001notifi that there will be a committee of the whole meeting of the Board of Education District number 40 on Monday March 10th 2025 at the BART Performing Arts may I have a roll call please AR adson Jeff Smith here Ramona Dixon here Jason Perell Lindy H Here Andrew hereon Smith here Abigail Greenley Kum we have no boards members participating remotely approval of the minutes minutes of the committee of the whole for February 10th 2025 um can I have a motion please all in favor any oppos um no public comment participation Dr you want to introduce for me yeah um we are really proud to end up having our high school theater Club here they are led by mrsy and she has been nothing but phenomenal um across the board so much with the students um
002she if you remember even this summer she pulled some of the students who I recognize even here who played injured students at Wharton uh during our our drill so we're thankful for them they had a really unique opportunity I'm going to turn it over to them so that they could end up yeah come on in guys [Music] thought it was being PR can you that it won't show up on the screen oh got it send it their sound 12 night nearly sold out houses January 2025 cast for director October 2024 M High School theater performed 12 y October 2024 only High School theater performed 12 night to nearly sold out houses January 2025 the cast crew and director took the show on the road to the University of Illinois Lincoln Hall where hundreds of Illinois
003high school students from all around the state saw the show again thousands of students were there and we were just one of the few schools presenting full length performances so here the recap we did an awesome show people laughed a few adjudicators gave us feedback but we wouldn't hear if we were accepted until late November pour down the set and stored it in the scene shop carefully ready to set it up again if needed we cleaned the scene shop we waited to hear if we were accepted we sold cupcakes and we waited we got the call we are going to the Illinois High School theater Festival so we prepared the set for fireproofing and rebuilding so much problem solving and reviewing how can we improve we had a few pickup rehearsals and planned a few
004more but at the same time we were also getting for the winter showcase participating in share Joys and finishing up our cour workk since we were missing two days of our last full week of classes semester one then on January 9th we loaded the U-Haul with our set pieces our costumes our scripts our props construction tools all to go to Champagne Illinois we organized as a team packing in everything for the play but also including all of our luggage as well we traveled with Brock Island and United Township High School so Spacebook limited on the buth today you'll hear about our adventures loading the set in dealing with new challenges in a different theer and all the other experiences that come with the 3-day theater Festival special Thanks goes to all the students and parents
005who attended the students who helped with the show at MHS but did not attend theater Festival and Caitlyn bter for our being our amazing Usher and support staff and all the molan administration and custodial staff for in the work in Bartlett Performing Art Center and Beyond the Illinois High School theater festival is in its 50th year it has grown to be more than 3,000 students and teachers Gathering to go to workshops and performances the committee who organizes the weekend and all the All State production participants worked incredibly hard to bring theater students together and we are a proud part of the incredible Illinois theater Association today will be very the awesome experience that we at Illinois High School theater Festival we learned so much from the process of producing show at theaterfest my favorite memory
006was getting a backstage pass at the prom me and a group of my friends got to go backstage for the Allstate show today you'll hear from Ari gamble about problem solving when building the set blue Roland about solving problems in the middle of a scene in front of an audience when things just would not go right Dylan sitco in the process cess of loading in the set props and costume in a specific time limit Gabe Thompson and incorporating film into Live Theater Grant Adamson and the workshop that we can take we the workshops that we can take at theaterfest Conor McBride and auditioning for College theater programs and finally Nick bets and the other competitions that we as a high school can participate in speaking of that my name is Anie Hayes my role was
007Olivia when I graduate I plan to attend the University of Iowa and study psychology I was able to audition for over 20 colleges while at theater Festival my biggest takeaway from attending the theater Fest was that there's other people who are just like me other than people at my school and I got to learn so much from them and I made a lot of connections there that I would value for the rest of my high school experience my name is Ari gamble my role was the production manager SL crew director for 12th night um we had to build our set as was mentioned before in like roughly an hour which included bringing everything in which you will hear about later uh while we were there the fire department had to inspect the set to make
008sure that it met all fire and safety requirements uh the University of Illinois staff and theater students were there to help uh us build everything which we were very thankful for because we did need it in that amount of time um our lovely lights person Gavin stemman had to Quee all of our lights in that amount of time uh in a board that we knew nothing about uh we forgot our nuts bolts and washers for half of the set here at the school so we had to improvise and shorten our set a little bit and take down some of the walls that weren't necessary for the scenes uh thanks to our quick thinking skills and ability to improvise um in the end we all learned how to problem solve under really tense situations I'm blue
