Everybody, welcome to the organization meeting for the Glenrock Board of Education. Um, we are going to start off by calling ro. Miss Calves >> here. >> Mr. Cohen
>> here. Mr. Corey >> here. >> Mr. Hayward >> here. >> Miss Stevenson >> here. >> Dr. Robinson >> here. Okay. Can everybody please rise for the salute to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for it stands. One nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. In accordance with uh PL1 1975 chapter 231, notice of tonight's meeting was mailed to the record in the Rididgewood
News uh in the future on January 7th. Uh notice of this meeting was also emailed to the burough clerk and was posted on the bulletin board of the board of education offices in the admin building on the same date. Copies of the procedures in effect for regular board meetings are available for the public at
tonight's meeting. Our mission statement, the Glenrock School District, founded on principles of education in partnership with a supportive community, provides an exceptional education to all students to cultivate resilient, responsible, and engaged global
citizens. Okay, we are going to start by reading into the minutes uh the official uh election results that was held on November 4th, 2025 as certified by the Bergen County Board
of Elections. Z Tang 2,353 votes. Emily Hamilton Thorson 1,359 votes. Christine P. Parlamis 2,947
votes. Angela F. Pooie Bender 2,936 votes. Stephanie Carousella 1,6 1,605 votes. So our winners were Mr. Tang, Miss Parlamus, and Dr. Pooie Bender. At
this point, we will swear in our newly elected members of the board of education. >> Raise your right hand and repeat after me. I do solemnly swear >> I do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States
>> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. >> And in the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> And I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> And to the governments established in
the United States. >> And to the governments established in the United States. and this state >> and this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Okay. I do solemnly swear >> I do solemnly swear
>> that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law >> that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law >> for the office of member of a board of education >> for the office of member of the board of education >> and that I will faithfully impartially and justly
>> and that I will faithfully impartially and justly >> perform all duties of that office >> perform all duties of that office >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you.
>> Please join us at the table. >> Congratulations. All righty. At this time, we will now take nominations for board president. >> Do we have any nominations? >> I'd like to nominate Demaly Robinson for president. Okay.
Are there any additional nominations? Hearing none, um we will uh vote by roll call. Miss Calves, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Corey, >> yes. >> Mr. Hayward, >> yes.
>> Miss Parlamus, >> yes. >> Dr. Poochie Bender, >> yes. >> Dr. Robinson, >> yes. Miss Stevenson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Tang, >> yes. >> Congratulations, Dr. Robinson. You've been elected president of the board of
education. >> Um, thank you again. Um, all right. I'll move on to uh nominations for uh vice president. Can I have a nomination? >> I'd like to nominate Elizabeth Calves. All right. >> For vice president.
>> All right. Thank you. And are there any additional nominations for vice president? All right, Mr. Canelis. >> Miss Calves, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes.
>> Mr. Corey, >> yes. >> Mr. Hayward, >> yes. >> Miss Parlamus, >> yes. >> Dr. Poochie Bender, >> yes. >> Dr. Robinson, >> yes. >> Miss Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Tang, >> yes. >> Congratulations. Do you have a vice president?
>> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Um, acting CSA reports, please. >> All right. First of all, I'd like to say happy new year to everybody. Uh, congratulations, Dr. Robinson and M. Galves. And I'd like to welcome Dr. Pooie Bender and Mr. Tang to the board.
Um, I I just met Mr. Tang last month, but I'm I'm looking forward to working with him. I've actually known Dr. Poochie Benj since like maybe 2015 or so. It's been a while. Um, so it's it's happy to I'm happy to see a happy face here again, a friendly face here again. Um, so, uh, both of you, I really
welcome you here. I appreciate your desire to serve the the Glenrock community. Look forward to you joining the work we're doing here and, um, on the board and in the district. Uh, everyone else, welcome back to a new year. Uh, we're looking forward I'm looking forward to the continued conversations uh, with trustees we're
having about governance um, as we continue, especially going through that book. I gave you a copy and Mr. Tang as well. Um, as as we're working through that, um, schools are up and running today. Everybody I talked to seemed rested rested and rejuvenated, which was
nice. It was it was a long it was a long haul getting to break there. So, it's it's nice to have a little bit of time. Uh, winter sports are up and running. I was over at the girls basketball. They were up by quite a lot when I when I was when I had to leave for there. Uh, Mr. Canelis and I are starting budget meetings with administration this week.
This is my second time through the process, so it's a little bit more familiar, which is a good feeling. Uh, upcoming, we're we're going to have a a naming committee for Central, the proposal to rename Central School. We're going to be meeting with some folks about that. Look what's going on. So, a lot of lot of things up and up and
running right right away. Um, one of the trustees did send me an agenda question. I didn't get to it till late in the day. And that was about um on the agenda there's for the organization, there's some items that we do in June and also in January. And and why is that? And basically what it has to do is is we
work on both a fiscal year and a calendar year. So in June we have to prove some fiscal things so we can get going in July July one. But then also when we see a new board we have to reapprove them even though they've already been approved. There are also a couple things that um we've moved from
that springtime reorganization to here and and that shift should be complete at this point. And then you might see a couple items on there that haven't been included in the past but should have been like the Oprah request form and just some other procedural stuff to make sure that that is all there. So um no no surprises really I don't think but but
just want to clear that up. And then real quickly just kind of upcoming things that that the board we're going to be working on uh fairly soon. In I think in end of January we're going to have our ethics training from Mr. Zitimer. In February we're going to have some training for the board on Robert's rules of order. Uh we're going to have
an update on the district goals. There'll be a non-tenured staff review. Uh in March, there'll be uh the tenative budget approval. April is the budget hearing. May is reappoint of staff. And then June, we're wrapping up the year. So like it it it's going to be a lot of things coming at us pretty pretty
quickly here. So uh looking forward to it. Looking forward to working together this year. >> All right. Thank you. Um, so being that this is my third year, um, uh, going into my third year of being president, I just wanted to kind of have a statement of intent. Um,
we've been through a lot as a board, as a community, um, both locally, nationally, all of these things. And all of those things like kind of bleed into our lives. And I just wanted to say that as we begin as a new board year, I want to be intentional um intentional about
the tone, expectations, and leadership approach that will guide our work together. The statement that I'm making today is meant to serve three purposes. Uh first, to be clear with my fellow board members about my expectations as your president, a role that you've asked me to serve. And second, to speak
directly to our administration about the type of partnership and support this board intends to provide. And third, to reaffirm to our community the values of fairness, transparency, and honest governance that will define our decision-making. Personally, I I believe in servant leadership. And that means that
leadership is grounded in service to the whole, not allegiance to any one group. It means fostering accountability, open dialogue, and mutual respect even when conversations are uncomfortable or complex. Support for our administrators, educators, and family um families does
