1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:16,720 Good evening everyone. I'd like to call to order the Lockport City School District Regular Meeting dated September 8th, 2026. 2 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:17,800 Will everyone please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? S1: 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:29,040 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. 4 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,680 Thank you. Roll call, please, miss Frisch, trustee Caruso here. 5 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:46,800 Trustee. Gray. Trustee. Lamont here. Trustee. Neumann here. Trustee. Petersen. Trustee. Pierce. Trustee. Runfola. Trustee. Zoellner. Here. Trustee. Tobin. Here. 6 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:53,680 Next on our agenda we have our mission statement. So I'm going to turn things over to Deputy Superintendent Lisa Schrader. Thank you very much. 7 00:00:53,680 --> 00:02:16,280 So it's an honor to be here tonight to recognize some truly exceptional members of our school community, both students and staff. Our theme this year is Threads of Belonging. A thriving school district is like a tapestry. It isn't made of a single thread, but thousands of diverse, unique threads woven together. We will honor our Weaver heroes, the students and staff who use quiet acts of kindness, empathy, and everyday dependability. Spin the invisible threads that whisper to everyone around them. You matter and you belong here. The objective is to celebrate students and staff who quietly build a culture of inclusion, ensuring every individual, regardless of their background or role, feel seen, valued, and connected to our school community. So tonight, I would like to thank Mr. Molinaro, one of the grades 7 to 12 Summer extended learning coordinators, for his assistance with recognizing the two students this evening, and Dave Salato, director of facilities, and Anthony Marvin, our maintenance supervisor, for assisting with recognizing custodial and maintenance staff members. So I will get started. First, we would like to honor Luke Jackson. Luke, raise your hand. Make sure everyone knows who you are. Congratulations. So Luke is a sophomore at Lockport High School. 8 00:02:16,280 --> 00:03:21,290 And he's a member of the boys varsity soccer team. He demonstrates the true spirit of threads of belonging through his perseverance, dedication, and commitment to personal growth. Through his participation in the Summer Extended Learning program, Luke raised his biology exam score by 12 points, demonstrating that perseverance and determination can lead to meaningful success. His commitment to growth, both in the classroom and on the soccer field, exemplifies the quality of a student leader. Luke's passion for soccer and his aspiration for aspirations for the future reflect his drive to challenge himself and reach his goals. His positive attitude and dedication remind us that every student has a unique thread to contribute to the fabric of our school community. Luke, your perseverance, your passion, your commitment inspire those around you and strengthen the school family. Thank you for being an important thread in our community. Congratulations. 9 00:03:21,290 --> 00:04:13,570 Next we have Manaia King. Identify yourself. Manaia. Congratulations. Um, she's a freshman and a JV cheer team member. This fall, Manaia completed the summer extended learning program to set a strong, structured foundation for high school. Her dedication, positive attitude and school spirit make her a fantastic representative for her peers. Manaia is always willing to lend a helping hand to her classmates and brings a kind, positive personality wherever she goes. Her welcoming smile and genuine warmth. Help those around her feel comfortable, valued and included. When invited to read or be a part of our mission statement, Manaia shared that she was truly honored and delighted to take on the role. 10 00:04:13,570 --> 00:05:03,050 Congratulations! S3: 11 00:05:03,050 --> 00:06:00,250 And last but not least, Dan McDonald was chosen for this honor for all of his hard work and dedication. In the three years that Dan has been with the district. He quickly moved up from the ranks of assistant custodian to night custodian at the high school and for the past year to head custodian at George Southard Elementary School. Dan was moved up so quickly because of his past experience and his diligence. He brings a welcoming attitude and a reliable work ethic that lifts the spirits of everyone who walks through the doors at George Southard. George Southard Elementary is a brighter and cleaner school because of his leadership and abilities to motivate his cleaning staff. We are proud to honor Dan McDonald for his remarkable career progression, outstanding service, and ongoing commitment to our community. He truly makes everyone around him feel like they all belong. Congratulations. 12 00:06:00,250 --> 00:06:13,610 So Luke and I are going to move on to the reading, the vision, and the mission statement. If the two of you wouldn't mind standing. I will count to three and you'll just read it together. One. Two. Three. 13 00:06:13,610 --> 00:06:51,290 Our vision is to be in an innovative learning community that empowers all students with the essential skills they will need to be successful for today and tomorrow. The Lockport City School District is a diverse community committed to fostering a sense of belonging and creating opportunities for continuous growth for all. We provide extensive learning experiences while ensuring a safe environment with pride. We prepare our students for the future, support our staff and partner with our community. 14 00:06:51,290 --> 00:07:14,530 As a token of your recognition. Here is a placard. Everything that I read about you is on the back, so you will keep that. And this is a belonging bracelet, so wear it with pride for exuding belonging and everything you do. I want for you as well. And a belonging bracelet for you. Congratulations. 15 00:07:14,530 --> 00:07:39,890 Thank you both for being here, for being such important parts of our school community. Best of luck as you start out your school year and you're both have sports seasons right now. So good luck to both of you. If you would like to stay for the rest of the meeting, you are more than welcome. However, if you'd like to take off and get the last few rays of sunshine out there, we don't blame you one bit, but thank you and your family for being here and for being such an important part of our community. Thank you. 16 00:07:39,890 --> 00:07:46,290 Thank you. 17 00:07:46,290 --> 00:07:58,580 Thank 18 00:07:58,580 --> 00:08:07,460 And then so there are some more chairs available if anybody wants to come in and take a seat. 19 00:08:07,460 --> 00:09:35,220 Next on our agenda, we do have public forum for items on the agenda and items of general interest. We do have some speakers signed up. So I'm going to read this and then I will start calling people to the podium. Will not require you to do so by law. The Lockport Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to listen attentively to public comment. Therefore, the Board of Education encourages public participation at board meetings. There will be a public forum for each regular board meeting to provide an opportunity for the public to address the board. Speakers should not expect a discussion with board members or district personnel during the public period. Up to 30 minutes of time shall be set aside at each regular board meeting during which taxpayers, community, citizens, school personnel and school students may openly express themselves directly to the board without about issues related to the district. Speakers may not address specific personnel or student issues protected under FERPA and must adhere to the district's code of conduct at all times. Persons wishing to speak are required to sign in and, at the appropriate time, will be recognized by the Board President. Once recognized, speakers shall identify themselves any organization that they may be representing at the meeting and, if appropriate, the agenda item they wish to discuss. Speakers will be limited to three uninterrupted minutes for their comments. Speakers will be notified by the board President when 30s remain of their allotted time. Okay, so first up we have Octavius Owens. 