Good afternoon everyone. I would like to call the board of education special meeting at 5:31 p.m. Board members call your name. Could you please say present >> trustee present >> trusty
vice president >> trustee >> preser >> present >> and myself present one ab comments from the public
there's no public speaker we move to the next agenda item Board me, at this time I need a motion and second to go into close session regarding attorney client privilege. >> I make a motion that we go into close
session. >> Have been properly moved and second that we meet in close session. Board members, I call your name. Please say yes or no. Treasur
>> Trustee King. >> Yes. >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Trustee. >> Yes. >> Secretary. >> Yes. >> Presidents. We are now to be in close session in a small meeting. I'll do
What do you think? Heat. Heat. I don't See no father vision of the board. I declare a special board meeting adjourn at 6:31. At this present moment, due to board members are taking a break, we are
doing a five minutes break and we will resume immediately. And that's that. wrote a sign. >> There should be two dips for put this next. >> Okay. Please.
like to call the f plant board of education regular board meeting to order at 6 6:36. Board member, at this time I call your name. Could you please say present for the record? Trusty King, >> present. >> Treasure Luna,
>> present. Trusty Reford, >> Vice President McIntyre >> present. >> Trustee Booze >> present. >> Secretary Perin >> present. >> Myself, President Mia, six present, one absent. At this time, we have a presentation from our senior, uh, Miss
Via, could you take the floor? Uh, he's going to give a three minutes presentation. We always give room for our students. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. There's a lot of things that I am excited to be in front of you about
most of our seniors to you and phenomenal job that he did presentation provided him the provided him the opportunity to earn not just your favor but your respect um for him to be
invited to this evening to be able to share with you his senior ex presentation for the whole board. And so I'm very very proud to be able to introduce you to this evening Mr. Giani Brown who will be doing his senior exit presentation with you.
>> Hello everyone. My name is Giani Brown. >> Hello everyone. My name is Giani Brown and I am a senior graduating from Southwestern Classical Academy in the class of 2026. And this is my senior exit presentation. Introduction.
This quote, the quote says, "No niche is too small if it's yours." It comes from Seth Golden. And the reason I chose this quote is because in my senior class with Miss Coniglia, we had a one-word project where we chose one word to study all year. And I chose niche. And the reason
I chose Nice because it resonates with me and it makes me feel like I should cherish and really take pride in my purpose no matter how big or small. My plans after high school. As you can see, I laid out a clear path of where I
want to go and how I'm going to get there from college to my secondary plan trade school and the two colleges I plan on using to get to my ultimate career, my community college and Central State University. Who am I? I am very creative. Since I
was a child, I would see something that like visually resonated with me and I would think to myself, I have to recreate this. So, here's some art I've done over my senior year. Secondly, are pictures of some sports I've played during my senior year. Basketball and
football. Actually, it was my first time doing sports at all during high school. So, it's very memorialable to me. >> Test test test. Sorry. Test. Test. Testing one. Thirdly is a personal accomplishment
that I've took place in. During the summer of 2025, I was a part of the Gear Up summer camp program which was held at Central Michigan University. And while being there, they taught me a lot of valuable skills, not only how to get around a college campus, but also proper
dinner etiquette skills through a networking event and also how to canoe. So that was very great experience for me. Where am I going? I plan on going to college for graphic design. And my
secondary plan is trade school where I plan to take courses in HVAC R so I can pursue a career in house realry. How am I going to get there? I plan on starting at MK Community College with the fine arts course and then
progressing and maintaining a 3.0 plus GPA so I can meet all the requirements for the transfer for the transfer agreement where then I plan to transfer Central State University to pursue a graphic design a
graphic design course where I can then further my knowledge in art online and eventually end up in a career graphic design and web design. colleges I've applied to. I've applied
to MC Community College. I've applied to Sagenov Valley State University. And I've applied to Central State University. Family is one of the most important things to me. I'm the oldest out of 11 siblings, so I feel like I have a lot of
leadership to set. Some of my strengths are being open-minded, dependable, a good teammate, having great leadership skills. Even though it was my first year on the football team, my teammates still depended on me to get the job done. And
I delivered even with lesser knowledge of the sport. So, I feel like that makes me very dependable. And I also was put in a leadership a leadership position on the team. So it was pretty natural feeling to me since I have so many siblings that I just took a lead
naturally. Academic overview. I'm I've been a part of the AM honor row. I've been a part of the football team and I've been nominated for the 2025 2026 GAC
conference award and defensive MVP academic overview part two. I've also been a part of the Never Fail League Association and I have done multiple community service hours and a lot of work after school as well
just to stay involved in the school community and to know what's going on with my school when the school day is over. My short-term goals are apply for the Flint Promise Scholarship, which I've already done, start driver's training this summer, and
hopefully begin college with my driver's license, and maintain a 3.0 plus GPA throughout any institute I attend, of course. My long-term goals are to graduate from an H.B.CU, which I choose to be Central
State University, with a master's in computer science, and then I will look into internships for web design and graphic design. And ultimately, I want to end up in my own career or in my own business for web
design. I've completed my FASA. I've completed the Michigan Achievement Scholarship. And I've completed Flint Promise. Here are some pictures of the community service hours I've done. I've done some at Kingdom Living Church during the
Thanksgiving season and even more at Methodist United Methodist Church. Challenges I faced throughout high school. During football, I have I I have had anger issues. And
during football, being up against an opponent that I have to use physical force on tricked my brain a little bit into thinking I could just exert all my anger, you know. So with the talk from my counselor and help from my teammates
and support from my teachers, they help me understand and differentiate the two. So I've been able to move forward with that problem. And actually, I haven't dealt with that problem since the start of football season. The knowledge gap in football was crazy
as well because it was my very first time playing a sport like that of any sort. So doing that, it was a visible gap between me and the other players, but they have my back as a good team does and caught me up to
knowledge real quick. And my technique, the coaches really helped me sharpen my technique. Despite it being my first year, I did great enough to win an award. And I give that thanks to my coaches. Academic credit recovery was something I
struggled with due to because I kind of slacked off my early years of high school in 9th and 10th grade. But with the help from my lovely counselor, Miss Ford, she got me right back on track with no time. >> All right. >> And pre-calculus was a very hard
challenge this year. It was the first time I was introduced to like math like that. And I was pretty nervous, but my math teacher, Mr. Cardell, he helped me immensely. And egeneuity, it took a lot to bring myself to do work outside of the
classroom. So doing that and constantly have to call Miss Ford to have her unlock my classes, it it built a muscle, I want to say, for doing it after school, it kind of became normal. Looking back on my time at high school,
there are some memories I rather forget, but way more memories that I rather remember. And I'm very grateful for the people I met along the way. I've even rem. Although I only played sport once and that was during my senior year, it kind of leaves me with a bittersweet feeling
in my mouth because knowing I can't play high school sports again is the bitter part. But being done with high school and building such a connection with so many lovely teammates is just it really left a bittersweet taste in my mouth.
But I'm grateful to be graduating. And looking back on all of this, I don't think I would change it. think I would do it all over again the exact same way. Thank you. It's been my pleasure. But I got no
we have comment Good evening. >> We ask that you state the reason for addressing the board. You're fine. That you limit your remarks to three minutes on matter within authority of the board. The presiding office of the board shall have the right to limit the number of person who may address the board on the
same subject. Please state your name before beginning to speak. My name is Chantel Jones. >> Hi, Miss Jones. >> Hi. >> Good to see you. >> Yes. I will hear about my grandson. Uh he's been I I I want him to have the
story that young man had that graduated with all the no problems, but my grandson has been beaten, threatened, and stalked by uh a a kid. Same kid every time. Uh I asked him, "Do you ever defend yourself?" He says no because he
has a knife. And so I went to the school to find out if this was true. The school said yes, they knew about the knife and they uh had each kid that saw the knife write a statement. I have the statements redacted names from each of the kids.
Maybe about eight students, four students saw the knife, the other four didn't, but they were threatened to be killed. And my grandson was one of them. uh my grandson that the he's been in about eight fights with this same kid. He said he never hits some back. He said that uh this last time the kid followed
him to the bathroom and uh and and proceed to beating him up in the bathroom. The teacher just so happened to come in and caught this situation. My grandson is Christopher Davis Jones III. Um his grandfather w uh rise around with
the mayor, Officer Christopher Davis Jones. And I said, "One day, I want my grandson to be able to be the mayor, but first of all, he has to get education." And the young man is causing the problems. He's a IEP student or special needs. So, I want to address the board
and ask if you guys can come up with something where all the kids can get a fair education because this student, he gets all these rights. I was told cuz I've talked to the principal and she says, "Well, we don't want to put take Christopher out of this class and put
him into another class cuz there are even worse kids in there." She said, "We rather him stay with the devil that he knows." And I don't send my grandson to school to fight or be in hell. And that's what it sounds like. He's in hell being in this school. I volunteer up
there every day now. And I said, "If he has to be in danger, I'll be up there with him so that way I can watch and try to help in the classroom." You know, I feel sorry for the young man who's having this issue. Um, but he shouldn't be able to stop all the rest of the kids
in the classroom from getting an education. Staff told me that they are, you know, scared for themselves as well as the children. So, I am here to speak on their behalf and I hope that you guys can do something about it. Thank you very much.
