001welcome to the Board of Education meeting for Tuesday October 8th 2024 uh can we have roll call and Declaration of quum Vinny here Bradley here Silva here Curran here Stacy here kogle here lindaman absent Miss C here all right and would everybody please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance followed by an invocation by Pastor Mark Maynard with Calvary life to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible liy and justice for all thank you this thank you here usay for we ask you prot them and keep them those amen away thank you Pastor okay okay and up next is public comment and I do believe we have comment from Jade Williams a student here at Granite City High School [Music] okay okay
002to the school board I'm writing to express my opposition to the pro to the proposed changes to our long-standing homecoming coronation tradition this tradition has been a Cornerstone of our school's cult culture for years and it has something that not only students today look forward to but also our parents and teachers who experienced it themselves when they were in school in fact many of my teachers and Friends parents have participated in the very same homecoming events today and suddenly to change this a week before coronation feels unfair and a little disruptive many of us have already prep prepared by purchasing dresses renting cars and making Arrangement only to be told that everything might change at the last minute homecoming coordination is a fun memorable experience that we've worked hard to be a part of and
003we deserve to celebrate it as planned changing a tradition this close to event raises a little concerns about what other long-standing Traditions may be altered in the future for example like May Carousel and are we as students going to have a say in these decisions at the same time we believe it's possible to keep our Traditions while promoting acceptance inclusivity for everyone we can honor the past while evolving to create an inclusive environment that reflects the diversity of our student body but these changes should be made with student input and thoughtful planning not rush at the last minute tradition and acceptance are not mutually exclusive and we can work together to find a solution that allows everyone to feel included without losing the essence of what homecoming means to us thank you for your time
004and consideration thank you thank you very [Applause] much okay um next we'll move to the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Education held on September 24th 2024 do we have a motion to approved so moved second all those in well no roll call right Bradley I Silva I curan I Stacy abstain Nole I Vinnie I okay next we've got consent agenda which contains those items that are repetitive and routine in nature any member may make a motion to approve the consent agenda or request that any of the items be moved to section 7 for individual discussion and consideration sove okay second second and discussion yes I would like to uh just say thank you for those that gave the donation so Amazon St Louis Warehouse donated 400 backpacks with
005supplies 200 were given to Prather and 200 were given to Wilson Elementary uh thank you Amazon for this generous donation and uh it will have a big big impact on our students also to Central Chris Church they donated $1,000 in Walmart gift cards to FR fart Elementary again thank you this will be a great addition to our students and very helpful and then lastly Granite City Works they donated $5,000 it's uh from the Granite City us Steel Corporation to assist students hygiene during the 2425 school year thank you so much for this generous gift it will really go a long way and then lastly it's not on the agenda because it's not really to the school district but it does go to our students uh Wilson PTA did receive from Craft hints uh Capri Sons
006a full truckload full so thank you for that as well so thank you [Applause] yes okay and roll call Silva hi Cen hi Stacy hi Nole I Vinny I Bradley hi all right uh 8A retirements and resignations it's recommended that the filing retirements and resignations listed below and on the district website be accepted so move second okay roll call Silva I Karan I Stacy I kogle I Vinnie I Bradley I 8B requests for leaves of absence it's recommended that the following requests for leaves of absences listed below and on the district website be approved so move second roll call one second M okay Stacy IO I vny I Bradley I Silva I curan I 8 C extracurricular resignations for the 2425 school year you've received detailed information about this item the M Administration is prepared
007to make recommendations or hold for discussion and executive session the gcsd9 administration is recommending that the filing extracurricular r designations for the 24 25 school year listed below and on the district website be accepted so moved second roll call Nole I Vinnie I Bradley I Silva I curan I Stacy I 8D extracurricular recommendations for the 2425 school year you've received detailed information about this item the ministrations prepared to make recommendations are hold for discussion in executive session the gcsd9 administration is recommending the following extracurricular assignments for the 2425 school year listed below and on the district website be approved second roll call vny I Bradley I Silva I curan I Stacy IAL I 8 e certified and classified substitutes it's recommended the filing applicants listed below and on the district website be approved as substitutes
008for the 242 school year so moved second roll call Bradley I Silva I Karan I Stacey I Nole I Vinnie I okay uh 8 F1 resend employment of ESL bilingual par professional for the 2425 school year you've received detailed information about this item the administration's prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session the gcsd9 administration requests approval to resend the recommendation of Monica too as an ESL bilingual professional for the 2425 school year due to her declining the offer approval is recommended so moved second roll call Silva I curan I Stacy I Nole I Vinnie I Bradley I uh 8 F2 employment of gcsd9 laborer for the 2425 school year you you've received detailed information about this item the administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session
