001a little bit later. for special is doing their speed check this month. Okay. So, just I was gonna say there was one time I sit on that committee. Okay. Good afternoon and welcome to the May 22nd meeting for the Glenda Elementary School District governing board. Uh the meeting uh is now about to get started. Miss Sagato Jones, are there any changes to the agenda this evening? Good evening, President Martinez. Members of the board, no, there are not. With that, is there a motion to adopt the agenda? I move to adopt the agenda. Second. Miss Partell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? Hi. Miss Pimentel, how do you vote? I chair votes I. All right, moving on. Uh, please join me in a moment of silence followed by the pledge of
002allegiance. All right, please rise to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, moving on to item number two. Um, it is recommended the governing board recess the regular meeting in order to convene to executive session for the problem purposes in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes 38-43103 A3 for the purpose of discussion with the attorney or attorneys of the public body regarding the processes designate of Glendale Success Academy as an alternate school pursuant to ARS 15-796. Did I read the right part? Oh, yes. Is there a motion to uh return to executive session? I'll move to go into executive session for the purposes stated. Second. Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how
003do you vote? I. Miss Pimementel, how do you vote? I. And chair votes I. We are now in executive session. I can see that screen, but if if we've got it on our tablet, I can look there, too. Oh, there you go. I've got one. That one's yours. We have We have extras. I don't know why. Okay. Is there a motion to reconvene back to regular session? I move to reconvene to public to public session. Second. Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? I. Miss Pimementel, how do you vote? I chair votes I. We are now back in regular session. Moving on to item four. organizational meeting election of the board clerk. Any questions or comments? I'll volunteer. Well, I'm okay. Could you say that again? Any any questions
004or comments? No. Okay. With that, I will um I motion to approve Brenda. I I was going to actually um go ahead and nominate Miss Pimeintel. Oh, so let's Well, let's chat really quick. Yes. You want it? If if you're I'm always over on this side of town anyways once a week. So that's why I think it's just easier. Okay. You're not going to be baby. No, on Wednesdays. No, you're figuring giving you a break. No, on Wednesdays I always end up with stuff going on. So it it just works right away. Okay. Works in it. I will step back with that. Uh is there a motion to Nominate Miss Brenda Bartell. I'll move to nominate myself. Second. Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? Hi. Miss Pimentel, how
005do you vote? I chair votes I. Congratulations to our new clerk. You could scoot over next to me. I know you missed it. That here. Wait. You know that means I can get you a lot. He hates it over here in the corner. I know she does. But I like living on the edge. So it is a unique experience at the scene. All right, we'll move on in our agenda to the consent agenda items. Are there any comments on the consent agenda? Oh, sorry. I'm sorry. Are there any calls to the public this evening? No, there are none. There's no public. All right, moving on to consent agenda. Uh, is there any comments on the consent agenda items? With that, is there a motion to adopt the or approve the consent agenda? I move to
006approve the consent agenda. Second. Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? I. Miss Fmentel, how do you vote? I and chair votes I. Thank you. Moving on to item eight, reports andformational items. Senate bill 1437, mandatory reporting. Mr. Sagata Jones. Yes, President Martinez, members of the board, this is new for us where um school board members will be listed as mandatory reporters and must notify law enforcement of suspected abuse and ne neglect of a child. So, you will need to go through um the mandatory re um training. We do that through safe schools through our vector program. Um we have reached out to SBA to see if they have ever anything and they have not provided anything. So um Miss Valadz is working with vector to make sure we
007can give access and and make sure whatever is required of board members that will be what we have for our employees in in uh Vector. So Miss Valdez, do you want to any more comments on that? Good evening Mr. President, members of the board, Superintendent Sagata Jones, we've already spoken with Ve uh Vector to see if they have updated yet the new uh language, ruling language that is now needed. They are gathering it from other states. Soon as usually by June 30th, we've asked that it be done. So that way when we send it out to employees, we have the new language. And we're also getting clarification because part of it is reporting to the state board of education. And does that mean an employee, a board member is now the reporter to the state
