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Okay, we're going to um move on um with the bullying investigation report. Mr. Dixie, since our last meeting, we've had two incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying. Out of those two, one was founded and one was unfounded.

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>> Thank you. This is the first opportunity for public participation. If anyone wishes to address the board, please write your name and address on the sign-in sheet. State your dean for the record. Statements are limited to three minutes and should not be abusive, obscene, or defamatory in nature. Do we have anyone

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that would like to approach the podium? Seeing none, uh, personnel policy and communications, Miss Crosby. >> Good evening everyone. Um, the personnel policy and communications committee uh

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committee did meet this evening. In attendance were myself, Michelle Lambert, Ellen Sullivan, Mr. Dixstein, and Dr. Brethower. Um, we discussed the agenda and any questions there. And then we read um we reviewed um some new

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policies uh that will be on the next agenda for the first reading. I'm correct in saying so. Thank you. Um and that took 45 minutes. So I would like to move the following items.

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Three, uh first reading of policy as listed. Four, resignation as listed. Five, new employment as listed. and welcome. Six, position control as listed. Seven, contract renewals 2026 2027 as

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listed. Eight, contract renewals central administrators 2026 2027 as listed. Nine, contract renewals non-affiliated staff 2026 2027 as listed. 10. Contract renewals lunchroom assistance 2026 2027

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as listed. 11. Change of assignments 2026 2027 as listed. 12. Leaves of absence as listed. 13. District honoraria as listed. 14. Intervention data coordinator as

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listed. 15. Stipened teacher assistance as listed. 16. Additional compensation driver training as listed. 17. Unpaid days as listed. 18. Summer IEP meetings as listed. 19 PBS summer committees as

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listed. 20 ESY 2026 staff as listed. 21 ESY 2026 transportation staff as listed. 22 resend ESY 2026 volunteer as listed. 23.

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Summer kindergarten screenings as listed. 24 down bottom summer ESL evaluations as listed. 25. Curriculum committee curriculum committee as listed. 26 Ken Committee update as listed. 27 Affirming Investigation

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Findings as listed. 28 affiliation agreement Georgian Court University as listed. 29 certified substitutes as listed and 30 non-certified substitutes as listed. >> Thank you. Do we have a second?

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>> Um, do we have any questions? Policy committee, anybody? Yeah. >> The new reading of the policy reading, right? >> Which policy? >> Not affiliated. >> Yeah.

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>> Yeah. >> It's in alignment with the FTEA contract. So, we just >> grandmother and grandfathers two days. >> Yeah. I asked why the grandfathers and grandmothers only get two days of a >> it's what was Yeah.

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>> Well, we we replicated the language from the FTA contract for consistency. Now that your grandfather have a vested looking for more days. >> Do we have any other questions or

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concerns? >> No. >> No. Anybody? >> Okay. Can I get a roll call? Mrs. Brand, >> yes. >> Dr. Casey, >> yes. >> Miss Crosby, >> yes. >> Mr. Gulo, >> yes. >> Mrs. Lambert, >> yes. >> Mrs. O. Sullivan, >> yes.

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>> Mr. Amaroso, >> yes to all. I have to abstain on 15. >> Thank you. >> Uh, curriculum committee, uh, Dr. Casey, uh, the curriculum committee moved our, uh, monthly meeting to next week because

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Mrs. Montgomery had a conflict. So, we did not meet today, but I move the following. Number two, course reimbursement as listed. Number three, home instruction as

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listed. >> Short and sweet. >> Yep. >> Do we uh have a second on that? >> Second. >> Do we have any questions for curriculum? I know Mrs. Montgomery is not here, but have anything? Okay. Uh all those in favor say I.

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>> I. >> I. >> Uh. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Finance, facilities, and transportation. Mr. Juler. >> Good evening. We did not meet today. The committee is um made up of me, uh

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Ranada, uh Mike, and uh Mr. Devito. I'd like to move the following items. Uh bills and claims. Who did the bills? I did them. >> You did them. >> All right. Well, thank you anyway.