009Roland I played best and when I graduate I planned to major in musical theater and um during one of the shows our second show U one of the leads Diego Lopez got a nose bed while backstage and wasn't able to go on for one of the scenes but thankfully my two scene Partners anad Dean and Sam rro were able to help me to improv through the scene and we ended up being able to complete the scene successfully and to still tell the story thanks to the bond we made as a cast during the rehearsal process and the trust we had for each other and our wonderful directors who helped us understand the text and be able to tell the story without one of the actors hi I'm Dylan sitco I worked on I worked with
010crew on the set building uh week before like we've said uh week before theater Fest we built the set so we knew where everything goes and why uh we took it down loaded it up onto a truck and left the next day we woke up earlier than the rooster and unloaded the set from the truck into the snow inside the building and on the stage everything was very heavy and the ground was wet and slippery but we made do we worked as a team to pull the set together for the show which ended up being good at least from my angle from looking at people's backsides my name is Gabriel Thompson my role is first officer and I plan to be a film director when I graduate uh my at my first theater Festival last
011year we filmed a few of the experiences we had and put it into an announcement video at drama club that we played and still play every now and then and uh filming these videos really made us connect as a cast because we were all coming together there oh we should do this we should do that we shouldn't do that um and then um I've been involved in fresh films workshops Productions Productions from Urban exposure which is a local film uh company and at this Festival I attempted to make a video showing all of our experiences however I was not able to complete it because of complications um and we are working on making more opportunities here for kids to really get in the film and dive into it uh hello my name is Grant Adamson
012my role was part of the general backstage crew when I graduate I plan to major in mechanical engineering at Western Illinois um the feed yourest included a really wonderful amount of workshops and like sorry one like a variety of things that both the teachers and the students can participating to learn new skills I personally intended one about um trying to be more free on stage the one I came here to talk about was a lecture actually very a very specific lecture about Post aarthi South African theater that it was a very wonderful experience it intrigued me a lot because it's an element of History I don't know much about it was from a professor from a um University in Chicago who that is it's exclusive specialty is just South African aparte theater I got to
013learn a lot about how theater can be used as a form of protest how it can be used as a form of Celebration um I think it really helped me in understand that aspect of History I think it really helped this program just from like general knowledge about things that we can't learn exclusively in the Quad Cities that sometimes we need better Specialists to help us teach about hi my name is Conor McBride my role was officer number two when I graduated I planned to pursue a career in Psychology writing and theater just like an and Gabe I was Liv to audition for College theater programs many of them were there and I'm be honest I was kind of nervous when I did it I got multiple callbacks and including one from Columbia College in
014Chicago I ended up going to Wisconsin University Western Illinois University my bad I'm sorry guys and uh I visited wiu beforehand and I also visited Columbia College University my biggest experience from this was learning how to problem solve quickly how to remain in character during tough times and meeting making friendships that I would know will last forever hi my name is uh Nicholas fetz my RO backstage cre and uh when I plan to graduate I plan toate college education in stem uh at theater Festival there was lots of different activities to do something I participated in was the tech challenge with ARA Gamble and Emy pedit we showed the judges our experience with technical theater Through Time costume changes stage setting platform construction and other opportunities uh we even learn new things such as how
015there are multiple ways to like a platform our ability compared to others in the state and the need for more participants who are specialized in certain Fields uh our prize was so nice because we showed up late due to M malfunctions the prize was full of perfect supplies for Tech students uh mini Spike teeth mini tape measure and mini notebooks for notes next time we will be more prepared uh with more participants who are specialize in dedicated events and have more skills to offer we think thank you so much for listening to our story and I do want to give a special recognition to Angela rman and also our two amazing shapon that uh came with us as well the mcbrides so um please recognize them and thank you so much for this time I
