001Good evening everyone. Thank you so much for waiting for us. Welcome to our November 5th board of education meeting. At this time, please rise while Katie leads us in the pledge. Thank you, Mr. Mon. Any changes to our meeting agenda? >> We have two changes. Uh the first one is replacement page schedule A7 and the second is replacement page schedule B7. >> Thank you so much. All right. And that brings us to our National Merit Scholars. We'll turn it over to Dr. Viscari. >> Yes. Thank you. Uh, at this time I'd like to introduce our high school principal, uh, Mr. Helonia, who will, uh, recognize our national merit scholars. Good evening everyone. Thank you, Dr. Buscary. Thank you to [snorts and clears throat] the board of ed and central office administration for allowing us to
002honor some high school students here tonight. On behalf of our faculty and staff, it's my pleasure to recognize two groups of Ward Melville's brightest seniors. For the first group, uh we were lucky enough to recognize 18 high school seniors as National Merit Scholarship Commended students. They are recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by outstanding performance on the qualifying PSAT. These students scored among the 50,000 best students across the nation on the PSAT that they took in the fall of 11th grade. This means they were within the top 1 and a half% of all graduating high school seniors this year. So students, when I call your name, please come on up and accept your certificate and then we're going to stand in the front. So we're going to get a group shot. Um it is
003a little bit of a long list. So if you you want to hold your applause at the end, we do have 18 students to honor. So as I said, students, when I call you up, come on up. We'll hand you a certificate and then we'll we'll take our picture up front. So in alphabetical [clears throat] order, we have Isabella Devito, Kevin Dong, Natalie Ducker. I guess we'll Why not? [applause] M. Congratulations. All right, head up to the front. We'll be up there in a sec. Uh, Maria Gavlovv, Alexander Jambinsky, Ben Hayes, Grace Hammonds, Anbang Xiang, Molly Karp, Matthew Lamb, Andy Louu, Aby, >> [applause] >> Oh, one more. Here we go. Sorry, bud. Congratulations, uh, Abigail Meshi. [applause] Olivia Miller, Misha Cesh, Ram, Yuming, Su, Andrew Xi, Anna Shing, and Brian Jang. [applause] There you
004go. Sorry. Congratulations. Then Brian Jang was the last one. I don't know if Brian is here tonight. I don't see him out there. [clears throat] So, that was our first group. Um, why don't we take a picture with the first group and then we'll do the second group if that's all right with everybody. congratulate. [applause] Congratulations. So once again, those were our uh commended students. The second group of students that we'd like to recognize are those who are selected as our National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists. So of the 50,000 students who are identified nationwide by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as high scorers, only 16,000 are named semi-finalists. And although 16,000 sounds like a large number, it actually represents less than the top half% of the nation's approximately 3.9 million graduating high school seniors. This is
005indeed a great honor. [snorts] The five W Melville students named as semi- finalists have the opportunity to advance in the competition for the approximately 6,900 merit scholarship awards. These students have had to complete additional application information to continue with the competition and we're anxiously waiting to find out who will be named finalists this year. So students, you have the benefit of having seen it done before. So coming up when I call your name, grab your certificate and we'll take that picture. [clears throat] So please join me in a round of applause for our semi- finalists. First one is Ted Lee. [applause] Uh I know that he's not here tonight, but Julian Mau is our second fin semi-finalist. [applause] Michael Retak, our third, [applause] Tina Shing, our fourth semi-finalist. [applause] Congratulations, and Eric Jang. [applause] >>
006[laughter] >> Can you just look right? All right. [applause] Congratulations again. And though we love the company, you don't have to stay. You will not hurt our feelings if you guys want to sneak out. All right, we're going to move on now to our school news. And as I call the school's name, if our students are here, if you could go to that microphone on that side tonight, that would be great. So, do we have a student here from Arrowhead? Fantastic. Come on over. Good evening. My name is Avy Shapiro and I'm a fifth grader at Arahhead. I am happy to share the fun and exciting events that have been taking place this past month. For October, we celebrate the character tree of compassion. Every day, a quote about compassion is read over the morning
