001We're going to do that. $10. It's very nice. Level five energy. Level one voice. really I can find yourself. quiet. Sorry. Thank you. You look so good. episode. down. instrument, two hard All right, thank you. Can you see yourself? government ready to start. Okay, welcome everybody. I'm Philip Denine, president of the board of education. I'm gonna turn it over to Miss Beckman right now. >> I'm going to invite my friends up on stage. move the flag. >> We move the flag. So, they're a little thrown off. All right. So, salute. Pledge. >> I pledge alce 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. [applause] >> Thank you very much. They've been into the students at
002the signing. Very impressive. It's the first time I ever saw that. And uh I really enjoy when we do take our board meetings on the road and we do get to see the students uh you know do the pledge and it's it's really heartwarming to see them and thank you all for doing that. Okay. Um continue again. [clears throat] >> All right. I think I'm going to ask the board to please join the audience. There we go. All right, here we are. Thank you to Olivia, Waverly, Lauraai, Noah, and Ryan for leading us in the pledge. It's very impressive that you still remember from American Sign Language Club, and they do that each day in their classroom, which is why I wanted to share it with all of you. So, tonight at Home Road Elementary
003School, community is at the heart of everything that we do. Whether it's within our classrooms, across our hallways, or throughout our broader ISIL community, we strive to create meaningful connections that help our students grow, not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well. Our schoolwide motto, yes, at Crest Y, take care of yourself. Take care of our >> See, they have it. They say it each day. Thank you. >> [applause] >> It guides our daily actions and shapes the culture of our building. It reminds our students that learning goes handinand with empathy, responsibility, and respect. Through this shared commitment, our students come to see that they are part of something bigger. Our school family that of a school family that values kindness, collaboration, and community. Tonight's presentation, From Classrooms to Community, Crescent Action, highlights a
004few of the ways that spirit comes to life here at Comac Group. From writing celebrations and student learning experiences to service projects and partnerships that bring us together and make Crest such a special place to learn and grow. So now I would like to invite Emma and Jojo up to the stage. All right, so the clubs at Crest are officially up and running, offering our students a variety of opportunities to explore their interests and try something new. Emma and Jojo, I'd like for you to share more about the clubs that we are so grateful to continue to have each year. >> Good evening. My name is and I am a member of the Crest student government. We are offering many different clubs at Crest this year. Returning clubs include board game club, multicultural club, coding
005club, and Lego robotics. Sports club is a new club being offered this year. >> Hello, my name is Jojo and I'm also a member of Crest Government. In this club, we will work on finding ways to support our school and ISA community. One of our first big projects is our fall food drive. We start accepting donations this week. Be on the lookout for the flyer and more information. Thank you. [applause] >> Thank you, Emma and Jojo. It's been wonderful to see so many students eager to participate and get involved as well as deepen their interest through our experiences. I will say that the coding club, the big exciting thing is the hackathon that takes place in the spring. So the students uh there's a team of eight that get to go and it's against various
006schools all over Long Island and we have done pretty good. Um if we win, we get to host the hackathon. I don't know how I feel about that, but coming in strong second. No, I'm just kidding. It'd be great. But it's it's really awesome how they how well that they do and how excited they get with everything. >> So now I'd like to invite Wyatt and Ben. So this fall, we were once again grateful to welcome members of the Iceland Elks Lodge 2533 who continue to keep the dictionary project tradition alive at Comarmac Road. Wyatt and Ben, I'd like for you to share a bit more about the day. >> Hi, my name is Wyatt and this is Ben. We are the current historians in student government. The dictionary project began in 1995 in South
007Carolina. The goal of this project is to help children in third grade build strong reading and writing skills. In 2004, the Elks joined the program. >> Each third grader receives a dictionary to keep and use at school and at home. The goal is to help the students to become better readers and writers. This year at the Elks Lodge number 2533 visited the Crest third graders on October 17th to continue this wonderful tradition. Thank you. [applause] I will say that our students were some were very excited to show me the world's largest word and it took up the amount of letters in the page like almost the whole page. So I learned something new as well from our students that day. All right. And moving on, speaking of using our dictionary and writing tomorrow here at