016just want to say thank you for coming here tonight this is really interesting I didn't even know there was here so um appreciate you sharing and it's clear like the positive relationship you all have dealt with each other and um every production that I see at mol just keeps getting better and better so like it's clear you guys you're doing such a great job that whole program I have a question favorite one of my favorite my favorite part was definitely the sing on stage because I play a my favorite my favorite one is because I'm an officer I got to fake Arrest A friend of mine all right thank you so much you're very impressive um I if I was in charge of SE I'd probably burn it Downy people who are able to do
017that smoothly and create such an experience so thank you thank you so much right than U thank you everybody this is going to be uh we added a little bit to our presentation from October kind of give you some updates um and review a few things with you um so we're going to go over our completed projects um the current projects we're working on you know how we um plan for our future projects some of our procurement methods then go over any questions that you have um So currently our district um our initiatives right now are deferred maintenance our security upgrades classroom space food service and all of our athletic updates um over the past you know since Co we've been doing all those HVAC projects so it really limited us to what we can
018do in our buildings now we have that opportunity to kind of revamp some of our spaces and really um enhance our learning experiences so uh the MHS welding lab that is all completed and buttoned up um our John Deere stage lighting and Wilson stage ceiling and lighting we had our secure entry that is finally completed um we have our parking lots playgrounds resealing that we did last summer and then we did those UV film projects to kind of help alleviate some of those agback uh loads so the current projects we're working on we have the Wilson fire alarm that's pretty much on underway um I think we have just a few little things to button up on that one we obviously have the link and Irving expansion uh we're working hand inand with Estus construction
019Leed Architects the Board of Education community members teachers staff um and getting all of those um important inputs from those uh stakeholders then we have the Wilson secure front entrance you'll be voting on that tonight um MHS pool upgrades uh so we have to work with idph on this um so we had to hire a consultant to go through all of our Mechanicals any um issues they might see on any of the other um you know any other issues they see with the pool make sure that they have a plan in place submit that to the idph and work with our Architects to come up with a plan for any of The Replacements that we do on that pool um and then we have our yearly shed Replacements um and then the MHS cafeteria furniture
020and upgrades we're currently working with a design firm Palmer Hamilton um and then Scott at the high school has um developed a committee of students and staff members kind of go over those um talk about our needs our wants so we're hoping that we can get started this summer but probably um it's a 2-year phased in project um and then the John Deere front entry that's another one you'll be voting on um that's a secure front entrance we're upgrading all our door release systems uh Craig um is I think there's seven of them that are going to be replace this year and then we're always talking about additional cameras where we can upgrade those and then we have the d-wing flooring upgrade so we have to Abate the asbestos flooring in there then come back
021infill it with concrete so we can plan on putting you know some type of programming in there then we obviously have the Browning field upgrades that are going to be going on this spring and summer uh Franklin G gym soundproofing so if any of you have ever been into the Franklin Gym during gym class it is quite loud in there so we're hoping that we can alleviate some of that uh for that teacher um then Wilson uh Auditorium projector and audio system you voted on that um at their last board meeting or actually I'm sorry that's this board meeting as well and then the Jefferson and Logan roof Replacements um so that's just one of our deferred maintenance um programs that we're going to be getting completed um and then Dr Savage will talk about
022our future project planning clearly we have a lot going on um first and foremost I want to give a huge shout out to Vince and Kei for keeping all of this straight and keeping everything organized and having the drive and ambition to really tackle multiple projects at a time so our taxpayers see continuous Improvement so barring any emergency that might come up we do try to follow a standardized process for evaluating and selecting projects so we have an annual planning process where an assessment is completed at all of our buildings um first and foremost identify necessary maintenance so that we're keeping up or I should say catching up on the um maintenance that has been deferred in a lot of our buildings for the last number of years and also taking a look at what
023equipment Replacements need to take place as well and then begin to on top of that prioritize major projects that um our community would like to see complete so from there we establish priorities we work as a collaborative team with the Board of Education with District leadership and also listening to our principles again Vince and Keith do a great job walking our buildings talking to principles taking a constant pulse of what those needs are so we can continue to deliver the best program possible once we have um those priorities set then we move on to the next step of budget allocation and um making sure that we can uh deliver for the taxpayers in a fiscally responsible way but yet um one that is um uh appropriate for our students and their needs and making sure
