>> Okay. >> And these six parcels have already been in the tip for 23 years. >> That's correct. >> Is there any big uh rationale why another 12 years is going to give paleis what it needs? Like, >> well, I I believe based on our conversation, there's some developments on the in within the tip that haven't been completed. So this would provide an extra um length of runway to get those those projects completed. Did they give any specifics about which part of the development is yet to be done? I mean I know familiar with that intersection, right? Like the eastern side of Harlem on the north side of Route 83 is undeveloped, but you know that's really not in our area, right? I mean, so for us to extend the tiff, I mean, Palis Heights could end this tiff and establish a new tiff, right?
So that's again the differentiation and the personal personalized approach to supporting students. And again the ELA teacher could say in this unit we're talking about text structures and responding to literature what have you and that seems to be a really um challenging skill for the student. I need them for three or four days. Can we provide a a different level of support for Ming on this particular novel that we're that we're reading and he is really not following along. >> So the teachers aren't going to be teaching the same class seven days. They've got different kids at different levels. >> Yes. >> So now how do we coordinate that if that same teacher needs I mean I'm just trying to logistically work through this. So that goes back to I'm gonna lean on you Davin and Jason students being being assigned to a specific when teacher.
Just I'd like to, you know, kind of quantify that on a financial like what are we what are we spending in terms of time and and dollars? Um, and how does how might that measure against the software? >> Perhaps when they finished the project, I can ask them to spend some time tabulating how many hours they spent. any other >> I would I would just point out that to me that seems like a perfect use for AI for the teachers you know SAS SAS platforms like grading and and >> you know we you know look we've used a lot of platforms for all sorts of things marketing and warehouse management and ERPs and whatnot and they're dead like the hard programmed hardcoded programs are are dead they're going to be obsolete within in 12 months because everything is going to be AI. And I bet you Marlene, if I sat with you and we went through one of those tests, I could say, "Here's the solution.
It for 15, it is one of the better looking fields. When you see a lot of black, that means you're losing a lot of fibers. Um, your infill is probably less than it should be. A lot of the rubber has filled the drain, so it's it's leaving the track. The grass blades can't hold on. Plus, they had just groomed it, I think, yesterday, which lifts all the fibers up. It's gonna give it a good presentation. I didn't really see tears or anything, but it's just it's worn out. Um, I know the school tests it for hardness every year, which is great. Uh, our spec requires during the life of the warranty, which was eight years, that it's tested. We say the GMAX has to be below 180. Unfortunately, ASM, the industry standards, still have it at 200. 200 is like falling and hitting your head on concrete.
>> Thank you, Mrs. Ionelli. Is there anyone else who would like to share a committee report? >> I mean, I wasn't really planning on saying anything, but I'm sorry. >> We met on curriculum. >> We did. Yeah. And and you know, just I don't have much to say here other than the audit is going for the uh the ELA side of things. So, that is ongoing. Um the preschool lottery has been out since we met last. So, a bunch of three and four-year-olds were welcomed to open spots. So, I don't have the numbers off hands, but I know we've added more and we [snorts] are servicing >> 525 preschoolers now, which is which is pretty cool. Um, so I just wanted to kind of make note of that since that happened since our last meeting. Um, other than that, we are just awaiting the audit report out which will happen in June.
That was only on the eastern side of Harlem and ask 218 to sign on to a new tiff. And, you know, I mean, like there's there's no upside development in any part of that tiff where I think that we're going to get, you know, down the road increased revenue from what it is. I mean, aside from something moving into where the bank is, you know, but that's not really a blighted property. I mean, you know, I just don't want us to sign off on a TIFF extension that really is just like, you know, something that maybe 218 should be, you know, signing up for rather than 230 because I don't think any of the development is coming on Yeah. coming on our side of Harlem. So >> yeah, that north uh east corner of um 119th in Harlem, that that empty space um was slated to be a car wash uh gas station kind of food establishment.
So it goes back to how we structured those students for that intervention time and who they're reporting to for that time. a lot of manual scheduling of kids to put them in as as much as possible to put them in the wind class of their math teacher wing class of their language arts >> but they're going to keep the same wing class all >> Yes. Yeah. And but throughout the week as they need support it's flexible to a different teacher class to get exactly what they need. >> So you They might not go to their math teacher during when they would go to a different math teacher. >> They would go, it would be their teacher. >> I don't I don't think I ask very question. >> Let me try to ask a question. >> Give me an example of a teacher schedule. Okay. How many periods under this system will math teacher?
