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Oh, wow. That's like a test run. >> No, this I'm waiting for Todd to call in. >> Oh, I thought that was the video feed already. >> Send them the link. >> I just sent him like 15 20 minutes ago. >> Would that be disruptive if we started you?

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>> No, it's fine. >> Like to call this meeting to order. The mission of the Freel Township School District is to honor and support every learner every day on the journey to become curious and engaged members of a diverse global community. A notice listing the time, date, and place of

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this meeting was posted on the public bulletin board of all Freel Township schools on the entrance door to the administrative offices of the board of education on the district website at the office of the Freel Township Clerk and published in the Asbury Park Press on January 11th, 2026. Please join me for

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the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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>> I get a roll call. Mrs. Brand, >> Dr. Casey, Mr. >> M. Crosby >> here. >> Mr. Gulo >> here. >> Mr. Lambert >> here. >> Mrs. Spieler, >> Mrs. Sullivan >> present. >> Mr. Amaroso >> here. >> Thank you.

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Can I get a motion for the approval of the June 23rd, 2026 regular meeting minutes? >> All those in favor say I opposed. Was anyone absent? >> Oh my god. I'm sorry. >> It's okay. One one abstension.

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>> Do we have enough votes? One, two, three. Oh, we just made it. >> Minutes are >> I'm a stickler. >> We have five votes. That would keep my OCD up at night. >> Can I have an approval uh or a motion for the approval of the June 23rd, 2026

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executive session one minutes? >> Second. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> One abstension. >> And finally, can I have a motion for the approval of the June 23rd executive session 2 minutes? Second.

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>> All those in favor say I. I. One abstension. Thank you. Communications. >> Communications. This evening, we only have enrollment. >> And see, May of 2026, we had 3,355

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students. In June of 26, we ended the year with 3,352. And compare that to June of 25, we had 3,416. And that is the only communication. >> We're down 64 students from last year. Yep.

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>> Interesting. Okay. Um, president's remarks. Um, thank you for everyone that's here today on this summertime. Um, it's nice to see everyone. And, uh, as I'm driving around the district, it's great to see all the

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construction starting, all the demo, a lot of residents starting to talk about, um, all the building materials and ask lots of questions about what we're doing. But it's very exciting that we're um on schedule and um we'll have plenty

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to report tonight on the finance committee. We'll be getting updates as to where we are with these projects. So if anybody's curious, um we should have a lot of your questions answered today with that. Um I

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think that's all. Oh, and the retreat. Um I have not gotten any real feedback as to an agenda so far. the biggest item on there will be an AI discussion >> and we also have uh EAB a consultant from EAB coming to do a PD on strategic planning.

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>> Okay. Yeah. But if anyone has any other topics remember to send them to me before August 5th. Uh sooner the better. With that I will move on to the administrative report. >> Most of it will be the referendum update. I did want to share we had our administrative retreat. Uh we have to do

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two days. Uh the first day is dedicated primarily well not primarily completely to um professional development. Uh we actually had an administrative training in the morning on um the uh use of AI specifically Google Gemini and notebook

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LM. Um our district is uses Google's Google apps for education and being that we use that we have additional privacy settings or privacy and security settings for our students and staff um with Google Gemini. So we focused our efforts for our administrative team to

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dive into those two platforms for um to understand how they work for uh use for administrators and then some practical use for teachers and students. Uh it was three hours so it was I call it more an overview. Um and then we uh engaged in a book study part one of a book called um

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messy leadership. Uh I wanted to thank Moesc they gave us their facility their uh new training room for free. Um, so they hosted us that day. Um, we Cindy will soon send out the Google

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doc with all of the back to school nights on there. There's some conversation about potentially moving Ericson's back to school night a little bit earlier. Right now it's the last one. Um, so we might be moving that once I know that for sure. Um, it will be shared with you so that you can sign up for the back to school nights. Um,

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obviously this is very early so there's no rush but I feel like the earlier the better for you to have that information. Um, I also, in case anybody watches this after the fact, it was brought to my attention there was some conversation among parents, a concern that Ericson would not be opening on time. That is

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strictly a rumor. I sent a letter out at the beginning of July explaining that Ericson would be inaccessible through at least the month of July for scheduled asbestous abatement. That is what's happening. Our last construction meeting was on Tuesday of this of last week and

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that abatement is on schedule, but we're looking for the staff to return to the building somewhere between October 4th and October 9th, I think, is that Monday. >> August. >> August. October is the back to school nights. August. See, I'm I'm feeding into your uh your rumors.

