001The New Jersey open public meeting law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend meetings of public at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or agreed upon. In accordance with the provision of this act, the Madawan Aberdine Regional School District Board of Education advertised this meeting on June 5th, 2024 in the Aspbury Park Press and Star Ledger. This notice was sent to the municipal clerks of the burrow of Madawan Tash with Aberdine and the Madawan Aberine public library. The notice was also placed on the district website. Can you please stand and to the republic for which it stands nationy and justice for all good evening here Miss B here Mr. Mr. Fontone here. Miss F is here. Miss Brown is here. Miss Martinez here.
002Missing here. Be it resolved that a close session be convened for the purposes of discussing privacy, personnel matters, and legal advice. The subject matter of these discussions will be disclosed to the public when the reason for confidentiality subsides. Although the board cannot guarantee it, the length of the executive session is estimated to be 30 minutes after which the public meeting of the board shall reconvene and proceed with business. Action may take place. Action will take place and I have a motion and a second to enter executive session. motion. I'll second [Music] to turn it over to Miss. Good evening everyone. Um, tonight's an extra special night where we get to recognize our students and staff retire. Cassie comes on not this evening, but here. [Music] Thank you, Mrs. Perez. Good evening, everyone. It's really good
003to be here. On behalf of the board of education and the superintendent, we get the chance to recognize not only students, but some of our staff members as well, specifically our retirees, which is a pretty cool thing. So before we get going tonight, our first person that we get to honor is our very own student representative. I'm going to ask the fourth president this morning to come up to present our student rep. Good evening everyone. Tonight I have the pleasure and honor of recognizing a truly exceptional young woman who has represented our students with intelligence and heart. Lindsay Tubner has served this year as our student representative to the Madawan Aberdine Board of Education. She has brought remarkable poise to the role, bringing updates from each of our seven schools to the public throughout this
004past school year. I've had the privilege of knowing Lindsay and her family since before she was even born, when she was still a baby bump. Watching her grow into the incredible young leader she is today has been wonderful. This year alone, Lindsay served as senior class president, president of the math honor society, and a member of the National Science and International Thesine Honor Societies. She has volunteered as a Girl Scout with Troop 318 for over a decade, served as a civic leader guiding younger students, led efforts with baking for life to help children in medical need, and she was sometimes even our husky, serving as our mascot at several events. Lindsay has participated in various theater productions, choreographing and costumeuming her classmates behind the scenes, as well as playing various parts on stage. Lindsay shared
005with me that her proudest moment was helping freshmen at orientation as a civic leader. An experience that was a full circle moment for her as she recalled her own journey looking up to the seniors as a freshman. Lindsay says if she could describe her our district in one word, it would be supportive. And I think that's fitting because she herself has been an example of that very support for so many around her. Lindsay brings joy, compassion, and a deep deep commitment to her school community. as she heads to my alma mater College of New Jersey to pursue speech language pathology and aiology. We have no doubt she'll continue to make a difference just as she has here. When I asked her what she will miss most, Lindsay said, "I'll miss the people who made our
006school feel like a home, including the close friends I've made and the teachers who always believed in us." Lindsay, we will miss you as well, but we can't wait to see all that you accomplish next. Thank you for your leadership and your spirit. On behalf of the entire board of education, we are so proud of you. Remember that you always have a Husky home. Congratulations and with all our hearts, we wish you the very best. I want to say thank you for the opportunity I learned. Thank you, Mrs. Wy. And congratulations again and good luck to you. Okay, so now I have the pleasure of beginning our ceremony tonight for our retirees. You know, it's it's really difficult to say the right words or give the right party gift for educators who have served most
007of their life in some cases serve communities such as ours here in March. When I think about legacy, I don't think about words that we can say or gifts that we can give. It's really those relationships that these educators have shared with young people and service that they have provided. not only this district, in some cases many districts here in the state of New Jersey or above. So, with that said, you're not going to hear long speeches today. Uh we we came up with some some simple things to say about the folks who are going to come up, but some things that sort of speak to who they are and what they encompass as educators. So, you're going to see tonight we're going to have some secretaries on uh for retirees. We're going to have
008instructional assistants, uh, some teachers, and even a superintendent. So, I don't have my reading glasses on today, so please bear with me. Our first and we're going to we're going to go from the top, right? So, I think it's really important that we announce that we're going to go from the top in terms of years, you know, uh, in education or service here in the district. So, our first first first person that we're going to congratulate and call on up is coach Dera. So, I like to say committed to students and very uplifting. So, thank you for your service and congratulations to you. You're welcome. [Applause] [Music] Next up, we have our own Ariel Grindles, who's an instructional assistant. 27 years [Music] that is supportive, consistent, responsive to students needs and a heart of kindness.
