Board of Education Livestream - 06/09/25

001[Music] [Applause] [Music] Good evening and welcome to the Akran public school board meeting on June 9th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Thompson. Roll call, please. Mr. Alexander, present. Miss Autry present. Miss Hall present. Reverend Harrison present. Miss Jackson present. Dr. Molinar here. Mrs. Sykes present. Seven present zero absent. May we please stand for the pledge of allegiance led by board member Altry. 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 all. Thank you, member Altry. Next, we'll have rec recognitions by the superintendent. Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to begin with our final recognition for the superintendent book club of the month focusing on the month of May for elementary would Kaden Abdulam Lim Thomas please

002stand. Is Kaden present? Could you please come forward Kaden? Katie, you can come right up here next to me. Can you come right up here? We are recognizing Kaden who is a first grade student. Come on. A that's nice to meet you. She is a first grade student at Leget CLC and Kaden read 31 books. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Congratulations, Kayen. There you go. Is there somebody here with you? Who's here with you? Can you want to tell them to come up and take a picture with you? You got to tell go right over here and you're going to take a picture. Put your hand down. Beautiful. Excellent. Thank you. Excellent. Congratulations, Kayen. And representing middle school with the most books read, Payton youth kick youth check, I'm sorry. Come on up, Payton. [Applause] That's an

003awesome job, Payton. 16 books. Woo! Way to go. We are proud of you. Is there somebody here with you this evening? My father and sister. Okay, tell them to stand up. Say stand up and come take a picture. A we are so proud of you, Kayen. Okay, Payton's family's coming up. Thank you for encouraging her to read. Do not stop now. Continue to read over the summer. And our final student is representing high school. North High School to be exact. Is it Muhammad Adi Mushtaba? [Music] Is Muhammad Adi here? Okay. Is if there's no repres Oh, Mr. Morrison, can you step up and represent North High School? This is our principal, Mr. Morrison. Please make sure that this is delivered and congratulations. Thank you. Okay. And then we want to give a special shout out

004to these schools that don't go too far, Mr. Morrison. So rep representing elementary with 216 books read, Betty Jane CLC. [Applause] And representing middle schools, we have hire is our come Oh, I see Miss Saxs coming up. Come on, Mrs. Sachs. Represent your school. Congratulations on encouraging your students to read and not do all those Tik Tok videos. Good job. and Mr. Morrison, would you come up and represent the high schools having the most books read at the high school level? Thank you very much. So, as our students prepare for summer break, I encourage parents to support and motivate your children to continue to read during the summer months. Research shows that independent reading offers numerous benefits, including improved reading skills, increased vocabulary and comprehension, enhanced critical thinking, boosted confidence, and a lifelong love of

005reading. So, let's work together to help our students keep their minds active and engaged all summer long. Thank you. [Applause] Now I would like to award the GOAT award for greatest operations and attention to task award. We are excited to announce that the next GOAT award goes to Brett Dale, head custodian at Garfield CLC and principal Katherine Roadcker. please come up. You didn't give him time off to come get his award. [Music] That's right. So, this special recognition celebrates exceptional work ethics, professionalism, and dedication to their craft for the month of May. And we are thrilled to have such hard workers. If you've been recently, uh, Garfield has hosted several events for the district, our employee of the year recognition program, and most recently they held, uh, our two high school graduations, our alternative school

006graduation and also, yes, APS online. So, thank you for opening up your doors and keeping the building looking great. [Music] And madame present chair, that does conclude the recognition portion. Thank you. Thank you, superintendent. And again, congratulations to all of our scholars and our schools. Next is the request to address the board. Um before we go into uh that request, there's a portion that I typically always read. In addition to that um portion, I've been reminded of the board policy which states that 20 minutes of board meetings will be designated for community comment and so we'll be adhering to that. Um participants will not be permitted to speak on matters related to vendors, business matters, formal complaints, grievances, specific student or student records, personnel matters, and potential or pending legal matters. Participants must speak on

007matters related to the business of the board. Please keep your comments to three minutes or less. The board will not respond, but will assign through the superintendent the appropriate person for followup. Please state your name and your group affiliation as well. Thank you. We the first person we have is citizen Carla Chapman. I added that. Thank you, uh, President Jackson. Good evening, board members, members of the public. My name is Carla Chapman, and I'm an Akran resident and a member of the citizens committee for the Akran public schools. This group of community members remain dedicated to supporting our district. They represent a broad range of business, civic, faith-based, nonprofit organizations, and residents of Akran's neighborhoods. They worked to raise funds, secured endorsements, and votes for the approval of our issue 27 school levy in November

0082024. One of the agreements made last December by the members of this group was to continue to meet periodically throughout the year, even during non- campaign periods and especially during non- campaign periods to keep the lines of communication open and to engage our community members as informed ambassadors and advocates for the district. So to that end, we will host our next meeting of the citizens committee for the Akran public schools on Tuesday, tomorrow, June 10th at 400 pm at 10 North Main Street. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Chapman. Next, we have Kofi Kofi Boaki. I'm sorry. Say it. Boise. Boache. Kofi. Kofi. Boache. Good evening everybody. I uh I moved a lot of stuff in my schedule to be here. Um but I had to ask myself a question. Um and I even debated being

009here, but I was like Kofi, if you had the opportunity to save the life of someone or something that once saved you, would you do it? And unequivocally my answer was yes to that. So, uh good evening everybody. My name is Kofi and I know many of you may know who I am and what I do, but maybe I never told you why. Um, so allow me to put some paint where it ain't for you if that's all right with you. Let me take you back to 2008 where I went to this school called Finley Academy, now CLC, as you all know. And at the time, I was excelling academically and musically. But I'm not going to lie, playing piano and getting good grades was not quite the recipe for popularity at that time for

010myself. And I got bullied a lot. But I do remember that one day the music teacher, um, Mr. Brian Johnson. I'll never forget him. He allowed me to play the piano in front of my peers that day in class. And for the first time ever, with all that negativity I was experiencing, even my haters had to be quiet and listen to that talent that I was letting out. And I think later on that week, I don't know, Mr. Mr. Johnson must have called the uh the principal who then called my mom and said, "Look, I I love Kofi at this school, but he shouldn't be here. He needs to be at Miller South." And we had no idea what Miller South was at that time, but I understood that apparently it was a place that

011nurtured talented kids like me. Because at Finley, I was a nuisance and I was a nerd. But at Miller South, I was a future star in the making, a future leader, a future three-time Emmy nominated musician, a future Apollo winner. I was him to them. I'm here for obvious reasons. I'm here because I understand that the future of a school that I have called home lovingly for 5 years of my life and have perpetually given back to for well over a decade since graduating is quite frankly under attack. I'm here because I've understood that there are three options and two of them quite frankly sound just as ridiculous as I've read them to be. And I say two because I got love for my piper people too and because I understand look these people back

012here they made the right votes and they made the right choices and you made the right promises. Miller South has to stand alone. I mean, there is no way I can even remotely imagine school like that as I I heard it to be in one publication absorbed into another. Absorbed. What does that even mean? Who created these options? I don't know. But I'm telling you, whoever created them must have never played an instrument that they loved, uh, wrote a poem that they liked, or even had an arts and crafts project that they mama was proud of putting on the refrigerator. I understand that systemic problems require systemic solutions for all of you, but catch this. I mean, the creativity in the community of our kids, it can't be viewed as a casualty or looked at

013as collateral because of your poor budget management. It just can't happen. These kids didn't create these budget issues. You and your predecessors did. And and look, I understand that you have some save some money in the short run, but I think that when I look at the future of a program like Firestone's ASA program, what does that truly look like when you completely ripped out the foundational fabric of the school that helps build those kids to be what they are to begin with. So, I understand you have tough decisions to make, my brilliant board members. But understand these kids, you're not you're not cutting cut. You're not cutting costs here. You're cutting dreams. These kids have terrific dreams while you have tough decisions. So, please don't be the reason why a person that looks like

014me can't see the potential and their purpose. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Kofi. Next, we have Cynthia Blake Stokes. Good evening everybody. Good evening um school board president and miss superintendent. Um first before I start off I just wanted to say I don't come down here to dim somebody's to make my light shine. The question just has to be answered or asked who's going to be held accountable for the shortfall of the Kenmore situation with Piper and Miller South discovered by the new superintendent Mary Oddley and probably possibly a problem with North High School. The treasur's office and the superintendent's office are equal roles. Is that not correct? They both report to the board. So that means that the treasur does not report to the superintendent. Okay? They report here to the board. [Music] These

015budget miss by the finance committee and the treasur's office have to be exposed. They must. I look back six months of the meetings of the finance committee to find when this was ever discussed. And not one meeting can I find in the archives where it said that the projects were in trouble. I went back six months. These budgets myths will cause possibly another school levy or put communities against each other and Kimmore does deserve for it to be rebuilt with Piper and Miller South. All these stories being ran by the media but never getting to the root of the problem. But anytime one of the members call the newspaper, they're quick to tell them to pull these emails and then they go run a story. But when it doesn't fit their narrative, they don't want

016to run the story. Not to get to the root of the problem. I just need that the community to understand the treasur and the superintendent are equal. It wasn't the superintendent's fault nor the previous. is the treasur's office and the finance committee that's supposed to be overseeing it. He was looking for a job last year. We would have been left hanging the bag figuring out what's going on here every time when a meeting's been going on. I looked at about six months of those meetings. You never had the finance committee never had questions for the treasur. But you got 99 for the superintendent. 99 of them. Thank goodness for the superintendent trying to partner with the city of Akran to get the money necessary to build this school. But the late Ray Charles could see

