001[Music] Good evening everyone. Welcome to County District 152 school board meeting. Roll call. Yes. Brown absent. Jason present. Absent. Kimbro. Love. Story present. Harris here. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Approval of agenda suggested these motions. We hereby move that the board of education approve the agenda for April 2025 record session as presented. Can you have a motion? Motion by Miss Dixon. I'm sorry. Uh Miss Story and second by Miss Kimbro. John Roll call. Yeah. Brown absent. Dixon. Yes. Golar absent. Kimbro, yes. Love, yes. Story, yes. Harris, yes. Motion carry. Thank you. Superintendent's report. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the board uh community. Tonight, we have two presentations on the superintendent report which will be
002given by um Miss Aaron Schwarz. It's a new name from the academic services department. First, it will be a spring break camp update and then summer school presentation. Good evening. I am Annaur, the district uh reading and social studies specialist and I'm here to share the wonderful and positive experience of spring break camp along with uh share our exciting newly school proposal summer school proposals with much success and positive responses from both parents and students. We wanted to make sure that we offered program programs. This year our goal was to register 75 students. Within the first week, we had 87 students sign up. We decided to register. Within the first week, we had 87 students sign up. We decided to close our registration at 125 students and the remaining students were put on the waiting
003list. There were 56 to 83 students who attended daily. Transportation was offered to those who qualified along with a healthy hot breakfast and lunch provided by organic life food service. The students enjoyed every minute. They enjoyed the delicious food from organic life food services. The students enjoyed hands-on learning experiences through math, reading, music, and structured play. They even had the opportunity to learn about farming and the techniques through planting. The team kept the students engaged the whole time and uh we were able to provide a safe environment because of our staff members uh and work study enterprises that provided six of their staff members. We also had two security guards, the district administrative team and support staff from district office all helped to ensure safety and that all activities ran smoothly. The new gymnasium along
004with the new classrooms provided a great space where all activities in the streets were extremely clean and maintained daily. The parents were also given a survey. Some of the parent feedback was to please continue to bring Fred back to camp. Uh thank you for uh thank you it gave kids who didn't have anything to do something to do and moan which means what a great job. A special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. potential and the org study enterprises for their commitment to funding a wealth of hands-on motivational learning activities to Dr. Alexander and the Kelly Red 132 staff along with the Kelly Park Fire Department for ensuring our students have fun learning a in a safe environment. And these are just some of the smiling faces that we saw on a daily basis. All
005right. Any questions for Miss B? Great job. Um, thank you to all of our team who made it uh work. Uh, this is our first year having spring break camp here in the county met school building. Uh it was a great success. The kids enjoyed running around the building and having a huge gym um and areas and just different facilities to be in. They enjoyed the food as always. I think kids just like food period. Um but they really enjoyed it. So thank you to the board members who stopped by uh to check on our privates. We truly appreciate it. Now I will now I will speak about our summer school program. This year our summer school program is called popsicles and possibilities of summer learning. Our summer school objectives uh include providing a stimulating
006and engaging learning environment for grades 3 through eight. We are focusing on reading, math, and STEM. We will be providing special classes such as arts, music, and culinary arts that will foster academic growth, critical thinking skills, and a passion for learning. This will be offered to 100 tier 2 students and they will be selected based off of their winter NWPA data. All of our classes will be held here at Middle School. On the left is an example of right a daily schedule. We will have classes Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, June 2nd through Monday, June 30th. Teachers hours are from 8 to 1 and students will arrive at 8:15 for breakfast and be dismissed with a grab and go lunch at 12:30. Every student will have a reading block, math block, and a special block.
