to continue working towards achieving that. I don't know how you would Mr. Chat GBT put that in a goal, but I just, you know, I just want the public to know that >> you say something like continue to build trust. >> Continue to build trust and openness and approachability, you know, um yeah, in both positives and negatives. any anything from the public >> on the board on the section one. Do you have it? >> Oh, you do? Okay. >> No pressure. >> Okay. Just just checking. >> All right. We don't have any further comments on section one. on section two. This is the board's jobs. Want to take a second of this? I have a question. Um fellow members were uh number two is communicate a common vision. What would you define as our common vision uh statement >> in section one? >> Right. Well in section one number two says communicate a common vision.
>> And again, any questions before I do roll call? >> All right. Uh Mr. Golden, >> yes. >> Mrs. Allen, >> yes. >> Mr. Phillips, >> yes. >> Miss Ruff, >> yes. >> Miss Soma, >> yes. Miss Juliano, >> yes. >> Miss Oriente, >> yes. >> Mr. Davis, >> yes. >> Thank you. Again, it's not pretty, but I do appreciate your support as we navigated this. Um, all right. And then I just have one quick um action. If you remember last meeting, I didn't have my um bank wrecks or bank statements, the board secretary treasury report for March that came in. I just wanted to get it on and get it out of the way. So, we're just going to approve um the financial report for the month of March. Um, no line item has been overextended. The treasurer's report and secretar's report are in agreement.
>> [applause] >> All right. So, I have to say this campaign was never truly about me. As you probably heard, and I probably beat a dead horse about it. I grew up in these schools and sat in these schools. But when I decided to run, it was never for the title or the seat, but truly for the students who are sitting in the same classrooms I sat in years ago. And the thing is, these seats are temporary, and I think we all need to remember that. We are merely passing through, and at the end of the day, these seats belong to the citizens of Garfield, and most importantly, the students of our district, and let us never forget that as a board. I want to be honest about something. Many times throughout this campaign, I didn't know why I kept going and it was truly hard being a full-time college student and working two jobs throughout this campaign.
>> Any questions? >> All those in favor say I. I. >> Motion carries three to zero. >> Next item business is classified performance payout. >> Yes, Mr. President, members of the board, uh, pay per ARS 15-977, classroom site fund revenues are allocated to support teacher compensation. The district will distribute classroom site fund monies as performance pay to eligible certified teachers in accordance with the district's approved classroom site fund plan. For this distribution, eligible teachers will receive performance pay and per teacher based on approved performance criteria in compliance with state requirements. All payments are subject to proper documentation in alignment with allowable uses of classroom site fund monies. Um and and Miss our principal went through this as as did Miss uh Cotay, our assistant business manager, and we also shared it with Mr. Moore, our finance consultant, and and and I looked it over as well.
Congratulations to this year's recipient, Molly Mlan. >> [applause] >> Robert Holden Memorial Scholarship. Miss Miller will be presenting. Bob Holden was born and raised in Columbia and graduated from CHS in 1965. Due to financial challenges, he was unable to complete college and instead worked various jobs before enlisting in the military. He was deployed to Vietnam where he gave his life on May 7th, 1968, just 8 days before his 23rd birthday. In honor of Mr. Holt and other CHS alumni who have served our country, four $500 scholarships are being awarded to CHS seniors pursuing further education at a college, university, or technical school. Those four recipients are Grace Hunucker, Camry Johnson, Jameson Meyers, and Kale Reigns. [applause] the Columbia American Legion Post 581 and Ladies Auxiliary Unit 581. one. Are you going to present that one, too? Would you guys wait for her to come in?
>> Thank you. Can everybody hear me? Um, good evening everybody. It's so nice to see so many people here. >> Just waiting for the right slides. While we're doing that, >> there's another one. Hopefully. >> There we go. Um, I'm just going to share a few words of of reflection on what has been happening over the years. It ties into what we're talking about tonight and you'll hear later about our budget from Mr. Adams. Um I um looking out seeing a lot of different faces, some familiar, some not so. But I think I it's just making me realize I've shared probably perspectives with many of you over the years. I've lived here 35 years. I've been on the school committee for 15 years. I've sat in the seat for 13 years talking to you at town meeting. Um I moved to town uh a young woman with no children.