009[Applause] Okay, our next educator receiving their retirey award for year from the district. It is our very own Evelyn Hefty. Come on up. Evelyn has a team attitude committed to our students here and flexible. That was a word that came up a lot. Very flexible and willing to support. [Applause] And next up, we have Karen D. Michelle, who's an instructional assistant here as well. 25 years of service here Regional District. Come on up. [Music] support students, flexible and responsive to the needs of our students and our vision. Next up, we have Cheryl Lima, Secretary Ms. 25 years. [Music] [Applause] across greeting and and letting you in uh to pick them up or drop them off in some cases, but has always been described as helpful and resourceful, a problem solver, and a proud person. [Music]
010[Applause] So, we have another 25ear service person, Michelle Johannes. Come on. [Music] Joyful learner committed to students and I just read something today. You're welcome about Michelle and it said that she she loves to learn from the students. Uh and I think that that's a really really important important thing when it comes to being an educator, being humble and learning from students. So congratulations to Michelle. [Applause] [Music] Our final educator receiving tenure tonight easily 10 years in their district. Dr. Micah, our former superintendent of schools. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Michael leader, a visionary, students first. Always putting students first and probably one of the most humble persons that I've ever met. [Applause] Our final person for tonight is Evelyn Diaz. Evelyn Diaz, you 20 years for Evelyn. I With that said, I want to say thank
011you again for those of you for for coming tonight and for the service of those who retire retiring this year. Uh thank you Alus. Congratulations again. Thanks. Have a good night. Good evening everyone. Um, thank you all for being so committed and all your years of service. On behalf of the board of education and our entire school community, I want to thank our teachers, our administrative assistants and instructional assistants and support staff for all your contributions to our school community over the years. Collectively, if I my my math is correct, uh you have all have dedicated 170 years to the Madawan Aberdine Regional School District. [Applause] We appreciate your dedication, your passion and love for our students. You make classrooms feel like home to our students, a school to explore, experience, and learn. Dr. Micah
012was always known for his open door leadership style, his belief in public education, deep respect for all educators, and his unwavering support for all students. What stands out about Dr. Micah is his character, his integrity, humility, and the kindness he extended to everyone he worked with. He didn't just leave with his mind, he led with his heart. Again, we wish all of you joy, health, and adventure in the next chapter of life. will be meaningful and fulfilling as the years you all gave to this district. Again, congratulations to everyone. [Applause] Next up, we will have our very own principal, Dr. Bomber, here from Boy School, and he has a special student recognition that's going to go on and a little bit of staff recognition as well. So I'm going to call in Dr. Mader who
013I'm going to give his presentation. [Music] Good evening board members, superintendent, central office, parents and guardians, students and teachers. Um I'm John Bomier, principal of Lloyd Road Elementary School. Here to recognize one of our staff members getting tenure tonight as well as some of our Lloyd Road students and student groups. So to begin, I would like to first recognize Mr. Sallo who is one of our Lloyd Road Elementary School teachers who is receiving tenure. So I'd like to invite Mr. D. Carlo up. Mr. D. Carlo is a special education teacher at Lloyd Road Elementary School. He is a passionate educator who is motivated by his students and the wonderful gifts that they each possess. One of his greatest joys is when he sees the eyes of his students light up when learning clicks as they
014grasp difficult concept. Mr. D. Carlo also holds a special spot in his heart for doing all he can to make each of his students feel seen and heard. Mr. D. Carlo graduated from Kane University where he studied to be an educator. When he's not working hard in the classroom, Mr. D. Carlo loves to find nice beaches and relaxation spots by the water. His favorite state to visit is Alaska. And his favorite country to visit in Ireland is Ireland. When it's time to kick back, S loves to enjoy a nice bowl or cone of ice cream. When asked to reflect on his most memorable teacher, S speaks of his seventh grade English teacher, Mr. Heman. Mr. Heightman wasn't the easiest teacher, but Mr. D. Carlo will always remember his passion for teaching and learning. A quote
015that Mr. D. Carlo lives by is me. My wish for you is that you continue continue to be who you are to astonish a world a mean world with your acts of kindness. May I am Angela. Congratulations Mr. D. Carlo. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] All right. So now we're move along to the Lloyd Road Elementary student highlights. So, I'm going to go through some of these and we have certificates um for each of our students being recognized here tonight. So, at this time, I would like to um recognize and invite up uh Maline Jacob, Hatley Mlu, Ava Jordan, and Sydney Algore. Um these students are being recognized tonight because they not only created their own business, their bracelet business um that um they were actually able to uh sell some of their bracelets at our
016PTO school store, but the money that they raised went to a good cause. And in this case um you can see on the slide there, they created bracelets um for students in the school. They had ones that they could purchase asis. They had quarters, they had quarter forms. They are true entrepreneurs um but did it with them for a great cause donating their money to the California wildfires um as well as brain cancer research um and support of the Hopman family. So we congratulate um these young entrepreneurs for all that they did to support these great um research and also these great organizations. So thank you for recognition. [Applause] All right. So, next we have Amanda Elgal, grade four Lman Elementary School. Come on up, Amanda. [Music] Amanda is being recognized because um for the
017second year this year we had a schoolwide spelling be. So we partnered with scripts to run a spelling bee last year and this year we first run classroom bees. Each fourth grade home room has their beat. Each fifth grade uh class has their B. Um and then our fourth grade and our fifth grade winner have a spelling bee off. Um and Amanda Elk was the overall school winner. Amanda got to go to the regional be and we're very proud of her and her incredible spelling ability. So, congratulations. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] All right. At this time, I would like to invite up Declan Kennedy. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Dean is being honored tonight uh for creating. So Matt Wong, a student at Madan Regional High School who's graduating this year, spearheaded a flag design project