007announcements. And at the end of the month, one student from every class earns a character treat award. And the winner's picture is posted on the character treat bulletin board. Our wonderful PTA hosted our annual harvest festival book fair, a trunk or treat for the fifth graders. Our fifth graders participated in an internet safety assembly. All our kindergarteners went on their first field trip to Benner's farm. Our entire school celebrated unity week with lessons and activities that promote inclusion and anti-bullying. Every Friday we earn bus awards for positive behavior. The Satakeet fires department visited our prek, kindergarten, and first grade students to celebrate fire prevention month and to learn about firefighters and got to sit on the fire truck. Our prek kindergarteners and first graders participated in the annual Halloween parade around our bus circle. So
008many families came out to cheer them on. That is what happened at Arrowhead in the past month of October. Thank you for listening to my presentation. Have a good rest of your night. [applause] Great job, Ava. Excellent. All right. Do we have a student from Masaki? Yes. Come on up. Good evening. My name is Soy Mada and I'm a fifth grader at Masaki. I have some good news to share with you. We recently had two assemblies at Masaki. David Sled came to speak to grades 3 to 5 about always including others. One of his messages was no one eats alone. The theater 3 also came and put on the show Stand Up and Stand Out for grades K to 2. Students learned about how to be an upstander and speak up for themselves and others.
009The Stocket Fire Department came to our school on October 10th for a fire prevention presentation. Kindergarten students learned about fire safety, saw the equipment firefighters wear to stay safe, and even got to sit on a fire truck. Last week, we started our bus ticket to get rewards. Students who ride the bus to school can earn a bus ticket for following the bus rules and staying safe at all times. Students bring their tickets to the big bus box in the lobby and get their picture taken for the bus stars board. Our fifth grade class had a wonderful trip to the Bronx Zoo. They spent the day exploring the zoo, visiting its exhibits, and learning about various habitats. The gorilla attraction was definitely a favorite. Lastly, this month our school is focusing on the T in a
010stars acronym. T stands for trustworthy. Students will earn stars tickets when they demonstrate qualities that make them trustworthy. The more tickets students get, the better chance they have of having their name called out for the stars wall of fame. This is a big deal because everyone wants to be a Mosaki star. Thank you. [applause] >> Thank you. Great job. All right. Do we have a friend from Mount? Good evening. My name is Millie Godfrey and I'm a fifth grader at Mount Elementary School. Thank you for letting me share all the exciting things that happened at our school during October. The Mount PTA ran many fun events at Mount including our book fair, our annual color run, and the fall festival. PreK and kindergarten held their annual Halloween parades and the fifth graders participated in a
011trunk or treat. We celebrated unity week which reminded us to be kind and include everyone. There was a photo booth set up in the cafeteria and we also played kindness bingo. The Stonybrook Fire Department came to our school on October 17th for a fire prevention presentation. Students learned about fire fa fire safety, saw the equipment firefighters where to stay safe and got to sit in the fire truck. We are currently planning our annual Balloons of the Mount Thanksgiving Day parade which will be held on November 25th. [applause] Great job, Millie. And we have someone from NASA. Excellent. Come on up. Good evening. My name is Njie Shank and I'm a fifth grader at NatK. I have some good news to share with you. We kicked off the school year with our CARES assembly where we
012met our brand new school mascot, Nelly the Narwhal. Our PBIS cares coupons are in full swing. Students can earn coupons for showing car behavior. Enter them for a chance to win prizes and bring home a receipt to show how they earn it. The Sitake Fire Department visited our kindergarten and first grade classes to teach about fire safety. Students even got to see the fire trucks up close and learn from the real firefighters. During unity week, we celebrated with special spirit days to show kindness and togetherness. Field trips were lots of fun. Kindergarten visit visited Benner's farm and fifth grade went to West Weno Beach. Our fifth grade trunk or treat and prek through 2 grade Halloween parade brought plenty of festive fun to the end of the month. [applause] Excellent. And Satocket, you were up
013next. Good evening. My name is Hannah Leah Hane and my name is Nadia Leonard >> and we are fifth graders at Satocket. >> We have some good news to share with you. We recently hosted two inspiring assemblies at Satalkit that reinforced our commitment to building a positive and inclusive school community. Grades three through five, David Flood, a motivational speaker and author of a A Kids book about autism, visited us to share his powerful me message about empathy, kindness, and inclusion. Grades K through two enjoyed a performance by Theater 3 titled Stand Up and Stand Out. The show focused on being an upstander, someone who speaks for themselves and for others. Our recent family connect night was a great success. Families came together for a fun and interactive goosechase scavenger hunt that had everyone moving, laughing,