009the gcsd9 administration requested a temporary replacement for Brandon morine on August 26 2024 the laborers union Eric Smith contacted the business agent to send us a candidate for observation by our crafts Personnel the labor business agent sent Hunter gray who has been working with the district approximately 2 months after speaking with all of our crafts Personnel we can confirm that they as well as Eric Smith have been pleased with his performance with the resignation of Brandon morine effective October 1st 2024 we recommend the employment of Hunter gray as a gcsd9 labor 20 for the 2425 school year approval is recommended pending submission of required paperwork so move second roll call huran hi Stacy hi Bogle I Vinnie I Bradley I Silva I 10 a recommendation for substitute pay rate increase you've received detailed information about
010this item Administration is prepared to make recommendations are hold for discussion and executive session the gcsd9 administration requests approval to increase the rates of pay for substitutes employees effective on October 21st 2024 they are listed below and on the district website approval is recommended so moved second roll call Stacy I kobal I Vinnie I Bradley I hi Silva hi curan hi 10B uh who how do you say that bushu HR Consulting and background Services I had to ask as well yeah you've received detailed information about this item the administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion and executive session the gcsd9 administration requests the authorization to enter into service agreement with bushu HR Consulting and background Services bushu Incorporated will provide Human Resources risk management and insur Insurance consultation on a retainer basis for
011an annual cost of $1,300 per month for uh approval is recommended so move second discussion roll call toogle I Vinnie I Bradley I Silva I curan I Stacy I okay this is hey there we yeah okay gcsd9 school calendar options for the 2526 school year below our two calendar options for the 242 25 26 school year members from the Granite City Federation of Education professionals and the Illinois Federation of administrated assistance local 4956 have reviewed both options and voted to recommend calendar option A the gcsd9 administration requests that the board approve their recommendation to adopt the attached calendar option A for the 25 5 26 school year so move second roll call Vinnie I Bradley I Silva I Cen I Stacy I Nole I okay 10 D Gran City High School HVAC bid number 18-24
012the gcsd9 administration is requesting approval for the Vaden mechanical to install eight new air conditioning units in the high school gymnasium we believe that replacing the units will significant improve building cuffer the cost of the project will be $255,200 and will be paid through S funding approval is recommended so move second okay um and then just to follow up just a little bit um this one was posted publicly and we only had the one bidder okay um yeah roll call Bradley I Silva I curan I Stacy I kogle I Vinnie I okay 11a Freedom of Information Act requests yes the Freedom of Information Act requests are listed below and on the district website the requests were handled by Administration okay um B iasb division meeting report from board Treasurer Linda kobal uh yes I'm going
013to let the uh yeah I went with Linda oh y okay okay Wednesday uh the 25th of September Linda and I both went to the uh Southwestern division meeting for the iasb and it was my first time and it was very interesting um there were actually some Illinois legislators there that talked to us one was uh Senator Terry Bryant she's from the 58th district and from our district uh Senator Erica Harris was there and Amy ell and I have to tell you that what surprised me the most was a lot of these proposals that come up to them for votes they are just kind of seeing that they've not had background in it that's why they depend on school districts to look at these things ahead of time and if you have any complaints or
014you want to make comment or you're for something or against something you need to let them know because sometimes they're kind of voting you know after they've just read it they and they're like not sure what all the constituents want so very important for us to keep track of what's being proposed in legislation so that was really surprising to me I got a lot out of it and we've won the attendance prize Grand ATT yeah uh the uh way they have of of sending that uh information to us is to have a person become an advocacy Ambassador and that person receives the information on on any of these uh resolutions that are that are being discussed uh it this board also attending these these kinds of gatherings also gives uh school board members and superintendent
015Insight on the most recent legislative updates and commu and communicate District challenges and successes uh it also forges greater lines of of communication with elected State officials and posing questions on legislative issues impacting our district so that's really important that we have someone and I'm I'm suggesting we think think about having someone as an advocacy Ambassador who would attend these delegations for us also that person will receive these resolutions so that we can look at them and decide if we don't want to see those those parts of the uh representation of our school district so this is all something that we really need to be looking at and uh we have found it to be very interesting so thank you so much all right thank you very much both of you um and with that
016we do need to use executive session tonight uh exceptions noted under 5 ilcs 1220 two open meetings tonight that is section 2c1 the appointment employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body and 2c8 student safety so do we have a motion to go into executive so move second okay uh roll call Silva I curan I Stacy I noogle I Vinnie I Bradley hi 617 617