001We're ready. >> Okay. I'd like to call the meeting to order and we'll 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 for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings 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, the board attorney and cable vision of Warwick and posted in the administration building. Copies of the board meeting calendar resolution were provided to all local media town hall, town library, and all district schools. due to the public health
002emergency in the state of New Jersey as declared in Executive Order 103 and as permitted by Assembly Bill 3850. The board will be suspending its normal meeting procedures this evening and conducting a virtual meeting. Directions for accessing the virtual public meeting were posted on the district website. very much. We very much welcome input from the public because this is a virtual meeting. Public comment will be handled as follows. During the meeting, prior to the public comment, instructions will be displayed on how to join the meeting by phone. Roll call. Mrs. Francisco, >> this is Romeo. >> I'm here. And before you go on, um, Mr. Winston, I'm hearing from community members that there's no audio on the live stream. They can see us, but they can't hear us. Sorry, Barbara. >> That's okay. >> Okay,
003I'm on it. >> Mrs. Stevenson >> here. >> Mr. Conklin >> here. >> Mrs. Dwer >> here. >> Mr. Gino >> here. >> Mrs. Fritz >> here. >> Mr. Oshinski >> here. >> Mr. Stillman. >> Mrs. Van Dyk >> here. Okay, we're going to need to go into executive session at the beginning of the meeting. Um, okay. We have to do this resolution first. Is that where I am? >> Yes. It's not going to be a HIPPA a parent appeal. The parent called today and declined to attend tonight's appeal. Uh, we do have a HIP to discuss that's on the agenda in its normal place. So, we can do that in HIP. We also can discuss other pressures. >> Andy, we need to do the motion though because of the the meeting being a virtual
004meeting. Do we have to do that again? >> You should do that again. >> Okay. I need I need a motion for that. Will somebody do that? >> I make a motion to go into executive session at the beginning of the meeting. >> No, no, not that. I move to accept the resolution to um to endorse a virtual meeting. >> Do you see it there? I think it has I'll I'll read it. >> Oh, I see. Sorry. >> Okay. I I know I missed it. >> Say it. >> Be it resol Be Yeah, you could read it. Go ahead. >> Okay. Be it resolved that the West Milford Township Board of Education hereby approves the suspension of its normal meeting procedures pursuant to bylaw 131 and authorizes this meeting to be conducted as a virtual
005meeting as described in the statement of public notice due to the public health emergency declared in executive order 103 and as permitted by Assembly Bill 3850. >> Do I need a second for that? >> Second. Okay, Barbara, it says roll call here. >> Yeah. Um, Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mr. Gino. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stillman. >> Mr. Ofinsky. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Van Dyk. >> Yes. Now we need the motion for executive session. >> Terry, you want to move that one? >> Okay. Um at I don't know what time it is. Let's see. >> 7:09. >> Okay. At 70:09, I move that we move into executive session for the purpose of HIB and uh personnel
006matters. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Any opposed? If not, we're going to go into executive session and we should be returning in about approximately 30 minutes. >> Yeah, probably 20 minutes, Linda, I think. Um, but we log off this and I sent you an email about 10 a.m. this morning with another session. >> So, you can log off this and log on to that for the executive session. >> Thank you. >> Do we need a do to return? Okay. All right. >> Okay. Okay. Um, I'd like to call the meeting back to order and Mrs. Francisco, please do the roll call. Mr. Conklin, >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> here. >> Mr. Stillman, >> here you are. Mrs. Dwire >> here. >> Mrs. Fritz >> here. >> Mr. Gino >> here. Mr. Oshinski >>
007here. >> Mrs. Romeo >> here. Mrs. Van Djk >> here. Dr. Anamone, you want to start with your report? >> Yes. Good evening, everybody. Welcome to our main meeting. Uh just wanted to update the board on a couple things. Uh we did start um something called a restart committee. We opened this up uh we sent a notice out maybe a few weeks ago regarding this. I think it's important to get ahead of the restarting of school. On the one hand, we're very busy working with our administrators, our teachers to finish the 201920 school year. Uh we're still in the middle of the fourth mark period. We have three and a half weeks of school left. We have uh grades to enter into our uh into real time and end this year. But then also we
008have to have one eye looking forward towards the start of next year. So we started a res we created a restart committee. Uh I split into two subgroups. Uh one subgroup is going to be led by Mr. Novak. We have two board members on that subcommittee, uh, Courtney Stevenson and Terry Dwire, as well as administrators, teachers, and parents. They're going to focus on what happens if schools are not allowed to reopen in September. So, in other words, if we continue with our distance learning in the fall, what changes do we need to make? We know there's a lot of things that are working, but we also notice some things that aren't working or some things that we can do better. So, Mr. Novak's going to focus on that piece and it could be an issue
009with Chromebooks. It could be an issue with technology or communication or pedigogy. It could be a lot of things. So, they're going to look at every which way to make the virtual instruction better for September if schools are not allowed to reopen. Uh the second subgroup, I'll chair that and I'm working with the board with uh Linda Van Dyk and Kate Romeo. They're helping out as well. What if we are allowed to open schools in September? what do our schools look like? And it most likely will not look like a regular school setting. It's going to be different. We are awaiting some additional guidance from the from the department. But in the with you absent that, we are going to press forward to look at potentially a split schedule um where not every student is
