001Good evening. Welcome to the Winslow County Board of Education meeting of Wednesday, June 25th, 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 in specifying the time, place, and manner in which this meeting is being conducted. It was advertised in the courier posted in all schools, the administration office, the municipal building, the library, Bud Dougal Center, Edgewood Acres, Elmtown, and the Winssler Township Post offices. Our mission statement, the mission of the Winsslow 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 cooperation
002and mutual respect will provide an academic environment which values excellence and diversity. Excuse me. Encourages students to strive for personal excellence and assist them in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to contribute positively to a rapidly changing world. Roll call, please. Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark will be absent. Thank you. Miss Dre here. Miss Gowick. Miss Miss Glut is on the phone here. Thank you. Miss Martin Miss Martin will be absent. Mr. McManis here. Miss Peterson present. Miss President. Mr. Thomas present. And Mr. Shaw present. We have a 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. [Music] Mr. McMahon, would you please read the 2425 district
003goals? My pleasure. 2425 district student achievement continue to implement the best practices for delivering instructions to students and this shall include one conduct or I'm sorry conduct weekly administrative walkthroughs to monitor teaching and learning two consistently review student assessment data that guide and redirect teaching three continue to provide supplemental activities ities, for example, tutoring, enrichment, and enrichment periods to address student deficiencies or benchmark assessment for ninth grade, math, language, and arts. Mr. Mc, excuse me, Miss Glo. Miss Glo, yes. Can you mute? Yes. Okay. Thank you. Yes. Two, create a safe and positive learning environment for students and staff by A. Strictly enforce the student the districts I'm sorry, strictly enforce the district student conduct. B focus on upper elementary school students to modify student behavior in the earlier grades. C reinforce positive behavior in
004a specific and genuine way. Ind approach discipline with care, respect, and the desire to see the good of both students. And three, increase parent/caregiver and community engagement in education by A, provide opportunities for two-way communication with district stakeholders. B, continue communications consortium. C, focus on refining our communications methods and messages to better market our schools. And D, continue with our public relations with the community. Thank you, Mr. Dr. Do we have any awards or presentations? Mr. President, we do not have any awards or presentations this evening. Thank you, Mr. Bole. Do we have any correspondence? No, Mr. President, we have none this evening. And I have a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes open and close session from our regular meeting of June 11th, 2025. Yes. Peterson move for approval of the minutes of
005June 11, 2025. Regular meeting and close session. Second. Roll call or any questions? Um, roll call, please. Miss, yes. Miss Clark. Yes. Thank you, Mr. McManis. Yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Pigs, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr. Shaw, yes. Motion has carried. Moving on to our board committee reports. Mr. Thomas, is there any uh reports from the uh athletic committee? No, Mr. President. There's no report at this time. Thank you. Um, being that Miss Martin is not here, um, Miss Claude is on WebEx, um, there's no, um, meeting at this time. Okay. Uh there is an education a committee working here um in our um folders. So um I'll read it for Miss Martin or yeah regular education committee. Um the education committee meeting was called to order on June 3rd 2025 attendance for board
006me board members administrative for Dr. Caramo, assistant superintendent and uh committee liaison members. Uh discussion topics uh 2025 2026 textbook replacements, new curriculum district process during the 2025 2026 school year reading programs for grades K through 8 will be piloted and recommendation for adoption will be presented. Additionally, there will be a new a review of textbooks reviewed for the high school. However, the adoption may take place during the 252026 school year due to the number of textbooks and adoptions that would be needed. These adoptions would need to be would need to be moved to 2026 2027. B. New Jersey state assessment district review and update testing completed end of May results expected last week of August. C. Number of anticipated graduating seniors. Current enrollment 281 seniors in victory of failing. 53 for academics. 14 for
007attendance. D. Summer school. Summer school will only be permitted for students for credit recovery. The there will not be a general summer program offered due to low student participation and lack of funding. Students who have been approved for credit recovery must pay for their participation through educ edges. impact for Winsow Township School District pertaining to one, the Murphy administration highlights uh historical support for schools of fiscal year 2026 budget plan released February 2020 February 27th, 2025. A township school district unknown. We still have not received any information regarding our federal funds allocations. B preschool expansion. We are already taking advantage of the preschool expansion opportunities and do not have additional space that would allow us to increase the number of preschool classes in the district. C. High impact tutoring 187 bar varsity tutoring 161 high
