it is CRT by a different name. Um so basically uh we were told that we all live in a colonial box. Uh one phrase that was also said was that whiteness is white supremacy and that sometimes when you think of white supremacy you think of the KKK but no you are supposed to think of whiteness. Um once you realize that you are then in this colonial box, you are told that then you are supposed to find racism in everything. So it is fundamentally deconstructive. Um I also think it's soft bigotry and it's holding people down instead of empowering them in the communities and their background. So thank you for your time today and thank you for your service to this community. >> Thank you. So, you can still come up if you'd like during the meeting. If there's a specific topic you want to come up, you know, just come to the podium and I'll acknowledge you, but for now, let's go ahead and head on to consent items.
You guys can read it to yourself, but I just wanted to thank you for this opportunity to be able to speak to you all. So, now it's a board decision. Discussion then action.
So, is there any discussion on the motion I read or discussion about adding it to our agenda? Seeing same, please hold the board on adding item 23. >> Mr. J. >> Yes. >> Miss man. >> Yes. >> Micardi. >> Yes. M. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Thank you. And so now I will open the floor for discussion on N1 through 23. >> And there was just for full disclosure to the board there was a question um before the meeting started about number 13. Um just and really there the that amount is for the school year for the 2526 school year. Um so that's what that provision is for. >> It just caught my attention when I saw I um sorry I I looked at the uh the bills from January to uh April. the first four months and that was 34,500 was 12 grand in uh January about eight and change in February, six in March and eight in April.
I'm going to send a um uh an email to everybody just with all the final details. Um I couldn't go to the last meeting because we had negotiations. So, I'll get all that information to you. >> Excellent. Thank you, Mrs. High. We are now up to item 14.1. Be it resolved that the Boundbrook Board of Education approves the resolutions as outlined in approval of HIB cases under high school. This is item 14.2. May I have a motion? Thank you, Mr. Dawson. A second? Thank you, Mr. Zupko. Roll call, please. >> Certainly. Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Dawson? >> Yes. >> Mrs. High? Mr. Incalcaterra? Okay. Uh Mr. Genovese? >> Yes. >> Mr. Minhas? Ms. Mussie? Mr. Volmar? Mr. Zupko? Motion passes. >> Thank you. Item 15.1. Be it resolved that the Boundbrook Board of Education approves the resolutions as outlined in approval of HIB cases under middle and elementary schools.
>> talking about Joe cuz right now right now our public works department manages all the fields in town and they schedule all the fields in town. And I know that's caused issues because they try to schedule stuff and then things come up at the schools, which is again why we're moving the maintenance and the scheduling of the school fields from DPW to the schools as of July 1st. That's a correct statement, right? It's a correct statement, but it's not No, it's a correct statement. >> That's a correct statement. So, again, I I hear we're over, but that means there's a little bit less that our current DPW is going to have to do. It's Maybe Maybe it's insignificant. But It's not that it's less. It's just that some of these fields, like you just mentioned, have not been properly maintained. And why is that reason?
I wouldn't be shocked if they try and see if they can get both runners in scoring position. >> Yo, one good off speed again. And it's nothing and two. Seems like she's finally going back to that off speed that helped her in the first inning. I'm not so sure. I'd mess around with it again, though. I think she might be sitting on it if it comes back. I'd like to see her go high heat and see if she can get out of this inning right now. >> Here's the O2. Little blooper to first. Cairo will make the catch. >> It was almost at the dirt, but she does scoop. >> They only scored one. >> Yeah, nifty little play by Carrie to get out of that inning. Nico gets out of a jam with a really good hitter up at the plate. And to get out of that with only one run coming across, I think the the the Clockers dodged a giant bullet there from Westwood.
So um there were a couple of um contextual items at the top of the second page that I thought would be important for the board to know that there was a um departure in uh 11th grade English which um interrupted the flow of teaching and learning. Um and you know, Miss Dr. Spencer did not tell us that as like excuse making, but really she was heralding the the way that the colleagues stepped in and um took on extra duties. Um so so I wanted you guys to just have that for context. Oh yeah, but circling back to point that you made earlier about identifying gaps. Um Mr. Hill and Dr. Spencer um were They wanted us to know that they use uh PSAT and SAT subsection data as one um way to uh inform teaching and learning. So for example with math, uh there are some sections subsections of math where our students haven't performed well and Mr.
