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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: s7RDWpIuK9Q):
- 00:08:44: Meeting Call to Order, Flag Salute, Mission Statement
- 00:10:01: Student Representative Update: Sports, AP Exams, Rock Fest
- 00:11:52: Senior Accolades: Unsung Hero, Salutatorian, Valedictorian
- 00:23:01: Basketball Team Presentation: Sectional & Conference Champions
- 00:30:46: CSA Report: College Decisions, Class Sizes, Policy Update
- 00:34:50: Approving Resolution for National Administrative Professional Day
- 00:37:21: Public Comment #1: Agenda Items Only Closed
- 00:37:58: Approval of Resolutions G1-G9, Including Non-Cash Settlement
- 00:39:27: Approval of Resolutions B1-B5 and P1-P12
- 00:40:45: Reports and Old Business: Policy First Read, Renaming Committee
- 00:45:11: Old Business: Superintendent Search Calendar Discussion
- 01:05:28: Next Meeting Date, Second Public Comment Closed, Adjournment


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So, if I could have roll call. Mr. Cohen. Here. Mr. Corey. Here. Mr. Hayward. Here. Ms. Porlames. >> Here. Dr. Puchkender. Ms. Stevenson. Here. Mr. Tang. Here. Ms.

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Calvez. Here. Dr. Robinson. Here. You have a quorum. Excellent. All right. I'm going to lead tonight with the flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ms. Calvez, can you please read our mission statement? The Glen Rock School District, founded on principles of education in partnership with a supportive community, provides an exceptional education to all

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students to cultivate resilient, responsible, and engaged global citizens. Thank you. Hi Hudson, are you able to give us an update? Yes, I am. Thank you. And good evening, everyone. Hope everyone's doing well and is enjoying the warmer weather as we

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continue into spring. Uh starting off with some sports updates, the spring sports teams have very strong starts to their season. The baseball team having an 8-1 record, girls lacrosse and boys tennis being 6-1, and the boys golf team being undefeated at 4-0. All of our spring sports teams are

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looking forward to continuing success as the season progresses. Um AP exams are coming up in the first 2 weeks of May, and the overall feeling around the high school is that most people feel prepared, which is a testament to both the talented teachers and the motivated students at our school.

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Uh as we enter the fourth marking period, the feeling in general is mostly in good spirits as the weather gets warmer, like I said, and as we look forward to more of the fun end-of-year activities such as prom. Uh and additionally, our seniors are approaching the college commitment

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deadline on May 1st, which begins which marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we move on from our time here at Glen Rock. And I also wanted just wanted to highlight something exciting coming to Glen Rock High School in May. Um and so part of my role as the senior representative here on the Board of

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Education is also being on the student council. So, um in conjunction with the high school administration and the wellness center, uh we're excited to bring Rock Fest to the high school, which will be an outdoor festival on campus uh

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in an afternoon in late May, where students will be excused from classes to enjoy food trucks, activities like spikeball and pickleball, and even music from student bands. Um there'll even be opportunities to win prizes. And this is something that student council has been very excited about, uh and we can't wait for the rest

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of the student body to enjoy this fun event. That is really exciting. Um and it's just going to be for the students, right? Cuz I'm like, "Ooh, spikeball and pickleball." >> [laughter] >> Like All right. All right, that's great. Um do you want to

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>> So, I'll do my uh report after cuz we have several more presentations, and I want to get right to those. So, uh I'm going to invite Mrs. Gelando forward to do the first few presentations. Um I'm here tonight to talk about some of the accolades for our seniors.

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Um so, I'm going to have to read my glasses now. All right. So, I'm going to start with our unsung hero. Joyce Ahn is an unsung hero whose dedication to serving others is evident

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in every aspect of her life. Joyce has given countless hours as a Special Olympics bowling and swimming coach for athletes with disabilities. She has volunteered with a nonprofit in Paterson to prepare and serve meals for the homeless, and she has served as both

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the teacher and a counselor at VBS summer camps. Within her church, Joyce contributes as a childcare volunteer, a praise team leader, and a drummer, demonstrating leadership, reliability, and humility. Her service extends beyond her

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community, including a mission trip to the Navajo Nation, where she organized and led camp programs for children, and a service trip to Cambodia this past summer, where she dedicated her time to bringing joy to those in need. Joyce's involvement in school clubs,

