will start the uh October 14 2024 hope Park boorder of education and we'll call that to order at this time is C please call the here here here and Smith here okay uh the
agenda was circulated prior to today's meeting there any questions on the agenda itself hearing none without objection pass a motion to approve the agend under my unanimous consent is there an objection to doing so hearing n the agenda is hereby approved we go to item
number three excuse me uh I skipped one I'm sorry recation of the district mission and vision we go we'll double back really quickly on that trusty Clark is always ready willing and able trusty Club our mission is to create an inclusive learning community 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 okay um thank you for that we have passed the agenda we'll go to item four approval of the consent agenda we have two items on the consent
agenda this evening uh which includes our minutes from our um September 23rd 2024 meeting and Personnel actions uh for today are there any is there any question or or issue with these two items okay hearing none uh without
objection we'll pass a motion to approve the consent agenda by unanimous consent is there an objection to doing so hearing no objection consent agenda is hereby approved we go to item number five which presentations we have one presentation
in seven Parts uh and that is students of the month so um superintendent Abdul thank you uh president Alvin and welcome everyone we are trying a new approach so those that have heard me already I
apologize those of you who have not when we asked the principal to come up we asked that the kid um come up with the principal and then the parents stay here we'll take pictures um and then uh our board
president will allow us time at the end to separate for those that don't want to uh stay for the entire meeting with that being said we'll start with linger all right come on up linger hello
helloo okay hello everyone hello I am on behalf I am Nicole Mullen on behalf of our distinguished director Miss Brandy North she's not feeling her best right now so
she asked that I step in and I'm so happy to do so so to my superintendent and everyone else the board Administration I just want to be the first to say our leser Rebels Rock
and I'm so excited to present two of our Rebels Mr Hunter hucke young [Applause] Hunter any parent that wants to come up
with mom and Mom is a Pera at okay all [Applause] right come up just like we planned right sir oh we facing you yeah oh well you're
facing the board you can keep talking I'll take good job Hunter and next we will be having Mrs Dallas Woodard um Mom did tell me that she would not be able to make it today
but on behalf of the family I want to express they are excited but Mom could not make it due to Transportation so we want to say thank you and congratul ations to Dallas Woodard also miss
Maha um she she is Dallas teacher and she still would like to say why dallis was chosen for do another [Music] mon hi everyone um I'm Miss mahim Dallas's teacher it's really unfortunate she couldn't be here today because she
would light up the room um good evening everyone today we are thrilled to recognize an exceptional young learner Dallas our student of the month from the moment you meet Dallas you can feel what a warm and loving Spirit she is in and out of the classroom Dallas is a leader
Dallas has shown remarkable kindness curiosity and dedication in everything she does here at linger she comes to class every day with a big smile ready to learn and to help her class Dallas's hard work and positive attitude
for all of us to know her as to love her we are so proud of her accomplishments and all the wonderful things she'll continue to achieve congratulations [Applause]
[Laughter] dallask so without further ado want to bring on our Key Elementary principal missa
[Applause] Prince good evening everyone good evening can I please have um neyar oade and his family come on up let's
[Applause] give all right so my name is deila Prince and I am the proud principal of Key Elementary there you gok you and so for the month of September um
we focus on the key core value of showing positivity and so Neymar's teacher said some wonderful things about him Neymar o is is an incredible student his positivity and encouragement for his classmates really shine through even
today for myself letter D is what we are studying and I had to draw a dolphin and I wasn't looking forward to it they are hard to draw he said you can do it Miss bford just do your best it's wonderful to see someone so humble
and supportive while also following the social contract he truly embodies the spirit of a falcon and it's great to watch him grow and succeed keep nurturing that wonderful environment from his teacher Mrs
Bedford so neyar I want to present you with the key student of the month this certificate is proudly presented to you for showing the key core value positivity excellent job thank
you thank you time our other student of the month um she went home today not feeling well but I still would love to acknowledge her and that is Miss Emilia hajes emalia she's very positive and always is
there to cheer up any classmate who might be feeling sad or frustrated Emilia comes to school with a positive attitude and a big smile she's very responsible and conscientious about her work Emilia has a bright future ahead of
her and that's from her teacher Mrs zupin and so let's give it up one more time for Emilia thank you so much and next I would like to bring up the princi of pepper Elementary Mr Emanuel Haley good evening everyone good evening