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>> Thank you. Um, >> so August, uh, >> the to be turned back over to us in the first week of August. It is on schedule. Um, and there is nothing that was not happening in that building that wasn't scheduled to be happening. So, I wanted

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that reassurance to our Ericson staff and our Ericson families. Um, other than that, I'll turn it over for the referendum update. All right, good evening. Um, we went through all this in great detail in

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finance committee, but we thought it'd be a good opportunity now, it's summertime, you know, there's not as many people here, um, to kind of go through where we're at. And so there's three pieces to this right now. There is one is the roofing. Uh, then there is contract one, which is all the work that's being done at the ECLC in the

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board office. Applegate and Ericen. Remember, Applegate and Ericen have the p classrooms and this is why that they were combined in the same contract and then you have contract number two which is the remaining five schools. Um so in terms of the roofing um they are moving along at a at a good pace. Um you know

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the weather like this week is not a great week versus last week. So when it starts to rain like this they can only do so much work but they are all on target to be at substantial completion by the end of August. Um there'll probably be some additional like metal work that has to be done and some punch

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list items, but as of right now, barring that we get, you know, a 40-day flood, um you know, we're on target to have all that work completed. So, um they're in good shape with the roofing. One thing I do want to bring up is that, and this happens from time to time in construction projects where either we

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miss something or we want to add something, and so we have a potential change order that we like would like to present to the board. There's 13 skylights over at Ericson, I'm sorry, Eric, at Eisenhower that are beyond their useful life and we didn't have it

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in the base bid to have them replaced or taken out. We'd like to have the contractor come back and just take them out. Um, there's enough light in the building and then it it prevents any other leaks. You'll have a brand new roof, but you'll have 25 year old skylights. So, they did propose a change

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order and it's been reviewed by our architect. They thought it was fair value. It's $53,000 to replace um I'm sorry to take a p some wood and then seal it with roofing material for you know for the 13 um skylights. So we had a discussion about that in committee

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today and you know if people want to ask questions about that they can or between now and the next meeting because otherwise we will we'll post it for a vote at the next meeting and we have the bids came in as we talked about back in April. Um we did very well with where our bids were. So we we do have the

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wherewithal to take care of this. Okay. So roofing is in it's in good shape. >> So basically it's $4,000 per skylight. >> Yep. >> To remove it and >> board it up and then take the roof material >> and and seal. >> Don't get me started. It's another coat bullet time.

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>> I was like will we resign up? >> I think the sticker >> less money to >> stop a potential leak. >> Oh no. I agree. No one's thrown in the future. I get it. It's not cheap. >> Yeah. Remember that the price that they're charging to do the work

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>> here is probably double if not triple what you might pay at home for an hourly rate. >> Yes. >> Union. >> Correct. Correct. And they're pay they're paying the prevailing wages that are dictated out of Department of Labor. >> Right. >> All right. So, so roofing, it's funny. I

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know Mike has said this a couple times and Neil has said to me, you know, parents look at like the Barcelo parking lot and there's still a ton of material left there. they are working. Um, and Neil even mentioned this at our finance committee today. That's the last component. So that's the last piece that we'll go on and what I will share with

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you is that when the Gulf War and the Straits of Hermouth problem started to happen, um, there's a chemical or an ingredient that goes in some of the roofing material that comes through that region of the world. And so we had the contractor go

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obtain all his materials ahead of time. If this was a normal environment, that stuff may not have arrived until now because it's the last piece that goes on. But they obtained every piece of material that they needed because there there was a potential for a shortage. >> The day school ended, the parking lot

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was correct. >> But that's a good thing. >> Correct. >> We're just hoping that it's gone by September 1st. >> Yep. Yep. They're they're moving along. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It's just it's you I come in here every day like ah the pile but I I know

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why it's still there. >> I do think one pile is gone. >> Yeah, it is. >> Yeah, there's one pile that's gone. >> Well, just remember so once that's gone, then you'll start to get in the fronts of the building. You'll start to get the materials for the new entrance ways that'll start getting stored there. So, one, but it won't be as much.

