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003and we save money. Love that for me. [Music] Oh my god. [Music] I know you. [Music] Where are you? [Music] Just one second. [Music] Oh, yep. [Music] Not at all. [Music] right there. >> Okay, here we get this. [Music] Okay, we need to hear you. Okay. Okay. All the way down. Okay. All the way down. [Applause] Okay. Yeah. Yeah. [Applause] Yeah. Blue X. [Applause] Oh my god. [Music] We're getting serious. feedback. >> 4 3 2 I now call this regular board meeting of the UCLA Board of Education to order. It is Wednesday, September 10th, 2025. We are here at Uclit High School Auditorium at 711 East 22nd Street. Can we please stand for the pledge of allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which
004it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mr. Higgley, would you please call the role? >> Miss Kelly, >> here. >> Miss Wright >> here. >> Mrs. Turos >> here. >> Mr. Bodsky >> here. Mrs. O2 >> here. All members are present. >> Mr. Higgley, do we have any deletions or additions to tonight's agenda? >> We do not. >> Do I have a motion to accept the agenda as listed? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Bodsky. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mrs. Turos. >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Mrs. Turos, >> yes. >> Mr. Bodsky, >> yes. >> Mrs. O2, >> yes. >> Motion carries 5-0. >> Do I have a motion to adopt the minutes from the August
00513, 2025 and August 27th, 2025 meeting? >> So moved. >> Moved by Miss Wright. >> Second by Mr. Bosski. >> Miss Kelly. >> Yes. >> Miss Wright. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bodsky. >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2. >> Yes. Motion carries. 5-0. Item 3A is a proclamation for National School Lunch Week, which will take place in October 13 through 17th. This year is a tour around the world theme. Students will get to experience flavors from around the world like Italy, Asia, Mexico, the Caribbean, Ireland, and more. Uh, and to make the week even more special, uh, food services is providing giveaways during that week. The second proclamation, so more will come in October about that. The second proclamation is item 3B and that is for the National School Bus Safety Week
006which is scheduled for October 20th through the 24th. And again, more info will come as we approach that week. Uh now I'd like to put on the floor item 3 C and D. That's the Shore View Elementary School recognitions followed by the presentation. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Botsky. >> Second by Mrs. Ou. >> Good evening. I'm Chris Paporus, the proud superintendent of the Uclid schools. And before we get on with Shore View's presentation, we have some special recognitions. First, we'd like to recognize our students of the month from Shore View. So, can I have Jeremiah Gregory, Eric Dorsy, Alexa Johnson, and Don Breing Breening to the stage, please come right on up. [Applause] And if we can line Yeah, there we go. Come right on up. Go
007to There you go. Okay, we're going to put them nice and aligned. I have something nice to read about the group here. And as we're getting them lined up, uh, I see the cheerleaders left, but a special thanks. That was awesome. I I don't ever remember a board meeting starting with cheerleaders. So, uh, we we are always the first in Ullet. So, congratulations to them and and their supervisor for putting that together. So, now let's get to the recognition. Student of the month. Whereas the Uclid City School District takes great pride in recognizing the academic, personal, and leadership achievements of its students. And whereas Miss Shatima Walker, principal of Shore View Elementary School, has nominated the following students for student of the month. Whereas and Jeremy Gregory, can you kind of raise your hand so
008we can see you? Is is he there? Okay. Consistently arrives at school with a smile and a positive attitude. He models readiness to learn by following routines, engaging immediately in his work, and demonstrating focus in whole group, small groupoup, and independent activities with perfect attendance and a strong commitment to learning. He sets the tone for his peers through his leadership in the classroom, hallways, and playground. We can give him a quick round of applause. If Eric Dorsey can give us a acknowledgement. All right. Eric has distinguished himself as a role model through hard work, perfect attendance, and exemplary behavior. consistently demonstrating responsibility and respect, setting a positive example by following school and classroom expectations, showing leadership, and encouraging excellence among peers. Congratulations, Eric. Alexa Johnson. Alexa is dedicated and responsible learner who arrives each day
009prepared and ready to participate. She actively engages in class, takes ownership of her learning, and consistently demonstrates kindness and respect toward both peers and adults. Beyond the classroom, she shines as a member of the Shore View Cheerleading Squad, exemplifying leadership and school pride. She is a true role model who embodies the qualities of respect, responsibility, and a willingness to learn. Congratulations. Let's give a round of applause. And Don Breenan Breening has maintained perfect attendance and approaches each school day with enthusiasm and determination. She actively participates in lessons, stays focused, and demonstrates respect for classmates and teachers alike. Her positive attitude and commitment to learning create a supportive classroom environment where others are also inspired to do their best. Congratulations, Dawn. Now, therefore, be it resolved the Uclid Board of Education proudly recognizes Jeremiah, Eric, Alexa,
010and Dawn as September students of the month and commends them for their positive contributions to Shore View Elementary School. Congrats. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. Now, we're going to look up to Mr. and we're going to take a nice picture here. [Applause] And the students now as they're getting their uh bag and awards, they can return to their seats. Once again, congratulations. [Applause] for the staff member of the month. Can I have uh Katrina Felder to the stage, please? >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Whereas the classified staff of the Uclid City Schools play a vital role in supporting the educational process and contribute significantly to success of our students and schools. And whereas the board of education wishes to honor the commitment and dedication of these staff members. Whereas Miss Shatima Walker, principal at Shore View Elementary
011School, has nominated Miss Katrina Felder as the staff member of the month for September. Whereas Miss Felder's new addition to Shore View family has quickly distinguished herself as a creative, dedicated, and dependable member of the school community. has implemented new daycare dismissal procedures, provided valuable suggestions to enhance lunch and recess routines, and willingly steps to assist others when needed. Wherez has also found unique ways to connect with students, including teaching a line dance class in response to te to student interests. Initiatives, positive attitude, and a commitment to student engagement reflect her care for both the school and its students. Whereas the teachers and staff have already expressed their appreciation uh for professionalism, teamwork, and positive energy, she manages students with ease, support colleagues, and contributes fresh ideas that enrich the shore view environment. Now, therefore,