Is there anything on the consent items that you would like to be told? I move we approve. >> Do we have a second? >> All in favor? >> I >> Okay, moving on to 6.2. So this isformational district highlights accomplishments, right? Yes, the board has asked me to assemble this and so with the help of my office in the agenda online some of the things we've done last couple years it's kind of nice to hear the students perspectives of their sites very proud of the school all the things are doing well but sometimes when adult gets involved very critical parent rights to know about the US Supreme Court with us 1955. That's huge. Athletically, we've installed new scoreboards at all sites in all sports. We completed track resurfacing high school. We installed new gym West Valley High School large gym. We resurfaced and restri small.
>> [laughter] >> Does the board have any questions? Not really questions, but congratulations. And I I I have to say um having been a classroom teacher for years and years I I can feel an I felt anxious >> [laughter] >> you're talking about October and November thinking oh my god. This has been like my baby for like 2 years. Right. Right. But, what a nice what a nice thing that um in the spring to to like first of all, I applaud you for like you know, deciding this isn't working and not just sticking with it and gutting it out, but to say no, let's see if there's something else. So, congratulations and thank you for all that hard work. Um appreciate that. I have a question. Um because every reason why why we picked it talks about teachers can have flexibility in using it. It works with all um learning and teaching styles.
Um you know which was right kind of in the wheelhouse of where your bills average. Uh you might have one that's 10 or it's 12 or 15 in a heavy month. Um sometimes you do have heavy months, but I just didn't want anybody to think that from January through April we burned through the whole 60,000 that was authorized on January one. I do understand the reasons why it's a fiscal year instead of a regular calendar year.
This is item 15.2. May I have a motion? Thank you, Mr. Dawson. A second? Thank you, Mr. Minhas. A roll call, please. >> Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Dawson? Mrs. High? Mr. Incalcaterra? Mr. Genovese? >> Yes. >> Mr. Minhas? Ms. Mussie? Mr. Volmar? Mr. Zupko? Motion passes. >> Thank you. Item 16.1. I will entertain a motion to adjourn. Who was that? Mr. Incalcaterra with the motion. A second? A second from Ms. Mussie. All in favor? I. We are adjourned.
Because our DPW I get it. I get it, Joe. Okay, so if you understand that, why is there such a pushback? >> Well, so is there a chance that now they will be able to maintain them? I think that's the question. >> But I guess I guess that's the question that you're asking. >> no. Okay, so that's what you're saying, Michael, is that even though we're making this shift of the school fields to the school department, our public works department as it's, you know, and I don't I don't think any of us is saying no to the building and grounds. I just want to make sure that if we do this, we do it in the an economical as well as make sure it makes sense from what we're seeing going on in town. That's all. And if it's And if this makes sense, okay, then let's go for it.
>> Certainly did. And it is two to two as we go to the bottom of the third. The Clockers will send up the top of their lineup. Mousaris, Beuterman, and Vendetti. That's a who you want up in a tie game. >> Yeah, it certainly is a good opportunity here for Nico to help herself, right? She she has she's done a a a good job on the M on the on the circle. Um again coming in to a tough situation has not thrown a lot of innings. I think she's >> been really serviceable so far. A couple walks have hurt her but they haven't come back to really haunt them, you know, in terms of letting up run. She's been able to get the outs in big spots. And this is where Nico helps them the most right at the plate. Nico, as you said earlier, is teetering around 600.
