Okay. The Kevin Vizhnay: Yeah. Kevin Vizhnay: Yeah. One: that. Okay. Kevin Vizhnay: So apologies to those online who are not able to hear the performances. Can we hear? Can you guys hear me now? I think all of them can hear. Now. Kevin Vizhnay: Yeah, it's yeah, we don't know what was going on, whether it was because it's too loud, so zoom automatically mute. So we think it was because it was so. It was loud, so zoom automatically. Mutes Kevin Vizhnay: sound. That's too loud. So really apologize for that. But we are going to now. Reconvene the meeting. We're gonna take Kevin Vizhnay: 5 min here and get the table set up on the stage. CC: members will be right back. So please bear with us for 5 min while we get the stage set up, and then we will proceed with the meeting, so Kevin Vizhnay: we'll be back in 5 min. Thanks for your patience, everyone D20 CEC20: in person that I know of here to speak, and then we'll go online and see if anyone would like to speak online. And first we're joined by George from Assembly Member Lester Chang's office, and he just like to say a few words. So, George, you can come up to the laptop. Yeah, and to speak. Yes. she of the this. Yeah. D20 CEC20: yeah, They always got you on camera. Hello, everybody. And of course. D20 CEC20: Hi, everybody! I'm here from my name is George Santopoulos. I'm the Communications director for a stumbling in Lester Chang. I just wanted to D20 CEC20: give my comments very brief. D20 CEC20: You know you guys got a lot to cover today, as all. So these these meetings tend to do D20 CEC20: beautiful performance by the children. I don't know if everyone got a chance to see it. I didn't understand. It was some technical difficulties, but D20 CEC20: was great performance by the kids. D20 CEC20: I'm sorry if anyone missed it. Well, anyway, let me get down to business the first the 2 things i'd like to cover is that the Assembly then understood? There was a high level of participation on the CC elections. or there was definitely a lot of social media buzz about it D20 CEC20: and a lot for more media attention than usual. That's great to see. D20 CEC20: You know it. It it aligns with the assembly. Men's. Take that. parents, and more and more choice, so D20 CEC20: you can't complain if you don't vote. you know, and you got to get involved and see. The elections are one way for you to get involved with the children's school, so it's good to see a lot more participation than usual and a lot more. D20 CEC20: The second thing I wanted to cover today was that the Education committee, some of them in Lester Chang. part of the Education Committee up in the Assembly. D20 CEC20: along with other members of the Education Committee. They voted to continue free school lunches. D20 CEC20: There'll be free school lunches in the New Year to me as long as D20 CEC20: the Assembly and voted to continue free school launching. So I just want to. D20 CEC20: and the final thing I just want to let you know is that the Assemblyman's office is now open. It's at 69, 4. Fort Hamilton Parkway. D20 CEC20: We're usually there for 10 to 50'clock. If you need any help with anything, please don't hesitate to call our office or to come by our office anytime, and we cannot assist you D20 CEC20: when any issue that might be affecting it. And that's that's all I got to say. D20 CEC20: Thanks, George. Thank you very much for having. Yep. D20 CEC20: Kevin, Are there any other? And members of the public who have signed up this? Okay. Okay. Any other members were signed up just as a reminder. D20 CEC20: we will have a second public speaking session toward the end of the meeting. So if you you're not ready to speak now, you can wait and speak at the end of the meeting. D20 CEC20: But there's anyone who would like to speak now. Anyone who might have to leave early. We're happy to have you speak now. No one on the okay. D20 CEC20: So no one's signed up to speak now, so we'll just move ahead with the meeting. D20 CEC20: First up our our attendees from the office of, and I just want to. I do want to point out. Recognize Who's who's here with us attending tonight. D20 CEC20: as always we have to our superintendent, Dr. David Potto. Here we have our deputy superintendent, Dr. Joseph O'brien. Here we have family leadership, Coordinator Bill Chin Family support Coordinator D20 CEC20: Sylvia Jacinski. I. I know that we are also joined by Tony from Councilman, Justin Brand's office, and Maya from State Senator Andrew Grenadis's office, as well D20 CEC20: and i'm just looking through the list to see if this I don't want to miss any one. D20 CEC20: Okay, so D20 CEC20: I think we have our i'm just gonna look is office of food, nutrition services. Edward and D20 CEC20: Anitia, Are you here? Edward Boamah OFNS: Yeah, we are here D20 CEC20: Great. and the floor is yours. You're we're we're we're looking forward to your presentation. So Edward Boamah OFNS: alright, good evening, everyone. Edward Boamah OFNS: It's good to be here myself. Edward Boma and my co-worker anishia burgl shakes. D20 CEC20: We are the 2 new supervisors for the office of food and nutrition services. Edward Boamah OFNS: I basically both of us that we see the Edward Boamah OFNS: operation. The I know the gentleman from the representative office spoke about school food, free lunches. So we burglar and myself are the 2 individuals who make sure that those food are being prepared and saved to your kids in a healthy and nutritious man. So Edward Boamah OFNS: we from the office of Food and Education Department, and today we are just here to introduce ourselves, Speak a little bit about our organization, what we do, what our goals, and what you can do as a see a Cec member, and as a community member to help us so Edward Boamah OFNS: to carry out the goal of our our organization, which is the All Fns office of food and nutrition services. So what is all? O, if it is our of. And is it a part of our department of Education? We, as an organization we have 25. Edward Boamah OFNS: Just give you a little bit overview of what we we do in the Department of Education we have 25 different menus that we serve to our school community. Throughout New York City Edward Boamah OFNS: we have over 500 different recipes geared to it Different cultures that we use throughout the school year. Edward Boamah OFNS: and we serve in over 101,800 schools throughout New York City. Edward Boamah OFNS: and every single day we provide over 1 million Edward Boamah OFNS: breakfast and lunch to our student that that's a lot. So we are a huge organization, and Edward Boamah OFNS: we work together with our student, our population, as well as with the community leadership, such as yourself, to trying to come up with a better manual that would fit into the community the what the community actually need. keeping in mind the Federal regulations and and restrictions that the fed give to us, because Edward Boamah OFNS: one of the things that as an organization. you know, when my Go and myself with it different schools we hit sometimes. You know the school community. The principal is the assistant principal, the teachers, they would say, oh, our students would like this particular product. Edward Boamah OFNS: but it's not on the manual. I. I wish we could put everything that the students and the parents one on the menu, but it's our hands is tie in a sense that we have to follow Federal guidelines as far as nutrition is concerned. and also the States also have a guidelines with regard to nutrition standard, and the city have a guidelines. So we have 3 different individuals. Edward Boamah OFNS: They give us a nutrition guidelines that we need to stick by and within that guideline within those regulation the guard rails, we come up with a menu that our community and our our students would enjoy. Edward Boamah OFNS: So, as the general I mentioned, we lunch, which is good for all of us. Edward Boamah OFNS: We also like to let the community know that breakfast is available in every single school free of charge. So, in conjunction with the lunch, breakfast are available in every single school Edward Boamah OFNS: variety of menus are available that you look at, or you could see for yourself by visiting the DOE website and going into the School Food section. You see the menus posted there. Edward Boamah OFNS: So as an organization, we've been a trying to incorporate healthy eating, because we know that's a vast majority of a student population. Get about 70% of your calories from school food or from food that they eat during the school time. Edward Boamah OFNS: So we know that we can contribute to reducing obesity, which is a huge problem nationwide. So with that in mind and in conjunction with the Mayor office, we came up with the plant power Friday. Edward Boamah OFNS: which basically means no meat focused on our food and vegetables which we see that is working student like it. Also on Monday we have meatless Mondays to try to reduce the amount of protein consumption that we have in our Edward Boamah OFNS: on Mondays. That's why I as well as that contents in our food. Edward Boamah OFNS: So that is what we do. I'll put focus on as an organization. Edward Boamah OFNS: I just wanna say that also as an organization we always look into hire people within the community to work within our organization to help provide the nutritious meal that we give to our student. So if it's okay with Kevin. I would like to post our hiring Edward Boamah OFNS: fly in in the chart, and then, if you guys could share with those in your communities who are looking to work with the organization. We're always looking for dedicated people Edward Boamah OFNS: who would like to work with all of us and provide the nutrition me to our our children. I just keep the short. So I said. Edward Boamah OFNS: All right, so that's it. You guys have any questions that you like to ask. The the floor is yours. Yeah, thank you so much, Edward. Edward Boamah OFNS: And you said you wanted to share a presentation in the chat. Yes, basically we have a fly that is Edward Boamah OFNS: looking for people who like to join out my. If people are interested in working for us, we will do that, and also we. I can share some pointers. We've forgotten our organization also in a chat. If you interested in Edward Boamah OFNS: I have a question. Ghada Amin: There is many Edward Boamah OFNS: in my my kids. Ghada Amin: my my my son in the school measured the out. The school is a Muslim, so they eat har food. So how can we provide the Halloween food in his school. Edward Boamah OFNS: Okay? So if it's school is the majority allow food, we would, I have a allow, sites already in there. Oh, I've Edward Boamah OFNS: got to mention that in district 20 Edward Boamah OFNS: we have 7. Allow site. If the school is a majority, Halal, the principal would need to put in a request for a Halal and myself and Edward Boamah OFNS: my partner is Logo. We'll forward it to our our headquarters, and they'll have an email with it. The sites and everything goes well. We will have a allow site Edward Boamah OFNS: initiate for this school. But so right now we have 7 halal sites within the district. They might be acting as Fdr. But Frankie Roosevelt high school is the halal site. Edward Boamah OFNS: 62 is. It's a last night. Admit 1. 