:30.000 some best looking kids in all Oklahoma. 194 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:30.519 I agree. 195 00:08:30.639 --> 00:08:34.679 That's a parent and school combination, all right'd be good. 196 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:36.879 All right. Once again, folks, you've been listening to our 197 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:40.320 community connection, and that's Chuck McCauley. He is our superintendent 198 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:42.559 of schools Bardonsville Public Schools.