001foreign hey buddy thank you uh apparently um oh all right sit down great welcome everybody uh to uh this special meeting april 28 of the columbia board of education like to call this meeting to order could you do a roll call home for me please kim a roll call for me karen anderson here tammy hi here donald here greg meyer here here right now here this is like to welcome our our visitors this evening and those watching at home on to item three a public comments correspondence i don't believe we have any public comments do we kim no okay and i believe there's no correspondence at this time so on to item four we're going to approve the minutes for the regular board meeting on april 15 2021. is there any questions or comments from
002the board on that seeing none i'd entertain a motion to approve the minutes from the regular board meeting of april 15 2021 so motion by john long on the second bye second by karen anderson roll call vote from the police kim karen yes yes yes greg meyer yes yes all right yes motion carries on to item five um tonight's special board meeting is uh uh we have a few folks three folks that are that are leaving us and we will be be seating the new board members shortly so in recognition of the retiring board members where do we want to do this kim right over here aaron ray and the rest of the board would like to uh thank you for your years of service uh for john long 2017 to 2021 really appreciate what
003we've done thanks again for the board and for the school speech what's that do you have [Laughter] greg o'connor thank you very much for what you've done here in the board and for our school from 2013 to 2021 [Applause] karen anderson for those of you don't know karen has been on the board for 20 years from 2001 to 2021 and a lot of history is leaving walking out this door tonight but i really do appreciate what you've done for us and the students and this is for you as as well for 20 years of service oh gee well thank you so some of those schools so renovated new renovated there you go um i don't usually prepare speeches for the board meetings because i've always believed that it was necessary to listen and get all
004views presented to find objective solutions but tonight is different and i just wanted to thank a few people and didn't want to forget those that i had on my list having served 20 years i've served with 21 other board members when elected in 2001 i had some great mentors who demonstrated some of the highest performance of boardsmanship thanks to goes to mike lawler sam habermill dale heffinger and ron long hans who was also elected at the same time with myself and bill phelps we all understand that we had to work as a team with the administration and the importance of hiring administrators who are experts in the education field i'm proud to have had the pleasure of working with several administrators that had nothing but the best interest of the school district staff and students
005first we went through years of high funding and low funding a fire a new middle school a rehab of the old unit building new turf field plus several additions the baseball and softball field upgrades plus many others we added staff to meet the needs of our children and have created new programs and courses no no board is successful without recognizing the recommendations and expertise of their administrators so i want to say thank you to these administrators that i've served with for a period of time that have been i really feel been loyal to our district uh brian reeves back there you're the principal that i've worked with the longest i think you've been around here most of the time there was beth horner courtney costelli jean goacher jack turner ed settles chris grody and the
006longest superintendent that i served with is gina sega biano i want to thank all of the staff i certainly respect and admire the work you do whether in the classroom cafeteria arts technology gym hallways buses or on the grounds you've been entrusted with our most precious resource our students to develop and help them make positive choices leading to a successful career and life parents thank you for taking an active interest in the district and your children's success and accomplishments there may be some situations that can be stressful but in the end know that the staff and administration of the school district are here to support you and your child i'm proud that my children had the opportunity to attend columbia schools i promised my family in 2017 that this would be my last term i
007guess i really didn't make that clear to the public because i was questioned by a new board member how long a person can could serve i was impressed with at the last iasb convention a member that was introduced with 50 years of service i'm going to miss all the fun events like award ceremonies and graduations these are the highlights of the year recognizing the accomplishments of a successful school career i'm also going to miss all of those fun sessions of negotiating contracts they were long stressful times but i really appreciated the opportunity to get to know and get a better understanding of some of our staff and their needs thanks to all those who negotiated to the new board members i wish you much success take advantage of all the training opportunities available to you
008meet with the southwestern district schools one of the hardest things you'll encounter is looking at each situation from your own perspective your friends and family members and those who will let you know what they believe you should do one more line however do not forget those in our community who may not have a voice may not have the same level of resources or may not have the necessary family support their needs are important also i want to say thank you to scott middle camp for his dedication as president and thanks to the other outgoing board members john long and greg o'connor for your service thank you karen thank you [Applause] so before the board members get up and leave we have one last thing for you to do and the next item on the agenda
009is to uh seat the new board members and the first item on that is to approve the abstract the vote certified by the county clerk so i'd entertain a motion to approve the abstracts of votes certified by the county clerk for greg meyer 1423 adam hemkin 1373 andrew corey 1750 and tyson search 1502 looking for a motion so move motion by karen anderson second bye i'll second second by john long roll call vote for me please kim yes yes right yes yes thank you very much and now we work we will administer the oath of office to those new board members are they newly elected there you go thank you so we're going to administer the use of officers [Laughter] let's just start i i state your name do solemnly swear or affirm that i
010will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the board of education of columbia community unit school district number four in accordance with the constitution of the united states the constitution of the state of illinois and the laws of the state of illinois to the best of my ability of office of the member of the board of education alumni community union school district number four in accordance with the constitution of the united states of illinois i further swear or affirm that i shall respect taxpayer interest by serving as a faithful protector of the school district assets by serving as the faithful protector of the school district's assets i shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board while respecting