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such as the Glen Rock Students for Service Club and the Red Cross Club, further highlight her commitment to giving back. Balancing a rigorous academic load with an extraordinary level of service, Joyce approaches every role with empathy, energy, and a deep

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sense of purpose. Joyce's quiet consistency, strong work ethic, and unwavering commitment to helping others highlight her indomitable spirit and combine to make her the true embodiment of this well-deserved honor. Congratulations to Joyce Ahn, the Glen

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Rock High School Class of 2026 Unsung Hero. >> [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> Jay Krywick stands among the most ambitious and accomplished students to pass through the halls of Glen Rock High School. Jay demonstrates a genuine

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commitment to making a meaningful impact on the school community and beyond, and this dedication to others guides his pursuits and shapes his aspirations. Equally as important, Jay's character is beyond reproach. He is known for a warm smile, a gracious presence, and a

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readiness to fully engage with others. Every interaction reflects attentiveness, positivity, and a purposeful determination to meet challenges head-on. While Jay's list of achievements is extensive, it is the depth and authenticity behind them that truly set

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him apart. His sustained commitment to research is particularly noteworthy. Through a multi-year internship at the Hackensack Center for Discovery and Innovation, he conducted a significant work in colon cancer research. His capacity not only to grasp complex

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scientific concepts, but also to communicate them effectively, was exemplified in a presentation he independently developed and delivered to faculty and staff on the early warning signs of colon cancer. The maturity, clarity, and professionalism he

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exhibited were well beyond his years, a clear indicator that his future contributions will be both meaningful and far-reaching. Jay's impact at Glen Rock High School is equally as distinguished. He has pursued a rigorous academic program, completing

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14 advanced placement courses alongside alongside nine advanced and honors classes. Beyond the classroom, he cultivated meaningful relationships, achieved personal milestones, and contributed actively to the school community through cross country and tennis. As a mentor to younger athletes, he

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generously shared his knowledge and supported their growth on the track and on the court. His leadership extended to the debate team, where he capably facilitated public forum debate club meetings, and to the Students for Service Club, where he played a key role in organizing numerous service

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initiatives. Mentors consistently describe him as a model of excellence both academically and personally. Jay is the embodiment of academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, and unquestionable kindness, all in equal measure. Having committed to the University of Pennsylvania, he now

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embarks on an exciting new chapter, but he will always remain an exemplar of what it means to be a Glen Rock Panther. Congratulations to Jay Krywick, Glen Rock High School Class of 2026 Salutatorian. >> [applause] [applause] >> Amber Wang embodies the very essence of

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diligence, intellectual curiosity, and purposeful ambition. She approaches her academic pursuits with remarkable seriousness, consistently challenging herself while demonstrating a genuine love of learning. Her teachers commend her unwavering consistency, exemplary

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attendance, and natural leadership. In the classroom, Amber not only contributes thoughtfully, but also elevates those around her, guiding discussions, inspiring her peers, and fostering an environment of engagement and motivation. She is without question

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a joy to teach. Beyond the classroom, Amber's commitment to service and community engagement is equally as impressive as co-founder of Arts for All, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the mental well-being of hospital communities, she has created meaningful avenues for connection

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through artistic expression. Whether reaching doctors, patients, or nurses, her work reflects both creativity and compassion. Additionally, for the past 5 years, Amber has volunteered at New Bridge Medical Center where she provides invaluable support to long-term

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long-term care patients, tending not only to their daily needs, but also to their emotional well-being. Amber's passion for science is both evident and inspiring. She aspires to pursue a career in health care, potentially complemented by a double

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major in mathematics. As co-president of Science Rocks, she shares her enthusiasm with younger students, designing and leading hands-on experiments that create curiosity and excitement. Her ability to make science accessible and engaging speaks to both her depth of

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understanding and her gift for mentorship. Amber's dedication extends into athletics, as well. A committed member of both the cross country and track teams since her freshman year, Amber has served as co-captain of the cross country team for the past 2 years. She approaches running with the same

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discipline and passion that define her academic and service endeavors, viewing it as both a source of personal growth and a means of maintaining personal well-being. Amber Wang is the epitome of a well-rounded student, an individual who excels academically while contributing

