001e today is Monday March 3rd it's our regular Board of Education meeting first up Pledge of Allegiance um chrisara TR would you be able to lead us in the plge of Allegiance please I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for [Music] all I question next up is World call please Mary Bush here Rebecca Chamas here Cindy holder yes Mark Kimble here Chris Dera MC Aline Taylor here Gloria Thompson here fundamentals public input is fundamental to the operation of Madison District Public Schools our public has an opportunity to speak at every Board of Education meeting a period of time known as public comment is set aside at each meeting to get parents and other
002citizens a chance to speak directly to the board about school related topics anyone who wishes to speak to the board must fill out a request and give it to the board secretary before the meeting begins comments are limited to 3 minutes the Board of Education accepts comments made during public comment for anyone who follows these guidelines public comment is one of the many information sources that the board uses before making decisions in the best interest of the children who attend Madison District Public Schools the board also works with the District staff to address citizens questions and [Music] concerns truste Bush did we receive any requests we did not anybody else no okay next up I will turn it over to the superintendent thank you good evening everyone we are going to start with Madison High
003School to present their staff and student of the month good evening everyone good evening um so we uh go through our core values and every month um is a different value this month uh our core value is ethical trust is built and maintained through honest effective accum communic communication and responsible decision-making that focuses on the successes of all our students so this month's theme is exemplified by two of our 11th graders both of whom uh are enrolled at Casa taking AP classes um and so we can bring denila up first come on up Den girls all right denila we reached out to your casa teachers your Japanese teacher she's taking Japanese right now and your teacher says denila is always ready to learn face the front Den see that pretty face uh I can count
004on her to stay focused and put in effort when needed uh to learn a very difficult language just today she told the visiting prospective CA students that my methods of teaching make the language easy to learn this isn't uh to say that she doesn't make mistakes rather she understands that making mistakes is part of the learning process denila truly embodies what it means to be a scholar and denila is exactly the kind of student we want here at Madison she's extremely smart thoughtful respectful and always seems to be in a great mood on top of that she is an excellent basketball player and um lastly I only got to have denila for one semester this year but in that semester she made such a positive lasting impression she uh leads even if she doesn't realize
005it she gives thoughtful insights and produces quality work also uh she has this quiet sense of humor that is unparalleled she is an absolute joy to have in class so congratulations Den Nyla on being student of the month [Applause] yay sorry standing Japanese all right our next stud in the month obai come on [Applause] up okay so our uh the casa director CJ he uh she actually bragged about both obai and denila saying they come in every day with a great attitude and they are both super excited about about the classes that they're covering each and every day obi's AP environmental teacher said he is unfailingly polite and asks inquisitive questions connected with the content of our science class he is so goal oriented and such a delight to have in class he is one
006of the most polite kind and helpful students I have ever met from MHS he is hardworking does his best every day he's such a pleasure to have in class with his respons ability and trustworthiness the world needs more young men and Scholars like him he is so supportive goes above and beyond to help others he has such a bright future he thinks critically he's kind he models this behavior in all of his classes when we see him in the hallway he's always going to smile and wave hello and makes other students smile every time as well he strives to do his best every day is not afraid to speak up and participate and is the model of such a great student congratulations [Applause] Ela cutie pie all right and for our staff member of the
007month we are recognizing Mr pittz our math teacher so come on up Mr pittz all right Mr Pitts we have a lot uh on your brag sheet uhhuh so um your your colleagues had to say this about you that your sense of humor is contagious and makes the work and learning environment so much fun we feel blessed to call him a co-worker and our students simply love Mr Pitts he has created a safe space for students and built a relationship with them that makes students feel comfortable and happy he brings so much positivity to MHS and uh lastly Mr Pitts when greatest strengths is your ability to create meaningful and impactful relationships with students your ability to leverage this relationship to help students be successful in your class is unparalleled we are very lucky to
008have you Mr pittz thanks I got a couple more I got a couple more so Mr Pitts amazing teacher he keeps his students engaged every day our staff all simply love him we are so proud to have him as a member he is definitely our best dressed staff member each day he works hard to create engaging lessons that captivate his students attention for the teaching the demanding subject of math and he excels in building meaningful relationships with his students his dedication to their academic growth and their personal well-being makes him a truly exceptional teacher yay [Music] thanks now we will have principal Jones from Wilkinson Middle School evening good evening I am here to present our students of the month I see one I don't see our other but our two student of the month
