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

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

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<v Speaker 1>Kay one, the one you trusted, and we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get schooled. No, We've got to Barnisfield Public Schools Foundation

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<v Speaker 1>and Public Schools right here in the same building. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got Ledona Chancellor here, executive director of Teaching and Learning,

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<v Speaker 1>and Blair Ellis and she is with the foundation. Ladies.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, welcome, and we're having a good day today.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, all right, right mon, super We've

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot going on. First of all, school is

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<v Speaker 1>just busy, My goodness. This is one of the busiest

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<v Speaker 1>falls I can recall, and I've been through a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of them. Right, yeah, it bring us up today. What's

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<v Speaker 1>going on?

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<v Speaker 2>It is a busy fall. So we just actually wrapped

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<v Speaker 2>up with fall break, and in conjunction with that, we

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<v Speaker 2>wrapped up our Lady bruin volleyball and softball seasons.

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<v Speaker 1>Great seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>They both great seasons this year and our volleyball team

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<v Speaker 2>hosted regionals for the first time in a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and even though they didn't finish their season like they

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<v Speaker 2>had hoped, they had a great turnout, great support, even

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<v Speaker 2>that for regionals, and we're just really proud of the

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<v Speaker 2>coaches and the players and what they accomplished this season.

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<v Speaker 2>And then softball made it to the state tournament, got

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<v Speaker 2>the draw of Awaso, who ended up winning the whole thing, right,

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<v Speaker 2>but they took them to extra innings, you know, so

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<v Speaker 2>it was a hard fought game. And again that's the

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<v Speaker 2>first time our softball girls have made it to the

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<v Speaker 2>state tournament since twenty ten. So we're just really proud

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<v Speaker 2>again of the season that they've had, the coaches and

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<v Speaker 2>the players and look forward to next season for both

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<v Speaker 2>of those groups.

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<v Speaker 1>So go any further, I want to get blurry in here.

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<v Speaker 1>We've been doing there at the Foundation.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so we just wrapped up. Also kind of an

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<v Speaker 3>athletic event, We had our Bruin eight k on October

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<v Speaker 3>the twelfth, so that was the week before fall break,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was particularly nervous, having never coordinated a race before.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you remember, we had Bruins on the Run,

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<v Speaker 3>which is our after school running and mentoring program for

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<v Speaker 3>fifth graders. They run after school with their teacher mentors.

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<v Speaker 3>Every year we have at least one hundred kids. This

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<v Speaker 3>year was one hundred and ten hundred and fifteen kids

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<v Speaker 3>running after school. They run for seven weeks, they train

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<v Speaker 3>and their big race is always the wool Rock eight k,

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<v Speaker 3>which supports Run the Streets, which we love Run the Streets.

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<v Speaker 3>We modeled our program in partnership and after Run the Streets.

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<v Speaker 3>But this year, unfortunately the Woolarock eight k fell over

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<v Speaker 3>fall break for us, so it wasn't a great time

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<v Speaker 3>to ask our teachers and our kids and our birdles

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<v Speaker 3>Well staff to participate. So we did host our own

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<v Speaker 3>eight k here in town over at Madison Middle School,

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<v Speaker 3>running through Sooner Park and on the Pathfinder, and it

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<v Speaker 3>was great.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw some of the talkings out there at Sooner

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<v Speaker 1>Park during Bufest.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, that's right. It was all in the state.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a lot going on because it was Boufest

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<v Speaker 3>the same day, and then of course the city has

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<v Speaker 3>its Pathfinder improvement projects going on, so there was a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of utility marking also going on. But we're excited,

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<v Speaker 3>of course to see ultimately what happens with the path

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<v Speaker 3>It sounds like all those improvements are much needed, are

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<v Speaker 3>going to be great. But yeah, we had over four

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<v Speaker 3>hundred and fifty runners in the event, which is great,

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<v Speaker 3>especially for our first first year event. About two hundred

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<v Speaker 3>of those were Bartlesville School staff. So our superintendent does

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<v Speaker 3>an initiative a wellness challenge for all of our staff

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<v Speaker 3>to see which school site is going to have the

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<v Speaker 3>most staff participating in this race. Obviously, he loves running

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<v Speaker 3>as well as his wife Jennifer, and they prioritize their

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<v Speaker 3>health and they want their staff to invest in their

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<v Speaker 3>health also, so that is a big driver for all

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<v Speaker 3>of those staff members to get out and either run

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<v Speaker 3>or walk the eight k or at least the one

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<v Speaker 3>mile fun run. So we had two d staff. We

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<v Speaker 3>had between our bruins on the run, fifth graders and

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<v Speaker 3>just younger students who wanted to run in the fun run,

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<v Speaker 3>we had about one hundred and sixty hundred and seventy

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<v Speaker 3>students out there running. So it was just a great

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<v Speaker 3>event and all the feedback has really been Although we

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<v Speaker 3>were hesitant to do our own race, it was really

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<v Speaker 3>fun to focus on bruins and bruins on the run

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<v Speaker 3>and all of our Bartlesville staff.

