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I didn't bring my selfie. >> Mrs. Iicone, can I have a motion to reconvene the public meeting? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? All right, we're back in public session. Good evening, folks. Uh, and

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welcome to our meeting. Uh we are uh going to do some business and get that out of the way first way first before we uh congratulate all of the young people in the audience tonight. Uh so we're on section four routine business. We have the board secretaries report for April

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of 26, the receipts and appropriation adjustments for April, the treasurer's report for April, the monthly transfer report for April, the high school activities report for May, the food service management cost performance statement for May, the certified bill

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list as of June 9th, uh approval of minutes, uh the 512 regular meeting, regular meeting, and the 512 executive session. Uh, Mr. Kenny, can I have a motion to approve section 4, routine business items A through H?

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>> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Trump. Comments or questions from the board? >> Hearing none, we'll take a vote. Miss Tadley. >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I. Motion approved. Moving on to section

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five, routine matters. We have the enrollment report as of June 5th of 26, the health report for May, the fire alarm report for May, the crisis drill report for May, and the superintendent's monthly report. Mr. Capello, >> thank you, Mrs. Fitzwater. Happy

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Carnival night, everyone, and I do promise this is the brief version of my remarks, so I will try to go quickly. Uh, thank you for being here this evening, and congratulations to all of our student award winners. This is certainly a busy time of year for everyone. And I do appreciate all the families who came up who came out to share some time with us this evening. Uh

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as I mentioned, busy time of year. Congratulations to all our musicians and artists with the art shows and all of the different concerts. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers and our home and school members for making uh successful field days at all of our schools. Uh our class trips to camp and Great Adventure and the upcoming eighth

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grade dance. It certainly takes a village to put on all of these events. So, thank you to everyone who was involved in making them a success. Uh I'd also like to recognize uh Mr. Carlo Iconic from the high school. Uh this is a copy of the 2026 award-winning Buccaneer yearbook. Uh our yearbook is

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always very highly decorated and this edition is fantastic. Uh so great job by all the students who were involved uh with putting that publication together as well. We recognized the first part of graduation season earlier last week with our senior awards night. So thank you to Julie Leitz and Elizabeth Kilray for

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putting that together. uh tons of awards and scholarships, given out over $100,000 in local scholarships, and our students qualified for nearly 18 grants and aid for college, which is definitely a testament to them and also to our entire high school and school system as well. >> Uh we also celebrated recently the Hall

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of Fame inductee class of 2026. Congratulations to those student members. Uh they are Robert Jacob, Shiloh Moore, Ethan Shrier, Emily Renoff, Olivia Gola, Abigail Freed, Allison Yoda, Sophia Flicker, Quinnland Barnes, and Evelyn Soua Silva. Also uh

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congratulations to Kennedy Kaz Kazowski and James Kazowski as the father of twins. I It's the first time I recall that we had a set of twins qualify for the Hall of Fame in the same year, which is fantastic. Uh, senior night was successfully held earlier this week and we look forward to doing our first graduation practice and clap out where

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our seniors will walk in their cap and gowns through the other three schools and that will take place tomorrow. That's always a fun event. So, be sure to check out our social media pages as we'll have lots of fun clips and videos uh to share there. Uh, congratulations and thank you to Mr. Craig Angelini and

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Matt Pupka from the high school for putting on the annual STEM fair. That was a very successful event where our third graders from Rush School came over to the high school to learn about science themed projects from their counterparts at the high school. Uh also recognition for the folks who organized and helped with fourth grade and fifth

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grade camp. Uh our students were at camp Aanickin last week and they had a perfect week of weather. Was it perfect? A little warm. Uh and they enjoyed their outdoor education program and that's always been a cherished tradition here in Cinnamonson. And thank you to our third our third graders. uh enjoyed their visit to the Cinnamonson Police

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Station last Thursday and Friday, which was the culminating activity in their year-long adopt the cop program. So, thank you to the members of the Cinnamonson Police Department for their partnership and continued support. Uh a little brief update on the referendum. As you came in this evening, you may have noticed some foam core boards with some of the projects that we're

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preparing to put out for uh vote on September 15th. We have some action items tonight where we'll be approving the uh question that will go on the ballot for September 15th and also some information about that special election that will take place. So, uh, we encourage you to visit our website, cinnamonson.com/referendum,

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uh, to learn more about that project, but, uh, train has left the station. We're very excited to, uh, bring information to the public about that as we educate the public ahead of the September 15th special election. Uh, as I mentioned, it is graduation and promotion season. And, um, last Friday, we had a very special ceremony uh, at

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the high school with the life skills graduation. That's always a fantastic event, and this year certainly did not disappoint. On Monday, June 15th, we look forward to recognizing our fifth graders, all 224 of them, at their fifth grade promotion ceremony. Then on Wednesday, June 17th, we'll be at the high school to celebrate the eighth

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grade promotion ceremony. We have 214 eighth graders will be presenting for promotion. And then finally, our culminating event on Thursday, June 18th. I know several people in this room are certainly excited and look forward to the senior graduation uh where we'll be handing out diplomas to the 247

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graduating members of the class of 2026. Um a couple more little things. Last Tuesday, we took some time to recognize some of our staff for their many years of service in the district and also to our retirees who will be leaving us after many years of service. Uh we do have one 30-year award recipient in the room. Congratulations to Miss Carrie D.

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Simone for 30 years of service to Cinnamonson. And I'd also like to recognize one last time all of our retirees who will be leaving us at the end of this year uh or who left us along the way this year. So special thank you to Dean Degrazio, Nancy Moville, Lori Highland, Missy Baker, Lauren Ever Clayton, Tamson Monto and of course Miss

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Tamara Bey and we thank them for their many years of service. I heard a round of applause and that is certainly applause. And with that, Mrs. Fitzwwater, that was the brief version of my remarks. Thank you, Mr. Capello. Mr. Bramal, can I have a motion to approve section five,

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routine matters, items A through E. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Mer. Comments or questions from the board? Hearing? None. We'll take a vote. Mr. McGuff. >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I

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>> I motion approved. Moving on to section six, our student representative reports. who will hear hear first for the last time from our high school student representative, Miss Carly Trumpet. >> Good evening everyone. The Golden Apple Award for the month of May was presented