008Comarmac Road, we will be having our writing celebrations. So each grade, this was their first writing unit. In second grade, making small moments big. The students learned to zoom in on meaningful personal moments. In third grade, the art of information writing, uh, students became experts and taught others through their writing. In fourth grade, spinning true stories into gold. They transformed everyday experiences into powerful narratives. And in fifth grade, turning life into literature, students crafted stories that reflect insight, voice, and style. I would now like to invite some fifth grade students, Jaden, Carla, Casey, PJ, and Wyatt to share a bit about their writing process and product that they will be celebrating tomorrow. Hello, my name is Jaden Williams and I am in fifth grade. When writing my narrative essay, I use the author's craft and
009vivid verbs to make my writing come alive for the reader. Here is an example from my reading. I gazed at the box. I quickly realized that it couldn't be a dog because it wasn't making any noise. I gluted out the box like an evil laser its prey with a sharp eyesight. As soon as the box touched the floor, I ripped the paper off and then the box went bark. Yeah. I was shivering to see what was inside, but I overcame my beard and looked. I saw a black figure. I picked it up and it was a dog. I jumped up and down in disbelief. Now I have a dog named Pluto and he is a barking lunatic. [applause] >> Hi, my name is Wyatt Dan. I'm going to share with you how dialogue can enhance
010your writing. We have been working on our narrative writing and learning how to use dialogue to show how characters communicate and show internal thinking. Here's an example of how I use dial dialogue in my writing. The time I climbed up the Eiffel Tower, we were walking to the Eiffel Tower and my brother said, "I can see it." And then I said, "Yay, we're so close." Then I bolted up the stairs with my family and then I started jogging. I wonder how long these stairs are. I could see the first floor where I screamed, "We're so close." But my mom said, "No, I signed us up to go to the second floor." and me yelled, "Yay!" I was thinking, "I can't wait to get to the top." [applause] >> Hi, my name is PJ Fishbine and
011my personal narrative is about my flag football championship game. In writing workshop, I worked on adding author's craft and sensory details in my writing. Here's an example. It was Sunday and we had two games. If we win the first one, we go to the championship. I had butterflies in my stomach. Let's go. We're in the championship. We have 15 minutes to go get water and eat food if you have. It was windy and the sky was blue and the sun was out. All you heard was the wind. It was sad that it was the last game, but that does not matter right now. It was time. What a game. We're losing. If we get one, if we got one point, we win the We win. Last play. Let's do this. [applause] >> Hi, my name
012is Casey Alan and I'm in the third grade class. In my personal narrative titled The Walk, I learned how to expl winter breeze and then my love and solid. The small details help to those spent and make the readers feel like they were right here with me. [applause] Hello, my name is Carla Martinez. I learned that writers can enhance their writing by adding an author's note. An author's note gives the reader background information about the author and is written in third person. I'd like to share my mine with you tonight. Ka Martinez Arova was born December 5th, 2014. She lives with her mom, dad, brother, and her puppy Ed that she got this summer. This is the She's in the fifth grade and she goes to Karmac Road Elementary School. Carla loves soccer, making bracelets,
013drawing, crochet, Legos, and dancing. That's why she wrote about her first dance recital. She really loves dance, especially jazz. Her first dance recital is a moment that she will never forget. Carla has also written some other pieces like her writing project about extreme weather event that you may check out. [applause] Let's have another big round of applause because that was not [applause] easy for them to do. >> [applause] >> All right. So, something new here at Comarmac Road this year is our sensory room, which is very exciting. I will share that this dedicated space serves a variety of students throughout the school day. For some, it's a positive reward as a part of a behavior plan, while for others, it provides a calm environment to take a break or release extra energy. The room is
014still a work in progress, but each day more students are using it, and it is becoming an important resource for supporting self-regulation, focus, and overall well-being. Tomorrow night, to anyone that wants to test their knowledge, please come to SEPTA's trivia night at Kitty Mulligans at 7 p.m. Because SEPTA is fundraising for the sensory rooms here in Iceland. So, enjoy a trivia night. I'll be there. Can't guarantee I'll win, but I'll try. We'll have fun. So, please come on out and support our fundraising for the sensory rooms here in Iceland. So, next I would like to share a little bit about our high school helpers, which I don't know if all of you know about this program. At Comarmac Road, we are proud to continue the high school helpers program, which builds a bridge between our