012be it resolved, the Uclid Board of Education proudly recognizes Katrina Felder as September's staff member of the month and commends her for dedication, leadership, and contributions to the Shore View Elementary School. Congrats. You're fine. You're fine. [Applause] The faculty member of the month is uh Marian Bquetta. Miss Bquetta, if you can come to the front. Congratulations. >> Thank you. Whereas the faculty of the Uclid City Schools is essential in guiding and educating students, often extending their commitment beyond the classroom to strengthen the school community. And whereas the board of education values and appreciates the significant contributions of faculty members to student success and enrichment to our schools. Whereas Shatima Walker, principal of Shore View Elementary School, has nominated Miss Maryanne Berquetta as the faculty member of the month for September. Whereas Miss Bqueretta is an
013incredible asset to Shoreview Elementary and a joy to work with. Her kindness, patience, and positive spirit brighten every room, and she makes all members of the school community feel valued and supported. And whereas she willingly assists wherever needed, whether guiding teachers with instructional strategies, breaking down data into clear, helpful steps, or supporting administrators with state reporting, she approaches every task with a smile and a genuine care for others. Whereas Miss Priqueta's ability to encourage, uplift, and inspire those around her is unmatched. She strengthens both professional practices of her colleagues and the culture throughout the school. Now, therefore, be it resolved, the UCLA Board of Education proudly recognizes Miss Maryanne Briquetta as September's faculty member of the month and commends her for her dedication, leadership, and positive contributions to the Shore View Elementary School. Congratulations, [Applause]
014And if Kenyatta Paul is here, if she could come up as Our family member of the month. [Applause] >> Is it a surprise, Miss Paul? >> Yes. >> All right. Good. That's even makes it better. Come right around. We have uh we surprised her, too, which is sweet. Whereas the board of education acknowledges the critical role that parents and family members play in supporting success of students and in strengthening our school community. Whereas Shatima Walker, principal of Shore View Elementary School, has nominated Miss Kenyatta Paul as the family member of the month for September. Whereas Miss Pole has been an incredibly supportive partner to the Shore View Elementary School. She goes above and beyond to ensure her child's success while also showing kindness and encouragement to staff and other families. Whereas her positive attitude, willingness
015to help, and commitment to building a stronger school home connection makes her a true role model for family engagement. Her support has made a difference not only for her own child but for the larger Shore View community. Now therefore be it resolve the Uclid Board of Education proudly recognizes Miss Kenyatta Paul as September's family member of the month and commends her for her positive contributions to Shore View Elementary School. Congratulations had nothing to do with this. >> My name [Applause] >> Oh, I'm sorry. And now I have the honor of introducing uh Miss Walker and Mr. Johnson to make a presentation on the behalf of Shore View Elementary School. [Applause] Good evening. Madame President, members of the board, Superintendent Pakorus, Treasurer Higgley, our community members, families, and dedicated staff. My name is Shatima Walker, and
016I have the privilege of serving as the proud principal of Shore View Elementary School. >> And I'm Steve Johnson, her assistant. It is an honor to speak before you tonight and share the exciting accomplishments happening at Shore View Elementary School. We'd like to take a moment to introduce our Shore View family. [Music] Whatever happened to you? Everywhere you look [Applause] is a heart. I'm here to hold on to everywhere you look. Everywhere I'm sorry you lost out there. You're all alone. I was waiting to carry you home. Everywhere you look out. Very good. [Music] >> All right. Tonight's presentation will highlight the progress from last school year, focusing on our achievements and a snapshot of our goals for this school year. We will take a look at work we've done involving attendance, family engagement, PBIS,
017and what's ahead. We are proud to report a 12% reduction in our chronic absenteeism rate from the 2023 2024 school year. Here you see one of our one of the ways um that students are actively tracking their own attendance in class each day in an effort to bring awareness to the importance of attending school every day. Strong attendance is directly tied to academic growth and helps us reach district goals of achievement, equity, and preparing every student for future success. So, attendance and why it matters. Being in school every day is key to student success. Good attendance helps children keep up with learning. Building strong habits and staying connected with their teachers and friends. Even a few missed days can make a big difference. At Shore View, we work closely with families to support strong attendance
018and remove barriers that can keep students from school. When students are absent from school, we make phone calls. We send emails or send messages on parent square to find out where our students are. Students who are chronically absent are placed on attendance intervention plans to address the barriers that are preventing them from attending school regularly. We are proud to partner with the Cleveland Browns stay in the game initiative which promotes the importance of coming to school every day. Here you see a picture from our stay in the game assembly with the Cleveland Browns player Cedric Tilman where students participated in football drills and learned the importance of attending school every day. At Shore View, we we believe attendance deserves to be celebrated. So we recognize students who show strong attendance with certificates, prizes, and monthly
019celebrations. Our students have enjoyed fun events such as scavenger hunts, outdoor activities, a movie and ice cream party. We've also created friendly classroom competitions to keep students motivated and engaged. Many of our classroom teachers also provide incentives if there was stu if their students meet attendance goals as well. Last year, our kindergarten students were treated to a pizza party at the end of the school year for having the overall highest attendance rate. We are very intentional about creating incentives to promote good attendance around holidays and even on the last day of school. Research shows that student attendance often drops before long weekends and holiday breaks and also at the end of the school year. These um days are just as important as any other since instruction continues and valuable learning opportunities can be lost when