010in school every day or perhaps they're in for a portion of a day. We're not sure how that's going to look. You could have one-way hallways and stairwells uh in each school. Um you could have students taking health the first mark period instead of changing for Pizz class. Uh you could see uh no chorus classes because we know that there's some issues with students singing in close quarters. Uh we'll be looking at a lot of different ways. Transportation could be an issue. How do we thin out our buses going to and from school? uh because we don't want too many kids on the bus at the same time. How do we get the kids into school and out of school? >> Um you could have students take health the first morning period instead of changing
011for class. >> That's a delay, Barbara. All right. Um so these are all the things we're looking at. Uh some of the most recent guidance coming out now is um they're telling us to avoid the 3C's which are >> close spaces, >> crowded places and close contact settings. Um so we're working with the department, with our board, with our administrators and teachers to get this message out and to really see what we can do differently for September. >> Alex, just a second. Sorry, Ray. Ray did have a question >> while you were speaking and then I think >> I was getting some feedback for a second. I'm sorry, Ray. Go ahead. >> Boy, the three C's. >> Yeah, I'm hearing double. >> Oh, >> yeah. It's coming in twice. It's saying then it's like a
0125second delay. It's saying it again. Robert, could you look into that? I don't know if you're hearing it as well. >> It's not audible on our side, but I'll check it. >> I think everybody has to mute also because I think it's coming from some of us. >> Okay. So, if you guys could put your computers on mute and then we'll just unmute it when you want to speak, that would be that might be helpful as well. >> Okay, Terry, go ahead. Um, you know, >> you me you mentioned the chorus. Um, but what about chemistry labs and biology labs where kids are working together and um the band the band kids what you know is that all going to be taken into consideration because those are very very close. You know, that's one of
013the C's. >> Yeah. Well, we have a laundry list. I I just gave a couple of examples. I mean, you're going to see the classrooms being seated. Uh, you know, sometimes the elementary schools, they have the the small groups with the desk all square off and face each other. You may see >> students in oldfashioned desks and rows with everybody facing the same >> biology labs where kids are working together. >> Yeah. So, we're looking at everything. Um, I'm just giving you a small uh look into what we could be focusing on, but we'll get to everything. And like I said, we're expecting some additional guidance from the department. So, that should be helpful as well. So, uh, you know, the committee should these ideas will probably go through each committee and then we'll have
014some a better idea what schools will look like in the fall. Um, hopefully we can reopen. Uh, but we if we don't, we'll have a fallback plan that Mr. Norris can work on. >> U, thank you, Dr. Anamon. I would just say to the rest of the board if you have any questions or if you have any suggestions um contact either you know Dr. Anamone or uh Mr. Novak or any one of the board members who are working on it. We'll get the you know get the information back to you you know as far as we can. We just had our first meeting. I'm not sure did um >> the second meeting the second group is meeting I think this Thursday >> Wednesday or Thursday this week. I think Thursday. So, Mr. Novak sent out
015the email array to that group. They should be they should have it on their calendar. Uh and also I should for I should not uh forget to mention that earlier today uh we got message from Governor Murphy that his earlier executive order banning in-person graduations was relaxed uh but not until July 6th. So, as of right now, we have multiple plans that we're working on. sort of a plan A and a plan B or more accurately maybe a plan E, G, and F that now we're up to. I don't even know. But um this just came through today. So students can graduate in person using social distancing no earlier than July 6th, which is a little bit later than we're accustomed to, but um it's something that I think our kids uh will will appreciate.
016And then we're going to look forward uh to some more directive guidance from the department. I think Wednesday or Thursday this week, we're getting some more information from Trenton. That should help our planning and we should have something out to the parents by the end of the week um for our plan A, our plan B and what we're going to do uh should this uh should would be allowed to have an inerson graduation. >> Nicole, >> are we going to be looking at that for both 8th grade and high school or are you just focusing on the seniors? >> We're looking at 12th, 8th, 6th, and fifth. Um, you know, those those little kids, you know, the fifth and sixth graders need to have some sort of moving up ceremony. It may not be 7:00
017at night like the high school is. It may be during a more traditional elementary time, uh, you know, 9, 9:30 in the morning, something along those lines, but we're looking to have something for everybody. Um, not exactly sure what it's going to look like yet. Um, and sooner is better than later. I know the Governor Murphy said after July 6th, but we don't really want to go too deep into July. We want to do it as quickly as we can, as close to July 6th as we can. This way it doesn't stretch on for too long. So once that gets done, we'll have the 201920 school year behind us and we could put all of our attention towards >> Okay. Um I >> think that's all I have. Thank you. >> Mr. Novak, your report.