009Karina Riley and kayen Hart so I'd like to bring up Mr Anthony perer as well to come and help us talk about kall I'm sorry kayen his brother's Kendall so um talk about kayen so um Karina's not here so we'll just get to Kaden but kayen um is a sixth grader a honor roll student here at Wilkinson and he is a absolute Joy come on down he's absolute Joy um extremely kindhearted he always has an encouraging word for others um very polite just well-mannered something that we don't see a lot often these days Kendall has exhibited such great graciousness inside the classroom working with the teachers working with his peers and His Kind Spirit just shows consistently through and through Mr perer thank you principal Jones I had the pleasure of working with Kaden when
010we were doing our school spelling be program Kaden was the winner for his grade in sixth grade he was the hardest studying I saw him with the list relentlessly he's also as Miss Jones said just a very kind student very polite to just everybody he encounters whether they're in his classroom or not I once asked him how did you get to be so kind and his reply was we're Hearts it's in the name and I have never stopped thinking about that quote since congratulations Kaden on all your achievements and the things you will do and now for our Wilkinson staff of the month we are just extremely honored to honor Miss Nicole damier a longtime veteran of Madison District Public Schools miss damier and miss Shelby Cory's coming with her um it's one thing to
011hear great things things from your supervisor and the principal at your school but when you can hear the great things from your peers and how they talk about miss damer her students absolutely adore her um she's known to be the heart of the school she's so caring and loving towards the children and she leads her classroom and all of her um subjects with heart um she puts her heart first she wants these children to learn she pours into them and you can literally see it sometimes she's more upset than the children are when they don't get it and she goes back and she revisits and she retes from a principal's perspective she she hits the mark each and every time Miss D you earned this very much congratulations abolutely in education ethics is more than
012a concept it's a commitment to Integrity fairness unwavering belief in doing what's right for students Nicole exemplifies ethical leadership every day modeling respect responsibility and honesty in the classroom and Beyond she creates a learning environment where students feel valued inspired and challenged to think critically not just about history or what they're reading but about their own role in shaping a just and principled world what makes Nicole truly exceptional is their ability to push students beyond their comfort zones not just in core subjects but in elective classes as well like stem and cultural Explorations she encourages students to think outside the box ask big questions and engage deeply with the world around them she doesn't just teach facts she Fosters curiosity creativity Innovation ensuring that every student sees learning as a journey rather than a checklist
013Nicole's impact extends beyond the classroom her colleagues see her as a leader a veteran in the district and a mentor to Young teachers like myself she's always willing to share her wisdom offer guidance support those around her with patience and kindness her dedication to both her students and her fellow Educators makes her an invaluable part of Wilkinson Middle School District next we have Madison Elementary School Dr Hemingway good evening this month we are recognizing um students chosen by our resource teachers so if I can have my teachers come up whoever wants to start can stop hello everybody um so as a teacher I have the privilege of working with many incredible students but Trana Ward stands out as someone truly special come on up girlfriend got to call her [Music] up so I'm new to
014the school this year and I've only known Trana for a couple of months but in those months she has grown to become one of my most favorite students that I've worked with not to be confused with her brother as well who I also love working with Trey um her kindness dedication and Leadership make a lasting impact on our classroom Community every single day Trana is the kind of student every teacher hopes for she is not only academically driven but she approaches every task with a sense of responsibility and enthusiasm whether tackling a challenging assignment or l in a hand to a friend she does so with a warm smile and an open heart she takes initiative is always on top of her work and serves as a role model for all of her peers she
015is always my right hand in the classroom anticipating what she needs to be done before she is even asked to do it one of the most inspiring things about Trana is her deep sense of compassion when she noticed a classmate struggling to speak English she didn't just offer support she started learning Spanish at home so she could better communicate with him that that level of empathy and dedication to others is something truly rare and remarkable she never shies away from a challenge whether it's pushing herself academically or finding ways to make those around her feel included and valued Trana embodies everything we strive to instill in our students at Madison kindness perseverance and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place congratulations Trana your hard work generosity and Leadership Inspire us all every
016day such a cute pie I love her cirt this evening I would like to recognize Keandre Harris better recognized as AJ come on up AJ I had the honor and privilege or have had the honor and privilege of being AJ's Zoom kindergarten teacher and then I got the chance to become his support teacher in second third and fourth grade AJ has had a superstar personality since kindergarten he strives to do his best each and every day and that shows in his recently earned reading achievements AJ has become a master reader from not reading to reading all the way he enjoys interacting with his peers and can become quite comical with them I think of humor is just one of those indicators of intelligence uh and AJ REM remains to be Sonic the Hedgehogs number one
