001there has been adequate notice of this being provided by the Board of Education for a date and time School website and the borough clerk has an Instagram fantastic [Music] [Applause] yeah I am yes yeah yes we always want to presentation New Jersey however I want to thank you risk process in our results is stands for a quality single accountability continuous basically it's really a comprehensive accountability systems below instructions [Music] important time to go through our overall scores in order for a district to be considered highly effective they must score e or above each so these scores achievement attendance rights of student growth percentiles um procedures to make sure that we are provided so all of those District compliance educators [Music] an additional management the districts have to drink the types of things reports should not
002be anything efficiency reports of the responsibility in the professor funds um that are finding the statutory regulatory requirements you know major standards to provide students [Music] um it's all the things that the state is that important in that area Personnel uh this includes evaluation and staff development processes that those are executed properly that we provide professional learning and staff development applications that our people are properly certified um you know recommendations made by mistake again one thing with staff because this is a really rigorous process and requires a lot of hands together and [Music] and ensure that we are you know executing you know our educational system in a way that is um [Music] would it be possible to add two and three required sure every three years and absolutely and I just have one question
003um I guess the Personnel was 85 and like the curriculum or the programming category was at 87 which were both highly but lower than the other three areas is there anything specific that we can Target in those areas just to ensure that in three years she don't see a loss so the 87 like I said in terms of what the district is responsible for in terms of Reliant model we got 100 points there okay so the where the scores dropped a little bit whereas looking at a Json data looking at Road over time so the data where we've lost points with all the data attention okay so if we really wanted to bring that score up I think people would have to improve test scores um I'm not sure what the absence this year but
004it's pretty interesting to go back [Music] um [Music] so in the area there were seven places foreign so when they come back let's say in 26 27 they will look at where you were 25 and really it is you know well and I haven't done it in Longwood County okay um they will do an audit of your personal lives they show me the purses the summative evaluation show you this would not see that you know observations are our teachers are conducted within a certain time frame and that unique timelines to you know submit reports of teachers another part of it they again will be checked out what their certifications are correct patient so those are the pieces [Music] yes um I think again more of a timing issue of armed circumstances [Music] yeah uh [Music]
005uh so there were some as I said there were some maybe this time with grants which again in all of the Esther funds that were coming in and being you know managed that is something that probably is going to go today as an issue as her friends um that was probably the only place um [Music] yeah and the answer is because the way that some of these are weighted is you know some things get more weak than others and it's an all or nothing in terms of the points so that's where the warrior zero and it might be needed so it is just a matter of huge needs and I would be curious to see what supporters have been prior um these are these are all above and space theater viewing um report what is
006the one year well I'd say you know I think around evaluation um is very important to me I like to spend a lot of time in classrooms and you know working through that process with Fidelity staff um where you are implemented therapy any questions well we have we have Frontline now as a system right that allows us to you know see everybody on a dashboard and track their I don't think we require prior to um and that is certainly a really helpful instrument um you know as an administrative team you know we have to go through and ensure that if you see somebody as far as not moving right let's make sure you created a spreadsheet that divides that valuation form across the three administrators with that timeline you've shared those timelines with our staff
007and like I said by starting observation of this week so that we can make sure that there is a lot to conduct Ed three teacher-ups for finishes if you have a student growth of characters that you have to monitor a professional development plans so you know and then you attended the staff on two observations student worker so all of that calls within the evaluation system so it's a lot to stay on top of and keep track of it so we are trying to use Frontline to ensure that we stand on Target and just being even with our teachers then you're coming in by this date you know so when you say that it makes you to them [Music] well um and ensuring that if you are contract you know so that is very comfortable instrument
008to manage one more question um I'm not I don't believe that has been used here that is certainly something that I'm comfortable well in the future um I understand that you know even in districts where that is an option sometimes [Music] just come and observe it again rather than we have a degree portfolio I appreciate the spirit of it um yeah so yeah I mean certainly if somebody wanted to do it Frontline um are just kind of curiosity and then we also have to keep track of vendors this is just really a professional component we have is called the professional growth [Music] foreign one successful management I think it's fiscal management but that is where they you know virgin [Music] thank you Electronics yeah the larger School sometimes [Music] [Applause] your job openings um you