018>> Okay. Um before yes, thank you for Robert for pulling that out. But before I get into the um the science results, I just want to talk about the the other item on the on the agenda for education. Um this is the a conversation that began at uh education committee last week uh where I presented an overview of our plans and goals for um our summer curriculum writing and how that might take a different look this year um considering a number of factors. um prior to um prior to the health closure and what we're dealing with now, we had already sustained a pretty significant um cut in state aid and we've had been dealing um to make some fiscal adjustments. Uh so one of the things our supervisors have been working on was the I
019guess tiering by uh necessity, you know, our putting our high priorities first in terms of what we need to accomplish this summer and then uh you know some of those other tasks such as um getting groups together to discuss sand standards that we were anticipating new standards being written for uh for a number of areas and and those standards haven't come through from the state. Um, so there's a couple projects that we're going to be, you know, putting on the back burner until those until those things come through. Um, now we also have, you know, in light of the fiscal adjustments, we also have, um, you know, our our current progress with, you know, a restart um, uh, plan. I know Dr. Enone just talked a little bit about that, so I won't go too
020into detail. Um but in in our restart goals uh whether it's in in school um and with with all of the um I guess different types of models we're talking about um or distance learning, we're going to have to take a look at our curriculum and we're going to have to take a look at our pacing guides so that we are able to um meet the needs of our students while understanding and adjusting to the to the climate that we're going to be in. Um, so I anticipate at our June meeting u being very um specific. That was a request made at the education committee that the the board was interested in a um a specific um overview of what are the projects that we are going to be laying out uh for work this
021summer and then also come back again at the August meeting or the September meeting and and provide some feedback as to as to what we accomplished and and how we um and and how we did. So, um, that was just my my little announcement for tonight is to stay tuned. We'll have a little bit more detail in June and then you can anticipate a late summer or early fall follow-up in regard to what um, what those tasks that we we accomplished. And I'll also give up updates along the way over the summer. I think that would be um, also be appropriate. Um the next item on the agenda is what the screen share has open now is that we I'm going to give a brief um uh a brief little uh um overview of our
022results. Uh we anticipated um you know the typical board meeting where we could bring in our uh science supervisor and and uh some of our um some of our testing staff to present our our results. Um however in this climate I'm going to I'm going to do it briefly. Um we are required by QAC to present um to present our test scores as they as they come out. Um so tonight I'm going to give you the um the brief uh scores and then u when we get back to um you know back to the those meetings in person we can we can um take a little bit of a closer look at them. Robert, you can go to the next slide. So I'm not gonna I'm not gonna read the entire slide to you. I
023just wanted to point out the um last bullet point and that last bullet point is that this is the uh the results we're about to share that is the first time um that our students have taken this sort of assessment for science. In the past it has been called uh NJ ask and that assessment is going um you know has had been in place for a long time and it was based upon the uh old the old science standards. So this this assessment is the first science assessment that is based upon the next generation science standards which are now called the New Jersey student learning standards for science. And I'm just going to um you know read that last bullet point. So it's a significantly different test from the NJ assessment of skills and knowledge
024which was the NJ ask. Um the NJSLS for science or more rigorous standards and NJSLA science focuses on the application of science knowledge and skills rather than the memorization of content. So it is considered um a widely more uh widely more rigorous assessment and um you know Robert you can go to the next slide and we're going to I'm going to talk about the results. Um, so overall we are um I think overall we're proud of our um proud of our accomplishments. Uh, so what you're looking at there is a breakdown. You've seen this type of slide before when we presented for ELA and math. Um, however, this assessment is is based on four levels of performance and as opposed to five on um on math and ELA. Um, level one is our um low
025expectations. Level two is near or met or near or close to meeting expectations. Level three is meeting expectations. And level four is exceeding expectations. Um so if you take a look, we we uh outperform the state in two of the three um two of the three tested tested grade levels. Um if you try to if you if you take a look at our numbers uh if you add up the you know level one level two and so forth for the district it might not come out to 100 because there was some um some rounding um some rounding that took place. Um but the uh overall snapshot is that in grades five and eight we exceeded the state in terms of students meeting or exceeding expectations. And in grade 11 um we were we were slightly
026slightly below um the percentage that I have for um in grade five. The um state level the state percentage of students meeting or exceeding level three or and above was 29.2% and West Milford fifth grade students uh received a 36.2 two in in levels three or higher. Um, grade eight, the state percentage was 19.8 for meeting or exceeding expectations. And in West Milford, our eighth graders were 24.4% at those same levels. And at the 11th grade, our student uh the state was 27.3% meeting or exceeding expectations. And in West Milford, we were 22 uh 22.3% of meeting or exceeding expectations. Uh so we're, you know, we're we're proud of our accomplishments. We have work to do in in um you know, all three of our our grade level areas. Uh I think our staff would