>> Do you Can I give you the guys these? >> We won't be responding to that, but I will be meeting with Superintendent Jones uh one on one to address those issues and make sure you get an answer. Thank you. Is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak?
>> Seeing no further comment, we will move on. Do we have the Zoom ready? At this time, I would like to introduce our board consultant, Tracy Davis, who will be joining us by Zoom, along with
our executive system, Pam Beer, we who will be providing a presentation on important of having a comprehensive school board handbook. Please proceed. >> Good evening, President Ellis.
I think the first item is actually around the training cific They are here today. >> Wait. And uh are you talking to me or trusty sis? Miss Davis? >> Yes.
>> Yes. Yes. Yes. And that's what we're doing now. moving your presentation up because we knew that um you guys had a couple of meetings and you're in Vegas. >> Correct. So, this is not the board. >> Okay. So, you want NSBA to go first? >> Okay. I'm understanding you. Okay,
that's fine. Sorry about that. >> Okay. >> Thanks, Mr. Johnson. >> All right. And so, I was opportunity and we found an opportunity for a national court association.
talk about that and then will pop in and kind of talk about what certification program. >> Sure. Thank you, Miss Davis. Uh thank you for your time tonight. I'll be brief. Uh we are going into our partnership agreement and a part of that
is one of the uh goals is 7 plus one training as we've done before uh and was very successful with that training. And so uh we need to continue to do that in this next partnership. And so, uh, we
went to the state to ask for, uh, funding to support NSBA training. And, uh, as long as we are doing training in the state of Michigan, uh, we are able to, uh, utilize 21H dollars, uh, for
that purpose. >> Thank you, Superintendent Jones. >> You're welcome. >> Um, and so with me, I actually have the executive director and Jacob is here. This is nothing new for us. We've been doing this training for seven years
through the association of superintendent um across the country. We've probably done hundreds and boards and boards and work together for outcomes for students. So hand over to the executive director. Thank you for
jumping on. >> Thank you. Let me just first congratulations to your young graduate presentation. It was exciting to hear his apps
in the community. I want to introduce the managing director of our membership for National Schools Assoc. Just a quick overdity work. What I would say is that first of all
desire Congratulations. We have a very brief presentation over what this governance table looks like. We work a lot rel also access program and essentially what we do is
public schools and superintendent and so this purpose and objectives make sure that we talk about function at the highest level of excellence. It also provides better understand.
Additionally, Look at what is the motorcycle of thinkons organiz will share with the board that plan or not that you approve that then you're you're not likely uh following
the best practices. So we'll talk about that. Um and then finally we talk about an understanding of the expectations of the superintendent. How do you evaluate the superintendent? What does that look like? Developing your goals, your shared goals and objectives. And then how do you make that turn that into the board's
work plan so that the superintendent can in fact do dayto day while you do that high level um as we call it not on a dance floor but picking the music uh kind of kind of work in the next slide um many of you I hope
already know about the key work of school boards but it is a datadriven framework that's backed by research um we are in the process now of reviewing um you know how school boards are are uh are accepting this data, accepting the
the way it works, but essentially um there's some core uh characteristics. If you notice, student achievement is in the center of this work and we make sure that we go through each frame um to share with the board what their role is visa be the superintendent role. And so
the key work subject areas really are around vision, accountability, policy, community leadership, and governance team relationships. We really that a lot of the uh previous boxes don't work if we can't get the governor's team on the page that it needs to be on to be
effective. And then finally, we have a timeline here. I'm actually going to turn this over to Tracy um because we work together to come up with a timeline, but of course, you know, it's it's fluid enough that you know, if you need to make changes, you're obviously able to
do that. The goal, as I understand it, though, is that um first of all, congratulations on um We would love to see you in October uh as at the Council of Urban Boards of Education, be able to present this to you in a timely manner. Tracy, I'm turn it back over to you and
then happy to answer any questions that the board and superintendent may have. >> Thank you. Um as we start this work, as Regina's talked about you all wanting to maybe get this finished in time for the presentation and cube, you need 40 hours. So, we built out a map and I
talked with the president to see if this could work. So it will look like May 20th 29th we would send the pre-work which is a survey and a DISC assessment included in that for those board members who sent me their questions. I did not forget we folded them into the national
assessment. So you all would get some of those answers back for the questions that you asked me. Um we would kick off June 1st with building trust and vision. July 25th accountability and policy. August governance human relationships. September 11th and 12th, community
leadership and engagement. And as Regina spoke, all those other pieces around strategic plan, budgeting, those are built into those particular highle topics. And then you would, if you completed the 40 hours, you would be um presented with your certificate at cube
at the annual conference in October. And the days are flexible. We picked Saturdays because we know folks worked. So, we tried to make sure that it was an opportunity for everyone um to be off and to be present. I think we could take that slide down
and take questions. >> Yes. Thank you so much. I'm I'm glad that we're finally at this this stage where we can get to this this important work because it's something that I've been really trying to emphasize and and and and I know that Dr. McNeel as well.
Um we are coming up on needing to renew our strategic plan. So I think that this is a really important tool that we could we can be doing. So I I would be in support of this um so that we can better
equipped to to align the strategic plan with student outcomes. I really liked hearing that that the emphasis is on student outcomes because we've been really trying to emphasize that and it's just so important in our district that
we look at student success and what what students are getting, not necessarily what teachers or administrators or, you know, the community per se, even though we're all a part of that. but but to emphasize the student success. Um I also
think it's important because this as board members we're the only thing that that that makes you qualified to be a board member is that you live in the city of Flint and you're elected. So unfortunately we come with all different types of
skills and different agendas and this would help maybe uh uh make it make it a a better working system because while I don't want to have legislation
you know saying that we have to do certain things as as an elected official or as a board member I mean I really respect the democratic process. it does have its drawbacks uh as we've found out over over the years. So I think this would be good for unifying the board uh
maybe uh facilitating better communication and also I'm glad that this is being presented so that the public can see the kind of training that we're getting and and the intensive training. That being said too 40 contact hours is equivalent to 42 contact hours
is a is a semester is a class in college. And so if anyone wonders why it's 40 hours, um this would be the the equivalent of us taking a a college class. So I think it's it's it's this will really underscore the best
practices. Um and then the last thing I wanted to say was uh uh we need we've we've already been certified the entire board under MA MASB, the Michigan Association of School Boards. This would just take it to the national level. And
given that we're in the process of really aligning with our partners and building a new high school, I think it's imperative that we have a a national certification because we're going to be out there leading the charge and this is this could be uh a a role model or a
template for other school districts around the country. So, um, doing this and and understanding the difference between policy and standard operating procedures and practices because you don't want to codify
everything and make everything a policy. That's just not feasible. But it would give us a template and a blueprint for um, you know, collectively working together and working working better and more cooperatively. So, thank you.
>> Thank you. Is there anyone else would like to come? Trusty Perkins, >> I just want to say we have two of the best in front of us, Sister Jacobs and Sister Davis, and you really know your stuff. I know that for a fact. We've
been in a lot of classes under you, a lot of navigation under you, and we want to be the best that we can be to help this community. And I noticed one of the uh portions of of your timeline was
community. And I think that's so important. Um, and I'm trying to figure out a way to just draw everything in from that community because it's so important uh to get the kids involved, get them um educated to the point that I
think uh or the board thinks that they they need to be because the scholars at the end of the day are our main concern to get them up and ready. And so we're trying to uh as uh trustee McIntyre said, we are all board certified, but as
much education as we can get to help navigate and uh help grow this this uh school district properly is is a goal of mine personally and it should be one of all of ours. But I I really thank you
for your time and all the attention that you're giving us. and Sister Tracy, you have really been helpful in navigating as a consultant. So, I thank you. >> Is there any more comments from the board?
Seeing no more further comments, I want to thank you and for the listening artist audience. You might want to know where why is a handbook six years on this board and the amount of work that we have invested in this district. It
would be devastated when the other board members come in. It takes us two to three years just to get them to focus because they come in with their own agenda >> and we have spent too much money in this district. One of the things that I felt we end up with too policy. We just can't
keep writing policy to avoid following the policy that's already mandated. A handbook is a direction. Who do you see? Who do you talk to? the young lady that was standing here, the person that she need to speak to would be the
superintendent. No board member has any right to be engaged in that because the superintendent handles that. We heard the case, you pass it over to the superintendent. This is what this handbook does. Uh we have the M foundation, we have other the state
giving us money. We will not go back into that dark place because we don't understand the true role of a board. Yes, you are a board, but you're not a dictator. You don't come in and run what you want to or do what you want to do.
