001Okay. Good evening everyone. Um, I hope everybody had a lovely day. Um, and we are going to get right into it. Um, I'm just opening up my agenda. Okay. So, pursuant to the public um, pursuant to the open public meeting act, public notice of this meeting has been given by the board secretary in the following manner. Posting on the Voorhees Township Board of Education website on April 16th, 2026. Posting written notice on the official bulletin board at the Voorhees Township Public Schools Administrative Building on April 16th, 2026. And filing written notice with the clerk of Voorhees Township on April 16th, 2026. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. 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
002and justice for all. Board secretary, will you call the roll, please? Mr. Bryce. Here. Ms. Ketover. Here. Mrs. Monaghan. Mr. Rosen. Mr. Rosner. Here. Mrs. Rudder. Here. Mrs. Smythe. Mrs. Stewart. Here. Mrs. Watson. Here. Um, public Uh the purp- The purpose of the uh the purpose of tonight's meeting is for the board to meet with Hazard Young and Associates um and Associates to discuss the timeline of the superintendent search. The board will convene to executive session after public comments. Anyone wishing to address the board, please approach I guess not the side table, raise your hand. Um and while the board is limited in its ability to respond to the public on matters involving personnel, litigation, negotiations, and attorney-client privilege, the board will now hear comments from the public. Comments are limited to 3 minutes. The
003board will not take action this evening. You will be notified at some later time by letter, electronic mail, telephone, or in the context of a later board meeting of any action the board does take. Hi, good evening everyone. Good evening. My name My name is Abel Askar. I understand that tonight's meeting is focused on reorganization and I'll be brief. I just want my to me I want I just want to make sure that our concern regarding Webster Road reassignment is on the record before final decisions are made. We understand the need to plan for capacity, but this decision appears based on projection rather than current constraints. Only a a very few number of families are requesting to remain and transportation is not a factor for us. The district has already recognized the importance of continuity
004by allowing current third and fourth grade students to remain and we respectfully ask whether a similar limited case-by-case approach could be considered for younger students going to second grade like our son who are already established at Edith Hamilton. Thank you. Thank you very much and And I'd ask I I believe you've already emailed us, but to the extent I have your name confused, could you make sure that you please email your comments to Dr. Hackett? Will do. Thank you. I see another hand, E Cat. Hi. Yes, hi. Um my name is Ekaterina Kashkina. Um thank you very much for opportunity to speak. I'm uh Igor Palashkar's wife. And I just wanted to briefly add to what was already shared by him. Um so um I would like to say that uh for some children, especially
005for those who already navigating challenges or transition, a change like this is not uh just logistical. It can significantly affect their um sense of stability, confidence, and ability to thrive. Um like for example, for our child uh who our son, he has worked hard to build that foundation at T.I. Hamilton, and for him this this transition would be particularly difficult. Um we truly hope that uh even a limited case-by-case consideration could be given. Uh thank you very much. Thank you. Same comment, please um ensure that all of your comments are provided to Dr. Hackett in written form. Yes, sure. Yes. >> so much. Well, thank you. Okay, seeing no further comments. Um the next meeting date is May 6th, 2026, 7:00 p.m. regular meeting location at the administration building. Um, can I get a motion
006to adjourn to executive session? So moved. So moved, Rudder. Second, Rosner. All in favor? I. I. I. I. I. Thank you. Thank you. We will not be returning for, I believe it's 90 minutes. So, that's it. Thank you. See everybody on the other link. Bye. Bye. Thank you. Sorry, can I get a motion to return from executive session? So moved. Second. Um, I think that's that was it. Can I get a motion to adjourn the meeting? So moved. Second. All those in favor? I. I. I. I. Are we good, Helen, or did I just make your head explode? You're you're on mute. >> mute. >> You're on mute. Unfortunately, my fingers aren't that fast on the little mouse pad. Uh, but I got it. Um, we have a first by Rosner, second by Rudder, and
007we're adjourned, right? All in favor? I. I.