001Call to order. The regular meeting of the Kingsburg Board of Education will be held in the Bulger Middle School media center. Adequate notice for this meeting has been mailed to the Asbury Park Press followed with the municipal clerk of [clears throat] Kingsburg posted on a district web page posted inside the office of the Kingsburg Board of Education 100 Palmer Place Kingsburg New Jersey January 11th 2025 roll Mrs. Clayton Mrs. Friselle here Miss Keller Moran here Mr. Manowski [clears throat] Mr. Kitchen. Mr. Cook here. Mr. Huff here. Mr. Here. Mr. Ry here. Okay. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge 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. We have any presentations? I see
002none. All right. Student reports. Who started last time on your side? So, we're going to start on your side, please. We have Angelina and Chase from the Boulder School. Berser Middle School wrestling team, girls and boys basketball teams, and cheerleaders are very excited as they have started this year's season. Good luck to all the members. On Tuesday night, December 9th, there was a lot of activity for our parents, family, and friends. The band put on their holiday concert. Throughout the hallways were displays of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders fabulous artwork. And the drama club sang holiday songs and presented the Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet show that everyone enjoyed. Thank you for all of your hard work. All the eighth graders in National Junior Honor Society volunteered at Kuso School for the Meet Santa party for
003the meet Santa dance party and to work with the little children to make arts and crafts projects that they could bring home. Everyone had a great time. The eighth grade glass officers made candy slays and sold these treats throughout the school. December 8th, Bulju had our held our annual holiday shop for the entire week so that students were able to purchase gifts for their family and friends. It was very successful. School spirit week will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, and run through next Tuesday, December 23rd. Each grade is asked to dress in accordance to various themes accumulating with the December ugly sweater contest at the pep rally. The eighth grade students met with the Kings High School dining counselors to begin their to begin making their schedules and selecting their electives for freshman year. On Friday, December
00412th, some students went on a field trip to the county theater to see a performance of the Nutcracker. The student council is doing a holiday bingo on Tuesday, December 23rd for all the students in the school in the media center for a chance to win a lucky prize. Everyone is looking forward to it. The eighth grade class officers are showing the animated movie The Grinch this Friday to those eighth graders who would like to attend this viewing. The Joseph R. Bulger Middle School would like to extend wishes for a very happy holiday season and a wonderful new year to everyone. single church research. Thank you. [applause] All right, representing our high school, we have Jaden and Alexa. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share some exciting updates and accomplishments from our school community.
005Firstly, I'd like to start with congratulating Jay Rees on his acceptance to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [applause] Additionally, I would like to inform you of an important scheduling update regarding our upcoming school play, Dracula, at KHS. Due to some necessary casting, recasting and scheduling conflicts. The new performance dates will be on Friday and Saturday, January 16th and 17th, with both shows beginning at 6:30 p.m. We wanted to be sure the we want to be sure the board of education is aware of these changes and we hope you can help us share the word to the community. We are very excited to showcase the hard work of our casting crew. Next, on November 21st, Kingsburg High School hosted its first no conduct party of the year, which was attended by approximately 200 students. The theme was
006nacho average party featuring a nacho bar and fun games. It was a great opportunity for students to come together in a positive and inclusive environment and it was a big success. Our clubs and organizations have also been very active in giving back to the community. The National Honor Society delivered approximately five boxes of food to St. Mark's soup kitchen for Thanksgiving. National Honor Society is also currently selling candygrams to spend spread some holiday cheer throughout the school. The Key Club's annual blood drive was another huge success this year. We surpassed last year's total by collecting 65 pints of blood, helping to save over 180 lives. We would like to thank all of the students, staff, community members, and board members who generously donated their time and blood to help give the gift of life. Since
007the blood drive, Key Club members have continued volunteering throughout the community, including helping at the recent tree light, and we look forward to continuing our search service projects in the new year. In addition, the environmental club along with Miss Davis's room 110 is currently running a collection for the MCSPCA. Flyers are posted around the school with more information on how to help. The environmental club also hosted its first ever clothing swap on December 13th in the cafeteria. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this event successful and promoting sustainability. On behalf of the students and staff at Kingsburg High School, we would like to wish everyone a very happy holiday season and a happy new year. Thank you for your continued support of our school and our students. [applause] For the record, Alexis,
008I'm sorry for mispronouncement. It's okay. No, it's not. And then Jamie, congratulations again. Outstanding. All right, moving forward. Committee reports. Just one committee report. the finance meeting was held earlier today. Nothing new to report. Everything is looking financially sound and the budget season is coming up in the new school year and we're just preparing for that. That's all. Outstanding. Thank you. At this time, we're going to open up for any comments, questions related to the board agenda items only. Please come forward, state your name. Seeing no one, we'll close that portion. I believe there's no executive session. Okay. I please have the approval of minutes. I get a motion. I'll make a motion. I'll second it. Sir, Mrs. Friselle, yes. Mrs. Kelly, yes. Mr. Cook, yes. Mr. Hall, yes. Miss Ferrar, thank you. Mr. Ryan.
