001Okay, good evening everybody. We're going to go ahead and get started with the community consolidated school district board of education meeting this evening, Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, 6 pm here at Frederick School. I need a call to order for roll call, please. Mac here. Braden here. Nash here. Albert here. McCroy here. Miller here. Weedman here. League here. And German here. Excellent. Welcome to our two student board members this evening, Jessica German and Julia League. It's good to have you at the table. That's quorum. Please join me for the pledge. To the flag of the stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty, justice for all. Thank you. I need a motion to approve this evening's agenda, please. So moved. I'll second. Okay. Miller. I Albert I Mac I Weedman I Braden I Lroy I and Nash
002I Okay, thank you very much. Do we have Dr. Wal any comments? We do not. We do not have any comments. Okay, that moves us along to the park campus leader of the pack this evening. Welcome. Hi everybody. My name is Jennifer Voss. I'm the dean of students at Park Campus as well as the leader of the pack sponsor. Thank you uh to our board of education, Dr. Glickman, Mrs. Gluck, uh Mr. Mlem, Mrs. and the district 46 community for inviting us back to talk about our progress here at Park Campus and all the exciting things we have coming up in the next six weeks. Leader the pack consists of students in seventh and eighth grade working to help with school activities, building a sense of community, and helping to foster a positive learning environment.
003Leader of the pack has participated in holiday celebration, schoolwide bingo, and filled AR goodie bags. Some upcoming events we are planning our reading night helpers and field day help. I testing started April 7th and ended April 14th. Classrooms received a fun good luck bag filled with pencils, motivational stickers, bookmarks, bracelets, and erasers to help promote a positive testing environment. What's coming up? The leader of the pack will continue to accept and pack proper orders and find new items for the store. The trimester activities for the teacher to do with their class for themes and to continue PTO help to help PTO with events such as one that is coming up reading night on April 30th. Some upcoming events at Park Campus are on April 30th, we are having a family reading night. And on April
004Oh, and on April and on May 13th, there will be a seventh and eighth grade band concert. On May 9th, there is the eighth grade dance. And on May 29th, there is the eighth grade picnic and award ceremony. We gave a survey to our eighth graders and made some graphs based on the favorites they chose. Our first graph shows what our eighth graders have chosen as their favorite subject. As you can see, they chose math and ELA. Mainly, their comments were about how Mr. Fry, Mr. Ryan, and Miss Schuster made the classes fun. Um, our second graph gives us information on what their favorite lab in science was. Overall, our eighth graders favorite lab was the helmet lab where we got to create our own helmet with a group based off of the sport that
005was given to us. Students comments said how fun it was to build and test each helmet. Our third graph shows what the favorite PE activity was, volleyball or variety day. Most people liked them because it was fun to play with their friends. Our last graph shows our favorite class is music. Um, we liked it because students like learning how to play the guitar and the piano. Lead of the pack has helped our students feel more involved. We as students have taken in consideration our fellow students have have their voice heard. We all have been able to work with our staff members to help improve our campus and excellent a excellent place to learn for our future generations. We would like to thank the board of education, Dr. Glickman, Mrs. W, Mr. Malammed, Miss Morales, and
006the D46 community for allowing us this time to share with you our celebrations and what's in store for our campus. Thank you very very much. I was going to ask if any board members had any questions or comments for our presenters. It was a wonderful presentation. Thank you for sharing our leadership. Yes. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Uh Okay. That brings us next on our agenda to the sustainability task force. I will hand that over to Mrs. Miller. Would you mind going to the first slide, please? I think that's the last one. Perfect. All right. Thank you so much. So, I wanted just to remind everyone because it's been about a month since we've met as a sustainability task force kind of what we're doing, where it came from, what the pro process has been, and
007then we're going to into the media center to look at what the group did together today and then we'll come back in here and I'll ask you a question which I'll tell you before we go into the media center. So, as a reminder, we passed a sustainability resolution and I have copies here for anyone who might not have gotten one and who might be new to our board, but I think there's a few that may need these. Um, so I'll pass those around and if there are extra and they'll be at the end of the table and anyone is welcome to take them from the audience as well and then I've got some for our new board members. Um, so in November we convened uh or we passed a sustainability resolution that agreed to do
008four things. The first one was to convene a task force. The second one was to have participatory updates between January and June of this month. The third was to include sustainability as a key consideration in our next strategic plan and develop targets for 2026. And the fourth was that we would consider an annual resource conservation report that includes a whole bunch of different things and they're listed on the slide and I won't read them to you. Um, so I'm hoping that that brings back some memories of going through that and now I'm going to focus on what we did in the task force. So if you could advance the slide please. So today uh is was the third meeting of five. In the first we came up with four definitions of sustainability. Eventually we're going
009to narrow down to one. In the second meeting we looked at policy. And this was today's meeting was focused on funding. And you can see that we have some tasks in front of us that have to do with exactly those topics. We have to define sustainability, identify funding potential grants and mechanisms, review policies and then share a report back to the board in August 2025 or by August. So with that is orientation again we dove into funding today. So next slide please. Normally when we think about an economy we um we operate in many places in our country right now in a linear economy. So we make stuff, we take stuff out of the earth, we make stuff and then we throw it in the in the landfill. And all of us know that we
010happen to live near one and we smell it and we see the garbage that sometimes flows out of it. And all of us, I think, would love to know that that was getting smaller. Unfortunately, it's getting bigger. And so we're taking a look at the districts within the community's economy and we're trying to identify where a circular economy is emerging or has been established already so that we can build on that and do more of it. And that would keep garbage out of the landfill and keep us all healthy. So that circular economy very simply is just create, use, and recover. And that's what you're going to see in the diagram out in the media center. So next slide, please. The diagram you'll see is a simplified version. That one is on the right on
011your screen and it's a simplified version of the diagram that's on the left from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. So you can learn more about that if you want to. Um there's lots and lots of videos explaining the complicated one, but for now we were just taking a first pass at funding. So we're looking at two sides or two types of goods, biological goods. So things like seeds, you plant a seed, you put it in the earth, it grows into a plant, something or someone eats it, they poop, that fertilizes the ground for a new seed, and it goes round and round and nothing's wasted. So the Ellen MacArthur and many other people scientists have said what if we did that for technical uh goods goods that are not biological and so they came up with
012this again very simple circular explanation of let's take stuff and make something like a computer that we cannot or phone that we can't put back in the ground because it doesn't biograde let's use it but then let's recover it in four ways and I'm focused on I focused on four ways and in the task force today a fifth way emerged So, the first thing you could do is reduce. Just refuse it. Don't use anything. If you don't need it, don't buy it. Um, but if you do decide to, you can also repair, reuse, I can't read this, repurpose, and recycle. And so, we're going to take a look at where that's emerging in our community. Our task force has people from the village. We've got people from Liberty Prairie. We've got former board members, current
013board members on uh new board members coming on. We have 127. Our high school students, we have people Um, did I miss anyone else? And I don't think and of course lots of staff and and people who know boots on the ground and our district. So when you go out into the media center, there are three of those diagrams, the simplified diagrams, and you're going to see pink postits. Those are the goods and services that we are circulating right now in a circular way, either that are emerging and are almost complete loop or are a complete loop. and the people in this room. I want to just call your attention to our 127 students, the CarbonX technology at 127 came up. We've got uh resource conservation people who have worked hard on our composting program.
