July 25, 2024 - Clifton Board of Education Meeting

001e e and welcome to the July 25th regular meeting of the Clifton Board of Education please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence I pledge allegiance 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 thank you com commissioner Mahia will be late today um and commissioner Kenova has a family obligation uh Mr shahada please call the role M bassford here Mr brunc here Mr Kenova Mr Mia M Santiago here M siano here M Suarez here president Danny here president Paris here we have a Corum the mission of the Clifton School District in an open and reciprocal Community Partnership is to provide all students with a quality education to develop the skills necessary to

002become literate lifelong Learners who are responsible and productive citizens contributing to a Democratic Society in an everchanging world the New Jersey open public meetings law was enacted to ensure the right to the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon in accordance with the provisions of this act the Clifton Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be publicized by having the date time and place thereof posted at the city's clerk's office Clifton Public Library administration building senior citizen Nutrition Center on cable TV in the local press on the district's website and mail to presidents of parent teacher organizations this meeting will be tape recorded in accordance with policy 0168 do we have a student

003representative with us this evening seeing none probably summer vacation uh we will see Jada I'm sure soon enough okay moving on we will do uh presentations of reports uh excuse me okay we we're changing the order a little bit this evening um Mr doctor apologies we'll get back to you in a moment uh assistant superintendent jaro will make some comments thanks president Paris thank you president Paris before we get into any formal business at this evening's Board of Ed meeting uh we would like to begin by informing our one Clif Learning Community uh that Dr Roberto underwent cardiac surgery this morning and will be placed on a medical leave for the next three months uh we are excited to to share that this procedure was a success and he's currently in recovery at the hospital

004as we speak uh we have no doubt that he will return stronger and healthier than ever uh with a great team in place from our Board of head Commissioners to our Central Administration to the entire staff we are confident that this District Operations will continue to run smoothly in Dr Roberto's absence uh we do look forward to welcome him back with open opening arms with upon his return uh and he will surely be missed during his timeout uh but for the time being we do ask that any and all questions that you do have about the district are directed directly to myself and Mr shahada during his absence uh we will continue to keep the community updated on his progress throughout his recovery and your thoughts your prayers and your positive vibes are greatly appreciated

005for during this time thank you thank you Mr jangara our thoughts and prayers are with Dr Robert toy for a speedy recovery um okay now we'll go to presentations reports uh Mr doctor I believe has a report to share with us sorry I missed it I'm sorry I didn't watch it [Music] good evening president Paris good evening president Paris uh vice president Dany Board of Education Commissioners assistant superintendent jenero and Central Administration I'm here this evening to do our second half and end of the year presentation on hibs uh student safety data systems violence and vandalism and substance abuse reports uh preliminary determination report restraint and seclusion report and the self assessment report card for Hibbs uh we're required to make this presentation twice a year uh first is in January when we present for

006everything that went on for the first part of the school year September through December and then from January through June uh we have period two which we're reporting tonight along with the end of thee report for Hib trainings and programs uh those are all for as I said July 31st to December 31st okay so those can actually go on uh during the summer and then report two is from January 1st through June 30th uh incidents that occur are just recorded during the school year there are no summer record rep ings for those first is going to be our ssds this is uh the platform with the state where we report all of our violence uh vandalism and substance abuse cases along with our hibs and our Hib trainings and programs just as a refresher uh

007our violence vandalism and substance abuse cases uh range these are the ones from the state uh obviously because of our district we do not hit H many of these we don't have incidents of arson thankfully um obviously we have fights and alleged hibs and confirmed hibs but some of the more egregious uh cases don't really affect us and haven't for some time our period two and yearly numbers uh when you look at these numbers for the most part uh they stayed the same uh from one year to the next Christopher Columbus Middle School woodro Wilson Middle School and the high school high school actually had a significant drop and woodro had a uh drop as well you will notice that our elementary schools had a um relatively large increase uh that's twofold uh one is

008because of the reporting that's done and how uh some things have changed at the elementary level the other is unfortunately we had three children at the elementary level that accounted for nearly two-thirds of those incidents um while we were dealing with the issues that they might have had um we still had to log them in as violence vandalism and substance abuse cases uh however those tailed off at the end because we were able to uh make the necessary adjustments for those children next we're going to talk about hibs uh a Hib is harassment intimidation and bullying there are two things that need to be present one is a distinguishable characteristic um basically why is someone different than another person whether it's race color um gender sexual orientation it's a reason for picking on someone not

009just I don't like you I'm going to pick on you if that's the case then it won't categorize as a hip if there is a reason for it then it would the other that needs to be present is a substantial disruption unfortunately a child being a little upset ET or shedding a few tears about a situation although it might be upsetting especially for the child and the parent it wouldn't raise to the level of a hi but if we start to see a pattern of situations such as not wanting to go to school not eating not sleeping a drop in grades not uh keeping friends acting withdrawn things like that um would constitute as a substantial disruption if we have both of those we would have a Hib and you could see our numbers throughout

010the district uh stayed pretty much the same this year um dipped a little in some places uh across the board we had a tiny bit of a raise in our yearly hibs uh of alleged hibs but again an alleged Hib is just somebody brings up the word bullying we investigate it okay if a parent child says I'm being bullied my child's being bullied we do look into it there are some cases which we'll talk about in a few minutes um that we categorize as preliminary determination those we actually don't do an investigation that leads to a Hib case uh we're able to ascertain by looking at the facts presented to us right off the bat that it's not going to lead to that okay um often it has something to do with we know that

011there's not a uh an upset child off of it like they come in willingly just this kid's picking on me is it upsetting you no I just want it to stop okay so you brought it to us you made it sound like it could be a Hib so we're going to look into it but we're not doing the full investigation because we know that there's not a substantial disruption for it okay and with those we had 18 cases because we know that we uh are a district that uh uses that policy um we've been required to report that to the state and we had 18 cases this year of preliminary determination last year we had 16 uh so pretty much stayed the same uh restraint and seclusion uh this is mostly done by the special

012ed Department although any sort of restraint um we don't have seclusion in our district but we have to report it if there is um but any sort of restraint that's done we have to report uh the times where they happen at the higher levels like the high school middle schools it's usually because of of a fight um we have to restrain somebody uh and then as we move lower in elementary and the seala buildings um if we have a child who can't control themselves and is in danger of hurting themselves or someone else that might have to be done but we follow All State guidelines with that uh all of our reporting is done immediately with that and all of our documentation uh is kept on that as well during the year we have trainings

013and programs uh trainings for hibs are things that are done with staff to try to inform them of what's going on and what to look for how to combat bullying and the same with students okay it's training them on how to do something or what to notice uh programs are a little bit different they can Encompass trainings but they also can be larger like pbsis which is a districtwide initiative that would be a program uh that tries to combat bullying in its own way okay by changing how people see each other how people react to each other um so there are a lot of different uh parts of that you could see that the trainings and programs throughout the district vary um everyone has the requisite number of what's needed for trainings and programs some

014buildings have have more some buildings have less some buildings do it in different parts of the year uh they may not have very many in the beginning of the year have a lot more in the second half of the year uh some buildings that don't have an issue with bullying may have less than a building that has had a history of bullying cases they may have some more to try to combat that we also required at the end of the year to do a self assessment of each building and the uh provide a score for our anti-bullying uh efforts and you could see that this is quite a large undertaking there are a lot of questions involved a lot of different elements and points associated with this and you could see we do a comparison

015from year to year and even though the numbers are very similar throughout um unfortunately this isn't very indicative of what has gone on because the questions changed this year the state changed uh probably about 12 of the questions um so while they're not exactly the same they are still similar to what was asked last year so we did do the comparison uh on paper for everybody but it's not an exact uh comparison from one year to the next and from all of this we've identified some areas where we might need some improvement uh we are going to be uh focusing collaboration with the building principles and anti-b building Specialists to look at Trends uh in hibs and code of conduct violations we've already started that with our big three the high school and two middle

016schools um and started developing plans for next year so we know what we want to focus on tying in pbsis to assist them uh Hib professional development is going to be done uh as it is yearly uh for all staff members we're going to be doing an online program for them that they can complete at their own pace uh districtwide implementation of mtss you'll be hearing more about that in the coming board meetings uh that ties into um some things that we do with uh bullying and discipline uh reviewing and revising the discipline Matrix to work on making discipline infractions less punitive and more rehabilitative uh we're working with the elementary schools and the middle and high school to try to find different ways to deal with infractions that we have not just discipline suspension

017out of school suspension uh finding other ways to handle that and then a more focused code of conduct coding within real time so we can take the data uh more accurately uh instead of having broad categories we have found uh specific infractions and we've actually put those into real time uh you approve those during a board meeting um for a change of policy in order to put those 12 new uh infractions in anybody have any questions yes Mr Paris okay uh thank you Mr doctor um like on Slide Five the the violence vandalism substance abuse uh The Period 2 and yearly comparison yes um for Period 2 in the yearly for the elementary schools uh there was like a considerable jump there I mean just to maybe clarify for the public why or what did

018you find to be the reasons for the significant from like 3 to 29 and 6 to 8 okay um that was because of some changes that we did in the reporting and also we had a handful of uh students that caused those issues um the reporting that we did um has been consistent we just had it a little bit more focused on uh making sure that if there was say contact made um even though it may not have been in a violent way that it was still recorded so we could have all of that okay commissioner Suarez thank you president Paris and just for clarification on that U point so the numbers Rose because the kind of reporting meaning you have to document every single time contact was made within students regardless if it was