Hill has uh worked those into like um kind of the get started on these like do now type stuff when students come in. So um the the educators are responding using this data to um address those gaps. And then um Stephanie uh asked those educational leaders departmental leaders, you know, how what they perceive they need from us to support their mission. Um so we had some conversations around that. Um and then I introduced uh the discussion point of talking about artificial intelligence and how how are we as a board and as a district going to address this sea change in the educational landscape. So uh we had some conversation around that. Um and then um Mrs. Farias uh talked about the sort of the primacy of uh you guys starting off with a with a plan to guide the district and all of these the ability of all of these initiatives to fold into that uh larger plan.
We added coaches to assistant positions in softball and baseball for years only one assistant. We increased all coaching styles the entire district and we see how many excellent teams has to coach behind the team and these days fight the way they are. It's hard to hire quality people. Sometimes they got to miss their job, come to work. The money they spend in gas practice in advance losing population. So we were able to increase the amount of money all of our coaching. In addition to that, we've added incentives for coaching. They get bonus for a league championship. They get a larger bonus for a second championship. If they win a state championship, they get a big bonus. So we're proud of that. We try to make our campus safe safer. We improve campus safety and emergency response capabilities through home of act. That program is a countywide program.
Can you think off the top of your head any like specific examples? Um so, with this curriculum, it really does lend itself for us to use building thinking classrooms, which is a focus of some of our math teachers here at the junior high level. And so for that reason, I was able in my own class, I was one of the three teachers who piloted it, and I was able to take some of the problems that they had and instantly put my kids on the whiteboard like they have been doing all school year long. So they didn't even know we were trying something new. They were like, is this that old thing we were doing? I was like, no. No, it's not. This is a totally different thing. And so it was really cool for me to have that moment where my kids could get up, but also for my kids to have that moment where the learning hasn't changed, but these problems are deep and rich and ready for them to like dive into.
any clarification of that but I just wanted to okay thank you any questions or comments from any seeing none please hold >> Mr. J >> yes >> man >> yes >> thank you Uh, we do not have anything in agenda item O for policy. So, I will move on to agenda item P for public comment. Um, are there any members of the public wishing to comment? And if so, could you please uh just do a show of hands so I can see how many people wish to comment? I see one, two, I see two people wishing to comment. So, there will be a fivem minute time limit. And um I know your name is Parker. So, Miss Parker, we'll start with you. And then I did see you over there, Sarah. We'll have you come after Miss Parker's done. Thank you. And Miss Parker, I think you know the drill just at your school.
But there's certain things that I think we just need to double-check to make sure it makes sense. That's all. Fair point. I And I think you know, I I I just want to point out >> Yes, the schools are absorbing um or taking back a couple of fields, but they're they're looking at hiring um an additional position uh an an an administrative position. Uh we just transferred $200,000 so they can make an investment in um a a capital equipment to help them. Why I I guess I don't understand why we're so supportive of that, um but not necessarily supportive of our public works and and our municipal facilities and grounds. I mean, one of the things we've heard in the comprehensive plan, which was very loud and clear, one of the things that people were concerned about is that we've made these investments in some of these facilities and grounds.
She has power, she has speed, she's a true five tool player. So, love to see her get them going here in the in the bottom of the third. I'm looking for one of those classic Nico gap triples. That's what I'd love to see right now is her really barrel one and see if she can make it all the way for a stand up to third. >> Well, she did it all by herself her first time up. She had an infield single to third. She beat that out and then got to second, third, and home. all on pass balls. >> Yeah. And and also, you know, Vendetti and Kyrie both hit the ball pretty hard in their first at bat. So, if they can find gaps, if Nico can get on and those two can find gaps, uh this this could be an inning that has trouble written all over it for Westwood.
So um I think it comes back to like full district coherence. Everything that we do in terms of planning for curriculum and program evaluation should speak to student performance in service of our mission and vision. So those are a lot of words. Um and please let me know if you would like any clarifying um information. Or is there anything you would like to add? No? No, I think you did a very good job summarizing. I think that's it. I have a quick question. >> I'm sorry. I called for it. No, I was Sorry. Don't be sorry. You answered my question. >> have a quick question. Um was the presentation and I apologize I haven't looked at it yet. Was the presentation around the structure of the PSATs and the SATs or our actual student data? Like how how did how So how did they do?