Board of Education Meeting 3/21/17

001Welcome to the West Milford Board of Ed uh regular meeting of March 21st, 2017. If you would please turn your cell phones down and notice the exit signs in the room, we'd appreciate it. Um, I would like to have a moment of silence. We've had uh several staff people who've lost relatives, so I'd like to have a moment of silence, please. Please stand for the flag salute. >> 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 trends, the record, the messenger, West Milford town

002hall, county superintendent's office, the board attorney and cable v cable vision of Warwick and it has been 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, please. Mrs. Francisco, >> Mr. Bailey, Mr. Sidowitz, >> here. >> Mr. Drew, >> here. >> Mrs. Dwire, >> here. Mr. Foody, >> present. >> Mrs. Fritz >> here. >> Mr. Yuber >> here. >> Ms. O'Brien >> here. >> Mr. Robbins. Glenn, would you uh please read the executive session resolution, please? To approve the following resolution resolve that the board go executive session at 9:00 p.m. to approximately 60 minutes for the purpose of discussing HIVs and HIV parent appeal personnel and matters attorney privilege. The executive session minutes will not be

003released until such time as the privilege of confidentiality is no longer applicable. Second. >> Thank you, Debbie. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Dr. Enamone, superintendent report, please. >> Yes. Good evening, everybody. >> Good evening, everybody. >> Yeah, stretch. >> Feels like it's working. Uh, we're going to start with our student representative report. Mrs. Hogan. Miss Hogan. >> Okay. Um, so, uh, we began March with an outstanding performance, in my own humble opinion, um, of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying from the West Milford High School Theater. And on the opening night of the play, our high school's World Honor Societies hosted their annual international dinner um, for senior citizens who after eating um, they enjoyed the first performance. Um, a special congratulations again personally um to Jillian Bennett, Danielle Dryer,

004Melanie Dolio, Madison McIntyre, Steven Rampola, Vince Monoseno, and Nicholas Lagos because they have all been nominated to attend this year's girls and boy state um which was a dramatic influx from last year when I was only one of two girls who went to um Girl State. So, I'm very proud of them and I'm sure they're going to have an amazing time. And that occurs somewhere in June, like around the last few weeks of June. Um students from Maple Road Elementary School, they joined the AP physics students to create vehicles using fun materials like milk cartons and styrofoam plates, tapes, um popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners. Um the German, French, Spanish, and Italian honor society students, they went to Marshall Hill um to read international stories to the elementary students in celebration of read across America.

005Um the winter sports season concluded with a conference championship win for the cheer team and state playoffs for the girls basketball team and then of course the numerous um student athlete competitions in wrestling, track, fencing, etc. Um the model United Nations team uh on the past 13th won numerous awards at St. Peters University High School Model United Nations conference. Um for the security council, the runner-up delegate was Colton Przel. For disarmament international security committee, best position paper went to Victoria Depollo and Maggie Hayes. Um for Sakum, best delegate was Madison McIntyre. For the legal committee, um it was best delegation for myself and Melinda MacArthur. For human rights, um the best delegate was Morgan Brown. Um and then for outer space committee and then the special political and deolonization committee, Emily Schwab, Dominica Kazinski, Maya

006Aiago, and Alyssa Glade all won. So that was a very big sweep for our team. We were very proud of them. And just in terms of up uh upcoming events, we have the jazz coral concert which is tomorrow night and then the sixth annual jazz band festival which is Thursday night which is always killer. Um the winter recck assembly is on the 24th. Cable thawn is on the 26th. Park testing is 28th through the 30th. District arts festival is on the 30th and junior prom is on the 31st. So that's what's going on. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Miss Hogan. Uh, next up, we're going to go a little bit out of order because I know we have a lot of children here and uh, we don't want to have to keep them out any

007later than >> Can I ask you a question? Where's the jazz concert tomorrow? >> It's going to be in the auditorium. So, right when you walk in. Um, and there's bunch of jazz bands, not just our own, but they are closing. >> Mhm. >> What time? >> Um, I'm not sure. 6. I'm not I'm not entirely sure. >> I'll let you know, Steve. >> All right. >> I'll ask my daughter. I'll find you. >> Who's running model UN now? Oh. Um, Amanda Mock and um, Mr. uh, Marcalik. >> Yeah. Ed. Yeah. >> Great. Like I said, we're going to go a little bit out of order now in the superintendent report. Um, we have some children here and we don't want to keep them out any later than we have to on a school night.

008So, as we know, today is World Down Syndrome Day. And >> I'm going to pass this off to Dr. McQuade. She has some uh, visitors here, some guests tonight. >> Sure. Well, thank you for inviting us today. Today is March 21st which is world down syndrome day. So we feel it fell it fell on a really great day because it happened to be the board of education meeting. So we did invite some of our teachers and our students to come on to the board meeting. You will see that I am wearing two different socks today and we're dressed in our world down syndrome day t-shirts wearing even our superintendent and we're wearing oral wearing yellow and blue in in honor of today. So I'd like to I'm very proud of our teachers and our program.

009Students with Down syndrome are all in our general education classes or self-contained classes or some students are out of district. But I will say that both Mrs. Cla, Miss Willis who are here from our multiply disabled program that's in district do a great job of integrating our students and including them so that they are just like all of our students in that building. Um, which is the voice of my voice, my community. So I'll welcome you guys up. Miss Cla, Miss Willis, and if you wouldn't mind introducing I know we have some other people with us tonight as well. And of course the students come on up. >> All right. You're g I know you see the microphone so you should give me give me a minute. So hi everyone. I'm Christy Cla. Um this

010is Miss Willis. She's the other teacher in the multiple disabilities class with me. Mr. Kaylee is behind me. He's one of our aids. He's awesome and came last minute when I said come here. Um, you're also seeing some other people in the crowd like uh Maggie and Logan's parents are here with us. And we have some Special Olympics coaches, Coach Nicole, Coach Jackie, Coach Jess, uh, and my daughter Vivian. She Yeah, there she is. Our youngest supporter. >> Yeah, she's wearing her mismatch socks, too, because anything to dress her up. Um, so there are more than So, Happy World Down Syndrome Day. Oh, I don't think I introduced the most important people here. This is Madison Trout, Logan's sister. Says Logan Trout, a first grader in uh our class, but also in Miss Alro's first

011grade class. And Maggie Gujari, she is a sixth grader in Miss Bavona's class and also in our class. Um there are, this is probably my favorite day in the year. It's on 321 because of tricom 21. It's the chromosomeal difference that separates us. a little extra special special for them. Um, I'm not as extra special, but I teach the extra special. So, I'm up there in the elite. Um, there are more than 400,000 people with Down syndrome in the United States. And I truly wish they all lived in West Milford. Not only would I get to be their teacher, but I feel like we have the best programming in West Milford. Um, we have the support from our administration to provide the least restrictive environment and we are a very inclusive district. Um, you can

012go to a lot of other districts and you're not going to see what you see in West Milford. The research says that in Well, just cuz I'm talking doesn't mean you need to. Okay. research says that that students with Down syndrome s succeed and excel when they're with their gened peers. Um, and that has been my philosophy since I was in the third grade at Maple Road, but it hasn't always been everyone's philosophy. So, when when you meet a child with Down syndrome, you will find out very quickly that they're classic mimickers. And if we only separated our students with disabilities to be around other students with disabilities, that's all they would see and all they would know and that's all that's how they would act. So, um, we want to be making sure that

013our students with Down syndrome and other disabilities are exposed to their gened peers from the get-go, from our developmental preschool stage. Um, and what that's going to teach them is that they're no different than anyone else. they deserve the same education as everybody else, but also exposes them to what the rest of the world looks like. Um, I think I said today in a meeting that the rest of the world isn't disabled. And though I'd like to live in that world, uh, we wouldn't have we we're not going to prepare our students for the workplace and for the rest of the world if we keep them in such a self-contained setting. So, um, as a product of the West Milford School District, I've witnessed how far we've come. When I was in third grade, the

014the reason that I am involved in the the profession that I am in now is because I made friends with a little girl at Maple Road who had Down syndrome. Her name was Molly. And I adored her from the first time that I met her. And I mean, what's not to love? Right. >> Right. So, um, anything for the last. Uh, so I loved her so much that I spent many of my recess periods inside helping, uh, volunteer for the Special Olympics, which was an inschool thing at the time. And she was my age. We had a lot in common, a lot of favorite things, and a lot of similarities. But I never once saw her in my classroom. I never even saw her at my lunch table. So to be a product of West

015Milward and to come in and teach the class that started me on my educational career um makes me really proud. I started teaching the multiple disabilities class uh 10 years ago and inclusion has been my motto from the get-go. It took us a little bit to get there, but with support of administration, especially Liz and Jonathan who two believe in the same things that I believe in, um inclusion is really no different. Madison's gonna be in her class and students from my class are in there all the time and everyone treats each other with the same kind of respect. Miss Willis came in this year as a first year teacher uh and my soulmate I'm pretty sure. Um but uh she's never going to know a school or district that doesn't include. And so that's

016really refreshing um to know that our new staff coming in is looking at this from a fresh start and um they're never going to know. anything different. So last Friday I attended a conference with Amy Allison. She is a specialist in working with children with Down syndrome. And um it gave me that uh time to reflect on what I'm doing and what our other teachers are doing and what our team is doing for Special Olympics and all of those things. And I sat there amongst teachers, some of them who have been teaching way longer than I have been, as they frantically took notes, listening to Amy Allison talk about inclusion and not um provide not teaching learned helplessness and all of these other things. And all of these teachers are frantically writing notes and I

017was sitting there shaking my head because we're already doing that in West Milford. So, um that made me really proud. Um let's see where I was. So, not only are we learning from our peers, but they're learning from us, too. So, what does it mean to be tolerant and accepting? And what does it mean to respect someone's differences? I can look around the room and all of us are different, but I'll tell you that you're probably not making the kind of achievements that the students in my class are. So, not only are we different, but we're a lot alike. And some of us are um are making bigger impacts than just even the Gen peer. And when you put out Logan in first grade with his peers and they're saying, "Why does he talk different?"

