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From YouTube: School Committee Meeting of 1-13-22
Description
City of Chelsea, Chelsea Public Schools
E
Everyone,
my
name
is
catherine
anderson.
I
live
at
15
powder
house
terrace
in
somerville
and
I'm
the
president
of
the
chelsea
teachers
union,
I'm
just
here
today
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
moas
that
are
up
for
ratification
by
the
school
committee.
This
evening,
the
superintendents
department
and
the
school
committee
and
the
union
have
been
involved
in
negotiations
for
a
long
period
of
time,
and
I
think
that
the
moas
in
front
of
you
represent
some
really
great
gains
on
behalf
of
our
paraprofessionals,
our
clerks
and
our
educators
unit.
E
A
A
B
Presentation,
yeah
and
I
can
take
I'll
start
and
then
headed
turn
it
over
to
christine
our
hr
director.
Thank
you
so
much
garcia,
as
we
just
had
our
ctu
president,
katherine
anderson,
just
share.
I'm
really
pleased
to
present
three
contracts
to
you
tonight.
I
just
want
to
thank
ctu
our
school
committee,
members
that
participated
and
our
wonderful
cabinet
team
here
who
worked
diligently
to
bring.
B
I
think
we
have
three
contracts
here
that
represent
the
heart
and
the
spirit
of
what
we
were
trying
to
do
to
move
chelsea
public
schools
forward
and
the
culture
of
care.
So
I
won't
say
much:
I'm
excited
to
turn
it
over
to
our
amazing
hr
director,
christine
lee,
and
she
has
just
worked
diligently
on
this
and
spearheading
this.
So
christine
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you.
G
G
G
We
always
want
to
make
sure
everything
that
we're
doing
is
centered
around
our
culture
of
care,
to
our
students
and
to
all
adults
who
work
in
our
school
community,
and
we
also
know
that
it's
a
challenging
time
in
our
workforce.
There
are
many
positions
that
we
were
working
hard
to
fill
and
our
goal
is
to
retain
our
amazing
staff
and
make
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
that
we
can
to
incentivize
this.
G
So
the
first
contract
that
I
will
present
to
you
is
the
teacher
contract.
We
had
a
representative
team
from
the
teachers
unit
that
you
can
see
here
made
up
of
various
teachers
from
our
elc
to
our
middle
schools,
to
our
high
school
and
on
the
management
side.
We
had
a
team
consisting
of
dr
veda
and
myself
principal
jackie
maloney
at
the
elc
and
jerry
mchugh.
G
G
As
with
any
contract,
there
are
various
housekeeping
items
that
we
make
sure
that
we
resolve,
but
you'll
see
some
of
the
language
changes
that
we
have
made.
We
updated
our
tuition
reimbursement
to
increase
the
amount
to
150
000,
and
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
our
staff
are
incentivized
to
stay
in
our
district,
and
so
we
did
add
a
repayment
plan
if
someone
leaves
before
their
fourth
year.
G
G
G
We
think
it's
important
that
our
educators
have
time
to
set
up
their
classrooms
and
prepare
for
our
students
to
return
in
the
fall.
We
also
added
that
in
in
the
event,
there
is
a
loss
during
your
pregnancy
that
an
educator
would
be
entitled
up
to
five
days.
That
would
be
an
additional
benefit
for
our
teaching
staff.
G
G
G
G
The
principal
is
allowed
to
provide
that
option
for,
for
our
paras
and
again
similar
family
lost
language
and
repair
contract
in
terms
of
salaries.
We
did
a
combination
of
things
to
get
our
paraprofessionals
salaries
at
a
higher
rate
and
also
competitive
around
our
surrounding
districts,
and
so
you'll
see
some
of
the
dollar
rate
changes
and
the
percentage
increases
we
have
provided
here.
So
I
won't
read
out
all
of
it,
but
I
do
want
to
highlight
again.
G
We
traditionally
have
about
a
two
two
point:
five
percent
increase
every
year,
but
as
you
can
see,
we
have
gone
above
and
beyond
and
we
were
able
to
provide
in
first
year
between
5.5
to
6.2
percent
increase
the
second
year,
the
three
point,
two
five
percent
increase
and
then
in
the
third
year
between
five
point,
two
five
point:
eight
percent
increase.
I'm
sorry
three
point
five
percent
increase
and
we
also
added
a
step
four
and
nominated
the
years
of
service
to
get
to
that
step.
Four
and
five
for
a
clerical
contract.
G
H
H
I
don't,
have
a
conflict,
but
there
could
be
an
appearance
of
a
conflict
where
they're
from
I've
been
asked
to
disclose
that
I
am
employed
by
the
boston
teachers
union
as
an
organizer.
The
boston
teachers
union
is
affiliated
with
the
american
federation
of
teachers,
which
the
chelsea
teachers
union
is
also
affiliated
with
where
they
are
completely
separate.
Financial
illegal
entities
and
my
compensation
is
not
tied
to
either
the
state
federation
nor
the
chelsea
teachers
union.
H
H
Yeah,
I
just
wanted
to
say
you
know
this
is
a
really
really
strong
contract.
I
am
very,
very
happy
with
with
you
know
the
way
that
this
turned
out.
This
is
really
going
to
allow
us
to
retain
staff
that
have
been
here
for
many
years.
It's
going
to
make
it
more
attractive
for
potential
new
hires
to
come
to
chelsea
and
we're
in
a
time
where
we
already
have
an
existing
educator
shortage
even
before
this
pandemic,
and
it's
only
getting
worse.
H
So
this
is
really
really
going
to
set
us
up
for
success
in
the
coming
years.
I
think
it's
a
win-win
for
the
district
and
for
ctu,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
who
made
this
happen,
because
this
is
it's.
It's
huge
and
people
are
really
excited,
and
I'm
just
really
really
glad
that
this
worked
out
for
the
better
for
everyone.
A
Awesome,
thank
you,
mr
jimenez
tim
before
going
vervo.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
team
that
made
this
happen
right
and
without
all
of
the
hours
that
each
of
you
put
into
the
and
to
making
these
contracts
possible.
We
wouldn't
be
where
we
are
here
where
we
are
now
and
so
once
again.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
As
mr
ximena
has
mentioned,
we
will
now
you
know
this.
