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From YouTube: School Committee Meeting of 1-5-23
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City of Chelsea, Chelsea Public Schools
A
A
A
Well
before
we
get
started,
I'd
like
to
welcome
everyone
to
our
first
meeting
of
the
school
year:
well,
not
really
the
school
year
the
2023
year.
It
is
wonderful
to
see
a
room
full
of
students,
staff,
members
and
community
members
before
we
get
started
into
the
into
the
long
agenda.
Johnny
Geraldo.
Do
you
mind
raising
her
hand,
he
will
be
providing
translation
services.
So
if
you
need
translation,
Johnny
is
here
to
support.
A
Now
up
next
is
a
public
comments.
Section
I'd
like
to
remind
everyone
in
the
audience,
come
to
the
podium
or
to
the
microphone.
Please
state
your
name,
your
address,
and
you
have
four
minutes
to
speak.
Wouldn't
is
there
anyone
that
would
like
to
speak.
Come
on
I'll
set
a
timer
for
you
and
I'll.
Give
you
a
one
minute
warning:
okay,
welcome!
Please
state
your
name
and
your
address.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
C
Person,
after
all,
the
zoom
school
committee
meetings
that
we've
attended,
we
wanted
to
talk
briefly
about
an
exciting
opportunity
that
we
have
for
the
past
couple
of
years.
Claudia
and
I
have
led
the
outdoor
club
at
Chelsea,
High
School
and
we're
hoping
for
the
first
time
in
a
long
time
to
be
able
to
do
an
overnight
this
year
in
February,
we
work
with
Educators
Outdoors,
which
is
located
close
by.
They
have
been
providing
us
with
all
the
gear
that
we've
used
over
the
past
couple
of
years.
D
B
Excited
we're
crossing
our
fingers
that
you
guys
will
vote
Yes
and
let
us
go.
Our
students
have
been
waiting
quite
a
while
to
go
on
a
trip.
They
often
ask
us
Hampshire,
which,
for
some
students
they've
never
been
to
New
Hampshire.
Some
of
our
students
have
never
seen
snow
before
so
we're
hoping
that
we
can
give
them
a
winter
wonderland
experience
that
they've
never
had
before
and
even
if
they
had.
B
It
would
be
a
wonderful
time
for
students
to
build
relationships
with
each
other,
because
all
of
our
students
are
immigrant
students,
most
of
whom
are
newcomers,
but
some
of
our
students
have
grown
with
us
over
the
years
and
we
even
see
amongst
them.
We
see
this
really
great
mentorship
and
we
hope
that
it
would
be
an
opportunity
for
our
students
to
show
off
these
great
skills
that
they
have,
that
they
don't
necessarily
get
to
show
in
the
classroom.
E
C
F
This
is
from
a
Chelsea
High
School
student
Jimmy
Moreno,
and
he
wrote
this
on
behalf
of
CHS
students.
Dear
members
of
the
school
committee,
over
the
past
couple
of
months,
Chelsea
High
School
students
have
United
and
led
an
effort
to
change
the
attendance
policy
referred
to
as
the
e-policy
with
such
students
have
collaborated
with
school
administrators
members
of
the
school
committee,
superintendent's
office,
parents
and
community
members
to
amplify
the
voices
of
students
and
their
needs
to
an
improved
education,
we'd
like
to
thank
all
entities
for
their
efforts
into
revising
the
policy.
F
But
improvements
still
needs
to
be
made
to
this
policy.
When
reviewing
the
revised
attendance
policy,
the
policy
only
states
that
the
attendance
appeal
board,
consisting
of
three
members
administrator
of
Social,
Work,
administrator
of
counseling
and
the
attendance
officer.
The
purpose
of
the
attendance
appeal
board
is
to
provide
a
second
opportunity
to
overturn
an
appeal
decision
made
by
the
attendance
officer.
F
The
attendance
officer
would
have
already
denied
the
appeal
we
want
the
appeal
board
to
have
new
voices
in
the
decision
making
in
the
subcommittee
meeting
on
12-8
school
committee,
members
and
superintendent's
office
discussed
forming
the
appeal
Board
of
five
members,
including
administrator
of
Social
Work
administrator
of
counseling,
one
parent
liaison
and
two
Educators
on
this
board.
