001in the middle there. >> Smile. Smile. Smile. [Applause] The worst part about just summer in general is just no window [Music] for >> today. A motion and second for approval. >> Motion second president. >> Uh yes. >> Board member Mcnite. >> Yes. >> Board member McKenna. >> Yes. >> Board member Carlson. >> Yes. Board member. >> Hi. >> Oh. >> Secretary. >> I. President Sterling. >> Hi. >> Dr. R. Thank you. Uh the mission of the Harlem facility school district as a better part of the community is to have diverse learners who realize their limited potential by providing an educational program dedicated to academic excellence and development of strong character in a safe and respectful learning environment. And I can honestly say that each one of the students today represented that perfect attendance. >> Thank
002you, sir. Thank you. Can I get a motion, a second to for board meeting minutes September 8th, 2025? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Board member Mcnite. >> I. >> Board member McKenna. >> Hi. >> Board member Carlson. >> Yes. >> Board member Johnson. >> Hi. >> Secretary Meeks. I >> President Sterling. >> Hi. >> Vice President Thompson. >> I just move. >> All right. Um, so this evening I do not have any uh recognitions present. um as we had to move one to a later date. Um but I did want to highlight a few things and just publicly thank um the United Way. Um they set up last week their day of caring where they served and I believe you got something in Terrell's memo to you for the week. Um but uh service days
003at 15 sites and one of those sites was um at Parker Center and so we had staff from Field Fastener on site Friday painting or repainting the um it's called the Bourne Trail of Learning. And so if you've been in the Parker Center playground area, um you'll see there's different artwork and things like that that are part of this trail of learning. Um and so I want to say a big thank you to United Way for that partnership and considering us and then obviously to Field Fastner um and all the volunteers that helped out on that day. Also want to recognize um tomorrow we're going to be uh doing our uh first I read meeting. Um this is another program through United Way where we have volunteers that are supporting our classrooms. Um this year
004we have volunteers that will be supporting um with literacy efforts at Parker Center in each classroom um as well as a classroom at Walston Elementary. Um and these are volunteers from our community that um come in each week and support the classroom teacher um and obviously the students uh with small group and one-on-one instruction type stuff. So big thank you to United Way for also helping support that program. Um and then lastly, we put on the board, you can see up here from um last evening some pictures, but also um some of the community events coming up here. And so I just want to draw attention to that. I know that it's on uh social media, newsletters, etc., but just again bringing our attention to the events that are going on um this week for
005our community um as well as obviously Friday with your football game and in our uh Duty Bowl, which is something you definitely don't want to miss. So that is all I have for today. My wife's going to be mad. >> Yeah. No flag game. Is >> it on there? >> Wednesday. >> That's just the 9:00 at the high school community. >> Uhoh. >> The girls are playing the same team. Just >> got the dog tank. >> All right. >> Yep. Yep. You just earned a spot in the dog tank. >> I support that. I >> I don't believe that's the full list because these are the three community events that we were aware of. So maybe we'll check into that. But >> tell Sean I apologize. >> No worries. >> I'm going to hear >>
006with that. >> We have no comments from the community this time. >> Nope. So the amazing part of the bills. >> All right. Wow. It's a big building. All right. The total payables for this period were $920,75157. I did not have a payroll summary for this board meeting. So the total expenses are 9275157 split out by fund. The education fund paid $367,3601. The operations and maintenance fund paid $229,61025. The transportation fund paid $44,31.19. The capital projects fund paid $18,44059 and the life safety fund paid $261,38.93. Again, for total expenditures of 920,75157. If there are no questions, that is it for the bills. >> Motion to approve the bill. >> Motion second. >> Board member McKini. >> Yes. >> Board member Carlson. Yes. >> Board member Johnson. >> Hi, >> Secretary Meeks. I President Sterling. >>
007Hi. >> Vice President Thompson. >> I. >> Board member Mcnite. >> I. With that, I'm going go on to communications and committee reports and I'll turn it over to board member Diana. >> Thank you, President Sterling. Um, I'm going to forgo a report this night uh tonight just to uh move the meeting along. This is our second meeting of the month and we do have a lot on the agenda. So, I have no report this evening. >> Thank you. With that, I'll turn it over to board member Rebecca Carlson. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Such a gorgeous evening. It's wonderful. I have the cooler weather a little bit. It's not quite so hot as it was. Uh I have a recommendation to approve the second reading of the policy updates from August 18, 2025.
