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note that this board meeting may be audio videotaped. Please stand for the flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Centino, >> present. >> Mrs. Ganick. Miss Gore, >> present. >> Mr. Hutchinson,
>> present. Mrs. Mashki, Mr. Mr. Pelis >> present. >> Mr. Tersy present. Ms. Henry >> present. >> Mrs. Johnson >> present. >> May I have a motion please to go into executive session?
>> So move. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> All in favor? I >> How many items are there? There are two items of personnel. Any second >> I always do my own best friend.
>> Isn't it great? >> It is. >> I think some of my very best friends. >> Me, myself, and I. >> Right. That's all you need. This world Yes. >> Yes. >> Is that me?
>> No. I'm in restoration. If I got a $2 million deal, I'm going >> get% of the gross profit. >> Just saying. Miss Santino >> present. >> Miss Gore >> here.
>> Mr. Hutchinson present. Mrs. Mashki >> here. >> Mr. Pelis >> here. >> Mr. Tersy >> here. Mrs. Henry >> present. >> Mrs. Okay. >> I get a motion, please, to approve the
minute for the executive session of December 15, 2025. >> So moved. Second. Miss Dantino, >> yes. >> Miss Gore, >> yes. >> Mr. Hutchinson, >> yes.
>> Mrs. Mashki, >> abstain. >> Mr. Pelis, >> abstain. >> Mr. Tersy, >> abstain. >> Mrs. Henry, >> yes. >> Mrs. Johnson, >> yes. >> Five yeses. group.
>> Can I get a motion to approve board minutes regular December 15th and reorg meeting January 5th? >> Moved. >> Thank you. Roll call, please. >> Miss Dantana,
>> yes. >> Miss Gore, >> yes. >> Mr. Hutchinson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Masky, >> yes. She can't do anything. Do you want to stay on December? >> Abstain on December. Yes. For January
5th. >> Noted. Um, Mr. Pis, >> abstain on regular. Yes. On reorg. >> Noted. Mr. Ty, >> abstain on regular. Yes on reorg. Noted. Miss. Henry. >> Yes. On both.
>> Mrs. Johnson? >> Yes. At this time, can we have public comments for agenda items only? Anyone wishing to speak? >> Seeing none, can I please get a motion for
ratification of January 2026 re resolutions? >> Do we do a roll call vote with this? >> That's because we missed the meeting. >> Oh, okay. Actually, uh, good evening, Mrs. Johnson. How are you? >> Okay, >> good. Um, yes, this, uh, this, this
pretty much embodies those, uh, resolutions from the month of January that we had our first, uh, snow storm that the board, uh, for operational purposes for the district allowed me to advance. It was not the full agenda. was
precise items. But yes, you um you can ask for a consent resolution for all these items. >> Okay. >> Uh to to be considered this point uh as ratified by >> I see. Thank you.
Okay. So we are asking for ratification for thrower 5.1 >> to >> 5.5. >> So moved.
>> Second. Any questions? What's where are the we um Yeah, but I'm I'm looking at the uh buildings and ground the um committee meetings
>> for the committee meetings. >> That's six. That's it. >> All right. Thank you. I'm sorry. >> So, perfect. >> Roll call, please. On >> on this item five. >> Yeah, I know. Mrs. Dentino
Mino Miss Gore, >> yes. >> Mr. Hutchinson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Mashki, >> yes. >> Mr. Pelis, >> yes. >> Mr. Tersy, >> abstain. >> Miss Henry,
>> yes. >> Mr. Johnson, >> yes. >> Okay. All right. At 6.0 is board committee reports. >> M. Johnson, the curriculum committee. I believe the chairperson is um Mrs.
Gallowan. >> Correct. >> So I would uh just uh vote that we um um move that uh to the next uh regular meeting and allow her to report on December 15th at that time. >> Okay. We also had a buildings and grounds meeting.
