001Has your voter doing? >> No. >> Well, it doesn't. >> All right. This meeting of the MA Board of Education is open to members of the public to be physically present. Members of the public that attend will be asked to follow the same procedures as all other visitors to our schools. Those procedures can be found on the agenda page of our website. Additionally, the board meeting will be livereamed for viewing purposes only. Anyone wishing to view the meeting may do so via Zoom. Webinar ID for this meeting is 853 and the required password is 859135. All right, I call this meeting to order. We need a roll call, please. Miss Yamoto. >> Mr. Dilva >> here. >> Mr. Kasmarski. >> Mr. Coplin >> here. >> Mr. Gallow >> here. >> Miss Daviniro. >> Mr. Houston
002>> here. >> Mr. Hughes >> here. >> Mrs. Ting Jansen >> here. >> Dr. Morphy >> here. >> Adequate notice of the agenda for this meeting has been provided to the Ridgewood News and the Record specifying that the MA Board of Education will meet on February 25th, 2026 at Betsy Ross School, 20 Malcolm Road, Malawa, New Jersey. A copy was filed with the township clerk. Uh salute to the flag. Uh, Mr. Hughes, would you lead us today, please? >> Absolutely. >> Nice. >> I pledge allegiance 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. All right, we do require a brief executive session at the beginning. I need a motion to recess to executive session. Mr.
003Dilva, second by Mr. Hughes. We should be back in about 10 minutes. Thank you. I keep forgetting. >> All right. Motion to reconvene to public action meeting. Mr. Hughes, second by Mr. Coplin. >> All right. Agenda questions. Please limit your questions at this time to resolutions under new business on this agenda. As a matter of fairness, you ask one of your questions to no more than one in your remarks to no longer than 3 minutes. If you're here representing a group, please identify yourself, the group, and your position in the group. If you're here as an individual, please provide your name and address. All right, I need a motion to open the meeting to the public, Miss Team Jansen, and second by Mr. Dilva. All right, we are officially open to the public. Please specify
004your resolution you're referring to in your question. >> So, I'm going to break the rules a little bit. We're all friends here. Um, sorry. Uh, Robert Ferguson, 23 Terrace. Just want to come real quick this evening and and introduce myself for those of you who don't know me. I am now the leazison from the town council to the board of education. Um, >> we'll slide you under a committee report. So, it's fine. as as the last member of the council with the kids in the school, it kind of was appropriate that they chose me to be that person. So, I'm looking forward to working with with the school board, uh the town, huge fans of you guys, and you know, we've had a number of partnerships together over the years. Um so, appreciate everything you
005guys do um both administration and the board itself. So, thank you. from the county council. Uh, one other quick thing, I guess. Um, and this is this is not as a council member. This is a dad uh in the with with kids in the school system. Um, and please take this as constructive criticism. I'm not here to bash anybody. Um, I'm not an education expert. I'm not a teacher. I have no education background. Uh, but I am a learner. I have 20 years of experience as a student. Um, and over the years of of of learning, I think I'm I've become pretty good at it. And what I'm seeing in our schools right now, especially at the middle school, um is concerning to me as a parent. Um it's concerning to my family and it's
006concerning to a lot of other parents. And it's I'm talking about I read um we I I believe and and this is just the the the information I have for my children. They're spending far too much time testing. Way too much time testing. Uh my daughter who is in sixth grade, she has 20 minutes of eye ready every single day in since the beginning of the year, 20 minutes a day, every day. During that time, the teacher is not teaching, they're just taking tests. Um, you know, my feeling is that's just not the right way to do this. Um, you know, and I think I already probably has a point as as has a purpose. I think it's being overutilized. Um, I think the data you might be getting from it is skewed. I know
007for a fact that my children have tuned it out. They don't take it seriously anymore. Uh, I know other students who just go and get one answer a a a forever. It's too much. Um, you know, and I and I know I'm not the first person to say this and I want to make sure that that's clear. This is not shouldn't be news to anybody. Um, between my wife and other parents, we we mentioned this again and again and I think I'm sure there's a purpose for it. There's definitely a reason why we have it. I think is a great it has the potential to be a very good barometer of student progress and how things are going. I think that's what it's been sold as. But to have it every day or even every
