I saw Greg's truck. I thought he was out last night, right? Feel like like to call this meeting to order. >> Adequate notice has been given this meeting as required by law. notice has been forwarded for publication in the district official newspapers post in the
Absagami Cedar Creek and Oakrest high schools and forwarded to all the clerks of the municipalities within this school district. There are two opportunities to address the members of the board to void values and welcomes comments and opinions from residents as long as remarks are not personal or discourteous. The public comment portion
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United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> And I ask for a moment of silence. Edmonds >> present. >> Garrison Dunther
>> here. >> Hartman Hassa >> Carly Storio >> here. >> Wright >> here. >> Hal >> here. >> Do you have a court? >> Okay. Need a motion to approve the minute. >> So move. Second.
>> Okay. The minutes from December 8th through January 14th were moved and seconded. Any questions, comments, or corrections? >> Edmonds, >> yes. Gunther, >> yes. >> Storio, >> yes. >> Right. >> Abstain to January 14th executive. Yes.
To everything else. >> How? Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Okay. Special presentation. >> Hello everyone. We have our audit finished. Um I gave to you in front of you. You should have three uh documents.
One being the big book which is our audit. One being a smaller book which is our auditor's management report. And then you also have the synopsis of audit. So, I just want to go over a couple pages with you uh that I usually go over in the big book. If you want to
go to page 68, make that 67. >> Come on, make up your mind. >> 67. >> Okay, >> I don't have a grand >> I still don't know what that means. Um
on the bottom of 67 is our fund balances. Um so I just want to go over the fund balances that we have. Uh the top line is reserved for excess surplus 1,743,000. That is the dollar amount that we will be budgeting in our 2026 27 budget to
help fund our budget. The number below it 1,742,000 was the amount that we put in our current budget 2526. So, as you can see, we'll be able to fund as much as we put into our current year budget in next year's budget. The next line you see there is our
maintenance reserve, which is 1,549,000. Just to let you know, last year at this time it was 831,000. At the end of this uh audit, we put some money aside in there. Uh what we're going to be using that for is right now, as you remember, we're doing the gym floor. So until we have it settled with
insurance company, we'll be using maintenance reserve money to pay for that project. And then we also use it during the year when projects come up that might be 80 to $100,000. We didn't have budget that we know we need to get done. We'll do a maintenance reserve project for that. A couple years ago, we did the culinary here at Cedar Creek. If
you remember, the next line there is our capital reserve, which is 1,361,000. Last year it was 951. Uh we have a million dollars of that will be going to a rod grant that we have with the SBA that will be uh for $2 million worth of
HBAC work at Absigami High School. So we'll be talking a little bit about that because we'll probably go out to bid within the next month or two on that project. Next line is unemployment reserve. Um when we have unemployment claims, we have to pay them directly from our own
reserve. We have 338,000. Last year we had 356 and we're holding ourselves on that dollar amount. We haven't had to fund that in the last couple years. We able to just collect interest and then pay off. So we're doing well with our unemployment reserve. Uh next line down
is reserve for incumbrances. This is what we have purchase orders out for at the end of the year that haven't been paid for. So this year was 277,000. Last year was 495,000. And that leaves us with an unassigned fund balance of $1,931,000.
This is a formula from the state. We're allowed to put 2% of our budget into an unassigned number. That is the full 2%. Last year, that number was 1,940,000. So, we're right along the same number again. So, they're the major things for finance on that. The other thing I
wanted to go over with you in the auditor's management report, last page, page 15, this is our uh sheet of audit recommendations. And as you're seeing here, we have no audit recommendations
for this audit for this year. So, we have none across the board. Um, you will also tonight be approving the corrective action plan. And you might say to yourself, self, why do we need a corrective action plan? We have no recommendation to do a corrective action plan. James and I will sign that
tomorrow. We have to post it to uh the depository for state New Jersey and then we can move forward from there. >> Do you want suggestions for that? >> Excuse me. >> Do you want suggestions for that >> improvement? Suggestions? No, I'm good. Thank you. I appreciate it.