018for each school, supporting each school in creating their own unique flag that represents their school. So our students each participated um not every student, but those that wish to. And there were a lot of students that uh provided submissions for a flag design. and Declan's flag design um was selected this afternoon. We had a flag raising ceremony at our school. Our chorus and band came out um and it was a nice time to celebrate not only Declan um but also to celebrate the raising of our new flag. And tonight Dean's going to be presented with his own flag. So every show this will be and is as we speak hanging from our [Music] This is hanging from our logo flag. The original design [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh, there's um and
019what's really neat about it, you can see there we have our K to3 um mascots there all going up. So, Lloyd Road and becoming busy. So, that's very All right. At this time I would like to invite up several more Lloyd Road students. Um so we will start with Scarlet Mccur Gold [Applause] Mary Figler Emma Asavido Olivia Bagadinski Reel Blank Madison Connors Maline Jacovis Alexa McIntyre and Gabriella Smith. [Music] So these students are um not only part of the Girl Scout Troop number 39 and they were working very hard for their bronze um award and as part of that bronze award came community service. So these students created the flyer that you see up there and supported another organization the Castle Dreams Animal Shelter. Um they spent um their time coming down. We put boxes
020out by the office. We sent this flyer home. We made announcements. And little by little, the boxes filled up with um harnesses and leashes and sweaters and all kinds of uh treats for dogs at the animal shelter. Um and not only did they all work together on this incredible project, they would come at the end of the school day. They would get their bags. They would take the um the donation items, bring them to the animal shelter. Um and that was an ongoing process. So, it wasn't a one-day event. Um, but it was a great cause and I'm extremely proud of each of you. So, thank you and [Music] [Applause] [Music] Scarlet Wow. you. Thank you. Congratulations on [Applause] [Music] all. All right. At this time, I have another group of students. So, at this
021time, I would like to uh invite up our Lloyd Road Husky Cafe leaders. Leo Beckett, Jackson Andreasi, Joseph Petro, Chloe Platter, David Sorenson, King Anne Fuso, Timothy Chris, Maurice [Applause] Thank you, Miss Leonard. And thank you to Mrs. Sloan who will spearhead our Lloyd Road Husky Cafe. So, [Music] So these students are being honored here tonight because they have worked extremely hard each Friday, not every Friday, but a majority of the Fridays throughout the school year on our Lord Husky Cafe. And our Husky Cafe gives blueberry muffins, bagels. This year they added yogurt and granola and all kinds of goodies, uh coffee, tea, any kinds of um breakfast goods. They work, they go to shop right out on a community- based instruction field trip. They got all the necessary supplies and materials. They bring it
022back. They organize it. They put order forms in each teacher's mailbox. There's a picture up there. I know it's not easy to see, but on the bottom there, they're putting their order forms in every staff member's mailbox. They collect the orders, prepare them. We even get a ticket for frequent customers. So, after the 10th order, we get a free coffee or something like that. So, sometimes you see and other staff members. So, it's a great event. Um, and these students work extremely hard. So, once again, I'd like to recognize each of our students up here tonight and thank Miss Sloan um, and Miss Letter and also for everything their support. All right. [Applause] Timmy [Music] over here. All right. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Cafe. We had our last cafe last. Timmy is staying up here because
023our next boy recognition is Timothy Brasara who's here and he's being recognized because he came in first place in the Special Olympics New Jersey swimming competition. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] So Timmy's being recognized tonight for his incredible work in the New Jersey Special Olympics and his incredible swimming talent. So congratulations to Timmy. [Music] [Applause] And um this obviously takes a lot of people and a lot of work to put together all of these great programs. So once again, thank you to our board of ed, our superintendent, Mrs. Allen, our teachers, our specialists, our support staff, on all of this. It truly takes a village. So thank you everyone. [Music] Next up, we have Mr. Mark Van Horn, principal of man. [Applause] [Music] Good evening. When I was kids, I decided students to recognize this is extremely
024difficult. Um, the building of 850 learners and dozens of teams and organizations and clubs. Um, It's not an easy task, but it was enough to settle on recognizing one of my favorite groups, nams. And this year, we are recognizing our pure buddies. Give them a round of applause, please. [Music] [Applause] They have all the certificates. And I'm going to ask some of our dedicated faculty to come up. Missia and Dr. D. Leonardo are teachers at Good evening. My name is Brianna Sctorchia and next to me is Christy D. Lonardo and we are the co-advisers for peer buddies at Anan Aberine Middle School. We have been the peer buddies advisers for the past four years and have really grown the program into a club of magnificent leaders and inclusivity. This year we have trained all our
025peers who have stepped up and showed not only the school but also the Madawan community what leadership looks like. We participate and host a variety of activities and events both during and after school. Our peers push into class um into advisories classes at um gym classes and lunch. We are so proud of this program and all of our students. These students deserve to be recognized for their dedication, compassion, and hard work. First, before we recognize some of our students, there are a couple instructional assistants that we want to acknowledge. Without them, we would not be able to have this club at all. They have been dedicated for years to our program. Um, first up is Miss Kendrick. [Applause] Next we are moving on to our students. Ha Ali Corderin Del Valley, Alexander Barrow, Barrow, Lopez,
026Caroline, Edwards Oellia Castro Andrea Seraniano Cleaniano Rohox and we have many other peer buddies that couldn't be here tonight. [Applause] [Music] is good. Yeah. [Music] [Applause] Thank you. One more round of applause for our great [Music] in the house. Strap here. over there. You know what? I have to principal. [Applause] Congratulations to all students who've been recognized so far. Tonight, I have the pleasure of recognizing five elementary school students for perfect attendance for the 2024 2025 school year. Thank you for your dedication to making attendance a priority and for being a model for your peers. First up, I would like to recognize Alex Choy. [Applause] Next we have Miguel Leberti, [Applause] Benjamin Lee. [Applause] Aloe vera. [Applause] [Music] Finally, Daniel. [Applause] Thank you all again. One more round of applause for everyone. [Applause] [Music] Thank