not mean a blank check or unquestioned agreement. It means thoughtful oversight, clear expectations, and a shared commitment to excellence. This board will not form uh will not operate from a place of fear, pressure, or performative loyalty. All across the
state of New Jersey, boards have been pulled into a constant tug of war, asked to prove devotion, to act as shields, or to demonstrate love through allegiance rather than judgment. This approach erodess weakness, erodess trust, and weakens governance, and it's not the model that we are adopting. We are a
moderate deliberative board. We will evaluate issues on their merits. We will ask questions. We will expect professionalism and accountability. And we will do so without preconceived outcomes other than this. The success of our students, the health of our school district, and responsible stewardship of
public resources. We approach our work with administration as professional partners grounded in trust, transparency, and shared responsibility for outcomes. to our administration. This board intends to be a steady, engaged, and supportive partner. Support
does not mean silence and accountability does not mean hostility. And it means that we are invested in your success and in building systems that work for students, staff, and families alike. This board can and will ask questions, set expectations, and engage in oversight while acting in good faith and
with respect. Public comment is an essential part of democratic governance. Members of the community will come to the podium and express their views and those views while heard do not automatically reflect the intent or position of this board. We expect professionalism at the podium and do not
tolerate ad hominemum attacks. At the same time, we cannot and should not muzzle the public. That reality requires patience, discipline, and intestinal fortitude from all of us. Ultimately, this board's values and support are made
clear through our actions and our votes. Over time, we have consistently demonstrated our support for our teachers and our administration through responsible governance, thoughtful decision-making, and a commitment to long-term success of this district. And that was that will be how we continue to lead to our community. You can expect
fairness, transparency, and principal decision-making from this board. We will listen. We will explain our reasoning, and we will not govern by reaction or pressure, but what by what we believe is right and sustainable for the district. We are living in a moment where trust in
institutions is fragile and in many cases actively eroding. That makes local governance more important not less. If we want better leadership beyond this room, we must model it here. Calm over chaos, integrity over allegiance, accountability over posturing. And that
is the standard that I want to set as president. That is what I expect of myself, of this board and our partnerships this year. And I just want to say thank you and I look forward to moving forward and working together. All right. So, um we are opening up uh
for a set of public comments at 7:16. Um this is for agenda items only. Again, um please state your name, your address. You have three minutes to talk. You'll hear a little bell go off just to kind of ask you to wrap up your comments. Um regarding agenda items only, there will
be a second set of public comments. um for all items. Okay. So, seeing no members of the public for agenda items, um I'll close the first public comment session at 7:17. Can I have a motion to discuss uh 01
through 037? Dan Corey, seconded by Ed Hayward. Any uh Oh, well, before we actually go through before we go through anything, we'll just stop at 01. So, as we usually
do when we're adopting um you know, code of ethics or certain resolutions and things like that, we'll just go around as a board and read each item. And I'll start with myself for a um so every year we um as a board reaffirm our code of ethics. Um, and as
the members of the public, you know, if you're not familiar with the board members code of ethics, it's important because it governs everything um that we do as a as a board. Um, as a member of the Glenrock Board of Education, I state my intention to abide by the code of ethics for school board members as
follows. I will uphold and enforce all laws, rules, and regulations of the state board of education and court orders pertaining to schools. Desired changes shall be brought about only through legal and ethical procedures. >> I will make decisions in terms of the
educational welfare of children and will seek to develop and maintain public schools that meet the individual needs of all children regardless of their ability, race, creed, sex or social standing. I will confine my board actions to
policym planning and appraisal and I will help to frame policies and plans only after the board has consulted those who will be affected by them. I will carry out my responsibility not to administrate the schools but together with my fellow board members to see that
they will well run. I will recognize thoroughly restation. >> Thank you. I will make no personal promises or take any private action. Let me compromise the board. >> I will refuse to surrender my
independent judgment to special interest or partisan political groups or to use the schools for personal gain or for the gain of friends. I will hold confidential all matters pertaining to the schools which if disclosed would needlessly injure injure
individuals or the schools. In all other matters, I will provide accurate information and in concert with my fellow board members interpret to the staff the aspirations of the community for its school. I will vote to appoint the best
qualified personnel available after consideration of the recommendation of the chief administrative officer. >> I will support and protect school personnel in proper performance of their duties. >> I will refer all complaints to the chief
administrative officer and will act on the complaints at public meetings only after failure of an administrative solution. All right. All right. And then we'll do we'll do our roll call at the end.
>> That's okay. Right. Sure. Okay. All right. >> If we could just have all of the board members sign uh >> ethics and you can you can hold on to them until the end of the meeting. Okay. Thanks. Jump in the gun. All
right. any other um let's see the first thing I'll do is like appoint the legislative delegate um so I know that um you've served Karen as our legislative delegate in the role and and and you know the the legislative delegate would go to the delegate
assembly um which occurs twice a year and if you can just like briefly tell us what that experience has been like for you. So the meetings are held in November and in May down at Mercer County College and it really is a very interesting process. Districts from all
over the state are represented and they set policy there and how New Jersey school boards um is going what they're going to focus on especially in their lobbying efforts. um we get a list of all the dis different districts that bring different things forward like last
time Clifton brought forward um universal lunch for all and that was voted upon and was passed and that's something that the school boards is going to um advocate for. Nothing in that goes on at school boards becomes law because they're just an advocacy
group. Um but it's great because you can meet people from all over the state and you can hear about other boards of eds and challenges that they are facing. And the meetings are well there's breakfast at 8:30. Um the meetings are usually 9:00. We're out by 12. >> Yeah. >> Um so I know that you've served. I do I
would be happy for you to serve again, but I also want to open it up to see if there's anybody that specifically wants to fill this role in um consideration for legislative advocate. >> I mean the per somebody can serve, but those meetings are open to everybody, but only the delegate is the person who
can vote and they're also virtual. But if you're going to vote, you have to be there in person and that's only the delegate. So >> I mean it it it I happen to like that kind of stuff. So it is fun and it it is interesting and I do enjoy meeting people from around the state.
>> All right. Well, seeing no other offers and also knowing your enthusiasm for the role, would you be able to serve again for the Thank you. All right. So we will have um appointed Karen. Thank you Karen. All right.
We yes we will and then you'll let us also know if there's anything that we can uh think of that we can bring to the delegate assembly um you know either on behalf of like our constituency or something that would be beneficial across the state that would be great.
Okay. So um any other things that I need to make an announcement for? Hold on. Let me just make sure. Okay. All right. Any other questions or comments regarding our O items?
