A roll call, please. Yes. Dr. Blau, yes. Miss Smith, yes. Mr. Hall, here. Miss Hinrich, here. Mr. Walker, here. I myself present. Miss Williams, I am here. Thank you. You have a full qu now stand for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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. Thank you so much. We will start today's meeting with some recognitions. This is
one of the highlights of the year uh and also low lightss um if I'm honest with you, but we are looking forward to celebrating each of uh you today. I'll turn it over to Dr. Coffin to get started. All right. I would like to welcome Miss Margaret Hendrickson, director of curriculum, instruction, and
assessment to the podium to begin our recognition with our CTE and CTSO students. Good evening, Board of Education and Dr. Kelly Coffin. if I could have our amazing uh CTE advisors, both Janet,
Kristen, and Sean, if they could come up because they will be my co-pilots and actually doing most of the piloting. I'm just here to wish them well. And uh so we are very excited to have our career teched program here in Farmington Public Schools at all three of our high
schools. And tonight is an opportunity for us to recognize student leadership in the area of CTE. Many of our CTE students participate in what's called CTSOs, which are leadership competitions that our students take part in in an
area of programs. So whether that's health sciences, business management, and so what we're going to do tonight is first recognize three outstanding CTE students of the year that got recognized at Oakland schools. Janet Kado will help us with that. And
then Janet Kado, who is one of our CTE CTE teachers at Farmington High, is going to share the names of our students from Farmington High that are connected to CTSOs, not just the health science program that she helps support there. Then we'll have Kristen Patton and Sean
Risdorf from North Farmington High School also helping to introduce our students tonight. Oh, sorry, Chris. And sorry, and Chris Abbott from North Farmington High School. They're multiplying. That's a good thing. Um, so as as your students
come up, they can come to the center and you can come and kneel and take some pictures. Um, and then when we have like a whole building of Farmington High kids and a whole building of North, you're welcome to come up and take pictures. Good evening, Board of Education, Dr. Coffin, and welcome
guests and retirees. Yay. It's a big night. So, I have the honor of being here to present some awards tonight for our CTE students and our CTSO students. So, we'll first take a look at um our outstanding student awards for Oakland
schools. We had one nominated from Farmington High School and one from North Farmington. So, Ariana Wolf and Kinsey Whitfield, you make your way up with your family. So, Ariana is a Farmington High School student and she's participated in the two-year course of study uh with
excellence in the classroom and beyond. She obtained her 10-hour OSHA safety training for healthc care certificate BLS certified and received her credential through NHA for a patient care technician. and Kinsey uh received her um EKG certification and is waiting
to apply and take her uh NRMT exam. So, we appreciate your efforts in the health science classroom and we applaud you for your excellence in education in that medical skills program. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Thank you.
Thanks. And as a health science teacher at Farmington High School, I'm also a HOSA adviser. And uh HOSA is an international organization for future health professionals for students who are interested in pursuing a healthc care career. Uh participation in this student organization allows students to
develop their content specific knowledge and leadership skills in one of over 50 events that they can choose from in a competitive event program. Uh this year Farmington High had 95 students who competed at the regional conference, 72 who went on or who were eligible for the
state level and then 65 competitors, our highest group ever um with 17 placing in the top eight and 11 medalists eligible for competition at the international uh conference in June and nine of the qualifiers will be competing in
Nashville. So I'll call you up and you can bring your families for pictures if you'd like. So uh first and second place respectively Shiovani Sawe and Amriita Andrew Andrew [Applause] Chentala Ash Kumar and Ganesh they place
third place in creative problem solving. And then Shriram Kuro with second place in chemical lab science. We have a dream team I call them in the mental health promotion category. They came in second place and they also published an ebook available
on Amazon called Beyond the Mirror: Journey to Embrace the Real You as they celebrate taking care of your mental health and did a whole promotion on that in our in our school. So, yes, Raula, Mariah, Maria an Minaj, Minaj, Kazzy,
Favor, Evo, Sanji, Guamu, She's got them [Applause] all. Do you want to do yours? Do you want to do yours before I do? Hello. Um, let me just Do you want to do Middle East first? No, go ahead. Okay.
Um at North Farm North Farmington, we had one student who um made it to the international level for HOSA. Mahad [Music] um this this was Mahad's first year. Um he took first place at states and he or
at regionals and then took first place at states and then unfortunately has not is not going on to the international competition but he competed in the biotechnology event. So very proud of him. So congratulations international
qualifiers and we wish you the best at the Nashville conference. And if you want to take pictures your family can help. You good? At least take one. I need someone. I can can't coordinate all that. All right. No, maybe you can get some after. All right. I'll get your certificates to you in a minute.
Okay. And then I have the honor of uh Oh, go ahead. Yay. Um I um I started the middle school chapter about for HOSA about eight years ago and I passed it off about two years ago and then got the honor of um doing
it again this year um for the states and international followthrough. So I'd like to have Eva and Ana Meta for Health Career Display. They'll be uh competing in Nashville. Om meta and kaval sha
health career display. Also Raa Chaba for foundations of medical terminology and Suan Paul Raj foundations of medical reading. Congratulations. Best of luck at ILC. Thank you very much for recognizing
these young people and we wish them the best as they compete in the international conference and go on for their future health professions. Thank you. Chris Chris Abbott will present the awards uh starting the awards for North Farmington business. Right. All right.
Uh for BPA, uh is Siman here? Okay. Reca. Uh we had four qualify for nationals uh and two uh actually or three went and um Andrew Coulter is here. He was unfortunately the only one that was able
to make the meeting and it's amazing because he was this was his first year. He's a senior and it was his first year in DECA and he won his state uh competition and made it to internationals in Orlando and did very well down there.
Chris, Chris, would you mind reading all the names even if they're not here? The names of the students not able to be here. Vibe of Diamond, uh Samantha Karub, and Trinity Samuels were the other three. Good evening. Sorry.
Uh I'm honored to be here uh tonight to represent my chapter at North Farmington High School for Skills USA. Uh we've built the program over the last three years taking one to state to 12 to state to this year taking 22 to state of which
half qualified uh to move on. But with Skills USA it's a little different if at the state level if you're not first you don't get to go to nationals. Um so that's good news bad news. Uh the really good news out of the 22 that I did take six have qualified for nationals. Um
there would have been a seventh, but I brought into uh Skills USA a new competition this year for automotive electrical only. Uh and that's a state only competition. Uh so we we're going to recognize uh this individual for that for the accomplishment, but unfortunately he couldn't be here and
that would have been Drake Laura. He actually beat the competitors the second place by over 100 points. So, it was pretty impressive. Uh, next on my list is an outstanding student, which honestly I would have liked to recognized him as a CTE student of the
year, but he's been nominated before. Uh, he is not only a state winner once, but twice now three times. Uh he's finished as high as fourth at uh sorry as high as third at nationals and fourth last year. And I'd like to recognize
Aiden Hawkins. [Applause]
Aiden's competition was automotive maintenance and light repair. Uh, next I'd like to recognize a student that got to compete in a competition that's not necessarily auto specific, but leadership. Um, this is u certain categories for certain
individuals with disabilities. I know he doesn't like to brag about it, but he needs to be recognized for it because of his accomplishments that he's had with these things that he's worked on. One of the things he told me about with this particular award, um, that when we went to regionals, he didn't even want to
compete. He was that nervous about it. Um, but I forced him cuz it's my job. And he did well and we got to states and when they did the award ceremony, he was like, "Me?" And I was like, "Yes, that's you." And that would be Owen Owen Varma.
[Applause] his competition. His competition was action skills and so they have to do a presentation in front of judges. Uh they have to show a skill set and so we talked it over and he picked torque wrenches and all the judges were like,
"Oh my gosh, I didn't know there was so much to that." And I'm like, "Welcome to auto." Uh, let me do the students that were not here. I'll do her with that. I told them about Drake. Uh, another competitor I'd like to recognize who's also not here
because he has a job and couldn't be here. Uh, he has competed at nationals last year. Uh, he's gunning to do better this year. Uh, he's competing in mobile electronics and that was Orlando Fuentes.
[Applause] And last but not least, uh would be um I guess my own dream team. Uh they were freshman last year, two of them and put
them in this category. Um and we did a pretty good job. We won regionals. We won states. They qualified for nationals. But unfortunately due to conflicts and scheduling vacation plans because our our n our yeah our nationals is in June 23rd. Uh they could not
compete at the national level but they're excited too. This year uh we have three uh doing a competition called career pathways. Uh and they you may remember them. They did a presentation with you last year about your women in automotive. Uh they're doing a very similar one this year. same type of
presentation. Uh, but who could not be with us today was Judy Alrash, but the two that are with us today, Tiffany Goldstar, Gold Straw, and Ella
[Applause] Wilson. Ella is a first year student. Tiffany's a second. Owen's a second year. And Aiden, he's been with me for all four
years. Thank you. Thank you very much, Board of Education. And may the rest of the show begin. Thank you. All right. Next, I would like to uh welcome uh Mr. Brad Paddock, assistant superintendent for talent development
and HR uh to recognize our retirees. Good evening, Dr. Coffin, President Williams, and the board of education. Thank you for this opportunity to honor our wonderful 202425 school year retirees. It is a
privilege to assist in this evening's culminating event for our retirees in attendance. Tonight we celebrate the retirees from our district who have collectively contributed decades of wisdom, passion, and unwavering commitment to the field of education.
This evening, we're going to honor 24 retirees. Between our reception this afternoon, buildingwide celebrations that are taking place throughout the district in the past and in the near future weeks, uh there will be a total of 46 retirees this school year. In one
way or another, they will be recognized. And collectively, that group represents 1,343 years of service combined in education. Of the 1,343 years of combined service and
education, approximately 1,049 of those were right here in Farmington for our community of students. The 24 honores that will be here tonight have a combined service of 589 years to Farmington Public Schools. The slides
that will be behind you are reflective of their years of service in Farmington public schools. So for an order of operation for the ceremony and we're going to begin in just a moment. Uh when the speaking begins, the retirees I believe are going to stand uh to the right right here. so they can be on the
on the camera at home and the principles and or supervisor will come up and say a few uh words of recognition and thank you for their years of service in Farmington. And upon that conclusion, I am going to ask in just a moment that uh superintendent coffin and the board of
ed if you could please stand when they folks after they're done having a few things said about them, they will approach the board for a handshake and congratulations and then if we can make our way to the back there. There she is. Thank you, Kathleen. Uh we have um some
nice exiting gifts which will include a nice traditional Farmington Public Schools purple luggage tag for all the travels that await. And in just a um a moment, I'm going to ask Mrs. Sullivan from Gil and Mrs.