027say that they're they're proud of of what they've been doing in in terms of implementing the uh the New Jersey student uh learning standards for science. It's been a shift for every district. um you know those scores aren't great statewide and I'm you know I'm glad to say that we've you know we we've uh outpaced them in in most regards. Um so that is the um that is my presentation of these uh of these scores for tonight and I will have a more uh detailed release for our website and for the board to see um going forward. know if there's any questions. >> Does anybody have any questions? If not, uh, thank you, Dan. We'll move on to, um, special reports and correspondence. Mrs. Francisco, >> we have the minutes from the April 28th um,
028meeting, regular and public session for your consideration. >> Okay. I need a I need a motion and a second for the to adopt the minutes from the those meetings. >> I'll move to um accept the minutes for the April 28th regular and executive session meetings. >> I need a second. >> Second, >> Ray. Any discussion? If not, voice uh voice uh vote, please. All those in favor? I >> any oppose? >> Um thank you. Uh under under president's report um I was just going to touch upon um the graduation message that came out from uh the governor today. It I I I was talking with Dr. Moone earlier and I just feel like it's going to be a roller coaster ride for some of these kids because everything keeps changing every day and you know
029one day they're going to get their hopes up and then there's going to be something or whatever. I I mean the district wants to see something to to celebrate their accomplishments and I think that you know the administration is doing everything it can to to give them that and I know that each of you are very supportive of moving forward with whatever we can in a safe and healthy healthy celebration for them. And I I just you know like I said if there is anything as far as the restart committee or graduation that you have some input that you want to give please feel free to contact myself or Dr. Anamone or you know Mr. know anyone that at the board office so that you know everybody's ideas are taken into account and I just
030want to thank everybody for continuing this has been a tough time and I know that everybody's going through difficult times in their own homes with different you know with all these changes and you know each day is is something different so I want to thank everybody for you know participating in keeping every you know keeping the district you know in their in their busy schedule. Just want to say thank you and I hope you all are staying healthy and that we get into this summer and September will be a 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 public comment limited to five minutes
031per speaker will be allowed until the 30 minute time period transpires. All members of the public speaking during this public comment period are asked to address topics listed in the agenda. All speakers are asked to sign the register provided and 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 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
032to 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 light of the legal rights of those affected or identified in their comments. Members of the public are reminded that they are legally responsible for their li they are legally responsible and liable for their comments. I guess we'll give it a few minutes to see if anybody has anything. Do we have anything Barbara from anybody in form of a note or anything? If not, um >> there's been no public no public. >> I'm going to need a motion to close a public comments. I'll move to close public comment. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Kate. All those in favor? >> I
033>> Any oppose? If not, we're going to need a motion and um and a second to adopt the agenda. But I think Dr. Anamone has um some changes that he needs to make. >> Yes. Before we do that, um just a couple of edits on the agenda. The first one is going to be on page 10, personnel student affairs number eight. This is an unaffiliated personnel contract. Um, at the bottom of the page there's Darnis Fui. There's an asterisk there. It should not be. The asterisk should be removed up on page 12. Also, personnel student affairs. We have to make some edits to the uh res under high school. We have three changes. Terresa Murphy, principal's office should be zero days. Increase by five. And on page 23, operations and finance number 38, we are
034going to we are going to remove resolution number 38. And we have a replacement, which is a hand carry 38 with some of the numbers that have been changed for the health insurance services effective July 1, 2020. And you should have that via in your email. Okay. So, I need a uh motion to adopt the agenda. >> I move to adopt the agenda as amended. >> Thank you, Terry. And I needed a second. >> Second. >> Um all those in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Okay. >> And we'll move on to education. Mrs. Dwire. >> Okay. Um I move to um approve the following agenda item number one, the recommendation of the superintendent to approve the following resolution. Whereas in response to COVID 19 pandemic, the governor has declared a state of emergency and a
035public health emergency and ordered all schools closed for in-person instruction. And whereas in response to this coid9 pandemic, the legislature has revised NJSA18A 7F-9 to permit the you permit the use of virtual or remote instruction to uh establish compliance with the 180day school requirement during a public health emergency subject to board approval of virtual or remote instructional program. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the board hereby approves the district's program of virtual or remote instruction to meet the 180day school requirement, which was previously submitted to the Department of Education on March 11th, 200, 2020 and implemented since the district's closure on March 16, 2020. I need a second for that. Second, >> Nicole. Any discussion? If not, roll call. Barbara. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mr.
