001ahead and call this meeting of the board of education to order. We're going to start tonight um with a therapy dog. So, Jeff. >> All right. Uh I would like to invite up Ashley and Velma O'Neal um to meet the board. So, this is Velma. She is a Labradoodle. She's just under two years old if I'm correct about that. And she is looking forward to joining the tall grass team to provide support, emotional regulation, comfort, companionship to students there. And so we're very excited for you to have the opportunity to meet her. Um ask any questions. As you can see, she's very well behaved in interacting with everyone. Um so yeah, um come on up, Ashley, if you'd like. And if the board has any questions or um would like to meet Velma and sneak
002a couple pets in as I did earlier, um feel free. >> Yeah. >> Tell us tell us just a little bit about Velma, what kind of experiences you've had or what you're looking forward to with her spending time at Tallrass. >> Um so I went out to Concordia, Kansas over spring break, um where they do a weeklong training through the CARES program. So basically I get trained in how to work with her. Um there's different strategies that they've given um because half the dogs they have were medical dogs um for people and then the other half were therapy dogs. Most of them are going into the school setting and so they give kind of some pointers on how to utilize the dogs. Um whether they're some of them that they use for helping kids with
003reading interventions where the kids can sit there and read to the dogs and they feel more comfortable um and not feel judged as they're reading and working on that. Um, she can also be used for helping kids regulate. Um, who doesn't like petting dogs? Um, it can calm some people down and then also give them the ability to open up a little bit more as they talk about some of their challenges that they're working on. >> So, we're excited to have her start. >> Yeah, she's very laidback. >> Do we have a dog in every school? Um, >> no, we do not have a dog in every school. Um, at the current time, we have dogs in many of our schools. And of course, I'm not going to be able to pull this up right
004in front of me right now when I need it, but I will have it for you when I do the action item, but we have them in most of our schools. >> Okay. Awesome. >> Does anyone want >> the best part of being on the board? As you're doing that, to answer your question, it was stapled to the page that I didn't see. Um, so we have dogs in five, six, seven, >> and eight of our schools. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uhhuh. Where did the name come from? >> Oh, so they named her off of Scooby-Doo. So her whole letter is named after Scooby-Doo characters. >> Yeah. Thank you so much for introducing her to us this evening and we will bring this back up as um a discussion item later on in the
005meeting. >> All right, perfect. Thank you. Um now we have the principal of Pauline Central, Debbie Williams, with some recognition. All right. I did not pay them. So, >> um I'd like you you guys are really in for a treat tonight. Dr. McWills, Dr. Collier, members of the school board. Um I this is my favorite night of the year when we get to talk about the amazing students and staff at our school. So, I cannot wait for you to meet everyone. Um, I'd like to invite Finley Prina to come up here. She's loaded up with flowers. >> All right. Stand right beside me. >> Okay. Come stand right here. Will you hold my hand? There you go. All right. Uh, it is my honor. It's an absolute joy to recognize our Pauline Central Shining Star
006student. This is Finley. Finley is a student who truly lights up every room that she enters. She comes to school every day with a bright smile, a joyful spirit. She's got such an excitement for learning, and she connects with others. It's just really contagious to be in her presence. When she's greeting her friends or many adults who support her throughout the day, Finley makes everybody feel seen and appreciated. Her teacher, Mrs. Warner, who's here tonight, says this about Finley. Finley is a sweet girl. She lights up the room with her infectious smile. She approaches every task with determination, perseverance, and a positive attitude, even when it's hard for her. Her kindness towards her classmates and her willingness to help others make our classroom a better place every day. Another teacher who works with Finley, Mrs.