007As an effort to improve our facts recall, we are going to be doing a daily facts frenzy. This will be a part of student work. The teacher will have a one minute fact practice based on the students level, students uh level and math. The teacher will record students name that answers those questions correctly. The students will then be rewarded on Thursday with a popsicle and a food pitcher. uh will be taken and posted to celebrate their accomplishments. Mathematics reader is a box of level readers the district already purchased at each grade level. This is the curriculum that the teachers will be following for instruction. The books focus on math reading or STEM skills. The books are based on lexile levels and come with a detailed lesson to follow. We are also induced to bring mobile
008adoptions back to provide a school field trip assembly. The earthly is an inflable earth and students will be learned from the outside of the balloon along with its size. The mobile ad presenter will cover educational concepts such as continents, time zones, latitude and longitude along with identifying major cities throughout the summer. STEM will be incorporated within our core subjects and also be special. This is an example of one of the four kits that will be purchased for summer school. The kids provide research-based hands-on learning. So, the students will be asking questions, imagining, planning, creating, and testing what they create. This is our financial breakdown. This includes the core curriculum, STEM kits, inschool field trip assembly, the cost for staff along with two professional development days for staff. The total cost is $86,699. Thank you for
009your support. Together, we can make a positive change in every student's life. report that it's really good to see special arts. Um just quick question Dr. Alexander as far as with the the um special arts are all the students included in the summer school will they all experience that with culinary arts or all the special classes? Yes, we're going to have a rotation so every student can have STEM a STEM session, art session, culinary arts, arts and music. And then the other one um I just to you do the sewing machines work here. I see you actually. Uh so the last time we used sewing machines was last school year when we had the club. Um I know majority of the class works. I don't know about every last one of them. Uh but there's
010a class set I think it's 35 sewing machines. So uh we have enough to facilitate learning students right is is it I know you were asking about this but is it possible we get board to incorporate this on just for basic well it's the only issue with that is a facilitator. So that's the hardest part having the facilitator. Um the team did reach out to our previous person and we're not able so that's why it's not included. Hi I'm sorry I have a quick question right in terms of the and I'm loving the mathematics readings because I'm mathematics. So any my question is for each title is there a certain number of books per title or is there one book per title? So uh in the kit we uh went through since summer school is
011such a short period of time time we picked out certain books according to um different skills like um place value that they might have one book and we'll spend two days on it. Um and then operations and algebraic thinking geometry has a book. So there's about uh two books that the teacher will cover within each standard. I guess I'm thinking in terms of small groups would have a book in a small group or would it be one book per title? Okay, so there's about um I would say probably five per title at least five to seven books. Okay, thank you. Um moving on to agenda items. I'm going to request to remove A1. Take that and table that. So basically it's A2, B, C, D, and E. We have a motion on this agenda item.
012Here I move that the board of education approve A2, B, C, D, and E. We have a motion. Motion by Mr. Bolar. Second second by Miss Dix question. Yes. On the account payable. Three questions on that. Okay. The first one is $24,898 and it's for supplying bell switch power switch that's related to technology. Yeah, I know. Um the power switches go with the um the strip where you plug everything into. Uh Miss M, you were can you give some better uh response to that? question. She asked about the bill power solutions that were purchased. Oh, so in order for us to have all the access points and technology second question is uh transportation for February that was $52,1240. Where do we go? Uh I I don't have that in front of me. I can get
013that answer back to you. However, our computer um but with transportation that's our regular transportation, our special ed transportation and then any additional field trips and anything. And I don't think you have any broken down. So you just It's broken down by what page I'm on page 14. This is what you're talking. So again, that's our contractual bill for February for transportation. Yes. I think that's it. Okay. Thank you. [Music] on I know you're going to talk about it later, but on this um fund balance, I am still confused about this $930,000 that you say is going into custody. is mentioned here that's going towards the building, the remainder of the building of this building right here. But in August when we open the building, you stated to us that the building was paid for
014in full and we had an $11,000 credit, you know, surplus, but now you're talking about $930,000 going towards the building. So this is what what you see on the funds report is the county measure. So we have to move money from one fund to the other. So it's paid for but that is legitimately um classified on our audit and our annual financial report. We have to move it to the right fund. So back in I want to say December the board approved a resolution to move it from the working cash fund to the um capital improvement fund from 70 to 60. It's an accounting measure. So the money is is off the building is paid for as we report in August. However, what you see on the books is the accounting measure to make sure
015that we're in compliance with our audit. Okay. But whenever you set up the thing about changing the money over, you state that building. That's correct. That's correct. So fund 70 your working cash. That's essentially a savings account for the district. So if you have to spend money um you spend it directly out of the 70 fund. However, the 70 fund is not an operating account where you can spend money in and out. So you have to transfer. So because we allocated money from our savings account to cover the remaining cost of the building, we had to legally transfer it by board resolution so that it could u meet compliance factors for the state. Okay. Thank you. John Roll call, yes. Brown, absent. Dixon, yes. Golar, yes. Kimbro, love, yes. Story, yes. Paris, yes. Items A
0162, B, C, D, and E. Carry. Thank you. Action items. Approval of amended 2024 2025 district budget. We are hereby move that the board of education approve the amended 2024 2025 district budget as presented. May I have a motion? Motion. Motion by Miss Dixon. Second. Second by Mr. Bodar. Question. Question. Yeah. M. This is the $930,000 that she was speaking of. With that being said, I know it was part of the abatement um but it said 10%. What was that? So the 10% is anytime your budget changes in a fund more than 10% you have to go through the legal process of amending the budget. So because we move the $930,000 out of uh the 70 fund working cash into the 60 that was a 10% change which required us by law to um put
017the budget displayed and amended. So with that said, um the 930,000 you're saying moved it out of the fund. Mhm. Correct. So this where into fund 60 into fun 60. So basically we moved it from our savings account to our checking account so that we could basically pay for the building. Uh doc um Gasparo with the with this fund um I know you said it but you're the business manager as well. So with this fund, the 930, but I'm still thinking about the 10% because it says something as terms of the new building. So the money was spent. So when we originally voted to build the building, we use grants, we use state aid, and then we use a portion of district reserves. Your district reserves are housed in the city in your savings account.