017fan since kindergarten maybe earlier I didn't know him then he is able to quote numerous lines from the movies and has get this created many new episodes himself during play excellent keep up the good work AJ we are very proud of you [Applause] cre staff member of the month we are recognizing Rasha Issa we are thrilled to recognize Rasha Isa as me's employee of the month for March though she just joined us as an ESL PA this year you would never guess that it's her first year with us she has seamlessly become a part of our staff quickly right away Rasha exemplifies ethical behavior in every aspect of her work she is truthful Fair honest always acting with Integrity in her interactions with both students and colleagues she respects the rights dignity and diversity of
018every individual ensuring that all students feel valued supported and empowered to succeed in their classrooms she upholds the highest moral standards of professionalism constantly demonstrating compassion honesty and loyalty in her role and Beyond rasha's flexibility and willingness to assist in any capacity make her an invaluable team member at our school whether working directly with students or stepping in to help wherever needed she always puts the needs of others first her sweet and pleasant demeanor bring warmth to those around her and her everpresent smile make her a joy to work with congratulations Rasha we love you and appreciate all you do for our students in our school community should been my principal thank you last but not least we have Madison Early Childhood Center and also you guys we are having our Kindergarten Roundup tomorrow night
019from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. so if you have any students interested in joining the Madison family we do have our building open tomorrow from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. that was a little plug for you you all right we have um some of our kindergarteners here today from Miss hoook turps class you hello um Joselyn pin pavinski um unfortunately couldn't be here tonight but Mr Isaac Miller our other student of the month is here can you come on up Isaac hi buddy Isaac is an excellent excellent example of someone who practices ethical Behavior he is the kindest and most caring young man he is always willing to help is so supportive of his friends and loves to surprise his lucky teacher with meticulously colored pictures of Mario and Luigi just because he is a loyal friend
020a great listener and he follows the rules most of the time when he doesn't he owns his mistakes and he always does his best to do better I am so proud to have Isaac in my [Applause] class awesome job budy all right we are honoring Miss hook turp as our staff of the month um and it is well deserved you are a a dedicated educator who always puts the well-being of your students first you can often be seen engaging with students at their level fostering strong and meaningful connections not only with them but also with the families she is a true team player known for her easygoing nature positive attitude and creativity in the classroom Michelle is always willing to lend a helping hand whether it's assisting a fellow teacher collaborating on new ideas or
021providing extra support to her students her great sense of humor brings joy to those around her and she treats all children equally with fairness and kindness we are grateful to have you as part of our team and appreciate all you do to make our school a welcoming and supportive [Applause] environment sweet with that we're going to take a five minute break anybody that um needs to leave can do so now everyone is welcome to stay if they wish to excuse me if they wish to at 6:25 so we'll begin again at 6:30 e e e 6:31 we are back in uh next on the agenda is the administrative report good evening so there are some great things happening at Wilkinson Middle School Oakland school's recently visited Mr nyac's class to explore the intersection of augmented
022reality and Hands-On learning students had the unique opportunity to use iPads to merge digital technology with physical building cubes creating an interactive and immersive experience in genetics this Innovative approach helps bring complex scientific Concepts to life in a fun and engaging way additionally we are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of Crystal Butler Brown our outstanding eighth grade student who won the Wilkinson School spelling be she then went on this past weekend to compete against 88 students in Oakland County for the Oakland County script spelling bee and she impressively tied for fifth place her dedication perseverance and love for language are truly commendable yes it's anaz amazing uh accomplishment for her the finance task force held its first meeting last Wednesday during the session District union leaders received an in-depth overview of school funding and had
023the opportunity to explore the facilities budget to identify potential interventions they're looking forward to the next meeting where they will continue to work by Examining The Food Services budget for additional intervention opportunities in Athletics the Madison Eagles steel Wings robotics team led by Mr Beezy and Mr pre competed in their first district competition of the year for the first robotics at Ferndale High School from J I'm sorry February 28th to March second the team and their robot finished the competition ranked 16th out of 40 teams this was a huge imp improvement over their ranking during the last year's competition when they finished ranked 33rd and 32nd at their two competitions they will be competing in their next competition March 27th through the 29th at the mome community college sports expo center the robot was built
