Congress. I didn't do that. Hey, let's right now. How are you? >> Good. How are you? >> Very good. Very good. If I don't see you have happy Thanksgiving and then right after that I put a note on my calendar, reach out to you. >> Okay. >> We'll have an orientation. Sounds good. Awesome. Thank you.
>> Hey girls. >> Hi. >> Welcome. Good. How are you? >> Thank you all for being here. >> Got your presentation queued up and we've got a few chairs for you over here. You can join us. There you go. And then do you guys want can you go on stage for the presentation?
>> Fantastic. Perfect. >> They didn't want to come down. >> The mics are mics are live. I believe >> my mom told me that she told you what happened. >> Oh, with the car. I heard >> I heard it's lie. Don't Don't let anyone
>> I know. I >> have a rubber >> and it's been sitting on my table waiting and I forgot it. >> Hello. >> Hey, how are you? >> How's it going? >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Forgot my
thanks. I usually get from Michelle. Huh? >> I love the chairs. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> We're going to salute the flag. >> Hi, ladies. >> Hello, ladies. How you doing tonight? >> We're here.
>> Another great Tuesday night. I need my glasses. >> Good. >> I told you I've still got the other guy. >> I've still got hair. Now >> what? >> I still have Eric. >> Sorry.
>> Are you sitting? >> I was going to sloop the flag first. >> I got to do the whole thing first. >> Okay. Oh, okay. Couldn't find it. >> All right. We good? >> I got to find action.
>> My son's name's in there. I got it. >> It's on. >> It's doing half of it. >> I looked for it. I didn't see it. >> No, it's there. >> Okay. >> All right.
>> Am I good? Sorry. Got to do the whole thing. >> Here it is. I got it. >> All right. Call the meeting to order. The New Jersey open public meeting law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meeting of public bodies at
which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this act, the Cedar Grove Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be advertised by having the date, time, and place thereof posted on bulletin boards in the district, published or andor
transmitted to the Verona Cedar Grove Times newspaper, tap into online news filed with the township clerk, and posted on the district website. I'm out of order today, so we're going to stand for the flag salute now and then do a roll call. I 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. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Grande, >> here. >> Mr. Marzula
>> here. >> Mr. Tall >> here. >> Miss Keegan. Miss Dora >> here. Good evening everybody. At this time I'd like to open the meeting to public comment for agenda
items only. Seems that there is nobody here for that. I move to close that portion of the meeting and we're going to move on to committee reports. But we have our student representatives. So we're going
to start with you ladies today. >> Thank you. >> You're very welcome. Here you go. Thank you on the presitation. >> Good evening everyone. Um I'm Maggie
Tumi. Um I'm Sophia Babrowski >> and I'm Victoria Venola. Um, so today is at today's board of ed meeting, we're going to be talking about what's going on at each local school in our town. Um, versus Southoun. Um, so the
kindergarters kindergarten students enjoyed the traditional safety walk under the guidance of Cedar Grove Police Department. Officers spoke with the children about crossing the street across about crossing the street safely with trick-or-treating responsibly on Halloween, listening to our crossing
guards and many other important ways to stay safe. And see there's two pictures and they also ended their walk meeting with the Cedar Grove Fire Department. So those are there's two pictures. Um pumpkin day is another beloved south tradition for our kindergarteners. Our
students engaged at the pumpkin themed ELA math and art activities, making and learning fun and festive pumpkins. And a heartfelt thank you to all of our parent volunteers for helping and making the day so special. Um here's the annual Southoun Halloween
parade. Um the children had a blast showing off their costumes and enjoyed their classroom celebration afterward. And of course, what would be a Halloween party without a few mummy wraps? So, there's some pictures, too. Um, we also proudly celebrated our summer reading
participants with a pizza party where students received certificates and enjoyed delicious pizza. Congratulations to Isa Sullivan, Violet Colberg, Sylvia Luzi, Macy Sullivan, and Jackson Revetti.
