Asberry Park Press the beacon tap into barnegate and place in the for of each barnegate Township School in the barnegate Township Municipal Building and has been filed with the Barnet Township municipal clerk in conjunction with the open public meetings Act njsa 10 4-10 roll call please miss jurny here
miss konanza here Mr fedori here miss jeie here Mr Hearn here miss Misa here miss tarnowski here miss Washburn here and Mr Sno here we have a quum thank you please join us in flag
salute flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible liberty and justice for all thank
you uh item number five on our agenda is the approval of the agenda a motion to approve the agenda as it stands please so move roll call Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr
fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you item six approval of minutes uh can I get a motion to approve one and two under minutes
so moved second Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried
thank you all right item seven is our student upstanders I'll turn the mic over to Dr lwis and I'd like to invite up Mrs uh camarada to announce our recipients hello everyone the upstander program is a
wonderful opportunity to recognize and celebrate students districtwide who demonstrate the specific Bengal Pride trait these traits enhance the positive climate in our schools Additionally the upstander program connects the home school and Community Partnership that is
essential for Student Success this month our students exemplified perseverance for the p in bangal Pride we are very excited to present stud students with a gift card for Vinnie generously sponsored by Gary Brown of patriot Financial when you hear your name please
come forward and join board president Mr Sno and superintendent Dr lwis to receive your plaque and gift certificate first we have Jeremiah Smith Jeremiah has been a great example of perseverance transferring to a new school in the middle of your freshman
year can be a huge challenge to most students but Jeremiah tackled and overcame the challenge with ease after getting acclimated at the end of last year he is now on the football team doing great in his classes adored by staff advocates for himself and is very personable Jeremiah is thriving during a
sophomore year and continues to make great choices ensuring he continues to persevere through any challenges that come his way we are so proud of him next we have Jesus Luna VAR [Music] Jesus has consistently demonstrated
exceptional dedication and perseverance by attending every available Afterschool support session to improve his skills in mathematics a subject he initially found challenging his commitment to self-improvement and his consistent effort to overcome obstacles make him a
deserving candidate for this award in our opinion no one has earned this recognition more than Jesus [Applause] [Music] next we have Aaliyah s menco Aaliyah was nominated for the
upstander award this month because she exemplifies the traits of perseverance she faces challenges with strength and Grace and she always does so with a smile on her face recently she worked tirelessly to create a design for her school's yearbook cover and her determination was evident in the
spectacular quality of work she presented she is truly deserving of this award congratulations mateline McCormack Maddie is the perfect example of someone who consistently shows perseverance she continues to make every single day to overcome so many obstacles
and she does it with a smile Maddie strives to do her best and be her best every day when she is working through challenges the donu crew is extremely proud of her perseverance and her ability to work through all the obstacles she has faced Maddie shows up and presents her best self as the
sweetest kindest and most caring student and human she can [Music] be next we have Bella Bean Bella Bean okay Bella comes to school every day ready to learn she perseveres every day to learn her math
and Ela lessons she asks questions and participates throughout the day to truly understand what's being taught her scores are going up on her testing because she works so hard and puts so much effort into it she's such a sweet girl and is kind to others she always tries to help other students when she can academically or physically we are so
proud of her next we have Lena copek Lina great go ahead they're very nice Lena has demonstrated remarkable perseverance throughout her three years in our prek program from the beginning
she has worked tirelessly always striving to reach her goals within our inclusive classroom her determination and dedication have consistently exceeded the expectations of her teachers parah and service providers Beyond her personal growth Lena has emerged as a true leader in our
classroom Community always showing our younger students the way with kindness and confidence we are so proud of Lena for pushing past her limits and embracing every challenge with resilience what a beautiful smile W good
job and finally we have Isaac navarez Isaac Isaac has faced numerous routine disruptions that have required him to navigate a variety of challenges in response he had demonstrated considerable perseverance and resilience effectively managing his emotional
reactions through these experiences Isaac has developed and applied a range of coping strategies enhancing his ability to regulate his emotions his continued growth in this area highlights his capacity to adapt
[Applause] congratulations great great job thank you everyone [Applause] congratulations had for
all right um give him a minute I don't want him to in the middle of year I think there might be other is there other kind of confused oh maybe
this the next page all right uh next item on our agenda is our student representative which is Mr Daniel Hoffman I'll turn the microphone over to you Daniel thank you so much good evening and thank you to everyone joining today for those of you who may not know me well hi my name is Daniel
