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Clark Board of Education Special Meeting - September 22, 2025

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YouTube / Our Clark Media
Date
2025-09-25
Location
Union County, NJ
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Extent
662 words · about 4 min
Collected
2026-06-27

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001[Music] Uh this a public meeting of the board of education Clark public schools. Adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance with PL1975 chapter 231 that a special notice was made in conformance with section 13 of the act. Can we have the pledge to the flag, please? >> 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 all. >> Take roll call. Miss Aalonus >> here. >> Mr. Benovinga >> here. >> Mr. Breedy >> here. >> Miss Harrison >> here. >> Miss Guerrero >> here. Miss Hickman >> here, >> Mr. May >> present, >> Mr. Sorro here, >> and Mr. Dunloo >> here. >> Having nine board members, we have a quorum. >> Uh,

002the floor is not open to the public for any agenda items. Seeing none, we'll close that portion. We'll move on. Move on to personnel. Could I have a motion for item one and two? >> Malonees. >> And Miss Harris. Uh, roll call. Miss Akalonus, >> yes. >> Mr. Beninga, >> yes. >> Mr. Breedy, >> yes. >> Miss Harrison, yes. >> Miss Guerrero, >> yes. >> Miss Hickman, >> yes. >> Mr. May, >> yes. >> Mr. Surl, >> yes. >> And Mr. Duncan, >> yes. >> Motion carry. Now, can we have a motion to approve the appointment of Laura Calawire Cowire, excuse me, to fill the board CG >> to fill the board of education bank video unexpected term ending on December 31st, 2025. >> Motion. >> Okay. >> Motion >> Mr. Duncan Sloot. >> Second.

003>> And Mr. Smurl. Take a roll call. Miss Aalonus. >> Yes. >> Mr. Benvinga. >> Yep. >> Mr. Breedy, >> yes. >> Miss Harrison, >> yes. >> Miss Guerrero, >> yes. >> Miss Hickman, >> yes. >> Mr. May, >> yes. >> Mrs. Smorl, >> yes. >> And Mr. Duncan, yes. >> Motion carry. >> We now open nomination to appoint vice president for the point of order. Don't we need to um don't you need to >> swear Mrs. Caliguire in before we go further? >> Um >> to swear her in as a as a forward member. So I can vote. >> So she can vote on anything going forward. >> Good for >> Yeah, we would have to. Yes, we would have to swear in. Um, >> do we have recent? >> Do you have Do

004you have the oath? >> Um, >> hold on. >> If not, just say I do. >> I do. >> Do you Do you >> say you follow the laws of New Jersey and the laws of the state of the state of New Jersey and the federal government? I can get the old real quick if you don't have it. >> Whatever. I'm looking. I was just looking for it. >> If not, I'll just run upstairs and get it. I just print it out. >> I'll give one. >> So, while we're looking this up and while we're waiting to swear in Miss Calibire, I just want to welcome Miss Calire back to the board. Um, Miss Calibire was on the board for the first two terms that I was here. So, um, welcome back, Miss Calire. We

005we're happy that you accepted this position for the next few months. >> Can you find it? You have >> Thank you. Thank you for asking me. Thank you for your confidence. >> It's bittersweet. >> Okay. So, we'll let her read it. >> December. Actually, actually, um the mayor actually said that I can probably be done two weeks after the election is what she said. >> That's what she said. I don't know. >> No, that's not true. >> Star breaking. She she was says I say >> no that's that's absolutely not okay. >> Yeah because first we got to get your point anybody can't come on and >> we can't bring we can't bring people on earlier just because they >> okay >> they ran >> so first we got to do the nomination and then

006we'll do the sorian so can we have um a nomination for the VP Mr. Yes, I nominate Halo. Okay, >> second. >> A second Guerrero. Are there any nominations for repeat? Okay, see none, we'll close that portion. Uh, Lorraine Akalonus is by elected vice president of the Clark Board of Education for the un unexpired term ending on December 31st, 2025. We'll take a roll call. Miss Akalonus. >> Yes. >> Missinga. Yes, >> Mr. Breedy. >> Yes, >> Miss Harrison. >> Yes, >> Miss Guerrero. >> Yes, >> Miss Hickman. >> Yes, >> Mr. May. >> Absolutely. Yes, >> Mr. SMOR. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Duncan. >> Motion carry. >> Now, Mr. M Calgary, if you can just read that out. >> Okay. I, Laura Caliguire, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of

007the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and in this state under the authority of the people. I further swear that I will faithfully, impartially, and justly perform all the duties of the office of board of educ the Clark Board of Education to the best of my ability. >> Thank you. Congratulations. Okay. >> Can I add until December 31st? >> Now you >> 26. >> Thank you. Thank you everyone. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> If there's any hearing in the public seeing none, can we have a motion to adjourn? >> Steve Douglas second. >> I think that's the quickest. >> All in favor? I >> 507 been away a

008while. We do things quick. >> Thank you. This is awesome. >> All right. Thank you. >> That's it. Okay. Great. [Music]

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