001Okay. Any questions on the uh the agenda for the consent today? No. Thank you. All in favor? Any opposed? Any additions? Like to ask for a motion to consent for item 1.04. Uh for approval of the minutes for the May 19th, 2025 regular board meeting agenda. Second. Any questions on the agenda or the minutes of May 19th? May 19th. All in favor? Yeah. You floor is yours. Fantastic. We have a lot of congratulations to go around throughout the time. To start off, members of the AfroCaribbean percussion and dance group will be performing Puerto Rican bomb music at the M Morris Library on June 10th from 4:30 to 5:30 as part of that community's Junth celebration. It will be outside so it is weather permitting. The Digi the Digital Media Arts Awards is an annual event
002celebrating outstanding student achievements in the digital art digital media arts across New York State organized by Jennese Valleyis. The awards showcased creative works in categories like photography, graphic design, video, animation, and audio submitted by students from elementary school through high school. The event encourages innovation, technical skill, and artistic expression. This year at the Digi Awards, the following people won. In the audio category, for first place, Zelda Hortina. I apologize for any incorrect pronunciations, by the way. In the interactive category, first place, Bennett Antinucci. And in the video category, first place goes to EMTT Chapman and Mila Dugo. Congratulations. NJHS completed their last community group service project of this year on May 10th at Temple Hill Cemetery, cleaning the leaves and twigs for the for Memorial weekend. A smile. The cemetery is very Mrs. Harvey and
003Mr. Tasper took the sixth grade class on a trip to Junior Achievements Discovery Center where they participated in Biztown. Here students who are active members of a business business from CEOs and CFOs to employees of the business. Students took out a business loan with the with the five-star bank created products from their company and figured out a price point and marketing all before lunch. Then they used their marketing skills to sell their newly made products at a price point that allowed all for all but one business to repay their loan with the bank and make a profit. That sounds like a lot. So kudos to our sixth grade class. Us seniors are heading out tomorrow for our senior trip at Ryden High Ranch in Warrenburg, New York. We will celebrate the end of the year
004with a senior picnic next Monday. I cannot wait. The orchestra concert is tonight. As you can see, the high school voice recital is Friday, and our ac cappella and high school jazz band is June 10th. Congratulations to our varsity baseball team for their section title. They will be playing for state playoffs tomorrow. Congratulations to Problem One Division 3 Odyssey of the Mind World Champions Abby Fowler, Noah French, William Rounding, Simon Belick, Marcus Sheen, and Harry Tamura for their first place global win. Congratulations. Any questions? Well done. Good job. Thank you. See you at the concert. See you there. This will be right for you. That's good. Hunter, Mr. Salad. Looks good. Terrific. So, what I'm going to try and do in a brief amount of time is give you a whole bunch of updates as
005we are coming to the end of the school year because our school year ends June 30 and new school year starts July 1. So, there's a lot of unrelated but important things that we're bringing. First of all, I want to start by thanking the board for starting this meeting at six o'clock so that we all can get to the concert at 7 o'clock, which is my reminder to be brief. Here we go. There we go. Um, so first update is code of conduct. um code of conduct is done annually and we are in the final review of updating this document. Um that final review has been done by the principles in each of their buildings with their building safety teams and with the district safety team. Once we have that final review completed, we will
006be scheduling a public hearing. My plan right now is based uh on the June 16th board of education meeting to either have that public hearing prior to the meeting at 7 o'clock or embedded right in the meeting so that we can approve our um code of conduct, get a plain language copy ready for distribution to the community and that we meet all of our audience. August timelines for code of conduct. There are some major changes. Uh the majority of the policy remains the same, but we will be adding the cell phone policy to this uh code of conduct. And I'll do a quick update on cell phone in just a second. We've changed the definition of weapons in our code of conduct to be much more consistent with what the legal definition is. So that
007we're adding more devices and being very specific about what devices can cause injury and thus um be defined as a weapon. Um, we have deleted the phrase of corporal punishment and just as the policy committee has done, we have worked around our policy definition of timeout and physical restraint. Um, we've added within the search component metal detectors and vape detectors. We've changed the phrase of police to all law enforcement and been very consistent with the documentation that Mr. Salel helped to develop regarding what the FBI and ICE need in regard to search um warrants and appropriate approvals prior to enter on campus. We've put the concept of classroom visits under the oposes of building principles so that those of visits which are obviously something that can be arranged must be arranged in advance through the
