001All right, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to call the um March 19th uh Taylor Board of Education meeting to order at 6 PM. Lock is excused. Fields >> here. >> Uh Mo is here. Orki >> here. >> Morris >> here. >> Shufelt >> here. >> And Westfall >> here. >> Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. together. >> I to the flag of the United States of America and to thank you. >> All right. Now, we'd like to move into a student representative. Mr. Hall, you have a student or students here for us. Right. Good evening board members, colleagues, and guests. As principal and assistant principal of Hoover Middle School, it is both an honor and a challenge to stand before you tonight. Honorable because Hoover is brimming with students whose talents, leadership, and kindness
002could fill this room 10 times over. challenging because in a single meeting we can only offer you a snapshot of the extraordinary work happening in our daily daily in our halls. Tonight we have chosen two groups that embody the spirit of Hoover connection and courage to give you a window into our world. Let's begin with a program that turns strangers into teammates. our web initiative which stands for where everyone belongs led by our phenomenal Lindseay Freeman, Samantha Smith and Heidi. Web is a program that pairs eighth grade students, mentors if you will, with sixth graders to help that trans transform the daunting leap to middle school into a journey of camaraderie. Each Web Wednesday, students participate in activities designed to spark joy and build community. Tonight, they will guide you through one of these activities,
003and it's called What's Your Favorite? A light-hearted a lighthearted icebreaker where sharing a simple preference like your favorite snack or superhero becomes a bridge between people. Board members, consider this your initiation into the Hoover family. Let's welcome our web leaders forward to kick things off. >> Hi. Uh so for web to prepare for this we came to Hooper for like two days during the summer where we trained for the activities that we do for our sixth graders. Each day for two days we got our handbooks and learned for the activities and ran through it for orientation orientation day and orientation day. Our orientation day was held on the first day of school. Students were welcomed and wowed when they entered the gym at at the first day as web leaders stood at the door in
004the line, welcomed each of our sixth graders and cheers with posters and awesome bubble machines. Our web coordinator, us web leaders, guided all of our sixth graders through the whole group to a group assembly. The orientation was like the first meeting of web leaders and sixth graders. Uh being a web being a web leader has shown me how to be a good leader. It's shown me the importance of building a relationship and with a sixth grader and then it builds a school community. That's all I have for you today. >> Hi. Um so today we're going to be doing um the activity called what's your favorite? Um we as web leaders do this activity at the beginning of the school year. This help us to know this helps us to get to know our sixth
005graders better and you know whatever their favorite things are. Um for today's activity you need to pick a number 1 through 35. When I point to you and you tell me what your favorite number what your thing what your number is. Whoopsie. Um, and then I'll ask you the question what you know what number you picked. >> Um, so do any of you want to raise your hands to pick, you know, start first? >> Number 25. >> Okay. >> What's your favorite summer activity? >> Going to the beach. >> Just like >> anyone else? you. >> Uh, two. >> Two. >> What's your favorite sport? >> Uh, football. >> My brother plays that. >> Seven. >> You put seven. >> Seven. >> What's your favorite dinner? >> Can you repeat that? >> What's your favorite
006dinner? >> Fetuccini Alfredo with chicken. >> 11. Like what's your favorite thing to do like in the afternoon? >> In the afternoon, read. >> Take a nap. >> Call her out. >> Yeah, that's okay. I sleep a lot. >> Pick a number. Number three, what's your favorite cereal? And if I hear you say Lucky Charms, >> flakes 32. >> What's your favorite fruit? >> Fruits. Grow >> pomegranates. >> I've never had a pomegranate. >> I have. There's no difference. >> Don't eat it after you eat an orange though. Anyways, >> Haley, >> pick a number. 1 through 35. >> 11. >> What's your favorite thing to do after school? >> All my friends. >> Yes. is your friend Mara. >> Oh, >> as I expected. >> I'll go with lucky number 13. >> 13. >>
007What's your favorite board card or computer game? >> Favorite. What kind of game? >> A board card or computer game? >> Oh boy. I am going to have to say Scrabble by far. >> Oh, I love Scrabble. >> What is that? It's like a cross word puzzle game with tiles and weird. >> 17. So specific. >> Favorite television show? >> Okay. >> That's fire. That's fire. >> 14. >> What's your favorite time of season? >> Oh, summer. That's when my birthday is. >> Okay. Yeah, cuz you get on the present something. >> Logan, I mean, yeah, Logan. >> Um, number one, please. >> What's your favorite kind of car? >> My mom drives a Ford. She used to work there, too. >> We have one over here. What's your favorite song? >> Oh, everyone's favorite.
008>> What's your favorite type of transportation? Yep. Yeah. I mean, who loves walking on their feet all day like earlier? >> Okay. >> Six. >> Number six. What's like your favorite lunch? That just happens to be, you know, Kalia's favorite food. >> And Mr. Hall, pick a number. >> Oh, let's go with 18. >> What's your favorite movie? >> It's a favorite. >> Oh, boy. It's a tough one. I'm just gonna keep it. A little mermaid with it. >> All right. Thank Thank you web team for showing us how a little laughter can forge big connections. proof that leadership often starts with a question as simple as what's your favorite and if you notice when they were interacting with you Jasmine and them were giving you the responses and they start to build that connection
009with the sixth graders now we move on to connection to con now we move from connection to conviction at February at our February's talent show a performance stopped us in our tracks believe me all the performances were amazing and I think the parents that were there that day were moved moved. Assisted by Kristen Kryer, Hoover's chorus director, students delivered a rendition of Stand Up, the stirring anthem from the film Harriet, which is a story of Harriet Harriet Tubman's relentless pursuit to freedom. This song isn't about history, it's a call to action. When our stu when our students sang, I'm going um I'm going to stand up and take my people with me, they reminded us that courage is not a solo act. It's it is a chorus. Tonight, they reignite the flame for you. And
010please welcome Kristen Crryer and our student performers as they remind us why we must always stand up for equity, empathy, and one another. Uber surround sound system. So we are making do with this tonight. So >> I'm sure it's enough for >> Okay. Um, first of all, I want to say that out of this group, only one of them is in my course, and that's Brandon. Jasmine and Aaron ditched me because they wanted to be in three different games, but it's paid up because both of them were able to play on Monday night with the DSO. In addition, Aaron's talent has gotten him allar. Yes, summer also playing in band. And you can see we've got three web leaders here. So these are very involved young people and uh when they came to me and
011said they wanted to do this work. Mrs. Cryer, is it true that we were off those snow days that they got together without us knowing and kind of practiced online without us knowing just because they wanted to practice together. >> Yeah. And and they coming down during lunch times to to really put things together. So we really hope you enjoy their edition of stand Listen. Absolutely. Remember? explain to face and I trust them. Lord knows I take our people together and together. stand. So, in closing, to Lindseay Freeman, Samantha, Heidi, and our web leaders, you turn nerves into friendships. To Kristen and our group that sang tonight, you turn lyrics into legacy. And to every Hoover student not here tonight, your stories matter even when you're not in the spotlight and we can't reach you
012all. Board members, these are just two groups of students that are part of the Hoover family. Behind them are countless others, sports teams, our Griffins uh West and Hoover combined team were the sixth and seventh grade uh league champions this year. We have a striving uh thriving steam program, an award-winning band led by Jim Birdser that just received an overall rating of one at the MSBA band festival. And as Kristen said, we were able to send seven students to perform um at Monday's concert at Orchestra Hall. We have an adaptive PE program that is spawned into a peer-to-peer group that has monthly activities that will lead us into our Special Olympics Day in May. and countless other great groups and activities thriving because of your support. And I would add, I know Stacy Best preeie
013is here tonight. Their adaptive PE program was very much blessed by the grant money that she was found to order a whole bunch of new equipment for our kids. So, I'm very thankful for that. We have support from the entire Taylor staff and I don't just mean our teachers but our bus drivers, our maintenance, our school improvement coordinators, the cabinet, our parent community leazison who runs our gets us our food pantry stuff and all the things that we need for school supplies and of course our amazing our amazing parents. So, thank you Thank you for investing in a place where students learn to lead with laughter, sing with purpose, and stand up with courage. Hoover has had the theme the past few years, and many of the cabinet knows this because it's prominently displayed on
014our parent and weekly student communications, which is together we can. Together we are building a more more than a school. We're building futures. Good night and thank you. >> Thank you for Hall and the entire group from Hoover was fantastic. Hope to see more of you. >> Absolutely. Ready? Say cheese. Look pretty. I know. We practiced. All right. Cheese. >> Everybody good? >> All right. That was just fabulous. Now we'll move on to the um Guess I need glasses. Taylor High School band, Mr. West Ball. Uh last Thursday I attended Wayne County Community College the high school move to buy that. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. We need to buy that. Yeah. >> Yeah. That was cool. Anyone need something? >> Something. Yeah, for sure. >> You're probably good now. All right, we'd like to continue
015with our meeting. So, in the back, can we keep it down again? Wonderful job. >> Let's go ahead, Mr. W West, and tell us about the Taylor High School band. >> Okay. Last Thursday, I attended Wayne County Community College in the evening for a band concert from the high school, and they were fantastic. They have five bands. The jazz band, the cadet band, varsity band, concert band, and symphonic band. And the they were just they put on just a great great performance. The jazz band was excellent. Their concert band in competition was got an excellent rating. And the symphonic band in division one, they got a superior rating. Their band is just fantastic. If you get a chance to go listen to them, go listen to them. They're really, really good. >> Thank you. Uh,
016now we have um Mrs. Fields is going to talk about the Hoover Band and the Randall Heart Challenge and March Magic. >> Yes. And I I also got a a quick one from Moody. Um, do do we do we have that video or No. Okay. The song is their rendition of Tostitos. Just keep that in mind when you hear it. it. Mark also met me over there >> and the Uber band was entertaining their feeder um their feeder schools, the elementaryaries. The band teacher is phenomenal just well he's been there 34 years in the same building never heard from. Right. And these kids um he when he introduced them he would say now how many of the band is from Randall or how many of the band is from Taylor and the kids would stand
017up and they he really got these little guys going and they were so good. All of the elementaryaries that were involved were so good. So if you this is one an interaction that he had with with the kids in the soft Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. They they were phenomenal. Um the um >> they have I don't know how many different bands, but he's got the concert band. He has the beginners. Um, and these kids will go from concert band to the jazz band and you see little guys running with one instrument and pretty soon they're shooting over here to sit in that seat to play that instrument. And I thought, "Oh my gosh, how much talent is in this one room?" It was It was phenomenal. Had a good time.