79 is the halloween site. 104 is the Halloween site and I can't think of the the other ones in what I have 30 is the Halloween site as well. So we do have a Hal outside within the community. And if you Edward Boamah OFNS: school. Edward Boamah OFNS: so yeah, charge school is a a majority of Muslim, and they would like to have our site. The principal just need to shoot me myself, and my my co-worker and email, and we'll get the ball rolling. Ghada Amin: So so if the parents go to I have to go to ask a principal to send the email contact to you. Right? So yes, they think you send the email. So I will leave my email in a comment. But You also have to keep in mind that the halal food is for the Edward Boamah OFNS: we need to have a certain amount of students that are actually interested in in Hala or Muslim right? We can have this one person in that in the school, and we create a allow food for, because the halal side, the halal Edward Boamah OFNS: manual is separate from the regular food, so it it. It required a whole complete set of equipment and preparation area. So we need to have the population within that school in order to initiate the just. Keep that in mind. But i'll leave my email in Edward Boamah OFNS: in the chat, and then you could speak to this 2 principal as well. Okay, okay, Thank you. Alright, Thank you very much. Any other questions. Edward Boamah OFNS: Yeah. Question. I'd like to ask, is this: the first year that we've done meatless Mondays and plant-based it's it's Vegan Friday right it's. Friday. Yeah. So well, we call it we give Friday. But we we you know we're trying to broaden out, so we call it time par Friday. But yes, this is the first year that we started the meetings Edward Boamah OFNS: on Power Friday. The meatless Monday is was started last year, I believe, but the planned power Friday started this year. It was originally planned to start prior to the pandemic, and you know the pandemic for everything off. Edward Boamah OFNS: So we, you know we were able to start it this year. D20 CEC20: Do you guys track the the number of students who eat. eat, lunch, eat the school lunch every day of the week, and so would you track the number of kids that are eating on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and then Friday as well. And I'm really interested to know if the the Friday, if if if kids are eating the the plant-based lunches as much as they're eating the other lunches Edward Boamah OFNS: right? So we do track those on those numbers, and Edward Boamah OFNS: the you know, like with any other menu with any other food. The numbers goes up and down right. They are some days that the numbers for for the plank per Fridays is pretty high, and they have some days that are low. Edward Boamah OFNS: and also it depends on each individual cook right? Not. Everybody is like a listed chef, so to speak, that they could come up with the the menu the way that is intended so is all you know, the the numbers Edward Boamah OFNS: up and down, based on the on on the menu that we have for that specific day. Edward Boamah OFNS: But yeah, we do keep track of that. Annecia Virgo-Shakes: My name is my name is Anisy, and I'm. Of course you provided for District 20, and just to pick it back from what Mr. Boom is saying, we still offer Annecia Virgo-Shakes: the main items that children right. For example, we do real cheese. We do the cold cheese. We do the cold cheese. We may do the butter and jelly so yes, the numbers might go down a little bit, but it's a little bit. But then we're still seeing students. If they're not taking that plan. This meal they do take the other. I Annecia Virgo-Shakes: i'm a separate, so that butter the cheese sandwiches, the burritos. Okay. D20 CEC20: Okay. Got it? I understand. Thank you. Any other questions from Council members for D20 CEC20: food services. D20 CEC20: And were you able to share the D20 CEC20: Edward? Were you able to did? Was there something you wanted to share? Edward Boamah OFNS: Sure, let me do that right now. D20 CEC20: Sure terms. Okay. D20 CEC20: So thank you so much, Edward and Anitia, for being here. We we appreciate having you and having the sort of the work that you do to keep the kids healthy and well fed. At at school D20 CEC20: we will move on to office of district planning. I just want to look in the room and see if yet I see Tasman, and is Julianne here as well D20 CEC20: as him? Can you hear me? And can you unmute yourself? Shahrukh Tasnim: Hi, Steve, how are you? We can hear you. D20 CEC20: Good! How are you? Is? Is Julie? And here Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Yup, I'm. Also here. D20 CEC20: Hey, Julianne. The the floor is yours. We're looking forward to your presentation. Shahrukh Tasnim: Okay, if it's all right, i'll share my screen. please. She. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Are you all able to see my screen? Shahrukh Tasnim: Yes, yes. Shahrukh Tasnim: okay. Shahrukh Tasnim: All right. So we can start. Shahrukh Tasnim: We can start now. Good evening, everyone. Thank you. Steve and CC. 20 for inviting office of district planning to the meeting today. Thank you for being here. Shahrukh Tasnim: I think you're muted. Okay. Hi, Can you hear me now? Shahrukh Tasnim: Yup, we can hear you. Okay, All right. Good evening, everyone. Thank you. Steve and CC. 20 for inviting office of district planning to the meeting today. We can start with a quick round of introduction Shahrukh Tasnim: with me here today is our 4 of my colleagues, so i'll start with myself. I'm the director of planning for group in South Shahrukh Tasnim: Max. You want to go next. Max Familian: Hi! Everyone. I'm Max familiar, and I work with Tasman and Julian and Office district planning thanks for having us. Shahrukh Tasnim: We have Sam with us here as well. Sam Streed, District Planning: Hi, I'm. Sam Street. I work in analytics and district planning. Shahrukh Tasnim: We also have Julianne Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Hi, everyone I'm. Julian and I support planning for District 20 and Brooklyn south. and I'll turn it over to Brian. Bryan Smith: Hi, Everybody is my Mike. Okay. Bryan Smith: Yes, we can hear you. Shahrukh Tasnim: So before we start the presentation, I just want to mention that Kindly hold on to your question till we get to the discussion section of the presentation. We are happy to hear your feedback and answer your questions at that time. Shahrukh Tasnim: For 2 days presentation we will start with a quick recap of seat needs in District 20, and talk a little bit about the new building that are open, and that I expected to open in September 2024 Shahrukh Tasnim: Next we will review the rezoning process and share with we with you where we are in the planning process at this pro at this moment. We will then have a open discussion where we will encourage you to share your feedback and ask any questions you may have. Shahrukh Tasnim: After that we will share the next steps and close our presentation. Shahrukh Tasnim: so we can go to the first slide Shahrukh Tasnim: as you are, where district 20 has been overcrowded for years, and there are seat needs at both elementary and middle school level. In the district across district 20. There's a deficit of approximately 1,900 elementary school seats. Shahrukh Tasnim: Elementary schools in the district have an average organization utilization rate of about 109 Shahrukh Tasnim: middle schools in the district 20 have our average organization. Utilization rate of about 92% Shahrukh Tasnim: district 20 has a deficit of 130 K. To 8 district, 75 seats, and the estimated average travel time to school for kids just to 75 kids who live in district 20 is among the the highest in the borrow given the seat need in the district. We are excited to bring the 4 new capacities. They that are all expected to open in September 2024. Shahrukh Tasnim: So. Oh. Shahrukh Tasnim: these new schools, like you know these are. We have a map that we can also show you where to just, you know, give you an idea where they are located within the district. So building K. Of 53 and the Sunset Park West Shahrukh Tasnim: it is located at 67 40 Third Avenue. There's the next one is elementary school, then district, then school building, K. 676, and to Guardian it is located at 63 12 Thirteenth Avenue. Shahrukh Tasnim: Then we have a meet a stand alone in district 75 side, K. 3 3 2 2, that is opening at 6, 6, 50 80 sixth street. Shahrukh Tasnim: Then we also have building. K. I think I sorry. Let me just get back to what I said. I think I need spoke about one school. Shahrukh Tasnim: Yes, middle school. Yeah. D20 CEC20: all right. Shahrukh Tasnim: Yes, we have a middle school that's opening with 475 seats at Shahrukh Tasnim: It's opening at 6, 50 80 Sixth Street. I'm: sorry about that. I'm. I I think I just made spoke that 3 2 2, which is located at 6, 50 80 Sixth Street Shahrukh Tasnim: that is going to be a middle school, and then we have a standalone. K. 4 6 4, that is going to open with just 6, 75 seats Shahrukh Tasnim: at 1 5 1 4, 72 streets. So these are the 4 new capacities that are coming up in the district. When we looked at these, like, you know, new capacities. We also looked at the existing schools Shahrukh Tasnim: that are close to these new capacities to explore how these schools are doing in terms of space, and what is their current organizational utilization rate. Shahrukh Tasnim: So when we looked into it like, for example. Shahrukh Tasnim: the schools near K. 0 5 3. These schools have, like, you know, the school buildings that are existing schools. Near this new capacity. They have a average building, utilize organization, utilization rate of 130, 13, Shahrukh Tasnim: 20, K. 102 currently have, like a 107% or utilization rate. Shahrukh Tasnim: 20 k-thirty has a 112% or utilization rate, 20 K. 1 8 5 has 121% worth utilization rate Shahrukh Tasnim: for the schools that are near K. 6 7 6. The average utilization rate of the schools is around 132%. Shahrukh Tasnim: There's a K. 105, which has a 100 or utilization rate of 119 Shahrukh Tasnim: K. 112 has 1, 18%. K. 1, 7, 624, and the other ones are also like, you know, over utilize over utilize. At this moment Shahrukh Tasnim: district 20 school near K. 302. They have our average utilization rate of 114 Shahrukh Tasnim: for building. K. 104 has 116 building. K. 201 is 112 person utilized. Building up the school, 2 in 20 k 229 is 133 person utilized. Shahrukh Tasnim: So these utilization they are rates that we presented are based on a 2,02122 blue book, and 2,022, 2,023 heritage register. D20 CEC20: Yeah. Shahrukh Tasnim: So right now. Shahrukh Tasnim: otp is in the process of planning for the 2 new elementary school that I I mentioned, and the one new middle school, K. 3 2 2 in the planning process. Od. P. Osd. And the superintendent's partner with CC's like you c. Shahrukh Tasnim: Potentially impacted schools and other key community stakeholders to determine admission process for new schools. Shahrukh Tasnim: Now, let's talk a little bit about zoned and re-zoned admission options. Shahrukh Tasnim: So zone schools they basically give priority to students residing within a specific geographic area. This specific geographic area is what we call a a zone. Shahrukh Tasnim: At these student case, like, you know, prior to at in school, located within their area, most district, 2420 elementary schools are zoom Shahrukh Tasnim: zone schools can also have non zoned programs. Like most district district, 20 middle schools, too. Shahrukh Tasnim: Non zone schools. On the other hand, they don't have a zone and offer admission priority to to students who reside in the district Shahrukh Tasnim: for these kind of schools different admission priorities and methods can be considered so Shahrukh Tasnim: in order to most effectively address overcrowding in the district. Odp is kindly exploring potential zones for all 3 new schools that we talked about. Shahrukh Tasnim: Superintendent. Can you share more about how the middle school admission method will be determined. and you viewership Thanks, Tasman. Yes. So D20 CEC20: we at the district, as well as with Od. P. I have been working in partnership with with the CC. Around D20 CEC20: options for D20 CEC20: rezoning, and and have been looking at the recommendations that have made, including resolutions presented by the CC. Regarding screened emissions. So we have been exploring D20 CEC20: how D20 CEC20: the impact of zoning would affect D20 CEC20: schools that are in the immediate area, as well as other opportunities, for how admissions have historically happened in the district like you mentioned before. We do have D20 CEC20: middle schools in general, with the exception of 2 middle schools, which have district-wide and city-wide screen methods. All of our district. 