008impact tutoring during the school day. 296 after school. Overall students being served, 644. Two, Governor Murphy's advanced literacy education initiatives, grants and guidance now available to school districts not explored. This district does not have a grant. Three school staff shortages, two gifted and talented, nine elementary, 16 special education, two music, one social studies. Two of three LD LDTC, one of two occupational therapy, one reading specialist, two security, one secretary. Approximately 46 openings to be filled. Some positions are shared. Four, 21st century community learning centers program and out of school time resources not explored. The district does not have a grant writer. Five, awarding over 1.3 million in grants to continue support of computer science programs in New Jersey schools. We have not received any information to that grant that is available or the amount of
009possible funds available. If the grant is available, the district does not have a grant writer to pursue the grant. Finland environment grant school 3 update. On May 20th, Miss Floyd was informed that Ruckers was still working on the engineering design for the rain garden and once completed, the design would be presented to her at a time for installing the garden would be discussed and hopefully the project would have would have begun. Additional updates. Preschool 2025 2026 projected preschool enrollment. Three-year-olds 105 88 completed applications. Four year olds 150 113 completed applications. Kindergarten 193 registered. Summer camp maximum capacity 100. Currently at 95% capacity waiting for a few applications to be completed. Priority given to district enrolled students and those currently participating in before and after school programs. Summer reading school supply. Summer reading and school supply
010lists are ready and will be posted prior to the end of the school or end of school. Preschool list may have may be posted earlier. Pending project high school library carpet replacement lowering and replacement of re preschool sinks at schools one, two, four, and early childhood education center. Meeting adjourned marketing committee Mr. McFing committee u June Junth celebration was June 21st held at New Brooklyn Park. was attended by board members John Shaw, Michael Clark, Wanda Bla, Julia Peterson, Cheryl Pittz, Windflow Joe, Joe Thomas, and Jerry F. these the board members staff on a rotating basis. The board of education during the course of the day arrival or setup was approximately 8:00 a.m. facilities department was ready to go before that. Uh they were in possession of all items requested. These items included, but were not
011limited to the six-foot uh tables, dozen or so padded chairs, table covers, table dressing with district logo, as well as the awards that were earned by the students during the current school year. Color bros were also brought detailing many achievements the students in this this year in all areas, academics, performing arts, technology, band, as well as athletics. uh Winslow Joe Joe Thomas was able to also uh augment our display with barriers and a red carpet. This was invaluable. It was these accents that provided an excellent setting for the section of the display that centered around the trophies one by various sports programs. These items provided by Mr. Thomas provided a safe and orderly way for the public to view and to appreciate the student achievements. Miss Peterson donated two large f vinyl banners. one banner
012made of marking the historic nature of the Junth celebration in addition to the banner highlighting the declared students, the colleges that they were attending, college and universities that they were planning to attend with the number of students planning uh to attend each of these colleges and universities. These banners will be reusable for the planned upcoming events. This provided ice and water bottles. Uh, it probably saved you from heat stroke quite frankly. That non board member Jennifer McMass, I think we know who she is, of cooking cake thing, donated lollipops for free distribution among the attendees. Uh, the accomplished goal of this endeavor was to communicate to the town the many great aspects and achievements of this district and the student body as a whole. This was wellreceived by the n by the members of our
013community that stopped by and engaged. Also of note, there were many conversations that held that were held with attendees that centered around local alumni having gone ahead and accomplished or in the middle of accomplishing very many great things. The board also fielded questions how folks could get involved in a number of ways. For example, being a we directed them to the website and rolled in personnel. of particular note uh to the board. The young man who was recently lost both parents um the name escapes me. Um I remember his name is Mike uh stopped by the booth. Both he and his caregiver who is his grandmother thanked the board profusely for the assistance rendered to the young man and his family. And of note, various members of the board did take note that the board
014of education was separate from that of the billing body in the um in the area where all the u booths were set up. The informal consensus was that the board for future event should be near the governing body so as to provide a seamless access uh for the members of the community to the majority of the elected officials. Mr. Gallagher assured us that the site would not be completed. The event did wind down. The facilities department were there to help assemble the tents, tables, gather uh and gather education property. Uh the barriers and the red carpets were returned to Mr. Thomas. I'm going to put in here a personal note. Thank you to Miss Pitts, Mr. Thomas, and Miss Peterson for giving the new some nice coaching through the event. So, next scheduled meeting the
