001So, >> all right. Good evening everyone. Please rise for the pledge. We're going to ask you to remain standing after the pledge to hear the singing of our national anthem or the playing of our national anthem. I pledge allegiance. At this time, we'd like to invite up the high school string quartet to play our national. I know they're here because they set up their stand. Come on out, please. Okay. [clears throat] >> [clears throat] [music] >> Oh, [music] the name [music] Amen. [music] Glory. [music] [music] >> [music] [music] [applause] >> Thank you very much. That's cool. All right. I'd like to thank everyone and um thank the them for the national anthem. It was uh well done. And um reminder that this is a business meeting and uh we will have two public comments tonight.
002One at the beginning of the business items. So all comments at that time will be towards the business items and then we'll have another one at the end of the meeting if you'd like to discuss or bring up anything that was not part of tonight's agenda. I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Fus uh for his report. >> Thank you very much and thank you everyone for coming tonight. For those of you who are watching online, we have a great uh evening planned and some celebration for some of our great students that are out in the audience today. Uh but I want to start with around the district just some really cool things that have been happening and events and activities that just went on. So we're going to start with around the district.
003We're going to recognize some of our students and then we're going to do some budget talk about the calendar and some of our preparing for that and our committee. So uh just to start off I want to congratulate our girls soccer team. The Golden Flashes not only captured their [applause] first time won the Long Island Championship. Let's give you a real round of applause. It was a fantastic game. It was two to nothing and Seth was clawing back and there was a last minute play. The goalie was phenomenal. Was a great showing by our girls on that evening. I also want to congratulate our Sable High School boys golf team. the overall summit county CHAMPION [applause] competing the spring for the uh in Long Island and then hopefully state championships. They do that for golf.
004Also want to congratulate our girls Suffach County Champion cross country team. This is the sixth time in a row they won the Suffach County Championship. [applause] with people competing at the New York State Championships this weekend in Queensberry. So, we wish them good luck as they head off looking for another state title. Congratulations to our teams. Also, this Friday, the boys varsity football team will be competing in the playoffs and we're excited for that game as well. I want to take a moment to thank all of our students and staff members and administration who ran Veterans Day activities in our schools this month. Uh they were absolutely phenomenal and it didn't matter which school. All five schools did unique and powerful assemblies uh activities, letterw writing campaigns, breakfast for veterans. We had hundreds of veterans
005come into our schools today for this last week and a half to share their experiences, talk to students and or just be recognized for their service. And we want to take a moment to thank all of our veterans who serve our country, keep us safe, and allow us to have the education and the freedom that we have today. So, let's give a round of applause [applause] for EVERY teachers and staff and students who need them. Um, also this month, uh, we want to just recognize that we had an athletic hall of fame induction. The class of 2025 had an induction about a month ago, like before our last meeting. So, we want to recognize them here today. Um, they honored 11 outstanding student athletes and coaches. We also want to point out that one of
006our very own coaches um was recognized as well who's our soft coach. So I just want to thank all of the people who are involved in that give them a hand for their induction to the hall of FAME at the high school. We had an outstanding performance laughing stop. I don't know if you got a chance to see it on Friday. It was hilarious. kids did an amazing job with not only the the lighting and the sound and the props, but also just the delivery of comedic lines. And I just want to congratulate our drama program, our seat players. They did a phenomenal job and they're really proud of the work they do. We're looking forward to their next performance coming up in the winter. So, let's give them a hand. [applause] I just want
007to congratulate our music program. Now, we have so many talented student musicians who performed at Sable's Fall Fest and also who traveled and did different things like the Metropolitan Opera this past month to see Wabin. We had 200 students in the stands at that football game. Uh we had a fourth through 12th grade pep band and it was absolutely phenomenal. We love the sound and music coming from that group and it was so great to see some of our younger students interacting with our older students and and having mentoring and modeling. Uh so we want to thank those students as well. Give them a hand. [applause] >> We also want to recognize our students and these students will be recognized individually at another meeting, another time with citations, but we will have uh the NISMA