>> We did find and finance. >> They're going to also be on. >> Do you want that for the next one? >> Yes, I do. Okay. All three. Okay. Okay. >> We'll hear from everybody. >> Thank you. All right. Under 7.0 report of the superintendent
Bill. >> Thank you again. Uh I do um have a few changes to the district um to to my report this evening under 7.6G.
Uh there is a transposition of numbers. So on 7.6G 6G. Uh the attachment and this is always going to be difficult to find. Um
the 2 3 4 fifth row down on attachment 7.6G which is extracurricular and committee assignments for February 2026. It states 6744 is the employee ID number. Uh that really should read
employee number 6774 and there's no other changes to that attachment. Um and the other item uh which is um I would imagine off the press and near and
dear to everyone's mind currently under 7.3E. 7.3E is the revised um calendar for the school district. Uh that was one version when this agenda went out to the board.
It is now a new version. Uh the new version it essentially does take April 7th away from spring recess, adds a school day there, moves the calendar in June to the 18th.
Um, so we will have the 180 days of school for students. That's uh in accordance with state law and there is no other changes. So what >> calendar that's >> Yes.
>> Yeah. I think we had had copies out front of the new hard copy. Yes. >> Great. >> So if you look now April, there's no marking there for the 7th. And if you look now, we're pushed to the 18th of June with the last three days of the
year being single session. >> At this point, are we what? Should we have another snowstorm and we have to close again, where will we go? >> Well, that's um a bad scenario, Miss
Johnson. I'm hoping it doesn't happen. But >> if if there is an additional um closure, we cannot take the Monday of 6th of April off because contractually Easter Monday is in one of the
collective bargaining unit agreements. >> Okay. >> We cannot take a national holiday off in May. So, uh you would think we could move the day to the 19th of June. However, that is Junth and if you have
students present for a school day in the state of New Jersey, that has to become a day off. So that would roll the weekend for the school calendar. So if there's one day, then you end on June 22nd
and so on and so forth. >> Okay. >> Okay. Um, so let's be hopeful that this week's no was our well last for this winner so I don't have to present the calendar
again. That's >> right. We can only hope. >> Yes. Okay. So, um, with that said, I'm asking for, you know, consent resolution for items
7 2 through 7.6 >> as amended. >> M as amended. Thank you both. Yes. >> Can I get a motion, please? >> So moved.
Second thing, we do have a question. >> We have discussion items. >> Yeah. Related to the calendar. >> Personally, I I mean, from how we looked at it being spring break, um why could we not push it out because a lot of families are taking time off during that? And I don't think that we should
be getting rid of more of the time during the the middle of the month there or the beginning of the month. So, is it not an option for it to go towards the end at the end of the school year? Is it is there an option to go >> the day there instead of taking away the 7th of April
>> to the 22nd? >> Sure. >> Um it certainly is an option of the board historically when we've had uh days uh that have impacted the calendar. The Tuesday at uh this is not something novel. This is something we have done
before when we've had multiple school days that the Tuesday at spring recess comes off. So I just followed it to be consistent. I have a couple uh questions also with
regarding to um the calendar uh 7.3 and um C and 7.3E uh with regards to us taking the Tuesday and with our students already having a
an attendance you know issue that we are also very conscious about children missing school. Um what is the likelihood that these kids are missing
for the Tuesday because their parents already had um plans to go. Same thing with our teachers and our staff. They may have already plans to do whatever. Um, I would prefer to see it at the at the end
of the school year as opposed to, you know, putting a wrinkle in in their plans. Um, with regards to 7.3E, um, or no, I'm sorry, that's uh that's about 7.3E is is about putting it towards the end. 7.3C
for the new school year. Um I'd rather be overcautious and build in snow days. Um so therefore we are not running into this. We already run very lean as it is and we don't have any
wiggle room with regards to if there is a snow day or multiple snow days that we are you know running into this predicament. I know historically we don't have lots of snow. A lot of these snows happen every 10 years or so, but
since I have been involved in this district, we at least have one or two days. Um, so it's I think better to plan for it than to say, "Oh, sugar, what are we going to do now?" That's just my two cents.