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<v Speaker 1>So wow, it sounded like it was a big time.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a big time, and I think other than

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<v Speaker 3>a tiny scrape knee which We had our school nurses

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<v Speaker 3>out there to atend to everybody returned safely. The Bartlesville

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<v Speaker 3>Police Department was huge and making sure everybody stayed safe

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<v Speaker 3>and safe on the roads, and the city was a

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<v Speaker 3>great partner. I mean it was. That was my favorite

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<v Speaker 3>part is just seeing how our community and how many

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<v Speaker 3>people it took in our community to come out and

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<v Speaker 3>volunteer to make it a successful race. Wow, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good. Takes great jobling than we else we got

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<v Speaker 1>going on with the school.

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<v Speaker 2>Are So I think this might be the last Wayside

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<v Speaker 2>construction up date, so.

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<v Speaker 1>That might be the beginning of the first one.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, we opened the new edition that Wayside

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<v Speaker 2>at the start of school, right, but the playground wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>finished yet. And the playground is finished and officially opened

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<v Speaker 2>on Monday, and students and maybe some staff alike are

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<v Speaker 2>enjoying the new playground equipment. I think mister Smith might

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<v Speaker 2>have been swinging out there yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, So we're excited about that, And then wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to share that Bartlesville High School Student Council has an

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<v Speaker 2>event next week that they're hosting. So they are hosting

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<v Speaker 2>the State Student Council Convention November second through the fourth.

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<v Speaker 2>So they've been planning this event for about a year

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<v Speaker 2>and a half and it'll bring in about two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>students from schools across our state who will be visiting

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<v Speaker 2>Bartlesville and be attending that convention at our High School Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday and Monday. So really excited about that and proud

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<v Speaker 2>of the kids. That takes a lot of coordinating and

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<v Speaker 2>work to put that together, so really excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, this is going to be great.

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<v Speaker 3>Are they in the Fine Arts Center? Are all through?

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<v Speaker 2>They'll be throughout the high school though, like the keynotes,

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<v Speaker 2>the main speaking sessions will be in the gym. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the only place that you can fit everybody. And then

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<v Speaker 2>they'll have breakouts right yes field, So looking forward to that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also wanted to give some updates from the

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<v Speaker 2>board meeting. So the board approved contract for purchase of

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<v Speaker 2>the property that sits in Central Middle Schools kind of

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<v Speaker 2>play Earl Sears Park area. It's at the corner of

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<v Speaker 2>Delaware and Adams, so it's the last piece of structured

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<v Speaker 2>property in that park area. So the district is going

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<v Speaker 2>to purchase that and take that the structure down and

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<v Speaker 2>then that will become additional playground park area, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we're excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just kind of clean it all up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so that whole rest of that block will be

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<v Speaker 2>park so that'll be very nice. And then we also

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<v Speaker 2>are continuing our discussion about the Anxious Generations, so we

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<v Speaker 2>had more discussion about that during the board meeting Monday night.

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<v Speaker 2>And just you know, we're studying the book The Anxious

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<v Speaker 2>Generation by Jonathan Hight and really studies the effects of

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<v Speaker 2>social media on our teens, our children, And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being the high school principle for ten years, I saw

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<v Speaker 2>firsthand the increase in the number of students who were

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<v Speaker 2>affected by mental health crisis on a regular basis, going

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<v Speaker 2>from when I first started occasional to weekly more than weekly,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, having numbers of cases, maybe not the same student,

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<v Speaker 2>but multiple students a week who are having some kind

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<v Speaker 2>of mental health crisis. And so when you're going through that,

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<v Speaker 2>you're always analyzing what's behind this, what's driving this increase, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and just anxiety and just a breakdown. And so this

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<v Speaker 2>book The Anxious Generation really gives the data to support

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<v Speaker 2>what happening behind the scenes, and it really goes back

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<v Speaker 2>to social media, most of it and access to it

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four to seven for kids, and they can't disengage from.

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<v Speaker 1>It either an adult.

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<v Speaker 2>That's absolute. Yes, we're all almost addicted, most of us. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you, that's probably a better word. Yes, And it's

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<v Speaker 2>hard to get away from it. And so we're looking

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<v Speaker 2>at reviewing our district policies around all the things that

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<v Speaker 2>we use social media, computers, digital services with our kids,

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<v Speaker 2>just to make sure that we're continuing to do what's

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<v Speaker 2>best for our kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>When you learn new things, when you know better, you

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<v Speaker 2>do better. And so for example, last week, we had

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<v Speaker 2>a distance learning day on Wednesday four, fall break and

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<v Speaker 2>we decided to make that an unplugged distance learning day

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<v Speaker 2>for our elementary students, so while they were still assigned

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<v Speaker 2>work to complete, it was paper pencil work, not computer based.

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<v Speaker 2>And really the driving force behind that decision obviously the

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<v Speaker 2>study of the book, right, but thinking about kids having

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<v Speaker 2>a four day weekend where we did not want to

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<v Speaker 2>promote screen time over a weekend where maybe they would

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<v Speaker 2>do something else. So that's an example of the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of policies that we just are going to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>evaluate just to be sure that we're doing what's best

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<v Speaker 2>for our kids.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, as a parent of two elementary school kids,

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<v Speaker 3>I was super grateful to not have to regulate a

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<v Speaker 3>chromebook in addition to all the other screens of course

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<v Speaker 3>that we have. And my kindergartener had some writing assignments,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just kind of practicing her letters and to read.

