test. >> Wait, are y'all going somewhere next week or you went this past week? How was it? >> Test. >> That's where my family's from. >> Tess.
>> Did you go too? >> That's your first time to Saga. Okay. I didn't go to that one. Good afternoon everyone. >> I'm going there. >> I would like to call the Flint Board of Education Committee of the whole meeting
to order at 5:30 p.m. Board members, I call your name. Could you say present for the record? Trustee King >> present. >> Treasure Luna >> present. >> Tre uh Trusty Ruifer. >> Vice President McIntyre >> present. >> Trusty Booze >> present. >> Secretary Perkins
>> present. >> And myself, President Magn, one absent. The board hear comments from the public. We ask that you state the reason for addressing the board and that you limit your remarks to three minutes on matter within authority of the board and not
address individuals by name. The presiding office of the board should have the right to limit the number of persons who may address the board on the same subject. Please state your name, zip code first before getting to speak. Is there anyone here from the public
that would like to speak? Thank you. Proceed. Good evening. My name is Josh Petri, 5096 Exchange Drive. I am speaking tonight as a secondary vice president of the United Teachers of Flint. I'm deeply
concerned about this plan to bring in an outside company, Green Education, to provide teaching services in our middle schools, services that may be labeled supplemental, but are still instructional in nature. Let me be clear. What you are calling tutors are
instructional positions and these positions contractually belong to certified Flint teachers. That is not a gray area. That is not a creative workaround. That is a problem. Some have said this is an investment. This is
calling this an investment is misleading. This is not an investment. This is a gamble. This is not strategy. This is rolling the dice. The future of our students should not be treated as though we are sitting at a casino table.
Meanwhile, we have certified Flint teachers who show up every day for this district. They work with fewer resources. They are paid less than educators in surrounding districts and they take on more responsibility, more challenges with more needs from
students, twice the work for a portion of the pay. instead of strengthening your workforce, you're bypassing it. Because when educators see situ um decisions like this, they don't stay and future educators don't come.
Um this seems like a shortterm fix that risk is that risks longterm damage. We say we want to address the learning gaps. The solution has been in front of
you this entire time. Invest in your teachers. Our students, our scholars deserve real solutions. They deserve better than a gamble. Thank you. >> Anyone from the public like to speak?
>> Uh Samantha Farah 48502. As plans for the new high school campus continue to move forward, I wanted to return to speak to you all. In anticipation of its imminent dem demolition, I recently walked the perimeter of the central woodyear campus. I wanted to take in these buildings while they are still standing.
And as I walked, I found myself retracing the same steps I took throughout middle and high school, and I was transported. I walked along the fieldhouse, and I remembered opening the gym doors for my first homecoming dance freshman year. I remembered sitting on the steps near the softball field at Woodier, joking with
teammates as we waited for practice to begin. I was instantly reminded of a time in science class when we learned about combustion on Woodier's front lawn. And then I was and then as I continued to walk from Woodier to Central, the feeling of crossing over from a middle schooler to a high schooler hit me and
it was palpable. The grandness and importance of Central that I eagerly waited to be a part of was there. I was reminded of the night when just moments before a performance, the lighting went out in the theater and instead of cancing the show, we moved what could what we could outside and
carried on under the open sky. A small symbol of our resilience and dedication to students. But beyond my own memories, I noticed the details of a truly beautiful place. Carved into the limestone at Woodyear's entrance is the state of Michigan crest and just above
that, an open book and a rose. This is what students This is what guided students into the school each day. And at Central, I noticed a cornerstone with the inscription that reads, "This stone presented by the class of 1921." A gesture of care and pride that was
passed on from students generations ago. As heartbreaking as the decisions for Central are, in many ways, the loss of Woodier feels even more difficult. We couldn't have imagined something different. Not a community center, not housing, not a space for culture or connection, but a surface paved parking
lot. I walked to that campus to say goodbye, to help me process what feels like a real loss. Not just of buildings, but the loss of a sense of place, of memories, and of identity. And I would welcome any of you to walk with me. Um
because we should experience these places while they are still here before all that remains are characterless facades, parking lots, and memories of what used to be. And to be clear, I believe in reopening a high school on this campus is a powerful and important decision and one that carries real opportunities for our future
generations. But there were countless paths to achieving that goal. and this board chose unanimously one that will result in the greatest loss of identity, history, and connection to place. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Is there anyone else from the father would like to
speak? Seeing no further voices, I would now turn the floor over to Trusty Releer for the human resource portion of the agenda. >> Thank you, President McNeel. Good evening, everyone. I would like to call the human resource committee of the
whole meeting to order. I will now call upon Superintendent Jones to present action to the board. Mr. Jones. Thank you. >> I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 1.8 personnel recommendations to the regular board meeting tonight for approval.
>> Madam Chair, >> yes. >> To approve item 1.8 support. >> It is improper. It has been properly moved and supported by uh Trusty King and Secretary Perkins. Is there any discussion? >> Um Vice President McIntyre, please go
ahead. >> So again, I I want to just remind the the board to be mindful that this is the committee of the whole meeting. Um and the recommendation is to move it to the the regular board meeting. So, for this
for the recommendations for employment, I I will vote for it to be approved tonight. But for the future agenda items, I would like everyone to please be mindful and to give the the public and the community the chance to to have an extra week to to give input and
feedback if anything comes up because it is best practice. um if we're just throwing things on the agenda and then approving them that night, it's not really fair to to the community. So, for this this is uh this is this is fun, but
I also do want to give that opportunity. I want to retain the democratic process for our community and make and continue to make this like a community school system. Thank you, >> Madam Chair. >> Proceed. Yes, go ahead. I just want to
remind my colleagues and the public two points. Uh point number one, following this meeting is our regular board meeting. So all the items that we approve at this meeting either can get approved now or we'll go to that meeting at 6:30.
Um point number two, I believe Trusty Kink has been very adamant and pushing for board operating procedures in which I believe the vice president is over policy. We've not done that yet. However, there is no bylaw that states we must move items from cow to the
regular board meeting. That's not stated. By bylaws, our policy, our procedures. Thank you. >> Any further discussion? Seeing no further discussion, excuse me, I'm sorry.
Um, I will be conducting a roll call vote. As I call your name, please say yes or no to approve this motion. >> Treasure Luna, >> yes. >> Trusty King, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> President McNeel, >> yes. >> Trusty Booze,
>> yes. >> Secretary Perkins, >> yes. >> Myself, Trusty Rutherford, yes. Seven, yes. Zero, no. Mr. I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 1.9, authorization to extend staffing services contract agreement to the regular board meeting tonight for
approval. >> Madam Chair, >> Mr. King, >> I move to approve item 1.9. >> It has been properly moved and supported. Moved by Mr. King and supported by um uh who are you? Treasurer Luna. Is there any discussion?
Seeing no discussion, no f no discussion at all, I will conduct a roll call vote. As I call your name, please say yes or no to approve this motion. Secretary Perkins, >> yes. >> Uh, Trusty Booze, >> yes.
>> President McNeel, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> Uh, Trusty King, >> yes. >> Treasure Luna, >> yes. myself, Trusty Rutherford. No. Mr. Jones, >> I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 1.10,
authorization to approve letters of agreement with Congress, UTF and CEIU, section 271, compensation to the regular board meeting tonight for approval. >> Madam Chair, >> Mr. King, >> I move to approve item 1.10.
So move. >> It has been um moved and supported by uh Trusty Booze. Is there any discussion? >> Madam Chair, >> Mr. King. >> Um Mr. Jones, could you explain uh 1.10 to the public and how this was played
out um with our state state government as well? >> Sure. I'll defer to Miss uh McGovern. Um, so the state has allowed for 27 ill uh funds that come from the state a act to be uh sent to districts. And so as a
result with our union groups um a payment a onetime payment of $1,025 uh we be given to all direct hires with the district. So that would be our union groups as well as our central office employees. >> Thank you. >> Vice President McIntyre, please proceed.
>> Yes. Thank you for that explanation. Um I uh do agree with with with approving this, but again uh I would even though there's the meeting is tonight, we do have three union members sitting in the
audience right now and passing it to the the regular board meeting does afford them the opportunity to have public speaking for at least three minutes. It's the least we could do for uh half of our audience. uh including well
the other half as well I mean to make public speaking. So I will not be voting to forward it to approve it tonight. I want to forward it to the to the meeting to afford them a chance to to say anything if they would so choose. Any further discussion?
Um as a chair HR um the union would always have opportunity to speak if you so choose. Um, so if you choose not to, that's fine. If you choose to, I will definitely make time for you to all to speak. So, seeing no further discussion,
I will conduct a roll call vote. As I call your name, please say yes or no. >> Uh, Trusty Boos, >> no. >> President McNeel, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> no. >> Trusty King,
>> yes. Treasure Luna. >> Yes. >> Secretary Perkins. >> Yes. >> And myself, Trusty Rutherford. Yes. It is five. Yes. To uh two. No. The Yes. As it Mr. Jones. Oh, that's it.
>> Yes. I I'll read the vote since there was a question about it. >> I didn't hear it. That's fine. >> That's okay. I'm okay. I don't have a problem with it. Um, Treasure Luna was yes. Trusty King was a yes. Vice President McIntyre was a no. President McNeel was
a yes. Trusty Booze was a no. Secretary Perkins was a yes. And myself, Trusty Rother was yes, which is five yes and two no. Okay. In your packet on page 44 >> is information item 2.4, retirements,
resignations, and others. Do any board members have any questions? Thank you, Mr. Jones. >> Thank you. Seeing no further discussion, I declare the HR uh committee of the whole meeting adjourned. At 5:44, I turn
the floor over to Treasurer Luna for the finance and operating committee of the whole portion of the agenda. Thank you. >> We close out this meeting. >> I'm sorry. >> We doing the remarks and then we're going to close out this going. That's what I got. I don't know what you got.
>> I don't have that. >> Oh, she's still I'm sorry. I don't have all of it. Okay. Sorry. Go ahead. >> Yeah. Thank you. Uh, thank you, Trust Willford. You're welcome. >> I would like to call the Finance Operations Committee of the whole meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. I now call
on Superintendent Jones to present action to the board. >> Thank you. I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 11.24, authorization to pay an invoice from Young's Environmental Cleanup to the regular board meeting tonight for approval.
