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Part 1 (Video ID: USQnxIg-d6Y):
- 00:07:08: Meeting Call To Order, Pledge, and Roll Call
- 00:13:33: Sustainability Committee Outing: Electric Buses and Recycling
- 00:17:04: Government Relations, Student Conduct, Water Gun Ban
- 00:19:59: Introduction of New Student Board Representatives
- 00:20:56: Student Board Report: Southfield A&T Highlights
- 00:27:23: Student Board Report: University K12 Academies
- 00:33:45: Honoring Science Fair, Spelling Bee, and CTE Students
- 00:58:09: Partner and Employee Recognition: Transportation and Elementary
- 01:03:40: Staffing Update Report for Special Education
- 01:06:34: BUSI Director's Report: Enrollment and Activities
- 01:11:26: Question on CACFP, Motion to Approve Past Minutes
- 01:13:43: Firewall Replacement and E-Rate Approval
- 01:15:16: University K-12 Renovation and Bond Funds Approval
- 01:17:50: Envelope Commissioning Award Recommendation Approval
- 01:19:47: Environmental Consulting Services Contract Amendment Approval
- 01:25:28: Approval of Personnel Action Report
- 01:26:36: Kennedy Learning Center and DTE Bond Funds Information
- 01:28:28: Financial Report and Public Participation Slot #1
- 01:30:17: Good of the Order: Mental Health Month and NSBA
- 01:33:56: Board Member Birthdays and Upcoming Meetings


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Check. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. This is a meeting of the Southfield Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the school district's business and is not to be considered as a community meeting. There is one opportunity for public participation during the meeting and comments are limited to three minutes per individual. The board will listen to comments but may not respond during the meeting. If you wish to address the board, please submit a comment card immediately. Roll call. Talisha Belk, board president. Good evening. Yvette Ward Duvall, board secretary.

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Imani Johnson, trustee. Jolene Holloway, trustee. Sorry. Student representative, Chidi. Paris Whitman, student representative. Jennifer Green, superintendent, taking minutes this evening will be miss Carolyn Foster, and technical support is being provided by m one studios. Thank you. At this time, may we all stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. At this time, we're going to have board matters.

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Trustees. Through the chair. Good evening, everyone. I'd like to provide a brief report from our recent sustainability committee outing, which was a little bit different from our traditional meetings. The focus of this outing was really on experiencing firsthand some of the sustainability activities and initiatives that, we're engaging in within the district, particularly our transition to elect electric school buses and our recycling efforts. Myself, operations director Joe Korris, trustee Denson, trustee Holloway, and first student staff were in attendance. The committee began the day at the bus yard, right behind JWE where we met

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with the first student team. They shared their growing, experience managing electric school buses across the Midwest and gave us an overview of how these vehicles operate and what makes them different from traditional diesel buses. We had the opportunity to tour one of our brand new electric school buses and then ride it over to Kennedy Learning Center. One of the first things that stood out was how quiet it was, and how smooth the ride was. When the bus came to a stop, it was genuinely silent. You could hear a pen drop. The first student staff explained that this quieter environment has actually improved the experience inside

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of the bus as well because students are no longer competing with loud engines and exhaust noise just to talk to each other. I also wanna emphasize the health benefits for our students and drivers. Students riding these buses are no longer breathing in diesel exhaust fumes on their way to and from school, which is a major improvement for student health and air quality. In addition to the environmental and health benefits, we discussed the operational and financial advantages as well. First student shared that each electric bus could save the district an estimated 6 to $8,000 per year, in fuel and maintenance costs.

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They also explained that the buses can fully recharge in approximately an hour and a half, which makes it possible for the district to complete up to three separate runs in a single day. That flexibility is really important. Currently, the district has 10 electric buses in operation, and we'll have 10 more starting in July. And it was really exciting to see this investment coming to reality. Once we got to KLC, we were welcomed into the library by doctor George, who, gave a presentation, a brief one about the school's comprehensive recycling program pilot. The doctor George said that the program already has more than 50% student participation.

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She noted that Kennedy, or or she didn't note this, but it was noted that Kennedy was the first building leader to actually volunteer, to try out this recycling program. And what was especially impressive is how intentional they've been about educating the students. So students are being taught what materials can and cannot be recycled. They're actively participating in sorting paper, plastic, and glass, and metal. Doctor George even explained that students rinse out recyclable items to make sure that they are actually able to be recycled once they reach the center. There are 12 bins throughout the building.

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Students help transport materials to the larger receptacles outside, which then are taking the waste management on eight mile. And I really wanna commend doctor George and the staff and students at KLC. They've really created an exemplary model for what this could look like district wide. Overall, this was a really great experience. It showed not only that these infrastructure investments are worthwhile, but also that a culture shift is taking place around sustainability, student engagement, and environmental sustainability. Thank you all. Thank you, trustee Johnson. Good evening, everyone. Just wanted to report out real quick.

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Trustee Holloway and I attend the government relations through OSCBA, Oakland County Schools Board Association. And during this time, we talk about legislation and what is happening, with bills and things that will, go for or against our level of education and monies that are afforded to the district. We also just wanted to lift that, cell phones will be coming, a new way of life or a different way of life next year, and we'll drill down more into that as, the bills develop. Also, just a couple of upcoming meetings that I'll address the board with at a

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later time. Thank you. Thank you, trustee. At this time, I would like to, just address, all of our parents. We will be, enforcing our student code of conduct. Parents, please talk to your children. I know you have spent a lot of money on prom, activities, all of those things. The board will be enforcing, revoking those privileges. If you can't have good behavior in school, why would we let you go to any of our activities? Proms, graduations, it doesn't matter how many people you know and how many times you

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guys call us. Please talk to your students. You spent a lot of money. You waited twelve years to see them Thirteen. Thirteen years to see them cross the stage. We would not want them to forfeit that because of bad behavior. And I'm gonna say it again, we will be enforcing our student code of conduct. Parents, please talk to your children. And before I turn it over to the report of the superintendent, I just wanted to state for the record, trustee Denson and vice president Smith, Thomas is out today

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with an excused absence. Oh, I would love to address water wars. Parents, water guns, any type of thing resembling a gun. I don't care if it's pink, yellow, green, red, any of those things are not allowed on school property. Water wars is not allowed on school property. We have had several incidents where students are running back and forth with water guns on school property. You cannot have a water fight, a water balloon fight, a gun fight, nothing with

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water. Again, we will be enforcing the student code of conduct, and it is there. Thank you. Now the report of the superintendent. Oh, board president. Before we go to the report of the superintendent, we have some amazing young people here today that we'd like to introduce Before, we go to our report of the student board reps, we'd like to introduce the new student board reps for the 02/2027 academic school year. Representing Southfield a and t is miss Samantha Amisi.