017that there needs to be some accountability and some termination. But you just don't want to do it because you favor them. That's why you don't want to do it because it's favoritism. But we're watching you this time for accountability on the budgets and open the books. [Applause] Next we will have Thank you, Miss Black. Next we will have Jessica Randolski. students often mistake that. Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. My name is Jessica Grindolski and I am a public school teacher and an Akran parent. I am here to speak about Miller South. Parents and students want the school to be rebuilt in the Kenmore neighborhood as promised. And I believe that with the last Friday's joint board meeting, though choice ahead seems perhaps a bit easier with the mayor's support as

018well. People often say that Miller South is unique, a magical place, and it's true. When I've witnessed what the kids have done with their creative talents and what the teachers have done to integrate the arts and develop an enthusiasm among the students, I agree. Just look at what that former student showed us. Too much of school is skill and drill with a focus on just mastering the concepts for the required end of course exams that we all know are there. Too little is focused on creating a love of learning on creating lessons that truly engage the students in a manner that reaches their interests and makes them want to wake up and be excited about their school days especially in these pre high school years. But this school offers that and I truly wish that

019all did. But for the moment, an issue at hand. To select an option which would limit these rich educational opportunities, which the third option would do, would be short-sighted, irresponsible, and quite frankly indicative of not truly understanding either what the school does or why it matters to kids. I'm assuming you've all done a good deal of research on the value of arts integration in the classroom. And I'm hoping you're familiar with the school and what makes it distinct with this choice in front of you. This is not just a matter of kids doing a little art while learning, but a researched pedagogical approach to education that has data behind it. Arts integration encourages students to broaden their thinking. And isn't that what we all want for our kids? In 2022, the NIH published a longitudinal

020study demonstrating the impact of music learning on the academic achievement. I'm sure long term and I'm sure you know the influence is substantial. The daily and seamless integration of this kind of instruction at Miller is one of the keys to its success. I'm happy to send those studies on if you'd like. We all know that many people living here take their ed choice money and use it elsewhere. And I hate that for APS. In the case of Miller South, however, people want to come to the school. They even come in from other districts. I had a student this year who was from Miller South and I teach far north. It's been said by others, but I think it's important to repeat. If we lose Miller South as we know it, if it becomes just a

021subsidiary of another school and not its own unique opportunity, people will leave. Families won't come for the school and they will seek other options. It's stark, but when you compare the performance index numbers, 80.7 at Miller versus 55.4 at Lichfield, you can see why people are not as comfortable with option three. Mayor Malik gave other reasons for supporting the first two options as well. I want to believe that each of you truly has the kids' best interests at heart and that you truly want to support one of Akran's finest schools. If that is the case, then working with this city seems more important than ever. Please do what's in your power to make the choice to honor the promise you made for Miller South and not seek to dismantle or diminish it in any way.

022The kids deserve their new building and the Kenmore neighborhood deserves its promised institutions. Thank you for your service and dedication to our kids. Thank you. We have 8 minutes remaining for public participation. Kelly Brown. Miss Kelly Brown. My name is Kelly Brown. I'm a longtime resident and homeowner in the Kenmore neighborhood. Third generation to live in that neighborhood. I'm here to ask the members to honor your promise to the Kenmore community. build both Pyer and Miller South on the site of the demolished Kenmore High School. From where I live at the very north end of Kenmore, Pyer is walkable. None of your other options are walkable. And I live in a neighborhood where not everybody has a car. We need to have a school in walking distance. From Pyer, they can walk to after school

023programs, the library. Walkability is more important than you might realize. The Kenmore community is very supportive of families and children, food cupboards, community meals, summer programs, holiday events, a free store, school supply giveaways. All these things are supported by individuals, businesses, churches, other nonprofits, organizations, clubs in the Kenmore neighborhood. They're committed to making Kenmore a commi community you want to live in. Service and advocacy are Kenmore values. Fulfill your promise to Kenmore. Our comm community will be actively watching your actions. We will not forget your decision. Your words are meaningless if you don't follow through with action. And our action, we will be watching and we will vote to express either our support and gratitude or our disappointment and disgust. Your vote will determine how we vote. [Music] Thank you, Miss Brown. Next is Rich.

024I think it says aim. Rich, I'm sorry. Yes, Rich. Last name is Rich. Um, my name is Allison Rich. I'm a visual art teacher at Miller South. And tonight, I'm asking you to do whatever is necessary to rebuild Miller South in Kenmore and not attach us to Lichfield. When members of Kenmar asked for Piper to be rebuilt, they also asked for a specialty school to be placed in their cluster. They asked for Miller South because they know that art can transform a community. When you said that it would happen, you set the ball in motion. And in anticipation, we've already seen several projects that have begun on the boulevard. Next week, APS students will be starting a new mural on the boulevard through the University of Akran Meyer Schools of Art. And um better Kenmore

025placed art created by Miller South students in an empty storefront to brighten the space. and hundreds of people attended our large spring art show that we moved to Kenmore in anticipation of this partnership. And I cannot tell you how excited people were. All people were talking about was we can't wait to get into this neighborhood. How wonderful is this going to be? Um the idea to attach Miller South to Lichfield might be the least expensive. But to me as a teacher in Miller South, it does not make sense. Um, perhaps this was an option because I know there's a belief in the community that most of our students come from the Firestone cluster, but that is not the same anymore since we changed our audition process to make it more equitable. Next year, we will

026have students from almost every single elementary school in APS coming to Miller South. Another example of how you set things into motion is uh I see when I look at the data of our incoming students next year, the largest number of incoming sixth graders are from the Kenmore cluster next year. In fourth grade, Kenmore has the second largest percentage of APS students. So, what does this show? This shows that Kenmore's parents are reacting in anticipation of the rebuild that you promised. Also interesting, our second largest incoming group is actually from outside of APS, which brings open enrollment funding to our district. We have more parents wanting their children at Miller than we have room for. We do have students on a wait list. Doesn't that beg to support a rebuild? I keep wondering why Miller

027South has had to fight so much to get a new school. The only answer I can think of is that Miller South is successful. Now, that doesn't make sense, but perhaps the thought is that we don't need new facilities when things are going well. We opened 32 years ago in an old refurbished building. So, why would we need a new one when our test scores are above state averages and we have kids getting recognition. We have Emmy winners. We have kids receiving national recognition for their creativity year after year. Um, but despite that fact, um, we have students working hard to to reach those goals in a building that's crumbling and it leaks. Um, but if we had a new building, I can only imagine how much more we could give our students. I would

028like to ask you to keep your commitment to rebuild us in Kenmore. I worry that if we are added to Lichfield as an afterthought, it will be a quick fix. And when support for the arts is pulled, it rarely comes back. and we are all counting on you to give us the facility that we need and so greatly deserve. Thank you. Thank you. Next. Next, um our our final person to address the board is Elena. Elenni. Alani. Good evening. My name is Alenni and I am the executive director of Better Kenmore CDC. Just a few years ago, Kenmore was the second largest neighborhood in Akran. We are now the fifth. Two of the neighborhoods that have moved up past us. They're West Akran and Goodyear Heights. What changed? Well, new schools were built East and

029Book. And even when it didn't make financial sense, it's true. What's that saying? Everyone knows it. Build it and they will come. I I see those of you ad advocating for your alma modders. As an alumnest of Kenmore, I appreciate this. But as you deliberate spending millions on upgraded facilities like bus barns and sports facilities, remember your promise to the students of Miller South and Pyer. Having played basketball and volleyball in high school, I recognize the incredible value that sports and recreation bring to our community. They offer our children opportunities to stay healthy, build teamwork, develop confidence, all skills that go far beyond the playing field. And every child deserves access to quality sports facilities just as they deserve access to quality education. That's why this conversation is not about choosing one over the other.

030It's about timing. It's about making sure our most urgent needs are met first and following through on the commitments already made. The promise of a new school gave many families hope. But as time passes and budgets shift, we see significant investments being made in a new sports complex while the school remains on hold. This isn't about questioning the value of athletics. It's about ensuring that our priorities reflect the most fundamental needs of our children. Education is the foundation. When that foundation is strained, every other investment, no matter how well-intentioned, becomes harder to justify. I believe there's a path that honors both commitments to ensure that the school doesn't fall further behind in the process. If we invest first in education, we strengthen everything else we hope to build, including successful, well-rounded students who will one

031day lead this community, as you've seen here today. So, I ask respectfully, take a moment to realign. Let's make sure the promises made to our children about classrooms, learning, and opportunity are the promises kept first. There is money if you're willing, and we've all heard about the opportunities that are put before you as a board to partner with others such as the city. Thank you. Thank you. Um, no, that was she was our last one, but you can address us at the next meeting. You can sign up to speak at the next meeting in two weeks. Two weeks. Uh, uh, next we will have board member reflections. Dr. Molinar always. Thank you, Madame President. Um, first I want to say congratulations. It's our first official day of summer break. We made it. Uh, so congratulations

032everyone. And as we wrap up uh the last school year, I wanted to share a few final reflections from last year. I attended the book graduation. Um, and there were it was a beautiful day. We had the perfect wind outside. It was great on the field and the students speeches and their encouragement for each other were really the highlight of the night. I'm sure the diplomas were the highlight of the night for most people because that's what we went there for, but um the speeches were really really great from the students. Um also, um summer school has started. I think today was our first official day of summer school. Um and as um people are transitioning from last year to this summer to next year um and parents are uh looking at updates and wondering

033um if the district will send out communication. Last Monday we talked about that um there's more communication coming. Um but also there are a lot of families that are leaving the district. So, I'm concerned I'm increasingly concerned about families who are leaving and I'm curious to know what kind of data we're gathering as people leave and more importantly the recruitment and enrollment initiatives that we're implementing to retain families. Um, because I know from experience effective outreach like drip campaigns, they require multiple points of contact uh before someone makes a decision. And I've seen a lot of recruitment efforts from other schools around the area. And uh not only do I believe that our public schools are the best option for our families, but we also just can't afford to lose more students. So, I'm wondering