014There's lots of other things, too. And I would encourage you to add if you know something or if you've seen something, please feel free to write right on the the poster. We'll spend probably 12 minutes. How many minutes do I have? 15 minutes. All right. So, we'll have about let's 12 13 minutes before we'll come back in here. Last slide, please. Um, we're going to skip that last one. I'm gonna ask everyone at this table to take a look at what the task force came up with and just think about how might this impact students can think about ways we could improve health, instruction, collaboration, nutrition, well-being, morale, and many, many other ways that a circular economy might benefit our growing kids. So with that, I move to suspend Robert's rules of order so that
015we can move into the library for the next 15 minutes. Do I have a second? Second. Okay, there's a motion and a second to suspend Robert's rules so we can all move into the media center. Go ahead. Yeah, sorry. Nash. I Lroy I Albert I Miller Mac I and Weedman. Okay. And just just for the benefit of everybody when we suspend Robert's rules, Robert's rules is what governs the board and the way that we operate and we need to suspend it because we're going out of the public eye and into the media center. And then we'll come back and we'll reintroduce it and maintain the meeting. That's what we're doing. Okay. All right. Head on into the media center. Thank you. effect. Okay. May I ask Tes, would you mind throwing up that slideshow and
016doing going to the second to last slide, please? I'm just going to review a few concepts around the circular economy to give my colleagues a few minutes to think a little bit more about how this might impact kids if we if we finish those closed loops if we embrace the circular economy and and make it more alive in our district because it's already emerging in many many many places as you've seen on the postits. So um so okay so a couple principles from some of the research that we know is that there are three principles. This is really not rocket science. If you've ever been cashstrapped then you design out waste and pollution. You try not to waste the things that you buy because you can save money that way. Um you keep products and
017materials in use at their highest value for as long as possible. Then the third principle of the circular economy is to regenerate natural systems. So instead of just um so one one piece that I think is interesting is I just learned this too under solar panels the soil after a few years will degener degenerate. So if you plant specific plants root vegetables under them you can eat the root vegetables and also replenish the soil which then makes sure it doesn't erode under the solar panels and compromise the foundations. So things like that. How do we regenerate the natural systems? So three principles. There are lots of business models that help us understand the circular economy that we can use. And while schools are not a business, we definitely inter interact with the local economy. Um
018schools are about people and children first, but we buy stuff. So five business models are remanufacture, recycle and recover, share the sharing economy, servitization, and product life extension. I'm not going to go into those right now. We're not in a sustainability workshop, but those are the types of things we were talking about in the sustainability task force and that you saw reflected on those pink postits. So, what I would love to do now is just go around the table and I'm curious, how might we benefit kids? How might the circular economy um impact our students? So, I don't Sue, I started with you last time, but I'm gonna start at the other end of the table because Jose, you've had a little more time to think about this. So could you just is there anything
019that came to mind about how it might impact our students if we embrace the circular economy even more than we already are? Sorry. Hello. Starting at a really young age like now will actually help us uh in the future because it's something that they're going to develop into the culture as they grow older as opposed to um now uh taken into the uh older generation right now, the older kids. But as a young age, they'll take that with them and it'll just start uh like a flower, just start spreading and um eventually a lot of those practices will offset cost, you know, as far as composting and things of that nature. So, I think that's very important, starting them young. That's what I got out of it. Thank you. Sorry, I got was talking to
020a colleague about a situation, so I didn't get to participate. It's all fine if you all good. Thank you, Chris. Um talking. Um so yes, I was part of the committee. Um we talked in about several areas energy use uh composting energy conservation and um embedding some of these practices into our instructional practices as well. So the impact is on in the instructional practices. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Tim, did you have anything? I was just going to say kind of build on what was said down there was, you know, it's a needs to be a learned trait, right? And most of us nurse room remember when you didn't have to wear a seat belt, now you wear it all the time. So, it's just a learned thing that if you start young enough and grow
021from there, then it eventually becomes habit and part of the culture. Great. Thank you. And writing. Um I think for me the biggest impact that I see is improved health. I see some of our students really struggling with allergies and asthma and um mental health issues and I I think if we embrace this it will improve our students health and our staff's health too. I think for me it's about health. Uh shockingly I thought about the instructional interaction. Please. So, there are many different, but as I thought, the first thing that came to my mind were the social science standards and the connection to the social science standards. Um, and really thinking about the way that the standards have have our students thinking about different perspectives and engaging in some inquiry practice and then taking
022that and coming up with their own ideas and conclusions and then taking action on that. And so, when you look social science standards very closely connect to a lot of what I was seeing out there. I could connect it to science, to health, to math. I connect to all, but that was the first thing that popped up. Thank you. Well, very much connected to that. I would say that um young people are really worried about the earth and what's happening to it and as human beings, what our role is in in what's happening to the earth. So I think anytime we put tools in the hands and minds of young people about what you can do to make things better, there's a positive impact. So in many ways I think the impact for our kids
023is about how they feel. knowing that if they if we make really um public to them how we are having a sharing economy that what we're recycling when we are actually using that refuse concept in terms of we won't buy something because we're going to reuse or continue using something just having that conversation with our students I think makes a difference I would add uh as well that the young people who are sitting here today, the ones who are in the hallways of our school buildings and the high school, they're the ones that are going to be sitting at this table in the future. And and I'm hope I hope they will be sitting at this table in the future. And it increases their their voice. It gives them the power to continue to make
024the changes that hopefully some of us are trying to do and take it to another level. Thank you. I don't have a whole new input, but um one of the one of the tags that got added by student actually made me think about um the um that kids grow up in an influencer culture. And so, you know, helping kids to not be at the mercy of an influence of culture, but to be the influencers, um, I think is a very positive outcome of this type of of work where the the reusing and not buying is um is what's influenced versus the opposite. Thank you. The biggest uh takeway for me around addressing food insecurity. So perhaps under the waste um principle um when you think about the number of children that qualify for free or