Uh our executive administrator, she's be our parliamentary has a handbook. Every uh new board member, this is something that go on for years and years. You give them a handbook, they follow the handbook.
follow the policy. When Neiela don't speak to, Robert Ruth speaks to it. So, I'm looking forward to this because we spent so many years fighting policy. So, u Miss Davis, I thank you for your presentation. Yeah. So, saying all of that, uh I we're
seeking a motion to accept this training. Is this okay with the board? >> I need a motion. I make I make a motion that we accept this training. >> What's that training called, Mr. Jones? >> NSBA training.
>> There's a motion on the floor to accept the 7.1 NS. >> There's been motion second. Is there any comments from the board? >> Madam Chair, >> trustee uh King. >> Um Mr. Jones, if I heard you right, we're using 21H funds to cover the cost
of this uh training >> through the partnership >> completed partnership agreement. How much is the training in total? >> Uh, Miss Davis, could you answer? I think it's somewhere around 50. >> Yeah. Well, well, so it might be 60 because we added two more people. Could
they do a per person price and we added the seven and one changed the dynamics including Pam. So now it's all eight of you in theory. Um, and I believe it's 64,000. and Kelly can come up because Kelly and I worked it out
based on >> Mr. >> the discount. >> Do do we have um the contract or we just approven to move forward but we haven't approved the contract yet? Right. >> We So I'm going to go give that over to you all. Do we
>> as Miss Phil you want to explain u me ask that question? Am I correct? It's it would be Miss Davis that would probably need to answer the question about the contract for this training. >> So NSBA will send you a contract and not
me and um we were waiting for all the pieces from uh Mrs. Field to fall in place. I believe that contract is at 64. Is that what we discussed, Kelly? >> Yes. >> After making the adjustments what you put in >> originally I thought we were at 57,000.
And that's what the last quote that I had was, >> right? But we added a body for training. >> Oh, for the 7 plus one. So it' be 64,000 that would be going for 21H funding. Um, Miss Dr. Coleman and Miss Templeton would be submitting that through our
pals, Paul Schumer, and then we should receive word back in relatively quick order because that's due by June 5th. >> So So we have a contract. >> We do not have a contract. >> You will have a contract today. Well, so you're approving to move forward and Virginia said we will send you the
contract, but there was just um discussion that was not formal. So we wanted to make the presentation. So if you were moving forward in this meeting, we'll send you forward a contract like tomorrow. >> So moving forward would would be having you send send us the contract and we
approve the contract at the next meeting. That's what moving forward look like? >> Yes. >> Okay. So we're not making So this this motion is not intended to be paying for anything. just to get the contract from >> Wouldn't it be the next steps would be
to have them send us the contract, we look it over and then we approve applying for the funding and then whether we get the funding or not. >> But I think to my for what I was looking for, okay, is so when I heard the motion
to move forward, I'm not not let me make sure I'm clear. I'm not against moving forward. You know, I love training. I'm I love doing it, but I want to make sure the motion is not about approving funds when you haven't received the contract and we we seeing those things. >> We don't approve things without seeing the contract. I want to make sure that's
clear. >> That is clear. >> And so moving forward consists of allowing the conversation to keep happening and we receive a contract to approve. >> Yes. >> Right. So in my opinion there will be no vote needed because of I mean moving forward you like I mean when we get any
u presentations from the administration and cow we don't vote to move forward to say give me the give me the information you just present the information and we vote on it that's just my thing but if it's a formality that the board want to do I'm not against it >> I meant Daisy sound like you want to speak on that
>> yes Miss Carter has her Jacobs has her hand up on the Zoom >> this is a great moment for best practices. Um, I was going to say if you'd like, you can very much say that you approved, which is why I started the way I did with congratulating you on just the professional development
itself. You could very easily approve the concept of the training pending approval of the terms of a contract. And then that way when you get the contract in front of you, you're essentially have looked at the details of that and and you're approving at that point the, you
know, the terms, if you will. And I think that would satisfy probably uh Mr. B Mr. Uending funding or are we just going forward >> concept of training and pending of term
>> terms of contract but what about if I still have the floor I just think we just get the contract and you present it at the next board meeting. I I don't think there's a formality vote that's needed. We just present the contract. >> We don't get the funding. >> We have the funding through 20H. Right. Then we apply for it.
>> Are you applying for the funding and you need us to accept it so you can apply for it? >> We've already >> That's what I thought. >> We've already applied to put this in 218. >> Right. >> We've already we've already done that work
>> and we approved for that. We're good because that's training is happening inside the state. >> So you have a it's it's not a pre-approval. It's the window for that has just opened. Dr. Temple or Dr. Coleman and then Miss Templeton will be having conversations with Paul and
facilitating the route that they are supposed to go to make sure that that approval is done. The preliminary information that was provided to us is that as long as the training is in state and it is part of our partnership agreement that there should be clear way for you to be able to get approval.
>> To my colleagues, if I if I may, I would just recommend let it go through this process. We get the approvals, then you give us the contract. We we we already agreed that this is happening. They're here now. We know they're coming. We just allowed a contract to come after we got the funding approved. Miss um Miss
Danielle already had the conversations, we get the contract, then we move forward with that piece. >> Point of information is the funding has the funding been approved? >> The funding has not been officially approved. It has been explained that it
should be an approved item as long as it's in state, >> but it has not yet been approved and we'll find out June. >> Um, that's the last submission date that we can submit it by. >> Madam President, >> um, trust um, you had you okay,
>> trusty rel. >> All right. Um, I I'm you guys must have been reading my mind. Um, can we have it an approval letter prior to moving forward because there's no need of putting the what, the cart before the horse? I I think this is amazing. I
think it's great. I think it's needed. But um I think we should one have the contract in hand so that the board will have an opportunity to review it prior to our meeting and if there's any questions or clarification we can submit that to is that you u President McNeel
if we have any questions about the contract we submit that to you or to Miss Davis or Miss Regina can >> um it would go to NSBA. So that would be who >> that's that would go to us. We we we
thought the um all the preliminary things were we're were taken care of for our presentation tonight. So >> Okay. >> You do what you need to do to make sure that everyone on the board is comfortable before we engage. >> Okay. Well, good. Well, I I apologize if um I I wasn't aware. Let me first say
that. I can only speak for Melody. I wasn't aware, but I would be more accountable being able to read the contract to see exactly what is entailed, knowing that we do have the funds approved for this training prior to um taking a vote. But I'm one of
seven. But I just think um that's just best practices and that's what's best for this district so that we won't have to hit general funds in case something comes up, in case we don't get the money. Thank you. Board members, what we're asking for is
a concept of training pending on the terms of the contract so they can move forward. They got to see if you interested that this is what we want to do. We're saying yes, this is what we want to do. Once we agree to that, then
they can move forward. Nobody's asking to approve a contract that does not exist. This is a very sharp board. We know that we can't do that whether you like it or not. This is a very sharp board. So, we know that we're not trying to get a contract approved. It's the
concept of training. Yes, we really want this training. Now, the uh the team up there know that we want this training is MDE. They provide this type of training. They know that we want it. Then we are saying that yes, we want this concept of
training pending the term of the contract. So, we When that contract come, you have the opportunity to read it in its entirety. Vote it up, vote up or vote down. But right now, we are just saying board members, are you in
agreement of this concept of training pending the terms of the contract? This is a yes or no vote. >> Yes. >> The motion that was given was to move forward. It did not include the language pending all the added.
>> Yeah. Point of order. >> Point of order. I can amend it. >> Thank you. So, Trustee King, it was correct in his thinking that he was thinking that we was approving the contract. That is not what we're approving. >> Right. >> So, what we're what your motion should
be >> to accept the concept of training independent of the term of the contract. >> Exactly. >> And funding. So the motion you rescended that motion. >> Yes.