>> Well, Mrs. Henry, the superintendent isn't saying, "Oh, sugar." U that is why um multiple people have weighed in on the 26 27 calendar and I think that you kind of stole my thunder a bit that we don't have historically snowstorms that impact the school calendar. We have had
a couple of days that we've had to push but nothing like this in at least a decade. So not saying that I'm pushing back. I'm just saying that the statistics don't bear that out. I also for 26 27 calendar. The same way
as I said with this year's calendar though, I don't like the idea of us not having a longer spring break. I think having that week in the middle of like April or whatever month it li falls on gives parents an opportunity to go away for vacations and such to plan rather than our kids missing days of school
because they're going to leave because I have two days kind of thing. Um, so my I mean my recommendation with that is is it not possible that we have a full week off for spring break or adjust somewhere else for that. >> We've tried in the past too, I have brought it up some years ago to try to
mirror Black Clay because I said there's some people there, the older kids >> maybe watch their younger kids that are in the school district and >> we we put mirror the districts because they need a week off in I don't know when might be April
>> we couldn't get it to work. See, >> it would be better with busing also. >> I think it would >> we do it that way. >> I'm sorry. >> We would if we were off the full week that that Black Horse Pike is off, we wouldn't need the busing.
>> And and the last item too while we're talking about calendar, the week in November where we have school on a Monday, off on the 3rd, school off on the fourth or school on the fourth and then fifth and sixth. Again, that's two other days. It would be a benefit to not have that week with those scattered or
split up days off >> the November second, right? Because we're in school, the third we're out, the fourth we're in school, and then fifth and sixth are out again for conferences, >> right? >> A few I've seen other school districts, they give that week off as well. Is that a good general? I
>> I think the resistance that I would submit to pushing the school calendar into late June June is the schools that aren't air conditioned and and the parental complaints that come to this office, this building about how warm it
is. So you could be very much you could be like other districts that are letting out in the last week. Um, so, so I think you could have the opposite. If you build a school calendar so far out that if something were to
impact it, then you have to get a special permission from the commissioner event on how you're going to get your own 180 days in. If something that I can't tell you here catastrophic were to happen. So, I'm always one of trying to lean let's try to end the school year
about mid June. Um, so that's that's what's reflective here tonight. >> Other schools do go out that far and they have ways to make that work. So it is it's a possibility because it could exist. >> Other schools start to embed um recognition of an array of different
religions. >> Look at Cherry Hills for example. And um again the the once the students take the standard assessments
um there is um I think um a belief that you know the school year is getting done and it is kind of a a ramping off. We're all still here and I think people work very very hard to get there to prolong it. I think the um uh the value that
we're getting at that point deep into June is got to be something we consider may not be as weighted as what we receive in the early part of the school year. >> Okay. >> Just not let's say not three snow days.
What about a snow day? you know, just like a a a backup in a sense, you know, because if you look historically what has happened in the past five, six years,
we've at least had no school at least one day, you know, per per, you know, school year. And so therefore, it would enable us to say, okay, we can we don't we know when we're
stopping and we know what we're doing as opposed to taking away. I mean, my fear is, and I mean, granted, I don't have a pool of of um teachers that or team members that I that I know, but for those people who
were planning to be off, people look forward to days off, so therefore they can regroup, recharge, and pulling a day. Now, what if we need more substitutes and we don't have them? You know, they they don't come to
school. now they need a doctor's note, you know. So, we're creating more of a of a fiasco that doesn't really need to be where if we just say, listen, keep spring break, put it at the end of the year,
enjoy Junth, come back on Monday. If little Molly doesn't want to go to school, so be it. It's the last day of school as opposed to missing April, which is an actual education day. That's my two cents.
