001To me, just the presence of that could be threatening to other people. I would want and it's not that we're looking to expel kids. You guys have seen us modify so many expulsions. However, it gives the board a level of insight to understand and make sure that that student's okay, that we're following procedures, that they have the supports that they need, that it's being handled correctly, that the school it gives that opportunity for that discussion. And then if any information from the investigation comes out that well this is a bit different from prior cases then we can have a discussion if we do want to dismiss the recommendation and go forward with an expulsion. But whenever there's a lookike firearm to me that's escalated because we have community members where they could be holding a
002toy gun and we could have another Tamir Rice on our hands and that's not something I want. And while it's not fair that that's the society we live in, that's unfortunately where we're at. And our goal is to protect these kids, educate these kids, and get them to graduate to lead successful lives. So that's where I'm coming from is I would like to adapt it so that it does come to us so that we can have our eyes on it, not with the intent to expel as many kids as we can. Mr. Riddle. Okay. Um, I would like to know actually, Miss Lensing, where in this policy or where you'd want to put those words that it would come to the board. But, but that think about that before you answer. And, and here's my
003question here on this form that we're looking at. I had a couple questions. Um, uh, Miss Vanderrock, I would just in the very first paragraph, Excuse me, Mr. B. Which document, please? Oh, yes. The, um, the one that's up on the screen. Well, it's it's No, it's not. It's it's the other one. The uh administrative proposal for lookalike weapons. Yeah, that's the one on the screen. Yeah, that's little that's the one on the screen. Okay. In the very first paragraph in the other paragraphs you Yeah. In in paragraph disruption scrolling up level one disruption. Yeah. Disruption. I would add there or suggest that we add toy before firearm because you've used that toy in front of firearm in the other three sections, but we didn't add toy there. Okay. And then and then I would
004ask um in the next section prohibited material possession which is uh which is likely which causes or is likely to promote disruption. Okay. Then it says environment which okay then it talks about fireworks, sparklers, shock pens. I would like you to define what a shock pen is and what's the difference between that maybe and a taser because it doesn't spell out taser. Yeah. What is a shock pen? I don't know. Okay. Um, and I don't see Mr. But we all know what a teaser is. And and you know, when I was a kid, they had shock pens where you had a little a little thing that you put in your hand and you shook with shook somebody's hand and it it it just buzzed and made a little, you know, and they pulled their hand
005back. I don't know if that's a shock thing or not, but I would I would take out the word shock pen since we can't even define it and put Oh, we do have Mr. Valadz. I apologize. Oh, okay. Thank you. Yeah. Well, I was kind of like, do you want to? Do you not want to? What's a shock pen and how does that differ from a taser? What's evening board? Uh, so a shock pen is what you describe. Those little pens that push on them and it gives you that shock. A little shock. Yeah, it's it's looks like a regular It's not a prong taser. No, it's a regular pen and that little clip at the top. It gives you that shock. A little shock. Little battery operated thing. Correct. Okay. Why do we not
006Let me ask. Why do we not have uh tasers in here? and and also pepper spray. I know P pepper spray is down below, but we've had in incidences in the past where we have children have brought pepper spray to school even I remember a few years back on a keychain with her, you know, uh it was it dropped out of the backpack with it with her keys on it. Um and there's nowhere in here that we talk until we get down at the very bottom defining what a you know pepper spray. Yeah, it's not listed, but we do cover it under prohibited material there. confiscated when they do come into the building. It's under group A, actually a definition. If we go further down, it does say pepper spray is the last word in
007there, but we don't have tasers. And I would see at least somewhere in here, I would like to see tasers because they're very common. Uh people do bring them in, you know, uh and then the pepper spray. Uh and thank you for that definition. The other thing I would like to ask, and Mr. Vand, Mr. fan of Brock and I know I'd asked this before if we could possibly I can see a situation where someone has brought a a toy firearm in um and it doesn't it isn't causing they haven't caused any bodily harm but if they point it at somebody it definitely causes emotional harm. It could be a toy and they point it at a teacher or administrator or a student. Um, and I would ask the board to consider, can we put
008those words in there, emotional harm, because I think that, you know, that the child might, if we don't have it in there, um, it's, we may not think that's too serious. It's very serious. If the child turned this little like weapon on somebody or on the staff, on the students, that's that would be very frightening and um, you know, could be very So, I'd like to add it as well. So, I'd like to just clarify what you're asking. I'm asking Are you asking that emotional harm be added be added to Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I got to get a location to to the weapons section. Level two infraction as a mandatory referral to the board. Yes, the board can exercise its discretion to do that. You can go beyond, you know, what the