009know what you use after track which is also support Frontline Central it allows you to leave notes about cancer they've applied for you know it's a very um when you are going through the hiring process it really um they also have a section for certain types of course to go through approval process things like field trips professional development we have to purchase those components of the program now but you know might be something District Bowl number three which ones are you using well which ones are maybe not using it should phase out are there some things so that's also something I'll be continuing um and next we have visitors business visitors are permitted to comment on agenda items only at this time [Music] a couple of things we discuss describes the steps to make some
010progress on replacing the player all right I was working there is some specifications of the specifications [Music] thank you [Music] yes he was working um for Maxwell Elementary School but he's working with a company he's trying to set up a meeting New Jersey so we will be less big time and be able to work yes but so um we're exploring practices [Music] or ready um specifications something [Music] thanks [Music] I believe [Music] thank you any questions um sometimes can be done by community members by volunteers I was wondering if that's an option when it comes and it is foreign experience or something [Music] um there's going to be a part two of this meeting because we're trying to figure out different ways even requesting ideas um so we'll meet again as we get more information
011yeah so so what Stacy has in place they're going through the training with um and um yeah [Music] standpoint and um you would have to you know I would say that as a field trip and I would want parents um going on so in addition to them being taking the lesson on how to use the playground you've also put the PlayStation going outside anyway s [Music] they have they do a great job lovely I mean my kids are there any other questions [Music] tomorrow night for high school uh it came out about an hour or so ago maybe due to the impending storm on Saturday afternoon [Music] High School dismissal at 1206. uh middle school this morning it's not on the couch ES foreign [Music] I wrote Nine Pages [Music] I have music teams am
012I meeting this one was just started the school year in relationship from my perspective I think it was a great source over the last several years have been involved from 19 year old to Mike Daniel when the biggest deal you hear about school opening is huge success because that's an issue that would never go away never can use any money and although I did hear from it things like social media that that was primarily it so give a huge amount of applause introduce Miss Pearson to the group the curriculum and programs committee uh she gave us a brief background on herself as well as basic goals it was refreshing in the way that it uh strongly continued opinion from the previous fact of some September programs such as even follow winter back to school night
013alone week is always included discussing one [Music] about that we didn't use others Brio is recognizing the month in a several different ways by teachers sharing with their students month itself through literature written by Hispanic authors in regarding Hispanic decision subjects discussing aspects of their culture and recognizing the commonalities that all cultures have have [Music] research resources have been provided to all the teachers each day and during announcements of influential respect Americans we can communicating on this pleasure will recognize this month to our community and we're also partnering with real public library and then we'll be displaying a few things there you go uh we've discussed the njsla results specifically to where areas and seven we discussed the mailing timeline in your district presentation we also discussed high impact tutoring Grant and there were a
014handful of the local items that the board members themselves wanted to discuss things like full day for preschool but after an hour and a half we uh he said any questions [Music] thank you so thank you for that um and like you said when you will continue to discussing preschool because that's something that we started talking about families [Music] all right so we're going to move on to human resources [Music] um what she had for the journey to the school has been in session just for today's in addition to some staff models where they are because she wanted to get them throughout the year um [Music] thank you any questions so we're going to move on to policy second Valley uh yes the policy committee did meet yesterday September 19th um I appreciate the committee
015uh Justin for my schedule it's pretty suspended for the priority um it was done by Mr and the student Administration the board attorney to show the items and board member for president Jones board members Dr d'ambersio Mr Walsh and myself uh the first was finalizing the verbiage of our policy system 150 as discussed in our last meeting this policy pertains to how the Mortal reception of just division annually only for cases such as policy where there's a permanent resident come to town who's delayed from detergent position Beyond eight weeks and our policy says we have to have a pollution in place um second we discussed policy 3756 transgender students in light of losing clarification of policy requirements in both the state Deputy major in general and Strauss estimate which is a fund that we use
