001Okay everybody, thank you and welcome to the board of education meeting for June 25th 2024. Can we get a roll call declaration? Sila here here Curran here here and Lynon here. Okay. Uh and then would everyone please rise for the pledge of allegiance followed by Castor Carl Frost and St. John 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. Let us pray. Holy one, we have many questions in our daily lives. Many wise and why nots, like when it's 103 degrees outside, why do we worry about hail hitting our vehicles. We are grateful for teachers who can answer questions like these, and for librarians who point the way to resources. We are grateful
002for administrators and staff who help keep things running smoothly and deal with things when there are hiccups or crises. We are grateful for new employees in the school system and the new ideas and experiences they bring to blend with what has been. And we are grateful for students and families who are eager to gain all that education offers on every level. Bless not only Granite City Community School District 9, but education everywhere. For a wise proverb says, "Listen to advice and accept instruction that you may gain wisdom for the future. May our education system and school board successfully take this to heart and prepare students for an exciting, blessed future." Amen. And we have anybody here? Yeah. Yeah. Um, before we get started, I just like to thank a few people for helping set this
003room up and make it the way that it is today. Um Jeff Krauss and Bill Cherry, two of the custodians here at our building really put in a lot of time getting things set up at wax the floor. I just I just appreciate the work that they did, how nice it looks in here. Also want to thank Brad Smith, Ball, Eric Smith, Regina Bry, and Cory. Uh they worked on sound, made sure that the projector was posted up there for you to be able to see behind us and on the side. And so hopefully you're able to hear us out there. Okay. But we just felt like this was a nicest location to be able to hold our board meetings and get some more seating. Uh have our uh administration be have a table to
004sit at. And so I just appreciate everybody that took the time in to make that happen. So thank you so much. And I know we'll still make some improvements on it. This is our first go at it, but just thank you for all the work you put in. And then the other thing I'd like to say is you notice we got going on behind us as part of uh one of the things you'll see is our district website on there. If you haven't had a chance to go on there yet, those of you watching online, we do have our agendas posted on there. And there's a little bit more detail on the agendas than have been in the past. So, uh, please go in there and find that. It's under the under the board, uh,
005board of education tab and find that and you'll see a PDF for today's meeting and you'll see you'll start seeing those the Friday before the meetings and so you can find that information on there and kind of have the what you need to look at and be prepared uh, if you wouldn't follow. So, thank you very much. I appreciate everything about that. Yeah. And I I think we I'm going to go ahead and stand up to this one where we have some uh recognitions that I've worked with these people for quite some time. So, Karen, if you can come up here first. And Karen has worked with I work with Karen. I've been here for 18 years. And so I remember working with you as a teacher, working with you when you were assistant principal
006of college and hard. You've worked at pretty much all levels. And I know you've done a wonderful job. You're going to be greatly missed. Uh hopefully you'll take some time to come back and stuff for us as teacher, administrator, uh just anything that you would like to do, we appreciate it. So we have this this plaque that we we put together for you and it just says award of excellence presented to hard elementary principal Karen Robertson. Thank you for your 25 years of service for Grand City School District students and community on on June 30. [Applause] Let's see the third. Thank you. No, I mean it's it's been an honor to serve with everyone and I've enjoyed working with all of you and I'll miss it and I'll probably be back in some capacity or
007another. So, um, thank you. Thanks again. And this is Jim Barker. And it has been a pleasure working with Jim for, like I said, 18 years. I'm going to miss his devil's advocate in meetings where he's always looking at the other side of the the coin. Uh, but it's much appreciated uh because it helps us think about different things that we may not have thought of before. And so Jim, it it's truly been a pleasure working with you over these 16 years. I'm going to miss you. I don't know if you'll come back except for us or not, but but you we would love that. And uh yeah, it's been a great great honor and it says uh to Jim Parker, award of excellence to presenting the executive director of HR. Uh thank you for
008your 32 years of service to the Grand School District students and community. He loves pictures, right? Thank you, Jim. Just like to thank the gentleman there in the second room who, you know, gave me a lot of training, gave me my first opportunity, Bob who's retired from business. Thank you. [Applause] And with that approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the board of education held on May 28th, 2024 Brandon, Stacy, I Furin, I lament I So I Okay. and uh the consent agenda which contains those items that are repetitive and routine to make sure that the member 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 and uh do we have a motion second discussion first yeah
