001Good evening everyone and welcome to our September 30th um Oyster Bay East Norwich um school board meeting. If we can all please rise for the pledge of allegiance. Thank you. of the United States of America and to the standy correspondence. all correspondence since the last business meeting was responded to. >> Thank you, Miss Santos. And now, if we could please have the superintendence report. >> Thank you, Miss Caster Javani. Good evening, everyone. Uh, September is already in the books, so this went really fast. So, I want to welcome Joanna Lisa for our student report. Joanna, >> good evening everyone. So, a lot of events have occurred throughout September that I would like to share with you all. So on September 15th, we held our senior family college night which informed parents about the process their
002their children will engage in and the process that they will do applying to colleges. We had an amazing turnout and the session was extremely useful. I went with my family and I know we had like a great discussion about what the next steps in my college application process should be. So it was really useful for me. um and probably a bunch of other students as well. Um the next day we had our open house. So, uh families got to meet their with their children's teachers and we had some student volunteers that helped parents navigate the building. Um thank you to all of the parents and everyone else who attended and a special thank you to the student volunteers that helped around during the night and allowed people to find their way around. Additionally, last week
003we had our spirit week and I saw a bunch of students dressed up for pajama day and everything but a backpack day, patriotic day, and wore their class color for the pep rally. I saw a lot of spirit in the halls. Um, furthermore, we had a Duncan truck come last Thursday and students got to try some samples of refreshers and they received a $5 gift card for participating, which was really nice. It was an amazing way to end the day. Um, to end the week off strong, we had our pep rally assembly. As I stated earlier, I saw a lot of school spirit and I enjoyed every lipsync performance. Everybody was so creative. Um, congratulations to the juniors for their well-deserved win. Super creative. I love Nickelodeon. Um, and also I wanted to congratulate our
004homecoming royal court, Leam McConville, Luca Verbanic, Santino Palumbo. It was an honor to be on the court with you guys this year. Um, and this weekend we held our homecoming parade and game. Um, I would like to thank Dr. Ani for providing a firetruck for the royal court. It was so fun to ride that firetruck. I had a really great time. And I wanted to thank everyone who participated in the parade and the homecoming game, our volunteers, our Oyster Bay High School cheerleaders, and our amazing fans. The homecoming football game was full of exciting moments, and I commend our football team for playing such an amazing game. Finally, I have some really exciting news to share with you guys. Just yesterday, Oyster Bay High School announced this year's validictorian and saludiatoran. I want to give
005a huge congratulations to Julia Milos, our saludiatoran, and Mia Ben Cal, our validictorian. Both of these people have worked so hard to achieve these positions, and they deserve this massive recognition. We should give them a round of applause. They deserve it. They really do. Um, so this is all the news I have to share with you tonight and have an amazing evening. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Javana. Great job. And um I just uh I want to thank the uh Todd Corona with the with the fire truck. Um I asked and uh it was provided. So thank you Todd again uh for for that. uh that seems to be uh probably the way to go for many years to come. So, thank you so much and congratulations to validictorian Mia Benal and
006Saladictorian. And I also I know that there was a video that it was posted uh so if Alex if you could put that on it's just a few minutes and uh it summarized pretty much the whole uh day of homecoming. Thank you. every everybody had a great day and uh it was a good weather. As part of the board of education goal, I would like to provide the board an update on how the district is doing across every school in every discipline. The story is one of excellence, growth, and extraordinary achievement. From our youngest learners to our graduating seniors, we are not just meeting expectation. We are creating new standards of success for East Bay East Norwich. So, let's begin with a spotlight on some of the individuals. I'm thrilled to recognize senior Julia Milos,
007which is also uh our Saludatoran who has been named a national merit commended student. This honor plays her among the top 3% of all students who took the PSAT nationwide. A truly elite academic accomplishment. So, congratulation to Julia. In the arts, a dis district talent is receiving statewide acclaim. Congratulations to Ari Gupta on trombone and Malika Meta on French or for earning its spot on the prestigious NISMA Allstate Winter Conference. They represent the best of the best high school musician in all of New York. a testament to their dedication and the incredible guidance of our music department and faculty from Vernon all the way to to the high school. So congratulations to Ari and Malikica. The culture of excellence is in full display on the athletic fields. Our athletes are demonstrating dominance and inspiring pride