027you so much, Dr. everything our students. Um it's wonderful to see uh the great things are going on. We get, you know, a few opportunities like this throughout the year, especially at the end of the year to kind of recognize and acknowledge all the great things that are going on our district. We're really proud of that. It makes us I know I speak for the board when I say it brings it home for us to see it all um right front and center. So, we appreciate the opportunity for that. Um there is there are refreshments that came here and if anybody wants to take additional pictures, we'll take a short break. So you can do that before we get started with our regular meetings. Thank you everybody. Um we are now ready for our student
028representatives. Good evening at the high school. We are looking forward to the final event of the school year. Senior semiformal is tomorrow night. Senior sunset will be the night of the 18th and the MRHS class of 2025 commencement ceremony will be held this Thursday June 19th at home. Last month, Cambridge Park Elementary School had a fun day where students participated in a variety of gross motor activities around building. Students used teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking skills throughout the day. Classrooms participated in a theme, queen, or king contest for both the last preschool theme, which was teacher and student choice. Classrooms showed off their creativity by diving into make play self expression. Rooms were judged by the Department of Education's preschool liaison during her last visit and the Cambridge PTO generously donated gift cards to award
029the top three teacher. As Cliffwood wraps up another incredible school year, they are total pride and gratitude. To celebrate the end of the year, Clifford students have been busy adding a splash of creativity to their school by painting a beautiful mural on the trailer outside the playground. They were also thrilled to welcome the Madawan Library who joined them to share information about their exciting summer reading program and reminded students of the importance of reading throughout the summer months. Cla students also enjoyed a fun and informative summer bike safety program, helping them get ready for safe outdoor adventures in the weeks ahead. They have also been celebrating their youngest learners with joyful prek and kindergarten ceremonies where students sang songs and celebrated their accomplishments with proud families. Meanwhile, third graders are preparing for their big move
030to Lloyd Road with a special transition visit from Dr. Bombardier and Mrs. Olsson. On the last day of school, they will be sent off with a heartwarming clap out as their families join in to cheer them on. Thank you to Cliff students, families, and community partners for making this year so special. They wish everyone a safe, happy, and restful summer. For Drive closed the year with the preschool stepping up ceremony on June 5th and kindergarten ceremony on June 12th. They look forward to their third grade clap out in the afternoon of June 19th. In addition, sorry, in addition to celebrating their students transitions, they hosted a third grade science fair on June 10th, which was followed by an ice cream social that same night. They look forward to Tom the Magician closing out as their
031final assembly tomorrow. Ravine is grateful for the lending libraries and pause for a cause grants provided to their students and community by the Madawan Education Foundation. This year has been full of growth, accomplishments, and celebrations. They are thankful for everyone's support and are looking forward to a fun and restful summer before seeing everyone back in September. Strathmore kicked off the month with their 2025 funday event thanks to physical education teachers Mrs. Albanesey's and Mr. Papis. All involved had so much fun this month. The students in the preschool and kindergarten classes participated in their respective moving up ceremonies. Many family members and friends came out to support this milestone event. First graders at Strathmore recently hatched baby chicks thanks to a wonderful program through Squer Farms. And the second grade class visited Jenson's Aquarium for their
032final filter for the season. Strathmore's third grade class had a fun-filled month of celebrations including the third grade carnival, lunch, and yearbook signing thanks to the wonderful PTO. They will conclude the year with the third grade clap out and the annual students versus teachers kickball game. Boy Elementary School recently held a chorus performance by fifth grade students under the direction of the coral program director, Mr. Bine. The students sang their hearts out and did a wonderful job showing off their incredible vocal. All students had an opportunity to hear the coral students sing a few songs during a short assembly this week as well. In addition, of course, the Liro band students did an amazing job performing in their school's maroon and gray band concert under the direction of band director Mrs. Hughes. This was a
033great night, and Lloyd is so proud of the band's outstanding instrumental music abilities. On May 29th, Lloy celebrated their talented student artists and showcased their art at the annual art show. The theme of this year's art show was drawn to adventure, a superhero art show and included naked and take crafts and art tour and a raffle for a series of original framed cloud art that included Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman. Boy celebrated many end of year events that included their fourth grade field day and fifth grade pool club trip on Friday, June 19th. They are also excited for their fifth grade promotion ceremony that will take place tomorrow, June 17th, in the Woody Road auditorium. They're very excited to congratulate their fifth graders on their promotion to Maline Avenue Middle School. Lastly, from May 27th to
034May 30th, MAM students and staff participated in their battle of the classes. Students had fun and showed great teamwork, spending part of each day competing in various events. It was a close competition, but seventh grade were the winners. Check out results and lots of photo and video highlights on the MAMS Instagram. During Battle of the Classes, MAM's students, families, and staff collected 3,478 total food items. They're very proud of this accomplishment and helping to fight hunger in local communities. On June 3rd, MAS hosted Lloyd Road's fifth grade students and staff. They attended a presentation, participated in a Q&A with sixth grade teachers and tooured the building with help from student council members. It was a great experience and MAMS cannot wait to welcome their newest learners in September. MAMS also hosted the MRHS and MAMS