009definitely like to talk about the donations so We uh unfortunately we lost one of our teachers, retired teachers recently. Uh but there was a donation from the family of J great house uh to the Grand Ski School District. Uh the Grey House family accepted donations in honor of many years of service that Miss Great House saw. So we truly appreciate them thinking of us uh during that time of need that they were going through. But thank you very much for that. And then the other was from uh a donation of Central Christian Church uh for the GCHS athletics. And this was uh again donated to the athletic department in honor of one of their pro parishioners um with their church that passed away. So again in the time of need and thank you thinking of
010our district in this time. So much appreciated. Yes. Thank you very much. Okay. Welcome Stacy. Iran. Iman. Hi. Silva. and brand. Okay. And then we have 7A recently retirements and resations. Yes, it is recommended that the filing retirements and resations uh listed below and also again listed on the district website and recently movein. I lament I Silva I Okay. 8B retirements and resignations. It is recommended that the filing retirements and resignations listed below and again on the district website be accepted. We get a motion. Second roll. I lin I I Stacy I current I 8 C requests for lease of absence. It is recommended the following request for absences listed below and again on the district website. Hi Silva. Hi Randy. Hi Stacy. I 8 D requests for extensions to leave your absence. It is
011recommended that the following request for extensions to leave your absences listed below and on the district website be approved. So move I Casey I Noble I Okay 8 E extracurricular recommendations for the 2425 school. You have received detailed information about the item. The administration is prepared to make recommendations a hold for discussion in executive session. The administration is recommending that the following extracurricular assignments for the 2425 school year listed below in listed on the district website be approved. Second hi Bradley. Hi Stacy. I No. I 8F extracurricular volunteers of 2425 school year. You have received detailed information about this item administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The the GCSD9 administration is recommending that the following extracurricular volunteers for the 2425 school year listed below and on the west side
012be approved. Second roll call. Brandon. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Currin. Hi. No. I lin I 8G. Recommendations for GCHS student work forms for the 2425 school year. You have received detailed information about the sign administration prepared to make recommendations to hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD administration is recommending the filing student workers co-ops for the 2425 school year listed below and on the district website. So move roll call I I No Iman I Silva I Okay 8H1 employment of Grand City High School English teacher for the 2425 super you have received detailed information about the item administration prepared to make recommendations hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administrative and interview committee consisted of Dr. David Keel, executive director of educational operations. Tim Mcristian, Grand City High School principal, Chris Sutin, Grand City
013High School assistant principal, and Lisa Miller, Grand City High School English teacher, are recommending the employment of Caleb Bishoff as the Grand City High School teacher for 24. Approval is recommended pending the submission of required. So move second. Currin. Hi Noble. Hi Lman. Hi Silva. Hi Brandon. Hi Stacy. Hi. Okay. 8 H2. The employment of Griggsby Intermediate School 6th grade teacher for 2425 school. Yes. You received detailed information about the sign item. The administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCS tonight administration and interview committee consisting of Christ executive director of K12 curriculum, Steve Matis, Grizzly intermediate school principal, and Gina Prather Elementary Education Center principal. I recommend the employment of Lindsay Hutchkins as the as the Grizzby intermediate sixth grade teacher for the 242 appro. Welcome No.
014I lin I 8H3 the employment of Gran City High School special education teacher for the 2425 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. Administration prepared to make recommendations are hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration and committee consisting of Mickey Watkins, executive director of special education, Tim McHen, Gran City High School principal, Deborah Mills, Gran City High School special education department chair, I recommend the appointment of Christopher Ford as the Granite City High School special education teacher for the 2425 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. So move second. Welcome. Hi Silva. Hi Grabby. Hi Stacy. Hi my fault. Um okay. Uh 9A is something that was tabled in an earlier meeting. Uh we're bringing back right now. Um 9A is the gaggle renewal with fun.