014and working as a team. The event fostered school spirit, strengthened our homeschool connection, and highlighted the joy of learning together in a playful environment. Thank you to fourth grade teacher Mr. Gerson for spearheading this activity. Satalkit celebrated unity week, a time dedicated to kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Students and staff participated in daily themes and activities designed to pro to promote empathy and respect for all. Our fifth graders recently recently enjoyed a memorable field trip to the Bronx Zoo. They spent the day exploring exhibits, observing animal behavior and learning about diverse habitats and conservation efforts. The gorilla exhibit was a definite highlight, sparking excitement and curiosity among our students. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect classroom learning to the real world experiences. Students in preK through fifth grade participated in a Halloween parade in the
015bus circle while a band performed a variety of songs. The students then paraded through the halls for our students in third through fifth grade. Our prek students participated in a fall festival where they had the opportunity to stuff a scarecrow, paint a pumpkin, and participate in other fun crafts and activities. >> [applause] >> Thank you so much, Jelenus. Hi, I'm Isabella Nosa and I'm an eighth grader at Gelenus Middle School. I play the violin in my school orchestra and I'm also a member of the Gelanus cheer team. Taking a look back on the past few months since school started, our middle school has had some amazing and significant events. How about we start with the fact that our school was recently ranked number one in all of Suffach County and ranked as the 45th in
016New York State by newest US News and World Report. As someone who attended Jelenus, I'm so proud of all the amazing teachers, staff, students, and administrators who made this title possible. Julenus has so much to offer. In terms of sports, Gelina sports teams have recently concluded their fall season, and we are now heading into early winter. A few highlights from this past season include the boys soccer team frequently performing well in each game, striving to do better than the last. The Gelina Shrew team has had some amazing opportunities, performing with varsity and homecoming, and cheering on our football team. As a member of the team, it has been so fun to showcase our skills through halftime performances and showing our cheers and stunts on the sidelines. In Gelanus, there are so many sports you can
017join. So, this gives the students a chance to practice or maybe find a sport they are interested in. I'm looking forward to the winter season where sports such as boys basketball, competitive cheerleading, and girls volleyball will begin. Jelenus has also incorporated some important subjects such as unity, dedicating a whole day where students and staff were orange to represent unity and the guidance department came in during our lunch periods for all grades and gave us an activity to spread kindness and acceptance in gelas. Part of the activity was to go up to a person you may not know and give them a compliment or take a photo with them at the Gelina's photo backdrop. Doing this activity was so exciting and was a great way to spread the actions of unity. Another important subject performed by
018Gelina students covering the subject of bullying and how we can show empathy, awareness, and support was our annual issues play. This was under the direction of Mr. Depersio and Mr. Reichoff who wrote the script. The performance was shown to all grades and overall I can say the message stayed with me and all the performers did an amazing job. Overall I can say that Jelenus does an amazing job showing diversity and showcasing different heritage, organizing events to spread awareness of certain subjects. In each grade, many teachers have shown great lessons which has helped the kids retain knowledge better and giving a wide variety of sports and clubs that students can join to get involved with their school and show some spirit. If any of these topics interest you, you can also go to the Gelina School
019website to view our newsletter and see what's going on in our school throughout the months. Thank you for your time and have a great night. [snorts] [applause] Excellent. Thank you so much, Murphy. Hello everyone. My name is William Sef and I'm a eighth grader at RC Murphy Middle School. At Murphy, we are closing in on the first quarter of the year this Friday. So far, the adjustment from being a junior high school to a middle school has been going smooth. It's great to see the smiling faces of sixth and seventh graders when walking around the halls. Just a couple of weeks ago, we had our Halloween bash, which was a hit among all grade levels. It was a spooktacular event. The Murphy PTO provided every single middle schooler with a green or gold t-shirt depending