007Plemens, who's also here tonight, shared that Finley brings laughter and joy into her classroom every single day. Well, they work hard together. They find time to laugh and they celebrate mistakes and they enjoy learning. Her positive attitude is such a big part of what makes Finley so special. In fact, even after leaving the classroom, Finley will kind of sneak back a few minutes later for one more goodbye with Mrs. Plemens. It's just kind of a small gesture, but it speaks volumes about Finley's loving and kind heart. Finley's flexibility and positive outlook are also remarkable. when she's had some recent changes in her schedule, she got excited about them and she said, "Okay." She didn't focus on what was different. She focused on the new opportunities to connect with new friends and keep growing. That ability
008to kind of go with the flow and find the good in every situation is something that we can all learn from. She's a wonderful friend to others and in moments when classmates are struggling, Finley is quick to offer encouragement. She always tells them, "Good job." and she even steps in to help whenever she can. Her kindness and her willingness to help others make her an important and valued member of our school. Miss Bradberry, our speech language pathologist, describes Finley as sweet, silly, and hardworking. She shared that Finley comes ready to work each day, building strong relationships through her bubbly personality and her bright spirit. Her confidence this year has grown tremendously and she brings laughter and happiness to everybody around her. Finley has faced many challenges along her journey, but what stands out most is
009her incredible growth, her determination, and her positivity. She approaches each day with courage and a heart of joy. And because of this, she's not only successful in her own learning, she inspires us all to be better around her. Finley, we are so proud of you and congratulations on being Pauline Central's shining star student. Keep going. >> Okay, I'm gonna give you a countdown. Cheese. >> Okay, Mrs. Scott, come on up. It's a real special honor to get to talk to you about tonight and recognize Sherry Scott, Mrs. Sherry Scott. Mrs. Scott is the kind of person that every school hopes to have and every team depends on. She's so hardworking. She's dependable and she's always willing to step in whenever needed. No task is too small, no challenge is too big. And she simply shows
010up. She gives her best and she makes everything around her better. One of her colleagues, Miss Bradberry, shared something that really captures who Mrs. Scott is. She said, "I really could not imagine a better speech paraprofessional than Sherry. She describes Mrs. Scott as hardworking, always willing to take initiative, and an incredible asset to the speech team. Her years of experience at Pauline Central uh brings Mrs. got kind of a deeper understanding of our student population and the needs of our school community. Most important, she's patient, she's kind, and she welcomes both students and staff alike. Jennifer Sancoral, which is another speech language pathologist who's worked closely with Mrs. Scott, also echoed those sentiments, sharing that Mrs. Scott is an incredible pair paraprofessional whose kindness and patience help create meaningful relationships with students across our school.
011She plays an essential role in helping students achieve their goals in the speech therapy room. She balances structure and support and creates a safe and nurturing environment. Miss Sanoricall also highlighted Mrs. Scott's flexibility and her consistently positive attitude, helpful nature, and big heart. And I'd like to add my own appreciation for Mrs. Scott over the years. And we've worked together many, many years at Pauline Central. She's supported a wide range of students, always meeting them where they are and helping them grow. Her friendly, sweet spirit make her a natural at connecting with students, and they're really drawn to her warmth and her care. Mrs. Scott's positive attitude contributes greatly to our overall school culture, and she's somebody that you can always count on, and she does willingly does anything that's asked for her. There's a
012small story I'd like to share and I hope this doesn't embarrass her too much about who Mrs. Scott is. A few weeks ago when we learned that we were going to be hosting the superintendent candidates and they were going to be touring the school. Mrs. Scott is like, "Oh dear, Mrs. Williams, we do not have anything on this bulletin board in the front of the school and and it was important to her that our school shines." Um, and so Sherry didn't go home that night. Um, instead she stayed late, very late if I remember correctly, on her own time to make sure that that bullet bulletin board looked just right. I know that you noticed it, too. She wanted our school to shine, not because she had to, but because she cares so deeply. That's
013Sher Scott. She loves our school. She loves our students. And she goes the extra mile, not for recognition, but simply because that's who she is. So, thank you, Mrs. Scott for all you do every single day. Three, two, one. All right, now the secrets out of the bag. So, if I could have the mental health team please come on up. I have to tell you that this team trusts me so much that I say, "Hey, it's, you know, a school board meeting on April 6th and uh I know we don't have school that day, but you know, do you guys mind just showing up?" And they're like, "Okay." So, so here they are. Um and and and I have to tell you that every single person standing before you tonight is worthy of their own