016to review legislation in the state providers the guidance that some important parts of this policy were actually recommended and not mandated and Strauss SMA had previously performance a particular importance was a portion that was a previously caused uh causing concern for parents and Community where we believe that the school was unable to notify the students parent or Guardian in the events we've been addressed that concern uh it's best to be believed you could by modifying our policy previously to add language that required protocol and that remains our policy today the media is putting forward to change this policy the first meeting that was drafted by the sabbaths under the confidentiality and privacy section which now reads that School staff members may not disclose information and they reveal students check their status except as by Allowed
017by law the principal or designs to work with the student and the student's family to create an appropriate confidentiality plan regarding the state students transgender or transitioning status previously that policy that's provided the district did not prescribe or explicitly permit involvement of the students family foreign and actually not all parts of the policies that we're provided may actually be mandated so the community had numerous questions about this um you have previously operated under an understanding that if it comes mandated that there's not a lot of flexibility policy um even when board members might have serious objections to address this through the meeting with Dr Phil Castro straps SMA during our October committee meeting to have a kind of discussion about the disclosure and what it means for our business policies and those moving forward finally
018it was quickly updated uh progress continues we're one to two weeks out from the court completion including our proper formatting and then there will be a policy management training for and another is responsible to maintain those policies tonight we'll be moving the provision that was provided by Miss Adams under policy any questions just clarification to the highlighted section is our verbiage correct and it does not go against any state mandated aspects and so the word and the student's family means that the policy could be that parents or families yes [Music] stay that's what they put in the statue on which so it's still still has Concepts but right now the idea is the idea is to support a student who is making sure for people contravention um right because why I'm just so the situation
019I think it's sort of nearby schools possibly is that you have to do the issues that are going on with that word eventism with this particular kind of like the way they yeah are they not accepting the most they have all or is it the boys experience yeah so what we're doing is so what so this um based on this language what would it mean well the steps would be as I understand it is and then together with the students um and as part of that is [Music] communicating and being supported by the families and in a student 100 of them have a conversation this policy I'm talking about how it would be depending on what the situation dependable safety or health issues but this allows for the practicality the idea is we're not working
020to support the students and that is likely to happen it's not like I'm just looking at the mortgage and making sure gotcha you know the support of part of the plan and helping students um with respect any potential um [Music] well yeah it's basically it's not it doesn't say on instant one this is the first thing that happens it has we all discussed uh it involves developing a plan but the first Contact is with the student and hey Stacy he had some thoughts too um it's not it's a discretionary in the sense that it's part of a plan that's coordinated with respect activities um [Music] is instead of someone from New Jersey law against discrimination of discrimination so there are laws that mandate this kind of treatment during that discrimination laws whether it has to
021be the resistance and it's also reference in the law that said the Commissioners official guidance but most of it is mandatory this type of thing in terms of activities so this weekend it's all about America that's why I think I think not to totally remember [Music] um [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] it's been a Heritage Month October 15th we touched on the K1 pickup and drop off I know I've been an adjustment um for parents students in the crossing guards she was very concerned about the crossings so please across like the designated um also the update on the playground for The students what happens next with that um from the PTO there was a new the new kindergarten orientation and District orientation very successful they also held a vegetable breakfast with teachers the eighth grade weather
022first one year fundraiser of the year day um the sixth grade is having an ice cream social coming up on September 29th fall in Richmond again next week and spirit requests from our feedback organization um [Music] kind of the counterpart to um our behind group and we'll be collaborating with them here we have some excuse me questions together and the first meeting for the BPI group is and then from Administration and Pearson met with for went over to the real Library so they're working on the figure of the library and I think that's it yeah oh no I wanted to mention the oysters are having their moms now orders through September 12th if that's any questions last year um foreign [Music] and then our second one was um uh restructuring of Central atomics and that's
