001So I'm glad I pledge algiance 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. Uh the mission of Sunny Brook School District 171 is to maximize student achievement by cultivating critical thinking skills, innovative instructional practices, and a collaborative school, home, and community partnership. Roll call >> present. confident. >> Any person wishing to address the board about an item that is on the agenda should do so when that item is up for discussion. Visitor statements will be limited to two minutes per person. A total of 30 minutes will be allocated for visitor comments. All comments about items not on the agenda will be held until the visitor statement at the end of the meeting. Items related to
002personnel issues will be redirected to the appropriate administrator. We're at item F. recommend motion to approve the regular board of education meeting minutes of December 15, 2025, close session minutes of December 15, 2025, and the special board of education meeting minutes of December 18, 2025, January expenses and December payroll in the amount of 2,386,25041% 41 as presented. >> Motion second >> motion by second by Ambrose. Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Burks. Yes. Smith. >> Yes. >> Motion pass. >> We're at item G. Communications. >> We don't have any. >> Okay. >> Item H.formational items. Is there any anything information? >> No. Um, board reports. Anything here? Nothing for me? Nobody else? No. >> Okay. We are at item J, administrative report. Dr. Erica Milhouse, Pat, the superintendent. On behalf of the administrators of Sunny
003Brook, we are truly grateful to our teachers and to our parents because our student attendance was very well attended for our two e-learning days. >> Um yeah, even my little people, my little 5-year-olds, they showed up. So, I was like super excited. So again, to our parents, to our communities, to our teachers, we are very grateful and very thankful to you for your commitment. This week here at Sunnybrook is going to be a little bit of a hectic week because we have a half a day for on um the student teacher parent teacher conferences are Thursday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. And then we also have teacher institute day as well. So we are going to have three days of half day attendance this week just to keep everybody breast of that. More importantly next week
004while all things are important to us and everybody but next week the week of February the 2nd the five essential survey comes out. You've heard us talk about that as it relates to um our IR and our state report card. It is very important to us. If our families, please, please take time out to fill out the five essential survey. If you have a student who attends Nathan Hill and Heritage Middle School, we ask that you take it for both students. If you have children in both schools, you cannot take it just for one school and think it's going to count. We are asking and the state is asking that you take it for both schools. You will receive numerous reminders. Um I'm sorry if you feel like we're going to bombard you, but it's
005just very important to us that this gets done. So that is it for me and I thank you. >> Thank you Dr. Lori Horn, assistant superintendent, director of group. >> Hi. Thank you. Um, we have started our testing season and we is up and running. We did start last week testing. So for all of our parents, if you are a parent of a child that is an e health student, please make sure they're getting a great breakfast. They can come to school and eat here and getting lots of sleep as they are currently testing. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. David Schrader, chief school business official. >> Nothing for me this evening. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Julianne Green, director of services. I have nothing to report. >> Thank you very much. Dr. Mike McGowan,
006technology director. >> Nothing to report this. >> Thank you. Mrs. Chantel Cambridge, principal Heritage Middle School. >> You said you do have something to do. All right. >> I had to make sure my screen was up. I'm sorry your background is half of January, but that's okay. I >> Good day. Good people. So, like Dr. Like I said, we do have parent teacher conferences scheduled um this week. Our for heritage, our Thursday conferences are in person um from 4:00 to 7:00 and then our Friday conferences are virtual from 12 to 12:30 to 3. Um and this time around we do invit invitations. We look at uh students who may be struggling u academically or um having some challenges in the classroom with behavior. And so those are the parents who are invited. Of course, if
007there are parents who would like to attend, all you have to do is reach out to the um team leads and then we make accommodations for them. Um we are doing an all heritage fundraiser to to support our extracurricular and our clubs and our house activities from January 29th through February 2nd. We will be engaging in double fundraiser. Um we will make a post on parent square so that the parents are aware of this and also can participate. And the cool thing about this is that the kids will be able to um choose which uh extracurricular or activity, whatever activity that they want their proceeds to go to, the kids will be able to choose that. >> Uh January 29th, which is this upcoming week, uh Thursday to February 2nd. You know, double only does
008a 4 day four day run. So, it's quick, fast, and which we appreciate without inventory. >> Um, win is extended. We actually um extended our current win for our fifth through 8th grade students and expanded it and included our EL students. And so, we'll be going we'll be doing win after school for our students until May. Volleyball season has begun. The girls are >> the girls are I'm just saying they're doing a super fantastic job. So, yeah. Yeah, I'm super I'm excited to watch them play. You said you too. Yeah. Um the boys basketball team, we are in our regionals stage on Tuesday. We'll have our semi-finals um against Beacher at 4:30 and then when we when we win that game, because we will win that game, we play again on Thursday. Um, and then
009sectional championship is Monday on the 2nd. And then the se the state series is Saturday. We're going to win that, too. >> I'm just giving y'all all the days so y'all know we're going to win that, too. Thursday. >> I don't have the specifically. We got to wait until after the game on Tuesday. >> What's the location? >> The game on Tuesday is at beach. >> Okay. >> That I know for sure. Everything else. >> Everything else is on my back. after after we leave. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we got to manifest some things. Uh house day, the upcoming house day is Friday. Not Friday, sorry, is February 11th. I believe that's a Wednesday. It's actually a half day. And if anybody's at home, y'all want to come hang out with us. We're doing a
