So Sean and John mentioned the academic seal future ready and supports. So they're really rebuilding that student support time around what is identified at the junior high level for the needs of the students. So they're building on organization exe executive functioning and those seal and trying to reduce that unstructured time. So the work that the committee has done is absolutely paired with our strategic plan and the vision for implementation for next year. Thank you. One thing before we get to questions because it's it's it's a different order and again this is what uh Dominic you mentioned this when when Jeremy Bell you know presented on the the rights and responsibilities. One of the biggest things that have come up in just talking points to our student services team uh and really to our district is we still need to have some of that individual individuality for students, right?
And and part of this is if we're not going to allow those backpacks in the classroom, how do students still have access to some of the materials that they need and they want? So again, in in collaboration with Jeremy and and his department, the students rights and responsibilities has reflected that we are allowing uh personal bags, cross body bags, wristlet bags, fanny packs for students to take personal items, pens, pencils. It's part of our our our um supply list every year, right? They within their binder, they have all all of the supplies to keep their school supplies in there. If they want to do that in another avenue, they can. if and when we need some student individuality, right? That's also part of this. We're not saying that, right? Things are either a yes or no. There can be exemptions made when students need that, but again, that is really at that individual level.
So, I know that that those are some talking points that have been out there. Schools will be working with families through that process. I just wanted to say that before we get to questions because I'm assuming that's a question that's on people's minds. You took my question. Well, the we got a question via email. Um, I'll try to summarize it. Uh, well, I'm not sure um if that was just answered. Uh, the change not allowing backpacks excludes an already marginalized population. basically uh when they're carrying their backpacks, you know, it's it's uh presenting ev evidence of their or it's a reminder of their differences. So, that's that's the question. So, how do you respond to that? And I understand that um for people that might have exceptions when they're carrying backpacks, it would be a physical symbol of difference. Yeah. And and and I know like uh it's pretty common now for push in and pull out and you know and students are used to that.
But that's that's the question. Well, I I if I may, I think that um the diversity of our student population extends beyond the background. There are lots of ways that our diversity shows up. So I would say that the core values in our system and the emphasis on really building that culture of diversity and celebrating it and honoring and also addressing when there's harm that comes up and that's a big priority for us and so this plan does provide us with a pathway to a build better consistency and what I appreciate is that this was the feedback on both of our educators and our staff along with our administration and the emphasis on character strong which is a program that addresses really helps build the character development practices in our district. So to that question, I would say that the that the response isn't whether one has a backpack or not because whether it's race, uh clothing, individuals experiences, um any one of these attributes, haircut, you know, I don't have my I don't have hair.
So um any one of these attributes of who we are must be recognized and appreciated. And when something harm comes up because of a mitigating factor or the presence of a backpack or not, I think there's a much deeper issue that we have to go after. And that's what when we think about our our strategic plan that became a resounding message of our strategic plan. How are we building a culture that's consistent? We have so many bright spots. We need to get to consistency in our district and a systemic approach. And I would say that this provides that. I just had a comment, not a question. Just wanted to say thank you to the union. I mean, that's pretty um gracious give and so thank you. Yeah. Um I just kind of clarification. So the extension of passing periods, it would only be draw upon middle schools and would it be nine minutes?
Is that what you guys said? Four. Okay, never mind. I had a question because for some reason I thought you guys said nine. I know. Wait a minute. Never mind. Thank you. My whole question. Oh, sorry. Wait a minute. Okay. Never. Okay. Thank you. There is a there was a lot of um conversations obviously that went into this with with students with teachers and I and I greatly respect that. Um as a mother of a junior high, this has been a highly talked about discussion in my home. Um and I think that they I think there are some things that are missing which is there are a lot of students who um do not get very get a lot of anxiety with regard to combinations and getting it at a certain time frame. And so um there I think that there needs to be maybe a a period of time where you know we're we're amping up to you know fully compliant.
Um, I get frustrated as a parent when my son is tardy for whatever reason and I get a phone call and an email and I can just see those phone calls and emails through powers school going crazy the first couple weeks of this implementation. So, just some things to think about. But I think there is some some valid points from students and parents especially the parent that emailed us about um, you know, what those differences look like for different students. And we talked a lot about that for that first month. We called it, you know, the significant 72. Those first three days, we're supposed to be building relationships with students, but even spending more time with that and with students that are struggling getting from A to point A to point B, teaching them what route they need to take, following them around. We talked about as a committee making sure you just don't mark the student abs or tardy because they come in.
