001Good evening everybody. Welcome to our Board of Education monthly meeting on April 28th. Can we all please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? 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. Roll call. Uh all are present except Mrs. DeNino and Mr. Murray are not here tonight. So, as secretary, I will be running the meeting tonight. Um if nobody has any changes, may I have a motion to accept the minutes of the March 11th meeting, the March 19th special executive session, and the March 30th work session? Mrs. Kelly second, Mr. Lunar. All in favor? Art Gallery. Uh Mr. Kunz is coaching JV lacrosse, so Mr. Serossy will read his report tonight. Uh good
002evening. The Burn Sideman Gallery this month presents Senior Spotlight, our annual exhibit featuring the work of our senior portfolio preparation class. Led by art teacher Tom Sena, the portfolio preparation class helps LHS fine art students develop and prepare a specific body of artwork in conjunction with their college applications. Seniors intending to major in an art-related field are required to submit high-quality portfolios as part of their application process. While non-art major students use a fine art portfolio to show potential universities another side to their high uh to their high school academic experience, giving them an advantage over other students. This year marks the fourth consecutive year LHS art majors have exceeded $1 million in talent scholarship offers with the official total at just over $1.8 million. This number, when added to previous years' totals, uh put
003our puts our 26-year total amount at almost $18 million. And LHS students continue to be accepted into all of the top university programs in the country. Please take a moment to view some of the pieces from this year's senior group. Mr. Sena would like to thank the LHS uh central and building administration and the uh Lindbergh community for its continued support of our fine arts program. Thank you. >> [applause] >> That's amazing. Thank you. Uh Dr. Lynch, presentations? Thank you very much, Mrs. Aragona. So, as everyone in this uh place knows, we have one of the or the top newspaper in Nassau County. And once again, Horizon has hit some home runs on this one, so that we have a number of awards tonight. Uh so, announcing uh in the in the Quill Awards, uh
004the most outstanding newspaper, our print edition came in second place. For best layout, came in third place. The best arts review story, first place for Sophia Woods for LHS Takes a Chance on Mamma Mia. Best short sports story, Danielle and Sarah for athlete spotlight on on Mason Coffer. And breaking news, uh just today, we got new news that they also took awards in the New York Press Association High School Excellence Awards. So, we had the best short story by alum uh Justin Williams, class of '25. Best art coverage story, Cassandra Levenson, class of '25. Best sports photo, second place, Aiden Pearsall. And best graphic illustration, second place, Annabelle Arico. So, we'd like to call up the staff of of the Horizon. So, in attendance tonight will be Jackson Bowler, Sophia Woods, Danielle and Serena, uh
005Shannon Bluedorn, Maha Ajmal, Aiden Pearsall, and Annabelle Arico. So, you come on up for your Some of you get t-shirts. >> [applause] [applause] >> All right, that is awesome. So, another very special presentation tonight. This one will require glasses. So, West End's ENL Homework Club meets twice weekly in the school library for 1 hour after school. This club is for current and former English language learners in all grades 1 through 5 who need extra support to complete homework assignments, projects, and studying for tests. Ms. Glatzer oversees the program at West End. Each week, students from North Middle School and Lindbergh High School come and volunteer. Many are West End graduates, and some are former ENL students as well. From the moment the volunteers walk through the library doors, they are role models and leaders for
006their young friends, helping them develop good work habits and study skills while demonstrating what diligence and perseverance looks like. It can be difficult to transition to start at a new school when you come from another country. The Homework Club volunteers have helped all students to feel welcome, recognized, and supported by reading, playing, studying, and connecting. It is truly amazing to watch these older students take their own time to strengthen the bonds of Lindbergh's diverse community of learners. We are so lucky and beyond grateful to each and every student who has gone above and beyond. So, I just want to introduce tonight our ENL Homework Club folks, uh Celeste Terrero Balzar, Alexa Terrero Balzar, Alenis De La Cruz, Frida Rodriguez, Faith Razon, Emily Berbec, Steven Timaeo, Adam Capadwala, and Aiden Jet Karan. So, come on up
007for your shirts AND THE PICTURE. >> [applause] [applause] >> ALL RIGHT, AND THIS NEXT ONE, IF I'M GOING TO SAY it's rare, this is pretty rare. So, tonight, we are going to honor a junior, Aiden Renwa, who has broken, when I said rare, a 100-year-old record from from the from in the long jump. He did a jump of 22 feet and 9 inches, beating the old record held by Carl Vander Wyth, who had the mark of 22 feet 5 and 1/2 inches. Good to note that Carl was an Olympian later in life. Aiden's jump is now in the top 10 of New York State. So, how often can you say you were there to see a 100-year-old record broken? So, Aiden, come on up. We'd like to congratulate. >> [applause] [applause] >> Okay. Thank you
008very much. Great stuff. Okay, so as you all know, we have spent a lot of time this year talking about our profile of the owl. In case you don't know what it was, the profile of the owl was a a survey that we did back two and a half years ago to determine what you, the community, wanted to see from your schools. And we came up after all of that, we had 200 people interviewed for for focus groups. We had over 750 people take a survey, and you told us that the four things you want to see from your schools are creative and critical thinking, real life skills, social emotional learning, and global citizenship. I've been talking about it for years now. It's time for me to shut up because it's now happening. And I'm
009going to turn it over to students who are not just going who are the profile of the owl. So, I'm going to hand it over to Dr. Balekas. Uh thank you, Dr. Lynch. So, tonight what we're going to do, we're going to talk about each of the four pillars, and we have uh students throughout the district who are going to to give us a little lesson about what each of the pillars means in Lynbrook. So, my first group of friends that are coming up, they are a third grade class from Waverly Park, and uh Mrs. Ryan will bring her students up, and they're going to give us a little presentation about RULER. Uh RULER is our social emotional learning uh program, and they will be talking about that pillar first. Thank you. >> [applause] >>
010Here you go. Mrs. Ryan. Remember we're speaking to the board. All right. Just stand out a little bit here so I don't hit the mic. Good evening, and thank you for asking us to be here to share a bit about the Mood Meter. My name is Elias Felton, and this is Claire. Maya. Daniel. Gabby. Bella. Adriana. We have been using the Mood Meter as a tool to support the awareness of emotions. We use the Mood Meter to help us recognize, understand, and label our feelings. The four colors show different emotions based on how much energy we have, and if the feeling is pleasant or not. Every emotion is valid and holds on to a place on the one of the four quadrants of the Mood Meter. Yellow is a space for high energy and pleasant