>> I think conversely, you could look at people that have vacations planned around the last day of the school year and now you're, you know, if they leave on Saturday, well, now they have to go back to school on Monday. So, you're going to have the same thing >> with kids, teachers, you know, teachers
that know when they're supposed to get out and plan to leave that weekend for vacation. >> I mean, I think when you're making up a day, I don't know that you're ever going to find something that makes everybody happy, you know. >> Yeah. Yep. >> All right. >> Any other questions?
Seeing none, can I have a roll call, please? >> Gonna go. Mr. Santino, >> yes. >> Miss Gore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hutchinson. >> Yes. Mrs. Masky. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pelis.
>> Are we doing the fill part? >> No. >> No yet. Okay, then. Yes. Mr. Ty, >> no to that seven. >> C is last year or C is this year, I'm sorry. And E is this year.
>> Not to C and E. >> Yes. The rest and E calendar, right? Or the rest. Everything. Uh, Mrs. Henry. >> Uh, no to 7.3 C,
no to 7.3E, and yes on the balance, >> Miss Johnson. >> Yes. >> Report of the the business administrator, Mr. Mccolley, please. >> Yes. A few of my things were in the in the January that you already approved,
but uh looking for a consent agenda um for 8.0 um through and including 8.7 A >> 7 A. Okay. Can I get a motion, please?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions? Actually, I do have one. Um, sorry to have didn't get this to you earlier. Um, check number 14394
for the Malvin school. Um, it's $16,578.70. Does this include salary or just the rental? This is for our preschool. >> It's the preschool to go to Malver. It's their entire budget. So we take their budget and we divide it by um 11 months
and that's how much we pay. >> And is that just rental or is that >> salary and everything? >> Salary. Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions? Okay. And I have a roll call, please.
>> Miss Dentino, >> yes. >> Miss Gore, >> yes. >> Mr. Hutchinson, >> yes. Mrs. Mashki, >> yes. Mr. Pelvis, >> I'm going to abstain on check 140302
and yes on the rest. >> Noted. Mr. Tersy, >> yes. >> Miss Henry, >> I am a no on check number 1432. Yes, on the balance.
>> Noted. Mr. Johnson. >> I'm abstaining on check number 1 140315. Yes. On the balance. >> Noted. >> This time we'll go to m to uh old business. Mr. Bella.
>> Uh good evening again >> everybody. I did want to um um update the board. Um there was um in the month of December comments relative to the district CPAD committee. I did do some research relative to comments that came
to the board of education in the month of December. Uh the CPAG um there were two issues that I primarily heard that evening. One were regarding um communication about when the CPAG
meetings would occur. I have uh uh had staff report back to me that uh the CPAG obviously is posted on the district's website and for those special education parents uh they all receive uh emails regarding >> okay
>> the communication special education parents correct >> there's there's going to be a time for public comment >> y >> well the issue was that parents weren't communicated to and I will tell you that special education parents in this district are receiving all notices of
those meetings. Second issue that I heard that evening regarding um elections of who would be in charge of the CPAG. Um there aren't a requirement of elections
for CPAG. Uh there um in the month of March of 2025 um there was a request for a parent leader to essentially facilitate the meetings. uh no one in the month of
March stood up except for the current um facilitator and I I'm did speak uh to that individual and so um I will tell you that um from feedback
I'm hearing from people that do attend um it is an opportunity for parents or special needs to go. It's a forum. Uh I I know that the district um is trying to help um I think her name was Mon'nique Pal. Yes, >> she did. >> Miss Pal. Yes, it is.