018Had a very good time. Um, then over at Randall Oh, and I do see somebody from Miranda here. Um, the the kids heart uh challenge update. The students families met and exceeded each of their goals ending with a donation of uh $6,100. Is that correct? >> Okay. Um to the kids heart challenge. This means that the students are enjoying extra recess this week and Mr. fest had a dye in there blue. >> What is that? >> You have a picture of that. >> Well, I thought Did you Did you There it is. >> Oh, okay. We're looking forward to the double Dutch assembly and uh thank you to Randall students and families. Um March magic at Randall. Every March, Randall participates in the one school one book project. This year they're reading Sideways from Wayside
019School where the staff and students meet unique challenges due to their unique building design. Um Randall hosted a nail it family night where families work together to face challenges of copying Miss Danny's cake. They truly nailed it. During the month, they've had activities such as a book fair, reading activities, spirit week, and ends with a storytime shuffle. All right, I give what's a storytime shuffle. I wouldn't have asked if I had no one at all. >> And the kids get to choose where they want to go and which story they want to hear. And so every 15 minutes we rotate and the kids go to the classroom or the space where the adult is reading and they get to shut. >> Oh, that's really a nice technique. Thank you. Thank you very much, Randy. Uh,
020the students also continue to display their I Ready lessons past at 100%. So, Randall is a fun school to be at and meet everybody. And every school I've been to, I've been warmly warmly received. The last one I have real quick is from Moody. And March has been a busy month at Moody. March 5th chose to include day one inclusion day, poster making, classroom but buddy activities, banner signing by the whole school, lots of classroom activities, videos on inclusion and projects. Uh Marshall music came to the fifth grade classrooms to have students try an instrument to see if they'd like to play in the band at Wester Hoover. Every Friday, fourth and fifth graders attend Taylor Teen Center on site for social emotional activities. Mondays at Moody, a group of fifth grade girls are participating
021in the rocks group, empowering girls to make good choices. Dramafree and always be kind and secure about themselves and others. March is reading month, schoolwide schoolwide reading. Every student and staff member received this book, Dragons in a Bag. Feels like my family reunion. Um, daily reading, at home reading, and daily trivia questions. Prizes awarded. Classes have read with a buddy classroom, classroom door decorating, read with a flashlight, dress like a book character, PJ day. Uh they had the mobile dentist on site for the students in need of dental care. March Oh, that will be today and tomorrow. Family night bingo for books. Um Wednesday, March, that's tonight, too. 5:30 to 6:30. And kindergarten roundup Thursday, March 20th at 5:30. So, our elementaryaries have been busy and our middle schools have been busy and it it's
022been a a pure delight. And that's it. >> Thank you, Kathy, Mrs. Heels. Anyone else uh have any good news? Okay, let's move on to the um >> moving on for the revisions and approval of the agenda policy number 0166. Is there any motions uh to approve? >> Motion to approve the agenda. >> Motion to approve by Miss Moore. Is there a second? >> Second. Second by Mr. Morris. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> Miss Moore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarkski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morris. >> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. >> Miss Block is absent. That passes 6. Great. I I think we'll move on to the committee meeting updates. Um, as we've mentioned in previous meetings, we're starting to get committees uh uh activated and and moving. So,
023I think that that numerous committees, I think four, have already, you know, set a time. We plan to meet like about every six weeks with each individual committee. Those are public meetings. Um we've asked that that three board members if we can get three on a committee if not you know who's ever available but other since it is an open meeting all board members are welcome to to come in as is the public and we'll have a uh a public comment of course there'll be a public comment section for each of those. So um they will be posted when they are I attended a curriculum. It really wasn't. It was a initial, like I said, initial setup um of the meetings and I was uh asked a few questions and um was real thrilled to
024hear that we're expanding our young five, something that I've been asking for for years. And then um the CTE program just um the the volume of of um you know improvements in there and more opportunities for our students um giving them an opportunity to have some certificate or a a workable trade when they when they leave. So um excited to uh to begin working with them. >> Uh >> well these meetings are all going to be posted. They will be posted and they will be public >> as at all committee meetings. >> Yeah. Will they be held here? >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Not necessarily because depending on the size may not be in this room but building >> just meant like in this building all of them will always be here. >>
025Oh I'm waiting for the second break. Uh I met with initial meeting with the finance committee and thank you Dr. Hill and Stacy if she's still here if she's here. Um and Jill Collins um we set up uh what agenda was going to look like. Um answer questions. The two dates that that we do have is April 17 or yeah, April 17th and June 12th here 2 to three. Um, and again, open to the public. It won't be Zoom because there's not going to be a full forward, but it's open for the public to come in and be a part of the meeting if they choose to. Um, and then we did I know she's got Mark down, but Mark and I are both on the facilities committee. We met this morning and set up
026our agenda and um those will start only because I'm old and I forget. He made them on April 17th and June 12th as well, only at 9 in the morning, which was suitable for for all of us to get together to discuss what needs to be discussed. And I requested that it be put on the website with these dates and times and on Facebook as well. I ask that these be posted so that it's it's out there if you you want to look. Yeah, I should probably post a I don't know do that. Oh, >> absolutely. >> Yeah, I was just that was going to be my next question is if people wanted to attend these, where do they find the meetings and their postings? >> Absolutely. We can put it on there now that
027we've started putting the newsletter together and I have linked in the newsletter monthly like to the board page. We can put them right on there as on that schedule. Like that shouldn't be an issue. Yeah, >> I'm sure we'll have some tweaks. Yep. That might need to be made, but we'll deal with those if they come up. And I know uh Miss Block isn't here, so I will kind of give an update for policy. We haven't had our first meeting yet. Our first one will be coming up on April 21st. Um before the policy committee, one of the biggest things is we we contract with the company Neiola and they give us uh their recommended updates to our policies and they do have a couple packages that they need us to look over and start
028bringing forward for revisions. A lot of the stuff they bring forward is because, you know, as federal laws change, state laws change, they give us the advice on here's how you should change the policy to to meet those needs. So, we have that and then I believe we have just a couple other issues that are kind of locally ones that we're going to bring up for discussion uh as well before we bring it to the full board when it's time to do the the readings and the passage of the policy. >> Do we have the time for that meeting? >> Yeah, it's uh 12:30. >> Thank you. Well, it's nice to have the committees starting to meet again. It's a good way to keep the board informed and then also when we discuss it, public
029gets informed as well. Um, so thank you to all. We have a couple other committees. I think athletics was one um that we'll be be putting together. You know, we most important ones that we're with right now. So, we will add more. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I'll say I know I've made the recommendation as we finish our strategic planning process, there are going to be things and goals that are set during that that we may see the need like oh we should have a committee to discuss this particular goal or we should have a committee for this. So I think once we have that process wrapped up that's going to help us drive some of that committees and and so on. Thank you. Um same presentation Miss Graham and Miss Berkkey. >> Let's see. >>
030Good evening. >> Oh I'm so sorry. I am actually gonna turn it right over to Kim Berky uh to talk about our elementary steam program. >> Hello everybody. >> Hello. >> I'm Kim Berkkey, one of the elementary school improvement coordinators here um with the district and I'd love to thank you for the opportunity to share just one of the many exciting programming opportunities we are offering at the elementary level. So tonight I do want to talk to you real briefly about our programming for our steam classes at the elementary level and then after a brief introduction by me I'm going to turn it over to our steam teacher at Randall who is here with a couple of families that she brought because the family um the children in uh a couple videos that we are
031going to share are here uh with us tonight as well. So super excited about this. Um at the elementary level, we actually um one of our uh special subjects um classes is steam. The students in K5 get steam twice a week for 40 minutes at a time. So 80 minutes total. We needed some really good programming for steam that would really engage children very quickly because we have them in such a limited time with our steam program. And so two years ago, we started a program called Project Lead the Way. Project Lead the Way is an opportunity for students to really engage in some real life problemolving. And so in a few minutes, you're going to be able to see a couple of our Randall students actually talking through some problem solving that they've done.
032But what this program allows us to do, it allows us to integrate science, math, the arts, it's technology, and it has a very heavy emphasis on engineering, which you'll see in the videos. Um, it's a very engaging program, and so students find that it's really, really fun. Right, Brody? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh, there you go. Steam's one of Brody's best subjects. We're going to see a little skateboard action that Brody did a couple of weeks ago here in a minute. So, we could go ahead. Um, some of the things that Project Lead the Way encourages students to do and where we're seeing an increase in some skills are with collaboration. So, you'll often see students working in groups like this, problem solving. their persistence. So as engineers they are encouraged to design, to build,
033to test, to revise, to rebuild like they're really going through the engineering process. So they have to um really build up their persistence. Uh we do talk about careers that are integrated into things like engineering, science, and mathematics. uh it does keep them motivated and it's very inquiry based so they're always wondering about something and because it's all rooted in uh some very common um real life events children are naturally interested in solving these problems. So in the last two years at the K2 level these are the modules that we've actually had students complete. So for example, our K2 students have done the module of structure and function exploring design. They've done pushes and pulls, animals and algorithms, light and sound, and grids and games. And so you can see there's a very heavy science
034emphasis. So what I just I just pulled out the light and sound description so you could just kind of get a better idea of what that's about. So students investigate the properties of light and sound including vibration from sound waves and the effect of different materials on the path of a beam of light. Now Ben is going to help us better understand that in a minute as well. They are challenged to solve a design problem and then there are some characters within a story that the characters bring the real life part alive. So the um the characters are lost and must use only materials in their backpack to communicate over a distance by using light and or sound. Students use the design process to sketch, build, test, and reflect on a device that solves the
035design problem. Who would not want to try that out? Right? This is what kind of each module feels like at the three at grades three through five level. We've done stability and motion around the science of flight. And Mrs. Clayool, who is our um Randall Steam teacher, actually reached out and said, "Hey, can I get any more fuselages because the students were going home and wanting to rebuild with more fuselages. So yeah, that that's what this program is about. Um they three five did life cycles and survival programming patterns which is about computer programming and then stability and motion forces and interaction. And so you can see here there's a little um description of the science of flight as well. They were encouraged to design, build and test an experimental model glider to find out
036how air and other forces affect its flight. again, engagement level super high, right? And they had a real life problem that then they um you know were encouraged to solve through the science of flight. So these are the kind of opportunities we're able to offer our elementary students in that 80 minutes a week in their steam class. So now I'm going to turn it over to Mrs. Clayool. Again, she's the steam teacher at Randall. She is wonderful in videotaping and taking lots of photos to share with me of the the students progress as they move through the cycle. But yeah, so we're going to see a couple of of our friends here at Randle friends in action. So Mrs. Clayful, >> first of all, I want to thank you for this opportunity because our Randall
037Mud things are so exciting. Um when I first came here to do steam we were really into the design process. It scaffolds the design process and the science inquiry process together and we do use the words constraints and criteria and um and they have to design and build on that and we always find out that sometimes our design doesn't always work and we just revisit the planning board. They actually have launch logs that they design in just like an engineering workbook. Um, as that would go in this video that you're going to see. Um, I try to walk around the room and then I don't know I hurry up and grab my phone and try to videotape magical moments happening. And as uh we were designing they they were given the activity provided them to
038build a compound machine. They had just learned about three simple machines. They constructed those simple machines through a CAD blueprint, CAD program blueprint that is within the technology. They had to look at that CAD blueprint, see it in motion and build those simple machines. From that they are to build a compound machine which is two simple machines put together and design what they would do um in their groups before they built it. So, um, if you would play that video, you would see the conversation of Brody and his partner Jasine that unfortunately couldn't make it today. Have >> So, I was thinking to make the black wheels and then use a like bumpy one so we can get the snow with the blue ones. Blue ones. Yeah, >> I already made the blue ones. >>
039And let's see. Maybe we need this for the little thing for the wheels. >> Yeah. >> And then we need something to find out the thing to like you know those dragon boards that hold like your feet and you can like move them. >> Yeah. Those are what ways. >> What are you guys making? >> We're making a skateboard. Cool. But it it's like a dragon board. >> Okay. And is it a simple machine or a compound machine? >> It's a compound machine. And what? >> It's in the middle of a compound machine and simple machine. >> Okay. How? >> Cuz like the board can like move by these like rope things that like move and there's like these rope things that hook on your foot and they're for beginner skateboards and they like turn
040and you never fall off. >> Looks like a cool design. Like >> I think we need this for on something. >> I think we need this ones. This ones and this ones. >> What for? Or what do you need them for? >> Uh for the feet and for something, right? For the like to hold these to hold the wheels on the top. >> Okay. So, a compound machine is just one simple machine or >> my our compound machines. She may have to use one. >> She thought about the rubber bands. I thought about the play. >> What two simple machines are in there? I see the wheel and axle. >> What's the other one? >> The lever. Oh, >> where's the lever? >> The lever is on the board cuz the board has two sides.