009the school code requires, but you can't do less. So you could as a board add if there is evidence of emotional harm. Yes. That that comes before the board as a mandatory one-year subject to modification. Yes, that's what I'm saying. I can see that very traumatic and proposal. Yeah. U so that I would like that added under level two infractions and just you know where it says to cause bodily or emotional harm. And I just want to point out that we can make suggestions at this point, but whatever we suggest still has to be approved by the board. Yes, absolutely. And then I I guess I have one final question here and it's it's down a little bit further. I I see the safety director. I'd like to hear from him about look alike. Okay,
010let me finish my question if I could on any mo on and then I'll be done here. And that's the down a little bit further down under weapons non-fire possession use. Um where it's I would like to know the rationale for dropping that section you crossed out if the appearance or reaction to a lookalike is inconsistent. What did you mean by that Mr. Vanderb? So the reason that was recommended to be um removed at at this point is so that you had clarity along the continuum in the other items where reference to lookalike weapons was not previously stated and then there would be continuity across the buildings in what um discipline category or label was used if it didn't rise to the level of a mandatory expuls ulsion recommendation. So we were trying to get
011clarity across buildings in how it was treated. So you're not taking away. When I read that, it looks like you're taking away that possibility of a principle deciding that yes, a toy firearm was brought in, but it doesn't fit the definitions above. It hasn't caused any harm at all. Maybe it was in his backpack. It was never given or shown or anything, but it's been found in his backpack. And you're taking that possibility of we're not taking it away. We're saying if in your in that example that should be treated as a level one disruption because it was possessed but not so it's already in there. I understand now. Thank you. Okay. And then group B. Why do you why do you have a group A and then a group B? I wasn't clear on
012group B. That has been in there. um for a longstanding period of time. Uh Mr. Valdez, do you have um anything you'd like to say on how the outreach department has been using group B within the weapons offense? Um it it is still trying to get I historically to my recollection within the district and it changes with administrators um and it changes with boards and it changes with what's going on in the community over the years. But box cutters and razor blades are also are always things that they are a sharp they are sharp they're knives they can cause great damage. Yes, they range from the kids who show up and they forgot it was in their pocket. They work at Home Depot, the grocery store, whatever. Um, group B, it allowed them to still
013be qualified as a weapons offense without it triggering a mandatory expulsion referral because they possessed it and or they gave it and passed it around the building. Um, Mr. Valdez, is there anything else you'd like to add about how that is utilized or did I capture it correctly? You summed it up pretty much. Group B, like you said, is those that pass it around. Someone brought it in and the group of students and they're passing around. Those are beat because they weren't directly the ones that brought the weapon, right? the the language does speak in the school code to the person who brings the weapon to school is subject to the mandatory expulsion, not necessarily the person who it got passed around to. Wow. Um I do think that is a shortcoming in the legislative
014language quite honestly. All right. Wow. Okay. Miss Fabian has had her hand up for quite a while. I'd like to recognize her. So, I think that part of it also kind of sums up why on the bottom where the weapons non non-fire firearm possession use on level two um is a little bit gritty. So, if we scroll up a little bit, because I view just as you stated, box cutters and razor blades as a type of knife because it can cut and it's meant to cut, but when you put it in with as a lookalike, a razor uh razor blades and box cutters are not lookalike weapons. They are weapons. So, I think to clarify, we should have lookalike firearms separated from what's an actual weapon, right? Uh because again, then when we're looking at
015who brings in a weapon, and this is why they were brought up to us as potential expulsions, because razor blades and box cutters were treated as weapons. That is why they were brought to us, not because they were a lookalike. um because again they weren't used with the intent to harm but they are a weapon. So I think that's where the clarification needs to be made. So then we can actually go back and see that when we've had these things brought up it's because they were treated as a weapon even though there was no intent to use versus something like a toy gun which a child would view as a toy which is marketed to them as a toy you know and innocently would bring to play. Right? So those are two very different distinctions.
