001of this meeting for being provided by the Board of Education in the January 9 2023 and January 12 2023 notice in the Asbury Park Press and the co-star setting forth a date time and location of this meeting similar notice has been posted in the Borough Hall the Brielle School website and the girls clerk has been notified Mr Becker Dr d'ambrosio Mrs Jones president Mrs McDevitt Mr milanceowicz Mrs Reed Mr Vitale this is Walsh and Mr Walton here and if everyone can stand for the flexes one Nations [Music] and if someone can make a lotion to approve in the next make that motion about so okay [Music] I'll make a motion improvements I'll send you that brochure yes this is Jones yes [Music] is this week yes this is Walsh yes okay and now um presentations
002[Music] very nice to see everyone here this evening as you all know we are here to honor four very special people who have committed drum roll total of 88 years to the children in Brielle elementary school so just right there [Applause] little awkward for me because I don't know these four individuals as well as all of you do but I can say in my short time here when you look at the Special Sauce that makes a good educator one of the things that always kind of bubbles to the top is that they care about kids and I can say without question in my short time here that these four Educators truly truly care about the children they work with on a daily basis whether they're a speech teacher or in the classroom or working with
003them as an administrator the care that comes through on a daily basis is entirely evident and it's really a lot of fun to watch so I applaud all four of you on your service to Children over the years they're lucky to have you and the impact that you make will go on and on and on and that's one of the beautiful things about being an educator so I'm so so proud of all of you and so please not that you retired because you're going to enjoy your retirement I did ask Mr savior who knows you a little better to maybe say a word or two before each of you come up to be recognized so I appreciate it yeah yes won't be as long as Chris would have done so the meeting will be about
004half as long I guess we'll just go in order from the agenda with uh Mike tricano been here for 24 years and I think Mike come on [Applause] and it's from pretty much the start of the morning where he's coming in asking you know Ally if anybody needs coverage for lunch to be and things like that but he gets the eighth graders they get him and the biggest thing that I've noticed is that you really understand how to tell a story in history I think that the kids really do take the moment when you're sitting down and going over that and they can sense your site in that story when you're telling me so if that's one thing that I've noticed each and every time whether I'm in your classroom or walking down your hallway
005for that I thank you on behalf of our kids so congratulations a little something on behalf of the Board of Education and the community of three outline thank you so much thank you I I've loved it here and I'm not going to say much because I get choked up so it's my to my home for 24 years thank you [Applause] I guess I should ask someone's gonna get emotional because it started okay I guess next time we're going to go with Phyllis Pinkett Smith [Applause] I don't even think the night ended before I've got about four or five emails when we basically you know took your resignation from the board meeting is this true this can't be true as it was typed or you know what is going on how are we going to kind
006of replace you and the biggest thing for me Phyllis to you is you've never put your schedule and I know you put your schedule together for the kids you never put your schedule together with you in mind your schedule always reflected what this what the needs were for the students you really didn't look at the overall day when were you going to eat I think I could try to do that and things like that so I mean it's hasn't gone unless so I greatly appreciate all of the love that you've given to all of our students and again just the cheers that you're hearing when you kind of stood up it's reflected with every student that you've ever uh the precious you know time to be with them so again congratulations and best of luck
007on your time [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Music] okay uh more McGinnis [Applause] I think more really gets math and students that you work with understand that and I really appreciate I enjoy kind of the way that I was in the classroom that you do take the time during the day to forge those relationships with your peers I know that's going to be a big part of your day that you're going to miss you're probably going to be looking at that clock and seeing what time of day it is you're always welcome if you want to come in during that time and again I had some numerous parents also reach out you know about this is true even though it's just it's just really recent because it's on this agenda itself right so again congratulations best
008of luck thank you I'll be here at 1 30 for lunch [Applause] but not least is Jen love [Applause] yes I knew the previous life before coming here but again her dedication to the district for the last 24 years just in her new position I mean everyone in the building knows dated you are to the students here in Brielle and uh it's going to be a tough act to follow she was part of the process to try to find that person but again I believe being a part of the school prior to taking your position everyone knowing how hard you work in whatever position it's been in from kindergarten up to being you know coach to being a supervisor they know how hard you work so it made it a lot easier when you ask
009them to do something because they all know you wouldn't have asked them to do something that you wouldn't find yourself so again congratulations our loss is Virginia's game all right congratulations thank you [Applause] I usually do a presentation but I'm not going to not do that and usually like to have an organized thing to say so this is hard for me to even just pull out this crinkled piece of paper um but I want to thank everyone for coming tonight um for all four of us you know to support us and there's a few people I just wanted to thank and a couple uh things I want fewer that I wanted to share so I wanted to thank the Board of Education I know you all weren't here when I was hired the board hired
010me 24 years ago and at that time I was commuting an hour and a half each day three to four hours a day and I had a little one at home he was three which I know all of you know him now he's 28 hopefully watching from Tampa hi Mark and Jen for watching and so I'm always will be forever grateful for that um I wanted to thank my family who's all here today for supporting me my time in Brielle has been with like way too many memories to share from my teaching uh to coaching to now supervising for those of you who don't know my first nine years here I spent as a kindergarten teacher it was beyond me getting to see those students go all the way through eighth grade have them come
011back and visit they put a smile on my face every day and that's why I've decided to go back to be a kindergarten teacher when I retire to go to Virginia um and the most rewarding thing and I Morris is here I think he's the only one but three of my kindergarten teacher students are now my colleagues oh and he was here too yes with three of them I work with um so that so that's where I leave I'm going to make sure they all call into the store um on top of that the past 24 years I've been more than lucky to work with amazing colleagues um not only colleagues but people that I've developed friendships with that I know are going to last a lifetime um as their colleagues supervisor and friends we've
012developed and shared memories that I know are going to last a lifetime and will never be forgotten for me um in the past two years like Tom said we'd go back a really long time we're fellow Borough Panthers and the past two years we've worked really closely together and we've gone through a lot of challenges and I just wanted to thank you for always supporting me during those times and being a friend um our new addition Mr John Russo when we heard you were coming and especially since I was leaving I'm like oh you know what is this going to be like um but I never would have imagined how much I could have learned from someone in such a short amount of time and the four of us have made such a fabulous team
013so it makes it that much harder between the teachers and the students and the administrative team that we have on put together I will need three volunteers before I leave one to make the coffee two to bring an endless supply of coffee and most of all somebody to always answer Mr patosa's questions so just you can come by at any time and let me know if you want to be yours and as I start the next chapter of my life with Bob in Virginia I'm always going to remember my Brielle family and I'll never forget you and I'm always a phone hallway if anyone ever needs anything so thank you [Applause] thank you we're gonna take a two three five minute break to give you an opportunity for pictures and to mingle for a minute
014or two before we commence with the rest of our board meeting so enjoy each other's company for a few minutes and then you're welcome to leave if you'd like or you're also welcome to study so thank you everyone for coming congratulations to our retirees I'm not one thank you foreign thank you foreign thank you foreign