Mr. In regards to O2 providing an exceptional education to all students with the new board members and the new administration leadership, I believe this is the time for the board to address important policies and plans to help achieve our mission statement. Specifically, one evaluate the need for
a dedicated principal for the middle school. The challenges in the middle schools are very different than the high school. And in fact, only 12% of schools in New Jersey have one principal for 6 to 12 as opposed to 88% of the schools that operated separately between the middle school and the high school. I
believe it's time for the board to evaluate the implication of separating the two schools administrations. Again, two evaluate the educational benefits and the financial implication of the supervisors. After more than five years in this model, it's time for the board to understand the cost benefits analysis of the supervisor's model, especially
given the cost increase and limited budgets for the district. Three, late start time in the high school and the middle school. I believe there's a board majority support for the late starts time in the middle school and the high school and the benefits for that from an education perspective and and mental health for the students are are clear.
We should ask formally the administration to evaluate and build a plan to do so. Four, no cell phone policy in high school. We talked about this at length. It's time to move from talking to actions and receive the bus a draft policy from the administration.
Five, support for special ed kids and parents who stay in the district. We pay so much money for special ed services out of the districts, but parents who keep this their kids with special needs in the district are not getting the support they need to say the least. It's time to reevaluate how the district supports the parents with kids with
special needs and their and their parents. We should not wait for a new superintendent. The board needs to start addressing these elements now to fulfill our mission statement to provide an exceptional education for all students. In regards to 037, I'm going to vote no. As I mentioned multiple times, more than
80% of the school districts in New Jersey will start before Labor Day as Labor Day falls in the second week of September. This is just going to cause Glenrock students to fall behind the state. Thank you. >> All right. Um,
so one I I think I thought you were going to make that comment during uh new business. I know you did share that you were going to make this comment. Um, before I even say anything, are there any other members of the board that have anything to say with regards to your
comments on O2 or any other um, >> can I respond? >> So, thank you for sharing what your agenda is for the board. Um, as far as certain things that you said are not within our peer review as board of ed members, one thing that is is policy and
currently on Governor Murphy's desk is the cell phone ban, strict guidelines for a cell phone ban that he has supported and his term ends on January 20th and he says that he is going to sign it. We will have to wait for that. So I think anything be beyond that we
need to see what the state says and the state department of education will then come up with guidelines to work with districts. Number two I veently disagree with you that our children will fall behind by starting after Labor Day. Um,
and also for the later start time that is currently with the commissioner of education and they are investigating it and I really firmly believe and I brought up later start time in the past and I brought up cell phone bands discussions on it. I think we need to hear as our ethics just said from the
stakeholders. We need to craft policies that are thoughtful and that benefit the students. We are in the business of educating children. We are not a for-profit. We are a nonprofit and our business is to educate children and make decisions that are in their best
interest of them, the staff, the parents, every stakeholder. So, that's all that's my opinion on what you said. >> Okay. >> Oh, go ahead. >> Again, just to put it on the table, uh, welcome to returning board members and
the new board member. Once again, I think it's great. We've got a cohesive board. we've uh elected the same president and vice president for the third year in a row and I think stability is a big part of what we're trying to do here. Um I think you've got a lot of energy and and and you're
interested in the topics which is great and they're worthy of discussion. I just I think it might be worth waiting until we have the full uh board and administration here once we have a full-time superintendent. I' I'd hate to make
major changes and have someone come in with a new vision who might think differently than that. And I think there's value to taking our time with that those types of discussions as you said with the cell phone that might be a non-issue because the governor I pretty sure is going to sign it in the next 20
days. Um so that's sort of off the table. But the others are all interesting topics. Um, and like I said, I don't want to do it back and forth, but like buses or the later start times I've seen with schools that have early busing, we don't have any busing, so it's less of an impact. I'm not saying
it's a bad idea at all, but that might be a a point to the discussion. And I agree with you. We should get community involvement and lots of input and administrators and teachers and everyone. So, all for it. Uh, just in the right order and in the right time.
Just to clarify, I'm not against having community input and everybody's input, but what I'm just asking is to start a discussion which we haven't been discussing. Oh, >> I think the discussion started for the cell phone ban and sometimes in in in public sector and public service, things move very slowly. They don't move as
fast as we would any of us would like. I mean, I spent a career in education, so I'm used to this very slow pace of the way that that things happen. And that's okay, too. Not everything has to, in my opinion, it has to be quick, quick, quick. Let's do this. And if you're not accustomed to that, if you haven't been in public service, and a few of us here
are, we understand that that's just kind of I know it's frustrating when you first start that, oh, I just want this done. I want this done, which is good and discussions are good, but I believe the administrators did start speaking about the cell phone ban. I mean, and again, I mean, agree with Ed that I I don't know that this is the right time
to make bold changes. >> Um Oh, go ahead. I'm sorry. Go ahead. This is the most thorough reading of our um mission statement that I've ever suffered. So, um I'm really happy that we're talking about topics. Um we we as
a board we we function as you said in a policy oriented u role. Um there are separations of powers that a lot of people are talking about right now um nationally and our role is to not administer the schools. I think what all these issues are are appropriate topics
for when we start a permanent uh search for a a superintendent for the district. And this is not it's not that these aren't inappropriate. It's just that our role we should be we should feel appropriately um saddled by these things. We're not here to make decisions and execute upon them. We're here to
provide policy and those policies come through a partnership u by pushing these issues ahead of the the process to the the facility to make these outcomes realiz uh realized. I I think we're missing the entire point if we follow that path. I'm glad to hear that there's
consensus that we do have a proper process and that we're in the process of establishing that permanent long-term visionary partner with the board who's going to be taking these on and hearing those complaints along with all the community members that I think over the past four years for me and Karen we've
heard a lot of these topics come up but they haven't gotten to the point where they're actually executable. So >> that was my point. >> All right. Um, so I'll share two things. One, you know,
like other other board members have just stated with regards to whether it be the cell phone policy or the early start or late start, late start rather. Um, and all of these things, yes, we have talked about them over the course of the past several months. Um but none of them have