016I like that distinction. That makes good sense, Miss Baby. Miss Santa. But you know what? We're talking about the lookalikes and th the this weapon versus that weapon and everything. Uh board of education, none of our students are supposed to be bringing any weapons in school. And so all of this um all of this um um redoing the policy and putting this in there and all that. Look, we're forgetting no student is supposed to bring any kind of weapon, look alike or anything other. And so the whole the whole thing you're going to be confusing people. you're specifically going to be confusing the students now all of a sudden. Oh well, if if it has a orange tip, it's not a lookalike. It's just a play gun. Come on, you guys. Th this is totally
017out of order. We don't need to be giving kids and others excuses that it's okay to bring these things into our schools. The whole thing consistency, no weapons in school, no lookalikes. And that's how we have always um we have always functioned. And if it was a lookalike, it still came before the board and whether the board not to say that they were going to expel the student because we don't expel students. We stay their expulsions and we continue their education in alternative placements. But this stuff about this um the this lookalike firearm, I'd like to hear from the director of safety and his view on what a lookalike is. He is director of safety. Can we hear from him? So I'm going to ask since this is a board discussion and I'm I'm I'm
018just Well, you got Mr. Valdez. Can I please finish? I can't respond to your question if you don't allow me to speak. So, I'm going to ask if we're going to have a discussion, the staff will speak for clarity. Mr. Valadez is not giving an opinion. He is giving clarity to how they use the principle. If we're asking Mr. Wilson to add clarity to how his security sees us, that's one thing. And yes, Mr. Wilson will do that today. However, if we're asking Mr. Wilson for an opinion on this policy as of right now. I'm going to ask that he reserve comment because it is the board's discussion. It is the board's discussion now and then the administration will look at the board's discussion and come back with what we feel may be recommendations, agreements
019or other components. And it's unfair for us to put our director of safety up there to give recommendations. That is your opinion. It's not a recommendation. As of now, if you would like clarification on an item, Mr. Wilson will provide it. He will not give you an opinion or an advisement till the board has a discussion on this and comes up with proposals that we will look at and come back to the board out of fairness to our staff. I want to know what uh what he is directing his staff to determine whether it's a lookalike weapon. So what's wrong with that? That is clarification. So if Mr. Wilson, if you would like to clarify a weapon versus I want to use your exact words, Miss Hannah, what is your question? I want to know
020what is what is considered a lookalike. Okay. So, can you please clarify, Mr. Wilson? Can you please clarify, Mr. Wilson, what a lookalike firearm is? Thank you. Good evening, board president, board members, superintendent, colleagues, and community. Uh generally we consider anything that's a lookalike weapon that anything that can be mistaken as a firearm, a lookalike firearm. Thank you. That's simple. Okay, Miss Favian, just to to note, I feel like nowhere in this policy does it say that it's okay to bring a toy gun or a lookalike firearm. It's clearly laid out by saying it's under prohibited material to bring a lookalike toy firearm. So, I don't think that this is going to confuse the community and tell kids that it's okay. It's literally saying this is prohibiting which is why we need this clarification added
021into um into the handbook. Same thing with the disruption or use of a lookalike um toy firearm. Again, it's adding clarity that it should not be brought to school and you should not be disrupting class with it. I don't understand where this is saying that we're okay with bringing a toy lookalike gun. I don't I don't see that. If anything, it's clarifying that they should not. Miss Lindsay. Um I I think another aspect that I I want to make sure we're clear on. Um we're talking about lookalike weapons, which depending on an angle, whether it has an orange tip or a painted black tip. Depending on where you are from the angle, it's going to be hard to tell from an observer in the situation if that's a lookalike or a quote unquote toy. Um,
022I have concerns because, you know, we've all seen kids run around with those big Nerf toys, like the Nerf guns that shoot the rubber tipped foam pellets. But there are also actual weapons that people can purchase now that if you look at it, it's decorated to look like it's a toy, but it's an actual firearm. So, I I think we need to have a clear picture, right? Because if if a first grader or kindergart like I'll use I'll use my son, he's a first grader. He sneaks things into his backpack and as a parent, if he brings um a Nerf gun into school, then I would expect to go through the full um process and and it lands where it lands. and those are the consequences for his actions and he would need to learn