008board of education or will that still be able to be like, oh, okay, we reported who's really going to be doing that reporting. So, we're getting clarification on that. So, come July one, we will have accurate information and Vector is aware of that. I I believe this was one of two different bills related to reporting. Um there was one where I I believe where you had to notify law enforcement immediately. And then I'll be honest, I already thought the school board members were already mandatory reporters. So, um look look forward to going through whatever training they can put together for us. Yep. Any questions from the board? No, I'm with you. I thought we already were as well. would have reported it anyway. Yeah, that I mean to me it seemed like a no-brainer. All
009right, moving on to our action items. 9A, the Glendel Success Academy alternate alternative school designation. Oh, sorry. There's usually a preamble before we get going. Um, I would like to move to establish Glendale Success Academy as a school site and alternative school and further authorize the superintendent or her design at their discretion to take any actions required to the Arizona Department of Education and any other related education agencies. Is there a second? Second. Miss Partell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? I. Miss Fmentel, how do you vote? I. And the chair votes I. Moving on to item 9B, the ASBA political agenda priorities. This is one that we uh kicked the can down the road two weeks ago. So, being such it is now back on the agenda. We're going
010to skip over the items because we're top five, right? I believe, Liz. All right. So, we're going to skip over the items where there was either nobody or um and we'll just kind of go to the ones where we only had like two or three on there. Um which it looks like it's going to start off with uh 1-2. Um provide consistent dedicated source of base funding that equips all Arizona public schools with adequate support to address the academic, social, and emotional needs of its students. So on so forth, so forth. Um, the big one on here is item 1-4 though is going to be fully fund full day kindergarten and include kindergarten students in the override calculation. And that seems to have uh three um both uh Miss Wilson, Miss Fmentel uh and as
011well as the GESD executive team included that as some of their priorities. Also, the 1-8 provide consistent, dedicated, and flexible sources of ongoing state capital funding to Arizona public schools to fully maintain and renew physical assets. It might be easier to work from the back here. Did you go through one one-2 yet? Yeah. Yeah, that was the first one. We kind of we just I'm just kind of going over the ones that we had have we had more than one person um signing on for. So 1-2 1-4 1-8. Um, one interesting thing that the executive team submitted that we did not that none none of our board members uh singled out was 1-6 the index district additional uh index district assist index district additional assistant funding for inflation. Uh, Mr. Sag Jones, is there someone
012on your team that can can uh speak to that? Yeah, we can speak to that. Mr. Bergen, do you want to take the lead? Uh, Mr. President, members of the board, Superintendent Sugetta Jones, the district additional assistance, as you might recall, is a newer term, newer in the last gosh, 10 years or so now. Um, and the idea was that the amount that was initially funded for what it's now called district additional assistance hadn't changed since the 1980s. Um and what it what happened over the last several years in the restoration piece of DAA was that there was um an increase for inflation. Uh but it didn't take you back from 20 30 years ago or whatever it might be. What occurred more recently is that that inflation factor um stopped or was removed and
013so it's not in perpetuity. So the request or proposal here would be to have it increased every year uh with the cost of living or whatever formula is decided but that it actually grows every year and that's the whole idea behind um the indexing the DAA. Okay. And I know that we've uh you've at your team has shared several instances in the past talking about exceptional student services for item like 1-11. Um do you have something to add for that? No, we just think that those are underfunded and and some of them are non-funded mandates and um as you know where we are with the budget, it's going to be extremely difficult when we have unfunded mandates that we're have to comply to. and ask another one about 2-1. Ensure local control and flexibility in
014managing funds and programs. Um, so I kind of I kind of went two ways on when looking through some of these um, policy suggestions for ASBA as to whether or not some of these are actually should actually be something ASBA focuses on or something that another out another organization might focus on. For example, like I don't know, ASBO or you know, ASP or one of the other organizations. So, I kind of kind of kind of tossed a couple ideas back and forth, which is why I I think I I chose not to do that one cuz I maybe No. Yeah. chose not to do that one. Um and maybe one of the other ones because I wanted me personally wanted ASBA to focus on things that specifically impacted board members um or some of the
