001This is the next generation language access. And basically this program is made for the bilingual and multilingual students at DPS. And what we do really they they would receive a very high quality of interpreting uh services. I mean they're going to learn how to become [music] certified uh interpreters. Most of these students uh they are bilingual as I said multilingual and they are already helping their family members [music] when they go to the hospitals when they have any other needs you know in the community but right now they are becoming professional in doing so and they can make money they [music] can start their own business. I think our goal as educators and as a district is to really really uh use the assets that we have in our hands and right now it's our
002ELLL students [music] with the multiple languages and cultures that they can you know um just contribute to the community. I took the same program training before them. So uh this program have [music] a many benefits. So among them we can tell they they can work as contract interpreters for any any agency and that they can also work for DPS because they are lo few interpreters out there on the field and our students speak many languages. They know the culture. They have been DPS so they can help us in the community as a out person outreach person for the district. I am called to many schools and I cannot do it by myself. Basically, I was pushing this to have student to do the things I do so they can be able we're going to rely
003on them in the coming days and coming months. I just want to tell you know how wonderful how excited I I am because uh I worked as an interpreter in the community. I know the need [music] We are now the innovativemies of the Dayton public schools are in phase three of the Ford next [music] generation learning academy program. And what that means is we are actually meeting [music] with eight tactic teams that are writing the master plan. And so that was so important [music] and so valuable that we now can take it back and actually implement it to make [music] sure our students are prepared for college and careers and can really support this workforce. We are equipping our students [music] with the necessary tools that they need to be successful. It's not just about
004um the [music] data that goes on in high school. We're talking about reaching our kids outside of four walls to obtain uh a career for themselves later down the road. Okay. Uh I feel like it was really good to be in this room. I got to meet people that I never been in the room with before, [music] different principles, people behind the scenes that I don't even know about and really like get to see what goes on outside [music] of just what I see inside my classroom. I think overall it was good to collaborate, [music] you know, bring us all together. We got industry partners here. You have teachers, you have directors, our chiefs, principles are all coming together [music] and we're all sharing our different experiences and expertise along with our students giving our
005students [music] a voice to be able to share and speak on their experiences and the things that they want because it's not just about what we see, but also want to see it through their lens as well. because [music] sometimes we get so far disconnected, you know, from being a student and I think that's huge to [music] have all parties all on deck to collaborate. So, this was awesome. Well, I [music] first would like to thank the hundreds, literally hundreds of partners that have come now to over 10 meetings with us [music] to put all of this together. And from the bottom of our hearts, we thank them. For any community partners that haven't been engaged, we would like you [music] contact us. We have job shadowing, mentorships, internships, all types of things that they
006could provide. [music] All of that helps. But the biggest thing is when you hear about the innovativeies of the Dayton public schools, [music] be sure to spread the good news that there's plenty of about what it means to support a district [music] that's on the move and making transformations that not only helps our kids, [music] it's helping the entire region. [music] You don't you don't want you [music] Heat. Hey, Heat. [music] Heat. Hey, Heat. [music] [music] I'm a part of shared governance [music] and we are talking about a steering committee. We're talking about how to put people into successful [music] roles and how we can all communicate through different teams so then we're all on the same page for the actual goal. It feels good. It feels really really good honestly. And it only feels
007good because at the beginning I was confused. [music] Didn't know why I was here. Just know my life coach brought me. Now it's like I know exactly why I'm here. I know what we want the end goal to be. [music] And I'm really happy to see that what I'm saying in my opinion, my comments are building into that final presentation. I'm really excited to see how it'll all come out. Honestly, like being here in the process is totally different than seeing the final outcome and not knowing the conversations we had, the different meetings, any of that. So, I'm really excited to see how the work will actually come out and turn out. My group is working on establishing a framework for partners. [music] Work on how do we create a database of all of the
008partners at all the schools in the district so [music] we can create some standard operating procedures on how partners interact with the district and with [music] various schools. Who are the contact points at those partners? What areas or what buckets do they interact with? Is [music] it an attendance situation? Is it an academic situation? Is it college and career readiness? The way we're approaching it at Ruskin, [music] the way we're approaching the InnovativeMies of Dayton public schools work is [music] through two paths. We have an experiential path. We are getting kids out into the world and we are bringing experts into Ruskin [music] to try to raise kids awareness of what is out in the world, what careers are out there when they graduate, when they're adults. The other path is the academic path. [music]
009It's one thing to try to create a high school cla high school classes that will help kids once they graduate. It's another [music] thing to be able to prepare kids for those classes. That starts with us. [music] That starts with us making sure that our academic program at the elementary level is tight. [music] That we are making sure that kids are meeting benchmarks and are able to work at grade [music] level so they are successful in middle school and in high school. [music] Good morning, DPS. Morning. I can't hear you. Good morning, DPS. Good morning. Welcome to this year's annual team vote march. Y'all look so good here today. Give yourself a round of applause. You're here to cast a ballot for the first time. I see the bands got new outfits on. I see