008across the board. The girls soccer team is undefeated and commanding at first place in the conference. The girls varsity volleyball team is also an unstoppable force and also undefeated. The boys volleyball, the boys soccer, and the girls tennis are a powerhouse. Each securing a second place in their conference. This momentum this momentum begins in our foundational schools. At Roosevelt, we are focusing on our most critical partnership, which is the one between the teachers and our families. Last night, uh, Miss uh, Deborah Small and, um, we also had, uh, the, um, the associate curriculum for, um, Jennifer Capona. uh they hosted a wonderful parent workshop on literacy empowering parents to be active partner partners in their children reading journey. We're also building a foundation for lifelong wellness with a brand new cater to health curriculum that
009was put in place this year. Um we are nurturing the whole child and it starts at the early grade. a Vernon school. The energy is pable. Student engagement is soaring with clubs like the ambassadors club which is doubling the size from last year and the environmental club which grew to almost 30 active members. And the spirit of school is in full display this year at the homecoming. We had more than 60 students attending the homecoming parade. And what can I say about the art of Vernon? The school the school musical Matilda Jr. has shouted participation all the way to 166. So I welcome everybody to attend. It's usually a a wonderful production that takes place in the fall. It's also critical to know that the community investment in our facility is already paying tremendous dividends.
010Students are joyfully using the new athletic center for activities and our dismissal process at Vernon is safer and more streamlined than ever thanks to the thoughtful design of our new spaces. This all leads to a larger undeniable conclusion about the trajectory of our district. The new school rating are out and the results are clear. According to the latest niche report, the Oyster Bay East Norwich School District has earned an overall grade of A+. Let's put this in perspective. Nationally, we are ranked in the top 3% of all school district in America. In Nassau County, we are a top tier district, ranked 17 out of 43 school district. And at the state level, state level, New York State, we are moving up very fast and it is nothing short of remarkable. Just a few years ago,
011we were ranked 146. Today, I am proud to announce that we are ranked 41 out of New York State, which is comprised of 596 school districts. This incredible rise is not an accident. is the result of a strategic planning world-class teaching. Our faculty ranked 21 out of 60 Z 607 607 in the state and a community that believes in our schools. Greatschools.org or reinforces this, awarding our high school a nine out of 10 for college readiness, confirming we are the very best at preparing students for their future and an overall rating of eight out of 10 compared to a five out of 10 just a few years ago. This brings me to my final point. All of this success, the individual honors, the athletic victories, the rise in ranking is connected. It is fueled by
012the environment, the environment that we together create. On October 17th at 6 PM, we will officially cut the ribbon on the final phase of our capital project that took place over the past four years at Vernon School. and we will invite everybody to see the new wing, um the new music wing, the cafeteria, and the athletic complex. I invite every board member and every community to join us, come to see the state-of-the-art facilities that your support has built and celebrate the incredible foundation we are laying for generation of students to come. Um, my final piece of the report, I know we have a a resolution on the agenda tonight, but I've received several questions for uh from several board members, and I would like the board to know that um I I would like to
013recommend the board to um um table the resolution uh regarding the policy. So, if the board will entertain, that would be uh good for for my team to get additional information regarding the policy there listed on the agenda. >> Thank you, Dr. Johnny, for the report. First of all, I'd like to say thank you to our incredible faculty and staff, our administrators, also to my fellow board trustees, present and in the past. Thank you all for all of the support that we have done to help raise ourselves in all these rankings as as Dr. Tatiani has just um informed us of. So again, it takes it takes a community to to help with to raise all these rankings and I really appreciate everyone's support and again thank you to our incredible faculty, incredible staff and
014and to our students who are incredible administrators uh and board trustees past and present. Thank you. Any other comments on Dr. Yanni's statement? >> I I agree with tableabling the uh policy. >> Any other questions? Okay. So So now I'd like to I'd like to um have a motion to table agenda item 11.04, revised policies for review and adoption. Do I have a motion? >> Do I have a second? Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> All opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. >> So now we will move on to the approval of minutes. Um a motion to approve our meeting minutes as listed and attached below. Do I have a motion? Do I have a second? >> Any questions? All in favor? >> I. All opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Opportunity for the public