024by students during their coding class at Madison High School and after school on Tuesdays you can see the list of students that were involved in building the robot but the following students were members of the team that attended the competition Colton chamblas Lea Bodner Ender Wilson Angel Smith Autumn House Adam Na and Christina Marka also big congratulations to Madison High School girls basketball team for making the district playoffs unfortunately due to numerous injuries and illnesses they're all sick right now the girls are unable to play in tonight's game again join us for the Early Childhood Center's Kindergarten roundup which will take place tomorrow at the ECC building from 5:30 to 7: anyone interested in just coming to take a look for their kind their future kindergartener please stop by Jason pittz nth grade student at
025Madison High School reached out to me um over one of the breaks with the idea of spotlighting a different board member each month together we developed a set of basic questions and your responses will be used to create a graphic template that will be posted on the district website and Facebook page please complete the questionnaire that I gave to each of you and return it to me by the end of the meeting and again I just want to point out Jason pittz LED all of this he truly thought that this was something amazing that we should be doing I completely agreed so we work together and collaborated on creating the um the little questionnaire and him and I are then going to go back and design like templates um I we have a whole bunch
026of different ones so not every single persons will look the same each month so please also know that all of them we get back we are going to randomly pick who is going to be spotlighted first so that nobody thinks well it should have been me or why did they pick that person we are literally going to put them all in and pick one and that's who will be spotlighted first and then lastly the state of the city's address is being held on March 14 at um I honestly think it's being held at a bar at boozy's Bar and Grill on John R in Hazel Park um so board members if any of you are interested in attending um superintendent Perry and I will be going but feel free to to join us it starts
027at 8:30 at booes bar and grill amm right 8:30 a.m. at booes Bar and Grill last year we were at Navar thank you next up um just so you know I won't have time to fill this out I'll get it to you tomorrow morning oh yes if you can't fill it out today you can email it to me you can take a picture of it and send it to me however you want to get it to me is appreciate do my job being filled that I got you got it president holder truste Chambler I'd like to make a motion to amend the agenda please go ahead I would like to remove for B the check registry from the consent agenda we make that then 4 d oh remove it and then we have to replace
028it yes ma'am with 4 d with the correct amount I'll support trustee Thompson support any discussion so this is just to remove B and move it to 4 d need a roll call vote please Mary Bush yes Mark Kimble yes Chris Dara McAn Taylor yes Gloria Thompson yes Cindy holder yes Rebecca chambas yes motion passed okay and then we will add 4 d to read by V because anything under consent agenda a b CDE e f it would all be under consent agenda so I think you want to pull that out and create like a 5B that makes sense just not keeping it 4 d so you want to keep it in the consent agenda we just going to remove 4B and we're going to make the amount okay and then don't I need to
029make another motion TR chamblas go ahead um I'd like to make a motion to amend the check registry uh amount from 1,247 21758 and I would like to change that to the correct amount which is 1, 52650 thank you support [Music] supported would have done the approval of the consent agenda first and then changed it but that's any discussion seeing none we call vote please Becca Chamas yes Cindy holder yes Gloria Thompson yes chrisa McAlpine Taylor yes Mark Kimble yes Mary Bush yes motion passed so all matters under the consent agenda considered to be routine in nature by the Board of Education and will be acted upon by one motion there will be no separate discussion of these items if any member of the board or citizen request discussion that item will be removed from
030the consent agenda and become the first item of business under the Board of Education action items so today's consent agenda will include the approval of minutes to the board of education for the regular meeting February 3rd 2025 and approval of the Personnel report submitted by human resources on March 3rd 2025 president Trust Bush I recommend that the Board of Education approve or I make a motion rather that the Board of Education approve the consent agenda items A and C as presented I'll support trusty Thompson support any discussion hearing none roll call vote please Mary Bush yes Rebecca shambles yes Cindy holder yes Mark Kimble yes chera McAlpine Taylor yes and Gloria Thomson yes motion passed next is the approval of the February 2025 expenditures in the amount of 1,526 50 I need a maker and
031support please pres holder trusty Bush I make a motion that the Board of Education approve the amended consent agenda Item B uh as presented thank you support trusty Thompson support discussion see none roll call vote please Mary Bush yes Mark Kimble yes cha mcen Taylor yes Gloria Thompson yes Cindy holder yes Rebecca Chamas yes motion pass next up I will turn it over to the superintendent Board of Education vacancy thank you I just wanted everyone to know that we do have a vacancy on our board and you can check out our website if you are interested please submit a letter of interest to the board of education at 26550 jar road we would love to have anyone on the board that's interested in helping us carry out our mission and vision and making sure that
032we provide an education for all of our students so come on out and give us your letter how many applications do we have so far I two I have two good uh next up Board of education action items approval request uh the AC vendor status for critical District payments uh superintendent Perry you I'm sorry the action it it's on the back of turn this one over this one there you go right there I read it but then I wanted you to to talk about it approval of the AC vendors Madison District Public Schools is seeking approval for the following entities to become a vendors to ensure timely payments and prevent late fees these vendors are critical to the district's operations recently checks delivered through the US Postal mail have been lost causing delays in payments
