Always thinking of others and treating everyone with care and understanding. Whether you are sharing, helping a friend, or using polite words, you set a beautiful example for our class every single day. Your gentle heart and respect, respectful actions make our classroom such a happy and welcoming place. Keep shining your kindness. You make us so proud. Congratulations. So Bennett is a first grader in Mrs. Rankus' class. He's being recognized for showing integrity and respect. Bennett is consistently respectful to both his teachers and peers. He comes to school each day with a bright smile and a positive attitude. Always willing to do whatever it takes to help our classroom have a fun, safe, and welcoming place for everyone. He demonstrates strong integrity by doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Bennett understands what it means to be a kind and responsible friend and does not need reminders to treat others with care and respect.
>> [applause] [applause] >> Also from Woodrow Wilson Middle School the NJSMA Mixed Choir Tristan Garris. >> [applause] >> ALSO FROM WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the NJ SMA Treble Choir, Ariane Najburg. >> [applause] >> From Christopher Columbus, uh trombone player who made Junior Region Jazz Band this year, Anthony Frankin. >> [applause] [applause] >> From Clifton High School, a member of the Region Wind Ensemble uh in the bass section, uh Mina Alborzi. >> [applause] >> From CHS, and a member of the All State Jazz Band, the lead trumpet player, Pranjal Neris. >> [applause] >> He might [applause] be on percussion this evening. From CHS, member of the Intermediate Region Concert Band on clarinet, Emma Monahan. >> [applause] [applause] >> From CHS, a member of the Mixed Chorus, soprano two, Sophia Carneiro. >> [applause] >> From CHS, uh member of the Treble Chorus, soprano one, Melissa Garth. >> YEAH!
Thank you, >> Miss O'Brien. >> All right, President Wade and board members. Um, I've been taking notes as you've been talking, so I'm going to try to address all the things that have come up, but please remind me if I forget anything. [clears throat] Okay. So, in general, the one-on-one meetings with the superintendent to get information about items on the agenda are very typical, right? Um, sharing out the information that, you know, the questions that come in um to all board members is again very typical. And sometimes, you know, if there's a legal matter, I'll communicate to a governing board out kind of that one direction information. You know, here's something that's on your agenda and here's background information about it. Um, but remember, for open meeting law purposes, [clears throat] the attorney general's office is concerned when a quorum of the board deliberates or discuss something that should be occurring in a public meeting.
Um so I think uh that is a a responsibility that I would like to take on and I feel it's important to be held by somebody who is a Pelum resident full-time um >> William. >> So I am also an educator. I taught kindergarten for several years and I have a degree in education. Um so there are multiple ones of us in the room that actually have a background in education. Uh I think that I have done a lot of work um in the schools that have been very positive and I I'm in a difficult place. >> I'm in a difficult place today. So I can't really say much more than that. But I I think my track record speaks um and and really trying to as Dr. always knows I'm always pushing the bullying, but I I try to do my best that I can with being respectful in our disagreements.
Uh, but Ashlin represented 6% of those inspections. Um, and you can see what Casey, who was our inspector, was doing. And then again, health communications is Tita and she is always great at creating flyers or creating information uh that is visually pleasing uh and translated for the community and to ensure that everyone is aware of some of the things that are happening whether it's seasonal or just on a daily life. Um we launched our tick campaign um and we were able to provide tick kits to all our health departments. Um maybe we'll be able to do that again. Um but um that was a really great success as well. And then Pua is our EPI who runs data, loves data um and it updates our regional data board um that we have on our website. Um she covers Maven. Um she helps supports me a lot when we're applying for grants and that's how we got our maternity grant which is additional to the public health grant.
Sam embodies what it means to be self-directed, engaged learner who is an asset to every classroom. He can always be counted on by his teachers to try his hardest, ask great questions, contribute relevant ideas, and work well with anybody he is paired with. He is often observed by his teachers taking the time to teach his fellow classmates who come to him for help rather than take the easy way out by simply giving them the answers. His patience, trustworthy, trustworthiness, and academic prowess are all hallmark features of a great leader. His academic talents, strong work ethic, and leadership extend beyond the classroom. Sam Sam has been a member of the BCS student council since seventh grade. Is a member of the jazz band and the middle school book club and the spelling team. Sam has also donated his time the past three years to help out at the 4 fair.
He is quick to lend a helping hand to a classmate who may be struggling and stands by his fears during the challenging moments. Bennett is truly an outstanding first grader and a wonderful representative of Cherry Brook Primary School. I am very proud of him. Anthony is a Miss Proposed class. He's being recognized for showing integrity and respect. Anthony is inherent and respectful member of our classroom community. Throughout the year, he has consistently made thoughtful choices and demonstrated a strong sense of integrity. Anthony leads by example, modeling what it means to be a responsible and dependable student at Cherry Brook Primary School. Kindness comes naturally to Anthony. He is quick to notice when classmate needs help or encouragement and never hesitates to lend a hand or offer a kind word. His willingness to support others helps create a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued.
