001Okay. Okay. So, we're going to call this meeting to order at uh 12:03. Um, and for the recording people, I am in a hotel room in New Jersey and, um, am not going to show my camera. Um, so, uh, Christine, what is the We have one item on the agenda. We have one item on the agenda and that is the resignation uh letter from Lindsay Perkins that we have to So we need to approve a resignation. Yep. Um I'm going to pull up the agenda. I I can't help but notice that um that aformentioned resign is hiding her face from the camera right now. Do you want me to put it right right here for you? Can I your face? Yes. I'm sure I'm sure she's just trying to hide her tears. Yeah, it's not
002untrue. It's not untrue. Yeah, I know. I think this is probably a hard decision. Um, okay. Hold on. Working in a hotel room is really awkward. Um, so, uh, okay. So, do we I want to keep this meeting short. Do we have a motion to accept Lindsay's resignation? I will regretfully move to accept the resignation. Okay. Was there a second? I will second even more regretfully move this motion. Um I Yeah. So I we have a motion uh from Hannah and a second from Heather. Um and I agree with the regret. Um, I know Lindsay that you've been working really hard to try to find a a schooling situation for your kids that you're happy with and um I think we're the losers in this but uh I am happy for you. So, thank you.
003It was not an easy decision as Hannah's as you alluded to. It was not it was not easy. But I think as I think about it like what I would for any teachers if if someone's making a choice for what is their filmic is best for their family then I can do nothing but support it. Exactly my thoughts. Exactly. Um okay. So uh with a motion moved and seconded um I will unless there's further discussion. I have a question. Yeah. Lindsay, isn't your contract up anyways? Correct. So, just out of curiosity, like does that change the fact that we you have to resign? No, I mean the answer is no. But if I want to post this position immediately, which I do, um you have to you have to accept it. Got it. Okay. I
004I was I was just asking because Yeah. I didn't know we need Yeah, good question. Continue on. Okay. So, in an effort to keep this meeting to the aforementioned five minutes, and because I told the cleaning staff that I'd be out of the room by 12:15, um um I will take a vote. Um and we'll have to do a roll call. So, Heather, I Hannah, I Ryan I. And I myself am also an I. Um, and Lindsay, I kind of can't believe I'm voting on this, but I am happy for you and your family. Thank you. And I'm also really regretting the fact that I'm so far away and not in the building. Um, okay. So, uh, we have approved y um, Lindsay's resignation. Um, what do we do now, Christine? Um, so if the
005board is um in favor of posting the position immediately um and seeing um what we get for applications, I will do that uh right after this meeting. I have the posting ready. I have I have a letter to the staff and the community ready um to gather some input and some um feedback on what they're looking for in the next principal and and um a request for some parents to be on the initial screening committee. Um I I guess the things I need to know are is the board in favor of that? Feel like it's the right thing to do and if we don't find the right person then we we will go to plan B. Um, my vote is, can you put on the thing just like Lindsay Perkins? Sure, I can do that.
006Um, the other thing I just need to know before I send stuff out, which I will, if the board approves, I will do right after this meeting. Um in our in our search process, we we do an initial search committee which involves teachers, parents, um students, uh you know, there the DEI coordinator. There's a there's a um a real diverse group um that goes through the applications and screens them and interviews and and I don't know if board members want to be involved in that part of the process or if you would like to have the final candidates have a separate interview with all of you. Can I make sure I understand? So with option A, we would see every application that comes through. Yeah. Um I would like to have one board member on
007option A at the potentially too. Yeah, I'd be happy I would like to be a part of that process if so whether we all are or just that's the that's the initial screening. You can also do both like you can have you can have members on the initial screening committee and then the board can do a um a board interview both we typically end up with two final final candidates sometimes one. I was I was actually just one as I rec as I'm thinking about my experience. Um but I did have a full board interview at the end of a very grueling long day and I think it was just to prove that I could do it. I would like to do that. I think I like I like the plan of um if Hannah's
008volunteering I like the plan of Hannah um being a board rep on the committee meetings and then I like the idea of a final interview. Okay, that makes sense to me as well. Okay. Um, and do we need to approve that as a board or we could just go with a unanimous? Does everybody agree? Say yes. Yeah. Okay. We're all in agreement. Unanimous. Okay. Um, okay. And I will get that information out ASAP. I saw your letter. Um, and I think it looks good. So, I'll add and I'll add the board interview to it. Um, that was the one piece I needed. So, thank you. Okay, Lindsay. I'm really sad that I'm not there right now, but I will see you soon. Yes. Yes. You know, the only the a nice thing about this, Lindsay,
009is that you're staying you're still so close. So, I still feel so good about knowing that there's a group of our neighbors getting you educational futures. Yes. And don't worry, I'm only a text away. you can I can do whatever we need and I'm happy um to help transition whoever uh that is even after July 1, I have no problem helping out. Thank you. And selfishly, Christine S, I am a trained mentor for principles. So, if they're a new principal, then I [Laughter] Yep. That's awesome. All right, guys. I think we've got this and I think I'm going to take a motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. Okay, everybody agree? I I I Anybody Anybody upset about this idea? Yes. No, the adjourning part. Oh, no. Okay. Um so, uh all those in favor say
010I. I. We already did that. Okay. Uh so, we are now adjourned. Uh Christine, you could stop the recording and we will catch up with you guys later. Thank you every