001Okay, I think we're >> Good evening. I'd like to call to order the board uh regular board of education meeting for June 24th. Can I get a roll call, please? here. Sanchez here also presum [clears throat] you join me in saying the pledge of allegiance. 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. >> [snorts] >> As for the agenda, I'd like to make a motion to the agenda to remove um item 4, the property tax appeal resolution from the consent agenda. I second it. Yes. And then to approve uh the rest of the agenda as presented. The discussion about that is that our new laws [snorts] do Naz carries that to the
002agenda. >> That's all right. I would have done the same. >> Yes. >> All right. um the important district achievements, we just want to give a few shout outs here. First of all, um while everyone is enjoying their summer, we have a lot of hard work that's being done by the um facilities team. So, thanks to the facilities for all the updated work they're they've been doing um so that our our buildings and grounds will be safe and accessible um for everybody in the fall. We have um updated and painting in the primary school gym. We have a brand new beautiful um accessible ramp here for the district office. Uh paving and new sidewalks at is and middle school. I'm sure there's lots more that I haven't even touched. Technology updates that are in the
003works. So um a huge uh kudos to the staff for all of the work um this summer that goes into getting everything ready for the fall. Um and then also a shout out to our summer school staff. Some of it has already happened, some of it's coming up. I know the the band camp and the basketball um all those that are kind of um happening or happened in the past. We want to especially say thanks to those who started new programs. So we have Camp Thrive which was just at >> and then the accelerated boot camp for kindergarten at primary school which were two new programs this year that sound like they went >> really really well. So hopefully you guys get some good um feedback >> on those. So, thank you everyone for doing
004that. Um, audience comments. >> We have one. So, we welcome comments from our staff, parents, constituents. A person who wishes to address the board to complete a request to address the board of education forum and hand it to the board's recording secretary when recognized with the president. Please submit your comments to three minutes. We don't have a big crowd, so we won't set the timer. >> [laughter] >> Thanks for coming up with me. >> It is my pleasure serving district 92 and a half for 17 years, which is why it is crucial that I take time this summer to address the inequity of funding provided for the musical at Westchester Middle School. Five years ago, I sat silently as the board moved to eliminate my creative thinking class. A course that focused on 21st century
005communication, writing, speaking, and constructive responses. I will not sit silent about this. As a member of the musical team, I was disheartened by the lack of financial support for the program, a program that is touted, embraced, and lifted up all over the community. Uniforms for sports teams are rented and paid for by the district. Costumes for the musical are not. Court time equipment and referees are paid for by the district. Yet props, soundboard, and sets are not. Scorekeepers and game supervisors are paid for by the district, but our stage manager, our backstage supervisors, and our soundboard runners for the musical are not. We are funded only by ticket sales, which we keep low for the whole community to enjoy. Volleyball coaches made about $3,200. Soccer coaches make nearly $3,000. And the basketball coaches put in
006approximately 90 hours per season and make 33 to $3,700 for each grade level team of 10 to 12 students. Yet, the two musical assistant directors made only $1,600 and the main director only $2600 for over 130 hours of daily dedicated service involving 45 students over 12 weeks. Scoreboard attendants received $27 an hour to record points at a basketball game and I made $12 an hour to assistant direct a full stage musical production. I cannot validate that to my young children, my husband or to myself. Surrounding districts provide those sound systems, the costumes and rear projector for digital backgrounds. These districts meet yearly to discuss stipens and audit hours to create equity for all coaches, sponsors, and directors. Our team began production planning and auditions in February and ended performances on May 10th. We met daily,
007rain or shine, and on some weekends. I implore the district to please review all of the funding for the musical program in stipens and the hours put in by teachers to create equity. Stipens need to fairly match the hours put in by teachers and not just be an arbitrary number. The musical directors guide our students in music, literacy, speaking, listening, teamwork, problem solving, technology, creativity, and above all encourage and build self-confidence. The musical is a highlight of the district and a moment where some of our most vulnerable students had the chance to shine both on stage and behind the scenes. It is a pinnacle of our school year and a highlight in the community. Not every student plays sports. And by underfunding the music program yet fully funding sports programs, district 92 and a half