Um, I just want to take a second and thank uh the people in my business office, especially supervisor accounting Kim House. Um, she has been in the position for 26 years now. I hired her in my first year here. Um, it's not official yet, but she'll probably be
retiring this year. So, that's going to be somebody hard to to replace. So, I'm already uh been feeling people out about who that person will be. Um, and my whole business office staff, they're great. everybody helpful, transportation, purchasing,
um, everybody up and down. So, I want to thank all the staff for all the help they have. Um, I couldn't do it without them. Um, the reports are yours to keep. If you want to go through them and there's something that you want to talk about specifically, I'm more than happy to or if you want me to go in more
detail like we did a little thing on the budget at before meeting, I can go a little more in depth in the audit when we have a little more time to do that kind of stuff. If you don't want this book, if you don't have trouble falling asleep, you can leave that for me and I will take them and bring them.
>> Yeah, I just have one question on on that on our maintenance reserve since we're using such a big number for the gym floor this year. Do we feel that there's going to be enough in that maintenance reserve to get us through the end of the year for the just in
cases that come up or >> Oh, absolutely. I'm not expecting that number from the gym floor. I mean, I don't want to throw a number out there, but >> yeah, >> I'm looking at not a million and not five somewhere between 500 and a million. So, >> yeah, I mean, last year we actually used 170 of it to help fund our budget when
we had a shortfall, right? But I think we have plenty in there. Um, the last couple years I've only spent maybe 150 to $200,000. >> The year when we did the culinary, we had put money aside for years to do that project. Okay. >> So, no, we should be in good shape. Good.
>> Quick question. Um the firm that does our audits, is this the first year or how many consecutive years have they done it? >> Is it what? >> This their first year? >> No, they've been doing our audit since I've been here since. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And we every three to five years we go out for RFP
>> and they're usually down in this area. There's really Scott. Okay. >> Maybe one other company, but when I go out for RFP, it's usually just them puts it. >> It's it's kind of an A or B in South Jersey. >> Gotcha. >> We underwent a process with another board I'm on. we were using the same firm and uh we switched and actually got
recommendations that were actually helpful. So I think it was kind of like the fresh eyes approach. So it did it just made me think of that. Yeah. >> And I if we go out to bid I'm not a problem with that and I will tell somebody when I leave and a new person comes in I have no problem with that auditor going through the books and you
blame the dead guy when I know you if you want to have some comments in there so you can start fresh. I'm okay with that. >> Sit down and write two letters. >> Exactly. Oh my god. That brought back Okay. >> Any questions from this side of the room? >> They're very quiet now. Um, thank you.
And you know what? I know we say this all the time, but thank you too, Tom, because this all this is always goes well because Tom is in chair and everybody that works in your department, of course. But >> that's why you get those awards. >> You're not allowed to go. So, I'm fine. >> Yeah, you got me for a few more. Don't
worry. >> All right. Um, committee reports. None board member reports. Okay, >> that side of the room is absent. >> Just to let you know on committee real quick, I'll be reaching out to the
chairs of personnel and finance to schedule schedule meetings for probably next week sometime. So, I'll talk to Lois and um Carrie and try and get some dates and let those people know when we're going to >> and now that the committees are finalized, I'll do the same thing with
policy in the next week. We actually have two cycles to so there's a decent amount of stuff to work through but I wasn't going to schedule it in December as we were coming into transition. Okay. Um this time I'll open the meeting
up to the public and you wish to speak on agenda items only. Information items are listed on page two. Okay. And uh I need business agenda action items. >> Business items can be found on pages
three through wow two pages. >> 3 through five. B1 through B16. >> I move B1 through B16. >> Second. >> B1 through B16 have been moved and seconded. Any questions or comments on
this? Gunther. >> Yes. >> Storio, >> yes. >> Wright, >> yes. >> Edmonds, >> yes. How >> on B3? Yes. To everything else. >> Approved. >> Transportation items.
You want to do transportation? Go ahead. >> Transportation are T1 through T39. I move T1 through T39 on pages 6 through 14. >> Second. >> Okay. T1 through T39 have been moved and
seconded. Any questions or comments on these transportation items? >> Storio? >> Yes. >> Wright? >> Yes. >> Edmonds? >> Yes. >> Dunther? >> Yes. >> Hal? >> Yes. >> Motion to approve. I don't have to keep checking from side
to side like my neck and not education items. >> I move E1 through E11. >> Second. >> Okay. E1 through E1 found on pages 14 through 16 have been moved and seconded. Any questions or comments on education?