036Shinsky. >> Mr. Stillman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Conklin. Yes, >> Mr. Gorino. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Van Dyke. >> Second that. >> Yes. Okay. Mrs. Dwire, move on with your >> All right. Move to approve um item agendas 2 through nine. >> Second. >> Okay. Second. Nicole, did you second that? Yes. >> Okay. >> Any discussion? >> I do. Um I'm concerned I'm Huh. I'm concerned about the field trips. Um I don't I love field trips. I mean, I I'm a big proponent of kids having extended learning, but I'm a little bit worried about the environment um right now and was hoping that maybe we could take a look at the field trips and and and not approve them because I'd hate to see parents lose money or are we
037just approving locations right now? >> Yeah. So, at um ED committee, we discussed that I would I would um I jump in a little bit and and you know, talk about it. Good. Um yeah, on this agenda, what you're voting on is just the approval of locations um by the board of ed so that if we see uh an appropriate use of a trip, if we see that the world is safe and that um you know that we are able to go ahead with these these trips, you know, looking at it with the staff and administration, we would be able to do so having these on um having these on the um on the record. So, this is not an approval for anyone to go anywhere at this point in time. It is just an
038approval for these locations to be okay for our staff to pursue if we if we deem um it's safe and necessary for a trip. >> I have one other question. Um on item number eight, the list of medical and uh clinical consultants, less stress instructional services. What is that? So, um, Less Stress is a vendor that we use for our CPR and AED training. >> Oh, okay. I thought it was something you go to and, you know, if you stressful, they'll unstress you. >> It it does have that name, so this has come up in the past, but it it is a vendor that now I think we've used for the past two years. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> And any other questions? >> If not, >> I have a question about
039number three, the CARES Act. Um, is there going to be any discussion on um what that grant is going to fund and if so, which committee would be discussing that? >> Uh, we do have a list of allowable expenses. It's pretty broad. I think what we're doing tonight is just accepting the application to get the money. We could discuss this uh how what's the best way to spend it in a in a lot of different committees, I suppose, because we could do technology, we could do a lot of things with this money. Um, so we can discuss it in operations of finance, personnel, education. Every committee could in theory discuss this issue of what's the best way to spend the money, but um, for right now, we're really just looking to accept the grant in
040the amount of a quarter million dollars. >> So then I just don't want to lose my opportunity to say whoever gets to discuss it um, in whichever committee, uh, I've seen a lot of districts spend money on SLE after reading this month's education report. Um, and Dan, I I liked how you um reviewed with that committee some research from Hurricane Katrina, and I really appreciated um what was written in the notes. Um, but what really, you know, um, will have an impression on me is the SLE and the need for counseling that will remain. And I saw that in what you said, you saw in the research. So hopefully some of that money goes towards some counseling. And I just wanted to say that why we accept it. glad they accept it, but I hope
041we talk about some counseling. >> Yeah. So, you'll you'll see also on number four in education, we're accepting our um ESA money. Uh we also have some latitude um for SEAL um you know with with um title one and and title 4. >> Okay. Any other questions? If not, uh roll call. Mrs. Francisco. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gino. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stillman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Oshinski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz. Yes, >> Mrs. Van Dyk. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh Terry, next one. Number 10. >> All right. Move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent to approve the following resolution. It's a HIB and it's incident report number two uh 2020 E14 as substantiated. >>
042I need a I need a sec. I need a second for that. >> Second, >> Ray. Any discussion? If not, roll call, please. >> Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Greeno, >> yes. >> Mr. Oshinski, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fritz, >> yes. >> Mr. Conklin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Stilly. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Van Dyk. >> Yes. >> On to personnel. Mrs. Fritz. >> Sure. U. Under personnel, I would like to move items 1 through 13 on the agenda. >> Okay. Discussion. I just wanted to uh have a brief uh moment to thank Debbie Costello. She's uh retiring. She's our first agenda motion. Uh she's dedicated a long while to the district. Longtime township resident. Her own kids went to school here and she's
043been invaluable part of my team. her. Um I do wish her a lot of health and happiness in her future in her new adventure in her life. Um to see us look at I I understand the need for the number of hours number of days for secretaries this summer because it is a very something and then Courtney. Yeah, I just wanted to say a third uh thank you to Debbie for all she's done um for luck and have funed. >> Courtney, did you have something? >> I did. Um I love Mrs. Castello as well and wish her all the best. Um, but I was curious about the movement of the teachers. Is this all the teachers >> more? And if there are going to be more, have they been told yet? >> Um, this should
044be it. I mean, things could change. We could get a retirement. We could get something that could happen between now and the start of school. But as of right now, I think this is it. Um, if there's any movement beyond this point, it would be, you know, very minor. We still have to appoint our or assign our related arts teachers, music, art to specific buildings for next year. We can do that in June, but this should be the core of the transfers. You might have a special class A transfer in July. If an IEP would change, something along those lines, but this is the bulk of it. If there's any changes beyond this point, it would be very minimal. maybe one, but even then it >> I have a question about that then just because
045I'm not aware but does the board approve within school movement because I know at Westbrook specifically the two of the sixth grade teachers are going to Makipin but one is staying and I'm just as a Westbrook mom I'm just wondering where she's going and if she's been told yet. >> I'm just curious if the board approves things like that. Oh >> the board the third grade or third to fourth. Um that would not come across a board agenda. This is uh when you're moving schools, we would uh include that in there. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Nicole. Nicole, I think you had something right. Oh, no. Okay, Kate, go ahead. I'm sorry. >> Yeah, Kate. >> Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm trying to >> Mhm. >> So, I have a confusion on something that I didn't
