001e e e to order at 6 pm on March 17 2025 on this great St Patrick's Day on a beautiful evening so we have a roll call please Beaton here Becker Fortress Fox here lefran boys here RTI here hon here um Fortress and Becker are absent with notice they let me know uh stand for pledge of allegiance oh I'm that loud sorry I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America stands Nation indivisible liy and justice for all okay next order of business is approval of the agenda I move the Board of Education to accept the agenda as written support motion by Debbie support by April any discussion on the agenda okay agenda uh vote Le Fran boys yes Beaton yes Fox yes RTI yes hon yes next Order special order business
002student of the month oh that's [Music] fine we're ready okay thank you hi good evening um I'm here uh representing Webster and I'm very excited we actually have two students tonight that that we're going to honor um our first student is our student of the month from February and it's Leila bedro Leila shows responsibility by helping the subs with our daily routine when they come in and we'll jump in um if Miss Tracy needs extra help she shows kindness by caring for others and has even helped others solve their problems with each other during Choice time she is usually in the art area or the writing area making something for others Lea shows respect to everyone in the classroom by playing with everyone and helping to remind them of classroom safety rules she comes to
003school every day with a smile on her face and shares her love of sports especially Hut from the Detroit Lions she is a joy to have in the classroom and a great leader [Applause] okay and then our student of the month for March is Brooks Allen Brooks an is very deserving of being named Webster Early Childhood Center student of the month he is kind to all of his classmates and he is very understanding of students special needs and differences he is a wonderful caring friend he works with others and is an excellent teammate in listening situations Brooks master has mastered focusing and remembering the topic he has also grown in his ability to cut write his name and is beginning to learn alphabet letters congratulations to Brooks Allen a wonderful kind young man he is
004a pleasure to have in our program [Applause] good evening I'm Hy Coons I'm here representing jardan and I am here to introduce Joe Turner our February student the [Applause] month Joseph is an outstanding student who attends Jon vocational school every Monday Morning Joe broadcasts to the school a positive affirmation that he personally has created and written over the past weekend he does this with our school social worker Mr balini and enjoys helping the students and staff start their week off motivated and ready to seize the day Joe is always helpful to his friends at jardan and is ready to offer encouragement and support as needed Joe is also an active participant in the student council and helps to plan the fun activities for the monthly themed School socials at jardan lastly Joe is a leader
005and positive role model for all the jardan students and even the staff he has excelled in all of the jobs that he has participated in during his time at jardan we are proud to have Joe as a member of the jardan school community [Applause] [Music] hello I would like to uh talk about our student of the month from Hoover Jasper Pierce come on up Jasper Jasper was an easy choice for student of the month he always works hard at staying focused getting his work done on time staying in his seat and following directions besides being fantastic academically he encourages others helps anyone who needs it and is a wonderful team player he shows incredible self-control and is respectful and encouraging to his classmates daily he gets along with everyone and goes with the flow when
006changes happen last minute he keeps me entertained with his humor and sharp wit that's so true best of all he thinks outside the box and challenges me and our class to do the same he is a terrific role model and he makes our classroom a better place keep up the great work Jasper and continue to shine this year and [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Beyond from web Elementary Noah Fuller come on up Noah Noah is an amazing kindergarten student he works so hard each and every day his hard work never goes unnoticed he's a shining star Noah is what I call a leader in the classroom he's always willing to lend a helpful hand to anyone in need his peers look up to him for support and guidance because he is so thoughtful and caring in all
007situations because Noah puts his best foot forward every day his growth this year is outstanding way to go Noah keep up the fabulous [Applause] work hi Lisa bernes from United Oaks I would like to introduce to you our student of the month Miss Ka wal come on [Applause] [Music] down Kaa shines so bright in second grade at United Oaks not only does she consistently do her best to go above and beyond in the classroom academically she's always the first to offer a helping hand to her classmates whether it's explaining a tricky math problem or comforting a friend ka's kindness and drive to do the right thing makes her a truly exceptional student and a joy to have as part of our class and school at United Oaks congratulations [Applause] Ka uh good evening I'm Bobby
008Kyer I'm the dean of students at the junior high and I have the uh privilege and honor of recognizing our student of the month Hayden Chavez uh Hayden is an amazing student absolutely yes Hayden is an amazing student that displays all the characteristics of what it means to be a junior high Patriot she's respectful responsible kind and safe um she always greets her peers and staff with a smile and is a pleasure to have in class um after she finishes her work she's always willing to help those around um her English teacher Mr beanock says that Hayden has a love for English and a commitment to it and it shows each [Applause] day uh good evening everyone I'm George Deus assistant principal at Hazel Park High School and I'm here to honor our Hazel Park