015elementary and high school communities. A group of high school students visit for about an hour every other day, partnering with an assigned teacher to gain firsthand experience in the world of education. Throughout the year, they assist in classrooms, support our young learners, and see what goes into planning, teaching, and building relationships with students. For many, this experience helps spark or strengthen their interest in pursuing a career in education. an inspiring way to grow future educators right here within our own community. So, I would like to invite Julia to share a bit more about her [clears throat] firsthand experience. [applause] Good evening members of the board of education faculty and guests. My name is Julia Drummerhouser and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to share how the teacher preparation program at ISUP High School has impacted
016my life and shaped my future. I've wanted to be a physical education teacher since fourth grade. Back then, my physical education teachers inspired me every day with the energy and encouragement, showing me how powerful it is to help students feel confident and capable. Now, through this program, I've had the amazing opportunity to work with students and feel the same work with students around the same age. And it's such a rewarding feeling to think that I might inspire them the same way my teachers inspired me. Working alongside Miss Ripford in the physical education program has taught me so has taught me so much already. I've learned how to design engaging lessons, communicate effectively with students, and manage a class with patience and positivity. I've also discovered how important it is to adapt to each student's individual
017needs, and make sure every child feels included. As the year continues, I'm excited to keep learning how to assess students progress, build stronger leadership skills, and gain even more hands-on experiences that will prepare me for my future career. I'm proud to share that I'm committed to attending Westfield State University, where I'll be pursuing my degree in physical education and continuing to play women's soccer. My love for both teaching and athletics connects perfectly with what I'm learning in this program. It's teaching me how to motivate others, work as part of a team, and lead by example. both in the classroom and on the field. The teachers preparation program has been one of the best experiences of my high school years. It's given me real world real world experiences, reinforce my passions for education, and confirm that
018this is exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life. Thank you to Miss C, Miss Ripberg, and the board of education for supporting programs that help students discover who they're meant to be. Thank you. [applause] All right. So, thank you. You did a great job, Julie. I know it's not easy to speak up in front of all of these people, but you're definitely ready to be a teacher now. So, at Comarmac Road, we proudly embrace our annual Power of Pink campaign, and this year holds special meaning as we mark its 10th anniversary. From October 6th through 17th, our school community came together in strength, compassion, and purpose. Mrs. needs a breast cancer survivor and former Crest student, current fourth grade teacher has turned this initiative into a deeply personal mission, honoring
019fighters and survivors, including former Comarmac Road principal Janette Feminella. I'd la now like to invite Kayla, James, Jackson, and Kenzie to share about the power of pink initiative. [applause] Good evening. Good evening. My name is Cous. And I am And I am James Einhall. My name is Kayla Lawrence. >> I am Jackson Rios. >> We are fourth grade class. This year I cross marked for power campaign. The campaign ran from October 6th to October 17th. Today we would like to take some time to share with you a bit of what our campaign looks like. For two weeks, we sold pink merchandise such as pink ducks, pens, pin [snorts] wheels, bracelets, and personalized pink ribbons. We also sold th anniversary t-shirts. We s every morning for bold announcements and at the end of the day the
020dismissal students and staff were very generous and eagle to help support the cause. Tonight we are selling our 10th anniversary power of gu show. Please support us. The campaign ended on Friday, October 17th, our 10th annual power of pink day. We wore our t-shirts proudly. The president of ISIL bricks cancer coalition visit us and told us about what to do. The money we donate will help us erase some burden burden patients may go through during and after their diagnosis and treatment. It made us feel proud to know that we were able to help people in need. We are so proud to announce that we raised a total of $2,924. This money will go towards the Janette Feminella scholarship fund. She was a beloved principal here at Crest who lost her battle to this disease. We
021will also donate money to the excellent breast cancer coalition. It was an honor for us to raise money for their breast cancer for their breast cancer to know that we are helping to make a positive difference in someone's life. Thank you. [applause] Our power of pink is more than a fundraiser. It's a reminder of our shared strength and compassion. So many of us, my gosh, I can't even say it. Myself included, have been personally touched by breast cancer. And my hope is that this tradition continues to be a source of awareness, unity, and hope for our entire Comro community. [applause] Probably should have finished with that one because now I'm really hot. [laughter] All right, naturally transition to our outdoor classroom. So last year, you may remember that I introduced the space that we plan