025reduce lunch, right? Um the amount of waste at the end of lunch periods, right, that goes out, right? How can we, you know, repurpose, repackage those meals so that they are able to be taken home or shared with the community at large? And when we think about I think you shared health is the one of your biggest things when you think about food insecurity. I mean you know you that really is directly linked to health and behavioral outcomes and what and how well you can socially emotionally regulate how you can focus or um concentrate in class. And so when you talk about you know achievement standards and how well our our kids are learning and performing um from Dr. perspective, right? Like if I'm hungry, it's hard for me to learn. So, the biggest thing
026for me is like food um addressing food security through this work because that just splinters out into so many areas that we've already talked about. Thank you. Yeah. And the impression that I had, it's a little far a field from the the stated question, but the impression I had in looking at some of the suggestions was how, you know, eminently doable much of it was and how the real trick is to translate the will to do any of those things into priority uh you know whether it's project prioritization prioritization within the financial instrument of a budget and I don't have any answers for that question but right that's kind of the the big question is how there's so many people all these things to be important, but when the rubber meets the road and it's
027time to pay for it or put it on a project list or in any other way prioritize it, how do we do that? That's just was my observation out there. Thank you. Um I see a lot of connections. So, uh along similar lines is what some others have said. Uh the key um a key piece being mental health and empowerment for our youth and empowerment for pretty much any citizen who cares about the health of the planet. Just knowing that even locally we can do things. Um and I just remembered another circular thing. Um, so we talked a little bit in our small group about and in the task force about the carbonex uh project at the high school level. And then I it reminded me just now about um the teaching pathways that we
028have in our community and with our districts, our coordinating districts. I think are there eighth graders who end up Well, I know that high school students can elementary internships kind of right and then that sort of if they're interested in going further into education so I see that as being a way of increasing that all those circular things that help develop pathway professional pathways and then um definitely we have the sharing economy in our school district with the volunteers um community engagement many things that the PTO's do Well, it probably wouldn't shock you that I'm thinking from a social, emotional, and a well-being lens. Um, similar to Amy, um, I'm sharing on behalf of my student colleagues that we, we together believe that, um, this is really healthy for our interconnectedness as a community and
029there's a relationship to our ownership and accountability to one another and there's a prosperous nature out of that. But I also thought from an equity lens and for those who are resource insecure and the benefits to making sure everyone's doing okay. So capture that. Well, I'm just going to jump in and say there as usual our students are brilliant. There's actually there's actually a word for that. I don't know if you're familiar with that word, but it's called social cohesion. And it exactly what you said, the connections between us when they're stronger, we're more resilient in any kind of disruption. So, wow, I should have come to you instead of going to grad school. Um, so I think some of these problems can feel really overwhelming and big and it's easy to feel powerless and
030having some examples of um ways that you can make a small difference as a student um and building that really some of the social emotional learning. Um, so that was my take away and when I was out there and the table had the sharing of books and how many families have so many books. I mean, I love that idea of bringing them, sharing them, trading them. It's a great idea. Okay, so thank you to everyone for for engaging deeply in this work and for engaging with each other. So appreciate it. And that is the end of the sustainability task force update. Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Okay, that brings us to the section on our agenda for board reports. I'm going to go ahead and start this evening. Uh I'm going to save the bulk of
031some of my comments uh for a little bit because it is a special evening this evening. We are welcoming two new board members to the table and simultaneously saying uh see you later to some really important friends and advocates for the community whose impact has been profound and vast. So I'm going to save that uh for in a moment. Um, the only thing I'd like to share as part of my board report is I uh had the opportunity to attend the inaugural park GMS track and field meet at Grey's Lake North High School this past week. Uh, and it was fantastic. I don't know that I have ever run that fast in my life and I remain fully amazed at those who can. So, I was thankful for being invited to attend that and it
032was a great great event. It was rainy but that didn't deter anybody. So, were you actually running? No. Oh, okay. Do you sound like he was running? I've never run that fast in my life. I'm running to check. Okay, you need to be watching what's behind me. Glad to know. All right, I'm going to invite our students to uh begin this evening if they have anything to add, Jessica or Julia, as our student board members this evening. You you don't have to, but I'm inviting you to do so if you wish to. Okay, that's fine. Thank you. Yes, they do. Yes, go ahead. Yeah, go ahead. Um, this is our our K through four teachers are hard at work preparing for the end of the year. Our K through first teachers are holding the Earth
033Day book swap where students have the opportunity to swap a book for a new one. Our second graders are hard at work with our with their garden for life unit and enjoying all the hands-on activities. They're even growing plants. Fourth graders are hard at work learning about animal senses. They have all done many labs to learn about all the different species and how animal senses help with adaption. Our fifth through 8th teachers are working hard with the students. Our sixth graders are start at work preparing for their wax museum. Please join Park sixth graders from 1:30 to 2:30 on May 16th. Seventh graders are working with interactive labs in math class with angle measurements and triangles. Eighth grade just completed roarshock ink blocks to connect with the story flowers for Alurnon. All classrooms will continue
034working on meetings or classroom circles during topics. Very good. Thank you, Mrs. Elward. I wanted to wish everybody a happy belated Earth Day and I hope everyone gets opportunities to be out in nature and be inspired by the science that's at our fingertips. Um, I myself went out for a walk yesterday evening in the Meadow View outdoor classroom and spotted the first trout liies for me of the season and I was just reminded of lots of good connection and times with past uh parent fellow parents, community members and staff members. So, it's really special to have those memories bubble up. And then secondly, I want to say happy administrative professionals day. Especially a huge thank you to our loved Sue Walker for all she does for our district and all the other um administrative professionals
035in our staff at district 46. Mr. Loy, so I think I will uh defer my remarks to later in the program as well if that's appropriate. Very good. Yeah, Miss Nash, thank you. Um, sounds like I need to get in with the second and third graders to learn how to grow plants because the green thumb just doesn't work. So, I got to connect connect with the second and third graders there. Um, I too want to say happy administrative professionals today professionals day and specific shout out to our very own Sue Walker who really just keeps uh keeps us within the rails and and organized, right? So, especially myself with the organized chaos known as Tama. So, thank you Sue for for all that um you do to support us in the district. Um and then