20 middle schools have zoning, and most of them have a district-wide option as well, which is described here. D20 CEC20: where a zone school can also have a non-zone program. The the grand majority of district. 20 middle schools do have a zone program with non zoned options. So D20 CEC20: in our process for examining D20 CEC20: what the best method for admissions would be at this new middle school in particular. D20 CEC20: I've I, as well as President Sto, have agreed to embark on some further information gathering around the around the district to determine. D20 CEC20: first of all, to ensure that there's robust community engagement around what the the desired admissions. Processes would be at this new middle school, and we intend to to D20 CEC20: to directly and intentionally engage families of the elementary schools who would be potentially impacted by a zoning plan as well as the broader district community on this topic of admission. So you know, we're going to be working on, pushing out and information around what that community engagement will look like. But we want to ensure that all district families are able to. D20 CEC20: you know, share their feedback on what these different options, you know, may mean for them, especially for families who are, you know, currently in elementary school and D20 CEC20: and planning to attend a district. 20 Middle School. Shahrukh Tasnim: Thank you, Superintendent, for that information. Now our team member, Julian, will share a rezoning overview with you. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Great thanks, Tasman. So now that we've covered the new buildings and potential admissions. Want to just give an overview of what a rezoning process could look like. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: So rezoning is the process of changing existing school lines and or creating new zones as governed by Chancellor's regulation, a 185 Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Od. P. And superintendents develop rezoning plans in partnership with the CC. And school communities. And so, if we were to move forward with a rezoning in district, 20 Cec. 20 would vote on any rezoning proposal. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Rezonings are an important lever for improving educational access and learning conditions and increasing diversity and integration. So you'll see here on the slide a few ways in which rezoning can improve educational access, including creating a zone for a new school or increasing access to high quality schools Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: rezoning. You'll see here. It can also improve learning conditions in a few different ways, including alleviating, overcrowding, and reducing, weightless and capping. Going to turn it over to Brian to share a little bit more about how we develop proposed zone lines. Bryan Smith: Thanks, Julianne. So some of the factors we take into consideration when developing proposed zone lines are new residential construction. Bryan Smith: geographic barriers Bryan Smith: or pathways that a young student may be burdened with and travel distance. D20 CEC20: The goal in mind when we draw these lines is to have them in a way where each school contains the appropriate number of residents for a school Bryan Smith: based on recent public school enrollment trends. Bryan Smith: Also, we try to promote diversity and integration across all schools with our rezoning efforts. Bryan Smith: Thank you. Bryan Smith: Some of the steps Bryan Smith: that we take when developing new zone lines are determining the target zone size for each school. Bryan Smith: taking into account previous enrollments and more attention rates. Bryan Smith: Also we look at Bryan Smith: projected future residents. We do this by looking into impending plan, residential construction. Bryan Smith: and Bryan Smith: then we draw new zone lines in a process where the goal is to eventually share something with the public. But even when we do, nothing is etched in stone. It'll just be like more iteration. Bryan Smith: Thank you. I'm going to hand it back to Julianne. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Thanks, Brian. So we have a couple of frequently asked questions we have here. They typically come up during rezonings that we've worked on in the past, so the first one here in terms of Timeline. If we were to move forward with a rezoning, it would be presented to the CC in the fall of 2,023, and then any proposed changes, if they were approved, would take effect for the 2024, 2025 school year Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: in terms of which students would be impacted for an elementary school rezoning proposed changes would primarily impact incoming pre-k kindergarten or new students to the system in the 2024 to 2025 school year, and there would be no impact to students that are currently enrolled at a school. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: And one question we get a lot is around sibling grandfathering. So when a student is applying to a school impacted by an elementary school rezoning children who are entering pre-k or kindergarten who live where a zone is changing, can still retain their zone sibling priority. If they have an older sibling that currently attends that school. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: 2 other questions: what data does Od. P. Base its analysis on for a rezoning. There's a few things listed here. We look at residential data construction data enrollment demand demographics, school building capacity, and most of that data is publicly accessible. And if you are interested in providing input, we really value community feedback, and we work closely with a lot of different stakeholders that are involved in the rezoning process. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: and we, you know, want to ensure that we're responsive to any of the feedback that we receive. So if you are interested, you can attend a public meeting just like this one. You can also submit written comments to us directly, and you can also call the Cec. And we'll share our contact information at the end. So you know where to send that. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: So for the process we actually showed this last time when we were here in February, just to ground where we are now. So earlier this spring the need was identified for a potential rezoning based on the new schools that we're opening in District 20 in 2,024. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: So right now, we're moving into these second and third steps here. Community engagement and data analysis and scenarios in terms of community engagement. We'll have ongoing conversations with Cec. 20 with school principals and communities and Slts elected officials and other stakeholders. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: and we'll use that to gather feedback to inform any new zone lines. We have been meeting with principals near the new capacities, opening over the past couple of weeks to share more about the new buildings, and to hear from them directly on what the school and community needs might be at right now. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: We're also starting to analyze enrollment, trends, demographics, school capacity and residential and housing stock data Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: looking ahead into the fall. So any proposal for Zone line changes would be formally presented to the CC. By the by Od. P. And the superintendent, and there would be opportunities for feedback and Q. A. Before the CC. Would vote on a. Proposal 45 days after it submitted, and that would be in this upcoming call. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: I'll pause here just to see if folks have any questions that we can answer. Now, before we talk about next steps and share our contact Info Council members. Any any Council members have questions for any of the the fourdp folks. D20 CEC20: This is just to give some background. You know there's 3 or 4 of us that have been involved with these discussions. So far as kind of the smaller group, and it's it's incredibly complicated, and I just want to put that out there, and you know the the mostly for the benefit of the public. There's so many variables, and factors that have to be considered. And so that's why we really like to get D20 CEC20: as much input as we can. D20 CEC20: You know we have to set things like the the dense population, density, transportation, the different types of programs, utilization, capacity. So D20 CEC20: the process is not easy, and it's one that we we do spend quite a bit of time on, and hopefully come up with some really thoughtful recommendations. But I see a question in the chat, and i'm happy to feel these from the chat from the moments of the public. Is there an opportunity for conversations around specialized programs like nest in any of these new elementary schools. David Pretto: and I don't know if maybe I can take that. Let's have it. So I do. I do advocate for specialized programs in the district. We do have currently one elementary school with a Asd nest program and one elementary school with an Asd horizon program. D20 CEC20: We also have an elementary school with an aces program and a middle school program with an asis program as well. So I do look for places where we aren't offering specialized programs to a particular grade level. So I do advocate for establishing nest and horizon programming in middle school something that we do look at, and I I do work with D20 CEC20: the Central, do we and Special Education Office to identify opportunities for potentially establishing those programs in the future? So is definitely something that I do have my eye on in the elementary schools that something that I also D20 CEC20: would and do advocate, for it comes down to a variety of factors the most notably student need, and the concentration of students with D20 CEC20: the classifications that D20 CEC20: justify the