001Okay, we'll call the Granite City uh special meeting of the board of education uh for Tuesday, August 10th, to order. Roll call, please. Benny here. No here. Curran here. McMasters here. Yes, we do. And thank you for filling in for Zach. We appreciate that. We'll do a better job. We'll we'll get through it. Great. Uh at this time I would like to stand for the pledge of allegiance followed by the invitation from Pastor Bruce Stance with Rivers of Life Community Church. I aliance 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. Again, my name is Bruce Stance. I'm from River Life Community Church, and we'd like to thank you for allowing us to come and do
002your invocation. Before we get started, though, we'd like to have a moment of silence for Brooklyn Police Officer Brian Russell Pierce. One moment, please. Thank you our Lord. And now a word of prayer. Would you bow our heads? Heavenly Father, we come to you today asking for your blessing and help as we gather together. We pray for guidance and unity in the matters at hand. We ask that you clearly lead us and give us wisdom in making decisions to benefit the school district and community. We ask for protection from disease, hurt or harm this coming year, school year. We thank you for each member of this school board for their love of this community and heart to serving in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. We appreciate it.
003Pastor came all the way in from Kansas City for this. No, no, I was coming home anyway. God bless you guys. Thank you. Thanks for I appreciate it. Um, at this time we will have public comment um for anyone that's here to uh talk. Again, this is not debate time. This is to state of opinion. We will limit you to five minutes or less and you're welcome to step up one at a time. Whoever has always need to wear masks, guys. Well, then you can't be in the meeting. Officer should have told you that. It's not a wall, is it? Yes, it is. It says it's a wall. It's the order. It's the executive order. It's not a wall. Look at the police officer. Yeah, he's put on a mask. They have to wear a
004mask. Just send him to the front. We were here with a lawyer last week and lawyer said nobody has We do need We do need mask. We need you to help us out. We're just trying to do what we need to do to get our kids back to school. Thank you. If you can hold on a second, we'll I do want to take care of this first. Me, too. Okay. Do you all have masks or or We have them available. Yeah, we do have them available. Like I said, we're none of us wear a face mask. It's not a law to wear a face mask. In fact, you guys are forcing this on our wear a face mask is it's unconstitutional. There's lawyers that will stand up and fight against it. I mean, we had
005one here last week. I even heard your law here last week and and I appreciate that. Um, we do have rules that that we are following and that we do need to follow and and I appreciate you being uh understanding of that. Um, but for us to proceed, we're either going to we do have masks available if you'd like to wear them. Otherwise, we will need to ask you again. Is it a law? Again, this is not a forum for debate tonight. This is this is to state opinions and I appreciate you being here to state the opinions, but we do have certain rules to follow and those rules do include wearing face masks and we don't make the rules. We're abiding by the rules. And so again, may I may I ask who does
006make those rules? Yeah. Where do you where do you get those rules? You need to wear the mask to leave the room. The mandate. Can you answer the officer just said? I never have. I never will. God gave us oxygen lungs. It's my God-given right to not wear face mask. I won't do it. You need to mute, guys. Hey, Jim Parker, whoever's on there, you need to mute. Yeah, I think so. Anybody for the boards, you need to mute your phone. We're good. I guess I can leave the door. Okay. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. And if you'd like to go ahead, if I could just have you answer that question we just again. Sir, this is an opportunity. This is not a time for debate. This is an opportunity for you to
007state your opinions. I was a good debate. I just asked a question. I'm looking for information. If you Yeah, if you'd please start with whatever you have to say tonight, please. Uh I'd like to start by thanking uh ladies and gentlemen and other members of the board uh for this opportunity to address. Uh secondly, I'd like you to know up front I have no personal skin in this game and that's exactly what this issue is uh I'm addressing is is it's a game. It's a political game. What I meant with no skin in the game is I have I do not have any children or grandchildren attending any schools in the district irresponsible for overseeing. I'm here as a taxpayer with morals. Morals for children that are being abused by politicians that are increasing their
