001Good evening everyone. We'd like to welcome you to the Enlarged City School District of Middletown's Board of Education meeting, our action item only and workshop uh meeting for August 21st, 2025. A reminder that this agenda was prepared in advance for tonight's meeting. The final agenda for tonight's meeting is subject to change at the time of the meeting. Any changes will be noted at the time they are made and again after the meeting on the public board minutes which are available on the district's website. Vice President Romero We'd also like to remind everyone that translation and interpretation services are available during this meeting. If you needed assistance, please let us know and we'll be happy to accommodate you. At this time, if we could please rise and remove any hats and face the flag as we
002have our pledge of allegiance led by Moments of silence, Mr. Porino. Okay, that's good news. Uh, and now for the mission of the Enlarge City School District of Middletown. Mr. Pino >> President Estrada. We strive to provide fiscally sound education opportunities in a safe environment that continuously supports our diverse student population. We will enable all students to graduate to reach their full potential to become lifelong learners and be competitive, productive members of society. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Pino. Roll call. Mrs. Moni >> Dr. De Jesus >> here >> Mr. Estrada >> here >> Mr. Moore >> here >> Mr. Parino >> here >> Mr. Rhett >> here >> Miss Romero >> here >> Miss Tobias >> here >> Mr. Freddy Williams >> here >> Pastor Williams >> here >> thank you Mrs. Montree
003I need a motion to approve tonight's agenda move >> moved by Mr. Seconded by Miss Tobias. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I I Any opposed? >> Motion carries nine 90. All right. I need approval to uh amend the 202526 annual appointments. >> So move. >> Moved by Mr. Parino. >> Seconded by Miss Tobias. If we can have Superintendent uh Ceden give us perhaps an update on what the amendment is. >> Sure. We just made some updates to reflect personnel that are retiring, new personnel that are coming in to take over our annual appointments. >> Great. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 90. I need approval of the appointment of the board of education non voting student board members. >> So moved. >> Moved by Pastor
004Williams, I think seconded by Mr. Rhett. And we'll read it. Whereas by resolution at the May 21st, 2025 board of education meeting, the board authorized the appointment of one exeicio student board member and whereas the board of education wishes to appoint two exeicio student board members. Now therefore, be it resolved, the board of education hereby appoints Napor Patel and Eden Lugo to serve as the exeicio student board members for the 202526 school year. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All those in favor? I I any opposed? Motion carries 90. Congratulations. So, they have tough shoes to fill from Norma Aila from last year, but I'm sure both are going to do great. um they overwhelmed our committees in searching for our student reps this year and uh they also uh did an
005outstanding job uh in uh doing interviews with the board of education um as well. So at this time we're going to ask both uh Nepor and Eden to head on over towards the podium where our district clerk will uh uh give you guys the oath of office so you can officially become members. So head on over and maybe what we can do we have Nepore first. Is that right Miss Monry? >> Okay. If we can have uh Mr. Mrs. Patel and the other family members you can stand behind her as she takes her oath of office and afterwards uh Mr. W where do you want them for pictures? >> Uh we're going to wing it right here and then maybe we get everybody in front or over here we'll decide something with a good background.
006>> Sounds good. All yours, Mrs. Monerie. Raise your right hand. I, Neapor Patel, >> I, Neapor Patel, >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of New York >> and that I will faithfully discharge >> and I will faithfully discharge >> the duties of the office >> of non voting school board member >> of a non voting school board member >> according to the best of my ability. according to the best of my ability. >> Congratulations [Applause] And next up, Seenor Lugo Eamilia. [Applause] >> They can all go up if they want. If you want the whole family, >> come on. There's a lot of us. >> Come on. >> Raise your right
007hand. >> Good afternoon. I Eden Lugo Zugo >> I Eden Lugo >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New York >> and the Constitution of the State of New York >> and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office >> and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office >> of non voting school board member >> of non- voting school board member >> according to the best of my ability. >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Congratulations right here. [Applause] I'm so sorry. [Music] Can you push push the chair? I grab my jacket. >> Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. Oh boy. closer than that. >> Hey, Bill.