Hoffman and I'm a senior at BHS this year and I'm very grateful to be here today representing the bigant student body as the executive Student Government president at the high school as is custom there are a few actions I want to highlight from our student advisory committee going into next month that will really start to come to fruition and move to transform the climate of
Barnette High School into a much better place overall as I've said before our goal this year has been to address residual culture and climate issues that the high school faces and in that effort our student advisory committee has finished parts of the buildout for our newly founded peer-to-peer mentorship program we are not only working to
create smaller tight-knit communities for students to build connections within but we're also creating means to identify issues among students with consistent mentors overseeing each student our primary goal is to build a more inclusive and community- based climate for all of our students one step at a time Additionally the student advisory committee has already approved
a proposal for the repurposing of our secondary Courtyard at the high school the comprehensive report outlines the goals and activities as well as potential outcomes and funding and partnership information of an agricultural green space in the currently unused and Baran Courtyard 2 at BHS our next steps push into securing
grants and donations to make our such hard work a reality the student government has also worked to multiply our philanthropic activity in relation to the school and our ever so supportive communities we've decided to restructure that to a more manageable yet greater yielding event that we are in the beginning stages of whatever we do we
have decided that it will all be in an effort to raise money on behalf of the Ava voice Foundation Ava Voice's mission is to empower youth around the world with Usher syndrome to educate families and school communities on what Usher syndrome is Ava is a South Jersey native herself and attends Southern Regional High School she got her diagnosis with
diagnosis with Usher syndrome at three years old Usher syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects both hearing and vision as well as balance and navigating its struggles is one that many families must do year-to year and we are so grateful to be part of such a great cause the committee also began the foundation of a barnegate high school
alumni association the student body leadership has noticed that if we want to exemplify the principles of being one barnegate then we have to enrich our experiences from the time we enter Elementary School to when we turn our tesel in June of senior year and further than that into the workforce and our future endeavors barnegate has been has
seen such great talent and such great potential and it is important that we begin to string together that network of promising students past and present to not only create a tighter knit student body but also to seek alternative means of supporting our students for years to come our current student leadership is set to begin the process of what that
structure looks like and how to scale it moving forward as one barnegate it's important that we be that we continue that Unity from start until even after finish last meeting we also took a discussion with Mrs camarad District supervisor of guidance surrounding student access and support with Guidance
the committee also dove into topics and issues related to scheduling tracking access attention and proper oversight we mainly focus on finding a reformed approach to our program of studies structure for a better student and family comprehension of tracking as well as a better layout of all plausible offers for a student we too address the
fact that there are classes falling off of our schedule and that we must Target the reasoning behind that whether it be from lack of Interest or general availability we also discussed a myriad of Replacements and alternative to those off offer offerings as well as a more enhanced push for students to reach their fullest potential via
non-traditional paths to advancement moving forward the committee looks forward to working closely with guidance to address the needs of the student body shifting gears we've had a lot happen in the past weeks that are worth noting on the heels of one of the most successful winter sports seasons in school history I have to once again acknowledge the hard work and dedication of coach
nicolini and the lady Bengals basketball team who Advance all the way to State semi-finals this year Watching those girls fight to the very last second is something I will always hold with me for such a record setting season for the girls I have to congratulate them all once again for the depth of History they wrote this year I also want to note one specific agenda item tonight the Seal of
biliteracy acknowledgement for year for years the Seal of biliteracy has proven crucial to the success of barnegate students who not only Excel in English but achieve literate status from the state in a foreign language I'm sure you will hear much more about the seal tonight but it is important to recognize how amazing of a program this is and how
it would not be close how it would be close to nothing without the drive and support of both Mrs oel District supervisor of what seems like everything as well as the entire world language Department most notably Senora W jaac and Madam stab who teach the upper levels of Spanish and French at the high school the entire student body is
forever grateful for your hard work and dedication and a special happy birthday shout out to Senora wojack who could not be here tonight but who we are celebrating with in spirit today was also the senior deadline for local scholarships donated by the community the school and a myriad of organizations and I would like to extend a gracious thank you to each and every donor that
has put in to support our senior class scholarship program with a little under scholarships up for grabs I know I speak for the entire class when I say that we could not be more grateful for such a supportive Community we also want to send a big congratulations to back-to-back champions of bhs's annual Rumble in the Jungle competition the
