001the internet's working now now just annoying authentication you should be live i'm just refreshing the page and i want to test the audio you should be good to hear my all right i hear my annoying voice all right the new jersey open open public meetings the law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which time any business affecting their interests is discussed and acted upon and according to the provisions of this act an award of education policy zero one six two the board of education of the borough of brown brook has a clause notices this stated to be posted in the court of office and now founded for high school and mail in fact to the courier news i
002pledge allegiance to the plan of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice um [Music] trust me this is thomas ellen mr zucker here this is here we have a forum at this moment in time we're going to be the students of the month and we'll start with the monoliths with dr mess good evening everybody the student of the month recipient um for the lamont school of samantha [Applause] [Music] [Applause] um [Applause] presentations [Music] [Applause] [Music] our first week of the month of the month of october is adrian castillo lopez [Applause] is [Applause] foreign good evening everyone our first recipient is wilson garcia kung parker our next recipient is christopher christopher lopez chavez [Applause] our next recipe is [Applause] and our
003final recipient is jimmy calderon [Applause] oh well everyone the community middle school is proud to recognize this evening for student of the month diana salazar rodriguez [Applause] and the community middle school is also proud to recognize jamir graham [Applause] [Music] good evening double click school is proud to recognize the following crusader citizens of the month david alvarez [Applause] next we have luana barbosa da silva [Applause] next we have angelina gonzalez [Applause] and lastly we have elijah stackhouse who cannot be here [Applause] so this month's done recipient entrances video one of our amazing teachers this is oman school who goes with brother beyonce students staff families and teachers being a jack of all trades he's always willing to discuss with anything including translating stuff coverage reliable dismissal and so much more for positive energy and attitude
004and energy we are incredibly lucky to have school congratulations [Applause] four latvians will be in mrs clark [Music] those who don't work in education and possibly even those that do but are outside of the lower elementary grade often times not fully grasped all that goes into teaching a child how to read while we all know what it sounds like when someone reads well many do not know what it takes to get them there for parents who have a child struggling with the fundamentals of reading those aspects can seem even more confusing when it is time to have those very specific conversations there is one person i know that can deliver the message succinctly while giving a thorough picture of each child's strengths and weaknesses mrs andrakova i was lucky enough to work alongside her in
005first grade and learned many techniques to support our students on their road to being successful readers all of which i carry with me today now my love continues as she is able to support lafayette staff the mayor at crossroads with how to help a student explain to parents specifically where their child lies with attendance of reading and of course give our students all they need to build a strong foundational base for our skill that will carry them through life thank you mrs anderson for all that you do lassie i appreciate you [Applause] [Music] and for small school mr edwards miss esposito has been a teacher in the district for the past five years and all at smalley school she is a key team member and also the grade level chair for the sixth grade teaches
006math and science assessment zito is an advocate for her students and who is someone who speaks up for her students on a regular basis she's always collaborating with the administration and her peers to find ideas to make her students shy she also makes sure the sixth grade moving on ceremony is on point and in place because she wants to make it extra special for those students going to community school she is proud of her students and make sure to prepare them with lifelong lessons she teaches passionately and makes sure every minute is installed to them this episode is also an assistant softball coach for the bamboo high school team i'm proud to announce the gem of the month for october [Applause] [Music] hello again the community middle school is proud to recognize mr kyle dennis
007as this month's representative gem award recipient mr dennis is in his second year teaching social studies at cms there's so much to learn for any new teacher in a school district over the last two years all new teachers including mr dennis have had the added responsibility of settling into their new role while in the midst of a pandemic and an ever-changing educational landscape all teachers have to adapt their approach in order to ensure students were engaged in the classroom activities and meeting and learning goals over the past year mr dennis has done a fantastic job connecting with students overcoming and overcoming the challenges related to virtual learning hybrid learning and everything in between according to one of mr dennis's colleagues quote he has really begun to shine this school year students gravitate toward his positive
008and humorous demeanor mr dennis is always willing to lend a helping hand and volunteer with things you need to get done whenever we are short staffed mr dennis is the first to cover collie's class earlier this year when middle school advisor positions were posted mr dennis was the first person to submit a letter of interest and is currently a co-advisor to the student council this friday the community middle school will host its first dance in almost two years as we strive each and every day to revive a sense of normalcy in school events such as the school dance offer substantial unsold benefits for students and their families on behalf of the community middle school teaching staff i would like to thank mr kyle venice for his contributions and effort in making cms a great place
009to learn and grow from them for october um our staff nominated mr smith as our gem so i'm proud to present this award to him um earlier in the month um he got to hear several different staff members stand up at our faculty meeting and um just kind of say what they admire about him so i'm just going to read a couple of the highlights now theodore roosevelt once said that they don't care how much you know until they know how much you care mr smith exemplifies this quote the building walkthroughs regular check-ins and having an open-door policy goes a long way you have invested in our kids simply by being a compassionate trustworthy respected and innovative administrator who implements impactful programs such as avid great principals take responsibility for school success and even the
010failures great principles lead teaching and learning and develop excellent teachers great principals build a strong school community every new school year has its share of ups and downs this year is no exception to the rule has not been an easy transition for any of us but your leadership and positive attitude have helped pull us through and navigate these unfamiliar roads you take time out of your day to help students and teachers alike despite how busy your own schedule is you have fostered a sense of support and appreciation that allows us as educators to improve our practice daily as the principal you go the extra mile and beyond expectations for the staff and students you truly put the power in principle and i could not be more proud to be part of the vambrook high school
