001All right, we're going to bring the uh meeting of the Granite City Community Unit School District number nine for Tuesday, January 27th to meet to order. Uh can I get a roll call? >> Benny, >> absent. >> Uh Christie, >> present. I'm present. >> Bradley >> here. >> There we go. Stacy >> here. Curran here. Silva >> here, >> Linamman absent and Mayanberg. Okay. >> All right. Uh if we could all stand for pledge of allegiance followed by invocation from Pastor Carlo Frost from the St. John's United Church. I pledge allegiance 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. >> Let us be in a spirit of prayer. Oh Lord God, many centuries ago your psalmist declared, "You
002are gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and have compassion over all." Tonight we ask you not only to continue your ways with us, but to inspire us to share them with others. As leaders in education, may this school board be gracious, slow to anger, and compassionate, especially when making difficult decisions. May they put resources to the best possible use to uplift both students and staff in every position, knowing that families and futures call for the best from everyone. strengthen our community connections and respect that create good educational vibes. At this time, we especially ask for safety in difficult weather conditions and decisions that recognize the vulnerability of many in our community. And we give thanks for the efforts of all who help overcome obstacles. In a time when people are often
003quick to jump to anger and disrespect, guide us to a positive way to work together. For with you there is hope and promise for all your people. Grant optimism and opportunity, O Lord, here and in all creation through your steadfast love. Amen. >> Amen. Thank you, pastor. Thank you. when you do consent. That's all. >> So, we will now open it up for public comment. Um, we didn't have anybody send anything in. It doesn't look like there's anybody here who wants to talk. Anybody? Nobody. Not everybody at once. Um, so we will move to the consent agenda. Uh, contains those items that are repetitive in nature. Hang on. Do we need to Yeah, we need to do >> minutes. >> Oh, sorry. I always forget the minutes. Uh I need uh approval of the minutes
004of the regular meeting of the board of education held on December 9th. >> So moved. >> Second. >> So there's only three of you. >> All right. Uh roll call. >> Okay. Uh Christie, >> I >> and Bradley. Stacy >> I >> Curran I Silva >> hi. >> Lenamman not here and Vinnie not here. >> All right. >> So >> uh now we'll move to the consent agenda. Contains those items that are routine and repetitive in nature. Any member may make a motion to approve the consent agenda or request that any of the items be moved to section seven for individual discussion and consideration. So, so doing >> Yeah. So, I would just before you guys go, I would I didn't know if you're going to motion or not. So, um just wanted to say
005thank you to Calvary Life Church. They donated a new refrigerator in Mville School. Uh there is a food recovery program going on there. So, thank you so much to help with that uh for the community. And then CMA Food Service Solutions and uh Camro, Michael Leage, they donated um some go boxes to keep the product cold cool uh and they were able to help them uh place them in the refrigerator. And again, the estimated cost of their donation is $500. So, thank you to both of those organizations uh to donating. So, it's greatly appreciated. >> We have a motion. >> Becky, did you make the motion? Okay, we need a second. >> I'll second. >> He'll second. >> I got it. >> All right. All uh roll call. >> All right. Uh Bradley, >> I
006>> Stacy >> I. >> Curran I. >> And Silva >> I. >> Lynman absent. Vinnie absent. >> All right. Uh we'll move to section 8A. Rescend retirements. >> It's recommended the filing retirements and resignations listed below and on the GCSD9 website be rescended. So move. >> Second. Roll call. >> Okay. Stacy >> I. >> Curran. I Silva. >> Hi. >> Lynamman absent. Vinnie absent. Uh see Christy. >> Hi. >> And uh Bradley. >> Hi. >> All right. Section 8B retirements and resignations. It's recommend the following retirements and resignations listed below and on the GCSD9 website be accepted. >> So move. >> Who was the second on this? >> Second. Okay. Okay. >> Gotcha. >> Lori, you can second too if you want. >> Roll call. >> Curran. I Silva. Hi. >> Okay. Uh Lynman absent.
