Dayton Board of Education - Business Meeting - June 21, 2022

001test do smokers is oh so uh oh like oh let me pop it up good evening i'd like to call to order  this june 21st 2022 dayton public school   board business meeting madam treasurer may  we have a roll call please president smith   president miss reiner president mr sampson here  miss wigani dr pickett present dr goodwin here   mr lacey here seven president thank you  may we stand for the pledge of allegiance foreign thank you to start out this evening  we have a special recognition   for our spring sports and as well as our  middle school athletics dr lolly we have   several coaches here that are going to help us out  with this presentation today so i'd ask them to   come to the podium and then i'd ask the board and  if um treasure i don't know if

002you want to go down   or not in the wheelchair again but if the board  and uh treasurer uh could join us in the front   to congratulate the students  thank you president smith um president smith dr lali we'd like to thank you  and the board for uh inviting us here today   and also we'd like to thank executive athletic  director victoria jones for helping to arrange   this unfortunately miss jones is out of town today  and she asked uh miss norworthy and myself if we   could represent her today and we're very honored  to be able to do that my name is randall reisner   i'm the athletic site coordinator for stivers  school for the arts uh jill norrisworthy did uh   kim nursery worthy i'm sorry from belmont belmont  uh track coach she did all the hard work she asked  

003me to do the easy thing here so i'm just going to  do the announcing already messed it up obviously   if i could first call up coach mckinney with  the stivers middle school volleyball team all right so this is to honor you guys  in getting first place in the district   so seventh grade one first  and eighth grade one first   and i have mckenzie brown ava edwards makaya gillis amir williams princess carpenter and my one my one eighth grader  that's here is jania harris pictures you're good and now if i could introduce  coach sane and coach faz   if they could come up please for the  middle school girls basketball team today good evening we are the coaches for stivers  we had a combined team this is my wife coach p   this is my the other assistant coach

004fuzz  and that's the other assistant coach tingle   we are we had a combined team and we are  the two-time defending city champions   um let me introduce young ladies  princess carpenter amir williams makaya gillis   ava edwards venice larue milam adrian drake and sulani tingle thank you um now we can introduce the wright  brothers seventh grade boys good evening thank you board for having us  my name is robert brown the head football   head basketball coach at wright brothers  middle school um we are so honored i'm   also honored to have brought a basketball  championship to the east end of dayton   so we're going to keep that ball rolling um the  guys i have here with me today i have mr marlowyn some of our students are not here right  now so we'll apologize we'll definitely get   theirs to

005them uh let's see all right  here we go we have dante shivers jr   and we have mr joshua shepard  thank you guys again for having us um all right i think i think i need the other one can i have for them and now for the eighth grade  boys wagoman coach mckinney oh man how you guys doing   uh so for the first time we had a date and  annual tournament with all the day and area   team so my boys won that tournament so i'm very  proud of them for that but uh i have derek hardy   uh i don't i think that's i don't know  if that's the one i have jacarius reeves   derek garrett here go through there i got karan foster jr and i have devon reese go ahead right if we could have

006the ej brown boys  middle school track team coach warren all right y'all doing um edwin joe brown uh boys  tracker my first championship as a coach first   of many um i only got two of my 12 here but  we got lorenzo huggins and we have chris hill and our final middle school team stivers  girls middle school track coach tingle thank you thank you mr rosney um  my name is ronnie tingle coach fawz   i had coach bird and um we had  over 50 to come out and 25 to stay but today we have um all the way up  here okay miss um i'm andrea drake i'm i'm sorry that's a joke she does you know makaya  gillis ava edwards mvp of everything let's go nevaeh mcdade today this marley butler what y'all don't  look at me

007like that soulani tingle miss jania harris my two-time champion  with me fulani a two-time champion   and bella thank you ms vela morris  thank you guys for coming out thank   you so much for being winners with  me and i appreciate it thank you scratch down thank you thank you kim norrisworthy's going to announce  the high school welcome first up i'm   going to call dunbar's baseball coach um well  actually he's the site coordinator mr dorsey uh first of all good evening thank you for  having us here we've had 23 players come out for   baseball and only 17 state and in my five years  at dunbar this was the first year we had baseball   and it was an honor to see these kids play  they didn't want to play they came out and   helped the coach that was

008a first  year coach here at dunbar mr noel   him and his staff on vacation we have 17  players that are not here due to graduation in   summer but i have uh three great young  men that i see in the school i got mr hill i don't know i have mr pugh see all of them i'll give them  to you and i have mr uh mr hooks and once again it was an honor and  pleasure to be the site according to dunbar   and we look for bigger and better  things for the baseball team thank you we're gonna get a great picture um next i'm going to introduce um stiffer  softball coach mr coach david baker i just wanted to say this group of young ladies uh  just showed a tremendous work work ethic and just   is

009a true example of uh just what hard work and  dedication does for the first time in my nine   years of coaching the softball team this was  by far the highest ranking we got in division   two in the southwest district we were ranked  four out of the ten teams and we were able   to host our home tournament game this year  which we didn't we didn't win but we played   hard and uh i'm just very proud of this group  of young ladies so um the first one paige wells linda sue hammond cadence nichols mahogany sanders denisha woodard alicia ross and lauren buck   thanks everyone look over here the next coach that i would like to call up  um it is the dunbar's track coach coach booker hello come on in guys and ladies i'd like to introduce

010to you  all our dunbar track team   and um i'd like to say a little bit  about them that this year our kids   defended their city league title for  the 28th straight year consecutive year   and you know just to note on that it takes a  lot of dedication and commitment from the kids   um year in and year out to be able to produce  like that and i'm extremely proud of this group   so i'd like to start to introduce to you  uh first our coaches is coach juanita hurt and coach stefan watts i'm starting off um amber is our first second is ryan smith cassidy smithson keyshawn golden darius henson mr price mr sledge darian lasley keyshawn golden school tajir shipman javion graves ty brian we like to call this young man the  biggest dog on the

011team daviante listen thank you very much we're gonna make two rows this is okay one two three thank you before i call up my next team i would like  to acknowledge principal griffith he is here   representing for stivers   and the next coach that i would like to call up i  miss coach ways he is the cyrus girls track coach i'm gonna keep it short um i  just am proud of these girls   for pushing through a long season a really  long season and uh bringing home our second um   city championship in a row so first i  would like to call up uh ramaya green madison tyler danielle scott jasmine shelton erica harvey jakayla pounds cnn massey and lauren buck and then my assistant coach mr powell coach powell thank you congratulations um everyone's over here thank

012you guys once again for allowing um  athletics to come and be a part of this and   just represent our student  athletes thank you guys once again can you hear me now now good evening how about if i introduce the  people that are achieving these grants and   then you can go sit down and then i'll finish  while you're assisting and resting okay   i'm nancy nerney and i represent the dayton public  schools foundation and we would like to award this   year our grants for schools who have applied for  grants to improve the success of their students   we had a total of 7 100 in grants and if they're  here i'd like to call up those people's names   first is michelle brock from meadow dale ctc   she ordered books to improve spanish language  skills is michelle here okay

013hope she's watching   next is kelly cox from cleveland elementary  she ordered a social emotional toolbox you'll hear that you'll hear that  from time to time because as we know   social emotional education is the in thing   nowadays next is melinda dixon who ordered  some spanish easy readers for comprehension as she is from ponets next is emily francisco from   cleveland elementary she ordered  a math toolbox of manipulatives   next is a grant sponsored by superintendent  lolly first of all there's a tricycle   no superintendent you can't use her tricycle  for preschool gross motor development   by dana groves of kaiser elementary elementary  and dana also ordered uh that's why we we put   superintendent lolly's name on it she's  going to do a children's handbell choir   so we know that superintendent has a music bias  so that would be great next

014is lauren grouper   who is doing after school things with  students learning embroidery and basic sewing and can you all stay up there and we'll take  a group picture okay next is patricia hochbaum   she did scholastic classroom  magazines and giant number   stepping stones and activity balls for  preschoolers as well as yoga mats from kaiser   next is alexandria lane from  cleveland who did a math toolbox   and jewel leach who last year  did this without any help   this year he's over at wright brothers  middle school and wants to have his multiple   disabilities class prepare meals and deliver  meals so we've given him a cooking budget   so if you all happen to be in the neighborhood on  friday afternoon you might get something next is   patricia lewis who did nature-based  play space at roosevelt elementary   and then carson oller

015who also did a tool  kit for math workshop and he's from cleveland   next is nicole plenart from  wright brothers middle school   and she did pickleball equipment  pickleball is not only for senior citizens next is hannah stewart and she was she needed some   alternative flexible seating in her  wright brothers middle school class and next if she's here is deborah emel and deborah   and kristen is coming up debra ordered  a she is a counselor at wright brothers   and she ordered some coping centers for  three classrooms to increase attendance so   we hope that that will work out better for  them taking the order is kristin northcutt   kristen and principal hoddle there from wright  brothers are going to be spearheading this right so while you're all still still here can the  i want to introduce uh our board member