I stand before you as the instructional leader of the Dr James and pepper Elementary School local located at 24301 Church Street yes it is good to see everyone but without further delay I would like to present to you one of our
newest Superstars to the pepper instructional family Miss Holly Brier [Applause]
stto hi there my name is Holly berer stle and I am a fifth grade teacher at pepper Elementary I am proud to recognize two of my own students as our students of the month I would like to invite Jennifer LX up please Jennifer has demonstrated
remarkable resilience determination and empathy on a daily basis her hard work and commitment to her education have inspired both her peers and myself Jennifer loves to help others and takes pride in being a leader she often shows this by greeting every student who walks
in the room with a good morning and speaking to people with a kind and understanding tone when they're having a difficult time with her self-control and unwavering perseverance Jennifer exemplifies the qualities we value in our school Community thank you Jennifer I would now like to invite
Aiden sur's Cade up [Applause] Aiden has shown Incredible strength in overcoming obstacles and has consistently put forth his best effort if he doesn't understand a concept right
away he will put in the work without anyone having to tell him to do so what I appreciate the most about him is how he speaks to his classmates he has always been kind and caring to others his dedication to his education and his ability to be a kind person are truly
inspiring Aiden embodies the spirit of empathy and kindness something that Elementary stripes for in all of their students thank you Aiden [Applause] please forgive my fa paw next it pleas is me to introduce my
friend and colleague the Distinguished Principal of Einstein Elementary School where everyone [Applause] shines good evening think there must be a little bit
of sickness going around because we have two students of the month but one couldn't be here today I just want to make sure that Malia is not here she wasn't at school either she was she's not feeling well so she's unable to be here but we still want to honor her um so uh she's being honored by her fourth
grade teacher Mr Kevin Keys it has been an absolute pleasure to have Malia Jones in my class for the second year in a row oh I didn't introduce myself I'm Sarah provenzola West the proud principal at Einstein Elementary
School 14001 North End Avenue Oak Park 48237 where we shine where we Rise by lifting others so that everyone can shine okay now I'll talk about M Jill see we haven't done this also it's our
first time back I I missed the whole thing um so again it has been an absolute pleasure to have Leia Jones in class for the second year in a row I'm incredibly proud of her continued growth both academically and personally watching her develop into a confident young leader who stands up for what she
believes in has been a true honor Malia's ability to speak up combined with her strong sense of responsibility makes her an outstanding role model for her peers I am truly honored to nominate her for district recognition as she embodies the qualities that deserve this
special acknowledgement then I'm going to call up this is my Nomine mhamad and I think his dad justs out into the hallway mamed I think he's right mamed how you doing good okay Muhammad
is in first grade at Einstein Elementary School this year and hello so I ated Muhammad Muhammad is an amazing young gentleman and an Einstein shining star Muhammad came into the
United States um last year knowing very little English in kindergarten this did not stop him from making a lasting positive impression on those around him both students and staff he is the he has the type of kind soul genuine excitement
and authentic care for everyone he encounters that you can see it just by looking to his eyes and seeing the smile on his face even before he had the proper words to communicate that to us his ability to persevere in a new environment and Thrive while doing so is
an inspiration um he also had little they had fish in their classroom last year and what did you name your fish he he named me so Mr heer and miss provenzola and miss bomarito were the names of the class P he had to name them so when I in he'd come and show me and
Miss P this you thank you that's me I love being here um so in September his first grade teacher this year nominated him for his demonstration of character the character trait empathy she stated that Muhammad
is a great example of empathy he is quick to help a friend in class he is quick to offer a pencil or a cray to a friend he is also aware of his classmates and their feelings he goes above and beyond to make sure everyone is included and I'm just so proud and we
are grateful to have Muhammad here because he is just a light at Einstein and I love you you could put it all in what's his what's his first langu [Applause] and now it is my distinct pleasure to introduce our amazing High School
principal Miss Renita Williams [Applause] good evening everyone good evening so I'm so happy to be here this evening to recognize our first Oak Park High School scholar of the month my name is Rita Williams the very very proud principal
of Oak Park High School and the first scholar that I would like to recognize is a senior he is the class of 2025 come on up Mr Daran haran Jr and his mother is here as well come on up we
