001Please call the role or >> Mr. Malin. [laughter] >> I [laughter] >> Mrs. Press. >> Hi. >> Mr. Okampos. >> Hi. >> Miss Lawrence. >> Hi. >> Dr. Fischer. >> Hi. >> Miss Barb. >> Hi. >> Miss Smith. >> Hi. Motion carried. >> Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. Miss Smith, please read the vision statement. Through expectations of excellence and by providing equitable educational opportunities to empower each student, our graduates are prepared for college careers and to serve as contributing members of a dynamic global society. Thank you. At this time, the board of education opens the floor for public comments. The board will
002receive public comment from any individuals present this evening and have submitted a request to address the board for the established procedures. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes in accordance with board policy 2230. We believe that all participants in the meeting desire the best outcomes for our students, families, and communities. As a reminder, this meeting is being livereamed and will also be archived and available on the district website. >> We have one public comment. Patricia, >> good evening. Can I uh communicate when I'm ready and we can start the time? Does that make sense? >> Start the time. >> Oh, not just yet. Hold on one second, please. >> Thank you. Okay, I'm ready. >> Thank you. My name is Patricia Jay. I am the uh school librarian at Proviso East High School. Um, I've
003been with Horizon East High School since May 2023 for one week and began my first school year of all of the 2023 2024 school year. Okay. So, um, basically I would like to say thank you to uh the professional individuals who have always advocated for me in my space as a librarian. Um, Dr. Macintosh, Dr. building. Um, and that's the admin within the uh PBHS building. Um, on Tuesday on March 3rd, I received an email um from Mr. Hall on the uh March 3rd said, uh, excuse me, thank you so much. Um, I got an email that said around 7:10 a.m. Good morning, Mr. Jetty. Your schedule has been changed for the remainder of the school year. Your updated schedule is in power school and will include four academic enrichments periods and um training period.
004Your class will be in room 109. Miss Lee um district will be working with you for read 180 and uh you can pick up your keys from room 109 from Mr. McDonald who is the school maintenance and return the keys to the library respectfully. Um during this time I was getting um I was get I I've been diagnosed with something uh that I will not divulge in public record. Um however I was getting treatment at the time. Normally when you go to the doctor you get your vitals checked. Um the regular uh the regular uh healthy blood pressure is like 120 over 80. Um while I was getting this treatment um we checked my bitals my blood pressure was 190 over 180. Um or excuse me 190 over 160, excuse me. So they were like,
005"Why are you so calm? What's going I was like stressed, right?" Um I began here I believe my hair was like salt and pepper when I started. Uh this is my year three. As you can see, I'm stark gray, right? So a lot of times when I experience um injustice or trauma um it takes me time to process the information and and time to say anything. On um January 22nd uh one of the two admin um uh Mr. Hall and Mr. Garcia uh I I I found out in a informal meeting with uh Dr. Lang and Mr. Garcia. Um that I I was it was yelled at me. Um file a grievance. I don't care. And I'm not leaving because you told me to leave. I'm leaving because uh because you're not listening to me.
006And the door slammed open and we left. Right. So that conversation uh was recorded. Myself and Dr. Lane were staring at each other and she was like, "Write write down what happened." And I was like, "Which one?" the incident with student that happened prior or this and I was like wait what is the grievance and she's like you should probably talk to your union rep right um from there uh I I utilize sodto however um being that she was unable to answer some of my questions she referred me to Dr. resigning year ago. That's where he communicated um what a grievance is. Right. So from there um I began documenting and filing those grievances. Um I'm not going to divulge the number of grievances and complaints that I have on admin currently. Um because again
007that's doesn't need to be public record. Um but I'm very confused and complex by uh the treatment of a librarian. Right? Uh being a librarian is a very nuanced role. Um it requires a master's and I'm not saying I go off I'm better than anybody. However, I do have a bachelor's in secondary English education. Um and I do have a master's in library science and I'm tenatively working on my doctorate for information studies. Um so you know a lot of the comments and interactions I've had through 10 individuals. Um, and I I can name them if you so choose or if you guys just tug your ear. However, the commentary that I've had from staff specifically cuz children are children, you know, uh, you can call me whatever you like, right? You can call me
008librarian, you can call me a jenny spaghetti, whatever. But, um, but the the concerning fact is that it is enabled in the provisal east environment, right? there is permeation of fear but one thing I am not I'm not scared of anyone I never will be and I never have been I don't care how big or little you are um so I say all this to say that the the discourse >> Thank you guys have a beautiful >> I'll be thank you >> that concludes public comment we're now going to move on to recognition Yes, I believe the recognition should be from the principles. >> Who's up first? [snorts] >> I think we are hearing sirens over here. There's tornadoes that >> are going to >> Sorry, Mr. H. >> No, I'm fine. >> Storm wanted
009to That's fine. I I know that the weather's not the best. U I'll be brief. I I just wanted to acknowledge take the time to acknowledge all of the women at Provis that have worked with our schools on a day-to-day basis. [applause] You know, it's uh we celebrate all women and you know, I told him this weekend, well, I told him to enjoy the weekend and the weather was great. International Women's Day the other day. really just wanted to thank them for all the work that they're doing to support our students on a day-to-day basis. So that's it. I'll keep it [clears throat] brief. I did not bring all of them in here. We don't have enough seats. [laughter] Jeremy's next. [laughter] >> Rodney just gave me the most extra award. I want y'all to
010[laughter] see this. everybody see um we wanted to salute our um [clears throat] school citizen of the year award members um who are not here tonight but we're excited that next week they'll be featured and we're excited about all the work that they're doing. We're also excited that on um next week March 19th and the March March 26th the Thursday after we will celebrate Women's History Month with several programs for our girls. So very excited about that. That'll take place during the school day. Very excited about that. >> [laughter] >> Good evening board. Um like uh principal Jeremy Christian um our school citizen of the year uh students will be celebrating next week. Um we have two we have Cesi Cortez and uh Emmanuel Riola. They're going to be celebrated at West London next week.
011Uh but we also have Miss Shaw here with us today. Um as you know we've established a system at PSA where we rotate student of the month being recognized by each department. So Miss Shan if you could please come up. >> Good evening. Um so look we don't work [laughter] >> um so our wellness department has chosen four students who we feel really just um show what we you know try to work for wellness. Um two of them are here today. So I I will say the students who are not here Ryan Cington he is a freshman um and Nathan Hawa who is a senior. Um, for our sophomore, if I will I will be brief. Um, Miss McCormick wrote this little bit about Mason. Um, and I just wanted to share Mason has demonstrated
012excellent academic effort, showing responsibility and commitment beyond the classroom in class. He is eager to participate, volunteers to answer questions, contributing positively to discussions, and helping create an engaging learning environment. And then the last one is junior Elijah Fischer. Um I have Elijah and just real quick about him, he comes to class prepared every day. Um he shows tremendous effort. He is kind, responsible, respectful. Um he is hardworking and a student who sets a positive example for wellness. He is also very funny. Um and I enjoy having him in class. >> [applause] >> PICTURES OF THEM. >> Come on. Come over here. >> Come on. Squeeze in, guys. I'm a little taller, so I'll move to the back. >> Now, you know, you got to go in the front. [laughter] On three. One, two, three.
013>> Okay, guys. I was going to ask if Amari Peoples is here. We have Amari. >> So, we had some students that we were presenting the illuminate award, but we will wait and they're they're not here. Um, so we'll wait till another time so we could we can honor [clears throat] them for that. We also had social workers that we were going to honor because last week is National Social Workers Week, but we took too long session. >> So, they are no longer here. However, we have a video that we would like to share. So, I think Mike has it teed up for us and Mike to bring this up. Just a special thank you to our social workers. They are the young heroes. Um, so that's good [applause] for them. A lot of the
014work that they do is often unrewarded because honestly they can't always share what they're doing for our students. But we know that every day they come to this district prepared to support our students and when we are in times of crisis when it when it makes administrator shake. They are some of the first people we call to help us when to to navigate through crisis. As you guys know, in this district, unfortunately, in any school district, that crisis is just one beat away. So, we are very thankful for the work they do, and we recognize just how important and how special they are to our community. Point. [music] >> I became a school social worker just to help and serve the students um in my community. >> I became a social worker because I needed
015one assistant. One of the reasons why I became social work is because I feel like I was called um to do this vision. I really believe in helping others out and when I take the opportunity to be able to go ahead and help those um in need to give back. [music] >> Hi, my name is a social worker. Hi, my name is Ross and I'm the social worker for juniors. Hi, I'm Mr. Dorn and I'm one of the school social workers here for >> Hi, I'm Williams and I'm a school social. >> Hi, I'm Mr. Santino and I'm a school social worker. >> Hey, how you doing? I'm Franklin and I'm a school social worker. >> Hello, I'm the little boy. Spanish is my native language. Um, I am a social worker at East. Hi,
016my name is Miss Matthews. I am a school social worker at West High School. Hi, my name is Y. I always social worker here. Hi, my name is I'm one of the social workers. I'm Mrs. Johnson and I'm school social worker. Hi, I'm social worker. [applause] All right. So, next we'll be moving into the architectural presentations. Okay. Albert is here. I wasn't sure if there was an order. Um, but if not, I think we can start with FGMA. And then we'll have as well. And then J. Okay. All right. So, very nice to meet all of you. Met a few of you on Zoom the other day. I am Allison Sternquist. I am one of the two Chicago region PK-12 practice leads for FGMA and I will be the principal in charge on this project.