Here's a one student's test." Like, give me give me a grade. I I think that the um part of the issue here is student data privacy and the constraints that we are under relative to that and and certainly we have you know student ID numbers and and so forth but we are under some maybe some different um ram uh parameters when we're dealing with student data privacy laws in Connecticut but >> well correct me if I'm wrong also So in compliance with what the state is asking of us, >> right? It's the way they they want it reported to them is the format that we have to give it to them in. Yeah. >> Yeah. I would agree that I I even had that question for you. I think AI would be great for this. But right privacy concerns, but also how many iterations of kind of testing do you want to make sure do you have to do it over and over just to make sure that it's like, you know, accurate?
So we back then 11 years ago said 180. We now say 165 for eight to 10 years. Um and that it be tested every year unless you put a shock pad underneath. I don't know if you guys are familiar, but that's an added cost that are currently not in the numbers. It might be in my number uh the higher number, but that's putting a uh either a foam or like a rubber pad under the carpet. And I was explaining to one of the coaches say with that you could you could play on it, fall on it, and your GMAX would be 120 as long as that pad's there. So the infill can leave, could compact. Uh we always advocate for a shock pad, but the added cost is tough. Um if you ever want to check it out at Cheshure Academy, their two turf fields, same product that's on on your field, just only a couple years old with a pad underneath.
>> Thank you. Anyone else? I just wanted to add and Dr. Smith, you may have been have said this in the end, but I just want to remind everybody we were supposed to have the um NJSBA present the strategic planning plan this month, but it's postponed till the April 30th meeting. And I I encourage everybody to come out. We worked hard. We had the planning sessions, Dr. Smith and ADM admin worked very hard to put together action plans and as a board we're looking forward to seeing the end product from the representative from New Jersey School Boards Association. He'll be presenting at our April meeting. Okay. So up next we have old business. We don't have any old business. So now we will move into new business. We don't have any new business. Next, we'll move into the open public comment. This is the public comment period for any items of interest.
Um that I I we were told that it fell through, so it didn't it's not going to happen. Um on the west side of Harlem, uh there's the uh Tiffany Center, which is kind of the L-shaped. Um there's some plans to improve the parking lot and then kind of an access road to a lot behind that Tiffany Center. Um that would give um access to uh the lake and kind of uh canal area back there. Um on the corner where the bank used to be, there used to be two separate buildings. Both um I believe have been raised. Uh they're looking to put a culverse in there. So that's in uh the works. I'm sure that work will be done by the the time the tiff expires. Uh but you're correct. The the major part of any possible undeveloped land would be in that that northeast uh part of that uh that intersection which would be 218.
Six. Okay. So, they have six periods not teaching the same thing six times, right? depends on what their course load is, right? So, if they have honors classes or advanced classes, >> give an example of give them let's say sixth grade math. You've got a sixth grade math teacher. What could a sixth grade math teacher look like? What what is I think this is where you're going. >> What's the teacher schedule? I might I might have like first three periods teaching six or eight math and then um then we're gonna have lunch and then when and then three more periods of math might have prep the last period. >> What are they going to be teaching the same thing six times a day? >> Some cases >> in some cases. >> Okay. So those that don't teach the same thing six times a day. >> It's just going to be more juggling and figuring it out.
So there'd be I would be really concerned. I would want to make sure we're doing our due diligence before we would move to like an AI, you know, kind of system for something like if we ever could. Um, just obviously tons of testing prior to Thank you. >> And just speaking on behalf of the teachers, if they're taking all this time to grade this, it's time that they could be doing something else. We really do frown upon teachers and we have told them that they cannot use should not use AI for grading. That is is not an an acceptable use. Number one because we can't put student work into those um platforms at least the in the in their current form and with without having a platform. Um I don't know if that's >> No, I wasn't talking about using AI. I was talking about them manually grading things.
Um, so I tell the coaches and athletes to check that one out. It's a great example. >> Um, >> is there a difference? >> Is it worth it? >> We only had a connection. >> It's soft because that that pad is Shaw. That the carpet is Shaw. This carpet here is Shaw. Shaw manufactures their own pad. This could be Shaw. And their pad is made of recycled this carpet padding. There's other pads out there that are firmer, more foamike products. Um, which I I had a bag this big. I don't know if you guys would want to see samples, but if you ever do, I'll come back and show you all the different technology that's coming. >> Is that your typ is that I hope our kids go to NFL, but if you know they do. >> So, the NFL is a tough a tough comparison.
