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And um you know, like I say to new board members when they start, there's never a a stupid question to ask. There's never if you need clarity on something, that's what you guys are here for. So, I don't want any staff member to feel that they can't come to you if they are having a problem. Don't feel like you can't ask. You would you would say the same thing to your students. So, I I I just want our staff to make sure they're feeling supported and that we're not making them feel they're rushing into something. Thank you. I just want to uh thank Dr. White and Mr. Rivera, but Dr. Thomas, uh this was not happy action funtime data. this was some tough data to look at, right? And I appreciate the honest conversation and the honest reflection that's gone into this. Um, and the fact that you're bringing it to the public saying, look, you know, we're we're doing okay, but we've got a ways to go and not a lot of schools or school districts would make that public.
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And I appreciate you acknowledging that. Uh, and I also, it's great to hear the plan and I think this is going to be great for our kids and great for our teachers and everything. Um, so thank you for that because that's that's a big step forward in being honest with the community. We definitely appreciate that. Um, the the one thing uh that was brought forth, I think it was at the beginning of the year with junior high with the winds program, making sure that we're not encroaching in on like fine arts and just being cognizant of that moving forward. Um, I I I want to make sure this is these plans are great, but let's make sure that we're we're taking we're not encroaching on other things that also uh grow our students outside of math and science, too. So, but thank you again. This is I'm I'm excited to really get in here and digest this.
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This is great and um I appreciate the honesty and I really am excited about the vision. So, thank you. I really I couldn't agree more with you, Jason. really go Jason on that. It's just yes, we needed to hear this. I think some of us felt it. We needed to have a um that third party evaluation and reading through that report. What and I and I appreciate all the teachers too for participating and being so real and honest with what their needs are when and what I kept seeing was professional development, professional development training, understanding what what these kids are getting, how I can help them. So that seeing that staff was really asking for communication and professional development and stuff was awesome because we have we know people who can provide that and we've got the expertise. Um just two questions kind of around that the differentiation thing when students are getting they're different levels of help let's say reading I'm not going to use like the right PC words or whatever.
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Do they know that they're in the bad reading group? Do they know they're in the good reading group? Is there a stigma or are the are the teachers educators doing the best thing that they can do not to have that going on in the classroom? I was like I can give them quick and they can fill in. The the hope is that when time is changing so often that I may be one of the you know high achieving students but this standard the um fifth grade teacher teaching theme to fifth graders is so hard to do as a fifth grade teacher try to some of my you know highest performing students could struggle with that and so they may be needing extra support so it's not stagnant groups like when we were in school the red robin and the bluebirds and we all knew to the blue who was in the bluebirds group and we knew that was a lower group.
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That's not what win time should look like. It really should be moving constantly based on what skills the kids are working on. So it's never this group is worse than or you know I'm in this group because I did XYZ. I just need extra support this week or this unit and it should shift and change. Um we're getting better at that. We're not we're not changing groups as fast but that's because our teachers are still learning how to structure all of this. but they are beginning to move their groups. Um, so I'm really excited about that. I will say again to go to um Mrs. Darling's point, I am so proud of the growth I have seen in our district this year. And no, are we there yet and do we have everything in place? No. But when I walk in our classrooms comparison from one year now to this year, our teachers are trying.
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I see more rigorous instruction, more engaging instruction, kids doing the learning, and the teachers not doing all the work. We're in a good spot. That's why I just got to figure out how to get teachers not to stress themselves out because I'm very proud of us right now on the work we're doing. The journey's not done. But yes, to answer your original question, those groups should be moving so there's not that stigma placed on me like I'm going to this room or I'm going with this teacher so everybody knows that I'm in the lower group or I need extra support. I really appreciate that you understood what I was asking and I I love hearing that it's oh it's fluid in that way because I was I was in the bad rating group and I still feel that and it's traumatic. Yeah. and you know it and it's just it doesn't do anything for the kids self-esteem and then I fear that they will perform in the way that it they are they think that they're expected to perform.
