001Second. >> All in favor? >> Yep. >> Okay. Yep. >> I need a motion for the claims and financial reports for December 2025 and January 2026. >> So moved. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> Yep. Now, anything on the on the agenda that anybody wants to talk about? come up to the podium, tell us your name, and That's a no. Okay, moving right along. Superintendent report. >> Okay, it's only been a couple weeks. >> Wait, wait, was there a yes? >> Okay. >> Oh, go ahead. Oh, >> Mr. Warren. >> Hello. >> I'm faster than you, I see. Go ahead. Sorry. >> Hello. My name is Alex Warren and I'm here to um discuss um the parking about juniors parking at the parking lot. Uh good
002evening, President Arcelenian, members of the board of education, Superintendent Pety, and members of the community. My name is Alex Warren, and I'm here to speak on behalf of the junior class. I'm a junior in Matuck High School with a full driver license. I'm a tri-season athlete, maintain a 4.0 0 Ga and am currently enrolled in four college level courses. Over the past year, I have followed every requirement step to earn my full license, passing my permanent exam, completing the in-person road test, and finishing the driver education course offered here at Matuck. Like many other juniors, I walk each morning from Love Lane to the high school, often in the cold and dark, passing numerous empty parking spaces that remain unused. On one occasion, due to being short on time and wanting to prioritize attendance, I
003made the decision to park at the school. As a result, I was removed from a college level class and called into a meeting with the superintendent, vice principal, and a local police officer. I sat alongside peers who make the same long walk daily, and we were all disciplined. I'm not here to argue whether I technically violated a school rule. Rather, I am here to address the inconsistency and inequality in how that rule has been enforced. As a fully licensed driver, I received a lunch detention. Under normal circumstances, I would have accepted this consequence without question. However, since then, I have learned that other students, both this year and in previous years, have committed the same violation and received only warnings, notes, or no direct confrontation at all. This was my first and only time parking
004at the school. Yet, I received an immediate detention without any prior warning. From a student's perspective, this appears unfair and does not reflect equitable enforcement. The only difference in this situation was the presence of local law enforcement. I did not violate any New York State driving laws, only a school policy. This raises raises an important question. Were punishments escalated simply because police were present? If so, that is not a fair or consistent basis for discipline. Matuk's code of conduct clearly states on its first page that quote student discipline and support policies and practices will be implemented in a manner which is caring and equitable. End quote. When students in past years and even this year have received multiple warnings for the same offense, including students without full licenses, how does issuing an immediate lunch detention
005align with that principle? Quite simply, it does not. I am speaking not only on my behalf but on half on behalf of the other juniors who received lunch detentions without warning. While students without full licenses were appropriately addressed by law enforcement under New York state regulations, they too were susect subjected to school discipline without prior notice or consistency. The junior class is respectfully requesting that the administration acknowledge this inconsistency and where appropriate reconsider the launch detentions and issue a one-time formal warning instead. We love our school and deeply respect our faculty and administration. Our request is in good faith and out of a desire for fairness, transparency, and adherence to the values outlined in Matuck's own code of conduct. Thank you for your time and consider consideration this evening. It is greatly appreciated. >> Thank
006you. [applause] >> Before I move on, anybody else? Okay. Thank you, >> House. I I just want to respond. First of all, thank you for your approach, very respectable. Um, again, you know, I was a high school principal for a lot of years, and it was clear to our students that juniors were not allowed to park on campus. Um, and at the very least, if you parked on campus, no one broke the school rule. Um, so you give them fair warning. Everyone knew that that was a rule. um you were disciplined and it was typically far harsher than a lunch detention. Um on that day there was law enforcement here because there was an accident with one of the juniors that parked on campus, right? The church had closed down parking and so a bunch
007of juniors took it upon themselves um to park on campus and one of them hitting another student's car and one of our plows. Um, which doesn't bode well for the argument of juniors parking on campus. They might need a little more practice. Um, so that's why I was here. I just happened to be walking in and I joined it and Officer Fner was there because numerous students were unlicensed. Um, didn't have their folds driver's license. Many of the cars weren't registered and a bunch of them weren't inspected and we had an accident and that's why law enforcement was here. Um, we partner with our SRO's. It was a great opportunity. Um, and I think Officer Fner did an amazing job [clears throat] of kind of walking you guys through that process. Um, you know, and
008I left off, you know, I kind of laid the heavy hand and you didn't mention it where, you know, you guys jeopardized being able to park on campus as seniors. Um, and that's typically how I handled that when uh I was the principal. Um, you know, building administration now took a different approach. I think they went pretty light with the lunch detention. Um, but uh, you know, as far as the consistency, you know, I'm sure Mr. Burke heard you and and and that's something that they will work on. Um, that was something that came out of it is that the parking in, you know, uh, outside needs more supervision so that there could be consistency. You guys got caught up in an event that day. Um, but again, I I appreciate you coming tonight and
009uh and your approach to to sharing your feelings. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay, superintendent report. >> We'll jump into the superintendent report. Okay. Um it's only been I think two weeks of school uh since our last meeting. Um I hope everyone had uh a nice holiday recess and uh and a good new year. And then we we came back and we hit the ground running. Uh just to update the board and the community on a couple things. Um we have received a resignation. um from Mr. Connley uh board member. Um he's this is his third term. He's been on the board since July of 2018. Um he's been a tremendous asset in a lot of different ways. Uh he he's run our audit and finance committee. He's been on our buildings and grounds
010committees uh as well as curriculum and policy. So he's really had his hands in a lot of different things over the last several years. Um but with his resignation, there will be three open seats uh to be voted on at the May budget vote. Um two of them are three-year terms and then uh Mr. [clears throat] Connley's term will be a one-year term because he was up the following year. Um the board uh met this evening and decided that uh they would leave that seat open until the election in May. Um so that's just an update for the community. Um and uh for those wondering where where where Mr. Connley is um some other things happening. Uh we are holding an active shooter training. Um this is going to be next week um for faculty
011and staff. Um it's being uh done in conjunction with Suffach County Police Department Homeland Security as well as our local South Police Department. Um it'll be after school again open to all employees. Uh we had done this training a few years back. um our CSEA uh unit members weren't unable to attend at that point in time. So, we're trying to make sure that they all have access to the training and then also that any of our newer staff um who hadn't received the training last time were able to uh participate. Budget season is underway. Um we've held all of our department meetings and building level meetings uh this week and uh in in the process of building the budget for next year. Uh the district's first budget meeting will be held February 12th at our
