001Then let's call the board meeting to order for June the 3. And we'll start with roll call. Miss Cindy. M. Richards. Present. Mr. Toller here. Miss Abrams. Mr. West Morland. Mr. Duncan here. Mr. Anthony here. Mr. Moore. Mr. Piaza here. Mr. Dominguez. This time for for our pledge of allegiance, I would like to ask Mr. Joseph if he would come down. The older Mr. Joseph, not although your son does outrank you, but we won't tell everybody that. But if you would come down and lead us in the pledge, sir, I'd ask everybody to stand. Thank you, Mr. Louis. I'd like for all veterans and active military to please render a hand salute on my command. Ready? Salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which
002it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Chief. All right, chief. For those of you that don't know Mr. Lewis Joseph, you're missing out. He is um one of our parish councilmen, but he is also an advocate for all veterans in this parish and surrounding parishes. Uh Vietnam veteran, um 205th veteran, you name it, he has been there and he has done it and he's still serving um fellow veterans. So, thank you, sir, for leading the former superintendent. I was going to say I was going to add Mr. Tyler. He's a recovering superintendent, recovering teacher, recovering superintendent. But u we're always glad to have you here as foundation and North Oaks foundation board member with me. So I appreciate that. I'll give one more
003tidbit. One of only two principles that ever gave me a spanking when I was You probably should have gave him a few more, Mr. Probably needed more than that, but but yes. and having his son, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph, with him is good to have you as well, sir. Uh, all right. So, moving on to item C. Consider approval of board minutes for May 30th, 2025. Do I hear a motion to accept that? I'm going to make a motion. Motion made by Mr. Anthony. Seconded by Miss Richards. Call for a vote, please. We may move a little slower tonight because we are this is open first night on new software. So y'all just bear with us. Let the record show Mr. Moore entered into the board. If I Mr. Moore just came up. Okay. Motion passes.
004Okay. Item D, consider approval of the DRC appeals from May 20th, 2025. Do I hear a motion to accept those minutes? Motion made by Mr. Duncan to hear a second by Mr. Mingz. With no questions or no public input, we'll call for a vote. Voting is open. Motion carries. Thank you. We'll move on into our awards and recognitions. Item 2A to recognize one of my favorites, the Civil Air Patrol. Dr. Lisa Facel, I ask you to come forward. Thank you, Mr. Taller. I am going to ask um Major Larry Morgan to come up and he's going to talk about a little bit about our program and recently some awards and then he's going to present some awards and then I have some awards to present because he can't present them to himself and he won
005a lot. Um Miss Stilly and Mr. Toller, would you all also come down to help give out awards? So if you'll talk a little bit. Okay. Thank you. Thank you all for having us tonight. Uh we are honored to be here. We're honored to uh to be where we are in the schools. Uh we started Oh Lord, it's been a long time now. I remember starting an afterchool program many years ago at Kentwood High School. We eventually spread into Sumner High, then Greenville Park, and now we are in uh I believe nine schools across the parish. What started out with 18 cadetses, we're now at 108, I believe, last count, and it's growing more every day. This is an outstanding program. I don't I don't have enough great, you know, a good enough good to
006say about it cuz there is no limit to what our cadets are accomplishing and able to accomplish. Uh, I hope that this program continues and and we continue to work with the the school board because it it really is a great program for our students all across the parish. Recently we had our Louisiana wing conference and awards banquet and I believe Major Ren we have what right at we have a little over 400 cadetses across the state and another 400 adult members and out of statewide I believe our squadron came out with with quite a few awards and we want to recognize the people from Tancho Parish especially those uh who work for the school system, our adult members and our cadetses who won state level awards and even some won some regional level awards.
