er and and they have opportunities to go outside as a as the group still social distancing Coming back in to the classroom They have assigned classrooms that they they spend their days in for the most part with adults and different teachers coming into those spaces and And because they're middle school students That's very difficult, you know, it's very difficult to attain not only But also the masks and and and everything else that does require a lot of Thinking into the mechanics how we make that engaging And and how we do that in a way that's engaging two days a week is difficult Which is part of why At having that option to do it one day Uh, you know is a is a potentially good transitional way to to think in but But that requires a lot of you know, it requires some some some complex choreography in terms of making sure that those Students have adults in front of them who are purposely offering learning opportunities in a way that's time just right and so So i'm more i'm kind of laying out what an idea looks like based on the schedule that was on that document for a group of students and then of course That depends a lot on on the number of teachers who are able to be in the building and and and the extent to which we're able to support those teachers within the team and within the team Of the teachers and I think there's a lot of really good will to make that work and there's a lot of Very collegial engagement between the teachers or a lot of professionalism And so i'm confident we can I I just Know that it's going to take a good deal of planning and it's planning that's already underway But that's kind of the ideal that we're working from Yeah, and at the high school i'll turn over to principal sadeek But I would say that the the same number is not possible and if you look at the desi guidance They acknowledge that you know and whether how the committee and the community feels about that But there's there's not a way to run a high school like you run a middle school or elementary school And i'll i'll turn over principal sadeek to briefly describe that Right so as um dr. Morris and the principal sadeek was saying there's There's going to be no cohorts There's no way to have all the students who are going to be in the school Provided up in the cohorts that stay together throughout the entire day So with the block schedule, there'll be fewer transitions But there'll be like in the math class for example There'll be made up between You know 10 to 15 students and at the end of that those students will go to a different classroom With potentially 10 or 15 other students There may be a few of them like in our current model. There are students who have several classes of the day together And not going to be true in this model, but it's not going to be the entire Math class not going to travel together to their english class So it's kind of a quick version of it. Mr. Denley Yeah, so just one general comment and then and then a couple like hopefully short of very questions Why is it? It's just really interesting to me that you know the evolution of this of how You know a day or two ago We have I think the word in the framework document is minimum two days a week at the high school and then You know, we're talking about this kind of very gradual phasing where we have one day a week Where you know 10 of the population of the students are in the building until and in some of these phasing models until november And you know 35 percent until january It's just it's just really interesting to look at you know, but when we talk about population density How everybody two days a week feels much different in the you know in the official visceral memory than Than than these these do so this is really helpful So very specific kind of details and if you don't have these yet, that's fine But just because parents are going to hone in on this kind of stuff So it looks like you're only doing english for one semester and social studies for one semester Is that will that be like a new limitation as opposed to two semesters of english two semesters of each And then and then for that deep period of distance learning we have ensembles and ap courses all in that One available block. Does that mean you're then choosing between Either ap courses or ensembles or or is it just way too early to answer those detailed questions? Yeah, I'll try to do the first one in general because it's the same on both I'll turn it to a missed principal siddique for the second one. So this is what is called a block schedule So a block schedule, you know, like for instance many districts north hampton uses a four by four block schedule It's not an atypical Especially at the high school level where the course meets for a longer period of time More regularly for a semester So if you think of a college schedule Colleges often have essentially block schedules and and significant numbers high schools do and so as the team was thinking about this From a distancing perspective We wanted to maintain the same number of courses or as close as we could to the same number of courses that we currently offer But from a if students are going to be back in the building We can't run six classes a day So right now both the middle school and high school under a seven drop one schedule So that means students have seven classes and every day are rotating one drop So they have six classes a day seven classes total That's a non-starter from a physical distancing perspective. And so Like many other secondary schools We we recognize we had to go to a block and this offered the most flexibility But as mr. Siddique will I imagine will tell us in a second It's not perfect in terms of flexibility. It does force some choices That wouldn't be forced in in our ongoing schedule. It's part of the reason we don't have a block schedule Is we like some of the flexibility of the seven drop one So hopefully that aligns with what you're about to say mr. Siddique anyway Yeah, it does Yeah, so the deep period those are just examples of some of the things that may be offered in there Both student will have one deep period class. So at them and they wouldn't necessarily have to choose One of the options when an elective option And there's actually not going to be any of the ap classes if we're have students coming just to the building with receiving in-person learning The ap classes will be offered during You know during their mass or science or social studies block So There may be a student who will get additional support From an ap teacher during that time if there is an ap teacher who's teaching Only remotely So a lot of the but so we don't want students to try to juggle Five or six classes like they had to do this spring So we're limiting this is why we chose a block schedule because at most we'll have four classes to try to manage And I think I heard understood that the key part is that with a block schedule Even though you're doing English for just one semester, you're covering the entire year school year is worth of of content in that one semester. Is that correct? Correct. Yes, how the block schedule works, yeah Um miss with miss seager. Yeah All right, Kenny You're right on top of each other on my screen I just have a quick question. So it looks like when it's on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday part So if you are not in school, right, does that mean you are remote learning those days or Okay, that's what I figured. I just thought we should be clear Right and that's some of the advantage of the one day a week at the high school versus two in my opinion Is that if if teachers aren't teaching two different cohorts two days a week That means those two days of remote learning may be more challenging to have Synchronous lessons that we know many people in our community All the survey feedback that we have from all actually all students staff and And the parents guardians Wanted whereas if you're in one day a week and could really supplement a more robust distance learning format And that's I think the the rub and as we get more staffing information We can bring that a little more robust analysis. Mr. Siddiq actually already started a more robust analysis I Think I was accurate describing that maybe it was too long for this evening But I think it's certainly as as we resolve The approach around staffing we can certainly come back to that question And mr. Siddiq already has his you already has a slide deck ready to go for it, but I think tonight wasn't a night for it Any more questions saying any I I can't see mr. Sullivan again So speak up if you have a question miss seeker I have a general question After just hearing from a couple of families in Leverett who have kids going into the middle school So in general We have these meetings people can see the agendas and stuff, but are you communicating with high school and middle school families? Pretty regularly about this or like how are they if they're not attending these meetings? How are they? Learning what is in the planning, you know, and obviously none of this is set in stone. So Yeah, I'll start at a broad level, you know our plan was originally To put out a survey that would go middle school high school students as well as middle school high school families and then elementary families Based on both the health safety protocols the academic models and the phasing You know, I am hesitating to do that until we have another conversation Because I don't want to set folk. I don't want to send a survey That's not based in kind of the approach that the committees are advising us to take But now that we had this information we plan to send Our original plan was to send the priorities documents voted by the committees as well as the slide deck To get you know electronic feedback and then set up and I think we'll get us this later topic on the agenda Some town hall events where we get more specific feedback again differentiated secondary versus elementary like we did the last time So that's sort of the plan. I think it's a little bit on hold and we'll see where we land at the end But you know at the secondary level really want student feedback as well It's not that we don't want to elementary. It's hard to a little bit hard to organize Whereas at the secondary level just developmentally where there are they can do that But I don't know if there's other things that folks want to add And we definitely want to communicate it would have been hard to figure out exactly what to communicate to families at this point Um and the closer we get to having a solid model on a meeting with different co-worker teachers to try to Get more detail about which classes we'd offer and how they'd be offered because it feel like a lot of If I tried to put out a lot of information now Generate more questions than anything else, but we definitely want to get communication out there as soon as possible to families and the students Yeah, I would just I would just add that the communicating Without a clear plan has been something that definitely Have definitely felt uh, you know considerable amount of tension about because on the one hand I do want to be having those dialogues and and reassuring Parents and I think one of the things that When the kinds of conversations that I've had with uh students, I mean, I'm sorry with parents have Have felt unsatisfying is my impression because I've just been reassuring them about the amount of Thought that we're putting into Coming up with this plan and and telling