001I call the meeting to order. Roll call, please. My last one, man. I'm always clever. Fire here. Cook here. Kenogo here. Curran here. None here. McMasters here. And here. We have a quorum. And Mackenzie is also here. And Mackenzie is here. See, I am all discombobulated. Thanks. She's graduating. We have a quorum. So, will you all please rise for the pledge of allegiance followed by the invocation given tonight by outgoing board secretary Tanya Cook Sadavis. If you do not wish to pray with us, you may step out at that time. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Dear glorious heavenly father, Lord, we just come to you this evening with thankful
002hearts for all of the many, many blessings that you have bestowed upon our district. Lord, I just pray that your hand would be on this board. I pray for your hand on our new members and those that are are retaining members. Lord, as they move forward into making policy and decision for this district, I just pray that your guidance will always be sought and that your hand of favor would always be on them. It's in your holy name we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you. All right. The minutes. I need a motion for the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the board of education held on April 13th, 2021. So moved. Second. Any discussion on those minutes? Roll call. Cook I. Kenobyl. I Curran. Hi. None. I. McMasters. I. Jones. I. Motion carried.
003Um, now I need a motion for the approval of the executive session minutes of the regular meeting of the board of education held on April 13, 2021 which have been provided under SE cover. Second. Any discussion on the executive session minutes? Roll Kenobyl. I Currani. None. I McMasters. Hi. Wilms. I Cook I Jones. I cherry. We'll first start with old business. Item A is to approve the school calendar for the 2122 school year. Superintendent Mr. Mr. President and the board local 743 teachers and certified local 98 custodial classified and local 4956 secretaries have voted and recommended the following calendar. Professional learning days PLS will continue to provide our staff with training and ongoing education for a district-wide focus. Additionally, helps our staff to earn CPUs necessary for reertification. It is our recommendation to adopt this
004calendar for the 2021 2022 school year with the flexibility to maneuver the PLS and other important events as in graduation, testing, etc. as allowable and as necessary. It is listed below. So moved. Second. Any discussion on this calendar? Was that Dennis? Bill. Oh, Bill. Questions, thoughts? We all good? All right. Roll call, please. Curran. Hi. None. Hi. McMasters. Hi. Wilms. Hi. Cook. I koval. I And I carried. Moving on to item B is the approval of the 2122 school times. Superintendent Camp. Mr. President, the board with the newly agreed upon teacher contract. Kage Junior High now has a 7 hour and 10 minute school day, which is 50 minutes longer than previous years to allow for new electives. As a result of the change to the length of the school day, district administration reevaluated start
005times for each building due to transportation requirements and constructions. The following are the school times for the 2122 school. Genesis High School start 7:30 a.m. and 2:40. Kulitz Junior High start 8:10 and 3:20. Briggsby Middle School 8:40 start 3:00 end. Broard Elementary 8:00 start 2:15 end. Mitchell Elementary 8:00 start 2:15N Mville Elementary 8:20 start 2:35 a.m. 2:35 p.m. Kindergarten PreK Center 8:35 start time 250 end time and Lake Center 8:25 start time 1:55 end time. It is our recommendation to adopt the 2122 school time in order to begin enrollment and registration for the upcoming school year. So move second. Any discussion or questions on the calendar or the start time? Sorry. Okay. Roll call. None. I. McMasters. I. Wilms. I. Cook. I. Kenogal. I. Currin. Hi. And Jones. I. Motion carried. Um item C is
006the April 6th, 2021 consolidate election election canvas certification. Sketchy. Mr. President of the board. It is recommended that the board accept the April 6, 2021 consolidated election canvas certification for the Grand City Community School District 9 as certified by Deborah D. Wayne Mendoza, Madison County Clerk and member of the camping board for Madison County as follows. It is listed in your packet official state of Illinois 2021 consolidated election results. So move second. Is there any discussion on the results? Congratulations to the four of you. Too late to back out now. Yeah. Are you all sure? I'm just kidding. All right. Roll call, please. McMasters. Hi. Wilms. Hi. Cook. I Kenogo. Iron. Hi. None. I. And Jones. I. Motion carries. Um, and I guess I believe now Tom would be the time to administer the oath.