018But you can't operate out of your savings account. You can't pay bills out of the savings account. you have to legally transfer it to another fund is which is what we did and that's how you spend the money. So we've already paid for it. However, we had to take the legal steps to transfer the money which can only be done by board resolution. So this is more of an accounting measure more than anything. The building was paid for back in August, September, whenever the last payment was made, but this is an accounting firm. I'm sorry, accounting function that has to be done to satisfy the audit. Dr. Aso, do you have anything I have with this? No, I agree with Dr. Alexander. Okay. Thank you. This is state of practice. Okay. Um and uh you
019know, we appreciate uh the opportunity to explain this last month to a budget. It's uh it gives us the opportunity to to provide excuse me it gives us the opportunity to provide transparency the board with when we're operating the operational thank you thank you call John yes Brown absent Dixon yes yesro yes Love story. Yes. Ferris. Yes. Motion carried. Thank you. 72. Approval of the lowest most responsible bidder for regular education transportation. It did hereby move that the board of education approve the lowest most responsible bid for regular transportation by Cook Illinois in the amount of $785,00044 I'm sorry $785,448 for 3 years ending June 30th 2028 and approved their alter alternate bid in the amount of $1,359,424 $4 for two years additional year two years additional ending June 30th of 2030 as presented. Can
020I speak to that? Sure. So our district um per state procurement laws we were required to go out for bid for transportation this year. Uh our bid hearing was hosted on March 13th here at the district. Uh we had five companies to submit bids for transportation both for special education and regular transportation. Uh and per the state procurement law, we are to uh select the least and most responsible bidder. Uh and what that means is if they meet all the requirements, they pass essentially um all of the state procurement factors and then they have the lowest cost. So, in this uh proposal, we had two specifications. One was for a three-year uh contract, and then we had an addendum to add two additional years. The reason you add two additional years is to lock in
021a savings right now. Last contract um ended in 2023, no 2024. And at that time, the district was not ready to go back to be. How? because inflation rates were high. All the prices were extremely high. So, we renewed with the company for one year and we had 11% cost increase. That's extremely high going for a one-year cost increase. But you have to look at where we are. Gas prices are up vehicle prices, salaries, inflation, everything. So when we went to bid this year, um you almost walk into the door blind and you have to almost accept the prices that they give you because that's where the median um market comes from. And so our cost this year for the three-year contract is 785,000. That's 51% increase over what we paid last year. Uh I
022had Dr. the gas barrel to do a study uh across South Cook County on what daily bus rates we're going for. And our daily bus rate that we secured with this um contract is $359. We have in in our analysis, we have some schools paying up to $500 a day for one bus. And so part of our transportation was to even look at more efficiencies and cost savings. So from last year to this year, we'll be moving I'm sorry, from this year until next year, we will be moving from five general ed buses down to four and from two special ed buses down to one. And that's because our room is down lower. And then the number of students that qualify for transportation, both gened and sped, has decreased as well. So, we're going to
023enjoy a cost savings one by not having as many routes. Um, but we will incur some additional costs on the daily rate just because um the price of business has gone up. So, I know we're talking about gen air right now, but the next uh vote is for special air. I'll just jump to that one. Special air uh we had a 1% cost from last year on the daily rate of the bus. Um, and the price of special ed only went up about 4%. So, special ed stayed pretty flat. General Ed, uh, which is the larger routes, that's more expensive. So, uh, the administration, we are recommending that the board accepts the base three-year bid as well as a 2-year additional bid. If the board does not accept the 2-year additional bid, then in 3
024years, we go back out to be. And at that point, you are open to whatever price they give you. But at this point, we have ability to lock you for additional two years. Thank you. We have a motion. Motion by Miss Kimbro. Second. Second. Second by Miss Dory. Ro. Yes. Brown. Absent. Dixon. Yes. Golar. Yes. Kimbro. Question. for the five. We're voting on the three years. Well, the the recommendation is all five. So, it's for three and two. So, this vote could be for the entire five. Okay. If the board wants to change the motion, then you can. But the recommendation for all five? No, they're not the same company. No. That's new, right? They're new. Well, in in reality, they're not. All of the bus companies have subsidiaries, but it's the same company. They
025just have a different name. It's another army of their company. What company is for general? Yeah, we have the arms. Cook Illinois. Cook is the body. Um, and Cook Illinois is Alpha. That's our special head currently. Now, Alpha is going to become the general head. And then the special ed would become sunrise. But no, you saying that Cook is not new, but they're new to the that particular name, that particular company, even though they have the body in the arm. Correct. So Cook is the parent and Alpha is one of their subsidiaries. So when they submitted the proposal, it was under the name of Cook, but it's still Alpha Plus. I was confused, too. Wait, I mean in the contract period, there's language and an attorney can speak to this. There's language in the contract