020students are absent. By offering incentives during these critical times, we encourage students to finish strong and stay engaged and also maintain consistent attendance throughout the year. Here we have a flyer and a picture of an outdoor dance party that we held on the last day of school. We also have encouraged students. This encouraged students to come on the last day and also during um winter break and spring break as well. This picture here shows our students who had 100% attendance for the entire school year. Studies show that students who are more present for instruction have stronger achievement. We celebrated these students with certificates, t-shirts, backpacks, and other gifts. We know that family and community engagement is at the heart of student success. When families are actively involved in their child's education, attendance improves, behavior strengthens,
021and achievement increases. At Sher View, we partner with families through open communication, regular celebration, and opportunities for involvement both inside and outside of the classroom. By working together, we create a strong a stronger support system that helps every child thrive. Many of our engagements were linked to academic outcomes. So for the homecoming dance, the focus was literacy and students were encouraged to read and the highest reader in each grade level were crowned during the dance and the information was shared on the importance of reading. Family game night was um centered around math. Information was presented on the new math curriculum and families participated in many fun math games and challenges. and fallen pictures some of, you know, here's some photos from the uh homecoming dance and family game night. Now, this was by far the
022greatest turnout. Um the team put a lot of effort and pre-planning into this event and it felt like every school, now this is the one school, one book, Shore View Connor. Uh it felt like every kid in school was there. This was a great turnout. Uh here are some of our uh community partnerships. There's just a few of them. Uh the city's administration led by the current mayor, Hosim Gail, Clear View Community Church, Uclid, uh and Sweet Raw Classic Custer Owners, uh whose children actually went to went to Shan Hills and still go to some of our other schools. As a matter of fact, today we took 203 students over today uh for ice cream for perfect attendance and that was for August. Now, another highlight from last school year was career day. We invited
023board members, community leaders, parents, and family members to present. Some careers represented included firefighters, police officers, electricians, occupational therapists, hair stylists, photographers, filmmakers from the Cleveland Film Commission, banker, social worker, pulmonary specialists, arts, real estate, and more. Okay. Students were highly engaged. They were asked questions. They participated and they loved the experience. Students also received haircuts, braids, makeup services from volunteers. Presenters were served with breakfast and lunch and received a plant and a UCLA swag as appreciation gifts. Both students and staff loved it. It strengthened our school community partnership so much that many presenters asked to return to volunteer for the upcoming year. Uh so for Black History Month, we invited guest readers that included parents, board members, district staff, and um also community members and friends to read to our students. Readers could choose
024books from um books that we provided or they could bring their own. Special guests included superintendent Paporist, several uh board members and employees from the board office. Um I think whenever um Mr. Porus comes, he always brings his own books and the students love it. I think we already have him um on the calendar to come back. Um this event created such a positive experience that additional volunteers from the board office heard about it and they offered to come over. Students really love this event. So, this is something that we have already added to our calendar for this school year. They were excited and engaged and this was just another example of how we strengthened our school and community partnership. Volunteers were thanked with svenir photos as keepsakes as you see here. Um, so let's
025talk a little bit about PBIS and creating a positive culture. After reviewing our school environment, the PBIS committee decided to revamp our system to better support our students. So, we began with an expectations assembly followed by classroom visits from myself and Mr. Johnson to reinforce those expectations. Teachers also taught and modeled expectations for students and administrators, myself and Mr. Johnson, we taught procedures to our lunch and recess teachers to just ensure consistency throughout the building. Um, to encourage positive behavior, we introduced panther bucks, which students could earn for good attendance and positive behavior, and then they could use them to purchase items from a panther cart that we created. We also added new recognition activities included monthly um all that in a bag of chips that students could earn if they were referral-free for the
026month and also positive office referrals that any student could earn just for doing the right thing at any time. We continue to have monthly quarterly best behavior bonus, I'm sorry, quarterly best behavior bonuses for referral-free students and also Jaguar spots that classrooms could earn as a whole for being recognized for doing right things throughout the building. They would accumulate those Jaguar spots and they could um redeem them for classroomwide parties of their choice and those are a big hit. students turn those in for extra recess and all kinds of parties that I've never heard of like candy salad parties, dance parties, and all different things that I get invited to all the time. Um so, um those are just some of the things that students love. Go ahead. So, here you see a lot of
027the different incentives. um the Panther Bucks like I talked about and um one of the favorites are lunch with the principal. So that's one of the higher earning things that students love. You see the Panther card and example of the different certificates that students can earn. We ended the year with a special reward, a skating trip uh for all of our students who remain fur referral-free for the entire school year. So these efforts not only reinforce positive behavior but also built a stronger and more positive school culture. Students um were proudly um holding their certificates. As you can see those at up at the top were the positive office referrals and then also in the bottom right corner you see our students of the month with the pompoms. Students of the month are um referred
