001Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education. Uh tonight, we welcome uh friends, family, staff, uh and newly elected uh board members along with our current board members for this uh special evening. Uh we will start uh with the administration of oath to a newly elected directors and I will turn tonight's meeting over to the honorable Nola Henry Taylor. >> Good evening everyone. It is my privilege to swear in these uh new elected board directors, school board directors. I will start with Miss Tana Cook Pernell. Please come forward. Congratulations, Miss Pernell. I I need you to raise your right hand and please repeat after me. I Tana Cook Pernell do solemnly swear or affirm >> I toana Cook Pernell do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support
002obey and defend the Constitution >> that I will support obey and defend the Constitution >> of the United States >> and the Constitution of this commonwealth >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. I'm And I will dischar I'm trying to remember. And I will discharge the duties of my >> office office >> with fidelity. >> Thank you. You are now sworn. Congratulations. [applause] >> I'm going to call Miss Erica Grayson. Congratulations, Miss Grayson. I'm going to have you raise your right hand and put your left hand on the Bible. And you have your wonderful support here. Thank you for coming, guys. All right. Please repeat after me. I, Erica Grayson, >> I, Erica Grayson, >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do
003solemnly swear and affirm >> that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution >> that I will support and obey the Constitution >> of the United States >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and this >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and this Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and that I will discharge my the duties of my office >> and I will discharge the duties of my office >> with fidelity. >> Congratulations [applause] I'm gonna ask Dr. Tracy Reid to please come forward. Congratulations again, Dr. Reid. [cheering] >> Please raise your right hand to take the oath. I, Dr. Tracy Reid, >> I, Dr. Tracy Reid, >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support, obey, and defend >> the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of
004this Commonwealth >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. >> And I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. I have no doubt. [applause] I'm going to ask Eva Diodati to please come forward. >> Please raise your right hand to take the oath. I, Eva Diodati, >> I, Eva Diodati, >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support, obey, and defend >> the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. [applause] >> Now, last but not least,
005Mr. Jean Walker, please come forward and raise your right hand. Please repeat after me. I, Jean Walker, >> I, Gene Walker, >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution >> that I will support, defend, and obey the Constitution >> of the United States >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and the con uh >> and the Constitution of this Commonwealth >> and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity >> and will discharge the duties of this office with Fidelity. >> Congratulations again. >> Thank you. [applause] >> That concludes the uh oath. Thank you, Judge Henry Taylor. And uh congratulations and welcome to our newly elected and reelected board colleagues. Uh it will be a pleasure to work with you all over the
006next several years. All right. I would now like to call to order the December 1st, 2025 Pittsburgh Board of Public Education Organization meeting to order. Would you all please rise so we can salute the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mr. Weiss, would you please call the role, please? Director Parker. >> Parker is absent. Director Diod >> present. >> Director Grayson >> present. >> Director Cook Pernell >> present. >> Director Reed >> here. >> Director Silk >> here. Director Talifer >> here. >> Director Yord >> here. >> Student Representative Turnbull. Student Representative Graves. Mr. Walker >> here. >> Eight members present. >> Thank you, Mr. Weiss. At this
007time, we need to elect a temporary president of the board so that we can proceed with the election. Is there a motion on the floor for a temporary president? >> I would like to nominate Mr. Ira Rice. >> Ira Weiss has been nominated. Are there any further nominations? >> If none, is there a motion to close the nominations for temporary president? >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you, Director Yord and Director Silk. And thank you, Director Talifer, for your nomination earlier. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Solicer Weiss. I will turn the presidency over to you. >> Thank you. Uh we will proceed now to accept nominations for president. Nominations do not require a second. And there are eight directors here this evening. So, there will need to be
