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I would like to call to order the regular January at this time I would like to be recognized in home stylists in the Pledge of Allegiance what do lesions of the United States of America we will start tonight's meeting I would like to formally welcome our new board members in the fall Hazard and mustard on icenogle is any superintendent will tell you there's very little of 2 10 and over District leadership team can accomplish without a supportive school board and I've been very blessed in my first six months to have a very supported Ford and then also obviously meeting with Mr Hazard mr. I started with a lot of great conversations I've been excited I know them and there's a lots of peas and I look forward to how does T-Mobile work together so I'm I'm really excited for you guys to join our board and will continue to represent the great work that we continue to do in Kearney Public Schools so thank you guys and I think got this time we'll have mrs. Lamkin for she's going to administer an oath of office I got it for mr. icenogle Mr Hazard and realized for the room with the black man please and repeat the oath of office in unison please I want you to call me where that I will support the Constitution of the United States addition of the state of Nebraska against all enemies foreign and domestic and I will bear true faith and allegiance to that bank and I take this obligation freely and without mental reservation or and I will Faithfully perform the duties of the office for a number on the back of my ability and I do further that I do not Advocate nor am I a member of any political party or organization that Advocates the overthrow of the government or state by force or by Island during such time that has II minions Division I will not Advocate Norman, and I better have any political party or organization that Advocates the overthrow of the government in the United States so help you God thank you this time I do not see that we have any board members absent all rolling the great then we also need to approve tonight's agenda the new dam for the agenda for the meeting tonight at the discussion play moving forward in the agenda that to a we will now entertain nomination for the office of president of the board of education for 2023 I'm willing to nominate. last name for the office of president of the board of education for 2023 hazers brand second or I'm just a blessing to be nominated as the president of the board which one read are there any other nominations Francis East nominations and the unanimous ballot in Casper Drew was president after blessing is the president for 2023 for the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education second if I miss a certain conversation when WinCo roll turn the gavel over to use the ride may never get it back thank you all very much I appreciate the opportunity and leave the Bourne operation and transparency to items we will entertain nominations for the vice president Board of Education I'm using my Mason gas as my present nations in the universe power to cast for Mister Dash or the session you're not mrs. lamp where is mr. We will move to item to see will entertain nominations for the office of Secretary of the board of I'm bored donations now send Mood by Gifford and seconded by board 2023 any further. entertain a motion these nominations and that a unanimous ballot the past or McClure branch any further discussion all right with that one or have new officers and we'll move on to items read recognition when I start with three a bank mission of Officer Patrick Loughlin as a DARE officer and the real Iron tonight to be in the board and she recognized officer pat McLaughlin years of service County public school and Oscar McLaughlin loves the spotlight so he's really excited by the time we got to schedule several months just to get him here but in a serious note when the program started in vibration to clean the police department in Kearny Public School one of the inaugural off. I need ministrator that work in this District over the last many years would tell you that I have some klonopin has been on a real Rock The Chronicle of the school reporter and kids she's worked with many many kids over the years he's worth administrators in difficult situations and he's always been so we have a fantastic relationship with Kearny Ave Kearny police department and if people like pad on the help create a Time relationship with their great work I and a great ability to look between the baseboards and walls Kearney public school so 16 years of service I'll read the plaque out of her dad to keep the officer Patrick McLaughlin for dedicated meritorious service to the students and staff at Kearney Public Schools as a dare in school resource officer for a total of 16 years presented January 9th 2023 please help me welcome the people often forget how lucky we are to live in this community to raise our children in this world are starting this community late 80s all the way through until 2009 when when trauma care offer that whole time you were there in the nest or no did I say thank you to the people I can for you if you pretended that came before you the cheese that came before you that may just work through all these years through all the ups and down through the first year doctor harshbarger address resource officer learned a lot of lessons on how to work together that created the Bedrock of that foundation for went off the loop I'm wrong and became the first real school resource officer High School years later I became those people at their own and from that point on the lessons we've learned people apologize Budgetel on Oscar win Oscar Wilde and Officer Dennis and now I'm Waterman carry on that tradition of making each school just like our kids went to that school that's how I have always looked at my job in the school is to make it as good as I could like my own gift like there life in town a little bit after overheating we should handle the business of the schools as we know the kids there is time my time to