036lastly, I want to share with uh the board that we are plans are underway for the annual Junth celebration of Freedom Walk here in Grace Lake. and it will occur this year on Thursday, June 19th or Junth as it's called from 5 to 7 um pm. Um, one of the things that's really special about this year is that it marks the fifth year um that this event is being held here in Grace Lake. And so for the first year, it was a small group. It was three of us. Year two was about 10 to 12 of us and board colleague Jessica Albert was able to like wrangle a lot of the community behind um celebrating the federal holiday. In year three we got up to 100 community members coming out to support Junth. Year four
037we were at 150 community members coming out to celebrate Junth. So the exciting part is that it continues to grow. the community uh continues to find value in this event. Um we have partnered over the last uh two years with the Grace Lake Area Public Library as well as the Grace Lake Heritage Center and Museum right here in Grace Lake. And so it's a really awesome opportunity to come out as a family to learn about our history. Um it's very inclusive and there's a lot of fun activities along the way. And I mean, no spoiler alert, but you don't want to miss year five. We have something really really cool um as part of this year's event and we also have a lot of community partners um by way of our state senator Mary Edley
038Allen as well as our state representative Laura Favor Das that's supporting uh and sponsoring this year's event as well. So it's a do not miss Thursday Junth 5 to 7 p.m. Mark it down. Thanks Braden. Um, I will just show some proof points of Sue Walker's amazingness, which is You probably can all read the font that she printed out the oath that I have to administer in just a moment because she's the best. Happy administrative professionals day. Thanks for all you do for us and for all of our amazing advent staff district. And then um I also wanted to uh remind everyone and those of you who haven't heard because we've got even some new staff, new board members in the room. Um we have another 5-year anniversary coming up on Sunday, June 8th, which
039is that D46 will be walking in the Graz Lake Pride parade. And uh we are excited. It is one of the most fun and uplifting days uh in the community. Um, and it's ever more important to demonstrate to our staff and to our families and to our students that we are a community where all are welcome and all belong. So, I invite anyone who's associated with the district to join us and I think we'll probably be getting a a message out to staff so that they can sign up. Um, but also of course highly encourage uh my fellow board members and uh administrative staff to come out and uh join us as well. It's really always always a great day. And that's at noon in downtown Grace Lake for two whole blocks. Happy administrative professionals
040day to you as well, Sue. Thank you for everything you do for me. Mrs. Miller, I'm going to hold most my comments except happy administrative day, Sue. Thank you so much for all the reminders that I desperately need. Very much appreciate that, Mr. Weeden. Um, uh, this weekend on Saturday, uh, at Seymour and Center Street at the Memorial Park there across from Village Hall, uh, the historical society is dedicating a new plaque. Um back in 1974 uh four members of the public works center holding the fireman at the same time uh lost their lives in a sewer accident at center at hillside and second there's already a plaque there but they're dedicating a new memorial uh in that memorial park there across from the village hall that's at 9:00 a.m. uh this Saturday uh all
041are welcome to come out and uh support it's similar to the what they did for GMS uh type of event. Uh if you feel like getting up early and coming out at 9:00 a.m., uh see you there. And then uh the only other thing I have is thank you to all the administrators and especially to Sue for all the work you guys do. Thank you everybody. That brings us to the superintendent report and I will hand it over to Dr. Glickman. Thank you Dr. Mack. Well, first of all, I'd like to welcome our students from Grace Lake Central. You're all from Central, is that right? Yes. We know you're here because you've got a class that you're taking. Um, but you're here for an interesting evening because this is a night where we are uh
042turning over the board. So, you're going to see some interesting things where we say goodbye with deep regret to some of our board members, but also with excitement welcome a couple more. Um, and particularly because you know the the work that our school board does is all volunteer work. And um so as we talked a little while ago about the circular economy, a big piece of that is volunteerism and you're looking at a whole bunch of volunteers right here and we're so grateful to all of you. Um also tonight we have two new administrators who are going to be um voted in by our board and um joining our team. And as I listen to people talk about our school district and this community, I thought, "Oh, we have two new people here." just hearing
043about what an amazing place this is to spend time. So, we're glad that you're here as well. Um, so glad so many people had wonderful things to say to Sue and to all of our administrative professionals. And of course, boy, do you see just a teeny little piece of what Sue does for us. So, um, really thank you to all of our administrative professionals. Um, you are amazing. and we will be celebrating um all of our educators with um uh teachers, our um thank you to our teachers in a few weeks. So, we're excited about that. Um thank you Christie for mentioning the Pride Parade. Um, I don't know Leslie if you saw me smiling when that happened because um, our friend Lesie shared with me recently that um, there was some um, AI got
044a hold of our last board meeting and um, there was some article a few articles put out into the world through AI summaries of our board meetings not created by any humans just through AI. Well, the br the pride parade came out bridal parade. So that if you saw me smirking, that was why. So indeed, it is a pride parade. With that, I'm going to hand it over for a few minutes over to Dr. Woke to talk about our staffing with a little bit of an update. Sure. Last uh uh month um March 12th uh last month um I presented our staffing plan for next school year. I told you that I would update you with any changes. Um, we've continued to monitor our student enrollment and um, I'm going to share with you tonight
045that we've had to open two new sections um, because the the sections that we were monitoring did in fact add students for the next school year. And so we will be adding two sections um, one park second grade, Avon second grade as well. That's all right. We'll keep you posted if there are other changes like that. Um and uh Amanda Peler, please share with us some information about Chromebook collection. Yes. So, we will be collecting Chromebooks again this summer so we can get them cleaned, repaired, and ready for next school year. Um they will be collected the last week of school. And for families that would like to, they can request to check out a device over the summer as well. Um information will be coming out in the newsletter, so keep an eye out
046for that. Thank you, Amanda. Uh, I have the pleasure of sharing with you board some information about our students who have been a part of Science Olympiad this year. That season has been completed and we did really well. And I just want to name for you the categories that our students placed in because it's a pretty cool list. So, so get a load of this. We placed in towers, anatomy and physiology, crime busters, air trajectory, write it, do it, entomology, and micro mission. So, um, that's that's our district 46 kids. Uh, I want to remind everyone about Barnfest, which is this Saturday night, and you can still buy tickets online. Just go to the Foundation 46 website and purchase your tickets. It's going to be a fun night over at Jesse Oaks Barn. Um, and
047then lastly, I know we have a board a topic later to um, give some thanks to our board members that are leaving so that we can have kind of a trickle of appreciation through the whole board meeting. I'm going to do mine now. So, um, I just I want to thank both Jessica and Jason for some specific things. Okay, so I'm sure everyone's going to say how wonderful you are. I want to share with you um some specific things that I will miss about each of you and I want to do that publicly not just in a note. You'll also get a note but but I want I want you to I want people to hear this publicly. So, so Jessica, you have brought to our table really deep thought and analysis of topics and