20 00:09:35,220 --> 00:09:47,340 Octavius, come right up and come right up to the podium here where the microphone is. And then I'm going to have you. 21 00:09:47,340 --> 00:09:53,180 Octavius, you're going to state your name and your address for the record, and then I'll start your timer when you start speaking. Okay. 22 00:09:53,180 --> 00:09:54,220 Give me an address. 23 00:09:54,220 --> 00:09:59,820 Where you live, the address, the address that you signed in on here. It has to be read into the public record. Okay. 24 00:09:59,820 --> 00:10:00,460 Yeah. 25 00:10:00,460 --> 00:10:02,740 All right, so go ahead and state your name and address. 26 00:10:02,740 --> 00:11:52,020 All right. My name is Octavius. Um, my address is 83 Allen Street. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Go ahead. So this is about. Of course, JB. Okay. Because JB was never just a coach. He was like a father. Two kids who didn't even have fathers. He loved every kid on the team. Like we were his own. When I found out he got in trouble. I didn't know what to do with myself. Every time I walked in practice, I feel empty. The field still there. The footballs are still there. The team is still there, but the energy isn't. When JB became head coach, he brought this team together. He made us laugh. He pushed us to work hard and mostly. And most importantly, he made us feel like family. JB is like an uncle to me. He would jump into drills, act like he was still young, and make the whole team laugh. But being butt behind all the jokes was a coach who truly cares. He cared about our football, but also he also cared about us. That's what made JB coach JB great. He didn't just teach us how to play football, he taught us how to be a team, how to support each other and how to believe in ourselves that everybody is hurting. Practice doesn't feel the same. The team don't feel the same. The program feels empty without him. Coach JB. You were a great coach, but to us you were like so much more than that. He was a leader. He was a role model. He is our family. You helped us build this team into something bigger than football. You built a family and no matter what happens, we will still remember the coach who cared about every single one of us. Thank you, coach JB. 27 00:11:52,020 --> 00:12:04,660 Thank you Octavius. Next we have Jared Robinson. 28 00:12:04,660 --> 00:12:11,140 Okay, so same thing. Jared, you're going to read or state your name and address and then I'll start your timer when you start speaking. Okay. Go ahead. 29 00:12:11,140 --> 00:12:41,430 Hello, my name is Gerard Robinson. I live at 251 South Street. And the reason why I'm here today is because of coach JB. Coach JB has helped me. Um, coach JB has helped me get through many things and has helped me get and has helped me. Um, as a coach he He has helped me by, um. 30 00:12:41,430 --> 00:12:47,070 Sorry. Take your time. Yeah, yeah. You got this. 31 00:12:47,070 --> 00:12:54,830 You got this. You got it, man. Take your time. Take a breath. 32 00:12:54,830 --> 00:13:16,590 Coach. Coach JB has helped me by helping me learn new things and experience new things. And I hope coach JB can come back. And that's all I have for today. 33 00:13:16,590 --> 00:13:19,910 Thank you. 34 00:13:19,910 --> 00:13:27,790 Next we have Angel. Riviera. 35 00:13:27,790 --> 00:13:31,110 Angel. Name and address for the record. Okay. 36 00:13:31,110 --> 00:14:13,150 Hello, my name is Angel Rivera. I live at 56 Pine Street. Um, coach JB. first of all, he's not only just a great coach, he's a great neighbor. He's, uh, he's definitely like a uncle figure in my life. You know, whenever, whenever I needed something, he was always there for me. He would always make sure that I was doing the right thing. He never, ever, ever thought that I should be left unattended if I was doing the wrong thing. JB not only that, he he builds a family. You know, he he doesn't he doesn't just take football for what it is. He. He tries to build something with it. And. 37 00:14:13,150 --> 00:14:34,230 I feel like it's unfair for JB to be kicked off for changing the program. He's the reason why we had lights. He's the reason why we had change jerseys. He's the reason why this program is going to be a winning team. That's all. 38 00:14:34,230 --> 00:14:43,190 Thank you. Next we have Dante Long. 39 00:14:43,190 --> 00:14:45,870 Name and address for the record, please. Dante. 40 00:14:45,870 --> 00:15:27,350 My name is Dante Long. I live 29 Harvard Street. So I'm here for JB. Because all due respect, the JV team wouldn't be nothing without JV. He been there from the start, getting kids to off season practices, helping out, uh, pitching in when no one even would. He always helped me when I needed it, and every time I was late to school, he helped me get to school. 41 00:15:27,350 --> 00:16:10,830 He, um, S8: 42 00:16:10,830 --> 00:16:23,870 And I'm grateful to have him as my coach S8: 43 00:16:23,870 --> 00:16:39,390 Thank you Dante. Next we have Regina Brown. 44 00:16:39,390 --> 00:19:26,760 Hi. Regina Brown, 494 Walnut Street. Jimmy's mom. Um, I've been there. I've seen the days when he does go pick these boys up. They call the parents call. He's. He has he. He considers them his sons. All of them. Um. There's time. There is nothing he would ever do to discourage any of these young men or to hurt any of these young men. Um, the way he grew up. Uh, he's just been a kind person. He's a very kind person. Caring. And like I said, he cares about all these young men. Um, when even before he was getting paid for it, he was there for them. I've been to numerous seven on sevens. He carries as much of the team as he can to get to these games. He's respected at those programs also. Um, I say it in park one day. Emit the the cheers and emit. And. I listened to a parent who said her son had considered Unalive in himself, and she called him, and Jeremy talked to him, to the son and the mom and the young man came back to the football. He didn't play. He came back to football. And she said. And she didn't know I was his mom. But she said that he is doing so much better. And that that talk that he had with that young with Jeremy had with that young man really helped him. I seen numerous days that, um, they're hungry. Some of the kids are hungry. And dear me, does not hesitate to do what he can to either get them something to eat, invite them over, and I'm sitting in the kitchen with them, let them sit and play a game. Let them do anything. He cares. He definitely cares about these young men. All of them. And he does. He. It's not just for football. He wants to see them all be productive in life, go on in life and do be productive men and women. Um, and he last year, he volunteered. He didn't even volunteer. He was asked to help baseball. He did it. Little t ball. Anybody flag football needed help. He was there. And he didn't have a problem with helping him. And he builds he tries to build something with all of them. So I it's unfortunate, um, that someone felt that the running was too much. Never had he ever or would he ever do anything to try to destroy these boys morale or do anything that would hurt them? Running will never hurt them, I promise you. He's a good guy, and I really think he. He deserves a second chance. All right. Thank you. Um. Good luck. 45 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,480 Thank you. 46 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:44,840 And I apologize if I say anyone's name wrong. I believe this is Kevin Smith. 47 00:19:44,840 --> 00:20:45,760 Hi. How are you doing? My name is Kevin Smith. 