Henry, uh former principal at Longacre, to start lining up behind me to start our uh recognition ceremony. But I do want to remind all of the audience members um is evident in the board of education agenda tonight uh there there will be a brief um break after this
ceremony. So when we get through all 24 honor u retirees, I'll come back and say a few concluding remarks and then we will be taking a a short recess unless you want to stick around for the rest of the board meeting. But you if that is your chance to leave if you if you wanted to. So we're going to go ahead and get started and thanks for this
opportunity tonight. Okay, Mr. Solomon. after they get downstairs. I'm just guiding you so we don't get in trouble. So, while our board is uh lining up, I just want to say my um most sincere
amazing congratulations to my retirees because as I look out, there's many faces that I taught with. There are people who taught my children. There are people who have touched my lives. And I unfortunately can't be here for your speeches because I am Leverne DeFazio. For you young children, the our old
heads know that person. She is a TV show character. I'm in a production at seven, so I literally have to scoot out of here after this. Um, but to all my retiree colleagues, I wish you nothing but but love and happiness. So, with that, it is
my complete gift and honor, and I know I'm going to cry, Jerry, so just bear with me. Um, I get to speak about Jerry Shade and her remarkable legacy here in Farmington. I think this quote from Rita Pearson says it best.
Every child deserves a champion. An adult who will never give up them on them. Who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly be. Thank you, Terry. Jerry, I can't think of a truer
champion than you. Your career centered on students who either doubted their own capabilities and skills or had others doubt them. Under your guidance, students blossom, not just academically, but socially. You insisted on nothing less than the best for them and from
them. In fact, your knowledge, care, and support extended to your colleagues as well. You raised up all of those around you. You were the first to jump in and support our staff, no matter if it was a behavior or if it was academics or a trauma need. You gave your all each and
every day to everyone. And Gil was the better for it. May you may your retirement be all that you deserve because you deserve the world, my friend. And I'm an ugly crier. This isn't good. With that, um, I am going to turn this
over to my dear friend, uh, Rhonda Henry, who is a Longacre Principal, former Longacre Principal, but now our assistant superintendent of innovation and strategic initiatives. Yeah. And tonight I have the honor to speak
about Christina Solomon who is retiring after an incredible 30 years of service and education including the last 12 years as principal of Gil Elementary. Throughout her career, Chris has made a lasting impact at Kenbrook Warner and most recently Gil. The GIL staff
describe Chris as someone who builds strong connections, knows the community, and models family first in both words and action. Chris has always been a leader who is visible, engaged, and ever present. She has our backs, values our
input, and celebrates our strengths. Staff say colleagues describe Chris as someone who promotes balance, autonomy, and trust. Always grounded in what's best for staff and students. One of her most endearing qualities is how she
brings joyful and unforgettable experiences to her school community. Whether by transforming the entire building into a scene from a one school one book chapter to eating a worm, yes, a real worm, I witnessed it in front of
her school because they achieved a fundraising effort. Chris reminds us that school can and should be fun. Chris's future plans include working for her family business, watching her son play college baseball, and visiting her other son in Miami, especially in the
Michigan winters. As Peter Strapppel said, a legacy is not leaving something for people. It's leaving something in people. What a legacy you leave. Congratulations,
[Applause] And next, I would like to invite Colleen Brinker. Colleen Brinker, a remarkable educator who has dedicated 32 years to shaping
the lives of students and supporting excuse me colleagues across Flanders, Wooddale, Power and Longacre. She is known effect affectionately as the master of schedule, keeping meetings focused and
solving scheduling puzzles with absolute genius. Her colleagues describe her as endlessly supportive, fiercely hardworking, and always putting students first with teammates a close second. Students light up with excitement during her science experiments, and staff
always smile at her signature email message. If you sell if you smell something burning in the fifth grade wing, it's just my science experiment. She's a terrific problem solver, relationship builder builder, and a steady, uplifting presence. Always
ready to help and never afraid of a challenge. She looks forward to traveling with her husband and exploring new opportunities. As Henry Adams said, "A teacher affects eternity. She can never tell where her influence stops." Congratulations, Colleen, on an extraordinary career and a welldeserved
retirement. And now I invite Tracy Gleski. Another dedicated educator, Tracy Gleski, who has spent all 28 years of her career at Longacre Elementary, creating a classroom where positivity,
empowerment, and joy are a daily experience for her young learners. Tracy is known by her colleagues for leading by example, foring forming strong bonds with students and colleagues, and always sharing her warmth, often through food. Since the very beginning, she has been
deeply committed to honing her craft. One of her colleagues who is here tonight shared that each summer she dedicates time to reflect, reorganize units, dive into new curriculum, and collaborate with her team to plan more effectively and efficiently. She has led
countless team meetings, exploring strategies, analyzing student data, always trying to meet the needs of our learners. A lifelong learner, there truly isn't a better example of someone who thrives on growth for herself, her students, and colleagues. As she heads
into a new season of motorcycle rides with her husband, Shawn, cooking, shopping, and enjoying a no rush, easy life, we celebrate everything she's done. Congratulations, Tracy, on an extraordinary career and a welldeserved retirement.
[Applause] [Music] Dorene Swift. Dorene, an outstanding educator with 29 years of service across Flanders, Lanigan, Wooddale, Power, and
Longacre. She is known for her student- centered classroom where flexible seating, student choice, and creative lessons set the stage for joyful learning. Her colleagues describe her as someone with a great sense of humor, a true joy to work with and a trusted
confidant, always positive and generous with her time and talents. Her morning commute often doubles as a think tank for solving curriculum puzzles and life challenges alike. She's the master of ideas, known for the magical phrase, "Wait, I have that." followed by the
perfect resource appearing from her Google Drive. Like a teaching wizard, a risktaker, a terrific listener, and a builder of strong relationships, she puts students and her colleagues first. Dorine looks forward to traveling and spending time with her granddaughter.
Someone once said, "Teaching is the greatest act of optimism." And that's Dorene. Congratulations, Dorene, on an inspiring career and a retirement well-earned. [Applause]
and Lorie Vidler. We celebrate Lorie Vidler who has dedicated 35 and a half years to teaching. 35 and a half serving across Alama, Fairview, Hillside, Wooddale,
Kenbrook, and Longacre. She has been a tireless advocate for our youngest learners, champion purposeful play as an essential part of their elementary day. Her classroom is a place of imagination and wonder with joyful learning stations
like the pizza parlor, astronaut launch launchpad, cozy library, and sand table. Laughter, creativity, and studentled learning is what you see in Lor's world. She brings stories to life, dressing as elephant along her sidekick Carol
McGoris as Piggy, making Mo Williams proud. In addition to her teaching efforts, Lorie single-handedly reinvigorated Longacres's math mental program, creating systems and training parents. Her materials are masterfully organized and engaging. Her colleagues
say she gets kids like no one else, and it shows in everything that she does. Lori steps into retirement and she plans to make time for herself, focusing on health, home, and family. As Albert Ein said, "Logic will get you from A to B.
Imagination will take you everywhere." Lori, thank you for sparking imagination for over three decades. And now I would like to introduce Early Childhood Center principal, Mrs. Kirsten Chicella. Hi everybody. I am so excited
to be here tonight, excited and sad um to represent early childhood and acknowledge two of our pair professionals that we've had in our building. The first one I'm going to call up is Jackie Hurst. Come on up, Jackie. Jackie has been in early
childhood for 37 years, which is rather incredible. She's been here in Farmington only for the last three years, but I like to think she ended her career in the best place. Um, Jackie has shown up every day, and the thing I'm going to miss the most about Jackie is her just positive attitude and her
positive demeanor and how she approaches everything in her work with her colleagues, with her children. She is there every day engaging in authentic conversations with the children and she's always coming in with a smile. So working in early childhood, it's not always an easy job with some of these
little young ones. So Jackie, I'm so excited. She's going to be a grandmother coming up soon. She's going to spend some time vacationing with her family and her husband. So you're going to be truly missed and I'm thankful that I've had three years with you. We're all going to miss you.