014individual recognition. And when I did the math, I was like, it is going to take me a long time to get through all of these people. Uh and and so I just felt like one of the things that I wanted to do was look at recognizing them together as a team. So I reached out to Jessica Roberts and uh we kind of came up with a plan. And I just really think uh that this team right here uh it's only fitting that we recognize them together because more than anything else they embody the word team. Uh our school-based mental health team is the glue that holds our school together. While each member serves a unique role, they all come together to support students and staff in ways that are powerful and meaningful. Andrea Kruich is
015our family engagement specialist. She's made an incredible impact on our school community. Under her care, countless families have received the resources they need to navigate and recover from life's challenges. She's expanded our school resource fair to meet the back- to-school needs of hundreds of students and families. And she's played a key role in stabilizing attendance across our school community. One of the most meaningful parts of her work is how she welcomes new families. She takes the time to meet with the new family, walks through walks them through our building and gives them tours. She learns their stories and she makes sure that from day one we're ready and able to support their child. That level of care makes a lasting difference. Hannah Taves, our school psychologist, is a critical resource in our building. She approaches
016her work with care, professionalism, and compassion. And whether she's conducting evaluations or leading meetings with families, she's a trusted expert on our team. She's frequently sought out for her knowledge and her guidance. And if you ask anyone, they'll tell you that her secret superpower is her incredible ability to calmly and effectively deescalate students in a moment of crisis. She brings a steady, reassuring presence when it matters most. Mitchell Carver, our school social worker, starts each day in one of the most important ways, greeting students as they arrive at school. With his quick smile and his friendly nature, he sets the tone for so many of our students. His true gift is his ability to connect, meeting students where they are and gently guiding them toward social emotional growth. Students absolutely adore him and over the
017past eight years he has helped countless children find success in school even in the face of significant challenges. And perhaps one of the best testaments to his impact is like during spirit week when it's twin day, everybody dresses up as Mr. Carver. Uh Amy Hecman, our school counselor, one of the newest members of our team, has already made a tremendous impact. She has a heart of gold and a deep commitment to supporting students. She often goes above and beyond to meet their needs. She strikes the perfect balance of being both firm and therapeutic. She helps students grow while feeling supported and understood. She leads small groups and individual counseling sessions. And in partnership with our librarian, she's launched a student leadership team for our youngest students. Through this work, she's helping students develop leadership skills
018and empowering them to make a positive impact throughout our school. And finally, Dan Ellander, our dean of students. He provides leadership and guidance for this entire team. His work touches every corner of our school, but most importantly, it impacts students. He has the unique ability to balance structure and support. He's firm when needed, but he brings a sense of joy and connection that students respond to. I hope he doesn't kill me for this. Whether it means becoming an expert in robots, unicorns, dinosaurs, whatever it takes, he meets students where they are and helps them succeed. He's not only a trusted colleague, but my right hand and friend. I truly cannot say enough about the strength and impact of this team. If you ever have the privilege to come to Pauline Central and see them in
019action, you'll walk away inspired by their compassion, their collaboration, and their commitment to making school a place where every student can succeed. To you all, thank you. Thank you for being the heart of our school. Thank you for coming here tonight. Uh, your work matters more than my words can express. And I'm so incredibly grateful. We're so incredibly grateful for the work that you do. >> Picture time. Okay. One, two, three. Awesome. All right, thank you guys. We are going to jump into the meat of the meeting. I know you all came and want to stay for the whole meeting, but if you didn't by chance, now's a great time that you guys can can exit if you want. Um, do we have anyone signed up for public comment? >> We do not. >> Okay,
020we are going to go into opening items. Um, 3.01 Uh, one is roll call. Um, all members are present. 3.02 is approval of the agenda. >> Mr. President, I'd move that we approve the agenda as published. Second motion and a second. All those in favor? Motion passes 7 to zero. On to section four, which is disposition of business by consent. >> I move to approve business by consent, including payment of bills in the amount of 5,742,831.90. >> Second. >> It's been a motion and a second. All those in favor? Motion passes 7 to zero. We have no administrator reports tonight. >> None tonight. >> Um and so we'll move on to section six, which is items for discussion. Um the first up is roof replacement. And I believe Rich, you're going to lead that discussion.