008is not giving equitable access to all students. That is not Westchester. As we know, arts thrive in Westchester. Thank you for honoring my experience and honest perspective. Your time and commitment to our community is in them. Thank you. And we'd also will definitely bring that back to the team and look at that. And I'd also encourage you that the statements as you probably know are part of the contract the bargaining. So we'll definitely share that with the the WA and the bargaining team as well because that's something that is set every >> it's the format like most districts meet yearly to audit hours. It's not just like set. It's like review like how many was put in? Okay. this wasn't as many things like that like where it's actively reviewed like that's how many of
009the districts that I [snorts] have spoken >> but the amounts are set in the contract >> but it it's usually after meeting with like it's a is separate from the contract is what I'm finding >> in ours it is in the contract so it would have to be taken out >> okay thank you um consent agenda I need a motion for the board to approve the consent agenda as amended. As a reminder, we removed 4 >> [clears throat] >> Motion carries. All right. Action items with discussion. Um, I need a motion to open discussion for the approval of bills and claims in the amount of $1,517,7559 and payrolls in the amount of $991,943.35 to offer. >> Anything you want to highlight for us, Dennis? There is So as part of the documents that I provided
010in with the fourth packet was the June treasures report which is just kind of a recap of the uh the whole year if you would I'd like to bring it up on the screen walk through a couple of parts on there. Um so due to co over the past few years we've there's been uncertainty in regards to budgeting and the 2425 fiscal year actually >> made a really big effort just to push everything to get it back levels to make sure that our numbers are very accurate providing great financial information for the community and very pleased with how the numbers turned out to the budget for the year about that that's for another time. Um just kind of wanted to go through the overall report though sections. The highlights is just the so this one
011here talks about the total budget year to date revenues budget remaining budget collected. And this is just looking at the revenues how we budgeted it and how it actually came out compared to budget. And you can see that our 25 million77,000 budget came out 19% accurate. That number is a favorable number. So our budget number which is the way we want to see it. We want to be very close but just under so that come the other section that I do want to highlight is the expenditures. So again, 27,890,000 worth of expenditures came out with $342,000 of budget, which is roughly 98.77% accuracy. And again, favorable just slightly under that. I just wanted to share the results of that. really focused hard this year to get those numbers really close to what we're expecting and
012going forward. Very pleased overall with million is our deficit. Is that about right >> roughly? We started the school year and we say deficit there are certain things that we're spending money knowing about. So to say that we're saving for a technology update or construction projects and that we spent the money on that it's not really deficit back all the expenditures offending those project that number right Look, we started the school year July 1st. July 1st of 2024 with just over 16 million and we ended the school year with 14.6. So very close to what we projected out favorable varian is just off the want to see,000 million. Any other questions for bills and claims? Um, I need a motion to open discussion for the approval of the gas energy parameters as presented. >> Included
013a memo in here. for us. But is there anything you want to highlight, Dennis? >> So for the gas contract, I basically took the parameters of our last contract, please. So the parameters are exactly what our last contract was. I'm just looking at how long contracts. >> This is the first time that I'm switching to a 12 month. I'm looking for basically anything over two years just because I think there's uncertainty in the market. may start to get better at this point. However, down the road, we say, "Hey, look, we could always extend out, but we can't take that to a four year." >> And so, last one was how many years? >> Two. Okay. Thank you. >> Question. I need a motion uh to open discussion for the approval of the electric energy parameters