011feelings. We are in the yellow when we're excited, motivated, or courageous, like when I scored the winning goal in a soccer game. The green quadrant is also pleasant with calmer energy level and comfortable feelings. We are in the green when we feel relaxed, peaceful, or supported, like when when I'm reading a book on the beach. The blue quadrant is less pleasant with low energy. We are in the blue when we are feeling sad, tired, or discouraged, like when I'm stuck inside on a rainy day. The red quadrant is a space for high energy and unpleasant feelings. We are in the red when we are angry, frustrated, or aggravated, like when someone tagged me out after the game was already over. Grr. We have been learning many words and terms used to describe various emotions. Feeling
012words start basic and become more sophisticated as we learn and grow. So, what do we love about the Mood Meter? We can use the Mood Meter colors to quickly explain how we are feeling. It allows us to express our feelings, and it reminds us that all feelings are valid. It helps us talk about our feelings and gives us ideas of words to label our emotions. It teaches us empathy and helps us understand what it's like to be in someone else's shoes. Once we can identify our emotions, we can start to think more deeply about how we want to feel. We recognize that there are times it is okay to be within a particular zone. However, sometimes we are in a zone and we like to shift our emotional state. We have learned regulation strategies, and
013the choice board is helpful. Some of our favorites include movement breaks, breathing techniques, and journaling. If you were looking to change your mood what would you choose on choice board? >> [applause] [applause] >> Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful presentation. I feel bad for all the high school kids that I need to call up now to start talking about what they've been up to. Our next two group that will be talking, we will be talking about global citizenship, and we have had a lot of high school students who have taken a very exciting trip that they want to talk about of their world adventures. So, I ask that Mrs. Tranchina and her class come up and talk a little bit about their trip. Thank you. >> [applause] [applause] >> Thank you, Isaac. You wanted to
014take a picture with everybody there. We have a big picture if you want to. Just see if they want to stay. It's up to them. All right. So, just don't talk. Just like Try not to move so much. Click it. Let's start clicking. Yeah. Yeah. Tell me. Go ahead and keep going. You're going? Yeah. I'll hand it over. Yeah. It'd be safer. I don't want to go too far on you. Keep going. All right. Uh good evening, everybody. Um so, this is about our trip to uh Europe uh over the our spring break. We went to went to Switzerland, uh South of France, uh Italy, and Spain. Uh so, our first stop was in uh Switzerland um in Zurich, and we got to see um a bunch of like medieval churches, uh fountains, and we
015got to walk um like the grounds and all the all like housing and uh yeah, it was cool. All right. Uh and then we went to uh Mount Pilatus, and we took a uh like a like a gondola up for about an hour. So, that was fun with about four of us per car. Um I forget how tall it was. Pretty big mountain. Um and we also visited um Lake Lucerne, and we took a boat ride, which Yeah, so that's the gondola up there. And then we took a the boat ride, and we also visited the the Folklore Place. Um so, we visited the bridge as well. Uh it's in the middle of Lucerne, and we crossed that river. Yeah, thanks. Um and then we uh when we left Lucerne, uh the next we went
016to Italy. So, we were in uh Lake Como for Easter, and uh we visited uh gigantic and beautiful cathedral. Um and then we had a a late lunch in this Italian restaurant. Uh and we took a lot of photos in in front of the lake. Sorry, no, I'm sorry. Uh and then we visited uh uh the Italian five towns, so that's in the south. Cinque Terre. What I said. All right. Um and we we walked the uh the border cuz there was this uh What was it? The bridge of I forgot what bridge it was called. But uh we walked the bridge and it was the border of the mountains. Um This lock uh with the gate uh that was also on the bridge. Uh Uh we visited uh yeah. Sorry. And then we also
017went to Monaco and uh Nice. So Monaco uh It's kind of its own thing. It's like a city. Uh before we went to France or Nice. Um and we got to see uh We got to see the uh royal family Monaco come and leave. Uh And then in Nice we uh visited uh went to the beach. Uh Uh there's a couple malls, gelato. Uh Yeah. Good weather. Uh then we also went to uh Cassis in France where we also took another boat ride on the lake and we visited an old uh uh mining area. Uh we also visited the um the Papal Palace that's in France. It's no longer in use so that's where we got to visit and we took a virtual tour. Uh and then also in France We're in France a lot.
018Wow. Uh We're in Nîmes where we visited a an old coliseum and aqueduct. Um You know, we uh went to dinner um on uh one of the rivers. Yeah. All right. Sorry. Um And then in France we uh This is a little bit from France. That's the Papal Palace in the corner. Uh that's a church on the inside of uh Carcassonne. That's the front with all of us. Um Carcassonne was [snorts] uh also medieval Spanish castle. Uh and then in we went to Spain, Barcelona. So that's us uh on the beach. That's the Atlantic Ocean. And then we were the the next day after the beach we went uh back to the center of Barcelona. So we visited this old fountain. Um very nice very uh pretty. And then we went to the uh uh
019the the Sagrada Familia Church uh which is still under construction so we didn't get to see it without the cranes but it's still a very nice to look at. Um We also had lunch and dinner there. Uh yeah. Uh we just want to say uh thank you uh for a wonderful trip. Uh we made so many amazing memories uh and connections that we won't forget. Uh this trip has uh shaped us in more ways than one. We learned uh independence, took a lot of naps uh on the bus rides. Um saw so many sites and incredible uh took incredible photos. Uh it was a once-in-a-life uh once-in-a-lifetime experience. Uh we got to try a lot of new foods and we immersed in the all the different cultures and languages. Uh every day brought us a
020new adventure and a new destination. Um just again, we won't forget this trip and uh nothing's going to be uh as good as it. Um I'm always happy to have done it. So thank you. >> [applause] >> I ask that the staff members that attended the trip as well please join the students up here for a picture. Thank you. Would you guys like to come in front of the table over here? Sure. Yeah. Get your hour in. Uh Thank you. >> [applause] >> Dr. Balakas, um before you move on, I just want to comment from a parent's perspective cuz my son did go on that trip. And it was absolutely incredible. They did things that I could never do as a family of four and I don't have the energy to do. These the teachers
021and the staff that went with them were incredible and I'm sure every parent can agree with me. As a parent you almost felt like you were on the trip with them. The amount of communication, the pictures, the videos, I never expected that and it was amazing and I thank you guys so much. And anyone who's thinking about it, it's excellent excellent. Thank you, Mrs. Aragona. >> [applause] >> Our next group will be talking about real life skills. Uh Uh our next group's going to be talking about real life skills. We actually had a very successful college and career fair uh last week and I think it was put together by the sheer will of our own Mrs. Muller. So I'd like to say thank you and she had a really great team of students supporting