021>> I am. Yes. Um just a little bit of background before I get into the proposal. Um we're um coming kind of toward the end of the bond going to be getting back into doing projects on our own. Capital outlay is a big part of that. Um a lot of times with projects that we do, we'll partner with a a design team or an architect, engineer or consultant. Um, and roofs is one of those things that we typically uh use a consultant to help us with to create the specs for us uh to help out with the um uh management of the project. Uh they will do um on-site reviews. They'll be there every day. The contractors there, they send daily reports to me um and we talk about um what to do. Um and
022Benchmark has been our partner for roofs. Um, I've been here 16 years and they were with the district before that. So, probably at least 20 years or longer they've been helping the district out with roofing projects. Um, Brad Conlin um is here um tonight uh from Benchmark to help me answer any questions that you guys might have. Um Brad put together the specifications for this RFP. Uh helped with the bid process. Um went with our maintenance crew. um on a pre-bid walkthrough with with all the contractors that showed up. Um so he's been right in the in the heart of it uh the entire time. Any questions on that? Okay. Um so I'll jump into the the the RFP. We um we are combining some capital outlay funds and some bond funds for this work.
023We weren't we haven't done um a roofing project since the start of the bond work when we did the Pauline central re-roof which was a a big issue that we we had to take care of. Um so we weren't exactly sure what the pricing was going to look like on materials and labor and everything. Um, so, uh, instead of doing one just whole project bid, we we broke the bid package into four different base bids, um, so that we could see what we could afford, what made sense, and so that's what we're coming to you with tonight. Um, as we went through, we reviewed it over the phone, uh, Benchmark gave us our recommendation and was kind of in line with where we were thinking. Um the the projects that we're recommending are the ones
024that we feel like are the the most important and the ones that we can afford with the dollars that we have. The only one that we weren't um able to recommend is a couple of roof sections at the high school. They are very important. They're out of warranty. They need to be done, but um they came in pretty pretty high. And so we're going to look at getting those included in capital outlay over the next year or two uh to get those taken care of. we'll we'll do some repair work to them and and uh make sure that they're okay to to move forward through the rest of this year and on. But um so that's kind of where we're at. Um JB Turner was the low bid um for most of the projects. We
025ended up um there is a an alternate one one alternate that was a deduct and it was on this roof. Um and um the recommendation was to reuse the insulation. The insulation's okay. The roofing material on the cap is deteriorating. Um, and we're wanting to go back with a modified roof here. Um, it's currently a PVC uh, roof. So, um, it'll be the last PVC on this building and one of the last in the district. We've been trying to move toward modified roofs wherever we can. Um, so I think that's pretty much it. Uh we'll come back with uh with a recommendation and and request for approval at the next meeting. Um if anybody has any questions for me or for Brad >> JB Turner, we've used them. >> We've used them a lot. They're
026local. Right. >> Um and they they bid our work very well. Um they actually um got the water maker roof work uh for this bond project. Um, and the Pauline South, uh, there's a little bit of work at Pauline South with some skylights and things and some gutter work and they got that with Lloyd Builders as well. Um, they, um, they're in the district. Um, their company is in the district and so it makes it very handy for us and they do good work. Um, and any issues they they come right back out and take care of. So, do you feel like now that the bond is wrapping up, we've done all the bond work, is this going to be like is this get us in a good place or are we going to continue
027to have sections like this every year that we need to continue to replace? >> So, there there is some major work out at Auburn that um we've already kind of earmarked in capital outlay when we talked um for the next couple of years. Um that and these sections at the high school um that will get us in pretty in pretty good shape. Yeah. >> So, it's a couple of years of really focusing on roofs and then we should be back kind of with the bond in this in pretty good shape for a little bit. >> Yes. Yeah. We'll still monitor and have some small things here. I mean, we have >> Well, with the addition of North, we have over 30 acres of roofs, >> right? >> So, it's a lot of roofs, >> right,