022to use for our outdoor classroom. And I would like to share that some progress has been made. Over the summer, the drywall replacement took place. And now we have a gate. Yay. So the area is fenced in, which is another big step. We didn't want to put a whole classroom in place and then not have it be secure. So the what you're looking at here is the student gate that they would have access to. It locks from the outside. It the grass exits from the inside so that students and classes would come out. There is another gate kind of under the basketball hoops. that would be an access point for building and grounds so they can get equipment in and out you know mowing the lawn that type of thing. So we are very excited
023to have the next phase which will be leveling the ground and getting some grass growing in hopes that our project and our outdoor classroom space will really become something a little more exciting but event is really really exciting and very expensive. Um, but I would like to thank district administration and the board of ed for their continued support of our commitment to completing this project the right way and ensuring that our students will benefit from this learning space for many years to come just as our friends at Sherwood do. And now I would like to invite Miss Oberer up to speak about music ensembles. Hello, good evening. My name is Teresa Ober. I am the band director here at Comac Road. And Miss Beckman asked me to talk about our music department, which I could
024talk all night about that, but I'm going to keep it short and succinct uh to some of the amazing things that we do here. Um, so we have a band called the Stride Chorus program here, and our numbers this year are just out of control in the most amazing way. We have more kids than any of us really knew what to do with this year. Um, which is the best problem possible. Um, this year, for example, in chorus and fifth grade, there's 44 kids, but in fourth grade, there's 71, which is a massive like growth year-toear. In band, there's 48 kids in fifth grade and 60 in fourth grade. And in orchestra, there's 35 in fifth grade and 48 in orchestra. So, something happened over this last year. I don't know what we did. and
025the kids are just coming and it's a very large percentage of our students are involved in one of our three ensembles. Um over a hundred kids per grade. So it's pretty amazing. Um some amazing achievements is that this year for Skia which is our all county band orchestra and chorus they collect with all the students in Suffach County and they pick the best of the the county. Um, and we nominated 16 chorus students, four band students, and three orchestra students. We don't find out who gets selected till December, but that's a pretty amazing amount of students even just considered for that. Um, we had four students um, attend our Scania Day of Peak, which is a more general music based music um, program. And then last year for NISMA, we had so many kids attend.
026We had 36 coral students, 17th band students, and 10 orchestra students. One of those was even in third grade, which is not normal. That's a someone really um ahead of the game. Um we just have so many kids trying. They just want to play. We have the most amazing supportive program here. I worked in the city 10 years prior. This is my fifth year here in Icelip. And every year I'm so lucky and just incredibly like amazed at the support and that these students come in and free of charge they get to play an instrument and we support them from fourth grade all the way up to 12th grade and the numbers are just amazing watching them. And now being in a district where I get to watch them. I get to see them go
027into middle school and high school and see the amazing things they continue to do. Um I always love this quote. My favorite band composer, Randall Sandridge, I idolize this man, always says, "You can't get to Carnegie Hall without Hot Cross Buns." So, what we do here at Comarmac Road, although very small and little and the music is little, that's where you start that everyone played Hot Cross Buns, even the people who get to the best stages in the world. So, as on that note, we have nine students here who are going to play a song you may have heard on repeat for the last three months or so. um even if they're not in band. So, I'd like to welcome up our fifth graders. We have [applause] I'm going to call them up by name
028as they come onto the stage. You can go right behind. We have Wyatt. We have Jaden. We have Emma. We have Payton. We have Iran. We have Carla, McKenzie, Joy, and June. And I'm going to help them get some music stands and get on stage. >> [applause] [applause] [clears throat] >> There we go. One, two, three. >> [music] [music] >> Thank you. WOO! [applause] >> YEAH, GUYS. GUYS. And if you were not familiar, that was Golden, famous from K-pop Demon Hunters, which I don't really think they had a reason to learn it, but when kids are motivated to learn some new music, we embrace that. And I thought that was pretty amazing. So, another round of applause, please. [applause] All right, so we are coming down to the end of our presentation here. I would
029like to invite I have a few guests who are going to speak about this but I don't remember who. Milan and Nicholas. All right. So, Officer Fernandez came to visit uh a few days here at Comarmac Road. He visited second and third grade classes and then did some assemblies for fourth and fifth grade. But I will let Nicholas and Milan speak a bit more about it. >> My name is Nicholas. This Here at Crest, we are working with officer Fende to build connections to our community. He spent time in classrooms with second and third graders. The goal was to share ideas about how to keep communities safe. Hello, my name is Mo. I'm here to talk about how Officer Fernandez is working with fourth and fifth graders. We talked about internet safety and being smart
