001Oh, okay. Excuse. >> Yeah, you do. You do that, bro. >> All right. Let's bring the uh September 18th meeting to order. Salute to the flag. >> I pledge al to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Collins >> here. >> Miss Karn >> here. >> Mr. D'Angelo >> here. >> Mr. Polyco. >> Mr. Polyapico is excused. uh he uh he was not feeling well and he's uh on the road to recovery and we wish him um uh uh to get better and and to rest up. Uh we sent him a little basket and he responded back to the board of education. I want to thank all for your thoughtful
002gift. It was a very much appreciated why I am recovering. I hope all of you are doing well and hope to see you soon. So we hope a speedy recovery for Mr. Polyopa >> Mr. Pollo >> here. >> Mr. Smith >> here. >> Mr. Stelner >> here. >> Miss Pagglio >> here. >> Mr. Chicklet >> here. >> Solicitor's report. Mr. Bowser. >> Good evening, Mr. President. Uh, the board met in executive session beginning at 6:30 with the members of the board in front of you along with Dr. Davis, Mr. McHugh, and myself. The subjects were personnel and anformational presentation by the superintendent on curriculum and educational procedures. The executive session concluded at 7:20 this evening. >> Thank you, Mr. Houseser. Do I have a motion to approve the complete agenda? >> A motion. >> Mr.
003D'Angelo. Do I have a second? Second. >> Second by Mrs. Pagleon. Questions? All those in favor? >> I ns abstension. Motion carry. Superintendent report. Dr. Davis. >> Yes. I would u just add to uh Dr. Bower's report um that you have in front of you. We had a super successful start to the school year. Thank you to our amazing teachers, office staff, custodians, and administrators. Our district is actively working on a consolidated application for federal programs, which includes title one, two, and four. The due date for submission has been extended until September 30th. Uh, as title 2 and title 4 were only recently added back to the application application. Our first parent meeting will be on Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the library. All parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Our
004parents are our biggest support. We will review the following components. Share of the 2526 equity plan. Review and revise as needed the parent family student compact, which also is given out through the uh handbook. ideas to increase parental involvement uh and outreach. Uh back to school night. I was here last night at Snider Dery was we had a good crowd. Uh was last evening from 6:00 to 8 our 21st CL uh CC which stands for the uh community learning which is 21st century after school program will begin in the next three weeks. The first parent meeting is next Monday, uh, September 22nd at 6 PM. That's my report, Mr. President. >> Uh, thank you, Dr. Davis. Uh, Miss Bowser is excused. Dr. Davis, you have her report. >> That was it. >> Oh, okay. I'm
005sorry. >> Uh, Mr. Nassie. >> Yes. Thank you. Uh, title one services, our math uh, our math fast bridge testing is complete and our EL testing will be completed by next week. Our title four funds uh we've targeted groups uh have been discussed. Our math department will have monthly meetings to improve math skills within our Spanish population. Uh on 917, our guidance counselor Debbie Connor presented to all our seniors about logging into Navian and college board programs to facilitate all college applications. Um on 9:17 I attended a PIAA Zoom um meeting lo with local student athletes being eligible to participate in sports that are not provided in specific local faith-based schools. I want to read a statement um that came from the hearing from the PIAA as of last Monday 9:15. uh by the order
006of the court judge Braun on Monday 9:15 2025 middle school district of Pennsylvania students attending a faithbased school which does not have a sport that your public school supporters and are living in your school district as their residents are eligible to participate in these sport activities as long as they are satisfy the eligibility requirements applicable to other students enrolled. in their respective home school districts. >> So basically what what it's saying is if if any any faith-based let's say example St. Marks they don't have a sport that um and we have that sport if their school is is is doesn't let's say football those kids that live in the burrow are eligible to play that sport in our school district. No questions asked. And that was retroactive as of Monday the 15th. >> And I