023very involved reviewing of job descriptions and um and I started that with Mr Russo was here and um we're continuing it with um so and I think that that's a goal that is important on it's a thing where we want to just make sure that things don't fall between price [Music] um responsibilities are clear with individuals so that's the goal that I think that we're going to continue with that for next year um but what I would like for all the chair people to do is to have a meeting with your committees and discuss what you've been um something that relates to your committee a goal aboard and then we are going to meet on the executive session in October and sometimes they see at that time the district goals we'll discuss that and take
024on this way account your recommendations and then we'll discuss that um when you meet with your committees if you can do that work at least any questions [Music] I do want to thank everybody for their cooperation [Music] foreign [Music] we had a great meeting with the library um and you know we hope to really do some great connections with them uh picture day is coming up on the fourth and the fifth and you'll get a specific days for when your which grades are going on which day is your picture day next week we do have a staff through service again on October 9th um that will be another professional development session that right now and parents should be keeping their eyes out for njsla scores are going to be mailed to 4th through eighth graders
025at the end of this week is there any driver s in my weekly Polaris I'm going to just request two things give parents um are not comfortable just dropping their kids and letting us Park in the drop-off line and get out of their car that that is kind of stopping things that could be moving a little more efficiently so if you prefer to hand your child to us then ask it plastic parts and then just as you see me out there doing this and getting some good biceps um you know it just pulls the way up at one time um so and then my observation this afternoon you know on that section near the driveway the kids are cutting across the street here there and number one it's terribly understated and number two what it
026does is the cars were supposed to be exiting can't exit exit and if you can't get the kids picked up so the kids need to walk to the crosswalk number one for their own safety and number two because when they go to the right the car is going to come up so that's you know if you have kids who are walking please we are going to you know today I was diverting a lot of kids um and making sure that they were you know not running out into traffic [Music] I'm not sure for safety reasons yeah yeah this year I understand [Music] like you may have to take 25 extra steps good exercise but you know I get worried with you know when the car is coming out and they're going to dash across the
027street right there [Music] so I yeah I don't know if that Constitution because it is an intersection is yeah yeah because that's a diagonal it's not like a direct it's like it's not really an intersection it's a parking lot where the exit is it's yeah like straight across the street in your house you have to go on a diagonal to the left so I don't know even people like if you can see yeah yeah so they're not getting you know walking out there we need any children any other questions [Music] and action finders or items below or upon the recommendation of the superintendent sure I'd like to look forward [Music] yes well yes Mr Walton yes [Music] Mr Becker yeah Mrs Jones this is false yes yes one second yes Mrs Jones yes yes this
028is sweet yes yes yeah Mr wall yes for human resources on page 13 um we have we have a D14 and um and then there's C15 I just wasn't sure if I got a little separate so all right so it is another substitute oh thank you John um that is correct is the ending of November [Music] thank you excited yes Mrs Jones yes yes [Music] members um [Music] in the district office away um Diane and I uh long interview process to find me period and um you know really impressive organizational skills the real self-starter um so I'm really excited to welcome and secondly um Julian dimmick is going to be joining us as our kindergarten teacher we also had you know many applicants and so the parents have Jillian joining us [Applause] [Music] visitors business
029visitors are committed to comment on agenda and not agenda items from the playground is there a worst case scenario [Music] um the playground and resize is there a worst case scenario when we know it will be bricks we're just trying to do it quicker or do we really like I could never get fixed it's a scenario well yeah well I hope that never happens but it doesn't get fixed um but this is why we have a meeting about it and um and so we talked about a plan um and as soon as we get more information then we'll give them to children are you measuring a repair virtual replacement well because it sounded like we thought we had money and then we did and now we're stuck in a situation so do we know that
030we can just get the money next year and but you want to do it quicker oh okay now see we apply for a grant and unfortunately we think that we have received the grants um and so uh so what we're doing now is especially now we've had our last meeting was [Music] as saying that your advancements so they've been working work with the one that we're in Oregon so I think we will be able to secure the funds it's just a matter of from where and more yeah [Music] um so my son's also in pre-k and I think it's great that the kindergarten but what's available to go outside and play can we get them some outside toys or something so that they're not just being taught you know I think our teachers are doing