015The GCSD9 administration requests the authorization to renew gaggle. The program has proven useful in helping with the detection and prevention of students mental health issues including self harm violence and drug and alcohol abuse. The software uses content analysis with machine learning technology to flag concerns in students schools gaggle accounts and is reviewed by response teams at gaggle. The gaggle response teams immediately notify the school district contacts including building principles, social workers, SRO's, and other administration if there is an issue that needs to be addressed. One year renewal cost is $34,500 and paying approval is not recommending it. It's not so [Music] well the motion I guess we should go with the original motion was the original original motion was to approve my understand so the motion was to approve No no Limon no Zila no
016Brandon no Stacy no okay now we'll move on to the kind of the second part of this uh 10 A the student safety system with SR funding. Yes. The GCSD9 administration requests authorization to move the student safety system to BART schools plus BART for schools plus administration agrees that the system needs to be in place for student safety to address cell phone violence, bullying, weapons, etc. We have met with Bark and GoG Guardian on products and reviewed demos of each for comparison together. Below is the cost for each student safety system. The selected vendor uh is in mobile and will pay with funding which again is marked for schools plus for $10,500. Approval is recommended. So second discussion I Okay. 10B, the Deva phone system upgrade with ESRE funding. The GCSD9 administration request authorization to
017replace the current AVA phones with updated models as well as add phones for all classroom and contact commercial technology solutions for the setup and install. A majority of the current AIA phones were purchased over 10 years ago. Commercial technology solutions installed the current equipment has supported us over the years and has the original asbuilt documentation to complete the transition to the most seamless way possible. Cost for this project is $110,231 to be paid with fund approval is recommended. Second. Any more discussion? Roll call. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Hi. No vote. No vote. Iman I Okay. 10 C Chromebook cart replacement bid number 14-24 with ESR funding. The GCSD9 administration request authorization to purchase 100 replacement Chromebook cards. The current carts are from 2019 and before and are now on failing to charge the Chromebooks. The carts
018house Chromebooks and locations in the cave for two buildings and are used every day. The recommend recommended vendor is Trafer. The project will be paid for with Eser funding for again the record is $191,000. Approval is recommended. Any discussion? Yes, I did have some questions about that. Greg, um just thinking about the parks that we have now, at least the ones that I remember from coolage and so forth. Um, what is it about these new ones that are going to be different? Because I remember you they have little shelves in there, put the Chromebooks on that you just plug in with your charger from the back which plugs into a a long strip on the back of the the car and then that gets plugged into a wall. So, I'm want to know what these
019new ones offer. So, so the the current carts um they have a smart charging system in them. So, there's like four power strips in each part, right? And it rotates between like the different power strips to charge them so that not all 30 of them are charging at the same time. That portion of the parts is currently failing on some of them. Um, so this would be a replacement for that. Uh, as well as it it makes it a smarter charging part where it it won't charge all of them at the same time. I feel like that's a lot of money for that and I I don't you know know that much about those but just to throw in I didn't realize the parts did that and I'm going to guess that's a chunk of
020that price is when I looked up the old parts it would probably cost $400 or $500 just to replace parts and and then you have to retrofit them and then you also have to take the time to do that. So with all that and being 6 years old now. Um, they're kind of asking their use for life at this point. Stacy, hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Stay. Hi. Okay. 10D, the Granite City High School cafeteria bid for 12-24. The GCSD9 administration received bids from the following vendors to the Granite City High School Cafeteria bid 12-24. Due to equipment modifications, we will need to rebid this entire project and respectfully ask the board of education to reject bid 12-24. Please reject the bid based on the best interest of this is not rolling. No. No. I'm sorry.
021Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Let's do that. Yes. Yes. Silva, yes. And yes, 10 E R High School Cafeteria bid number 15-24. The GCSD9 administration received bids for the following vendors from Grand City High School Cafeteria bid 15-24. Um, approval awarded bid 1524 to Wilson Restaurant Supply based on the low bid specifications for $65,95011. approve those recommendations. Any more discussion? For the cafeteria for what? Chris, they're asking for lunch in the cafeteria. What was it? Uh we're we're adding two auto shams which are u a really cool version of air fryers of modern day. Uh it's really going to help our uh quality of food and uh not have to hold food as much and also the auto shrimp actually. Yes, you can put recipes in there for our staff and it's really going to hold down
022our holding times and we're really updating our our equipment there. The the equipment there has not been updated in a long time. And we also have a vector oven which is really going to help for pizzas and do more things without a cart. And then we also have a new uh uh it's basically uh it's really good for rocking a new steamer for the steam stuff as well. So, it's four things that are really needed for uh to update us and to uh to really help with um being more thorough with the staff and also help with the quality of food and lack of holding and we really hope the vegetables and our main entre for lunch. So, we're really excited about iMova. Hi, I Uh 10F IMRF a formitted service credit. The GCSD9 administration
023requests the approval to grant prior IMRF amended service credit for Randy Anderson and Christy Bean. Approval is recommended. Second roll call. Hi Silva. Hi W. Hi Stacy. Hi Hi. Okay. 10g trust agreement with UC Bank. Yes. This is the this is to handle the summer pays for the trust agreement and they will distribute pays on the date set of the agreement. So we are requesting authorization to approve the tax question. Approval is recommended. So move second. Any more discussion? Curran. Hi. No. Hi. Leman. Hi. Nova. Hi. Randy. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Okay. Uh the next one is 10HD breakfast after the bell hearing. And right now uh I need a motion to temporarily adjourn the board of education. So move. Okay. Roll. Okay. All those in favor. I Okay. And now I need a second to
024uh That's so we are temporarily appended. Um so now uh in our open public hearing here uh I'd like to ask for any public comment about the staff. We don't have any. We do this every year is just to keep continuity of instruction going. Everybody eats. Okay. There's no interruption. All right. Um then can I have a uh well close this public hearing? Do we need a motion to close it? We can be We can just leave the public hearing. [Music] Okay. Okay. We have a motion to close. So, all those in favor. Um and then um can we have a motion to reconvene the regular board? Second. Second. Okay. And uh all those in favor to come back in. All those in favor? I I Okay. And now uh we are back. Uh we
025need a motion to adopt the resolution. So check. And now we will I Disy I No. I Okay. Uh 10 I the 2425 reach intented in budget resolution and publication of notice in newspaper. Yes. Yes, we are requesting administration requesting to post the 2425 region tenative budget resolution and publication of notice and report. So welcome. Hi Daisy. Hi Karn. Hi. No. Hi. Lennon. Hi. And so I Okay. Now 10J is 2425 GCSD9 tenative budget resolution and publication of newspaper. Yes. We are requesting administration requesting to post a 2425 GCSD9 tenative budget resolution and publication of notes recommended. Second call Iman. I and 10K resolution to sell building trades lot 196 4829 Bailey Drive. Yes. The GCSD9 administration request the authorization to accept the highest bid received for the building trades lot 196 located at 4829
026Bailey Drive. The highest bid was $315,000 and it came with an approval letter from Busy Bank, a mortgage with the following conditions. An acceptance appraisal of the subject property performed by the licensed appraiser. Properly executed sales contract signed by all parties. No charges, no change to the creditworthiness since the time of application and subject to standard underwriting policies of bank for a conventional financing. Approval is recommended. Second roll call. Hi. Noble. Hi. Lman. Hi. Silva. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Um, XL, which happens to be IXL software purchase. The GCSD9 administration requests the approval of purchase software. IXL replaces the I Ready. Il is very interactive with teachers, parents, and students in or outside of school. Il can also include social studies and science curriculum in the future. Grades K through six will be paid
027with Title One funds for $67,191.50 and grades 7 through 12 will be paid with ESRE funds for $74,720.50. Approval is recommended. Any discussion? We use this for adult education. It's an awesome program. It It is an awesome program. I love it. So, I think you're going to really enjoy using Iman. I Stacy. I 10 M. The Wilson Elementary Education Center HVAC upgrade. Yes. The GCSD9 administration requests the approval for our Bay Mechanical to install six new air conditioning units at Wilson. With the installation of a new roof, we need to raise these units to match the new roof. Since these units are nearly 30 years old, we believe that replacing them will ensure building comfort. This will be paid for with funding for a total of $153,3432. Approval is recommended. Second discussion. Welcome. Hi Zo.