009student of the month Z Bell uh Miss brosky States I cannot say enough kind words as he is such a positive example in class he is always smiling and polite with his attitude he'll do whatever he wants as the sky is a limit for him Miss Pitchford said in my anatomy class he always is involved in volunteering answers providing commentary and contributing to the dialogue we are having he is an extremely intelligent individual who will do great things Mr nabazi said zier has been a pleasure to work within my AP Government politics class zier always comes ready to work and never shies away from the insightful conversation and questions Zer never hesitates to help his classmate as well uh security guard Joe says what a great man miss Elias from uh the other night at
010our senior banquet a memory that she will have forever I was walking past and he wrapped his arms around me and my shoulders to pull me into a group of seniors singing along to the music principal McKenry said Zer has truly been an inspiration to watch as he has matured into a fine young man it was such a joy to read a social media post just last week from a neighbor who was raving about a high schooler who had helped her with her yard work that was my man Zer I'm not done yet I'm not done yet from Miss OAB Zer is a pleasure to teach he is a truly kind of heart and looks out for others he is always willing to assist whether it is helping me set something on a high shelf
011pass out papers or team up with another student he also demonstrates such a quick intelligence that sometimes it just stuns me he often will research more deeply into class topics and share information that enriches a topic for everyone including the instructor although I don't teach him this year he still comes by and griefs me every day because he is genuinely a nice human being zier Bell is a fine choice for student of the month and I'll have to second all of that zier and I started together about four years at the high school and I remember a freshman coming in with some of those silly mistakes um and he and I would work things out but all seriousness side serious side here he's a great man I'm very proud of you watching you grow into
012the man you are and I'm looking forward to a couple months when you graduate from Hazel Park High School and start your next chapter congratulations buddy [Applause] we have Orlando craft from Advantage our student of the month is Orlando craft his teacher state that he has been locked in and focused on his work he is a friendly helpful student who advocates for himself when he needs assistance he is respectful and kind he is thoughtful and participates in all classes including advisory keep up the good work [Applause] Orlando we have Hussein from invest I here I will still read it we are proud to recognize Hussein as our student of the month a native of Iraq Hussein and his family came to the US in pursuit of a greater opportunity and he has fully made the
013most of them Beyond his outstanding academic achievements Hussein's character kindness and Leadership set him apart he is a devoted brother to his sisters Fatima and Haier and a remarkable son who embodies respect and integrity outside the classroom you will find him showcasing his skills on the soccer field but his true passion like in architecture he dreams of Designing breathtaking architectural Marvels and hopes to study at one of the nation's top architecture schools congratulations your dedication ambition and heart Inspire us all [Applause] [Music] go take one minute [Music] oh we have the financial presentation first I almost did this okay next we have the financial presentation Monica's trying to get her [Music] yeah evening good evening boy how exciting to follow uh student of the month with Finance um so uh we were asked for a
014line item budget um budget to actual comparison just to kind of see where we are with things um so I put this together um before we look at the budget amounts I know you're going to say that is not what we had in our budget amendment for Revenue um before finalizing this I tied out all of our state aid revenues to the February state aid report uh just making sure our budget and actuals were all lined up with that um it was a good learning experience for me just going through that uh so we had the actuals in from the February state report so I updated the budget that you're seeing on this for what was on the February state aid report for that uh the other adjustment that was made uh in the budget
015column and that's why it says it adjusted budget was in the expenses for our interest expense we have our uh payment that we made for interest on our $12 million loan and the interest expense uh I believe that's in the fee dues and fees row uh was reduced from 400,000 to 200,000 because we were able to pay off 8.9 million of the $12 million loan in February so um we saved again we saved uh $200,000 on paying that down early um you will see uh for with the new uh Revenue budget numbers and then the expenses is there uh currently budgeted we will end up or the budget is projecting to show that we will have a surplus of 2.8 million at the end of this year there are still a lot of um known
016things and different things that we'll need to adjust in the budget but this is as of how we were standing at the end of February the um state aid the budget and actual money does include $1.6 million that we received for the electric bus Grant there is also budgeted $1.6 million uh in the expenses for the electric buses uh so they're both included but it has a zero impact on the bottom line as it's in there um and I don't know if you really wanted more detail uh as far as a line item budget I just tried to group it by Major categories um purchase Services is always a little different ult because a lot falls into that I pulled out from that uh utilities and uh repairs and maintenance did anyone have any questions
017on on this um I do but I'm only going I I didn't have this new report I have the pat other report and in the local amount of money we gained $2,330 putting us at 8 million 645 668 under local but part of that is the Palmer group The Balmer group and uh Reed 180 was 300,000 um are you expecting that much and 800,000 of that was from taxes so how close are we to keeping our local Revenue um $2.5 million more uh when I went through and looked at the individual lines it looked like we were on track uh for the most part with the local Revenue um we have seen a lot of that come in um and some of it we know is grant money that or you know that will still
