Multi-year curriculum overhaul driven by the district's 'vision map' — algebra-for-all in 8th grade, NGSS-aligned science sequence, science of reading literacy framework with new literacy coach, and comprehensive math improvement materials.
2025-02-13
Board of Education
seven in reserves and fund balance we have strong reserves in our district and we will be utilizing those undoubtedly in the years ahead the allowable growth factor again was a 1.16 million in increase in Revenue so some advocacy opportunities so man…
questions trust.org can trust just and that concludes my presentation anyone has any questions a quick question about School meals so you mentioned that there's a money in the federal line to fund some school lunches and then there's the proposal in …
the location somewhere in C Harman High School to be detered given all the construction and cl changes but we will definitely get that information on the plug so at this time it has been the custom of this board to allow sitting members to publicly a…
2025-02-27
Board of Education
in three two one action I should this good evening everyone I'd like to call to order the February 27th 2025 work session of [Music] the school district Bo of Education item 1.02 approval of the agenda recommended action be resolve the Board of Educa…
half% we're basically to all lowf flow fixtures throughout the district and we also with the capital project and Spencer field getting redone we no longer have irrigation down there so we won't have to water that field so there's some savings there a…
in the high school gym we will have our budget vote trustee elections and also our 10e celebration seven this is a way to stay connected and thank you thank you all thank you now I gotta let them go home because I need them more than good night guys …
2025-04-10
Board of Education
including our vision statement discussing how all members of the learning community will demonstrate an enduring curiosity, engage in the pursuit of inspiration and develop the habits of mind to promote personal growth and the well-being of society. …
And we hear from several outstanding Tiger students about what that's meant for them in terms of the rigor and the expectations and from several members of the faculty about the work that they've put into it, about why they believe it's a superior mo…
So wanted to begin just by there we are highlighting the what we call the budget roadmap. this is this is information that the board and the public have seen previously but I wanted to mention it primarily to say that the budget is truly a yearround …
Our auditorium is now in the very very near future going to be finished but and when it is finished there's going to be some outstanding truly outstanding talent on that stage for the next few years judging by what we saw from Peter Pan Jr. So thank …
So please come out and support that work and bear witness to bear hard work in the district. And that is all I have. we will now move into our first hearing of the public. There is actually no one here in the in the meeting room with us right now. So…
And this gives them a formalized structure to do that supported by members of our faculty and staff. Additional unified sports offerings as we heard from from Rachel as well as additional huddle cameras to cover various aspects, new aspects of of our…
But because of that requirement, we have to hold off until a certain number of days before the vote. Okay. Thank you for that. and then we spent some time discussing hopefully everyone on the board and and our community has seen some of the new socia…
2025-05-08
Board of Education
This year, some really important work occurred in curriculum, including the development of interdisciplinary learning experiences for students in the humanities for the upcoming school year, as well as overhaul of our science and math curriculum to a…
Hopefully, we get a chance to have some some good conversation over the next couple weeks leading up to May 20th and the community's opportunity to weigh in on the vision and values of the system. [Music] Hello, Tiger community. As we approach our up…
it was a very interesting presentation. It was very arty discussion about what this means for students and what it means for teachers. how it is to be used, how it will be rolled out and the sorts of professional development that will be undertaken t…
The work of our vision map as it has come to life in our schools over the past couple of years has allowed us to truly redefine the idea of excellence in learning. We are focused on three key areas. Genuine interdisciplinary learning opportunities fo…
but the policy I'm suggesting to the committee should include how those situations will be handled even though the law does not require we have a whole lot of other policies that are on our agenda or on our to-do list and we're going to get them talk…
This is one of so it was an honor to be there. also had the chance last night to attend the National Honor Society induction. We inducted 45 members of the class of 2026. Want to thank Annie Vogel of the high school administration and everyone involv…
Thank you, Anna. good evening everyone. Good evening to all the members of our community who are here in person and those who are watching at home. it's always an honor for me to get a chance to share some of the phenomenal things that have happened …
2026-01-08
Board of Education
In fact, for me, it really bolsters that the the the perception that I've had that these are great decisions for our students and are creating a lot of really, really positive learning environment and a positive environment for our teachers. So, I'm …
So as schools you can continue to teach the traditional AP environmental curriculum or you can get trained and engaged in the project-based curriculum which we chose to do and you can see that our scores actually went up pretty significantly while em…
Laura, the all APs score one to five, right? Yes. Okay. If I could recommend the scale just be uniform. Okay. So that they're all cuz you you look at them differently when you start with four versus five. Visually it can look Yeah, that makes sense. …
I can count on one hand the number of cell phones that I've had to take this year so far and in those situations they've been very respectful conversations. But I think from like a more regional perspective this is the topic of all of our principals …
