Okay. It's what happens when you drink a gallon of water Yeah. for work. That's very true. All right, so Molly with it. Oh, centering pass and that was just a quick shot. Nice save from Lacey. Williams had the right idea for the one-timer. Spalding picks it up passes to Hartnett. Hartnett goes back to Molly to Schneider. We have 16 seconds left to go. Molly with it. Molly centering pass to Williams and Williams buries. Is it the shoes, folks? I mean does she have a new pair of cleats or what? >> there is the the pink ones out there. And she's scoring like none other so Molly looking great too. Just I mean you don't see her usually get these kind of minutes and she's really filling the void. She's got few goals and a bunch of assists. Quite the player. So it is 12 to 3 with 10 seconds left in the half.
So, we're trying to set them up for that. Um and then hopefully they can apply these skills to park and wreck or to um YMCA, some of the summer uh employment opportunities that are available for students and can and can get those jobs. Really the first step in preparing them to get jobs after after high school. The other thing we're trying to do in themies is is create community. That was a big push, right? So we're bringing themes into the classroom. And the second piece is trying to create communities. So in mymies we have um and we've been doing this now for for two years. We have very set goals that are explicit to students. Miss Lorenz is in my academy. Um she's got these posters hanging in her classroom. And our goals for all of our students every single quarter. Our B's are better in all of your classes.
Any questions about any of this? Now we have a whole list of advisory opinions for you and I won't go through all of them, but I mean, I do actually have all of them written out with me in case anybody wants to hear more about any of them. But I've read through a lot of them. Um You can go on and again read all of these. They're all really interesting. And again, these are all the advisory opinions that were released in 2025. A lot of them are like working with a child. Union issues. Like positions. They're very interesting. We do recommend that you go on and look at all of them. Benefits. You might have a conflict. These are just benefits. What benefits are in ethics that are like regulations. Uh it's a direct indirect advantage, profit, privilege, or gain. Could be personal, financial, or otherwise.
You know, we can even though we're going back to three sections um in grade four, we may go to three sections in grade six because we have such a large number of special education students leaving and that we have our lower numbers in special education at the lower grades, as those needs continue to decrease, even though we're increasing sections, we still have the staff to support three sections at every grade. That makes sense. So, this is the end of the second year All right, so the second year that you've had going from three to two sections. So, the fifth graders this year um they were the first group that came from the three section to two two years ago. Right. Yes. Now that they're graded in fifth grade, have you looked like empirically at the outcomes for that change? Like have you looked to see >> I have not.
>> We have not heard anything. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Appreciate that. Okay. Um those were the questions that I had. I look >> I do have one question for Susan while she's up here. Um, so did everything that we that was um included in our packet there it it's it's complete as far as the information that we need from them tonight. >> Susan, >> that's that's correct. Okay. >> Ultimately, the first step of the process is them completing the ABCC paperwork that goes into them. Their investigators come out. They go through the whole process. As that progresses through, because we've transitioned to open gov, I will then reach out to them. Excuse me. I'll reach out to them and have them start our paperwork, which will include the certifications, the liquor policy, and all the other things that we require on our end. >> Okay, that's great.
Um and so we fund that OPEB trust using a couple of different methods. First of all, we budget money for it because it is a long-term liability associated with our current employees. And number two, we take a portion of our free cash each year, which is what free cash is the balance of what's left at the end of the year in our essentially our accounts, uh our general fund, and we use a portion of that to fund our OPEB liability as well. Um so, it's worked for us. The strategy has worked for us um in terms of the fact that the amount of our OPEB liability that is funded, the percentage that's funded, continues to grow. Um so, I would uh I would argue that this it would be smart to go ahead and pass this one again.
And guess what, Cam? Molly is a freshman. Wow. >> I know. What Oh my goodness. >> What is up with the freshman class here? They're ridiculous. Yeah. Something about the freshman class in DS. Yeah, they're probably going to win some championships. Should probably put on put in some bets now. All right, so at the end of two quarters played, Raiders 12, Ursuline three. Ursuline All right, so we will be back in under five minutes here. Yeah, stay tuned. All right, we are back up. Well, we got a bumblebee of some sort. Looks like a healthy one. It's one of those good ones. The big ones. All right, so anyways, starting the second half right now, 12 minutes on the clock. 12 to three, Raiders are up. Can Ursuline get back into this one? We will find out now. All right, let's see. Whistle blown, it's going to be Ursuline ball.