pay off the wax Isabel Wild Genesis at that thing on to you of the boys we should read every school at our kids go to that school handle it doesn't you know the kids I probably should have my kids go to school it's all because of people like you your predecessors you without you lambskin Ranch all the people all the time appreciate what numbers would like to come well haven't been a chaperone and where our society levels but I do appreciate it and it was just a level of when I was at the old high school that's right. For 20 years and I really appreciate it now we never there and they were there to help the students as much or more than other word to help custodians and anybody else is there that's what they were there for so thank you your police were sent you everything that I have done first yeah I'd like to say thank you as well my daughter comes home and that she refers to its Austin waffle and then somebody was war uniforms for a different agency the sacrifices that come with it the stress that comes with it and I can only imagine the stress that comes with it with all the extra kids that you know you're entrusted with the safety and and the staff what you do doesn't go unnoticed we definitely are blessed to have keeping me with us we're we're blast so thank you at work as well as attorney really makes my job easy when you guys do all the right things you know I'm theirs. Loopholes and drag because they be needing was on it and did a thorough job and we're just like you have you guys in the community and probably divorce Illinois thank you alright thank you very much are officer and and school resource officer in state but also built building of positive relationships as well like you said I truly appreciate that yes so I can see you as well I'll write continued on to item 3B we will recognize Kearney High School my music students and directors and the board thank you for allowing me to come up here and talk about people that I don't know if we were invited to our music Christmas program one of those that you just sat and shut your eyes and listen you would realize like I realize that it is by far and above the best in the entire first aid and I thought I'd put them up against anybody in the nation mostly due to the fact that she didn't care about it. It may take a lot of time are there in the morning but I'm coming in and they're still out there hitting it early early in the morning till late late at night and that also comes back to rr3 really amazing instructor literally Bieber and all do a credible job with our music department if you are brand new to the board. You are on the board and haven't gotten or hear them play probably have somewhere but I would really recommend doing that if you get that invite to go and see and listen to what the young people performed as incredible always gives me the Goosebumps and they're always trying to get Michigan to cry and when they do they know they've hit and this this Christmas one was was no small feat there was a couple times there was tears, I didn't want to see it but I just want you know and I just wanted to be able to recognize them learning the Kearney High School earned the exceptional participation award from the Braska music educators Association and I like it I mean that's the technical term I just always just saying we're exception whole group of people that we get to bring up here and every time we do know how much work goes into that and the the the amazing abilities that are students but also the directors that do such incredible work with our students so with that bring up mister LeFevre Mister Mitchell in The Wizard of Oz so thank you for having us here tonight we really need to add that I think part of the success of our program is that we keep is in the center of it and kids that one when I go all-in we are there for morning noon and night to make sure that they can have a second successful experience I just like to draw attention to the group of kids that we have behind us these are the members of the band that participated in the Allstate ensemble in November we have 27 kids from our programs accepted which is really quite phenomenal there's about 600 kids elected Statewide from about 4000 auditions and we had 27 of those represented a dark espresso are are above and beyond anybody else stay here and they are spectacular and you might just be wondering why exceptional or what that has to do with the ratings and all that we self-report to wear music legend Association NFPA and we have a participation rate of greater than one-third of our school population involved in the music program works out to be roughly 500 to attack you when you come down before and after school you'll see why the whole hallway jam with a lot of fun seeing all the kids want me down there so thank you for this recognition by directory he was able to make it tonight he's actually with you at a an Honor Choir at Doane College I know I loose ties and the more than loose powder tractors that we have here and get gas and I I just I know that I'm hours and hours and hours is down in your work definitely starting sixth grade summer review starting in third grade and more than likely with parents got you go on in and let you know for 5 years old and up to the point where you are right now so I appreciate you and all the work that you do continue on your this career I know you haven't gotten to this point stop being super talented so keep using that out this removal on outside of high school in your community is growing up maybe you guys are both heading to the world tonight but we are on so you do nothing and see where music is life Friday yet I just like to say congratulations to all of you I did get to go to the but it's really spectacular and well-deserved honor for you so congratulations Mitchell never forget this time you know that are not music and with those teams turn light down to do that and I don't know it's a relaxing time can you graduations way to represent I actually had the fortune and you might not use that word I'm sure I'll be getting a