008all state ensembles, our STA all county jazz ensemble groups players. We have the Miss Amy all county ensembles and the Lipsa ensembles. These are just some of our students here who were recognized and again they've been named at a later date and kind of celebrated the honors. We want to thank and congratulate our music students. Uh our music program as you even heard tonight is absolutely phenomenal and continues to be phenomenal. I want to thank our teachers and students performing. So let's give them a hand. At the table high school we had an event called empty bowls. uh students created and sold handcrafted bowls offering um soup uh to raise money for an awareness for hunger relief. Uh this is just another example of our our program demonstrating the quality of our program in terms
009of just the work that our students produce and then using it for civic uh purpose to help raise awareness and support the worthy cause which is hunger. So I want to congratulate and thank the teachers and staff and students who are involved in the empty goals project as well. >> [applause] >> Um on October on November 7th, disable high school disabled district hosted the special Olympics unified leadership summit. Over 300 students and staff from schools all over Suffach County attended. Uh presentations and leadership activities were led by our sable students and our staff. I just want to thank our staff and students in the entire district for hosting this event. It's a wonderful event. I was able to see hundreds of people coming from all over Long Island. There are 14 districts involved. It just
010shows another example of the leadership that Saber takes in terms of Special Olympics and inclusivity and leadership within our school. So, let's congratulate all the people involved in that. And uh just yesterday, the Sable High School celebrated its athletes. We had a college signing day honoring student athletes who committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level. Surrounded by family, coaches and peers, these athletes are recognized for their hard work, dedication, and accomp accomplishments both on and off the field. So, we just want to give a hand to those students who committed to playing collegiate sports in the future. So, again, great job. [applause] At the middle school, we welcome motivational mental health speaker Jordan Tunnel who shared with his students with our students his own story of over overcoming learning differences,
011anxiety, and dyslexia to inspire young people to see their challenges as strengths. Students listen to how resilience, self-belief, and showing up can lead to great things no matter where they start. And I just think that this whole auditorium was filled with middle school kids for a good amount of time. And they were just completely engaged with Mr. Toma who gave a message that your your experiences your your your weaknesses your your challenges may actually be your greatest strengths and I think it was an inspiring message. Even afterwards he was surrounded by kids want to keep talking to him. So I want to thank the PBS department and the middle school for continuing to promote strides focused activities for the schools. [applause] And finally, as you can see from the set design, we're not just here,
012you know, as a board, but we're also sharing a stage with the middle school because they will be performing Grace, the school version, uh that will take place on November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, 7 p.m. right here in this auditorium. We just want to encourage as many people to come see it. As good as the high school players were, the middle school players are going to be fantastic, and we look forward to a really fantastic show. So, Greece is the word, and we hope you come out and see them. And that kind of summarizes what's going on around the district just since these last month was the last time we had a business meeting. As you know, we focus as a district on pushing and promoting outcomes for students. Whether they're independent learners, caring citizens,
013communicators, collaborators, critical thinkers, or just having joyful experiences in our schools. These are the things that are important to us. These are the things that we celebrate. And we have some students here tonight who are basically exemplifying that in some way or another. So at this time I'd like to bring forth our Facebook principal to share some awards. Uh that would be Miss Stephanie Brer. [applause] >> Good evening. It's a pleasure to be here tonight to celebrate the accomplishments of our students. I'd like to extend my gratitude to the board of education for this opportunity. At this time, I'd like to introduce Mr. Brick Casy, our incredibly dedicated RISE technology teacher who is here this evening to recognize several of our highly motivated students with a strong passion for science and engineering. Welcome, Mr. Casky.
