001Good evening everyone. At this time, I would like to call to order the September 10th, 2025 Hamilton Township Board of Education. This meeting is being held in compliance with the sunshine law having been advertised in the press of Atlantic City and notices posted at the township clerk's office maze landing post office post office Atlantic County Library as well as the schools of the district. This meeting is being recorded. Roll call please. >> Mrs. Ankra, Mrs. Bachelor >> here. >> Dr. Serino. >> Mrs. Dirks >> here. >> Mrs. Jackson. >> Dr. Hawk >> here, >> Mrs. Pedto >> here, >> Mr. Rogers, and Mrs. Bar >> here. >> At this time, can I please have a motion to convene executive session? >> So move. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Resolved that pursuant to section
002seven and eight of the open public meetings act, the public shall be excluded from that portion of the meeting involving discussion of legal matters, attorney client privilege, personnel matters, and HIV. Be it further resolved that the discussion of such subject matter in executive session can be disclosed to the public when formal action is taken on such subject matter or at any other appropriate time. Be it further resolved, the board may take action on items discussed in executive session. Now therefore, be it resolved, the board will be in executive session for approximately 30 minutes. Good evening everyone. At this time, can I please have a motion to close executive session and reconvene to public session? >> So moved. >> Motion by Miss Bachelor, second by Dr. Sino. All in favor? >> I oppose. This meeting is
003being held in compliance with the sunshine law having been advertised in the press of Atlantic City and notices posted at the township clerk's office, Maze Landing Post Office, MSBA post office, Atlantic County Library, as well as the schools of the district. This meeting is being recorded. There are two opportunities to address the members of the board. The board values and welcomes comments and opinions from residents as long as remarks are not personal or discourteous. The public comment portion of the meeting allows the board to listen to community members and to hear their opinions on school policy and operation. The first public portion is reserved for persons wishing to speak about agenda items only. The second opportunity following the action items is when residents may address the board on any other school related issue. Each speaker
004is asked to limit their comments to three minutes and you are not permitted to yield your time to another. The public comments portion of the meeting during both sessions will not exceed 30 minutes. Upon being recognized, persons wishing to speak should stand and identify themselves by name and address. We please stand for the flag salute. Please take a moment of silence for private reflection. Thank you. At this time, I will turn it over to Dr. Zitto for superintendent report. >> Thank you, Mrs. Bar. The opening of the 2526 school year has been strong and positive across Hamilton Township schools. I extend my s sincere appreciation to our staff, students, and families for their efforts in making this possible. Our convocation led by Dr. Malik Muhammad was wellreceived and provided an inspiring start to the year.
005Transportation remains an area we're continually monitoring. But I'm pleased to report that buses have been arriving to school with more promptness than any time during my tenure. While challenges remain, progress is evident and encouraging. I thank everyone for their hard work and commitment to ensuring a successful beginning to the school year. I just want to take a moment. I do have um Maria Santelli who's here from our transportation department. I just want to give her a nice round of applause. She does an amazing job. Thank you so much. Great start to the year, Maria. Um, the following are dates to remember. On, uh, Thursday is Hess's back to school night. Uh, that'll be grades four and five at 5:'lock p.m. and grades 1 through 3 at 6:30. On Tuesday, se September 16th, uh, we will
006have a community meeting to discuss the Hamilton Hallways of Horror with the PTA and Mr. Lavine right here at 6 o'clock p.m. in the Davies Cafeteria. On Wednesday, September 24th, there is a PTA fundraiser at Chuck-E-Cheese in Maze Landing from 3:00 to 9:00. Uh, Wednesday, October 8th is our next scheduled board of education meeting at 5:15 p.m. Executive session is that time and 5:45 for the regular session right here in the Davies cafeteria. And on Wednesday, October 8th is going to be our meet the candidates night following the board of education meeting. This concludes my superintendent report. Thank you. Thank you. At this time, we will open public comment. There are two opportunities to address the members of the board. The board values and welcomes comments and opinions from residents as long as remarks are
