001foreign okay so you guys know we're live I have to test the microphones and I'll let you know when it's muted foreign okay here we go last board meeting of the 22-23 Year mic number one check mic number two check check um super mic number three one two one two three check check s president Mike number four or one two three four my number five which never gets used in like number five check check one two and the community might number six for three people one two three check check one two three and lastly the podium mic that no one ever gets close enough to Cody and Mike one two three four trust who do you trust yeah you're amazing thanks for the giggle it's nice to have an audience yeah thank you [Music] thank
002you one yeah um [Music] um thank you yeah [Music] foreign [Music] thank you okay [Music] thank you outfit [Music] oh yeah [Music] conversations our district clerk Dr Brian Graham superintendent National dryer freshman Sue Marston vice president is excuse Joy lamarco trustee Danielle Bruno trustee my Gloria assistant superintendent of curriculum staff development and Human Resources Cheryl Cardone assistant superintendent of pupil Personnel Services and Dr Ruby Harris assistant superintendent for school business and finance um if you could silence your cell phones please that would be greatly appreciated and just note that the emergency exits are directly behind me and directly in front of me if I can have an approval for the agenda for this evening June 20th please and a second all in favor aye any objections any extensions motion Carriage six zero if I could
003have an approval for the minutes from June 5th please or in a motion to approve the minutes we just said in the second all in favor aye any objections any abstentions motion Carriage six zero we have some student ambassadors for us this evening first from the high school if we could have Elizabeth Carpenter come up and give us a report on the goings on at the high school okay A lot has been going on in the high school for the past month especially for the seniors on June 9th we had a class day it was a lot of fun getting to see pictures and videos of our class and over the years and to see their attacks and gowns um the part of graduates was an amazing experience walking through our old schools and seeing
004former teachers um thank you again to all the community members and organizations that donate those scholarships to the senior class the next day we have our prom and post prom events everyone had a great time at prom taking pictures of friends and dancing post prom was also a ton of fun with Casino style games balloon animals snacks and drinks and a hit with his show there were also surprises to be bought and won throughout the night thank you so much to all the parents teachers and community members who donated their time and money to postpon it takes a lot of resources and effort to make something like that happen and those efforts don't go unnoticed we really are grateful to every single person you made that night possible um the orchestra chorus went Ensemble on
005concert band had their last concerts of the year in the past few weeks as a Bittersweet moment for us as seniors because although it was great to look back on our time in the music department over the years and play alongside our friend zone last time it was also sad to say goodbye to for the most of us more than eight years of making music together um since classes ended last week there's just been Regents exams going on in the high school we went Ensemble also be practicing sometime this week for graduation which is coming up this Sunday June 25th the year has gone by fast and the past 12 years have too thank you to the Board of Education Dr Graham and all the teachers and administration administrators for everything that they've done for
006us the past decade and for what you continue to do for the students in the Grand Island School District thank you well thank you next we have some good news we have Mrs Ernst here to talk about the Grand Island High School Mastermind hi um bathrooms is the trivia team I'm actually going to let them talk because they're the one that did all the work but before I do it before I hand it over to Logan Fox who's a captain I want to say something because I know he won't um he has been in a few of our team for the last few years this year he was in beauty of the league the high scorer of the league the MVP in the Regional playoffs and also made the All-State team so like where they
007just pick people from the different teams who are the best players so we think that very and I know he won't tell about his old stuff so I'm going to pass it over to him and let him tell you about the team believe that you have glowing introduction uh so my name is Logan and I'm here to tell you about RC launch here um for the first time in our history we went undefeated 12-0 um and we won the regional tournament here and this is the second time in our history that we've ever been in space and those States didn't go our way which was an incredibly successful and incredible season for all of us and I want to recognize our my teammates here Nathaniel Cohen baranchellick Elizabeth Carpenter uh athlete and Grace Carpenter be
008here today but uh most importantly I want to recognize our coach this is Ernest for uh keeping us together from being too rambunctious during practices and preparing us every week for uh competition and just pouring many many hours into making us Logan could you just give the board and the community just just a quick overview of what someone might experience that they attended in The Mastermind so there are two halves per uh and there are eight questions per half and um just whoever buzzes first and they're reading a question um points of questions and then there are uh bonus questions uh for the team that gets it right um that each award 10 points each if you get the um the original question maybe 10 points what are some of the genres associated with the
