001Hello. How are you? Hello. How are you? >> Don't forget your mask. >> Oh, I don't have one. >> I'll send you I'll send you the information tomorrow afternoon. >> Great. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. >> I thought this coffee. >> Oh, for that. That would be good. >> You're welcome. >> It's my fix your mask. Put your mask up, boys and girls. >> How you doing? Good. Hey, got a little more elbow room for you tonight, honey. All right. Now I got to remember how to use this thing. >> We got everybody. >> I'd like to call the meeting to order. If you could take a moment of silence, please. Please rise for the flag salute. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic
002for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act, a public notice of this meeting has been sent to board members, all district schools, the Herald News, the Suburban Trends, The Record, The Messenger, West Milford Town Hall, the County Superintendent Office, The Board attorney, Cable Vision of Warwick, and West Milford TV77. and posted in the administration building. Copies of the board meeting calendar resolution were provided to all local media, town hall, township, library, and all district schools. Roll call. Mrs. Francisco, >> Mrs. Romeo, >> here. >> Mrs. Stevenson >> here. >> Mr. Conklin >> here. >> Mrs. Dwer >> here. >> Mr. Go >> here. >> Mob O'Brien >> here. >> Mr. Dr. Shinsky >> here. >> Mr. Stillman.
003Mrs. Van Dyk >> here. >> Dr. Anamone, your report. >> Yes. >> Good evening everybody. Welcome to our November meeting. Nice to see you all again. First up, we have our semiannual HIV ITP report. This is the uh HIV investigations, trainings, and protocols report for information period 2 from last school year. That's January 1, 2021 to June 30th, 2021. So, this really we report out to the board, to the community, how many hibs we had at each school, how many investigations we completed, number of training programs that were offered to staff and so on. So for that six-month period at Aptua school, we had one HIV investigation and it was not affirmed as hip. Maple Road, Marshall Hill, Paradise, Null, and Westbrook had zero investigations and obviously zero were confirmed as HIV. Upper Greenwood Lake
004had one investigation and it was again not affirmed as a HIB. Mackan Middle School had three HIV investigations. Two were affirmed as HIVs and West Milford High School has had two investigations, one of which was a harassment, intimidation, and bullying. So cumulatively for the district for for that time period, we had seven investigations, three of which were HIV, four of which were found to be not HIV. Our total school trainings, this is individual school trainings that we had was 22 in individual school trainings for that six-month period. And district-wide trainings, we had two during that time period. Next up, we have our district-wide food drive. uh in case you've seen uh the papers there or any online reports there's been a lot of discussions about how local food banks in West Milford say county New
005Jersey and perhaps the rest of the country as well uh they're running low on food supplies now that uh more and more people are using the food banks for more and more meals for their families. So we are doing a district-wide food drive. Obviously the board of ed is invited to participate. We have some collection boxes at the board office. If anybody wants to drop it off, it will culminate after Thanksgiving, but before the winter holidays. We feel as though the or we spoke with the food banks that it turns out they get wiped out for Thanksgiving and then they really have nothing to replenish. So, we're going to be dropping them off on November 30th, the last day or maybe December 1st, uh, right after Thanksgiving. So, our schools have partnered with a local
006food bank nearest their school. So, Maple Road is using St. Joseph's on Germantown Road. I think Marshall Hill is using Queen of Peace and so on and so forth. So, um again, board members, if you're ever in the neighborhood, drop off some canned goods or boxed goods or any kind of dry goods and uh we'll be sure to get it where it belongs. Right. Our last strategic planning meeting will be again right after Thanksgiving, December 1st. It's a Wednesday night at Makipin at 7 p.m. Uh even if you were not able to make meetings one and two, you are more than welcome to join us for meeting three. This is the final meeting, perhaps the most important meeting of the three. So we hope to see uh as many uh parents, staff members, uh community
007members participating. So once again, that is December 1st, 7 p.m. at Makipin for our strategic planning meeting, our third and final. Miss Weiss, our student report. >> Hello everyone. Thank you for allowing me to speak today. So, our band was extremely successful this season as they were just named state and national champions. They recently showcased their program Ring of Fire at their 21st annual military tattoo among other performances by the West Milford pipes and drums and their other performance ensembles. The Interact Club is currently organizing a food drive. The home room that has the most donations will win a bagel breakfast and that'll end Friday, November 19th. And hometown Pride Night is November 30th. This open house shows everything the high school has to offer and helps promote the variety of activities that students can
008participate in. Our annual spooktacular that occurred on October 30th was a huge success. It was amazing to see the community come together again after a long break from the pandemic. That's about it. Does anyone have any questions? >> How I have a question. Do you know how many bands were involved with the tattoo this year? >> I don't I know. >> You do? >> I was there. >> Oh, this is the first year I missed it. >> It was amazing. Oh, me was there, too. [Music] >> Seven. Seven were the Bergen County um >> firefighters in the shop were there. Pirates >> they did uh Pirates of the Caribbean. >> Oh, Pirates of the Caribbean. >> Oh, great. Great. Oh, it's >> good. That's my favorite event in this year. That's >> I have to
009say I was going to talk about it, but it was such an amazing community event. It was my first >> Oh, really? >> military tattoo. was phenomenal and they honored um his divorce. >> Oh, >> there with his family and that was wonderful to see too that our community was giving back to somebody who's the head of our community. It was really wonderful. >> It is on YouTube, Terry. >> Not the same as me. >> No, >> thank you. All right. >> Uh, Mr. Novak. >> All right. Thank you. Um, starting off, I'm going to talk a little bit about um our dual enrollment in the uh in the West Milford High School. It's come up in our um a few of our board meetings. I know um Trustee Romeo has has um some information
010on dual enrollment a few times. do have just to to back up for those um not fully aware of what dual enrollment is. Uh dual enrollment is a high school course that allows a student to um participate not only in our um and receive credits in our West Milford High School, but also receive college credit um for the for the university that we partner with for uh for that program. Um although the um the process for um getting a dual enrollment course approved as dual enrollment works with a particular university, those credits are typically transferable for the most part. Um it has to be a very um unique program for a particular university in order for it to to not be a transferable course. Um we currently have dual enrollment courses. Um, one of the
011uh, setbacks that I think we we have in terms of our dual enrollment courses is advertising. Um, we we don't um, comment on it enough. Um, we don't um, I guess talk about it enough. I don't talk about it enough in in these meetings and throughout the community. Um I think in our talk with our uh website that is one of the uh main focuses not dual enrollment one of the main focuses on on bolstering our website over the over the next few months is to have a very robust presence of academics. Um you know we we've got a tremendous program of studies. If you don't know what the program of studies is which many people may not when we reference this phrase program of studies that's basically our course book for the West Milford
012High School. It's available on our website. You got to click on the guide at this moment in time, you have to click on the um guidance tab to find our program of studies. Uh however, going forward when we redo the uh redesign the website, we intend on having a uh living breathing program of studies where parents can parents, students, potential home buyers can visit our site, know exactly what the West Milford High School has to offer. We offer tremendous programs. We talk about it all the time. we just sometimes have those uh situations where people don't know what these things are. So dual enrollment is just one of those small features that we have that uh our community doesn't know enough about. So that's changing. Um one of the u most recent conversations that I
