001e [Music] one today we're at H robot Rumble where we have probably about 50 robots from I believe it's about 14 15 different high schools here all competing and we was about 300 kids here as well and uh kids design robots for a few months then they come out here in a battle them together I think there's four major four or five major robots so there's a Pneumatic flipper then there's a horizontal or vertical spinner which is just a piece of metal that spins really fast or there's a pusher or there's a drum fast metal or you flip people oh my favorite part is the competition day here it doesn't matter if you spend like $1,000 on your robot or 3,000 anything can go wrong like right now we just lost our batteries came off
002and we lost the whole round because of that but you know we get that we're going to put it better and we're going to win the next one so even though the competition is only 2 days there's probably about four or 5 months of a building process that goes into it then we manufacture everything ourselves so we cut all the metal all the poly car whatever else do all the electronics it's pretty labor intensive but at the end you learn a lot and it's really fun so when I began I didn't know how to use any power tools I didn't know how to use any Test 2 3 but now I know a lot more than from what I knew in the beginning I think even if you think it might not be for you
003give it a shot just go in for a couple meetings and see if if you like it or not spatula drive it foot long into the corner My Hope Is that along with robotics from what I learn and what I can use for future applications that can help me get into a good school and get a good education I think my favorite part is really the beginning of robots and just seeing all the kids excitement and through this so jacked to be here and U you know seeing all their hard work come to for rition well I always wanted to be a teacher I've had fantastic teachers throughout my entire education career which kind of just persuaded me to become a teacher feel like the support throughout all the schools I've been at um has
004been fantastic and just led me to where I am now especially with being a culinary teacher I always loved to bake and cook and it took you know my passions and then me also wanting to work with kids and combined it into two and just been fantastic someone get the chocolate Tri measur um you can add a little bit more if you would like growing up I went to prospect um coming back here has been fantastic I feel all the support from everyone in the building students and staff overall um it's just been great it's been a great experience especially being so young 10 seconds turn it off and scrape it down 10 seconds yeah cuz you don't want to over mix it being a culinary teacher is so fun um the kids are so
005Lively it's a very unique experience obviously cuz the kids are always up and moving the kids cook every day I think it's a nice break too for them um because obviously they're not sitting down for the full 80 minutes they're up doing things they're learning life skills so I switched my major during my college Years I switched from elementary Ed to secondary Ed um dual credit allowed me to do that I did multiple dual credit classes in high school throughout a whole range of different things they helped a ton they saved me a bunch of time and money if I didn't have those dual credit classes I would still be in college right now rather than teaching because I would have been in college an extra year but the Dual credit classes saved me and
006in the long run they helped me so much and helped me jump start my career oh yeah I encourage all students to take any of these dual credit classes or internships because they helped me so much and helped me fulfill my career dreams and I hope that it will do the same for all the students that's [Music] good and away we go this school year in our Advanced Diagnostics and our vocational class we're going to be building this uh electric car from the switch EV and students are really excited about this and it's going to be a great learning opportunity for them you want it under this oh it's out I think over putting this car together was so cool because it's just a great learning experience and you're able to be a Hands-On building
007a car from scratch basically just a frame and now you're seeing more electric cars on the road today and so it's a good good skill to know good skill to have you can fix your own car it don't have to pay so much Mike K did all the wiring with Isaac and a couple other students did help as well and uh they knocked it out of the park they really did I I'm I'm pull away I really am with uh what they accomplished oh my I did most of the electrical work just like putting all the components together hooking all the wires up you know Cable Management make it all look nice my dad taught me a little bit uh it's most of it just kind of like from experience just watching uh videos online
008about Electronics you know making my own projects through this project it's helping me become a better engineer because I'll understand the systems and you get to see all the flaws in this like they put powder cat on the holes and then you had to tap them out so it's helping me in like in an engineering like design process whereas it's more testing and prototyping to get the right result doesn't just come the first time takes time and effort and I would say I have a better understanding of components that go into an entire mechanical [Music] System since I like Electronics as much uh I made something for the the holiday season this year I made a it's like a controller it's like 24 outputs so just you can plug in 24 SE channels like sets
009a light into them and they can they chase around they Flash in different ways right so I actually I I won an award this year from the city of elro Village quite the accomplishment to have one a word from it it's entirety of elro Village which is even more impressive out of like 30,000 something people I won the award and away we go so now that the car is built uh our next step is going to be working in the textbook working on lab activities and getting the students to actually do some Hands-On learning with this vehicle our first visit is going to be to Mr burret here gentleman who made this happen hey Jeff how you doing good are you in your office no oh okay no uh I'm I'm in the electric car