028I Stacy. I uh 10N uh discipline of employee. You have received detailed information about this item. Administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration requests the approval of hold the disciplinary action listed below for the employee name number seven cover. Roll call. Iman. Hi. Silva. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Okay. 100 GCHS dance team assistant coach proposal. Yes. GCSD9 administration of John Mode GCSD9 athletic director request the approval for the proposal of an assistant coach with GCS GCHS dancing. Mr. Mode has submitted a new club proposal form explaining the need for this position list the need there's been an assistant for six years who's been a volunteer. and he goes into all the different things that the the dance team does um with the travel and the different
029programs in it. So that's listed below and it shows what the financial cost of the district would be uh for a assistant at the high school with the step one is $2,920. So that's the information. So move second discussion roll. Silva I No. I Okay. 10p1 extend the term of misfit employee benefits pool. Yes. administration GCSD administration is requesting to extend the term of the Mississippi employee benefit second. Stacy. Hi Vinnamon. Hi. Hi. Okay. 10p2 appoint property employee benefits pool board members. Yes. And as part of that we have to you know appoint two board members and so we are requesting for Zach Suri to be get appointed as a voting member and Dr. Her as his alter. So that roll call. Stacy. Hi, Murray. Hi, Nova. Hi, Lennon. Hi, Silva. Hi, Rick. Okay. 10p3.
030Extend the term of misinfect. Yes. GCS administration is requesting to extend the term of misfit property cas. Second. Roll call. Curran. Hi. Hi. Lament. Hi. Silva. Hi. Randy. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Okay. 10p4. Appoint Miss Victor property council to pull the board members. Before we are requesting uh the two board members and so again being the voting member and Dr. Adam being the second. Roll, please. No. Hi, Lemon. Hi. So, I hi Daisy. Hi. Hi. Okay. 111A, Freedom of Information Act requests. Yes. We received two requests under the Freedom of Information Act during the period of May 22nd, 2024 through June 13, 2024. The first request we received on May 24th from Charlotte Reed from Smart People Cure and the second request we received on May 28, 2024 from Brett Ellis from Wallace Label and Mailing
031System. The requests were both handled by administration. Okay. And uh then 11B um our leazison report from board treasurer Linda. Okay. Thank you. Um is IASB has announced a new scholarship program that will take some portion of the attendance of schoolboard members that want to apply for it. Uh I think I think this is a brand new brand new program and I'm I'm very interested seeing how many people take advantage of it. Uh the other portion is the uh resolution submission form. We do not really get a resolutions form, but I'm asking for it now so that we can be prepared to if at some time we want to make a resolution pertaining to some important area of our district um behavior of students or whatever it might be it would be important to uh
032to have that. So nothing can be done without a complete um a complete um a board school board and we would be uh in a meeting to discuss those things um in the June talking points um school board uh guide to identify recruit and mentor future board members. This is something that uh ISB is urging uh all school districts to do in preparation for the need uh and the possibility of having new school board members at some point in time. So they will help us in learning how to develop an effective ongoing process for finding school schoolboard candidates. a time that would make our school district continue to operate uh in such a way that we revolt. Um the general assembly session was scheduled to complete by the end of May and it's the important
033issues impacting education were discussed and we can expect to be uh receiving those uh important impact uh session uh bills by the end of June along with press. Uh we have we have already received press issue 115. Um and we will be dealing with that at another school uh school board meeting. uh the webinar uh is provided to explain uh many of the aspects of that issue. So I can and will be able to send out the webinar link so that all of us will know exactly uh what is explained in the changes of this new issue. Uh number one is the school library grant rules. Number two the criminal history record security requirements and then the rest is the fiveyear reviews and other miscellaneous updates. So there's quite a bit in this and I
034think that it will be important for us to schedule a policy meeting to it. Thank you very much and to go with that. Um I suppose we do not have executive sessions so it's not on there anyway. Um and uh there are no executive session minutes to approve. So the next meeting will be July 23rd, 2024 right here in the new room that we now have. Uh so do we have a motion to adjourn? Second. All those in favor? I I and 642