008net worth and life through a health crisis scam and politicians junior to them being controlled by the senior politicians puppet strands. aka funds and money. Taxpayer money is used to be is used unrestrictedly to improve school buildings, equipment, materials, and supplies at the discretion of the local school board and administration. Not taxpayer money that's restricted to only the schools that will adhere to the guidelines of senior politicians resulting in child abuse. and then ignoring the fact that it is child abuse. But hey, child abuse is legal if politicians tell you to do it and go as far as to bribe you with funds to do it. That only saddens me. At at 62 years old, I have to attend a school board meeting to call attention to the mental and physical abuse of children attending
009the schools in the school district. by being subjected to but appalled that adults elected to oversee the operations of the school district don't see it as abuse and instead see it as health safety pre uh practices for the children being abused. It's obvious that adult It's obvious these adults elected with the trust of the people that elected them are getting their health and safety practice advice from politicians that not only have no knowledge or interest in the medical field. They have no knowledge or interest in human health period. I take I'm It may take a scientist to develop a drug or drugs to cure an illness in otherwise healthy people. It may take a doctor to evaluate a patient's overall health to make sure they don't have any existing medical conditions contradictive to the drug
010that will harm the patient after taking it. But it only takes an eighth grader that's taken a health class to know that depriving the human body and brain of oxygen is harmful to it. Severe deprivation of sharp for short periods or minor deprivation for long periods. And that same eighth grader knows that each time they exhale into a container that entracts the exhaled air, the air that they exhale has less oxygen and more carbon carbon dioxide in it. And when they inhaled it as fresh air due to the functions of the human respiratory system. So should they reb breathe the entrapped air in a container repeatedly, they will eventually deprete the oxygen to a point lower than the brain can tolerate to function properly and they slowly become drowsy and eventually unconscious. My point isn't
011to say that the kids will be falling out of their seats unconscious from wearing a mask. What I'm saying is the human body is designed to inhale 17% oxygen for an ultimate health condition. By forcing a child to wear a mask that entracts exhaled air, forcing them to rebreath exhaled air containing increased carbon dioxide content and decreased oxygen content. They're not only being denied of their inal inable right to breathe the air that God has provided for all human beings. Reducing a child's oxygen intake, even if just a small amount for long periods of time is not only decreasing their learning ability, while it's happening, it's causing permanent long-term mental disabilities. Ladies and gentlemen and other others is child abuse. That ladies and gentlemen and others is child abuse. The last time I checked, child
012abuse was illegal. Even if you're not prosecuted for it today, because the Marxist government in control at the time won't prosecute you for it. Imagine how many civil lawsuits you may be sitting through from the parents of children that grades have decreased from before their child was forced to wear a mask under a mandate that is uninforcable by Illinois law. Just like that gentleman said that you are supporting and enforcing. My time's running short, so I won't have to get into the details of the filth that is created by the digestive system in the human's mouth. Trapping the germs in with a mask where the germs can attach to the skin under the mask with the possibility of causing skin lesions and infection that would lead to permanent facial disfigurement. How much do you think