010right outside your office here in the window well we tried to pay a visit to Mr burrett and Mr Kelly but they're uh they're out at a meeting right now they actually rides really nice it really does the acceleration is good the handling is good uh it's going to be interesting when the students get to drive it they'll be their first vehicle they have driven without power steering let's see how really good the suspension is all right Mr Z is great great teacher great guy and thank you to d214 for sponsoring this I'm very grateful to have Mr Z as my Ault teacher he's he's always Cooperative even when I'm not not the best student he's always he's always Cooperative I'm I'm just thankful for all that he does for us and being just being
011an awesome teacher in general I am super proud of the kids and what they have accomplished this learning opportunity it really is is amazing uh what I I'm really excited for is is the memories that uh We've made for these students uh they're going to never forget this project the rest of their life Welcome to the student services area of our school that's going to be under construction for the next four to 5 months so this whole area will be redone and gutted kind of from the inside out I'm Katie Katie's a sophomore here at elgrove is in our media pathway and we be shadowing and helping us documenting this process so this mail room this is an original space where we used to have The copier as well as where teachers got their mail
012every day we have now redistributed mail and this will no longer be here in the future be our health services area that will have two um office offes for our nurses as well as four beds a large waiting area exam room and to ensure that all of our students are served and supported when they're not feeling well so moving on we're going to be going into um currently what's our security attendance uh dhw area also known as Deans so this is where your student would check in if they were either late or leaving for the day to check attendance this is also where the Deans are um if you've had any inter um interactions with student Behavior this is where they would go this area will be very similar to what it feels like now
013the Deans will still be here but um this will be different as it is going to be part of uh the the health services area and going to be a kitchenette for staff here's a relic from the past this big large Vault that I think all the schools have this is no longer going to be here it's currently kind of a large storage area but we're going to be taking this B out moving on we have some other offices that we're going to be passing by these will be uh become the registar the master scheduler and then uh the associate principal of student services so if you need to register or uh get a transcript this is the area that you will be coming to on this side this is going to be currently this
014is the College and Career Center this is going to be reimagined into a much different type look and feel it's going to Anchor this area are and it's going to be an all glass room that's really going to be able to serve our students in many different ways whether it's visiting a college investigating a career or even having a large group meeting that'll be like where we're standing right now from here on out this is where all of our counselors and support staff work this will look and feel very different the offices will be moved to this side of the space and this wall will be all glass with entrances into the courtyard it feels very dark and closed in so we want to ensure that um it doesn't feel that way anymore and we
015can have lots of bright light and a really soothing and therapeutic environment for students and staff all of our counselors will be organized in a different way now it's organized in the Pod style so they're going to have they're grouped by two counselors and two related service for each of the grade levels so we'll have a freshman pod that's going to be grouped together sophomore junior seniors so their offices will be all together and so that's what this whole area will be will be those different groups of PODS along with a small meeting room for those offices to use and then we're finally entering the end of the end of the hallway and going into the former Health Services office this will now be offices for the Freshman pod this will look and feel totally
016different we're also excited to improve this entrance to our school so this will I hope match the foyer of uh door one and have a little more grandiose uh feel and welcome it'll showcase our students and our staff and the things that we value here at El grve High School kick by Robbie Gold and over in to the upright and it's like as a kicker it's like it's awesome to think about him as a coach and now that's really happening I'm really excited K was down the middle and good 49ers win it man that feels good seeing someone that played in the NFL and is now going to be our coach just made me feel inspired kick on the way down the middle and gold is good at the buzzer what's up are doing right
017Robbie Gold here your new head football coach at rolling medals high school I'm super excited cuz I got a chance to meet the staff and the kids and and School Community leaders I'm looking forward just to be able to get in the building and start working with the coaches and and the players and and the school community of the Mustangs get this place rocking everybody at at Roy Meadows it's just a lot of uh kind of Star Struck but I think people have kind of settled into it a little bit and um I think everyone's just really excited and really hopeful what for what the team is going to be able to do next year oh my days is unbelievable kind of like a dream come true I a really believed that this was going