009Yeah. The superintendent of schools recommends positive action on the following items under personnel. One, refusal of position. Two, substitute teachers, prior professionals for the district. Three, student observation district. Four, East After School Program District salary revision. Five, K through2 instructional coach coordinator. Six, part-time academic loss specialist. Seven, crisis prevention institution revision. Eight, professional development K through 12 for the district. Nine, professional development costing $150 or above for the district. Can I please get a motion? Second. Any questions, sir? Mrs. Friselle? Yes, Miss Keller Maria. Yes, Mr. Cook. Yes, Mr. Hoff. Yes, Miss Ferraro. Yes, Mr. Ryan. Yes. Under policy and regulation number 10, policy, second reading, alert 236. Please get a motion. I got a second. I'll second. Any questions, sir? Mrs. Friselle, yes. M. Callahan Moran, yes. Mr. Cook, yes. Mr. Hoff, yes. Miss
010Ferraro, yes. Miss Ryan, yes. Under general, number 11, disposal of unusable, outdated, broken furniture and equipment. Number 12, instate class trips. 13, cooperative agreement between Kingsburg High School and Keepfort High School and Henry Hudson High School. Number 14, acceptance of donations for Kingsburg Early Learning Center. I have a motion. I'll make a motion. Please have a second. I'll second. That was Kathy. Any questions? Yes, sir. 14. Can everyone please get a thank you KT? Sir, Mrs. Friselle? Yes. Miss Keller Moran? Yes. Mr. Cook? Yes. And thank you for number 14, Mr. Yes. And also thank you for everyone es especially Mr. Catch who's a past board member. Miss Ferrara. Yes. Miss Ryan. Yes. And on the addendum, A1, part-time literacy coaches, A2, Lyft facilitator, A3, Lyft workshop presenter, and A4 lift childc care provider. I
011please have a motion motion. Second, any questions, sir? Mazelle, yes. Miss Callahare, yes. Mr. Cook, yes. Mr. Hoff, yes. Miss Ferraro, yes. Miss Ryan, yes. [clears throat] School board, uh, school business administrator, board secretaries report, board secretaries monthly certification for November 2025. I certify that no line item has been overextended in November 2025 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Parallel certification for November 14th and November 26th. The superintendent of schools recommends positive action on the following items. One, receipt and acceptance of November 2025 board secretaries report. Two, approve appropriation transfers. Three, approve bills list. Four, approve attendance at text bill 26. Five, approve 2526 home instruction. and six, approve the acceptance of the fiscal year 26 IDA CCLC supplemental plans. I please
012have a motion. I'll please have a second. That any questions? Sir, Mrs. Friselle, yes. Mrs. Keller, yes. Mr. Cook, yes. Mr. Hawk, yes. Mr. Fura, yes. Mr. Ryan, yes. At this time, I'll open the meeting for any public comments and questions related to additional concerns. Please come forward, state your name. Seeing none, I'll close that portion. Do you have any old and new communications? I believe Patty, you're going to start on this side. I just want to wish everybody a happy, healthy, safe holiday. That's right. Um, pretty much pretty much I want to uh wish the high school and Bulger good luck in their sports this year um for this season and again merry Christmas, happy new year and all that kind of stuff. Mr. Yes, I think Merry Christmas, happy new year, Mr. Cook.