been so missionritical for us to prioritize them over the other things that you know and as well as the entire community knows that we've been we've been you know dealing with over the past several meetings. Um and so
yes, you know, we can talk about the cell phone policy. you yourself had mentioned that the lame duck session would come through and that you know like that the governor Murphy might um put it to signature and it passed through the legislature last month and all of that. So great that's going to be
taken out of our hands shortly and then as will be required all of the administrators all across the state who don't currently have policies will definitely be able to look into that and make sure that we have something that's a right fit solution for Glenrock. um
when it comes down to um you know like whether it's administering the schools like again yes that's not our responsibility but I think that based on the conversations and I've shared this before but I've had convers I've had in my role as president you know in the
prior year had to sit down and have conversations with administration and while just like I'm having conversations with the community one thing that has rang through in both of those groups and even amongst us here where you even
heard Ed just say it was stability. And when you have a situation where you have a board that is not necessarily showing that we want some sort of like stability for us to take the input of stakeholders take whether those stakeholders are parents that are sitting in front of us. There
are other community members that may not have kids in the school district. They're the kids themselves, the administrators, the teachers, you know, the other fellow board members. like we we need to be able to just sit for a moment and take in all of that information and then move through that
knowledge. Not so much just the things that we have decided that we think are important, but the things that the community and all of those stakeholders are are are sharing with us that are important. Stability has come up in multiple conversations. So the last
thing that I I'm want to suggest is that we make large you know like large swings deciding that we are going to uh prioritize you know like you know splitting up the middle school high school when that is the antithesis of
the process that has been going on for the past several years is concerning for me because that's a major change. That's a major like regardless of whether something is good or bad or whatever one we'd have to figure out what is it like what is the problem that we're exactly trying to solve right because the last thing that you want to do is just say
okay you know what we don't like the way that this thing is because this certain group wants it and we're going to change it and then we say okay well now we've changed it great what are we measuring to to for it success what are we looking at to say that it's worked what if what if the
whole community has adapted to the way that things are and then By changing it, we change nothing else. We change nothing else. But in the process of that change, you lose people. You lose more people. You lose uh your staff. You have you lose potentially trust of the
community because they don't like things because they had gotten used to uh things the way that things were. So really, you know, I personally because again, although I'm president, I'm just one vote. I would support what you mentioned, Ed, to say that like we need
to have a permanent administration team in place in order to take a look and use their experience to help guide us through whatever it is that our district becomes over the next strategic, you know, like five-year plan. And that is, you know, like I'm I'm addressing this to you only because you you mentioned
this in in your statement. Um, but it's also an address to the community or anybody that has asked me this question because it has come up, you know, multiple times. Um, so yeah, you know, I'll have other things to say when we get down to like new business regarding
some of the outstanding items. Um, but you know, that's it. And again, I I appreciate the differences on in in the diversity of this board. I would say that this is probably the most diverse
uh you know group of people that we have in our community. We come from all kinds of political backgrounds, all kinds of um educational backgrounds, a variety of different jobs and um sectors that are responsible here, a lot of different lived experiences. And all of that helps
us to govern more effectively. It helps us to be able to come to decisions like more certainly. Um and and I appreciate that when with with you even coming and bringing something that you think that may even be, you know, contentious. So, thank you. Um and I want to continue
those conversations. I just want to make sure that when we do that, we also take into account that some of those decisions that we bring and some of the things that we bring up and the stability. We really just have to think about that. like any superintendent that we have that would be looking to um
apply here, present company included, I assume, um you know, is going to be watching all of these meetings and wondering like what community that they're stepping into, what board they're stepping into, what administrative environment as well as, you know, like what are the the temperature of the teachers? Like all of
those things are things that are missionritical for us as we're interviewing a superintendent, but they're also actively interviewing us through every meeting that they see and every interaction that they watch and all of that. And you know, we want to
attract the best because we want to be the best. So, you know, all of my statements and the statements of the board, I just and even honestly the statements of the community as well because you can always send your emails to us if you know like
I want honesty. I want transparency. I want to continue that path but I also just want to be cognizant of that for the future. So, thank you. >> Oh yes, Angela. >> Hi again. Uh, thank you to everyone for
welcoming me. Uh, Mr. Cohen, I'd like to thank you for putting your thoughts together concisely and they all are legitimate thoughts and concerns and I will have a lot to say when the time comes for each one. I can guarantee you. Um but I know that um the board has been
through a tremendous amount uh the last couple of months and right now I think that I have to step back and say that uh yes we are the governing factor that makes sure that the administration does
what they need to do on the day-to-day basis and that it's wellrun. That's where our uh limitations are is that we don't we don't run the district. The administrators do, but we make sure that it's run well. Um again, Mrs. Dr. Robinson, I have to really commend you
for how everything shook out after uh you know, the trouble that we've gone through, but I do want to add that I was on the board when the changes took place way back in 2020. So, I have seen and living in the community for 50 years,
believe it or not. I know I don't look old enough to, but anyway, uh it's uh it's change and uh you know, I have a lot of insight that I've seen being an educator and you know, through the ranks
all the way up to administration, chief school administrator. So, I have uh input that I would like to give when the time comes. But I think that again I would like to thank uh Mr. Cohen for you know putting that all together to bring it to the the surface and things to
think about. I wasn't part of the board earlier this year when these things came to be so I didn't have an opportunity to put any input in but now again I want to thank you for that. Thank you again Dr. Robinson. >> Thank you. >> And um Miss Calvis I can't leave you out
because I know you were very very vital in the background there. All right. All right. If no other comments, then if we can call roll on 01 through 37 with
the exception noted by Mr. Cohen. >> Miss Calves. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cohen. >> Yes. Except no for 37. >> Mr. Corey. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haywood.
>> Yes. >> Miss Palanis. Yes, >> Dr. Poochie Bender. >> Yes, >> Dr. Robinson. >> Yes, >> Miss Stevenson. >> Yes, >> Mr. Tan. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> Thank you.
Can I have a motion to discuss G1, Miss Parlama, seconded by Miss Stevenson. Any questions or comments about G1? You can have a roll call, please. Miss Calves, >> yes.
>> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Corey, >> yes. >> Mr. Hayward, >> yes. >> Miss Palamus, >> yes. >> Dr. Poochie Bender, >> yes. >> Dr. Robinson, >> yes. >> Miss Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Tang,
>> yes. Motion passes. >> Thank you. Can I have a motion to discuss B1? All right, Miss Calus seconded by Mr. T. Um, so
are you able to um just give a a brief update with B1? >> Sure. Thank you. >> So, we received um well, take a step back. We talked a couple of meetings ago about the use of um the emergency fund to replace the school bus that we lost
in an accident um earlier this year. Um again, it wasn't such a big accident, but our bus was quite old. Um and the residual value was about $7,000 and $35,000 worth of um repairs. it just the
insurance company just declared it a loss. Um at that time uh we came up with the idea of potentially using our emergency reserve to purchase a replacement bus. Um the emergency reserve is is is quite a stringent
reserve uh that is really only for health and safety um and and really difficult to get money out of. Uh so we approached the executive county um superintendent. We asked them if we thought if we had a claim um to try and use this money to replace the bus given
the fact that we didn't anticipate losing a bus. Um and we do use that bus uh for lots of athletic runs um as well as uh specialed uh transportation. Uh he he he agreed that we had a a a good case
um but we needed commissioner approval. So we wrote uh a letter to the commissioner. We had the board pass a resolution approving the use of the reserve. Um, and on December 26th, we received word that the commissioner
approved our petition to use the emergency fund uh under the parameters uh set forward, which was the quote under uh cooperative bid uh through the educational uh service uh commission of New Jersey um that has a contract with
Hoover trucks and buses for a 54 passenger bus. Um this is a bigger bus than what we had and what this will allow us to do is now to transport any of our athletic teams as opposed to just our smaller athletic teams. So what this
means is is we will save money uh visav using um our uh uh contracted uh bus service uh for at least one run a day. um in conversation with our AD. Uh he thinks we could use this bus probably
almost every day. Uh which will be a real godsend for us and in a money saver against money that really we could not have probably gotten at. Um anyhow, um I think our residual balance in the emergency reserve is like 25,000 23,000
something in that neighborhood. So if god forbid we did have an emergency, we had that money. But we also need to remember that we have a very healthy capital and maintenance budget um to cover any of those types of items that may happen. So I I think it's a win-win
for the district. And what this resolution does is merely give uh uh the purchasing agent, myself, the ability to go out and purchase that bus because it is higher than the bid threshold. >> Thank you. And we haven't even used uh or we haven't been able to use any of
the mud money at least for the last five years, six years. Yeah. Or more um in that fund. So that is something significant for us to note that despite all of the things that have gone on and the the things that happened outside of our control um we still have not been able to access that fund. for us to be
able to do this and expand um the this the availability for our athletic teams to be able to use this and keep things um and services inhouse as a savings is something very significant. So, thank you very much Mr. Canelis for um you know thinking outside of the box on
being able to get this item. Any other questions or comments regarding B1? Yes. >> I I see this is a strong commitment to the athletics program that we have. you know, the amount of parent volunteers we have in the community far outstrips the, you know, those manh hours compared to
the cost of of this bus to be able to say that, you know, we're going to have if we letter at Glenrock School District on the side kind of feels a little different. Um, so this is just a commitment to something that the the town's been already supporting. So,
thanks for figuring it out. >> All right. Um, if you could call roll, please. Miss Calves, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Corey, >> yes. >> Mr. Hayward, >> yes. >> Miss Palamanis, >> yes. >> Dr. Poochie Bender,
>> yes. >> Dr. Robinson, >> yes. >> Miss Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Tang, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> All right. Um, so now just a uh a motion to approve this resolution. A motion to affirm the decision made in GRMS HIB
299514, GRMS HIB 29913 and GRMS HIB 3000971 as reported by the acting chief school administrator during the December 15th, 2025 closed work session meeting.
Can I have a motion? And for those that were not here, you know, please do abstain from from it. you weren't part of the discussion. So, thank you. All right. Can I have a motion, Mr. Hayward,
and a seconded by Miss Stevenson? If you're able to call roll, please. >> Miss Calves. >> I will abstain. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Corey, >> yes. >> Mr. Hayward,
>> yes. Mr. Parlamus, >> yes. Dr. Poochie Bender, >> I will abstain. >> Dr. Robinson, >> yes. >> Miss Stevenson, >> yes. >> Mr. Tang, >> abstain. >> Motion passes.
>> Thank you. All right. Now, on to our second set of public comments. Um, we will open up public comments for all public comments at 7:48. Um, please state your name. You have three minutes. Um, and then you'll hear a bell ding and that kind of lets you
know that we need you to wrap up your comments and um, I would like to open the floor. Thank you. >> Hi, my name is Eva Pitman and I'm a freshman at Glenrock High School. Thank you for having me and giving me the opportunity to speak tonight. I know
that the policy regarding starting clubs at the high school has been discussed at prior board meetings. I'm here to share my experience trying to start a new club and to work together towards improving this process. This summer, my cousin was shot and killed in New York City in a
mass shooting. My family and I were devastated, but I tried to channel my energy into something positive. I started researching and found Every Town, which is the largest or the largest organization in America for gun safety. Under Every Town, there is a
branch called Students Demand Action, which is a student-ledd organization with groups in high schools and colleges all over the country. Then I met with my regional adviser from Every Town and spoke about starting a club process as I was interested in becoming involved.
Afterwards, I emailed the principal, vice principal, and my guidance counselor at Glenrock High School in early September. I was told I had to wait until February to submit the club form and then wait until next September to start if the form got approved. I was disappointed in
this response and was upset with this process. I asked if an exception could be made to start the club this year instead of waiting. Waiting a whole year seemed unreasonable because I was prepared. It was the first week of school. The club fair hadn't even happened yet. Additionally, mass
shootings are happening more and more every day, and I want to help our community stay safe and educated. Also, we live in a small town and should all support each other. I am motivated now and want to take action as soon as I can. I was trying to take my grief and
sadness and channel it into motivation for action. When the school asked if I needed support dealing with this tragedy, the one way I asked for was in starting this club and it was then denied. I understand that consistency is important. However, I believe that no one should have to wait a full year to
even get a chance. Furthermore, when this is a pressing issue, I cannot afford to sit around a full year while I could be making a positive change for our community. In order to have my club up and running this year, I would have had to submit the club form last year when I wasn't in high school yet and my cousin was still
alive. Moreover, if I were in my senior year when this happened, like my sister is, I would not have been able to do anything at Glenrock High School for this. I'm now still waiting to start the club, but I'm preparing and doing other work for Every Town. I'm proud to go to
a school that encourages clubs as much as it does. However, it upset me that this process is overly restrictive, especially with social action issues that should be that should be extremely important to everyone. I understand that there is nothing I can do for my club at
this point. However, I wish everyone has the opportunity to create and be part of something meaningful. I hope that you will consider all these points and think about making this process more sensible and flexible to support your students and community. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. Thank you. My name is Rob Morrisy. I live on 560 Acriman A. Um, great job by the way. That was very impressive. So, you have my support. Um, good evening board members. My name is Robert Morrisy and
my wife and I have lived in Glenrock for over 20 years. We've always been proud Glenrockers, speaking highly of our schools and the values they represent. But today, unfortunately, I stand before you deeply concerned and disappointed.
Recently, my son was disciplined by the administration in a manner that I believe was reckless, unprofessional, and based on flimsy evidence at best. The so-called due process began with a conversation where the administration
told him, "We are disappointed in you." How is that impartial? Where was his advocate? From the start, the tone was accusatory, not investigative. To make matters worse, when speaking with my wife, the
administration portrayed the situation in a very different way, only for us to later receive a formal letter that many of these parents sitting before you received that accused my son of using threatening
language and being disrespectful to staff and students. Neither of these allegations are true. This is not just a misunderstanding. It is deceitful and damaging.
The evidence was a 30 second video where my son appeared for six seconds and is barely recognizable. I had to watch it multiple times to even see my own son. And he's not engaging in unruly
behavior. Yet based on that, he was given a two and a half day suspension, something that will now appear on his college applications. This is a life impacting consequence
for something he did not do. And so I'm asking you and giddy up new board members like and as parents, you are all parents to review the evidence yourselves. Ask what would you do? Would you accept this if this were your child?