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meaningfully to her community. She exemplifies growth, leadership, integrity, and compassion in all that she undertakes. With her boundless curiosity and steadfast determination, Amber will undoubtedly continue to achieve at the highest level in her

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future endeavors. Congratulations to Amber Wang, the Glen Rock High School Class of 2026 valedictorian. >> [applause] [applause] [applause] >> Thank you. I'd like to welcome Mr. Violante to start off our award uh

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presentation for basketball. To win a sectional championship, to win one is terrific, but to win two in a row is unbelievable. Tremendous accomplishment, credit to our coach and to our players. Also, on the way to winning the North 1 Group 2 sectional

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championship, uh the girls also won the conference championship, which we've never done before in boys or girls. So, it's been an outstanding year for them, but I'm going to let Coach Wolman come up to talk about the girls and the season, but she's got a great sweatshirt

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on that I just noticed. Uh >> [applause] >> Sweatshirt courtesy of the senior class and basketball team. Anyway. Um so, as Mr. Violante just noted, we had another banner year

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um with a league title and back-to-back sectional titles. Um the statistics and the accomplishments don't tell the full story of what these girls bring

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to the table every day they walk into the gym. Um they make it very easy to coach. Um I am very lucky to to lead these girls. Um I also want to recognize that we've had

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six incredible seniors um who have led the way for the past 2 years, and with their leadership and guidance and accountability, um this team has experienced tremendous success. Um and

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I will now recognize each player one by one. Start with the freshman. Adriana DeToro. >> [applause] [applause] >> Jordan Handler. >> [applause] >> Um Tessa Gallego is freshman, she is not here.

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You can clap for her. >> [applause] >> Sophomore, uh Madison Wise. >> [applause] >> Sophomore, Morgan Grove, who also is not here. >> [applause] >> Now, for our juniors, Isabella Flackavento.

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>> [applause] >> Jada Zeakhan. >> [applause] >> Anna Landro. >> [applause] >> Samantha Mattis. >> [applause] >> Isabella Barletta. >> [applause] >> Mia, uh these are our seniors now. Mia

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Virgil DeDios. >> [applause] >> Avery Schwartz. >> [applause] >> Breanna Seipold. >> [applause] >> Anna Permenter. >> [applause] >> Abby Grove. >> [applause]

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>> And Anna Heise. >> [applause and cheering] >> I would also just like to mention that we have two seniors going on to play basketball in college next year. Abby at Emory and Mia at Swarthmore.

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>> [applause] >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> [applause] >> STUDENTS AND PARENTS, you're more than welcome to stay for the rest of the business meeting, but now if you is a great time to slip out if you would like to go home. I'm sure you have other things to do. All right. So, let me finish my CSA

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update um report. I will be brief. Um want to congratulate the students again for the for their hard work and and and tremendous success. It's it's always a pleasure to have students here and and and do that. Now, Hudson, I always want to thank you for your your reports. Um you said folks are are um

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wrapping up college decisions. Have you made such decisions? I have. Last week, I committed to the University of Maryland. CONGRATULATIONS. [applause] THANK YOU. UM SO, AS AS HUDSON SAID, THE THE END OF the year is is coming quick and there's a lot of fun stuff happening, prom and all that, but also the the younger

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grades we have I'm signing field trips every day for pool parties and for trips to zoos and all sorts of really great stuff. So, I'm really really good times happening. Um going to be very busy for for a lot of us very very soon. Uh but good good kind of busy. So, I we hope for good weather for all of those

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things. Um other things that we are in the process of right now is already thinking obviously about next year. Um scheduling is is under under way in the guidance office right now working on the high school schedule and she'll work on the middle school next. Um and one of

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the things that that we do each year is is just kind of give the board a little bit of an update um on some classes that are at the middle school high school that are smaller than our typical. So, our um our policy says says that middle and high school class sizes shall be

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reviewed when the classes are established in the spring if they reach the following parameters. And the one we're talking about right now class sizes below 15 and above 28. That's what we aim for. So, there are a few um classes. Uh we offer a lot of classes in the in the catalog basically. Not all of them

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run. So, things like AP dance, graphic design, or web design two, or things like that. There's there's a number of them that only three, four, five people signed up for. So, those won't be running. Some of them um are important enough uh I mean I don't want to say important enough, but like part of a

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sequence or part of a something that we do want to make sure we do. And so, there are two ways that we we go about that. The first is to run them even if they are low numbers. So, for example, um AP art history, there are 14 students, but but we want to offer that class, so we will be doing so.