>> So spoke to her and I said if there was anything that we can do to continue the um CPAG or to help facilitate our parents here with special needs students, please let us know. She was thankful that I made a call to her. So I
wanted to report back to the board those two issues. I was at that meeting also and um I was under the impression that um there was an election. There needs to be an election. >> You were under impression there was
there needs to be. >> There there needs to be. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> I I I know that when I asked nobody was um it really wants to be parentled is the point. >> Exactly. >> And I think we should continue to make it parentled. Um, I don't know if
there's some doctrine that says, but that may be something that through Dr. Martin, we speak to Miss Bal, but >> at I mean, we're coming up on March. Perhaps they open up on the floor who's going to lead. One of the things that >> you need to have is you could have
elections or you could in the case in March of 2025, no one really wanted to do it. Okay. >> She raised her hand and said she would do it. >> That's either there. I would I would I would I would beg to differ because I was at that first meeting. I was
>> ma'am, there's going to be a time for public comment. >> Wait, wait, wait a second. Wait a second. I was at that first meeting and we were all given um a sheet of paper that said, "Would you want to um um lead
or or co-chair or whatever?" Um I know I had said yes. Um, and I know that there was other parents that were at the table that I was with that I had no idea who they were. They also marked yes. So, it
could be the fact that it didn't say like, "Hey, do you want to be like, you know, the head cheerleader?" It was there was a sheet that said, "Do you want to, you know, be involved?" Um, and it was either a yes or no. Are you
interested? And I think that unfortunately is the point of contention with some parents that have been there from the very beginning. Uh I have removed myself due to the fact that I don't like to bite my tongue. But that
is what happened. So to say that nobody stepped up is a false statement because there were people that checked the box. >> They wanted to be involved. >> Yes. Yeah. But that but to say that there wasn't that she was the only one that said hey you know I I volunteer
tribute that wasn't the case scenario. Um there were people that were there it was it was just done differently. So those are my two cents. >> Okay. So can I just expand on that just we're coming up on a year which is a
good you know anniversary of it all and since you've recused yourselves somewhat and if if you were in the month of March what would you recommend to the CPAG as far as the continuity of some leadership from parent have elections
ask volunteers >> I I would I would >> is a parent organization it's a parent organization It was a it's a parent organization, but I would have a I would have as a collective what the
parents wanted to see it go and be led as being told this is what it's going to be. So I think the disconnect and the point of contention with the people who were the pioneers and the voice of
making sure the CPEG was involved here at Glosser Township was actually going to them and saying what do you need and what do you see it going as opposed to coming to a meeting and saying well this
is how it's going to be. I I was at the January meeting and they came up to me and they were just looking for a board liaison to be on that committee. It wasn't to be an officer of the parent group. >> Said that she would just step up and
help like everybody like a lot of people that were there wanted to be involved, >> but she said that um they asked if anybody wanted to be involved to to stand up or whatever. >> Right. That was what what meeting was that? even be involved. Yours yours wasn't a you weren't saying that that's
a mandate from the board. Correct. That was just your suggestion on how the parents should run that organization. It's parentled. >> Yeah. I just want to make that clear that these aren't these aren't board mandates on how they should run it anyway. It's a it's a parentled organization. So, you can suggest how they do it, but again, that that's a
>> No, they were they were asking for a board member to be on it to be the liaison to go back and report what they were what they were achieving at each meeting. >> That's what they asked me anyway. You can't. >> They didn't ask me to be an officer. They just said they're looking for a
board lead on. And I think that might be there. That was at January's meeting. >> Yes. >> But but I would I would submit that if what Mr. Long is saying, if it is parentled and there's no ties back to
the board of education, then the affairs of CPAG should be CPAG's affairs. Correct. And anything that's an indiscretion or perceived an indiscretion should be leveled at a CPEG meeting and not a board meeting. Correct. >> Correct. Cor correct. They just wanted representation at the board.
>> No, I'm I'm just trying to clarify right >> where people should bring complaints about CPAG. They shouldn't bring them to this board. >> Correct. >> Yeah. The board the board can't mandate if you guys all veheminently disagreed with any decision that they make. Um you want them to elect, you want them to not
elect. you know, it's a parent run organization. It would be inappropriate for the board to say you guys need to have elections on this date or have elections period. You know, if if it's >> I don't think that was their intent. I >> I just wanted to make sure we were clear. >> We were clear on that. Right.