Next we have Stacy Hensley. Stacy, come on up. So Stacy's been with us for 14 years as part of our special education program as a pair professional. She's been in the classroom and most recently she has been a traveling pair professional going
to see over 20ome children now in many different classrooms. So her scheduling all day long is rather crazy, but she approaches everything she does with such a professional mindset. She comes in every day. What can I do for the program? What can I do for my
colleagues? What can I do for the children that I serve? So the children know this about her and she has such a gentle connection with all of the children that she works with. So, what you've done for some of our most needy children, you've provided them a safe
place and I'm so grateful to have been able to observe that and to observe the professionalism that you've approached all your tasks throughout the day. So, thank you for everything that you've done for us. And I learned something new just now standing in line. She's a biker lady. So, I really want to see pictures
of her husband here. Like, I want to see pictures of her riding on the back of the bike and taking a bike trip. So, she has a new grandbaby at home that's just been so beautiful and amazing and just beautiful and she's going to be taking some bike trips and I hope you come back to visit. So, thank you for everything
that you've done. Oh, and now I'm going to introduce Miss Andrew Lacroy of East Middle School Principal. Good evening. She keeps teasing me that I'm going to cry, which is why I prepared for a roast. Um, no, just kidding. Um,
I'm here. I'm fortunate enough to be the one to speak about Deb Kanchi. um after 30 years of service to Farmington Public Schools and actually quite a bit more because she spent her K12 years here in Farmington Public
Schools as well. Um she's she's gets to go on to the next stage and enjoy retirement. Very welld deserved. Deb is without exaggeration one of the most inspiring educators that I've ever worked with. She's innovative, fearless,
and relentlessly focused on students. A couple years ago, her and a colleague decided to try something new, just a little book study. And now, building thinking classrooms is being implemented all across the district because that's who Deb is. When she tries something and
it works, people notice and then everyone wants in. Some people coast a bit in their final year. Not Deb. Uh this year alone, thanks to her leadership, East is hosting our second annual studentled
food truck rally. Thursday, we open a we just opened a new outdoor volleyball court. And with partnership from central office, we've been able to secure funds for an outdoor basketball court that will break ground um in August. Throughout her career, she's
stacked up more titles than most. To name a few, she was teacher of the year in 2012 and 13. She's been math department chair, PBIS chair, basketball coach, volleyball coach, and many more. But still, when I asked her what she's most proud of, she said, "I was
never satisfied with what I was doing in the classroom. I pushed myself to try new things, take risks, and be involved in the building. Once again, she made it about kids." On top of all that, she brings heart and humor to East every single day. She organizes tailgates even when
Michigan State is losing year after year. Uh she celebrate she celebrates our staff and our students constantly. And yes, she's responsible for 95% of the pranks that take place in the building. Most of which I'm the victim
of. Deb, you're brilliant, hilarious, compassionate, and totally irreplaceable. You leave behind a legacy of learning, leadership, and laughter, and a district that is better because of you. Thank you for everything you've done. Next, I'd like to invite up assistant
principal of power, Miss Jennifer Katz. Hello. Today we celebrate the remarkable career of Susan Kim who has given 25 years of service. Susan is someone who has left an incredible mark on our power community. With a deep love of math, a
heart full of unwavering support for students and colleagues, and a passion for leadership through initiatives like our eighth grade career days, Susan has been a shining example of what it means to be an educator. Her recognition as middle school teacher of the year is just one reflection of the tremendous
impact she has had over the years. But more than awards, it's the lives she's touched, the confidence she sparked, and the inspiration she's planted in the hearts of her students that truly speak her legacy. Susan, as you step into retirement, know that your influence
will continue to echo in the classrooms, hallways, and futures of every student you've guided. Thank you for everything. You will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. [Applause]
Next, we celebrate the retirement of a truly special teacher, someone who has made a lasting impact through kindness, positivity, and genuine care for others. Tracy Mastenbrook has always gone beyond the lesson plan, building strong relationships with students, offering
encouragement with a warm smile, and helping anyone in need without hesitation. What made her stand out wasn't just her dedication of 30 years to teaching, but the way she made every student feel seen, valued, and supported. While we
have missed her presence in the halls and classrooms, we are deeply grateful for the inspiration and heart she has brought to our school every day. Tracy, enjoy this next chapter. You've earned every bit of it. And just know the legacy you leave behind will continue in every student and colleague you've
inspired. Congratulations. And now it is my honor to introduce Corey Porterfield, the principal of Warner Middle [Applause]
School. Good evening. It is my honor to recognize and celebrate Kathleen Klinsar who was retiring after an outstanding 28-year career in public education, including 24 years with Farmington Public Schools. Kathleen has made a
lasting impact on FPS community, having taught at Beach View Elementary, East Middle School, and most recently Warner Middle School. Throughout her career, she has been known not only for her dedication to student learning, but also for her kindness, compassion, and
unwavering care for those around her. Kathleen's classroom has always been a welcoming place where students felt seen, valued, and supported. Beyond her role as a teacher, Kathleen has deeply has been deeply involved in many aspects of school life. She has led a variety of
community service projects, served as a special Olympics coach and volunteer, and has taken on leadership roles such as MTSS committee co-chair and social committee chair. Her work in and out the classroom has helped shape a positive and inclusive school culture wherever
she has been. Kathleen has shared that she has truly enjoyed her teaching career in FPS and cherishes the many special memories she's made along her way. Her legacy of kindness, service, and dedication be felt a long way after her retirement. We thank Kathleen for
her many years of service and wish her nothing but happiness, health, and welldeserved relaxation in the next chapter of her life. Congratulations, Kathleen. I'd like to welcome up next principal at Farmington and Steam Academy, Mrs. Giana Marzik.
Good evening. It's my honor to speak a little bit about Miss Jeannie Butman. Jeanie is absolutely a cornerstone of our front office. She's a wealth of knowledge, always willing to help, and solidly professional in the most challenging of circumstances. Jeanie has been working in the field of education
for 21 years. In her 11 years with Farmington Public Schools, Jeanie has worked at Farmington Steam, Beach View, East, Harrison, Farmington High School, North Farmington High School, Kenbrook, Wood Creek, Gil, Power, and Visions. Wow. Is right. Jeanie shared
that she began her work in Farmington as a newate at Beach View where her own children were attending school. She then began working as a special education pair professional in various buildings. Jeanie said, "This was a very re rewarding experience for me as I learned so much from these amazing students and
their incredible teachers." Jeannie also shared that I have had the privilege of working with some amazing staff within the many buildings I have worked. My current school that I have been at since 2017 has become like a second family to me. I will miss my amazing co-workers very much as well as the many parents
and students I have had the opportunity to work with. Congratulations, Genie. We'll miss [Applause] you. I'd now like to introduce Central
High School principal, Miss Monica Neck. And now we would like to proudly honor Alyssa Bingham for her remarkable 30-year career in public education, including the last seven years dedicated to Farmington Public Schools. Alyssa has
served with passion and purpose at Forest East Power and now Farmington Central, leaving an undeniable mark on each school. Her accomplishments are many. Two Golden Apple awards, a Bosch grant that brought a sensory room to
power, and the Oakland schools above and beyond award. She's been a powerful advocate for equity, serving on the equity 2030 grant committee, earning equity partner certification from Indiana University, and leading experiences like the human rights guided
tour at the DIA. Alyssa, your legacy is one of compassion and excellence. Thank you for your extraordinary service to FPS and even more so for the love and guidance and hope you've given to every student you've touched. May this next
chapter be filled with the same love and light you've so generously shared with others. Congratulations. And now I'd like to introduce Farmington High School principal, Mrs. Chris [Applause]
Musner. Good evening. Today we celebrate the remarkable career of Kim Adams, a dedicated math teacher, a passionate track coach, and a fierce advocate for students at Farmington High School. For the past 26 years, Kim has
supported thousands of students, not just through equations and meets, but by believing in their potential, cheering them on, and never letting them forget what they're capable of. Her unwavering commitment to their success has left a lasting remark on our school. Kim is
often speaks of the gratitude for the students for the I'm sorry for the support she's received from the FHS family, including the staff, students, and parents. And although it all, she has built friendships that go far beyond the classroom or the track. Friendships that
will truly last a lifetime. Now Kim looks ahead with excitement to a new chapter, retirement, and enjoying her husband on a well-earned path. Kim, thank you for your heart, your strength, and your years of service. You will be deeply missed, but always remembered at FHS.
[Applause] Thank you. Here we are celebrating an incredible legacy, Mr. Tom Aveasic. For 34 years, Tom has been a quiet force of
calm, kindness, and clever wit at Farmington High School. His genuine smile has welcomed thousands of students and staff alike, making the halls feel a little bit warmer every day, even though he wears that yellow and
blue. Tom's passion for teaching found its greatest expression in AP statistics, a course that he pioneered and has taught for over 36, I'm sorry, 26 amazing years. With patience, humor, and an uncanny ability to make numbers
come alive, he turned formulas into life lessons for many, many students. But beyond the curriculum, Ton's true impact is measured in the lives he has touched, always humble and always grateful. He is often said to felt be blessed to be a teacher at Farmington High School, but
the real blessing was ours. Tom, thank you for everything. We wish you a retirement filled with the same joy that you brought to our school. to all the students and the staff every single day.