015board member items. So that's just the ones I was looking at there. But um if you you have something you can you can say on two-1 for the the managing funds and programs. I think it's the same. You know, we just want to be able to have that flexibility knowing where we are with the budget deficit and um we think that's important for us to be able to do. Also looking at uh let's look at 2-8 opposed any 2-8 and 2-9 to me seems very similar the same. So I I would probably say those are those are almost the same thing and I think whenever that uh ASBA the that meeting happens for that I think maybe we should push to have those combined um as far as priorities are concerned but uh they're just
016maintaining local control without any interference from people that aren't local when it comes out. Is that something that we can submit as part of our suggestions that those two would actually be better listed as one? I I think we could probably ask them to to wrap up 28, 29, and 210 should be really just one item. It should be, you know, allow school boards to maintain local control and decisions that regarding their school districts in a nonpartisan way. Yeah. Yeah. Maybe we'll include that in our um And there I think there's some free form priorities we can submit as well. So we can include that as one of them to combine those. Okay. Uh let's take a look at section three. um reform ELL learner models that yeah that one kind of popped in my
017head as well especially since uh what happened a little bit earlier with Tom Horn and then that kind of got backed away a little bit and I don't know whether or not I I don't know if I would consider that a priority at this point. It's just something that's it's a it's a legal thing and I don't know if if ASBA even has much pull when it comes to stuff that's just going to wind up in the courts. That's just my thought. Well, you know, the climate at the state level, you just never know what they will try to put in and push through. Yeah. There's only one thing worse than the climate at the state level and that's the climate at the federal level. Y agreed. Um, also 3.7 3-7 opposed regulations, policies, and
018restrictions that overburden or unreasonably penalize educators and support staff as they educate and care for students. Um, I don't know if we've seen I I don't know if we've seen a whole lot of that yet. I think that was just one of the things that we just want to protect our staff so that they aren't held, you know, personally liable for anything that happens within the classroom as long as it doesn't, you know, not not as a result of negligence or things like that. No, my opinion on that one is it's more of a, you know, a pseudo witch hunt. Yeah. And unfortunately, all it takes is the accusation to start the ball rolling and that's not right. And we've seen it happen in other districts. Although now since they're not allowed to have cell
019phones in classrooms, I don't I don't know if that's as big as an issue as it used to be anymore, right? No cell phones to classrooms. And we'll be bringing that policy what that means. Yep. Um and then 4-2, repeal any program that gives funds for public for private school voucher for private schools vouchers and private school subsidies and prevent any future expansion. Um, I the only reason I chose 4.4-3 over 4-2 is I believe that train has already left the station and it's never coming back. There's always going to be some private school. There's always going to be a voucher and there will always be taxpayer money. There was there was before. There's just now a a larger larger push for it. Um, so my thought was go at, you know, 4-3 and require
020um, audits for all institutions that accept public funds. I just say, you know, repeal the program, period. I say just repeal it and get rid of it. I mean, it's just, you know, yeah, it's really I ideally I mean, we've the the state people in the state voted several times to not do expand ESA vouchers. And then the legislature turned around and shoved it through anyways. And now they're trying to do it again with the prop 123 expansion someday. Huh. Yeah. It's just the pessimist in me says that's that's a box that you're never going to be able to close again. You can't stop trying. Yeah. Well, if we're going to 41, 42, and 43 are all so closely related that if we can't repeal it, at least we can require the transparency and audits.
021or we advocate that all those entities that get those um alternative ways of obtaining tax dollars have to play by the same rules that we do. And I guess bet you they'd stop in a hurry. Agreed. I did see an interesting article on my way here. While I was at a stoplight, I just like to put that out there. why I was at a stoplight. I did see interesting article where the headline was something along the lines we don't need teach they they're reducing the need for teachers because now they're using AI and I'm like that is the worst excuse for not having teachers that I've ever heard. Um yeah so yeah um so maybe maybe we do talk about uh combining 4 one two and three. Yes. And then go to 7-2 fully fund
022individuals with disabilities education act. So I believe this is this is probably I know um that kind of funding is uh a big deal for us. So fully fund individ Yeah, fully funded individual with disabilities with education act. Um do we have any update from Mike on that? We we just know the same. I mean, we're going to get our allocation, but what we know is we can't find special education teachers or and so we're contracting services out and then outside placements, you know, and just to hire, you know, our OT's and speech pathologists and psyches and we know there's a shortage we took early in the year, you know, to increase that um amount, that stipen amount. We're still don't have our classrooms covered for those. So um and that's our biggest um cost