know Dar Daran as DJ so everyone arounds the building calls him DJ so after graduation DJ wants to pursue uh a career at Oakland University or he wants to go to trade school to pursue pH pharmacy tech uh he was
nominated by his financial literacy teacher Mrs Woods for modeling EXC excellence in academic performance character Behavior effort social responsibility and attendance according to Mrs Woods uh DJ is a well-rounded
student that excels in the classroom he's always willing to assist his peers and he's very very well-mannered if you know DJ you know that he's always he always has a kind smile on his face he's nice he has lots of friends he's
open-minded and your also be surprised to know that he's committed to making sure that he's in school every single day it is yes with great pleasure that the Oak Park High School administration
nominates and presents DJ as our scholar of the month [Applause] aob my next scholar of the month I don't see him oh he's right here Don uh Ramsey come on up and his family is here right
here in front of my face now I will tell you that this is Donald's first year at Oak Park High School he was previously a cast technician but he loves absolutely loves Oak Park High School at this time so uh
we are happy to have him at Oak Park High School and he loves it right you're in two great you in two great schools okay so uh Donald was nominated by his Ela teacher Mr Han for modeling
excellence in academic performance character Behavior effort social responsibility and attendance as well according to Mr Han Donal has been very helpful in his English 10 course he has
assisted with technology resources as well as helping his fellow classmates with assignments and other task in the class Donald is a video gamer he is uh awaiting our gaming team to begin so that he can join when uh when it's warm
outside he loves to be outside he loves to ride his bike he loves to shoot hoops um and he loves his eight or nine maybe more nieces and nephews Donald's favorite course is his favorite courses are US government and
geometry but if he had to choose just wanted would be geometry he aspires to work in culinary arts after graduation and his favorite toet it is with great pleasure that the Oak Park High School administration
recognizes and presents our sophomore night Mr Donald Ramsey Jr with Conor of [Applause] the Hy
[Laughter] he said you were photo bombing going to be in every picture said good though Miss Williams did you introduce the next
person it's a while please forgive me it is my pleasure to introduce the principal of the blue nights Mr Doug Island [Applause]
good evening everyone good evening evening my name is Doug Island I am the very proud principal of O Park Prep um and tonight I have the privilege of honoring two of our awesome students our first student Joshua [Applause]
McKenna Joshua's teachers team of teachers had this to say about this awesome young man Joshua is a student who always who is always on task his teachers appreciate how he regularly ask what can be done next overall he's a very kind conscientious and hardworking
young man Mr Joshua McKenna [Applause] [Music] our next student of the month Miss Tatiana
[Applause] Perry watch out now watch out watch out watch out Tatiana's teacher team of teachers had this to say about her Tatiana is an
excellent student who regularly has an eagerness to demonstrate knowledge gained from her studies her teachers appreciate her willingness to participate and remain engaged in class when describing Tatiana as a student her teachers feel she is very helpful kind
courteous hardworking and takes pride in her work congratulations Miss [Applause] Perry one more [Music]
next up I have the honor of introducing my big brother Mr Derek Faulk principal of Nova [Applause] Academy thank you brother first of all yes see my children just keep on
coming up to me all right first of all I just want to say good good evening everyone again my name is Derek faul I am the principal of Nova Academy our colors are black because guess what your red your blue Your Greens all of that
eventually comes to Black so that is us okay because we get them all so at this time what we're going to do I am going to have M sheep who is our fine fine instructor online instructor testing coordinator and a few other titles she
is going to present the awards this evening thank you good evening everyone so my first award goes to a gentleman that was unfortunately that he's not here this evening because his parents work too much and they were unable to drive him
um but it's for Daryl Solomon and last year he received the award and we didn't have the meeting so then it got postponed and then we missed them in the just in the of every month of having someone else so my first award does go to Daryl Solomon and I will be giving
that to him mailing it to him this young lady here it's been an honor to work with Nia for the last two years and to witness her growth Nia constantly demonstrates hard work resilience and commitment to her learning her dedication has not only set
a great example for her peers but has also shown her passion for her studies and her behavior is Stellar even though she is not my student this year she makes sure to stop in each and every day to say hi to me as we all know it takes a village and Nia would not be who she
is today if it wasn't for her grandmother Miss Weathers Miss weather makes sure that Nia is being respectful in school and on top of her game thank you for your support ironically Miss um weathers Nia is seeing someone and Miss weathers had