016wait sorry it's clinton coble would you stand up  please clinton is one of our board members who   came to rep to witness it and of course joni  watson who is on our board now she used to be   in front of you as a teacher as well of course  of course so can we all and get in pictures now   and paige husky who is a board member to be so  come on and and shelly outlaw as well and myself   and erica where derek could go and take pictures  as well so if we'll all get up in front of this   group then we'll have our pictures  taken thank you so much i'll be back is it's a long time standing um all right chris i'm right back here okay thank you i appreciate it this year we

017made available our classroom grants  for up to five hundred dollars to each dps teacher   who wanted to apply and our school grants of  fifteen hundred dollars for each dps school   because of the generosity of your employee donors  as well as our community donors where we're able   to announce our grants for the 2022 school year  with more than seven thousand dollars it is our   seventh annual round of offering grants during  the past two years we gave out a low number of   grants due to covid this year from 24 applications  we bring you 18 grants from innovative teachers   finding creative ways to reach their students  with materials that are not able to be provided   by the district our grants have been diverse from  gardens to learn where food comes from to plays   enabling immigrant children to tell

018their stories  to repair parts for successful drone navigating   to growing micro greens for possible sale in the  gem city market we are grateful to the district's   hr pr teaching and learning departments and the  treasurer's office for their support implementing   these grants we truly believe that these grants  from our donors enable us to directly impact the   success of dps students as our students grow  so does our community and the value of its   future citizens as they give back to our community  thank you for your guidance of our school district   we look forward to working with you and also  enjoying donations from you both people that   you know that might want to be on our board  and other support so thank you very much thank you miss nerney um just want  to say i appreciate everything you

019do   everything your board does to really help  our students we want to encourage everyone   to please donate please get involved and for our  staff to you know if you have those ideas please   apply for those grants um are there any questions  comments or anything from the board for miss nerdy once again thank you so much dr  lawler next presentation please   yes i'd ask that the board refresh your screens  and the next presentation is a review of the males   of color program females of color program from  the office of cultural engagement dr stacy worley good evening good evening to this esteemed board  superintendent dr board president william smith   vice president jocelyn reiner mr dion sampson  gabriella pickett mrs karen with gagne dr chris   shonda goodwin and mr joseph lacy thank you for  allowing me an opportunity

020to inform you of the   engagement and that's expounding within the  cultural engagement and inclusion of females   of color before i start i must congratulate all  the teams that got awarded this evening i also   want to congratulate the staff throughout this  district from the janitors opening up every campus   our admin staff in the back office our educators  paris sro's bus drivers and our life coaches   most importantly our parents as we continue to  cultivate educate and prepare our dps students   for the future that's coming for them i must say  it's a privilege to serve our students in the   culture engagement and inclusion program there's  a quote by paul waters who says when we listen and   celebrate what is common and different we become  wiser and more inclusive and a better organization   over the past two years the

021males of color office  and the staff has evolved into a facet of deepened   relationships of engagement all  throughout our district and our community   as you see on the slide we are our first year  last year as i took the lead we build positive   character in young males of color develop and  enhance critical thinking skills in our young   males of color and also help motivate  young males of color towards positive   identity development and lastly help provide  cultural enrichment for young males of color   our next slide the office of males of color still  focus on improvement of males of color grades   their attendance and their behavior we work with  a curriculum and we also have a tracking system   that monitors our students and our life  coaches productivity and engagement   we use the brothers of ujima and the

022sisters  of nia cultural enrichment program book we   have organized an external mentoring support base  with various local colleges university businesses   fraternities and organizations to support our  internal engagement i'm happy to say we have   finished up our second year of the distinguished  males of color scholarship initiative established   last year we so far we have awarded 10 young men  scholarships throughout the the past two years   our focus are four principles next slide our  four principles of males of color is brotherhood   scholarship integrity and honor and  in our phase two of transition for   the office of males of color to cultural  engagement inclusion we still focus on   improvement of mlc grades and introducing circles  of accountability with a peer-to-peer mentoring   we've established a peer ambassador program  that allows our seniors to mentor our juniors   our juniors to mentor

023our sophomores and  et cetera all the way down to grades three   being a vital partner of restoration to a student  regarding discipline helps the improvement of our   males of color code of behavior and establishing  real authentic mentor mentee relationships   i'm also happy to say in our phase two of  implementation we were able thanks to the   board to bring on females of color they just  completed their first full year of engagement   improvement of foc grades and introducing  circles of accountability with them as well   with peer-to-peer mentoring and emphasizing  and being present in school daily in an effort   to improve foc attendance next slide  please i think i'll win a few slides   stay right there here we have as you can see  on this slide and i will get a more deepened   report to the board and

024dr lolly once the i.t  has finished their compromisation of things   but we have added 15 performance indicators  as you can see on the scribe on the screen   that monitors the success for our students that  has also been added into the e-school system next slide please we've implemented  tuesday ti day and then tuesday thai   day is on every first and third uh tuesday  of the month where we teach our young men   respect the belonging of others using polite  language and respecting boundaries and making   eye to eye contact while utilizing firm handshakes  our numbers for last year at i'm sorry our numbers   as of march 1 22 for males of color  has been 773 young men grand total the four principles for females of color is  sisterhood scholarship integrity and honor   our females of color held their

025first black  girls matter symposium facilitated by angelique   mumford davis which i believe dr goodwin was  a part of that panel discussion we also held   our first girls empowerment day with get guests  leticia perry from channel 7 and marcia bonhart   and a host of business women from the dayton  community they too have a first and third tuesday   but theirs is called tailored tuesday they can  either wear dress or they can wear slack outfits   and they focus on what it is to be a lady as of  right now i'm happy to say at the end of the first   year for females of color we ended with 318 young  ladies in our programs from grades 3 through 12. next slide please   when our males of color and females of color come  together we have our cultural engagement inclusion  

026which is a space for students and males of color  and females of color program this intentional   program focuses on our marginalized students  regardless of race ethnic backgrounds to engage   and organize social and acquire social justice  issues and learn about identities beyond their own   just recently on saturday the cultural engagement  inclusion program collaborated with five rivers   metro parks where our students participated  in passport to fishing our students also   participated in a national air for air force  museum trip and went to paul lawrence dunbar house   we're currently working on some financial literacy  programs for students in grades 6 through 12.   and we're also starting something new transform  consultant is collaborating with our office where   we will provide career mentors that will work  closely with our life coaches and our sophomores   and our juniors that will help them

027for the next  three years focus on what it is their careers   they're going to take place what kind of pathways  and what that looks like how to build a resume   how to interview and how to have purple perfect  engagement when they talk to a business leader   we're also working on continuing the work with  collegiate mentoring collaborations with central   state university uber for sinclair wright state  and ud we have a greek mentoring collaboration   with a lot of the fraternities and sororities  and our mbk division just started barbara dayton   barbershop and beauty salon talks which was  very engaging for not just our young men   and our young ladies but a lot of community  leaders who volunteered to be a part of it   we're basically focusing on inclusiveness  and having inclusive discussions also i want to have a

028special thank you to the  air camp mayor mims commissioner shaw the dayton   international airport director guild turner  for creating a special aviation day not just   for cultural engagement and inclusion students but  for all dps students in high school they were able   to take a all-day trip at the dayton international  airport where they learned about different careers   whether it was in aviation whether it was in lawn  whether it was in hotel where it was in finance   and accounting they got a chance to walk and  talk with these individuals in those career paths   and learn more about what goes on at the dayton  international airport we're looking to host a   second one this coming year and i'm very excited  about that our responsibilities for cultural   engagement inclusion is developing district-wide  engagement student programs continue to work with  

029marginalized males of color and marginalized  females of color students develop talented   career pipelines for a successful future during  and after their chapter at dayton public schools   as you can see if you go to the next slide there  are some of the metrics that we have available those just a little synopsis  from 357 of our students   showing and displaying their brotherhood  sisterhood scholarship integrity and honor   and some that are showing all the  characteristics next slide please our attendance as you can see is promote roughly  about fifty nine point nine percent good thirty   one point four needs improvement and about  8.7 is critical so we're still working on   those two categories and reaching out to those  parents to get involved to make sure that they   are getting their kids in school next slide  please our behavior 68.7

030of our students   enrolled in our program is good 26.6 is  uh needs improvement and about roughly six   percent is critical next slide please this is the  breakdown of our students enrolled currently in   cultural engagement inclusion males of color and  females of color 81.3 percent are african-american   51 0.5 of those are male and 29.8 are young  ladies next slide please these are some   of the engagements that our students have  participated the aviation day march madness we've had some football engagements we have a  young man right there to your right chase wells   participated in air camp last year he was one  of three young men sent by dps was able to   participate in that and he was able to fly solo  along with two other young men who flew solo   last year from xenia to dayton and