claim for his hearing loss and all the students behind you music is such an incredible program I hope it's not as much of a contact for anybody but I got to see you how much is 12 MB alright well thank you very much for coming tonight thank you you three for building such an amazing music sharing this room where is well the high school graduation all of you recognition hanging out there from the first book of your marching band from first parade where we took my three-year-old this fall he has been offset the movie all right when we bond to item 3C add a recognition of Ryan Hoag nafsu let me come back up here again really nice things about the last night I got conditioner I don't know if I can do that and then I gave all of my food I would like to recognize Alyssa Ryan home RAB and assistant principal Kearny High School he received assistant principal's award Award of the Year award for the n a s s v I would have been Nebraska secondary school principals that incredible leadership from from the top I would say it's probably the most reason why he got that he is absolutely deserving of them extremely hard and so for me laughing to work with him and all the things that we've done together just in a year-and-a-half on my way are there different home I'm very humbled obviously to be hearing from you and go to work for a great School District in my help tools I've been very fortunate through the years that have a lot of great mentors in my life or my coochie days do not like my shirt gray School District been around my wife died Jenny are very fortunate to be in a great team again and our family mr. Ganz is very talkative when it comes to the things I do but I couldn't do it without or of our teacher dark ocean respond to her other administrators are stupid but my wife said Barney and don't ever talk about me again is a chance on a guy that's never been Tennessee one class b a t and out big step and obviously it was a big Challenge and hopefully I'm doing okay there Robert Randolph anybody so is that one shake instead right now I cracked it say Ryan is always been a great supporter like thank you very much congratulations mr. he'll appreciate your coming tonight all you do for our students item 3D and I continued on with recognition tonight wonderful I will recognize Jen true or NAU FPL standing in front of the Year award for 2012 yes Board of Education thank you so much for the opportunity to be able to recognize one of our very own business Jen crew she was the recipient of the Nebraska of elementary school principals this award is branded to bring both units show out standing work in the field of Education five or less years in there on Earth as a principal General Tso isn't really sorry was so sure she is very much each and every day in her building and she is Advocate or not only her building but she's a advocate for her family's that's are in the building as well as Kearney public schools and I'm very proud of her along with all of her other apps this is true hey yo it's funny I if you know we were out of stock but you got to do something like this is quite a difference so thank you for that I will say it until I'm blue in the face but I feel incredibly honoured to get play ever since I left my wall when I upon getting me worried I couldn't talk enough about the amazing staff as I have my building and family is amazing kids they teach me more everyday that I could possibly keep salmon in our district has incredible I have two kids in elementary students in a middle school 29 I would never shoot up anywhere else for my kids to go to school I just love crying I'm thankful for the leaders and the teachers in our district I am now and honestly I wouldn't be able to do the job that I do without one of them is the best of my ability and hopefully make everything all better though and he's working on that. thank you for everything I was there when you were there but I'm just thankful for the person but tired YouTube Radio thank you we will go to item three announcement and recognition of Nebraska School Board member we just January 22nd yes thank-you present blessing we honor all of all of you as board members you know besides the huge paychecks get every month we also have a week every January to recognize I have a proclamation here. looking through member the 107th legislative session of Nebraska that first session was in 2021 and we will continue each year as legislative resolution 37 where is there a 17 locally elected Nebraska residents Who currently volunteer their time serving local public school boards throughout the state representative district 17 education and 329,000 student and where is members of the various ages races and backgrounds represent one Nebraska which encourages and strengthen School District communities in the state by supporting great teaching and doing the treatment and where is their leadership Innovation engagement score a r channel to bring their communities on a vision for school and use that Vision to meet the current and future name for children and where is the local school board of the uniquely American institution I just made public response accountable to the needs of our community and our state and our nation will brother in the American ideal of representative government and we're in school board members that are first and foremost Trustees for a children and where is all Nebraska and should recognizing. significant contribution made by our locally elected school board members worked to ensure the delivery of quality education for our children now there for me it resolved by the members of the 107th legislature of Nebraska birth session of the legislature appreciate the hard work will board members across the state and that the legislation encourages Nebraskans to acknowledge and thank local school board members for their work and dedication so I know it's just a week but during the January 22nd we will formally recognize you and thank you for all that you do I said it earlier and it is so true nothing is accomplished in a school system without the weirdest