However, if your questions or comments pertain to litigation, student or personnel items, or negotiations, we ask that you see the superintendent after the meeting. Since we do not discuss these matters in public, please limit your comments to three minutes per person. And also, please state your name and address as you comment. >> My name is Patty Mer. I live on Blancher Road in Marlton. I've been here for 40 years. I was an employee for 22 years. Um, I just have a question. I remember hearing about reopening Evans school. Is that still on the table? Anybody? >> I >> So typically you would finish all your questions and then if the board desires to comment they would do so at >> Well, that's my question. And if if that is I really need somebody to explain to me. So, we closed Evans School in 2017. Our and according to your last audit um and Dr.
I would think that I agree with member Casmir that when Orland Park wanted to revamp their tiff, you know, they they let the one piece expire and then they reconfigured the tiff to present again. And I I would think that Palis Heights could let this tiff expire and then start a new tiff for the section that is east of Harlem that is um the other school district. I don't know why we would need to extend ours or our the side the west side of Harlem um and and lose that revenue. You know, that tip was already gone through and I I don't think that would benefit our taxpayers. >> One of the questions we asked was if they went through with this extension and they got the work done early, would they possibly end the tiff maybe after two, three, five years? Um they said they would uh entertain that, but obviously there's no assurance that that would actually happen.
>> We really try to limited to two different courses per teacher. And usually those courses are um kind of your typical math class >> and an honors class, right? So, in many ways, you're teaching very >> similar standards. >> I'm just I'm envisioning the scenario where you're going to have the teacher meeting during math day >> kids at different levels. >> Yeah. >> And how do they accomplish that within that block? >> So, a lot of that is um a lot of that is how we train our teachers to um implement kind of like things like what we would call workshop model right you know workshop model I'm just gonna make it really easy like let's let's just enision three tables in a room right and this table is the teacher and the teacher is working with individuals on the content they need right he's doing that there's another table over here that's working on content that they need another table and rotate, right?
Yes. And not being able to prepare for lessons or grade other things. >> I'm so sorry. >> Yeah, >> that's what I understood, Mark. >> No, I defin I I agree, Mark. I mean, there are uses in which the there's efficiencies that could be had for teachers. Lesson planning is definitely one of them. I listen, I used to spend hours planning lessons. AI did it in a heartbeat for my teachers. We have magic school for teachers. We have magic student for our students and it has saved a lot of time. So I I think we just need to to kind of accelerate our uh decision- making on this. Any other comments, Miss Cullinin? Any other thoughts on there? >> Thank you. Next committee would be finance. Dr. Herrian. Yeah. So included in your packets is the financial report for the 202526 board of education budget reflecting expenditures and incumbrances through February.
It really is. They're changing their fields every three or so years. Um, some I don't think any outdoor stadium has a pad currently. Actually, um, Tennessee because they use an organic infill. So, if you get away from rubber infill, yeah, >> you have to have a pad. That's kind of that's that was one of the driving factors in the industry. Um, but it's just a great idea to have. It reduced, you know, it's a piece the field's a piece of equipment, right? And it's one cause of concussions and then helmet helmets concussion. So, helmet's a piece of equipment. The player's a piece of equipment. So if you can make the field as safe as possible, you're doing at least one thing to reduce the likelihood. You're not going to elimin eliminate it, but rel reduce the likelihood of a head injury. >> Two questions. >> Yep.
Smith said tonight our enrollment is 4,700 now. So, that's we're up 254 students from 2017. So, with all the cuts, all the money we're losing from the state, how can we justify reopening a school? So, I'm just asking the board to please look really consider. It makes no sense to me. I >> I'd be glad to answer that. And um and and Patty, it's great to see you. I haven't seen you in so long because I hope retirement's going well and uh grandkids and and everything. So, uh it's it's it's awesome. Um appreciate everything you did for us as a driver and then as assistant coordinator and then as transportation coordinator over the years. So, um >> yeah, it's great to see you. Um and appreciate your questions. So, no. So, short answer, no. Um, we initially were considering, this is some years ago, >> reopening Evans.