001e for e e e and truly inspiring Relentless Drive witnessing that final match was a Master Class A lesson for us all providing uh when you think about it proving to everybody that when you put your mind and your soul into something nothing can stop anybody anything is possible Saturday morning I usually get up and uh read Newsday which sometimes is a good thing sometimes it's not a good thing so this one was an interesting article because I got to the sports section and there was the wrestling match and uh talking about the wrestling and the the trip to the state and uh I read a uh a statement from Colton that said I'm going to win uh I'm going to win the New York state championship and I was like I love his determination
002I love his Drive um I know that we were talking to to his dad Eric uh around the meeting and said Colton you should say something more uh kind of you know vanilla type of thing I'm going to try and Colton turned around to his dad he said yeah dead but I knew I was going to win so I love that um so as soon as I heard the news it was 10:00 11 :00 I was in the office uh that he made the finals I I jumped and uh thank goodness to my good driving I made to Albany on in time for the final match and it was truly an amazing match I was sitting next to Mom and a family friend and it was something that I would remember um for for the
003rest of my career so at this point it is with immense honor and for the first time in my career that I have a state champion so I like to invite to the podium I don't see where he is I hope he came Colton come up let's have the [Applause] coach so let's have uh Miss Ki come down so let's have uh coach tbol please come in our coach great job let's have Dad is also helping with the coaching stuff come up come up um and I'm going to give the microphone to miss mckinty to talk about the real stats thank you to the board of education and Central Administration for having me here tonight to celebrate and honor our winter student athletes and to present the physical education and health update at this time
004it's my honor to present our first winter athlete and we will be honoring Colton only a freshh Colton has made his Mark in Oyster Bay East Norwich history Colton is the first member of the wrestling program to achieve a State title status of New York state champion Colton entered the New York state tournament ranked ninth in the division 2 which just means small school8 pound weight class determination hard work tremendous skills and confidence led him to defeat the number one seed in the quarterfinal rounds and the returning champion of the 108 pound weight class in the finals his Pres timing and I'm going to win attitude helped him stay focused on and on task when facing a 72 score deficit after the first period Colton cut the lead in the second period to 7even to4
005and then tied it 77 in the third period overtime in wrestling is a sudden VI is sudden Victory meaning the first person to score a point wins regardless of how much time goes by this is where Colton thrived securing his state championship title in the first first 10 seconds of overtime to reiterate how incredible this victory was Colton held his opponent scoreless for approximately 4 minutes and 22 seconds to secure his win Colton we are so incredibly proud of you and we cannot wait to see what you have in stored for us in the future congratulations [Applause] don't have enough continue on okay to continue our winter student athlete celebration I'd like to acknowledge all the winter varsity teams and coaches on their impressive season which resulted in seven out of our 10 varsity teams
006qualifying uh being awarded playoff bids the boys varsity basketball and girls varsity basketball teams both qualified for the semi-final rounds Varsity wrestling qualified for the quarterfinals in the team championship and had six wrestlers in the top six in the division 2 individual tournament including Colton who was the county champion of the 108 weight class both boys and girls indoor track and field teams finished second in their conference Championship meet Olivia Garcia placed first in the shop put awarding her a County Title and our boys 4 by 800 real light team comprised of Zachary green James Salva salvado Alex aridos and Anthony escardo were named County Champs and qualified and competed in the New York state championship this past week again they finished sixth in their heat and eighth overall in division 2 in the state
007tournament girls and boys varsity fencing had an outstanding Presence at the individual County Championship where we had four athletes finish in the top three including County Champion Gabby Sherlock in women's foil the girls varsity fencing team also qualified for the quarter uh quarterfinals of the team championship boys and girls varsity bowling had a successful season but unfortunately fell short of a playoff bid this winter varsity cheerleading hit two major Milestones this season they Advanced to the UCA semi-finals for the first time in school history and placed second in the county tournament additionally all 10 of our varsity teams were scholar athlete teams an impressive accomplishment which speaks to the athletes dedication of their studies as well their as well as their athletic programs congratulations to all the teams and coaches on their outstanding winter season
008at this time I'd like to present our student athletes who are being honored at the county and state levels this winter some of our a student athletes unfortunately could not be here uh tonight due to other o obligations including the indoor winter track and field um County dinner is also tonight it is important that we take time to recognize these athletes but please I ask you to please hold your applause till the end of the list of names and honors for the the athletes that could not join us this evening first boys winter track and Fields Alex aridos County Champion All County Christopher Herrera conference Champion All Conference James Salo County Champion All County conference Champion All Conference Zachary Green County Champion All County conference Champion All Conference confence Anthony escardo County Champion All County
009conference Champion All Conference Andrew Janette All Conference Michael Lewis All Conference Austin ashido conference Champion All Conference we'll cop for that [Applause] group girls indoor winter track and Fields lyanna otam Morano All County All Conference Nina uh balone all all County All Conference Addison Fox All County Nicollet Lewis All County conference Champion All Conference Olivia Garcia County Champion All County conference Champion All Conference Joselyn shadler all conference and emilyn Zeller All County All Conference [Applause] thank you I'd like to now introduce the athletes who are in attendance this evening athletes when I call your name please come up to the stage to receive your certificate and remain on stage for a group photo at at the end first girls basketball Grace samulski All [Applause] County Elise Kim all class [Applause] Christa Thomas all class conference