As
students,
We
Believe,
five
representatives
of
on
the
board,
excluding
the
attendance
officer,
will
be
a
fairer
process.
F
In
a
meeting
with
students
on
11722,
the
superintendent's
office
discussed
the
accessibility
of
parents,
submitting
parent
notes
to
excuse
an
absence
of
their
child.
They
expressed
the
parents
would
be
able
to
make
a
call
to
the
school
to
specify
to
a
specific
line
where
they
would
be
able
to
leave
a
voicemail
or
talk
to
a
school
representative
to
excuse
their
child's
policy.
F
Rather,
the
revised
policy
fails
to
mention
the
implementation
of
the
system
when
promises
students.
We
believe
this
would
provide
submitting
notes
in
an
accessible
manner
the
new
policy
states.
Students
must
return
documentation
to
school
in
accordance
with
the
attendance
policy
to
have
their
absences
from
classes
excused.
When
students
are
being
dismissed
from
school,
they
either
have
a
signed
parent
note
or
parent
being
present
to
dismiss
their
child.
This
leads
to
confusion
for
students
and
parents
leading
to
more
unexcused
absences.
F
The
new
policy
doesn't
outline
the
communication
between
teachers
and
support
staff.
When
the
class
begins,
teachers
are
responsible
for
marking
a
student
present
or
absent.
This
is
an
issue
with
students
who
may
be
with
a
counselor
or
social
worker,
because,
although
the
student
may
be
in
school
with
the
support
staff,
they
aren't
in
class
ending
up
with
the
student
being
marked
absent.
This
leads
to
an
on
to
the
issue,
with
students
being
marked
with
an
E
due
to
the
unexcused
absences
accumulated
when
initially
advocating
for
the
change
of
this
policy.
F
Various
students
have
given
their
personal
testimonies
on
receiving
an
e
on
quarter
four
or
quarter
two
for
semester-long
class,
which
has
left
them
with
no
method
to
appeal.
This
e,
the
new
attendance
policy,
continues
to
fill
to
find
solutions
to
appealing
an
e
for
Quarter
Two
on
semester
classes
and
quarter.
Four,
we
need
to
look
for
alternatives
to
for
students
to
be
able
to
buy
back
their
grade.
Lastly,
our
school
administration
and
central
office
must
appropriately
appropriately
roll
out
this
new
policy
to
CHS
students,
parents
and
faculty.
A
G
H
We
did
have
some
challenging
weather,
which
usually
negatively
contributes
to
our
attendance
rate,
and
you
know
I
think
it's
probably
a
factor
that
we
have
the
attendance
policy
waived
at
this
current
time
at
the
high
school.
As
you
can
see,
the
high
school
drops
are
a
little
bit
lower
than
everywhere
else.
So
that's
where
we're
at
with
the
attendance.
H
So
the
dropout
rate,
thus
far
this
year
we
have
49
dropouts
and
we're
at
a
rate
of
2.78
percent.
Last
year
for
the
year
we
were
at
3.34
percent,
so
this
is
certainly
higher
than
we
would
like
as
nope,
not
yet
for
the
programmatic
breakdown
we're
looking
at
dropouts
by
L
students,
and
so
this
year
we
have
15
non-ls
and
34
L's.
So
that's
1.29
percent
of
our
non-ls
are
dropping
out
and
5.67
of
our
L's.
H
It
should
be
noted
that
we
have
16
students
during
the
month
of
December
that
have
withdrawn
and
I
want
to
clarify,
because
I
did
a
little
bit
of
digging
here.
15
of
those
16
students
are
listed
as
location
unknown.
That
does
not
mean
we
don't
know
where
they
are.
It
means
that
their
location
is
based
on
what
school
they're
enrolled
in,
so
they
do
not
have
an
enrolled
school,
but
we
didn't
lose
them.
We
they
are
not
enrolled
in
our
school.
H
Currently
we
did
were
able
to
convince
one
one
student
to
enroll
an
adult
ed
program
and
we've
met
with
a
few
others.
The
process
is
that,
as
students
have
consecutive
absences,
we
send
a
certified
mail
at
10
days.
We
do
Outreach,
we
do
phone
calls,
we
do
home
visits
and
some
of
those
students
are
no
longer
at
the
residence,
but
others
have
the
opportunity
to
meet
and
they
have
been
non-responsive.