Now we only have 20 minutes. I just wonder why do we do that? And we had 25 minutes for recess last year. Now we only have 20 f 20 minutes which is isn't as bad as um getting rid of 10 minutes of lunch but still taking away our time for recess. Um basically that I just wonder why why would you do that? Because it's something that kids need to replenish their energy for more school work. like you want kids to learn their best, but you're taking away time for them to get more energy for the rest of the school rest of the school day, which honestly I just think is stupid um that you're taking away um time for kids to replenish their energy. Um so yeah. Uh yeah, >> thank you. Okay, Irene, >> good job, Victor. >> That's a tough act to follow.
Um, so we can just change the use of the account and then dep uh write a check to the district, deposit the $200 into the cafeteria fund, and then going forward it'll just be used for the student fees that go to the general fund. So, we think it'll really make it a lot easier um for people to pay and we can kind of try it out, see how it goes, and then we could always add more things like developer fees or other things where the district is taking cash or checks and it could be safer or easier to have it paid that way. So, I think it'll be really good and I appreciate Stephan getting that set up. We had a meeting with Parent Square and just going over um how that was all going to work. >> So, thank you Stephan. >> All right, roll call.
When I was reading through our um governance handbook last night, there's there's several examples of, you know, a vision, common vision and stuff like that. just was curious if we were to discuss right now the communication a common vision where would you go to pull a common vision definition from our governance handbook >> we go >> yeah and see I I saw those last night when I was reading again our um governance handbook, you know, are are we being proactive in looking at and um utilizing our mission statement to to guide and direct a lot of what we're doing because we're in, you know, section one, the board and that's our statement. Do we need to make any changes or do we need to just make sure that we bring it to not only our attention but to our community's potential because staff and community are um mentioned in there.
Um, and no changes in anticipated revenue amounts or sources. So, can I have a motion to second just for that >> motion? Second. >> Any questions? U Mr. Golden? >> Yes. >> Miss Allen? Yes. >> Mr. Phillips? >> Yes. >> Miss Row? >> Yes. >> Miss Juliano? >> Yes. >> Miss Oriente? Yes. >> Miss Toma? >> Yes. >> Mr. Davis? >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you. Um, we don't have any public here this evening. So, at this point, if there's nothing else, we can go ahead and adjourn. I have a motion to second. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Um, all those in favor? >> Opposed to abstain. All right. Thank you guys for coming out. Thank you. You made it. I made it. I appreciate it.
And there were many nights where I questioned everything and it felt like it wasn't worth it. What I What I will say is that anyone out there doubting themselves, who's exhausted and wondering if it truly is worth it, I'm telling you don't give up because this campaign was for you. Keep showing up. Don't give up even on a random when random rainy Wednesday. Thank you everyone. >> [applause] >> Okay, now I guess I got to follow Shawn. Thank you, Shawn. Okay. First of all, I'd like to congratulate all of the candidates. All I know it was a hard campaign. It was a good campaign. Again, congratulations to all. This year kind of made a little history. Right now, there are six generations of people sitting on this board. I don't think and I tried looking it up. I don't think it ever happened before. There's six generations here from the 20s to the 70s.
So it had all the different details were looked at and so the attached payout to the corresponding certified teachers is recommended. >> Okay. >> I'll second question say I >> I motion carries three to zero. >> Next item approval of intergovernmental agreement. >> Mr. Mr. President, members of the board, Puma Jed or the Puma County Joint Technical Education District has submitted his 2627 IGA to APA Unified for approval. Um, approval of the attached Jed IGA for the 2627 school year is recommended. >> Okay, I have a motion. >> I will make the motion. >> I will second that motion. There's no question. >> All those in favor say I. I. >> Motion carries three to zero. Next item is approval for governing board policy 961 to 98. >> Yes, Mr. President of the board. Um we went through the first reading on Monday during the study session.
She's going to give the next award, too. So, take a picture. Wait for her for the picture. The Columbia American Legion is awarding six $500 scholarships to graduating seniors or children or grandchildren of veterans and planning to attend a two-year or four-year college, university, or technical school. This year's winners are Ella her, Cheyenne May, Molly Mlan, Maya McTurnan, Olivia Mercer, and Hannah Noah. [applause] It is for $1,000. I I'm corrected. Crawford Bryant Foundation Scholarship. presented by Miss Lure and Mr. Bryant. It's a $10,000 scholarship being awarded to a graduating senior from Columbia High School, has a minimum 3.25 GPA and plans to further their education at a two-year trade school or a 4-year university in construction related fields. Congratulations to Kate Jackson. [applause] Do they read this one? >> Okay. Next, we have the Zimmer family scholarship. Mr. Perry will come up. >> Morning everyone.