010B Defensive Player of the [Applause] Year Kayla Deni scholar [Applause] athlete Mia Ben Cal All [Applause] Conference boys basketball Chase lordy All County Adrien Kim scholar athlete I didn't see him I didn't see him Owen Peretti All [Applause] Conference girls and boys fencing Gabriella Sherlock all Long Island County champ All [Applause] County Jason son all Long Island All County I think Jason and Luke have wrestling um wrestling fencing obligations tonight so Luke cougler All County Scarlet Shelly All County competitive cheerleading Lauren Emerson All [Applause] County Brianna Hyde All County scholar athlete Gian peretz All County Julia d'angeles all class Mela Petes all all class Ella re and Rizzo all class giovana sacko all class Camille Torres coach's award she couldn't join us tonight and Caitlyn Marta uh coach's award and now wrestling Colton sming New
011York Champion all uh County Champion All [Applause] County Christopher Barb Barbara All County [Applause] Peter I'm going to try I've been practicing all day I'm sorry Peter nikolos all conference was that close all [Applause] right Daniel naboa All Conference [Applause] Santino Palumbo All Conference James pan all conference and AR Roberto Velasquez All Conference [Applause] do you want coaches join too right the picture all any coaches present tonight please join us on stage at this time as well e [Applause] okay okay you're free to leave if you're leaving for the athletic portion but I'm just going to do my thank yous as people are walking out in closing I'd like to thank the Board of Education Central Administration and building Administration for all your support we could not run these programs successfully without your encouragement guidance
012and support thank you to facilities and grounds custodial team and the booster clubs for uh community members for the incredible opportunities you supply to our teams thank you for our outstanding care team of Dr Joseph kesi trainer nick uh Kelly and our building nurses for caring for our athletes you want me to wait okay I know they got to keep up those grades going for a school of excellence okay thank you to the coaches for your commitment it does not go unnotice thank you to miss Ronaldo who keeps everything running smoothly and lastly and certainly not least the athletes for the incredible winter winter season I cannot see I cannot wait to see what the spring brings it's an exciting night for me because not only did I get to present and brag about the
013wonderful athletic teams but I also get to showcase the entire physical education health and athletic department do you want me to transition to the next part or not yet okay okay at this time I would like to switch gears to present my LT okay this e this evening's presentation will be focusing on three key components three key components um in alignment with the Board of Education goals these areas are student achievement finance and operations and promoting community first student achievement it has been an exciting year so far for physical education health and Athletics I'd like to start with a short recap of the fall and winter athletic accomplishments so far this year our sport offerings have included 23 Varsity programs six junior varsity programs and nine middle school programs the 19 out of 19 the
01419 out of 19 four The nispa Scholar athlete team status has achieved that although some of our varsity team teams do not report to Nisa it is important to note and recognize that those four teams have also achieved the standard set by Nisa this puts us in line for the School of Excellence award pending the spring varsity teams spring teams pressures on keep up those grades 14 of our 19 Varsity programs have qualified for the postseason including seven individual County Champions five teams qualified for the semi final rounds including our boys varsity soccer girls varsity soccer varsity field hockey girls varsity basketball and boys VAR City basketball teams one team and 10 individuals have qualified for the New York state championship tournaments girls volleyball qualified as a team and boys and girls cross country boys
015Indoor Winter track and wrestling have all had individuals representing Oyster Bay at their respective state tournaments and we had our district first New York state division 2 108 weight class Champion uh wrestling champion I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Miss argaman Miss Smith and Miss small and the staff and faculty of all three buildings for their help in our champion tour of the town where Colton was able uh to be to visit all three schools and was greeted with cheers celebration and posters and the students even asked for his autograph it was a very special day and I want to say thank you to all all the students and staff who contributed to that very special occasion we also had impressive academic Su success and accomplishments so far this year Nicole and Connor
016Walsh were named Oyster Bay outstanding physical education students of the year they were the only twins in the county to be honored that night at the ceremony that was held in December we will also be celebrating the elementary and middle school physical education uh students of the year at the end of April Michael avario was named the class C football scholar athlete for the year uh for the year for New York State coaches from all 11 sections of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association plus the private school sector present their nominations to their respective football committees one athlete from each classification is selected and from there those nominees get presented to the state committee where Michael was selected as the class C scholar athlete winner Oyster Bay student athlete leadership program attended
017the Section 8 Unity Summit this fall which focused on sportsmanship leadership and civility the summit was a countywide initiative where students from all Section 8 Nassau County Schools participated in this great event the exercise science and injury prevention course collabor collaborated with the technology department for an Innovative virtual reality experience of the human body to enhance their understanding of movement and motor control Cricut was also introduced as a new unit in the PE curriculum after teachers attended a workshop this past fall and this year the Middle School and High School PE staff are piloting Fitness gram which is a comprehensive fitness assessment tool providing insightful data and fostering a culture of health and well-being within the department next finance and operations in my years as an athletic administrator I have learned the value of having