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So I love hearing that it is fluid fluid. Um and then I had a question of course for uh Mr. Shepard and I promise this is the um last thing but um the funding are we getting funding for um accelerated I'm trying the new terms accelerated placement or academic enrichment. Are we getting the funding for the special education and all of the PD and everything that is going to go along to help make this successful? So the the funding for all of what you've heard tonight has all been built into the budget. It's it's what really guides our work and what we're focusing our budgets around. Okay. Is that coming from the state? Is it coming from So most of most of our funding is coming from the local level. That's what really drives our budget. Uh there is some funding coming from the state.
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Uh the federal funding, I know there's a lot of of angst surrounding what the federal government is doing. However, we pretty confident that funds for IDEIDA uh and title will be there. They may not be coming out of the Department of Education. Uh they may be coming from another department. Uh but those funds have been around long before the Department of Education and we feel confident that uh those will remain. Okay. I'm going to just take it one step further. Um I know you like like knowledge and information. So title, so under title, I oversee title one, two, three, and then four, right? So title one, our buildings that are title one, we do utilize a lot of their funds for um the uh renewal of those subscriptions to whether it's reading eggs, math seeds, Alex, things of that nature. So we use title funds for that in our title schools.
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Um most of it obviously like uh Dr. Shephard, Mr. Sheepard um said it's from our local funds. Title two is specific to professional learning development. So teachers that are seeking to go to conferences or when we pull someone in like a Lindsey Kemin to early literacy professional development that often times comes through in title 2. And then title 4 is specifically meant for um those enrichment type activities. So if we're looking at novel studies, so at the junior high, we just recently purchased novels for grades six, seven, and eight, we asked them, "What do you need?" They were able to give us what they needed, and we purchased novels for them to engage students in novel studies. Our gifted enrichment teachers have a certain allotted amount of money to them, so that way if they need materials or things to replenish within that block of wind time, they can get that as well.
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Um, and then title three, I skipped that one, is specific to multilingual learning. So topics or or supports that are directly related to multilingual services. That's what title 3 is for. And then just related uh our IDEIDA grant that we get is required to have 5% of the grant set aside specifically for professional development on topics related to special education or specialized instruction. And that money can be used, it doesn't have to be used for special ed staff. We actually use it for general ed staff as much as special ed staff who are looking for information or knowledge about specialized topics because the students with special needs are in their classrooms. So it's used both for general ed teacher or special ed teachers, speech pathologists going to their uh local or state conferences, things like that. So um and we usually we have to allocate 5% we usually spend about 10% of our grant on professional development.
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So there's quite a bit of funding to support uh topics. Thank you for answering that question. Thank you. That was very thorough. Thank you. There's a lot of information to digest. Uh this will be will we have this uh posted publicly this just this presentation or so it's in Bordox now? Would we be putting it somewhere like where you have the other teaching and learning maybe in that area or something so that we can put it for the teachers and put we can figure out where to put it publicly. Yeah, wherever. Yeah. Perfect. Or yeah, it's even that even under our strategic planning page, right? Perfect. Thank you. If there's nothing else, I'll go to the next item. uh the appointment employment compensation discipline performance dismissal of specific employees of the public body fives ILCS 120-2C1. May I have a motion to adjourn to close session?
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So moved. Second. Any discussion? Hearing none can take a vote. Julie Jetty, yes. Katherine Potter, yes. Mindy Hartman, yes. Jason Jansen, yes. Darling, yes. Ann Sanuchi. Yes. Stacy Salt. Yes. Okay. The motion's approved. Open session ends at What time is it? 8:18. Thank you everyone. Have a good evening. you know, so you
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the April 10th Board of Education Clifton Board of Education general meeting. Please rise for the flag salute and a moment of silence. I pledge alg 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. Thank you. Roll call, please. Mr. Shahada. Miss present. Mr. Runad, here. Mr. Kenova, Dr. Danny, Mr. Mahia here, Mr. Ciano here, Mr. Suarez here, Vice President Santiago here, President Paris here. We have a quorum. The mission of the Clifton School District in an open-end reciprocal community partnership is to provide all students with a quality education to develop the skills necessary to become literate lifelong learners who are responsible and productive citizens contributing to a democratic society in an everchanging world. The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right to the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon.