So
they
go
down
as
dropouts.
H
And
for
the
mobility
we,
the
month
of
December
total,
we
had
42
ins
and
55
outs,
so
this
was
the
first
month
of
the
year
where
we
actually
had
a
net
loss
in
students,
but
we're
still
we're
still
at
a
high
rate
in
our
district.
So
we
are
still
at
pre-covered
levels,
I
believe
that
is
it
correct
and
that's
all
any
questions.
H
H
That's
a
percent
of
33.5,
which
is
a
slight
drop
as
compared
to
the
2122
school
year,
but
a
slight
increase
as
compared
to
the
2021
school
year
for
grade
10,
a
bigger
drop
out
of
the
440
great
44
grade
10
students.
We
have
73
failing
one
grade,
21
failing
two
grades,
26
failing
three
grades
and
seven
failing
four
or
more
at
a
rate
of
28.6,
which
is
actually
lower
than
the
2122
rate
and
also
lower
than
the
2021.
H
H
G
If
I
can
interject
or
reason
why
we
are
reporting
now
on
grades,
nine
and
ten,
because
research
shows
us
that
students
who
fail
it's
three
or
more
classes
in
ninth
grade
are
apt
to
drop
out.
So
we
really
heavily
tracking
grade
nine
and
ten,
and
then
we
track
grades
and
credits
at
nine
and
ten.
Because
that's
trajectory
for
graduation
as
well,
but
we
we
are
tracking
10,
11
and
12.
We
know
how
many
kids
are
on
track
for
graduation
and
we
have
we're
targeting
the
students,
but
we
can
get
that
for
you.
A
K
J
K
G
G
So
for
our
new
hires,
you
can
see
that
we
are
still
hiring
a
mostly
paraprofessionals
and
and
then
our
demographic
data
or
showing
that
we've
hired
25
Caucasian
69
Hispanic,
six
percent
black
and
zero
percent
Asian
Pacific
Islander.
You
can
also
see
our
resignation,
retirements
and
terminations,
not
too
many
and
then
going
over
to
well
I'd
like
to
commend
this
report
to
the
record
and
then
the
next
one
is
our
enrollment
report
and
our
enrollment
is
still
higher
than
pre-pandemic
levels.
G
Pre-Pandemic.
We
were
at
6200
and
we
have
climbed
and
we
are
rolling
6261
students,
and
so
we
have
recovered
and
and
that's
good
news
and
we're
looking
forward
to
seeing
that
when
we
get
our
funding
as
well
and
so
I'd
like
to
commend
both
the
Personnel
report
and
the
enclosure
see
the
enrollment
report
for
the
record.
A
Moving
right
along
to
new
business,
our
first
item
consideration
and
action
to
accept
ninety
three
thousand
six
hundred
and
eighty
three
dollars
from
Desi
for
the
teacher
diversification
pilot
program
Grant.
This
is
found
in
enclosure
e
explanation.
The
teacher
diversification
pilot
program
is
designed
to
strengthen
and
diversify
existing
teacher
Recruitment
and
Retention
programs.
A
L
L
A
Carries
next
consideration
action
to
accept
an
increase
in
the
adult
education
services
grant
for
a
school
year,
2020
2023
for
a
total
allocation
of
730
854
dollars.
Explanation
Jesse
has
adjusted
Chelsea's
allocation
for
fiscal
year
2023
for
adult
education
services
Grant.
The
intergenerational
literacy
program
will
use
these
funds
for
Staffing
professional
development,
Grant,
specific
school
activities,
supplies
materials
and
technology
in
support
of
the
program.
E
E
A
A
Carries
next
we
have
consideration
and
action
to
accept
310
000
for
student,
mental
health
from
the
city
of
Chelsea
for
the
American
Rescue
plan,
Act
programming,
Grant
explanation,
the
city
of
Chelsea
has
allocated
three
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollars
in
arpa
funding
to
be
used
to
support
student
Mental
Health.
The
grant
funds
will
be
used
for
contractual
Services
salaries
and
stipends
and
other
expenses
in
support
of
the
program,
including
hiring
a
full-time
school-based
clinician
operating
a
therapeutic
middle
school
after
school
program
and
providing
Telehealth
services
for
students
broker
Please.