028>> that we have to to maintain. Most of them, we usually get a 15 to 20 year warranty on the modified. And the modifies, part of the reason we've gone to modified is that they last more longer than the warranty. They they they will give us more life than what just the warranty says. And and that's been a great um great thing for us. A lot of times we can just go in, recote them, and get another 10 years or so out of them. So, >> so Brad, do you feel like from what you've done like with roofs and bids recently, did these RFPs come back about like you thought they would or did they come back higher than what you thought they would? >> Um, in review of the budgets, all the budgets came
029back close to or with within the expected range of accuracy of the preliminary cost estimates the benchmark provided to the school district. So, I was confident in the bids that you received. In fact, two of the bids were actually pretty competitive. >> Yeah. >> All right. Okay. Other questions, comments? >> Just because you're here, Brad, I just wanted to mention the fact that um being a partner with us for over 20 years is a big big deal. So, I just want to say thank you to you and the benchmark team for the guidance and the expertise that you provide. I know Rich needs a lot of help in this area. >> Yeah. Job job very well. >> Well, thank you. make sure we're providing good recommendations, specifications to the school district. >> Yeah, that's wonderful.
030Thank you, sir. >> Thanks, Brad. >> Thanks. >> All right, we're going to move on to 6.02, which is KB legal assistance, right? >> Actually, a 6.02 and 6.03 are are kind of linked together. Uh we have been um uh members of KASB for a good number of years. They provide outstanding service uh through the course of the year, not only during the legislative session. They offer a lot of professional development to not only board members but also to us as administrators. And they also have a stellar um legal team that we lean on. Multiple members of our team lean on consistently throughout the course of the year. Uh the pricing uh to their credit has for the most part remained pretty much flat over the last five, six years. And so they're very mindful
031of school district budgets as well. Um KASB is located within our district as well. And uh I would recommend that we continue our partnership with them. There are 286 school districts in the state of Kansas. I think all but maybe one or two school districts are members of KASB. So it's a well attended and respected organization providing supports uh to not only staff but also to kids. Any questions, comments on that? >> Right, we'll move on to 6.04, which is the high school student handbook. Ed, >> evening, ladies and gentlemen. It's always a pleasure to be with you. Before you this evening is the handbook for next year. We made some changes. Um, some of the, uh, more significant changes. uh none of them are really major, but we tweaked the AI language uh in
032the handbook and uh and the academic integrity policy um kind of goes hand inand with that. So, I'm here to answer any questions should you have them. >> I see you got a new superintendent listed, so that's good. So, and and this is maybe a question, Scott, Ed, or how we're going to handle it in general with the new legislature around the cell phone ban coming out and how we'll need to modify probably our discipline policy if we pass these now while there's still that implementation. How will we work that in later? Are we going to do an addendum to the handbook later on or what is that? >> So, Ed, I think you might have some language in there that covers us that indicates that we're going to comply with the law. >> Correct.
033We're also awaiting some guidance from KASB Legal Council as well as KSDE, Kansas State Department of Education. They're going through exactly um what is going to come into law effective on September 1st. We've actually had some internal conversations trying to internalize what we believe could be the case. We'd like to lean on legal counsel before I finalize plans, but you are correct. We're a little bit going out of order because uh there's a time deadline that we have to get the handbook right >> at the high school. That's why that comes first so Ed and his team can get it printed and distributed to students. Eventually, all handbooks will be coming to you. Hopefully, we'll have some more guidance before the others come and then it will be accurate when we share it with them.
