001that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State. I will bear true faith to the same and to the government and to the government under the people. I do swear that I possess the qualifications by law for the office of a member of a board of education. I do that by law for the office of a member of a board of education. I am not disqualified as a voter. I'm not disqualified as a disqualified due of a crime or I not disqualified conviction of a crime or offense. I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of this office. I will faithfully impartially andly perform all the duties of according to the best of my best. [applause] It's okay. She can do it. >> Okay. >> It's
002okay. Otherwise, just musical chairs when you do a lecture. >> So, uh and u miss Singha, you may come and join us at the um >> the deis now. >> Ma, you're here on this side. You see your name tags, >> please. Dr. Zakowski, would we like to take a break now in order [clears throat] to um celebrate or >> Let's let me suggest we take a a recess so we could uh >> share some nice uh coffee and cake with our families, celebrate our election of two new members. >> So, I need a motion. >> So, move. >> So, >> second. All in favor? There's anyone opposed? >> We can take a short break. Have some coffee and [clears throat] cake for little chance to celebrate. >> Just sat down. need a motion. Uh
003>> oh, we missed that. >> Uh the meeting is now back in session, but we need a motion to open up uh the meeting again. Can someone please uh make a motion? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Anyone opposed? We are back in session. So, I'm going to remind everyone that we are still on page one. Um uh number seven, we are going to pick up with the rest of our meeting. Um my job right now is to present to you to the board the results of the election. Um as you could see, we had over 26,000 um registered voters here in the town of North Brunswick and there were over 12,000 votes that were cast for the board of education positions. Um the actual results for all the candidates who ran
004for the three positions is on page second of our agenda. You could see here we had five um candidates. Of course we had our top three winners or top three vote getters uh which was Mr. Carter, Miss Aeda and Miss Sa. So with that being said um is there a motion to um accept these um election results? >> So moved. Second. >> Is anyone Is everyone in favor? >> Is anyone opposed? The results have been um accepted. So, our next um order of business here is to actually elect a new board president. So, with that being said, um I am going to ask um the board if they have nominations or any nominations for the president of the board of education for the 20 uh the 2026 year. >> I'd like to nominate Haley to
005>> Are there any other nominations? With that being said, I am going to um uh take a vote for the presidency. Uh Miss Haley Toth as the president for the next year. Um all in favor? >> Is anyone opposed? Miss Toth, you are the president one more year and you can take control of the [applause] meeting. Thank you so much. Thank you. All right. At this time, we will move to item 10 on our agenda, page three. We'll take nominations for election of board vice president. Does anyone have any nominations for board vice president? >> I'd like to nominate Dr. Pragie Patel. >> I'd like to nominate uh Alicia James. >> [snorts] >> With that being said, the board um at your seat is a ballot for the vice president. If you could uh make
006sure it's the one that does say vice president on it, please sign it and select um the person who we you would like to be the vice president. And then as you if I can as you're as you're voting um your name will be read by the board secretary with the last name of the person that you're supporting for the position of vice president. Okay. >> Sure. >> Yep. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you. Nice to see you. >> Thank you. >> Sure. Uh, Miss SHA votes for Miss James. Miss Toth votes for Dr. Patel. Mr. Sing votes for Miss James. Miss Sepa votes for Miss James. Mr. Carter votes for Miss James. Dr. Patel for Dr. Patel. Mr. Lori for Dr. Patel. Mr. Wen, Dr. Patel, and Miss James for Miss James. Miss
007James has five votes. Dr. Patel has four votes. Uh with that being said, u uh Miss James, you are the vice president of the board of education for another year. >> Thank you all very [applause] much. >> Uh Mr. Bush. >> Yes, Madam President. Uh item 10B. We are all set on that. >> Correct. The office is Yes. So So the vote itself was the roll call. It was essentially a roll call vote. >> Make sure everything is >> because there were two nominees. We went through it a different way, but they're both official. You were president and and wanted to make sure we had everything is all set for 10. Okay. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Um so at this time every year uh every uh reorganization meeting we read through our code of
008ethics for school board members. Um so at this time we will proceed with reading each one uh letter by letter. So Miss Sepa would you start with [clears throat] letter A? Great. I will uphold and enforce all laws, rules and regulations of the state board of education and orders pertaining to schools. Desire changes shall be brought about only through legal and ethical procedures. >> Thank you, Mr. Singh. Letter B. >> I will make decisions in terms of the educational welfare of children and will seek to develop the develop and maintain public schools that meet the individual needs of all children regardless of their ability, race, creed, sex, or social standing. >> Thank you, Mr. Carter. Letter C. I will confine my board action to policym planning and appraisal and I will help to frame policies
009and plans only after the board has consulted those who will be affected by them. >> Thank you Dr. Patel. Letter D. I will carry out my responsibility not to administer the schools but together with my fellow board members to see that they will that they are all wellrun. >> I'll take letter E. I will recognize that authority rests with the board of education and will make no personal promises nor take any private action that may compromise the board. Vice President James, letter F. I will refuse to surrender my independent judgment to special interest or partisan political political groups or to use the schools for personal gain or for the gain of friends. >> Mr. Lori, letter G. I will hold confidential all matters pertaining to the schools which if disclosed would needlessly injure individuals or
