001Thank you. Welcome back uh to the June 9th, 2026 Union Free School District Board of Education meeting. Miss Stella Cavaleri. Stella Cavaleri. Havier >> Cavaleria, can you come on up, please? Everyone, please, please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance led by this. I pledge algiance 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. >> Number four on the agenda is the superintendent update. Dr. Murphy. >> Thank you, Mr. Bar. Welcome everyone. This is always uh the best meeting of the year for for a number of reasons. I want to jump right into some highlights. Uh since we last met, our students have continued to distinguish themselves uh through outstanding achievements in academics, the
002arts, athletics, leadership, community service. So, I want to take a moment just to recognize uh some of these highlights. It's it's been incredible. Uh first, several of our seniors have recently earned distinguished scholarships and awards. This year's Ludtorian, Katherine Mariana, was named the National Merit Scholarship WINNER that don't know. It's one of our nation's most prestigious academic honors. Uh, Trinity Garcia was recognized with a Suffach County Elementary Principal Association scholarship for her character and academic dedication throughout her years in our schools. CONGRATULATIONS TO the energy here today. Matias Kitis was honored with the student champion for sustainability scholarship award for his commitment to environmental stewardship and community service was awarded the ASC scholarship for excellence in educational technology. equally proud of the accomplishments of uh by Bobby Hegi, forgive me if I said that incorrectly,
003who was honored by Nassau County Executive Bruce Linkman uh for her outstanding community service. For the past seven years, she has dedicated her time to teaching students through Datri Diane Kendra, Long Island, GLI, while demonstrating exceptional leadership in organizing and supporting community events. NEXT, IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, Jacob Solomon and I in Fortuna were nominated for Roger Ree awards for their outstanding performances in this year's production of Something Rotten. especially uh excited to congratulate Jacob who has advanced to the Jimmy Awards and will represent Hop as well as New York State while competing alongside some of the nation's most talented student performers later this month. We wish him the very best of luck. SO CONGRATULATIONS and then some of our athletes. I mean the last month has just been electric honestly at Hop. Uh I
004was reflecting on this at the senior athletic awards. Uh every day has just been some highlight I've been sharing with the board. It's been incredible. Um our student athletes continue to excel both on and off the field. So, Caitlyn Aldetto, Matias Kitis, uh were recognized by New York State Association of Health Bizette Recreation and and Dan Suffk Zone chapter as hot dogs 2026 physical education students of the year. Our athletic teams uh enjoyed tremendous success as alluded to the spring girls track team captured class county championship. The girls playing football team earned the class B County championship. the varsity baseball team won the class uh doubleA county CHAMPIONSHIP and congratulations to all our students. Uh the list is longer than that. That's been just an incredible season, incredible year at Hop. Uh just remarkable. So
005congratulations to all of our students uh for an incredible year. WITH THAT, I will turn it over to my friends at the end of day here. Hannah and Lakin and cabinet. I ask you to join me up on stage while they're talking. >> Thank you, Dr. Murphy. AP and IB AP IB and Regent testing has been a great success. Students should continue to play close attention to written their exams are. After a busy year, everyone is looking forward to some welldeserved relaxation and enjoying the final moments of the school year. The senior class is nearing the end of an amazing year with final events, including field day, the senior picnic, prom, and graduation all under well. Planning is going smoothly, and we are incredibly grateful for our class adviserss and all of their support throughout
006this process. On May 25th, a member of the Hop community was lost. Salvator Sparse or S as he like to be called was tragically killed in a car accident. S worked part-time here at Hop High School as the head adviser of the robotics club. He was a pillar of everything that our community stands for and will be missed by me and everyone whose lives that he touched. I'd like to ask now to take a moment of silence in honor of South. Now, in remembrance of S, students Mario Chavez, Ethan Rivera, and myself as part of an IB diploma cast project have created a 3v3 basketball tournament for $30 per team this Thursday, June 11th, with the proceeds going to a scholarship in Sal's name. Permission slips are due by the end of the day tomorrow
007and don donations are always welcomed. S may be gone but he'll never be forgotten. Hopefully we can keep his memory alive. Thank you. >> My sincere apologies. I did not hear about science interrupted. So my apologies. The two students who you just heard um are superstars. And so this year we had our first uh board of education student award me w me w me w me w me w me w me w me w me w me winners. And I'd like to share a few words about uh both and I'm going to ask you both to come up on stage here if you don't mind for a minute. So first a junior student board member. He's distinguished himself through an extraordinary level of involvement and leadership and I need diploma candidate and president of the