019a hip yes or violent okay I understand uh thank you for that um and then I had another question regarding the and and you did address the what determined the higher numbers in partic in some elementary schools I see some are significantly higher um and you touched upon it on identify areas of improvement um so I was just curious to know what what is um being done for those schools with significantly higher numbers of Hib um with trainings and programs on a holistic level what's being done within the school um in so far as collaborating with principles and anti-bully Specialists well the numbers that you see are the actual trainings and programs they have nothing to do with the actual cases of hibs for that specific building it's what um the building reported as far

020as meetings that occurred uh trainings that occurred that associate with trying to lower Hib numbers or inform students and staff of what is a Hib how to deal with it and how to try to have it not happen anymore um to go along with that uh we looking at the overall numbers for this year and ones that were a little bit lower than what we would have liked uh we're speaking with those principles and giving them a a road map to increase those numbers and some of it is just there's some meetings that occur um pbsis meetings uh school security meetings that they may not have registered with us even though they had these meetings and they've had them for various reasons they can also be reported here and we think that a couple of

021them May have missed that and we're we're working to resolve that even though they did have those thank you so much and so for clarification um those that had more trainings are just based on building Administration and their choice whether or not correct thank you anyone else president Paris Santiago thank you thank you Mr doctor um so um in terms of the violence vandalism substance abuse um with with the middle schools and the high schools those numbers actually drastically dropped yes so can you give us some insight into that that is from the administration and subsequently their staff members working with students uh trying to deal with situations before they get to that point uh there was obviously an increase the last couple of years because we were coming off of covid students were not

022with each other as much and there was obviously an issue coming back uh especially when you might be moving from one grade level to the next from say Elementary to middle middle to high school there was there was a little bit of an issue there and we saw a rise in our uh vvsa numbers at that point but with the work of our administrators and their staff uh they've worked on trying to head those issues off early so less fights there was a significant drop in fights especially at the high school uh trying to handle those and we have different means that we take care of that before it gets to that point and they were very successful with that and they look to improve on that even more next year so like pbsis or

023other initiatives are those um something yeah in fact I was just going to piggyback on what Mr doctor was saying and and you took the words out of my mouth commissioner Santiago what we're starting to see are the the long-term effects of implementing pbsis districtwide now that every school has gone through their initial Universal Co prevention tier training and the majority in fact all have also completed their secondary tier training we're starting to see those long-term effects uh what we anticipate as you can see the numbers are going down at the middle school level we're going to see that consistent drop in those types of numbers uh in years to come with uh while implementing with Fidelity thank you both I'm not one last question I'm not done sorry done one last question and and

024in terms of the hibs um what do we have in terms of communication to our students to um you know it's okay to come forward it's okay to um communicate that how do they do that and I mean we have counselors and others right who are the safe or safe places to to come forward and do that and that you know we have this whole I'm looking at the elementary numbers and then it kind of goes down and we go to which is great and we go to Clifton High and it's very low so one this whole snitch stigma kind of a thing and just anything we do about communication to uh to our students that it's okay to come out and share that so inherently based on the age level and understanding of the

025children Elementary Middle School you're going to have more of that because that's how they deal with Conflict at the high school fortunately sometimes it gets physical and it doesn't turn into bull goes a different route so that's one of the reasons why the numbers are different um but as far as informing students on how to report a lot of times the students do feel comfortable with the people in their buildings whether it's a counselor a teacher an administrator parents are very comfortable with reaching out uh some of them don't want to reach out to the school for whatever reason they'll reach out to me uh because my information on the uh website and being the anti-bullying coordinator for the district I get a lot of uh issues that come to me and I bring them

026to the school to investigate but also we have on our website we have a hipster platform where they can report anonymously which is strictly for hi and we have the says something uh program for middle and high school students which they can report anonymously online uh they can actually report right from their phones if they wanted to that is for everything um that's for violence that's for threats um whether to the building to another person but bullying is also on there as well great thank you bord thank you do Mr doctor for a very comprehensive report the increase in security per Personnel do you feel that that in especially in the upper grades is what's going on there because they're seeing the effects of the calmness in the buildings because of those Security offices that

027we have now in the buildings absolutely and it's one more or several more uh trusted people that students can come to and work with instead of going going towards violence or just not being able to report being bullied because they don't have someone this is just another person but also uh the work that they do uh I was an administrator for quite a while at the high school vice principal principal we pulled in a million different directions we're not in the Halls 247 to see what goes on but we do have a security specialist who might see something start to happen and will intercede and separate it so it does get to that point of a fight so having them has definitely been uh a benefit throughout the district not just at the high school

028and middle schools but all around we just have to work we have to work on the elementary now and uh what as a board can we do for you to help you with this just keep supporting us as you have we always do and and uh this is getting better um yes those numbers are up for element when I see you next year uh we're hoping that those numbers are significantly lower uh like they were last year um and that is going to be our Focus uh this school year else I have uh M brunck did you want to say something no okay I I have a couple uh questions or comments um the security Specialists do they go through the Hib training as well in their buildings yes oh absolutely I when they are

029hired uh I personally work with each one of them about what they're supposed to do plus they have to go through the professional development that all of our staff members do do do they are they also involved in reporting hibs they're they do have to report if they need to they would report to uh an administrator that's part of their training so has there been any correlation between because we didn't have security specialist for and now we have 30 close to 40 40 are we seeing more reports coming from them is that part of the increase because we're they're seeing more um with bullying uh not necessarily definitely with the vvas um their input has definitely been noticed uh with bullying there have been some situations where they where a student has come up to

030them and they report it to an administrator uh we do see it periodically uh but there isn't any one aspect where we see that it's not like all kids go to their counselor all kids go to uh an administrator it's whoever they feel comfortable with and our security Specialists are people that these students feel comfortable with so when we do have it and if that's the person that they work with and that they feel comfortable with they will go and talk to them and they will report to us uh thank you very much for a very thorough report thank you great job Mr doctor Amed Amed is assembly woman here now okay okay okay we're going to change the order a little bit again today because we have a a special guest we have our

031assembly woman boli here today and she's here to make some presentations so I'm going to invite her up to the podium if she [Applause] likes thank you so much for having me this evening and it's my honor and pleasure to represent the 27th legislative district which this year includes Clifton welcome to the 27th Club um I always love to as I'm also a school superintendent a 24e vet um so whenever I see amazing things happening in the district and you have a great superintendent who loves to reach out and tell us what's going on and keeps us legislators informed uh I met with him a couple of months back and one of your board members Judy bassford received oh I'm sorry I saw you point and I thought it was towards me I'm sorry you

032were at the committee together yes we went to uh the paic uh County educations ball and you know where Judy was honored and the superintendent said um you know our Board of Education also just completed uh a state certification and was certified by school boards Association and we'd love to honor our board they do so much for for ourselves so I'm going to start with the Board of Education and thank you for your hard work and dedication on behalf of the students on in Clifton but you know to finish board certification we have so many uh boards across the state that don't reach that level of of uh training needed in order for you to be able to do your jobs effectively for the benefit of the students of Clifton so that is you know

033an amazing honor and I wanted to come out here tonight and present you with a state Proclamation not just from myself but it's a joint legislative proc clation it's a resolution coming from Senator mcken um assembly woman kayaso Gill and of course my office so I'm just going to read a little bit to you it says whereas the honor uh wait wrong one we're starting with the wrong one it says um the Clifton Board of Education highly esteemed throughout the Garden State has earned certification from the New Jersey school boards Association the Senate and general assembly of the state of New Jersey are pleased to recognize the Clifton Board of education upon this acious occasion which Bears witness to the immeasurable contributions this outstanding organization has made to the benefit of the students and their

034families throughout many years and whereas to earn this prestigious designation the members of the Clon Board of Education participated in 16 hours of training completed a policy wellness check and submitted a bargaining agreement to the New Jersey school boards Association Labor Relations team and they further demonstrated their unwavering commitment to effective governance by conducting a thorough self-evaluation and whereas the following individuals are lauded and commended for their dedication and pursuit of Excellence president Alan Paris vice president Dr Lucy Dany commissioner Judith bassford commissioner Tanya Suarez commissioner Joe Canova commissioner Richard Mahia commissioner Mark brunc lost me spot Jose commissioner Joseph siano commissioner Anthony Santiago superintendent of schools Dr Danny Robertos assistant superintendent of schools Mark Jenaro and assistant superintendent of curriculum Administration Janina kazal get that did I get it close and whereas The Leaders

035of Tomorrow are made in classrooms each day across New Jersey and the people of this state are genuinely indebted to public Spirit citizens exemplified by the members of the Clifton Board of Education who devote their time energy and talents in the Feathering of an astute engaged and informed populace now therefore be it resolved that by the Senate and the eneral assembly of the state of New Jersey that this legislature hereby congratulates the Clifton Board of Education pays tribute to his motorious record of service and Leadership and extends sincere best wishes for continued Vigor in all the years to come be it further resolved that this has been duly authenticated this resolution and has been signed by the Senate President and assembly speaker and attested by the secretary and the assembly clerk transmitted to the board

036of educ uh Clifton Board of Education you know and I want to say to parents who are listening here today each member of the Board of Education everything that you heard me outline we are public servants we are here for you no one who sits on the board is paid a dime to put in the hours that are required to Ure that everyone of the students of Clifton receive a quality education we're not always going to make everyone happy but the time that you're putting in the energy that you're putting in the dedication that you show to the children of the city of Clifton is not going unnoticed and on behalf of the state and the Senate we thank you so [Applause] this as I said at the beginning I've been in public education for