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to Miss Elizabeth Breen by uh Mattie Donaldson and Amia Miller. The May students of the month are the following students. Uh class of 2026, Chase Mantia and Logan Stores, class of 2027, Giana Ross, class of 2028, Renee Sakola, and class of 2029 Mackenzie Rogers. All

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spring sports have finished their seasons. On behalf of Mr. Wilkinson, congratulations to all of our sports, our spring sports teams who had an excellent season, many of whom made deep runs into the playoffs. Spring track finished off a strong season with MA senior Max Fry finishing fourth at the

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NJSIAA meet of champs with a personal best vault of 15 ft. Another shout out to senior Shafi Carrington for meddling twice at the group 2 state uh championships and high jump and the triple jump. Uh, girls spring track recognizes Shila Moore for a new school record 18-2 in the long jump. And

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sophomore Charisma Stringle Stringle with a new record 26 25.68 in the 200 meters. The CHS Play Unified Track Team has a fantastic end of their season this month. Our first appearance at the Deli High School Invitational meet resulted in Isaiah Phillips taking first place in

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shotput and first place in the 100 meter. Kieran Gallagher took third place in the 200 meter. The team had its last meet at Pensalen High School and every athlete and partner gave 100% of their heart to their events and their teammates. Shout out to Isaiah Phillips for placing first in the 200 meter and

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Alex Gomez and Gabby Deo through 20 ft in the shot put. Aiden Carishen helped uh his 4x100 relay team place first in their heat. Karen Gallagher ran an impressive 17.4 in his 100 meter. Thank you to our partners who were supportive all season. Congratulations all on a

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wonderful season. CHS celebrated AsianAmerican Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May with lessons on the ukulele, traditional games, origami, henna, and fashion. The month culminated with affinity groups, dining on Pakistani, Cambodian, and Korean cuisine, learning about our students

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personal connection to the Asian diaspora, and singing along to K-pop demon hunters. Uh, the new student council officers were elected for the 2026 2027 school year on Monday, June 1st. The officers for the class of 2030 will be elected in the fall.

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Congratulations to all of the new officers and thank you to all candidates who submitted documents to run for office. Congratulations to this year's CHS inductees of the Hall of Fame class of 2026. Their hard work, dedication, and commitment is remarkable. The seniors are winding down their tenure at

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CHS. On Wednesday, June 10th, they will start their day with graduation practice and then have the highly anticipated walk down memory lane during which they visit each Cinton school in their cap and gowns led by the CHS marching band, drum line, and the pirate mascot. The day ends with senior day at Topgolf, signing yearbooks and lunch. Senior

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night was on Monday, June 8th at the Madison. Graduation is on June 18th. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2026. I would now like to introduce Michaela Shaker, who was elected by her peers in this year's 2026 2027 election as a board of ed leaison for the upcoming school year. As this as this

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year's leazison, I wanted to leave this message for the board of ed. I wanted to thank everyone for this amazing opportunity. I've enjoyed working alongside the board members and learning more about the school system. I appreciate being given the opportunity to learn and listen to what the community has to offer. Thank you, and I hope everyone has an amazing summer.

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>> Thank you, Carly. >> And welcome. >> Thank you. >> Now, we'll hear from our middle school representative, Matthew Kenny. >> Good evening. Our May student of the months are sixth grader Enzo Gomez, seventh grader Abigail Jernigan, and

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eighth grader Danny Lynn. Our June student of the months are Giana Gilmo, seventh grader Cassidy Buckley, and eighth grader Haley Roachcha. Our staff member of the month is Mr. Bacon and eighth grade reading teacher. Congratulations to all winners. Our June

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focus at CMS is empathy. Understanding and caring about the feelings and experiences of others. Empathy is about showing kindness, listening with compassion, and treating others with respect and understanding. As we move towards the end of the school year, we encourage our pirates to continue

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building positive connections and supporting one another through words and actions. On May 15th, Cinema Middle School participated in the annual fitness frenzy day, engaging in various activities that promote physical, social, and mental wellness. Students

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danced to tunes from the DJ, raced around the track to cheers of their classmates, got to dunk their favorite teachers in the dunk tank, and were rewarded with tickets throughout the day, showing pirate pride and excellent sportsmanship. A special thanks to the

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PE department for organizing such an enjoyable event for the middle school students. On May 19th, our seventh graders took a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. It was a hot day, but a great day filled with fun adventures. The seventh graders saw so many animals and cool

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exhibits. Also, on May 19th, after school, CMS hosted its annual people's choice award ceremony. Students were nominated by staff members for their dis for their display of pirate pride core values and for making a positive impact on the cinnamon community.

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Congratulations to this year's award winner. On May 20th, two sixth grade science classes attended weather and science day at Citizens Bank Park. They saw some cool science experiments and exhibits and got to see part of the

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Phillies game. It was a hot but very cool experience for all who attended. Friday, May 22nd was 8th grade career day. The eighth graders got to listen and talk to different people with many amazing careers. We had professionals from both Cinn We had professionals from

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both Cinnamonson and neighboring communities to speak to the eighth grade class about future careers. On Saturday, May 30th, Samson Middle School hosted its fourth annual student corrupt. The students performed. Stage crew and Miss Sigman put an

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entertaining afternoon of outstanding talent. The event was attended by families and fellow CMS students. Yesterday at CMS, eighth graders attended their yearly field trip to Six Flags Great Adventure to celebrate their very successful three years. For many of

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us at CMS, the students had a beautiful fun little day. Our eighth grade Our eighth grade end of the year luau is almost here. The luau will take place on Friday, June 12th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at CMS for 8th grade students only.

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Casual attire is encouraged, including polos, button-down shirts, shorts, sundresses, or skirts. Refreshments will be served, and the cost is $5 per person. Money and permission slips are due this Thursday. We look forward to

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celebrating the CMS class of 2026 with a fun evening together. Last lastly, I would like to thank Miss Pallet, Miss Green, and Mr. Vilo for all of the support they gave me with these reports this year. I would also like to thank Miss Fitzwwater and the board of education for giving me this

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opportunity. I really enjoyed it. Thank you and have a great summer and I'll see you in high school. Before we go on, I just want to thank you guys for all of your hard work this year. >> Thank you. >> And just a little appreciation from the board of education.

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>> Thank you. >> Okay, now we're going to move on to section seven, presentations, student recognition. Don't know mostly. >> See you. >> Should I come up with them? >> I don't know.