046have until the meeting started. And typically, right now, if we were in person, I would ask, could we table eight until after executive session? Um, but we're supposed to exit from executive session. So, I'm not really sure what to do. >> Well, why don't you just ask a question? Maybe we can work through it. >> Okay. Um, so we deleted the asterisk. There's two dispatcher positions. Could someone explain those positions to me? Are they different? One seems now like it's a 12-month position and the other one looks like it's 210 days, although they're very similar in salary. And I I just want to understand what that means and what they are. >> So, yes, they are. And they've historically been uh two positions. The uh one has always been a 12-month position. and their responsible
047their major responsibility during the summer is to set up all of the uh roots for students in September. Uh the second position used to be 190 days and as the ESY program expanded, we needed additional days to support the ESY program because that individual even through the school year is there at 5:30 in the morning when the drivers are getting ready to leave. So we need it. We don't otherwise it would be a 12-hour day. So we need two people to uh dovetail. One has responsibilities for ESY and um for all of the athletic trips and the field trips and things like that and that's a 210 day position and that's expanded over the last few years simply because of the additional needs that we had in transportation. So a 12-month position is a 260day
048position. Any anything else? Aid transfers on the June agenda as Dr. Annone said just because we do have um some of our programs shifting slightly. So you will see that coming up but the board will get those names ahead of time. You'll see it on the agenda. Uh, does anyone else have any questions under educ under u personnel? Courtney, did you have something? >> No, I just I just wanted to say I only asked because I am a teacher and I feel like I just wanted to make sure the teachers have been told. That's all that's why I was asking. >> Yeah, we we've been in contact with all the people on the agenda tonight. Um, the principles will probably handle the grade to grade changes in each school um within the next within a
049short while if they haven't already. >> Okay. Anything else? >> If not, um, roll call. Mrs. Francisco. Oh, do you have something? Kate, do you have something? Cuz I can't hear you. >> I just I find it I'm finding that difficult. So, we have one dispatcher at 210 days. >> Oh, okay. >> And another one at 260 days with a $26 difference. Um, and I would hope that the personnel that's $26 for Right. That's >> it has to do with experience also and the number. >> Okay, that's what I was missing. That's what I was asking. >> The amount of time in the position >> seniority. >> That's what I was missing because on paper I wouldn't know that. So, >> yeah. Um, >> and I would have asked this prior, Barb. I'm sorry, but
050I >> No, that's okay. >> Thank you. And as the additional days were added, that changed the salary also. >> Dave, did you have something? [Music] >> We're not getting you, Dave. [Music] >> No, I don't. >> Are Are you okay? >> You're frozen. >> Yeah. >> Oh, no. Don't. >> All right. Um, can you type it into Dave, can you text it to somebody >> or call my phone? >> I think he's okay. [Music] >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, I'm okay. I had my power went out briefly. >> There was just a power outage. >> All right. off real quick. I think I just threw everything off with the Zoom. Oh, okay. All right. Uh, is there any other questions? If not, I would say we call do the roll call, Barbara. >> Okay. Uh,
051Mrs. Fritz. Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. Mr. Garino, >> yes. >> Mr. Oshinski, >> yes. >> I'm seeing on 10 and yes to everything else. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. Sorry, that was me. My my microphone went crazy. Oh, >> Mr. Stillman. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Van Djk. >> Uh, I'm going to abstain on 10 and uh yes on everything else. Operations and finance. Mr. Guarino. >> Okay. So, uh I would like to make a motion to move items 1 through 37. [Music] >> All right. Dave, did Dave second that I think board? >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. Uh any any discussion? If not, >> is it one to what? 37. >> 37. >> We'll do 38 separately because that's a hand carry. >> But what about through 40? It goes through 41. >>
052Yes. >> Um >> goes through 41. >> Yeah, it is through Well, yes. Kevin and then I'll say uh 39 through 41. >> Any discussion? >> Okay. If not, roll call. Oh, she's muted. You're muted. Trying not to I'm trying not to get feedback, you know. >> Um, Mr. Gino, >> yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Oshinski, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fritz, >> yes. Yes. >> Go ahead, Ray. >> Okay. I like to do uh number 38. >> I need a second. >> Second, >> Nicole. Discussion. Did you have something, Mike? No. Do you >> second? >> Okay. Any other discussion on the hand carry 38? >> It's a replacement for the resolution that's on the agenda. Corrections. If not, roll call. >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >>
053Mr. Gino. >> Yes. >> Mr. Oshinski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Romeo? Yes, >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes, >> Mr. Stillman. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Van Dyk. >> Yes. >> Okay. Rain number 42. >> Yep. I'd like to make a motion to uh move number 42 under operation finance. >> Mike second that. Any discussion on that? If not, Barb, roll call. Mr. Greeno. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stillman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Mr. Oshinski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Yes. Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mr. Conklin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Van Dyk, >> yes. >> I'd like to move item uh 43 under operations on finance. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Barbara. >> Mr. Go. >> Yes. Mr.
054Oshinsky, Mrs. >> Mrs. Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fritz, >> yes. >> Mr. Stillman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mrs. Romeo, >> yes. >> Mr. Conklin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Van Djk. >> Yes. >> Like to move item 44 under operations and finance. >> Second. We need >> second. >> Hey Terry. Any discussion? Roll call. Barbara. >> Mr. Gino. Christine. >> Mrs. Stevenson. Yes, >> Mr. Oshinski, >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes, >> Mr. Stillman. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes, >> Mr. Conklin. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Romeo. >> Abstain. >> Mrs. Van Dyk, >> I abstain. Also, that ends the committee reports and we move on to old business. Does any I uh does anyone um have anything for old business? >> Oh, I do. I do. I have >> Okay.