007Yes, that's correct. And I'm going to get to Erica and Eric. Okay. office. They may be unfamiliar with him. So, will the four of you come up and join us here in the middle? You each have your own copy. All right. come over here and like each other just so that Yeah. I'll stand out of the way. I'm not Okay. Uh will you all please raise your right hand? Um I say your name. I, Erica, do solemnly swear or affirm do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully discharge I will faithfully discharge the dut duties of the office of member of the board of education the duties of the office of member of the board of education of the granite city community unit school district number nine of the city community unit school district
008number nine in accordance with the constitution of the United States inord inordance with 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 Illinois to the best of my ability and and the laws of the state of Illinois to the best of my ability. I know this is longer than the US presidential soc. I further swear or affirm that I further swear or affirm that I shall respect taxpayer interests I shall respect taxpayer interest by serving as a faithful protector by serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets of the school district's assets I shall encourage and respect I shall I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion the free expression of opinion by
009my fellow board members by my fellow board members and others who seek a 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 that a board member I shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority has no legal authority as an individual as an individual and that decisions can be made and that that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board meeting only by a majority vote at a public board meeting. And I shall abide And I shall abide by majority decisions of the board by majority decisions of the board. While retaining the right to seek change in such decisions while retaining the right to seek
010change in such such decisions through ethical and constructive channels through ethical and constructive channels channels. Congratulations. Thank you. [Applause] Okay. All right. Here we go. We're going to take a couple. Couple more. I know. They hand over the country for a lot. We need to start throwing some of that into the presidential one. You guys all smiling. Stick my tongue. Yes. Eric Stacy does not smile. No. So, Eric and Eric, if you guys just want to stand by off to the side, we're almost done. Um, I will I think I All right. Um, I need a motion to adjourn. Signed I move second. Yeah. Yeah. I make the motion, please. Second. Um, all in favor? I We are ajourned. For the last time. For the last time. Yeah. Congratulations. [Applause] Yeah. Bring your name, please.
011Yeah. You guys need my name. [Music] Well, just I'll leave it to you because Yes. [Music] Eric President's Man [Music] Oh, you're going to stay and see how this works. [Laughter] I just want to see you struggle just a little. Just a little. I'm gonna be really sad if Zach never stumbles over the whole roll call thing. Well, in my head he was doing it. So when he said roll call, look at me. I was like, "Oh, I forgot." I still do one more time. You need my book? Yes. Okay. So, Dennis if I sit over here and laugh. Absolutely. At you. Did I take somebody? Does somebody need this one? I really just brought it over. I really just grabbed it. [Music] No, don't worry. [Music] Okay, I think we're ready. I wanted to
012thank Jones and Tanya Cook for their service again. We couldn't be more happy to have had you and sad to see you. So, thank you very much. So, as we proceed, all members are present. We have a quorum. We need to elect a temporary chairman. Is there a motion? Yes. I'd like to nominate Dennis Wilmire as our temporary chairman. Can I second? Uh, all in favor say I. I. All oppose say no. The eyes have it. Mr. Deshire is elected temporary chairman. Now we need a motion to elect a temporary secretary. Yes. I would like to recommend uh Zack Nun as our temporary secretary. Second. Thank you. All in favor say I. I. All I wrote it down. All opposed. The eyes have it. Mr. Zach N is our temporary secretary. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
013All right. So, we'll call the roll back. Do you call roll please? Karen here. Henople here. None here. McMaster here. Stacy here. Vinnie here. Wilms here. And Mackenzie here. Thank you very much. First order of business. So we will have a resolution for the term of president, vice president and secretary. Motion I move to make the resolution for the term of president, vice president and secretary be two years. Second. Any any discussion? Roll call, please. Stacey. Hi. Vinnie. Hi. Currin. Hi. I none I McMasters I and I and selection of board president motion that we Mr. McM can you speak up just a little bit? You said board president, didn't you? Oh, this is Yeah, this is board president. Yes, by second by Talon Curran. Any discussion? Any discussion? and roll call on this time.