018come in like you said the fmer um so I think we're on track with that number will we get the same from Balmer next year is that a one year yeah it was a threee award years yes three uh 575,000 split in three years or one time per year no every for the next three years 55 each year total of 1.7 over 3 years okay um the other one is the federal income it went up it was 1,900 94,000 in our audit and it went up to 4,540 445 so it was it went up $2,546 in 9 months from June until February part of that is idea money Title One money and some of it was from last year so the part from last year that we didn't receive we won't get that again and
019of course none of us know if we're going to get idea or title one under the president cutting the department of Ed right so I mean that's kind of iffy anyways right but the reason that's so high is because we got last year's money this year correct and and on uh on this on the screen you'll see um carryover Revenue I listed that separately so that we would know that's not in the other rows that we know for sure that would not be a reoccurring Revenue stream okay I I don't have anything else okay um we'll get the updated version right Monica pardon will we get the updated version of this yeah um I mean not this exact sheet but I mean I'll this will be part of the amendment and financial reports going forward
020just because it doesn't match our last version absolutely yeah um it would have matched the amendment except for just the you know Revenue adjustment for the known but um yeah cool I do have two questions I'm sorry okay how this plan that went to the state do you know how much that's supposed to save us roughly cuz we had to send in a plan um we I don't remember what we had for this school year and it was just savings that were identified that were already in place um I don't remember what that dollar amount was um and we have not heard back from the state yet on oh that's a good point on that um the other thing the IRS do you know what we owe the IRS or has there been a report
021um that was supposed to be straightened out by December 15th or there would be a lean put on the district have you do you know anything about the IRS I do not um which should mean that a lean oh Crystal's coming there's no lean on the district uh our representative um actually reached back out to uh the Department of Treasury we're just waiting on word back but um we paid what was necessary in the meantime that was um necessary to pay now we're just waiting on word to be able to um get the delinquent um the I'm sorry the uh fees that were attached with the payment to get that um excuse so but other than that we're fine on that front so there's no no worries of leans or the budget whatever yes yep
022all that's included in the budget is that in the four what was it we kept 400,000 400,000 was the interest for the for the loan but we budgeted some of that oh the 4 million we budgeted because we only paid off 8 million we budgeted 4 million in that budget yeah we paid off uh 8.5 yeah 8.9 million and we still have a remainder of 3.1 left we're looking at interest as of now about 122,000 on that okay y all right thank you Crystal when we say the IRS we're talking about the the CL out of the esser's money the co money right no this has nothing to do with with that this that wasn't essers no this had to do with um when we were and excuse me cuz I don't recall like all
023the specific was back when before me but uh at some point a few years ago I guess we um were excused from paying Social Security taxes it had to do with the covid okay and um just few things got mixed up so we were trying to get it sorted out to make sure that all our payments were actually indeed paid okay um it was just part was overpaid and then part was underpaid and the way that the IRS works it's not like they're like oh okay you overpaid in this area we're going to apply to this they don't do that they'll just send you the refund oh you owe this so we're that's where we were trying to get everything situated and make sure that all the the fees and everything that was attached to
024it is excused for their lack do we hope to get them excused huh we're hoping to get the the penalties and interest excused is that what you're saying yes so we got the majority of it excused but we're fighting to get the remainder of it excused so and that's where um our representative has reached out we're just waiting on word for her for her to uh reach back out to me let me know okay thank you anybody else thank you ladies um were you going to touch on audit recommendations yes um so the Auditors provided us uh with a list of recommendations and then they also had two findings that we had to act on um of their recommendations some were related ated to year end so we're not there yet to have implemented A
025New U or you know procedure for acre accounts payable at year end um but we are looking at it we just don't have that in place because it's not time yet um one of the recommendations was to spend down the Food Service balance uh that had been done with uh upgrades in the high school cafeteria that just was not all entirely reflected on the uh school year 24 audited numbers so that has been spent down and I I'm believe they already have a list of what they want to do next once that balance accumulates to a little bit more again um one of the recommendations was to monitor budgets more closely for doing amendments we will have an amendment in April and then we will have one in June uh but we have also been
026going through and looking at you budget to actual to to make sure things are requ reported correctly or see where we might need uh budget changes um one of the recommendations was uh improved controls around submission and retention of reports uh I can get behind this find this recommendation because uh as as I'm coming on board and everybody's been really helpful to get me files I can see some of the work files but there are a lot of things that we've submitted that I don't see the final copy of what was submitted so um I can see the need for that um we are working with Brad to get um a network drive where we can share we can save the finance files there and still share them um it'll be restricted access to that