035choirs combined for a full day on June 2nd. They were evaluated by a music professor from TCJ. The MAM's course scored superior and excellent on a high school coral assessment scale and received extremely valuable feedback from Dr. McBride. It was a fantastic way to end the year and pass the talented eighth graders onto the high school program. This concludes my report. Thank you and have a great evening. Thank you for your final report. I just want to thank you for your diligence and getting all the information that you needed to provide the reports to us um at our regular action meetings every month. It was um really comprehensive. We really have not got a lot of information to share with us and we really appreciate hearing about all the things and once again to be
036all of us. [Applause] Um I just have a quick present. Um, I just wanted to give everybody a heads up again that we, um, the board of education, well, actually the school district routine services to kind of pump in our future planning. Um, we had a comprehensive demographic study to project future enrollment. The findings were presented as short for that meeting and it confirmed what a lot of us in our community are already seeing, which is steady population growth that will impact our schools in the years ahead. From 2010 to 2020, our towns grew at a rate well above neighboring districts, while overall population in the neighboring districts grew by only8%. During those 10 years, our town's population grew by 6.9%. That trend is expected to continue. We have about 4.2% increase projected in the
037district's population over the next um few years that with projection from 2020 to 2030. So, we're halfway through that growth period. um it's going to slow after that, but in the near term, our elementary schools are probably going to face capacity challenges. So to address those needs, the current buildings that we have in district, we're exploring two main options. One is redrawing elementary school boundaries or adjusting which grade levels are housed in each building. So as we develop these solutions and locally essential, our focus is on maintaining smaller class sizes of we always have maximizing our resources and supporting every student as a member of this community. Um we're going to be planning these pretty near in the near term here. We are um doing this so that we can ensure we can continue providing
038what the state needs us to have which is a thorough efficient education but also what we strive to have which is a high quality education for all the students in our district. Um, we do want to make sure that we engage the community in this process and um, we will let you know how that goes. But it's a it's it takes a while. It's a process that takes about a year of planning and then there's implementation piece. But um, this is something that is happening. It's we don't really see a way out of changing what we are what we have right now with our schools and our you know both the neighborhoods that go to specific schools as well as which creates our house. So just about that and anybody have any questions about that
039instructions? Thank you. action items this evening. The first item will be considered is a travel. I just want to word that there are members listed on the travel agenda copies of that. And we're asking the board to approve item B1 through 37. There are no items read from the previous meeting that curricular instruction. Thank you. Can I have a motion and a second to approve the curricular instruction motion? I'll second question. Okay, moving on to Student services agenda is for action this evening. We're asking the board to approve item number one. Item number two, there are additional students in the red bedside instruction. We're asking the board to approve item number three. There are additional items in red uh that would be found on pages 2 and 30. So for this particular section from the
040previous meeting, we did not know any tuition costs and dates and the cost is listed on page 3 or 12. We are asking the board to approve item number four. There is one additional item in red for item number four that can be found on page 8 of 12. We are asking the board to approve all additional items which would be 5 through 16 which includes on page 12 and 12. There are no additional items in red. That concludes the services. Thank you. Can I have a motion and a second to approve the student services agenda? Motion. I'll second. Any questions? Hey, moving on. Personnel. Thank you. The board has a walk-in item which includes appointments and staff array changes as listed. And now for the regular agenda of personnel one of 15. We do
041have in red uh some resignations as listed. We have some of absences that needed to be amended or new in red pages 1 and two. Uh extracurricular, we have some red as listed in our non-athletic activities. We have red that's listed as well. In the area of curriculum instruction, we have several red areas which are which is good news. It's our curriculum writing uh that takes place over the summer. uh that goes from pages two through page six. We have uh a few more staff members in the in red uh 93 on page 6 of 15 for ESL in the model assessment. Uh then we have some instructional assistance listed as substitute teachers. Uh and that is on page six of 15 and it goes on to page seven. Item number five. On page seven,
042we have our district translators for the next upcoming school year. That go to page eight. On page 9 to 15, we have our mentor teachers listed. Uh we will assist novice teachers in the 256 year as listed. And then we have a home instruction to close out the year. Uh, which goes from page nine to page in red. That takes us to page 13 of 15 in red. We have some volunteer coaches as listed to help out with some of our sports teams. And then on page 14 and 15, we have in red uh the Perkins grant um uh payment for those teachers who work with those career technical education courses. And then we have some professional development presenters. So we're going to be presenting in the 25 26 year for our staff. teachers presenting
043uh or educators and some councils over this as well. They're presenting presenting during professional development in the fall. We have some extra hours for work to be done. Um then we have some chapters for both middle school and high school. And finally on page 15 to 15, we have some additional staff members to help out with our ESY program. Thank you. Can I have a motion and a second to approve personal agenda? Any questions? I do and I apologize in advance but I printed out question. Um so in terms of the staff changes um any lab is considered or is it like is it separate from the class just trying to understand a I'll let you cover. Yes. Oh, sorry. I need a second. Um in terms of the volunteers um for um volunteer I