034what we're doing to bring everyone back and bring everyone here. Um and I was wondering also, um I'm going to try to fast forward here. I don't have the time. I'm so confused. I'm sorry. Um, so, oh, for the enrollment efforts, the reason I was wondering is if they would involve board members, if there's anything that we would need for volunteer or um, something like that because we need to plan for our summer, too. Um, but it's also something important and some some places that we we might want to be and we might need to be. So, that's what I was wondering if someone could send me that. Um, and that's it. Thank you. Thank you, Member Molnar. Are there uh member hall? Okay. Um I just want to say congratulations to all the graduates

035of 2025. Um I had a pleasure of attending Northeast and Firestone's graduation and when I tell you these students were so excited to celebrate one another, you know, and that that speaks volume on their relationship building and their friendship. um to wrap up my school year. Um from all the buildings that I attended, I did attend Garfield during the school year. Um I see why they got the award. Very clean, very nice. Students would see trash, they would pick it up, they would throw it in. So it was a a village. Um I was impressed by the principal having her office on wheels. So she never really sat in her office. She had it on wheels where she walked around with a cart checking things. The seniors were um getting ready to leave. That was

036their final day, but they couldn't leave until they got till they signed off on a form she created by every single teacher had to sign off on each form for the seniors to make sure they were graduating, had all their work together. So, I appreciated that. I said, "God, I wish I would have had that in high school um myself. Um I also appreciated that students that came in late, you know, they went up to the principal and she said, "Did you eat?" And they said, "No." She said, "Go get some food." You know, and they were really excited. They went and got their food. And again, I appreciate our students eating because they can't focus without um having something in their belly and ready to learn. Um they had 13% growth in algebra 1

037um which was very very commendable. And one of the teachers who was a teacher of the year last year um she was one of those teachers and she complimented Mrs. Stefen who was also an algebra teacher stating that I would not have been able to do it nor be uh teacher of the year without her. So that mentorship program is very very important for our teachers. Um I also attended bookto signing day and all this information was during the school year. So this is old but I had so much um I was talking about each um meeting but they had their signing day. It felt like an NBA draft. Those students were so excited to get announced what schools they were going their GPA and so forth. Um, and then also I attended Bridges and

038you know Bridges gets such a bad rap because you know everyone thinks it's just for bad kids but some of those kids have other issues not just being um kids that um get kicked out of school or anything like that. They have the highest rate of our special needs students. Um but one thing was concerning that they don't have any pathways at that school and there are children. So, I encourage the superintendent and our pathway instructors or coaches to let's see about getting a pathway into bridges so that when they do go back to um a traditional school that they have those same skill sets as everyone else in our traditional schools. Um and that's all. Thank you, member Hall. Are there any other board community reflections? Member Harrison. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um they're

039putting up on the screen um we got a um email from Sergeant David White, who is our um supervisor for our SRO's with the Akran public schools. And I just wanted to say thank you to our SRO's um to Sergeant White for keeping us informed about what's going on with our officers in the schools. And sometimes we get we focus on so many things that we forget that our officers play an important role in our schools and they have a lot of positive contact with our students and that is building relationships and hopefully those positive um interactions and contacts with our students um will go with the students into the community. So I just wanted to kind of thank Sergeant White for sending us the u emails. one of in his email he outlined that

040the officers themselves say that they enjoy working with our students and our staff um and the SRO's this year have gotten 13 accommodations. We've had um one SRO save a student's life. We've um found a item in the bag in a book bag that should not have been there. The SRO intervened in time. Um so just a lot of positive impact um with our SRO's and we want to say thank you to them and just acknowledge the good work that they are doing. Um certainly want to take just a moment to speak to the community. Um we have not as a board collectively voiced anything concerning Kimmore um the Kimmore community Miller South Per um because we uh are gathering information. I'm not sure how the Lichfield situation got out, but um that I don't

041think any of us have. We haven't had any conversation. So, we hear you. We read your emails. And the only reason why we are not commenting about it is because we have not collectively um engaged in final decisions. I I I would hope that we would do that sooner rather than later. Um but we do hear you. We do read your emails and we are making this work and I just want to thank the city of Akran. Um, and this has always been I I haven't heard anyone on the on the board speak against uh LFI money. I believe that that that's taxpayers money and the taxpayers u pass that uh quarter% tax increase to build schools. And so my belief is that it's all going towards building schools. Um that's that's my belief as

042a board member and as a taxpayer. So thank you. Thank you, Member Harrison. Are there any other board member reflections? Member Altry. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um I just wanted to um congratulate all of our graduates. I believe we had over 1,000 graduates this year. And just many thanks to the families and the village who helped those students get to that point and especially our teachers and other staff members. I'm had the honor of attending Firestone's graduation and was able to give a few remarks. They had 30 validictorians. I was really impressed by that. And so, but congratulations to them and to all of our our graduates as well. Um and then I was able to attend the state of the city address uh since we last convened. Very very hot day. Um but a

043beautiful lock 3 facility. Um and I look forward to um collaborating with the city on some very important decisions. Um I too acknowledge the many emails from our Miller South and Piper families as well. And that concludes my remarks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you member Altri. Are there any other board reflections? All right, seeing and hearing that, we'll move on to the president's report. Um, I would like to report um, as many know, professionally, I'm in the field of education, but I also uh volunteer throughout my sorority and other organizations like Carol Stubs for scholarship for students. And so I'm excited to announce that um we had some additional uh Akran public school students receiving more monies. Uh Kennedy Mitchell who attends Firestone High School. You may her name may sound familiar because she

044received over $8,000 from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated in our catillian. But she also received an additional scholarship award amount um for another $1,000 for another scholarship that we offer to the community. And this is for students who are graduating seniors seniors or who are currently in college. And so she will receive an additional award for $1,000. Also, Courtland Thomas, who attends Firestone High School, she also is a recipient of Akran Alumni Chapters uh Chasing Graduation Scholarship for $1,000. And Michael Lewis, who um was a student in Akran public school, now attends uh Kent State University. He also is an award recipient. So I was excited to share that with you all to show that um surely our students are not only striving and achieving academic excellence because these GP GPA were 3.8 um 4.1s

045and even his collegiate GPA was um honors over honors over a 3.5. And so I think that is something that we need to celebrate that not only do our students do well as they are graduating seniors but once they attend college that they still are thriving. Um, additionally, um, I also had the opportunity to attend the AAA graduation, um, Akran alternative and it was at Garfield High School. um the principal, Miss Green, and the staff did a wonderful job, but the energy and um that you could just feel from the students and as we say, it's alternative, but so it takes a certain level of intestinal fortitude to come back when you only have seven credits and you need 21 um and to do that in an academic year. It takes a certain level of

046of grit as well. And so we really acknowledge our students who do it through the traditional pathway, but there's something exceptional that when you're faced with obstacles and bumps in the road that you still excel. So I definitely want to acknowledge those learners as well. Additionally, um as we continue to um speak about our commitment to transparency, responsiveness, and elevating students and community voices, um I had two concerns that was shared with me. Um, one was about a parent of a elementary uh age child and she just talked about some challenges that she was experiencing accessing qualified services and inconsistent communication uh with staff. I wanted to address this because as we said as a district about being transparent and understanding we're better together to find solutions to these problems. this parent, this specific parents

047child has um tested as gifted. And uh when we talk about keeping students and retaining them in our district, especially high performing young students, it's important that we put everything in place to meet the needs because if not, parents will do what they feel is best for their child. That is an individual's parents most precious asset. We collectively as a board can have uh certain uh comments about those things, but a parent's number one concern is their child. And so I told that parent that I would acknowledge it, make sure I share with the board in this uh capacity so all board members um could hear and as well as the community that we acknowledge that we are still committed to academic excellence. We do mean what we say when we want to serve all

048learners and to make sure that we are giving the proper resources um when needed. Additionally, there were concerns raised about building level safety procedures, health aid protocols, and communication practices among school staffs. Uh, I know that these these type of reflections sometime are difficult to hear, but they do provide us with valuable insight into areas where we must improve to ensure that families feel heard, respected, and supported because they are our customers. And if we want to retain enrollment in our district, we must treat them as such. Um and I think I I'll end there for the respect of time. That'll conclude uh the president's report and reflections. Next, we'll have the superintendent uh reporter updates. Thank you, President Jackson. Um I would like to begin by um making an announcement about one of our

049um scholars. Our APS family is currently in mourning. It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the loss of a student who attended Book Doll CLC and we just ask that you please keep his family in your thoughts. uh the family decided for her for their child to be an organ donor and the organ saved the lives of six more people. So we want to rally around the family and during their time of need um because that's what we should do as an APS family. So I just ask for a moment of silence at this time. [Music] Thank you. Um, looking ahead at the month, we have some important dates coming up. Our career nurse assistance day is June 12th. Um, for all you fathers out there, especially you APS dads, we're going

050to actually give you Sunday, June 15th off so that you can enjoy Father's Day. June 19th is the day that we celebrate Junth and schools and offices will be closed on that day. And our National HVAC Tech Day is June 22nd. At this time, I would like to ask uh Larry Johnson if he would join us at the mic to share some exciting information about the Ohio Department of Higher Education Grow Your Own Teacher College Scholarship. Uh Madam President, Madam Superintendent, and the rest of the board, I'm really excited about Father's Day off. It's I appreciate the gesture. It's super exciting. Um uh so um from our last I don't know when was our last maybe April's instructional policy meeting I did a present was April I did a presentation on our grow your own

051some of our branches uh and strategies. So our grow your own scholarship program which is an Ohio uh state project is designed to help school districts across Ohio recruit their own students and staff to become teachers within the district. Recipients of the Grow Your Scholarship agreed to teach for a minimum of four years at their home school district in exchange for a scholarship of $7500 for four years. We offered the application to over 100 candidates. 67 completed the application. We have we got the news in earlier this week. We have 22 candidates that have been weight listed and are waiting for additional funds. pesky budgets. But we do have seven candidates that were awarded scholarships. These seven candidates are Brian Brady, Chelsea Young, Fina, Justice Caldwell, Monica Spates, Ryan Gearhart, Tevin Te, and Tyrese Benson.

