001What's that? Thank you. 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 Good evening and welcome. Um, apologies for the uh length of our executive session tonight. Um, I think we're going to start with the communications from the public and press. I've been given to understand uh ma'am you have a a statement you'd like to make before the board. me. Yes. Oh, yeah. I I didn't know I was doing one. Um, yes. I'm sorry. Um, you want my name down here? Yes. Please uh tell us your name. Um, it's Nancy Strunk and um my thing was that uh I mean I it's relatively minor. I'm sorry about this, but uh I noticed that this
002year, I don't know whether it was last year as well, um but my my elementary students came home with um cap and gown photos, like you know, requests for to take pictures with caps and gowns on. Um this should be a thing that's only reserved for seniors. You're you're setting a really bad example for these kids. I mean, they they think that, you know, if they walk across the room, they're going to get a participation trophy because they walked across the room. No, you earn that cap and gown. That's a right of passage of an adulthood. When you switch your tassel from one side to another, you're no longer a child. You're an adult. You graduated from high school. It means something. And by doing this now, you're taking all of that meaning away. You
003know, why why should a high school kid worry about it? Oh, I got my C picture when I was in the sixth grade. I don't need it now. You know, and it's just something that's, you know, it's going downhill. you know, the the whole thing, you know, the the participation trophies. We don't have to work anymore. We don't have to be good at what we do. We can just show up and get an award. You know, we got to do better. We got to be better for our kids. I mean, we're not even teach they're not even learning cursive writing in school, let alone how to write a letter. I mean, this is stuff that that all of you guys are a little little younger than me. I mean, I'm a little older than you,
004but they they should be learning in the third at least by the fourth grade how to write a a proper letter and cursive writing. And they're not doing that. I the only thing I hear about is I ready and um math on online and and things like that. The world isn't built on computers. I mean, if the computers are gone tomorrow, what are you guys going to do? How how are these kids going to function? They're not. They have to learn some skills that are needed. You know, how are you going to sign a contract if you can't sign your name because you don't know how to write in cursive writing? You know, it it just seems, you know, that and and the lack of 4. We have no 4 programs up here. We're a
005farming. We're an agricultural district. You know, it it it's simple things that that should be done to um you know, give these kids something more to do than just go out and look for problems or create problems or, you know, think it's funny to go and and do, you know, things that are are going to, you know, get themselves into trouble. trouble. It's, you know, we I think as as people, we can do better. We we should be able to do better than this, you know. I mean, I'm sorry. I don't mean to offend anybody. It's just No offense taken, you know. I I think that that we we can if we work together. I mean, I'm willing to work with you guys, you know, just even down to the fundraising, you know, why why
006should why should we be sending home fundraisers that make another company a lot of money when you can just send home a letter and say, "Hey, we're trying to raise money for these trips. We need a donation of 30 or $40 per child." If we do that, that's fine. where if you're tasked with having this thing that says, well, you know, it the school's going to get 10% and they got $8,000 to raise. I think it the numbers like this year worked up to some astronomical thing. It worked out to we were ma we were making this company 60 grand to get the $8,000 the elementary school needed. It's a lot easier to ask the parents just hey kick in a little money, you know, and people are poor right now. The economy is bad,
007you know. Try and be sensible. Think like us, you know. We're not we're not wealthy. Okay, ma'am. Thank you very much. Thank you. And have a good night. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else here to uh address the board? Okay. If not, we will move on to reports from board members. We'll start with the facilities committee and Mr. Leblanc. So, since the last meeting, we met twice. We met at the end of March for our regular meeting at the transportation transportation building. We toured the building. We saw a lot of needs in different sections of the building. So those are for future projects, future investments. We talked about the capital outlay where we're going to focus our money 100K. It's mostly going to be for the U high school admission and the back hallway here
008behind the the auditorium. We talked about a sign that's going to replace the old Madison sign. It's going to be the same one but just refreshed and it's going to be paid by the PTA. And we talked about the capital project coming up. And at that time we just received the proposals from two good companies GIMO and CNS. And we concluded the meeting with an invitation to meet again April 10th to see the presentations of those two proposals for construction management. So the second meeting was April 10th at 5:00. We had the uh king and king representative there to listen to the presentation to help us out. So before that presentation we the committee reviewed the two proposals and look at the qualification of each vendors and both companies were very good but one was