014Thank you, Mr. Baker. The following students are deserving of this recognition because they are self-driven, self-motivated, and passionate about science and engineering. They go above and beyond by not only choosing to participate in the research program, but seeking opportunities beyond the classroom to further their knowledge in their chosen research topic. Their drive comes from the knowledge that they can plan ahead for the future uh for future careers. Then they later lead to improving the overall quality of life of others. The students who uh come into our programs uh really do an amazing amazing job because they're not really just thinking about the now but thinking about the the days beyond when they uh after they graduate. Tonight, I'd like to begin by recognizing two of our students who were partic who participated in the Long
015Island Science Conference, a science and engineering competition. Uh, Mr. Wesley Jones and Max Person. We are proud to congratulate Wesley Jones and Max Person for their outstanding work and dedication in representing our district at the Long Island Science Congress that was held on April 8th, 2025. Both students earned honorable mention for their projects. Wesley Jones, an athlete and a basketball player, uh, worked on a project titled, "Can it improve the angle of brace, reduce the risk of injury to basketball players from his own experience. He wanted to go above and beyond and try to address issues that basketball players deal with so that future injuries do not cause future time off the court." Max Pson, their pro his project titled, "Can wind flow resistance on a vehicle be harnessed to create regenerative energy?" is a
016project that he still currently uh works on and he puts extra time into because he is looking to uh develop vehicles that don't really have to be relying on gasoline going forward. He wants to get every drop in energy out of those electric vehicles as much as possible. >> Oh, please make your way to the stage. [applause] Just want to point out our research students invest hours in the lab working above and beyond and uh just just just amazing. >> [applause] >> Okay, so our next group is three students, Gary Kinty, radio Donahghue and Daniel Yuzinski. So each year the North World Health Medical Marvel competition offers a challenge to high school students to try to solve a real world problem that uh essentially every year they come up with something different. This past year
017uh our students uh uh competed at the Feinstein Institute uh on their project called mitigating the negative effects of social media on adolescence through improved practices. uh schools small on the island, our goodness challenge. Shel stepped up to that challenge and our students uh presented amazingly did a wonderful job and uh just just I'm I'm impressed by the hard work they do. One thing I do want to mention about these students is this wasn't their main project. They also worked on a separate project at the same time. So they were actually tackling two projects at once. Uh and the current project they're working on is one that is trying to uh promote community and trying to um allow students to find more opportunities involving uh community service. So that's again it was an amazing jungle,
018amazing leadership by the group. Uh, please come up to the stage Gar Donahghue and Daniel [applause] >> [applause] [applause] >> So, as previously mentioned before, uh it's our students students uh who are part of Sable High School that are above and beyond. There's not a student that is not with uh a number of things outside of school that they uh that they're not again a part of. One of these programs was introduced a few years ago uh for Rise Tech program, but we also have students that are outside the Rise Tech program who were part of this program as well. And this is called the ACE mentor program is very new. The ACE mentor program is a free afterchool program that introduces stu high school students to careers in architecture, engineering, and construction. Students work
019collaboratively with industry uh industry professionals, gaining hands-on experience in design and construction management while developing and presenting a team project at the end of the season. It has been a wonderful experience for many of our students and this program has continued on and has had really great attendance from our students and the best part is that the opportunities presented by the ACE mentorship program offers scholarships for students that are committed to the program and it it's just a number of wonderful wonderful opportunities. Um we're very proud to recognize the following students for being part of the east mentorship program. Uh Jetelli, Audrey [clears throat] Shia Shuty, and Chloe Raditz. PLEASE MAKE [applause] I did. I did. Let's go. [applause] Okay. So, uh my last student I would like to uh recognize is uh Kenneth Ruff.