>> Once that motion is rescended. >> I resend. >> You are correcting it. >> No, I'm good. >> So, uh, you want to correct your motion? I make a motion that we approve a preliminary
>> a concept >> concept >> of the training pending the uh >> the terms of of the contract with the finance attached to it once we get it and look over the contract
>> approved. >> Did we understand the motion clearly? Madam chair, I don't understand that >> the NB the NSBA contract we
are approve approving the concept pending the the monetary portion of the contract for the SBA training >> terms and funding >> and the terms and the funding. when it gets here, we'll look it over and we'll
uh you know vote it up or down depending on the terms in the contract. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> It's been properly second. Is there any further question outside what we just stated pending is here or we can go in for a vote. >> Madam Chair,
>> trustee religion came out that the fundings were not approved. we do not have a contract and the conversation was everyone agreed with it. What are we voting on when we
do not have a contract or funding? >> Is there any more discussion? >> Can somebody answer that? Seeing no further discussion, the motion on the floor >> is to approve the concept of training pending of terms of contract and funding
will be conducted by a roll call vote. Trusty Perkins, >> yes. >> Trusty Booth, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> Trustee Luna, >> yes. >> Trustee King, >> yes. >> Trusty Rea, >> no. >> No. >> Myself, yes. Six, yes. One note. The
motion passes. pay attention. >> Thank you very much >> for your presentation. Looking forward to working with you and hopefully we can move this board forward on a positive note. >> Thank you. I don't think >> so much. >> Okay, Tracy. Uh >> yes, >> thank you. Is Tracy coming back to go
over that handbook? >> Oh, still here. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Superintendent. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much Jacobs. Thank you, President Ellis and Superintendent Jones. This item actually
is a board item. Um there's been discussion about creating a SA um a handbook um and so we're trying to bring this to a discussion that belongs to you all. What we have created is some
opportunities of benefits around having a board handbook to help you guide the conversation. Pam, are you gonna run the screen just so I know or am I going to run my mine >> because yours cuts off information for me?
>> Okay, Steve, >> how about I just tell you to go to the next slide when I'm ready. Is that fine? Is that fair? >> That's fine. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. And then after we finish, the board can have the discussion about how they want to guide the work um for Pam and I to work on if this is the
direction the board so chooses to go. So, why a school board needs a board handbook? Of course, key benefits of effective governance and also the opportunity to ensure consistency across the system. Next slide, Pam. A board handbook is not just a reference
document. It is the foundation of responsible, effective, ethical governance. Without a handbook, the board operates on memory or rumors or what people personally think. With a handbook, the board operates on clarity, consistency, and the law. Um, part of
the handbook is collaborated with what's in your board policy and so the handbook doesn't supersede, but it actually is a quick reference for items in which how you are to operate and govern yourself as you operate with the superintendent
doing this work. Some of the benefits. Next slide. Pam. It ensures legal compliance. It promotes consistency in decision making. It supports succession planning and institutional memory. So as board
members exit the new board members come on. There is a plan that's in writing that you all can talk about. Here's where that answer is and they can look at and learn. So you don't have every time a new board member when nobody knows something because one person sees
it one way, one person another way. It creates a uniform way to address the needs of the system in operating with the superintendent. It streamlines on boarding for new members because you have a tool training tool that you can use and it also includes transparency and public trust.
>> Next slide. It clarifies roles and responsibility. It defines the duties of the board versus the superintendent. I know there's lots of operational versus what the board can do. So, it keeps the board at a high level. Um, and it keeps the
superintendent on the day-to-day duties. Enhances board effectiveness and efficiency. It reduces risk of misconduct or ethical breaches. It serves as a reference during disputes. If not, if it's something's not clear, you can go back to the board handbook to
discuss what that is and how you can answer that question in the dispute. And it encourages regular policy review and improvement. There's also benefits for the superintendent. Next slide. It strengthens the superintendent and board
participation. It actually clarifies the superintendent's authority. It streamlines the communication and it saves time and reduces sometimes frustration on both the board and the superintendent when trying to get the work done.
Next slide. P. It protects against board overreach. It provides consistency during board turnover. It reduces legal risk for the superintendent and supports superintendent's performance and evaluation.
Next slide. So for the bottom line, a board handbook does not limit the superintendent's power and that is not what it's meant to do. It protects and empowers them by creating clear, consistent and professional governance structures as agreed upon by the board
as a whole. Pam, I think you have the next slide. >> Yep. So, okay. Our next steps are upon a board motion and approval, we will move forward with the creation of a board handbook. So, how that's going to happen? Um, I'll work with board
consultant. Next slide. I'm sorry. I'll work with the board um consultant, Miss Davis. Together, we will create and maintain the development of calendar sort of like a timeline and the board handbook. We'll also work closely with the vice president to ensure that we're
following policy and that everything is accurate and germanine and then to and uh Miss Davis will provide the expertise and she will be the one facilitating the sessions. So then we'll all work collaboratively together um in committee meetings where you all
will uh provide feedback and do your votes for approval. And so can I just add um we are the worker bees and um vice president Laura sorry I didn't get chance to contact you about put your name in the slide but I knew that you were over policy and we
will be working with you to ensure where the policy and the pieces are referenced that those could be placed in there. Um building a handbook is a huge job we can't build it in a day and I know it's a lot of reading. So part of the thinking was that we would do sections
by sections for you to review and cal for an initial before you do a final approval um as we continue this work. Next slide. Pam, are you taking this one or me? I don't care. >> You are.
>> Okay. So remember we were talking about a handbook. So we just put some sections together. This is fluid. You all have the ability to add and take things out. But we wanted to get something more concrete. So as we looked at the sections, what we would include in the
sections um and the committee reviews will revise the draft. So we'll just come up with a draft. You all will have to make the wording what you wanted, what you want us to add to it, what's important to you as a board, not what's important to us, but what's important to
you as we draft it. And when it's done, we'll incorporate legal review. So when the final approval before it goes to you for your final approval of the final handbook, we'll make sure that legal has reviewed that for compliance before you
make the final approval of the draft. Next slide. So we look at implemention and training. So once it's done like if we build a book, we'll distribute the final handbook. There will be a training session. When new members come, you will
have to decide how those new members of the board will be oriented to the new board book. Um, it would be a living document on your web page and board members would acknowledge that they received this so that they know what's expected of them and how to engage and
do the work as a board member and with the superintendent. Um, next slide. Ongoing updates and reviews. There will be an annual review once you have this in place. There will be an amendment process. As we do this work, things change. So, you might have to change
things in that handbook. Um, of course, there's a version control, which Pam will keep the original version. As you move year through year, you add and take away. Um, there will be a version control. And of course, there's got to be a periodic comprehensive review every two to three years. Does this book still
work for the work that we need to do? So everyone would have opportunity to um participate in what they think is important yet the board would vote as a whole on the language in the book. And finally, it's in alignment to the NSB national certification and the work
through NSBA. So it's not out of sequence. We will be doing this in in simultaneously while we're doing board training to get this done. If that doesn't happen, we still will be doing this training. Our goal is to have this ready hopefully by October of 2026,
which is in a few months. Um, the discussion really is owned by the board to drive the work and tell us what they would like us to do, but we have set out like how we could build this out and a timeline and the things that are in in it. So, I would say questions first, but
the questions really are for you all to decide if this is the work and approve us to go do the work versus just saying we need a handbook. Um, I want to thank Superintendent Jones. We talked about this work and work collaboratively. So, it's not a board and disconnect with the
superintendent. We are all working together to ensure that this handbook is in place to be successful to drive the work in the district. Pam, you can take down the slideshow if you like so I can see everybody's faces in the discussion. >> Trustee.
>> So, thank you so much, uh, Miss Davis. Um, I just wanted to to uh add that um that I've been working closely with with Miss Davis and also with the academic committee. We're working on academic policies and this comes out of work that
the board has been doing as a whole because I know that we've been asking for how do we delineate between policies, standard operating procedures, uh you know, handbooks, laws, uh
uh statutes, and things like this. Um, we've kind of been kind of trying to figure out what that process would be and I think that this process is going to be the best because it gives us an outside consultant to help facilitate the process because I
know that when we started having governance meetings, they kind of went a little sideways. Um, so it's nice to have experts come in and and help us facilitate this process. Plus, it's in alignment with the national certification
um process. So, so thank you so much. Uh I also wanted to say that this is going to solidify the institutional memory um which is so needed because when Joyce and I first came onto the board, we had two sets of policies that contradicted
one another. Um, and that's what happens when you start to add on to policies to NEOLA or to MSBA or to any set of policies that you have and you start adding on peacemeal policies. So, this is really going to help us focus and and
clarify the process so that then we have something institutional that then can be passed on to the next board so it's not capriccious or arbitrary in terms of decision making and policy making. So,
um I just I I didn't have any questions, but I just wanted to say that uh that you know while Tracy is uh facilitating the process and and I'm kind of overseeing that this is this is for all of us to take part in and I'm glad also
that uh Miss Davis, you know, pointed out the fact that it that it it it doesn't take away power or limit power or anything like that. it just it it actually clarifies and safeguards uh positions um you know that that uh
for evaluations and things like that. So so thank you. I think this is very clear and um I think we've got an aggressive timeline. I would like to see it done uh by October, but I think it is doable because I think you know we've been doing a lot of the work and it it it
aligns with the work that we're already doing. Thank you. Um, first off, thank you, board president, Mr. Jones and Miss Davis for kind of bring our discussion, but also thank you uh, Trustee King and congrats because you've been pushing
operating procedures for the last two years and this essentially achieves that goal. So, I know you've been really adamant about that. So, thank you as well. We all has been trying to figure out how we can come together without creating policy that nobody wants to follow. It's
easy to follow a handbook. And all of this come from board members listening to each other. uh when you're sitting here as the president, my job is to listen to my board member when they bring in good ideas that are better the board and um the these two young men
that we have on our team are they're very bright. They're very sharp and they have a lot of great ideas and I enhanced those ideas and that's how we came up with something that we all can agree and workable because we have a neopolitan. I
can guarantee nobody picks it up because it's dead. But this here will reference you. How do you behave yourself? How do you handle complaints and stay in your lane? So, I want to thank you and I think what we're looking for was a motion to accept
more. Say it again. So approval for us. >> So is there a motion to approve work moving forward with the handbook? >> I need somebody to make a motion. >> I move to um allow the administration
and uh Miss Davis to move forward with the creation of the h board of handbook. >> Thank you. >> Support. There's been a proper move and second point of information to allow the administration to move forward >> administration.