041One's really up, one's really down. If you step on which one, it puts more weight on that one. So, the one that has the um the one that doesn't I'm trying to think of I want to say resistance force. Oh, >> but when it like when you try to pick it up, you like stomp on it and the resistant force goes up and you can grab it and just >> Yeah, because Roy's right. It's the correct. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. I I can't wait to see it. Keep on designing. >> That's awesome. In this next uh video, you're going to see my other engineer, Ben over here. Ben is in kindergarten. And this is the sound and light video that um we were given. They are exploring with a flashlight and an unbreakable
042mirror. And uh you are going and I just we just give them time to explore with it. And what does a flashlight do? How does the what does what does it do with the mirror? Things like that. Just time to explore. Um and we before this there were we do vocabulary and things like that in a fun way of what reflection and things are. So this is Ben and Ben's exploring with his flashlight. And let me just say the tub isn't part of the exploration. That's just what I put my materials in. But look at his innovation with this. So, okay, Ben, will you show me how you made your lamp? >> Okay. I'm going to build You can make a video if you >> Okay, I'm making a video. Yes. How did you make
043your lamp? >> Oh, I made it. So, I put a reflector from right here. >> Okay. I'm adding a light flash right here. See this container? I'm going to put it all over that box. >> That's how I make a lamp. >> Perfect. What a little scientist. >> This is like a bedtime lamp. I really want to bring bring this in. >> Okay. So, what does the flashlight do to the mirror again? What did you say? >> It reflects it. Okay. >> A big a big a big light from here. >> Oh, okay. Thank you. >> So, if anybody is looking for bedroom lights, just ask Ben. He knows how to make them. Okay, Ben. I'd like to present Brody and Ben uh with a a vision of excellence award in steam because they're our
044next innovators um in the in our in our future. So Brody, will you come up here please? >> Great job. for building flashlight. >> Thank you. Thank you. Great job. Thank you. >> Yeah, that was great. Well done, Brody and Ben. >> Fool does. >> Okay, now we're going to move on to What was that? >> Sure. Oh, I absolutely love that, you know, when you're looking through what's in the steam program and that that at an elementary level that they have that science of flight in there because at the secondary level, we've been actively working on bringing aviation as a possibility for our career center of which is a countywide initiative that we're trying to get going and Mr. Gribble is one of the leads in the county for bringing that in. And so
045I love that we could have something that starts as early as elementary and we start to build and keep that that process going. So I just wanted to say I loved to see that in there. >> Awesome. >> Yeah. Thanks, Mrs. Clayool. >> That's some fuselages. >> Yeah. Thank you, Mrs. Burky. All right. Now, let's move on to um discussion items. Uh, overnight field trip request skills USA state competition. Andrew Basler, welcome. >> Hey, how's it going everybody? >> Oh, great. >> So, uh, our welding and fabrication team, we have a fabrication team that goes to regionals and this is our third year in a row now going to states for it, which is pretty awesome. So for the state level competition, they compete and they have to take something that's a bare piece of
046metal and a blueprint and turn it into something real. So they're going to go and compete in that morning April 11th at Community College and they're going to go there and compete, make their project, and then we don't get the results right away. And so there's a conference in Grand Rapids. So we'll be leaving about five o'clock with the Taylor School District bus to go out to Grand Rapids. and we'll be staying two nights at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and we're going to do a conference where the students are going to be able to do leadership and all kinds of job exploring opportunities there through Skills USA up until Sunday when we have our award ceremonies and head on back. All the funding for this field trip is funded through a grant as well.
047So, I'm just here to request approval for that. There's three students and myself as the adviser. >> Thank you. Any questions from the board? I believe you started this program, after school program, didn't you? >> I did. Yes. >> Yeah. >> Very instrumental young man. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. Um and then if Carly isn't on the Zoom call, she wanted me to present for her for afterwards, too. >> Sure. Um is she on Zoomly? >> Okay. Thank you. Of course. >> Thank you. >> I'm here. Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Can you hear me? >> Yep. Can hear you. >> Sorry. Yeah. I had to stay home with my kids, so I couldn't come in person. And uh just in case my Zoom wasn't working, Andrew was going to present for me. But
048um I'm here. So um I'm here to talk about the um DECA Internationals. Um last weekend our students, we took 16 students um downtown Detroit for the state competition. They all were um state qualifiers from the district competition that happened in January. And um out of our um 16 kids, we do have um two that are moving on to the international competition in Orlando, Florida. So I'm here to present about going to that overnight field trip um in Florida. We do have a grant for that as well. So the same grant that's going to pay for our Skills USA kids is going to pay for this. So, um we'll um it's April 25th through the 30th and um Miss Jenna Randall, the marketing teacher and DECA adviser will be taking the students. Uh she couldn't
049attend tonight, but um she will be the one taking she will be the ones taking them and um Scope is actually going to be um attending as well. >> Any questions? >> Um and this will be our 12th year um attending. So, we've been having really good um success at states for the last uh since about 2013. We we've had kids um win at states and make it to the next level. So, we're super proud of our program. We keep growing and and um getting better and it's been a great experience for the kids. >> Okay. Any questions from the board? >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> All right. Now, I lost my agenda. Don't hold on. >> Out of state field trip request for uh the mud hens. Mr. Miller. Yeah. Thanks. Okay. We
050Mr. Miller is here to talk about the mud head and uh he'll >> how you doing? Mr. Miller, Kirk Miller, um PE teacher at West Middle School. I'm gonna ask the board for permission to take our PBIS students to the Toledo Mudens game on May 28th. Four buses, 20 or 200 students and 25 chaprons. >> Any questions from the board? >> Thank you for organizing and uh appreciate you being here, Mr. Miller. Okay, we have an out of state field trip request a seat appointment. Mrs. Farmer, >> good evening. It must be band night at the board. I just wanted to say um West also represented us at MSBOA and took an excellent rating and those kiddos spent six months without me accomplishing that goal. So, um, we are seeking to do our annual Cedar
051Point music trip where I put on tons more gray hair on my head and age probably two years, but the kids love it and I take one for the team. Um, any questions or concerns? >> And it's also a good recruitment tool. >> It is an excellent recruitment, too. Keeps me young. >> I rock the train. >> Is there a cost for the students for this? Um, it is $85 and the students have fundraised for it. So, some of them nothing, some of them pay out of pocket, their choice. >> Okay. >> Any other questions? >> No. >> Thank you, Mrs. Clar. >> Thank you. Have a good evening. >> Joe, overnight conference request from Mrs. Dator. >> Hi. Um this evening I'm asking the board to approve uh my conference request to attend the
052overnight um conference to MSBO in Grand Rapids. And the MSVO puts on an annual conference every year and it has a lot of different certifications that you can have. It can happen in facilities, technology, HR, business, uh business directors and whatnot. And um the purpose of it is to um come together with um different people in your same area or expertise and you can bounce ideas deals off of them. But also there's um different uh segments that you breakout sessions that you can go to and there's um quite a few that is very interesting. OS which is the office of retirement services everything keeps kind of changing there. So it's kind of good for HR to know some of those things not necessarily to get advice but to kind of guide somebody on how to
053do what they need to do. um also like the GREP and the TCBR which is the registry of educational personnel that we had to do twice a year and um and then how that works with the um teacher credential verification report. Um there's also um different things that like bargaining the ESTA which is the new employee um sick time act which just kind of came out. Um, so there's all all these different breakout sessions you can go to and it's very um very informative and sometimes it's all overwhelming when just the information is gather. I'm just asking. >> Thank you. Any questions from the board? >> Okay. Um, M Miss Best Miss Piny, I have a hard time getting that out tonight. Is going to talk about the Summit K12 agreement. Okay. On behalf of
054the Taylor School District, I request board approval to purchase contracted professional learning and software services from Summit K12 for the amount of $16,630 using at risk section 31A funds. Summit K12 provides specialized educational programs for English language learners focusing on language acquisition, academic vocabulary, and content mastery. Their program is aligned with state standards and includes digital curriculum. Oops, my thing goes off. Uh, interventions and assessments designed to improve WEDA proficiency with a money back guarantee if students do not advance by one level when used as intended. Board policy requires informal price quotes for purchases over $5,000. However, Summit K12 qualifies as a sole source provider as their program is uniquely designed for ELLL success. Based on this, I request approval for the purchase without requiring additional quotes per board policy 6325 for non-competitive procurement of
055micro purchases under the state threshold when utilizing grant funds as a sole source item. >> Thank you. Any questions from the board? Comments, questions? >> Thank you. >> Uh now we have Jack. He's got several things to discuss. Um fencing bids, boiler bids, and feet or is that N that's >> Yeah, that's all I have for today. >> Um so, uh back on February 21st, uh we put out another bid for fencing for 8 foot fencing. We did receive two quotes for each building. Um take my glasses off the seat. For Holland, we received a quote from Nationwide Construction for $33,232. American Fence was $49,680. Um Patrick and I recommend we go with NA Nationwide Construction in the amount of $33,232. McDow, we received two quotes from the same company, the same two companies. Uh
056Nationwide was $32,587 and American Fence was $41,920. We recommend to go with uh Nationwide Construction Group for 32,587. For Moody, we received a bid from Nationwide Construction Group for 47,500 and from American Fence was $49,60. We recommend going with a Nationwide Construction Group also for 47,500. Taylor Parks. We received a bid for $34,620 and from American Fence for $52,790. We also recommend going with Nationwide Construction Group for the amount of 34,620. And for Randall Elementary, we received a bid from Nationwide Construction for $39,53 and American Fence for $38,40. And there we recommend going with American Fence in the amount of $38,040. Any question? >> So this is a significant increase. Obviously we're going two two more feet up. Does that include a locked gate? >> No, we cannot lock the gate when the students are
057in the building in on the property. The gates cannot be locked per the state fire marshall. So, we're getting two extra feet of protection, but somebody can just walk in the gate. >> Yeah, we we have to they have to have a a means of egress. We cannot lock them in. So, they have to have a means of egress. >> So, what's the point of going up two more feet? And if we decided, no, we're going to go with the with the lower fencing, is there going to be a change in cost? >> Yes. Actually, I contacted the three companies that put in a bid and they said with the tariffs that went in place and the uncertainty, everything is going up 15%. Uh the last three weeks >> two weeks ago, it's going to
058be >> Yeah, it's going to be a little bit more for the six foot. >> Yeah. Know, I really do think the 8oot fence is the way to go. I mean, again, we looked at the Ualdi shooting last time we were here >> and we read three different reports. The industry standard is 8T. Yeah, the gate is an issue, but 8 feet is still better than six, and that is the national standard. So, I I want to stick with the eight for sure. Jack, can I ask a clarifying question? Um, >> if we go to the 8 ft, and I don't know if this came up in the bid process, and you may not have this answer, right? Um, does that mean that they are putting a support bar in the middle? Because originally when
059we started this conversation around fencing, it was about alopement issues with students who were correct uh leaving the playgrounds and I worry about having that bar in the middle if they had to do that as being an extra ability to >> Yeah, that was not part of the bid, but I did talk to them about that and if that's something we have to add that's that you know they would add that. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> I'm just curious. Right. >> It's still the same chain link fences though. Like >> it is the vinyl coated. Yes. It's the B just like um Meyers. It's identical to Meyers. Yes. >> Jack, I got a question. >> Yeah. >> Okay. My I was at Meyers and I noticed that the fence was put up around the playground
060by the basketball flag area. >> Does that price include the playground that sits off to the north? No. >> No, we we didn't put that out. Uh we we didn't put it that out. You're talking about the one up close to >> Street. >> Yeah. No, that one was never put up. It was just the elementaryaries. It's for the smaller I guess the smaller students that >> Is that part of our playground? >> It is. >> Yeah, >> it is. >> Yeah. >> So, we're not going to fence that in. >> Well, I mean, we we didn't put it out for bid yet. >> My question. Yeah, >> but that's definitely something we can take a look at. >> We can definitely look at >> Yeah, because I've noticed some of them have different I
061think does too have the you know, you got the Bay Area effects, but you have the north end. I think there was playground or SK over there. >> Those I I don't know that those get used a whole lot because we had we had talked about that too. So, we didn't put that for a bit. It's basically the bigger playgrounds where we put the new the new playground sets in. >> Yeah. >> For the smaller >> All right. >> children. Yeah. >> So, what happens in the event we put these 8ft fences around the other elementary schools, the these current elementary schools, but the like Kenyon for instance, just has the standard fence. Are we putting an 8ft fence there or are we leaving it the same? And what makes Kenyon any less than the
062rest of the schools that are getting new 8? I think that would be something we'd have to revisit. Like this is a starting point for the ones that don't have like any sort of fencing right now, but you're right. That would be something to reeal. >> Six foot. >> Yes. Hey, that sounds like a good topic for the facilities. Like a normal It's like a normal. >> It is. It's it's a four or five foot fence. >> Has there been issues? >> I think it started out because we want to get fencing up for the alopers. So, I think that was the start and then we can go back and revisit the other other fencing. that escape as well. >> Okay. >> Any questions? >> Any other questions? >> Hey, can you continue? >> Okay.