[Applause] Congratulations. All right. Today I have the honor to honor the incredible career of Kevin Meisner, a devoted educator who 30 years whose 30 years of service to
Farmington Public School has lasting his Wow. Let me start all over. Kevin just threw me off. Okay, sorry about that. That's what he does to me. It was my crying. It was the crying. Today we honor the incredible career of Kevin Meisner, a devoted educator whose 30 years of service to Farmington public
schools has le left a lasting impact on the students and colleagues alike. From Harrison High School to Farmington High School, Kevin has been a champion of science education leading with both expertise and heart. His leadership in the international balora program helped
to shape a generation of critical thinkers and he even had the rare and perhaps slightly nerve-wracking experience of teaching his own child. Kevin's legacy goes beyond Kevin's legacy goes beyond the classroom. He has mentored countless
science teachers, generously sharing his wisdom while enduring more than a few good naturatured jokes, especially those around his famous irrational fears. Kevin, thank you for your dedication, your leadership, and your humanity. You've been a pillar of this community,
and we wish you a retirement full of peace, adventure, and maybe a little less teasing. Congratulations, Kevin. All right. Once again, we are here to celebrate the incredible career of Mr. Mike Steele, an inspirational band
director whose 28 years of service have filled the halls of Farmington Public Schools with music, passion, and pride. From Farmington High to Power Middle School and even Our Lady of Sorrows, Mike has shared the joy of music with thousands of students. He takes
well-deserved pride in his accomplishments of his band from MSBOA to state festivals and even the community outreaches outreach performances. And who could forget COVID marching band? Against all odds, Mike made it
happen. Not only did he make it happen, but he made band bounce back bigger than ever. Mike's commitment extends far beyond the band room. Whether it was a pep rally, a parade, or even an event that sparked school spirit, when I asked very last minute, Mike was always ready
to support. He also never missed a chance to thank his fellow FPS music colleagues for their diligence in their heart and deeply values the district's support in growing a program that has changed lives. Mike, your legacy is one of joy, resilience, and harmony. Thank
you and congratulations on a well-deserved retirement. Next, I'd like to introduce special ed supervisor Dorian Forester. It's my greatest honor to be here to celebrate the retirement of Kelly Zubie. Kelly is a kind and loving
person who has cared and supported our most complex learners for 20 years with Farmington Public Schools in our SXI department. She had an opportunity to reflect with me on some of her fond memories. Kelly had a brief time where
she spent uh her initial beginning of her career as a pair professional in the kindergarten program and then she was bumped and she took a position at Cloverdale Developmental Center which was our center-based program for SXI students. Kelly had the great pleasure of describing her very first week of
school with me at the Cloverdale Development Center in which she was hit multiple times a day, had her hair pulled, and multiple times she uh was they attempted to bite her in the classroom. She told me she went home at the end of the week and decided she was going to have to really toughen up and
learn to bob and weave. And that's what she's done ever since for our students in the Essexi department. She has explained to me how in her time with the SXI department, she has learned the true meaning of friendship,
collaboration, and teamwork because she understands wholeheartedly that it is a team that supports our most complex learners and that together we can accomplish everything. She shared with me some of the greatest friendships and lifelong relationships that she has with
her fellow colleagues from the SXI department. and SXI she has supported all the way from third grade through the post-secondary program in her career because SXI people move around. She leads with her heart. She does love and care for all of our
students and our colleagues and she will be incredibly missed at the SXI department. We have also had the great pleasure of having her come back to sub every now and then. So, we're very pleased that while we're saying goodbye during her retirement, we'll still be able to say hello occasionally. Thank
you, Mary, for all you've done. I'm terribly sorry. Now, it is my great pleasure to introduce Mr. Joe Green, the principal of North Farmington High School. [Applause]
Good evening everyone. So, it is my distinct honor and pleasure to recognize a dedicated, caring, and conscientious groundskeeper, Joe Peltier. My wife is a realtor, and she's hammered into my head the power of curb appeal and how a yard can look. It
matters, right? um you can have everything you want on the inside, but if the outsides don't look good, you're not going to get the looks. And what Joe has done in a dedicated 40 years of full-time and two years of subbing for a total of an astonishing 42 years um was
devote a labor of love to making the grounds of both Harrison High School and North look amazing. This labor of love combines striving for a high standard to ensure that all the grounds he takes care of are wellgroomed. And he
prided himself on making sure that his fields popped in terms of their presentation, no matter the sport. He knew that this was one of the first things people would see and experience in our district. And if he could make those shine, he could make it opening and inviting for people. And that was
him taking his job to a level that really impacted students and staff and was powerful over that time. He always felt that the field should wow people like when he mowed the checkerboard pattern in the end zone at Harrison High School for the state
playoffs. You know, some people in the groundskeeping world talk more about the co the uh mowing than the football, but they celebrate both. The rest of the world remembers a football. There's a lot of people that remember how do you get that checkerboard? Um, even though this was a job and talking to Joe, he
shared with me it really was a career and a labor of love taking care of Harrison and North as they became his home away from home. And I can't thank Joe enough for all he's given to our two schools in our district. And I really am sad to see him go and I wish him all the
best in his retirement because that labor of love was a lot of work and he deserves a second childhood to rest, relax and have some fun. So congratulations.
[Applause] He may have a good lawn consulting business teaching all of us how to do checkerboards and cross patterns. I think you could have a gig, Joe.
Um, now it is my distinct honor and pleasure to recognize an absolutely amazing teacher and gardener of human potential, Mrs. Christina Pitman. Christina has taught for 27 years, 25 of which have been in FPS at
both Harrison and North Farmington. In those years, Christina has proven herself to be a dedicated and gifted master teacher, serving in more capacities than I can even imagine. As she listed the things she was proud of
as an AP reader regionally and nationally for AP English exams, an AP English literature or sorry, as all well for AP English literature, and the AP seminar exams. So, she took time out of her day to grade all of the students essays and be part of the national
grading for every student in the country that took these exams. Um, on top of that, she's been a district facilitator, a teaching and learning committee member, a mentor teacher for educators leading the profession, an instructional coach at Harrison High School, a reading apprenticeship PD facilitator who
brought reading apprenticeship in a strong way to North and really both buildings actually and really really changed how students engage with material in so many powerful ways. She also was a teacher consultant for the National Writing Project, a district lead for the curriculum writing
committee, and she developed and shared with a team of her teachers a very powerful model for teaching AP Lit and AP Lang that, this is unbelievable, has led to half of both our junior and senior classes taking both AP Lit and AP Lang for each of the past four years.
That's 300 students a year taking AP English time and again. That is not typically the case nor the class everybody is super excited for. It is difficult, right? Um, but as a result of the student- centered, thought-provoking
model, she helps students learn to make meaning out of whatever they encounter, whether it's a book, a piece of audio, a human being in front of them. And she helps them organize all of that and their thinking and their voice to create and communicate meaningfully in both spoken and written word about what they
encounter. And the real fruit of this is that when they come back from college, they tell every student to take these courses because Pitman, Rust, and Hughes, that team she created, will get you ready for anything you need to read and write in career, college, or life. Christina, thank you for making each of
us and your students better off as a result of our interactions with you. We wish you all the best as you enter this next phase of your life, and I just can't thank you enough for everything you've done, for all the people you've encountered in our district. So, thank you very much. And it is now my pleasure to invite Mr.
Christopher O'Brien to honor our central office retirees. Good evening. It is my honor to introduce Miss Noska Wilty who has been a wonderful advocate for students in her 30 years in public education.
She's taught 28 years in Farmington in the United States and two years in Honduras. So she's got a very unique background. She started Eastern I was going to say Eastern Michigan is East Middle School, doesn't it? not Eastern Michigan, Beach View Elementary, and she's taught science, social studies,
and her passion, EEL, and the newcomers. Four really qualities came up to me when I thought about Noska. She's reflective, she's hardworking, she's dedicated, and she has integrity. I have never met anybody who works as hard as she does. And when she works hard, she always
reflects on is it good enough? Her sole purpose is making sure it's good enough our students. She has integrity. She's always focused on her job and she pushes me to be better. When I don't do what I'm supposed to do, she will push me on it and I love her for it. She is a trauma loser. She's a true
advocate for students and for their families. She herself was a EL learner. So, she knows about their challenges and their struggles and every time we had a conversation, it was always focused on what's best for kids. Noska, you will be would not be able to be replaced. Thank
you for all you've done for Farmington, for the students, for the staff, and for the community, and for me. Thank you. I love you, and I'm going to miss you greatly. Love you, too. [Applause]
And now let let me introduce Miss Margaret Hendrickson, our director of curriculum instruction and assessment. Thanks for remembering that. She and I will have some moments where I share from the deep center of my soul and my heart everything I feel for her
today. Kathy O, we call her, although her real name is Kathy Oensic, has been with Farmington Public Schools for 26 years. I thought I was going to get through this. She has served as a loved elementary teacher, a respected
instructional coach, and an impactful elementary literacy and social studies coordinator. In this role, it's really important to notice the impact she has had in the last three years. In this role, you led with credibility as an
intentional leader as you shifted our K5 literacy program over the last three years. In this work, you thoughtfully moved our collective practice in order to impact each and every learner. Kathy, you are an expert in your craft and
unmatched in your expertise. from some of the simple communication writing which isn't so simple to facilitating adult learners in workg groups and professional development sometimes in even harder tasks. Adults are not always the best students um
being incl be included creating action plans. You think about the nuts and bolts of the work as well as the big picture while also keeping the people the humans the young and us a little bit older in mind. You understood and still understand how
to invest in teachers in order to invest in our students. You are trusted by teachers and building leaders. You are cherished by the instructional services department. You are an exemplar of FPS's present and the future for thanking you.
I thank you for taking us there. This is all I and we could have ever asked for you personally and professionally. You've been an ongoing thought partner for me. I've grown in my literacy geekness. We will miss you and from day forward we will always ask ourselves
what would Kathy do? Thank you for all your years of service and impact. This has been a momentous shift in our organization in a very short period of time. I want to thank the school community relations department for this wonderful evening, the uh help and assistance from
the entire uh human resources department and also very special thanks to our principles. This is a busy month in all of your schools. Thank you so much for being here speaking about these beautiful educators. Your well articulated words that mean so much to us. Uh Board of Education President
Williams, thanks for the opportunity to have this recognition tonight. I'll turn the program back over to you. Thank you. [Applause] Yes. How's life? Never heard that one.