028to us by their home room teachers and they are rewarded with a parade throughout the building and then we treat them to a donut and a juice and they also receive a certificate. And these um celebrations remind our students that positive choices, responsibility and good attendance are noticed and appreciated. Now, here are other examples of quarterly referral free PBIS bonus celebrations. So, to the left you have the fall behavior bonus, March Madness in which members of the high school boys basketball girls team came to run drills for the kids and then u the fall cookie decoration. Now, getting into the absenteeism data, you can see uh this slide illustrates the decrease in chronic absentism year-over-year. that that 12% decrease we talked about and then the following slide is the number of suspensions and the reduction
029rate on that um pretty significant um down by 64%. [Applause] So what's important about this is everything that we do is what contributes to this data. All of the celebrations and the positivity throughout the building is what is supporting our students and helping our students make the right choices is what makes our students want to come to school every day and do the right thing. So, we're constantly looking for ways to encourage our students, help our students, and reward our students for doing the right thing. So, looking ahead for um this school year, we just want to focus on um strengthen strengthening student success by building um consistent attendance, promoting their positive behavior, and continuing to fostering a su a supportive learning environment. um we just want to continue to celebrate them and provide meaningful
030incentives for our students and also for our families. As you see, we love to do um family engagement activities. So, not only do we want to engage our families, but we are now looking for ways to empower our families and help support them more because we want our students to be prepared to learn and grow each day. So, we're committed to continuous improvements in academia and attendance through targeted professional development for staff, and ongoing efforts to increase student attendance rates. This will include datadriven instruction informed by data talks, teacher-based teams or TBTs, professional learning opportunities such as lunch and learn sessions, and additionally, we'll continue to enhance our school climate by implementing and reinforcing positive behavior interventions and supports. Right. So, here's a snapshot of the many successes from last school year. >> Thanks for
031tuning in. Remember to be respectful, responsible, and ready to learn. >> Kids are always the only future the human race has. So those who are in education or those wanting to be educators, let us strive to have an impact and mold the future for the better. One student at a time. That's why I go into the future to have an influence and touch so many people's lives and to make a difference in this world. If you are a student, I want you to look beyond your exams and your grades. Take the time to appreciate the teachers in front of you. Absorb as much as you can from that because there is so much there that you can learn. Mr. Lemonchelle's very first game. >> Someone once told me that perception is a powerful tool. Students
032will learn more from you without even opening the book. >> So teachers become great actors and great actresses. And we come to work when we don't feel like it. And we listen to policy that doesn't make sense. And we teach anyway. We teach anyway because that's what we do. Teaching and learning should bring joy. How powerful would our world be if we had kids who who were not afraid to take risks, who were not afraid to think, and who had a champion. Every child deserves a champion. An adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be. We can do this. We're educated. You were born to make Mexican. [Music] [Applause] Okay. I will start um down here with
033Evan. Do you >> Thanks for tuning in. One woman. >> Do you have any uh questions or comments for uh Ms. Mrs. Walker or Mr. Johnson? >> Um just want to say just obviously great job to to both of you and the whole uh rest of the building. Very strong results very clearly. Um very exciting seeing those percentages. Um, I mean just overall just very nicely done and I'm excited to see this again next year. So, >> thank you. >> I would like to acknowledge the intentional work that you all are doing to improve the school culture which trickles down into the attendance um the discipline data retention rates and the academics. So, thank you for all the hard work that you are doing. >> Thank you. >> Great presentation guys. Um, I love how
034you're using the culture in the building to change your data. That is amazing. >> Thank you. >> I think the two of you are an amazing team. I'm really excited to have you in that building on behalf of all those kids together. I've seen you both work really hard in different ways and then to to think of you doing that work together is really exciting and you can feel that looking at the pictures and um I loved your videos. that really gave me a sense of the excitement and energy that you're creating, which is the culture and climate that our kids deserve. And um obviously that data is every every child that doesn't spend time out of school for a behavior issue is a win. And so thank you so much for those big numbers
035and I know the amount of work that goes into it. >> Thank you. >> Excellent presentation and just keep doing what you're doing. It looks like it is definitely seeing results. Thank you. >> I just uh to to repeat much of what the other board members said here is that really you've you've done an amazing job with the culture of the building. It was evident in all the things that you've shown from the attendance initiatives to the family engagement. Miss Walker, I really really like that you said we're switching family engagement to family empowerment. And that that's that's the difference. We need to have our families be >> That didn't come from me. that came from um one of my teachers. I don't want to put her on the spot, but >> Denise, >> thanks
036for passing that on because I it's going to tie tie into my very next point is as we improve our attendance rates and as we improve our our behavior choices, it's evident in the data. And you said another thing, this is supported by all the little things. People think there's a silver bullet in education. There is not. other than your staff that's sitting over here. Uh so kudos to the Shore View staff also. >> Shout out to my staff. >> That is how all the little things get done. So anyway, keep up the great work and uh you know, just just proud to have us as part of the Uklid community here and what you guys do for for our schools. >> Thank you. >> I just want to point out that even this presentation,
037it was all hands on deck. So many of them jumped in and said, "Do this, do that, fix that picture, say this here." So, it was really a team effort and we are truly a family and I love them and I appreciate them so much. So, I mean, thank you so much. [Applause] At this time, we will uh vote on accepting the recognitions for Shore View. And then in keeping with the uh theme of tonight of honoring and recognizing, we are going to honor and recognize our new staff. And then after that, because we know a lot of you have to get up very early in the morning and we appreciate that. So we're gonna take a little break. Uh so if you would call the role, Mr. Higgley, >> move on the floor. Right.
