001culture is gifting. So, thank you for allowing me this time and space to be here. Please help yourself to these books. And we have some that Carly's going to pass out to you guys. Um, there's other ones over there, but these special story between the black community and the indigenous community. So, we were up here. >> That is one of my favorite stories. Please read it and let me know what you think. I honestly want your opinion. That's one of our stories that we use during Black History Month. Oh, >> who would I leave this with? >> Okay. Again, again, we want to thank uh the presentation on this uh land acknowledgement. Thank you very much. All right, let's move on our agenda. We're now at the reports from officers. Report from the secretary. >>
002Yes. So, we have a new sports opportunity for our district students. The district will take care of registration fees. So, please ask your school for instructions on how to complete the registration. Um, register for superintendent family roundtable. Uh, you can find more information about that in your parent square account. Um, the 2025 winter clothing distribution event will be September 26 and 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and that's going to be at 3305 South Pennsylvania Avenue for those folks that um are needed some uh clothing for winter. Um, we also have a PD day on September 26th. As far as our next board meetings, we have on October 2nd, a regular board meeting. October 16, we'll have a regular board meeting and uh information study session. And November the 6, we have a regular
003board meeting. >> Thank you for that report. Um, moving on, we have uh committee reports, employee and alumni recognition ad hoc committee. Trusty Herd. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to yield to trust and Rodriguez for our report. >> Thank you very much. Uh the employees and alumni recognition committee me met September 15, 2025 at 11:30. The committee um discussed the composition of of the committee will be composed by 21 members, six community members, three of them parents, three alumni, three board members, three educators, three administrators, and three students. One student for every high school questioner will be sent to engage interest of possible committee members soon. We had a day here but I don't think we'll be able to to September 22nd board members can recommend to recognize people until the committee is
004formed. recognize recognition will be on the quart quarterly basis at the end of this quarter school year nine weeks nine weeks nine weeks and nine weeks will be the time we are going to recognize people in the board I'm going to let the mission statement and vision to Mrs. Julian and other things that probably should remember better than me. Thank you very much. >> So, we are working basically on the bare bones of the mission statement and the vision statement so that when the committee meets, we have a working document. Um, we're also going to be working on our basic operational guidelines. So, when the committee does come together, we can build our plan from there. But again, we are now also looking at the different categories of how we will be recognizing sta uh
005the different people in the community. I mean and and it's going to be an ongoing process. So say that each one of us submit um someone to this to the committee will review it. They may not all be recognized in that first quarter, but they will it will always be an ongoing. So we will always every quarter be honoring someone. Um I do know that our next meeting will be October 6 at between I think 12:00 noon. It's going to be I don't think it's we we haven't decided a room yet, but you are more than welcome to attend if you're a board member or if you're just interested. Thank you, Christina, for attending our very first meeting who helped us with some guidance and guidelines on how we were how to set that these
006things are going. So, we are moving in the right direction and we're excited that our we hope to have our first set of nominations and recognitions by December. >> Any questions for the committee? Thank you. Thank you for that report. Uh there's no report on facilities committee. We have not met. Um we probably will be meeting soon. Uh as some things are coming up that will need to be uh brought to the to the board finance committee. Uh we do not have one today. Okay. Um, personnel committee, uh, I'll, uh, send it over to Trusty Lewis. >> Thank you. The personnel committee met yesterday morning. Uh, Trustees Lopez and I were present in person and Trusty Strode, uh, joined online. Uh, we uh, reviewed the reports that were provided to the board in the board
007packet uh, listing all the employment changes since December 24 per the request of the board at the last board meeting. Um the committee did identify though that those some of those reports only had one individual as a new hire uh in the teacher non-teer category for a particular month. And so we want to note that those reports are for the board's use only at this time because when there's only one or a few employees, the demographic information is then identifying to that individual. And so we're looking at um how should we maybe do that reporting with the demographic information uh which was requested by the board in the past so that it doesn't identify an individual. Uh and so we have some options to consider. It may be that we make those demographic uh components
008of the report quarterly instead of monthly so that there's more in the group. uh it may mean combining the teachers and and uh professional and non-professional staff into one report when there's a small number or it may mean keeping those as confidential reports just among the board if that's a legal option that we have. So we'll pursue that on how to present that information um to the board going forward. But those reports you received in the packet for now we ask to just keep um for your information. Um the committee will continue dialogue to determine how uh to share that information on demographics in particular. We did look at the current policy uh regarding hiring and it in indicates that the board needs to approve hiring of employees uh specifically for professional staff. Our policies
009separate out professional staff and support staff but have similar but not always the same policies. So, the board uh per our current policy needs to approve professional staff at the next meeting after hiring. Uh and so that hasn't been done. And so there's a motion tonight to approve the new hires list since December, which is a very long list. Um and that document without the demographic information. We then expect now to get every board meeting because we need to have those hires being approved at at each next board meeting. So going forward, we'll have that without demographic information. We also have to look into whether or not we can have that demographic information when we're making a hiring decision versus just getting the report later after the fact showing what has happened over a period
010of time. Um the committee will continue to review uh policies on several of these items to make recommendations to the policy committee. We're needing to get legal counsel on on several questions like these sensitive HR kinds of topics. Um so you for today you have that list again of all new hires since uh December 2nd 2024 and uh following the report we'll ask for approval of that and the regarding resignations or terminations current policy allows the superintendent to accept resignations uh for the board. So those are not presented for board action. They're in your uh board only reports on what's happened over the last several months. Uh for suspension and termination, there's a difference between policy for professional and non uh and support staff. Right now, our policy requires professional staff review uh a termination
011or suspension to come to the board for action. And so we discussed in the committee uh we're pretty aware of that when it comes to non-renewals at the end of the year for the teacher process, but what happens outside of that for any suspension or terminations uh and staff is looking more into those details for suspension or termination of support staff that may be delegated to the superintendent under current policy with any action reported to the board uh at the next meeting with the opportunity for the board to override that action if desired. So, there's some differences there that we're continuing to look into, but we hope we've um provided the reports that requested and are going to be up to date on the actions needed. The committee is scheduled to meet next um Wednesday,
012October 15th at 8 a.m. here in the boardroom. >> Uh yes, questions. Uh Trusty Williams. >> So, I did have a question because I I I I read everything and review everything and I I was a little confused. Um, is there a definition or something of resignation versus termination or just leaving? Um, because it just said resignation and I don't think we've had that many resignations going through all these lists. So, how are we really defining that? Because I'm sure some of those should say termination or you know, so are we not putting termination just to safeguard? I mean, can you provide a little bit of clarity on that? >> No, these are all truly resignations. They are not terminations. If it was a termination, a true ter a true termination, it would be listed