018to happen you know I thought it was like just rumors and we like get like some other coach but no this is really really a really cool experience I think this is a perfect opportunity for for me uh to give back in the way the coaches did for me to get to where I was able to have a lot of fun playing sports and to me I can't see myself in a way where I can't be able to do that here for these kids and then if you turn on the film for these kids uh one thing you're going to notice is they have a lot of grit they have a lot of physicality they love and have a passion for football and when you see that that should get you excited about a program
019like Rolling Meadows [Music] the reason why I'm here is cuz you know ever since I was little I started doing construction you know that's what I want to do as my future the career path I want to take probably end up going to Roofing trade school what I really like about uh construction is seeing the finished product uh it looks looks very nice and it's all worth it once you know you see it all come together through the apprenticeship program uh we actually offered some work over the early summer um on this house we had a handful of apprentices join us and work on the laundry room and the uh front porch Oscar was one of those apprentices who joined us and the work ethic he showed and the skill he's shown in last year
020in pack and that uh that summer opportunity we're good to go okay good evening I'd like to call order the business meeting of Township High School district 214 board of education for Thursday May 25th 2024 uh secretary please call the role dling here bito here heinan present Palmer present R here Walker here and ker I we have a quorum moment a silence uh could everyone please stand for a for a pledge of allegiance you put I pledge Ali to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all if you could remain standing for just a moment thank you as we gather here tonight I'd like to pause in memory of a cherished member of our district 214 family
021Mr Tom beroff who passed away unexpectedly yesterday morning uh Mr buroff was a beloved colleague and friend known for his unwavering dedication and warm spirit and worked at Prospect as well as out Grove as part of our custodial maintenance Association please join us now in a moment of silence to reflect on his significant contributions to our community and express our Collective gratitude and respect for his years of of service thank you Mr Burg's Legacy of kindness diligence and camaraderie will forever be part of district 214 his son Billy Works in district 214 and our thoughts remain with his family during this profoundly difficult time thank you for your solemn participation thank you thank you need approval of the agenda for this evening April 25th 2024 a motion in a second please so moved second there's
022been a motion in a second please call a roll fito yes Palmer I dling yes Hinman I wal I Walker yes and great sir I motion carries 70 thank you um Dr Ro all right we have a a a great student recognition this evening i' like to kick it off to Mr Magi as our Master ceremony thank you uh Dr row uh will you uh president ker and board member Palmer please join uh us for student recognition uh while we celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding students this evening it's important to recognize that many of our students are deeply committed to multiple activities and some may not be present tonight due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts that arise from their dedication to these Pursuits uh parents after all uh students have been recognized you can take
023photos with them against a backdrop out in the Commons area uh outside of the boardroom where the students will be waiting for you uh to the audience please hold your applause until all the recipients of each award have been uh recognized uh before we begin this evening uh board member Palmer would like to say a few words thank you student recognition is often one of the best nights when you're a board member because you get to hear about the great things the students are doing about their dedication to their craft the things they've gone and excelled at well above and beyond what the expectation is for our students and well we expect a lot of our students that didn't come out quite right but they really go out there and push the envelope and try
024really hard as a board member and a mother I know that that doesn't happen in a vacuum and we have a tradition here at d214 of recognizing the fact that our students could not Excel or perform at the level that that they perform at without the support of others so tonight you're going to hear about Scholastic achievement National Merit College Board Scholastic board about artistic achievement in drawing painting photography and choreography about Deca activities and about journalistic activities like online journalism uh broadcasting and podcasts all of those things take time and effort and all of those things take a surprising amount of rides to and from activities of people saying you've got to get up of cheerleaders waiting at home to help with homework long beyond the time when they would have wanted to be
025in bed of snacks of oh so much and so tonight I would like to ask our teachers our advisers our parents our grandparents our friends our siblings to please rise so that we can recognize all you did to make tonight's achievement possible thank you it's a big group as you can see right and you know we just did the pleas of pledge of allegiance where we said one nation well it's 1 d214 and you guys are all part of it thank you so [Applause] much uh well David kalish please join us up front for our recognition of the Richard W kalish Arts unlimited Awards uh each year the Richard W kalish Arts unlimited award is presented to the high school at each school who best exemplifies creative excellence in the Arts this award is district
