001All right, we're going to go ahead and get started. I I'll call this meeting to order. And uh first off, want to thank everybody that's here in person. And also anybody that might be uh watching or listening online, welcome. Thank you for for being here. Uh we're going to start with a moment of silence followed by the pledge of allegiance led by Miss Shaina Murray. If you would all please stand Thank you, Miss Murray. And thank you, everyone. Uh, we'll ask Miss Wilson to do roll call, please. >> Mr. Chad Thompson, >> here. >> Miss Shaya Murray >> here. >> Dr. Blake Robersonson >> here. >> Miss Jill Humphre here. >> Mr. Jesse Brainard >> here. >> Mr. President, all board members are present. You have a quorum. Thank you, Miss Wilson. All right. Uh,
002first order of business tonight, uh, approval of the agenda. Is there a motion to approve the agenda as outlined? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Dr. Robinson. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Uh, Mr. Brainer. Uh, all those in favor of approving tonight's agenda as outlined, say, "I." >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Thank you very much. and we'll move into our superintendence report and turn it over to Dr. McCord. >> Thank you, Mr. President, governing board members. Uh good evening. I want to welcome everyone joining us in person and online tonight. Um first of all, last Thursday evening we held our annual district spelling be hosted at Camp Overdie High School. This year's winners were and eighth place and and pardon me if I um mispronounced someone's name, Graham Gioagen from
003Burke Elementary. Seventh place, Stella Nabalam Mosqu Junior High. Sixth place, Brooke Gobles from South Valley Junior High. Fifth place, August Richards from Gilbert Accelerated Middle School at Gilbert High. Fourth place, Josiah Randall Wilkins, Canyon Rim Elementary. Third place, Kira Algebra from Neely Traditional Academy. Second place, Tom Solace from Meridian Elementary. And first place, Khani Torbert from Gilbert Classical Academy. It took four rounds to get these eight students and another seven rounds to get to the top three with a final 12th round for Colani to have the winning word. Congratulations to these students. Sorry about that. Congratulations to these students. Um they will participate in the regional bee in Queen Creek on February 12th. And then last week at the Arizona Thespian Festival held at the Phoenix Convention Center, 101 high school students from across the
004state participated, bringing together more than 2500 students, teachers, and chaperrons. of the 26 schools presented one act performances for adjudication. Gilbert High's or Highland High's theater was selected as the Arizona chapter select for its performance of and by Alan Hennel. This recognition is especially meaningful as and that's the name of the play just so you guys know was a student directed production from our performance class. The cast and crew's dedication, professionalism, and artistry were evident throughout the process, and I could not be more proud of their work. As a result of this honor, the cast and crew have been invited to perform at the International Thesbian Society National Convention this summer hosted at Indiana Indiana University. The International Thespian Festival welcomes more than 10,000 students annually and offers unparalleled opportunities for performance, professional workshops, college
005networking, and artistic growth. Notably, Highland has never before been selected as chapter select, making this a historic and deeply meaningful achievement for our school. So, congratulations to Highland High. And this Friday at 9:30, the Campovery High School Orchestra will be performing at the Arizona Music Educators Association at the Mesa Convention Center. And this Saturday, the Highland High Choir will be performing at 9:30 a.m. at the same venue. Both of these schools had to be invited for this performance, and so it's a definitely a notch in their belt. Congratulations to both Highland and Campo. We are very, very proud of you. And I'd like to take a moment to speak directly to the Highland Park elementary community about the lockdown that occurred on Friday, January 16th. I've read the comments submitted for this evening's board meeting,
006and I've spoken with parents and staff. I know that many of you were scared and uneasy that day, and I recognize that some of you still may feel that way. For that, I'm truly sorry. No student, staff member, or parent should ever have to experience something like this. While the Gilbert Police Department ultimately determined that there was no credible threat, that conclusion does not ease erase the fear, uncertainty, and emotional impact this situation had on our students, staff, and families. That experience was real, and it mattered. In reflecting on this situation, I believe I could have communicated with the Highland Park community sooner and more directly. In moments like this, it's not enough to act from only from the perspective of an administrator. It is just as important to pause and see the situation through
007the eyes of students, staff, and parents who are living it in real time. This experience has reinforced that lesson for me. In every emergency situation, our first and most important priority is the safety of the students and staff on the campus. I firmly believe we acted appropriately to keep everyone safe. But at the same time, I recognize that in today's world, safety must be prepared with timely, transparent communication that helps families feel informed, reassured, and confident in our response. Moving forward, I'm committed to improving how we handle these situations. I'll be bringing together members of our staff to review our lockdown protocols, collaborating with the Gilbert and Mesa Police Departments, and seeking input from parents and staff. Our goal is to strengthen both our safety procedures and our communication so that our community feels supported,
008informed, and confident during any emergency. To the Highland Park community, I again offer my sincere apology for the distress this caused. As superintendent, I am ultimately responsible and I'm committed to moving and learning from this experience and making meaningful meaningful improvements as we move forward. Mr. Thompson, that concludes my report for this evening. Thank you, Dr. McCord. We're now going to move to uh our request to speak to the governing board. Uh we've got a number of requests this evening. And I also want to acknowledge those that uh submitted their uh their excuse me >> comments. >> Their comments. Thank you. their comments online uh and taking uh participating uh in their civic rights and uh we appreciate those comments and uh it means a lot to us that people take the time out of
009their day to do that and also to come here and speak tonight. We're going to invite our first speaker up, Michael Clark. But be and on your way up as you're coming up we will uh Miss Murray our clerk will read the admonition. Okay. Request to speak to the governing board pursuant to ARS 38-431.02.h. The governing board may make an open call to the public during a public meeting subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions to allow individuals to address the public body on any issue within the jurisdiction of the public body. After an open call to the public, individual board members may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the governing board, may ask the staff to review a matter, or may ask that a matter be put on a future
010agenda. However, members of the governing board shall only discuss or take legal action on the issues raised during an open call to the public if the matters are properly noticed for the discussion and legal action. During an open call, the governing board requests that speakers refrain from voicing complaints against the school personnel or anyone connected to the district as it may impact due process rights. Please contact the office of talent management if you have specific concerns about any individual employee. >> Thank you, Miss Murray. Mr. Clark, if you'll come up to the podium. There will be a timer on the prompt here and I you've got 3 minutes and I believe the timer will flash yellow and red when you get close. So, if you'll pay attention to that and we'll uh we'll stop you
011at three minutes, but podium's yours. >> Thank you, Dr. McCord. Uh President Thompson and the board. My name is Michael Clark. I'm a resident of Gilbert and I'm here to share some information with you that I think could be financially important. Um there's a program that's available. It's been around since actually the early 80s and it relates to the framework of how your payroll structure is done based on matching FICA tax. Not an employees to FICA tax but the employers matching FICA tax. By the restructuring of this, we can actually contribute back into or let you keep back in your um accounts a little over $2.3 million. And on top of that, my company will be donating uh 700 a little over $700,000 on top of that that can be used other than for payroll