030on social media. We also talked about ways to prevent bullying. The goal is to build a respectful environment both online and in the real world. Thank you for for your time tonight. [applause] So just to add a little bit about Officer Fernandez works out of headquarters in Suffach PD and his presentations I really have to say were very engaging and age appropriate. He was dynamic with the kids. I mean he told the same joke every time I attended the assembly but the kids laugh you know. He's like, I'm driving in my car, drinking my coffee, eating my See, Yep. But they all they laughed. It was really engaging. It was great experience for them. And that leads us to what I would like to share. So this throughout this presentation, we've celebrated the many ways
031our Crest community continues to grow stronger through connection, collaboration, and shared experiences. Building on that spirit of community, we're thrilled to announce that Comarmac Road will host its first ever first responders day on April 16th, 2026. We realize here that in Comarmac Road, our community includes so many family members who will proudly serve as first responders, whether it's police officers, firefighters, nurses, EMTs, and we want to take an we want to take the opportunity to recognize and celebrate them. So on this this day, April 16th, we will welcome and invite them to our building. We have a few things planned. So please be on the lookout. This is the save the date. I know the first responders sometimes you have to make sure you get, you know, put in for the day ahead of time.
032So if you are working and you would like to join us, please save that date for April 16th. And around the first of the new year, I will send a parents wear with more information with more details. Uh, but we're looking for a really fun and exciting day that I really think uh will show and demonstrate the great community here in Iceland. So, thank you. [applause] >> I just want to thank Mrs. Beckman, to our musicians, all our students, our readers, our writers. Um it's really exciting to see and I've said this before the education is always evolving and it's always changing. Um I was actually I went to Com Elementary School many many years ago and uh and you can just see how it's really progressed and what what they're teaching students now which
033is really amazing. I don't recall if we were doing that back in school, but again, that was many years ago. And it's interesting to see the uh the fenced area that you have back there. And if I'm not mistaken, that was originally for the kindergarteners in first grade. It was a little sand pit and they had those uh elephants that were on those metal rockers that you could um and there was some really uh dangerous equipment back there, but it was a lot of fun. But it was a lot of fun and it's great memories and u that's what it's all about. You want to have fun and that's that makes you want to learn and that's what I'm seeing here and that's what I love when we take these board of ed meetings to
034all our buildings. We really get to showcase all the good things that we do here. So thank you to Miss Beckman, to your staff and everyone here, all the administrators, all the teachers makes a wonderful place and it makes people want to live here. It's a great time. So thank you everyone. [applause] Thank you Miss Beckman and students and thank you Mr. Denine. Um, I just would like five more minutes of everybody's time and then we'll take a brief break to allow the students to get home and finish their home homework. Um, we have a special guest with us tonight. We have uh our New York State Senator Monica Martinez is in the audience with us. She's been here watching the students uh just about since she started. Um, we had invited u the board
035and I Miss Martinez to come to our meeting tonight because we wanted to thank her. Last year, um, Senator Martinez secured for our school district a $35,000 grant. Um, that was money that came directly from, uh, state legislature from [applause] our school district. Uh, I had a meeting with Senator Martinez in my office and she said, "How can I help?" And I said, "Uh, we're in jeopardy of losing a program um, if this funding disappears." She said, "Let me let me think about that. Let me work on that." and uh probably a week later gave me a phone call and said um I can offer you a grant for $35,000 to which we uh gratefully accepted and we used uh the money in that grant to support our social emotional learning programs and this year
036um to spread yoga throughout our elementary grades. Uh so every student throughout the school district, center Martinez, uh has an opportunity on a rotating basis to participate in yoga, which we think is good for their uh obviously physical body, but also for their mental well-being. Um and so without your grant, it would have been possible. Um Senator Martinez is a former educator, so uh she stays in touch with our schools. She supports us in many ways. One of them recently being legislation that uh proposes specialized training for security guards, specifically school security guards. And so that that's legislation we would support uh wholeheartedly. So with that, Senator, if you'd like to come down, we have just a small certificate of appreciation for you folks. Senator Martine [applause] to put a photo >> [applause] >> Okay.