026that you can get out when you're ready to with notice and mediation. So, you don't have to stay the 5 years. My recommendation is because of the cost. Transportation costs are absorbent. Uh we're over a million dollars for the school year on transportation. That's way higher than we paid in past. So that number only goes up as inflation goes up and the cost of goods and services go up. So in my opinion, while you have the opportunity to lock in for 5 years without having to worry about a variable price increase, you should I'm kind of in because you don't know what's down the road. You don't know what's coming down the line. You know, in fact, you can go up even higher than what yours is right now. So, and you said we can
027get out of it anyhead. Okay. And we all know the state is looking at all the money that these districts are spending and our superintendent has resigned. He will not be here June until June 30th. And I think that the new superintendent should make the decision for the second, third, fourth, and fifth year. We should not be getting locked into something that we don't know what type of money that we are going to get from the state. We don't know what the governor is going to do, how he's going to look at these districts because I'm looking at these districts and a lot of the districts are cutting because they just can't afford it anymore and they don't want to get caught up in the next year trying to find money when we are just
028spending spending spending. Okay. And uh I just can't see past one year. All right. Thank you. So, so we have we were roll [Music] I can't vote right now because I just want to I know but I just wanted to have clarification. Okay. So, some people may have voted in the middle of voting now. So, so I'm saying some people may have excuse me no. Yes. Story. No. No. We had a conversation. So, what is the wait one second? Excuse me. We asked for the clarification. So you said this motion was for the additional two years. Some people may have voted already before the clarification was given. It did. So therefore this we voted on that and we can always come back. Okay. To read it. This this Yeah. Okay. And remember And remember we
029got our we got our board packet and you could have reached out to the superintendent to ask questions prior to the meeting. I didn't have any questions. was what was the motion and the motion is already passed. So that's so you call back the um who voted for this? Yes. Brown absent Dixon Golars Kimro and Harris voted yes love and story no. Okay thank you. Motion to carry. So approval number 373 approval of the lowest most responsible beer for the special education transportation beer by the move that the board of education approved the lowest most responsible bid for special transportation by sunrise in the amount of $240,637.90 for the 3 years ending June 30th 2028 and approved their alternate bid in the amount of 400 20,19 for two years, additional years, I'm sorry, additional years
030ending June 30th, 2030 as presented. May I have a motion? Motion by Miss Dixon, second. Second by Mr. Bonar. Any questions? Yes. Question. So once again, this is going to be for five years. I do understand the cost um that they may go up and down but there are so many uncertainties especially with the board of education may be dismantled and we're locking in five years this is a contract I do understand that if you can come back but the board is going to change within two years and so with all the things that may be forgotten this may be forgotten and we still locked in for five years so we could do three years we could do five years I understand but this motion says has two additional years. So that's making it five
031years. So Miss Story, the this is regulated procurement contracts are regulated by the state. So nobody's going to forget that you have to go to bid in 5 years. The state will notify you that you have to go to bid. So what I'm referring to is that if we not if it's not going good or whatever and things change, then you might get oh we like bid for five years. It's not about the bidding process. is about do we really could go in and change to say hey we don't want you anymore. So that's something. So so that that's part of the contract. Every contract has a dissolution and so did you look at this contract to so again uh okay just let everybody know we're locked in five years. I get it. There's a
032lot of uncertainty uncertainties. Uncertainties again. Do um Chris, did you say that um we can go back in the contract? So after the threeear, so let's say we vote today or the board votes today for three years. That's all you get. And at the end of the three years, then you have to go back through the bidding process. So if the recommendation from administration was that because we had the option to take five, that's like kicking the can down the road where you don't have to worry about what these costs could be. We know what we we know what the cost are for the next 5 years. You can budget for those costs and then just like right now we have a 51% increase over what we paid last year. So if we were not