024that they have the best that we can give them here in our community in Molen and Co Valley so we follow a a fiscally responsible process look at uh budget uh feasibility project feasibility and make sure that we are not um tackling so much that we're unable to deliver on our promises so it's a very um uh comprehensive process to make sure we're taking the right steps at the right time once those sources are identified the budget is finalized and then we begin to work on the project uh planning for each of those uh each and every one of the projects that we're able to select for the year we of course um analyze long-term benefits which products or projects will impact the greatest amount of students certainly focusing on our schools and our buildings
025and our populations of kids that have the most need in terms of the buildings that they're in we want all of our school schools have Equitable learning environments and I know that's been a priority of this board of education for a really long time um after that we are always looking a semester ahead a year and ahead uh two years ahead again to make sure that we are teeing up the next projects while managing the projects that are currently AQ um and lastly um in my second year here in the district in 2020 2021 we had a strategic pace school to revitalize the 10e facilities plan that 10e plan was about I think 15 18 years old and so we um were able to tackle that in 2021 we had a great committee with building
026stakeholders Community stakeholders parents some of our Community Partners and created an updated revitalized list of projects so that we always have a plan that we can go back to that process is transparent everything was available on the website publicly forward facing so families could always see um what we were working on and why um because we are doing so much and trying to really um be aggressive in our efforts to keep our facilities in a constant state of improvement um we have a recommendation to really drop that down to A Five-Year Plan so that every five years were able to provide an updated list of current and future projects and then have that opportunity to talk to new board uh that new Boards of Education uh new teachers new staff new students and so we're
027taking a more um frequent look at our needs rather than just always pushing 10 years out so um that five years will actually take place next year so I believe we'll set a strategic Pace goal to replicate that process again to make sure that our taxpayers can always see an updated list of projects and priorities and then in a constant state of seeking their input um and next we're going to go over our procurement methods so what procurement method do we use and when um so first one is our request for proposal um we use this mainly when we have a solution-based approach and it's not solely based on the price um a lot of times these projects can be complex um that you know require some Innovation or expertise from the vendors um you
028know when factors other than price are important to the decision you know like experience methodology um and other factors that we determine uh are important um and then we have invitation for bid uh can also be known as request for bid um this is mainly used when we have a straightforward well-defined scope um you know we will select the lowest responsible bidder and then then um it's used when we have a minimal vendor discretion uh necessary for the project um and then we also have uh co-ops so these are have become more pre prevalent in today's day and age um we use these to kind of save some time save money from you know going through a full design process all of that um but they usually uh are used for equipment um and smaller
029little projects that um we can you know quickly do like a playground or something like that um it piggybacks on pre-negotiated contracts um that are all vetted through the U State bidding procedure and then um it you know reduces administrative burden um and can provide some volume discounts in some situations um and then lastly for the request for proposal there is a rubric in front of each one of you and um I would like for the Board of Education to review that rubric and maybe come up with some suggestions or if you have any uh thoughts on that rubric as far as uh you know if we could add something take something away from it um you know we we constantly want to be improving our process um and this is just one step in
030that direction um any questions more I guess and when you're deciding what Avenue to go down forment um I think it'd be beneficial for the the board and the taxpayers to know why you chose RFP or invitation bid or Co-op just so that if we're asked the question why they B it that way we at least had the answer that sometimes where we don't really know so having that information at our fingertips would be very good absolutely I have a suggestion Just for future board and information people who are not in this field um just having like a layout like when you're talking about this stuff like this is what this is this is what this means you're explaining this because you're not always going to have that key up especially for new workers if
031you just have like something that people would quickly look like and have an explanation I think that would be really beneficial um because I know personally I don't ask Andy or Chad or go home and ask my husband what some of this means and I have that resource but not everyone is going to and it's cons I think if you just have like a like a sheet or something people could reference it might be a confusion for those procurement methods yes yeah absolutely good suggestion yeah I deal a lot with this I I mean I I'm of the opinion that request for proposals really should be limited um because it it opens up you know there's a lot more undefined you know points of like aing of it right there's uh there's more room for