037Uh, next up, next on our agenda, we have a presentation by our external auditor. So, I think students, would you like to stay and see the audit presentation [laughter] or would you like to go home and do homework? >> Practice more music, but we'll take a 5m minute break to allow our students to parents and go home. Thank you for your attendance this evening. Oh my god. Good evening. Thank you for inviting me to present. My name is Lisa and I'm the audit manager at finance. Um we are engaged as the external auditors uh to audit the the district's financial statements that are prepared by the district and their business consultants. Um as part of our engagement we issue four reports. Um I'm going to briefly summarize those for you. So first we issue the
038audited financial statements. Uh this includes two auditors reports. Uh the first is our independent auditor's report which provides our opinion on financial statements. Um and there are four possible opinions that you can receive. There's an unqualified or unmodified opinion. This is the most favorable often referred to as a clean opinion. Uh there would be a qualified opinion which means there's a material misstatement but it's not pervasive. An adverse uh means it's materially misleading. And a disclaimer of opinion means there's not enough evidence to form an opinion. I'm pleased report that the district has received an unmodified opinion on the financial statements. Uh this means that they are presented fairly in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations. Uh the second auditor report covers internal controls over financial reporting and compliance performed
039in accordance with governmental auditing standards. We do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of internal controls, but if we had identified material weaknesses or significant deficiencies, we would communicate them. And I'm happy to report that no such items were identified during our audit. Uh the second report that we issue is the extra classroom funds uh activity fund financial statements. Uh this report is presented on the cash receipt and dispersement basis of accounting. All this information is in your district-wide financial statements as well. Uh slight difference, the districtwide is on the modified approval basis. So if you're comparing the you may notice differences for accounts receivable and accounts payable. Um the third and fourth reports that we issue are the required communications with those charge to governance. Uh the governance communication letter discusses our responsibilities,
040any significant accounting estimates, audit adjustments and any difficulties or disagreements encountered during the audit. I can confirm that we encountered no difficulties and had no disagreements with management. any audit adjustments proposed by us are attached to that letter. And the last one is our management comment letter. Uh this includes matters that were not material weaknesses or significant deficiencies uh but are still important for management's attention. Each year we will review prior year comments um the status of those comments um and I could report that there are a few items that still remain in progress but there were no new uh comments for the current year audit. So overall the audit went very smoothly. I'm going to jump into the financials a little bit. Just a very brief overview. The general fund fund balance decreased by
0412.59 million which includes a withdrawal for 1.1 million from the capital reserve that was approved by proposition number two. uh total fund balance including your reserves at the end of the fiscal year was 16 and a half% of total expenditures and your unassigned fund balance or rainy day funds was 3.75% of your next year's budget. This is within the 4% limit. Uh revenues increased about 1 and a.5% to 98.4 million. Uh this is primarily from your tax levy, state aid and inter fund transfers. And this offset decreases in the Bosei surplus refunds and interest revenue expenditures increased 4.3 million which is about 4.4% to almost 101 million uh excluding the transfer of the capital reserve. Operating expenses increased 3.2 million. This is primarily in your payroll which increased 1.6 million. benefits increased 1.3 million and
042transportation increased 355,000. We'd like to thank the board, the superintendent and business office for their cooperation and assistance throughout the audit process. So, thank you again and I'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> Um, under the operating results general fund in the presentation, we had shared that there was a 2.5 million from fund balance. >> Correct. So you're on page 25. Yes. >> Y can you just provide the community with the background for the decrease? >> So uh a majority right is that that transfer uh over to your capital projects fund >> and a portion went into the special aid fund. That was like 1.2 million. And then the majority of your increases in expenses were your payroll, the benefits amounts that increased. >> You're welcome. >> Questions from the
043public. >> Thank you. [applause] Okay, that uh concludes our private presentations And again, it was wonderful to see all those presentations tonight. Um, like I said, it's very exciting. Okay, we're going to move on now to our agenda items. There will be three items that we'll be voting on uh separately. That will be 5B, 5 U, and 5B. So, um, are there any questions from the board on any of the items we'll be voting on this evening? >> Any questions from the public we'll be voting on this evening? Um, with that then I'd like to get a motion to consent items 5A and then fi items 5 C through 5S. Can I get a motion? >> So move. >> I get a second. All those in favor? I >> opposed abstain. And they will carry.