023from it, right? Um, but I think that scenario is also very different from something that looks closer to a weapon where one looks obviously like it's a toy versus to what Director Wilson had said where it's made to look like an actual firearm. So, I don't know how into the weeds we're we're going to to get on that. I think that's that's a fine line, but I would prefer instead of like a lookalike toy firearm, a lookalike or toy firearm. Um, and I do appreciate um Mr. riddles addition for the emotional harm because that to me is mostly what I'm thinking about when these situations come to us because nothing has happened with the the modifications that we've approved or other incidents that have happened but it's that emotional component that we haven't really focused
024on and then I also have a question for permanent markers because I can understand the vandalism concern around permanent markers, but these and it's it's not a weapon, but it's under prohibited material. And so students are probably using these permanent markers for school projects. So if it's being condoned to being used on projects within the classroom, does it make sense to penalize them for bringing their own metallic Sharpies to school? Oh, there. Yeah. So, I I would like to see that removed for from the possession, but we have under prohibited material if they're using it to cause property damage. That makes sense to me. Yeah. Mhm. So, I do just want to point out that um in the sections on prohibited material in the section uh and both of them at level one and level
025two, it does require that the administration take into consideration whether the the lookalike whatever it would be or any of the other items causes or is likely to promote disruption. So that still leaves some discretion. Yeah. To to look at what was it, how did others react to it, which I think goes to the fear level of students. Did did they feel it was a safety risk because they really felt it was they thought it was a real gun? You know, if you pulled it out in a cafeteria, it falls out of the pocket and the whole cafeteria runs out the door. Yeah. I expect the administration is going to treat it as a more significant event than if somebody nobody saw it and nobody leaves the cafeteria, nobody reports it, it didn't cause any
026disruption. And we have to remember for a suspension or an expulsion, there has to be a safety risk or significant disruption before you even get to that level. So this is trying to give a continuum that takes that into consideration as well. Yeah. Um I'm also going to share another personal story where we had a a family event where someone brought um an actual firearm and it was just in their backpack in a living room and we had little kids going around, right? And so, but that if it were an actual firearm, it would be different. The definition it is required to come forward as a mandatory expulsion, right? But if if it was a toy and they pull it out, you're saying that if everyone freaks out, then we have concern. it it's going
027to start to speak to the significant disruption or a safety concern to self or others that the school code not in the language I provided because I just provided the weapons definition but in the section of the school code that speaks to when can a suspension be issued and when can an expulsion be issued. Right? That's Senate Bill 100. Yeah, I'll keep that comment. Okay. Is there anything else? No. Okay. Okay. So, we will take this feedback. Thank you very much, board. We will develop um a couple of proposals most likely coming out of this discussion and ask that the PTAC weigh in on that as well and then bring the matter back within the um student handbook recommendations. Um the PTAC meeting is scheduled I believe for June 6th 3rd June 3rd at 4:00
028Mr. Motton for anybody interested in participating in that discussion to further weigh in on what is um an appropriate way to manage look alikes in particular but any of the other matters that were raised this evening. Thank you. Oh, in addition, it's going to be at Lincoln Center this time cuz I know we we try to rotate it to make it accessible to the community. Um, so you're correct. June 3rd, 400 p.m. at Lincoln Center or virtual, but you would have to reach out to get the the Zoom link. Thank you. And that would be reaching out. DuP or student outreach at WPS60.org is who organizes it. Mhm. All right. Moving on. Item 21, student discipline. There is none. Uh 22, board member time. Mr. Ramirez, I'd like to hope everybody had a wonderful Memorial