048really important questions with a fresh perspective and all of that done with an enormous amount of empathy for other people's perspectives. And so I want to thank you for that. And Jason, um Jason has I'll talk to all of you, but I'll speak to you Jason. Jason, you have this quality of sitting back and listening but being completely engaged the entire time. And so what we have had from you over the years, my friend, is that everybody will be talking up a storm about something. Jason's just kind of sitting back and listening. And then you will come forward with either a question that brings everything into focus, just snaps it all together, or a summary that makes everyone at the table say, "Yes, yes, that is exactly it." And so I know I will very
049deeply miss that um and miss having you at that table for for that reason. Yeah. But it's not It's not quietly and checked out. It's quietly and listening and um and then and then bringing us online in a lot of ways sometimes. So, thank you for all of that. And that is the end for this evening of the superintendent report. Thank you, Dr. Gman. That brings us to the consent agenda. I need a motion to approve this evening's consent agenda, which includes the personnel addendum that was sent to us earlier. So moved. I'll second. Okay. Braden I Nash I Lroy I Albert I Miller abstain Mac I and Weedman I Okay, that brings us to the action item section of our board agenda this evening. I need a motion to approve Amber Bogan as the
050new director of multilingual services. I'll move. I'll second. Okay. Dr. Wulk. Sorry, eyes aren't what they used to be. Um I have the uh I'm excited to announce two new administrators this evening. Um first I have Amber Bogrin here. Uh it's my pleasure to introduce Amber as the next director of multilingual services pending your approval. Amber is joining us from Harvard School District where she has served as the bilingual and dual language coordinator and director of bilingual and dual language programs for the past eight years. Prior to this, Amber served as the assistant principal, Adena students, and a world language Spanish teacher at Mckenry High School Dist McHenry High School school district um 156 where I had the distinct pleasure of working with her as a teacher. Um Amber is also an adjunct professor at
051Aurora University where she teaches classes for the EL ESL endorsement. Amber's extensive work with developing ML and dual language programs, fostering relationships, along with her commitment to professional development helped her stand out as the next instructional leader at CCSD 46. Thank you, Dr. W. Nash. I Mac. I Braden I McCroy I Albert I Miller I and Weedman. Wonderful. Congratulations. [Applause] Next I need a motion to approve Ryan Lazar as the next assistant principal of Frederick School. So moved. I'll second. Okay. Dr. W. Yes. Um I'm excited to welcome Ryan Lazar to Frederick School. Uh Ryan will be joining Frederick School as the assistant principal next year pending board approval. Ryan is joining us from Gurnie School District 56 where he served as principal for the past four years along with an assistant principal for eight
052years and teacher for eight years. Ryan's extensive work with MTSS process, assessment data, and his ability to foster relationships along with commitment to professional development with his staff helped him stand out as the next assistant principal at Frederick School. Weedman, I Miller, I Nash, I Braden, I Lroy, I and Albert, I. Congratulations. Uh the next two items on our action agenda here are two very special resolutions that we have honoring the two board members that are leaving the table this evening. Uh I am going to read through them just because uh we want to share with you the resolutions. I am going to ask for a motion to approve the resolution to honor the board of education service of Miss Jessica Albert. I'll move. I'll second a resolution honoring Jessica Albert for her distinguished service
053as a member of the board of education from 2021 to 2025. Whereas Jessica Albert has served with distinction as a valued member of the community consolidated school district board of education from 2021 through 2025. And whereas through her tenure, Miss Albert demonstrated an unwavering commitment to strengthening public education and serving the students, staff, and families of the district. And whereas Miss Albert was a steadfast advocate for robust community engagement, skillfully working to amplify the voices of families, educators, stakeholders in shaping the future of the district. And whereas she brought a unique strength in curating and sharing knowledge, ensuring the board's decisions were informed by sound research, best practices, and a clear understanding of the evolving educational landscape. And whereas her passion for public education was evident in her thoughtful contributions, her collaborative spirit, and her
054tireless efforts to champion equity, access, and opportunity for all of our students. Now therefore, it be it resolved that the Community Consolidated School District Board of Education hereby recognizes and honors Jessica Albert for her dedicated service, her insightful leadership, and her meaningful impact on the district. And be it further resolved that this resolution is entered into the official minutes of the board of education that a copy is presented to Miss Albert and sincere appreciation for exemplary service and advocacy. Do a vote. LCroy I Braden I Albert I Miller you should you should you I can say so I'll I'll give you a minute. Yeah, we got to vote first. Hold on. I Mac I Weedman. Hi. And Nash. Hi. Okay, [Applause] Miss Albert, you have comments. I just wanted to say that just as springtime
055and the first spring flowers bring us visions of hope and a bright future, I feel that all the people sitting at these tables do that for our district. And I want to thank you all for your hope and your vision and your hard work in um making continuous improvement in our district a reality. I want to thank the board members who appointed me to fill a vacancy in October of 21 2021. And I have an even bigger thank you to the voters who elected me to finish out the last two years of this term that I've served. Um the past few years have been a wonderful opportunity in public service and local governance and in joining forces with so many people who value public education as much as I do. [Applause] Next, I need a
056motion to approve a resolution to honor the board of education service of Mr. Jason Lcroy. I will move. I'll second. Okay. A resolution honoring Jason Lacroy for his distinguished service as a member of the board of education from 2017 to 2025. Whereas Jason McCoy has served with distinction as a member of the community consolidated school district board of education from 2017 through 2025. And whereas during his eight years of dedicated service, Mr. McCoy consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to the students, to the families, to the educators, and to the community of the district. And whereas Mr. LaCoyy's profound understanding of school operations, educational policy, and public finance significantly informed the board's work and contributed to the responsible stewardship of the district's resources. And whereas his thoughtful leadership, sound judgment, and tireless advocacy for strong public
057education helped to shape policies and initiatives that prioritized equity, academic excellence, and student well-being. And whereas Mr. LaCoyy's service reflected the highest ideals of volunteer public service characterized by integrity, transparency, and an unwavering belief in the power of education to transform lives. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Community Consolidated School District Board of Education hereby formally recognizes and honors Jason McCoy for his exceptional service and expresses our deepest gratitude for your many contributions to the district. And be it further resolved that this resolution is entered into the official minutes of the board of education and that a copy is to be presented to Mr. Lcroy as a token of appreciation for his years of leadership and dedication. Nash. Hi Mac. Hi Braden. Hi Lroy. I Albert I Miller I and Weedman. Hi. [Applause] Mr.
