Thank you. I think I >> Okay, we're going to take a 5 to 10 minutes. Thank you very >> Thank you everyone for uh for sticking with us um for that brief intermission. Um that was the fun part of the evening. The rest is just business. um as usual. So that concludes uh agenda item G, the recognition and presentation section. And we do not have any unfinished business which puts us on agenda item I which is the consent agenda with 16 items. I will ask someone from the board for a motion open. >> I think first and thank you.
>> What do you Do we want to table this to >> Just give them a second. >> I want to say yes to everyone else. >> Okay. Okay. >> Who? Who's special? See that. >> [laughter] >> Okay. So, would it be administratively more efficient for us to uh move 9.24 separately from the remainder of the items? Or do you want us to move everything in one shot? >> Yeah, we can do separately. >> We'll do 9.24 separately. Okay. So, right now we will be doing a roll call for 9.2 through 9.34 with the exception of 9.24. Miss Lee, whenever you're ready. >> Okay. So, uh certainly so uh exception of a 9.24 uh Mr. Bell. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dawson. >> Yeah. >> Mr. High. >> Yes. >> Mr. Incalcaterra? >> Yes. >> Mr. Januzi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Minhas? Ms. Mosson? Mr. Balmer? Mr.
The relationships you build, the support you provide, and the care you show our students each day embody the very best of Cliffside Park High School. This recognition is not only welld deserved, it is long overdue. We are incredibly fortunate to have you supporting our students, families, and staff each day. Thank you for your 21 years of service, and congratulations on being named Close Park School District's ESP of the Year. We do a picture too, right? >> I guess so. >> Okay. CONGRATS. >> All right. Uh, Miss SP and Mr. Barrera, since you guys have these glowing letters of recommendation, just please promise us that you're not going to take them and look for look for a new position. Um, congratulations to all the recipients this evening. Thank you to the friends and family staff that came out to support. Uh, we're truly lucky to have each and every one of you.
Remember the legend to know that he never surrendered me >> because this is forever. >> Uhhuh. >> And there will be no surrender. >> Yeah. >> Come on. Here we go. >> You know that this right here forever. No surrender. It's forever. You know this forever. No surrender. It's forever. You know this
Because right now we have five people in cemetery parts and trees that handle all of the grounds maintenance, um handle the fields, um all and handles the cemetery, uh maintaining the cemetery and and doing the burials and such. Um So and and so there's a number of things that they do in we'll call it the off season, right? Uh snow removal, um maintenance and repair. Um the the facilities people are going to be busy year long. Yeah. Um Uh but the the grounds personnel, again, I I would see us utilizing our cemetery parts and trees personnel as part of that as well as contractors. So Um that's Oh, go ahead. So we have we'll have the same number we'll have an additional uh person that's going to be doing work in that area. And yet we're we're going to have fewer Currently they're maintaining school fields and town property fields of general all town all properties in town.
Abby Johnson is 0 for one this afternoon >> as it go now. >> It's back on the mound. and she has her 38 pitches >> in the two innings, >> three walks and three strikeouts >> as the first pitch rolls in there for ball one. It seems like there's been a few of those instances where she just hasn't got the ball up yet. >> Here's the one. That one is shot to the mound. Nice play by Usaris and she throws on to first to retire Abby Johnson for a quick first out. >> Got to help yourself out there in the circle. So Nico makes a nice play to get on that one right away. Good throw over to first base for out number one. Uh really important to get that number two hitter. So let's see if they can do against number three. >> She struck out Brooker her first time up.