032B I guess whereas or where there could be favoritism or anything could be questioned on that and I'm of the opinion of question should only really be used for Technical Services highly specialized things um or or in situations where you're not going to get more you know I just I think it when you do a closed bid or a sealed bid it takes out all of the human factors right yeah you have can you me the specifications do you have the workforce to do it quality that's that's just thank any else I have all in favor order Reg [Music] CER adson Smitha Dixon here Jason Perell here Lindy hind Here Andrew W R Smith here Abigail Greenley we do not have any board members uh attending remotely uh flag of the United States of America
033the for stands Nation andice I have a motion minutes regular meeting of the Board of Education February 24th discussion all in favor oppos approval of the minutes of the Clos session of the regular meeting of the board of February 24 2025 all in favor I Communications public comment and participation none all right consent agenda recomended that the Board of Education approve the action contained in the consent agenda as present hi Smith hi Audrey Adamson Smith hi Dixon right word of bid John Deer and Wilson Middle School's control ENT recommen of Education John schools entry improvements contal contractors of Quad Cities M Illinois toal cost not to exceed $912,000 H hi Smith hi Edon Smith hi Dixon hi jonell hi approval of renewal of Illinois High School Association membership recommended motion that the Board of Education
034approve the renewal of Illinois High School Association membership for 2025 2026 school year at C discussion Smith hi ay Adamson Smith hi Rona Dixon Jason frell H Hi and hi resolution to approve tenative Amendment budget for public display and to established public hearing day recommend the motion that the Board of Education receive the amended budget for 20245 by year place the amended Budget on public display set April 14 2025 at 6m as the date and time of public hearing be held at Education Center Second Avenue Illinois as presented and a second Motion in a second then discussion all right discussion I will turn it over to Mr Gall okay so based on that facility presentation this is partially why we are amending the budget um so we have the additional construction projects that we're doing
035uh incorporate our final fy2 24 AFR amounts and then we want to properly align our revenue and expenditures um so calendar of events tonight I'm going to present that amended budget uh it'll be on public display for 30 days then we'll have a public hearing and adopt the amended Budget on the 14th and then we'll submit it to isby the the following day um so revenues by Source budgeted locally we have about 68% um state 23% and federal 9% uh Federal is coming back down to the regulatory uh amounts which is about seven or 8% um we still had a little bit of exer money in there for this year uh so next year you'll probably see that um more in line with uh historical values and then operating funds by Revenue uh by Source
036uh you have your property taxes which are about 40% of our Revenue you have other local funding such as like cppt um and then you have your evidencebased funding which is your state funding that comes out to about 24% um and then expenditures by object so our Personnel Services that's about 71% of our budget um and then you have our Capital outlay which is the which are those projects which are 9% and then um following that is your purchase services so basically any of the needs that we have in the district um we'll be purchasing out of that and then expenditures by fund so again education fund is going to be our number one fund 67% um and then you'll see capital projects 3.7 and then the operation and maintenance at 99.8% um and those
037are all those capital projects that we're doing um so changes so cppt um from our original estimates are lower um so we reduce that uh our state ebf so when we presented the budget to you and uh and passed that back in June we did not have our evf tier funding yet that doesn't come until early August Late July um so we increase that uh to match that ebf funding and then Federal funding we never have that exact number same type of thing as ebf uh so once we get those finalized numbers in we update that budget accordingly and then expenditures so the major construction upgrades that we're changing this budget for is uh the Browning field the Middle School front entries um our Elementary classroom updates so we're doing all that case word we're
038replacing some gym flooring um and then the Logan Jefferson Roofing projects um couple other one-time expenses in the Ed fund um is that MHS piano partially that is funded by a um a um a grant and then you have the Middle School auditorium sound upgrades that we wanted to tackle this year um the Jane Adams audio enhancement so those front row systems um we're kind of replacing that with that audio enhancement and then the Washington basement um and the furniture associated with that um so originally in the education fund we had a $1.2 million surplus that we were planning on but after all of these projects um that we wanted to tackle we're probably going to look at a $2.6 million deficit but that is solely due to the $6 million Surplus that we had