012next board of ed meeting um where we will roll out a preliminary budget um and also Mr. Delari will give a report on state aid at that point in time. Uh since returning from break the administrative team has been participating in different professional development opportunities and workshops. Uh Mr. Burke uh uh participated in the high school principal day of learning at Farmingdale State University. uh they had a keynote and breakout sessions led by Dr. Jen Schwanki centered on rebuilding trust in schools and strengthening leadership capacity with the focus that align directly with the portrait of [clears throat] a graduate pathways to graduation and then systems for tracking individual student progress. Um the conference also highlighted how internal leadership, integrated academic and student services, the use of technology can promote equity, accountability, and personalized learning, ensuring
013students graduate with both interpersonal and intellectual skills. Mrs. Brennan, uh Leah Fileleti, and Mrs. Stewart attended the Scopes Woman in Leadership Conference. Uh that was a two-day conference uh at Eastwind. Uh that focused on celebrating leadership that lifts. Uh the keynote speaker was Fran uh Pullman and she spoke about leading with purpose by aligning values with vision, building influence and resilience. Uh the day included interactive breakout sessions all centered on thriving through challenge and change u mentorship and empowerment and creating an inclusive school culture where everyone belongs. And then yesterday, Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Finnegan and myself attended the New York State Education Department workshop um where we were able to engage in a regional conversation about the New York State Portrait of a Graduate and explore how its key attributes connect to inquiry based learning
014in preK through grade 5 classrooms which was pretty eye openening. You know, we've been focusing so much on the high school with that. Um I think we're in really good shape. A lot of the work that Mrs. Brennan and and the folks at Cutcho East have been doing really do align with um the uh the requirements of portrait of a graduate. I think there's just more work to do in labeling it and connecting it a little bit more. Um but we're in good shape there. Uh Rozi, they never rest. Um they participated in the Bethl drill competition and brought home many first place trophies out of the 14 units that participated from the uh tri-state area. Our air rifle team finished second place and overall first place was was solidified by participation in the area
015finals. Um that and that's in Pottstown, PA. The 20th annual drill competition was held right before the holidays at South Hold High School. I mean here at MHS. Uh there were eight schools participating in the event. And as the host school, we do not compete for trophies. We just help run the event. So, um, again, thank you to for to our custodial staff for all the work they did behind that and congratulations to them. Um, Cadet Colin Reed finished third overall in the area 2 air rifle championship in December at Perth Amboy High School in New Jersey and has been invited to compete in the Navy Nationals in Columbus, Missouri in February. Um, this is the second time he was also invited to go to the nationals last year. The air rifle team also took
016a third place um, as well at that final event. and NJRTC has their Winters Awards at on January 27th at 7 PM. On the sports side of things, a quick update uh this evening, our wrestling team secured a league title. Uh they just defeated Port Jeff about an hour ago. Um so that's uh back-to-back league titles for that team. Our Matitech varsity cheerleaders competed at the third annual Newsuesday cheerfest over the weekend. Uh this is a fun high energy competition. Uh it took place at Hoffshire University and included teams from both Nassau and SUFFK. The team also competed in the section 11 competition at Center Reach on Saturday. Um special congratulations to senior Jillian Fogerty who was selected as one of News Day's top 50 cheerleaders uh for this school year. Um Jillian's four-year varsity
017cheerleader is one of the team's most most versatile athletes. Um she's involved in all stunt positions as a flyer, base, and back. and her standing and running tumbling skills on the elite category. Um so congratulations to uh to that team and to Miss Fogerty as well. Um and then uh the district is also beginning to prepare for the nation's 250th anniversary. um the building principles along with myself. I held a planning meeting and um they had already had ideas in place before we even met and uh we're looking at a day late in May where districtwide uh we celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary um coordinating with outside organizations and some different events. So, more to come and I'll update the board as uh as that comes closer to fruition. Um just two other quick uh
018dates to bring to your attention. The Longwood Regional Legislative Breakfast is on February 7th at 8:30 at Longwood High School. If you're interested in attending um please [clears throat] let Mr. Bieber know, make sure to make sure you signed up. And then uh traditionally we haven't gone to the Eastern SuffK Bosey's executive briefing which is on February 11th at 6:30 PM. Um but if that's something that somebody would be interested in attending uh again please let Lisa know and we'll we'll sign you up and uh we'll get you there. And uh just for the board and the community fee our February meeting is going to be in the high school library. Um we're going to have the setup uh for the musical and so we will not be able to use this room at that
019time. So we will be in the library. [cough and clears throat] That's a wrap. >> Yep, that's a wrap. >> Okay, now we're up to elementary school leaders leadership report. >> Thank you. Good evening everyone. As the very proud principal of Kutchog East, it gives me great pleasure tonight to introduce members of our elementary student leadership along with their adviserss, Miss Emily McKillip and Mrs. Sophia, Mrs. Sophia Ristoff. Tonight, student leaders will present on recent events at Kogies. Please welcome to the podium Vanessa Rosa, Renie Aiso, Stella Bowski, Maddie Feron, Jacob Lucarelli, Glenn Amarati, Charlie Trant, and Logan Sterling. [applause] Good evening, Miss McKillip and I would like to thank you again for welcoming the Kajogi back to present. Um they are going to let you know on recent Kachog East happenings. First on the
020agenda, holiday toy collection. Katrol Geese held a holiday toy drive. The toy collection took place on December 3rd through December 19th. Students brought in toys to donate to make children's holiday wishes come true. Student leadership made posters and hung them around the school to encourage more toys to to donate. We are so thankful for our community. Next up, we have Deck the Halls. >> Something Kutch East does to celebrate the holidays is Deck the Halls. Deck the Halls is where kids in all different grades decorate their hallway. For example, sixth grade did Christmas in New York City. Sixth grade decided to have jobs for different parts of the city like Radio City, Rockefeller Center, Snowflake Skyscrapers, and different stores. First grade did a scene from the movie Elf. Fifth grade did a winter book, and
021the youngest students made gingerbread houses. Next, we have winter concerts. On December 15th, uh, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Kachagis Elementary School, fourth grade put on their very first concert. On December 16th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Coach Geese Elementary School. Fifth and sixth grade performed in their winter concert. Parents and families enjoyed their child's concert. Kids put a lot of effort into these concerts. They had many hours of practice and it means a lot to them. Fourth, we have holiday spirit week. Every year around the time of the holidays, excitement floods the halls, but most importantly CE's holiday spirit week. Monday was festive sweater day. Tuesday was Grinch day, by far the best movie. >> Wednesday was holiday hat. Thursday was sparkle and shine day where students wore things that sparkled and were bright.