A
This
will
help
us
retain
our
teachers
and
and
hire
more
teachers
in
the
coming
years,
and
so
thank
you
to
miss
lee
to
dr
beta.
I
know
I'm
missing
so
many
people,
catherine
anderson
and
everyone
involved,
so
thank
you,
alrighty
veronica.
I
will
now
turn
it
over
to
you
for.
Oh
before
that,
sorry,
you
have
to
read
the
consideration,
all
right,
no
business
consideration
and
action
to
vote
on
the
collective
bargaining
bargaining
agreement
between
the
chelsea
school
committee,
the
chelsea
teachers
union
teacher
unit
for
the
period
of
july,
1st
2021
through
june
30
explanation.
A
The
chelsea
school
committee
approves
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
chelsea
school
committee
and
the
chelsea
teachers
union
teacher
unit
for
the
period
of
july.
1St
2021,
through
june
20
june
30th
2024,
set
forth
in
the
memorandum
of
agreement
ratified
on
december
20th,
2021.
identica.
May
we
please
have
a
roll
call.
A
Seven
in
the
affirmative,
one
absent
the
motion
carries
next.
We
have
consideration
and
action
to
vote
on
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
chelsea
school
committee
and
the
chelsea
chelsea
teachers
union
paraprofessional
unit
for
the
period
of
july
1st
2021
through
june
30th
2024
explanation.
A
The
chelsea
school
committee
approves
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
chelsea
school
committee
and
the
chelsea
teachers
union
paraprofessional
unit
for
the
period
of
july,
1st
2021
through
june
30th
2024
set
forth
in
the
memorandum
of
agreement
ratified
on
december
20.
2021
roll
call.
Please.
C
D
A
Seven
in
the
affirmative,
one
absent
the
motion
carries
next.
We
have
consideration
and
action
to
vote
on
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
chelsea
school
committee
and
the
chelsea
teachers
union
clerical
unit
for
the
youth,
the
period
of
july
1st
2021
through
june
30th
2024
explanation.
A
I
A
B
B
Our
first
one
is
real,
mean
schools
in
2022,
and
we
thought
it
was
important
to
update
you
on
our
reopening
in
january,
since
it's
been
an
opening
like
no
other
after
break
in
light
of
the
code
with
search,
so
we
just
wanted
to
provide
an
update
and
how
we're
doing
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
assistant,
superintendent
and
mr
adam
delaney,
otherwise
known
as
phdmd
covet
md,
mr
delaney.
So
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
adam.
J
Thank
you,
dr
abeyta.
Yes,
I'm
I'm,
I'm
certainly
not
a
doctor,
but
I
do
play
one
at
work,
so
a
little
covet
update
before
I
say
anything
I
just
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
hard
work
commitment
and
just
efforts
to
be
able
to
be
learning
in
person
and
doing
it
at
a
high
level
to
pretty
much
every
single
person
involved
in
our
school
district.
J
You
know,
first
and
foremost,
our
students.
These
are
the
kids
who
are.
These
are
the
people
who
have
been
impacted
the
most
by
this,
and
I'm
just
really
so
proud
of
all
the
work
that
the
students
have
done
to
be
able
to
deal
with.
You
know,
obviously
not
an
optimal,
not
an
optimal
situation,
but
our
kids
are
hard
at
work.
Every
day,
they're
masking
up
they're,
getting
vaccinated,
they're,
sanitizing,
they're,
doing
everything
we're
asking
them
to
do
so.
We're
so
proud
of
them
we're
proud
of
our
teachers.
J
Our
teachers
are
putting
up
with
a
lot
of
inconvenience
and
interruptions
to
their
instruction
and
still
being
able
to
make
education
happen.
Our
nurses
and
our
health
staff,
who
are
just
working
beyond
belief,
are
administrators
who
are
spending
their
days.
Cons,
contact
tracing
everybody,
so
it's
just.
This
has
really
been
a
district-wide
effort
and
we
are
so
proud
of
all
the
work
that
everyone's
doing
so
with
that
we're
going
to
cover
a
couple
of
things
just
an
overview
on
where
we
are
with
covid19.
J
It
is
an
ever-changing
situation
and
we
have
new
guidelines
which
I'm
going
to
briefly
cover,
give
people
an
an
idea
about
what
our
case
counts
are
for
students
and
staff
and
a
little
bit
about
contact
tracing.
We'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
covet
19
testing
program,
which
we
really
want
to
push.
J
I
know
we
see
people
in
lines
all
through
the
city
trying
and
all
through
the
state
and
the
country
trying
to
get
testing
completed
and-
and
we
have
free
testing
for
all
of
our
students
and
staff
on
a
weekly
basis,
so
we're
hoping
we
can
really
bring
those
counts
up
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
vaccinations
as
well,
and
then
we'll
have
some
time
for
questions
and
comments.
If
you
have
any
so
overall,
we
all
have
heard
that
the
deci
mask
mandate
was
extended
to
february
28th.
J
J
Then
the
only
way
to
remove
that
would
be
at
a
vote
at
school
committee,
and
I
don't
believe
at
this
point.
We
have
any
intention
of
doing
so
so
that
extension
of
the
mask
mandate,
while
it
does
apply
to
us
it
doesn't
really
change
anything
as
of
december
30th
during
our
school
vacation,
new
guidance
has
come
out
from
deci
and
dph
and
there
are
lots
of
little
changes,
but
the
big
ones
have
to
do
with
the
isolation
time,
and
I
want
to
be
clear.
J
Isolation
refers
to
positive
individuals
and
quarantine
refers
to
close
contacts,
so
those
quarantine
times
and
isolation
times
were
essentially
minimized
from
10
days
to
5
days,
so
positive
individuals.
After
a
5
day,
isolation
can
return
on
day
6
day
6.
However,
they
must
be
asymptomatic,
which
means
they
don't
have
any
symptoms
and
they
need
to
be
masked
for
an
additional
five
days.
That
is
on
campus.
However,
the
recommendations
from
cdc
also
ask
that
people
remain
masked
for
those
five
days
throughout
their
day,
not
just
at
school
or
work.
J
There
has
been
some
confusion
around
the
requirements
for
retesting
prior
to
coming
back.
I
want
to
be
clear:
there
is
no
requirement
to
retest
and
it's
actually
not
recommended.