018detailed Inventory management skills the significance of having an understanding of the curriculum and the supplies required to support diverse learning environments and the importance of a good spreadsheet I love a good spreadsheet this year I have been focusing on observing listening and monitoring our resources and needs to help develop a comprehensive budget plan for the future it is my goal to work alongside my colleagues to offer the best possible experience for our students and athletes some of the focal points so far this year have included uniform inventory in hopes to develop a more efficient cycle of uniform P purchasing as examples featured here are the brand new uniforms for the JB boys and girls basketball teams that were purchased for the past season I've also been conducting a grounds and facility review by working with
019the grounds and facility Department we can better assess and develop seasonal plans to maximize our building and field usage while preserving our facilities and playing spaces and finally promoting community community visibility communication visibility and convenience has been a goal of the department this year the OB athletic website received a few upgrades this summer which were oriented towards convenience it is the goal of the PE health and athletic department to make information obtainable in only a few clicks all schedules sporting offerings championship ship and registration information is now clearly displayed on the OB athletic homepage the athletic Instagram account also got rebranding this summer in effort to supply game scores upcoming events playoff updates quickly and in real time whenever possible located in the main lobby you will notice that there are two television sets one
020outside the main office and one across from the main office the second is dedicated to PE health and Athletics where students can find important information regarding upcoming registration for sports students of the month for PE and health Team pictures and accomplishments upcoming playoff events and Department achievements here we also celebrate our incredible staff for example Miss wink was featured for uh her Nassau Zone secondary teacher of the year award Miss wink will be honored at the Nassau Zone conference on March 21st at ad Delphi University and Coach John Brookner who was honored by the fencing Community by having an award named after him and Oyster Bay was the first recipient of the John Brookner team Sportsman award in fencing John the physical education and he physical education health and athletic department will continue to strive
021for excellence by being creative and taking Innovative exper approaches to thinking outside the box to meet the needs of our students and athletes while providing a diverse and challenging environment in which we want to inspire our students and athletes to achieve their personal best and never give up on their dreams thank you does the board have any questions thank you thank you okay let's move on to the approval of minutes do I have a motion to approve the meeting minutes as listed and attached below second second any discussion all in favor all opposed carries let's move on to opportunity for the public to be heard on agenda items in accordance with the open meetings law school board meetings where School District business will be discussed are open to the public the Oyster Bay East norch
022Board of Education welcomes public comment at its meetings the Board of Education will respond to comments and or inquiries in the appropriate manner this portion of the meeting is designed exclusively for agenda items a signin book is provided for those residents wishing to address the board in order to be recognized you must be signed in each speaker will be allowed a maximum of three minutes the board president will call you to the microphone in the order in which you have signed in public discussion is prohibited regarding matters relating to an individual's reputation privacy or right to do process which in some way could be violated a second commentary period is provided for non-agenda items prior to adjournment we thank you for your participation and cooperation and no one signed it let's move on to appointment
023of officers um approval of the appointment of officers resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East nor Central School District hereby approves the appointment of the officers as listed in their entire do I have a motion second second any discussion all in favor I all opposed motion carries let's move on to instructional Personnel items and approval of instructional Personnel items resolved upon the recommendation of superintendent of schools the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East norch Central School District hereby improv the instructional Personnel items as listed in their entirety do I have a motion second second any discussion all in favor I all opposed motion carries let's move on to approval of non-instructional personnel items resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools
024the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East nor Central School District hereby approves a non-instructional Personnel items as listed in their entirety do have a motion second second any discussion all in favor all opposed motion carries let's move on to approval of business items resolved upon theom of the superintendent of schools the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East nor Central School District hereby approves the business items as listed in their entirety do you have a motion second second any discussion all in favor I all opposed motion carries let's move on to approval of special services resolutions resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East nor Central School District hereby approves the special services resolutions as listed in their entirety do you have
025a motion second any discussion all in favor I I all opposed motion carries um he has a motion to amend the agenda to add the following item new business student discipline appeal be resolved that upon reviewing the appeal of a student discipline matter the Board of Education affirms the decision of the superintendent in all respects and be a further resolved that the district clerk shall notify the parents in writing of the board's determination do I have a motion second any discussion all in favor I all opposed motion carries approval of new business resolutions resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East nor Central School District hereby approves a new business resolutions as listed in their entirety do you have a motion second any discussion all
026in favor all opposed motion carries let's move on to opportunity for the public to be heard on non-agenda items anybody sign in no okay do I have a motion to adjourn the meeting second thank you everyone good night