Good evening. The regular meeting of the Independent School District 279 School Board is called to order at 6:00 p.m. on June 24th, 2025. Board Chair Tanya Prince is out of state and is joining this meeting remotely. I, Thomas Brooks, will be acting chair. This regular business meeting of the OIO school board is being conducted in the boardroom of the educational service center. The meeting can be monitored electronically by streaming online from the district website. An archive recording of tonight's meeting will also be available on the district website. Seated in front of you this evening from my left and your right are director Kelsey Dawson, director Erica Foster, myself, uh, Thomas Brooks, uh, director Sarah Mitchell, and Tanya Prince and Keith Tate are both in attendance participating remotely in a public location via Microsoft Teams. Also present in the boardroom is Superintendent Dr. Kim Hyle and members of the superintendent's cabinet. Those of you who can, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Director Foster, will you please lead the pledge? I aliance 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. Board members, are there any additions to the agenda? Is there a motion to accept the agenda as presented? So moved. Is there a second? Second. Motion by Director Foster, seconded by Director Dawson to accept the agenda as presented. Any discussion? The board secretary will call on each board member for a roll call vote. Director Books, yes. Director Pler, yes. Director Tate, yes. Director Prince I Director Dawson I director Mitchell I six I and zero nay thank you our next standing agenda agenda item is recognitions we have no recognitions this evening but before we proceed with our agenda I want to take a moment to acknowledge the tragedy that has shaken our community and state as you're aware about a week and a half ago our community was struck by a horrific act of violence that claimed the lives of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark who were deeply rooted in Brooklyn Park. In the same incident, Senator John Hoffman and his wife Evette, a Fern Brook Elementary School staff member was seriously injured. Our hearts go out to Hortman and Hoff to the Hortman and Hoffman families. No one should have to endure the pain you're going through right now. Our deepest condolences are with you. Both Representative Hortman and Senator Hoffman have served our school community for many years. In Ocio Schools, we're committed to fostering environments of safety, respect, and civil discourse and condemn any act of violence that undermines these fundamental values. Please lean on one another in the days and weeks ahead and seek support if you or a friend needs it. And of course, continue to keep the Hortman and Hoffman families in your thoughts as well as our school district community as we navigate these extremely difficult times.…