establishment of the program. But it's something that we do closely look at, and where there's and and I do advocate for the programs. They're incredibly strong and really support students with D20 CEC20: the Asd programs. And these programs are amazing, and I do look for opportunities and work with Central to to establish new ones where we can in the district. Thanks, David. D20 CEC20: God. Do you want to ask your question? I see it in the chat. Ghada Amin: Yeah, please, Can you see it? Ghada Amin: Yes. Ghada Amin: Is there? Is that for a new 3 schools? Are they provide Cmt: programs especially. I'm: talking about elementary school. Ghada Amin: the new ones currently. There's no plans on. There's no plans for establishing a gifted and talented programs in the elementary schools. D20 CEC20: David, would you advocate for that with the same degree of strength as you would advocate for a nest program. I know that the a lot of the conversations are around Screened emissions, you know. Get them talented in the elementary school, and D20 CEC20: screened admissions in the Middle school were a topic of conversation, including a CC. Resolution around the the request to establish more seats. So you know, a big part of the you know, the community engagement was to gauge community interest in the impacted areas around D20 CEC20: the desire for these programs. One of the things that like you, said, the the topics that go into determining rezoning plans and establishing new schools and figuring out what children end up. Going to those schools has a lot of D20 CEC20: factors, and it's really complicated, and the the 2 that really jump out at the beginning we'll come back to the beginning of the presentation from from Tasman and Julianne around the over utilization of the capacities in the most immediate areas. So first and foremost with the the building of the buildings. We want to make sure that the the overcrowding of students in schools is something that we are factoring in when D20 CEC20: when establishing new schools and making sure that we're providing an opportunity for all children to be able to have access to a school that is close to them. so that they can, you know. D20 CEC20: go to school as close as possible. Yeah, I agree with you, I mean. But as I've said before, we're not talking about making any of these city-wide schools right? So they're all going to be taking district 20 kids. D20 CEC20: It's just a matter of how we set up each school, how we program each school. And and again I just come back to my point. You know you're a strong advocate, for you know this as you should be for nest and horizon programs, and I hope you share the same interest in, you know, serving the students who would make use of G and T. Programs as well. D20 CEC20: and we'd like to make sure that when students have individualized education programs or multilingual or students that were providing the services that were mandated to provide by the State and the Federal Government, and D20 CEC20: by establishing specialized programs like Asd programs. Then we're able to fully serve students in their mandate D20 CEC20: right in district not having to travel. If it's right to Manhattan or something. That's right. Any child having to travel long businesses is a, you know, is a burden on the student and a family D20 CEC20: that we're possible. We like to make sure that we're able to eliminate that burden, and just for anyone who is not aware, nest and horizons and programs. There are programs for artistic students. Any other questions from Council members. D20 CEC20: Okay. D20 CEC20: And i'm happy to take questions in the chat. If there's any members of the of the public want to post on the chat. But typically we don't take public speaking during the presentations. D20 CEC20: Okay, and I just encourage everyone in the public. I'm gonna Kevin. Can you put the Cec email in there, too, in the chat, please. Oh, sorry. That's right. You guys Aren't done, Julianne. Right? Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Yeah. Just I can quickly share next steps, if that's okay. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: And then we can also Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: great. So in terms of next steps. Today was an initial opportunity to discuss the rezoning process, timeline and methodology, and we will have additional community conversations. I think it could include these things, but not limited to continued discussions with you all, and CC. 20, with principals, slts, and any other stakeholders, and that we can provide additional presentations and upcoming Cec meetings and other community forums. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: Should we continue to pursue potential rezonings, we would use this feedback to develop new proposed zone lines, and we would present a formal proposal in the fall to allow for implementation in the subsequent admissions process. Julianne Bozzo, District Planning: This is our all of our contact information, but we also have just a general email here for you to direct any feedback comments or questions, since it's Brooklyn, Zoning, and Schools, Dot, Nyc. Gov. And then we also shared this presentation with you, Steve, so you can feel free to share with folks, so they have information as well. D20 CEC20: I do see one Council member who has their hand raised via. Did you want to speak? Vito LaBella: I did. I apologize. We had a computer crashing. I just switched to my phone. Vito LaBella: I just. I know that it's so important to do all of these state mandated programs, and I just want to just confirm that Vito LaBella: you know it's not an either, or Vito LaBella: 1 87 has a great program with the with the kids there. They do the gifted kids as well as the kids, with with whatever state mandated needs, and I would like to pursue expanding that model. The Chancellor has said his whole philosophy is Vito LaBella: expanding what works, and that's certainly a fine fine program. It works very well, serving all of the different populations, and I really would like to advocate for for expanding Vito LaBella: what what the the the the the old principal, Mr. Berman, and and the new interim principal Msidiki has been doing to to, to, to, to, to really take care of all of these populations and increase what clearly is, is not enough seats in the gifted and talented superintendent programs, because there's so many people, so many individuals who are applying for these seats, and we're disappointed. Vito LaBella: Thank you. D20 CEC20: There's also a question about that. I I saw this I I've known about this for a little while from some other friends of mine, and I saw it Facebook today from a member of the public about the 2 E program D20 CEC20: is that something that twice expanded in the program. Is that something that's potentially viable at one of these schools D20 CEC20: gift and talented gifted and I don't know. I don't know about a 2 E. Program. Okay, okay. No worries D20 CEC20: any other questions for Julianne or Tasman for the any of the Od. P. Folks and I there, there's many things we could ask, but it would. I'm not sure. We want to necessarily get all the weeds right here, but the the bottom line is that the process is beginning. D20 CEC20: and there'll be much more done on this over the coming months. So please stay in touch with with the school district, with Od. P. With us as the Cdc. And and we're reaching out to Pta Presidents, and I really encourage anyone, if anyone is here from a Pta of of any of the schools, or even just a regular parent. D20 CEC20: Please do feel free to get in touch and share any any concerns or questions you might have. Maya Rosenblatt, councilmember. Go ahead. Maya Rozenblat: Yes, hello. I just wanted to kind of have a question. I know. Maybe it's pretty much your talk about programming, but a lot of our constituents. A lot of people in the district are Esl: yeah. And and the I'm. Sorry they allow kids may come to school without any English whatsoever. Maya Rozenblat: They, especially in the kindergarten. Are you guys? So how are you planning to meet the challenge? Thank you. good Maya Rozenblat: Maya. Are you? Are you referring to the the new schools. Yes. D20 CEC20: so in in the district serving English language learners is a is a high priority for us. All of our schools have high percentages of multilingual learners from a wide diversity of language backgrounds. We speak over 85 languages in the district. D20 CEC20: and we have a strong foundation of English as a new language and services, as well as a wide variety of bilingual programs. D20 CEC20: So at the new schools the the design of those schools is, would would get under way in later on in this year, starting in in January. D20 CEC20: but at the basic foundation all schools in the district and in New York City and in the State are required to provide E. Andl services to students who D20 CEC20: who are qualified for them. It's it's again state and federally mandated for us to do so. So what we do like to do in the district is, make sure that there are a variety of programs that parents can choose from when selecting what type of service they would like for their child. So all D20 CEC20: schools offer andl services. But we also have a wide variety of transitional bilingual and dual language programs that we are expanding this year. Next year we'll have a few more dual language, Spanish and mandarin programs in the Kindergarten, and we are starting the 4 D20 CEC20: dual language middle school programs for Mandarin, Spanish. D20 CEC20: Arabic, and Italian. Thank you. D20 CEC20: And still working on that Maya Rozenblat: still working on a site D20 CEC20: school program. Maya Rozenblat: Okay. D20 CEC20: Thank you. D20 CEC20: Go ahead a little bit. Council Member was with Chan. The dual language. I was thinking. Was it a true dual language because my son got accepted to the dual language program. But then they said, he needs to know mandarin. So to D20 CEC20: which program are you talking about? I elementary or middle school middle school. D20 CEC20: So in the dual language program there is a 50 50 balance ideally of students who are whose first language or L one we call it is in English, and 50% of students who's L. One or first language is is in Mandarin or Arabic, or at the middle School level. D20 CEC20: The grand majority of our students who are going in, probably like your son, because your son is, is probably a dual language program in elementary school. No, he's not? Oh, he's not okay. He's not so. The grand majority of students in the district would would have been sitting in a dual language class from elementary school and articulating into middle school. But in the case of students who were not. D20 CEC20: they're looking to make sure that we have as close to possible a 50, 50 balance between students for L, one and English and students. For when I manager okay. So he doesn't need to know Mandarin when he's going in there. Not necessarily. No, however, at the middle school it's at the middle school level. It's more ideal just because, or at least have some familiarity with it. D20 CEC20: because they do learn in both languages to build it. So at the at the kindergarten level they are starting at 5 years old, and really building that language, but as they get older, sixth grade they'll be 11 years old. So yeah, yeah, yeah. So i'm, i'm just wondering, is it? D20 CEC20: Is it good or is not good to keep him in that program, because I wanted him to have a true dual language where we can talk. We can talk about it. I don't want to get too much into the weeks, but we can talk about long story short. It's not required. Okay, it's not. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. D20 CEC20: The quick question. Here, David, are the the Otp folks, can we? Can we see the number of students D20 CEC20: like, for example, the number of students in the district that are qualified for an Ases program, a horizon program, a nest program. Can we get a better sense of the the demand for each of those within the district. Is there data that that can go into this analysis? Shahrukh Tasnim: So, Steve, we we do not have that data here at this moment, but you know we are happy to look into it and get back to you with that data. Shahrukh Tasnim: you know, we would need to ask specialized programming office to get this data. D20 CEC20: Okay? And then I guess some other question for trying to estimate the number of of demand for El Pro Dual language programs trying to just wrap our arms around that. And and then, similarly, the the number of students applying to the sort of the G. And T. Programs each year. D20 CEC20: All of this, I think, should factor into what either what you know Ultimately it's maybe the next Cdc. Not us that's doing it. But I hope that that does factor in. And people can really look at the number of families here that need these services and these programs. D20 CEC20: And then my final comment. And it it really is interesting, because we we, you know, we've spent the last 20 min talking about a variety of specialized programs, but of course we can't forget about general education. And and this does come back to kind of the zoned issue and the importance of just having D20 CEC20: neighborhood zone schools for for general education. Kids who who like, you know, I think a lot of us all sort of advocate for particular programs and and what not, and that's important. But we should keep in mind just the need for more seats in a neighborhood walkable zoned area. D20 CEC20: And therein lies the challenge of this of this project. So any other questions. I think it's good to move on now. D20 CEC20: Great. Thank you so much. Everyone from Odp. We will talk to you soon, and and looking forward to the continued collaboration. Shahrukh Tasnim: Thank you so much for having us looking forward to continue working with you all all right soon, soon. Thanks. Shahrukh Tasnim: Good night. D20 CEC20: Next up we'll have our superintendent, Dr. David Pratto, with his report. D20 CEC20: Thank you, and I want to thank. I want to thank the Council and Principal Angelou Sacco for hosting us for the for the meeting today. I want to thank the students and D20 CEC20: the Federation Italian American organizations after school program here, as in partnership with Principal Sacco and his and his amazing teacher team for such a great performance as a parent who has had to listen to D20 CEC20: Tespasito and the greatest showman soundtrack. A 1,000 times, I have to say, made great selections, and i'm sorry that everyone wasn't able to hear it. It was. They were the amazing performances. So really thank you. It's an amazing partnership here that between P. Is 180, and the Italian American Federation. D20 CEC20: They're great partners. So it was just great to see that. So thank you. I also want to wish everyone a happy Asian-pacific, American, American, heritage month a a that month of May is Asian Pacific American heritage month, and I also this week. I would like to wish all teachers out there. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. D20 CEC20: So we've had a lot of activities going around the district, and our principals and aps have done a great job so and as well as our ptas celebrating the amazing work our principals sorry our teachers do in the school, so I want to thank all of our teachers for all the amazing work they do for our kids. D20 CEC20: I just took a couple of quick reminders. The I ready, and Acadians end of your screening window has opened, so parents can D20 CEC20: expect to know that their children are having that that that final end of year screener D20 CEC20: administered for reading and math and our nicest lot test administration for all of our students who are currently designated as English language. Learners will begin being tested in the 5 different competencies for for the nicest slide, and that is an ongoing D20 CEC20: assessment that begins around now and then final, just a couple quick reminders of events around district 20 initiatives. So first the science of Olympia, we will have our district 20 based science. Olympiad, Wednesday, May 20, fourth at at Junior High School to 27 shallow D20 CEC20: thanks to Dr. Hernandez for hosting us for a few of our events, a few of our events this year. So, thanks again to talk Hernandez for for having us, and then our district 26 for all symposium, which is a culmination of all of the works that we, the work that we've done as a civics for all partner districts D20 CEC20: will be held on Wednesday, June seventh, at ps 939. This will include participatory budgeting presentations. Take action projects, soapbox, speeches by, and and civics for all curriculum presentations represented by all 40 of our schools and our pre-k centers. D20 CEC20: I wanted to just give a a quick update on our work around the New York City Reeds initiative, after especially on the heels of Mayor Adams and Chancellor Bank's announcement yesterday of the of the of the shift in curriculum, as I reported last month. D20 CEC20: the district will adopt the Hmh. Into reading curriculum and the H into literature curriculum in middle schools. As part of this of our D20 CEC20: phase, one status in the district in this. So just, really quick on New York City, reads the the goal is to address the essential nature of having all students have access to becoming proficient readers due to many of our elementary students reading below and well below grade level. D20 CEC20: In too many of our classrooms there's curricular materials that are not me the needs of all of our students, and D20 CEC20: the shift is addressing the need for better supports, resources, and professional development for educators, principals, and districts. This year in advance of the shift of the core reading curriculum. All district, 20 schools, elementary schools update 150 D20 CEC20: adopted a foundational literacy program that was approved by the district. D20 CEC20: and we'll continue to use that foundational literacy program for the upcoming school year. So when I say foundational literacy is the phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension skills that are developed in the early grades in order to ensure D20 CEC20: mit ctl, and that students are learning to read along the tenants of the science of reading. So the examples that parents would expect is Wilson foundations is a commonly utilized foundational literacy program in the district. We also use the port and Gillingham curriculum, which is another common one, utilize the district. Really great reading is another one. D20 CEC20: so those programs will continue, but also as a phase one district district 20, we will implement the district-wide curriculum, which will be H. Into reading D20 CEC20: beginning in September of 2023, D20 CEC20: and we have been in our efforts to ensure that we have successful implementation. We have already been engaging our principals on this curriculum for about 2 months. Now this engagement is, including having the vendors from D20 CEC20: to our principal conferences, and have them present the curriculum materials aligned to our choice, to all principals and their staff, and I will follow up by having H. Come to CC. In June to present on those on these materials as well. Okay. D20 CEC20: We've also engaged last month around this shift with the CC. As well as the district leadership team and continue to to connect with the community around. The shift D20 CEC20: and D20 CEC20: and training for teachers will begin this month. Actually, we'll have training for teachers, both in new programs. So schools that are new to the program, as well as schools that have continued to use the program this year and in previous years of growth. D20 CEC20: 2, 3 days of grade level specific onboarding training D20 CEC20: as well as training through the summer, and then in the September, Sorry. In 2024 there will be job embedded instructional coaching for our schools that that will support teachers. D20 CEC20: especially ensuring that as, of course, for English language learners and special LED students will be supported. D20 CEC20: I also just wanted to share a couple of points around the specific curriculum that was selected in our district. There were 3 options that districts could select from the district 20. We did select the inter reading curriculum, and some of the reasons why we selected the curriculum was, first, the the curriculum was aligned to D20 CEC20: our district problem of practice. Around students having barriers to accessing grade level text that were aligned to thematic units of study and the interreading curriculum into literature. Curriculum, you know, accomplishes that, but it accomplishes it with D20 CEC20: embedded supports the the nice thing about into reading and into literature is that there is a lot of support for teachers beyond the single text of the whole classrooms. So this includes supports for reinforcement. So when students need something to be retaught or to engage in D20 CEC20: of activities like guided reading or small group instruction, there's a lot of support for it. But there's also a lot of support for extension and for enrichment for students who are already meeting the expectation of the text or the specific skill of standards being taught. The curriculum offers a lot of extension opportunities for kids. So we'll be able to meet the needs of diverse. The first learners in the classrooms. There's in addition to that, there's a social, emotional learning component which we really liked. So, in addition to the academic component, there's a social, emotional learning component that will really lean into heavily. That has been a really a hallmark D20 CEC20: of the work that we've done in District 20 since the pandemic there are specific sorry, no worries. Sorry. Okay. D20 CEC20: In addition to the social emotional component, there are and supports for teachers when teaching students who are multilingual learners for students with disabilities. Something D20 CEC20: that we also really liked about this curriculum resource was that it contains standards, aligned, assessments D20 CEC20: that will enable teachers schools and the district to be able to engage in progress, monitoring of how students are doing in relation to the standards, which is something that is very important to us. The curriculum has a strong writing component. D20 CEC20: and the writing includes support for students writing. When in response to literature as well as genre based process writing. D20 CEC20: and then finally it in beds. D20 CEC20: project-based learning components into each unit. So there's a lot of facets to the curriculum that we really found to be beneficial, and as that would