007Benny absent. Christy. I >> Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> Okay. >> Section 8 C request for leaves of absence. >> It's recommended that filing request for leaves of absences listed below and on the GCSD9 website be approved. >> So moved >> second. >> Roll call. >> Okay. Uh Silva >> I. >> Lynaman absent. Vinnie absent. Christy >> I >> Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> and Curran I >> section 8D request to extend leaves of absence >> it's recommend the following extensions to leaves absences listed below and on the website be approved >> so moved >> second >> okay I got I got roll call >> uh let's see here Christie >> I >> Bradley I >> Stacy. >> I >> Curran. I Silva. >> Hi. >> Okay. >> Uh
008section 8E, extracurricular resignations for the 2526 school year. >> You've received detailed information about this item. The administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration has recommend the following extracurricular resignations for the 2526 school year listed below and on the website be approved. So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Okay. Uh Bradley >> I. >> Stacy. >> I. >> Currin. I Silva. >> Hi. >> No. Winnman. Uh. No. Vinnie and Christie. >> I. Okay. Section 8F. Extracurricular volunteer recommendations for the 2526 school year. >> You've received detailed information about this item. administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration recommend the filing extracurricular volunteers for the 2526 school year listed below and on the website be approved. >> So
009moved >> second roll call. >> Um Stacy >> agenda it still says TBD >> I on the agenda that's current I sila >> is that going to be posted? for high school protests on the agenda. Is that where it's posted? >> That says on that's the website. That's not that's not on the website. >> Oh, will it be posted on? >> We're good. >> Okay. After we make the name >> Christie. Okay. Hi. >> When we when we change the minutes and everything, that's an executive session. >> Bradley. >> I >> Okay. >> I didn't share that one on the website. >> Did. >> No. >> Section 8G. extracurricular recommendations for the 2526 school year. >> I will say that one when it comes time to it. >> Um, you received detailed information about this
010item. Administration prepared to make recommendations are hold for discussion executive session. The GCSD9 administration has recommend the following extracurricular assignments for the 2526 school year listed below and on the website be approved. >> So moved. Second. Second. Okay. >> Roll call. >> Uh Curran. I Silva. >> I just >> No. Linaman. No. Vinnie. Uh Christy. >> Hi. >> Bradley. >> I. >> And Stacy. >> I. >> Okay. >> Uh section 8H extracurricular recommendations for the 2627 school year. >> You've received detailed information about this item. administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration is recommending Sherrod Boyd Jr. for the high school football coach uh for the 2627 school year. >> So my move >> second call marked Silva >> I. >> No, no. Vinnie Christie >> I
011>> Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> Currin I >> section 8 I rescend recommendations for extracurricular for the 2526 school year >> you've received detailed information about this item administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session the GCSD9 administrations recommend the following extracurricular assignments for the 2526 school year listed below and on the GCSD D9 website be rescended. >> Approval is recommended. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Roll call. >> Um Christy >> I >> Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> Currin I Silva >> I. >> Okay. No Linaman and no Venny. Section 8 J, certified and classified substitutes for the 2526 school year. >> It's recommended the filing applicants listed below and on the GCSD9 website be approved as substitutes for the 2526 school
012year. Approval is recommended. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Okay. Uh Bradley >> I. >> Stacy >> I. >> Curran I. Silva >> I. Uh, no. Lynaman, no. Veny Christie. >> I >> All right. Section 8K1, employment of one ESL bilingual pair professional for the 2526 school year. >> You've received detailed information about this item. The administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration and the interview committee are recommending the employment of Valeria Figareroa as the ESL bilingual par profofessional for the 2526 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Stacy >> I. >> Currin I. Silva. >> Hi. >> Okay. No. Linaman Noveni uh Christie >> I >> and Bradley >>
013I >> section 8K2 employment of an executive secretary to the superintendent for the 2526 school year. >> You've received detailed information about this item. The administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration and interview committee are recommending the employment of Carrie Wallace as the executive secretary to the superintendent for the 2526 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Okay. Um Curran I. Silva >> I. >> No Lenman. No Venie. Uh Christy >> I >> Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> okay >> section 8K3 employment of a certified special education teacher. >> You've received detailed information about this item. Administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. GCSD9
014administration committee are recommending the employment of Sherrod Boyd Jr. for the 2627 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. >> So move. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Silva. >> I. >> No. Lynaman. No. Vinnie. Christy. >> I. >> Bradley. >> I. >> Stacy. >> I. >> Currin. I. >> All right. No old business. We'll move to new business. Uh, section 10A, the Granite City High School baseball fence. GCSD9 administration seeks approval for Collins and Herman to install the new fence that will connect the baseball outfield fence to the old concession stand and go south to the turnstyle gate at the entrance of to the track at a cost of $50,300. Approval is recommended. >> So move >> second. >> Discussion. So, I'll just point out that this is this
015$50,000 is within the budget that we already set for the baseball field, but since it's over a certain amount, it just has to be brought to the board to to officially approve it. >> Since we went to bid with it. Yes. >> Yeah. Since we went to bid with it. So, roll call. >> Christy, >> I. Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> Curran I Silva >> I >> no Linaman no Vetty >> All right section 10B a license agreement between Riverbend Head Start and Family Services and the board of education of the Granite City District 9 >> administration requests the board the board of education ratify the following license agreement between Riverbin Head Start and Family Services and the Board of Education of the Granite Community Unit School District number nine. Approval is
016recommended. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> What I will say what I will say is that you're going to see later on in our in this uh where we are making some improvements to N Greenhouse School that is going to appear that we're paying for but in reality per this agreement we're being paid back for. >> Yes. So, we're entering into an agreement with them for uh a 5-year agreement. And basically, we have four times written in there that we can actually renew that four times. So, this could be up to 20 years that we they would be utilizing our facility. So, Neering House will be utilized within the community. Um Riverbin Head Start, uh they will it's planned for them to start their next school year in August is where they'd
017start serving servicing their children there. Um, so it's a great opportunity for them and for us to neater has to be utilized. So excited for this opportunity. >> Superintendent Harris, I think it was mentioned that there's going to beund 174 students in attendance in August. >> Yeah. So it sounds like what they're looking to do is both their north and south is going to be they're not going to be utilizing either one of theirs. They're all going to go to one location. So they're going to be utilizing our whole program our whole building for their program. Yeah. Yeah, it's a great great opportunity to see that building utilized for something. >> Yes. >> Any other discussion? Roll call. >> Bradley >> I. >> Stacy >> I. >> Currin I. Silva >> I. >> No Linnaman.