011the privacy of students and employees respecting the privacy of students and employees i shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority as an individual and that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board shall meeting that a board member has no legal authority as an individual and this is a distinctly made from the majority vote at the public meeting i shall abide by majority decisions of the board while retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels i shall abide by the majority decisions of the board of any right to seek changes in such decisions as part of the board of education i shall accept the responsibility for my role in the equitable and quality education of every student in the school district
012i shall accept the responsibility for playing a role in the medical role and quality education of every student and in the school district i shall foster with the board extensive participation in the community formulate goals define outcomes and set the course for columbia community unit school district number four i shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community formulate goals define outcomes and set up the course for the columbia communities from the reform i shall assist in establishing a structure and an environment designed to ensure all students have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational to ensure framework students have the opportunity to determine their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework i shall strive to ensure continuous assessment of student achievement and all conditions affecting the education of our
013children in compliance with state law and all conditions affecting the education of our children in compliance with the same lab i shall serve as an education's key advocate on behalf of students in our community school to advance the vision for community columbia community unit school district number four and i shall strive to work together with the district superintendent to lead the school district toward fulfilling the vision of the board has created fostering excellence for every student in the areas of academic skills knowledge citizenship and personal to lead the school development toward fulfilling the division of the board has created fostering excellence foreign areas of academic skills knowledge citizenship and personal development great welcome to the board [Applause] i hope you all would just grab a seat and we will continue andre gets the hot seat
014already all right on to item seven organize the board of education and elect officers this will be for a two-year term every two years when we have elections we go ahead and re-elect or elect board president board vice president board secretary and then the last item on the agenda for that is establishing meeting dates so the first item on that is to appoint someone as president pro town i make a motion approved to nominate scott middle camp to serve as president approacher we have a motion to appoint scott middle camp as president pro tem do i have a second to that motion i'll second the motion okay motion by greg meyer second by tammy hines we'll call vote for me please kim i don't have it yes yes yes yes scott middle camp yes lisa
015schumacher yes tyson search great motion carries on to item b elect the board president nominations are now open for president of the board of education i would like to nominate greg meyer mr president nomination for greg meyer any more nominations for board president do i have a second for that nomination i'll second nomination for greg meyer by tammy hines second by lisa schumacher are there any other nominations so the motion is to elect greg meyer as board president hearing no further nominations i will entertain a motion to close the nominations i'll make the motion motion to close the nominations by tammy hines second bye second by adam hemkin i need a roll call vote on that right so roll call vote please tammy hi yes andrea corey yes greg meyer yes scott middle camp yes
016lisa schumacher yes tyson search yes adam hempkin yes motion carries greg meyer you are the new board president on to um does he take over here do i just finish out thank you okay on to item c elect the board vice president i'd entertain our entertaining nominations our nominations are now open for the vice president of the board of education any nominations for the vice president i'll nominate lisa schumacher i'll second that are there any other nominations so motion was made for lisa schumacher by tammy hines a second by andrea cory hearing for no further nominations i will entertain a motion to close the nominations so move motion by greg meyer to close his nomination second bye second by tyson search roll call vote for me please kim andrew yes greg meyer scott middleton yes
017lisa schumacher yes tyson search yes adam hemkin yes tammy yes okay motion carried uh lisa schumacher is the vice president on to item d elect the board secretary i'd open nominations for the board secretary i make a motion i nominate tammy hines for the board secretary and she did it to me so motion by greg meyer for tammy hines a second by andrea cory are there any other nominations hearing no for no nominations i will entertain a motion to close the nominations motion by lisa schumacher second bye i'll second second by tammy hines wrote call vote for me please kim greg meyer yep scott middle camp yes lisa schumacher yes tyson search yes adam humpkin yes tammy hines yes andrea yes motion carry so congratulations new board president greg meyer vice president lucia schumacher and
018secretary tammy hines so the last item on the agenda before adjournment is established meeting dates times and locations you want to go ahead and do that or yeah it's um customary that the meetings have occurred on the third thursday of each month starting at seven o'clock that would be the recommendation that we keep that going any questions okay i'd entertain a motion to establish a meeting dates times and locations as are except the meeting dates times and locations as presented motion by lisa schumacher second bye i'll second second by andrea cory roll call vote for me please kim scott middle camp yes lisa schumacher yes tyson search yes adam humpkin yes tammy hi andrea cory yes greg meyer yes great motion carries on to the last time on the agenda adjournment i'd entertain a motion
019to adjourn actually before we get to that i would like to take the time to thank scott for his service as president of the board of education you know when we had a pretty contentious election a couple years back people might remember and scott and i were kind of on opposite sides inadvertently and uh we had i think got to work well with everybody and he'll set a great example for the board and uh i've come to admire scott for everything he's done and and your leadership so i want to thank you thank you greg i appreciate that so it was very nice that the divided board could actually come together and work together and i think we've done a great job in doing that and i think that's going to continue with this new
020board as well so i agree thank you on to the last item adjournment who would like to make a motion to adjourn motion by tyson search second bye i'll second second by adam hankin roll call vote for me please kim is this jamaica yes tyson search yes adam pumpkin yes yes yes frank meyer yes yes motion carries we are adjourned [Music] [Applause] [Music] congratulations [Music] my [Music] you