meet the the wide variety of needs in the district D20 CEC20: and part of the presentations, when I invite H. In June, and When I continue to present on specific aspects of the curriculum, we can kind of dig deeper into components that are of of interest to the community. But there's a wide variety that this curriculum that we felt that this curriculum provided that some of the other curricular resources didn't necessarily offer, especially D20 CEC20: with regard to their robust supports for teachers in supporting the needs of all students. Yeah, I think that'll be great to have them in June. D20 CEC20: That would be a good meeting. We're also gonna have enrollment in June, so i'll be a busy meeting busy last meeting. D20 CEC20: Any questions for for Dr. Credo from any Council members. D20 CEC20: And D20 CEC20: Okay, I think. Thank you. Oh, I see one hand up. Is that a Maya Rozenblat: whose hand is that Maya Maya? Do you still? Do you have a new question for Dr. Peda. Yeah, quick question. Dr. Prada just wanted to ask quickly about the details. Where can I find details about science, Olymp: I just want to take, you know. Make sure my schools are aware of it. D20 CEC20: We should have it posted on the district website. D20 CEC20: but it that it is May 20 Fourth Wednesday. D20 CEC20: starting at D20 CEC20: 8 a. M. I believe, at shallow Maya Rozenblat: Shallow. I i'm sorry. What's the number of this? Call? Again? D20 CEC20: Okay. 227, and it starts 10. Am I'm: sorry D20 CEC20: I to be there. Maya Rozenblat: Okay? Yeah. I was like to early Thank you so much. I'll follow up. D20 CEC20: So we we typically don't take questions from the public during the presentations, as I mentioned. But i'm i'm happy to if Dr. But I would like to answer the question in the chat. How can teachers get more information about professional development opportunities for H. It's a great question. So we just pushed out yesterday D20 CEC20: information, including registration links and dates erez agmoni for teachers in elementary grades to engage in what we're calling spring training. It's going to be a 3 day or 2 day. Professional learning opportunities for 150 D20 CEC20: teachers at specific grade levels. Those are are happening on a rolling basis in the months of May and June. So your principals. They they just literally received that information last night, and today, so you'll there'll be more information coming. Those trains don't start for. So the the the trainings begin in about 2 weeks. D20 CEC20: and we'll continue on through the end of the month of May, and i'll almost at the end of June. D20 CEC20: Great thanks, David. Any other questions for superintendent. D20 CEC20: Okay. D20 CEC20: Next up one of our Council members, Elizabeth Chan, would like to say a few words about Asian American. D20 CEC20: So May is the month of Asian, American, Pacific Islander, or or the extended version, which is Asian, American, native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, impaired Heritage Mall D20 CEC20: Asian and Pacific islanders. People in all walks of life have played a profoundly important role in American history, contributing to and shaping the rich history of the United States in many ways. and New York City residents who identify as Api or 14% of the New York City population. D20 CEC20: and from 2,000 to 2,017. The Asian population grew by 48% to over a 1 million residents, and these are the ones that are documented. D20 CEC20: A native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population has grew by 25% in the city. and New York is home to the second largest Asian American Pacific Island population in the country. 13% D20 CEC20: of New Yorkers that are identify as Api are undocumented. Api and Hispanic immigrants have the highest poverty. Poverty rate of all immigrants in New York city and two-third of Api. Immigrants are essential workers. D20 CEC20: Api immigrants are one of the or the most diverse racial groups in the city, representing 30 different ethnic groups, and speaking more than 50 languages D20 CEC20: and the corona. But pandemic has led to an increase of discrimination and violence against Api. D20 CEC20: New Yorkers. D20 CEC20: so which has affected a large population of our student body, because in our district 20 we have 44% Asian population and a point, 3% Pacific Islander D20 CEC20: population that is grown and will continue to grow. If the school district continues to advocate and support the Asian students and parents rights in need, and we need continued mental health, counseling, and anti-bullying initiatives in our district. because D20 CEC20: we have been just fortunately but and affected by mental health, crisis and bullying racial harassment due to the current events locally, and what locally and worldwide. D20 CEC20: And last month my son and my daughter both had bullying incidents in their school. I think it's because of the media presentation of China and America. D20 CEC20: So these ongoing current events, worldwide, is contributing to the D20 CEC20: ruling that they have been D20 CEC20: experiencing, and I myself have been verbally harassed for being Asian in in my community. So I will continue to bring this up, because my children and other Asian students in this district D20 CEC20: are being targeted just because of these current events, and someone does nothing to combat bullying and racial harassment in our district, so I hope we will be able to do initiatives and presentations to STEM these harassment towards our community. Our student body. Thank you. D20 CEC20: Thank you so much, Elizabeth. Very well spoken, and always appreciate the passion and and commitment to the causes that you support. We would like to. D20 CEC20: Did you want to add some comments. councilmember, Maya Rosenblatt? D20 CEC20: It's Maya Rozenblat: if if you don't sure sure I I I kind of I could not even myself. I just wanted to add respectfully, that May is also Jewish American heritage month that was proclaimed on 2,000 April 22,000 and second by President George Bush. Maya Rozenblat: So somehow we we kind of keep ignoring it. Maya Rozenblat: I'm not going to rub it in right now. I just wanted to note it. Thank you. Thanks. Plan. You know the me now. The singing was not intentional in my. so i'll make sure that I'm I'm recognizing Jewish heritage month in my upcoming presentations when it comes around. My apologies. D20 CEC20: Okay. D20 CEC20: Thanks, doctor, for your I see one more hand up. Is that a set of hand? It was still up. No, Vito, Did you want to say something? Vito LaBella: Just piggy Vito LaBella: off of the last 2 the comments I want to say there was recently a city counter revolution. That was Vito LaBella: for some reason that it it. It was controversial, because Some members Vito LaBella: didn't want to sign off on a resolution against Jewish hate. Vito LaBella: Couple of years ago I I I I sponsored a resolution about hey? Vito LaBella: You know there is way too much hate to go around, and you know it's not one or the other. We need to speak out against Jewish hate. Islamicate. Muslim hate Asian heat. Hate is hate, and there is no reason why we can't stand up Vito LaBella: and speak against it all. And the same thing with elevating different cultural cultural communities. This is not a 0 sum game. We want to celebrate everyone, and we need to do a better job, all of us, in making sure that we celebrate not only our own cultures Vito LaBella: and look after our own communities, but look after every single community. Vito LaBella: Thank you. D20 CEC20: Thanks, Vito. Okay. D20 CEC20: We'll now move on to our second public speaking session of the evening. D20 CEC20: We have members signed up. We have one, at least one individual here in the first center. Now just one person that E. Fang. Yep. Okay. If I think to speak, can you come up? Do you mind coming up to sit here because then the camera will pick you up. Thank you. D20 CEC20: Yeah, If anyone and if anyone else is here that would like to sign up. Yes, please, can we get them to sign up sheet, or or I can just call you up when time is. and, as per usual usual rules, 3 min of speaking. D20 CEC20: I can Still, my hopefully, you won't. Take that long. I got you. D20 CEC20: Oh, you don't. Okay? Good. D20 CEC20: Good evening, everyone. My name is Eve and Chen. I have 3 kids who are currently attending public schools in District 20. I'm. Here today to talk about middle school admissions. As you know, middle school offers were sent out on April the 20 fifth. I know the email to inquire why my son didn't get into D20 CEC20: Y is 7 also commonly known as Crystal Mcculloch. based on mirror at Theations criteria, as informed to the parents in last fall. D20 CEC20: So October 12 of 2022 D20 CEC20: parents were told by then the retired, now retired principle, Mr. Vermont, that at the Auditorium of Crystal and my colleague, that animations will be based on top 300 gpas only. No matter. D20 CEC20: So my email was sent out on April 26, to current acting principle. D20 CEC20: Crystal Mccoy a. Was suggested by the acting principle that I emailed to D20 CEC20: I Haven't heard of that either. D20 CEC20: I understand that there must be a lot of parents, but in the same go as myself. D20 CEC20: a lot of emails and calls to the middle school at the gym office. I am speaking tonight for a very large community. D20 CEC20: us parents. We were deceived that we, in essence, Don't, have any truly great schools in District 20. D20 CEC20: Why are the Allen districts do? D20 CEC20: When the parents one spring test reinstated half 300? Gpa was barely enough not to mention library on top of it. D20 CEC20: As a consequence, many parents, including myself. We'll have our kids leave the district to go to citywide schools. D20 CEC20: Not that we enjoyed charming and driving miles, our jail morning traffic to save our kids. But we are left with no choice. Superintendent, Dr. David Paddle Hi D20 CEC20: District 20 lost a lot of brightest students to citywide spring schools like Montreal. D20 CEC20: The district will lose many more if District 20, continues the lottery admissions. Process Students who want to stay in the district were forced to go outside of it. I remember from last S. L. T. Meeting in my so in my son's school we talk about importance of parent engagement and retention. D20 CEC20: We, as parents, need transparency from you. D20 CEC20: Up until now, I I think no one really clearly knows. 