018No. Venny. >> Christy. >> I. >> Okay. >> All right. Section 10 C. New box delivery truck. >> GCSD9 administration seeks the approval for a new delivery truck. Our current truck is being beginning to incur significant repair costs and is experiencing ongoing mechanical issues. To avoid continued and increasing repair expenses, we requesting an approval to replace the current 2011 Ford F-650 with 74,493 mi with a new 2025 Ford S Ford F 650 equipped with a 26 uh foot box. Approval is recommended. Enterprise cost for $86,970. And Eric, if I recall, you did say that that wouldn't necessarily be that amount of money because we will be able to sell our truck and get some. >> Okay. >> This is what we've been utilizing with the fleet. Correct. >> Okay. >> All right. So, thank >>
019discussion. Roll call. Stacy >> I >> Curran I Silva >> I >> no Lenman no Vinnie Christy >> I >> Bradley >> I >> okay all right section 10D nine house school door and window replacement >> GCSD9 administration seeks approval for St. Jacob St. Jacob's glass to install 36 new windows and two sets of double doors at a cost of $30,100. Approval is recommended. So move >> second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call. >> Curran I. Silva. >> Hi. >> No. Lynamman. No. Veny. Christy. >> I. >> Bradley. >> I. >> Stacy. >> I. >> Section 10E. Ning house school HVAC upgrade. GCSD9 administration seeks the approval for Evade Mechanical to install six new air conditioning units at Needing House School for the sum of $196,720. Approval is recommended. >> So moved. >> Second. >>
020Any discussion? Roll call. >> Silva. >> Hi. >> Christy. >> Hi. >> Bradley. >> I >> Stacy. I >> Currin I. >> Okay. >> Section 10F Mville School Playground set. >> GCSD9 administration request the approval for play Illinois to install a new burriquette play set for students in grades K through six. This project will include two different size play structures placed in separate locations on the school grounds. This project is bid through Sourcewell of which we are a member. This work will be done over the summer and paid for in the 2627 budget. Approval is recommended. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> These will be the same playgrounds play sets that we've put in it. Um >> Griggsby and Frohart currently. So maybe colors are a little bit different to match their
021schools, but it's the same playground set. >> Okay. Roll call. >> Christie. I >> Bradley >> I >> Stacy >> I >> Curran I Silva >> I >> Okay >> section 10G Wilson school playground set. >> Yes. Again GCSD9 administration requests the approval for play Illinois to install the new Burquette play set for students in grades K through six. Again this will be the exact same project is bid through source well of which we are a member. Approval is recommended. >> Some moved. >> Second. Roll call. I'm sorry. Any discussion? Roll call. >> Bradley. >> I. >> Stacy. >> I. >> Currin. I. Silva. >> Hi. >> And Christie. >> I. >> Okay. >> Section 10H. Nine house school asbestous floor abatement. GCSD9 administration seeks approval for the AC environmental to abate 650 or I'm
022sorry 6540 square ft of floor tile from eight areas of the building at cost of $42,275 approval is recommended. >> So move second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call. >> Stacy >> I. >> Currin I. Silva, >> I >> Christy >> I >> Bradley >> I >> Okay. Section 10 I. Garden Club overview and expansion request. >> The garden club has been sponsored in the Granite City School District for the past 5 years by Allison Downing at Griggsby Elementary School to provide students with hands-on experiences. The program is open to all students and is supported by student garden club ambassadors who apply to serve as peer leaders. The sponsor plans to continue the garden club at Griggsby Elementary and is requesting approval to formally expand the program districtwide, allowing interested staff and other buildings to
023offer garden club opportunities. Building level sponsorship and participation would be voluntary for a three-year trial period aligned with the school to the school calendar. During this trial period, volunteer sponsors will maintain records of participation numbers, student attendance, and annual meeting calendars to support evaluation and effectiveness of the program. Approval is recommended. >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call. >> Currin. I. Silva. >> I. >> Christie. >> I. >> Bradley. >> I. >> Stacy. >> I. >> Okay. >> All right. section 11 uh freedom >> freedom freedom of information act requests. >> The freedom of information act requests listed below and on the GCSD9 website were handled by administration. >> All right. And uh I don't see any minutes for the executive session at this time. So, uh, setting of the meeting for
024next month. Um, >> February 24th. Same place, same time. Uh, >> what? >> Yes. 70 and sunny. Let's hope. >> 70 and sunny. Hopefully. Fingers crossed. >> Uh, so alls I need is a motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Second. Okay. >> All in favor? >> That was the I >> All right. And we are ajourned.