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Um ESL, of course, we we need to offer that regardless of the size. So, there are only seven in there, but we will. Um discrete mathematics, AP computer science principles, AB AP cybersecurity are all pretty small classes, but we're going to go ahead and run those.

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Um there are others that the way we we work it through is we consolidate classes together. So, for example, art major one, art major two, and honors art major three will all run concurrently in the same classroom and the teacher will will work with all of them. Same thing

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with TV broadcast media two and three, journalism one, two, and three, theater arts two, three, and four, honors concert choir, concert choir um will all be put together. Um same thing with Holocaust, genocide, and social justice. There's an honors version of that. They'll run concurrently also, which

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we've I think talked about in the past. And same thing, Latin four, honors Latin four, and AP Latin are are running concurrently. So, we do our best to to make sure that even if it's a small group, students are getting what they need. There are sometimes that we just we can't we can't run a full class with them. So, but started give you that

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update cuz uh we do that every spring. Questions about that? Fantastic. And that is all for my report. Um just because uh I ran things a little out of order doing the flag salute, I forgot to say the adequate notice of meeting. So, in

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accordance with open public meetings act PL 1975 chapter 231 as amended by PL 2025 chapter 72, adequate notice of this meeting was provided on March 3rd, 2026 by posting notice on the Glen Rock Public Schools website where legal

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notices and advertisements are listed with the website um address there. All right. Um So, I need a motion uh to approve the uh resolution for National Administrative

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Professional Day. Uh Liz seconded by Karen. Um and uh I will read it. Huh? All right. Um so, whereas administrative professionals are the backbone of the school and uh and

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district organization, they are the link between parents, teachers, and administrators, and whereas administrative professionals complete a variety of tasks including accounting, scheduling appointments, maintaining administrative calendars,

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and caring for students and staff. They maintain attendance records, answer the phone, pay the bills, and and communicate with parents, community members, and staff, and whereas administrative professionals ensure that the school site and district

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staff have the information and material to do their job effectively, and whereas administrative professionals are the face of the school and district and are usually the first contact that parents and community members have with our school district. It is through them that community members and parents form

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positive impressions for our schools and the work that is accomplished in the district, and whereas at administrative professionals keep pace with finesse in computer, full, and document production technology

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in order to better perform their duty. Thank you. Whereas administrative professionals listen to students, parents, community members, as well as staff members, and guide them in finding resolution to their concerns, and whereas administrative professionals are

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the lifeblood of the everyday ebb and flow of activities in the school and district offices. Administrators, teachers, other classified staff, students, parents, and community community members depend on our administrative professionals on a daily

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basis. >> [snorts] >> Be it resolved that the Glen Rock Board of Education recognizes and acknowledges the positive impact of administrative professionals on our district. Thank you. Mr. Canales, if you could please call roll. Mr. Cohen. Yes.

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Mr. Corey. Yes. Mr. Hayward. Yes. Ms. Parlamis. Yes. Ms. Stevenson. Yes. Mr. Tang. Yes. Ms. Calvez. Yes. Dr. Robinson. Yes. Motion passes. Thank you.

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All right. Um it's 7:38. We'll have our first uh public comment session for agenda items only. Um there will be a second public comments for um all matters. Um please state your name, address, and

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you'll have 3 minutes. All right. Seeing no members of the pub um public present for uh our first set of comments, we'll close at 7:38. Uh can I get a motion to approve resolutions G1 through G9?

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Ms. Parlamis seconded by Mr. Corey. Any questions, comments? Um yes, Ms. Stevenson. For G9, I would like to make a motion to insert the word non-cash before the word settlement.

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So, then um it would be need Okay. Um be it resolved that the Glen Rock Board of Education approves a non-cash settlement agreement with employee ID number 005002 and authorizes the Board President and Board Secretary to sign the settlement

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agreement on behalf of the Board of Education. Correct? Yes. Okay. Um is there a second? Okay. All right. All in favor? I. I. Any opposed?