038>> Yes. We're doing that. >> Okay. Yeah. Go ahead. >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bodsky? >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2? Yes. >> Motion carries 5. >> All right. And I need a motion. And now do Okay. No. >> There's no vote on that. Yeah. So, you can do new staff. Thank you. >> Okay. Item 3E is the recognition of new staff. Uh led by Mr. Rosenbomb, the assistant superintendent. He'll introduce our new staff members. Uh and he is inviting the board members to uh join in the recognition by shaking hands as they come across the stage. And I see Mr. Rosenbomb is already up here. So, all right. >> Good evening, Madame President, members of the board, Superintendent Paporus, and Treasure Higgley. Uh,
039first, I'd like to recognize our food service staff, the HR team members, including Mon'nique Tinsley and Joyce Otto, uh, and Vance Marberry for helping put the celebration before the board meeting together. Uh second, I'd like to recognize the human resource and operation division in collaboration with student services, curriculum, and instruction, and building leadership who have all worked diligently to ensure that our schools are supported by qualified, skilled, and passionate faculty and staff, as we've seen quite a bit uh tonight of that work. Uh this includes managing and educ and and executing strategic staffing decisions as well as as filling vacancies in ways that best meet the needs of our students. Uh some of the work just for the 2526 school year includes recruiting and hiring over 30 new staff members and managing over 35 staff
040reassignments along with staff promotions within the district. Uh board members, a copy of the faculty and staff welcome letter which includes a comprehensive list of all new hires as well as staff movements uh was left at your tables for your reference at a later time. Tonight we are proud and honored to introduce our new hires for the 2526 school year as well as those who joined us midyear last year and those who moved from substitute positions to full-time positions for the 2526 school year. At convocation, we had fun and engaging writeups on team members to celebrate their arrival. This evening, we will keep things a bit more formal and mindful of time while still taking a moment to recognize the great people who have joined our Uclid schools family. Uh at this time, I would
041ask board members to step forward. And then for new teachers and staff who are in attendance tonight, when your name is read, please proceed up the right side of the stage, uh across the stage, and then down the left side. Please pause in the middle so Mr. Fledo can take your photo. And now I will turn it over to Lache Daniels, assistant director of human resources to begin the introductions. Good evening, Madame President, members of the board, Superintendent Paporus and Treasurer Hickley. We will begin with Arbor Elementary. Paris Sofur, intervention specialist learning center. Paris shared that she is excited to make meaningful connections with her students and families and staff. Bluestone Elementary. Caitlyn Gatos Baker, Intervention Specialist Learning Center, joins us from Beer City Schools and is excited about trying new things and expanding her
042knowledge as a professional. Megan Hunter, fourth grade teacher. Megan comes to us from CMSD and is excited to meet new students and staff and make connections with families. Tony Burrus Somerville Intervention Specialist Learning Center. Tony joins us from Beer City Schools and is excited to learn new and exciting things. Desmond Gregory, certified paraprofessional. Jordan Bobo, paraprofessional. Ranisha Gregory, paraprofessional. Chardan Hill STEM School. Abigail Jesic, third grade teacher. Abigail is beginning her first year of teaching and looks forward to building strong connections with her students. Congratulations, Anna Shook, third grade teacher. Anna comes to us from Maple Heights where she taught first grade and is excited about how supportive the UCLA staff is. Districtwide staff members. Serenity Sanders, security officer. Delvon Carmichael, security officer. William Nau, mechanic. Quentyn Rogers, student engagement specialist. He is also our
043head basketball coach. Aaron Pesh, occupational therapist. Aaron is excited to join the team and comes to us with a deep understanding of the UCLA school's community. Paige McCaulay, speech language pathologist. Paige, a CSU graduate, is eager to make a difference and is especially interested in assistive technology. Sarah Terrasi, speech language pathologist. Sarah began in December 2024 and is excited to continue making a difference for students and families at Chardan Hills UCLA High School. Melanie Ross, art teacher. Melanie is returning to UCLA City Schools. Lauren Fitzgerald, math teacher, ninth grade, comes to us from Middletown. She is excited to meet new students and to share some love her love of math. Lori Mor, ELA teacher for 9th and 10th grade. Lori previously taught at Bumont High School and is eager to bring her experience to Uclid.