031they're  currently still working on their flight lessons   next slide please and this is a combination of  our distinguished males of color awards that   ended in may and our females of color awards  next slide please these are some of the   pictures from our camp that we have we went to  the air force museum with some of our students   and they were able to meet some of the  soldiers and have some engagement with   them as they're about to leave and the soldiers  kindly took a picture with them before they left   and our students when they went to the paul  lawrence dunbar house um this past thursday next   slide please and this is some of the engagement  that took place in our summer engagement camp   where our students were making crafts  and learning more about themselves this is

032the career mentoring collaboration  i share with you briefly with   transform consultant att and  aes where the founders of this   funders of this operation where  we'll be looking at 100 high school   students from sophomore and juniors that will be  focused on those career mentors next slide please mbk dayton we also want to make sure and i make  a promise to our young men and our young ladies   when they leave uh males of color and females  of color that our relationship does not end   mbk dayton is part of senator  sheriff brown's initiative   and former president of obama my brother's  keeper so we've pulled in nbk dayton into our   umbrella where we have three young employees who  actually work under senator sheriff brown's office   and they pretty much support this initiative  where our students that are 18 are

033graduating   up to 25 work with those students and making sure  they still have all the sources and the needs that   they have once they leave dps and they're starting  to track that so we currently have roughly 15   students part of mbk but they don't just focus  on dayton public school students they focus on   all the students in montgomery county so using  that opportunity they pronounce promoted our mbk   barbershop talks and our beauty salon talks  which allowed other students to be a part of   this discussion so our students get the chance to  talk and fellowship and get to learn from other   students from other districts next slide please  mbk dayton leads a daily cross sector call to   action within montgomery county focus on building  safe and supportive communities for boys and young   ladies of color where

034they feel and value and  have clear pathway pathways opportunity next slide and next slide please this is the team leah  edwards she is actually a freshman at university   of dayton and she supports a lot of the admin  work for nbk dayton and leroy bean who is also an   adjunct at stivers but he also an afternoon  works for mbk dayton in the office thank you   next slide and next slide please these are  some of the collaborators who support our   program right now and i won't read them all but  you're pretty much familiar with a lot of these   one i would like to point out  is the mentoring collaborative   and aes have been very strong supporters along  with a host of others that are on the screen   of course central state but i i really can't  say

035enough about our staff who also spends a   lot of tireless time with our students after  they clock out a lot of engagement goes on in   the evenings a lot of times where they're  having text messages and phone calls just   trying to keep our students focused on what they  need to do on a daily basis next slide please   and i just want to say thank you to the parents  for allowing us to shape and change the narrative   by investing in our students daily here at the dps  office of culture engagement inclusion thank you thank you dr worley i want to say appreciate you  giving us an update i appreciate um the events   i've known myself been able to come out to quite a  few and i really appreciate the time um i did have   a couple

036of questions and i wanted to ask if the  board had any other questions or um comments with   um how we're coming out of covet and we're seeing  some of these things that um we're facing what are   some of the the the pd professional development  opportunities that be offered to the staff to   kind of help them cope with a lot of the different  things that they're seeing that our students are   bringing into the schools because there's so many  things going on out in society that i'm glad you   asked that question that is one of the things that  we have already scheduled for this upcoming year   because having some of the debrief discussions  with the staff of some of the challenges that   they've seen with different students also what's  going on in our community and then a

037lot of times   things that they're having going on in their  own home life that they may not be able to   turn off the switch to focus on the kids we have  some programming put in place for a lot of pd's   before school starts and ongoing throughout the  year so we have one for um each grading period   okay then secondly i appreciate that secondly  with the mbk dayton program with that wanting   to be an umbrella for a lot of the montgomery  county things what are some of the plans that   you guys have in place to kind of connect  you know with the county's engagement program   or you know the re-entry programs or the  fatherhood initiatives and things like that   that are in different spaces how we can grow that  leroy and aliyah are currently working on

038that as   we speak they have met with our mbk ohio team  um kyle and mike king and are also working on   collaborating with mbk springfield this summer  we take plan on having some engagement to cosi   with some other organizations in mbk springfield  we've also working with braxton miller foundation   currently trying to put some things for stem  and some other initiatives that will pull not   just dps students but also some other programs  that are going on throughout the montgomery   county appreciate you dr worley are there any  other questions or comments from the board board member sampson thank you mr president dr  will i just want to say thank you to um you and   your team for all of the work that you guys and  gals have been doing for the last couple years   i do have

039a question in slide 31 and 32 you stated there was three good need improvement critical  what is when it comes to attendance what does good   look like and behavior what is what classifies  good we try to stay in line with what truancy puts   out with their metrics so those are the numbers  that we're pulling got it and then the last   question for me and i don't know if you can do  well i know you can do it because you're a genius   um is there a way to get data on where  the young men and young ladies were   attendance and behavior-wise before they got into   mlc foc and where they ended up at the end of the  uh the year that was a question i asked last in   the last week with it and they're working

040on that  all right thank you so much thank you mr president   thank you board member samus and anyone else  i will go to vice president and then down to   dr goodwin thank you for being here dr worley  i'm so appreciative of the work that you do   for this district i just want to let you know  that the impact that your program has is even   larger than you expect my daughter goes to  elementary she just left elementary school   and she's not part of the program but she saw the  presence in the building and she remarked upon it   and she noticed every tuesday on tie day how boys  would wear ties and i'm just so grateful that   we have this in our schools and for the  work that you do so thank you thank you how you

041doing doctor great so on slide 25  because i have a little bit of deeper question   you talked about the intentional programming   then i'm just paraphrased into helping individuals  learn more about identities behind their own   i do like that you guys have a tie tuesday  for boys and you have the skirt day for girls   but knowing that we live in a society today  where we also have non-binary children   are you how are you exploring and open  that world so those individuals don't feel   left out because they don't identify  necessarily with the gender roles   i'm glad you asked that question that is actually  one of the things that we had a brief discussion   on near the latter part of our academic year  that we really are exploring because at first   we did not have that was not

042a discussion but as  we're starting to learn more about our students   and building deeper relationships we're starting  to find out new things about some of our students   and so those are some of the discussions that we  are putting in place to make sure they feel valued   and they have a place as well okay so i hope  to hear beyond like that general statement like   with the action steps to get these individuals  involved as well as helping them feel welcome   with the conversation pronouns is a big  conversation and it's a it's a big piece   today with individuals and how they identify and  being able to teach individuals about this this   world that has opened up and there's i mean there  is all types of intersectionalities between race   gender and a slew of other things so it's

043good to  hear that you guys have started the conversation   and i look forward to the action steps next to  really bring this culture in and help us with that   my second question for you today is tell me  a little bit about your staff retention so   what are we looking like at do we have  a high turnover do we have a medium   are individuals staying with the program let me  get back to the first question that you just had   add to that there is a pd that we're looking  at offering through montgomery county mentoring   collaborative that's going to explore what you  just asked so i really wanted to fine-tune and   get those nuggets out of that that's going to be  offered the first part of august to share with   the team before really digging deep into

044that  so i'll be able to give you more detail on that   as it opposed to the second question the turnover  this year has been not as challenging as it was   my first year one of the things about engaging  young people everybody says they love the kids   but our our role here with our program is a lot  of independent engagement with our students so   i believe our team right now is pretty much intact  and it's very positive we are growing and which is   a good thing so we're looking to add hopefully  three more young ladies two females of color   and one of those will be multilingual as well  as we add one more males of color life coach   will be multilingual as well to make sure  we represent the students in our district   okay and if

045i could suggest that in addition  to the pd that you just mentioned really   reaching out to the lgbt center as those  are that group is their leaders in this area   and even with your seeking of additional staff  members like being open to transgenders through   non-binary adults that can actually help show  that representation in school and i mean i   really like the diversity that you have amongst  the different races of the kids that's in your   program that shows that it's just not limited to  minority students so that's pretty good but thank   you for that that information and i look forward  to the next time we talk about this program to   seeing how you grew a little bit deeper in this  area to really address what this generation is   going through now as they are finding their 

046identities thank you thank you anyone else yes ma'am thank you thank you dr  worley for your work i'm wondering   okay if i'm a dps student and i want to be  involved in your program is it more of an   outreach program or is it something that is opened  up to all of our our students in the buildings or   um yeah i'd like to hear about that a  little bit so how do you be a part of   mel's economy i want to join i want to join only  requirement is that you have to be a dps student   that is the only requirement you'd be  amazed how many requests we get from   parents and guardians outside the district  wanting to be a part of the program but   unfortunately this program is only designed  for our dps students thank

047you anyone else lastly just for anybody watching  dr worley if there are any   people that want to get involved in helping  volunteering donating giving some of their   time helping out the program how can they  reach you guys they can go to the dps website   and or they can go to our social venues to email  me or reach out and call the number 937-542-3015 or call the office 542-5369 thank you sir appreciate you thank you madam treasurer do we have anybody  here from any of our bargaining units do not see any oh we do have one good evening good evening good evening  protocol has been established superintendent   lolly president smith and all of your staff board  members good evening i am marie winfrey local 627   dps transportation and i first want to start off  to say