>> [applause] >> AND FROM CHS, MEMBER OF THE TROUBLE CHORUS, alto one, Kayla Cozel. >> [applause] >> Congratulations to all our students. I'd like to invite up the cheer coaches and Commissioner Canova, please. >> [applause] >> I got you. I didn't know you guys were on me already. I'm just going to keep it simple here.
So, if you're meeting with um your superintendent and getting background information on items on the agenda, that should be that one direction information. You know, you might have questions about it, but you're not saying I'm going to vote on this. Yay. How is President Wade going to vote on this? Right? Because then that would create what's called this daisy chain open meeting law issue. um where [clears throat] essentially you're deliberating through the superintendent on items that would come before your governing board. So, my understanding is that's not what occurs in the one-on-one meetings. It's just providing you with background information. Um the district's practice of posting the questions on its website is not something that I've seen other districts do, but I looked at it and I talked to another attorney in my group and we don't think that that runs a foul of the open meeting law.
And I think I push the administration to continue to grow and continue to do the work, but I do it in a respectful manner or at least try to um um Okay. So, I think it's probably going to be easiest to do the same thing we did the first time with the chair, your first pick, and then we'll do our round tubes. Um, uh, Rachel, >> do do Sorry, I didn't fully understand. Do you want me to name my two votes or just one at a time? >> Um, I think we'll do one and then the other. I think that will be less confusing. >> Sure. >> Okay. So, we'll do two two dots. >> My votes are for Sarah Bess and William. Seth, I don't know if you know we're hearing you in the screen, but my votes are for Sarah Bess and William.
uh she helped me apply for it with h giving me some research uh and data points for that grant. And then we also do community outreach. Um we're always happy to partner with all our health departments um and table. We always provide a lot of information and some preventative giveaways to people as well um and educate them at the spot. Um all our staff are bilingual. Um, I myself speak Spanish. Delita speaks Portuguese and then um, Laney also speaks Portuguese as well um, in some Spanish. And then here is the the the part that we've enjoyed is our um, happy um, healthy um, baby hap well healthy parent happy baby which is our maternal health initiative. Um, this is new. Um, we just entered our second year. Uh, last year was our pilot. We applied for a Metro West Health Foundation grant and we were very lucky to have received it.
We're all very proud of Sam who is welld deserving of this special award. Congratulations. I did that last. Our next recognition slashthank you goes out to our very own Grace Osborne. We want to thank Grace for serving as her board of ed student representative. She has provided this board with valuable updates and a student perspective we greatly appreciate. It's very valuable in the decisions that we make as a board or as they make as a board to get your perspective as a student and hear from your lens. We hope you have an amazing finish to your BPS journey and wish you the best of luck in your next chapter. We know there are great things ahead of you. Thank you so much for giving your time to us. >> Thank you. At this meeting, we'd also like to recognize our validictorian and our saludiatoran for this year.
In addition to his thoughtful nature, Anthony has a fantastic sense of humor. His cheerful presence and quick wit add a special time of joy to our classroom. He knows how to balance fun with responsibility which makes him a pleasure to teach. Congratulations. I hope you all Sandy is another first grader in Mrs. Campbell's class. He's being recognized for respect and integrity. Sandy is a dedicated, responsible, and determined learner who consistently exemplifies the qualities of a powerful role model. He is respectful and kind to everyone and his sons humor as as in the joy of our classroom. Sandy approaches each day with a positive attitude and determination to succeed. He lists his carefully follows directions and quickly applies new skills and concepts. His perseverance and dedicated work habits consistently lead to impressive academic success. Sandy is also a collaborative classmate who willingly offers support and guidance to his peers, contributing to a positive learning environment.
>> All right, good evening everyone. I get the pleasure of introducing this next PC, which is for our CHS cheerleaders on their award. Um for the NCCA state championship, this is their fourth consecutive year AS NUMBER ONE. >> [applause and cheering] >> IN ADDITION TO TO BEING NUMBER ONE, THEY ALSO received a sportsmanship award. The team hit zero, which sounds bad, but it's actually very good. It means zero deductions, a perfect score. On the national level this year, we entered into the national level and again took first place. >> Wow. >> [applause] >> In addition to first place, best choreography and once again hit zero with a perfect no deduction score. So, at this time, I'm going to invite up our head coach, Mrs. Serfenic, or as the kids call her, Mimi Serfenic, to to give out the awards. >> [applause] >> Bianca Alcantar. >> [applause] >> Lila Zavenio London Jenkins >> [applause] >> Isabelle Romero >> [applause] >> Emilia Batances Olivia Orskovich >> [applause] >> Kylie Acasio >> [applause] >> Julia Serlay Zoe Boden >> [applause] >> Emily Fantry >> [applause] >> Julia Reyes Rihanna Thieu >> [applause] >> Lydia Canova >> [cheering] >> Michaela Foreman >> [applause] >> AND ALYSSA ROMAN >> [applause] [applause] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOW ABOUT ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE TEAM?