018And Logan is writing sentences around them, you know, uh and they're going, "Wow, he can write that and they're not able to be there." It shows them what he can do but also teaches them about uh just because we look different, just because we have a disability doesn't mean we can't even do more than the next person. Um the last thing I wanted to talk about was our Special Olympics team. We have 70 athletes on our team now in West Milford and it's kind of become this army that I never expected. Uh we started with five athletes, actually six athletes, four volunteers when I started the team in 2008 and it really has nothing to do with me that the team has grown so large. It's the other students that that come to me and

019want to volunteer and then we can take on more athletes. So to our 70 athletes, we have over a 100 volunteers, we have 10 coaches, uh all of the families do all of the work for all of our fundraising and not a not a single child pays for a single thing. So, uh, it's pretty incredible that through volunteer and spreading the word that that's what we've been able to accomplish here in t in town. So, the children in West Milford are accepting. They tolerate children who come into their classrooms to teach alongside their typical teacher. They they tolerate the the differences that students have, but they also celebrate them. So when you walked into Maple Road today, pretty much every single child had their mismatched socks on, their blue and yellow. Um because we don't

020just accept each other's differences, we celebrate them. So Maggie and Logan are going to read you a story about celebrating differences. Um yeah, you're going to read the book. Sound good? >> Did you want to talk into the microphone? >> So say we're going to teach you about down >> and differences. >> Oh, yeah. >> Ready? >> Okay, let's read it. So, we're going to sit right here. >> I don't know what's the best. We'll sit this way. Sit down. Maggie, you're going to sign next to Miss. So, this is a book that we wrote as a class last year about celebrating differences. We spend a week every January talking about Martin Luther King and our differences about how we how we look and then we spend another week talking about our disabilities. Um, knowing

021what our disability is gives us more ability, right, to be able to advocate for ourselves. Um there isn't there's probably not a single new place that I've gone with to ma with Maggie where someone hasn't said hey you have no hair >> she is alopecia and she'll tell you >> right so um knowing what our our disabilities are or what our differences are is only only going to allow us to advocate for ourselves. I know myself that I'm a total weirdo like I am really strange. I am eccentric and I like it. So, um, my students have learned that when someone says, "Hey, you're weird." They should say, "Thank you." Right? Because if the world was the same, if everyone was exactly the same, it would be really boring. Um, so let's read. Ready? Maggie,

022you're going to start us off. Start with the title. >> It's okay. >> Nice and loud. It's okay. >> It's okay. >> two. different by [Music] >> four. >> This book is dedicated to the different people we know and love and to the people who love us because we are different. Love Let's go. Go ahead, Maggie. It's okay. >> We wear glasses. [Music] >> It's You're okay. Say >> no. >> Say >> no. >> Bad bad things. >> It's not okay to say no all of the time, >> but it's okay to say no to bad things. [Music] >> We're not clapping until the end. >> It's okay to have your hair. Who wrote this? >> Daddy did not write this. >> Daddy ally. >> Is you okay? is need. >> Go ahead. >> It's

023okay to talk. You okay? [Music] >> Your name is Vivian. >> My name is It's okay to get a doctor to be >> okay. [Music] about >> Logan doesn't know anything about that. >> Go ahead. >> It's okay to death. >> I have two deaths. Yes. >> That's not me. I know what you're talking about. Hey, you okay? [Music] >> Bye. >> Thanks, Logan. >> It's okay to be different. You are special and important just because of who you are. Love room for [Applause] Thank you guys. Thank you. >> Oh, thank you very much. [Music] >> No highs. I'll try to do the high five. >> You're up there, too. >> You were awesome. >> Nice job. >> Amen. >> And Sean is catch class. You did enjoy your class, right? Nice job. >> Thank

024you very much. >> I just want to share one thing with you. Um, another byproduct of the inclusion is that it goes into the social as well. So, Logan's constantly invited birthday parties with kids from last and I went to Bublin Springs this weekend and get out of the car, three kids in the mountain scream for a little and they slay rided all day. So the inclusion is not only in the classroom, it leads in the community as well. And the fact that it happens here in this district and led by coach Clay as far as our front purse, we just want to thank you for for all that. >> Teachers are phenomenal. It's such a blessing to be part of the the West Milford school system. So thank you. >> Thank you. See you,

025Logan. >> Mr. President, do we really have to talk about important stuff tonight? >> We are. >> No, >> I hope >> I don't want to talk about this. I like that. >> He's still looking for the tooth. Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you again. >> Thank you. [Music] Bye. Thank you. >> So long, boys and girls. Thank you again. >> Bye. >> Okay. So, now we're going to move. We're going to pivot and talk about gypsy moth spring. >> Oh, really? >> So, once again, the township will be spraying for gypsy moths. Uh, it'll be May 15th to June 16th. And there's a 1-hour no spray time that they give they've given us every day. It's going to be 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. during our morning commute to school. Uh, next up, we have

026our NJ tracks uh submission, which is our pre park readiness component. This uh this assessment is administered by the state and they test your computer readiness and they rank each school on a one to nine. Nine being the most ready, one being the least ready. And we had every one of our schools rate as a nine for park readiness. So our infrastructure can handle the park. Even if we decide to test a lot of students all at once, we're still ready for it. We we probably won't do it that way. We'll break it up by grades, but we are capable of testing the entire school at once from a tech from a technology standpoint. So, we're very happy about that. Uh the 201617 school calendar, the current calendar, we briefly spoke on this in uh

027committee about two weeks ago and we had four unused snow days. Well, fast forward, I jinxed it. So, we're down to one unused snow day now. Uh we're technically out of winter. it's spring already, but it doesn't feel like it. And there's talk of a storm headed our way maybe Sunday night into Monday. So, um obviously we have to hold off to do anything before we are 100% out of the threat of of uh snow and ice. Um, but by the next board meeting, we we should have either zero snow days left, or if we have one, I will make a recommendation to the board to uh for Tuesday, May 30th, which is the day after Memorial Day weekend to make that a 4-day weekend. So, um, nothing's official yet. There's no change to the

028calendar now. However, there may be a recommendation in April. And lastly, the monthly progress towards district goals. One of our big goals this year uh in math was to really assess what we're doing at the middle level and our algebra program. Our students uh heading into eighth grade get split up into different level classes as they are in the high school and we noticed an opportunity to really push forward our seventh grade math curriculum. So starting in September, we are going to start begin a new course entitled pre-alggebra. Um that's for incoming seventh graders at Makipin and we are working now to develop an assessment rubric which will uh allow us to select students who qualify for the pre-alggebra which is a little bit more rigorous track for math in the middle school. Um part

029of that is going to be their uh report card grades uh qualifying score and arithmetic uh arithmetic fluency assessment administered in January. We've created a new pre-alggebra prognosis assessment which will be administered the week before spring break teacher recommendation, principal recommendation. Um all those components are going to go into this assessment for sixth grade which is out at the elementary level to 7th grade at Makapin. And we hope to have one or two or three sections of pre-ogebra math taught at or offered at Macapin for next year. So, um, that's a wonderful step forward for us. It really keeps us in line with some of the more progressive, more academically focused districts in the region. A while ago, Mr. S brought up a a point. Um, we do we have programs for the the students

030that excel. We have programs for the students that don't excel um that are having troubles, but are we doing anything to help the the middle ground students do better? Well, that was our biggest push this year, the differentiated instruction push, which is in all of our schools, in all of our grades, in all of our subjects, in all of our departments. So, that was one of our district goals. Actually, district goal number one. Um, not that goal one is more important than goals two or three. They're all sort of equally important, but that was the first goal. >> It was our academic goal this year. And basically everything we've done this year from an instructional component is geared towards differentiated our instruction. So Dan's got a lot of professional development plans in place this year

031and moving forward which help us to break down our instruction towards different caliber students or students on different levels. So that's sort of what we've been doing all year. This is just more of a targeted area that we've identified some room for improvement that we think we can uh help our students and help our district in seventh grade for next year. >> And that's all, Mr. President. >> Okay. Go back education report, sir. >> All right. I'm going to a little bit. Um we had a couple um couple major events throughout the uh month of March. Um, one of which was our read across America week celebration. Um, if you work in an elementary school or been part of an elementary school, it is uh is supposed to get to a elementary holiday as you

032can as you can find with Dr. Seuss's birthday. So, um, all of our schools um have a have a week-long celebration where they um the students for the most part will, you know, each day a different book is honored. there'll be a um type of clothing that they'll wear whether it's you know the footbook and then they wear socks or it's all the places you'll go and they'll wear you know um you know whether it's collegiate uh gear or places they've been on vacation that sort of thing. Um so all of our schools have a presence. So I just want to highlight some of the individual things that that made our schools a little bit different. Um, Westbrook uh had a, you know, royal readers or or a guest readers process where many uh board