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Come on up. And representing university k twelve academy is Favor Abrende. Did I get that right? Alright. These young ladies scored extremely high on the interview, whereby they came in and interviewed with the board members, and they both scored top of their class in the interview process, so we look forward to working with you both next academic school year, and they will be bringing you the report of the student board reps next year, so thank you, ladies, for coming out this evening, and we have something for both of them.

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Thank you, lady. Thank you. Mhmm. And now let's do more reps. At this time, we will have a report from our current student board reps, and we're gonna start with you, miss Pierce. Good evening. My name is Paris, one of your student board representatives, and it is truly been an honor to stand before you one final time representing Southwood High School for the Arts and Technology. As we enter the final stretch of the school year, this season has been filled with celebration, reflection, accomplishment, and trans transition. Looking back on this year, I'm incredibly proud of the resilient school spirit and growth

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shown through our Warrior family. For May, here are the passing current highlights for Southwood High School for the Arts and Technology. I'll first begin with our sports highlights. As we head into the final stretch of spring sports, we have so much to celebrate. Our girls soccer team continues to make us proud with an incredible season built on teamwork and determination. As they celebrate senior night against Oak Park, they are looking forward to another big win as they move closer to a league championship and prepare for district's play. I would also like to say that the boys baseball team has found its momentum after a slow start, earning two big accomplishments last week before preparing for districts.

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I would also like to say that the lady warrior tennis team has wrapped up their season this week and will now prepare for regionals against Dexter Dexter High School tomorrow. The team captain, Ariana Anderson earned an impressive singles victory against Waterford, Vermont, and we are excited to see what the team has accomplished next. Now for the leadership arts and activities highlights. This past week has truly reflected the talent and spirit of Southwood a and t. On May 2, our Southwood marching warriors traveled to Trotwood, Madison in Ohio for the battle of the band showcase and proudly came home with first place.

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Their dedication and performances continue to make our school proud. On May 1, students and families gather gathered for decision day where seniors proudly celebrated the colleges, universities, and trade schools they will attend next year, including the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and several HBCUs. Seniors were also recognized with accords honoring their achievements in academics, C2 pipeline, and GEAR UP. Outstanding scholars from the Southwood A and T and University High School were also recognized during the superintendent's annual scholar ceremony for their hard work and academic excellence. Throughout teacher appreciation week, teachers and staff were celebrated for the countless ways they support

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and encourage students every day. We are incredibly grateful for everything they do to help our school community thrive. Our content brand students recently visited Bose for a hands on experience focused on music production, sound engineering, giving students a unique look into the future of sound technology and innovation. Tonight students in miss Newark's acting classes will present 10 ways to survive a zombie apocalypse at 6PM. And this Friday, all musical arts programs will come together for our band concert featuring marching band, concert band, and orchestra performances.

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This Friday will also feature our highly anticipated field fest, bringing students together for games, performances, activities, and school spirit as we close out the year. As we continue throughout senior season, there will be several important milestones ahead. Progress reports will be released May 14. Senior finals will take place May. Prom will be held May 27 with the theme fairy tale dream. Senior breakfast will take place June 3 and finally graduation will be held on June 5 as the class of 2026 officially closes one chapter and begins another. As seniors prepare for graduation and underclassmen prepare for the next year, this final stretch

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reflects the term determination and growth our entire student body has. As I close out my final report as a student representative, I want to sincerely thank our administration, teachers, staff, coaches, advisors, parents, and especially the students for allowing me to serve and represent you this year. I also want to give a special thank you to the board members for welcoming me and supporting me throughout this entire experience, especially to the secretary of miss Foster for always keeping me prepared, organized, and on my toes. Your support truly meant more than you know. When I gave my first support at the beginning of the school year, I spoke

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about wanting to strengthen school spirit, help others help other students feel connected, and create a culture where everyone feels proud to be a warrior. Looking back now, through every school's spirit week, football game, assembly, blood drive, concert, and celebration, I truly believe we've accomplished this together. To the underclassmen to the underclassmen, continue getting involved, continue showing up, and continue making your voices heard. High school passes felt so much faster than you think. To the class of 2026, congratulations. We made it. Throughout every challenge, memory of victory, and late night, we pushed together throughout we've pushed

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together. And I hope we all leave Southwood A and T remembering not only what we've accomplished, but who we become. And finally, to the future Singapore representatives, lead with confidence, kindness, authenticity, authenticity, and fashion. The impact that you make matters more than you realize, and I cannot wait for you to see and continue uplifting this school's community. I am also incredibly excited to share that this fall, I will be officially attending the University of Michigan with my mom, Katie, as well. So no matter where life takes me, Southwood A and T will always remain a

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special place in my heart as I will forever be able to call myself a warrior. Thank you all for listening to me today, and thank you for allowing me to honor and serve as your student board representative for this year. Excellent job. Thank you, Paris, for a job well done. Not just inside of school. Southfield A and T should be proud because you represented them well, not just inside the school, but outside the school because I have seen her out in these streets, and she has been the same sweet young lady that she is in here. So that matters.

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Representation matters. Thank you for leading with integrity. Thank you just for being a sweet young lady and just showing others what to look forward to look up to. Thank you. Trustees, do we have any questions for miss Whitman? Our last time we should drill her. Drill her. Like, how many questions? I think she's ready to go. Miss Pierce, what is your major? Did I miss it? I'm going to be a neuroscience major on the pre med track, and I'll become a neurologist. Alright. Thank you. Now we're gonna have our student board rep, mister Chidi from university. Throughout this year, I've thought you count about countless things we've done at the u,

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and sadly, today will be my last time. So for the last and final time, I would like to say my name's Chidi, and this is the you. A place filled with future businessmen and women. A place filled with people who run the runway. A place filled with people who make it or everyone is included and who might become your future lawmakers. I said from the beginning that we are the you teach students to live their prints on the world. And I truly believe this year's seniors understand that from young women like Alex who plan to work in international business to young men like Miles who plan on working in the film film industry, then our future teachers like Thompson.

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They will change the world whether it's the media we consume, what laws we consider just, or how we educate the future children. Above all else, if I had to say what The US taught me, it's the importance of just being you. What a place it is to just be you. Because we are the you believe in excellence in all things, whether that may be how our robotics team that had to fly their pegasi and brought to the barn another award, this time for drones. Then there was the deadly one v one competition. I have never seen so much fighting spirit that I will sweat onto it. So much that I was swept onto it. I mean, who would want to lose the most important thing in their world?