called me and asked if it was okay if this gentleman's a good boy and blah blah blah so we keep in constant communication and it's because of her she is such a wonderful young lady congratulations Nia you are deserving of this award [Applause]
look at thank you everyone thank you okay um we've got a little bit of an agenda to get through and I'm sure that you find the uh the inner workings of local
government fascinating and you're more than welcome to stay through all of it uh or it will take a few minutes recess we'll start back at 7:35 we'll give you six minutes if you want to adjourn that's fine too so we'll let you figure
that part out okay thank you congratulations e e e e e e e e
e e okay we're on to item number six reports and we have one this evening from our superintendent Mr thank you uh president Melvin uh a few things um on October 16th we are running uh a
drill um for zeroi with uh at o Park High School with plastic toy guns and and things like that we already sent out communication to the community o par Public Safety
aware it's just because the system's up and running now we're just trying to see how it's working uh everyone's on board we all have our accesses so uh and it it'll take about an hour uh we're doing it during early
release so no students will be impacted uh while we're doing that and um that is October 16th so that's another added feature um of security that we're doing in our district just
to show up anything that we see October 22nd we have our groundbreaking ceremony uh president Alvin's going to say a few words I'll say a few words the athletic Training
Center will start being developed at that time um with a Target goal of end of 20125 so we appreciate our our board president um address ing the the public
we got shovels giant giant scissors there uh no the scissors is for the for finish when we're finished we got shovel we got shov and helmet uh but just want to invite anyone
um it should not be more than an hour uh today we also began our new entry path for Old Park High School um just to start practicing um since there'll be fencing there and
we showed that at the last um few meetings with plantar real Point um good news our ban has been invited to Detroit Thanksgiving
Parade so uh Mr Aus could not be here he caught up all right see oh that's I was going to say he got a flat tire you want talk about that and the field trip
at the same time yeah okay well first how y'all doing good all right I'm all right have to do that flat tire real quick so I'm a little tired trying to hurry up from that but um um yeah this I believe this
is our first time that Oak Park will be in the Thanksgiving Parade um they choose um they're very strict about who they choose in this parade so this is a real big thing um I believe it's only about like four bands that's representing Detroit that's in the
parade and one of them is like the All City something that's in DPS so this a big moment um I know a lot of people was excited that o Park would be representing because they know we have the best music program right now so they want us to represent Detroit
will um for our upcoming trip we'll be we're trying to go to wible fors university we're trying to spend one night so go down there Saturday and come back Sunday morning um it's there
homecoming it will be wible Forge University there uh Clark Atlanta there Central State University Kentucky State University and I believe I want to say Tuskegee and that's why I really want to go down there cuz we ain't really seen all these bands in one spot and so
that's all them directors um I have real good connections with all the directors as well so they ready to get the kids scholarship they just want to see them um and we know that um two of our old past band directors is um band
directors at wiber Forest and one is at Central now so that's good connections for the kids so I know they'll be looking out for that um is a competition down there yeah we're going for the comp but we really going more for the kids
experience um I believe we got the charter we're taking the charter bus got all that figured out um Hotel was figured out as well but um trying to see I think that's just about it for that thank you thank
you president Elvin this young man in all my years in education I have not seen he doesn't take credit but every time I'm going home he's out there in the corner with his band I'm beeping the
horn um but this young man never tries to take credit for himself so I'm going to take credit for him to give back to him this guy spends hours when everyone's at home after work there's
guys here no matter how late I go home they're out there um and I'm very very proud of the work that he's done and it's a testament to go to the Thanksgiving parade and he TR I mean
that is like when he told me that's no way so uh very proud of you um I know you're doing amazing things and I'm going to continue to challenge you to do more great things
thank you very appreciate that thank [Applause] you um um enrollment I know you asked me last time so we're looking at right now 3172 uh but we have some that have not
about 26 um let's just say 40 have have not met every class and have not taken attendance every class um which is an increase last year we finished uh
32022 so we increase strategically right and we we talked about that and and I talked to you about that soal again what goal our goal was
just 100 okay so the budget goal was just 50 3050 then we had an internal goal of let's try to get a 100 more and we've passed both of those so we met our budget goal which is