007And our region awards means that they were on top for six states. Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. That's the Southwest region. So, we have several of those. We're very very proud that because to get those awards they had to beat out of thousands of of people competing for the same award. So not all of our people are here but I do want to recognize uh all of them. Okay. All right. Our first one, she's not here. She's on her senior trip actually. But this is the highest award that anyone a cadet can get in the state of Louisiana. And this goes to cadet major Katherine Price. It is the cadet of the year. She attends Sar High School. The Frank Brewer Memorial Cadet Aerospace Education Officer of the Year. Cadet Major. That's
008Cadet Captain. I didn't give you a promotion yet. Cadet Captain Sarah Strickland. [Applause] All right. This one I'm I'm extremely proud of. This is a national level award and they don't they don't hand them out like candy. This is the Civil Air Patrol lifesaving award. This goes to a Sar High School cadet who in a volunteer capacity with the Kentwood Fire Department rendered or helped render life saving aid to a a person who was unconscious uh who had quit breathing, had no pulse, no heartbeat, and he was able to jump in on the scene through his I don't know heroism. I don't know another way to say it. He jumped in and was able to sustain and and help bring this person back to life. And the and the cadet life-saving award goes to Cadet
009Senior Airman Preston Carter, Sar High School. All right, this one we have a lot. the Southwest Region Public Affairs Officer of the Year, the Louisiana Public Affairs Officer of the Year, the Louisiana Wing Commander Commenation Award, and the Southwest Region Commanders Commenation Award goes to Captain Sarah Ren, Chespro Elementary. [Applause] She gets all of those. Yeah, she gets the staff. All right. The Louisiana Aerospace Education Officer of the Year. the Southwest Region Aerospace Education Officer of the Year, the Louisiana Safety Officer of the Year, and the Louisiana Commander Commenation Award go to Major Alexander Ren. [Applause] and here rest. All right. Major Ren, by the way, is from Sar High School. The Louisiana character development officer of the year representing Lanja High School, Captain Pesan [Applause] A. All right. The Benjamin Davis Award. We have
010uh three of those recipients tonight. This is the level two award for advanced training and dedication to the Civil Air Patrol. Our first recipient tonight is first lieutenant Michael Cazeroni who represents the entire town of Kentwood. [Applause] also earning the Benjamin Davis Award. She's not here tonight, but this goes to Captain Carmen Kinsey of Kentwood High School. [Applause] Also earning the Benjamin Davis Award, Second Lieutenant Guadisha Stewart from Ponchatula Junior High. [Applause] Good job. And that's all for our love. But that's not that's not all of them. The awards though at the same event. You come back up here. Uh Major Morgan, let me read all the things that he received. He received senior member of the year. Major Larry Morgan, Louisiana Wing Cadet Squadron of the Year, Louisiana Squadron of Merit, and National Quality
011Cadet Unit Award. All to Major Morgan. [Applause] We're going to do a really good job. That ain't right. That ain't right. Thank you. [Applause] Not from this end. I just want to say to Captain Morgan, you know, he retired this year sadly. Um, but he has worked with us over the last few years to really build this civil air patrol program and make it available to more children uh in our middle schools and high schools across the parish. And I just want to thank you because had you not been leading this uh this wouldn't have happened. You said we went from how many to how many? It was like we started out with 18 and now we're at 18. Yes. So, thank you. Hats off and enjoy your retirement. Although, you know, don't think you're
012gonna just wait a year. We're going to try to get you back involved. Absolutely. And I will echo that. Um, everybody knows my love for this program and for what it does to our students. A lot of students don't necessarily fit into athletics necessarily or not that you don't have athletes, but um this is a great program for everybody, male, female, and to see Sarah and to see some of the other young leaders step up and I was privileged to get to go the last um the change of command that y'all had and to see the drilling ceremony at our graduations. Um it's just incredible and um what these students are learning and I'm sure that I'll get an echo from Mr. Joseph times too. Um it's more important than a lot of other things
013they learn in classrooms. Uh the respect for the flag, the respect for their uniform, the respect for themselves and the abilities that they have that they didn't know they had. So um keep doing great work. I I know you will, Alex. And um if there's anything that I can do for you, this board can do for you or Sarah or any of the other teachers, please let us know. So with that being said, we'll quickly get through two more of these and then we'll take a quick little break. Um no, we won't. We'll have a presentation after that. Um so I'll call back up Dr. Facel for I'll ask you to come down one second. Um, I think Miss Stilly just kind of expressed um, a lot of it, but I just want to add,