026214 Way of honoring Mr Call's spirited commitment to and support of the fine and performing arts program when he was a teacher in district 214 a career that spanned more than 30 years this year the College Community is proud to recognize one outstanding student from each of the six high schools where David kalish son of Richard kalish will join in presenting this award so thanks for being here tonight first up from Buffalo Grove High School Kiana Lando Kiana an exceptional dancer began her journey in Mexico at the age of nine and honed her skills in the United States after moving here in 2019 despite challenges like the pandemic and relocating she flourished even participating in a summer intensive in Portugal her talents and Leadership were evident in her choreography support of her team and numerous
027performances culminating in acceptance to the prestigious Boston Conservatory her dedic ation to dance and remarkable achievements are a testament to her skill and passion from Alro High School Monica Johnston Monica has been a dedicated contributor to elkov high school's fine and fine arts program overcoming challenges during the covid-19 pandemic to excel in choir drama and musicals her passion for vocal music Led her to achieve principal roles and Leadership positions supported by her hard work and talent Monica's involvement extends Beyond School teaching at Claremont Elementary and participating in dance at algrove Park reflecting her commitment to the Arts she has been recognized for her contributions with the Illinois principales Association student recognition award leaving a lasting impact on the school's fine arts Community from John hery High School Alana Bush Alana is a versa artist excelling
028in graphic arts visual art photography and improvisational performance seamlessly integrating these disciplines as a leader of the improvisation Club she Fosters creativity and collaboration organizing activities and producing successful improv shows Lana's presence as a performer consistently elevates the quality of Productions captivating audiences with her creativity and energy her talents have eared her recognition and accolades both within the institution and Beyond reflecting her dedication to her craft from Prospect High School Kelly Jordan Kelly Jordan's Journey is a tesate to her remarkable growth as an artist and as an individual from seizing every opportunity to excel in performances her dedication and talent have led to local state and National recognition including becoming a state champion in speech her involvement across various Artistic Endeavors from dance to theater showcases her versatility and Leadership abilities culminating in her decision
029to Pur Su communication at the University of Illinois from Rolling meows High School Julia bolash throughout High School Julia showcased versatile talents in art drama and speech excelling on stage behind the scenes as an avid designer she thrived in graphic design and yearbook courses contributing to various projects Julia's leadership impacted the metal Ceder programming earning her the service award and student of the quarter accolades remarkably dedicated she achieved Regional and National recognition in dramatic toout acting and poetry out loud competitions reflecting her commitment to empowering others through the Arts from Wheeling High School Carolyn tahan Carolyn has been a vital part of Wheeling Fine Arts showcasing versatility and dedication throughout High School excelling in various roles from performing on stage to managing technical aspects she demonstrates expertise professionalism and humility her impact extends to the
030multimedia department and wcat live Club where she excels in video production and live streaming showcasing leadership and Talent with her commitment passion and diverse skill set herin leaves a lasting impression on the Wheeling High School Community embodying creativity and Excellence congratulations cish Award winners and Fin and Performing Arts coordinators Eric garno Deb Utley Joe wolf Ron fiorito Laura Becker Caitlyn Walsh Jeremy Morton and Steve Kella Logistics is logistics they said they're going to do it in there and they're trying to do it here too many people that they call that putting 5bs of potatoes walk in with this couple here Red Hood sayy what are we selling some c a h job [Applause] uh thank you board member Palmer will board member uh dling please join us Upfront for student recognition the National Merit Scholarship
031program is an annual Nationwide academic competition for recognition and scholarship about 1.6 million Juniors from approximately 22,000 high schools annually enter the National Merit Scholarship competition through the preliminary essay T National Merit Scholarship qualifying test the highest scoring students in each state less than 1% of us High School seniors are designated as National Merit finalists the Steven D Barry Award of Excellence is named after a former district 214 superintendent Dr Barry impacted the lives of thousands of students throughout his nearly 40 years in education The Medallion given to our National Merit finalists measures lifetime learning recognizes dedication to to study and sacrifice sacrifice a free time recognizes parental support and encouragement and acknowledges their future academic and Leadership potential will The Following National Merit finalists please come up when I call your name from Buffalo
032Grove priia [Applause] adiga Nicholas fedchuk [Applause] Rohan [Applause] gashin from hery Miguel [Applause] Anil Monica jinsa Jordan Lea [Applause] Kaye C from Prospect Christopher [Applause] English Keli feiser [Applause] Ava leich kayen [Applause] marenko from Wheeling Jake [Applause] ning Danielle Martinez the second from Prospect and kirne white from roing Meadows could not be here this evening congratulations to our National Merit Scholarship finalists okay can you see oh actuallyy thank you [Music] will our College Board National recognition program Scholars please come up to be recognized the College Board National recognition program recognizes outstanding students who identify as African-American or black Hispanic American or latinx indigenous our first generation or attend school in a rural or small town students are considered for this recognition if their GPA is 3.5 or higher and they score in the top 10%