>> Who who do they have to the state? Can they go to the state? >> They could go to the state if they wanted to or they could honestly run it through themsel. I'm sure there's probably bylaws somewhere that they may have that, you know, I'm not sure, but it it really wouldn't be >> since we don't regulate it, a lot of that's the problem here. What other
recourse would they have? >> It could be it could be the state, the Department of Education or something like that, but it the one group that it wouldn't, and I hate to just pass the buck, it wouldn't be us. >> So, basically, this is not the place to >> Yeah, it would be inappropriate for us to do so.
>> But Mr. build on your on your take on on notifying the special ed parents. >> I would include that flyer in their I annual IEP meeting. >> That's a whole group >> like the dates of SE. >> Why not? >> Right. Right. Because that's the parents they would be addressing.
>> Yeah. Well, we we certainly want to help CPAC, you know, in a de facto manner as best we can with our resources. >> It's it was amazing. It was amazing. I was there. >> Okay. >> Second item, Mrs. Johnson. >> Um moving on with CPAC. Um, this will be under new business now. >> Okay,
>> that was old business. >> Okay, >> new business is I have a request. Um, I've just handed out to the board members something that uh Mr. McCauley, our school business administrator, board secretary has provided to me. Governor
of New Jersey uh being new has um um under statute um the ability to push back the state of the state address and when that happens it also so pushes the budget calendar
>> and uh so uh Governor Cheryl has uh just announced she will be taking the the uh amount of time that she is afforded and that will push back the time when state school aid numbers will come out
and those state school aid numbers conflict with the March calendar of this district. So I'm asking to um reschedu the current March 16th Monday March 16th to Monday March 23rd which would allow
the district to receive the state aid numbers. It would allow Mr. Maui to formalize the tentative school budget for the board's approval. Um, and it's it's more of a logistical thing that they're taking some time
getting us data and we can't finish the budget. So, we need that extra week. >> So, we're rescheduling our >> I'm asking for that. We would like to vote. Yes. To the 23rd of March. >> 23rd of March. Okay. That's good. Thank you.
>> So, you Second. >> Can I have a a motion, please, for to for the new business to reschedule the meeting from 3:16 to 3:23? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call, please.
>> Miss Dentina. >> Uh, yeah. I mean, I don't have my calendar, but yeah. >> M score. >> I think so. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hutchinson. Yes, >> Mrs. Masky. >> Yes, >> Mr. Pis. >> Yes, >> Mr. Tersy. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Henry. >> Yes,
>> Mr. Johnson. >> Yes, >> one final comment before you go on to board uh to uh public comment. I'm sorry, Mrs. Johnson. Uh the the uh staff uh the maintenance and custodial uh
transportation and and warehouse staff in these snowstorms, they really do yman's work. uh we have been hit with two significant snowfalls. We are not accustomed nor have we seen these things in a decade. So to the men and women in
those departments in this district that are all our employees, I want to thank them. >> Thank you. >> So and hope they don't have to move any more snow for us this year. >> That's for sure. Thank you. At this time, we're going to go to public comments. Anyone in the audience would
like to speak? Kelly, >> my name is Kelly McN Porter. >> I come all the time. If you know, I just wanted to come and speak. I'm on a threeminute calendar. You can give me 10 minutes. I don't care. Um, I just wanted to come and thank the board
of ed for listening to my husband, Greg, and I throughout the past two years. While we had advocated for my son fiercely Gregory Porter III and while we have always believed in our sweet boy
GP3 is not always been easy whatsoever yet today we find out ourselves excuse me thanking the board of ed and Mr. Bido personally because Mr. Bido is the one who changed Gregory's schedule when he left Lauren Fleming to CW Lewis
whether many believe it or not Mr. Oo is the one who spoke to me and my husband and did everything for him. Excuse me. GB3 recently made honor role and one of his teachers called my husband and I and following to express
her want to nominate GB3 for National Junior Honor Society. I don't know how many kids with an IEP nonverbal. Excuse me. Nonverbal. I'm sorry. I know I have a minute.
