001of Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Public notice of this meeting was given to all board members and associates in a notice dated January 9th, 2025. Adequate and electronic notice of this public meeting has been provided specifying the time, place, and manner in which this meeting is being conducted. It was advertised in the Courier Post, posted in all schools, the administration office, the municipal building, the library, Bud Dooall Center, Edwood Acres, Elmtown, and the Winslow Township Post offices. Mission statement. The mission of the Winslow Township School District, a large, diverse, and growing community, is to educate all students to become independent, lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and caring and competent members of their community. The district in partnership with the community and in a climate of cooperation and mutual respect will provide an academic environment which values excellence
002and diversity encourages students to strive for personal excellence and assists them in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to contribute positively to a rapidly changing world. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> here. >> Miss Drean, >> here. >> Miss Claude, >> present. >> Miss Martin, >> present. >> Mr. Mr. Mcmanis >> here. >> Miss Peterson >> present. >> Miss Pittz >> present. >> Mr. Thomas >> here. >> Mr. Shaw >> present. >> We have quum. >> Can we please stand for the pledge of allegiance? >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Um before we say the district goals, I just want to acknowledge uh committeeman Darius Peoples. Um
003>> hello, how are you? Fine. >> Um Miss Claude, can you please uh go over our 2024 2025 district goals? >> Yes. >> 2425 district goals. student achievement. Continue to implement best practices for delivering instruction to students. This shall include conduct weekly administrative walkthroughs to monitor teaching and learning. Consistently review student assessment data to guide and redirect teaching to continue to provide supplemental activities. Example tutoring enrichment periods to adjust student deficiencies. benchmark assessment for ninth grade math and language arts. Number two, create a safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. Strictly enforce the district's student code of conduct. Focus on upper elementary school students to modify student behavior in early grades. In the early grades, reinforce positive behavior in a specific and genuine way. Approach discipline with care, respect, and the desire to
004see the good in all students. Number three, increase parent, caregiver, and community engagement in education. Provide opportunities for two-way communication with district stakeholders. Continue with communication consortium. Focus on refining our communication methods and messages to better market our schools. continue with our public relations with the community. >> Thank you, Miss W. I'm gonna change the agenda. Um, and I'm going to ask for a motion to go in executive session. >> I frame that, Mr. President. >> Yep. >> In accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, there are nine exceptions upon which we may enter into an executive session. We'll be doing so on August 13, 2025 at approximately 7:05 p.m. Of the nine items in which we're permitted to go into executive session, number eight, matters involving employment, appointment, termination of employment,
005terms and conditions of employment, etc., uh, in this particular instance having to do with administrative personnel matters. And I understand and appreciate the public uh um appreciation for the fact that we have to go into executive session at the beginning of the meeting. Uh we will try and make it as short as possible, but I would estimate that it would be between 20 and 30 minutes. You need a motion and a second and a roll call, please. >> Motion second. Second. Yeah. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Dreen, >> yes. >> Miss Vaude, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Mr. McManus, >> abstain. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pitts, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. Motion is carried. Make sure you
006Yes. Can I have a motion to adjurnn executive session? >> Motion to adjurnn executive session. >> Second. >> Um, roll call, please. >> Um, Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Drean, >> yes. >> Miss Lloyd, >> present. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Mr. McManis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pittz, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Motion has carried. >> Yes. >> Moving on to awards and presentations. >> Not at this time. >> Um, do we have any correspondence? >> Not at this time. >> Moving on to minutes. Can I have a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes? Open and close session from our regular meeting July 9th, 2025. >> Open and close session. >> Motion to approve the following many many meeting
007minutes for the board of education regular meeting open and close session on July 9th, 2025. >> Second, Mr. Clark. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> abstain. >> Miss Dreen, >> yes. Miss Glaude, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> abstain. >> Mr. Mcmanis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pittz, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. >> Motion is carried. >> Moving on to board committee reports. Mr. Thomas at the other committee. >> Yes. I do have a few things I'd like to talk about. Uh we know that we had a little recess uh through the last couple of months, but just starting up again. Uh, our first game for our varsity girls volleyball will be September the 5th. And also our varsity girls soccer have