063So, we also put out a RFP for two boiler replacements at West Middle Schools. Um, we did receive four quotes. Um, well, we received one from Detroit Metro Mechanical for $139,838. Uh, Delta Temp Services for $165,945, thermal mechanical services for $138,000, and Expert Heating and Cooling for $225,960. Uh, after going through the bids, we compared um everything that that they would be replacing and installing. Patrick and I decided we recommend going with Delta Temp Services for $165,945. What that includes, it will be demoing the two boilers, the expansion tank, and all the piping. They'll install two new boilers, two new boiler pumps, and a floor mounted uh expansion tank. They will rework all the boiler venting, roofing, and comb combustion air louvers. We'll get new temp controls including the wiring, pipe installation. That includes the
064rental of the the big equipment they have to bring in. And that also includes uh the checks, the tests, the startups, all the permits and the warranties. Um when Delta Temp came in, they brought in a crew of people. They brought in their plumbers, their electricians, their control guys. We have a control issue in this Taylor school district. They're going to go in and install new controllers on these boilers so we can work with them in, you know, online. So, it's not going to be we'll get a phone call, hey, this room's cold. We'll be able to control it and see what's going on online. If we have an issue with a boiler, we'll get an alert. There's a problem with a boiler, there's a problem with, you know, whatever is going on. And that's
065something we we know. we'll we'll basically have an idea of what we're walking into rather than going in blind and say, "Okay, well, we've got to, you know, order another motor or something. At least we know what's exactly going on." >> With this one being a little bit more than some of the others, are they giving some services that the other ones that might have been a lower price wasn't including? >> They are. And and like I said, when we walked because we walked with the contractors and our HBAC team walked with some of them also, but when they brought their group of people, there had to be eight or 10 people here and we had the chance to talk to them and and the control guy said, "Oh man, I I you know, I've
066been here. I've done this kind of stuff. This is what he's done for a living for the last 25 years." They're also the the contractor that installed all the HVAC equipment in the new renovations. And that's one of the things we haven't had a problem with with the renovations is that the >> Does this include anything like say they start ripping things up? Does that include anything that they might run into or could they come and ask for more if they run into addition? >> Well, I'm I'm sure they could come ask for more. I mean, it's it's what they see, you know, and they recommended. There's a few things that were recommended to us by a couple different contractors. The bot the uh uh Delta Temp and Expert Heating and Cooling that, you know,
067we didn't get from the other one, the other two contractors that the expansion tank, for example, you know, that's something that we're putting new boilers in. We're not if we didn't replace the expansion tanks, I mean, they're 50 years old. So, you know, you're going to have a little more water pressure going through. They recommend this is what we need to do. So, and we do it. We sat down with our HBAC guys and I mean if we're always known to put a band-aid on things, you know, we want to just we just got to rip the band-aid off and and just put all new in. >> I just want to make sure that they were because they were more and that's who you're recommending that they were giving us more. >> They are not
068>> the controls alone the controls alone are probably4 $50,000 worth I feel controls alone. >> And I love that you said that. I've worked in buildings that have that uh ability where you can control remotely and it makes it so much easier on the staff that has to deal with it. So, >> for example, fantastic. >> Yeah. For example, we have a system that we used to use. Um John Ross got it up and running for us. It's running on Windows 95. >> Um the last update we had was 2005. Back then is when we could control our heating and cooling. If we had a room that was warm, we can turn it down, you know, adjust the temps in the room. Well, obviously it's I mean, the last update was 2005, so 20 years
069is things have changed a lot of things. So, this this is a good start. And, you know, even if there when the work gets done with the high school and the rest of the district, we can always work with these controllers. You know, I mean, the guy was very very informative. I mean, we asked him a ton of questions and he and he got us the answers if he didn't have them. So, >> thank you. >> Yep. You're welcome. >> Any other questions? >> Okay, let's we'll move on to um Mr. Gribble is got quite a few things on here, so we'll let you uh go ahead and start. >> I have the mic. So, thank you, President Moore, and and fellow board members for allowing me to present to you today. As Mr. Wagger
070mentioned earlier, I've been very active and very busy with looking at what we have to provide our students through through our career center as Mr. Wagger mentioned and I'm the contact person for the central a area for aviation. But on top of looking at aviation, I've also been spend a lot of time working with Miss Martin and the rest of the teachers over at career center. And what the first project I want to bring to your attention is a project Mr. Murray and I have been working on for over a year and a half now. If you've not been over there, we've got that very old building that was part of their storage facility and the one pull bar that was there had to be ripped out because it was just rotted out and they
071weren't able to use it anymore. So, working with Mr. Mr. Murray and Miss Barnard, we put together a bid, a proposal for a new barn. If you open your packet, turn to the second page, you can see the picture that was there. Um, I asked Mr. Murray to give me a couple quotes on this in regards to the price for the concrete and she went out and did some bids for the concrete. The one company he's going with here, the peeling concrete and and the equipment itself, we are going to go with Menards. Now, you also see there there's an 8ft building, a 10ft building, and a 12oot building regards to the size of the brink. Having conversations with Mr. Mr. bug about what size building they would prefer. They would definitely prefer the 12
072foot building, which again, if we look at the cost, it's only like $1,000 in order to go up two more feet. But with that being said, they're able to obviously build larger structures, be able to store that barn and also put a loft in there within that 12oot section to be able to store more equipment, store their supplies, and also keep it out of the element. Knowing that they lost their barn and they had to tear their barn down last year, this is a replacement for the barn that they currently have. Does do we have to get any kind of city inspections or stuff if this is a class like project? You know, >> refer to Jack on that one. >> Um, I don't know. I'm sure. >> Yeah, >> I'm sure there is. It's
073something we'll have to go. That'll be our next step. We wanted to get this approved first and then start the next process to figure out what we needed to do. But the students will be building this themselves except for the concrete. The concrete company will be coming in, but it's enough learning opportunity for those students to work side by side and shoulder-to-shoulder with the concrete company to put the slab down, put the curbing in, set the frames up, and do all that. So on top of them working with these outside organizations, also getting the work experience, which they should in the construction trades class to build this facility. >> Thank you. Any more questions on the barn? Next, as you just witnessed of us having some students that are going to Skills USA and back
074in the February meeting, we had the welders come in and do their presentation for you. I've been working with Andrew and Mr. Case in regards to expanding our welding program, our machines trades area. We have not built that class over how many years, Andrew? >> At least seven. at least seven years on top of trying to find instructors going through their equipment. Most of that equipment does not work anymore in our in our machine trades program and actually we are working with another company to or like an eBay company to sell machine trade equipment to try to sell some of this equipment to be able to recoup the cost of what we want to do for expanding our welding program. Currently we are having conversations with we dot schools Roosevelt high school who has a
075machine trades class they came over a couple weeks ago looked at our equipment and going this is in better shape than our stuff. So there's a possibility we do might be buying some of that equipment from us which again is going to help us recoup the cost of what we want to do of expanding our welding program. So now we would actually have two welding labs where we could have welding one, welding two going on at the same time, plus also boostering up his after school program. A lot of this equipment that we got the bid for that's in this bid is the same equipment we currently have. If you look on the it was attached with the barn um drawings, but you can see where we're going to be ripping up the one wall
076and adding was it 13. that will be moving from eight stations up to 30 station >> up to 30 up to 30 welding stations which again is providing additional students opportunities and they've been able to really boost up our welding program and knowing that we're partnering up with Vikings Park Summit Academy uh Allen Park and bringing those kids in right now we can only limit so many students into our program which again we have students coming to our program we're getting costs for that we're getting some money throughout FTEES from those schools schools to bring into our district. So, by expanding our welding program, we're going to be bringing more funds into our district, which again will help us booster this cost of doing this. And as you've heard me say multiple times since I've
077come into Taylor, my biggest thing is I want to provide our students hope and this is one of the ways to help providing students hope and providing opportunities, especially with what Mr. Case and Andrew have been doing with our students with our field safe program. It just gives them a lovely opportunity for our students and we're utilizing the space. It's been sitting there for almost seven years and not doing anything. So now we can have more welding stations and do that. So yes, $270,000 is a is a big amount of money. As I mentioned in my board update, that's 0.007% of our overall general general budget to be able to give our students plus a recoupment cost from the selling of equipment that we're going to be getting rid of. and whatever we're some of
078the stuff doesn't even work so we're just going to scrap it. So that's more money that we're going to come back from that. But it's a great opportunity for our students. So I'm looking for the board to approve $270,000 for us to expand our welding program and provide some awesome opportunities for our students here in Taylor schools. And I'll say this too, as part of those conversations uh with Wot, one of the things is we have talked with them about possibly coming on board and being a partner with us with our career programs and that would open up the opportunity for uh as I said to to make sure we are filling up those spaces and we are getting the most out of that welding program for sure. >> So essentially what you're asking for
079is we'll pay upfront, correct? And then by selling off some of these machines and things like that, it'll help recoup some of that funds. >> Yes. >> Um, what is the timeline looking like for them to make the decision on if they'll buy them or what does that look like? >> So, actually, I just talked to Mr. Anderson, right? >> Yeah. >> I actually talked to Mr. Anderson today who's the superintendent at we do. gave me a call because he's actually asking about our cosmetology program. But he's like once we get back from spring break, I've already mentioned something to Andrew and I mentioned something to Mr. Case stuff that they want to look at, fire it up, make sure it's ready. They want to come over and take a look at it to All
080right. These they want for >> So they're looking at making this pretty like this purchase pretty fairly quickly. >> Yes. So on top of that, as I shared with Mr. Anderson, the company that we're partnering up with to sell the equipment and move the equipment. I'm like, why? Hey, I think I found you someone that wants to buy this stuff. I don't want to under bid you or anything like that. You've been doing the work. They've contacted the rigging company to come out and remove the stuff. Let's partner up with W dot, move their stuff out, come get our stuff, move it in. So, now we're still working with the same company. And that way we're not kind of like, well, I'm going to back door you. I want to continue that partnership because they've
081been working so hard with us to try to sell that equipment. >> I have two questions. I I have always been a strong advocate of that welding program. You know it. Um, does Mr. Case still have a high placement rate? Because usually that program Craig gets those seniors placed before they're even through their senior year. >> Yep. Is it still a high placement? >> Yeah, we're still waiting. >> And that that says a lot to me as far as what's being taught, how it's being taught. >> When these companies contact pre and do you have a student, do you have, you know, somebody coming out, whatever, who's going to who's going to tear down the wall? Those are cement walls. >> The one wall that actually divides them is actually a metal wall. It separates
082the welding class from where the machine trades class is. The brick walls will stay the same. >> So it's just the one the center metal wall this year. Who's taking that down? >> I think we've talked to um Mr. Murray about that and Craig even said that he's willing to have the students do that themselves because they want to use the metal they tear down as metal that they could use in the future to >> and that wouldn't be a liability. >> That is a very good question and that's something that we'll have to look into. I mean, if it's, you know, through a class stuff, that's that's different. But if you're if that old building and hurts a kid, I'd be concerned about >> I'll work with Jack on that. We'll look at the