044Okay. Our um next item that we will not be voting on this evening, uh we're going to be uh pulling it that is item 5B, the acceptance of the board report. Miss, would you like to >> Okay, so just to clarify, there is one adjustment that has to be made to the financial statement in the capital projects fund. There was an installment purchase. It is presented in that fund right now as restricted cash and restricted fund balance as the mechanics of accounting. We just have to shift some of that into accounts payable and expenditures. So it has no impact on our audit opinion of the financial statements. Just the presentation. >> Great. >> Okay. The next item we need to um we'll be voting on is uh item 5, the approval of the personnel schedule.
045Can I get a motion? That was Mr. Green and the second was Mr. Leger. All those in favor? I >> opposed abstain. >> Okay. Uh the next item we'll be voting on is item 5. Uh 5V, the approval of the CPS schedules. Can I get a motion? >> So move. >> That was Mr. uh Mueller. And second is Mr. Austin. All those in favor? I >> opposed. Abstain. for the same reason stated in 826. >> Okay, great. Okay, and that uh concludes our agenda items. We're going to be moving on to public questions. M car, there is no public comment cards. So, there is no public questions. We're [clears throat] moving on to our reports and correspondence. Uh our ex official student member, Mr. Thank you. This week has been an exciting one for Iceland
046varsity sports. The girls volleyball, girls soccer, and boys soccer teams are all advancing to the next round of playoffs this Thursday. Iceland students have been showing incredible school spirit, even traveling to away games to cheer on their classmates. We hope students continue to show their support and demonstrate their strong ISIL school pride. The booster club is also looking to highlight all our fall sports teams. Parents and students who have photos or videos from games can share them by emailing ivclub [email protected]. Moving on to student safety. There have been ongoing conversations in the district regarding student safety and the possible addition of armed gardens on campus. To ensure that student voices are heard in this important discussion, a survey has been created and will be sent out soon for students to complete. Parents are asked to
047remind their students to take a few minutes to fill it out. The feedback collected will help the district make informed decisions on that reflect student perspectives and prioritize the safety of our schools. On the parent side, there will be a safety and security form on November 19th focused on this topic. Parents interested in attending must sign up by October 31st. This form will give parents the opportunity to share their thoughts and feelings as part of the district's ongoing conversation about school safety. And finally, Halloween is coming up this Friday, and schools have already had some great seasonal celebrations. The middle school's Halloween spooktacular and the trunk or treat events at Wing, Comarmac Road, and Sherwood were all a big success. Students and families enjoyed the chance to come together for some fun and festive activities.