them that once we figure it out Then you're going to be able to expect more communication from from us about how that You know how that progress is and I think that is my intention But I've hesitated to do that because if I put out that, you know I think I think there's just so many questions that that it generates That that would you know, that would be a whole other Job to to answer those responses Do you want to know we have one more present one more school? Um principal sloven's going to be brief. He promised me But uh, you know talking through a summit academy for those of you don't know summit academy is a Special education day school. It's located In the high school building, but it's a separate school and we're proud of students proud of principal sloven his leadership as well as the staff's work So i'm going to go forward a slide. There's a lot of text on it. We're not going to read I'm not going to ask principal sloven to read the text I think you know more if you're able to give just a rough overview First of all the number of students in general at summit academy And then really the sort of internal phasing That you're thinking about it, but I apologize principal sloven. I'm going to ask you to be relatively brief just because of the hour Oh, you got a mute unmute yourself Yeah, I'll absolutely be brief. I'm on a stopwatch here. I've been So I'll try to I'll try to get to the to the most important points Um, but if you could throw that slide up, that'd be great. So the thing about summit academy We're so proud of our students and the staff. They're working right now with summer school and And they did an incredible job of staying I'd say we did an incredible job staying a community and that is a guiding principle for some of the academies that we have to Be a community, but we are a phase three school. So to try to just be real clear with people Because we're we're going to go in stages, but we're phase three that means we're starting at the beginning of september And then how how does that start? Actually happen and I think on the document. I can't see it on my thing. I don't know if you can throw it up there, but You know, we'll start The the stages are we'll start with up to four days at the beginning and I and I put it out there I don't know how many days we will actually meet um And because we have to figure that out and unfortunately I can't see my document, but that's okay And then if you look at stage two, it says at least four days and then stays three and that it has I think october and I was just using some of those guidelines again What I try to do when we we fixed up this schedule is make it as flexible and As therapeutic as possible and the guiding principle and we'll go all the way back to the beginning When dr. Brady talked at for phase three school is free and appropriate education What the what the guides from uh desi is that we need to get in person as much as possible That being said we had an incredible experience of students doing really well actually engaging more Sometimes online And that we didn't know was going to happen. So we're excited about that And we had students that did not engage the way we wanted them to so so we're going to be balancing that If you look at the schedule you see a check in and you see a check out at the end of the day We have four blocks Plus that online block um The deep period we would look at as our clinical block Where we would have community meeting we would have uh Clinical groups and we'd had advisory and so we worked with uh Mr. Sadiq earlier uh last week and just to try to because we do it share some students But our guiding principles are fake our guiding principles are making sure that our students and families social emotional needs are met And uh, we we will continue on the notion of having conversation with families Our clinicians are constantly and our teachers right now But not this was the day that I think we'll start the next phase of communication um and so That's And I'll I'll end with that And open to any questions Mr. Deman Yeah, I just didn't want the likeness of the hour to go Um by without being said that you know, I think Under mr. Sloven's leadership, you know summit continues to be a high priority and a visibility at the school committee Um, I remember three years ago when the students came and presented. I think since then it's been really Uh a heightened level of awareness and engagement particularly with the move to high school and Uh, please feel free to reach out to the school committee. Um, if you feel like You know, you need some more discussion need some more visibility about things that are going on But um, you know, thank you for your leadership And I you know, look forward to seeing how this how this all pans out in the next couple months Appreciate that Mr. Harrington I just had a Quick question to see if I understand something so you you have all middle school students as well in some academy if i'm Correct there. Yeah, so we we just started our middle school last year We had one student who did some transitioning. We're hoping to have more than one student or a couple students but that that's just you know, again who who Who has that level of need so we're a public day school, which means, you know We're at that point where we're we're just before being sent out to maybe a private day school So it's uh, you know, it's driven by A team it's driven by needs if that if that's helpful No, yep, perfect Miss denser Um, so how many students do you have at summon academy? uh, so So it's it fluctuates, but right now I think we're looking at 25 And so, you know, and by the end of the summer we might have 27 or it might go a different a different way But that's that's probably the best number I can give you We will also have you know, and and mr. Harrington was great with us. We'll have outdoor Tents and and one of the great things that our school community has been doing is we we have this huge project We worked with conway school design all last year to create an outdoor Learning experience, which you know was before coven So we have this incredible designer that because the side of our building needs to be updated And so that would be one thing that I would love to share with the school committee is this Incredible design that the students were totally Invested in and involved in raised money for and they actually were participated when it was showcased at conway a school design and it actually Created two outdoor spaces for learning and um, you know, this would be you know This might be an opportunity for us to get that moving in the right direction So we're looking for that as an opportunity Any other questions I will just say I don't know if um Our friends from the elementary schools are still still on the line, but um This was it went much longer than we had pegged it in the agenda. So, um Are bad, but it was it was time well spent and it's clear that that a lot of creativity and thought and a lot of hard work and has gone into these plans and it's it's It's exciting to see that level of creativity and thoughtfulness From all of you in this in this challenging scenario. So I appreciate it and thank you very much for sticking with us for this late hour Thank you If I'm going to see if we're okay taking a quick Three to five minute break or are folks okay to take a five minute break? And then we turn it. Yes Okay, uh, so it's nine thirty nine. Um, if we can I'll be back At nine forty four so that we can get started promptly By nine forty five that would be great our next Item on our agenda is the schedule for serving of students and staff and fall return And Dr. Morris is that the at the end of the packet or is that There's a talking item. Um, there is a Document at the end of the agenda it's the last two pages But I actually think it probably ends up being a talking item Um More than it was because I think you know as we talked about and I feel bad First of all Brenda our meetings aren't usually this long. Um, and uh, but also, um Based on the 24 hour time period between last night and tonight. Uh, I think um Think at least I'd like to start by making a formal statement and then see where it goes instead of focusing on the calendar If that's all right, okay, that sounds great. Yeah, so so our team wrote I mean we worked with a group to write something up So I apologize. I'm going to read something but but I I want to be consistent with what our leadership team developed so We want to I'll just say I want to acknowledge and thank all of you for the incredible amount of work and time and effort You've devoted to planning For fall in the 2021 school year Got it Can you um stop presenting? Oh, yeah Thank you Great, thank you. Sorry. Sorry. No, thank you. I appreciate it. Uh, I was not aware Um, so guidance from the committees is essential, uh for us as we plan for reopening Um Well, there were three committees the three committees voted consistently last night That's for some of the priorities to guide our planning a consensus was not reached among the committees on staff priorities And the disparity in guidance presents a number of challenges to our planning moving forward in the last day since last night a number of school members have reached out to me Um, and I've asked for the administration to share the implications of potential Decisions given the discussion last night. And so uh leadership team met twice today to work and develop a list I'll share of potential implications for your consideration Um, I want to note here that this is not attempt to convince the school committee Uh, I've had a vote, uh, you know, there's no vote on this agenda tonight. So it's not Something to worry about but it's it's not attempting to Do that it's really an attempt to offer factual feedback to the committee as requested We we tried our best to stay Really neutral and and just respond with factual information So our first challenge is based on our current governance and structural model. Um, as brenda's finding out firsthand tonight We have three different committees, uh meeting and uh, there's good reason why there's three committees But however, our three districts really function as one. It's not like we have conversations and The principal appellum school has to leave at some point because we don't want her there or Anything like that. We really we function as a leadership team. And so, uh, when decisions are made on behalf of staff collectively, we look at it collectively across the three districts. There may be Uh, differences based on developmental needs of kids or structures. We talked about one earlier in terms of potential hybrid model at the elementary level Um, but in general, we we think ourselves as a collective group working to better the students education and In amerson pelham at the elementary level and those two plus levard and shoots very at the secondary level And so offering separate guidance for each district Our concern is would could lead to significant disparity in expectations And this would be inconsistent with past precedent and for us create issues and equity That would be difficult to implement across three different districts with with two different models Additionally, there's many planning considerations if the administration is asked to develop academic models based on Um staff choice for the virtual or in-person instruction as a guiding principle for our fall planning And i'll try to document. I think that we identified. I identified