009Nationals we have pretty much everything art music history contemporary issues a lot of Opera who is it who is great at the Opera but they're incredibly well-rounded team and without each of our contributions and areas of expertise we would not be able to do as well as we did this year this year adjudicated by someone from everyone um it's a separate the division now they used to go through BOCES I think they might still be with Orleans BOCES but it is through them that they run the whole tournament it's it's um private and public yeah yeah hey how's the JV Squad are you ready to take over yeah yeah we're definitely hoping to recruit new people from for next year because we're all graduating except for grade so that's awesome [Music] okay [Music] jump in
010all right get ready what a great group s um [Music] thanks so if anybody remembers Cheryl Friday when I first started um thank you in the Personnel Department Cheryl Friday every single year would say can we please participate in the Saba program and for years I would call every year and they would be completely schools whatsoever then covet hit and Colbert band opened up some of those spots we put it out to the teachers Melissa vesselbeck decided that she'd bring her group this year and then we also have another classroom at Hillsboro Patricia lines and for students as well so I want to thank Melissa I want to thank Jen wood I'd also like to thank Tammy Cerise who also was a adult that went to the program along with bretman and Brett can't be
011with us today because he had a baby boy this weekend [Music] um so I'd like to turn it over to Melissa and she would be able to play Such Stars tonight all my students went um ice skating every Wednesday we started in October and we finished around March and we started just learning how to put our ice skates on how to put our helmets on how to get our gloves on which could be challenging and the first week we had a couple kids that went on the ice for about two minutes and came off and the director said it's all right we'll get there it's okay and they really work together as a team by the end half of the class was no longer using Walkers my entire class were the oldest group there and
012they were support systems and role models to the other school that was there and it was really impressive to see all the kids in our class really become leaders it was something that none of my students have ever done before and really were able to shine so I'd like to call off oh okay so um unfortunately Dexter's not here but Mason Donahue's here so come on down Mason no Arizona also participated and did a wonderful job Joshua golden is here come on over Joshua Braden Braden was also part of our program Rowan ostapuke is here come on down Rowan Alex Schaumburg I'll give you a minute Alex it's okay you can always stand there too okay and Parker Young Hunter was part of our program and Chloe Serafini these kids were did an amazing job
013and by the end of it they performed to music they had ice skating shirts and they were able to do an entire ice skating routine we are very proud of all of you and I'd like to thank my parents for coming and supporting us I had this crazy idea at open house I said what do you think if we all go ice skating and no one even thought a second about if they said absolutely we want to do this so it was really great to have all the parents behind our classroom and really supporting this so great job everyone if any of the students wanted to say a couple words about their experience that you're more than welcome to use the microphone it's okay if you don't know but does anybody it has been great
014ice skating would you like to go back next year so yeah [Music] Dr Graham oh yeah I'm outside skiing yeah there's a great group oh I love the shades um all right you're ready three two one over to Mr Austin and I also take your picture of any parents who want to step up and get a picture please do [Music] foreign [Music] so that brings us to curriculum and instructions so Personnel instructional then if I could have a motion to approve instructional Personnel Pi one through he has four and a motion to approve pi3 with removal of the Fall coach Michelle [Music] yeah that's just that's just for indoor track adventure okay so if I could have a motion to approve pr1 through pi4 with your name in the second okay all in favor I
015any objections any extensions motion carried six zero I think we have some contraption Mr Fitzpatrick is ready [Music] so Board of Education I am very pleased to introduce Dr Mark Hughes Dr Hughes completed a long-term substitute teaching position in our high school this year some qualities that we identified early on is his authenticity as he really knows his students very well he's skillfully communicates the fundamentals and has a passion for Learning and Improvement and he also has a high degree of patience when it comes to instructing music he's a graduate of Grand Island High School Fredonia State University and Michigan State University and we are certain that he will amplify our music department to an even greater success welcome to the Middle School Dr Davis I'm also very pleased to announce that Miss Lauren mulberg
016will be joining us as our new Middle School library as a media specialist morning understand please miss mulbert has spent the last two years working as the librarian for Reach Academy Charter School in Buffalo what impressed her team the most was her desire to have the library become the heart of the Middle School she wants to encourage student engagement through a viable and relevant space and programming Miss mulbert attended Keuka college and was a star volleyball player she earned her master's degree in library science from the University of Buffalo and we are very excited and looking forward to having her join our team welcome I'm excited to introduce or reintroduce or say welcome back to Caitlyn Simpson as a probationary special education teacher for bcms this year Caitlin please stand up Caitlyn's a proud graduate