052These are all AON public schools employees, substitutes, um pair professionals that have all agreed to the scholarship and will be future uh employees, teachers for a public schools. Thank you. Thank you. Excuse me, Mr. Johnson. Very quick question. Um because you just answered a question that I asked a couple weeks ago, but you gave a different answer because you said Akran um employees and stu you threw students in there. So do students qualify for this grow your own. Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much for that, Mr. Johnson. Um, is it too I know it's a wait list because we have a student that just graduated Tan to Nia Griffin and she wants to be an educator and I believe she's attending the University of Akran and this would have been a wonderful opportunity. What school

053does she go to? Um, I I'll make sure I'll send that to you. I want I believe she may have went to either Akan Early College or I can look it up. Tan Griffin. It's I I'll find it. Tonight Griffin I I I'll look it up. Um yeah, she gradu she was a participant in the catillion. We probably can talk about flying. There's some there's additional options for our current students. We have two students that are weight listed for this particular two of our current students that are weight listed for this particular scholarship. We have several students that are going into education that are receiving scholarships. We're going we talked a little bit about the Harrington scholarship. That's not this, but there other opportunities we can later. Thank you so much for that. And um

054for the community, we awarded uh this Sunday the hero K subs. actually gave them their scholarships and what was so exciting is out of that 13 a majority of those students are staying in Akran and they will be going to the University of Akran and that is so exciting to hear especially with the new plans that the mayor is talking about the city of Akran that that will be so great for them to graduate from Akran and work in Akran. So, uh, thank you, Superintendent. I would like to thank all of our partners, families, and supporters who generously donate and provide grants to support our scholars. And just to let you know that your contributions are truly appreciated. A special thank you to the Akran Community Foundation for their generous grants to the Akran public

055schools. They have helped to serve our students in the bookto cluster. It's actually their PTA and they're hosting their West Akran parade. So that when we talk about recruitment that would be a wonderful opportunity for APS to participate in that West Akran parade and have a table set up. Um and also they awarded our project rise over $11,000 to help expose our homeless families to the arts. The Akran Community Foundation has has distributed nearly $4 million in this quarter of um issuing grants throughout the city of Akran. So, we just want to thank them for their ongoing partnership. And so, I heard several of our board members mention some statistics about this year's 2025 class, and I just want to add to that just a little bit. So, you should see a PowerPoint and it's

056going to start going through the slides and I'm just going to read some information to you. So, this year 1,275 scholars made up our class of 2025. 3,136 students earned industry recognized credentials. 117,871 hours of workbased learning was completed. 704 students earned credit and 267 dual enrollment courses. 8,712 college credits earned through the dual enrollment program. and 29 of our students are committed to military service. Now, I feel like I need a drum roll because we're going to talk about scholarships earned by our Akran public school scholars and it totaled 19 million428,481. So, congratulations to our 2025 class. And these photos represent um an event Sunday that member um Sykes and member Harrison attended at the um Akran branch NAACP. And there is one photo. I think it's going to take a little too long

057to come around, but I have to take a just one moment. Are we gonna I guess that's the end. Okay. Can we go to the Firestone slide real quickly? [Music] So, this slide right here was indicating our case students did a clap out. So, we wanted to thank all of our elementaryaries that participated in a clap out for our seniors. Keep moving. And this just captures some of the schools, the excitement that took place. Those are the seniors actually like turning their tassels and throwing up their caps. We love to catch photos. But um on this slide, the Firestone student is my niece, and I just had to do a quick shout out cuz I'm she was in the graduating class of 2025. So again, congratulations to all of our scholars. And I'm going to

058end with our be kind. K kindness often begins with opportunity. And the LeBron James Family Foundation continues to show what's possible when we invest in our students with love and intention. As part of this year's prom promise, the foundation partner partnered with Lindy's bridal shop to ensure each senior could find a dress that made her feel confident, seen, and celebrated. But this wasn't just about prom attire. It was about creating a space of love, sisterhood, and support. Each student walked away with not just a dress, but with a powerful reminder. They are worthy. They are enough. And they are deeply valued. So, we want to take this opportunity to thank the LeBron James Family Foundation for continuing to pour kindness into our students, reminding them when we believe in their potential, we help them shine.

059President Jackson, that's the conclusion of the superintendent's report. Thank you, Superintendent. Next, we will have the treasurer's report. Madame President, members of the board, excuse me, um, and Superintendent Outley, just want to give just a an update to make all numbers you've heard, but just want to say them one more time so that they start to emerge. So, um, if you look on the on the left hand side, the 2023 project budget was estimated at $63 million. That estimate was uh put together by our architecture our architectural firm, not the firm that's working on the project now, but at the time it was GDP who put that number together for us. Understanding that it was a three-year out build and obviously we're well beyond a three-year out bid uh build. Uh, so inflation's caught up

060with us, but at that time there was $40 million in cops, certificates of participation. We received all 40 million. It's earning interest. 15 million from ESSER dollars that we moved over to um from ESSER into a line item and holding it for this project. And at that time, our agreement with Mayor Hrigan was a split of $8 million to us, eight million to the city was the LFI, which stands for local funded initiative. Those were additional dollars that the state would not pay to build things like uh theaters, etc., etc., uh is what originally that money was for. So, if you total all that up, it comes to 63 million. Then it came to our attention just uh a few weeks ago that the project uh was at 76 million. You were all here when

061we asked the architects for what's your number and they said we'll get back to you. So we just got hit with that number just like you did. Um so that's at 76 million which is a $13 million increase but stick with me here. The cops is now at 42 million because it's earned $2 million in interest. We do need to start using expending those cops dollars because if we don't, we're going to get hit with arbitrage just like we are with the LFI money currently. So, we need to get the project moving. 15 million stays in Esser. And if it were a $9 million split, because now the LFI money's also increased since that original deal with Mayor Han, we would be $10 million short. So again, current current best estimate is 76 million. Next

062Monday, we are meeting with our architectural firm. Um, so we'll update this before our finance committee meeting, but again, we're at 42 million in ESSER, 15 million and or excuse me, 42 million in cops, 15 million in ESSER. Uh, there is $18,339,000 in the LFI account. I am guessing, and I have to be upfront, I am guessing on what arbitrage is. I don't know that yet. We're collecting that information. That'll go to a firm that specializes in arbitrage. Um, so the city, Steve Fricker, and I are working to get that done. I can't imagine it would be more than that, but I'm but I wanted to be conservative. So 17 million, if that were the number, and the city did agree to give us all of the LFI funds, then our project would be $2

063million short, which I would submit to you. We would try to scale that back in design changes. So just smart engineering on the project to stay on budget with current with the current dollars in our funds. So is that is that clear? Is that helpful? Are there any questions from board members for the treasure? Member Hall. Thank you, Madam President. Just a quick question. You're you're stating about the money with the city, but we don't know what we're going to do they're going to do with that at this present time, right? There's no agreement. We are correct. Okay. So, putting that number into this is really not helping us because we don't know if we're getting that money or not, right? So, how are we how are you adding that money into this and saying

064if they give that to us, then we'll be $2 million, you know, but we can't depend on that money. We can only depend on what we have. Correct. Correct. My understanding is that we're working towards this as a goal, but you are correct. It is not a guarantee. And if that were the case, can you go to the slide backwards? it then we would be at approximately the one on the right the $10 million general fund shortfall. Okay. Just a followup member hall. Yes. Okay. So, and not not saying anything about your job or anything like that, but we shouldn't be really like telling the public. I I think because then we can get our hopes up and then it doesn't happen, right? So, right now we're still 10 million in the hole. Correct. Just

065to confirm that. Well, Uh technically we're 19 million in the hole. Okay. So we're 19. If you said if you said there's no LFI money at all. Okay. So because that's how we need to look at things as if it's not even there until we get into the account. That is correct. Okay. [Music] Thank you, Vice President Alexander. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. I have a question. What is what is our plan if we don't get that money and uh so we can still try to get the Kimmore project done? Well, that would be that's what we worked on was coming up with some solutions. At least the group that was here wasn't happy with those potential solutions and I don't suspect the community would be but we would have to look at significant changes and

066that's why we tried to you know in retrospect I don't know if we opened Pandora's box without needing to. I I'm not sure in retrospect but we felt as an administration if we're going to tell you this news we should give you some options which we did. That's why we did. Yes, Vice President Alexander. So, our our backup plan would be the other plans that we gave you gave to us uh a couple weeks ago, right? Okay. Well, okay. Yeah. Thank you. Are you finished, M uh Superintendent? If I may just add to what Dr. Thompson said um the goal here was not to create confusion. It was to be transparent. So that our job as the treasurer and the superintendent is to work together and to keep the board informed of our finances and

067the impact um of the building project on those finances. It was not to root for anything. It was an awareness. And so the next question as um member Alexander asked, well what are the options? Well, that's how the options came about was just giving them as much information, not saying this is what you should do. These are options. As member Hall said, we're not sure what we're going to get in the LFI and just as much information as the board can have to make a decision and also for the city to make a decision because if they don't know we need the funds and we want the funds sooner than later, then that slows down that process. So, by having the LBR um meeting that allowed us to start that conversation or continue it because

068they had had one prior to my arrival um to know that these funds are needed to continue with a project so that fewer dollars can come out of our general fund. Can I Okay. Uh thank you, Superintendent. Uh member Monar, please. Thank you, Madam President. I just have so many questions, quite honestly. Um, first, I'm going to confirm we're not voting on anything tonight, so this is just for information. Um, I heard you say we need to use the cops money. Um, I I I'm just curious what what the timeline is for the building. What's happening now with the buildings? If we have money we need to spend, are we spending it? are is is building happening? Um is there a committee for the buildings that's meeting? I know in November when I came back