044just have a general question. Um, I know that sometimes just due to the needs of the district, they have to move teachers around maybe levels or um subject matter that while they are, they may not have done that recently. Just a little bit of the support that they Well, you when you say firms, it's most important that they are certified to teach the same course. Uh I could let Mr. Le speak more specifically go from my time in construction when I was director of quick construction. We always supported staff members who have specific professional development to five program math and language arts and science. I know that's a big professional development. So it usually is targeted professional developments to help get them up to speed. One of the other things is that there's a lot
045of resource within the three levels within the separate area. There's that PLC that staff instru and so the board has heard a couple of new initiatives that we'll be doing next year and so we know about those ahead of time. So we've had some professional development for staff in May and June. And so teachers who've had to change assignments or change locations due to assignment change have been invited to attend those professional development sessions as well. So that make it practical the school year ends. We do depending on what the assignment is. We do have some summer professional development that staff have been invited to. And then when we kick off the year for our opening days, there's additional professional development there. And then October 13th, which is our whole picture consumers day, which we've
046been planning since late spring, very part of that, too. So, there's a lot of layers of September. Thank you. Any other questions? I may I could just add on a little bit on that subject. I'm a veteran teacher for 21 years and just this school year, I was asked to teach a new class, but I've never taught before. And um I know I'm on say too much. But I will say that my administrator said something very complimentary to me and they said, "We know you can do it." And it was never a question of could I do it. It was what will it take for me to do it. And what that meant was me ending up at 21 years of instruction as a nationally board certified teacher having the roughest year of my life.
047I spent an hour to two hours every single day basically after school creating new curriculum. Um, so I just want to pause and just put that in there about support is one thing. Creating new curriculum to be the kind of teacher to be. Um, and what it does to your mental state. um I haven't been able to say things because of how much of a toll it's taken on me. So I just want to just for people who are into education who are listening that question about getting support, it's sometimes not enough. And I would take a breath and say, what am I going to potentially put this teacher or teachers through and change it? And It's not that they can't do it. It's do we want to do that to a staff person when
048they've given so much. Is it the right thing to do it? Is it the right thing to kids to make a great change among levels? So, it's just something to ponder. It's not that these teachers can do it, but is there another way rather than putting them through that? So, I'm not asking you to change anything you've done. I just want you to really think maybe there's another solution. if a teacher isn't wanting to do that. Thank you, Miss Scott. I I think just my two cents is um because I just feel that I'm assuming that there's really no other option because I trust that I think it's pretty evident that we don't want this district. We want to put in too hard on the teacher. So, um, and there's probably a little bit of
049a difference just for my curiosity sake. We're teaching a different subject matter if you teach high school. So, actually, it should be easier. No, I appreciate that. Um, any other questions or comments? We'll be looking to take action on following items. Page one, regular course of business. Page two is the final bills list for the end of the year. Six, seven, and eight are for unexpended appropriations at the end of the year. Um, we have been tasked to ensure that we are increasing our surplus for the audit. So, we tend to do that. We're not into the extent of this. This just provides us flexibility as we work for the future school year. As we move on, adoption of the tax schedule for both towns tax listed on the H3 and four. 11 is referred
050to in the agency again for another year. 12 is the focus grant. 13 is the acceptance of the local recreation grant moving about 93,000 towards the outdoor fitness board as listed in 14. It is 175,000. As you will see as we go through further, there are an abundance of donations that we've received in close to the sum of 40,000. So we know the total amount And we have a few more uh again donators who are very conscientious and are going to have meetings with us later this week. So we hope balance by then. 15 is our insurance renewal premiums as listed. 16 is St. Clemens here. 17 is the agreement with the SCFJ for the master special ed teacher. 18 is Joe's agreement. 19 is language academy 20 is the agreement between university 14 drive
051and then 22 23 24 and at the page all the way through 9 is all of our RF that we announced for special services as um 28 is the acceptance and startup donations towards the grant but we also want to thank you the anonymous donor for assisting us in our annual school lunch balances. We'd also like to take the opportunity to say thank you again to ETL as they took the opportunity this year to raise funds for initiating structure that will go through the playground as well as the institation board at no cost to the district. 39 is an additional staff member for travel reimbursement for the school year. 40 is the fire evacuation bills for months and 41 is our questions for that. Thank you. Can I have a motion on the second to
052approve the finance agenda? I'll second um I have a question. So our um landscaping lawn care services we don't we don't have any grants. So um I know that we were discussing how work together with our community partners like towns is there any thought of having there because they obviously have partisan. We did discuss and I just want to verify um the money for the outdoor playground is not coming out of budget. Can you just verify that? So the 175,000 uh most of it is coming from a grant that we wrote for the local recreation grant. So 93 and then the rest have been generous donations from various vendors and the community. So this one question I sent with my question um important for the community to hear it as well. This was our first
053year working with the um priority crator sorry um agency which is our private security agency in all of our buildings and I had just asked because it's up for approval for next year. So I asked um how is it going? Have we been happy? You know what are we seeing? What's working? Um so answer I'll start my colleagues and jump in. So in my role as school safety specialist I work closely with our agency um and so they they visit um especially our try officer working just good as a part of the role. Um, so as I see them and I visit them in buildings, I hear feedback, especially from principles, um, a lot of positive things. When you walk through buildings, you'll see sometimes you'll see them, sometimes you won't, and that's intentional. Uh,