school board members thank you for all that you do I know that Ann Arbor January Retreat also perfectly now we will move to item for presentation than for a Windy Hill School presentation on leadership initiative and kindness good evening members of the board executive cabinet in my name is Heather Sookie and I am the proud principal of Windy Hills Elementary School disturbing the Kearney at Community since 1980 as a to section K through 5 Elementary School I advise you instead I want to join me and watching video that some of our fifth grade Leadership Academy students about what it means to be a while. and that is the last thank you very much bantu knots turn that video and wonderful to see how our students are modeling leadership and community all right we're moving on to item five public it was patient on that board meetings may have on the agenda a specific time titled public matters of General concern no public bodies shall require members of the public to identify themselves as integration for admission to the meeting nor shall such body require that the name of any members of the public be placed on the agenda prior to such meaning in order to speak about items on the agenda patrons wishing to address the board during the public comment period will be allowed up to 5 minutes / 60 40 minutes extended by majority vote of the board following a motion to do so or action may not be taken on matters discussed during electric station,. Unless the matter specifically appears on a den. members will refrain from expressing personal opinions during public comment any members of the public Desiring to address the body shall be required to sign in with recording secretary prior to meeting and identify himself or herself including an address phone number and name of any organization represented by such person I left the address and phone number requirement is waived to protect security of the individual has no passport icer as our representative to the any of the legislation committee and today actually was our first meeting with the new session we will meet every Monday through the session items pertaining to a still very early in the session so we're starting to see hundreds of bills come in and filtered through those few items no committee chairs at very least for chosen and the last week Center merman will be there soon chair and Center to Linehan on the road as well those are the two committees that that we really interface with a lot of Jason obviously and then Revenue because they deal with a lot of allocution funding for schools and Bill were somewhat static but they were still arguing LOL best day of my life, so I don't know exactly their but we will see new faces on education few bills that we discussed in her knitting meeting today the first one is lb 17 which is introduced by Senator Duncan this is a bill that appears to have been brought on behalf of the agency is to allow Austin officers to carry in school problem situation is the pretty bad author keeping their weapons in their vehicles and so are they get off duty and then you go to school activity can I take the gun in with me that I leave my vehicle that's not allowed to be there and so that's what makes Bill and another bill of interest is LV 71 introduced by Senator Sanders bill was the last text it looks like on a pontoon ischl glance that this is someone cleaner than your bill that we can ask but there's a few technical issues that I think will be checked in on and trying to wrap our heads around see how is that real so my homework on this specific Bill between now and next week or whenever it comes to our current policy as well we have bald head policy will look at that talk to you waiting on that new others that I'll mention very quickly lb 99 introduced by Senator Cavanaugh the hunger will back if you remember through the pandemic the federal government was providing free breakfast and lunch to a lot of students so that's what the names are continue that especially with a game but it does look like there will be some last one is Elvie 141 your spy center to Breezy someone interesting and as I understand it started out as a beginning of every day through some conversations with different stakeholders bill that the board was too proposed guidelines impact moment of silence that one's a little bit interesting and will keep watching. Those are kind of the bills that we're seeing so far and I'm sure over the next week here will see you more bills then start the photos and can I see what's up I believe the rationale shared in the a moment of silence allows students to better themselves and quiet their minds all right see no more questions on two items 7 this is our consent agenda items on the consent agenda represents a potentially regular than the stuff that we approved process every month this month we have how much is a gender approval of the minutes from the December 12th regular board meeting and the January 4th board Committee of the whole meeting we have January claims Financial reports we have the approval of checks Gordy for 2023 and item that we go through every January to allow dr. Lutheran are our finest find checks as well as a couple of weeks we will set the date for the winter order trade meeting to Wednesday January 25th from 6 to 9 p.m. in this room and your conflict will also move the February board Committee of the whole to Tuesday February Wednesday I will be 5 p.m. downstairs in the conference room I will entertain a motion the grant went to to approve the consent agenda as presented motion passes I am a regular agenda personnel thank you for school you're hiring before you we'd have recommendations for Stuff letters of resignation from Kirsten Cricket in Spanish teacher tries the middle school was built teacher Carter High School all infected at the end of the 2220 cute animals just accept the resignation 2020 $3 special education teacher at the center for Success Pamela Lynn physical education teacher would you rather have been moved and seconded to the resignations as presented any discussion motion