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>> Excited. I want to be excited. Like you said, it's exciting. I feel anxiety when I pass these buildings. Once you see the letters go up, >> I think because it's every building, >> you need to see your name and lights and then you get excited. >> Soon as the letters go on, everybody be

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excited. >> Okay. >> Yep. So that's the last phase here and then so we'll go we'll come on to the exciting piece. So um in your packet >> there's two different pieces that say Epic on them. One says bid package one for Applegate Ericson ECLC and the other

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one says bid package two. Um, these are the weekly reports we get from our two construction managers and and right now they're pretty simple, but this is kind of, you know, if we go through this real quick, they'll show you what's happening in each of the buildings and each of the buildings at different stages based upon

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different things. So, um, Applegate they have started and you could see this reflected in the pictures here. Um, they have started on that first pod of three and they've almost completely demoed the whole thing. Looks the ceiling grid's down, the flooring's up. Uh I sent Mike

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and Ellen a picture last week that um I forget who took the picture. It might have come from Mr. Miller or someone where the only thing that's up is the brick columns now. So >> they're gone now, too. Okay. So, you know, it it's they're moving right along in terms of uh that piece of work there.

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when it comes to any HVAC controls, those are longer lead time issues, but you know, hopefully they will be, you know, done with the demo and they'll be in the process of by the time school starts, they'll have that area, that pod boarded up and they'll be actually starting working in there and they'll be starting now the construction phase of putting it back together because that is

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supposed to be done roughly the end of November. So, um, they are moving right along with that. Um over at Ericson, as Neil just talked about before, the building once the school year ended, we

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moved all our furniture and then the abatement for the asbestous and the ceiling tile that began. And so they are on target right now, as Neil said, to get done with that work by July 31st and turn the building back over to us sometime that first week of August. Um

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two pods had been completed there with the abatement work. Both pods were cleared um from our testing company and now they're just finishing that first grade wing. So when you walk into the building, it's you make the right and then the left. It's that long hallway that it's the open classrooms on either

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side get you to the kindergarten pod. So that is the last piece of work and again we're on target to um have this open sometime in the next week hopefully. Now there's there is one piece. So when we did the abatement planning in the

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building, um we focused on the areas that were being renovated. There's still some of that ceiling tile and the rest of the building. So we have uh there'll be a potential change order on the next agenda to next summer we um to get the

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tile out then to replace the tile and it's about $430,000 to do that work. >> This the whole media center and the stage area. There's a lot more to be done, but we don't have enough time to get that done before schools open. So, we have to do it next summer. >> Okay.

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>> Yep. So, >> there's just too much of it. >> So, that it's it's about 260 for the abatement, then the remaining pieces for the tile and for the specialty cuts. When you go up on the stage, >> there's um chains that have to come

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down. There's specialty lighting that has to come down. They have to build scaffolding. So it's >> I mean unless we're closing the building for months on end, we're operating in a very short window. So I guess it is what it is. >> Well, phase three comes after that

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anyway. So it'll be okay. We do that next summer and then they do phase three after that. So that works out. >> Okay. >> It just has to be finished before the construction begins for that area. >> Right. >> Yeah. And so listen, if we're using if we're going through the GC now and his abatement contractor, it's he's I don't

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have to coordinate with a third party. So they'll come back in and it's not they actually have to, you know, they'll close the building again and then they will, you know, they set up these containment centers. They'll do pre pre and post air testing >> and then it's it's expensive. Anytime you whatever the material is, you have

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to wrap it and you have to take it to a specialty place to, you know, dispose of it. >> So and it's it's so regulated, it adds the cost. So, but the GC and the architect both looked at the proposal and they'll say, "Yes, this is what's fair and reasonable. We're not being

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gouged." They didn't believe and they said, "Listen, this this is something you want to bring to the board." So, you know, if people have questions, let me know. But otherwise, that would be on the next board meeting to to approve a change order here. Again, the work wouldn't happen until next summer. >> Um, ECLC, did anybody park in the back?

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>> All right. So, if you go see if you open the door before you leave and you look out there, you'll see the entire front of the building's gone. The tree came down that was supposed to be there. We're down to dirt in the front of the building. There's a gate up in front. Um, in the main office, they have done all the electrical demo and they've

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stripped the ceiling grids down. They've ripped down the walls. Um, and by the time school opens, they'll have that front entrance way. They'll have a U have it boarded off so you can keep on coming down the egress both ways of the hallway and they'll have the main office boarded off that way. So they'll be

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working from both ends. U but they are they're making progress there. >> Are they going to keep that playground in the front even after all of this construction? Is that staying there? >> It is because we remember we we put port and plate surfacing down there a while ago. >> I wasn't sure if that was affected by the construction.

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>> No, it's we're we're in good shape with that. >> Nope. So I mean they're We're moving along there. Um, so again, we get this every week. If the board wants, I can continue to send this out every week. This way you guys know what's going on.