008week feels like too much. It feels like more testing and less learning. So, I would just ask respectfully take a look at it, really review it and come back to parents with with other options because I think it's really starting to get to the point where there are a number of parents who are burned out with it and they're just and the kids are tuning it out and so thank you. I don't want to add, you know, end on a low note. I look forward to working with you guys this year, but I did want to bring that up and thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Mr. Fergus. And uh welcome as our liaison. We do appreciate it. And uh regarding your comments um certainly uh we appreciate the feedback and as chair
009of curriculum instruction um I can tell you that um we uh you know with all things that we try and we utilize um there will be good things and some things that perhaps need to be looked at. So uh and I'm sure that uh we can have some further conversations about that but thank you for your feedback. >> Thank you. Sure. >> Uh, Mr. Ferguson, thank you for what you shared. I I think I want to kind of start with uh some of the logistics and I think that will provide some context. Um, along the lines of the frequency that you shared, let me tell you what the expectation is and then I'm going to go to your frequency because the frequency that you shared I want to tell you is too much. Right? So
010along the lines of testing, there's two different experiences with I Ready. There's the benchmark testing that happens three times a year. Once in September, once in January, once in May, I believe. And during those times, we get comprehensive information and data about the kids. What what you're referring to on that weekly experience, I believe the number now is it's 20 to 30 minutes for the week, not for the day. So what I'm going to tell you is is I will absolutely look into that that specific experience because they should not be on I Ready every single day. But I do want which I think people and understandably so if you're frustrated it's it it's concerning when a kid comes home and shares X Y or Z with you and you're like wait a second you're
011going to school and you're on a computer that's disconnected from the teacher for X number of times. But I think and I'm going to try to keep this as brief as possible. >> The the I Ready platform has given this the teachers information that we've never had before. Meaning we've been able to especially at the secondary level get comprehensive data on kids as opposed to teaching to the whole. So, I've been able to witness going into classrooms, teachers meeting with kids in small groups that we've seen at the elementary level that is proven to work and really build their skills. That being said, again, they should not be on I Ready every single day. That is not okay. So, we're going to take a look at that. But along the lines of the fatigue, I
012think the fatigue is in a place of if that is taking place, which it shouldn't be, that will be addressed. On the flip side, what I shared because I know you referred, you referenced your wife and other parents. We spoke at the HSO executive meeting about this as well. What I've shared with other parents and this is not being flippant or anything like that. Sometimes kids do experience things in schools that they're not enjoying. That being said, I want our kids to enjoy their schooling. So, I'm not just saying, well, do it because I said so. But I also look at the value of the information receive that we receive. And what I can tell you is the growth that's been shown and we're doing it with 2,000 kids. Are there kids who are just
013clicking along? I'm sure. But are there other kids that are most kids that are taking it seriously? There are. And we're getting good data. But with any, as Dr. Mory said, with any program, it's our obligation to evaluate and make sure that it's done to the level that needs to be done. and we need to make sure that we're getting information that's valid as well. So, I appreciate you sharing what you're sharing and I do think it's important for us to talk directly to the parents on the purpose and worth because I think there's there there's a validity to that as well. >> Thank you. >> All right. Motion to close the meeting to the public um Mr. Houston and second by Mr. Gallow. All right. Our MOA student representative report this evening. >> Well,
014thank you very much for having me. All right. So, what's going on with the school? So, Mikey Brick scores 1,0003 point on Saturday at the Hawthorne basketball game. Indoor percussion had their first competition at Best Milford High School on Saturday and it came in third place with the show called Double Beat. School musical Something Rotten is coming up and it is called Something Rotten. I saw making that up. Senior citizen performance on Wednesday and opening performance is Thursday, March 5th. Most winter sports are starting the state tournament. Thursday is the first round for basketball. Hockey won the first round of states against Fairlong High School and they play Friday. Robotics is gearing up for its competition. Saturday, the Harlem Wizards are going to Rambo Ridge for the project graduation. Winter Guard is in their third