009standing out and it's the same one that stood out in the presentation on and on pricing. So it was an easy decision that we selected GIO for the construction management project. So essentially the second meeting was to listen to their presentations and uh we debriefed after and uh we made our confirm our selection at that meeting. And our next meeting is going to be May 19th. That's it. Thanks. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. We're recommending to the board in front here. Yeah, professional services there's no requirement state law construction management. I think when we if if it's voter approved and we get into uh uh if it's voter approved and we go down that path, um we'll probably see multiple bids for each component, whether it be the GC or the electrical plumbing HVAC. Um Hey, policy
010committee met on April 8th in Mr. Burke's office and the following policies were Eerie 1 updates. Policy 755, educational services for married pregnant students. That better? Okay. Educational services for married pregnant students. Uh this is a legal update to the policy. New policy language was coming out of the policy number 8130 uh titled equal educational opportunities. Uh Erie 1 update to 8130 equal educational opportunities. The language was then removed from 8130 that now makes up previous policy of 7555 and policy 8130 educational equal educational opportunities is now listed as policy number 7554. Policy number 5240 school tax assessment and collections property tax exe exemptions. We um as a policy committee recommend to rescend as this isn't current uh process in old business policy 7131 uh titled non-resident students. This is a draft policy. Um the
011notes in this policy are we currently have five non-resident students uh with one student having a sibling that will enter uh prek next year. And those five non-resident student breakdowns are two in prek, one in kindergarten, one in fourth grade, and one in seventh grade. There was new language added for non-resident student families enrolled prior to October 1, 202024, and that was to be able to grandfather those current students into the policy. Policy number 3421, Title 9 and sex discrimination. This was a uh referral back to the 2020 version of this policy. Um this was a special alert update from Eerie 1. Um which recommends that the board of education uh follow the previous version to replace the Erie 1 update from 2024 which was updated on January 16th of this year. And the policy
012as you see it in the link was a draft policy per Ferrara under new business policies. Um Mr. Petta requested review of 6191 staff use of computerized information resources. uh we had some discussion on this policy and um we decided that we need some some more information to move forward uh to discuss this policy and then there was a new draft policy for review uh titled MCS graduation ceremony standards from the draft we had a few notes um we recommend expanding the language of the first bullet point in that policy to include recognition of non-graduates should be done at a different venue and and then a recommendation to the policy title um changing it to something like June graduation ceremony standards um as we had some discussion that um we didn't want some of these
013policy standards to also interfere with some of the longevity in the processes of the August uh graduation ceremony and then the following policies were review only with no updates policy 5210 revenues 5220 20 district investments and 5230 acceptance of gifts, grants, and requests to the school district. Again, all review only. No updates. Title N and SEC. Are you recommending that we draft policy that Ferrer gave us or go back to the 2020 policy? Because they're they're different. It's different. Ron, I'll refer to you on that one. Yep. So, we talked quite a bit with our attorney at Harara and her recommendation is to go with the policy that they put forth. The language is very simple. It's clear. It avoids any um political discussion as it might be given the current climate. Um, and we
014already have policies that address all those other issues um, in our in our policy manual. Um, so the the advice of our attorney was this should replace it because we already have the all that other language is there in existing policy already. Um, and this should avoid any potential um, federal scrutiny. [Music] When I say that, I want to reiterate what I said before. Every one of our kids is going to be accepted and valued here regardless of the political nonsense that's taking place in our country as it relates to kids. Um, every child, as far as I'm going to be the leader here, and I think my entire team would say the same, we are committed to every one of our individual students and making sure that they are welcome when they cross that
015that door into our school building. 100%. So, just I just want to be clear. So, the question was where did the policy come from? and you said they and then you said legals directed us to adopt the language because it was clear and concise. So I'm looking at I printed off this one. Where did this come from? Because it just says district example policy. It doesn't have where this is from. Right. So, so Trish, if I can go back a little bit, we had a we had a policy from 2020. Yes. Which we replaced last year with the the 2024 policy per the advice of your E1 Boseies. Yes. And that was based on the Biden administration interpretation of Title 9. Yes. We know that that has changed. Yes. And quite frankly, we really don't
016know what the law of the land is. Um so in reviewing both of those and they are conflicting to an extent. Yes. Um, we sent that back to Ferrara and said, "Do we go with the 2020 policy or the 2024?" Ferrara said, "How about neither? Take this language instead, which matches the same it accomplishes the same work as that policy u as those two policies, but it protects us either regardless if it's the 2020 Title 9 or the 2024 Title 9. It it protects our students along with the district." Um, so that language, that draft language you're looking at is the language that Ferrar is recommending to the schools that subscribe to their policy service. And I always think when it comes to the nature when it comes to policies of this type of nature,