083structural design of that building to see what what best fits for that, but that's a very good question. >> It's an awesome program. I I've always been very very proud of the >> that particular program. It's a great opportunity and it's again it's getting more students involved and I look at it with welding because I do a lot of stuff with the trades tradesmen outside of this position and actually I've connected two different local welding unions with Craig with Andrew to possibly take some of those students and get them into their apprentice program as well. So again, this is not a job. This is a career and we're providing opportunities for our students to walk across that stage after two years of being in their amazing program and step foot into a career, not have
084to worry about student loans, not have to worry about anything like that. >> Making decent money to support >> Yes. >> whatever. >> Exactly. >> We've known several kids come out of the program and they're still >> very successful. >> Yeah. >> Right. I mean I mean we saw that day at the board meeting. We had a young lady here. So even getting opportunities for the for the young ladies as well. So >> y >> so I just wanted to make a comment on welding. I do uh income tax preparation right small business people always say how can I make some good money welding six figures easy. It's not just you get hired into the good job making good money but then you can do welding on the side too. So I always tell people
085literally I I've done I can't get too specific for my clients but five six years in six figure incomes very common >> very common >> yeah no joke like think about it >> so that's the welding program the next thing that I have as proposal for you is sitting on the stage last year during graduation I counted 18 students that walked across the stage as their senior year going saying we're going into cosmetology we're going to cosmetology And I I looked at um at the time, President Block, I looked at Emily. I'm like, I think it's time for us to get cosmetology. I happen to walk into Dorsy, which is down there at the corner at Party in E course. I walked in the door and the assistant director is there like, "Hi, I'm Jason
086Gribble, Taylor Schools, and I'd like to talk to you about partnering of with the district to start a college program. And he's just like, "You're kidding me, right?" I'm like, "No." He's like, "We were just getting ready to call you." So knowing that we have a lot of students that have an opportunity again providing them hope, providing an opportunity for career, we have an opportunity to partner with Dorsy School of Beauty going into next school year and have students start their journey their junior year and going into senior year of getting their licensing for cosmetology, which again is not just hair, it's hair, it's nail tech, it's lashes, it's all that stuff that they do for cosmetology. We've been working very closely with them for over a year now of putting together this plan and
087proposal. And what you have in front of you is their their contract, not a contract yet, but their is their letter of intent to partner with Dorsy School of Beauty and starting a cosmetology program and provide again opportunities for our students here in the Taylor School District to have a career and follow that path versus graduating from us and then have to spend their money to go to the cosmetology school. We can now give them that opportunity of getting the 155 1500 required hours required by the state of Michigan. We can do that within a two-year program. It's it's in the packet of what the calendar would look like. They've been very flexible with us, making sure looking at our district calendar to match up the dates. They will be willing to do because if
088students miss, they have to make up their hours of allowing time during the summer for the students to come in, come on the weekends and do what they need to do to after the two-year program have their 1500 1500 hours and be licensed college. >> We used to partner with another place on Mortonview and Wick. It used to be Taylor Cosmetology. I don't know what it is now. >> Dave Presley now. >> Gas Presley. Yeah. And I think we've reached out to them in the past and they they haven't been willing to >> Well, it was it was dropped because we had a lack of I worked at the career center at the time. We had a lack of interest with the students. >> Yeah. >> And then it was uh a transportation issue too
089because they were cutting back on drivers and buses and whatever. So then that program just went away. So is it Mr. dribble that I address about getting something two hours before a board meeting to look at to vote on >> talking about the Dorsy. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, on behalf of that statement, I had been bugging Dorsy all week to make sure I had this to you on Monday. They just got it to me today. So, yes, >> had I not been turning off my computer, I would not have seen it. >> Yes. So I have been bugging Dorsy every day calling the director over there going I have my boarding meeting Wednesday I know my board is they want to look through the stuff before it comes to them. So >> luckily it's simple.
090>> Yeah, that's the only reason that I'm >> So how does this work like as far as because there's no cost to the students in this, right? Like it's district funded, correct? How Okay. >> Yep. So we would be whatever our FTE is that we would drive for our students to be in a normal class. We would just be see and you can see within the intent to to um partner we would just be paying their instructors which it's their instructors it's their equipment they get every day. Obviously if they want a $600 haird dryer which I did not know existed >> I know >> they buy that on their own. 600 gallon haird dryer. >> They buy that on their own. >> Yes. If they wanted to do something above and beyond, they'd be
091able to do that. >> Oh, the um the student like class size that they're it's 14 to 20 students that they'll take from all the uh schools that we provide the CTE program to. >> So, the process is going to be we're going to try to we're going to cap it at 20. Obviously, we want to have our students go there first. There's going to be an interview process. They have to apply to be a part of the program because it is a big commitment. Correct. You're committing two years of doing these 1500 1500 hours. >> Yeah. They can't just do it their junior year. Correct. Like if they sign up for this, it's something they're signing up for. >> Junior program. That's why we're doing an application process. We'll be doing interviews. Dorsy will
092be a part of the interview process along with myself and Miss Barnard to vet the students because and you got to bring the parents in too because it's the huge commitment on the parents as well. Especially if the students have to do makeup hours, it's going to be on them. I've been working with Carly, been working with Jack to work on the transportation. We already had that worked out in regards to the students who get picked up at the high school. Go to the career center and go from the career center right to Dorsy and then circle back around pick to Dorsy and bring in the career center. That way again being a career center is the hub because Lincoln Park and Summit knows if they have students that are going to be a part
093of the program. Career Center will still be the hub, but we have worked out that the transportation will be able to take the students there, take them back, and then obviously the students can drive, have them fill out the permission to drive, and they can drive themselves. >> So on a typical day, how many hours would they be in this program? >> Four hours, right? >> Four hours a day. >> Yeah. So, >> which is equivalent to what the CTE program is for the other classes. Correct. >> Repeat, please. >> Right. >> It's equivalent to what some of the other CTE classes are. Right. for rest. >> And it and the reason we went with the 4hour block is because in order for get those 1500 hours in based off of our school calendar, not
094their calendar, we had to go to that four-hour block. We tried to do as a three-hour block, but then the students would have a week off after the school gets out and we have to do three three weeks during the summer, which then we wouldn't be able to provide transportation for they would have to provide transportation for themselves. We don't want them to have to worry about that any. They'll have to worry about that part of it if they miss hours, need to make up providing their own transportation because they did it on themselves. But this allows them to meet the necessary requirements for the junior senior year. We're going to be able to do some personalized curriculum to make sure that we're getting the science this the fourth year science credit and the math
095credits built into this. And Dorsy already has all of those standards already tagged and saying yes, we're going to be covering these science standards. We're covering these math standards to because again we're talking about the human body, we're talking about math goals and stuff like that as they're going through and learning the process through this. To me, I look at again watching 18 students walk across the stage last year say they're going to go into cosmetology and we're not providing that opportunity. Now we have that chance to provide those opportunities for those students. And I'll say like you know as you alluded to Miss Fields like this isn't new. We had it a long way back and it went away and it's also in recent years we had MIAT which was on a similar basis
096and that was for uh aviation but it it's would follow along in that same kind of guideline. >> Do we have a guideline built up in case they go through the junior year and then reconsider that that's not for them to like reintegrate them back into the regular curriculum? that that'll be something we work with our customers that that that's an easy fix. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Just making sure. >> So again, bringing in some helping out our construction trades program, boostering up our our welding program, and then providing again providing opportunities and then bringing cosmetology as another opportunity for our students at the high school. So >> thank you. Great work. >> So thank you for your time. >> Anyone else? Okay, let's move on to Mr. Wager. remainder. >> All right. Uh
097the first two items, these are follow-ups to our discussions from the committee the whole meeting earlier tonight and uh a previous committee, the whole meetings and previous board meetings that we've had. So the first item that we're bringing up for discussion and action is the resolution uh that has been provided to us. It's in your packet from uh Jim Crowley, our uh attorney for the bond program, and it is the resolution to go ahead and sell the remaining $100 million worth of bonds uh that was approved by the voters back in 2021. So, that is the the first item. The second item that is related to that same conversations that we've been having is uh that we would take a vote to have a resolution that we are going to proceed pro proceed with renovating
098the current Taylor High School facility. Uh this isn't the final PQ application changes because as you heard from Mr. Crowley during the committee the whole that's a process we now have to enter into. We would have to take that to the state of Michigan. But this is just committing us to that that is the direction uh that we currently want to go and that we feel is the best uh to meet the needs of our community and to meet the needs of our our students. So those are the the first two items. >> Okay. Um board of education. >> Yeah. I just want to make sure I know we had discussion earlier, but I just wanted to make sure we were all good for a second. So yeah, I will get back to my my
099next couple. Um, the next item I have is for a proposed change to the board of education meeting schedule. Um, I wanted as I was looking and we're getting towards the end of the year and we're getting very much into budget season with the state of Michigan and then with ourselves of what we have to build for our school district budget, I want to move up the uh budget hearing meeting up by two weeks. So, it would be on the first June meeting instead of the second June meeting. Uh the reason I'd like to do that is so that we can have that opportunity to present the budget. Dr. Hill can present it to you guys. You can have discussion that night and then we actually take the vote the following uh meeting after that.
100>> Of course, we discussed it in cabinet and we all agreed. >> Well, I'm hearing >> I'll be ready for you. >> Yeah. I just I know um >> Yeah, it's out. >> I I've heard quite a message from the board saying like, "Hey, we want time to be able to hear things. We want time to be able to consider things." And I think this is just another opportunity for us to build that in. >> Well, as long as we get it before two hours before the meeting, we'll be doing fine. >> Yeah. >> All right. And uh final thing that I have for consideration tonight is uh we did enter into discussions with the Taylor Principles Association. In your packet you have a memo of understanding that we are bringing forward through our conversations
101with them. And this is in regards to restructuring um the staffing for the TPA at Taylor High School and at the Taylor Virtual Learning Academy. Uh essentially when you look at it is we would be taking some of the responsibilities of one of the assistant principles at the Taylor High School and that would get moved on to the TVLA position and we would come down an administrator at Taylor High School as some of the duties would shift over there. Um, as part of the agreement, it is also agreeing that we would keep the deans of students uh at Taylor High School, Hoover Middle School, and at West Middle School as part of the agreement. Uh, I have to say the work that the deans have been doing uh in terms of helping to address behaviors,
102address concerns, uh, has been tremendous and it has been making a positive impact. Um, I know I personally see, uh, Mr. Ju every time I am over at Taylor High, he is everywhere. He is on everything. He has been doing a fantastic job as well as our other deans as well. >> Hoover is is >> Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Sonia is fantastic as well. So, it's just that we want to be able to to restructure that, retain those positions that we know are making a difference. And we would fill as part of this agreement, we would fill the the TVLA, the restructured TVLA position uh with an interim for the next school year. And then we would uh go into the hiring process as we uh as we finish that school year. >> Any other questions?