008five affirmative votes to elect the officers. Uh, are there any nominations for president? >> I would like to nominate Gene Walker. >> I'd like to Sorry, go ahead. >> I'd like to nominate Devin Talero. Any further nominations? Can I have a motion to close nominations? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> And the nominations are closed. We will now call the role. And each director should cast their vote by stating the name of the candidate they are voting for. Director Diod >> Walker, >> Director Grayson, >> Jean Walker, >> Director Cook Parnell, >> Jean Walker, >> Director Reed, >> Jean Walker, >> Director Silk, >> Jean Walker, >> Director Talifer, >> myself, Yes. >> Director Yord >> Deon Talifero >> Director Walker >> myself Walker the elected
009president by a vote of six to2. [snorts] >> Mr. Weiss, it does look like Director Barker has joined on Zoom. >> Oh, great. Okay. Sorry, I missed him. I'm sorry. I'll note for the record that Director Barker is present and we have all director. Sorry, just jump. >> Okay. Uh we will now have nominations for first vice president. >> I would like to nominate Dr. Tracy Reid. Any further nominations? Any further nominations? There a motion to close the nominations. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Post. Okay. We have Director Reed as a sole nominee. May we have a unanimous vote for Director Reed? >> Yes. I think we just say >> I director Reed is the vice first vice president. We will now have nominations for
010second vice president. Did you ask for nominations, Mr. Weiss? >> Yes. Second vice president. >> I nominate Y nominate Yael Silk. >> Any further nominations? Any further nominations? >> Hearing none. Do I have a motion to close nominations? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> M. Director Silk being the sole nominee. May we have a unanimous vote for Director Silk as second vice president? Any objections to that? hearing. None. Director Silk is the second vice president. And [applause] I will now turn the meeting over to the real president, Mr. Walker. >> Thank you, Mr. Weiss. You get all the glory and none of the other stuff when you do this. >> That's right. [laughter] Uh thank you all again uh for going through this process with us.
011Uh I will now read uh the resolution for the election of school treasurer uh the election of uh school treasurer and uh setting of bond. Uh resolved that Jennifer Gula, treasurer of the city of Pittsburgh be elected school treasurer and that the bond for the office be set at $250,000. the bond to be furnished at the cost of the board. Is there a motion and a second to approve Jennifer Gula as school treasurer as presented? >> Thank you, Director Talifer and Director Barker. Mr. Weiss, can you please call the role? >> Barker. >> Yes. Director, >> yes. Director Grayson. >> Yes. >> Director Cook Fernell. >> Yes. >> Director Reed. >> Yes. >> Director Silk. >> Yes. >> Director Talifer. >> Yes. >> Director Yord. >> Yes. >> Director Walker. >> Yes. >> The elections
012approved unanimously. >> Thank you all. I will now read the resolution for the election of secretaries and assistant secretaries and setting of bonds. Uh be it resolved that Wayne Walters be elected the secretary of the board of the public education uh for the board of public education in addition to his other duties as superintendent of schools without additional salary and that bond for the office to be set at $250,000. the bond to be furnished at the cost of the board. Resolve further that Ira Weiss, Esquire, Ron Ronald J. Joseph, and Laura Rosetti be elected assistant secretaries to the board of public education in addition to their other duties as solicitor, chief operating operations officer and director of finance, and that the bonds for those offices be set at $250,000 each, the bonds to be furnished
013at the cost of the board. Is there a motion and a second to approve this resolution? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Thank you, Director Talifer and Director Reid. Mr. Weiss, can you please call the vote? Yes. >> Yes. >> Oh, all right. Then we will Can we correct that without further action, Mr. Weiss? >> Yeah, you can be corrected. I was going to call that out, but apparently someone did. That's fine. It could be it could be corrected to the acronym title. >> Thank you very much. And my apologies, Mr. Joseph, for not reading your title correctly. All right. So, we have a motion and a second. Uh, Mr. Weiss, can you please call the vote? >> Barker, >> yes. >> Director GDI, >> yes. >> Director Grayson, >> yes. Director Pernell, >> yes.
014>> Director Reed, >> yes. >> Director Silk, >> yes. >> Talifer, >> yes. >> Director George, >> yes. >> Director Walker, >> yes. >> Resolutions approved unanimously. >> Thank you all. That concludes the board reorganization meeting. Uh, do I have a motion and a second to adjurnn? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Thank you, Director Talifer and Director Barker. All those in favor, please say I. >> Any opposed? Thank you all for your work tonight. This meeting stands adjourned.