008building principle and we've updated our definition of plagiarism to include AI. So talking about the cell phone policy, we are well on the way to having our revised cell phone policy in place by August 1. The majority of what you'll see in a cell phone policy is prescribed by New York State. We still need to think about some of the important pieces regarding what constitutes how cell phones will be stored and how cell phones um might be used by those who are exempt from the policy. Right now we um have had a first review by the policy committee. We've passed the first review on to a faculty student group and we are planning to get that back to them back from them by June 16th so that the policy committee can put together a final
009read. Your first read will be part of the reorg meeting in July. Your final read will be in August so that we can meet the August one deadline. At that point, we'll be able to post and publicize the policy. Student exophysicio members on the board of education. There is no policy required, but I'm going to put together some draft language for the policy committee so that we have something in place in order to support those students and to be very specific about what their roles will be and what their training will be. Um we are well underway with student selection. We are well underway with planned student training and um the actual official start date for student board members is September. I don't have here on the list but Mr. Holt and I have been
010racking our brains about pool repair. So if I can ask him to do 60 to 90 seconds on where we are with pool repair. I think that's an important update for the board and for the community. Thanks, John. Um, yeah, thank you to the community for being patient with this because the pool has been drained and emptied for um over a month right now. Um, basically when they drained the pool originally um earlier in the spring, they were looking at some leaking that was happening on the drain pipes that were coming out. There's basically two sixinch huge uh drain pipes that are that feed right next to where the sump pump is. And you could tell from that initial look that there was a lot of damage on the inside of it as far as
011scale buildup over the years. So there's a company in now uh new flow that's going to start the work next week of basically snaking through those two lines. Um and also using a camera because their camera couldn't even fit through some of the uh corrosion that was down there. So once they and their point to us was uh fix it now, you know, while you have it emptied and while we see what the problem is, uh don't fill it back up and put a band-aid over that. So um the hope is after they um basically snake through those two six-inch pipes, they're going to be able to line it. This this company is one of the few in the area that will actually line that pool uh drain and and extend what that life is
012on it. So can't thank the community enough for the patience with it from Mercury, but also the morning swim crew. Hopefully, it's going to be a five-day project is what their estimate was. Um fingers crossed that that's all that it is going to be. And the intent is still to have it back open on July 1 for um summer wreck and for uh uh Mercury. That's what the hope is. Questions that I could help with? Good. Thank you. Sure. Thank you, John. Thanks so much for adding that. Um quick update on hiring. Uh thanks to Mr. Vle, Mrs. Curley, our um board interview, I'm sorry, our board, our uh teacher interview committees, they've done a terrific job and identified four special education teachers and we're moving those four finalists into final interviews this week and
013hopefully we'll uh be able to offer positions to four special education teachers. our director of special education position. Um the posting closes on June 4th. At this point in time, we have seven candidates and Mr. Salatel and I will be organizing an interview committee to begin work hopefully next week. Our assistant principal director of curriculum position closes on June 5th. It is an internal posting and based on uh the candidates we receive we hope to move forward with a determination of an internal candidate. We at this juncture have for the elementary two long-term substitute positions and one probationary position that we are in the process of posting and hiring for. And just today, um, not up on the list, we posted for our athletic manager 50% physical education position. This is a part of the
014GFA association. So, a salary will be based on um what the GFA contract along with a stipent and summer hours. Um, I won't talk too much about audits because I I think Matt's going to follow up a little bit, but we are in the process of doing our regular annual single audits. We are also involved in the S or COVID funds audit. This is a multi-stage process. We're fully engaged. um John Holt, Stephanie Hilt, myself are involved in making sure that we are retrieving the documents and providing the correct payroll uh and budget information regarding those curriculum plans. We have also been identified for a tax cap audit and that will be moving forward tomorrow. Which years is that? which actually have this year. It's this year and last year. Two years together. Thank you.
015Dip and sip programs. Um we are uh we're doing good work. We're doing good work. Again, um Mr. V, Mrs. New, Mrs. Curley, um are really taking the lead in making sure that our programs are well structured. Stephanie Hilt is doing the bulk of the work to make sure that the funding to drive these programs is well set. Um we're waiting for our final data analysis on program documentation. Our submittals to NYED are July one. That's really right around the corner. So this is going to become a top priority within the next couple days. The good work is that the summer curriculum that the two principles and Megan Curley have done, the pre-planning is really pretty much completed for the summer curriculum where we know where we want to go. So that's pretty much um
016in uh a rock solid position at this point in time. And then uh transportation negotiations um we are in a pretty good position with transportation negotiations. Um there's been a lot of communication and respect and sharing of information that's put us uh in a situation where we can move forward in a very positive way. I would say that we've created good work and we're in a very good place. We're an unusual place, however, that I do need to make sure that the board is aware of. We have 14 full-time and part-time drivers, eight of which are not part of the bargaining unit. Now, that doesn't mean that the contract that is being put together doesn't cover all of the employees. Notice I didn't use the word unit members. The contract covers all of them for
017wages, salary, and benefits. You know our God. You know the peace. Oops. Go back. Sorry. There it is. Oh, time for Mr. Sal. I knew I had I'll be uh very brief as well. This is a time of year Giana did it very nicely talking about sectional champs, world champs, individual award winners. Uh our students here excel in so many ways, but I like this time of year because I think it's important to recognize the importance efforts of our staff. Not only are students gaining memorable experiences in the clubs and activities they participate in, but each day a group is going out for some new learning or some just fun when we have Seab Breeze and Darian Lake and Jon brought up senior trip tomorrow. DC already went the wheel watch be going. That cannot
018happen without dedicated staff that's willing to sacrifice time away from their family. Everyone thinks a school trip is nothing but fun. Unless you're an adult, who knows? But they they are enjoyable because what makes them enjoyable is seeing the expression of young people that get to experience something they may or may not ever in their life again. So, I really think it's important uh at this time of year to recognize our staff, whether it's the coaches, teachers, advisors across the board, always spend an abundance of time preparing these special trips and they're not easy. Uh everybody knows that fundraising, a trip may happen in June or May. It really starts a year before, in some cases two, three years prior to that. So our our adults in this building are are truly caring, dedicated, and
019want what's best for young people. So thanks to all the staff for that. Uh state ed next year will be a big year. As many of you know, there's a lot of talk about regions exam and what's going to be required, what's not going to be required, what pathways work. It's a 30 secondond update, but we recently last week, Mr. Vilie and I sat down to look at are we going some of these pathways? There's a pathway in arts we would have had to sign up for it. Right now, we're going to be on hold. Most of our students, if they attend school on a regular basis, will meet the region's requirements for graduation. So, if we start to see cohorts of students that are unable to meet that despite giving their best effort and
020attendance go on a regular basis, that is certainly an option we we will be exploring through next year. So we we decided this year, you know, it's worked for us. Our students through the work of faculty and their dedication and families hard work can meet the graduation requirement. So we really want to keep the standard as high as we can right now. But have making sure all students have it is important as well. So more to come from state ed next year's going to be a big transition here across the board. whether it's cell phones, graduation requirements, um possibly new courses that students have to take. So, we'll hold tight and see what's going to happen. But thank you again for all your support because those trips and special events for young people cannot happen
021without your support as well. Thank you. Thank you. Anything else? All set. Okay. Committee. Um, nobody's to talk. Uh, committee reports. Greg, I'll defer to Min because I missed the memo on the time change. So, okay. So, uh, we met tonight for for audit and finance committee. uh we just we discussed um just what uh excellent stewardship of the fiscal management of the district past year. So I just want to thank uh Dr. Hunter and Mike Satel for for their leadership in that category as well as the whole admin team. It was great effort along with Stephanie. I mean it's just phenomenal job and the fact that uh we will be able to have the full 4% uh for the fund analysts carried over to the next budget year. In addition, there's going to be
022some additional reserve funds that will um we outlined a ratio for those funds to be allocated um that we'll approve at the July July or the June June 16th meeting. Um we also talked about uh increasing the rates for uh substitute teachers to be closer to the regional average. We talked about uh some numbers for that. Um we talked about uh some uh through the audit process. There's been some areas uh that are noted about some of our processes uh in the district that we're going to put some some additional things in place for certain areas. We talked about What's that? The pencil. Well, yeah. Well, we're going to put some things in place. And so, we went over purchasing language for uh policy for five 5410 and 5420 that we'll be sending to the
023policy committee. Um, so that is for the the purchasing is 5410 and the internal change order request is 5420. So we we looked at some language that we want to update for that. Uh Dr. Hunter had made a couple recommendations just about risk management and that the the board should have more as far as that goes. Um, and we talked about the importance of relaying the fact that our policy is changing to campus. Got it. Okay. Good. So that they can be frontloaded that they can get their stuff in order. Perfect. And to not have some change through. Um, other than that, there's uh some audits underway. Mhm. Things are going as as planned. Okay. So, was this the last finance meeting for the year for the year? Let me just on behalf of all
024of us, thank you all, the finance committee members, faculty, the administrators who have, you know, just to echo what Matt said, an incredibly productive budget, finance, fiscal cycle. Productive meeting. Thank you. Anything on policy tonight? Yeah. He just threw a volley over you. Yeah, looks like we're going to I think what we're going to do is like Dr. Hunter presented earlier tonight, we're going to take a look at that draft that cell phone policy and have that ready. um make that and we'll probably put on the agenda the 5410 and 5420 to review those and those will be the three that will take out that meeting and that meeting will be starting at six o'clock prior to the upcoming board of next month. Good. Thanks GCF. Uh just we talked a little bit about staff
025and providing all these opportunities. We would not be able to do it without the contributions made from GCEF. Uh with the change in our population, the need is certainly there and we are supporting numerous students and new year's programs throughout the school year but especially this time of year when we go on all the trips. So they've been wonderful. You've talked about sharpening the pencil a little bit. They've looked at their policies and and procedures and uh have made some adjustments there. And like I mentioned last time, they've raised it from 500 to 600 for the academic portion, which is a nice nice addition for our staff when they want to look at a special learning opportunity for our students. So, thank you. GCEF, will you be passing the baton to anybody? Yes, I'll be
026passing it to Mrs. Curley. Okay. Thank you. Thanks. All right. With that, Kevin, I'll turn to you for personnel. Under personnel, I'd like to ask for a motion of consent for items 5.02 through 5.13. Second, thank all the fall coaches, all the many adviserss and co-advisors on this list here. long list pages but thank you for all the extra efforts handings from Nick for one with resignations. I want to thank them with regrets but appreciate their service here. understand the issue sir personal any other questions any questions on the personal items all in favor any opposition section six I'd like to ask for a consent motion for items 6.02 through 6.09 09 sorry F. Any questions on any of the these items? I will say I want to thank you all for moving the intermunicipal
027agreement forward with the village. I think this has been a roughly two years worth of process. It's uh finally approved. They're about to be. All in favor? Right. So moved from the section seven adjournment. I'd like to ask for a consent motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:29 p.m. Anybody opposed to that? All in favor? I meeting. It's going to happen.