023you know is um for children with special needs and they need to be serviced but they also need to be adequately funded at the state level than the federal level and that that hasn't happened. Um if children require services because of disabilities and we believe the state has an obligation to provide the funding for that and so we will continue to fight for that. So that kind of goes hand inhand with 1-11 um increase funding for exemp services based on cost just just a funding issue um which we seem to be getting we it seems to be a lot more prevalent than what it used to be. All right. So let's review here really quick. So we have a um motion if we want to combine Can I interrupt for a second? What? I don't
024I I suggested a verbiage for the last one. For the priorities though, you can't combine them. That's a discussion you would have with ASBA. You'll have to choose five as they're listed, as they're identified. Yeah. As their proposed items. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Oh, okay. You propose priorities. No. Right. Five priorities. Five of the ones. And then we can propose a new one. Okay. And there's on the the information we send over what the priorities that's where the proposed is as well, right? Yeah. Okay. So, you're proposing you said 41, two, three, and four combined. We have to pick one if if we do. Yes. So, we would just need to come up with verbiage to combine those three 41 42 43 as well as 28 2910. Well, the ones, right? Can I
025make a suggestion? Because the ones in section one, the reason I I proposed a suggestion one was to advocate for all funding formulas to be calculated at current day pricing because to me it it kind of encompasses that whether it's transportation, special ed, construction, you know, the reality is we are decades behind in our funding level formulas and you know to try to because that we're if we win an increase in funding in one area, everybody gets excited, but we're still behind the eight-ball no matter what. And we just we need the state and the federal government to actually fund for the true cause. Yeah. But now that I look back on the um the fully funding individuals with disabilities education act, I that is really important, I think, and it's important to, you know,
026really uh highlight that and and not put it in with anything else. I think it needs to stand alone. Okay. So, let's do this. Let's start picking the ones that we know we want to have priorities and then we'll talk about the proposed one. We'll talk about the proposed ones um at the end kind of separately. Um so, let's I I think I think we have a lot of agreement on 7-2 the fully fund individuals with the disabilities education act. Yes. Okay. So, I'll include 7-2. Let's talk about I think 1-4 is important. 1-4. Yes, I believe. Um 1-11 is very similar to to 11 to um 7-2. Do we want to include that? I mean, we we have some we have some wiggle room because we've kind of combined six of them into two
027proposed or one-42. We need three more priorities. You want to add one one- which one? 1-6. Ah, yes, that was the other one. 1-6 1-4 7-2 um 4-2. Yeah, the the four the items under section four, we're going to combine into a proposed Okay. priority. So 721416. Um what about 18? That was myself and Maryanne or one dash two. One. I like one two. Yeah. We just have the whole section one. Everything under one. Everything comes down to funding, right? Yeah. One-2 I I think accomplishes all of our wildest hopes and dreams. So, we're down to four. We just need one more. I got four. 1612 not 18. No, not yet. Uh, of the other ones that had multiple people sign on, I would probably rank them at a lower priority than either 1 18
028or 11. There's also 37 and 33. What do you guys think? So, question before we answer that 2829210. We're also going to combine those. Yes, that's correct. I' I'd say it would be a toss up between 33 and um 18. Yeah. Like where do you draw the line there? Brenda, what do you think? Well, I'm I'm thinking my recommendation kind of covered all of them in the the first section, so you wouldn't have to Well, your proposed recommendation do what? your proposed recommendation just be because it does it covers it covers all those areas. All right, Monica, how about you be our tiebreaker between 18 and 33? Yeah, I I I'm leaning towards 33. We need to make sure that we can get the instruction out there um in the way that we can best
029benefit our students. I'm okay with that. Let's talk about our proposed items. No, okay. All right. So, we can we can have them just combine 2829 210 for us as a proposed 414243 for us as a proposed. So, let's go back to 81. Brenda's suggestion here. I I don't know if current day pricing is the right way to word that unless it was true cost and I'm having a I'm having a little because because my thought process is we're our for funding formulas how far how many decades ago are we based on for the most part we're not we're definitely not in the the the century I don't think on anything really. Uh Mr. Mr. President, members of the board, I think in the end it depends which funding formula you're talking about. However, perhaps