017of Grand Island and Buffalo State College she is certified in both special special education and Elementary education and most recently she's filled two maternity leaves for our two life skills classrooms this year and she did a remarkable job Caitlin is student-centered highly engaging composed and a compassionate teacher that we are sure will do an outstanding job in our classroom welcome back to the middle school thank you can you think more of Education members Dr Graham and District administrators tonight I would like to introduce to you Mr Luke Christina Luke if you could see on Luke will be joining us at the high school in September as an English teacher Mr Christina has recently completed his Bachelor of Science degree in English education at the University at Buffalo and he will be continuing his work for
018a disasters degree in the fall we were fortunate to have the opportunity for Luke to work with us in the English Department as a student teacher this past winter and he did an excellent job um we were especially impressed with Mr Christina's professionalism his ability to develop positive relationships with our students very quickly his effort to differentiate to meet the needs of all of our students and his desire to seek feedback in order to grow as a new teacher Mr Christina's passion for teaching and for helping students achieve success was very visible throughout our interview process as well as his time with us as a student teacher we would like to welcome Luke to our high school team and we are looking forward to having him in our English Department in September thank you all
019right oh yeah sure yes of course I wanted to thank the board of ed for recognizing the importance of making cyber security and District security importance on Grand Island and I want to introduce Josh God has been with the district for eight years as our systems engineer he came to us from Time Warner with a get it done attitude that has served the district well in many capacities Josh has spearheaded our security camera refresh as well as the door access control project over the years he's helped many people work through the investigation process of incidents involving technology he's dedicated thorough and confidential all aspects that make him the perfect fit for this new position we're extremely happy he will now be filling the role of cyber security and data Protection Officer congratulations this one it
020shows people right say a few words all right first man congratulations from your coaching positions so ladies and gentlemen you may have noticed that Dr Ruby Harris was approved to resigned to move on to a new position so I would like to thank her for her years of service as superintendent for school business and finance she's heading to a new District in Long Island to be the new assistant to Canada business in finance there she'll start at the Huntington Union Free School District on July 17th and and uh all of you know and if you've worked with Ruby she is a joy she blows from the inside just does a fantastic job in her capacity as a school business leader as well as a leader in all the other departments and you just performed you
021do these exceptionally well you've integrated yourself very nicely into Grand Island not only as a resident here but as someone who cares about the community and has done of us for others she's moving from one great Island to another and we would certainly will miss her let's give her a nice park for sure so I understand something people would say it's on Long Island not in that's the first thing I've learned no it is uh it's been great living on Grand Island working for the school district this has been a great board a great admin team I am land for the new adventure but it is not without some tears and and feelings of you know the loss as you're being more so you know I don't know if I'll be back we'll see another
022hopes I'll be back um but I just want to thank you for your support uh that confidence you had from coming in to where I stand now that has provided me with confidence to move forward thanks salsa tonight appointed as the new assistant superintendent for the school business and finances actor Robert Urkel welcome to the district we're very excited to have you Bob comes to us from West Seneca where he served as their director of Career Technical education academies and professional learning Bob started his studies and career in Machine Tool technology he went on to Buff State to pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics and later Masters of Science in Career Technical education he has taught he has coached he's worked in the City of Buffalo at hush tech for several years he's been enacting
023assistant principal at hash Tech he's also served as an assistant principal for everyone BOCES and a principal at the Erie to Chautauqua Carolina Miss policies for these positions he became the director of Career Technical education academies in West Seneca he is a person with drive and determination which has propelled him to pursue not only all those certifications by the Doctorate in Education leadership from do you will as well as here in his New York State School District business leader professional certificate from cases College basically Bob has attended almost every University will you join me in welcoming Dr herco also in tonight's agenda the board accepted John Ross resignation a few words about John John is believe it or not he's a little shy and didn't want a lot of accolades or to be in the