022>> Friday was long winter's snap or PJ day. Everyone wore their comfy clothes. [clears throat] >> Uh, fifth thing we're talking about tonight is Frosty Fair. The the PTA has a holiday toy shop for children to buy their relatives, teachers, or teachers things like toys, hats, and dog toys. There are prices on everything so you know how much it it costs. The PTA also gives out a list for when you're shopping, so it makes it easier to remember everyone and everything you are buying. Next up, we have parent teacher conferences. Parent teacher conferences. For parent teacher conferences, parents sit down with their children's teacher and hear about how they're doing in school. Some student leaders and additional fifth and sixth graders, bilingual ambassadors came in and showed parents where to go and some even translated
023for Hispanic for Spanish speaking families. Oh. Um, last but not least, we have >> What's coming up? >> The Little Mermaid Junior C play February 6th and February 7th. >> PS I love you week. >> February break. >> March parent teacher conferences. >> Um, all right. That is all we have. Um, thank you guys again so much for having us and we will be back for hopefully a spring board event meeting. Thank you. [applause] [applause] >> I just want to say that Mr. Pety invited me to say good farewell to the elementary school just before Christmas break and I really didn't want to go but when I went it was the most joyful moment that I would bet anybody had for the holidays. They were dressed up like the Grinch and the conductor from the
024Polar Express and and Charlie in the Box instead of Jack in the Box. And it was just they were all singing. The kids were all I mean we were all happy. We were on break, but they were really really happy. So, thank you for inviting me, Mr. Pety. And thank you to your staff. They were great >> for joining us. >> They do know how to have a good time. I forgot how how fun it is. So, okay. Um, now we're at Are you finished, Mrs. Brennan? Yeah. >> Yes. >> Yeah. We're up to exeicio student board member report. >> Hi. [applause] Hello. Good afternoon everyone. I'm going to give um an exeicio student report. I wanted to start with by restating and making a brief statement about the underassman driving and parking policy. Last
025year, seniors were when we were in our junior year, we were allowed to park by the church and walk to the school. However, this year due to construction, uh the juniors from this year were not permitted to park by the church anymore. So, which led to um the junior's parking and the senior parking lot. Um Mr. Petrey, Mr. Burke, and Miss Stewart um sent out a thoughtful message collectively on the rules and regulations about student parking. Underassmen are not permitted to park on school property or ride in vehicles driven by students leaving campus due to, as Mr. Patre stated by the collectively uh seen by juniors not being able to uh have the experience that seniors have. Although uh some juniors do have their full license, it's still a school rule that they're not allowed
026to park in the senior parking lot. Mr. of Fchner, which is an SRO officer, sent out an email to all parents stating that students who hold a New York State Junior class DJ license may not legally drive to and from school under New York State law. So, just to go over it as um again and just state the policy of the school. Moving on to the junior high report. The day before break, uh there was an ice skating trip for seventh graders where they enjoyed um the arcade, pizza, ice skating, and quality times with friends. This was a perfect way to um increase holiday spirit before Christmas break. And high school students um participated in a volleyball tournament against not only guidance but teachers, and it was very fun. Um following there was the first
027annual deck the halls on love lane which was introduced by the PTSA where students um gathered together to decorate different Christmas trees with different themes such as in front of Nofodokco there was a um Christmas tree decorated um with donuts and treats um ornaments. Uh I drove by there a couple times throughout the night and it was very beautiful to see all the trees collectively done by students. Um it was very nice to introduce more holiday spirit. There is a weekly manatuk merch where students um in seventh grade and eighth grade are um all together raffled. There's a raffle with all students that are already in it and Miss Collins take um sorry every week a student gets picked and wins um Madatuk merch which could be a sweatshirt or a hat and it is
028to increase school spirit as well as they collected money to donate gift cards to the cast program. Um, this was before the holiday uh break, so those gift cards were used for teens in need of Christmas gifts or clothes. Um, as we stated before, the toy drive toy drive was used to help kids in need of any holiday gifts. And teens are usually swept under the rug due to it being harder to help get gifts for them. So, this was a a nice way to ensure that teens in need get as well. Uh, brand new, this is the eighth grade day of giving. Going back to before Thanksgiving break, uh, the eighth grade class collectively went um [clears throat] all around North Fork to help the community. Um, this helped eighth graders gain community service
029hours and provide help for the community. This leads into the senior day of service where we go around and help local businesses. I believe this is very crucial to be implemented and I think it's very amazing that this was the first year we've ever done this because not only does it introduce community service and giving out to our community and our school, but it helps students really understand what it's like to be out there and help everyone in need. Moving on to the high school report. This upcoming week, there are midterms for 9th through 11th graders. Thankfully, seniors don't have any midterms. English, geometry, and algebra 2. And lastly, lastly, social studies. Um, juniors and people in the grade below have been staying after school for extra help and really studying to get a good
030grade on these midterms. And following, uh, January 23rd is the last day of second quarter. Amazingly, we're already almost halfway through the year. So, time has been moving quite quickly. Guidance has been entering um classes. It started today and tomorrow as well. They will be entering social studies classes to introduce juniors with college information. I remember this day as if it was yesterday being bombarded with all this information on what is needed, SATs, colleges that we should start researching and it can be quite a lot. However, time goes by really fast and seniors now are getting college acceptances back and are still applying. So although it might feel a lot for the juniors now, it'll go by really fast. And scheduling as well is upcoming on the 26th for all grades except seniors. Although it
031is quite sad, it is quite exciting with all this college information and scheduling will take place upcoming. Bosey's visitors day is upcoming for 10th graders. Uh I went on this field trip on and I visited the law program and the medical program. I think it's very important to introduce these programs as well as we have our own now for carpentry. Uh it gives a good like wide range on whether students want to continue just going school regularly or if they're very if they are set on what they want to do and pursue. Bose is an amazing program to get kick started on that. And PSA Love You Day is the week before February break. So SAD club and student council are working together to um get some events to spread more love and posit positivity
032because the on Friday, February 13th is um PSA lovey day. Senior events um the senior ski trip is upcoming. So that's very exciting. the drop form and money is due on this following [snorts] Tuesday. So, everyone is quite excited for that. We [clears throat] got a letter uh in our mail with all upcoming senior deadlines, events, and so the measurement for cap and gown was mentioned. So, it's quite [clears throat] and as well as the final name wanted on the diploma. So, all this information is amazing to see as well as sad. Monthly scholarship list is out every single month. So, it's a great opportunity for seniors to apply and try to get as much money as possible to help with college um financial and finalizing college applications. Everyone of my peers have been talking