014as presented by >> the same thing for the energy. >> Same thing. thing I can tell you though that based on the current market prices in a 12 month for the same reason >> 12 months just because if it does get better I want to be able to step better place. >> All right. Next, I need a motion to open discussion for Approval of the intergovernmental agreement between the Westchester Park District, Westchester Police Department and District of Cameras. There's a document in there that includes the um pictures of the camera placement. So, this is for the park at um Gladstone, which is um some of you may know, I think we've talked about it, but that the north the map of my head, the north part of Gladstone is um the park district. The the
015south part of there is actually um school district property that we have an intergovernment agreement already with the park district to maintain. So this is um the village the police department and the park district wanting to put some cameras on our property that the park district maintains. Am I close? >> Um so then they do have and this was done with her law firm. Um and then the pictures were on there. Yeah. So exhib no cost to us. So >> with installation and mainten >> and one of my questions that was in the for them to ask was about like as you look at the at the pictures, you know, some of it obviously is probably going to capture some um people's yards so that the lawyers can say that that The agreement says that
016they have to follow. >> Right. Exactly. >> And now we are not responsible. >> Yeah. And it says that the park district must identify for any cause. So they're supposed to follow the laws about as far as what if someone has an expectation of privacy. They feel like we're in good shape. I need a motion to open discussion for the approval of the disposal of materials from W as [snorts] there's a attach but um this is to dispose of the following materials. There's some old panel working sets, some um some learning systems from panel, some old keyboards and the uh previous edition of the HMB3 material since we're getting the new edition and that uh it will attempt to see if there's any outside sources or community first. Any questions or anything else you want
017to add? No, it's perfect. >> I have a small question. Are there any um consumable books that kids can benefit? >> We've kept those. >> We've kept everything that that we can use. >> Yeah. And any kids to families or whatever? Yeah, we've kept all that. >> Oh, this one is the one next. >> Okay. So, the is one. No more questions. motion carries. Next, I need a motion for the approval of the disposal of materials from WMS as presented. Rose second. Now this one is the um health mainly all health textbooks. So decisions for health level red and level blue and the teacher resources for that. Um and there certainly made a note that they currently feel like they have all the necessary materials they need for health instruction during questions. Follow I need
018a motion to open discussion for the approval of the seventh grade optional Springfield educational tour as presented. It's okay. Anyway, >> okay. So, this is no no real changes. There's another one there for Mr. Leven. Um, >> I'm sorry. You're right. Miss does the sler there. Um, And as um a reminder, we have now pulled back the stipen costs are being covered by the district and not part of the um students the family. Correct. >> That is correct. >> This is similar in price. Um is it the same price or lower? It's not as much. >> I would I notic they put a comparison in DC. I probably would like to see the same thing. I mean, it's not a big deal. Like I said, it's not a whole lot of money, but in DC,
019they say this year it's going to be this compared to what it was last year. So, it just been nice to see what the difference is, especially if it wasn't the same. >> Absolutely. >> Dang it. Sorry. We are voting on the seventh grade, [laughter] please. motion carries. Now, now I need a motion to open discussion for the approval of the eighth grade optional educational tour Washington DC scheduled for May 12th and 14th, 2026 as presented. Gina second. All right. So again, this one has the letter from Mr. Leven is not opening at the moment. >> Oh, there it is. Yes. So in this one he said um he does include you're right the prices in this one um to >> just said last month it was it was it was broken down >> perfect
020um and then I did ask a clarifying question in case you didn't see the emails that last year they were able to do um the cookie dough sales that were in person and and digital I guess you would say. So that is being done as well this year. Guess it's >> question. [clears throat] All right. For informationational items, no correspondence. Correct. President's report. Just um two quick things. So the as a reminder is the uh Westchester the villages uh back to school celebration is Wednesday, August 27th. So it's been on a Wednesday. the past couple of years at Easter weekend. So, now they do it as part of their um Wednesday concert series uh at May Bear. So, it's Wednesday, August 27th from 4 to 6 and Laura has shared um a sign up there.