015to be heard on agenda items. In keeping with its philosophy of open communication and informed decision making, the BOE welcomes input from the community. However, it's important to note that while a BOE meets in public, it is not a meeting of the public. Respectful input and behavior by each member of the community is appropriate and expected at all times and should observe the following rules of BOE meetings. The BOE will listen to comments and input from the public. Debate between members of the audience andor the board members will not be permitted. The board will not address personnel or individual student matters in public. No person shall present orally or discuss at any board meeting charges or complaints against individual employees directly or indirectly. The speaker shall identify themselves and confirm their residency in the district
016on the signing sheet. Thank you. We have one person signed in Um, I'd like to know how you put these things on um agenda. The policies were on the board agenda to take action. You came to a meeting and you didn't take action. You tabled it. When was the public discussion which is the open meeting law on agenda items or to be held in public not in private discuss to table the polic So >> we just talked to Yanni just >> No, you're missing my my question. My statement is because I can't ask a question. We're not debating. So my statement is a board agenda item should be discussed in public based on the laws of open meeting, right? That's I'm stating that you can agree disagree with it. You put the agenda three items
017to be discussed. Three policies had to be discussed and you were going to take note on them. You made changes on them. You highlighted things on them. It was on board docs and we saw it between the start of this meeting and right now. You tabled it. So you could have only tabled it if you discussed those policies other than in the open meeting where everybody has a chance to understand and to hear what you people are talking about. You can't just come here and rattle off, do you agree or disagree? And we don't get an opportunity as a public to understand what the discussion is, why you're changing that policy. What has prompted you to change them? I'm not agreeing or disagreeing. I mean, we change policies all the time, but we discuss them
018in public so that everybody in this town can hear what you guys are doing. You don't want to debate with anybody anymore. You just want to hear what we have to say. You don't you don't you don't care about what we have to say. You're going to do whatever you want to do and this town can do nothing about it until they change this board. I don't understand how you can do what you just did if you didn't talk about this stuff in private. >> Thank you for your comment. >> Okay, we'll move on now to approval of instructional personnel items. Resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East Norwich Central School District, hereby approves the instructional personal items as listed in their entirety. Do I
019have a motion? >> Do I have a second? >> Second. Thank you. Any comments, questions? All in favor? >> I. >> All opposed? Motion carries. We'll now move on to noninstructional personnel items. Resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the board of education of the Oyster Bay East Norwich Central School District hereby approves the non-instructional personnel items as listed in their entirety. Do I have a motion? >> Do I have a second? >> Second. Thank you. Any questions, comments? All in favor? >> I. >> All opposed? >> Motion carries. Approval of business items. Resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. The board of education of the Oyster Bay Eastwood Central School District hereby approves the business items. in their entire do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Do I
020have a second? >> Second. >> Any questions? >> All in favor? >> I. All opposed. Motion carries. Approval of special services resolutions resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent. The board of education of Central School District hereby approves the special services resolution is listed in their entire. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Do I have a second? >> Which one did she just >> questions, comments? All in favor? I. >> All opposed? Motion carries. >> Resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the board of education of the Bay East Norwich Central School District hereby approves the new business resolutions as listed in their entirety. Do I have a motion? >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Um I Um, does anybody have questions or comments? >> Well, do
021we do we vote on the resolutions? >> So, I would like to discuss the um New York State School Board Association resolutions and go through them for the trustees to cast their votes. And then as part of this process, we'll also be approving Mike Schindler to represent our board in in um communicating our votes to the New York State School Board Association. So I will start first with there were three bylaws that were proposed by the New York State School Board Association bylaw one. So do I have a vote? Yes. All in favor? I >> I >> All opposed or no? Yes. By law two. Um all in favor or a vote of yes? >> Yes. >> All opposed or a vote of no bylaw three. All in favor or a vote of yes? >>
022Yes. >> All opposed or a vote of no? Uh now to the resolutions. So resolution number one. Um all in favor or a vote of yes, please say yes or show hands. Yes. >> Yes. Um has anyone voted? Is there a no vote? Um resolution number two. Uh all in favor a vote of yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Any vote of no or opposition? >> No. >> One on resolution two. Thank you. >> Vote. >> The overall majority is yes. Uh on vote on resolution number three. Um do I all votes of yes or approval? >> Yes. >> Any vote of no or opposition? Uh Resolution number four. All votes of yes. >> Two. Two yeses. >> Okay. Um any votes of no or opposition? >> No. >> There are four nos. >> No. No.