037a long time I've been a advocate K of special education for many many years and even when my young son was born I have a had children born preey and one on the autism spectrum and as a parent who has a child with a special needs and as an educator I'm not going to lie you go a little baddy how am I going to help my child I'm a teacher I'm supposed to know how to teach my child I'm supposed to know how to navigate the world of education but when you have when it's your own own child the story gets a little different and I had the honor of meeting Judith bassford through my journey of learning how to navigate my world of special education as a teacher and as a parent of a

038child of special needs and when I met Judy we created we bonded and we have stayed friends for many years as many parents of kids with special needs tend to do and through the years I have seen her tenacity and her dedication and furent advocacy of I don't want to just say children of special needs but all children and even adults who are in need of supports and services and how to advocate for families so I was not surprised when I arrived at the pay County Education associations award dinner and I saw my friend Judy be honored with the friend of Education award there are individuals that you meet in this life that you look at their heart and you say they're in it for the right reasons not only has the Clifton Board of

039Education been fortunate to have her on this board but the fact that the pay County Education Association acknowledged that today the state of New Jersey will acknowledge that as well so I'm going to go ahead and read another joint resolution whereas The Honorable Judith basford a highly esteemed resident of the Garden State has been bestowed with the prestigious friend of Education award by the pay County Education Association and where as the Senate and general assembly of the state of New Jersey are pleased to recognize Judith basford upon this auspicious occasion and commend the immeasurable contributions she has made throughout many years which have earned her the illustrious honor and whereas in 201 2011 Judith basford has served with the outmost distinction as a member of the Clifton Board of Education a superb tenur marked by

040her dedicated efforts on the finance residency negotiations policy and education committees and informed by her many volunteer experiences including a vice president of the Clifton against substance abuse and as a co-founder of the Clifton parents requiring action information special education praise and as a longtime member of her local home and School Association and we're as deeply appreciated for her accomplishments as the immediate past president of Bay County School boards Association she has garnered the respect and admiration of her neighbors her fellow citizens for her tireless advocacy at the state level having held the enormously consequential post of legislative representative for the Third 27th and now the 27th legislative district and an array of accolades bear witness to her high regard in which she is held by all who know her steadfast determination to open doors

041of opportunities for New Jersey's youngest residents and place them on the path to the future success whereas The Leaders of Tomorrow are made in the classrooms each day across New Jersey and the people of the state are genuinely indebted to the hardworking and inspiring individuals that are exemplified by those like Judith bassford who devote their time energies and talents and the furtherance of an astute engaged in informed populace now therefore be it resolved by the Senate of the general assembly that this lecture hereby congratulates Judith and pays tribute to her record of service leadership and commitment and I thank you for your commitment to the citizens of Clifton [Applause] I want to thank you tonight for listening to me thank you to the board for you know inviting me to come and do this and

042I'd love to have a picture with all of you with your Proclamation if that's okay I'll hold it yeah or maybe the board president can hold it um um it's actually my honor to be able to come out and do these wonderful things and if there's any time that you want me to come by and honor your students I would love to do that as well I know that great things are happening in Clifton and as we honor the adults we also like to make sure that the children are recognized oh did you want I have a good evening everyone if you would need anything feel free to reach out thank you well congratulations commissioner bassford and congratulations to all the commissioners of the board uh for achieving uh certified board status which I believe

043we were we're told is less than 10% of the districts in the state so and it it's all these people that made the dedication of their time to put in the extra hours to get the training um so I thank them all they're a great team and um very very glad to be on the board with them and looking out for the best for our students okay we're going to move to uh board committee reports at this point and I'd like to start with residency security and Technology commissioner Santiago could you please read the minutes thank you president Paris The Residency security and Technology committee meeting took place on Monday June 17 2024 and began at 5:30 p.m. in attendance from administration were Dr Robert toy Mr Jenaro Mr shihada Mr doctor Mrs Nola Mr

044Mountain Board of educ members in attendance were myself commissioner Kenova commissioner siano and president Paris additional guests in attendance were Vanessa Gaba and Robert uh bertolini from Christopher Columbus Middle School Mr Mountain explained that all security referendum related projects mentioned in previous meetings are continuing as planned this includes firewalls internet circuit uh internet circuit and router upgrades and Wi-Fi access point Replacements the new student Chromebook order has been allocated and devices are being prepped offsite expected delivery is early August Commissioners brought up poor cellular service at CHS and other schools Mr Mountain will contact providers to investigate options for improving their service in and around our buildings Commissioners also brought up a concern with Chromebooks accessing board docs Etc during our meetings these meetings future upgrades should alleviate these issues and a member of the

045tech team will be on hand at the next Boe meeting to facilitate if needed and they are here and have been here so thank you Mr doctor updated the committee on 12 additional students found not living in Clifton due to doile investigations for a savings of $182,100 this brings the school year-to-date savings uh of 1,268 242 Mr doctor also explained a proposal to hire two part-time staff members to act as attendance agents to assist in reducing chronic absenteeism throughout the district these staff members would take a preventative a preventative uh a preventive approach to the problem and utilize direct contact with the student and family to resolve issues be before poor attendance Begins the committee approved the idea with a three to zero vote finally Mr doctor shared a request by a staff member who

046utilizes the tuition program for their child to forego tuition in the student senior year discussion occurred and all the board members provided their input Dr Rober toy will decide the next steps in the matter Miss anola explained that the district has met all requirements outlined by New Jersey school drill law Clifton police have attended more of our drills than any other school year in addition OSP has once again reached out to Clifton to host a site for NJ dooe school safety training uh this summer Clifton Public Schools also apply for two Department of Justice federal grants directly related to stopping violence in schools and responses to security incidents miss zenola and miss rosza jointly attended the New Jersey school safety seminar using Behavior threat assessment to prevent targeted School violence sponsored by the US Secret

047Service Clifton Public Schools was recognized twice throughout the presentations on both the state and National level for our efforts in the hardening physical security and softening pbsis of schools Mrs anla mentioned that the district will be hosting the Clifton Police Department active shooter drills over the summer at our school buildings no students will be present for these drills in addition the junior Police Academy started June 4 and to open the ceremonies there was a helicopter landing at uh CHS finally vice principal berini pitched a new product to the committee to monitor student migration via digital pass it was approved for one-year trial to see if there's a benefit to using the product the meeting adjourned at 7:30 any questions Commissioners any questions I have a question um the hotline are we still using that and

048do have we had a lot of payouts on the hotline for uh res uh referring to the anonymous tip line yes uh every year we're pretty consistent there are a few every year so this year absolutely we have had a few whether they're utilizing the hotline or reaching out to Mr doctor and his team directly uh but we are still paying the the bounties for non-resident students thank you commissioner Suarez thank you this is just for clarification um can you please let me know what op stands for so aspep is the abbreviation for the uh New Jersey Department of education's office of school preparedness and emergency planning uh they are considered the gurus of School Safety and Security throughout the state and our our direct source for uh all the initiatives that we've implemented in

049our school district come directly from aspat anyone else any other questions okay moving on to HSA booster club meeting commissioner bassford please thank you um we had our HSA booster club um combined meeting um it happened on June 17th at 6:30 the meeting was opened uh we had a lot of people in attendance um Amed shahida opened the meeting introducing the attendees and their affiliations including Administration HSA presidents booster club presidents the Clifton Education Foundation representatives and pomptonian uh the Board of Education from the Board of Education president was President Paris uh vice president Dr Dany uh Miss Suarez and myself we had some lengthy discussions uh event planning and cost management we discussed planning the events like Trunk or Treats and coordinating with pomptonian for supplies to help reduce the cost to the hsas

050Alex Rosenberg discussed offering catering services and helping booster clubs with the concession stands field trip and transportation this is a big topic with the uh elementary schools with their field trips we addressed the elementary time for a limited time for field trips due to bus schedules suggestions um to extend Time by cater uh chartering additional uh buses and shared course between the Board of Ed and the hsas Google directory and communication platform and calendar coordination proposal was um made for a centralized communication platform for not only the hsas but also the booster clubs using a Google directory and calendar system the clipon uh school email accounts for the hsas were suggested as well and I believe we also suggested that for the booster clubs too so they could access the calendar um school supplies list

051standardizing and making school supply list uh accessible on the district website was discussed with updates to be posted by the end of the school year website updates are submitted to building principles and approval to sent to J horn and Samantha D roza for the website booster club concerns uh discussion regarding booster club handling of the concession at the stadium recognition of contribution Loretta Amed discussed the Clifton Education Foundation support for teachers and HSA initiatives through grants and fundraising events our meeting adjourned at 7:30 mostly every school was listed I'm not going to um say who was there from each school but mostly every HSA principals and or Administration was there representing their schools any questions thank you okay thank you commissioner bassford uh commissioner brunak would you please read the facilities committee meetings thank you

052Mr President the last facilities committee meeting occurred on July 1st 2024 those present were myself commissioner siano commissioner Kenova Dr Robert toy Mr Jenaro Mr shahada Mr Maldonado Mr Marion Mr Ido and Mr Watkins meeting started at 3:30 adjourned at 352 items of discussion with the referendum update epic gave an overview of what has taken place thus far in the referendum and what is taking place throughout the rest of the year Package 2 and 2A are complete working on the bathrooms and security vestibules and other buildings expected to be done January 2025 for package four package three spring of 2025 CHS package 1 winter 2024 still waiting on electrical parts that are delayed number number two was the plaque Mr shahada emailed the entire board with Renditions and the pricing details for both plaques each