017Um those of us that are here this evening will share a little bit about ourselves before we get into everything. But I wanted to just speak to this team. You can see there's a few people and to people that aren't here tonight, but there are no by no means any lesser part of our team. Um this team is really really special. we've done a lot of work together and um everybody that is on this team brings is really talented and brings something to the table. So the people here are not here just to check a box or but because this is the best team we could have brought to you and I truly believe that I absolutely love with working with these people. So speaking to the team members that aren't here, uh Kyle Kim
018is the technical um he's a genius technical architect and um really specializing in in big projects. He would be the boots on the ground during construction administration and he's just become available and is the perfect person to work on this project. Uh, Neesma Hammuda and Steph Townsen are um two rising stars within FGMA and they would be really focusing on doing a lot of the um the drawing work, right? And they work really well together and we all work really well together. I think hopefully you'll be able to see through some of the presentation tonight how much we all respect and enjoy working with each other. And I just want you to know that the team that you see here is the team that will be working with you through the entire project and hopefully
019for future projects to come because what we really care about are relationships and being there for the long term with everybody. So, just a little bit about myself. I have um closing in on 25 years of experience almost exclusively in PK-12 school design and I have worked on through that throughout that time athletic facilities of all types all over all over the country and throughout my career. Um most recently over here at um OPRF high school. There's several of us that worked on that project. I encourage you to go check it out. Um but I have a depth of knowledge in this and in PK-12 school design as we all do. That's what this team does. >> Give you a name. I'm Mike Dens and I have 20 years experience all in PK12 and I've
020been with FGMA for the entire time since I finished architectural school and also with that have a wealth of experience in PK-12 and specifically athletics and a few of those projects sharing on the screen here. Also part of the the OPRF team here with the uh track and fields projects. Mount Vernon, a new high school for 1600 students. Also had a large athletics uh playfields and stadium as part of that project. And then uh a newer project here that's going to be completing construction for the fall and that's Koki High School and that's in uh near East St. Louis, very uh underserved community, but super excited about uh their their sports venue here. and they actually have Smurf turf and believe it or not, Boise State University, they actually own the trademark rights to that.
021So, we were helping the district secure some licensing for that, but really kind of adds to the whole fan and uh student athlete experience there with that blue turf. >> All right. Hi everybody. Uh my name is Michael Becker and I have nearly 15 years of experience working solely on PK-12 projects. Um I have a lot of experience with athletic uh focused projects as well uh all grade levels and um so a few of those examples are on the screen and um [clears throat] I'm very excited to be here uh with all of you. So thanks. Hello everyone. My name is Vita Va and I will be the design architect for this project. design. It means that I'm going to be doing a pretty much um a little bit of everything. I'm going to be
022drawings, um animations, renderings, working closely with my on the design. And this is these are some of my examples of my work with FGMA and other firms as well. And a fun fact, I was actually born and raised in Puerto Rico and I moved to Illinois 12 years ago. So I traded 85° [clears throat] weather for tornadoes and water and snow. Um, so I'm very happy to be here. I'm really excited for this project. >> And so just to speak a little bit to FGMA as a firm, we've been around for over 80 years. And something that I think is really um distinguishing about us is that PK-12 school design is the bedrock and that and the cornerstone of our practice. And it's what we've been doing from the beginning. So there's those of us
023that have been doing it our entire careers, but it's also part of who we are as a as FGMA. It's the thing that we really do. Um, and fun fact, we are our office is less than 2 miles away from Proviso West. We're literally walking distance for your students. One of the things that we're excited about is that one of the things that keeps kids from getting to go to architecture offices is being able to travel. So we are actually right there. They can come and see our office whenever they whenever they want. and we're excited about that. We also have we know that this is a bilingual community and that there's um fluency in Spanish is important. We have nine local fluent Spanish speaking professionals and and one on the team in Victor. So
024um but what I really want to speak to is FGMA's culture and our values. [clears throat] It is why when I came here and I'll never go anywhere else. I've experienced working other places. We don't we don't just talk the talk. We walk the walk. We really really live our core values that you see on the lefth hand side of the screen. Unwavering passion for the work that we do. We courageously serve one another. Part of the reason why we all get along so well and trust each other so well is it's part of our culture. Uncompromising integrity. Think in everything we do. We aim to think like an owner so that we are coming from your perspective, not ours. And what we want to we want. And you see at the bottom it's we
025build community. That is more than just a tagline for us because at the heart of community is people. And that is what we focus on. People within your community, our clients, your students, is the people that that use our our buildings, but also for our own people. That's why we're a great place to work certified. And we didn't get that just with the 57% mark you need to hit to get it. 93% of our our employees say that we're a great place to work. It also allows us to tell you the team you see is the team you're going to get cuz people come to FGMA and they stay. There's several people on this team that have spent their entire careers there and there's a reason for that and we bring that to you. >>
026And then we also wanted to talk about um diversity and equity and inclusion within FMA. As you can see in the graphics or the text on the uh left side of the screen, we're well above average in terms of gender and race. But we also have been working uh specifically this last year and these last couple years including um employee resource groups for different uh groups within our employees. And this is creating a an environment where we can be uh feel feel like we're being heard and also that we can be ourselves. And essentially all this translates in us being able to design better buildings and provide ideas that challenge really our local times and our cultural um context and something that we take a lot of pride in. And we also want to support
027the district in this matter and also advocate for those in need as well. Okay. So, we have a ton of experience in PK-12 projects, but we wanted to show you guys this project we did with Oak Park River Forest High School. Uh, this this was a challenging project. So, we looked at renovating uh their fields and site for these athletic facilities. And the big challenge was they actually didn't have a track on site. They had a lot of their student athletes that had to um be offsite. And one of the big goals of the project was to bring all of their athletes home so that everybody was on site. Well, that was a challenge. It's a very tight urban site. We had to look at kind of shuffling around and fitting in all these different
028pieces, but we were able to bring that track and fit that track on site. And along with that new track, we were able to provide a new turf playfield inside that track, a new baseball stadium, a new softball fields, new tennis courts, and the various support spaces, um, storage buildings, uh, concessions, leisures, uh, plazas for the students. So, uh it was very challenging but through collaboration with the district and the project team it was a huge success. Um we were able to um they ended up uh uh winning the track and field state competition the year this facility opened which was really exciting. Uh they hadn't done that since 1987. So it had been a long time. Uh but we see people out there all the time. The community is using it. Uh we're very
029excited to see uh how it has transformed their campus. So upon completion of the track and field project, we actually transitioned [clears throat] into uh an addition and renovations project for the district. Uh that project's currently under construction now. If you drive by that site, you'll see that uh that project is going to give the school district a new threecore competition gymnasium, a wait room, a nitorium, and very other various other PE and athletic spaces. So that's very exciting. So we are experts in all types of PK12 projects, but we have very decent experience in these athletic facilities at the high school level. So this is very relevant to what you guys are looking to do. Let's see. So, just speaking I'm going to speak high level to um our understanding of your goals and
030challenges and objectives and Mike Becker will speak a little bit more to some of the details but we know that the reason that um speaker put aside this money the money in the budget for this is because of the transformational impact that he wants to make sure that happens for your students and for your community. And we know the the data is there. The um our personal experience shows the difference that investment in extracurriculars and in athletics can make on grades, on attendance, on graduation rates, and just overall wellness. And having these facilities available in the community, the sooner student kids can get on those fields and and get involved in that, the bigger impact it can have, right? Um, well, one of the challenges that you're going to have is, um, I never expected
031when I went to school for architecture, I know Roman's planning on potentially going for politics, I didn't intend to think that I was going to have an education in politics, but building with taxpayer dollars, I have gotten one, right? I feel like I've got a master's degree in it now. Um, but you are not only for this project building with local taxpayer dollars, you're going to be building with state taxpayer dollars. And there's going to be a lot of attention paid to whether or not you're being good stewards of that money and are you achieving the goal that was set out. So it's going to be very very important to have foster trust through communication and transparency. It will be very important. There's also your community is going to want to see that you are
032advocating for minority participation in your in your projects. And so while mo when it comes to biders a lot of time that work is on the construction manager to ensure the um trades that are being involved in have minority participation we are in the room with the district and with the construction manager and working on getting the specs set so that we are not just meeting the the norm right but that we're pushing the bar and we will be tireless advocates on that front for for you. Um the most important thing you have a vision right now and you want the built condition to reflect that vision in spite of budget and realities of schedule and constructibility coming in along the way. The single most important thing we can do is listen and I joke
033that like having an interview we get to talk at you before we get to listen though we have had some opportunity to talk to a few people. Um, but really listening is to the community and to you guys is going to be really, really important. And in the end, we view it as a successful project. If your original vision and design intent has been realized, stakeholders feel like they have been heard and their needs were met. They may not all get everything that they want, but if they've heard and their needs are met, that's really important. And if we have fostered trust in the district and in the community and you feel like you got a quality end product that's fiscally responsible, that's success for us and makes up helps make you look good, which
034is our goal. >> Okay. So we take a very active design to cost approach and work continuously through collaboration and communication uh with our clients and the project team to make sure that projects stay on budget. It's very important. Cost control is obviously very important. We use these steps uh we you know we establish clear scope and priorities at the beginning. We collaborate with all of you. you know, we come up with options and and value engineering um alternatives so that there are options at the end to to have control. We're making sure that we utilize all the funds allocated for the project. And then we can have regular cost reviews and milestone updates. We can do early bid planning. All of this is to ensure that as we work through the entire process that
035we focus on staying on budget and we actually take a lot of pride in the quality of our drawings. We continuously receive uh compliments actually from construction managers and contractors about the clarity and completeness of our documents. And that's really important because that leads to more accurate cost estimates. That leads to fewer change orders. That leads to um uh that leads to um uh better use of the funds and making sure that at the end of the day the funds that are allocated for the project are put to their best use. So there are going to be challenges and inherent risks that come up with all projects and we take the steps to anticipate and mitigate those issues as much as possible. Uh we recently got to walk the site with our civil engineer and