>> Some move. >> Support. All right. It's been moved and supported. Is there any discussion? >> Is any I'm Mr. uh Treasure Luna? >> Go ahead. >> Is anyone from Young Environment here? >> No.
>> I believe so. >> Okay. >> You have a question though. >> Besides Okay. >> All right. Seeing no further discussion, I will conduct a mo a motion to approve resolution 11.24 for approval tonight. As I call your name, please say yes or
no. Trusty Wford, >> yes. >> Trusty King, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> can you repeat that motion again? >> Of course. So, the motion is to approve action item 11.24, authorization to pay invoice from Young's Environmental
Cleanup Group Incorporated. >> It was to move it to the meeting. >> Was that the motion? >> Yeah. >> Okay. My apologies. I've heard approval. >> It wasn't the motion. It was approved. So >> we need to be here here. >> Yeah. So what did you see?
>> What are we trying to do here? >> So I saw >> Are we approving it or moving it? >> So I saw the motion to approve. >> Mhm. Okay. >> And she so moved. >> So it won't be going to the second meeting. That's what you're saying. >> Okay. That's what I want to clear up. >> Okay. So I'll I'll restate the motion. I'll restart call. So the motion is to
approve resolution 11.24, authorization to pay an invoice from Young Environmental Cleanup. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Here we go. >> Yes. >> Trusty Willford. >> Yes. >> Trusty King. >> Yes. >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Yes. >> President McNeil. >> Yes. >> Trusty Boo.
>> Yes. >> Secretary Perkins. >> Yes. >> And myself, Treasure Looney. Yes. Motion passes 70. Continue. >> I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 11.25. Authorization to approve payment of an
invoice from Johnson and Woods to the regular board meeting tonight for app. Mr. Chair, >> trust King. >> I make a motion to approve item 1 11.25. >> Is there a second? >> All right. So, there's been a motion to
approve 11.25 moved by Sorry, made by Trustee King, supported by Trustee Boo. Is there any discussion? >> Um, Mr. Chair, >> proceed to Mr. Jones. Is this work
guaranteed? Did they give us a a guarantee on this or time frame? >> Um, so we we do have we like they do guarantee their work. >> Okay. >> But I I will look into the time frame of that guarantee. >> Okay.
>> To be clear on it. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Any more discussion or questions? >> All right. Seeing none, the motion to approve action item 11.25. 25
authorization to prove payment of an invoice from Johnson to Wood will be conducted by a roll call vote. >> Trusty Reikford, >> yes. >> Trustee King, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> President McNeel, >> yes. >> Trustee Boo, >> yes. >> Secretary Perkins, >> yes.
>> And myself, Treasure Looney, yes. The motion passes 70. >> I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 11.26, authorization to enter into a contract. Professional Security Services to the regular board meeting tonight for
approval. >> Mr. Chair, Trusty King, >> I move to approve item 11.26. Is there a second? >> Support. >> All right. So, the motion to approve 11.26 authorization for to enter into professional contract for professional
services was made by Trustee King and supported by Secretary Perkins. Is there any discussion or questions? >> Mr. Chair, >> proceed. >> Can is Mr. Stewart want to speak to this? My reason is I'm talking to you Mr. Jones too, Mr. Stewart
>> is in the past I have asked that they do daily round sheets and I don't know if that's taking place. That's why I asked that you come up because I have been to I have been to some of the schools because I was invited and I had noticed that security was doing
everything but security. >> And my whole thing is if they're rounding then it should be a report of what they witnessed. For example, if there's a disturbance, it should be on their report. I don't know if something like that exists, but I asked for it
probably about two years ago. And to me, I just think that's good practice, especially with just so many things transitioning. I would just ask that this time around that they be required to do a report every single day on
whomever is there. Do you have objection to that? Do you guys see why that should not be a part of their daily? If so, please explain. Thank you. >> No, I don't. You're basically just asking that they are basically reporting their rounds and what they're doing throughout the course of the day.
>> Point of gohead is a point of information. >> No, I just wait. I want to speak next. >> You have a question for her? >> No, I just want you to go next. Well, my reason is I just want to I've just witnessed a lot of um not it's it's I could see a better use
of time with security. I could see where things can be prevented if they knew accountability was a part of their daily job. Thank you. No further questions or comments. You >> want to say something? >> Well, I just want to speak to that and say that um yes, that accountability is
a part of their daily job and that we have to also make sure that um the administrators of the building are aware and they are, you know, performing and doing what they're supposed to be doing when it comes to security. Um you know, because I'm in central office, but I
can't be in every building managing security. So, we have to just work with work with our principles and make sure that they're doing what we supposed to do for our security as well. >> And before we make the decision, um I think we should have some conversation about that. >> Exactly.
>> Um to ensure because I don't I don't know if that's a part of this contract currently. >> So, I would I'd like us to have some conversation. >> President Our policy is that one board member is
making a request to you and it have to be by all board members so we all can agree. You cannot respond and act on one person um member request. This is a board and
we so my suggestions we are here to Mr. superintendent and we come back as a board as a whole to understand exactly what the board members is asking and get clarity on it and how would that work. So right now you in my opinion you
cannot act upon it as your superintendent has stated and all the board as a whole would have to agree to that request >> point of information. >> We're not create I'm not creating a policy sir. I'm not asking for a policy,
but that's standard practice when it comes to security. My concern is why isn't it a part of this? I'm not asking anything that needs approval. That's just should be a part of the service. Reason being things has transpired
expired in the schools and security has no record that they were actually there or could provide any input in writing. That was my reason for that. So I I'm my question is why would the board need to approve something that's not policy? >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> One of the thing is that when we add into a contract, this have to be added into the contract and RFP, etc. And that's why we just can't get a contract and say after I get this contract, this
is what I like to see in it. That's not how policy works. Uh, and I'm just speaking on based on what I know, not just guessing. Not that your request is not a bad request. It's just that it's not done at the appropriate time. We could have had this done when they
submitted the RFP had a meeting about what changes we needed that we would like to see in this contract. It just can't be done after the contract is written. >> Point of information. Are you we're aware that I wasn't a part of the RFP? I
never have been a part of the RFP. for one second real quick. I'm g take the floor for one second. Let's stick to the questioning that you have for the administration. >> I do I do think there's a difference between given a directive as an individual as a body or just a
suggestion. So we'll just stick to that for now. I hear your point. I hear your point. But you can go ahead President I don't want to interrupt that point. Good. >> Vice President Ear. >> So uh Dr. Man McNeel is is right. Um, you
are not to receive directives from a single board member. I mean, it's a good recommendation and it's not like I'm disagreeing with that, but it's not for you to you don't have to sit up here and and be told by individual board members like how to do your job, how to do that.
And it also puts us at at risk because this is the contract. What is on the floor right now is are we voting for this contract? Not are we going to amend it, make changes, kind of have little talks about what kind of isn't. No, we're we're voting to
>> the contract right now. So, again, not that it's not a good idea, but this isn't the the appropriate place to to make those changes. So, either we're voting on the contract as is or we're not. Um,
uh, I just just would really like us to follow the law. Thank you. >> All right. So, I'll take the floor for one second. Two points. If you you don't have the floor, don't do not speak at the mic. Number two, um, let's stick to
the actual item at hand, which is are we going to approve the contract or not. I think it's fine to give feedback or suggestions. Obviously, one more one board member cannot give directives, but let's just stick to that. Are there any questions for Mr. Stewart or Mr. Jones?
Any more discussion? All right, seeing none, we'll proceed with the vote. The motion to approve action item 11.26, >> which is authorization to enter into a contract for professional security services will be conducted by a roll
call vote. As I call your name, please state yes or no. Trustee King, >> yes. Trusty Rifleford, >> no. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> no. >> President McNeel, >> yes. >> Trusty Boo, >> yes. >> Secretary Perkins, >> yes.
>> And myself, Treasure Luna, yes. The motion passes 52. Please proceed, Mr. Jones. >> I seek a motion and a second from the board to move resolution 11.27, Authorization to enter into a contract for transportation services to the
regular board meeting tonight for approval. >> Mr. Chair, >> Trusty King, >> I move to approve item 11.27. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Motion made by Trustee King and supported by Secretary Boo. Is there any discussion or questions?
>> Mr. Chair, >> Trusty Reford. >> In looking at this proposal, Mr. Jones for is whoever else but Mr. Jones in looking at this it says the funds will be charged directly to general funds and grant funds. Is there a breakdown of
what will be coming from which fund? >> I'm going to ask Miss Danielle to speak to that. >> I'm sorry. I didn't see you, Miss Danielle. I'm sorry. >> Careful. >> Careful. Uh the daily transportation cost will be
charged to the general fund and that is the majority of the contract. What will go to grant funds is special after school trips um dual enrollment trips, field trips and those things are set by
as we move throughout the year. So, >> do you have a dollar figure for which that was my question like what's coming out of which amount is coming out of which account? >> I would need to calculate that based on what we've used so far this year, but I can get that information for you. I
think that would be uh very helpful because you're identifying two funds and for us for me I can't speak for anyone else but for me I would I would have very good information in knowing exactly what amount is coming from which fund if
it's so has the funds already been allocated and you just need to add them up or what >> I would need this is the contract for the 26 27 school year so I can look at what we are paying this year for our daily transportation costs. Okay.
>> And then I can look in the grants to see what we have allocated. But for the grants, it would be only be if we actually took those trips. >> Correct. >> So I can look at what we have submitted um so far in the grants. >> So you can actually put um in
parentheses uh estimate so we'll know the difference because it may not have been allocated and then actually used. For me, I just want good numbers. So that how long would it take you to do that? Just ask >> um >> to get that to me >> or to whomever wants it.