022her. So they're going to tell us about their experiences. Thank you. >> [applause] >> If someone doesn't click it. Thank you. Okay, my friends. Okay, sorry. I need my reading glasses. Um but hi everyone. Good evening. So I'm excited Actually, I'm going to put this here cuz we're going to have the kids come up and talk to you. Okay. So we're excited to share a recap of our Lynbrook High School College and Career Fair, an event that was held to support students in their post-secondary planning. This year our Holler Fair, which I'm sure some of you are familiar with, um it's a consortium that we're um a part of with local neighboring school districts, was moved because of scheduling dates at the college that we have it to May 27th, which is very late in
023the year. So we started brainstorming and we wanted to give our students an opportunity to begin exploring their post-high school options prior to that date. So I got this idea in my head to start inviting some schools to our school um some universities for a mini fair. I looked at the calendar and I'm also a board member for the Nassau Counselors Association and we hold the college fair that's at Hofstra University. So in my head I figured a lot of people would be in the area on that week. So I said, "Let's do it the next day while they're all still here. They're going to wake up and then they can come to Lynbrook High School the next day." So I sent out an email and what I was thinking was going to be about
02420 schools within a week was 70. So I had to go back to Mrs. Russo and say, "Oh, I don't need the small gym. I now need the large gym." And that's where our fair took took off on flight. Um so we um ended up having about 85 representatives. Um I reached out to the Chamber of Commerce. I reached out to local friends in trades um and our military and um we have our ROTC program that we're very friendly with at Hofstra. Um we also got um the Suffolk County Police, Nassau County Police, Lynbrook Police. We did have NYPD who had RSVP'd but then something major they said something critical and important came out. I'm like, "Oh no, you go do that. Don't worry. We we want to be safe." Um but so we did
025have We had a really great response um to our fair in our first time trying to pull this together. Um we um had opportunities for employment and trade schools and even for summer employment for our students like Rolling River Day Camp and local places that hire our kids like Tease Beauty Salon. Um so it was really great. The Lynbrook Library was here to talk about civil service. Um so it really had something for everyone. Um the diverse representation allowed our students to not only explore traditional college options but also to gain exposure to the many post-secondary pathways available to them. And actually wait, I'm going to put up Here are some pictures. I'm going to just keep scrolling as I talk. Um this fair format allowed students in grades 9 through 12 to attend during
026the school day and I feel that this significantly increased accessibility and engagement ensuring that every student had the opportunity to participate, explore, and ask questions in a structured and supportive environment. Students rotated throughout the fair in grade level groups and this structure allowed for more intentional conversation. It reduced the overcrowding in the gym and gave students time in the space to engage meaningfully with representatives. Some of the students that had been to not that I'm going to knock my fair the night before but that fair the night before they were waiting online for a long time. Here they were able to just walk up uh maybe one or two students deep at most and have conversations. Um students were also provided with a list of questions to ask. Um the representatives who was for anyone
027this was their first experience with a fair, it gave them a starting off point and guided questions so that if they were a little bit nervous, they had it. I emailed it out before the fair um and we were giving it out as they were walking in that day as well. Um the feedback we received has been overwhelmingly positive. Representatives expressed a strong support for the daytime format noting that the high level of student engagement and the organization of the event stood out and they felt that students came well prepared to ask questions. So behind me I have three awesome students um and um they're they're all juniors and they all attended the fair. Um I have Giovanna Serino. I have Aiden Renwa who we now know just crushed a record of 100 years. So
028rockstar over here. Um and Annabelle Ramsey. So I'm going to start with Annabelle and the reason I'm pointing out Annabelle especially, she is our event planner. Right? That's your title? Yeah. Our event planner for our virtual enterprise class. So when we talk about doing things with different departments, I hired her for my event planner for this and when I tell you she saved me hours of time in making this layout, I would have been up till like midnight for weeks doing this. We sat next to each other each on Canva, that's what's great about Canva, you can both work at the same time and we went back and forth moving things around and honestly the rep said it was so organized and that's really because of Annabelle. So I'm going to cut to them to
029talk about the fair. Hi, so my name is Annabelle Ramsey. I'm a junior here at Lynbrook High School. It was actually during my junior meeting discussing colleges with Miss Moller that she brought up that she was planning this college event and just hearing about it, it seemed so right up my alley just with event planning and considering how much she supported me in the past, I didn't even have to think twice before offering my help and I'm glad that she was able to trust me with that and take me up on that offer because I had a really great time planning this event. I love seeing it come together. Like I said, we both well like she said, we both worked on Canva and it was funny being it like 8:00 p.m. on a Friday
030and seeing Miss Moller is now on the webpage moving around tables. So we had a really nice layout alphabetical of course with all these colleges and I love planning this because it gave me a little bit more insight into my future. I was kind of close-minded to just a few schools and being able to see not just college but also trade school and career like career summer all of that, it really did feel like there was somewhat something for everyone and it gave me an idea that I don't just need to be looking in one direction. I could really explore my options and I'm grateful that all of the school was able to be there as well. I'd love to see how this event turns out in the next upcoming years. I think this was
031great for everybody in Lynbrook and I think it turned out really well. So I'm glad that you trusted me with all of this and I'm glad that it all worked out. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Hi, my name is Giavana Cerrino and I'm a junior here at LHS and I also attend Long Island High School for the Arts for the half day PM program. On April 15th, I missed my day at BOCES for this event and I feel as though it was well worth it because there was a vast majority of schools that maybe I hadn't considered before that I was able to build relationships with the representatives and add more schools to my list that I hadn't considered. I recommend this for all students in the future and I feel as though it was
032a beneficial experience. >> [applause] >> Uh hello, my name's Aiden Rowalt. Um I was also at the fair. Oh, thank you. Um I thought it was an interesting experience for me as an athlete because I'm somebody who's looking to compete at the college level and only a handful of schools have reached out to me. So seeing this college fair and getting to experience what it was like to see so many different schools and so many different ideas and opportunities allowed me to really know what schools I should reach out to and really see what the campus life would be like, what the college like what the colleges really have like in terms of majors and I thought that was very interesting. I also got to learn about what Jovia was. I'm in the top left.