013was involved in at the high school um Mr. the high school principal and I met with the dual enrollment officer from William Patterson and we are establishing a um a significant relationship with William Patterson University as one of their um as one of their dual enrollment um programs. So, we have standalone uh dual enrollment courses and I'm just going to just going to list them real quick for those of you who are interested. They are available on our website. They're available in our program of studies as I just mentioned. Uh at the current uh at the moment we offer a program called tomorrow's teachers which is obviously a teacher training course that is dual enrollment relationship with Ryder University. We have an anatomy physiology honors class which is through uh Satan Hall. We have a
014western civilization class which is uh Satan Hall. We have three um writing classes which are creative writing, advanced creative writing, journalism and modern media which are dual enrollment with Fairley Dickinson University. Uh we also have our American Sign Language course through P County College. So, um, what we're finding in, uh, other high schools, uh, not only around the county, but but, uh, throughout the state that there are more far more offerings that we could, um, have in our program of studies. So, we are on we are on track for doing that. Um so we met with William Patterson, we brought this information back to our uh our guidance department and we are in the process for um looking to add possibly uh three more courses uh for September and then you know year after year
015to continue to bolster that. Uh along with the process for establishing a relationship with William Patterson, we are also looking to establish a relationship with our county school. So we're looking to have a uh equally collaborative relationship with P County Community College. Um in that program you can have a a a large variety of courses as well. Uh so we're you know we're excited about the first step. Um, one of the things that you can anticipate if you're visiting the um, I know Abby, I don't know if Abby Abby left. Um, she mentioned the Highlander um, hometown Pride Night. What you can anticipate if you visit the uh, counseling area is that we will have a um, very detailed display about our dual enrollment courses, information on how a parent can participate um, and you
016know, take a look at that at that process. So, we're excited about this development. Uh, you know, I thank the board for, um, you know, for for, you know, asking the right questions and and, you know, getting us in the in the right direction and and, uh, taking a closer look at some of these things. So, um, I said, we're excited about it. You know, the potential is is is enormous. William Patterson was very excited to, you know, have West Milford come to them and and talk about it. uh we have some alumni who are you know working for the university and we're we're very excited to hear the name West Milford when we when we came to uh start this discussion. Uh any questions about dual enrollment? >> Um are all the kids going
017to be eligible for the dual enrollment courses or are these replacement courses for AP courses? >> They are not uh they are not replacement courses for AP courses. So any any student who is eligible for uh the course that we offer at the high school would be eligible to um access the dual enrollment. So in any course um at the high school we have you know pre prerequisite uh requirements. So as long as you've met the prerequisites you're able to participate in the course and then you can be offered the the dual enrollment. Uh, one thing that I didn't mention which I thought was um was very exciting that we'll we'll be highlighting uh I think at our you know one at our guidance table at at uh hometown pride night and also um you
018know throughout the community as we do that is that in this relationship with William Patterson if a student participates in a dual enrollment course they are conditionally accepted to the university. So, you know, that that gives that gives any student who enrolls in this process a a foot in the door at at, you know, one of our local state wellrespected state schools, which I thought was a a nice uh a nice positive. >> And as I mentioned, although it's going to be, you know, a larger relationship with William Patterson, most credits are transferable. >> So, we're still going to be offering AP classes. >> Yes. Yeah. This is not in replacement of any of the any of the courses that we have >> in addition to Okay, that's what I >> Right. So, so the
019process is they um we uh design we take a look at the course that we offer. We match it up with an offering that William Patterson may have and then we kind of meet in the middle. They review our coursework to make sure it meets college level standards and then um if if we're missing parts of that curriculum, we do the curriculum work. We beef up our our curriculum, some of our some of our processes and and then offer the course so it matches. And do we have enough teachers at the high school with master's degrees to teach these classes? >> So those are those are some of the I guess the challenges in in the process. In order to be a dual enrollment professor or dual enrollment teacher, you have to meet adjunct faculty
020criteria. So in order to offer a dual enrollment course, we have to be able to match a staff member who meets that um meets that criteria for the for the university. So we have we've identified a few courses where we um where we meet that meet that criteria and then we're moving forward in that process. >> Just one more question. >> Sure. >> Is the teacher required to have a master's in that subject matter or just a mast's? Those are the those are the um those are some of the nuances that we're working out with uh with William Patterson. >> Thank you. >> Um so you were talking about adjunct professor, right? To become an adjunct professor the cost of enrolling in a course. >> So it varies >> the same as what it would
021be if you were enrolling in CO at William Patter. Oh, no. It's um much cheaper. So, I mean, as a parent, thank you for asking that question. >> Yeah. >> Um you know, just for example, our our our uh current dual enrollment courses that we offer, um you know, the fee to enroll in the Tomorrow's Teachers internship is $250 to receive uh three college credits. So, I mean, that's a that's a significant cost savings for for a for a family. >> It's not per credit. Not for no >> not the class. >> So the other I guess the other thing too is I mean if we have students that have you know that may want to take those classes I mean would we'd be able to offer that opportunity if there was um a reason
022that they might not be able to um afford to take that class. Right. >> Yeah. I I think and a lot of that's one of the things um that I think West Milford is is really good at is that we um don't let cost stand in in the way of of a student succeeding. So >> I agree. Thanks. >> Um >> yeah. Yeah. Great. >> You know, there's there's a lot of there's many different avenues for a student to to succeed if if finances are a um are an issue. Courtney, um I was wondering if you could just explain the difference between AP courses and dual dual I enrollment >> just so people know. >> So an AP course is >> because they sound somewhat similar but just so you can explain the difference. >>
023Right. So so AP is a course that's curriculum is um designated by college board. you know, it's a um course that we have to work through College Board to, you know, have have approved accredited. Our teacher needs to take training through College Board in order to offer an AP course with dual enrollment. It could be, you know, our our courses that not necessarily have to work with uh AP and you don't necessarily have to be, you know, an AP an AP course is very extremely rigorous. Um, many of the dual enrollment courses meet college level criteria, but they're not as um rigorous as what you might find in an AP course. >> They could be they could be CP level classes. >> College level, right? College level classes as >> you could wind up with