>> I can go and try and do it right now. >> Look at you. I like you already. Thank you. >> You're welcome, >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Um yes, thank you. I I concur with Trusty Relford that it would be nice to have in the future with motions moving
forward what is coming from the general funds and what's coming from the grant funds. However, that's not what's on the motion right now, and you are not required or obliged to go right now and find that information or get that information. It's a request from one
board member. So, if you like, you're you're welcome to, but you're not you're not at our bidding. Um, and so I want to respect you as a professional. Um, but yeah, it would be best practices and helpful moving forward. Um, and really
we don't there's really not much to to agree to or not agree to because it's they're the only bid. Um, and we need transportation. I mean, it's just just how it is. But I would like to ask you a question about 3% increase for year. It
says year one is is a certain amount and then the 3% increase. Why is there a 3%? that I'm not arguing against it or or upset about it. I'm just wondering why where they came up with the 3%. >> You want answer that one or do you want
me to? So, it's an an industry standard from my experience that there's typically a percentage um to help cover their cost for any fuel costs that increase for any staffing costs that increase. So a 3% increase is a typical
standard in the industry. So I'm assuming that that's where they pulled that from. They didn't specify their percentage. >> Any more discussion or questions? >> Go ahead. >> How many buses will this provide for
fun? How many buses and how many >> 37 That is Mr. Montgomery White from her student. He's our manager for our district. >> Okay. And how many drivers do you know?
>> 37. >> I can tell you that when we trained earlier this year when we trained there were 50 drivers. We trained this earlier this year. >> Approximately 50 drivers. >> How many drivers? I'm sorry. There's approximately 50 drivers that we trained
earlier this year in our CK. >> Right. Okay. >> Are you all set, Trusty? >> Yes. >> Okay. President McN You have to understand how grants come in. You have to understand how the grants are coming in, how they are allocated.
>> We're just passing this and then they come back and we have to approve the grant anyway for this if it makes sense. So when that grant comes in, we start to allocate it. They have to come back to the board. The grant portion, am I correct, Mr. Johnson? It has to come
back to the board for approval. So you don't have to do anything extra because it still have to come back to us for approval. Thank you. >> So the board will be receiving uh the consolidated application next month. So
you will be able to see what the consolidated application which is grants phase for as bus for this school year not next year. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Anybody else
comments, questions? I'll just say a few notes. Um, I used to do this a while ago, but I'll do a better job just shooting out my portion of the agenda if you have any questions in advance. That way, we can kind of get these questions ahead of time. But then two, I've had success
using um the communications lock, my questions. So, just I'll put that out there. But again, you can give me a call and I can, you know, make sure the question at least gets heard. So just FYI with that though um the motion is to approve action item 11.27 authorization
to enter into a contract for transportation services. I'll conduct this by roll call vote. >> Secretary Perkins, >> yes. >> Trustee Bruce, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> President McNeil, >> yes. >> Trustee King, >> yes.
>> Trusty Rutherford, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. The motion passes 70. And with that, I believe that is the end of the agenda. I now turn the portion of this meeting over to Trusty Boost for academics.
>> All right, board members. Uh, in your packet is the monthly tech update from Bart. >> Thank you. >> If you have any questions, thank you. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Appreciate it. And thank you for being here. Appreciate it. >> All right. >> Uh, it's a update. Uh in your packet is
an update from Vartekch as we usually do. This is a monthly tech update. Are there any questions uh board members? And if not, um if you do, you could always update the log and we'll give you any information, >> answer any questions that you may have.
>> I do have a comment if I may. >> Yes. And I would just like to uh shout out appreciation of our tech as usual. They're just so solid, so steady. Um it's it's there's nothing really to say because they're so competent and good at what they do and especially to uh Briana
um who is just here every single day just doing >> her job >> what she's good at including opening the door for us to get into meetings when we're on spring break. So appreciate you guys. >> Thank you.
Before we get ready to adjurnn, is there any board member would like to have comments before we adjourn for the next meeting? >> Trustee, >> thank you. Um, so two things. Uh, I live by Flint Central High School, Miss Farah. I've never actually walked the
perimeter. I walk by it almost every day when it's not raining outside. So, I'd love to walk it with you if you're open for that sometime soon. Um, second, and I and I mean this in the most collaborative way, and and I won't speak for him, but Trusty King for almost two years has been talking about establishing
operating procedures. As it exists, there's nothing in in writing that says we have to move things to the next meeting. With that being said, I would love for a chance in governance to go over that and to establish those rules if so needed
because me personally, I'd prefer a consent agenda where we approve things in both, not everything. And if there's questions, we separate that from the consent agenda and debate that and move it either at that meeting or the following one. But to me, that's more
efficient. We've spent a lot of money, time, and resources going to these trainings. I feel comfortable with this board doing that. But again, we've not establish those procedures. I'm done. Madam Chair, >> um I wanted to just say especially for
the young lady that spoke about Central and Whittier, um the superintendent and I attended a meeting over at the uh Mott Regional uh center and we had a lot of the central community there and they voiced a lot of concerns and we answered
all their questions. they were really happy and we explained the upto-date process and what is going on with that situation. So maybe you can be a part of the next one with us. >> Thank you. Um I think for me I just
would ask that as a trustee I be allowed to be a trustee. As a trustee, I can ask a question without feeling as though individuals want to discredit what I've asked. We really need to do better housekeeping as
it relates to contracts in and out contracts coming before the board, contracts being signed by Secretary Perkins. So, as it relates to contracts, as it relates to the integrity of this
district as a trustee, I will ask questions. I will continue to make suggestions because that's what my position provides me a right to do. So, I would just ask that individuals on this board take the time to do the same
thing. No more gaslighting, no more just empty just empty words, just word salads. It's not necessary. We have a lot going on. To everyone concerned about the the central campus, I appreciate your concern. Looked like
we're moving forward. Um, a great portion of the city said their goodbyes with a balloon release. It was very well attended. Heard a lot of great comments. But for me, it's not the end of Central.
is the beginning of adding to the tradition and the history of this city. Um, I think the building served its purpose. It served us very well, but I think it's a great opportunity for us to build upon it. Not not forget it, but
just to build upon it because some of the portions of the building is going to be incorporated into the new building. So, you will see things that are overundred years old in a brand new building. Um, we definitely I know I personally requested that because a lot
of that material is precious. We'll never be able to purchase it, you know, right now, you know, as a district. But what I would just ask the community is as a whole is let's move forward and let's just make it the best for the community. Thank you.
>> Thank you for your comments. >> Yes. So got one, two, three things, three things that I want to just just hit on briefly. Um, in terms of of policy, um, having
best practices, um, is different than having policy. Just because you don't have a policy doesn't mean you can't follow best practices, which is what I've been speaking to. it feels like that that what I'm saying is not either being
heard or respected or or considered. um because I know very well the difference between what is a policy and what is not and then what you can do outside of the policies in order to have best practices and I've just been encouraging best practices to be to have us more
democratically inclined as a board to include more uh participation from the community um from scholars and you know from anybody else who would like to. So that's where I'm standing. I don't feel like we have to make rules and regulations and you know we've got
plenty of rules and regulations. If we can just do the right thing on our own I think that's much better than than requiring uh you know somebody to to follow certain whatever. So, um I would
en encourage us to continue to move items from the committee of the whole meeting to the regular board meeting because it's best practices. I'm really not interested. I hear what my colleagues are saying about trying to establish a policy for that. I think
it's unnecessary. We've had hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of training and we should are very well aware of what works well and what doesn't and the the
pedagogy behind those things. So that being said, I am against a consent agenda. I don't think it's democratic. I think you lump everything together and just pass it all and and things slip through. That's how people are sneaky.
And the past administrations have done that on purpose. And I think I know it might take a few minutes more to unbundle everything and look at every single policy, but I think it's best practice and it's best practice for
democracy. And I'm going to stand by that. That's just what I think. I disagree with you. Um, in terms of central and wittier, I I get it. I would love have a walk with you. I would love to. Um I'm
working on uh a project. I I'm not supposed to be addressing you directly or responding, but okay. So, in general to the to the public, um there is uh the University of Iowa. I'm we're working on a project about archiving experiences in
Flint. Um and uh like through the University of Michigan as well. We would love to get your oral history. Um, we could even have a historian or somebody, anybody, anybody from the public if they have something that they want to share, any story, any recollections, any
memories. Um, we need to get these recorded. We need to have them archived. We've I would love to talk to anybody about this project. Um, my heart breaks. Those cornerstones are, you know, we've we've been to uh Alexandria, Virginia.
We've just went into San Antonio. These places are, you know, these places that we've been visiting to get our training, they're they're historical and and they have a respect for for what's happened in the past. Flint has not has been well
documented by Andy Highmith's book, which I I constantly refer to, which the title is demolition means progress. And that's not a complimentary thing to be saying. It's actually a criticism of policy and the way that our community
has approached development progress and and and things moving forward. And it and he's very critical of it and I am too. Um unfortunately and I and I've said this before in in in
meetings, my heart my heart breaks. The it was beyond repair. We looked at the cost benefit of analysis of what could be saved. I would love, and I've said this before, I would love to save all the old buildings. I would love to have Carriage Town and Oldtown and, you know,
some of these older buildings saved and preserved and to have our memories as Flintstones be there, but it's just it's just not possible. And it's by design. We have to come together and be more strategic about what what we can do with the limited resources that we have
because we're being underfunded on purpose so that our everything is destroyed for the people. I mean, we got rid of the IMA. That was the people's, right? That was the people's. The Spencer Funeral Home was one of the
first black funeral homes in the country and it just disappeared overnight. It's just gone forever. It's gone. The art house that we had, I mean, there's a whole bunch of the University Avenue corridor, there is a a plan to get rid
of some of those historic things because the University of Michigan and and Ketering have decided that they have a certain course of investment and development that they want to follow and it doesn't include the community or democratic input for those things. And I'm against that. But in this specific
instance, it breaks my heart. But that's why I voted the way that I voted and and I would love to have conversations to to delve more specifically into the nuances of that because it's a very nuanced conversation and and I understand and I'm my heart's breaking too. My heart it
really really is. So please reach out to me. Um now in terms of the last thing I want to talk about is the the green contract and um and the teachers. Uh I deeply, as you know, deeply respect the
teachers, the teaching profession and the teaching union. I am still a standing member of both the C.WA and the AFT. So I'm a union member. Just full disclosure there. um not UTF because a
different category but um but AFT certainly and I would love to see more collaboration between the two unions to make us stronger. Um I want to say that I'm listening carefully to to what is being what is
being said because our my intention at least and I don't I I want to speak for the other board members. It was to to give added value to the teachers. It was to supplement to make things better
and easier for the teachers. It wasn't to replace. It wasn't to supplant. It wasn't to bypass. Honestly, honestly, it never and and and but I am listening. I am listening and I can see how, you know, you're making a I am listening to your argument. So, and I'm thinking
about what we, you know, what we can do smooth that because it did not come from a bad place. It it wasn't in terms of undercutting the union at all or or bypassing any of that. And really the
intention was to get additional help and services through funding that could not go to the teachers. So we were trying to leverage and utilize and think outside the box anything and everything we could
to help the teachers ease that burden. It wasn't meant to give outsiders money or uh you know that could go to the teachers. I I promise you. Um so I would love to have a conversation about that. I don't want to violate the unfair labor
practices or anything like that, but I would love to have a conversation with you because honestly, we were just trying to what can we do in addition to giving you all the money that we that we that we can like is there money out there that we're not allowed to give you
that we can do something with to help you? That's that's honestly where we were coming from. I I I promise. So, let's let's move forward. Let's work with that. and um you know because I don't want there to be any hard feelings or any misunderstanding about that at
all. Um so whatever we can do with that I know there's like labor laws and union contracts and stuff but please anything anything you have to suggest I am open to it and thank you very much for your indulgence and your time but these are some very important things that needed to be addressed. Thank you.