008First readings with 52 attachments. Um thank you Olson Park. Where I think Mars is Nelson left. I didn't see her. >> She came back but then she left. >> Yes, she took over here. That that was fun. That was really fun with the little people and the bigger people and just I love watching them do the pledge of allegiance and being able to just slow down and keep up with them a little bit. But uh that was fantastic. Um I wanted to um remember um September 11th, which of course was just this past week, two weeks ago almost. Um no, it was just last Tuesday, Wednesday, sorry. >> Week and a half ago. >> Yeah. >> 11 days exactly. >> I'll get I'll get it straight right. But no, it just something to remember. Um,
009a lot there's a lot of hate in the world going on right now and um, we need to remember a lot of the things that are good about our our our communities, firefighters, police officers, things people that are out there to help us and keep us going. So, um, just wanted to just remember how great of a country we live in. So, other than that, there's not a lot. Um, go Vikings. No, go Harlem. >> My husband's a Vikings, so my husband's a Vikings, so you're not I'm kind of going both ways. Well, now I'm from somewhere totally different, so either way. But, um, yeah, go Huskies. And hopefully they'll win it with a a smear out, a wipeout. So, um, >> next policy committee says it's to be determined, but I expect there will
010be one on October 8th. So, we will go as it goes. So, >> thank you so much. >> That's it. Thank you so much, board member. >> Um really I I attended the tailgate party yesterday. Um the high school Jeremy, Mary, and team always do such a great job with that. Um you know, it's it it's nice seeing all, you know, a lot of our students out there, especially with like the littles, right? Like the face painting and the games and that kind of stuff. um you know and I something new that we started what was that like two or three years ago we started doing that >> and it's um yeah it's pretty awesome. Uh other than that obviously it's homecoming week so not a a whole lot of work is getting done in
011the classroom in the high school and I'm kidding. I'm kidding. Hopefully there is but we all know how that goes. Um so yeah I I mean and I I encourage everybody to come out cheer on your Huskys. Um, homecoming is always a a fun game and um, yeah, so come out, cheer out cheer on your Huskys. Just don't sit in my seats and we'll be all I have a section. We all kind of have a section over there, but uh, so yeah, come out. And with that being said, that's all I got. >> All right. Thank you, sir. >> Secretary, >> good evening, everyone. I have nothing to report. I just want to wish everybody a safe, fun, happy homecoming week and definitely take care of those Vikings. >> Sink the Vikings with the football.
012>> Um our next um >> social equity and social justice meeting October >> will be October 8th. So if you're not doing anything, please come out. in the tin. I only have three. >> Thank you, Board Kurt Thompson. Vice President Kurt Thompson. >> Thank you. Um yeah, I'll continue the uh quote here and also continue on from uh saying the you know going out for the firefighter, the police and of course our teachers uh which I was able to participate in the golden apple uh give a teacher an apple uh opportunity I would call it promotion whatever you there uh event. There we go. Thank you. I can only think of the right words. Uh that being said last Thursday where uh they have uh Shnooks donating uh all the apples and having the community
013then uh don bring those apples to every single teacher in the area. It's a whole lot of apples. It's great. And besides just, you know, giving those teachers an apple to remember, it is bringing up the cause of the Golden Apple for this year. So, make sure if you've got a uh teacher out there that's done amazing things, which should not be hard to do, that you nominate them to give them that recognition that's out there. And teachers uh if you've got great projects, we've got the Golden Apples doing their uh nominations, I'm sure, for the um grants that we've always done and done quite well for Harlem as well. That's it. That's what I got this week. Go Harlem. >> Oh, yeah. Business services, I guess. Sorry, Josh. No, >> I won't have quite
014the same enthusiasm as I did in that last statement, but the business services will be at the committee the whole and that's going to be October 8th, uh, 2025 right back here. >> Thank you. Uh, homecoming week there is, uh, also the girls flag football. It's going to be Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. >> I see >> stadium. Uh, yeah, please. I want to like stress to the community as best as possible, kids are out doing senior pranks and homecoming pranks and whatnot. Be careful. These are these are kids. I'm telling the kids too, please don't wear masks. While you're teepeeing houses, >> these are crazy times. They're have go out, have fun, do be safe. >> Not condoning it, but please be safe. >> TP is okay. Um yeah, just want to want them all
015to finish and do good great things throughout the year and you never know when things are happening. Um our next regular board meeting will be October 14th at 2025 and I will be there Friday to watch Harlem beat Gilford. >> Yeah, I'll be there too. And for those of us who don't know, what is what is buddy bowl? >> It says buddy bowl at halftime. What's >> that? The buddy bowl. That's the dogs, right? >> No, the buddy bowl. >> The kids. >> Yeah. Special needs. >> Okay. >> And that's at the halftime of the soft the JV game. >> Yeah. You're think >> I turn it over to board member. >> Yeah. Um on September 13th I attended the IASB Super Saturday conference in Neapville. Um it was a really good learning experience and