017having the attorneys who would be representing us in a lawsuit, creating and helping us draft our policy makes a whole lot more sense than um having attorneys who will not be representing us through Eerie one. To me, it's the safest way that we can go while again still affording the protections to our kiddos. Okay. I just wanted to be clear. Thank you. Anybody else with questions? I think that was the only one that I had. Okay. If not, uh we will move on to I guess my report. Um just a couple of quick things. The reason that we're all here tonight as opposed to our normal normal sort of Thursday uh gathering day is has to do with uh our vote on uh later tonight on the Boseis administrative budget and the uh Bosey's board
018candidates. Um if you um open the uh the link uh the the bulleted link under Bosey's administrative budget approval um I believe it's pages 10 through 12 has the breakdown of the entire administrative budget. That is all that we're going to be voting on. All of the programmatic um uh monies uh are uh districts uh pay for what they uh need to um purchase essentially the services that they bought through Boseies. Um and all we're u needing to vote on tonight is the administrative portion of the Boseies budget. Um the Boseis candidates are also linked. Um there they had complete bios. We had certainly plenty of time to uh uh look those over and uh there are three candidates and there are uh three bios for us. So we'll be uh voting on those a
019little bit later. Um we have uh also the uh proposed schedule for board of education meetings here locally for next um academic year uh next school year 2526. Um those can always change uh if conditions warrant. And uh the last thing that I have is uh on I believe it was the 22nd uh I witnessed the uh ballot order drawing that we would normally have done uh at this meeting tonight. Um but there wasn't enough time for the the legal process to uh to take place. So, uh, we held that back, uh, in Ashley's office on April 22nd, and the ballot order, uh, turned out to be, uh, order, uh, candidate number one will be Rober Leblanc. Uh, candidate number two, Michael Ortman, candidate number three, Bruce Beckstead, number four, Charles Sears, and number five,
020Timothy Hayes. And that's the order that the candidates for Board of Education will appear on the ballot. And that is all that I have. U so we'll turn things over to Mr. Burke and reports from administration. Um if I could real quickly just comment on the administrative budget from Boseies because it it always I think bothers the public when they hear the administrative budget and you look at that price tag of $9 some million dollars. However, when you look at the at the line items here, it's I think extremely important that we understand what makes up the vast majority of that administrative budget and that is that $1,900 unclassified which is some of the RANs interest but 7.6 million is the retiree health insurance for Boseies. Um not all Boseies will present their administrative budget
021this way or compute their admin budget this way. The value of our Boseies doing this which is what the law requires um or regulations require is that the administrative budget is fully Boseisatable. Now, that means something different for all 18 component schools, but for us, that means our share of this budget, we get approximately 80 to 83% of that money back from Albany. Um, again, that's not consistent with all 18 schools because we all have different Bosey's aid ratios. Whereas, if a Boseies were to take all the CTE retirees and put them under the CTE bill and that in terms of that health insurance, we would not get any aid on that. So again, there's a real value for our Boseies following the regulation and putting that those dollars here. Um, and again, we're talking
022a $9 million budget. 7.8 of that is on postretirement benefits. Um, it's not all going to administrators. And again, I know it's a I think it's just important that we we get that out there that um what we're really looking at as as a as a board to vote on here later on this evening. Okay. under my real report then bus utilization request from Lewisville summer wreck. I think they're looking for the bus. I believe it's two times at the same rate of compensation as last year. Um I fully support. We also have a number of donations to the district. Um night andale 4H trip $3,520 that's from the Aderondac for kids. $3,000 from Alcoa Action Grant towards the Night andale musical. $250 from Bearsden Foundation for the Jefferson Musical, another $250 donation for the
023Jefferson musical from Northern Credit Union, $50 from MX Fuels for the Jefferson Musical, and a secretarial desk from SLLBOS, which we have reutilized um in our HR department. So, um I I do want to thank those community groups that are stepping forward. Um especially the support that we've been getting for our ele elementary musicals has been quite overwhelming. Um groups and people are being asked and they are just stepping right up. Uh we also have a donation from the Madison parents group uh to replace the sign up there. The post will remain the same. we're really just replacing the actual um sign with the owl. Um it'll be the same size and just going right in place of it. And then finally, every year we do have to ask for the board's permission to dispose