023>> No. >> Four. Four nos. I can't see down the end. Okay. And two yeses. Okay. Resolution number five. All voting yes or supporting. >> Uh yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um any votes or no opposition? >> No. Uh resolution number six. Um all voting yes. >> Yeah. Yes. Yes. >> Three yeses and all voting uh no. >> No. >> One, two, >> you vote no. So that is three yeses and three nos. >> Okay. >> Wait, but there's seven of us. >> There's seven of us. So it's yours. >> Excuse me. >> There's seven of us. Yours vote. >> My vote on number six was a yes. >> All right. So that would be four. Yes. Four. Yes. I think we got to do that again. Who's Who's Yes. >> Resolution number six, voting
024yes. >> There's three yeses. >> And and voting no. I can't. >> No. >> There's three nos. >> Is someone not voting? >> Oh, you're obaining. >> We're voting right now. >> You're a yes for number six. Okay. I'm sorry. Number six has four yeses and three nos. Try to keep our record keeping straight. Um resolution number seven. Um all that are voting yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> One, two, three. Three yeses. And all that are voting uh no. >> Two three down the He's a yes. You're a yes. Okay. So, there are three yeses on not three, there are four yeses. Just getting this right. Sorry. On number seven and three nos. Um, number eight, all that are voting yes or supporting. >> Yes. Yes. >> How many? >> I'm sorry, Mary. Yes. >>
025Caitlyn James. Okay. So, uh that would be six yeses and I'm voting no. >> Uh number nine, resolution number nine. All that are voting yes. >> One, two, three, three. Three. Three yeses. All that are voting no three no >> four yeses. Oh, James, I'm sorry. >> You were Yes. I'm sorry. I missed your hand. So, there were four yeses and um three nos on number nine. Sorry, it's hard to see down the table sometimes. Resolution number 10. All that are voting yes. >> One, two, three. Three yeses. All that are voting no or opposing >> no. >> There are four nos. Number 10. Uh number 11. All that are voting yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Is that everybody? Okay. That was number 10. So that would be um Six guesses and I would no
026>> uh number 11. >> That was 11. >> Well, I'm still a no. I'm sorry. Were the rest of you all guess? >> Yes. >> Sorry. Who's got to get a ruler here? Um, sorry. So, number 11 was six yeses and one no. Number 12, all that have voted yes, please. I am one. So there's James, Lori, John, James. Okay. And so that that's five of us and then all voting no. Two. Thank you. Um number 13, all voting yes. >> Yes. >> That's Marian. >> Yes. Caitlyn, I that's okay. So that would be all. Yes. Number 14. Um, all voting yes, one. Yes. Two yeses, James and Caitlyn. And all voting no. >> No. >> So that would be five. Um, number 15, resolution 15, all voting yes. >> Yes. >> And all voting
027no. >> No. >> Okay. Just one no on that. Okay. On 16. Thank you. All voting yes on 16. >> Yes. >> Two. Yes. So with five yeses all voting no. >> I was a yes. >> Oh, you were yes. So six yeses, one no. Thank you. 17. Resolution 17. All voting yes. >> Yes. >> All yeses. Thank you. Um number 18. All voting yes. >> Yes. >> All voting yes. Any nos? >> One. No. So six yeses and John is voting no. >> 19. Thank you. Um all voting yes on resolution 19. >> Yes. Yes, >> that's all. Yeses. >> 20. Uh, all voting yes on 20. >> Yes. On 20. Thank you. On 20. Resolution 21. All voting yes. >> Yes. >> And voting no. >> Okay. Seven yeses and one no. That
028was 21, right? 22 all voting uh yes >> yes yes >> yes >> oh wait no I had enough um >> you know what this is 22 I'm just waiting on this class >> wait 22 >> you 22 >> yes >> you ask the I'm going to change mine to a yes. I think I'm not sure why I had no there. >> Okay. >> 23. Uh, all yeses. >> No. >> Yesesh. One down. One. One. Yes. >> Yes. >> Two yeses. Two yeses for 23. All >> describe medication. >> So 23 is >> 23, right? You're a no or no? So >> yeah, and I'm changing mine to a no. I think I >> 23 is a no. >> Santos. Okay. >> So six and one. Um 20 resolution 24. All anybody voting yes. >>
029Um all nos. >> No. >> Okay, that is unanimous as a no. >> Um resolution 25. >> No. >> Anybody voting yes? I'm a yes. Um, voting no. >> No. >> So, six notes. >> 26. Um, and voting yes. Support. >> Yes. >> Is that everybody? Okay. Uh, and I'm a no. 26. Okay. 27. Um, anybody or votes for >> Yes. One vote for yes and 27 vote. Anybody voting for no? >> No. >> Okay. >> So, six nos, one yes. Uh resolution 28. Uh voting yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. That's unanimous of yes. Uh 29. Um voting yes. >> Yes. >> That's unanimous of 29. voting yes. >> One, two, Mike and James. Okay. Three yeses and voting no. >> No. >> Four nos. 31. Um, all voting yes. >> No. >> What? No.
