open workshop portion of the meeting. We'll start with the roll call. Trusty Basher here. Trusty Burke here. Trusty Casayas is absent. Trustee Geski Rodriguez here. Trustee Gonzalez here.
Trustee Sanola here. Trust Clefane here. Vice President Mio here. President Desmond here. Okay. So, all resolutions were emailed and discussed in committee. There is one new resolution that's
number A6. It's a field trip for the students at Midtown to Six Flags Great Adventure. Just so that you mark that. Um, another resolution I'd like to bring to your attention is C10. It was
discussed during committee, but we've had ongoing conversations regarding a demographic study throughout the city. This resolution approves statistical forecasting to do a demographic study. Um, they are pretty well renowned in
demography. They've done studies throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut for both school districts, um, towns, cities, burrows. So, they have a lot of good references and they
come strongly, um, suggested by multiple people. Uh, the one neat thing that they do is they'll do a presentation to the board. Um, we can choose when that will be, but the lead time for this is anywhere from 2 to 3 months.
Uh I initially thought that would be a little long but after seeing how in depth this is seems about right. So we're looking you know if you project out when we approve it tomorrow uh probably sometime in high school. Um, we'll get to actually
see the track, too. So, if it's incline for two years and dropping off or whatever that looks like. So, those are some of the higher level. They actually go into more depth than that. But, you know, as we get closer and we'll start to share some of the information, we'll get a better picture. And when that's
done, they'll go over detail as far as details we we want to go. It's a full presentation of the full report. So you could go as deep or as not as you like. Oh, thank you. Yeah. Okay. Anybody else have any anything?
All right. I will uh turn it over to the superintendent. Um he will discuss C1, which is another interesting Good. These watches are great. Um Robinson did that. Um uh trustee in
reference to resolutions, we are joining a nationwide lawsuit in reference to social media platforms. And let me just uh kind of digress a little bit in reference to what this is about. Uh recently there's been a large scale lawsuit focusing on the impacts of
social media specifically. uh some of these companies associated with the most prevalent social media platforms uh such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat, YouTube and other social media platforms for allegedly causing harm to students that
use these platforms. So brands walk at least in the west coast of California. Um they're right now they have 500 school districts and we're going to be 500.
Um what they've done is they've looked at the comprehensive report done by government in general in comparison uh manipulative algorithms to cause significant addiction and severe emotional distress to students uh which have been led to significant influence
of the educational process. The law supervisor in part at the defendants have targeted the so that they spend inordinate amount of time on social media. It is recommended obviously join
Facebook and other social media platform students. So what business means and I'll I'll kind of digest it a little bit. Uh the firm contains and it's also contain that the algorithm
were designed with being corporate profits at the expense of student health, safety and ultimately disruption to school education and instruction. Significant research confirms severe and wide ranging adverse mental health effects
from exposure to addictive There's a report from the surgeon general 2025. It's actually really interesting to uh do that. But um basically what he's saying is
uh 2025 and the US advocates uh from the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Child Psychiatry from the Children Hospital Association. So that's the
reason is a national emergency and I think you can attest to that because we've had you've seen you seen email from us some [Applause] situations and specifically the school
district was a challenge public school um in his train the teachers instead to identify students with symptoms affecting their mental health, social and emotional. We're constantly presing to our teachers
to deal with this. Um they have to develop lesson plans and educating students about the dangers of using social media and all the platforms that we spoke about prior increasing physical isolation using social media devices
that affects uh platforms from class or modern schools. Uh diverting time and resources from instructional activities and our administrators um instructional activities by parent um
investigating social media threats against the school students against property. Um there is no cause for us to join this lawsuit. It is uh febased if the if the uh litigators win the
lawsuit. So the suggestion is that we join the law no I know sorry yes over here can't hear back.
Hello. No this is this is for the [Music] um a shout. So, in any event, the uh social media youth mental health advisory from the surgeon
general obviously confirms what we just discussed and the fact that we're going to the recommendation is to actually join this lawsuit. So that's the uh that's what C11 is all about and there's no cost to us and we'll I guess uh be receiving updates from the law firm but
um it's not a bad story to uh to do that. And on uh a side note uh Ernie will be attending the New Jersey School Boards Association to be uh discussing with uh various districts throughout New Jersey uh how to get a
therapy dog. That's it. That Oh, there we go. [Music] I just wondered if any of the assistant superintendent wanted to report on their portion of the agenda if there were any questions.
Start with Dr. Good evening. Just um we're wrapping up our elementary academic season. Uh it was nice. I was with Vice President Mader last night and we had our academic uh challenge. Um we've had this year project innovate. We've had um uh civics
competition. We've had the spelling bee. We've had robotics. So we had a wonderful season with that. And uh also I just like to report we're wrapping up the testing season which is a right of passage for the spring and May New Jersey student learning assessments and our AP. And it's all going well. Thank
you. Thank you. Good evening. Uh just want to report uh aside from my resolutions that have personnel and names I have to avoid from from discussing obviously uh we do have our comprehensive equity plan being approved this month. Uh that was
dispersed to the board at last month's meeting to review. We had a committee this month and it is now part of the resolution for acceptance. [Music] Good evening everyone. Um besides my resolutions that are
speak um besides my resolutions um that obviously have to remain confidential because they all have to do with um students. Um tomorrow evening we are hosting another parent workshop in our series. uh perform care will be um at
Bayon High School um to present to all parents K through 12 about services and resources. Um a lot of great information um so if you're available we're starting at 6:00 p.m. And just a fun thing that we had uh
SNY um came to Bayon High School. They hosted a field day for our students with disabilities and it was a huge success and um you know as always we're very thankful for their support and everything that they do for our
district. Thank you. Thank you. Um I just want to quickly say thank you um Miss Bearelli for all the work that the team has been doing. every month we have been doing new stuff for our population of children with special needs or anything other in that category and I think that you've
been doing a phenomenal job. We've had so much growth. So I look forward to what we're going to be doing next year and and thank you to everybody that puts in the effort for that. Thank you. Thank you. Mhm.
I did want to uh congratulate the um on I'll do it now before we start the agenda, but on uh A1 the um students, teachers, excuse me, and administrators um because our students have advanced to
the National History Day uh finals and we have someone from this very school going. Um, Kanya, how do you say that? A T R A J E. I'm very sorry I can't
pronounce it. But congratulations to everyone. Um, every year we seem to be able to advance um pretty far along with these. So, I did want to congratulate them and congratulations to everybody that participated in the academic challenge yesterday. Um I know
Washington and Woodro um had placements but um good stuff. It's about academics. Thank you. Uh just following tomorrow our early college program will be graduating second class at community college
graduating college um two years ahead. Wow. Outstanding. Yeah. All right. So, it is 5:45 right now. We will adjourn the open workshop and be back here at 6:00 for our regular
meeting.