So,
if
someone's
positive,
they
do
their
isolation
period
and
then
they
can
return
on
day
six.
If
they
are
asymptomatic,
they
do
not
need
to
retest
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
most
people
who
are
positive
are
going
to
test
positive
when
they
retest
up
to
90
days.
J
I
did
put
the
link
for
the
detailed
protocols
if
anyone
wants
to
look
them
up
and
obviously
you're
looking
you
know
for
those
watching
on
tv.
You
can
really
try
to
take
a
picture
of
this
or
you
can
just
google
desi
covid
protocols
and
it'll.
Take
you
to
the
link
and
also
there's
a
handy
flow
chart
which
really
breaks
it
down
in
a
visual
way
same
deal.
You
can
take
a
picture
of
the
link
or
you
can
just
google
desi
flowchart
and
it
will.
J
J
J
If
we
were
to
go
to
remote
learning,
it
would
not
count
towards
that
time
and
we
would
have
to
make
up
that
time,
just
as
we
do
when
we
take
a
snow
day,
so
we
are
doing
our
very
best
to
remain
in
person
so
that
we
can,
and
that
is
the
best
way
to
learn
anyway,
so
moving
forward.
This
is
just
a
visual.
Our
student
case
counts.
J
Over
the
past
couple
of
weeks,
omicron
has
really
added
a
large
number
of
cases.
So,
since
we've
been
tracking
the
cases
going
back
to
last
september,
we've
had
451
total
student
cases
as
of
yesterday,
and
161
of
those
cases
have
actually
happened
since
december
break.
So
35.6
percent
of
all
of
our
cases
have
happened
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
so
we
are
dealing
with
a
large
number
of
cases.
J
You
know
I
want
to
just
to
acknowledge
the
what
has
to
happen
when
we
have
a
positive
case,
whether
it's
a
student
or
a
staff
member
we're
typically
looking
at
a
one
to
two
hour
process
to
to
do
complete
and
total
contact
tracing,
because
that
involves
you
know
for
a
student
figuring
out
which
kids
are
sitting
near
the
near
the
child
during
school
during
classes
in
high
school
and
middle
school,
where
they
switch
classes,
we're
looking
at
multiple
classes.
So
often
we
can
come
up
with
15
or
20
close
contacts.
J
J
So
once
we
get
those
lists,
then
we
need
to
communicate
and
notify
families
and
teachers
or
anyone
else
who
might
have
been
within
contact,
and
then
we
have
to
communicate
the
individual
protocols,
whether
they're
within
zero,
to
three
feet
or
between
three
and
six
feet.
Those
are
different
protocols,
whether
they're
in
the
classroom,
but
not
within
six
feet.
So
it
takes
a
lot
and-
and
during
that,
prior
to
this
break,
you
know
we
were
dealing
with
two
three,
sometimes
four
or
five
cases.
On
a
busy
day.
J
So
often
we're
looking
at
figuring
that
out
and
then
really
nothing
happens,
because
if
you
have
a
fully
vaccinated
asymptomatic
student
or
staff
member
they're
exempt
from
protocols-
and
they
can
just
go
about
their
business
and
even
if
they're
not
they
can
continue
to
test
and
stay
which
we'll
talk
about
that
program
in
a
little
bit
symptomatic,
people
may
need
to
quarantine
depending
on
what
kind
of
symptoms
they
have.
So
I
would,
I
would
advise
people
best
practice,
assume
you're,
a
close
contact.
J
So
if
you
have
someone
immunocompromised
at
home
and
you've
been
around
the
city,
you've
been,
you
know,
out
about
in
the
world,
there's
a
strong
likelihood
that
omicron
has
crossed
your
path.
So
I
would
just
say:
please
be
careful
around
those
people.
I
know
we
want
to
hug
and
do
all
those
things,
but
omicron
is
around
and
and
it
spreads
like
wildfire.
J
So
please
just
constantly
monitor
for
symptoms.
I
ask
everyone:
student
staff,
if
you
are
sick,
stay
home,
mask
distance
and,
most
importantly,
participate
in
our
weekly
testing
program.
This
is
a
great
way
to
get
a
pcr
test
weekly
for
free
without
having
to
wait
in
a
line.
So
I'll
talk
about
that
program
very
quickly.
J
We
don't
pay
a
penny
for
it,
and
basically
people
have
to
provide
a
digital
consent,
one
time
only
and
once
they
do
that,
students
would
get
a
tube
to
bring
home
and
they
provide
a
saliva
sample
that
they
bring
back
the
following
day
that
gets
sent
to
a
lab
and
it's
a
free
pcr
test
and
will
notify
you
if
we
come
back
positive
and
another
part
of
this
program
is
if
we
have
a
consented
individual
that
becomes
symptomatic
while
they're
on
our
campus.
We
can
also
provide
a
free,
rapid
test
right
on
campus.
J
We
have
links
below
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
michael
sullivan
and
lourdes
from
the
city
side
that
worked
to
create
a
an
instructional
video
one
in
english
and
one
in
spanish
the
same
deal
the
links
are
here.
These
links
are
going
to
be
shared
out
from
your
schools.
They
are
also
on
the
website
and
they
will
talk
you
through
the
process
for
how
to
consent.
J
J
J
Lastly,
I
want
to
talk
about
vaccinations
because
vaccinations
I
will
tell
you
I've
been.
You
know,
I
read
a
lot
and
I've
been
watching
a
lot
of
doctors
who
are
providing
presentations,
and
I
I
heard
a
little
quote
the
other
day.
They
said
if
you
are
unvaccinated,
omicron
will
find
you
and
I
don't
mean
to
scare
anybody
with
that.
But
these
are
people
who
know
what
they're
talking
about
and
omicron
is,
is
going
to
find
you
if
you're
unvaccinated.
So
I
strongly
encourage
anyone
who's
not
vaccinated
to
get
vaccinated.
J
I
will
say
that
our
city
leads
the
state,
our
students
and
our
our
residents
lead
the
state
and
vaccination
percentage.
I
know
we've
been
hit
hard
as
a
city,
but
you
know,
I
think,
we're
all
very
smart
in
in
looking
at
the
value
of
vaccinations,
but
there
are
still
some
people
who
haven't
done
it
yet,
and
so
I
want
to
keep
in
mind
that
the
city
side
has
been
providing
free,
walk-up
vaccinations
multiple
days
so
starting
on
the
seventh.