014not only has Major Larry Morgan, not only did he really grow the program, he was an advocate, like it wouldn't even be here if he wouldn't have stopped several times and say, "Hey, let me show you what the kids can learn through this." I can still remember, I think I was principal at Sumner and he was at Kinwood. I just left Kinwood. He stopped me and gave me a bunch of books and he said, "Look, look at what kids learn in civil air patrol science and STEM." And he was advocating for it. And he never even when he was, you know, we were both history teachers, so he was teaching history. Anytime I saw him, he would say, "Hey, let me tell you." And what I love about um Larry Morgan, is that he wanted
015it for everyone. He he taught at uh Greenville Park when it was Hammond Junior High. He had it there. He went to Kentwood. He started it Snar High. And then whenever he brought the vision and we were trying to expand stuff and Miss Stilly said, "Well, what will it take?" And I called him in. I said, "What will it take?" And he said, "Just people willing to do it." And then that's what he does every day to grow the program. He'd go meet with the principal, convince a principal, help them get it all set up, help the teachers support them to do it. He never and he he never gave up. Even when it seemed like, okay, it's going to be harder to do this schedule or that person left, he never quit trying to
016get it started because it was for the kids. And that's what you get from Larry Morgan. So, above and beyond does not even begin to say what he did for the program. And so, I asked Mr. Morgan to come back to be recognized as the Jake Bailey Enis above and beyond Mississippi. [Applause] And and I do have a commitment that he's coming back eventually. So just saying come over. Hey, the windfall act's gone, right? So he can come back and do what he needs to do. Hey, that's one year. That's one year. He gets to go to the beach that year. [Applause] I know. Go right back. Stay down there. All right. I call Mr. Jeno up to recognize the 2025 outdoor track state champions. We're going to come right back down there. I'm bringing
017my paper with you. Stand please. Good evening everyone. Uh Mr. Vining normally does this and unfortunately he had something come up and couldn't be here. Uh but since athletics falls under my area, he asked me to step in for him. So it's with pleasure that I do this. Uh it's always a a a good time when you can honor our student athletes for the things that they do each and every day. Uh but what you realize is when they step out of the classroom, they put just as much effort outside of the classroom as they do in the classroom. And when you have a support system like some of them do, you have no choice but to put the the effort into the classroom first or you never stepping outside the classroom. Okay? And I
018I know I'm saying that specifically for the one individual that's here because I know the support system he has, but I'm sure that is for every champion, no matter I'm an ACT champion or uh high school graduate, CAP member, etc. It takes above and beyond to get the job done. I will recognize three great student athletes that we have here tonight. Unfortunately, two of them are not here, but I still would like to read their accomplishments. The boys 2011A champion 21.13 seconds is Mr. Germaine Brown from Kentwood High School. Now, if you've been to a few board members, you remember that that Mr. Brown has been here quite often. This would have been his fourth uh state championship in the 200 meters without a track field. He and he lost the 100meter championship by 100th
019of a second. So that's incredible. Our second athlete that we'd like to recognize is Miss Michaela Watts from Lanja High School. She's the girls javelin 4A champion 122 feet and 1 in. Like to congratulate her. And our final athlete, student athlete that we like to recognize is Mr. Devin Joseph from Landger High School. The boys 4A shot put 49 ft 9 in. Congratulations. And if I remember correctly, did it the day after graduation, right? All right. So, he celebrated and still went out and won the state championship. Yeah, buddy. [Applause] [Music] Congratulations. Was this from Patricia? [Applause] Real quick, we have one more item and we'll take a quick rank picture. So, I don't know if you've noticed, sorry, Mr. Ter, we have uh some visitors in the audience. Uh we have some sunshine, it
020looks like, and some sun in the I want to know how much they paid you to put this on your head. I'm just kidding. Well, y'all come on. Uh we have Sonic Prey uh organization who's going to talk to us a little bit about uh a promotional thing that they're doing that's going to give back to our teachers. So, I'm going to turn this around and let you guys have the stage. Yeah. Well, thanks for having us. So, Lori Well, thank you for allowing us here today. We are super excited. I am Lori Morsy. I'm the marketing director for Pra Sonic Drive-Ins. We are a locallyowned franchise that has been deeply rooted in the Tangi community for over 45 years. We have the Emit location, Hammond, Ponchatula, and Kentwood. Um, we are beyond elated to