033about whether they're still applying or they're getting their acceptances back. So, it's very exciting. SAD Club presented in seventh grade health classes on the dangers of vaping. I was able to help present to Miss Amato's third period class. It was really exciting to see all these students like get all this information in. Even at a young age, I believe it's important to implement all the dangers of peer pressure, vaping, drinking, all this danger that can happen outside of school. And um it was just very amazing to help spread this information. Uh student leader training for LITI was this past weekend where student members, mental health members went on this overnight trip to be with other students from a wide range of schools and just collectively get ideas for mental health um training and ideas to
034bring back to the school as well. Sports highlights as Mr. Treyu said the wrestling just won their all-time league. I talked to Colin Heig, which is a peer of mine, who uh explained to me very excitingly that they will most likely win their league, so thankfully they did. Girls basketball won their last two games against Southampton and Eastampton. So, they're they've been doing pretty well. And boys basketball, if they beat Babylon, Port Jeff, and Port Jeff, they will make playoffs. So, that's also very exciting. Following with boys basketball the it has been the first year implementing a marching band. They have played at the Turkey Bowl which was very exciting and are now they played at a basketball game as well as the cheer team officially now cheering on boys basketball games as well. These
035are some photos I took of the cheer team cheering on the boys basketball and they also did a halftime show for everyone to see. I think this is very crucial for not only student engagement but students like actually wanting to come see the games. Not as the games not exciting but having these two things implemented as well is has very has increased the amount of students wanting to go see the games and I think it's very amazing that it's our first year having the marching band. It's very exciting as well as the cheer team now. It's it's just really it's really exciting to see. um and it increases school spirit and participation. As for the yearbook, I am the one only one on the yearbook team as of now and senior and teacher superlatives are
036finalized. So, it is exciting to see everyone come together. Uh today, yearbook cover and yearbook dedication, senior quote Google forms went out. So everyone's filling that out and the talk about what cover should be picked, who the yearbook should be dedicated to and what senior quotes will people want to put out has been very exciting and thank you all for your time. >> Thank you. [applause] Good job. >> Thank you so much. >> Some of the colleges came and put presentations on for our seniors. >> Yes. Do we have any trade schools coming on and talking to our seniors about taking trade courses? And and if [clears throat] not, I understand. Um if not, next year, could we try and get some to come? >> Sure. >> You do that. >> Thank you. >> No
037problem. >> Okay. Now we're up to department reports. Who wants to go first? Art and music. Oh, Art's going first. >> All right. Good evening, everyone. Uh, thank you for inviting the art department to do a presentation to show you all the exciting events and activities we'll be doing this year. Some celebrating things that have already happened, some are things to come. Um, but Morgan is a very busy young lady and uh she does want to speak as far as the student perspective of the arts because she is the president of the National Art Honor Society and is a key student to our program with promoting and getting students involved. So, I'm going to have her start off in the presentation tonight. >> [applause] >> My name is Morgan Dunn and I am president of
038art honor society at Maduk High School. I've been involved in the art program since my freshman year and I'm more grateful I am more than grateful that I have been. I started off my freshman year not exactly loving art. It wasn't my favorite thing and I wasn't optimistic about it. I wouldn't even think about doing anything involved in art besides the required studio art class. But my tennis coach, Miss Rose, asked me to join Art Portfolio. Originally, I was like, absolutely not. I'm not good at art. But then I realized that that was just a mindset. Then I thought for a while and realized it could not hurt to try art. And if I don't like it, it's just another thing to put on my college resume. Today, I realized that if I did not
039make the decision of joining Art Portfolio as well as Art Honor Society my freshman year, I would not be the same person that I am today. The art program at Matuk High School has gave me a sense of optimism, leadership, and a sense of myself. I have learned to express myself thoroughly through my art. It truly gives me a space safe space where I can be who I want to be. I have learned that not everything will be perfect and that's what makes things unique. Not everyone has to be in uniform and if it was then the world would be boring. I learned how to be a leader and how important it is to bring the community together, especially through certain things like window painting at the MadC Plaza, bringing joy to our community, as
040well as showcasing the art of our truly remarkable artists from MadC High School. Lastly, I learned how to truly be myself. So, I would like to thank you to the MHS art department for making me who I am today. [applause] All right, thank you Morgan. Um, so we'll get started. Um, so this is a little bit of a flowchart that we use from guidance. Um, you could see that everything stems from the ninth grade studio art course and it has grown and we are so proud that this is a good thing to be happening. Um, we have added on the AP art which is our largest collection of AP artists I've ever had. We have 16 students which is really amazing for our program. Um, also for Miss Peltzer's program, she has added that sports
041broadcasting. She also has film three. So, it's been great that we have so many opportunities for students to continue in those pathways to learn more about whatever art they prefer and have options. >> [snorts] >> the the um starred classes are classes that we interchange sometimes depending on what students wants or needs are for that year. So, it's really a nice option that we can turn to different courses based on the needs. Um as far as our art clubs in the elementary school, there is art portfolio and set design. In the junior, senior high school, we have junior high art port portfolio, high school art portfolio and national art honor society and yearbook. Um right now, this is um something I left flyers for everybody at the table is the East End Arts Martin Luther
042King project. So, uh, this year the students decided that they were going to choose Louisie Armstrong and they choose the image and there's 16 panels and the fun part about this is each student takes their panel and does their own individual twist on their style of art and in the end we bring them back in and put them all together. So, it's a collaborative program um that each student expresses themselves for that project. Um, I did just find out that the display is going to be in Greenport, so it's on the flyer. At first, I didn't know until just a day ago. Um, so this is one of the projects we are highlighting for our um, African-American um, history month and we also did our holiday window painting. And 2025 actually marked our 15th year