033members, community members, parents, um retired staff uh came and and selected a book and and read to those uh read to their classrooms. A number of our schools had had those uh had those readers. The slideshow that played earlier uh highlighted many of those pictures from ReadAcross America week. Uh at the Upper Green Lake school, uh every student brought home a bear, which is the school mascot, and they were asked to decorate the bear as the uh their favorite favorite Dr. Seuss character. So, the kids had fun doing that. They decorated the hallways and really really brought some life into the hallways to to celebrate uh not only Dr. Seuss's birthday, but ReadAcross America week. uh at the Maple Road School along with the the guest readers and and the other things that I've been

034mentioning. They had um they had a program going on during the week where they uh were supporting a an organization called Bridge of Books and it was the donation of Gently used or new books for this this fund called um called Bridge of Bridge of Books Foundation. It gives books to to um families and and schools that that need need books. So, uh, they added a nice, um, you know, character and school school initiative into their week. Uh, at the Marshall Hill School, they capitalized or connected to one of their theme days from last last year, they they had a field day that, um, highlighted local heroes, law enforcement, police, fire department, um, the, uh, first responders, that that sort of the EMTs, a lot of the the families in their community who who, um,

035are that, they, you know, local superheroes. So um they connected to that again and they invited u members of those organizations who are also parents in in the school to wear their uniform. The students were also encouraged to wear the uniform or something honoring those honoring those local heroes and then those local heroes read to classrooms. So that was a Marshall Marshall Hill highlight. The Aptua school um they along with inviting in their guest readers I know many board members are there that there was a lot in there. Um, I have some pictures of Mr. Drew. I have some pictures of you in there. I don't if you saw that scroll when you came in. I'll put it on again later. Um, they also did um partner reading where they partnered a, you know, a

036mentor class with a younger class. So, a sixth grade met with a second grade or a fifth grade met with a first grade, that sort of thing. And, uh, younger students were able to read to read to younger students in a in a mentoring capacity. Uh, and at the Paradise Null School, they also highlighted I think they invited um everyone they could possibly imagine to come in and read. So every I think every um every class every individual class in that school was able to have a guest reader during the week, whether it was a parent, an administrator, a board member and that sort of thing. Um they re also enjoyed um in their cafeteria green eggs and ham day where the kitchen actually served um green green eggs and ham. So, um, a lot

037of fun, uh, great week. Uh, last night we had a, we had a tremendous, uh, tremendous event. We had, um, our, uh, second annual digital citizenship night. We had about 300 registered guests. Um, we had we had a good time uh, with the with the dinner. One one uh group I wanted to shout out to specifically was Shopright and Sarah who um last year they donated paper goods and um water bottles for the event and this year they responded by you know they they heard about what we did last year. They were so excited about the type of thing that we were um we were doing again that they paid for half of our food bill. So it was a significant and we we fed we fed over you know about 300 people yesterday. So

038they it was a sizable donation from from Insera Shop right. So I want to make sure they get a um a public uh public honor. I also wanted to um highlight Microsoft Corp and and Mr. Elaive uh for reaching out and getting some uh corporate sponsorship so to speak. We were able to bring in Apple Computer, Microsoft um our local Highlands Family Success Center and the West Milford Library um as well as Dr. hesitate to to talk about um special eds connection to digital citizenship and that sort of thing. Um library was signing up people for library cards right there and right right then and there. Um Highlands Family Success Center was highlighting a lot of the things that they do in the community and Apple was there to work with parents who were bringing

039their own device so that a parent could go up. I have a question. You know I my fifth grader has a phone. I as a parent don't know anything about privacy settings or security settings. So they were able to sit with the Apple rep who could show them on their on their own device how to set these things up. So um that was a great uh you know great presence from Apple. Microsoft blew us away. Uh Microsoft came with four people. They set up um virtual virtual reality um technology. They had a lot of giveaways for the kids. Uh they also were able to talk about device and uh device settings and privacy settings and and restricted materials and that sort of thing. talk about Xbox Live and how to how to really be able

040to monitor our kids. Um they also donated an Xbox. So at the end of the night, we were able to to raffle off an Xbox for um for a very ecstatic little boy from Absu named Devin who was through the roof excited that he walked out with the Minecraft edition um Xbox One um that he he didn't have previously. So very exciting. We also offered we also raffled off 11 Chromebooks. I'm just going to go quickly through those organizations. Um, our West Milford Education Educator Association donated two Chromebooks for the event. Um, our West Milford Education Technology Committee also donated two. The West Milford Principles and Supervisor Association donated donated a Chromebook. And the board, thank you. The board donated a donated one as well. Central office administrators, our local Elks Lodge, uh, West Milford

041Parents Association, and last but not least, Terry Dwire. um for on behalf of the Terry Dwire Foundation. Uh and also again, thank you to Mr. Ela. We reached out to one of our vendors um who we work with through the school district, Trinity 3, and they heard about what we were doing. They donated one as well. So, we were able to give give away 11 Chromebooks and an Xbox for u you know, for a free night. Families were able to come and have dinner, you know, mostly due to Sarah and all all the local communities coming together. And that isn't even the whole point of the night was the giveaways. It was a great opportunity. We highlighted the uh benefits of the uh the family dinner table and we talked about some statistics about the

042benefits of a family eating together at least three times a week, conversations that they have. We modeled a structure that we um that we displayed last night called device free dining. We had a box in the middle of the table. There's a picture on the slideshow. We had a box in the middle of the table and I gave everyone a warning. Okay, get your last text in, make your last post, whatever you got to do. Cuz from this point forward, you were going on without without your device. And uh everyone cooperated. I walked the room, checked in on people. Uh we had a little fun. I I revealed a bit of a clip from um I don't know if anyone's seen the Ellen um there's an Ellen episode where she selects members from the audience

043to surprise by putting their Facebook page for the world to see. Um, so I showed a little bit of that clip and then I told the members in the audience that we were doing that. We randomly selected someone from the audience and we were going to put them up there. So I let him dangle. The uh body language in the room was tremendous with families turning on each other and everyone I saw what you posted and you know it was just I let him dangle and then what we had created was um we used Bucky our Highlander mascot. We created a fake fake fake Facebook and Instagram account where Bucky was not modeling good digital citizenship and we pulled up Bucky. We had Bucky in the crowd who got it was I rate and left

044the room, you know, upset. So So we had some fun with that. It was it was a nice nice feel-good night. Our our breakout sessions were were taught and instructed by our West Milford Education Committee, which is all of our teachers in the in the school district who who volunteered to be on on this committee. And the theme last year was to get the basic fundamentals of what is digital citizenship and what is the digital footprint. This year we took it to the next step and we're our theme was uh be a digital superhero. So children were not only learning about social media and the dangers of social media, but they're also now learning what are the good things that you can do. So, we highlighted the many uh the many great things that are

045going on out there, whether it's the students who volunteer, walking dogs at the animal shelter or shoveling snow in their commute in their neighborhood for for a family who who can't who can't do that when we have the you know, a foot of snow on the ground. Uh we highlighted organizations like uh Giving Tuesday and um GoFundMe and those types of things. So, so the feedback we've we've got initially has been has been tremendous for the the type of event that the students had. We will do it again and we'll talk about it forever. Um, I'm going to read quickly. We received a thank you letter um from a seventh grader who won one of the Chromebooks and and it was addressed to the digital citizenship night committee. Thank you so much for hosting this

046event for the families in the district. I had fun learning more about our digital footprint and eating dinner with my family. The food was also very tasty, too. And also, thank you so much for the Chromebook. I'm still in shock that I won, but it was so kind that you gave them away in the first place, especially for the people who donated them. Thanks again for everything and hope you have a great day. And that's sincerely Katie Scala uh grade seven, one of our one of our winners from last night. We will post the names of our winner the winners on our um our digital citizenship page on the website. Um like I said, good good feelood night. Um you know, and I'm always happy when it's over because it's uh a lot that goes

047into it. And as Sue, you're nodding, you know, the the work that's done and thank you as part of the tech committee. Um we we really we put our heart and soul into it and it was a a real good night. Uh, one last announcement, if I have another 30 seconds, I'd like to highlight our learning unlimited program. We've talked in this room quite a bit about maker space. Julie Cheser, who runs the learning unlimited program, has um connected to that, and they've created a maker fair as one of their project nights, and that is uh Thursday night at the um Marshall Hill School, and it is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in their all-purpose room. So, that's Thursday, March 23rd. We'll also have it on our website to to advertise it, but all are

048welcome and and the kids are really excited to show off their to show off their um projects in support of the maker movement. >> That is it. >> All right. Thank you, Dan. Going back to the bridge of books, is there any place anybody who's collecting books that families would like to donate >> to the library or >> the library? >> Um this um I I would guess there that this organization would always take them. Um and working with the library now the library doesn't the friends of the library used to take used books and they get they get overwhelmed and they have nowhere to put them. um the um strength our strengthen our sisters that's the proper name of the of the um over by South Marina they'll take they'll take books and they

049um they redistribute them so that's the only place I know of in town >> Barbara special reports and correspondence please >> I just said the minutes from February 7th and February 21st are available for consideration >> move to approve Move the board of ed minutes listed. >> So sorry. >> Who who who got that one? >> Debbie. >> Okay. >> Get everything. >> Okay. Any discussion on any of these? >> Seeing none. Uh all in favor? I >> I'm going to abstain for because I didn't get to review any of them. Uh Joe, legal report, please. >> Have no reports tonight. >> Okay. >> Um president's report. I'm just going to remind everybody um to review the budget. Um I would like to we have a scheduled committee meeting for the 4th for budget and

050finance and personnel. >> Yes. The committees got moved up a week this month for April because of spring break. So, it's a little bit earlier than >> Well, what what what I'd like to do as long as the the board is okay, I'd like to make our that budget meeting that you know the the >> budget plan of the whole >> the committee of the whole uh meeting on the 4th and then um Glenn, I don't I'm going to give you a break. Do ed uh education and personnel on the 5th and then we'll put policy off. Hang on. >> Put policy off until the the following the following month >> because it's important that we go over the budget. I mean that's you know that's really critical. >> Could you just repeat the answer?