020I want to talk about this a little bit because uh Kenneth uh had a very uh we we've gone through a lot of uh different projects in the rise program and one day Ken came in and started explaining to me a mathematics uh uh problem and I was like hold on a second went to a file cabinet and I pulled out something called the Ryman hypothesis uh which to be honest with you I don't understand but the moment I gave it to Ken he was like oh yeah and I was like okay you need to go to be an so uh [laughter] the moment I saw that I'm like okay let's let's talk and let's discuss your project I want to uh just discuss that uh Kenneth invested his time in the summer attending the
021Brook Haven Brook Haven National Laboratory summer high school research program um and the time invested in that uh the time spent doing it Kenneth worked and conducted original research on a project called the effect of enrichment on nuclear fuel performance uh with another peer from Deer Park High School and a mentor for Berkeley National Laboratory and he found the experience to be uh amazing and wonderful and uh I I this was his happy place and I I I rarely seem to smile but this was uh very [laughter] nice. So uh this is this was a perfect so I'm so glad it really worked out. Uh but I would like to recognize uh Kenneth for being a part of the Brook National Laboratory Senior High School research program. And uh please make your way up to
022the stage. [applause] >> [laughter] >> Wow. [laughter] >> [applause] >> Thank you. >> Okay. Tonight we're also here um to recognize some very special Girl Scouts. We're proud to recognize Zoe Lazarus and Emma Klein. for earning the Girl Scout SI Silver Award, an achievement earned by only about 10% of Girl Scouts. Inspired by a seventh grade science trip to Foster Avenue Park, Zoe and Emma noticed the need for more garbage cans and an easy way for visitors to help keep the area clean. Partnering with Relic Art and Sustainability, [laughter] they created the first beach cleanup station in the town of Iceland and also built a sharing shelf where children can borrow and share sand toys. Their project involved more than 50 hours of fundraising, planning, and hands-on work. And it has already received wonderful feedback
023from local families. We are so proud of Zoe and Emma for their creativity, leadership, and dedication to making a difference in our community. Congratulations Zoe and Emma on this outstanding achievement. [applause] >> [applause] >> Welcome. Any board members want to turn the bottom. I just wanted to uh say that I had emailed Miss Bricker about um some of some of the projects that we've done and Kenneth Ruff's science project is one of the most amazing things I've ever read. Um the enrichment of uranium and the possibilities that that it could have. So to to think that a high school kid dedicated the summer to that I was impressed with that. It was if if you ever get a chance it was fascinating to start to think that was a kid from that. >> I want
024to take a moment to thank all of our students who are working tonight. Let's give one more round of applause [applause] for the remainder of our business meeting at this time. So if you want to take a moment if you have homework or things to do as a student to leave now, you can. If you'd like, you can come up closer. member of state. >> Okay, the next part of this meeting is just going to be kind of an update from our assistant superintendent for business, Mr. Bartell. He's going to go over the budget calendar and also just give us an update from the budget advisory committee which took place earlier today. Thank you, Dr. Harris. So, we are in the process of putting the budget together for next year already. Um, we on November
02511th, we will have our budget priorities uh discussion along with another financial update on where we stand so far this year. Uh, December 11th, uh, January 15th, uh, we will have another budget status update. On February 12th, we will begin our budget discussions. We'll start with a tax cap presentation. On March 5th, we'll have a second budget presentation. And on March 12th, we'll have a third budget presentation. On April 21st, uh we'll have a preliminary budget hearing, and that's the last time we'll be able to make any changes to the budget um before the budget is approved by the board. On May 12th, we will have our official budget hearing uh which we are required to have by the state, but it will be the final presentation and we will not be able to make
026any more changes at that time and it culminates on May 19th with the budget vote and election. Uh far as the budget advisory committee, we had another good discussion today. Uh we spoke about issues with the tax cap, external pressures like health insurance premiums and employer retirement contribution rates and internal pressures like bargaining in contracts, special education needs and placements and keeping up with different technology changes. There have been some really good questions and I think it's been a very positive experience for all the committee members. >> Thank you. And I appreciate the fact that we're I know you're appreciating the fact that we're starting this process early. We're going to talk about it often. Uh you're going to get updates throughout the year and uh we're looking forward to having a sound process for