Um [sighs] let's see. Um there was a series of attorney general opinions about theseformational meetings with superintendent um in 2024 and 2025 and I provided the most current AG opinion um to Christine today and it involved what were called two by two by one meetings in Scottsdale Unified. And so the superintendent would meet with two board members, two board members and one board member. And so the attorney general's office um issued um a written opinion and then amended it. And I wanted to read from you read to you one paragraph that I think is relevant to this conversation. Um so the attorney general said that we recognize that SUSD and other boards may sometimes benefit from having information presented to board members in a 2x two by one or similar format. And we recognize that merely providing information to board members in that format will not always run a foul of the open meeting law.
>> Denny, my votes are for Sarah Bess and myself. Margaret, I will vote for Jenny and Sarah Bus. I will start my name for your initial said Jenny and um I will vote for myself and for William. I will vote for myself and for Sarah Best. Okay. Um, so our two regional reps are myself and William. We need a joint policy subcommittee. And >> can I do a point of order really quickly? I really apologize. I'm at a um funeral uh for my husband's father, so I'm going to step off. U but thank you for all the support. take care of yourself and your family. Um, okay. Join policy policy sub committee. Um, okay. We need a representative. Any takers? >> I'm interested in joining the joint policy subcommittee. Anyone else interested? No. Okay. I mean, I assume we know any William or >> are there two one?
Um and then we got we received it again this year. Um so we're entering our second year. We were find a few things that that worked. Um and those that didn't work, we kind of moved on and looked at what else we can do. Um and that some of the components that we have are free birthing classes. Um this is something that we saw as a gap in general Metro West. A lot of birthing classes are can be reimbursed by health insurance, but you have to be out of pocket. Um, and that can be a hardship for families. Um, and I don't know, I I'm a mother, so I know how expensive these kids can be. So, giving people a heads up on free birthing classes. Not only are they free, but they're also in native languages. So, we've had it in Portuguese, Spanish, and in English.
They are either here. They're not here, but we will celebrate them anyway. Keian Kelsey is our validictorian this year. It gives me great pleasure to announce Kian Kelsey as this year's valadictorian for the class of 2026. Kian Kelsey is a dedicated and hardworking student who has challenged himself academically through a rigorous course load while remaining deeply involved in the life of the school community. Recognized as the American Legion boy state recipient, he has demon demonstrated strong character, leadership, and civic responsibility. Keian is also a respected leader on both hockey and soccer teams where he models teamwork, perseverance, and sportsmanship. In addition, his involvement in the National Honor Society and the Bigs and Littles program reflects his commitment to service and mentorship as he consistently works to support and uplift younger students. Kian plans on attending University of Connecticut to study material science and engineering. Congratulations to Kian and York family.
Sandy approaches challenges thoughtfully and solves problems independently. Sandy is a is truly a ray of sunshine in our classroom and a wonderful representation of an outstanding Cherry Brook Primary School student. My pleasure to nominate Sandy for celebrates. I feel fortunate to have Sandy in my class this year. Keep up the great job. Little friend. Moving on to second grade. Nyla Lazar. So Nyla is the second grade in the standing class and she's being recognized for integrity. Nyla is new. That's that's a fact. She's new to charity workers here and she consistently demonstrates integrity in our classroom. She's responsible. She's respectful and helpful throughout the day. She always follows directions the first time they are given. Transitions quickly as often the first student ready in the meeting area. She looks for ways to help others whenever there has been a substitute teacher that is often a sparkler reporter for being helpful without ever needing gas.
>> [cheering] [applause] >> A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME, EFFORT, and energy cheerleaders have to put into it. Some consider not a sport, but from one old cheerleader to another, it's a sport. SO, CONGRATULATIONS, GIRLS. >> [applause] >> UM, MR. BOZA, ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE? WOULD YOU join me at the podium, please? So, we have a You want to explain it on what this is and then we'll read off the names. >> Absolutely. Thank you. Hi, good evening, everyone. My name is Paula Regos and I'm a just a representative of Team Chewy. Um, and we're here tonight to honor a very special set of students who uh were winners of our Team Chewy Spirit Wear Art um contest. What resulted um Actually, the pictures are ready to go up, but we're going to call up the students. Um, some of our uh team members are up here also.