051So the fourth would be full. >> The fourth would be the committee as a whole the entire board. Um >> do you want that here? >> So that's tell us. >> Yeah. Yeah. I would um >> what time at what time? 7:30 >> is 7 is 7 good or 7:30? >> 7. >> Seven. >> Okay. And it'll be strictly >> just budget. >> No action. >> I mean, we I guess we we could we could vote on things if we wanted to direct the >> Well, you you >> No, you can do a stroll. You wouldn't be able to do any official motions, anything. >> Okay. All right. All right. >> If it's a quorum, why wouldn't you? Well, you >> it's not a regular meeting. >> Well, you could advertise it for action committee

052meeting of the whole >> after you could advertise it for action for whatever comes up. But generally, when you have a committee of the whole discussion, it's supposed to just be a discussion and the action takes place at the other meetings that are already advertised. >> But it's, you know, up to the board, honestly. >> What would the board like to do? Would they like to keep it as just discussion or or action? I would I would like to keep it as discussion >> because I think then we're biting off more than we can share especially if we have a lots of questions. >> There are also some other items that if you have an actual voting meeting you have to take care of. >> Yeah. If we had like an HIV or something. >>

053Exactly. And at least in this it's just a discussion and we could save all of our items like we usually do for the other two meetings. >> All right. So then back to postponing personnel. Would that >> personnel would move to the fifth? Debbie, >> would we keep it at >> We would do the sixth the normal. Well, actually education's at 5:30. >> So, usually policy at seven. So, personnel would be at 7. >> Yeah. >> Personnel. >> So, education at 5:30, personnel at 7 on the 5th. Is that >> on the 5th? Yep. >> Who's getting the pizzas? >> I get my birthday off. >> I I I'll order food for the >> All right. So, All right. Let me just All right. >> Okay. So, do we have the education meeting here also

054in one of the rooms? >> Um, no. The personnel and education would be this on Wednesday night and be the next day. >> Board offices. That's at uh the board offices. >> Okay. So, you were going to do personnel on Wednesday. >> Yeah. Yeah. Education and personnel on Wednesday. >> The board meeting committee the whole be here. >> Be here. Yep. So, that way we could have it televised. 7:00 >> at 7 >> 7 everybody. >> So for >> for the committee as a whole. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes, please. >> We'll send we'll send out a reminder >> and there's no policy this month, right? >> No, we'll put the budget is a little bit more important. >> All right. Um, so the only thing is do we want to just leave it

055as discussion only >> or >> Yeah. So >> I vote for discussion only. >> Discussion only. Glenn >> doesn't matter. Debbie >> discussion. >> Okay. Steve. >> Okay. Then we'll just leave it discussion only. Um the the only other thing that I'd like to discuss as part of our well I guess I'll do that um next under new business. Um let's move on um to petitions and requests. Um, petitioners who have requested to speak prior to the meeting will be first with 5 minutes for each petitioner for a period of 30 minutes and then time permitting other petitions and requests limited to 5 minutes per petitioner will be allowed until the 30-inut period transpires. Petitioners speaking during petitions and requests are asked to address topics listed in the agenda. While speakers are asked to give

056their full name, spell their last name, provide their address. Speakers may not use the names of students during petitions and requests. Do we have anybody that would like to speak? >> Seeing none like to close petitions. What? >> Yeah, for later. Yes. Yes. >> Go ahead, Debbie. >> Seeing none like to close petitions and requests. >> Second. >> Thank you, Will. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Um, I'm going to need a motion to >> one more one quick uh adjustment to the agenda before we adopt it. Page 11 under education, resolution number seven. >> Okay, >> there's two HIVs listed. E17 was reported out last Thursday night. We uh got all the paperwork in on time for Thursday. So, >> so that's you're just deleting E17. >> I'm deleting E17 and I'll

057report on H7 in executive session. >> Okay. >> And we do have a hand carry for personnel um item number 18. So, please, you know, reference reference that. Um so, I need a motion to adopt the uh agenda as presented. like to make a motion to adopt the agenda as presented with the changes under um uh education and hand carry under personnel. Second >> okay >> any any discussion we have a second >> Glen Glenn >> any discussion okay all in favor >> I >> any opposed okay Mr. Drew, you're up. >> I would like to move items one through seven budget finance. >> Second. >> Any discussion on items 1 through 7. Seeing none, roll call, please. Barbara, on items 1 through 7. >> Mr. Drew, >> yes. >> Miss O'Brien, >> yes. >>

058Mrs. Fritz, >> yes. >> Miss Mr. Sidowitz, >> yes. Mrs. Dwire, >> yes. >> Mr. Yuber, >> yes. >> Mr. Foody, >> yes. >> I'd like to move item number eight. >> Second. >> List of bills. >> Second. >> Any discussion? [Music] >> Okay. Roll call, please. Barbara. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> Miss O'Brien. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sidowitz? Yes, >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes, >> Mr. Mr. Yuber. >> Yes. Utilities. Abstain. >> Mr. Foody. >> Um, yes on on payroll and uh no on everything else. [Music] I would like to move item number nine, transfer of funds. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> I did have one question, Barbara. Um, well, actually two questions. Were taking money from um for architectural engineering services which I I take it

059as land um and 2200 purchase professional services. We're taking that out of judgments against the district. Is that land and the additional testing to Hillrest >> Pro? Um I think wait where is that that's let me find it on our on ours on the list you gave us it was the last page >> yes >> that's that's where okay and >> and we I saw what was the other Did Did we not budget correctly? Um, on the second to last page, we have a a rather large transfer of 115,000. Did we not budget correctly for the BD programs or we added more than we originally budgeted for? I just that one didn't make sense to me. What happens is um sometimes the teachers get transferred around so that they have to be paid out of

060different lines. Also when we have additional programs that um come in district, we budget the money originally in the um the transport um in the um instructional lines, I mean the uh private school tuition lines. That's not happening here. But sometimes when the employees get switched between accounts, we have to transfer the money in order to cover their their their salary costs. So we have separate lines for Highlander Academy. So that has to come from the areas that were budgeted. >> And and and part of that is when we take from the custodian subs and we're putting into security subs into security. Did we hire? We didn't hire another security person >> that's out on leave of absence. So >> Mr. Yeah, Mr. Yv check is I >> So we had to cover that and

061>> yes >> I didn't >> people that have sick days get paid while they're out sick. >> Okay. All right. Okay. All right. any other questions or discussions on that item nine? Roll call, please. Barber. >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Drew, >> can you come back to me, please? >> Miss O'Brien? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire? >> Yes. >> Mr. Sidowitz? >> Yes. >> Mr. Yuber? >> Mr. Foody? Well, I'm going to I'll say yes, >> Mr. Drew. >> So, that's six. >> No. >> Yes. >> That's six. That passes. >> Okay. Got 10 and 11. Steve, >> sorry. >> That's all right. like to move items 10 and 11. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Okay. Roll call, please. Barber. >> Mrs. O'Brien. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yuber. >> Yes. >> Mrs.

062Fritz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sidowitz? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire? >> Yes. >> Mr. Drew? >> Yes. >> Mr. Foody? >> Abstain. Mrs. O'Brien, personnel and student affairs. >> It's top of the evening to you, my dear. Let's move items 1 through 17 under personnel student affairs. I'll just 18 seconds. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Any discussion on items 1 through 17? >> Just uh number two. Question was raised last week about the subs and I just double okay >> check none of them have math certificates. It's county. >> Thank you. >> Some have county subcertificates, some have elementary certificates, some have social studies. >> What? They have county subcertificates? >> Yes. >> What's the difference between county subcertificates and >> uh elementary certificates? It's a teaching certificate. >> Okay. >> Uh a

063social studies is a teaching certificate and these are just subcertificates. >> Uh when you But you said county sub >> that's what they call them. >> Okay. Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. I thought it was something different that I didn't know about. >> No. No. is about5 or $10 a day maybe. >> Okay. More. >> You have a certificate. Teaching certificate. >> Okay. >> Right. Any Steve, you had a question. >> Uh I'd just like to commend the money that we're spending to support the maker space program and I don't know because that's such a nice good job. Okay. Anything else? Okay. Roll call, please. Barber. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> M. O'Brien. >> Yes. >> M. Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Uber. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cidowitz. >>

064Yes. >> Mr. Food. >> Yes. >> Okay. I'd like to um make a motion for item number 18 under personnel student affairs. Any discussion? >> Seeing none. Roll call. Roll call, please. Barbara. >> Mrs. Dwer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> Miss O'Brien. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz? >> Yes. >> Mr. Huber? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cidowitz? >> Yes. >> Mr. Foody? >> Yes. >> That concludes personnel student affairs. >> Okay. Mrs. Dwire, education, please. I'd like to move to approve items one through eight. Second. >> Uh one I have >> I have one through seven. >> I'm sorry. One >> but seven seven we have to wait until after. So one through six. >> Sorry. >> Okay. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Seeing none. Roll call, please. Barber. >> Miss O'Brien.