156 Erie Street. I'm here for coach JB and Coach Hess. I just wanted to tell you a little bit about them throughout their time coaching. These coaches have been with me every step of the way. They are more than just coaches to me. They have been father figures to those who need them. As I continue to grow, I've started to realize how much they do for us, how much they take time away from their own families to invest in us, helping us grow not only as football players, but as young men. But when I think about coaches, these aren't, you know, your average coaches. They shape and mold us for the future. They teach us important lessons about life and remind us that no matter what life throws at you, you have to keep going. I am truly grateful for these two. Coach Jeremy and Coach Hess. Everything they have done for me, their impact has gone far beyond football and I know that the lessons they have taught me that will stay with me for the rest of my life. God bless. Thank you. 48 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:59,240 Thank you. Um, is it Caden Davis or Hayden Davis? 49 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:29,520 Caden Davis 317. BDF thank you. JB hasn't been my coach for a long time, but while he has been my coach, he helped me through so much. Like if I didn't know what I was doing, he he wouldn't yell at me or take me out. He would take. He would talk to me privately, told me what to do. Um, he means so much to me, I don't think I could I could have went this far if it wasn't for him. 50 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:41,040 Next is Braeden Daniels. 51 00:21:41,040 --> 00:22:14,080 Hi, my name is Brandon Daniels. I live at 242 Willow Street, and I'm here to talk about coach JB and the impact he's had on all of us, even people outside the program that have heard about him. They've people have come to play for us. And it's not just about football with him. It's about just crafting us and be just great young men and women and players. If you make a mistake, he's never on you. He's never rude at all. He's calmly helps you, and I don't think I'd be anywhere near close to where I am without coach JB. Thank you. 52 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:26,090 Thank you, Zachary Mason. 53 00:22:26,090 --> 00:24:52,730 Hi, my name is Zachary Pagan. I live at five nine, eight two Stone road. Um, I've had the luxury of being coached by JB and a couple other guys since seventh grade. Um, I'm a senior now. Um, they've been there through the winning seasons. We've had at Little Loop, the losing seasons we've had throughout my high school career. And after three years of going zero and eight my freshman year, one and eight, my sophomore year, one and eight my junior year, um, I was convinced with how the, with the opportunities that had another sport that I wanted to focus on it and not, not continue playing football. And when I expressed that to coach JB and a couple of other guys, um, without a doubt they jumped on right away to pursue me to continue playing again. Um, I definitely will say I would not be playing this year, and I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the game that they pretty much created for me and the entire time through it. Through our first game, I was sitting there enjoying the lights, enjoying the new jerseys that, um, they spent the, the money they earned, um, coaching the north versus south game. Um, I'm pretty sure all those coaches received about $500 for coaching it and they didn't touch a single penny of it. They all went towards the program. Um, and when I heard about it, I honestly laughed because when I heard about the reason why they were in this position of potentially losing their jobs, I honestly laughed at it because throughout four years, six years of them being almost like what I consider sports father figures, I have, I have the privilege of having a father in my life. He's just not big on sports. Um, uh, they've, they've been for the past six years more than father figures to me because, um, they do, they take us out to dinners. They pay for, um, UB camps. Other camps that we attend to. They honestly just financially and mentally support. Um, a couple, you know, of us young kids, uh, passions to pursue a sport outside of, uh, high school. Um, like many of them said, uh, like many of the couple people that have came up and said that they said that their father figures, um, when I look at it, if you do decide to make a decision of not allowing them to come back, you're not just taking away our coaches, you're taking away father figures from a couple kids that don't have that privilege that I have. Um. 54 00:24:52,730 --> 00:25:33,050 There's more I wish I could say. I can't think of it right now. They're great men. Um, they teach. They taught me how to be great men. Um, I had an experience where my parents, I had an experience with my parents one day, and I was convinced that I was going to lie to them because I didn't want to own up to the fact that I was wrong. And I was brought aside for about 30 minutes of practice, talked to by, um, one of my coaches and they pretty much sat there, convinced me to tell my stepmom the truth. Not to lie about it. Um, they've never told me to lie. Never even, um, convinced me that lying was a good thing to do. Um, they've taught me to be respectful. Um. 55 00:25:33,050 --> 00:25:34,010 You can finish your sentence. 56 00:25:34,010 --> 00:25:54,450 Respectful. Nice. Kind. All of the above. Just great men in our community that I feel like shouldn't be stripped of their role in, um, creating young men. Thank you. 57 00:25:54,450 --> 00:26:05,570 Uh, is it Jonathan Almeida Johnson? 58 00:26:05,570 --> 00:26:06,370 Thank you. 59 00:26:06,370 --> 00:26:12,810 Um, my name is Joe Hansel. I live in 21 Beverly Ave. Um. 60 00:26:12,810 --> 00:26:35,530 Um. Oh my gosh. Um, JB is like a father figure to me. I never knew my dad growing up. I don't know what my dad looks like. Every single time. I mean, last year I started football. I was always the odd kid out. JB Hess, other coaches, I warmed up to him really fast. 61 00:26:35,530 --> 00:26:50,290 I'm really grateful for the person that made me come to me. Wow. I'm really grateful for the person that made me become today. I, I don't want to lose JB. Oh my gosh, I can't speak. 62 00:26:50,290 --> 00:26:51,490 Okay. 63 00:26:51,490 --> 00:26:55,170 Uh um. 64 00:26:55,170 --> 00:27:19,940 JB is an amazing person. He's done so much for this program. He, like the others, said, they bought lights and everything. I don't understand how they bought lights and they didn't even see their game that they paid for. They paid for lights for the kids. They could have taken it away for the kids, but they didn't decide to because the kid wanted it. And. 65 00:27:19,940 --> 00:27:22,460 I'm lost. 66 00:27:22,460 --> 00:27:24,380 Deep breath. 67 00:27:24,380 --> 00:27:35,540 Um. I feel like JB should have never got him fired. He's an amazing person. I truly see him as a dad. 68 00:27:35,540 --> 00:27:42,980 Oh my gosh. Um. Um. 69 00:27:42,980 --> 00:27:54,020 All right, I'm done. 70 00:27:54,020 --> 00:28:04,740 Uh, next we have Brandi Taylor. 71 00:28:04,740 --> 00:30:19,380 All right. My name is Brandi Taylor. I live at 100 Prospect Street, so I'm speaking as a coach in the community, a volunteer in youth sports, a parent to a student athlete, a sports mom to many of the kids in this room. I want to say that our current coaching staff has been the most influential staff I have seen, as I'm putting my youngest through high school sports. We are talking about a mom with kids who have been in sports since 2006. I now have grandchildren in sports. These aren't just coaches. They're mentors. They're role models. They're influencers. They are second parents. They believe in our kids more than they do themselves at times. I know they will always have these kids when someone else can't. In some cases, they're the only positive male that some of these kids have. They don't just have a title that makes them those things. They've earned those titles. They've earned our trust, our respect, our commitment. More importantly than ours as adults, but that of those students. We want our coaches back. I coach 7 to 9 year olds in baseball, 13 to 16 year olds in baseball. Some of these kids I start coaching at three. At three, we teach discipline. We teach team together. everyone achieves more. We teach that we win as a team. We lose as a team. We teach that. We celebrate success and we stand together in defeat. We teach that we're only as good as our weakest link and as a team, we make each other stronger. Everything I strive to be in a coach is the character of these coaches here. As a parent, I also request transparency, communication y consistency. Where are the genuine responses to our concerns and not just generic answers? What is the follow up to the actions of the students? When some of the same actions happened under the direct supervision of our athletic director? I know as a parent the influence that my kid, how he feels this impact, it's not just hurting the kids on the field, it's hurting them at home. It's hurting them in their lives. It's hurting them in their everyday decisions. Right now, we're taking away some of the greatest men that these kids have ever had before them. So we ask that you please consider bringing our coaches back because the negative difference that it makes is way worse than the positive difference having them back. 72 00:30:19,380 --> 00:30:29,700 Next we have Taylor. 