001All right. Uh, good evening everybody. I'd like to call to order for the meeting of the board of education August 27th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the administration building at 70 Connor Road, Coleneck, New Jersey. If I could have a roll call, Mr. Morasu. >> Yes, you may. Mrs. Cameron, >> present. >> Mrs. here. Mr. Ro >> here. >> Mrs. Ramirez, >> Mr. Regetta >> here, >> Mr. Scales >> here, >> Mr. Scarpa >> here, >> Mrs. Vulpi >> here, >> Mr. Walsh >> here. >> Okay, you have a quum. >> Great. Thank you. Uh, pursuant to the open public meetings act Act chapter 231, this meeting has been duly advertised in the Asbury Park Press in a schedule of meetings dated January 16, 2025, March 4th, 2025. Notice of which has
002been filed with the deputy clerk for Colnik Township and the requirements of posting of notices have been met. If we can rise for the flag salute to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Great. Thank you. Um, can I get a volunteer to read uh the mission statement? All right, Mr. Walsh. Thank you. >> The mission of the Coulson schools is to empower and inspire students to be confident, creative, self-sufficient learners who maximize their strengths and talents and contribute as responsible participants in their ever expanding world. >> Great. Thank you. I just want to recognize Mrs. Ramirez. Thank you. All right. Uh, at this time I'd like to get a motion um to approve the minutes
003May 7th, July 9th, July uh 9th executive, and July 23rd. >> Can I get a motion? >> Right. Uh, anybody like to comment or have questions on those minutes? >> All right. If I can have a roll call. >> Yes. Yes. >> July 9th as >> Yes. >> July 23. >> Thank you, Mr. Scarpa. >> Yes. Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Thank you. The motion did carry. >> Okay. Uh great. Uh just take note of the communications um from Ariana Kosak. Um I just want to thank her for uh applying for the in internship uh for the new year. Um I'll be making some uh further comments on that later in the meeting. I'm going to move right into uh my report which will be brief. Um, I just like to
004welcome everybody. Uh, welcome the board back from their August vacation. I'm glad to see everybody. I hope everybody had a fantastic uh summer with their family and friends and got some well needed rest. Um, with that, I want to uh recognize uh the continual work uh that was still being done even though we weren't here. Um, I'd like to uh recognize Mr. Scales and the policy committee. uh they have been um including myself, we've been continuously working on the Bill of Rights and we are hopeful uh that we can conclude our legal evaluation soon u move closer to a first read in the near future. Uh Mr. Walsh has been working on getting estimates for the bus uh cameras um and working with local law enforcement to create the safest transportation for our students. And
005I'm also looking forward uh to the board supporting that initiative uh with the uh soon uh to be vote. Uh lastly, uh I am excited and honored uh that Dr. Garay invited me uh to attend the welcome ceremony for our district on September 2nd. Um, I'm so excited to be there and uh welcome all the teachers and staff and show our appreciation from this board um on how much uh we appreciate all their hard work and dedication they're going to give to our kids in the upcoming school year. So, uh I'm very excited about that. So, that concludes my president's report and we will move right into the board liaison reports. Um Mrs. Harowitz is uh not here. So, we are going to skip over uh we don't have anything anyway for the parent advisory
006and also the PTO uh is on vacation as well at this time. Um moving to the Colts Neck Township uh school newsletter if Mrs. Cameron could brief us on that. >> Okay. Um I'm just starting to work on the fall newsletter, but most of it will get done once our students return. So looking forward to highlighting both um our president in this in this edition as well as Dr. Garbeck telling us a little bit about the superintendent's roundt. >> Oh great looking forward to seeing that Mrs. Cameron. Thank you. Um moving forward to the Colts Township Schools Arts and Sports Extracurricular activities. Mr. Ragnetta. >> Just a couple things. Um there there's a you can still sign up for rec soccer. Um it's right now they're doing uh late registration at $180 for the season.