065>> Yes. >> Mr. Cidowitz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> God bless you. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yuber. >> Yes. >> Mr. Foody. >> Yes. >> Okay. Glenn. Policy. >> I'll move items numbers one through 12. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? The board members reviewed uh these policies online. >> Okay. No discussion. >> Nope. No. Not on here. Okay. Nope. >> Okay. Roll call, please. Barber. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yuber. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fritz. same all of you. >> Mr. Sidowitz, >> yes. >> Miss O'Brien, >> yes. >> Mr. Foody, >> yes. >> Okay. Um, we will move on to special committees and liaison reports. And you get the honors, will parks and recreation. >>

066We had our uh makeup meeting the day that well actually they rescheduled their meeting. So once they let me know the date for that, I'll let you uh know my report and uh I don't have a NJSBA report. >> Okay. Killed two birds with one stone. Okay. Safety. There was a safety meeting. Um it was with the um Mr. Citro met with the state police and there was a bomb threat assessment procedures that they went over and um then reviewed the upcoming monthly security drills which they have started already. So um that was it for um safety report. I'm going to go to superintendent's roundt. >> Okay. We met on um February 23rd and um there were several items that were discussed. One was cursive handwriting and Dr. McQuay um explain the process for developing

067a program along with Mrs. West. And just so parents know, we are teaching cursive in this district. Okay. Um there is some out outdated district information that the parents wanted us to be aware of. Um the website on the job listings, the substitutes and SAC positions are not listed with the current dates and they're concerned that that might deter applicants. Um live stream board meetings were located under 26 2016 instead of 2017. The phone message and the guidance still had the old supervisor's name. I think that's been corrected though. That's been corrected. um midyear science teacher, our uh TV science teacher has left as of March 23rd, I believe. Right. >> I think it was yesterday. >> Oh, yesterday. Okay. So, she's gone, but we we do have someone in place. And explain that Mr.

068Jordan is a temporary replacement. Uh just so the parents know, Mr. Jordan was a very active TV science student and eventually went into this as a major. So, he's more than qualified to take on this program for the time being. Um, there was question about getting a a help hotline phone number to be put on the middle school and high school computer um screen savers as per Casa's request and Dr. Anamone expressed that it was a good idea and he was looking into it with Mr. Alabi. Um there was a discussion about the revised policy on um headlights and that was better clarified. So I think that's cleared up. There was one other thing brought up that has to be brought up with executive session. Um the [Music] PTA and PTO presidents uh would like

069to be given access to the Wi-Fi password to use at night during meetings and Dr. Anamone is taking that discussion to the tech department. There was a very very very big concern with. Um they spoke with the math supervisor about the issues of using for grading in the upper grades instead of just practice as it was intended. Mr. Novak wasn't aware of some of this. They're looking into it. He's looking into it along with Dr. Anamone. Um there was an update on the problems at Maple Road in the first grade and that's where differentiated discussion um differentiated instruction um is being taught is being teachers are being trained about the the differences between boys learning and girls learning. So um and Dr. Anamone um is is on top of that. And that was it. Oh.

070Oh, I do have a letter though from a a high school freshman about the XL program and I would like to read it to you because I think um you need to know what the kids what the kids are thinking. Maybe I'm going to read it. >> You mean high school when you when you said the upper grades >> upper grades. Yeah. >> Yeah. Upper grades. Okay. I do have it. >> It's Terry. It's underneath. I think it's underneath there. >> Here it is. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> It's the antibiotics. It's really frustrating and this is it's called high school's freshman a freshman students opinion. It's really frustrating how someone who's good at math has the advantage and can spend 10 minutes and get a 100 but someone who struggles in math can

071spend two hours and get a 50. So the person who spent 10 minutes gets more credit than the one who put in more effort. It doesn't make sense because the whole reason was created is to help those who struggle in math to practice. So why is it being used as a grading system and hurting those who struggle with math in the first place? I do do think that has advantages, but I think it's being used wrong by teachers. If the LL is used as a grading system, I think it would be more efficient if it was based on time spent. I haven't seen the program. I don't know that much about the math uh program for EXL, but I do know it's supposed to be a practice program and hopefully Dr. Anamone, you're looking into

072that, right? >> Thank you. >> Okay. That you said that there was something that we need to discuss in executive session. >> It was brought up at at >> is it is it does it fall under >> personnel or >> It falls under personnel. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um >> go ahead, Mr. F. I'm sorry. >> Oh, go ahead. I was just wondering is are we going to be talk we if we're going to be talking about an employee? >> No. >> Okay. >> Just want to make sure >> you were going to say something. >> Yes. I just wanted to piggyback to let the public know that on April 3rd at 7:00 at our CPAC meeting, our school nurses are going to be available to answer any questions about the headlace policy. So,

073in case that comes up. >> Okay. This is O'Brien. >> Yeah, I'm back again. State County School Board Association. Our next meeting is a joint meeting with Bergen County on March the 30th, which is a Thursday. I think that's the night of all districts. So, some of you will be there and I'll be attending the dinner in Magos. >> Magos and Oh, you'll be with me. Um, I had received an email pertaining to that and hopefully um, God willing that our representatives from the state of New Jersey will be at >> dinner. There's supposed to be a lot of state state >> let's hope. Um the other thing I want to bring to the board's attention is if you had re read an email recently from the county, you're looking for um members to be

074um say county school board association because those who are in office will be ending their terms in May. Can they be reelected? Can they run again or is there a term limit? >> Um they can run. >> I would run again. >> Yeah. Okay. I wasn't sure. Just curious. Thank you. >> Got to get elected in. >> Okay. Uh Mr. Drew, you have both legislative and technology oversight. Um first, let me start by saying I I have mentioned this to Dr. Anno, but I've heard from many parents about the Axel program, and it's a good way to punish students. >> Um kids who aren't interested in math will certainly never be interested in math by the time they're done with that. kids who are interested in math are going to be turned off from math.

075Y >> so I think that it is right at the heart of some of the issues that we have with math and West Milford and the sooner we get rid of it whether we replace it or not the better off we'll be >> um just a comment about that have I mean I keep hearing about this from parents and um we we need to look at it uh New Jersey legislature passed uh through both houses signed by the governor uh bill regarding lead testing of the water. So, if we did it previously, they'll pay for it. Uh now that they've passed that, if we do it, you know, we'll be reimbursed for that. My understanding is we're going to do that. It's a good thing to do. >> Usually, yeah, >> April break, >> safety

076of the kids. There are quite a number of bills that have gone through that are very interesting, make perfect sense, but uh you know, my experience in the past, just because it makes sense and it's been passed by one house doesn't mean it's going to be passed by the other house. And I given up trying to guess which ones might make it through both houses. One of the ones that just is a no-brainer, which is probably why it won't be passed by the other house, is to make sure that every kid in a class has a book. Just makes perfect sense. It probably won't be passed by the legislature. Um, technology, I have nothing in particular to add unless you do, Mr. >> We think it's great you have participation. and then we scored a

077nine in every school. Absolutely. >> That's it. >> Okay. Uh WMEF, Mrs. O'Brien. >> Um nothing to report at this time. Every time we meet, the weather goes bad. So, um maybe we hold off until sometime next month. We won't get a snowstorm. maybe a tsunami or a uh uh asteroid uh extravaganza, but we should hopefully be meeting sometime in April. >> Okay. Nothing to report on the uh joint township board of ed committee. Uh Mr. Yuber Cara. >> All right. The uh community against substance abuse committee um continues its reorganization. There's been an influx of people into the committee and there seems to be a new energy uh including um the addition of some of our high school students, >> our own Megan Hogan. Uh we have a senior uh junior and two sophomores

078uh that Dr. Phanone uh helped find uh and they're attending the committee meetings and giving the youth opinion uh so that they can get a more realistic uh program for having a hope of preventing substance abuse um and and attending to it once it is found. Uh they had uh on March 11th their community awareness dinner uh at which preventionlinks.org or um provided us three speakers. One was a recovered uh addict, another one was a parent of um addicted children and then the third was an organizer of that um uh that group. Uh at the dinner we found some statistics. This is just a few out of the many, but New Jersey is the fourth in the country for heroin deaths. Uh 80% of heroin addiction starts with prescription drugs. Um and the need is

079to treat addiction as an illness as opposed to a crime or an offense. It's it's a physiological uh in nature. So it's a going to be a culture shift in order to properly deal with the problem. Um and uh that's about it for now on CASSA. Uh the they do have the uh semiformal upcoming, but that's on the uh the Facebook page for Casa, so anybody who's interested in that can go right to the Facebook page. Thank you, Glenn. All right, we move on to old business. Um, we have two radon testing at UGL. Was Was there any one was the last test? >> The air testing was done back in the early 2000s and it was required by the state. >> So, we've set it up for this week. >> Okay. Okay. Um, I

080think the the first thing on there, if you notice the time, we're we're we're moving a lot better when we don't have large, you know, discussion. So, it it's the first couple of meetings, Nicole, we're probably they're not the they're not the norm. And and Terry, you >> say that he raises his eyebrow. >> Yeah. Oh, no. Hey, hey, hey. We I' I've I've busted Joe's chops because there's been times he's not here and we're out of here at 8:30. So, >> let's be honest, years ago, we would get out at 2 in the morning. >> Yeah. Well, I know, but we've we've gotten it. We've It's gotten a lot better. It's gotten a lot better. So, >> I started doing a little bit of research just to see the subject in Google. A lot