103Well, I just wanted to make a comment on the uh the bond issuance. Uh if you I'll be brief. If you get a chance, watch the committee of the whole video. We It was about a half hour. It was good. I will simply be voting no on that because it's not what the people the voters voted for, right? We're going to issue $100 million in bonds. Your taxes are going to go up, maybe $250. You're not getting a new high school. It's just that simple. I'm not gonna vote for something that was bait and switch. You know, people voted for one thing and they're not getting it. So, it's quite simple. I'm just voting no. And with respect to the contract amendment, this could be the greatest contract amendment ever. I just got it today.
104Um, contract amendments involve money. It can lead to major funding changes over time. So, I voting no on it. Not because I think it's bad, but we can't be getting these things the day of the meeting, especially contract changes, and expect us to vote on it. Um, long-term, we do need to set a deadline for the agenda. Probably Friday at 5, hey, we tell our students if the paper's late, it doesn't count. So, we're going to have to have a deadline to get these items on the agenda to be looked at. >> But the that particular one was in the Friday update. It was included with what I communicate out. Well, I didn't get that and I was telling I was having email problems, but okay. So, this is the exception, man. I stand corrected
105on that. But with these other items like the bond issuance, that was not published by Friday. So, I think at some point we'll have to set some type of hard deadline. And the only bad thing is if you miss the deadline, you put it on the next meeting. It's not that awkward. So, but either way, I haven't had time to study this. So, I'm voting no on this. I'm definitely voting no on the bond because that's not what the taxpayers wanted. the seniors can't afford it. And they also talked about tariffs, pushing up the prices if you watch the news, but they announced the tariff two days later. Oh, just kidding. We're not doing the tariff. So, you know, they announce the tariffs, they take them back. They announce the tariffs, they take them back.
106So, I'm not going to rush such an important decision based on whether or not we have tariffs or not. And, you know, there's other things going on too that could lower prices, such as a peace deal in the Ukraine. So, I am not voting for the bond issuance. We can't afford it. Mike, you might be able to answer this, but um as far as the agenda, I know that we post it um prior to the meeting, but is it does it have to be posted? >> So, in the past, and um Shauna, correct me if I'm wrong, like we have spoken with other school districts. We've reached out to other uh superintendent's office and we've asked advice like, "Hey, how do you do this? How do you post these things?" Um the practices we use
107are in accordance with other school districts. It is pretty much spot on for anything that we've gotten back through our when we reach out to others that >> and the open meetings doesn't it it handles the meetings but it doesn't address agendas. You don't even have to have an agenda x amount of time before. >> So, >> right. That's Yeah. Like it's not the law like it has to be posted. So, I mean >> yeah, agendas are hard because they're fluid. no changing right up until the minute that you're, you know, before the meeting. So, >> right, I was just referring to uh letting the public know what's going on because no, I never said it was the law. You're correct. The OMA does not cover that, but most boards and committees, they set a
108deadline and I would like to vote on that. I would like to have a vote >> maybe at the next meeting. >> What >> on what the deadline is for submission to this meeting's agenda. >> So, somebody wanted to submit something, there would be a deadline to submit it. here. Again, we're not the city. We deal with human lives. Every decision we make is surrounded around a student or an adult or a family. So, to take time to approve agendas and vote on that and vote on all these minutia things take valuable time we don't have. No, I'm not saying we have >> like the city that can sit and vote on the same thing for 20 years. You're >> you're grossly misunderstanding what I'm saying. This is for the parents and it's for the
109students. I want them to have a couple of days to go over everything so they can review it. It would not require an extra vote at all. It would require no extra time. Simply they'd be able to go on the internet Monday or Friday at 5, I would prefer, and they could download everything and read what's going on. That's what I'm saying. It's not extra votes. It's not extra time. >> Well, I I will say like uh the proper process that I would see for what you're asking for would be that should come through the policy committee and that would be a change in board policy, but that would be the proper place to start that. So, it would not be something as quick as the next meeting, but that is certainly something that can
110be entertained in that committee and uh discussed from there. >> No, fair enough. And that's why I was suggesting a policy change because I don't even know what the policy is. Apparently, we don't have one. So we just kind of >> Did you read the polic like you got the binder right with all the board policies in it? >> Correct. >> It would probably be in there. >> But but you understand just because you read something doesn't mean you agree with it. Sometimes you read things you want to change it. >> Well, >> so yes, I read it. >> If you if you read it and you find it, then you can address changing. >> Okay. >> I would like to move on to public comment if we could. >> Well, this isn't public comment.
111Oh, I'm saying moving on to the next next >> item. He's saying >> everyone said, >> "Okay, we have public comic. Is there anyone in the building?" Mr. Pass. Okay, hold on here. I'm going to get started. Okay. Welcome everyone to the Taylor School District right scheduled board meeting of April or I'm sorry, it's March uh 19th, 2025 where our mission statement is to educate, engage, and empower those we serve. And our vision statement is that we will be the innovative destination district where all succeed. Thank you to all who came to be with us tonight. We understand the importance of continuing to keep you informed and providing an opportunity for you to be heard. Public comment will begin with those in person and then move to our online audience. For those in person, please
112step up to the microphone, state your name and address for the record. After the in-person comment, our online audience will need to find the raised hand symbol um for our moderator to recognize and unmute you. Please take into consideration common courtesy, refrain from any physical attacks, and keep your comments to three minutes or less. We'll provide an assist with timekeeping so each guest will be able to monitor their own time and know when to conclude. So all who wish to speak will have an equal opportunity to do so. As a reminder, if there are any questions at this meeting or by some other avenue, Superintendent Wagger or his designate will work on getting those answers in a timely manner. Please note, this portion of the meeting is reserved for comments regarding business discussed on this
113agenda only. There will be another opportunity for comments later in the meeting for general comments. Mr. >> Caroline Pat 6860 Jackson. Um, I might not have to wait for this answer, but when because we don't get the papers that you guys get with the cost and things on there, but the um CTE storage building, what was the cost on that? Because you didn't mention that one. >> We do have it. Just one more. >> 20. Okay. Thank you on that one. Um, also I have a question. This is kind of like regards regarding the alumni association. Um, and you were speaking about the TVLA and new directories and intrams and things like that. What do we consider um, the TVLA? Is it an academy? It's not a high school because it's in our high school,
114but is it what does the district consider it? Isn't it an academy? >> That is a great question. Um, really it is a high school. It is its own school code. It's its own entity. So, it is technically its own high school. It's just that we house it within Taylor High School because a lot of times with students who attend virtually um they may want to take advantage of certain electives that we have that are only available in person like going to marching band or taking choir or those kind of things. So it's housed within the building for that that purpose. >> It is um >> Taylor Learning Virtual Academy. >> Correct. But it technically is high school is uh is what it would be. So it has a principal counselor. It has everything that
115the high Taylor High School has. >> Say not as extensive, but yes, it has. Yes, it has a principal. >> So if we took everything else away from Taylor High and had just them there, they would have a principal, a counselor, whatever they would have. So thanks because now we're representing them, too. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Didn't realize. >> Yeah, I didn't think about that, but >> it started the director. >> Correct. We were >> and then it morphed into the principal at the career center. Right. Correct. >> Had the oversight of the TVLA program. >> Right. >> And then it went from there to adding they've always had counselors. >> Well, adding more counselors and they kept adding and adding and adding to it. So, they they've got a full preschool staff. So now
116we have to look back as the alumni association be where that kind of stopped, >> you know, being that with a director and that which I remember that over being over there and now being a school um which >> I think that's a fair point. And I think that's a great way to look at it that >> so and that would help us out because we're we're redoing um rejuvenating if you want to call it that our website and so we would be able to add the TVLA with their because then they have their own logo. You know I've talked to some of them at the Taylor Celebrate Taylor. So >> but don't they have it if there's a senior that that senior has the choice of graduating from? >> That was my next question.
117I'm sorry. No, no, no. You're spot on because this is a topic we are going to be bringing to the policy committee. Uh because we have talked about it is essentially kind of like its own high school program. Some of the things are different depending. So we were talking about differences in diplomas and we were going to have that discussion at the next policy meeting. But there there may be a better way to >> Well, I know they used to be able to have a choice. I >> they had a home school. They had an home school and they could graduate with that, right? Yes. And that was one of the questions I asked too. Um because on our website, we want to make sure that that we're having that, you know, that discussion on
118that because we're we're in the process of doing a new directory. And so all of our alumni who are listening or anybody here, you're going to get phone calls or um maybe letters or cards in the mail asking you to update your information. And so in our database, we have TVLA separate starting in I think it's 2019 maybe, I don't know, but whenever they moved over to the high school, I think is when we have them listed separately as alumni. We don't have them in their home schools. So that's more work for me now. Thank you. I'm >> sorry. >> No, that's okay. I just wanted to make sure because now we can proceed on, you know, helping and going with that. The last question I have and I know I'm out of time. Oh,
119and I'm answering questions, so I am the one who helped run you over. >> So, the last thing is is in regards to the bond. Do you guys all have a plan? You have a plan set for what that $100 million is going to go for. >> So, I'll say this. Um, we have a plan that the next phase would be going into design and it would be bringing in and putting together a team with the public with community input. And then that process takes about eight months is what uh we've been advised. Once that's done, then it goes out for bid and then it gets into >> same thing you did before. >> Correct. But it's going to be different because you're talking about renovation. But that's why we need to restart that process.
120So yeah, there is. But >> so you have to sell the bonds first before submitting plans and getting everything. In other words, if I would want a plan, I want the plan set here and then come back and say, >> I get it, but I would I would assume that you're not going to hook up a a good contractor or whomever >> unless you got some bugs to back it. >> You know, >> I think the idea of it is that we are all as a board in agreeance that we're going to sell these bonds. At that point, once that is approved, then collaborative will come in and then we'll make those committees. We'll talk about the design. >> But this is the same thing over and over again from before. >> Well, I'm going
121to say the same people, but we have this stuff. Okay. But I know what you're saying. >> We didn't have the money though like now we would be moving forward because the money will be there. So it's like okay yes these are you know you have to get the groups together you have to get the >> I want to add too >> and you have to send it that you have to update the PQ app. >> Thank you. That's what I was going to add. >> Um with those you know like we're going to plan A or phase one would be you know tearing down this part of the building and you know recreating the structure of the front phase. Maybe phase one is only 50,000, you know, 500 or whatever million. Do you have
122to take the whole 100 million out? That's what I'm saying. >> No, not they only give out what is >> in the plan. So like So that's what I'm saying. You will have a plan. This is how much money that you're going to need for this plan. >> Let's pull that money out of the state. And bear in mind, like I wasn't here when this all started down this path, but originally it was supposed to be in three bond sales. I believe it was supposed to be 30 million, 70 million, 30 million roughly. And uh essentially, it's going to still be in those kind of plans. It may be adjusted to say like, okay, we don't need as much upfront because the real cost is going to be on the back end after the design.
