001September 23rd, 202 uh 5th uh meeting of the High Point Regional High School Board of Education. Please stand for the pledge. [Music] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one indivisible and justice for all. Open Public Meetings Act statement. The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of the act, the board of education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, and place thereof posted at the Augusta, Branchville, and Sussex post offices and notice sent to the New Jersey Herald, the Sunday
002Herald, and the clerk of the burrows of Branchville and Sussex and the townships of Frankfurt, Lafayette, and Wantage. Mission statement. High Point Regional High School in partnership with staff, family, and community is dedicated to the quest for individual excellence. By fostering high standards of achievement, we prepare students to become responsible and productive members of a diverse society. May I ask for a roll, please? >> Mr. Dunn >> here. Sec Miss Schuman here Miss G here. Mr. Van Stone, Miss Longberg here, Miss Weiss, Miss Orsy. We do not have a quum. >> Okay, we are one short of the quorum. I think we're going to do our best to try to get somebody here uh while we are in executive session. That doesn't prevent us from moving to executive session. Um so a motion will now
003be made that the High Point Regional High School Board of Education enter executive session to provide an update on legal personnel and negotiations items which are exempt from public participation pursuant to New Jersey Public Law 1975 chapter 231 open public meetings act. Any discussions held by the board which need not remain confidential will be made public when appropriate. Minutes of the executive session will not be disclosed until the need for confidentiality no longer exists. The board will reconvene in public session in person and virtually at the conclusion of the executive session. It is not anticipated that any action will be taken and we expect to reconvene approximately 7 p.m. Uh I will make that motion. May I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? [Applause] You're ready. >> Okay.
004May I have a motion to return to public session, please? >> Motion >> and a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. Um, I guess the record should look like we had two board members joined us uh in during the executive session. So, we now have a quorum and we'll proceed with the approval of minutes, regular meeting minutes for August 19th, 2025 and executive session in minutes of August 19th, 2025. Uh, I'll make a motion to accept those. I have a second. >> Any comments, discussion, or corrections? Okay. Have a roll for >> Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. >> Mr. Man Stones. >> Yes. >> Might Schuman. >> Yes. >> Miss Gall. >> Yes. >> Miss Wahberg. I'm going to have seen because it wasn't here. Miss Weiss. >> Yes. >> It
005passes. >> Okay. Thanks. Uh that brings us to our first public comments uh section of the evening for agenda items only. In accordance with the Open Public Means Act, we will open to public comments for agenda items only. At this time, each speaker should state his or her name and address. You will have three minutes to address the board, which will be timed by myself. We will limit this section to no longer than 45 minutes. Please be respectful and mindful that your comments are being recorded. I don't see anyone in the room. Do we happen to have any comments submitted online? No. >> Okay. And I have a motion to close public comments. >> And a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? Hi. >> Any opposed? Okay, moving on to presentations. First up, we
006have HBA president Elizabeth Sunda. >> Good evening. >> Thank you. Just here. Hi, I'm Elizabeth, your HBA president. Um, we are in our third week of school. Everything is going well so far. Um the only thing that I did want to mention um as far as HBA this week we have our save program are doing initiatives throughout the week. It's to enforce the positive and safe school environment. It is a studentled initiative in order to educate, empower, encourage and engage students. So they started yesterday whisper free and say hello. Yesterday they had a kindness wall. Um tomorrow or no tomorrow is the kindness wall. Yesterday they had the chain of kindness. On Thursday they're doing friendship bracelets and then on Friday they'll have like a meeting the second half just to celebrate the week. Um
007it's really important especially in schools today. The climate out in schools in general is just not that good. So we are really trying to foster kindness. It's led by Serena Ays is our um hero and guidance for it and Kathy Matthews, Grace Myers, and James Smith are the students who help feed that. So, that's what's going on this week. Um, so like I said, it's the third week of school so far and everything is great. Um, we were back to school night. I know John probably talked about that which was really good on Thursday night and some of you were here. Also, in case you noticed, Andrew was up on the TV behind you for acting of the week. You missed it. Um, so when it comes around to get your attention, congratulations. And that
008is all I have question. If you have any questions on anything, feel free to ask. Okay. >> Next presentation, Mr. John T. So you can see the announcements that are going on. So wanted to say welcome back everybody. September is here. A lot happened. So, I'm going to try to cover as much as that we can that has occurred in the busy month of September, what's coming from October. I'd like to welcome our student rep, Mr. George Rolano, here to um our board of education. George is going to do a great job with our leaison out to our student body um and also for our student council updates and other places. So, glad to have you, George. Um as Liz said, opening school went very well. not without the efforts of our behind the scenes
009IT, security, maintenance, custodial, secretarial staff, transportation staff, all the things we talked about in August, right? Um there's a lot of moving parts that take place um in the in the upcoming months prior to school opening and it's amazing that you know all the buses arrive and show up on time and everything kind of flows at a certain period of time but not without the efforts of of those leaders. Just want to make sure we we get a chance to say kudos to them. Again, thank you to our staff as well as we had inservice and uh fresh orientation days and a lot of things that happened in the classrooms on open days to get ready to go to welcome our students back to their school community. Um and that's was such such an honor
010to be able to see that. It is an exciting times, nervousness. I said to the staff in one of my my memo writings that you have that butterfly and you're feeling stomach even after 23 years um you hear that you still get that stomach, you know, that feeling of all the good butterflies, right? And that's talking to a new teacher and I'm like I'm so nervous back to school night and stuff like that. I had a conversation about some things that I went through when I was a new teacher and those good butterflies are good, right? Because this can help us stay motivated and stay on top of it. We also had our nth grade parent night. Uh ninth grade parent night was well received by our ninth grade uh parents that is only for
011individuals um that have the ninth graders coming in whether it be their first or their fourth it doesn't matter um and really a special separate night for them. We also had our members of our chorus sing and that was a nice thing again to see at night what do I want my students to be involved with over the course of time. Just wanted to give some shout outs to um Miss Maggie Meer, Miss Shenario, Miss Becky Sarno, Mr. Brian M, Miss Chris Dexter, Miss Jaclyn McCarthy, Mr. Brian Angelic for all their presentations. We basically had um two rotating sessions um at the same time including also a student panel which is always well received as well because they want to know on the ground right what's happening and what's going on that was an excellent
012job by student as well and then also Mr. Perry who without him and our IT crew behind the scenes um it's just seamless when we have those nights really appreciative all all that they do along the way um as Mrs. Um I said we had our back to school night which was very well attended. Um I had a large group of of really engaged parents again back to school night sometimes es and flows with overall participation. Sometimes it's a night that shows and there was a lot of back to school nights last week. Sometimes just the fact that I had four kids come through and I've been there. I saw some back to school. So it was nice to see individuals whether it be a freshman or a senior um sitting in the same class.
013I myself try to do the intros and welcomes and also follow my daughter's schedule. Um, and I said to the staff, it's really cool to see. It's a unique perspective to be a principal in the beginning, right? To be a parent throughout the night. Um, and we're very blessed by the educators that we have and and our um entire school community. So, I just wanted to to pass that on as well. This week, past week was extremely busy. A lot of things that happened besides back to school. We had our spirit week and George hit on that a little more as well. That's all led by student council. something that they work on to bring us that culture and that that um you know aliveness right in in our community and that's really important. That
014led up to our fall pep rally which was last Friday on the football field. Um we had the marching band out there playing. We had all of our sports teams get um honored and recognized for our fall sports and then we had some fun. Um that's part again about building that school community and that school culture. Um we had some field goal contests which were some were really good and some were not so close. Um we had some tugof-war we had some other things that were happening as well. So large things that we can include a lot of individuals in. We then had our fall um homecoming football game um against Paranany which was um extremely successful for us. Um and then at halftime we had our class competitions for all of our classes graduation
015six seniors who rocked it and they won our homecoming class competition um this year. And then on Saturday we had homecoming dance. We had about 300 students here um in the cafeteria here next door. Again having a good time. we're able to to crown our our queen and king, Kenny Shepard for our queen, and Tyler Moral for our king um as well. So, that was a good as busy a week that you can get, but a lot of fun student activities that that were going on. Um this week, Friday, we have our extracurricular activity fair. Um as um M talked about with the SA program, one of our programs that are there, that program is meant to just give an experience for our freshmen coming in. It's open to anybody. You don't have to be
016a ninth grader to come in. And sometimes it's good to get a reminder of all the great clubs and activities that we have here that will be during your lunch in the gym actually coordinating that with our adviserss and our students and it really is a chance to get to know the clubs and figure out hey is it something for me or or not? Do I have interest in this or or not? Another thing that we have coming up uh this week we have an assembly um called digital dilemma. Um as you know it's a challenge for all of us. Social media is a challenge for all of us as well. Um so we have a grant program coming. Um Tim Shoemaker um is here as a national speaker. He'll be here on Thursday. Um
017and he's going to speak about just what that means. 9th and 10th graders one assembly and then another assembly again focusing on social media and all that it has uh encompassing. Um and cell phones included with that as well. Um shortly after that next week is our college fair. Remember I think we talked about this before but in the in the fall we do a a pure college fair. In the spring we do a college pure military fair. um thanks to the guys support particular Mrs. Meyer who spearheads that and tries to coordinate with other schools because college reps like to come to events when they're going to other high schools as well. So that is an large undertaking that's going to be October 2nd uh in the morning. Um shortly after that we have
018our eighth grade tours for those that aren't familiar with that. Um eighth grade tours are when we have all of our signers come up days um and they get a chance for the first time to be in the building um as eighth graders. They go through as many activities and classrooms that we can get them into in about an hour and a half time period. They again meet with our peer leaders, meet our student panel, um and then head back down to their their respective district. So that's going to be on the 14th and the 16th. In between there, we have a unique opportunity for the first time we've had here at High Point. Um it's called the No Hate Tour. Uh the No Hate Tour is actually a um anti-bullying bullying awareness, bullying prevention
019prevention program. um that is a national program and uh they contacted us um they reached out to us as they reached out to many school districts um and basically what it is is going to be a schoolwide assembly not by grade level gym where professional BMX riders will be part of that um I don't want to give all the details away don't give any secrets away um all and they'll get them to do some stuff some fun things passed through insurance no worries um on that end but then they do their spurs of presentations about um being the bystander what it means to be kind and compassionate what it means to be communicate, what it means to be good friends, right? All those things that are part of a school community mixed in with the
020engaging assembly. So, have had great reviews from the schools. I want to have somebody come in like that. I like if I haven't seen them myself, I want to know who's seen them. Um, spoke to several schools that had the same assembly and they they raided and they can't wait to have them back in. They rotate here so they're not back here. So, that's later on October. and just wanted to make mention because I believe um it's going to be the the weekend after the the board meeting in October rehearsal for Bur is our fall drama on October 24th, 25th, and 26th. I want to mark your calendars for that. But again, I just want to make sure you got that um on your calendar if you wanted to. That be a 7:00 show, 7:00
021shows, and a 2:00 show on that Sunday. Okay. Um and last but not least, our food pantry. I know we always like to talk about that with the board. I know a lot of you um do um provide donations to that, supports that. So, thank you very much. We're getting that back off the ground again for this year because the need continues to rise still. Um, so that food pantry is for our own individual students. Um, we're appreciative of all our staff that help out with that, make that happen. Okay, any questions with all that? That was busy busy activities questions. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Oh, go ahead. Yeah. I was going to introduce Mr. Sheamus Campbell, but uh I think we have him. Yes, he was u unavailable this evening very many
022years and uh because there is a requirement to report the information that is uh he recorded this yesterday the day before so as to be sure that we're in compiance with reporting to the public various information. >> Good evening. My name is Sheamus Campbell. I'm the director of curriculum and instruction here at High Point. Uh I am unable to be present this evening, so I made this pre-recorded message to go over our results on last spring's state assessments. Um we take these assessments very seriously. Uh we're never satisfied with our results and we're constantly working to improve student performance. Um this entire presentation will be available for you to view at your own pace online. And most importantly, if you should have any questions about um interpreting the results or understanding the steps that we're
023taking to improve um I encourage you to reach out uh to speak with me directly so I can um help you better understand the process and and our efforts to um promote student success. So thanks for your attention. Let's take a look at how we did. Okay, so last year the NJSLA was given to students in um grades 9, 10, and 11 as shown here. Our participation rate uh is consistently strong each year. Last week, the letter went out to students, staff, and parents outlining how to view student score reports as well as an overview of all the assessments being given this year and also a description of a new practice test that's going to be administered in November. This does not count. is merely to familiarize um uh for students and staff to uh
024understand how to use the new platform that the test is switching to. So, we're very confident that that will not be um too daunting of a task. The presentation that uh you're looking at can be found under academics. This is our beautiful new website, by the way. Academics, curriculum, assessment results. So last year we dropped um a few percentage points in English as well as in math and we increased our performance in science. You can see that these assessments generally most of the students in the state do not demonstrate proficiency. Um it's a very high bar and in English and science we are above the state passing rate. In math, it's very difficult to uh compare ourselves to the rest of the state. For example, algebra one, many of our students don't even take it
025here at High Point. They take that assessment in grade 8. And so, comparing one district to another is not easily done because different districts test students in different grade levels. Um, nonetheless, uh, we want to see continued growth in all areas. A three-year snapshot shows that we have a general trend of, uh, improved performance, and we're committed to seeing that growth, um, continue. This chart demonstrates how, uh, High Point and New Jersey did on each one of the assessments and what percentage of students performed at each particular uh, performance level. uh there is uh a privacy issue when we give a test and a certain demographic group has less than 10 results. We black out uh results for that particular demographic group. As you'll see here, these are our algebra results, geometry, algebra 2, we
026had less than 10. In English, we continue to struggle to see our male students reach the level of proficiency that our female students demonstrate. Our choice reading program is focused on bridging that gap. In science, our female students also do better. We're trying to increase the number of male students who take outstanding science electives to um increase their level of engagement. and some of our students take the uh the DLM, but there were less than 10 students tested, so we got no results there. Back in March, the current seniors, the class of 2026, took the NJ GPA and we were at or above state proficiency rate. Also, in this assessment, you can see a trend of growth over the previous three years. Now, here are some things that we're doing to continue improving on these
027assessments. One of our goals this year is to increase targeted disruption, using data to identify in all of our classrooms who needs extra help and finding time within the 57minute instructional block to support those students. Last year, we began a math academic support instruction class where students were identified as needing more support. push out of an elective or a study hall and into a math class temporarily where they receive additional support. The assessments that we give um whether they be benchmark assessments, midterm assessments, unit assessments, we have increased the degree to which these assessments are developed and common and the degree to which they uh assess and target skills that need improvement. Il is an adaptive tool that gives us constant feedback regarding how much growth every student, every teachers specific class and every overall
028subject is experiencing. Our counselors work with teachers to review uh overarching sets of data to identify in particular subjects where there's struggle and we address those those struggles. And for individual students with chronic struggles, we develop uh improvement plans and we give them more uh enhanced interventions to support um their improvement and their growth. If you have any questions about this report or about these results or about our efforts to help students improve, please reach out and contact me. Two things I just want to mention. Although we are by no means satisfied with our results, our recent passing of QAC was heavily based upon those results and most districts in our area have not passed. So relative to our peers, we think that's worth noting. Also, last month, US News and World Report came out
029with their rankings of high schools. Once again, we were ranked as one of America's best high schools. This report, this ranking was heavily influenced by the assessment scores we're talking about this evening. And I think when you compare High Point to our regional peers, this is a table that shows the US News ranking of High Point and 11 other neighboring or regional high schools. And we came in fourth out of 12. We want to be number one. We want our test scores to improve, but we think that the growth that we've demonstrated and the relative comparison to our peers are encouraging signs. Thank you for your attention and once again, please reach out with any questions um about this presentation. Thank you. >> It's real quick. It's interesting. the uh the data is not always
030uh scintillating sometimes is a little discouraging um and and it is something about which we are deeply committed to addressing finding solutions. What's interesting is that the number one state in uh the country for education is New Jersey. New Jersey is ranked number one. We jockey back and forth each year with Massachusetts. out of Massachusetts or New Jersey. Right now it's New Jersey. I don't say that for any other reason. Just to say that it's an interesting contextual discussion and uh I just want to assure the board that we're not trying to spin the numbers. We acknowledge that the numbers are not what they should be or what we want them to be. We think we can do a better job and we're we're engaged in that effort to do so. >> Thank you, Dr.
031Okay, proceeding with other business. Uh we have a few items there. First, uh is a recommendation by the superintendent that the board of education approves George Oriana as the student representative member of the board of education as per New Jersey statute 18A12-1.3. The duties of the student representative shall include a attending all board meetings except that a student representative shall be excluded from discussions of the board involving subjects which are confidential. Two, representing all students within the district and presenting student proposals and concerns to the board for its consideration. And three, keeping students informed of the business of the board by pro providing a monthly report to the student council concerning the activities of the board. And we'll gladly make that motion. May I have a second? >> Second. Uh any discussion or comments? >>
032Thank you. >> Welcome to Welcome to the board as we take a vote on that. >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Miss Schuman, >> yes. >> Miss Gall, yes. Mr. Van Stone, >> yes. >> Miss Longberg, >> yes. >> Miss White, >> yes. >> Excellent. Welcome. Um I will move items two through four together. Two is a recommendation to approve a memorandum of understanding between High Point and the New Jersey State Police return to the school year. Item three is a recommendation approve a memorandum of understanding between High Point and the Sussex County Sheriff's Office for the current school year. And item three is a recommendation to approve the interlocal shared service agreement for n nursing services with Lafayette Monu and Frankfurt Boards of Education for the current school year. And we'll make that motion.
033May I have a second? >> Second. Any discussion or comments there? >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Mr. Van Stone, >> yes. >> Miss Schuman, >> yes. >> Miss life, >> yes. >> Miss Longberg, >> yes. >> Miss G, yes. Passes. >> Okay. Can I turn that over to Mrs. Schumer? Uh, first set of action items under curriculum instructor for curriculum instruction and technology. We don't have any faculty attendance, student attendance, or suspension report. I'd like to move items four through nine together. Uh item four is the harassment, intimidation, and bullying report for August 20 through September 23rd, 2025. There's an attachment for that. Number five are the field trips. Number six, professional development activities. Uh number seven is to the high points of uh participation with the Sussex County Library mobile library which is
034a mobile resource that will regularly come to High Point in support of our English departments and readiness cent's mission to promote literacy. It will also provide all High Point students with a Sussex County library card. Uh number eight is to approve the district nursing services plan for the 2126 school year. And number nine is uh to approve the partnering with Jordan's relay to start hope Squad, a mental health awareness club and program that will provide staff and students in our community with training and resources. Um guidance counselors Cara Pagan and Cheyenne Kiario will serve as volunteer adviserss and all costs associated with the program will be funded through grant money from Jordan's relay. So making a motion second >> second >> and any discussion human >> yes >> Mr. Van Stone >> yes >> Mr.
035Dunn >> yes >> M >> yes Miss Wise >> yes >> Miss Lombberg >> yes passes >> okay uh I will step in Mrs. 4C and handle personnel. Uh items 1 through 12 I'll move as a block. One is a recommendation to approve the following six period assignments at the contractual sixth period rate of 80% of BA step five uh as listed. Item two is a recommendation to approve in accordance with the terms of HBA agreement the following individuals to advance on the guide for the current school year. Item three is a recommendation to approve Nicholas Nolan as a student teacher through William Patterson University um as listed. Item four is a recommendation to approve Emily Smith to participate in the work experience program for the school school store as listed. Item five is a
036recommendation to approve the following substitutes for the current school year pending receipt of required paperwork and they are as listed there. Um item six is a recommendation to accept a resignation notification from Crystal K custodian effective September 18, 2025. Item seven is a recommendation to approve an extended medical leave. Uh item eight is a recommendation to approve an extended medical leave. Item nine is a recommendation to approve an extended medical leave FMLA leave. And 10 is another recommendation to approve a medical NJLA leave. is a recommendation to approve the following individuals for after school detention advisor up to three days a week as needed. Uh as listed and finally item 12 is a recommendation to approve June June Williams as a substitute bus driver when needed outside of contractual hours as listed. So I will
037make that motion 1 through 12. I have a second. Any comments on any of those items? Discussion. >> Yes. >> None. >> Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. >> Miss Longberg. >> Yes. Miss Wise. >> Yes. >> M. Yes. Mr. Van Stone. >> Yes. >> Miss Schum. >> Yes. >> Um, may as well move extracurricular also one through five. One is is a recommendation to accept the resignation notification for Corey Lyola as bait coach and mock trial coach effective immediately. Two is a recommendation to approve the vol the following volunteers for the fall drama pending background check confirmation from the director of safety and security. They are as listed. Item three is recommendation to approve the following extracurricular appointments for the uh current school year as listed. Item four is a recommendation to approve Josh Wagner as
038a volunteer girls wrestling coach for the current school year. And item five is a recommendation to approve the following individuals to pull the marching band trailer and approve the automobile insurance registration and motor vehicle insurance as per instructions from our insurance company. Uh so I will make that motion and have a second please. >> Second. >> Any uh comments there? Okay, >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Miss Schuman, >> yes. Miss G, >> yes. Mr. Vanstein, >> yes. >> Miss Longberg, >> yes. >> Miss Wise, >> yes. Passes. >> Okay. Um, should we take policy not have a breather >> before? Okay. Sure. Um, items I will move items one and two together on policy. Item one is to approve the first reading of a new policy uh policy 5339.01 which is the student sun
039protection and mandated policy. And um number two is to approve the following revised policies and regulations. Uh policy 0174 or legal services mandated policy 0177 professional services also mandated policy 1570 internal controls. Um, policy 1620, administrative employment contracts. Policy 611, special education Medicaid initiative, it's a semi program regulation 6111, which is a special education Medicaid initiative. Um, same as the regulation of that policy. Policy 6220 is budget preparation. Uh, regulation 62220 budget preparation and policy 2422 statutory curricular requirements. making a motion seeking a second. >> Second and then any discussion roll call. >> Miss Shim, >> yes. >> Miss Lombberg, >> yes. >> Miss Weiss, >> yes. >> Miss Gall, >> yes. >> Mr. Ben Stone, >> yes. >> Mr. D, >> yes. us. >> Okay. We have no negotiation action items nor buildings and
040grounds. But I do want to take this opportunity to recognize the beautiful front um circle drive paved um and done so uh over the summer before school started. Um great improvement to the grounds and thank you to all that were part of bringing that about. >> Yeah. I just want to remind the board of the exceptional work that the board has done to update the facilities and maintain the facilities as good stewards of that which has been placed in your hands and uh things like paving that front entrance uh like putting HVAC units on the roof and HVAC units in the rooms in the second floor and all the things that have been done over the last few years none of which have had to go to referendum all of which have come from the
041Capital Reserve account and through grants from the state that we've procured so that the uh board can when we are all not at this table whomever follows us all will know that those of us who came before maintain facilities about which the community is so proud so thank you very much >> thank you Dr. Um so in finance then I'll move one through six together. One is a recommendation to accept the report of the board secretary business administrator for the months of July and August 2025. Item two is a recommendation to accept the report of the treasurer for the months of July and August 2025. Item three is a recommendation to approve the report of transfers and minimum expense transfer report for July and August 2025. Item four is a recommendation approve for payment the
042attached schedule avoided the bills dated September 23rd 2025. Item five is a recommendation accept the adult education agency account, athletic account, cafeteria account, construction account, principles petty cash account, scholarship account, school store and student activity reconciliations for the months of July and August 2025. And finally, six is a recommendation uh to approve vendor payments for the full drama rehearsal for murder to the individuals as listed. >> So I'll make that motion. I have a second. >> Second. >> Comments, discussion on six. >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Miss Schuman, >> yes. >> Miss Doll, >> yes. >> Mr. Van Stone, >> yes. >> Miss Longberg, >> yes. Miss Watts, >> yes. >> Okay. Item seven. I'll move a loan. Uh it's a recommendation that the board acknowledges and gratefully accepts a donation of $6,49 from
043the H Highwinkling Wrestling Booster Club being used towards the purchase of new wrestling mats for the girls wrestling program. I'll make that motion. Second. >> Second. Um, I just want to note that, you know, we move some of these items alone so that we can give recognition um to the kindness of those people, individuals or organizations that that donate uh generously. So, uh, thank you to the High Point Wrestling Club, >> Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. >> Miss Schuman, >> yes. >> Miss G, >> yes. Miss Longberg, >> yes. Miss Wise, >> yes. >> Mr. Vanel, >> yes. >> Passes. >> Assembly. Item eight is a recommendation that the board of education acknowledges and gratefully accepts a donation of $1,000 from T-Mobile. Make that motion. Have a second. >> Second. >> Uh, any discussion? Thank you
044again, T-Mobile. I believe this is not the first time that we've uh received a donation from them, and we hope I believe there's another potential le level to achieve. Yes. Would would then be achieved. >> Any other comments? >> Mr. Dunn? >> Yes. >> Miss Schuman? >> Yes. >> Miss G? >> Yes. >> Mr. Ven Stone? >> Yes. >> Miss Longberg? >> Yes. Miss Wise? >> Yes. Passes. >> And final items in finance 9 and 10. 10 being in the agenda. Nine is a a recommendation to approve and authorize the execution of the following tuition contracts between high point ascending in the following districts. And item 10 looks like it is an additional uh recommendation to approve and authorize uh tuition contracts to high districts. So I make a motion on 9 and 10 second.
045Any discussion there? U roll call. >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Miss Schuman, >> yes. >> Mr. Ben Stone, >> yes. >> Miss Long, >> yes. >> Miss Wise, >> yes. >> Miss Gall, >> yes. Passes. >> And may I turn it over to Mr. Grandstone to bring us home? >> Sure. I have I'll be moving uh we have six items. I'll be moving them together. The first one is code of contract as listed. Second one is transportation agreement as listed. Number three is contract addendum for mileage. Uh number four is contract also another addendum for mileage reduction. Uh number five is coded contract. Number six is the uh renewal contract for transportation this school year. Uh I shall move that. Do I have a second? >> Second. Is there any discussion on this issue?
046>> I'm sorry. Give us a second. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Vstone, >> yes. >> Miss Wise, >> yes. >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Miss Shannon, >> yes. >> Miss G, >> yes. >> Miss Longird, >> yes. Passes. >> Awesome. Okay, that concludes action items. We have no correspondence. Uh, under miscellaneous. I Mr. Tell me, did you mention these are the Play Pink games? Okay, so let me read these out. Uh, the Play Pink games, October 14th, boys soccer versus Morris Catholic at at 6:30. October 22nd, field hockey versus North Warren at 6:30. And October 23rd, girls soccer versus Dober at 6:00 p.m. Uh, those are always uh exciting games to participate in and they raise uh a good deal of funds for uh worthy causes. Um Mrs. Kovish has put
047together some information on school board mandated training uh which should be in your packets if you need to take advantage of that. And with that I'm going to move to public comment second public comment section of the evening. Same rules apply as the first. See no one in attendance in person. Anybody online? Nothing submitted online. I have a motion to close public comments. So move. Um uh any second? Sorry for your question. >> I'll second that. >> Second. >> Any uh all all in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. So public comments. Any non-committee board member reports or comments? >> Yes. >> I'd like to just say that um I went to back to school night and um I think uh High Point is did an amazing job of making you feel welcome. There's refreshments. Uh
048the staff were smiling. Um there was uh my son has some new teachers as well as well as some veteran teachers here. I was impressed. Um there's a couple things that stood out. Our uh our financing and supplement of field trips I think really enriches um our kids and so many schools have cut those things out and um I'm really excited for my son to have the opportunity to do some of these field trips. Um and then uh also uh one of the teachers was explaining how um he has taken the students outside to do some real life applications uh of of the math curriculum and I thought that was um really great to be able to answer the question of why do we have to know this. So um that was just a couple
049of the highlights. It was a great evening. You know, we want it to be a night where we highlight who we are and we want and because we believe we have special people here. And I tell people this all the time. I want people to step on this campus and instantly to recognize this is a special place and that the conduct of us all is elevated to a higher level by the fact that we treat each other with dignity and respect. Now, that doesn't happen in every interaction, but that's the goal. And we want to lift up our kids to an experience that is a world-class life experience. And our administrators who are deeply committed to that to that goal. And our teachers and our staff, all of whom work in conjunction to ensure that
050every kid has a relationship with somebody so that nobody falls through the cracks and that this is a place where they feel safe, where they feel loved, and they're where they want to be. And it's my hope and our hope collectively that that comes across every single time people walk in this building. So I'm very pleased. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other comments? If not, I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. So move and second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. Oh yes, we should work tonight though. [Music]