021So, if you can sign up for time slot to volunteer to work our table, that would be great. And then um we have a quick change. It's in the future, but we just want to let you know that we've been to move our May 2026 board meeting. It was scheduled for May 21st and we're going to move to May 14th. All right. Um there was a conflict with the um building here. So they asked if we can move it. Yes. So from the 21st that's all I got. legislative. So just a call to action. So they are asking we know who they are but we don't know who they are. Representative Danny Davis and some private school medic and then just I won't go into that pass the Senate and both of them are This
022is great, Cynthia. It really like summarizes it all for us, which is it's I know we all get the emails from >> ASB, but like to sort sav my representative, but I think there is parts of Westchester that might have somebody else used. >> Okay. So maybe with the remapping, it's not the same. It used to be like the South >> just clarification about the funding. So isn't this related to what we state impacted by what the fed does? >> Fed. So like so the federal government And so it's like it trickles down. So the federal government has cut everything off. So of course everything is a lot less, you know, >> depending or just delay, right? There's some things that they're cutting some things now that they're trying to release. So >> it's like
023fund >> that million potentially. Well, he's not a fan of our state around. >> No. >> All right. West Cook report. >> Um, board representative reports. Anything from I think I covered it. Sorry. >> Is there anything you want us to prepare for? Wear our shirts. You can wear our shirts. All right. Um, foyer requests. We had three in June. So, Laura, thank you for taking care of those. I feel like some of those have got to be like box, right? Like it's just a waste of time, but we appreciate you doing that. Um, our second chance for audience comment. Come on. You got it. Um, >> you know what? I do have something. >> Yeah. Why don't we put that as part of Sorry a >> um just a quick, you know, we didn't
024talk about 4th of July. Seems so long ago, but it was really great. Um, so thank you. I thank to the village for putting us fifth because the last like way like the last second like candy was perfect. Laura did also we had so much candy but like the last five minutes when it rain we were in a great spot to get out of here and then we forgot Stephanie so we left [laughter] me. >> No, not this is all fil. We just got on the bus so quick like it was awesome. So if you know for everyone who could come was great um big thing obviously registration as of today we're about 65% um which is about on par you know >> we've been pushing we push you see the emails the text all
025that fun stuff >> the same yeah the pencils no we had >> yeah with >> and when I was passing around I kept registration's open. >> Yeah, >> they were laughing. >> Yeah, people were looking at me like, "Are you trying to say something?" I'm like, "No, I'm just giving you some candy." But um a big thing to uh in two weeks, National Night Out. It's going to be on W. It's August 5th from 4 to 7. It's a nice event. Uh we're going to have a table our district. Um that that was kind of a um input from the parent um >> engagement committee and saying that's a good idea. The principles are going to be doing their individual welcome new parents meetings that we did last year which is another recommendation. So we
026got a couple of those things going and principles have those dates. uh the week of August 11th. This is a big one and this is all going on August 1, but August 11th schedules and then August first day. So August 18th is retreat, you know, 18 to 19 first day. So we just got to get this, you know, 35% of the kids getting enrolled has been transfer in, transfer out. We're doing home visits. We're Not at all. So, we're getting there. >> And then our admin reports will come back in August. >> Yeah. And this week actually too, one we just had a couple meetings meetings around instruction. So the professional planning committee today was for the first couple days and the year looking at you know specific topics looking at the things we talked
027about the last board meeting we're going to accelerate just looking at how we're going to be challenging kids what classroom is going to look like so some good >> and there was some updates on the law so I asked him to give us an update in August >> yeah we'll have an update on um which was one of the laws that the state they passed a law that the student growth portion is no longer going to be in teacher evaluations. So it's just going to be straight observation. So we have to change our uh teacher model and the parent committee I think we're meeting on Monday >> um where we will implement and then inform the teachers on the first day and then also in August I'll be talking about the strategic plan that we're
028working and what that'll look like. >> It's more like an imple implementation game. I think we'll talk about like what that look like for members on the board. You know, I always have members from the board, staff, parents. So, >> and some students too, right? >> And some students. We have a we have a talk a call on Monday and then on the 22nd. So they they like to meet with like the core team and then how we did the last time the core plans out all the days and then >> that's 4 to >> Yeah. August 5th. >> Yeah. It's like every community has. >> Anything else? >> All right. Then I need a motion to for the board to retire to close session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal
029of specific employees. Litigation when an action against affecting or on behalf of a particular public body has been filed or is pending for court or administrative tribunal or when the public body finds that the action is probable or imminent in which case the basis for the binding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of meeting and for collective negotiating matters between the district and its employees or the representatives for deliberations regarding salary schedules for one or more passes of employees by Cynthia. Second by Gina questions concerns please session4 Thank you guys. >> Bye. See you guys. [clears throat] Hobby Lobby. No, I had gotten this before.