055I have a question, Alex, about the enrollment figures that you sent out. I see that from September through April, our elementary and Makipin have gone up, but the high school has gone down and it it doesn't look like it's a PCTI issue because it looks like we took five kids back. Do you know why that trend is like that? >> I'll have to look into it more, but some grades, some students move in throughout the year and some other grades they move out for a number of reasons. >> Okay. It just looks odd to me. >> Yeah, it it it does. It's good for us that, you know, lower grades are we're adding students in all the grades, you know, K to 8, it looks like. Um, but I I could look into that. I'm
056not sure of why there's a trend. Um, it might just be a one-year outlier where a lot of the students who moved out of town just so happen to be high school age, but um I can dig a little deeper if you want. >> Okay. Thank you. And any other old business? If not, I I'll need a motion to close all business. >> I move to close all business. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Okay. All those in favor? I >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. We'll move on to new business. Is there anything under new business? >> Uh Courtney, you have something for new business? >> I do. Um I think it's new business. You know, I'm I'm still thinking I'm a little new to this, but I'm wondering about the CARES Act and also
057those title funds that we got. You know, looking at those figures, they're quite significant figures. And I'm just wondering, is there a way that the board can see how that money is being spent? You know, kind of like itemized a bit. Um just I'm just curious. >> Yeah, there's no problem. The CARES money we haven't spent yet, so we wouldn't have anything for that. But the title money, some of it's used to offset teacher salaries in certain buildings. Uh, title two money, I mean, you might see some money on a a board resolution which may say funded by title money, >> right? >> That'll give you an idea, but we can look into that. We can get some uh >> Yeah, they just they just seem like big figures. So, I just think, you know,
058breaking it down, I think would be helpful for everyone to know how the money coming into the district's being spent. >> Dan, can you just uh briefly explain some of the positions that are offset by title money maybe? >> Uh yeah, so Title One is our Let me Sorry, just flipping back to that uh page. Um, Title One is traditionally our largest uh our largest grant and uh a majority of that um of that money that we bring in is used to uh fund our Encore teachers who are our um basic skills teachers in our elementary schools. We um the district provides through local budget a.5 um encore teacher at all six elementary schools. And in the title schools, we use title funding to um pay for the additional 0.5 and make that person a
059full-time person in our in the title schools. Uh the Mackman school is also a title one um um targeted assistant school and we offset salary for those teachers who teach our fundamentals courses there. Um so now that you you know when you're looking at at salaries and and um FICA benefits and all those types of things the um the 331 313,000 goes um you know gets gets eaten up quite quite a bit with with salaries. We then take that money um that we have remaining and we um are able to distribute it to the buildings based on need. Uh the the grant gives us a percentage that we have to spend in the particular buildings that that qualify. Um and that is used um to fund after school clubs. Um it it funds our family
060literacy nights, some of those things. A a very large um portion of that money um I anticipate is going to the leftover money from after we pay salary um is going to go towards our summer reading program. Um, so that I have a meeting with all of those teachers on on Thursday following our restart committee. Uh, so we're really excited for what this summer can can can hold for those students. And that that is typically um the largest piece of the um I guess what I call discretionary money after we pay for the salaries of those encors encore and fundamentals teachers. So for the for the car's act though are be given um how that is going to be itemized for the school district >> say again >> the car's act are we going to
061know how that money is being >> broken up for the district? >> Yeah well we have to have those discussions to see what what the best usage is. I mean we referred uh briefly to that before. we could, you know, send it back to committee now that we've accepted the application. Um, it's $250,000 that we have to decide how to spend because we know we're going to have, we believe we're going to have some significant state aid cuts in August, September. So, the budget that was approved last month with that state aid number, I don't believe that number is going to be the same once we get into >> August, September. It's going to be lower by how much? We have no idea. So, you kind of want to wait and see what happens with
062that. >> We can begin planning, but I think to make a decision. >> No, I think that's >> tomorrow would be hasty. We can look at where the holes are going to be. >> Isn't it going to be a hard thing too because they're not going to set the state is not setting their budget until the correct? >> Right. So I think >> but he has to have information by the end of August. >> Oh, I thought it was July. He >> he has he has to submit his budget to the legislature for their consideration. >> Okay. >> So I think he's working there right now. They're going to rerun the funding formula. So once they rerun the funding formula, then we'll know where our state aid is and take it from there. Kate, you
063have a question. >> Um, I remember I think it was in April, um, Dan saying that summer literacy program, um, was going to be opened up a little bit. Um, that might have even been before COVID situation that we had talked about that. Um, so Den, would you mind talking or if you have numbers or are there especially now that we have been doing distance learning in the summer reading program? Um will it be it'll be online I'm sure and can you just talk about that a little bit? >> Yeah. Uh so we we don't know we don't know our participation rate at at this point. Um we're just at the point now of of meeting with our staff um you know determining um you know I don't I'm not sure yet um if all