L
E
A
Carries
next
up,
we
have
consideration
and
action
to
accept
a
gift
from
Doug
Flutie,
Jr
autism
foundation
for
a
playground
communication
board
for
the
ELC,
with
an
estimated
value
of
250
dollars.
Explanation
the
Doug,
Flutie
Junior
autism
Foundation,
has
generously
donated
a
playground
communication
board
to
the
ELC
with
an
estimated
value
of
250.
The
communication
board
will
support
individuals
in
initiating
conversation
with
peers,
navigating
social
situations
and
expressing
themselves
roll
call.
Please.
J
E
A
Carries
next
up,
we
have
consideration
action
to
accept
a
gift
from
Dr,
Carol,
Blake
and
Dr
Patricia
Kelly
of
a
Yahama,
upright
piano
and
bench
for
the
Clark
Avenue
Middle
School,
with
an
estimated
value,
approximately
ten
thousand
dollars
chapter
explanation:
Dr,
Carol,
Blake
and
Dr
Patricia
Kelly
of
a
Yahoo.
Sorry,
if
I'm
reading
that
incorrectly
upright
piano
and
bench
with
an
estimated
value
of
approximately
ten
thousand
dollars,
CPS
staff
are
currently
estimating
the
cost
to
transport
the
instrument
and
will
hire
a
professional
moving
company.
Once
the
gift
has
been
formally
accepted,
real
copies.
L
E
A
Carries
next
up,
we
have
consideration
and
action
to
accept
the
proposed,
updated
Chelsea,
High
School
attendance
policy,
effective
the
third
quarter
of
the
school
year.
Please
note:
should
the
student
information
system
be
be
delayed
in
being
updated,
then
the
policy
effective
date
may
be
subject
to
delayed
start
explanation.
The
proposed,
updated
policy
was
reviewed
by
the
policy
and
procedure
subcommittee
and
addresses
numerous
concerns
shared
by
the
community.
L
Yeah
I
just
want
to
I,
want
to
have
a
conversation
about
this
because
I,
based
on
the
conversation
that
we
had
in
the
subcommittee
I
thought
that
we
had
more
people
on
the
appeals
board
than
ended
up
being
in
the
final
policy
that
we
have
before
us.
In
particular,
the
parent
liaison
and
the
teacher
that
were
mentioned
I
think
especially
the
apparent
liaison
would
be
very
important
person
to
have
there,
given
that
they
are,
you
know,
engaging
with
families,
particularly
so
and
might
be
able
to
have
additional
context.
I
Correctly,
what
we
were
discussing
as
far
as
the
the
team
drafted
was
that
the
team
would
be
constructed
of
anywhere
between
three
to
five
individuals
and
the
school
staff
basically
would,
depending
on
the
availability,
so
that
it
was
for
flexibility
purposes
and
privacy
purposes
that
it
would
be
up
to
the
school
members.
After
you
know
the
admin
to
decide
who
was
going
to
be
the
part
of
the
board,
but
I
might
have
misunderstood.
I
I
know
that
the
only
thing
that
we
absolutely
agreed
on
was
that
the
principal
was
not
going
to
be
sitting
into
the
board,
which
is
seemed
to
be
totally
reasonable
after,
but
I,
think.
The
clear
point
of
the
last
meeting
that
we
had
was
that
we
were
going
to
determine
who
the
best
fit
so
that
the
students
and
everything
felt
as
Fair
as
possible
and
I
thought
that
we
had
come
to
a
consensus.
If
that
was
what
was
going
to
happen,.
J
H
Okay,
so
the
proposed
policy
that
you
would
be
voting
on,
States
parents,
Guardians
May,
request
an
appeal
with
the
attendance
officer.
If
the
attendance
officer
denies
the
appeal
the
attendance
appeal
board
will
meet
at
the
end
of
the
quarter
to
consider
parent
Guardian
attendance
appeals,
the
appeal
board
will
include
administrator
of
Social
Work
administrator
of
School
counseling
and
an
assistant
principal
decisions
made
by
the
appeal
board
are
final.
H
So
during
subcommittee,
that
was
where
we
landed,
and
we,
if
you
can
remember
correctly,
we
edited
on
the
spot
and
I,
also
want
to
point
out
that
the
attendance
officer
is
not
listed
on
the
appeal
board.
