001Good evening everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order. Mr. Kathy, will you please lead us in the pledge? Thank you. I need a motion and a second to approve the agenda for April 14th, 2025 reorganization meeting as presented. So move Motika. Second, Kathy. All those in favor, please raise your right hand and say I. I I All those opposed. Motion passes. All right. Back to you. All right. At this time, uh I will provide the unofficial election results for uh April 8th, 2025. On election day, voters in the Kirkwood School District decided upon candidates for two open seats on the board of education. The unofficial election results show that Judy Motika and Lisa Neman received the most votes. Uh, and before we move on, uh, I did want to make sure and take
002the opportunity, um, to pause and say how grateful that I h am and have been for the leadership of Miss Shern as the board president uh, for the past two years. And I want to make sure that we acknowledge that her tenure marked a historic moment for our school district as she was the first black female board president for the for the school district of Kirk Kirkwood. As a graduate of the high school, um Miss Shern knows the power of a Kirkwood education. I want to thank Miss Shern for her commitment to the students and our community. She can truly say that she is a pioneer in every sense of the word. Thank you, Dr. All right. So, need a five take a five minute break so that we can get everything together for the
003board reorder. And let's get out of our way. Here we go. Can you please raise your right hand? It's raised. And repeat after me. I do solemnly swear I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Missouri and the Constitution of the State of Missouri. and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of school director and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge school in and for the Kirkwood school district county of St. Louis state of Missouri in the school district of Missouri to the best of my ability according to law to the best of my ability according to law congratulations [Applause] All [Music] right. At this time, I would ask
004for nominations for the position of president of the board of education. I'd like to nominate Judy Motika for board president. Miss Motika, do you accept the nomination? I do. Thank you. Any further nominations? Right. At this time, I need a motion to close nominations. Motion. Second. Second. Heburn. All those in favor of closing nominations, uh, raise your right hand and say, "I." I. Thank you very much. Well, no. At this time, we need to go roll call vote. We need to do a roll roll call vote. Um and I'll start to my left. Uh so we'll do a roll call vote for um Miss Gita Motika as the next board president for the Kirkwood School Board. Uh Miss Neman, I Miss Andrews, I. Mr. Cathy, hi. Miss Motika, I Miss Sher, I miss Eburn. Yes.
005Can we say yes? And Miss Bangor. You're muted. You're muted, Miss Pangboard. Give us one more time. Okay. I I I saw her say yes as well. So, all right. Congratulations, Miss Motika. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Start reading this. Um, now we need the election of the board vice president and um I need nomination. I'd like to nominate Ben Cathy as vice president. Do you accept the nomination? I do. Are there any further nominations? At this time, we need a roll call vote. Start with you, Miss Hepern. Yes. Miss Pangorn. Do we need a motion to close the nominations? I need a motion to close nominations for vice president. So moved. He second. Andrews. All those in favor. I I call. Now we vote. Roll call vote. Okay. Sorry, Miss Shern. Yes. Miss Motika,
006yes. Mr. Cathy, yes. Sanders, yes. Neman, yes. Motion passes. Congrats. And now for 2.07, appointment of board treasurer. We need a motion to appoint Micro May as treasurer of the board of education commencing April 14, 2025 until June 30th, 2025. And then Scott Cook as treasurer of the board of education commencing July 1st, 2025 until the next organizational meeting in April 2026. So moved. Kathy second. He just vote. Okay. No, not okay. All those in favor raise your right hand and say I. I. I. Motion passes. 2.08 appointment of board secretary. We need a motion to appoint Laura Hidenrike as secretary of the board of education who shall enter upon her respective duties immediately. So moved. Andrews. Second. Charm. All those in favor say I. I. I. Motion passes. 3.01 readopt conflict of interest policy
007BBFA. I need a motion that the board members reaffirm their commitment to the code of ethics policy BBFA. So moved. Andrews. Second. Kathy. All those in favor raise your right hand and say I. I. Motion passes. Subject uh 3.02 signature plates. We need a motion to authorize the district to continue the use of the current signature plates until new plates bearing the signature of the 2025 2026 president and treasurer are received. So moved. Sh. Second. Andrews. All those in favor raise your right hand and say I. I. Motion passes. 3.03 MSBA delegate and alternate. We need a motion that the board of education appoints Nicole Shern as the MSBA delegate and Judy Motika as the MSBA alternate alternate delegate for the 2025 2026 school year. So moved. Andrews. Second. Eper. All those in favor raise
008your right hand and say I. I. Motion passes. 3.04 special school district delegate and alternate delegate that the I need a motion that the board of education appoints Lisa Neman as the SSD governing council delegate and Ben Cathy as the SSD alternate delegate for the 2025 2026 school year. So moved. Andrews. Second. Sh. All those in favor raise your right hand and say I. I. Motion passes. And before we get to 4.01, I want to thank you, Miss Shern. You were a trailblazer. Your leadership the past two years has helped us to stay focused and get so much done. And I want to thank you personally for all your hard work, your empathy, always keeping the kids in the front of everything we do. And I have you on speed dial. And now we need
009a motion to adjourn the reorganizational meeting. So moved. Andrews. Second. Sh. All those in favor raise your right hand and say I. I. We are ajourned.