033Yeah. I I had no idea what they were. I thought it was like a bank type of thing but it's like it's completely different. It's like a federal credit union I think it says. Yeah. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. So it's like it's like I got to learn about what they do and it's not exactly like a bank and it was really cool to learn about that but I thought the whole experience as a whole was really cool and I got to learn a lot about colleges like random businesses and or I don't know a union I guess. Yeah, it was just a really good experience. >> [applause] >> Um Jovia had the best handouts I will say. They were giving away Did you guys get swag? Yeah, they they had the best swag. Um so
034I feel like a lot of it there. Um so this fair will help continue I just promise one more second. Um this fair fair will help continue prepare our students for life beyond high school helping them make informed decisions. Um moving forward, we are looking to expand participation across additional career sectors um and continuing to refine the structure and maximize uh student engagement. Um I do want to thank our building administration for entertaining all of my wacky ideas sometimes um but Mr. Sarosy, Dr. Dempsey and Mr. Brusca for their support and our custodial staff were rockstars in the quick turnaround time for the badminton game that was right after school as well. Um so all hands on deck and truly thank you guys for your support. >> [applause] >> All right. So our last pillar
035uh for the profile of the owl that we're going to be discussing tonight is creative and critical thinking. I am welcoming up uh Mrs. Smith and her high school AP Capstone class. We're going to learn a little bit about the AP Capstone program and actually we're going to see a student presentation that was part of the scoring of the AP uh program for the students and I will say it's a great show. I've watched it uh before. Thank you. Welcome. I think we'll stand over here. Good evening everyone. I'm Karen Smith. I am the AP Seminar teacher. Uh this year our AP Seminar class has 22 sophomore students. The class is an elective and I can honestly say it is truly the highlight of my day every single day to come to this class and
036work with this incredible amazing group of students. Um there's a little QR code here for the presentation. I'm going to go through this pretty quickly so we can get to the students' presentation but if you'd like more information um from that, I'll put that slide back at the at the end of the presentation. So basically AP Seminar is built completely and totally around creative and critical thinking. So it truly does speak to the pillar of creative and critical thinking for the profile of the owl. And the course is part of the College Board AP Capstone program. It's very very difficult to explain what this course is. So the way that it was explained to me in the beginning was that it's basically like science research but for the humanities. So our students every day are
037talking about real world issues and and very complex real world issues and they are talking about ways to solve problems, to come up with optimal solutions. They talk about limitations, they talk about through different perspectives and and lenses and different you know all these all these words, different the stakeholders within the different issues as well and then in the end they present two um different arguments. One is through a writing assignment. Actually there's two writing assignments and the other is through a multimedia presentation. There are two of those as well. So every single day in the AP Seminar class, critical thinking occurs through analyzing research, evaluating sources, synthesizing data and reports and then defending the arguments that the students come up with. And it's also creative every single day because the students have to create
038their own arguments. Um they design presentations. They have to connect and synthesize arguments and ideas and then they also practice as you'll see in a a little while, they practice speaking and presenting to groups of people through their multimedia presentations. And through throughout it all, AP Seminar also focuses on building college level research skills with the help of Mrs. Bertolini. We are in the library constantly and they are learning college level expert research guidance. Well, they're receiving that from Mrs. Bertolini. They learn advanced research strategies, um how to use databases, um annotation skills and note-taking skills. They have to annotate very complex documents. Um in fact, one of them we received from the College Board, all of AP Seminar receives a stimulus packet every year and there are seven sources. So the seventh source this
039year was called Sustainability Assessment of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadband Mega Constellations which was like, what? But we did it together. We figured out what it meant. We analyzed it together. We evaluated the source. We used it to We kind of threaded into an argument that we're working on and actually one of our students, Adam, which I was surprised Adam was here today. I didn't know. He is using that exact article for his final paper which is pretty impressive to say the least. Um the way that critical and creative thinking occurs in this class is it's multifaceted but in the beginning, the first part of the year, the students work together as a team and they decide upon one real world issue that they like to try to come up with an optimal solution for
040and then each member of the team creates an argument through a lens. They kind of research that through that lens and they come up with a way to have an optimal solution for the issue. Uh then they do a team multimedia presentation. So this group here today is going to show you an abbreviated version of their multimedia presentation which is incredible. And then what we're finishing up right now is very similar. It's like we do it all over again but this time on an individual level. So each student kind of chooses their own uh world issue that they're interested in researching and then creating an argument uh based paper on and then a presentation as well. And then there's also an oral defense that they have to do at the end of each presentation where
041they have to answer questions on their feet about their analysis um maybe some issues that they might have occurred as they were researching. But it again, it's all really great real world life skills that they are learning. Like this is you could get this later but that's a breakdown of the course. There's also an exam. That's the third component with regard to um the assessment and that's coming up at I think it's in May 11th. And just so that you all know, for the team multimedia presentation this year, we had six teams and these were the topics that they chose. So one team was social media and the effects of social media on young people in the state of New York, which was very interesting because of the cell phone ban this year. So, we
042talked a lot Well, they did a lot of research and talked a lot about the positives and the negatives with that. Uh um one group focused on homeless youth in New York City. And remember, after the at the end of all these presentations, they come up with a real-world solution, an optimal solution to the issue. And they're they're fascinating and and clever and interesting. Performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports. Name image and likeness policies in college athletics, data privacy protection in the 21st century. And then this lovely group, which they'll be talking to you about the Okinawa blue zones in the Southern United States. You can see very varied topics. It's whatever the students are most interested in. This is an image of the different teams. And when they did their presentations, they all dressed up
043in suits and the administration came and and and witnessed some of the presentations and it was really exciting. Oh, I got cut off. This is the performance task two. This is what the individual students are working on. Actually, we're just finishing up it up this week. But you can see again the topics are very varied like American soldiers after the Vietnam War and religion and isolation, oceans and maritime culture. It really is all over the map. But what's interesting is with the second performance task, the students have to look at those seven sources that we received from the College Board, come up with some connecting theme, and then research a topic based on that theme. So, the theme that they came up with was Do you remember what it was? To what extent do The
044theme for the performance task two with all the sources. Isolation. >> [laughter] >> It's isolation and loneliness and then connection and community. So, it's really interesting because not only do they choose topics that they're interested in, but a lot of students chose very personal topics. Um a student is was researching Parkinson's disease because her grandmother has Parkinson's. So, she was studying how that affects her with regard to isolation and loneliness and not only the emotional component, but also the physical and the medical as well. Um it's just really it's very very interesting how it becomes personal to a lot of students. And these are the other issues that were researched this year. And without further ado, I would like to introduce Cali, Leah, Noor, and McKenzie. And they will be presenting an abbreviated version of