012tax. It can be utilized for supplies, financial support, any other means that are at the discretion of Gilbert public schools. This is a framework that actually has an acrruelbased budget revision. So this meets basically your ADA practices uh AD sorry your ADA practices. The framework is nature and structure. So that basically you as an employer are overpaying $600 per employee per year is the way the math works out. So it's simple headcount. Your employees actually benefit because of the way it utilizes a 125 and 213D compliant benefit program. It actually allows lower taxable income for all your employees. It gives them extra 213D compliant benefits. We are not an insurance company. We're not a payroll company and we don't want to take any benefit you have currently in place away. This is simple add-on. And
013all employees, all W2 employees receive an average bump in pay on a conservative basis anywhere from $85 to $185 per month. Okay. The other thing about this, the uh the monies on on the overpayment, it's recovered in real time. So if you're paying your people monthly, you're recovering your money monthly. If you're paying your people weekly, you're recovering it weekly. It's in real time, which is great. You don't have to wait till the end of the year or halfway through the year or something of that nature. Um, we are a company that is um ranked in the top inc magazine, top 5,000. Uh, I don't know if you do your homework a little bit on that. It takes about three years to even get into that list. and you have a criteria and a there's
014a there's a criteria that you really have to work hard to get into it. Um, other than that, basically all I'm asking for is the opportunity to present the details of this either in a future agenda item or I do know that this is going to have to go through finance. Okay. But we do want to be able to be allowed >> it. It does. Thank you, Mr. Clark. Thank you very much. Uh, our next speaker is Miss Susie Jackson. Miss Jackson, whenever you're ready, honesty regarding past DNRs in Gilbert public schools. I have been told repeatedly that the district has never honored a DNR. I have been told that I am confused and misinformed. A meeting took place in December 2024 regarding another student in a DNR order. Administrators and staff attended and discussed
015the care plan. After the meeting, this email was sent by the nurse to staff. I am attaching the DNR advanced directive sheet with all of the specifications for a student should he stop breathing in your class. It goes on to discuss, quote, what to do if he seizes or stops breathing with his DNR procedures we spoke about in the meeting. The email then directs staff to print out the orders as well for a substitute quote like we spoke about so everyone in your class knows the protocol for each of the students. The nurse continues that she is placing it in the front of her substitute folder as well. In July of 2025, about eight months after this email was sent, we were told by the nurse and school staff that the protocol would be to
016have a meeting and discuss my son's DNR. She told me she would keep his orange form in a folder for substitutes so there is no confusion as they have done in the past. About a week later, the district said they never have honored a DNR and will not now. There was not a meeting to discuss this. I am not asking for details about any particular student. I am simply asking basic questions about precedent. If the district never honored a DNR, why would anyone need to attach a DNR to an email to identify protocol for a specific student? Wouldn't the protocol simply be CPR? As I have been told multiple times during our last IEP meeting when he was denied one-to-one nursing and the district brought their attorney, I was prohibited from discussing the DNR. When
017I asked why, I was told in an email, quote, "Since DNR orders are not part of a student's IEP, the DNR was not part of the agenda nor the discussion. I just want to clarify that the other student's family was able to have a meeting about the DNR, yet we weren't even allowed to discuss it, nor was an offer made to meet at another time. The district has put us in a position to either ignore his physicians and send Rigo to school and risk injury and death or keep him home. How is this even a question? Of course, we will choose to keep our son safe. You should be honoring the DNR so he can attend school safely. Leadership team members are not being honest and by ignoring facts, you are not doing the job
018you were elected to do. You can believe the chatter or you can read the emails that show the district honored a DNR in the past. You can talk to staff who work in these programs and find out the truth or you can continue to believe these lies and watch how quickly the integrity of the district crumbles. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Jackson. Now I've got the hot mic. That's all right. Uh, our next speaker is Turner Jackson. Turner, whenever you're ready. Thank you. >> Hello. I'm here about the DNR not being followed as well. Um, high school is an important time in a person's life. I attended Gilbert High School where I met my fiance, learned how to golf, and built lifelong relationships. >> [snorts] >> Your website states, "At Gilbert Public Schools, we
019believe that every child can learn and grow and supportive school communities built on strong relationships with qualif highly qualified, caring adults committed to seeing them succeed. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for your child so they can graduate with the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to contribute to their community and thrive. I was fortunate to experience all all that high school has to offer, but not every student is given the same opportunity. It seems my brother Rio may not be able to participate in sports, but he is more than capable of building relationships and enjoying the many other aspects of high school that are so important at his age. Unfortunately, he has been unable to attend school because his DNR has not been accepted. [snorts] As a result, Herrigo is being denied opportunities
020through no fault of his own, but rather due to decisions made within the school system. We respectfully ask the situation be viewed with compassion and humanity, recognizing the real impact it has on a child's life. Thank you, Mr. Turner. Our next speaker is Callie Brown. Did I say that right? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Brown. Whenever you're ready. >> Blake Robinson. Um, hi. So, we're all parents here that were involved in a lockdown on Friday. When I got to the school around 1:50 on January 16th, after my best friend called me from inside the janitor's closet, saying there is a real lockdown, I drove straight to the school. Upon my arrival, there were tons of cops cars blocking each entrance and many cops standing with rifles and walking around the perimeter. Within 10
021minutes of being there, Gilbert PD told us the inside was clear, but we would be looking for a suspect in a white Lexus and then told that the kids would not be released until this guy in Tempe was in custody. I don't have a problem with how the lockdown was in general. My problem is that we have a newly pregnant third grade teacher at our children's school whose estranged husband is making public social media threats about shooting kids at a school after she filed for divorce for the third time on January 9th, 2026. I was made aware that she then saw this threat and assumed it was directly towards her, which makes it a direct threat towards Highland Park. This third party bull is his current new or ex-girlfriend. Shane reminded me over and over
022in our conversation that everybody has a pass and you can't help the people that are in it. Understandable. Except this is a post that was posted that day. Whether the teacher took it as a direct threat or not, she left her class unattended and many parents on campus saw her sobbing in the front office when the lockdown was over and we were exiting. She's obviously scared of what this guy could do. And let's keep in mind, he's an active Marine that has military training. He has several gun gun posts on his se social media pages. One of the posts, which is a lot of guns, says, "What is the best endgame rifle? I'm not targeting this teacher like Shane McCord told me that me and my neighborhood moms are. I actually feel terrible for her.