I raised four children here with my husband. They all graduated from Ashlin High. And now I have to admit that I am a senior and retired. So, um, through all those stages though, one thing that has been consistent and that hasn't changed for me is that I've always been really passionate about education and I've tried to support it in any way that I can. And one of the ways was being on school committee. And I wanted to share some of the things that not only we've done um but we've done along with I see former board members of the school committee select board out in the audience all the people that you're sitting up here and just about everything that I'm going to talk about has been a group effort that has included all of those people as well as the community which we couldn't have done without you.
Um, Irene Korea, uh, Brookfield resident. I'm here tonight to speak regarding item 10 on the consent agenda, the first reading of proposed policy 5144 on student discipline. I think all the adults in this room and town can agree that a safe and orderly school environment is important, but the language in this draft raises serious constitutional concerns regarding our students first amendment rights. This policy provides the administration with such broad leeway that it risks suppressing protected students speech. In the landmark case versus de mo de mo the Supreme Court was clear, students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. Schools can only punish speech if it materially and substantially disrupts the school day. Section 3, paragraph 41 of this proposed policy includes a catch-all phrase allowing discipline for any other violation that is seriously disruptive without defining disruption through the lens of the Supreme Court's high threshold.
>> I 7D. Approve annual declaration of need for 2627. >> I move approval. I'll second. >> So, this is an annual um form that we submit to the Commission on Teacher Credentiing, CTC. Um and it notifies them on an estimated number of emergency permits or limited assignments for teachers for the upcoming school year. So, it's just sort of our best guess of of um whether or not we're going to um need to have any teachers that fill that category. So that's what that is. >> I just had a point of I'm sure you read my um it says original declaration for me. It says 2627. >> I it just there wasn't a hyphen there. And at first I was like what? This is for like a long time from now. Anyway, I don't know if you need a hyphen there or not, but it just felt it just felt well had a really long argument with that document and it only allows for so many characters.
>> Well, and for me and for me it's not just the mission statement but the equity statement. It's like these are things that are these are and these are things that um like what are our core values and those are the things that the mission and the equity and >> I I do think it's important to um you know realize to say this partnership of students, staff, families and community. I think that is incredibly key and I and I heard over and over again like we this like making community and families are more involved, making sure students are more involved, more diverse students. I I like that we are already that we do seem to have that focus, but I appreciate you saying especially for our public like where what is our focus? I mean, here here it is in a nutshell that this is what we're striving for.
So, there's six generations here. And again, history being made with two women running the board. We're going to try I'm we're going to try our best and these are great great bunch of guys we'll be working with. And I want to again congratulate everybody and thank you for nominating me as president and giving me this opportunity. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Yeah, you could speak. I didn't congratulate you, but congratulations. I think you've shown great leadership over the year and I'm I'm really proud of you that you're the president. Thank you and same to you, Larissa. We have become very close over this last year. Many hours. Nobody realizes it's not just one meeting a month. It's telephone calls, texts, emails, back and forth. Her stopping over for coffee and says, "It'll only be a minute." And we have a stack of paperwork like this to go over.
So to stay consistent, I will just um we did receive this ahead of time since it's pretty and we'll we'll go over the next uh 300 pages in the next two meetings. So, I'll just stay consistent with past uh uh protocol and just read the policy number and the title and that'll count for the second reading.
Uh my name is Jack Perry. I uh work at Archford Capital in Swansea, Illinois. Uh it is my pleasure to present the Edgar R. Zimmer Award to the Zimmer scholars for this year. Um so Mr. Zimmer was a a member or a community member of Monroe County who believed in uh the best way to give back to his community was furthering the education of the next generations. Um so I'm really happy to be here and award the Zimmer scholars. Um and I will read those now. Uh first up we have Skyler Durban. [applause] Next we have uh Grace Huner. [applause] And finally we have Camry Johnson. [applause] Thank you. >> That scholarship is for $6,000 a year and can be renewed up to four years for a total of $24,000. Matilda and Edward Door Scholarship. Mr. Gene Door was a 1954 CHS graduate and a lifelong resident of Colombia.