013We want to take a moment to thank everybody. Uh, you know, there's so many unsung heroes for this time of year, but also throughout the whole year. I want to thank, uh, Kathleen, Tara, Christine, John, where are you over there? Uh, Dean for always doing the live streaming. Thank you for that. Uh, student representatives who always come out, you know, I know they have hard work. They're always working on their careers. To all the students, the parents, everybody. John, nice to see you back. And uh to all my board members, merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Quanza, and to 2026. Let it be another great year. Just for the record, Mr. Macowski showed up to the desk. We'll give him a second to get set. Moran, I'm just wishing everybody a happy holiday and just enjoy
014it and be safe. Take time with your loved ones and friends and just, you know, relax and uh thank you, sir. And welcome back. Good to see you. Thank you very much, Mr. President. Good to be back, sir. Uh just happy holidays. Same. And also John and the crew, [clears throat] you did a great job with the snow removal and getting everything ready. And we didn't have to have the delay, which we honestly couldn't have done because we did have a half day at the preschool and Caruso. And you can't have a delayed opening and a half day. So kind of attacked John the night before and I was like, we will not have a delay. You have to make this happen. So thank you for making that happen. You guys did a great job.
015You're welcome. Sorry for you guys who I'm sure wanted a delay, but um I apologize for being late. Traffic coming out of the city was a little rough tonight. Um, but happy holidays everybody. Have a merry Christmas. So, when it gets to me, I guess everything's already been said, but if I don't say it, I feel like it's, you know, again, uh, the winter concert was awesome. It was outstanding. The big guy took a time from the North Pole to come down and greet the little kids. The art show was amazing. The drama club participated with the band. It was incredible. Winter sports are in full effect. Now, again, I tried to get everywhere. And my first was the boys basketball game here last week. And I was impressed with the boys basketball, but what
016got me even more excited was the cheer team at halftime. Some of these girls get the back flip or back, I don't know what it's called, but I got to tell you, it was it was outstanding. And how many girls are on the team, too? So, again, it was probably maybe 30 out there. It was amazing job. Again, the tree was a huge success because of the volunteers that we had. It was amazing. Our commercial school got to sing in the and the big guy again from the North Pole came down. Father Time had his Christmas dance which was amazing. Mr. Jeff Johnson does an amazing job with all of his fathers. Um if anybody needs a place to eat or just wants to go somewhere to have a hot meal again, I'll be there
017helping serve Christmas. Dinner is from 12 to 2:00 at 503 Asbury Avenue in Asbury. And I think the big guy from the North Pole will be there for the kids. Um, again, the grounds, thank you. You did an amazing job. Again, we'll talk to people out there on Facebook land. If it's not on their Facebook, just because other schools are having delays and this and that, they don't know our grounds crew and our capability. So, if other school districts need help, I may have to send you out there, sir. Okay. But thank you again for an amazing job. Very welcome. And just FYI for the people who don't shovel their snows for the Barrow Kingsburg, they got something coming. All right, so they're they're on that. We are aware of it. Thank you, Facebook, for
018keeping us alive and aware of that. Mr. Kitchen couldn't be here tonight because he had a last minute emergency, but he asked me from his family to yours, he wishes everybody a merry Christmas and be safe. Um, tomorrow, uh, the Hop family and the board of ed will make its annual donations of ham and turkeys to Project Paul. I'm sorry I didn't will not be able to go shopping actually till tomorrow. We'll get that. So, with that being said, from my family to yours, happy we'll say happy new year because at the end we say merry Christmas to all to all a good night. And with that, I'll take a motion to end it. I'll make that motion. I'll second it. Merry Christmas everyone. All in favor? Hi. Awesome. Thank you everybody. Thank you for
019coming. Please be home safe.