J
J
We've
run
some
school-based
clinics
as
well.
In
the
spring,
we
ran
three
clinics
specifically
for
our
staff
and
then
you
know
keep
in
mind.
These
vaccines
were
not
readily
available
back
then.
So
we
really
worked
hard
to
make
sure
we
got
them
available
and
then,
as
you
know,
last
last
spring,
they
made
it
available
for
ages,
16
plus.
So
we
made
sure
that
we
were
able
to
partner
with
the
city
and
and
reserve
some
vaccines
for
our
16
plus
students.
J
So
we
had
a
specific
one
reserved
for
them
on
on
in
april
and
then
recently
the
12
plus
got
approved.
So
we
had
we're
going
to
have
a
chelsea
high
school
specific
clinic
on
the
20th,
which
is
a
week
from
today
that
will
be
at
chelsea
high
school
during
the
school
day,
and
I
want
to
emphasize
that
is
only
for
chelsea
high
school
students
and
staff.
It's
not
open
to
the
public.
J
We
can't
have
people
coming
into
the
building
during
the
school
day,
but
we'll
be
working
hard
to
to
really
encourage
any
high
school
students
who
haven't
been
vaccinated
or
need
their
booster
to
be
able
to
participate
in
that
clinic.
And
lastly-
and
this
is
the
thing
that
makes
me
the
most
happy-
we've
had
three
very
successful
clinics,
with
the
focus
on
our
five
to
11
year
old
students,
and
we
had
one
in
november
one
in
december.
J
We
just
had
one
last
week
and
our
students
are
just
so
brave
and
so
excited,
and
you
know
they
come
up
and
there
it
didn't
even
hurt
at
all.
It's
just
wonderful
to
watch
them,
do
it
and
they
they're
proud
of
themselves,
and
they
know
that
they're
doing
something.
That's
not
only
helping
themselves
but
helping
their
families
and
helping
their
classmates,
and
you
can
see
the
looks
on
their
face
when
they
do
it.
It's
just
it's.
J
So
we
still
have
some
kids
who
need
their
second
dose,
but
we
are
leading
the
state
for
our
12
to
15s
and
our
16
to
19..
And
lastly,
I
just
want
to
point
out
as
another
push
to
get
people
to
vac
get
vaccinated,
omicron's
hospitalization
rate
for
the
unvaccinated
is
11
times
higher
than
for
the
for
the
vaccinated.
That's
a
typo
down
there,
so
you're
11
times
more
likely
to
end
up
in
the
hospital.
H
Thank
you
so
much
adam
for
the
for
all
that
information.
It's
really
really
helpful.
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
the
the
rapid
testing.
It
was
brought
to
my
attention
that
the
enrollment
rate
for
that
is
far
higher
than
the
and
that
the
the
10
rate
is
the
is
the
amount
being
returned.
So
I'm
just
curious
kind
of
what
the
what
how
that
compares
to
other
cities
right
and
that
we're
giving
out
x
number
of
tests,
but
only
a
subset
of
those
are
coming
back.
H
I'm
sure
you
know
everywhere
they
don't
get
their
all
their
tests
back.
I'm
just
curious
where
that
kind
of
stands
in
comparison
to
other
places,
and
you
know
what
we
might
be
able
to
do
to
increase
that.
Since
you
know
we
don't
want
to
be
handing
out
tests
that
don't
come
back
because
then
we
don't
know
if
they
were
positive.
We
have
to
just
just
wanted
to
kind
of
get
a
little
clarification
around.
That.
B
B
What
we
have
found
that
in
the
in
the
districts
where
they
are
offering
testing,
not
everybody,
is
taking
advantage
of
it
and
every
district
is
struggling
to
get
their
numbers
up
participation,
and
so
we
have
brainstormed
with
other
districts
to
figure
out.
How
can
we
increase
the
number
of
students
that
are
tested
every
day
every
week
every
week?
J
Yeah,
thank
you,
dr
beta.
So
mr
jimenez,
the
the
multiple
parts
of
the
testing
program.
There
is
the
weekly
pulled,
testing
or
safety
checks
that
we
that
go
home,
but
then
there's
also
the
symptomatic
testing
and
the
test
and
stay
so
the
consents
are
actually
a
lot
higher
than
the
weekly
testing
participation,
which
I
think
is
the
root
of
your
question.
So
what
ends
up
happening?
Is
you
know
when
we
call
home
and
say?
J
Oh,
you
know
your
child's
a
close
contact
he's
too
young
to
be
vaccinated,
so
he's
either
gonna
need
to
well.
It
used
to
be
ten
days.
He's
gonna
need
to
quarantine
for
ten
days
or
now,
five
days
or
if
you
fill
out
this
digital
consent.
He
can
just
you
know,
come
to
the
nurse
office
and
take
the
rapid
test
and
be
able
to
come
to
school
every
day.
Most
parents
are
like
okay
I'll,
take
option.
J
Two
I'll
fill
out
that
digital
consent,
so
our
digital
consent
is
high
and
then
what
happens
is
based
on
that
we
get
our
lists
of
everyone,
who's
consented
and
we
send
home
tubes
for
them
to
provide
that
saliva
sample.
So
we
do
have
our
parents
are
not
averse
to
filling
out
that
digital
consent.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
it's
pretty
close
to
a
hundred
percent
when
it
comes
to
the
phone
calls
that
we
make.
I
don't
think
we
I
I
can
only
think
of
one
or
two
parents
who
said
no.
J
I
don't
want
to
do
that.
My
kid
can
just
quarantine,
so
it's
very
rare,
but
as
far
as
the
actual
participation
and
the
weekly
pool
testing,
which
I
really
want
to
get
high
yeah
dr
abed
is
correct.
Other
districts
are
struggling
with
it.
Some
have
shifted
away
from
it
and
you
know
we're
one
of
the
few
doing.
Saliva
many
districts
are
doing
swab
testing
and
they're
having
a
heck
of
a
time
dealing
with
it.