031a good job um keeping them entertained but you know I like replay I like them to be outside it's so good for them to do that so can we do anything with that and if you certainly can look into you know providing them with more things outside you know what important and you know thank you um [Music] specific nothing [Music] not because [Music] um [Music] let's start and thank you thank you the question is foreign we have like various hungry PTO PDF and we've been talking to them organizations which is essentially that's you know parents and the community contributing through those community events we just thought the state was going to subsidize the large part right so now we've got to come up with Plan B and work on me and you know try to
032move forward because originally in that whole umbrella of brands in that pot of money the state's giving out playground is on the list and you know they came back and said nope it's not on the list anymore for a priorities instead so you know we wanted to be as cost effective and in line for that Grant last spring because we wanted to take advantage of the students but obviously they were putting out there for schools to use and unfortunately I think they were so overwhelmed with requests as you know districts office opportunity um to be really fiscally responsible to the taxpayers and then you know they changed the criteria you know anybody probably was the same playground the group is now trying to do the same [Music] I imagine [Music] particularly in the early childhood
033environment plan is not the students yeah it definitely can investigate that for sure I [Music] think it's definitely on multiple committees any other questions um we actually thought about the bef and the PTO I believe they're sitting on some big knots of money they would love to spend it on a playground um I think a lot of us have bought a paver for the Outdoor Classroom it's been to 100 bucks on a paper I think the community if um you know if the school did some sort of fundraiser would back that fundraiser if we had to um you know as a last resort if the town didn't jump in to do that I know that um you know our parent group would definitely jump on board to do that speak to other parents um for
034our kids to get you know developmentally appropriate playground but um one other question we had um Jen and I have been advocating uh for the past year with old Administration regarding whole day Pre-K um we were told last year that there would be progress over the summer and into the fall and we are wondering what the status is of that so last year [Music] um we started to pick a plan and so we just met um and we discussed that with space Stephenville Truman and so um there was so much to discuss um [Music] we did bring it up and so we're looking into them it was the next step was to send a survey to parents because we want to make sure because this is a huge problem and so we want to make
035sure that this is something that needs so um that was the first part of the plan was to send down the circle so um we will be meeting again um to discuss and put that survey together and just one thing about the survey um came up with that plan it was specifically said not to have anything go out until the school year was started so that people like parents weren't getting it being like Oh I can someone get to preschool full then each year like we didn't want that confusion to be a part of it so the idea was um to have that come out probably you know from this point before not too much more because obviously the timeline if it's involving Personnel changes to the building who knows whatever else like we definitely
036need to move on it but there was some distincts like kind of halting that time it was something I actually didn't know that living bag was um curriculum programs committee has spread independently so um I know that there's a bird I'm a personally it's definitely something that we are looking into thank you um how do we campus folks that are not in the school system here I know it was going to be based off of just residents roughly discussed that all but I don't think we need to move forward are you talking about like people who are already involved in school yeah it was it was going to be targeting too that work that happened to everyone again [Music] some sort of I think the reason I'm circling back is because there's preschool expansion grants
037um and I understand the whole picture of facilities and teaching Personnel staff and all of that this has been an ongoing conversation for over a year now um and I think the parents of this community are looking for steps forward um I understand you know parents call and say oh are you opening up you know your roster is for September um you know I just think that as long as we're moving together forward I think that would be great forward moving um my next comment to this polestra is polstra is back to school night was absolutely successful uh we want you to know that the feedback from the parents that um you know we represent said a few things that your message was clear concise and you were very thorough um so um thank you
038because in the past we haven't had that parent said wow that was a bit much and I said no that's exactly what it's supposed to be so um so thank you uh you know really honestly and that will take place again tomorrow right yes so kudos to you and your team um thank you for that um IEPs updated in Genesis uh the concern on bpag's behalf is that our children's IEPs are not updated within Genesis and our concern is that if we can't see the updated version and teachers so what is the protocol for teachers reading the IEP we definitely did it and in those opening PD games there was formal times um I believe they go through what time though right that there's and then if that's how I have I don't know the