048thank you board members that came out to   the transportation that the request that was put  out to you to join us in routes riding with us   on the buses and coming out and see what we do we  want to thank you very much we appreciate it that   you get to see how our jobs are dealing with  the students on the buses so thank you so much i'm here to speak about the upcoming school  year and the transportation issues that might be   occurring and we would like to prevent them  as soon as possible or work something out   as we're approaching this upcoming school year we  need to be more preventive in our transportation   department per conversation  that i have with management   and with dr lolly and dr burton the meeting  that was called on april the

04922nd of this year   and it was a question that was asked to the  local 627 how can we assist or more or less   keep our drivers to make sure that we be able  to transparent our dayton public school students   and the charter schools since first student will  not be doing the charters and the parochials   and the question i responded to is that  we would need route times increased   besides we're working right now six hour route  times and that we need to be on a three-tier   at this moment from my understanding and  the information that i've received lately   that we only could be doing a two-tier and  we still will be staying at six hour routes   we have a hundred and fifteen routes that's going  to be coming forth with both charter and dayton   public at

050this time we have 121 drivers and also  that 11 of those drivers are on sick leave fmla   or we have lost them we're trying to be very  preventive before the school year start so we   will be able to accommodate the question that  was asked can we handle the charters and dane   public school i'm presenting and coming forth with  you that we need to make the changes in our tiers   bail schedule needs to be three and the  routes should be up more than six hours   we're losing drivers also i've received  calls the drivers are not coming back this   upcoming school year due to the circumstances  of our hour route time is only going to be six   in gas has been come because the living has  come up every the economy has increased we   must consider those

051things in the idea of  us just driving six hours or giving us six   hour routes we also have issues that's going on  that there's communication is not coming to us   forthcoming as we expected it should be as we  requested before and the issues that's going on   at the transportation department things have not  increased or it's just stagnant at this moment   i'm bringing forth this information to you  so we can see we can be a better preventive   before the school year begin because at this time  it will be a failure we don't have enough drivers at this time to cover that and it will  be excessive if we can be able to assist   anyway you will be paying us extra pay  to cover those extra routes if we can be   able to have the increase in

052our route  time then you will be benefiting more   i'm bringing this forth to you i thank  you for listening you appreciate you are there any other bargaining units i see none madam treasure do we have members of  the public signed up to speak yes oh before we   start i would just like to say um when called  upon identify yourself state your name address   and then if non-english speakers if you need  an interpreter one will be provided to you   and time may be extended due to that address the  board as a whole to the president and not board   members individually if you have any materials for  distribu distribution to the board hand them to   the treasurer be preview prior to speaking limit  remarks to three minutes and it is inappropriate   to address any matter involving pending

053disputes  grievances under a labor agreement disciplinary   action involving an employee or 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 madam treasurer can  you call up our first speaker please gail airbnb good evening superintendent lolly and president  mr smith in the board my name is gail irvin   i'm here from westchester ohio i'm here on  behalf of my granddaughters who are students at   the dayton public school district and i'm coming  with concern out of your school lockdown policy   prior to covet i was in one of your buildings when  a lockdown drill occurred and i was really taken   aback on the procedures because it was like  our kids were sitting ducks in the classroom   the door

054wasn't locked there was no barricades at  the door there was no opportunity for the kids to   have fight you know pick up a book a computer  you know just in case something happened and i   didn't want to question the teacher in front  of the students and then covet him the kids   were home now we're back my girls just finished  another year and the same procedure is in place   where they sit my one granddaughter told me the  door wasn't locked for the classroom and being   an educator myself i'm responsible for kids and  their safety and when we have lockdown drills   my kids automatically know we barricade all the  doors we follow alice and i'm not sure if you   guys are following alice but we barricade the  doors turn out the light computers are closed   my kids

055will grab a book or whatever just  in case an intruder is in the building   they have a way of fighting maybe distracting  the intruder to hopefully get to safety i   appreciate you listening to me this evening  so hopefully in moving forward next year my   girls have a different story to tell me  i'm very involved in their lives now that   they're older they don't spend the whole summer  with me but i do see them regularly thank you   thank you miss erwin dr lolly if we could have  someone give me someone's information we can speak   on that and also we'll be talking on our safety  uh later on in the meeting so definitely want to   get your information i appreciate you bringing  that to the board madam treasurer jamie ryan good evening superintendent lolly president  smith and

056the board i'm here to just make   a few comments as usual the first thing that i  want to address are from the agenda are under hr   i looked at the separations and i think i asked  this a couple meetings ago but i'm wondering   um with those separations that are listed are we  following up with exit surveys or exit interviews are people telling us why they're leaving um and  is there anything within the district's control   that can be addressed or changed to retain our  employees um another thing under hr that i noticed   in the changes of assignments there were  10 to 12 principals and vice principals   who are changing i don't know what exactly that  means i'm assuming they're changing buildings and i know in the past the reasoning for for  moving at least vice principles

057was to give them   different experiences and different buildings  with different leadership and i'd like to push   back on that model a little bit um i really think  it's important to um keep principals and vice   principals in their same buildings with each other  for a number of years three or more if possible   i think it gives a sense of stability for the  building for the students for the teachers i think   stability leads to safety and to a culture that  promotes learning so i would really in all means   possible let's keep principles and vice principles  in their same buildings for as long as possible the next thing i'd like to  address is transportation   as we all know that the first student  contract isn't moving forward that high   school students will be issued  rta passes with regard to

058that one point i want to point out is communication  i think we need to be over communicating this to   parents and students that they will be writing  high school students will be writing the rta   um if students are hesitant like they  don't know how to do it i'd encourage them   i'm not encouraging i'm encouraging  parents and community members to say   rta is free in the weekends this summer get  your student out there get them practicing   you know getting comfortable riding  the rta the stops that they need   i don't want this to adversely affect  our attendants and our high schoolers weekly reminders via social media whatever is  planned over communicate can't push that enough   the other thing and i guess i'm gonna piggyback  on marie for my five seconds left um i don't know   uh if

059the esser funds that we were using  for the first contract um if they're sorry if if there um are extra funds and those the  ester funds from not having the contract but is   there a way that we can give our drivers a 40-hour  week to help retain them um i don't know what the   situation is in terms of benefits what they  have but please i implore you to listen to marie   and everything she has to say so we can start  off this year getting our students where they   need to be and having the drivers in place  thank you thank you ms ryan appreciate you that concludes tonight's public  speaking thank you madam treasurer now pursuant to section 121.22 g2 of the ohio  revised code i moved this board going to executive   session this meeting is

060being held to consider  the appointment employment and or dismissal of a   public employee we will have a second second  spin second madam treasurer may we have a vote president smith yes miss trainer yes mr  samson yes miss wigan yes dr pickett yes   dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yeses thank  you meet me in the board conference room please yes you foreign so yes so yes so yes so do yes good stuff thank you you're welcome i'm happy  to help thank you is that good yes let the records show that the board of education  of the dayton city school district has just   completed an executive session during which it  considered the employee appointment employment   and or dismissal of a public employee a move  that we now exit our executive session do i   have a second

061second then second madam treasurer  may we have a vote president smith yes ms streiner   yes mr sampson yes miss swiggany yes dr pickett  yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yeses   thank you next order business i move that  we waive the 48-hour rule do i have a second   second it's been moved in seconded are there any  questions not madame treasurer may we have a vote okay president smith yes  miss reynard yes mr samson   yes miss wiggini yes dr pickett  yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes   seven years thank you and the board will see that  those names for the 48 hour rule waiver will now   be listed under superintendent's recommendations  a madam superintendent your recommendations   i'd like to recommend the approval  of the human resources items listed   on the agenda a move that we

062accept the  superintendent recommendation a do i have a second   second has been moved and seconded do we have any  questions from the board dr give me goodwin second so we had someone bring up a question here today  about the principles being moved and i just like   the superintendent to speak a little bit about the  changes or the culture or education or whatever   we're trying to achieve with these moves um i  think that the moves that have been recommended   by the um chiefs to me and discuss with me are  to either strengthen an administrative team or to   allow different experiences for uh people that are  on the track to become uh principals so i think   the uh the changes that we're recommending  are are quality changes some of the changes   are actually promotions so those are

063why some  buildings had openings to begin with there are   principles that are being promoted or assistant  principles excuse me that are being promoted other questions i do have a question i do see a  couple more teacher resignations um   one concern with so many of our with these  resignations um is there a consideration with   maybe using uh possibly from curriculum team  or some of the other pieces getting with hr   to kind of fortify supports for our new teachers  as they come in if there are some things that uh   can just i know we do a lot of things right now  but is there um some additional things that we   could do and then also i wanted to follow up  from last week around the um the reasons for   leaving if has there been any kind of