008a game they're starting up their season September the 30th and our boys soccer is starting up their team as well. And also I wanted to just give a reminder that our uh Mr. Kenny Parker who had a allocation of uh donation has come in for the booster club of $500 that was made two weeks ago. So that that that has sufficed. But one of the biggest things or the biggest questions or the statement I have for not just the board but people at hand. Are you ready for some football? Our Winslow Eagles on August the 28th will be playing IMG Academy. Ocean City at 700 p.m. The second game we're going to see Highland to pay some respects to some of our old staff members over there. The third game will be Friday night here
009sold out Bergen Catholic. And just when you think it got easy, no. Millville will come into town to play us on a Saturday at 1:00 and then we were going to the great city of Camden the next week to pay them a visit. We want the high. So, we going to get the high. And on the way back, we're going to stop at East Side, used to be Woodro Wilson, and give them a little taste of the high. And then we got something to do with Mainland. We going to go east and take care of Mangland. And then come back and take care of Cherokee. So, if you're not ready for some football, I am. Are you on the drama club committee, sir? >> I'm on the marketing committee. >> There you go. >> Thank
010you very much, Thomas. God, >> Miss Martin, is there anything from the citizens advisory? >> If you do that, Miss Martin, I'm leaving. not um citizens advisory meeting is scheduled for tomorrow evening at 6:30 in the administration building and uh no minutes for the education meeting at this ed education committee at this time. >> Thank you very much. >> Mr. McMahon is the marketing committee. >> Sir, um uh no meeting was held since our last board meeting. However, uh the board was out at uh Winslow Township's most recent national night out which was held August 5th, 2025 over at the Township Municipal Center. I felt rather safe over there. I wanted to interject in your notes. Um but this event was rather well attended by the community. Uh most board members were in attendance uh
011for part or all of the evening. And I would like to personally thank uh operations for Winslow um the school district for the timely delivery of the board tents, padded chairs, tables, tablecloths, banners at Alia uh previously and that were previously donated by board members. And I also like to thank in particular Miss Dredden Pitts and Miss Peterson to my right here as they were present the whole time and thought of the provision of snacks, water, as well as various giveaway items with BOE information on them. As a reminder, the board will be in attendance at the upcoming event which is family day August 23rd from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. at New Portland Park. Wristbands that we had talked about this in our prior meeting. uh wristbands that will be free to the public or
012in the final stages of development. Production will be forthcoming. Uh there is an inspirational theme. We're going to put a QR code on there. Be do have um as as a theme that we've talked about uh to inspire the kids to to really think big. I think that's the thing that we're really hoping to do because um they can do it. There's no doubt about it. uh which purpose itself to be an encouragement to any student in this life. Our next meeting is scheduled for the 23rd of October 2025 over at McManus House. Goodies will be in attendance. Dan will not deserve that. >> Thank you, Mr. McManus. Um Miss Treen, um operations committee. Yes, there is minutes for the operation committee. Miss Chica will read those president. >> Uh the operations committee met on
013Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 at 4 p.m. via WebEx. In attendance were M. Dreaden, committee chair, Mr. Mr. Shaw, board president, and Mr. McManis. Also in attendance were Miss Bole and Miss Chico. The following items were discussed though. Um there is a there are minutes in your folders to follow. Um, high school number one, high school HBAC upgrade land. Our architect sent an email stating that the construction cost estimates have ris risen higher than previously discussed. This means that they may have to make some space for alternates in the bid specifications. Number two, 2425 budgeted capital and other projects EI associates HBAC systems at schools five and six. Both projects were out were put out to bid, but no responses were received in April of 2025. As of the date, we still have not received DOE
014approval for school 5. Our intent remains to rebid both of these projects early fall. Other projects 2425, a roof replacement at the admin building. We received notification from the DOE on June 3rd that the submission had deficiencies. We reported that EI would address them. To date, we still have not received DOE approval. a partial roof replacement at the high school Jwing. We received notification on June 3 that this mission had deficiencies and we and that needed to be corrected. To date, we still haven't received DOE approval. The construction of the full bond for athletics at the high school. To date, we have not received the project approval from the DOE. The middle school HBAC project. The bid was awarded. The contractor is ahead of schedule, but has recently informed us there was a part for
015the inside piece of the condenser that they are trying to secure. However, they still are hopeful that the project will still be completed by September 28th. Revised purchase award Educational Services Commission. We are requesting to amend the approval from a one-sided marquee to a double-sided marquee for the high school, similar to the marquee purchased for the middle school. charge off outstanding lunch balances. The food service fund has old outstanding receivable balances in the amount of $539,96521 cents which have AC accured since 2018. The district is requesting to charge off those balances starting every student off at the same point as of December. And number five, federal funding. We finally received formal notification of federal funding for allocations for 2526 on Friday, August 8th, 2025. The approval to apply the approval time for that. >> Yeah.