013a judge or a jury will award a child's victim for that? I'll just tell you once a mask has been on a person's face for just a few hours, it's dirtier than the underwear they're wearing. Well, at least most people. If you had to be in a courtroom as subpoena as a subpoena witness, you were informed in the corridor by the guard that you had to be wearing a mask to enter the courtroom. You discovered you forgot to bring your mask and there's no other resources available of getting one. Tell me, would you take off your underwear and use it for a mask? Sir, you're about two and a half minutes over. I want to be respectful of of your opinions. If you have Okay. If you can kind of conclude there, I would appreciate
014it. Okay. Um, the COVID pandemic is over. In fact, there never was a pandemic. There are safe drugs to prevent it and safe drugs to cure it rapidly. The sooner the treatments are begun, the quicker the cure. There's no reason for this vaccine. It is poison and it's going to kill more people than co watch. And once the Marxist regime impersonating the US government is drained from the swamp, the drugs to do that will be cheap and abundant. Until then, doctors will continue to kill people with ventilators and drugs that don't work. God bless everyone that believed the facts lie and submitted to it. Thank you very much for being here tonight. Anybody else? [Applause] Anybody else? I want to thank everybody for being here tonight. Is there anybody else that wanted to get up
015with an opinion tonight? Any public comment? Okay. Thank you very much. We appreciate that. True. On to item five, minutes. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the board of education held on July 27th, 2021. Second motion on a second motion by Bill. Second is by Erica. Roll call, please. Canal. Hi. Currin. Hi. McMasters. Hi. Wire. Hi. Lennon. I. Item number six, consent agenda. And we have one item on the consent agenda for this time. Second. My bill. Second by Erica. Any discussion? Roll call. Currin. I. Masters. Hi. Hi. Honey. Hi. Hi. Item number 8A. Uh, retirements and resations. Okay. Mr. President, the board, it is recommended the following retirements and resignations be accepted for the school district. Uh, Ana Pulley, parent professional resignation effective 72821. Katherine Delmore, title one teacher will send
016retirement into the 2526 school year. So move second by second by talent. We'll give you any discussion. Roll call. McMasters. Hi. Wilms. Hi. Veny. Hi. Kenoval. I. Item 8B, request to extend leave of absence. Okay, Mr. President, the board, you've received the information below about this item. The administration is prepared to make the recommendations for holder discussion executive session. It is recommended the following applicants to board approved as substitutes for the 2122 school year certify McKenzie matter. Am I in the wrong place? Sorry. That's right. It was on the bottom. I'm sorry. Okay. and is recommend the following leaves be approved. Sorry, I apologize. John Bailey, custodian, GCHS, effective 7121 to 6:3022. Again, I apologize. We have a motion. So, second motion by Eric, seconded by any discussion calling. [Music] I Now item 18 certified
017and classified substitute which I got very excited about the substitutes. I think that's what it looks like. So certified is Mackenzie Meadow, Daniel McDonald, classified Renee Brantley, April Brumley, Michaela Campbell, and Laura Evansson. So moved second by roll I McMaster. Hi Wilsme. Hi Lenn. Hi Item 8 D is resend employment of the Kulage Junior High School science teacher for the 2122 school year. Mr. President's President and the board, you received information about this item below. Administration is prepared to make recommendations or for discussion in executive session. Due to Melissa declining the offer of a 2122 science teacher at Junior High School, the administration has requested resending the recommendation. Second. Roll call, please. Sure. Currin. Hi. Mcers, hi. Veny. Hi. Hi. Item eight. E is employment of a Koolage Junior High School science teacher for the
0182122 school year. Due to the uh Mr. President of the board, due to the Melissa Hinger declining college science position, uh the tier committee interviewed the following candidate and is recommending her for this position. Charlene Newsome. So second motion by Erica, second by Linda. Roll call, please. Sure. McMasters. Hi. Meers. Hi. Lenny. Hi. I current. Item 8F is the Granite City High School extracurricular resignations for the 2122 school year. Okay. Mr. President of the board, uh, we are recommending the following extracurricular resignations be accepted. Uh, Aaron M. Miller, GCSHs foreign language club co-sponsor, Brian Nemsky, GCHS football assistant coach, and Aaron Gwage cross country assistant coach. Motion by Talon, seconded by Bill. Any discussion? Roll call, please. That will be Benny. Hi, Kenobyl. I Curran. Hi. McMasters. Hi. Item 8G is City High School extracurriculars