030>> Excuse me. >> No. Voting yes. Just one. One. Yes. And uh all voting no. >> No. >> Six nos. Yes. Okay. 32. Um, all voting yes. Voting yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Everybody's voting yes. Um, 33. All that are voting yes. >> Yes. >> Is that yes or no? >> I thought I was a no, but maybe I misread this one. Wait, give me one second. >> Sure. >> Yeah. I'm a Yes, >> she's. So, that would be seven yeses. Um, Dr. Annie, could I ask on on 34? I just wanted to clarify myself. Um so this is asking about um a resolution about advocating for mandatory implementation of daily recess for all students in schools that serve exclusively elementary grade level. So is I just want to understand in the state of New
031York is recess mandatory requirement in our um elementary levels? We have recess in every in every >> Yeah. >> But is it required? >> They have not required but we have recess for all the required state. So this resolution is saying that would then be required by the state. >> Is there any talk about getting rid of recess or anything? I just can't understand why the school would put that out there. >> I don't know why they would put it there, but we have recess in every in every school. >> But have you heard anything like from New York State or anything that they want to get rid of it? >> Never. >> No. It's kind of an odd one. >> So, on resolution 34, um the who votes yes or supports the resolution? >>
032Yes. >> And um does anybody vote no? >> I voted no. >> Okay. So, six yes and one pass, right? So then you'll be able to provide learn. Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you all for your patience going through that. Um so now I'd like to move on that we had had a motion for this approval of new business and we had a second. So now that you've had a chance uh to review any of these um items under here and in addition again to point appointing Mr. represent us at the vote. Um, are there any other comments or questions? Then all in favor of the resolution, >> I >> All opposed. The motion carries. Thank you. I'd also like to just as always thank our PTAs for the donations that we accepted during these
033presations, the donations they make to our to our school and for our students. So, thank you again to our PTAs. Um, now we are moving on to the opportunity for the public to be heard on non-aggenda items. Mory Longo. >> So, I'd like to make a statement that I'm a little perplexed and I'm sure the town is as well that this statement has changed. In previous, the board would state in accordance with an open meeting law, school board meetings where school district business will be discussed or open to the public. The Oyster Bay Norwich public um Board of Education welcomes public comments at its meetings. The board of education will respond to comments and or inquiries in the appropriate manner. This portion of the meeting blah blah blah blah. The board of education and oyster
034based schools have now changed that statement to state. In keeping with its philosophy of open communication and informed decisionmaking, the board welcomes input from the community. However, it is important to that while the board meets in public, it is not a public meeting. Um, I don't know the difference there, what is a public and non-public meeting, but I will check it. Respectful input and behavior by each member of the community is appropriate and expected at all times. The board will listen to comments and input. Debate between board members and the audience will not be permitted. So basically I from what I'm seeing if you've gone from welcoming comments to you'll listen to the comments and the input but you will not talk you will not debate you will just look there blindly as you are
035right now and it is not a public back and forth that you basically state this is not a public meeting so I don't know you don't even state that you have to follow open meeting laws. So thank you for the change. I think it is in the best interest of the town to look at this and find out if this is even legal and right because we went from an open school district where we welcome input from our community who voted every single one of you in to you coming here now today on September 25th saying that you the philosophy of open communications but you do not welcome Thank you. >> Thank you. Todd, I'm glad you had a great time as the chief of fire company. Anytime you ever need that truck for homecoming,