033in their state on the Pat or in a score of three or higher on two or more AP exams by their junior year from Buffalo Grove Miranda Bennett [Applause] Smith Kaden Watson from Buffalo Grove could not attend this evening from elgrove Oliver Carrera Kunal okay Krishna Martinez Nina Mendes adasa Vasquez and Kiana Bates from mroo high school cannot be here this evening as well okay from hery Andrea Arana [Applause] Adam [Applause] cubus Luchia [Applause] Downing Vera Mel Rachel ra rafik Ronnie Saudi Sophia VOR Lilian alcure Danielle Dominguez Arley Garcia and Lucien Perez from hery could not attend this evening from Prospect Colin a Emma Moreno Campbell Connor Anna liama Gabriela Perez and ol pory Suman from pect could not attend this evening from roolling Meadows Isabelle laa Venus orai Emily romanii ammani Scott Burke Calvin
034Butler from moing medows could not attend this evening from Wheeling nimy Flores Salvador Flores Arturo Torres and Giovanni guaman from Wheeling could not attend this evening congratulations to our College Board National recognition program Scholars we this would be so much simpler if they had two tiar well the following Buffalo Grove scholastic bowl students please come up n ARA Ben finlin Rohan gashin Jordan [Applause] Joseph Jack omansky is that it it's okay Daniel poo Anthony savov shiv Verma and anth subash and Sasha kokov could not attend this evening buffer girl Scholastic Bulls experienced extraordinary success this year fing last year's second place finish at the Scholastic Bowl National naqt Tournament three consecutive years in first place at the naqt Illinois state tournament and first place finishes at numerous tournaments this season Buffalo Grove became the first
035MSL East or West team in history to win the ihsa state tournament congratulations students and coaches Scott Russell and Chris Carl [Applause] [Music] awes will The Following Prospect students please come up for our Scholastics art and writing Awards recognition Parker Conelly m ke Max hargon Grace Schlitz Emily Stanton Rihanna Tandy Ariana [Applause] TI and Nicole an Canal 10 this evening this classic art and writing awards are the nation's longest running prestigious recognition program for Creative teens students submitted digital photographs of the artwork in December to the Illinois region of the contest in categories such as drawing painting photography and mixed media in March Regional awards were conferred by jurors who look for works that exemplify the awards core values originality technical skill and the emergence of a personal Voice or Vision entries were selected for
036awards without knowledge of the students gender age ethnicity or hometown by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary Arts Nicole ANC and Parker Conelly mcke earned a silver key in drawing and illustration earning a silver key in painting was Rihanna Tandy Max haran and Grace Schlitz earned a gold key in drawing an illustration earning a gold key in photography were Emily Stanton and Ariana Tui congratulations students and sponsor Lee Christopherson with the Illinois High School Dance Festival students please line up on March 2nd dancers from across the state auditioned for the prestigious Illinois State Dance Festival over 43 true performances auditioned and 14 were selected to compete at the state level of these 14 we are proud to announce that several of our schools had dances selected to compete in the state
037showcase at burington high school on April 5th the student choreography State showcase features the strongest student choreography in the state of Illinois first up from Buffalo Grove for the journey choreographed by senior Kiana Lando Alexandra agan tasos [Applause] Paige Anderson Isabella Cafaro Natalie lowski Kiana Lando Katie Mason Amanda Merritt M pante Anna Roy congratulations to the Bufford gr dance team and the coaches Michelle Carrison and Hannah V velen [Applause] [Music] phot by school photo photo pleas [Music] [Applause] from elro uh high school for Chini with a little twist choreographed by senior Leanne foel Ashley [Applause] BR Amilia [Applause] fi Natalie [Applause] freeze Emily Kleinfeld [Applause] Maria [Applause] ales Dania [Music] Roberts Isel [Applause] sagato Brook Sahan [Applause] an thel miela Vala and El gr could not attend this evening congratulations to the ELR dance team
038of the coaches Alicia Kamala and lazette Rodriguez [Music] window [Music] [Applause] from hery for time to leave choreographed by Juniors Annabelle Thompson and Brooke Andre first up Brooke [Applause] Andre Nora thinkink [Applause] kin [Applause] Jordan Rush thank you Hana [Applause] stus Anabelle Thompson Lynette valz [Applause] Joey Bera Isabelle Hindman Jillian Jacob Taylor Pierce McKenzie pen s talbet and Isabella variano could not attend this evening congratulations to the hery dance team with their sponsor Christine woodell [Music] [Applause] from Prospect high school for Vienna choreographed by senior Katie Ryerson Julia Demitri Samantha hinger Ava Kennedy Lucy Newman Kelly nines Katie [Applause] Ryerson Kaylor sagendorf Nicole Shane Caitlyn Schmidt Bia spotch Brook Ipson Marie call Brooke mck and Brooke Powell could not attend this evening congratulations to the prospect dance team and the director Melanie monik [Applause] [Music]
039aesome perfect make sure I see everybody my daring I'm going yeah [Music] perfect more Rolling Meadows for transcend choreographed by senior Ashley Bermudez sophomore Mia marchetti and Senior Katie Murphy Julia barro Moira [Applause] Jackman meline [Applause] Miller Katie Murphy Camila Noak TAA rosanski Gabby Aid congratulations let's see Ashley Bermudas Tessa baruda M marchetti and Julia Scara SC could not attend this evening congratulations to the Roaring medals dance team with their sponsor Christina Barry [Music] well Prospect Deca students math Fouch and Sebastian Parks please come [Music] up uh Elson warant and Claire Zimmerman uh were not able to attend this evening in Illinois there are 68 Deca Association of marketing students chapters with over 3,300 members the ill State Deca competition was held from February 22nd to March 2nd Juniors Matthew Fouch and Sebastian Parks competed