036LT and and see firsthand um some of the challenges on this site to hear from LT about some of the concerns about the safety and security concerns about the traffic flow of the backup and the queuing onto the roads. Uh we we actually got our shoes a little wet. There may be some water issues out there. You know, there's potential for soil issues. Uh there's terrain and elevation changes. So, there's a lot of challenges, but what's really important is that upfront plan and that collaboration and that response to those as we find out those things as things come up because they do. It's about how quickly we respond and communicate with each other. So, there's a lot of things that go into a project like this, you know, and and safety and security is really
037essential for project success. You know, these are big campuses. These high school athletic campuses are big, busy campuses, and they need to function well for a lot of things, right? We have student and staff use throughout the day. We have big groups of people coming in for games and events. There's community use after hours. So, really having an open, [clears throat] clear layout, good circulation, good signage, sight lines across the site, those are really important. We can utilize fencing, gates, nettings, these things that will control flow through the site, control access, protect uh bands, protect the athletes, you know, and and separate these activity zones. And then wellplaced lighting, security technology, cameras that helps with visibility and safety. And these big projects, they are really they're community investments, right? We want to design these buildings
038to last 75, 100 plus years. I mean, we don't we don't want you to have to reinvest money into something you've already bought. We want this to last. We want that that's also helpful um minimizes the impact on the environment. So durability and sustainability are very important parts of the high performance design process that we tend to implement and strategies for that include you know permeable paving, solar and sustainable energy. Um barrier elements that can double as seating and protective elements of fans or buildings and the native landscaping, biodiversity. All of this works to create a campus that feels safe and welcoming for students and and staff and the broader community. [clears throat] And then after visiting the site last week, we started looking at site consideration for your existing conditions. And we just wanted
039to highlight some of them. Uh the first one will be site access and circulation. As my um co-workers have mentioned before, we saw that we actually have buses going into student uh parking lots and those two. We also wanted to have them separate. That's usually the best practice. We also noticed that we have a long queueing line for parent drop off and pickup that essentially have a lot of vehicles down Wolf Road. Uh and then moving on from that we notice as well we have a lot of sound source and then the cemetery west to the uh to the sites and thus things are going to start informing our design options as well. Then we start looking at side orientation. Uh if you look at at the screen most of your fields are actually directing
040in the wrong orientation. So how that's going to affect the design how we can move things around. And then we also have by looking at the context of your neighbors. We have businesses, residential areas, industrial areas. So how all that fit in such a large site is obviously something that we're starting to look at. Existing topography, we already engaged with civil engineer to uh figure out store water uh management topography. And then lastly, solar exposure and maximizing cross ventilation so we can then eventually have energy savings on support buildings as well. So we have a couple options to share with you uh tonight uh for concepts here. And we learned a lot from watching your community engagement session, your town hall, the the feedback you received from the community. So you're going to see those
041program elements here reflected. And then this first option actually looks at relocating the stadium. And one of the advantages for this is to allow you to keep your current stadium active because it does take about 6 to 8 months to construct a new stadium. But there is a there is a concern with this as well. Um that yellow dash line that represents a 300 ft distance from the property line uh edge of the adjacent cemetery. And there is Illinois law that prevents you from uh uh constructing and having events within that zone that could disturb the cemetery. Even though we're beyond those limits, we are getting pretty close. Uh so th those would be some things we continue to look at further with the district and the neighbors in that in that aspect of you
042know being a good neighbor here. Uh as well um with tennis and pickle ball and bball all those outdoor courts there. We learned on our our walk with LT that PE uses those a lot. So, trying to get those adjacent uh to the gym and the locker rooms really help maximize that uh physical education time, but also near the parking lot uh for community use as well being convenient there. Then we have uh staff parking uh reconfiguring and and increasing the size of that southern lot there, which would allow us to also create a longer dedicated parent drop off and pickup lane on site to help get some of that traffic off of uh Wolf Road there. Uh now that would involve I do approval and going through traffic studies, but I think those are
043going to help inform us about some other things happening with the site as well. Um so the the big idea here uh is this idea of Panther Way and creating this student uh student athlete and fan and community experience. And this path is really meant to connect all the different playfield zones that you have with the stadium, baseball, soccer, uh and all of that. This next option looks at keeping [clears throat] the uh stadium in its current location and renovating. Now, what this also does is looks at repurposing your north staff parking lot that was more recently redone as a b dedicated bus lane to help get the bus traffic out of the student parking lot to separate those two functions there. [snorts] But that idea of Panther Way still kind of remains there creating
044this welcoming entry prominade plaza to the stadium that then connects you to various support buildings. And if you kind of think about some of the moments along that path, uh there could be opportunities for seating and gathering, opportunities for sunshade on those hot days, maybe near the stadium when you have elderly attending games as well. um but also opportunities to introduce biodiversity and native landscape onto the site as well. Kind of in this in this big scheme where you're going to have a lot a lot of turpp space, a lot of open space, really kind of enhancing that experience. Then we have the baseball and softball clover. Definitely very functional and space efficient on the site, but has its challenges with uh orientation. Uh our goal there is to always keep the sun out of
045the batter's eyes. So you want that northeast orientation for baseball and softball. So there would be some challenges there. And I think understanding how you schedule games too to really see what makes sense there for you at the moment. [snorts] And so speaking to some of those reality schedule being one of them, I'm not going to get into too much depth. You have some of this information here. Um I want to be respectful of everybody's time but there are certain things that are important um considerations and just to give you some information the in the yellow highlight highlighted on the the right hand side is um important considerations from a um regulatory perspective. One of the most important being MWRD and getting those those approvals. Um we know that the review process takes four to
046six months and you can't start it until you have drawings and you can't break ground until you have their approval. So there's a reality to that. Um in blue are some of the design milestones that we were were looking at for this and then in the reddish orange are what we the con the construction milestones and there's um different schedules put together for these two different options. As Mike Mike said there's pros and cons to to each of them. You know if you were to retain the existing stadium location you're going to have to figure out what to do with your existing sports programs in that time. um but it gives you a shorter duration of construction whereas the [clears throat] other one allows you to not have as anywhere near as much impact on
047your schedule. It may seem it may at first glance be the more the costly um of the two but that really depends on how much work is necessary to do to bring the existing stadium up to current code and accessibility. So it's just something that we would want to look at and discuss with all of you as we get into the beginning of the design process. Um, but you'll also I want to just point out they're not highlighted in different colors, but throughout this we have starting right at the kickoff after the architect selection community engagement so that the community is involved in this conversation every step of the way. They get to have their voices heard, students get to have their voices heard, and that they they're seeing the process as it plays out
048um to provide that transparency. So, I'm not going to go into too much more depth on the schedule, but I'm happy to answer any questions that you have on that. And then to finalize, we wanted to talk about community engagement. As we have heard in the presentation, we want to listen to um first the district but also student body and everybody that's going to be uh participating in the process of this design and and the final use of the build uh project. So this is a diagram that we have using and developed in the last years uh regarding this approach. But just to summarize, we really want to have the foundational needs of the community where are which are awareness, safety and trust and build from there. Essentially our goal at the end of this
049uh design process is to give the community um esteem and empowerment so they can become not just observers but participants of the design process. And we want to involve everybody in that you're we're mentioning here on this slide. And then to finalize how do we do that, we love these meetings for stakeholder engagement. As you're seeing on the screen, we have um student engagement, bringing students to see what we're doing. We're also meeting with the community. We love our planning workshops where we get um people excited. They get together. We print our uh plans. They can move buildings around. And we see that when we do this, our buildings feel uh more connected to the community and they bring a better uh result. And then the image on the left is actually I'm also in
050a in addition to an architect, I am a a gym professor at Jul College and Jotu University. So I share the passion for teaching as well. So something that I do every semester is that I bring the students into the office and that they can meet other architects, meet the projects that we're working on. And so with the proximity that we have to the school that's something that we hope we can do with your students as well either at our office or at your school and that's something that I am very passionate about. And finally obviously we have mentioned that the school uh student body is uh the majority is Spanish speaking as Alisa mentioned before Spanish is actually my first language. So I feel very confident in speaking Spanish and presenting to the community
051so they can receive the information in Spanish directly from the architects. So we thank you everybody for your time this evening and now my Alison is going to finish the presentation with closing remarks. Thank you. So, thank you. >> So, obviously we think we're the best fit for you guys, but you know, that's really up to you, but I I hope that you feel the same after after meeting us and and speaking with us. And you can see on here um some of the things that we think are differentiators for us. But speaking specifically to who you have here tonight, we know that you have three really good architects, right, that you know that are that are here in the room. that what we feel differentiates us is that um we that that focus on
052people and community and that we we walk the walk. We don't just talk the talk. That we really we want to get in and roll up our sleeves and work with you and listen and we're looking for a relationship. We're looking for not to come in for the big sessy project and disappear on you. We we want to have a long-term relationship. We want to be here for the years where all you do is seal coating on on parking lots and you will still feel like you have the same responsiveness and the same importance level with us. That's how we build a 30 plus year relationship with clients. That's that is our business model. You know, it's not always the most profitable one, but it's the best one in the long term. We feel and
053this team I you know there's nobody that has a greater depth of knowledge in PK-12 than the access that we have within our firm and within this team. It is what we do and we know how to do it well. We don't just do a few schools. We do that is all we do. So we and we're there afterwards for years with clients knowing what went well and what didn't cuz you know and and we follow through and we will stick with you and get it right and we will not we'll not we're not going to disappear on you right um and just this team I cannot tell you I I have worked for a number of different firms in my career and the quality of the people that I work with is unmatched. I
054cannot tell you how much I respect men standing here with me or Nesma and Kyle and Steph and I really can't wait to for you guys to get to know us. So, um that good luck [applause] presentation. >> Yes. >> Yeah, I think you have a copy of the the longer one that we did, but we also have this one is right here on the on there. >> Oh, Mr. Mo. You have three, right? >> Absolutely. >> And there's also some QR code links to thought leadership and to apply through the [laughter] excellent. >> Thank you. >> Who's next? >> I think actually I misspoke and JMA was next. Is that right? Thanks Amelia. Great. >> Good evening everyone and to begin I want to say thank you just uh this is an incredible honor.