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So, the motion passes. All right. So, G9 will be amended as stated. Any other uh comments or questions? All right. If you can please call roll, Mr. Canales. Mr. Cohen. Yes. Mr. Corey. Yes.

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Mr. Hayward. Yes. Ms. Parlamis. Yes. Ms. Stevenson. Yes. Mr. Tang. Yes. Ms. Calvez. Yes. Dr. Robinson. Yes. Motion passes. Thank you. Can I get a motion to approve

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resolutions B1 through B5 as listed below? Mr. Corey seconded by Mr. Tang. All right. Any comments, questions, or anything on B1 through B5. All right. If you can call roll, please. Mr. Cohen.

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Yes. Mr. Corey. Yes. Mr. Hayward. Yes. Ms. Prolman. Yes. Ms. Stevenson. Yes. Mr. Tang. Yes. Ms. Calvez. Yes. Dr. Robinson. Yes. Motion passes. All right. Can I get a motion to approve resolutions P1 through P12? That was

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listed as 12. Ms. Stevenson, seconded by Mr. Hayward. Comments or questions regarding P1 through P12. No. All right. If we can um please call roll.

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Mr. Cohen. Yes. Mr. Corey. Yes. Mr. Hayward. Yes. Ms. Prolman. Yes. Ms. Stevenson. Yes. Mr. Tang. Yes. Ms. Calvez. Yes. Dr. Robinson. Yes. Motion passes. >> Excellent.

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All right. We have our vandalism suspension and hip reports. All right. All right. So, on to old business. Um we are going to have a first read of our policy that's an appendix H.

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Just giving myself a moment to pull that up. Here. Sorry, my computer is running a little slower today. Hold on one second. All right. Um so, we have the information there. Um

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so, the this really just took all of the information that we discussed um at our prior meeting and um if there is this an agreement, like is this what everyone, you know, like agrees upon um so far? So, there was a question about if

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um any ad hoc committee is required to to make a final vote. I think Mr. Canales asked about that in the in the policies. So, I looked at the other policy about voting in in the regular meeting in the in the COW meeting and the and and there's nothing that requires um anything from a from a committee. So, we can put it

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specifically or just assume because it doesn't say something we you know, so I think we just leave it. Okay. Yes. Agreed. All right. If no other questions or comments about it, then

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um at the next meeting uh this um policy will be up for a second read. And then we'll approve it. All right. So, is there a um committee report for the renaming committee?

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Yes. So, in backup I put the renaming committee report. So, the committee met in January and then we had a public uh forum session at Central Elementary School. Um and then we had our final meeting last week to wrap it up. Um I've put the

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report in backup for you to review. Uh my recommendation would be to put it on the COW next time for conversation and discussion um so that it's it's clear to community members when you will be discussing and and and talking about it if people have more to share with you

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and and do that. But that gives you some time to review the report and recommendations and uh the survey results and the the summary of the the public session that we had. Okay. Are there any uh comments or questions that you'd like

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um to put, you know, like out to the committee before we have our COW meeting? So, our member of a committee will come and present their recommended final recommendation or are they going to attend and are we going to invite them for the next meeting to speak about it? We can

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certainly talk about it. We can have somebody come and present it to you either way. Yeah. I just want to acknowledge the work that the committee did and all the participants in it. I was at the public meeting at Central and it was um there were a lot of graduates from

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Central School there. It's always always nice to hear other people's perspective. So, I just thank you for for putting the work into this. It it's important. And you're welcome and I was excited to see that the community interest in it. We had maybe 15 or so people come to that meeting that that Karen was at as

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well and I think 417 or 18 people responded to the survey, which is which is a good number of of voices. And so, um do look over the data and and the information and and you know, we'll talk about it more at the COW next time and and and you can move forward with a decision as as as you feel moved.