73 00:30:29,700 --> 00:31:53,140 My name is Keith Taylor and I live on 100 Prospect Street, and I'm here to talk about our coaches. Our coaches do more than just coach us during football. They motivate us. They teach us teamwork and help bring our team together. They have built relationships with us and losing them will have a major effect on our team. And I feel like since they've been gone, our team morale is low and where we're making we're making the wrong decision about them and that during. these new coaches and like while they're here that they're like laid back and not trying to help us be the be the best we can. And I also feel like when, when they come, when our coaches come back, we can be a way better team than we already are. And these coaches have been coaching us since little loop and that I just want our coaches back. And I hope. I hope that you guys can consider all of our our statements today and bring our coaches back because we need them. And I feel like with them we can be the best team that we can be possible. 74 00:31:53,140 --> 00:32:05,750 Thank you. Next we have Robert Wright. 75 00:32:05,750 --> 00:32:07,590 My name is Robert Wright. 76 00:32:07,590 --> 00:33:53,190 I live at six, 604, and I'm here to talk about our coaches, Coach Heston McLean and coach JB. They are both more than just coaches, as you can see to everyone who has came today to speak. And I started playing football last year and I probably would not have been playing sports right now if it wasn't for JB. He pushed me to come play football and there have been multiple times I thought about quitting football because I thought I wasn't good enough and I thought since I was new, I just wouldn't learn. And multiple times no, JB, he has talked to me. He encouraged me to continue to play football and coach has there have been multiple times. No, both of them. I couldn't make it to school on time. They both came, picked me up, took me to school, made sure I get my attendance in so I can just be a better man overall. And both of them coaching goes beyond football as as as everyone has said, you know, both father figures, leaders to everyone on the football team. It doesn't matter if you feel like you're left out, both the coaches, they will encourage you to get your reps in to communicate with your teammates. You just just helped the team more positively and you guys taking them away has more negatively affect the entire team overall than it has positively, because since the coaches have been gone, the entire energy on the football team has just been low. You know, when both the coaches are there, the energy is high. Everyone wants to practice. I feel like ever since they have left, no one just wants to be there and the energy is just bad without them. And I hope you guys can consider bringing our coaches back because they are more than just coaches to everyone on the football team. 77 00:33:53,190 --> 00:33:54,390 Thank you. 78 00:33:54,390 --> 00:34:03,910 Next is Leonard Thomas. 79 00:34:03,910 --> 00:34:18,990 Before you start the time, give me a couple clicks. Let me explain to you who I am. My name is Leonard Thomas. A lot of you guys may not know who I am here, but I've been in this community and working with the school and the superintendent ever since. Back to Doctor Devers. 80 00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:21,870 Mr. Thomas, can you just state your address for the record? 81 00:34:21,870 --> 00:34:27,750 I'm at 145 Washington Street, Lockport, New York. 82 00:34:27,750 --> 00:35:30,710 I've been working with the school for for a very long time. So I had dances for working with the school, the Board of Education. The principals would come to the school. I'd come to dances. Kids got in trouble in school. The principal would be standing there looking at the door. They can't come in. So they didn't have the fights and stuff at the school. People would let me know what was going to go on in the school. I would tell the principal. So the principal, I would go there. JB and those guys know that I would be in the school where the problem is supposed to start. So when they see me, it wouldn't happen. I went to the to the houses and took weapons away before they got in the school system. This is a person who I am and I've been doing this for over 30 years for the school system. Now, I know these two gentlemen that you're talking to, they got character. 83 00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:54,550 How many of you guys know that that that Jerry Brown played pro ball in another country? S7: 84 00:35:54,550 --> 00:36:12,790 The kids. You treat the kids as a as your family. Now how I did it. When one person. Peer pressure. If one person messed up, the whole team hurt for it. I tell them I use my own name. Tell Mr.. Mr. Thomas thank you. Now everybody on the line. 85 00:36:12,790 --> 00:36:43,310 Now is smoking. These things. Whatever you call vape is legal in the school. I don't see what the problem is. And the man, if he's going to take them out and say, you have to be responsible for what you've done. This is what you're supposed to do. Everybody has to hold responsibility not only to your team, but to the school. You don't do that in representing your school. You don't do that. Not on my team. 86 00:36:43,310 --> 00:36:50,790 So I don't see how this is a problem when he's doing something to help you. 87 00:36:50,790 --> 00:37:39,760 And I don't know if you understand. Do you not understand what these kids are saying? If you don't bring these men back, they're going to quit. That's what these boys are saying. I don't feel like playing. I don't feel like going. Do you understand what I'm saying? So this is something that you don't want to do to make these kids walk away from the sport that they love. They're going to do it. Look at their faces. They're going to quit. And it makes no sense for a person that's trying to help a person do the right thing and make them be responsible for your actions. And that's what it's supposed to be. Thanks a lot. Have a nice day. 88 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:43,040 Is this Zachary? Zachary, did you sign in twice because you. 89 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:43,320 Wanted. 