010internationals making their debut, their dating debut for the first time. Man, y'all showing up and showing out with pride. That's what it's all about. I want you to know that today, the fact that you are fired up, ready to go, and vote is powerful. Your ballot is your access point to democracy, and voting is the entryway to power. want you to know that today is a moment that you'll never forget. Today is all about you. At this moment, you are making an affirmative decision to take a stance in your way of life. You're going to make decisions that are going to impact your neighborhoods, your schools, your community, and ultimately your way of life. Regardless of how you vote, I want you to vote your community. I want you to vote your neighborhoods. I want
011you to vote your values. Those are things that make you who you are. If you vote for people and issues that reflect those, you will never go wrong. I want you also to remember that there's an election at least every six months. That means that the energy that brought you here has to keep you in the same moment even after you cast your ballot in this election and the one that follows and the one that follows and the one that follows. That energy is what is going to make you become or assist and impact in the very change that you want to see in your community. [music] You can go ahead. He's right there. Everybody down here ready? Yes. Call to order Dayton Public School Board meeting roll call. President Bailey here. Dr. Goodwine here.
012Mr. Lacy here. Mr. Smith present. Miss Reinard present. Mr. Walker. Uh Mr. Walker will be absent today. Excused. Miss Garrison present. Six present. Pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and empower. Our vision is to inspire, educate, and empower scholars for lasting impact. Our purpose to cultivate a supportive and engaging ed educational experience. All right. Uh are there any bargaining units here today? No. Thank you. Uh if there's anyone to be heard from the public, uh you have limits of 3 minutes. The president has the discretion to extend the time. When your time is up, you are to stop speaking. It is inappropriate to address any
013matter involving pending disputes, grievances under a labor agreement, disciplinary actions involving an employee or a student, ongoing labor negotiations, concerns, or matters that have already been settled and or any matter which because of its nature is deemed appropriate to be discussed in executive session. The purpose of the public hearing portion of the meeting is for the members of the public to express viewpoints and public concerns. Treasurer, is there anyone? Yes, we have photo of them. Uh, Dominic Settles. Dominique Dominique. Cynthia Jensen. William Jensen. Sarah Ling. Uh, my name is Sarah Ling. I am a literacy specialist at Wagamin Middle School. Um, I was hired in October of 2025. Um, and um, I was hired as a long-term sub because I needed to have some things worked out with my license. I've been a licensed teacher
014since 2010. Um, I have I've been teaching for 14 years and um, so I was hired as a long-term sub and I was under the impression that I I was told that once I got the license I would be given a contract. Um, that did not happen. Um, however, that is not that's just some background. Um the what I think needs to be addressed is the treatment that these teachers are getting from HR. The very unprofessional and very rude and disrespectful behavior that has been happening to me personally. And I know I'm not the only one. I have been talked down to. I have been told that my time as a teacher wasn't real teaching. I have been told that I have been told that um I am the one at fault for this whole
015situation going the way it did where I have been nothing but transparent and communicative and asked questions for the purpose of understanding. I've gotten nothing but runaround and disrespect and it is shameful and it is destroying the self [sighs and gasps] the it is destroying teachers self self-confidence when you're constantly being told that you are not good enough you are not communicative enough you are not respectful enough you're not whatever. It hurts in a way that I can't necessarily put into words. And I know I'm not the only one. And the result of all of this is that the kids suffer because you're driving away veterans who want to work with these kids. The best part of my job is the kids. and I can't do my job properly because of this treatment that I
016have been receiving from HR and from central office. It is shameful and it needs to be addressed sooner rather than later if you want to continue reaching those goals of benefiting those kids of making sure they get what they need to be able to get out of school to graduate and to be successful successful adults. The bottom line is it doesn't matter to me even that it's it hurts me. That doesn't even matter to me. The bottom line is it affects the kids because I can't do my job well and I don't want to be here because of the treatment that I have received. And so when I can't do that un your time is [clears throat] up but I'm going to let you finish your state. And again, I know I'm not the only
017one. There are other teachers and and we're all burned out and we're all tired from getting runar around and being talked to as though we don't matter. Thank you. What's your name again? Sarah Ling. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Treasure, do you have That's it. That's it. Thank you, Mr. M. Okay. Thank you, [clears throat] Dr. Bailey. At this time, I recommend the approval of the following items: B, C, D, E, F, G. So moved. Second. Any questions or comments? Mr. Smith? Questions or comments? Mr. Smith? Yes. I would like to move what's that G1 and G4 for executive session please. G1 and G4. Anything else? Anybody need any more time? Nope. All right, let's vote. President Bailey, yes. Dr. Goodwin, yes. Mr. Lacy, yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Miss Reard, yes. Miss Garrison, [clears throat]
018yes. Six yeses. Thank you. I would like to approve to recommend the approval of the following human resources DEA after July 10th. So move second. Any questions? President Bailey. Yes. Dr. Gwine. Yes. Mr. Lacy. No, Mr. Smith. Yes. Yes. Yes. Miss Reard? No. Miss Garrison? No. Three yeses, three nos. I'm going to change mine to no. Excuse me. Uh, Dr. Goodwin, no. Yes. Okay. Okay. Okay. Four. No. Three. Uh, two. Yeses. Thank you. Uh, at this time we'd like to present the budget information for review. Any questions? Any questions, concerns? This is just a review. It's not. All right. Okay. Uh, next I recommend the approval of the following agreement with Dayton Public Schools and the Ohio Department of Children and Youth. I'd like to make a motion to take A through J together. Okay.