Okay. I I just I didn't hear you. That's all. >> Yeah. >> And it's all board. It's all teamwork. So the motion has been to move forward. Uh then probably move and second. Is there any shouldn't be too many but
is there any further comments from the board? Seeing no further comment. Roll call. Trusty Perkins. >> Yes. >> Trusty Boo. >> Yes. >> Trusty King. >> Yes. >> Trusty Refer. >> Trusty Luna. >> Yes.
>> Trusty McIntyre. >> Yes. >> And myself, President McNair. Six. Yes. One no. The motion pass. Congratulation board. >> Thank you very much, >> Mr. Davis. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, uh, Miss Beer. >> Thank you. >> Thank you,
>> Miss Beer. >> Now, what we are going to do now, we kind of got a little off our agenda because, uh, people live in different parts of the states and have other things to do. What we're going to do is move forward uh to approve amen, and I
believe there was a batch to the approval of minutes. >> Am I correct? I need a motion for this, >> yes. Um I move to batch um all our um board meeting minutes >> been proper move and second. Is there
any discussion? I'm seeing no discussion. Roll call. Trusty King. >> Yes. >> Treasure Luna. >> Yes. >> Trusty Rifer. >> Yes. >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Trustee Booth. >> Yes. >> Secretary Perkins. >> Yes. >> Myself, President McNeel. The motion
passed to batch. Madam chair. >> Yes. >> Move to approve the batched items. >> It been promptly moved and second to approve the batch. Any discussions? >> Conducted by roll call vote to accept the approval. Trusty Perkins. >> Yes.
>> Trusty Boo. >> Yes. >> Trusty Reer. >> Yes. >> Trusty King. >> Yes. >> Trusty Luna. >> Yes. >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Yes. >> And myself? Yes. Seven? Yes. The motion passes. We did the handbook. I would like to ask
Superintendent Jones to present. No. Are we doing this? >> Personnel recommend. Hold on. >> We got off track here. What are we doing here? >> It's going to be you. >> Okay. I call on Super Jones uh to
present >> uh the communication protocols updates. >> Uh on your in your board packet board for members page 14 and 15 is the communication protocol that has gone live since Friday. Uh we had an opportunity to discuss that in our
midterm conversation. Um are there any questions >> Mr. >> or comments? Yes sir. Um, first I I would like to say thank you for um hearing the board conversation and taking action implementing the
communication protocol. I encourage um all of our stakeholders to follow the communication protocol set. Um from my perspective, I will do my best all of my ability to support you and to this communication protocol from where I sit
at. Thank you. >> Thank you. Trusting Mag. >> Um, is this would this be it be possible to put it on our website perhaps? >> It is on the website. >> It is. Okay. Thank you. >> Oh, great.
>> It is for we we have the copy for families and we also have it for staff. Uh this is in response to um the board's request and making sure that our teachers uh for example teachers in the classroom uh if there's issues for
families uh the first contact would be the classroom teacher. Uh the second contact is the principal and then it goes on from there. U so on and so forth. and for teachers, for staff, not just teachers, but everyone. It is a clear road uh to the board of education.
But um what we're asking everyone to do is hold the step before you accountable to making sure that they understand uh the situation uh before you take it on. And that's the same for me. So I would if you look at staff conflict, I would
need to make sure that the fourth contact which is human resources had knows about this. they've talked to human resources. They've gone through the steps and then it will come to me for me to uh take it further. So that's what this communication is for and it's
for staff and it's for families as well. >> And I just wanted to to add that it that it allows for us to comply with um uh with labor laws, union contracts, and and law in general. So this is really important, and I'm glad that we've
clarified this and made it Really? I like I like the layout. I like the format. Great job. Thank you, >> Mr. Jones. >> Uh trust uh who's name? >> Trusty Rifle.
>> Mr. Jones, was uh at a station added to it for the staff to acknowledge receipt of it? >> Say that again. was a add a station assigned to it where the staff can um click that they have they have received
it acknowledged receipt of the protocol. >> We we did not do that. I sent it out we sent it out to all of the staff. We put it on the website but we also sent it to principles first and told principles to make sure that they share with staff. So I do know where you're coming from. Um I
I don't >> we got a follow the reason for that is that should be added to their file that that should be something that's year annually that's sent out to where they do a add a stationation that they are in receipt of it and that they do understand it so no one can say they
didn't get it. >> No. >> Okay. Thank you. >> One question. >> Go ahead. >> Thank you. Um, you can revise this obviously, but just if someone calls us about like an abandoned building or like garbage
dumping, you probably put more details into there. Now, I haven't read this yet, by the way, but just so we know how to do that as well. >> Facilities and ground. >> Okay, cool. >> All right, perfect. >> I'm all set. Thank you, >> Trusty. McIntyre. >> Oh, he answered the question.
>> Okay. All right. Uh, Miss Field, were you going to do the partnership update? Proceed. >> So, board members, uh, as Miss Field just going to briefly go over the goals for the partnership. Um I just wanted to
make sure that you know that um Trustee um Perkins, Trustee Booze, and Trustee McIntyre has been a part of some of these conversations and has given input on the partnership agreement. We're going to brief briefly take about three
minutes uh to go over uh some some of the goals so you'll know what they are for the partnership and the reasons why we have this partnership. Miss Be. >> Absolutely. Thank you, Superintendent Jones. I appreciate that introduction. So, not only did uh these fine board members join us for a portion of this
year in helping us to develop these goals. We also engaged in a periodic resource allocation review at each building that looked at the inequities in each building and came up with challenge statements and plans to move forward to ensure that all students um
have been considered and captured for whatever barriers might lay in the way of student success. Um on top of that we did goal setting meetings as well as mykit planning to assess our school district improvement plans as well as school improvement plans as well. Um as
we move forward in the the partnership agreement which I could not be more glad to have gotten through and get us to a final draft. That's what you have in uh as part of your board packet this evening uh that was submitted to Miss Beard this past week. And so to keep in line with the conversation that we had
this evening around your own board goals, that is one of our partnership agreements and one of the reasons why I feel incredibly confident that the state will be supporting us in putting forward our um our board our agenda for the board to be certified. And not only will
you end up meeting your 18-month mark goal with the uh timeline that you've had uh introduced to you this evening, but you'll end up making your 36-month benchmark goal long before your 18-month benchmark goal is um is in order to be
to be met, which is keeps in order with this board to be able to be aggressive in meeting their goals. So by the 36-month benchmark, the governance team will include the full board with uh five total of five governance workshops that'll be facil facilitated by that
professional organization of the NASB. And then um the certification it will be part of the evidence for that goal as well as a self assessment that the board will conduct with your facilitator at the end of your training to see where
your uh training ended up. In addition to that, we still have a local and a state assessment goal um for uh achievement in both math and ELA. Um the state recommended did in our goal setting session that we remain with the
5% of points or 55% for both the inum at the 18-month mark benchmark for our local assessments and 10 to um 10 percentage points or 55% for the 36. The state assessment is at 10% for the
18month mark for both ELA and math and it is 19% for the 36 for a total of 29% proficiency in both a ELA and math by the end of the partnership agreement. In addition to that, they have made new
this year with the um with the uh partnership agreements for all districts is an attendance goal where we will be reducing chronic absenteeism by 3% at the um at the onset of the 18-month mark
and then we will be moving to I think it is 5% all yeah alto together for the um for the end mark of 36 month um we have a graduation goal for Southwestern where we will increase by our 18month a 7.5%
to meet the state's re um uh the state's recommendation of 62.38% and then a a further jump of 10% which would bring us to about 72% at the end of the partnership agreement. Outside of that, the goals really do remain the
same. Other uh we have a a a an imposed goal of MTSS framework where we will ensure that there is an MTSS framework that is full and functioning. We're well on our way to that already. Um and we will have evidence that we'll have to provide for the MTSS framework. And then
finally, a goal of expenditures. uh the superintendent made it clear that he wanted to make sure that we were spending our title one dollars and that we were utilizing them to the fullest extent. And so by developing a process and identifying the things that we
needed to do uh to be able to be in full compliance with the spending with title dollars is the other is the other one. in our updates for um June, our academics updates in June, I will be providing some baseline data so you will be able to go ahead and we'll see where we start and then we'll be looking
toward where we end. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Thank you. And I and I really appreciate the board's participation in the goal setting for this year. And I think that it really um just want to go ahead and also reaffirm you for uh
pushing us to make sure that we were in increasing our expectations around kids uh our scholars achievement as well. So thank you this evening board for your time. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you so much. That was very quick clear down you know great
presentation. Um, but I also wanted to re-emphasize that or emphasize that when we were in the meeting that the the state partners um and and the other partners in the meeting um that those are baseline goals that we're not to limit ourselves at those percentages um
because they wanted to do the bare minimum uh so that we're successful. But in our mind as as a board, I think that that success has no no limit. And so we shouldn't just, you know, say, "Oh,
here's the here's the the goal that we we need to reach, but we should we should shoot for the sky." We should, you know, because to me, 65% even 75% graduation rate is not is not
acceptable. Thank you. >> I agree with Laura McIntyre. I think we need to shoot for higher goals within the district. >> Um, but to clear ourselves of the partnership, we we do the the minimum
requirements for that. >> Thank you. >> And they're just being partners with us, right? They're they're trying to help us be successful, which is why they set the the they're not necessarily low goals, but but I just wanted to emphasize that
that this was this was a great process. before a lot of the partnerships we've been in have been more punitive and and you know telling us what to do as opposed to working with us to be successful. So thank you >> um to to the Michigan Department of Education.
