001Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate public notice has been given by the Secretary of the EAM Township Board of Education in the following manner. Posting written notice on the official bulletin board at the board of education office. Emailing written notice to the Burlington County Times and the Courier Post. and filing written notice with the municipal clerk of Eve Shan Township. At this time, I will read the official election results. I am pleased to announce the results of the election of the Eian Township School District Board of Education. Christa Ianelli received 12,857 votes and will serve a three-year term from 2026 to 2028. Shan Massen received 10,290 votes and will serve a three-year term from 2026 to 2028. Michael Fiser received 7,986 votes and the third highest number of votes overall and will serve
002a three-year term from 2026 to 2028. Davish Patel received 7,681 votes and will not be seated. Jason Hoy received 45,282 votes and will not be seated. William Thompson received 3,518 votes and will not be seated. There were 187 personal choice votes cast. Congratulations to Miss Ionelli, Mr. Masson, and Mr. Fischer on their elections. We appreciate their commitment to serving our community and look forward to their contributions to the board. The board would also like to thank all candidates and voters for their participation in this important process. All right. At this time, we will move on to administering the oaths of office for our new board members. If they could please rise and stand and join us here in the center of the auditorium. The oath of office will be administered by the board solicitor, Miss
003Joanna Dailyaly. Thank you, Miss Dailyaly. New board members, if you'd please take your seats. Mr. Fisher, you're over here to my left. Thank you. All right. At this time, we will uh acknowledge or do the acknowledgement of receipt of the code of ethics. So, you should all take note, board members, in front of you. You have the written code of ethics. Um I will be passing out the acknowledgement of receipt. If you can just take a moment, you'll complete this and turn this in tonight. It just simply states that you have received the code of ethics. We will receive formal training for the code of ethics at a meeting to be uh determined later during the border retreat in February. All right. So for the first time ever, Board of Education of 2026, we will
004roll call. Mr. Brown >> noted Mr. Brown is calling in this evening. Miss Mrs. Bucher >> present. >> Mr. Dearcy >> present. >> Mr. Fischer. >> Mrs. Ionelli. Mr. Compton. >> Yes. Mrs. Null >> here, >> Mr. Mass >> present. >> And Mr. Pman >> we have a full quarum. >> Mr. Conton, would you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance? All those who are able, please rise and join us in the pledge of >> allegiance. All right. At this time, I would like to uh request a motion to open the floor for nomination and election of the board president. Do I have a motion, Mr. Con? Do I have a second? >> M. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Oppos, please say nay. >> All right. The floor is
005now open for nominations for board presidents. Mr. Yates, I would like to nominate Mr. Pelman for board president. >> I noted that Mrs. Bucher Mowitz nominates Mr. Pelman. Are there any other nominations for board president? >> Mr. Compton, >> I'd like to nominate Mrs. Janice Null for president. >> Mr. Compton nominates Mrs. Janice Null. Are there any other nominations for president? All right, seeing none, I will close the floor for nominations for president. So, here's how this will work. We will do a roll call vote on each candidate in the order in which they were received. The first candidate to receive a majority vote of the quorum will be elected to our board presidency. All right, for Mr. Peelman for president, Mr. Brown, hold on one second, Mr. Brown. Um, board, we're looking for an
006affirmative or a negative, so yes or no. And there is no reason for an extension tonight on Mr. Peelman for president. Mr. Brown. Yes, >> Mrs. Butitz. >> Yes, >> Mr. Dearcy. >> No, >> Mr. Fischer. >> Mrs. Ionelli, >> no. >> Mr. Conton, >> no. >> Mrs. Null, >> no. >> Mr. Mass, >> no. >> Mr. Peeleman, that is Four votes for Mr. Pelman. Four affirmative and five negative. Mr. Pman is not elected as board president at this time. Mrs. Null. So we'll move on to Mrs. Null. The election for her for Mrs. Null as board president. Mr. Brown. >> Yes. >> Please note Mr. has changed his vote. Mr. Peeleman was a yes to Mrs. Nolles. Yes. Mrs. Ballet. >> No. >> Mr. Dearcy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fischer. Mrs. Einelli. >> Yes.
007>> Mr. Compton. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Null. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mass. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Peelman. >> Mrs. N received six votes yes or in the affirmative. Mrs. Null, congratulations. You will be our board president for the calendar year 2026. All right. At this time, I will be turning the meeting over as chair to Mrs. Null. If you'll please assume this seat and I will switch places. Thank you. At this time, I'm requesting a motion to for nominations to elect vice president of this board. Do I have a motion, Mr. Dearcy? Second. Mr. Mass. Thank you. >> At this time, the floor is now open. >> All those in favor, please say I. >> Oh, I'm sorry. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> At this time, the floor is
008open for nominations for vice president. Do I have a nomination? >> Miss N? >> Yes. >> I'd like to make a nomination. >> Yes. I'd like to nominate Miss Terry Butcher Mowitz for vice president of the board of education. >> Any other nominations for vice president? None. We go to a roll call to for the nomination of Miss Butcher Moitz to vice president. Roll call vote on Miss Ber Mowitz as vice president. Miss Ber Mowitz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marcy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fischer. >> Mrs. Ionelli. >> Yes. >> Mr. Compton. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Null. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mass. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keman. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Congratulations. Mr. >> I skipped Mr. Brown. I'm sorry. Mr. Brown, can we can we grab your vote for that, please? Yes. Thank
009you. The motion carries. This meeting will now be open to the public referencing agenda items only. However, if your questions or comments pertain to litigation, student or personnel items, or negotiations, we ask that you see the superintendent after the meeting since we do not discuss these matters in public. Please limit your comments to three minutes per person. Do we have anyone who wants to step forward for public comment on agenda items? Seeing none, we'll close that portion and move on to uh agenda items under three reorganization items. Do I have a motion to uh help me out here? I'm new at this. >> Motion. Do we have a first or a motion to approve agenda items three, reorganization items? >> Do I have a motion to approve the agenda items three? And this would be
0103.1 through 3.7. Do I have a motion for approval of these agenda items, Mr. Dearcy? Thank you. A second. Mr. Mass, thank you. At this time, we would open it up for qu questions or comments from any board members on uh referencing the items under 3.0. Any questions or comments? >> Just a quick comment about the adoption of readaptive curriculum. Just to clarify, um it is aster in there that preschool curriculums under revision which implicates or could look like no other one is. Um It's the one officially under review at this time, but the LA the ELA audit is still scheduled to be voted on at the end of this month. So, that's moving along as planned. Adoption of this tonight doesn't change anything. >> Any other questions or comments? Seeing none, roll call. >>
011Roll call on reorganization items. Mr. Brown. Mrs. Bucher Mowitz. >> Yes, >> Mr. Dear. >> Yes, >> Mr. Fischer. >> Mrs. >> Yes, >> Mr. Con. >> Yes, >> Mrs. N. >> Yes, >> Mr. Mass. >> Yes, >> Mr. Pman. >> Yes. >> The motion carries. >> Moving on to sorry for um any items of old business or new business. We do not have any items tonight. And now we'll open the floor for public comment on anything any referencing anything of interest. Any public commenters? Seeing none, we'll close that portion. Now we move to adjournment. I just want to say since, you know, I was elected president, I I didn't want to be silent and I want to say a few words that I welcome the new board members and I'm excited and looking forward
012to a good year, positive change, celebrating what we do well, and I'm looking forward to we will all work well together. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Mr. Mass, seconded by Mr. Dearcy. All in favor?