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>> Me again. Uh, as I mentioned, this is a great time to be a pirate. We have lots of exciting recognition uh happening this evening. And in order to get the program started, we start in a really great spot uh getting to hear from the valadictorian or an introduction of the valadictorian and saludiatoran. With that, I'd like to introduce Mr. Ryan

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Gorman, who's going to come and introduce you to two very special people. So, good evening. We will start our awards this evening by recognizing our 2026 valadictorian, Olivia Gola is with It is with immense honor that we

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recognize and congratulate the valadictorian for the class of 2026, Olivia Gola. When we think of Olivia, words like disciplined, kind, and focused immediately come to mind. For the past four years, she has consistently proven to be an impeccable role model and leader for everyone here at Cinemon High School. Academically,

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Olivia is truly exceptional. Her relentless dedication has resulted in a staggering weighted cumulative GPA of 104.28, 28, ranking her number one in a class of 247 students. This outstanding achievement includes a rigorous course load of 11 honors classes and 11

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advanced placement classes. Over her high school career, she has dominated her coursework, regularly earning grades in the high 90s and has even achieved the New Jersey state seal of literacy in Spanish. Yet, her tenure at CHS has defined more than just remarkable academic success. Olivia has also played

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a vibrant and vital role in our school community. Her interests are incredibly varied. She has been the core member of the robotics, math league and debate club, the global economic forum, the world affairs council, mock trial, and also dedicating her time to community-minded groups like the inter

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interact and unified clubs. Inducted into the national honor society as a junior, Olivia has stepped up to guide her peers, serving as an officer for both the Interact and unified clubs. Oliv Olivia is also a deeply gifted musician. as a stellar viola player in the string ensemble and advanced string

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orchestra. She has shared her talents widely and was named to the All South Jersey Honors Orchestra in both her junior and senior years. Furthermore, Olivia's consistent excellence has earned her major regional accolades. She is a three-time recipient of the Burlington County Principles and Supervisors Award, which recognizes the

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very top top students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Winning this prestigious award every single year that she was elig eligible is a testament to her sustained brilliance. Olivia is an amazing young woman who has made a profound and positive impact on our school community. She exemplifies the very best of cit school district has to

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offer. Next year she will continue her journey at Satan Hall University studying history. We know she'll go on to great things. Congratulations Olivia, our 2026 valadictorian. Congratulations. >> Really well deserved. >> Come on up. Take

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>> Don't back up quick. Please allow me to continue celebrating excellence by announcing our 2026 salutatoran James Kazowski. Ask any student or faculty member to describe James and they will tell you about a young man defined by steady compassion and ironclad work ethic and

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an innate ability to lead by example. He hasn't just spent his time at Citizen High School building an impressive resume. He has spent it building up the community around him. James mindset in the classroom has been nothing short of a master class. Earning the number two spot in a highly competitive class of 247 students requires a rare level of

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academic stamina. James met that challenge head-on by conquering a massive gauntlet of 11 honors and nine advanced placement courses, culminating in a brilliant 103.17 cumulative GPA. His sharp intellect has turned heads across departments, earning him top honors in both ma mathematics and social

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studies along with the prestigious New Jersey state seal of by literacy in Spanish. But looking only at the numbers misses the true heartbeat of James high school legacy. He is someone who dives into his passions completely. Whether he was exploring ideas in the environmental, crypto, and career clubs or helping steer the homecoming and prom

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committees, James made his presence felt. More importantly, he channeled his heart into service, ding his dedicating his time as a play unified coach. It was the rare blend of humility and authority that led his players to select him to serve as the voice of our highest achieving students, the National Honor

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Society president. That same relentless energy translates seamlessly to the athletic field. A fixture in the soccer program since his freshman year. James fought his way to become a powerhouse of the varsity squad for three seasons. He isn't just a skilled player. He is the guy who leaves everything on the field. A fact made official when he was awarded

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the varsity soccer heart and hustle award this past senior year. James is a phenomenal ambassador for Cinnamonson, representing the perfect balance of brains, brun, and heart. This fall, he takes his talents to Ruckers University, New Brunswick, where he will begin his journey towards becoming a certified nurse anestheticist. James, the future

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of healthcare world is lucky to have you. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in congratulating our class of 2026, James. Well done. Uh, please welcome Miss Valerie Jones, the principal of New Albony Elementary School. Good evening. If I can have all of the

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New Albany students come over and line up right over here, please. >> Like All right. Thank you. So each year, New Albany students participate in a fire prevention poster contest and they do this with our art teacher, Mrs. Lisa

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Canals. And eventually we have some winners. So I'd like to congratulate Amelia Murphy, second grader. Her artwork advanced to the state. I'd also like to congratulate Vivian Weslake, second grader, as well as her

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artwork advanced to the state. I also want to congratulate Arthur West. This is his artwork, his poster that he completed. He is a kindergarten student with Mrs. Bachis and Mrs. Spitzness. just want to pick them up and put them in your pocket.

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Haley Hess in first grade also had a wonderful, beautiful poster and congratulations to her. So, it's my pleasure to honor our second grade pirate leaders this evening. Pirate leaders are selected each year in recognition of their outstanding

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character, leadership, and positive contributions to their classroom and school community. Each second grade teacher chooses one student to represent their home room as a pirate leader. Throughout the year, our pirate leaders meet regularly with our school

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counselor, Mrs. Miller, to help plan schoolwide activities and initiatives. They also assist with decorating the school for special events, uh provide valuable feedback on important topics such as bullying, friendship, conflict resolution, and they serve as positive

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role models for their peers. As part of this experience, pirate leaders learn to recognize and reflect on the leadership qualities they already possess while setting goals for the qualities they hope to develop in the future. Through their kindness, responsibility, and

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dedication, they have made a meaningful impact to our school community. Our pirate leaders have done an exceptional job this year, and we are incredibly proud of each and every one of them. Their futures are bright and we look forward to seeing the amazing things they will achieve in the years to come.

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First up, we have Natalie Chatley from Miss Nut's class. Arya Font from Miss Katan's class. Jack McClennon in Mrs. Spike's class. Grace Felan in Miss Nelson's class. Eli Featherer in Miss Berson's class.