058Lor. Yeah. I just wanted to say some words of appreciation to this group of people that's meant so much to me over the last eight years. Right. Um, we've had a lot of celebrations over the last eight years and a lot of trials and tribulations and uh I will miss experiencing those things. Um, to the dedicated teachers, staff, and administrators of our district, thank you for your love and care of our students. I'm glad that I was able to serve in this role to see really what it took to do the jobs that you do and fully appreciate and understand that what you do is amazing. Thank you for what you do every single day. And to our new board members, welcome. Good luck and I'm looking forward to um visiting and checking in with
059you soon. Thank you. [Applause] Jessica, my friend, it has been an absolute honor to serve with you in this capacity, to get to know you better in the community, and to witness the direct impact, profound and vast, as I said before, that you've had on everybody in the community, including my family. You are a deep advocate for public education, a voice for those who don't have voices, and a thinker that reminds me to think when I might react with emotion. You have a deep empathy and a deep empathy for the community around you, understanding what its needs are, but more importantly, understanding where everybody is. And that is a rare skill that that not a lot of people have. You also are incredibly organized, which I'm deeply jealous of and not sure that I will
060ever attain if you see my office at home. And I'm grateful for the service that you have given to the district. Jason, my friend, we've been on the board together since the very beginning. And in fact, um, we were almost simultaneously on the board at a time when I was appointed and you were um, elected after me. you were wondering who this guy was that was appointed and the we've gone through co together a number of other challenges on this board and the amount of learning that I have been able to do from you is extraordinary you are a teacher to me you are a public servant of the highest order and you are a deep and lifelong friend to me and my family and I appreciate everything you've done I'll start down Mr. Weman,
061um Jessica and and Jason, you over the time frame that you guys got on where you were colleagues on this board has changed the friendship um I consider both you my friends. Um Jessica, as I stated before, as I stated before, your deep thought into some of these questions and and looking for answers on some of the things is um real admirable questions I would never have thought about. Um, which means we're all doing different thoughts and you're doing good work. Um, you'll be missed on the board. Um, Jason, you and I have known each other for a very long time since when we both went through Grace Lake Schools. Um, to be able to sit on the board with you for the last eight years has been my honor. Um, it was fun to
062bounce back ideas, um, bounce back numbers when we started, uh, having to look at numbers for different reasons. Um, it was fun to play that game with you times. So, I appreciate both of your work and, uh, hope you the best. Jessica, I love working with you and we've been doing working on and leading the CEC together for a number of years now, but our history goes past that. So, I am so grateful for your dedication to children and to students and to education and to learning. And others have said it, but you your diligence and your ability to look at an idea and go deep into it and consider all the different permutations of it is such a and has been so inspiring to me. Thank you for that. And I thank you also
063for your sense of fun. Whenever there have been times that we have been frustrated and you never fail to send a funny picture or or an image or a beautiful image of me or something that has caught your eye and that just makes this work more human and more and I'm grateful for that, too. And I am also grateful for specifically for the work we've done on the community engagement committee because I think you have made building trust such a norm by making sure that we are committed to talk talking about accurate information every time we have a discussion and that's so valuable and so necessary when we're working in between a school staff and then also our our dedicated volunteers and PTOs. So thank you for that as well. And no one none of
064us at this table does this alone. So I don't know that Adam is here tonight. But I also want to thank Adam and your children because I think they've supported you well in this process. And as I said, none of us does this without our families. So thank you, Jason. I didn't know you before we jumped on this board together. But one of my first and most pleasant memories of being on the board is I was brand spaking new, eager to help and we sat down at the negotiation table together. And I remember screwing up and you gently pulled me aside and corrected a mistake that I had made and a misunderstanding I had. And it marked me then and it marks me now just how easy it was for you to do that and
065and how much I appreciated it. It didn't feel embarrassing or humiliating at all. And I thought my word I'm so lucky to work. Thank you for how you show up with us. Gentle and diligent but also very precise in your comments and also as I said um the next thing was how dedicated you are. I remember sitting on Zoom on those unprecedented meetings, that word that we started to hate after a while. And I knew you had worked a really long day and we were late in the night. And because we were on Zoom, we could see each other's faces really well. And I remember watching you not off. And I felt so inspired. And I thought, if he can stay this because you nodded and then you picked your head back up and it
066was an act of will. And while that might sound like an insult, I have to like it was so inspirational for me because I knew how hard you had worked and yet you were still in it. It would have been so This is the story that's making me cry. You were still in it and you were still so committed to our kids and working through the hard the really hard stuff. So thank you for your dedication. And then also as I said before, none of us does this alone. My first meeting your wife got up and challenged us to look at nutrition. So, I think it's kind of ironic that we're going to be talking about food tonight in a little bit. Um, but thank you. Thank you for that for being such a a
067dedicated father and a role model to everyone in this community. Um, Jess, I want to tell you how much I have enjoyed watching you grow. um from the person who was friends with my husband through sprouts and the the none of you outdoor classroom and then coming to know you as a board member. And as we appointed you um and you started to come along on that learning journey, you applied yourself to figure this out and put so much thought and dedication into what it means to be a good board member. And it's been amazing watching you um apply all of that at our table to contribute more and more every single meeting. Um it's just been a delight. And I always say that if you want to if you think that you did a
068leadership class that was hard, serve on a school board. That'll develop you like nothing else, your leadership skills. And so, you know, as you roll off, I see amazing skills um that have emerged as you've sat at the board, as you've done this work that I know are going to continue to benefit our community. I'm so excited uh to see how you continue to have a positive influence on everyone here and everyone in the community. It's just been such a pleasure and like I said earlier, you're not getting rid of me. So, I truly appreciate I've thoroughly enjoyed our time together and just being able to connect and grow and learn together. Much appreciated. Jason, when you said trials and tribulations, yeah. Um, I've appreciated developing a friendship with you. It's been this seven years