015competition in South Brunswick. And finally, the winter percussion will be competing at Johnf Kennedy High School in Woodbridge. >> That's it. Thanks very much. >> All right. Great. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. >> Thanks for taking all my stuff. >> You got plenty, Dr. Duro. Here you go. And it's your turn. Superintendent's report. >> You know, let's let's start with this one. >> You need to take the first slide out. >> Yeah. >> Sorry. >> Um, >> have a good night. Bye. >> Goodbye. Um so in our continued commitment to making sure that not only our school community is informed on the things that are happening uh informed that that are happening in the district, we wanted to make sure that the community at large gets information from our from our district. So this
016should be or will be in your mailboxes um very soon. It's uh another Thunderbird Times uh edition. It's our winter edition. um which is kind of a big deal. Uh and it really showcases a number of things. The first thing the number one priority is our continued efforts to get information out to the community about the referendum. So that's in uh not only my message but also Dr. Morphy's message I believe. Um uh so it's my hope that people do get a chance to read the information. Also I it's incredible the celebrations that are happening across the schools. It's hard to keep up with the wonderful things that are happening in each of the schools. That's why Dr. Farah and I do our very best to spotlight things at each meeting, but it's a great
017great way for us to put it in one place so our community as a whole gets a chance to see the success whether in the classroom, on the fields, or uh in in performing in their performance areas, uh the the successes that they're seeing. So, that's that's the my first thing. My other three are have been taken uh but it's worth repeating. So congratulations to Mikey Brick on the 10,00 points. It's it's a tremendous accomplishment. He still has some time to go. So it's my hope that he continues to be successful as well as the boys boys team as a whole. And best of luck to the boys and the girls team. I believe the boys are away tomorrow and the girls are at home. The girls game I believe is at 4:15 at home.
018Um also congratulations to our to our hockey team. Uh as we all know we are in a connection with Lindhurst and Pamis as well but as you can see the most important name is right in the middle which is Mwa. Um they are um doing extremely well. They advance to the next round of the state sectional tournament. And then f last but certainly not least oh it's not up there. Last but certainly not least is our indoor percussion. Uh they had a great performance um in third place for double beat and we wish them the best of luck as the year goes on. So congratulations jump. All right. Cool. So you'll see here this is uh Finn's mission. Um and you'll see Joyce Kilmer listed on the leaderboard. Uh so congratulations to Joyce Kilmer School
019for making it to the New Jersey leaderboard for Finn's mission completion. Listed in the top 20 schools in New Jersey. Uh named after a young congenital heart defect survivor. Finn uh who serves as an ambassador for the kids heart challenge. Uh students recently participated uh in what's called Finn's mission which is a way for students to learn more about heart health while supporting the mission of the American Heart Association. students and their families through this program learn handsonly CPR and the warning signs of a stroke. So, a big shout out to Deus Gadiri and Jennifer Fitzgerald uh teachers over at JK who actively encourage students to watch and engage with the handsonly CPR and warning signs of stroke videos. With 37 Finn's mission completions and 46 families who also watched the handsonly CPR, we can
020estimate that they have helped to create approximately 221 lifesavers here in Mawa. So, um, a representative from the American Heart Association who is a mom right here in Mawa, Miss Delmor, uh, she shared a grateful thank you to all for inspiring our students to live a heart-healthy life. I'm so proud of our mala community creating a nation of lifesavers right here in home. So, thank you to JK. Uh some awesome great also uh some great news. We have national merit scholars to announce at Moa High School. Uh for members of the class of 2026, >> Arouch Borer, Arnold Zang, and Nisha Vas are the recipients of this honor. Uh, all three students have been named as members of the top 16,000 students from the original pool of 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT in
0212024. All finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarship Awards to be offered in uh 2026. So, congratulations to our students on this wonderful achievement. In fact, Mr. Pascal and I were walking around Ma High School and we have a plaque that has uh students names that were identified as National Merit Scholars and we haven't had three representatives from a MAWA class since the 80s. So, this is a huge accomplishment. And last, but certainly not least, we have two retirement announcements that are listed on your board agenda. The first is Laura Lansman, who teaches right here at Betsy Ross School. uh as well as at Lenipe Meadow School. Uh we recognize Laura's 24 years of dedicated service to the students and families in MA. As a special education teacher, Mrs. Lansman has touched countless lives