>> Thank you. One of the things we can put in this policy is that we're going to have to put a cap on uh uh comments from the board. If the uh we only allow the public to speak three minutes and the board should be able to speak three minutes. That's in fairness
to other board get a chance to speak. We have approximately 12 11 minutes before the next meeting. Uh trustee um Superintendent Jones, I'll speak to um as as requested. I'll
speak to uh two things. Um we did hear the comments about the ENO central and there has been communication um consistent communication over the last couple of months um with u the
central area um and also community information going out to them as uh trustee uh Dylan uh just spoke and and requested. We we have put information out about what's in that building. Um
and um I I would I would like to say I I do think that we all are thinking about um what's happening with this opportunity we have for Flint Kids and not everyone is going to like every
decision um that is made at this table. Uh but I do believe that if we can pull together, uh like Trusty Reford stated, there's a a a lot of people that came together and was out there uh balloon
launching. There's other opportunities coming up that we're trying to um get going with alumni conversations and things we can do inside the building. uh conversations with scholars um that you're going to hear about even with the
playgrounds tonight that's happening. We're trying to make sure that although we don't all agree with everything that you we still all have an opportunity to have input on us moving forward. We don't want to and I don't think that
anyone is but I want to make sure that everyone understands as I stated openly in those meetings. We don't want to get stuck at one point and one phase of this. We want to be able to honor what's stated about the phases that we've been in, but continue to move forward uh to
do what is best for our scholars. And not everyone's going to agree with what that looks like. That's one thing. And the other thing I'll speak to is that the intent of green education was to ensure that we were bringing in opportunity um to have more intervention
during the school day for scholars. That was the intent. That's the decision and that's the reason why we have something different coming in than what we have currently as interventions with green coming in with those certified teachers. So that's the statement I wanted to make
about that. and also the community. Uh but thank you for your comments today, >> Madam Chair. U >> yeah, I'll be brief. Um Miss Far, I will join you in the walk with um Treasurer Luna. I don't don't mind getting some miles in walking around and
memorializing. Um second piece I would add um to my colleague Treasure Luna point about board operating procedures. Yes, we've had hours of training. Yes, we are aware, you know, I still encourage my colleague to sit down. Let's talk about board operating procedures and let's do that. Um I hear
the passion amongst my colleagues about doing it all for it. Um with that being said, thank you. >> Anyone else? Before I final remarks, I want to thank everybody for coming out and I want you to understand my
granddaughter, not my granddaughter, my daughter graduated from Central the same year they closed it. They have some of they have some of the same concerns as you do. We are doing the best we can.
We have 2,000 some kids. If you read East Village and the media, it is time for us to do something different. KPIs is only at 1% and we have not been able to move these kids
in math or literacy proficient. this board and along with superintendent we went to a place and did deep research. What we doing is about the children. We can't keep doing the same old thing
getting the same old results. I believe that our children will learn a little bit different when they have people in front of them that looks like them and a little bit concerned about them. Parents wake their children up to go to school to learn how to write and read and do arithmetic.
We we're doing all we can. We're supporting teachers. We're doing everything. We even have professional development paying $500 some thousand dollars trying to get these kids. And the more we spend, our kids are felling. So, this board stepped out
on faith and belief because the work has proven to help and work. We all do better when we all do better. I want to spend a lot of time on this because the board had made a decision to support superintendent um in his effort because this is some of
the things that he want he wanted to do. Seeing that all of that that your comments are important but these building been sitting around for years. We only have less than 3,000 kids. Everybody's benefiting off the
back of these children that are 10,000 some dollars. At least we could do something. It's bend over backwards and said, "Let me try to do something. Let us try to help them." That's what we're here for. It's not about pleasing teachers and everybody all the time. It
is time that we do something different for this ch these children. And I stand by my decision saying that there are no other comments. This board meeting ends at 6:25 and it is a join. at 6:25. Next meeting is at 6:30.
Heat. Heat. I told you. These are probably Good afternoon everyone. And I would like to call the Flint Board of Education regular board meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Board members, I call your name. Could you see please say present
for the record? >> Trusty King, >> present. >> Treasure Luna, >> present. >> Trusty Reer, >> present. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> present. >> Trusty Booze, >> present. >> Secretary Perkins, >> present. >> Myself, President Mia, seven, present.
No absent. I would not call upon Secretary Perton to read the dismission statements. And the first statement of the standard practice >> district mission statement. It is the mission of the Flint School District to develop a community of learners who are
prepared to live, work, and contribute in an everchanging society. The Flint Board of Education standards of practice. In order to provide outstanding leadership and better serve the Flint Community Schools, we the members of the Flint Board of Education
commit to the following standards of practice. Number one, we will be consistent in our dealings with each other as well as students, staff, and community. We will model trustworthiness and honesty in our relationship with each
other, with our superintendent, and with our constituents. We will focus on a common goal of providing the best education possible for the students in the Flint Community Schools. We will respect the diverse
view for each of us bring to the organization as well as the views of other that we interact with as we carry out the visions of the board of education. >> We'll be open, authentic with each other, our staff and
community. As we work to make decisions, we will focus on issues, not personalities. >> Our decisions will be student centered and based on objective facts. >> We will practice good listening skills to better understand our fellow board of
education members and constituents. >> Thank you all. And we're going to try to adhere to those things. Board members, in your package, I'm seeking I want you to look at the minutes and I'm seeking a motion and second to approve the minutes
from the March the 10th, 2026 special board meeting. March the 11 board committee of the whole meeting, March the 18, 2026 regular board meeting, March the 25th, 2026 special board meeting, and the March the 28th special
board meeting, which was the board workshop. Look at your If you see any correction, please make it known as you review your minutes. >> Madam President, >> yes.
>> I'd like to make the motion to approve minutes from March 10th, March 11th, March 18th, March 25th, and March 28th, 2026. >> Support. It's been properly moved and
second. Are there any corrections? Seeing none, the motion to approve the minutes for the March 2026 board meeting will be conducted by roll call vote. Secretary Perkins, >> yes. >> Trustee Boo, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre,
>> yes. >> Trustee Rifford, >> no. >> Trusty King, >> yes. Treasure Luna. >> Yes. >> And myself, President Magnell. Six. Yes. One. No. At this time, we're getting ready for
public comments. The board would not hear comments from the public. We ask that you state the reason for addressing board and that you limit your remarks to three minutes on matter within authority of the board and not address the individual by name. The presiding office of the board should have the right to
limit the number of person who may address the board on the same subject. Please proceed and state your name and zip code before beginning to speak. Is there anyone from the public who wishes to address the board? Proceed right there.
>> Yes. Okay. >> Uh hi and thank you. Um, I'm going to keep an eye on the clock so I don't take up too much time. My name's Amanda Morrison Wise. Um, and uh, my zip code would be uh, 17402.
Um, we are here today from Access 411, makers of the cast system. Uh, we had sponsored uh, NAVsy and attended and uh, met some individuals there and we came to just share uh, what we do and some of
our work. We work in uh New York City uh DOE. We have districts in DC, Baltimore, um Lancing, Michigan. Um and we do basically ID cards with RFID chips or barcodes and students scan in to verify they're currently enrolled and it and it
marks their attendance. We automate the the tardy process. Uh we import suspension, so if a student's suspended, it alerts. Um in addition, we have a lot more features like hall sweeps. Uh we have apps that help manage uh communication
um to parents and also within the school. Um in addition uh I'm not sure we probably can't play a video could we that Lancing Michigan created on behalf >> I don't have time. >> Okay that's fine. Um so in addition to all of our standard uh we were created
in the 90s by a former educator. Um uh I think I mentioned we're a minority women business. We're familyowned and operated. We're heavy on support. So, we hire local staff uh with me today. I have Evan uh who is our Lancing regional
project uh leader and uh I have Billy Morrison who's also uh my brother, but he's deputy director of accounts. And um so yeah, we do um in addition to just doing the school safety and entrance, we also have worked with Lancing and DC to
create our behavior management system that automates the whole suspension process and takes into account 504 and IEP so that every student is uh treated with equity and fairly uh regardless of their race or their um anything any of
their demographics. Um, in addition, we um also uh are creating right now with Lancing uh a softwarebased BTAM system for threat assessments that streamlines that whole process. There's going to be a law in October that mandates that. Uh
so we're working with uh Director Black and Lancing to uh custom build that with her team. Um and yeah, I appreciate the time. Um I don't know if people are allowed to ask questions or if that's just what I do. Okay. >> You just that's what you just do. Thank you. >> Thank you. We appreciate you all.