007Uh they're doing uh prek uh it'll be uh through pre-k through fourth grade. Uh it'll be Saturday starting September 6th at Five Points Field and uh a prek will be 9:30 a.m. Uh first kindergarten first grade will be 10:30 a.m. and second through fourth grade will be 11:30 a.m. and it'll be all co-ed. uh go to colnexportfoundation.com to sign up or your teen snap app. Uh there's also uh travel soccer uh that's um there's still some spots available for uh 2016 2017 boys and uh 2016 girls if you're born in those years. Um if you're interested in travel soccer uh if there your child was born in those years um contact Mike Linman at ihmike 345yahoo.com or 7324921245. That's it. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you, Mr. Agnetta. Moving back to Mrs. Camera and adding
008Mr. Scarper's comments for the Colts Township Committee. >> All right, I will start. Um, so the meeting was on August 13th. Um, it began with the mayor's proclamation um on International Overdose Awareness Day. The township recognized International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st. Um, and you might notice around the um, municipal building there's purple flags on display right now. Each flag symbolizes a person lost to overdose um, during the first quarter of the year. So, this initiative is coordinated by the prevention coalition of Mammoth County. As part of the Purple Flag Initiative, free flags are provided to towns and businesses to honor those affected and to help break the stigma around substance use disorder. Um, kind of like how we have red ribbons or pink ribbons for um to raise awareness for other causes. It's the
009same idea. Moving on, the township is contemplating offering an incentive program designed to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters. Uh the program is point-based. Volunteers earn points for responding to fire calls, attending training and drills, participating in work details, and this is really because we are having trouble recruiting um volunteer fire services as well as retaining them. So, if you are a resident and you would like to get involved, there are some incentives. Now, moving on again, um Isabella Mallister proposed creating a high school youth advisory committee for township um students. anyone in Colts neck in grades 9 to 12 and maybe even college students offering a team perspective independent of the Freehold Regional High School District. So she was sort of um talking to the committee about you know why she would like them to
010implement this. Uh her ideas were meet monthly. Apparently Marro has already implemented this model. Um provides support to the other township committees whether it's the historical the environmental. It gives teenagers the opportunity to ga to engage in town events, volunteer, learn about local government, and the committee seemed to um give a lot of positive feedback and just kind of now has to work out the legal details. Many ordinances were passed. One that affects our students directly is that there is a um um I don't know if they were ever allowed, but no longer can pets go on any playing fields, soccer, baseball, football. pets can be brought to town events. Um maybe the teen advisory will come up with creating a dog park in town. Thought of that. Um there's also a discussion on an
011ebike ordinance. So parents are encouraged to contact the committee if you want to support your children still being allowed to ride ebikes to whether it's municipal park, a friend's house. While again we have to emphasize the importance and of taking safety precautions, wearing helmets, not wearing AirPods so you know they can hear traffic following all safety guidelines. So it is a um like a hot topic issue right now making sure students are using these ebikes responsibly. Um there was some discussion on on affordable housing and the possibility of purchasing properties in the grand to help Colts neck meet its affordable housing obligations. Okay. Hey, I also want to recognize our police department for um National Night Out and um Angelique, Kevin, Rob, and myself were able to attend. There were um ROC cadetses, there was
012the ice cream truck, there was Chick-fil-A, there were bounce houses, there was art. It it was just really a wonderful community event. Um farmland preservation has now added 88 acres, which is wonderful. So, um, that's great. The township's hosting a community concert this Thursday. And let me see any other things that's important. Oh, the, um, police would like our residents to follow their Facebook page. They are having a coffee with a cop coming up soon as well as seat insulation for car seats for new for um, newborns. So, those are some things to take advantage of. Friends of the Colts Neck Library are accepting donations, book donations until September 30th. And um just looking ahead, the uh business association will be hosting the 6th annual Polo Classic on September 7th from 1 to 4:30 at
013Buck Mills Park. And that's everything >> from me. >> Mr. Scarpie, you want to add to that? >> I don't know how to follow that up. that that's just like an incredible uh presentation. But thank you, Miss Camaro, for for for taking care of that. Uh one point, the they are taking um volunteers for the EMT as well. EMT department is looking for personnel volunteers. So, reach out to those folks over there. They're they're in need of volunteers. But thank you very much. You said everything I was going to say, but I wasn't there on 8:13. Thank you. >> Great. Uh thank you for all those uh updates. We appreciate it. Um, moving along to the Coloss Township Planning Board, Mr. Scales and Mr. Walsh. Okay. Kevin, anything that you >> Well, you're doing the