053plaque is set to cost $5,600 bringing the total to 11,200 for both this price was a result of negotiations with Mr shahada ensuring that the quality Integrity of the plaques were not compromised despite the cost of a reduction the board reviewed the Renditions and expressed satisfaction with the design and pricing noting that the negotiated price reflects a balance between cost Effectiveness and maintaining high standards being updates the black top and the pothole repairs the city of Clifton city of Clifton DPW will commence black top and potholes rep pothole repairs in mid July this project aims to address the deteriorating conditions of the roads and improve safety for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic the DPW will prioritize the areas with most significant damage and will work in coordination with local schools to minimize disruptions during the

054repair period woodro Wilson Middle School library Media Center renovation the renovation of woodro Wilson Middle School library media center is scheduled to take place over the summer the project will involve installing a new drop ceiling upgrading the lighting to energy efficient fixtures replacing the flooring with durable modern materials and providing new ergonomic Furniture these improvements are designed to create a more inviting and functional space for students and staff the target completion date is set for the beginning of September in time for the new school year gutter guards installation gutter guards have been successfully installed at school three and school 5 these guards are intended to prevent leaves and debris from clogging the gutters reducing maintenance needs and preventing water damage to the buildings the installation was completed on schedule and initial feedback from maintenance staff

055has been positive regarding the effectiveness of the guards parking plans for school number 11 the parking plans for school number 11 have been awarded to contractor DNR with with Rodney scene overseeing the scheduling and execution of the project the new parking layout will include additional spaces to accommodate staff and visitors improve traffic flow and enhanced safety Fe features such as better lighting and clear signage the timeline for the project start and completion will be communicated once the scheduling is finalized boiler replacement at school 17 one of the boilers at school 17 will be replaced with a new Airco Platinum boiler this replacement is necessary to ensure Reliable Heating and improve Energy Efficiency within the school the new boiler has a lead time of approximately 4 weeks for delivery installation will be in schedu will be

056scheduled immediately upon arrival to minimize any disruption to school operations custodial maintenance and maintenance team job opportunities interviews for job opportunities within the custo custodial and maintenance team will begin this week the positions available include both full time and part-time roles with responsibilities ranging from routine cleaning and maintenance to specialized tasks requiring technical skills the hiring process aims to fill these positions promptly to support the ongoing maintenance and operational needs of the school facilities use of facilities the committee engaged in a comprehensive discussion regarding the use of facilities over the summer key topics included the status of pending permits the feasibility of accommodating various activities and the potential of impact on schedule summer athletic programs committee members Express concerns about ensuring all the necessary permits are obtained in a timely manner to avoid any disruptions

057they also explored how to best coordinate the use of facilities to balance the needs of the athletic programs with other community and school events additionally there was an emphasis placed on maintaining safety and access accessibility standards while maximizing the utilization of available spaces little free pantry the committee discussed the proposal presented by doc presented to Dr robertto by a Community member to install little free pantries on school grounds these pantries would provide students the opportunity to assist their classmates by collecting food food donations additionally local community members would be encouraged to contribute to the pantries the committee wanted to further discuss this at a later date does anyone have any questions I I just have a a comment and and that's concerning uh the help we're getting from the city of Clifton just an example

058of some shared services that is saving uh saving us some money and utilizing our capabilities with the city so we thank the city for their cooperation and assistance in this pothole repair that they have the Manpower and the equipment to uh to help with so it's deeply appreciated by the board any other questions okay um uh commissioner brunak you're up again Finance minutes please thank you Mr President those in attendance who are myself commissioner Santiago commissioner Mahia Mr jenero Mr shahada and Mr Uchi meeting started at 5:00 p.m. meeting ended at 5:20 p.m. items of discussion was trip coverage during the HSA booster club meeting concerns were raised about busing issues District buses often need to return early to transport students home causing disruptions to address this the finance committee is exploring the option of

059hiring outside bus services for field trips that require longdistance travel this solution aims to ensure timely and efficient transportation for students while minimizing the impact on regular bus schedules this will be examined on a case-by Case basis determined by Administration the other thing was a referendum plaque which is essentially what we described in the facilities minutes almost verbatim does anybody have any questions okay thank thank you commissioner Rak um I'll do the next one since it's a a special ad hoc committee it's called the naming committee um we had a meeting on July 11th in attendance were commissioner Santiago commissioner bassford myself uh a student high school student uh vice principal Mr Chris Keegan uh a faculty member of CHS uh Miss uh Ibrahim uh and Mr uh mallei our athletic director in an advisory

060role in attendance from Administration was uh Mr shahada uh the discussion was the a request we received to consider naming the track at the stadium after our current track coach um Mr pones uh the discussion the committee met to discuss the proposal to name the track at Christopher Columbus Middle School after coach John pones the committee reviewed coach P's significant contri contributions to the school and the community the community the committee members expressed their support for the proposal noting the positive impact of Coach Pony on students uh a decision was made commissioner bassford made a motion and it was seconded by commissioner Santiago to move the item from committee uh the committee voted with a majority in favor of the proposal contingent on the vetting of the accolades and record listed in coach pont's resume

061our next steps the committee uh will prepare the necessary documentation which is a letter from myself to the superintendent and the board SE secretary for review that has been done um and if the superintendent agrees with our recommendation he will forward it to the full board here for input discussion and final approval any questions okay thank you um and lastly uh our policy committee met commissioner Suarez please could you read the minutes thank you president Paris the policy met a policy committee met on July 17th um president was myself commissioner Mahia commissioner kova and president Paris the administra the administrators uh who attended were Mr shahada and Miss Maggie Miller the meeting started at 400 p.m. and it ended at 4:39 p.m. items of discussion use of school facilities Mr shahada drafted an addendum to

062the current policy in place to ensure the district is covered this addendum addresses the following areas political advertisements use of school facilities for political advertisements or activities is strictly prohibited safety compliance users must follow District safety protocols failure to comply can result in event termination and denial of future use damage and cleanup users are responsible for damage and cleanup a security deposit may be required and refunded after inspection noise and disturbance noise levels must comply with District policy disturbances can result in event termination event approval and monitoring the district May monitor events for compliance an on-site Representatives cost will be borne by the user revocation of per permission the district can revoke facility use permission if policies are violated or if facilities are needed for school purposes sponsors will be disclosed during the application process

063a sponsor is defined in the policy item two facility naming policy Mr shahada drafted an addendum to the current policy in place this addendum addresses the following areas Personnel matters Personnel matters of those under consideration will be discussed after the student Representatives leave the m meeting the board reserves the right to remove any individual who commits an infraction deemed by the board to be of poor or moral standing item three excuse me PTO policy the administration received a policy from a neighboring District that details the collaboration between a school district and the local parent teacher organization this policy outlines strict protocols and procedures for Effective partnership the committee will continue to discuss and review this policy to determine its applicability and potential imp implementation within our district in addition a majority of the sample policy

064is already in place item number four student dress code K through2 update Mr jenl is actively collaborating with various stakeholders and is diligently working to gather insights in best practices he is currently in the process of organizing meetings with representatives from other school districts to explore and understand successful strategies and initiatives that have been effective in enhancing education for lower level grades this comprehensive approach aims to identify and Implement proven methods to improve the learning experience and outcomes for our younger students are there any questions yeah I have a question regarding um use of facility um I would like to make a um a a recommendation that or a suggestion that when we take uh when we take a application and because I remember doing this years ago and we had to show proof of

065our 501c3 status on the application actually be submitted are you guys doing that now we are working out um a method where the PTO specifically are going to have to prove to us that you know once a year they're going to have to submit their documentation to us showing that they're still in compliance with whatever the 501c3 uh guidelines are okay because um it's actually under the code 51a uh the IRS code um anybody that is a officer in an organization can request a document that actually shows their status and print it out on their computer you and I if we all of us if we weren't an officer in that business we could not request that but the actual officers on that are listed under the guidelines of the 501 CA code would be

066able to supply that my recommendation is to have that supplied with the documentation because it takes the burden off you guys for actually doing cuz you can find it with a very simple search there's a couple places um even an iBot you can ask them if a if an organization is a 501c3 or 4 or whatever it is under the 5018 code it'll come up like that but you want that document from the IRS because if you have people that are using our facilities and they get a waved fee it's fair but I don't think it's fair that we're waving fees for people that aren't actually a 501c certified by the IRS code also that gives us the opportunity to know that donations are going to them can be written off by people that actually

067donate to them so you know because if you donate to an organization and they're not really certified or on the list of 501 the a code you can't write that off on your taxes so that was my concern and my concern is about um um garnering garnering revenue for the district like you know I can come up to you and say I'm a 501c3 how do you know unless we're given that thing so that was my concern specifically for the pto's once a year they're going to have to submit it to us because once get it you're kind of in compliance for the year so we're going to be drafting something Magan I is when we discuss so the new form is in circulation currently has nothing to do with that but for any other

068organization that is not a PTO uh they're going to have to submit it on you know On Demand right because we we we do have a vendor that we we partner with to do for the wrestling um and it's great but like I've I've been on this board for 13 years I'm still trying to find out what the wrestling team gets from that organization and I know you have the information that's another thing for another day for another committee but I just any less burdened for your office after all the debacles that we've been going through will help you out um it just takes a search and but that organization should be able to prove the burden on them that it's got to be their role it's got to be their role so like I

069said we will have a letter going out um Maggie and I are working on it I'm going to send it out to all the HSA whoever I can get in contact from the hsas I'll send it to the principal so they can forward as well they have better contact information and the board will see a copy of the letter as well and one other thing I spoke to Danny and length on this whole subject on the HSA booster club meetings because we're going to try to break free and let the HSA have their own time and the booster club have their own time for the for the booster the hsas that are need help we were going to try to uh petition to the older more established hsas to give them a hand and like