022through her kindness, patience, and steady commitment to meeting the individual needs of every child she has served. She has always approached her work with heart, ensuring that her students felt supported, capable, and valued. As Mrs. Lansman begins this next chapter. She looks forward to spending time with her family, especially her grandson, playing golf and traveling. While we will while we will certainly miss her presence in our classrooms, we celebrate the meaningful career she has built here in Mawa. And we also have Miss Jen Aaronburgg who is also a long-standing teacher uh right here at Betsy Ross School. Uh we recognize her 30 years in education, including 21 of those years uh here in Mawa as a special education teacher. Throughout her career, Miss Aaronburgg has made a meaningful difference in the lives of hundreds of
023students, supporting them with care, expertise, and a deep belief in their potential. Her passion for teaching is evident in the way she approaches her work each day. She has an extraordinary ability to meet students where they are and guide them toward achieving their individual goals. So, in retirement, Jenna will be spending time with her two children who she beamed about when talking about them, one uh an attorney and one a police officer. And she's excited to travel in the coming months. Uh she when she dropped off her retirement letter, she shared that she has her eyes on Alaska where her uh brother likes to go like motorcycling and camping. So, she's excited. >> Yeah. Take Yeah. Take advantage of that. So, really great. So, uh, obviously later in the spring we will have our formal,
024uh, celebration and recognition of our retirees. Thank you. >> I apologize, Dr. Mory, for stealing some of your problem. >> We should communicate. >> Mike said, >> sorry. Okay. Uh, the next is a, uh, state and federal reporting requirement. This is the student safety data system um report. We collect it twice a year. It's specific to instant in incidents of violence, vandalism, harassment, intimidation, bullying, weapons offenses, substance offenses, and any other incident leading to student removal of the school. It also is inclusive of HIV training and other programs um that support students and teachers throughout the school. The information is collected to fulfill the state and federal requirements as well as uh sharing our information with the district board of education. Um the public safety law states that all acts of wi of violence, vandalism,
025and harassment, intimidation, and bullying must be reported to the board of education. So, this is the report that spans from July 1, 2025 to uh December 31st, 2025. Uh we are within the 40 reporting timeline. First slide goes to uh the school reports. It's broken out by school as you can see. Uh violence, vandalism, substance abuse, weapons, HIV, other incidents, and HIV alleged. Uh we are required to report out by schools. I'll give you a second to take a look at that. Next slide is specific to our trainings and programs. We have a laundry list of programs and trainings that we run throughout the district K through 12. Uh the trainings uh include but are not limited to HIV um prevention um and policy. We also have conflict resolution, peer relationships, cyber bullying, school culture
026and climate committees uh threat assessments. We have uh safety teams that we gather data and we talk about student cases um to make sure that we are addressing them and supporting them throughout the process. We also have different programs that are running throughout the school. I'll just speak to a couple of them. We have of course our character education at all the different levels. Um at the elementary level specifically is responsive classroom. At the secondary level is restorative practices. We have our week of respect. We have um SEAL day. We have infused throughout the entire K K through2 uh grades and schools. We have mindful Mondays. We have Thunderbird Thursdays. all things that we try to do to not only um educate our students on what a good citizen and individual is, but also really
027try to build a culture in MA so the kids can feel connected and proud to be a part of our community. Next slide. This is a new report um relatively new. I reported on this the last time. Uh this is specific to restraint and seclusion. Um this is for individuals or students who pose who are disregulated at the time and pose a threat to themselves or to others specific to safety. Um the individuals who are involved in the restraint is are trained to ensure it's done safely. Um and as you can see the the data is up and it's broken out by school. Um any questions for Dr. VTO student safety? Thank you very much. Um Dr. Far was that you have >> you have you have for the report? No tag team. All right.