069from the OSBA conference, I said that I spoke with some people from other districts and it's very common in other districts to form a board committee anytime that there are buildings being open. know we don't have a board committee but um I I I feel like I should say publicly this is 100% of the information that I have is what's on the screen right now we have communities who are asking begging concerned with information and I feel bad because I feel like I should have more information to tell them to let them feel better and I I don't I don't Um, so I I'm sorry. Um, I I heard you're meeting with the firm. I guess some question. What What is the timeline on the building and what's happening now? And what do we need

070to do to use the cops funding? Th those questions would be directed to the person that's in charge of put of the building. The the treasur's office is not in charge of building the building. Uh, one moment. Uh, member Har did you I wanted to uh one second. Member Harrison, member Mar, did you have It looked like you had a follow. I want to Thank you. Because I I think that is one of the points of confusion. The the treasur's office doesn't build the building. The treasur's office tells us how much money we we might or might have for the building. So, I guess let's start there. If community members or board members have questions about the progress of the buildings, what where do those answers come from? Uh, thank you, Member Mon. And after

071member Harrison, I'll um superintendent, I'll recognize you if you want to follow up on that or um Treasurer Thompson. U member Harrison. Thank you, Madam Chair. Ma, Madam Chair, we've heard a lot from the community and I think when when we I think we're going down a rabbit hole here and and I would ask that we would um as a board that we would come together so that we can make a a quick decision, you know, not not too quick that we make the wrong decision, but that we can um make we we we can get the answers that we need to make the decision. Um, but I think when we come, you know, we're talking about LFI money, if we get it or not. We're talking about what happens if we don't get it.

072Um, I I don't think anyone really has that information here. Um, I think we all collectively have that information and the public deserves the information. They deserve it as quickly as we can get it to them. But um I I think it would be a good idea to have something specific to this project and then we collectively come together um and get our questions answered internally and then come out um as as a school board and the superintendent and the treasurer to give the people answers. Um but but I I think we may cause oursel more harm than not this way. Thank you. Thank you, Member Harrison. Um Superintendent to member Molinar's questioning or treasurer either you have the floor. Uh just to give you an update, uh we did meet with as a followup

073to the board meeting, the last one we had, um with the Pyer and also the Miller South staff with the objective to see if we could uh look at the designs and make some decisions that could help to lower the cost of the project. And that work was done with the architects. And now we have, as you were saying, member Molinar, we're going to go back and meet with the committee, and that does include the architects and our APS staff that will be um reviewing it to see how we can bring the price of the total project down with the feedback that we received from both staffs and then that information will be taken to the finance committee so that they can see the impact on the project. We will also I have also asked

074the architects to come forth with a time an updated timeline as best they could can at this time because what we do not want to do is also add to the cost of the project by continuing to update documents without really having a clear plan with the LFI funds. So, but we are ready to go. We have a committee in place and we are moving the work forward. We're just on pause right now. um until we have our next meeting which is June 16th next Monday and then we'll report to the finance committee. Thank you superintendent treasure. Anything to add or to just that the it's critical that we work with the city as quickly as we can to determine the LFI funding. um because otherwise the project is essentially at a standstill until we

075know exactly what we're designing. Very difficult for the architects to design something without a budget. So that that's just a critical piece that we need to make sure we get done as fast as we can. Uh Mr. Dr. Fricker and I are doing our best to move that process along so we get the arbitrage number and then another we we'll need to convene JBR once again to finalize the final dollars where they how how much of that LFI money comes our way. Okay. Thank you uh member Altry. Thank you Madam Chair. I don't know if anyone has the answer to this question because I think this is a question a lot of people have when it comes to these LFI funds. Is this a matter of both the district and the city voting on that?

076Cuz it sounds like we've been waiting on the city for a while to say what it is. And that's I'm just still not clear on whose decision it is about the LFI funds. Where does the decision lie? It It's probably honestly a question for It's probably a legal question, but the LFI money is pretty clear that it must be used for um work on buildings here in the district for infrastructure or new building in the district. So that money couldn't be used just to say put in general fund and go use it to uh you know buy lawn equipment or something. You could you can't do that. So it's very scripted. Um I I I do believe that you know we'll get this worked out quickly, but I understand the angst it causes when you

077don't exactly know for sure what that dollar amount is. And I understand that. Are there any other questions from board members? Just as a quick followup with this committee um as the treasurer with the capital improvements and um capital projects that we do as far as building you also with this committee the superintendent is talk excuse me speaking of speaking of um are aligned with that committee because to keep the finance so that you you should be accountable both ways right well the treasur's department needs to make sure that we have the money we track the money we pay the purchase orders, etc., etc. So, there'll be things called change orders over and over again. In every construction project, there always is. There's a 5% contingency in that, but we're doing a project under CMR,

078construction manager at risk, which means when the construction management company puts their bid in to do this project, if it goes over for whatever reason, it's on the CMR and not on not on us as the consumer. So, um, it'll be the treasurer's job to make we're not running out running the the project or supervising the project, but we are making sure that all the money is accounted for and that we're staying on pace not to break the budget, right? That's what I wanted to clarify because that's a that is directly connected with your role. So, I wanted to make sure. So, for example, if something came in and it looked like it was an overexpenditure, we would have to go back to that committee and say, "Hey, wait a minute. You know, I don't

079know what you're going to do, but you're going over budget." Um, and maybe at that point the CMR eats it, but that's why school districts now almost exclusively go CMR. Thank you. I remember you talking about that uh earlier on with this project. Um and and it's also for accountability of the time if it's if it's going over timing or it's a late start because it cost us more money. Yes. So that's part of that treasury accountability too. Right. Correct. I mean in terms of letting letting you know what's happening. Yes. For sure. When is it starting? When is it breaking? This is the this is what it's costing us. Yeah. And and that that should you know typically the as member Molar mentioned a committee would be formed and it's already in the process

080of forming. Um and when the CMR is on board then the CMR and architects will join that committee as well. Um and it it will meet with you know I it depends on the regularity but typically those large committees meet at least once a month and then there are weekly meetings that um whoever's in charge of the project the district representative would be at weekly meetings. Thank you member Molinar. Thank you, Madame President. So, I I I just heard you say I'm I'm just reacting right now. I just heard you say the the committee meetings typically meet once a month. So, as a new committee is forming, I'm going to assume this committee will meet once a month, but for the p let's say this year, how many times has a committee met this year

081so far? that I I can't answer that. Okay. All right. Um, member Hall, you had a qu a statement or question. Thank you, Madam President. All I said was who can you? Um, I don't know. It just it just feels like, you know, we're over 19 million. we're in a whole 19 million and then it's on somebody else to do the construction. It just seems like so many like excuses are being made and who I feel like if you're the person who is um not I feel like cuz it's not about feelings. If you're the person that's going to be, you know, checking the checks and all of that stuff, as President um Carla stated earlier, you should be a part of these meetings so that later on you don't have to come back and

082figure out everything later. Like it should just be a joint venture. So, superintendent, are you able to answer how many times the committee has just address the chair? I'm sorry. Sorry, Madam President. Um yeah, we could just find out, you know, who who knows these answers. Thank Thank you, U member Hall. Um member Harrison, go first. Thank you, Madam Chair, I want to be brief. These are questions that we have asked. These are questions that we have continued to ask. Um uh I I know I've been asking them before I came on the board. Um, and I think we are where we are now. I I think we are where we are. Um, and you know, we've heard from the public, we we we got a situation. And I think at this point, um, we

083we we have to move forward. But I think for the last year, these questions have been on the floor. These questions have been presented in open meetings. These questions have been presented in finance meetings. Uh you can only get the numbers that you got, but now we have the numbers and we we we need to build schools and we we we have to find the money to build the schools. So I think we are where we are. But I just want to say that we have asked these questions and I don't think calling the treasurer and and and saying to him that he hasn't answered the questions. Um we've asked the questions, the committee's asked the questions that it was asked in open board meeting. The architect didn't answer the question. It was asked the

084architect, how much is this? And architect said we'll get back with you. That was in February. So I think we are where we are now and I think we have to move forward and find the money. We owe it to a community. We made a promise and we we should honor that promise. So I think we are where we are and I would just ask that we would be able to make a decision. We would get all the information we can. Maybe we need to have a meeting just for this. But um the questions have been asked. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you. Uh superintendent and then uh Vice President Alexander. Superintendent. um upon my appointment as superintendent, this has been part of my work. And so again, trying to be fully transparent information will

085continue to be brought through the process that's in place. If I'm not mistaken, you would prefer it to go through the finance committee and then to the board. it makes sense for it to go to the finance committee and then to the board. Um and so I did ask these very questions and that's how I believe this conversation started and we are just trying to move forward and so once we have the information June 16th we will come back to the finance committee for um a presentation so that we're all on the same page and that's the best we can do is just move forward from this point. Thank you, Superintendent Member Alexander. The superintendent answered my question. I was going to say right now where we at where we at, but from this point

086forward, get everything we can to make sure every board member, the community members, everyone knows where we're at so we can start on the project because we don't want to delay it any further because we're already delayed it enough. So, let's move forward. Get them get all the answers to everyone so everyone knows and then we can keep moving forward. just bulldoze this thing along and get that building done and get it out of the way. Thank you. All right, if no other questions, thank you, Dr. Thompson. Okay. Next, um, on the agenda, we need a motion, uh, under the treasures report. And this motion is the approval of the records destruction resolution. Is there a motion to approve records destruction, the records destruction resolution? So move. It's been moved by member Sykes. Is there