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That beads. We at the u never stay drowned in the loss, however. As a proud chapter of junior optimist, every student knows the importance of optimism no matter what shape that takes. However, the middle school team does know how to burn off the court. We recently had a seventh and an eighth grade basketball team championship, a fifth and sixth grade boy boys and girls basketball championship, and last but not least, a fifth and sixth grade girls volleyball championship. That doesn't mean we only expelled in bronze. Academic teams team won second place in the basic onsets and third place basic equation all during the academic game state super tournament.

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Amani Echols, who is more mathematically inclined, won first place in the seventh grade. He knows how to show the where they truly shine. However, not to be adored, Jordan Doon won second place in eighth grade, and Messiah Dickerson won third place in eighth grade. It's all in all areas of STEM, but our sixth grade is tied for second place in the district starting fair. Last year, I said the importance of managing one's hair should not be understated. With the help of junior achievements, we determined our work preferences. JAA also introduced us to the 16 career clusters, and we chose careers that match

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our work up profile diamond. During the national tax filing week, we out we calculated tax deductions for a high school student, a college student, and a college professor. We quickly understood that the more money made more money equals the more money taken. We learned nays like Social Security, Medicare, federal and state income taxes, and the difference between gross and net incomes since that would give me a headache. Additionally, miss Rankin shared her city of Southfield winter twenty twenty six and 2025 tax payments. Oh, sorry. That word terrifies me. Taxes.

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I won't have to do them soon. After all, all I can say is watch out for the twenty twenty six summer bill. Our classes also worked in groups to practice public speaking, eye contact, and communication skills about the career classes in order to land a job. Hopefully, they get this one. One of our last activities was purchasing our first used car so that we could get a new job along with shopping for carnival soup. Fun. Right? Our scholars will present at Auckland Schools three p learning showcase on Monday, 05/18/2026 from 05:30PM to 07:30PM. Scholars from AD will be presenting the ethnographic study that was complete just completed last

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week. They will present their study, answer questions, and engage with a variety of different people from other districts within Oakland Schools. If you are available, we'd love to see your smile. This event is a chance for them to share their thinking, learning, and real world impact with an authentic audience. This event will be located at the Oakland Schools campus. The upcoming events are senior exams are next week, prom is on May 28, graduation is on June 5, and promotion ceremonies for the kindergarten phase grade and a grade team will be held on June 8. Grades are nine to 11. The exams will be the week of June 8. Have fun with that.

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All I have to say is thank you for letting me serve you. And as miss Perez said, I I'll be going to your image with her studying chemistry. Thank you so much. Oh, I'm not muted. Thank you so much, Sheedy. Thank you for your comic relief. Thank you for serving with excellence, and thank you for being a good representation from the university. We appreciate it. Any questions, trustees? Chidi will probably ask us some later. Are you gonna stay with us? Are you guys gonna stay with us for this night around? It's we might have a long night. Okay. Alright. Just know that you are able to leave if you want to.

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Thank you so much for your wonderful presentations. At this time, I'm gonna really turn it over for the report of the superintendent. Thank you. Well, we are going to extend that. We see the greatness after thirteen years of spending time with Southfield public schools. But let's look at the greatness happening in all grades, pre k through twelfth grade in Southfield public schools. So without further ado, I'd like to turn it over to miss Summer Caldwell Carruthers and her amazing team as we honor the science fair, spelling bee, and CTE students. Can my team join me at the table, please? Thank you.

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So board president, trustees, superintendent Green, we are so happy to present. Our students have been doing some fabulous work this year, and we just wanna take this opportunity to give them a little token of our appreciation. And so first, I'm gonna turn it over to our ELA and social studies supervisor, miss Jessica Hines. Good evening. Good evening, board president, trustees, superintendent doctor Green, and Southfield Public Schools community. My name is Jessica Hines. I am currently the curriculum supervisor of ELA and social studies.

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Tonight, we are it is my honor to recognize these scholars and their exceptional work, during this year with our school spelling bees. These, students actually participated in the Oakland County Regional Spelling Bee that was sponsored by Scripps National Spelling Bee. So they competed with students around the county, and they did phenomenal. They are truly examples of what scholars position for success. So, once I call your name, come up here.

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We are gonna take pictures, but hold your applause to the end. Alright. Aaliyah Hood from Boerne k eight. Brandy Yope from Levy Middle School. Alright. It's done here. Anasti Spate from University Middle School Academy. Alright. All the way. Yeah. Right there. That's on it. Andrew. Andrew Jones from Stevenson Elementary. Come. There you go. Liam Moran Martinez from Thompson KA International Academy. And last but not least, Cadence Gibson from Adler Elementary.

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Yes. Yes. Scholars, thank you for your willingness to challenge yourself not only academically, but as true scholars of Southwell Public Schools. Principals, can you come up as well and honor your students? Next, we're gonna honor our CTE seniors. So I'm a have our director, miss Arise Robinson, come up here. Miss Arise? Thank you, Summer. Good evening, board members, soo board superintendent, doctor Green, guests, family. Good evening. My name is Arise Robinson, and I am the director of the career focused education

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program here with Southfield Public Schools. This evening, we are proudly, recognizing our high school seniors who are enrolled in our CTE programs. They have dedicated their time, hard work, leadership, and they're also dedicated to career readiness, which is what's important to us in the CTE world. So these students are, they have hands on learning experiences, working in industry. Many of them are interning at various corporations or in organizations. They have academic achievement, and they are prepared for what we consider to be the

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life beyond high school, ready for college, careers, and beyond. So tonight, will you please join me in celebrating our CTE students for their high academic achievement, their industry experience, and just dedicating their time to career readiness. So first, we would like to have our business finance program students enrolled with, Tracy Brown Perkins. She's our educator. Jasmine Lockley. Is she present? Okay. Jasmine and Makayla Miller.

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Okay. So Jasmine and Makayla both are employed with J and F Advisors accounting firm. So we wanna congratulate them for the work that they are doing, working already. Next, we would like to recognize our business marketing and entrepreneurship program. This work is being led by miss Cheryl Dunn. I think she's present in the audience. And, we have eight no. We have six students, I think. Six students that have, they were very instrumental in placing in the state BPA, which

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is Business Professional Association, student leadership conference. So we wanna give them a round of applause for their work as placing eighth in that, conference. And then they also lead the small business management, team at the Warrior Den School. It's a school store that we have at at Southfield A and T High School, and they leave that school store. So we wanna give them a round of applause for the hands on learning that they're already doing as being entrepreneurs and managing a small business.