008class of 2027. He has made meaningful contributions both inside and outside the classroom through athletics, academics, and service organizations. In addition to his many activities and leadership roles, as we just heard, Rali is currently organizing a threeon-ree basketball tournament to raise funds uh for student scholarship. Uh just demonstrating his his heart and his commitment to giving back to our community. Wakin, thank you so much on behalf OF THE BOARD. AND THEN HANNAH, our senior student board member who's been an exceptional leader and advocate for her fellow students. President of the student council, president of the class of 2026, and a board member of PS. I love you. She has consistently brought thoughtful perspective, strong leadership, and a genuine commitment to making our Hop School community better. We are especially proud to congratulate her as she
009graduates this year and has the John J. College of Criminal Justice in the fall. On behalf of the board of education, thank you for your dedication, your leadership. You've been the first senior to be in this role. You set such a great example. uh your invaluable perspectives throughout the year, the discussions you brought to us. You represent the very best of Hop. Uh and as a small token of our appreciation, the board central office uh you'll see a a gift card to Amazon to purchase uh whatever you need uh towards uh John J next year. So congratulations on your graduation. Okay, now we're going to continue our recognition of our just tremendous student body. I'm going to invite up Garrett Carpanelli, director of guidance. Garrett, PLEASE COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. So tonight we
010get to celebrate the incredible achievements of hot students and seniors as they prepare for the next exciting journey in their lives beyond hot. Um first we would like to recognize a graduating senior who is committed to serving our country through the ROC program. Ariana rest plans to enroll in the naval ROC at Renelair Polytechnic Institute in the fall. Ariana, your decision to put the needs of others before your own, serve a greater cause than yourself is truly commendable. We celebrate your exceptional commitment and thank you very much. Thank you. So, next we will honor our seniors from the class of 2026 with GPA over a 100.0. These 14 students represent the top 5% of their graduating class. Their consistent pursuit of excellence and passion for learning is truly inspiring. Seniors, as I call your name
011and your planned postsecary location, please come forward to receive your cord that you will wear on graduation day signifying this remarkable achievement. As you are up here, please going to stay right here front and center for everyone to see. We'll get a nice group picture at the end. First up, Christina Caputo, UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO. LOUIS Busara of Pingham University Garcia St. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY Catherine Maretta and she is Saludatoran Jamaiah Madison, Stony Brook University. Ariana West, Princeton Maline Rooney St. John's University Aha Sadi New York Institute of TECHNOLOGY Lea University of Florida. Emma Turs, Seattle University. Fernabu, University of Michigan. Jacob, this year's valictorian, Harvard University, Stony Park University. I'd like to now invite up Dr. White, our director of science research. Good evening. Patricia Bean is a second grade student from Forest Brook Elementary School.
012She won first place at the Brook Haven National Laboratory Elementary Science Fair competition for her project at a magnet make something work where she utilized the engineering design process to use the attractive and repulsive forces of magnets to assist with walking. Very well done project. Congratulations, Patricia. Just come up. Vincent Calges is a fifth grade student from Pines's Elementary school. He won first place at the Brook National Lab Elementary Science Fair. He investigated whether craft materials like modeling clay could create fingerprint models of fingerprint molds that picked up details of his fingerprints to unlock fingerprint protected devices. Very creative project. CONGRATULATIONS, VINCENT. TYRAN SATISH Kumar is a sixth sixth grade student at Hot Middle School. He is enrolled in our middle school science research program and he won first place Brook Haven National Lab Elementary
013Science Fair for his project entitled Eco Shield which plant extract protects metals from corrosion in salt water. I think that title pretty much describes what he did. uh he discovered that green tea extract uh provided the highest levels of protection. Uh Taran's project also won second place at the Thermoffisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Excellent project. Congratulations, TARAN. going to do a quick photo now with these fish. We'll be right back. Each year we hold an Earth Day poster contest that's open to all fifth grade students across all three elementary schools. Students are asked to to identify a problem, propose a solution, and write a slogan. This year's winning student is Isa Cavalier. Her slogan was, don't waste, make litter race. She offered an actual simple solution. Placing lids on plastic pales to prevent accidental litter.