3050 and then our internal goal was 100 we surpassed that 100 year over year y so and we're not just I mean we've turned away yeah yeah so um
again it's a testament to the people that you saw today um you know all we could do is push set goals uh create environments where people could Thrive and then you turn
them loose on that so very proud of that um October 19th TR r Treat partnering with the city um and I'm sure trusty Clark will
talk about that at the end of absolutely all right uh president Alvin with that that is all I have time you have any questions for me no questions comments from the board keep on keeping on on the B and I
know you're not there for but when [Laughter] all right um we got go to our next item which is uh public participation public participation is one way Communication
in which uh members of the public are able to address the board with the understanding that board members will not be able uh to respond directly um trusty Smith would you please read the public comment guidelines yes because the O Park Board of Education I use public meetings not just meetings in
public we welcome public comments onol issues speakers are asked to express themselves in a civil manner with due process for the dignity and privacy of others who may be affected by public comments the public comment portion of this meeting cannot be used to make personal attacks against a 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
invion 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 as specific Personnel or board members okay we have any cards out
yes the first one we have is Amanda kza and Ed forur of Sil Learning Center let us know if we got that right New York I'm a New York to go Mets Queens not Bronx thank you all
right um okay good evening members of the board School leaders and members of the community I know we've lost a few uh with the students and families leaving my name is Amanda Cana um I'm the director of institutional Partnerships with civil Learning Centers for Southeast Michigan um and I'm honored to
speak with you this evening thank you first and foremost for all of your support to students it is evident tonight um through through this community event that this is a community of proud Scholars and families um as an educator myself I'm personally invested in fostering a love of learning and
enabling students of all ages and demographics to find academic successes while on their educational Journey it is this dedication to all Learners that guides My Hope for the Oak Park School District to consider a partnership with silen Learning Centers after reviewing
the 2324 student performance on state assessments I feel an opportunity exists to more fully meet the needs of your students by establishing Partnerships within the community a partnership with Sven could help close the achievement gaps in math and Ela and prepare students for future
goals both personal and academic State assessments are intended to measure student achievement on state content standards which out outline what Educators believe students must know and be able to do in certain subjects and grade levels in preparation of career Andor college readiness upon High School
graduation this opportunity for growth a means to assist all of your students in attaining their highest level of achievement having been an educator for so many years I take to heart that State Testing metrics offer only a part partial representation of student
successes Educators seek to support the whole child as they travel on their educational path these results however offer an insight to areas in which the district may require additional support sven's institutional programs have the
answers Oak Park schools require for an increase in students academic and personal success sven's target targeted and strategic intervention and small group subject area remediation platforms have a proven track record of over 40 years of success we provide the building
blocks for students to master foundational skills in math and reading essential for academic growth and lifelong learning schools that partner with Sven have access to personalized instruction that is aligned with District curriculum
assessment and Data Tracking tools paid training for teachers and programs in areas such as math Reading Writing College preparation and stem in most Partnerships we utilize the district's teaching staff to deliver the selected programs within the school so thank you
again for your time this evening I do have packets for each of you and I would love to meet with school leadership that may be interested in working with us thank you thank you I could feel the love in the room I commend all of you this is a beautiful
thing for the kids and I will tell you my story so I've been in retail for 50 years and I retired six years ago and I was I couldn't retire I have too much energy too much passion my my love is to help uh uh children and
seniors and Veterans those are dear to my heart so I pray to God I said you know I what I have left 20 years 30 years I want to make an impact send me some kind of a business or something that I could scale on a large scale and make an impact and then
silven Learning Centers the four centers that are on the West Side Leonia Canton West Bloomfield and Dearborn came up for sale a year ago and I looked at the metrics and the business was doing okay but then I dove deep into Sven and
