WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=Jp0yIf5yBt0 NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: Jp0yIf5yBt0): - 00:15:22: Meeting Opening, Pledge of Allegiance, and President's Report - 00:16:47: Recognizing Cardinals of the Month - Student Awards - 00:25:05: Business Administrator Report: Roof Repairs and HSA Donations - 00:32:59: Public Comments (Agenda Items) & Move to Finance - 00:33:17: Organizational Resolutions, Roll Call and Voting - 00:33:55: Contract and Administrative Motions, Roll Call Voting - 00:34:26: Building, Grounds, and Personnel Motions/Roll Call - 00:35:14: Curriculum, Policy Motions, and More Roll Call Voting - 00:35:47: Public Comments (Non-Agenda) and Meeting Adjournment Part: 1 1 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:36.800 All right. Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us. The public has been duly informed of this meeting in accordance with chapter 231 of the public laws of 1975 by posting at least 48 hours in advance a notice on the bulletin boards in Stevenson and Church 2 00:15:36.800 --> 00:15:54.240 Hill schools, a notice to the township clerk, and a notice to the Herald News and the progress. Now, please join us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 3 00:15:54.240 --> 00:16:16.079 republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Unfortunately or fortunately enough, we have nothing under the president's report. We feel like we've been um 4 00:16:16.079 --> 00:16:32.560 really keeping you guys the public in the loop the last couple meetings in regards to our committee report. So, thank you for those that have been tuning in. We feel like we've made a lot of leeway and we're we're going to go into the 2627 school year extremely strong. And with that, we're not going to keep you through a bunch of boring 5 00:16:32.560 --> 00:16:47.920 things. We're going to turn it over to Mr. Gupta and get right into why I see all these wonderful faces here this evening. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you guys for coming. I appreciate it. And for my report, it is simply going to be about the Cardinals of the month. So, we're very proud of these students. I'm glad 6 00:16:47.920 --> 00:17:03.600 to see so many of you here. And what I'm going to do is I'm going to have instead of just me announcing the names and I don't know if you caught the last board meeting, I think I terrified some of the kindergarters where to shake hands. So, it was a little of a cryfest. I think this will go much better. We're going to have the teachers. I'm very happy to see so many teachers here. So, I'm going to 7 00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:32.280 call up the teachers and they'll be the ones that call out our award winners. So, if you guys can come on up. And then we just ask that your child stay up here with their certificate and then we'll take a group picture at the end >> behind the desk. >> Everybody come up. 8 00:17:32.480 --> 00:19:29.640 >> How about a round for all of our teachers joining us tonight? HUH? HI EVERYONE. JANUARY. >> YEAH. FOR MARCH. For April, DOMINICO and Liliana Paposki. 9 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:16.880 All right. for kindergarten. Venenzo Delurza, Andy Mat, Male Najib, De Dom Dominico Raundo, Ryan Avenia, and Liliana Paposki. And now we have the first grade amazing winners. 10 00:20:16.880 --> 00:21:29.840 Ava Owens for January. For February, Bryce Yelovich For March, we have Ella Marorrow. For April, we have Christopher Npalitano. And for May, we have Ethan Shackle. Again, once again, we have Ava Owens, Bryce 11 00:21:29.840 --> 00:22:06.559 Yelovich, Elamaro, Christopher Npalitano, and Ethan Shackle. Okay, for second grade, Best in the Nest, we have for January, Angelo Georgiev. For February, we have Kylie Sudol. She's not here. I don't think she's 12 00:22:06.559 --> 00:23:04.320 here. March, we have Mia Zumo. For April, we have Maddie Carmenola and May Landon Little. That's it. >> If we can have all of our teachers >> and all of our recipients behind the deas 13 00:23:04.320 --> 00:23:35.480 >> and we'll just kind of fill in Okay, go that way. >> Come on up. It's fun up here. >> Put them right next to you. >> Hey, congratulations, buddy. >> Good job. >> Come in here. 14 00:23:36.480 --> 00:24:06.840 >> Want to hold the gavl? Yeah. >> All right. >> Come nice and close, Tom. >> Can we see everybody? >> Can we see everybody? >> Do we want to have some of the teachers move this way? Are you guys Come on. We want you in the picture. 15 00:24:34.799 --> 00:25:05.600 How about one more round of applause? for all of our students >> and a special thank you to all of our teachers for coming out this evening. We really appreciate everything you do for our students. We're going to take a twominut pause and give you guys an opportunity to leave if 16 00:25:05.600 --> 00:29:25.840 you do not wish to stay for the remainder of the meeting. started groups. >> All right. Thank you for the for the audience members that chose to stay. We greatly appreciate it. With that being said, we're going to move on to our 17 00:29:25.840 --> 00:29:42.919 business administrator report and we'll try to get you guys out of here as soon as possible. >> Um, I only had a couple things. One, the roof uh repairs at Stevenson have been completed, so we should be watertight for a long time coming. Uh, just so just to >> There you go. 18 00:29:42.960 --> 00:29:59.360 >> Trash bags in the ceiling. >> Yeah. Refresh everybody's memory. There was a constant issue with the roof uh leaking all throughout the that building. Uh Ryan, the B the building and grounds committee and I we met with the manufacturer, the installer uh had gone back and forth um a lot with them 19 00:29:59.360 --> 00:30:14.640 and they agreed to resurface the roof at no cost to the district. So that that is completed and hopefully it uh it'll last for a while. Um the other thing I had was just to highlight some of the um contributions made by the HSA. Um and uh 20 00:30:14.640 --> 00:30:30.000 just wanted to run through a few things here. Uh they donated playground supplies this year of $1,700. Um they also donated field trips for both schools in the amount of $11,832. Uh a donation to the Mark Ibraham 21 00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:46.960 scholarship fund of $500. a donation to