123So, it might be that the this first bond sale um could be less and then the last one is more. But that's all the stuff where we're going to be meeting with Jim Crowley and our representatives from Baker Tilly to see what what is the best for um not just the school district but the community, the taxpayers to to be reasonable. >> Well, I'm sorry I missed the committee of the whole because I did not see it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I only heard from him because he heard from him that there was a committee of the whole. So, where it's posted, I don't know. And I don't always go on to the school district site. It's been an issue, too. >> So, you need to you need to figure that out. You need to
124fix that so the residents know. >> And just to answer your question, my opinion, no, we don't have a plan. We have a plan to make a plan, but we're going to sell the bonds. The tax is going to go up, and then we're going to try to figure out what to do later. And yes, in my opinion, we are simply repeating the past. We're changing the names a little bit, but we're basically just repeating the past. >> Well, I'm going to stop and disagree with you on that because the previous board and the previous superintendent made their previous decisions. This is a new board. This is a new superintendent. We have a vision. We have a plan. And we have three to four years of disappointed Taylor residents who we're trying to make. >>
125So, my last words because I know I'm way out of time. You guys, you guys can help you over just whatever you do and you say you're going to do it. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Because you're not going to get any more money. >> Yeah. Exactly. >> Just telling you. >> Fair enough. >> Understand that. And you know, like I said, it's been 10 weeks and we've asked for some information. And I think we've got it and we're ready to make decisions, whatever those might be. >> Thank you. >> Someone else. Go ahead. Ready. >> Yep. Come on up. >> Chris Gerski, I live on 10185 Beach Daily. Um, and so cool about the co cosmetology thing because I did look into it for my retirement and uh the cost, I don't even
126remember, but to get licensed was like thousands of dollars and so I just said forget it. So that's a really good opportunity for some people who like that thing. Um, so this $110 million that we voted on in 2021 for the high school that's being built now or moving ahead now. So we are four one two three four we are four years later. Costs have gone up. Okay. So the as a taxpayer um because I own my house when I see that go up I'm you know going to want some splaining going on and so is the people that I know at my fellow residents. So um and also we have people busted you I'm sure I vote I don't even remember voting on this but you know I try to vote as much as
127I can and um when I moved to Taylor when I bought my house in 2011. Uh uh but we have kids being busted in, students bust in from other communities. I believe Inkingster like a I know in 2019 Hiron public school district got a bond approved by voters and um a lot of the students voted um under the radar but but different story but 30% of those kids are chartered into that school district. So I guess my uh what I want to say is you know four years ago was a while ago uh the demographics might have changed maybe people moved out or people moved in or you know the the population and the age groups and all that and so like how much am I going to be expecting or what are we how
128much are we going to be expecting and when and what is is it for the high school because we thought okay >> yeah no I I get what you're saying. >> Okay. Exactly. >> So, yeah, it's I can answer a little bit of that very briefly. Um, we at the committee of the hold tonight, we did hear from our bond council. Um, he said it would roughly be a between the $200 and $300 increase that we would see when the first sale goes through. Um, typically like their goal would be July 1st to meet certain windows that they need. Uh, but we don't have that all set because we haven't voted. It's an action that's on for tonight. Um, so that that part there. The other part is we have in the last 10 weeks
129we've been mulling over different options of can you still build new, can you actually afford that with the money we have uh that we would sell these bonds and what we have remaining from the first bond sale. And a lot of what we've come to the conclusion is that renovation we can afford building new is difficult because it's a lack of money there. So and that's part of the the resolutions that are on tonight. So, >> okay. Maybe there's gonna is there gonna maybe a public thing? >> Oh, yeah. I Yeah, absolutely. We would include public in that process. >> Uh but at the same time, prices have gone up. I mean, 200 I could handle that, you know, or but you know, some people can't, you know, if it gets >> um our bond
130council said that it'll still be that cap amount from when the bond first went through, which was a max of around $250. So, it wouldn't increase more than that. >> Correct. >> Okay. Okay. So, you know, we've kind of heard about it and then just didn't know what was going on. It's been a while. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah, we'll definitely uh get some improvements on our posting of meetings and so on on our website. Is there anyone else? Okay. Mr. Patz, >> Bill Patz 6860 Jackson. I'm just curious in the bond reser in the in the reservation of the high school, the bond can go to that. So because in the original PQ application, uh, Taylor High was included in the original PQ application under the the original plan that it would
131be used for combining the middle schools. So money was always set aside to do renovations in that building. So essentially, you're amending the PQ application that the money is shifting to that instead of building a brand new building. But it was always included in there because of that piece. >> The high school is included. >> Yes. Correct. There are buildings that were not included in the original PQ application. And that's part of what I'd like to address when we bring an amended PQ application before the board. Um because West and Hoover are not included in the original application and we know that those buildings desperately need roofs that we talked about boilers today. And so we would like to get them on there that uh in the case that there is money still left when
132we do the renovations to the high school, if we do the renovations high school, I should say, then um we'd be able to cover those needs too. also with the fencing or that he required or he was talking about. >> Is that included at Taylor High School at all? And the pave, the tar and the entrance ways, the parking lots and >> that'll all come out in the design process. But in the initial presentation that collaborative put forward, yes, it would be redoing the parking lots. Yes, it would be doing those pieces. The fencing less >> that's part of the athletics, >> correct? >> Okay. um within the athletics that was approved all new fencing um multiple heights throughout the whole >> I appreciate that. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> Thank
133you. Anyone else in person? Do we have anyone online? Okay. Uh then we'll move on. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Did I miss you? >> No, Mr. Hall. >> Oh, Mr. Hall is online. >> Yes. >> Okay. Go ahead, Mr. Hall. I just wanted to thank the board for taking into consideration theou that is up for tonight. Um it is true that the deans are amazing. Uh they are a gamecher and this is coming from boots on the ground people that are in the building each day. Um they have they're game changers and I can't speak more highly of all three of them. I would also note want the board to know that we had the abrupt aart uh departure of two elementary principles particularly uh Lynn Borg at McDow and had it not been for
134the deans that we had in place, we were able to shift things around and work with cabinet to get that position filled and with people that have great capacity. Stacy Pacix's over there now doing amazing work and we were able to work with uh cabinet to get that position filled and uh keep building capacity. I keep saying that. Uh we have great people. Um and two of two of our deans were longtime uh employees of uh Taylor School. So I just wanted to thank the board just taking the time to consider theou and I thank you for your time. Thank you. Anyone else online? Okay, let's move on to action items. >> All right, action items number one, an overnight field trip request, Skills USA state competition policy number 2340 and policy number 8640. It
135is recommended the board of education approve the following overnight field trip request. The Career Center Skilled USA state competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 11th through April 13, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> I'm sorry. >> Mr. Kai, it's closed. Yeah. One can be a sack. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Uh, and a second. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> Okay. Mr. Miss Moore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morris. >> Yes. >> Miss Shufeld is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. >> Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> That passes 6. Number two, overnight field out ofstate field trip request for the DECA conference policy number 2340 and policy number 8640. It is recommended the board of education approve the following overnight outofstate field trip request for the career
136center. the DECA Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida, April 26 through April 29th, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Morris. Is there support? >> Support by Miss Moore. Mr. Madarski? >> Yes. >> Miss Mr. Morris? >> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt? Is a yes. Mr. Westfall? >> Yes. >> Miss Black is absent. Miss Fields? >> Yes. >> Miss Moore? Yes, >> that passes 6. >> Number three is an outofstate field trip request for the Toledo Mudhens policy number 2340 and policy number 8640. It is recommended the board of education approve the following out ofstate field trip request for West Middle School to the Toledo Mudens in Toledo, Ohio, May 28th, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion. Motion by Mr. Westfall. Is there a second? >> Support by Mr. Morris. >> Mr. Morris.
137>> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. >> Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> Miss Moore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski. >> Yes. >> That passes 6. Number four is an outofstate field trip request to Cedar Point, policy number 2340 and policy number 8640. It is recommended the board of education approve the following out ofstate field trip request for West Middle School, Cedar Point, Sanduski, Ohio on June 5th, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Morris. Is he second by Mr. Madarsski? >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. Yes, >> Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes, >> Miss Moore. >> Yes, >> Mr. Madarski. >> Yes, >> Mr. Morris. >> Yes, >> that passes. 6. Number five is an overnight conference request for
138the MSBO policy number 6550. It is recommended the board of education approve the overnight conference request for Pat Delatori to attend the Michigan School Business Office MSB conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 29th through May 1st, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Miss Fields. Is there a second? >> Support by Mr. Morris. Mr. Westfall? >> Yes. >> Miss Black is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes. Miss Moore, >> yes. >> Mr. Madarski, >> yes. >> Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> Miss Shufeld is a yes. That passes 6. >> Number six, the Summit K12 agreement policy number 6320. It is recommended the board of education approve the purchase of contracted services from Summit K12 in the amount of 16,630 from at risk section 31A grant fund. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Morris.
139Is there a second? >> Support by Miss Fields. Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> Miss Moore? >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarkski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Morris? Yes, >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Miss West, Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. >> That passes 6. >> Bid 2545 for the fencing policy number 6320. It is recommended the board of education adopt the following resolution accepting and authorizing the award of contracts for the installation of vinylcoated fencing around the playgrounds. Number one is Nationwide Construction Group for Howland Elementary in the amount of $33,232. Number two is Nationwide Construction Group for McDow Elementary in the amount of $32,587. Number three is Nationwide Construction Group for Blair Moody Elementary in the amount of $47,000500. Number four is the American Fence for Clarence Randall Elementary in the amount of
140$38,040. And the fifth would be Nationwide Construction Group for Taylor Parks Elementary in the amount of $34,620. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Madarski. >> Support by Miss Fields. >> Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> Miss Moore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Morris. >> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt is yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. >> Miss Block is absent. That passes 6. >> Moving on to number eight is a bid 2542 for boilers policy number 6320. It is recommended the board of education adopt the resolution accepting and authorizing the award of contract for the boiler replacement at West Middle School in the amount of $165,945 to Delta Temp Services. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Miss Fields. Is there a second? >> Second by Mr. Westfall. >> Miss Moore?
141>> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski? Yes, >> Mr. Morris. >> Yes, >> Miss Shefelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes, >> Miss Black is absent. Miss Fields. >> Sorry. >> Yes. No. >> Oh, I didn't hear it. I'm sorry. >> You either >> You want me to say it once? >> Yep. >> Just wanted to be sure. Okay. >> That passes six. I'm sorry. Yes. It's okay. >> Number nine, the CTE construction class storage facility. It is recommended the board of education approve the necessary materials for the storage facility being built by the CTE construction class. Is there a motion? >> Before we continue on this, should we have a price point? >> Motion. >> What he said? >> Motion by Mr. Morris. Is there a second? >> Support by Miss Mr. Madarski. Yes, >>
142Mr. Morris. >> Yes, >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes, >> Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes, >> Miss Moore. >> Yes, >> that passes. 6. Number 10 is the bid number 2546, the welding equipment. It is recommended the board of education approve and authorize the award of contract for welding equipment to Green Manufacturing Incorporated not to exceed $268,3590. Is there a motion? >> Yes. >> Motion by Mr. West. >> Second by Mr. Madarski. >> Mr. Morris. >> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields, >> yes. >> Miss Moore, >> yes. >> Mr. Madarski, >> yes. >> That passes 6. >> Number 11 is the cosmetology. It is recommended the board of education approve the letter of intent for Dorsy
143School of Beauty. in order to enter into an agreement with the Down River Career Technical Consort >> Consortium to offer Taylor School District students instruction in the field of cosmetology. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Miss Fields. Miss Shufelt will second. >> Can I do that? >> Sure. I will. >> Miss Felt is yes. Mr. Westall. >> Yes. Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields, >> yes. >> Miss Moore, >> yes. >> Mr. Madarkski, >> yes. >> Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> That passes 6. Number 12 is the assurance of bond resolution. It is recommended the board of education approve the assurance of bonds as outlined in the previously discussed resolution. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Miss Moore. Is there a second? for >> support by Miss Fields. Mr. Westfall, >> yes. >>
144Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields, >> yes. >> Miss Moore, >> yes. >> Mr. Madarkski, >> no. >> Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. That passes 5 to one. Number 13 is the Taylor High School renovations. It is recommended the board of education approve the initiation of discussions on the renovations at Taylor High School. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Miss Fields. Is there a second? >> Second by Mr. Westfall. Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> Miss Moore? >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Morris? >> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes. >> That passes 6. The board of education meeting schedule changes. It is recommended the board of education approve the following changes to the board of education meeting
145schedule. That is for a change in the public budget hearing from Wednesday, June 18th to Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Morris. >> Support by Miss Fields. >> Miss Fields? >> Yes. >> Miss Moore? >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Morris? Yes, >> Miss Shufeld is a yes. Mr. Westfall. >> Yes, >> Miss Black is absent. That passes 6. >> Number 15, the TPA memo of understanding or TVLA TVLA principal position. It is recommended the board of education approve the TPA memo of understanding regarding the TVLA principal position. Is there a motion? >> Motion. Motion by Mr. Morris. Is there a second? >> Support by Miss Moore. Miss Moore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Madarski? >> No. >> Mr. Morris? >> Yes. >> Miss Shufelt? Yes. Mr.