And lastly, um, on October 28th, our the staff and students in pink supported breast cancer awareness, showing unity and compassion for an important cause. And, um, two fourth graders in Miss Reed's class and Miss Reynolds class honored World Kindness Day on November
13th by creating and delivering beautiful floral arrangements for all the Southoun teachers. And that thoughtful surprise brightened the day for the entire staff. And also South had their scholastic book fair which was a wonderful success. Students had so much fun choosing books from all different
genres and discovering new stories to enjoy. Thanks Maggie. Now on to North End. So as you can see here they had a really fun and successful Halloween parade and parties provided by the FSA as well as a really fun trick or trunk that was voted
the best car. I really like that car. And then over there on the right, you could see Mulligan, who is the North End therapy dog with Mrs. Tierney. Mrs. Tierney visited every classroom and gave a little lesson on the purpose, work, and mission of therapy animals. And
Mulligan had a lot of fun seeing all the kids, and he'll definitely come back soon. Next over here, you could see Big Brothers and Big Sisters hosted a really nice afternoon where fourth grade students and kindergarten classes met and formed relationships throughout
North End. You can also see as they watch as science comes alive. And right here, fourth grade students successfully completed the NJSLA field testing last week. And North is very proud of all of their students for working so hard.
Next, the there was more teacher professional development with Dr. from Malao who spent the day with teachers coaching them in math and teachers and staff are also really looking forward to coming up with the ne next parent teacher conferences over the next
several days to show the north end growth and meet with families. Okay, so I did MMS and um this month we want to honor our student of the month. Fifth grade we have Abigail Maron and Tyler Smith. Sifth grade we have Oliver
Damrosio and Ariana Cohen. Seventh grade we have Kiva Patel and Max Damrosio. And se eighth grade we have Isaac Campbell, Avana Chamba, Velvia Desio. Over the time at MMS this month, the um seventh grade boys dressed up with Mr.
Dort and Dr. Maloo um co-author of Envisions visited MMS. He visited Miss Aenko's and Miss Sigling's classroom to co-e and provide resources to them. The students had a great time and really enjoyed this lesson. Um, for the high school and MMS, they
are both doing a show together called School of Rock. And a huge thanks to former CGHS alumni Galani Remy for coming out with to help with the School of Rock dance auditions. Good luck to all MMS and high school students in the show School of Rock.
Okay. So, in the high school this past last week, um the sports management class visited Metife Stadium for the annual Jets business day. Um I was a part of this class and I could say myself it was a blast. We got to meet
different sales sales executives who work in the Jets um business and they taught us all about the commission suites, the sales department, and we got to see the team locker room, walked onto the field, and the day concluded with a meeting with Jets executives and sales
managers who shared knowledge for a productive future in the industry. Each student was able to ask questions and learn what it is like working in a sports industry. It was a super fun experience and I was so happy to be there and I really liked it. Um, okay. So, uh, students in Miss
Hawani's statistics class recently dove into an exciting challenges that combines physics, statistics, and engineering. Um, I was also a part of this. Actually, there's me right there with the bun, the bestie bun. I was videoing. Um, my statistics class was
doing it. Um, so the students dropped their chosen dolls from various heights actually like on those stairs right there and we videoed it and then like slow slow-moed it and then saw like the bungee of the Barbie like what measurement it was at which is very fun.
Um, and it was a super fun experiment. Um, a huge congratulations to the Cedar Grove High School football team for winning the SEC conference yet again against New Providence. We are backtoback champions so that's great. Um, our record is 93 and we will be
playing this week at Butler. Um, the Cedar Grove High School cheer team just received their bid at Moheaggan Sun Arena in Pennsylvania to get their bid to UCA Nationals. And another congratulations to the Cedar Grove High School Theater for their production of
Trap. It was a huge hit. So the first marking period recently ended and it was really full of a lot of excitement for tomorrow's teachers. They drove into the work of various psychologists and explored how children grow and learn. And the future teachers
participated in lots of activities to better understand how people learn and key areas of psychology, cognitive processes, and moral issues. They even built a classroom bulletin board and picked up teacher ready skills like
using the copy machine and laminator. Um, big congratulations to the student of the month this year, Leah Pertikus. She's a member of the golf team, captain of the tennis team, and a really great role model inside our halls. And also big congratulations to seniors Daryl
Laquesta, John Mai, and Raj Bugdall for competing in the robotics competition in Ohio. and they brought home the tournament champs and qualified for another bigger competition in San Antonio. So really great for them. That's all we have. Thank you guys for
listening and yeah, >> thank you ladies. >> Well done. >> Thank you. Great job. >> Very nice. >> I don't know how we're supposed to follow that. Our committee reports are
not very exciting. Oh, that's awesome. >> Thanks, guys. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, ladies. >> Have a good night. >> Okay. Well, we'll do our best to follow that. Um, we do have some committee reports. Might as well just go down the
row here on our list. We'll start with curriculum and instruction. Mr. Pallik, you want to speak to that? >> Sure. More and I met with Dr. T last week and uh reviewed a number of items and uh first and most exciting has to do
um with the issue surrounding the referendum and um Dr. T looking at the potential sectioning of that building as we look move forward for a three, four, and five school if that referendum is successful. um with that he's developing
specific talking points that he will use um throughout the community and also to be very transparent in informing them about where they will be. Um also they presented the five-year curriculum cycle which will be approved um next month.