six of them And i'll try to be as clear as possible So the first one is that uh, I have a concern that there'd be equity Challenges in regarding asking staff of whether to return to work in buildings There's certain staff members like custodians and nurses Who would be under more pressure to return because buildings cannot open if they do not come back We can't open buildings without nurses. We can't open buildings like custodians We could make a long list, but on a practical level those are two ones, you know, again That's not at the exclusion of other people, but there's no nurse. There's no school There's no custodians. There's no school And so we were worried that there might be a differential that question might have different weight depending on the role and responsibility Um that different folks have The second uh concern we had or piece of information we want to share Is the composition of staff who are opt for an in-person return may not provide full access for the students Who want to return and so for us it was or for me It was likely a model that cannot be effectively implemented for all students For instance, if there was an english language learner who wanted and desired in-person education But the staff who were the english language learner staff provided who English language learner staff in that school opted for virtual instruction We don't believe that student would have access to in-school learning If they're the critical support they need would would only be met virtually We were i'm also concerned that it would lead to inequities between schools particularly schools in the same grade level ban It almost seems certain to me that the staffing levels grade levels available for in-person education Services and elective specials would vary school to school and that's something that we've endeavored over the last Probably eight nine years to try to align our systems try to align our our opportunities to be the same No matter what school you're in as best we can And so I don't think we could do that successfully The third is that there'd be issues in the district's ability to provide free and appropriate public education So the fake uh acronym that you heard about earlier for all students and the evidence research evidence would suggest that our districts Some of our district's most vulnerable students Uh, and we talked about those groups earlier could be disproportionately impacted Based on their lack of access to a full curriculum by distance learning And that's not because our educators aren't doing a wonderful job and wouldn't do an even better job In the fall as we've heard it's based on the learning profile of students and the evidence There's there's virtual schools in massachusetts. There's virtual schools Around the country and world and not every student has the same level of access in that setting So none of that is to critique the fantastic educators we have in amherst It's the reality of some needs Some economy combinations and modifications cannot be met in a virtual environment And um in order to produce or provide FAPE uh free free and appropriate public education for some students with significant and complex needs Who are unable to access and make meaningful progress? The districts would need to consider alternate options, uh, which may include contracted service providers or other placements That are providing in-person education including out of district placements This would have significant financial and um the other acronym you heard least restrictive environment Uh implications and that would be something we do obviously with families And you know, mr. Demling asked a question. We expand on that earlier. I don't want to repeat myself Um, but given the fiscal uncertainty that would cause we would have to take some pretty quick measures To control the fiscal constraints because there there'd be so many unknowns in that fiscal, um Environment, uh, again, this is really different than the spring when the state closed down schools and all schools were closed Um, you know at the current time the health situation in massachusetts is not is not that um that situation fortunately Is not where we are and so we might have to make some pretty immediate Financial decisions to constrain a non-essential spending and non-grant spending To be able to make that work The fourth one is there's not sufficient time in my opinion to implement a full staff choice model and still reopen on schedule Staff and students would need to be surveyed. That process would take a few weeks Uh and given a deadline to commit of whether they were returned or not As you saw earlier this point is sort of already been spoken to that our schools are working for weeks on developing schedules Based on the involving health and safety requirements to educational needs of our students and staff return data That's already been gathered and are ready to begin scheduling students And this is particularly acute at the secondary level If the process is substantially delayed, uh, we're just concerned and i'm just concerned We won't have students scheduled for either in person or virtual learning time Uh virtual learning in time for school to begin in september Additionally, we I can't send the final information for our facilities department for transportation in mid august and expect them to have Buses ready to roll in early september or vans ready to roll in early september Typically they're done by mid august You all know that because you get it in the amherst bulletin for those of you get the bulletin and post on our website with the bus routes That's a significant and lengthy process to be able to do that And so it would really push us to plan for a virtual only start to the school year With a possible exception, you know being uh important of the desi guidance preschool age students and students with significant and complex needs Just literally quoted from the desi document based on fape and desi guidance Fifth point is if the committees would like to direct the administration plan for virtual only instruction for the fall We really need that feedback as soon as possible It's also quite likely that we begin in a virtual only program shifting from that model will be increasingly difficult and may impact students and families Who feel like they rely on in-person instruction? And to summarize the sixth point if the committee is choose to provide guidance to administration develop academic models based on all staff Having full choice whether to return My perspective is that it'll be logistically and operationally incompatible with offering students in person education in an equitable manner And we'll go to distance learning and if that's a decision of the committee We just would want to know that as soon as possible. That's not a critique of that perspective We certainly get a lot of feedback around that in public comment Uh, additionally the committees we would ask you to be prepared I'd ask you to be prepared to request additional funds from municipal government If the added district placement costs and all those other costs can't be met And I want to make sure that i'm saying I don't want to put additional stress or burden like I said earlier on specific staff members Who work in in in programs and and and all that at the same time? FAPE is FAPE And we can't deny FAPE for students And I think we saw some public comments about that tonight as well It it's not consistent with special education law or ethical commitment to Those students needs and so that's I think where we we the rub is for us and I don't want to I don't intend to put additional pressure on you all you already have enough pressure as it is I'm highly conscious of that But I did want to respond since the conversation last night Was about kind of this staff choice model You know for us that really pushes us in a certain direction About how the school year would start and perhaps beyond So again, I I hope you found this neutral and just factual and how we would approach it There's the reality is it's July 21st And we're getting a little concerned And I'm getting a little concerned about the time to thoughtfully plan for September if one way or the other and Certainly, I know no decisions made till early august as we we understood it But if the staffing model pushes us to do that We just have a lot of work to do on that. So I'm happy to answer any questions I apologize. It wasn't as succinct as Uh at 9 57 as I hope to be but I wanted to lay out just you know, some of the implications for your all consideration See if you have questions for me on next steps I know that's a topic on the amherst school committee agenda on thursday night I won't be able to be present for that meeting. Um, but hopefully this is information that's useful Are there any um questions from the committee on this? miss spitzer so I just um How much can we go into the content of the Conversation less excited. It's not on the agenda here and I'm trying to But we just went over a list of all the implications So I I guess I have a follow-up question about something and I but I also don't want to go off off agenda Dr. Mark Yeah, I mean the topic we're on is survey for schedule for servings of students and staff on fall return So, you know, I think I tried to limit my comments tonight And that of the that the feedback I got from I received from the leadership team to talking about surveying of staff So if it goes beyond that, I think You know, that might be hard, but I do think the surveying staff and the schedule has brought implications for um Other items. So, I mean, I'm open to deferring to committee members on that. That's just, you know, how I saw my comments Tonight's fitting within the agenda I'm Mr. Demling. Yeah, I was just going to say as someone who recused himself from that item As long as we're not making comments or discussing our opinion of what the decision on that content should should be Uh, and we're just asking, you know factual follow-up clarification questions I don't I don't see any I don't see any problem problem of that My opinion I I tend to agree. Um, again, this is within the context of surveying staff for and for their feedback and and choice and Within the context of what are we asking them? So So miss spitzer you may you may For that clarification. So the document we shared yesterday um And I know the district's already done some serving to understand. Um Health health concerns of individuals, but then we also The the document we were working with yesterday said we would seem to accommodate staff for any reason including concerns about household members Who may be vulnerable expressive preference for full or mostly remote work to the extent that such positions are needed and available And based on the instructional model and student preferences. So it sounded like the guidance that we were That two of our committees voted for would have had you surveying staff about their preferences Regardless of whether and you know, like that was always part of the plan was to survey the staff about their preferences Yes, so how has your changing how has your thinking about surveying staff about their preferences Changed into a way that we're going from talking about what we just talked about now to to moving all to to being a virtual only peace Can you repeat the question just to make sure I'm understanding it correctly? So we were going to survey. I think no matter what if we if we had gone with the The statement in