024room when he got exactly but as many of you know Mr Roth has been a fixture here in Grand Island since the August of 73 when he accepted a position at Sibley elementary school as a physical education teacher since then Mr Roth has been working for Grand Avenue as a teacher a coach and athletic director and he just concluded 50 years of service right here in our school district John Roth graduated from Tonawanda High School in 1967. he shined as an athlete in high school and of course they College in high school he played soccer basketball on baseball he was enshrined in the town of Wanda Hall of Fame in 2002 in his senior year of high school John was offered a professional and baseball contract with Pittsburgh Pirates which he declined After High School
025he attended and Triple C where he was named to the prestigious all of Egypt Catholic designation and both basketball and baseball additionally he entered the NCCC Hall of Fame in 1992 going back to 1969 John transferred to University of Buffalo where he continued to play baseball that summer John was drafted by the Washington Senators as a seventh round draft pick John also decided to commit to the Air Force Reserves at that same year he returned to UB in 72 to finish his Bachelor of Science in phys Ed and complete his collegiate baseball career that same spring pirate Scouts Sal madly tried for a third time to get Rob's signature on a contract offering him a spot with the Pittsburgh Pirates double A affiliate instead Rafa earned his Masters in Education at Niagara University there's no
026doubt that John Roth has positively influenced thousands of Grand Island students athletes and coaches over the past 50 years many of John's former students and former athletes pulled him in the highest regard and on retirement we will see John here all the time if this is for grandchildren uh loving Sports here in Grand Island John and his amazing wife Gene of course and Ford Rancho in blue tender schools and that's John and Jake and Jameson Jackson and additionally they love spending time with their other grandchildren Madison Jane and JC please join me I know he's not here but he'll watch I'll make them congratulating John Roth for his 50 years of service here we're moving on to Personnel non-instructional I could have a motion to approve instructional Personnel um pni 1 and PMI 2K wait
027a second all in favor I any objections any abstentions motion period 6-0 and down brings us to finance it's a sure one we have two Transportation contracts on this agenda one is for the 2023-2024 school year and that's her mineral BOCES and then we have one that is for the summer extended foreign agenda for approval the next item is C which is the corrective action plan the risk assessment which is the internal audit that takes place every year has concluded we did have the audit committee meet to discuss the findings and to go over what those corrective actions will be I am happy to say that 90 of these are already in effect so some of the bigger items were food service and the purchasing of cameras that order has already went into place and
028that's just to make sure that as people are functioning the funds that there's some security measures and oversight the payroll clerk has been hired today was her first day you approached her at the last board meeting so that was really exciting so we'll be correcting some of those payroll things and caught up on the schedule of BBG revenue and the um treasure supports sorry um so we have done a lot of those things currently we will work through the rest of them but there's no reason that these things will not only be in place or ordered before the July 1st date so that's all great because it's great to see that and then we have oh those are all the actions agency please in a second all in favor I any objections any extensions motion
029carrying six zero and then subject area D is budget transfers under 15 000. I'm just going to make a note because you'll have a new person that's presenting another budget transfer at the next meeting there is a over fifteen thousand dollar budget transfer coming forth It's payroll codes to payroll codes and it's just paying people out of the building they're really associated with and movements that have happened throughout the year so you'll see that but it is all payroll to payroll it's not and imagine it's you know higher numbers so I just want to throw it out that won't be my first leg so all right that's it thank you it's like under special education people Personnel Services we need a motion for ab for programming please prepare promotion please for services AED a second
030all in favor aye any objections any extensions motion carries six zero and that brings us to the certain attendance report pretty much I thank you for putting this collage together of our students at Sava what a great program Cheryl and thank you for helping to help facilitate that and actually I know you were mentioning just definitely flood hockey isn't that they would love those sled hockey team that is for students with disabilities they have a grant for the sled to actually meet the slide for students and they compete locally and then there's a couple of competitions in Canada so a lot of my students and [Music] they like skating well this is honestly it's a lot of arm I used to but um they really have I've had students that have gone from Saturday to
031doing that as well it's a really great and I'm sure I'll just be reminded Lord how many other classes if you think I play next year so next year Patricia so just an update I know I've been sharing with the board and the community still have her surgery her bill funding page is still active my understanding is we've got some good news that will be the weekend from several teachers that went to visit her so please keep her in her thoughts and prayers that she goes through I really want to thank all the high school administration the Parent-Teacher Student Association and all teachers and staff who help support our graduates not only through the graduation parade but the post prom and prom really a wonderful weekend for our students elementary students absolutely love seeing the