>> Yes. And uh we're very happy about that as it will indicate what emphasis uh the the schools will put on curriculum writing and reviewing of curriculum and then that then offsets our thoughts from a budget standpoint on the expenditures
we will use and in moving in that direction. Um, also, um, we've talked about a very important piece, I think, and that is, uh, where we're going to be with residency.
Um, we're we're looking at doing some residency checks as we move forward. Uh, we're looking at our process and our procedures for accepting students into the district. And this is this is about being able to verify that all the individuals that are attending Cedar
Grove schools are residents of the Cedar Grove community. Um and and finally, I just want to really thank Dr. T for all the work that he's been doing in the area of the referendum and providing his
information. Um, it sounds a lot better than that usually, but yes, he has uh done an outstanding job in in presenting us with the information so we can move forward, but we do anticipate to move at a quicker pace in the next several months.
Mora, anything else today? >> Uh, nope, not from and personnel. as just business that's on the agenda >> right >> this evening as well we also did personnel um was there a finance committee
>> there was so I can cover that so >> yes please >> we had a a finance committee meeting uh last Friday November 14th uh myself Dr. Tamian um and Cheryl, our new BA was uh was in attendance. This was the first finance committee meeting uh that you know that
that Cheryl has been part of since she she started here uh at Cedar Grove. Uh we did discuss a few different matters uh that are for the most part on the agenda, but we covered things like the approval of certain purchases that you see on the agenda. Uh the change order to the to the field turf contract, which
is also on the agenda. uh a carryover waiver for titles one, two, three, and four and carryover amounts for the idea grants as well. Um the emergency spend for the the purchase of five heating units uh for the uh for the middle
school for just under $25,000. And then uh also appointing Charl as the district's qualified purchasing agent. Um and then lastly, we just kind of t talked about some of some more, you know, softer type uh matters. And in particular, um how Cheryl's transition
has been has been going, you know, as with starting with any new position, there's going to be um a period of transitioning, uh which includes some some cleanup work and uh the implementation of processes and procedures, you know, the way that that she wants them to to be done going
forward. And so she's been working very hard since she first arrived and definitely has been spending some time on some of these transition matters. Uh but we're definitely glad that she's here. So I want to, you know, thank her for that. >> Thank you. Glad to be here. >> I do have a question about the heating units.
>> Is they're at the middle for the middle school? >> Correct. >> Is that because our heating units are failing that are currently there? >> Sure. Yes. In short, it is. But we've had some success uh bringing a civil
engineer in to rewire some of the units uh to turn off AC. Obviously, we don't need the AC right now so that we can at least get heat out of them. But in general, these they're called Aidels um across the state of New Jersey and many schools are struggling to uh repair them because the parts are no longer in uh in
manufactured. So, this is would probably be one of the top two or three referendum projects that we would solve for. That's the long-term solution for the these units. >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Okay.