024college credits at William Patterson. And we send a lot more students to William Patterson than we do to Ryder or some other schools. Satan Hall is on here, so it's the nearest school to us. We send a lot of kids every year. >> Once we get this program rolling, you you could enroll, graduate here in June, enroll in William Patterson, and be a a handful of credits beyond zero. >> I think this is fantastic and so exciting for so many students. You know, AP courses, they kind of fit a certain student. This sounds like it's more open to all children, which I think is fantastic, and that's kind of what I wanted you to explain. So, thank you so much for explaining that. >> Similar programs for P County Community College, too. So, we're just
025in the infancy of this. So, it's a lot of uh a lot of planning, a lot of leg work, a lot of behind thescenes. >> Sure. >> Uh things that we're doing, but we're excited about it >> and uh you know, we're we're even more excited for our kids. >> Absolutely. >> Start strong. >> Okay. >> Um I just wanted to say thank you. This is really, really important to me. Um, and your explanation is spot-on. Everything is explained really well. Um, just so everybody knows, the student pays that tuition. Unless if there was a problem, then we could figure that out as a school district. The only thing that I really um I guess I have a a mindset and a goal for West Milford and I'm just going to be three for next
026year is not good enough for me. So, three is awesome. I would love to have three. I mean for September it is a step. It is a step but we currently have seven you know. Um >> so in so in Kate world >> you know um you might be looking at four or five or whatever you know. So when we targeted three courses um the university thought that was ambitious. >> Okay. Um >> well there's there's you know there's a significant amount of work that goes into it on William Patterson's end on our end curriculum writing so forth etc. So three um in our conversation with William Patterson, they thought it was ambitious. Uh so one of the one of the um you know just you know this is a this was supposed to be
027the you know the 50,000 foot view at our next ed committee we'll we'll get um we'll talk a little bit more in depth about five-year plan. You know at the end of five years how many courses do we want to have offered for dual enrollment through William Patterson through Pose County Community College and through through whoever else? I mean, there's, you know, we're starting here. Syracuse does a lot of great things >> um with with dual enrollment, >> you know. So, we're starting with something that we can make a an immediate impact with, but we do have the starting the start of a five-year plan so that at the end of five years, uh, West Milford will have a very, I keep using the word robust, a very robust offering of dual enrollment courses. >>
028Well, I should have my number as my goal. >> So, three, you should be happy with three. >> Okay. I'm not happy with three, but I'll leave that. I understand. Um I also know everything that goes into it. I do and I I respect that. Um, the last thing I just wanted to say, um, was in the Kate world, um, the very first thing I ever said to Alexandon when he was hired here in West Milford, the most important thing to me at that time before I was a board member, I was just a parent at a PTA meeting was that I wanted him to look at the tuition that teachers were getting to up their education. And maybe I should bring this back to new business, but it fits in this because we are
029going to need teachers with master level in order to apply. And so that's something that I would like to revisit. Um, but it was the very first comment I had ever made to Alex uh in our very first meeting at a PTA meeting. Um, and so I'm going to ask you to look at that again and if we could put that on an agenda for committee next month. >> That was you. >> That was me. >> Big world. >> That was me. And I remember the principal was like, "Sorry, Dr. Anamoon. We have a lot of educators and people that you know I do I care about the teachers education because it directly affects our students education and so if we're helping with the tuition reimbursement to our employees then it affects our education that
030we're giving our students. >> Weirect we do I think we have to make sure that we get it out there. We do have a pretty strong program where we do reimbursement uh tuition reimbursement. >> I know we have it. Yes. I'm just asking to put it on committee so that we could connect these programs and understand how they're all flowing and working together. And um you know when I mentioned it to Alex, I knew that there was one, you know, um and every program and everything anywhere could always be improved. And so >> I I just want to make sure that people know that we have a pretty good reimbursement program here now. And I think that we are I I think Dr. Anamone and and Mr. Novak and them are very much encouraging the
031staff to pursue higher, you know, a higher degree than what they have. I mean, I'm sure that you look at each, you know, what comes before you. We always use our reimbursement money. Correct. >> Any other questions about dual enrollment, >> Mr. Novak? Start. >> All right. So, the next uh next topic start strong results. So, I don't I don't have the this was a disclaimer. It says start strong results. I don't have the start strong results here tonight, but I want to talk about that. We have recently received the results and um Dr. Matlo and I will be doing a presentation at the December meeting. I will have information for you. We will have a prepared presentation at the next ed committee. And our plans for the December board meeting presentation to the community
032will be the results of uh start strong side by side with the results for um Lincoln benchmark A along with a descriptor of the specific standards by grade level of where we did really well and where we need to just see our work and that'll give you a glimpse of what our teachers are are doing now. So part of the process with this data um the results from start strong and the results of linkit give us uh New Jersey student learning standards in uh English language arts and math that our students need to improve on. Uh so we saw um looking at the preliminary data we saw exactly what we expected. We saw areas of weakness um due to uh pandemic learning and we saw um you know we saw areas of strength as well
033and I have to have to um admit I don't I didn't see it I I was assuming the worst just based on the type of environment that I know we were in and listening to educators and parents about how the year went in the spring it's the spring of 2020 etc. Uh so although there you know there are definitely hills to climb um it wasn't uh the data wasn't as bleak as uh as I thought it was going to be but we do have some we do have some uh work to do which the teachers are are doing now. So our staff um our our principles have been shared through link um data called teacher slides. A teacher slide gives a staff member um the list of students in their class and breaks down by
034language arts and math all of the standards that were tested on that. And it shows that they were you know where they where they fell. Were they proficient? Were they approaching proficiency? Were they weak? You you know were they you know need of improvement? That sort of thing. Uh and our staff members can build uh action plans based on that. So, we had grade level meetings today where these conversations um really got going because we just recently received all this data. >> Yeah. Go ahead, Courtney. >> I'm wondering um with the Start Strong, are you able to see our school district compared to New Jersey compared to other counties? >> Start strong um start strong only provides pres uh provides us with uh district data. >> Did we talk about this already? I'm sorry if
035we did. I just felt like West Milford was in full-time. West Milford, you know, did a lot of things that other school districts didn't do. So, I think that it would be interesting to see that data compared to other school districts. But if it's not available, then it's not available. >> Yeah. It's not like a regular state test, right? >> Or if link had like if you were able to join, you know, I wasn't sure how that all worked out. >> We're trying to inform instruction from the teacher. We're we're trying to get away from school to school comparisons or districtto district comparisons. There'll be times for that in the future um when things get a little bit more back to normal, but for right now it's just for our teachers to look at to