033prepared for that, that could be a major blow. But knowing what you have in front of you for the next 5 years, that was the recommendation. Sounds good to me. But I need Chris to look at that contract for sure. So just in case to make sure that if we do choose this company, we can get out of it if we don't want to go. Is it cont. Even if they try to change the price and they can't That's the beauty. Yes. Story. Harris. Yes. Motion carried. Thank you. 74 approval for the first year contract renewal for the food service management suggested motion be hereby move that the board of education approve firstear contract renewal for food service management for I'm sorry with organic life LLC with the increase of 3.6% over the prior year
034as presented. May I have a motion? Motion by Mr. Golar. Second second by Miss Dixon. Question. Question. Here we go again. Increasing. Increasing. You don't know what's going to happen next year. 25 26. You don't know. And we're spending spending. Spending. This food is already over a million dollars and then you want to increase it to 3.6%. So I know the children I guess they eat well because I have yet to try the food because I can't come up here. Madam President, um can I speak to you? Can I speak to the process? So, Miss Love, um I agree with you. Everything is going up and you don't know what's going to happen next year. However, everything in life increases. You know, everything the cost of eggs, cost of chicken, the cost of having the
035plumber come to your house. So, food service company is no different. This process is very different than the bidding process for u transportation. Uh I know the process cuz I helped the state to write it. And in this process, the state of before this came to the board is be had to approve for us to increase our contract uh or renew our contract with the company. So the 3.6% increase is based on a formula with consumer pricing index and inflation that is set. So essentially is set this 3.6% increase for our district. Um, and the other part is for food service, it's a one-year contract. Every year is a one-year contract. It's not multiple years like transportation. So, you will come back every year and whatever is be deemed as the necessary um increase that's
036what it would be. So, this is only for one year. So, it is you said the increase for all district. Correct. for the state. It's that number 3.6% is based on your food service modality. So our food service modality is scratch kitchen um which has a different rate than if you had keto meals that came in and you just warm them up. Well, I want to say the kids love it. I can speak for myself. My she loves it. So they eat healthy. I think they can think better. They eat healthy opposed to the little sweets they working. So I agree. Food is expensive. Everything is expensive. Thank you. John Wilco, yes. Brown, absent. Dixon, yes. Golar, yes. Kimbro, yes. Love, no. Yes. Harris, yes. Motion carried. Thank you. 575 approval of clear residency verification
037software subscription suggested motion. We hereby move that the board of education approve clear residency verification program partnership agreement in the amount of $11,772 as presented. May I have a motion? Motion by Miss Kimbro. Second second Mr. Second by Mr. our question. Question. If you look at our performance based compensation, our employees who are not in the classroom, we have a lot of people on this in this group. I mean, a lot of them. and you have to go and buy a third unit, I mean a uh third party to check the residency when you have people on staff who can do this. I mean, you got the technology, you've got uh library people that have a, you know, sort of a small schedule that can do all this. You have a staff here that can
038do all of this. You don't need Dr. Samson, I know it's caught off guard, but mind speaking on this, please. You can come to the podium if you don't mind. Again, we want to be mindful and please understand that all these questions on our board packet should have been asked prior to the meeting. So therefore, there'll be more clarity. Okay. So the purpose of clear is to take away the um stress that parents have uploading. So with the clear system uh you will they will go through a process and verify the residency. So we don't have parents that have to bring those documents every year. Yeah. So this is basically it's different what what you're thinking it is. So Dr. what I'm thinking is this. We only have 924 students here. It's not like our
039stores are up to the top and people are fighting to get into the school. We're not talking about that. We're talking the same thing. Yes, it is. When these kids come here to put them out because they're not in residency. So it's the same thing. I have a question for clarity. For clarity, you said that this particular verification is only to help parents to um upload documents but then you they provide in the actual system. So say for instance if I come in usually what the registration is we take it and we make the copy and upload it in our system or the parents take a screenshot but it goes. So you said this will alleviate that. remember process. One of the complaints that we had was that the process was way too long. Parents
040really had a difficult time with the upload. So that would take all that simplify the process from maybe um eight or 10 pages to pages. Okay. So who still do the verification? Those who are on the registration, right? So um everything will go through clear and then um so what they do they send like red green and also So the green would be to verify everybody that you know whose address proved out. So there may be some yellow which means that you know a person may have several addresses and then red those ones you want to look at a little bit more closely. So they kind of slow down um come kind of kind of separate process of what we're going through now and it kind of helps us right now. Right. And and the