Thank you, David. Um, were there any I think there's an FSA meeting tomorrow night for South End. Were there any other FSA? >> Yes. Um, last week we had an FSA meeting at North End that was well attended and uh the the guest of honor that evening
was Dr. T and he did an excellent job of presenting some uh information to the to the FSA and uh the the Zoom the Zoom um C individuals that were on Zoom that evening about our
referendum, what the moves forward would be and he also spoke about our our new app and how that could be used and so forth. But uh Dr. T, thank you. We did a great job and >> thank you. Thank you. I appreciate the fe the kind feedback
>> and I believe South ends tomorrow night >> and I'll be there. I'm going to start the evening in the open house with some open remarks and I'm going to go to the south. >> Right. Eighth grade open house tomorrow. >> 7 o'clock. >> 7 o'clock and then FSA tomorrow. Um was there a policy meeting? >> No.
>> No. Okay. Um >> if I can say uh a word, Mr. Door. >> Yes, please. Uh on behalf of the board, the board would like to offer our condolences to the McCarthy family. Uh for those of you that don't know the McCarthy family, uh Nichollet uh is our
cheerleading coach. Uh Joseph is our assistant wrestling coach and Patch is our assistant football coach. Um their mother, Maria, uh lost her husband and loving father, Pat McCarthy, uh this past month. And on behalf of the board,
we like to offer our condolences. Um Pat was a vital member, vital member of our community, always offering support to the football, wrestling, cheerleading teams. Um still to this day after his kids have graduated, coming to the game, supporting them as coaches and
supporting the kids of our community. Uh so we want to just offer our condolences and love and support to the family. And uh you know, the faculty did a fantastic job of supporting them. Also, uh, when I was at the viewing and stuff, they, you know, the the co-workers really came out
for Nichollet and and the kids. So, uh, once again, uh, our condolences and and, um, I saw Maria this past week at the New Providence game, even through the difficult times she's going through, her and the kids are still out there coming. They they haven't missed the game yet, and I'm sure they're going to be there
this week. And and which leads me into uh, you know, wishing the uh, football team good luck in the in the North Championship game. team. They want backto-back sectionals. So, uh, good luck to them also. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay,
before Dr. T does his update, just a couple things that I wanted to share with the community. Uh, a brief update regarding the upcoming referendum, and I'm sure Dr. T will speak a little bit more about it. We at this point we're still waiting for the official
applications to be returned from uh the department of ed so that we can move forward in the process. Once these documents are received, the board will be fully prepared to review the information and then present a comprehensive proposal to the community.
So, we appreciate your pro your patience and we'll continue to keep you informed as we uh progress. Um, I'd like to acknowledge that the first marking period of the school year has come to officially come to an end and so we have
parent teacher conferences coming up. I believe next week they start. >> Yes, this weekend. Um, so I encourage families to stay connected with their children's teachers and review their academic progress on a regular basis and continue the partnership partnership
with the uh individual schools so we can support our students's successes. Congratulations on the play. I heard it was fabulous. >> Unfortunately, I was not able to attend this weekend, but I heard it was fantastic. Um, the robotics club,
fantastic job. The ladies spoke about it already, but uh they brought home the championship trophy. That club has um grown very quickly and made their mark very fast. You know, they have not been in existence for too long and they have
really made their mark quickly. So, kudos to them. Eighth grade open house we talked briefly about tomorrow at 7 PM. And um lastly, just on behalf of the entire board, we just wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving and we hope the
holiday provides an opportunity for you to relax, recharge, enjoy some meaningful time with your family and friends. >> Up to you. >> All right, Madam President. Thank you very much. And good evening, Cedar Grove School community. I'd first like to begin by just thanking the board members
for their kind words this evening and positive feedback. It continues to be a real pleasure and joy to partner with this board uh as we move our school district forward. Uh I hope everyone is doing well and preparing for the holiday season. On behalf of our schools, I'd like to express our sincere appreciation
and gratitude to our community for all the support they continue to show our schools at all levels. The active engagement of our community in our schools is what makes our community such a special tight-knit place where our students are supported and prepared to
thrive in and beyond our schools. One of the more important examples of our partnership which has already been highlighted here tonight are our annual parent teacher conferences which will be held later this week and into next week. These conferences provide our families with insight about each student's
academic development and needs. We like to use these conferences to strengthen the bond between the classroom and the home. Thank you for all to all of our families for prioritizing these conferences and I appreciate all of the hard work our teachers put in preparing
for these conferences. Another exciting annual event in our schools will take place tomorrow evening when we invite all of our eighth graders and their families to int attend our high school open house. A lot of time and energy has been invested into making this a highly