>> I do. I have a comment. >> Okay. And I made this before and I know James always explains it, but the boys and girls state, you know, the boys are outnumbered nine to three. Why is that? >> It's what the program delineates as the
initial offering. Last the last It's the other way around. The boys outnumber the girls. >> That's I thought I said that. >> I may I may have misunderstood you then. >> And last year it was two boys for each school. This year they have more funding on the boys day side. Now it's three
boys, but the girls only have enough to fund one girl per school. But if there's openings, they will take ext. >> I understand that. But who funds this? And I don't think I want to be a part of this. >> No, we want to be a part of this because it's great for the kids. >> It's not great for the girls.
>> Well, but we've always sent more than Not always. The last few years, we've gotten one or two extra girls in as well. >> And that's good. So we take advantage of it to the best that we can. I believe there's actually two different funding sources, right, Tom? >> Yes.
>> So that's that's part of it. Somebody's starting with a million dollar budget, somebody starting with a $250,000 budget. >> So you're saying it's private funding >> and they can fun. How are they? >> I think there's a public component to it, but I think it's tied into different things. But we do not get to pick how
many we send. We're just given the number of seats. Thank you. >> Tom, anything you want to add to that? >> Yeah, it's the um American Legion. It's the Rudolph Elmer American Legion post in May Harbor City. Um they are actually taking over for the other legions from
the other two municipalities that no longer so they are funding all nine through the other ones. And for the girls, it's the American Legion Auxiliary also in a harbor city. And they are only funding the three girls. But when when other schools don't fill
their spots, we grab them. And this is a benefit. Cedar Creek assistant principal Kelly Slingerland, who is a veteran herself, does all of her volunteer hours through the American Legion in Egg Harbor City. So, as a payback for that, she always
kind of gets access to those extra seats when they open up any area. >> I was going to say this um that among all of these are that we're approving are good things for students. Um, I like the presentation we got from as many of those presentations just when we do fund
opportunities like your vote. I think it's important. Boy State and Girls State is a huge program nationally. Um, it's it's a college app star. It's all those kinds of things we definitely want to support. Um, I do understand there's some level of inequity in funding and I do think maybe as a board if you want to
write a letter, I'll sign it with you to send it to that we want more girls bill. But, um, I also think what it is is really Yeah. Most my kids had to go, so all good. Any other questions? >> I'd like to make a comment of uh
conversation I've had with Mr. Raina a number of times here. Um something I've been kind of looking at a lot closely is uh field trips. Um and in particularly this one, uh E10. Um we're asked over
and over again to approve amendments to field trips to add chaperones and supervisors. Um but we're never really informed what the additional cost is going to be. Um kind of looking back at this one, we're adding two additional teachers and a nurse. We originally
approved um just two teachers. So um at this point we are doubling the cost. Um, but I've just asked for a little bit more clarity going forward of what a the field trips, what the students are doing on these field trips. How much time if we're going away to Disney for six days,
what are they actually doing for the six days? Are we doing one lesson or one class for an hour? And then we have, you know, the rest of the time where they're just roaming around Disney. Um, but also uh a little bit more clarity as to what it is that we're when we add on to field
trips what it is we're actually. So I just wanted to let everybody else know that I've asked these questions um and we've talked about and just asked moving forward that it's a we have a little bit more clarity when it comes to >> Tom. Do you want to share my comments today from the admin meeting?