045their team multimedia presentation on Okinawa blue zones in the Southern United States. Do you want to hold the clicker? >> [applause] >> Hi, everyone. So, the topic that we decided to research was blue zones. Blue zones are areas or cities around the world where citizens live an unusually longer amount of time than everyone else around the world. So, due to our research on blue zones, we found the question, what factors contribute to the unusually long lifespans in Okinawa, Japan, and how could these practices be applied to improve longevity in Southern United States? Um we examined this topic through different viewpoints, such as the environmental viewpoint, the social viewpoint, the scientific viewpoint, and lastly the political viewpoint. I had the environmental lens and I discussed how the Southern States' environment contribute to the low life longevity
046in the Southern US due to them having a high crime rate and being deeply affected through air pollution and global warming. The Okinawan environment is significantly different due to the fact of having a lower crime rate and interacting with their environment more frequently by going on everyday walks and gardening more oftenly than those in the US. I researched this topic through the scientific lens, mainly focusing on the diets in Okinawa compared to the Southern United States. The main components of the Okinawan diet consists of hara hachi bu, vegetable and fruit heavy, little to no processed foods, and plant-based diets. This is very different compared to the Southern United States' diets, which consists of many processed foods like the one shown on the board. These processed foods can be associated with accelerated telomere shortening. Telomeres are
047protective caps on the ends of DNA and proteins in your chromosomes. When you When you consume large portions of processed foods, you are basically accelerating these telomeres, which they cannot protect your cells, your DNA, and your protein, which can lead to irregular cell growth and development. I researched this topic through the social cultural lens. And one way that I found that the Okinawans increased their longevity through social connections. So, one standard that they live by is called the moai. It's known as a friend group almost that they meet early on and stay with throughout the rest of their lives. They're also known as social support groups as they help each other with certain factors such as financial problems. Another way that they increase their longevity is through ikigai, which means a reason for being or
048their purpose for life. They combine different factors such as what they love, what they're good at, what the world needs, and what they can be paid for to find their perfect calling, which follows them throughout life. The specific stakeholders in the stakeholders in the situation were the Southern US citizens themselves due to the fact that they were the ones being mainly affected through low life longevity affecting their lifespans. Um our solution came with limitations due to the fact they may be very costly and also individuals may not agree with it. Through the political lens, we can see that there are many different laws that the Japanese government has implicated upon its citizens to ensure good health. One of them being the Metabo Law, which you can see in this picture above. The Metabo Law is
049enforced annually in work in workplaces and workers are measured by the circumference of their waist. And those who exceed a certain limit are put into social support groups and will be put on to a better better eating habits and lifestyle choices. Another law is the Act of Shokuiku. The Act of Shokuiku uses certified nutritionist in schools to instill the fundamentals of nutrition in young students to teach them about quote unquote good or bad eating habits to set them on for a better future. This law is also our solution that we chose to implement in schools in the Southern United States. Going back to our limitations, we can see that it is costly and it also is difficult to get it implemented in all schools and areas across the Southern United States, but we still believe
050that it will be the best solution to increase life life longevity in the Southern United States. Thank you. >> [applause] [applause] >> So, uh for our last profile of the Owl presentation tonight, I am going to be handing the mic over to somebody else on the dais here. So, Mr. Bowler, please come up and call up your team. We've had actually a lot of conversations with the Village of Lynbrook and our team here will be talking about our collaborative event that really touches all four pillars of the profile of the Owl. Thank you, Sal. I'm here to represent the um America 250 project that we um proposed to the town and village through the social studies department at Lynbrook High School. The purpose of the project is for the recognition of the 250th anniversary of
051the United States. The Social Studies Department of the Lynbrook Union Free School District proposes the creation of America's 250th anniversary walk. A community-based educational experience designed to celebrate the nation's history while engaging students across multiple disciplines. The proposed walk would begin at North Middle School, proceed through the village, past past Lynbrook High School, and conclude at South Middle School. Along the route, 50 historically significant events would be highlighted using nonpermanent chalk paint stencils placed on the sidewalks. Each stencil will serve as a point on a walkable timeline and include a QR code linking to additional information. America's 250th anniversary walk represents a creative, educational, and community-oriented way to honor a major national milestone. It highlights the district's commitment to innovative instruction and meaningful student experiences. This project is envisioned as an interdisciplinary learning experience, bringing
052together multiple departments to enrich student learning through collaboration and authentic community-connected instruction. Although the details of the plan are still a work in progress, we have begun to brainstorm the following potential department roles. The Social Studies Department will select and research a key key historical events. The English Department, in tandem with the Social Studies Department, develops the handwritten content for each QR code. The Art Department will design and produce stencil artwork and assist with painting. The Math Department will map the walking route and determine placement of historical events. Finally, the Music Department will organize student musicians for the opening ceremony of the walk. The anticipated benefits of the project would be enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration, increased student engagement through place-based learning, community involvement and visibility, opportunities for art integration, literacy, historical thinking, and applied mathematics. The
053completion date for the project will be May 16th. The plan is to have a kickoff celebration including the school band and students from the district completing the walk. The time and exact dates details are TBD. This is a Lynbrook community event in terms of attendees. Some potential historical events to be highlighted along the walk are July 4th, 1776 when the colonists declared independence from Great Britain, November 19th, 1863 which is when Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was, 1911 when the village of Lynbrook was incorporated, July 20th, 1969 was the moon landing, and July 4th, 2020 2026 which is America's sesquicentennial. >> [applause] >> Thank you. Thank you, everyone. We appreciate it. >> [applause] >> Thank you so much. And that group presented to our president of that project to the Village of Lynbrook at a village board
054meeting, and we're happy to say that the village was very enthusiastic about it, and so it's going to happen. So, that's great. So, that's what your kids are up to in case you wanted to know what was going on inside your schools. Um it is amazing work that teachers and kids are about. Uh so, that's why it's it's got everything to do with them uh to get them ready for the world they're going to get into, not the world we grew up in, the world they're moving towards. So, I thank all the teachers and everyone who came together tonight and for all the incredible work that they're doing, and I'm going to turn it back over to Mrs. Aragona. Thank you. At this time, we'd like to open up the mic for student privilege of
055the floor. Would any students like to address the board? Okay. Um we have two uh staff presentations tonight, two new staff members. When I say your name, can you guys please stand up? We'd like to welcome Kelly LaRosa, our new special education teacher, who will split between North and South, and Amanda Jester, who will be a litera- literacy teacher at West End. >> [applause] >> Welcome to Lynbrook. Unfortunately, as we say hello, we must also say farewell to some long-time employees. We have a few retirements tonight. Um can Kathleen Salas please stand up? >> [applause] >> Ms. Kathleen Salas in the Union Free School District has announced her intention to retire effective June 30th, 2026 after 31 years of service to the principals, staff, students, and parents of West End and Marion Street Elementary Schools.