069of both becoming friends, becoming closer to your amazing family, and developing relationships with them as well. Um but what I remember the most is also a co story and it just is you know we would come to the table and there would be these impossible decisions. There were no good decisions to be made and you were often the person who sort of said like there are no good decisions. Um and I really appreciate that. And one of the things that I always found myself doing like Lynn is like, "Okay, Jason's gonna say something good. Jason's gonna like whatever Jason says is going to help me like figure this out, figure out what the best of all kinds of crappy decisions is and move forward in that." And so for me, you've always been a guiding
070light. You've been someone who can explain the numbers to an English major and make them make sense. Um, it's always relieving um to have you to have that perspective and um yeah, you're not getting rid of me either. So, look forward to seeing you on the ball field and all the other places, my friend. It's been a it's been a pleasure. Here we are. Right. Um so first both of you you guys are going to be sorely missed here. Um you leave both of you leave a tremendous legacy here on the on the board and we just have a debt of gratitude not only as your colleagues but just as a board of community for having the privilege of serving and experiencing you both. Um, Jessica, when I think of you, the one word that
071comes to mind is partnership. Like Jessica is the one that no matter what the ask is, she is, "How can I lean in to help? What do you need me to do?" I shared in my board report that the first Junth walk, we had three people. And I remember talking about it here at this board table and Jessica said, "How can I help?" and she said, "I'm going to rally some folks." And next thing you know, there's like, you know, 10 15 folks out in Central Park and we're biking through Grace Lake um as part of our initial um you know, event. And um it was just so heartwarming to see that, you know, oftentimes, you know, people will say, "Well, how can I help?" And sometimes it comes bag void or empty. But when
072you say, "How can I help?" You mean it and you dig in. And over the years, whether it's been um you know, bringing other people and community advocates into the fold to help us to continue to grow and expand or even if it's here at the board table, you know, Jessica has a very um unique way of sometimes I think that Jessica's mind is working like a Rubik's cube because you know, we'll be talking about something and the perspective that you bring to something it's like why didn't we think about that? It's just been refreshing to have your perspective and you challenge norms respectfully and it helps us um be a better board because of the way that you think, the way that you challenge and advocate on behalf of the children. And then partnership
073again, you know, we um send a delegate down to triple I um every year and when it was time to hand over the torch to give experience to another board colleague to represent our district down um down at the eye conference, Jessica said, "How can I help? How can I lean in?" and just demonstrates a willingness to continuously learn and develop and grow and contribute in a meaningful and impactful way back to the board. So, I'm so grateful for you. Thank you. Um Jason, so my one word is numbers. When I think of Jason, I think of numbers. Um and when you think of numbers, numbers ground us, right? And Jason has been a very grounding presence on this board ever since um I was appointed in 2019. You know, Jason, like Lun said, you
074know, very much um the observer. He's like the calm in the room as we're brainstorming and ideulating. And he always helps to just paint the picture of what it all means like in the most simplest form. So some I remember my um coming out of one of um um our CSBOs, one of our like EVF, you know, going through all the numbers and stuff and I'm looking at Jason and I'm like help, right? Um you know, and just to to be able to boil down and simplify um very complex numbers that are so critical to help us be effective in our roles, you know, It's an art. It really is an art. And you know, I think back to our times down at at triple high and you know, attending share conferences and Jason will
075come do his readout and and I do mine. I'm looking at my notes like did we sit in the same the same workshop? Um because his perspective, you know, one he's very introspective, but then once he kind of computes and tabulates and all that and brings it out, it's just the most thoughtful, compelling, and just rational. It it helps to make our decision- making processes that much easier and that much more sound and rational and grounded. So, thank you for being the numbers guy. I'm going to miss you both. We have a couple of items for you this evening. First is a printed copy of the resolutions on nice paper. Suitable for framing. Suitable for framing. Uh next, we have a plaque that we have created for each of you in honor of your dedicated
076service to the district. And finally, a small token of our board's appreciation to you both for the years of service that you've given to our kids. We will miss you. Congratulations. [Applause] This current board has no further business. I need a motion to adjourn in CAD DA. I'll move. I'll second. And here's your vote. Nash. I. Miller. I. Albert. I. Braden. I. Mac. I. Weedman. I. And Lacroy. I. Congratulations again. And we are adjourned for a short period of time in which we will eat cake and then we will come back for the oath of office for the new board members and the re-elected board members and reorg enjoy some oath of office, right? Yes. No, not uh not until after we do the oath of office. Okay. So, is that we have to we
077have to we have to make it to read the oath and have you all repeat after me. So I state your name. do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the board of education of considated school district 46 in accordance with the constitution of the United States the constitution of the State of Illinois and the laws of the state of Illinois to the best of my ability. I further affirm that I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets. I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board while respecting the privacy of students and employees. I shall recognize that board member has no legal authority
078as an individual. And that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board meeting. I shall abide by majority decisions of the board while retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels. As part of the board of education, I shall accept the responsibility for my role. in the equitable and quality education of every student in the school district. I shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community. Formulate goals, define outcomes, and set the course for CCSD 46. Define outcomes and set the course for CCSD 46. I shall assist in establishing a structure and an environment designed to ensure all students have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential for a sound organizational framework. I shall strive to ensure a continuous assessment of student
079achievement. A continuous assessment and all conditions affecting the education of our children in compliance with state law. I shall serve as education key advocate. on behalf of students and our community schools to advance the vision for CCSD 46. I shall strive to work together with the district superintendent to lead the school district toward fulfilling the vision. The board has created fostering excellence for every student in the areas of academic skills knowledge. citizenship and personal development. Congratulations, new board members and returning board members. Welcome. acknowledgement. All right. I need a motion to appoint a president prom. So moved. Second. I move that I join the motion to appoint Tamika Nash as the president prompt. Sorry, forgot to add that it would be Tamika Nash. Okay. Braden. Hi. Miller. Hi. How I Mack? Hi. Nash. Hi. Weedman.