the that two of our committees voted that our president here today voted on we were going to be surveying about their preferences Um No matter what so how so now are we are you suggesting that now we um I guess it's the action that we would have taken in response to the preferences, right? Right That that is the key difference. It's it's um the crux of that is is that When we ask staff preference, are we committing to meeting and and accommodating that preference or are we seeking To accommodate that within within the scope as outlined That we did yesterday. So yes, what what is the action? Um or decisions that we will take based on the feedback And we're talking about the serving of students well families presumably not the students but um serving of student preference that the two go hand in hand um Yeah, and again, I want to just emphasize that you know, um our attempt or my attempt is not to It's to give factual information, you know and um, and I think the the challenge for us In this whole and I mean the collective us not just the people on the call is that You know, we're concerned about health information changing. We're concerned about Creating a schedule that's really different from what we've done before pre k to 12 Things aren't the same and how do we actually accumulate and acquire enough information to make accurate plans moving forward? and and I think That's where we as a field they're all struggling right now and I think the phasing helps with that You know, and there's an interrelationship between having phases and being able to plan for in person for a smaller group um, but um You know, we still have to plan for the virtual as well, you know in any of that and and so I think that's where our team is trying to figure out. How do we make decisions? And that's where we're looking for guidance from you all and we don't expect it to come tonight I know there's another meeting. I'm certainly happy to answer questions and hear any feedback I'm not trying to stifle dialogue, but um, it's just trying to understand where the committee is so that we can move forward Because there's implications no matter which way we go And a lot of work frankly no matter which way we go. It's just trying to get a sense of direction Directionality so that we can take the next steps in planning so, um As a question again staying on on the survey and the timing of the survey um is Is there anything preventing us from from sort of parallel pathing that survey and and just being clear that that you know, it whatever for at least the staff first well actually for the students as well, but that that What we do with that survey is is going to be um Well, actually we're talking first about feedback feedback on what we've talked about so far um, and then as long as we're clear that There's still some pieces to be tbd Or if we just delay the survey for a couple more days, um depending on um I don't know how the survey would change other than the pre-mumble in the survey of of what we're going to do with the survey Yeah, I think I mean the only thing I would suggest is if So if the survey for staff is designed where their decision is binding In other words, they're making a quasi. I don't mean permanent forever, but but a binding decision um I think we Want to redesign the student survey to suggest that we're not sure what kind of models we can offer Right, and it'd be much more Do you want to be back in the building and for school without some of what you heard tonight? Which not that that's all complete or 100 done Because we don't I feel awkward asking those questions without Any confidence that we could for any knowledge that we would be able to pull it off And similarly, I think respectfully for staff They if I was in that situation, I want to know what was happening with my responses Right, so if my response was going to be was going to mean that I'm not back in the fall for sure Versus I'm going to advocate for it because of xyz and what's their hierarchy of it? Is it obviously staff who have? medical health conditions is the second tier staff who have Household members with medical health conditions is that the same or different than that first year or similar to the third tier of people who Would choose not to come back like I think To get actual data and to be you know And to be you know be really transparent with staff. We'd want to be really clear With with the clear intentionality of why we're asking the questions and what's going to happen Got it. Am I some miss hall and miss seager. So I'll start with miss hall Okay. Yeah, I mean, I think I could go either way on either parallel tracking or not it just um, I think I mean everyone On this committee and certainly staff and families I think are really craving some element of certainty and I think to have a survey that's qualified in some way would I I think might be hard to take. I mean, it was hard enough where there was one survey and then The entire situation in our country changed and there were questions about that. We can't be blamed for that we certainly couldn't have predicted that but um, I think to avoid Survey fatigue and also just to make sure that questions that we ask and how we treat those answers are very clear And have meaning to the people who are answering them I think it makes sense. We're we're never going to have full clarity. Um, but I think having more and being having people Be able to really answer questions With as much information as possible would be my preference. Yep, miss seager and then mr. Miss seager Uh, a couple of things stood out to me. Dr. Morse when you were talking about a binding survey, so What one of the things that I could see a need for and I wouldn't think would cause fatigue Um survey fatigue is doing a litmus test of the educators in the school like a very simple survey because we've heard from A bunch of arms teachers and we've heard from the apa like they have serious concerns in there And so what happens if we say you all need to come back you all need to be there? um You know, how does that play out? So I would just think a very quick and non binding survey to that group of educators Could could really reveal something, you know, if we've got a high volume of educators who are saying like I really don't feel comfortable being in the building You know, I mean I read the news every day and the latest research and all I can think of for the fall is virtual Um, but that being said, you know, that's why I'm supportive of the phasing plan start it see how things play out and adjust from there um And I'm also You know open to looking at the framework doc again on a different night. Obviously when it's part of the agenda um to see if there's different phrasing so um But I I really feel like I would I would love to know across all the educators in the district. What are they thinking? um And what happens if you say all the educators need to be there and they can't be there And do we have people leaving the district? Because of their serious concerns of needing to be virtual for a non medical reason um It's just so complicated Mr. Demling Um, yeah, I mean I agree with most of what was said in the last couple of comments. Um, I am definitely very interested in to to see a Uh a survey to all staff. Um, but the gets definitively at at the kind of questions Um, you know, I still agree though with what miss hall was saying. I don't think I don't think there's a big difference um in two days I mean this this issue is going to be resolved the emmer school committee thursday night and so sending it out Wednesday morning versus friday morning. I don't see a difference. We were talking about two weeks than I would um, you know, but and and I don't I don't see how that that plays Um, materially into you know having to make the decision. So, um, you know, I think I think timing wise I don't I don't see a huge loss for for waiting to two days and then being able to Be really clear with what the status is to both parents and and staff in the service miss seeker Uh, forgive me. It's 10 o'clock at night I guess i'm not clear on if the issue is that the emmer school district emmer school committee doesn't have a Framework in place for staff or is the problem that the other two committees do and and there's a problem with those that's Does that make sense what i'm asking? I'm not clear on which is Because if amherst talks about this in two nights, it may not actually solve this problem for the leadership It's a good question um Would you like me to answer dr. Morse or do you want to answer? I I think the issue is amherst the amherst has not voted It does not have a document and that's that's it's that difference but it but ultimately it's that we don't The we we don't have clear Unified direction because as dr. Morse was talking about even though we're three districts And it from the administration perspective it's we operate as one so Did I did I represent that well? And just to clarify um the amherst school committee meeting is on thursday to discuss it Um, so when mr. Deming says it'll be resolved it would be it'll be resolved and that we will discuss it again So go ahead. Sorry. I didn't realize I was unmuted I I think the thing i'm really struggling with is this all or nothing kind of view It's either virtual only or we don't meet the needs of our most vulnerable students and I I want to make sure that And it is tricky because I think if we're still just talking about support for staff It's really putting um boundaries on Who can participate in that conversation and what um And it just it narrows it so much that I think it's hard to then have this full conversation about all the implications that dr. Morse brought up and I I'm I'm posing this because I'm wondering not so much that I want to have this debate right now But I want to think through what it means for us just on Like logistically, how do we have? The conversation about these implications coming from one district's decision about this support for staff document and dominoes that dr. Morse laid out because I I think we We haven't um And I'm hearing things, you know from the committee that I don't think I heard yesterday last night too You know about preferences for virtual learning or not virtual so um Is there a way for us to all have this conversation about whether or not we Do virtual learning or if we go? Because that's that's what I think is the crux of this what is there is there a reason why we should open up the conversation on on On thursday night to include more people. Maybe it's not actually technically possible now because of the 48 hour rule Okay Now this is just so hard. I want to acknowledge that and thank everybody for I think Doing as good a job as we can having these kind of difficult difficult conversations And mr. Deming and then and and then dr. Morse Just a very fine question because I'm just trying to understand what you're getting at miss fitter Are you suggesting that we should revisit the entire framework document? No, but it's a vote on one piece of a framework document by one district can then Jeopardize the ability for anybody. I mean I personally like I would like to think there's a third way And that we can protect our most vulnerable students and our most vulnerable teachers in a in in in a way and I'd like to be but it's it feels like The feedback I'm getting on that is that that's not an option. So then we need to come up with a compromise Or maybe there is no compromise option, but I I