019Second A through J. A through J. A through J. Any questions or concerns? Mr. Smith. Yes. I would like to remove Jay for executive session, please. You said remove J. Yep. Okay. Anything else? All right. Call for vote. President Bailey. Yes. Dr. Goodwin, yes. Mr. Lacy, yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Miss Reard, yes. Miss Garrison, yes. Six yeses. Okay. Now we'll have the treasurer's recommendations. Oh, you was on a roll. Yeah, he on the road. She like go ahead. [laughter] Madam Madam treasurer. Yeah. Uh I recommend the approval of the following A through F as uh reviewed last week. So moved. Second. questions or concerns. All right, come vote. President Bailey, yes. Dr. Goodwin, yes. Mr. Lacy, yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Miss Rainard, yes. Miss Garrison. Yes. Six yeses. New business. So, we have um for
020notice retire rehire notices for two of our staff members and the board and we have board travel reimbursements. Yeah, you just got to say you put on notice. It's on notice. Pull it up and just read the notice. That's it. Of each notice, that's all. Retire rehire notice. E douly retire rehire notice J. Spurlock any concerns or questions? Mr. President, I believe I'm pulling up the um items from the last meeting. I believe we already approved last week the um board travel reimbursements. I think we did. I think there's a correction to the date of flying. Is there a correction? The flyin date I think was April. Oh yeah, it is. But I don't you want to say something. So is this a correction or it's a correction? It's a it's a correction. We can
021go ahead with that. Thank you. Appreciate it. Okay. Do we need to vote on that? Is that We're just voting on E. I mean C, correct? Um, President Bailey. A to C. Can we uh A and B is just a notice? Yeah, those are just notices. We're not So, we're voting on C. Just see. So, was it moved and second? No, not yet cuz Miss Miner was finishing her notice. [laughter] You jumped in. We already So moved on item C. Second. All right. Vote. Okay. President Bailey, yes. Dr. Goodwin, yes. Mr. Lacy, yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Miss Rainard, yes. Uh, Miss Garrison, yes. Six yeses. All right, moving along really quickly. We just keep going. Mr. Lacy, I I do not have anything. All right, Mr. Walker's not here. Mr. Smith. Um, I don't I
022think I What about I say, did did anything happen this week? No, I just get out here and enjoy some some some spring sports. That is what I did. I went to saw some middle school sports. That was kind of cool. So, get out there and check that out. Um, as always, appreciate you guys. Have a great week. All right, Miss Reinard. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, a few things. Um, I just have a quick legislative update on Senate Bill 311, which was kind of the education omnibus bill. It, uh, passed or it went through its third Senate Education Committee hearing. Um, so it's moving along. We're grateful for some of the provisions in there. Many of the provisions in there, it's kind of a cleanup bill. Um, one of which is the additional lensure
023flexibilities that is given um, to teachers. Um, and as a factual bit of information that I'm sharing with the public, um, there was a new coalition that was unveiled last week and it's the Ohioans to Protect Public Services Coalition. This is a statewide coalition to educate Ohioans about the impact of eliminating property taxes. And I just want to give notice to people about the coalition. Again, the name is Ohioans to protect public services. And um there is there are restrictions that board members are bound to um in their official capacity about advocating for um uh ballot initiatives. Um but we are able in our capacity to provide um neutral factual information regarding the impact that eliminating property taxes may have on the district. So I'm sharing this coalition with the public and you can Google
024it and look at it and find the factual information there. That is all I have, Mr. President. Thank you. Dr. Goodwine and Squire. No comments. All right, Miss Garrison. Yes, thank you. I just wanted to give a shout out to the uh debate planners and organizers and volunteers. Um everything went well as I observed. Um just a snippet of the middle schoolers and the high schoolers um battling it out on the issue. So, it was a well uh ran event that continues to grow. So, kudos to everyone who um participated in that and continue to volunteer to give our children space to grow and develop um when it comes to debating uh the issues. And uh we had our business advisory committee meeting this past uh Friday that went well uh too and looking forward