014senior report, right? Not the planning board. >> Seniors. >> Oh, okay. I'm sorry. >> Skipped something. >> No, no, no. I I thought you may have wanted to add something that we didn't know. Okay. Yeah, you could continue with the seniors. I'm sorry. I apologize. Just Yep. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, I spoke to the president and he extended an invitation for the board president to speak to the senior citizens. So, I think it's a first. >> Good luck. >> Okay. >> All right. I I know quite a few of those folks. So, I'll be happy to >> I think it'd be great for you as president to give an overview of our district's updates on our infrastructure project, our school upcoming year 2526. highlight our order uh successes. >> Okay. >> And um it
015would be good to hear the senior citizens hear from the president directly. >> Okay. All right. I'll scenario >> I'll coordinate with you on a day that um I'm available to stop in there and I'd certainly love to invite them like we did last year to some of our activities and school productions. I just don't know what would be first on the list that I could invite them to. But I'll discuss with Dr. Garay. I'll get everything together and uh I'll set a date. So, thank you very much. Um okay, moving on to Naval Weapons Station Earl, Mrs. Ramirez and Mr. Scarpa. >> Okay. >> Yeah, no worries. I know everybody's still on summer, so it's still pretty slow for the next week or so. Um okay, for the um state and county school boards,
016I have some updates here. Uh, okay. As you know, um, the school boards was updating their systems. I don't know if you guys checked in, um, but from August 20th through Friday the 22nd, uh, their website was down. So, there was no member portals or program registrations. Um, but moving on to some good stuff. The New Jersey school boards is actually the legal department is launching its new monthly newsletter called month uh monthly grounds I believe it was called and it's uh an education law update. So you can find that on our email. So a lot of times we run into legal issues. So this is going to be a great tool for us to you know use when we're you know looking at what's going on around the state. So that's uh that's an
017excellent update there. Uh also uh the school boards associations uh meetings uh we have one uh called uh AI for K through 12 and that will be how districts are implementing and leveraging technology for learning. That will be on October 7th at 6 PM at the Renaissance in Ocean Township. And lastly, uh, reminding everybody that big workshop that I spoke about most of the year, the last six months is October 20th through the 23rd in Atlantic City and registration is still open. And that concludes my report there. We are going to invite uh, Dr. Garay to do her superintendence report. Thank you. And it it's almost time, right? So we send uh uh one the summer with one foot in 2425 and now we are taking both feet into 2526. And so thank you everyone.
018Last week everyone should have received their welcome back letter with me. And from feedback that we received through our parent advisory committee. We um stayed with linking the school letters into one letter so everyone didn't have to go back and look at different letters. Um we al so that had a lot the welcome back notifications for each school. We are still working out details. Parent portal opened 9:00 on Monday as we as parents anxiously know with just get, you know, teachers, home rooms, those types of things. Um we are making we did make some substantial updates to our uh to the busing information. So tomorrow the community is going to be getting um notification from us to just check their bus routes again to in Genesis because that we have been making some changes and
019so that would just before the fourth comes that everyone is comfortable with their uh buses uh from the original launching of it. Um we have 115 new students registered in the district to start in September with some more still in the hopper. uh the majority of of which are at primary school, 94 of which are at primary school, uh 14 at elementary and seven at Cedar Drive. Uh this year we're opening up with 60 military students with more trickling in as we're as we understand. Um and we're excited for that. Every the orient student orientations, new student orientations are tomorrow uh with a rotate through the district uh starting at primary, then elementary, and then cedar. And then a tradition that started years ago, uh Mrs. bar and uh the staff at elementary they have
020a kindergarten playd date uh where is is literally what it is is that the students are grouped and they come together and the families are invited parents are come and they have a play organized play date and the teachers uh come and facilitate so it's time for kindergarteners to get to know each other uh in that sense so that's tomorrow third grade orientation as well as preschool orientation take place next week so we have lots of orientations all the fun things happening uh as school is right around the corner we are encouraging uh families at this time to definitely Certainly certainly if there are questions, reach out. Reach out to your principles. Reach out to your school secretaries. We don't want questions to go unanswered and people to feel not in the know. So just