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So we have Corey Hickman. Okay. We have Sala Baa. I don't know which one is it. We have Addison Spears. Is Addison here? We have, Kendall Spearman. We have Armani Davis. Okay. For Armani Armani. Thank you. And director Robinson, for those of our families that are not familiar with the term CTE or the acronym is career technical education, and CFE is career focused education. So they're often used synonymously. Thank you. Thank you, doctor Green. Yeah. Okay.

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So we wanna do a photo with this group? Okay. So if we could have miss Dawn and our school leadership team, if you can come and take a photo real quick. Okay. We have a few more. And so the next one is our culinary arts program. We have Reese Robinson. And then for our fire academy, we have Eriko Strickland. Is he here? Oh, yes. And he came dressed in his uniform. Thank you. Yes. Congrats. And we have for radio TV, we have Adrian Lockhart. We also have, Denia Wright.

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Denaya? Okay. We also have Blake Burden and Ellis Threadcraft, and last is Marie Wheat. So just to let you know, those six students from the radio TV program, they are the they were awarded the, finalists for the Detroit Teen Film Festival. So we want to recognize them for their work. So thank you. Thank you. That's it. Okay. Great. Awesome. Thank you. Director Robinson, as you are transitioning, it's important to note to our audience that while

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other school districts tout having career focused education pathways, Southwood Public Schools actually has the largest number of career focused educational pathways in a single school district with up to 19 programs now that we house here in Southwood Public Schools. You don't have to go off-site to other campuses to learn these skills. You can actually earn them while earning your high school diploma here in Southfield Public Schools. So kudos to the team for the creation of those 19 pathways. And last but not least, science fair.

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All you parents that helped us out so very much for science fair. I saw you running in the schools with the boards and at Michael's getting everything that you needed. So first, I wanna say thank you for helping us with science fair. The kids did an amazing job, and I'm gonna have our math and e l math and science, sorry, science, supervisor, miss Krista Claxton Sailor. Thank you. Good evening. Good evening, everybody. We're really, really excited because Southfield Public Schools has not had a district science fair

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in a while. So we brought it back this year, and I thought how fitting to have our student representatives to be here who are also scientists. That's really exciting, right, on our science night. Perfect. I'm sorry if you can't hear me. I apologize. First of all, I want to thank the administrators and the principals for pivoting because I know that many of you plan to have your science fairs later in the school year. But because we were planning on going to the science and engineering fair of Metro Detroit, the regional fair, you were kinda, you know, we we adjusted, and we had our science fairs earlier.

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So I really appreciate your efforts and your diligence. And then I want to thank the families for the support that you gave your children because I raised two children, and I understand that when there's a project, you're involved. So thank you so much for that. We totally appreciate teachers, and I'm gonna give them certificates in a minute. And I wanna thank my judges. I had a diverse group of judges. I had my counterpart, my literacy coach help out, and I had literacy coaches, math coaches, IT teams, and even open schools came and helped us with our judging for the district fair. So that was really exciting.

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So you may have heard the term the sky's the limit. Recently, now that we're talking about science, I had a student who now works for NASA, and he was on the team that helped the astronauts come back safely to Earth. And I was so proud of him, and I was like, I'm gonna claim you and let everybody know. He goes, you absolutely let everybody know that I was your student. I want to say that because for you students, really the sky is not just a limit. It's I think about Buzz Lightyear and he says to infinity and beyond, you can do anything. And teachers, the hard work that you do and you pour into your students, it's

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totally worth it. We have no idea what amazing things our students are gonna do, and they're gonna do exploits. So I really wanna commend all of you for the work that you've done here, our young scientists and their teachers. Alright. So let's begin. We're gonna start with the district science fair winners. We had four categories, k through two, three through five, a middle school, and a high school. So our k through two winners, we started with Assad Pinnicks, who received third place from Adler. Tiffany Blake Neil received second place, and she's from University Academy.

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Come here. I hear them I hear her. I hear her coming. And our first place winner is Dakota Nichols. Her title was flower power, and she's from the University Academy as well. So come on in so we can give you your awards. I'm not sure. Maybe not. I don't know. Is she coming in? Oh, the pretty hair. Just a beautiful hairstyle. Our young scientist, come on up. Come on up. Congratulations. I don't know if Tiffany's here. I think this is Dakota. Dakota. Okay. Alright. And what I need you all to do is just stand over here. We're gonna wait. You have a trophy.

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You have a science pack. Okay? And you have a certificate. You got it? Okay. Third through five gray band is Carter Ruffin received third place from McIntyre. Ashton Cox is second place from Thompson Elementary. Joseph Applewhite and Clarence Cody tied for first place, and they're from the University Academy and Boerne Elementary. Come on up. So many gifts. Alright. Our middle school category, third place was Corey Turner from Levy Middle School. We had two second place winners, which are both from miss Eats' classes.

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One is her first hour class, and we'll have Savannah Snyder come and represent that group. And the second hour class will have Nigel Murphy come and represent that group. Please come up and grab your certificate. And our first place winner is Bryce Davidson from Thompson International. This was middle school. Nope. Bryce is behind you. Oh, this is And I joined Savannah. This is miss East. First and second hours. Okay. I'm gonna move on. Got it? The high school category, third place was a group from the University Academy, Doyen, Alani,

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Camille, and Micah. If you all are here, come on up and receive your third place certificate. And second place was Azaria Ayers. She's from Southfield High School for the arts A and T. Come on up, Azaria. She's here. And our first place winner high school is London White. These are our district science fair winners. Thank you. Great job. So we're gonna pause here and take a picture, and then I'll do the regional science fair. So all of the teachers of these students and principals coming up will take one big picture. Principals, you're getting your exercise today.

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Oh, I have to take a picture. Okay. Alright. Let's move on. I'm going to now give the awards for our science and engineering fair of Metro Detroit. This is a regional fair, and it included Washtenaw, Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties. There were over 962 student participants, 133 in elementary, 314 in the junior division, and 315 in the senior division or 515. I'm sorry. So we had a few students who actually competed and was on the podium, if

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we had a podium. So I'm gonna start with our elementary division. Rowan Wesley received honorable mention in the physical science category from McIntyre. And then Clarence Cody received an outstanding rating in plant life category. He's from Boerne. And then Arianna Adams, who's from Thompson International, she actually placed third overall in her category of life science. That was amazing. In the elementary division, it was 133 students. Arianna, come to the tree. You have a trophy. In our junior division, we have Gabrielle Gross who received an outstanding rating in the

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chemistry category. She's from Boerne. And Corey Turner received third place overall in the chemistry category, and he's from Levy. Corey. Corey. Corey. Corey, you freaking have a truck. Alright. Now let's talk about our senior division. We have quite a few. Some students work together in pairs and others submitted things individually. They had to go before, live people. They asked some questions, interviewed them. They had to stand and talk about it. So we had them record video just so they could practice, but they had to be in person. So here are those winners.