013as I'm just addressing all of the resignations that are being mentioned. But yeah, if if there is a termination, we listed as termination. Other than that, they are all resignations. Okay. And then I guess my other concern, and we heard it here tonight when they did the uh the acknowledgement, the demographics of what we're seeing in these hires are not a reflection of our students, our staffs, and a lot of times we know that students are going to be more relatable when there's someone like them in there. How are we going about doing that? because I get it. But I know how I would feel if my teacher was teaching me English who came from West Failure, but I came from Detroit. How are we I'm I'm just, you know, does that make sense what
014I'm asking? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, how are we going to get more representation of what our students need? Like, we know that we don't have any Hispanic teachers or one or two throughout the entire district. So they they're not seeing a representation of themselves. We know that they just said that they don't have the people in the class. How are we recruiting in those capacities to make it where we get those people? Because I do know that I've sat in rooms and groups. I think I was in a room yesterday with 137 people. Somebody in that room had to be an educator. >> I think I'm going to jump in here. Um one of the things that we did talk about and I can speak to sitting in the conversation. The problem is we
015can't handpick who applies to the district. We we are open. We're flexible. We're we're putting information out there. I know the team has did really great. Um Clayton also putting information out there and getting metrics together, but if they're not applying, we can't put them in a seat. So, that's our area to just keep pushing out information to our district, to our people um that's watching. Um, I will note that on here, the one thing that I found very interesting as we were talking about in that last information study, I'm curious about the numbers, are they indeed correct? And here I'm jumping on your question. Sorry. Um, but the questions of it said something like we only had like 14 vacancies compared to this year, but these shows like a ton of new hires. So,
016is that information not subject to the correct data, but as far as that piece, Trusty Williams, um, we would love to have those people, but if they're not applying, they're not given the opportunity to be put in a seat. But I'll yield my second part of that question to you all. >> Well, if I then just jump into your question or question. Uh, I think the other thing we have to look at is recruitment. And I know that we do a lot of recruitment, but we need to continue that recruitment process. So, at the next meeting, we probably uh should talk about recruitment process and and what we're doing in that area because I know that I've referred people. I I'm not going to hire them, but they refer them and they apply and either
017they have the qualifications or not. And and we should all do that, you know, tell people that they're job openings superintendent. And in our in our web page, it says we're hiring, you know, in big bold letters, we're hiring. So yeah, you know, some people need to be nudged that, hey, they're they're hiring. Why don't you go check it out? But recruitment really, that's what I wanted to talk about is that recruitment, we need to do that. Uh, Trusty Ninsky and then Dr. Rodriguez. >> Yeah. Well, I just wanted to respond to some of the questions um on behalf of the committee. I think that, you know, the the hiring practices can't ask for can't ask any questions about race or gender, those kinds of topics. So again, that's a question we're exploring. Is the
018HR department doing all that work, you know, for the district, bringing then those final recommendations to us. Are we even able to know that information when we're making the hiring decision? And it may very well be that we shouldn't have that information uh before we make a hire, but we can have it, you know, afterwards. I'll remind the board that we did get a very thorough report on hiring. I believe it was in January that did detail out the racial demographics of staff and in reference to the student population and I think it's planned to have that on a at least an annual basis. So we'll continue to get that information to evaluate that. Um but there certainly are gaps in representation not unique to the Lancing School District. This is a you know a
019nationwide issue. So hopefully we continue to be a leader in not following those trends. But I I think we should note that there are certainly staff of of multicultural backgrounds in our districts, maybe not yet at the level we want. And I think to the point about the vacancies, that was a snapshot of open positions at the beginning of the school year. So there were lots of changes, but at that one moment in time last year combined compared to this year, how many teaching positions and support staff positions were open at that moment. And we s see that decline in um that moment in time from year to year. >> Sorry, >> excuse me. No. Okay, Dr. Rodriguez. >> Okay. >> I guess going back to that report, there are some discrepancies if that's a
020point in time report. As of today, I'm doing a data pool of today's date at this time. this is how many we have in the system versus if you're saying a trend gap of over last year around August we had 26 positions but this year around August we had 14 based off of the metrics of how many I'm seeing in the month of August it doesn't add up to what was displayed at the table there unless I'm just misunderstanding the difference between a point in time report correct versus a trend report >> correct so the data that was given during the information study session was as of the first day of school got >> that date only compared last school year to this school year. >> Not the full authority of the calendar. No. Great.
021So that's indeed not a technical point in time. That's a point in time as of August 1st, not comparative for point in time as of August 1st and 23. So we might have to view that differently. The the data says August of last year this date versus August. >> Oh, I can add the date, the actual date. So it was like August 20th last year and August 20. It was the first day of school last year and the first day of school this year. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Yeah, >> I think those items could be agenda items for discussion and get some clarity on on that if needed. >> Thank you. Um I think recruitment is is based and important. I just heard in the news today that the graduates of the universities are
022having problems in getting jobs. The only one who is not having problems is the teacher profession. the we are had openings all over the nation for people that are prepared to be teachers. And I heard the New Mexico had um a cooperative agreement of university in Mexico to bring teachers from Mexico to here. We do that with China group. We can do other recruitment to improve our second I all these names. Not because curiosity because knowing the names and identify the people who work for lunch in school district make me to feel they can do better job for them and um I hope we are going to receive that now from now on every month or twice a month whatever that the committee decide and third um I saw the resignations and said four of
023them one is Mr. Bogan who has 32 years. The other one the other one is Mrs. Hostra they had 34 years. There was a physical education teacher. The other one in Mrs. Alvarado was science teacher and they have another 33 years of services. But the resignations are very very limited in years. some of them months that we need to study doing a study uh why we cannot keep the teachers or the people who apply to Lancing School District. They after one month or after one year or after you know the I think we need to find out why we cannot retain the people that we hire. Well, one of the things that Well, let's let's have a motion after I say what I'm going to say is that we know that some of the new
024hires that we have that are new teachers after the first year, they they don't want us to do with teaching. Okay, that's number one. Number two, the the salary. Even though we're paying top dollar now, I think it's going to help us retain teachers. Uh but still if if the the money is better elsewhere, you know, money talks and and people leave. So but but I still, you know, we need to do a study and see what what we need to do. Uh Trusty Herd, >> I did have one question just for my peace of mind. Um, Trusty Williams asked a question about this really almost verbose amount of resignations as opposed to terminations. And I will sleep better tonight knowing is there a distinction between resignation and resignation in lie of being terminated? >>
025No, no, there's not. We don't make that because then that makes um information public necessarily about investigations and those types of things. And so we do not differentiate between those two. But it's something that we can speak to our legal team that maybe we can provide in a um board only report. >> I wonder about that just because you described it as a true resignation which implies that that person >> um has left on their own valition not you resign or else we're going to fire you on Monday. And before before we say we don't do that, >> I I want to just be I I'm going to yield, but I want to make sure that everything is on the level and for the board that nothing that we are receiving impedes our oversight function.