I
want
to
make
that
one
clear
I'd,
also
like
to
point
out,
if
I
may,
that,
just
to
clarify
that
the
parent
note
piece
that's
addressed
on
the
very
first
page
of
the
policy,
so
parents
are
allowed
to
call
in
in
lieu
of
a
note
and
it
states.
H
So
it
says
excused
absence
and
absence
is
considered
excused.
If
the
student
brings
a
note
signed
by
a
parent
within
three
days
of
the
absent
there
is
a
limit
of
five
parent
notes
per
quarter
in
lieu
of
a
note
parents
unable
to
provide
a
note,
will
have
the
option
of
calling
the
school
to
report
an
excused
absence.
A
L
E
L
I'm
making
a
motion
to
add
the
family
liaison
to
the
attendance
appeal
board
on
the
policy
and
then
I
will
make
a
separate
motion
about
adding
a
teacher
just
to
see
if
anybody
else
you
know
I'm
curious
where
people
are
at
I
think
we
should.
We
don't
have
to
agree
on
this.
That's
totally
fine,
but
right
now,
I'm
making
a
motion
to
add
the
family
liaison
to
the
attendance
appeal
board.
E
F
K
A
L
E
When
we
met
on
subcommittee,
we
talked
about
this
thoroughly
and
now
we're
going
to
keep
adding
people
so,
which
teacher
is
the
correct
teacher
to
have
there
which
one
of
the
Liaisons
is.
This
gonna
now
interfere
with
the
schedules,
because
now
we're
going
to
count
on
different
departments
that
need
to
show
up
I,
don't
know.
G
If
I
can
add
part
of
the
discussion
that
we
had
the
other
in
subcommittee
and
the
reason
why
we
kept
at
the
people
that
we
did
is
because
we
end
up,
we
will
have
to
pay
stipends
to
anyone.
That's
two
or
anyone,
that's
in
rctu
Ary
and
another
reason
why
we
didn't
add
families
our
parents
is
because
of
football
laws.
So
that's
why
we
didn't
it.
It
landed
where
it
did.
D
I
So
when
we
decided
and
it
was
finally
passed
over,
we
said
we
have
to
keep
everybody's
privacy
and
the
school's
integrity
and
the
accessibility
too,
because
part
of
the
issue,
as
far
as
the
e-policy
originally
contested,
was
that
the
current
that
the
students
didn't
feel
like
they
could
have
access
when
needed.
So
if
we're
going
to
be
adding
additional
members
and
it's
gonna,
it
sounds
like
that.
Now
we
have
more
schedules
to
coordinate
and
less
time
to
do
so.
I
So
you
know,
as
a
reminder,
you
did
vote
on
that
subcommittee
to
push
the
amended
information
as
it
was
I
mean
again,
the
liaison
is
added
on
all
I'm
interested
in
is
making
sure
that
the
proper
and
best
fitted
team
is
on
there,
so
that
everyone
feels
supported,
and
everyone
feels
like
they've
been
heard,
seen
and
understood.
So
again,
if
we
do
add
a
teacher
which
teacher
from
where,
when
how
long
so,
having
said
that,
I
would
vote
against
having
that
Amendment.
A
J
Just
wanted
to
add,
too
that
these
policies
are
living
documents
right,
even
if
we
don't
decide
to
add
a
teacher
I
I
hear
your
your
concerns
about
scheduling
and
I
understand
that
if,
in
the
case
in
the
future
a
teacher
decides
like
hey
I,
think
we
do
need
some
sort
of
representation
on
this
board,
then
perhaps
we
can
bring
that
up
at
a
later
time.
So
knowing
that
all
these
policies
are
living
documents
as
well.
L
Guess
a
couple
things
one:
when
the
concern
about
FERPA
I
completely
agree
and
understand.
I
I
thought
that
that
when
we
had
that
conversation
about
it
was
about
having
a
student
member,
so
I
guess
a
question
that
I
have
for
the
superintendent
is
kind
of
what
would
be
the
difference
in
terms
of
FERPA
between
a
family
liaison
and
any
other.
G
C
D
L
H
M
M
M
Not
every
family
will
want
to
share
a
level
of
information
as
to
why
their
child
is
absent,
but
they
will
share
that
behind
closed
doors
with
family
Liaisons,
so
that
family
Liaisons
can
listen
to
them.