What does that look like? Have that conversation. I mean, with three minute passing periods right now, my students, like I stand in the hallway and I'm like, "Just slow down. We don't need to run. I see you. You're making an attempt." You know, so just working with teachers and administrators to help give students that time and teaching, you know, I I get I hear what you're saying. I think that is definitely important that first month of school. For sure. Thank you. in in in agreement to that, right? A while back, this is how things were, right, without backpacks in there and then co came and we we've made these changes, right? We've always had to onboard our sixth graders. That's something that we've talked about just as principles. This is going to be a huge shift at the buildings that first couple weeks because we're going to have to onboard the entire system, right?
We're going to have to onboard at 987 kids. I also think that gives us a great opportunity to come together as a school. And how are we going to do that, right? getting those teachers out in the hallways, greeting those kids, right? Talking just like Sean did of like of of just talking with kids, right? Why were you late, right? What what can I help you with rather than like you're late and you're tardy and there's a consequence. You hit the nail on the head right there. It is it it really to me it goes back to that supportive environment and and things that we should be doing across our system. And this is going to give us an opportunity to really reset that and and support those students. Um, and again, other comments that have come my way is, you know, how will my kid go to the bathroom holding their Chromebook in their head?
Well, like again, to me, this is that self- advocacy for kids. When when when we rolled out the the no cell phones at the junior high and we've told every single kid, this is true at all buildings, no kids are going to be denied use of their phone. They just have to advocate, hey, Mr. Deliden, I need to use my phone and I need to check my my my messages because my mom's going to let me know what I'm doing after school. To me, this is that same thing, right? it's getting to class. Hey, I need to go use the bathroom. Right? I there's not going to be a teacher that's gonna say no. Right? And so it's again to me it's really those those skills that we really want our students to learn and develop that this gives us really those opportunities to do that.
But again we we need to make sure that we are doing it in a supportive way and that's that's really my job and our job as a committee to to hold our ourselves accountable for that. I love the community aspect of it. Each school does need to pull together. And I will just say one more thing. So, it's on record that there are a lot of junior high boys that are worried about their aura without their backpacks. So, I'm serious. Sorry. I I'm trying to process that. You have to have a junior high boy to understand their backpacks are their thing. I look forward to learning more about something. I have a nine-year-old, so you know what I'm talking about. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much again. Thank you for your presentation. If other questions come up board, we'll definitely be able to send them to you all.
So, thank you again for your effort. [Applause] Okay. Nice. We have uh Mr. Obi and Mr. Queen, we've got some updates regarding the Broker RTU installation. I'm on it. All right. So, this is a continuation of the approval for the RTU units himself. Um we held an RFP where we had three vendors um participate in in our event and we are asking them the board to approve the bro the installation for installment for 148,000 to Oakbrook Mechanical Inc. That's all I got questions. most vulnerable students. I think we need to make Yeah. Yeah. Okay. We We've had several conversations on on FFC. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Thank you. And I think you're up next with the next I am up next. So, this is the big one with the uh project for asphalt repairs in the districtwide. Um we we put out a uh RFP in February to um have these areas addressed.
I wanted to give you just that list of projects that we were looking at. A total replacement for Grant Grande Park Elementary. OS Plank Drive, that's the back drive that leaves from the waterworks department all the way up to the tennis courts. Um OS sidewalk, this is something a little different, but we need to address a situation where we don't have access for those young students to get from the gravel lot all the way up to the building. This would eliminate any of that. uh eliminating a big safety concern for those kids and those people traversing from the gravel lot to the building at OHS. Um OS bus drive here at Harvey or off of Harvey Road um or OE. It's uh it's it's ran its course and it's fallen off into the cornfield and we need to replace that one. So these buses have a a nice safe travel from um Harvey Road up to the building.
And then Bro Call ELC. This is a big project. Um, we're stressed for a lot of things there. The the concrete has has deteriorated away to nothing. We're battling uh parking in that area. We we I currently, I want to say, can park 66 cars. This will bring us up to 200 parking spots for that facility, giving us ample space for visitors, staff, and anybody that wants to come to Brok. Uh we we held that. We had four people bid on the job with Abby being the low bid at 3,244,715 and we recommending that we go all in with Abbeby construction.
Any questions? I know there's a lot there. I feel like the Brokoff project is a long time coming. I remember visiting there um when my daughter who's now in college was a preschooler and having parking issues there trying to find a parking spot. There's more employees I think than parking spots. Right. There there is there is. So I'm glad to see that one. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. All right, moving on to action items. 10.1, approval of bills for payment. Can I have a motion, please? Make a motion to authorize the payments of bills in the amount of [Music] $3,469,364.7 as presented. Second, Miss Venmouth. I, Dr. Maria I Mr. Cerrone I Miss Simolson I Mr. Gatewood I Miss Johnson I Mr. Flo I motion passes 70. Action item 10.2 approval of Chromebooks and personal computers RFP. Can I have a motion please?