don't I don't feel comfortable with the two options I've gotten you know some of this stuff. So but It's also limiting to have one committee And only three of the five people on that committee being part of that conversation to try to work through this difficult problem Dr. Morse so, um, I just want to Maybe see a power back. I think what I'm hearing and people can tell me if I'm wrong But so one of the things I'm thinking I think I'm hearing and this is particularly from it's spitzer Is that it's not just the Amherst school committee who may want to revisit the question of staffing document So I heard comments from people who are not members of the Amherst school committee That perhaps want to re-engage on this question. So, um, I just want to I think I heard that at least a little bit and so I want to um, you know There may be an interest in having More than just the Amherst committee kind of revisit this and and that can't happen thursday, but um, You know, I just I think I heard that the second thing I think I heard Was the and I think the struggle is the inherent tension between wanting to the needs of students and And wanting to meet them and The staff concerns that have been laid out and I feel that tension as well. I know our administrative team certainly feels that tension and I think that that's It's a hard one for me You know to comment on I think, you know, what I tried to do tonight was just give some implications Of what could happen, but I was intentionally not trying to make it a doomsday scenario because that's not You know, there is anyone looking for a great solution in any district right now It's not there. Um, so I think this is our unique challenge perhaps at the moment, but it's not It's not something that um, you know, I think has easy solutions So I just also I don't know if that's reassuring or more vexing But I want to also just acknowledge that fact and I think the third thing is I'm trying to figure out what's the balance and how to do this in the three districts and I Can fully acknowledge the frustration of the governance structure. Trust me I can acknowledge the frustration of the governance system we have for these districts I think the reality is to have expectations for staff in one of the districts that Share a superintendent and central office and particularly a human resources staff Who would be doing a lot of this work and have two other districts that have share a completely different set of expectations It's it's uh, well technically I could understand how people would view that when we get to negotiations with bargaining units multiple units that share Members in all three units. I don't actually think it's a viable strategy That we could we could go on and so, you know, I just wanted to You know part of my role here is to you know, tell you what I'm hearing because um In some ways, you know, it's I'm not a voter on this and I won't even be at the meeting Thursday if you do have it But trying to just paint a picture of what the options are and None of them Are fabulous and that's that's the nature of where we are So I don't know if that's helpful or not. I just wanted to pause and just share what I thought I was hearing from the I think just to put a pin on this because I've struggled with understanding The you know, some of the the multiple consequences is it's not The the notion of protecting most vulnerable staff and most vulnerable students. It's that the the conversations um and and The idea of offering all staff A complete choice of saying I you know Deciding which which way to go and then building and then requiring us to have to build the art educational model based on what staff Have expressed preference and that will meet every single one of those desires That that I think is the crux of it and that's where you get to sort of the the doomsday And it's not even I wouldn't call it doomsday because many people In the communities we've heard want 100 distance learning. So I mean for many other reasons, there's a lot of other negative increased costs budgets jobs, etc That that dr. Morris outlined, but I think that that's the key piece of that is is is that difference and and You know going going further than what has already been outlined Miss fitzer I just want to ask one more question I've been thinking about this all day, but I actually hadn't thought about this one particular thing So if we meet as a just if the Amherst district meets on Thursday and we come up with a compromise new language, I'm not saying I'm proposing this but If we were to do that Would we still not meet the needs of the district? Because you would still potentially have so say it was some compromise. It's not the full choice It's but it's something in between Would that still be a problem because you'd have three different Pieces of guidance and then would we inevitably need to go back to the other districts? to Have them either vote up or down on on Amherst's compromise for the support for staff section Yes Yeah, we really what we need to implement any and again this isn't about One's better than the other but to implement any system. We really do need it to be consistent from a personnel standpoint Yes, technically, you know the different committees or the tech the employer, but to imagine us Working with our bargaining units in a differentiated way this way and just functionally day to day I don't see as viable It could be the case that the Amherst group wants to go and come up with something that they bring back to the region in Pelham I obviously can't speak to that but that could be a model That is explored. You know again, that's for One of miss mcdonald's hats and miss hall's hat about whether they would want to reengage on that if there was a Different solution or use I think you was a word compromise if there was such thing that You know the amherst school committee could agree on, you know, whether the other committees would be open to that Is up to the chairs and the committees And miss seager and then miss hall if the document that the region voted on last night Is causing issues um And there was better language proposed then, you know as a member of the committee, I would be interested in Reading that In talking about it To be clear, it's not what has been voted on. That's the issue Right, right Okay, I'm I'm still a little unclear about this because Because there's one framework and then there's kind of nothing and I realize that it's probably the the lack of guidance there that will be an issue um, I guess what I'm I'm confused about is is um The framework that was voted in by some committees was The seeking to accommodate for staff without medical reasons and If that language is troublesome and it sounds like it's not I think I just want to make sure that that's that is not the problem Um Mostly that's what I've been wondering about. Okay, that is not the problem. It's more of just the okay Thank you um miss hall Yeah, so I guess I'm I'm struggling Um still in with timeline and chronology like The only way we could be a hundred percent certain whether or not there could be an ideal matchup of teachers who prefer to return and Families who choose to stand send students in is to have a plan And take that information and then do the work to kind of match Things up, but I don't we can't know that yet so But it really isn't it's it is impossible to make a full commitment to Staff and students. I mean we we could we simply could not deliver We could not promise that we could potential we could potentially get lucky and deliver But we can't promise it without numbers So I I guess I'm I I don't want to be overly negative. I I just can't I can't imagine that there is compromise language in there that is going to break to make everyone Meaning committee members families Staff administration everyone. I don't think that language exists. I think it is like I think I think we have to make a really wrenching choice Thank you, miss hall. I I do think that that is the the tough choice that we're facing absolutely well said Um, mr. Manino and then mr. Demling I agree with miss hall Mr. Demling So yeah, so in terms of timing procedure since that's kind of what we're talking about is um So if the emmer school committee on thursday votes the same or In substance to the question of full staff flexibility option Substance it's substantively the same Then then the train continues if if not then then that's where it stops and all three committees would have to get back together again And I start talking about it and there would be inevitable timing delays. So I think that's the Procedurally and timing wise that that is the urgency for the emmer school committee itself to meet thursday We don't know what the emmer school committee will do on thursday But they'll either vote this same document or something that's similar enough on this point or that is divergent enough that um, that it doesn't make sense for the district to send out surveys or Pursue models and we'll need to reassess. I think that's That's the summation of where we are and so i'm not i'm not sure what else we have to decide For this evening. Um, I think Given that dr. Morris isn't going to be here thursday. I'm glad he gave that info So I think if there's any other clarifying questions anybody has on those specific points Now would be the time Um, but I think that's pretty much where we're at in terms of what we need to do at 10 25 on tuesday Yes, I agree. So we um, that's a key point because um after this meeting We're not going to have any new or additional information. So if there's anything That um, anybody particularly for anybody but particularly from the emmer school committee who will be talking about taking this up on thursday um Let's let's hear any more questions For dr. Morris not seeing any um Oh I I generally I'm comfortable moving forward with this, but I just want to be 100% clear. So if We will the emmer school committee will come together on thursday Discuss the support for staff piece. Unfortunately, we still will have to Meet with a group of a limited group to talk about this because of um, I don't think we're going to be able to change the Who's participating in the conversation Then we could potentially bring it back Our next meeting is tuesday That's an emmerced meeting Is again a dammer's meeting. So one would be the the soonest possible time we could Bring back any proposed compromise to the group and would that be Good enough for the district Or would we need to schedule potential it depending on thursday's outcome Would we want to potentially schedule a time for the rest of the team to be Rest of the districts to be part of that conversation. This is all contingent on what happens on thursday, but Since dr. Morris isn't going to be here with us on thursday. I kind of want to pick We do have sort of a tentative schedule mapped out. Um, is that we you're about to point to dr. Morris? No, go ahead Dr. Morris, I mean, I think to miss spitzer's point Um, if I'm understanding you correctly, so I'm going to say it out loud to make sure I am Because late we spent a lot of time together lately, right collectively, but So I think what I hear you saying miss spitzer is if we wanted to Have a time where the three committees get together Um, that's contingent on what happens in amherst. It may not be needed But it's possible my advice to you is you could certainly do that on friday You could certainly do that on monday. You could post the meeting Actually, I