024of the ballots from the prior year's um annual election. So that's on there as well for your consideration. That's all that I have. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Burke. Um, any questions for him? Um, just so it's kind of a random question regarding the musicals, but does that money get balanced out from Jefferson to Night and Gale to all the schools? It seems like sometimes it's all coming in for one school. Does it get balanced out in the end so every school gets some of the money or is it really that differentiated? We we've had we had a couple of donations last month as well and I don't remember which school they went to and it really depends on um so so we have a we have one person um who's very heavily involved in the
025Jefferson musical and she's been out canvasing getting as much as she could requesting for Jefferson specifically. Um you'll notice night andale is not on here real frequently for their musical. they're established, so they have rollover money from prior year ticket admissions, which is paying for that. So, a lot of this is really seed money to get going, the rights to the musical, rights to the the scenery that's going to flash on the projector, and even some costumeuming. But I think I have not heard that any one of the three schools is doing out at the for the productions. And that actually starts this Saturday and goes the next three Saturdays. So that's a great plug as well. Awesome. And this auditorium, I think, will probably probably be filled for all three events. So all three
026elementary schools are in the next three weekends. Each Saturday. Yes. Each Saturday. Great. Great. Great opportunities for our kids. Any other questions for Ron? All right, let's move on to recommended actions. Um, I do have uh the consent agenda here in front of me. Is there uh are there any um items from the consent agenda that uh anyone would like to have pulled for further discussion and a separate vote? I have a couple. Um, I'd like to have uh the June graduation standards, the advanced coursework, and artificial intelligence. I've got a a couple of questions on each of those that I would like addressed. Does anyone have anything else? Paul, can you do those? You have four. Can you just do those slowly again? the June graduation standards. The June graduation standards. Uh so that's
027um policy 7223. Um uh the other 7223, which is kind of the reason I want it pulled. Um advanced coursework and uh 5840 artificial intelligence. Any other um consent agenda items that anyone would like to have pulled? Okay. Uh, hearing none. Um, I would like to call for a motion to have the consent agenda approved with the exception of 7223 June graduation standards, 7223 advanced coursework, and 5840 artificial intelligence. So move second. Any questions or comments? All in favor? Any opposed? That carries. Um, okay. Moving on to our separate items for action. Uh, first is approval of the BOSIES administrative budget for 202526. So move. Second. Any questions or comments? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay, that carries. Appointment and approval of the Boseis board candidates for 2526. So move. Second. Questions, comments. All in
028favor? Opposed? Approval of the 2526 uh local board of education meeting schedule. Move. Any questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed? Uh approval of the Lewisville summer recreation program bus request. Second. Questions or comments? All in favor? Approval of the Madison Elementary sign replacement. So move. Any questions or comments? All in favor? Any opposed? Uh, approval of the resolution to dispose ballots. So move. Second. Any questions or comments? All in favor? Okay, that passes. Um, approval of the memorandum of agreement with the MFTt. Second. Questions or comments? All in favor? and opposed. Any abstaining? Okay. So, um we are looking for approval of the first reading of the June graduation uh ceremony standards uh policy 7223. Motion, please. So, move Any questions or comments? Um, I have I guess it's more of a comment than
029a question. Um, I I guess I'm I'm not really comfortable with the ironclad nature of the uh no exceptions um part of the the third bullet point. Graduation diplomas will be deliver be delivered to graduates by sitting board of education members present at the ceremony and the superintendent. No exceptions. I just I when we start getting too ironclad, I think we we start losing some of the um flexibility um with this event. And I I have felt for a number of years and I've I I may have mentioned it uh perhaps going back to uh you know a few years ago um that rather than limiting who can give diplomas to students, I think we should be um making an effort to give uh teachers and staff at the school who are who have children
030who are graduating the opportunity to let them give them their diplomas. Um, so I I'm just I'm I'm not comfortable with the no exceptions to board members only giving um uh diplomas to graduates. That That's my my only trepidation with this policy. And don't take this as a criticism. I'm just kind of playing devil's advocate. Sure. So the board of education is who is conferring the degree. We are saying these students have met all of these requirements. Whereas a teacher doesn't confer that that it's not that body. So it would be like um if I had to do an analogy, it would be like um instead of a judge saying, "Okay, here is um the um penalty whatever that is versus one of the lawyers doing that like they don't that's not their function. That's
031not their role." And you know, I I understand what you're saying, but um I'll play devil's advocate to your devil's advocate. Yeah. Um I I don't believe that it's the board. It's not the board conferring or or um um telling agreeing or saying to the state that that these graduates have have um you know made certain standards. It's it's either the high school principal or it's the superintendent. Is that correct? It is actually or is it the board? It is actually the high school superintendent who is is the district the is it would be you. Well, no, it's really the high school principal. High school principal. They are the ones who are attesting that these students have met all the qualifications for graduation. They are it is the high school principal who's actually and that's