081of other districts come up about them trying to streamline meetings. I haven't really seen anything that's a >> it's just there's no way. But >> you know when when there's things on the agenda that we either got more questions about or that popped up before a you know a committee meeting or popped up after the committee meeting then there's going to be a little bit more discussion. So but it's not >> good about policing each other. I think there's definitely times where you get off on tangent and you can parking lot say things and you know we can even get a flip chart and keep track of those things so they don't fall off. But >> yeah, >> um >> I'd like to know what the term norm normal means here but we won't go

082there. >> I know if if you want normal um anything else under Go ahead Glenn. What's the status on the uh I know the test sample was out when do we expect it back for the field testing? >> Um I would speak to the >> okay >> on the next meeting. >> Good. >> What we are >> as of the last meeting it was sent out. You don't know when it's >> I I provided samples, but what they're um what they're questioning is what tests the board actually wants to run >> because there are so many different tests that could be run. >> I you you still have that book >> that I gave you, >> the binder. >> Yeah. Okay. Um >> that's what they need to know because it could be endless and

083expensive. >> I'll I'll stop I'll stop by. There were a few things in that creme river report. We'll just pick those out and then take it from there. So there there were seven seven items um in that report that is you know >> I have also gotten some information I also reached out to recreation and he's getting information about reports you know um that have already been done over the you know previous years by the federal government and the state government on on different test results that they've received. >> Yeah. And then there's also been, you know, I think we there was a 60-minute report, I think it was 60 Minutes where they talked about um in particular uh there was a goalie, I can't remember the University of Oregon or something like that and

084she was being treated up in Seattle and the out of the I think it was like 38 patients that that particular doctor was treating that particular type of cancer. Um, out of the 38 patients, I think we're like 32 of them were soccer players. >> They all played on turf field. So, it's uh scary just to to think about. >> I'm sure we could get more information about what test by asking New Jersey school boards regarding the lawsuit that they're >> Well, Joe can provide you information about the lawsuit because that doesn't seem to be think the lawsuit is about the >> the lawsuit's not on the >> lawsuit's on the quality of the turf. It's and and we've been talking about that as well, but it's not on any kind of carcinogens or anything

085like that. I do believe that this has come up a number of times over the last, you know, >> eight or nine years and the federal government has done some some studies on it and some tests and they have reports that they've issued >> and and I know from last year when we had the high school graduation walking across the field, I looked down and you know >> my shoes were a different color because of all the >> fibers, the yellow and light and everything coming off. So, >> we're past the first day of spring. >> Yeah. No, I know. And I know >> you know it's time that they're going to start wanting to use the field and we need to know >> Yeah. >> as soon as possible. So, >> if we can

086expedite as much as possible, I for one would appreciate it. there. Did we ever We did a base test years ago um in April of 2011 just after the turf field was put in because of concerns of um carcinogens. Do you remember that? >> I'm not aware of that. I I I don't recall it off the top of my head. I know that we've >> I know I know we did it. >> I know that we've done some water tests to see if anything is leeched into the well and Well, that's what that's why we had taken that one well sample in particular in the in the concession stand so that we would have a a good base. >> But we we have tested and there's nothing that's leeching into the water system. >> Will

087that well be tested when you do the testing and because it's down now will >> it's closed. It's always gets tested when it opens up. >> Okay. >> We always test it once it opens. >> All right. So, you'll do the majority of the testing in the April break and then when that's open, then we'll we'll test it again >> for the concession stand. >> Yeah, that that can't that has to be tested separately than the other lead testing because it's not open yet. We don't want to run the risk of having it um snowstorm after we turn the water on and freezing the pipes. >> Yeah. No, I don't want to do that. >> So, usually the end of April, we'll open it. >> Okay. Okay. Any other people want first? >> Thank you.

088Uh I found my notes on the meeting that we had with land associates and the the bio testing biological testing is $50 to $75,000 and the injection after that the final part of the treatment is $310 to $370,000. So just something to be aware of when we go into that budget meeting. >> Say that again. 75. >> So the biological testing is 50 to $75,000 and then the injection is $310 to $370,000. >> And that's if the test is successful testing. >> That's just testing to me. Well, either way, yes, >> it's just testing to make sure that the bacteria is in the soil. >> Just I want to say Barbara has the the books from land in her office that we got at the meeting as well. So, if anybody wanted to see why

089they recommend what they do, it's all in there. Um, and we talked last week as soon as Rich Conway comes back this on Friday from vacation, we'll talk about bringing him in and making presentation as to exactly what they're talking about. So, that's our environmental attorney. He did well by us in my opinion. >> He's amazing really. >> So I have a question and that's actually a great example. If during some meeting before April 25th we just come to uh a majority decision to include something in the budget or exclude something in the budget. Does that can we do that in other outside meetings or can we only do that in the >> you you can the only time we can finalize something like that is at the next budget meeting for the board before

090we send that in uh to the state but the it's a discussion as it goes. So, we're going to be at the committee of the whole meeting, talk about it there, make recommendations to the administration about what we want in the budget or out of the budget, and then they'll take that back and rebuild the budget with those recommendations. And then that would be presented in April, and the board would vote yes or no. At that time, the board could vote to do anything with the budget. they can vote to uh change it, assuming all the programs are in there and everything like that, but you know, you can vote to to change certain items if you'd like at that time before it's finalized. >> But any action we take before then. It's just kind

091of like, >> well, you Yeah, you couldn't take official action before that. You'd have to give you can give direction or recommendations, but you couldn't make anything official until that meeting in April. >> Okay. Anything else under >> you had something else, Steve? >> Well, I had that question. Um, I think we should review some of the capital spending, but I guess we'll uh it doesn't have a weight of whether we vote for it or not. >> Well, it it would at the budget committee of the whole meeting if the board gave direction to the administration. It just wouldn't be finalized until the board took an actual vote in April. >> So that's a whole board meeting. >> Okay. >> The next budget vote will be at the public hearing on the 25th. >> The

092actual budget vote. Yes. >> That'll be April 20th. >> We could make recommendations >> make recommendations on the Tuesday, the whole meeting. >> All right. >> Right. And if that was the direction of the board, it I don't want to call it final because it's not final until April, but it's what the board would like the administration to do. if you get my hand. Sure. >> Um, this is to everybody. Please, as my request, uh, come up with an opinion about Hillrest because I know three of us want to auction it off and I know there's other opinions going around, but and I recommend that we do auction off that property. Otherwise, we're going to be stuck with, as Miss Dwire calls an albatross on our necks, and we don't need it. >> Okay. >>

093I me personally, I think, you know, possibility of, you know, talking to a hospital that to me would would make a lot of sense. But please think about it and we'll we'll talk about it at our uh next meeting. If anybody's got any specific plans or ideas, we'll bring them up and then we can ask the administration to to look into things. >> I loved Barbara's idea of asking the voters. >> Yeah. >> No, I know. I I like that idea, too. So, let's uh think about it between now and our not the budget meeting, but our our our next workshop meeting. Um try to make a final because we only got a couple of months after that. We got to we got to move quickly. Um anything else under old business? Glenn. >> Yeah.

094Um couple meetings ago I brought up the idea of creating position the human resources director position and a couple of members uh trustees uh uh hadn't had a chance to think about it and didn't have enough information. So, uh, we went and did some research and about a week or so ago sent out an email with a bit of research on, um, what's going on in school districts that are in the same category as West Melford as far as uh, like kind school districts roughly. and I sent that around. And in the last meeting, I also handed out copies of the research um uh so that people could take their time and look at it. So, I'd like to bring it up for discussion now. Uh being that the budget is so imminent, I'd like

095to see what uh people think about that. The research showed that at least 87% of uh 106 districts that are in the same category um in enrollment group number seven that we're in. Uh 87% of them have uh human resources staff. The average is 3.5 people per district. Some have one, some have seven. You know, it averages out to 3.5. And um it it seems like the articles that I found were all like 10 years or so old. So this is something that's been going on a trend uh for a while now. I guess and we seem to be a little bit behind the curve. Uh I think that we benefit greatly by it. Uh human resource person can be a fantastic resource. Um really the uh the benefits are are almost limitless. There's a

096ton of things that they do that we benefit from and the only real downside is the salary and benefits. So um >> that's my opinion. I'd love to hear from everybody else. >> I I I mean I'm I'm in favor of it. I think that the thing that found me uh was surprising um some of the districts that we visited to look at what they're doing and in particular Livingston and Chad >> they both have >> what was a little bit more I think important to me. Anyway, I looked at the top 25 districts in the state. I got through the top 15. They all had HR staff. So, if if we're trying to to emulate things, uh, em emulate districts, then, you know, we we we got to. Now, I've had this discussion with

097Dr. Anamone. I'll call you. I You're going to I want you to get your arms. Don't worry, D. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. >> Thank you. That's what I was calling. >> Okay. >> Um, and Dr. Anamone's same concern was, well, that's a position we'd have to find the money to to fund that position. So, um, that's all I have to say. Go ahead, Terry. >> I am not in favor of this. Let me tell you why. We have a person who is does benefits. We have a person who is does payroll. We are not Livingston. We are not Cadam. We are not trying to emulate those districts. We're trying to gather ideas from them to try to build a stronger math program, language arts program, humanities, special ed. I look at this budget and

098I'm concerned for the people that live in this community. I'm concerned when I see people at the food pantry who can't afford to feed their families and can't afford to keep their homes. How dare we add another administrative position? I am against it. I will do everything I can to promote um negativity toward this position. That's all I have to say. >> I think I'll just add that um you in addition, we spent time at the last meeting in the budget, you know, trying to pull out some big numbers. Granted, they were big numbers, but capital improvements and things the buildings need and where can we pull dollars from? And I think that again, I agree, we're not those those areas that the median income level, I would guess, is quite different among those districts.

