001Yeah, I think so. Yes. Okay, perfect. Okay, thank you everyone for your patience while we have all of our um board members joining the call. Um we have some folks that are traveling to the National Association of School Boards conference. So, thank you for um your flexibility and having us do the call remotely today. Um it is 9:36 and I am we have seven board members present. So, I will go ahead and call the meeting to order. I would take a motion to adopt the agenda. So moved. Second. Casey, do you want us to do a hand vote? Yes, please. I vote a motion passes. 70. I think Jen's having trouble. Hold on just a second. I feel like I can hear her. I think we can hear her, but she might not be able
002to hear us. Jen, you don't have to vote online. Um, you can just do a hand vote. She has no sound. Um, she could call in on the phone and do it by phone. Just do the phone conference calling. I already have Grant on the phone, so I can try to um get her on another phone. Hold on just a second. Mhm. Well, she should be. [Music] Jen, is your sound working on this one? She's You're still muted now. Now. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. I think we're good. Okay. Um, we had a second a motion and a second to adopt the agenda. Did everyone vote? Yes. Okay. Okay. That brings us to item 3A, the item that we are all here for, the announcement of superintendent of schools. I move the board hire
003David McGee as the next USD253 superintendent of schools effective July 1st, 2025. Second. Thank you. There's been a motion and a second. We are just doing a hand vote. I vote yes. Motion passes 70. Thank you everyone. Okay, this brings us to item 3B, approval of superintendent contract. I move to approve the contract with David McGee as the superintendent of schools for the term 2025 2026 through 2026 2027 school years and authorize the president to sign the employment contract on behalf of the board of education. Second. Um hi, sorry. Um Leslie, thank you for the motion. I think do we need to vote on that motion and then Jamie, you need to make your motion. H I'm I'm not sure what we're No, you're okay. Um are we approving the contract now or are we
004entering in entering into negotiations? Yes. So Leslie, could you amend your motion to state that we will um authorize the president to enter into negotiations with Dr. McGee? Okay. So, um is there an amended motion I can read or does someone else want to wing it? I'll make a Um you'll need to withdraw your motion, Liz. Okay. So I withdraw my motion. I withdraw my motion. And I would I would make a motion. I move to authorize the president of the board of education to enter into negot contract negotiations on behalf of the board of education with Dr. David McGee. Second. Okay. Thank you. Sorry for the confusion. You can go ahead and vote by hand. I vote yes. Motion passes 70. Okay. And then we will now need to enter into executive session. We
005need to adjourn the meeting first. To adjourn. Okay. Sorry, Casey. I was bouncing back and forth from your original instructions. Okay. I will take a motion to adjourn this meeting but we are not leaving this call. Is that second? Okay. So Jamie moved and Jeremy second and all in favor. Yes. Jen Y. Okay. Motion passes 70 meeting. Is it a call this meeting to order first? Sorry about that. Okay. That's okay. Um it is 9:43 and we have seven board members present. So I will call this meeting to order and entertain a motion to adopt the agenda. So move second. This is a hand vote. Yes. Still Jen, are you a yes? Yes. And I don't art anywhere. He may still be in the other exact session. We can just come back. He is still
006in the other. So, we're going to do um six to Z. Motion passes 60. We also need to acknowledge the waiver of notice, please. Okay. Casey, you just want me to read the public comment? Yeah, if you would. Okay. Um board members in attendance will sign the waiver of notice which waves written notice required under provisions of KSA72-8205 as to the time, place, and purpose of a special meeting. Now we are ready for item 3A, executive session for personnel. I move to go into executive session for 15 minutes to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interest of the individuals to be discussed and return to this open session at 10:00. Second, I'm sorry, Grant. Yes. Motion passes 6. We're now going to push you back into that executive session
007session. Thank you, Casey. Thank you. Art's Chromebook is freezing up. That's Jen, at the top does it say join breakout room? No, it says well it kicked me completely out and and then I got back. Oh, it says tap to join executive session. Yes, tap that one, please. Thank you. Yep. All right. There should be an executive sess join executive session tab at the very top. If you'll click that, it should kick you over to that room. Casey, for the record, I have Grant Riyle on the phone. Thank you. Okay. Um, it is 10 o'clock. So, I will take a motion to return to regular session. So, moved. Second. Grant. We're voting. I vote yes. All right. Motion passes 70. Okay. Thank you everyone and I will now entertain a motion to adjurnn. So move.
008So move second. Yes. Oh yeah. Motion passes 70. Thank you everyone.