010the schools. In all other matters, I will provide accurate information and in concert with my fellow board members interpret to the staff the aspirations of the community for its school. >> Mr. Wen, letter H. I will vote to appoint the best qualified personnel available after consideration of the recommendation of the chief administrative officer. >> Miss SHA, letter I. >> I will support and protect school personnel in proper performance of the duties. >> Miss SHA, you could also take letter J. I will refer all complaints to the chief administrative officer and will act on the complaints at public meetings only after failure of the administrative solution. Thank you. All board members have received these um code of ethics and we'll sign off before the end of the evening. So we need a motion to adopt these
011code of ethics. Mr. Lori, would you please take item 11? Madam President, I'll make a motion to adopt the code of ethics for school board members. >> Second. >> Thank you. I'm going to do roll call on this. >> Mr. Carter? >> Yes. >> Mr. Aada? >> Yes. >> Miss James? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lori? >> Yes. >> Dr. Patel? >> Yes. >> Mr. Singh? >> Yes. >> Miss Singha? >> Yes. >> Miss Toast? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Wen? >> Yes. >> We've adopted these uh these laws. >> Thank you. Um, okay. At this time, we will have a public session on agenda items only. If anyone from the public would like to uh come up to the microphone and speak to any of the uh items on the agenda, this is now the
012time to do so. Okay. Seeing none, can we please have a motion to close the public portion of the meeting? >> So moved. Second. >> All in favor? I. >> Is there anyone opposed? We've closed this session. >> Thank you. We do have an item of business uh number 14. It's a curriculum agenda item. Uh Mr. Carter, would you please take item 141? >> Uh yes. I'd like to make a motion to approve the following action relative to curriculum and instruction items for the 202526 school year. >> Can we have a second, please? >> Second, >> M. Huh? Now that there's a second I'd like to just a discussion about this additional >> just very proud of our our 17 North Brun Township High School students that qualify for the Middle Sex County Arts program
013and I want to thank the board of education for supplementing uh this opportunity. As you can see uh although we have wonderful photography class and we have our photography teacher back there wave to everyone. We have millions of viewers just not on the internet internet tonight. We're on channel 15. But uh art, the art of photography, vocal music. This is kind of a gifted and talented opportunity for students to go and be with county peers and that qualify in auditions. It's all based on auditions throughout the county. So I do want to congratulate our high school students. And you can see the program starts the 27th, which is the day before our next opportunity to vote. So, I just wanted to uh make sure I got on there and we approved that motion. So, thank
014you board members. >> Dr. Dr. Z, what is mang manga drawing? I don't know. Does anybody else know what that is? >> Like anime. >> Yeah. >> Anime. >> I know what anime is, but I never heard the other term. Okay. >> I thought it was a dance, but u >> Yeah. >> I'm not sure. >> Okay. >> So, I will take roll call on this. U Mr. Carter. >> Yes. >> Uh Miss Sepa. Yes, >> Miss James. >> Yes, >> Mr. Lori. >> Yes, >> Dr. Patel. >> Yes, >> Mr. Singh. >> Yes, >> Miss Singha. >> Yes, >> Miss To. Yes, >> and Mr. W. >> Yes, >> we've approved this motion. >> Thank you. At this time, we will um have a public session on any matter. If anyone from the public,
015from our audience, would like to come up and speak. This is now the time to speak on any matter. We just ask that you [clears throat] state your name and you'll be given three minutes. Um I also welcome um Miss Singha, Mr. Carter and uh Mr. Apa to uh speak as well on your uh election win or re-election if you would like to at this time as well. >> Sure. I'll say something. I'll I'll jump out there first. Uh I I'll just take the time. I just want to take the time to thank the community members who voted for me. Thank my family. Um my wife, my children, my parents who are here, my mother-in-law who's here. Um you know, I all of us live in town. We're all committed to the community and um
016you know looking forward to continue to support the children of the community and doing the best that we can to maximize our resources. >> Thank you. Anyone else? >> I can take it. >> Okay. >> Um thank you everyone. I feel really honored to serve not Branson community and uh I'm very very grateful for the faith and the trust uh you know the not Branson community has uh put in me and I look forward to collaboratively uh work with the board uh with the educators and with my nonsense community as well. So thank you very much. >> Thank you and just uh just echoing a little bit of my colleagues are saying thank you very much for your support. Um, thank you to my family and the residents from North Brunswick. Um, I really do
017feel at home here, so I really appreciate it. Um, and I know how important representation is. So, I'm really proud to be serving as a proud Latina um, and first generation and pretty much everything, right? Um, so thank you so much for the trust and your support. Thank you. Anyone from the public at this time on any matter? Okay. Thank you all. At this time, we will close the public portion of the meeting. Can we please have a motion? >> Second. >> All in favor? I. Is anyone opposed? This session is closed. >> Thank you. Uh if there is nothing else, Dr. Zakowski, >> nothing else. I just maybe have an opportunity to welcome our two new board members. Thank some of our former board members in the audience and many of the families that
018come out to support this reorganization. And congratulations to you, Madam President, madam vice president. >> And I know uh you'll continue to uh lead us in a great direction. Yes. So, thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you, Dr. Zakowski. And thank you to the team. I look forward to serving you all again for a third year. I uh really appreciate the support that I've gotten from everyone. Look forward to working with Miss James and I look forward to reorganizing our committees and uh having everyone, you know, take some new roles as well. So, we're looking forward to a very busy year ahead. Anything from you? >> I am honored to serve as vice president for my third year. Um, I am grateful for the opportunity. I think that we have done wonderful work over the
019past two years and I'm looking forward to another year of continued progress and success for this district and continue to move the district forward. So, thank you all for your vote of confidence in me. I'm looking forward to serving well and hoping to make you all proud. >> Thank you. All right. At this time we will adjourn our reorganization meeting. Can we please have a motion? >> So move. Second. >> All in favor? >> Is anyone opposed? We are adjourned. Thank you.