010talent show. We started the talent show series last year. And so, we wanted to keep that a tradition. And so, this year, we're doing the house day on a half day, but those last two periods, we'll be doing a talent show. We'll be we'll stream it live so people can see. So, um, if you guys you got an opportunity to come out, you can come. Um, Black Heritage Night is upcoming as well on February 19th from 5:00 to 7:00 right here. Heritage will be in the gym, I do believe. Um, and one cool thing is that we are taking our eighth grade some eighth grade students HBC HBCU tour. I think it's important that we talk about career and college readiness. And so by taking these kids on this um DHC youth tour, our our
011intention is just to expand and provide knowledge, just give them some exposure. The travel dates are from April 6th through April 8th. Um we are going to Jackson uh Mississippi, the universities that are participating, Jackson State University, Tuloo College, and Alorn State University. We'll also um visit the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum as well. Um, some important information about the eighth grade graduation and promotion stuff has gone out to parents. I want parents to be aware of that. U, we're looking at the capp and gown. Our next thing for eighth grade is a capping gown, which is February 18th. Students will be in uniform. Students will be in uniform on February 18th for the cap and gown. Um, and I want you guys to see um some of the things that we're doing. I know I
012started off um the beginning of this school year showing you all our announcements, how we do our announcements. It gets better cuz we've expanded. Let me show you something. 3 2 1 AND WE ARE THE BEST. THE BEST house we represent. I found my home. I found my home. Hallelujah. I found my home. I found my home in Valent. >> Don't mess around. >> Weent. >> We >> So loud and proud. Our house is strong. >> Our house is strong. >> We represent >> Weent >> the whole day. Don't see through our veins. Weresent we and we don't play and we don't play so much. We represent Weent stand side by side. Stand side by side. We >> am Moore. I'm in eighth grade and I'm here to talk about one of the special books
013that I think you'll love. It's called The False Prince written by Jennifer A. Nelson. This book is set in a far off kingdom countryside. The main character's name is Sage. There's a big problem in this story. The royal family is dead and the kingdom is on the brink of war. So, a new king must be crowned. I really like this book because of all the mystery that it creates and it builds a lot of suspect. I think you'll really like this if you like fantasy. By the way, this is fiction. Or if you like mystery. If you like both of those, this is the book for you. Bye. Watch. This is our growth mindset. Real growth is when you start checking and correcting yourself. Instead of blaming others, you take your power back by being
014responsible for your life. And then my best Miss Cameron version it have a great day. have a super fantastic day. Thank you. >> Mr. K, Mr. K. >> But what Mr. Kent on behalf of Mr. Kent, >> what Mr. Kent and his staff has decided to do and Mr. Cameron and I have decided to join them, they're doing a sewing club for the staff. So we have a teacher over there who is teaching us how to put our own buttons on our own shirts, those small little things. So it's really fun. So we're working on community engagement with just our teaching staff just doing some body sense of um connection with us. So we start with that. So we'll keep going. All right, we are at item K. Recommend motion K1. Recommend motion to approve
015the advancement of part-time employment of Mr. Lucian Cambridge to full-time employment custodian Nathan Hill School effective January 27th, 2026. >> Second motion by the second by Ambrose Lure. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. Smith. >> Yes. Motion to pass >> to approve the purchase of 106 laptops and docking stations for teachers at a cost of 106,212 for Forte utilizing title one idea and district funds as presented. Motion >> second motion by Stewart second by Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Bur yes. >> Yes. >> Motion pass >> to approve the purchase of bread item three. I'm sorry. I recommend motion to approve purchase of 250 Chromebooks with licenses and warranties for students $93,560 and warranties for teachers laptops $16,786 at a total cost of $110,346 from its savvy to be purchased using title
016one idea and district funds as presented. >> Motion second by second by Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. Yes. >> First. Yes. Smith. >> Yes. >> Motion pass. >> To approve the employment of Miss Kesha Matlock, Pair Professional Heritage Middle School, salary of $21.50 per hour, effective January 27th, 2026 is presented. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion by second by Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. >> B. Yes. Smith. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Item five, motion to approve the removal of classroom surface outlet raceways and installation of outlet receptacles at Heritage Middle School by Kri. Is that right? >> Christ electric from for $26,455 as presented. >> Motion >> second by Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. >> BS. Yes. Smith. >> Yes. Hill. >> Yes. >> Motion passes >> to authorize the
017law firm of Olison Murphy Frasier and McGrath as his legal represent representative for property tax proceedings as presented. >> Second motion by Lur, second by Burks Lure. >> Yes. >> Burks. Yes. Smith. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. Uh recommend motion item seven to approve the Echo Executive Board of Directors meeting minutes of November 18th, 2025 and the December 9th, 2025 meeting minutes as presented. >> Most second motion by the Shure, second by Berke, >> yes, yes. Smith, >> yes. >> He >> Brooks, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Uh item eight, recommend motion to approve the extended FMLA federal I'm sorry, federal glory mercy. Family medical leave for Mr. Andrew Bur teacher Heritage Middle School approximate return date of March 2nd 2026 as presented. >> Motion >> second. >> Motion by
018second by Ambrose. >> Yes. >> Ambrose. >> Yes. >> BS. Yes. Smith. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> I don't think we're not going into close session, right? >> No. >> Uh we're at item M visitor statements. Are there any visitors payments? Okay. A motion to adjourn at 6:48. All in favor? >> Thank you. My in this