027shared drive but um that way we'll be able to retain all of these uh Records that we haven't necessarily in a uniform place save them in the past um one of the recommendations was to review books for um activity and cash balances of um separate organizations that are running through our our Ledger um we are in the process now of identifying and and looking into those organizations as well as we're looking at um our booster groups and our ptas even though they're not on our books but just making sure um as an Affiliated group that they're operating properly as well um so we are looking at at all of our uh groups uh one of the findings uh was a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting that they there were material adjusting entries
028we didn't make all of our adjusting entries during the the school year uh Crystal has gone through um a number of groups of uh employees and made sure that they're coded correctly ly so whether it's on a grant or um latch key we wanted to make sure we had everybody charge to the latch key um area so that should eliminate a lot of urine entries we're we're looking at where people are charged currently and making sure it's aligned now and not waiting till the end of the year um and we're we're looking at other expenses as well just to make sure everything's in in shape so um we do not anticipate any major entries at the end of the year um the other finding was uh related to uh parent involvement dollars for uh title
029one uh we are aware that that wasn't all spent and I I think that there were some difficulties getting parents to come to the meetings or or to spend those dollars we had a title one on-site review last week and uh one of the recommend recomendations out of that was that we will get parents involved in deciding what the parent involvement activities will be so um we don't expect any uh issues with that going forward any questions anybody thank you for being proactive thank you okay we are on a public comment and versus Cory Nashi hi everyone um last month you all had the pleasure of hearing the presentation from our sweet student Khloe who started a sign language Club at our school as I was talking to Chloe about her presentation explaining who she'd
030be be presenting to some adults who make decisions for our school district she immediately excitedly said is Dr KY going to be there I bet she will be unfortunately I had to tell her that she usually is there but she wouldn't be there this time she was very disappointed Khloe has only been at web since third grade and is a fifth grader she is very aware of the impact and presence of our district superintendent and knows her by name during reading month we had a v during reading month we had no visit or book reading from her like we usually do she wasn't there for our family events science night PTA swim night and this week reading night like she normally is talking with families and supporting our students her presence is definitely missed I've
031worked in the district for 27 years and worked with Dr KY in my current principal position since she came here 10 years ago she's not a perfect boss and my staff could say the same about me one of her biggest faults is that she works so hard that it's hard to keep up with her she has always held high expectations for the staff and holds people accountable many along the way have not liked this and might have left because of it however in her time here at Hazel Park she's moved the district forward financially and academically Dr KR has always modeled and expected transparency honesty and integrity in all situations we've been faced with I can't think of a time when she's tried to hide anything or sweep things under the rug or be deceitful
032what is best for students has always been at the center of every decision and conversation although I don't know the outcome of the investigation and I haven't been present for any of the work I do find it hard to believe that there has been any intentional wrongdoing as a member of this District Community it is my hope that we are not using District resources or wasting precious time to perpetuate of Etta due to personal issues certain people might have with the superintendent this investigation is bringing concern and worry to staff members in a time when Staffing shortages and education are pervasive and could cause people to leave unnecessarily and is also jeopardizing the reputation of someone who's worked her tail off for this district and supported this community in so many ways I hope there
033will be a resolution very soon so that we can get back to the work of moving the district [Applause] forward thank you I have Jennifer Jackson uh my name is Jennifer Jackson I live at 139 West Robert Avenue um first I would like to thank hbpd and Hazel Park School staff uh that responded to the incident involving a student with a firearm at the high school on the 27th um I would like to think that our community is thankful that the district responded to this incident um with new building safety procedures immediately on the 28th um I know that my child is thankful um he attends that school um often overlooked or taken for granted um I think is our children's safety we've had metal detectors for a long time and this is the first
034time that they've been used on a regular basis um I have questions uh the student who brought the firearm to the high school is reported to have had it on Prop on the property on February 26th the day before the okay to say call an investigation began did anyone report this to an adult were the adults or secure were their adults or security supervising the activities of the students after school at the high school on the 26th did the student with a firearm leave the weapon on the school's property overnight or did they bring it home and return with it on February 27th was this student with a firearm who was a freshman wandering around the Junior and senior lunch period between 10:35 and 11:10 a.m. why when and this is important was the okay