J
Many
districts
have
shifted
away
from
doing
everybody
to
just
doing
random
samples
because
they
couldn't
keep
up,
because
that
actually
means
that
you
know
if
you
have
300
kids,
who
are
doing
swap
testing.
That
means
the
nurse
has
to
observe
300
swabs,
and
that
would
take
up
the
majority
of
the
day
to
be
able
to
get
that
done.
So
districts
are
realizing.
They
don't
have
the
capacity
to
do
it
so
now
what
they're
doing
is
doing
random
sampling.
J
That's
a
great
question,
so
they
are
doing
boosters
and
they
are
doing
first
dose
second
dose,
but
it
depends
on
if
you're
qualifying
for
the
booster,
so
you'll
be
receiving
a
link
likely
tomorrow
and
there's
a
pre-registration
and
it's
going
to
ask
you
questions
like:
when:
did
you
get
your?
When
did
you
get
your?
J
Did
you
get
a
dose
and
if
so,
when
so
they'll
be
able
to
calculate
if
you
qualify
for
a
booster
or
not
so
depending
upon
which
you
know
well,
you
have
the
pfizer,
I
would
imagine
if
you've
already
been
vaccinated
so
based
on
the
pfizer.
I
want
to
say
it's,
I
think
it's
six
months,
but
I'm
not
100
sure
on
that.
But
if
it
was
six
months
ago,
then
you'd
qualify
for
the
booster
and
then
you
can
get
the
booster
at
chelsea
chelsea
high
on
the
20th.
J
A
B
Great
so
our
next
presentation
and
I'm
very
excited
about
both
of
these
presentations
tonight-
and
I
want
to
thank
mr
deladey
for
his
work
during
this
entire
pandemic
on
covid.
I
know
you
have
a
special
skill
set
adam,
that
you
will
be
able
to
use
anywhere
and
thank
you
for
your
adaptability
and
just
really
diving
into
this.
I'm
we're
just
so
grateful
for
you
and
to
have
you
leading
us
with
the
sport.
So
thank
you.
B
The
next
presentation
is
the
first
that
you'll
really
hear
from
our
communication
specialist,
mr
michael
sullivan,
and
so
we
mike
mr
sullivan,
is
new
to
chelsea
public
schools
that
not
even
a
year
yet,
but
his
impact
has
been
felt
one
of
our
goals
and
our
strategic
plan
is,
of
course,
to
improve
communications
and
engage
families,
and
so
with
having
mr
sullivan
on
board.
We've
really
been
able
to
keep
our
website
our
media.
Everything
up,
updated,
posted
everything
posted
on
time.
So
we
have
timely
information
for
our
families,
our
parents.
L
L
L
This
work
that
I'll
share
with
you
this
evening
is,
is
just
the
start
of
our
of
our
various
attempts
to
diversify
communication
strategies
to
reach,
inform
and
engage
more
members
of
our
community,
and
my
work
also
particularly
resonates
with
priority
5
ensuring
efficient
and
effective
systems
operations
and
state-of-the-art
technology
to
support
student
instruction
in
student
learning.
This
work
is
contributing
to
the
content
and
the
functionality
of
chelsea
schools
website
to
communicate
up-to-date
information
to
our
families
and
again,
our
community
as
a
whole.
L
That's
been
running
on
chelsea
community
tv
that
highlights
our
our
chelsea
virtual
learning
academy
as
an
informational
program
for
residents
to
learn
more
about
our
newest
virtual
public
school,
and
there
are
always
ongoing
efforts
to
connect
with
local
tv,
local
radio
and
other
media
outlets
to
profile
our
school
district
event.
Promotion,
getting
out
in
the
community
has
been
critical,
as
as
as
as
I
inherited
such
a
strong
connection
between
school
and
city
and
just
continuing
to
work
to
to
to
showcase.
L
What's
going
on
for
students
as
it
relates
to
teaching
and
learning
and
how
our
students
are
getting
out
in
the
community.
And
these
photographs
to
the
left
are
are
are
just
a
few
of
the
examples
from
from
examples
such
as
author
visits
at
our
early
learning
center
for
our
pre-k
kindergarten
and
first
grade
students
in
the
bottom
left.
There
you
see
four
of
what
was
many
chelsea
high
school
students
who
are
volunteering
at
chelsea
day.
L
This
fall
in
the
top
right
attending
events
such
as
our
our
our
chelsea
high
school
cantare
concert,
band
and
orchestra
performing
at
the
chelsea
soldiers,
home
and
really
getting
out
in
the
community
and
showcasing
their
talents,
and
examples
like
that
and
in
the
bottom
right.
There
are
at
our
elementary
complex,
like
the
the
opportunity
that
our
students
had
to
to
plant
trees
as
part
of
the
state's
greening
the
gateway
cities
program
and
just
showcasing
and
just
showcasing
as
much
as
we
can.
L
L
At
that
event,
the
amazing
opportunity,
our
students
had
to
to
to
learn
and
and
interact
with
the
authors
that
visited
the
early
learning
center
that
day
and
we're
also
focused
on
information
informational
materials.
We've
had
a
lot
of
vaccination
clinics,
as
mr
delaney
went
through
a
lot
of
information
about
covid19
and
trying
to
present
that
information
in
different
ways
that
that
that
connects
with
students.
This
is
an
example
of
a
of
a
web
page
with
with
different
requirements.
L
Through
our
text
message,
services
like
as
as
dr
aveda
mentioned
as
well
in
a
little
bit
of
a
discussion
on
our
on
our
social
media
platforms,
our
facebook
page,
our
twitter
and
our
new
youtube
channel.
That
is
also
and
all
those
handles
are
located
on
the
right
there
doing
different
things
on
twitter.
L
The
screenshot
you
see
on
the
left
is
from
a
presentation,
a
presentation
that
was
done
in
spanish,
about
the
pediatric
cova
19
vaccine
by
dr
wanda
lopez
rodriguez,
and
that
is
embedded
on
our
youtube
page
as
a
as
a
link
in
an
archive
for
parents
and
families
to
to
go
back
and
watch.
If
they'd
like
to
learn
more
about
the
vaccine,
and
as
mr
de
lady
mentioned
in
his
presentation.
Other
video
content
is
archived
there,
such
as
the
new
instructional
videos.