interactive event so our eighth graders and their families can gain valuable insight into all of the many academic and extracurricular activities we offer here at Cedar Grove High School. Many of our teachers will also be present to answer questions about coursework and
every eighth grade family will be invited to participate in a one-on-one scheduling conference this winter with one of our high school counselors. It is our intention to do everything we can to ensure our eighth graders and their families are inspired and supported by
the transition from our middle school to our high school. One item on our agenda tonight that would like to highlight this evening is the adoption of our 2627 school year calendar. This calendar continues the change we made this year to how we organize our back to school
night activities. We believe it's important to get this calendar in place as soon as possible so our families can make their plans accordingly. We will share this calendar with the broad community at the end of this week. And then also just a big shout out, it's been mentioned, but let me also
highlight to our robotics team for winning first place at the launch national tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, where they competed against teams from all over the country. They have now secured their spot in the national championship tournament in St. Louis this April. We could not be more proud
of their accomplishments and look forward to sharing more about them in the coming days and weeks. Also, a very big shout out to our athletic director and head football coach, Mr. who was just selected to receive the National 2 sectional award of merit by New Jerseyy's Directors of Athletics
Association. He is one of four directors across the entire state of New Jersey to earn this prestigious award. We also congratulate his entire coaching staff and our football team for their exciting victory over New Providence last Friday night to win the group one sectional championship. Our Panthers will be
taking on Butler this Friday evening for the group one regional state championship. We could not be more proud of the team for all they have accomplished. And then before closing, let me just share a couple other points of information. I also want to congratulate the high school theater
production for their production of Trap this past weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed the production. It's really was something I had never seen before and I just continue to be so proud of the dedication of our students and teachers to do some really inspiring work in the theater and the arts. And then the
referendum, it's there have been several comments this evening about our referendum planning which does continue. Uh we anticipate in a matter of days receiving our approval level our approval letters from the state after which we will then come together as a board in the month of December to really
deliberate about what projects need to be prioritized for the referendum and then when we come back from our holiday break in the new year most of the month of January and February I will be organizing various different forums to engage the community about the projects and the cost of the projects and the
local tax impact of the projects. I also want to ensure the community while I'll also do forums, I'll continue to update the community through our new website, our mobile app, and we will dedicate one full community newsletter to the referendum projects as well. So, we have a lot of different strategies
for engaging the community about the details of the referendum with the goal that being every community member can come to the ballot in March and make an informed decision about whether to support the referendum. Um, and with that, I'd like to just wish
everyone a happy jovial and safe holiday season, and I conclude my report. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right, let's do some business here. >> Under the business administrator's report, can I have a motion for G1
through G15, please? So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. Mr. Grande, >> yes. >> Mr. Marzula, >> yes. >> Mr. Pock, >> yes. >> Miss Doris,
>> yes. >> Motion pass. >> Thank you. >> Under superintendent report, general administration. Can I have a motion for H1 through H7, please? >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Grande? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marzullo? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pallet? >> Yes. Miss Dora. >> Yes. >> Motion pass. >> Thank you. Under human resources, a motion for I1 through I1.
>> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Grande. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marzulo? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pock? >> Yes. And abstain from I8D
for paddock. So noted, Miss Dora. >> Yes. >> Motions passed. >> Thank you. Under curriculum and instruction, a motion for J1 and J2. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion.
Roll call, please. >> Mr. Grande. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marzulo? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pallet? >> Yes. >> Miss Dora? >> Yes. >> Motion's passed. >> Thank you. under special services. Motion for K1 to K3.
>> So move >> second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Grande, >> yes. >> Mr. Marzulo, >> yes. >> Mr. Pal, >> yes. >> Miss Dora, >> yes. >> Motion's passed.
>> Thank you. At this time, I'd like to open the meeting to public comment on any school related item. Seeing there's nobody here. Move to close that portion of the meeting. Announcement of future meetings. Our next meeting will be
December 16th uh 7:30 in the auditorium. This point uh motion to adjurnn. All in favor? >> I meeting adjourned. Thank you very much everybody. That's it. Really?