realized the intervention success that they've been having and where are we as far as education is concerned and what covid accelerated that that whole uh situation that we're in and so then I decided you know what
this is an opportunity that I can make a a huge impact in southeast Michigan so instead of just of those four centers I acquired the entire rights to all of Southeast Michigan now I have 1,65 schools under my license
and nothing would make me happier than partner with every single school system to really make an impact thank you right next we have Mr Alex far get it it's far he he close enough trust me
nobody's ever going to get um yeah my name is Alex Farhan vice president director of uh Business Development and director of educational services for RNA Facilities Management so today unfortunately we we were a part of the RFP process for the custodial services
and we received the letter today letting us know that you guys would be moving forward with another company I can respect that and I can understand that and I can appreciate that and I think it's on the agenda today to be voted in for that company um why I'm here is in no way diminishing the hard work time
that the facilities team put in in the process of the RFP and and making their selection it's in no way uh questioning the quality of the management of the team that's going to be picked or the the company that's being selected to be able to put in position but I do believe without an interview process and without
the opportunity to be able to speak with our references um especially when we're a local product we might be an arbor based and iolan based and have our headquarters out there but we do have Ferndale Public Schools we do have Detroit public schools uh we've got 36 School with Detroit public schools we've got the entire School District with
Ferndale Public Schools I think it's a missed opportunity for the school district here to not partner up with somebody who is right here in the backyard who's already has a footprint and a presence in the local community itself who has a strong hold on the uh
Staffing uh pool that's in place um if you look at the 42 employees that we have staffed at the uh fale Public Schools uh 38 of them have been with us since the start of the contract so we haven't made any Chang these are people that enjoy working for RNA they enjoy the processes that we have in place they
enjoy the management structure that we have in place this young lady here is our account manager for that contract there uh where her team will live and die uh and I can bring them in here and they they'll be able to tell you that so um I also think that part of the decision and why the decision was made
to go with the other company was there was a misunderstanding if you look at year two and three of the financials you'll see that we are actually the lower uh bid uh company but if you look at the year one we were actually the higher and that was a mistake on our end and I apologize for
that you will see that everybody else bid it on a seven month because that is what is remaining in the school year we accidentally B bid it on a one year so if you take the total amount of savings um for all three years of the contract itself based off of the pro rated first year to down to seven uh months you'll
see that there's a 365,000 cost savings for the school district to move forward with RNA Facilities Management so I'm not saying to make this a money decision but money is a huge thing that plays into school districts you can use that money to allocate towards other things special needs programs books things of
that nature um but I think you should look at the fact that we've got a great management structure that's in place we've got two of the biggest two of the uh two really great school districts including the biggest school district in the state of Michigan I would love for you guys before you make your decision I'm not
saying not to go with the other company all I'm saying is before you make your decision to please give us the opportunity to either present to you guys and let you know exactly how our structure is put in place I know this is a public meeting and not too many of us want to present our uh Trade Secrets and you know when it's on recorded live um
but give us the opportunity to be able to present to you guys if you don't have that time and we fully understand that because there is a timetable for this facilities team to have to make a change I invite you I've already spoken with assistant superintendent uh Felicia Wright down at Ferndale Public Schools we're right down the street 15 minutes
from here she said that I am allowed to bring you guys to the school district she's more than willing to walk with us as well uh to show you guys the layout of the schools the way we have them structured the cleanliness of the of the product that we're producing I would also like to bring to you guys' attention that part of why you guys
probably went with the other company is they already have a current partnership with you guys in the security Division and there's a relationship there that's already established and I can respect that but we also have a relationship with you because we handle your landscaping and snow removal so um there's that too as well so I'm just
here to ask that you guys give us the opportunity to be able to uh show you what it is that we can do and uh again if you I've left a few uh documents here I did not realize how many people were here and I apologize I can easily email the rest to I got Mr Smith's uh business