015committee will be July 12th. That's what I comprehensive. Yes, sir. Thank you. Question, Mr. President. Yes. I I found in our notes here actually I thought that there was an oral report of that at the last meeting. They just didn't have it where the supply actually which I've also for each of the members here I put in copies of the last meeting minutes from Thank you. Um policy committee Mrs. policy committee will I skipped over the M operations operation the operations committee meeting um met on Wednesday 11. 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in attendance were Miss Chair, Mr. Shaw president, Mr. M. Also in attendance, Mr. Shaw. In attendance were Miss Bole and Mito and the following items were discussed. The high school HBAC upgrade land architect had sent an email stating that the project will
016be scheduled to bid in the fall upon approval of the bid spec from the office of the state controller. The project should be out to bid and awarded this fall giving the successful contractor time to order material. Land has indicated that costs have risen. Uh the 2425 budgets we all know uh budgeted capital and other projects from EI Associates, the HBA system and school five and six. Um both of those tri projects were put out to bid and the responses were due April 3rd, 2025. We received no big responses for either project. So our intent is to redo both those projects fall. Uh we are still waiting for the approval from the New Jersey Department of Education for the school project. other projects in the 2425 budget, the roof replacement at the administration building. We
017received notification from the DOE on June 3rd that submissions had deficiencies that needed to be corrected. EI will address these items. Grease trap replacement for schools 1 through 4. This project was currently on full due to unbudgeted increases. of the partial replacement of the high school Jwing roof, partial roof replacement at the high school Jwing. We received notification on June 3rd that submission had deficiencies that need to be corrected and EI will address those items and the construction of a pole bar for the athletics at the high school. To date, we have not received the project approval. I believe those also had um deficiencies at the submission that our EI has to address and we had already approved those additional costs in May 28th for the middle school office HBAC replacement. The bid has been
018posted and was due on June 18th for vendors. I picked up the bids since that meeting that bid has come in. We had one successful vendor and so it's on tonight's agenda to be approved. The 2526 budget that was approved. We want to thank everybody. Unit contracts. Uh we we have reached an agreement with the WTAA which is the administr administrators association and a tenative agreement with the WTA the education association. that also has been updated and it's on the agenda for this evening for approval. um federal funding. We still have not received formal notification of sending a federal funding allocation so it is late and we're just I'll say we're rising up the meeting at 5:45 p.m. and the next meeting will let us know Thank you, Miss Bo. Mr. Thomas, anything from the
019Economic Development Council or the Municipal Drug Alliance? No report at this time. There's nothing from the planning board right now. Um, moving on to the superintendent report. Can I have a motion to approve the superintendent report as the superintendent recommends it for approval? Starting on the top of page three and go moving all the way through the top of page six. Peterson move for approval of the superintendent report as recommended for approval. Items A and B page 3 through six. Any questions? Sir on page four number 11 exhibit XA col11. Um just for my own identification it says the food services are required to continue providing food uh both breakfast and lunch during school closures. Do the individual students pick them up or do we deliver them? We have various locations um but I don't
020see that as numbers limit. No, that is number 11 is the virtual remote instruction plan, right? But I can still answer your question. I'm not sure. Okay, sir. If um we have a school closure, we normally have two sites, the high school and school three available for those individuals in uh throughout the community to come up and pick up those lunches or breakfast meals. Uh we have had deliveries for those parents who have not had transportation, but they've made that available to us in advance. So there's minimal deliveries. Um but we have two sites that are normally available, the high school and school three. Um depending on how long that closure exists, we will have an evening uh time for those parents who couldn't come during the earlier times. Um at school three we run
021um a light um let's say from 4 to 7 or 4 to 8 for those parents who couldn't come during the day similar to what we done um what we were doing during co any other questions one more if I could um on page six principles update exhibit X col 2. So if I get that right. Um there was a report regarding um possession of a dangerous weapon which resulted in a two-day suspension. Was that in accordance to uh state policies and guidelines? I can't address specifics. uh had you given me that or gave me that question or called me earlier, I would have been able to go into that, talk to the building principal and get the specifics for you. Um we normally follow state and school district guidelines. It depends on what the