054and we're getting a lot of feedback from the agency in terms of things that they see that they want to approve in the summertime, particularly both to our buildings. Um but Mr. President share real quick over at Cliffwood our uh officer Todd who splits the time between Cliffwood drive on his own time um painted on the storage container uh the Cliffwood logo mascot and own time old equipment and it looks fantastic having to go past that officer volunteer to do that. So they're making connections within the school community as well. We never anticipated something like that, but that's an additional benefit, which is fantastic for the school kids. Um I noticed that they also donated towards our fitness center, which is phenomenal. and all these donations that I see on here. Thank you to everybody
055because this is amazing that we're going to be able to do this hopefully, right? Get this um final lives. So, that's great. Thank you. And I do love seeing the Ptorian um all the staff. I see them when I drop the people off at school and stuff. So, it's nice to see that faces. Thank you. Can I ask you a question about procedurally as far as the non court with the say $6,000 that's still out here that we're having to give donations. How does that impact what we're voting on tonight? We don't have the money yet. What are we why is it on the agenda to that financially? In order to meet the milestones for the national fitness campaign, we have to approve tonight. so that they can receive a purchase order or um they
056could forfeit and move forward to another district for another organization. And we do have a couple others that have guaranteed funding um to the extent. And then we also have one too that um is not only donating 5,000 but is trying to see what other ways that they can help and if they can't that they're going to increase that. Thank you. And I just want to also add this once again, we've said this before, how phenomenal it is that our community comes together. That was a large amount of money and here we were what a week and a half ago talking about how are we going to reach this? Let's publicize for it. Our community is really incredible. Just thank you to every one of you so generously for us. We're we're excited about it
057because it'll be able to be used by community members, students, physic curriculum, dance curriculum. So, we're looking to see their um and I was surprised cuz I thought it would take longer, but hopefully we installed it up by else. The board of education recognizes the value of public comment on matters of interest to the school community. Individuals wishing to speak must state their name and address. Comments are limited to three minutes duration, but an individual may speak a second time after all others who wish to speak about the topic have been heard. All statements should be directed to the board president and no participant may address or question board members individually. All speakers are requested to express themselves in a civil manner with due respect for the dignity and privacy of others whose legal rights
058may be protected. Please note, while it is not the board's intention to stifle comment on matters of legitimate concern, the public should be aware that if their statements violate the rights of others under the law of defamation or invasion of privacy, they may face personal liability to the injured party. If speakers are uncertain of the legal ramifications of their comments, the board urges them to seek guidance beforehand from their own legal advisor. [Music] Good evening. My name is Kelly. of 199 and been a resident in our third. All three of my children have passed through school district. My oldest son is a captain who has resided there. My middle child is a student at King University stud education special. As some of you may know, my youngest son Con was 13 years old when he
059was hit by a car. riding his bicycle on September of 2017. 3 days before starting, he suffered a traumatic brain injury and broken leg. He destroyed the entire left side of his bra. He spent 9 days doing a 6 months of rehab for children, especially with He's made a remarkable recovery, but has some high paralysis with short-term memory loss, amnesia, aphasia, and literacy issues. He went from not being able to speak to participating in unified special Olympics and challenge our school system. As by storming each side of the school system in three days, I'm here thankful for this district for the never supported my son and our family this past 7 and 12 years. Our family was thrust into an unimaginable situation and the district was behind us 100%. Anything we wanted, anything Conor needed
060was given to him for that presentation. Our first case worker James came to the hospital to see Connor and took us to see several schools that could accommodate Connor during the recovery. Our second case worker was nothing short of amazing interface. She's extremely knowledgeable and very recognized for her talent. And a special shout out district's physical therapist Dr. Bernett. She was the best PT card we've ever had and we've had several and the district should hold on to her. Next, I'd like to tell you how special and invaluable program is called back specifically those cars. He doesn't really belong in healthy disabled one and he doesn't belong in wanted but the beach house was perfectly fit. He was given opportunities to go out into the community of the world. He tried to protect his jobs
061to figure out what interested him and what he was. Conor took these responsibilities seriously that he had a job that got anyone who would visit. He self gave him a sense of believed he could hold a job and be a doctor of society. Conor knows he made a huge mistake in America. He has a long time to live with that realization but the reach program. It's amazing how he's transformed in the sun. Mr. Alan Smith and staff at the beach house have an incredibly hard job deserve by not only does Mr. Smith have to teach and adise these students. He has a difficult task for finding local businesses that will allow reach students to do actual meaningful work. I would ask the district to spread the word to encourage nearby businesses to participate in program
062and beg you to maintain this program and investing it in finance students and the community. Closing. Thank you. To remember education, all you have done for my son's new is far better prepared for it after participating participating in. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you so much. That was really wonderful for you to take time to come and acknowledge all of the services and the benefits to your family and your son and um just to say that we often hear when things are going wrong. It's not that often that we hear when things went right. So, we really appreciate it. Thank you so much and best of luck tomorrow. Thank you. Any other public comments? Roll call on all action items. Mrs. Bullet. Yes. Miss Vis travel but yes to everything else. So noted Mr. Monton. Yes.