056And whereas, Kathy Salas has been a lifelong owl. Her Lynbrook roots, hard work, integrity, and dedication have shaped her into an exceptional elementary educate- educator. She carries herself with self-reliance and poise that reflects the best of the Lynbrook staff. Over the years, she has inspired students in the second, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms and has been a valued coach valued co-teacher in ICT settings and a leader amongst her colleagues. And whereas, throughout her career, Ms. Salas has brought out the best in her students. She creates a warm, welcoming classroom where children feel supported and proud of their learning. Her positive energy sets the tone, and students leave her room every year with curiosity, confidence, and excitement about what they can accomplish. And whereas, Kathy exemplifies effective elementary teaching. As her first principal, Noela Bachi observed,
057she is able to understand, appreciate, and accommodate individual differences amongst her children as she pursues tireless efforts to develop each individual to his or her optimum potential. And whereas, Ms. Ms. Salas's passion for technology has long been evident. After earning her MS in computer education, she served on the district technology committee supporting AV as a coordinator and carefully maintaining the West End School website. She embraced professional learning to strengthen instruction, then enthusiastically coached colleagues on using the evolving internet and digital tools in the classroom. Kathy confidently integrated technology into daily learning using engaging projects to deepen students' understanding of the curriculum. And whereas, Ms. Salas's athletic spirit is equally evident in her service to the community as a volunteer and participant in the Lynbrook Fly with the Owls run and as captain of the Marion
058Street volleyball team. Whether diving for a save or serving an ace, she brings energy, teamwork, and determination as she helps lead our schools to success. And whereas, the Board of Education thanks Ms. Salas for her commitment to the Lynbrook schools and wishes her a happy and healthy retirement. Kathy will continue new jour- her new journey with her children, Liam and Casey, and loyal four-legged friends, Timmy and Oliver. With her retirement, she will seek new opportunities to give of her time and talent to the community. Kathy is prepared to leave the nest and spread her owl wings. And now, therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation of Ms. Kathleen Salas for purpose of retirement effective June 30th, 2026. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> Miguel Ramirez. Whereas, Mr. Miguel Ramirez, maintainer for
059the Lynbrook Union Free School District, has announced his intention to retire effective the close of business on June 26th, 2026 June 26th, 2026 concluding an outstanding 36 years of dedicated service to the administration, faculty, and students of the Lynbrook Union Free School District. And whereas, Mr. Ramirez began his career in 1989 as a substitute cleaner at Lynbrook High School where he quickly distinguished himself through a strong work ethic, reliability, and attention to detail earning the respect of his colleagues and supervisors alike. And whereas, his commitment and diligence led to his appointment as full-time cleaner at West End Elementary where for 10 years he continued to demonstrate pride in his work and a genuine care for maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for students and staff. And whereas, seeking to grow within the district, Mr.
060Ramirez transitioned to the role of maintainer a position of which he truly found his professional home serving the dis- with distinction for an additional 26 years and becoming known for his skill, dependability, and willingness to go above and beyond, particularly in times of urgency or need. And whereas, Mr. Ramirez has been admired not only for his strong work ethic but also his consistently pleasant demeanor, kindness, and positive attitude which made him a valued and respected member of the Lynbrook School Community. And whereas, Head Maintainer, Mr. Victorito has noted that Mr. Ramirez has been a trusted and indispensable right hand someone who could always be counted on to respond effectively in any situation and whose absence will deeply be felt by the entire maintenance department. And whereas, in his retirement, Mr. Ramirez looks forward to enjoying
061well-earned time and plans to do as little as possible >> [laughter] [applause] >> uh with his wife, Miriam, his children, Christian, Alejandro, and Xa- Xaviera? Thank you. His son-in-law, Ronnie, and his cherished grandchildren, Michael and Gabriella, as well as splitting his time between New York and Puerto Rico. And whereas, the Board of Education wishes to formally recognize and express its sincere appreciation for Mr. Ramirez's many years of loyal service, his unwavering dedication and positive impact he has had on the Lynbrook school community and extends its heartfelt gratitude and best wishes for a long, happy, and healthy retirement filled with family, relaxation, and continued joy. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation of Mr. Miguel Ramirez for the purpose of retirement effective June 26th, 2026. Congrats. >> [applause] >>
062Come up, Mr. Ramirez. Theodorus Laludakis. Whereas, Mr. Theodorus Laludakis, cleaner in the Lynbrook Union Free School District, has announced his intention to retire effective June 26th, 2026, after 23 years of dedicated service to the principals, staff, students, and parents of the Lynbrook School District. And whereas, after coming to the United States from his beloved Greece, Mr. Laludakis set out to earn the American dream. After graduating from Berner High School in Massapequa, he attended SUNY Farmingdale and earned an associate's degree in electrical technology. The skills learned here would prove to play an important role in Mr. Laludakis's later career. And whereas, to the benefit of the Lynbrook community, Mr. Laludakis began his career as a part-time sub cleaner at North Middle School in 2002, then becoming a full-time cleaner at West End in 2004. It was
063a few years later when Mr. Laludakis found his home for the remainder of his career, Lynbrook High School. And whereas, the current head custodian, Mr. Bill Ludwig, describes Mr. Laludakis as an integral member of the custodial staff, always willing to pitch in, always willing to cover, and someone who will be very difficult to replace. And whereas, the entire Lynbrook High School family wishes Mr. Laludakis the very best as he embarks on his next chapter, enjoying time fishing on the sea, rooting for his cherished Dallas Cowboys, uh New York Yankees, and New York Rangers, and visiting family and friends in Greece. And whereas, the Lynbrook Board of Education sincerely thanks Mr. Theo- Theodorus Laludakis for his years of devoted service and commitment to the Lynbrook Public Schools, and wishes him a happy, healthy, and fulfilling retirement.