016The approval to apply for these grants are on the August 13th addendum. The meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025. That concludes the minutes. >> Thank you, Miss Chica. question with just brief questions with regards to uh number four on the operations committee. Am I to understand that the outstanding balance for the food service fund is a little over half million dollars? >> Yes. >> But that's from 2018. >> Yeah, I know. I asked for seven years. I understand. Um and that we are going to charge off those balances. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Miss Pit's policy committee. >> Um the policy committee did not meet in the month of July. We will be meeting uh this month in August. Um we will meet um on August
01727th at 6 PM prior to the August 27th board meeting. >> Thank you, Miss Fitz. >> Mr. Thomas, anything from the township committees? >> Uh, yeah, the economic development committee uh met last week. I'm in constant contacts with the event coordinator Nisha Cream to try to discuss ways of how we can be more uh collaborative and different events they having like as Wizo Day and other things that they are having. Uh, housing development is still on the uptake and there's there's there's some things that we need to collaborate to them to make sure that we're keeping in line with the things they will need for that. They also continually do traffic studies with uh not only the township but the county to see if they can pro provide better lanes or better traffic flow throughout
018the township. Uh that they have another meeting I think in a couple months that we will attend and we'll make sure that we be in great collaboration and working well with the township and the municipal uh administrators. >> Um there's nothing new from the planning board at this time. Um, but I would like to um ask Mr. people while he's sitting at our audience if he not I'll put him on the spot >> that too late. Well, if he could bring back to the township committee um with the craziness of our roads, if we could actually have, uh the township look into um with the start of school coming upon us very quickly. Um doing something about our wonderful citizens blowing past school buses. Okay. um because that be you know with some of the
019accidents that we've been seeing around Sichlerville um that can that I don't want to see something happen with our students as they uh start uh getting ready for school. So if you don't mind that would be greatly appreciated. >> Um moving on to our superintendence report. Um, starting on the top of page three and going all the way to the bottom of page 14. Um, can I have a motion to approve our superintendence report as it's recommended for approval by our superintendent? >> I move to approve the superintendence report that begins on page three, letter A to page 14, letter B at the bottom. >> Second, Mr. Clark. Any questions? No questions. Uh, roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Dre, >> yes. >> Miss Claude, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >>
020yes. >> Mr. Mcmanis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pit, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. >> Motion is carried. Before I move on to the business administrator report, board members, if you take note of all the great activities that our schools are going to have moving into the 2526 school year, remember which schools that you have because there's lots of things for you to do. >> And there um moving on to the business administrator board secretaries report. Can I have a motion to It goes from bottom top of page 15 to the bottom of page 24. Can I have a motion to approve the business administrator board secretar's report as is uh recommended for approval by the business administrator board secretary? I move to approve
021the business administrator board for secretary reports event begins on page 15 and it goes through page 24 and that's 1 through A and B 1 through 36 >> second Mr. any questions? Okay, I just have a couple of comments. Um, on our board meetings, I just want to remind everybody that the second meeting in November is um that you guys mark this on your calendar that that's on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It's not on a Wednesday. Um, also there's only one meeting in December and for everybody to remind themselves that reorg is January 7th. Um, um, and I think that's it. Um, I didn't get to it yet. I'm just doing Yeah, I st I did questions first. >> Yeah, >> I'm going to do the roll call next. >> Um, all right. I think
022I'm done now. Um, I don't have any more notes in there. So, roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Drean, >> yes. >> Miss Blaude, >> yes. Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Mr. McManis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pittz, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. But I have to abstain from page 15, letter B. Uh, number six on the vendor list. Um number six J727 for preferred home healthcare and number 6380 for star pediatric home care. All right, moving on to personnel. I'm going from top of page 25 to the bottom of page 32 on the personnel report. Can I have a motion for the personnel report to be approved as the superintendent recommends it for approval? I move to approve the