043of this beautiful tradition that Morgan did talk about. And as you can see the students um that are participating now were start when we started this so long ago they were tiny little children going to go to the movies or go to the local stores and they always got to see all the big kids art and they were talking about how oh my gosh like I remember doing like seeing this when I was little. I could not wait to participate. So it has just gotten really to an amazing feat and all the kids look forward to this every year and just spreading the joy for the community. The Parish Art Museum will be coming up in the month of February, which is our youth art month to celebrate the arts. Um, this has been a
04467-year tradition at the museum, and more than a thousand artists are put up and display there. And this year, we're going to be having 15 students artwork that does go over there, which will be very difficult for Mr. Dlonsky and I to choose those 15 pieces because we have so many amazing artists. Um and the elementary school is going to have two group projects to go over um which is going to be a collaboration from certain grades. So this was since it hasn't happened I just wanted to highlight this was last year what the exhibit looked like at the museum. We had our nice own wall from Matuck and last year the senior award went to Tate Foster and they always do an underclassman one to watch and that was Elizabeth Lanes. And the me
045memory project has been a project we've done for about six years now. It's with our national art honor society and I do extend it to other students and give them community service hours because they do the project outside of school. So um this past year Malawi was one of was the place that we did bring the portraits to. So this is to underprivileged children some orphans who have never seen a picture of themselves or had an art piece done of themselves. um and never traveled outside their villages. So, this would be I'm sorry, the 12th year that we have been doing this. So, the kids enjoy it because we get a video at the end of the project of all these children receiving these gifts and um it's very touching and I'm going to play
046a little bit of it for you because it is a seven minute video. So, here's examples of some of the portraits we've sent over from our students. So, here is our video. And let me just It was working before. I'm sorry. Oh, here we go. All right. I'm just going to push it a little forward. Ascension here. Do you know if I'm doing something wrong? >> Right. Maybe if I refresh it. >> There we go. So it's very cute. Our students write a message and they trace their hands and the young kids like to put their hands like they're holding hands with our kids. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. [music] LA. [clears throat] So that's just a piece of the video that the students
047and I always get to see at the end of the school year. And it's always touching to me the first time I see it because it's just very special that you know we can connect with students from or children from all over the world and we have a conversation with the students and realize that it's that we are very fortunate where we are and I'm just happy that we can give a little joy to some students in another area of the world. Um, so the next thing is the New York State School Board Association exhibit. Um, so we had Elizabeth Lanes, Morgan Dunn, and Charlie Johnson who were um, chosen for their art which is displayed below um, for that exhibit. Um, so that's shown during the school board association annual convention. We also had
048the New York State Legislative Exhibit. Um, so this is also during youth art month. Um, this is the largest public display of the art work in the government building. Um, it's co- uh sponsored by the New York State United Teachers and it started in 1990 and it goes to the building in Albany. So it gives the opportunity for students and families to go and connect with the legislators and go up and see the work of all the students. Um, so the students chosen for this were Matt Madison Anderson and Kelsey Shimp and that's their two pieces. And recently um Mr. Jablonsky had done some photography installations throughout the school. Um, the peers chose their in their class the exceptional photographer photography from each other and framed it and installed it in the library, cafeteria, the
049hallways and administrators offices. So here's a few examples of their beautiful work. And for media arts, the TV, film, and broadcasting program, the students had covered the annual wall of honor induction ceremony in November. Um you can see that ceremony video um on the WHS YouTube channel if you didn't have a chance to see that already. And they also have the sports broadcasting class which has featured a fall and winter sports coverage on their first few episodes of the MHS overtime. They wrote scripts, conducted interviews, filmed at sporting events, created video packages, and produced three episodes highlighting Matuk's varsity sports. And that will also be available to check out on the WHS YouTube channel for the latest episodes. and it's been really [clears throat] exciting. Students have done an amazing job putting that together. And
050then we have some educational trips that have occurred and that are coming up. So the first one we did was the Metropolitan Museum and the New Way Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art will be coming up, the Long House Reserve, and Plan Air Painting in Orient where we're going to bring the paints and have the students set up with easels and do real-time painting just like master artists did in the past so that they can realize how difficult it was before modern technology and had you had to take everything with you and set up and you know, you only got so much done, had to go back and do it again. So, it's going to be a little bit of a different twist on plain air. Um, so the broadcast awards for the senior high
051um TV production bash will be at Hofster University. And I am currently, and I did this a few I think it's two and a half years ago now. I'm in the works of planning a 2027 Disney Imagineers trip that's going to be including another visit with Dan Suiki who is an alumni student who is an engineer and does the roller coaster designs at the park. He just finished the amazing Tron roller coaster ride there. And the elementary art events, we had Mr. Costello advising the art portfolio and set design there. He had 13 students exhibit their art at the Long Island Aquarium in the spring and then they took that art to Kutchog Newuff Library for the fall and these were all etchings of marine animals. He also had two third graders participate in the
052New York State U Martin Luther King student art and essay exhibition on view at the Empire State Plaza concourse on January 14th and 40 fifth graders participated in the CAST annual 10 by10 art benefit in Southole this past December. The elementary school also participates in the annual parish art museum exhibit. And this year, the fourth grade will be the group that's going to submit a ceramic project. And first and second graders participated in the 2025 New York State School Board exhibit that was organized by Nisada. and upcoming exhibits and awards. We have the congressional art competition that we will be choosing for students in the high school to be have their work submitted to our local um representatives office. They will be judged and if any of the students from our school happen to be
053chosen. That student's work does go up to the capitol and is displayed at the capitol building for an entire year which is a great honor. So hopefully we'll have some great submissions this year. Um the Madison school art portfolio program and exhibit will be happening at the end of the school year after that program's over and we'll put all of the students artwork up in the halls here. We also will be doing the fifth year of the art awards dinner to celebrate those students on June 3rd at Stonewall restaurant. I feel it's important to give the art students a big celebration just like the athletics and the music and everyone else. So, that was our new event that we just started and we're going to be submitting one junior in May for the News Day