030the other question that you might want to discuss is in the end we're still ranked in the 48th, you know, throughout the country. Perhaps that's part of the conversation is the true cost of educating a child um is perhaps the conversation that you might want to have. Yeah. Well, that that you probably just corrected because I know what I'm thinking and I know that anything that we do, we're not being funded at the the true level that it costs to do it. And imagine what we could do if we were truly funded. But I don't I don't really think that says so much more than like for example items one two um that provides quote adequate support uh and then uh provide funding for space and consistent and dedicated ongoing resources and funding. I I
031think section one says your proposed version, but it splits it out into very specifics because that that's kind of that I think that's kind of the what ASBA was trying to get. What specific things did they need to look for? I mean it's easy to throw out what's our goal is just well increase in increase school funding well what specifically so you know we increase funding for school buses or transportation now so well we we've accomplished that goal it's like no we want to also increase funding for this and we want to increase funding for this so it needs to at that level I believe it needs to be very specific uh as to what you want to accomplish so that you have to you have a way at the end of the day to
032determine whether or not you accomplish that goal or your that priority Uh, so I like the way that that one that that the whole section one when it talks about funding and being able to to get adequate and and use those resources that are available or make them available. Um, at least at the end of the year, we're able to say, well, which ones did we hit? As opposed to a general all funding all the time type thing. So I I think that's that's where that that that's where my thought is. No. Well, and and I get it. I mean, because it does it encompasses everything in that section. It's just I'm tired of watching, you know, education being a divide and conquer battle, even if the players don't realize they're part of it because
033we get all excited when one area does get funding, even though we know how many other areas are still sacrificed for it. And and it's like until we can get that narrative changed, you know, at the state and the federal level, I I don't know when it ever will. Right. Right. So, and at this point with ASBA and their kind of issues, I they will figure that out either. I I will stay in my lane with that. Okay. Um, so would you be okay to leave 81 81 out? I would. Okay. As you know, we just have to advocate and Okay. So, and we can then those are discussions that we can always have as part of our the delegate assembly over ASBA as well. That that is an ideal time to make sure that
034our voices are heard there and we'll have our delegate kind of make the point there. That's always fun. Okay, so let me recap here. So we have our five priorities is 1-2 1-4 1-6 3-3 7-2 with two two proposed priorities combining 28 29 210 41 4243 that's what I have. Yes. Yep. Yep. Does that sound good? All right. With that, is there a motion to approve those priorities? I move to approve the ASBA priorities as stated previously by President Martinez. Is there a second? Second. Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? I. Miss Pimementel, how do you vote? I. And chair votes I. Thank you. Moving on to action item 9 C review first reading of revised policy manual section B schoolboard governance and operations. Mr. Sagata Jones, you
035there's a lot of policies. Yes, President Martinez, members of the board, we have several of those to go through all related to um governing boards. So, let's go ahead and look at those policies. I'm going to mine isn't on there. There it disappeared again. There we go. Okay, I'm going to go off my hard copy too as well though because that's what I have. So, if you look at BA schoolboard operational goals, um we didn't make you can see the proposed and we didn't make any changes to that or recommend that any changes be made there except for what's presented before you. Um, B AAA, we had no concerns with the verbiage change there. And B A E or B AE, we had no concerns with that. BB school board legal status and we didn't
036have concerns with that or BB and then BBBA board powers and responsibilities. We didn't have concerns with those items as they presented the changes and then we get to where am I at now? BB. I meant BB A E and that was an addition for us. That's a new document, right? Yeah, they moved that. Yeah. And then I'm at [Music] BBA board member of authority and responsibilities which was [Music] removed. We decline that. And then we go to BBBA board member qualifications. Let me make sure That was no concerns on that. And then BBB board member oath of offices was [Music] removed on both of those. An expired term fulfillment was removed. BCA is board member ethics. We had no concerns with those. Board member conflict of interest on BCB. We didn't have any concerns.