>> You can now go ahead. We had a meeting today and James did bring that up called three principles. Um that same thing about having maybe a performance or two but then also PD for maybe one hour justifying the reason of going out. So
um I think they're going to be coming back then with some information >> and I I appreciate and we we've had this conversation. We did and and I my focus of my conversation today was the three principles and generation because she is centered in the approval process. Um the
other thing we talked about was how much time are you playing versus how much time are you playing? >> Um and the second half of it was also though you know get back to scrutinizing why are you flying on a Thursday? Can it be a Friday to a Monday
instead of a Thursday to a Saturday? Is there a significant cost difference? I think over time people have just come for lack of a better word and I accept responsibility at at the start of it, but people have just become lax with approving the trips instead of asking the questions along the way. Could this
be done at a different time or in a different way? The other thing um that I showed with Dan, but for everybody else here also, the other part of the conversation was when I was a principal, we always figured this out. If I got four teachers out, I'm only getting two subs. So,
we're going to have to figure out a way to juggle this two subs. The the principal was told in an email in a separate email to this, you're not going to get two additional subs with two additional chaperones going. So, you're going to have to figure out how to make this work. And all of those things don't
sound like a lot of money, but if you look at two subs times two 25 times, well, suddenly that's a pair of professional salary. >> So, it it it does add up. So, it it is a topic of conversation. It's a completely fair point to to bring up a question.
Um, and we even talked today in the meeting about the end of this school year starting to scrutinize again. What are you looking for next year and making those adjustments ahead of time? >> Can I just Yeah. Can I just add on to So
I I know um in the past on our our our summer uh trips that we take, the advisers come back with video of what what they did, you know, where they were, times that they spent, things that, you know, went on while they were away. Are we requiring anything like
that on these trips to actually, you know, see some substance of what of what goes on? I mean, with with my with my cell phone, I could I could take a beautiful video. I don't need I don't need to have a a media specialist go down with me. >> So, I'll say it depends on what the trip
is. >> Um, >> for the athletic trips, no, we get a report from the coaches on how many games they played, etc. um for the performing arts trips and I can pay a better better attention and
try to circle it out to you guys. There will usually be a video of the performances or something like that that the band teacher will share with the staff or whatever it is. Sometimes you see I forward that stuff on to you like the performance with Kenny Rogers at the Christmas concert or or whatever it is.
Um so I can certainly make sure that there's some type of you know sample created of of what's done. Um it that's a that's a that's a fair question also. I mean I the other thing that that we brought up today um my mind just went
blank. Um >> again >> I can't think of there was another aspect. >> Oh yeah. Um, some of these trips are and and I had already I I've killed a couple of trips this year because there were such
limited numbers and I've said no combine with another or put it off for a year. There was a there was a trip going somewhere and I can't remember where it was. I think it was one of the Scandinavian things and they had like nine kids and I was like no wait a year put it out back out in all three schools
get to 16 17 kids. The other thing we talked about today is in those small numbers, you know, and I don't disagree with what the board did a few years ago when we said we don't want kids to have to pay for an administrator when the administrator has to go. But the flip
side of that is um we might be able on some of these trips to take one less chaperone and have the administrator receive one of the free tickets. So, the other conversation I had today was I I may upset some of these people that go on a lot of trips when I say to them, "The same three people aren't going on
this trip next year. You're gonna the third free ticket is going to be an administrator because you only have 17 kids." And and their answer is going to be, "Well, but we get a free one every six and you're supposed to pay for it." I don't think it's overly burdensome. I've been on these trips. It's not overly burdensome for two teachers and
one administrator to have 17 kids. So, we're going to we're going to start paying a little more closer attention to that. And and Tom and I specifically addressed to the teachers and and the other administrators today. You know, this is this is a budget conversation as
well and and it's our responsibility to look at other scenarios from a budget perspective. >> For regular trips, for miners, is really only mandated like one chapel for every 14 kids, right? >> It depends where you're going. And and that's the thing. So like when we um the
African-American museum is one every eight um the Smithsonians were always one every 10. So some of it depends where you're going and you know and and sometimes on those trips you know the day trips
I'll layer on a side of getting an extra young teacher involved in it so they get to see it or they get to learn. But when we're talking about some of these these longer trips or these overnights or these these out of the country, we we need to roam we need to rope some people
back in a little bit if that that makes sense. But it is I'm I'm glad it's being brought up and you know fair to say that we're already talking about it. >> Do we have like a government rate for hotel rooms and all that stuff? >> We do. Okay. >> We do. >> Yeah.
>> Yep. >> Right. Uh, abstain E10. Yes. For arrest. >> Edmonds. >> Yes. >> Gunther. >> Yes. >> Storio. >> Yes. >> Al. >> Yes. >> First action items.