Black Ops for those who don't know Rumble is a daylong competition between teams black and orange determined by the first letter of a student's last name set over a course of different physical and academic challenges where they compete to earn the rumble trophy it is worth noting that Rumble serves as one of the most inclusive and landmark events for student at for students at
BHS with just about 400 out of all a th000 students participating this year as always a huge congratulations to our upstanders but at least for now that's all from me thank you for your time tonight and I yield back thank you as always Mr Hoffman your Insight on what's happening in our
district um next up we have our bnate Education Association leison Mrs morganoff hi thank you first I want to personally and on behalf of the VA want to congratulate my esteemed partner representative Daniel on his amazing place in public speaking at the state
leadership State leadership conference I'm always impressed by you and hate having to follow you um somehow a room full of students is much easier to speak to than a room a board meeting um I also want to take a second to congratulate our outstanding staff members of the
year uh Kristen blasi a teacher at Barnet High School Lauren Mackin teacher at um the Russell brakman School Elizabeth Worsham a teacher at Robert Horbelt School Colleen wble a teacher at Joseph ton who School Sarah fish a teacher at the cecils Colin School Nur
Dominguez a teacher at the Lilian M dumpy School Donald Kefir in buildings and grounds Jackie jenovich and ESP Christine Beetle our kada 12 power professional Angela Rosano our Aces power professional and Cynthia Winters
our prek power professional we're so proud to have all of these amazing people in baring its staff thank you thank you Miss morganoff um item 10 on our agenda is our state school board representative I'm not sure there was
any there was no meeting know I don't think there was meetings no there was no meeting okay thank you um our Ocean County School Board Representatives anything report out on that end just that the next meeting of the Ocean County School boards associ Association
will be on April 30th um it's offered both virtually and in person and the Ocean County 8th grade dialogue will be held on March 31st okay thank you Miss wasburn you're welcome um next up item 12 on our agenda
is our committee discussions uh each month the chairperson of each committee will report out what had happened in their committee this previous month leading up to the agenda uh first up is our finance chair is Miss tarnowski Finance met on March 12th we
had a light meeting and had no old business to discuss uh we went over the bills list and answered various questions thank you to the amazing list of donors on this month's agenda they're listed on page six um including Patria Financial Group Peter and Lauren RIS
granucci Pizzeria sorry if I said that wrong barnegate Animal Clinic IC fir stop and Us games we also discussed the preschool education Aid and how that works um as you can see the budget submission is on on the agenda um after a long month of meetings on the agenda
you also see the gymnastics Cooperative agreement with Lacy Township Schools and our or orchestra pit crew for the spring musical all of which were discussed thank you all right thank you Miss tarnowski uh next is our buildings grounds transportation and food services and
chairperson is Miss wasmer the buildings grounds Food Services and transportation committee met on March 10th 2025 to discuss key updates across departments the food services update highlighted neutr serves ongoing success with positive feedback
on their partnership with calmart and upcoming menu editions facilities updates included Personnel changes ongoing fire inspections progress on water testing athletic season Transitions and facility maintenance uh Transportation updates address Staffing
changes bus maintenance and Replacements and then transition to new routing software the next meeting is scheduled for April 14th 2025 thank you Miss wurn um next is our education committee and the chairperson is Mrs
churny thank you Mr President uh good evening everyone the education committee met on March 11th you'll see on tonight's agenda we have our usual work-based learning locations College University placements continuing education requests field trips and out
of District workshops our supervisor of mathematics gave a a informative presentation for adopting I ready for Algebra 1 this will be an extension of our current k through eight program we also had discussions on a few field
trips we want to thank everyone who participated an annual red read Across America event that took place the week of March 3rd on Thursday March 6 was the induction ceremony for the Spanish Honor Society and the French Honor Society and
for information the barnegate high school njrc unit area manager inspection will be conducted on Tuesday March 25th in jym 2 our next meeting will take place on April
15th thank you very much um next up is our governance committee chairperson and that is Mrs conon enza thank you Mr sorno um the governance committee met on March 10th um on tonight's agenda there is for approval the motion to approve
the second reading and Adoption of the policy 0131 bylaws policies and regulations um the director of curriculum reported that the stash da dashboard is uploaded to the staff
portal after the policy 0131 is approved tonight each teacher and staff will be alerted that policies and regulations are available for review um the policies for review will be a blend of both essential ones and
regular ones that the teacher and staff will review and acknowledge as read um motion two is the motion to approve um the 2025 2026 school year calendar and the next governance meeting will be
April 16th okay thank you Miss konanza and health safety technology committee is chaired by Miss konanza also I will let her read that report okay thank you um health and safety and Technology met on
March 13th um we had a security update the um high school and middle school security attended a c aimim training and the middle school security attended a 764 training Administration will be