020on their gym class. It's going to be great to see everyone wearing their t-shirts this Friday. Everyone will be so united. Speaking of united, on October 22nd, students celebrated Unity Day. We had shortened class periods so that we could experience a fun activity at the end of the day. Students were split into groups and were sent off to different stations with their teacher/group leader. Whether the station involved dancing or a card game, all students were united. On top of all these recent events, we also have many things to look forward to at Murphy, including our our student faculty volleyball tournament and our standout student breakfast this Friday and our internet safety presentation for sixth and seventh graders next Monday. Along with all this, Murphy Cares is collecting donations for Jojo Lar Roa toy drive, Veterans
021Toiletry Collection, and Thanksgiving food drive. Tomorrow, we'll all be wearing blue to show our support for our fellow Murphy student, Bella. Thank you and have a great night. [applause] >> Excellent job. Thank you so much. uh the academy. Hello, I'm Justin Barton and I am a part of the Three Village Academy and this is the November update of 2025. On October 10th, the academy seniors met with the district with the district transition co Miss Sullivan to learn about and apply for transition services from the ACCs VR. Also in October, the seniors took advantage of the Sony free application period with support from our guidance counselor, Miss Ryan. We all completed applications for the Sony SUFFK se for Sunni suff suffk. Several of the seniors also submitted applications to other sunni schools that week while the
022application fees were wavered. On October 21st, volunteers from the love on a leash visited and visited with their support dogs. All of the stu all the students had an opportunity to meet and spend some time with the visiting dogs. They were really cute. On October 28th, the school took a trip to Harbs where they went on rides, pig pumpkins, and watched pig races, completed hedge mage, rode quads, and ate uh apple cider donuts. On Friday, October 31st, the academy had a day filled with social activities. Most students came in with costumes and and prizes were awarded to the best ones. We started with a bagel breakfast, played games, and did craft projects in the lounge. Decorated decorated our pumpkins again with a craft with a cash prize for the best one, went trick-or-treating to all
023the offices in the in the north county, and played in the biggest academy volleyball game in years. We had a couple We have a couple things. We have a couple things we are starting to work on now. On Monday, the three village academy will begin our annual food drive to benefit the to benefit the Long Island Cares food bank. We are also starting to plan our Thanksgiving feast. Thank you. [applause] >> You all did a fantastic job. We're really proud of you and we're really grateful for all of the great news that you brought to us. So, thank you so much. One well beyond Katie's gonna do the high school. Katie's going to do the high school. Um, so thank you so much and again don't feel compelled to stay, but we're happy to have
024you. And with that, we will turn it over to Katie Erso for our student representative report. >> Good evening everyone. I'm excited to share updates on several events and accomplishments that have taken place since we last met. It has been a quick couple of weeks and it's crazy that the first quarter already ends this Friday. First, I would like to congratulate our warn marching band who represented the school proudly at the 61st annual Newsuesday festival of the m of music last week. More than 30 Long Island High School bands participated and our students delivered a polished and spirited performance. In addition, our intro to to guitar class brought music to the commons on Halloween, showcasing student talent in a festive setting, showing our very talented music students. This past Thursday, Worm Melville hosted Trick-or- Treat
025Street, which was a great success. We had many families show up and our clubs decorated Wormville's halls and classrooms very well. Each club had a had different themes and activities in each room and all of our students did an amazing job planning for this community event. As part of our PBIS committee initiative, students participated in a dressup contest and students voted throughout the day in the comments. And I'd like to congratulate the math department in their themed algebra brew coffee crew for winning the contest. A great job on engaging the student body and fostering school spirit. During red ribbon week, students supported our school community and commitment to health and safety choices by wearing red on Monday. And finally, as a reminder of our academic calendar, the first quarter ends this Friday. We are also
026excited to report that all of our fall teams made made the playoffs, which is a strong indicator of the dedication and teamwork of our student athletes and coaches. Our highlights include the football team advancing into round one of the playoffs this Friday. The girls volleyball team is competing in the county semi-finals this Thursday. The girls swimming team as well as both girls and boys cross country teams will be participating in the county championships this week. Additionally, two swimmers, Kate Geronda and Jackie Vincentara have qualified for states. Congratulations to both of them for their outstanding achievements. And our varsity cheerleading team also deserves a special mention as they won the county championships and we wish them the best of luck as they advance the states. On the student life and community engagement front, rehearsals are currently