026That's the only I'm not accusing anybody of any impropriety. I just want to make sure that because this is all computers and things are coded in certain ways that we really are getting a good snapshot. Um because when we are recruiting or we're trying to retain people um making sure that all the information is whole um for me and especially as a new board member so I know exactly what I'm looking at and what snapshots I'm getting and and what kind of metrics I'm seeing them in. Again, I just want to say Mr. President, I am not accusing anybody of any impropriety. I'm not saying that anybody is falsifying what they've given the board. I just want to make sure that I understand as somebody who's not good with statistics and things like that, what
027am I reading here? >> Can I file a motion? >> It's I'm sorry. >> Are we still following the motion today? >> Yeah. Uh I just want to uh to uh Mr. Tisky, uh we need to um put some items on the agenda to to address issues. That's why we're here is that uh to take the issues of the of the board members to each of the committees because we need to continue looking at that. Okay. Uh yeah. Can I have motion to >> I will like to file the motion. Before I do file the motion, I definitely want to stand corrected. the data presented in the operations achievement area that the operations um executive team posted surrounding August of August. There's two different distinctions here. There's LEA assistance and then there's LSEA classroom special
028education and teachers. The numbers are going to look off because I was counting them all in one spot versus the distinction of one is LSA versus LEA. So, I just wanted to clear that up because I own my mistakes. So, thank you. Now, the motion. I recommend that the board of education approve the new hires from December 2nd of 2024 to August 2525 as presented. Thank you. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Moved and second that we approve the uh new hires December 2nd through August 25th 25 as presented. Uh any other question? Motion. Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Thank you. Motion carries. >> Yes. So we have been meeting and we're you know doing our review as per state um laws that keep changing
029and then also updating our policies to better match what we do on the day-to-day. And so today we are bringing uh draft bylaw 0122.1 on school visits. Um draft policy 9150 also on school visits. And then draft policy 21105 mission of the of the district um to hopefully uh be put up for the first reading as. Yeah. >> So uh yes. I move that the board of education receive the policies for first reading as presented. >> Second. understanding. It seems like I'm I'm a little bit lost in what we're doing right now. Are we looking at a revision of a policy that you all worked on? What is the There's some language that I'm misunderstanding. >> Yes. So, we are uh we revised policy 9150 on school visits to reflect the conversations we've been having
030on school visits. And then we uh drafted with the help of the policy committee and um advice from our lawyers a bylaw to accompany that policy. And >> can you for the people that's not looking at this document just say overall with the new trend of what that policy is stating from what we're we had previously like a quick sum. So yes, the school visits we added, if you look at the document, the underlined text is where the um majority of the where the changes are. And so um it states the superintendent shall promulgate such administrative guidelines as necessary to protect students and employees from disruption to the educational program or the efficient conduct of their assigned task. Rules regarding entry of persons other than students, staff, and faculty upon school grounds or premises shall
031be posted conspicuously at or near the entrance to such grounds or premises if there are no formal entrances and at the main entrance to school buildings. Um the uh over here where is it here? individuals who are is that that's not the only right >> the the one that starts with individuals right yeah >> okay so >> the third paragraph down also individuals who are registered sex offenders and wish to participate in school activities may be allowed on campus conditions may be imposed by the superintendent on the individual's campus visits governing the terms and conditions of the visits these conditions may include but are not limited to the need to receive prior permission before entering campus. Required check-in, an approved escort in the building or at an event and time or location. Limitations while on
032campus. Non-staff access to students and classes must be limited and only in accordance with a schedule which has been determined by the principal after consultation with the teacher whose classroom is being visited. Classroom visitations must be must be non-obtrusive to the educative process and learning environment and should not occur on an excessive basis. Parent concerns about any aspect of their child's educational program should be presented through the procedures set forth in board policy 9130 public complaints a copy of which is available at the board office and at each school. >> Thank you so much. I just wanted to make sure because I don't sit on the pol policy committee so I wasn't able to attend those meetings or I could have because they're publicly open um and I didn't want to just make an emo,
033you know, agree to a motion that I didn't have clarity. >> So an important part of it as well is that last section that we have as a board been um discussing for a bit. The individual board members who are interested in visiting school or classrooms must comply with bylaw 1221 uh 122.1 which is that new bylaw that we're also bringing for a first reading. Such visits will not be considered inspections or supervisory in nature. >> Thank you. And I also did a lot of the ask of this because we've had conversations at board retreats surrounding this information, but being at the horseshoe and we have parents watching this information, they're not aware of the paperwork in our hands. So just kind of giving a quick conversation to support that we're being very transparent as
034to what we're changing and not. Thank you. Yep. >> Go ahead. >> Yeah. And I want to let the board member know that that is the first reading >> means that we are going to go home, do our work, come back and approve or no approve, change or no change because especially 0122.1 is new >> new >> and everybody should be involved in that one. Maybe maybe we need a collective revision and that is the first reading for us to start working and see if we do legally and what this board wants for the board members. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Yes. As um at our policy committee, we thought it important to link the policy to a bylaw which didn't exist. And so this is uh new and so make sure that there's a
035good revision on that um or a review. And then the mission of the district, we're just adding it because it hadn't been updated to the new uh mission. And so um that's just a a correction on that one. question about the sex offenders. Are we saying all sex offenders or just sex offenders who are >> parents? Well, that they have a a reason to be their uh >> probably in this bylaw and precisely because >> Okay. Uh, >> go ahead. >> Yes, I don't believe that section was changed from current policy. So, we can look at that um if it needs to be looked at more closely. >> The changes were the bottom parts. [Music] One thing I noticed, um, I believe we the draft on the the new bylaw for school visits by board
036members had the three days, but we had talked about switching that to one day versus based on our board retreat conversation. I think it just wasn't captured in the the proposal. So, if that's what everyone on the committee remembers, I think >> yeah, we have >> we'll adjust that. But I think the board should know that we intended that to say one day. It just didn't get captured in our edits. >> Correct. And and like Dr. Rodriguez said, this is the first reading. I mean, you're all invited to send uh email to to the committee chair and say these are my >> my um suggestions, corrections, or whatever so that uh when they come back for the second and final reading that they can note the corrections made from the first reading. >> Yeah. Um,
037so if you have any um thing to to add, say, or whatever about these policies, just email them to me and then CC uh Mr. Kek on there as well. >> Okay. Super. >> All right. We do have a uh motion on the floor that is to uh um accept this policies for first reading. >> Second. >> I'm sorry. >> I know it's it's on the floor. So, we're going to vote now. Uh, all those in favor of acceptance first reading say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Thank you. Motion carries. Um, now we're at um student achievement committee. Uh, Trusty Williams and I have just said we have to do that pronto and I think we're going to need one more member of the board to be on our committee. >> You you
038were you volunteering? >> Yes. >> Okay. Dr. Rodriguez. >> So, um, Jesse, I'll get with you and see who so we can get that that going. Okay. Assistant Deputy Superintendent. I'm sorry. Either way. Um, >> yeah. Uh, well, if uh is Superintendent Scholar still on? Is is he on? Is he gone? >> I I am. I've been uh you know, listening and uh taking notes. It's wonderful. So, is it my time? you're on. >> Okay. Well, uh, good evening everyone. Uh, you know, 9:30, so it's definitely the evening. I will try to keep this, uh, very brief. Uh, but again, I'm here in, uh, Traverse City with 500 of your favorite Michigan superintendent. Uh it's really a terrific uh time to be together especially with all of the things that might or might not be
039happening two blocks from our office in the state capital. So at least we can share uh with our anxiety together. Um you know I don't want to belabor the point too much but I just really want to say two things about the presentations you saw. The first one was really thrilled with the ISS around the summer programming. You know, again, a district of 10,000 doesn't ever sleep. You know, we have lots of really great programs and I think the board, the community got to see just how robust our offerings are. And so certainly if you're a family member and you're thinking about, you know, what your kid can do during the summer, there's a lot of opportunities for them in the Lancing School District. And then the second presentation of course around the land acknowledgement.