022weapon was. Was it a toy? I don't know that to be the case. Um but usually um the high school and most of the principles are pretty uh consistent with uh dealing with those type of things. So without knowing specifically I can't address that directly. So if I send you an email more about that more than likely I can dig in and get that information for you. Thank you. Any other questions? Roll call, please. Miss. Yes. Miss Glo, yes. Mr. McManis, yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Pit, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. Mr. Shaw, yes. The motion has carried. Moving on to the uh business administrator board secretaries report. And I have a motion to approve the business administrator board secretaries report from the middle of page six to the middle of page 11 as is uh
023recommended for approval. Peterson move for approval of the business administrator board secretaries report item A and B found on page 6 through 11. Any question? Oh no second I'm sorry. Second. Any questions? Roll call, please. Miss, yes. Miss Glor, yes. Thank you. Mr. McManis, yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Pitts, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr. Shaw, yes. The motion has carried. Moving on to the personnel report. Can I have a a motion to approve the personnel report as the superintendent recommends it? Move for approval of the personnel report as recommended by the superintendent. Item A uh one through three down on page 11 through 12. Second. Any questions? Roll call, please. Miss. Yes. Miss Lo, yes. Thank you. Mr. McManis, yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Pig, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr. Sh. Yes. Motion
024has carried. Moving on to our addendum. Everybody take a second to look at their addendum. It's a pretty lengthy. This may I inquire of you? Did you do the resolution to pay bills in the summer when you did? Okay. Just it's in the We've already done it, but I can take those between historically we present them and you ratify them. Yeah, I just I didn't connect with myself. Everybody, you ready? Um, can I have a motion to approve the superintendent report as a superintendent uh recommends it for approval on the top of page one? Peterson for approval of the superintendent report item A as indicated by this recommendation. Any questions? Um, roll call, please. Miss Dre, yes. Miss Galo, yes. Mr. Mr. McManis. Yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Tit, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr.
025Shaw, yes. The motion has carried. Moving on to the board secretaries report. And I have a motion to approve the board secretaries report as is recommended for approval by the board secretary. One from the middle of page one to the bottom of page seven. Peterson move for approval of the board secretaries report. Is this amended? for secretary recommendation of the following items A 1- 22 found on page 1 through 7. Any questions? Now I want to just make a comment on page seven number 22. I want to applaud that this was the shortest negotiation in the history of this administration. Thank you. Great job everybody that worked on this contract. Roll call, please. Miss, yes. Miss Glowen, yes. Thank you, Mr. McManis. Yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Kit, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr. Shaw,
026yes. [Music] Moving on to letter B of the business administrator board secretaries uh report. Can I have a motion for approval of that report as the business administrator report secretary recommended for approval? Peterson move for approval of the business administrative board secretaries report as indicated one AMD found on page B. Any questions? Um profile please Miss Dre. Yes. Miss. Miss. How about if I call call come back to her? U Mr. McManis. Yes. Miss Peterson. Yes. Miss Pits. Yes. Mr. Thomas. Yes. All right. I'm going to go back to Miss Glo. Are you able to hear me? And Mr. Sh. Yes. Motion has carried. Moving on to the personnel report on the top of page nine. And I have a motion to approve the personnel report as the superintendent recommends it for approval from top
027page nine is available page 11. Needless to move for approval of the personnel report as indicated by our superintendent approval 2 through 8, age 9 through 11. Any questions, please? [Music] M. Yes. Thank you, Mr. time. I I don't know. It didn't come through. Mr. McManis, yes. Okay. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Pittz, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr. Shaw, yes. The motion has carried. Moving on to open public records act. Yes, Mr. President. between the period of June 625 and June 1825. We responded to one request from Justin Wig from jump getstarjump.com. They were requesting public records detailing financial trans transactions made by Winslow Township School District. specifically a report such as a check register expenditure report or purchase order history reflecting all transactions from January 1, 2022 to to the present date including but
028not limited to purchase date, vendor name, description of goods, services purchased, line item quantity, line item price and amount. Uh if vendor's names are coded, provide the vendor name with the corresponding codes. Those records were compiled and submitted. Thank you, M. Moving on toformational items. Yes. Uh, Mr. President, members of the board and community, I have three information items for this evening. Um, as you know, uh, last year we u hired the services or went into agreement the services for Mrs. who is our public information officer representing uh communications consortium. That contract expires June 30th. Uh since this was a board initiative, I come back to you to ask whether or not you're interested in continuing that contract with Mrs. Pllo and the communications consortium. Now, u Mrs. the contract is not with Mrs. Purllo.