023superintendent the personal report recommended by the superintendent starting on page 25 letter A and ending on page 32 that is 1 through 17 18 sorry >> second Mr. Clark any questions >> yes Mr. President, one quick question. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Page 26, letter D. Approve to assume the following new hires. >> You know why is that? Well, in general, um, other offers decisions and most of the time people are still working even though they initially accept the position, they continue to work until they get >> Thank you, Dr. I'm sorry. Could you repeat that? I couldn't hear you, Dr. I said in general people are still looking even though they've accepted a position here they are still continuing to look and if they find something else if they're interested in then they decline the
024offer. >> All right. Thank you. Any other questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Miss Glaude. >> Um, on page 27, item BA is no. All others. Yes. >> Did you say BA or 3A? I'm sorry. >> Page 27 3 A. >> Miss Martin. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. McManis. >> Yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pittz, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. >> Motion is carried. >> Um, I'm going to stop for a second. Miss Clemens, can you stand up for a second? >> I want to congratulate you on becoming the new assistant superintendent. >> Thank you. I believe that husband is with her. >> Oh, >> this is my husband Jarvis. >> Oh, you always want to
025get a hut credit. Always. We always for quite a few years. So, I am confident that she will be able to carry on. So, thank you for accepting the responsibility. I also want to thank her husband because she's going to be working a lot of crazy hours now. >> And I want to thank Dr. Caramo for um helping get us through this hurdle and get devoting a lot of time for everything she's done right now for us. >> Thank you very much. Um, I think I have been here for such a long time and I've seen such growth and uh I want to still see growth happen for the district and I wish nothing but the best. So I gave Winslow my best and now um I'm going to spend the time with my little
026shadow following me around. So but thank you very much. It's been a pleasure. Thank you again, Dr. Back to our agenda. Uh, moving on to our addendum. Um, everybody can take a couple seconds to look at the addendum. All right. Um, can I have a motion to approve the superintendent report on our addendum as the superintendent recommends it for approval? I move to approve the superintendent report that begins on page one, letter A, one and two. >> Second, Mr. Clark. >> Any questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Dreaden, >> yes. >> Miss Claude, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Mr. McManis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pitts, >> yes. Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. >> Motion is carried. >>
027Moving on to the board secretaries report. Can I have a motion to approve the business administrator board secretar's report as is uh recommended for approval um by the business administrator board secretary on the on page two. >> I move to accept the board secretaries report beginning at the top of page two letter A1. Second, Mr. Clark. Uh, >> any questions? Um, roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Drean, >> yes. >> Miss Claude, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Mr. McManis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pittz, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. >> Motion's carried. >> Mr. President, I would like to share since we are looking at the addendum item number one under the ESTA grant that Mr. Thomas
028so excited about. But Mr. Thomas, when I tell you this, I don't want you to jump out of your seat. So, in addition to getting the allocation that we've waited so long, we got an additional $138,000. Right. We only lost um a reduction of $1,000, a little over $1,000 under our title three title two, which is professional development. So, we're grateful for that increase. >> Very good. Moving on to the personnel report. And I have a motion to approve the personnel report as the superintendent recommends it for approval. >> I move to approve this personnel report that begins on the bottom of page two, letter A, one, two, and three on page three. >> Second, Mr. Clark. Any questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Miss Dreen, >> yes. >> Miss
029Fla, >> yes. Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Mr. McManis, >> yes. >> Miss Peterson, >> yes. >> Miss Pittz, >> yes. >> Mr. Thomas, >> yes. >> Mr. Shaw, >> yes. >> Motion is carried. >> Moving on to the Open Public Records Act request. >> Yes. Uh, Mr. President, when Board of Education responded to the following OPER requests between July 2nd, 2025 and August 7th, 2025? Number one was Rebecca Neves board member training transcripts for all board members current or otherwise from the present in the past five years. Um that was approved. Jennifer Lee uh sorry Jeffrey Lee Smart Procure wanted purchasing records from January 29th 2025 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physical copying scanning or printing paper documents. any edible electronic documents acceptable. Uh it included a purchase