021announce our partnership with the Tangi Parish School Board System to send local teachers to the Ron Clark Academy um, workshops in Atlanta. The Ron Clark Academy experience is a revolutionary professional development for educators based in Atlanta, Georgia. At the Ryan Clark Academy, educators, principles, and superintendent rotate through active classrooms and staff development workshops, learning ways to increase student engagement, ensure ways to increase um academic rigor, and create a climate and culture that leads to success. Praise Sonics want to make this a golden experience a reality for as many as our local educators as possible. Starting today, we began selling our sweet Louisiana sunshine drink. Our sunshine drink recipe is uniquely crafted from our signature cherry limeade with a perfect splash of orange juice. It is not only refreshing, it's delicious. We have pledged to donate
022100% of proceeds of the sweet Louisiana sunshine through August 31st to help send our lo our local educators to the Ron Clark Academy experience. Corporate Sonic has been sending teachers to the Ron Clark Academy through Limeates for Learning for the past two years with great success. Two of our local teachers from Greenville Park Leadership Academy were selected to attend in March. They are both here tonight and would like to share their experiences with you. A little introduction for both. Kenetta Johnson has been teaching for nine years, six with the Tangi school system. She currently teaches seventh and eighth grade mathematics. Her mission goes beyond teaching as she strives to be a role model, mentor, and beacon of hope for her students. Shquita Williams who has been with the Tangi school system for nine years and
023currently teaches fifth grade math and science. Her nephew is a student at Ron Clark Academy. Um after they speak we'll have a short video of the Sonic Foundation of teachers experience when they went and then there's some pictures from their experience and then we have our sweet Louisiana sunshine drink for you to try. We encourage everyone to come out this summer and buy the drink and we're excited for the partnership. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. While reflecting on my nine years of teaching, I wonder how I can enhance the learning experience for the students I serve in the world of education today. Education at its best is meant to inspire, not to just instruct. But all educators need a reset. Not just for the students we serve, but for ourselves.
024That reset came in the form of the Ron Clark Academy experience. It wasn't just a professional development opportunity. It was a wakeup call, a reminder of what teaching can and should be for all. Education is not just my passion, but it's the ordained calling on my life. During my time at RCA, a few things stood out to me. One being the incredible welcoming environment. From the moment you arrive, you're greeted by students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni with genuine warmth and thoughtful questions. Even if your visit is brief, they make a sincere effort to get to know you. While enjoying the enjoying the experience, something else that stood out to me during my visit with Ryan Clark himself was his request for each staff member to give just 1% contribution to the daily life of
025school. This small but intentional effort helps ensure the environment remains positive and engaging at all times. Whether it's a high five when students enter the classroom, a special handshake, or a fun joke to keep the energy up, these little moments make a big difference in helping everyone feel seen, valued, and excited to learn. And finally, the house system. This structure truly allows students and their families to build meaningful connections across grade levels, hold each other accountable, and foster a deep sense of unity. Excuse me. What makes it so impactful is that everyone treats it as something important because it is. It builds community within the school in a way that's both powerful and lasting, creating a shared identity and a strong sense of belonging in every student. Without giving too much away, because it's truly
026an experience everyone have to witness for themselves. One of the most powerful takeaways from my visit was seeing how every team member at RCA gave a unique presentation. Each one showcased how they create a learning environment that reflects not only on their subject area but also their personality and passion. A statement from Ryan Clark that has stayed with me since that date is, if you're going to be here, be here. Students everywhere deserve educators who show up present, engaged, and invested. So they they then in return feel empowered to do the same. This truly was the happiest place on earth. Thank you. [Applause] Good evening everyone. I want to share my moment at Ron Clark. So this was not just a professional development. This was a transitional journey. But on that transitional journey, three things