070if anybody from or the administration can help them steer them in the right direction on what they to do because a lot of times we get a rollover all the time of brand new parents on those hsas that don't know what they need to do so that was one of the suggestions I came up with Danny but you know so when we meet Mark I guess and talk about it all right thank you thank you anyone else question president Mion Santiago so um on the PTO so you're saying Mr shahada that you guys are working on something to ask the pto's I just want to understand why we're asking them if you're to prove that you are 5013c is that what we are asking them correct so um and as practice by the board is

071that we do not collect a fee for the use of facilities for nonprofits right um you know we're under the impression that all hsas PTO ptas what whatever they want to be called nowadays um are nonprofits we've had some debacles as Miss bassford said so we're going to try to streamline the process and ensure that everybody isn't if they not you know Maggie Miss Miller will be drafting a letter that if we do not get this you're going to be charged the fee you still use the building but whatever the cost is for that facility that's you're printing will be you'll be charged for it great great so it's because we are waving a fee and you will prove that you're 5013c and we will wave it correct but if you're not you're going to

072get charged a fee correct but you're still using the facility we are not declining your usage of the facility so this is all so whether you're 5013 or not you still are going to use it potentially so long as you're within our policy within the guidelines of our policy it's just that we're not going to charge you for exactly right um great do we have any idea how many of our HR H hsas pto's are you don't have to know but I would assume most of them are not a 5013c potentially or or do we know I would say a good majority 80% I would bet good money on that that there are in compliance in our 5013 C's that are currently active Okay so either they're going to go take on the burden of

073becoming a 5013c if they want the fee waved but I'm just thinking like we're going to now potentially those that are not 5013 C's which maybe you're saying that number they're either going to go out there or they're not going to do it and they're just going to pay the fee and still use the facility so there is nothing in our policy that specifically outlines that nonprofits are exempt from a fee uh I can make the recommendation to the board to the facilities committee on a caseby Case basis um obviously it's much easier if they just are 501c3 so I can kind of just skip all that and put on the agenda but you know the board is very generous and accommodating so I'm pretty sure if I do make that request on a you

074know on a semi-regular basis you guys would comply with that request yeah and and just to be clear we we we have no requirement that the PTO must be a 5013c no we're just doing this because of waving a fear or not the generosity of okay thank [Music] you yes commissioner I was going to say I agree with Miss bassford what she mentioned before when I was working in the University setting we were a nonprofit in order to attend some college fairs we would have to submit that we are a 501c3 um as well as our insurance and all that that way we wouldn't have to pay the extra tax on it so I think it's a great idea not just pto's in general so that's all I want to say thank you yeah M

075BR yeah thank you Mr President if if they if they if they are not a 501c3 you know if there's somebody who would be willing you know to to assist them with with getting that certification or whatever I don't know what it costs to to do that it's 75 for the state of New Jersey the IRS it's free yeah I can I'm I'm sure they would reach out if they don't have uh knowledge on how to go about that right I'd connect them with Miss bassford I connect them with another HSA president who's in compliance with the 501c3 guidelines thank you um M Mr Paris the reason why I brought this up is because it's just like special education versus um general education what you offer one you have to offer the other if we're

076offering these wave fees for certain individuals and we're assuming that everybody's compliant if we had a company uh say Mr brunak was a a company came in and he says I'm I'm nonprofit and he's really not and somebody else got win that we did that we could be putting ourselves at liability we're just trying to clean out we're trying to clean up our books and make everything Fair that's what that was my role with this from the very beginning when I brought it up to people but um there's on the HSA committee there's a really group of really nice PE a great group of dedicated people and they have been reaching out from um Miss Patrick developed this Google Calendar and this shared they have an actual entity where they talk to each other like

077a a chat they've been helping each other out and it's been very very collaborative and very um therapeutic I mean they're really helping each other out so I'm sure if like we got on one of our HSA meetings and we said you know somebody raise their hand I need help they will jump in and they'll show them what to do so it's it's it's a really group good group of people but the problem is the rollover when you get a new group in the old group does the new group doesn't know what the old group did and that's the problem very good thank you anyone else okay um again we're going a little bit out of order here but uh assistant superintendent jagaro will'll make some comments before we move on to some voting thank

078you president Paris uh for this month's superintendent report we'd like to start with an update on the summer enrichment in academic programs I'd like to say that Clifton schools are bustling with activity and and creativity especially highlighted by the IC program summer uh IC summer program held at school 3 this year just this morning at the newly renovated School 3 Auditorium our students delivered an outstanding performance to the musical Finding Nemo showcasing their talents with Grace and enthusiasm from the band to the string to the ukulele ensembles their dedication and skills were truly impressive each summer it's remarkable to witness the incredible achievements of our students and staff in such a brief period of time and this year was no exception so in the spirit of Show Business heartfelt Bravo goes out to all that

079contributed today's performance in this year's program at our elementary schools including School 17 School 4 and the 12 Annex uh we're currently offering programs such as Jump Start program for Rising kindergarteners Title One enrichment programs for ELA math and stem and title three ESL classes uh this August School 17 will also be hosting a writing camp for Middle School age students uh this summer at Clifton High School uh the summer programs include a Middle School academic Academy and title 3 ESL support for grades 6 to 12 project atalante a college readiness and dual enrollment program for Spanish-speaking elll students occurs daily at Kan University and will actually be continuing throughout the course of the school year our special education students are supported through the extended school year or esy program at school 16 and cabb

080and we actually provide our students with virtual options uh that include a student accelerated academic summer uh support and high intensity tutoring for grades 3 through five a credit recovery program for students in grades 6 through 12 in partnership with the northern region Educational Services Commission at an upcoming board meeting uh facilitated by Janina cus our assistant superintendent of curriculum instruction we will have the opportunity to experience presentations that that highlight a range of these programs showcasing the impressive learning and enjoyment of our students over the summer moving on to Athletics in the marching band uh starting with Athletics our summer season and session is in full swing coaches have been running our camps clinics competing in leagues uh they've also been utilizing our new stadium wait room for strength and conditioning sessions uh we

081are about to come into what's called a no contact period known as the blackout period it's scheduled from August 3rd to August 11th and during this time no athletic activities are to take place what this does it provides our both our student athletes and our coaches with a well-deserved time off during the summer but immediately following the blackout period simply put it it's game on our football and girls tennis team will begin on August 12th and our cross country gymnastics boys and girls soccer teams and girls volleyball teams will start competing and practicing on August 19th what we're most excited about with Athletics is we wanted to share the fact that over 500 physicals uh were processed this summer just reflecting the strong interest and importance of Athletics here in our one clipton Community moving

082on to the marching band we like to say the members of the show band of the Northeast are looking forward to getting started with band camp kicking off on Monday August 19th in addition to performing at football games uh this upcoming season highlights will include a per performing at the athenia Business Association Street Fair on Sunday September 15th uh participating in the Clifton Halloween parade on Sunday the October 27th the north Jersey band festival at Clifton Stadium on also on Sunday October 27th uh West Milford tattoo on Saturday November 19th the clipton Veterans Day Parade on Sunday November 10th and a performance under the lights on Wednesday November 27th uh we look forward to the upcoming season and wish director snki and the the marching band as well as all the coaches and student athletes

083the best of luck this season and we will definitely all be there to support you speaking about sports and a little bit of world news one of my own personal uh personal favorite topics uh tomorrow is the start of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Paris right uh here close to 11,000 athletes representing 206 countries compete in 329 events and 32 Sports over a 19-day period uh what I found to be uh somewhat entertaining this year is the fact that Opening Ceremonies do take place on the 26th featuring a torch Bearer who epitomizes the spirit of athletic competition and instantly brings to mind the excitement of the Olympics it's the one the only Snoop Dog I just found that to be interesting for the Summer Olympics and wanted to share that fun fact with

084our committee but I do encourage everybody to take some time to watch this incredible athletic spectacle and and truthfully take the time to share in the joy as these World Club athletes stand on the podium get the medals presented to them that they've worked so incredibly hard for and and above all else listen to their national anthems played for all the year and finally and I'm saving the best for last I'm I'm pleased to share some exciting news with our community on July 16th in a private and dignified ceremony Mr ammed shahada our esteemed assistant superintendent of business was officially appointed to the State Board of Education Amed secured what is referred to as a senatorial courtesy where senators in his County had had to endorse his nomination before it actually proceeds to the Judiciary

085Committee on June 28th he interviewed and testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was confirmed by the state senate later that day typically a process like this can take months or or even a full year uh this was an extremely accelerated process and highlights the ties that he has in Trenton ahed is not only the youngest current member of the State Board of Education but also as the youngest to ever serve in this capacity uh we are immensely proud of this significant milestone in his career and are grateful to have a representative from Clifton serving in Trenton this prestigious appointment is a testament to amed's exceptional dedication expertise and unwavering commitment to advancing educational standards within the state as a member of the State Board of Education AED will play a crucial role in shaping

086policies and initiatives that will impact schools and students most importantly across New Jersey so please join me in congratulating oned in this remarkable [Applause] achievement we are no we we are confident that your leadership and your vision will contribute significantly to the future of Education in our state and that concludes this month's superintendence report um in the tradition I've seem to start this meeting with we're going to again jump a little bit around we're going to vote next on uh Personnel the items under Personnel that's under B and the items are numbered one through 45 45 so I'm looking for a motion to approve motion second okay motion to approve by uh commissioner brunak second by commissioner Suarez Mr shahada roll call oh discussion anyone sorry saying none roll call please miss bassford yes I