>> Absolutely. >> Is it the pleasure of the board that um so we go into the HR or So, you want me to go through the motion? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I seek a motion and a second from the
board to approve resolution 1.11 recommendations. >> Support Go ahead, Mr. Jones. >> I I seek a motion in a second from the board to approve resolution 1.11, personnel recommendations. >> Already made the motion.
>> Yeah, it was nobody. >> It was so motion was it was it was second, >> right? >> It was moved and second. >> Okay. If proper move and second. Is there any discussion? >> Seeing no further discussion, uh the
motion to approve resolution 1.11 conducted by roll call vote. Secretary Perkins, >> yes. >> Trustee Booze, >> yes. >> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> Trusty Reford, >> yes. >> Trustee King, >> yes. >> Treasure Luna,
>> yes. >> And myself, seven, yes. >> Madam Chair, if I may ask a question. after this motion. Go ahead. >> Yeah. So, I reviewed the agenda for this meeting. >> Yes. >> And all the items we >> Yes.
>> he approved last week are the ones that were approved today for a second time. >> Yes. >> Is it okay if you batch some of these? >> Question on the floor. Can we batch because we did go through these on the calendar to move for action item and we're looking to batch 11.28, 11.29, 29
1130 >> 31 >> and 31. What's the pleasure of the board? >> I support that. >> So I make a motion we batch items 11 to8 through 11:31. >> It been proper move and second. Is there any discussion?
>> Yes. >> Yeah. So in in general I'm not you know uh best practices are not to batch it but I mean I I'm in agreement with this. Um, so it's not that we can or we can't, but it's just that uh we like to kind of
keep the process open for democratic participation. So in this case, I'm sure the the audience would love for us to batch these items to um because there's not much to we had a robust discussion uh in the cow, but um I just wanted to
note that that if there is anything that's that's you know more contentious or needs more discussion that that I tend to prefer to you know go through them one by one but thank you for that uh trustee trustee Luna I think it's
appropriate in this instance so it's been proper move and second we'll take a roll call to set the batch of the item mentioned 11.28 28 through 11.31. Trusty Perkins, >> yes. >> Trusty Booze, >> yes.
>> Vice President McIntyre, >> yes. >> Trusty Reer, >> yes. >> Trusty King, >> yes. >> Treasure Luna, >> yes. >> And myself is Yes. Seven. Yes. The next thing would be to approve it the same items that we batch 11.
>> Are we going for approve now? Because we approve the batch. Now we approving the items. Madam Chair, I make a motion we approve the abashed items >> support. >> It been proper move and second. Is there any discussion? >> Yes. >> Uh so I just would like to give a shout
out to the the custodial and and maintenance service who's here. I don't know if they want to we want them to we >> right. We're I Right. But >> I think we'll do that after we approve them. >> But this is for the just to to note this
is what we are. >> Yeah. But we're going to do that when we finish out. >> I understand. I understand. >> Okay. So, >> I just wanted to point that out. >> We're doing a roll call. >> Approved the badge 11.28 to 1130
31 conducted by roll call. Secretary Perkins. >> Yes. >> Trusty Boo. >> Yes. >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Trusty Reer? >> Yes. >> Trustee King? >> Yes. >> Treas? >> Yes. myself which is seven to approve the batch
of these items. Yes, I know you wanted to comment and I gave you that to say something but we're going to move to the next item. >> I was commenting on the batch. >> Okay. >> Because that was part of the the meeting and that's that's what I said.
>> Okay. >> Keep going. >> I seek a motion in a second from the board to approve action item 21.8. A approval of grant commitment letter to Flint Community Schools from the M Charles Stewart M Foundation. >> Some support
been properly moved and second. Is there any discussions? Trusty King trying to find. Is this the same document that we had last week? The exact same? >> Mr. Jones. >> Yes. >> If I recall, there was something in here
that mentioned about getting approval to communicate. I'm I'm trying to find it here so I'll be able to speak to it. Do you know what what page that is? >> Uh are you speaking of public
information? That would be page >> 76 in your packet. So this this document has been updated. This is the same document, >> wasn't it?
>> Are you looking at the lawyer letter or >> No, looking at where um I recall reading >> reading that I'm sorry, one second here. Page 76.
If you're talking about the public information section. I think that's what you're referring to. >> You want to read that one? Uh, you're talking about the M Foundation may publicize information on his intended support for the project. The M
Foundation also welcome Flint Community also welcomes Flint Community School to make announcement related to the future project support upon return of this signed letter. However, a copy of any release or other public disclosure
should be sent to the M Foundation Communication Department for approval prior to this dissemination. The department is available to provide assistance in your communication effort. >> Yeah, thank you for that. Yes. So, this this section here um of of this
agreement I do not agree with. Um I would rather have a conversation about this. So, when the line talks about. However, a copy of any release of other public disclosures should be sent to the M Foundation's communication department for approval prior to dissemination. Um,
I I would love to have some conversation about it. Now, let me be clear with my comments. Not against partnering. I I welcome and I appreciate all the efforts that the foundation has done. Want to make sure I'm clear here. I'm not not against it. But what I am um have a
concern about is that line there because if we want to promote all the good things going on with the high school, it appears as if we have to get approval to to make any kind of um any any public where it talks about
any public press releases or anything of that nature. I think that line we should talk through that and um ask for conversation around what that looks like because having um have our communications approved um around the high school. I think that's
reasonable in my opinion. >> Mr. um Thomas, can you come forward and help with that question? >> I'm asking Mr. Parker, >> could you expound on that what that actually meant to get them clear because there different people interpret that
different? I don't interpret it that way, but um maybe you can help. >> What do you say? your your problem with the >> you come here. >> We take a vote around our
So are you saying that if we want to let's say somebody record the building um of the of central we do a recording of it we have to send an approval to you all because when you say grant I I don't see it says if we mention M Foundation
grant we have to send approval. I I don't see that in there. >> I would say >> yes. Let me let me make sure I'm clear. I'm not I'm not trying to attack the thing. Right. What I'm trying to make sure we
clarify is if we want to do a video of Central, are we saying we have to send it to you all? >> A video of Central. We want to advertise the the new building. Are you saying we have to send it to the M Foundation for approval?
>> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Trusty. >> Yeah. So, couple things. So, Trusty King, so you know my day job at the MDC, right? We give out grants to companies. This is a very common practice. We
coordinate communications with the city, with the company, with other partners. So, it's a very standard procedure. But I hear I hear what you're saying, but I'll just say this on a on a wider scale. >> We're building a new high school with a$und00 million gift from the CS
Foundation, which I'll put that in layman's terms. We're not raising a bond or property taxes to do that. So, I'm cool with this either way, but I'm just that that that's a point I wanted to put out there is like we're doing this with a $100 million grant from a philanthropy
and then again from the state of Michigan that does not raise our taxes directly and put the burden for that on our taxpayers. So, overall, this is a very good thing. So, I'll be voting for this tonight. >> Thank you, Trusty Megan.