041main thing is that it it helps our parents. So parents don't have you know that was a real challenge. Parents complain a lot about you know about the uploading and that whole process. So it will cut down a lot of those steps. Okay. So clear is deciding clear is deciding like you said it's going through some type of database to see who lives where and if they have multiple address clear for them flag it as yellow and then if it's red what if it's just so if a person say addresses we ask them to come up and verify but usually according to clear data it's usually 90% of the families are fine and they said maybe 10 maybe 15 85 for some time. Um, but you could have maybe back to and what about those
042parents that just moved to the area and they have the paper copies of the license. So, so they will be able to verify that they'll be able to verify that they live and they have to make and they'll upload that paper copy as well. I mean, so if you would ask them to come in, you know, um or ask them to vote again. Yes, they can do that. But once it goes in clear, they're supposed to be able to verify. Thank you. Okay. Another question. This cost $981 per month. Total $11,772. Are we going to use this system every month? I mean, how many children do we get into the school within the whole school system? because the at the beginning yeah you will have all your students but then after uh October November it
043kind of slacks up and so we're still paying $981 a month for this system and if we don't get any students in some of the months we don't have you know we just spent the money right so we do get students actually get students all the way up to we do have students that that transfer in as well as transfer And if that is ongoing, that never stops. As as far as I'm concerned, registration is all year round. Am I correct? Okay. Thank you. We have to register if you [Music] love story. Yes. Okay. Okay. Harris. Yes. Motion carries. Thank you. Can you do business, John? Yes. Foyer update. We have received two foyers today and we will answer those uh promptly. So that's Thank you. Any board reports? I just want to say that
044uh it was awesome to be able to attend the wellness for the staff. Um Miss Washington, um Miss Roxan, you guys did an awesome job uh on the wellness. Um it was well deserving for our staff and our teachers. Um I really enjoyed myself um over the weekend. Continue with that. Um, also, um, it was such a delight, Mr. Drown, you having the reptile show at your school. Um, I got a chance to hold the, uh, who was that the um, and it was, uh, something different that I never imagined I would be able to hold up. But, um, it was really nice. Uh, and I, the kids really enjoyed themselves, so I appreciate that. Thank you. I'm just looking forward to the summer school program and looking forward to culinary arts. Is it edible?
045So, I'm looking forward to that. Keep up the good work with that. So, um any public comment? [Music] Looks like we got three. We have Mr. Dan White. Start again. Good evening board members. Good evening. Good evening. Uh community I just want to give my thanks to Chris members who re up for the new year. Appreciate your time and your efforts and professional abilities to serve at this board because we know you don't get paid. So I want to thank you for that. Um make a comment about um Brown for seven her four years and her time and I serve and the rest of you being I see what you go through and watch and I'm here to support you and that's all. Thank you. Thank you so much. Next up, we have [Music] I
046had certain question but I'm debate and write for you for these question because I have a question for myself. I got it done. I'm not taking anything. I thank you for the work you done in this. But you will be leaving in June. Why would a boy vote for something for five years when you don't know whether the other superintendent is going to want what you all are doing? I don't understand the I really and truly don't. that what if you haven't heard let me tell you you will not get federal money the only money you will have to work on is state money you don't know how much you got 2,000 schools you never know and every time I come to a board meeting you never have on your agenda how much the district
047finances never So if if if I'm sitting out there and I don't know what your finances are and you're spending millions of dollars on food and you're spending payroll over $500,000, how do I know eventually that we're not going to be in trouble financially? The state has come in here once and they are not hurting when they come in here. Now you can get yourself in financial trouble. I can tell you right now, they will be in here. This is absolutely ridiculous this morning. And when you sit there like a log, vote for things that you really don't know what's going to happen cuz you may not get nothing from the state. And I will be by the lawyer. I have written it before and have not gotten an answer. I asked about the finances
048of the district. My foyer was not answered and it's been over 10 days and I am not happy. The least you can do is tell the community what our worth is in this district cuz you're not going to get any taxes cuz every single citizen taxes and we are seniors in this community. So you're not going to get taxes. So you can mess around and listen to one or two people and you can get this district in trouble if you want to because I'm going to tell you when I see that you in trouble people like that would love to come in here and see just what you're doing with this money. Thank you Harrison. Yes. Last one we have is Miss price. Good evening. Uh, my name is Arlo Price. I'm having 42 years.