044Briana Vandrrisa, par profofessional. [Applause] Brian Sullivan Berscie, band teacher, excited to recruit for the band and help students learn and grow as musicians. Victoria Jones, CTE, Criminal Justice. Victoria is a former police officer and is excited to teach the next generation about the justice system. Michael Patterson, par profofessional. Carter Harris, custodian. Shawn Bowser, CTE welding. Shawn shared that he looks forward to helping with welding class projects and inspiring greatness in his students. Early learning village. Francesca Klene, first grade teacher. Francesca recently graduated from Cleveland State University and is eager to connect with families, students, and colleagues. Tessa Langga, first grade teacher. Tessa is excited to meet her students and create an inclusive, engaging classroom. Willie Nicholson, assistant custodian. Moren Nunnelly, paraprofessional. Charisia Duckworth, paraprofessional. Uclit Middle School, Christina Trinovich, ELA teacher. Christina comes to us
045from Pinnacle Academy. Jason Holly, PE teacher at UCLA Middle School and UCLA High School. Jason returns to UCLA schools as a PE teacher and was previously a former building substitute. [Applause] Shaima Davis, assistant cook. Shore View Elementary. Shaquel Moore, third grade teacher, returning to UCLA schools and was a former building substitute at Blue Stone. Alexis Lexi Tanker, third grade teacher. Lexi, whose student taught in Uklit, is excited to create new relationships and bring creativity to her lessons. Carly Linhardt, second grade teacher. Carly shared that she is most excited to help her students reach their full potential. [Applause] Erica Hobbs, second grade teacher. Erica is eager to build relationships and join UCLIT's supportive and inclusive community. Mia Hall, fifth grade teacher. Mia joins us from CMSD and is excited for a new grade level and new
046learning opportunities. Katrina Felder, certified paraprofessional. Naomi Levette, intervention specialist, learning center. Naomi, a UCLA alum, hopes to give back and help our youth grow. Larry Strong, intervention specialist. Larry looks forward to improving his teaching abilities and giving back to the community where he lives. [Applause] And lastly, we recognize Rhonda Daniels, assistant cook. [Applause] who also happens to be my mother. As new staff exit this evening, please stop by the back of the auditorium to pick up your Uclid School's polo. Each shirt has a has been labeled with your name on a sticky note. To all of our new faculty and staff, thank you for choosing Uklit. We are proud to welcome you into our schools and community. Your commitment to our students is deeply valued and we look forward to the impact you will make
047this year and beyond. If everyone could please join me in recognizing and welcoming our newest members of the faculty and staff. Thank you. At this time we will take a fiveminut recess before we reconvene the meeting. And now at this time we will turn to our reports. Mr. Bosski, do we have a legislative report tonight? >> We do. Very brief. Um, nothing from Columbus, which is still getting set to come back from recess, but uh, the Kaihoga County Council last night, I believe, passed a uh, ban on conversion therapy for minors. So, just a note on that. But aside from that, that is my report. >> Okay. >> And Miss Wright, do we have a student liaison report? We do. Bluestone students are starting the year off strong with 90% or higher attendance rate since
048the start of the school year. Uh they had their first attendance parade this past Friday and they had over 100 students who were celebrated by their teachers, classmates, and uh staff in the building as they paraded through the hallways. Chardan Hills um has been incorporating STEM projects that align with the CKLA curriculum. These projects have fostered collaborative learning where students work together on design challenges, problem solving, and creating final product. The hands-on integrated approach has enhanced critical thinking and engagement in the classroom. Over at the EOV, they're having a wonderful start to the school year and they're proud to have a robust stay in the game campaign going uh which is promoting uh a start to good attendance that will last all year long. The EOV is recognizing both students and staff for outstanding attendance
049this year. at the Memorial Ed Option Center. Beginning last week, the JTC Environmental Services students started a school-based car car detailing business to practice skills that can translate to real jobs in the real world. The students are cleaning staff members cars for small fees to strengthen their skills and to promote their rising business. At the middle school, this year's theme is make your mark. This initiative is designed to encourage student achievement, success, attendance, and positive behavior both at school and in the community. During their advisory periods, students work with their teachers and teams to engage in making their mark. The high school um is excited to have the culinary beastro opening buffet coming up October 8th. The buffet is one of the biggest hits of the year and will feature a variety of delicious foods
050and desserts prepared by our very own students. Also at the high school, they're proud to recognize senior runner Malik Hogan, who has once again earned recognition for his speed around Northeast Ohio. After an incredible track season in the spring, Malik has kicked off the senior cross country season being recognized as one of the fastest runners in the area. Shore View had an amazing presentation today. Um, we learned so much about them. So, basically everything that's on my report, they already talked about and that is my report. >> Thank you. Do we have any visitor comments relative to the agenda? >> We do not. >> All right. At this time, Mr. Higgley, I'll turn it over to you for our financial data. >> I have a brief report. Uh, again, we are still waiting our uh
051finish of the appropriations. will be which will be presented later this month for uh the the approval by September 30th which is a requirement uh from the tax commission. Uh so we do not have how it's performing against this year's estimates. However, we do have data compared to last year. Uh I think uh the most noteworthy is we've collected about $1.7 million more in property taxes than what we did at this time last year. Uh so this year it's been about $20 million, just over $20 million that we've collected. And and it's noteworthy to understand that this property tax settlement is the largest part of our revenue uh moving into December and January, which will be the next time we receive another property settlement. So the cash management between now and then uh is is
052very important and we are doing work to ensure that uh we are sufficiently cashed I guess uh funded uh to to make it through until our next settlement which again will come January, February and we hope this year not into March. Uh so our total receipts for August uh was were $25,275 compared to last year at this time 24,564479. Our expenditures uh are 17,193245 compared to 15 million uh $413,327. That gives us again uh a positive month of just over $8 million. But again, that's deceiving because we just got a two large payments into our our cash position. So that will dwindle away uh through as we uh make our way through the rest of uh this calendar year. Uh we have a cash uh balance of 40,817,000 uh compared to 50 I'm sorry, million