passes item at me back to you of the following individuals 67 as a district school psychologist for the 2324 school year and we be a step one 1.0 FTE Spanish at Horizon Middle School elective in January contingent upon her. BASF 11.08 science teacher at Kearney High School what's 36 * 7110 ft District psychologist for the 2024 school year and Angelina Marquez 11.02 East San Ysidro Drive Middle School January 4th 2023 the purpose of Education spend every second has been moved and seconded to improve the employment as presented any discretion I just like to say thank you Melissa for working through this are no further discussion action passing Thanksgiving item 9 is the regular addendum is when it's 9 a.m. or 22 I have a couple of meetings that we need to either be a firm or read point with new board members and a new year so I will entertain sorry about your money over there I got a second move to points on a Ford 2023 I need a session Grandpa rights are our appointed committees for 2023 we'll move onto item 90 review discuss and take action on citizen appeal of library book review committee's decision on the book identical reconsideration of cases not unanimous Georgie boat and they recommended books in the Kearney High School circulation and I provided the board members with the basis for decision-making and you have those in front of you board members discussion I will start with identical but if you have something on the book right now no action on the book identical now discussion thank you thank you and appreciate the parent taking a stand and asking us to take a look at because that shows me that we have parents that want to be involved and helping are about at the same time I have picked out spots throughout the world and as with any blood or argue that taking things from one spot to another spot or not unless you read the entire book and identical with a difficult book to read it's a difficult topic that can't be disconcerting but same time at Walgreens not not a novel for saying this is the wedding Brewers it does cover the top of Great Wolf and it even notice difficult thing it deals with  dealing with drug issues Family Guy I've got a family fishing falling apart and dissolving because of that all those things are difficult all the things that were things that aren't kids might encounter and while this is a difficult to read and also did a good job writing this book I see no issue with it for being there however this work along with anybody I would recommend that our parents pay attention to what wait we offer the opportunity for parents to opt out of it if I walk into a bookstore or if I walk in July I found your parking. Looking forward at library that I choose not to go into it because I have the wisdom to know that they that's something I don't want him to look at it I want to see and apparently do the same thing with with your kids are parents needed educate their kids trailer kids that this is something that you don't want to put any remaining we can pull it looked out and we can can band that woman from being there but that's really not in the bank then the user their knowledge their wisdom that we'd help him develop the same no to something to me is a bad thing is the wrong thing there are times when when something may be exposed to enough that we need to what's a better thing to do is educate your kid the saying hey this is something I really don't want to go in that direction or hey this is something that could really be problem for me in this case was identical I think it's something that could be profitable but I would recommend that the parent look at this child and help him go through those topics the right number because they are difficult did you read this I did read my book. the poor in general I would say that yes I wouldn't it doesn't appear to me that these folks are folks that our unique just our library Nationwide Brooklyn Public Library Online resources for the library across the country do you know where to take action to remove a lot of places that in Edinburg Malone what's on the fingertips in the park I'll say this now I have an overview and then a lot of the book's plot was about a young couple who just graduated from high school and the first time they're going to have that was uncomfortable that was seem to be someone focus of the book was figuring out where they're going to do and more importantly who they are changes in the structure High School setting into freedom of after whether that's college with her that's insane of doing baby with Peace Corps and I think that's important for our kids to that reflection of what they're going to be going through there shortly because this book I believe is only at I think that is important to them to see what they're going through literature. They're going to get I did not love that there was so much focus on but the  that did occur in the book I was highly bought out the STD test they commit to each other on the planet and why lie the marriage I understand that's not the reality of the situation and so I think it's important for activities in fictional literature help some of the people that address that I am so I thought the book was overall poorly written and I wouldn't recommend it to my friend but I don't think they could have placed in the library in particular was because this was one of the books that at least one or two committee members said you know keep it out and I read it and then I went to reread what the committee said and they were basically on the same line is book doesn't belong in our library has not been rather than what it was discussing but I do it has some literary quality that warranty on an overall know I was on the board when this policy your fuel basically was implemented but I heard about it I didn't report it because I thought it gave a an opportunity to become more active in the process and then put in what I have seen now is get to wish for this time policy has a danger of being little sized I suspected already has been to the point where your board is going to be spending