Second question was how do stakeholders perceive MTSS in relation to special ed referrals? So, everyone felt it was a valuable framework. As you can see, you know, supporting students, having structured processes. The barriers from the perspectives of these directors and assistant superintendents was inconsistency across schools, uh, communication gaps, and limited time for collaboration. We hear about time uh, all, you know, all the time. Um, but in terms of what we need, the the the the the currency should be time. Um, that's where the processes can be made stronger. Um, and that lack of time and structural limits impact. My third question was how does alignment between MTSS and special education systems influence implementation? And as you can see, when there's strong alignment, it leads to consistency and it leads to coherent systems. When there was when there is weak alignment, not necessarily in a specific building, but across the district where where larger districts where there are a lot of different schools, what that system looks like if there is weak alignment both within and without, it can lead to fragmentation and inconsistent practices.
A few more after school events are scheduled for the remainder of the year, including Kona Ice Snow cones, a red carpet event for students and their families, and our end of the year barbecue celebration. Districtwide summer school registration is now underway. Summer school will help students recover credits, strengthen academic skills, and stay on track towards graduation. We are excited about the many positive things happening in the alternative education. Our students are working hard. Our programs our programs continue to grow and we are grateful for the support of our staff, families, and board of trustees. Thank you for your continued support of our schools and the students we serve. Okay, now we'll move on to our public comment um period. So, we'll hear comments from the public regarding agenda items or non-aggenda items. Is there any public comment at this time? Good evening, members of the board.
Those sorts of things. There are things that school to school would be very similar, but if there are big changes between, let's say, uh Little Chico Creek and Emma Wilson, why why is there so much difference? That would be interesting to know. I'm going to add a little bit to um because I know I did have some questions on a couple of these things and um it's nice to be able to ask the question and you get the answer on a Monday afternoon, but there's really no discussion around it and I feel like for me that's what's missing, especially when it comes to um the school safety plans. Um in today's world, I feel like we need to be able to have discussion and gain understanding of this is what's in the report and how does that look on the campus. I feel like that could be a good discussion for like a special board meeting, maybe, like school safety plans.
Any questions or discussion on I on 16? >> Say not. Miss Henry, please vote for board. >> Mr. Jen, >> yes. >> Miss May, >> yes. >> Miss McCarti, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Miss Pap, >> yes. >> Mr. Bear, >> yes. >> Miss Zola, >> yes. >> Mr. Chowski, >> yes. Motion pass. >> Thank you. You're welcome. >> We're now on agenda item J, committee reports with one report um regarding the legislative delegate. Thank you. Uh on May 16th, I attended the NJSBA delegate assembly on behalf of the district. Uh the meeting focused heavily on three major themes: governance, advocacy, and the increasing financial pressures facing school districts across Spain and New Jersey. NJSBA leadership shared updates on expanded board member training opportunities, new mentoring initiatives for board members, additional legal and ethics resources, and future advocacy efforts around school funding, labor negotiations, and district operations.
Zapco? Motion passes. >> Okay. Now, on the matter of 9.24, I will entertain a motion to approve. Thank you, Mr. Zapco. A second? Thank you, Mr. Incalcaterra. So, Ms. Lee, I believe we'll back up to a roll call. And for the board members who are covered within this agenda item, yeah, just note if you are abstaining from voting on yourself. >> Um yes, with the exception of myself, uh for which I abstain. >> Mr. Dawson? >> Yeah. >> Ms. Ahai? >> Yes. >> Mr. Incalcaterra? >> Yes. >> Mr. Januzi? >> Yes, with the exception of myself, for which I abstain. >> Mr. Minhas? >> Yes, with >> Ms. Mosson? Mr. Balmer? Mr. Zapco? Motion passes. >> Thank you. Uh we are up to item number 10. Uh I have not received any other matters to come before the board, uh which brings us to item number 11, new business, which uh any of the members can introduce if you are so inclined at this time.
Um, it's probably long overdue for you to be recognized officially. um you know, but thank you for everything that you do and everything that goes unnoticed every day for our kids um and staff members in our school community. So, thank you all and have a great night. I'll make a motion to journ. painted for never.