064of those staff members are are still interested in this if it's a um if it's a distance learning um you know sort of process. So, I'm I'm really excited to meet with that that group of staff members on uh on Thursday. I did meet with we also use a we have a uh teacher leader who who who serves he he supports me with the supervisory capacity. Um one of our teachers as a supervisor certificate, Ron Row. Um he he helps oversee that program. So, I have had a number of conversations with with Ron and uh we're we're gearing up to put a good plan in place. Um so, we We just went back and forth today with this a parent survey to go out to um families to see who would be interested. We're going
065to be very with I guess the staff coming to the meeting on Thursday that this is um going to be a little bit different than our current distance learning um criteria where uh there this is going to be you know scheduled required participation by students where you know if you're going to you're signing up for the summer reading program um then you're going to be you know between this time and this time you're going to be expected to you meet and have facetime with the teachers. You're going to be expected to, you know, do the do this um you know, complete these tasks and then report back to your teacher um and and have a real detailed um FaceTime experience. So, we're in the planning process. I I think it's going to be great. Uh
066we just got to do a really good job of explaining to parents exactly what it's what it is and and how it's going to help their kids um you know, prevent this gap that we're seeing get get wider. So, are you saying that the survey is going to go to all parents? And what grades is the reading literacy >> targeting um all students in grades uh K through all students who qualify in grades K through four. So, when I say qualify, that is uh similar to how our students are eligible for our encore program in our elementary schools. So, um if you're if a student is eligible to work with the reading specialist or or work with the Encore teacher um based on our our district um criteria, they would be eligible for summer reading.
067Uh what we've done in the past, if we um have room and the students who we invite first who are eligible uh don't take those spots, we then open it up again for other interested uh under other interested families. Um this year we anticipate being to being able to open it up to um all six elementary schools, which is what I was able to do last year. Um which I got approval from our county uh county ed specialist last summer um to go ahead and do that and I I anticipate being able to do that this year. >> Anybody have any other questions? >> Anything else under new business? Oh, >> sorry. I have one more question. This one's for Alex or Barbara, whoever. I'm just curious about the food program. Like, how are the
068lunches going? Have we had a lot more people come? Um, >> I just want to thank you for opening up that to our entire community. I think we've said it before, but I want to thank you again. Um, it's amazing and I'm just wondering how it's going. Have we, you know, how it's working? >> It's going well. Meal ser meals, the number of meals served has increased dramatically. You know, we we started talking around spring break and we noticed that the food banks were running low on food. Number of people who were hitting the food banks were was growing, was increasing. So, we decided to open up our breakfast and lunch program to the entire student population. Um, they only come in twice a week to pick up the food. They come in, they get
069two days worth of meals on Monday and two day and three days worth of meals on Wednesday. So, they even save a little bit on the on the travel time. By the end of the year, we'll have a a total number of how many meals have been served or really picked up and distributed uh during this crisis as food scarcity or food shortages increase. So, anything else on business? If not, I'm going to need a motion. >> Romeo, a motion to close new business. >> Second. Okay. All those in favor I >> I >> Okay. Uh now comes the public comment portion again of the meeting. 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
070matter pertinent to andor 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. trans are asked to sign the register provided and give their full name, spell their last name, group affiliation if appropriate and pro and and provide their address. Issues raised by members of the public may or may not be responded to by the board. All comments may be will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate. The board asked that members of the
071public be courteous, 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. Members of the public should consider their comments in light of legal rights of those affected or identified in their comments. Members of the public are reminded they that they have legal responsibility and liability for their comments. We'll give it a second or give it a few minutes for anyone if they are have any comments. No public comment. >> Okay. Thank you, Robert. Uh, we need a motion to close
072public comment. >> Romeo to close public comment. >> Second. >> Thank you, Nicole. All those in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Any opposed? All right. We need now we need a motion for executive session, which we're going to adjourn from. So, we will not be coming back to the public portion of the meeting. >> All right. I'm going to after we uh vote to go into executive session, I will send another email out to the board. If you can give me about one minute to get it out to you and then it should be a it'll be a Zoom invite. >> Okay. >> Alex P Alex personal email for me because I have trouble with the school email. Okay. Thank you. >> Terry, you want to move the executive session, please? >> Yeah. I move
073to go into executive 33 for the purpose of personnel. >> Um we will adjourn from that meeting. >> Okay. >> You want me to read it, Linda? >> Yeah, go ahead. Read it. Yes. >> Um at 8:33, I make a motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel appointments, resignations, current litigation matters, special education matters, negotiations, hibs, and matters of returning client privilege. The executive session minutes will not be released until such time as the privilege or confidentiality is no longer applicable >> and we will be adjourning from executive session. Uh I need a second. Terry, I'll make you the second on that. I'm sorry. >> Yes. Second. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any oppose? Okay. So, that ends our meeting. Move on to executive session, please.