021if you have any questions coming in, reach out. If there are new students that are still waiting, this would be a good time to come register. So if you know anyone, this would be a really good time as we're balancing classes. Please hurry. We're uh you know, we're we have a spot for you. We just need to make sure you have it and we have all the information. So, please make sure uh you know if you know someone who's you know still waiting uh for doing that to please you know encourage them to at least make contact so we can start that process underway. Um as Mrs. uh Mrs. Vulpi referenced our staff convocation is uh Tuesday September 2nd and we are so excited. It is literally one of my favorite days of the school
022year aside from the first day of school for students because it is it is one of the only times that all 270 plus of our staff members come together in one spot and it is a pretty amazing site. And it is impressive as the board of as the board president traditionally has addressed staff as the first one of the first community speakers who welcomes your employees because it is a staff. It is a family community and they are your employees and we come together and they are ready. You know our 10-month people come back hopefully refreshed, recharged and ready to start in a whole another school year with students. Oh, it's um and they're excited. It's an exciting day. It is a comm community. We turned it into years ago a community celebration. representatives from
023the township committee, uh, Mayor Bus, Deputy Mayor Viola will be there, representatives from the PTO will be there, representatives from the police department come to show that the community supports and it's a celebration of the start of another school year in the Col Township Schools. And that's what we really like it to be. We have staff recognitions right from the first time from the first uh uh that first start of the of the school year and it's a fun day. That's followed by our staff PD day on on one of of the professional development days uh which uh we've been working on uh preparing for Dr. Reynolds and her team uh working to coordinate everything in the in the buildings there on the 3. And then um we also uh had our new teacher orientation
024yesterday. So as we we we bring them in to get them all set up with uh get things going and touring in the buildings and get everything uh going for that. So, lots of news, lots of first, lots of excitement as the start of the school year. Um, I've shared this a couple times in years past. Nothing gets me more excited and know I know the start of the school year starting. When you hear a a bus, the roar of a bus engine, there is no other sound like the like the sound of a school bus. And when you hear it go by because they start their run, you know the school's coming. So, I know there's there's fall, there's the change of the leaves for me. It's the sound of a bus that really
025gets me going and knows that that school is coming. And much appreciation to all of our uh principles, assistant principles, uh the the Nick Moretta, Nick, uh Nicole Arasco, uh Don Petrella, everyone who just works tirelessly to uh stop, reset, and restart uh within two months to get everything up and going for the year. And thank you for the board for supporting everything that we've been doing even, you know, behind the scenes in the summer to make it happen because all those things that appear as line items going forward are now being put into place and being put into action for our students. So, we're looking forward to welcome every everyone. We do have a a board meeting next uh Wednesday. So, I'll hold my true welcome and celebration for the next day. Uh but
026uh just looking forward to welcoming everyone back to the 2526 school year. And that concludes my Oh, the one last thing that I will share on for next Wednesday is that we are receiving uh we did receive a New Jersey broadcast um this week that I know Dr. Reynolds wants to speak to. Um we're going to bring forward for the curriculum conversation next week. They're doing a field test of a new NJSLA test which is an adaptive test and every district is part of the field test. There's no option not to and that's going to be in the fall. So that's something that we're navigating and learning more about. There's training sessions for it and everything, but I know that Dr. Reynolds wants to have it, but we were alerted to it. So I just
027wanted to make to let everyone know sometime in the fall the uh district participating students select students will be participating in the field test for the new NJLA. >> You say select students >> grade levels certain grade levels are for field the field testing. Yeah. is what they're going to be looking at. So that just stay tuned on that. But everybody was alerted to that. Okay. And that concludes my superintendent's report. >> I just wanted to add a comment. I mean, although I'm going to be very sad my daughter's going back to school, but I'm sure there's many parents that like the roar of the bus as well. Okay. >> Tag your syndrome. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, I can see why. >> All right. Um All right, folks. We're going to um take note of
028the information items um under one superintendent report. I'm sorry. Uh yes, I'm sorry, the one. Yep. And then move to the action. Wait a minute. We're missing the comments. I'm sorry. Comments from intending constituents first. If there's anybody here that wants to make a comment. Um you do not want to say anything. Okay. All right. Well, thank you for always uh coming and participating in our meetings. We really always appreciate you. So, uh thank you. All right. Moving on to the uh action items. Uh if I could have a um motion to move action items one through two uh on the agenda. >> All right. Uh any questions or comments? >> Okay. Can I get a roll call? >> Yes, you may. Superintendent. Action items. Mrs. Cameron, >> yes. >> Mr. Rico, >> yes. >>