027underway for the upcoming school musical of The Little Mermaid. We appreciate the dedication of our students and staff who are preparing for what promises to be an excellent performance. Also, the PTA PTSA turkey trot, which raises funds for senior scholarships, will be held Saturday, November 22nd at 8:30 a.m. at War Melville. And this event includes a 5K and a kid a kid fun run. and we're encouraging everyone to participate. Thank you all and we are excited to start the second quarter. [applause] >> Great job as always, Katie. Thank you so much. All right, we will turn it over to Mr. Carlson now for a discussion of the bond. >> Uh thank you. Uh so uh in accordance with uh the discussion that uh we had at the last uh board meeting uh we prepared a
028resolution to have uh for the board to call for a bond referendum on Tuesday, January 20th uh with two propositions. Proposition one in the amount of 96,150,691 and Proposition 2 in the amount of 26,962,137 uh for a total of 123,112,828. The difference between this and what I had presented uh at last meeting which as a result of the discussion with the board was um one of the items that we had originally included in what ultimately became proposition two um was the artificial uh turf football field that now got moved uh into proposition two. So, Proposition 2, if you remember, well, Proposition one last time or the initial amount was 98 million. Now, it's 96 million and change uh because that got moved out. And Proposition 2 is now 26.9 million. Same same overall total. Uh
029and the per household um dollar amount for the total remains the same if both pass at $275 once it's fully phased in. Proposition alone is $215. And then if proposition two also passes, that would be an additional 60 for the total of $275. That is once it's fully fed, that's the net tax levy increase the cost per homeowner. That's when fully phased in, which would take about four years for it to be fully phased in because we can't do all the work all at once. And the building aid doesn't start immediately either. We have to do the work first. Uh so it would be during the 2930 years uh school year is when it would get fully phased in. However, starting with the school year, the net tax levy drops by more than and that
030net tax levy increase for the whole that this whole bond is uh a little over $3.6 million per year. that gets fully phased in 29 202930 203031 school year the net tax levy drops by more than $4 million because our 2007 bond ends. So uh I don't want to make it sound like this bond doesn't cost anything. Of course it cost money. Uh but by the by the year after this is fully phased in, the net tax levy will be actually less than it is right now because of that old bond being paid off and this new bond being mean less uh in an annual uh tax love amount. Um and then a couple of years later uh we have our 2014 bond will also be fully paid off. Um so we went over it
031last time unless there are any questions right now. We have this on for the board uh coming up in a couple of items uh to vote on to call for the referendum, but I'd be happy to take any any questions anyone may have. >> Okay, thank you so much. Uh and just a note, typically under items for board discussion, you might have seen a continuing conversation about security, but we have no new updates at this meeting. So hopefully in the future meetings, we will continue that conversation. And we'll go now to our public comment period which we also have a note about. Um we will continue to read letters that are sent in and with people who ask to have them read aloud at meetings for the next few but beginning in January we will
032no longer be reading those aloud. Um you can still come and speak, you can still send letters. We will make some sort of note for the record of what letters were received for that meeting but we will not be reading them aloud any longer. >> Just a point of clarification. And so the uh policy committee will be changing the board policy correct to reflect that. >> And that'll be in December. We'll change that policy. So uh we have no one in person, correct? >> Thank you. So we have three to be read aloud. Uh the first is from Alex Despinagitis. I want to thank you for your time and commitment to the safety of our students and staff. You've already heard from the most important stakeholders, our parents, our teachers, and our security professionals. And
033their message is clear. They support arming school security. This isn't about fear. It's about preparedness. We live in a time where threats to school safety are real and unpredictable. Our current unarmed security staff are dedicated and skilled, but they are limited in their ability to respond to the worst case scenarios. Arming trained security personnel gives them the tools they need to protect our children effectively and immediately. When our families, educators, and security experts all agree on a solution, we have a responsibility to act. Let's listen and take a proactive step toward ensuring our schools are not just places of learning, but places of safety. The next is from Stephanie Wernern. The time has come for another bond referendum as our school buildings have fallen into disrepair. Everything from the Koopas to the plumbing and electric