90 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:59,080 To be able to go, so he had to go. Okay. I'm sorry. But he did. Okay, so that is the same person. I just want to make sure. Okay. Thank you. Laura Wilcox is next. 91 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:52,640 Hi, I'm Laura Wilcox. I live at 22 Miller Place. I'm going to read from here because I don't. I want to get it all out. Good evening, board members. I am standing here tonight because I am asking you to please listen, not just to what happened, but to what coach JB and all these coaches mean to the kids who have been lucky enough to have them in their lives. I know you have a difficult decision to make, and I understand that you have responsibilities and things to consider, but I am asking you to please make a decision change for JB to be on that field. To me, JB is much more than a football coach. This is a man who not only spends more time than anyone knows, helping each player and their families. He is a man who donated temporary lights to the school to allow Lockport to have the first under lights game in 50 years at home, and he wasn't even allowed to watch it. 92 00:38:52,640 --> 00:39:01,240 He is someone who has believed in my son, who would have unalive himself if it weren't for JB. 93 00:39:01,240 --> 00:40:44,480 He pushed him, challenged him, and supported me. He has been someone my son could look up to, someone who has shown him that people can care about you, hold you accountable, and still believe in you at the same time. Coach JB has taught that part of being part of a team means more than just winning football games. It means showing up. It means working hard. It means respecting the people around you. It means taking responsibility when you make mistakes. And sometimes it means having someone tell you what you need to hear, even when it isn't what you want to hear. This is why this coach matters. I understand that coach JB may not be perfect. None of us are, but I don't believe one situation should erase everything he has done for his players and the relationships he has built with us. Please don't just look at him as a coach involved in an incident. Look at him as a person who has spent his time, energy and heart investing in his students. These are kids who need coaches like JB, kids who need someone to believe in them. Kids who need someone who will push them instead of giving up on them. Kids who need positive adults in their lives, who will hold them accountable while still letting them know they matter. I want to add that I feel what I feel about the use of conditioning and behavioral situations. Football teaches hard work. Conditioning encourages this. Running laps, when behavior is in question teaches the players to hold each other accountable and to be better men. It pushes them to be better and to talk about it. I'm asking you to think about what happens to those kids when you take this person away. Please listen to the students. Please listen to the parents. Please listen to the people who know coach GM JB and experience the impact he has had. I'm not asking you to ignore what happened. I'm asking you to look at the whole person and everything he has contributed before, making a decision that cannot easily be undone. 94 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,090 30s. miss Wilcox. 95 00:40:46,090 --> 00:41:17,730 Please give coach JB the opportunity to learn from this, grow from it and continue doing what he does best being there for his players. Because to some people he may just be a coach, but to me and many of the kids sitting behind me, he is so much more than that. Please don't take away someone who has made such a difference in our lives without considering the people who will be affected by that decision. Please reconsider and let coach JB come back. Thank you so much for listening to me. 96 00:41:17,730 --> 00:41:40,810 Miss price, just so you're aware, for the record, we have reached our 30 minutes, but I'm going to waive the 30 minute time limit just so everyone on the list can get through and get a chance to speak. Um, next I have Tyler Vetrano. 97 00:41:40,810 --> 00:42:02,650 Hi, my name is Tyler. I live on 22 Miller Place and coach JB is more than a football coach to me. He is someone who believed in me, pushed me and held me accountable. He expects us to work hard and have discipline and take responsibility for our actions. Sometimes the coach has to be tough on us. 98 00:42:02,650 --> 00:42:44,010 Sometimes we not may like it. What the coach says or the rules we are given. But that doesn't mean that coach doesn't care about us. In my experience, coach JB cares a lot about his players. He has been there for me. When I needed someone to talk to, he helped me grow, not just as a football player but as a man myself. He has taught me that when things get difficult, you just don't quit. You work harder, you do better. Losing him would affect more than what happens on the football field. It would affect the relationships, trust, support. I'm not. 99 00:42:44,010 --> 00:43:05,290 Please don't judge. Coach JB. He is a man. He is a father of his own and sometimes even a dad for us players that need one. Thank you. 100 00:43:05,290 --> 00:43:19,370 Next is Jeremy Brown. 101 00:43:19,370 --> 00:43:24,490 Jeremy Brown. Four nine, four Walnut Street. 102 00:43:24,490 --> 00:43:58,570 Uh. Good evening. I want to start by apologizing for my actions and to anyone who was affected by the decision I made to condition the team. I take full responsibility for that decision. At the time, I was trying to hold the team accountable for hearing that an athlete or athletes may have been vaping in the locker room. I did not realize that conditioning the entire team in response to the situation was district policy. I would never have made that decision if I knew it could violate the code of conduct or jeopardize my ability to coach. 103 00:43:58,570 --> 00:45:16,530 I am human, and I do read what people have been commenting about me on the social media. I mainly want to address this. I want to address something that is very important to me. Under no circumstances did I ever tell any athlete to lie or withhold information from their parents regarding the allegation. What I told the team was that we were not going to allow the situation to continue to be a distraction or affect the remainder of our practice that day. My intention was to refocus the athletes on practice, never to prevent them from speaking with their parents. After the incident, I did report what happened to the varsity head coach? I did not understand that. I was also required to report directly to the athletic department. Had I known, I absolutely would have done so. I had not yet received training on these policies. The mandatory coaches and parent meeting. Excuse me. Parent meeting reviewing district policies was held on August 31st after I had already been spent. Excuse me. Been suspended. I am not saying this to avoid responsibility. I am saying it because I truly did not knowingly violate a policy. I made a coaching decision based on what I had done and experienced in football in the past. 104 00:45:16,530 --> 00:46:33,540 I also wanted to be known that I preach, don't quit, don't give up. And I feel like I was quitting on the players. If I was just to walk away and not fight for myself, when I was presented with the resignation form, I didn't make the decision to sign it because at the time I believed resigning would at least leave open the possibility of returning to coach in the future. I was trying to make the best decision I could in a very difficult situation, but after having time to reflect, I realized how strongly I feel about wanting the opportunity. Excuse me? The opportunity to return now and finish the season with these athletes. This football program means so much to me. I spent countless hours since February working with these athletes, training them. We've built a gym not only to become stronger, but a way for them to be around positive structure for an hour or two, at least two days a week, building relationships with them and earning their trust. These kids have become much more than athletes. They've become my family. I care about them on the football field, their success in the classroom and the young men they are becoming. Not being out there with them every day has been extremely difficult. You can see my hair is turning white. 105 00:46:33,540 --> 00:47:23,460 I want the opportunity to finish this season with the with what we started, and continue being a coach and mentor to these young men. I have learned from this experience. I am willing to complete any training the district asks of me and make sure I fully understand every policy and expectation moving forward. I am simply asking for an opportunity to learn from my mistake and do better. Please reconsider allowing me to return to the season and show through my actions how committed I am to these athletes, the program and the district. And I do want to thank all of you that do show up in support of me. And I do love every every single one of you guys. That's it. 106 00:47:23,460 --> 00:47:24,620 Thank you, Mr. Brown. 