064work in  previous week or any kind of thoughts around   what can we do to make sure that we see fewer and  fewer people leaving the district and that we can   address some of the concerns that have been  raised by people that do leave the district   uh one of the things that um curriculum team does  spend a a great deal of time with new people but   we can definitely take a look and see what other  comments may have come up with the separation   whenever they've filled out their why their  exit is uh why they're on their exit forms   excuse me so we can take a look at that the other  thing is that thematically we're looking at those   exit comments and then the cabinet and i will  be talking about uh how we can approach that

065at   our principles retreat on july 21st i believe it  is to talk to them about some of the issues that   are related to that if there are issues related  to curriculum or working conditions of some sort   then those will also be addressed but we're  looking at uh for themes uh across the board with   um the exit surveys to try and and see what we  need to do to support and to increase okay thank   you any other questions dr goodwin a question  for the parliamentary since board member samson   since the motion is on the floor if i wanted to  ask the pool one of the items to vote separately   have i missed that opportunity or how can i make  that happen so we have there's a motion to accept   on the floor for human resources correct

066so  to pull an item you have missed it okay i   just want to make sure that's fine anything  else so which clarification mr president   are we still not in question  is this in questions yes so if we're in question can you pull an item  if we're still in conversation about it i think that's correct because it is a second yes there any other questions on the motion at hand if not madam charger may we have a vote president smith yes miss reynold yes mr samson no miss squiggani yes dr pickett  yes dr goodwin no mr lacey yes five yes's to know your next recommendation  dr lally i'd like to recommend the approval   of the contracts uh these were viewed at the  these were reviewed at the um review session i move that we accept uh

067uh recommendation  b is there a second second has been moved   in a second are there any questions on the motion not madame chelsea may we have a vote president  smith yes he's trying not yes mr samson yes   miss wigan yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes mr  lacey yes seven yeses your next recommendation   please dr lolly like to recommend the uh  resolution c uh to accept the administrators   who are on a one-year contract and i i want  to be very clear these one-year contracts are   there are when you're a new hire typically have  three one-year contracts before you get a multiple   year contract this is not a disciplinary one-year  contract okay i move that we accept recommendation   c do i have a second second this has been moved  in second are there any questions on

068the motion madam charger may we have a vote president smith  yes miss reynard yes mr samson yes miss wiggini   yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes  seven years next recommendation please i'd like   to recommend the approval of the uh resolution  for administrator and dss reappointments   again this is just a matter of uh approving  uh people that are already employed   some won't i have a second second it's been  moved in second are there any questions   not madame choser i do have a question  don't worry like the good one the way   that you guys are moving so fast you don't give  an opportunity to ask for something to be poor   like on this one my sister-in-law is on here and  i would i would have liked her to be full but you   guys are

069moving so fast that we aren't having  the opportunity to pull names for us to vote   but you already have it out there a motion  in a second so i can't pull it now because   we have to vote once that happens okay  so noted appreciate that dr goodwin is there anything else on the motion may we have a vote president smith yes miss reinert yes mr samson  yes miss wigani yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin abstain mr lacey yes six yes one abstain your next recommendation dr lolly like to  recommend the approval of the resolution for   um dea reappointments these are all the dea  members who would be rehired for next year   thank you do i have a i would like to move to  accept the recommendation do i have a second   second it has been

070moved and seconded do we  have any questions if not may we have a vote president smith yes   miss reinert yes mr samson uh yes miss  wigani yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin abstain mr lacey yes six yes one abstain   next recommendation dr lally i'd like to  recommend the approval of the resolution for   s davis thank you i would like to move that  we accept recommendation f do i have a second second it's been moved in second  any questions on the motion not may we have a vote president smith  yes mrs reinert yes mr samson abstain miss wigani yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin no mr lacey yes five yeses one no one abstain thank you your next  recommendation dr lolly like to recommend approval   for the uh resignation agreement for jay hahn move  that we

071accept superintendent recommendation g   we'll have a second second it's been  moved in second do we have any questions and there are no questions madam treasurer may  we have a vote president smith yes miss reynard   yes mr samson yes miss wigani yes dr pickett  yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven years next recommendation dr lolly like to recommend the  approval of the separation agreement for al hogg i move to accept recommendation h do i have  a second second it's been moved and seconded   question from vice president um i am not  actually seeing anything under administrative   content under this item uh or executive  content like i am items g and i is there   something i'm missing are you folks saying it  i don't like to i would like to see that there   um i don't see

072anything under mine either and i just refreshed and now can  we she's asking if we can come back some motion on the floor oh uh foreign um it is not on that one thank you charisse thank you  for everybody for your patience are there any questions on the  motion that is on the floor may we have a vote president smith yes miss reinert yes mr samson   yes miss wiggini yes dr pickett  yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes   seven yeses next recommendation dr lolly i'd  like to recommend the approval of the separation   agreement for k woody a move that we accept  superintendent's recommendation i do have a second   second it's been moved and seconded many  questions there are no maybe we have a vote   president smith yes miss reinart yes mr  samson yes miss wigani

073yes dr pickett yes   dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven years thank  you that concludes your recommendations dr loudly   yes mr president thank you madam treasurer  your recommendations i would like to recommend   temporary certificate of estimated resources  for fiscal year 2023 as reviewed last week   so moved we moved we have a second second it's  been moved and seconded do we have any questions   if not may we have a vote president smith  yes mrs reinert yes mr samson yes ms swigany   yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes mr lacy yes  seven yes next recommendation madam treasurer i would like to recommend the temporary  appropriation major for fiscal year 2023 as   reviewed last week i moved that we accept treasury  recommendation b we have a second second it's   been moved in second are there any questions  quick

074question mr president yes sir mr lacey   madame treasurer the appropriate the the temporary  appropriation lists for general fund budget   the amount and then it says c program  budget but the program budget isn't   attached is it because it's a temporary budget  that we're not seeing or the the program budget which what do you mean okay budget for  general funding if you if you click on   the appropriation right there's a general  fund appropriation of 230 million 498   eight dollars sorry uh that's uh we should  have deleted that one we don't have a pro   program budget that's the zbb budget we show you  uh separately but we don't put it on the approval okay i mean yeah that should have been deleted  that's a c program budget so we're budgeting   it so we're appropriating it at the at

075the  fun level this is a fund level but the zbb   is uh on a spreadsheet right and i've seen that  and that's all and we've also voted on that in   the past actually i looked in may we voted on the  on the program appropriations it should have been   under the executive content uh i can uh okay i  mean we can we can look at it later yeah that   should have been i normally put it under executive  content that one the spreadsheet okay yeah all   right thank you thank you mr president thank you  mr lacey any other questions may we have a vote president smith yes miss reynold yes mr  samson yes miss sweekenia yes dr pickett yes   dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yeses  next recommendation madam treasurer i recommend is the approval of

076monthly  financial report for may as reviewed by   the finance committee on thursday so move it's  been moved and we have a second second it's been   moved and seconded do we have any questions no  questions madam treasurer may we have a vote   president smith yes miss reynard yes mr  samson yes miss wiggini yes dr pickett yes   dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yeses  next recommendation madam treasurer i recommend the approval to have a permission for  a treasurer to utilize single source documents   move to accept treasurer recommendation d is  their second second then moved in second are   there any questions there are no questions  maybe i have a vote president smith yes miss reinert yes mr simpson yes miss  wigan yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin no mr lacey yes six yeses one no your next 

077recommendation madam treasurer i'd like to recommend the permission  to advertise for a formal solicitation   like to accept move the week  set treasures recommendation e   you have a second second it's been moved in second  do we have any questions seeing there or no maybe   we have a vote president smith yes miss reynard  yes mr simpson yes miss wiggini yes dr pickett yes   dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yeses  next recommendation madam treasurer i would like to recommend approval for a  permission to utilize purchasing cooperatives   for a move that we accept treasury recommendation  f do we have a second second it's been moved and   seconded do we have any questions who  seconded it dr pickett okay thank you we have no questions we  have a vote president smith   yes miss reinert yeah mr samson yes ms 

078wiggini yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin no mr lacey yes six yes one no next recommendation madam treasurer i would like to recommend this approval of  minutes for may 2022 a move to accept treasurer's   recommendation g do i have a second second it's  been moved in second do we have any questions   no questions may we have a vote president smith  yes mr miss reinert yes mr samson yes miss wiggini   yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes  seven yeses next recommendation madam treasurer i i would like to the approval i would like  to recommend the approval of donations as   reviewed last week move to accept  recommendation h do we have a second second it's been moved and seconded i'd like to  also thank everyone who has donated and every   deeply appreciated are there

079any questions on  the motion but there are none may we have a vote   president smith yes miss reinert yes mr samson  yes miss wigani yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes   mr lacey yes seven yeses your next recommendation  please madam chaser i would like to recommend the   approval of purchase requisitions as reviewed last  week okay we have reviewed i would move to accept   the recommendation aye from the treasurer do we  have a second second it's been moved in second do   we have any questions there are no questions  may we have a vote please madam treasurer   president smith yes mr samson yes miss  wiggini yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes did i say miss mrs reiner  you missed me treasure yes okay miss   yes sorry seven yeses thank you  and your next