034need refurbishing at the cost of tens of millions of dollars. Also included is the inanest waste of money our cash strapped overbudgeted district could ever imagine. A turf football field. Millions of dollars are needed to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. And the board is discussing a turf field to be used by one team for one season that consists of roughly three months and the taxpayer should pick up a chunk of the tab. Absolutely not. A turf field is a completely unnecessary addition to the athletic fields. They are ridiculously expensive and are proven to cause more injuries than grass fields. And again, it would be used for one team during one season. It is mind-boggling how this district can waste money and most community members don't blink an eye. Between the superfluous armed security discussion
035and the turf field, I have never in my lifetime as a three village resident wanted so badly to vote down a budget and a bond. And I guarantee that either of these gratuitous items is part of either of these ballots, my vote will be a resounding no. Put the buildings back together and take better care of the perfectly good grass football field. Nobody needs a costly turf field on high school grounds. And the last is from um Amanda Herd. First of all, thank you for your service to the community. This is not an easy time or topic. I would like to address the continuing use of the survey numbers by some in the community who support the arming of school guards. This survey was deeply, deeply flawed, dangerously flawed if it is being used to
036place life-ending weapons among our children. A few key problems with this data. The data was only collected from households of students. You're asking other taxpayers whose home values rely on the school district to accept this decision without having any say in it as they were not surveyed. Further, you are excluding the young families who have already moved to the district, thus supporting those high home values but whose children have not yet entered the system. Two, by surveying households instead of individuals, you assumed that married partners and cohabiting partners have the same opinion. What happens when one partner assumes the job of answering for both of them when they don't agree? Do divorced parents with two addresses get twice the vote as married parents? Or does one divorced parent get no vote at all? If the
037board struggles to understand how unfair and unrepresentative this makes the survey data, perhaps they should ask advice from nonpartisan professional researchers. When it has been repeatedly pointed out to the board and yet still used in decision-m, it can only mean the board is either willfully ignorant or purposefully embracing flawed data to support pre-formed decisions. This is not what we vote for, nor will we vote for anything based on this data. By not surveying students, the board failed to ask the most impacted group in this decision. When the district shifted grades into other buildings, you decided their opinions were valuable then. Yet, the same population doesn't get an opinion when they are the most likely to die from it. When we changed the junior high school to a middle school, there were literally months and years
038of meetings, surveys, and data that the district screamed from the mountaintop and repeated in multiple forms. They wanted public comment. They wanted public participation. It speaks volumes to me that this same care and consideration is not happening with the decision that is obscenely more important and dangerous than which grades a student is cohorted with. I find it insulting that just like the shift from junior high to middle school, the district is using flawed survey to justify a public policy decision. If the board implements this, then they will be ignoring the mountains of scientific datadriven evidence for a hastily constructed, terribly executed survey that no respectable scientist would rely on. The board had no will to follow the scientific evidence that late start times benefit students, a solution that actually had a majority approval because of
039the monetary cost. But now the board has plenty of will to spend money for a politically driven, scientifically proven, ineffective fix that actually poses the risk of death to our children without even including all the taxpayers in the survey. How can the board possibly justify using such a flawed survey at all in this decision? According to a large, well- reggarded public surveys, the following is true. Americans like low or no taxes, but also lots of services. They want to feel safe, but don't want to lose any civil rights. They demand the government fix issues with healthcare, immigration, inflation, and yet they don't trust the government or the politicians that do. >> Three minutes are out. Thank you so much. >> Okay, that brings us now to our items for board action, the aforementioned bond referendum.