029Day weekend. Um it seemed to be very peaceful. Um shout out to uh Clark. I visited their uh success ceremony on Friday at Lake Hurst and it was really really awesome. Also, shout out to um team uh came by and visited their open house or their success ceremony. I'm not remember what it was called. Uh but the wraparound center was here. Uh got to visit with some of the families that are serviced through our wraparound center. Um, so I'm really happy um to see that our programs are being utilized and I would really love to see an expansion of um those programs. Um, so that's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Riddle. Yes. Also a shout out to um everyone at Clark um school who planned their second uh student success end of the year
030uh showcase. Um it was marvelous. uh as anyone who went there could see the the kids displayed their projects that they had been working on throughout the year and I'm telling you I was blown away. This is a great school and these kids are doing wonderful work. I mean just fabulous. Um I just thought that the kids also were dressed up so nice. Their parents were there. Um we have so many different uh uh you know groups, nationalities there. Uh it just I just was impressed um with the whole event. It was just wonderful. Uh and um and then of course the other event that took place on Friday the 23rd was the time capsule. Um and again I was impressed with how wonderfully that was planned with the students who spoke um to seniors
031that that talked about how they prepared for this and what they wanted to put in uh to that time capsule and everybody that worked so hard to cover it up as well afterwards. It was a great experience. Um thank you. Wonderful end to the school year. the whole and of course all the graduations that we went to, the the middle school graduations, the speakers at the um high school graduation. Wow. The validictorian I thought blew us away with with how he presented what a fabulous uh young man he is. Um thank you. Thank you, Mr. Riddle. Miss Hannah. Um I just want to say that um that um this year has been really really interesting and we have had um we've had a number of things going on, but overall um our students are um
032out of school and they're deserving a break. Um just like uh just like the staff deserves a break. Um and um um other than that the time capsule um that that that event um it has me thinking about um about different things about uh what was it? 2075. Oh yeah, excuse me. That's the time um that's when the um time cap capsule is going to be open. I'm not going to be here. But um you're not planning to be here. Look, if I could, I probably would. Okay. That's right. But um but but there uh I was able and honored to be able to put um put some uh couple things in the time capsule. And so um I that it it just gave me a whole different perspective about things, you know, and so
033um that's where I am right now. Um, but I do want to say, um, that was for the high school, right? Can we do one for just for the district? I I I'm just I'm just asking, you know, um Yeah. Cuz I think that um you know, and just to think in 2075, it's going to be totally different. Oh man, I hope so. From where we are right now. And look, I mean, they they'll think we are like the Flintstones probably. you know. So anyway, um hopefully we can do something like that, you know, for the district and stuff, you know. Thank you, Miss Hannah. Miss Lindsing. Oh, buddy. So, I just learned a new term this year and it's been around for a while, so I'm slow on the game. It's called Maycember where
034it's like all of the activities of the month of December with no real like hurrah holiday at the end. You're just go go go. Um so I did get to to join a lot of school district events which I was really excited to be a part of. Um, I got to join the JRTC awards night and see all of the awards get passed out to the wonderful cadets and I got to see the the new regiment be inducted in and just from being the RC in ' 04 to seeing where the program has come now is just amazing. there's a lot more tradition and culture um being added into the program, but I I told the instructors um that the best thing to see is that the love and the camaraderie has has maintained. That's
035still the primary component of the program. Um so it was just I thank them for inviting me. Um it was it was great to see was also able to um stay for the Lake County Educator of the Year. um that happened over at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Unfortunately, none of our educators won, but you guys are top tier and I definitely think we should have taken some of those home, but that's a very biased opinion. I'll say that straight out. Um got to attend the porn to parks gala. So, as we look to kind of tidy up our own house, making sure that we're being good partners with our other um city government divisions, so like our park district, our city of WKEAN Police Department, etc. So, it was really nice to see all of