107 00:47:24,620 --> 00:47:29,380 Next is Savion Lang. Lang. 108 00:47:29,380 --> 00:47:32,420 Thank you all. 109 00:47:32,420 --> 00:47:35,300 Oh. 110 00:47:35,300 --> 00:47:38,980 That's my dog. 111 00:47:38,980 --> 00:48:20,620 My name is Savion. I live at 29 Harwood Street. Um, I'm here today for JB and I wanted to come up and say I want him back because I wouldn't be the man I am today. I wouldn't be able to wake up on time for school or get to football practice. Um, I want to be able to push myself to work out and get off the games. And that's all. 112 00:48:20,620 --> 00:48:30,220 Thank you. Jamila Kai Johnson. 113 00:48:30,220 --> 00:48:51,580 My name is Jamila Kai Johnson. I live on 7242 Lincoln Avenue. Coach JB has done a lot for me inside and outside of school. He's taught me the basics of football, such as tackling and properly sitting in coverages, and also how to let things go and focus on my future, not my past. Sorry. It's okay. 114 00:48:51,580 --> 00:49:53,180 Coach Dave is one of the first coaches to genuinely believe in me and what I can do as a girl playing football, starting all the way down in my little loop days, and that's helped me so much with my confidence on and off the field. He's taken time to learn. Each of his players know what they can do, what they need to work on, and exactly where everyone fits, which makes it so easy for us to communicate with him as a coach about what's going on and what we need. I've never heard players complain about going to practice. Everyone's always excited to hit and talk to our coaches, but I can't say the same about some of our recent practices. Practice is no longer fun. No one wants to be there. Our teammates don't put in 100 at practice anymore. We don't talk to our coaches anymore unless specifically about something they want us to do different while on the field. If JB is allowed to return back to the field, especially this season, I believe we are going to have a wonderful season, not just winning but also having fun because as a coach, he understands that we are kids who just want to enjoy our football season, and he puts forward effort to do that for us. Thank you. 115 00:49:53,180 --> 00:50:02,740 Legend. Story. 116 00:50:02,740 --> 00:50:05,620 Man. Where do I start? JB? 117 00:50:05,620 --> 00:50:06,340 JB is the. 118 00:50:06,340 --> 00:50:09,420 Man. Sorry. 119 00:50:09,420 --> 00:50:11,380 Can you just start with your name and address for me? 120 00:50:11,380 --> 00:50:12,860 Legend. Legend. 121 00:50:12,860 --> 00:50:14,660 341 Market Street. 122 00:50:14,660 --> 00:50:20,380 JB. Is a man who puts me to go harder. And who pushed me to not only do better on the football field. 123 00:50:20,380 --> 00:50:23,220 You got this. 124 00:50:23,220 --> 00:50:25,340 Three. 125 00:50:25,340 --> 00:50:33,470 Okay, legend. Take your sign. I'm going to pause your time. Okay. 126 00:50:33,470 --> 00:50:34,790 Sorry. 127 00:50:34,790 --> 00:50:35,830 Go ahead. 128 00:50:35,830 --> 00:51:34,150 Not only be a better player on the football field, but a better man. I don't know what I would do without JB, but at this point, Jeremy Brown is someone who encourages others to do better and make them feel like family. He welcomes everyone, jokes around with everyone, but when it comes down to it, he is the reason everyone focuses and wants to play football here for Lockport and wants to play football here for the Lockport program. Yeah, he made a mistake, but he cares about his players and. And he wants us to do better in life no matter what we want to do. Even if it isn't football. JB breaks down what to do step by step. No matter what we think, even if we think something is off, he wouldn't get mad. He would explain to us. He would break it down to us and. And he would help us understand. Jeremy Brown is the best fit for our head coach here at Lockport program, and he is the reason all of us players want to stay and keep playing football. Thank you. Here. 129 00:51:34,150 --> 00:51:38,870 I apologize, I can't read the next name, but the address is 6399 Buell Drive. 130 00:51:38,870 --> 00:51:39,430 Elizabeth. 131 00:51:39,430 --> 00:51:43,310 Elizabeth. Okay. I didn't want to misspeak, so please. Come on. Elizabeth. 132 00:51:43,310 --> 00:51:51,350 That's fine. 133 00:51:51,350 --> 00:52:53,910 Hi, I'm Elizabeth Lewis, 6399 Beal Drive. Okay. I'm here to speak about JB also Hess. But right now JB my grandson plays on a team he's been playing for the last few years. And he we lost his father. And so JB is his father figure. He's a mentor for him. And he has helped him cope with just regular things like when he would break down. He don't break down as much as he used to at home and out on the fields and stuff where I can see it, and I feel like he would see it in him and go to the side and help him out and stuff. But besides that, I just know that he's a good man. He's good to all the boys and the girls also, and taking them away would be one of the biggest mistakes you guys can ever do. Okay, that's what I have to say. 134 00:52:53,910 --> 00:53:02,910 And last but not least, Jim Reynolds. 135 00:53:02,910 --> 00:53:14,550 Before I start, Jim Reynolds 113 to Sales Circle. JB has just. 136 00:53:14,550 --> 00:55:16,950 Give me a moment here. I want to share my son, Alexander Reynolds experience with Hess McLean and JB Brown over the last four years to speak to their outstanding character. As coaches, they spent countless time away from their family, their kids over the last four seasons between Little loop and, uh, the high school football, uh, working on fundamentals, ensuring that they're prepared for whatever they faced, caring about injuries. Alex had a couple serious injuries where we did face some pains over the last few years, and from a concussion through a rip and a muscle. These guys were on the phone even more than my wife was just checking in and making sure he was okay. Um, but it's really not only sports for them. And this is what I truly care about of how they've mentored all of these boys we see here, um, to become better men. So education equals opportunity, you know, student athletes first asking these boys if they're doing their work, if they're showing up to school, literally just caring about who they are, of ensuring that they have the path to become the young men, all of these boys can be, um, life choices, equal outcome. Literally, we're all in the room for this reason now. And here today, you make better decisions. You're going to be given better opportunities in life and you can be better men. Um, and then finally, being a better man is something you have to work on every day from practice, from extensions, from running for all of us here in the room, of even hearing in their voices and empathy of you make those better decisions and you have to work on it. Um, in summary, I want to thank all of you for listening and sharing what great assets that you have here. And, you know, don't make the mistake of losing these guys. Um, one mistake really shouldn't mean an end. And to the kids, we ask constantly never to give up, never to turn over, never to quit at that first sign. And we just ask you all to give them the same consideration of one mistake shouldn't ruin a career and an asset that we have around this program going forward. Thank you. 137 00:55:16,950 --> 00:55:26,240 Thank you, everyone that came to speak tonight. We appreciate it. Next on our agenda we have a presentation, the ABC engineering AC study with Doctor Kelvin. 138 00:55:26,240 --> 00:56:18,560 Good evening board and community. Before I get started, I just wanted to share with everyone tonight that our new Assistant Superintendent for Business and Management Services is here. Don, if you want to just say hi to everybody. Um, he's going to be joining us in October. Um, and we look forward to the work that he's going to do with, with the district. I know Don has a couple of things to do. So when time comes, if you need to slip up, slip away. We understand. But thank you for coming tonight. We just wanted to let everyone get a chance to see who you are. Um, tonight I want to just talk for a quick minute about a proposed study that is on the board's agenda for this evening. And that's a study where we're looking at as a part of our capital improvement work, air conditioning for our school district. 