Would you allow an administration to act as the judge, the jury, and executioner without pro proper advocacy or fairness? I trust you would fight for your child
just as I am fighting for mine. So my ask is simple. As a board, be the advocate my son never had. hold this administration accountable for their actions and ensure that discipline in
our schools is based on truth, not assumptions, and that every student receives real due process, not a predetermined verdict. Thank you for your time in considering what is right, not just for my son, but
for every student at Glro. Thank you. Thank you. That was good, Rob. I don't know if I could follow that. I'm going to try. Um, my name is Jessica Origi. I live at 246 Dermis Avenue. I am a graduate of Glenrock High School. Um, good evening
and thank you um for your dedication to the Glenrock school system and thank you for giving us the opportunity to speak here. I too want to address the incident that occurred during the Glenrock Fairlon hockey game on December 13th. Uh my son actually was one of the first
students that was called down to the vice principal's office on uh the 16th of December. I was caught off guard when uh Mr. Morelli contacted me to describe the events that occurred at the game resulting in my son's three and a half day suspension.
Mr. Morelli told me about the unruly and inappropriate behavior. He told me the police were called and it was so bad that the police almost had to use pepper spray to control the boys. He told me a ferlon parent shared a video with Glenrock administration and the video showed my son demonstrating
disrespectful behavior and using threatening language. He informed me he had a long day ahead of him suspending all of the students that appeared in the video. I was so upset and angry with my son. I apologized to Mr. Morelli, fearing what I would see on the video.
And then the video circulated. When I saw it, I thought clearly this could not be the video that Mr. Morelli was referring to when he called me. I watched the video several times, waiting to see violence, a mob scene, police, pepper spray, chaos. I didn't see any of
that. And not only did I not see that, I didn't see my son. Students that were in the video, clearly just standing there doing nothing, were suspended. Some were suspended for three and a half days. Some were suspended for 2 days. Some were not suspended at all. Students that never appeared in the
video were suspended. Some female students in the video only got lunchtime detention. How did Mr. Morelli decide who got lunchtime detention? How did he decide who got suspended for three days, who got suspended for two days? Was it favoritism? Was it an attempt to single
out students that he deemed to be mischievous? I inquired how these decisions were made and I did not receive a response. Yes, there was some inappropriate behavior by some a select few students, but a three and a half day suspension for my son in particular, and some of
the suspensions for the others were unwarranted. The punishment just did not fit the crime. When my husband and I appealed the suspension in writing to Mr. Morelli, we were told our son was afforded due process. This did not happen. Mr. Morelli and the Glenrock
High School administration demand respect from the students, yet they did not give respect to the parents. Members of the administration have been dismissive, condescending, and sometimes downright rude. The way that these events unfolded, failed communication, varying suspensions without sufficient
backup demonstrates to me an abuse of power. My husband and I, along with all the other parents in this room, are arguing for the suspension to be removed from our children's record. Mr. Morelli's decisions, false information regarding police involvement, lack of collaboration with
parents, and his siloed approach surrounding these suspensions is unwarranted and borders on potentially not legal. The actions are negatively impacting the students lives. The administration should support their students, discipline them appropriately, help them learn from mistakes, and lift
them up and make their high school experience fun and safe. The students deserve better. Thank you. Are there any other members of the public that would like to make a statement? Hi, my name is Marina Skoro and I live
25 George Road. My daughter was not part of this group of what happened. But she got very anxious and concerned. She couldn't sleep for three days. And when I asked her what's going on, is it Matt? Is it biology? She said, "No, you don't
understand. It's much more than that." She kept she kept talking about this for quite for some time and you probably saw me guys. I initiated the conversation on the Facebook. I asking what can justify
that kids was were suspended that I heard rumors about the scholarship. I don't even know if that's true or not, but I thought just I was very curious because my daughter, she's so active. Next time she will be one of those kids. She is a cheerleader. She is in varsity.
All this group of kids, boys and girls are her friends. I will not be surprised if next time she will be there. What should I tell her? Not go and just support your friends. Don't go to any sports. Quit uh varsity. Do any don't do
anything. I can understand what is like right now we're speaking in front of you and again again I was not prepared my child was not there but how this communication works we're raising our concern who should we address and talk back yeah we have three minutes but we
need more than three minutes can can I know the name of a person who can come back to me and just explain say okay let's set up 10 minutes let's just discuss it I was never involved in that and I will really apprei appreciate if there is a procedure if it's somewhere
written saying that every parent has a right to talk to 10 minutes for any concerns I will just appreciate that so my point right now there is no communication kids uh parents cannot talk to teachers regarding that parents cannot talk to administration because
there is no conversation just because we said so your child is you know he will not he is your child is suspended from school I don't know probably my speech was a mess and it's very emotional but I just want to understand how this this
works as in in case of communication who should I contact okay thank you >> David Cohen seven Waldron Avenue. Um, Dr. Robinson, you used the word transparency three times tonight.
I'm only going to speak for myself. I will not speak for any other parents that is incredibly lacking in this situation. There has been zero transparencies to the decision-making process, the proof of a video. I
challenge all of you to watch that video. The way it was portrayed, pitchforks and burning flags. It's ridiculous. You also have an issue with Mr. Morelli and his
honesty. He lied. Two parents. I have it in writing. Police were called. Pepper spray was going to be used. That calls into question every single thing he said. In a court of law, if you prove
that a witness is lying, everything else goes bye-bye. This is a situation you have an issue with your administrator and it needs to be addressed. And I do want it off my son's record. It's not a fair judgment for the bulk of the parents sitting here and their kids.
Thank you. Hi, my name is Colleen Monahan. I'm Peter Denty's son, 531 Daris Avenue. And um my son was one of the first ones to be called down as well. And Mr. Morelli stated to me that pepper spray and
arrests were going to be made and I contacted the Hackinack Police Department today and that is untrue. Um, there was a cat entry made by someone at the game at the ice house regarding Glenrock parents. I don't know the
circumstances, not children. And that if pepper spray or arrests were going to be made, there would have been a formal report and there was none, just a cat entry. So, I'm not sure where he came up with that when he spoke to me. I would
just like that clarified. Thank you. Thank you. >> Good evening. Good evening. Uh Dan Ariggi 246 Darus a born and raised in Glenrock. Met my wife Jessica who you heard from earlier at this beautiful school I stand in today.
My son got caught up in the sus in the suspension's absurdity which caused me to ask who is this assistant principal Morelli who thinks he can scare and intimidate parents with lies about arrest and pepper spray randomly suspending suspending students different amount of days as he wishes and not
suspending suspending some students at all. A simple Google search shows he was hired as principal at Don Bosow for two years 2019 through 2021 before landing in Glenrock as a social studies administrator for the 21-22 school year.