040Um this is something that I think you've heard me really talk about. Uh I'm so thrilled that we're doing this. I want to thank the board for their uh their courage to do this. This is certainly in this time in America um where this might be seen as fraught or difficult. Uh the fact that we are now going to do a land acknowledgement for uh the folks that have lived on our on this land for many many years, I think is terrific. And what a great example of of teaching by doing. You all read it individually. You read it as a group. You read it on paper. I'm really glad and I was able to hear all of your terrific pronunciations and certainly it was great to hear Ramona's voice. uh she's really been a
041true asset to this district um for years. Uh she and I are working on a special project that I will hopefully get to announce one of these days. Um and really just how thrilled I am that again we're living up to our mission of being a culturally safe place, a place that acknowledges everyone. Um there were some conversations that I heard the board talk about that I do want to just address because I thought they were really really helpful. Uh the one of course is in this whole conversation about human resources. Um last year there was a really robust ISS about that that's on the agenda again this year. So I want to make sure that as the district we prepare that document and that ISS with every bit of information you possibly want. So
042certainly out of today's conversation, please feel free to send uh me or Christina any kind of question or concern you have because the more and to Trusty Herd's, you know, point, you know, the more information that you have that's accurate that's in front of you, the better you can do your jobs. And then to in addition to that, the more the community knows about what's going on, the better. Um but where you know again you saw we're really happy with is you know when I got to Lancing over a hundred teacher vacancies and now the number at the start of school was 14 or something like that and that included special ed which is really kind of amazing. So you know I'm looking forward to those many teachers in the classroom uh moving our students
043toward success. Um I also do want to highlight something else that was brought up uh that Jessica talked about which is you know we have been moving the needle quite a lot on graduation on attendance but you know the question of course always is about proficiency or high level work and you know we just announced how our MSTEP scores are going but the fact that the number of passing AP scores went up by more than 50% is really something special because it's one thing to have an AP class, it's another thing to take an AP test, but to pass an AP test really shows you the kind of level that we're getting to um in Lancing. Is there a long way to go? Absolutely. But to say that we raised and uh you know Jessica
044can correct me, but I think it's 53% uh over last year, that's really tremendous. And I want to say that for the board and for the community because we hear everybody loud and clear, which is the Lancing School District can is great and can be better. And the way that we can be better is by having kids really perform to not just proficiency, but high levels of proficiency. and the fact that we now are really investing in uh all of it, tier one, tier two, tier three, but to have such an increase in AP and the number of classes and the number of kids is great. And this year, I'm really really looking forward to our results because I know that we've invested uh yet again in that. And of course, as uh you know,
045Trusty Williams talked about, dual enrollment is a really great asset for this district. And so just to know that we've got AP, we have IB, we have dual enrollment, all of that is pretty great. So, um, you know, there's lots going on in the district. I, again, at 9:37, I apologize, I'm probably not at 100%. um you know, but it is it is really a a tremendous uh week and really a tremendous start of the year and I look forward to um working with this board and certainly ET and the community to pushing forward uh some more. So uh with that uh you know I'm sorry I can't be there in person but of course I'm always going to be here uh you know online uh if I can. So, thanks everybody and certainly uh
046I would yield the floor to uh Vice President Lopez who is acting as chair. >> Thank you, Superintendent. >> Um, >> of course. >> Appreciate that. >> All righty. >> Okay, you got a motion. >> All right. So, >> under new business. >> I've got the floor. >> You got it. >> Okay. Under new business. Um, I wanted to make a motion to approve the land acknowledgement that was presented today. Um, may I have a second? >> Wonderful. Thank you, Trusty Williams. >> So, it's been moved and second that we accept the land acknowledgement >> um >> that was presented today >> that was present. No, yeah, but I'm I'm talking about the the that term >> the statement the statement statement land abduction statement >> that we heard today and practiced. So >> all
047the things >> like >> do we have any discussion? >> Any >> questions discussion? Okay. All those in favor of the motion signify by saying I >> I >> oppose. Same sign. >> Good. We do have a l land acknowledgement statement now. >> Wonderful. Wonderful. We'll be >> and uh for our >> you have >> Mr. F should be in the next uh agenda. Yes. >> Yes. After the mission statement. >> Yeah. Okay. Um, we have comments from the board. Did you have a question? >> Oh, well, are you still there, superintendent? >> I'm sure he's >> Oh, yeah. I'm not going anywhere. >> Uh, well, there's a question, I think. >> Yeah, >> sure. Of course. Um I'm not going to steal Trustee Ninsk's thunder. Um but I do we didn't um get to
048ask questions to our superintendent. Um I'm going to yield my mic to uh Trustee Ninsky to ask his infamous question about our budget. >> Well, yes. Thank you. >> Take it away. >> So, we uh still don't have a state budget. Do you have any update on where that may be at or how it's impacting the district? >> No. I I mean, you know, again, I hate to be such a broken record, but, you know, again, as you heard from from Kim, our budget is in good shape. We don't have any understanding or no knowledge of, you know, if a budget is coming or not. I certainly hearing rumblings that they're starting to the wheels are starting to turn. That deadline of October 1st is getting closer and closer and closer. Certainly being up here
049with 500 superintendents and you know their staff, you know, there there are many districts that actually borrow already. Uh you heard Kim talk about, you know, there's districts that are borrowing already. We're not in that position. You know, we feel very comfortable going into October. You know, we are hearing rumblings that things are starting to move, that there are now more negotiations. Um you know, so again, hope for the best, prepare for the worst. You know, on October 1st, we'll know if there's a budget or not. We have a board meeting on October 2nd. So clearly I'll talk about it then to see what's happening. But for for us and I've said this before, the real drop that day uh deadline is October 20th. Right? If they don't have a budget by the 1st or
050the 2nd or the 3, it won't really impact us because the next check we get from the state would be October 20th. Now, what I'm hearing, and again, it's not 100% accurate, but what the people around here are saying is, you know, they need a budget by about October 10th or 11th in order to process what the right number is for the districts to get the check. Um, so, you know, if we don't have a budget by the 10th or 11th, we might not get our check. But what we were promised, which I really do appreciate, is that even though we should normally get a check on the 20th of October and then the next check wouldn't come until uh the middle of November, that MDE understands the situation. And if for whatever reason, let's