L
We
have
for
our
copa
19
testing
program
and
then
to
continue
to
to
to
mention
the
focus
on
the
focus
on
good
news
to
focus
on
the
amazing
things.
That's
happening
in
our
district.
You
know
from
from
from
getting
out
and
showcasing
winter
concerts
in
our
schools,
such
as
one
that
happened
at
chelsea
high
school,
to
continue
to
focus
on
our
staff
and
profile.
L
Amazing,
educators
and
professionals
such
as
mrs
senior,
mississippi
ortiz
from
our
teacher
pipeline
program
in
recent
events
around
the
holidays,
such
as
the
work
that
was
done
in
our
elementary
complex
with
a
holiday
store
and
a
pajama
drive
it
just
being
just
being
embedded
in
our
schools
and
and
and
and
and
showcasing
to
to,
the
city
of
chelsea
and
beyond.
Just
the
powerful
impact
that
everyone
is
making
in
our
buildings.
L
And
lastly,
I
I
just
like
to
say
that
this
is
certainly
just
the
start,
and
it's
certainly
not
just
me
doing
this
work
I
want
to.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
administrators
teachers
staff,
our
family
liaisons
in
our
schools,
which
have
been
critical
for
me
to
learn
more
about
this
community
that
I
have
met
over
the
last
six
months.
I've
worked
in
this
district.
L
It's
been
an
absolute
pleasure
to
to
to
get
to
know
so
many
people
that
make
an
impact
on
our
district,
including
the
including
this
group
of
school
committee,
members
that
I
have
the
pleasure
of
speaking
with
this
evening.
I
I'm
so
pleased
to
be
able
to
serve
in
this
role
for
this
district,
and
I
am
so
excited
to
continue
this
work.
So,
at
this
point,
I'll
open
the
floor
for
questions
and
comments,
and
thank
you
again
for
allowing
me
to
speak
this
evening.
A
Mr
sullivan,
thank
you
for
everything
that
you
do.
I
mean
you
exemplify
and
you
show
our
community
and
beyond.
As
you
mentioned,
what
our
city
is
about,
what
our
students
are
about,
and
so
I
just
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
Thank
you
for
everything
that
you
do.
Truly
you
your
flyers,
every
everything
I
look
at
everything,
and
it
just
puts
a
smile
on
my
face.
So
thank
you
truly
and
thank
you
for
coming
in
and
just
owning
it
and
loving
our
city
and
our
students
and
our
families.
H
Yeah,
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you've
been
doing
and
it's
funny
because
it's
it's
kind
of
funny
hearing
a
presentation
of
things
that,
like
you've,
kind
of
like
on
the
periphery,
been
seeing
for
the
last.
You
know,
however
long
it's
been
so
it's
like,
oh
yeah,
I
saw
those
things
that
you
keep
mentioning
and
I
recognize
that
and
the
other
thing,
so
it's
you
know
really
just
goes
to
show
the
the
quality
of
the
work
that
you're
doing
so.
Thank
you.
A
C
B
M
B
M
All
right
shall
I
begin
dr
betha
all
right.
Thank
you,
doctor
members
of
the
school
committee,
thanks
for
having
me
here
tonight
and
welcome
aboard
to
all
our
new
members
and
congratulations
to
all
the
other
repeats.
So
we
have
two
indicators,
as
I
mentioned
with
dr
beta.
The
first
would
be
our
district-wide
daily
attendance
for
the
month
of
december
and
then
our
mobility
rate
for
the
month
of
december
as
well,
bear
with
me
as
I
go
through
the
pages
as
it's
a
pdf
on
this,
we
didn't
see
much
change.
M
M
So
we're
anticipating
that
and
dr
beta
has
been
keeping
track
of
that
district-wide,
for
so
we're
already
aware
of
where
the
trend
is
going,
but,
as
you
can
see
from
november
to
december
grade,
one
all
the
way
to
grade
12
we're
about
a
percent
or
two.
You
know
whether
it's
an
increase
or
a
decrease.
We
saw
a
slight
percentage
of
seniors
versus
a
slight
decrease
in
kindergarten
students.
M
M
In
regards
to
mobility,
mobility
has
also
been
consistent
in
the
district,
as
you
can
see
there,
the
elc
our
numbers
are
the
same.
We
took
in
less
kids
in
the
month
of
december
by
about
five
kids,
but,
as
you
can
see
our
trends
we're
in
and
out
you
know
it's
nothing
one
way
or
another.
We
kind
of
go
up
and
down
nothing
significant,
but
we
continue
to
pay
attention.
M
In
the
month
of
december,
we
had
only
10
kids
added
versus
25
the
month
before
with
the
elementaries,
and
then
you
could
see
the
high
school
as
well.
We
went
from
27
and
31
up,
which
is
also
consistent
too,
when
you
look
at
a
high
school
population,
it's
pretty
similar
what
happens
in
the
month
of
december
and
january
for
mobility
other
than
that.
Those
are
the
only
changes
that
occurred,
and
my
report
is
pretty
quick
tonight,
dr
beta,
that
that's
all
I
have
these
two
areas.
B
I
will
just
reiterate:
we
are
already
expecting
our
attendance
rate
numbers
in
january,
so
when
you
see
january's
numbers,
they're
going
to
attendance
rates,
they're
going
to
be
lower
due
to
this
codeword
surge
and
we've
been
monitoring
it.
So
last
week
we
were
at
about
75
attendance
and
this
week
we're
back
up
to
55.
we're
trending
and
they're
right
in
the
right
direction,
even
with
our
teacher
attendance
we're
trending
in
the
right
direction
this
week,
it's
it's
definitely
better
than
last
week,
but
I'm
just.
C
B
N
Although
this
information
will
be
a
little
repetitive,
but
from
a
student's
perspective,
an
update
I
wanted
to
share
was
that
many
students
are
being
mindful
of
the
virus
by
getting
their
booster
shots
wearing
their
mask
and
staying
home
when
they
are
sick.
The
virus
has
been
spreading
like
crazy.
Ever
since
we
came
back
from
break,
which
is
a
concern
for
many
students,
the
knowledge
and
experience
that
we
have
gained
from
being
remote
for
a
year
has
been
very
helpful
during
this
time.
N
K
Hey
everyone.
It's
me
again,
it's
nice
to
see
some
of
you
again
so
as
well
was
saying
we're
being
really
mindful
about
the
whole
covet.