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<v Speaker 3>But then she was assigned to go outside and look

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<v Speaker 3>for different things in nature, right, And I love that

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<v Speaker 3>she got out there, and my older kids actually went

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<v Speaker 3>out and helped her. But it wasn't based on screens.

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<v Speaker 3>It was all kind of get outside play, learning through play,

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<v Speaker 3>and I, as a parent, really appreciated that that change.

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness akes, I like that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's really good. There is a place for the chrome books,

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<v Speaker 2>but we have to monitor that and use it appropriately, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it's all about balance, Yes, thank you, absolutely well.

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<v Speaker 3>And then at Central, just after fall break, when they

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<v Speaker 3>came back from fall break, the new expectation is phones

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<v Speaker 3>are put away all day, including lunch time. And again

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<v Speaker 3>I have a Central middle schooler, and he said it

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<v Speaker 3>seemed to be a fairly easy transition. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 3>think the administration had set the expectation leading up to

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<v Speaker 3>fall break when you get back. We don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>see your phones from the time you walk in the

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<v Speaker 3>buildings all the time you leave, and so hopefully that'll

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<v Speaker 3>carry over into the high school. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been kind of monitoring social media myself, and if

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<v Speaker 1>your child hasn't had some kind of reaction to it,

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<v Speaker 1>it almost seems like there are influencers. We're almost promoting

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<v Speaker 1>that you're not cool if you don't have a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are the people I really have an issue with.

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<v Speaker 1>And and you know what to fit in, well, I

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<v Speaker 1>better have a problem, oh right, And it's like no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not the way we do that. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a tough thing. But to keep that away while

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<v Speaker 1>you're learning, and things will be a lot better.

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<v Speaker 3>While you're young and your brain is still forming, and

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<v Speaker 1>Getting confused and influenced.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're waiting for that next break where you

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<v Speaker 1>Your phone, you're not paying attention to right, even if

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so we have thank you. We have a job

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<v Speaker 2>fare coming up. Job on November thirteenth, right, always recruiting,

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<v Speaker 2>So November thirteenth, at four o'clock Bartlesville High School Commons.

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<v Speaker 2>And this job fair will be for certified and classified positions,

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<v Speaker 2>so all district positions. And I would say, if you

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<v Speaker 2>even it's not too early to come out to the

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<v Speaker 2>job fair, meet the principles. That's an opportunity where you

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<v Speaker 2>have all the principles in one place. You can meet them,

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<v Speaker 2>introduce yourself. Like I said, even if you're not trying

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<v Speaker 2>thinking next August, it's a great time to come out,

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<v Speaker 2>share your story and what your goals are.

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<v Speaker 1>Get known, yes, get no. Yes. Wow, that's amazing, I

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<v Speaker 1>tell you what. It never stops, you know. I've noticed

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<v Speaker 1>that that we keep getting more students and then we

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<v Speaker 1>have more job bears. I don't know how that works.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems to be happening and awful lot lately. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good problem.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a great problem to have, yes it is, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And with the schools now able to accommodate thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>like that, things that are moving a lot smoothly.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, very grateful to the community. Just finishing up the

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<v Speaker 2>Wayside project, you know, we've started the Ranch Heights addition,

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<v Speaker 2>which is very similar to Waysides, So we'll be adding

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<v Speaker 2>classroom space at Ranch Heights and that will be ready

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<v Speaker 2>to open in August of twenty five. So looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to that and definitely appreciate the community support for bond isshes,

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<v Speaker 2>for our kids, for our staff always, but.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone else is happening with the foundation that you might

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<v Speaker 3>Well, just one quick thing just for parents of seniors

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<v Speaker 3>at the high school and also seniors as students. We're

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<v Speaker 3>partnering with the Bartolswelle Community Foundation to host a scholarship

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<v Speaker 3>panel in conjunction with like a parent information session that's

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<v Speaker 3>happening at the high school on Thursday. So again this

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<v Speaker 3>is for senior parents of the high schoolers as well

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<v Speaker 3>as those students, but just to come and learn about

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<v Speaker 3>different components of life after graduation. Our piece, again with

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<v Speaker 3>the Community Foundation, is all about scholarships, so helping them

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<v Speaker 3>navigate kind of what scholarships exist from, providing some financial

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<v Speaker 3>aid and some tips and tricks on how to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that your application stands out amongst the hundreds that

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<v Speaker 3>are received. So that's going on on Thursday. I believe

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<v Speaker 3>it starts at five thirty in the Bartolesville Fine Arts Center.

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness sakes, what tell you guys? You wrapped up

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<v Speaker 1>put a bow on it. It's really nice. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of information, but the information everybody needs always.

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<v Speaker 3>That's going on always.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to thank you both for being here with

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<v Speaker 1>us and sharing with us.