036that's what it's about. It's having fun. I'm glad you had fun on it. It's always available. Secondly, I know we have the ribbon cutting coming up. All the great work that was done. Did we find out any answers for that one maintened. I don't know what it would be used for. We spent all that money on it. So I don't know if there was any outcome that I know we hired. Thank you. They all came from the civil service. Yeah. >> Who do they report to? >> So, Moren Rainor, they report to Marine Rainor. >> Okay. >> And in terms of the um the grounds facility, um I followed up on on that question. All the additional the the what used to be the butler building onethird of the butler building used to be uh
037was used for storage of equipment material and everything. So that part that part of the building that is now part of the athletic center is going to be um the storage will be used in new building. the equipment of the mowers and all the other petroleum equipment, it was never disrupted. So, it continues to be in in the building that is next to >> development. I know you have a bunch of policy. Is that a discussion at next board meeting policy changes or something like a thought on another policy or there is a policy? >> I'm sorry. Say that again. >> So you have a few changes here. >> So your next board meeting somebody else ask another policy. you don't have a policy for something or should we send it on an email? >>
038Well, I think I think it's always helpful if you'd like to send if you have a question about if we have a policy that exists, it's probably best to email it so that we can respond and cite the policy for you. But um and the intention would be, but I don't I don't the agenda has not been set for the next meeting. So, I'm not sure if we'll be discussing it, but they will be discussed. But again, there was some more information needed to >> my last 11 seconds. Um if you have an issue with u personnel to say um is there a policy or a procedure as to how you handle it? Is it done um between an administrator and the individual back at maybe the administration building the person you know spoken to
039it up or is this done out because I don't know if you read a lot there's a lot of chatter going on about something that happened down at home. So I I just you know >> wanted to know if there is some kind of policy or procedure that if there's an issue with uh any type of personnel that the person gets in trouble or spoken to in public instead of brought like maybe to the administration building and discuss that way so people don't have to listen to uh or see it happening while it's uh like a football game going on. >> Well, I'm not sure what you're referencing, but I would ask encourage if you could send us an email or contact administration directly. Not comfortable ever talking about any of our personnel. >> No,
040I know you can't. That's >> so y contact administration. >> Love to. >> Thank you. >> Hello. Oh, good evening. On July 22nd, I filed a SE section 504 due process hearing request for my child. The board then waited 35 days to appoint a hearing officer. Since that appointment, on August 26th, another 35 days has passed with no action, no scheduling order, and no communication. At this point, I assert that the hearing officer has effectively abandoned his role. For comparison, under IDEIDA part B procedural safeguards, hearing officers must be appointed within two business days and they typically introduce themselves within about a week. Here it has been 70 days nearly 11 weeks since my request and due process has not moved forward at all. I am putting the board on notice that the due process
041is effectively unavailable under section 504 to students in this district or just me. I have now exhausted my administrative remedies. My questions to the board are, do you consider this equal treatment for children with 504 plans compared to children with IEPs? Aren't students with section 504 plans entitled to the same timely prompt due process protections as students with IEPs? >> Thank you. Good evening. I was just wondering at what board meeting was it discussed at and approved to add the move check-in IDs into each classroom at the high school and how much did it cost? >> There's check-ins at each classroom in this building now. And I was just wondering what meeting it was discussed at and approved and how much it cost. >> All right. Thank you for coming. >> Did you know about
042it or you didn't know? >> Thank you for your comment. >> Okay. You don't know. >> So now we will have a motion to adjourn our meeting. Can I have a motion? >> Second. >> Thank you. Thank you everyone. Have a nice evening.