030order number, purchase order numbers are not used. Um a comparable substitute as acceptable invoice incumbence check number two purchase date. Um line item details and other information and that was approved. CT Mills Public Info Access LLC when access to public records containing a complete directory of all employees within uh your school district. Specifically requesting the most current records that include the following information for each employee, full name, job title, school department or office assignment, email address or work email address, work phone number, work address or location and that was provided. And that concludes the open public record. >> Thank you. Dr. Clark, information items. Uh >> just a couple. Earlier this year, we were approached by um Ruffish, a representative from Ruckers University about doing a rain diet at Gardens at uh two of our
031schools and that was school six and school three. School three was selected and I'm happy to report that next week uh that process will start. So hopefully it will be completed before the children arrive >> and u they will have representatives that will come throughout the school year that will help with the planting and helping to make sure that the gardens work. Um we also have an issue um at the the high school we were replacing the carpet and the high school library. So, it is possible that that may not be in place by September because we've encountered some minor issues that have to be resolved before the flooring is completed. So, it may not be functional come September and it's not because we've done anything wrong. It is an issue that has to be
032resolved by the architect to make sure that everything is fine with the board. uh on the board report, you saw a request to uh submit a three-year corrective action plan for the English language instruction plan. We submitted that plan to the state department, I believe, on June 26. There were some minor changes that were requested and that is why we are submitting the corrective action plan. We are still looking and addressing the issue of the food pantry that was presented. Um and we have some concerns. We will be meeting on August 19th to discuss the concerns and to see how we move forward. Uh the issue of Chromebooks, we are resolving that as well to make sure that we have everything in place um before that's fully implemented. And so students will not be receiving
033Chromebooks at the onset of school. There are a few things that need to be looked at and we will we will be resolving that. But the uh Chromebooks are here and until we resolve the minor issues that we have, they will not be distributed. >> Excuse me. >> Moving on to old business. >> I have a question. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> Dr. Caramo, do you have a a tenative date of when the Chromebooks will be issued out? >> No, I don't. Um and we're going to be discussing that. Miss Bad is part of the I believe the policy committee. I've asked to meet with the policy uh committee uh because there are some guidelines and things that we have to put in place and all of that's not ready. There are many portions and
034other things that will become an issue uh that I foresee being an issue that have not been addressed and I need to discuss those with the policy committee to see how we proceed. So what I can say is that the conflicts are here. all of the children will have access to Chromebooks during the school day, but as far as um assigning them to students so that they have them 247, we're not ready for that until we resolve the things the concerns that we have. >> Okay. And I have >> so I would say to you that uh probably not before December. >> I have another question as well. >> Yes. >> Um in regards to the audit, the technology audit that was going on that's supposed to be happening in our school right now, right?
035>> What is the update on that? So we are still waiting from the vendor to assign a person here in the district and so far we have not heard anything from them yet. >> Not even a preliminary report. >> We don't have a preliminary report other than what was already presented to the board. We've not received anything additional other than they are waiting to identify a person to assign to >> and we don't have a date on that either. >> We don't have a date yet. >> Is anyone looking into that? >> Well, of course we have. We followed up and we still don't have anyone that's been assigned to >> Did they say what's taken so long? >> If I had to No, >> so I won't speculate, but no, I don't have an
036answer for you. >> Okay. >> Um, moving on to old business. Um, is there any old business? Um, for old business, I will just remind everybody that Saturday is our board retreat. >> This Saturday, >> it is upon us >> because there's no football. >> 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. here. >> So, Mr. Mr. Shaw, may I ask what is the board to conduct that retreat here in this uh in this conference room? Yes, >> Mr. President. I just want to let the board know that >> um with the change of date, I will not be available, but you can reach me >> um via internet if there's something that I need to text to my um vacation and come on for that. >> Yes. Yes, ma'am. And then I just wanted to thank the staff,
037the summer staff and administration. I had the opportunity to go to school three and the students uh end of year or end of summer project was influential individuals and the way they presented their material was so interesting. I thought I was only going to be there from 9 to 12, but we went almost to 12:15. And I just appreciated the time that I spent with him. Thank you, Miss Peterson. Um, do we have any new business? >> Mr. President, I do. >> Got it. >> And I do too, Mr. President. >> Mr. President, um, to you, the board, the community, the staff. I'd like to make a public apology. some time ago uh you know am I overzealous to uh about our football and our team uh I did a show from the field with