>> Great information. >> Is there anyone else like to come before the p the board and speak? >> All right. You guys got the light version. You get the full version right now. >> All right. Good evening. My name is Josh Petri, uh 5096 Exchange Drive. I'm
speaking tonight as the uh secondary vice president of the United Teachers of Flint. I'm deeply concerned about a plan to bring an outside company, Green Education, to provide teaching services in our middle schools. Services that may be labeled supplemental but are still
instructional in nature. Let me be clear. What you are calling tutors are instructional positions and these positions contractually belong to certified Flint teachers. It's not a gray area. This is not a creative workaround. That is a problem. Others
will speak to the contractual violations. Others may speak of the lack of transparency around this company. Others will speak to the decision to pull over three years $1.2 million from the general fund. But I will say this, calling this an investment is
misleading. This is not an investment. This is a gamble. You are taking $1.2 2 million of public funds and placing it on a company we know little about to replace people we already have. People who are already
qualified, already committed, and already doing the work. This is not strategy. This is rolling the dice. And the future of our students should not be treated like we're sitting at a casino table. Meanwhile, we have certified
Flint teachers who show up every day for this district. They work with fewer resources. They're paid less than educators in surrounding districts. And they take on more responsibility, more challenges, and more need. Twice the work for portion of the pay. And now
suddenly there's $1.2 million available, but not for them. Instead of strengthening your workforce, you're bypassing it. Instead of solving the teacher shortage, you're making it worse. Because when educators see decisions like this, they don't stay.
and future educators don't come. That $1.2 million could have been used to recruit, retain, and support certified Flint teachers. That would have been a real solution. Instead, this is a short-term fix that risks long-term
damage. You say you want to address learning gaps. The solution has been in front of you for this entire time. Invest in your teachers. For some reason, we continue to choose not to. Our students, our scholars deserve real
solutions. They deserve better than a gamble. Thank you. >> Anyone else from the public would like to speak? >> Good evening, board. Uh, Superintendent Jones, Bruce Jordan, Unicve Director,
MEA 5095 Exchange Drive. Um, It's going to be very rare you ever see me in a tie again. Just throwing that out there. I didn't even get one giggle. All right, great. Um, anyways, uh, I'm here to speak. Uh, one, uh, you mentioned 27 L funds, uh, earlier at the committee at
the whole. Uh, collaborative discussion uh, it was easyish. We worked through a couple of the language details um, and and uh, we are in support of set document and and whatnot. So, I at least wanted to at
least mention that uh it was good collaboration and good bargaining all around. Um and I I assume that happened with all the other groups as well. Um I'm really here to talk about green education um and some of the uh contractual legal ramifications. I think
most of you know by now I I'm pretty much a man of my word. Um if I if if I'm a dog with a bone, I'm going to go after right at some level. And and this one's this one smells funny. Um the way we understand it, it is $400,000 a year um
out of the general fund 1.20 over3 u with extensions uh with possible extensions or or or or availability to extend those contracts. Um while it it may sound like it's supplemental, it it
really isn't. Um you know, that $1.2 2 million, you know, a year and a half or so ago when we were bargaining was the sky's falling. You know, we can't afford it. Um, you know, it's going to put us in, you know, fiscal jeopardy. So, we can't do anything more on scale to help
recruit, retain, etc. Now, I will tell you I if I find out Bruce, if Bruce me finds out that that there's $1.2 2 million that's available for educational service. I will send a demand a bargain.
It will come. That's number one. Because the rules of the game changed. You know, it's all of a sudden we took you at face at face value that you don't have the funds for this or that. Well, now you do. Um that changed the game, so to speak. Second, um I already have
authority. uh MEA has already authorized an unfair labor practice if you continue and sign said contract um with the information that I've been given based on you know our JLM meetings etc. Uh educational services are exclusive to
the United Teachers of Flint. So if you really want to build um a system, you want to build uh an educational platform that is sustaining that has buyin long-term that uh you know the community
uh and the staff can get around. That's where your investment needs to be and it must be you are comp getting competitive. We are not saying you didn't put enhancements into the contract. Um but what I am saying is it
it still needs to continue right you are not can someone defer so I can keep going. >> No that's not how it works. >> They can come up and speak. Your time is up. They can come up and speak. We don't we don't roll it over.
>> Take somebody else's time. >> We said that. We just following what we >> So you're three minutes up or someone else can come up and speak for you. saying no more public speaking. >> Oh, thank you.
>> Um, hello everybody. Uh, I know I just spoke uh previously at the committee the whole meeting and my remarks were pointed about the decision to demolish Woodyear for a parking lot and the majority of Central. going to deviate totally from um those sentiments, but I do want to address a few additional
things. Um first, uh definitely want to acknowledge the um recent the the the balloon ceremony and your own kind of personal connections to the building. And whenever I drive by, there's groups of people who are there taking photos, who are appreciating, who are saying
goodbye, like I did recently. And I think that that is not evidence for how why we should say goodbye and move on, but for how important that that is. and how important preservation is and how important um our buildings and our places are to not just the students and
of course that's our primary focus but to our community community as a whole in our entire city. Um but I wanted to also speak specifically about um maybe an opportunity to because there's interior materials as well that are fantastic. I
remember the walls being lined in marble. Um the the classrooms are lined in slate chalkboards. There's wood built-ins. There's beautiful fixtures that are there. Um and curious about any
um opportunities for architectural salvage. Um I think that that could go a long way in just sort of the next phase of this project. And I also um want to say that that is specifically called out in our city of Flint master
plan because as it was identified um also previously like our community has a history of demolishing buildings. That is that is well documented and there is not really a plan or a system for saving what materials can be saved in those
buildings. And so um to just even reinforce what is already stated in our city of Flint master plan, I would encourage this board to consider not just whatever limited exterior um that that will be saved, but to also consider
the saving of interior materials. Um and I also want to address that something else that was said um that this building is beyond repair. It's not it's it's foundationally not beyond repair. I could see that it's maybe cost prohibitive or that it maybe takes a little bit more investment or a little
bit more creativity, but to say it's not possible, I don't accept. And I was at recently at Corktown in Detroit and stood across from Michigan Central Station. That was in far more disrepair than the current buildings that are standing, especially Woodier. So that
will again be demolished for a parking lot. I will not get over that. So, and I believe that there's a better purpose for that building and that space than surface parking for um for students and a few teachers. So, again, just wanted to reinforce that, reinforce my comments
from earlier. And I will be I I appreciate folks who were uh interested in going on a walk with me. I'll be following up after this meeting and send an email to all of you to coordinate something because I I think that would be lovely. Thank you. >> Thank you. Is there anyone else would like to speak at this time?
Anyone from the public? It's your time to speak. Seeing no further comments at this time, I would like to ask Superintendent Jones to introduce our presenter. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, board president. Um, at this
time, I'm going to ask our uh interim director of um uh sports and community education, Mr. Mike Minbrook to come. And with him is going to be uh Dr. Janelle Jamerson, one of our partners
from the center. And uh they're going to present um on the playground initiative and give you all an update. I want you as they're doing that to uh look around the room on the on the on the glass on the windows. That is the work that our
scholars have been doing um in the sessions and they're going to speak to some of that work. And um at this time, I'll turn it over to Mr. Minbrook. >> All right. Perfect. Well, good evening board. Um, we are honored to be here today uh to provide you with an update
on what is currently happening with the playground projects here at our five elementaryaries. So, we have back there we go. So, we have um been focused on the remodels of these five locations with the following goals to
improve our safety, enhance the accessibility, modernize the equipment, and increase the community engagement. So we are on um par with that and we're going to explain what the steps have been with those goals. >> Great. And uh you know this is a slide
that you saw when we first presented this co-design process. >> Mic closer. >> Sorry. Uh this is a this is a slide that you saw when we first presented this co-design process but really focusing on three major sprints in this work. The first happening between March 2nd and
March 20th and many of you were engaged uh in that process. the second that we're just concluding now between April 6th and the 17th and the third between May 4th and June uh 30th. And that first phase is really focused on developing a conceptual framework. We heard from
students via uh focus groups. And so you see many of their drawings around the room when we asked them to just draw your dream playground and what does that look like for you? uh but also through surveys uh from our fourth through sixth grade students and our parents and our staff and our community members and
understanding not just what do they envision for their playgrounds but also how frequently are they using the current playgrounds. We provided all of those data back to our architects and our playground designers and have now come to a space where we've been able to provide information to our students, to
our families, to our school communities um on uh what their aspirations are for uh their playgrounds. So, I'll pass it to Mike to give a bit of an update on that uh process. So, in that first and second phase, we did have our advisory teams were created. So those are the
dates that those teams met um at their facilities. Um that all took place between March 4th and March 9th. Um this was immediately following the last board meeting. We had to hit the ground running with this tight timeline. Um
several people that were formed into those committees might not have been present because of other commitments, but they were invited. So that was the intentionality there. Then as Dr. Jamerson mentioned in the second phase, the codeesign, that image that you see
on the on the screen right now, that is actually a work of art from DTM. And I say a work of art because these kids really put their aspirations into these drawings as you can see around the room. And these are just a few and actually see that work of art right back there.
These are just a few of the items >> because we did receive um over a,023 points of data. Um those points of data came from the different schools and they're identified there. We received over 242 pieces of data from DTM, 74
from Doyle Ryder, 213 from Eisenhower, 356 from Freeman, and 138 from Potter. Those pieces of data came from the students themselves, from the staff, and from the community members. Then after that phase, we went into our
second advisory meetings. And in our second advis advisory meetings, those took place last week and our final one concluded tonight. That's why we were running a little bit late getting here. Um we actually had our meeting at DTM this evening. Um and concluded our
second advisory team meeting. In those meetings, we took all the data that was gathered, we presented it back to the advisory teams with their data points, and we allowed those advisory meetings to kind of soak in and get the initial um impact of the first renderings.