063Miss Scott. Yes. M. Yes. Miss Martinez. Yes. Miss Martin. Yes. We have any unfinished business. I know myself and Martinez had um attended the liquid and beer celebration at this park and I just wanted to say it was so wonderful. like everything about it was fantastic. Honestly, it was my first time being down there. Um, and just seeing the kids being able to really enjoy not just the the spray ground, but everything else there and there was music and there was dancing and they just seemed genuinely have a great time. And I don't know if it's possible to explore or think to think about in the future for some of the other schools. Um, but you know, I'm guessing the only cost involved is maybe busing, right? Potentially. So, um, you know, just seeing it
064live like that with the kids I thought was phenomenal. So, just something to think about in the future if we're ever looking for field trips and if it's not costing us a lot. Um, just something to consider. Thank you. Yeah. I also want to thank the um average for the use of that. I don't think they charged us for that. Oh, it's that's right. It's an open public park. Um but they did close it off to the public. So, it was just a use for our students for that um for that event. And so, it was a safe area. They had um somebody there from the town making sure that um everything was order that you know, nobody else was using it that wasn't supposed to be there. So, we appreciate that. Um, Mrs. Scalding,
065thank you for bringing that up because I I forgot actually. Um, it was it was so cute. One of the little um, well, me and M Scalding were there and we didn't have a tattoo on our hands. Um, and one of the little boys grabbed both of our hands and I think for safety reasons he looked like, "Why are you guys here now have a tattoo?" Like, so he brought us over and we got a tattoo. So cute. And by the way, that tattoo lasted. That was Friday. I couldn't get it off, which was Monday. Um, but other than that, um, and then another little boy told me that this was the best day of his life. Um, so cute. So, yeah, I would love to see um, you know, it was my kids growing
066up as long as that farm's been there, we utilize it. Now, I bring my niec's kids there and my my family's got little ones bring it. It's beautiful. And I I didn't think about it. until I got there. But I love that they closed it off for safety reasons. Um, and that made me feel good cuz there was no way to get in or out of the parking lot um without checking in. So, they did an awesome job with that. But yeah, I I would love to see together schools get in on that cuz I do think it's a blessing. Um, so thank you for that. Um, sorry I forget your name. Yes. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. It was very touching and that's what you said. We don't always
067hear the positive I mean this is the end of the year so all of the recognition we don't generally hear all the positive things. So I appreciate you coming out and you know um talking about the breach program and how it did benefit you. So that's that's great. I I love hearing that. So thank you. Um yes, best of luck to Connor. Um and then um obviously congratulations everybody. She was here tonight with their recognitions, but I do want to say um the lip sync at um you know, I saw um Miss Julie Kurt was here earlier and I should have said it earlier. Um, I just wanted to um give a shout out to her and Heather um Mahoney who do such a phenomenal job with the lipstick um program that they've done year
068after year now and at Strathmore and at Lloyd Ro um specifically um every year just gets better and better and it's such an amazing production that they put on at the high school and um I just the work behind it, all the volunteers, all the staff, the kids on everything that goes into that program. It's just amazing. So, um I just wanted to say congratulations to them because it's a huge success. It's a great night. Um I wish I had said it earlier. So, um unfortunately I missed her, but um and then the fun days also, you know, there's so much work that goes into these things. Mr. Kappa and Miss Hollanese at the Straa Elementary School, like the amount of work that goes behind the scenes, I can't even imagine. and all the teachers
069and again the volunteers. The students had such a fun time and such a great day. We had great weather. Um so thank you for all the fun things that go on at the end of the year. So we just wanted to give a little shout out there. Yeah, we were lucky with um the spray tank equip and that because in Seattle you're in New Jersey, right? So luckily that worked out. [Music] Um I I too wanted to say I forgot earlier congratulations retirees while the children um enjoy the summer and um you know I I still am amazed whenever we do retirement 17 something years of service between six whatever amount of people which really talks to the district and people not wanting to demographer also said that we have when our kids come their
070prek now program that they majority of them stay. So it it really talks to the district. So um I appreciate all the work and I know all the years. Um, so I really enjoy questions. Okay. We have resolved that a close session be convened to discuss privacy, personal matters, and legal advice. Subject matter of these discussions will be disclosed to the public by the reason for confidentiality. Although the board cannot guarantee it, the length of the executive session is estimated to be 30 minutes after which the public meeting of the board shall recot.