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Caleb Carver in Miss Sidman's class. Eddie Tinsman in Mrs. Martin's class. My apologies. Stella Depala in Miss Angel and Miss Patton's class. Maddie Phil Meyer in sorry in Mrs. Reese's class.

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Samuel Duza and Miss Sutton's class and Savannah Hughes and Miss Merura's class. Congratulations to our pirate leaders. I'll turn it over to Mrs. Kate Millie from the Rush School. Good evening everyone. If I could please

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have all of our Rush friends who are here being recognized this evening just join us over at the side of the room. All right. So, as Mrs. Jones explained, "Rush School also participates in the annual firerevention poster competition

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under the direction of our art teacher, Mr. Carol. And then students are selected based on their lovely posters by grade level. And we have a grade level winner here tonight almost from each class. So,

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first up, I'd like to recognize Payton Dwey, third grade student in Miss Nissa Barker's class. Next up, we have Mr. Ben Cologne, and his poster has gone on to uh the state level for further judging. Congratulations to you, Ben.

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And then last but not least, we have Julia Hair in fifth grade. She's a student in Miss K. Kelly's class who could not be here this evening, but I'm going to see Dad and give you the certificate. Congratulations to Julia. We also want to thank the Cinnamonson uh fire department. All of the students who

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were recognized this evening received an Amazon gift card as well for their lovely work. Next up, I'd like to recognize three students who our uh fifth grade project challenge students who work with Mr. Lions and they

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participated in the steam tank challenge. This challenge provides elementary students with an opportunity to apply science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics skills to solve real world problems through innovation and creativity. So, working together, these three students

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had to develop a product um to uh solve a problem. They also had to design a prototype and then present their ideas to a panel of judges over Zoom. It was a very thorough presentation in which they talked about the green lantern which is

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their project and it is a healthy alternative to artificial air fresheners using natural plants such as lavender and rosemary and it is intended also to assist children with anxiety and even their overall sleep quality. Congratulations to Gerard Dawson, Avery

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Gordon and Elijah Sutherland. Are we good? >> All right. And last but not least for Rush School tonight, we're going to be recognizing our fifth grade Battle of the Books winning team. We have two of our five winners here tonight. Battle of

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the Books is both a schoolwide as well as a countywide academic competition which promotes a love of reading while encouraging teamwork and literary knowledge. Throughout the year, participating students read a designated selection of books and then work together to answer competition style

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questions based on the text. The questions are very specific and I give the team a lot of credit for being able to remember all of the key details in many many texts in order to qualify. Rush School's winning team is here and these students also earned the opportunity to represent our school at

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the Burlington County Battle uh where they competed against schools from across the county in East Hampton. So congratulations to Mr. Hunter answered and Miss Grace Bivvens. I would all also like to acknowledge the students uh from the winning team although they are not here this evening

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and they are Sophia Hitchcock, Elizabeth McCoy and Emma McHugh. Congratulations to all five students. All right. At this time, I'd like to introduce Mrs. Carrie D. Simone, principal of Cinnamonson Middle School. A lot shorter here. First off, I would

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like to thank our board of education liaison, Mr. Matthew Kenny, for doing a great job this year. he made time to collect all of the information and put it together in his report each month. So, we appreciate the time that you've spent and the great job that you did

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when you were here reporting to the public. Thank you. So, my first group of uh students that I'd like to recognize this year um or this month are students who have a a a huge accomplishment. They have gotten

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A's in every class in all three years of their time at Cinnamon Middle School. Uh I added up the classes. I believe it's close to it's like 3940 A's over the course of 3 years. So we really uh are

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just wow uh wowed by their their absolute uh huge achievement. So our first and we only had one student achieve this last year. This year we have nine. Smart class. All right. So first up

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I have Miss Sophia Anderson. Next we have Miss Caitlyn Aruda. Next, Miss Grace Bazilla. Next, Mr. Ryan Chalacos. Next we have Mr. Colin Kohler. Miss Kimberly Denowski. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Donaldson.

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Next is Miss Carly Highland. She couldn't be with us tonight. And last, but certainly not least, Miss Ella Joyce. Congratulations. >> Okay. So, just um just as Mrs. Mey had mentioned the Battle of the Books at

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Rush School, uh we had a a sixth grade team who competed in our 56 um our fifth and sixth grade competition. They went on to the Burlington County competition and they came in second place. So, could those members please join me? Oh, I'm so

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sorry. Oh, I got Ella Joyce. There we go. Okay. Sorry. Sorry, Ella. Um, okay. We have Kylie Cologne, John Fasinelli, Juliana Ferrroni, Elizabeth Bear, Orya Cutler, and Finn Conjurs.

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Congratulations. All right. Okay. Can we line up a little bit here? Let's get in. >> All right. >> Okay. You good? Okay. my friend first and then we'll look at mom.

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>> Oh, everybody look at her first. Okay. >> Now look at your parents. >> All right. Congrats everybody. >> I have to say uh they read 15 books among them and they do like Mrs. Mey said have to remember minute details. I

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uh read a one of the books, just one, and I competed with the staff uh against this team, and we we did ek out a victory, but by one point, and wow, some of those questions were were extremely

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detailed. So, congratulations. It's not an easy feat. Now, our seventh and eighth grade um our seventh and eighth grade team that went on to the seventh and eighth grade competition, it's all seventh graders. If you could join me up here as well. We have Kathleen Buucy,

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Lilia Marshall, Khloe Naman, Adriana Stelwag, Victoria Valentine, and Mocha Yedla Potty. I guess they decided not to come. We'll make sure to give them their

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certificates tomorrow. And I would like to now bring up Mr. for Brian Wilkinson, the athletic director and assistant principal at the high school. >> Um before I begin, just a a shout out to

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Carly Trump who did a great job all year uh representing us here in the high school. There's so much that goes on and so much to say and uh she did a great job all year being our rep. Thank you. So tonight, uh, we celebrate a spring

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season packed with resilience, rivalry wins, and championship rings. Our pirate athletic teams really had a great spring. Our baseball team showed immense grit, rallying late with a young squad to secure a state playoff spot and

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landed six players on the all BCSL team. Our boys lacrosse team battled through in injuries to finish nine and six, make the playoffs, and completely swept our cross town rivals Delran and Holy Cross. While nine Pirates earned postseason

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honors, our boys tennis team proved the future's bright with an incredibly young varsity squad. They put up a 12-6 record to make the playoffs, highlighted by a dominant 28- win run over two years by our first doubles team. So, a lot to