014Congratulations, Isa, on winning the Earth Day poster contest. And she also receives a check from uh Eastern Long Island Solo Project. SO, UH, Adriun is an eighth grader from Hot Pog Middle school. She just completed her first year in the Newton STEM Scholar Program. She earned first place in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovation Challenge for her project Orange is the New Green. Come on up, DRIER. The D tree investigated which materials were best for retaining water and soil and found that oranges were the best. Um in addition to winning first place, Adichry also won a special award, the Naval Research Award. Adichu will be receiving a to beannounced award at the Long Island Science Congress award ceremony this Thursday and she will also get to participate in the national junior innovators challenge. And finally,
015uh being that this was an environmental project and the best one for the year for middle school, she has won the environmental leadership award. So, CONGRATULATIONS PRRENAV Ram Kumar, 8th grade student at Hapod Middle School, also completed his first year in the Newton STEM scholar program. He also won first place in the Thermoffisher Scientific Junior Innovations Challenge for his project TIG Guard, your first aid in assessing the risk of tick disease where he basically designed a smartphone app to detect the type and severity of a tick bite. Uh, Prrenab also won a special award, the Citadel Securities Innovation Prize. He will also participate in the National Junior Innovators Challenge. Impressive stuff. Congratulations tonight. Last award. for uh Sandra Kanaman is an 11th grader in our regeneron science research program. He received the Sawa Emerging Technology
016Leadership Award in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments and leadership in technology, artificial intelligence, computer programming and STEM education. Congratulations Perfect. Wow. One more round of applause. APPLAUSE. Now we're going to go to the other side of the spectrum here. So retirees, this is always bittersweet. Uh so many of these individuals I've worked with for years and years. So uh it's hard always to say goodbye, but uh we love them and we we're talking about hundreds of years um together of service in this district. Um teachers, teaching assistants, counselors, um psychologists, aids, monitors, bus drivers, custodial maintenance staff. I mean, uh, the list is just impressive. And I'll just add our Eagles values. The Essen Eagles is service and this group um has just contributed meaningfully to others for uh in some cases decades to our
017community through empathy, through action, through dedication to our kids. Uh so on behalf of the board of education, honestly the entire hot pop community, always so grateful when we have a big crowd uh to to kind of recognize our retirees when they come up on stage um to show them some love. So um once an eagle, always an eagle. So congratulations to all of our retirees. Without further ado, I'm going to ask Mr. Tasm to take over and uh hold them up. Joe, THANK YOU. WE CALL UP THE RETIREE. WE'LL keep you up here on the stage. You get a nice group picture at the end. Um, it's definitely an honor to be here tonight to introduce these incredible this incredible group of retirees. We'll start off with the retirees who are not in attendance
018tonight, but like to give them their due, Mr. Kevin G. Alicia, and Eric Clark and our instructional staff, retirees, and attendants. Let's give a big round of applause. Your school student guidance, your student guidance, Angela Alo. Woo! Woo! high school math. Daniel Kanan, Mr. C. high school math. Stacy Talamine. Brandon Woods Elementary. CHRISTINE CAPONE Threaten Woods Elementary. Anthony Gibson. Isn't this great? >> Middle school. Janice Catherine. WRETTON Woods Elementary. CHRIS DRAGO. HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE MR. EVERYTHING. David Sheffler. THANKS. >> BROTHER, sister from SAN SORRY. >> Time's librarian Tim. Music extraordinaire Terresa Ray Dol. bars from elementary. Barbara Sancho, >> teaching assistant in the high school. Nancy Marinero TA High School. Linda Fel Okay, we're going to move on to our non-instructional retirees not in attendance tonight. Diana Sana Williams, Maria Nan, Carl Martell, and
019Bob B. three instructional entire first from school vi. Custodial worker Ma Dali. and our head custodian Frank Mariani. FRANK GOTCHA. I learned something from Mr. Cole and all the families >> just in case Mr. Any retirees out there we did not call up. >> What do we have? No, not yet because it's next year that we She's a little You can still call her up. Let's go. Come on up. Come on. And even though she's next year, we'll do it now. Come on, Teresa. Come on, Teresa. If you're here, we're going to honor you. Come on. Teresa has next year. >> Great job. You want to put your clothes? 6. So, Dr. I like to tease me. I love using the phrase Mount Rushmore of that's multiple Mount Rushmore and Hop. Uh, just the very
020best of Hop. Thank you to all of our retirees. We love you. We appreciate you. The best of the best. Why you never We have one more uh order of business to take care of and then we'll take a break. >> I'm going to pull forward from the agenda 7.2 >> A2 which is our appointments to tenure. I will make a motion to um approve the appointments. Do I have a second? >> Dr. Traford. Thank you. >> Any discussion? >> All those in favor? Opposed? Abstensions. 61 Mr. Screen abstaining. So, that's a big deal. Those in attendance, the board has officially approved tender. I'm going to announce this whole group. Just want to say uh we're so proud to recognize these outstanding individuals. We have a a long process here, rigorous process in hop. And