Make a motion to approve the three-year lease for the Chromebooks and personal computers RFP with a $1 buyout at the end for a yearly payment of $420,27646. Second, Miss I. Mr. Gatewood, I Miss Johnson. I Mr. Cerrone, I Miss Simon, I Dr. Mario. I. Mr. Blogger. I. Motion passes 70. Action item 10.3, approval of vending machine services RFP. Can I have a motion, please? Make a motion to approve the vending machine services RFP by I'm sorry, with Hometown Vending as our vending services provider. Second, Mr. Pler. Hi, Mr. Gatewood. I Miss Venmouth. I Mr. Cerone. I Miss Simon. I Dr. Mario. I Miss Johnson. I. Motion passes 70. Action item 10.4. Approval of vision 2030 board resolution. Can I have a motion, please? Make a motion to approve the vision 2030 board resolution as presented. Second. Dr. Maria. I. Miss Johnson. I Mr. Pler. Hi, Mr.
Cerone. Hi, Mr. Gatewood. Hi, Miss Venmouth. Hi, Miss Simon. I motion passes 70. Action item 10.5 policies for second read and approval. Section 7150 and section 8 col35. Can I have a motion, please? Make a motion to approve board policies section 77 col150 and section 88 col 3535. Second Miss Venmouth I Dr. Mario I Mr. Cerone I Miss Simon I Mr. Gwood I Miss Johnson I Mr. Pler I motion passes 70 action item 10.6 Six, renewal of 202526 building administrator contracts. Can I have a motion, please? Make a motion to approve the 202526 building administrator contracts as discussed and presented. Second, Mr. Cerone. I, Mr. Gatewood, I, Miss Johnson, I, Mr. Pler, I, Miss Venmouth, I, Dr. Mario I. Miss Simon I. Motion passes 70. Action item 10.7 renewal of 202526 administrator contracts. Can I have a motion, please? I make a motion to approve the 202526 district administrator contracts as discussed and presented.
Second. Mr. Gatewood. Hi. Dr. Mario. Hi. Miss Johnson. No. Mr. Cerone. Hi, Miss Simleton. I Mr. Cloer. Hi, Miss Ven. I Motion passes 61. Action item 10.8, approval of building administrator contracts. Can I have a motion, please? I make a motion to approve the building administrator contracts as discussed and presented. Second. Dr. Mario. I. Miss Venmouth. I. Mr. Ser. I. Miss Simon I Mr. Gatewood I Miss Johnson I Mr. Hi. Motion passes 70. On um item 10.7. So that 10.7. Yeah. And there was another one where you meant to say no then or or it hasn't come. Okay. I wasn't I didn't understand the difference between 10.7 and 10.9. Okay. Would you make another motion for 10.7 please? Sorry. Can you go back Jared? And I I think under if I'm if I remember Robert's rules correctly, it has to be a motion from the board member who wants to change their vote and then we can second it.
I can make a motion. Yeah, I believe that's the proper vote. I believe that's the proper way to do that. Change your vote. call it out for a vote. So what you need to do I make a motion that to go return to 10 point or I make a motion to return to item 10.7. Second oh what does she have to return to it or can she just make a motion to change her vote? I I think the only if you have to make a motion to return to second to make it a new motion that sounds appropriate. Yeah. All right. So, she may and then Jared seconded it. Jared second. Miss Mr. Gatewood. I Dr. Mario. Hi. Miss Johnson. Hi. Mr. Cerrone. I. Miss Simson. I. Mr. Pler. Hi. Miss Venmouth. I. Motion passes 70. So now we need a motion for So she needs to make a motion to right because she's the one changing.
Yeah, she just did. Yeah, we made a motion to return to it. And now we need a motion to change your vote. I make another motion. Yes. To change my vote. Correct. Is it to change your vote or change? I make a motion to revote. We have to reote. To it has to come from the person who voted no to going to yes. So re So you make a motion to approve just what it says. Can we just make a motion to revote on 10.7? Make a motion to Oh, I'm sorry. I make a motion to approve the district administrator contracts as discussed and presented. Second, Mr. Gatewood. I Dr. Mario. I Miss Johnson. I Mr. Cerone. Hi, Miss Simon. Hi, Mr. Clover. Hi, Miss Manmouth. I Motion passes 70. Action item 10.9, approval of district administrator contracts. Can I have a motion, please? I make a motion to approve the district administrator contracts as discussed and presented.