080recommendation please i would like to recommend the approval  of zen in now as reviewed last week i   moved to accept treasury recommendation jay do we  have a second been moved in second any questions may we have a vote madam treasurer president smith  yes miss reinert yes mr samson yes miss wiggini   yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes  seven yeses thank you madam treasurer does that   conclude your recommendations yes thank you move  on to new business first bit of new business that   we do have we have a couple of resolutions  and i would like to turn over the floor to   go over these resolutions to our vice president  jocelyn reiner vice president thank you so much   thank you i'm grateful for the opportunity  to introduce these today and i want to   speak just

081a little bit about them the  first resolution that we have is in   support of extending the child nutrition waiver  authority and i'm going to read the resolution   whereas the current authority for the usda to  issue waivers is set to expire june 30th 2022   and whereas this expiration would impact usda's  ability to respond to the supply chain operational   and access challenges affecting school districts  and whereas the waiver gives schools the tools   and flexibilities they need to recover from  the impacts of the pandemic and resume normal   operations and whereas an extension of the current  usda we waiver authority through september 30th   2023 will help districts and others compile the  data needed regarding school meal participation   as these numbers have changed since the cove of  19 pandemic and whereas this waiver authority has   helped districts address food insecurity

082for  numerous students which impacts their ability   to learn and succeed in school therefore be  resolved that the dayton public schools board   of education relies on the child nutrition  waiver for flexibility and labor shortages   and supply chain delays and therefore be it  resolved that the dayton public schools board of   education believes that the child nutrition waiver  extension is crucial to addressing food insecurity   and an important tool to establish and  support healthy eating habits for children   and be it further resolved that the dayton public  schools board of education strongly supports   congress extending the usda waiver authority for  the 2022-2023 school year um just this is a pretty   a lot of legalese language this really comes  down to the fact that schools have been given waiver authority and it's expiring at the end of  this month this is

083crucial for the way that school   districts operate supply chain issues have been  really long-standing across the country for this   this last school year as well as more importantly  making sure that we are giving all of our students   the ability to access the nutrition that they need  the universal free breakfast and lunch will expire   an estimated 10 million more students  are fed because of this waiver authority   it has dramatically expanded the summer food  service program and community groups are able   to provide four point have been able to provide  4.3 billion meals because of this waiver authority   we strongly support this waiver authority  being extended through the 2023 school year   i've had numerous conversations with our area  representatives recently i met a few days ago   with congressman mike turner's office and talked  a little bit about this

084emphasizing how important   this was i've talked with senator portman's office  and senator brown's office about the importance   of doing this we strongly support it this is  good for our district this is good for students   especially districts such as ours where  we have a very high number of children   who do not have access to proper nutrition and  proper fresh fruits and vegetables especially in   the summer when they are not coming to school  buildings every single day and they need it   i'll be passing this on to congressman  turner and senator brown and senator   portman's offices i'm very grateful for the  opportunity to have this up for consideration   thank you i would like to move to accept  the resolution sporting extending the child   nutrition waiver do i have a second second  it's been moved and seconded are there

085any   questions or comments from the board  i have a question dr goodwin dr lolly   if this does expire and it's not renewed what  are what is our district how is it impacting us   and what are what are our backup plans uh what  it what it actually does is is uh will cost more   uh supply chain uh issues are our major anyway and  if this if this expires we aren't going to be able   to um to get the food in that we need to have in  so it will be more expensive where we do find it   in the middle of covid we um we're really tracking  down a lot of pre-packaged meals so that we could   send them out to kids um and and because of  that the trying to find suppliers for that   became they

086were scarce so it was more costly so  that's the effect that i see happening with this   if the um if we're not able to uh respond to  the supply chain and actually get the food in   for the kids then i think it'll be more costly or  we won't be able to provide as many meals perhaps   and i'm and i'm guessing about that about what  the effect will be but this is major because we've   had we've had this waiver in place since covid and  it's really helped us feed many many more students   than we were able to before will it  affect summer food right now because   january 30th is in about two yeah so right  now i think we're okay with um summer supply   um i think we we pre-stocked pre-froze some things  uh it would

087it would likely occur after that   okay in addition to this knowing that again it  may or may not be renewed are we working with   any of the individuals in our area that  specialize in food like the food bank   home field or any of those type  of places if there is a disruption   i don't know that we are at this point in  time i'm not sure they wouldn't have the same   food chain supply issues that we have but  i mean we can reach out and work with them   they helped us through covet with meals  evening meals for our families many of them   restaurants came together and our neighborhood  school centers came together and and   food banks to provide evening meals for  our students and their families thank you   so we can we can check into that

088if we if  this doesn't pass we can check into that mr sampson thank you mr president uh vice  president reiner two questions is there   consideration that this waiver won't be extended  do you know um there was some proposed legislation   in d.c it is not getting the traction  i believe that the minority leader in   the house has effectively blocked this got it and  then the second question is when will communities   districts um learn if it has been extended after  june 30th will they send out notification to us   will we be able to how do we get the word that  it's been extended or not so right now it's not   looking promising i still think it's important for  us to pass this because it is important that our   our elected officials know how important this is  to

089districts um i will let you know if anything   changes in the next two weeks thank you so much  thank you mr president thank you mr sampson any   other questions it's been moved and seconded  no further questions may we have a vote madam   treasurer president smith yes it's reynard yes  mr sampson yes mr sweegany yes dr pickett yes   dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yes thank you  in the next resolution be madam vice president   thank you this one's a bit longer um i'm going  to read through it first this is a resolution   opposing house bill 322 327 and 616. whereas house  bill ohio house bill 322 has been introduced to   prohibit teaching promoting or advocating of  prohibited concepts that center on race and   sex in ohio public schools and whereas ohio house  bill 327 has

090been introduced to prohibit teaching   advocating or promoting divisive concepts in ohio  public schools and includes several penalties for   violations and whereas ohio house bill 616 has  been introduced to amend and enact sections of the   revised code regarding the promotion and teaching  of divisive or racist concepts in ohio's public   schools and whereas dayton public schools board of  education passed a resolution in june 2020 stating   that the district shall do everything in its  lawful power to ensure that all of our students   and staff have equitable access to the quality  education resources and services they deserve   the district shall continue to routinely train  our staff in the areas of cultural diversity and   sensitivity and the district will reinforce our  commitment to making our schools safe havens where   all children are respected and nurtured where all  children can achieve

091and grow achieve and grow   and where all children are guaranteed equity and  justice and whereas all three bills um perpetuate   false narratives that continue to divide our  communities and whereas house bill 322 house bill   327 and house bill 616 encourage an environment  of exclusion and intolerance and have no place   in public education and whereas house bill 322 327  and house bill 616 devalue our students staff and   families of color and lgbtq plus students staff  and families and whereas house bill 322 house bill   327 and house bill 616 will discourage careers  in education impede ohio's ability to attract   well-qualified candidates to fill open positions  and will exacerbate the severe staffing shortages   ohio public schools currently face and whereas  house bill 322 house bill 327 in house bill 616   would only perpetuate racism and discrimination  and would

092limit the concepts ideas and materials   that may be taught and used in the classroom to  combat racism and other forms of discrimination   and whereas the board of education is concerned  that house bill 322 house bill 327 and house   bill 616 seek to limit candid conversations  about race and gender identity in our schools   spaces which all children should feel safe  and welcome and whereas passage of these   bills risks furthering the current mental  health crisis through isolation and silence   and normalizing discrimination by creating a  culture where students and educators do not   feel valued and respected therefore be it resolved  that the dayton public schools board of education   believes that our state licensed professional  educators and administrators are best qualified   to make decisions regarding the appropriateness of  instruction instructional materials as approved by   the dayton board of education

093and techniques in  our classrooms be it further resolved that the   dayton public schools board of education strongly  opposes ohio hospital 322 house bill 327 and house   bill 616. the superintendent is directed to  forward this resolution to the speaker the   ohio house of representatives i'm sure other board  members probably have a few things to say about   this as well i'm grateful for the ability  to put this on the floor for consideration   i cannot emphasize strongly enough how truly  malicious these bills are i'm not going to put   it any other way these bills are designed to keep  educators from teaching children about where we   came from if we don't know where we came from  we cannot correct and do better in the future   we just celebrated juneteenth and under these  bills we would not be able to

094talk about the fact   that we had areas of the country where enslaved  people did not know that they were free   that's wrong that was wrong and  not teaching about it is wrong   discriminating and teaching children that the  very fact of who they are that they are lgbtq   plus children and devaluing that for our staff  as well that is wrong that is not who we are um i i want to make a quick correction i just  said that we celebrate juneteenth i would like   to correct myself we commemorate it we don't  celebrate that it took two years for the folks   in galveston to know that they were free we  recognize that with the solemnity it deserves   i have no more words to say about this i'm  grateful for the consideration thank you board   thank you i