019for the 2122 school year. Mr. President, the board do you receive detailed information on this item? Administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The Granite City High School administration and board office administration is recommending the following extracurricular for the 2122 school year. Lisa Miller, English department head. Darren Terry, assistant football coach. Jody Bloom, assistant competitive cheer club coach. WS, assistant cross country coach, and Jenny Henson, head ticket. Second motion by Eric, seconded by Bill. Any discussion? Roll call. Can I hi McMasters? Hi. Hi. And you tell me the first and second. First, thank you very much. Somebody was English. [Music] Thank you. Living language. Item 8H, employment of the Kage Junior High School library aid for the 2122 school year. You have received the information below. Administration is prepared
020to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The administration respectfully requests for approval for the following applicant to serve at Kage Junior High School as a library aid for the 2122 school year. Miss Laura Evson, secondary library aid. So move. Second. [Music] Yes. Any discussion? Roll call. Currin. Hi. Hi. Benny. Hi. Can I say further? Yep. Don't know. I I Okay, that's good. You didn't know how tough that was. Yeah. Trying to read it. Tell us item 8. Yeah, we are throwing a few things out. Item 8 I is employment of a Koolage Junior High School cafeteria aid for the 2122 school year. Mr. President, the board, you have received information below about this item. Administration is prepared to make recommendations for this discussion or hold for discussion in executive session. The administration
021respects respectfully respects board approval for the poly advocate to serve at college junior high school for the cafeteria as a 2122 school April. Second. Any discussion? Roll call, please. McMasters. Hi. Hi. Veny. Hi. No. Hi. Current. Hi. Item 8J is approval of volunteers for the 2122 school year. We received detailed information, Mr. President, the board about this information. The administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussions in executive session. The administration respectfully requests board approval for the following volunteer for the 2122 school year. Mr. Max Skipper, GCHS girls and boys golf. Second. Any discussion? Roll call, please. I current. Item 8K is policies. Okay. Mr. President of the board. You received detailed information about this below. The administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. Approval is recommended
022for these policies. So move. Second motion. Second. Any discussion. Just got to say good work again, Linda, on getting this one pushed forward. That is the new hiring policy that's in place that that really takes the school board out of this decision. So think this is a good move by everybody. Very good. Roll call, please. Benny, hi. Currin, hi. McMaster, hi. Hi. And I skipped Kenobyl. Sorry, I put the check in the wrong place. Hi. Okay. Item nine is old business. We have no old business tonight. Item 10 is new business. Uh, and eight is the craft contract. Mr. Mr. President, the board received detailed information about this item. The administration is prepared to make recommendations or to hold for discussion in executive session. The admin is requesting that the board approve the tenative craft
023agreement. So move second motion on a second. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Currin, hi. McMaster. Hi. Meer. Hi. Veny. Hi. And can I Item 10B is approval of evening academy assignments. Mr. President, the board, you received information about this item as well. We are prepared to make recommendations or discussion in executive session. Permission is requested to approve the following uni academy assignments for the Grand City High School to meet the fall seme. their student needs. I think I don't mind at all. Deb Garland, teaching position. Lisa Moore, teaching position. Laura Sullivan, teaching. Brian Delp, teaching. Peggy Wilson, teacher. Liz Ceio, hope that teacher Trina teacher, thank you. Jam Shrum, Candace Parker, teachers. Kyle Poser, teacher. Christine Douglas, teacher, Amber Bailey Gains, teacher, Scott Smalling, teacher, Adrienne Johnson, counselor, Lindsay Jal, coordinator, and Christine Mill, coordinator.