039exact Logistics but I know that IEPs were red and signed off on and they're really specific time [Music] I hear your questions right to also go into Genesis click on the folder of the student who's classified and that brings up the IEP or 504 as well right what we're saying is that an RN is not updated so we just want to make sure that it is updated on the staff side because if not they're reading ideas from last year so maybe it's just a button that needs to be put but um thank you a couple more questions um regarding um like curriculum with the eight pages my my question is is a summary expected or this meeting to be shared out or does that summary happen at the next meeting next time okay [Music] um
040two questions Lobby guard do we have Lobby guard you guys are talking about Lobby guard and if not what is our security process here for visitors the double entry parents buzz in um you know our main office staff will ask you to identify yourself [Music] right so that is save your lunches lunches are left in the lobby and then you know our lunches come and pick them up and at lunch times so that's the way our lobby is watched we don't have any you know those tend to be larger School their license and there's somebody who's paying to be ignored um leather system that's thank you and my last part is of the results of the analysis of um Cusack regarding teacher evaluation um is it am I reading between the lines that staff was
041not evaluated no um you know I think what I within that is also timelines you know and look I was not here last year so I was not hard to make any assumptions or over speak I can only comment on what the comments are if you said so I was not part of the Personnel review I was not here last year um you know but that is where they lost points based on the certain elements of the evaluation process Ed maybe thoroughly completed or within a specific um but again it's you know I wasn't here for it I don't really want to go back um you know I would just like to move forward I'm still in the highly effective over 80 percent which you know is is mental thank you we have all the
042trust in you because we know when our teachers you know are observed and giving constructive feedback or kids benefit from themselves the process and it's you know it's feedback both ways um you know not only do these are teachers and give them the feedback but they also inform us about Pizza so that whole process is a two-way street and um support great thank you I appreciate it thank you one more um pickup um could the school organize Us for kids living within two miles of school because I know there used to be one years ago all the time so I know that my parents paid for that you know a lot of parents would be willing to pay for that now um it would obviously there are so many of the problems that so many
043of the complaints have you get here at 2 305 and I just think that that's something yeah and I've been looking into what they you know we call the private company you try to get the ball rolling on it but we didn't get a call for instructions approximately 20 years ago it was parent paid through a bus company and bus company contact accounts directly parents paid the bus company directly and it was for anyone who in that state mandated two miles to the elementary school and they worked at every University you know and not to put a damper even on the idea but we certainly recognize that the bus driver shortage is still very prevalent in New Jersey so you know if that did happen many years ago start a conversation about how to proceed
044with that someone also did reach out to jail uh to see if they could survey like in their neighborhood to see if there would be there would be parents who are interested um so I don't know what you know it certainly is there you know their right to reach out to other neighbors to be interested but I have not heard back from that person um and again you know the steps to put back in place of something I'm really not familiar with so it requires a homework um and [Music] you know obviously a school sending out a survey we've got a lot more responses you know like is this school put out some form of real um communication about this I think there would be a lot of interest ing yeah [Music] I remember seeing
045that big boss [Music] any other questions yes hi um my name is um I'm curious about the status of the library [Music] so I think I really enjoyed a lot of reading at home and I survived retiring and I'm just curious if there's anything anymore so that's why Mrs Pearson and I walk up to the library this week um I had a really nice discussion with the children's librarian and the director and we are trying to work out some plans to coordinate some programming to provide our students with the opportunity you know either to go to the library you know and I know it's walking and the time is um you know it seems like our students do use that library after school um you know some of our kindergarten students are very familiar with
046the staff we've done story time I know some of the songs that are kindergarten teachers um so that was you know I hope that's a reliability put things together in our own facility here that we can find a way to get creative thank you for all of your questions remember joining us tonight usually it's just us um thank you [Music] together [Music] all right yes [Music] we'll move on to discussion and there is no executive special tonight foreign [Music]