029Mrs. Ramirez, >> yes. >> Mr. Regetta, >> yes. >> Mr. Scales, >> yes. >> Mr. Scarpa, >> yes. >> Mrs. Vi, >> yes. >> Mr. Walsh, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Great. Thank you. Moving on to buildings and grounds. Uh, can I get a motion to move those three items? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Thank you. All right. Who's got it? >> Mrs. Got it. >> That's right. >> That's okay. >> However, we we need to get these passed. That's okay. Um, okay. So, we got our first and second then. >> All right. Can I get a uh I'm sorry. Any questions or comments on those three items? >> Uh, just a general appreciation for volunteers. you know, I the township relies and our board of veteran relies on a series of volunteers along
030the way. So, appreciation to any folks who volunteer in this space. >> Great. Uh, thank you, Mrs. Scarper, for recognizing that. Uh, at this time, we'll take a a roll call. >> B&G items one through three. Mrs. Cameron, >> yes. >> Mr. Ro, >> yes. >> Mrs. Ramirez, >> yes. >> Mr. Retta, >> yes. >> Mr. Scales, >> yes. >> Mr. Scarp. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Boly. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion passed. >> Great. Thank you. Um I need a motion to move items under curriculum. Uh there is one through four. One through four. >> Motion. >> Second. >> All right. Anybody have any questions or comments on those particular? >> Um I just wanted to Understand number three a little bit more if that could just be explained.
031So title three funding as you can see on the bottom for resolution number four is part of our ESA uh entitlement grants the state formula when a district receives $10,000 or less the state forces you to join a consoria which means it's managed by another school district. So it's it has nothing to do with us. It's just a case where they are literally everyone logs into e-wig, the electronic web enabled grant system of the state and they manage our title three funding. So, so when you get lesser money instead of them funneling the money through different things, it's managed by that. So, it's really just a mechanism. We are still have complete control over how it's spent, the decisions that are made, something it's just the way the money is funneled through the application. >>
032You're welcome. So, Freehold Township uh public District does not control anything that happens here. >> Just hitting the button for the application. That's all. >> That's good to know. >> All right. Uh moving on. Can I get a roll call? >> I don't think so. >> Yes. Curriculum items one through four. Mrs. Cameron? >> Yes. >> Mr. Ro? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Ramirez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Retta? >> Yes. >> Mr. Scales? >> Yes. >> Mr. Scarper? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Boly? >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh? Yes, the motion passed. >> Okay. Uh, great. Uh, thank you, Mr. Morasco. Uh, moving on to finance. I need a motion to move items one through 19. 1 through 19. There's quite a bit under there. So, if anybody um let's do a motion first and then you
033could take a look at that. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Okay. Uh, I'd like to move to item number nine. I have a comment. Uh, I know there I had questions myself on this particular item. I spoke to Dr. Garbe Lenthy about this this afternoon. I just wanted to give the full board um ample time to address uh their questions with her. Um, so if you if anybody wants to u comment or question this particular item, now is the time. So this is money that we're receiving for this $51,72. >> This is paid for. This is actually part of our extraordinary aid. So extraordinary aid is our additional funds that the state receives. There's an application um where it's a detailed application where we identify students with disabilities, the specific disabilities, the needs, the services,
034all of those things. And this is additional money that the district receives outside of its state aid to address and account for services for these students with disabilities that are that have to be funded by the district. So basically there's mandates that have to you know occur when supporting the educational programs of students with disabilities and we receive extraordinary aid for this. So that's what that is is a one-year contract. It is not a staff member. It is something what wound up happening was actually years ago because the need varies a little bit depending upon the case load. This is case management of special education students and because of the addition rather than hiring a a staff member. This is a contracted service for case management and it varies by year depending upon what that
035need is outside of and above what our our CST does. [Music] need. >> Correct. Which is why it's actually wasn't part of the um when we were putting the budget together. It was something that was removed from the budget to get to the zero base because we said let's figure out what the exact need is going to be and hold off for the approval of adding this if it was needed. So that's why it's appearing today. Is that why it's also not under personnel? Because >> correct. It's a contract. It's not a person. It is a contract with an independent service. >> Okay. >> They can't do that. They can't do that. No. >> Yeah, there's no there's no obligation beyond the year. There's no obligation with the contract and it's an up to amount.