040We'll turn it over to Mr. Carlson. [clears throat] Uh so the resolution uh is in your packet. Uh as I mentioned, it's uh two propositions. Uh and the way it would work, if proposition one passes, then proposition two can pass. Uh, one can pass without two, but two can't pass without one. >> Okay. Do I see a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> No opposed. No abstension. So that passes. Thank you so much. And now we turn to our policies. Mr. Mistki. >> Uh, these are the policies that are on for second read. They were on uh at the last meeting. Uh, the board has reviewed with the policy committee the 500 series uh student policy goals, right? students with disabilities, student uh complaint and grievances, attendance, compulsory attendance age,
041and entrance age. These policies have reviewed been reviewed by council on the policy committee and they're on for approval tonight. >> Okay. Do I have any questions on any of these policies? >> Okay. Do we see a motion? >> So move. >> A second. >> Second. >> All in favor? No opposed? No abstensions. Thank you. Those policies pass. And now we move on to our consent agenda. Do I see a motion? >> Some move. >> And a second. Second. >> Thank you. Uh item B, Mr. Germano, >> those are the minutes from the last board meeting, October 22nd. >> Thank you. C, Mr. Mistki, approval of a stipulation and general release for a student identified in confidential schedule A. >> Thank you. And beginning with D, Mr. Carlson. >> Uh, thank you. Uh item D
042is the corrective action plan from our annual uh audit. Uh the the uh one comment that the auditors had were in our extraclassroom activities funds uh which is the official name uh for we call it the allied funds. Um uh is that uh we should review and make sure any inactive funds or uh clubs are taken out. Uh and so our response to that is just because they had no financial activity doesn't mean they're an inactive club. But we will each year uh go through ask our uh three secondary schools to review all the clubs and if there are any that are no longer in existence, we'll take them off off the off workbooks. Uh item E is acceptance of donations. We have two uh one is uh a board game 10 board games. It's
043called Buzzle Words. That was uh donated by uh Mr. Richard Sullivan to the district. Uh and then we have a donation of $13,475 from the Three Village STEM Enrichment Foundation for the uh uh Science Olympiad robotics math teams and computer science teams. Item F is a contract with an outside uh service provider for special education tutoring services. That's in accordance with uh IEPs. And item G is declaration of surplus equipment. It's a printer that is uh from Stor um room that is in uh uh no longer in operating condition. >> Thank you so much. Any questions about any of those? [snorts] Okay. And we'll begin at H with Dr. Pascari. >> Uh yes. Item H is the affiliation agreement with uh St. Joseph University for uh their student teachers for the 2526 school year. Uh
044item I addresses a revised list of um members on our committees on special education for the school year and J is um a revised list of impartial hearing officers provided by the state for the 2526 school year. >> Thank you. Any questions about those? Okay. K. Recommendations of committee on special education subcommittee and 504 accommodation plan meetings as dated and L recommendations of the committee on preschool special education meetings as dated. And beginning with M, Dr. Dreski. >> Yes. M is the memorandum of agreement between Three Village and the Three Village cafeteria unit. Um this uh was a successful negotiation with Three Village and the food service workers uh for a contract that uh now start at 7124 and concludes 6:30 2028. N memorandum of agreement with three village and the three village school administrators
045association. Um this MOA was needed as a result of the reduction in one of our administrative positions, the school and community uh partnership administrator. Um there are several responsibilities that need to be parsed out to other administrators. This MOA um speaks to those positions that need to be parsed out and stipens related to them. um o approval of new non-aligned position um as a result of speaking with um the SAC sup super supervision um there was a need for some SAC substitutes um so we we are using this approval to create a position and a sub rate for them P personnel items instructional um it's that time already right now we have one instructional retirement uh 14 instructional resignations five instructional substitute appointments uh appointment of a volunteer coach and several appointments of co-curriculars for
046the 2526 school year with hourly and annual assignments. Q non-instructional, we have six non-instructional resignations, uh three non-instructional appointments, um additional non-instructional stipens and two non-instructional substitute appointments. >> Thank you so much. All in favor? No opposed, no abstensions. Thank you. And uh seeing no other business, do we see a motion to adjurnn? >> So move. >> Second. Second. >> All in favor? >> No opposed. No obstensions. Thank you so much. Have a great night.