039last year so we want to spend down some of those surpluses and put that those funds back into our educational spaces um and then ending fund balance originally we were thinking we were going to about have 71 million um now we're looking at $ 69.9 million in the education fund but that's still over 200 days cash on hand um so we don't have any issues or any concerns uh about that fund balance moving forward um any questions uh I did give each of you the uh is the budget form so if you like to look at that in your free time I know how exciting it is um and if you have any questions or concerns with that please feel free to reach out so this amended budget did take into account all of that
040um and then we'll obviously have funding in the next budget uh to take care of the second half of that project of the ground Feld so those timelines you talked about they were based on how much money yeah timelines won't change y any other questions thank you Smith Dixon hi jonell Smith hi approval of first reading of updated Board of Education policy4 F fund check Deb recovery recommended motion that the Board of Education accept with first gr rise Board of Education policy 445 fion fund checks de recovery as presented I the second reading and allow the first reading to stand first and second reading second CH Smith hi Ramona Dixon hi Jason Hi H hi W Smith hi Audrey Adamson hi all right reports requests and open discussion Dr thank you um I wanted to
041first and foremost speak about the accident that happened last week regarding two of our mol high school students um we believe that both students are recovering and I wanted to um express my gratitude to um the First Responders particular the M police department they are just invaluable partners to us in everything that we do they work side by side with us uh providing guidance and Direction and support um even um in conversations today and um getting updates on how the students are um healing and improving um I wanted to also thank our district interpreters who um were um sent to the hospital and agreed to go immediately to help bridge that barrier of of communication with the families of the students involved in that accident um and uh in particular the high school administration the
042counseling staff the multilingual staff and um District leadership um that uh were at the ready to respond to that incident I just want to express my gratitude for the Community Partnerships that keep us safe and assist us when things go wrong um secondly I just wanted to mention um the Illinois School Board Association Blackhawk meeting which is taking place over spring break I believe that registration closes tomorrow so if you still had uh inkling that you might want to attend including Abby andil please let us know we have Jason and Audrey signed up so far uh to represent us I may still be attending I haven't gotten that far yet um but I wanted to just let everybody know I believe that registration closes tomorrow um we had h two Community stakeholders events um we
043had one on February 26th and then again last Monday March 3rd as part of our strategic Pace School to revitalize our um District mission statement that's been around for a really really long time we had approximately 50 stakeholders at both events and that was really cool that exceeded my expectations we had awesome students at the event we had Parents we had teachers staff we had parent coordinators we had administrators and we had some of our Community Partners as well um this work as I mentioned is aligned to our PE goal for people and um we're really excited for how this work is taking shape and um through our partnership with our friends at Patel for kids who have been guiding us through this Pro process they helped us with our portrait of our graduate really
044laid the groundwork for us to be able to complete the portrait of an educator that was 100% student created and and student LED um to now bring us forward to a modern District purpose statement and renewed set of community commitments as well as a marketable tagline so it's really exciting work I had another follow-up call with them today and we're looking forward to sharing that work uh with the board in April and getting ready for a roll out for next school year so it has been amazing to be able to utilize a lot of uh technical tools to be able to make make sure that what our community members put forth is 100% aligned to our Pace goals our portrait of a graduate our portrait of an educator um and uh the community survey that
045was also put out so it's exciting and we're looking forward to putting a bow on that work and bringing that forward to you next month um I believe Mr Gallow alluded to this but this could potentially be our last Board of Education meeting at the um Bartlet Performing Arts Center we're hoping that um the space is near in completion at the um education center which will be really uh nice to be able to have everything there and have everything set up and for Tera doesn't have to drag everything and Craig doesn't have to set up and reset and Facilities setting up and resetting up um not a guarantee but we're hoping to be able to have this space ready in April and that'll just be awesome as well as to be able to give this
046space back to the high school for the many events that they have um during the week any yeah well we're gonna be ready that would be exciting and one final special announcement I know we'd love to um bring positivity and celebrate our staff and our students and our teachers and just have just a super cool announcement you may have already heard about it but Lindsay come on up she's representing Hamilton tonight I'm going to read just a special announcement um Lindsay found out was it last Friday or Thursday last week last week um the Hamilton Elementary School was selected as one of only six in the entire nation uh selected uh to be a 2025 National model school they will be showcased at the 2025 model schools conference in Washington DC this June so first