036the work that they put in into the Carnegie uh library to preserve the the historical aspects of it and the renovations were amazing. So, if you haven't gone, um it is going to be open to the public, so please make sure you check it out. was also at graduation and I loved that in hearing feedback from the teachers even though the rain was off and on. Um, a lot of us stood through it and everybody got their certificates and diplomas. Um, but the kids loved it. They actually had a blast. So, it was really good to hear that feedback um that it was a really memorable experience. um also did the five middle school promotions and it was really I just I love shaking all their hands and congratulating them because it's a lot of
037hard work and it's just one more step. Um so I know Miss Hannah you didn't mention it but um I had to step in to to help with some of the speeches because Miss Hannah was downstate in Springfield advocating to ensure that we're not cutting funding to education. So I I took one for the team and spoke at all five. You lucky ducks. Um and then I I went to another fifth grade promotion. So because of that, I didn't get to attend the Clark one, but I did go last year and it was amazing. I think it would be great if maybe we could have more of the elementary schools on the same day like use the same space so that um other families can also like we can reserve finances but other families can
038can experience how how amazing that event is. Or just hit up Clark and see how they do it. That might be a good idea. Um time capsule was super fun. I agree the students were amazing. Mr. Riddle they talked about things they put in. I'm a little sad they put in Red Bull. Y'all should not be drinking Red Bull, right? I will say it again. Do not drink Red Bull. Do not drink Red Bull. Um, but I love Hot Cheetos are okay. Those are fine. And Sour Patch Kids went in. So, it's it's fun to see that 20 years later some of the same snacks. Mine is Red Bull uh went in. Um, the Cook Sampler was great as always. Um, they did a really good job. also got to attend. I told y'all it
039was the whole list. The retiree dinner. Oh yeah, it was amazing. What was it like 700 years you guys? That's collectively 5 736 I think. It was a crazy number. And just to hear like some of these teachers that I didn't even get a chance to meet or talk to and hear about their stories on how like they're not even just helping our students, but they're out there helping our our immigrant families get their GED so they can be um successful in this country was just oh it warmed my heart. Oh, it was great. So I loved hearing those stories. Sorry they're gone um leaving us after this year, but very hopeful that they have a great retirement. I'm wrapping it up. Um, I would like to see if we can get a survey done
040on how the past um, two years and we're going into our final year of the calendar adjustment. So, we're starting earlier. I know from a board perspective, we've had a little bit of frustrations just with the hiring of we hire early and then maybe they get another school district that they're going into and then they leave us before they even start. So, we've had that little bit of a hiccup. Um, but if we can get perspectives from the teachers and the students, especially like the the high school students that I I'm understanding it was supposed to impact and the families, that would be really helpful. Um, and then the last thing as we move into summer, make sure we continue to pour love into these kids. We have great kids in Waggan. I can't say
041that enough. Our kids are amazing and they deserve all of the love and support and cheerleading that we can give them. So, I just want to put that reminder out there that these kids need to hear it over and over and over again. Um, I'm just blown away by you guys. So, enjoy your summer if you can. Enjoy summer school. It's going to be fun while educational. Uh, and best of luck to everybody. Thank you, Miss Lindsay. Mission. Um, same for the retirement dinner. I, um, saw so many people that I used to work with and saw as colleagues who were very instrumental in who I am today. And um it's bittersweet seeing them go, but it's, you know, hopefully I'll get there someday soon um with this economy, probably when I'm 102. Um but
042I also saw some of my old students during graduation, which really reminds me and hopefully reminds other educators on how longasting your impact is. Um I had many of them in first grade. So um you get to see them all growing up. Some of them you recognize and some of them until they say their name like they've grown so much. So, um it's kind of sad next year will be my last class that I taught here in Walkegan. Um but congratulations to the class of 2025. Um as far as the comments earlier, I agree um with uh Mr. Strickland about having par mentors. It's very important um especially when paras move from role to role or can move from role to role. Um, so I started as uh I had pull out then I was