One would assume he did not leave Don Bosow on his own terms and my guess is his power trip ego got him shown the door. I strongly suggest that the Glenrock board of ed review this whole situation and Morelli's employment status. It seems the Glenrock administration listened to an
overdramatic account from one fairone cursing mom, lied to support that narrative, and failed to do any further investigative work, including listening to Glenrock hockey parents who were at the game and sent emails to the Glenrock administrative administrators in support
of our students yet were ignored. We as parents will continue to fight until this situation is corrected. Thank you. Are there any other parents at this time or community members that would like to make a comment? Okay. All right. Um, seeing no
additional members of the community, I will close um our second public comment session at 8:06. Just give me one second. All right. So, um many of you I've I've not been obviously privy to all of the
um email communications between administration and either the parents um or any community members that were concerned about what happened at the ICE house. Um but uh the board has received um several emails or been CCD on several
emails. Um I I've I've for those who have sent specific emails, I did receive something today that asked a specific question to the board. Um but generally speaking, most of the emails were, you know, are you aware of what's going on or are you
you know, like I just want to make sure that I'm CCing you on this or things like that. Um, so generally, you know, we've we've not responded or I've not responded on behalf of the board um to to the emails. Um, especially in in in
consideration of uh having conversations with our attorney um and our attorney is aware and things like that of of all of these things. The board of education and any school district does not get involved with individual school
discipline. It is not at all something that we we do not have like by name information and this is not with regards to just what happened here um with that you all are here for today but just anything we don't deal with individual student discipline under board of
education. We don't get to be involved and see all of the details of uh of conversations between parents or conversations between students or which student said this or which student said that. our our information is is solely
dealt with um policy and if policy is followed which you know obviously in in in um discussion with our attorney that's always going to be something that we want to know was policy followed policy is followed yes which is why um I've been uh on CC uh emails from um
both Mr. Ves Mr. Morelli Mr. Orlando um all stating that if you have an issue with um anything that was uh said to you or discussed with you that you have to take it to the commissioner of education. The board is not allowed to
legally turn over or involve themselves remotely with regards to individual student discipline. We are not educators. It's not like it is not legally allowed period. Do you hire? >> Sir, I I can't I I cannot go back and
forth individually with this. I'm I'm telling you legally I'm telling you legally what we can do, what we cannot do, what is against the law. I can't I I can't speak to how I can change the law. Like that's something different. But
what we can do as what we do annually is review policies. But reviewing a policy or even deciding to change it doesn't actually overturn uh any student discipline actions. It can't it can't I know it's a hard decision to to hear as
well like somebody mentioned that we're all parents. Of course we're all parents. Everybody's we're all parents here, right? Like and unfortunately um ma'am like I because of the way legally with regards to taking you know like questions and back and forth with the community we we we can't unfortunately.
Um but please do send an email like please do I will respond back to you. Um some of these things that I stated here and sir as well in the back if you're able to please you know send an email or even I'll I'll stand and talk with you afterwards but we we can I I so in the
emails that I've sent out the next the next action as stated by both our acting superintendent as well as I've seen Mr. Yolando as well as Miss Mr. Melia stated um that you can go to the commissioner of education that that is the that is
legally that is the way that is the way and that's the way that we have to support legally you know if you have a question I I the like again the board of education we said like if there's certain things that we want to see over the course of the district if there's certain uh policies
there we have one employee we don't we don't have every single employee that's in the district. >> Yes. >> So, I have I've spoken with a number of you on the phone. Um, a number of you have requested meetings and last week I had or before the winter break I had I
did not have time for that. >> Um, I spoke with a number of you before winter break and I did not have time in my schedule for meetings before winter break. Um, I know a couple of you have scheduled meetings >> and I ma'am >> excuse me excuse me I need you to stop
interrupting so I can finish my statement please. I told people last before the break I did not have any time in my schedule and if they wanted to reach out to schedule meeting with me they could reach out to my assistant and I've already I think she's working on scheduling a couple this week. I would
be happy to meet with you. We will discuss this but I'm going to support the administration. I've worked closely with them. I've talked with Mr. Vilante, Miss Gelando, Mr. Morelli. Um I can't get into details in a public setting like this. I'm not going to get into details oneonone, but I will meet with
you. reach out to my assistant. >> None of those people were there. All those names. One of those people was >> this is where we are. I will meet with you, but you need to if you you you're going to need to take it up with the commissioner of education is the next
step. >> Okay. So, you know, I understand that this is, you know, difficult. I understand that these are, you know, like your children, our children, all of those things. I respect that. And I also have to legally stand
by the process. So, you know, Mr. Van Nest is willing to um to to schedule appointments to meet with those of you who have not been able to schedule appointments yet. Um so, please reach out to his assistant. In addition, um the the again if you want, you know,
information about again who to contact, feel free to send um an email and we will make sure that you get that information if you don't have um access to that right now. And that is that is the the the process. The process is
meeting with administration as well as filing you know any uh complaint or any question that you have that you have. as much >> the so as as I mean you have the ability right now like you have this you know
commitment right now that Mr. Vanast is saying right here that he's he's willing to meet you know he's willing to meet so please take advantage of the opportunity to schedule a meeting with Mr. in us. >> What can we expect? >> We
>> really we can't I I really cannot go back and forth legally. We can't have we can't have this kind of forum unfortunately with regards to the bar. No, this this is this is not this we cannot no we do not do we do not do individual student discipline. We don't
like this. This is what I'm trying to tell you is not our job. It's not legally allowed. It is not legally allowed whether it's your children or it's mine. >> It's mine. >> We can be involved with regards to policy, not regulation. They're two different things.
>> Policy we can do and regulation, but we but this is not >> talking about policy. >> We are talking policy. >> Please send me an email. >> That's it. That's it. I can't we cannot we cannot have this kind of back and
forth. We cannot h we cannot do these. No, we can't >> we can't >> we can't >> we can't we can't go back and forth that so I don't direct you to to the attorney. You go through our
administrator our administration. >> Yeah. >> That's it. >> So that's it. So that that is that is the um unfortunately um that is the end of of this part of the conversation for this
meeting because again the the meeting the board meetings as difficult as that is to like for as a concept the board meetings are for us to meet as a board. They're not actually community forums. We can set community forums for other things but this is not that.
That's it. Next thing is old business. Um the 2728 draft calendar. Um it's not a voting item right now. That's something that we vote on at our next reorganization meeting next year. >> May. >> Yes.