055We know what an important project it is for you but even to be in front of all of you as finalists is an important moment for our firm to be quite honest. So there's a lot of gratitude coming from all of us. So just sharing with you our agenda today. We'll go through introductions then I'll share with you a little bit more about the project even the strategy for it our experience uh Amelia will talk about project understanding will talk about schedule Rox will talk about community engagement and then I have this distinct honor and privilege to share our design vision is what we think could be possible so to begin with introductions myself I'm Juan Moreno I'm president and founder of JGMA Hey uh we started the firm 16 years ago candidly to do
056work like this to work with community to provide something different to provide greater impact and uh 16 years later I can share with you it's still the core mission to try to use architecture as a platform its innate power to uplift people and make them feel good. Good evening everyone. My name is Emilio Padya. I'm a project principal and licensed architect at JGMA. I also lead the firm's sports design practice and I'll be overseeing the planning and the design management of of the of your sports complex as the project manager and also the day-to-day contact along with my colleague Maria. >> Good morning everybody. I'm Marian from Spain. I'm a project manager at JMA. I lead the educational project here at the program and I will be also your main point and contact Diana. Thank
057you. >> Good evening everybody. My name is Roxy Hermani. I'm an architect at JGMA and I also lead the sustainability and community engagement efforts tonight. Thank you for taking the time. >> Want to say good morning just to get your energy back. Dian Lucas. I'm an architect with Beehive. Uh I've known and been collaborating with JJ May and Juan for probably 10 years now. Uh we like to say that it's a more of a symbiotic relationship, mentor, mentee. Uh we've done pretty much everything from bathrooms to airports to everything in between. So, uh, it's just always a pleasure working with the team, the group, and the firm and collaborating together. My name is Tom Hill. I'm the technical director at Terara Engineering. I have 30 years of experience in K12 design, 10 as a technical
058director inside and outside of Terara Engineering. I have literally worked on hundreds of ball fields throughout my career. And at Terra Engineering, we work on athletic facilities for preschools, elementary schools, junior highs, high schools, junior colleges, universities, and elite sport teams, including here in Chicago. >> Hello, my name is Hane Shikawa. I am a design principal and partner at Site Design Group. Um since my tenure 20 years ago, we've been working on Terra and those hundreds of projects as well as JJMA on 15 16 years of projects together. So we have been collaborating for a really long time. This is one of my favorite teams to work on and I'm so happy to be here. And again, we are site design group. We only do landscape architecture and we're about a 60% team right now.
059Thank you. >> Thank you. You can see it starts with people. And um I would be remiss if I were standing in front of you and tell you that it's all about architecture cuz it's not. You have to surround yourself with the right people, friends, talented individuals, and that's what this team is comprised of. We uh value our relationships deeply. Those with Dion and others um they go beyond collaborations. There's deep friendships. So the notion of working with Dion for us it's about paying it forward to working as a mentor and sometimes I would say I enjoy being your mentee Dion but that is at the core of how we work. So from a civil engineering landscape mechanical structural specific site lighting and estimating those are all members of the team. What is also equally
060important for you is that this is the most volatile construction time we've all lived through. And it's important to include a cost estimator right now, not when you get your general contractor. And so we have one on board that we've been working with so we can test ideas in real time. But I think the other thing that I'm really proud of when you look at that and you see the work is that you won't see the word MBE, WBE or diversity. Although ironically all of us are minorityowned men and women firms because we like saying it's the talent that moves forward. It's us as entrepreneurs that really inspire others to do similar leaps of faith. to give you an overview of the experience. As you heard from Tom, there's so much experience in this room.
061It's incredible. Uh from school projects to sports fields to awards, you know, local, national, international. But what I think I'm most proud of is that our awards, if you look at them, they're all in diverse communities. They're in communities where what I like to say is the award is not for the architect, it's for the community. So the communities can feel good about what they've received. To me, shining that bright light on community is fundamentally the most important part of the work that we do. So tangible examples of soccer academy. It is where sport, education, family, generations come together with one great challenge on that project and that is how can this project encourage you to go to school? Historically, that school, that neighborhood, attendance rates were awful. But in the 15 years since it's
062been built, attendance rates are 99 and 98%. That is the innate power of architecture when done right. When thinking about people, community engagement for us as architects, it's about being in the room and listening. Doesn't matter older generation, younger generations. The students on this project said to us, we're tired of being invisible. We want to see and be seen. I can tell you honestly, as [clears throat] an architect, I would never thought about doing the building vertically. They had the land. But that word inspired us to do something we wouldn't have thought of. And I can assure you that anybody that goes by that project now doesn't forget it. That's the power of true listening. Pivoting when budgets just aren't there. This a high school that wanted a brand new high school just like everybody
063else in the Northshore. They wanted their own story. They didn't have the budget. So what did we do? We went looking at sites for them. Stumbled upon a Kmart. We turned this into a high school. Could this really happen? Yeah. Dream a little bit. Work your tail off. It's a school that they're very proud of. But I think most importantly for the youth in that school, as they will tell you, it's nice to know that people come look at our school on the Northshore, not the others. That's an unique unique power, right? Um I will hand it to Hana to talk about her work. >> Sure. >> And in the hundreds of kind of fields that we've done, we are very aware of, you know, the the bespoke needs that every school needs, what is
064the programming? What is what gets the students excited to get there out there every day? What is the identity and the branding that's necessary to keep these students engaged and coming back to these sites time day after day and also kind of this pride that you get from being in a school and coming back there and having your sports team perform and compete with other schools and what is that kind of vision that you bring the school brings to the other neighborhoods around them and then Tom. Thank you, Hannah. Morgan Park High School, a high school of 1,300 students on a very small and compressed site. Their challenge was competing uses between academic uses versus athletic. So, a synthetic turf field and stadium was the perfect opportunity for them. This incorporates an underground detention system
065built into the field itself. So you get a stronger more stable field and get the tension volume and storm water provided at the same time. The Dzones are also paved to being to bring field events inside the area itself. Now we say that we don't do average facilities. Each and every one of these is a showpiece for the school, for the community. It's a place where students, staff, and community come together for a with a facility that they can be proud of and it's a community that they can be proud of as well. >> I'm going to hand it to Amelia to talk about project [clears throat] understanding. >> Thank you. >> Yep. So we've talked a little bit about the team and the experience and before we dive into talking about design ideas, you
066know, I think it's important to know and to understand that uh as the collaboration that Juan talked about, you know, we want to we want to set shared shared goals. It's not just driven by uh us as the design team, but you know, we're your partner here, your design partner that's going to um bring that to fruition. Now, naturally, as a design team, you want to design a, you know, a dynamic, high performance sports complex, but we know it's not just about the athletic facility. There's there's an there's an opportunity here that, you know, will allow us to celebrate, you know, students student pride and school spirit. Um, you know, we want to elevate competitive athletics. We want to uh take the opportunity to do yearround community use, you know, and we also want to
067take the opportunity to reinforce the district's commitment to excellence and and we'll know there'll be there'll be challenges along the way. Um, you know, this will be a very highly visible project and it'll it'll include multiple community stakeholders uh that that that we understand and we have plenty of experience dealing with that. Um, but you know, we we [clears throat] want to make sure that that community engagement is intentional, right? Not not just in the beginning, but through the duration of the project. That's key, right? Because a lot of times that's always like the front piece, but you know, that's that's got to continue all the way through. Um, you know, the other parts we want to ensure that we want to meet expectations as it pertains to the schedule. You have a very aggressive
068schedule and it's all doable, right? as your partner. You know, we want to make sure that we're bringing on the construction manager early in the project. That's a key partner to have at the table to talk about and help us with construction sequencing, with procurement, you know, cost control, all of those elements that, you know, we as design team can help help and advise you, but that other partner is the builder, that needs to be at the table as well. Um when we talk about objectives um you know we want to work with you to validate and confirm the the uh program and we got really in a nice document we attended the town hall in November that showed us some survey results of that sports complex and also what you mentioned in the RFQ.
