CorpusRecord 90418

Woodstock D200 Board of Education Meeting - May 6, 2025

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Source
YouTube / Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
Date
2025-05-07
Location
McHenry County, IL
Material
Transcript
Extent
1,233 words · about 7 min
Collected
2026-06-15

Transcript

Verbatim source text

001I love you. trying to [Music] Yes. It's really good. Now I should go. Christmas. [Music] Thank you. You said my Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] I don't think I hear this. [Music] This is the May 6, 2025 meeting of Woodside Community Unit We rise allegiance behind us to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Dr. here Dr. Ferris Mr. Gilmore here Mr. Hudley Mr. Bravo. Hi, Mr. Melli here. Mr. Pesy here. Okay. First item on our is our consent agenda. Uh there's also a um a desk. Please take a moment to review the uh consent agenda [Music] any move to the reading of and approve consent agenda as presented board agenda including the agenda dated May

0026, 2025. Second motion by Mr. Seconded by Mr. Par, please. Mr. Ho, yes. Mr. Paresi, yes. Mr. Melli, yes. Dr. Fris, yes. Dr. Bigwell, yes. Mr. Gilmore, yes. Next is communications. Communications are members to express two. Do we have anybody sign up on the sheet? No. Okay. I the public wish to address the board at this [Music] time. Okay. Comments board comments like to congratulate Gordy who was a board member for teacher board teacher teacher teacher coach. He's retired [Music] from a long time. We were invited to go, but we have [Music] so to report. All right. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, next item is unfinished business. We don't have any new business is next. Uh we have our campus of the board

003results and the board results is as follows. Um notes received by the county clerk are attached to board members. Uh the total notes received by each candidate need to be stated publicly there may such j471 237 Bruce affairs 2657 Johny 2438. So we now can vote results there's no require no official action to be taken. uh move on later for to uh make those. All right. Next item is reports of any committees have met any committees any reports since we last met. Okay. Now we'll move on to the next item which is the office board. We have four returning board members and then we have two because we need someone to do the so for us. So we'll come on. [Music] All right. [Music] I say your names solemnly swear. Idance that I will faithfully

004discharge the duties of the office of Denver. I will member of the board of education of Woodstock Community School District 200. The board of education of Woodstock Community School District 200. In accordance with the Constitution of the United States. In accordance with the Constitution of the United States. the Constitution of the State of Illinois. the Constitution of the State of Illinois. and the law of the state of Illinois. The law of the state of Illinois. To the best of my ability. To the best of my ability. I further declare that. I further swear that I shall respect taxpayer interest. I shall respect taxpayer interest by serving as a faithful protector. By serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets of the school district's assets. I shall encourage and respect the free expression I

005shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek ad and others who seek ad while respecting the privacy of students and employees while respecting the privacy of students and employees. I shall recognize that a board member I shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority as an individual has no legal authority as an individual and that decisions can be made and that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board only by a majority vote at a public meeting I shall abide by majority decisions I shall abide by majority decision of the board of the board while retaining the right to seek changes gain your right to see changes make such decisions through

006ethical and constructive channels in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels. As part of the board of education as part of the board of education I shall accept the responsibility for my role. I shall accept the responsibility for my role in the equitable and quality education. and my quality education of every student in the school district of every student in the school district. I shall foster with the boards I shall foster with the board extensive participation. I shall foster with the board's best participation of the community of the community. Formulate goals. Formulate goals. Define outcomes. Define outcomes. And set the course for Woodside Community School. And set the course for community school district. I shall assist in establishing I shall assist in establishing a structure and an environment a structure and environment designed to mature

007all students designed to ensure all students have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework I shall strive to ensure a continuous assessment I shall strive to ensure this assessment of student achievement of student achievement and all conditions affecting the education and all conditions affecting the education of our children of our children in compliance with state law in compliance with state law I shall serve as education's key advocate I shall serve as education's key advocate on behalf of students and our community schools on behalf of students in our community schools to advance the vision to advance the vision for Woodside Community Unit School District. for Woodside Community Unit School District. And I shall strive to work together with the district superintendent to work