036see where their students from last year did, but also how their new students are and where they're weak, where they're strong. So, it's more diagnostic, I guess. >> Yeah, I think that um >> anecdotally, I've heard they're not scores aren't great across the the state. Yeah, I had a um I had a county meeting today where Start Strong came up and although we didn't compare results number by number, you know, the the moans and groans from the room um were were pretty unified in what we did. But the the Start Strong and and the um uh link uh benchmarks, it's about the student comparing the student to the student, you know, how did they do at the previous assessment? So, that's that's really how we look at it and that's how we that's how we
037measure growth for for this part of it. NJ, >> correct? >> Right. But they wouldn't necessarily correlate um last year's start strong to this year's start strong. Not Yeah. Not intended to do that. Last year's link it will. So benchmark C last year to benchmark A this year. We can conu we can compare the student to their to their progress. Right. >> Right. >> Yeah. So, we'll be administering uh benchmark B um throughout the winter months uh December and January leading into uh which is great. We'll have we'll have the benchmark B completed before our staff professional development days. Uh we have an early dismissal PD day uh on January 18th and then we have a full day of professional development in February uh the Tuesday after President's Day. I don't I don't know the
038date offhand um but we anticipate having that comparative data from this um October's or early October's assessment to the um winter assessment and then have that comparative data to show show our staff how how we've been doing. So >> I I I think uh they will be the the staff will be able to address the start strong with the individuals parents during conferences, right? Which will show them. >> So we um No, no, >> we don't have the the individual student reports the ISRs for start won't be available until the first week of December. >> Oh, okay. >> So they will go home to every h it will go every student who took it will will receive that data. However, we won't have them for conferences next week, which is unfortunate. We we thought we
039we thought we might. >> Yeah, I thought that that was >> But you will have link. >> We will have linking. >> Any other questions about the start strong? >> Thank you, Mr. Novak. >> All right. Thank you. >> Uh Mrs. Francisco, >> we have the board meeting minutes from October 19th regular meeting executive session. There was a board meeting that we had put a notice out for, but we did not plan. So, we only have these two. >> Okay. I need a motion. I'll make a motion to approve the uh workshop regular meeting minutes of October 19th and the executive session uh minutes of October 19th. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Abstain. Um, under my president's report tonight, um, I did attend the,
040um, Veterans Day service at the monument for the town, which I used, I kind of do it every year, and this year I was very impressed with how many have turned out. There probably were about 80 80 to 100 people there this year, which was wonderful. And there are two new monuments. There's one for the gold star uh mothers and there's another for um that are for each branch of the military. They have a beautiful uh stone with plaques on it. Uh our our bag pipers were there. I um I think they played a little I I think there was a little confusion on where they were supposed to come in or something, but they were there and they did play. So, um I also wanted to uh send congratulations out to the band for
041winning the national championship. I think this is the second one in like the last four or five years and our band is just so phenomenal and and they work so hard just as do all of our our kids in every area. Uh, I just wanted to send a shout out from the board and telling them congratulations and how proud we are of the ban. And that is about it for my report. Time for a public comment. This portion of the meeting is open to members of the public for the purpose of addressing resolutions on this agenda only. Members of the public who have requested to speak prior to the meeting will be recognized by the chair first. Each speaker will be given five minutes for a period of 30 minutes and then time permitting other
042public comment limited to five minutes per speaker will be allowed until the 30 time 30 minute time period transpires. All members of the public speaking during the public comment period are asked to address topics listed in the agenda. All speakers are asked to sign the register provided to give their full name, spell their last name, group affiliation if appropriate, and provide their address. Issues raised by members of the public may or may not be responded to by the board. All comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate. The board asks that the members of the public be courteous and respectful of the rights of other individuals when speaking. Specifically, comments regarding students and employees of the board are discouraged, and the board and the administration will not respond to
043them. Members and students and employees have specific legal rights afforded to them by the laws of New Jersey. The board is not responsible and is not liable for any comments made by members of the public. Members of the public should consider their comments in the light of the legal rights of those affected and or identified in their comments. Members of the public are reminded that they are legally responsible and liable for those comments. Is anyone wishing to speak during com public comment? >> Not. >> Seeing none, I make a motion to close public comment. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Okay. >> All right. Before we adopt the agenda, I want to make two uh modifications. Personnel on page seven, personnel student affairs resolution number 18. Retroactive from October 25th
044through December 12th, 2021. We're going to change that end date there. And then we are going to pull resolution number on page eight. Pull resolution number 21. Uh we have to work through some issues there um before we approve it. Hopefully approve it. Um so we'll pull 21. That's it. >> Um >> did somebody have something? >> Do you have a question? De >> Yeah. Um well we you know what we probably should approve the agenda and then you can have a question under the that under >> Okay then then do that. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. I need a motion to adopt the agenda as it is. >> I move to adopt the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> All those in favor? All right. education. Mrs. Dwire, >> I'd like to move
045to approve items 1 through six and seven after executive session. >> Second. Any discussion? Okay. If not, roll call. Miss Dwire. >> Yes. Mr. Greeno, >> yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Oshinsky, >> yes. >> Mrs. Romeo, >> yes. >> Mr. Conklin, >> yes. >> Mrs. O'Brien, >> yes. >> Mrs. Van Djk, >> yes. >> M. Mrs. Stevenson, personnel. Okay. I'd like to make a motion to approve numbers 1 through 20 and 22 through 32 as well as hand carry number one. Number 33. Did I say that correctly? Because you pulled number 21. >> Thought we weren't pulling that. >> Good job. >> We're not pulling 21, are we? >> You're not pulling 21. >> We pulled 21. Yeah. >> You said that. Oh, I thought we were going to have it that
046she want I didn't know that that's what you wanted to disc we could table it when after discussion then I'll redo. I'd like to make a motion to approve numbers 1 through 32 table number 21 and hand carry number one number 33 >> table you have to do a separate resolution >> superintendent pulled 21 >> you called it we super pulled it we approved it without 21 correct I >> think we misunderstood I >> I think I misunderstood your question. >> Yeah, I guess so. >> I would vote the way Stevenson just present initially presented it and then come back to 21. >> Can we discuss it? >> Somebody wants to make it. What my suggestion would be vote is initially presented, come back and then we can make a motion for number 21 if
047you'd like to resurrect it and discuss it then >> during her t her time or later in the in the meeting. >> Um, whatever works for the board president. You can do it during the business or you can do it here. >> Whatever she wants. That's fine. We could bring it up during this. >> So, we're approving everything but 21 right now. >> Would you like me to say it again? >> No, you're good. Oh, you're fine. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. No, I was really trying to listen to how it needed to be done. >> You did exactly right. >> Was there a second? >> Second. >> You're seconding. >> Yes, I am. discussion >> now I discuss. >> No, no, >> now I don't discuss. >> After after we vote after we put 21.