Have
them
feel
like
they're,
sincerely
being
heard,
and
family
Liaisons
can
also
Point
our
families
in
the
right
direction,
to
get
them
the
resource
and
support
that
they
need,
because
our
ultimate
goal
is
to
get
every
one
of
our
students
in
School.
G
You
were
just
gonna.
The
procedure
was
that
subcommittee.
This
was
discussed.
It
was
discussed
and
voted
on
that
it
should
be
taken
to
the
whole
to
vote,
as
is
okay,
and
so
that's
what
we're
doing
and
then
now
there's
been
some
amendments
on
the
table,
so
you
guys
will
need
to
decide
if
you
are
going
to
accept
those
amendments
or
not.
E
L
I
I
understand
what
Dr
vacante
is
saying
and
I
agree.
It
is
incredibly
important
but
I
guess
my
my
question
is:
couldn't
the
family
Liaisons
in
that
space
also
be
helpful
to
provide
additional
context
one
and
two
couldn't
we
make
the
same
argument
that
we
are
making
for
family
liaison
and
families
regarding
students
and
social
workers
and
counselors
if
they
are
going
to
be
voting
on
to
approve
the
the
absence
or
not,
and
they
don't
approve
the
absence?
L
H
H
G
A
K
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
if
we
bolt
on
the
original,
without
apparent
liaison
involved
in
the
committee
that
the
parents
will
have
coverage
to
excuse
in
the
absence
of
their
students
based
on
this
portion,
that
is
listed
here
under
unesco's
apps
and
rules,
there
is
one
bullet
point
that
it
says
extraordinary
circumstances
in
a
case-by-case
basis,
so
that
they
can
discuss
this
without
having
the
perilization
but
kind
of
be
covered
by
that
I.
Don't
know
if
I'm,
explaining
myself
or
am
I
going
around.
I
I
Basically,
to
just
have
the
wording
involve
the
parent
liaison
if,
for
whatever
reasons,
the
circumstance
is
right,
that
is
what
she
so
that
that
would
have
to
be
an
another
amendment
to
the
original
one,
because
the
original
one
that
he
proposed
implies
that
the
liaison
would
be
there
at
all
times.
This
one
is
just
saying
under
specific
circumstances,.
E
M
Another
point
that
we
need
to
consider
is
the
total
number
of
students
that
we
have
at
the
high
school
is
almost
1700
students.
We
have
two
family
Liaisons,
they
work
more
than
eight
hours
per
day,
and
if
we
were
to
invite
them
in
in
some
of
these
cases
by
their
contract,
they
are
not
stipend,
so
we
would
have
to
compensate
them
for
their
service
through
comp
time.
M
That
would
mean
that
they're
taking
time
away
during
the
school
day
from
servicing
other
families
and
having
that
free
time
as
they
rightfully
deserve,
because
they've
used
that
time
to
be
present
in
meetings.
We
need
our
family
Liaisons
in
schools
and
working
directly
with
our
families.
We
have
so
many
other
needs
for
our
families
and
our
students
that
we
really
need
to
think
carefully
how
we're
divvying
up
their
time
and
make
sure
we're
really
strategic
and
thoughtful
about
how
they're
providing
services
to
our
families,
especially
when
services
are
so
well
needed.
M
M
A
Thank
you,
Dr
Dr,
Blake,
I.
Think
after
hearing
your
testimony
and
Mr
de
lady
I,
truly
appreciate
all
of
the
additional
contacts
you
added
and
I
I
do
apologize,
I
feel
like
I,
my
vote
tipped
it
over
and
I
jeopardized
the
the
livelihood
of
our
families,
and
so
I
do
deeply
apologize
for
that
and
with
that
I'd
like
to
kick
it
over
tomato
for
a
roll
call
on
the
policy
of
the
on
the
original
policy
that
is
on
the
on
the
agenda.
L
L
L
F
K
E
F
A
J
F
A
D
Although
I
wasn't
prepared
to
share
a
blurb,
but
that's
okay,
I
mean
everything
is
going
well
at.
The
collaborative
numbers
are
up,
we
have
a
new
executive
director
now
and
everything
is,
is
going
better
than
pre-pandemic
I
mean
better
than
pandemic.
It's
just
it's
yeah.
The
numbers
are
looking
good
awesome.