048We hope everyone continues to enjoy the celebrations and have a safe and happy Halloween. Thank you. Uh, thank you, Mr. Deutsch. I always love hearing your reports and it's so thorough and, you know, he just he he put his application in for this. Um, he got the spot and you can really see why we selected him. I mean, he has a great skill set and he had no mentoring prior to this, so he had no one to follow. So, he he's really doing this cold and he really stepped into the position really well. And thank you so much. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> [applause] >> Okay. Uh, next will be our NISMA annual business meeting. Mr. >> On October 16th, board of education delegates participated in the 2025 in the 2025 New York State
049School Board Association's annual business meeting and engaged in debate on a number of important issues. Nearly 350 delegates representing boards across New York State considered all 37 proposals that were submitted. By the end of the evening, delegates adopted 24 resolutions that will become advocacy positions for NISBA. Delegates also elected officers for the 2026 calendar year. Positions adopted during the business meeting will remain in effect for 5 years unless they achieved sooner or otherwise rendered vote. The NISMBA governmental relations team will work towards advancing those proposals that require legislative change to be implemented. A full list of the positions adopted during the business meeting can be found on the NISPA website and our board's vote may be found in board docs. Our board of education's commitment was evident as each resolution was thoroughly reviewed. I'm honored
050to have had the opportunity to represent High School this year. Thank you, Mr. Jackie. And I forgot to ask how many hours >> this year it was 5 hours 45 minutes. >> 5 hours and 45 minutes of voting. But there is a cave after this. You did get a $10 donut card. So it always makes it worthwhile. >> I want I want to add also that I provided um the resations to feedback about the meeting and I wanted to share it with you. So >> So during this 5 hour and 45 minute um session, a lot of um very robust um banter went back and forth. Um, and while I find that it is super valuable and I'm always up for a good debate and like listening to that kind of information, I found that
051I was I still had no choice. No matter what the debate was going on for 5 hours and 45 minutes, I was representing our board and we had already made a decision about what this voting was about. So, it didn't matter how many debates took place, my vote couldn't change. So, I made a suggestion that prior to this official vote, that there'll be an opportunity for all board members from every single district to hear these same debates that I listened to for almost six hours. And then, and only then, can we all make a decision on how we want to vote after we've heard everybody's side of the story. So, that was just a suggestion that I made as far as um next year's vote. I don't know if anything will change, but it can't
052hurt to speak up. So, that's all. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you. It's very important to have the voices heard. Okay. Um, next is the um, New York State School Board Association annual convention expo which is in New York City this past weekend. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend it due to work with the rest of the board. In fact, there were harrow there and that was all very informative classes that you took. So, thank you. Okay. Um, some other topics. Uh, November 10th, 11th and 12th, the high school college trip. Mr. Austin and Dr. Sure. Thank you. Um, November 10th, 11th, and 12th is uh another overnight college trip for our high school students. We'll be away for three days, two nights. And over the course of that time, we will visit Morgan State
053University, American University, George Washington University, University of Maryland, and Georgetown University. Uh as of right now uh as of today we have about 60 students uh signed up and there's certainly certainly room on that second bus. So anybody listening this evening if you'd like your high school student to join the trip uh please contact the uh high school administration and uh get on the bus with us. >> Oh yeah. Just last week um our English department under the direction of Miss Wagner organized a trip. We had about 44 high school students. Uh we took a school bus over to Stony Brook University. Had a wonderful guided tour and uh for me the highlight of the trip was we actually came across about six different alumni from Iceland High School who uh embraced and engaged our
054current high school students and kind of gave them uh even deeper context about what Stony Brook has to offer. So was another great trip. >> Great. Great. Thank you Dr. Har. And one other thing I would be uh remiss we were talking about the uh the audit report and the audit committee. I'd just like to really recognize two of our uh volunteer members from the public. That's Miss Laura Pair who's in the audience here this evening and uh Miss Ela Romite. They come with a wealth of information and great skill sets and we're glad to have you part of the team and and all the information that you guys provide. So, thank you so much for your dedicated service to the district. I really appreciate it. [applause] Okay. Uh that's going to conclude our reports
055and correspondence. I'm going to move on to updates to remember. Um November 4th will be superintendent conference day, no school for students. Um November 11th, there will be no school closed in observance of Veterans Day. You know, I remember there was some statistics on number of people that enlist in the military. Look at my notes. Here it is. That is pretty interesting. Less than 1% of the US population currently enlists in the military. However, there are about 7.4% of Americans that have served at some point in their lives, including all vet veterans according to the 2023 data. So, thank you to everyone that's in serving currently in the military. To all those that are here with us today as veterans, and to all those who passed before us, thank you for your service and all
056the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy. Makes this country great. So, thank you to all veterans out there. It's greatly appreciated. Okay. And [applause] lastly, our next board of ed meeting will be on November 18th. 6 p.m. will be our executive session. 7:30 p.m. will be the public. And this will be at the wing elementary school. And uh also November 19th is the um safety form. We safety form right after that. So if you're not at that meeting, Just another reminder. And um that's all we have. Uh we're going to need to um that's going to conclude our meeting, but we're going to need to move into second exec for the purpose of personnel for Pacific employee. So um with that, I'd like to get a motion uh to move into executive session. Motion >>
057move. Second. >> All in favor? I. >> Okay. Um thank you folks for attending. Stay safe and we'll see you at our next board event.