069You know, those are great documents for us to understand how you prioritize as a school and the community what your needs are and how we as a team could deliver that for you. Um, from a more technical lens, you know, we want to look at field orientation and understand, you know, how can we optimize that? you know, how can we take the fundamental principles of field orientation as a planning tool? So, we're optimizing it and giving our student athletes the best competitive home field advantage, right? [clears throat] So, when we look at things like how does the sun path impact the glare for athletes and spectators, right? And how can we use that as a design tool to be intentional about it? Now, we look at the direction of prevailing winds and how that affects
070comfort, right? all all of these things that these studies that we take to make sure that we're giving again home field advantage to our athletes. And then when we look at your site, right, more holistically and and we see, you know, there's so there's so many unique attributes to the site. You know, out of the three campuses, it's by far the largest site. Um there's so much undeveloped land, and not just undevelopment, it's open green spaces. that's got the potential to be one of the largest sports complex in the region if done right. Um so and and other aspects when we start to look at analysis about security and utilities and drains and soil that that's our work to do to try to understand the site better. But um it will all need to be
071done to share that final design with you. Um but now I want to hand it over and talk a little bit about schedule. >> [laughter] >> We recognize this is a very ambitious schedule and we want to make it possible. We have the expertise. We have the experience and this is our approach. We are combining four different part to make it happen as well as bringing in a general contractor on board from the very beginning that will avoid delays on the schedule. Why? because we will align design with value. We will understand what is the cause of what we are proposing and that will avoid delays in the future. The first part that we are seeing here um is it's called red path. It means the entire team is going to work closely to meet
072the milestone for the break from the very beginning and through the process of the break as Juan and has mentioned the community will be involved to avoid redesigning the future to make sure that we listen of what the needs are and to work collaboratively with all of you to make it happen. We see the second part and that's called demolition. That is a key for us. That means that can allow us to start construction in summer 2026. The next part is called civil path and that means that once cons is approved or civil team can work faster do a civil faster track to make sure that all these civil permit that need to happen in order to do certain construction it will happen on time and the last one is key is key to avoid
073uh making disturbs in the school. So we will work close to understand what is the school schedule as well as the sports to combine construction and understand how they need to be aligned to distort the little activities. We want to make sure and work with you together that the school activities as well as the sport activities can continue safely and smoothly during construction. Um, Roxy's going to say, "Thank you, Maria." So, as Juan touched on earlier, community engagement is really true and dear to our hearts that we're really truly proud that we get to do it. It's fun for us, something that we enjoy. So, for us, it's really just kind of making our approach unique to whatever community we are working with. So we have done several projects in the past like Juan mentioned
074different backgrounds, different ages, different languages. So we like to curtail however we're approaching that community in a way that truly makes them not only feel included in the process, but then also empowered to share your voice cuz it's a lot, right? We get to do these projects every day, but it's not every day that you get to transform your school or build a new, you know, huge thing for your community. So we really take that to heart. And so we have different ways that we go about it, right? I brought in a little example from another project that we worked on that kind of just shows the documentation of all the feedback that we got and then how it starts to influence the design. So no voice goes unheard. It's all documented. It's all collaborated
075together and we make sure that not only the community, students, staff, stakeholders, everyone's voice is heard. And then up on the screen there's a couple different tools that we use. So not only, you know, depending on the group size or the the different spectrum that we have, we might do more hands-on activities. We might do um something with a a Slido app that we call. So it's a live polling software that's a little bit more engaging and it's, you know, helps people speak up where they might not be usually comfortable doing so. and then even developing our own app where folks who may not be able to attend the in-person sessions or may not feel comfortable speaking up in the moment can continue to do so outside of those live meetings. Right. So, we want
076to use any tool that we can to amplify everyone's voice. [snorts] >> Thank you. I think the uh community engagement is the best segue to talk about the design and the vision for you because it's important to note that this is not a finish line. This is an architect's vision of what we think is possible, but it's absent of a key component and that's you. So those aspects of community engagement are fundamentally important to us. But I want to point you back to the app because I do think this is critical. We recognized in the community that we worked in by nature people are humble and quiet and some generations feel more comfortable responding like this talking to a phone. [snorts] We created an app so that a community can constantly have contact with us
077so we can hear the voices not just in design but when construction starts maybe there's a local painter whatever it might be. The fact that we have these tools to connect with human beings are fundamentally important to the entire project. I think that's one of the things that's unique about us as an organization. But sharing with you the concept as Alio mentioned the visibility is incredible and uh it's the impact that you can have on a community. It's the impact that you can have on alums in the past. It is something that we don't take lightly. Understanding the flows fundamentally important to understand arrival. What is that feeling? You start to create an energy. Even if we start to look at it from a sporting event, you can start to create emotion in people before
078they arrive. Safety [clears throat] never compromise. But how do you create barriers and welcomeness at the same time? It's unique. You're not trying to create a fortress. At the same time, you're trying to protect people. And it's a unique balance schooling community. Beautiful. Beautiful that you've highlighted that as a core component to this. And the opportunities are equally special because when you start to think about these experiences and start to overlay that analysis that I shared with you, they come together in a quite beautiful way. one that allows us to look at things like, wow, you've got this access road that cuts right through the site. There's this opportunity to connect them. Oh, well, maybe we can create that fire lane in a different way and allow the land where we want to have community
079and the school come together, come together naturally. And then we can look at those programs that create this very unique environment, this very special school spirit that connects baseball and football and soccer. All is one. The community events and then looking at other opportunities for a Panther Plaza or a multi-generational zone that encourages all ages to come together. or maybe if we dream a little bit there's a chance to even highlight some athletes past in these areas and create a walkable hall of fame. The opportunities are endless, right? And I think you have this incredible, incredible opportunity in front of you to stitch together this brand, this brand that celebrates Proviso West in this really unique way that creates an imprint in that land that undeniably people will always remember where they've been or peak
080curiosity when they go by. And I think it's this permanence that's quite powerful. So when you look at it, this incredible opportunity, it starts with that procession that I talked about creating an energy and excitement before you step foot. You can feel something and it's a very real potential so that you look at sport and the branding of sport and creating a home field advantage and creating an experience an advantage not just for the athletes but for all of you. Um, it's quite wonderful one that links all of these in very unique ways, but also provides flexibility for you. So whether that's soccer that's being played, that experience isn't compromised. It's one that's celebrated. Or maybe it's time to pivot and go to football. That equally there's no compromise. It's the celebration of the sport
081and the Panthers. Or as we start to think about other opportunities, you have these big services. Let's do a movie in the park. Let's use this land for community use and start to invent programs that maybe we haven't thought about but that are possible. Or we look at those other community spaces. Could be the practice fields for soccer. Could be the tennis, the pickle ball, or the multi-generational area. that brings all age groups together. And yes, they're intentionally located next to the parking lot so that older generations are closer to those activities. So, it's very thoughtful in its approach, but one that is very unique. And again, it doesn't matter if you're on the north side of the site or the south side of the site, a formal event or an informal recreational event. you
082feel like you're at provisal west and I think that's another part of this brand and identity potential [clears throat] but equally when you look at and you're seeing the basketball on the bottom part of the image but as we saw even with an evening like tonight with Chicago you just never quite know what's going to happen with the weather and I think equally with design. You can't think of it for one season and how can you transition and turn it into activation even during the reality of Chicago weather. To me, those are potentials for activation year round. And I [clears throat] think what can make this successful because it's the people that ultimately activate the space. So why this team I think what makes us unique is that standing in front of you like myself
083and Dion, you're talking to the business owners. This is our livelihood. So that we are your direct line always and we are those individuals who will proudly stand in front of your students and say this is what's possible. In my particular case as a Colombian immigrant who now owns an architecture firm that has well exceeded my wildest dreams to show this is possible. That is part of our life's work and our mission not just for you. We do it for every project because we have to fundamentally pay it forward. education, standing in front of students, talking to them about a project like this that touches all elements of steam. Everyone, yeah, I'm the artist and I enjoy the creative process of architecture, but there's a lot more to a project like this than architecture. It's
084the engineering potential. It's the construction potential. It's the entrepreneurship potential. And we will be there in front of you. It won't be the staff. it'll be me. And I think that is a huge huge differentiator. The other part in paying it forward, as I alluded to, with some of the tools that we use in community engagement, there is a chance to uplift the neighborhood that usually doesn't see $40 million projects. And you can uncover business owners, small business, medium business, doesn't matter, and give them an opportunity to touch something like this that once on their resume, it's a gamecher. But what we have to do and what's our responsibility is to unlock that potential so that they have it in the again our sincere gratitude to all of you. Thank you for this incredible opportunity.
085>> Thank you. You want to do it? >> I kind of do, but >> it's very exciting. That'd be awesome. [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >> All right. First of all, oh yeah. Uh first of all, I want to say thank you. Uh I know you've heard from, you know, two other uh amazing teams and we also want to thank you for this opportunity to come and speak with you here tonight. Uh, first of all, wanted to introduce our team. My name is Rick Young. I'm a managing principal with Perkins Will. I've been with Perkins Will my entire career for over 20 years now. And the majority of that time has been working in the education department. Um, I work with all of our local uh, area Chicago clients. And so that way I can
086interact and be with our clients whenever they need me. >> Hi, my name is Carl J. I'm a senior project architect with Psal. I've been in the K12 market for about 15 years. The past seven uh with Perks and Will and in that 7 years uh with Perks and Well, there hasn't been a single week that I haven't been working with Proviso uh high school district and I plan to continue that as the day-to-day contact project. [snorts] Hi, I'm Eva Beverly and I lead our brand and experience design team at Bergens and Well, I've got 30 years of experience in signage, wayfinding experience and brand design. Thrilled to be here and part of this team. >> Hello, my name is Michael Walter. I'm a senior project architect with Perkins. I've been with Perkins for over