Thank you for allowing us that recess. We will now get back to our board meeting. Thank you very much. Uh we will now move to items from the president. The first thing we need to do is approve the
agenda. Is there a motion? I got it. You approve the Yeah. I move that the board of education approve the May 20, 2025 regular meeting agenda as presented. Support. Motion made to approve the agenda uh by Dr. Turner,
supported by Mr. Walker. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion passes. Uh moving on now to announcements. Uh just a few from me. I wanted to take a moment to congratulate
some of our uh music students and uh arts students. Uh with respect to theater, a few of our students uh proudly represented North Farmington at the 2025 Sutter Foster Awards on May 18th. We had our orchestra and band
receive outstanding ratings at a district band and orchestra festival. Both our choirs, the concert choir and the magical choir earned excellent ratings at the district world festival and there were some solo uh and ensemble
um outstanding nominations as well. I I continue to believe we have a wonderful music department. Uh I was able to attend their latest uh choir performance. I think it was last week and uh coming off of a New York trip uh
to see several musicals featuring uh Wicked, the theme of the performance was um I think it was for the good and some of these students were just amazing. The solo performances were great. There was
a duo uh I think her name is Sydney Armwood and Samantha Jones. Uh they just did uh a wonderful job of uh singing which one was it? Loathing from um Wicked and the performance. I mean their
voices are beautiful. The harmony was fantastic but what was even better was their they were really into it and I think their best friends which made it even better and they were all dressed in one and like green and one in in pink. They they were just awesome. I could go on and on about them. Seniors will will
be missing them. I also wanted to lift up red carpet students from Lanigan. I had a great opportunity yesterday to go to Lanigan where I learned more about their speaking uh after school uh
program where they give kids uh the power of voice and these kids really did a wonderful job. elementary students uh presenting well, introducing themselves, and I was really pleased that they were recognized by our governor, our
lieutenant governor, uh our um mayor of Farmington Hills was in attendance as well to congratulate them along with the um county commissioner and myself. And I just thought it was really great to see those kids get recognized. Um I also attended last week our community
dialogue on the 13th where we spoke about student achievement. I know we'll get a report out from that. Uh a couple things sort of stood out for me. Uh one with respect to our need to really focus on advanced learners and make sure that we have an opportunity to grow everyone including those who need a little bit
more accelerated learning. And uh parents want us also to focus on soft skills. Uh so I'm really pleased that we're already moving in that direction uh with our profile of a lifelong learner. I am really happy that the work that we're doing I I felt validated with some of the work that we're already
doing. Um I want to lift up the Golden Apple Awards on Thursday. I'm looking forward to um acknowledging staff who have been nominated. I think about 37 staff were nominated. I know that we're moving into the end of the year. Some of
our seniors have I call it senioritis. Especially next week will be the last day of school for some of our seniors. Then some clapouts. It's today. This week. This week. Thursday. Oh my gosh. Is it? Oh wow. That's exciting. Like don't extend that. Yeah. Uh so enjoy all
of the clapouts for those of you us too who have seniors. Uh three of us on the board. Uh so that's uh always an exciting time. Honors ceremonies coming up and recognizing so many of our students who've received scholarships. I want to thank Mrs. Heinrich for offering
a scholarship to our students. I've also uh offered one. I think we both had over 67 uh applicants to uh the scholarships. So that was uh always wonderful. And thank you uh to Thomas Hull for helping and Angie Smith for helping with some of the evaluation process. So we were all
pretty consistent. So that's pretty good. Yeah. But I had to exclude my exclude my daughter. So she's getting a full ride by the way on on the wing. So she need all right. Um I think that ends it for announcements. We will now move on
to public comment. If there's anyone who wishes to make public comment, now is the time. You have three minutes. Uh we ask that if you do have public comment that you refrain. Oh, thank you. Uh from uh naming anyone where anonymity would be more appropriate. Our first and only
right now public comment is Mr. uh Loveway. If you want to come up to the uh podium, you have three minutes. Uh and again, if anyone else is interested, the comment cards are located at the back of the room. We ask that you fill it out and bring it to the um ceramic
bowl that is at the end of this table. There will be another opportunity for public comment. You have one opportunity to make public comment. Uh but you can make it at either time, either now or after uh we have our discussion items. Uh sir, you have three minutes. Okay. I
have two topics tonight. First, board vacancy selection. It will be reasonable to select the next highest vote getter in November. We fell only half of 1% behind 281 votes out of
58,000. TR Carr. Second, the uh board vacancy application uh asked, "How would you work to build a positive Oops. What are your thoughts on diversity, equity, and inclusion?" I
said, "As DEI as enumerated in the board's proclamation is morally ambiguous, it segregates us." For example, Martin Luther King's
statement fails DEI theory. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their
character. The proclamation segregates us. Recently, I wrote the board. Jason Riley of the Wall Street Journal wrote a thoughtful article that concludes, "History shows that black people have
made greater strides under policies of colorblindness than affirmative action." If you agree with Riley, that wipes out the major premise underlying the board's anti-racist
proclamation. Then I asked if the proclamation is still in effect. Uh the board president ducked the question saying, "I don't know what you mean by is the proclamation in effect. However, if you are referring to
whether the board remains committed to ensuring all students feel welcome and included. Yes. No. I'm asking if the board still pushes DEI and risks losing federal
money. Is the proclamation still in effect? I've asked this before and apparently the answer is yes. Uh this isn't the time to rebel.
Thank you. Are there any other folks who would like to make public comment? I'm going to take a little bit of privilege here. Uh I failed to make one more announcement. I want to uh acknowledge to the public that we have received um applications for the board
vacancy. I wanted to make sure that I said that. I forgot. I apologize. Um, we will continue to go through this process. We now have to schedule interviews. You all all are aware. So, the public knows we received 16 applications. We are very happy with
such a robust pool. Uh, we will work over the course of the next couple of weeks to schedule interviews for those 16 applicants. Uh, we will have those interviews scheduled over the next couple of weeks and then we will make our decision. We don't know yet what
that uh timeline will look like. We have to uh have a conversation with some of these applicants to find out what their availability is. We're currently assessing the availability of the board and we'll determine whether we're able to conduct interviews over two or three or four days. Uh that will all be
outlined over the course of the next few weeks. So, I wanted to make that announcement. Uh I also want to acknowledge that I too have a dream. I would love to not be judged by the color of my skin. And I'm speaking
for myself. We are not living in that time. I am still judged based on the color of my skin and based on my sex. I hope we get there one day. We are not there just yet. And with that, we will move on to
items from the secretary. Thank you. Uh the board has received communications regarding uh a Wall Street Journal article on affirmative action, implementation of safe zone policy, IBCP and IBDP senior celebration. Uh thank you for teachers
and staff appreciation. Uh the FB FPS pharmacy public schools board vacancy office of head start notifications. Um, the board acknowledges communication and responds when appropriate. A list of correspondents can be found in the board packet accessible on the Farmington
Public Schools website. Thank you. Thank you. Moving on to legislative update. I apologize that I don't have an update for us this evening, but I will have a thorough update at our next board meeting. Thank you very much. Moving on to district updates. Dr. Coffin. Thank you, President Williams. It was so great
to see all of our retirees and recognize them this evening. Throughout their careers, they've demonstrated a passion for education, going above and beyond to ensure that every one of our students feels valued and supported, and their efforts have really fostered a learning environment where all students can
thrive, and we know that their impact is going to resonate for years to come. This week, our seniors do wrap up their time here with us at FPS. Uh to the class of 2025, congratulations on wrapping up this significant milestone
in your educational journey. Your hard work, your determination, and resilience have brought you to this moment, and we are just so proud of each and every one of you. As we look forward to the upcoming graduation ceremonies, we're excited to celebrate their achievements
and the bright futures that lie ahead for all of them. In addition to the celebrations that we've been that have been taking place, the last few weeks have also been filled with excitement as several administrators have spent time focusing on reimagining the learning
experiences for our students. Uh a few of us had the opportunity to attend the future of learning council summit in Lancing where we heard from Greg Bear the executive director of great the Greybel Foundation co-founder of remake learning and also the co-author of the
book I know we've discussed here at the board table when you wonder you're learning Mr. Roger's enduring lessons for raising creative, curious, and caring kids. We also attended sessions on artificial intelligence along with capturing uh our journey to a more
competencybased approach to teaching and learning. Our high school principles and central office staff traveled to Anker Bay High School just about an hour down the road uh to learn more about their career pathways and ways that students are given the space to understand and
own their own learning progressions. Finally, our strategic planning leaders met uh just yesterday to wrap up another amazing year of our work with our staff, students, and community and moving uh one more year closer to our reaching our goals. The group also brainstormed new
ideas and opportunities as we enter the third year of our current strategic plan. And that's all I have tonight. Thank you. Move on to the IB president. Yep. So uh next I'd like to invite Mr. Tim Russell
and uh his IB students to the podium. Uh Tim is our IB coordinator and they're going to provide an update on the IB program here for Farmington Public Schools. Thank you very much for inviting us out tonight. I'm very appreciative. I I do
know that I don't uh want to spend a ton of time talking myself because I brought um four members of our executive board. We um started our inaugural uh IB student leadership group this year and these gentlemen stepped up and became part of our executive board. Uh we have
a member of next year's executive board with us as well. So, um, few things that I wanted to say about the program. Over this year, we're very proud of what we've accomplished in just a year's time. We have, um, really seen some excitement and growth about the program.
A lot of what we've been focused on is making it palatable to do, um, challenging work. And one of the issues, one of the biggest issues that we have is that it is socially acceptable to say,
um, why don't you take easier classes? And the IB students clearly are not taking necessarily easier classes. So, one of our main jobs is has been to try to make it more fun while it's also more challenging because I don't want them to
feel like they're missing out. and these gentlemen have been key to making sure that that's part of what we've accomplished this year. So, um, as I said, I want to let them do most of the talking. So, um, first I'll introduce Tanzil. Have a few things you want to say? Yeah.
Okay. Uh, hello, uh, board of education. I just want to say that I believe that the IB program at Farmington High School, it's like a hidden gem of the district. It has opened so many doors for me. It is such an un it's an unknown program but it brings so much so much
benefits to the students like people they avoid the program because they feel it's too hard but I feel like that's not that shouldn't be the way we look at it. It it is a hard it's a rigorous program but I feel like we should enjoy the difficulty and learn from it rather than
avoid it. And I've just had I've had so much fun in this program meeting all like making new friends, meeting all these great teachers. And I also believe that the Ivy program in at Farmington High School is unique. And it's unique because its staff is very supportive.
They love teaching their students. The students love being taught by these teachers. And I see online when I talk to IB students online, they feel at their IB programs across the world that they feel that the teachers don't support them enough. And so then they blame the program when an actual
actually there may be other problems at Farmington High School. Our teachers are very supportive of it. Then RB program here is great. Thank you. Uh Brandon Dale. Um hello board of education. Uh similar to what Tanzio said, I honestly feel
that the IB program, the diploma program specifically, kind of prepares you in a way unlike any other. as he said um the program is grueling especially when you have um your exams coming up you have uh IAS which are internal assessments and
you have uh college applications as well it is grueling but as you said I think you really should enjoy the difficulty I feel like uh similar or in comparison to AP or other honor classes IB prepares you in a way uh that's multiaceted and is unlike any other for instance it
taught me the principles of time management uh really trying to get my time and organize my time which a lot of students may have trouble with uh switching to college where you don't where you have a lot more freedom um and less responsibilities honestly so I feel that that as well as my critical
thinking has improved greatly but also I think the biggest benefit is my writing as I said in that period with the internal assessments and my college applications which include a lot of essays I really had I had to write a lot I wrote for several hours on end almost every day but I feel like coming out of
that My writing improved so much better. I'm really able to prepare myself for the research papers and the other essays that I have in college. And I really feel that the transition between high school and college is so much easier because of the program, which other students may not be able to say the same if they don't take it.