146Westfall? >> Yes. >> Miss Lock is absent. Miss Fields. >> Yes. >> That passes. 521. >> And we're on to the superintendent report. >> I bet you're glad for a break. There's a lengthy amount of action items, so >> I'll take over. Um, first of all, I want to start off uh this is the time of year where uh we start getting into assessment season and we're trying something a little differently at our secondary level as we start to prepare for SAT and PSAT testing. So, I want to make sure that uh if you have a student either at Hoover West, TVLA, or Taylor High School that you are making sure you're paying attention to communications that are going to be coming from your school. Um because this is the first year that for two
147of the particular days, we will be taking advantage of the change in state law that allows us to use virtual days on those assessment days. So essentially on April 8th, 8th and 11th graders will be coming in person to take the eighth graders will take the PSAT and the 11th graders will be taking the SAT that day. For sixth, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 12th grades, they will be having obligations to check in virtually that day and that communication will come from the particular schools. On April 9th, uh we are going to have the 9th and 10th graders who will be in person testing. They will be taking the PSAT that day and the 11th and 12th graders will be virtual. Um on the 9th, the middle school will be going on as a normal day
148because they are not affected by that second day of testing like the high school is. So, please, please, please make sure that you are checking those communications coming from those schools because this is a change to to how we're doing it. And we're hoping it is a way that we are able to again better meet the needs of that assessment day without worrying about what we're doing with the other students because they are going to have that virtual opportunity instead. Uh I do want to next talk about uh obviously I missed the last board meeting uh because I was at the ASA uh national conference of education and I want to say that it was a great experience being able to attend and see so many roundts. I like the fact that they had it
149set up that instead of sitting in kind of one breakout session that was two hours long, they tried to make it more like here's a halfhour round table where you got to have one-on-one discussions with superintendent or vendors or different uh presenters from all over the country. And um I know the cabinet and several of the directors are probably uh pretty tired when I came back on Monday and I'm like, "Hey, I talked to this person. Here's something I want you to look into. Hey, I talked to this person. here's something I want you to look into. But it was a great opportunity to be able to come back with lots of different ideas for how we can make sure that we are uh building a culture here in Taylor where we are trying to
150expand and give opportunities to all of our students. And a lot of the things that that I attended that was exactly what their goal was. Uh, one of the ones that sticks by me the most is, um, because having been a former high school principal, um, you see in your AP classes that sometimes you don't see the full diversity of your student body represented in those AP classes. And there were some sessions that were really driven to how do you increase those opportunities and uh, I like I said very excited. I think I think some people were tired of me afterwards going on and giving them those information. Uh, I myself along with Dr. Malleo of the Dearbornne school district who was superintendent there. We did present uh on our student advisory programs that we
151run both in Dearborn public schools and here in the Taylor school district and that was a great opportunity as well to be able to kind of spread the word of things we do well here in Taylor. And one of the things that excited me the most is an actual student from one of the local high schools in New Orleans uh sat in on our session and was excited to take that information back to her high school and then try to to build something there. she did share with me, which it blew my mind and I think I knew this years ago and I forgot about it, but in the city of New Orleans, they do not have a centralized uh public school district anymore. That in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, they went to charter
152schools operating most of the buildings that are there. And she said it was going to be a challenge because it's not a centralized thing to get something like that off the ground, but she was excited to have that ability to to go and do something in her school. and that absolutely made made my day for sure. Um, so I want to thank the board. I want to thank everybody in the Taylor Schools community for giving me that opportunity to kind of spread the good word of what we do and to bring back good ideas from others who are doing great things all over the country. And I do have to say I want to thank um our cabinet members, our directors, because when I was when my wife was driving me to the airport that
153Wednesday morning and I'm going down Eureka Road and I see the power outages all down Eureka Road and all I'm thinking in my brain is I as soon as I get to the airport, I've got to text Jack. I got to see what's going on. Do we have Myers? Does it have power? And uh sure enough, I'm standing in the airport and I see the call come through that we'd already made the decision to close My Meyers and the team handled it and I was just it made my day and I want to give that appreciation to everybody uh for what they do every day and uh that was one of those telltale signs to me. >> Uh I also want to thank uh Miss Cameron at Kenyan Elementary. This is the second year in
154a row she has invited me to come read to her students during March's reading month. And uh Miss Cameron was a student of mine the very first my first year as a teacher right here in Break Middle School. And uh she every year invites teachers she had that had an influence on her throughout uh her going to school to come back and read to her kids during March. And uh I just love it every year. It gets me back into that classroom and love that opportunity. So I want to thank her as well. And the last thing I want to say because you can feel it in our buildings, you can feel it in this office. Spring break is next week. I want to wish everybody that they take a nice time to disconnect, relax,
155recharge. We all need it. This is that time of year where everything builds up and we need that moment to kind of gather ourselves and be ready for the next push. Students included, everybody included. So, I want to put that out there that everybody rest and relax and have a great spring break. >> Linda, Marf and I are retired. We do that as always >> every day Saturday. >> I got a few more years till I can join. >> Boys are pretty young. He's thinking about that. >> Moving on. Uh the consent agenda, policy number 0166.1 and policy number 6470. the minutes from the regular board meeting of March 5th, 2025 in the consolidated items, payment of current bill, certified non-certified, and the administrative reports. Is there a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Morris. Is
156there support? >> Support by Miss Moore. Mr. Madarkski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Morris? >> Yes. >> Miss Shufeld is a yes. Mr. Westfall, >> yes. >> Miss Block is absent. Miss Fields, >> yes. >> Miss Moore, >> yes. And that passes 60. >> Okay. Thank you. Item scheduled for um April 2nd agenda. Good news. And we're going to have some student representatives to TVLA. If anybody visits buildings and wants to add on to our good news, um please let uh um Shauna know. Uh general public comment. Do we have anybody wishing to address the board? Okay. As mentioned earlier in the meeting, we will now open the floor for general public to comment. The same guidelines previously outlined will remain in effect and any questions at this meetings or his designate. We'll work on getting
157those answers in a timely manner. >> We'll begin with those in person and then move to our online audience. >> Again, Caroline Pat 6860 Jackson. Um, speaking of March's reading month, as a retired library pair pro, I was excited to be invited to Kenyon to read to Mrs. Burns class. She was at random when I was there. So, I subbed there one day and she saw me and she said, "Oh my gosh, I didn't know you were doing something." >> Did you read to yesterday? >> Uh, no, Tuesday. >> Tuesday. Oh, yesterday was Tuesday. I read Fridays class. So, I did Mrs. Burns and I also read to Mrs. Thomas's kindergarten class because I had some extra time. I just went down and said, "You want somebody to read?" but she had somebody every single
158day coming in. Um, so yeah, if anybody's listening online, if you want me to come to your school, I'll gladly come and and read. Um, also I'd like to say thank you to Mr. Murray, to Bob Murray and his building trades class. I am so excited to let everyone know that the kitchen line is finally getting started to work on to get out of there so we can use that as our storage for our alumni uh museum. I worked on our yearbooks today. Uh um sorting out and organizing our middle school, which we don't have a whole lot of. And that's another thing, too. If anybody has any elementary, middle school, our high school ones, we have all of them, whether they're digitally um copied already or we have hard copies, but the middle school
159and elementary, anybody have any extra, we would love to borrow them. We don't have to take them, but if you want to donate them, that'd be great yet, too. Anybody at home, if you were taught at an elementary school and you have those yearbooks, please let us borrow them so we can scan those. Um, I have a question and I I had talked to Shauna once before about the staff on the website. When you go in to see a website and they're I mean go to see about a staff on where they're at and their email address and they're located in different buildings. Um, and I know we had talked about putting them just in one spot. So, just like the district staff. So, I could say, "Okay, I'm going to go see, you know,
160whoever, Linda Moore, and I would go to Moore and she would be there because a lot of times the staff move from building to building and then that's more work for whoever's doing the website to move them out of the way. So, it would be nice if it was just in one spot. You could click on staff and go down and see >> where, you know, just that because you want to just email them. It doesn't matter what building they're at. You just want to get a hold of them. So, like I said, I know I Sean and I had talked about that, too. >> Well, it's perfect opportunity because we're just going to a new uh website provider. So, uh that's we can explore. >> Oh, if you need any help. Um and then
161also, uh when we get our data from, um the graduating classes, we get them from pupil accounting at the end of the year after graduation for our alumni database. Um it doesn't have emails in there. Is there any way that And I know students have a student email. They have their student number and at taylors.net, but some of them have their personal. So when we do um scholarship uh interviews, I always ask them, can I use your personal email in our data information? Well, that's what maybe 30 40 kids. Is there any way that we can that you can at some point have them have their personal email in there and then that data would come to us? >> I think we'd have to look into it. Uh because right now you're right, it's whatever's
162coming out of our Google system and that um I know obviously we have contact information for parents within MyAR and that I don't know if we've ever used that capability. >> You know, we get their home address, telephone number, but email is the only thing that we don't get. And right now we have over 50,000 students or alumni that we represent, but we only have like 4,000 emails. And so we would love to have more. >> We can we can look into that. And our directory hopefully our directory hopefully is going to be getting more by contacting people too. But if that's something that could happen that would be great. We would really appreciate that. >> Couldn't we solicit that like at graduation if you wanted to partake in the alumni association give us your
163private? >> Well the last we used to give out a say fill this out for us kind of thing but we didn't usually get that you know but if it comes right from the data >> I think they're usually too excited to guarantee diploma and run is what usually what's going on. >> Half of them they got scholarships forgot to that they even had an envelope on what to do to get your money. you know, they forgot that part. But yeah, if we can get that, that would really be >> Yeah, we'll look into it. I I don't know how it would work yet, but I we look into it. >> Thank you. Anyone else from the audience? >> Anyone online? Okay, I'm going to move on. So, hopefully nobody pops up on um board
164member comments. Do we have any comments from the board? Um, I just want to say I know that there's a lot of um, teenagers, seniors getting ready to depart in the next couple of days for um, their senior trips along with families and I just want to wish everybody safe travels. Um, I myself included am getting ready to leave so I cannot wait. Um, but I hope everybody does enjoy a welldeserved spring break of rest and relaxation, whether it's here for a station or somewhere warm. >> I think you're looking for the words I used to say as students were exiting homecoming or prom and be like, be safe and make good choices. >> Yeah, there you go. >> 100%. >> Yeah. I would just like to say thank you to the to the board.
165Um, we have, you know, we've we've made some decisions tonight and I think they're long coming and so thank you to everyone on the the board. Anyone else? Need a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion support. >> Okay. >> Um, I'm going to put my glasses to stay on. I'm sorry. Morris, >> yes. >> Shoefeld, >> yes. >> Uh, Westfall, >> yes. >> Absent. Ke want to go home? >> No. I'm assume >> I got for Mr. Grimble to turn something else. >> Getting close to your bedtime now, Kathy. So, you better vote. Yes. >> Yeah. Yes. More directory. >> Thank you everyone. >> I was thinking. >> Good night.