021when you make it to this point, you have won the crowd. But you have most of all proven to everybody that you are here working in high quality African health. Um and it just leaves us with lasting confidence that your contributions will continue uh for years to come. Right? In some way it's a perfect although bittersweet for Tom for our entire now for our tenure recipients. So without further ado, first Mr. Michael, elementary principal. JUST just let know that we prepare here. uh as as I think so many in the audience know Mr. Poland is not new to us uh he has proven himself at multiple levels in Hop um and when he was um approved by the court to take over at Boris Brookke uh that simple conversation we had was just about him
022leading the way he always does with his heart um you see HIM the same group on his shelf. That's all you need to know about Mr. Pauler. So, we love you. >> We love you. Next, Mr. Kevin Trowski, secondary assistant principal. This is Samantha. Miss Samantha Tenbound. Second down. Leah, second year of English. Caroline Bombard, elementary special ed. YEAH. >> Jacob Felman, secondary music. Clean time. Mr. Andrew Lynch. the fiercest competitor, Alexa Albi. KEVIN MATURA Shout out to Kevin and Mr. M. two of our fiercest competitors have Donald who really earned UH the team Jessica Greenberg, secondary teaching assistant. Gorgeous. Mr. Timothy Kavores, secondary teaching assistant. Miss Rosa Federico, secondary teaching assistant. Miss Christina Catal, elementary teaching assistant. Don't get nervous to people who are still waiting. >> I promise. >> Miss Raquel WILSON Thank
023you. >> I have bosses, too. When the boss has called me over, I have to go. Miss Jessica Miranda, ELEMENTARY. and Miss Haley. not in attendance. But we want to recognize Miss Marissa Hansen, secondary teaching assistant. I just want to say as we all make sure it's the last step in the process before public consideration and I support for their approval as I I go and observe every single teacher that you see on stage here and of course Kevin and Mike as well as our administrative staff. Um just an incredible cohort here you see in front of you. Uh you heard the excitement in the audience as their names were announced. Uh I just see many decades ahead of all of you in supporting HA. Uh we are so proud to have you part of
024the team and congratulations once again. 7.2A1 2 A1 is the appointment of new certified staff. I'll make the motion. Mr. Scrio seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? 70. Thank you, Dr. Murphy. Yes. So we have we went from retirees tenure recipients and now our newest group to recognize those who are starting their hot lives. So I'm going to ask this group to please stand in the audience when you hear your name. Ryan McCcluskey. There he is. >> Jillian Galva Dus Julie Turby Science Sophia Kola Alyssa Harsh, social worker, special art. Cynthia Federico, visual arts. Ashley McDall, elementary, mathematics. Nicole Fetti, musician. Elizabeth Montello, elementary. Gabriel Saladia Elementary School psychologist Gabrielle Healey Elementary School psychologist and Tabara Elementary. Congratulations to this awesome new thank you to the board there for approving them as new hires
025and we wish you just nothing but joy success in the years to come. Thank you. >> Okay, we're going to take a threeminut break. If you want to leave, now's the time. In 3 minutes and 10 seconds, you will be stuck here with us if you're still in your room. >> Congratulations. Have a good night. live. >> Thank you. We're back at the June 9th, 2026 meeting of the Huff Union Free School District Board of Education. Back after a quick break. 5 C on the agenda is the adoption of bids from the business meeting budget hearing board of education of May 12th 2026. Do I have a motion? >> Thank you, Mr. Screen. I have a second screen. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> Opposed extensions? >> Yes. >> 502 Mr. Mar and Mr.
026Michael abstaining. >> Number six on the agenda, questions and comments uh on tonight's agenda only. Mr. White course, >> anything at all? >> Okay, very good. Moving to the consent agenda. We've already taken care of 7.2A 1 and 7.2 A 2. Are there any other uh uh items that members would like to have removed? I will remove 7.2 A3, 7.2 A5, and 7.2C5. Any other matters? With that, I'll take a motion to approve the consent agenda less those uh items. I'll make a motion. Mr. Fredo seconds. Any discussion? For those in favor? 70 7.2A3 temporary employment. Uh I will make a motion. Mr. Buscarino seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Absentions. 601 Mr. Baret I'm sorry Mr. Scino abstaining 7.285 do I have a motion thank you Mr. Screeno do I have a
027second thank you Mr. Boscerino all those in favor opposed abstensions 601 Mr. Baret abstaining 7.2 2 C 5. I'll make a motion. Mr. Screeno seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Absention 601. Mr. Boscarino abstaining. That concludes the consent and agenda. Number 11 on the agenda, new business. Any board members have new business? Does administration have new business? >> Dr. Murphy on the mic. >> Just wanted to thank the Spiral family. We had a a scholarship donation approved by the board tonight in the amount of $2,500 to the district. So, thank you so much to the Spiral family. Questions or comments from Mr. White uh and Mr. Tanelli concerning anything related to the district whatsoever. You guys are good. How about that guy up there? >> Seeing none, I will uh take a motion
028for an adjournment. Our next meeting will be July 14th, 2020 uh 2026, which is our reorganizational meeting. Uh, I'll make a motion. Mr. Scrio seconds the motion for the adjournment. All those in favor? We are adjourned. 70. God bless America and God bless Havoc. Good night everybody. Thank you.