095move that we accept resolution  opposing ohio house bill 322 327 and 616. do   i have a second second it has been moved and  seconded do i have any questions or comments   from the board start down with dr goodwin yes  first vice president reiner thank you for the   work on it i mean you put a lot of that's a lot  of writing on that one but my second question   is as powerful as a resolution is dr lolly my  question is what are we doing to actually uphold   the strength and the words in this resolution  especially around cultural diversity and   sensitivity in our staff what have we  done since june 20th 2020 or june 2020   we've continued our equity  training continued working through   both equity uh training for uh classroom teachers  but also all staff our equity

096director uh   does that sharon goins and she's provided that  staff in service we actually presented all the   things that we've done at the ohio eight at the  beginning of june and the list of things that   have come from both the office of cultural  inclusion diversity and inclusion dr worley's   office as well as through the equity office we  have a we've done a large number of things one of   the things that you'll see this coming school year  is the uh building leadership teams uh we have   cohort trainings that occur five times throughout  the year where the the building leadership team   comes together and they're trained together the  focus this year is on equity and what that looks   like with our data both in our attendance  our achievement data as well as any other goal that the

097buildings have set on equity so  there's work on that working through zaretta   hammond's work on teaching strategies and  expectations learning and teaching those to   our classrooms as well as the continuing ongoing  professional development on strategies that work   for all students in our classrooms including psyop  including dr hammond's work including even gradual   release making sure that we model and then we show  students how things work and how things can be   learned so i appreciate everything you said right  there but i'm going to ask in addition to that   that a commitment from you that our equity team  which right now it's comprised of one individual   that that that that individual can stay in  equity and isn't pulled somewhere else because   we have to be more than just a team that says  the word equity it matters so

098much more for   equity actually being the fabric of our existence  than it is to be a check on the box and it's to me   right now i didn't even see it in our budget that  we were increasing the resources for our equity   team which again is of one individual who spent  the last year not doing as much equity work as   i believe she could have done had she not been  utilized another way so i'm just asking that in   support of the the words that vice president  reiner has put together on this resolution   that we take it a step farther and we see it in  what we're doing in this district that we utilize   the different programs we have dr worley we have  angela worley we have sharon we have so many   individuals that work well

099some of them work in  teams of one that they're doing this type of work   but they're not collective because they're teams  in one and they're pulled in so many directions   um i would suggest to you that they're not  teams of one because we all work together   dr dr angela wurley and sharon goins victoria  jones and sherry gail dr sherry gale are all   part of a team that work together to support a  variety of things that that are for equitable   uh work in the district the other thing that i  would say to you is that um the reason that our   blts our building leadership teams are focusing  the way that they're focusing and we've mapped   it out with our state support team members is  because equity has been floating around the top   of the surface here

100since we did equity fellows  several years ago and it hasn't permeated   into every single classroom so through the  work of the building leadership team that's   the team that works in every in every building  we're hopeful that that will then branch out   and actually get to every classroom so that we  all are on the same page with that because i i   know exactly what you're saying about the um the  idea that it's uh you know it's up here someplace   it can't be up here someplace and i agree with  you on that so that's why the building leadership   teams were moving in that direction because  if we can get to the building leadership team   then that will go back into the buildings and  hopefully spread and permeate into every classroom   that's all i have thank you dr

101goodwin anyone else   if there's nothing else i want to thank  our vice president for bringing that other   resolution up and it is definitely important and  something that we should all strive to make sure   we are pushing against anyone that does not  believe in those kind of things or want us   to subscribe to anything but the truth may we  have a vote madam treasurer president smith yes   miss reinert yes mr samson yes miss wiggini  yes dr pickett yes dr goodwin mr lacey yes   seven yeses thank you very much once  again i want to thank you for that work   um well we'll start with you vice president reiner  with new business as well thank you um just a few   things in regards to um my role as legislative  liaison um i'm uh in pretty regular communication   like

102i said with the regional representatives for  congressman turner and senator brown and senator   portman one thing that this board is talking  about currently and has not taken action on   but we're talking about it is school safety  especially regarding the passage of house bill 99   what i will say right now is i'm grateful that at  this point in time we can approach this topic with   care and consideration and thoughtfulness since  school is not in session um i if school were in   session i i would feel a great urgency  to make sure that some action was taken   we need to make sure that we're abiding by the  newly passed legislation and the ohio revised code   i will say personally as a parent and as a board  member i want nothing more than for the safety   of our

103students and teachers and staff to be our  number one consideration when we talk about safety   that is all i'll say beyond that there are  a number of bills that were pending at the   state house but they are now in recess until  after the august primary so there's not a lot   going along in the state house right now and  that is all i have for updates in in regards   to legislation i hope that our students are doing  well i think i i hope that they're healthy i hope   that they're getting well cared for and fed i  hope they are enjoying their summer vacation   i will say i did take my mask off temporarily  um to read out these resolutions um covid   reinfection rates are climbing i had covert a  month ago and it was not pretty

104i recommend that   you wear a mask when you're in close spaces and  be careful about your transmission possibilities   that is all i have mr president thank you madam  vice president and appreciate that once again   i will move over down to the end of the  dais board member lacey uh yeah we had uh   last thursday we had a finance committee meeting  and we went over the the financial statements when   they were in good order um that's about all i  have thank you mr lacey i will come up now to   board member samson thank you mr president  i just want to say um congratulations to   the families the coaches the schools for  the middle heights the middle school scholar   athletic scholars congratulations on your  success in both your sports and in the classroom   also i want to

105say thank you again to dr worley  in the presentation that he presented to us about   the work that is going on in the mails of females  of color um and thank you for impacting the lives   of the young men and women that we serve and to  the community members who spoke thank you for   always advocating for our community and our kids   and everybody stay safe thank you mr president  thank you board member sampson uh miss wake gagne   thank you president smith thank you um board  members for all your work and dedication tonight   thank you superintendent um it was great to see  all of those young athletes here this evening   it's very exciting that reminds us of why we  do the work that we do so i appreciate that we   had a great quick kick off

106to our welcome stadium  groundbreaking which i think a lot of the people   in the room were here and i'll let president smith  talk about that a little bit but it was really   just heartwarming to see how many people came  out and how many people are excited about this   renovation and i'm looking forward  to continuing the work there to bring   that project to fruition for our community so  thanks to all of our staff i hope everybody's   having a safe enjoyable summer i would remind  everybody too that yes coveted numbers are up   and we want to stay safe and everybody do  what we can to make the world a better place   and a safer place so i appreciate you all ciao  thanks thank you miss wick gagne dr pickett   thank you mr president the esl committee did 

107not meet this month we postponed our meeting   because we are trying to figure out how we can  best assist the international school and we're   just working with potential community partners to  see how we can they can best support the school   the policy meeting was postponed for next month  but i do have a second reading for a resolution   to adopt or policy and inasmuch as the board of  education is committed to the continual updating   of its policies rules and regulations manual and  the committee which was appointed has been working   towards the goal the following uh the following  at this time for second reading in compliance   with warfi now therefore be a result that the  board of education of the dayton city school   district montgomery county ohio hereby accepts  and adopts the following policies that have been  

108codified for inclusion in the handbook of policies  rules and regulations file ede acceptable use of   internet safety and informational and educational  technology edea cloud data storage policy edea-1   removable media data storage policy ed eb portable  device policy and lastly edec social media policy   and lastly i just want to say thank you to  vice president reiner for introducing um   this resolutions um it's really important we i  know that while kobe we provided a lot of the   meals for students in the summer and we've been  feeding our students and even though we are doing   that the local library provided four thousand  fourteen thousand eight hundred and thirty five   meals to students that tells me that there is a  big issue that we all need to address so thank   you so much for um trying to address this

109through  the resolution and that's all i have mr president   okay with those second reading correct   uh yes do we have a motion to accept our policies  so moved it's been moved do we have a second   second it's been moved in properly  second do we have any questions there are none may we have a vote madam treasurer president smith yes miss reinert  yes mr simpson miss wiggini yes   dr pickett dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven yeses  thank you and thank you dr pickett dr goodwin i got a lot on my mind tonight  but first i want to say it if you don't celebrate and if you don't  know june 27th will be the 150th birthday   of paul lawrence dunbar you would think  that dunbar alumni down there would have   said that but you know it's

110always the  crew is coming through for you guys   uh um i hope that actually the parent group we  met and we had a very spirited conversation not   only about how the parent group can be better but  just to really about the gaps in this district and   and how as parents and some of our staff  that work with him how that that gap   we address that it's there but we really aren't  closing it at a rate that individuals would feel   are better for them to keep moving forward so  the next parent meeting we're working on actually   doing it in person because the conversation was  so good that we want to get in person to really   get that type of fellowship and familiarity in  with individuals if you're interested in being in   the parent group or coming