sharing something with parents very soon about this 764 um on the Safety Committee update on February 5th the barate Township School District attended the Safety and Security committee meeting certain areas
of discussion was worker workers compensation security update buildings and grounds nurses and transportation um we also had a nursing update the nursing supervisor stated that we're fully staffed however the
district is always looking for substitute nurses um our district technology update the business administrator provided an update on recent projects including the collection of tech findes the replacement of docking stations and the
electronic devices leasing planned for next year the health and safety security committee will meet um next time on April 17th thank you thank you very much Miss Conan and lastly is Personnel committee
I chair Personnel committee we met on March 10th and several things on the agenda that were discussed uh we have two different retirements um Pasqual J CASRO uh who was a bus driver in transportation
department and Cynthia Hopkinson secretary um both are retired um we have a custodian uh our buildings and grounds Department was hired uh we have a preschool disabled teacher that will be
coming coming in to the dumpy school um we have uh several part-time par professionals at the Collins and dumpy school and uh just want to note that we have a uh a staff that has
retired and is coming back to volunteer within our district which is again a a great uh great thing to see she's volunteering as a field trip chaperon Mrs uh altoni will be coming back to help out the district um she taught here
for countless years and we appreciate anyone that volunteers and just wanted to point that out and I think that is about it we will have our next meeting on April 14th all right next up is a superintendent district highlights we'll
turn the floor over to Dr LS all right I'd like to start off by welcoming uh Miss Oella up to the mic so we can honor our SE of biliteracy students [Applause]
[Music] good evening I am thrilled to announce the recipients of the seala by literacy a recognition bestowed upon students showcasing Proficiency in two or more languages to earn this seal students must achieve intermediate mid or
Advanced levels in Reading Writing listening and speaking it it brings me great pride that this marks our seventh consecutive year participating in this program I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our dedicated World language teachers whose commitment and
efforts have guided and inspired our students throughout their linguistic Journey this year we celebrate the remarkable achievement of 13 seniors and 18 Juniors who have successfully met the rigorous requirements in Reading Writing
listening and speaking in Spanish Portuguese and French as assessed by the Apple testing tonight it is with immense pleasure that we honor all 31 of these exceptional students for their outstanding accomplishments I'm going to start with
the seniors first once your name is called if you can just stand right up here Mariah Lopes Sydney [Applause] Collins John morero
[Applause] Sydney Alysia Justin Peña Chelsea dadsy here we go Daniel Hoffman Caitlyn [Music] Cameron Miriam Leon
Vasquez Andrea haes [Applause] via Charlotte [Music] Santiago Caitlyn Burger
[Applause] Aiden mangara and now our Juniors Lily [Music] [Applause] [Music] Bardo Vivien Fernandez
[Music] Rosas Mario Nunez Lobo Liam roig Katherine [Applause] [Music] Warren Sophia [Music] burgo Sergio T
Vera Imo Baptist claco Baptist Megan [Applause] Maron Jamie White
junior junior Lona Romero Anna borquez [Applause] [Music] MOA Pablo [Music] Tapia Alexandra Rodriguez Salgado
[Applause] Andrea Mendoza de laqua Alexander Neo and Emily [Music] sism congratulations once again on your
remarkable to our remarkable students and esteemed Educators thank you congratulations just wanted to take a couple moments to uh highlight a few things so uh some of these things were already said but just echoing uh just want to thank all the guest readers that came out uh to read
Across America and celebrated with us in the schools um echoing the be just congratulations to all the outstanding staff member of the Year recipients welld deserved honors highlighting a couple of things congratulations the Esports OverWatch team on winning another state
championship we have uh quite a few belts on display in the hallways out there they just each year continue to outperformed the previous congratulations to to Danny on uh for advancing to the state finals in public speaking and last but certainly not least big congratulations to Tammy
nicolini and Mike poro for being named the B South coaches of the Year by the short Conference basketball coaches association so big shout out to them congratulations being said I will turn it back over to you president thank you um just a couple
things on my end um usually I get last and everything's already been you know congratulated but again on beh behalf of the Board of Education to our staff of the year and congratulations to them and again on behalf of board Daniel great job on you um for representing Bing it
proudly so again thank you um the other thing really just want to point out as you see on the on the agenda is our budget for this year um over the last month the administration and board been working diligently uh to put a budget
together that um you know addresses all of our needs I hope uh keeps our district running strong um and I obviously can't get into tooo much of it but I think it's something that on both ends of the spectrum as far as
educationally um parents students and uh the public would be happy with um I think we made a lot of good decisions and what how we built and crafted this budget and as far as the members all members of the public also as far as uh being fiscally responsible with the
budget um we kept all aspects in mind um we did it as a board the whole so everybody had input into it on how we move forward and I think it's something that uh everybody sitting up here is um proud of the the end achievement that uh
we're we're not like many districts around us that are making huge cuts raising huge taxes um we are again keeping it fiscally sound and we are also not cutting anything we are actually adding a few things that uh we