08720 years now. Um, all in our education group. um excited to work on projects just like this uh complex, highly uh visible projects. Um been working with the school district uh since the master plan originated back in 2016. So it's great to be with you and to continue our our relationship. >> Good evening. I'm Mark, principal. I'm the project of a senior adviser. I'm at that point in my career where uh I'm overseeing project and helping the the team out as we go through. Um well see the project uh working with provise is very personal for me. I'm a graduate proviso west and what that has meant is I'm from the community. My parents were in the community through 2021 and uh I only live about 15 minutes away and we have been here every
088step of the way through numerous projects and and the projects we do in in architecture in design and construction. It's it's a messy business. It's tough business and resilience and staying with clients day in and day out through thick and thin is what it's about and that's who we are as a team and what we're committed to. So, thank you for having us and it's great to be back. I also want to make mention of the two other members of the team who did were uh first interview but couldn't be with her us tonight because they had prior commitments but Amina Hern is our sustainability expert and uh will be advising us on this project in that regard and then uh John Hrich is with Terra Design he's the director of their civil department and
089he has uh extensive experience particularly in uh synthetic turf and field construction athletic fields uh but Unfortunately, he couldn't be with your be with us here tonight as well. So, a little bit about Perkins and Will. Uh Perkins and Will was founded in 1935 and started out with this school up in Winn Island School. Um, and as part of that project, Larry Perkins, uh, one of the founders of our firm, went to the schools, the existing schools for over a year and spent weeks at a time there talking with the students, observing their activities, and really learning how they worked and operated in that school. And the result, Crow Island School, has been a, you know, received multiple awards. It's on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. Um, and is looked at today as a
090hallmark of elementary school construction and because of its childfocused design and that that embedment of listening to our clients and really hearing their needs and talking with them and having those conversations that is a part of our educational practice and that is what we do each and every day. We also have a long history with Proviso uh not only these you know last uh 8 n years but we are the original architects of proviso west and you see there is an electric shop in the original building and you also see you know paired with it there is the more recent advanced manufacturing that we completed with you more recently these programs have you know immense impact on your student population and your communities and we are very proud uh proud of We also have a
091lot of local knowledge. You know, we work out of our Chicago office. I mentioned I work exclusively with our Chicago area clients. So, I'm going to board meetings. I am having, you know, being part of user groups. And that is part of the job that I I truly enjoy is having conversations with those that we're talking to. Um, I actually only live some miles away from Proviso West, so I'm easily able to access the site and be here whenever you need. And also out of the Chicago practice, you know, we are a dedicated K12 practice, but as a firm, we are really dedicated to equity and inclusion uh and diversity. Uh that is a primary goal for us. And you know, whether it's through advocacy or partnerships, you know, trying to uh use our presence
092to move the industry forward. Um, we also have very stringent goals about trying to increase our own diversity and equity across our firm. So, we well exceed the national standards as far as, you know, the number of women in our business or, you know, the number of minorities. But the part of this that I take the most pride in is our focus on talent and increasing opportunities for the younger generation to gain interest in our industry and increase that is the only way we really increase the diversity in our industry is giving more and more people opportunities. Um and even as part of that we've given a couple proviso students internships at our office over the years. um just again to increase the uh awareness and opportunities for those young young students. So in terms
093of uh physical education and athletics experience, we have extensive knowledge. We've done over 90 high schools uh across the the nation um each with you know extensive athletic experience. But uh we have experience both obviously indoor as well as outdoor facilities. And this is largely an outdoor project, but we want to think about the entirety of the experience of the student. You know, as they prepare in the locker rooms and as they move out to the field, you want to kind of track that that experience all the way through the project. We also have experience beyond the K12 market. You know, we have community projects, we have collegiate projects, as well as even professional uh athletics projects. And what that means to you is you have the ability to tap into that resource as a
094part of this project. you know, we will go over to, you know, our athletics um experts in in like professional and collegiate and have them weigh in on, you know, critiques and give input on, you know, design ideas. Um, so you will gain the benefit of that experience be above and beyond our existing extensive experience in K through 12. We also want to think beyond just, you know, the students and the athletes. Obviously they're your primary concern but this is meant to be a community asset and as a part of that we want to think about the experience of the parents coming to these fields. What's their process for getting there? What is the experience of the fans? What is going to make the you know the coaches be able to coach these young u
095young adults uh through these experiences. We want to think about all of that as a part of this process because this is going to be a community asset. So we need to consider everyone So Carl's going to talk to you a little bit now about this particular project. So our RFQ uh submission demonstrates the extensive relevant experience our team has with large athletic uh projects. But I would like to take a moment here to highlight one uh particular project that everyone here is familiar with. The Provisal East uh stadium and concession building. Uh this was actually originally planned for the later construction phases of the 2018 facility master plan projects. However, through our community engagement, uh the community's priorities shifted and as a result, Principal was tasked with finding budgetary room to replace the age
096track and existing concession structure as soon as possible. Through careful planning, basic studies, and site condition research, not only was the project team able to include this stadium replacement in the scope, but we allowed for enhancement. We are able to allow for enhancements to the program such as an artificial [clears throat] turf competition field and construction of one of the first, if not the first steeplechase tracks in Illinois. The opening of this facility was called provide proviso's shining moment. And as a result, East has become a regional competition center hosting USA track and field events at at their premier facility. But going from Pirates to Panthers, we are uniquely positioned to take the dedication and determination that led to a successful provis project without any learning curve or delay. We're ready to hit the ground
097running at West. So, your community shared with us that when a sports complex looks high-end, feels high-end, that it makes you feel good. It makes you being there and feel eager to return exciting, makes you want to come back. We couldn't agree more. [snorts] So, how do we turn a sports complex into something that people truly remember? We start with your brand. Not just a logo, um, but more of an expression of place, pride, culture, nothing but the best, right? Brand is an emotional connection. It's what people feel when they see a name, a color, they hear that chant, the fight song. It's the energy in the stands. It's the confidence on the field. It's the sense that this is our team. This is our home. So across the complex, we'll use turf, gates, entryways,
098pathways to infuse color, graphics, spirit marks throughout because we believe that when identity becomes part of place, the complex becomes more than feels. It truly becomes a destination. a destination where students are proud to represent alumni are they just recognize it instantly and they feel that legacy when they come back community points to it and says that's provides. So when we build centered around pride, we believe that it changes how students show up because it's not just about when you arrive. It's not about when the athlete arrives, but it's how they feel when they're practicing, when they're gearing up, when they're ready to go for the game. upgraded facilities, branded locker rooms, they all reflect excellence and that tells students and athletes that you belong here. So when spaces feel intentional and aligned with our
099school's identity, the camaraderie strengthens, the trust builds and memories are made. Friendships are forged and athletes don't just compete, they actually grow. So in an example here, it's more about athletes and athletics and the players on the field. It's actually about the family, the communities, the small children that are running around dreaming of Friday night lights being that's going to be me one day out there. We use, you know, creative ways and methods to um think about the space differently. Creating BMS out of soil that's left over. This is a welcoming atmosphere where you can let your kids run free, have your family out for a picnic, but you're still connected to the game. So, when design is thoughtful, people won't just visit, they truly feel at home. So, when you look at a picture
100like this, it might feel like, oh, can we have something like this? Well, you can because what this reflects is comfort, safety, protection. It's shelter through shaded seating, weather coverage, clear sidelines, thoughtful lighting. These are the types of things that this can share with what you see here on the screen. Spaces where families feel secure and most importantly, they stay for the whole game. So we envision a connected sports complex. Fields, shelters, concessions, prominods, all working together to create one destination. It's a place to gather, to watch the game, to run into neighbors. It's more than upgraded fields. It becomes a beacon for the community. It's recognizable and rooted in Panther Pride. Okay. So, we did want to take a look at your existing site as well. Uh, you know, we have been working with
101you for a number of years and, you know, we do know some things about this site. Um, you know, looking at the circulation as a starting point, you know, how you enter the site. You know, there's a ceremonial front entrance. Uh, but there's a more practical main entrance that's more prominently used uh [clears throat] off of Harrison Street. There's also the access off of Pencil Drive which is often gated off but we want to look at that site as far as cues is how you're currently using the site and where there are some issues. You can see that the circulation around the site is very disconnected with the different uh parking areas and access points. And then looking back as to how the site's kind of organized, it's really kind of organized into quadrants. You
102got the stadium in the upper leftand corner. You got parking in the lower right. You got some parking and open fields to the south. and then more up there to the uh toward the east. And that is what you know knowing you and having worked with you and knowing something about your site that is what kind of spawned this initial concept design that you had utilized for your initial community meetings. Now this is not a final plan. You know we do know some things. We have had some interactions but we haven't had that deep level of engagement. We haven't talked to your community which will really inform how the site wants to be laid out. But there are some good points in here and we'll highlight some of those ideas that will come up and
103will be discussion points once we actually start talking to your community. So first off the parking. So looking at the parking you can see that we've distributed around the site and that was very intentional. So you have direct access to each of the quadrants and grouping of playfield. So you can have multiple activities going on simultaneously around the site. And that parking not only provides access, but it also has opportunities, whether it's through permeable pavers to help deal with the storm water management or considering something like uh photovoltaic canopies over the park to actually contribute to the additional lighting needs that are going to be on the site as well as possibly giving back to the building itself. So these are all opportunities that we want to explore with you and the site circulation itself.