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All right. Excellent. Thank you. All right. So, I would actually add um something under old business. Um I had a conversation with Ms. Halwa um on the way home this evening. I'm just pulling up

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some notes. Hold on. All right. Hold on. Let me just pull up something in the email. While this loads. All right. So, Ms. Halwa forwarded me a um updated uh potential calendar um which I will actually forward out to

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you all right now. Hold on. All right. But either way, you can look at it later, but um ultimately um we will the the the things that are in yellow there, we're going to have to um

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make a decision to affirm. Um so, we'll need to discuss kind of like when um like affirming the search calendar, putting uh some tentative dates together. Um we're going to need to um draft uh draft an advertisement for June. She

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mentioned that um we will do um our she'll do the community um listening sessions at the end of May or beginning of June, like somewhere in there. Um and so, that will then inform the advertisement and then um

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from that uh the advertisement should run for about 5 weeks and then um she will go through just like she said with the um like screening process. We would have our first round of interviews um July 27th or August 3rd.

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Um and then our second round of interviews would be approximately August 10th. Um the 24th would be the week of the 24th would be our third and final round of uh interviews. Um and we will generate two dates somewhere in September. We would do um

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negotiations and then um she prefers negotiations and then the reference check after that. Um and then uh the goal would be that um somewhere around September at 28th meeting that we affirm the uh results of the reference check. Um and then submit

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to the um county superintendent by September 29th. Um and then the goal would be that October 26th that we would approve um the finalists. Um you know, that's just a tentative because that that's, you know, assuming

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that you find the candidate that you want in this time frame and things like that. Um but this is just a tentative with the goal of a um you know, let's say a January start or whatever we decide. Um

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Uh one thing that she did tell me was that uh some of the date like there the two most popular dates for a superintendent to start if the first date would be um July 1st um date and the second date is

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actually like January, the first week of January um just because um the benefit of of having um people in the buildings when a new superintendent starts is some way to kind of like immediately engage with people um as opposed to um starting in the summer

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time when people are already out. Um that just takes a little bit longer for them to uh get used to the staff. So, I know that um it was a question that had been asked and um it's she said it's it's a very common uh time frame. Another thing um

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so, uh for September um we'll within the next 1 to 2 weeks um we'll have a posting for um interim Um let's see what else is there. Oh, yes. One other really important

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thing. Um So, the our our um policy for remote Like so, I was looking through the policy. I I had asked Ed um this evening to just uh bring up our policy for remote um

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uh for our board members to be able to participate in meetings and things like that remotely. One of the benefits that uh Kathleen said was that especially she asked me do you what is your current policy on remote meetings just because not only just this process alone but

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just the timing with summer and end of year there's sometimes a lot of conflicts where people are in places that they might not be able to make additional meetings outside of board meetings physically present and and having the ability to participate

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remotely would allow us better communication and more chances of being able to meet. So it looked like our current policy did allow for remote meetings with regards to just making sure that if you're going

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to be remote then I would approve it for the the let me see here. It's policy number Policy 0164 is remote participation by board members.

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A member may participate remotely only for a good reason such as health or scheduling conflict. The request must be made to and approved by the board president at least 24 hours in advance. Frequency limits remote participation is not allowed on a routine or consistent

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basis an individual member is limited to three approvals per calendar year. Quorum and voting approved members may be counted toward the quorum their participation must be announced to the public and recorded in the meeting in the minutes during roll call. Technical standards the connection must

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be audible to the public at the meeting at the physical meeting location. If the connection is terminated or becomes insufficient to be heard by the public the member is considered absent for that portion of the meeting. Executive session restriction to ensure confidentiality remote participation in

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closed executive sessions is strictly prohibited absent members receive a summary of executive session discussion discussions from the board president before the next meeting provided they have no conflict of interest. And then there's a policy 0164.6

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which talks about remote public meetings during emergencies which isn't what we are really targeting we're just talking about remote participation. I think that the goal of our remote um participation policy should be really to

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enhance participation from the board members at every opportunity that we can so that we can fulfill not only our obligation here in service but like also the other things that are competing for our attention like our dear family.