087abstain on P38 and P39 my name only Mr brunak yes P except P38 abstaining my name only Mr Mia yes substain on P38 my name only M Santiago yes substain on P3 8939 uh missano yes abstaining on P38 P39 my name only miss Warz yes abstaining on P38 and P39 my name and Amed Shahara vice president Danny yes abstaining um on P38 and P39 my name only President Paris yes abstaining on 38 and my name only on 38 and 39 motion carries thank you congratulations to our current our new interim superintendent Mr Mark [Applause] Jenaro that's one of the re that's why we uh changed the voting order here a bit uh we wanted Mr Jenaro to get right into his role we're very fortunate that in Dr Roberto's absence we have such a competent

088assistant superintendent that can jump in and continue the great work that Administration and this board does and uh like to turn it over to you for some comments at this point Thank You president parison the Board of Education I'm going to keep the first part of of this brief as the focus following the recent passing of personnel really should not be on me but I do need to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Dr Rober toi for recommending me and of course our Board of Education Commissioners for approving my role as Acting Superintendent in in his absence additionally I extend my heartfelt thanks to the entire one clipton Learning Community for their trust their support and confidence in me I am honored to temporarily step into this vital role and serve our district

089to the best of my ability I'd also like to thank everyone who has reached out to extend their congratulations and well- wishes your support has been greatly appreciated in this time but the best part of all of this has been that common theme echoed throughout all these communications and that quote we are here to support you in whatever you need and that just truly that that that type of support truly embodies our Mantra of one Clifton but really where the focus for tonight should be right now is on the individuals were just appointed as an acting principal assistant principles and administrative interns and they've put in the grind to achieve their goals in in obtaining these administrative positions I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and congratulate Megan Fitzpatrick Karina Vega Andrew Rosado

090Nicole petrala Anthony luzy and uh Courtney on their appointments to assistant principal and administrative intern as well as Mr tus Patrician who has been appointed to the acting principal role at school 15 14 14 I'm sorry I'm sorry Dr baton Walker I saw the the glare from the back what I'd like to also highlight is that all seven of these newly appointed team members have been what we affectionally refer to as Cadets in our administrators Academy and they've been cadets for the past two years one of which continue to attend those Academy trainings even while being out during a a maternity leave for those of you who don't know the administrators Academy is our in-house training and professional development opportunity for our current and aspiring administrators uh this platform provides participants with the Essential Knowledge

091and Skills about policies laws procedures necessary to serve in administrative roles uh through the academy Cadets gain insight to the inner workings of the district as well as information specific to State and and federal mandates I'm even further pleased to announce that over the past 2 years 11 out of the 13 administrative positions including acting principles assistant principales supervisors and admin interns have been filled by Academy Cadets with an additional Tu cets earning administrative positions in other districts specific to the success of this initiative simply put I'd say the the proof is in the pudding uh we would like to thank the Board of Education and Dr roboy for their support of admin Academy as well as all the presenters who generously share their knowledge and expertise with the cadets but what we have here

092with us this evening are three of the four newly appointed assistant principles Miss Megan Fitzpatrick who will be assigned to school 14 Miss Karina Vega who will be assigned to school 12 Miss Nicole patala who will be assigned to the ca be building and Mr terce patrian again who will be appointed to the acting principal at School 14 uh Mr Rosado who will be assigned to school number 13 will speak at next month's meeting as he's currently on a family vacation at Disney uh what we thought would have been fun for him to call in remotely from Star Wars Galaxy Edge and Hollywood Studios preferably with the Millennium fulcon in the background we decided to give him the night off to enjoy some family time so again to our seven new administrative team members congratulations

093we are so very proud of you and at this time I'd like to invite uh any of you to come up and say a few words to the Board of Education good evening Mr Jenaro president Paris vice president Dr Dany and Commissioners I am deeply honored and humble to accept the position of interm assistant principal of CA B I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the board and the administration for this incredible opportunity your trust and confidence in me mean the World Clifton has been my professional home for the past 21 years and I am incredibly thankful for the opportunities it has afforded me I have had the privilege of teaching BSI as well as first second and third grade and for the past 5 years serving as an elementary language arts literacy coach

094each role has enriched my career and allowed me to grow as an educator I am also profoundly grateful for my unwavering support of my family my husband and I are both graduates of Clifton High School class of 1998 and 1999 and it's a joy to see our children following in our footsteps with our oldest Jacob set to graduate in 2028 our middle child Patrick in 2029 and our youngest Nicholas in the class of 2036 a special thank you to my supervisor for the past 5 years Dr cropac for your guidance and mentorship your support has been instrumental in my journey and I will be forever thankful for you to the literacy team AKA The Literacy Buzz working with all of you has been an absolute pleasure your dedication passion and teamwork have made a significant

095impact on our students literacy development and I am beyond grateful for each of you thank you to my building principal Mrs zagorski your guidance and support throughout the years have been invaluable I would also like to take the moment to congratulate Mr shahada on his appointment to the State Board of Education this is a tremendous achievement and we are all proud to have you representing our community at the state level I would like to extend my prayers and well wishes to Dr razi on a speedy recovery I am excited to embark on the new chapter and look forward to working together to continue fostering a nurturing and dynamic learning environment for our students thank you everyone again and have a wonderful night [Applause] good evening all I wanted to extend my sincerest gratitude to the

096board president Mr Allan Paris vice president Dr Lucy Dany the board Commissioners superintendent of schools Dr Rober toy and assistant superintendent Mr Jenaro Miss Janina kovich and Mr shahada for appointing me as the assistant principal for school 12 through the program of admin Academy I had the opportunity to be the the administrative intern at school 12 this year I'm pleased to continue my journey as an administrator alongside my admin team Mrs kenning and Miss Ray as I step into this role I'm filled with enthusiasm and a strong commitment to fostering an environment where both students and teachers can Thrive education has always been my passion and I'm excited to collaborate with our dedicated team of Administrators staff parents and Community to support our students growth and success a very special thank you to my parents

097my husband and my kids or my Vega circus as I like to call them for being my main line of support thank you to my mentor Dr B Walker principal of school 15 for continuously providing authentic support guidance and feedback throughout my time at school 15 and Beyond I may not be a Clifton resident but Clifton has truly become my second home thank you once again for this incredible opportunity I look forward to working with all of you to achieve our shared goals and make meaningful impacts on the lives of our students and school Community thank you very [Applause] much good evening everyone thank you president Paris vice president Danny board Commissioners Dr Rober toy Mr Jenaro Mr shahada Miss Kus levage uh Central Administration and my Clifton colleagues for this distinguished opportunity to serve

098serve as the assistant principal of school 14 20 years ago I was a senior at Clifton High I'm a Clifton girl born and raised and while that year was the last year I officially wore my Clifton cheerleading uniform I found that during my last 14 years here in the district I still remain one of the biggest Mustang cheerleaders rooting for my students our colleagues and our district through my journey here in Clifton uh during my 12 years working as a self-contained teacher at school n and my time at woodro Wilson Middle school as an in-class support teacher and a Special Olympics coach it has been my greatest passion to continue promoting academic emotional and social successes for our special needs population this last year I was afforded the opportunity to serve as the administrative intern

099at school one through that experience as well as admin Academy I am eager to enter this next phase of my career at School 14 and to have the opportunity to support our students and staff in a new capacity as well as working out with Mr patrici I to extend my deepest gratitude to my many mentors Through The Years who have guided me through my journey to Administration Mr Orlando Mrs Rosetti Mr Jagger Mr Menin Mrs bro Mrs Romeo our fabulous Central Administration and my supervisors at the special services department thank you to my family especially my parents my brothers and sister-in-laws my grandma who's watching at home hi Graham um and who've supported me and encouraged my dream for becoming a teacher since I was 5 years old uh growing up school school was always

100a place I felt cared for and supported in large part because of the leadership of my principal and my teachers that I admired since walking into kindergarden leaving them in the dust as I began my educational career I I continue to have that dedicated passion to be that person and have that lasting impact not only now in the school 14 Community but as our Clifton Community as a whole so thank you again for this opportunity I am so eager to get started and continue my journey here in Clifton my home since I was born so thank [Applause] you good evening I'm honored to serve as a acting principal School 14 and thank you for entrusting me with this leadership raw um this going to be my sixth or seventh year uh School 14 and it's

101all under Jason habitan leadership I want to thank him for his guidance and support and for building the values that are there at School 14 uh it's big shoes to fill I'm confident I'll do well I going to wish him continued success in his next building um but I'm really here for our new vice principal Megan I heard very nice things about her and I'm here on behalf School 14 to welcome her to our new home thank you everybody that's it well thank congratulations and thank you all um okay let me get ourselves back on track here get myself back on track we're going to the adopt the minutes from our last meeting of June 13th 2024 motion to adopt second by commissioner bassford second by commissioner siano uh roll call Mr shihada please M

102bassford yes yes Mr brunak yes Mr Mia yes Mr Santiago yes siano yes Mr Suarez yes vice president Danny yes president Paris yes motion carries thank you I'm going to hold my comments till the end any unfinished business at this point that we need to discuss okay seeing none uh commissioner bassford could you please read our expression of condolence thank you president Paris just let me get there you go whereas on July 20th 2024 the community noted with sorrow the passing of Lorraine Hall and whereas Miss Hall would had served the Clifton Board of Education and the children of Clifton faithfully and conscientiously for 35 years Miss Hall was a kindergarten teacher at school 5 third and fifth grades at school 4 and fifth grade at school 8 before retiring now therefore be it resolved