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cheer on. Moving to our historic individual milestones, the golf team dominated the green this year with a spectacular 16-1 record, capturing the BCSL Division title, the BCSL Open, and the Burlington County

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Open. While Tyler Harris, JP McDivet, and Gavin Lane all had masterful seasons, sophomore Jackson Lane completely rewrote the history books. Jackson became the first golfer in cinnamonson history to win the Carl

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Arena Tournament, shot an astonishing record-breaking 62 at the BCSL Open and is only the second pirate ever to win the Burlington County Open on his way to first team all BCSL honors. An incredible job, Jackson

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Lane. Slide right over there for Championship teams rely on great facilities. facitators and our girls lacrosse program has one of the absolute best. While the team was busy winning their third BCSL title in a row and

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making a deep playoff run to the quarterfinals, junior Tegan Fidella was busy dismantling opposing defenses. Tegan set a brand new school record this season by racking up an incredible 46 assists. Her vision and teamwork helped

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anchor our championship offense this spring. Tegan Fidella. We'll make sure she gets that. Our boys volleyball team had an awesome 18-9 season, capturing the Patriot Division Championship and thrilling the crowd

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with a home playoff win over Triton. Six Pirates earned all division honors, but a massive shout out to Russell Patchel. Russell put on an absolute defensive masterclass this year, setting an all-time school record with a

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staggering 300 digs in a single season. Talk about protecting the court. Congratulations, Russell. Wait for it. Wait for it. Get it. Our softball team kept fans on the edge of

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their seats all year, making a deep playoff run and delivering an unforgettable walk-off win on senior night against Lenipe. This squad didn't just win, they shattered record books. Michaela Schiker set brand new school

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records with 36 runs in a season, 18 stolen bases, and 11 career triples, earning welldeserved All South Jersey honors. Come on up, Michaela. >> Awesome year. >> Thank you. Congratulations.

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Nice job. Joining her at the top is Mia Zukarelli, who also took home prestigious all South Jersey honors with a tremendous year, especially offensively at the She did a great job at the plate. Mia, come on up.

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That would make sense. >> Congratulations. Delaney Crawl put on a legendary power display, setting records for 28 doubles in a season, 14 career home runs, and a massive 91 career RBI's. Delaney also

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holds a school record for home runs in a season, which she set her sophomore year. Come on up, Delaney. Congratulations. Congratulations. What a legacy these softball ladies leave behind.

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Our girls track team had a great year. The squad reached a season peak at the BCSL meet by scoring a massive 212 points to crown themselves Patriot Division champions. Even faced with a tough scheduling conflict between the

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sectional meet and our prom, our ladies showed incredible poise and competitive spirit. We sent an elite crew straight to the NJSIAA state meet. Shiloh Moore dominated the track and the pit, qualifying for states in both the long

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jump and the 100 high hurdles. Shiloh Moore. Our lightning fast 4x100 relay team of Samantha Rugenio Adia Defalippo Charisma Strial and Yinia Rodriguez also

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earned their state tickets. Come on up. A great team. Stay here. Charisma, we have more for you. Charisma and Yenia also qualified for the state meet in the 200 meter and the 100 meter sprints.

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And a historic shout out goes to Charisma Stregal. Along with qualifying individually in the 100 meter, she shattered the school record in 200 meter at the group two state meet with a blazing time of 25.68 68 seconds. Way to

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fly, Charisma. >> We're better looking this time. >> Thank you. Closing out our incredible spring, the boys track team put an absolute put on an absolute clinic during a championship season. Despite a grueling commute and

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their own prom weekend, the Pirates fought hard to claim second place overall at the Central Sectional Championships. Our 4x400 relay team of CJD Philippo, Dylan Burke, Victor, and Gabe Waters were state qualifiers.

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Make sure we spell it right. Victor Bastos also qualified in the 400 hurdles. Victor here. Jacob Wickersam pulled double duty qualifying in the 3200 and the 800. An

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impressive double. Edward Abu Adas qualified in the 3200. We're here and our 4x800 relay team of Jacob Jacob Wickerssham, Ryan Scara Coutuchi and

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Owen Castanina and Edward Abu Adas took home the sectional crown and later placed a spectacular fourth in group two. Oh, Max Fry is much better looking than his

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picture. But Max went on to the meet of champions, took fourth place in the pole vault, jumping 15 feet, which is a new school record. Max Fry Shafi Harrington went on to fifth place at states in the high jump and took

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sixth place at the states in the triple jump. Two impressive two impressive feats at the double. There we go. Lastly, Leland Lock was a state qualifier as he threw bombs all year with the javelin. Leland Lockach.

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Congratulations to all of our record breakers, to all our allstars, to our state competitors, and to our spring athletes. They've done a great job making Cinnammenson incredibly proud. Go Pirates. Uh, thank you everyone. I realize it is still a school night and I assume

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everyone still has some homework. Mrs. Fitzwer, could we take a quick one minute break in case anybody wants to come up and take a picture and then we will resume the meeting on your way out. Be sure to check out some of the uh artwork there and the renderings about some of the anticipated referendum projects. I'll be around to answer questions after the meeting as well. You're certainly all welcome to stick

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around for the full meeting as well, but we'll take a quick one minute break if anybody wants to take any pictures. Thank you. Congratulations to all the winners. >> Yep. We are uh briefly breaking. We're going to move on to uh section 8, correspondence to the board. Um I

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received a couple of emails that I just want to report briefly out on. Um, one from a resident who uh asked the district to recognize a CHS student, Dylan Burke, for a fun fundraiser he

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undertook on her behalf, and she was very um thankful for uh the work that he did on her behalf. It's always nice to hear when our students take the time to help others. Good work, Dylan. I also received an email and I think a couple of other people received an email from a

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resident concerning Chromebook use in our schools. Uh this is an ongoing discussion. Anyone else have anything to report? Okay. Uh moving on to section 9 committee reports. We have a few this month. Uh the curriculum committee met

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and Mr. Mer is going to tell us about that. >> Thank you, Mrs. Fistwwater. The curriculum and student activities committee met virtually on June 2nd. The committee received an update from Miss Mey about scheduling adjustments in the fourth grade next year. A proposal was