029Mrs. Pllo works for you. of the communications consortium. She was just our representative. So the question is uh board, do you want to continue with those services? Um we have to let them know because that contract ends June 30. Dr. What is the cost of that contract? $20,000. Would the reasonable that contract be the same amount? Yes. If I can, I'd like to shed some light on that. And And how long how long has she been with us? Just the one year. Just the one year. 2015. And what what what has she performed for us? Um whenever she was called upon, she would provide us with u those uh services. For example, uh during the highlight of the football season and the winning of the state championship, she provided uh not only communication to the
030community, but she also provided communication to all of the news outlets. She was responsible for all of the television coverage we received, responsible for the television stations, coming into the schools, interviewing our young people, being a part of the uh pet rallies and things of that sort. Um whenever she was called upon, she did respond. So it varies. Uh but again, it depends on and of course she worked um with Mrs. Murray and Mr. Aante in prepping for the new website. So again, their services are available upon school district requests. What is your professional opinion? My opinion, it could go either way. I think again um if you want to take advantage of her services, she always made the available. But again, um, since it was a board initiative, I need to know whether or
031not the board feel that you provided those services uh adequately for your support. I I don't feel those she did. Um, some of that stuff that that happened was the natural nutrition of what Winsow Township was doing as a whole for as state championships and stuff. I don't feel though she even came to any of the games. I mean, she you would have to call her to come in to really engage. She wasn't just proactive. She was more reactive with it. And I don't and I don't think for uh know the position and the thing that we needed to get done. Uh I just wish it would have been a little more of an impact from the seat that she set. Any other board members have any? No. Mr. McManus, you have a question or
032comment? I I believe I share the same view as Mr. Mr. Thomas, Mr. I think so. Just thinking that I agree, Miss Pence. I agree with the comments that um in the overall statement, Mr. Thomas, I'm going to agree with that. Now, that that uh contract goes from what from um January to no July 1st. July 1st to June 30th. So, it started with us July of 2024. Yes. Miss Peterson, I agree. Did we have a itemized um listing of her services according to the 20,000 that we paid? Okay. I agree with what they said. You got the majority of the board. So that's So it's no no. Okay. Uh the next item uh is the food pantry. Um Mr. Mario Parki and I um communicated this week and he has agreed uh to visit
033uh tomorrow the middle school and uh school six so that he and his personnel can uh take a look at the spaces and start the planning process. So that'll start tomorrow. building principles um will be there because I told the principles that they are going to play a critical and very important role in this process. So uh those visits will be tomorrow. All right. Um you also have a flyer in your folder about the summer meal program. I provided you that flyer so that in the event uh you're out in the community and you get any questions about our summer program. We've been doing this for a number of years. Uh that program started already uh on June 20 June 23rd was this past Monday at school 4. um your flying would indicate that um
034it will start next Monday, June 30th at the Chilterhurst Community Center and um the following Monday, July 7th, uh it will begin at Winsor Township School number three. Um we will be providing breakfast and lunch. The breakfast times is between 8:45 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. Lunch is from 12:15 to 1:15. Um, a note for clarification, parents must be present in order for students to be served. They don't want young people just wandering in and out. Um, we want to make sure that those young people have some sort of supervision. Plus, in the areas where there's a road or traffic, we don't want young people coming back and forth. So, we want our young people to know that a parent must be present in order for them to be served. All meals must be eaten on
035site. Um, that's not only part of the process, but the law states that um this program does not do takeout. You know, you you you can't just gather up meals and take them home, that sort of thing. You have to eat the meals. Uh b Yes, sir. You have to eat the meals on site. Um these uh this program has been wellreceived over the years. Um we believe that it provides uh a necessary service for Windsor as well as Chisler. Um we've posted this information. That's why I provided you with the flyer. So in uh the event you are encountering community people out there or you want to also help us spread the word please do so. So Dr. still in conjunction with the department of Yes. Yes. If there are no further questions Mr.