111to it please shoot me  a email the email is goodwin at daytonpublic.com   it's on the website have no problem sending you  out the invite and it's open to any individual   that is a parent a community member or has  some type of connection to this community in   the district and we really want you there because  when more individuals come from different areas   it helps us really get a world view of  what's happening in our district as well as   understanding and addressing concerns  and sharing successes of each individual   i would say other than that i mean i hear you  i hear transportation and i echo the concerns   in transportation i echo the concerns that we  still have our transportation on a six-hour   work week when gas costs five dollars and  they're the cost of living is going

112up   so it i really hope that we hear from our  transportation department the individuals   that are making the decisions about what's  happening in the upcoming year at our next meeting   i thought we were going to hear from them in  may and it keeps getting pushed back and i   the the concern is here because that is a barrier  to individuals participating in that barrier   whatever we can do to prevent some of the gaps  that are going to happen we are charged with   doing it just sitting here and waiting is just  not something we can do and just being informed   and letting also being transparent with the  parents in this area matters to things that   impact their day-to-day i mean i still have the  concern about our preschoolers and trying to just   figure out ways of how

113are we going to get our  youngest and most vulnerable individuals into   school so they can have a more a better chance  of being successful other than that let's see i got concerns that are not even concerns i have  i encourage and implore individuals please stay   connected with this board of education that  without your voices here and without hearing   the different things then we're just left  up to our own judgment about how we believe   this district should go and this isn't just the  seven individuals up here on the boards district   this district belongs to the 11 and 900 plus  students and parents that are in this area as well   as alumni you have to engage with us you have to  talk to us there is some very very serious things   happening in the state house as

114vice president  reiner has stated legislation has came out and   we need to hear not just from each other but from  people that this directly impacts people who are   in the classroom people who walk the halls people  who work there people who send their children   we need individuals to be engaged and talk  to us because we do not have all the answers   and we do the best we can with the knowledge that  we have and but when more people pour into us that   helps us do a better job of seeing every vantage  point and not just what we think is right in this   moment given our limited information so again i  really implore you if you are involved with any   of the many committees that we have here be fully  involved don't just complain to us

115on social media   talk to us help us work through give us your ideas  because we listen i think all six of my colleagues   touch different aspects of this city and you  all matter to us doing what's best for this   district to help us not only grow but continue  to be competitive with our students and getting   them to that next place but i i don't know if  there are any celebrations for par lawrence   dunbar but i'm sure that there if there are i'm  sure that our team will get it out to you and   let you know how we are going to commemorate  that please look around the area because this   parliament dumbar touched more than just the  dayton area he touched so many communities thank   you and that's all i have for you at this  time

116thank you dr goodwin madam treasurer thank you most of the people think summer  is a vacation for the school district but   for the treasurer's office this is  the busiest time we have to reconcile   and balance the whole year's transactions and  close the year before we open the next year so   this friday is the last check we're  going to write and the the next if   there is any reconciling items to be added it is  going to be in july so we are very busy right now   and we are closing and reopening it in july 1st  that's it thank you madam treasurer dr lali thank   you mr president a couple of things we received  our reading ohio state test scores for third grade   and last year we had 16 percent of our students  who were proficient this

117year we are at 32.7 i   think it is of our students who are proficient so  we are back up uh in our third grade reading uh to   what we were pre-coveted so another indication  that both the math scores and the um the literacy   scores the reading scores have gone up uh to  get to get us back on par lots more work to do   but at least we are seeing those results from that  double teaching classroom and hopefully next year   with the way that our map scores look um our  map scores look uh we'll we'll see even more   increases in our third grade because those  second graders have really moved up a very   good amount and gaps have been closed in their  grade levels as well as in the first grade   our summer programs are happening

118right now  so i'd like to thank those that are hosting   our summer programs many of our partners are  hosting uh in our schools neighborhood school   centers are hosting their summer programs as well  as some of our own internal teams are hosting   summer programs as well and then i'd  like to congratulate this diverse chorale   they are they performed today late this afternoon  at the national choral directors conference   in columbus and yesterday they they gave  a a concert um a preparation concert   uh for that and they were just they were just  absolutely fabulous um the ladies that uh sang   in that chorale are just uh phenomenal voices and  and blend together and sound as if they're just   one voice so they were they were outstanding so  i'd like to congratulate um them and congratulate   um uh paula

119powell and her great work that she  continues to do at stivers in our cruel department   and that concludes my report mr president  thank you dr lolly and i first will start with   i am proud to say that one of those voices in  that chorale lives in our house and i think   she got that from me that's where she got those  singing chops from yes that is where it comes from   uh first off i do want to once again go over the  fact that um um vice president reiner brought   it up house bill 99 um a lot of things have been  going on and talk about how to make our children   safe and then frankly what some of the things that  come out are things that would make our children   less safe and so that is

120what we are looking at is  making sure that we are making sure our children   are safe and our staff is at ease our teachers  are at ease teachers shouldn't have to worry   about being a line of defense for our children i'm  looking at those kind of things and we could be   here a while talking about those things that come  down and really disrupt what we try to do so we'll   have more on that one i will ask dr lolly we did  talk with chief wright if he could um at a next   meeting speak on some of the ways that our sros  and our safety team are making our children safe   um we won't like to share that with  parents i think as a parent myself   i want to know just what what are the things 

121being done what are the precautions being   taken place in our buildings what are some of the  things that we're working on what are some of the   things that we already do to ensure the safety of  these nearly twelve thousand students that we take   care of daily um next um mrs white gagne spoke  on it we had the welcome stadium groundbreaking   um it was the joy just to see so many students  out see so many students out we had former players   former coaches so i mean it really showed where we  are as a district from the future from the past to   see trophies out um from back in the 30s that were  out pulled out from storage i want to thank our   operations team for helping uh with that and our  athletics department um miss sarita

122and miss kid   also for helping it was a real nice event i wish  i had my my little shovel thing that was given out   that was really really nice and i've heard from  so many people in the district in the area just   how excited they are about that project namely  talking to the kids so i really appreciate that   i will say i saw dr goodwin's yearbook out there  on the table of old memorabilia so we're getting   up there in age now i guess they got memorabilia  with us um next i want to say that we have worked   with the athletic um advisory council dr goodwin  is on that board with me as well as ms white gagne   um we're working on some new things  that will probably be rolling out dr   goodwin who was also

123part of the policy committee  has raised some things that she would like to look   at dealing with athletics and i really appreciate  her diligent nature that she takes into this work   we also will be rolling out some of our in um  information about the athletics hall of fame   calls have been going out and emails this week  for folk who are um making up the committee   that kind of oversees how that process  will go so be on the lookout for that um   next we are with our student senates that were  elected last year been having conversations with   how can we now that we are back and schools are  open how can they really reach out to the board   how can they have some things to do how can we  reach out and really give them some

124power as being   student electeds and really get  that civic conversation going   um i do want to raise the opportunity i think uh  miss ryan in our uh public comments had raised it   up too the rta with the free rta on the weekend  i definitely think it's a great time to get out   figure out how to do these kind of things with  the parents and i will make an ask dr lally   if we as a district can coordinate something  with uh possibly with our pfcc with dr goodwin   to really do something if not only teaching people  how to get out there during the summer if we can   set up a date where we are at the schools there  to you know have some kind of gathering so on that   weekend we can have parents out taking

125those kids  out and then meeting some people up at the schools   i definitely think as we talk about  school safety inside the buildings   school safety getting to school is also a concern  of parents is making sure our children are safe   not only when they're in the building but on the  way to the buildings and until they get home so   from they leave the house in the morning to when  they show up at house in that house at night   we want to make sure that they're safe and their  parents know that they're safe um everybody else   want to tell you thank you thank you thank you for  coming out the parents that brought the children   out continue to stay safe this summer we see a  lot of things we've seen incidences of violence   we've seen driving

126out of control have  these conversations with your family members   be be honest with them um it's lives are being  lost on the road lives are being lost in our   communities we just had a baby die in one of  our neighborhoods from a self-inflicted gunshot   wound so those kind of things talk to people  about gun safety these are babies these are   the future these are children um that's  something i look at whenever i see any   child that has something going on i'm thinking  that is a child that can be in our district   that is a parent or somebody that came  from our district and this happened   just uh around the corner from where we'll be  having the international school so that's in our   in our area that those things are happening so  please be safe please

127have these conversations   with your friends and loved ones um take care of  yourselves and we look forward to starting next   year it's coming up pretty soon i know it's the  summer but august will be here soon so with that pursuant to section open almost left me pursuant  to section 121.22 g2 of the hour of ice code   i move that this board go into executive session  this meeting is being held to confer with an   attorney involving pending or imminent court  action do i have a second second it's been   seconded do you have any questions if not may  we have a vote president smith yes miss reiner   yes mr samson yes miss wiggini yes dr pickett  yes dr goodwin yes mr lacey yes seven years meet in the board conference room briefly you