099Um, and I think that at the end of the day, we have bigger priorities right now. I don't feel that the administration is crying for that kind of a position. I feel like they're they're getting those things done. And I I definitely agree that I don't think that that given all the other things that we're trying to do and the fact that we're already increasing the budget quite a bit. I don't think it's a necessity right now. >> Any other discussion? Debbie, you had your Well, I know you had your hand up for the 9:01. >> That too. >> It is now 9:01. >> Can we extend our regular meeting till 91? >> 9:15. >> Okay. 9:17. I'll hold the other >> executive session. >> You can do whatever you want. >> Okay. Any anything

100else under >> Okay. >> Well, or >> I just like to go some of the specifics. Um One of our big problems. We'll second it, but we didn't vote on that. Just >> we didn't take a vote yet. >> I don't feel the love right now. >> I agree. >> The motion was made, so >> that wasn't >> Oh, okay. >> You made a motion. >> Yeah, I made a motion. >> Yeah. And Will seconded it. So, there's a motion to 9:17 for executive session. >> I thank you. >> Have a nice day. >> Um, one of our problems in the district is we we've hired our problems. um in the past it's it's historically been done there's a lot of nepotism there's a lot of favoritism um there are management problems that we we

101know about for certain that managers haven't been managing all that well and we even have you know confirmed these things let's say um an HR professional would one help prevent mistakes so that we would end up having a higher quality uh district. Uh it's been pretty much proven in recent years that throwing money at education doesn't work. Okay. What works is improving the quality of the administration and staff that you have and and the HR person would help do that. um just for the the the folks that are in the already here. They would be a resource for supervisors and principles and everybody else to um help handle difficult issues, review issues, um documentation, uh proper documentation. Uh we've had an issue with that in the past, God knows. Um hopefully we can find somebody

102who's trained in collective bargaining to help smooth that process. We've had contracts that extend almost a year past they've expired. Okay, so these are all things that the human resources person can do. They can keep on top of certifications. Uh they can help coordinate training, professional development for the benefit of everybody, the students, the staff. Um any any staff members is better developed in their training is going to have a better career and a better resume. It there's it's all pluses. And if we can manage to improve our staff are it's going to eventually trickle down and improve academic uh performance. So this is where I'm going with this. It's not just about accountability. It's not just about um organization. It all ends up running down to the students and improving their chances of doing

103better in school and having a brighter future. >> Mrs. O'Brien, >> I have a question. >> Sure. >> Where did the interest of human resources come from? Did that come from the administrators or did it come from the board? >> Okay. Came from board members. >> Duly noted. >> But we did ask during superintendent interviews um if the the district side should have HR staff. >> I didn't ask that. You asked. I asked it. Yeah. And so don't say the whole word. I believe only >> we asked it. We said >> and out of out of our top three interviewees, two absolutely said yes and one said maybe. >> It's hard to say that without a lot of context. I mean, I think these are the folks that are living in the district now. And

104it seems that they would if if there was a need and they felt that they weren't meeting the workload and and I think we heard earlier from I'm sorry I forget her name from um >> yes I mean she couldn't have complimented the staff more and I think >> every district has personnel issues and I think everyone's handling them appropriately. I I think the personnel issues are far less than the you know glaring beautiful comments about our staff and teachers. So, I think it's a little distorted and I and I think it's a little one-sided because I think, you know, we should be collaborating together. If there's a need from the administration, then it should be something that we should all be collectively discussing. And it it >> Well, this is actually for the support

105of the administration, >> but I don't know that they're saying they feel that they need that support. >> Let's let's let them answer that question. >> You guys question How do how do you feel about uh having an HR person? I mean I personally, >> you know, I look at the fact that there has been employee reviews that haven't been done, documentation not put in files. I mean, you know, I could go I could go on for a good 25, 30 minutes about the things that I know um should have been done and weren't done. and we've we've sat here this board we've all had a discussion there's no documentation when we've wanted to talk about an an employee that there's been no documentation >> and you turned around to rent >> so let's not

106go there no >> okay >> question is I have to give it some more thought >> here's the plan >> all right we'll uh we'll let it go to the budget meeting you got two weeks >> to the day two weeks Okay. Yep. Yep. >> And then and then if you can, you know, enlighten us, you know, I think that would be good. >> Um Steve's got some >> Go ahead, Steve. >> One brief comment uh regarding this. I mean, there are a lot of issues here. And so the question is really if if the budget wasn't an issue, would you want this? One of the things that I know we do, we tend to escalate um our constituents tend to escalate things immediately to you. Going around the teacher, going around the supervisors, going

107around the principal, going around the director of education, and I I know I actually I think you've done a good job of telling it, but these things just keep landing on your desk. Um, and of course we pay you fairly to handle the baby educational issues, not personnel, >> not to be a fireman. >> Is there better communication that we could do to the parents and to the right people to to to say the process? I mean, I don't know that every parent out there knows exactly what the process is. And if they're frustrated enough, of course, they're going to go to you. They don't they don't know. >> I think you could communicate that better. the student readings policy that's relatively new. >> A lot could be said for just re recommunicating >> sure

108>> what the steps are and it might save you some time. I think that's a good idea. >> Okay. Well, let's let's uh move on. We're going to hear from Dr. Ramon at our budget meeting and we'll we'll make that discussion or that decision then. Um I'd like to move on to new business. >> Like to make a motion to close all >> We don't have to make the motion. >> Close all business. Yes, we do. Only teasing. >> Who second it? Glenn. >> Y. >> Okay. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. Uh, new business. I, um, I have two things. Um, Steve will be going in for a bone marrow transplant and might not be able to make the meeting. I think it's the 25th Harvard budget budget 25th >> 25th 25th >>

10925th and there's a chance that he'll be here but there's you know there's always the chance that he might not be able to make it and since we had done some interviews um over the phone we had a superintendent two superintendent um interviews over the phone we had a >> possible board candidate was done over the phone and I would like to give that option to Steve just in case he's not able to make it to be able to listen and and talk at that meeting and and vote. So, um I'm going to make the motion that we allow him and give him that opportunity to do so. Um, and I would ask for a second on that. >> I'll second that. >> Okay. Any any discussion? >> I assume this is legal. >> Sure.

110>> The policy is silent, so it's up to the board. >> Go ahead, Steve. If I can say something on my behalf. I think I don't necessarily have any choice about that. And the 25th is right near the range at which I have about a 50/50 chance of being done or might need another couple of days. If y'all said, "No, I can't do that." Then I would pressure my doctors to let me go. >> And I'd rather not do that. >> Well, I think this is pretty important. So, >> I' I've certainly pressured them other things. So, I >> I would rather if >> you have the option chances are I won't have to, but there's a chance that I might need to. >> We don't We don't want you to be pushing her. Okay.

111>> Oh, I don't know. There's some people who probably wouldn't >> Yes. Now, and it would >> and Joe brings up a very good point and I would have brought it up, but you wouldn't be able to do that uh executive session >> in case there anybody was in the room. >> So, it would just be for the regular part of the meeting. >> Okay. Any any uh any discussion on that? >> Nope. >> Have a second. Well, yes. >> Yeah, >> I did. I seconded it. >> Well, this >> just make sure you're speaking to the mic, Steve. >> Can you hear me now? >> Okay. So, uh, seeing no further discussion, I'd like to roll, please, on that program. >> Mr. Sideway, >> yes. >> Mr. Drew, >> can I vote on this?

112>> Yes. >> Mrs. Wy, >> yes. >> Mr. Yes, >> Mr. Huber. >> M O'Brien. >> Absolutely. >> Mrs. Britz. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate it. >> I need some sort of a setup. >> Yeah, we'll we'll we'll get we when we get to that meeting, Steve. Um >> I'll work with you soon. >> Okay. >> Um I have one other thing that I'd like to um discuss and it should be relatively quickly. Um, let's see. I've unfortunately living in town a lot of employees, you hear a lot of stuff that's going on and I always bring it to Dr. Anamone's attention. I've spoken to Joe and but what I um I I would like to make a motion that we put a video camera in our maintenance shed. I've heard

113enough crap from from people throughout the district of what's going on down there and I would >> you got cameras in there with me in the transportation garage. >> We can put a camera there. So, just so we're clear, we can put a we can put a camera we can put a camera in there, but I don't want to discuss, for example, where that camera would be. >> Yep. >> Or even though it'd be invisible, but for anybody listening at home, anything like that. There's it's is there what are you talking about a private area for the employees or is this just our >> so if you were the shop >> I mean we have >> that you can put something through in a classroom >> we have we have cameras all over the halls

114cameras buses we got cameras on buses >> is it >> second well for >> I mean if you do you want me to check it out >> just to be sure. >> Yeah, before you vote before we vote on it. Absolutely. >> I think it's doable, but I can check it out. >> Okay. >> Privacy. Privacy. >> Well, I I want to make 100% sure that we're okay and we're not getting ourselves into something. >> Yes. Make sure. >> Okay. So, we could either table or you can withdraw >> in concept and make it on being approved by council. >> Yeah. We'll we'll I'll I'll >> table that motion until we get a response from Joe. >> I'll have it next uh >> table meeting. >> Yep. Table requires. >> You don't need a table.