103that this resolution be forwarded to herried family to serve as an in an expression of the great Regard in which Miss Hall has held was held by the Board of Education the Administration Employees and the pupils of the clipton public schools and be it further resolved that the contents of this resolution be noted in its in their entirety in the official minutes of the Clifton Board of Education for future Generations to peruse uh dated July 25th also I just want a side note um it was very nice to see in her obituary that they asked for donations to a different organization and then the other donation was to give uh to the clipton board of education for therapy dogs so thank you very much for your generosity and thinking about a program that helps our

104children thank you thank you commissioner bassador uh this we'll be moving on to the our public recognition part of our meeting uh this portion of the meeting is open to the residents and non-residents of Clifton for the purpose of addressing any subject matter pertinent to Andor directly related to the operation of the Clifton Public School District residents and non-residents are requested to sign the register provided for this purpose and to State their names addresses and subject matter comments are limited to five minutes per person issues raised by members of the public may or may not be responded to by the board all comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate the board asks that members of the public be courteous and mindful of the rights of other individuals when

105speaking specifically comments regarding students and employees of the board are discouraged and will not be responded to by the board students and employees have specific legal rights afforded by the laws of New Jersey the board Bears no responsibility nor will it be liable for any comments made by the members of the public members of the public should consider their comments in light of the legal rights of those affected or identified in their comments and be aware that they are legally responsible and liable for their comments in addition the Clifton Board of Education wishes to congratulate Mr shahada on his recent appointment to the state New Jersey State Board of Education since becoming a member of the State Board Mr shahada has received a number of phone calls and inquiries regarding state board business or matters

106that may be before it while while we are pleased to have Mr shahad serve in this important role it is necessary that during regular business hours he devote his time and attention to Clifton Board matters some of you may wish to direct comments and questions to Mr shahad during this public comment portion of our meeting please be reminded that we are here to address Clifton Board of Education matters while you are free to comment on State Board of Education matters please be reminded that all comments must be directed to me as the chair furthermore please understand that Mr shahada is not trying to be rude or evasive however he will not respond to any such comments or questions as his participation in this meeting is as the assistant superintendent of business and board secretary for

107the Clifton Public School District we appreciate your understanding is there anyone who' like to anyone virtually want virtual motion to close to close commissioner Mahia second by commissioner Santiago um anyone here like to make any comments this evening of course s well good evening I'm l l lman I'm the president of the CE first of all I want to extend our congratulations to Ahmed shahada for a fantastic placement I heard a while ago that this would be happening so I'm very proud of you you'll do wonders for the kids for the state of New Jersey and that's the most important thing so the other thing there's a couple of things so pride and fast grants are now open for all the teachers and pars that are listening so please make sure you contact Martha or

108rock at school 12 because we have $70,000 to spend so please make sure you contact her set up specific ideas for your grants the next thing is as you know Clifton is involved in the Labor Management collaboration so through njaa and Nea we were invited to California the end of June so I got a beautiful letter from from the California labor Institute so it says Dear laurian team we wanted to extend our heartfelt thanks to you and your team for attending the 2024 California Labor Management initiative summer Institute your presence and active participation were crucial in making this event a resounding success we are immensely proud of the dedication and enthusiasm your team demonstrated throughout the instit your commitment to fostering collaborative relationships and improving educational outcomes is truly inspiring so we're going to take

109this on the road I'm just letting you know because we are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to Labor Management collaboration so I want to thank the board for allowing um the administrators to attend so it was Martha Andrea Rock Dr Danny Rober toy Rachel capy Laura zagorski Ahmad hamda and Michael Texa and myself so I want to thank you again for letting us attend as well as Janina kusal levich sorry Janina all right so we had a great time we brought our information to California and we're farther ahead than California is and they've been doing this for 10 years so we have a great board we have great um administrators we have great teachers professionals that are all involved in this so I can't thank everybody enough for all of their

110um all of their ideas and solutions to so many issues so thank you again thank you anyone else wish to speak see no one motion to close motion motion by commissioner brunak second second by commissioner Suarez next up is finance and Facilities section c looking for a motion to approve items 1 through 2 I'll make that motion motion by commissioner second by commissioner Mahia any discussion roll call Mr shahad M bassford uh yes and no F10 yes or all no to F10 Mr brunak yes Mr Mia yes Mr Santiago yes missano yes I'm staining on f119 935 Tomahawk promotions because of my business relationship M Wars yes vice president Danny a yes no to F10 president Paris yes motion carries okay next is education Administration section d items one through 26 motion to approve motion

111motion by commissioner second second by commissioner brunak any discussion Mr Shad roll call please M bassford yes Mr brunak yes everything except ea1 18 no on ea1 18 Mr M yes M Santiago yes Mr siano yes M Warz yes vice president Danny yes president Paris yes motion carries thank you um board member comments are next and if my record keeping is cor correct commissioner bassford will be first up hi good evening um thank you very much for everyone that came out tonight it was so it was great to see everybody um here to honor their family member for their academic I mean for their um their promotions it's really good to see some of our Lon students from knowing them from when they were little children to blossom into such a a great employee and

112dedicated to our children I and I've seen her work on our HSA committee and and just recently doing stuff for the um HSA booster club committee I was really really just happy to see that um I attended the I I program today um to see the string the band and the play Finding Nemo it was just extraordinary the talent that we have in this district is amazing and it was nice to be in a cool redone Auditorium I'm very proud of uh seeing the uh the fruit of the labor for the referendum um cons condolences to um Miss schep and her family on the loss of her mother as as I've come to know her from my children having her in high school but more so with the story she shares at the academic Awards

113dinner of her mother I felt like I know the woman firsthand and I'm very sorry about your loss to the whole family especially uh the shackle family on the loss of um your your your loved one um my deepest condolences um I'd like to uh congratulate the board of education on the award on the Dual award from the state and the general assembly on that resolution um never in the 13 years that I've sit in these chairs because I've you know moved around a lot alphabetically um that I would ever think that the board become certified so to me that is such a moving Monumental accomplishment um thank you to Dr Rosie boli for honoring me in that way I um when I met you I never knew that our paths would intertwine for the

114advancement of public education especially with the special education World last but not least that was some disclaimer I awesome and I appreciate everything you do I most ly appreciate the fact that you are going to be shaping the administrative code for the state of New Jersey chapter 14 but mostly chapter 14 6A which is where my passion lies I look forward to great things from you I know you will bring them your communication since you've been sitting in that role has really blown me out of the water you answer me we argue at times we get a little testy with each other but at the end of the day I am so confident that your role here and then down there you'll know how to separate them for that disclaimer I appreciate whoever worked on

115that in collaboration with you guys and I hope that our community understands that when you're here you're here and you know how to divide that hat and I'm confident that you will divide it but I am so thrilled that chapter 146a will be in your hands and I will be bothering you every day when I see something that I need to quot point you to your attention to so congratulations and serve us all well in the state of New Jersey we are so grateful that we have a voice now at the real table thank you good night commissioner Brak thank you Mr President I want to start off with a prayer for Dr Rober toy oh Lord we surrender ourselves to you and ask for help we cannot guide Dr Rober toy any further you

116are with Him post surgery today you're our creator and you've breathed life into us please Grant Dr Roberto a successful recover y so that so that he may make it full recovery to continue to glorify you bless the hands of the doctors nurses and their work today and please help them heal Dr Robert toy amen amen amen and I want to express my S sincere congrats to Mr shahada I'm being appointed to the State Board of Education this young man just recently joined our Administration as an assistant ba and a short period of time is now assisted superintendent of business if Dr Robert toy did not believe in Mr Shah's skill set and vision for our district I promise you he would not be here today this is a man of integrity and a high

117caliber high quality human being I urge everyone who may be concerned of his appointment that they Reserve their judgment until they see his voting record if there's anyone who knows the puls of Art District the most among them is Mr shahada I I believe he will be voting in favor of what is best for the students in Clifton Public Schools congrats again Mr shahada also thank you to the generous Anonymous donation to the school 12 HSA over $188,000 donation to to school 12 HSA and that is a tough tough school and uh I just all the generosity that that people have for this District can't thank you enough finally I'm hoping that all you students out there are enjoying your summer so far thank you for your time and God bless America have a good

118night everybody Alan I forgot something Dr D get better we need you no no insult I'm but take care of yourself please sorry Comm M um good evening everybody hope everyone's having a great day so far unfortunately I wasn't able to make it down today to watch the plays I ran out of out of days out of vacation day sick days from all the days I've been using throughout the year so unfortunately I wasn't able to attend but hopefully this upcoming once the new year starts in August 1st I get all my days back and I get to attend all these great events again um it's really hard to do all that because you know I'm young I'm working really hard every day and unfortunately I don't have all the time in the world like

119most of my colleagues to attend all these other events um but thank you either way for the invitations I'd like to congratulate all the fall student athletes who are currently working really hard out in the sun um I was driving past the other day by the stadium and I saw many of them run and I said to myself I remember those days running up and down up and down so tiring um and I wish them the best of luck especially because I know hopefully this year we go as far as we did last year if not farther um I also want to congratulate all of our newly appointed administrators to their positions this up coming year also I like to congratulate Mr shahada as well as getting a position on this year's State Board of

120Education and funny enough I'd like to also congratulate Mr Jango um in this time where Dr Robert toy he's in the hospital I'm going through some things here and there but you know Mr jenera was my vice principal back in in middle school so for me is really eye opening to be able to work and collaborate with him hand onand um so I wish you the best of luck thank you thank you commissioner Mia uh commissioner Santiago thank you president Paris um yes uh Dr Robert toy continuing to pray for you I'm glad you are on the mend um uh get back soon Mr Jenaro congrats and um we are in capable hands thank you very much for all your efforts and your work Mr shihada congratulations again um awesome job um I just wanted