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reviewed for adding an instructional material for middle school health called the Great Body Shop. New curriculum documents for ESL classes were shared and reviewed for the committee. The committee was informed that the district has been selected to host a prestigious girls basketball tournament next winter

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at CHS. Mr. Dr. Capello introduced a request to expand stipen positions for the CA CHS fall drama program. Discussions will continue regarding this request. Lastly, the committee reviewed professional development and field trip requests for the upcoming months. Thank

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you. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We al there was also a policy committee meeting uh and Mr. Kenny is going to tell us about that. >> Thank you, Miss Fitzwater. The policy and legislation committee met virtually also on June 2nd. The committee um I'm

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sorry, the district director of technology shared several policies related to technology. Mr. Creel recommended some language changes to more accurately reflect current district practice and technology. Those changes were approved by the committee and will appear on the next board agenda. The board then reviewed the latest policy

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alert from Strauss Esme. Mr. Capella revealed reviewed the updates which were almost entirely related to updated New Jersey administrative code. Uh the committee approved the recommended changes which will be presented to the board on the first reading at the next board meeting and they are listed in the

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agenda. The finally the board continued the practice of conducting a cursory review of the next set of policies in the 2000 series. They were reviewed with no substant substantive changes. The next meeting of the policy committee has not yet been set but is anticipated for

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July of 2026. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Kenny. Uh we also have a delegate assembly update uh from Mr. Mer. >> Thank you. The 2026 annual New Jersey School Board Association delegate assembly met on May 28th, 2026. In

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attendance from Cineon Boards of Education was myself, John Mer as the voting member and Donna Marie Ayakon as vice president of the Burlington County School Board Association. The the GE delegate assembly allows for schoolboard members from around the state to vote on the policies and position that NJSBA

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will advocate for on behalf of New Jersey school boards. These resolutions are not laws, but rather the policies and ideals that the association will represent to the public and the New Jersey Department of Education. Six resolutions were brought up during the

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session. The first resolution asked NJSBA to support allowing but not requiring school districts the option to use rank choice voting in schoolboard elections. Supporters said rank choice voting reduces ballot position advantage

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and can improve minority representation and allows for communities to decide their voting method. Opponents argued that mixing approval and rank choice voting on a single ballot would be confusing, introduce uncertainty, and could reduce participation. After the

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debate, the resolution failed to receive a majority support. The NJSBA will not advocate for this resolution. The second resolution proposed NJSBA include three broad belief statements as follows. Public schools must carry out the

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state's constitutional obligation to provide all students with a thorough and efficient education. Public school buildings must be free from civil immigration enforcement activities. Boards of education should adopt policies and procedures that protect the

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health safety of all students while honoring a valid judicial authority. Debate occurred about the political nature of this resolution with members pointing out this is already covered by the association's support of the state's constitution. Safety was another topic

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of debate. Board members pointed out this resolution only applies to civil agencies without judicial authority and does not prohibit criminal agencies from conducting law enforcement or if a judicial authority was granted. The resolution passed and NJSBA will support

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the statement that boards of education have a responsibility to ensure that their school buildings are safe havens for all students regardless of their immigration status and are not to be used as venues for immigration enforcement absent of judicial authority. The third resolution argued

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NJSBA to adopt the belief that school districts should be included in discussions about payment in lie of taxes or pilot agreements. Pilots are negotiated fees paid to municipalities instead of standard property taxes. While traditionally used for industrial

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facilities, they are increasingly applied to housing developments. These developments add students to the district and with the school districts not included in these discussions, they receive no additional funding for this increased enrollment. Discussion was brief and supportive. The resolution

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passed and NJSBA will advocate for school districts inclusion in pilot discussions. The fourth resolution requests that NJSBA support that school funding systems should recognize structural limitations on local revenue capacity caused by state imposed land use and

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environmental restrictions and these should affect the school district's state aid calculation. The resolution passed and the association will advocate advocate for consideration of land use and environmental restrictions in state aid calculations. The fifth resolution asked NJSBA to

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support equitable pricing, transparency, and cooperative purchasing opportunities for instructional material and digital educational resources. Cooperative purchasing would allow districts to negotiate collectively for bulk discounts and better terms. Little

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discussion occurred and the resolution passed. The association will support these practices. The last resolution proposed updating NJSBA policy to increase representation of sending districts to county vocational schools. Vocational school members expressed

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concern that they were not consulted and recommended rejecting the resolution and drafting a joint proposal for the next meeting. Supporters said districts that pay tuition should have representation and spending decisions. Opponents said the R resolution overreached and

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vocational schools should determine programs needs. After the discussion, the resolution passed. NJSBA will support changes that promote greater transparency, fiscal accountability, and collaboration between vocational schools and sending districts on tuition rates,

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capital planning, enrollment capacity, and program expansion. More detailed information of this meeting and the assembly can be found on NGSBA's website, www.njsba.com. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Maker. Just uh for

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clarity, NJSBA stands for New Jersey Schoolboard Association, something that all schoolboard members um belong to sort of automatically. Um the other report that we're going to have is from uh Mrs. Ayakone about the

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Burlington County School Boards Association spring update. >> Thank you, Mrs. Fitzwater. Good evening everyone. The following is an update for the members of the board of education and the public from the New Jersey School Boards Association. I have the privilege to represent Cineson as the

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president of Burlington County School Boards Association. On May 14th, the Burlington County School Boards Association held their semianual meeting at Meer Village Country Club. During the meeting, the county recognized board members for their longtime service. We

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also received an update from New Jersey school boards. Additionally, a fellow board member in the county was recognized for their status as a certified board member. The keynote speaker for the evening was Dr. Shan Hogs, the junior ROTC teacher at

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Northern Burlington County High School. He also was recognized as Burlington County's teacher of the year. In NJSBA news, board members are invited to attend a webinar on June 24th. The topic is special education. A quick review and

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what's new. Board members can sign up on the NJSBA website. Board members should keep an eye out for an invitation to the fall county meeting which is typically held in early October. Likewise, board members are encouraged to sign up for the annual New Jersey school board's

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workshop which will take place in October. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mrs. Zakone. Uh and congratulations to Mrs. Akon for being elected at that meeting as the president for the Burlington County School.

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so much. >> Uh, Mr. Maker, can I have a motion to approve committee reports? Uh, item A. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss Aia. Comments or questions from the board? >> Hearing none, we'll take a vote. Miss Tadley.