027stood out was make a change, make magical moments for students and turn problems into possibilities. Right? One thing that was made clear, great teaching doesn't happen by accident. It takes intention. It takes energy. And most importantly, it takes courage. It's courage to break the routine. It cha challenged the norm and step out of our comfort zones. I saw teachers standing on desk. students dancing like they was bringing real world connections to the classroom. So it made me think, how could I change my classroom? Not change it next year, not change it next month, but change it that day. That's right. In order for me to change it that day, I had to change myself. Right? So I'm going tell you, this one gave me chills cuz I was like, hold up. I walk up in
028here and it's it's magical. It's like Disney World. So when I walked in there, I was like, "Oh my god, it's just full of joy, full of wonders, full of surprises." Then I thought, now it don't take a dramatic classroom change or just a passionate lesson delivery. It takes simple connections just to make the students seem valued, make them seem like they are seen. But at this moment, I know that it will started changing lives. Because if you make a student feel like they're valued, you know, it will impact the community. Correct. So at that moment, I was like, how could I go that extra mile? And that going the extra mile make it possible and powerful. So then I was like, hold up, we going to have a whole bunch of problems. But at
029Ron Clark, you got to change that mindset because a whole bunch of problems is only opportunities. Like when we walk up in there, he was like, "No problems. That's not setbacks, that's opportunities." So I was like, I'm looking at all of these kids. Nobody have behavior issues. They did. He said, "No, it's not a it's not a behavior issue. It's an opportunity to teach them empathy, to teach them leadership. It's like, oh, teach them empathy. Teach them leadership." That's still a problem. like, "No, it's not a problem at all." And I was like, "We can't solve none of that cuz we don't have all the resources. You do. Even though we think we have the lack of resources, it's not a setback. It's not a problem. It's it's an opportunity. Correct. It's an opportunity to
030create. It's an opportunity to create possibilities so the children could see beyond our problems that they have the lack of resources. We can start being creative. Then I'm still thinking, "Oh my god, we still have struggling learners." No, that's only another opportunity. It's a opportunity for me as the adult to never give up on that struggling student. And I started thinking, I was like, man, RCA is starting to change my mindset of just looking at my classroom. So, but I'mma leave you with this. Even though I didn't want to leave RSCA, RCA lit a fire in me that I refuse to stop letting burn. So, when I refuse to stop, letting burn, I made a commitment to myself that I'm going to make a change. I'm going to create magical moments for my students and
031I'm going to stop turning my obstacles into problems and letting it seem like they're setbacks. I'mma make up opportunities to reframe my students mind and also mine. Thank you. That's right. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Oh, heat, heat. All right. Thanks, Sonic. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We appreciate the partnership between Sonic and between the school system. Um, thanks to the teachers, the money is well spent. Anytime we invest in our teachers, um, we truly appreciate that. So, with that being said, we're going to take a quick 5m minute break, do some photos, and, um, then we'll pick back up the meeting with our committee reports. Channel 17, proudly serving the Florida parishes. Item five, I'm sorry. Item 4 A, need to consider the Finance and Audit Committee from May 20th. Do we
032hear that in the form of a motion to accept those minutes? So move. Motion made by Mr. Piaza. Second. Seconded by Mr. Anthony. Any questions or public input? Hearing none, we'll call for a vote. Voting is open. Mine didn't come Miss Cindy. So, I'm going to go yes. I'm going try to refresh my page. There it goes. Motion carries. Thank you. On over to item 5A. It's that time of year again to consider our official journal for the 2526 year. Um, as you'll see in the notes, we have two bids. One from the Daily Star at $5.70 per 100 words. Also, we have a bid from the Tangi Times at $5 per 100 words. Looking at the uh small, well, not small print, that's not a good way of putting it, but looking at the
033details, uh, each one of them is a 7oint far as character size. Also uh circulation daily stars at 4,000 circulation for Tangi Times is at 8,093 and both are published three times a week. So do I hear a recommendation from the board as a motion as to accept because we do not have an administration's recommendation? I do. Actually I do. We just didn't have it whenever we we're we're recommending to go with the $5 with Tangi Times due to the lower price and it's published three weekdays. A Saturday publication cannot always be used for all public advertisements. We have a recommendation from administration to accept the Tangi Times bid. Do we hear that in form a motion by Mr. Piaza? Second by Mr. Dominguez. Any questions? I have one question. Is is one locally owned?