121to say congratulations again to all of our graduates last month um and I want to thank all the staff and everybody involved it's a it's a big undertaking but those who coordinate it and those who were involved that day it runs like clockwork it's amazing it's very efficient we have a lot of student 700 or whatever it is and it's like it's like clockwork so um kudos to everybody involved it was really good um just want to say that July is uh Ada pride month and what that uh celebrates and recognizes is the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act um and it just recognizes um it celebrates the rights of those with disabilities as as all of our rights are the same and and celebrates all their their contributions so um happy uh ada8

122pride month um thank you to assemblywoman boli for coming and recognizing our our board I really appreciate that thank you very much um congrats to all of our staff who was promoted keep up the good work um oh I knew what it was so uh we also have uh a summer graduation August 9th which I'm really excited about it's the first time we're going to have that so we have a handful if you will of students who you know maybe are one class were one class behind walking couldn't walk but did that work this summer and they passed that class one or two classes and just a month later they get their diploma but they don't have that big celebration so I'm really excited that we're going to give this to those uh students to

123recognize them cuz um what they still what they did is just as important as what everybody else did a month ago and also to celebrate that with their families so I'm looking forward to that it's August 9th thank you so much good night thank you commissioner s uh siano thank you president Paris I want yeah that's it I want to express How Deeply honored I was to hand out diplomas for the first time to the Clifton High School graduating class of 2024 it was truly a special occasion for everyone it was made even more meaningful to me by presenting diplomas to several individual I've known for a few years grown close to and my cousin uh to the graduates I wish you all the best as you move forward may your time in our district

124be filled with knowledge experience and fond memories that will serve you well in your future endeavors thank you Mr doctor for your report was very informative and thorough I appreciate you being on top of this and keeping us up to date congrats to the all the staff for the appointments tonight I have nothing but excitement about your roles and look forward to um all of you enhancing our district Judy I was honored to be there with you when you received your recognition that night and I'm honored tonight that I was able to be here for this also it's great to see everything that you're doing being paid uh forward to you I'm grateful to have you really answering all my questions whenever I asked really I'm just grateful to have your friendship so I would

125like to take a moment to commend Amed shahada I'm not going to be the only one that doesn't do it sir I sworn in to to the state of New Jersey Board of Education in this short time we've known each other you've become a close friend and a reliable resource you always answer my calls and text equipped with the information as if you knew I was going to be calling with those questions uh the state of New Jersey and us are fortunate to have you I believe this is just the beginning of your remarkable journey I really think that you're just destined for greatness in this field Danny Rober toy you are in my thoughts and prayers I'm hoping for your spech recovery but in the meantime even though I don't like his haircut I

126know Mark jenero is going to do us proud that's all I got for tonight thank you all and have a good night thank you commissioner Suarez thank you president Paris good evening everyone since the last time we came together I had have had the pleasure to see stepping up ceremonies that I did not realize would have me reaching for tissues it was so beautiful to witness the pride of teachers students and parents as they celebrated their not so little mature and progress towards Middle School it was in it also was a sincere pleasure to witness our high school seniors graduate I felt so honored to support the efforts in congratulating them as they proudly walked across the stage I could not stop smiling and congratulations to the summer graduates as well and speaking of smiling

127this morning my cheek cheeks were hurting from being Amazed by the talent showcased in The Amazing Finding Nemo performance put on by the IC program the musicians were incredible I thought it was such a nice touch to have high school students be teachers assistants to conduct many of the music pieces and to wrap it all up was the funny and entertaining musical Finding Nemo the children were spectacular and it was such a sweet treat to watch thank you to all who made the IC program happen what a treasure for the Clifton Community lastly and certainly not least I would like to express my sincere honor and privilege to have witnessed my colleague friend and partner Mr ammed shahada for being appointed by Governor Murphy to be a member of the New Jersey State Board of

128Education earlier this year within board meetings on multiple occasions I have shared my appreciation and admiration for clion School District administration because their commitment and dedication to and for our students was so evident to me having our very own assistant superintendent of business being appointed to serve on the state level is further evidence of the commitment and dedication our Administration has for not only our students in Clifton but for public educ as a whole I am honored to serve in this board alongside Mr shahana because I know his heart and mind is geared towards advocating for the well-being of all students in Clifton and all over New Jersey I would like to publicly congratulate Amed shahada for his new role as New Jersey Board of Education member thank you everyone for your time I truly

129hope that you are all enjoying your summer and I look forward to meeting again next month and my prayers to Dr Robert toy and your speedy recovery thank you everyone thank you uh Comm uh vice president Danny uh so Dr Robert toy definitely speedy recovery um May everything go well uh Mr shahada congratulations I don't want to keep going on with what everybody said but uh definitely have yes continue okay so I I've I've seen you know the level of commitment that you put into this job and your attention to detail and I am sure that on the State Board you will put that 125% 200% and our voices will be heard and I think that that is great for you for Clifton um for just the state uh so congratulations again Mr Jenaro I

130know that we are in good hands um I've spoken to you a few times and and I know that you really care and you're passionate about the district and so I think that you know you will do great in his absence um Judy we've been on this board for our whole entire year yes yes for our whole entire term of terms together so um and I know personally how helpful you have been um in special education issues um personally for what you've done for my family thank you and um you know it's nice that you were recognized um congratulations to all the newly appointed vice principal and the principal um I sure that um you will do well since you many of you were in the interim position and your guidance that you spoke about

131those that have helped you um so congratulations again and to all the Clifton School Employees I hope that you are somehow finding a little time even if you are in the building to rest for the teachers for those even students that you're just enjoying the remainder of the summer thank you thank you Dr Danny well it's it's hard to go last and not repeat anything but there are some things worth repeating um one is congratulations to Mr shahada the State Board of Education has gotten an unbelievably competent commissioner to to represent well I know you represent more than us but you're one of ours so we feel we we feel you're you're on the team but um congratulations to you it's it's an amazing accomplishment um the youngest board member in the history of New

132Jersey that's absolutely amazing well I wish you all the best and success in that role um congratulations to all our new administrators and thank you for stepping up for our kids um condolences to the shm and whole families on your losses um congratulations to the staff and student helpers that were responsible really for the result of this IC program that we witnessed today the result was amazing the kids were amazing The talent's Amazing um my granddaughter was a participant uh she's a little one she wasn't in the the Musical part but she she absolutely loved science and music and the Arts every day uh it's a fantastic program and um wouldn't be possible without the wonderful staff and student helpers that are a part of it uh to Mr Jenaro I like your haircut thank

133you congratulations and thank you for stepping up and being able to take us through this time uh you got some big shoes to fill literally and figuratively um but we really appreciate you taking on this responsibility and helping us and last but not at least to Dr Robert toy I hope he isn't seeing this right now um but if he is who have you ever yeah if he is or if he plays it back at some point uh just want him to to know all the care and love that we have for him we miss him greatly um we wish him the speediest recovery and uh but take your time get it done right and uh come back and will be stronger than ever okay that's all I have uh new business would be next

134if there's any new business I have a question about the graduation um because I have to adjust my work schedule uh 10 how long you think it will take uh I would venture no more than an hour okay the big one is done in like minutes so we should be either get in early or stay late but I can make up my time thank you any any other business comments okay seeing none we'll move to uh executive session at this point we do have a number of issues that are Personnel issues um action will be taken and it should take approximately 30 minutes we should be back and I do I need a motion to motion to uh executive session by commissioner brunak seconded by commissioner Sian Mr 10 minute five minute break five minute

135break sure e e e what's up conratulations thanks I appreciate it year students orinal and without [Music] chy NY [Applause] h know [Music] by a popular artist so this was one of our groups with our older kids in middle school and they didn't really we wrot a lot of songs together but they really really want so I was like I love them and we have a little surprise we have two singers in this class and AC of featuring and [Music] you [Music] yeah he was what was you [Music] you [Music] heart [Music] I you [Music] each [Music] [Applause] I have to say my favorite part about that Group performing that song you probably don't realize it but that's set of that we usually but we had two or three students and I found this I

136Tau myself the glass and it and like of course they really just completely wowed me in like this second week just teaching themselves all of these on the [Music] instrument I'm going set up next gr we [Music] have get start [Music] St trouble okay e like so our last song before we came off with our Str group our second hotong writer and this song is very special I as do so we wrote a song about IC uh it's kind of like our song Rocket I hi chewy [Music] and [Music] conat [Music] youil [Music] I am [Music] [Applause] learning e department has to offer eved an emergency to the front view of the a at this time we all elect devices as and performers on stage if you need to leave the please toam we thank

137you again for supporting our program on the of students te enjoy the show good morning everybody how are we here today you are in hey Mark Mr Mecca being reported yet you are it'll be on our meeting 3 through eight ex yep what is that got to do that first are we are we ready to go yeah Mark okay okay we're back uh roll call Mr shahada M bassford here Mr brunak here kova Mr Mia here M Santiago here M Tiano here Mr Warz here vice president Danny here president president Paris here we have a quorum okay um we're back from executive session uh would like to make a motion to approve under executive session items number two through 8 motion motion to approve by commissioner Suarez I'll second second by commissioner bassford any discussion

138okay roll call Mr shod M bassford yes Mr brunak yes from here yes Santiago yes obain on ex8 M siano yes Marez yes vice president Danny yes president Paris yes abstain on ex8 also motion carries okay motion to adjourn Mo second motion by everybody second by everybody have a good see you next month meeting uh the 22 what