>> Yes. So, as she said on January 26, I'd like to put one of these on as a draft calendar for 2728. Um last time we had schedule A, which is no November break, and schedule B, which has the November break. and I'd like to come to some sort of consensus tonight
so we know which one to put on the agenda on the 26th. So, um, if you want to discuss it more, if you want to take a straw poll, I'm not sure how you want to proceed. >> Um, well, one, I just also want to recognize that, uh, Mr. canal, you mentioned that our um that you're you're
working with the the borrow and so then it's likely that we're going to come to some sort of resolution looking >> possibly possible >> possibly likely is I think be a little bit of an overestimate um but we do have
the bureau's commitment to bring it forward to the board of elections. Um, unfortunately, it's not within the burrow's uh power to make that decision. We have to go through the board of elections. So, but they have committed on their part to go to the board of elections. So, okay. Um, I believe I'm
following up with the uh borrow administrator uh around the middle of the month. Um, and hopefully we'll have uh some update for you on the 26th. >> Okay. All right. Something >> just to clarif. So if we decide november break or we
decide a November break and say we are lucky enough to have the voting taken out of the school, we can always vote to amend this calendar. So this is not a final calendar. It's just a draft. >> Correct. Correct. And if if that's the case that we're we're hoping for the elections to be
removed from the building, my recommendation would be to go with the november break because I would hate for people to plan vacations ahead of time and then have us do a switcheroo on them. Can I ask a qu is would it make much of a difference if we just hold off
till the next meeting because there are two of us that haven't really looked at any of the calendars for that year. Um so it might >> I'm not making the decision today. >> No, I know. But to even vote on the draft >> in two weeks, >> you know, I just to I mean you've got
like few balls in the air that one more meeting isn't really going to make or break a difference. >> So it sounds like you know we're not voting on this. just a discussion. I think there's value to waiting, but I also think uh you know, Greg got a good point. If he's recommending we >> if we have to have a straw poll, just
why don't we go on the safety side and say no break in November and call it a day and >> okay, >> we can read it, we can discuss it, we can change it. It's a year away from being approved or even voted on. Yeah. >> So, this is all just discussion. So, there it's healthy discussion. I think we have a recommendation right now which
I'm willing to stand by and move on. And if you feel and and again you know like >> so no vote on this just >> no vote discussion straw poll yes I think the straw poll is still helpful you know if you want to abstain or you
know vote no or things like that totally not a thing against you because of the timing um but yes okay so straw poll for I would say let's start with the november break calendar um no impending
uh you know like we're hoping that elections >> consensus. >> Okay. All right. >> Okay. >> So for on the 26th we will have this made look nicer. Um and we will have it for the draft calendar to be approved
for 2728 and then if something changes between now and then we can always make modifications. Excellent. That was quick. Thank you. >> All right. Um, so a few things that I just wanted to um throw out. Um, I I
either received emails or um text messages or various people um in the community or around that have asked about like a committee and whether or not we're going to have a committee with regards to um our permanent uh CSA search. Um I spoke with NJSBA uh rep as
well, our field rep. um the board members are the only members that are are confidential. So when you have a CSA search process, you have um you know people that are applying from all over the state and they may not actually have
even let their own districts know that they are potentially applying for um a position somewhere else. And so having people that are non-confidential um on a uh search like when I say committee is uh a legal risk because
you're opening up um you're opening up the process to people that potentially don't have >> okay um that you're opening up the process to people that um potentially don't have uh confidentiality and it's highly not recommended not only you know
from our legal advice but also from um the NJSBA and then they I was also told that people specifically will not apply if they know that um there are non-confidential people that are involved in the process. That being said, um we every comm every I have I've
received information that every member, every search firm or even the NJSBA or all of them offer sensing sessions that that is a a standard process that you have um stakeholder sessions where each
of whether it's the the teachers, the um the uh members of the community, whether parents, students, um you know, administration, Well, everybody will get a separate, you know, like sensing session where you're able to talk about the things that, you know, each group
thinks are relevant for our community in making sure that we have a successful hire. Um, that is absolutely going to be a process. And so that is kind of like the stakeholder input. Um, and then the entire board would is legally responsible for making the decision and would do so um based on the input that
we get from those sessions. So, did you have um did that cover what you were going to ask? Okay. Yeah, >> I know. Yeah, you were I was going to get there. Um but uh you know like so the next part is the um the actual RFP.
Um so even if you have a moment, Mr. Con, because I remember there was something that you wanted to to actually, you know, change. if you happen to have um a recommendation for the language that you want to see changed, like if you're able to just like even write like the sentence that you want to see changed and then we'll
just put it out and see if you know, do you understand what I mean? Like use >> Yeah. Yep. Just send me an email and I will shoot it out and then once I do that then um I'll send it out to the group. everyone can give me feedback and
then I will forward it on to our administration to be able to um put out RFP and I'm thinking that we'll open up the um the the search like depending on when we and when I get your feedback back I'll
open up the search and then we'll have it maybe through the end of um the of January or the you know like first week of February depending like a full 20 days or something like that for the search. So, it should be full. Any questions about that or concerns or
anything like that? No. Okay. Um, so the naming committee, um, Dan, thank you for, um, you know, being the board rep for for this committee. Um, and it's going to comprise of, uh, our, um, acting CSA, our, um, the principal of
Central. Uh, we're going to have an HSA rep. Um, we're also going to have um somebody that is a representative of the the group of people that brought this forward. Um, and I believe that covers all of it. Yeah. Um, and then you know
like the that group will be able to figure out what's the best way to get input and then make decisions and then come back and make a recommendation to the board and then we'll go from there. All right. Thank you. Um uh finally um at the last meeting I
brought up uh an idea with regards to you know some sort of like podcast or a discussion um that we would have like in front of the community. I spoke with our NJSBA rep um who was generally supportive but really wanted to make sure that we stayed within um things
that were our purview like what again things that we're able to do and also in a sustainable way because the last thing we need to do is just start something that is also not going to be able to be carried on you know long term. Um so we're able to maybe have like a couple
of these um sessions, you know, like per year, maybe like six or five of them or whatever we decide where we would um you know, either talk about policy, we could talk about um you know, process, we could talk about, you know, our roles as
uh board members. um you know like other ways that the uh community is able to better understand what it is that we do, what it is that um you know, like we're responsible for or all of those things. Um so that's what we're able um to do and that's what I would recommend and I
think that it would be something cool to to try out and then see what we want to do um going forward. You know, figure out what works, what doesn't work. But the last thing we also need to do is take away um the process where our families, our community members go to
administration. So, we're not trying to circumvent that process to have them come to us specifically like they we still want them to go to their building um leadership to resolve issues. And sometimes we could probably even talk about that chain of command and like the way that people are able to u bring
their questions and their praises and their concerns um to leadership um and and that's something that we could do. So, if you think this works, then it's something that let's look at, you know, creating a partnership maybe even with
um our media clubs and um help enrich our students by also running helping to run this podcast if if that's something that administration um supports. All right, questions, comments,
thoughts? All right. Um, so our next meeting date, it says TBD, but I think yeah, January 26. All right. And then that's it. All
right. So, I need a motion uh to adjourn our meeting. All right. Dr. Fooie Vender, seconded by Mr. Hayward. Um, all those in favor? I >> I Any opposed? And um 8:27 the meeting is adjourned.