032children visit their their elementary schools and Civic Academy and the kids really had a fantastic everybody involved for helping to organize their class day here's just some photos of students interacting with their children at Subway and it was really a great event attributed to that we also enjoyed the PTSA installations and everything Jay Jake added a special recognition Okay what was the the official title of the award yeah lifetime member shows surprise very very honest very very absolutely that's great and a really great dinner wonderful teachers staff administrators working together as partners to support all of the initiatives and the mission of the district so thank you to everybody involved with that and here's some snapshots from the post Prime again I can't thank the teachers and the staff who's this right here that's right
033it's like is this more important yeah um these days and then interacting with the fronts from the ventriloquist really great event and nice to know that he reported it and it's free for the students too which I thought was really great did I say what I said I keep saying it that's right so Vince did a great job Steph did a great job so moving up days you know this past week have been filled with celebrations not only for our seniors but for fifth graders and young children moving up from Universal Pre-K to kindergarten to fifth grade to sixth grade really great events the children were outstanding are the celebrations here both hyperbai and Youth [Music] um faces and excellent job by our teachers or fifth grade teachers and our administrators who have helped organize
034these very special recognition and events for our students and it wouldn't Susan here but she did ask me to let everybody know that the Bismarck golf outing is July 17th is that your first thing can you bring your golf clubs your first your second first day is Tuesday uh but yeah this is a really important event and not only did gizba give out five thousand dollars in scholarships this year but isma also was one of the main sponsors for the 8th John that conference was the college standing uh really great event in Bismillah Wisconsin and many other things as well we did get a little last minute note that Eric and samim were honored by Niagara County Police Athletic lead for outstanding achievement in art for the pal art Awards which are Helen report high
035school so congratulations to Eric and uh also John your teacher has done such a great job not only tying together the unit by not unlocking water but having the kids raise funds support the well development in Africa and I think this one another two thousand dollars yes that sound right that's right yeah that is fantastic so was that today that was today yeah so they walked the track and I had pledges and half half the seventh grade one today the other half goes tomorrow morning oh excellent and uh really a great opportunity for the kids to understand that the world is bigger than Grand Island and that their efforts support 400 citizens in Africa yeah we do have one well and we're on our way so maybe in the future Maybe kick off the year
036and just evangelating the students of the teachers and as you know we talk a lot about the Viking tip line it's really really really important that parents in the community know that if they can talk to a trusted adult that they can contact us through the Vikings Hitler that's right on their webpage it's Anonymous and please consider using that if you have concerns about student safety then of course any question to the board can be emailed boegi csv.org okay under Board of Education report we have the Nissan report from Sue attached for baseball and I know she attention July 17th so we're good there we did not have anyone sign up for the public comment session for items not included in the agenda so that brings us to Committee of the whole items and information
037for the round table beginning with one we normally got a question that I have to write even though I knew the answer which was good so we will miss you God welcome [Music] meeting today um um with respect to John Roth um 50 years in a long time he has been a big part of the schools for many years I saw him yesterday it's believe it or not that Adrian's two softball players the two baseball players actually having nice smooth um and uh the best unless you really thank you for everything I appreciate it um and then the senior video I started to watch thank you so much the very first scene of my daughter um [Music] like how beautiful like the whole thing is amazing so I know um post-prime was amazing um I've
038never been to that before but I've seen myself this year and just being able to protect kids honestly um just you know going out doing something and then I just love the rules that they have I love the activities that they have and when they set it up is so smart because it makes kids stay all week till 3am um because it came to prizes until after like it just went on uh really really you know thoughtful my daughter stayed the whole time which was great made me feel really good so I appreciate that we I'll be free congratulations phenomenal oh it's so amazing um I love that you do personality choices at just the whole thing is just dance I didn't think it was for all aprons I thought it was just for the
039businessman but I love that it was for all 8th graders because it's so important I'm saying it before but I wish I would have known early on where I wrote it because I would want to become a nurse a lot sooner you know if I would have had something like this I think it's just just so good so Mrs win Stanley this is Chamberlain just did and then fifth grade movies which was the best part was going to both because you are so different and I was laughing um because you're much more traditional anymore and it just it was beautiful both ways like I wish my kids graduate people programs because just the way you know I was laughing at one and crying at the other and it's just really really beautiful so you guys