the months in between i m reading Donald adult fiction been working on our budget and working on a policy that will keep us supplied with them legislature so overall I think it is more acceptable and I think the moment to read look at this policy and maybe just what we've already been given the right to veto or the Russia so I'm just going to kind of do everybody live here in and do all four of them and I think everybody comes up with once I really do and you can make an argument that public schools has a policy for parents to say this is okay if or this isn't okay in my house and I think that's a that's a policy to that needs to be in Bowling right we need we need that on the same line then some of them have only been checked out almost exactly so one question would be why they're not required not required curriculum for anyone to read there is a committee I don't know the committee or how many there is or isn't that I don't want any of that but it's committee has reviewed these books and has taken a position on them and they have taken a position also up some of them get rid of them tell him take them whatever that may be when I look at the other side though and I try to put the kids first and I tried to think about the taxpayers to put me in this sea I would think about our mission of empower can Inspire students impact the world our vision statement that we put out for everybody and just can't the one looking particular I'm referring to is the infinite moment of us and it's the only one that has this otherwise I referred all of them it was in the booklet it was provided with the vulgarity and the the different speeds and tell you how many times I've been in it the language the shoes that I understand we can't police language I get that I get to Kids R Kids but if our mission is to Simply make kids into fine upstanding adults that her take in society and they grow up to be success it's hard to argue that that serves any literary value in the state in a book like that without removing the profanity is hard to argue that so and I'm talking about the F-bomb how to make everybody uncomfortable up here right so I look at that and then I look at people say will they can get this anywhere they can get these books on their phone they can get these books off the computer then go to the pub I bring that is true but I don't think the taxpayers voted for me would would agree with that I think the taxpayers would say there's a difference between they go and get it somewhere on their own versus is it to them by the school I don't see that stuff for me I struggle with this because I go back to the parent policy truly gives the parents the control of the house and gives their parents their control of their show so I struggle with it but I don't get any way see how language like that you can't use it in you graduate from school and you walk into your interview and you drop the F-bomb on nice to meet you like that isn't going to go well you can't dance to this music my daughter dances if they came out to that how many people would be up in arms you can't search this on your Chromebook you get flagged so I have an issue with the language and vulgarity and I understand we have a commitment I 100% respect that you mean but in some instances the committee work even in the bridge so I have a hard time reading the books that are talked about fear Gary no further discussion motion the chorus is to be identical yes it was a brat made the motion I want to go back to the only booklet that provided the material that I can refer a we got the read that provided the vulgar in my opinion vulgar language was the intimate moment of us so when I'm talking to my strong opposition is that motion carries item 9 scene review discuss and take action on this in a field of library book review committee's decision on the book infinite moment infinite moment of us entertain a motion I would love to know how old the committee's decision and moved and seconded to uphold the decision of the committee on the bus board members have already spoken to this but I'm All Shook a little bit to it this one I did have an opportunity to read on it was I thought it's fairly realistic in terms of the things that are are are facing I'm in this case these are also eighteen-year-old students just graduating high school either but apart from those face again I think we're other board members have shared it well that's some people are going to disagree with the content of this book and that's okay can make that decision for you and your family are the people who said they would not like this book to stay in Niceville Library said that because they just thought it was bad luck. also read yes it does have some over language in it but I like the idea of the different family and children and different kinds of situations I think it's important to recognize that obviously not all children are in mom dad and their own all those different kinds of things can you read the whole and your arms out with the positive person and how to deal with her to help her kids. that was one part that I really appreciate about the family structure if you had bad relationships and I'm trying to I want people to know where I'm done on the book it was provided to us not for minors It also says content one you were about to access materials that may contain content of an adult nature East by old men pictures and material what's Tom Gilbert will find a sensitive if you are under the age of 18 or if such material is finished if it is illegal for you to view these materials please exit now again this is the only one that has a type of documentation with it and that's why I stand against this book and I can't both keeping him hearing on the motion before is is to uphold the commit decision on infinite moment of us land photo because of how this is written where it says not for minors and with that warning excluding it in a 18 and I will also build a order to the eyes have it thank you will continue to Island 9 d review discuss and take action on a bill of library book review committee's