023This is her current situation. I was just thinking it was appropriate to put a teacher on leave while we get some things figured out. My girls finally went back to school for a half day on Friday. Many of their friends kids are still scared. When I brought lunch to my girls on Friday, I had many teachers telling me that they still feel uneasy and scared. My daughter was mortified because she was one of the kids who had to pee in a bucket. There were multiple kids who peed their pants and had to pee in buckets. My kindergarten daughter was so scared she woke up multiple times for the first few nights and has been sleeping in bed with my husband and I since a couple parents have already asked their children to be moved from
024her class. As I know multiple parents who have kids in second grade are already concerned if she will get another signed contract. I'm a huge supporter of public school. I'm at the school all the time and our family dealership Henry Brown GMC donates to all booster clubs for Highland High, Greenfield Jr. and Highland Park. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Brown. >> Our next speaker is Kim Ecott. Did I say that correctly? >> Yes. >> Oh, good. Whenever you're ready, Miss Ecot. >> Okay. Thank you. Members of the board, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. It's been a minute since I've spoken in this room. I'm Kim Ekott and I'm the mom to five GPS students, two former and three current. All very different children and all have found their way through
025Gilbert public schools. Often finding success after advocating for changes. Sometimes it was me advocating. Sometimes it has been my child advocating and often it is the staff advocating for changes. I am very thankful. I'm here to ask you to thoughtfully consider honoring a valid prehosp care directive for Rigo Jackson, a young man with profound disabilities whose medical wishes have been carefully evaluated and documented by his healthcare team and family. As a health care professional myself, I am legally and ethically obligated to honor a valid do not resuscitated DNR order. If I were to knowingly perform CPR, I could be charged with medical battery and or malpractice. This would be a clearly stated and documented unwanted intervention. This isn't just a concern of mine. This is how patient rights are protected and taught in healthcare every
026day. I have performed CPR on countless patients over my 30-year career. And often bones are broken. Cartilage connecting the ribs to the sternum or breast bone can crack, pop, or separate. You feel the crunch under your hands, and it is very difficult to get used to. For Rigo, one would first need to forcibly move his contracted arms in order to gain access to his chest area and start compressions. This would be traumatic, invasive, and medically inappropriate for him. I can't imagine doing this knowing full well that his medical team and family have come to decide paliotative and comfort care regimens for him. They know Rigo best and have made these decisions out of love and compassion. Rigo's DNR order is valid, intentional, and aligned with medical ethics. How can an educational school setting deny this
027right for him? I am baffled. Schools are supposed to be a place of safety, trust, and humanity. Honoring a lawful DNR provides clarity, protects staff, and allows schools and families to act in partnership with compassion and respect, allowing Rigo to access the free and appropriate public education that he deserves. I ask that you consider the ethics of this decision, the current policies or lack of policies. Help to protect everyone involved and honor the medical directive and provide dignity to students like Rio with the most complex needs. Things can change and Rio needs us, all of us to fight for what is right and create this change. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Ecott. Uh, our next b speaker is Noah James Markham. Mr. Markham, whenever you're ready. Aloha. My name is Noah James Markham. As
028being a proud student that has graduated from the public school system here in Gilbert, Arizona, there's a lot that could improve in the Gilbert public school system here. First of all, if you're wanting to know why there's been school closures, because of the Republicans, the superintendent that voted for Tom Horn into office and his disastrous ESA vouchers that made a lot of these schools close. So, I also have a concern. I know there's a lot of Mormons here in Gilbert and a lot of Mormon seminary classes here in high school, but that's fine. But I don't believe in the religion. I believe in the Bible, but I don't think we should not recognize DEI in our public school system. here. This is what could make Gilbert public schools great is the great DEI policies in
029the school. And President Donald Trump apparently doesn't want it in the public schools in America. So DEI is essential for public schools and for the Gilbert public schools, too. One more thing is that we need to make sure that we are funding the classrooms that need help and that are in the special ed, the special needs community. I am one of those students and I I could tell you so many stories that my mother had to fight through this Gilbert school system and it's still happening to to this day. Oh my goodness. Classes in Gilbert public schools. There should not be any fight with teachers and what kind of accommodations they need. So with that, I hope that Gilbert public schools will continue to progress. Mahalo and thank you for the time tonight. >> Thank
030you, Mr. Markham. Our final speaker tonight is Joel Justice. Joel, whenever you're ready. Okay. Um I am here to talk about the Pioneer Elementary um [clears throat] boundary and as I was preparing these remarks a few days ago, the maps were still the original um proposed maps that you guys had released um and just now reviewing them, I noticed that the maps are exactly what I was going to propose. So, I just wanted to um echo that I would um gladly vote for I know we're going to be talking about that later. Uh for what you guys have proposed with the canal being the boundary. Uh just to to re-emphasize, I'm a mother of five, a GPS student myself, Gilbert native. I actually taught um at South Valley Junior High for a year. Um, and
031I we feel strongly, those of us in the Dana Ranch and Heritage Acres neighborhood, that Greenfield should continue to feed into Gilbert High if possible. And so having um our neighborhoods stay at Val Vista Lakes and Greenfield uh instead of moving us over to Harris and Mosquite Jr. Uh and also the canal boundary. Uh those two uh sections that that are being proposed that were previously pioneer boundaries, there's 205 homes west of the canal and 235 homes east of the canal. We are the ones that are east of the canal. And so I figure that would still be uh for your guys' purposes or whatever was discussed initially to feed uh more into Harris uh west of the canal is still a a great option. So um thanks for your consideration. Thank you, Miss Justice.