take it back pelham. I'm looking at miss hall for posting Actually, yeah, you could post it this tuesday, so it could be posted for friday Just the pelham town clerk is is in certain days and and um, isn't yeah five day a week employee um So it could be posted and if you don't need the me I'm not trying to make another meeting for you all But if you I hear your point and you could post it and if not needed you could just cancel it The problem with not posting it is that um till after you meet is then You eliminate the option of having the meeting occur because of open meeting loss. So Um, I think that's a decision this this these bodies could make about when you'd want to do that and Certainly i'll be out of town, but but all of you have access and miss frigor will be in and she can do all the posting Stuff um, if that's something that the groups want to do as a contingency and then again worse comes to worse You meet thursday night There's no need for the other group to meet and then you can Decide not to have the larger meeting if it's not needed Sorry, I was just doing all logistics. I'm not suggesting that's a good or bad idea But I did want to give an explicit answer to to miss spitzer's question so I'll just say I've um, uh I love you all but um after three nights this week um, and I'm planning to go away this weekend So I do not want I was taking friday off. I would prefer not to meet on friday. Um, I need it. Sorry um, so I mean the vice chair could um run the meeting. Um, if if the folks really want to meet on friday, but um I might propose monday if that was the route that we wanted to go Unless miss stancer wanted to Um, I don't really wanted to run A leverant is meeting on monday. So that's not um possible um I could I could run the meeting but because I recused myself last night I'm a little bit lost on the intricacies of the conversation. So I don't know that I'm in a good position To really be able to do that We we wouldn't be able to because also the vice chair of the emmer's committee recused himself to so we do that um So we could um double up on the 28th um and have but it's Potentially risky. Um, because I don't know how long Such a meeting might go of the three districts, but we because the emmer's Committee has a joint meeting already with the emmer's town council on on tuesday the 28th So, uh, I can offer my advice which is uh myself and a couple of their staff members won't be at work the next couple days So in terms of stressing a couple days here there. These are good days not to stress Um, because there won't be a lot of work no matter which the what happens with the committees the next couple days because It worked out where a number of people myself included won't be at work Um, the next couple days. So I think if it does need to get pushed to tuesday wednesday thursday of next week I think that's uh won't um Throw us back In a way where we can't have it. I think we get to the week after that and we're in august That's I feel like a break point um Where a lack of a decision becomes a decision If that makes sense to people I know it's late at night and I'm probably not being very articulate, but uh, you know and so You know, I don't know, you know, and we don't have to do it all here I mean, there could be follow-up of which night works better next week, but um It's a critical question and It's easy for me to say because I'm not a decision maker But I think getting to a place where the committee feels Like it can move forward even if it's not a unanimous vote, but the committee, you know talks about the implications I don't think you This is gonna sound a little paternalistic and I'm sorry. I apologize, but it's late I don't think you want to look back and say that felt rushed Right and if anyone feels that it felt rushed I think that's gonna not feel good and if everyone people look back and say we disagreed Then I think that's gonna feel better than that and if some people are feeling like they need more time to process and more conversation You know, um again easy for me to say, but um That's the sense. I was getting at least from a few members tonight. So um, I could be wrong. I could be reading that wrong I'm super duper tired. Um But um, I don't know that that's my two cents Um, if we I'm just asking again for pelham posting. Um, if we think that Tuesday we want to double up, um School committee meetings, um, can we post on friday in pelham or is that too late? No, we can't I could I mean I check to see if she could do something on a day that she doesn't work. Um So like I could Reach out to her tonight It was but if we were to stick to this if we were to really be loyal to the schedule as it was given To our town boards the answer is no So what about So so uh tuesday would have to be posted tomorrow Yeah, yes. Yeah Well, I think I mean we we have to put something and we had um originally planned that we would be meeting on the 30th But that feels like that's too that might be pushing it too late. So um, if if there is a need to come back on On this document, so Mr. Demling just the other date driving this is that the district has to submit the three plans by um a week from friday yes, so I mean we keep talking about the 28th 29th the 30th like You know like the district if if we if we if we suddenly make a major change that That invalidates much of the framework document that we just voted We have to give the district time to responsibly implement that in what they submit to the state. So um, it's just another Another layer of factor for scheduling consideration. Um, so I'm going to suggest that we Post a three committees meeting for tuesday the the 28th Can people do 5 30? Okay, um 5 30 and then the Amherst committee Think an hour and a half will be sufficient So we can make the Amherst committee meeting at It's definitely the other option is that we flip and we meet We have our three committees start at 7 30, but I know that we've been we've been meeting Till 10 30 a lot. So I don't know. I don't want to ask these three committees to do to do that But um, that that would be the other option nobody's expressing a solid preference so Okay, so we uh our three committees will meet at 5 30 on tuesday So that we can get that posted Miss dancer So that's presuming that a certain thing happens at the Amherst meeting tomorrow night To Thursday night Thursday. Oh, sorry. We may if there's no if there's If there's no change to either where we are now or um Or the the identical document is is voted in then we will we will just cancel the joint meeting There's any more conversation on that. No um, so I I'm thinking that for um Oh, sorry. Our next order um is the superintendent evaluation timeline um Miss spitzer would you like to talk to some of the things? I'm happy to um So I'm just trying to find which document has the It's the it's the very end of this um agenda packet. You'll see the dates on there Yeah, I've got the wrong. I've got 720 open. I need to find some Um, sorry. All right. So um, if you look at the end, is it possible for somebody to share it or should I share my screen? Can you share your screens? Let me give you a moment Um, I think I'm sharing. Are you guys seeing anything? No Now are you seeing the yep? Okay. So, um We normally would have been done with the superintendent's evaluation at the end of the school year. I think it's important that we still um do the evaluation and do it before um the new school year starts. Um, and um the chair and I have talked about this Right now Make it larger. I'm sorry. Let's see if it's Is that better? um So we have as in I don't think the superintendent evaluation dates are on here Oh, here it is. Okay. Um So we were talking about because we have this deadline of august 10th That the district's working towards to submit the plans that it didn't seem fair to ask Dr. Morris to also simultaneously be um you know working on his um presentation of the artifacts and we've also Talked about this at length about how we want to really scale back the expectations for that presentation of the artifact. So where we Where we normally would have a power point with a full Stock with hyperlinks, we're going to you know, given everything that's going on um Cut that back. So it's going to more be um a verbal presentation. Maybe some bullets to go along with it Showing, um, you know, this was the goal. These are the things, you know Quick bullets showing what might have you know been done to accomplish those goals And then the idea would be and this is somewhat based on people's vacation timelines that we Have the presentation on the 11th We'd ask everybody to respond before Um, this this isn't on here, but we were thinking by august 15th, you know, give people a shorter time frame than maybe they'd be used to um, but hopefully it would feel less burdensome because the amount of Documentation to go through would be less and then on the 25th. We'd hopefully vote. Um Should I talk about how we were thinking? It's so late. I don't know if I want to get into the details of Mike's right So just respectfully with the desi plan do august 10th um It's just going to be a lengthy document the the one that's due on the 31st is less. So I'm just a little concerned Uh to be candid about the capacity to pull off a presentation the night after that's due because that's going to take All of the focus. So I'm sorry. I should have thought of this beforehand, but I didn't but now looking at it I hate to do it in a live meeting, but I think there's no other way to do that I would just, you know, maybe think about um, maybe we can have a follow-up conversation next week mspits are about um just Some real capacity limitations given what what's due at that time Thank you for raising those concerns. I hear you and I'd be happy to talk about it. Um next week or when you're back That sounds good. Okay Any other um Any thoughts from the committee? I don't want to move on without um, miss hall Just really quickly Pelham is just going to do kind of a different timeline and we'll just work separately and do it Eventually tvd. So we're just going to do it differently Sounds good Um future agenda planning, I think um, we we've planned out next week And I think that's as far as we can go at this point. Um, so Unless somebody um, uh, sorry I should I should look at your faces before I say we're moving on. Um, is there anything that anybody would like to add for? Our potential meetings next week Yeah Um warrant report. Um, no new warrants since yesterday um from amherst and none from region. So And no gifts so I moved to adjourn Which committee? Where did it go we're on and we have a motion in pelham. Is there a second? Is there a second second? All right, uh roll call vote miss dancer Uh, I miss kenny I Mr. Manino. Hi manino. Why? Uh, miss barlow Hope you're on mute Barlow I And hall I Hello, miss adjourned. Thank you Mr. Deming I moved to adjourn the emmer school committee second Oh, sorry to you Moved by demly seconded by mcdonald. No discussion. Um, mr. Demling demling. I mr. Harrington Harrington I miss lord Lord I miss spitzer Spitzer I And mcdonald I emmer school committee is adjourned Now mr. Harrington, would you like to make a motion? I move to adjourn the regional schools committee lord second Moved by Harrington second by lord. No discussion. Mr. Demling Demling I Mr. Harrington Harrington I Miss lord Lord I Mr. Manino Manino I Miss seager Seager I Miss spitzer Spitzer I Miss dancer Stancer I Mr. Sullivan Sullivan I And mcdonald I the region is adjourned Thank you all