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Azaria Ayers received an excellent rating. Peyton Peyton Kirksey Banarjee received excellent. London Clemens received excellent. I'm gonna just read the name. So Kayla Daniel was excellent. If you hear your name, come on up if you're here. Jordan Harris, outstanding. Jada Lyons received an excellent rating. Kamara Salter received an excellent rating. Ayanna Shamali received excellent. Curtis Sherman junior also received excellent. London White received excellent. And Kennedy Winbush received excellent and a professional award.

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And then Shikhar Owen received honorable mention. So those were all of our groups in the senior division. There was one special group which was called exhibition, and so they took some of the projects that we submitted and put them on exhibition for people to go around and look and see their work. And so there were four groups that were, submitted into that category, and I'll just read their names. If they are here, we did give them certificates individually. So Noel Stewart, Kristen Teddy, and Peyton Williams was the first group. Alani McClain, Doyan, Camille, and Micah was the second group.

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Ayesha, Karen, London, and Dakota. Ariel and Jordan was the third group. And our last group was Joel, Mikayla, and George Yarborough. Okay. So let's give them a hand. Now I'd like to give the teachers their certificates, and we'll take a picture. Are you ready? Did we call your name? Do you got come on. Come on up. Come on up. We need you to get your certificates. Tell us your names. Yeah. We'll give it to you later. But don't worry. We're gonna give it to you. Okay? Come and take a picture, though. We're gonna stand up here. Alright. So now I'll call the teachers. Doctor Ralina Boone, first one.

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I really wanna thank doctor Boone because she was a chaperone and took our students down to Huntington Woods, and she volunteered and said, I'll take them. I'll take them. So I really, really appreciate. They couldn't have done it without her. Miss Charles, miss Conley, miss Fatima Dixon, miss Eat, miss Kimberly Jordan, miss Anne Losovage, miss Makeham. Did I say her name right? Losovage. I'm sorry. Thank you for correcting me. Miss Makeham, mister Mann, miss McKee, miss McPherson, miss Pinchoff, miss Purdy, miss Reid, miss

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Twist, and miss Mojito. Am I saying it right? Mojito. Yes. Come on up. Everybody up. Let's take our picture. Okay. Thank you. And all the administrators, if you can come and join us. Teachers, administrators, please join us. One last picture. Thank you. That's why I said you guys are getting your act exercise in tonight. And we gotta get close. It's hot. I'm coming. Thank you for giving us this opportunity. We are all done. Thank you. Thank you, instructional team. This is what Southfield Public Schools is all about, and we are grateful to you for leading this initiative. As we transition from our scholars to our adult greatness, it is with great pride.

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Ready, miss Foster? I'm getting Drum roll, please. Mhmm. That I introduce you all to miss Denise Brown who is our partner of the month for transporting our scholars to and from school safely each and every day. Come on up. My name is Lori Osborne. I'm the interim location manager here in Southfield, and I've worked with Denise for about five or six months. A great driver. She's been driving a school bus for thirteen years and she's been with first student

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for ten. She feels like her calling is special needs students. She enjoys putting a smile on their face every day and getting them to and from school safely. We appreciate you, Denise, and thank you for your years of service and your dedication to, delivering students safe. Safe. Yeah. Yeah. That's that's the greatest. I was trying to get Denise to come in here because she is our partner of the month for Southfield Public Schools. Her colleagues are so appreciative. Alright. Denise, don't go anywhere. Stand right here. We're gonna take one quick photo just like the children.

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You get to take a picture with the board. We will thank you every day and for the care that you show as you transport the children back and forth. So thank you for all that you do. Very welcome. And where's the box of tissue for the next person? The next person is known affectionately throughout the district as the mother of all of Adler Elementary, and it is long overdue that we recognize miss Alma Dean as our My name is Summer Carla Curtis. And I employee of the month.

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Where's miss Alma Dean? Come on, miss Alma Dean. I have the tissue ready. Come on. Our employee of the month. Principal Dean. Principal Dean was nominated by a parent, and I just wanna tell you a little bit of what the parent had to say. She stated, principal Dean is just the best person I know dealing with young people. My son and I moved to Southfield two years ago after his mother passed, and when we got to Allard Elementary, he was having a very tough time. But Principal Dean welcomed him and treated him like he was her son.

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We love her very much. She's out there in the parking lot every day. She knows every kid by name, which is amazing, but it shows the level of care that she has for her kids. Congratulations, Principal Dean. This award is very deserving. Thank you. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. They didn't call you and tell you I was coming. They didn't call you and tell you I was coming. They said I was needed in kindergarten so I watched it because I thought it was you. Always needed in kindergarten but they didn't call and tell you because you are actually

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the person receiving the employee of the month. What the for Southfield Public Schools. Congress. Okay. I'm gonna stop. Yay. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Everybody, 123. We're gonna give it up for miss Dane. 123. Go ahead and see. Thank you. Wrong presentation. Yep. Yep. Okay. You ready? Alright. Next, we will move on to the staffing update presentation. We're at the end of the school year, and I know that there was some mixed messages going out, so I did wanna clarify. There was a message gone out saying that there was a hiring freeze. That was actually for the remainder of this academic school year knowing that we have

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thirty days remaining. We're not hiring anyone for this year, but I'm very proud to announce, particularly in our special education department, they have been very thoughtful and doing their pre hiring for next year. And while we have a number of individuals retiring and other vacancies, they have almost staffed every position in our special education department. So I'm very pleased to report this out to you this afternoon. Roll through, please. The ASD teacher, as you see, candidate identified for the 2627 school year offer being

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formulated and, currently being filled by an ISSN team member. Speech pathologist at Adler, candidate identified, offer being formulated. So Adler will be fully staffed in the fall. Next, we have McIntyre, the point five gym teacher. We knew that that was going to be continuously filled by the long term sub for the duration of this year. Stevenson, the one point o resource room teacher, being filled by a substitute, receiving report from a teacher consultant, and we do have an internal candidate identified for the 2627 academic school year.