014Is that correct? We can do by acccommission. By acclamation. All those in favor. All those opposed? The eyes have it. Thank you very much. Uh selection now of board vice president. Uh yes. I'd like to recommend Bill McMasters for the uh vice president of the board. Second. Motion by Linda. Seconded by Zack. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Or I'm sorry. We do this by acclamation. Uh, all those in favor say I. Those opposed. And the eyes have it. Congratulations, Bill. We'd also like to now uh set the salary of the board secretary. The board secretary for all the work does get a a paid a stipen of $360. That's as the resolution is before you that's the same as last year. You have any I'll make it make a motion that it remains the same
015as last year. $360. Motion by Eric. Second. Second by Bill. Roll call, please. Penogal. I. None. I McMasters. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Vinnie. Hi. Curran. Hi. Wire. Hi. And now selection of board secretary. Uh yes, I'd like to recommend uh Zach Nun as the board secretary. And I'll second that. Any discussion? Uh before the vile said, I'll be waving the salary of the board secretary if if elected. Hey boys. Nothing like jumping the cash. Doing one last pitch to make sure I feel better now. All $350. Thank you. Roll call, please. None. I McMasters. I Stacy. I Vinnie. Hi. Curran. I and thank you for waving that. [Laughter] And now separate from the uh president, vice president, and secretary, we have a resolution for a term of treasurer for two years in front of you for
016consideration. I move to accept the resolution that the term of treasure be two years. Second motion by Erica, second by Eric. Any discussion? Roll call, please. McMasters. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Vinnie. Hi. Curran. Hi. Andal. I. None. I. And Wilms. I selection of treasurer for that two-year term. I move that we select Linda Kobyl as treasur. Second. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Stacy, I. Vinnie, hi. Currin, I. I. None. I McMasters. Hi. And WMER. Hi. And appointment of school district attorneys. Uh, can we take these one at a time, Tom? Yeah, I I have a separate res. So, So I have before you is a resolution to approve to enter into an agreement with the law offices of Thomas E. School. I move to approve to enter in an agreement with the law offices Thomas E.
017School. And I'll second that. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Vinnie. Hi. Curran. Hi. Kenoval. Hi. None. I. McMasters. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Wire. Hi. Make a motion we adopt the resolution with the law of Tom. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Currin. I none. I McMasters. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Vinnie. Hi. W. Hi. And next on the agenda we have special counsel uh consideration for resolution for several firms. Hodes Eisenheimer Eisenhammer excuse me Rodick and Cone that's one Robin Schwarz Nicholas Li and Taylor Cooper Moan and Jack and Shane Jones attorney I'm sorry if I and I'll make that motion second any discussion roll I none. I McMasters. Hi, Stacey. Hi, Vinnie. Hi, Curran. Hi. And I And next on the agenda is committee delegate and alternate appointments uh for the upcoming 2-year period. And I think I'll
018go through each one of those if you don't mind. Sorry. reading all this to you. Uh for the attendance centers evaluation committee uh delegates will be Talon Curran and Erica Benny with an alternate Bill McMasters. For the citizens advisory council, Linda Kenoval and Zach Nun will be delegates. Eric Stacy alternate for the community public relations committee. Talon Curran and Eric Stacy will be delegates. Erica Betty alternate. For the construction committee, Dennis Wilsme and Bill McMasters as delegates. Talent Curran as alternate. For the employee evaluation committee, Bill McMasters and Erica Benny as delegates. Dennis Wilsme is alternate. From the Financial Oversight Committee, Dennis Wilsmeire as delegates. Linda Kogville as alternate. Intergovernmental Committee, Erica, excuse me, Eric Stacy and Erica Venny as delegates. Zack Nun as alternate for the negotiation certified. and Talon Curran as delegates, Eric
019Stacy as alternate for the negotiations classified. Bill McMasters and Dennis Wilsme as delegates, Erica Benny as alternate for the policy committee. Linda Kenoval will chair that with Bill McMasters and Zach Nun as delegates and the other board members will be alternates for the Saber Committee. Eric Stacy as delegate, Kalen Curran as alternate for the school improvement plans and school programs committee. Dennis Wilsmire and Linda Kenogal is as delegates. Bill McMasters is alternate for the southwestern division of the Illinois Association of School Boards. Talon Curran is delegate. Linda Kenobyl is alternate. For the Special Education Board, Linda Kenobyl is delegate. Bill McMasters is alternate. And for the student school board member committee, Zach Nun and Erica Benny as delegates, Linda Kenoval as alternate. Any questions on any of that? And Eric and Erica, the reason Dennis
020read these under board policy, the board president has the right to select committee committee members to those committees. And we do not need a motion on that. We can If if uh if the public would like to see how the members would vote on that, that's not necessary. So move it. Second. Motion and a second. Any discussion? And roll call, please. Curran. I. None. I McMasters. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Minnie. Hi. And I. Next on the agenda, we have setting dates, time, and location for school board meetings coming up. And I guess uh discussion here. Um there has been some discussion by by the group about changing the the time of these meetings in the future to better uh allow working families to make some of these meetings to be able to watch either online real
021time or uh to attend in person as we begin to open up more. So um We have that and a look at maybe reducing the number of meetings in the future. And I guess I just kind of want to open it up for for discussion here uh certainly before taking any action or or tableing this until the next meeting. I told they were moving the time back a little later, pushing back. We've always had a little earlier much earlier I think couple hours earlier than city council. Is that right? city council and and the whole reason that has always been that the community could attend and um we assume that maybe the community is interested in attending here also and I think it's valuable we just push back a little bit. I agree. I agree.