>> I move P1 through P13. >> Second. >> Who is that? Brian. >> Yeah, me. Okay. P1 through P13 have been moved and seconded. Any questions or comments on these personnel items? Just a comment on uh P1 been a good
teacher and a teacher for a long time and over the best. >> She was emotional. >> Anyone else? >> Edmonds. >> Yes. >> Dunther. >> Yes. >> Storio. >> Yes. >> Wright.
>> Yes. >> Hal. >> Yes. Motion is approved. >> Okay, >> um I already told you about email coming for a policy committee. Um you saw the letter sent from the parent thanking us for the Harvard Congress. Um
we did that last year. It it it wasn't a club at that point, but there were a couple of kids that saw it and wanted to go. We supported we sent a teacher with them. We paid for the teacher. the the kids went up on their own with their parents. Um it's now, you know, we're
funding it this year. Um we tried precoid I when I was a principal at Oakrest, we had some interest from the student leaders at Oakrest at the time. The other two buildings didn't have any interest and and a decision was kind of
made at that point in time to not move it forward if only one building was interested in it. I just want you to know that even prior to that letter, we had already kind of had the conversation among the principles. If this becomes a creek annual thing and the other two buildings only become interested
depending upon what kids are involved, then that's where we'll sit. I'm not going to mandate it's an all or none. If there's a building that's interested, then we'll support they're going into it. Um, the other thing I want to say is I I had a conversation with the advisor
or the the the teacher and the administrator and I said, so reading the letter, I'm a little unsure where this is the angle of this. Um, and and I just want you to know, I don't know if any of you else read it and felt like there
might be a tinge of of concern in the the writing of the letter, and it was shared with me um that there had been an opinion expressed that um
this district and Cedar Creek um does not care about academics and And I don't necessarily agree with that. I I think we have done a pretty good job recently of celebrating some some academics. Um but I just wanted you
to know that I I said to the the principal as well as the the administrator, you know, let's let's have a conversation with the kids involved and let's see if that if there is really that feeling and let's get in touch with some some other kids. Um I don't I don't
feel that's fair. I think there's a good amount of attention spent on academics um the kids that we sent to Iowa last year and and some other programs that we have done taking full advantage of Boy State and Girls State and and those type of programs. But I just wanted you to
know in case any of you read that letter with any concern or question, I am kind of pursuing that to find out if that feeling does exist, kind of where it might be coming from and and what we might have to do to address it.
So, um, snow days, we had two built into the calendar. So, we're done for the year. We're done. We're not going to have another snow day no matter what happens. Um, we'll send an email out >> except for snow.
>> We'll send an email out to the um community the end of this week. Um, that this is a Monday in March and this is the Friday before Memorial Day. So, we'll get an email out notifying people reminding them that this was the school
calendar from the beginning. >> I forwarded you the email and it it it you know it one or two of you reached out to me and there was a there was a a Facebook
dialogue today. Um why can't the public's figure this out? tiny little Catholic, you know, schools can figure out going remote and everybody else is going remote. And I'm I'm certainly not going to throw my name on Facebook into that conversation, but I got the message
to a staff member. But just a reminder, I forwarded you all that letter. We This is the state of New Jersey telling us we can't do this. uh you know and you saw I sent an email Monday morning saying here's a perfect example and you know we're sitting here with 300 square
miles. We're not going to be above freezing until like next Wednesday or something like that when you look at the map. >> So we're going to open tomorrow. We're going to have late buses. We're going to have some kids that can't get here. We're going to have some staff that can't get here. We'll make the
adjustments we need to make. But man, if we could have taken the the last two days and and just run 40minute remote periods, it it would have made everything different. Um, you know, it it wouldn't take away that Friday before Memorial Day. It wouldn't