064Now, therefore, it be it resolved that the Board of Education accepts the resignation of Mr. Theodorus Laludakis for the purposes of retirement effective June 26th, 2026. Janine Quasam. >> [applause] >> Whereas, Ms. Janine Quasam, principal typist clerk in the business office of the Lynbrook Public Schools, has faithfully served the district for 23 years, demonstrating exceptional attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to accuracy as both the first and final reader of every line of every school budget, carefully verifying column headings, correcting spelling, and checking each calculation by hand because she trusted her own careful review more than Excel, whose many errors she was known to catch along the way, thereby playing a critical role in maintaining the integrity of the district's financial documents. And whereas, Ms. Quasam served as the face of the district not
065only to the non-public school community, diligently ensuring that textbooks were available as students returned each year, and tracking down even the most difficult to find titles, but also the larger community, patiently and sympathetically explaining tax bills and making certain that residents understood how to apply for the STAR program and other exemptions to which they were entitled, all while fostering strong, lasting relationships with communities, community members, and families. And whereas, Ms. Quasam maintained an exceptionally comprehensive filing system of detailed and often obscure records while carrying its index in her head, so that with the familiar phrase, "I think I have something about that," she could produce even the most arcane documents at a moment's notice. And whereas, while always courteous and professional, many an unsuspecting vendor likely believed they were the clever one, only to discover
066that beneath Ms. Quasam's pleasant manner was a fierce command of details. And when invoices did not add up, information was incomplete, or someone to try to put one past Lynbrook, they soon felt her sting as she pursued every discrepancy with such precision and persistence that there was rarely much left to dispute. And whereas, Ms. Quasam was a thoughtful and caring colleague, always among the first to offer support during difficult times or a kind gesture to brighten someone's day, and who was unwavering in her willingness to assist others throughout the district. And whereas, beyond her professional accomplishments, Ms. Quasam is a proud mother of her children, Joey and Lauren, a devoted mother-in-law to Erica and Matt, and the cherished wife of Eddie, her steadfast partner and the love of her life, as well as a doting
067grandmother to Russell, Barry, Jordan, and Reese and Brody. And whereas, the Lynbrook Board of Education expresses its sincere gratitude for Ms. Quasam's dedicated service and extends its best wishes for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling retirement. And extends its heartfelt good wishes as she begins this new chapter. Though she will be greatly missed by the Lynbrook community, it is hoped that her retirement will bring her ample time to enjoy cruises, Broadway shows, mastering her formidable Mahjongg game, and settling into her new home, where she will no doubt quickly become a vibrant and much-loved presence in the community. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation of Ms. Janine Quasam for purposes of retirement effective June 30th, 2026. Now, we have to make the retirements official. May I have a motion
068to adopt resolutions 2604 C1 through C4? Mrs. Kelly, second Mr. Lunar. All in favor? And can all the retirees come up for a photo? >> Congratulations. >> [applause] >> Congratulations. And you guys are all welcome to leave and celebrate with your families. We'll take a >> Unless you want to hear about the BOCES budget. It's really fascinating. >> [laughter] >> Okay, we're going to move on to reports from trustees. Um as PTA liaison, I have nothing to report. So, we're going to move on to Mr. Bowler. Thank you. On March 31st, Lynbrook High School hosted its annual Business and Marketing Honor Society induction in the auditorium. Around 65 students were inducted this year. Additionally, this Thursday, LHS will host its National Honor Society induction where new sophomores and new and returning juniors and seniors will
069be inducted. Congratulations to all those who were and will be inducted. On April 15th, students had the opportunity to attend LHS's first ever college and career fair. Many colleges and career programs were in the gym and students were able to talk to representatives from these programs. Thank you to Ms. Moller and the guidance department for making this possible. Over the weekend, Key Club hosted a car wash in the KC parking lot. All donations went to a family in need and I can personally say my car was washed and they did a fantastic job, so thank you. Additionally, this past weekend, the LHS Drama Club presented two excellent shows of Shakespeare's As You Like It. Congratulations and great job to all the performers. In coordination with Dr. Dempsey, I sent out a survey to get feedback
070from students about Sports Night and Class Night. We received great feedback, so thank you to the all Thank you to all those who took time to fill out the survey. Your feedback goes a long way. Lastly, I know AP exams are coming up and I want to wish everyone wish every student who is sitting for one of those exams good luck. Thank you, Mr. Bowler. Um does anyone have anything >> may I just say whoever takes your spot will have such big shoes to fill, Jackson. Thank you so much for your thoroughness. >> [applause] >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um does anyone else have anything else they'd like to report? So, there is no old business, so we will be moving on to new business. All districts hold meetings tonight to vote on the Nassau
071BOCES operations budget and BOCES candidates. Whereas the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County has proposed and presented its proposed administrative operations budget for the 2026-2027 school year. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Nassau BOCES proposed administrative operations budget for the 2026-2027 school year in the amount of $28,633,061 be and hereby is approved by the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free School District. May I have a motion to accept Resolution 2504 G1, Nassau BOCES budget? Mr. Palazzolo, second. Mr. Cullen, all in favor? There are three seats open for the BOCES board and four people running. Deborah Coates, Lawrence Greenstein, Douglas Pasquarella, and Jeanine Dias Esposito. Mr. Collins, do you have any candidates that you would like to propose for the BOCES board? Thank you. I'd like to recommend Deborah Coates, Lawrence
072Greenstein, and Jeanine Dias Esposito. Is everybody in agreement with Mr. Collins' recommendation? Yes. May I have a motion to adopt the Resolution 2604 G2, voting for Deborah Coates, Lawrence Greenstein, and Jeanine Dias Esposito? Mrs. Kelly, second. Mr. Cullen, all in favor? Dr. Lynch, superintendent's report? Thank you very much, Mrs. Aragona. Uh so, we had our UPK lottery this week. Uh we are we'll be sitting about 131 132 kids and we'll have Dr. Berman give that report. So, as you are aware, next year the district will offer a full-day UPK program with a capacity of 135 students with programs located at the JCC, Our Lady of Peace, and Tiny Tykes. Once capacity is reached, we will be um maintaining a wait list. The UPK program's lottery drawing was held this past Thursday. A recording of the
073drawing along with the list of all winning lottery numbers in the order they were called is available on the district website. For those of you who did watch the live lottery drawing, a technical glitch caused a brief delay. However, the posted video reflects the complete calling of all numbers. All UPK applicants were notified via email following the drawing and are currently completing registration paperwork. Although the lottery has passed, the district will continue to accept UPK program applications until all seats are filled and no later than the first Wednesday of October. At [snorts] this time, new applications will be considered for placement at Our Lady of Peace. We're excited to continue offering this this opportunity to our youngest owls. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Berman. And I just like to give a brief update on our