048All right, fine. >> Okay. Any discussion on the motions before? >> I need a flowchart. >> No, >> I write things down. >> I do too. I obviously don't do it well enough. >> All right. No discussion. Okay, Barber. Roll call. >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. O'Brien, >> yes. >> Mr. Greeno, >> yes. >> Mr. Oshinsky, >> yes. >> Mrs. Romeo, >> stay on 28. Yes. To everything else. >> Mr. Conklin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mrs. Van Dyke, uh, I abstain on 25 and yes on everything else. Now, >> this is O'Brien wishes to make sure >> anywhere else on number 21. >> Now, I can ask now I can inquire as to why we're pulling I I would like to know um considering the discussion in personnel that
049were all of a sudden pulling 21. I I truly have a I I really thought we had this uh kind of buttoned up and I'd like to know why why we're pulling it now. >> Uh well, as you know, I was ill on Tuesday night. I was not in committee. I thought we could. >> Okay. I don't mean to be staring at you like, but I'm you're staring at you because you're our super. >> No, that's okay. I'm I'm here. I would like to just discuss it one more time in committee on in December and potentially >> some other questions came up. >> Potenti some other questions came up. There's some concern with the language. So, we just want to make sure all the eyes are dotted and all the tees are crossed. >> Um,
050>> good. Go ahead, Ry. >> The other thing, too, is this is from September 1st to December 31st. So, it's not like there's a should be a problem to wait until >> it would be retroactive regardless, right? >> Yeah. >> Well, I again, I would like I you know, I I was at the committee. I really thought things have gone up. I really don't want to keep post postponing things. Um, and yeah, we say it's another month, but if we're doing a retroactive and the folks have to wait another month, that's their that's additional money that they have to wait another month. >> Debbie, >> I'm looking at it on the other side. >> Wait, I Terry. Oh, Debbie, I think what happened was um there were several board members who had a problem with
051um the language and the resolution as a whole and um they they want to discuss it more and that's why out of courtesy that's what we did. >> Explanation is now understood. I if you know you just say you're pulling it and there's no explanation behind it. I like to know what's going on, >> right? Is it Can I ask something about stipens just in general or is that not Can I not do that here? >> Can we do that under new I think maybe >> under new business? >> New business. >> All right, Debbie, it probably we probably should have had a conversation about it, but there was there was multiple questions that came up today and so we're >> right. I again you you know sometimes I could figure out why you're pulling
052something but if you're pulling something and I don't understand I'm I'm sorry I I get I get a little frustrated. >> I I would like to say thank you because you know I was curious too and I'm glad that you asked the question. So thank you for asking. >> I have to I have to I but of course I have to put a little you know entertainment into it with my my behavior on top of Yeah. I just I again I just I >> of what's going on. That's all. >> They're all reasonable questions and we'll we'll have them answered um probably not tonight but in in in due time. >> No, not anymore. >> Operations and finance keep Mr. >> like to move items one through four under operations and finance. >> Second. Any
053discussion? >> No. >> Are you sure? >> No. Not yet. >> Nobody else say anything here. >> Any discussion? If not, Barbara Ro. >> Mr. Oshinsky? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Gino? >> Yes. >> Miss O'Brien? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Romeo? Yes, >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes, >> Mr. Van Dyke. >> Yes. >> Like to move item number five under operation of finance. >> Second. Any discussion? Roll call. >> Mr. Oimsky. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gino. >> Abstain. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mrs. O'Brien. >> Yes. >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Mrs. Van Dyke. >> I abstain. >> Next. >> Like to move items 6 through nine under operations and finance. >> Second. Any discussion? Roll
054call. >> Mr. Oshinsky. >> Yes. >> Mr. Go. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> M. O'Brien. Yes, >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes, >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Van Dyke. >> Yes. >> I'd like to move items 10 through 12, which are on a hand carry. >> Second discussion. Mrs. Romeo, >> I like to ask you after second. Yep. >> That's a second. >> All those uh we need to do a roll call vote on that. All those in favor to table till after executive session. >> I >> Any opposed? >> Okay. So noted. All right. Move on to 11 and 12 then. Any discussion on 11 and 12? If not rollinski, >> yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Gino, >> yes. >> Mr. O'Brien,
055>> yes. >> Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mrs. Romeo, >> yes. >> Mr. Conklin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Van Djk, >> yes. Um, we we're going to do committees. We'll do executive off that motion. >> Whoever has something >> might have to make it an hour. Um, uh, committee reports, parks and wreck, Mr. Go, anything yet? Are they meeting? >> I don't know. >> Okay. Safety. There was a meeting. I was away. Mr. Dr. Anamone, >> I can get you the uh I'll get you the minutes of the uh >> Okay. >> Because I didn't get them. >> It was two weeks ago. No, it >> was the 27th of October. >> I was not in town. >> It was two or three weeks ago. >> Superintendent's round table. Um, Mrs. Dwire. >> Oh, I
056have a lot of things. Okay. Um, there were questions about EO253. Um, what's the time frame for an acceptable test result? Who's responsible for paying for the test? and our individual principles handling the documentations for volunteers in their schools. If someone is a parent across multiple schools and opts to be tested other than vaccination, will test results be sufficient across all schools? The answer was volunteer testing should be within an acceptable time frame of when they would be in the building. Staff testing is due on Mondays and the group was provided an example handout dates. Cost of tests are the responsibility of the staff member or volunteer taking the test and they may submit the receipt to their own insurance company for reimbursement. Dr. Mcuade is going to check with Dr. Dr. Anamone is going
057to check with Dr. Mcuade on if an over-the-counter home test, one that can be purchased in one of the localarmacies would be acceptable and how these tests results would be submitted. There um was a question about um nurses and this is ongoing and this is something we're going to have to discuss. Homework. It doesn't seem to be consistent through all elementary schools with minimal homework being given in elementary schools. Is there a plan to help prepare students for homework and time management skills as they move into Makipin in the high school? Um, according to the administration, K through three should be getting nightly reading and math pra p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
058p p p p p p p p p p p practice, not always a worksheet, and it doesn't have to be nightly. Grades four and five should also have reading and math practice, as well as structured study recommendations to help with study skills. Field trips. Is there any way buses could have a return time later than 1:15? Dr. Anamo stated that with the bus driver shortage, not only in West Milford, but across the United States, the focus is on getting students to and from school. The old return time was 1:30. Principles are looking into the possibility of charter buses for trips. The transportation department will be holding an open house um to work on recruiting new drivers, and all drivers must must hold a commercial license. Um, West Milford will help in obtaining those licenses,
059whether they are driving a 54 passenger bus or a minivan or an SUV for the district. There was also a question about typing. Um, is it being taught and by whom the district is trying to incorporate keyboarding skills and lessons? Mr. Novak will bring typing up with the tech committee when they meet. Substitute teacher act substitute computer access seemed to be a little bit of a problem. The question was is there any way for there to be a general login for each school so substitutes can access the computers. Some are not comfortable having a to log in under the teacher. The district can look for um options and a for a solution. Um principles are not reporting any issues. So there's no district policy at this time regarding masks. School messenger are texts limited on
060characters. Can school messenger send someone to offer a webinar or some instruction for parents struggling to navigate the program? There's a limit on how many characters can be in a text message, but there is also the ability to embed a link into the text. There can probably be some kind of house information to help parents that may have trouble navigating the change. In cases where parents are separate and both need to be um main points of contact in the system, those families should reach out to the main office of their school. Lunches. Is it possible for Jeff or Pmptonian to join a meeting? Lunches seem to be a big problem. Also, Jeff is out on sick leave at the moment, but there's a potential for the person standing in to come to a meeting. Dr.