card I can email you a digital copy of that so that you can pass it out to the rest of the board uh so thank you I appreciate the opportunity thank you do we have any other card no that is it no to speak else um all right we'll go to item 8
a and our action item is appr out ofate field trip for high school marching van yes you read [Laughter] it ready ready I'm ready okay go for it
oh wait no I'm not result that the Oak Park Board of Education approve in how to State Overnight field trip to Wilbur Force University located at 10:55 North bicket Road in Wilbur Force Ohio departing November 9th 2024 and
returning November 10th 2024 to participate in a competition to help showcase Oak Park School students knowledge learn through band camp this competition will also provide students with opportunities of scholarships and experience Collegiate schools including
Wilber Force University Central State University and Kentucky State University thank you motion made truste m is there a second second second by truste corporate any question oral
motion I don't I don't go for I don't have a concern on the motion I I just want to say at the time when you were addressing Mr Aus you know I live I live right across from the sky box and you know I'm just really proud because I have heard you know your progression and
how you know your just dedication to to this students and uh and then going to the games and seeing there I mean I'm thinking I'm at you know you already at at a at a homecoming and I mean it it is it's you're doing a phenomenal job and I meant to comment when we asked the last
when we spoke to you just a few ago but uh I want to just let you know we see you I hear you and I'm just proud so just let you know he hears you literally trust yes I actually have to give my um my respect to you because I
can say that when I'm driving down coolage in n m i see the band and actually I have a band member that's on my street who actually just went to college so he used to be out there practicing so I don't know what it what exper I mean what influence you have but
whatever that influence is it has influenced those students in the neighborhood to practice and we don't you know we we love the the the the uh the music because even though he's not with his band but he actually you can just hear the band but he's just the
drummer and you know who I'm talking about but um I just want to actually tell you thank you um and um there was one more thing when I went to the game I was sitting with some parents and all they talked about was the band so I just and the cheer leaders but they mostly
talked about the band but thank you again thank you clearly I need to drive a different way home you miss an action anything else for M of the board G Clark yes cin Yes Alvin yes yes
Madison yes and Smith yes okay for the item 9 a which is uh information item to store your maintenance I assume you're going to uh regil us with some information about that thank
you good evening so we did go out um for bid for uh custodial maintenance services we did receive some bids and we're bringing to you tonight the well as informational U recommending DM bur for custodial and maintenance
um recommendation their pricing is fair compared to um other contractors that uh the management we're getting is improved and their custodial has improved and we are in a partnership with them currently with security as
well so we've seen Improvement and we are excited for this opportunity any questions from members of the board trusty no truste I'm sorry I was looking my I have um just one question
um the bids that um went out um the decision your recommendation uh to the board is that we stay with thean bird is that what you were saying no we go back to theber we go back to them okay and we go back meaning we have
them right now correct so we're going back to where okay so when you say they made a impact or they changed how how was that because I I I know when
they were here it wasn't good their custodial Services have improved their management has improved and their plan has improved since the last time that they've been here they added a few things that yeah we're getting a Free Trainer um they're
going to give out some scholarships to the kids and we're also getting a um um a free AI robot for the high school to clean floor are they still our security security yes okay so the
question that I have uh knowing that if the because they were having issues with uh hiring or keeping people is that still a a thing or so
so initially they were only paying a very low amount so we set some new criteria on wages okay right uh if you recall back then $13 so who's going to stay so was going to be a revolving door we've increased
minimum wage or not minimum wage the starting seller to 1650 for C 1650 or 17 1650 and then incremental races um every year which was did not
occur before um and if you look at our security because we are paying people adequate we're not having a big
turnover but when you could work at Costco for $2 an hour and you're paying $13 an hour cleaning toilets what are your thoughts um the other question I had was
I mean my the to answer your question my thoughts I just know that I mean I would have to I don't know where they're working now or how is it that you know they're is it that you know that they're doing a better job based on the
incentives that they're asking or or or giving okay so if if they have the security and the cleaning if a person is absent and they're hired by the the same person and they're absent as a security guard will