032Thank you for all those that took the time to prepare something and come and uh address the board tonight. Moving on to agenda item number five, our teaching and learning academic spotlight. Dr. McCord. Thank you, Mr. President. Governing board member, I'd like to turn this over to our assistant superintendent of teaching learning, uh Mr. Dr. Jared Ryan. I will talk to you about adult ed. Mr. Ryan, >> Dr. McCord, Mr. Thompson, governing board members, thank you so much. As you know, this is my personal favorite time each month when we get to introduce one of the outstanding leaders and programs that we have in our in our school system. Tonight, Delia Flores, our coordinator of adult education and GPS, is going to be presenting. She has a team here with her. There are so many
033things that occur within adult education that so many people in our community are unaware of and and I'm just excited for her to share tonight. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Ryan, for the introduction. Good evening, Dr. McCorin, President Thompson, members of the board, and members of the cabinet. Thank you for the opportunity to share about the Gilbert adult learning program. This is my 10th year in adult education and my fifth year as coordinator. I'm proud to be part of a program that provides meaningful opportunities for adults in our community. To start, I'd like to briefly share who we are as a program. Gilbert Adult Learning Program is a federally and state funded title 2 provider under WA, which is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. And we provide services in our community for
034adults who need academic, English, and workforce skill development. So, what does that look like in practice for our students? The services that we're currently funded to provide are the adult basic education, adult secondary education, English for speakers of other languages, integrated education and training, and college and career readiness. You'll hear more about each of these areas in greater detail from my colleagues who are here with me today. All of these services are guided by three core goals. Everything we do centers on literacy, employment, and strengthening our local workforce and community. This work supports local employers by helping adults become prepared for today's jobs and training programs. And the need for this work is reflected in our enrollment data. This data reflects our enrollment over the last four years and the continued demand for adult education
035services in Gilbert. Each number represents an adult who has made the decision to return to school to improve their skills and to enter adult education. Each uh what this shows is that adults in our community are actively seeking education as a pathway forward. Beyond enrollment, we are also measured by how well our students are performing. This slow this slide shows our measurable skill gains which is the federal accountability measure for adult education programs. These gains represent documented documented academic progress students are making toward their goals and reflecting the effectiveness of both our students efforts and our instructional program. I'm proud to share that we have met or exceeded the state performance target in each of these years shown here and were ranked number one in the state in program year 2023 and pre program year
0362024. Our program year 2026 data is still in progress and preliminary data is trending positively. These outcomes show the real impact adult education is having in our community. None of this work would be possible without the dedication of our teachers and staff who support our students. I'll turn it over to Kelly. our program lead for AB to share what this looks like inside of our classrooms. >> Thank you, Delia. Uh my name is Kelly Gills and I am the lead instructor for our adult basic education and adult secondary education program. Let me click this over. Tonight, I would like to briefly explain who we serve, how our program operates, and why this program continues to be an important resource for our students and community. Our program serves individuals who are 16 years of age or
037older and who have withdrawn from a traditional high school. It's important to emphasize that we view high school equivalency preparation as a second chance pathway, not a a replacement for traditional education. Whenever possible, we always recommend that prospective students remain at their current high school or transfer to an accredited online high school program if credit recovery is possible. Our goal is to ensure that each student is pursuing the best educational option for their individual situation. Our instruction is focused on preparing students for success on their GED subtests. We also provide services for students who already have a high school diploma and are wanting to build their academic skills. Our basic our adult basic education class focuses on foundational academic skills. And our adult secondary education classes support students who are working at a higher academic
038level and are preparing directly for their GED subtests. This combined ABS instruction model allows us to meet students where they are academically and provide a clear pathway toward a high school equivalency diploma. Once a student successfully passes all of their GED subtests, they will receive their high school equivalency diploma or HSSE. It's recognized by employers, colleges, and training programs as equivalent to a traditional high school diploma. One of the strengths of our program is accessibility. Our classes are offered at no cost to students and students are only responsible for paying for their GED subtests. We also offer flexible scheduling to accommodate our students complex and demanding schedules. Our classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays with both mornings and evening options. Our morning classes are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and our evening classes
039are from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. During our new student orientation, we like to show this graph to our students because it helps demonstrate the important the importance of having a diploma. This graph compares education level with weekly earnings and unemployment rates. As you can see here, as education levels increase, income goes up and unemployment rates go down. It's clear from this graph that individuals who have a high high school diploma on average earn more over their lifetime and they have greater access to stable full-time employee employment with benefits. Last year at our 2025 graduation, one of our students, Brandy, a 39year-old, shared a message that truly captured the spirit of our program. And I'd like to share a small portion of her speech with you. Brandy said, "I had a rough life and I
040dropped out of school in the ninth grade. I eventually got married and went on to have five kids. As I raised my kids, I knew I wanted and needed so much more for myself and my kids. [snorts] I signed up for classes at Gilbert Adult Learning Program. And because of this program, it gave me the courage to follow my dreams. After I received my diploma, I enrolled at Puma Medical Institute and I graduated with honors and was hired right out of my externship. I now work alongside a surgeon at an outpatient emer surgery center. I never imagined that I would be here. I did this while raising five children. It doesn't matter what you're facing in your life or the obstacles that might be standing in your way. If you have goals, go get them.