034I would hate to speak on behalf of the the companies with them not being here. I I know the Tangi Times is locally owned. Um the Daily Star, I'm I'm not sure if it's locally owned anymore or if it's part of a media conglomerate. Okay. Any other questions? Any public input? Having none, we'll call for a vote. Voting is open. Motion carries. Okay, I'll turn it over to the superintendent for her report and recommendation. Yes, Mr. President. For item 6A, there are some more policies that we need to refer to our policy committee uh next policy committee meeting. Uh so I'd like you to consider approval to refer policy BBB, which is new member orientation. Uh we also would like to refer policy EFAC, acceptable use policy for artificial intelligence. Uh policy GBA, contracts and
035compensation. Uh policy JCDA, student smoking, tobacco, and marijuana use. JCDAB, student alcohol and drug use. And uh the final policy to refer is JC D AE which is student use of electronic devices to policy. Do I hear a motion to refer? So move. Motion made by Mr. Piaza to refer. Second. Second by Miss Dominguez. Any questions, comments or public input? Hearing none. We'll call for a vote. I missed Mr. Toller. You what? I messed up. Well, it's not the first time. Oh, man. That's true. That's true. You walk right into that one. I am so sorry. I did. I did. No more chicken tenders. I don't. I'm coming up. Make sure if we do have to go to another conference. I'm not rooming with him. Call for a roll call vote. He's in trouble. All
036right. Call for a roll call. Miss Richards. Yes. Mr. Ter? Yes. Miss a Mr. Duncan? here. Yes, Mr. Anthony. Yes. Mr. Moore. Yes. Mr. Piaza. Yes. Mr. Dominguez. Yes. Okay. Motion carries. I don't ever say anything but here by the pro. Everything's been electronic votes. President. Okay. Item 6B for general updates. I just want to remind the public that this week we started the uh 4-day work schedule uh for our schools and uh central office staff. And so it's 7 to 5. The doors are open to the public from 7:30 to 4:30 Monday through Thursday. Uh we're closed on Friday. And if if parents need um work permits, which is a lot of the times what we get in the summer, work permits requests for high school students, uh they can get those here on
037Monday through Thursday or their high school uh on Friday if they're pressed to get a work permit on Friday. They can go to the workforce um development office here in the parish. Um, and they are also can issue a work order, a work request, work permit request as well. Just want to remind people of that. We go back to our regular 5day schedule on July 21st week, the week of July 21st. That's it, Mr. President. That's it. All right. We'll move right into our board member comments. Miss Richard, um, I'd just like to say that this was a good meeting tonight. Uh, again, I want to commend um our accounting department because I really do like the the transparency to see it upfront before we go into um go to design and so we get
038to know what's going on. I like that and that I think that that would be more open to the public and they'll know what our plans are. So, I'm excited about that. Um, also I was very excited for Sonics because they're I I have the app for Sonics just for the cherry 44 cherry limeade. So to taste the the orange in it, it was really really good and we want to just say thank you for partnering with us and we want to say congratulations to all of the u ones that received the awards tonight. Thank you, Mr. Mingz. Uh just congratulations again to everybody the uh far good meeting for the finance what y'all been doing to update and taking all of our requests into consideration. Appreciate that a lot and also Miss Dilly for
039the things that we've been asking for. We appreciate you putting those things on our agendas. Uh I would also like to congratulate the little track uh athletes today and I I know that those are the actual first place winner champions but we did actually across our parish have a lot of kids go to to state championship and they placed they just didn't get to be the champions. So congratulations to all those uh state winners as well. So the first thing I want to say is tonight and tomorrow is my mom and dad's birthday. So I want to tell my mom and dad happy birthday. My mom is 65 and my dad is 66. So, I'm very blessed to have them in my life. They've done some amazing things for me. And so, happy birthday to