051say a budget is adopted on October 15th and MDE can't get the checks to us until October 25th, they're not going to wait until the November check. They'll figure out a way to get us the money. So, that's really good. That makes us sleep better at night. But again, one of the reasons why we keep that fund balance where it is is because we can protect ourselves probably into November and Thanksgiving if need be. So, no, nothing's happened yet. Uh, but the the lights are on at the capital more often than they've been. Uh, we do know that this the three sides are talking. um you know but you know again to the community rest assured on October 1st we'll know if there's a budget or not then really by October 10th or 11th if
052there hasn't been a decision we'll get a sense of if the checks are going to be late and then if there is a budget by you know the the 10th or 11th it should be okay and if there's a budget by the 14th or 15th it would probably come about a week late but we as a school district definitely have the money in order to take care of it until that comes. Now, if there's no budget by the end of October, that's a whole other conversation. Uh, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. >> And thank you so much for um lifting that because I think you did add a little bit more information this time. It is a little bit of a broken record, but not too much. Um, because this
053is the first time I think I've heard you say we would be good until November. So, that's a new conversation of a different month that was reported from the last time we've met. Um, I know that we do have great resolutions and a great fund balance and we've been greatly responsible, but just again to mitigate the pressures of nervousness or anxiousness surrounding our district, you are saying superintendent, we're not closing the doors. We're not getting rid of free lunch, we're in a good spot is what you're saying until November. Correct. >> Yeah. I mean, right as of today, right? And certainly the new information that allows me to say, you know, we're probably going to be good into November is the idea that MDE is willing to cut a check whenever the budget is going
054to be finished, right? Because if we had to wait a whole extra month for that money, you know, we might not be able to float multiple years, uh, multiple months, but what we're hearing now is that we would be able to get it not just on the deadline, but possibly after. So, you know, we we feel comfortable going into November. Um, but, you know, again, it the the things move uh quickly. Our hope is that there is a budget and as long as there's a budget in the first couple of weeks in October, I don't really foresee it impacting us at all. Um, and yes, rest assured, as of today, uh, September 18th, we have enough money in the bank that we can kind of run the float from October and then probably up to
055around Thanksgiving. But, you know, that we hope doesn't have to come to that, but we shall see. >> Uh, Trust Williams, >> I guess, uh, Superintendent, you're not here. And so, I was going to actually segue using these part of my public comments. While we were in Los Angeles at Cube, I did provide some legislative updates that they were talking about. So, everyone around the youth has a copy. I did leave one at your desk. So, it talked about the different things about the government shutdown, the short-term continuum, and then the final appropriations, but it's highlighting some of the things they're looking at cutting. I'm encouraging everybody that can text text Senate 52886. you will that's your response to getting it to the Senate telling them we want a budget and I did also provide
056that to Ryan. So everything that we have around the table you will have as well. >> Any other questions for superintendent? >> All right. Well, thank you again superintendent. Well, >> my pleasure. It's good to see all of you. If only it's two-dimensional. >> Okay. Have a good one. We're down to comment from the board and uh following that we'll have close session. So, >> do we have any comments from the board? >> Trusty Williams. >> Um, as you as you guys know, I did provide you some budget outcomes, but I will be sending my report to you guys um from Cube, I'm still kind of jetlagged, but when I say it was a different experience um seeing a lot more of the districts um around the United States talking about cultural awareness and how
057to bring these things to light. Um I do have some videos that I'll text you guys on the board so that you can see them. um just o overall it was a great experience uh giving me more ways to see how we're going to move forward. I thank you for the opportunity to attend and we got a lot of work to do. >> Thank you. And uh Trusty Ninsky. >> Yes. I just wanted to say thank you to assistant principal Blair at Luton for giving me a tour of of their new facility at Wood Creek and Principal Harris for taking me around to White Rich. Those are the two schools I'm leazisoning with this year and appreciated them. um giving me that opportunity to start that relationship. And I will note that one uh staff
058member that we uh touched base with floated the idea of take a board member to work day was something that she did in a different school district and thought was a very positive experience. So might be an idea for us to consider um talking with the superintendent about how that would work maybe in our liazison schools or some other way. But that was an idea I haven't heard before. I also wanted to ask the board uh I received notice I think all of you did of the MASB workshop on Thursday November 13th about preparing for the organizational meeting at the new year and just wanted to maybe see if anybody else was planning to attend that or not. It's a all day on a Thursday. So I believe I am available but didn't want to
059duplicate if multiple people are going. So >> what day is it Dan? uh Thursday, November 13th, 9 to 3:30 at the MASB here. >> Oh, 5:30 uh 9:00 am to 3:30. So, it's a during the day. >> Super. >> Uh, anyone else? Dr. Rodriguez. >> Thank you, Mr. President. And I also want to thank but I want to leave that to you to thanks everybody who did the presentation this before the meeting today. But I want to ask you for your attention to the seniors that they received the lancing promise last year 2025. So we met yesterday with the lancing promise and the foundation. Mr. Lopez is the treasurer of the foundation and um I am the secretary of the Lancing promise. Um also for Justin Chiang was his last time attending that meeting. He
060is moving to another job and we are now in the process and hiring a new uh CEO person. Um as you can see I'm going to explain just one high school and you can do the same you can just follow the same process for the other ones. Uh and you see the number of the student as they were um accepting to the to the scholarship for the promise from Easter High School were 80 and 159 apply that that means the 50% of the students they receive the the the apply receive the scholarship. um is um 7% less than the previous year until you go to CA12 online and launching learning hub you had that they increase 14%. And the baron you have where are they going and you can see that they are going the
061majority of our student in 2022 students um they went to Lancing Community College and they're only 4% less than the previous year. Michigan State University is the second one with 42 students that received the scholarship. The total of the scholarship were 291 scholarship in 2025. And you know the this scholarship is for two years and now is $10,000 the student the Lancing school district and the other students living in the Lansin school district are receiving. Then it's and the average GPA in Liing Community College is 2.65. 65 what is pretty good then um then you have this information I had to give you know credit to the to everybody who is involved in the schools because there are many many people working together to be sure this these students are ready to go to college