041For me personally, having the opportunity to work with students like Brandy has been such a privilege and has been one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. Um, this work has taught me that education isn't just about content or tests. It's about confidence, second chances, and believing in someone until they can believe in themselves. Thank you for this opportunity to share with you a little bit about our program. I would now like to turn the time over to Sarah, who is our lead instructor for our ESOL classes. Thank you. Tonight, we'll trace the path our program provides for student success from a student's first English lesson to a career they can be proud of. Our English program is built on the four pillars of communication: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. We teach more than
042language. We teach life skills. By blending civics and career readiness into our lessons and workshops, we give our students the confidence to thrive in their communities. To meet our students exactly where they are, we offer five levels, five different levels of instruction. We start at the very beginning with our foundations class and students progress all the way to our applied literacy class where they work to master the advanced skills needed for college or professional environments. We offer classes every Tuesday and Thursday with both morning and evening sessions. This ensures the door to education is always open. Along with my work in the English program, I also serve as our IAT coordinator. Our IAT classes are the final bridge between classroom instruction and a career. We provide IAT instruction in two ways. Workforce training for students
043and workplace literacy for employers. Through workforce training, we provide students the training they need to earn industry recognized certificates and launch new careers. Through workplace literacy, we partner with employers to help their workers climb the career ladder through professional development. By supporting both individuals and the industry, we make sure our training stays current with market needs. A great example of workforce training is our recent paraprofessional class. We're so proud to share that 20 of our students have earned their Title One highly qualified certificate. On the screen, you'll see our students getting their certificates and attending a fingerprinting event at our campus. Our next session just started and we're excited to get even more PAR professionals into the classrooms. A standout example of workplace literacy is our partnership with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire
044Management. Through this partnership, we help frontline workers build the leadership and skills they need to move up the career ladder. Thank you for your time. And now I will turn it over to who will share more about college and career services. Okay. Good evening. My name is Aria Verzilo and I serve as the college and career navigator for the for the program. Oh, let me go. Yes. At Gilbert, we work very closely with students using a collaborative team-based approach to support them throughout their journey. We focus on truly knowing our students, understanding their goals, what they want to achieve, and how we can best support them. A key factor in our success is that every student receive individualized attention through one-on-one meetings. This allows us to identify and address barriers early, provide personalized guidance and
045connect students with the right resources. Uh starting at intake, um we support students through career exploration and goal setting working on oneonone to develop individualized education and career plans using tools such as pipeline a. We also guide students through college options, training programs, and industry certifications, helping them understand clear and realistic pathways to reach their goals. In addition, we provide job readiness support, including resume development, assistance with job application, and interview preparation. Another key part of our work is collaboration with community partners. Uh we coordinate referrals to Arizona at work, vocational rehabilitation and other adult education partners to ensure students receive comprehensive wraparound support. This year we introduced our first ever mentor and alumni network networking group. This initiative provides students with an opportunity to give back to the community and help their fellow students
046in the classroom. Um, this team-based personalized approach helps our adult learners move forward with confidence and long-term success. This concludes our presentation. Um, and we are happy to answer any questions. >> Does anybody on our >> Thank you. Does anybody on our board have any questions? Mr. Briner. >> Hi. Um, first I just want to thank you um for your presentation. And I think sometimes we don't um always know, you know, I think community doesn't always know about these amazing programs and I can see the amount of work you guys have put into it and so grateful for all of you. Um I did want to ask, it seems like there's been a lot of growth and performance and I was curious what you attributed that to. >> Um we've done a lot of collaborations,
047a lot of partnerships within the community. Um right now we have a partnership with Ascend, which is a nonprofit organization in Gilbert. Um and also with the Department of Forestry and Fire Management. We try to find out what the um community needs and how we can help support that through our classes. Um the paraprofessional program, we know that there's a need in in the classrooms in K12 and so we wanted to help fill that void. >> Great. And then um I was curious, is there a uh what is the cost to these programs or is there >> So right now we are funded um through the grants and so there is no cost to the students. They only have to pay if they have to take any exams for the GED exam. Other than that,
048everything else is covered under our grants. >> Great. Thank you so much. >> Of course, >> Miss Humphre. >> Yes. appreciate about this program. >> Um you've done tremendous work and I really I think this opportunity to help um adults who may have had some difficulties in school previously to get that um high school equival equivalency and to go on and live productive lives and and not have to struggle quite so much. I think that's amazing, an amazing impact and I'm very proud to see the work you're doing and that we're behind you and supporting. I did have a couple questions. Um I was wondering what the cost of each of these tests are. I know that um it's been quite a few years, but the GED became much more difficult to achieve. And so
049I'm wondering how many tests they have to take and what each test might cost. >> They have to take four exams. Um, there's a reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies. Those are about $41 a piece. Uh, the civics exam they take in high school. If we have a transcript, we can apply that towards their diploma. Otherwise, I think that test is $9. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And we're not able to pay for those out of our grant. Um, so we have some donors. SRP has donated money in the past so that we can award scholarships. That that's good to know because I was just wondering if there was a need to help people so that they can get that final, you know, I don't want a barrier for that final part. Um
050and then um the second ask is that I I know in the past I' I've been able to attend your graduation once, but I would love if you would send us an email as a board and then those of us who would like to attend, I would love to uh participate in that. >> Absolutely. We'll send those invitations out. >> Thank you. Anything else from our board? >> Thank you. >> I would just like to say and kind of piggy back off of what Jill what a phenomenal program you guys put together and again experience. I think I've been to every graduation since I've been superintendent and it is one of the most gratifying and um exciting nights that I have during the school year. And that's because of the work that those uh students
051have put in, but it's also the work on your behalf that you believe in them. You take care of them and you do nothing but encourage them. When I I've heard the stories, they they want to stop. They don't ever want to finish this off. and it's because of the support that you give to them. Uh they've been through some challenges in their life and uh you've helped them over that hurdle. So I just appreciate everything you guys do. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. All right. Uh I'm going to call for a motion to approve tonight's consent agenda as outlined. Is there a motion? >> Thank you, Mr. Brainer. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss Murray. All those in favor of approving tonight's consent