040both of you. Um, I want to say thank you to our summer school teachers because they are working really hard right now while some of us are sitting at home like my wife is sitting at home enjoying her time off, which she's well earned. But we have some summer school teachers that put on some big big boy pants and they get out there and they do it all year round and that's very tough to do. So I want to thank them for what they're doing cuz that's very hard. That's a very hard thing to do. And last but not least, I want to thank our administration. Guys, summertime is here. A lot of people get to recharge and re-ecuperate. Our administration's here working around the clock most of the time trying to get things together
041for the next school year. So I want to thank you guys, Miss Stilly, Mr. Jenko, Miss Dr. Fel, Mr. uh Jeff McNeely, all of our people that work in central office, you are doing a great job and I want to let y'all know that cuz it's just the beginning of summer and we're already seeing these major changes coming to the board and getting to us at timely manner. Thank you, Miss Cindy. I know we had this new board thing, you getting us together and getting us ready for tonight. I want to thank you for that, too. So, thank everybody for what y'all do behind the scenes. I know it doesn't get a lot of thank yous, but thank you for me. Let's have a good summer. more. I'm good, Mr. Duncan. Mr. Anthony, I'm good,
042too. Thank you. All right. Last thought that I have was just once again, congratulations to the Civil Air Patrol cadetses. U I said it before, but I'm going to say it again now that they're not in here. To see these students excelling at this is amazing because a lot of kids, this gives them purpose. It gives them something to be a part of. Uh it brings their parents into our school. I didn't recognize Mike Casseroni, but y'all know he's the police chief in Kentwood. Um, what better He's also one of our bus drivers. What better opportunity for one of our bus drivers, our chief of police to come in our schools and help with our students. It's just a win-win. And then also just want to, you know, I can't ever say enough about our
043teachers. as I saw teachers that lined up at church talking about vacation Bible school which is next week at our church. They got one week off and then a lot of these teachers are volunteering in the churches. Spring Creek Church is doing it as well this week. Um it's just amazing to see teachers who get a break but yet they're still teaching during the summer whether it's in our churches, whether it's in our summer school programs. Uh I know Sumner right now is having cheer camp going on at their schools. So there I don't there's not much of a break anymore. Uh it's just from can to can't. But u I do appreciate all the teachers do and of course the administration that supports them. So um obviously we as a board recognize their hard
044work and recognize their efforts. And Mr. Ming has one more closing thought. Well, while he said about his folks having a birthday, I would like to congratulate my parents celebrating a 72nd anniversary. Wow. and I also survived 45 years with my husband as well. There's one thing I forgot to mention in mine too is uh Miss Abrams was not able to come tonight. Uh she had a death in her immediate family. So I want to send my prayers and my for my family to Miss Abrams. I hope that you know healing happens and uh they get some comfort. Absolutely. We will miss her. And then last word, Miss Dilly. Nothing else. Hearing nothing else. I'm glad there's no litigation or executive sessions in there. Woo. Absolutely. With that statement, we will want to bring me
045up. You know, I mean, you know, we will adjourn the meeting. Thank y'all.