016I had the opportunity to meet and talk with other um board members new board members um throughout the state of Illinois. It was very interesting. >> And our next meeting for the committee of excuse next educational committee meeting is October 8th, 2025. >> And those are all going to be at 4:30, correct? >> Yes sir. Yes. >> And with that, thank you so much. With that, I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Sher. >> Thank you. I have one item this evening and it's an overnight um Mr. S came and talked about his program and some of this um videoing that they're going to be doing. They are going to leave on November 7th after school and then return November 10th. Um it's a long weekend. They're going to Marian, Illinois. And so, um
017I'm just going to ask you to approve that travel, please. >> Thank you so much. I can't wait to see that documentary. >> Oh, yeah. >> Josh R. >> All right. I only have two items this evening. >> My first time. >> Where are you? >> And one of them we already did earlier. So >> my first item is a recommendation to approve resolution declaring surplus property at Loves Park Elementary, the Chzn Elementary, Harlem Middle School, and Windsor Elementary. My second item is a recommend or an recommendation to I'm going to read it as it says FY26 public budget hearing. Earlier this evening, we had a public hearing in which we took any questions and I reviewed the changes from tenative to final budget. Therefore, I'm recommending uh the board adopt the FY26 tenative budget
018with changes recommended to be the FY26 final budget. Are there any final questions on the budget? And that is my report. >> Thank you, Dr. Sh. >> Oh, good evening. Tonight, I have the recommendation to approve the personnel agenda and the two transfers this evening, 13 employments, seven resignations. We also have um two new positions for PAR level B at Windsor Elementary um due to new students moving in and enrolling in our STP program with individualized PAR attention. >> Okay. And we were able to hire those positions. >> Yes. >> Cool. >> Yeah. And so those will be posted and we'll be able to move forward with those positions as dictated by the law. So, >> thank you. >> Does anyone have any questions? >> Thank you, President Sterling. So, I have uh four foyer
019requests to read for you tonight. Um the first one 11D1 um was dated September 9th, 2025 and was submitted by Justine Winning requesting information regarding contracts and or master service agreements with associated purchase orders that are in effect or have been in effect in the last three years with vendors providing alternative transportation with the district's response to the request from September 16th, 2025 with the exclusive documents. The second one, 11D2, was submitted on September 8th, 2025 by Owen Wayne, requesting information, copies of the contracts for all school principles in the district who will start the coming school year and copies of all active teacher contracts and collective bargaining agreements. We have not answered that for you yet. Um 11D3 um was submitted on September 12th, 2025 by Maren Garcia requesting contractual rates for each vendor
020the district has contracted with for speech language pathologists, social workers, psychologists, behavior analysts, pair professionals, aids, and registered behavior technicians respond to that one soon. And then the final um 11D4 was submitted September 16, 2025 by Jamie Jordan requesting a copy of a listing all Harlem School District 122 employees first and last names, email addresses, title, positions, and primary campus or department location. Uh we responded to that request on September 17th, 2025 with the inclusive documents. Those are all requests. Thank you. Moving on to the consent agenda. >> Can I get a motion to approve the personal agenda and with agenda? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Board member Carlson. >> Yes. >> Board member Johnson. >> Hi. >> Secretary Meeks. I President. Hi. >> Vice President Thompson. Hi. >> Board member Mcnite. Hi. Board member
021McKenzie. Hi. Can I get a motion to approve student travel requests? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Board member Johnson. >> I. >> Secretary Meeks. Hi. President Sterling. >> Hi. >> Vice President Thompson. >> Hi. >> Board member Mcnite. >> Hi. >> Board member McKenna. >> I. >> Board member Carlson. >> Yes. >> Yep. Can I uh get a motion to approve this mission surplus property? >> Motion. Second. >> Secretary me. I President Sterling. >> Hi. >> Vice President Thompson. >> Hi. >> Board member Mcnite. >> Hi. >> Board member McKenna. >> I. >> Board member Carlson. >> Yes. >> Board member Johnson. >> I Josh. Before I ask this, can I ask one question? What was that total for the tenative budget? >> The total like deficit number is 2.95 without life safety. 2.95 with
022life safety and it's like 3.7 with life safety. Let me look just sure life safety number was 1.8 we had to add 1.8 to that remember? >> Yep. 1878. >> Okay. With that, can I get a motion to approve the adoption of the FY26 tenative budget with recommended changes for the FY26 final budget? >> Motion. >> Second. >> President Sterling, >> I. >> Vice President Thompson, >> I. >> Board member Mcnite, >> I. >> Board member McKenna. >> I, >> Board Member Carlson, >> yes. >> Board member Johnson, >> hi. >> Secretary Meeks, I. Does anybody have questions about any of the policy updates? >> Michael, did you do facility request? >> We didn't have their facility question. >> Great. Thank you. >> Sometimes I have to remember that because I want to ask that
023question, too. >> I was thinking it. I just didn't say anything because I thought I like momentarily like went unconscious or something. >> You're okay. Can I get a motion to approve the second reading of policy updates from August 18th, 2025, first readings? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Vice President Thompson. >> Yes. Board member Mcnite. >> Yes. >> Board member McKenna. >> Yes. >> Board member Carlson. >> Yes. >> Board member Johnson. >> Hi. >> President Sterling. >> Hi. Are there any announcements and discussions at this time? >> Not trying to make history, but I guess we did. Uh, >> well, I can start talking. You can tell a story. >> With that, can I get a motion, a second to adjurnn? >> Second. >> Yes. >> All those in favor? >> Thank you guys
024for a great meeting. [Music]