007not personal or dispersed. The first public portion is reserved for persons wishing to speak about agenda items only. Public comment portion of the meeting during both sessions will not exceed 30 minutes. Upon being recognized, persons wishing to stand and identify themselves by name and address. Seeing none, we'll close public comment and move to board member comment that would like to speak. Um, I just want to say that uh I had an opportunity to walk through the schools uh maybe last week or so, maybe the end of the month of October, August. Sorry about that. I'm not rushing it. Amazing how the schools look, the support staff, the custodial staff, the teachers, uh, all the work that was done. Ian Nelson, shout out to you. Um, it just it amazes me how every summer so much
008stuff gets done and I just want to thank everyone who is involved in that. And that's everyone of the teachers. Everyone I so many classrooms moved. And so I'm I'm just so proud when I walk through and I see all the changes and the the new things that the students are are going to see. And so I just want to say thank you to all the hard work this summer. And um I just appreciate everything you do. So thank you very much. And we do have Val right here who is in charge of the custodians and did an amazing job. So nice job >> Val. Awesome job Val board members >> just second everything um that Dr. Sino said. We also I also got to walk through and it's just wonderful and welcome back to
009everyone. I feel like we're just closing up last year, but here we are back. So, wishing everyone a wonderful school year. At this time, can I please have a motion to approve the minutes of regular and executive session meeting August 20th, 2025? >> Motion by Dr. Sino. >> Second by Miss Bachelor. Comments or questions? Roll call. Mrs. Ankra, >> yes. >> Mrs. Bachelor, >> yes. >> Dr. Serino, >> yes. >> Mrs. Dirks, >> yes. >> Dr. La Hawk, >> yes. >> Mrs. Perto, >> yes. >> Mr. Rogers, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Bart, >> yes. Thank you. At this time, I will turn it over to Mrs. Bachelor with our personnel policy. Thank you. Uh the personnel and policy committee met on Tuesday, September 2nd at 5:10 virtually. In attendance was Mrs. Jackson, myself, Mrs.
010Dirks, uh Superintendent Zto, and um Mrs. Lzitzki. Uh the agenda items that I am recommending uh be put into the record, they are numbers 101 through 1013. Um do I want to talk about the second? >> Yes. And in addition to that, we have an additional item. It's a sidebar agreement with the HTEA for their new contract that uh some clarifying language that we are approving as well. >> So, if I could have a motion to uh approve items 101 through 1013 plus the uh sidebar items in the contract motion by Dr. comments or questions. >> Roll call. >> Miss Ankra, >> yes. >> Bachelor, >> yes. >> Dr. Serena, >> Mrs. Durks, >> yes. >> Dr. La Hawk, >> abstain from the sidebar. And yes, the rest. >> Mrs. Pto, >> yes. >> Mr.
011Rogers, >> yes. and Mrs. Bar. >> Yes, thank you. >> We have any that's all right. Finance and operations. Dr. forgot to turn that on. Um, so the finance and operations committee met on Tuesday, September 2nd at 400 pm virtually. Uh we had myself, Nancy Bar, uh Mr. Rogers, uh Dr. Zitto, and Mr. V. Um and we talked about the Duberson update with the tenative closing for 918. Uh parking lot lease agreement that we're going through uh around Shainer and the preschool addition updates. So there's some preschool rooms that are uh getting updated. So, um, the next virtual meeting will be September 30th, uh, 2025. So, can I get a motion to approve 11.1 through 11.15? >> Second. >> Motion. Motion by Mr. Durks. >> Sorry. >> Second, Harry. Second by Mr. Rogers. >> Comments
012or questions? >> Okay. Roll call. >> Mrs. Ankra. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Bachelor. >> Yes. >> Dr. Serino. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dirks. >> Yes. >> Dr. La Hawk. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Perto. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rogers. >> Yes. >> And Mrs. Bar. >> Yes. >> Thank you. And curriculum. Dr. La Hawk. Yeah. Hi. So, the curriculum committee met on 92. Um, our agenda items included the 2026 approved um curriculum. We discussed benchmark testing. Um, and then we also discussed that the New Jersey Department of Education is updating the NJSLA. Um, and that is it. I have a motion to move 12.2 through 12.5. So, moved. Second. Motion by Miss Bachelor. Second by comments or questions. Roll call. >> Mrs. Ankra. >> Yes. >> Bachelor. >> Yes. >> Dr. Serino. >> Yes. >> Mrs.
013Dirks. >> Yes. >> Dr. Lahawk. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Perto. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rogers? >> Yes. >> And Mrs. Bar? >> Yes. >> Thank you. At this time, we will go to old business. Is there any old business? Any board members would like to discuss this evening? There any new business that any board members would like to? At this time, we will receive comments from the public in accordance with the board policy conference at a board meeting. Okay, seeing none, we will close public comment. And can I please have a motion to adjurnn? Motion by Dr. Serino. >> Second by Miss Bachelor. All in favor? >> I oppose. Thank you everyone. Have a great evening.