104you are going to have, if this is a community asset, you're going to have people coming to the site who don't regularly come here. So, it has to be very clear. It has to be very easy to navigate. It wants to be centralized around the building so that if a parent comes and they miss, you know, the parking area they're supposed to go to, they can, you know, circle around and get back to it. So, you want to make it easy for those who are getting here and also make that, you know, Harrison Street a little bit more prominent. um you know you can accommodate the amount of traffic coming in and out. At the same time you can address the existing needs such as you know separation of cars and buses but that would
105be you know being flexibility in addressing multiple problems with you know singular solutions. But then when you consider site safety you know one of the first things we look at is where you passing crossing pedestrians and vehicular traffic as they park and then access those facilities. And when we look at these, you know, you want to make them more prominent and obvious to make them more safe, whether it's through raised crosswalks or colored crosswalks. Um, something vertical to call attention to that. Creating, you know, gateway opportunities so the pedestrians know where they're supposed to be going, you know, fencing and security gates at the stadium. Those are also all of these things are opportunities not only to make the site more safe but also to make it more prominent more give more emphasis to the
106sense of place you know that this is [clears throat and cough] you know a place of panther pride embedded within those security features. So throughout the site, in order to get that panther pride out there, we've got so many wonderful opportunities to create landmarks, to create speakable moments, to have areas where you have a gateway into each one of these particular fields, creating their own mini community within this one big larger site. Um, landmarks become speakable. They can become branded. They become the backdrop to what it is that you're doing. They become your panther pride photo moment that you get in the background. You look at those photos years later, there it is. Um, you know, we can use fencing. We can get creative with the things that also create safety and security and brand
107those and bring those to life and give them some meaning and some additional value and maybe walk of fame recognition, student recognition. There are things that we can do that make this space just as beautiful as it is functional and celebratory and all about the community and truly prideful. And so because of our extensive work with public entities on large athletic projects, we understand the need to leverage taxpayer dollars into facilities that can be utilized as much as possible. Flexibility and thoughtful programming is the name of the game here. For instance, by incorporating multi-use fields, we can ensure that the West sports complex can be accommodated the wide variety of community and school needs. The more events can be held here, the better investment for provides at West. Along with the investment in programmatic elements
108like courts and playing fields, this project would also include a major investment into the site's storm water management infrastructure. While compliance with local storm water ordinances is required, we see opportunities for this project to turn these types of improvements into a site amenity. When storm water management is viewed through the lens of enhancing a person's experience of the site, it connects them to the to nature while providing critical resilience to the west campus. What if the most appropriate strategy ends up being underground detention like we designed to provide a wise or perable pavers and detention ponds like we designed here at PMSA. Any other possible with any other possible solution, our team has the expertise to guide the district as it navigates these decisions. But of course, concurrent to any site engineering, attention must always
109be focused on providing the highest possible performing materials. Our civil engineering team is able to evaluate the full gamut of turf and track possibilities. Our experience ranges from partition facilities to the highest profile competition surfaces like Wrigley Field. We're able to provide firsthand knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach to make sure finished product is a high performance onbudget facility that supports the continuation of the Provisal community's story athletic tradition. So lastly, we wanted to talk to you about engaging your community. Uh in my view, this is one of the most important parts is actually talking to the users of the facility and what they want. So obviously we would be engaging with you. Uh we would also recommend, you know, the creation of an oversight committee and this would include key members
110of administration, possibly a couple board members, maybe some some representatives from the community, maybe even students. And what this oversight committee would do is kind of work with us to oversee and set up the process. And they would be the filter through which you know you would receive information. You'd also want to talk to your your facilities committees, the community at large. And that can come in multiple different ways. Talk to your athletic teams, you know, as student engagement, um, as well as multiple community groups who are going to be interested in this particular project. And we know that you serve, you know, 10 different municipalities. And there are a lot of groups within there that are going to be interested in these fields. Off to the right is just a handful of groups of
111local groups that would be interested whether it's park districts or sporting groups, you know, little league or, you know, soccer groups. You have also some national and statewide groups who would be interested in the utilization of these fields. So we want to engage them in conversations about how they might potentially use these fields so we understand and can accommodate the the most use possible. We also want to understand other facilities in the region who have done uh facilities like these and learn from them. See what they did right. See how they focus their attention. What lessons learned did they have that we can learn from and have conversations with them as well. So from doing multiple community engagements with a variety of different communities, it wants to be open and transparent. You don't want to
112come in with a preconceived notion and have them feel like you've already made a decision. You need to listen to them, but then you also need to respond to them. You need to show them that you're listening. It doesn't mean you're necessarily going to give everyone exactly what they want, but you're going to give them objective information as to why you made the decision that you made. So talking with those communities, as I mentioned, the oversight committee would be that kind of filter about processing that information and then, you know, talking back to the rest of the board. We would also recommend possibly creation of an operational group because not only are you going to have to get through this project, you're going to have to operate these facilities. So you're going to have to
113have conversations about how you want to set yourselves up for success in the future. And ultimately you as the board would be the decision makers on all this information. And obviously we need to talk about budget. Budget will be embedded in every step of the process. As we look at options, we need to look at not only the construction cost but the holistic cost. You know what are the operation costs? What sort of equipment? What sort of [clears throat] ongoing maintenance needs are you going to have with certain decisions? And we want to embed alternates to give you choices at the time of actually receiving bids so that you can prioritize your highest needs and make your dollars go maximum distance. And the type of communication we want to work with you, you know, you've
114already started your community engagement. We want to work with you through your existing channels, providing you with material to communicate out to your community about [clears throat] events that excuse me uh about events that happened. You also want to go out and meet them where they're at. You don't necessarily want to rely on ver just virtual meetings or open houses. You want to go out and talk with these groups where they're at to get the maximum amount of engagement as you can. We generally believe that successful projects represent the communities and populations that they serve. I can tell you that the most rewarding project and moment in my career was when I worked with a student group at the start of a library project went through the entire process. Had an opening ceremony. I was
115just walking around the opening ceremony. Somebody [clears throat] tugged me on on the shoulder. It was one of the students that I talked with very beginning of the project and he said I want to thank you for giving us everything that we asked for. That is why we do what we do. So in closing, why else? We are the only team with a long-standing existing relationship. We've worked with you. We have proven ourselves to be present and trusted adviserss. We have extensive high school athletic experience that we can draw upon and we have the ability to make this a truly memorable place not only for you and for your students but for your community at large. >> Thank you. [applause] >> Thank you all very much for joining us tonight. We appreciate your time and
116apologies for our earlier very late. [clears throat] >> We will now Chris, did you have anything else, please? >> Okay, great. So, we will now uh move on to presentations. Um, good evening and happy Women's History Month. As we recognize Women's History Month, I would like to take a moment to celebrate the contributions of the many women who helped lead and strengthen our district and our community. Women have played a vital role in shaping education, leadership, and opportunity for generations. And in our own district, we are fortunate to have strong women leaders who bring dedication, insight, and a deep commitment to our students every day. I would like to recognize and thank our outstanding women board members, Mrs. Miss Tixon, Miss Morris, Miss Smith, and Miss Malinero for their leadership, service, and unwavering advocacy for
117the students and families of our district. [applause] Your perspectives and commitment help guide the important work of this board. I would also like to acknowledge our exceptional women leaders in district administration, Dr. Hill, Dr. Kermas, uh, and Dr. Alvarez, our deputy superintendent. Your expertise, [applause] your expertise, professionalism, and dedication help move our district forward and support the success of our schools. I'd also like to thank all of our women, directors, staff members, teachers, janitors, professionals that come to work every day and are dedicated to making our students experience education the best that it can be. As former first lady Michelle Obama once said, "Here's strong women. We may know them. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them." And I always like to add, "May we all raise men who respect
118them." This quote reminds us of the importance of recognizing strong women leaders, becoming strong leaders ourselves, and inspiring the next generation of young women who will follow. Thank you to our two new uh women board members for joining us. [applause] I'm sure we'll learn a lot from you and your perspectives and your opinions. Uh, women's history month is an opportunity not only to reflect on the achievements of women throughout history, but also to celebrate the leaders among us who continue to make a difference today. We are grateful for the contributions of these remarkable women and for the example they set for our students. So, on behalf of the board of education, I just want to thank you all for your leadership and for the many ways you serve our schools and our community. Thank you.
119also [applause] Mar has requested a couple of minutes, so I'm gonna yield some of my time to her as well. [clears throat] >> Thank you, President Barberham. I'm inspired every day by strong women and as a boy mom uh by the men who uplift and stand besides us. Women's history month celebrates women, but its deeper roots lie in advocating for humanity as a whole. A proviso student spoke of a recent experience that they were interrupted, spoken over, and their words were reframed. When they became emotionally overwhelmed after being gaslit, their tone was used against them instead of their concerns being addressed. My heart dropped. This is an experience one many women know too well, though not exclusive to just women. This kind of marginalization emerges whenever a difference threatens an established power structure. In Ain't
120I a Woman? Black women and feminism. Bel Hooks wrote in 1981, "It's obvious that many women have appropriated feminism to serve their own ends, especially those white women who have been at the forefront of the movement. But rather than resigning myself to this appropriation, I chose to reappropriate the term feminism to focus on the fact that to be a feminist in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation from sexist role patterns, domination, and oppression. Bel Hooks did not reject feminism. She expanded it. She e echoed womanist critiques of white centered feminism and insisted that authe authentic feminism must be anti-racist, anti-classist, and committed to the liberation of everyone. Her message, feminism is for everyone, everybody, moves feminism closer to a womanist ethic, even as she chose
121to use the original term uh and even chose to choose the original term strategically. Ellis Walker famously described womenist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. Some key principles of womanism include intersectionality before the word even existed. So [clears throat] race, class, and gender are inseparable. Community wholeness over individual advancement, self definition instead of imposed identity, love and survival as political acts, cultural knowledge, music, storytelling, mothering, spirituality, as theory. So, as we honor Women's History Month, let us remember that our role is not only to celebrate women's achievements, but to dismantle every barrier that silences any student, any family, any voice. Woman Womanism teaches us that our liberation is bound together. When we uplift those most marginalized, we elevate our entire community. That is the work before us, and I'm committed to it. If