So, I want to end by again asking for any sort of way to bridge that gap funding gap with Children's Space Montessori as a UPK provider. as we heard last board meeting, they will not be able to continue because of the financial constraints. I asked l…
And that's just one of the many reasons our community here is so lucky to have Children's Space North running the UPK program. As I'm sure you're aware, I don't know if it's been mentioned by others, but today Governor Hochul announced a plan that in…
We learned our colors and we hatched chicks. and half of the school year, if we were in the morning, we switched to afternoon and if we were in the afternoon, we switched to morning. It was a very different world. And the curriculum, my son is in kin…
UPK prepared our youngest son academically and socially for kindergarten, and he arrived at CET ready and confident to start school. As an immigrant and now proud citizen who has built a life here in the US, I want to see Croton embrace fairness and …
And to be able to sort of see here again, we can't necessarily make a one-to-one like, positive statement, but I think what you can definitely and I think what we as a community and as a district can definitely feel is that the choices that we're mak…
The next CET literacy committee meeting will take place on January 26th where we will begin finalizing our philosophy on literacy and will begin developing a comprehensive framework for teaching literacy aligned by pillars of literacy. Splash musical…
We have incredibly talented content specialists that do this work and are not settling and saying, "We're just going to do the same thing that we've always done." We want to get better. We want to try the project-based curriculum. We want to find the…
I know, there was we as a board will be considering and we need to be working on this and an AI policy and then guidelines on how AI will be used in the school setting, both for learning, for teaching, for curriculum development, and for operations b…
2026-01-22
Board of Education
So as it relates to the important pardon me the enhanced support staff with the improved counseling ratios the mandatory guidance meetings for early intervention we exceed national practice by providing lower ratios structured proactive supports and …
We know how challenging of a time that can certainly be. And so I think our overall kind of schoolwide takeaways is that there is a strong sense of belonging in all grades 5 through 8. our students feel allyship. They exercise advocacy. They stand up…
Robin does push into all of our classrooms and takes two lunch periods a month for a short period of time, 8 n 10 minutes just to reinforce some of these strategies from Little Spot. speaking of Robin, we've had the creation of our curriculum coordin…
So I think that that causes us to pause and think about, more of our restorative practices and how do we not expect a child to forget, but be able to recognize change, which is a maturity piece, too, but to recognize that yeah, this may have happened…
So, what this data is telling us is that students consistently feel safe, supported, and emotionally seen at PVC. They report stable friendship, strong allyship and acceptance of individual identity as well as feeling safe having that supportive adul…
Thank you all for being here and more importantly for leading this work about some of the data regarding and how our kids are telling us their experience in our schools has been and continues to be and where our work needs to continue to focus in tha…
2026-02-12
Board of Education
I could go on for quite a while about Jeremy's many accomplishments, but I will summarize that Jeremy has earned the respect of both peers and faculty for his thoughtful contributions and his commitment to genuine excellence. His achievements reflect…
He consistently challenges himself, engages deeply with complex ideas and approaches every opportunity and grows those opportunities into unique experiences that have shaped his trajectory. He has been an active participant in our Mandarin program si…
A few years ago, Maya was also instrumental in working with the Lorraine Hanssbury Coalition to create a documentary highlighting local residents and local history. The film explored Lorraine Hanssbury's life and Crotin's history, specifically a 1963…
In three, two, one, action. Good evening everyone. this will resume the February 12th, 2020. Croman Har School District Board of Education meeting. We have called the meeting to order and then entered executive session. We are now on agenda item 1.5.…
One of the other gifts that he gave us was telling us well in advance of his plans in terms of his retirement. and that allowed us to be in a position that most districts aren't. and giving us a couple of years to think really planfully about who wou…
And so we we tried this as a pilot there this year. kudos to Nicole and the entire team who have made that work. and now we'll continue to get feedback from the faculty, staff, and students and look to iterate into some new versions as we go forward.…
We also have the added benefit of the three-year goals, right? So, all of the budgetary spending is no longer it's always aligned with those predetermined goals so that you're not just looking at it point blank for every year. And also the principles…
It's a long list of a long list of things that I think we're looking to see in terms of sort of like reinforcing standards, having better communication about outcomes, having a better vision of the students trajectory from elementary school to middle…
So the superintendent and or his design shall implement and maintain a high quality recruiting and hiring program to attract, secure, and retain the best qualified staff to meet the needs of students and the district. The portion of this policy that …
but finally, I would like to congratulate Valor and January, Maya, Sebastian for their hard work and dedication to academic excellence. these recognitions represent their love of learning and curiosity. So, congratulations to them for this achievemen…
thinking about the things that provide need to do to prepare for the upcoming school year, how are they expected to plan a robust prek curriculum without knowing how much funding they're going to have? how can they make decisions about hiring staff? …
I'm not I I I guess I want to hear a little bit more about what sort of like their rationale and what positions they're thinking of including I also just want to offer that from a historical perspective in terms of the four that we've had here it has…