049In the response to my request for review, which was filed with the Illinois Attorney General's Office, your council stated, quote, "The boardroom included a number of stackable black chairs which could have been relocated to the lobby area if anyone had requested, and there is no allegation that such a request was made or denied." I had asked why there was no seating in the lobby. uh for saviors and that was the response. That response was in reference to the public's ability to wait until you exit close session to attend the close of the board meetings. Well, who knew? We were simply told to get out of this room. My personal feeling is that it is the board's responsibility or even as a courtesy to announce to the public that if they wish to stay while you
050are in close session that the offer of alternate seating is communicated to the public. And speaking with several residents, no one even knew that these chairs that are in this room could be moved into the lobby to provide seating during the time. Then it occurred to me that the reason no offer of alternative seating has ever been made is that you would prefer the public not attend your meetings. It's as simple as that. Yes, your feelings may be hurt. You may not like the criticism. You may be even driven to anger and hostility. My response to that is just grow up. The public has a right to speak and yes to criticize and ask questions. But oh, I forget you don't answer any questions publicly. I would not be a bit surprised that even if
051I asked a simple question like what day of the week it is, you would not respond. I would have to file a foyer request. As an aside, on April 4th, when I sent a request for review, no minutes had been posted on the district's website since December 2024. Both I and the attorney general's office looked at that website. Next time I'll do a screen capture with the date and times there. And answer to your question story. The sewing machines were purchased from the River Crest Sewing Center in Crestwood, Illinois. When they were installed, they offered to come out once a year to service. May I have a close a motion for close session? We hereby move that the board of education go into close session for discussion pursuant to section 23 of the open meetings
052act to consider the reasons establishing or filling a vacancy on public body information regarding appointment employment or dismissal of an employee or officer. Contracts grievances negotiations pending threatened or imminent litigation. real estate, student discipline, superintendent, and or board of evaluation performances. We have a motion. Motion. Motion by Mr. Second. Second by Miss Story. Miss Dixon, I'm sorry. Roll. Yes. Brown. Absent. Dixon. Yes. Yes. Kimbro. Love. Yes. Story. Paris. Yes. most prepared at 6:58 p.m. So, we going into close session just for personnel. It shouldn't be long at all. Um, so we'll be coming back out shortly and hope that you stay. Is that all right? See you then. Uh, good evening. May I have a motion? [Music] be back in 7:43. [Music] A1 I'm sorry one approval of personnel items. We have a motion motion
053by second. [Music] I don't have a second. I have a motion by Okay. Second. Second by Miss Dixon. Welcome John. Yes. Brown. Absent Dixon. Yes. Golar. Yes. Kimbro. Yes. Love. Okay. Story. Step out. Yes, [Music] thank you. [Music] Yes. Yes. So on the agenda, ladies and gentlemen, you'll see uh number 11, announcement of election results for April 1st, 2025, consolidated election. Uh these are the results from Cook County Cook County Clerk's Office, Illinois. Uh based on their results, uh we had Sher Story with 845 votes, Navy Harris 870 votes, and John Houston with 806 votes. I wanted to state that Miss Brown Brown is here this evening. Um, and she did a video, but it's kind of lengthy. So, what we're going to do is we're going to put that on our YouTube channel, um,
054of her, uh, exiting the board here. So, um, just want to let you guys know. Um, so that's all. And now, um, going to move into the, uh, swearing in Germany. Do you have a Okay. Do you have a motion to adjourn a meeting by current board of the education incentive? Motion. Motion by Mr. Odar. Second by Miss Story. By John. Yes. Brown. Absent. Dixon. Yes. Go. Yes. Yes. Love. Yes. Story. Yes. Harris. Yes. Motion carry 26 p.m. Thank you. and administration of the vote to new board new member board members. Miss Houston, please. [Music] All right. Thank you. Now, as we prepare to um provide you with the oath office, I want you to listen to the words that you are saying. Be mindful of the oath that you are taking. Think about the
055community that elected you to this office. And more importantly, remember the children whose lives you are. I'm going to ask you at the part where I have you to state your names that you state your name and visually understand. I state your name. I John Houston IA Harris I do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the board of education of the member of the board of education of cuette public school district 132 of public school district 132 in accordance with the constitution of the United States of the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the laws of the state of