036President that concludes my information items for the Thank you very much Dr. Moving on to old business. Mr. President, on the behalf of the committee established by past presidents naming of the athletic track. This committee was established on or around November of 2024 and being published for input by the community for approximately 180 days. I'd like to make a motion to name the athletic track at the Russell Bates in Dennis. Second motion, any questions, comments from the board. Yes. Can you hear me? Yes. I do have um comments when I have a couple questions in regards to um the motion. Um even though um it is important that when people in our community are past um administrators, our past students in our community do great things. Um I do believe that Mr. B and Mr.
037both were talented with their flowers being on the hall of fame in our county school district. But I name the field after Mr. B and Mr. Mitchell. um for simple reasons that there are a lot of legends that have gone to one so and if we want to name our school track after anyone. I think there should be a clear vetting process, not just a nomination of those names, but a clear vetting process of the people who are nominated to ensure that their name is honorably put up there for the things that they've not just done in the past, but also what they're currently doing in our present. And at this moment, like I said, I don't want to take away the flowers from either one of those gentlemen. They've done it. They got their
038flowers. Their flowers are blossoms and they have been acknowledged by our school district. But to name our school after two individuals who we have totally vetted to find out exactly what they have done in our present and what are they doing for our students presently now or even let's say in the last five or 10 years what have they done for our students at township to deserve such a great honor to class to be permanently put on our um facility in our school. So, as a member of the board, I strongly um disagree with the particular name of the two individuals, but I do um recommend that we can name it either the field of legend or anything we need to put that on the table. But we also have another young lady Brown who
039was also a nominee. her paperwork was submitted and if there's going to be a vote I think it could be a vote one out of the three or two different names to go on that track bill not just the two that was just mentioned um and that my comments question any other questions so we have there's been a motion and a second made. So, can we have um we have a roll call roll call on that motion? No, the question was called. So, we had to vote up cease debate and vote down. Then you go back. Say that again one more time. So, he as I heard he called for the question. So, you have to vote with the cease debate or continue. Once that's done, then you go to the original motion. Okay. So,
040so we so I just run go around the table. Okay. So, you want to continue the debate of the Right. the discussion. I want to continue it. The only comment I make is I believe that we've had quite a quite a long time to be able to consider this. Um, and a number of folks in the community have have expressed pretty like what what Joe was saying. I mean, I've heard it over and over again and we even had public comments here at the board at the board in the past seeming to support that decision. Um, I don't have anything further to add to that. So, are you Yes or no? Oh, that's a longwinded way. Um, yes, I'm I'm okay with ending the debate on that, Mr. Tre. I'm okay with the debate, Mr.
041Thomas. Yes. Miss Claw. No. Miss Ps. Uh I would just want to um remind the board of of our responsibility to do that and that we certainly are following our own policy which is uh policy number 7250 which says that uh in part that the Winston Township Board of Education shall have the responsibility of naming all school facilities. Facilities which may be named may include schools, offices, athletic fields or special purpose rooms. Facility names approved by the board of education shall be descriptive and/or significant to the schools in the community. The board recognizes the importance of community participation in the facility naming process and we have followed that to the letter. So therefore um my vote is that we cease discussion. Miss Peterson discussion yes. So back to the original motion. All right. Roll call,
042please. Is there a second to Mr. Thomas? [Music] Thank you. And Mr. Thomas, yours was to end or cease. Yes. Well, and Mr. Sch. Yes. Roll call, please, for Mr. Thomas's motion. M straighten. Yes. Miss No. Miss Mr. McManis. Yes. I'm sorry. Miss Peterson. Yes. Miss Pitts. Yes. Mr. Thomas. Absolute. And Mr. Shaw? Yes. Okay. Motion has carried. Any other old business? There's no other old business. Moving on to new business. Any new business? Um, oh, you know, going back to old business. I forgot one thing for old business. Board retreat. Um, it seems that we have a consensus on the board retreat. Dr. August 9th. That still works for you? Yes. Okay. So, August 9th, we will have our board retreat. I'm going to let our field service rep know. Um, August 9th, we