054Scholar Artist. Um, and also I didn't mention the portfolio program is now doing an all county. So, we did have two students get chosen for all county and they went and worked with a professional artist and come next year they're also going to have all state which is going to be based on their portfolio scores where they'll be selected among statewide to participate in a special program if we have a student that qualifies. Um, as far as the NISATA our portfolio program um it has grown tremendously um in the past five years. Um we began the club in 2007 with around eight students districtwide. um and it was only high school students. This year, both in the junior high and the high school, we have 30 students participating, which is amazing. Um the elementary started
055the uh participating in 2020 and has an average of 10 students each year, which I know Mr. Castello is now considering bringing in some more students for that as well. And it's a great way to funnel those students from the elementary to the junior high and high school to keep participating in our portfolio program. Um there's a shift in the program currently. Um they want to make thinking visible, show where their ideas have begun and how they evolved. Demonstrate practices, experimentation, revision, document feedback, and rever refer to the ex exemplar artists ideas and the artist's work. So in the past, they would just say do a self-portrait. Well, now it's evolved to more of like the AP style to start getting more deeper critical thinking skills happening with their art. So it's now considered identity
056piece. They don't want to just see a picture of you. They want to know something that's going to be shown about you personally. Not just, yeah, we know what you look like, but we really want to know who you are. So, now each component for the portfolio is more about critical and deeper thinking, um, which is going to take a little bit more time and a lot of artifacts to go along with it, but I think it's really important to the artists and to make them evolve and deeper thinkers. And we also have our National Art Honor Society. Um we started that in 2010. Um this connects to the portfolio program. You must be an art student and participate in portfolio. Um they have to participate in local art events in order to gain their
057hours. They have to participate in art shows. Students come in, they're so excited. Oh, I I found this show. I entered it myself. And can I get credit? Of course. I mean, they're advocating for themselves. So, it's amazing. Um I just had two students, Mr. Burke and Miss Stewart sent something over for an art show just today and I already have two students who right away submitted the artwork for those. Um so and then that was um I'm trying to think Mr. B. Do you remember who that was? That was >> I sent you the email but I was like this is great. >> They jumped right on it. They jumped right on it. I think it was the district attorney's office if I'm not I think that's who it was for. So we already
058have art going over there. Um, so we went from about five honor society students to 20 at this point and each June we have that dinner. It'll be June 3rd this year. We'll have either an alumni or a professional artist speak to the students at that event which is nice. And we have some of the art displayed there. And as you can see that they get their plaques and certificates and their cords for graduation at this event. And that was last year's picture of our group. Um, and the last thing I wanted to mention was, um, hopefully I will find out in the next month or so, I applied for the district to become a community of excellence in the visual arts. And it's the vision award. Um, it's an endorsement from the state that
059encourages development and maintenance maintenance [clears throat] and of comprehension, high quality visual arts instruction and programming that prioritizes inclusivity, robust opportunity, high visibility within the school communities. So, the Acriman visual arts instruction by certified art educators, sequential standard-based curriculum, inclusivity, equity, and accessibility, opportunity, and next generation artists. So that would denote denote our school as being a school of excellence in the arts and that would be districtwide from K to 12. Um so I think that would be a great um my little feather to put in our cap to say. Um so I will keep everybody up to date on the proceedings on that and hopefully we will get that phone call that we are part of those schools in New York State. So thank you for your time. Um and thanks for the support.
060>> Thank you D. Anybody [applause] have any questions for Dena? >> No, but that's a tremendous amount of work. So, thank you on top of all the classes that you teach in a day. >> And it falls on her shoulder. She's she's doing Dena's doing the work. So, thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> So many students involved. That's wonderful. >> Thank you so much. >> Yeah, Dina. Thank you. >> Hello. >> [laughter] >> Thank you so much for having me uh come speak with you because my friends and family know I love to talk about my department and all of the things we do and hopefully you see on Facebook and parent square many many things of all the things that we do. Um so here's a map of our curriculum that we
061have uh our general music our third grade recorder program and the progression from fourth grade ensembles up through high school. Our new offering this year, as we were so happy to play for you, is the marching band 7th through 12. That meets 10th period. Um, right now I think we have 27 students enrolled. Um, with I think at least one more adding next quarter as the word is getting out and people are seeing us. Um, and as sports schedules change, uh, we have more interest. Um, which has been a lot of fun. Um, since the last time I gave this presentation, we've added three new staff members. Lauren Anaski for elementary chorus and general music. Gabrielle Cavilia who's doing the elementary band and Andrew Colleen who's doing junior high band, third grade recorder, sharing marching
062band with me, a little bit of elementary school lessons. He's a little bit of everything. Um, our music clubs that we are currently offering are musical, elementary musical, which is coming up, elementary nisma, junior high nisma, junior high jazz ensemble, high school nisma, high school musical, high school jazz ensemble, high school select chorus, pit orchestra, triumph honor society. Um we truly strive to give as many opportunities to our students as possible. Um when we are in a location where we are, we don't always have the same performing opportunities as other schools might. So we really have been working hard to make sure that any student who wants to get out and perform has that chance. So with all of these groups, uh we make sure that they get to go out, whether it's an adjudicated
063performance, whether it's playing in the community, um to make sure they have that chance. So here's some pictures of some of our performances. Um down on the left when the elementary band went to uh Long Island music in the parks and had an adjudicated performance with the judge. We have our marching band up at the top. Some of our concerts, some of our smiling faces we've seen already today. Um and many of the trips that we are taking, I do think it's very important that the students get a chance to see music performed at a professional level. Um every year Triumph takes a trip into New York City to see a Broadway show. Every single year that I've done it, it's been at least one kid's first time not only seeing a Broadway show, but
064going into New York City, which is always fun. Um, this year we're gonna go in a few weeks to see Hades Town. Last week, >> so good. It's so good. >> I'm so excited. I'm very, very Sometimes I do, you know, when I give them choices, I'm like, "But really, we should go see this one because I really want to go see this one." Um, last year we saw Hamilton, which was fantastic. Uh, try Christmas carols or holiday carols every year at Kajagis. This year we expanded it to include the marching band. We went to San Simeon. We went to uh Salvo Town Hall. Uh we went to our administrative office. You might remember we were there. Um we play at vineyard caterers for the strawberry queen selection. We go to adventureland after we're adjudicated.