087a second? I'll second. It's been second by member hall. Any discussion? Seeing and hearing none, Dr. Thompson, roll call vote, please. Dr. Molinar, yes. Mrs. Sykes, yes. Mr. Alexander, yes. Miss Autry, yes. Miss Hall, yes. Reverend Harrison, yes. Miss Jackson, yes. Uh, motion carries 70. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. Uh, next on the agenda is the approval of the previous meeting minutes. Is there a motion to approve the regular board meeting minutes for May 27th of this year? So move. It's been moved by member Harrison. Is there a second? A second. It's been second by member Hall. Any discussion? Yes. Thank you. Uh Madame President, um I received a number of emails of people who had questions. We had a in in the May 27th meeting, we had a number of um times that we kind

088of went around. Um and so I believe that this has been adjusted and communicated in the minutes, but I was wondering if anyone would be able to speak to what is in the minutes. Um just to confirm because I did get a bunch of emails of people concerned about the votes that we made um in section 21. Thank you, Member Molinar. Um Dr. Thompson, did you want to address that? Sure. There there was Do you remember the number off the top of your head, Ruth? 212. 21.4. I reported I I I I miscounted it. So that's on me. Um and I reported it at 33 and a fail and it wasn't that. So that was we that was on that's on me. I didn't catch it. I thought I had it right. That's what I

089said back to the board and but it was but when people went back and watched the tape, you could see that was not the that wasn't the right vote total. Does that make sense? And I believe it it's been corrected. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. That was I believe that's Dr. Molinar's uh question. Was it update like how does it reflect now? And I believe uh it's been reflected properly that the the correction was made um after the the emails came in. So thank you. That was a relevant question. Thank you, Dr. Molinar. Any other questions? Any other discussion? All right. Dr. Tons. Mrs. Sykes. Yes. Mr. Alexander. Abstain. Miss Autry. Yes. Miss Hall? Yes. Reverend Harrison? Yes. Miss Jackson? Yes. Dr. Molinar? Yes. Uh motion carries 6 with one abstension. Thank you, Dr.

090Thompson. Next, is there a motion to approve the special board meeting minutes for the May 30th meeting? So moved. It's been moved by member Hall. Is there a second? Second. It's been second by Vice President Alexander. Any discussion? Seeing and hearing none, Dr. Thompson, roll call vote, please. Mr. Alexander, yes. Miss Autry, yes. Miss Hall, yes. Reverend Harrison, abstain. Miss Jackson, yes. Dr. Molinar, abstain. Mrs. Sykes. [Music] uh abstain. Um motion carries 40 with three abstensions. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. Next is our personnel recommendation. Superintendent Oley. Thank you, President Jackson. Starting with section 10, professional staff and administrators. Does the board have any questions? [Music] Uh, member Molnar. Um, we're you just said section 10, right? Correct. Okay. Um, so yes, I have a question on section 10.4 and I see this again in in

091a few other sections. Um 10.4 says I wish to recommend employment of all present and future professional staff for extended time um for effective July 1 20 sorry I'm skipping but effective July 20 July 1 2025 through June 30 2026 that is a full year of time is that what that is intended to be correct it's for the school here. Oh, I'm sorry. That's one. Have we ever So, so yes, this is what an annual. So, as our staff had to participate in extended time opportunities, we do not have to bring them. We bring them permission for the whole group and then their payment is submitted. So each school creates plans for extended op time opportunities that's been approved and this is allowing us to pay them for that extended time that they do. Did

092Yes, Dr. Muller. Thanks. So So what is that amount? It could vary by school. I mean because I I see how much per hour we're paying them, but I don't see how much total we are authorizing to pay them. And that's the number as a board member who is, you know, trying to be a good fiduciary here. That's the number I'm really interested in is how much money are we authorizing from this vote. Okay, I'm going to let our human we're going to tag team and try to really just take our time and explain this uh because it can get complicated, but this is what we do annually. So, this is not your first time approving our extended time request. So, every um so the teaching and learning department has extended time hours that they

093utilize via um different funds or grants as well as our CCAA and OSI. I'm going to let Keith Liky, who's our director of the office of school improvement, give an example because a lot of extended time comes through his office due to buildings having title one budgets. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Lake. And please, when you come to the mic, please wait to be recognized by the chair and the chair calls the people to speak and follow up. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Ley. All right. Uh good evening, uh President Jackson, Superintendent Outly, and the board. Uh so yes, so I can use uh our federal programs office as an example. So uh when we receive our title one allocation, we uh distribute out that out to buildings uh on a per pupil amount. And so we

094just finished in the month of May assigning how many dollars each building will get. Uh so I would say for the most part buildings spend about 85 to 90% of their funds on salaries but we offer during their program design opportunities to pay teachers extended time for various activities. Uh so one example might be for family engagement nights. They want to pay teachers to plan and present lessons to parents. Uh we also provide extra planning time. We know that there's limited time in the day for teachers to collaborate. So, we'll give them opportunities after school and we'll pay them extended time to create lesson plans and activities for students. Uh what this blanket board uh so I know you're looking for a dollar amount. Uh so I know but what this blanket opportunity does for

095us, it lets us move a little bit more quickly. So imagine already the building principal and the teachers have to submit their plan to the school improvement. We look to make sure that the work is aligned to the vision of the district and it's going to move the work forward and then we say okay you can you know you can do that work they have to uh they have to share with us the outcomes of that work what does it look like how are they you know going to move forward with whatever they're designing um a dollar amount I wasn't prepared to share that today but I know I've been running some other numbers you know we have I don't know where my mathematicians are but you know we have about a $15 million federal

096budget. You know, less than 5% of that is even on professional development activities and even less than that is for extended time. I could bring that, you know, figure to uh another meeting, but you know, for example, any given school that we're supporting with our title fund dollars probably has 10 to $20,000 in their budget for supplies, extended time, things of that nature. I hope that helps. Thank you. Anything else? All right. Uh, superintendent, if there's no additional questions for section 10, section 11, miscellaneous, [Music] section 12, supplemental contracts. [Music] Member Harrison. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, when I was looking at this and to uh Dr. Molnar's point, uh, I was trying to look at extended contracts, uh, supplemental contracts. I I know like with the the coaching and and the programming, we we

097get a list of who it is and how much they're getting. Um so when I I was listening to um Mr. Licky I I got kind of confused now. So the supplemental contracts are are we dealing with do we do it that way because we deal with different funds? Not well first. Yes. Okay. Okay. Um, when you say the supplemental contracts, that's different. Okay. Those are positions that's in our um agreement, collective bargaining agreement that people can apply for and we pay a set salary for. And so they they go through the board that way. Okay. the um these funds that we're talking about as far as our extended funds. These the building at the building level, they create their own budget through their title one funds which are grant funded to say this is

098what we think we need to move our building forward to best meet the needs of our scholars. They create a budget. We have a team that oversees the budget, make sure it's aligned to the work of the district, and then they let them spend against that budget that you heard Title One provides. And the budget is based on a per pupil allowance. So, one is collective bargaining based about, you know, positions and contracts that way and the other is building based around school improvement efforts. Okay. So, um, what? Okay, because we we definitely have to start doing something different financially. Uh, so if we don't approve extended contracts for a year without a dollar amount, okay, say we don't approve that, what does that look like to the district? Okay, so these are federal dollars

099that are given to us for this purpose. So we do not want to and if we don't use it, we lose it. So I'll let if you're okay with Mr. Ly coming back because that's a valid question and it is about we want to answer it. Can I clarify that? Yes. Mine member Harrison, please. I I don't want I don't want to say that we're not using the money. Yeah. Okay. So, not that we don't use it, but if we we find a different way to approve it, like you said, if Garfield submits a budget, I'm saying Garfield because it's the best high school in the district, but um so if Garfield C can you talk to Mr. Jones, please? So, if Garfield submits a $36,000 budget and um Temple, if Bookto submits a $36,000

100budget. Okay. So, then we know we're approving those schools their budget, but we can see it. Mhm. Does that uh because I I I I see I I do have a problem just approving something for a year that doesn't have a dollar amount. But I understand it's designated funds. The school needs the funds. So we don't want to create more of a problem than not. But we still want to be accountable. So that I guess that's what I'm looking for. I I don't know who I was talking to, Madam President. So you can you uh Mr. Ley, I think that per pupil cost per You might want to get into. Sure. Sure. You know, I think I hear you and I understand what you're saying because what what this uh recommendation is allowing me to

101do is to move more quickly and for you to entrust in me that I'm going to set those budget parameters and hold the building principles accountable. Um, so that that would definitely be a different way to think of it. I know Superintendent Outly and I were just talking about making sure that we have um very tight controls around this and I believe she already has a a meeting on my calendar to make sure that we talk about extended time and and how it's being spent. Um, so I don't think I can answer that question alone, but know I guess what I would like you to know is that we have some very um strict procedures about uh how we budget uh and identify extended time opportunities. During our federal review, we were highlighted um and

102they asked us to share with other districts across the state with all the checks and balances that we do have. I know that I can speak that way in federal programs. Thank you. And I was at that meeting. So, excellent. Um, member Molinar. Thank you, Madam Chair. And I I am hearing that there is a a budget. I think the concern is that we don't know what the budget is and and you might not even know that we've never seen that budget. Um, and and what's being done with it. And it I don't want it to sound like we're picking on uh 10 6 and 10.6 alone because I was going to say this again at 154 and at 168. You know, I don't know if that's all from the same department or different places,

103but um Title One funds can be spent a lot of different ways and this feels like a blank check for title one and and I think having a little bit more information might be helpful. I I didn't know that there was a meeting about it, but I'm wondering since this does start July 1 and we do have another meeting before July 1, if perhaps those three items, I'd like to make a motion to move those three items 106, 154, and 168 to the next meeting so we can get some more information about um how much money this actually is. I would just say I know for the work that we're So one of the Oh, sorry. No, good to hear. So we have a lot of work happening this summer. The work is not stopping.