That's a that's a big one this year. based on our experience over the last three years with our with our electric vehicles. so we're looking closely at that and then again accessess assessing current performance based on our fund balance projections.…
a representation not only of her academic prowess but her stick tuitiveness and her their assessment of her likelihood to achieve success at a high level in highly challenging college content. So congratulations and outstanding job to Gabby. Good luc…
our high school faculty and administration understood that, took on that challenge and have created now pathways for students that have eliminated that barrier. I want to emphasize again what a significant shift and what a significant innovation that…
2026-02-26
Board of Education
So, based on the review of the proposals and looking at the feasibility and logistics at both locations, Children's Space North at this time, and these these are anticipated numbers. So we're looking at about 54 seats for children's space north which…
I have been honored to serve the district for the last three years in my first term and and as speaking that I do plan to run for reelection for a second term. Thank you. Thanks. as Anaka mentioned, I've been honored to serve on this board for the pa…
but what you'll see I think not only tonight but throughout the course of the budget process is a a team that continues to come together grounded in the vision map and innovate so that we can we're able to genuinely say to the community we continue t…
because there when you when you're focused on one sport, you're using generally the same muscles and and it can lead to an increased injury rate. So that is something that the committee is looking at that our our athletic director is looking at and w…
and it's important to understand and to do this work publicly and to go over line items and the detail of it all. and I know it's tedious work. so thank you for your attention to detail. Thank you. You guys can go and get home first thing in the morn…
2026-03-12
Board of Education
So so the expectation is that each one of our students in 10th, 11th and 12th grade are going to find something that they may want to do for a semester. And I just anecdotally when I was in college and I had to take physical education they did someth…
This scholarship is to be awarded to two graduating seniors who rank between 11th and 30th in their class and plan to attend a 4-year college or university and have demonstrated academic achievement while also having made contributions to the communi…
So a lot of the things when we talk about the particularly the infrastructure upgrades are things that I won't really understand. I didn't either you and those things you worked but I would just ask administration Ellen and other administrators as we…
We'll now move into the closing of the meeting and that portion of the meeting begins with item 6.1, our second hearing of the public. As there are no longer any members of the public in attendance at this meeting, perhaps you're watching from home. …
so it's it's interesting because effectiveness of technology there's at at least in my experience there's very little quantitative data that I can go around I could pull right I can pull screen time reports I could pull app usage and right and and so…
But in terms of in terms of in terms of like again educational technology like one of the challenges I think we all sort of recognize is that some of these materials are designed with gamification and that element of mimicking social media as part of…
I think with collaborating with neighboring school districts through the merge athletic teams has been a positive impact on our program and our student athletes. As a smaller district, these partnerships allow us to expand athletic opportunities to o…
provide targeted professional de development for physical education staff to support innovative instruction, curriculum development, and best practices in student wellness and movement education. And one of the last goals is to implement a bike educa…
And I know from, from what Alison was talking about, this is something that apparently Allison, you say you really intentionally do in your work as a teacher. I don't know that everybody does that. And I don't know that every every young adult will o…
we will also the board of education will also be hosting in advance of the meeting as usual our meet the BOE to which the public is invited with no need to register in advance. just drop by, let us know what you're thinking, as well as an information…
thank you both Ellie and Christine and time for staying so late tonight for tolerating a tremendous number of questions which I hope for you tells you that we are very very interested in everything that you're doing and I think our curiosity comes ou…
I think we all recognize that this is a particularly challenging budgetary cycle for a number of different reasons, but one of the reasons why one of the many reasons why we're able to navigate through this as well as we are able to in addition to Ja…
So, one of the challenges I think that we face and I know that this is something that you're dealing with Ellen and I I think we're also going to hear from it in terms of our building budgets and then also when we talk further about curriculum is is …
I just wanted to say very briefly to Ezra, to the community members who are here and the community members who may be watching this very important, meaningful honor being bestowed on Ezra. One of the things that I can say in wearing both of my hats i…
And and so I'm wondering like I feel like this connects also to the interdisciplinary stuff that we've been talking about, any collaborations between athletics, nutrition, health, right? And even just like what's in our cafeteria like all of that stu…
But I've gotten I can't tell you how many notifications about that specifically in the last month. It's ridiculous. This is not a social media platform. There should be no reward for like genuinating continuous activity and hijacking attention like o…
Rather than focusing solely on traditional sports and health curriculum, our programs are designed to expose students to a broad range of physical activities, wellness practices, and interdisciplinary learning opportunities that encourage engagement,…