022Yeah. I think I mean five o'clock is is hard even for for board members who you know who who might have trouble getting from work. So I think anytime we're making it easier for taxpayers to come and see how their tax money is being spent, I think it's good. I would definitely be on board with that. Absolutely. So, general consensus here, um, we can't take any action tonight since this was not on the agenda ahead of time, but I think that's something that we can have set for the next meeting. Well, Dennis, I was thinking whenever we spoke earlier that you were talking about maybe even moving the remainder of this year, this school year until December as well. That's not not what was on the agenda, right? But certainly this the setting dates and
023times of the 2022 as well as 2023 board meetings is on the agenda. We could certainly do it now. Yeah. And and I guess discussion a little bit here before the meeting. I'm not sure if we're ready yet to pick those dates on those dates. Right. Right. So I think uh I think we'd be good. And then I think this would also give us you know do we want to transition this in January which is when the new schedule would be or do we want to start this like next month you know when do we want to do that? So I think that's going to take a little bit more discussion. Yeah. Well, my recommendation is that there be a motion to table this until the May 11th meeting a week from tomorrow. And then
024that way it be it will be on the agenda and give the board members some time to think about it even about amending the dates and perhaps superintendent can come up with some alternate meeting dates. Yes, you're good. Okay. And I second it. Very good. to table this. Uh, any more discussion? Roll call, please. Stacy, I Vinnie, hi. Burn. Hi. Hi. None. I McMasters. Hi. And I next item on the agenda I have is setting dates, times, and locations for schoolboard meetings. But I think that's just what we had, right? Yes. We did the school calendar. I'm sorry. Approval of school calendar, but we've already done that. We did that last year. So, we are down to adopting the board policies which were in place from last year basically carrying over to uh that we're
025going to abide by them. Tom Yeah. And and for the new board members, Erica and Eric, you probably need to get in contact with um I'm sorry, the director of technology, Brad Smith, to get their to get access to the board policy because they're under I think there's eight subcategories of board policies. In total with AP there's approximately 400 board policies and those are what governs the board and how the board administers policies through the administration. Uh so if you would contact them they can set it up so we can access. They're also on the school district website but uh I would guarantee you 95% of the things that comes before the board is governed by a board policy. We will have a packet of information for all the things they have to have in
026Illinois that we hold meetings at and I will have that to you in the next week or two. And board policy probably 80% of our policies follow the school code through the service that the district subscribes to that forwards boards to the policy committee and the policy committee will then review those recommended approval to the full board. That being said, Okay, very good. And so we do need a motion to adopt the board policies. Second. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Denny, I none. I McMasters. Hi. Stacy. Hi. All right. And that takes us down to executive session. I don't superendent. I do believe we have any executive session tonight and and that is just so and again Erica Eric you will see in every board agenda meeting this executive session that's what deals with the
027open meetings act and again as a new board member you're required within 90 days of tonight you have to go online and do your open meetings act training you can get a certificate which we have to keep on file here at the administration And with that, any other business to bring before the board? Not I will entertain a motion to adjourn. So move second. Very good. All in favor? equal to 95