032why they say at the end of you know when all the diplomas are handed out that's why the high school says by the authority vested in me by the state of New York blah blah blah you have now graduated. I I don't know the exact language at the other end of that. Um but that that's why the high school principal is the one who has to state that at the end. I thought he was presenting it to the board and the board is saying yes, we're taking you at your word and that these people are just I'm just trying to be clear. I believe he says specifically that he presents it to the board and the superintendent. That's part of the speech. He's presenting it to the board and the superintendent test that they have
033met all they have met all these requirements. I I don't expect to change any minds. I just uh um I wanted to to to give my input on um this standard and and it too it might slow things down like what if when my son graduated I was a still a teacher here what if I had said no I want to give the diploma to my son so then I have to come out of the audience I have to come up onto the stage I have to you know what I mean I'm just thinking like it would it would have to be choreographed in such a way that a delay didn't happen. I I'm the uh St. Lawrence University has always uh allowed any uh faculty member or staff member who has a a student
034graduating to um you know, they they get in line and they step in and they give the diploma and I see it it's it's not any uh slower than it would be if the president of the university were doing it. Okay. Well, we typically as a board at graduation, we send a notice out ahead of time who we wish to give diplomas to or who's asked us to give diplomas to their students and we send those lists ahead of time and you were speaking about well choreographed and I haven't seen that be very well choreographed yet and so if we add in every single students individual I don't see that as working very well at all. And the other part of the other part of that statement in the in that policy was we are
035the duly elected representatives of the community. Mhm. To hand that certification to them that we accept you as a community. No, I I I understand you you did a lot of work on this and I I appreciate the fact that you did that. Uh, I'm I'm just not as comfortable as I'd like to be with the the um the term no exceptions. What I've witnessed in my time is the minute that you have an exception, it's going to go all hell sideways because there's no boundaries and there's going to be just exceptions. That's what we've witnessed. We've seen it spread and creep all over the place. So now I've said my piece so I'm satisfied. Yeah. Uh we have a motion and a second on uh policy. Um this is the second reading. No sorry
036first reading correct. Oh, for that policy number where it's listed, it should have been I believe if I heard it right, it should have been 7224, not 72 should have been duplicate of the 7223s. Well, there there's another 7223 as well. Advanced coursework. 7224 is virtual instruction. Yes. And we we don't we don't have to approve for reumbering, but I I think it's supposed to be Tell me if I'm wrong, Ashley. I think it's supposed to be 7220. Okay. And and and we can we can create new policy numbers and we don't have to approve them. So So whether it's a duplicate number now doesn't really matter. Okay. We'll we'll straighten it out in the policy manual. Okay. So, uh, motion and a second on the floor for the June graduation standards. All in favor?
037Any opposed? Any abstensions? Okay, that motion carries. Um, moving on to um the the duplicate number was really the only question that I had on advanced coursework. Um so don't worry about that. Um the uh 5840 artificial intell sorry excuse me we do have we do have to approve that. Um could I uh ask for a motion on the advanced coursework and that is also a first reading. That's a second reading. So it' be second reading and adoption move 7223. All in favor? Any opposed? That carries. Uh and uh I pulled artificial intelligence uh simply to ask uh clarification. Um uh which policy services um template did we use for that, Zach? Was that the the NISSPA policy? because I think that was the one that Joyce wanted to she was the one who was
038uh um very much in favor of of getting a an AI policy on the books. You remember Mr. Burke might not have been at that meeting. I believe that was the initial um draft policy from Eerie 1. Okay. I believe, but I'd want to confirm that by going back and I don't know that I've seen the actual NISPA. Okay. On draft. All right. Well, that was my only question on that. Um so the um sorry are the AI policy that's also a second reading and adoption. So uh I it was Erie 1. Okay. Thank you. Um I would like to call for a motion for the approval of the uh artificial intelligence policy. Please. Second. Um, any questions or comments? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay, that carries. And I think that's it with the
039exception of approval of personnel action items. Mr. Burke. So, I would recommend approval of all personnel action items, but I would ask that we hold on numbers 33 and numbers 36 for separate votes. Move. Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments? All in favor? opposed. That carries. And then I would recommend numbers 33 and 36 together. Move. Um, any questions or comments? All in favor? Any opposed? Any abstensions? All right, that concludes our business. Uh, do we have any items that board members would like to see on a future agenda? I would like to bring something to consider. I noticed that we don't always recognize groups or of the uh with an awards. Remember we did it in the fall, we did it a few times that it's very