So then I'm going to turn it back over to Dr. Jameson to Great. Excuse me, I'm uh working with the with the clicker here. But you know, so three major components of the co-design process. Like I said during that first sprint, we were really focused on conceptual framework. What
are the things that are important to you and what do you want to see in that second and we and again we did focus groups and surveys and and and things of the like to hear from students and a number of different uh interest groups in terms of what they wanted to see from their playground. We handed that back to
uh our architects including all of these photos and says shoot your best shot. give us uh what you think uh will approximate what our students, our families, and our community have have identified as priorities. In that second sprint, we came back with a set of renderings of what the playground could
actually look like, the physical location of the playgrounds on the school campus, as well as uh samples of materials and and structures that could sit on those playgrounds. And we asked for feedback from each of those advisories as well. What we then did was put all of those renderings on huge
poster boards and placed them throughout school buildings. Some of the schools did uh you know presented those renderings during parent teacher conferences. Some presented those uh renderings during pickup and drop off. But we asked for residents and and each of the identified groups to participate
in a gallery walk and to share with us what are the things that you really like about what you're seeing and what are the things that you're wondering about? what are the types of questions that we need to answer as we're moving uh toward a final uh rendering? And so our gallery walks are concluding uh Friday of of
this week. And so we've gotten great data so far, but we'll be we'll be providing that information back to um our architects as they're now moving from a conceptual rendering to what will be presented to this board um as the recommendation for uh each of the
playgrounds. And I will say that in each of the renderings that we've seen, it's not just a copy paste playground, but we're really thinking about what are the unique assets of each neighborhood, of each school. How do we make sure that the personality of those spaces are coming through? Um, and you know, uh,
students and families and and teachers, they're not rubber stamping, uh, these renderings at all, but they're really pushing us to be very thoughtful about how do we harness the unique assets that exist within their communities, but also how do we address some of the challenges that may be presented uh, through their
uh, current uh, playgrounds. And so just in terms of our codeesign uh overview again it started from establishing these advisory uh committees who I will say are definitely focused on playgrounds but it's been very valuable um to not only hear them
think about the their aspirations for their playgrounds but their aspirations for their community for their school communities at large and I think that we have a lot of opportunity in terms of engaging them long term. We talked about the these surveys and and and focus groups and that information being shared back. We're going through the gallery
walks now and that information will be shared back and then we will get into the refined plans that we're hoping to bring back to you um in uh late April, early May in which we will be making a formal recommendation to the administration and to the board in terms
of what these playgrounds may look like. We'll then be engaging these uh these advisories in how do we launch this amazing opportunity in our communities including our ribbon cutting ceremonies and also how we uh really raise awareness um among our our our students
and families and community residents about uh this exciting opportunity happening on on on campuses. We'll come back to our advisory committees one more time. So, we won't just, you know, say thank you for your, you know, for your information and we're going to be extractive in that regard, but we're actually going to come back for their
final approval or sign off um on the renderings that that we've uh provided to them. >> Yeah. So, um on that the previous slide, we had basically seven uh bullet points there. We are in five right now, so
phase five. So, we are well on track for completing three playgrounds um here in Flint by the end of June. And then the final two playgrounds will be middle of August. So we um have met the challenge. Our staff, students, community, they are
speaking loudly and the team behind the scenes is really working hard to get all the data um accounted for and put into place. So and I'll say that Mr. Mr. Rinbrook is definitely um modest in his in his comments, but you know, he's been very thoughtful and intentional about
connecting the administration to each individual school. Just want to also just acknowledge uh many of you who've participated in these school-based advisory committee meetings and having you know the insight from the board and understanding how these playgrounds can advance the institutional priorities of
the district um has been invaluable in this process. So, we look forward um to our third phase uh of this work, but also to your continued engagement um in this process as we're co-creating a future for each of the schools in the district.
>> Well, members, at this time, are there any comments or questions uh before we wrap this up? >> Uh okay. Um I attended the one for Eisenhower. My goodness, I was so
overwhelmed because it was so intricately done and everything that the children in the community asked for. Uh Diane is her name. >> That's right. >> Uh that is the owner of the playground. Uh building the playground, she was so
intricate in detail. It was just amazing. And how they broke down uh the dilapidated portion of Eisenhower that they wanted to tear down. What was the name of it? pavilion outside. >> The pavilion outside, it was so in
disarray. And how they meticulously want to just tear that down and put a basketball court, right? >> Several >> several over there. And how they looked at the elementary portion of it for the students and the meticulous way they
incorporated everything that was needed to go there. Mr. Mine Brook uh also works with the uh what is the forestry forest? They were talking about the trees. >> Forestry grant. Yes. >> Yeah. The forestry grant where they're going to uh incorporate the trees so
they'll be enough shades. I mean they just were so intricate. And when we looked at the final analysis that they had on the boards, I mean I was just knocked off my feet. And I I complimented Miss Diane because it was
really state-of-the-art. Even the children put green stamps, which was the go stamp on all of the boards that we had there. So, um, Laura and I were were a part of that process and I was really overwhelmed and Mr. Parker, Dr.
Jamerson, and Mr. Minbrook were all in attendance. >> Thank you. >> Any other board members? >> Mr. you. Oh, trust me. >> I would like to know. I know uh Potter
Elementary have a lot of land. Potter and um I've seen Eisenhower >> Freeman is probably the other. And then uh >> yeah. So, and door rider.
>> So, each each school will have something a little different and you make him put something on one school but not the other. >> So what is the greatest request for those areas? >> It's it's it's hard to really
>> put large structures on some of those areas, >> you know, and it's not just the the the the size of the structure, it's also how we spread them out in a way that allows for students to really take advantage of of the space around them. Um and and you know as a reminder for the public I know that the board is aware that you know this project is being done with support
from the Charles Stewart M Foundation um in their centennial uh in their centennial grant making and particularly at Potter and Freeman. They are adjacent to city parks. And so we're being very thoughtful about how we work with the city of Flint to ensure that it's not just about how we're activating the
school playground at Potter and Freeman, but how we're also making that um consistent and congruent with what's happening at the city park. I would say in all spaces um including uh Durant, we're being very thoughtful about how do we take advantage of the full campus,
not just uh the the current footprint of the current playground. um large structures you should expect to see when we bring these uh renderings back to the board, but also I think more intentional utilization of the overall landscape, including you know leveraging our trees
for shade structures and again spreading out in a way that we can really uh ensure that our students are experiencing full campuses not just an individual uh playground. So, um, in terms of your question, in terms of what's the greatest request, I mean, there there have been some big ones,
um, and you know, but to, uh, to Trusty Perkins's point, um, the team at Sinclair Recreation has been very intentional about ensuring >> um, you know, the team at Sinclair Recreation has been very intentional. When students say, "I want to see a spider," right? And people think, "How
can I possibly get a spider on this playground?" When you see the play structures, you'll be able to really see how students requests, even those that feel really big, can be really uh operationalized through some of the equipment that we'll bring back as a recommendation. >> And the intentionality of the early
childhood being a part of every landscape now >> where some of the playgrounds did not or our schools did not have that >> designated space, they will now. Every school will have both an early childhood playground and a K through uh K through six playground
>> and maybe a few benches for parents. >> A minimum of four per site. So we'll make sure that there's plenty of spots to sit down and >> enjoy. >> For sure. >> That'd be nice. >> Trust me. >> So
I love this. Um I just get so excited when I when I see this and I love the pictures. I'm very graphic and visual and like to see not digital but like up on the wall. So well done. Um you know I did give you a lot of feedback like in the the listening session so I don't
want to necessarily repeat myself but I would just like to highlight a few things for the public because this is very exciting. I think your Dr. Jameson we couldn't have done this without you and without the Flint Center for Educational Excellence
because and I and I can't stress this enough. This is how you do data. It's beautiful. Beautiful. It's also very expensive. Um I and I understand that. But this is how you do it. And I love
how open and transparent the whole this is truly transparent and open process. This is what people pay lip service to and don't actually do. And you've done it. You've done it. You've put your money where your mouth is >> and you've you're you're walking the
talk. I mean, let me not use too many, you know, horrible metaphors. This, I think, is really important because this is an opportunity to reestablish Flint's legacy again, to say we're back. We were
the originators of the community school model. Um, and there's been, you know, a lot of criticisms or or positive things that have been brought about. This is the 21st century community school model.
We've got we've we've we've dealt with a lot of the issues like reparation and segregation and you know institutional racism and this is how we are dealing with it. you're creating a a model that can be replicable and scalable. And I
just wanted to, you know, I know you know that. I know you know that. But I wanted to underscore this because like as someone who studies systems and who studied the history of education, this is revolutionary. This really truly is revolutionary. I know people are saying, well, it's just, you know, a playground,
a couple play structures, but it it it's bringing, you know, hundreds of years of theory, you know, about what is best for the whole child about using play as and incorporating into education. And, you know, we we have this opportunity. This
this this is just the the playground aspect. And let's not rest everything on the M Foundation, right? This is just this is the beginning. This is the beginning. and it's up to us to continue the work. This is the beginning of the work and it's a very generous beginning
to the work. But we have other partners. We have MSU. We've got we've got uh an agricultural college. Um we can incorporate food systems, urban gardening, uh uh horiculture, agriculture. I have meant that we we
also have our whole union history. the fact that as a people, as a community, we have created and and sustained over 400 acres of land for the community that
is ours, that is for the people. So, it's like you said, not just the current footprint of these playgrounds, but we've got this we've got 400 acres. What can we do to be the the best stewards of this? you know, whether it's it's it's
collaborating with other with other groups or, you know, incorporating this into the model. Um, I love I want to give you kudos for how responsive you've been to not just the kids, but the whole
the community and the whole co-creating process. I hear the word co-creating a lot and it it's it gets really annoying because it's not real. It's not. And you guys are doing it like again you're it's this is this is how you do
it. And I would like people to sit up and and look at this and acknowledge this is how you do data. This is real co-creating. This is partnership. This is community. And when we asked you, >> you know, to be partners with the school, this is partnership. So um you
know, like I wanted to to just highlight that and congratulations to the M Foundation. 1926 1926 to 2026 and we've had bumps along the way but we
can really make this a celebration. This can be an international thing model like this is again this is history and I know I'm getting excited because I'm like a data history nerd and stuff like this but this is I just want people to realize like this is you know
again it's like we're the we flint sitdown strike. We're the city of the community school model and here we are 2026. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, yeah, I
mean, a lot's been said. So, great work in this codeesign process for these playgrounds. Um, really excited about it. Um, it's a vast improvement from our first phase of the high school co-esign. So hopefully moving forward, not just for playgrounds, but for future things. That's the golden standard for this
board, our partners and the community. Um I'll just say this, there's more to come and I'm excited for that at least within the district. And then Mr. MR, I'm not sure when you're leaving. You might leave after this presentation, but kind of on the same page. Um as we look
at our public spaces, thank you again for working with the Flint Elite Football League. For those who don't know, um they played football behind Flint Central in the fields and as we began construction, they were left with what to do and Mr. Mbrook stepped ahead
and kind of got them a new home at Houston Stadium at Flint Northwestern. I believe they signed some documents recently, so they're all set to go. >> They they performed there last Sunday. >> All right, cool. >> So, they'll be there the next I believe seven Sundays. >> All right, awesome. Well, thanks again.