007thought I heard you say middle school, but it's really all right. It's everything. >> Yeah. Well, it just affects us for for really middle school. So, >> Right. because you know most of the big most of the schools have basketball. So, it's kind of for the uh the French. >> It is. It was it was it was deemed unconstitutional of their rights. >> Okay. >> So, it was a a meeting. We had about 300 people through the state and the uh president of PIAA, Mr. Lombardi, read the read the all the uh case logs and notes and >> and you're saying that just happened? >> Yeah. Well, it happened a few weeks ago and it's retro and it it's it it starts uh Monday to 9:15. >> Okay. So, I mean uh I guess you
008just got to wait until somebody shows up, right? >> We are calling tomorrow to let them know what we have available. I actually thought about actually going over there talk to the principal that you know just to let them know what's going on if we can identify any of those kids. Let's get them physicals. Let's get them acclimated and let's get going. >> That would be something like >> Yeah. But what about what about this? And I know I'm like, you know, putting a scenario out there, but it applies to a kid, not just St. Martha. Say a kid goes to uh Faith Christian Academy, but he lives in Bristol. >> Then he elible as well. I think it's out there. >> Yeah, it is. >> Charter school, >> right? So, it's not just in
009your municipality. It's any faith school when you're a resident of Bristol. >> So, wherever you go, Bishop Egan, >> but Faith, right? >> Mr. Vegan has >> No, that's Paa. That's different. >> Okay. >> Well, say say does it work the other way around? Say there's a kid in our school that wants to play ice hockey. Is he allowed to go >> see? I'm not sure about that. >> To another, >> but we have a we have an email in Deshan Kelly, the district one rep, to answer those questions. So if we don't have hockey and we have a Burough resident, can that kid play in the nearest local school district if they have a hockey team or club? >> Right. >> So we but we'll get that answer from Sean. >> That's usually >>
010So the sports that we middle school I guess would be like a baseball, field hockey, that kind of >> I don't know if they have cheerleading, >> right? >> Uh wrestling, right? >> Football. >> Um so >> so basically if they I think they just play baseball, >> esport. >> Yeah, any esports. So it it counts. >> Just out of curiosity, if there's a student at St. Marks that wants to play ice hockey, we don't have an ice hockey. That means no, right? >> We don't have We don't We can't >> We can't We can't provide that. They can't go to Bristol Township. They can't go to any Okay. >> All right. >> Has to be within that district. >> And that's fair. I think that's progress. >> That's only fair. >> Good meeting. >>
011Uh next on 9:24, we're having our eighth grade family picnic at the high school. 9:26 is picture day. 9:27 is our home football game at 7 o'clock. 9:27 is our homecoming dance. Tickets are $10. Uh see Miss uh Miss Keys Wedder. It's from 6:30 to 9:30 at the high school. Um at 10:8 we have our 8th grade tech school visit. Tech school comes in, presents everything they have to offer. Um 11 10:13 we don't have school because of Columbus Day. On 10:15, we have our PSA PSAT testing for grades 10 and 11. Grades 10 and 11 will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m. And for grades 9 and 12, they'll be async. And for grades seven and eight, well, they'll have a regular school day. I also like to say this, I thought this is this
012is pretty big here. Um, congratulations to Mr. Isabella on being a recipient of the $20,000 Bristol complex advisory grant for our STEM program. >> Um, this Mrs. Mr. Isabella's second year. Um, and already, um, he brought in 20 grand for our STEM program. So, it's it's wonderful. Um, that is good. >> I can't say enough. I'm actually going to have him come here and let them know what we're doing with the money and present u you know what what's happening and give you guys an update of the STEM program. So, it's really taken off. Um, and our back to school night was last week. Um, since I've been here, it's been the most crowded. Um I'm very proud of our parents uh who came um and to support everybody. Um it was a uh wonderful
013night. We had 20 student volunteers that night. Uh can't really do without the student volunteers to be honest with you. >> Y >> because you have 300 400 parents running around hallways that don't know where they're going. >> They don't know how to read a schedule and our students are are located in the hallways um and they're running the bell system. We have a bell system for small periods. But I was proud of our students who showed up. We had 20 of them. So they get committee hours for that. >> So that's it. Thank you, Mr. Very good report. I appreciate it. >> Okay. So let's go on to the comprehensive plan. >> Taken care of. >> Take care of it. >> Title one, two, and four. >> Okay. Public participation. Anyone from the public?