they be able to come on board like if they're short-handed as a security would they be having that person that's a security guard go into cleaning no so they keeping it separate keep it separ okay just focus on no our security is
our security our custodial is our custodial we are also guarantee two floaters at all times okay cuz it just I didn't hear that from anyone else right no one else guaranteed two floaters so if someone is absent so that might be
notes for other people to communicate with Administration first instead of yeah no it's okay but um guaranteed floaters guaranteed a site
management um and the artificial intelligence robot I think it's a it's a pretty nifty thing where the robot is programmed and they clean the floors throughout the day they're also providing an on-site
trainer every day at no charge to the district so how much does the I I mean the AI get paid it's included I'm just kidding jez sorry we good trusty um have we spoken to other districts that are currently
using DM for for custodial yes so I have WI because they they support Troy School District and we I have four kids and four different buildings and I could see with the right
system what the product could be um so I've spoken to one I've also had personal interactions and I've also seen the development of where where security was
and where security is now and that's because we put things in in place um so that being said the team presented their recommendation to
Cabinet um and we will support that that recommendation from um operations so in our our board packet we have the bid results are we going to be getting a
copy of that recommendation as well that details absolutely okay thank you thank you anyone else okay um we'll go to now information
item 9 Opa Evol security system yeah so I'll talk about that um so evolve is working good as a deterrent let me give you an example we had a game someone walks up notices and
says oh I forgot something in my car let me just go in the car real quick and and um so it does act as a deterrent and we know given all the security breaches that it is not a high
school specific issue any longer it is not um so we really like it not as a replacement but as a added feature we still have the the wanding and stuff
like that and so with the new 31a additional fund application but we don't know how much we're getting from that the 31aa uh we don't know how much we're getting so right now the way we're presenting it to you is uh whether it's
Grant or general fun or a combination of both we really need a duel at OPA um this will help us during games um this helps us with the other added security
uh features like we don't allow big bags anymore in um and it's a great deterrent so we are recommending that we add evolve to op thank you any questions on that
okay here none we'll go to item 10 Communications Communications from MERS of the Adra okay communication from members of the board trusty Clark well I wasn't prepared to say anything but thank you let's talk
Halloween candy sure let's talk about it all right so trunk Retreat is Saturday I had to look up the address because I do not have it memorized it will be at the water tower social District from 1: to 300 p.m. at 14700 Kingston Street uh we purchased
the candy this morning I hope we have enough um we are looking forward to it registration was closed this past Friday um we've been working with marily Lee everyone is very excited all are welcome I know Flyers have gone out at all of
the elementary level schools and we are looking forward to seeing everyone and hope that you will be our guest thank you I made my donation thank you president Alvin Elvin for our for his donation to The Candy we
really appreciate it you got my donation thank you so much we on the same page we are I I will acknowledge you thank you uh any anything else from any other yeah it would be me not to mention the fact that you know we're in a state
where voting is important um say get your souls to the PO there's a number of us board members that are re running for election myself included so I'm looking forward to the support of the community and continuing to keep the momentum moving in this District um we're on a
positive we're on a positive course here and uh you know I just want to uh make sure that before that time draws nigh that we are able to uh guard and exercise our rights and that is thank you to your point we are working on
trying to get our high school seniors who uh will be a voting age by election day uh registered as well so we'll keep you post on that activity um I know there's an organization that wants to partner with us uh as long as they're
willing to do that um in the right way more than happy to work with them so um anything else from members of the board trust M I just want to say um
come on come on give me some minut come on I just wanted to say good great job professional development that was the best profession I mean I haven't been that was like awesome like the team building the
games um that was really awesome um and then the game after was awesome as well just want to say thank y'all for inviting me us but me well done thank you school was out else for members of the
board okay um any agenda none all right um trustee Smith yes uh on the next meeting yes the next meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday October 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the boardroom at the
administration thank you uh the time is 809 and we'll adjourn uh by unanimous consent on there an objection to doing so objection to journey by un thank