3 min. Okay, I'm going to wrap up. Yeah, what are the exact criteria of entrance to one? Why, it several or other schools so superintendent, I think D20 CEC20: transparently. It's super important to us as parents people. We can talk about all these other factors. Thank you very much. D20 CEC20: Thank you very much for speaking next speaker. Would you like to speak, ma'am. D20 CEC20: and do you mind when you speak, just announce your name and score your phone? Thank you. D20 CEC20: Following he. Hi! So my name is Francis I'm. From Senator Ian Shoes office. D20 CEC20: I just want to stop by, because tomorrow is our official opening for our permanent district office, and I want to make sure everyone in the community was aware. We are just a mile down the road from our school here at 6 6 0 5 Court, Hamilton Parkway. D20 CEC20: and we're there Monday through Friday, 10 to 5. If you guys ever need anything, and we're always happy to help them with the Cdc. Including this one, because this one was Zer Two's district. Okay, thanks for this. I can trust the emissions if you want. Oh, sure. D20 CEC20: next week and again we can. If you want to say anything for the public record. That's totally fine. Sure, I mean I mean, I know that for any parents who had any questions around the the middle school screening process that was administered in the city this year there was a composite score created D20 CEC20: taking the the the grades of the core courses that's Hela social studies, science and math, and across the city for the city-wide process. D20 CEC20: Early in the spring I'm sorry. Early in the fall in District 20 we instituted a a district-wide grading policy to help support the efforts of being transparent in this process we adopted a numerical grading policy to help schools create more specificity around D20 CEC20: the achievement of students, however, due to the fact that the admissions process for Crystal Mccauley, and all other screen programs. The city was a citywide administered process, and most districts, especially most elementary schools across the city, using a one to 4 grading scale. D20 CEC20: The decision was made to create conversions, so all district. 20 fourth grade course grades which were numerical, were converted to a one to 4 scale, and the conversion scale is on the schools. Nyc. Gov. Enrollment. There is a there's a conversion short. D20 CEC20: So all students, whose grades were 90, and above were converted to level 4 S. All grades that were 8 and 89 were converted to level 3, and so on, and so forth, and that one to 4 scale that children earned D20 CEC20: within the 4 course. Grades were then averaged out, and the children who had the highest D20 CEC20: scores on that conversion table. We're then considered for admission, Chris Mccalliff and all of the screen programs. So I have given this feedback to the CC. And from the community around D20 CEC20: what could inform and support improvement of the process. But I want to make sure that the information is indeed transparent, and and it is public on the city website D20 CEC20: I can share with that. Go ahead. That's fine. We, when there's not that many people speaking will typically will allow some some Q. A. From the public which we've done tonight in a couple of different situations. So that's why we're allowing it right now. Just so everyone knows. D20 CEC20: Go ahead up to D20 CEC20: to address the question. So my side is currently at the point. 2 G. And T. Fifth grader. His overall average from fourth grade is 97.7, 5, D20 CEC20: a his classmate, another girl whose overall Gpa was 98.2. So both of them we need to Krishna Mccarthy as choice. 1 2 3, and both of us were left out. I mean, if you what you are essentially telling me is true. It's they must. They must be some sort of mistake within the algorithm because. D20 CEC20: remember, there is a lottery with what what has to be said. And. D20 CEC20: David, I wish you had said it is that if there's if there's more kids who have a for the random number, everyone right? So it's still a lottery, and unfortunately well, we were told by the Crystal Mcculloch principle that it will be top 300 gpa only, and that's why my you know. Suggestion is that we need to bring back D20 CEC20: the test just like my 2 did right, so I could be very clear. So my son was tested, so we never wanted him to go, you know, outside of the district to such a further way. Face for us. D20 CEC20: because he's really shown. You know he's barely 10 years old, but you know D20 CEC20: what choice we have. He scored very well into the science program, and so is his classmate. So all these kids from his class, the best of the will be traveling out to to to marching district. 21. So yeah. D20 CEC20: thank you so much. I I appreciate you addressing the question. D20 CEC20: And this this is going to be an ongoing conversation. I'll I'll go to V. Yeah. I mean, if I don't want to get too far on this. It's. It's a very important topic, and we are going to have enrollment here in June to discuss this in particular issue with veto. Go ahead. Vito LaBella: Yup. Done, Superintendent. I'm curious. Do you still do you have that number yet? How many kids within district? 20 scored in 90, or above. How big was that ban? Do we know that? Yet? No. Vito LaBella: Can we ask, please, now that this process is over, I may officially request that we get that number from somebody. D20 CEC20: The request is in it's been in since, for the processes close, so I I've been told that once the processes are concluded. Then the data will be available. Vito LaBella: I'm: sorry, Elizabeth. Okay. D20 CEC20: I'm just saying that there's such a large number of students in our district that have such high average. There's just not enough spots for them. D20 CEC20: and i'm just sorry for that. But maybe our just me more. D20 CEC20: but D20 CEC20: very good school. Vito LaBella: So yeah, so continuing the conversation. Thank you, Dr. Predo, for that. But you know the 90 and above band I've I've spoken to many, many parents we need to communicate, and it it wasn't Dr. Credo's decision. This was a citywide decision, so we need to. Vito LaBella: I think, solicit our elected officials and let them know that the 90 to 100 band is too broad. We need to make maybe a 95 to 100 band, and Vito LaBella: or are we to include state exams? Because I think, in some specific instances there was a disconnect between children who scored in the nineties and had lower than 3 is on on their state exams. Vito LaBella: And really, if if there's grade, fraud and grade inflation or not a thing, it really should. In most cases it really should really synchronize. You should have kids with fours or better Vito LaBella: and 95 are better, and those should be the pool. If there's going to be a lottery, because there's a not enough seats, and there should be more seats. That that ban should be, I think, shrunk considerably. Thank you guys. D20 CEC20: Thanks, Vito. Thanks. Any other Council members like to speak, and I'd. I'd encourage us to. This is an ongoing conversation. We have dialogue with the city, with Dr. Pedo, and certainly, as veto mentioned with elected officials, should really know about this, because it is important for our community, just just like all of our advocacy is. So D20 CEC20: all right, let's, I think. Yeah, yeah, for sure. Michelle and Magnus. Great Michelle Magnus: Michelle, can you unmute and you can take your time. 3 min. Michelle Magnus: Okay, perfect. So I did listen to the Cb. 10 meeting, and I just wanted to kind of give some insight onto the new high school Michelle Magnus: proposed for Ovington. I just can't imagine the amount of seats that They're proposing for the new high school to really alleviate Michelle Magnus: any of the overcrowding in our schools, and I don't know how how much thought goes into, and who does it? But I I know D. 75 students for middle school and high school are lacking, and and the fact that Michelle Magnus: I think it's appalling that any parent has to put their kid on a bus to travel into one d 75 location. Michelle Magnus: I don't know if they're talking about a d 75 middle school or high school for that location, but maybe just utilizing that just solely for d 75 middle School High School is kind of my insight on that Michelle Magnus: moving on, though Michelle Magnus: it seems like Michelle Magnus: Chancellor Banks and and our Mayor Michelle Magnus: are looking, and also in our superintendent to help with professional development days for the teachers for the new curriculum, which is great. So I keep on encouraging the CC. To hold Michelle Magnus: the do. O. We accountable for these curriculum mandates, and that the deal we should continue to cover the cost of professional development, not just now, but moving forward throughout the school year. And it shouldn't come out of the school's budget. Michelle Magnus: especially if it's going to be mandated. And you know schools don't have the choice to pick their curriculum Michelle Magnus: outside of the 3 that was picked. Also, if they're going to mandate, they should also provide all the materials for all the schools to successfully carry out the mandates Michelle Magnus: for the group of. Michelle Magnus: So that's just my little insight. But thank you. D20 CEC20: Thanks. Michelle. Yeah, Michelle Michelle I can address the d 75 component D20 CEC20: with the 3 new capacities that we're opening in 2024. We will project to meet all of the d 75 ces. D20 CEC20: So. D20 CEC20: as far I can't speak to any seat at the high school level. But I I do know that 2,024 we will have enough seats for all of our middle school and elementary schoolers in d 75 that really won't have to take a bus outside the district to go to school. D20 CEC20: The i'll speak to the High School one. We're short, about 210 high School, D. 75 seats. and they are proposed for the new high school numbers to red determined. D20 CEC20: And You know, Michelle, you're absolutely right. This this new school is a drop in the pocket for the total high school seat in District 20 over 3,600 seats, and that's even before you factor in the class size law. D20 CEC20: So it's. It's something, but it's it's. D20 CEC20: There's there's more to be done. D20 CEC20: Okay. D20 CEC20: Any other speakers can. No, we're good. Okay, so let's so. The public speaking session is now concluded. We will let's do the one we we did have an amendment to the bylaws proposed to the last meeting. And I, we we should vote on that. And, Kevin, are you able to share that that real quick? D20 CEC20: And this amendment is simply to basically put it to the bylaws. This new idea of having a public speaking session at the beginning and at the end of the meeting. D20 CEC20: and it again. The the public speaking can really happen whenever the President D20 CEC20: once or 2, but this would just enshrine it in the bylaws, and I think it'll be Again, it's kind of a constant effort on our part to make the, you know, increased parent engagement increase D20 CEC20: community input and we know that a lot of parents can't wait around the whole end of the meeting. So we've had this up since the last meeting, in accordance with the process for amendments. So this the red. D20 CEC20: the red text that's showing would be the new D20 CEC20: order of of agenda for Cdc. Calendar meetings, and it would just it would start with the call to order, then we'd have the minutes approved. We'd have the public speaking Set, and the general Session; and if we don't have any other presenters. We'd have superintendents report. President's report any other Cec members, of course. D20 CEC20: and then a second public speaking session on any resolutions that are up at the for discussion in that any resolution, and then any D20 CEC20: so resolution and adjourn. So that would be the new bylaws meeting agenda. Anything like I just said. These things can already be amended by a vote of motion, or the President's upsetting of the meeting, so it's not as if this is. D20 CEC20: you know, irreversible, flexible. It's just putting it in there, so that future Cec. Will will be aware of importance of having a speaking session up front, as well as later in the meeting. D20 CEC20: Any Cdc members might want to comment on this amendment to the bylaws. D20 