080Hi. And Hume. Hi. All right. Can I have a call to order and a roll call, please? Braden here. Miller here. Hun here. Mac here. Nash here. Weedman here. And Halverson here. All right. We are now going to take nominations for president, vice president, and secretary. Um, I would like to nominate Dr. Steven Mack for board of education president. I'll second Weedman. I Miller I Hume I Mac I Nash I Halverson I and Braden I. All right, I'm going to turn over to Dr. Mack for nomination for vice president. I would like to offer up his nomination uh Mrs. Christy Braden for vice president of the board of education. A second. Nash. I Miller. I Hun. I Halverson. I Braden. Hi. Weedman. Hi. And Mac. Hi. I would like to nominate Miss Tena Nash for
081the Office of Board of Education Secretary. I'll second Mac I Hume I Weedman I Albert Braden I Nash I Halverson I and Miller I wonderful we are reorganized wonderful wonderful uh we don't have any unfinished business at this point on the agenda. Uh but welcome to our new board members. Welcome to the board table and congratulations once again. It is good to have you here. Uh we do have a couple of new business items for this evening in the new board. Uh the first is the board meeting calendar for 2526. Sure, I can talk about that, Dr. Mack. Um it's pretty simple. Um, every year the board has to plan the the next year. So, we have put this calendar together for you. Um, it avoids all major religious holidays. Um, it also avoids some
082of the events that we know our board likes to attend throughout the year. So, we've worked really hard to narrow it down to days we think everyone would be able to make. And I'm curious if anyone has any questions about this planned calendar or concerns about the date selected. I'm assuming I just want to put on the record that we're still going with a six o'clock start time. That seems to have been a good Yes. start time. We're keep that. Okay. Cool. Question. Okay. Well, in that case, we'll bring it back to you next year for a vote. Next year. Next year. Perfect. We'll bring it back to you next month. All right. And finally, the last new business item we have is the third deferred the food service contract with Organic Life. Mr. Rob,
083thank you. So, for this evening, uh we will be presenting to you a renewal. um Organic Life LLC was presented and awarded uh the food service management contract for this school year was they were appointed in March 20th of 2024 to manage our school school nutrition program under the USDA. Uh last month we asked organic life leadership to come and do a presentation for you. um a few of the performance highlights that they talked about. They described how they had increased additional meals by 11,000 uh served from August of 2024 through February of 2025 com compared to last year's provider. Um they talked about the continuation of the composting programs at the at multiple schools uh continuation of that program. They talked about the student engagement initiatives that they had endeavored and they talked about
084the uh survey driven decision to increase entree choices at the elementary schools starting April 1. So I I think the administration thinks that they've made a strong start to the school year. Um in terms of the contract itself that we're presenting, it follows Illinois Public Act 102-1101 um which allows an annual rate increase of what's called CPI of food away from home which is a 3.6% 6% increase and um we'll present it to you for approval for the next board meeting. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Well. Oh, Mr. Weedman. Yes. I got a question. Just a quick question. Um your for pricing that in our reimbursement from the state and feds, right? Have we seen a drop in any of that coming back um with what's going on in DC? No, there's been no change um
085in terms of that. What we are looking for is the actual those dollars coming through. Um so that the the actual reimbursement is the same. There's been no changes to that over the last two years. What we're actually doing is just making sure that that money comes through. Okay. In terms of the control. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I just have um kind of a loose request since this is the second year that we'll we'll use organic life. I still feel like it's a little bit of a pilot and they talk about from scratch food and using local food. So, I wonder when the resource conservation uh committee does their annual report, is there a way we can work some of those measures in so we can see whether the nutritional content and whether the
086single-use items and compostable materials are making their way into the into the cafeterias. Could that If possible, it would be fantastic to see that in that annual report. Please, I can ask. I can ask for that. Um, but it's not a pilot. It is a second year renewal of a USDA contract. Yes. I'm sorry. I was using a metaphor. I didn't mean it. I didn't mean it um literally. Just in my mind, it's a newer newer vendor. So I'm just curious about again nutritional content and then also just composting and disposable. I will request any other questions. Okay. Uh that brings us to topics for future agenda items. Dr. Goodman, Next month, not next year. Um we have several presentations on May 14th. Our GMS Panthers will be with us just like we had our
087park wolves tonight. Um we'll be doing a review of our arts programs here in the school district. Our safety and security committee will give an update, an annual update. Um and then Mr. Wildman will do a pre preliminary budget um update for us for the upcoming fiscal year. Then we'll be doing a bunch of board centric things. So, um the meeting dates approval um and then board committees will be discussed. Also, we're doing board photos that night. So, dress in your finest. Are we doing Where's Leslie? Are we doing all board photos that night? Okay. All board photos that night. Um we'll do the food service renewal that you just we just talked about. Um and um a couple uh Oh, and we're asking for an approval of the e-ate switch purchase. Um it's just
088a pretty standard piece and something we have to move forward with quickly. So, we'll give you some information about that. And um I believe there will be a discussion coming out of the uh safety and security committee and kind of a recommendation that's coming from them and something that we will want the board to consider. June 4th, uh we'll have the sustainability task force report, final report. Right. Okay. Um the resource conservation committee update will be happening that evening and I've noted your request that you just made. Um bringing forth a forward edge renewal and also um more information on the uh tenative budget. So will the um Chris will the board be voting on the tenative budget that night as a it'll be formally presented. formally presented. Yes, that's what it is. Okay. Um
089and then the click property casualty insurance renewal. Um and uh June 18th we'll do our strategic plan update and that'll be the last board meeting of this fiscal year and then we'll be into July. Thank you, Dr. Glville. Oh, wait. I'm sorry, one more thing. I apologize. Um, we've had board members ask when we're having a policy committee meeting. And if you'd asked me that question before the board meeting, I would have said, "We haven't gotten any information about press updates." However, during the board meeting, we got information about press updates. So, I don't know when it's due. I haven't timed anything out, but um, I'll be letting you know soon, board, about when we'll do a policy committee meeting prior to a board meeting. Dr. Mac, wait. Can we um start exploring dates for
090a board workshop with ISB like we've done in the past with new board members? We actually have one scheduled. I should have mentioned it. So, see how smart you are, Mr. You had such a great idea that we did it. Um, so we we will have a special board meeting on Wednesday, May 21st, which is the Selfie Val, and that'll be six o'clock right in here. So that's what we're doing. It's the starting rate workshop. Yep. May 21st. Yeah. Okay. Uh, do we have any public comments? No. Just lost my agenda. Okay. We do have we we do have a close session tonight. So, I need a motion to move into a close session in accordance with a few items here that I need to read. Public Act 5, Illinois CS120, paragraph C2, collective negotiating
091matters between the public body and its employees or the representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. Public Act 5, Illinois CS120/2C5, the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. Public Act 5, Illinois CS120 C paragraph 21 discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meeting acts whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semianual review of the minutes as mandated by section 2.06 and public act 5 Illinois CS120C9 student disciplinary cases. I need a motion. Second. Okay. Leedman I Braden I Alverson I Hume I Nash I Mac I and Miller I Okay, we are in close session now. I we do not
092anticipate any new business coming out of this meeting. So we will adjourn directly from there. Thank you for coming tonight and celebrating. Yeah, I don't know.