decision on the book are you my mother and 43rd positions are you my mother a Comics job Drama by Alison bechdel there's another emotion and ignore action American seconded to uphold the decision many on are you my mother a comic drama on this one I wasn't able to read the whole thing but I was able to look at this one this one was interesting for me because I specifically because it was in that unlike the others there was that graphic forced into it and so that's for me personally and the answer might be no. one more time last airing on the motion before us is to uphold the decision of the committee on are you my mother, drama at the blame for the solo this is Gilbert field library book review committee's decision on the book the haters The New Zoo answer to help us with don't you think I would have said with the committee on a job not for minors or I wish they all had that same thing but until they do the ones that do I would stand beside no get rid of them but since they don't was that a parent policy that allows you to pick and pull your household and I think there are those reasons sport ones that don't have it are you no further discussion the motion before us is to uphold the decision of the committee and take no further action on the haters where is reading approval of the region of board rules 13 pan 1063 blackbird I just took a couple of news because of the committee board to really look at spending the policies that really kind of lead us into something tonight roll it into 13 panel 6310 and so some of those reasons are there one rule these the rules that the board person plays are really just to say we have a policy on a plane over Library materials and the rule is this is how we roll go to rule or not consistent if you looked at those rules now one of the rules indicates that the complaint will have a 15 minute presentation if desired and burned the committee the other world it's not indicate that one role in the cave the board makes a decision that the book and being back in front or I guess I knew consideration after 6 months the other rules state that a problem these rules were put in place in 2017 and died in 2017 we did not have the parent library is all it has been a few minutes with the dentist place about a year ago and Men of the January 2022 for those that are here that rule or that policy was put in place to do exactly what you said his simply says of a parent I have the option to be apprised of what my child turns out I want to know if we're going to check out and get Mission before they check out materials or my child can access the Library without any restrictions and it's fine that really does is going to be mentioned if that opportunity for our shift of what children getting their hands to the people that show the parents the parents to say yes I want that available to my child or no I do not know that is new and I think that's really powerful we're not the moral Arbiters of car quick math with 5,700 students District so we know there's 11400 biological parents and we'll just assume the Carnitas better than the national average of 50% on board and if we said 40% that might have to give us another bowl and beat about 17,000 so were you sick I'm after a committee has reviewed a bug you make the moral judgment on the quality of a book a challenging and very difficult because you're trying to Wade through the thought processes of 70,000 people what if you overturn a committee decision will there be anybody left to survive Weatherby new people here to say we're really upset that you pull the plug in the Shell so every month when we have these discussions because Kearney public schools in a place where we're right in the front and center of the book issue that I feel like we've really dress well with a p Halsey and getting the power belongs to the parents to say if if those books are not on your self checkout you can find that out you can make sure they don't are the reason we're here is our incredibly transparent Our Lives elections are all online at anytime you can find out exactly what books are in our library so it's been since you are very concerned parents but I don't know what they're well actually you do so she did some research and found you were saying a really propane a really inappropriate you would quickly be able to find those books are or not be able to find a couple school was it at the middle school and high school Center in the other building so we we are very transparent one of the things that we we get after that you get at relative to this rule is the committee I have formed a committee is 11 people there's Bible verse now there's two media specialist that are live in the district and then three administrators from high school and two other administrators were part of that along with the media specialist in 6 million numbers so many members come from a wide array of background summer in children Ministries summer in supporting a lot of health issues within our community I tried it I really think of people I have notarized I will mention you have some politics so I'm trying to be very thoughtful to pay this person isn't a republican isn't a Democrat but literally give someone he works with children someone who has a background Roman Reigns psychology or have some of those background that's really important but I could pack them a check them with everything and have these are people who litter pepperstone had received a email so that you know that they don't know you know no one would know we actually said that the feedback even your obsessed meaning number one number two free whatever it maybe it doesn't identify which Committee Member is number two or three and it doesn't identify who they are and that's very intentional because these are people like you are your board members you don't get paid you try to do your best will there people that simply the superintendent ask Will you step forward in a civil service way and help our school district you this up time and they say yes but if they are identified then again about do you have this