Um we have an attendance goal of two or fewer absences in each quarter which leads you to not getting our CO which is credit only policy. Right? trying to build them towards getting the grade that you earn and not having your attendance impact that. Also, if you're in school, you've got a better chance of getting B's or better. And then a social involvement goal. So, we celebrate uh Miss Grant, my dean and I uh every single quarter, bring all of our students in. We highlight the students. They each get individually called up in awards if they've met one of these goals. And then we actually after um we do the celebration, students that get two or more certificates actually get to come to a fun flex. And you can see in the top left that's some of our our business teachers playing dodgeball. All of the students in that dodgeball chose dodgeball.
Oh, and then here, we have a case with the Ethics Commission case. Board member spoke during the board meeting about how he was running for General Assembly and was found that he was using his position on the board to solicit support and votes for his personal political campaign. So, you can run for office. You can be a sitting board member and run for other office. That's okay. But you can't use your board member position to create a benefit of yourself at the expense of the district. Benefiting your personal political campaign. So, recuse yourself if there is a benefit to you or your immediate family due to business interest, uh your use of your position to secure privileges for yourself or others, a gift, favor, financial gain. Uh again, other considerations are do not represent yourself or any person. Do not represent any person or party other than the board or district in matters before the board.
I can't say. Um cuz this is the year we would have to go back Mhm. and compare other fifth grades to this fifth grade's grades. But I would also want to look at that cohort. You know, and they had a standards-based report card and this is the first time they have a grade report card. So, it would require looking at it both ways, not only comparing fifth grades, which gets kind of like we do with NJSL A, right? So, but it would also be looking at them as a cohort coming through and if we've noticed any, you know, I will say, you know, I I the other thing we could possibly look at and I don't know the numbers off the top of my head if we see an increased referrals in that grade for I and RS, you know, um I I don't know the answer to that off the top of my head but I don't want to speak to it but certainly something we can we can look into.
>> So, that probably answered your questions earlier. >> And then, but they don't need to come back in front of us at the end of that, or do they? >> No. No. No. Okay, >> great. Thank you. All right. [clears throat] Thank you, Susan. I appreciate that additional information. That's very, very helpful. Um, okay. So, at this at this juncture, uh, I will entertain closing the discussion and hearing at this point. >> I'll make a motion to close. >> There a second. All those in favor? >> I That's 302. And um seeing that there are no other questions or discussions that we have to follow. >> No, the only thing I have a question on >> y >> and it's more of a procedural thing. So if you could repeat the three things that you need from us this evening. >> Sure. >> So so that way we we have record of um of all the things the request.
Any questions related to Article 5? Okay. Article 6, uh we're getting into some very routine articles here. Article 6 is called the annual consent article. Um it's basically uh a couple of um different provisions that uh allow us to do some mechanical things, some administrative or what they call ministerial type of things, things that are are somewhat automatic. But, where it becomes a little bit more um I think uh where you have to use a little bit more um more cognitive effort, if you will, is when you get to the revolving funds, which um you'll see a list of different revolving funds, you'll see the use of what those funds are in that table, and you'll see the maximum amount that we can take from each fund. And all of those have to be authorized at town meeting, but the thing is is by doing it through a consent article, it can be done through one vote.
We got Elsa Sukso back on camera. Mhm. Foul. Hedden. That wasn't Whose phone's going off, huh? That is Not mine. It's not us. Look at this, Mayhew bringing it down, passing off to Lubov. Save by Motley. Motley just having a fanta- Oh, not I meant Moro. Moro having just an incredible game in between the pipes. Motley, too. Motley is, too, yeah. Look at Lubov trying to get something going here. She still has it, and she would not be stopped on that one. Just a absolutely incredible goal there from the school record holder for the most goals, apparently, Maddy Lubov. Um so she already has over 200 goals. >> Wow. So, that is a school record. It's unclear on my notes. It's a good record to have right there. >> adding to the school record, Cam. Yeah, it is. 12 to four with 11 minutes on the clock.
That's what they wanted to do. Um but they earn two or more academy awards. So we try to again build that community. Um the teachers are involved in the fun flexes. are involved in the celebrations really to build um a tight-knit community. It was hard to do when you had 3,600 students. It's a lot easier to do when you've only got about 150 in a grade um in your academy. Uh Mr. Donovan spoke about our ambassadors. The bottom left is uh we do instructional rounds, teachers visiting classrooms and um seeing what we're doing in the classrooms that's going well and maybe what should we focus in on. Our ambassadors are actually part of that instructional round. So, we have students that spend the whole day with teachers. They have conversations about what they're seeing in the classroom. They're very familiar with what our goals are as a school um and they they become part of the conversation of how do we better classrooms for students.