036So that's based on the need of what our projected needs are for case management, the evaluations that have to be done that this person manages and then as as well as the the month the meetings that take place for IB meetings >> up to 51,000. Mhm. >> Um in general like 9 10 um 11 I mean 9 and 10. How were these vendors um selected? like was there a bidding process or how was >> but not a bidding process we go out for quotes because of a threshold we get you know different things and we'll look at that you'll see like Brett Denovi that there's there's different services and we try to look at the MOSC gets a significant amount more for case management and this person was actually someone that we've been using who
037actually came out of a company and started their own LLC to do this at a lower rate for us to take out the middle person. So that's something that we work on. So how it's it's vetted out through the service through competiti, you know, competitive bid and quotes. That's what it is with management. It's not necessarily put out to bid because of this the amount of service, but it's we look at competitive quoting for it through different a through different agencies that provide the same services. Same thing with PT, you know, rather than asking the board and saying I need another PT, it's a service. It's a contract for the additional services based on the needs of the IEPs and students, right? >> Who who require who have physical therapy in their >> IEPs. Yep.
038>> Um if we don't use for some reason the 51,000 we don't use it. >> Uh where does it go? >> We keep it. >> Vince wants to say a go ahead Vince. How does it go? >> Yeah. just becomes a um you just close the portion of the purchase order and it becomes you know back to the budget. >> Okay. All right. That's good. Um all right. Anybody else like to get more information on this? >> Have we used them before? >> Okay. So we have, you know, like data that shows that they have been successful with our students. >> Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. the uh our case managers work directly with the parents of our special needs students as well as the students themselves. They observe you know you know case management when it
039goes into CST members. So yes with regards to service in regards to everything we've been extremely pleased and had very positive feedback been successful of the program of the different they call it case management is what they refer to in the bells. Um last question. Um would you say that we have a bigger case load this year than other years >> um for these uh students? >> 215 of our students require case management. >> Okay. >> In the district and we have a team of five time. >> Okay. >> Are there limitations on what this extraordinary aid can be used for or do we have or can it be used for anything we choose? It can be for every it can be for every for anything. Um impact aid has a wider you know it
040can be um but for circumstances that you see have come up through the summer for an example like instructional assistance and things like that that are required for IPS we try to allocate extraordinary aid first for that because it's something that comes directly as a result of the additional needs of addition you know financial needs and needs for students. So we try to align that as much as possible. It doesn't necessarily have it's not completely unrestricted but we have we do have leeway as to how we can appropriate. >> So by using it by using what the state right it comes first from the state. >> It comes from the state. >> Okay. So by using it then it sort of ensures that we will continue >> correct >> receiving it. Okay. >> Correct. Correct.
041And and there's a yearly application. Yeah. There's a you there's an application every year and you have to justify uh how many students are in autism how programs how many students are in this how many students are that that type of thing and then there's a formula and like depending upon like the the formula is n like certain amount for out of district certain amount for in district. So you know that's the they have a formula for it that they come up with an amount. >> Okay. >> So it's the cost it's the the program and then it's the indirect or out of district that comes through. >> Okay. Thank you for applying for this every year. >> Of course. Of course. It's good. It's well worth it. >> Yes. Yeah. All right. Uh great
042news. Um there's quite a bit. I looked through everything. I pretty much um am satisfied with uh um all the answers I received. Is there anybody else that want uh anything else explained? All right. At this time, let's get a roll call for those items under finance one through 19. >> Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead. Yes. >> Want a clarification. This is probably a question for you, Vince. Uh the Cedar Drive Middle School, we completed them. We completed the pavement project. We discussed that during the housing grounds. Um I see that we're going from an exceed not from 100,000 to an exceed not to 140 to um there's a last minute change order. Is that is that what happened there? >> Yeah, I wouldn't call it a change order. It was just a function
043of uh during the job more need for the which which recognized that we were going to exceed what our first authority was. >> So, I'm just adding adding an an extension to that to provide cushion uh so that when the labor portion when we're invoiced for that we have enough room in the approval. >> The district didn't receive that. That was pretty late, wasn't it? In the process, you didn't get notification until a late >> Yes. point change order. >> Yes, it was. actually during a job >> during the job. Does that does that still keep us in line with I think about going back obviously the work is done you know like but when we're going for proposals and stuff like that are we still in line with other >> yes I believe so