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So um One of the questions that I have which I don't know Keith if you're able to even weigh in um When I think when we last looked at this policy we were using a lot of zoom and things like that like so I don't know

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what what audible would look like from yeah. So we've done it by me the borough does it you don't necessarily need visual communication so it was probably easier if we had some sort of speaker phone attached to the phone system where a

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person can be online you probably just put a microphone in front of it. So they're audible to the audience and I think that satisfies the requirement and probably if people are traveling or there's those exceptions they're not often in a place

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where they want to bring a laptop and open up and zoom. Yeah. So I think you I would I would not worry about the zoom side of it I've worried about the just just the bidirectional communication is really what you need. Yeah. So rather than

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complicating with zoom and and I'm looking at the dates and it's the end of August and and I assume that there's travels I'm looking at the dates like it it looks like pretty bad dates this from me. Like why don't we start like not use the summer and

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utilize like start from September like what's what's the urgency I'm also thinking that that process feels not transparent from the public perspective if you're doing it through the summer but that's that's a secondary thing but I'd rather get a poll from the people and and

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see if we can avoid those dates. A poll from the people on >> On the dates like the schedule is I'm seeing it for the first time and it it looks pretty The schedule is solely for us to decide as a board as to like it's

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not really for when it the public will weigh in on this process with regards to like how like what the qualities of a new superintendent the vision for the district the things that they are you know like seeing but the actual process of determining whether or not like how

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we how we interact with the search calendar and like setting the dates of the sessions and things like that um is really I meant poll I meant poll of the the board to see if the dates work however

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asking the public to give feedback and and participate in panels and discussions during the summer They would be doing it in May. May? Yeah it's May it's it's so the she's she's talking about May Sorry okay so just just us the the dates for us is

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like I don't know at least from my perspective it looks pretty bad. Um I can also speak from personal like dates are always I mean my schedule is hectic but you know like dates are are

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always going to be a challenge for me. Um So I think that this like having remote access is going to allow us on average because we travel at different times we are it's it's going to constantly be in flux.

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>> I think interviews are not very conducive on zoom it's it's a very different experience if half of the board is on zoom versus Are we talking about two different things here? I >> the remote is just in general right? >> The remote is in That's a general

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discussion for any meeting any time of year. But I think he's saying that he doesn't like the look of he doesn't want to do any of these things during the summer. If half of us are I think if half of us are out we probably reschedule the meeting. But there's but there's the We have the ability to

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>> what I'm saying let's look at the dates first see if everybody's available see how many people available and and avoid situation that half of them in person and half of them like for the final round. Yes 100%. Yeah that's what I'm saying. >> that. Yep. Yeah so

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so for instance the first round of interviews we would choose three dates even up and two including the weekend. For the week of July 27th or the week of August 3rd so that between those two weeks if we can choose three dates. Um the week of

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July 20th that highlighted date is that that's not that's not really anything that you have to really be physically present for. Um The second round interviews are the week of August 10th save two or

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three dates the third and final round is August 24th. Again your finalists and there were two two dates there. And I I mean this is what I'm going to

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do is like create some sort of like a I don't know if it's like a doodle or um a sign up genius kind of thing where we're able to um basically state which days that we are all available to make sure that everyone

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is able to be involved in the process to the level that that we need to be successful. Mhm. I think it's very difficult to get nine people anywhere. anywhere >> Especially cuz everybody has their their family responsibilities and job

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responsibilities but I think in the past we have shown that we are all able to juggle our things to come to a consensus on meeting cuz we've we've done we've done those kinds of meetings before and I think we're all very good about making sure we can figure things out to make

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sure that we're all able to come to the meeting. Yeah and I mean and >> aren't set in stone right? So like you said you're going to ask us for our available dates and then we can Yeah the only aspects of it that are set in stone are like the general like she says the week of the 27th or the week of the

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August 3rd you know like that constraint because that's also based on um you know like her rhythm and stuff like that and and how things would get done so that general constraint is what we're working with. So within those 14 days we choose three

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possible dates. Um What else I felt like there was something else I wanted to say. So Mr. Panella this is a question for you um Would it be fair to say like how

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are these typically done by like ad hoc committees and things like that? Like this process like how how Typically you you would not have ad hoc committees for the hiring of a superintendent. But I mean like the interview the >> The interviews would are done in closed

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session. Um Okay. Sorry we just agreed that we're in the in the previous thing about the policy we just agreed that we're not doing ad hoc committees for superintendent search so That's why I asked the question about like how how would the meetings like be

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for instance if we were having an interview and you weren't you had a quorum and things like that like how would that go go which is why he then just told me it would be executive session. I just wanted to make sure that us not having a process that typical that that may be typical in other

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districts is not like creating another conflict for us. So, the answer is it's not. Okay. We would need You need a quorum. in order to have executive. I just know that I don't know who can answer this. If So, suppose

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somebody just could not make it for round two of the interviews, they would be able to sit in then on round three, correct? It wouldn't preclude you from Okay. Nope. What other questions or comments or anything?