You
know
race
over
the
month
of
december
and
I'm
really
happy
to
talk
about
something
that
I've
been
working
on
with
mr
lovato
and
dr
jennings.
So
you
know
they
have
been
going
to
the
high
school
a
lot
and
I've
seen
them
around.
You
know
they're
always
busy
doing
a
lot
of
work
and
stuff
like
that,
and
you
know
something
that
I
wanted
to
share
with.
K
You
know,
what
the
what's
going
on
in
the
schools
or
something
that
they
want
to
share,
and
I
have
talked
to
so
many
students
that
are
really
excited
about
you
know
getting
included
into
all
of
this,
so
they're
able
to
share
their
voices.
So
you
know
chelsea
becomes
a
better
place
for
everyone.
So
that's
something
I'm
really
working
on
and
I
really
want
to
start
doing.
That
is
going
to
the
middle
schools
and
talking
to
students,
and
now
today
I
got
a
group
of
students
that
will
also
love
to
come
with
me.
K
A
H
Not
a
question
just
that's
amazing,
just
just
wanna.
You
know
like
thank
you
for
doing
that.
It's
amazing
and
it's
gonna,
I
think,
be
really
helpful
to
the
district
as
we
you
know,
get
just
another
way
of
folks
to
to
just
give
us
more
information
about
their
experience
in
schools,
so
yeah
just
in
awe.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
I
always
think
of
mr
him
and
his
reviewer,
I
think
of
enrollment
and
numbers
with
soa
and
everything
so
we're
at
6154.
As
of
one
for
january
4th,
which
is
pretty
steady,
we're
we're
climbing
back
up
two
pre
pandemic
numbers.
We
have
just
as
many
kids
going
in
and
out
as
we
did
in
the
in
the
prior
and
the
pre
pandemic,
so
pretty
stable
and
so
those
I
would
like
to
commend
the
personnel
report
and
the
enrollment
report
to
the
record.
C
N
N
A
A
A
Second,
awesome
thanks
so
much
already
team
consideration
and
action.
Oh
I'm
sorry,
dr
veda,
do
you
mind
scrolling
up?
Yes,
considering
shannon
action
to
accept
300
000
from
the
bar
foundation
for
chelsea
opportunity
academy
for
school
year,
2021
2022
explanation
after
providing
nine
hundred
thousand
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
grant
funding
for
the
design
in
early
implementation
of
the
school,
the
bauer
foundation
is
continuing
to
show
its
support
for
the
school
through
a
new
three
hundred
thousand
dollar
grant
for
continued
implementation
and
error
iteration
of
the
school.
A
The
new
funds
will
have
a
duration
of
24
months
and
will
be
used
for
contract
services,
consultants,
stipends
travel
for
school
visit
supplies,
conferences,
professional
development
and
other
expenses
in
support
of
the
program.
Massachusetts
join
our
last
chapter,
71,
section
37
and
provides
for
the
acceptance
of
grants
for
educational
purposes
only
with
the
approval
of
the
chelsea
school
committee.
I
I
A
In
the
affirmative,
one
absent
the
motion
carries
next.
We
have
consideration
and
action
to
accept
a
gift
of
505
webster
dictionaries
for
third
grade
elementary
school
students
from
the
saugus
everett
elks
club,
with
an
estimated
value
of
two
thousand
five
hundred
and
twenty
dollars.
Explanation.
The
saugus
everett
elks
club
has
generously
offered
to
give
chelsea
public
schools,
505
webster
dictionaries
for
distribution
to
third
grade
elementary
students.
D
Consideration
and
action
to
accept
a
gift
of
505
webster
dictionaries
for
third
grade
elementary
school
students
from
the
saugus
everett
elks
club,
with
the
estimated
value
of
2
520.,
miss
alfaro,
mr
o'regan.
Yes,
miss
hernandez;
yes,
miss
abbott;
yes,
miss
garcia!
Yes,
mr
jimenez!
Yes,
that
sticks
in
the
affirmative
and
one
absent.
A
It's
an
affirmative
one
absent
the
motion
carries
next.
We
have
consideration
and
action
to
accept
the
gifts
of
a
thousand
dollars
for
the
chelsea
high
school
baseball
team
from
the
super
restaurant
and
boston
apologies.
If
I
read
that
incorrectly
explanation,
sujupa
restaurant
is
located
at
1265,
boyson
street
in
boston
and
specializes
in
korean
food.
The
restaurant
has
generously
offered
to
give
a
thousand
dollars
to
to
the
chelsea
high
school
baseball
team.
Massachusetts
general
lost
chapter
71
to
section
37
for
the
acceptance
of
this.
Only
with
the
approval
of
the
chelsea
school
committee,
real.
I
D
A
Six
in
the
affirmative,
one
absent
the
motion
carries
next.
We
have
consideration
and
action
to
accept
a
gift
of
10
25
gift
cards
for
market
basket,
from
the
zomtok
club,
with
a
value
of
250
to
be
provided
to
chelsea
families
in
need
explanation.
For
many
years,
the
zonzo
club
of
chelsea
has
been
supporting
chelsea
families
in
need
this
year.
They
are
continuing
continuing
that
tradition
by
providing
10
25
gift
cards
to
chelsea
public
schools,
for
distribution
to
navy
families.
A
D
I
I
A
It's
an
affirmative
one
absent
the
motion
carries
next.
We
have
mr
jimenez
rivera
moves
to
accept
the
updated
chelsea
public
schools
calendar
for
school
year.
2021-2022
explanation:
the
chelsea
public
schools
calendar
for
school
year
2122
was
revised
to
resolve
a
conflict
with
mcas
testing
dates
and
the
early
release
date
scheduled
for
march
roll
call.
Please.
D
I
D
A
B
What
I,
what
I
can
share
is,
I
know
in
the
past
we've
taken
sent
out
doodle
polls,
so
you
can
have
a
discussion
here
and
then
we're
happy
to
send
the
doodle
poll
to
get
everyone's
on
the
record
too,
but
we
just
wanted
to.
We
were
asked
to
put
this
on
the
agenda
so
that
way,
school
committee
could
be
allowed
a
discussion
about
what
your
preferences
would
be
moving
forward,
and
this
was
put
on
the
agenda
before
the
surge
came.