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You could see what's happening. If you have questions about any of the details, I mean, Neil and I are living this on a daily basis. Neil attends all the the quiet weekly meetings with me. Um, you know, I'm talking to these people every day, but if you have questions, just ask. Um, in the second packet here,

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you'll see there's various stages of what's going on. So, what they've done at over at Eisenhower, they have started the demolition work in the main office. Um, the walls are down, the electric's out, they've taken the ceiling grid down, they've cut the the duck worked

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out. Um, they're getting ready then to start working on the main entrance at some point in time, but the interior they're in the building. Barlo, they just started this week with some of the demo work on the inside. Um, so for whatever reason, that was the last building that he picked. over Kina.

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They've also demoed the walls over there. The main office is looks completely different what you've seen before. Um we actually did move the nurse's office because we made the determination at our last meeting that the nurse couldn't work in the space while they were doing work next door. The nurse has been relocated to an empty

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space we had over in the Cape Pod. Um and they are continuing to move over there as well. West Freehold, no work has been done. Westfield has the least amount of work on the security vestibule because we have a vestibule there already. >> Right. >> They're >> it's the newest building anyway.

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>> Correct. But the issue is there right where the wall goes there's sprinkler heads. So it requires DCA approval and DCA has not given me approval yet for them to start their work. So once that happens that work will begin >> on the back end. And in all these

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schools, wherever there's HVAC and controls, they're working on those long lead time things with submitts from the GC and the manufacturer to the engineer who reviews them. And then once the the submitts are approved, then they'll start they'll order them and then you know, we're looking at equipment to

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start coming in hopefully at the beginning of phase two. So that's what's happening. And we get these every week and if you guys would like I'll continue to um forward them to the board and if you have questions so you'll you'll feel like you know what's going on and if someone asks you in the public at least you can say hey you know I don't know

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all the details but I know enough that you have they've done this and if people have questions you always refer them to Neil or myself if you can't get the answer. >> God bless you and Neil being on top of this all summer. It's a lot. >> So I mean but I think it's going I mean it's going pretty well. It's, you know,

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we will, um, this building's almost clean because we took the staff from Ericson and we brought them here. Once they're done, we'll send everyone from Ericson back over to everyone that's here now back to Erikson with the exception of one custodian. And then once the other, you know, the other

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buildings are done, we'll start to spread out and help West Freel because they have ESY and Tanates and help to with some of the debris that they have over there. So, >> but otherwise, it's we're in we're in good shape, I think. Anyone have any questions about construction or how it's going?

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>> No. >> Okay. And Laura Bishop, who we brought back on to do some work with us, uh, is in the process of starting to build out the referendum website. >> It'll be it'll be, I believe, it's going to be part of the link that's already there on the referendum. They'll just

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add a new little piece to it. And then >> will that be up by school September? >> I think we got an email today saying they're doing the final touches. Joe was gonna do just change the extension of the it said slashvote now they want it's gonna say slash something else so just

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the end of the URL >> future um they I believe yes it'll be done before school starts they're putting the finishing touches on it now so yes it'll be up before school >> start >> and then we'll discuss with them the frequency at which we want to send

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newsletters That's fine. >> No, as long as it's up by then, that's when all the questions will start. >> Yeah, I'm sure it'll be it'll be a different back to school this year because every parent that comes will be coming in in most of the buildings in alternate entrance and they'll actually get to see, you know,

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>> do you think during the back to school nights there'll be some mention of update or do you not want to include that in your back to school >> in my letter or the at the schools >> school? Do you think they're going to give an update? We can they can >> we can ask them to do an update and then I will work with Laura Bishop

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potentially our first um if there if they can align it my back to school letter will be serve also as an update if Laura Bishop recommends that and we can do that in that time. I feel like at this moment it's important to keep the board updated but there's not really much for the community as far as there's

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nothing exciting right now. It's, >> you know, but but we can like as a back to school give an update of where we are with everything and talk about how close we are to schedule and then yes, I could also add a back to school night specific to that that school.

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>> That's all I have unless anyone has any questions. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um, public participation. This is the first opportunity for public participation. If anyone wishes to address the board, please write your name and address on the signin sheet. State your name for

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our records. Statements are limited to three minutes. Should not be abusive, obscene, or defamatory in nature. Do we have anyone that would like to approach? Seeing none, we will go to personnel policy and communications. Uh Mrs. Crosby.