061Anamone asked if there were particular issues that needed to be addressed. One issue is the quality of the lunches being served even before supply chain delays. Other things discussed um involved Mr. Novak and Mr. Novak provided the group with the Chromebook protection plan and Chromebook one onone program at a glance documentation to review and that was it. That was a lot. And just to clarify the point about the um just to clarify the point about the test. So we are accepting is it on or off? >> Oh, red's on. Okay. So we are accepting home tests but only when it's a routine testing. So for staff or parent, but home tests cannot be utilized for students if they have to be tested. >> Okay. >> And then you probably saw on the news, but a
062lot of those home tests, some of them were recalled were recalled. So they're not the most accurate. So we if somebody pops on a positive on that, we do ask for them to go for a PCR or a rapid. >> Good. And that is my report. >> Thank you. Uh county school boards, do we have a date in December for school boards? Yeah, we do. And I can't remember. >> I can't remember when >> I went home and put it up. >> Yeah, we didn't get an email about it, but >> we did not. No, >> no, they're really this year, for whatever reason, they're very behind on usually they give us either a yearly or or like a three three months >> head headway as to what's going on. >> I want to say
063it's December and then the next one is until March. I I February. >> Yeah, some it was different. So, um, New Jersey school boards, um, >> I have nothing. >> Well, workshop was virtual. I don't know if anybody logged on to the >> Well, it's available 30 days. So, you have until November 22nd, so log on if you're interested. >> And also, we have Kathy coming on December 1st to do the last of the strategic planning meeting. So, that's our uh New Jersey school boards legislative. >> I have no report. Right. Technology, Mr. Garino. >> So, you mentioned the Chromebook protection documentation, right? There's that's going through. I think the biggest thing though is, you know, what we're going to do to revamp the website and and the rebranding of our website and and we
064are as a school district. and you know maybe some good fun things that come forward uh in the future with uh regard to some of our technical school programs and applications. Um so I think that that's probably the biggest stuff. I think that our computer issues are are good like there's minimal things that are happening with that. Um I I don't really recall anything major >> and Mrs. is why Magisik is working very very hard on creating something that looks very appealing. >> Yeah. >> So that when you go online you'll see the kids in action and and and what's being offered because there is a lot offered here. So we were very impressed with her uh discussion with us and hopefully she'll make that presentation. I think some of the more of the conversation
065is about, you know, what we do to to show video and and things that we do in the classroom, hands-on stuff, and right that'll kind of roll into our website. But we do have to make things simpler, less clicks, make it easier for parents, easier for um people that are looking to move to town to be able to see what we are all about, even easier for us. You're right. So, did um give a presentation. >> Didn't give a presentation. She gave like a discussion at the um at the committee meeting. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> That's it, Ray. Uh township and board of education joint meeting. We don't have any meetings set up, >> I think. >> No. Okay. But so maybe we could get one scheduled right now that things right
066November's done, elections are over. >> So >> you can reach out to Kathy, right? West Milford Municipal Alliance. >> Uh they had a meeting on the 8th of November. Um the big focus of discussion was on activities and programs that they're planning and working on for the year 2022 within the community. >> Thank you. Welcome. Um old business old business would be there was something was Go ahead. I'm wondering um we're talking about the website I know which teachers are on approve but what administration is meeting with them or meeting with them or the technology who else is meeting with the teachers >> well Mr. Mr. Winston is spearheading the effort Mr. Novak and I are helping out and we have some uh building base administration also pitching. >> And I I did ask that
067if if the board member could be part of that group >> that would be a help too. >> Even if it's just for the board me for us to hear that sit back >> to sit and listen not our place you know listen >> kind of gives us a broader picture of what's going on. So any other old business? If not motion >> a motion to close old business. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. New business. >> You're on it. >> So So I I was wondering this before when when the thing came up about stipens. Like I've seen a number of them like recently. Do do we have a list of all the stipens that we pay above and beyond >> um >> like every >> their
068normal salary >> like plays and sports and clubs and stuff like that. >> So So no those are pretty standard every year things like >> committees. >> So we pay stipens to >> custodians, we pay stipens to nurses possibly. Do we pay? So are do we have a list of those? >> You we don't have many stipens. You have other than like you have your coaches and your co-curricular. You have people that have doctorates that are eligible for a stipen. You might have a handful of people that are eligible for longevity stipens, but other than that and the teaching staff >> head custodian stuff >> testing like >> Yeah. >> Well, that's only one person that test. >> Well, I mean, we we have a list, right? Like we know who we give stipens to.