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>> All right. Well, that's fine. Um, the grand total of bills was 3,678,000 700 783.71 transfers as listed nursing services as listed. Five, specialized evaluations and

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services as listed. Six, out of district contracts as listed. Seven, disposals as listed. Eight, tuition contracts for received students as listed. Nine, sale of surplus property uh HC

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as listed. 10. Contract with Blum Blum as listed. Contract with Ferguson as listed. That's it. Very good. Do we have a second? Do we have questions for finance and facilities? >> Oh, okay. All those in favor say I.

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>> I. >> We have any opposed? Any abstensions? All right. Then we're going to go uh into old business. Do we have any old business? Any new business anybody wants to mention? I did want to share I didn't get at the beginning because we went

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next door. We did our first annual 8th grade awards night on uh last Wednesday. It was about an hour 10 minutes. Uh it was something we were giving a try, our graduation ceremony. We typically are only able to announce the name. It takes a a little bit of time for everybody to

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get up there, give the awards, and sit back down. Uh by giving a dedicated night, it was nice seeing both middle schools together. We did it as both middle schools together. The tables were next to each other. uh we had teachers well represented from both middle schools to provide the awards and the

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nice touch on it was when the award was announced. So parents were invited without knowing what award the student was getting. So they got an invitation to come and they would find out when they arrived when the award was announced which award was for their child. Uh and what was nice about it is each teacher was asked to write a few

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sentences about what made that child deserving for that award. Something we're not able to do at graduation. So it made it more personal. So there was some trepidation about moving to this but after going through the first annual I would not change a thing. Well we would take feedback about the night itself but would not go back to doing it

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at graduation. Um it was a dedicated night for these students and their achievements. We were able to expand upon the rationale behind the awards and we had the teacher support being present and giving those awards which we appreciated greatly. Uh so thank you for all of those people who made it possible

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behind the scenes preparing for that evening. our teachers who almost all of them came in support um and the parents who came and the kids who made had those achievements. It was really really a nice night. Um we also have our graduations coming up. Our graduations

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are next Thursday the 18th um 3:00 for Eisenhower, 5:30 for Barcelo. And we have our moving up ceremonies. Uh West Freehold has a tradition of doing it a different day. So I believe theirs is this I don't remember there's West Freeholds is coming up. It's on the

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spreadsheet and then every other school uh other four schools do it the same day at the same time as I shared with you at central office we divide I go back to my calendar from the last few years and see where I went and go to the next school. So this year I will be at Ericson's moving up ceremony. The rest of central office will be at the other three

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schools representing uh central office administrators and you're invited to identify if you're able to go which schools you'll be going to. Thank you. Do we have any other new business that anyone wants to share?

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Okay, seeing none, we'll go to president's remarks. I just have a few things. As Neil mentioned, there's a signup sheet. Were you able to finish that? Thank you. So, I think everyone Have you gotten input from everyone? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, retreat date. Um, we have in

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there August 5th. Unfortunately for me, believe it or not, I even tried to push for that date. It might still be a good date, but my daughter's away. In fact, I'm leaving tonight to pick her up from the airport and she's got to tell me when she's moving in the first week of August in college. I may have a conflict

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on August 5th, but right now it's still okay. I don't know if we have an alternate date um in mind. We didn't. So, if that turns out to be a problem, I will inform everyone as soon as possible. But that's one thing I'm just waiting on. I apologize for that.

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>> The next day, >> um, >> yeah, that first week of August is the issue. I don't know what block of days I'll be away. I would prefer maybe the following week, but I don't know if that's too deep into August for everyone that next Wednesday as a backup. Is that

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a problem for people? I know you were tentative even with the fifth, right? >> Um, I am able to do the >> You are able Okay. um end of August. >> Got it. So, the only other thing I see is um the 12th. I don't know if that's a

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bad day, the following Wednesday. >> Okay. Keep that as a backup. And I >> just meeting in the summer on the 11th and then retreat on the 12th. Just want to keep everybody So, what do we do at the same time?