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>> I >> I >> I >> I I >> I >> I >> I. Motion approved. Uh, moving on to section 10, public comments. As members of the public are reminded that comments should be limited to items appearing on

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the meeting's agenda. There will be another opportunity during this meeting to comment on non-aggenda items. All members of the public wishing to speak on agenda items only should raise their hand to indicate their wish to speak. When called upon, participants should state their first and last name and address clearly for the record. In

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accordance with the sentiments and board of education policy, comments will be limited to a maximum of four minutes per person. The comment period will be limited to 30 minutes in duration. And with that, would anyone like to speak on agenda items? Okay, we are moving on to

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uh section 11 personnel certified non-certified. Mr. Pella, >> thank you Mrs. Fitzwwater. Under 11A, personnel appointments and reappoints seeking the board to approve the items listed in the agenda. There's number one, items A through J. And under number

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two for non-certificated staff, items A through C as listed in the agenda. Under letter B, seeking the board to approve items 1 through 8 that are listed in the agenda. Under letter C, leaves of absence, there are four leaves of absence for the board's consideration. They are listed by employee number in

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the agenda. Skipping down to section E, transfers, there are a number of them this evening. seeking the board's approval on items 1 through 11 as listed in the agenda. Skipping down to mentor teachers, there is one mentor teacher for uh consideration by the board for approval this evening. Under letter H,

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student teachers uh seeking the board to approve items 1 and two as listed in the agenda. Down to letter I, seeking the board's approval for items 1 through six as listed in the agenda. Under letter J, extra duty appointments. There are quite a number of them this evening. Seeking

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the board's approval for items 1 through 21 as listed in the agenda. And under letter K, seeking the board's approval for item number one, letters A and B uh for consideration by the board this evening. And that is the personnel certificated and non-certificated.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Capillo. Uh Miss Falconer, can I have a motion to approve section 11 personnel certified non-certified items A through K? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Trump. Comments or questions from the board? Hearing none, we'll take a vote. Mr.

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McGuff. >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I motion approved. Moving on. >> Well, we're real quick before we move on. We have some folks in the audience who >> always forget. >> Feel really good now that that part of the meeting is over and uh uh thank them

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for being here this evening. So, uh with that, I'm going to We usually do this in birth order. So, Mrs. spear. Uh if you would please uh begin the introduction. >> Birth order of >> birth order of the children in the schools lest I be unclear of that. So

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thank you. >> I would like to introduce Mrs. Michelle. She has spent the last six months as um a long-term sub in our preschool program and she will be joining us at Memorial as our integrated preschool regular ed teacher.

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>> Welcome. >> I'd like to introduce Isabella Castell. She's a Rowan graduate. She minored in elementary education major in elementary education with a minor in dance as well as writing studies. and she will join

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our first green team evening. I have three uh lovely new staff members with us here tonight. First, I'm very proud to say that I know uh Miss Annabelle Smartw as uh our middle school days over at together and then as her assistant principal at the

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high school. She's now joining the Rush uh staff. She's a graduate of Villainova, currently studying at Stockton University, and she will be a great teacher. >> We're also joined by Miss Katherine Clark. She is graduate of Rome University as well as New Jersey City

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University and has experience teaching fourth grade elementary education music as well with a performing arts and theater background in addition to elementary education. And she'll be joining our fourth grade team. And last but certainly not least, we have Miss Amanda, a graduate of Brown

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University. She's also a graduate of High School and uh she has been working as a long-term substitute for fourth grade. Miss Clark has as well this year and will be joining us on our fifth grade team in the fall. Uh so at the high school we have uh

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Graham Dick who will be joining us uh fully from Bankbridge. Uh he'll be a special education teacher in our ES room graduate. Very excited to have him very of myself, Miss Neely and Mrs. Simone. Uh Elizabeth Carlson will be joining us

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as our strength teacher uh 3 through 12 uh working in all three buildings uh graduate college. She brings to us a wealth of both performance and instructional expertise uh and will be uh joining us from home. Congratulations. >> Congratulations to all those new

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employees. It certainly was a very competitive hiring season and you represent the very best of the educators in the South Jersey area and we're very thrilled to have you on the team. Go out and buy lots of red and black. We are the Pirates and very proud of that. Welcome to the team. >> Welcome. Uh now I move on to section 12

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curriculum and instruction. Dr. Goldberg, >> thank you very much. Under number 12, letter A, uh requesting approval of the monthly professional development request. Under letter B1, the monthly field trip requests. Under letter C, instructional materials number one.

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Under letter D, curriculum number one, letters A through D. Under letter E, the monthly HIB report. And under letter F, the monthly suspension report. >> Thank you, Dr. Goldburn. Uh, Mr. McGuff, can I have a motion to approve section

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12, curriculum and instruction items A through F. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Trump. You won't. >> You're the closest one. >> Sounds good. >> Comments or questions from the board? >> Hearing none, we'll take a vote. Miss

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Hadley, >> I'm going to abstain from 12A number 34. Um but I to everything else. >> I will abstain from line um 12A 33 and I to everything else.

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>> I will abstain from 12A line 30 and yes to everything else. >> Yes to all. will abstain from 12A line 35. >> Yes to everything, but I will abstain from 12A 31. >> Yes to everything, but I abstain from

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12A line 27. >> Yes to everything. Abstain from line 12A 28. >> Yes to all. Abstain from 12A line 32. >> And yes to all. And I abstain from 12A line 29. And you're probably wondering

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why we are doing that. uh because we h are on the uh professional development list for workshop 2026 and so we cannot vote for ourselves to go there. So that's why we abstain from that line.

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All right. Um but motion is approved. All right. Moving on to section 13 special education. Mrs. Llewellyn. >> Thank you Mrs. Fitzwwater. Under letter A contracts seeking the board to approve the following contracts for the 202627 school year. Uh there are four. Number

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one, Empower AAC. Number two, Speech Language Associates LL LLC doing business as Elevate Health and Therapeutic Services. Number three, Virtual Health Incorporated. And number four, Care Options for Kids. Thank you.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Number Letter B and C. There are none this evening. Now, thank you. >> Gotcha. All right, Miss Tadley, can I have a motion to approve section 13 special education item A? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Kenny. Comments or

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questions from the board? >> Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing Hearing? Now, we'll take a vote. Mr. McGuff. >> I >> I >> I I >> I >> I >> I >> I motion approved. Moving on to uh section 14, policy and regulation. Mr.

