Read by Latrina Denson

June 10th minute have not been finalized due to the absence of the Clerk.  They will be tabled until the next meeting.

Eleanor & Dylan - 8th grade student.  Student population does not want Bren't sontract renewed - petition - 71 high school & 60 middle school signatures - some were lost - afraid of retaliation from Brent so students do not want it submitted.  Will determine if families stay at PVPA.  (Petition showed to Latrina).  Eleanor's Dad - the Board has been hearing this stuff - impression is that it is an overzealous group of parents - this group cared about the community and students feeling safe.  When we heard about what was going on with the Admin down playing and being deceptive - great loss of a number of people who would have contributed to the Community and make it better.  Hope that moving forward - weather renewed contract - the BOT understands that changes need to be made - in the way the info is distributed - protecting adults involved - students should first priority.  Need to have some take a-ways other than group of crazy parents.

Amanda Stroud - Eleanor is daughter.  1st year at PVPA been to many meeting.  Asking not to renew Brent's contract.  Investigations still pending - should delay voting until investigations are completed.  Don't believe this small group is the only dis-satisfied group.  Reach out to all of the community - students and other parents.  Have not seen the Board act or deliberate over the issues brought forth.  Parents banded together after not being able to get reasonable responses to their issues.  Renewal is not what is best to have a health school community.

Emily PFeiffer - Board is required to debate publicly - instead it had executive sessions to negotiate - no need for confidentiality because direct reports and Brent were present.  Told confidentiality was able to keep them private - not true.  Don't know what will happen but suspect that renewal will happen tonight without any deliberation.  Spirit of open meeting law is to allow the public to participate .  We heard tonight from a brave student - not alone in her feelings.  This Board removed students and employees form Board - scheduled this meeting in just 6 days.  Brent's casual demeanor is because he knows he will be renewed. The Board has not hear from this community. Should not renew until; issues are resolved and community weighs in.

Aly Wicks-Lim - doesn't matter all year what community or students say.  My daughter will not be back for 9th grade for safety reasons.  Recent email from Brent on PVPA partens Facebook page.  communicating reason for withdraw on a form - essay for reason - problematic form - indicates where they are going - Brent is allowed to say that students are not unsafe because the form doesn't allow it.  Disappointing to find that Admin monitors FaceBook page - would not existed if PVPA had not allowed - natural to want to connect to families - page was created so families could communicate without being monitored by Admin.  Email claims that most families are happy - given lack of reliable communication concerned about people being comfortable because of lack of knowing.  Group chat that kids and parents considering alternative - parents holding place - assuming you knew this because of the extra lottery.  Please make comments on page 3 public - I will be sure to indicate why.  Board please take these seriously - parents may not take time because they are tired of not being listened to - simple survey is needed so that it can be quantified.  Look at the facts that parents want their students happy and safer - parents are leaving when they can't make this happen.

Contract that was created in conjunction with the Attorny - all Board members were able to contribute and Brent offered what he was looking for.  Azzizah and Latrina met with Brent after recommendations and the revised contract was completed.  Brent has accepted the negotiated contract.

Retreat - recommendations for topics to Latrina & Azizah no later than 2 weeks prior to meeting.  There is an opportunity for someone from MCPSA come and discuss what it means to be a Board member - cannot make July 27th.  The Board agreed to alternate dates for training before September.  What to set the Board up for success.  Latrina will communicate a date/time.

Reviewed this situation with our Attorney - regardless of what the motion was, there is no specific language required but the intent and everyone's understanding.  We need to ensure that those who voted clarify what their understanding of what they voted was.  Kiara is missing tonight and Grace was not at the meeting.

Polled members:

Azizah - believed the intent was exactly what Niel indicated at the last meeting - motion was to group them together as a slate and vote.  voting on the candidates as a slate was my understanding.

Niel - previously clarified that he expected to vote on them as a slate as new Board members.

Sasha - Note no - my understanding was that I was voting on the methods and not for the members on a slate.

Latrina - understanding was that we were voting on a slate of members to be approved.

Majority understood that it was a slate.  The motion was already approved - motion will carry based on the majority having clarity on what the for was for.

Delayed due to the Governance Committee needing to recommend a slate of officers and having met.  Would typically take place in June at a regularly scheduled meeting - as a result will need to extend/delay the election of officers to the July meeting.