011community you are the backbone of our limitless frame of mind and lead by example every day there are a variety of factors that make the leader great but most significant qualities of mr smith are his ability to make quick and effective decisions his interpersonal skills and his ability to empower others i often work with mr smith during times of crisis or high stress situations his ability to remain calm and make decisions for difficult times does not go unnoticed there is nothing worse than having to wait during these difficult moments but he proceeds with confidence his interpersonal skills is another one of the qualities that makes him great most recently we went to visit a student at an out of disreplacement the student was thrilled to hear that mr smith would be joining the meeting he
012recognizes the importance of building these relationships and how it impacts one's mental health he's truly a man of integrity and walks the talk the ability to build rapport with students leads to great leads to school connectedness leading to better outcomes i know that he is incredibly busy but he still finds time to have important conversations and listen to the needs or feedback of staff and students he also constantly empowers others with his encouraging emails he's always trying to get his staff to excel and not settle for mediocre he also consistently pushes his slogan limitless and he believes wholeheartedly in the capabilities of his team i appreciate all that he has done and i am thankful for his ability to lead the team through his understanding of others drive for change and most importantly leading by
013example so in october which is principal appreciation month it is my honor to present this award to mr at this time at this time we're going to take a five minute visa um [Music] how much she um to get all of them done despite surfacing multiple buildings before the teachers start for the day of teaching and i know that you continue to try to finish them before the end of the trying to day interruptions during the school day so the teachers can teach the students and he can start the next day fresh and finish anything up then receive that for the next step that is our district [Music] [Applause] [Music] bigger than me now don't tell everyone all right you're unmuted and good to go okay um at this point um we're going to have
014the superintendent contract addendum hearing so if anyone would like to step forward concerning the addendum to the superintendent's contract that would reports we did not meet since the last meeting so there's nothing to report there at this point we are open to the public for agenda items only [Music] yes [Applause] um [Music] yes [Music] seven personal resolutions superintendent recommends for approval the resolution is outlined in personnel resolution elementary schools 7.2 through 726 can i get a promotion [Music] uh [Music] any zuckerberg yes mr fabio yes yes [Music] just the same questions [Music] mr bailey yes mr moore yes mr zucker yes mr positive yes yes okay 10 finance resolutions resolved [Music] morris yes mr yes mr zuckerberg yes mr fazio yes i talked to somebody about it a while ago and i was just talking
015to some other people about it i think on our newly designed foundbroke website you should have a fundraising page so that people can support the different fundraisers for the um the different things because i know lots of people who live in spirit awareness they know each year and even if they don't have a child in that classroom we actually had to hire a rarity township police officer um that's wonderful that's awesome okay at this point for just a reminder for everyone pie sales are still open oh good all right well you've got a couple days left feel free to contact me if anybody needs a pie or pies they're delicious thank you informations on the website if we need it all is there right else that would like to come forward excuse me no the
016dentist is for anything and everything it doesn't have to pertain so when it comes forward hi good evening my name is walter i'm here representing my niece who's a freshman at this school um over a month ago my niece was um uh a part of an incident that happened here in the school where she would totally then uh she suffered some physical damage but since then she's had had a lot of issues with anxiety and ptsd and a loss of trust for some of the school officials that she's spoken with here during a time of investigating this issue so i want to bring this up because i'd like to understand what are the correct protocols for these sort of incidents we've uh been told that an hiv report would be created and given to us
017within 10 days of the incident which we still have not received um when we spoke with mr gallagher he was gracious enough to help us with a school therapist or psychologist that would talk to my niece about her issues with anxiety and ptsd um she's she's made comments when the incident happened and she was questioned she made comments to uh some of the school officials that spoke to her but she lost confidence in those officials because uh well they undermined her comments um and in some cases made inappropriate comments so i'm just here today to find out more about this incident [Music] yes yes and actually since the first incident multiple incidents have happened since uh each one being uh disclosed with school officials and uh we still have not heard much from that either
018a police report was also being created uh when this ended happening which we have not heard of either okay um uh she may have mentioned it but she's also been trying to contact the principal and with multiple attempts as failed and each time uh leaving a message with the secretary but not getting any uh callbacks that's happened multiple times clear on something just so you know i went to guidance i just called her the guy who said nobody knew that she was going to be talking to me um i had a conversation with her and she had to there was a third issue and that third and mr steele was one of the individuals who undermined some of her previous comments so she also doesn't have much trust in them and again you know i
019immediately agreed to her at that point um again that's as you know i don't get those until they're completely done and they come up to me and go overboard so again i read to you what you know i had them bring to me so i could read it to you so you know what the first one was and mr smith has been out so on a um things um because i think today today or friday was his first day and i was outlasted so um i i assure you i'm on top of this and i'm getting to all the points that you bring me up and again some of the things we have discussed privately um have taken place so i just want to reassure you guys of that and i also um spoke to
020your niece about that guidance as well to make sure she understood that sure um so if you have any further issues and if you feel as though she's not being treated fairly whatsoever i don't know uh yeah well that's precisely what i'm saying um she feels and also myself and her mother my sister uh feel she has been treated on poorly because it's uh it's one it's her uh and you accuse the people who have been harassing her since um the incident continued to harass her and it's group and every time there's an incident uh there's more and more names involved and we're trying to get to the bottom and understand why are so many people getting involved oh so many kids uh we were all supposed to have we were also supposed to have
021a remediation session with the parents and the uh the individuals the students uh which has yet to happen as well um so you know we'd like to understand when that will happen as well i'm gonna follow up with you on that sure um sounds good okay thank you um real quick before we do anything else [Music] yes so wilson garcia come part [Applause] negotiations individually so that is your answer as far as those two issues are concerned so i look forward to sitting down at the table at this time [Music] oh um is yes [Music] can i get a caution [Music] yes there's more yes yes