062>> and I think we need to collaborate work together the promised people and Lancing school district employees to do the best for our students. If they are not doing the best and maybe we had to study how we collaborate together to help them. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you. I just want to add a a a point here. Of the uh 159 at Eastern, let's put it that way. 159 were eligible, 80 chose to stay in the in the in the colleges that we worked with. the others either they they went to another college went somewhere else or didn't go anywhere. We don't know that but they were eligible for the scholarship. And so that's uh we're trying to expand the choices of the promise maybe to colleges like Central, Western and others. So
063that's in the works. And even some people says well what if my my son goes to Stanford? Well, I don't know that we can do that. But anyway, um this this is all the the good things that the promise has given Lancing is that kids are able to go to college if they want to and if they're coached well and counseledled well, you know, so that uh and it's okay if they go to another college. That's no problem because we know students that go to other colleges come in the summer and they can take classes like at LCC for for for subjects that they might need and then the promise can cover those. >> That's right. >> As long as they're in in in a college that that we're partners with. So there's a lot
064of uh um possibilities. Yes, >> it is. And I want to just share I'm not going to blavorver this but my daughter did it went to Michigan State but in the summer she went to LCC just makes sense for free. >> Yeah. >> Yes sir. >> And also I was really impressed by your presentation but the one the I because I am connecting to Easter High School. They did a presentation about the IB program. I think the we need to know how many we need to know more about the IB program and the AP classes. Yeah. >> Because these AP classes and I asked the principal he told me there has many many others but all the IB students they are in different universities today. all of them and the universities. Then I think the
065presentation maybe uh about the AP classes how many we had in in every high school plus the IBA I think is important because they are receiving already credits >> right >> for all these classes and I think we need to imp multiply this AP class if possible. >> Sure. So we can ask for a presentation. You asked for a presentation. >> Deputies that are here can get together and get us a a presentation at some point in time. >> Okay. Anybody anyone else has any comments? Uh yes, sir. Uh Trusty, >> I also very much enjoyed the presentation today. I I learned so much about the indigenous um groups and their impact um on our students and the services that they um provide. Um I I hope that as the talks keep going that we
066find more ways to give them even more resources to do the great work that they're doing, not only for that small group of young people, um but for all the multicultural groups. We are such a um toss salad here in the district. There are so many different flavors in our gumbo pot and there's representation needed for all. Um and so as we have these these groups um that are coming before us, I hope that um we are all working together to um make sure that every student and faculty member um community member is um heard. I also had a wonderful time at Cube. Um it was my first uh conference as a board member and whoa what a first conference. I mean the it was absolutely wonderful in meeting new colleagues from across the state
067and across the country um and hearing their stories. Um I was there for a short amount of time and so I tried to go to every single thing I possibly could and um I like Trusty Williams is feeling uh still a little bit jetlagged. as much as I travel, I I thought I would be better, but I'm not. Um, and there were so many wonderful um presentations about how um we can engage our students to make them more seen and heard, but also ways that we can engage one another as board members to ensure that we are all um using each other as instruments for change. um maybe not asking anybody to change who they are, but taking who we are and weaponizing that for a better um Lancing, for a better um school district.
068I also um wanted us to consider um for time future, you know, putting the conversation of three board meetings back on the agenda. Um today showed me that I would like to at least talk about it again. I would love if um our information station uh station session when we were all sitting around with the superintendent's cabinet they were telling us things we were just at the table um having a conversation about what we need to know um felt like it wasn't long enough and it was valuable um and we were belaboring the time but more time I felt was needed for the just like that sitting around the table as opposed to this more author authoritative stance um and I would have loved if that had been in a week of its own and
069then handle all this business um another time. So I would like to talk about that and also um in future um I would like to speak about attire um for graduations again. I I I felt um we we've left it up to the school principal, which is great. Um but I would love to see this board at least have an open discourse with the superintendent to talk about many other forms of expression that are cultural. Um and as well as, you know, nice attire for us when we go to uh conferences and stuff. That's just a side note. Um you should have saw our colleagues from Ipsellandi with their blazers and pins on. It was great. Um, and uh, I I certainly would rep um, my Lancing School Board blazer and pendant if I was
070given one. Um, and the last thing that I would really like for us to consider speaking about is the board of education being the final remedy for expulsion. I would love to see us have an open discussion that if a child is going to be expelled from this district that they would have to come before us as the final remedy to sign off on it once and for all. with that. Um, if you're at home and you have been considering bringing your baby to the Lancing School District to be a part of our family and to grow and become a shining star, a shining scholar, I think it's time for you to come home. Thank you. >> Thank you, Trusty Hurt. Um, anyone else? just >> I I don't have anything to add to all
071the great belaboring of the point, but I feel like we've had multiple conversations now about bringing the meetings back to three times a week. Um, especially or months, sorry, not a week. We don't have that capacity. See, we're here and it's late. Um, I think to Trusty Herd's point, and I even know that Dr. Rodriguez has also brought this up. Um, it really helps us to be intentional about our time, not feel so rushed. Um, I love the style of sitting down at the table together. I'm a little old school like that. I enjoy that. And so I don't know if there needs to be some type of motion. Can we vote on it today? Why do we got to push it back? We're already past a month or two into school. If that's something
072the board wants to take action on, we're all here besides one of us. Can we talk about it while we're here and make a a motion? I don't know how the rules are for that. Um, but we've heard it more than one time and it seems to be a need for it. um you know it's it's not 10 o'clock at night. It's a lot to press in at one uh setting. Um it's it can be very overstimulating. And so I think it would be very fitting for us to consider that and consider it right now. We push a lot of things out. We push a lot of answers out. Um and so this is something I I think we could answer today that's not too hard. Uh I leave that to Madame President and chair.