008together with the district superintendent to lead the school district to lead the school district towards fulfilling the vision the board has created toward fulfilling the vision the board. Fostering excellence for every student. Fostering excellence for every student in the areas of academic skills. The areas of academic skills, knowledge, citizenship, and personal development. Knowledge, citizenship, and personal development. [Music] Next minute. Thank you. Thank you Michelle for your wonderful leading us to the home. Okay, that is all the business of the final business of the outgoing board. This point I would entertain a motion to ste by Dr. Ferris seconded by Mr. Roll please. Dr. Ferris yes Mr. Pesy yes Dr. Big yes Mr. Melli yes Mr. Homo yes uh Mr. You get more. Yes. Okay, that's it for that board. So now this is the May

0096, 2020 2025 meeting of the organizational meeting of the new board of education meeting school district 200. [Music] Dr. Bid here. Dr. Ferris present Mr. Gilmore here Mr. Headley Mr. Ho present Mr. Mselli here Mr. Where is he here? Okay. First item on our list is a nomination of a president for the record nomination for nominate Jinom. [Music] Mr. Gilmore. Yes. Mr. B. Dr. Ble. Yes. Mr. Freezy. Yes, Mr. Homo. Yes, Mr. Melli. Yes, Dr. Ferris. Yes. All [Music] right. All right. I would now entertain nominations for president of the board of education. Second motion by M. Okay. [Music] I'm sorry. What was the approved? Dr. Bidwell. Yes. Dr. Ferris. Yes. Mr. Gilmore. Mr. Heathley. Mr. Homo. Yes. Mr. Melli. Yes. Mr. Paresi. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Next election offices is the nomination for

010vice president. Are there any further nominations? Okay. Roll, please. Dr. Biglock. Yes. Dr. Fris. Yes. Mr. Gilmore. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Melli, yes. Mr. Pesy, yes. Officer is for secretary. I would entertain the nomination for secretary. Nominated by Dr. We have a second by Mr. Secretary. Roll call, please. Dr. Good. Yes. Dr. Ferris. Yes. Mr. Gilmore. Yes, Mr. Hudley. Mr. Homo. Yes, Mr. Melli. Yes, Mr. Cy. Okay, congratulations. [Music] You data. [Music] Um in your materials um all right motion on the consent agenda move to the reading of approve the consent agenda as printed in the board by Mr. Py second after roll please Mr. Pey yes Dr. Big yes Mr. Mr. Yes. Mr. Hu. Yes. Dr. Paris. Yes. Mr. Gilmore. Yes. [Music] This is my school resources. [Music] the last few years a year

011now. This is amazing. [Music] strength and [Music] um use it as well. It doesn't [Music] Heat. Heat. All [Music] right. So, we'll go this way. There's no [Music] motion. First of all, does anyone have any questions about this material? the the um lab science material. Any comments? Okay, there's suggested motion of material in material on page [Music] n. Okay. The next is approval of three school parking lot. [Music] deeper. [Music] Okay. Yeah. All right. Any questions or comments regarding the uh retain order? If not, this is a suggested motion on page 10 to approve order to eliminate alternate number one to construct a square on the east side of the preite middle school elementary school parking lot at a cost of $19,500. By Mr. Do we have a second? Second by Mr. Py. Roll call,

012please. Mr. Yes, Mr. Py. Yes, Mr. Melli. No, Dr. Bidwell. Yes, Dr. Ferris. Yes, Mr. Gilmore. Yes. Okay, that's it for our new visits. I don't think any committees have met in the last 5 minutes. So, we'll move into our close session. Uh we'll do um motion. [Music] Yes sir. I'm sure there's a motion to uh if the motion move to go action for the purposes of uh the appointment compensation discipline performance or dismissal specific employees of the district for legal counsel for the district including hearing test against an employee or against legal counsel for the district to determine validity consideration of executive minutes to be made available to the Consideration of executive audio recordings to be destroyed. Second, seconded by Mr. Py. Roll call, please. Mr. Hollow. Yes. Mr. Pesy. Yes. Dr. Goodwill. Yes.

013Mr. Mi. Yes. Dr. Fris. Yes. Mr. Gilmore. Yes.

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