hey good evening uh the time is 7:00 we call the September 9 2024 o Park boorder of Education meeting to order Miss Greer please call the rooll Clark here here Davis Alvin
here here Madison and Dav here Davis is here too all right they were uh finishing up quick sidebar but they're here sorry go to
itated we go to item two recitation mission and vision trusty HOA you got want to do it thank you our mission is to create an inclusive learning environment that provides the best academic and social experience by educating the whole child one child at a
time our vision is cultivating Visionary leaders and compassionate citizens engaged in the global Community thank you um the agenda was provided to us prior to the meeting any questions on the
agenda hearing none without objection we pass a motion to approve the agenda by unanimous consent is there an objection to doing so I'm sorry you went so fast do you have a question on the agenda no I don't have a question on the agenda we got it all right so if there's here
here's this is your time if there's is there an objection to approving it by unanimous consent yes there is an objection uh well I wanted to just cuz you always do two parts and I didn't know you know you always say the approval of the agenda no the minutes
excuse me the minutes are only consent agenda correct so we going let's get the agenda approved okay is there an objection to approving the agenda by unanimous consent hearing none the agenda here by approval item four consent agenda have two items on the
consent agenda approval minutes August 26 2024 Personnel action for today is there a question on one of those yes on the uh Personnel action
okay what's your let me just what's your question real Qui the question is um there's two names that's on uh discharge as um you know the termination part and then on the other part is new hire it's
there as well so I was just confused okay uh well do you have an answer to that really quickly or do you you want to just they were hired um in and then they were discharged a week after they were hired understood because I didn't
know if it was vice versa okay thank you you're answer your question okay so is there then without objection we'll pass the motion to approve the consent agenda by unanimous consent is there an objection to doing so hearing none uh then the uh consent agend is hereby approved we'll go to our
reports we have one report this evening for our for our superintendent Mr abdulahad thank you president Alvin uh it's just a quick look at brother Kev I like it I like it um just as a
reminder we are um getting ready to notify parents of the changes in student entrance at the high school and uh drop off drop uh pickup location just because we're uh the board approved the
construction um the beginning construction of Athletic Facility so we've had our meetings now we will go out with correspondents we're going to have nice uh signs up we're going to have digital renderings on our website
and we're going to have for lack of better terms better signs that would than what you've seen where it says under construction Bond work actually showing the community the the facility what's going what that will
start in October but we're going to start communicating that now going through Dry runs I want to congratulate football team um on their Victory against for Lo it it it was thrilling just to
see the band in uniform the cheerleaders the staff that were there um the kids got huge out of nowhere I don't know what happened from 9th to
11th grade um but it it was well rehearsed prepared for and I'm glad that it was without incident and um the team knows we start off strong and
we're going to continue that um and uh we do appreciate uh our police presence from Chief Cooper and uh his officers and providing support that we need that's all
I any questions for superintendent through ahead based on his report nothing okay item number six then public participation uh public participate we come to the part of the meeting where the public has the opportunity to address the board if so desires public
participation as one way Communication in which members of the public are asked to address the full board with the understanding that board members themselves will not be able to respond um if you would please read the public cment guidelines trusted dat because the
Oak Park Board of Education values public meetings not just meetings in public we welcome public comments on school issues speakers are asked to express themselves in a civil manner with due process for the dignity and private y of others who may be affected by public comments the public comment
portion of the meeting cannot be used to make personal attacks against the school board member or School District employee that disrupts the order of the meeting and is totally unrelated to the manner in which the member or employee performs his or her duties speakers should be
aware that if statements violate the rights of others under the law of defamation or invasion of privacy such comments may result in legal liability most comments can be concisely stated in 3 minutes and the board respectfully ask that comments remain focused on the
topic or issue and not be directed at specific Personnel or board members I am not in receipt of any public comment cards okay are there any members of the public who wish to address the board going once going
twice gone okay uh with that then we will go to our action items of which we we have two uh action 97a trusty Smith if you wouldn't mind reading that that uh that yes resolve that the Opark Board of Education accepts the
administration's recommendation to purchase IXL learning a digital learning platform that will support both struggling and accelerated students in English language arts and math this platform is capable of communicating with nwea and provides
personalized learning paths for students the purchase will be implemented districtwide as it was requested by all school teams this platform cost $51,000 95 cents and will be covered by the two by the 23g
grant second much made by trusty Smith second by trusty corpin seconded by trusty Corp friendly Amendment yes um the cost is $ 51,9 $519 he said
95 oh thanks is yeah thank you it's just an update to what he said $ 51,9 do uh we talked we talked about this um a couple of weeks ago are there
any questions on this motion I just have one question um Mr car yes ma' Mr Stevens yes um the one question that I wanted to ask is do you know how many um schools that are um that are like compatible to us that are using this
uml I don't but I can get that information for okay it's a national um digital software so shoes all over the nation okay so you specifically want me look at schools who look like our well I guess what I was trying to do is get a little data but I
mean cuz I looked and I didn't find anything so but okay we can find out any other District Nationwide I think that's fair all right um any other questions on the motion he
M Ro Yes Alvin yes Smith yes Davis yes Clark yes and C yes okay the motion passes we go to item 7B certification of
delates for M 2024 annual leadership conference who's going to that confence Smith is going two of us are going virtually who's going in person trusty Smith is going hi I was turning I was
turning trusty Clark is going um so I would ask then if you're both you both are going in person that you wondering if there's any issue with the board if the two of them Ser as are delegates any any issues on that
no issues okay then uh resolve the O par Board of Education hereby appoints members Albert Smith Andre Clark to serve as voting delegates on behalf of the O Park Board of Education at the Michigan Association of school boards 2024 annual leadership conference on
Thursday October 24th 7.m at the laning center in in laning support motion made by myself seconded by trusty Smith is there a question heing N Miss g c Yes Alvin yes Davis yes
Clark yes yes yes okay the motion passes thank you for being willing to serve appreciate that uh we will go to item eight information items of which we have none and we go to nine board Administration Communications any AD any Communications from members of the
administration we have for members of the board trusty Smith yes um I just want to commend superintendent Abdullah had and his team Mr Derek fa and his security uh team in regards to the football games
security plan no incidents and they explained to me why they had the format that they did and I was really really impressed how they were keeping everything at Bay so just good job on that
pass that information on trusty Davis um I just wanted to um let everyone know that um with the pre permission of President Alvin I attended the Oak Park city council meeting on
September the 3D uh 2024 to give an update from the school district and they were very appreciative and said they will be coming to our meetings and would like to make sure that we keep the back and forth communication going and open
so very well thank you for doing us you're welcome anything else from members of the board trusty corpor thanks um I also wanted to um command um commend uh Mr adad on the quick response and the
letters that went out in regards to uh the safety you know with the um un forunate um school shootings that are going on around the the world um it was uh I received a phone call you know just
saying thanks for having um that posted immediately so thank you just get he of Praise today man what we take it where you can get it man take it where you it's a it's a team it truly is a
team it's not a one minut show yeah you lead your te I think they know okay anything else from members of the board I'll make sure I look this way quiet as the M I'm good all right um
come any agenda at all no all right at ajour trusty Davis wow the day um the next meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday September 23rd 202 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the boardroom at the
administration building got it with nothing else without objection pass a motion to adjourn the meeting by unanimous consent you're an objection to doing so hearing none we are here by adjourn at 714 p.m thank you