052agenda as outlined, say, "I." >> Any opposed? >> Thank you very much. Moving on to agenda item number seven, our action items. 7.01, closure of Pioneer Elementary and Gilbert Public Schools. Uh, is there a motion to discuss closure of Pioneer Elementary and Gilbert public schools? >> I I'll make the motion. Um, sorry if I get teary. I motion that we close [snorts] Pioneer Elementary at the end of the 20 526 school year. Thank you, Miss Humphre. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Robinson. Dr. McCord. >> Thank you, Mr. President, governing board members. Um, and thank you. I I appreciate your sincere thoughts uh there, Jill. It is it is not um something that we take lightly. It is not something that um we take any pride in. It is a difficult
053decision that directly impacts students, all staff, and the community of Pioneer Elementary. Pioneer's been around for over 40 years, and they have done a stellar job. And unfortunately um based on circumstances, based on enrollment, certain decisions have to be made. And um I just appreciate how the Pioneer community has went through this process. I know students are impacted and uh I know staff's impacted and I know the parents are dealing with this on a on a daily basis and um we will do everything we can to support those students and those staff members as they transition to other uh schools within our community and uh we will make sure that uh the the the history of Pioneer is kept intact. Um and to Mr. AM singly their principal. Uh you've done a phenomenal job uh
054as principal and uh helping your community through this process. It is it is not an easy one uh by any means. Please yes please give him a hand. [applause] Uh I'll turn this over uh to Jason Martin if he has anything further to say. First of all, I would uh echo what Miss Humphre and Dr. McCord said. Um, as we started on this um, talk uh, back in October, we knew that closing a school is not easy for our community, but we also have to look out for the greater good of Gilbert public schools. And as Dr. McCord said, there's a lot of variables that are happening right now, not only in Gilbert public schools, but across all uh, all schools in Arizona. And some of those uh we can't deal with are out of
055our control include birth rate, cost of living or affordability of homes in our school district boundaries as well as uh school choice and competition which over the last few years as we've talked about not only do we have charter schools, but we also now have the ESA vouchers too that are competing. And then we just like I said with the birth rate, we have less students in our boundaries and in our East Valley area than we did 10, 20 years ago. And so it's um when we had to look at this, make a hard decision, we also saw that Pioneer has had declining enrollment for the last 3 years. Um and we project that if Pioneer was to stay open in future years, they soon would go to one section possibly in K through sixth
056grade in some of those grade levels. They currently have two sections per grade level. And as you've heard, we've shared about some of the pros and cons of that as well. So, I'm here to answer any other questions that you still may have. >> Any discussion from the board? >> I want to say I I did want to ask, can you um address when we presented at Pioneer, we had we've done a little change to the boundaries. So, could you >> address that? Yep. >> Dr. Martin, >> I will. So uh based on feedback that we got so we did the three public uh meetings or four I should say in November and during that time and in the ensuing weeks we had both comments from people in person as well as online feedback and
057as I shared at the December 9th board meeting there was uh comments and feedbacks from the Dana Park and Heritage Acres area that they would prefer to be zoned for Valve Vista Lakes and remained at Greenfield [snorts] Junior High rather than our original proposal proposal of moving to Harris Elementary and also then reszoned for Mosquite Junior High. We looked at that um and as we looked at it, we felt like it was something we could definitely do. Valve Vista, it would only affect Right now there are only 12 students in that area that attend Pioneer Elementary. There are a number of students that attend other schools in the district in that area. And so we brought forth that um revised recommendation for that area. And then the small area between Consolidated Canal and Lindsay Road
058baseline in the US60 would be still moved as the original proposal over to Harris Elementary and Mosquite Junior High. >> Thank you. I I do want to say a few words. Um forgive me for being emotional. Um when we had to do this previously, I this is the third time I've had to vote to close the school in my time on the board. I did manage um to better keep my emotions under better control, but I speak only for myself as one board member. In this state, in Arizona, we talk a lot about school choice, but I wish we would talk more about choice schools. What does it take to put a wonderful school in the middle of every community that meets the needs of our students? And I see Pioneer as a choice school.
059They've done great things. They've been um working with kids academically successful. And um I find it very hard to see this community neighborhood school where everyone can attend that we have to vote to close this school. And I just want to salute uh Mr. Ames Singley and all of the staff and the students and the families at Pioneer for the work that they've put in. And my commitment as an individual is to continue to work hard to support our public schools where every student can attend. And I'm sorry that we have to make this decision. and I'm grateful for the graciousness of that community in going along with this hard decision. So, thanks. >> Thank you, Miss Humphre. Other discussion. Okay. Thank you Dr. Martin for the uh explanation and for the uh information. And
060I want to thank you for uh I was able to attend I believe most of those meetings that you referenced and uh acknowledge the amount of work and care and concern that you and your team has put into making this um making these changes as uh as thoughtful and um as as as common sense as they are. Um I know that every step of this process has been difficult and not what you wanted to do. Uh, but I also appreciate the the foresight and the care that you take to look out for all of Gilbert public schools. And unfortunately, it's decisions like this are not ideal. Um, and we do realize that they impact many many many people and as Dr. McCord said, that's not something that we ever take lightly. Uh, and so we
061appreciate and acknowledge your work and uh the care and concern of all of our Pioneer Elementary staff and students and family. Uh, with that, I'll go ahead and call for the vote. Miss Humphre, your emotion is contagious. I'm sorry. >> My apologies. >> All those in favor [clears throat] of the closure of Pioneer Elementary and Gilbert Public Schools, say, "I." >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. 7.02 expansion of Carol Ray Ranch, Harris, and Val Vista Lakes Elementary boundaries for the 2026 2027 school year. Uh, is there a motion for the expansion of these of I'm sorry. Is there a motion for 7.02? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Mr. Briner. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss Humphre. Uh, Dr. McCord. >> Thank you, Mr. President, governing board members. Um when there
062is a school closure, um you have to take a look at the existing boundaries and determine uh where those students and what schools those students will go to in uh in other boundaries. And so uh as we've talked about uh Dr. Martin and as we've presented uh with a a a bit of a change um I'll let Dr. Martin explain uh all the routes related to this. >> Thank you Dr. McCord governing board. So [snorts] uh as he as Dr. McCord shared we needed to figure out with the closure of Pioneer Elementary where would those families be going? And so as we talked about in looking at surrounding elementaryaries, uh we uh uh we have originally proposed and stayed with that proposal for the original square mile that Pioneer sits in between Greenfield Higgley Baseline
063and Guadalupe Road to shift east and be part of the Carol Ray Ranch community. Um and then we have the uh corridor between Baseline Road, US60 Greenfield and Val Vista. That was the original proposal for Val Vista Lakes. And then as we've talked about um through the comments that we received and the feedback and by the way we did contact all the current Pioneer and Greenfield Junior families uh last week in the original proposal to let them know of the change and we had overwhelming just as our speaker said tonight um positivity on the uh shift uh between Val Vista west to the consolidated canal to move to Val Vista Lakes and then in the next motion remain at Greenfield Junior High rather than move to Mosquite Junior High. And then there's that last sliver.