Andy Halda, hi. So, yeah, I agree with everything they said and uh you you feel the effects of IB firsthand. Um, I wanted to talk more so about like the environment that we have at IB with like our IB students. Um, a lot of camaraderie, but also you see that this environment is
full of like highly ambitious people. Like they want more out of their education, out of their careers and out of life. They want more and again like our teachers and uh our coordinators, they do a great job of kind of facilitating that uh that that love of
learning through IB. Um also for me personally um academically it is rigorous. It is difficult and outside of just like how I've uh benefited academically it's been more so for me my personal growth. So again like skills like time time management being
organized things like that. Um honestly I see a lot more benefit in those skills on top of like uh academics. But I I've have I had a lot of experience with like other honors classes AP classes. They're good, but you don't get these sort of like skills that you would that you
would otherwise have access to through IB. So, yeah. And finally, Braden Shay. Uh, hello. Um, as Andy said, the learning style for IB is very different from other classes. Um, I guess an easy
example for me in this case would be IB history versus AP history. I'm not trying to knock AP history. It obviously has its own benefits. AP history, uh, you blow through material, test every two weeks. IB history, we started with World War II, but we didn't start, you
know, when Germany invaded Poland. We started back in 1914. We learned the what caused it. We learned the effects of it, all the little diplomatic things, and you really learned how to be a historian. And that's something I think that Ivy really does. Brandon touched on
critical thinking. Ivy does an incredible job of hammering that in. Andy touched on his writing skills and like freshman year I look back on those essays. I'm like I look back and I say what was I doing? Uh but now like IB
history we went into the IB history exam. You have to write several essays. And now as IB seniors we can go in and over the course of two hours um write a complete coherent well organized well
ststructured essay. Um, and to me that has really helped prepare me for college and anything that life will bring. And I'm honestly just very grateful to have this opportunity and to have such an amazing program in our district. Thank
you. And I want to end it with um people talk about how rigorous it is and how challenging it is. Our current seniors average 4.3 GPA. That's the average GPA of our seniors. Uh this is my starting goalkeeper. We have multiple clubs,
multiple accomplishments besides IB that that they've that they've gone through. So, the thing that scares kids away is that, oh, I don't want my GPA to be hurt. We we support you throughout the process. It's rigorous, but we don't make grades impossible. You're prepared
for college, and that's our that's our job. That and making it fun. Thank you. Thank you. Um I would love to uh Yeah, I'm sorry. So um first to the students who came up
here today, thank you for coming and sharing with us everything that you mention to mentioned to us we know but it's really really helpful as a reminder to to hear from you to to learn from you
and for me what I got today was we need to do more of this. We need to help and encourage more students to have the experience that you have. We talked just earlier today about u more accelerated opportunities for our learners. This is it. And I'm I'm trying to figure out how
to bring that down into the middle schools and the elementary schools as well. We're so proud of you. You guys are doing an amazing job. You already know that this is a great program for you. I appreciate that you're pushing yourself, that you're not taking the easy route. I want you to encourage your
friends to do the same. Um, I look forward to hearing from you when you come back to us after you graduate for your IB graduation and when you get your IB diploma. Everyone that we've ever talked to at those graduations says the
same thing that you're saying right now, that it was a great program, but what you're going to realize when you go off to college is that it's going to be easier for you. That's what they all tell us that their first year of college was easier than the high school
experience. And so you guys are well on your way. Congratulations. We're we're very proud of you. I'm sorry. No worries. And did you want No, I'll yield. I'll come back. Um gentlemen, just wanted to congratulate you on on the work that you've done and clearly as a part of IB maybe one of the unseen
benefits is your ability to present and express yourself publicly. You did a masterful job. You you you tag teamamed like you were in a relay race beautifully handing off the baton. It was exceptional to watch and the enjoy
the difficulty. Did I say that correctly? You need to make that a t-shirt. Seriously. And that needs to be promoted and walked around the school. Everybody wants to be a part of something and you promoting it in that fashion. I bet you you will pull more into IB just on that. Enjoy the
difficulty and talking about that conceptually. I think that is absolutely phenomenal. Do not trademark it because I'm stealing it. I'm just let tra trademark it quickly, Mr. Hull and then Dr. Turner and then Mrs. Oh, yep.
everybody. I am so so proud of you guys because uh through um through through FAF and I remember you guys coming and helping out and I remember you when you guys started and to see how you guys actually you know y went through it and you guys are high high achieving when
you say and achieve the impossible dream you make it so much more you make it just more believable in that you placing kids who feel that they couldn't have the success you are to be there because you are there and u you know I I really
appreciate you guys be an example be a motivator um I love the quotes like like soon to be Dr. Dr. Walker said uh that you know enjoy the difficulty that that to me spoke out a lot because a lot of people like no it's just so hard but
enjoy it. That's part of the that that enjoy the process of just doing it. Um also the time management I I wrote down notes because I love your coach time how to a lot of things are out of whack. So for you guys to say hey I have time management now so I'm able to juggle a
thousand things and personal things in your life. That's awesome to learn that skill as a young adult. That is that's very invaluable tool. The highly ambit for highly ambitious people. I love that quote because what you have did was you
put another standard there that it's okay to be ambitious. It's okay to want more and and this actually helps you with that with that drive to keep on going and that is awesome. And the lastly would be the uh you know like Mr.
Mr. Shay was saying um being a historian, you know, it's just you're just not learning about history, but now you're an historian. Now, that's a different perspective than you're just learning. Okay, this is World War II dated 1914 to 1944 45. You the
historian, so don't quote me, but but it it it tells you that in-depth learning that you have that you can actually do and you're you know, just be that continue to be great, inspire people. um grab men, you know,
be a mentor, grab uh and grab mentors as you go along in life and just moving along. And I'm proud of you guys. Thank you. In attempt not to be redundant in terms of what you've heard from my colleagues already. I'm just going to hit on a couple things. I know one is architect, two are studying medicine, one is studying high finance. Correct.
That's where you're going. Right. And so it would be a disservice if we didn't talk about the presentation that we didn't get a chance to see because there's some baby pictures in there. these young men which demonstrates their humility, you know, in terms of what they present and how they present themselves. So, kudos to that. I can see
them. The folks haven't seen, but page six, I'm moving through these. These are great baby pictures. You all should definitely present those because it also shows another side to y'all. Kudos to you all. Keep going. Please come back and tell the stories. Ke pushing the IB program because obviously what we see in front of us is a demonstration of what it can do in a very short period of time
if you open the minds of these young folks. Yeah. and and I just want to really compliment you on your presentation. As my colleagues have already said, I'm just sitting there thinking young people speaking to, you know, a group of adults is sometimes difficult, but I heard you
say rigorous and hard and students are sometimes scared away. And I really applaud you for saying rigorous and hard is not something that you should be afraid of. And I really want to applaud the staff, Mr. Russell and our staff because knowing that the teachers are
there to support you and help you in the learning, this is what we're all here for. And I think our young people need to hear more of that. Just because something is rigorous doesn't mean it's not achievable. And with the right support and the right tools and the
right work ethic, um, anything is possible. So, thank you for being our role models and our leaders and sharing sharing that message with our our student body. These are difficult times in the world and it is
very encouraging knowing that you are our future with your critical thinking and your time management and your ability to connect and be articulate with an adult audience. You are the future that give me hope
that humanity is going to be okay. And I'm so glad that you are in the world doing what you are are doing, being who you are, and embracing and enjoying the difficult. Good luck in your future
endeavors, and we look forward to celebrating you not only in the upcoming graduation, but again when you come back next December for your IP graduation. I I do want to remind you you're invited to come to the celebration in a couple couple of nights. Thursday we're having
our IBCP IBDP senior celebration. So we want to celebrate the fact that they've done a hard job and they've done it well. Thank you so much. We will now move to reports from board committees. And let's start with the
community engagement committee and then we'll move to the finance committee. And could you do the finance committee first because I have to find my notes. Sure. Finance committee and then when when you get ready we'll do the community engagement committee and then we'll do
policy. Okay. Okay. So the finance committee met on May 16th. Um, President Williams and Trustee Hall and myself were present. Uh, we talked about the pizza bid, which is a discussion item.