053compared to 54,957366 last year. Uh, and with that, I would recommend approval. >> Do I have a motion? So moved. >> Uh, moved by Mrs. Turos. >> Second by Mr. Bodsky. >> Miss Kelly, >> yes. >> Miss Wright, >> yes. >> Mrs. Turos, >> yes. >> Mr. Botsky, >> yes. >> Mrs. O2, >> yes. >> Motion carries 50. The second item that we have is to welcome Kim Givan. uh she has been chosen to replace the uh high school treasurer and to work in our accounts payable office. Uh we split that job well we we combined those two jobs and Kim was chosen as a candidate. She has she was here I think for about a year right Mrs. Brown uh working for Mrs. Brown a year or two. Uh she she left us to
054go to John Carroll for a year and now we are very excited to have her back. Uh, and with that, I would recommend approval of Miss Gibbon. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Botsky. >> Second by Ms. Wright. >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. >> Mr. Botsky? >> Yes. Mrs. O2? >> Yes. >> Motion carries 5-0. >> Right. Item 7 C is to approve the consent agenda for personnel which includes the following. 7 A certified and 7B classified. And I do recommend approval of the consent agenda. >> All right. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved by Ms. Wright. Second by Mr. Botsky. >> Miss Kelly. >> Yes. >> Miss Wright. >> Yes. >>
055Mrs. Turos. >> Yes. >> Mr. Botsky. >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. 5. Item 8A is to approve an agreement with WW Williams to provide maintenance services for the district's generator system. And I recommend approval. >> Do you have a motion? >> So moved. Moved by Mrs. Turos. Uh second by Mr. Botsky. >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bodsky? >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2? >> Yes. >> Motion carries 5. Item 8B is to approve an agreement with Wandor Corporation to provide maintenance for the fire guard doors installed at the secondary campus. I recommend approval. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Botsky. >> Second by Mrs. Turos. >> Miss Wright. >> Sorry. Is that
056Miss Wright? >> All right. Second by Mr. >> Let me correct that. >> Miss Kelly. >> Yes. >> Miss Wright. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bodsky. >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. 5. >> Item 8 C is to approve a contract with Blue Technologies. I recommend approval. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Botsky. A second. >> Second by M. >> A couple comments. >> Sure. >> Yeah. I have a couple comments on this. This resolution is authorized the lease of new copy machines a service contract and uh it's managed uh print services agreement with blue technologies. It has been a long-standing partner of the district. Blue technologies consistently has d delivered excellent service. Uh, and this one will be modernizing
057equipment, improving operational efficiencies, providing predictable costs, and continuing a successful vendor partnership with the district uh that we've felt has been beneficial. Uh, I also think it's important to note that Mr. Yain did the work on this and was able to lock the price in uh before upcoming tariffs. Uh, and that saves the district $50,000 on the price of this contract. Uh, so I commend him and I do recommend approval of continuing the work with Blue Technologies. >> Miss Kelly, >> yes. >> Miss Wright, >> yes. >> Mrs. Turos, >> yes. >> Mr. Botsky, >> yes. >> Mrs. O2, >> yes. >> Motion carries 5. >> Item 8 D is to approve the Solient Health Agreement, which will provide personnel to supplement the Uclid City Schools and I recommend approval. >> Do I have a
058motion? >> So moved. Moved by Mr. Botsky. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mrs. O2. >> Miss Kelly. >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. >> Mr. Botsky? >> Yes. Mrs. O2? >> Yes. >> Motion carries 50. >> Item 8E is to approve the purchase of parent square attendance plus module and I recommend approval. >> Do I have a motion? So moved >> moved by Miss Wright, >> second by Mr. Botsky. >> I have a couple comments. Uh this will automate, we heard about attendance today, but this will automate attendance notification to parents and guardians through parent square platform which has been very successful for us. Uh, it allows families to respond, report absences, and provide documentation quickly, reduces manual phone calls and paperwork for our staff, help
059school identify patterns of absenteeism, and that's been one of our focuses. So, it's a really nice match to our product, and helps us work with our families. Again, this just strengthens our overall effort to improve attendance. And part of that is engage our families. So, I do recommend approval on the attendance plus module. >> I have a question. Do you know if it'll have a feature to allow parents to monitor student attendance like to keep track of it themselves? >> I do not know. You mean like your attendance record? Yes. I'm uncertain if that will be part of it. I know it will definitely give notification though, but I can check on that answer for you. >> Thank you. >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. >>
060Mr. Botsky? Yes, >> Mrs. O2. >> Yes. >> Motion carries 50. >> Item 8F is to approve the partnershipou with more counseling and mediation services. I recommend approval. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Botsky. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mrs. Zotu. >> I have a couple comments on this one. Uh this is a partnering with Uclid High School to provide substance abuse prevention education for freshman seminar in the first semester. Uh it's part of Ohio Revised Code to have prevention focused programs and this will meet that need. Again, it's building on knowledge and skills for healthy decisionmaking, raising awareness of dangers of risky behavior, and again, it adds support of uh s Saturday alternatives to suspensions uh for students with substance appro substance related infractions.
061Uh we also know more counseling to be a very reputable partner and a friend in the community. So, it's a perfect fit for us. Miss Kelly, >> yes. >> Miss Wright, >> yes. >> Mrs. Turos, >> yes. >> Mr. Botsky, >> yes. Mrs. O2, >> yes. >> Motion carries 5. Moving on to item nine. These are title service agreements. Uh item 9J is to approve the consent agenda for title service agreements listed in items 9A through 9 I. This will include uh parochial schools of Cleveland Central Catholic High School, VA St. Joe High School, Our Lady of the Lake, Saints Roberts and Williams, and Saints Agatha and Alawishas. And I recommend approval. >> So moved. >> Moved by Mrs. Turos. Do I have a second? >> Second by Miss Wright. >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes.