043a liaison and then um I was in district office and so you can have so many roles that you move around in. So having a mentor that understands your specific role and can help guide you would be um amazing and I think would help keep our paras around. Um, I got to celebrate the teacher vacancy grant. Um, and again, I appreciate all of those who are taking that extra step to educate themselves and to dedicate themselves to come back to Walk Keegan as a teacher. Um, that's something that's very near and dear to my heart because I would not be an educator had I not been provided similar opportunity. Um, I know that paying for a bachelor's degree is difficult and going to school when you have a family and a full-time job is difficult
044and this makes it possible for our parents to do. Um, because it's not al always just about the finances. It's about the timing and you know, do you have child care? Do you have support, etc. Um, and so I know it's a big commitment, but I also want to say to those who are considering and are are not part of that program to really look at other avenues like um go on to become a teacher.com, see other ways that you can um progress. Same thing with um looking at your contracts, taking advantage of the tuition reimbursements, and there are other grants out there like from National Lewis that also help um pay for your education if you want to move on to be a a teacher. So um again I really encourage you to make
045that move. I know it's a difficult one but it's a very rewarding one and it's easier to keep our paras. You're already familiar with our students and our policies and our procedures. So u it makes for a smooth transition on both ends. Um I also wanted to ask about the seal of biiteracy. I know in years past we've had a presentation so we know exactly how many students graduated the seal by literacy. I know that um we say it during graduation, but again, I think we that's something that we really need to highlight is how many of our students are um graduating with that seal of biiteracy and showcasing the languages as well because it's not just Spanish that they're they're getting the biiteracy degree um certification. Um that seal of biiteracy for students who
046don't know also helps them become a bilingual teacher. They don't have to take the tests in order to do that. So, um, that's another perk if you want to come back and teach. Um, I agree with Mr. uh, President Rodriguez, the superintendent goals, and this is something that I've said in the past, if we're doing school improvement goals now so that our schools can be, um, really constructive in allocating resources, including funds, in order to meet those goals, so that they're ready by August um, to get started and meet those goals. We should be doing the same for the superintendent. it's going to be very difficult for her to appropriate funds and resources and staff to meet a goal for the end of the year when we're giving them to her in December. All of
047these things should be planned in the summer so that we're all in alignment of what we want to see for the end of the school year. Um and then lastly, I just want to say again, thank you to all of those who support the WKEAN Public Schools Foundation. And I just want to add a note. Um, if you go on to our website, there is a shop now button. That shop now button leads to a PayPal where you can donate online. That's all. Thank you. Can Can I miss Hannah? Go ahead. Yeah. Just I just want to give a shout out to um Andrew Cook uh magnetic school and um at one point all of us were given a feather and we became a part of the house. We picked a feather and we became
048a part of the house. And so I'm wearing my medal. Yeah. that I won because of the say say the word my house was oh is a bendy is a bendy okay and they got the highest points and that's the courage the courage house and so they got the most points and I just want to say you know congratulations um uh greenhouse is a bit and and keep up the good work for next year. Yeah. Cook M. Thank you, Miss Hannah. Okay, we are not going to adjourn right now. We are going to I'm going to call for a motion to go into recess. We're going to reassemble and back in 5 minutes to complete the U close session agenda. There are a few things that we need to get out of the way tonight.
049At least we have a motion to go into recess. So moved. Motion by Mr. Riddle. Second. Second by Miss Aan. All in favor? Before can you say what? We're going back into close session in five minutes. No. No. For exception C1 personnel. Yeah. Right. And C21 um approval review of board minutes. Yes. Well, the five things we have were C9 student discipline, C C10 individ Well, we may C10 individual student matters, C1 personnel matters, C1 legal matters, C21 close session minutes. All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. We are now in recess. 5 [Music] minutes. [Music] Hey, I'm [Music] Hey, hey, hey.