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Capella. >> Thank you again, Mrs. Fitzwwater. Uh under policy section 14 number one seeking the board to approve on first reading this evening the following policies and regulations. They are listed and linked in the agenda. Under item number two seeking the board to approve the following reviewed policies

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uh that Mr. Kenny mentioned earlier and they are also listed and linked in the agenda and that is section 14 policy. >> Thank you Mr. Capello. Mr. Kenny, can I have a motion to approve section 14 policy item A? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second.

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>> Thank you Mr. Speaker, comments or questions from the board? >> Hearing none, we'll take a vote. Miss Hadley. >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I I >> I >> I >> I motion approved. Moving on to section 15, business and finance.

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>> Thank you, Mrs. Oh, thank you, Mrs. Fitzwwater. Under section A, there are no grants this evening. Under section B, finance, item number one, that the board approves the staff mileage reimbursements. Item number two, that the board approves the establishment of reserve accounts as of June 30th, 2026.

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Item number three, that the board approves the establishment of petty cash accounts for the 2627 school year. Item number four, that the board approves the appointment of a designate to authorize line item changes for the 2627 school year. Item number five, that the board

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authorizes the payment of bills in between board meetings for the 2627 school year. Item number six that the board approves the 2627 tuition rates. Item number seven that the board approves the 2627 student activity center budget. And item number eight

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that the board approves the authorization of the submission of two bond proposal questions together with an explanatory statement to the school district voters at a special school district election to be held on September 15, 2026.

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Under section C operations that the board approves the 2627 school breakfast and lunch prices under section D contracts. Item number one that the board approves the communications consortium for communication services with Haden Township for the 2627 school

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year. Item number two that the board approves the resolutions with Educational Services Commission of New Jersey for the 2627 school year for non-public services. Item number three that the board approves the agreement with Croll LLC for a fixed asset report

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for the 2627 school year. Item number four that the board approves the resolution of renewal of membership, the resolution of indemnity and trust renewal and the resolution for the insurance renewal proposal with the school alliance insurance fund for the

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2627 school year. Item number five that the board approves the revised 2526 receiving tuition contracts. Item number six that the board approves the awards for annual professional and services.

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um for the school team physician to Riverside Medical Associates with Dr. Jonathan Weissman, the architect of record to Garrison Architects and the construction manager of record to new road construction and item number seven that the board approves the renewal rates for medical insurance coverage

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with NNA Health as attached. Thank you, Mrs. Fitzwwater. >> Thank you, Mrs. Wilki. Mr. Trump, can I have a motion to approve section 15, business and finance items A through D? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. Thank you, Miss Cohen. Comments or questions from the board?

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Hearing none, we'll take a vote. Mr. McGuff. >> I >> I >> I I >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I motion approved. Uh moving on to uh section 16, other business. Uh first item that we have is the NJSBA civility

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project. uh a resolution pledging to practice and promote civility in the board of education in Cinnamonson in the Cinnamonson school district. Uh whereas recent national polls indicate that Americans are dissatisfied with and frustrated by the lack of civility in public discourse

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today. And whereas the board of education of the Cinnamonson school district recognizes that freedom of speech and freedom of expression are sac sacrosan protected by both state and federal law and allow individuals to express their opinions and to communicate ideas without fear and

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repercussion. And whereas the board of education of Cinnamonson school district further recognizes that the public exchange of diverse ideas and varied viewpoints allows for robust discussion and is indispensable to the decision-making process. And whereas as

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elected representatives of the community and stewards of the public trust, the members of the board of education of Cinnamonson school district recognize that their position allows them to model open, free and vigorous debate while also maintaining the highest standards of civility, mutual respect, and

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decorum. And whereas the members of the board of education of the Cinnamon School District recognize that they are models not only for the community but also for the students they serve. And whereas in order to publicly dea declare its commitment to civil discourse and to

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express its concern for the common good and well-being of all its students, staff, parents, and community, the board of education of the Cinnamonson School District has determined to adopt this resolution. Now therefore, be it resolved that the board of education of the Cinnamonson School District pledges

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to practice and promote civility, to engage in civil discussions, to respect and tolerate the viewpoints of others, and to work collaboratively. The board of education of the Cinnamonson School District pledges to communicate openly, honestly, and transparently as permitted by law. And the board of education of

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the Cinnamonson School District enacts the civility pledge to build a stronger and more prosperous school community to achieve the district's goals and to advance the education of all students. A copy of this resolution is shared with the New Jersey School Boards Association.

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Now, we also have B, the superintendent's evaluation. see the residency determination uh for students 2037903 2035260 and 203

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0386 and with that u missome can I have a motion to approve section 16 other business items A through C >> so moved >> second >> second >> thank you Mr. Trump. Comments or questions from the board? Hearing? None. We'll take a vote. Miss

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Tadley. >> I >> I >> I >> I >> I I >> I >> I >> I motion approved. Uh moving on to section 17, public comment. Um all members of the public wishing to speak on any topic should raise their

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hand to indicate their wish to speak. When called upon, participant should state their first and last name and address clearly for the record in accordance with the sentiments and board of education policy. Comments will be limited to a maximum of four minutes per person. The comment period will be limited to 30 minutes in duration. With

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that, would anyone like to speak? Okay, hearing none, we will move on to comments from the board. Mr. Kenny. >> Okay. Thank you. Congratulations to all of our students, especially those who are recognized tonight. Congratulations to our eighth graders whose promotion

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ceremony will take place next Wednesday, June 17th, at the high school on the football field. Best of luck at Cinnamentson High School. Congratulations to all of our new hires that were approved tonight. Welcome to the team and good luck. Thank you to Carly and Matt for your excellent student reports tonight and every month.

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And best wishes to our seniors who will be graduating next week. Best wishes as you continue your life beyond high school. Enjoy the carnival everyone. Have a wonderful summer. And the next board of education meeting is Tuesday, July 21st at 700 p.m. right here in the cafeterium. And more information can be

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found on the district website. Thank you. That's it. Good night. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Kenny. And with that, um, Mr. Bramhol, can I have a motion to adjurnn? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in fa um, thank you, Miss Falconer. All in favor? I

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>> opposed. Meeting adjourned.