We're going to have students performing. We're going to be highlighting several students across the district and we will be recognizing and honoring two Clayton alum. And they will be sharing their personal journey and how the school district of Clayton has impacted their path. So I hope everyone can join us for this celebration. And I want to thank Dr. Poole for organizing this because this is our fourth annual one that we have in our district. So thank you. Hope to see everyone there. Second one, this is just a little bit of fun. It has been 100 days of school so far and these are just a few pictures of some of the events and how our kids were dressing up during this time. They dress up as 100 year olds. And I just wanted to share this because it's a good reminder of why we do what we do. And I also heard this morning we were in a conversation that some of these students even for the day changed their names to olden names. I don't know what that means. I'm not going to offend anyone by giving names out but we had to call them that name that day. So that's pretty impressive. But again, a little bit of fun but even though the 100 days have flown by our work continues the next few weeks and months. Important work.

But again, a little bit of fun but even though the 100 days have flown by our work continues the next few weeks and months. Important work. So speaking of moving forward we are continuing to focus on making sure we have open lines of communication with our community regarding Prop O. We want to be transparent. We want to offer opportunities for people to come and learn more about it, ask questions so they can make informed decisions on April 7. So we're hosting two coffees as of now. The first one will be next Thursday at the center of Clayton. Any community member can come in. We will be there to answer any questions, share information and again a chance to connect with our community. Also we are going to be hosting three more community tours at Glenridge Elementary all throughout March. We are going to be hosting three more tours at Glenridge and Dr. Murdoch has nicely, graciously offered to host these tours and she will be able to share the challenges that we face at this facility that's nearly a century old. So we have one on March 4, March 11, March 25 and again a chance for people to really understand the challenges that we face every single day. So I hope community members take advantage of this and come in and see firsthand what the facilities are like. And then we also understand that there are questions from staff and families as well.

So I hope community members take advantage of this and come in and see firsthand what the facilities are like. And then we also understand that there are questions from staff and families as well. So we will be hosting these events that are listed above one at each building for staff members to come and learn more about Prop O for families to come in. And also these are open to community members as well. So I wanted to make that clear. So any community member in addition to the coffees can attend any one of these and we will be there with like ready to share any information that we have and answer questions. Again, we just want to make sure that we are providing ample opportunity for our community to come in, come and ask us questions so they can make informed decisions on April 7th. And then finally today we have two presentations. The first one, even though we may share the same information we did last time, but it will be from BSI and our design team. And really we're giving an updated report in terms of costs for each of the projects and also sharing with the community what the design process looks like because that impacts the costs. So we'll talk about that for a bit. And then the second presentation is really the teaching and learning department along with our building principals who wait all year for this meeting and are so excited to be here on how our students are performing.

So we'll talk about that for a bit. And then the second presentation is really the teaching and learning department along with our building principals who wait all year for this meeting and are so excited to be here on how our students are performing. And each year I do want to make this clear because each year we have this assessment report but starting this year we changed it a little. So we've had to the first semester we focused on our local data and this tonight will be focusing on our state data. So that way we separated the two and with that I'm going to hand it off to Nina because Nina has been talking to our fifth graders and has some great things to share with us. So over the past two weeks I've had the opportunity to meet with fifth graders from all three elementary schools. Their excitement and enthusiasm were evident and it was truly a pleasure getting to know each and every student. I asked each group a similar set of questions which I'll share shortly but first I'd like to highlight one question I post specifically to Glenridge students. So the question I asked just then was which areas of your school facilities do you believe are most in need of improvement. Their responses included the current classroom layout creates too much separation between classes and offers very limited opportunities for collaboration between classes let alone between different grade levels.

So the question I asked just then was which areas of your school facilities do you believe are most in need of improvement. Their responses included the current classroom layout creates too much separation between classes and offers very limited opportunities for collaboration between classes let alone between different grade levels. They talked about that there was some mold in the bathrooms in certain corners of the basement. They talked about how classrooms feel a little bit isolated especially fifth grade which is located in the lower left I think corner of the basement and they said a few of their classrooms lack a lot of natural light. And then they talked about how the floors and ceilings feel a little bit outdated and need and in need of renovation. This one was a big one and in fact every student felt the need to share with me approximately how many times they had slipped on these floors which was a little bit of a concerning but funny touch. And they were super excited about some possible renovations. And so now I'll talk about some of the key points I heard from the other questions I asked all three groups. Something asked them was what does your school do to make everyone feel included and is there anything that they don't do that you wish they did.