014>> No from the public. Let's go on to uh monthly business. >> All right. All right. >> Mr. President. Uh, I motion to approve the minutes of August 21, 2025 meeting. I also motion to approve the list of bills for the September 2025 and approve the treasures report for August 2025. >> Second, >> Mrs. Pagan, any questions? All those in favor? I nays. Abstension motion carries. New business item A. >> Okay. Item uh six under new business item A. Uh, Mr. President, a motion to approve the attached list of district salaries for the 2025 2026 fiscal year as required by Pennsylvania Department of Education. >> Second by Mrs. Pagan. Any questions? All those in favor? I naysay. Substantial motion carries. Personnel. >> Mr. President, uh I motion to approve to hire the following district daily
015substitute teachers at a rate of $150 per day. No benefits as per the master agreement effective 2025 2026 school year pending clearances Colleen Murphy >> second Mrs. Paglin any questions all those in favor I nays abstension motion carries item B >> Mr. President, I motion to approve to hire the following attached supplemental positions for the 2025 2026 school year. And that's an attachment to our agenda and uh rate of pay as per the master agreement. >> Second. >> Any questions? All those in favor? I naysay abstension. Motion carries. >> Item C. >> Mr. Mr. President, I motion to approve the hire of the following cafeteria staff at a rate of $1248 an hour non-certified $1756 certified no benefits as per the negotiated agreement effective the 2025 2026 school year all pending clearances Darlene Santino and
016Sandra Sosa >> second >> Mrs. Pman. Any questions? All those in favor? >> I naysay abstension. Motion carries. Item D. >> Mr. President, I motion to approve to hire the following transportation staff at a rate of 1685 van driver, 2466 bus driver, no benefits as per negotiated agreement effective the 2025 2026 school year. All these are pending clearances. Ashley Baltazar and Paul Bey. >> Second, >> Mrs. P. Any questions? All those in favor? >> I nays abstension. Motion carries. Item eight. >> Item eight. Accept the resignation of John Gertado, full-time custodian, effective September 2, 2025. >> Second by Mrs. Pagman. On any questions? >> I have a question. >> Go ahead. Um, so this is now going to be our second custodian now, right? Then we're we have another one going to retire pretty soon.
017So we're going to be like three down. >> We're ending. >> No, we weed one last month. So this is the second resignation. We're we're down one now and at the end of October we'll be down two. >> Oh, sorry. We I'm sorry. That's right. >> We replaced that by now. >> So the applicants are being interviewed. >> What's that? The applicants are being interviewed. >> Okay, great. Good. All right. So, all those in favor? >> Nays. Abstension. Motion carries. Public participation. Anyone from the public? No one from the public. Information and discussion. The next public meeting will be Thursday, October 2nd. Do we need that meeting, Doc, or can we push that? We have two meetings in October. >> We have two meetings. That's why we did it. We don't need that meeting. The
01816th, we do. >> Okay. So, see if see see if anything pops up in the next couple weeks. >> That's that's a that's a problem for a few people. I'll be uptown. She'll she'll be there. >> We don't know if Jeff will be back. I don't know. >> Well, we could set it a different Thursday. Okay. We could, you know, we're going to make sure we want everybody We could set it. It doesn't have to be the third Thursday. We could move it back. >> Okay. Just want to make sure. >> Yeah. >> So, what are we going to do? We're going to we're going to look and see if we don't need uh in a week or two. We're going to cancel October 2. >> Yes. >> And at the same time, we should
019pick the date. >> Do you want the 9th or 23rd? >> They want the 23rd. >> The 9th 23rd >> now to go to want to go to the end of the month. We We were here. >> The 23rd down there. Okay. >> 23rd is good. >> You're good. Everybody good for the 23rd? All right, Doc. You know what you got to do. Thank you. >> October 23rd. >> Okay. So, let's go around real quick here. >> Sorry. >> No, no. Yeah. Yes. You have to let us know if there's a there's a you know, we have Mr. Smith. >> Steve and Tony going. >> Yeah. It's cut and close. >> Mr. Smith, I just want to congratulate the STEM program for their grant that they received, Mr. uh Isabella. And also to Fred Cullen
020and his team who did a beautiful job out here with the flag. If you haven't seen it, you got to come by, take a picture of it. It is absolutely beautiful. And I'd like to congratulate the administration for kicking off the school year, getting everything going. I haven't heard much of complaints of anything. So, congratulations to all. >> Thank you, Mr. Smith. >> Mr. Ker. >> All right. Um, well, exactly what Tony said, plus just again, yeah, wishing everyone a very successful and positive uh school year. It's just the beginning of the year and I hope everyone really works hard and and works together and I I imagine and I know that this is going to be another successful year for the administration and the students and the parents. So, thank you. >> Thank you,
021Mr. >> Mr. Co. I just have to agree with both of those. I mean, I we're being well set and uh I think the school looks great. I mean um >> it's a I heard it was a great back to school night. I was I had another engagement. I usually attend that that thing, but I I I missed it this time. Um so, uh but I did hear it was really great from a few parents. >> Mr. Pollo, any updates on our facilities? Boiler's working. Everything's working fine. Probably good for another hundred years now. So, but I'd like to agree with them and everything. And Freddy did good did do a good job with the flag. It's really nice and all that. So, So they they fired them up. >> What's that? >> Did they