038no permission I violated that policy and I just want to apologize to everybody for doing that I had a guest on the show and he made uh sort of like a political announcement which shouldn't have been done so I want to make a formal apology to you Mr. president to the board to the staff to the community and I can assure you that item won't happen again. >> Thank you, Mr. Thomas. >> Oh, new business, Mr. >> Yeah. I just wanted to um draw attention board members to our folder. You you do have a copy of the flyer for family day. Um I think Mr. McMahon has mentioned it in his uh report uh with regards to um our involvement and our participation. Um I've been in contact with the uh township and they have
039a new way now of um having folks participate when I mean folks I mean vendors and things that so now we're considered a non-f food vendor and you have to go on the website and you have to um create an account and so that's what um I'm in the process of doing. uh they did extend their um cuto off date. So um and as was noted there is a events uh there's a new person relatively new who is the events coordinator and uh she is um she is moving um that particular process in a in a more technological um direction. Okay. And so but with regards to the board um uh I would like to um ask the board members and remind them that certainly we do participate right and usually um with regards to
040finding out exactly who's going to be there when I'm asking board members be just to uh let me know because it is next Saturday August 23rd. just let me know uh the time that you'll be able to come and um dedicate to um to our table. The event itself runs from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. And uh basically we begin to fold up our tent so to speak um at about 5:30 and 6 because at 6:00 the concert starts. So, what I'm saying to the board members, if you could let me know, well, what kind of time that you could um allocate uh to the family day with regards to our participation and Dr. Crock, I know usually we do have giveaways, but mostly we haveformational kind of um things on our table. Uh will
041we have any additional I mean we do give snacks and we we have some uh kind offormational games that will be up playing and that they there'll be offered a little prize for that but is there any other things that um we would be considered? >> We're not able to do as we've done in the past. Uh I can provide someformational items. >> Good. Okay. Thank that I talk about what was very popular and it really flew off our table on National Night Out was the those books the green books with the pens. >> Yes, Miss Pits. >> Do we have it on Miss Pits? >> I'll make it work. >> Okay. Thank you, Dr. Car. Um Dr. Caramo, thank you for agreeing to put someformational items out if all possible. Um, could we put
042out the information like a little save the date card with the dates of the board education meetings and um upcoming back to school nights for all of the schools? >> That's part of theformational item that we >> I just want to make sure those those critical items are on the fly. >> We always do that first of all, but it will not be a card. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. >> Mr. Spence, I can tell you right now I I won't be at family debt. >> Yes, I understand. I I do know that at least two board members will not be present, but that still leaves seven of us. >> Oh, one thing for new business that I have um September 27th um at the Bud Dubal Center. Correct, Mr. Peoples? Um Winso Township
043career uh job fair. >> Yeah, I think they're going to do two this year. >> Yep. So, I just want to make sure that the community is aware of it. And if any of our high school seniors uh want to start getting a an opportunity to look in what their careers are going to look like after high school, that'd be a great opportunity for them to start looking at it because um you know, the towns will be there, the police department, um the fire department, the trades will be there. Um there'll be tons of different careers that'll be there. So um it's a great start to get an idea of, you know, if you're not gonna go to college and you have a non-olbound uh student or if you're just over uh somebody looking for
044a career, it's a great opportunity to get get yourself in to look at what's going on in Winslow and the careers in the area. So um September 27th, it's always well attended, so I would recommend getting out to it. Mr. President, if I could just um add one more thing under new business, justformational. Um the Camden County uh Camden County puts out a newsletter periodically. >> Yes. >> And um I thought that this particular information that was um that was presented in the August 7th edition uh certainly applies to Winsow as a whole, but certainly will affect I do believe our buses. >> Oh, okay. and and it's it's a and and this is what it is. It's a $2.5 million intersection improvement project coming to Winsow. Later this month, Camden County will break ground
045on a major intersection improvement project in Winsow Township. The $2.5 million project will include the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Cichlerville and Eerial Roads, storm storm water and drainage infrastructure improvements and the demolition of an abandoned building on Eerial Road. If we're familiar with that particular section, some of us refer to it as the point and that what has what is there has been an old Wawwa building. And so that's um scheduled for demolition. The entire project is expected to take approximately one year to complete. There will be periodic closures along road throughout the weeks of August 18th and August 25th. And in reading that Dr. Clark, my mind immediately went to our buses. >> Uh how that's going to impact on our buses our bus. >> I can give you a