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>> Good evening, everyone. The personnel policy and communications committee did meet this evening. In attendance uh were myself, Michelle Lambert, Elanor Sullivan, and Mr. Dixon. Um we reviewed the agenda um and we also covered uh

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some discussion around policies 8660 and 8662. Um I'd like to move the following items. Three, first reading of policy and regulation. Um, policy 5516, student use

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of internet enabled devices and 560, uh, excuse me, regulation 560, student use of internet enabled devices as listed. Four, second reading of policies and regulations. Read through these outline. Okay. As

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listed. Uh, five, comprehensive equity plan as listed. Six, retirement as listed. Seven, adjust retirement date as listed. Eight, resignation as listed. Nine, new

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employment as listed. Um, and congratulations. Um, 10 weeks of absence as listed. 11 change of assignment salary adjustment as listed. 12 salary

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adjustments as listed. 13. Lunch room assistant salaries 2026 2027 as listed. 14 school position as listed. 15 substitute rates 2026 2027 as listed. 16

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unpaid days as listed. 17 resend honoraria as listed. 18 PTO honoraria as listed. 19 ESY 2026 staff as listed. 20 ESY 2026 transportation staff as listed.

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21 ESY summer band volunteers as listed. 22 summer AP meetings as listed. 23 summer curriculum committee update as listed. 24. Summer clerical work update as listed. 25 student teacher practicum

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observation placement as listed. 26 certified substitutes as listed. 27 non-certified substitutes as listed and 28 approval of TWWU a reminder of agreement and contract as listed.

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>> Thank you. Do we have a second on that motion? Do we have questions, concerns? >> Seeing none, can I get a roll call? >> Mrs. Brand? >> Yes. >> M. Crosby. >> Mr. 40.

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Uh, Mr. Gou, >> yes. Of everything except polic, >> yes. >> Mr. Sullivan, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Uh, curriculum committee. Um,

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>> Peter, do you mind doing that? >> Yep. Thanks. >> So, the curriculum committee uh to meet this evening was uh myself and Rebecca, who was there in attendance. um went over a few items. Um NJSLA score release update, just the fact that uh we're

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going to get a delay in the results from that. Not on our error, but from the powers above. So, we're going to be waiting on those. Um >> December >> in December. >> Not sure what the purpose of field testing was when we are waiting in the

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spring for December. >> It's December. December what we Yeah. >> Because it's relevant by then. >> College by December. >> Correct. >> Nope. >> Oh well. >> Can't make it up. >> No.

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>> It's crazy. Next, uh, we talked about the ESA grant application. Uh, you know, the team is going to be working on, you know, explaining the dollars for that that we've been awarded. Um and then last week um some teachers met to go over uh some QAC curriculum updates.

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Some had a lot of good work there and we'll be all prepared for that. Um in addition, I'm going to also move a couple of items. Um item number three, course reimbursement is listed. Number four, rescending course reimbursement is listed. Number five, home instruction is

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listed. And number six, K2 reading pilot programs as listed. Does the delay, this might be for Mrs. McGomery, does the delay in that data affect our QAC >> in terms of us being able to >> It doesn't affect anything that we will

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have to do because um NJSLA scores are the how QAC works is on the Department of Education. The county office does that. They will have to figure out a way to do it for CUAC schools that are up for CUAC this year. But it it's there's

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no impact on us. We won't have to do anything differently other than wait. It will likely delay our CUSAC report in terms of, you know, when they will tell us we've met or not met CUAC requirements.

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>> And I don't want to misspe, but I want to confirm my my it's not sufficient, but am I correct in saying that not that those scores don't matter, but we other

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testing analyses, data collection of our students. >> There will be no impact on student instruction without those scores in place. >> That's what I was trying. >> There will be absolutely no impact on instruction for students. >> We have more data than we need to

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appropriately program for every single kid in this district. >> That's what I assumed. Yep. But I didn't want >> Thank you for asking. >> Thank you. All right. So, um, did we get a second on that motion?

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>> Second. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? >> Okay. Finance, facilities, and transportation, Mr. Garul. >> Good evening. Uh, finance, facilities,

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transportation committee made up of myself, Ronado Brand, Mike Amaroso, and Bob Dvidita. We did meet uh we reviewed some referendum items as Bob had said. Um we uh reviewed year-end financials,

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bills to be paid, money aside, electric bills come due and we paid. And then the agenda items. So I'd like to move the following um items, bills and claims. Thank you, Emily, for doing them in the

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amount of 11,981,74129. Uh, travel and related expenses as listed. New Jersey School Boards Association attendance as listed, transfers as listed. Number seven, seven, transfers ratified as listed.