008>> They're gonna be sharing the same space every two weeks. And then one more picture. Kevin, our district. >> They'll be talking to her a lot. realize your best. >> All the families. All the families. He's ready. >> He's ready. friends. >> Wow. [Laughter] >> There you go. Now you're gonna get all everybody in >> the family. this way. >> Yep. >> That's good. >> All right, everybody. [Applause] You're official now. You can sit down. Official. You guys are official. >> So, welcome Miss Patel and Mr. Lugo. Now, I have to refer you officially like that. So, uh, we'll move on now to our action items for, uh, this evening. Can I have a motion to approve personnel memorandum 5A number one? >> So, moved. >> Moved by Mr. Moore, seconded by Pastor Williams. Any
009discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 90. I need a motion. And I if you bear with me for one second because there is an item that I will have to abstain on. I need approval for instructional personnel memorandum 5B numbers 1 through 17 moved by Pastor Williams seconded by Dr. De Jesus. Uh Um, and Mrs. Montrey, I'm going to be voting in the affirmative on all with the exception of 5B-7. I will have to abstain on that one. My wife's cousin is on that agenda. So, I want to make sure there's no appearance of impropriy. So, all those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 90 with the exception of 5B7 which carries by a vote of 801. I need a motion for non-instructional personnel memorandum 5C numbers 1 through
010six. >> Moved by Miss Tobias seconded by which one? Pastor Williams. Uh all those any discussion all those in favor? >> I any opposed? Motion carries 90. I need approval for financial memorandum 6D numbers one and two moved by Dr. De Jesus seconded by Mr. Rhett. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 90. I need approval for special services memorandums 5e numbers one and two. >> Moved by pastor Williams. >> Seconded by Mr. Red. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 90. Are there any change orders this evening? No change orders. Thank you, Mr. Bar. I need approval to amend the board of education meeting schedule for 202526 school year. >> Moved by Mr. Tobias, seconded by Pastor Williams. Just a note that the schedule um
011changes in action items only meeting um on the schedule. It'll be added for next week, August 28th. It'll be a brief meeting prior to our building tour. We need to um approve some additional personnel folks that need to be in store for the new school year. Um is that right? >> Okay. Um any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries 90. Um before we adjourn, I'd like to give I'm going to put him on the spot. Oh, yeah. Your question first, Mr. Bison. >> Um Just for clarification on my own part, we get our board packets on Friday. Will that be the same for the two members so they can look over? >> That's a good question. I don't remember what we did last year. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> So,
012the answer is they don't get it prior to going public, the actual information. No, no, it's good. It's good to get it clarified and we'll be going over some more process instruction with both um Eden and Nepor as we move along um because in addition just so the public knows um just to be you know this is only our second year of doing this. So what we also want to do is make sure that there's never an appearance of impropriy or anything between board members and school board uh representatives. So typically communication between um board of education and our student reps go through the district clerk and then facilitate it out to the board members and then the response to the students from the board members outside the general meeting will be the same way.
013We go through the district clerk and they provide the information back to our student reps. Um but again we'll we'll get to clarify that. So now I'm going to put them on the spot. I didn't tell them I was going to do this ahead of time. So, I'm going to ask if each of them want to give us a couple of minutes. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Tell us a little bit about why you were interested in becoming a student rep and what hope what you hope you get out of the um out of being the rep this year. >> Okay. Well, my name is Napor Patel. As you all know, I am going to be a senior this fall. Um, a little about myself. I am a taekwond do instructor as you
014all know from the interview. Um I'm very passionate in being involved with this um school community. I really like being involved with different things like having my own club or being um recommended for many ambassadors as well as trying out for a student representative. Um I just really just like to be involved in the community. I feel like I really am benefited from being involved in the community and I feel like me and Eden are we were amazing together and I feel like we could both make a positive impact within the school community this 25 to 206 school year. Thank you. [Applause] >> Hello everyone. My name is Eden Lugo. I am also a senior at Middletown High School. Um, I just want to say I'm very blessed and appreciative for this opportunity and I'm
015ready to make this school year one to remember. That's all. Thank you. >> Awesome job, guys. Looking forward to working with you as I'm sure most all of our trustees um are excited to uh get your perspective on a lot of the things that we have to decide during the uh school year. Um, just a couple of uh upcoming reminders. Our next meeting is a workshop and action item only meeting. That's on September 4th at 20 2025 at 5:15 in the afternoon. And our next regular meeting where we have uh public participation will be on September 18th after the uh opening of school. Uh the rest of the evening will be uh the board of education will be adjourning into executive session followed by their workshop. Uh this evening we invite uh both uh Eden
016and Nepor and their families to head on over to the college and career area for some refreshments and and some food. And we want to thank everybody for being here, especially the Patel family and the Lugo family. And uh congratulations once again. >> So I need a motion from the board to adjurnn. Moved by Mr. Bison. >> Yes, Mr. Pastor Williams. Very good point. Uh motion to go into executive session with no expectation of coming back into the public session. So moved by Mr. Bison, seconded by Pastor Williams. Any further discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 90. Have a nice evening everybody.