139 00:56:18,560 --> 01:01:43,090 Uh, as many of you know, in December of 2024, the governor, Governor Hochul, signed historic legislation establishing the first ever, S23: 140 01:01:43,090 --> 01:02:24,970 So there are some people who say, well, you know, this is just kind of like stalling. It really isn't a way to stall. What we're trying to do is make sure that, uh, you know, if the district does commit itself to doing this work, we want to know exactly what we're committing ourselves to, what the needs are of all of our buildings, what the costs are, those implications, and then how to phase this work in responsibly so that we can not only afford it, but do it in a way that makes sense for the entire community, basically. So with that said, my recommendation is that we do move forward with that study through IVC engineering, and I just wanted to share that the information was there in the packet for you all to be able to review, but I wanted to share and see if there are any questions, any questions from the board? Go ahead. Doctor Calvin. 141 01:02:24,970 --> 01:02:36,050 When they begin the study, will it be skewed based on getting into cooler months to get a feel of, you know, the buildings as you know warmer now. But as you know December comes around, it's going to be cooler. 142 01:02:36,050 --> 01:03:01,090 No, they do the studies all year round actually, but they go in, they look at the infrastructure, they look at the electrical systems. They look at our usage, you know, in terms of wattage that we've used over the years. Um, so it wouldn't the study would not be skewed by that at all. They look at the whole picture and they'll take out all of our bills and all of the what's happened year after year over the last five years to be able to understand things better. So. Okay. Other questions. 143 01:03:01,090 --> 01:03:10,410 Would this be for specific areas Um, or are you expecting them to recommend certain areas versus whole building or whole versus. 144 01:03:10,410 --> 01:03:32,970 We're looking at all of the buildings and all of the areas in the buildings and trying to figure out, you know, is it wiser to do the whole building or pieces of the building? And if so, what parts of the building? Yes. And we would prioritize, again, those school buildings. That's our main priority. We want to make sure that the schools are where we really focus a lot of our attention on, and then we'll think about the other areas around the school district as well. Okay. 145 01:03:32,970 --> 01:03:34,370 Any other questions? 146 01:03:34,370 --> 01:03:44,250 So with that, like the price, they would do the pricing based on that. So like if we did, if we did just the cafeteria, it would be the yes, the cafeteria and three classrooms, like. 147 01:03:44,250 --> 01:03:53,650 They'll break it down for us so we can understand for sure. Yes. Okay. Board. All right. I just wanted to share that. Thank you so much. Thank you. 148 01:03:53,650 --> 01:04:52,210 Next on our agenda is the approval of proposed agenda for tonight's meeting, September 8th, 2026. Can I have a motion, please? Trustee A second trustee, gray. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion is carried. I also need a motion, please, for the the approval of the proposed minutes from our August 18th, 2026 meeting. Can I have a motion on those, please? Trustee Lamont with a second by Trustee Newman. Discussion. All in favor? Opposed. Motion is carried. Next we have our business items. Numbers one through seven. Can I have a motion there, please? Trustee Pierce a second. Second. Trustee Caruso. Discussion. All in favor? Opposed. Motion is carried. Our personnel items. We have numbers one through 50. That's five zero. Can I have a motion, please. 149 01:04:52,210 --> 01:04:53,610 Before we move on with that? 150 01:04:53,610 --> 01:04:54,930 Yes. 151 01:04:54,930 --> 01:04:56,610 Can we request. 152 01:04:56,610 --> 01:04:57,490 To. 153 01:04:57,490 --> 01:04:58,370 Do you want to pull one from. 154 01:04:58,370 --> 01:04:59,050 The off until. 155 01:04:59,050 --> 01:04:59,810 After executive. 156 01:04:59,810 --> 01:05:00,740 Session? 157 01:05:00,740 --> 01:05:02,660 Subject 49. 158 01:05:02,660 --> 01:05:11,180 We can pull 49 and 49, 44 and 44. Okay. 159 01:05:11,180 --> 01:05:12,500 Yeah. 44. 160 01:05:12,500 --> 01:05:24,660 We're going to pull 44 and 49. So the block will be one through 43. 45 through. 161 01:05:24,660 --> 01:05:42,140 49. 45 through 48. And then number 50. And we will table the others until after executive come back. Yeah. 162 01:05:42,140 --> 01:05:48,460 So, um can I get a motion to pull those from the block S1: 163 01:05:48,460 --> 01:05:49,060 Aye. 164 01:05:49,060 --> 01:06:11,020 Opposed. Motion is carried. So just for those numbers what were they miss. One through 43. 45 to 48. And then number 50. Can I have a motion on those, please? Trustee gray a second, second. Trustee Lamont. Discussion. 165 01:06:11,020 --> 01:06:11,580 All in favor? S2: 166 01:06:11,580 --> 01:06:26,100 Opposed. Motion is carried. Those others will come back after executive on to special education. I have two items here. One and two. Can I have a motion on those, please? Trustee Lamont a second. 167 01:06:26,100 --> 01:06:26,860 Second. 168 01:06:26,860 --> 01:06:36,860 Trustee Caruso gotta be faster. Trustee Peterson. Um, discussion. 169 01:06:36,860 --> 01:06:37,380 All in favor? S2: 170 01:06:37,380 --> 01:06:42,780 Opposed. Motion is carried on to our legislative update with Trustee Newman. 171 01:06:42,780 --> 01:08:41,660 Hi, everybody. Um, just a few things for tonight. Um you might have seen in your email that Nysba has sent out their 2026 proposed resolutions book. Um, the book will provide listings, bylaw amendments, um, proposals, what's recommended, what's not recommended. All districts can file amendments up until the October 13th at 5 p.m.. So if you're looking at it and if you think that we should be, you know, filing an amendment on something, let myself or, um, President Tobin know, um, and we can, we can discuss that more. Um, their annual business meeting is October 15th at 4 p.m.. Um, I will attend that meeting, um, and represent the district. Anybody else can also attend it too. And listen in. Um it's usually a 5 or 6 hour meeting. It's good times. Um and then um state they did this last year, um when we had um the ex officio join us for the first time, but stayed at Knaresborough and Boces is having a live um hybrid session. Um, on September 30th at 8:15 a.m. over at Boces um for our ex officio um board members, I can send the information. um to you Doctor Kelvin, if we want to attend that again this year. Um and how to register for that. And then President Tobin and I had the opportunity a few weeks back to attend the presentation, um, with nausea. Um, it was an informational presentation on what you can do to get your legislative representatives involved. So I'll send some notes to the group, but it was very informative. You know, pretty much the message was to just stay after them, um, write them often and invite them to, to different programs. And, um, and of course, you know, like if there's opportunities in Albany to go visit, um, go visit them. Um, but, but just to stay after that. So, um, I thought it was really worthwhile to be there and I'll give you some notes on that and that's it. Thank you, thank you. 172 01:08:41,660 --> 01:09:20,500 Um, I just want to say welcome back to school, everyone. Uh, thank you to everyone that came out tonight. It's nice to have people in the room. Um, best of luck to you guys as you're starting your not, not really your first full week yet. You still only have a four day week. But, um, you know, we're back into it. I hope everything's going well for, for all of our students and staff. And I look forward to everything that's going to be coming down the pike this, this fall. So homecoming has been moved up. So we're only two weeks away. It's very exciting. Um, but we're going to move on to our trustee comments. We'll start with Mr. Peterson. 173 01:09:20,500 --> 01:09:39,740 Was deeply moved by everything that was said today. And I hope that everybody will be able to find a sense of calm and peace through this, and we will be able to look at all sides of the issue. 174 01:09:39,740 --> 01:09:40,580 Thank you. 175 01:09:40,580 --> 01:09:40,900 Trustee. 