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Board of Education | COW & Regular Meeting 8/13/25

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YouTube / Tiger TV
Date
2025-08-14
Location
Middlesex County, NJ
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Extent
1,144 words · about 7 min
Collected
2026-06-29

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001Call this meeting to order. Salute the flag, please. 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. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Bow, >> here. >> Mr. Espen, Mr. Yanakis, Mrs. Miller, >> here. >> Mr. Pender, >> here. >> Mr. Peni, >> here. >> Mr. Mr. Cesleberg >> here. >> Mr. Chapman, Mr. Casio >> here. >> In accordance with the terms of the sunshine law, adequate notice of this meeting was posted in all school buildings, the administration building, burough clerk's office, public library, three newspapers, and tap into on January 7th, 2025. Please be advised there's no smoking on school grounds, inside or outside at any time. Please silence all electronic devices. And pursuant to district

002policy number 0167, each statement made by a participant shall be limited to 3 minutes duration and no participant may speak more than once on the same topic. >> Thank you. Superintendent report. >> Thank you, Mr. Casio. This is a nogo. >> Um I'm delivering this report on behalf of Dr. Tany this evening. September is fast approaching and there are a few key dates I'd like to highlight. Grant school locker camp will be held on August 18th, 19th, and 25th from 9 to noon. No appointment is necessary. Grant school families, you'll have early access to the Genesis portal on Friday, August 15th, so that you can print your child's schedule before attending locker camp. If you don't have your schedule, one will be provided to you in the main office. Middle school locker camp is scheduled

003for August 22nd and 25th from 9 to 12. No appointment is needed. Middle school families, you will have access to the Genesis parent portal on August 21st so that you can print your child's schedule before entering for locker camp. In addition to locker camp, we have open houses and orientation scheduled. Open house at Riley Preschool Annex, August 18th at 6 pm. Roosevelt preschool annex, August 20th at 6 pm. Kennedy School, August 27th, 9 to 11:00 a.m. Franklin School, August 26th, 9 to 11:00 a.m. And then kindergarten orientation at Riley Elementary School is August 26th at 6:00 p.m. Roosevelt Elementary School, August 20th at 11:00 a.m. Franklin and Kennedy already had their orientations. If you missed it and you would like to speak with the principles, please reach out. They're always there to assist new families.

004South Lake Neville High School will have their new student student orientation on August 26th from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Students should enter via door 10 from the student parking lot side and meet in the gymnasium. The high school counseling department is hosting a college boot camp for seniors on August 26th. Seniors will also have the opportunity to work with their school counselor individually to review the college application process once we return to school. 12th grade families, please save the date for another college night on September 25th and a FAFSA information session on October 15th. Preschool before and afterare registration open today on community pass. Uh please follow the instructions in your email and register. Based upon enrollment and staffing, we will make a decision as to whether or not we can offer before care. However,

005afterare will be offered no matter what, either in the buildings or at the closest elementary school. Preschool family preschool families will receive information on August 22nd with finalized plans. Summer assignments and reading lists are posted on the district homepage if you haven't already started working on them. There is still time. You can locate grade and course level assignments on the district homepage. The high school security system. Um, all parents and guardians received an email about the new security system installed at the high school. Two virtual meetings are scheduled to provide information about the new system as well as new procedures for entering the building. One meeting on August 20th at 2 and another on August 25th at 6. It's important for parents and guardians and students to sign up for these meetings so that everyone

006is well informed about the process. Information and a video will also be listed on the high school website. The Genesis parent portal opens for everyone on August 22nd. Grant and middle school will have early access due to Locker Camp. To gain access to student schedules, you must um read and acknowledge several district policies and forums once you log into the Genesis portal. The middle school and high school now have acknowledgement for spectators code of conduct to attend sporting events and other school sponsored events. And the high school also has a policy for the new security system. All families will be prompted to update and confirm emergency contacts. Accurate confir uh information is critical in the event we need to reach you during a school day or if your child becomes ill or has another issue

007while they're under our care. Lunch applications are also listed in the system. We request that all families please complete this form. Any family receiving free lunch must reapply. Otherwise, benefits will be cut off September 30th. If you completed an application last year and were not found eligible, that may have changed based on the income requirements released by the state and federal government. So, please take the time to complete a lunch application. You will receive a response from us within 72 hours if you are eligible. Um, fall sports are gearing up. Football and tennis began practicing this past Monday, and the remainder of our fall sports teams will begin on August 18th. Scrimmages will be scheduled for the week of August 25th. Please check the district website for dates and times so you can come out

008and support our students. As a reminder, first day of school for students is September 3rd. We're very excited to welcome everyone back and have another great year. Thank you, Mr. Casio. >> Thank you. Moving on, we've got Roman Real 6. We're going to make a an addition on let's see the goals on curriculum office goals number two. Uh we're changing the grade for ELA 3 through 9 and it's going to reflect grade 11. Filly noted, Alex, we're good. >> Y >> All right. Any uh let's see. So now we have the approval of the following board goals for the 2025 26 school year. Can I get a motion? >> So move >> second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Bose, >> yes. >> Mrs. Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Pender, >> yes.

009>> Mr. Pissy, >> yes. >> Mr. Cellberg, >> yes. >> Mr. Casio, >> yes. >> Any public comments on agenda items only? Seeing none, what do we got here? Resolution to approve prior board minutes. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Both, >> yes. >> Mrs. Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Pender, >> yes. >> Mr. Peni, >> yes. >> Mr. Cesleberg, >> yes. >> Mr. Casio, >> yes. >> On to curriculum A through J. >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Both. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Miller? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pender? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pissy? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cesleberg? >> Yes. >> Mr. Casio? >> Yes. Policy? A. >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Bol?

010>> Yes. >> Mrs. Miller? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pender? >> Yes. >> Mr. Peny? >> Yes. >> Mr. Ceelberg? >> Yes. >> Mr. Casio? >> Yes. on the personnel A through D. >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Both. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Miller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pender. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pissy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ceelberg. >> Yes. >> Mr. Casio. >> Yes. On to finance A through double T. [clears throat] >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. B. >> Yes. >> Mr. Miller. >> Yes. I'm standing on myself. Mr. Fender, >> yes. >> Mr. Cesleberg, >> yes. >> Mr. Casio, >> yes. Any public comments on any matter? >> Seeing none, any board member comments? >> Yes, sir.

011Mr. Pender. >> Uh, just saying I hope everyone had a great uh end to their summer and uh well, I I hope everyone has a fantastic start to the 2025 2026 school year. Thank you. Anybody else? >> All right. >> Wait, wait, wait. I do. >> You do? Okay. Sharon, go ahead. >> Not working. Okay. I just wanted to congratulate Nancy Smith on her retirement. I believe she's um leaving this month. We're truly grateful and thank her for years of service to our school district. I don't know what Mary's going to do without her. But as you begin the next chapter of your life, I hope you have an enjoyable, fun, relaxing, and healthy retirement. You truly deserve it and we will surely miss you and my success to everyone in the opening of school.

012Okay. >> Thank you, Sharon. Anybody else? >> All right. At this time, we're going to go to executive session. Uh at this point, uh no action will be taken. So, can I get a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? All right. Should be um 20 minutes. >> Yeah. >> We open the meeting, please. >> Mr. Both >> here. >> Mrs. Miller >> here. >> Mr. Pender >> here. >> Mr. Peny >> here. >> Mr. Cesleberg >> here. >> Mr. Cassio >> here. Motion to adjurnn. >> So move. All >> in favor? I >> motion meeting adjourned. >> Good night. Good night. Seon.

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