043will be doing our board retreat. Um, so we will move on to uh from that. We don't have to hear. Jack, can you just give us the, you know, the time frame? Um, we'll do it at in the morning like we've been doing it. Um we've been doing it at starting at what 8:00 in the morning for we'll have our breakfast and uh and usually end somewhere between 12 and 1:00 in the afternoon so that way everybody can get on with their Saturday is Dr. We're okay to have it in the administration building. Yes. Yes. Okay. And just for the public edification purpose of this, um, we will go back over our district goals for, uh, and make, uh, update or go make new district goals for the 25 26 school year. Okay. In addition,
044Mr. Land, it's mandatory for us as a board. Yes. To have an annual retreat, right? The only reason I asked the question is I was I was other than the fact that you were required to do it there would be a purpose to it. So what that would be Thank you. Now moving back to new business. Um in July we're supposed to have two meetings. I would like to see if somebody could make a motion to only have one meeting specifically on July 9th and cancel the or uh the was it July 23rd um meeting Peterson move for to host only one board meeting during the month of July which would be Wednesday July 9th therefore cancelling and be with it July 23rd. Second that. Um, any questions? Thank you. It hasn't passed yet. Roll
045call, please. Okay, Miss Dre. Yes. Miss. Yes. Thank you, Miss. Okay. Mr. McManis, yes. Miss Peterson, yes. Miss Pitts, yes. Mr. Thomas, yes. And Mr. Shaw, yes. Motion has carried. One other thing for um that we have for new business and part of this falls back on me because I started this process a little bit late but I've been going back and forth with our field service rep and Mr. Long. Um we have to get Dr. teach uh evaluation done and after conferring with him, he's got an obligation on the 30th of June. So that date is going to be out of question to have a special meeting with him. So I don't know if Dr. Potit's available on Friday. That's right. Yeah. Oh, absolutely. That's what I thought. So we any date after the
04630th according to our QAC we would be out of compliance. So we still would need to have this squared away but we need to find a date to have with a meeting with Dr. at that. Yeah. So, we need to find a date whether it be our at this point our July 9th meeting or July 9th you'd be you would not have fulfilled your duties, right? So, no Dr. has an obligation that he's that he's already committed to. So there are no other days between now and then. You need to give 48 hours notice to the paper. So if you were going to do it Friday night, you'd have to do have done it probably 52 minutes ago. Um Dr. Potit's entitled to be riceed. that requires 48 hours advice notice that just uh advanced
047notice that just tells him that we uh are intend to go into executive session or public session. Well, this would be executive session to uh go over his evaluation getting a rebuttal back once he receives it as an opportunity to review it. So, it would be very tough to do anything. Uh the only dates I could see that would would actually work would be Saturday, Sunday or Monday. and it doesn't appear as though they're available. Once we go into the new calendar year, it it to you can hold the meeting. You still have not fulfilled the obligation of doing it in the calendar year, which is the requirement by law. But we violated it already. Yes. Well, but was to do it before June 30th, right? And that doesn't seem feasible at the moment, Mr.
048Thomas. what I'm listening to. Okay. So, what are we saying? So, we do understand that June 30th is mandated. So, we've we've missed that, but we still must still evaluation. So, the question that I would have is when are we going to do are we going to make use of that at the July 9th meeting? Yes. So, Dr. will be right so that we can do that in executive session. Yes, we would certainly give Dr. the report that if the evaluation's done, give it certainly give it to him as soon as possible so he has an opportunity to review it. That will definitely happen. All right, any other new business? All right, moving on to public comments. Um, Mrs. Bo, before I spend 10 minutes reading this, is there anybody that signed up? We still
049have to open and close, but I'll avoid reading the admin. Hold on. Hold on. We still might have Hold on. I hope this is a blank piece of paper. piece of paper. So, you still need to open it up, offer it. If anybody comes forward, I'll read the requirements, but you still have to open up then close. Yes, sir. You don't need to do that. Yep. Peterson move for approval to open public comments. Second. Peterson move for approval to close public comments. Second. All in favor to open public comments. I. And all in favor to close public one. You just inquire whe there's anyone that would like Oh, is it okay? Is there anybody that would like to speak? open. You made the And then you can close it. We do a voice. It was
050unanimous. All eyes. Okay. And then move for approval to close public comment. Second. All in favor? I. Okay. And moving on to executive session. Will there be any question? No, sir. Here's a move for approval to adjourn this meeting. All in favor?