035to say call made was it made on February 26th was it made on February 27th hours before uh the call was uh the school was put in secured action who was the first person to receive the call that the student had a firearm on school property was our interim superintendent available to manage the incident on the 27th if not why what time was the high school placed on secure action if the student who had brought the firearm to school that day had not requested to get his backpack would we be dealing with another outcome why wasn't an active building search being conducted by default has the board in the recent past rejected requests from the pre previous superintendent for after school security was it a approved or rejected and why why did it take a
036student showing up with a firearm intimidating and threatening another student for the use of metal metal detectors to be used on a regular basis we have them we've had them oh my hands are shaking I hate this um how many metal detectors and how much security could our district purchase with taxpayer dollars that we're currently paying for two superintendent salaries benefits and the legal council to investigate a policy violation thank you have Gloria Cunningham hi for those of you who don't know me I'm Gloria Cunningham I I went to Hazel Park I grew up in Hazel Park my kids went to Hazel Park and my dad granddaughter was going to Hazel Park my daughter after the incident with the firearm had had enough and pulled her out of school and took her up north to
037Indian River to go to school it's ridiculous that she felt that unsafe she had de and in all the things she just said about the firearm we all part of it and the policy that was then instituted still did not seem like a good solution even before that her I Megan was our Megan was is her mother um she she and Jason gastell was her father and before that she was upset because she could not get academic counseling for GA because Giana is hellbent on going to college and to get her she's in AP classes that she never had homework she got a she was student of the month several times and you know she was doing all that trying to do her best she was asked to to be on a student council committee
038it was one that they were asked she was on student council but Als at the high school but also asked to be on a committee the committee since September has been making recommendations trying to meet with Amy C who never met with them about feeling that the safety was not being addressed at the school and it needed to be addressed this is ridiculous it's like I don't feel like the academics at Hazel Park High School are as good as when I went there or when my daughters went there there were options and choices but it was a good basic solid that you could go from there there was help in getting you to the next there was this counselor who encouraged me to go to college none of that seems to be in place anymore
039what is going on I just I'm really sad you've lost a great student and I've lost a granddaughter living with me and I'm angry and sad about that her parents are angry that they pulled her out had to pull her out of school in the middle of the year because they felt like I couldn't stand it anymore something needs to be done to get this improved and I'm asking you the school board to do it thank you Gloria and could you I forgot to ask people to State their name and address could you do that for our yes Gloria Miller Cunningham 23028 cousins Avenue Hazel Park I'm right behind bames thank you thank you Emily it's Aly thank you thank you my name is Emily algy I live at 353 elmur Highland Park 48203 I
040utilize the school of choice because Daphne has been with Mrs Nasi since she was five years old and Mrs plat ham is Wilkins but anyway so um it's nice to are you Mrs cost it's nice to see you I've only seen you on the news when you put put cell phone towers on top of the schools and why I'm Not So speaking of the news this is a Detroit news article dated March 2nd 2025 Michigan red flag laws used to confiscate firearms on campuses from minor as young as six okay so everyone here is talking about the problems at the high school I found out that there was a gun in the high school from Fox 2 News I didn't find out from you because you've never sent a single email to the parents not
041one I have Dr kopy's cell phone number I haven't heard from you and I sent you an email March 5th you never responded do you want me to read it or do you think maybe you might remember ignoring a parents concern I'm shaking too because I'm really pissed off um email received regarding threats are these threats investigated by the same people who were made aware of a gun in a student's backpack and in class and they failed to search the backpack the backpack of the child escorted out of class at some point Who's investigating these M matters why does the primary focus only seem to be the upper grades when there were several schools of K through five to take into consideration as well this is getting to be very unsettling situation for me to
042trust my daughter to the district I cried when I took her to school I've kept her home from school because not you not you not you not you and not you make me feel safe for my 8-year-old daughter to continue at Hazel Park schools and I live in Highland Park you're paying her $800 a day but you have metal detectors that are not working for family swim nights why was that student having a gun in his pants after school hours the night before and you guys don't think maybe it's pertinent to have them working for after school events too I lived through Coline I lived through Sandy Hook with my two sumacum ly graduated students attending Elementary School at that time we've all lived through uvila Texas we all live through Oxford you guys need
043to do better and I expect for you to send me an email address so that I can contact our interim superintendent thank you I want Dr KY B if I'm going to be honest with you and I have her cell phone number I have Ryan Voss is next again Ryan boss 803 Myers we believe a serious violation of the law has occurred threatening the Integrity of our district recently two members of this board unlawfully access protected and confidential records including employee Personnel files and Student Records without proper authorization following the the decision to place the superintendent on leave the school board president unilaterally directed that the superintendent's emails be forwarded to their own account and continued to receive those emails for an additional 8 Days these actions were taken without board approval without oversight and