025to um moving forward with that committee and uh engaging and adding some more uh bodies to that committee as well. But we definitely hit the ground running. So thank you uh Miss Miner for your attendance and your feedback and your excitement most of all. So uh that's all I have. Oh, and I also wanted to thank Miss Sarah Lane, even though she left, for um coming up to speak publicly because that's a difficult thing to do. A lot of times people choose to, especially staff, choose to do that um behind closed doors, but she did it publicly and definitely want to make sure that we take a closer look into everybody's concerns um if you do decide to bring it to our attention. So, thank you. All right, Sarah. I will say I think this
026is one of our shortest meetings ever. So I will be Don't jinx it. Yeah. So to say no, I feel like I've jinxed it. Um but good evening board members and board leadership or district leadership. Um I have two really brief announcements. Uh the first is the student debates uh this weekend was so fun. And uh I just want to give a quick shout out to Dr. Shei's team. I think specifically uh Miss Tiara McGee, if I'm saying her name correctly, uh was a big uh proponent and leader for that effort and it was so exciting to see how proud those students were and also the debate coaches who attended. And so that's the first thing I was really excited to share um and give a shout out for. And then the other one is
027our department every year is required to do either an internal or an external assessment to see how are we serving the district also how are we aligning more specifically towards our standards. um we align with institute of internal auditor standards and it's very rigorous and so we have completed that self- assessment and we will be presenting the results of that self- assessment uh at our next audit committee meeting. So I'm really excited to do that and excited to share the information afterwards with the full board at the probably the next board retreat or you know whenever we can do that. So thank you all and that's it. Thank you. Mr. Wford, are you representing Dr. Jones today? You don't have nothing. [laughter] Come on, man. Appreciate it. Nothing. That's great. Nothing. Come on. Yeah. All
028right. Well, that was your your moment. [laughter] Um, Madam Treasure, I have nothing. Miss. Okay. Um, uh, and in honor of Dr. Lawrence, who's away at a conference. I wanted to uh invite everyone to the art show this Saturday. We're excited about it. It'll be a K12 gallery, a district-wide art show. The art teachers have worked extremely hard, so we want to support them. We have a lot of activities this weekend. There's also a community cafe where our parents and community members can give us feedback on our planning uh moving towards the academy model. Uh it was at the Dream Center last night and on Saturday from 9 to 11 it will be at Thood Marshall and then we'll have several others next week. Central State West will sponsor one Melddale Career Tech and the
029Dayton Metro Library and we've got those dates on our website and the Times. So we want to encourage the community and an most exciting thing that's happening next week. We definitely would want to invite all of our board members and community members to visit our high schools during their decision day. Uh, as we move into the academy pathways, all of our freshmen are selecting their pathway and being notified of which academy they'll be a part of. So, it's going to kick off Monday at Belmont at 2:00. Um, then Tuesday at Mound Street at 9:30. There'll be Tuesday at Thood at 1:30. Wednesday at Styvers and they'll do a different type of ceremony at 9:30 in the morning. Dunbar is Thursday at 2:00 and Metal Deal is Thursday at 10:00 a.m. So, I think I've got
030all of them, but it's going to be really exciting. We'd like to invite everybody out to the art show, our community cafes, and our decision days. All right. Uh, I'm going to try to make some of those baseball games. Heard you tell me the Belmont was doing pretty good, so I'm going to try to get out there this week. Uh, thank you for everybody that has come out today. And I hope you guys have a beautiful day. We're getting out of here a little bit early other than our executive session. So, I hope you're able to enjoy the day. Pursuant to section 121.22, 22G2 of the Ohio Revised Code. I move that the board go into exe executive session. This meeting is being held to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, and or compensation of a
031public employee. So move second. Second. President Bailey. Yes. Dr. Goodwin. Yes. Mr. Lacy. Yes. Mr. Smith. Yes. Miss Rhinard. Yes. Miss Garrison. Yes. Six yeses.