065Um Mr. Foul took the select chorus to perform at the cast festival of trees. Um and really just hopefully you see on Facebook all the things that we try to get our students to do and perform. Um upcoming is March Music in our schools month. Some of our events include our annual trip for the high school band to go down to Kajagi. We've now hit the point of, "I've been doing this for so long that the high school students say, "Oh, I remember when you guys came and you played this song." So, this year we're doing a throwback of a song that they remember us playing for them. Now they're seniors, which is really making me feel all sorts of ways. [laughter] And I'm [clears throat] scrolling back through my pictures to make this presentation,
066looking in the audience, I'm like, "That's a senior. That is a teeny tiny little senior." Um, so that's always a really fun time to encourage students to uh stay enrolled in music uh because the band and orchestra band orchestra band and chorus both perform. Um, our all new this year district band concert which once we crunched the numbers realized that we have such great enrollment that we're going to need to be in the gymnasium. Um, we're going to have the fifth and sixth grade band play, the junior high band play, the high school band play, and then we're all going to get together and play a song together. So, we're hoping that this encourages students also the parents. I think it's going to be great to be able to see the progression of the beginning
067to the end. And for the younger students, if you don't have an older sibling, you might never see uh the end result of what we're aiming for. So, between the uh the Kachis concert and the district band concert, um we're hoping that it really encourages them to stick with it because it's something they've put so much time and effort in and really opens so many doors for them. Um we have our Humia and Scumia concerts upcoming and the High School Chorus Staircase concert in March, which if you've never been to sounds incredible. They perform in the stairwell over here and it really is such an awesome idea that Jay came up with. Um, we have many collaborations in our district with athletics. This is going to be a big marching band [cough and clears throat]
068commercial. You've seen our marching band at the pep band uh at the seen our pep band marching band at the basketball games. Uh we've performed at the turkey bowl. Um we will be performing at parades in the future. Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day. Uh we've been performing throughout the community like I've said and then uh technology this year uh the Bosey's carpentry program actually built us some instruments. Uh it is shocking how expensive some of those custom weird niche percussion instruments are to the hundreds of dollars for something that you might use once every 5 years. So we showed a picture to uh the Boseies program and they delivered not just one, three, they made three wood with cracks for us. It was incredible. And they're already working on something for the spring concert as
069well, which has been incredible. Um, we have our honors ensembles. This is really honors ensemble season. So, we have the Suffach County Music Educators Association, which is grade 5 through 10. We have 20 students who are participating. This is based on their NISMA scores that they earned last spring. Um, the we've had over 100 students last year perform a NISMA solos for a judge. Hamia. When I made this presentation, the last time I gave it, I believe we had 18 students who made it in. This year was 38. So, we're trending upwards, which we're very, very proud of. Um, and our NIS team, which is just for grades 11 and 12, we had three students represented in all of the ensembles. Oh, sorry. It's three students in the three ensembles that they had. Um, and
070we also had one student who was selected as an alternate for All State. So out of 96 people that had auditioned, she was one of 20 that was at all considered to make it to All State. So that we were very, very proud of her. Um, our upcoming events, we have Kachchugies Music in the spring to do the Long Island Music Festival. The marching band will be performing pregame at a Ducks game. It's fireworks night. We're very excited. Uh, we have our all district band concert. We have our regularly scheduled spring concerts, community parades. We're looking at um some North Fork, St. Patrick's Day parades and the Memorial Day parade and then the Nisma solo festival which is in Greenport. Um this is open to all students. They prepare a solo or a small ensemble
071for we're just starting now. So they'll be practicing these solos up until May um performing in front of the judge receiving a grade and hopefully we can forward that on to the honors ensembles and they'll be selected based on their performance. And every year for Tri uh music honor society I have the students write a personal statement. This year's was why music in schools is essential. I thought that this one was very nice by uh one of my students, Caitlyn. Um and it really does show that these students recognize the opportunities that they're being given. Um and how music can open different doors for them because not every student might feel the same way about academics or about athletics or about other clubs, but this is a place where they all can feel successful and
072have an opportunity to succeed. So, thank you very much and have a good night. >> Thank you. >> [applause] >> Um, and I I I do have to take the opportunity. First of all, anytime the arts I have zero artistic ability whatsoever, so it's always impressive um what you guys were able to do. But I really want to thank the board and I want to thank Melanie um and Andrew for just the flexibility and the creativity to try to get the marching band up and running. Um you know, it it was they went out on a limb, did some things. We don't have a 10th period, but you know, they did it. They have the relationship with the kids. The kids came to them. You guys were open to trying it and and and received
073that program could run. And it's far exceeded, you know, what I was hoping it it would do. And uh if you go to a game and the pep band's playing, it it's transformed. You feel like you're going back in time. The gym is a different place. It's just it's really great. So, when do you guys play again? Next Wednesday. next Wednesday, which we're hoping is going to be a really big game for the girls. >> Yeah. >> And when's the duck game? >> The duck is >> okay. Keep me informed because I'll I'll sh we'll share that out with the community pack the stadium. >> And just so you know, the community is already talking about you. They haven't even heard you and they're out there. They're going to march in the St. Patty's Day
074parade. Did you hear? Yeah, I heard. [laughter] So, thank you very very much. >> Yeah, thank you. >> Okay. Um, board of education committee reports, policy, legislature, community relations. >> Yeah. So, um, the policy committee met on uh, January 5th with our, um, lawyers. We went over a multitude of different policies. uh we had to make some adjustments to the use of district facilities to make it more um kind of easily accessible uh when people were applying to use the facilities. Uh we reviewed the application process, some insurance requirements and certain fees um that would be incurred and to clear up any confusion for any community members. Um just uh we asked to just remind you um that the school's track and field uh for safety and different instructional purposes um try not to use
075them when classes are in session. Um we reviewed policies for the board of ed and their subcommittees, advisory committees, um [clears throat] the board of ed meetings, agendas and procedures. Uh we also reviewed appointing board members um and schoolboard conferences and conventions. Uh we added language to the student driving and parking uh for the use of ebikes and um any other vehicle that has some type of electric assist, electric scooters on district property and also reviewed the free school meal service uh new program that we have in place. >> Okay. Thank you, Lauren. Um I'm doing the CARES report because um Lorraine Warren is um not here tonight. Kacha East update. The committee has been meeting once a month in grade kindergarten through six during the morning meetings. The committee reviewed the student committee activities