069>> They're in the agenda. My only thing is so because I kind of just think about so there were stipens stipens stipens and if you tend to look at the all of them in in one big picture like that will you could look and go boy that ends up being a sizable amount of money and and you don't think about those things. I know you budget for certain things, >> but there are sometimes stipens come up where it's not budgeted, right? It's not a budgeted item, but we if we have money, we can pull that from somewhere else. I >> emer committee perhaps. >> Yeah, I get how that works. I'm just wondering if we if we have that list, it would be interesting to see that the dollars that are associated >> I'm not
070we might be able to run something Yeah. off of our system >> and and all those and then when we when we pay stipens I mean is that pensionable dollars >> depends >> does so coaching not >> for athletics not for co-curricular >> uh >> um the doctoral statement is not all >> and um >> custodial >> well you see that's that's probably where the question's coming about That's exactly what Liz said. >> Not all of them, but >> not all of them. So maybe if we knew like where they all fall. >> I think I'm just mentioning only from my I think my unaffiliated one is not >> it's related to your current position and it is pensionable. If it is related to >> Well, it that might have to do with the contract
071might change the contract. >> I don't Yeah, it could be different one district to another. It would be interesting >> like a head custodian or right an assistant head that's pensionable because it has to do with the responsibility >> the responsibility. >> It would be interesting to see it all laid out for us what is >> well I don't know that you can have all that but we'll look and see if we can run a report and it might not say whether it's pensionable or not. We might have to dig a little bit in order, >> right? But if we see the stipen, then it's probably easy for us just to ask, >> right, to find out if >> I don't know if the stipen if it says that for the stipen, right? Not all
072of them though. >> Right. >> I think some of it you have to I think one of the things I think what Barbara is saying is that sometimes it's hard to you can't just like compare certain things against each other. uh you have to I think look at and I think when the board then continues to look at that motion and digs in deeper I think you have to really look at that situation with the people that are on there and the work that why it's an increase of assignment a temporary increase of an assignment versus it's not an ongoing like the board when we talked about it it's not an ongoing thing for future >> pension I'm just talking about stipens in general I'm not talking about one specific thing >> some of those
073stipens would be like always like longevity for teachers is always year after whereas others are a one time thing. >> So that's difficult to see all the differences, >> right? But it depends on the situation because if a teacher picks up a sixth period, >> that becomes pensionable because it's part of their duties, >> right, >> for that particular contract, >> but that all depends on the rules and regulations of the pension system. So if it has to do with their job, it becomes pensionable. >> Depends. We don't make up the rules. We just follow them. >> Right. Well, I guess that's why the question's coming up because they want to see that. You know, I I now it's raising something in my head about a question. >> Maybe something, >> you know. So, I
074think I think it's something that we could probably talk about in committee or something. >> We'll see what we can pull together. >> All right. Kate, something else under new business? >> Yes. Um I talked earlier about new business, about um teacher tuition. Um, and I just want to know, I guess, if this has changed. To my knowledge, it's always been the West Milford teachers sign up for their college classes. And then at the end of the semester, they submit their grades with which classes, right, after they it got approved. And then you take that budgeted money and you split it out with everyone that took classes, right? Is that how it's still done? Like I guess the point being at the beginning of the semester the teacher isn't told we'll pay for six credits.
075They're told at the end after they take their courses how much we will reimburse them. Do I understand this correctly? >> The superintendent has to approve the courses. They everything gets pre-approved before they enroll >> and then everyone is eligible for three credits to be reimbursed >> as long as it's an A or B. >> As long as there's money in the pot >> and beyond that >> beyond that not guaranteed >> there's a a list. >> So you say three credits a semester or a year? >> A semester. >> So you can you can take as many credits as you want. You may not get reimbured for all of them. That depends on how many people are. >> That's what I'm >> and some and not every class is re reimburseable. >> In order
076in order to qualify to be an adjunct professor at a university, you have to have a master degree. >> So we depend on >> 30 36 depending on >> I think that that's what >> but it depend >> it depends if you're >> well wait let's do one at a time. Go ahead. And if you're taking administrative courses, are they reimbursible? I don't think they are. I think only education classes are reimbursible for your masters. Correct. >> Right. So, it depends on the class and whether it's reimburseable. >> So, can I ask >> if you want to go be have your masters fully reimbured, you have to do it very slowly. Most teachers move quicker than that and some of their costs are reimbursed by the board, but a lot of it's not because they
077don't want to only take three credits at a time. They may want to double up, do six in the fall, six in the spring, maybe six or 12 in the summer. So, they speed it along, right? >> And the quicker they do it, the quicker they can move on the guide, but the less likely they'll get reimbursed for a larger percentage maybe. So, it's a little bit of a give and take. And if you have no credits beyond your master, beyond your bachelors, if you're doing it three at a time, you'll never be ready to be a dual enrollment teacher. So, you have to move it along. But if you're very close, you're only three or six credits away, you can expedite that. I don't know if that's the answer. >> Okay, Ray, go ahead.
078>> So, you you So, I'm just going what Kate said. So, I register for three classes in September. >> Three credits, I'm sorry. Three credits in September. I don't know whether I'll be reimbursed for those until December. >> Well, you get the first three. >> You get the first three. >> Let me add to it. Wait, wait. So, I register for I just want to walk through this. I register for three. >> I get paid for those. It sounds like in December when the class, right? I show that I passed the class. You got to pass the class. and I register for three more credits in January, I may not get paid for those, >> right? >> You might get a partial. >> So then what we're saying is it could potentially take 10 years
079to become a if I just wanted to say, hey, like West Milford pay for the schooling. It take 10 years to become a dual certified teacher potentially. >> At three credits a year times 10, it could be 12 years, right? I mean, >> so that's not very robust then. >> Absolutely. And uh if Ray signed up for three credits, but I signed up for nine, right? I'm taking three classes because this is the Kate world. And so uh I'm definitely going to get paid back for my three credits, but those other six, you might give me some towards it, but you might not, >> right? >> So it's very difficult to budget towards an education. And again, this is what I I've been saying for a very long time. And so I'd like to review
080this more and just point that u we only have three that are guaranteed. though those three credits are guaranteed. He would definitely get paid for those. >> Only if you get it. >> Okay, great. >> Okay, good. >> I know you're right. >> Am I Can I let Debbie be right? >> Is this standard? >> Am I on? Okay. Is this standard practice the way we do it for a teacher to go onto onto his or her own masters? Is this do other districts handle it in this manner? Um if not, I would like to see what other districts do. Um because we had discussed that it has come to our attention that a lot of our masters and I anybody who gets gets a masters or a PhD is is I you know I
081I just I'm very happy people continue their education. They seem to be more on the elementary level versus the middle and high school level. If I remember correctly, Mr. Novak, that pretty much we have more masters. >> We're working on the specific number, specific percentage break. >> Okay. But no matter what, if we can help stu uh to the teachers become uh masters or get their masters and see what other districts do to help it out and and but at the same time, we have to also be realistic because of budget cuts that we're dealing with here as well. So, but I would like to see if anybody else follows that suit or if we or there's other ways of of approaching it, >> right? >> So, I mean now now I understand what it