034So, >> yeah, the policy that we did put in is the one that was presented to you uh by by the kids and the site council uh in uh in December. And then we also put the disclaimer that it was subject to change pending um state law. >> Okay, perfect. >> Good question. >> Any other questions? >> Um I did have a question about the AI section. So we still have I remember at site council we talked a little bit about the what it says in the handbook related to AI and we have this table which out the ethical use and the unethical use. Um, at the bottom it says adapted from generative AI for school work by Miriam Scott. Um, I'm just wondering, it doesn't look like we had any red lines on there,
035but we had talked about during the site council that some of those unethical as an auditor when I look at these, you know, I'm I'm pulling out those words specific to think, you know, if I'm a parent and my kids AI, how can I defend something that maybe we still don't think is correct? So, for example, we say using AI output verbatim without any editing. So then I would, you know, argue that you could say as long as you edit one little tiny thing, you know, it's then considered ethical use. Um, just kind of wondering what our thought process is on editing that further or if we are, you know, kind of giving oursel enough leeway with the with the paragraphs below. Um, we felt like, um, with the language changes that were made in
036the AI policy and the academic integrity policy that that table was contextualized enough to give us the latitude that we would need without locking us in. >> Okay. Yeah. I just wanted to make sure we felt that way. >> Good question. Thank you. >> Any other questions for Ed? Uh, no questions, but I've had trouble with my wife's phone number being in some of these. Uh, so I looked and my name is Joel in here. So that we could if we could change that, that'd be good. But you don't have my wife's phone number. >> You'd like us to make that change? >> If we could, yeah, appreciate it. >> Sorry about that, Jill. We'll take care of it. >> No problem. >> I texted it to him so he won't forget. >> All right.
037Thanks Ed. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> All right. And then um we are uh 6.05 which is a tall grass student learning center therapy dog. >> All right. Thank you. You had an opportunity to meet and engage with Velma earlier. Um what you have for your consideration is the request for service assistance or professional therapy dogs. Um, included in this packet is the thorough review process that we take for any um, therapy dog request, including veterinary records, insurance records, how they are going to be used in school, um, all of that information, as well as a roster of all the therapy dogs that we currently have in the district and the results of um, Velma's training, which were overwhelmingly positive. So, um, if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer those. Um, one
038of one of the considerations that I wanted to bring forth to you tonight, so we're in April now, and as you know, the end of the school year is very quickly approaching. Um, we were wondering if you would have support potentially um to allow us to bring her in some over the next week or two prior to your formal approval um as a consideration just because of where we are in the school year and the newness of her training. So, if you have thoughts about that, feel free to share those with us. Um, otherwise, this will be back for an action item at the next meeting. >> My opinion, I don't know what anybody else putting putting this on the consent agenda would be >> okay with me unless there's a reason not to. And
039then I think go ahead and move forward, Jeff, with >> bringing her in and getting her used to the surroundings the rest of the school year. >> Yep. >> Thank you very much. Hey, Jeff, she can start off in my office tomorrow. I have a couple of dogs at home that would benefit from her calmness. So, >> so, so Rich is working on roofing and you're going to be petting a dog. Just wanted to make sure that's >> I might be working on the roof over his office. >> Yeah. Right. >> All right. We'll move on to action items. 7.01 is secondary science core instructional materials requests. Final read for that. So, >> hello. So, I was here last time about the secondary core science instructional materials. I'm just here tonight to answer any questions
040you might have. >> Any questions, comments, or would entertain a motion? >> Uh, Mr. President, I'd move the board of education to approve the presented instructional resources in the amount of $359,748. >> Second. >> It's been a motion and a second. All those in favor? >> Motion passes seven to zero. And I think you've got the next couple, don't you? >> Thank And I was also here about our potential honors novice debate course. So again, I'm here to answer any questions you might have. >> Question, comments, or entertain a motion? >> Uh, Mr. President, I'd move the board of education to approve the honors novice debate course for the high school. >> Second. >> There's been a motion and a second. All those in favor? Motion passes seven to zero. And then last one, yes,