073So let me go to the trusty Rodriguez. >> Mr. Parliamentarian, it's possible to make the motion now regarding to go to three meetings in a month is again anything or is possible to do it now? >> Uh it's possible. The motion is that the board has a standing resolution required by the open meetings act to set its meetings for the year. It's been amended once. it can be amended again but that's what needs to be done that so it's not just a general statement of when the meetings would occur but specific dates have to be put on that calendar and then posted >> then that's in the in the motion >> can can I can I can I speak u madam president or Mr. Vice President >> uh yes Mr. %. >> Thank you. Uh,
074so um, just from the district standpoint, I very much appreciate the board wanting to take action now. I would just urge that schedules have been set for the district up until the end of December for how board meetings are scheduled. That was a calendar that was created. If the board wants to add a third meeting for the each month, God bless and certainly, you know, we'll be there. But there have been a lot of decisions that have made by the district because this board made a calendar up till December. My my request is if the board would like to add a third meeting to do that when you're setting the new calendar for the new year. If we do it for October and November and December, especially during Thanksgiving and the winter breaks, it's going
075to just again, we're happy to do it, but calendars have been set for staff uh for people who have to help support these meetings as well as who are here. I just want to be cognizant of their schedules uh and but understand very much this is a board decision. I love the idea of more time with you guys, but just maybe we could do it when we're setting the calendar for the next year. >> Can I make an observation? >> Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. I saw your hand first. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm going to wait, but um it's only October and November. It's only two months. And this board can call for an any other meeting anytime. Yeah, >> if you can say that I made a motion to start
076the three meetings in January, still the board can ask for another meeting in November or two meetings in December. Whatever we want to do, then I don't mind because the power is in us. >> Exactly. Yeah. Thank you. >> Oh, okay. Uh >> oh. Oh, so >> she I saw her. >> So, I want to make two observations. The first being that this calendar was set and brought to us at the beginning of the year without even a vote being taken. So that's just my first observation. So whoever made the calendar and took us from three meetings to two, we were not given that opportunity to have that discussion. That's my first observation. My second observation is I think we need to also look at the calendar because we should be visible more in the
077district. A lot of times we're having board meetings on parent teacher conference nights and on those nights if we have a meeting schedule I say we cancel them and be where we need to be in those schools and stuff like that. So yes we still I think we should go back to three but we also want to pay attention to being available to our respective schools our children and the community as a whole too. >> Trust is true >> because I was the one that lovely well actually trusty herd brought it up but um I was the one that said let's act on it now. That's two things that I still believe is true. Um the first thing is we did vote on it in January, the first day that we all lovely new people
078took oath of office to go from three to two. So that was a vote. The second thing that I will say is yes, I understand we got Thanksgiving and Christmas. We can make an amendment and say November and December we don't do three, but at least October we can keep calendar as is and find a space to add that third meeting. Um, again, I feel like we are always putting things off and then there's some siloed in the back and then here's the calendar. So, my my ask still stands and even if we just mitigate it to not November and December because we want all of our lovely people to be able to enjoy their families, including myself. I have little people at home even right now and it's 10:00 at night and I haven't
079put my babies to bed. And so again, that helps us mitigate having us here with our responsibilities at home as well. Um, so my vote would be we can have a third meeting in October. We don't do anything extra November, December, and then in January we look at that calendar and amend ongoing if we so decide as a group, not Syria because we have a vote um surrounding those three meetings. That's just where I'm at. That's my motion. My motion is to I move that the board of education in the month of October go to three meetings a month in the month of November and December. We keep the calendar as is. Starting in January, we amend the calendar to add on three meetings per month and that is going to be dependent upon the
080already prescheduled activities of the district. If it's a parent teacher conference, we won't meet that. If it's a um a holiday, we of course we won't meet. Um but I think starting in October, we need to avail ourselves to have the roundabout conversation of an information study sitting at over there as a group to make decisions. That's my motion. >> Second. >> Motion's been moved and seconded. Discussion. >> Dr. >> Thank you very very much. Uh I support this and but don't forget the even when we are going to vote for three meetings a month we also have the power to cancel. >> Yeah >> then the the schedule is for me I am not for the schedule >> then we decide then I support that motion I think we are all together or we
081are not we will find another solution. Thank you very much Mr. President. Any other discussion? Uh, Mr. Dwinsky. Uh, >> Mr. Vice President, I I'm not convinced that three meetings are necessary. I guess I'm going to clarify this motion is for adding a third meeting in October of 2025. The the future calendars have to be determined by the board at that organizational meeting on the first date. So, that could be incorporated into next year's decision. Um, so this motion is only proposing not for November, December, but only a third meeting in um, October. I guess I'd also want to reiterate the point we heard that plans have been made. So, we'd have to, you know, find out what is the topic of that third meeting um, beyond what was already planned for presentations. Could that
082person who was going to be presenting in October come to that third date as opposed to the one they were scheduled for? and the distinction between this being a regular meeting or a special meeting um in our bylaws. So which there are some consequences to what that term is. The concept of information study session is not in bylaws. It's not in Roberts. It's just a concept of what the board president superintendent decide to put on the agenda for a particular meeting. Um the the board does have the ability according to our bylaws uh the special meetings of the board may be called by the president or by any two members of the board provided there is compliance with the notice provisions of these bylaws. So it really does we do have the flexibility to call
083meetings at any time for special purposes but if we want that to have that standing I think we need to have some more advanced planning that may may very well be possible we need an extra meeting in October given the budget situations that are happening but I would want that to be called for that purpose if necessary not for a purpose that wouldn't be able to address um the financial situations if we're calling a special meeting for a different purpose. So I there are some technicalities to look into this um decision. I'm not comfortable or I don't see a uh a rationale for what topic we need the additional meeting to be voted on for next month at this point. >> Can I clarify? >> Hold on. No, hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Everybody's
084going to have a chance. Who who had to Did you have their hand up? >> No. Yeah, I did. Yes. I was just going to say thank you for lifting that, Trusty Ninsky. I do want to um reiterate that we can call a special meeting if we need to, especially with the budget thing going on. So, um I I totally think there should be more thought into this um because we did set our calendar, but I do believe if it's warrant for us to have another meeting that we we can call that. So, I'm not in agreement to changing right now. >> Trusty Schro, >> this is more of a conversation. It's not that I just want to keep talking. If we already have a information study that's already on the calendar that's on a