115Just with you just withdraw. >> All right. I'll withdraw it. >> It's okay. We're done. >> Okay. Um other than that, anything else under new business that anybody would like to know? Okay. What? Go ahead >> real quick. Um, I just wanted to say to the public, um, I've been getting a lot of positive compliments about our, um, guidance department at the high school. Um, the substitute guidance counselor that we have for Mrs. Lambert. >> Lambert. Thank you. Um, I received several wonderful compliments. Um, and I say this to every parent, and I say it to whoever's watching here in the room or out in TV land. Um, silence is acceptance. So, if something good or something bad, um, we we don't know on the board a lot of times. Um, and I told the

116parents to write a letter so that there's recognition to this substitute and that the that the, um, board of education is made aware of it. And the same thing goes when things aren't so pleasant as well. That's it. >> Or better yet, come talk to us at a meeting so we all hear at the same time. >> Letter's next best thing. >> And chain of command. >> Okay. >> Uh, anything else? Seeing none, >> like to post any business. >> Thank you to second. >> Carry. Thank you. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. Um, I need to extend I'm going to extend executive session another till 9:30. >> Second. >> All right. Then I think we should be good. >> Um, all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Thank you. Petitioners

117have requested to speak prior to the meeting will be first with five minutes for each petitioner for a period of 30 minutes and then time permitting. Other petitions and requests limited to five minutes per petitioner will be allowed until the 30-minut period transpires. All speakers are asked to give their full name, spell their last name, provide their address. Speakers may not use the names of students during petitions or request. And I see that we have two people who signed up. Um Elizabeth Burnernhard Thank you. Um I actually just have a few um references of statistics that I'll be listing and actually kind of coincides with some of the statistics you had just mentioned. So if you want if anybody wants to view that that's fine. >> My name is Elizabeth Gernhard. I am a parent,

118a concerned member of the community, and I have a master's level education in mental health, addiction, and child and family clinical services. I'm here this evening to highlight the serious concern and need for improvement of our district's health education. I'm extremely disappointed in the use of outdated prevention and mental health programs taught in our school. Before my middle school age child began taking health class this year, which is only one brief marking period, I had the opportunity to speak to the health teacher to go over what topics would be discussed. However, after class had started, there was some troubling information being shared at home that was discussed and emphasized in the classrooms. No information ever came home. Not a single worksheet, quiz, book, anything. There was way no way for me myself as a parent

119to have any idea the type of information that was being taught other than the simple topic of substance use and mental health. It took me three long months of contacting various district employees to finally be able to view one of the textbooks that the health teachers use in the classroom. The main text being used is out ofdate and listed significantly inaccurate information. I was not even given a clear example of the teaching style, approaches or a list of other outside sources of information that the health teachers use. As parents, we usually know what is being taught and the style of various approaches and subjects such as science, language arts, American government. We see our children come home with graded quizzes, homework assignments, workbooks, and even textbooks from time to time. But for some reason, health

120class seems to be an exception to this. Why are our children not receiving proper mental health education and preventative education that will benefit their lives now and in the future? Future. Research and studies have been conducted and we know what the risk factors are for mental illness including substance use which is a mental illness. Yet we the community and school are not properly addressing these risk factors. In our country 4 million children and adolescence have a diagnosible or addictive disorder. That accounts for 21% of adolescence from 9 to 17 years of age. Heroin and prescription drug overdose is now the leading cause of injury related deaths in our country. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 10 and 24 years of age. 10 and 24. In the US

121alone, 5,400 suicide attempts are made each and every day. Not per year, but each day in our country. And these are done by children 12 to 18. We're not talking about even past 18. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide alone than cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, chronic Lyme dis disease combined. These numbers should alarm and concern you. Yet, our schools are not responding appropriately. Some may wonder why these statistics are even brought up to the school and the board's attention as some parents feel that these are private matters to be addressed only at home. However, children ages 12 to 18 spend on average 1,000 hours a year in our schools. Concerning issues of substance abuse, sexually inappropriate behavior, and instances of bullying, both substantiated and undocumented, take place in

122our schools during school hours. These topics all fall under mental health. Mental health education is not to be left just for parents to teach at home alone as these are issues and concerns that are taking place in our schools affecting students in our schools and school related events. With the rates of mental illness and substance use being so high that we are actually in a state of epidemic, why is the education of health not a crucial part of our curriculum in our schools? As the board of education, you have the power to oversee that our children are receiving proper education. That means with the proper health education, the lives of children in our own community can be saved because the death numbers that I stated before are preventable. The number for substance abuse deaths alone

123in this country in 2015 was 1,500 killed each individual day. Again, that was 5,400 suicide attempts made each day by children. How high does the death rate of our children need to be before our school systems will start to take a real evidence-based interest and approach into the everyday help in preventing these deaths. The power and the opportunity is within our school system. And right now, the numbers show we are failing our children and our future. >> Miss Gurnhard, how about how long do you think you'll be? um about less than a minute. >> Okay. >> The research, information, and experts are available. You can literally change the number of deadly statistics stated prior when you decide to change the way our school educates our children on health and make sure that they are being

124taught accurately and with the best approaches and not outdated and inaccurate information. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> And I see Mrs. Huber. >> Tracy Huber. Old Milford. West Milford. >> Was that enough? You don't need the street address, right? >> Yeah. Now you're good. >> On Friday, March 3rd, I received information from a parent about an incident at Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School. I then heard feedback from multiple parents and a student who was present in the classroom. A substitute teacher was allegedly screaming at a class of sixth grade graders so loudly that she could be heard through double closed doors. She was yelling and telling them they should quote be embarrassed, should be ashamed of themselves, and that they were a disappointment among other things. This was not a response to

125any disruptive conduct on the part of the class. The students were afraid, someone to escape the class. They were told to sit down and they could not leave. At some point, a young girl raised her hand to ask a question, and the substitute slapped the student's hand down and said, "You cannot ask a question." One student, who was supposed to move to another class for his next subject, was told, "Sit down. This isn't a party." He eventually crawled behind a desk and snuck out to his next class. And this is a student that I've known since he was four years old. So this came to me directly from the family and he was in the classroom when this took place. What made this incident more disturbing to me as a parent of students in this

126district is that this particular sub had a history of prior verbal comments and abuse in the classroom on multiple assignments at multiple schools. So I understand that we are extremely desperate for subs in the district because I heard it I hear it from a lot of people. I hear it all the time. We should never be so desperate here for subs that we put the well-being of our children at risk. How is a sub who previously exhibited inappropriate conduct in a classroom like embarrassing students, sarcastically responding to them, and other comments that were not appropriate, permitted to return to yet another assignment in an elementary school full of sixth grade students. I hope the administration is looking into how the children at UGL in that sixth grade class that day were entrusted to an an

127individual with such a history. I hope that this person will never be permitted to sub here again and we look at how this happened and prevent it from happening again. This is the actual third case I've heard of questionable comments or actions taken by a district sub in the last few months alone. We need to do something about that. Thank you. >> Would anybody else like to speak? >> Seeing none, move to close new business. >> Petition petitions in request. >> That one. >> Thanks, Will. [Laughter] >> Uh, all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. Uh Glenn, you want to read the >> 9:27 motion to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing uh HIV's a hip appeal uh personnel and matters of attorney client privilege? >> Second. >> All in

128favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay, we will journ to executive session. I would ask that we make it um quick to get in there. We have parents in the audience, so we need about a minute before we call them in. >> All right. [Applause] [Music] >> This is great. You [Music] >> ready? >> Okay. >> Um we're back from executive session. Terry, um would you >> do number seven under education and reaffirming? >> No, I have a separate resolution. >> Okay. Second. Okay. >> Okay. Move to um approve the affirmation of the investigation of H7 as substantiated. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. Barbara. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> O'Brien. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gris. >> No. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sideways. >> Now, this was

129the one that we also discussed last time, too. Correct. >> No, you say yes. I >> I'm sorry. Yes. I had the wrong one, so changed mine to Yes. I thought this was the appeal. >> No, no, that'll be separate. >> That's separate. >> Abstain. >> Yes, >> Mr. Food. >> Uh, yes. >> Okay. I have a resolution. it. I'm looking for the number that would be >> E8. E8 >> added as E8. Uh whereas on March 21st, 2017, the board held a hearing at parent request for HI number 2017-e8 and the students parents attended and participated in the hearing. Now therefore, be resolved that after consideration of the parents position, the board reaffirms its findings in the above reference matter as substantiated. Okay. motion. >> You made the motion. >> Oh, I'll make the

130motion that Joe just read. >> Make a motion. >> I just read the motion. >> Um, I need a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Thank you. Any discussion? >> Okay. >> Motion to resolution. >> Yes. To to reaffirm. >> Abstain. >> Mr. Drew. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fluty. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yuber. >> I'm not confident either way, so I'm going to vote no. Miss O'Brien, >> yes. Mrs. Fritz, >> no. >> Okay. Pass. >> Okay. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Well, that was quick. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. It is 11 p.m. The meeting is officially adjourned. >> Did 8:7 when I wasn't in the room. I see how it is.