Yeah. Is is someone who's probably the biggest critic of the nonprofit industrial complex and philanthropy itself. >> Um I I have the floor. Please stop. >> Um
I want to commend again. I just wanted on record to commend the M Foundation um for the work that it has done over the years uh to truly become a partner with
the Flint Schools. Um when I when I came in um I was uh very very critical. I mean I'm still critical in the sense that I'm watching everything and and holding you accountable as as I hope that that uh you do to the board. I
think that the language in here is appropriate. Um, especially considering the magnitude of the the grant, not just monetary, not just in terms of monetary terms, but this is in terms of again and
and I've I've said this several times. This is 1926 to 2026. This is this is unprecedented. This is this is history right here. And I and I I uh am very
grateful for the collaboration and I you know I can see the importance for the messaging because this is going to be in history books. This is this is and hopefully this is something that can be scalable and replicable to the rest of the country in terms of public education
especially with all the attacks that we have on it from the from the federal level. So, um, you know, again, I'm I'm I'm a custodian and I'm a guardian of, you know, democracy and and public education, but but I
I'm just so impressed with the partnership that has been developed and this is this is years and years and hours and hours of hard work. And so, you know, make no mistake, I'm not just rolling over or, you know, just going you know, it's it's it's all great now,
but this is this is something that I think that other people, other institutions, other school districts need to pay attention to because this is how it's done. >> This is how it's done. And and like Trusty Luna said, we're not trying to raise a bond. Um it's not the entire
sum. We still are responsible for, you know, for our share of the partnership. We're hoping to get community uh engagement in terms of, you know, buying bricks or or whatever. Um we're we're not just limiting ourselves to the M Foundation, but but it is a partnership.
It's not they are no longer a colonial overseer, but they are are truly a partner. So, uh I I want to approve this and I think that the language is is is appropriate and pretty pretty standard. >> Trusty R.
>> Thank you. Um, I sent my questions in to Superintendent Jones, I think last week, and um, I agree with um, Trustee King as it relates to the
district ability to discuss the school as to communicate um, what's going on. That was concerning. and then the term the project. I would like for the terminology of Flint Community High School to remain a part of the letter.
And my question is, has legal read this for Flint Community Schools? Has our legal team read it? And also for me, I just want to make sure that the high
school remains a part of Flint Community Schools from forever. I just want to make sure that that that that right there is in is understood by all parties that the high school will remain a part of Flint
Community School District. So I these questions were sent to cor Superintendent Jones. I sent these to Superintendent Jones. I was under the impression that we were going to have >> I'll let you have the floor if you want
to talk. Thank you. So I was under the impression that we were going to have a discussion the board over look at this letter to not have this out in the open so that the board would have a consensus and we could just move forward. But I
didn't see where legal read this unapproved. That's all that was. So >> page 72 and 73 is legal. >> Well, when I asked that to Mr. Jones, so you all for me, I didn't that's why I
asked the question. So you all for me this is major, but Flint Schools has to raise and I appreciate the partnership saying you all need to raise funds. Flint, we're responsible. And if I'm incorrect, please correct me to raise
three 35 million dollars towards this. And there were things put in place that Flint Community Schools must do. It's not just here you go. It's not that. We're responsible for a portion of that.
So, I appreciate the foundation for putting that in place. And I I don't think it was just thrown together. I just had questions and I'm for this, but I just needed clarification that the school remains
Flint Community of Flint Public School. That's just was my question and I asked that to Superintendent Jones. It could have been an email to me, but I just wanted to make sure that it's in the language just like Curly Hospital can never be sold. So, I would love to have
that same verbage where we can retain the high school because it is a pivotal part of this community and a lot of people are looking forward to having a new building, new energy and create new
traditions. Thank you. >> Thank you for your comments. on page uh 75, Flint Community School must raise a minimum of $35,925,000 in addition to support the project uh for this project. We have done that uh
the through the governor >> when we first had that meeting with the MS and everyone and I and and uh Ridgeway White, Mr. Ridgeway White said, "You come up with 50 million here and help with the rest." But we came up with
the 36 million. This is where we at. We came up with $35,925,000. This has already been done. It just implemented in that letter. Uh so the work is done. It was understood that it' be a Flint Community School.
You cannot expect somebody to walk in the door, drop $36 million in your lap >> and then another hundred men millions and no one else reached out to do anything for this district.
>> And everything in this letter is clear and precise. >> You might not get everything you want. >> We're not >> Yes. And it's been legally reviewed. We are not going to break this letter down and go back all through these different
steps and stuff because we had adequate time. The motion on the floor is to accept this letter of commitment. We done had discussion. Are we ready for the votes?
>> Has been properly moved in second, has it? >> We are out of discussion. Roll call. Secretary Perkins. Yes. >> Trustee Booth. >> Yes. >> Trustee Rifle. >> No. >> Vice President McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Trustee King. >> Yes.
>> Treasury Luna. >> Yes. >> And myself. Seven. Yes. One. No. >> Thank you. Uh, anybody want to make a comment? Um, I want to thank the M Foundation. Um,
I think we have shown what true partnership and leadership looks like. When you have a person that knows how to lead, this is how you get results done. >> Yeah, >> we was in the red on both side of the book. Develop was in a chaos. Look at us. We are a top certified board through
partnership, through working with people, getting this stuff done. >> We're still trying to tear down buildings. We're working on that. >> Yes. >> Got Republican and the Senate to to put it in their budget. $8.5 million. That's right. We will not nick and dime and
pick through this his stuff just to be uh whatever you want to call it. We got dealing with the teacher. We're trying to work on something with behavior with the kids. So, we don't know if a teacher can teach or not when 95 45% of the class time is behavior. This is what
this board do. >> I'm a problem solver. That's what my master and I write policy >> and I'm good at it and I'm good at my leadership and I'm good at lead uh listening. This is why we're where we at. So, I want to thank this here board for all the work we put in, the long
hours we put in, the phone calls about buildings. We have to do a lot and this is a board that doesn't get paid. We're here because we see a change and we want to make a difference. We don't get the paid and don't come to a board meeting. We don't have that luxury. We do not get
paid, but we are trying to solve this district off 2,800 kids. And what a shame that somebody would sit here and nickpick a hund00 million dollars and another stuff. We are trying to save the district, get enrollment up, and give these teachers the lifestyle
they have. They went to school to have a peaceful experience teaching our kids. They can't teach if they don't prepare to learn. So, we're working on a parenting university, talking to different people to help us. We're going to ask teachers to come and share your story. Help us with these parents. That
is some of the things that I've been throwing out there. >> So, that is what we're looking forward to doing is listening to you coming up with a conclusion. Um, we done did everything else on here. >> Academics. >> Did we do academics?
>> Go ahead. Proceed. We still have >> I seek a motion and a second from the board to approve resolution 25.3. >> Madam chair >> resolution >> trusty king >> I I move to bash 25.3 25.4 25.5
>> motion on the fold to batch 253 254 and 25 >> support >> have been properly supported. >> Is there any discussion? >> Roll call to batch. Trusty Perkins. >> Yes. >> Trusty Boo. >> Yes. >> Trusty McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Trusty Luna. Yes.
>> Trusty Rutherford. >> Yes. >> Trusty King. >> Yes. >> And my seven. Yes. >> The next motion on the floor is to approve it. >> Move to approve the batched items. >> Support. >> It been properly moved and second. Is there any discussion? Seeing no further discussion, roll call. Trusty King.