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Bernie, ASD teacher, once again, candidate identified for the 2627 school year offer being formulated, and one I EI teacher currently being filled by an ISSN team member. Thompson, two s ASD teachers being filled by substitute teachers. Interviews are currently scheduled for the 2627 school year, and our Spanish is Meg's language plat partner platform. Levy zero zero zero zero zero vacancies. Alright, principal Jackson. Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology 0000.

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UniversityK12000. And KLC one s x I teacher candidate identified and offer accepted. Bussey, two speech pathologist. Candidates identified for the 2627 school year and offers extended. Both are currently being filled by a partner. Two ECSC teachers, which is early childhood special education filled by a substitute retiree and one EIV, early intervention teacher. Teacher, one ISSN Medicaid billing, and two ESL support teachers. That is amazing.

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Miss Angela Smith, please stand and be recognized because you have been interviewing, interviewing. Thank you. And trustees, we are going to have our partner speech pathology group come to your next study session so that they can talk to you about how they provide speech pathology services in a remote setting so that you can ask as many questions as you'd like relative to that program. Okay? Wonderful. Alright. Moving right along, next, we have the BUSI director's report, doctor Kelly Wash.

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Good evening. Okay. Well, good evening, everyone. For president Belk, superintendent Green, and all board members, audience. Okay. I'm gonna start with the May. It's hard to believe it's May. I'm gonna start with the May, BESE board report. So, it was teacher appreciation week, May 4, through the eighth, and we're still acknowledging and celebrating our teachers at BUSSE. So it's always wonderful to acknowledge all the great, ways that our teachers empower and celebrate our scholars at BUSI.

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Moving right along to just give an overview of the director's report, I'm going to talk about our FA one review, kinda give some additional information about that, our enrollment updates, our average daily attendance, our monitoring reports, education, ERCA, and family engagement. So last month, I gave a little overview about our FA one review and our action plan. And as we're digging deeper to, make sure that our eligibility, component is, meeting all

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of the requirements, we're going to make sure that all of our ERCA staff, they're they're trained regarding our new eligibility policy and procedures. We're going to talk about the housing cost calculator, provide training, so to make sure that all of our over income, parents and families that they're meeting all of the eligibility requirements. And then we're going to continue to develop relationships with the following following service organizations, CARES, Orchard Children's Service, organization, and Easterseals.

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And then also to make sure that there is a direct, relationship with our district enrollment enrollment manager, to support the anyone who needs McKinney Dental services. So for our enrollment, for all programs, we have a total of 153 scours at BUSI, and we're still enrolling, which is wonderful. So I'm I'm sure that next month, that number will be higher. For our average daily attendance, overall for all groups, we have an average daily attendance of 83%, which is, pretty steady for most of the year.

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For our CACFP, the total number for scholars that, receive meals, 5,677. And for our adults, 1,301 meals were served during the month of April. Okay. And as always, we're still continuing to make sure there are scholars are well positioned for, next year. So for, right now, we have 20 child find forms, and we're collecting them again,

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for next year as we're enrolling students. And so far, we have two for next year. For ERCA updates, this month, last Friday, we did a CACFP presentation, making sure that, we're creating healthy meal time experiences in our preschool classrooms, and we continue to have our weekly meetings. For education, the highlight for this month was our home visits that took place on the first and the eighth of the month, making sure that we have those direct, connections between home and school. And so, the teachers did quite well making sure that all the home visits are

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taking place. And, once again, last month, we had our BUSI enrollment fair. We will continue to have them throughout the summer. We received over, we have 50, parents, families attend, and we're still taking information regarding that enrollment fair, so that's exciting. We're proud to announce that we will have, a summer program too at BUSI, our preschool enrichment program for our current Head Start scholars and our kindergarten boot camp for rising kindergarten scholars.

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And so the enrollment, is currently taking place, and we're excited to continue and sustain learning throughout the summer. And currently, for our in kind, we have, little over $190,427.64, and that number is, increasing daily. We still need to enter some more numbers. And once again, I know March is reading month, but reading is always celebrated. So mister Ingram, he's always welcome. He likes to come out and read to our scholars.

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And so, once again, in you're always welcome to come and, you know, read. That's always an enjoyable experience at Bussey. K. And at this time, are there any questions? What was this? Yes. Good evening. Good evening. I wanna ask you a question about the child and adult care food program. Sure. What why is there, different amount of meals served for the AM and the PM? Oh, because, for our you're looking at the snacks. Let me go back to the AM snacks and PM snacks.

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To it. Oh, because in the e well, because for the head start, the early head start, they do not have the the evening the afternoon snacks. Most of the kids are still resting. And for the GSRP and head start, that's why the number is so higher so much higher for the afternoon snacks, if that makes sense. Okay. Thank you. Okay. And congratulations to I'm so proud of you. Go blue, both of you. Congratulations. Yes. Board president, that concludes the report of the superintendent.

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Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Trustees, at this time, is there a motion to approve, minutes for March 24, April 14, April 21, and April 21 again for our closed session as well as April 28? So moved. Support. Motion has been moved and supported. Are there any questions? Hearing none, board secretary, please call for the vote. Trustee Anderson? Yes. Myself, yes. Trustee Belk? Yes. Trustee Holloway?

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Yes. Trustee Johnson? Yes. Unanimous. Motion carried. Thank you. Report 6478. Firewall replacement e rate. Trustees, you have received this in your package prior to this meeting. Is there a motion to open and approve report 60 478? So moved. Motion has been moved and supported. Are there any questions? What's it do with the board? What exactly is that? That is the firewall system that we have in the district to ensure that we don't have cyber attacks occurring throughout our district network, and this is for the next

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five years of our infrastructure. And doctor Green, to clarify the $23,000 is a reimbursement for the e rates. Correct? Yes. So that's total of 44. That is correct, ma'am. Okay. Yes. Through the chair. Doctor Green, can you just explain, what the e rate, what the e rate So the e rate program is a federal program which affords us an opportunity to receive up to 80% reimbursement, as a school district for certain technological advancements in our district. So we apply to the federal government to receive that 80% reimbursement on these upgrades.

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Thank you. Any additional questions, trustees? Student board reps? Alright. Hearing none. Board secretary, would you please call for the vote? Yes. Trustee Werdewald, myself, yes. Trustee Holloway? Yes. Trustee Johnson? Yes. Trustee Anderson? Yes. Trustee Bell? Yes. Motion carried. Alright. Trustees, is there a motion to open and approve report 6479? So moved. Work. Thank you. Y'all keep leaving a headache. Is it most disoriented? Are there any questions? Board president, which one is, this is the, BIPAC number 48 for a university k

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12 renovation using bond funds, the addition. This is Bartmello? Which one is No. It's for all of the subcontracts. Report 60. Mhmm. Bar Mello did the final recommendation for all of the subcontractors, and then they itemized the model, which this is the recommendation that's in here. Thank you. No problem. Any additional questions? For president, I do wanna note for the community that this, all of these bids came in a million dollars under budget. All of these combined came in a million dollars under budget.