041is the CTE instructional resour. >> So I was here about a few uh instructional resources for some of our CTE courses. So again, I'm here to answer any questions you might have. >> Questions, comments. >> Mr. President, I move the uh Board of Education to approve the presented instructional resources in the amount of $12,774.80. >> Second. >> There's been a motion and a second. All those in favor? Motion passes. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Move on to 7.04, which is insurance benefit consultant um with KBS. >> I do that. that was presented at the last meeting and no question surfaced since then. >> Entertain motion. >> Yeah, I would move the board of education approve KBS to serve as a district's employee benefits consultant. Second. >> There's been a motion and
042a second. All those in favor? Motion passes 7 to zero. And then the last one um for tonight is 7.05 which is student fees for 2627 final read. >> I'm here if there are any questions that came over up during the last several weeks. Make sense? >> Would entertain a motion. Okay. I move the board of education approve the student fee schedule for the 20 school year of the 26 2027 as presented. >> Second. >> It's been a motion and a second. All those in favor? Motion passes seven to zero. >> Thank you. Thank you, Patrick. >> All right. We're going to move on to communications. And Jessica, you have a few things in communications, correct? >> Yes. Yes. So, as we enter the final stretch of the school year, there are several dates that
043we wanted to make sure that you had on your calendars, and we hope you're able to join us if your calendar allows it. The first is the public schools foundation annual spring breakfast. This is a special year for us. It's the 25th anniversary of the breakfast, so we have a few tricks up our sleeve, and we hope you can make it. Starts at 7:30 a.m. and it'll be at the Topa Civic Theater. Again, we do have a couple of tables reserved for the board. So, please let me know if you're able to make it and uh we look forward to hosting you. The next is just a few days later, Monday, April the 27th. That is our district staff awards and retirement reception. So, we have about 15 staff members that we will be providing
044milestone years of service awards to. So, these are 25 year employees, 30-year employees, 40-year employees, and so on. And then we have our six distinguished staff award winners. These are teachers of the year for elementary level, secondary level, our master teacher of the year, classified staff person of the year, etc. And then we have about 15 retirees as well. So we will be honoring them that evening at the innovation center at the high school. And then lastly, on Sunday, May 17th at 5:30 at the Stormmont Veil Event Center, that is when we will conduct graduation for the high school. Um those of you who have been through this in the past know that you have seats up on the stage and so um it's always a a special night for the district and um we
045will have gowns and hoods and have you all outfitted and ready to go for that evening. I'll share some details with you in regards to graduation where we uh meet and then we it takes 10 15 minutes to kind of get us organized and ready to go. So more information to come but as long as you have that particular date on the calendar that'd be wonderful. >> Yep. >> Thank you guys. >> Best thing ever. The chair would move uh that we go into executive session at 7:10 p.m. to discuss students pursuant to the exception relating to actions adversely or favorably affecting a student under coma. Uh to discuss personnel matters pursuant to the exception of non-elected personnel under coma and to discuss budget pursuant to the exception of employer employee negotiations under coma for
04640 minutes. The open meeting will resume in the boardroom at 7:50 p.m. >> Second. >> It's been a motion to second. All those in favor? Motion passes 7 to zero. We are in executive session. back in open session after being in executive session. At this point, uh the chair would move to go back into executive session uh for 15 minutes with the open meeting resuming in the boardroom at 8:05. There's been a motion and a second. All those in favor? Motion passes 7 to zero. We're back in executive session. We are back in open session after being in executive session. Are there any motions? >> Yes. I'd move the board of education releases the teacher from the contract without penalty discussed in executive session. >> Second. >> A motion and a second. All those in
047favor? Motion passes 70. >> Motion. Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. Motion in a second. All those in favor zero. We are adjourned.