found that were needed so again a very uh proud budget I think that we can all stand behind so as we get moving forward in the process we obviously will have our uh public uh meeting about it to get more into depth about it once it passes through the county um and they give us
the okay uh with everything we put into it so I think that's sometime in April right so with that that's all I really had um next up is public session on our agenda the baring Township Board of
Education appreciates and welcome public comment advice and suggestions especially when it's intended to assist the Board of Education please feel free to speak to the board during the public session comments and discussion will be limited to one 5 minute period per individual unless requested by the chairperson to continue on a point of
clarification public comment at special meetings of the board shall be related to the call of the meeting in accordance with the Board of Education policy each participant must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface their comments by announcement of their name address and group affiliation if appropriate your anticipated courtesy to
the members of the public and the board is appreciated thank you can I get a motion to open public session please so move second roll call Miss jurny yes Miss contanza yes Mr fedori
yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss Washburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you with that we have uh anybody in the public that would like to address the board
speak seeing No Hands raised can I get a motion to close public session please so moved second Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes
Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you item 16 on our agenda is our finance committee motions we have 12 motions can I get a motion to approve
those 12 please move second Ral Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss mska yes M turnowski yes Miss
wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried okay item uh 17 on our agenda and before we get into the Motions just want to point out to the the full board here that under motion four uh for field trips the one that um the Bingo one was
taken off the agenda so it is not here I know it was on the original agenda but it has been removed um so there'll be no voting on that that particular one that one we have saved like we we discussed just so everyone's clear on that um but on item 17 we have motions of one
through five can I get a motion to approve those five please wait one second uh excuse me can we make a motion for uh one of the field trips you can bring motion to the floor yes you
can you have to say what the motion is what's the motion and what's oh to table um one of the number I think it's three uh the field trip for Dave and Busters can we bring it to Executive session so
okay anybody want to Second it second oh sorry so I have a motion to table under motion number four the specific item I don't know which one it is on the agenda it's the second one down second okay number two down under four for the dve
and Buster trip can I have a motion to move that into executive session I mean can I have a roll call for that please sorry Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes
Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried all right thank you all right so under item 17 can we have the a motion to approve the five as standing now without
the one that was pulled off can I have a motion to approve those five please so moved second roll call Miss jurny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes M
turnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried all right thank you item 18 is education committee information for information purpos is only for the public to review um item 19 on our agenda is governance committee motions we have
motions one and two can I get a motion to approve those two please so moved second Ral Miss churny yes Miss M Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes
Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Mr Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you you item 20 on our agenda is Personnel committee motions we have motions 1 through 21 can I get a motion to approve those 21
please so second roll call Y Miss Journey yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes M turnowski yes Miss
Washburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you item 21 one is Personnel committee information information purposes only for the public to review item 22 on our agenda is the executive session can I get a motion to to enter
into executive session discuss Personnel matters hi reports um and trips oh yeah and the carried over motions so moved second R Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori
yes Miss jeie yes M hear Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you we will be out
shortly best I can give you I call This Barn Board of Education meeting back to order please roll call Miss Journey here miss contance here Mr Fedor here miss jeie here Mr
Hearn here miss MSA here Mr to miss tamowski sorry here miss wasburn here Mr Sno here right have a quum thank you under new business can I get a motion to approve the Hib report as presented in
executive session by the superintendent second I can hear who's speak mov and who was second Regina me Regina thank you roll call Miss churny yes Miss
konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss Washburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried thank you item number two under new business is motion to approve the field trip for the Dave and Busters for
the BD program move second loal Miss churny yes Miss konanza yes Mr fedori yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes
Miss MSA yes Miss tarnowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr Sno yes motion carried and that was it right yep okay a motion to adjourn please moved second
yep Miss chy yes Miss contanza yes Mr Fedor yes Miss jeie yes Mr Hearn yes Miss MSA yes M hanowski yes Miss wasburn yes Mr s yes motion Carri you any