044obviously outside the scope of their Authority employee Personnel files are protected yet they were accessed without cause Student Records are safeguarded under federal law yet those protections were ignored these actions have furthered a hostile and intimidating work environment where staff now fear their personal information has been compromised no one should have to question whether their private records are being unlawfully accessed by those in power I'm sorry this is really exhausting as a result multiple civil rights complaints have been filed by employees against the board and at least one furpa complaint has been submitted to protect the rights of the affected student those individuals have been identified formal complaints have been filed at every level and we will not stop until this board is held accountable this is a clear failure of leadership and a blatant
045abuse of authority the majority of Staff across the district support holding these board members accountable but due to this board's established reputation for retaliation many fear going public this climate of of fear reflects the broader breakdown of trust and highlights the urgent need for change Additionally the financial burden of these ongoing issues cannot be ignored to date the district has incurred costs exceeding $100,000 funds that could be used to directly support our students and educational programs for perspective this amount is equivalent to the annual salary and benefits for approximately three entry-level Paras two custodians one full-time support staff member working 260 days and or one teacher these resources should be invested in our schools and classrooms not spent addressing this board's misconduct this is not about politics it's about protecting our students those who misuse
046their power must be held accountable for their actions immediately following my public comment I will be submitting yet another formal demand to this board and all legal counil Associated for an independent investigation into the wrongdoing we urge this board to take immediate corrective action to restore integrity and Trust in our district thank you anybody else wishing to speak okay hearing seeing none we'll go on to consent agenda I need a motion to accept the consent agenda I move the Board of Education accept the consent agenda as presented you know what I want to I'd like to move C personal recommendations to uh under H so we want to move personel recommendations to I under H as part of poo no it'll be uh I can you that I move to um accept the consent agenda
047amending to move Personnel to I there second I don't know why no second okay I'll I'll second it discussion just for discussion no discussion roll call Le boys yes Fox yes Beaton yes R yes hon yes uh we're on The Unfinished Business board protocols can I have a motion to accept the board protocols I move the Board of Education approve the board protocols as written support okay motion made by Debbie support by April to accept the protocols finally um they've been to a all off for approval discussion I don't have any once we approve this protocol then will the second um public discussion then be 3 minutes yes yes at that point okay so immediately today yes okay um call boys yes Beaton yes Fox yes RTI yes Henson yes um Staffing proposal it's informational
048Dr cost uh president Hinton um asked if I could look into an organization or an individual who could come in and do a review of Staffing levels um through all different units and different um uh schools within the organization so I reached out to Oakland schools and Ken Gutman gave me the name of an individual that has done quite a few of these and uh I spoke with him and he put a proposal together and that's what was included in your packets it um would look at all roles all all levels especially with um student um what do I want to like the level of students that we have you know moving from middle school to high school the numbers enrollment yeah don't we do that already I mean ourselves why would we spend money
049to do that where is the proposal it's not in board books it's not in ours it my turn it was just informational it's going to come up at Committee of the hall and it still won't take place for for a while there was no proposal tonight it's just that she was looking into it I'm sorry correct I thought I I thought I thought it was attached but I can get that to you Friday okay you do have a an amount uh I do it was it was between 40 and 45,000 we're not saying that we're doing it we're saying it's coming for discussion it's not a done deal and that's why we have Committee of the whole and that's why you have a democracy so you can discuss things and figure out moving forward um
050I need a motion to appoint Jackie Lane to the Michigan Virtual Academy Charter Academy that we are a sponsor of I move the Board of Education approve the appointment of the Michigan virtual Charter Academy board member as presented support okay a motion is made to appoint Jackie Lane as board member to the Michigan virtual Charter Academy any discussion roll call we need a second oh go ahead I seconded oh I'm I didn't hear you sorry okay call Beaton yes R yes Fox yes the Fran boys yes Hinton yes uh motion to accept the handbooks I move the Board of Education approve the 25 26 handbooks as presented support okay motion by Debbie support by April to accept the handbooks as presented any discussion yeah I don't know what part we supposed to do before but
051I would like to just take out the student one because there's a lot of red in there a lot of changes and we just got it Saturday so like I'll everything else is okay just that one I'd like a little more time on we have to amend the motion yes oh I have to amend it didn't you make it um I don't I guess I did um I move the Board of Education approve the 25 26 handbooks except for the student handbook is it the student parent handbook yes the student parent handbook as presented I guess it's not as presented then you support that April I still yeah that's fine okay any discussion could you like summarize maybe I know there was a lot of red like what was the red most of the changes