040in the team Hospitality event at Deca state where they placed first as first year members they quickly adapted to the high demand culture of deca competitions as they connected classroom content to real world scenarios their problem solving ability and Creative Solutions to complex problems earned them the right to be called Deca Champions congratulations Deca students and sponsors Andrea eisenstark and Chad freshley congratulations [Music] [Applause] well Prospect students a IA [Applause] mazowski and Tess trovik please come up and fine Molly Karns brick mahalik Kenny Morano and PJ orady were not able to attend this evening's recognition night media recently received a prestigious silver crown award from the Columbia Scholastic press Association in New York City the Crown Awards are the highest honor CSP PA gives and night media was honored in the hybrid news category which
041recognizes the work being done across all of its platforms print web broadcast and podcast this is placees night media among the elite multimedia programs in the country and makes the first time Prospect has won this award since 2019 students won Columbia Scholastic press silver Crown Awards in the following categories for online test trivic and for podcast Amelia maslowski congratulations students and sponsors Jason block and Nicole Stoltz congratulations that concludes our recognition [Music] yes [Music] it's do to look like it's a Socks game that's just not it's not true okay uh can moving on uh we're coming to the S die meeting which is the traditional end of business meeting closing out the items for the 23 23 24 Board of Education can I have a motion to approve the April 11th uh regular meeting and
042the April 11th closed meeting can I have a motion in a second please so moov second there's been a motion in a second please call roll ding yes fito yes Hinman I Palmer i r abstain Walker yes and citer I thank you motion carry 70 thank you uh that concludes the sign a d meeting can I have a motion to adjourn so moved second Motion in a second please call a roll I'm sorry second was uh furo yeah okay Palmer hi fito yes dling yes heinan hi w i Walker yes and crer I all right at this time I'd like to call the to order the meeting for the organization of the board can I have a role please dling yes fito yes Hinman yes Palmer here wel here Walker yes and crer present all
043right uh at this time I'm now open the floor for nominations for President Pro 10 I make a motion to appoint uh mark hman President protm we have a second [Applause] second are there any other [Applause] nominations if there are no further nominations I declare Mark heinan president protim Mr Hinman I will now open the floor for nominations for the office of president I'd like to make a motion to nominate Elva CER for president board president second are there any other nominations for the office of President are there any other nominations for president are there any other nominations for [Music] president if there are no further nominations nominations for the office of President are closed please call the role Ral I dling yes furo yes Hinman I Palmer I Walker yes and kiter I I
044declare Elva kzer the duly elected president of the board of education for a one-year term congratulations thank you that was a hard election um I will now open the flooor for nominations for the office of Vice President I'd like to move that Lenny Walker be appointed or I'd like to nominate Lenny Walker for board vice president I second the nomination got one line are there any other nominations for vice president any other nominations for vice president no further nominations nominations for the office of Vice President are closed please call the rooll Palmer I fito yes Hinman I dling yes Ral I Walker yes and czer I motion carries 70 I declare lady Walker the duly elected vice president of the board of education for onee turn thank you everybody I ask for a motion to
045point Lindy Keys as board secretary make a motion to appoint Linda Keys as board secretary I second can I call the RO please dling yes wel I fito yes Hinman I Palmer I Walker yes quiter I thank you congrats Linda thank you I think no um um motion to appoint Tim KY as board Treasurer so moved second been a motion in the second any discussion please call a rooll Hinman I Walker yes dling yes fito yes Palmer I Ral I and quer I motion carries 70 thank you so next on the agenda establishment of approval of board meeting dates times and locations for the next year can I I make a motion to approve the board meeting dates for next year I second there's been a motion in second any discussion please call a roll
046dling yes Palmer I fito yes Hinman I Ral I Walker yes and czer I motion carries 70 thank you the Board of Education will now recite the pledge of the board Education Code of Conduct uh so thank you so it's on the screens you can see at home that's that's our Board of conduct that we live by so if we could all just State uh say this one statement in unison that would be great as a member of my local school board I will do my to represent the public interest interest in education bying to the the standards principles set forth in the Illinois Association of school board Cod conduct thank you this concludes the reor of the board meeting we will now resume the regular business of the board um hold on so next
047up is public comment and no one has signed up so we will move on to the superintendent's report all right uh thank you I have a a fairly brief report this evening uh we've been working with representatives from deliver Ed uh following the approval of last uh the last board meeting kicking off our project for strategic plan uh we've been scheduling a comprehensive stakeholder and document review uh in May and June which is uh underway including uh an open stakeholder survey um offering a multiple language focus groups with variety of stakeholders uh ver both virtual and in person onetoone interviews with each of you board members will be scheduled in the near future uh facilitated leadership self-reflection that will occur on our uh and during our leadership treat retreat in June then delivered uh team
