Toledo meeting adopts Sept. 24 agenda; Oakdale students lead pledge and mission recitation

At a meeting in Toledo on Sept. 24, 2024, members present adopted the day’s board agenda following a roll-call vote, and students from Oakdale Elementary led the pledge of allegiance and recited the school’s creed and the transcript-identified "TPS mission" and "TPS vision."

The session opened with a moment of silence. A treasurer performed a roll call at the chair’s request; those recorded as present included Barwick, Vasquez, Parker, Barnes and Gerken. An unidentified board member moved to adopt the Sept. 24, 2024 agenda and another board member seconded. The treasurer called the roll; the members recorded as Barwick, Vasquez, Parker, Barnes and Gerken voted "Yes," carrying the motion (unanimous among those recorded present).

Oakdale Elementary students conducted the pledge and related recitations. The transcript identifies the eighth-grader Aliyah Madrid as leading the pledge: "I pledge of allegiance to the flag of The United States," and lists Julia Garcia (fourth grader) and sixth graders Veil Mazano and Kaylee Stanley as reciting the creed and the mission/vision passages that begin, "We provide innovative and educational opportunities that ensure each student is prepared for their future" and "We empower each and every student to lead and live a purpose driven life." The transcript uses the acronym "TPS" in naming the mission and vision; the full name represented by that acronym is not provided in the transcript.

After the agenda was adopted, the meeting moved to Section 2 (presentations), with Miss Mason introduced to lead that item. No formal votes or presentations beyond these procedural steps are recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.