028Good. So, um, assistant superintendent report also. Thank you. Uh, Dr. Farah and Dr. Vtoro. Um, Miss Hiramoto, do you have a report for us this evening? >> Yes. >> So, I just want I just wanted to begin by sinc sincerely thanking our buildings and grounds department for their incredible hard work and dedication over the past week. you know, following a snowstorm that brought more than 20 inches of snow, um the team worked extremely long hours to ensure that our school's parking lots, walkways, entrances were clear and safe and ready for our students and staff. So, their commitment and willingness to go above and beyond truly makes a difference and we're, you know, truly grateful for all they do for the district. I also wanted to take a moment to thank Dr. Duro for his continued
029leadership and commitment to Mwalk public schools during snowstorms and severe weather events. Um he's often up late into the night and then up as early as 4 coordinating with the Department of Public Works, Police Department, and the buildings and grounds team to receive updates and make sure everything across the district is running smoothly. So his dedication and hands-on approach are greatly appreciated and I'm grateful to work alongside him and have him as our superintendent. So thank you Dr. Doro. >> Thanks. >> You're welcome. >> And um lastly, at our last board meeting, we discussed the possibility of moving the March 25th board meeting to March 18th due to the original budget's submission deadline for March 19th. Yesterday, the state of New Jersey issued a memo revising the budget submission deadline to March 27th. So, as
030a result of this change, we will be able to keep our March 25th board meeting as originally scheduled. >> Just kidding. >> So, we do feel that this additional time is important to allow the administration to continue developing a thoughtful, accurate, and responsible budget for the district. And that is all. Oh, sure. Dr. Dtora, thank you, Miss. >> What I do I do want to add to that is I wanted to take a moment to thank the DPW. Uh Glenn at the DPW talk about never sleeping. He is always available to give our district and our team as a whole uh guidance on where to go with what we need to do with road conditions and things like that. More importantly, the way that MAWA is addressed during the storms are it's unlike any other
031town that I'm aware of. So, Glenn and the entire crew of the DPW, we can't thank them enough for all that they do uh to help us out and the police as well. So, but I I did want to talk about Glenn. >> Thank you, Dr. Dour. Yes, this was a this was a doozy, but and and nice that Mama gave an actual snow day as well, Dr. Torah that you've done before and that's I'm sure very appreciated. So, um all right, my report this evening. Um first of all, I just wanted to say Ramadan Mubarak to our um Muslim community and uh friends and neighbors um who are um celebrating that this month. Um our congratulations to our National Merit Scholars. Um and that is exciting to know that we had uh three uh
032and it hasn't happened in a while. So thank you Dr. Fair for um that report as well. Um I also just wanted to um take a moment because I think sometimes um the infrastructure and the support that we receive um doesn't always get um you know valued. So I want to make sure um that our IT department has been um taking our show on the road with us and all the um you know setup that is required when we go first of all for the multiple presentations that have been done about the referendum. Uh Dr. Dtoro and Dr. Farah just wrapped up u we wrapped up our 20th presentation to the community. So again, um that takes time and structure and people to put that into place and microphones that work and all of that.