047round of applause by the center for model schools as we affectionately call hmh this highly anticipated event honors forward-thinking schools that drive transformation Inspire change and Implement groundbreaking strategies to improve student outcomes chosen from a competitive group of schools Nationwide Hamilton has demonstrated on wavering commitment to Student Success and Innovation by fostering a culture of collaboration ambitious instruction and continuous Improvement the school exemplifies excellence and education and as a part of this distinguished recognition a team from Hamilton Elementary School will present their path toward student and staff success at the conference which is attended by over 5,000 Educators across the country last year if you recall our district was named an Innovative District but this is way cooler and we are so proud of Lindsay and one thing about her I had the chance to
048come and see her today because I was at a conference myself last week and in my efforts to congratulate her and thank her she immediately gave all the credit to the staff to the teachers all the way down to the volunteers the the Paras the the Community Partners that they have um the administrative assistant everybody works together and it's such a big Elementary School that you would think that it would would be a school that endures challenges in just building system simply because of the size uh but as she quickly gave away all the credit I reminded her that it doesn't happen without her vision and her leadership so we look forward to celebrating with you this summer and student board member reps first theater didn't mention they just had another show this weekend the
049sh I didn't have the chance to attend but I heard it was a fantastic comedy those kids are always staying busy and doing great things I also wanted to give a shout out to the chess team um they sent several people to State a couple weeks ago and they had one of their most successful seasons in decade so they did really well congrats to them did fantastic um additionally last Friday the engineering department here at MHS took a field Tri to Western and the university um there were several other high schools there and I know they competed in some fun challenges with bridge building and testing their Bridges um they were able to apply a lot of principles they learning in their engineering classes and I heard that was a lot of fun and then
050a quick update on women and St we just did an Outreach event at Roosevelt today with the after school WIA program that was tons of fun and then we're going next week Logan and hopefully in April to Washington yeah so I want to tou Bas On Athletics the spring sports are rolling up track just competed on Saturday towards a batch for the Western big six ranking and then Place third as a team Grill soccer just started so I think first practice was and then voice has invited schedule on 29 so they're going to be participating uh at island and playing against schools from the area regarding what's going on with clubs so history club actually the opportunity to talk to the daughter of Charles Carpenter so our exor got together talked to her for about
051one hour and agree to um actually make it to uh the ceremony which is going to be held on May the tenative date is May 14th that's what we're planning on for that ceremony so we're super excited about that um we're currently working oning a stat on the senior patio so we're creating um St for four plaques and then we want to actually right now the statue is in the history lab we want to move it down to senior value EV that opening ceremony NHS has is just wrapping up their induct the selection they going to be posting that this later this week and next week there's going to be a meeting with all the current NHS members and all the new induct so going over the protocol and you know the values I just
052and have a few months down the line about one or two months um participating in campus cleanup a school cleanup so history club and student colress withs to get together thank you all right Board of Education member open discussion first I want to say I watched chaper and I had no idea what it was about and it was hilarious it was so good um so shout out to them and I just want to have a proud mom moment this work has been dedicated to Career Pathways different career Pathways um and my daughter Rowan presented about it and she was asked questions by several superintendent principles and she was really able to represent moling and what we've been doing so I just wanted that's funny said I had that works for an engineering firm he complemented
053mol's uh career Pathways program work for ter and that they have done interviews hey you're on the FL awesome job better than any other high school that was kind of cool to hear anybody else um so I know we talked a little about high school sports kicking off we had um a few Junior High wrestlers that placed in State this last uh week or so and then we had Gavin for former Hamilton student finished first at the Special Olympics so all right anything else all right um I have a motion to go into close s for the following to hold discussion minutes of meetings lawfully closed on the open meetings act whether for purposes of approval by the body minutes or semiannual review of minutes as mandated that section and to consider the appointment employment
054compensation discipline performance or dismissal specific employees of the district and to consider Collective negotiating matters between the public body AG employees or the representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one more class second all in favor