take away those types of things. The other point I'll make is I was on a phone call yesterday um with Senator Gopal who is Monmouth County and maybe the very northern end of Ocean County or the northern part of
Ocean County and a gentleman by the name of Chris Williams who is a member of the new governor's staff. Um, and uh, the topic was more about school funding and budget, but I made a point to make the moderators and threw this into the notes
like, "Hey, just a reminder, this bill is sitting >> on a desk. You've got a new governor. Please, please look at this." And, you know, the point I always make is I'm not telling everybody you have to go remote. If you're a prek to six and you still
want all of your kids to have a snow day, God bless you. Put put the jumpers on and go out and go sledding if you've got a hill in town. >> But for us, I don't want to have to start getting into moving graduation days and taking away, you know, other other opportunities. Um, and I and I
hope it would be considered. My understanding is the uh the NJA is against this because they feel it opens the door for remote instruction and eliminates the need for teachers supposedly. Um and there are obviously
some very powerful parent groups who are against it. But given our situation, as long as I'm here, I'm going to continue to send this email every time it snows and I'm forced to take a day in a high school when every single teacher and every kid has a Chromebook. And we could have absolutely spent four hours
yesterday utilizing 21st century technology and not been in this boat. >> Go ahead. >> I I disagree somewhat with you. I think we should have at least two snow days where we have all and then like we if we
have another storm the next two or however many more then remote. But I think it's good for the kids to get out and sled and good for the teachers to sit home and drink wine. >> I get no sled. I I get it. I I don't know how many kids how many of our kids
sled, but I understand your mindset. I also think it's different with teenagers because they can walk out the door at 11:30 and go do whatever they wanted to do anyway as opposed to little kids. I I'm I'm not discounting your perspective. I just know if I look at
our calendar moving forward now, we're either going to have multiple if we have more snow days, we're either gonna have multiple graduations on the same night, which we work very hard to avoid, >> or we're going to put ourselves in a decision making process of are we going to have a gra are we going to hold the
graduation on Junth >> and neither one of those answers is going to be popular with large swaths of the community, rightfully so. So, so that's why I look at but I understand everything you're saying. >> And one more question. So you're saying that the state won't allow us
>> the statute would coming out of co >> the the state the state wrote the the state created a new law for COVID for us to do remote instruction. >> Bill, correct me if I say anything wrong. That statute sunseted andor was
revoked coming out of CO. And so public schools no longer have the ability to utilize fully remote instruction. >> Right. So, it's a statutory thing. >> Okay. >> But it is allowed in Pennsylvania. >> It is allowed in Philadelphia and Scott Parker sent me screenshots all last
night. >> I know there were some schools in North Jersey doing it and but it's not going to count towards their 180. I'm like, why even do it? >> That that's I saw a couple districts were complaining about, you know, that most of the kids aren't even going to be on. Why even do it? That's that's what I saw from a teacher. 90% of our kids
aren't even going to sign it >> because it's not mandatory. >> It doesn't count. >> Doesn't count, right? Right? Doesn't count. >> Right? So anyway, just wanted you to know if anybody says to you, "Hey, the prep went remote. Why can't St. St. Vincent went remote? Why can't you go remote?" It's a it's a statutory thing.
It is the law in the state of New Jersey. There's a bill sitting on the governor's desk. If you're friends with the state representative, bump into him in the liquor store and ask him why. >> Um, >> okay. I sent you the the
a screenshot of the email from the Orest guidance supervisor. That made me feel really good. Like we put that messaging out on Thursday and there were coats being delivered on Friday to families. >> Um like I said, it's not it's not it's a
problem I wish we didn't have, but it's it's it's a problem we have and we were able to address it. There was gloves, there was jackets, there was even some shoes and some boots that were going out between the three buildings. So that that to me is a is a positive from a negative situation.