085double date that we're already meeting, wouldn't we just move that to that specific time? So like tonight we had a 5:00 or 6:00 and then we had a 7:00. Whatever that 6:00 was slated for for that information study and combined meeting would just move to the third meeting. So we wouldn't have two meetings in one evening. The second point that you made about special meeting or not, we're not calling it a special meeting. It's not going to necessarily be a special meeting. Um, it's an information study and I do believe that most of our agendas that are created by the president and I can't speak for you, but maybe um has a lot to do with topics that are pre-selected or maybe even hot topics that were brought up or um planned for our meetings
086to be productive. So, I feel like sometimes we're limited in in our own ways with the understanding of what policy and metrics state. Again, it's it's up to a vote, but my ask is that we consider it for it's October. I also want to be careful about our planning. It's September 18th. I think that's more than ample time to add another meeting. Um, and still again not having that November and December. So, I just because I don't want it to come up later and then January everyone's going to want to vote no because we didn't properly flush this out. That's all I got. No more for me. >> Okay. I have a couple of comments and concerns and realistically we probably should be adding a third meeting for the rest of the quarter October because
087I did talk to at during the ISS I did talk to Kim about the budget. Remember I asked the question so what's the budget going to look like if we're not passed on the 1st. So that's a potential meeting that can cause a lot of dialogue for October. November we have the superintendent evaluation schedule as well as our lovely secretary will we will find out if she's going to be moving to city council which will prompt us to have to do interviews during that pro time. So that's November and then December we will start onboarding based on what what happens with her at that point. So, we do really need to add those three meetings for the rest of this quarter. I don't know if people are not thinking long term. And I mean, I
088get it. Some people may not think that, but some of us have children and have other things. And to sit here to 10, 11:'clock at night is exhausting, especially when you're up at 5:00 in the morning. >> Okay, >> Trusty Williams, remember though, we can call a special meeting any time. So it it doesn't matter like when if we need to call a special meeting for a specific thing, we can do that. So with trustee um when you get elected, we'll call a special meeting for for interviews and then at the beginning of the year when we set our our calendar for the year, then we can vote on >> Exactly. I I understand all of that and that's what we're trying I I understand all that, but the way the budget is going, we're
089going to need extra meetings anyway. So I just I stand strong on that we need to just do it for the rest of the quarter and be done with it. It maybe we just come here for 30 minutes. I mean, but there is things that need to be happening on a constant basis moving forward and us doing this is just overwhelming for a lot of us right now. Madame President. >> Okay. I think we have the motion on the in the t on the table or on the floor and um I don't see anything illegal because the motion about the three meetings is going for next year. It's not for this year for next year. That when we do the organizational planning, we can change whatever we want. Except that the the motion says October
090have three meetings, not next year. >> October had three meetings. That is possible, right? >> And then the second part is >> November, December. >> In November, December. No. And in January, >> we will considering continue or considering that we are going to have three meetings every month. The motion says that in in December or in January for the next scheduled year that we will have three meetings. That's the motion. >> Then it doesn't say that we will consider three >> meetings amendment. I will do a final amendment that say in December we will considering to go to three meetings a month. >> Well, that's not >> No, it's not. Okay. >> It's not it's not the Well, it's not the motion if you accept it. The motion is the the ask that we have
091in front of us right now is for next month is there a possibility for us to go to three meetings. Our information study session would move to its own meeting so we wouldn't have two meetings in one day or being that we are in a hot topic conversation about the budget. We've also requested the ask of a presentation about schoolbased budgeting. We have plenty of opportunities of topics that can be discussed at an information study session. What I am trying to appease or mitigate is for all of us to be able to be very careful in our conversation in our energy level. It is 10:00. If we were to move to three meetings, there are some things off of this packed agenda that can move to that third meeting. If nobody agrees to that, that's
092fine. But we've talked about it multiple times. Nobody has made a motion to do it. So the motion is October, we move to three. November, December, keep it as is. January, we amend the calendar to three if that is what this board wants to do. I am one voice. If you all say no, we'll be here for five hours every other Thursday. >> I I believe that the superintendent can work with us to find a third uh meeting in in October. >> Oh, you want to question? >> Yeah, that's f that. Look, I'll work with you to find as many meetings as you want. Don't don't worry about it. The the only thing I just want to say is I very much appreciate Trustee Strode's uh conversation about next year, but I think the issue
093is the agenda has to be set in the new year by the new board. And so I think the motion that you make is valid in the sense that you're urging the board to have three meetings starting in January, but that actual agenda or calendar has to be adopted in January. It can't be adopted earlier. But what you're saying is when they do create that calendar, you really want to make sure that there are three meetings. Right. >> Right. I understood every everything's cool. There being no other discussion, I'll call. Do we need a roll call vote? >> Yeah. Okay. Roll call vote on the motion to um have a third meeting on in October and then two meetings de November and December and then um strongly suggest that we have three meetings in the
094coming year because that's that's what it's going to amount to. All right. All right. pending if the new board legally the new board in January adopts the recommendation. >> That's a recommendation that we're making, right? Okay. >> Super. Uh, roll call, please. >> Mr. Herd, >> yes. >> Mr. Lopez, >> yes. >> Mrs. Moore, >> no. >> Dr. Nibarz Martinez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Nabis, >> no. >> Dr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Strode. >> Yes. >> M. Williams. >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion carries. All right. Thank you for that discussion. Now we're uh I need a motion for go into close session. >> I'm sorry. >> Yes, >> Mr. VP. I move that we go into close session. For the purposes of the agenda, for the purposes of >> you got it. >> The
095board of education session for the purposes of considering material exempt from disclosure has been permitted in the open med review. >> Second. >> It's been moved and second to close session. All those in favor say I. >> I. Post. Oh, is there a >> I think we need a roll call. >> Roll call vote. That's right. Roll call. >> Mr. Herd? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lopez? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Moore? >> Yes. >> Dr. Nvar Martinez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiski? >> Yes. >> Dr. Rodriguez? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Strode? >> Yes. >> Miss Williams? >> Okay, we're in close session. close session and we'll wait for our person to get over here and >> all right. Uh yes, we're out of close session. Uh, trustes, >> there was one thing I I forgot to
096say um during my comments. Today is my wife's birthday >> and she lent me to you all. You probably wished I was having dinner with her instead of being here. Um, but she's been so sweet um to let me be here and I've missed almost all of it. Um, but Whitney, happy birthday and her twin sister Britney. Uh, happy birthday out in Pontiac. And happy birthday anybody else's birthday all of September. We probably should start doing that. maybe doing a a birthday roll call. >> Happy birthday to baiting me. No, no, I'm not going to sing, but thank thank you. >> Well, speaking about missing things, I missed my daughter's uh speech today at city hall. So, >> I wish I would have been there, but >> we're serving the people. We're serving the people.
097>> We're serving the people and with gladness, too. >> That's right. Well, last thing is we're we're in Hispanic Heritage Month. >> So, please check your calendars. There's many place to go and celebrate and meet other people. And uh let's have a a great night and a great weekend. And uh we're ajourned.