176 01:09:40,900 --> 01:09:42,020 Pierce. 177 01:09:42,020 --> 01:10:18,870 Um, I just want to say, um, welcome back. Hope we all have a great year. Students, teachers, staff, administration. Uh, congratulations to the threat of belonging recipients. Luke Manaia. Dan and Linden. Um, I definitely want to thank the community to come out. Um, especially the players, the coaches and the parents, um, who took the time to voice their concerns, um, show support. Uh, it took courage. I appreciate that. Um, and as Boyce said, I hope that we can come to a resolution, um, that satisfies all parties. Um, and, um, thank you again for community and players and coaches. Thank you. 178 01:10:18,870 --> 01:10:21,790 Thank you, trustee Caruso. Um. 179 01:10:21,790 --> 01:10:40,350 Our mission statement honorees. I want to congratulate Luke and Mia. Thank you for being such hard workers and your commitment to our district. I want to thank all the community members and the student athletes who came out to speak. And that's it. Thank you. 180 01:10:40,350 --> 01:10:50,870 Trustees agree with everyone and thank you to our student athletes. It means a lot to hear your voice and your perspective and your experiences with the football team. So thank you for coming. 181 01:10:50,870 --> 01:10:52,510 Thank you. 182 01:10:52,510 --> 01:11:13,470 Thank you Doctor Calvin and the staff for a great opening day. I had an opportunity to attend um great speakers in a really good energy in the room um with the staff last week. So thank you for that. And thank you to everybody for coming out and speaking particularly to students. Um, great, great, great job. I know that's not easy. So we do appreciate you coming and speaking. Thank you. 183 01:11:13,470 --> 01:11:14,950 Trustee Lamont. 184 01:11:14,950 --> 01:11:39,870 Um, so welcome back to everybody for students and staff for school. Um, but I also want to say thank you for everybody that came out to speak. You can really tell the amount of emotion and the community that you have as a football team. Um, and I'm sure it means the world to those coaches as well. Um, so I just wanted to say thank you for everybody to come out and speak. 185 01:11:39,870 --> 01:11:41,470 Thank you. Trustee Runfola. 186 01:11:41,470 --> 01:11:42,190 Um, just. 187 01:11:42,190 --> 01:11:42,870 Congratulations. 188 01:11:42,870 --> 01:11:53,710 To the award winners. And just thank you, everyone for coming out and speaking. I know it takes a lot to get up there and and speak in front of a crowd, but thank you very much. 189 01:11:53,710 --> 01:11:54,710 Thank you trustee. 190 01:11:54,710 --> 01:12:49,070 Yeah. Congrats to the inclusion champions. The threads of belonging. The football game. If anyone got a chance to be there on Saturday night it was really a great experience. I'm sure for the players on the field, the coaches, the students that I saw and also the families that got to attend. It was a really great experience. Hopefully we can do that again in the future. Um, congrats to Don, our new assistant superintendent. Uh, it was a great start to the 2627 school year. Uh, there's a lot of different sporting events going on. So go out and support your football team, go out soccer, cross country, the golf team, you know, go out and support all these great student athletes that we do have. And again, like everyone said, it really does mean a lot. It's not easy to get up in front of a whole bunch of people and really kind of, you know, kind of let your emotions come out. So it really does mean a lot to us from the school board perspective to hear your voice. And I'm sure your coaches appreciated it too. So thank you. 191 01:12:49,070 --> 01:12:49,950 Thank you. 192 01:12:49,950 --> 01:12:51,350 Miss Campbell. 193 01:12:51,350 --> 01:12:51,830 Um, first. 194 01:12:51,830 --> 01:13:12,030 Off, I would also like to thank everyone who came and spoke at public forum today. Um, that's really what all these meetings are about to help bridge the community and the district. Um, your words were powerful and they were heard. I would also like to congratulate the Weaver heroes, uh, particularly the custodial staff. They are pillars of our community and we really can't do anything without them. 195 01:13:12,030 --> 01:13:13,670 Thank you, Miss Cardi. 196 01:13:13,670 --> 01:13:35,710 Piggybacking off of pretty much everyone else. Um, it was absolutely amazing. You guys all came out here and showed up for the people you cared about. That says a lot about Lockport and the people we've created. So, I mean, thank you so much for showing everyone that you care. Um, I'm excited for homecoming that's coming up soon. And I'm really excited about the a c possibly coming into the school. 197 01:13:35,710 --> 01:13:37,590 So that's going. 198 01:13:37,590 --> 01:13:39,390 To be a project. 199 01:13:39,390 --> 01:13:41,630 But I can't wait. That's it. 200 01:13:41,630 --> 01:13:43,950 You might not be in school anymore. 201 01:13:43,950 --> 01:13:46,110 But I got one more year. 202 01:13:46,110 --> 01:13:47,870 Thank you, Doctor Kelvin. 203 01:13:47,870 --> 01:13:49,030 Yes. Just a couple of things. 204 01:13:49,030 --> 01:14:54,040 So we really had a good start to the school year last week. Our K through 12 program is doing very well. Our K through for math program began full scale across the entire district district division. Math school building renovations have been just moving really forward. We're almost done. We had a committee meeting today, and we kind of went over some of those last minute punch list item things that still are working on, that we're working on, but things are going well. And so a lot has happened. I think I heard you mention homecoming is coming on board. I did share that in front of you. All this on our website today. There's a lot going on on the 19th. It starts at 9:00 and the day just keeps moving up until 1:00, where there's a big game there against Grand Island. So we're looking forward to homecoming. Um, and anyone who's coming out, we're just looking forward to that time. Um, just one last thing. I wanted to make sure I mentioned to the board, just a reminder, in terms of the board goals, if there are any questions or concerns about those, I just want to make sure that we had the opportunity. And we don't have to do that today, but I just want to make sure I put that out there on the board as well, if there's any concerns. So that way we could make sure we move forward with those goals. With that said, we're all set. Thank you. 205 01:14:54,040 --> 01:14:55,480 Thank you. 206 01:14:55,480 --> 01:16:15,480 Next on our agenda is executive session. And we do need to go into executive session. So I need a motion to enter executive session to discuss employment history, a person or corporation or matters leading to appointment, employment promotion to motion discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of same if needed student issues protected under FERPA may be discussed. Can I have a motion, please? Trustee gray with a second by trustee Pierce. Um we will be taking action um after executive session and after I gavel out of executive or out into executive session. If there's anyone here from one of their government classes that needs paperwork signed, you can come up. Anyone at the table here can sign off on that for you. And then you can stick around for the rest of the meeting if you'd like. Um, or you can head home. Um, any other discussion? All in favor? Opposed? Motion is carried. We are now in executive session. Any discussion on coming out of executive session? All in favor? Opposed. Motion is carried. We are now back in session. Our open session. Um, can I have a motion please to bring forth personnel item number 44. So moved. Trustee Pierce a second. Trustee Runfola. Discussion. 207 01:16:15,480 --> 01:16:16,000 All in favor? S2: 208 01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:21,360 Opposed? Motion is carried. 209 01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:22,280 Can I have a motion to adjourn, please? S2: 210 01:16:22,280 --> 01:16:22,280 Trustee Pierce, the second from Trustee Lamont. Discussion. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion is carried. We are adjourned. Thank you everyone.