044because it's it's through the using the county shared services so they have um you know more resources available when it comes to things like this so it does it does make labor costs somewhat you know more contained and controllable the supply is is a little bit different. Um, you know, but we we were fortunate this time that we were able to get the pricing that the county was able to purchase. >> Thank you. >> Perhaps if we decided to perhaps go privately the company through. >> So then >> to be to be honest, they may, you know, have subcontracted some of the work. >> That's what I figured. >> All in all, it's their it's their estimate. >> And do they tell us if they're subcontracting it out or if they're doing it themselves? Because
045if you think about we have a pool of taxes that we >> don't have to. We chose to >> pursue the the project through the shared service with the All right. Uh, great. So at this time we'll move on to that roll call 1 through 19 under finance. >> Yes. Mrs. Cameron. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Mr. Ro. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Ramirez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Raetta. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scales. >> Uh yes to all. I have to from number. >> Thank you. Mr. Scorp. >> Yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> The motion passed. >> Okay, great. Uh, nothing under policy this evening or negotiations. Nothing under transportation. Moving right into personnel. I'd like to get a motion to move items quite a bit. One through 202. One through
04622. >> Second. Uh, great. I just want to make a comment. I know during uh, let me just find it right here. Uh, under the communications we had uh, that Mrs. Ariana Kosac uh, apply for an internship here. Uh, I just wanted to welcome her. Uh, Dr. Garay has graciously um, approved her internship and she will be starting uh, soon with our district. So, I just want to thank her for um choosing the Couleneck District to do her internship and for uh I don't know if I'm allowed to say her college, but for her college uh for reaching out to us and requesting that approval. So, thank you to Georgian Court College. Uh and we're excited to welcome Ariana aboard. So, thank you. Okay, so back to uh the motion to move those items. >>
047Did we do it? I'm sorry. >> We did. I'm sorry. Roll call. Thank you, Mrs. Re. >> Yes, you may. Mrs. Cameron, >> um, I just want to first congratulate all the teachers that are moving up. I see quite a few going from their masters to masters plus 30 and masters plus 30 to masters plus 60. And with that, yes. >> Very nice. >> Thank you, Mr. Erico. >> Yes. Mrs. Ramirez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rietta. >> Uh, due to my employment with New Jersey State disability and family leave, I'm going to recuse numbers 10 through 16 about yes to all the rest. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Scales. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Vul. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> The motion did carry. Thank you. >> Okay.
048Great. We are going to move uh back into the comments for attending constituents. Anybody here would like to May make a comment or question. >> You're still good over there? >> I'm still good. >> You sure? You sure? Last call. Okay. All right. We're going to close public comment. Uh like to open it up to new business if anybody would like to uh say any new business or comments. Mr. Cameron. Yep. M. >> Okay. So, um, resident Alan Ryan, Dr. Garvey, and I have been exploring the possibility of partnering with Tunnel to Towers to bring age appropriate assembly programs to all three schools. Um, so we're looking to obviously have that. Just to give a little background, Tunnel for Towers has supported America's Heroes. It provides mortgage free homes to families of fallen first responders
049and gold star families with young children. Um it's dedicated to ending veteran homelessness and ensuring that the nation never forgets September 11th. Um so we um we've had a few phone calls and Dr. Garrett Bay and I looked at the curriculum. There's a whole curriculum and it's tailored completely for our school district. It's like perfect. It's K to2 3 to five and middle school. Like like we both couldn't believe and it was tailored exactly that way. So, um hopefully at the next meeting we'll have some more updates with that and um this is sort of going kind of along with what Dr. Garbay um spoke about earlier about these new tests that are coming. Um so there are adaptive tests meaning that the questions change depending on how a student answers. Obviously easier if they
050struggle, harder if they're doing well. And um it's a field test. So, we do want to kind of maybe the next cow just be mindful of how much testing we already have because this is now going to add an additional week of testing. Um, it is a field test. So, you know, like Dr. Garvey said, we don't have any sort of um say on it, but it's just it's just, you know, just to be aware of. Um, as well as obviously all our, you know, special needs students, they need to get additional time, small group settings, etc. So really, you know, it's a lot of a lot of preparation that was kind of thrown upon our administration, our administrators. So that's my new business. That's my May I add something? >> Yes, I will too.