040precious to me. There's so many good actions, so many good people, good groups that go unnoticed. And I feel that we should take our regular meeting, our presence to recognize those people. a group could be assistant teacher could be a worker could be a small dance group for example that did something special that represents the value of of Msina Raiders of our district and I would like to put them on the forefront and recognize them officially at each of our meetings. So we didn't have one today and we didn't have one last week or last month. I was wondering if it would be possible to always take the time to recognize an entity. It doesn't have to be a teacher. It doesn't have to be a student, but I'd like to search for some for
041take the time for us to search for who uh shows the values of the district and promote them. Give them a certificate. I would like to give them a trophy or something that they would proudly show that they represent the spirit of Msina District School. If I could make a suggestion instead of us doing that or Ron doing that or somebody else taking on another role etc. What if we say that um the groups can uh submit to our student exeicio and then have that person be responsible for contacting finding out more about it and then maybe when she meets or he meets with the um administrator then decide who and and I think probably we need a policy to go with that and then recommend that it would be here are the things that
042we as Msina central try to promote and then it would be looking at all of the different values groups and and who who best fits that and it would change it wouldn't be the usually it wouldn't be a somebody who scored the most point or the wind it's something else more discreet that we don't that don't shine people that don't shine and I would like to start each meeting with something positive like this I think it would bring some life to the our meeting but bring some crowd also and and it and yes that would be a good idea that she would work on it work on the recommendation and bring it to Mr. B Mr. burn. Isn't that um already with our administrators to bring that forward to us if they have something special
043going on in their school or special group that they it's there for them to bring that to us? And we've recognized people in the past. I mean, I don't know if we need to go through a policy to do something that the administrators, it's right there for them to do right now. Just if they see something special going on in their district, we should encourage them to bring that to us. as the administrator, they they come that night and they bring those people that they want recognized with them and and we we take care of that. I think they're the ones that are going to notice what's going on in their buildings and I think it's already in place. We just need to ask them to make sure we recognize those people. Okay. I'm with
044Tim. I would concur. So, since there's nothing that we skipped a few months, I'd like to maybe encourage that we bring some something more often. Yeah. So, so certainly next month we'll be recognizing I believe it's our top academic leaders. Um, and then after that, uh, I don't want to give out too much yet, but I'm still trying to see how this one one team finishes. Um, and it's not an athletic team. I think that's the danger. I I think we do want to avoid, you know, um, bringing in the section 10 championship team. Um, you know, I think the the groups that we've honored so far really have uh have risen above. It wasn't just about academics or it wasn't just about athleticism. It really represented what we value. These are the these are
045the types of things we'd love to hear about every one of our 2500 students. Um, and I think that that's really important. So, I think sometimes it's okay to have a month or two off um to make it, you know, kind of what Mrs. Trunks was saying at the beginning. Um do we do we have something just to have something or should it be something really special where we're recognizing those musicians that we recognized earlier this year? I mean, quite frankly, that's insane that we have that much talent win that high of a competition. Um that is something that's truly remarkable. Um you know and and watching our girls volleyball team come in um again they they truly went above and beyond representing our school and uh and again it just brings a smile to
046my face every volleyball has suddenly become one of my favorite sports just because of of our Mina team what they present on the court. Again those are those are so incredibly special. Um I I'd like to try to keep it as special. I think Roberto though that does mean we could look a little bit harder um so we don't have a two three month drought of of bringing people and I think that's a you know if if the board will allow us to to do that. Um I think when it comes to employees we do have to be a little bit careful because of you know it it could be looked at favoritism or some jealousy going on and sometimes we don't always know you know maybe what that one is doing. Um, you know,
047certainly, and then I'll say it right now, can we can we talk about the cafeteria staff when they put on that really special meal? Absolutely. Um, you know, and we can recognize them for that, too. So, again, going way above and beyond, especially as a department, but again, we have to be careful too because I also have, you know, about 40 bus drivers who somehow magically uh get our kids here and get them home safely. So, again, we have to be careful. It's really got to be extraordinary. I think that's why I really like to keep it right to the kids because those are the heart and soul of everything that we do. And uh when we can recognize our students, that's always the best. We got a lot of students to recognize. Any other
048suggestions for uh future agenda items? Okay. Hearing none, um I would entertain a motion for adjournment. So move. All in favor? Have a great night? You too.