027this that is very transparent with the community and leads to us maintaining and continuing the great programs that we have here in any questions from the board about any details. Okay, great. I'm going to turn it back over to Miss Sne for the board event portion of the meeting. Okay. Um, since the last meeting, we had two correspondence emails. Um, one of them was recognizing one um of our teams and the amazing work both the coaches and students did in the ISF race um and the support that they gave to the stu the children and and adults that ran that race. Um, also as another one in recognition of the wonderful work from our security team um specific to one security guard. Um, so those are the two correspondences that we received. Um, in December
028we'll be recognizing our fall sports teams. Correct. Okay. [clears throat] Um, where was I? Sorry. Um, okay. Board board discussion. Um, on the agenda, board discussion first is training opportunities. So, there's this NASA Suffach Board webinar, Navigating Rocky Legal Words. It's on December 10th from 6:00 to 7:30. If you any of us would like to attend that, just please let Julie know. Okay. So, we'll just we'll let Julie go by email. Um, set the kudos. Desmond, I think that was you. >> Sure. Um, so, uh, the special education PTA, uh, every month does this this thing that's called monthly kudos. And if I could just take one second uh just to read what it's about. It's um they they take notice of the many wonderful acts by staff members as well as students in our
029schools. Whether it's offering words of encouragement, giving one's personal time to support students with special needs. We ask uh that you celebrate these individuals, adults or student by nominating them because you feel that they impact special education in a positive way. This is something that they do every month. I was wondering if it was something that we could acknowledge as well. um at an event like this when we're acknowledging like the other students and things like that, it would just be one extra person per month. Um and I think it would go a long way in um culture changing um as far as recognizing um I I love that it could potentially be a student that has that has done something nice or gone out of their way or it could be a TA um
030or or somebody you know that has just gone above and beyond for for that population. Um, I loved the idea when they presented it at the SEA meeting that I attended and I thought it would be great to bring. I understand that's something that we'd have to discuss, but I just wanted to talk about it as a group because I do think that it was it's a wonderful idea and it's something great that they do and I think it go a long way. Thanks. Des I just want agree with you. I think it's a wonderful idea. Thank you SENA to doing that and we should probably discuss with the set leadership the way they would like to see it rolled out best. You know they might have some opinion as well but I do think
031that publicly giving that recognition would be a good idea. Anybody else want to comment >> I think I think it's a great idea because it's part of inclusivity which is very important. >> Absolutely. Um okay. Um, next is the claims audit report. Any comments or questions? No. All good. Okay. Moving right along. Um, okay. Um, opening for public comment on items um on the agenda. Is anybody here to speak tonight about agenda items? Okay. Seeing nobody, I'm going to move on to our agenda items. Okay. Motion to approve 6.01 through 7.06. >> Motion. Kelly. >> Second. Tom. Discussion. >> Yes. Thank you. Avenue PTA for that donation. >> Yes, thank you to Lincoln Avenue PTA for that donation. Every bit counts and um any scholarship program, you know how much money we give away every
032year to support our students um is amazing. So, we do give a big shout out to them. Any other discussion? >> I just had a question on seventh floor from mother. I'm sure it's an easy answer. I just didn't understand the insufficient funds uh detail description uh in some in some of those areas. The first one was like base rental iss [clears throat] that was the reason for the trans >> correct. Okay, perfect. Thanks. >> Okay. All in favor? Motion carries. All right. Taking a motion for 801 through 804. Wait, can I go all the way to 9.2? My computer's 9.3. So 801 to 9.03. Motion. Tom. Second. Chris. Discussion. No. All in favor? Okay. Um, upcoming dates. So, we have a lot of things coming up. Uh, middle school, um, as Dr. Baris mentioned
033earlier, will be, um, here on in the middle school, November 20, 21, and 22. They'll be doing Greece. All of those are at 700 p.m. Following that, we will have our Thanksgiving recess. Schools are closed 26, 27, and 280. December 3rd is the Sunrise Drive winter concert. December 8th is the Cherry Avenue winter concert, which is here at the middle school. December 9th is the middle school winter forest concert at 7:00 p.m. December 10th is the Lincoln Avenue winter concert, also here at the middle school. And then our next business meeting will be here on December 11th and 7:30. Any comments or questions? Okay. Um, last public comment. If you have something to say that is not to the agenda or even if it is to the agenda but isn't you and anybody looking to
034get up to speak tonight? Okay. Seeing nobody, I am going to um ask for a motion to close the meeting. >> Motion Tom. Second Kathy. Discussion. All in favor? All right. Good night everyone. [clears throat] Happy Thanksgiving to everybody.