062>> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. Mr. Bodsky. >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. 5-0. >> Item 11D is to approve routine business. This includes uh the items of near pod and flowabulary, transportation and practical and Zen Works yoga. I recommend approval of continuing this routine business. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Bosski. >> Second by Mrs. Turos. Miss Kelly, >> yes. >> Miss Wright, >> yes. >> Mrs. Turos, >> yes. >> Mr. Botsky, >> yes. >> Mrs. O2, >> yes. >> Motion carries 5. >> Item 12A is to approve the emergency replacement of boilers at Indian Hills under the urgent necessity process is we have bad boilers and we need them get them fixed rather rapidly. So, it met the
063requirements. Uh, and I do recommend approval. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Mr. Botsky. Second. >> Second by Miss Wright. Any other comments? >> Miss Kelly? >> Yes. >> Miss Wright? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bodsky? >> Yes. >> Mrs. O2? >> Yes. >> Motion carries 5. >> All right. And um Superintendent Porus. >> Yeah. I have some uh comments. First, the new staff. Earlier we celebrated the new staff who have joined the Panther family this year. Again, I want to welcome them. You know, we really are thrilled to have such quality people we brought in this year. Uh, and if they were still here, I would tell them that they will make a difference uh to our students. Uh, but I know they needed to
064get home this evening. Upcoming is the Father's Walk, Thursday, September 18th. It's always been a popular event here in the schools. It is the annual Father's Walk. This is an excellent opportunity for dads, grandfathers, uncles, or other positive role models to walk their kids to school to show that importance of education. And our buildings plan various things that morning. So, look for more information from your school principal. Attendance month uh is September in the Uclid schools. We are teaming up again with the Cleveland Browns stay in the game initiative uh to raise awareness about the importance of showing up to school. I can't thank the Cleveland Browns enough for their support. Uh it's been a wonderful partnership. Uh there is a few critical facts that also came up. If a student misses just two days
065of school per month, they are considered chronically absent. And statistically, kids who attend regularly are much more likely to read at grade level, succeed in class, graduate on time, and be ready for life after high school. Uh, our athletic department is announcing the opening of the spiritware sale for Panther gear for all ages. The online store will be open until September 15th. So, check it out. You can find it in the Panther Press or on the district website. And finally, the Department of Education and Workforce will s soon release this year's state report cards. Uh based on what we've seen on our own internal data, we are encouraged with the progress our students have made. Uh we'll do an official report uh after the report comes out and we'll do a presentation October, maybe November
066once we're able to break it all down to share it in a presentation. So that's my informal. >> All right. Any public participation? >> Oh yeah. >> All right. Board members in formal. We'll start down here with Mrs. Turos. >> No, thank you. That's right. >> I don't have anything. >> Mrs. Z2, >> Mr. Bosski. >> Yeah. So, just as we're getting back into the swing of the new year, just wanted to uh wish our students a good fulfilling year. Hopefully, it is your best one yet. And if it is your first one, well, that's a good start. Um, just on the note of fulfillment though, I do want to just take a moment make a little request of our students. And while I grant that not many of them are probably listening to a
067schoolboard meeting, I'd like to at least take the chance and maybe somebody else is listening to that this can mean something too. But as a future not just our city but our in our state and our country and just the world generally I have a simple request for our students and it's a simple one but in an evolving world it can become easier to not consider such a request but I just ask and that all you do you do it with real human effort as generative artificial intelligence becomes more prominent and integrated into our world I just ask that you take a step back and consider not making it a frequent part of your life uh where you can help it. When I say this, I just mean generally. Um, in any part of your
068life, it can be as simple as making a meme for your friend to writing a email to writing an entire essay. There's real true beauty in human effort. And you can tell when something is created with effort and you can tell even further when something isn't created with effort. A growing usage of generative artificial intelligence is in my opinion slowly conquering human generated beauty for the sake of convenience. And while can I can acknowledge the convenience of the tools that technology has provided us. I'd also ask that you consider that convenience should not come at such a great cost. It should not cost so much energy. It should not create such bland graphics or manufactured words and cost us things that have true meaning behind them. Effort is evident and lack of effort is even
069more evident. Frankly, the greatest cost is the personal one. When you grow to rely on these tools, you start to lose your desire to grow yourself. After all, if you can ask a machine to do something perfectly, why is growth necessary? The greatness of our country, our state, our city, it comes from our ability to innovate and create through our unbridled intellect. We can think and something will be. I plead with you not to lose this ability. Our humanity is our greatest asset and our humanity implores us to discover and explore. We do things purely because they are difficult and we yearn to conquer what is to come next. I just ask you to stay curious and stay cautious. Thank you. And at this time, we will go into executive session for the purpose of
070consideration of the employment of a public employee or official. Uh, do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Moved by Ms. Wright. >> Turos. >> Mrs. Turos. >> Second. >> Moved by Mrs. Turos. Second by Ms. Wright. >> Miss Kelly. >> Yes. >> Miss Wright. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Turos. >> Yes. >> Mr. Botsky. >> Yes. Mrs. Otu. Yes. >> Motion carry stripes here. >> And I will remind everyone that we are aware that no formal action will be taken during executive sessions.