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\"We are now 100% windowed closed,\" Joe said, adding that crews installed casework, whiteboards and ceiling finishes and that the project is moving toward final inspections.

Key near-term items listed by facilities staff included: opening newly added restrooms at CES this Friday; beginning floor finishes in certain rooms immediately and likely next week; delivery of furniture for the entire first floor slated for March 10; and starting punch-list completion and final inspections by the end of March. Joe said the district plans a temporary certificate of occupancy for about two-thirds of the renovated space so offices and some classrooms can be used while work continues elsewhere.

Facilities staff said the district hopes to move the main office from the second floor to the newly finished first-floor district office over spring break, then to complete remaining work with the goal of opening the building to full use in April. \"We would like to remove the tent wall and, like over spring break, move the main office from the second floor down to the first floor,\" Joe said.

District leaders discussed operational implications. The board’s budget staff highlighted that enrollment growth at CES will require additional teachers: facilities presenters said the school is expected to gain \"90 to 100 kids next year,\" and finance staff indicated the proposed budget will include funding for four teachers next week. \"If kindergarten enrollment is 500, then we're going to have to modify the budget,\" a district official said.

Facilities staff also discussed summer projects on a five-year plan: HVAC-control updates, auditorium lighting and carpeting, LED conversions where cost-effective, roofing projects previously approved, and asphalt seal-coating of parking lots after the asphalt has cured. On pavement, staff said seal-coating is best applied after about a year and the district uses calcium chloride rather than rock salt for winter work because it performs in lower temperatures.

Technology and move coordination were flagged as immediate tasks. Joe said the technology team is coordinating wiring and the installation of new all-in-one displays; furniture and data are on order and the district has several teachers piloting new classroom hardware.

No formal vote was taken on construction items at the meeting. Facilities staff asked the board to accept the project timeline and to note that the district will bring roofing and other summer-project numbers for approval in a coming meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Facilities, Transportation & Human Resources Meeting (02.03.2025)","oneSentenceSummary","District facilities staff said work on the Colonial Elementary School renovation and the new district office is progressing; restrooms at CES open this week, furniture delivery for the first-floor administrative and classroom areas is scheduled for March 10, and staff aim to occupy most of the renovated space in April with further summer projects.","taxTitle","Colonial SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38636,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6693380,"Colonial SD educators describe takeaways from Black Men in Education conference",2443,35000,2478000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2217298-41ece589c3f428b98a06dba459e31036&start=35&end=2478","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2217298-41ece589c3f428b98a06dba459e31036/thumbnail_35000.jpg","/articles/6693380/Pennsylvania/Colonial-SD-educators-describe-takeaways-from-Black-Men-in-Education-conference","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693380-68cc489c433f2895198d66e2b161e822/orig.mp4?Expires=1775311390&Signature=HZ9RZhL5O~5jybwO-eTXLnz5TMwMKoUAOirratHZ7znRFngAAIugn3d21j-1Z24~NSXHP2mx6AceQVz9WwwfKemjJecPVqlEUR4xnpvcN3w8QoXmYTOZ5svRRYTK9VAFW~t1HWXCQYd25sEnDKWYd4C23ic85HI3WMV8hjhnCZjWU9wfZyXW1VegQGQFwuIPXe~IeB981ombK2s9BNHk0MT3tCVHhlnFqUtNIruTePaKAGJD5H3eEttRocfiTdW7DjucrbfcUPKtvQdEDHB17-H1VlWsBnsn52E-zDjvdUEj6C68zN1k09CSHB-8tAyk~uImbgPkwzno0~Xm2-g7WQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Colonial School District educators told the board on Feb. 3 that the Black Men in Education Convening Conference, held Nov. 21–23, 2024 at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, offered professional learning, networking and potential recruitment opportunities.

\"I'm not a black male, but I am an educator. And I also understand that in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there is less than 1% of black male educators,\" Dr. Melissa Figueroa Douglas said, summarizing the conference's focus on building an affinity space for Black male educators. She and several staff described plenary sessions, breakout workshops and student participation.

The educators said the conference — which they said drew \"over a 1,000 participants\" nationwide — included representation from elementary through high school, counselors and administrators, historically Black colleges and universities such as Morehouse and guest speakers including Chris Webber.

\"It was a great opportunity to really just soak up all that information, knowledge and mentorship,\" Christopher Lashley, assistant principal and athletic director at Colonial Middle School, said. He described sessions on data use and networking with Pennsylvania principals of the year.

Teachers who attended said the conference reinforced the value of representation. \"To be in a space where you're seeing people who look like you doing positive things, it really, it uplifted me,\" said Courtland Jackson, a second-grade teacher at Conshohocken Elementary School. Several presenters called for using conference experiences to help students picture careers in education.

Attendees described concrete takeaways they plan to pilot locally: mentoring programs that bring fathers or community members into schools for periodic breakfasts and one-hour mentoring sessions; weekly classroom challenges to boost intrinsic motivation; and a focus on small-group instruction driven by clearer, data-based goal-setting. One attendee said he has joined the district's artificial intelligence committee and is exploring ways to use adaptive or interest-based approaches to classroom assessments.

District leaders and board members encouraged translating conference lessons into practice. Attendees said they have begun discussing action planning with the district's EIV leadership team and plan to fold conference strategies into the district's turnaround EIB training. Staff also said they aim to field a Colonial SD recruitment table at next year’s conference and asked the board to consider support for bringing students to the event.

No formal district action was taken at the meeting; presenters requested continued district support for recruitment, mentoring and student opportunities.

The presentation runs from the board packet’s HR/committee agenda; board members asked presenters to return with an update on how conference takeaways are implemented in district classrooms and on plans for student participation next year.","District educators who attended the Black Men in Education Convening Conference described professional learning, networking and plans to recruit and mentor more Black male educators; staff recommended bringing students to next year’s conference.","actionData","errors"]

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