022fire them up? >> Yeah, they fired them up. Everything's good. So like I said, the schools should be good for the next 50 years. All the work we put into Freddy do that >> I think a guy. >> Mr. Mr. Jim, >> he's he he does our the lining of the field. Mr. Jim Praw, I think Dennis Freddy and Jim Praw were in on that. should be proud of that. >> They did a Yeah, they did a great job. Yeah. >> Okay, Mr. Pollo, thank you for all your help on those boilers. We actually I think we got them done two weeks ahead of time. >> Yes, they did. >> So, we have new and efficient boilers in the school. Miss Paglia, >> I agree with everyone else what they said and I think um
023that flag on our um grass was excellent. I It made me very proud. So, I whoever was involved with that. It was wonderful. >> It was >> Mr. Gat and and the custodian make >> Yeah, Mr. G. Yeah, they all they it was it was spectacular. Like I said, beautiful. >> Never never doubt our employees what what their capabilities are. >> Absolutely. >> Mr. Stelner, >> uh just to add a great uh start to the year, I always gauge everything by my kids. I have two kids in the district. Um, they're very excited. A lot of energy, positive energy, and I appreciate that. Makes everything run easier. Kudos to Nick and his team over there. Um, and I just did have one question about the track where we're at with that. I forgot to ask
024in our meeting. >> I guess we're getting >> I know they scraped it and I know the next step is that they will will put some black top on it. You know, uh, the the result was you were worried maybe you'd scrape it and you find some perfect really perfect perfect like like glass. >> So now what they do is they put black top on it and then they had to wait like three weeks. So I the last that I heard it they were going to put the black top >> at the end of this month. So maybe into the first week of October to October and then three weeks and then they said after that it's it's one week to put all the other good stuff down. Okay. >> Yeah. They I was at
025the meeting too. They said after that three three or four weeks after the black tops down it it'll move pretty fast after that after they uh after they get that that base. >> I don't know if anything with the cold weather coming in if it stops anything. >> It's got a cure. >> I don't think. So, real quick, John >> and Steve, um, since there everything was perfect as you said, >> so does that mean there's no additional cost call or where there's a saving? >> They were they were in the back if there was >> I didn't know if that would add at all and it had >> that land that land that that track was built on was a swamp. >> So, when they put the track there, there was concern that if
026they when they scraped it up that there would be some sagging and then they would have to fill it in. With Mr. D'Angelo saying it's perfect >> and I didn't know if they added that cost in ahead of time. >> Yeah, I think I think it was like part of the grading if they didn't have to grade it. Maybe there should be some kind of >> That's what I'm asking. No, I I think it was what John was talking about. The track was in good shape, but I I think there was some some damage underneath that would have been additional of the track itself, not the >> you know, that's that that's that was my understanding. and and and from that meeting that was the >> look here's the bid here's the only problem that
027we could run into is if we get that ripped up and it's bad >> okay other incidental things and again as we're as we're looking but you know that's pretty much locked in that's the biggest thing that could have went wrong that didn't go wrong >> and they're they're looking to have that completed by the end of November beginning of December >> yes >> and is that everything or just the track That'll be everything. >> Okay. >> Can't wait to see that. >> I can't wait. >> Dr. Davis. >> Yeah. I just like to uh we always talk about moving forward. I agree 100% in that discussion that we had. I just like it. Hope it continues. Um when we have everyone here, uh we have some good ideas, good suggestions regardless of uh differences
028of opinion, but that's the only way you get from A to B if you have those things. Okay. Uh, and just what the focus is on helping our kids get better. Thank you. >> Thank you, Doc. That's that's exactly what we were talking about, Mr. Hower. >> Mr. President, thank you. Uh, thank you to the board. Always welcoming when I uh pinch in for Mr. True Love. It was really neat to, as someone who likes Vexalology, to come in and see the flag out on the grass. That was actually really cool. Never saw that ever. Um, and uh, thank you for having me again. It's always a pleasure, Mr. Hower. Thanks for filling in for Mr. True Love, Mr. D'Angelo. >> Well, I just want to thank Mr. Hower for a very nice short injury
029there. And no, no, the track has come along. I'm It's great to hear that the uh Boilers are good. It's great to hear everything went back to school. >> And so now, let's uh let's hope and pray that everything continues in a positive manner. John, thanks for you and Steve and uh and the members that were on that committee with the track. There was a lot of work on that, you know, working with the burrow. So, man, I I I think we we did very well with that. I'm just going to echo what everybody else said. The flag was beautiful. Looks like uh both uh back to night schools at uh back to night school at the high school and here were successful. We have another uh school year starting. Building looks good. All our
030employees are ready to go. Administration's ready. So let's pray that's another good year. Y >> I have a motion to adjurnn. >> So move.