082is. I also have to make sure that I know and understand I have to I put myself in Barbara's shoes. Do you have to budget and and in a sense >> Well, the budget >> she's kind of guessing, right? >> No, it's not. It's a flat amount because it's part of the teacher's contract. >> Yeah, I get that. Right. But it's only it's only three credits. You don't know how many teachers are going to go for classes. >> The teachers contract has $105,000 $106,000. That's all I can spend. That's in their contract. >> It's collectively bargained already. >> So So if you have 200 teachers decide to take classes, you got to pay for the first three credits no matter what. >> No. >> Okay. Okay. So, so then technically you don't even get the
083first three credits. >> So, what I heard you say is different than >> wonder teachers. >> I'm just say I'm just asking. >> Well, >> in theory, yes. In in reality, it'd be highly unlikely, >> right? >> I just feel that I I understand. >> New teachers can't take it. >> They have to be tenured before they can. >> But that eliminates all first, second, third, fourth, >> fourth year, right? And a lot of our veteran staff is already finished with their school and they have their terminal degree. So it's really the people after year four and before year, you know, whatever, right? >> So it's not it would never be that high, but >> got in theory, yes, it could be. >> Plus the teachers in their contract, they're moving on the guide when
084they get there. So they are technically making a big jump when they go from one to the other because when they get their masters there there is a move there is a movement on the guy diagonally. >> How how big is the how big is the jump? >> It depends on the contract. Depends on what step they're on. >> Is there an average or a mean? >> No, there is none. It depends on what step they're on. >> Yeah. >> I I think that that's a negotiated thing. Yeah, >> I feel like that the the reimbursement >> I think you have a copy of the teacher contract. Everyone everyone sitting at this table has a copy of the teachers contract. >> You you everybody has a contract book, right? >> Yeah. >> So, it should
085be in there. >> So, that information is readily available. >> But I I also think what we're talking about is also something that is a negotiated item itself. So, we have to be careful. Go ahead, Kate. >> I have two other things. I'm related. Um, one is in districts nearby. Um, they actually have a new statement in position that I thought was interesting and wanted to mention, which is just contact tracers for COVID. Um, and so I saw um, uh, postings of positions for the year of a $4,000 stipen for other districts, not West Milford, that was just for contact tracing per building. And I thought that was really interesting because then those people are contact tracing over the weekend or whatever. That's their that's a position that they take, you know. So, um I
086don't know if that was able I don't know that we've ever discussed that, but I wanted to mention it. It was just something >> mentioned in the committee about um just what some other districts are doing. So, gotten creative with how to >> provide their nurses with compensation and some of them have created something like that for the year. >> Yeah. >> Some have done hourly rates. Well, and the interesting thing is that it would applied is people of all different um positions because maybe some of them don't want that extra work and they or others do. So, >> directors that I've talked to have always been a nurse >> that has been a part of that or overseen the process. The nurse administrator >> just because of the work with the health department and
087making sure you're doing it accurately, >> right? The nurse doesn't have to be a contact tracer though, >> right? >> So the nurse does not have to be a contact tracer, but someone that is fully trained does have to be the one to be the leazison to the health department. So we in our district, our pandemic response team have all been administrators or nurses. >> So what is fully what do you mean they have to be fully trained? >> We all took training out of um >> contact traced trained on contact tracing, not trained as a nurse. >> So Due to the student confidentiality and employee confidentiality, we've only had our nurses or administrators be privy to that information. >> Okay. Because So, >> but yes, in in in the general public, you may you
088may get a call from a Ruckers intern >> and that's what happens quite often to be the contact tracer, but it's always authorized by someone higher than them that's either a nurse or another type of official. >> Okay? Because like I heard Kate say $4,000. Like if you take that there's eight schools, right? I mean, it's a $32,000 position, right? No, but would we have have enough cases to even like >> Well, I mean I mean how many when you look at cases now Alex right he went to weekly because there are so few cases now >> our district is still I just want to clarify for the board and I'm sure that you've seen it that although you may not have positive cases that are reflected on a weekly basis there is still a
089high level of intensity left for our nurses myself our building administration that's overseeing also COVID combatible symptoms. We're in an area that does not have a majority that's vaccinated. So therefore, the contact tracing may be higher in this municipality compared to others. So there's still a lot of background leg work. And personally, I think one of the reasons why our district has done things so well is because we utilize our nurses and our administration closely where we have not had any gaps in anything that we're doing. That's why West Milford was able to stay open during an outbreak when other schools needed to close. >> Thank you. >> Any other new business? >> If not, >> none, I'll make a motion to close new business. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >>
090Okay. Public comment. This portion of the meeting is open to members of the public having a legitimate interest in the actions of the board for the purpose of addressing any subject matter pertinent to and or directly related to the operation of the West Milford Public School District. Members of the public who have requested to speak prior to the meeting will be recognized by the chair first. Each speaker will be given five minutes for a period of 30 minutes and then time permitting other public comment limited to five minutes per speaker will be allowed until the 30 minute time period transpires. All speakers are asked to sign the register provided and give their name, their full name, spell their last name, group affiliation if appropriate, and provide their address. Issues raised by members of the public
091may or may not be responded to by the board. All comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate. The board asked that members of the public be courteous and respectful of the rights of other individuals when speaking. Specifically, comments regarding students and employees of the board are discouraged and the board and the administration will not respond to them. Students and employees have specific legal rights afforded to them by the laws of New Jersey. The board is not responsible and is not liable for any comments made by members of the public. Anyone wishing to speak? >> Not. >> Seeing none, I make a motion to close public comment. >> All those in favor? I mean, >> I need a second. I'm sorry, Ray. >> All those in favor? >> Okay,
092we need a motion for executive session. And I think we're going to need an hour for executive session because there's a few items. >> At um 8:21, I move to go into executive executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel appointments, resignations, current litigation matters, special education matters, negotiation, bibs, and matters of attorney client privilege. The executive session minutes will not be released until such time as the privilege or confidentiality is no longer applicable. Um, we should go in for one hour. >> We're going to action >> and action will be taken upon our return. >> All those in favor? >> Any opposed? >> We should be back in an hour. O'Brien >> here [Music] >> here. Mrs. Dwire. Okay. Move to my glasses. Okay. Uh move to approve the recommendation of the superintendent for
093the following um HIVs. 2022 H1 as unsubstantiated, M2 substantiated, 2022 M4 substantiated, and 2022 E1 substantiated. >> I need a second. Any discussion? >> Roll call. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Oinski. >> Yes. >> Mr. O'Brien. >> Yes. >> Mr. Romeo. Yes. Mr. Conlin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ofinski. >> Yes. Um, like to move item number 10. Do we have to vote to unte? >> Okay. I make a motion unte item number 10 under operation of finance. >> All those in favor? >> I have I have a question before we do this. >> Are we voting to table this or >> to take it off the table? >> Voting to take that vote on Okay. >> All those in favor? >>
094I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Now you can move your motion. >> Make a motion. Item number 10, operation finance. The recommendation of superintendent to accept a proposal from Land Associates Midland Park, New Jersey for LSR LSRP consultant services for the continuence of required groundwater remedial actions at the transportation depot in the amount of $198,000. >> Second discussion there any discussion? If not, roll call. Mr. Oshinsky. Yes, >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes, >> Mr. Gino. >> Yes, >> Mrs. O'Brien. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes, >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Van Dyke. >> Yes. >> Make a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Good evening. Have everybody have a happy Thanksgiving. >> Yeah. >> Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkeys.