001[Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you yes [Music] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] thank you foreign [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you I like to call the meeting to order please rise and sew it to the flag [Music] this meeting is in compliance with the open public meeting law and has been dually advertised in the newspaper as an official meeting roll call Mrs baracus present this is Cass present Dr Rosman yeah Mr Palmieri present Mr sergeant Mrs Rivera present Mr Walsh an in motion for approval of the
002agenda with addendums second discussion all in favor any opposed so we're up to 5.1 on the agenda this is a hearing on um Miss poor Millie's new employment contract but before we open it up to public forum uh the acting were president this evening had a statement that she would like to read I'm very pleased to report to the Jackson School District community that the board of education at Miss permilli have come to terms on a new five-year employment contract for Miss permilli the board approached Miss permilli in regards to opening her contract and offering her a new contract that will allow this District consistency of leadership Miss permelli is an outstanding superintendent who has achieved great things for our district in fact Jackson has been recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education through
003its Cusick monitoring process as a highly performing District this is something that have everyone in Jackson should be very proud of Miss permelli has a strong has been a strong advocate for funding for Jackson schools and demonstrates the leadership qualities this District needs for its continue to be a strong school system in order to retain our valued and respected superintendent we decided with Miss permillion agreement to rescind her current contracts which was not set to Aspire until 2025 and enter into a new five-year contract which will expire in 2027 instead the board will be voted shortly on that new contract which have already been approved by the executive County Superintendent of Schools as fully compliant with applicable statutes and regulations the law requires that we have a public hearing on the contract before the board
004votes on it this simply means that the public is able to provide its input on the contract which has been posted with the agenda we're going to Residence premier's current contract and replace it with a new five-year contract for the term commencing retroactively to July 1st 2022 through June 30th 2025. in conclusion we believe that this contract is a win-win for the board and miss permelli the board retains a very valued and highly respected superintendent who has achieved great things for our district Mrs families paid fairly and competitively as compared to her superintendent colleagues in the county of similarly sized districts we are pleased with this agreement and delighted that Miss permilli has committed to stay with us for at least five more years I will now open the floor to public comment on this
005new contract and I just wanted to mention there was there was a typo in there which is my fault it should say it was 22 through 27 not 22 through 25. okay so now we're going to open it up to public comment um solely on Miss um formerly's contract did you need to be a first to the second you want to open it up but you need a motion to open it up okay second you do all in favor all in favor um any opposed 18 Brian Drive Jackson Every uh good professional has a right to wish to excel into a rise above whatever level they're at that time if they think they're worth I will say this one is for Millie she is not only worth it she's an investment in the district you
006will find people who will look at our salary and say this is too much because it's a high salary it's not as high as some but you have to defend that by saying if we want the best we must be fair to them financially also I applaud that you have are willing to keep her because there's a lot of growth a lot of future in this young woman and it's going to benefit our district she's well worth the the investment of the money you're offering her thank you any other public comment I need a motion to close public comment motion second discussion foreign [Music] so now somebody if they'd be kind enough to make a motion to move um item 5.2 which is the vote on the actual contract itself so I need a motion
007for approval of the superintendent contract first yes motion second discussion roll call oh disgusting sorry thank you I would just like to say um Miss permilli assumed the role of superintendent in February of 2020. a month later covet swept the nation and the world it caused two years of school closures and government mandates this is really the first year of normalcy and should be a fresh start for Miss permilli and the district and not only is that why I support this renewed contract but because I believe we have the best superintendent in the state of New Jersey and on and and one who cares for every student and this decision is a win for our district any other discussions roll call Mrs maracas this is Cass yes Dr Osman yes Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera
008yes I now turn the midden over to miss permilli for her superintendent's report thank you Mrs Rivera and thank you to everyone for your kind words to the board for your confidence and support I am really looking forward to my continued work here in the district with the amazing staff that I work with obviously you don't do things alone and I have an incredible staff around me who are extremely talented this is a special place to be and thank you for just acknowledging that and you know that I'm in this for the benefit of all students thank you for acknowledging that I'm in education because I want to make a positive impact on students lives and thank you again for your confidence and I'm looking forward to working with everybody into the future we're going
009to do wonderful things together so thank you so now to my superintendent's report as we always do we will start with our high school student board Representatives tonight and we'll start tonight with Liberty with Jordan Boyer who will explain lots of things good happenings happening there at Liberty good evening superintendent permilli Board of Education members and guests I appreciate the opportunity to speak here tonight as a way to share some of the exciting news that Liberty has been up to over the past month our clubs have been very busy this past month the student council hosted another successful homecoming dance and with the help of the ptsn gave the students A Night to Remember the classes did not rest after BT botc and started hosting their own fundraiser like the class of 2025's dining to
010donate the Key Club also ran a treat for troops fundraiser that brought in 50 pounds of donations the National Honor Society had a beautiful induction ceremony where they not only welcome incoming members but also paid a tribute to guidance counselor Don Siegel for all of her contributions to students over the years NHS did not stop there and are currently running to a running a fundraiser of gobblegrams to help bring cheer to others while gaining support for the organization Liberty is also hosting a pet drive just in time for the holidays to benefit the associated Humane Society the ban organized a clothing clothing drive to help support those in need when they are helping the community they are winning titles for it we are so proud to announce that jlhs band is once again Regional and
011state champions every year their show is impressive and we are so happy that the judges like this routine as much as we did other titles to be excited about are the boys cross country team winning the fall classic invitationals and the boys soccer being named B South Champs on top of that our football team had a dominant win over Lakewood in their last game defeating them 47-20 and girls volleyball Advanced to the sectional finals and are ultimately ultimately placed second in their South Jersey group 2 Section it was a great fall season but now our Focus shifts to winter sports which they start the tryouts next week as much as we are enjoying our time in High School Liberty is making sure that their students are given the opportunity to succeed beyond graduation one of
012the ways they are doing this is by hosting visits from armed forces and college recruiters to help guide the students find the to help guide the students to find the best fit for them most recently we even collaborated with Rider University to have an instant decision day it was a great experience where students were awarded acceptance and even some scholarships to such a well-respected and local University additionally Athletics hosted a signing day for our athletes who have earned the privilege of continuing their careers in college to autograph their National letters of intent congratulations to all who have achieved this remarkable feat the production Crews have been busy on stage at jlhs the drama club did an amazing job with their performance of Charlotte's Web and are already looking ahead to casting for their spring Musical
013Legally Blonde JTV started rehearsals for their Christmas show home for the holidays the theme of the show is Polar Express and all are encouraged to wear their holiday pajamas to help get into the spirit the show is scheduled for 6 30 pm on December 1st we hope to see you there although Falls coming to an end and the cold weather is coming you can see there is plenty going on to heat up Liberty thank you for giving me this amazing platform to share you share with you a little insight of life into Liberty and you're much appreciated time have a great rest of you week see you next month [Applause] [Music] thank you very much Jordan lots of things happening there at Liberty thank you for sharing and from Memorial we have keitha Dame here
014ready to share all the happenings here at Memorial good evening Mrs pormilli members of the central Administration staff and board members thank you for having me back to address you all once again regarding this month at Jackson Memorial High School another fantastic and eventful month beginning with the NHS induction ceremony which took place on November 7th and once again proved to be a major success joyous occasions celebrating the induction of around 80 new members who had met its rigorous academic standards this year we were able to bring back desserts and treats coupled with the large National Honor Society cake that the members and parents were able to enjoy during a post-reception ceremony the event also announced our honorary teacher of the year AP Chemistry teacher Mrs zoke news that I can say was very well
015received especially by my fellow STEM Academy members with all this being said I would like to give a big thank you to miss Bunz for her continued support with our National Honor Society and speaking of NHS adopt the family is up and running and members are back at it again doing all that they can to help the less fortunate and not only is it our National Honor Society but our Deca Key Club FBLA and student council are also looking forward to being active in the community this year as the holidays roll around with their annual toy drives Community Service events charity fundraisers and various donations sponsored by none other than the student body here at jmhs regarding our student council we were able to have our joint luncheon with our fellow Liberty student Representatives along
016with Mrs parmilli where we were able to discuss many important issues and ideas together over sandwiches and snacks and I can say I'm looking forward to the next one the month of November began as well with an exciting event as on November 2nd we had our Broadway night showcasing the musical talents of our student body through the singing of songs from various Broadway musicals and speaking of musicals with November finishing up be sure to save the date for Scrooge which will be showing December 2nd 3rd and 4th I would also like to recognize our AP students working hard in preparation for our tests coming up in the spring especially those of which are seniors navigating through the mess of the college application process in which I would like to give a big thanks to the
017guidance department for hosting their workshop Wednesdays during common lunch to help many of us apply to colleges and in recognizing our AP students I would also like to give a big congratulations to our seniors of the month Tyler demonico and Megan Anderson for the month of October and our recently announced seniors of the month of November Michael Cipriano and Camille maxillite as Sports come to an end I would like to acknowledge all of our teams along with our football team who had an impressive run making it through the first round of playoffs each player giving nothing but their best performance this season and speaking of football our Powderpuff event was also a huge success our senior and junior class were able to raise a great deal in earnings from attendance alone and our underclassmen able
018to earn a significant amount selling snacks in hot chocolate which I can say was a pretty smart idea as I myself ended up buying about five of those hot chocolates that night the event in true Memorial fashion was enjoyable for all who watched and participated showcasing the athleticism and skill of our female players in a high scoring game with memorable moments and our male cheerleaders impressing us with their flips tricks and push-ups all while wearing skirts in the freezing cold weather heading into winter I can personally say that our boys basketball team is looking forward to Bringing about an exciting season along with our girls basketball team and our wrestling team who are also expected to be quite impressive this year with all that said and done I would like to finish off by once
019again thanking Mrs pormilli and the board of education for your continued support and for giving me the opportunity to speak here tonight I look forward to addressing you all next month with some more exciting news regarding the events here at Jackson Memorial thank you [Applause] thank you Keith thank you to both of you Keith and Jordan I know you have very busy schedules but we really do appreciate you coming once a month to give us an update of all the wonderful things happening at your your high schools in The Same Spirit there is lots of things happening across the district it's hard to believe it's mid-november next week is Thanksgiving the time has been going super fast I I feel lots of things happening here in the district the both High School reps made reference
020to our athletic teams our sports teams have had a successful fall season it's excellent to see all of our students participating it's a special thank you to our coaches for all their hard work throughout the season with the students this week we have parent teacher conferences and we know how important those are it's important that parents and teachers work together for the progress of their students so that they grow and learn that's been happening this week I've had the privilege of attending the Charlotte's Web play at Liberty last week phenomenal phenomenal we just put on excellent shows here across the district so much that I was so absorbed in the show the pl the play was over did you ever have that moment where you just don't want it to end that's how it was
021at oh I don't want it to end it's so good it was fabulous so congratulations to that full cast and the staff involved in helping those students I also did participate in both National Honor Society inductions they were beautiful ceremonies and congratulations to all those students and families hard work perseverance work ethic is all involved in that and there are excellent role models for their peers so congratulations to all of them the ceremonies were gorgeous and again thank you to the staff that helped coordinate those um as Keith Made mentioned to I did attend student council meetings both high schools combined we met here we had lunch we chatted we talked about the things that they were preparing to do with their their peers in school we talked about other things that they were hoping
022to do when we talked about the two high schools doing an event together I also was fortunate last week to meet with our Middle School student councils again combined student councils and we had those same conversations and we also talked about what what they love about school and what are the things that they would like to see improved upon in school and for some reason lunches always come up um so but it's it's good all is good it was wonderful The Heist the middle school students are also planning to do a combined event together and actually also talking about reaching out to the high school student councils and doing an event that would involve all four schools so that was very exciting so looking forward to hear what they come up with at the next
023time we meet they're going to have some ideas and plans for me so that was a wonderful opportunity to get to meet with our students I wanted to just also mention you we had Veterans Day not to you know let this week or last week rather and in honor we there were lots of activities that happened throughout the district but I just wanted to mention one that I thought was um you know just one that was important to point out over at McAuliffe they brought veterans in and had a a buffet breakfast with the vets and then those vets visited classrooms and met with students and shared their military experience with the students it was an incredible learning environment and experience for for students and like I said we do lots of activities across the
024district but that one was very powerful to hear right from the vets wanted to mention tonight also there is an upcoming webinar on Mental Health basics for high school parents as part of our high school family engagement webinar series it is held virtually in the hopes that we could get more people to participate the next one is November 30th from six to seven and you can go to our website to learn more about how to log into that session they're wonderful sessions great opportunity and being virtual you can just plug right in quickly no matter where you are so with that again as I started with I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving I do wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and we will see you in December and that concludes my superintendent's report
025thank you Miss permelli um State and County Board rep the um next meeting will be December 12th at the Burke Developmental Center at 6 30. parent group liaison next meeting January 11 2023 and special education regarding special education the special education advisory council is holding a workshop on December 7th from six o'clock to seven o'clock and they will have a presenter there to discuss meeting the emotional and behavioral needs of children if people do want to join you do have to register for this Workshop so you could call 732-833-4700 extension 7038 to register thank you there are no other standing committee reports the board will reconvene the commit these committees after reorganization in January policies and regulations I need a motion for approval of policies second reading motion second discussion roll call Mrs baracus yes
026Mrs Cass yes Dr Osman yes Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera yes I need a motion for approval over the minutes of the official board meeting October 19 2022 closed session meeting and the official board meeting October 19 2022 Committee of the whole business meeting second discussion roll call Mrs barakas yes Mrs Cass yes Dr Osman Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera yes I need a motion for approval of the bill list motion second discussion roll call Mrs barakas yes this is Cass yes Dr Osmond yes this is Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera yes I need a motion for approval of the treasurers and board secretaries reports motion second discussion foreign yes Dr Osman I'm sorry Mrs Cass yes Dr Osmond yes Mr Palmieri yes and Mrs Rivera yes an emotion to open the public forum on
027agenda items only we will hold another public forum during the meeting of our other questions this public forum will be for questions on the agenda only motion second please sign in and state your name and whether or not you're a Jackson resident each person has led a maximum five minutes to speak no person may speak more than once on a topic until all others have been heard o 18 Brian Drive Jackson it was uh it was good to see the two student board members sitting together and chatting before the meeting we got the idea for the school board student School Board member by stealing it by visiting a Toms River School meeting they had one the next month we had one too the one thing I would like to through the president speak to the
028two board members it is a serious position because you are you have the your head inside the room you get to see here a lot of things that students don't get to see or hear but also you're in the school district and you get to know things that you know you know and you don't tell people you know because that's what teenagers do however I would like for you to try this continue meeting before the meeting they talk to your high school principal share what Liberty and high school have in common or have different it's because you're not individual representatives of the school district you're a team representing this the school district and what you what you can do is help us as students make things better one of the things that can be better
029is the way people treat each other we have a problem nationally and internationally about anti-semitism if you know what that is uh do something about it if you don't know what that is find out about it because you can help with the mood of the school the spirit of the school and the behavior of students by making sure that Liberty and Memorial respect each other each individual each group whether they be Latino Asian male female or whatever it's very important that's that's on your shoulders as students you can't wait till you graduate to say I should have done that you can do that now that's all I'm going to say thank you very much are there any additional agenda only questions seeing no one else come forward I need a motion to close public forum
030motion second all in favor any opposed motion to move Finance discussion roll call Mrs barakas yes Mrs Cass yes Dr Osman yes Mr Palmieri yes this is Rivera yes I need a motion to move facilities motion sick discussion roll call Mrs baracus Mrs Cass yes Dr Osman Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera yes I need a motion to move programs motion second discussion roll call Mrs Maracas yes Mrs Cass yes Dr Osman Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera yes we have two additional student resolutions they're identical except for the reference number so resolution number 20 will read resolved that the Board of Education affirms the finding of HIV in case number two three five six seven six jmh1007 2022 heard during this evening's executive session and be it further resolved that the parent shall be provided with
031a written decision and information on their right of appeal resolution number 21 will be identical to that the resolution will have a reference number of 234-445-cgs0916 2022 and that'll be resolution 21. motion to move students motion second discussion roll call Mrs barakas yes Mrs Cass yes Dr Osman Mr Palmieri yes Mrs Rivera yes an emotional move personnel motion second discussion roll call Mrs barakas yes Mrs Cass yes Dr Rossman yes Mr Paul Mary yes and Mrs Rivera yes and in motion to open public for my nanny topics pertaining to the Board of Education second please sign in and state your name and whether or not you're a Jackson resident each person is allowed a maximum five minutes to speak no person may speak more than once on a topic until all others have been heard
032o 18 Brian Drive Jackson um just for for because it makes you feel good I just want to let Ms barbelli know that I had the opportunity to hire seven superintendents that were done in the school district you're by far right there at the top of all of them the best now this four minutes I have left I want to bring up something that I think will come up it's coming up nationally and it's going to come up in this school district it's there's a certain group of parents who never show up but have the right to be The Defenders of their kids their children Representatives however I would like for them to show up more often I would like for more teachers to show up but I would like to for us as a
033board our citizens residents through the superintendent to defend our books our library there are people who are trying to tell us what books to read what books not to read when my my brother my son went to Germany as I went to Germany I made sure he saw the spot in Berlin with the Nazis burned books the first thing you do is you remove books then you feel it's okay to burn books I have in my hand two books that are banned in a lot of schools one of them is Uncle Tom's Cabin first edition beautiful book and the second one we can read for history we can't teach people what it is a for the sake of teaching the religion the Torah the Books of Moses there are people who find these books uh
034worthy of removal from school districts and I want the board to be very adamant very strong when it comes when the issue comes up that some clown comes here and says you got to remove this book it's okay to edit I have a 2000 book library in my own home many first editions but what happens is you can edit you can remove because it's not essential it's you have to discard but because somebody tells you that it doesn't fit their philosophy their philosophy that's a dangerous stage to be in okay as the dangerous stage to be in our attorney will will not guess who because that's true if you didn't have the things that you give if you didn't have the books I didn't like in the library there'd be a lot of books you
035wouldn't have and if you had the books I like a lot of those books you wouldn't have because you wouldn't like them please it's a serious issue book Banning is the beginning of the corrosion of any District any any uh organization any kind of Amen you know mind uh set do not go there protect your libraries protect your books thank you very much are there any additional questions seeing no one else can afford I need a motion to close public for him motion second all in favor any opposed board comments uh I just want to thank everybody for coming out tonight and of course our student Representatives so happy you guys are here and other than that I just congratulate all of the sports teams and everything that's going on great in the schools and
036I'm sure all of the students and everyone is looking forward to a break next week so Happy Thanksgiving to everyone have a safe and happy and healthy holiday Mr with Veterans Day that just had passed I'd like to take a moment and thank all of our veterans and our active duty military and their families not just on Veterans Day but every day because it is be your sacrifice that you make every day that continues to keep this country the greatest country in the world and free so thank you and then every for everyone else I'd like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends enjoy the holiday asparagus um I first of all I want to thank everyone who came out on Election Day I am looking forward to serving our
037children our Educators and our community for the next three years so thank you um I also want to wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving and thank you for those that are watching at home and thank you to everyone that came out tonight Dr Osman I just wanted to thank everyone for coming out today and I wanted to say congratulations to Ali we're glad she'll be with us a little bit longer and to Mrs pormelly congratulations I am glad you are sticking it out with us I think that you know you really got your superintendency right during covid and I feel like you really have a lot more to give this district and we're just starting to see that now that things are going back to normal so I'm very excited that you'll be here
038at least for you'll be here until my kids all graduate and I'm very happy about that so congratulations I want to thank everyone for coming out and attending my live stream um for your comments and and also along with the student Representatives I want to congratulate Miss permelli on your well-deserved contract and congratulations Miss Brock is on your your position everyone have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving an evening a motion to adjourn discussion all in favor any opposed meet an adjourned [Music] thank you [Music]