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Disposal as listed. Nine, out of district transportation contracts, M O EC as listed. 10, out of district contract as listed. 11, out of district contract update.

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12. Audited tuition undercharge 2425 SY as listed. 13. PTO Honor area Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School as listed. contract with core BTS 42627 as listed

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IDA uh IDA basic and preschool uh physical year 2020 2027 grant as listed 16 26 EA title for grant district PBS coaches as listed

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17 fiscal year 2027 EA grant application as listed listed 18. Non-public aid funds as listed 19 maintenance reserve account as listed 20 lease purchase 26

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27 as listed 21 stale check as listed and 22 specialized evaluation and services as listed. I wasn't as fast as Emily, but I wasn't. Too bad.

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Do we have a second on that? >> Okay. >> Yeah. December 12. So what happens is just like when we first develop our budget, the software from the DOE develops your tuition charge based on category. >> Yeah.

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>> They have a these private schools have a tuition charges approved in it's January of every year. So 18 months later after they get their audit done and they based on the actual number of kids there, they generate their real tuition number and that's what happens. It's it's a calculation something like that.

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>> Yeah, it's it's a calculation done by the state. Every now and then they owe us money. Um you know it's usually whatever but lately it's been more under charges. I don't know if more districts bring kids back than they are

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ahead of the past but that's all it's a through the >> I had a question about um item five. Um we only have onethird of this board that put their names in for school boards.

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I'd like to see that increased even if it means driving down for a couple sessions. Maybe we don't need to do we still need to have a registration fee paid if someone decides to go late >> registr it's a flat registration fee. >> So does that have to be on a list before somebody goes down there? Does this you

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could add it? Look at that people. >> I'd like to see this better. This is only three board members. >> Thank you. >> Good man. Good man. >> I'm a stickler now. I want to see attendance. We paid 30 thou I'm cheap. We paid $30,000 mandatory payment to

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NJSBA and we should go to these classes. Especially if people ask questions about AI and stuff and they have all these classes about it. Go to the classes, learn. So I'm going to push. You're going to be there, Mrs. Lambert, I'll drag you down there. Aruba,

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you're exempt. But anyway, we have to get that list to look better than three people. That's my plug. Sorry. So, um, were there any other questions before we take our vote? >> I seen a second. >> I think somebody did it.

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>> Emily. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Okay. Um, see where we are now. Old business.

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>> I did want to share one thing that I didn't share at the beginning, but the conversation on NJSLA reminded me. Uh I just wanted to inform the board that we have several teachers and coaches who were se applied and were selected by the state to participate on various NJSLA

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committees including uh norming um some there tasks are different depending on what they on what they did. Some are doing ELA, some are doing math. So depending on the committee for which they were selected but we have at least four teachers if not five

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>> and supervisors that were selected for NJSLA committees >> determined. So part of why it is taking so long is that the state discovered after students all took the test scores or what is

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in some of those committees aren't schedu again. Not sure why we gave a fall field test. >> Okay, thank you. Do we have any other old business? >> Any new business? None president's remarks. Um I have very

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little to say other than to remind everyone about the retreat again August 5th. Um how about the dinner and all that? Is that >> taken care It's on my calendar. Take care of tomorrow. >> That's all taken care of. >> It will be. It's on my calendar for >> You need us to do anything? You need any volunteers?

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>> I don't think so. >> Okay. Let us know if there's any if Ellena wants to make rice balls or something. >> I just asked them. >> We never We never say no. That's why I said that. Hint hint.

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>> All right. Well, if you need anything, let us know. Um public participation of any type on anything related to the district. Um this is the second opportunity for public participation. If anyone wishes to address the board, write your name and address on our

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sign-in sheet. State your name for our records. Statements are limited to 3 minutes. Should not be abusive, obscene, or defamatory in nature. Do we have anyone that would like to approach? Seeing none, this board is going to go into an executive session.

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Whereas pursuant to NJSA104-12B, the board of education may exclude the public from that portion of a public meeting at which the board discusses any of the matters described at NJSA 104-12B1-9. Now therefore, be it resolved that in accordance with the provisions of the

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Open Public Meeting Act, the Board of Education shall conduct a close session pursuant to the personnel and legal exceptions prescribed by NGSA 104-12 for the purpose of discussing the following matters. An HIB appeal, a

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personnel matter, a construction claim. It is anticipated that the length of time of this executive session will be 75 minutes and that action may 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

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acting upon it in closed session no longer exist. Do I have a second? >> All those in favor say I. I. >> Thanks folks.