076and their focus is on recruitment. The students plan to present at the March board meeting to report on the following activities. PS I Love You Day, Let Grow Play, Day Day of Tolerance, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And the high school update, student survey responses were reviewed. There was a big increase in the number of students who participated in the survey. Um, I believe Mr. Burke said it went from like 240 to like 500. The survey collected responses on the following topics: strengthening belonging and school spirit outreach. increase junior high engagement and support, create mentorship and peer-to-peer opportunities and programming and assemblies and club promotion. Okay. Now, personnel negotiations, that's me again. Um, we finished special ed teacher interviews and there's an um an appointment on the agenda tonight. Mhm. Mhm. >> Um we
077had negotiations for the administrator's contract and we have reached an a tentative agreement. Um and more to come on that next month and that's a wrap. So now we're on donations. I need a motion to accept the donations. >> So move. >> I need a second. >> Okay. I'd just like to read them. accept a donation from an anonymous Madata Kachchug Union Free School District family in the amount of $7500 to support the eighth grade trip to Washington DC for the 202526 school year. I just want to mention and Mr. Petre has talked about this before. No one in our school who wants to go on a trip ever is denied that opportunity and something like this is one of the reasons why. We have a public that they're always generous. So, thank you for
078that. Accept a donation from the Matuck Fire Department in the amount of $500 to support the annual junior class field trip to the 911 memorial and museum in New York City. And C, accept a donation from Brian, Mr. Brian Ferretti and Miss Melanie Unterstein. Sorry if I mispronounced that. in the amount of $1,000 to support the Matitech Kachchog unionfree school district food pantry. Um, all in favor? >> No discussion pass. >> Oh, discussion. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. And u I think we'll be sending thank you notes. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah, we are. It is a special place, I have to say. So, okay. Um, resignations, terminations, leave of absence, and reductions. I need a motion to accept. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor? >>
079Yep. Okay. Appointments, tenure. >> Congratulating Natalie >> is with us. She just was appointed as a >> teaching assistant for us. Welcome aboard, Natalie. >> Welcome aboard. Okay. Appointments, tenure, salary changes. I need a motion. >> Make a motion. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> Yep. >> Okay. Resolutions. I need a motion to accept resolutions A through I don't know what. >> H. >> So move that. I need a second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? [clears throat] >> All in favor? >> All right. Okay. Let's see. We're up to audience communication. Anybody in the audience who wants to talk about anything, just come on up. Hi, Tanya. >> I just have a question. I know um Lauren you said that the parking policy had been updated. Can you
080read it for all of us so that everyone >> watching at home, everyone here might know it exactly on how it is so that we can figure it out? >> Um >> It's posted. I know. I know. But I would like it read aloud. Um when my daughter was a driver, my ex-husband is a New York State trooper. So he knew all the rules. We followed everything. She got her full license when she was uh 17, a junior in high school. She was able to drive to school. She was able to drive everywhere. And at that meeting way back then, if we fast for rewind, I mentioned it and I asked and I asked for an explanation in regards to why. And I got a very good explanation and it satisfied me. But now I
081know there's a lot of talk about it and everything. And then the email came out or the parent square about, you know, like all of this stuff. Were we not aware that the church was going to be building that? Like I I don't I don't know like why it seemed like such a surprise and such a a thing and it was like the email came out. It was so negative. It was SO LIKE RAW LIKE YOU CAN'T DO this and I just want to know did we not know that this was coming that we were going to have this problem? And I know when the new fence came up by the field at a board meeting, I said, "Why didn't we put the fence 18 ft in, which wouldn't affect the the viewing area for
082us, but it would have given people who want to come to a game who maybe can't walk from our parking lot over to the thing to have a spot to park safe. So, your car is fully off that road over there." Yeah, over there. Um, and Mr. Orma said, "That was a great idea. I should have thought of it. I didn't. It was, you know, okay, fine. Um, so now we knew the church was building their rectory. We knew our kids park down there because we have a crossing guard that helps them cross the street there. So, we're aware and we're trying as a board and as a community to keep our children safe. Now, they're parking down at Love Lane. We also have a crafting guard there, which is great, but the business is
083on Love Lane. We're going to piss them off because they're not going to have parking spots. So, we I understand the policy and I get it and it is a great senior privilege and I love that, but why weren't we proactive to help our kids adult in this world where everything seems to be falling around them and everything's crazy? We as a board, as a community, I feel we need to like be a little bit more kind and proactive, if you know what I mean. Do you have questions for me? cuz you all look at me like I'm I have like 18 heads. >> Well, he asked like 20 questions. Um, we got noticed I think the day before that they were closing down the parking lot. Um, and again, [clears throat] we take no
084ownership of juniors parking. Most of those juniors parking over there drive illegally and it's a senior privilege. That's that's a parents responsibility to deal with where their children are parking off campus. um you know it's for liability reasons and so many others. Um you know that's you know that that's the answer to that. It's as far as being proactive. We found out the day before that they were going to be shutting down that parking lot. Um and again I think our responsibility only extends so far. >> True. I mean parents do need to step up and that's why if the policy the current policy could be parents squared out that this is how this is the rule for the parents to read because parents don't read I they just don't and um I read I'll
085read every note you send me backwards forwards and I could probably rever read it back to you here just standing here but it's I feel like we need to soften the world a little bit for these kids if they don't have a license and they don't insurance and they don't have things like that. Shame on them. They're bad. Let the ROC cops that we have here and all of that. Well, that's not what they're called, but let them handle it because they're being illegal for the rest of us in this world. But if a student has a full license like Alex Warren and has a thing, let's work together as a community and say, "Don't park down on Love Lane and mess up our stores and our businesses and take spots from people who need
086them." Right now, it's slow. It's winter. We know this, but the building is going to take at least 18 months to be built. So, that spot's gone. So, as a community, I ask, and if you want my help, call me. Let's find a solution for these kids to have a spot that's not going to piss off our b our local businesses and local parents who have businesses and keep our kids safe so they're not running up the hill from Love Lane or they're not late and then they park their car and whatever. like let's work together and come up with a solution instead of just saying this is the problem because we don't know how to solve it and we need you as the people who make the rules to tell us how to solve
087it. So that's what I'd like. I'd like a solution because we hear a lot of the problem and we trust in you in a lot of different situations. Let us help follow the solution. That's it. I mean, these kids deserve, if they have all the proper things, they deserve to be able to drive to school. And some families need their kids to drive to school for work, job, whatever. So, that is my thing. So, if you could please send out that, that would be great. Thanks. >> Thank you, Tanya. >> Anybody else? [clears throat] Okay, I need a motion to adjurnn. I need a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Okay. Good night. Thank you everybody. >> Thank you. Great job. >> Thank you so much, >> Patricia.