046copy. I would like a copy. >> You got a cop? You got an extra copy for me? >> Yes, I do, sir. >> Dr. Mr. Thomas, one more thing. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Yes. Yes, I Um, and I just want to um inform the board and the the community that the VFW Post 303 on Cicular Avenue um we're coming together with a program with this um the Philadelphia 76ers and the veterans and we're going to try to do like a readathon thing for our children where vets and the pros actually um invite children out to come do reading program reading um sessions with them. Soon as we get it more um concrete and dates, I will make sure I bring it back to the board and I'll announce it out on social media
047and all the avenues so that we can invite our children of our community to come enjoy the veterans which I am one and I'm post um one of the officers at the post there. Um, I will make sure that we can commu completely involve the community. And also the VFW303 is having a um book give book bag giveaway on Saturday from 11 to 3 and they have 200 Chick-fil-A sandwiches to give away as well. So if you know anyone in your community who needs book bags, please go out to BFW on Sichler Avenue um Sichler um this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and take your kids and or people in the community who may need help with getting book bags for the school year. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Gordon. >> Anybody else
048for new business? >> Moving on to public comments. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The Winslow Township Board of Education highly values the input of citizens in making important decisions that affect the children of our communities. to believe in the rights of citizens to observe board meetings. To ensure that all of our citizens have the opportunity to attend schoolboard meetings and offer comment and to ensure that the board can conduct the important business of the district, we ask that speakers follow the guidelines for making public comment. The board secretary will recognize those individuals in the audience who wish to make comment and we'd ask that you kindly respect the following procedures. One, all members of the public attending schoolboard meetings must treat each other and the board with respect. Two, please state your full name and
049town of residence. Three, please limit your comments to four minutes. Four, in the event we're unable to answer your question, uh please supply your name, address, telephone number, or email address where you can be contacted, and your questions will be answered within a reasonable period of time. And lastly, individuals offering citizen comment are not permitted to make personal attacks on any district employee uh board member or other testifier or other member of the public. Thank you, sir. >> Can I have a motion to move into public comments? >> I move to uh move to make to move into public comments. I'm sorry. >> Second, Mr. Clark. All in favor? I Jamil Adams. >> What's up everybody? >> I'm ready to get down wherever. >> What's up? >> Thank you for the time. >> So, as
050I'm getting over here, obviously, I'm super excited to be here. Honestly, >> my name is Jamal Adams. So, hey everybody. >> Where'd you graduate from? uh WZO through and through from school three to Wow Township High School. I graduated in 2017. When I walked in here, I saw um uh Dr. Patique got the superintendent award on 2017. I was the athlete of the year, superintendent athlete of the year. Um that meant a lot to me because I remember 2017 is a very special year to me. My colleagues, my the people I went to school with, we we did a lot of cool things that year. So, it was pretty cool to see him get recognized in the state for that. Um, so I wanted to come up because I have a really really cool story
051that I wanted my my um my community to know about honestly. Um, so again, Winso through and through. Um, I'm an author. I have a book called Three Steps to Success After Graduation. And I I would fairly say I have been successful since my time at Winso Township High School and beyond. Um, so I obviously would need more than four minutes, but I really just wanted to take time to introduce myself and my work. Honestly, um, I'm somebody that you all want to know. Um, so just give you a little bit of story about myself. Uh, so again, WZO Township, I was a track and field athlete, also played football as well. I went to Syracuse University on full ride scholarship off of athletics. It was a blessing to get that. I learned so much
052from the people that I met at Syracuse University. Did really good at the um as a track athlete as well. After Syracuse University, I wanted to continue my studies where I got my masters at the University of Washington. And at the University of Washington, I studied sports administration where I got my masters in that. Um during that time, I did a lot of work uh with their with their sports department where I led the the soccer program. I raised money for um football and basketball as well. And even to backtrack, I had a really cool project at Syracuse University high level where they actually still use a slogan um in in response to the George Floyd events in 2020. We created a collective called ESO. I was one of the founding members on it. And