040did phenomenal just want to switch gears real quick and just just about move the board um it's not just the equity among the board um you know when I ran last year I ran without any connections political but I really wanted to run I really wanted to be a part of my kids education but I think it's really important number has an opportunity to experience everything um and I think right now we're not feeling that that happening at all times it's important to have you know diversity equity and inclusion um interview s that's why I came in this island here participating with seven of us families you know it's I love the reorder um just important that you're not one single person experiences if we don't have a policy in places so we do at
041least already um and by doing that I also want to say during Fifth Third graduation you are so kind of I mean where to go where to stand when you get off I'm sorry dude so congratulations to genre on this return and I just figured out academic 46 years of those 50 years 46 years well deserved for 50 years so I will just ditto what everyone has said congratulations John on such a wonderful career you've been you've spent a role model you've been so impactful for just countless number of students here at Grand Island so we appreciate all of the years that you've dedicated your life to our school district and all the things that you have done for our students Ruby we will miss you congratulations on your new position and we wish you
042well and welcome Dr Marco look forward to working with you and I just want to say a quick thanks in general to all the teachers and administrators that put so much time effort and energy to the graduation ceremonies beat at the high school the Middle School moving up ceremonies at the elementary school it is just a ton of work and um ever I just I hear Ray reviews like cheers and some other buddy that has it so thank you very much very much [Music] thank you um so congratulations to John actually he was my tennis here at Grand Island so yeah he's a great coach he really pushed us I remember those stuff Suicide Squad sorry um but he held us accountable and Ruby congratulations thank you so much for breaking things down in the
043most simple of terms and Bob I hope you can do the same because I certainly need that and um Mike I think I think I just want to say I know I remember what it was like not long ago to be a minister so thank you to all those who have put on all these great displays thank you the teachers who have participated in for making it to their finish line for this year because I I know I spent some time today talking to many of them and they're really proud of the students and also the parents who came out to volunteer for the uh all those events in the ending events welcome you know same thing to Bob and and the teachers that we've hired I often get to meet many of those people
044first with Brian and it's really exciting to see the new fresh um creative ideas they bring and I'm going to miss you Ruby so um good luck to you and yeah um I forgot when I was introduced sure you try to rearrange schedules and you were there and you know there was some issues that had come up with an injury and things like that so I thank you for your support of that program um I wanted to congratulate all the new hires um congratulations Josh and Newman roll and for working with you in that new world um and I want to say congrats to John Roth you know it is an end of an era you know he has been here for 50 years both of my daughters you know remember him in fact my
045oldest daughter's in town right now and I said oh my gosh I love him and I think that's a general you know um thing that everybody says about how can they not um Bob looking forward to working with you I'm sure it's going to start soon and last but not least Rooney I'm gonna miss you it's been great you've been a colleague and my friend and hopefully um so the two of them so you have a friend down there and I know it's not goodbye we'll stay in touch so thank you for everything thanks again uh I do want to say a special thank you for supporting initiatives we put in the budget so that includes me congratulating Josh uh job well done again I can't wait to call and ask you about this position
046but I think he'll be great in it um it has been great I will see I think all of you at graduation and it's been great working with everyone you do wonderful my phone number is not changing even though I did think about changing my cell phone number so if you're out in your ground it's always interesting things I guess yeah all right that's it so thank you everybody I just a special thank you to our principals and assist you from schools our director of Transportation directory instructional technology there's a lot of work I like good hard work that happens again behind scenes and also in public and some of the slides hopefully are representative of that will be shown tonight and actually every coordinated teacher administrator there are one of what's happening in Grand
047Island and there's no doubt that our administrative team is Implement of the mission statement of inspiring students to achieve their greatest potential so great job for everybody believe me I can't wait for graduation and to hear your first graduation speech and I should be awesome [Music] and uh Ryan thank you for your work this year [Music] we'll see you soon thank you Ashley um congratulations to our seniors just a couple dates Sunday June 25th is graduation and finance the reorganizational and Board of Education meeting is July 10th at 7 pm at 7 30 pm and with that I'd like to ask for a motion to adjourn your regular board meeting at 18 25 and a second all in favor aye and the objections an extensions all in favor good night everyone thank you