033transitioning these vendors to AC stat stat us will help mitigate this issue and Ure reliable ontime payments uh District phones clear rate landlines Verizon cell phones utility vendors DTE Direct Energy consumer and constellation payroll EPS for 304b Health Equity HSA wage Works and health Equity sorry FSA it is recommended the Board of Education approve adding clear rate Verizon DTE Direct Energy consumers consolation e pars and Health Equity vendors to a payments and need a maker and support Madam president truste Thompson I'd like to make a motion that the Board of Education approve adding clear rate Verizon DTE Direct Energy consumers constellation eps and Health Equity vendors to the AC payments thank you I support truste chamblas any discussion any questions for superintendent Perry okay there being none roll call vote please Gloria Thompson yes chrisa
034meline Taylor yes Mark Kimble yes Cindy holder yes Rebecca chamblas yes Mary B yes motion passed next up is committee reports GRC that would be me um I attended the legal briefing up at the Oakland County School Board and uh basically what they said was it's too early to tell anything about anything yet we hadn't had yet the governor's uh state of the uh State of the State um what do you call speech I'm late and uh what they had proposed is to raise the per per student to $10,000 per month but they're they expect a little bit of push back about that or $10,000 per student excuse me and uh they expect a little bit of pushback about that but um they just have to wait and see in terms of anything changing because
035of the influx or you know massive outpouring of executive orders from the president and how that might affect the Department of Education we are also on a wait and see so that's it for now thank you Parks some R um nothing HC nothing orance committee there was no meeting no enrollment committee did have a finance task force meeting and we shared that in our administrative report right now the enrollment committee we are closing out the second semester count and School of Choice Windows have been closed and we are looking forward to starting up we're still going to meet but we're going to come up with a plan of action for an advertisement campaign that's going to start probably in May or June along with our summer Discovery program we comment trusty Thompson the floor is
036yours I'd like to congratulate all of the employees and students who were present tonight and got Awards and it's going to be nice and warm on Wednesday but rainy so everybody have a good warm 58 degree day that's it just Chamas um I want to thank everybody for being here tonight or watching at home congrats to all the employees of the month and students of the month congrats to the robotics team this weekend I was able to attend that um my son is on it and that team did a phenomenal job with we were there I witnessed it last year and the improvements they've made and the growth they've had is phenomenal and they they really challenge these teams and by placing 16th they were one spot away from going into like the final round
037where they make alliances and do the end competition they were just one spot so oh it was tough but massively improved Mr beey did an amazing job with this team Mr Perez did an amazing job with this team and these kids worked so hard and I was so proud of them um it is school social worker week so thank you to all of our school social workers um it is National Ms awareness month so um and then it's also National Women's month correct women's History Month yes and reading month reading and reading month most of all um congrats to Crystal for tying for fifth place in the spelling be congrats to the girls basketball team for your achievements and again just a reminder the kindergarten GSR P Roundup tomorrow just come check it out see
038what's going on it's a phenomenal building amazing staff and a great District that's it thank you trusty Bush um congratulations to all the students and the staff of the month and as long as we're putting board members into the mdps Facebook page I think it would be really great if we had the writeups that they read about our staff of the month with their picture because at once a month three four places you know that should be you know one a week kind of thing and and uh my sister as you all know resigned from the board but she wanted me to tell you how grateful she was for your kindness and support while she attempted to stretch Beyond her uh capabilities and um she wishes us all well and she will always be a
039a supporter of public education um beyond that I just um happy to be here and I'm happy to see that the school district is continuing to grow and flourish Alpine Taylor yeah I want to also reiterate um happy School Social Work Week to all the social workers but also it's like Social Work month so all the other social workers out there I have to give my people a high five out there um so um also I just want to reiterate like the students of the month I you know what I heard from everybody it was every single person they were just kind and to me that's one of the biggest things you can do in life is be kind to people so I just wanted to congratulate all of our um students but also our
040staff just for their kindness and uh great attitudes and just their giving to one another so great job you guys Kim uh congratulations to student of the month and employees of the month and everyone have a good evening I would say um I concur with everything that was previously said with that i' like a motion to adjourn president holder I make a motion to adjourn I second it any discussion nope oh wait I've got a book I can read vote please har Bush yes Rebecca chambles yes Cindy holder yes Mark Kimble Chris derra bigel Bine Taylor yes ma'am Gloria Thompson yes motion passed waiting for one of us to say no I just wanted to take