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>> Uh, yeah. >> Well, like I said, it's not that big of a deal, but I will try to avoid it again. That second week is a lot prettier than the first week. Um, at least for me, but I apologize.

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But I I got the gauntlet when I went home. Told my wife August 5th. She was like, "What?" So, we'll see. I might be able to wiggle my way around it. All right, enough said. Um, the board self-evaluation. Um, if that hasn't

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already appeared, it will appear. Okay. Um, I will get Tim to make sure that that's visible to all of you and we could start that process where we do the board self evaluation. Um, just so that we can get that data ready before the August retreat. Um,

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>> do you do data on that? >> What was that? >> I know he needs to be the due date for that. >> Do we have a due date? >> Yeah. >> Does it take doesn't it take him a while to >> Yeah, I'm pretty sure it has to be done like by the end of July, but I could double check on that. >> That one doesn't have a statutory

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requirement, >> right? Well, just because of the retreat. >> Yeah, you can set the date >> as long as it's done before the retreat. So, we do have some time, but I we better try to get on that as soon as possible. And then again, >> send an email. I didn't see anything.

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>> I think Tim might have sent something to me. I thought maybe had it open to everyone, but I'll double check with him. I never know whether I have to pull >> Ask him an email. I didn't >> I don't think I have to pull a lever. I think he pulls a lever and then the emails go out, but I'll remind him if he didn't do it yet.

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>> Um, what else did I have? Self-evaluation, retreat, all the signups. Ah, the picture. So, um, I was on the internet maybe like I don't know 6 months ago and someone flashed up a picture of this building, the front of this building in

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1948 dedicating the World War II memorial with the flag out front. And I looked at the picture, I'm like, "Oh my goodness, what a piece of history." It was amazing. I remember I sent an email to Bob and then I sent an email I think to you Neil and you got me in touch with

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someone that the historical um committee and I asked them if they had a high resolution image of it which they did. They sent me the high resolution image. I had it made into a picture which I invite everyone to go look at and I think we should hang it in the board

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office because it is an amazing shot. Yes. >> Um, and on the 250th anniversary of the country, I thought it was fitting >> to have it maybe hung in here somewhere. >> That's great. >> Yeah. Take a peek on the way out. It's actually really interesting because we pass it all the time and I never knew

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there were all military troops in front of it. So, it's kind of a cool shot. >> No worries. So, um, with that, I think I'm finished with my remarks. Public participation again. Um again, um do we

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have anyone that is going to approach? No. Should I read my statement? Okay, it doesn't look like anybody's going to participate in that. So, I think we're going to move in. This board has to go to two executive sessions. Are we going to come out of the first one? Okay. So, we're going to do an executive

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session and then um take board action very quickly and then move into another executive session. So, um, if you so choose to remain for that, which is really probably not necessary, but I will read it anyway. Whereas, pursuant

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to NJSA 104-12B, the board of education may exclude the public from that portion of a public meeting in which the board addresses any of the matters described at NGSA 104-12B1-9. Now therefore be it resolved that in accordance with the provisions of the open public meeting act, the board of

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education shall conduct a closed session pursuant to the personnel and legal exceptions prescribed by NJSA 10:4-12 for the purpose of discussing the following matters. Pending or anticipated contract negotiations TWWU contract.

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Uh actually I read the wrong one. Aren't we going to do the other one first? >> Yep. >> We're going to do that one first. >> Yep. And personnel. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see it under there. Is personnel knocked off? >> It is. Oh, my ex I'm sorry. My ex was behind the statement. >> My apologies and uh personnel matter. It

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is anticipated that the length of time of this executive session will be 45 minutes and that action will be taken in public after the executive session. Be it further resolved that said discussion may be disclosed to the public when reasons for discussing and acting upon it in close session no longer exist. Do

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I have a second? Second. >> All those in favor say I. I. >> Okay. Thanks folks for coming.