033So again, thank you and uh thank you for allowing us to take our board meetings on the road as well. We do appreciate it. We thank all of you for uh making sure and from what I'm seeing, you've done a tremendous job. We've had no blips along the way, so everything's working very well. So again, sometimes in our hubhub, we forget to uh thank certain people. So I just wanted to make sure and give a shout out to um all of you. Thank you. >> Especially after the the virtual one last night, that was with all the laptops. That was >> Yeah. No, that's what I'm saying. Yeah. I mean, >> it's run smoothly and efficiently. So again, we we do thank you. Um and we will have one more right. um at Malawa High
034School will be our final uh road show. And uh you know, again, it's been I think for us as a board um it's actually been nice to go into different school buildings and to experience um our facilities um and to see some of the things that we are talking about in this referendum as well. Um all right, I just also wanted to um just again vote vote vote. We are less than two weeks uh to March 10th to the special election. Um I'm still surprised, but I know there's a lot going on and sometimes people still may not have uh the necessary information. The information is everywhere. There are videos that are up on the website uh about it. Um there is an opportunity to ask questions still if you have questions. There's an email
035address. So go to our website. Please go to the website. There's a tab under a referendum that has all the details. There's frequently asked questions. It really breaks it down. Um there's videos, etc. So, um again, hopefully inform yourselves. Um find out what we're doing and why we're doing it. Um and please, please, uh vote on March 10th, um at your local polling locations, uh 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Uh right, Mr. Allen? Excellent. >> And vote by mail. Yes, that's that's still uh an opportunity to do that as well. So again, thank you so much. >> Early. >> Um All right. Uh board committee reports. Do we have any reports this evening? >> Uh Mr. Cal, >> I'll make it quick. Um just to piggyback on some things that Dr. Mory already mentioned. We're
03613 days away. Um I've sent out a bunch of emails to the board uh most recently about signing up for some help uh the day before, the day of. So please um I know it's difficult to get out during the day uh but if you do have an hour or so that you can spare please uh please raise your hand sign up and kind of give us all a hand. I know the admin team will be out in um in force so any support we can give them will be uh greatly appreciated. Um also to piggyback on what Dr. Mory said our website's been updated. It's constantly updated uh based on questions we're getting from the community. Uh recently a reassessment letter went out to the community from the town. Um please don't make it
037don't make assumptions uh off of what you think may happen. Please ask questions and get the facts. Um we have updated our website to reflect what will actually happen to the tax burden from the bond referendum if it passes based on your reassessment. So I don't want to go into details. I'm not going to go into the algorith the algebraic equation and all that stuff, but the information is out there. If you can't find it, please ask. Uh please don't make assumptions on on what's going on. Secondly, um regarding the different projects that are being proposed, there is more detail on the website about what they entailed. Uh and just as important as if for some reason the referendum does not pass, what the impact would be to the town uh to to the district,
038excuse me. So, please educate yourself. Don't make assumptions, ask questions, raise your hand, and go out and vote on on March 10th. So, thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Compliment. Um, any board member remarks this evening? >> Just real quick, just that DPW, if anyone drove through Ramsay yesterday morning after the storm, you'll you have a great appreciation for what our mama DPW does. The Ramsay roads were atrocious. They were terrible. They were embarrassing. No, that that's it's my opinion, but it's it's the truth. >> Not as important. >> You not as you were able to tell when MA ended and Ramsay started. So, thank you to DPW for clearing the roads the way that they do and and the huge shout out to our buildings grounds uh people. Thank you, >> Miss