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Go ahead. Not specific to the schedule, but I'm I'm glad to see that we're considering and adapting to a remote connection. Uh COVID threw this whole board into remote. And then we had we kind of pushed out of it and threw it in the threw it in the rearview mirror. It's

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something every a lot of us a lot of professionals do daily. They have documents are signed digitally without ink to paper anymore. So, it's I think it's important that we're able to adapt to that. I may be the first trial case depending upon my You're Um otherwise

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assigned military duties on May 4th for our next meeting. So, hopefully we can test it out then. Yep. I understand, you know, like that is a perfect example like uh of your like there have been already meetings that you've missed this year

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due to your military service. So, um being able to participate in your service as well as um being able to fit this in is is is great. So, happy to approve that um if you just send an email and that that's the record um for it. One more

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question about if we for a remote, are you allowed to participate in closed session remotely? So, according to um our current policy, no. Um just because of that. So, I don't I and I mean, the intent of that um

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is is still it's good. No, I right. I know because for confidentiality. I know I it makes sense. So, then for the calendar for the interviews for a potential superintendent, that's closed. So, you would not be able to participate remotely. Correct?

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>> Correct. Not for the not for the >> For the interviews. You just wouldn't be there, correct? Okay. Yep. But then things like when she like the week of July 20th where she delivers the weighted pool to the board and and if she has a a meeting like we would be

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able to do we'd be able to access that one remotely. Oh, that's in closed the weighted pool. That's in closed So, will these dates All of your meetings will be in closed session. So, remote does not pertain to any of these meetings. >> yeah.

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But Dan can join us for the regular meeting. Yes. But only three times per year remote as per Yeah. Yep. I did I sent an email as well to Melissa this evening um just asking about like this kind of

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policy and how it's utilized in this process. So, I'll I'll share that response when I get it. Dr. Robinson, I could also uh put a call in to our attorney um as I am not an attorney and I don't play one on TV. Yeah. Um and just get a second

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opinion on my interpretation of the law and I'll get back to you tomorrow. Thank you. Thank you. Cuz I mean it if there's certain circumstances where it would be allowed and others where it's not allowed cuz I I know this commonly comes up during negotiations, honestly.

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Um and it it's been our process historically not to allow people to attend um negotiations meetings remotely because there's sensitive matters that you can't really verify you like you never know who else is in the meeting and if it applies to us, it applies on the other

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side as well and that's just, you know, for consistency. Um So, if this circumstance is different and that would be allowed legally, then that would be great. Um if there's precedent as well um when I talk with NJSBA when I get um

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the email back from Melissa, then I will share and then if there's an opportunity for us to adapt our policy to those specific circumstances where it is allowed and those where it's not uh legally, then um I'll bring it to um I'll one I'll send you the email and

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then we'll discuss it at the cap. And tomorrow. Yes. Refresh my memory, but I think it's the case that when we actually vote in the superintendent that we choose, all of us have to be at the meeting to vote and it has to be all members of the board

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voting. Um Not that >> know because I don't know what would happen if someone was sick or, [clears throat] you know, >> I thought I read that somewhere that we all all members of the board have to be voting um for >> Um not that all members have to vote. Um

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there's no vote that requires everyone to be here as long as we have a quorum of the of the board. Um the uh requirement may be a supermajority. I have to just check on that. Meaning you might need six versus five votes. Oh. But I there's no

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requirement for everyone to be here. I think what we had in our policy is that the whole board is on the committee for the superintendent search. Not that everybody has to be here to vote. But we'll inquire. I think that's part of, yeah.

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That'll be part of our process here. Any additional comments or questions? All right. Let me know your thoughts and I will get out I will get that information out so that

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we can finalize the dates according to the ask from Kathleen. All right. Um on to the meeting. New business. Um our next meeting date again, May 4th.

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Um and then on to our second public comments at 8:06. Okay. All right. So, seeing no members of public for our second comments, we will close

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public comments at 8:06. Um can I get a motion that the regular public meeting of April 20th be adjourned? Christine seconded by Kat Karen at 8:06 p.m. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

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All right. The meeting is adjourned.