104And so for example, we have summer programming uh happening which I believe is going to lapse over past July 1. Um so uh without that we will have to bring a lot of people probably back to board very quickly um to keep uh that extended time running. So that's how we pay for teachers who are also doing our summer uh our summer work. Their extended time is in there. Um I think I'm rambling now, but let me say this. I know our budget grid is due to DEDW uh by July 1. Uh they're running a little bit behind. So, we're hoping by July 15th that the budget grid will open up and that we can enter it. So, I know before July 1, I will be able to tell you exactly how much we've allocated

105of our whole allocation into extended time activities because that's what we've been planning through the month of May. Uh I just don't know if Mary if you're thinking uh I'm not sure what extended time opportunities are happening post June 30th if that's going to cause any problems to our staff. Thank you superintendent of summer school. Um, this is we're we're good through June 30th. Yeah, we're you said till the next board meeting. I know we're right. We're good through June 30th because of the last next board meeting to give to give us sufficient time and to answer any additional questions. All right, member Hall. Oh, all right. Thank Thank you. Um I believe uh member Molar, did you make a motion? Yeah, we have a motion. Okay, so it's a motion on the floor to

106remove it was three items. Um, could you take the motion? Sorry. My motion was to move 10.6, 15.4, and 16.8 to our next meeting. Second. Okay. It's been moved by member Molnar to move 10.4, 10.6, and 10.8 until Wait, I'm sorry. 106 15 154 and 168 106 154 and 168 to our next board meeting. Thank you. And it's been seconded by uh member Harrison. Any discussion? Okay, seeing me hearing none, roll call vote, please. Mr. Alexander, yes. Mr. Sykes, yes. Yes. Dr. Molar. Yes. Miss Jackson, no. Reverend Harrison, yes. Miss Hall, no. Miss Audrey, no. Motion carries. 43. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. Uh, next, uh, we have the approval of the personnel recommendation. Superintendent. Uh we are on uh 13 substitute teachers section 13. Uh section 14 tutors. Section 15 support staff. Section 16, paraprofessionals.

107Uh section 17, child nutrition. Section 18, maintenance, operations, transportation. Section 19 is security. There are no items under section 20 students. Section 21.1 resolution between APS and SEI local one. At this time, I wish to recommend approval of the personnel recommendations presented in categories 10 through 21 minus 10.6, 10, 15.4, and 16.8. Is there a motion? I move to approve the personnel recommendations. Second. It's been moved by member Altry to approve the personnel recommendations by superintendent minus 10.6, 15.4, and 16.8 and has been properly second by member Harrison. Any discussion? Seeing and hearing none, roll call vote, please. Miss Autry, yes. Miss Hall, yes. Reverend Harrison, yes. Miss Jackson, yes. Dr. Molinar, yes. Mrs. Sykes, yes. Mr. Alexander, yes. Motion carry 70. Thank you. Now, we have the approval of the recommendations um from 21.2.

108Uh superintendent. Thank you, President Jackson. Does the board have any questions about the division recommendations, resolutions, and motions for section 22? Yes, member. Thank you, Madam President. In 22, I see board policy development. Um, but it says um the the being presented for a second reading. I was wondering if the legal committee could maybe uh comment on this. Are we voting on this item on the second reading or as it's in here? Yes. Uh Vice President Alexander. So it's always done on a third reading. So they have it here as a second reading. So you know it's the second reading. They'll come forward to a third reading and that's when we'll vote. Thank you. Did you have a follow-up? Yes. Followup. Thank you. just this is not typically how it is presented in our agenda.

109So I was a little confused. And then also the second reading especially here for the parents bill of rights from my recollection from the last legal policy committee that item is actually still in discussion. Um so I mean it's still not the third reading. It's good for them for people to see but usually we see this in the committee reports for the second reading. It has been in there sometimes too, but normally was it's just for general information at that point. But when it comes to the third reading, then it'll go under the u um pol the policy committee and then we'll read it as at that point in time or we and just so it come so it's clear it's been kind of done so many different ways for next so many past years.

110It's just we should just do it one way and that's it. Thank you. Superintendent. At this time, I wish to recommend the approval of the division recommendations, resolutions, and motions in section 22. Is there a motion to approve the division recommendations and resolutions and motions in section 22? So moved. It's been moved by member Hall. Is there a second? Second. Second. It's been seconded by Vice President Alexander. Any discussion? Member Sykes. Thank you. M Thank you, Madam Chair, Madam Chair, members of the committee. Just for a point of clarification. So, if we are voting on this and it is just a second reading and that is not the intent of the committee, then once we vote on it, then it's voted on. That's it. So, I just just wanted clarification on what what's your intent.

111Do you want this to go to a third reading or do you want it to pass on the second reading because that's what we're voting on and just Vice President Alexander. Yes, we will go to a third third uh reading. All policies have to go through a third reading unless we uh suspend the rules and have it done beforehand. So if we need to uh Madame President, we'll move it from this section and put it into uh other section. Miss Carter has a question. Um, Miss Carter, come. So, for this section, I believe, excuse me, board president, uh, vice president and board for this particular um, item and section, you're just voting on motions and resolution, and it says what it is right before the item, and then there's nothing before the item. So, I

112just wanted to make sure that you were clear on that. But I hear what you're saying as it relates to let's see if we can put it in a different section next time. So, that would help with making sure it's not confusing as it relates to when it's time for the vote. But, I just wanted to clarify but that the word motion or resolution was not in front of that particular item. Yes, Vice President Alexander. Yes. Um, and and Miss Miss uh Carter, you're right, but maybe we should do it the other way. We used to do it a different way where it all came under the policy uh committee, and I think that would make it a little easier so everyone would understand. So maybe we can um if everyone's okay voting today, we'll

113vote it this way today, but from uh next meeting forward, we'll we'll put it under um policy committee. [Music] Did you have something to say? Thank you. Okay. Thank you, uh, Vice President Alexander. All right. Uh, treasure. Miss Hall. Yes. Reverend Harrison, yes. Miss Jackson, yes. Dr. from Mular. No. On 225. Yes. On the balance. Got it. Mrs. Sykes. Yes. Mr. Alexander. Yes. Miss Autry. Yes. Okay. So I uh on uh it is 70 and then on 22.5 it's it is 61. Motion carries. Thank you Dr. Thompson. Next we will have business business affairs recommendations. Does the board have any questions for section 23? [Music] Oh, I'm sorry. Um, member Hall and then member Harrison. Um, thank you, Madam President. Just a quick question. um for 23.1 um the company that's doing this. Was there

114an RFP that went out for this or is this just a company that we currently use? And my second question, I'll just wrap both questions in. Is this imperative that it has to be done now or can it wait till next year? It's up to you. Yes. Okay. Um, Miss W. Good evening, president, vice president, members of the board, and superintendent. For 23.1, there was an RFP that went out. This was the lowest responsive bid. In this particular case, this is an annual uh re repurposing of these parking lots on a five-year basis. So, this was the plan for this year. Should you determine to not approve this item, it would go out again next year. It would make the bid longer because we'd go to the next section and the pricing probably could be

115higher. But this was a very aggressive bid and we did receive the lowest most responsible bidder to present to you tonight. And then did you have another one? I thought um please just address the question and say the chair. I I apologize. I think you answered the question and I uh member hall, did you have a followup? Yes, please. No, you answered both questions. Thank you for that. Um, thank you. So, is this is this the five year like the fifth year? Well, this has to be done. So, five years ago it was done and this is year five now. Yes, that is correct. Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Folk. Member Hall, member Harrison. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I want to speak about 23 um 16. Um 2316. We um

116a few months ago there was an article in the newspaper where students were complaining about the conditions of um some of their facilities. Um and just wanted to um say to the students, we heard you and this represents right now um the start of better conditions at Kimmore Fieldhouse. Um the nine years ago they a pipe burst and they lost all of their athletic equipment. Um, and my understanding is just January a pipe burst and they do not have water out there. And currently this fixes that situation and it also um fix it repairs the situation in a way that we don't have to worry about the water the pipes freezing and bursting. So just wanted to uh shout out to the kids at Garfield. um not not because but because every child deserves adequate

117uh facilities. So want to shout out to them to say we heard you and this represents um what they spoke to. So thank you um Miss Folk and thank you Madam Superintendent on behalf of Golden Rams. All right. Thank you for that. Very well said sentiment, member Harrison. Very well said. Exceptional. Um yeah. All right. Any other discussions? Okay. All right. Um Dr. Thompson, I wish to recommend the approval of the business affairs recommendations presented in category 23. Thank you, Superintendent Dr. Thompson. Reverend Harrison, yes. Wait, wait, wait. Sorry. Sorry. I need a motion in a second. I thought I already, but I didn't. Um, is there a motion to approve the business affairs recommendation in category 23 um as presented? Thank you. It's been moved by member Hall. Is there a second? Second. It's

118been second by member Molinar. Any discussion? Thank you. Seeing and hearing none. Now, Dr. Thompson, roll call vote, please. Reverend Harrison, yes. Miss Jackson, yes. Dr. Molinar, yes. Mrs. Sykes, yes. Mr. Alexander, yes. Miss Audrey, abstain on 23.4. Yes. On the rest, Miss Hall. Yes. Uh motion carries uh 60 on 23.4 and 70 on the balance. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. Next, we will have the committee report starting with legal contracts and board policy. Thank you, Madam President. The legal contracts and board policy committee met on June the 2nd. During the meeting, there were representatives from Akran public schools, the city of Akran and youth success uh summit uh who presented on the newly developed facilities handbook. Uh the revised handbook is designed to simplify the process for reserving and renting space in the community learning