Um, just a couple of the highlights that um the discussion the the um food services department is going to recommend a one-year bid with the option to extend beyond, which was good. Um, the bid is going to be for the whole
district. Well, currently we only have pizza days in the middle school and high school. We'll have the option to expand it um throughout the whole district. And um there were two vendors that are being recommended and they're going to um
alternate between the buildings. So, one building isn't always going to get one type and the other so that the students will be able to have choice in that in that. Um, and the recommendations um, balance nutrition standards and student preference, which I think was a good
thing. I was disappointed that I wasn't able to attend the taste testing, although I heard that it was a lot of eating. Good. Um, so, hillside serving lines were um, discussed and that is going to be a
discussion item also. Um, and so basically um, they saw a need for two servings lines at Hillside. um elementary school and currently they have one of the lines, the hot food units, the walls aren't working properly and so there's some challenges and so um
this is going to be the last um upgrade as far as all of our serving lines throughout the district and that is up for discussion. We'll have more information. And the third thing we talked about and asked questions ahead of time was the um music uniforms for
the um tuxedos and dresses for the choir band and orchestra students. And this is going to be for um our two high schools, Farmington High School and North Farmington High School. And one of the things we asked about is why are there
different styles for the girls dresses? it seemed like it'd be more efficient for everybody in the district to wear the same dress, but um they pointed out when they go to competitions that it differentiates the schools and um the the leaders in the school district, the
band um and orchestra teachers do a really good job of um estimating the different types of sizes and things that they have. And this is something that's long overdue. So that is also up for a discussion item. and we'll have more details. And that was it for our um
finance committee meeting. Thank you so much, Mrs. Heinrich. Are you prepared? Yes, I am. Um I I had a little mishap with my laptop last week. Um it sort of caught fire a little and so
um well, the battery wasn't charging, so I took it to be repaired. And when the repair man opened it up to put in the new battery, there were some sparks and a little bit of fire, not a lot. So, I I have I have a brand new laptop, but it's not working yet. So, I'm sorry. I had to get my notes on
my Anyway, we had a really robust discussion uh at our community dialogue. Everyone stayed for an extra half hour past the 8:00 stopping time. I mean, nobody even like made looked at the clock or made a move to get up. was
really really um a deep and powerful conversation. One of the big takeaways um was around um our need as a district to do a better job of telling our story and highlighting all of the amazing
things we are doing. Uh there were some fabulous ideas around um ways to uh better include our parents in what's going on. Uh we have a lot of
things that we put out um uh online emails and things. We had a lot of conversation around are those really reaching our parents who like us have busy lives and so just because we put it out there doesn't mean that it it's
being read. Uh so there was some talk about parent ambassadors um leveraging school PTAs uh leveraging some of the parent groups that sort of organically already exist uh for example
um with some of our sports teams, our theater parents, um uh band and uh other groups that we already have uh where parents are are likely to hang out together. Um, also
maybe having some kind of new parent mentorship for families who are new in our district. Uh we talked about NWA DA data and how uh parents mentioned that although they get to see their own kids scores, they would like some broader context around how their own child's
scores fit in with the broader context of how our um other Farmington students are doing and then how Farmington is doing with regards to other students. Um elsewhere we uh did talk about some of the things we are currently working on like the dashboard that will share some
of that contextual information that broader information um with our with our parent community. We um talked about how do we more fully engage our parents to better support their child's learning
outside of school. Um uh parent literacy essentials for example. Um, we talked about the way that we are using teams in our schools at all levels to allow for more flexibility in how students are
organized and um the teachers working together to meet um to meet the various differentiated student needs. We did also talk about as Miss Williams pointed out um making sure that we meet the needs of students who are ready for acceleration. Um I know Dr. coffin took
reams and reams of notes and uh so uh these um these community dialogues do have concrete impact we are listening we are taking the information the questions the
concerns the ideas and bringing them back to the district uh Dr. Coffin uh and and her team are then taking those ideas and and going to work to uh building bridges between what the
community is asking for and what we're trying to share with the community because sometimes there's a disconnect and uh so it was it was a wonderful um evening and I'm so grateful to those who participated.
Thank you Mr. Walker. Thank you. First, I want to say um thank you to Dr. Turner for uh chairing the policy committee during my absence. I really appreciate you keeping that chair warm for me. Thank you very much. And most recently, uh to you, President
Williams, for leading our last meeting as well as I made my transition back. So, with that being said, the meeting was called to order at 401. Those that were present were President Williams, myself, and Trustee Smith along with Dr. Coffin, uh, Brad Paddock, Allison
Robinson, and Greg Smith, as well as Colleen Scripture as well. Three items were on our agenda for that particular meeting. HR policies, positive culture handbooklet, and the Miller Johnson policy manual update. Regarding the HR policies, it was uh we had a discussion
around the community members recently raised concerns about transparency and consistency of our hiring practices, particularly related to job postings and decision-making. And in response to that, the board of education conducted thorough review of our HR policies, consulted with an H with the HR
director, and considered input from a board member with expertise in human resources, and the review confirmed that FPS has adhered to all established policies with no violations or inconsistencies identified. President Williams also spoke directly with the HR
director who affirmed that our practices are consistent with legal standards and HR's best practices. With respect to the positive culture handbooklet, the positive culture of handbooklet was reviewed to better align with district policies with uh better align district policies with our values of equity,
clarity, and consistency prompted by concerns about inconsistencies and outcomes. The process involved input from educators, administrators, and restorative practice experts. Key updates include clearer language, standardized data protocols, and equity focused revisions. Our next steps will
be to gather more feedback, continue to do that, finalize edits, and begin staff training with ongoing evaluation to ensure lasting improvement. The positive culture handbook that will remain on our agenda until such a time as we're ready to execute. And then lastly, uh, with
respect to the Miller Johnson policy manual update, the discussion about the positive um, with respect to those updates has been tabled for another meeting later on in the fall. Okay. And that is all we
have. Thank you. Thank you, committee chairs. Um, we will now move to discussion items. The first item is the review of nutrition, the pizza bid. Dr. So, uh, I'd like to welcome up Miss Angie Davis. She'll actually be doing
the nutrition services pizza bid as well as the hillside serving lines. Um, that you had a little bit of a preview from the updated the report. So, good evening. No pizza with it. No pizza now. We ate it all. No. Yeah, you didn't. You
weren't there. Just checking. There were How many pizzas were there? Oh, there was seven. Seven. Yeah, seven. Seven fulls size slices. Like they were Dan missed it. It was good. Some Some of it was a little bit long. I'm eager to know
the results. Oh, I can tell you later. I won't mention I'm over. But on April 21st, we accepted bids um for the 2526 school year. We had um four
vendors, Cottagein, Domino's, Jets Pizza, and Little Caesars submit bids. We requested them to provide pricing for both White Crust and Whole Grain Crust. Um for the school requirements, their pricing um ranged
from 88 cents per slice to a dollar2. All four companies submitted a price for the white, but only three companies submitted for the whole grain. The bid was structured to meet the federal nutrition guidelines while ensuring the product meets the students preferences
and supports the success of the school nutrition program. The blind taste test was done last week on May 13th at North Farmington. We had a group of about 15 students evaluate the pizza on appearance and taste and we had four
board members, a few administrators. It was our best turnout yet for the taste test. I think everyone's been waiting for that day for a few years. I think the last one was probably six years ago. Um based on um on the
blind taste test, um the students, like I said, rated everything. There was a few of them I had to toss out. The way they rated didn't really make sense. Um, it was opposite of what they said. So, overall, Jets Pizza, which would be a
new vendor, was a deep dish pizza, came in first place, which is also the most expensive. Um, and then second was Little Caesars, but their whole grain crust um beat their white crust, which was really, really good. Um the whole
grain crust has come a long ways. Um you don't really notice a difference and obviously they did not know. Little Caesars comes out to be 91 cents per slice and Jets Pizza is a$12 per slice. Little Caesars has been a longstanding
vendor with us um consistently giving us a positive performance and this would be the first year that we would be working with Jets Pizza. So, we are recommending to award to both companies and we'll kind of split. Um, it will be a bid for the whole district. So, if we want to
bring pizza in K through2 like we did prior to CO, we could um we're looking some of the feedback was while they loved the Jets pizza, it was a lot. They didn't they couldn't imagine eating it every week because it was that deep dish
style. So, we're thinking of alternating every other week. So if North has jets then Farmington High could have Little Caesars and the next week alternate so it would rotate. So that's what we're looking at doing. Any questions? Um no questions. A couple
pieces of feedback. First, thank you for inviting the board uh to to do that taste test. I think those of us who were able to come and many of us most of us were able to to uh come really appreciated that. Uh, I love the fact that the students had an opportunity to participate here in what they're going
to be eating for lunch. Um, I think all of that is great. We always appreciate student voice. Um, I love the idea of alternating. I recall in the past that we had some issues maybe with volume and maybe one vendor not being able to service all of our schools. This came up
in the committee meeting, but if you could for the public, you just mentioned that this would be an option for K through 12. Is is that the plan or we're still considering whether this is going to be available? I think I think what we would need to do is do some trial runs in the elementary because our meal count
has increased drastically since co with all the kids eating free meals. I'm a little concerned getting them through the line quick enough. Um so I think if we do some um pilots in the school kind of see where we're at and that's where we can judge from there. the pizza
companies are willing um you know to add on you know additional ordering days more schools so that won't be the problem or anything. It's just making sure that they're about I think they only get like 25 minutes to eat. It's less than the high school. So getting them through the serving lines quick
enough and to eat a meal is a challenge. Thank you. Um I think food is extremely important to our students. They've come and talked to us about it. So thank you for coming to talk to us about it. I look forward to um when this comes back. Thank you.
Hillside serving lines. Yeah. So um we um Hillside Elementary is the very last school to be renovated for the serving lines. In the 12 years I've been here, we've been renovating every serving line. This will um consist of a double
line which will be the hot wells where the hot food will come from, a fruit and vegetable, cold bar, serving counters, and a cashier station. It will um look a little bit different than what we have there, but it will be more efficient for the students and the staff. Pricing for this
equipment was obtained through an existing um consortium bid through Oakland schools. The vendor awarded the bid is Stafford Smith and this company has a proven track record with us for excellent service. The total price for
the new serving line is $75,630 and that's for it to be delivered and removal of our existing equipment. The quote will be valid through June 13th to go through our next board meeting. If approved, the equipment will be delivered in the fall.
I'm expecting about the end of September and it will be fully funded through the nutrition services department. It is important to note this is the final lunch serve line to be replaced in the district. All the other school serving lines have been replaced
over the 12 years, but it's part of our long-term to modernize the food service equipment. So, even though this is the last serving line, we will still be updating as we go. I just got back from a trade show. We were looking at conveyor pizza ovens, you know, possibly
in-house. Um, so we're always looking for something new. And again, this will be paid for out of the nutrition services fund. Thank you. Question. Um, Mr. Walker, just a quick question. Uh, you note that the equipment, if approved, would be
delivered in the fall. What's the timeline for it all to be installed and then for students to be able to utilize it? Is it a difficult process? is lengthy. No, no. Um, we've done this many times while we're operating. We may
have the old equipment ready disconnected. So, the company comes in, removes it, they put this in place. We can serve off it. We may not have the electrical, but we can work with the time frames. And then the electrical and the plumbers will be about probably like a two-day. Okay. So, it's really not
that big of a deal. You know, it's the kids don't really notice. Did I just wanted clarification. Thank you. Seeing no further questions, thank you for that presentation. We will also look for this to come back to at our next meeting. Um, we want to move on. Sure.