053in that um I was a part of a merchandising committee. We worked with Nike. I was a lead on it. Um me and my team we created a say and I came up with it called one orange. And now in the Syracuse University they adopted the whole universitywide as Rise is orange. Um Syracuse they owes me a check for that. I definitely want a piece of that. Um I don't think I get my recognition recognition for that but it's pretty cool to see a program that I created and I was found a member to still thrive in the university adopted worldwide. Um, everywhere I go, I leave a lasting impact. Um, and so again, University of Washington, uh, did a lot of great things there. I got my masters and learned a bunch and I
054have learned so much um, honestly and I'm here to support the the Winsow Township, especially in sports. Um, and so also during my time at um, my master's program, I was writing my first book. So, I did a lot of research. And then that summer of of graduation, I went down to Guanowato, Mexico, where I wrote my first manuscript over the course of two months where I did a lot of research and writing. Then it got broken down to three books. And this one right here is just the one of many down the road, right? One out of three that are actually finished. Um, and so this book pretty much guides the reader on how to use networking to so they can learn how to network into their next opportunity to get a career um
055or whatever they're looking for in life. Um, after my time in Seattle, Washington, I moved down to Los Angeles. And so I lived in Los Angeles for three years. In my time in Los Angeles, I worked for the LA Dodgers where I actually was a part of their championship run team guys like we all know, Tani. Um, I raised $1.5 million in a year for the organization across from season tickets and group tickets. Um, did a really good job over there. Um, I also did work with Nike. So I'll actually be in um LA next week August 21st for 8:24 823 where they're actually having a mamba invite. So a part of that program is called Air West where we do weekly trainings and we give back to South LA um the community and part
056of that I'm the business lead on it. Um and we do everything Kobe Bryant whatever goes Kobe Bryant comes through LA. My team is in charge of it and we're hosting all the meetings with Nike. So again, now I'll be back in LA um on August 20, 23rd and 24th for that event. Um and now I have a really cool career path where it actually led me back. And so LA was great, but um I just honestly God called me back to New Jersey, honestly. And uh now I'm a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual um out of Princeton, New Jersey. And that came out of honestly a pain point of something that I learned that I lacked in. I didn't have the knowledge of financial literacy where I'm doing great revenue-wise and doing really well
057but I I didn't really know exactly where to park my money, where to save my money and I was searching everywhere high and low, meeting so many people and learning like what are you doing with their money and um so then I got a a position with North Voice Mutual as a financial advisor and I absolutely love the work that I do. Um so I come here as a proposal to be a collaborator. Um I would like to partner with our our school district and give back. I want to give my knowledge. Um, I jumped through a lot of hurdles just to get to this point and I don't want our students to do that anymore. I'm I'm 26 years old. I just turned 26. So, I'm fresh out of this. Like, I remember what
058it was like to walk through these hallways and um and the pain of of what I lacked. And so, I do want to come back to our school whether I do have a special point for athletes because I I I have seen the value in sports, but not just limited. I definitely want to come to a point where I can help them get to their next um chapter in life. Help them out with what we call NIL deals. Our athletes have a really great um like my little man right there, put them in sports, honestly. Like he has a really cool opportunity with college sports and athletes getting paid just for being on the team. And so we need to realize what the opportunity that we can give our students. Um and I want to
059be somebody that can vocalize that, support them, and actually get in the field with them and teach them how to leverage the opportunity that they have on our hands. And that's not just athletes, but that's everybody involved. And again, I'm coming from a place of financial literacy and then also kind of is marketing and business as well. >> Thank you, Mr. Adams. >> That concludes the people who signed up. Is there anybody on? Nobody else signed up at this time. Somebody else has signed up. Um, anytime. >> Yes. >> Before we close, um, I want to make a correction. The date for the book bag giveaway at 303. Um, the post 303 is August the 23rd, the same as family day. So, stop by there, get your book bag, and then go to family day
060and enjoy family day. August the 23rd from 11 till 3. Thank you. >> I have a motion to adjourn public comments. Thank you again, Mr. Cl. >> I move to adjourn public comment. >> Second, Mr. Cler. All right. All in favor? >> I so we don't need another executive session. So on that note, can I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All in favor? Hi. >> I will see everybody Saturday morning. Great night in Bush Hill is at 9:00 a.m.