And it's not a conflict if you're not accruing a greater gain than any other. So, an example of this would be if you have a child in the district and you're voting on field trip and your child's going on the field trip. It's okay for you to vote on that because you're not getting any gain that's more than what anybody else is doing. There are just a few prohibited acts cases. A board member has a direct or indirect financial interest who votes on or about the law firm that provided her with free representation in the defense of an ethics charge. The board member has a personal involvement with the law firm as it was providing her with legal representation creating an attorney-client uh personal relationship. Respondent had received legal defense without incurring costs in her defense of a personal ethics matter. And then the respondent voted to approve the payment of the law firm that was representing them.
Probably the benchmark assessments more. >> Yeah, the benchmark level benchmarks over time and if that Genesis portion could do that for us maybe. >> yeah. In the future. Yeah. Well, I always am wary of that type of comparison because when you're looking at comparing that that cohort over the years like it's going to change through the assessments. Small sample size. And then even when you compare class to class, the numbers change, the kids change and when since we're such a small group one or two kids can have such an impact. It's hard it's just a really hard I understand what you're saying. My point is the entire attendance is a small sample size. But my hypothesis was moving that section to two with, you know, be okay. Like do we can we prove that at this point is what I'm after. Because we're now saying we're going to continue that into, you know, that group is going to continue to be at two, right?
>> Yes. Yes. >> Yeah. So the three things are the first one is approving the transfer of the liquor license to the applicant Hanamoon Dada. Corp. The second is going to be approving Puja Patel as the manager of record for the store. And the third is going to be approving pledges of the inventory and the liquor license to Rockland Trust Company which is providing the financing for the purchase. >> Okay. If you can pledges of inventory. >> Yeah. So inventory and the liquor license >> and liquor license >> to Rockland Trust. >> Rockland Trust Company. Yes. >> Yeah. So, say I I'm unable to pay my financing, the bank's going to want to come in. That's basically >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, >> so on this motion, we'd have to >> We have three. >> Yeah. Can we do them together? >> Yeah.
Anything you wanted to add so far? Okay. Good deal. Any questions on our consent article? So, Article 7 is also a consent article, um but it's related to Community Preservation Act funds. Community Preservation Act funds, for those of you that don't know, it's a surcharge that goes on your taxes of 3%, and that money is used or it can only be used for a few different purposes. Number one, um open space acquisition and maintenance, um recreational development uh that meets certain criteria, historic preservation, and also affordable housing. Um we have uh authorized expenditures of um of CPA funds before for cool projects, um land acquisitions, the Riverwalk project, uh Valentine, which, you know, the barn has been done. You know, all of those things have been funded uh in part or in whole through CPC. So, it's a very, very valuable resource. Um that's administered at the local level uh by a Community Preservation Committee.
So, I know I say this all the time, so you probably already know, but um 12 goal lead equals running time. It's actually 10 goal lead. What? >> [laughter] >> I was just testing you. Okay. All right, let me put that in my in my notes. [laughter] So, if you want to update your notes real quick. No, 12 goals is boys, and it's only in the fourth quarter. Yep. All right, so So, good you did your Good job. >> [laughter] >> Say it all the time, and it still needs correcting, folks. No, that was a test. Oh, it was a test, sorry. And then some jokes after. Motley passes it off. Sachs back to Motley. Motley looking backstepping. Looks like she's going to go in. She is just so quick. Great footwork. Fires a pass. Oh. Yeah. But look at that, Schneider coming in and breaking up the up.
Um today we had Shake Shack come as one of our guest speakers. Um they came and met with students and talked to them again about how do you um become an entrepreneur and then also how do you get jobs in some of these places. So, we're trying to just keep exposing students to really great activities that better them for their future. The last one in Family Feud, um I will just point out that's Miss Grant dressed as Steve Harvey wearing a bald cap and a mustache. Um we tried to get the students to know more about their teachers. So, over about a week, teachers hinted about things like, "What's your favorite color? What's your dog's name?" Um didn't say why they were hinting these things. They just kind of got dropped in conversation. And then we ran family feud of do you know your teacher.