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Any additional questions? Alright. Will our secretary please call for the vote? Absolutely. Trustee Belk? Yes. Trustee Anderson? Yes. Trustee Holloway? Yes with an explanation. Okay. Even though I had a plethora of questions, doctor Greenlee, she obliged me on answering them. But I still have further concerns, so I would take that up at a at a different time. Okay. Understood. Mhmm. Trustee Johnson? Yes. Myself, yes. Unanimous. Motion carried. Thank you. Trustees, is there a motion to open and approve report 6483?

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That's for the environmental concern. Oh. 82000. Oh, I missed once. Report 6482. Building okay. I'm a little commissioning award recommendation with bond funds. Support. It's been motioned and supported. Trustees, are there any questions regarding report 6482? Through the chair, this is not so much as a question, but I just wanna ask doctor Green, can you explain, what the envelope commissioning is so that people will know exactly what it was? Because I'd had no idea what it was. Yes. And I'm glad you lifted that, trustee Anderson.

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So this is basically quality control to ensure that the foundation of the building is solid, the walls, the windows, the doors, the frame, the roof, all of those things. So this is ensuring checks and balance, with the contractors that we're hiring to do the work to ensure that it is done with high quality. And this is for all of our properties that have been worked on for the bond? This one is specific to that of university because they're putting up new walls. So the other buildings were more renovations. This is the new build. So we had to, consider professional services for the new build. Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you for clarifying that. We had eight pages of questions. We all think we're construction workers now. Any additional questions? Architects, any architecture, engineering, construction. Do it all. We had a ton of questions, but thank you for clarifying that for our community as well. Board secretary, please call for the vote. Trustee Bell? Yes. Myself, yes. Trustee Johnson? Yes. Trustee Holloway? Yes. Trustee Anderson? Yes. Motion carried. Trustees, is there a motion to open and approve report sixty four eighty three, which is the Environmental Consulting Services, Arch Environmental Group, amendment number four with bond funds.

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So moved. Support? It's been moved and supported. Trustees, are there any questions? I'm going to the chair. For the environmental services, is that the one that's, like, helping with the electric buses or is that somebody else? No. This is, a company that comes in to remove asbestos from buildings that existed. So they do abatement work throughout the district. Good question. Any additional questions through the chairs? Yes. I just want, Doctor. Green to explain, cause she, she did explain it when we got our materials initially. What, why we are at amendment number four. So as we continue to move throughout the district with each additional project, we amend

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the prior contracts to ensure that we are doing the new work. We don't give blanket contracts for all of the Mon work. We put out specific bid packs as we go throughout the process and as we identify areas that need addressing, we come back to the board of trustees for the additional amendments. Also, it's important to note that, through this work, not only do they do the abatement, but they also monitor the air quality to ensure that our environments are safe for our scholars. Thank you. Yes. Doctor Green, is it also fair to say that as we do the construction of

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some of the existing buildings and we uncover new, areas that have asbestos, is this also part of why we have the additional amendments? So amendments will come to you throughout the projects, but part of the pre work that we do is identify those areas that will have asbestos and need to be abated on the front end so that we don't have any surprises. Now there could be some surprises along the way, but the pre work is extremely important to ensure that we keep those surprises to a minimum.

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Thank you. Any additional questions? Sorry. Is this just for university or is it, like, for every building that this specific admin like, not a specific member, but, like, what this is funding is for? This particular one is for university k twelve, and this is gonna start the day after the scholars leave. So they will be coming in. They're the first group that goes into a building to ensure that once they start, addressing the floors and the roofs and the ceilings that it's properly abated before they

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start building new. Yes, Paris. I remember earlier in the year that there was, like, another issue with the Southwood A And T Building, but that was, like, plumbing wise, I believe. So is this the only building, like, university? Is this the only building with this specific issue, like, the, best No. Actually, the old house has already been completely abated at Southwood A and T. So we closed off the wing of the old house, so we've already taken care of that portion of the building. So we're moving throughout the district one building at a time, brick by brick. Wait. So the if you're moving through one district, so you're going to, do this with

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with multiple different buildings or is it At the end of this summer, we'll have five buildings complete, Chidi. Every building in Southfield Public Schools is receiving renovation and or additions. Alright. Good questions. Doctor Green, I just wanna clarify. You said this was for university, but it looks like we really identified university and Thompson as You are correct. You are correct. This is the additional piece at Thompson as well. Thank you for that clarification. And Thompson will be finished at the end of this summer. Any additional questions? Do we know when university is going to be finished? Three years.

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No. For oh, for the abatement? Oh, no. The abatement. You won't be able to go on that campus for the next three years. Once it becomes an active construction site thank you for lifting that for all of our community. Once it becomes an active construction site, no one will be allowed on that campus without the approval of the construction team, meaning no one that is not an active contractor or subcontractor will be afforded an opportunity to go on that campus. So for the next three years, three months, and twenty nine days, no one will be allowed on that campus.

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Okay? Who's counting? I am. Truly, I am. Any additional questions? The activity has started. Yes. Board secretary, please call for the vote. Trustee Belk? Yes. Myself, yes. Trustee Johnson? Yes. Trustee Holloway? Yes. With another explanation. Okay. With this one, I had a plethora of questions and concerns. Doctor Breen addressed them all. We're going forward forward with other contracts. I would like a better explanation of it's my questions. Yes, ma'am. And my concern mostly my concerns. Now you answered the question.

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Mostly my concern. Yes, ma'am. And I'll just request that the office of the superintendent add this to our next special board meeting. Yes, ma'am. So that we'll have clarity amongst the entire board. Sounds good. We'll have no issues. Yeah. You're welcome. Trustee Anderson. Yes. Unanimous. Motion carried. Thank you. Trustees, we are almost there. Is there a motion to open and open and approve report sixty four eighty six? This is our personnel action report. So moved. Support. It's been moved and supported. Do we have any questions?

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I don't wanna get to it. It's in here. Oh, it's only three. Thank you. I just wanna lift, number two to the trustees. Mhmm. Yes. Very well deserved. Sure. And number three. I see what the action item is. Any additional questions? Alright. Hearing none, were secretary, please call for the vote. Judy, this is the the reason why you guys don't have it is because it's personnel. And it's that's why we use numbers because we can't call everyone's name. Just want to make sure I clarify that. Trustee Anderson?