048will be digging into the documents data context and other stakeholder perspectives um as an initial wave um of our preparations this will result in a report that we'll deliver to you in July kind of setting the the groundwork for uh for our work over the course of the next year uh after that we'll move into fall workshops for steering committee uh and begin visioning and our planning work so just an update there some more to come and then finally uh for me is is last night we held our annual salute to staff where we celebrated 140 staff members was a beautiful night highlighting the very best of what district 214 has to offer uh this included our staff members surpassing their 25th year uh employment district 214 uh and I'm just continually in a by
049the dedication of our students the innovation in the classroom and the passion of our for of our profession that was on display last night Miss craft did an excellent job as our MC and putting the the event together and in conjunction with the community ed and Mr M and his team been awful lot to be proud of in district 214 and it was a nice ceremony last night so thank you all that coordinated that's all I have this evening thank you you know I know that's not on the agenda uh board reports does uh anyone wish to make a board report or do you want to wait till next time I'm just kind of opening that up I'll just wait okay [Music] anyone okay thank you so we come to the consent agenda and uh
050these the items that we had uh discussion on at the last meeting so can I have a a motion in a second please so moved second there's been a motion and a second are there any discussion Mr Hinman do you have anything any questions that okay good uh okay call the roll Vito yes Palmer I dling yes Hinman I Ral I Walker yes and grer I motion Carri 70 thank you so now we have uh roll call items business of the board so first one is approval to dispose of closed session audio recordings can I have a motion in a second second there's been a motion in a second any discussion call the RO please Walker yes fito yes d yes hinan hi Palmer I Ral I and quiter hi motion carries 70 thank you
051next is we're recognizing National volunteer week can I have a motion in a second please so moved second thank you Mr Walker second please [Music] so for background the national volunteer week was established in 1974 by presidential executive order this year April 21 through 27 has been declared National volunteer week in recognition of those volunteers who tirelessly share their time and Talent with our school Community the administrative considerations our national volunteer week provides an opportunity to show our Collective appreciation for those those who choose to volunteer it's recommended action that the Board of Education believes in the positive contributions that volunteers make to our school and Community therefore the Board of Education wishes to demonstrate its support and recognition of national volunteer week by approval of the attached resolution I don't have the resolution do
052you have it no oh it's okay um I have it got it okay I got resolution whereas the entire Community can affect positive change with volunteer action no matter how big or small and whereas volunteers including students can connect with local community service opportunities through hundreds of community service organizations and whereas millions of volunteers working in our communities utilize their time and talent daily to make a real difference in the lives of children adults and the elderly and whereas during the week all over the nation service projects will be performed and volunteers recognized for their commitment and service and whereas the giving of oneself and service to another empowers the giver and the recipient and whereas our country's volunteer force of over 64 million people is a great treasure and whereas volunteers are vital to
053our future as a caring and productive Nation now therefore we the Board of Education of Township High School district 214 do hereby Proclaim April 21st through through 27 2024 as National volunteer week thank you Mr walker uh please call a roll can I oh sorry discussion yeah sorry please um I just wanted to make a comment about the national volunteer week because when it when it comes to our school district um I've had the privilege as have several other board members of uh going to the uh the PTC organizations like Buffalo Grove and El grve uh hery and Prospect as as well as the athletic booster meeting as well and I'd be remiss if I didn't also talk about wild staying and all the uh music and performing arts groups and the essential success of
054these organization is based on one word and its volunteers uh we have a tremendous amount of Volunteers in district 214 and it just doesn't come one week out of the year it comes throughout the year and these are parents grandparents uh siblings uh just community members students staff and administrators and they are what really makes our district strong and they make our community even better as well and they all do it because they have a love of their kids and they have the love of the school district and a love of the community that's really what makes our community that great and I would also be remiss if I didn't say that we have seven volunteers right here sitting at this table we are elected officials but we are also volunteers we do not get