074budget. So, at the March meeting, the board adopted our budget for next year. Uh next week is the formal budget hearing where Mr. Press will be presenting it to the community now that it's been adopted by the board. Uh just a couple of things um and I don't know if anyone's still watching right now, but uh we know for a fact that News 12 has us on their loop, uh basically saying because we're one of two districts that are going to exceed the allowable levy limit. Uh so, what I encourage people to really understand is what that means. Our 10-year average levy is 2.02%. The levy this year is only 1.97%. So, we are significantly below our 10-year average. We are the 14th lowest levy in the entire county of Nassau, but because of a
075odd way that the formula works, we just happen to need a supermajority this year. So, I spoke to a lovely resident today on the phone and anyone watching, I will answer my phone every day to explain this to folks. We are putting forth a very responsible budget. All we're looking to do is is we're asking community for basically an extra $800,000 primarily to keep class sizes small on the K12 level and to expand the programs where that you saw tonight. The The enactment of the profile of the owl. It is a low low levy. We just happen to need a super majority. So, that's proposition one. We also have another proposition out there. That's the only one that needs 60% is the is the budget. A 50% vote on our on our technology proposition which
076will allow us to continue our wiring project and to get technology devices in the hands of kids. And then our third proposition is is a proposition to acquire some land from the Village of Lynbrook and to build a student fitness center which will allow us to move out of the weight room and create a yoga studio along with some other projects that will be going on up at North Middle School and a PA system for West End. That also only needs a 50% vote. Very important. Proposition one is the budget. Proposition two is the technology reserve. Proposition three is the is the fitness center. You can vote it any which way you wish, but that's kind of what's what's going on. And just anyone from the board want to add anything regarding the the the
077responsible budget that we're we're putting forward? Yeah, I mean just on on the budget, Dr. Lynch, you highlighted some of these numbers already, but we average about 2.02% a year. We're actually coming to the community asking for less than our 10-year average. The statewide average is significantly higher than the 1.97% we're asking for. The countywide average is significantly higher and we're one of the lowest increases. Our 1.9 7% is one of the lowest increases of any district in Nassau County. So, while Newsday or I'm sorry, not Newsday, News 12 is running on their loop that we're asking to exceed the tax cap, it's kind of an irrelevant. The tax cap is a formula that is really it's an archaic formula. It's complex, but it's what you and sitting here to explain it would take you
078know, Mr. Press Come next week, he will. And he will. So, if anyone really really really can't sleep, put that on to next week because it's incredibly boring. But that that tax cap, that's kind of like sizzle journalism or yellow journalism that we're exceeding the tax cap. When what we're doing is coming to the community with one of the lowest increases in the county that we're asking for lower than other districts who are not exceeding their tax cap. Um the other thing just to point out, you mentioned the fitness center that we're doing. That actually has nothing to do because I've heard some confusion on this. People saying, "Well, if we're exceeding the tax cap, why are we building a fitness center?" The two are completely unrelated. The the tax increase that we're asking for
079of 1.97% has absolutely nothing to do with the fitness center. That's coming out of a completely separate reserve. That reserve is only for things like that project. So, it's not as simple as, "Oh, well, why don't you use that and then you wouldn't have to do a 1.97% tax increase." We can't. By state law, that money has been allocated already for projects exactly like that cuz I have heard some confusion amongst people asking, "Well, why would you do that in a year with the tax you know, with the tax cap levy is being breached?" The two are completely unrelated. If anyone has any confusion, seriously, take Dr. Lynch up on his offer. Call his office. Um certain members of this board are probably the easiest people in the world to reach. I'm one of them.
080My number is on my Facebook profile. Call me on my cell phone anytime a day. I will explain it, but really it's important to understand that the the fact that we're out there as a district that's breaching the tax levy cap is irrelevant. It means nothing. We're coming with one of the lowest increases in the county. Thank you, Mr. Lunar. And on capital project, I'll turn over to Mr. Press. We're starting summer projects today, right? >> Yes. If I could also just I just wanted to add to what you're saying because proposition three is not just the the fitness center. It is using funds from the capital reserve and these reserve propositions have absolutely no impact on the tax levy. So, just I'd like to keep that in mind. But that proposition three, not only
081it's the fitness center, it's also replacing rooftop HVAC units here at the high school that are in desperate need of repair. They're 30-40 years old. So, we've been kind of repairing them and Mr. Satan's crew have been keeping them going, but they're they're well well past their useful lifetime. There's also work on classrooms at at North Middle School. There's some heating system repairs also at North Middle. And then replacement of a PA system at West End that is not functioning and it's a safety issue. So, those are all wrapped up in proposition three. It's one big beautiful package right there. Um so, I just wanted to make mention of that. Um in terms of the capital projects that were funded from last year's vote, so May 2025, we had to kick off meeting today. Nice
082big room full of happy contractors. So, we're going to be replacing the roof here at the high school. Um we're doing some work on a science classroom up at North Middle School and we are replacing some of the bathrooms. Replacing student bathrooms and adding some faculty bathrooms up at West End. So, that stuff is all going on. That will start very soon. And that's that's what we have there. Great. Thank you very much. Back to you, Ms. Aragon. Thank you. At this time, we'd like to open up the mic for public comments. Um please state your name and if you live in and out of district. Oh, okay. Uh moving on, we do have one sympathy resolution tonight for Janet Frieda Friedman. Whereas the members of the Board of Education of the Lynbrook Union Free
083School District have learned with sorrow of the passing of Janet Friedman, former employee in the Lynbrook School District. And whereas Janet Frieda Friedman served as a nurse at South Middle School for 13 years from 1991 to 2004. And whereas the Board of Education is mindful of the contributions made to our district by Janet Frieda Friedman during her years of serve service to our community. Be it resolved that the Board of Education records its sorrow, its sympathy, and the esteem in which Mrs. Friedman was held. And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the family of Janet Friedman with the hope that they will find solace and comfort in the rich heritage of good works for which she is remembered and revered. I'd like to ask for consent agenda on
084resolutions 2604 C5 through C10, 2604 NC1 through NC3, and 2604 G3 through G31. May I have a motion, please? Mr. Paleski, second Mr. Lunar. All in favor? May I have a motion to accept the consent agenda? Mrs. Kelly, second Mr. Cullen. All in favor? Our next meeting is next Wednesday, May 6th. It's a budget hearing and monthly meeting. The budget vote is May 19th. Voting takes place at North, South, and the high school. To find your polling location, visit our website under finance and budget. Call the district clerk's office if you would like an absentee or early mail-in ballot application. Um thank you guys for being so kind to me while I ran my first meeting. Can I ask for a motion a motion to adjourn? Mr. Lunar, second Mr. Cullen. All in favor? Thank
085you. Good job, Tara.