Uh, and next I'd like to welcome up Miss Margaret Hendrickson and Mr. Jacob Trains. They're going to uh share information on the FPS music uniform request. And while uh they're they're up
there, we can pass around Oh, the a couple of the options. I should have had you guys put them on before the meeting so you could model them. So, good evening, Board of Education and Dr. Kelly Coffin. As you can see, we are here kind of once again
ensuring that we have updated attire or uniforms for our music programs here in Farmington Public Schools that we're very proud of. We have a longstanding music program. Um, we spoke previously about our marching band with rain jackets and here we're talking about
choir, orchestra, and concert band. Um, our students start their music career in early elementary and generic music. And we have significant exploration and specialization of their talents as they enter middle school and then high school. We have over 600 students that
participate in our concert programs and we're currently growing as we now have um some uh music expectations at the sixth grade to ensure everyone has an opportunity to touch feel the power of music. Um so we're very excited about um
the countless uh ratings and awards that our students get at festivals and contests. Um the music department approached me um about the age of their uh attire uniforms similar to the rain jackets. We are at a place where it was early 2000s
was the last time um that we did this type of purchase and so we have tuxedos and dresses. Um and we are u the vendor we reached out to is Dulan Brothers & Company who is a consortium
contractor. So we get con uh consortium pricing. Um these are uh the images of what you see in hand for the different um dresses and tuxedos. As you did note uh Miss Miss Hinrich is that FHS and
North Farmington dresses are of a little different style as we think about the identity of those um programs as well as when they are in competition together. although the the tuxedo is the same. Um and so the cost of the total value is
$78,430. Again, consortium pricing. Um if you wouldn't mind as you gathered um the information about quantities in general, what was that process? How did you guys think about how much to order? Absolutely. So, thank you for having us. Um I really appreciate like all the
support that you've given to the fine arts in the whole district. Really, really appreciate it. Um, so obviously we you can see a huge difference between the two size quantities between North Farmington Farm to High School. Um, not necessarily just like one's better than the other. Um, it's more along the lines
of even before the sixth grade uh requirement has hit the high school level yet they're still in like the seventh grade right now. Um, my my program alone, for example, I came here three years ago. Um, it was my program was at 68 kids throughout three orchestras. This next year I'm looking at 138 um in just that three years. and
that's before the sixth grade actually hits and that's just at Farmington High School. Um and North again is also getting an influx of kids as well, but just not at the level of Farmington is uh we're going to be looking at this 600 number you saw earlier today with like all the high schools. That's going to be 600 just Farmington in the next year or
two most likely. Um so that's going to be that's the biggest thing we saw during this whole thing. So really really excited about that. So good problems to have. Yes. So, they did a lot of meticulous conversations with their boosters, parents, and students about thinking um what sizes, how many
sizes uh to make sure we had enough for all of our students at both programs. Um there are some aspire attire specifications that we included in the PowerPoint and you've been able to see them firsthand what they what they feel like. Um and so we do have a quote for
North Farmington and Farmington High School. the difference in uh pricing. It does have to do with their current enrollments and the current size of their programs, which we do in anticipate growing with the total value again of just over $78,000. Are there any questions?
Um I and I just thought of this one. I didn't ask earlier, but if the program grows and we need more dresses before the life of them, are these styles that they'll continue to carry and we can add to the inventory? Yeah. So, we actually picked these styles um just because this
is what is the normal as of right now. So, we're thinking in the next couple years, even still, this will still be the norm. And the tuxedo that you actually saw, I do want to hit on this. It's not the actual tuxedo that you're seeing right now is going to be the thing. Uh we're going to actually have an all blacked out tux with a long tie as well. So, it's more of an all black kind of look, which a lot of schools and
even professional groups are going to. The DSO is actually getting rid of their like tuxedo dressing like dressing and it's going all black. Um that's actually just a recent thing. So, we're trying to match DSO because we are playing actually collegiate level music as well. Thank you.
I just think it's a good look. What instrument? Drums and guitar. Um, thank you very much. I I love the music program. I think the kids are doing phenomenal and I love the fact that it's been growing so much over the
past few years. I think that is a really great community within itself. Um those kids really do a good job of supporting each other. Thank you for the work that you do there. Thank you. And thank you uh for coming here tonight. I know it was a long night with retirements but a
good celebration. Someday you'll be up here. So thank you Jacob. I appreciate it. Thank you guys. Thank you board of ed. Okay. Um I think we are now um moving on to our second public comment. Is there any public comment? Any public comment?
I see one person moving up. You can go directly to the podium and give us your comment card later. Anyone else want to make public comment? I think you've heard the spiel. You have three minutes. All righty. Uh well, the first thing I want to say is um congratulations to all
of my teachers who were here earlier tonight and are finally getting to retire. Um I have a long list of them, but just off the top of my head, um Mr. Mr. Misner, Mrs. Kim, uh Mrs. Goodleski,
Mrs. Swift, Mrs. Brinker, all of all of them have been really important parts of my life. So, I'm super glad that uh they're they've been recognized tonight and that they're going to uh finally take a break because they all work so hard. Um and then the other thing I want
to talk about tonight is um similar but different. Um it's the seniors who are graduating from uh Farmington High School and the Farmington District. More specifically,
the seniors graduating from Hackbots. Uh we have 10 that are going to be um stepping away from the team this year, myself included. And every single one of those 10 people is going into a STEM
field uh for college. We have engineers, computer science, computer engineering. Um I think there's game design in there. Um I myself am going into food science. So it's a really good group of people that were um unfortunately going to lose
uh this year, but they're going on to really great stuff. Um so super big congratulations to all of those people. Today was senior signing day through first. Um so we were also recognized on the official first um Instagram page
which um we were proud of. Um and then the other thing just in tangent with that is kind of our last harrah for those seniors is going to be this year at the Indiana Robotics Invitational uh which is the one of the most prestigious
competitions that teams can participate in. Um it's the top 10% in the world. uh that get to compete at that and the fact that we've been invited back for the second year in a row is really impressive to us. Um and kind of my main
point with all of that is robotics is successful and we're super proud of that and we want that success to continue. Uh but a lot of the difficulty with that is keeping kids motivated and interested with the team which we've been
discussing at our recent meetings is becoming an issue for us. Um and future depends heavily on our ability to keep kids interested in robotics in STEM in uh these opportunities in our
community. So, I know I mention all the time about um pushing for those STEM spaces, uh but I think it also needs to be a discussion of how quickly can we get uh dirt moving. Uh thank you. Thank
you so much. Thank you for your comments. Is there any further public comment? Seeing no further public comment, we will move on to action items. Um, this first action item is and
only action item is related to the calculus adoption. Uh, you'll recall that this item was presented at the regular board meeting uh held on May 6. Uh, is there anyone who wants us to entertain a motion? Uh, Mr. Walker. I move that the board of
education approve the adoption of the recommended AP Calculus instructional resources as presented. The materials will be purchased from the BFW High School publishers at a total cost including shipping and handling of $36,6622.
Motion made by Mr. Walker, supported by Mrs. Heinrich to approve the adoption of the recommended AP Calculus instructional resources in the amount totaling $36,6622. Is there any discussion? May we have a roll call.
Dr. Blau, yes. Mr. Hall, yes. Miss, yes. Mr. Walker, yes. I myself, yes. Miss Williams, yes. Motion passes. Thank you. Uh we will now move on to items from the treasurer. I
move that the board of education approve the expenditures as outlined in the expenditure printout dated May 20th 2025 as follows. General fund 10,588,644 general fund athletics $120,199.
Capital Projects 2020 bond fund $853,585. Nutrition services fund $439,865. Benefits stabilization fund 1,991,999 for a total of 13,993,392. Support. Motion made by Mrs. Heinrich supported by Mr. Walker to approve the expenditure report. Any discussion? All
in favor? Any opposed? Any abstensions. That motion passes. Is there a motion for the consent agenda? Mrs. Hinrich. I move to approve the consent agenda as follows. Um a approval
of minutes. May 6, 2025 regular meeting. May 13, 2025, community dialogue. May 15, 2025, policy board governance committee meeting. May 16th, 2025, finance facility meeting. B, Head Start
director's monthly report. And C, personnel items. Four. Motion made by Mrs. Heinrich. Uh, supported by Dr. Turner to approve the consent agenda. Discussion. Any discussion? Yeah, just a question more or less there is a
correction that needs to be made to the policy notes. Um, so is that can we still just approve with that correction or how do we address have you requested that the correction be made? I just noticed it in the notes when I sat down this evening then I would suggest that
we remove the policy committee meeting from the consent agenda. Okay. And not uh vote on this. So, we can either vote on this and decline it or we can remove the motion. Amend it. So, amend it. Amend the motion. Okay.
Would you like to move your motion? Move to I move to amend the motion to approve the consent agenda as follows. Um a approval of minutes. May 6, 2025 regular meeting. May 13, 2025
community dialogue. Um May 16, 2025 finance facility committee meeting. B, Head Start director's monthly report and C, personnel items. Four. Motion made by Mrs. Hinrich, supported by uh Dr. Turner
to approve the consent agenda. Um items A, 1, 2, and four, and items B and C. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion passes as well.
Thank you for that. Uh we will look at the policy uh committee meeting minutes as amended and include that in the next consent agenda. Um are there any reports from board representatives? Yes. Yes. Uh just a brief report from the uh Farmington
Farmington Hills Education Foundation after a year without an executive director. We now have uh Chris Dobby and Carolyn Trap uh working as our co-executive directors of the Farmington Farmington Hills Education Foundation
and they have already hit the ground running and are doing a spectacular job. So, thank you to Chris Dobby and Carolyn Trap for stepping up in service to our community in this fashion. It really is a labor of love. Thank you. Any other
reports? Yes, Mrs. Hinrich. Um yeah, the Oakland County School Board Association um June 18th meeting um the STEMI trailer from Oakland schools is going to be there as a preview and the invitation
is out. So all board members are invited to RSVP and um attend that meeting. And also um the board of directors is having a planning meeting. Actually, it's tomorrow, but if any board members have any ideas or any educational programs or
information that you think would be helpful to be presented at um future Oakland County School Board Association meetings, um let me know before tomorrow and I will bring it up to the board of directors planning meeting.
Thank you. Any other reports? Seeing none, uh we are now adjourned. Thank you. Thank you. May I ask each of you