hatred weather I'm really upset that you think is good to stay or really upset you think this book should go that's totally unfair and quite frankly who will do that it won't do it very long I can tell you that I feel like a lot of reason that our media Specialists are very talented professional people who spend a lot of time looking at what the book collection I think Mr Hazard bored most of these books are not checked out they've been checked out very little we can talk to them if we had a long night maybe that's why anyways but I think we should trust their ability to select the material I think the parents can make the decisions on whether or not they want their kids to access with materials your father mentioned he died so divided now so we don't instruct from these materials are simply voluntary choice is made of what I want to read if there for some reason a library book was used in the classroom instruction we also knocked out balls errands with in the classroom to say I want my child to opt out of this lesson or business traction unit do it again we are very thoughtful as Administration is aboard or how we want our parents have the opportunity to say I don't a child with this instructional material or I want to be able to control if my child voluntarily checked out the trailer I think those are now in place so I think these rules are somewhat for the protection but honestly it's not just these two many members how many members I don't think they should be political ideology I think that would be best if you probably complacent Andrew consecutive to suspend and give birth roll a board rules I just like to say that this is one of the sites information shared with us throughout the whole year I'm going to just happen whenever they're always looking at things to make the our policies and in this case the rules a bit like equation 1/8 as a board and are the business hours to take care of as far as the budget and the Safety and Security of our buildings and our facilities and we're constantly looking at these Elizabeth 1 when they went through and we did all the policies are free because our breakfasts like this sick and I do it sometimes hard to find every little thing that we want to have as clear and concise and call us and we have to like you said we had I would have opted out of the classroom instruction for a focus on Bell Street take this particular particular rules out of our policy I would also like to have covid-19 probably can get attention with this process but it's become two sides of the story and Ben cited a strong argument and he's getting married with water and where we stand in the choices we make and we have better things to do with our time the same time with the books are on making a choice on books because we have better things to do with a bad choice on the parents to educate their kids. Love with your kids do your kidneys give them a good example but give them good instruction Oakland Development Center wisdom themselves be able to look it up look at the things that are are good for them to look at we're here but it's become politicized and we need to be able to do I just a quick question so then so then this will this the parent. Will that become a policy there Strayer procedure this stays in the two policies with just the rules they got those rules would go which is really just called me the parent still have a choice on correct don't have the erratically the library use a permission form is also part of the hand looks so you you approve clothes and books and really well so that would be another way of making sure that the I won't rehash that I've already said at the end of the day without thinking about it on one on the one particular book mr. Hazard and mr. Dash I wouldn't be giving that to my kid all those you can't read yet but that would be something that would be strong we need to be considered support falling back on the opt-out program that allows be active with the control what their kids are getting out of the end of the day to see where they are kids making books one by one is not the responsibility of the staff and administration we have with our district directions to the library in Augusta Board open up you. First I want to say thank you for leading this process turn around but they were able to read these books have thoughtful discussion about it and and share their notes and addition is incredible and I don't speak for every I'll share that I thought this was approached in a very appropriate way as impartial as it could be we have a committee that is made up of Professionals in and people in our community to we were as close to expert as we need taken seriously I think it's absolutely wasn't and for me personally it was a process I think we learned a lot from anywhere it was interesting to see on some occasions where a had some concerns about the contact but when it came down to the question of and I made this decision for every students District in many cases and as other board members and and said we go back to that Library use policy that is ultimately parents opportunity out there and and I do trust our media Specialists there maybe. but in a wheelchair from the committee as well that they were impressed with the discussion time to read the books I'm in frustration with people contesting books address and ID the common from the meeting and searching as well and I want to make a comment on our libraries policy is because I've heard a number of times recently and again throughout the last year so that there should be I forget which is neither every single student had to have their parents sign up form and say whether or not they wanted to prove every library book or whether their students had free access to library student did not return that they were not able to what is not a case where this can do line under the radar the parents see it doesn't have a chance opportunities for parents make that decision are here any further discussion for board members National Forest is 263 stautzenberger

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