064It is high density more higher density housing. So there are quite a few units in that small area. And that would be from the Consolidated Canal, which as you can see south of there, we already use as a boundary between Burke Elementary and Valve Vista Lakes and Patterson and Burke Elementary. So it is a a canal that we already use for several of our other boundaries. And that one would a small portion would go to Harris and then re be reboundered in the next motion for Mosqu Junior High. Thank you for that explanation. Any discussion by the board? >> Well, I I do want to uh thank the administration for all the hard work that they put in and and in listening to our community on this one. I mean, I think that there's just
065been um a lot of behind thescenes work that has helped this to go smoothly. Any other discussion? Okay. Then I'll call for a vote. All those in favor of the expansion as presented of Carol Ray Ranch, Harris, and Val Vista Lakes Elementary boundaries for the 2026 2027 school year. Say I. I. Any opposed? >> Thank you. 7.03 Changes to Mosquite Junior High and Greenfield Junior High boundaries for the 2026 2027 school year. Dr. McCord. >> Thank you, Mr. President. This is the junior high portion of boundary changes related to the closure of an elementary school. And uh again, I'll let Dr. Martin uh explain these changes. >> Thank you, Dr. McCord. So for this boundaries, one of the thing that we've wanted to do over the last 7 to 8 years is have most of
066our elementary schools feed into one junior high so that they're not split. And so by move approving those elementary boundary changes, right now this section between the consolidated canal and Lindsay Road goes to Greenfield Junior High. And now that this boundary uh that you just voted on goes to Harris Elementary, uh we made this proposal so that all of Harris Elementary, including the new section, would feed into Mosquite Junior High, knowing, as we've talked all along, that we are an open enrollment district, and that if there are any families both in the Pioneer area and in this area that would like to go to uh the previous school or as well as um any school in Gilbert, we will honor that request. And also too, the seventh graders that do live in this area that
067are al already at Greenfield Junior High would still receive busing to Greenfield Junior High next year so that they wouldn't have to change in the middle of their junior high experience. >> Thank you, Dr. Martin. Any discussion by the board? Okay, then I'll call for the vote. All those in favor of the proposed changes to Mosquite Junior High and Greenfield Junior High boundaries for the 2026 2027 school year say I. >> I. Any opposed? >> Thank you. That passes. 7.04. Resolution closing Pioneer Elementary School site located at 1535 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona at the end of the current school year. subject to approval by the Arizona School Facilities Board. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Miss Humphre. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Robinson. Dr. McCord.
068>> Thank you, Mr. President. Governing board members uh attached to our agenda this evening, and this is a requirement by the Arizona School uh facilities board. I'll read the resolution to you. Uh resolution to close school site located at 1535 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona 85234. Subject to approval by Arizona School Facilities Board. It is resolved that the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board has voted on January 27th, 2026 that subject to Arizona School Facilities Board approval in accordance with ARS 15-341G, the Pioneer Elementary School site facilities located at 1535 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona, will be closed at the end of the current school year. The reason for the changes are uh as a result of declining enrollment in certain areas and economic efficiency considerations, the governing board has approved the closure of Pioneer Elementary
069at the end of the current school year, which is presently operating at 1535 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona. Further resolved that the Gilbert Public Schools governing board respectfully request the Arizona School Facilities Board approval to close Pioneer Elementary site school site located at 1535 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona. effective at the end of the current 2526 school year in accordance with ARS15-341G. >> You read that fast. >> Like the micro machines guy. Remember those commercials? Yeah. Uh is there any discussion by the board? [snorts] Um I I do want to ask um I believe the answer is no, but um has there been any consideration of what we will do with this building once the school is closed? >> No, nothing uh specific at this time. Um, we will have to reconvene and and uh
070see what the future may hold for that site >> and and we'll take care of the landscaping and and >> yes, we will have to we want to make sure that you know even though it's not a school anymore, it is still a one of our sites part of our property and uh we have dedicated to maintaining that area. >> All right. Thank you. Is it the same response for security of the facility? Will there be at night or periodically during the days? Will there be security that goes by to make sure there's no vandalism or anything like that? >> Yeah. And we'll we'll have to keep actually probably a little bit more vigilant eye on that, especially in the evenings. But we'll have lights and uh we will have patrol go by not just
071during the day, but in the evenings as well. And the other thing is we now have the cameras in place at all of our schools and so those will remain active as well on that campus so that we can monitor it from our uh security office as well. Thank you. Any other discussion? Okay, then I'll call for the vote. All those in favor of the resolution closing Pioneer Elementary School site located at 1535 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona, at the end of the current school year subject to approval by the Arizona School Facilities Board. Say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Thank you. 7.05 Policy Development. Is there a motion to uh approve the first read of policy 1-302 governing board meetings and open meeting law requirements? >> Some moved. >> Thank you, Dr. Robinson.
072Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Brainer. Dr. McCord. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Governing board members. Uh before you we have policy 1-302 governing board meetings and open law requirements. Uh in the first portion of this it is basically aesthetics in the terms of adding uh some verbiage uh governing board primarily throughout and the word governing in front of board. Uh just some uh grammatical things as well. Uh as we move down uh going to section six uh under governing board meeting agendas, it says for executive session, the notice and agenda shall include a general description of of the matters to be considered and a recitation of the legal authority authorizing the executive session. The general description is not required to contain information that would defeat the purpose of the executive
073session, compromise legitimate privacy interest of a public officer, appointee or employee, or compromise attorney client privilege. And then moving down to the next paragraph, um, pursuant to ARS 38-431.08, 08 communication among a quorum of a three-member advisory committee is exempt if the three-member committee does not include more than one governing board member. And then as you move through there's some strikethroughs that um was suggested but we also added back into some language. Uh I will read through these. One, members of the public shall be permitted to attend and listen to >> Could whoever's running the program go to the next page where you're >> Yeah, I don't know. Are they running that in the back? Gentlemen in the back, can you follow along with my speed reading? >> There you go. I'm down to keep
074going. There you go. Um, yep. Members of the public shall be permitted to attend and listen to the deliberations and proceedings occurring during a governing board meeting. Members of the public do not have the right to speak unless and until recognized by the governing board to do board to do so. Number two, members of the public do not have the right to engage in dangerous or disruptive behavior that compromises or prevents the governing board from conducting governing board business. The governing board in its uh discretion may take an open call to the public during a meeting subject to a reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions to allow individuals to address the governing board and any issues within the jurisdiction. The governing board does not permit commercial solicitations during call to the public or actions that
075violate the uh prohibition set forth in ARS15-511, use of school resources to influence the outcome of an election. Number five, an individual who wants to make public comment shall follow the procedures identified by the governing board. This may include adding to the speaker's name to a list of those wishing to make a public comment, submitting a request card to the governing board to make a public comment, or any other reasonable method implemented by the governing board. Number six, the president the president may set a time limit on the length of the call to the public period for each individual speaker. Anytime limitation uh applicable to any individual speaker shall apply to all speakers making a public comment. The president or design will recognize speakers, maintain a proper order, and enforce applicable time limitations. As a
076general rule, speakers will be limited up to three minutes to make their comment depending on the number of speakers. Unless otherwise specified by the governing board president, the following limits will apply. Number one, one through uh one through 15 speakers, three minutes. Number two, 16 through 30 speakers, two minutes. And number three, 31 plus speakers, one minute. At the conclusion of the open call to the public portion of the meeting, individual governing board members may respond to criticisms made by those who address the governing board, may ask staff to review a matter, or may ask the matter be placed on a future agenda. Personal attacks upon governing board members, staff personnel, or other persons in attendance or absence by individuals who address the governing board are discouraged. Governing board members shall not discuss or take
077legal action on matters raised during an open call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed uh for discussion or legal action. Number nine, persons in attendance at a public meeting may record the meeting provided there is no active interference with the conduct of the meeting. And then moving down to number two under this next session under emergency board meetings um in the blue uh it basically says board will uh post a public notice within 24 hours uh declaring that an emergency session was held and an agenda that sets forth the specific matters discussed considered or decided at the meeting. If the governing board held an executive session during the emergency meeting, the agenda shall include a general description of the matters considered and a recitation of the legal authority authorizing the executive session.
078And then again, as you move through again, more additions of the word governing throughout. There you go. >> That's it. >> That's that's that's it. [laughter] >> All right. Thank you. Uh, is there any discussion by the board in regard to policy 1-302? >> I would like to remind uh the public that this did go through our first read through our policy meeting and after the first read here at the governing board meeting, it'll go back to the policy committee for a second read there to bring back for approval for a second read uh at the governing board level. >> Thank you for that clarification. If there's no discussion, I'll call for a vote. All those in favor of approving the first read of policy 1-302, governing board meetings and open law requirements, say I.
079>> I. Any opposed? >> Thank you very much. Agenda item number eight, items for future agenda. Are there any agenda items that any board member would like to put on a future agenda? Okay. If anything comes up, if you think of anything or would like to add something to an agenda, please reach out to myself or Dr. McCord and we'll make sure that those get uh get uh dealt with accordingly. Thank you. Moving on to our board reports, uh the audit committee. Uh we did meet as an audit committee. It was two weeks ago and we discussed ways to uh shore up uh certain protocols to make sure that we can continue to uh track and uh report everything in our uh with our budget and our finances uh accordingly. and appreciate those on the
080audit committee, those from the district, and those from the uh [clears throat] the public that participate in that committee. It's not uh it's not an easy one. A lot of numbers, so thank you for that. Uh city of Mesa liaison, Miss Shaina Murray. >> Nothing to report. >> Thank you, Miss Murray. Employee benefit trust trust board member, Mr. Jesse Briner. >> Nothing to report. >> Thank you, Mr. Briner. Gilbert Education Foundation and Town of Gilbert leaison, Miss Jill Humphre. >> So, we do have a business leaders breakfast coming up on uh Wednesday, February 18th. I believe that starts at 8 um here in the boardroom. Um so, that is one for the Gilbert Education Foundation. And then, um the town of Gilbert is going to have some uh listening sessions coming up in February. And
081unfortunately, I neglected to bring the notebook where I wrote those dates down, but you can find them on the the town's website. The second >> and the 12th. >> The 2nd and the 12th. That's what I was thinking, but I wasn't sure. So, um I would check that. And if you are concerned, uh please go have a discussion with the council members. They'll be there to listen. And then I wanted to report that today I went to the school connect summit. Um and I learned a lot from it. Um it was very inspirational. Uh couple I think one of the things is just hearing what other districts are doing. Um and they I don't remember where this district was but they were snowed in. They were going to come and visit us and share on
082the stage, but they were snowed in and they were sharing about the things that they had done. The school had been a failing school and they talked about teacher appreciation and just working with the school and they've really been able to bring up their reading levels. Also, I was able to talk with the uh superintendent of the Miami district. Um he they talked on stage about the flood that they went through recently and some of the things that were done. The volunteers who showed up to help uh the Pendergas school district that had some furniture that they could uh were able to ship to Miami to help them with their schools. And it was just overall a really um positive experience. uh really connecting with other people in our state who were um board members,
083but also superintendent and administrators and nonprofits and community faith members and just across the board. It was a really good experience. So, I wanted to share that. >> Thank you, Miss Humphre. On that note, if there's anybody out there that's in one of those cold weather states that's experiencing the storms, plenty of homes for sale here in Gilbert and we would love you to come to Gilbert Public Schools. So, there you go. Uh, Legislative Representative Dr. Blake Robinson. >> Nothing to report. >> Thank you, Dr. Robinson. Uh, item number 10, meeting dates. Dr. McCordon. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Governing board members, February 10th, we have a board work study and brief board business meeting. And on February 24th, we have a regular board business meeting. >> So, is there no policy meeting in February?
084>> There is not. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. Brings us to adjournment. Is there a motion to adjurnn? >> I move to adjurnn. >> Thank you, Miss Humphre. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss Murray. All those in favor of adjournment say I. I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> All right, we are adjourned. >> Thank you everybody.