052in the student handbook were really to make sure that what was in the student handbook are aligned to the new policies because we had transitioned over those policies shortly right before right after we approved it last year so the majority of those were in that section uh there was one updating of the um pages that focused on credits at our alternative and high school and that was really just redone I just redid it because the format looked very messy there was also some addition at the beginning because we really needed to make sure we had a strong um presence of parent engagement uh as we went through our title review one of those things did come out is to make sure that we had really strong language on parent engagement and how that relates to
053title funding so there was some change in language there in addition to that one of the big areas that was a difference in the current policy was under the cell phone section and there was a lot of adjustments to that one of the major ones being is we are had personal technology device in there the new policies called them personal communication devices so we had to change that whole section to make sure it reflected the board policies and then I really pulled in some of the language because there was some very specific language that I felt really needed to be in the handbook again aligned to the policy and that was one of the major areas so other than that those were the big changes a lot of it was formatting I think there were
054probably 20 more pages before so I try to really reduce and consolidate because that's a lot of information for our students and families to go through it's still a lot but that's typically what you have in a student parent handbook you're welcome anybody else roll call Le boys yes yes Fox yes R yes hon yes need a motion to uh for the administrative SI time payout I move the Board of Education proove the administrative SI time payout is presented support by April for the administrative time payout and Miss KES will explain so good evening this is um what we are doing is we are asking for for our administrators that were HPA members before they became administrators so that that we would pay them out in accordance to the HPA payout um almost all of
055our administrators were HPA members before for a number of years and uh so that's what we we are looking to do is for the years that they served as HPA that we pay them out as such and then the years that they would serve as Administration we would pay them out that way um yeah that's do you have any question questions for me any questions we've went through this at Committee of the whole so NOP I guess not roll call please R yes Beaton yes Fox yes lefon boys yes P yes board training action item I need a uh motion to accept the board training which those are all reimbursed but with the Board of Education I approve the board training as presented I'll the motion motion made by Monica to and second by Darren
056to pay for the board training and be reimbursed any discussion no roll call please rtin yes Fox yes Beaton yes FR boys yes Henson yes uh conferences is this just discussion over $500 it doesn't say information it doesn't say action item it's an action action item over 500 I move the Board of Education approve the conferences over $500 is presented support okay motion by April 2nd by Monica to pay for conferences over $500 I don't know how many are on there I think so there's one on here and I think it's worth mentioning that it is a community schools conference um and because messaging has gone out to staff that there is sort of a pause on something like this um it is worth mentioning that the cost of this Community Schools conference is part
057of the Balmer Grant um it is required as part of the community schools and it is being covered by Balmer awesome good okay roll call beon yes rtin I'm abstaining Fox yes Leo yes Hinton yes a motion to accept the student discipline report of the for expulsions I move the Board of Education approve the student discipline as presented support motion by Monica support by Debbie to accept the four expulsions of the four students any discussion roll call please R yes Le Bo yes Beaton yes Fox yes hon yes uh Freedom of Information it's informational Dr C do you want to comment um we had uh parah requests foer requests um and these have all been completed there's one two three four that um we have finished and wrapped up we still have some that you're
058going to see next month that we needed 10day extensions and those members have been contacted all right thank you I have Personnel motion to accept the personnel as presented are you making or do you need someone to make it I motion to accept the Personnel report as presented support motion by Debbie support by April to accept the Personnel report as present any discussion no uh roll call please the FR boys yes Beaton yes Fox yes R yes h no uh superintendent report enrollment so February 12th was the fourth Wednesday for the 2 semester and um at that time we had given you some District in information by School uh in these last four weeks there's been a lot of uh counting of students who maybe were missing on that day or uh cross referencing our
059new students and as of right now from that February count we are down eight students um and the period the 20-day school day period will end tomorrow so we're we're really looking at a a pretty tight number for our our second semester count all right good questions that was a nice report I like that uh fundraisers um those are in your packets and um have all been approved at our level all right moving on we have request for future agenda items um you know for committee of the whole I'd like to know about the cognita the cognia rather accreditation and uh the portrait of a learner could go on that Community I mean Committee of the whole just as an update for both yes okay um and then the assessment of the building usage Committee
060of the whole all and then um Thursday we have the meeting Thursday can we add discussion of uh in-house Council anybody else have agenda items Committee of the whole or regular meeting not right now no no all right um public comment anybody wishing public comment 3 minutes now we pass the we pass the time finally uh okay board member Administration comments I have a couple anybody else have I do M um this morning I got to go over to Webster and read to the little kids and it was super exciting I read and then Dr C read after me um I read a little book of like happy St Patrick's Day from the Crayons so I literally was like what color is this what color is this and the green cray was missing on vacation