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Yes. Trustee Bell? Yes. Trustee Holloway? Yes. Trustee Johnson? Yes. Myself, yes. Unanimous. Motion carried. Thank you. Information items. Doctor Green. Thank you, board president. Report 6487 is BidPack46. This is Kennedy Learning Center. So, Chidi, to your earlier question, are we moving around the district? Yes. We are. So the next bid pack that we will discuss is that for the boiler replacement at Kennedy Learning Center to ensure that they have proper heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, also known as HVAC.

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Oh, I hear applause back there. So that is the information item. Again, bond funds will be utilized for this work. We don't have a swing space for these scholars, so we're working with the team within the school to ensure that we can swing them around the building while they're working on the specific side that has the, HVAC, the boiler rooms. We will move the scholars to the other side of the building, and that will be done in the summer months. That program is a year round program, so there are very small windows where we can go in and actually do the work. And a lot of it will take place over the weekends because, you may recall

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that the school district only does four days per week in the summer. So Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays will be the optimal time to do this work when the scholars are not on the campus. Any questions, trustees? No? Okay. The next item is report sixty four eighty eight. This is DTE, and this is the method of providing permanent electrical services. As you are aware, we have to run new electrical systems on that campus before we erect the new, structure. So this is going to come out of the bond funds from the 2022 bond

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to make sure that we have proper electrical on that campus before we can put up the new building. '20 yeah. November 2022 is when it was approved. I'm fixing it. You're fixing it? Okay. Very good. Alright. And then you have the financial report and the monthly bill disbursement. Alright. Thank you, doctor Green. Trustees, do we have any questions regarding the financial report or monthly bill disbursements? In the absence of trustee Denson, I did review, all of the reporting. I think I'm kinda used to doing that, so I don't have any questions. I did wanna lift though, just for our community that the teacher, I think it's

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called the 27 a l bonus. 27 a l grant bonus. A teach teacher bonus. That's what you're okay. It's actually an educator bonus, so anyone that's classified as an educator within the district with the exception of the executive team. Okay. That bonus will be received in June. So I wanted to make sure that I stated that since I was giving the financial report and monthly bill disbursement. I didn't see anything, that was worth noting. Everything looks perfectly fine and Mark Ingram's team is doing an excellent job, as far

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as the finances. And that concludes the financial report for today, for this month. Public participation. If you wish to address the board regarding a school related issue that has not yet been resolved by school administration, please submit a comment card immediately. Comments are limited to three minutes per individual, and as a matter of fairness, speakers with complaints against individuals are asked not to mention any persons by name. Complaints concerning employees pursuant to board policy nine one three zero should be brought to the attention of the school principals or other administrators before coming to the board of

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education. Your cooperation is appreciated. Miss Foster? Zero. Okay. For the good of the order. I have something, board president. I would be remiss if I didn't lift on behalf of miss Paula Leitzy that May is mental health month. And if anyone is, struggling and or need additional supports, miss Leitzy and her team are available to you and for you. She has a plethora of resources, and her contact information is on our district website. Okay. Thank you. Anything else, trustees, for the good of the order? Through the chair?

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Yes. I didn't wanna do my full report out at the beginning. So this is my report from the NSBA conference, if that's okay. I recently had the opportunity to attend the National School Boards Association Conference in San Antonio, and I wanted to briefly report back on my experience there, and to highlight a few, sessions that I went to. So first, I went to a session, or one I wanna highlight is about student board representatives, specifically. One of the biggest takeaways with that was that there's a wide range across the country in terms of what student representation actually looks like.

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In some states like New York, student representation is now mandated by the state, so a lot of districts are still figuring it out. But then you have districts like Montgomery County, Maryland, which has had a student board rep since the nineteen seventies. And that district is treated like a part time job. The student board reps receive a salary and the role is very structured. What what really stood out to me is that in Montgomery County, which is a district of about a 150,000 students, so very different, the student board reps have to

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run for the position. There's a primary and the general election, and students from kindergarten through twelfth grade vote for who represents them at the table. The student speaker shared that she visited over 80 school campuses during her campaign. So again, there's a huge range nationally. Some school board members can vote on everything. Some have limitations, especially around personnel matters, and some don't vote at all. But across the board, the most successful districts are not treating student representation as symbolic. They're treating students as real partners. They share that student board reps regularly contribute in ways that shape conversations and even

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cause boards to pause and rethink decisions in real time, and that requires intentional relationship building. For me, this really made me reflect on where we are as a district. We've had student board reps for a while now, and it feels like we're continuously leveling up what that experience looks like, and I think we should continue to build on that. One thing I found especially powerful was the idea of using this as a way to train young people to, to participate in democracy. The idea that students are voting throughout their school careers to choose their representatives is real civic engagement. And I think there's something really strong there that we could look into as a

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community and as a district. That's all I'll share for now. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Jackson. Trustee Werdewall. You can especially hold that Good evening, everyone. So as a board, we definitely like to recognize each other, as well as our superintendent. Doctor Green we'll start with doctor Green first. Tomorrow is her birthday. So we want to make sure We appreciate doctor Green and all the work and

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everything that she brings to the district. We are excited to have her as a plus one to the board. Doctor Green, I hope you enjoy your day, your week, your month. Thank you. You're very welcome. And trustee Johnson, we're definitely leveling up because last year was on my birthday, and we were here until 11:00 at night. We also have another, birthday that we'll be celebrating. Unfortunately, it will not be with us, in house here, but our trustee, Amani Johnson, will be celebrating his month this as well this year or this month. Next week. Next week. Next week.

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So we wanted to celebrate him as well with a small token of our appreciation. We also have one other, but she is not here. She's, at a conference, is our trustee, Denton. So she has a birthday month. May is a busy month for us. So we'll be celebrating her upon her return. Enjoy your day. You're very welcome. Thank you, trust me. Will you? Okay. I won't say that over the microphone. Future meetings. February, May 22. I mean oh. I'm not Friday. I'm trying to get to the summer.

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Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25. Memorial Day recess. No school. May 26, special board meeting and study session. Friday, June 5 is graduation day. We have two graduation same day, 10AM and then 2PM for university. Tuesday, June 9, we have our regular board meeting. Thursday is oh, Thursday, June 11, the student's last day of school. And then on the twenty third, we have a special board meeting and study session at 06:00PM.

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Meeting adjourned at eight 08:25. 08:25.