Appreciate you. Yeah, I'll quickly uh do some recognition. So, I was able to attend the Freeman Elementary Advisory Committee when we when we launched it. Uh seeing the the team that was able to facilitate the conversation and it wasn't just a normal facilitation. I'm
here to get your feedback and I'm gone. It was engaging. It was asking questions. It was saying, hey, if you change this, we'll change it, too. It was really um a nice way to get some true engagement, true feedback, and also the willingness to say, "Hey, we can change this, change that," and given
options versus here's what's dead set. It was more so, hey, there's a collaborative conversations. Even hearing um the parents and also staff members that was there asking for certain things, benches, lighting, those things that, you know, um parents and communities care about. And seeing the
willingness from the team, it wasn't anti, it was more so how do we do it? and let's figure it out together. Also recognizing the partnership having the city of Fland representative there during that conversation about maybe we can't do it on the Freeman Park side but it is attached to where the city is
where it's a whole community park right there. So you have it all together and also the distinction between um the facilitator made a made a good point about there's a playground close to Potter but we want ours to be unique. We won't have the same replicated equipment
there. So, uh, just seeing that intentionality behind it and also Mr. Minberg, thank you for your engagement and leading the space. Um, but also just being willing to answer the tough questions that they had and navigating through. It's not he gave a positive spin. It wasn't a play positive spin. It's more so, yeah, I thought about
this. Let's get this and get that. So, thank you for being that engaging for in those parents that had those questions. Um, the team members for soliciting um, feedback from kids. So, this is here I agree with my colleague Trusty Lure. this is good feedback. This is what you
know, don't do things to me, do things with me. And this is what the good example of it is. And and I encourage our administration where we take videos, we we record um this process and tell our story because this is a story to tell and how engaging um this would be.
So, thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I want to apologize for my absence. Um I cover Northern Michigan and as you all may know, they've been having horrific weather. So, I have not been able to attend any of them. And based on what's
going on now, I don't know when I'll be able to. So, I just wanted to just acknowledge why I hadn't been in attendance. But it sounds great. But I don't see pickle ball. >> That's a serious sport nowadays. And with everything that we're doing, I
just thought that would be great to add to the season population that takes pickle ball very very very serious. So, I just wanted to share that. And is it a possibility to have a a splash pad?
>> Oh, that's right. >> I mean, >> I agree. I see Thomas back there. So, I figured I might as well just ask only because >> because it was so hot, you know, and I thought just a little small will be really nice in pickle ball. So, um
that's that's my two cents. But I think everything looks amazing. I love the engagement including the community. And honestly, I think it's I can feel her energy in the city as it relates to everything that Flint School is doing. So kudos to kudos to everyone involved
involved and those who are negative just keep on hanging around positive. We'll all shrink that gap a little bit. So thank you for what you guys do. >> Well, thank you. And uh if it was up to me, I'd have pickle ball in every facility. When we did the code design
here, they wanted pickle ball here. So we have pickle ball four courts out here. >> Um but unfortunately these elementaryaries did not lift that as one of their items. So, we're giving the community what they want. >> And I will say that, you know, we're not through the process yet. And so, this is helpful feedback to to hear. I will also
say that uh the community is feeling the energy as well that you're describing here. And I know that, you know, Superintendent Jones has fielded a number of phone calls and communications in which individuals want to know, how can I be a part of this transformation? And so, um, while splash pads aren't in
our current scope, um, you know, I think I think you're cooking, okay, um, on on that end and would love to, um, explore how, to Trusty, uh, McIntyre's point, this can really be leveraged as the beginning, right? Uh, not an end, but ultimately understanding that our
students are experts, our parents, our staff, they're experts, and they're also equal partners, right, in the vision uh, for their neighborhoods and for their schools. And so you all providing the platform for their leadership really allows for this type of dreaming and visioning that that we're hearing from
you all today. >> Wow. Thank you so much. Um this is a great project and time. I don't get that many calls, but I have a lot of community calling me. Um and grandparents, they want to get involved as well. And they did talk about this
pickle ball. Uh so uh but I think we're doing the right thing when parents and grandparents are calling and family members are calling. Um even at the Nether Cut school, they say do not abandon that because in Nether Cut uh in
that community, we have kids uh hundreds of kids that was walking to Nether Cut. Uh maybe we could look at I don't know what we're going to do. We could be reopened. Never know. But let's look at If we're going to do playground for the community, let's not leave out that
eight ward. We always leave them out from the water crisis to know. And I just think it we should give them a nice playground over there because they still lived in the community. They have not moved out of the community and I told them that I would speak on y'all they
behave that although we closed a gift future for it that uh they want our children to have a playground over in the eight ward. We have absolutely nothing but the bronze part and you know what that's look like. So could we look at Nether cut and who knows we can get
another cut back to where it should be. I but you guys have done a fantastic job because you got engagement and we're talking um and they uh you know they're they're concerned and that's good. Normally people call me about stuff that really make you want to jump out the
window, but they're encouraged and they just want us to please wrap your arm around Nether Cut. Don't leave their children out because they're still part of Flint even though they they was forced to go somewhere else. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for your You have anything to
say, Mr. Jones? I'd like to thank them both and thank the uh my foundation for the work, but also board of education, thank you for approving us to move forward with such an amazing project. We would not have these testimonies without your vote. So, thank you very much and thank you all
for all you're doing. Mike, you may >> appreciate you. >> That's what I Okay, board me. I know we approved a lot of things. So I got a little control um I'm a little off on this here >> madam chair. >> Yes trust.
>> Yeah if you if I may. >> So for the agenda for the regular board meeting every action item was approved in the cow. However there areformational items first being uh 22.9 staff appreciation.
>> Okay that's >> and then at the very bottom 12.5 and 12.6. 12.5 being the monthly check register and 12.6 being dispersement by account. >> Okay. >> So it may make sense to turn it over to Mr. Jones to kind of talk about those.
>> No, I think the next thing would be we have to talk about the information. >> Yep. >> This is from the committee of the whole. On the behalf of the Flint Board of Education, we would like to acknowledge and express our appreciation for the hard work and dedication of our staff.
The board encouraged the superintendent to continue recognizing staff efforts by providing lunch for each school as a token of appreciation for their ongoing commitment to our students and district. So board member, what we're asking uh
the board is that um I think you have a spending line of 5,000 and that you should not exceed the 5,000 for the launching for our staff. um because we do appreciate them and my understanding it's going to be charged well and you can expound you can
>> yeah sure uh under under the uh guidance of the board and the permission I have to uh move forward with the allowance we can spend we're we're going to make sure that we continue uh the board's desire to ensure staff gets uh an appreciation
lunchon >> um if if there is any reason why that is it's more expensive because of inflation. I'll I'll let you know and come back to the board, but I don't think it should be any any more than what we have >> uh allowed.
>> You want to submit a motion? >> Do we um >> we we really don't need a motion? >> We don't need a motion. >> That's why it was an information item. >> Okay. >> Um if it was exceeding the the the amount, then I probably would have have a motion. >> But it's the pleasure of the board. I see Fran on some phase. Do you think we
need to seek a motion? >> No. I just don't want to see it come back. >> That's his responsibility is not to see the 5,000. >> Yeah. So, um,
seeing that board members, we all set in your package on page 880 is your monthly check register. in that register. If you find some discrepancy or you need to talk, you're to put that on the tracker because we have been warned that we do not we can do once
it's been paid. However, if you have concern, we have the communication log. Please highlight those things and put them in your communication log and you should get an answer on them as soon as possible.
Do any board member have any question as we move forward to individual board members uh remarks? >> Madam Chair, >> I just want one question. It's just a question. >> Can we Mr. Jones to you Mr. Jones, can we utilize the district cars instead of
in lie of paying mileage? Just a question. Is it possible to do that? >> Explain that. >> We have we have district cars. Correct. And my question is if we have district cars, can district employees use the district car so we don't have to pay
mileage? >> So So >> just a question. I'm I'm Let me be clear. I'm not requesting anything. I'm just asking questioning. What we're paying what they like did you say? >> They're paying mile. I see where staff is receiving mileage reimbursement. So I
just that's why I was just saying is it if we could use the district cards >> in lie of paying mileage just a question. >> Yeah. When it is feasible um certain staff is able to do that but it it when th those cars are being used uh for our
attendance >> uh being out in the in the uh community for our attendance ages and sometimes for teachout. So it it won't be feasible for everyone. mileage is just a part of um what all staff members are privy to
as it pertains to using their own vehicles as they go around the district. So, we don't have enough of those cars to be able to do that for all staff, but for there are staff that do use those cars. >> Did I hear you say Teach Out drives our cars?
>> When they're here, um when they're here doing late hours, >> they they circle with Flint Community School. on Flint Community School project. >> Yes. >> Gotcha. Okay. Thank you for the clarification. >> Good question. >> Yes. >> Now we're down to remarks from individual board member. Do any board
member have any comments or remarks before we adjourn. >> Madam chair, >> go ahead. >> I'll go up to you. >> Okay. I first of all thank you all for the comp public comments but I definitely for me I want to address the UTF
comments as it relates to Green's uh educational service. It is not a risk. I would I would say please do your due diligence in regards to researching Green's educational service. They did not drop out the sky at all. Um, we
might I'm going to speak for Melody being around this district and actually working in the district what is in place right now is not working. I think we all can agree with that. But this is temporary and we all know that in order
to increase salary you have to so show sustainability and with green educational services coming here temporarily not to supplant not to work around but to add assistance to our students to allow teachers to be
able to focus on what the teachers can focus on. I see this as a great opportunity to collaborate and not to not to fight because our students are going to miss out. We as a board, we didn't this wasn't a knee-jerk decision.
This is something that we took we spent money and took time to go and see and read the data, look at the data and speak to the districts that participated in it. When you can take a school from a
F to five points from a A, >> that's not a risk. That's not a gamble. That's purpose and that's intentionality. And not only that, Green Services has guaranteed their services.
I cannot recall a bargaining unit or agreement stating we guarantee this or that. So I strongly say to you all, please rethink division, divisiveness, and resistance because we're moving
forward and whatever barriers we run across, we're going to have to run over them because we're we can't stop right now. We have to keep going. We're here to help. We we we did the 1.5 million. We've been giving and giving and giving
>> and now is the time for us to see return on investment. So that's what we're doing. I'm hanging my hat on this. The New York Times did an article on greens. That lets you know right there that is
not a risk a guess or throw spaghetti up against the wall and see what sticks. I care about this district. I care about the teachers. I have said this from day one. I said, "I would rather you put paint on the wall and pay the teachers."