051Go ahead. >> Yeah, I just wanted to add I wanted to thank I know she's here, but I West Jones for you've been working tirelessly with Dr. Reynolds uh for our Purple Star applications that have gone for all three schools and I know they're due at the end of September. So, and they're well underway. Um there were mandatory trainings online that the administration had to participate in. That's part of it. And so, I think we're uh well underway. There's certain staff requirements. We we checked a lot of the boxes, but um she is certainly keeping us on task and keeping us on track. And much thanks and appreciation to her, Dr. Reynolds who really have taken the lead on doing this and hopefully having three successful applications when uh for good news which would be
052a great thing to add to our school district. So thank you for all the time and effort you put into that. It most appreciated. >> Um I want to reiterate what uh Phyllis said. We want to thank Alan Ryan. He's always thinking of our district in ways uh to help our children. Um he donated an encyclopedia set earlier in the year. um and he's always looking out for um our kids' best interest. I also want to thank uh Anthony Buffaloano. He is a resident of Colts Neck and who sits on the tunnel to towers board uh who me and Kevin happen to be um uh good friends with. So I always want to thank him. I always reach out to him constantly in reference to the tunnel to towers and I always want to thank
053him for his service serving on that um on that board. Uh so thank you Mrs. Cameron. Um anybody else with new business. >> It's one thing I forgot to mention earlier that um October 17th is gonna be a mother and son dance at >> Oh, very nice. >> at Trump National. So hopefully it goes better than the last time father dance at Trump National. Rob was there firstand I didn't get to go. It was a whole story to that. >> Um so hopefully that goes it goes better this time they got their act together this time. I'm sure they do if especially since they're doing it back at Trump National. So again, that's October 17th. Um, and it's for uh boys and and their mothers ages uh from pre-K to fifth grade. Um, so if
054you would like to uh sign up for it, uh uh email uh cnsf mothersonmail.com. That's cnsf for coltsports foundation. mothersonmail.com. >> Thank you. >> Great. Uh thank you for remembering uh remembering that Mr. Regata. >> All right. Anybody else uh have new uh business? >> Yes. Yes, Mrs. So, we are I don't want to speak for it, but we're working to there are still I think some registrations we're waiting for and encouraging like you know that type of thing. So, um they sometimes will will come in after you know as things are going on. Um also there uh there's a homeschool component you know that we're working with as well. So there's um they come in and you know so we'll have some changes midyear. I think there are some midyear changes coming in too.
055So it's going to be a rolling probably for the year. Yes. >> Um lastly I just want to touch base. I know our student liaison we have about four or five carrying over from last year. Um, and I know the beginning of the year is going to be very busy and hectic getting everybody uh acclimated with their classes, but um, can we maybe throw in a meeting um, you know, this way I could come to the school again, sit with them, maybe get them back into the um, mission of advocating for Cedar Drive and so on. I don't know. I'd like to welcome the invitation. Any board member who would like to come with me, they're more than welcome to. I always want to leave that open for everybody to participate. Um, I usually go
056in the morning at 10 o'clock. It works well for Dr. Riby and the students. So, if anybody wants, we could. Uh, Mr. Scarpa, that's fantastic. If you want to, uh, they'll pick the dates usually. Dr. Rigby is very, very flexible. He gives me like two or three dates, um, to work around my schedule. So, I'll throw that out to you and maybe you could attend with me. That would be awesome. Um, all right. Anybody else? Okay. Uh at this time we are going to move into executive session for uh those three items. Uh individual privacy, confidential matter, uh confidential personal matter of personnel and negotiations superintendent contract. We will run approximately about an hour and uh no action will be taken at this time. Uh so I need a motion to move into executive session.
057>> Motion. >> Okay. >> Or a second. >> All right. Yes. >> Hi. >> And Yep. And we will be ending live stream and we will not be resuming at this time. >> All right. Thank you. Yeah. Bye-bye now. Thank you. >> What's that? Sorry.