119centers. The handbook uh the handbook along with the materials was emailed to all board members for your review. if you have any questions concerning the uh the booklet to get back to Ruth Ryman directly. Um the committee also has on the for second reading today electronic equipment policy and the parents bill of rights policy. The parents bill of right policy has been updated with additional language based on previous committee discussions. Specifically, the updates include classifying language uh to define the terms promptly ensuring that shared update upstate up understanding of the response sponsor's expectations. Um the the committee will be meeting again on June the 16th. Um and we will be bringing these these policies for a third reading on on June 23rd meeting. On the 16th, we will be meeting and discussing the nepotism policy

120which which undergoing which is undergoing further revisions for its final re reading uh policy purchasing and billing bidding uh procurement federal grants and funds v uh vendor vendors relationships independent contract operation and service providers policy honorary diploma policy and the public complaint policy. Again, the committee will meet on June the 16th at 5:30 in this room. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Vice President Alexander. Next, we will have the finance and capital management. Thank you, Madame President, Madame President, and members of the board. So, the finance committee will meet on June 16th, which is next Monday, at 4:30 here in the um board meeting room. And as you heard, the superintendent and the treasurer will be presenting uh to us uh information as it relates to the Kenmore project and their uh additional information that

121they receive. I think at that time uh madame president, member of the board that it will be time for us to make a decision so that the community will feel some way comfortable with how we plan on proceeding. uh and I will be prepared to to say how I will vote uh once we hear that information because I just think it's time for us us to do that. So that's next Monday, June 16th, 4:30 here in the board. Thank you. Next, instructional policy and student achievement committee. Thank you, uh Madame Chair. Um before I jump into that, I just wanted to acknowledge the legal policy uh meeting where we reviewed the new uh CLC usage handbook. I just wanted to thank the team who put all of that together. Um I mentioned in that meeting

122and I'll mention here that is just one of the biggest um items that people asked me about and it has not been updated since and so long overdue. Really good work. um encouraging my colleagues to look over that policy handbook so that we can move forward and they can implement it. Um I know it went from 26 pages to 11 pages. Um and there's a lot of uh things that they consolidated. I just wanted to Yeah, I'm sorry because I should have left time for because we're pointing clarity to everyone. Typically I should have asked were there any questions or comments after Miss uh Vice President Alexander spoke. So, um, pardon the interruption to you, uh, member Autry, but I wanted to clarify while that it was my area that did not allow that, so

123you didn't have an opportunity to speak, so you're doing it now. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. And so, again, thank you to that team who put it all together. Um, instructional policy met um on that same day. Um, we had several presentations. Uh, a K through 12 science adoption from Katrina Halasa. Uh the committee found that the current curriculum had several critical issues that were impacting instruction and student learning. Um I know that they did get a refund on that. So thank you. Um but they decided to move to the SAVIS interactive curriculum with the key factor being that the teachers were already familiar with that platform because they use it for math. Um the adoption will be districtwide K through two and will provide in-depth coverage of the Ohio science standards at each

124grade level which will lead to better preparation for the fifth grade OST. Also we had presentations uh for college and career academy textbook adoptions with the focus on digital resources that will integrate with Google classrooms and our other software that we currently use. Um it will align with web exam CTSO and be handson. The pathways that will be affected by this adoption are education pathways, energy environmental protection pathway, academy prep, entrepreneurship and marketing pathway and our family and consumer science pathways. Lastly, we received a very interesting presentation um from the trust for public lands community schoolyard project. Um, this initiative is to have our CLC spaces better benefit the community by creating green spaces on the unused outside land of our CLC's. One of the uh TPL's missions is to work with the school community

125by having students redesign the current schoolyard space, making it green and accessible to the community to use after school and on weekends. By having the students co-design the space with partners who already have that expertise, students are exposed to new career pathways. TPL exists with fundraising and the proposed sites are Jennings and the New North High School and there were some discussion just about honoring the soccer culture of those communities. And also once these projects would be done, it would be up to the district to sustain them. So, it's important that we're just kept aware um as they're planning those calls. So, they will be coming to us with theou if the board is in agreement with that. And so, that concludes my report. Thank you, member Altry. Next, we have un I'm sorry, member

126hall. Any questions? Thank you, Madam President. Um, also at the um, instructional policy meeting, there was a gentleman um, he was a sensei um, with the karate dojo and I would like for us to really look into that because he's trying to provide a free service to our students that's not costing us anything to learn um, karate. Um, I was a karate kid myself growing up and it does um, uh, give you discipline. Um, it gives you discipline, it gives you confidence, um, and you're able to stand up to that bully. Not saying you're going to do a, um, aado on them, but you're you build the confidence um, learning karate. So, I would like for um, us to look into that and see how we can incorporate it into our schools, especially when it's

127a free service for our kids. Thank you. Thank you for that, member Hall. Any other questions, comments? Seeing and hearing none, Dr. Thomps. Oh, we don't have to vote on anything. Um, it's we do have unfinished business. Um, and that is the approval of the architect design for BookTo CLC press box and track. Is there a motion to approve the resolution for the architect design services for the bookto CLC press box replacement and track renovation project? So move. It's been moved by member Harrison. Is there a second? It's been second by member hall. Any discussion, member Altry? Thank you. Um, as we talk about facilities, etc. Um, I just want to thank the district for allowing this to to move forward. Um, you know, I've spoken several times about the conditions of the concession booth

128over there. That's actually condemned with no running water. So, I know some might not think that's a priority because it's sports. Um, but it is. And I know the community is grateful. They've told me they're grateful. So, I just want to acknowledge that this work is moving forward. Um, I know there was conversations about having the students involved. I know there was a legal opinion attached to this um stating that that is not uh advisable. Um however um I know what we want to get done can be done and so I'm hoping that that can still move forward with students involved on some level. Thank you, Member Altry. Member Harrison. Uh um thank you Madam Chair. Uh, member Autri and I had talked about that. I was going to just let her have it because

129she's 1040. I know she's she's fought hard and and a long time for this press box and um we've heard some comments today um from uh Miller South um students Kimmore community. I think this is a and and I think that we don't have to put one community because one community doesn't have something we we don't have to take from another community and and I just want to mention this because I believe that sports is just as important as college and careermies. I believe that some people they may never play an instrument, they may never get good grades, but sports and we heard Zyla West, the student um from Firestone say that it was track that kept her in school. Um so I I I don't think we should look at our facilities. Um Bto

130has been put off. This has been put off at Bookto for 10 years. 10 years they have been asking for a press box. They need a press box. So, I think we can do everything. We can we can find a way of supporting all communities. And I know we're not supposed to say this word, but I'm going to say it. Equity. Equity. Equity. Everybody gets what they need. And I think that this right here is a example of what equity is. Thank you, member Harrison. All right. Any others? All right. Seeing none, Dr. Thompson. Miss Jackson. Yes. Dr. Molnar. Yes. Mrs. Sykes. Yes. Mr. Alexander. Yes. Miss Autry. Yes. Miss Hall. Yes. Reverend Harrison. Yes. Motion carry 70. Thank you. Thank you. Uh Dr. Thompson. There is no new business. Um however, there is a

131need to recess into executive session. Um, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 121.22G1 to consider the employment, dismissal, and discipline of a public employee and/or officials and 121.22 G3 to conference with an attorney for the public body concerning disputes involving the public body that are subject of pending or imminent court action. Is there a motion to go into executive session? So moved. It's been moved by member Hall. Is there a second? Second. It's been second by Vice President Alexander. Any discussion? Member Sykes. Uh thank you, Madame Chair. And this is Madame President. Let me just say point of personal privilege because it's not on going into executive session. Uh, if I could just say that I just noted and I did I did not did not mean for this to pass by without recognizing that uh

132that our chief of staff uh that tonight that we uh recommended that she now be promoted to executive director for school leadership and I just want to thank her for her work that she's done as chief for staff as also the work that she's done in HR. She's been our onewoman show and I'm just just appreciative of the work that she has done. We may not have always agreed with it uh but we've had good conversations about it and and we uh I think moved uh moved this district alone because of Mrs. Carter and all of her work. So, I'm looking forward I'm glad you're not leaving leaving us. So, I'm looking forward to seeing you around here on a daily basis as our executive director of uh school leadership. Congratulations and uh I'm very

133proud of you. Yes, congratulations. [Applause] Thank you, Madam President. No, thank you, member Sykes. Quite appropriate. Um, now for the vote. Thank you, Dr. Molnar. Yes. Mrs. Sykes. Yes. Mr. Alexander. Yes. Miss Autry. Yes. Miss Hall. Yes. Reverend Harrison, yes. And Miss Jackson, yes. Motion carries 70. We stand in recess at 7:39 for executive session. That's not Welcome. We stand back in session at 9:13. Okay. Um there is an action from executive session. Um before we get to that I just want to make a correction that when we removed um the sections um from the agenda it should have said correction to 10 point instead of 10.6 everyone was saying it should be 10.4. So instead of 10.6 it should have been removed 10.4. Okay. Um, so just note that correction for the record. Thank

134you, uh, Ruth. Uh, next, um, is there a motion to approve the settlement agreement in 28.1? So move. It's been moved by member Altry. Is there a second? Second. [Music] Okay. Is there any discussion? Okay, seeing hearing none. Roll call, please. Mrs. Sykes, yes. Mr. Alexander, yes. Miss Autry, yes. Miss Hall, yes. Reverend Harrison, yes. Miss Jackson, yes. Dr. Molar. Yes. Motion carries 70. Thank you, Dr. Thompson. Our next meeting will be Monday, June 23rd, uh, 2025. Is there a motion to adjourn? So moved. It's been moved by member Hall. Is there a second? Second. It's been second by Vice President Alexander. Any discussion? We uh, Roll call, please. Dr. Thompson. Miss Autry. Yes, Miss Hall. Yes, Reverend Harrison. Yes, Miss Jackson. Yes, Dr. Molinar. Yes, Mrs. Sykes. Yes, Mr. Alexander. Yes. Motion carries 70.

135Thank you, Dr. Thompson. We stand a journ at 9:15 p.m. [Music]