055paid for any of this we volunteer because we want what's best for our district our community as well so I'd like to honor everybody in our district you know who doesn't do it just for one week out of the year or focus on one week out of the year but they do it all year long and that's what our community is about thank you anyone else col fito yes Palmer I dling yes heinan hi Ral hi Walker yes and kzer hi motion carry 70 thank you so we have another resolution recognizing public Ser I'd like to make a recommendation for the approval of Public Service I second Mr dling yes uh since 1985 Public Service week is celebrated during the first week of May beginning on the first Sunday of the month to honor people
056who serve in federal state county local and tribal government as well as uniform services public uh service recognition week provides an opportunity to show Collective appreciation for those who serve at all levels of government the Board of Education believes in the positive contributions that volunteers make to our school and Community therefore the Board of Education wishes to demonstrate its support and recognition of public servant recognition week by approval of the attached resolution and I'll read the resolution it is quite long whereas the week of May 5th through May 11th 2024 has been designated as public service recognition week to honor employees of the federal government state local and members of the uniform services and public service recognition week provides an opportunity to recognize and promote the vital contributions of public servants in honor of the
057diverse men and women who meet the needs of the nation to work at all levels of government including public schools and municipalities whereas public service is a noble calling involving a variety of challenging and rewarding professions including many varied and essential roles in our cities Villages public schools and whereas the ability of the federal government and the state and local governments to be responsive Innovative and effective depends on outstanding performance of dedicated public servants and whereas Public Service employees contribute to the strength and prosperity of the United States and whereas the United States as a whole in district 214 along with the communities of Arlington Heights Buffalo Grove dis Plains elro Village Mount Prospect Prospect Heights and in Meadows and Wheeling benefit daily from the Knowledge and Skills of the highly trained individuals who have
058chosen careers in public service and whereas district 214 is recognized as a national leader in preparing students for Success Beyond High School in large part because of the dedication and talent of Educators and staff in all capacities and whereas the communities offer the highest quality of life in large part due to the dedication and commitment of their employees and whereas district 214 graduates are prepared to imagine design and build a brighter future because of the foundation built for them by Educators throughout the district in a meaningful partnership with all cities and Villages within the district now therefore be it resolved that the district 214 Board of Education pardon me supports designation of May 5th through May 11th as public service education recognition week commands all public service for outstanding contributions to this great country during
059Public Service recognition week and throughout the year and salutes all district 214 employers employees of Arington Heights Buffalo Grove displays Elk Grove Village Mount Prospect Prospect Heights rolling medows and Wheeling for their unyielding dedication and enthusiasm for public service calls for a new generation to consider careers in public service as an honorable profession encourage us efforts to promote public service at all levels and expresses gratitude to district 214 and employees in our partnering communities who softly serve during challenging and unprecedented times thank you Mr ding thank you uh any discussion please bill you did a great job reading that I'm tired call the r dling yes Ral I fito yes heinan I Palmer I Walker yes and crer I motion carry 70 thank you we're on to uh Freedom of Information Act report a motion
060and a second please so moved second there's been a motion in a second any discussion from Mr Magi please color roll Ral I Palmer I dling yes fito yes Hinman I Walker yes and CER I motion carries 70 thank you we're moving on to approval of accounts payable Motion in a second please it's all moved second Motion in a second any um questions for Mr KY call the roll fito yes Palmer I dling yes Hinman I Ral I Walker yes and czer I motion carries 70 thank you we are now moving to Clos session we're going in Clos session for the purpose of discussing the employment employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in an educational SE setting or legal counsel for the public body and
061second for Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representative Motion in a second please some moved second been a motion in a second please call the rooll furo yes dling yes Hinman hi Palmer I Ral I Walker yes and criter I motion 70 thank you so we will have action coming out and Dr o uh how long do you think we'll be in close session harded an hour at most okay thank you we'll be back all [Music] a [Music] oh oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] w oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] o [Music] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] w [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] w
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063good okay we are back in the open session and we have two items uh first one 13.1.1 I make a motion I make a motion to approve the Personnel transaction reports for April 25th is there a second second discussion col Pito yes dling yes Hinman hi i w i Walker yes and quiter I motion carries 7-0 13.1 point two I move to approve new job descriptions for practical architecture and construction program supervisor as well as the Director of curriculum and Equitable practices second there's been a motion and second discussion yes call the r wel I hmer I dling bito yes again bito yes Hinman hi Walker yes quer hi motion carries 70 motion to adjourn so moved second col I dling burito yes Palmer i r i Walker I kzer I carry 7 thank you
064good evening meeting [Music]