A
F
I
want
to
make
and
I've
had
this-
I
had
had
this
comment
made
this
conversation
with
a
couple
of
people.
I
feel
that
it's
time
for
us
to
meet
in
person
again
as
a
committee
for
at
least
the
monthly
board
meetings,
my
personal
feeling,
I
think
the
committee
meetings
subcommittee
meetings
we
could
continue
to
have
remotely
those
meetings
are
usually
not
as
long
and
I
don't
feel
we
need
to
be
in
person,
but
for
the
city
for
the
for
the
actual
board
meetings
for
the
monthly
meetings.
F
I
do
feel
it's
time
for
us
to
meet.
I
feel
it's
time
for
us
to
be
in
person.
That's
just
my
personal
feeling.
I
know
people
want
to
think
I'm
crazy,
but
I
didn't
ever
think
I
would
be
saying
this.
I
thought
I
would
be
like
no,
I
want
to
stay
here
forever,
but
no,
I
I
really
think
I
miss
seeing
everyone
I
miss
being
in
person.
I
think,
just
like
it's
different
for
kids
to
go
to
school
in
person.
F
H
H
If
the
search
is
continuing
through
february,
then
I
would
feel
a
little
more
hesitant
to
want
to
do
so
in
february.
You
know.
My
main
concern
is
really
because
I
have
an
unvaccinated
child
at
home
and
I
think
once
we
are
kind
of
back
to
stable
kind
of
like
pre-omicron
levels,
I
would
feel
comfortable
with
that
with
going
back
to
in
person.
It
just
feels
like
right
now.
H
H
C
C
A
Thank
you,
mr
faro
team.
Remember
we
will
be
passing
out
a
survey,
so
if
you
don't
feel
comfortable,
talking
or
or
don't
have
a
thought,
a
feeling
or
a
decision
right
now,
that's
okay!
We
will
continue
to
collect
information,
our
next
meeting
isn't
until
february,
so
we
we
do
have
a
couple
weeks
to
continue
to
think
about
this
and
and
keep
an
eye
on
the
rates
in
our
city.
A
A
And,
of
course,
I
will
I'm
here
for
you
all,
I'm
here
for
this
team,
and
so
if
the
majority
want
it
feels
ready
and
feels
safe
enough
to
come
back.
Then
I'll
be
back
with
you.
If,
if
we,
if
the
majority
feels
they
are
not
ready
and
then
we
will
continue
to
host
zoo
meetings,
and
so
I
am
fine
with
either
already
great,
there
was
another
agenda
item,
but
I
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me.
Sorry,
dr
veda,
thank
you.
A
H
Yeah,
so
really
the
reason
behind
this
is,
you
know,
like
I
mentioned
just
a
few
minutes
ago,
it
looks
like
we
are
kind
of
over
like
starting
to
come
down
from
the
surge.
We
don't
know
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
next
month's
year.
There
is
the
possibility
that
there
might
be
other
surges
that
might
be
just
as
high
with
variants.
H
That
might
be
more
concerning
than
the
omicron
variant,
and
I
think
one
of
the
worst
decisions
that
has
been
made
in
the
past
year
and
a
half
is
the
decision
by
deci
to
take
away
our
power
to
go
remote
when
we
feel
like
we
need
to
for
this
community
and
given
the
the
the
surge
and
of
what
has
been
happening.
I
know
that
there
has
been
renewed
interest
from
other
school
committee
members
statewide.
H
The
mayor
of
boston
recently
mentioned
that
they
would
be
exploring
the
option
of
going
remote,
even
if
it
meant
you
know
foregoing
some
some
days
of
learning
and
having
to
make
them
up
at
the
end.
So
I
just
think
it
might
be
worth
exploring
the
idea
of
putting
together
either
a
resolution
or
a
communication
from
the
school
committee
to
dusty,
just
asking
them
to
to
allow
us
that
flexibility
right
and
maybe
it's
with
some
guidance
around
how
it's
done.
I
don't
know,
but
but
I
just.
H
H
A
F
F
So
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
have
the
option
to
have
some
say
over
what
happens
with
us,
but
I
don't
know
what
that
entails
right
now
and
what
we
would
need
to
do
to
or
if
we
could
really
have
any
any
any
communication
that
could
make
them.
Allow
us
that
that
preference
at
this
moment,
but
I
don't-
I
don't
feel
that
we
should
go.
F
F
I
don't
know
what
the
future,
what
tomorrow
will
bring
with
kovid,
because
it
seems
to
be
a
beast
that
we
don't
actually
understand
at
any
point.
You
know
you
think
you've
gone
past
everything
and
done
everything
and,
and
it
sort
of
shows
up
and
turns
you
upside
down.
So
I
think
it's
something
that
we
need
to
that.
We
need
to
that.
We
need
to
talk
more
more
in
depth
about,
I
don't
know
if
8
30
at
night
tonight
is
probably
you're
gonna
get
the
best.
A
B
A
H
A
A
In
short,
it
is,
it
will
cost
chelsea
58
million
dollars
over
30
years
annually,
that'll
cost
us
1.9
million
dollars,
and
so
you
know
we
are.
We
are
in
the
state
of
rebuilding.
After
a
global
pandemic
and
and
together,
the
the
members
that
stood
in
solidarity
with
us
this
morning
urged
our
voters
to
to
not
vote
in
favor
of
this
construction
on
january
25th.
This
is
also
a
reminder
to
the
public
january
25th
from
11
to
6
pm.
A
The
vote
will
take
place
in
the
city
hall
on
the
third
floor,
and
so,
if
you
have
any
questions,
feel
free
to
reach
out,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
continue
this
conversation.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
in
advance.
Thank
you,
mr
jimenez,
for
reminding
me
all
righty
team.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
this?
Oh,
my
goodness,.
F
A
A
That's
okay:
it's
been
a
long
day
team.
Thank
you
so
much
for
hanging
in
there
for
the
newest
for
the
new
members
welcome
again
and
to
to
everyone
have
a
wonderful
evening.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
for
those
watching
at
home
and
for
those
here
during
this
meeting
meeting
adjourned.
Oh
actually,
do
I
have
a
second.
Do
you
have
a
second
to
adjourn
this
meeting.