037And then BCB board member conflict of interest, there was no changes. Board organization meeting and board president duties on BDA were no concerns. and then BDDB board officers was removed. And on BDD superintendent relationships and superintendent responsibilities on BDD, those things are we had no concerns with those changes, minimal changes. And then board committees, it's new language. We didn't have concerns with that. advisory committees was removed. As you can see, we agreed school attorney BDG. They added some language wasn't concerning to us on BDH board consultants. There are no changes. be school board [Music] meetings. They removed some things. We did not have concerns on that. We declined one BEA and BECB we declined. be removed and then beed meeting procedures. We didn't have concerns. V A notification of board [Music] meetings and then BEB
038agendas we kept as ours. BEBA that one was removed. BEDC quorum removed. BED rules and order removed. BEDF voting method removed minutes removed. Regulation for minutes removed. And then BEDH public participation new media services at board meetings. We don't have concerns with that. Schoolboard policy process were no changes. BGB policy repeal, we had no problems with that. Policy adoption, revision, and repeal for new location. Trying to read them off mine. BEGDB board review of regulations, BGE manual policy manual and policy manual regulations are fine. We remove the suspension and report policy. Board communications are fine. Board communications with the public is removed and board members development of opportunities removed as well as that regulation. The BIBA for conferences, conventions and workshops we have no problem with. And the BIB regulation for that is a new
039location is added and B compensation no changes. BIE board member insurance liability no pay changes. BJ school board legislative program no concerns. BK BKA liaison with board associations with no changes or no concerns or removed I'm sorry that one is removed but we did add I didn't indicate which one we added the 15 minutes to for the quorum right let me go back to that one that's the one we made a change on for quorum I skipped over minutes. Why can't I see that one? Yeah, here it is. My sticky's over it. So, on BA Yeah, BBA. Wait a minute. my stickies on the BA. That one we already did. BBA BDA BB boy A and then it's asking how long we would wait for a quorum and the proposed is 15 minutes present within
040quorum and vacancies in the event that a quorum. So I can just read the whole thing so you see it. A quorum consisting of majority of the board members shall be necessary to conduct any business. In the event that a quorum is not present within 15 minutes of the time scheduled, the meeting may be cancelled. Another meeting scheduled with due and proper notice as prescribed by policy and law. The proposed was language we put in was 15 minutes. You can um discuss that if you want to change that time amount. I don't know about anybody else, but I'm good with that since a quorum of us live on the other side of the train tracks. Yes, that's kind of like that that was the concern. Give 15 minutes because of you're just waiting. Yeah. And
041it kind of reminds you like back when they teach you in college like if your teacher doesn't show up within 15 minutes, you get to go, right? That That's what I was thinking of. I think 15 minutes is good. It's respectful of everyone else's time as well. Absolutely. Okay. Uh did we make them through them all? Okay. Any questions or comments on the Schloo policies? I it this is it's a 100page document. This is just the first reading. So 98 I'm rounding up because we're getting rid of pennies now. So, I'm getting rid of ones from my life. Um, so we'll go through the we'll we'll, you know, this is the first reading. Um, if you have concerns, if you have more time to kind of like sit down and and really digest it now
042that we've kind of gone through it and some of the changes are pointed out. Um, we'll come back and bring that up during second reading if need be. But, uh, with that, is there a motion to approve the first reading of the policy changes? I will move to approve the first reading of the policy manual section B as presented. Second. Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? I. Miss Fmentel, how do you vote? I. And chair votes I. All right, moving on to item 10A, future meetings and agenda items. Uh, Miss Sagetta Jones, what's coming up? Yes, President Martinez, members of the board. Um June 12th is where we had scheduled for the study session, but unfortunately um our demographer has another commitment. So we'd like to move that
043to June 26th. And then on June 12th, there are items there listed, but they um really are just consent items. And so um we would ask that we do a telephonic if we think as time comes if we need to do it in person we can we can consider that but we believe we can do that um telephonically. The principal and teacher evaluation ratings that is a presentation but that's not timesensitive and it can go to the June 26 meeting. Okay that sounds good to me. I'm okay with a phone call on June 12th. If nothing else time critical shows up. Um we'll make that we'll make that call when we get that agenda finalized. Um are we traveling in two weeks for ASBA? Yes, some of us we are traveling I believe. Um board
044member Bartell's board member Wilson myself. Yourself. Myself. Miss Powell is traveling. Yes. Monica will be chilling up in uh Sedona apparently or something. I will be next door, but I will not be at ASBA. We'll be cooler than you. You probably will. I'll be in a vortex. Go out there with your healing crystals. All right, moving on to the summary of current events, Miss Sagata Jones. Oh, yes. You know, happy last day of school. It's been an incredible school year, and we do have just a quick little video we want to show you of the things that happened uh this week. [Music] Yes. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Caroline I'm back. [Music] [Applause] [Music] on the bus, jump. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] So the promotions I think we all um the way they're scheduled
045we you know we're always working around the high school graduations so we all didn't get to see each other but the ones that I attended um the comment I was making to board member um President Martinez was there's just it was nice to feel the energy in the room but really what we I was most impressed with he and I talked about were that students cheering on their their peers and they were so happy and excited for their peers and it was nice to see that and um I think the celebrations were great and um we wish our eighth graders the best. The little kinders uh they were excited as well and uh our preschool students as well. So congratulations to another incredible year. My honor to serve as your superintendent. I could not do
046it without your support and a great thank you to all of our teachers who work so hard every day. our administrators who work as hard, our support staff, everybody, the governing board, um the time and commitment that you give to this district. And we're excited. Uh we are kicking off um the best of Glendale voting. I'll get all of those on Instagram this evening. And we really look forward to being again the number one school district in Glendale six years in a row. So, thank you again for your commitment to this community. All right. Thank you. It's been a busy week. Um, we'll start down on the end with our new board clerk, Miss Bartell's, returning clerk. So, um, I just want to congratulate everybody because I was out of the state for a week.