That's the way it's been till now. So now that the school department is taking back the the school fields, the school properties. Uh and I imagine are they taking back even around their buildings? Yes. >> Yes. So so >> that I believe that's already Can I take us back one step if you don't mind, Claudie, cuz I feel like we're getting into the weeds and and um I know that or at least my understanding is that when this was being discussed, part of it was to help some personnel who had been with our with our town for a long time. And I'm I'm wondering if we don't before we push forward with this, there's some lot of great work in here about things that need to be planned, things that need to be evaluated, things that need to be put in place to be able to really have a separate building and grounds department.
One of her three strikeouts so far. >> Here's the first pitch. It's a bit high. It's ball one. >> I believe Benjer was the one who Nico cut with that nasty little change up earlier. So, I'm sure she's going to be sitting on that right now. >> Definitely as that one is low and away. Two balls in those strikes now. >> Got to be thinking fast ball here. So, I'm sure that's what Brooke is thinking because Nico needs a strike to get back in this count. Here's the 2- 0. That one bounces in there as well. So, the count is 3 and 0 >> to Benjer. >> Coach, what are you saying to a pitcher right now? He's throwing a lot of balls, starting a little bit. What's some of the advice you can be giving her? >> She needs to work on a release.
And again, communication and collaboration are what drives alignment. My fourth question was, does alignment between MTSS and special education systems influence referral decisions? And that alignment, when there is strong, directly influences referral decision-making because the data-driven decisions that are coming from the MTSS teams through to the special education teams, when those are in collaboration and conjunction with each other, those lead to appropriate referrals because all of the data has been vetted. That we are past tier three, we are at the point of special education referrals. When it's not, and that can take a lot of different forms, it can lead to reactive decisions, uh anecdotal referrals, and inconsistent referrals. And again, this was across urban, suburban, uh DRG A's, DRG B's, uh and DRG C's and D's um over the course of the people I spoke to. Just want to give you the major themes and sub-themes.
I'm speaking tonight because I'm deeply disappointed that this situation has reached the point of a vote instead of the individuals involved taking responsibility and stepping down on their own. The district has bylaws for a reason. And when those bylaws are not followed by one of our own board members, it sends the wrong message to our students, staff, and community. We constantly teach our children the rules matter, accountability matters, and that actions have consequences. But if this very pe these very people elected to lead this district are unwilling to follow the rules themselves, how do we honestly expect our students to do the same? To me, refusing to step down when it's clear the district bylaws are being broken reflects character and leadership and not in a positive way. What is also concerning is that the ongoing effort by Jackie to move the district away from trustee area elections toward an atlarge election for governing board members.
Where does that leave us tonight? Sure. Nowhere. >> You're the board. All right. Any other further discussion? I think you had a comment. >> Yeah, I I just to to remind what I did, I pulled them for further discussion. Okay. I think we just did that. >> Yes, we did. So now it's it's open >> ahead and vote. >> It's open for a motion and I move approval of the items six and seven under the consent calendar. All right. I second. Okay. Awesome. Let's go ahead and vote all together if that's okay. All those in favor of approval of the um the action calendar with the exception of um signify by saying I. I. I. Opposed. All right, that passes. >> the consent calendar. consent calendar. Yes. Sorry about that. >> [clears throat] >> So, I will talk to you all about getting something going in the early fall to talk about this, okay?
The delegate assembly also debated and voted on several statewide resolutions, including issues related to ranked choice voting in school board elections, student protections and climate pilot agreements and their impact on school funding, state funding formula equity, instructional purchasing efficiencies and county vocational school governance and tuition transparency. Many of the discussions reflected challenges that are highly relevant to our district, particularly around school funding, advocacy, governance, and fiscal sustainability. Overall, the meeting reinforced the importance of continued board development, strong advocacy efforts, and maintaining effective governance practices as districts continue navigating increasingly complex operational and financial challenges. I walked around and left a packet on everyone's desk that has a more detailed set of notes from the uh assembly including uh more details on each of the resolutions and and how they were uh found.