>> Um had a conversation today, myself, the three principles, excuse me, and three representatives from Atlanticare. Um Tom, I'll talk to you and make sure that our insurance broker is good with it, but I think they would be. Atlantic
Care wants this spring to run um you know, one of those quickie health monitorings for all staff members, no charge. Check blood pressure, check pole socks, check resting um um breathing
rate, all that stuff. Um I've got the brochure I'll share with you. They want to do it as a nocost thing for staff. They're utilizing their community funding. I figured it only helps us because we're supposed to be doing all those those pro those positive initiatives anyway if we get that to
work well. Um similar to if you recall back during COVID we hosted some community uh vaccine events. They asked me if we would be willing in August to let any of our facilities be used for the community
to come in and do these pre-screening checkups and in return they would be willing to provide some physicals for some of our lowincome athletes who may need physicals. So that's certainly something that I would pursue. So I'll keep you guys in loot. Tom and I make
sure the insurance broker and everybody's good with that and I'll update you as we move forward. >> So why do they want to come in and do these free? Is it because they want to spend their >> part of it? >> They just want to spend money. >> Part of it is they've they've got to do
x amount of community care. >> Yes, that is part of it. The other part of it is they also have funding for other things. So, people who are uninsured or people who are on Medicaid, um they have
preventative welfare as well as emergency response care that is available and they know there are people in our communities that do not realize that aren't getting medical care because they don't know that those services are available for them. So, they want to
increase that awareness. They'd rather spend a little bit of money on a pre-screening and welfare than Medicaid gets huge. Um Jacqueline uh Williscrossoft started last week. That's the new director of
special projects. Jumped right in within two days. had met with um had met with me, had met with Elang, had met with Jen Rushton, has met with Renee, met with the three district
supervisors who are all involved with standardized testing. Would have met with Tom yesterday or today if we were in school. They had talked. Um they're going to get in touch over the next couple days about grant work for budget. So, she has jumped right into it. She's
got some training to do to catch up. Um, but has been very very wellreceived by everybody that is is working with her and is eager to learn. When we talked about HIV training, she and Melissa, her
secretary, sat down, went online, started looking at what trainings are available. When I mentioned to her, um, she might have to go to some trainings over the summer. I know I went through a three-day training for tit title nine and gender equity issues out in
Pennsylvania a couple of years ago. She didn't have any qualms. If that's what I need to do, no problem. I'll I'll go where you send me and I and I'll get the certificates I need. So, she's jumping right in. So, that's all I had. >> Okay. Um I don't have much tonight
either. There's a county meeting uh February 11th that's hybrid if anybody wants to jump on. Um, how can board members be more involved in curriculum? Interesting topic. Um, and I just had put this down. There's nobody here though, so I'll probably
like mention at the at the next meeting or when we're over at Gam. I noticed like um on Facebook they were thanking Chef Martin and Chef Bay at um for bring donations to the public works people who were working for to clean up the mess. Yeah. And um they mentioned something
about uh media department too. Is that the same? >> I don't know that that was the same thing. So I know Absami's culinary department prepared food for the Galloway Public Works. >> Um Oakest reached out to Hamilton
Township. It was kind of too late in the game, but if they end up in that scenario again, Oakrest is going to do some food for the the crews in in Hamilton Township as well. And um students aren't here tonight. I know I think it looked like consumer pulled that Cedar Creek wanted that.
>> They did. I was waiting for a write up. When I get a full write up, I'll forward it on to everybody. But they won Atlanta County. Then now they move on to the next run. Yep. >> Okay. That's really all I've got for tonight. I'll just move on to old business.
>> I just want in front of you. I I put a little article. Um, you remember me telling you about the I also have the glamour shot picture from that night, but I I've left it off. So, >> I was going to ask. >> That was a nice
um any new business? >> Yes. >> Yes. I I I guess it'll be on the new business. Uh I'd say tonight we uh approved a fishing club at Absigami. Um, I'm really happy that we're getting into
clubs where it gets uh, you know, young adults outside. You know, getting them out, you know, I'm sure it's not going to be outside all the time, but I mean, it's uh, it's getting them, you know, involved in a in a activity that they can do out outdoors and, you know, get them uh, you know, get them out of the house. So, I think it's great. Are they
going to be using the little pond out front there, I guess, at Gam? I mean, I think they're going to there's a very successful club at Cedar Creek who goes to not Harbor City Lake, but the part on the others on the west side of Route 50. They go there sometimes. Um, they've
also gone out to like the Marshian Galloway and and I think they even went to Brigantine once or twice. I think Gam is going to do some piggybacking on that for a little bit. Um, but I know like the Gallowayseekin contingent either goes to the Back Bay
in Abseen or they typically go out to Brigantine. >> Good. That's great. I'm glad to see it. >> Yeah. >> Any other new business? This time I'll open the meeting up to the public. Anyone wish to speak on any matter? >> Okay. Do we have a resolution for executive?
>> Yes. Pursuant to section 78 of the old pumps meeting act, the following subjects will be discussed in a session of the board of education closing the public attorney client. >> Motion make a motion to move to executive session. >> Second
and second. All those in favor. Those against, those abstaining, still move. >> Okay, quick break.