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Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. We're not starting yet, but there is a cell phone someone found outside. So, if anybody's missing their phone, it is nicer than my phone. So, I have no problem taking it home today. But if anyone is missing a cell phone, I do have one up here for you. So, the gentleman going up the aisle Yeah. Oh my god. Oh my god. All right. [Music] Good evening everybody. Good evening. Thank you so much for coming out to our third annual jazz appreciation month spring jazz concert. It's a lot of words. Um featuring our Fischer Middle School stage band and the new high school jazz band. So for a number of years, Mr. Silio and I had been talking about getting this concert going. And three years ago, we were able to finally coalesce everything to get this going. And our first concert was jazz through the decades where uh we just bounced back and forth going through from the 1920s up through the '7s.
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These are a lot of People last four days. 500etflix and then on my list Not Siri. stupid months. [Music] So, I'm out of that now. Kathy, how are you? Yeah, life has been busy busy but doing so many cool things and I was telling my first time service attorneys they give me these bles information like please repeat and let me know I've been doing more reading the last three weeks than I've ever done in my life but I wanted to really get into it because the next one's going to be easier I can get to the the key points but I didn't want to read anything I want to read it like when I got hired here you got read the board policies. I can't just not read the policy. Good seeing you. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. [Music] Why is this pull up my agenda?
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[Music] Good evening. I have 5:30. I will call the uh school board meeting to order. Roll call. All board members present as she's here. Uh this time I would invite everyone [Music] 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. [Music] Yeah. Thank you. Um I'm going to start off. Uh we're we're waiting on Max from it, so hopefully he'll come uh as they're talking. But yeah, just like I've done the last several years. Um I invited four of our uh student leaders here at the high school who are involved in a variety of different activities uh that they'll share with you, but I think it's important just to get their perspective um you know, the things they experienced here during their four years. They're also uh a part of my student leadership team here at the high school.
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[Music] We'll call the meeting to order and we'll start with the pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. I think that is the best ever done the pledge. So, I want to thank all of you, everyone that's in the room. So, um we'll start the meeting by taking a motion for consent agenda items. Have a motion by Earl. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Travis.
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Good evening and welcome to the Ashlin Planning Board meeting of Thursday, April 10th. I'll call the meeting to order at 7:19. And a reminder to everyone that the meeting is being broadcast and recorded. First on our agenda tonight is the clerk's report. Kate, thank you, Madam Chair. We received um correspondence from two people. One was multiple that was um handled response by the town planner about a pre preliminary subdivision. Another one was actually to I received it through comprehensive plan but it went to the town planner. So I feel like among the multiple boards it probably meant to get to us. So um what was that regarding uh the 40B projects? Oh okay. So maybe I don't think Alvo was copied either. So maybe I should get it to Alvo to get it did not say planning board, but I think the intent was and that's the only reason I'm bringing it up.
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Good evening and welcome to the Greenfield Public Schools School Committee meeting for Wednesday, April 9th, 2025. This meeting is being recorded by Greenfield Community Television. If any other persons are doing the same, you must notify the chairperson at this time. Okay. Um, Secretary Den, will you call the role? Yes. Chair Johnson Msad here. Vice Chair Ston here. Secretary Deneva, I'm here. Member Goodwin here. Member Childs here. Mayor Disorger, I see you. You're mute. You can hear the mayor. Do you want to say hear? Mayor, can you hear us? Seems like the mayor can't hear us, but other people in the chat report they can hear us. So, yeah. Oh, okay. I've heard from the mayor and member Martini. Okay. All present and accounted for except for member Martini. And we have a quorum. Thank you. We'll move on to um public comment. And uh the secretary has the list.
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here tonight. Mr. Jesse, can you roll call, please? Sure. Here. Thank you. Please join us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Great. First order of business, Lydia Malachi for the student report. Good evening. All right. Hello again, everyone. We're so excited to share a few more updates with you all before we go our separate ways to April break. Our sports spring season just kicked off and our athletes are training hard for their competitions in the coming weeks. Back in the classroom though, many CHS students are studying just as hard for their upcoming AP exams, which will be held during the first two weeks of May. Meanwhile, while we start wrapping up our school year at CHS, we're getting ready to welcome the newest generation of Rams in our Cheshure Nope.
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