the sixth grade leadership assembly of $2,000. And coming up there are the uh sixth grade Jefferson Lake trip uh funday at both Churchill and Stevenson. And they're doing something for the field 22 00:30:46.960 --> 00:31:06.080 trip for uh the Dornney Park music trip. So that'll uh that is also things that they'll be contributing towards the district and we're very appreciative of that uh that funding. >> Just wanted to highlight that. >> Yeah. So, a couple things. Thank you, Wally. Obviously, the roof project was 23 00:31:06.080 --> 00:31:20.399 actually a really big score for us. Uh, we came across the vendor in Atlantic City at the uh >> on the exhibit floor >> on the exhibit floor and they were very excited to see us until we expressed how displeased we were to see them. And it 24 00:31:20.399 --> 00:31:36.640 took several months, but um Wally was able and Ryan and Joe and I on buildings and grounds and the support of the board were able to get them to repair the entire roof. Right. Every inch of that roof >> and which would a savings of >> uh I I don't know what that roof would 25 00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:51.440 cost now, but it would definitely be in the millions. Um they resurfaced the entire roof, so they didn't rip it off and replace it, but it was it was resurfaced. So, um that probably would have cost us at least over a million dollars for that. >> So, considering the fact that we didn't do it, we're not promising there's not going to be leaks in the future. It's 26 00:31:51.440 --> 00:32:08.559 definitely a possibility, but they will definitely address those issues as we go. And just a shout out to the HSA. They had a phenomenal event um a couple weeks ago. I had the opportunity to stop there and spend a couple hours. It was absolutely amazing. It was great to see the community and so many teachers and 27 00:32:08.559 --> 00:32:25.200 administrators and staff members there and it was it was just a great fundraiser. We look forward to it. Uh Nashville Nights was definitely a huge success. And if I'm not mistaken, I don't have the exact dollar amounts, but it was in the tens of thousands. Correct. in in what you guys raised that evening, 28 00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:42.480 $31,000. So, considering the fact that, you know, that organization is constantly putting on events and functions and they were still able to raise that dollar amount, uh it was very impressive and we're very, very fortunate to have you guys. So, thank you very much. Um, 29 00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:59.760 with that being said, we have no board committee reports to share, >> which I'm okay with. I think we've been uh going in pretty detail with those the last couple months. So, if anyone has any questions, obviously, please feel free to reach out. Uh public comments on 30 00:32:59.760 --> 00:33:17.120 agenda items. Anyone? Seeing no one, I'm going to close that portion of the meeting and we are going to move on to finance. >> Okay. The following finance motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda, items one through 31 00:33:17.120 --> 00:33:37.519 five will be voted on in one motion. I so move >> second >> roll call. >> Mr. Fiti, >> yes. >> M street. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Uh sorry. Uh the following organizational resolutions are the recommendation of the superintendent of 32 00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:54.279 schools. Anything placed on this agenda items 1 through 14 will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Fit. >> Yes. Street. >> Yes. >> Prescott. >> Yes. 33 00:33:55.039 --> 00:34:10.320 >> The following contract motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda, items 1 through six will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second. May >> I have a roll? >> Mr. Fit. >> Yes. >> M street. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Deos. 34 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:26.800 >> Yes. >> The following administrative motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda. Item one will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second. >> May I have a roll? >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Street. >> Yes. >> Mascot. 35 00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:43.040 >> Yes. >> The following buildings and grounds motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda items one through two will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second. >> May I have a roll? >> Mr. Py. 36 00:34:43.040 --> 00:34:58.400 >> Yes. M. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dascco. >> Yes. The following personnel motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda, items 1 through 13 will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second. >> May I have a roll? 37 00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:14.320 >> Mr. Py, >> yes. >> M street. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> The following curriculum program motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda, items one through three will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second roll. 38 00:35:14.320 --> 00:35:30.160 >> Mr. Py, >> yes. Miss Street. >> Yes. >> Ma, >> yes. >> The following policy motions are made at the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Anything placed on this agenda, items 1 through eight will be voted on in one motion. I so move. >> Second. 39 00:35:30.160 --> 00:35:47.440 >> Have a roll. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Public comments on non-aggenda items. Anyone? Seeing no one, we're going to close that portion of the meeting. Beat resolved that the next meeting will be held in 40 00:35:47.440 --> 00:36:02.480 person on June 11th, 2026. Public works session beginning at 6 p.m. followed by executive session with public session resuming at approximately 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Municipal Building. Uh before we go, we wish everyone a happy 41 00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:19.000 and safe, healthy Memorial Day weekend. Enjoy your time off. It's welld deserved. And we look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting. Uh, may I have a motion for adjournment? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.