024Any discussion? Great list of people. Excellent work. I'm excited. I know that's pretty good for you. Roll call, please. Okay. McMasters. Hi. Hi, Benny. Hi, Kenobyl. Hi, Ker. Hi. Item 10 C, approval of the shield program. Sure. Mr. President, the board the information below uh we are prepared to make a recommendation or hold for discussion in executive session. On July 27th, 2021 school board meeting, I shared information regarding the shield screening in executive session. I'm including the CO 19 testing support agreement between the Granite City School District and the board of trustees of the University of Illinois. Attorney John Skully has reviewed the agreement. This agreement states that the Granite City School District agrees to have students tested once a week unless they opt out. Included in the packet is a parent consent form to
025opt out of the program and they do not wish to have their child participate in the weekly screens. Approval is recommended and is all attached in this section here that you had to write to. So move second. Any discussion? Lenny. Hi. Noble. I Curin. Hi. McMasters. Hi. And Wilson. I. Item 8 D is R&T roofing and waterproofing consultants for Griggsby Ree. We recommending that the board of education continue to contract with R&T for professional roof consultant services. You're seeing a specific specification construction bid package for affecting the replacement of the existing roof systems at root speed intermediate school. Approval is recommended. Second motion on a second. Any discussion and RMT is doing a good job for us. Yep. That's what Eric said. And kudos kudos again to the entire buildings and grounds group getting some
026of these projects back out this year. They really we have really they we're going to put something out here coming out to show all the work they've been doing. It's really been pretty amazing. I don't know if you guys have been on campus or even to know some of the stuff, but there's been more work done this summer than we have done in years. So, we're pretty proud of what they've accomplished. So, we're going to put something out to let everybody know kind of who's involved and what they did. So, everybody has that information. Really shows a lot of pride in the schools and buildings and everybody. So, and they even did some painting, all kinds of things. So, and I think it would be at some point in the future and not put Eric
027on the spot at that time, but they have a presentation board meeting just to kind of show some of those things. We'll probably do that more than well, we won't do that at the next one. He has slides. We've been taking pictures as we've gone along and they painted at the high school. They've just done tuck pointing roofing. There's just been a lot of things done this summer. Fantastic. Roll call, please. Okay. No. I know Curran. Hi. Masters. Hi, Wilste. Hi, Lenn. Hi. And item AE is the train T R E HBAC at Tulage and we work with them too. So, Mr. President, the board, you received detailed information about this item below in this packet. Administration is prepared to make the recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. At this point, this is
028a train agreement um to complete an Hback assessment for Koolage Junior High and Griggsby Intermediate School. We've done a lot of work with a couple different ones to see what they can provide. Eric did a lot of work with this. So his recommendation is to go with train for work. And Hback again, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. So there are they time that these get replaced. So they're past the time that they're supposed to be replaced. So we're trying. So move. Second. Any other discussion? Roll call, please. Okay. Current. Hi. McMire. Hi Zenning. Hi Kenobi. Hi. Item 8F is environmental consultants. Great. Mr. President, the board. The detailed information is below about this item. The administration is prepared to make recommendations and hold for discussion in executive session. We are recommending that the board
029of education contract with environmental consultants LLC to perform the AHA required annual asbestous services for the district for a period of one year. The AH I used to the annual asbestous service fee $4,500 annually and the AHA threeyear respection fee is $3,000 each. After discussing this with environmental consultants, this may be something they can do in-house and they will provide paperwork to save the the uh $4,500 annual fee. We have um binders in each school that they update on the condition if there is as if it's encapsulated. That's just what we do. Every school district has to have them since the 70s. They've attracted them. We have a new consultant. He does approximately 22 school districts in in this area. They're very good. So, we're pretty happy with this. Need a motion. So, move. Second.
030Any other discussion? Roll call, please. Okay. Masters. I hi Venny. Hi Kenobyl. Hi. And K. Hi. Under reports and other communication uh the May 2021 activity account and the Granite City High School July 21 activity fund statements. We do not need action on those information. And that brings us to executive session. And we do not have anything on the executive session agenda tonight. Uh we do have executive session minutes. to um to approve from the last. So move. Second. Any discussion? Benny. Hi. Hi. Curin. Hi. McMaster. Hi. Hi. Items 14 and 78 of the agenda for the August 24th, 2021 board of education meeting. Not sure what else we got. We're going to do a presentation 24. And with that, anybody have anything else to bring before the board tonight? Good. I will accept a
031motion to adjourn. Second and a second. Very good. We are journed. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. was so