039Jansen. >> I just want to say thank you to the administration for getting the word out. I was just over at the high school for um an event with the middle schools and they were pushing the flyers and we were having lively conversations with the parents about it. So look, I think the casual conversations go a long way. People have in their mind one or two points that are important to them and that's it. They have there's a lot of information out there. If there's something important to you, you can find it. So just let us know what that is and we can get it. But I really think the administration is doing a wonderful job. Um, I also just wanted to acknowledge Rob's comments about the I Ready. My my kids have also shared
040similar sentiments. Um, I've had conversations and I think there's there's multiple ways to look at it. I don't think it's an easy answer. We have to balance what we need as a district. Um, and as much as I've heard both my sixth grader and eighth grader giving me a lot of feedback on it, I push back on them too. So I think both sides um there's some conversations that can happen but I think we are in a good place where we have tools in place and the intent is good. So we just have to figure out what the tweaking is and what what that looks like. So I'm admitting that my children myself have given me a lot of push back. But I've also emphasized them the extreme value that's come from how we can
041customize their their experience overall. And it's not just about them. It's about all the kids. So that's also what I told them. So it may not be important to them in the moment but others are benefiting. So >> thank you Miss Jansen. Anyone else? >> Okay. Uh let's move on to new business then. We have um new business 8 through J this evening. Yes. Motion on the floor. Uh Miss Tim Jansen, second by Mr. Gallow. All right. Uh roll call vote, please. Mr. >> Mr. Dilva >> yes >> Mr. Gallow >> yes except on 17A I'm abstaining from check number 122824 >> Mr. Houston >> yes >> Mr. Hughes >> yes >> Mrs. King Jansen >> yes >> Mr. Coplin >> yes >> Dr. Yes. All right. Let's take uh new business personnel 18. Um
042we normally take our retirement separately. So let's take 18 A and B. Uh the retirements uh Jennifer Aaronburgg and Laurenman. Um I need a motion on the floor. Uh Mr. Complant, second by Mr. Hughes. Mr. Gamato, please. >> Mr. Dilo. >> Yes. And congratulations to both. Thank you, Mr. Gallow. >> Yes. >> Mr. Houston. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hughes. >> Yes. And I thank them for their dedicated service to the MA school district. >> Mrs. Ting Jansen. >> Yes. >> Mr. Copelan. >> Yes. >> Dr. Mory. >> Yes. All right. Now, let's take 18 C through K. 18 C through K. I need a motion on the floor. Mr. Hughes. Second by Mr. Call, please your matchup. >> Mr. Dilva, >> yes. >> Mr. Gallow, >> yes. >> Mr. Houston, >> yes. >> Mr. Hughes,
043>> yes. >> Mrs. Ting Jansen, >> yes. >> Mr. Copan, >> yes. >> Dr. Morphy, >> yes. >> Public part uh sorry, public questions or comment. public participation at board meetings is in accordance with file law 0167. At this time, members of the public may ask questions or make a comment on educational issues or school matters of community interest. As a matter of fairness, you're asked to limit your questions to no more than one and your remarks to no longer than three minutes. If you're here representing a group, please identify yourself, the group, and your position in the group. If you're here as an individual, please provide your name and address. Okay, I need a motion to open the meeting to the public. Mr. Dilva, second by Mr. Gallow. We are officially open to the
044public. >> If Mr. Ferguson has anything for you, >> Ferguson planters, uh, just to follow on our earlier conversation, um, thank you Dr. Vuro for your responses. Just want to make sure I'm clear. What I'm saying is clear. You know, I'm not concerned about the testing, but it's the practicing. >> It's the daily practicing. Um, I think I think I don't want to go out of the bath water. There's definitely some things to be gained from this. It's a matter of turning the balance in the speakers a little bit. I think we're go over too far balance over balance and the ask is just take a look at it >> for sure >> amongst the teachers, amongst the students and listen to the parents said let's just adjust this a little bit and see how
045it works in the future. Let's make sure that was clear. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for that for sure time. >> Thank you Mr. Ferguson for your followup. All right, seeing no one else coming forward at this time. Motion to close the meeting to the public. Mr. Gallow second by Mr. Coplin. All right. We do not require an executive session at the end this evening. So motion to adjourn. Mr. Ting Mr. Sorry, Mr. Hughes and Miss Ting Jansen. Second. Sorry, my apologies. Got confusing on this side of the table. All right. Thank you very much. Have a good evening. Thank you.