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Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr., or Tom Brady, is a famous American football quarterback who's currently a free agent. He spent 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and played in a record nine Super Bowls, winning six of them. Due to his multiple awards and records, many consider Tom to be the best quarterback of all time. Like I said, he's a free agent and just announced earlier this week that he won't return to the Patriots in 2020. However, the NFL just reported that Tom finalized an agreement to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a deal worth about 30 mil per year. If this is true, we can guess that Tom and his family will be making a big move down south. Between Tom's base pay salary, winnings, and other things like endorsements, which he has several of, the man is making multi-millions. His estimated net worth at the moment is $180 million or more. Not to mention, he's been married to Supermodel Giselle Bunchen since 2009 and the pair has two kids together. And of course, she's one of the world's highest paid models with the current net worth of about 480 million. Combined, these two have quite the empire and they also love buying and selling multi-million dollar real estate across the US which earns them even more money most of the time. Hey guys, it's Karen. Today we're doing another house we're here on Famous Entertainment. Today we're gonna be looking at the famous quarterback Tom Brady, the places he calls home with his fam, including their mega mansion in Brookline that's on the market, their New York penthouse, and much more. If you like these videos, make sure you're subscribed and ring that bell to be notified when we post. You can always be up to date. We've also done house tours in the likes of Ellen DeGeneres and The Rock and we'll have links to some at the end of this. Follow me on Instagram because I love connecting with you guys. I've also been reading all your comments and I'm gonna be responding to some at the end. I need you to let me know who to do next in the comments down below and whose home you'd like to see. Now let's get into this video. So like I mentioned, the couple has bond sold a lot of homes over the years and it would be too much to see them all. But I'll start with one of my personal faves. Tom and Giselle's previous Los Angeles mega mansion they ended up selling to another celeb. Tom bought the property in 2008 for 11.75 million and the couple spent about four years creating their dream home to stay in during off season, investing a total about 20 million considering they built the home from the ground up. The home is located in Brentwood, a quiet upscale neighborhood on the west side of LA outside of Beverly Hills. There are plenty of private tree line streets and views of the city here. Some famous neighbors here include Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hailey Klum and Seal. Tom and Giselle's mansion sat on four acres of property at the top of a winding driveway and was designed in a French country chateau style. Not to mention it was environmentally conscious. The couple worked with architect Richard Landry and one of his collaborators to create the home. After three years of construction or more, the house spanned over 18,000 square feet of living space and had eight bedrooms and nine baths. There was a double height entry that led in plenty of natural light as well as a center hall, great room, large kitchen, dining room and family room along with seven fireplaces throughout. One of those fireplaces was in the expansive master suite the couple shared. Their bedroom also had a custom chandelier, huge walk-in closet, master bath and a walk out terrace or balcony. Tom's previous mansion has two full wings designed featured a lot of reclaimed woods, salvage tile and antique doors. The home's walls were a blend of three types of Texas limestone and there were steel doors and window frames. Other features of their Brentwood mansion included a library, full gym and weight room that was perfect for Tom to train in, a wine cellar, a sauna, multiple cupboard terraces and a six car garage. Outside the house there's a cobblestone motor court, a koi pond, waterfall and even a moat complete with a bridge surrounding it. Giving the mansion a classic medieval vibe. Not to mention out back you'll find the massive pool and spa with full pool deck and cabana. Despite the humongous size of Tom and Giselle's LA home, the palace is environmentally friendly. The grounds are irrigated by an eco-friendly gray water system and electricity is supplied via solar panels. Giselle is set. We are excited to be using solar power as the main source of electricity in our home and we are planting our own herbs, fruits and vegetables which will be my favorite part of the house. The home also has eco-friendly heating and cooling systems. And the couple did have a full garden which grew apples, peaches, plums, carrots, tomatoes and much more. Not to mention they also had a chicken coop with hens that provided the family with fresh eggs. A micro farm being one of the things Giselle wanted to have to live mindfully. Despite how hard they worked to making this LA estate a dream home they ended up selling it a few years back to none other than Dr. Dre for around 40 million. Safe to say they made some money on that deal and I wonder if he kept some chickens. It would appear that Tom has been house hunting for a bit now because the main mansion the family is called home is currently on the market. Back in 2015 this estate was custom built for the couple also designed by their architect buddy Richard Landry. This place is located in Brookline, Massachusetts which is a town on Norfolk County and part of Greater Boston. Tom's house sits on a massive five acres of land five miles from Back Bay and is adjacent to the country club which is a historic country club there. The driveway can hold up to 20 cars and there's also a three car garage. Mansion spans over 10,000 square feet living space and has five beds and seven baths. Not to mention there's an additional 2,400 square feet of living space in the detached barn inspired guest house. There you'll also find a yoga studio, bathroom, sleeping loft and walls that open up for total fresh air. Tom and Giselle had a dramatic entry when you first walk in the home which led to a formal dining room, great room, family room, Eden chef's kitchen, home office and more located on the main floor. All of the living spaces have both classic cozy touches and modern amenities. The study in this place was actually shown in the Facebook series Tom vs. Time and it's where Tom watches film extensively. The grand stairwell leads you to the five bedrooms in the upper level of the mansion where Tom and Giselle had their master suite as well as the kids' rooms and guest rooms. Then on the lower level, other features include a recreation room, kids' playroom, full bath, wine room, home gym, spa and movie theater. Outside Tom's Brookline mansion, the park-like grounds offer a huge swimming pool, patio and more, including a fruit and vegetable garden which was probably thanks to Giselle. Despite the fact the family called this place home for quite some time, it was put on the market in the summer for around 40 million which is when fans first got curious about Tom possibly making a move. According to the online listing, the current price is now listed at just under 34 million, if you're interested that is. Another place that Tom has real estate is also New York City. Back in 2016, it was reported him and Giselle put down about 20 million on a penthouse apartment in a waterfront Tribeca building. This place is located at 70 vestry which is a luxury Robert A.N. Stern design building overlooking the Hudson River. Apparently the couple's massive five bedroom apartment is located on a high floor and spans 5,000 square feet of living space. Any kind of real estate in Manhattan is expensive so I'm not too shocked hearing the price tag. They bought the property a couple of years before the building was done construction and they were the first celebrities to purchase. The apartments here offer natural light and an open floor plan, plenty of space and stunning views of the city. There are expansive terraces on each floor looking towards the water, courtyard or skyline. Tom and Giselle's Tribeca penthouse also has a chef's kitchen with top of the line appliances, sub-zero wine storage and built-in coffee makers. One of the family rooms extends off of the kitchen and there's a separate library or study with a web bar. The couple's bedroom has an ensuite bath fitted with custom marble on the walls, floors and vanities. There's also an extra pad room that's equally glamorous. The limestone building is 14 stories high and has the ability to attract high profile residents thanks to the foolproof privacy and security. For example, residents can enter by driving into a covered secret entrance and the automated garage is actually designed to shield against paparazzi and intruders. Tom's building also has amenities such as a squash court and 82 foot pool with spa complete with a marble limestone and steam room as well as studios for cycling yoga and Pilates. For quieter activities, you also have access to a communal library, lounge, billiards room and more. This building is geared towards families considering they offer both a separate children's pool and a large dedicated playroom for the kids. Looking at all these features, it's easy to see why Tom and Giselle shows a penthouse in this particular New York high rise. So now we've seen Tom Brady and his wife Giselle's properties including their current Brookline mega mansion they've put up for sale. Their Tribeca penthouse worth multi-millions and more. Out of these mansions, which was your favorite? I personally like the French country state in LA they built and sold to Dr. Dre. Not only does Tom own these places, the couple is also said to have several vacation spots together like one in Silo Ridge, New York and one in Big Sky, Montana. They're their members of the ultra exclusive Yellowstone Club, which is a private ski resort that costs 400 K to join with annual fees of 40 K. But if we've learned anything, Tom and Giselle have a massive net worth and he'll probably be making even more money now if he signs to Tampa. Although they were spotted a while ago house hunting in New Jersey, now they may be looking further south. We'll just have to wait and see. Okay guys, now I'll read out some comments from previous videos. On our recent Ellen DeGeneres house tour, Nicholas763 wrote, I love this channel, great video and every other video is awesome. I love you did this video with Ellen's house. Thank you Nicholas. Leo Mengena also commented saying, awesome video, why not do Blake Shelton next? Thanks Leo, I really like him and I'll add him to my list. I also got a request for Janet Jackson, which is another good pick. So thanks guys for the great suggestions. All right guys, that's all I could find on Tom Brady's properties like the main home in Brookline he's been living in with his fam that's now in the markets. Did you guys like the couple's mega mansions? Let me know in the comments as well as what other celebrity homes you'd like to see. Follow me on Instagram if you wanna chat and I'll see you on the next video. Bye.