061they were like well Green's supposed to be for St Patrick's Day and it was super cute having them like tell me blue and yellow make green so they came together as a team and it was super fun there today um I want to thank everyone who helped with web's pool party um thanks to Coach Joe and Coach Garrett for um lifeguarding it was a huge I think we had like 160 people there it was a lot of fun the kids loved swimming um kudos to the drama um I watched play twice and loved it um spring sports are start starting and I'm super excited to be outside and not inside the buildings as much as I love our buildings I love being outdoors so I'm super excited for spring Sports um and I want to
062thank everyone who came up today in public comment I know specifically it probably was super hard for Mr nassi as an admin but your words are heard and we appreciate them and Jennifer your words are always very much appreciated and I think the other lady left but in yours too um I couldn't imagine I know my mom would be lost if her grandkids were gone so I'm sorry and I feel for you but thank you for coming up here I appreciate it I just feel bad that she was she wanted to come here we had choices of where we were moving and going to live she wanted to come here and was excited at first and then was not challenged and was not getting help and we I we're funneling her to do whatever she
063could and it was very disappointing like I feel like down by the school system um anybody else I have a couple some Darren April um yeah I would also thank you to everyone that came and shared their words uh before this meeting um your concerns were heard and your opinions are shared and I do hope that um you did just hear president hiton say that we will have a meeting on Thursday um personally I hope that we will receive a more solidified update on the cost of this investigation and when we can expect it to wrap up um I would encourage you though a portion of that will likely be a closed session I would encourage you to attend that meeting and share your concerns as well um we have a lot going on in
064the district right now I mean I'll Echo Monica statements about the play in Spring Sports and um you know a a band competition and everything that was happening I would also encourage if anyone has not got into to Rita Webster yet March is not over um and that was an experience um and I have spent a lot of time in preschools and I it was an experience uh so I would encourage enourage you to do the same and um it is March 17th so I will close and just say that today St Patrick's Day and through the rest of March go green go white um I was Monica stole all my thunder so I'll just say that's okay thanks for speaking I always appreciate uh comments and congratulations to all the students of the month
065um I guess and I did see the play to it was it was very my grand I was in the aisle dancing the whole time I had to move so that so he could dance that's it so I have a couple things um I didn't know could I jump in y and then I'll let you close is that is that right um I have two staff things and then a board thing so um last week was a week full of audits uh Dr papasian Broadwell and Mr noblock successfully navigated an Oakland schools um audit so thank you both for all your hard work and your your team um Dr dmage was amazing with a title one review title 2 three 4 uh that was very intensive and she was so well prepared and and really
066it it reflected so highly of our district and what we do with our students um last but not least kudos to some board members who have been busy uh with masb classes um these are all reimbursed first so the district doesn't have an expense uh but Monica RTI has not only satisfied the level one requirements but level two requirements as well so congratulations and uh Deborah uh laughr boy and Beverly Hinton have arrived at their level three distinction um by completing even more classes so it's something to say when uh your dedication is such so thank you for being Learners thank you thank you that's exciting I'm anxious that's why I want to just jump in and let nobody else talk I guess um I didn't know we had an aerial drone team at the
067Junior High and um they did so well they have been invited to the north central aerial drone Championship Ingenuity on May 17th and 18th at kering University I think that's that is awesome um we attended the state of the city's uh program on Friday uh a number of the board members and a number of AD administrators from here and they demonstrated a drone and how they caught these guys running through yards and it was pretty awesome in Hazel Park's buying a drone uh the city or they may have bought it I'm not sure but anyway that's really really cool that's the way the future um it was really cool to see the kids' pictures um congratulations to Donald mcginness for being named the max silver division coach of the year for wrestling um I think
068that's quite an accomplishment and he's been our wrestling coach for a while then I Had State of the cities on here which I mentioned was really a nice event state legislators there and Oakland County uh Commissioners and so on um that's all I well I have a statement I they did amazing oh yeah at the state of the Cities oh yes yes yeser so I have a statement here about what's been happening um the last six weeks have been long in regards to the investigation many questions have been asked however when it is a personal matter people involved have legal until the investigation has concluded is not appropriate for us as board to comment on the details this Thursday we are having a Clos session to learn the status of the investigation also the cost
069um I'd like to thank everyone for continuing to do their job during this time in every respect all of our staff is phenomenal please do not doubt their dedication to what they do and what is right and best for your students and our students um it was commented tonight that we spent $100,000 I have the first bill here it is $3,265 it is not close to 100,000 so whoever would like to see this here it is so I have a motion to adjourn I motion second we have the second out