October 13, 2021 — Meeting Minutes
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON '---' Members Present: Ms. Amy Rubin - President #2 Mark Twain Circle Clayton, MO 63105 T: 314.854.6000 F: 314.854.6093 Business Meeting School District of Clayton Board of Education October 13, 2021 Meeting Minutes Central Office administrators present: Dr. Nisha Patel - Superintendent claytonschools. net Mr. Gary Pierson - Vice President Ms. Kim Hurst - Treasurer Dr. Milena Garganigo - Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Mr. Cameron Poole - Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Ms. Stacy Siwak - Board Secretary Mr. Joe Miller - Director Mr. Steve Singer - Director Mr. Jason Wilson - Director 1. Call to Order Mr. Jeff Puls - Chief Technology Officer Mr. Chris Tennill - Chief Communications Officer Dr. Robyn Wiens - Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Absent: Dr. Tony Arnold - Assistant Superintendent Human Resources Ms. Mary Jo Gruber - Chief Financial Officer Sandy Menchella - Executive Assistant to Superintendent/Board of Education Information, Procedural: 1.01 Statement of Adequate Notice, Pledge of Allegiance The business meeting of the School District of Clayton Board of Education was called to order at 7:01 p.m. and was held in the administrative boardroom at #2 Mark Twain Circle, Clayton, MO 63105. 2. Recognizing Our Own Information: 2.01 Red Ribbon Week - All In Coalition Tonight we recognized students Tucker Abeles, Jonathan Gutierrez, and Katherine Nguyen from the All In Clayton Coalition, with Kimberly Sherony, the Project Director. They shared information on Red Ribbon events planned for Red Ribbon Week. Information: 2.02 Danny Bui - Asian Student Association Tonight we recognized Danny Bui, a senior at Clayton High School, for bringing the Asian Student Association to life. His advisor at Clayton High School is Mr. de la Paz, who was not in attendance. 3. Superintendent Communications Information: 3.01 Superintendent Communications Dr. Patel, superintendent, presented an update to the community on the topics of the end of first quarter, cadet band concert, 6th grade Wydown cadet band concert, girls tennis, National Disability History and Awareness Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month and Filipino American History Month, a COVID update and Strategic Plan update. 4. Student Representative to the Board Information: 4.01 Student Representative to the Board of Education - Update Our student representative to the Board, Aitana Rosas Linhard, provided updates on sports achievements, senior nights, the hybrid speech and debate tournament, the 6th grade health button project, intruder drills, juniors taking PSAT, pinatas at Captain, chorus at elementary schools, African dance unit and lastly, the end of first quarter.