CEC20: Okay. Is there a motion to approve this amendment to the bylaws Jennifer Hu: motion to approve. Vito LaBella: Do we need to take a vote motion to move to a vote, Steve. D20 CEC20: Yeah, I guess what i'm what i'm doing is saying, let's Vito LaBella: yeah, I guess i'm saying motion to take a vote on this. Yes, so a motion to take a vote on this D20 CEC20: all in favor Vito LaBella: I D20 CEC20: can you D20 CEC20: So let's. Vito LaBella: Can you hear me, sir? Vito LaBella: Yes, okay. So first i'd like to stay for the record that we have a Maya Rosenblad in the tech. We have 100% Vito LaBella: right? Vito LaBella: Okay. So, Steve, so do you vote to add the bylaw change? D20 CEC20: Yes, so, approved Vito LaBella: Jennifer. Hugh. Jennifer Hu: Yes. Vito LaBella: Elizabeth Chan. Yes. Vito LaBella: it to Labella. Yes, Marie Brigades. Marie Brugueras: Yes. Vito LaBella: I I mean Ghada Amin: yes. Vito LaBella: the only is Sufi Vito LaBella: yona Vito LaBella: Li peng you there? Maya Rozenblat: Yes. Vito LaBella: Joyce. Xiaoqiong Xie: Yes. Vito LaBella: Kevin's out. D20 CEC20: Yeah, it's not here. Vito LaBella: Oh, I thought he was okay, I then he was listening in. Okay. So yona got it. You back. Yona D20 CEC20: God, it was a Yes. D20 CEC20: Yona got it. Yes. Vito LaBella: the only. Is it okay? Great? Vito LaBella: So then it's 8 and one absent. Vito LaBella: approved. D20 CEC20: Okay, thanks. And that's D20 CEC20: we can approve the meeting minutes from the last calendar meeting. Kevin, Can you share those, please? D20 CEC20: So everyone please review the minutes from the April Calendar meeting, and if there's any changes, please speak up. Okay. Are there any changes to the minutes. D20 CEC20: Okay, hearing none. The minutes are approved, as is D20 CEC20: Is there a motion? So we're going to have the business meeting immediately following the calendar meeting. We're going to take a quick 5 break. D20 CEC20: We just need a motion to adjourn the calendar meeting. Is there a motion to adjourn a motion. Karen second. D20 CEC20: Is there a second? D20 CEC20: Okay, All in favor? Aye. Ghada Amin: by any opposed. D20 CEC20: So everyone please meet us back. D20 CEC20: I'm. Starting the recording. I'm calling the Cdc. May. CC. 20 May business meeting to order 8, 12, D20 CEC20: Peter, are you there? Can you do me a roll call, please? Vito LaBella: Yup, Steve! Vito LaBella: Here, Steve's, go sure Vito LaBella: tight, Steve. I know you're there. Okay, Jennifer Hugh Jennifer Hu: Here. Vito LaBella: Elizabeth Chan. Here Vito LaBella: it a label Here. Vito LaBella: Marie Burgers Marie Brugueras: here. Vito LaBella: God, I mean Vito LaBella: got a Vito LaBella: you own a Sufi. Vito LaBella: Hi! I'm here Vito LaBella: here. Thank you, my Ros and Black Vito LaBella: Maya Vito LaBella: Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie: here. Vito LaBella: Thank you. And Kevin's excused. so Ghada Amin: i'm here. Vito LaBella: thank you and Maya Vito LaBella: Maya. I'll send you an eye out, please, for Maya. Sure thing. Vito LaBella: Okay. Vito LaBella: I know it's just you know it's technical difficulties. I get it. Vito LaBella: If I see her there. I'm just going to include her. D20 CEC20: You can't here can. Yeah, Vito, Can you hear us? Okay. Vito LaBella: It's Spotty. I'm: sorry. Vito LaBella: Maya is she here? Vito LaBella: Why is here. Vito LaBella: just Kevin's I was excuse. Thank you very much. D20 CEC20: so we'll try to. We'll try to speak up. Is it better when I speak up a little louder. Vito LaBella: Yeah, I don't know If it's tech. I don't know if we're the technical difficulties. I think it may well be my end, but it says fine. Thank you, though D20 CEC20: we'll get this over with. D20 CEC20: So the only item on the business meeting agenda is just review the business meeting minutes from the last business meeting Kevin. Can you share those, please? Oh, you know what we do have to get the interpretation. I'm sorry D20 CEC20: we should do the interpretation. Sorry interpreters. We just like to have you do a quick introduction for anyone who's still on, and would like to have interpretation. Could our Arabic interpreter please introduce themselves? Arabic Interpreter- Hadeer Al Amiri: Good afternoon. This announcement will be for the Alabic audience. Arabic Interpreter- Hadeer Al Amiri: some of them Arabic Interpreter- Hadeer Al Amiri: How we can honestly have been completed. Thank you. D20 CEC20: Great. Thank you. D20 CEC20: Could our Mandarin interpreter, please introduce yourself. That was right. Now. D20 CEC20: Okay. Mandarin interpretation I Ching Ng: Hello! D20 CEC20: We're having trouble hearing you. You're breaking up. The connection is breaking. D20 CEC20: And hey, Chang, we're having trouble hearing you do. We have the second mandarin interpreter still on. Spanish - Harold Goodman: Okay, let's let's move on to Spanish and then we'll come back hopefully. Mandarin can get the connection. Back Spanish interpreter, Can you please introduce yourself? The following announcement will be in Spanish Spanish - Harold Goodman: Spanish announcement is complete. D20 CEC20: Thank you so much. Back to Mandarin. Can either of the mandarin interpreters. Please make their announcement. Are there any individuals on the call who need mandarin interpretation? If there is, please post in the chat or raise your hand. Otherwise we'll proceed. D20 CEC20: Okay. we're just going to proceed. Now, Kevin, can you share the the business meeting minutes from April. So everyone please review the business meeting minutes from April. and if there are any changes you would like to make. D20 CEC20: Please speak up D20 CEC20: any changes to the minutes from last month for the business meeting. hearing no changes. D20 CEC20: Is there a motion to approve the business meeting? Minutes from April Xiaoqiong Xie: motion? Jona Isufi: Is there a second D20 CEC20: all in favor? Aye, any opposed. I mean, minutes are adopted, as is. D20 CEC20: And then are there any business items that anyone wants to bring up any new business discussions? Get your reimbursements in everyone. It's May. as you know, next month is our last Cec meeting. Deadline is June thirtieth 4 Pm. This is an email tomorrow, but since it was a year June the 30 at 4 0 Pm. That's a different. Should everyone online here, Kevin, all Cec members through the deadline D20 CEC20: can. I did just one acknowledgment for someone on. Thank you always, you know, purchased like office supplies to hand out. D20 CEC20: I don't think we ever really I don't remember where we ended with that purchasing office supplies to give to the donate to the district. D20 CEC20: We our time is really low, but I could look into meeting tomorrow and see D20 CEC20: purchase notebooks. And was it truly to purchase laptops for kids? D20 CEC20: Don't that, anyway? That's good to know that's good to know. So maybe we should and let us know the deadlines on that, because that would be great if we can allocate the less than D20 CEC20: the last. I like for anything, because everything is so far, so fast. Yeah. So last one for for budget use is Staple's office plus. And what would the date on that be trying to open it back to D20 CEC20: you can come back to this. But I mean, is there a reason? Well, actually, maybe we should try to get it right now, so we need to approve something. Yeah, I will appreciate like D20 CEC20: first come first, or or wherever we could put it, perhaps to like a a stack of maybe drawing pads. Absolutely. That was the yeah. Yeah. D20 CEC20: Can anyone can folks online here? The conversation? I just want to make sure that D20 CEC20: I can hear it. It's Spotty, but I can hear it. D20 CEC20: Okay. D20 CEC20: Did you find that deadline for them? D20 CEC20: The deadline is Friday, May nineteenth. Okay. So the next D20 CEC20: right. Then in the next Cdc. Meeting the final Cdc meeting. It is 14, June fourteenth. So we need to approve. So I would suggest we just we make a budget motion right now. Yeah, because the yeah, let's do it. So how should we? Does anyone online have any D20 CEC20: feedback on how we should word this this resolution, this motion to approve budget spending. So what what we're proposing is to spend D20 CEC20: Kevin, do you have the most recent? Okay. So Kevin is going to share the project. D20 CEC20: Yes. D20 CEC20: and well, well, Kevin is pulling up the budget. Okay? Great. Thank you, Kevin. Yeah. So essentially the proposal, the motion would just be D20 CEC20: purchase. you know academically or artistically related materials from staples, and we will donate that to the district, and the district can then allocate it as as they see see fit. That's the way these things have to work. D20 CEC20: So we have 352 on this place, and I believe go down D20 CEC20: I have to double check. But I feel like I recall this can actually we can with the budget anymore. D20 CEC20: Is it, too? They can move, re-allocate? These things? Yeah. Okay. So I think I had your budget. you see. Okay. Yeah, it's actually D20 CEC20: okay. The purchase we have here that's in. Marie Brugueras: And I remember it was too late. I was just hoping, you know I was hoping something was happening which I didn't know about, but I remember we spoke about this, and Marie Brugueras: it was that we were stuck because we couldn't move any money over, and we couldn't purchase anything right? Right? D20 CEC20: So we'll do the best we can. We've got. D20 CEC20: Yeah, we've we've got. Yeah, okay, so 300. So I guess the motion would be spend D20 CEC20: $350 on student art student, academic and art supplies from staples donated to be donated to the district. So D20 CEC20: is there a motion to allocate 300 and we'll do $352 of the CC budget to staples. Jennifer Hu: Second it. Maya Rozenblat: Hello. D20 CEC20: Peter, Can you hear me? D20 CEC20: How about Kevin? Does the roll call? The Because I can't hear veto right now? Let's get this Maya Rozenblat: I support. D20 CEC20: Yeah, we're just gonna do a little. D20 CEC20: Yes. Jennifer Hu: sorry. I can't hear anybody right now. Is Kevin speaking? Ghada Amin: Yeah, I cannot hear either. We can't hear it, because my vote is. Yes. D20 CEC20: thanks, Jen. We're not sure what's going on with the technical issues here. Lizard Chen. Yes. you do, a Bella. D20 CEC20: I'm not even sure if it was still in D20 CEC20: Marie Brigades. Marie Brugueras: Yes. D20 CEC20: got I mean Ghada Amin: Yes. D20 CEC20: the P in. liping jiang: Yes. Okay. D20 CEC20: Jonah Sophie. Jona Isufi: Yes. D20 CEC20: Maya Rosenblatt. Maya Rozenblat: Yes. it's my Maya Rozenblat: you guys hear me? Yeah, I heard you. Xiaoqiong Xie: Yes. D20 CEC20: i'm sorry. Was that choice? I said, Yes. Xiaoqiong Xie: yes. this is correct. D20 CEC20: That password 8. Yes, and then to excuse. And then you know, Leader wasn't here didn't respond. and you got the names of D20 CEC20: great thanks, everyone that. And is there a motion to conclude our business meeting motion to conclude, is there a second? Xiaoqiong Xie: Okay. Ghada Amin: second? D20 CEC20: Aye, any opposed? D20 CEC20: Thank you. Everyone please join us for our final Cec meeting of our of our C. E. C. June fourteenth, and in the meantime everyone please wish Kevin a good luck on his vacation. He's gone to Jennifer Hu: back home for 2 weeks. Have a great time. Jennifer Hu: Take care everyone Maya Rozenblat: take care. Ghada Amin: bye.