Nonverbal. My son was non-verbal since he was four years old. Learns sign language. Nonverbal. Wish my husband was here. He would finish this for you. >> It's okay. >> I'm so sorry. >> It's okay.
>> I know your clock is ticking. All my husband and I following to express our want to nominate GB3 for National Junior Honor Society next year. Well, this may not seem to any special.
>> It's okay. While this may not seem to be anything special to many, our son Gregory was once counted out recommended for many by Dr. Martin and Kevin O'Brien for an
out of district placement and they actually insisted on this last year while we oppose just like that in an alternative school to which my husband and I refused knowing how amazing we know our son
would be. We knew that this would not be the proper placement for him. Lastly, lastly, excuse me. I'm so sorry. Here you go. Take a second. Take a second. Here. Come here. Here. Here.
Take your time. >> Lastly, I'd like to say to any parent listening to this. Always follow your intuition and never let anyone tell you what is best for your child. You always know what is best for your child better.
Whether it be a neurologist or a psychologist, just find that in its peace. And I wish Dr. Martin the best in her retirement this June. But I can tell you wholeheartedly, we feel that this was not the proper placement for Gregory, but he is now where he's
supposed to be. Thank you to CW Lewis. God bless. >> I'm sorry. >> That's fine. Thank you. >> Anyone else like to speak? Seeing none, I'll close that portion.
Any board member comments? >> I'm going for it. >> First board meeting, but I had the privilege and honor of attending many functions in January and February. Um, CPEG meeting led by parents. I I ran on
the board just saying still caring. That was inspiring that what what that group of parents are doing for those special ed kids. You get CPEG. Yes. I like the I like that there. I enjoyed it. Very informative. Dr. Martin and the team did
a nice speech. Free books. Like it was amazing. They even had hot chocolate there from the >> Yeah, they did shop. >> Come get I was hooked on a hot chocolate. And uh it was it was inspiring, very inspiring that the parents themselves had that a neat little pack there and it
was good. Also, the three honor society meetings, Lewis, Glen, Landing, and Men, although Miss Henry and I differ on who did it best, they were all wonderful. They all have inspiring stories. Their speeches were phenomenal. Those teachers
are to be commended. They did a great job running those honor society meetings. And and then I had another privilege of going to a hundredyear anniversary of the Gloucester Township Elementary School. Old old building. I don't think any storm's going to knock
that thing down. But um but the speeches given there and the songs that children sang uplifting, patriotic, very again, very well done. And lastly, I'll thank those custodians who do those
shoveling and everything. It's not an easy job. we teachers show up and it's done, but uh that they do they come in and do some hard work that they're not used to and uh we just expect that they'll somebody's going to do it and they do it and shout out to them. Give
them a Where's Sonnie? Give him a big shout out for me. Okay, Sonnie, >> thank you. Thank you for you too for coordinating it. >> As Mr. Pilda said we do have a difference of opinion on the premier uh
national honor society. Um so it was being that we have two meetings to to go over. Uh definitely my social calendar was over booked. Um but for good cause between attending all three national honor societies. Granted I was going to
be there anyway for Glenn Landing being that Hunter um got inducted and he just looked the cutest. Um but uh seriously I think all in all each each had over what 50 National Honor Society um students
and it was truly amazing. But uh also the day of service with Martin Luther King that was really moving uh to have a day off both of work and school but really have it as a day of service um is
is truly great. That's one thing that I'm really glad that you know we're definitely a part of. So, um, way to go and, um, congratulations to all the National Honor Society students and and parents. Anyone else?
I also would like to congratulate Glouester Township School on their 100th year. Martin Luther King Day was very good. We enjoyed that. And thank you again to the custodial staff and and all the snow guys that were out there
working extra hard to uh get our our buildings ready for opening. Okay. And and at that I can I get a motion to adjurnn, please? >> Move. >> All in favor? >> I
second. I'll second it. >> Someone said I. >> Yeah, everyone said I. No, we want to be here longer.