001All right. Good evening. Um, welcome to our special board meeting this evening. Um, I would like to welcome you and call the meeting to order and ask that you stand and join me in welcoming the PBLO County High School Jazz Band. They're going to perform the national anthem. This is the saxophone section of the jazz band and they're playing a jazzy arrangement starting. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Awesome. [Music] Thank you. Good job. All right. Gets me pumped. Okay. May I have a motion to approve the special meeting? So moved. I second. Chris Luca. Yay. Kathy Howland. Hi. And O. Yay. Motion carried. Okay. We're going to start with our action items. Um, the first item is approval of the new principal at Prairie Winds Elementary School. Superintendent Ry, do you want to join
002me? I don't want to mess up the last name. Super Bell. I would like to intro introduce you to Cindy Burrell, who is who we have chosen as the new principal at Prairie Winds Elementary School for next year. Wonderful. Would you like to say anything? Oh, there's not a microphone. There's not a real microphone. Hello everybody. I'm very honored to be a part of the the District 70 team. I'm excited to get to know all of you. Some of you who I've already met. Thank you for your support so far. It's it's lots of green flags and I really appreciate the warm welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. And do I have do you want me to do both? Can we do both? Yes. Yes, absolutely. And then the next is approval of the new
003principal at Ry Elementary. We have chosen Ying Wong as our Rye Elementary principal for next year. And this is Ying. Ying, would you like to say something? Yes. Well, thank you. Well, I'm deeply um humbled and truly honored to stand here today um for the opportunity to serve in the new role. Um in the past two years, I've lived and worked for this community and um I've experienced firsthand the kindness and inclusiveness the community has to offer and very fortunate to be part of it and I will continue to serve alongside of many dedicated people, many wonderful people and towards one mission that is uh continued success for all students and thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [Applause] Well, do I have a motion to approve our Purwins Elementary and Ry Elementary principles? Uh, so
004move. I second. Chris Duca. Yes. Kathy Helen. Hi. And O. Yes. Motion carried. Congratulations. Thank you. Congratulations. [Applause] Okay, we're going to move on to consent agenda. Um the Do I have a motion to approve these items? So move. I second. Chris Duca. Kathy Holland. I O. Yay. Motion carried. Okay, that was quick and easy. The next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th, next week at the Educational Services Center beginning at 6 p.m. Special board meeting is now adjourned. Thank you.