So, I'm sorry, I'm not the inspector here, but I'm going to work for the task force. Yes, I don't think there's one. But you have done them, I really can take them. This is a mile up top. I did it already before. Maybe I just want to know if this one's working or not. You have a big appetite now. I would like to try to contact Sebastian. He just insisted that I should... Did you shoot the video? There's nothing to do, so I... You can try to call him on IRC. Yeah, but I'm not connected actually. I just try to... It's always deconnecting. Maybe I should try to... Oh, we're already late? I don't know, is it 15? Yeah, so, okay everyone. We're running a bit late because the last talk was a bit over time. Grab a seat and welcome our next speaker. Is it on? Because they can't... Hello? Is that working? Cool. Are you okay like that? Yeah, I'll be fine. Okay. Hi. I'm Nathan Hughes. I'm an undergraduate student at Aberystwyth University. And I'm currently on an industrial placement at the MPPC, which is the National Phenomics Centre in Wales. This is a project I've been working on. It's an open gravimetric phenotyping system, which essentially is an automatic system that waters plants and makes sure they don't die. So yeah, like I said, it's an automated system. It records biomass growth and water usage in plants. It records all its data automatically into a MySQL database, and it has the capacity to augment with loads of other cool sensors and that sort of thing, like temperature sensors, solidity sensors, that sort of thing. So one of the cool things I'm working on at the minute with it is automatically putting your data into a usable form so that the end user can see what's going on. This graph over on the right is water usage for a plant for the last 10 or so days. And it's really handy because you can see on day four I turned off the watering tap and just let me know because I could see, oh, there's something missing. Yeah, this is the web interface for everything that lets you change details on plants that are on your system. And yeah, it's all written in Python using WebPy. So the system as a whole is controlled with a whole network of Raspberry Pi's. Other pictures have come through great, but so this one here on the left, you have a master Pi which network boots a load of Pi nodes and SSH's into them and gives hardware instructions of what to do. All of the control software is all written in Python but the low level hardware control is all done in pure C. And I think the big question is why would you want a system like this? If you wanted to keep plants alive is the big thing. If you wanted to do any sort of research on plants and create data which is very accurate and you don't want to stand there 24-7 recording things by hand. So yeah, people also the other thing you want to automate a system because people make mistakes. So there's sort of computers but they make slightly less mistakes, I hope. Yeah. And also you don't want to be there at three in the morning writing down plant readings. So somebody might know you can get automated systems, commercial systems that already do this and do it supposedly well. So why would you not just buy one of these systems? Like why am I working on this project why don't I just use a commercial system? And the reason is there's loads and loads of problems with them. I'm not going to name names or point fingers but they're very, very, very proprietary and that makes me very sad. So yeah, all of these commercial systems are generally, all the hardware is closed and all the software is closed so we don't know exactly what is going on with the data that's going through the system. Yeah, and they're not adaptable. Our system is very adaptable. You can add on any sensors you want. You can get more data out of it and especially if you're working on a sort of scientific environment what you want to study today might not be what you want to study next week and you don't want to have to spend a few hundred thousand euros to change that. And also whenever parts break they're all proprietary parts that are extremely expensive whereas what we've done is very generic parts and easy to replace and modify. The other reason these proprietary systems terrify me is some of them will actually take data that you generate and they will send them off to their remote server to store them and then you don't already know what happens. So that creates all sorts of problems of, you know, from a simple as if your internet connection cuts out you can't access your data that was created in your greenhouse because I don't know why they do this. It's a bit silly really. And also the reason I don't like my not knowing what's happening to the data we're generating is because of this graph and anyone who knows me will know I love to show this graph off. This is a load cell, so a scale with constant weights put on it, so two kilogram, one kilogram weights and you can see over time there's a load of fluctuations because hardware isn't very good at reading data for a long time really. There's lots of noise. And the problem is on these commercial proprietary systems you get straight lines back you know what sort of averaging algorithm they're using what sort of sanitization of your data they're doing which is kind of scary because if you're using this for scientific research you don't actually know what's happened to your data in this process. So that's why we've made this system and we've made it really open so that you have full control over your data and anything you're doing with it and there's complete transparency on any sort of averaging we're doing any sort of sanitization we're doing of data and yeah, so we've made everything open from specifications we've used for hardware to the software we've written and I zoomed right through this talk super fast I'm really sorry, so I'd like to say thanks for listening to me thanks to Aber University for having me and thanks to a lot of people at the MPPC for helping me produce all of this work and be the SRC for funding it and as I said all of the source codes all on GitHub at the minute feel free to have a look and yeah, if there's any problems let me know because I'd quite like to find some bugs in it Any questions? I'm coming with the mic Hello, are you using any sort of well-defined data formats for exchanging for sending the data around the system so for example is there a common format that would already exist for communicating data about plants and moisture and things like that that you're using or is everything sort of new and different? Yes and no, I know there's quite a lot of I think it's isotab formats that are trying to keep data organized in and a few things like that I'm not 100% on that but I know they're trying to but it's very unorganized at the minute Hi, you said that the proprietary solutions are very expensive I'm just curious, the setup that you've got going at home how much did you totally spend on it? How much have we spent on it? Well, there's been a couple of iterations of it but I would say you're talking a tenth of what a commercial system would be so whereas a commercial system you might have spent upwards of a few hundred thousand euros our system is definitely well under a hundred thousand probably quite a lot under but I couldn't give you an accurate number unfortunately Which sensors are at the moment deployed in your greenhouse? What sensors? In the greenhouse there's a lot of sensors so we'll have air, humidity, air temperature those sorts of sensors in GravaMetrics itself in its pure form all we have is we have load cells and it's pretty much the way it was focused on for sensing at the minute but there's a lot of capacity to add an augment more on depending on what an experiment will want to find out really Hello, so my question is related to the previous one did you also design the sensors like load cells or did you buy them off the shelf? No, at the minute they're off the shelf ones but we've been looking into building our own to try and get more accurate readings and to play a bit more with what's actually coming out of them because there's so much variation in because load cells aren't meant to be left on 24-7 there's a lot of tweaking you'd want to be able to do on the very low end of the hardware so that's on our GitHub at the minute well some of our plans and some of the research we've been doing into the hardware side of how load cells actually work Me again, so do you have an API for this data or can it only be accessed through a web interface and did you think about using something like Grafana for example so you don't actually have to write the plotting on websites so you just bothered about data collection I think your mic just stopped working so I don't know what happened It's off or? Yeah, it's not working anymore So maybe his mic is not working anymore so if you have more questions then just meet him outside Thanks a lot for your talk Cool, thank you very much Is it your water? No, this is Okay, I don't know Cool No, members take on I've got it


The Way to Pay Tribute to Hugh Mazekela Hugh Masekela's family have invited fans to pay tribute to the music icon at a series of memorial services over the next few days as his funeral will be a closed service. The music legends family announced the news at a press conference held in Johannesburg on Thursday. Here is how you can celebrate the life of a fallen star. Hugh Mazekela Heritage Park This is an exhibition-type celebration of brought Hugh's life that will comprise of visuals, footage and audio that embodies the man he was. Where? Zoo Lake? Hartview. When? January 26th until February 1st. Time? 10am until 6pm daily. Ida to Alex. Going home? Friends, family and fans will gather to pay tribute to the star in a place where his musical journey started. Where? San Capano Community Center. When? January 26th. Time? 1pm. Hugh Mazekela Musical Memorial This will mark the final public memorial in the star's honor. Where? University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus. When? January 28th. Time? 12pm.