056Illinois. and the laws of the state of Illinois to the best of my ability. to the best of my ability. I further swear that I further swear that I shall respect taxpayers interest I shall respect taxpayers interest by serving as a faithful protector by serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets of the school district assets I shall encourage and respect I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion of the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members by my fellow board members and others who seek ad hearing before the board. and others who seek a hearing before the board. While respecting the privacy of students and employees while respecting the privacy of students and employees, I shall recognize I shall recognize that a board member that a board member
057has no legal authority has no legal authority as an individual as an individual. and that decisions can be made And that decisions can be made can be can be made only by a majority vote. Only by a majority of vote at a public board meeting at a public board meeting. I shall abide by majority decisions. I shall abide by majority of their decision of of the board while retaining the right while retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions to seek changes in such decisions through ethical through ethical and constructive channels and constructions as part of the board of education as part of the board of education I shall accept the responsibility I shall accept the responsibility for my role for my role in the equitable and quality in the equitable and quality education
058of every student education of every student in this school district in this school district. I shall foster with the board I shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community extensive participation of the community formulate goals formulate goals define outcomes define outcomes and set the course and set the course for for Cime Public School District 132 for Came Public School District 132. I shall assist I shall assist in establishing a structure I shall establish a structure and an environment an environment designed to ensure designed to ensure all students All students have the opportunity have the opportunity to attain their maximum to attain their maximum potential potential through a sound through a sound organizational framework organizational framework I shall will strive I shall strive to ensure to ensure continuous assessment continuous assessment of student achievement
059of student achievement and all conditions and all conditions affecting the education affecting the education of our children of our children in compliance with state law in compliance with state law I shall serve I shall serve as education as education key advocate key advocates on behalf of the students on behalf of the students and our community schools and our community schools to advance the vision to advance the vision for Came Public School District 132 for Cay Public School District 132 and and I shall strive to work together I shall strive to work together with the district superintendent with the district superintendent to lead the school to lead the district toward fulfilling district toward fulfilling the vision the vision the board has created the board has created fostering excellence for every student fostering excellence for every student
060in the areas of academic skills in the areas of academic skills knowledge knowledge citizenship citizenship and personal development and personal development you are now She sounded the gas. All [Music] right. Thank you. You guys [Music] 10 minutes. [Music] John. Yes. We have may you please give the roll call for Yes. Dixon. Yes. No. Yes. Harris. Yes. Houston. Yes. Yes. Love. Yes. Story. Yeah. Okay. I Okay. So, we're gonna I'm gonna serve as the president prom and Rhonda Horn is serving as the secretary. So now I'm sorry. So may I have a nomination for president? nominate your address. You definitely nominate your friends. I'll nomination anyone. I mean, I share a story. You want to nominate. Okay. Uh John. Yes. So the first nomination we have is for uh Senia Harris. And we will do the
061roll call for Zenia Harris's board president. Dixon, yes. Golar, yes. Harris, yes. Houston, yes. Kimbro, no. Love, no. Story, no. Okay. Motion. Let me go and do love. Uh, I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. Miss, this is for Miss Story is nominated by Miss Love. Dixon, no. Golar, no. Harris, no. Houston, no. Kimbro, yes. Love, yes. Story, yes. Miss Harris, nominated as board president. Thank you. Have an A motion for secretary, a nomination for [Music] um Okay, I have a motion. this way. Okay. So, may I have a motion um for nomination for vice president? I nominate Sherry Story for vice president. I nominate Miss Dixon, vice president. Are there any other nominations? Okay. Uh this is for nominee Miss Story for vice president. Um motion by Miss Love or moved by Miss Love. Uh this
062is again for Miss Story. Dixon, no. Golar, no. Harris, no. Houston, no. Kimbro, yes. Love, yes. Story, yes, I will vote for myself. Okay. All right. The next nominees for Miss Dixon as vice president. Dixon, yes. Golar, yes. Harris, yes. Houston, yes. Kimbro, no. Love, no. Story, no. All right. Member Nixon nominated as vice president. Thank you. And motion for nomination for secretary. [Music] politics. Y'all roll. Okay. This is for member Kimbro to remain secretary. So I guess she don't want this. [Music] Yes. All right. Harris, yes. Houston, yes. Kimbro, yes. Love, yes. Story, yes. Member of Kimbro has been nominated for secretary. Thank you. So, um establishing the time, place, and date for our school board meetings. Are we willing to keep the same time and date for our board meeting? Agreed. Agreed. So,
063we're going to keep our board meetings every third Thursday at 6:00 p.m. So, we will continue moving forward with those the time and date. Um, and then a motion to motion. Yes. Harris. Yes. Love story. Thank you.