001Like I said, this is a special meeting of the Bridgeport Board of Education. In attendance I'm Jennifer Perez. I see Joseph Sokolovic, Maritza Estremera Jimenez, Rob Traber, William Medina, Ramon Daniels. [snorts] Did I miss anybody? For board members I think I got all the board members and thanks to the staff who are here, too. Um, So tonight's agenda item we are looking to discuss and approve a school executive executive search firm specializing K-12 education leadership for superintendent in accordance with the Connecticut State Department of Education. The board has met and we reviewed six different firms and so tonight we're just going to discuss that and take a vote. Do I see any one with a motion or a hands up or I'll make a motion to approve Sorry, we also have Andre Woodson in attendance.
002Mr. Medina, go ahead. Yeah, I'd like to make a motion to hire Zeal as our our process went through safely and it seemed to be a great consensus for Zeal. >> Second. >> I see a motion for Zeal and a second. Mr. Medina, since you're the maker of the motion, do you have anything to discuss on that or I'll open up to the floor. >> No, you can open it to the floor. Thank you. >> Does anybody have any discussion on that? Go ahead, Mr. Traber. I'll mute my mic. Maybe that'll help. >> Yeah, I just want to put on record uh that I am uh opposed to this uh firm for the reasons that I've stated, which is that I am concerned about them recommending that the head of CON CAN be one of
003our consultants in this search. Um they either have exhibited uh uh and a um uh an insensitivity to the history of Bridgeport or a uh uh they have a um some other uh alternative reason for having made that suggestion that we're not allowed to find out until after we make the decision. So, um I have that concern. >> Are there any other uh debates? Mr. Traber, if you go ahead and mute your mic again. >> Sorry. >> Uh seeing that I can uh we could go ahead and take a vote um I'm not sure uh all in favor uh it's [clears throat] going to have to be A roll call? Go ahead Miss Mr. Miss Ester Merenos. >> Um Mr. Daniels. >> Yes. >> Okay. I vote no. Mr. Medina. >> Yes, as the maker
004of the motion. >> Miss Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sacalovic. >> Yes. >> Mr. Traber. Mr. Traber, you're you'll have to unmute your mic. >> Sorry. No, sorry. >> Okay. And Mr. Woodson. >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion carries. >> Jen, your mic is off, Ms. Jen. Ms. Perez. >> Thank you. I was going to keep going. Um the the next item we actually didn't have anybody who signed up for the comments, so we'll take a motion to adjourn. >> Motion to adjourn. >> Moved by Mr. Medina. And second by >> Second. >> Mr. Kalabic. Um all right, so the meeting will adjourn or all in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Meeting adjourns at 5:36. Um