we're going to do it. to make me look good. alright we'll call the board of education meeting to order does now 6:33 in the evening is there a motion to approve the agenda. bluetooth s. i need to set them by the board. hearing that all those in favor please indicate by saying i i are there any post hearing none at the agenda has been approved that'll bring us next to the consideration of the april 5th 2022 election results is there a motion to approve them second election results as of 4th april 5th 2022 election are as follows that waters received 12547 vaught lake willoughby received 11277 vote. andrea listen to receive 9493 votes and adam burke received 8519 vote. all those in favor of the approval of the election results i've just articulated please. all right hearing none the election results have been approved. this is wade with your permission i will like to issue the oath of office to a new board member mrs. waters. what is fiji. if you raise your right hand and say after me i do solemnly swear that i will support the constitution of the united states for the constitution of the united states constitution of the state of missouri and the constitution of the state of missouri and that i will faithfully impartially early and impartially discharge the duties of school director for the school district of columbia and for the school district of columbia missouri to the best of my ability thank you baby. after you if you would get a picture with them as well. thank you thank you thank you. now we have mr. blake willoughby. can you please raise the right answer. i do solemnly swear i do solemnly swear that i will support the constitution of the united states i will support the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of missouri and the constitution of the state of missouri and that i will faithfully and i will faithfully and impartially for the school district of columbia school district of columbia to the best of my ability to the best of my ability according according to law congratulations sir. all right thank you thank you very much. this is way with your permission may i continue with recognition of doctors treaty will love too sweetie wilhoit. it is a great honor that i joined with our administration and board members to express or personal appreciation of dr. wilhoit for her outstanding service in columbia public schools policy committee for three years. as a committee member second year as committee chair and food as a mental she was also a member of the long-range facilities planning committee in 2020 20 20 20 20 21 20 as columbus public schools board vice president. doctors treating beverly calculated rational approach to the many decisions in cps served as a model of a valuable trait for a school board member of superintendent of schools i deeply appreciated your ability to provide honest feedback and compromise solutions to successfully contribute to solving in a number of difficult decisions not only did you say cps before and sometimes overwhelming demand related to the pandemic but during that time dealt with extra chili oil for the safety and future of a cps colors and staff your free time that you gave unselfishly in service as a board member, cps is noticed you continue to give so much of your time to the district which demonstrated your exemplary commitment to the importance of education. you know school district thank you for your service and your concern for scholars and the quality education along with the 3,000 staff members who served as cps everyday thank you very much. and in recognition we have a beautiful display here for you and recognition it says doctor's pretty well avoid and recognition of three years of exemplary service to the students and citizens of the columbus public school district and for exceptional leadership as a member of the columbia board of education 2019 to 2022 and as vice president of the columbia board of education 2021 to 2022 thank you. we'd invite you to see if you would smile if you okay with that. stand beside me when i say my few words. do i want to introduce you to my husband john wilhoit. i wanted you to see my right here so i wanted everyone to a knowledge and where my strength come from and that is with my husband. i think i'm going to take about 2 minutes for ac i know we have the clock but i want to do this. to my colleagues and friends superintendent and cps cabinet. it has been my privilege. to work with each of you. i am leaving with complete confidence that the superintendent and board of education members would do what is best for our scholars and the greater community which is the columbia area every superintendent including our own doctor yearwood. what thrown into an arena of chaos yet we have made great strides towards for the ring establishing cps as a pillar if a pillar within our community with grace we have shown grace to each other and that meant a lot to me. everyone board members the superintendent and his cabinet the parents cm statement acps district have work together to make the decision that was difficult but it wasn't impossible because of you all. and we did this and you know we did it. through the pandemic to the covid-19 we made a few mistakes butis my witness we was not trying to make those mistakes we was simply trying to do what was best for our scholars so forgive us if we sidestepped a little bit but you all put us on track you really really did because we know that you guys care right. i am honored to have served on the cps board for the last 3 years. however i am convinced we send forward our best efforts to assist in making quality quality decisions i know we did let me in by saying please begin your day with open hands of faith and confidence. i want you to leave by courage and not by fear. and continue to do what is best for cps on behalf of your youngest student. and also your oldest high schooler it doesn't matter how young or how old they need you. i want you to make the best decision that you can during this times that you going to have going forward keeping our dollars at the center of your eye will create a springboard that allow them to grow and create a space for good things to emerge. please remember please remember do not borrow tomorrow troubles. or get stuck in the past. you have enough on your plate today. it has been a pleasure to work with you tracy. the board cabinet. every one of you superintendent yearwood the prior superintendent superman i said the board cabinet because every one of you know that i've grown very very very fond of you. through the years you guys have always gave me strength. it is also been a pleasure working with my fellow board of education members. the president helen ways of lead us through a storm and i believe things are subsiding and even as we continue to have a storm the sun will shine the next day so we have done well president helen under your leadership i also want to thank now i person and holloway susan blackthorn vice president john aniston session when he was the vp to reach the melanie i got my growth of these people i really did. blake willoughby and then i have i believe three sons it's a privilege that's her every now and then they all gather me in and say mam but play david chris and then i had the pleasure of working with jane and cat. honestly one year was short thank you for this opportunity. to be of service i am deeply. appreciate it but you and i know it and i want you to know i appreciate every one of you i leave i'm leaving the disboard with no mix feelings because i know you are in good hands i also know and i have to say that that i'm going to make him smile you also we always have a good reporter in the audience that i've always been very kind to us he will come up and he will talk to each one of us and he will write things that he always or he tried very hard to write the truth and it's not the truth as he know it it is the truth as he sees it as sobless everyone of you and thank each and everyone of you. so thank you but this time we will ask mrs. waters to please join the boy that dies and. i love this time i'll join you i'm to conduct election. thank you at this time we will conduct the elections of the board president are there any nominations for board of education president you would i would like to nominate davidfor board president. second. thank you. mr.are you willing to serve as board president sir. yes i am. are there any other nominations. hearing none. all in favour of mr semen serving as board of education president please say. yes. yes yes. any opposed. any abstentions. mr.congratulations you are our fourth president. at this time we will conduct the elections of the board vice president are there any nominations for the board of education vice president chris bourne his vice president. second. thank you. mister horn are you willing to serve as board vice president. are there any other nominations. hearing none all in favor of mister chris one serving as board of education vice president please say yes yes. any opposed. any abstention. mr. chris horn congratulations there you are our board vice president. seriously consider playing music for you all while we did this. all right when i move on to the legend about board treasurer are there any nominations for board of education treasurer s. are there any other nominations. yeah we were going to ask you if you want to do it. all right we're going to vote now all those in favor say aye. extensions. congratulations. i'm moving on we're going to have the election of a board secretary, nations for board of education secretary. i nominate tracy davenport board of education secretary s. i have motion in the second are there any other nominations. see 9 all those in favor say aye. any extensions. congratulations is davenport. alright so right now we're going to move on to the appointment of missouri school board association delegate going to named mr. blake will be as our delegates. are you supposed to say isn't this the one that you as. we're going to motion for adjournment ever going to take a five-minute recess afterwards and it will come back for a regular meeting do i have a motion to adjourn. the motion of s all those in favor say aye. india post. translation meeting is adjourned for going to take a five-minute recess and then we'll come back and start the regular meeting.