>> Yes. >> Trustee Rutherford. >> Yes. >> Trustee Trustee Luna. >> Yes. >> Trustee McIntyre. >> Yes. >> Trusty Booth. >> Yes. >> Trusty Perkins. >> Yes. >> And my seven yes. Seven yes. The motion passed. At this time we will take remarks from
individual board members and please make your remarks no more than two minutes. People wants to go home. >> Ladies ladies first. >> Ladies first. Let's go. Trusty Perkins. >> Hi. Okay. I wanted to uh commend the board. Trustee Booze, the
superintendent, uh, Trustee Reford, and myself attended the funeral for, uh, to Harry Knox on today, and it was packed in there. And, uh, our former mayor Karen Weaver was there, um, Tanya Burns, uh, just some of
the elected officials, a lot of clergy, but it was a beautiful homegoing service. And, uh, so we all attended that. That's one thing. The next thing I just want to commend Giani Brown again for his uh efforts in being a great
senior and we're looking um to help him in any way we can going forward uh to be successful. Um one more thing God um there was uh
well I'm just going to mention it. I know we have a policy on backpacks, but Sister Audrey Muhammad Young wanted me to mention that they wanted to put a class on for the younger children to uh
learn how to pack backpacks. And I told her we had a policy that we had no backpacks and no um uh hoodies, but um she wanted me to mention it. So, I'm mentioning it. If y'all got, you know, a thoughts on that, you can, you know,
>> contact you. >> Contact me and I'll relate the message. Thank you. >> That's right. >> Anymore, Trusty Lon? >> Yeah. >> You know, I joked earlier about you trying to get value evaluation as highly effective. But I do appreciate all the efforts and the proactive steps you've
done the last uh couple years, but more recently I've noticed. So, thank you for that. And then you got it. And then just a quick note. So, It was 8.8 or 8.5. I forget the ask in the Okay, so the 8.8. So
>> to put that into context, we pay our lobbyists $3,000 a month. If that goes through, that's a $244.5 ROI. So just to show the value of having those lobbyists in Lancing is very, very good for the district and hoping we can
get more funding next year to do that. And I've heard from Democrats and Republicans who are there that they really appreciate that. Just think about it like we're >> we're a small district and between the 36 million and 8.8 like other districts
again they have to pass bondings bonds in mill to do this and we didn't. So I'm just really thankful for all the folks who were involved in that. Mr. Jones, uh Dr. Jameson, Mr. Parker, um Mr. Omar Sims, Mr. Jeremiah Milcaf
and then the two uh chairs of this committee, Senator Camaleri in the Senate >> and Senator Tim Kelly in the house. So, thank you for that. Oh, and Miss Perkins, she was there. >> Yes, >> M. Perkins, uh, President Neil and Vice President McIntyre also went to Lancing to speak on our behalf. So, thank you,
>> Madam Chair. Trusty Rifford. Um, I did attend Miss Knox service, but I want to bring the attention to the staff of Bronnell. They did a phenomenal job preparing the students. Three young ladies stood up in front of that church
and read a letter to their deceased classmate. That was one of the saddest things I've ever seen in my life. to see a eight-year-old, a nineyear-old, and a 10year-old tell their friend, "Rest in
heaven, rest in peace." And to see the kids just hold each other, the teachers, the staff, and um I don't know the principal name.
I sat beside her, Miss Shay says, and with tears in her eyes, she said, "They just come to school and just cry. She says all they do is cry. So, I don't know if we have therapists in the schools to help the grief counselors uh
to help with the with the kids. This is going to be a long process. >> And as I went out, the two young ladies, they may be sisters. One is um eight and one is 10. They had on green dresses. And the mom, I was just saying, you
know, you did a great job. And the mom walked up. She said, "They just cry. I don't know what to do. All she did was cry. And so I said to the mother, I said, "You cry because you love them. But I just want to share what I what the mom allowed me to share with those
babies." And I said to both of them, "That's your friend. But I want you to grow up and create legislation and create things to where this would never happen to another person. I want you to prepare yourself to make this country a
lot better because you lost your friend at such a young age. You're going to cry because you love her, but don't reduce her to the day that she transition. Think about all the good times. And as we talked about the good times and them on the playground, I
actually saw a smile come out of their faces and the mom just hugged me and said, "Thank you." So, I'm just saying to this board, we can't stop supporting that family today. We have to continue. I don't know what can be done, Mr.
Jones, but I just ask that we keep Bronnell, the entire building in our thoughts and prayers because they have to continue with these babies every day. We don't. So I just ask you all to
please say a prayer for that family continuously and as the preacher said we have to come together. We have to come together and I just ask you all to participate in coming together and it I
was between former mayor Weaver and council person um Burns and you had three women in positions just crying. because all we could do was cry because it's so unfair to see a eight-year-old
baby talk. So, thank you for allowing me to share that. >> How's the sister doing? >> Said one more time. >> How is the sister doing? >> She was there. >> She was there. >> She was at She was on crutches. >> I think she's in shock. >> She was there. >> I wasn't sure if she was still sick in
the hospital. It was a struggle. >> It was a struggle. >> Um I'm going to let um Superintendent Jones speak to the public how we um how you we have staff and people to support. We don't want people to leave out saying that we're not you're not
doing your part as a >> Absolutely. We we from from the day uh >> well we have had tragedy before in our district and we have social workers and support staff uh that leave their buildings and go over to whatever
building it is uh for that support but we have ongoing support as well. and our teachers do a really good job of being there for scholars who have lost their loved ones um or those that are dealing with grief in some way. So, uh that is
ongoing um that didn't just start through this tragedy that's been going on for a while. >> Thank you. >> Um Trusty Boo. >> Yes. I would like to say that you know today when I was sitting in the in the sanctuary looking at all the young
people Um it it was just amazing how they support each other and there was a lot of teachers there and principles and other staff members there. The room was full of support. >> It was >> it was full and they was you know um you
know serving the young the young youth. It was a lot of youth in in the building uh young parents and young adults. But when I was sitting there, I was thinking I said um you know I heard of the tragedy before the young lady who was
killed by um her mate of you know person she was living with and I was just thinking I said well we haven't lost anybody in our school we losing them when they leave the school and that was kind of overwhelming for me
you know we've been keeping our kids you pretty safe in the schools other in fights, but we haven't lost we haven't had anyone murdered in our schools or you know um but they are they are
leaving us they're passing away when they leave our schools and go to their homes and to their communities. So that was kind of overwhelming for me. I think we're doing a pretty good job keeping them safe in our schools, but we want
them safe in the community as well. >> Trusty, last one. >> Yes. Um to to the public and to my colleagues, I wasn't able to make last week's meeting. Um but when I think about the unfortunate incident for one
of our scholars and the family, it's disheartening. It's disappointing that we have to um live in this state um the state of um tension in our community of violence. Um and we all ask the question, what can we do? Um we all ask
well we all require and we say well the young people need to do this or um you got to train them up. And I would encourage u from my perspective as a young person engaged in and active um anybody that encounters a young person
before we try to find thought I would encourage you to ask how the question how can I support you that question you know we as as older older adults that we engage with youth oftent times we have the prerogative to tell them tell them
what they need to do and what they should do better. If you, we know our scholars come in um our school buildings with a lot of challenges before the school bell rings and I would encourage every adult, every person that encounters a young person uh to lead
with how can I support you versus what they should be doing. You can do that afterwards, but I would encourage you um to give more buy in to always ask lean in but how can I support you? Uh to the second piece, I would say uh thank you to our graduate. Thank you for the team
bringing our graduate here uh to give the senior exit presentation. Being a part of the senior exit presentations was good this year to see our kids um be able to aspire to great things and also see our staff helping them get there which is good to me. as it pertains to
uh my line of questioning to the MAP Foundation's commitment letter, I want to make sure I'm unequivocally clear is that I'm I'm committed to seeing this high school built. I'm committed to making sure we um maintain partnerships as we all have been committed to doing on this board. Um but one thing that
remains the same was consistent with me. I'm ask my questions. We all know that piece and it's never my questions are never to be intended to be um offensive or um assume human ill intent. I would rather ask questions as we are all privy and have asked questions uh to different
contracts and different things. When I have a question, I'm ask um because that's my job and that's what we're elected to do. So, I always want to make sure I'm clear there. But, um I look forward to seeing the great things we do together. And thank you. >> Thank you. I think I want to end this
meeting on a good high note. the young man that got up and spoke. He would about 18. >> 18. >> Yeah. >> 18. >> 10 years ago, he was eight years old. Stricken by the water crisis.
These parents, children need a voice in high places. call down that to that judge and tell them to release that water bond crisis to those children. Young man is trying
to go to school. 600 some million dollars. Most of the young men is around here shootings by 26 years of age at the most. 10 years ago they were 16. 600 some million dollars plus interest.
You can say what you want to say. Money I'll say everything. We have done everything we can. We need that judge to release those check. Help us. Help us put this community in a better place than it is. The mom, it's a
12 year old. She was two. If you give her that check today, she can build her own world. She wouldn't have to be running around here to gound me. 600 some million dollar. And I don't mind saying it. I'm not afraid. It is time for them to release that Flint water
crisis settlement to this family and give them their fund. Who knows? We might have a better classroom. We can do a lot of things to it. They can move into a better community. So people been call me what can I do?
Call somebody and tell them tell that judge get off her tail and cut those checks. >> 12 years. >> 12 years. and this young man is trying to go to school and looking for grants and stuff. That is what I'm asking the public to do. It's time for the public
to raise issue. I fought for my son. He died in it. I got my justice, but I'm not happy until everybody get theirs justice. >> Amen. >> You You're not begging. You're asking them to pay us for damage
they done. So maybe some of the killing was stopped. just maybe they can come to school and maybe moms can help them. So I hope that we make that part clear. It's a sad day but a
sad day is that people are leaving here and haven't got restitution. So thank you guys for attending our meetings. There's a lot went on. My prayers go for the family, those that went before the young ladies, those that
went before that person. It is time that this city be made whole financially. And thank you to my Foundation who is trying everything he can to help make this city whole. Have a great day. This meeting is a join at what time? >> 8:30. >> 8:30.
>> Uhuh.