122we are serious about serving our students, then we must be serious about listening to them. Let's build a district where liberation isn't a slogan, but a practice, where every student's voice is protected, and where our diversity is our power. Thank you. [applause] Um, and now we have reports and updates from our student board members. >> AR who goes first. [laughter] >> Good evening everyone. Y'all hear me? Okay. >> Good. [laughter] >> So, basically um at PMSA, I'm going to represent PMSA. Um, today on March 10th, PMSA student advisory board will meet at the end of the month. So we're developing the advisory board for not only MMSA but for the entire district. So West Andes um our musical begins productions or it's going to be I'm being shown beginning of April. the date got moved
123a little bit but right now beginning of April is the time we're looking at and we also have a 95% response rate from students for students who provide essential survey [applause] prep um which I am in via this after school program I do Mondays and Wednesdays um they have 98 students participating and that's going really well I think it's a really good program um that's really very very useful um lots of which took place I think last few Fridays ago. Um the last day of February, last two days in February. Um and also last week for example, the Illinois vaccine association of higher education that the trip was I think last Wednesday. Um a lot of Hispanic um students from our school went there and they found it very useful. Um and other fellowships took
124place including the Triton um college um leadership program which I was in freshman year that took place February 27th I want to say and so did the uh BSU field trip to the field museum and um also pilot of the month posters for anyone who's in the building that you saw outside first floor um there's pilot of the month posters for well whoever wins pilot of the months they will be put up on those posters um throughout the entire the rest of the year and they're on every single floor in the building. And for now, that is it for PMSA um updates or news. However, I have a quick hope I want to um I guess push out. Uh this is actually I have called Pass Proviso. Basically, it's a partnership with other schools around
125the area. Not only Proviso, but Liden, um Downwards Grove. Hopefully for clubs or events and Proviso needs help, they can talk to their neighbors. um like you said, Will Brook, OPRF, other schools like that for help for things like NHS, NHS events, um student council events, different type of events across the you know board and that is what I want to say and thank you. >> Thank you. [applause] >> Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. >> Okay, so I have a couple requests from students and staff. So, some student and staff have requested improvements in our in our athletic facilities, specifically the addition of a new weight room, a fieldhouse. Our current space becomes very hot throughout the year. During the summer, it can be uncomfortable and is unsafe for workout and team practices. Student
126and staff have requested a proper fieldhouse with better ventilation and a space that would allow students to train safely, stay active, and support our school's athletic programs. By improving school environment and investing in better fitness facilities, our school can support students students health performance and overall well-being. Our marching band is also being affected because they work in these hard and harsh environments. Over time, their equipment goes bad. And as a former band student, I can say that they are mature to handle new equipment. And one solution that I thought about was fundraisers. The band is not new to having fundraisers. They do it quite a lot. So I was thinking with fundraisers and help from funding from the district, the marching band could get perhaps new equipment, a better playing environment, not just for them,
127but for students. And that's all I have to say. >> [applause] >> Um good evening. Um I'm speaking from the west. Um I want to highlight um recent activities that have occurred in West. We had a good walking museum for Black History Month. Um recently we had our Unitos performance that they always um excel at every year. embracing and representing Hispanic culture. Um we also educational wise we've had u many field trips occurring recently. I recently went on [snorts] last Wednesday the 4th um to come ed [clears throat] um to further like women in STEM and you know open more opportunities for women in those areas and um I think Mr. Christian has been doing a good job um when it comes to acknowledging students. >> Yes. Um [laughter] um we've also um I feel
128like the district in general has been doing a good job at that um with um the leader of the pack and etc. Um and any request or complaints people have. I look forward to meeting with the attendant, the superintendent to talk about that and [applause] Thank you very much. >> All right, moving on. I think Dr. Hill is up. [clears throat] >> Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Great insight, uh, student board members. Kudos to you all. I enjoyed that, advocating for yourselves. >> Um, this evening, I just have two items for us. The first one is our treasures report. Um, beginning with revenues, the district did receive thus far $63.7 million across all funds. Um, that represents at least 50% of the total annual budget revenue of 127. So, we still have a ways to
129go in that area. Um, we are still continuing to receive portions of our fall collection. Um, this week we did receive $1 million, so it's coming in slowly but surely. But I just want everyone to understand that the spring collection will also be delayed. So, we are keeping our eyes on that as well. Looking at the expenditures, total spending across all the districts and all funds is at $73.7 million, which is about 61% of our total annual expenditure budget of $121 million. So, we're still we're not where we need to be at this moment. Um we are $9 million um short of where we should be at. And that is the collection we're waiting on for the fall. So, we're praying that we do receive the remaining of that soon. Just know that we are
130continuing to monitor our tax collections as well as our expenditures as well as our revenue. And speaking of the revenue, we are continuing to do uh monthly expenditure reports to get to capture as much revenue from the state and the federal government as possible. Are there any questions regarding the treasures report? Next up, we have the bill list. Are there any questions pertaining to the bill list dated March 10th, 2026? That's all I have for today. Have a great evening. >> Thank you. Well, it was nice to hear from our students. >> Yeah. >> And I think they are quickly going to learn that as they bring issues to us, they're also going to help with solutions. So, I'm looking forward to working with all of you. And uh I think it's going to be
131great. Now, I know this already said, but I want to say it too, right? March is Women's History Month. And it's a time when we recognize and celebrate our extraordinary contributions women have made to our nation, our communities, and the field of education in particular. It's also an opportunity for us to reflect on the important role that women have played every day in shaping the future of our students here in Proviso Township High School District 29. across our district women serve as teachers, counselors, social workers, administrators, coaches, and support staff who tirelessly support the success and well-being of our students. The majority of our instructional staff across the district are women, and many of the programs that directly support student achievement, social emotional learning, and college readiness are led by women educators and leaders. Over
132the past several years, we've also seen seen a meaningful increase in women ser women serving in leadership roles across the district. Today, women hold a growing number of positions at both the cabinet and central office levels, helping guide key areas of work, including academic, student services, research, assessment, and communications. Their leadership and expertise play a role a critical role in shaping the district's priorities and supporting the success of our schools. This month we also rec we are also recognizing the work of our social workers as part of social worker appreciation. Many of these dedicated professionals are women who provide critical mental health supports and advocacy for our students and families across all three campuses. In our academic programs, we continue to see strong participation and leadership from female students as well. at Provisal Math and
133Science Academy. Several of our students represented our district at Illinois AP Day at the Capitol this week. Uh where young women who achieved AP Capstone distinction and are advocating for expanded academic opportunities around the state. We see this type of excellence throughout all of our schools, not just in PSA. And our women are women are playing a critical role in the success of our district regardless of age. So, moving on to ourformational items. We have a few. I know we've talked about these in in previous meetings. Happy to to to go into further detail about any of these, but one of them is subject recovery. We know we might. [laughter] >> So, if there are no questions on subject, I will move on to behind Panorama. Again, this is looking for a two-year service contract.
134This is a program that we use for Are there any questions? >> No. >> Summer IT internship internship programs. Are there any questions? >> No. >> New I I will say >> for the for the summer IT internship. I know last year we increased it by two. Um I'm hoping to do that every year because I know considering the amount of kids that um apply for those programs. So I'm hoping hopefully next year we can increase it and include a few more students in that program. Okay. I will talk to the money bags over there and see if it's possible. [laughter] Uh, and I know Mike will always take on additional workers because they are you're not going to get an argument there. [laughter] Um, new sal contract, >> the driver's education car purchase. >>
135This one is new, but it's something I just want to recognize and we've spoken about in some meetings. Um, we are going to update the code of conduct. Racial slurs, hate language is going to be put into a category 3. That is our highest category. And it's just essentially if we're going to accentuate and reflect our strong commitment to remove this type of language within our schools and during school activities regardless of intent. So that will be coming for approval in March. >> Uh, we also sent you the dates, >> I'm sorry, April. Um the proposed meeting dates, if there are any questions or if you found them yours, please let us know. Yes. >> Was the time for the cow to be different than the time for I thought we talked about moving it.
136>> I believe we said that you're trying to avoid having um close sessions and having the meeting start at 6:00 p.m. >> Yeah, I think it says 5:30 on the >> We will change it. >> Yeah. So we'll start executive at 6:00 and open at 6:30 >> for that for the cows or >> the cow only cows. >> But we're trying not to have close sessions at all for those. >> Right. So it' be then open session at 6, >> right? >> And then if we needed a close it would close would be at the 5:30, right? >> Oh, okay. So we're removing the executive entirely. >> We're trying to. There are going to be times when we need to do exe like next month. Well, and that's why I was asking because I know
137that it was a concern for both meetings to be at 5:30 for some that come straight from work. I don't have that problem. So, I'm >> I think that's why we said start at 6 and then if we had to add, we would add the executive >> after. No. >> Yeah. We can do that. If it's if 5:30 is problematic for the for the board, we could always start our executives at 6:00 and then if we need a close session, do it after. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Let's just >> That's what I thought I for everybody. It'll just >> Let's do it that way. >> Okay. >> And that's starting in April if we >> because we won't have them. >> This would be starting in May. >> May >> for the proposed due dates
138are May. Correct, Janessa? >> I think. >> Yeah, it starts May or June. I don't have it in front of me. I think it's June. >> It is June. So, I think we're opposed for May and then the next for >> we're voting on this next month. So, we'll we'll hash it out then. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> We're good. We're good. >> We'll figure it out. >> Uh moving on to the approval items. I believe we just have one major one or not major, but we've talked about this. This is just approval to policy 7130. May I have a motion to approve board of education policy seven student rights and responsibility as presented. Second legal is going to yell at me if I don't report. >> She's calling all the time. [laughter] >> Miss
139Malinero. >> Hi >> Mrs. Hixon. >> Hi >> Mr. O' Campbell. >> Hi >> Miss Morris. >> Hi >> Dr. Fisher. Hi >> Mr. Barahan. >> Hi >> M. Smith. Motion carried. Can I just go stop questions? Okay. May I have a motion to approve PMSA teacher Cast Durham's request for an unpaid academic leave of absence for the 26 27th school year to allow her to complete an advanced degree from King's College London. >> So move. >> Please call the RO. >> Miss Malinero. >> I. >> Mrs. Hen. >> Hi. >> Mr. Campbell. >> Hi. >> Miss Morris. >> Hi. >> Dr. Fischer. >> Hi. >> Mahan. >> Hi. >> Miss Smith. I motion carries. >> May I have a motion to adopt the minutes of the February 10th, 2026 board of education meeting? >>
140So move. >> Second. >> Please [clears throat] call the RO. >> M. Malero. >> Hi. >> Mr. P. >> Mr. Okampo. >> Hi. >> Mr. Warren. >> Hi. >> Dr. Fischer. >> Hi. >> Mr. Barber. Hi. >> Hi. >> Mr. Smith. Um, carried. May I have a motion to approve the bill as submitted to the board and dated March 10th, 2026 in the amount of two 2,51,494.99. >> So move call. >> Miss Malinero. >> I miss Pix. >> Hi. >> Mr. O'Neal. >> Hi. >> Miss. >> Dr. Fisher. >> Hi. >> Mr. Barber. >> Hi. >> Miss Smith. Motion car. May I have a motion to approve the March 10th, 2026 personnel report including the hiring, assignment, resignation, separation, second positions, and of absences as presented. >> So move second. [clears throat] >> Miss Malinero,
141>> I Mr. Hi, >> Mr. Oko. >> Hi, >> Miss Mo. >> Hi, >> Dr. Fisher. >> Hi. >> Mah, I >> miss I motion carries. >> Miss Smith, please read the foyer report into the record. >> [clears throat] >> Between between February 4th, 2026 and March 4th, 2026, there had been one foyer request received by the district. This foyer request was submitted by a student. The request is in process due to the time of submitt. >> Thank you. Any old business? >> New business. >> I I have some problem board. We have several people that are retiring. Um, we need to consider having a retirement celebration or are retiring this year. >> Mr. M. >> Yeah, the union brother reached out to me today. Something he wants to talk about. We haven't connected yet,
142but it's something we'll discuss. >> Was that new or old? That was new. Um, >> all in favor of ajourney. >> [clears throat]