047Um, for our marvels recipients as well as our retirees, I wish them all the best. Um, it was amazing to watch a musical performance. Um, we have some serious singing ability in our school district and it was impressive to watch that uh, Beetlejuice performance. Um, congratulations to every one of our students whether you are promoting from preschool into kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, first grade into eighth grade, you know, all those grades in between. that you know our our eighth graders now freshmen, you know, you may not be in our hallways anymore, but you will always be in our hearts and we are so very proud of you. Good luck, Miss Wilson. Yes, a big congratulations to all our eighth graders. Um, the promotion ceremonies that I was at, I would just have to say that
048the those eighth grade students were so well composed. Um they just like you said they cheered for each other and and I think it was just reflective of the culture that our uh schools have created. So big kudos to the principles and the teachers who have created that and who helped to put the uh eighth graders push them through I should say. Um all welldeserving. Um I hope they all do well in high school. I'm sure they will especially if they came from GESD. And uh don't forget to vote. Um we are the best. So, just make it happen. I would I would just like to clarify. Vote for best of Glendale, not vote in any upcoming election. Like, wait a second, Monica. Miss Pimentel, I I there's a theme. And so, I want to
049congratulate the which was hard to hear, high school class of 2029. Um, wow. Uh, and I agree. The the eighth graders that I saw were so especially yesterday, they looked at our hand, shook our hand, and looked us straight in the eye and said thank you. And every single student did that. And there was a very big effort. So, um, not only thank you to those students and their families, but the teachers and the aids and administration, everybody put so much time into helping getting those students there. And while I was at Desert Spirit, I think at least a third of the students stood up when they said, "Who's been here since kindergarten?" And what what an amazing community. And I like the way that Principal Karivo said, "You chose to be here and stay
050here with us." And and how heartwarming is that? So, good luck to the students. Enjoy your summer. Freshman year is going to be so much fun and so scary at the same time, but they'll all make it through. We did, too. Um, and that's all I have. Enjoy your summer, y'all. Doing promotion ceremonies is easily the coolest part about being a board member. And this was the only time that I could remember where we act we were actually able to attend all of the promotion ceremonies this year. They were staggered in such a way and we all had the time available. We were able to have a board member representing at every single at every single uh promotion ceremony, which is awesome. So, thank you ladies for being a big part of that. Um, thank
051you to the schools. I know sometimes scheduling is outside your realm of possibilities, but time this this just kind of lined up for us. So, that was kind of cool to watch. Um, there was something neat about every single one we went to. I know I went to a couple where they said, "This is the first time I've ever done a promotion ceremony." You know, they were they're nervous like, "How if I mess it up?" And I'm like, "Listen, if you mess it up, nobody will know but you. Just keep on going and everyone will just think that that's the way it works." you know, you see the the the school spirit that I saw uh when when American when Glendel American did theirs in the in gymnasium over at Glendel Union just rocked that
052whole gym like it was incredibly loud in there and um seeing like the the military precision that Discovery pulls off when they do their promotions. Um seeing Desert Spirit just just putting in the time and making sure the kids have an amazing experience. Thank you for everyone. Also, thank you to all the color guards and the help from the Glendel Union High School District um that came out and helped. It was really cool to see the the uh the um presentation of colors um seeing some of the kids get to walk through the outstretched swords and things like that. So, that was really cool. That was a great experience for everybody to have. So, um it was a great time. Thanks for everybody involved. Thanks to the admin staff. I saw a lot of you
053guys out there. It was good to chat and catch up and the the the feeling and the vibe was just this is it. This is this is the last day for for a lot of these kids for for for us. So, uh just enjoy in the moment and live in the moment. So, with that, is there a motion to adjurnn and go live in the moment somewhere else? I make the motion to adjurnn. There's a second. I'll second. All those in favor? Hi. I have a great