I've always I've never moved from that. I was the trustee that came up with the 1.5 million. I was that was me. So, I'm I'm still I've never deviated. So, if you all would think that I would back away from teachers, you are you are
totally wrong. Teachers are the heart of this district. But if you got a bad heart, you have to get a heart transplant. and greens is part of the beginning of a heart transplant. Thank you. >> Anyone else would like to speak? Trusty Luna.
>> Yeah. Um sorry, I'll address three different topics briefly. Um those being the high school, um the sports governance, and then finally, um just some things we've done together with the administration
and UTF union. So, I'll start with central. I I do want to be clear. There was a comment made earlier about the high schools beyond district pair. I do want to state some facts. Um first being that this board voted 70 for the current
design we chose. We all voted including myself for that design. That's a fact. Um on that same note, you know, we were given by the engineers and the project team three different designs.
complete preservation, hybrid, and then more new, but still preservation when it comes to the towers and interior aspects and other things on the building's exterior. But I want to be clear, each option was a viable option. The current building was not
beyond disrepair. However, we chose to go with the option we chose as a body. As a board trustee in a body, it's very important we state facts, not rhetoric. And if it's rhetoric, it's backed up by facts. So, I want to clear that out and be clear about that.
And I just one more note on that too. My opinion was we didn't do enough in that first phase, but I'm very optimistic from what I've seen from this board and the project team in the second phase of the community codeesign that we will will be doing that and I've seen it
uh the last few months. So, that gives me optimism. All right, next topic, the operating procedure. So, again, This board is not going to be here forever, right? We're going to, you know, get voted out, hopefully not, uh, resign, retire, etc., not run. But it's
important we have things in writing for future boards so they know how to do best practices, right? Again, we're governed by policy, not procedures, right? We have our Neola bylaws, but again, having those best practices in writing so we know what to do, we can
reference them, we can point to them is very important. So I will work with their colleagues to put that be our governor's committee in writing. Finally, um I'm very sensitive to just labor talks in general. So I won't address that directly because those are
very sensitive, you know, things to speak about in public because you never know what could happen. I will say this though, this board, this this team, right, of the administration, us, the unions, we've worked together to
do some good things, right? Number one, we have to bring we'd like to bring compensation on par with other districts, both nearby us, but also with similar student challenges. But I will say one thing too, as we address that
issue, we've been very creative with supplementing that compensation from the pay schedule whether it be from Teach for America which believe there are four different pathways um for new teachers those seeking a
national certification those who aspire to be school leaders policy I think I'm missing one more if not there's four there where they receive $10,000 up to for up to three years if they take part in that fellowship I know that our HR
Really, the whole administration has been very creative when it comes to how we use 31A funds from the state government, when it comes to referrals, when it comes to retention bonuses, when it comes to having, you know, things being signed on for new teachers. And
again, these are not the core of the issue that needs to be solved. But again, I do think we've worked together to be creative, and I think we will we'll continue in the future to do that. So, I'll tell you this. You know, we understand what the issue is. We have several issues. We have the compensation
issue. We have the budget issue. We have the issue with our vacant properties. We have several issues and I think we're up to the task to address all of them as we move forward. Again, I won't comment on the specific situation that was raised, but I do feel confident that we can resolve it and come to an agreement in
the future. And with that, I'm done with my comments. Anyone else would like to have a comment before we make Go ahead. >> Yeah, I I mean I don't want to take up more time because I took up a lot of time with the first meeting and I I
acknowledge that. Um but I do want to say that um unfortunately well thank you for to Trusty Relifford and to Trusty Luna. um your comments were spoton for the most part and um um
I really appreciate you clarifying a lot of things that that I'm glad it was was articulated and spoken out loud um uh in terms of um you know supporting the teachers and then supporting the preservation project. Um, I did just
want to note that we do in a lot of ways though, um, as an educational institution, our hands are tied sometimes with preservation and restoration. Um because while some historical societies or different
nonprofit organizations um uh may be allowed to do certain things as an educational facility, as an educational institution, we're under the the Michigan Department of Education as you as you know and there's a lot of requirements in terms of asbestous
remediation and um environmental pollution and so we're kind of bound under a lot of uh regul and restrictions that other groups are not. So unfortunately um some of those things that were like hey that that's perfectly good you know
marble or copper or whatever it's like we can't touch it or it would be very very cost prohibitive to do that maybe we can do a workaround with with a with a preservation in our historical society maybe the way um you know something like
that let's think outside the box to see if we can salvage we can do architectural salvage but sometimes as an educational institution you know were really handstrong when it comes to that. Um, and uh, uh, yeah, I think that's I
was gonna say something about it just slipped my mind because it's late. Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Trusty King. >> Uh, just real quick, uh, I think two things I want to point out. Uh, one thing for the community, uh, as it pertains to the playgrounds. So, there's
three scheduled, uh, playgrounds to be completed by June, Mr. Jones. Correct. That's correct. >> What are those schools for the community? >> Do Ryder, help me out. Uh Freeman, well Freeman, I thought which ones are the >> latisenhower
and and DTM. So D Ryder, Freeman, and Potter. >> Okay, great. Just want to make sure we got that clear. >> Got that clear. So by June, we should have Do Ryder >> June 30th. >> June 30th. >> Those three schools. >> Don't say by June. >> By June 30th. Sorry, my bad. Be clear.
Yeah, June 30 by >> end of June. >> We should have some good playgrounds for three three out of um the five schools here and then two the two other schools to be done by the end of August. >> Mid August. >> Okay. In in August somewhere in there mid August. Gotcha. Thank you for the
sharing that. Uh I think as it pertains I don't want to make sure I don't skirt over the public comments that was shared again about central and then um I agree with my colleague about um speaking to union matters across the table. Uh I I do want to point out though I've gave my
comments about the uh state of institution on the February 18th board meeting. Um I indicated my voted by v voting no. Uh there's a couple comments that were made. I want to make sure I clarify for me. I I would not run over people um by those words being made. And
also I don't subscribe to the um bad heart comment. I I don't I think everyone in this district has um a heart for children for the most part that I've experienced. There's you know there's room for improvement. The value behind the the decision I remember is student
achievement. Um but I would not um subscribe to the runover language or the bad heart transplant language as it for me. I want to make sure I'm clear. Um I would rather work with teachers, work with individuals to achieve a greater outcome for our kids. Thank you.
Anyone else before final comments? Here's my final comments uh to the audience to the people that is speaking as relates to a vendor um we call green. We didn't just go to Mississippi. We took the Mississippi tour. They called
the Mississippi miracle. They had shut down this predominantly black poor community to schools because of the test. They MSTEP one. they they was way below and the green in green education came to
that district and brought those two schools back twice. I was in a conference uh panel with John Cherry and one of his staff. They talk about green education. Yes, he's a predominant black business,
but he has passion way beyond passion. He had came here several time asking for nothing. Do you know what the kids said to him when they left? Are y'all coming back? That is telling us something. Whether we like it or not, some children
do better with people that look like them in front of them. We don't have many black strong leaders standing in front of our kids. Not just that he's black, but evidently he has something that the children needs and want. We are not violating any contract. If anybody
had gotten any trouble with supporting teachers and and the union would be for us was previous board member. We fought to take peril. They was living below living. No one should work for the board
of education making seven 8 an hour. So we took a leap. We undid the contract. When we came here the teachers was had froze their pay. Everybody getting raises. You look down. >> Yeah. And putting caps on the insurance,
but executive team is going up. >> Yes. We fought a big fight. I ended up in court. I would fight for teachers, children, a a clean education. Why can't our kids have something nice? Why do we Why do we
have to go somewhere else to learn how to read a book? People want to quote Martin Luther King. Let's talk about that. He didn't get to see the mountain top, but he definitely didn't see his kids coming up not reading, writing, doing arithmetic. >> The data show that you stopped teaching
them at kindergarten. They was proficient at kindergarten and they went down, down, down. Now, this is where I stand strong at. I got more years behind me than I got ahead of me. And I'm going to spend those and making sure that when you I
don't care if I did live in the hood in Detroit. I still wanted my child to have a good education. The zip code does not determine their outcome. If I have to go,500 miles to find an answer, not
disrespecting the teachers they have. The kids do need classroom management. Teacher do need help in that. Can't teach a class when you got a bunch of kids. Not all of them. I taught in those class. I owned a
school. I taught at homes. I taught at Southwestern. I want to make it easy where teachers can go in that classroom and teach. And we got to find a way how to make that happen. And and they did not go to school to get a master to help raise
baby kid. Baby kid going to have to come in that classroom and sit down. It's time to have truth. We've been lied to long enough. These kids need to know how to read and write or they going to end up maybe on a plantation. That is why I
stand behind green. The board didn't do this. We took the superintendent. We stayed down there two or three days. We could not get this done. The superintendent had to want this. He saw it himself. He said, "I want it." I went to the superintendent. My job is to make
sure you're successful. And you will be successful. If we have to go to court, we go to court. But we shouldn't go to court fighting on the fact that we don't want our kid do an extra mile. So our kids can maybe give them the chance. No kid should be in the ninth grade and
can't read basic kindergarten work. We got to stop this bleed. So if that meant going to court, go but we going on behalf of the children. They sued Detroit for that. We pay good money. You we pay the best
we can. Nobody wakes their child up to be ignorant. So that's what I have to say in regards to that. No disrespect for a union. We fight for everybody, but it's the it's our children time. The community
belongs to these young people. And we need to get away with our tradition. Our tradition is what cause Central to be closed. Our tradition cause Northern to be closed. These old ways that we have, we didn't fight to keep them open. and
we finally gets to this board and all the pressure is on this board to do everything that you should have done 20 years ago when they start to closing them doors now. When they start allowing these charter schools to come in here and your kids start to getting dumb it
down 10 or 15 years ago. We trying to restore what was stolen. And I am going to get to the mountain top to see that these kids learn how to read, write, and do arithmetic. And at that note, this meeting is a join
>> at 7:40.