001Okay, good evening everyone. So before I introduce and welcome our new principal of Chaplag Valley School, I wanted to share for the community the process for selecting our new administrator which we feel was both rigorous and inclusive. It involved staff, parents, a student, administrators and board of education. Just so you know, the entire process involved a screening, a first round of interviews, and a second round with a performance task. Out of that, two top finalists emerged, and both were ultimately moved on to me and Don Shells for further review. I want to officially thank Carrie Snowden, who I asked to act as facilitator for the entire process. She did an outstanding job. So, thank you, Carrie. Don and I then consulted and engaged in a thorough review of backgrounds, and we conducted additional reference checks,
002which led us to the final selection of Sylvia Ullet. And ironically, her path is similar to our own director of teaching and learning as she is coming home, so to speak, having worked for region 12 for a decade in the past. We are confident in Sylvia's many strengths that mirrored many of those characteristics that came from the community survey. Also a part of the process leadership background, passion for student learning, collaboration with all stakeholders, and a true vision of education. We are confident that Sylvia will address her new role with sensitivity, dedication, and professionalism. As I just mentioned, Sylvia worked in region 12 as a humanities teacher at Chap from 2004 to 2013. In addition, she became the humanities and the arts instructional chair from 2012 to 2013. After leaving region 12 to pursue leadership,
003Sylvia worked in the position of director of curriculum instruction and assessment for Oxford public schools from 2016 to 2021 and has been the current principal of Oxford Middle School from 2021 to the present. Sylvia holds a BA for in English from Yukon, a master a master's in secondary English, and a sixth year in leadership from the University of Bridgeport. When you ask anyone who has worked with or for Sylvia, the responses are so similar. An outstanding leader and thinker, a professional through and through. She is a grassroots leader who listens, processes, and moves people together toward a common vision. She is empathetic and passionate all at once. She will be a success in any role she pursues. Welcome, Sylvia. We wish you much success here in region 12. Again, Thank you so much, Lori, for
004that introduction. It It's a little bit surreal to be here. I was telling those that I was speaking to, my car almost drove itself here because of the time that I spent here. Um, I'm humbled, I'm grateful, and I'm honored for this opportunity. I'm so excited to join the leadership team here at Chicago and I can't wait to get started. Um, it is a full circle moment for me and I I did say in one of my interviews that when I was here at Chap the community, the staff, my colleagues, the students, the families gave me so much. It was a formative time in my career and a transformative time in my career and I'm I'm so honored to be able to be given the opportunity to come back and give back to a community
005that gave so much to me. So, thank you so much. I look forward to to joining the team. Well, we're so happy that you're with us again. So, welcome. And I encourage any other uh board members who have anything that you would like to say before we have cake. Anyone? No. Yeah, we'll do that over cake. So, we're just going to take a few moments. Um we're going to take a break and we're just gonna all come over and talk a lot to you and celebrate for sure. So, thank you so much Second. All in favor? Can I have a motion to adjurnn?