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Yeah, the President crooked. Yeah, he the clutch. Of the United States of America. And to Republicans One Nation under God, individual liberty and justice Hi. Could you
please read the statement? Concerning open? Public meetings. Public notice how this meeting soon to the Open Public Meetings Act has been by the Super Tenor Schools in the
following matter, on January 2025, notice of this meeting was posted on the interior of the school administration offices 95, Grove Street,
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newspaper. Thank you. Okay, for items. We're board information. We're going to start with our commendations.
to kick us off, will be the 2025 Hdt Innovative Teacher, Grant Awards I am Kathy Morris on behalf of Agt. Please to present this. Check to the head Board of Education in the Mount
of 31,000. 342.49 to fund the selective teacher Innovative France, This year's, recipients represent all levels in the district, include some cutting edge technology as well as ways
to improve the learning environment. These grants include for the elementary school xylophones for the music department for the middle
school. Middle school, vertical, whiteboards for building, thinking classrooms sphero bolts, which can be used for programming. and coding
augmented reality to enhance the STEM curriculum. A complete set of rollerblades and related equipment for the Physical Education department, and electronic drum set for the
music department. For the high school, there's a grant for the Biology and sciences department. To purchase updated, modern equipment with rapid DNA processing capabilities and
safer, equipment. That removes the need for hazardous chemicals. A grant for art integration cultural studies and a grant to purchase Finch robot
blocks, which build on the learning from the microbits that were purchased in a prior grant and can be programmed in two different computer languages, so
congratulations to the teachers who submitted and were awarded these innovative grants. What's removing a picture? Was okay. What's the cameras?
There's no camera. Yeah. Thanks so much. Thank you. And just, you know, as always so grateful to support we have from the Agt. I mean these are things. We go beyond what we do
right now and give us a chance to dip our toes in Washington things, right? For this awesome, it's not just the money, right? It's the spirit of
what you guys do, which is time. dedication, love for the school, and because of that, we love you guys too. And so, we really can't say much, we really do appreciate the support because it's just, it is the money, it's
great for more than one. It's why you do it and how you doing. So thank you very much. Is it's a way for to for us to fund projects that
are really passion project for this faculty and the fact that you're there to support people's ideas or they're taking initiative to try something new,
it's not easy to implement something new in your classroom. And a lot of times you have the idea percolating and it's challenging to have the fun to actually implement.
And so thank you so much for getting teachers the opportunity to even just sit and think about, what could I do if I had
more resources in my classes, so thank you. Okay. Um, Moving on to speaking about our amazing educators, we're going to have the New Jersey Educator
of the Year recognition. So good evening everyone. Good evening board members. I am I'm Gino Priolo and the assistant superintendent and I am very proud to be the administrator
who coordinates this program for school district. People have heard me say this often in my years in education, one of the best pieces of advice. I have from a mentor
on. When I first became the principal, he said Gino the most important job that you're going to do is hire great, not good. Great people. Because the
students come before us every day, deserve nothing but the best, right? And I think we are blessed to be in the school district. We're a great board of education. We had
incredible administrators, but at the heart of everything that we do are not good for great teachers. And I'm proud that we have an opportunity to recognize a handful of teachers and
educational support professionals every year. Through Discoverers Education, Award program. so I'm gonna share with you the names of this year's recipients will say a a little bit about
them, recipients, when I call your name, come on up. And do some pictures. At the end. First of all, it's important to
note. A couple. There are stringent requirements. Not only do you have to have a great rating on your teacher evaluation,
you have to be an exemplary teacher, you have to be committed, you have to be collaborative, you have to show interest in the school district beyond your classroom walls, joining committees, really being a
teacher leader to help enrich the environment, not just for the students with whom they come in contact with. But enriching the entire school
community and the school, district that large. So before actually get into our first nominee, also important a little bit about the process.
Right? a team is assembled at each all five of our schools consists of board members teachers parents and they review all the nominations we have several meetings which we
review the candidates talk about the criteria and then ultimately nominations or scored in awards are presented. And in the short
time that we've been doing this program, I think it's been about five years in those five years. We've had a New Jersey teacher of the Year Award winner. And we've had two
Camden County Educator of the Year Award winners. One of them here tonight, free. That's right. Three that's in one, yeah. three of them in the five to six
years that we've been doing this. And one of those Stacy Brown down, also be honored here tonight. Seriously, I like to call Michelle Wajah, husky,
Michelle. Come on up. The treasure of working directly with Michelle in my six years, as the director of Special education and Michelle. I know
what impressed me really the most about you was coming in in your first year as a special education teacher here and you
really Hit the ground running and we have some tough cases those first couple years a couple tough meetings. And I was always so impressed with how poised you
were. how committed you were, how prepared you were and how students centered be have been and that remains throughout your
tenure here. some of the things that folks wrote about Michelle and her nomination talks about her expertise and student engagement in differentiation. knowing that students not only
have their academic needs met, but also feel strong sense of belonging in community. She's a member of the iron RS team, the lpdc team and is a habit field. Education
Association representative and then. also, when I was director of Michelle Knight, both had children who were in a swim. So, every now and again, I had the pleasure running to show outside
Okay. but all in all, always dedicated, always passionate always student-centered and we really are lucky to have you here. So, thank you very much
for doing all the videos. Able to. From Tatum School Kathleen. Woods Kathleen coming up. I I love telling this story, so I'm not. Now I have a work with with Kathleen
for all the years that she's in here. I had the fortune of hiring her when I was the principal at Tatum School and it
was kind of an unusual hire. we had a kindergarten opening. I I think you were following the footsteps of Rosie higher, right? Who was pretty much an institution here. It's a very big shoes. We had a very
extensive hiring process. and for those that know me, I'm pretty much a stickler for making sure. We we follow things and Well, we were down to the final
round. We had it was like the day before the round here. So I get a call from like Wilson who's our, who's our former
assistant superintendent and legendary had a field of administrator. Unfortunately, it's no longer with us, he called me up and might say, You know, I got
someone, you have to get it. I'm like, Mike, listen, you know, me, we need be screening. We didn't do a first round. You know, you have to get it.
so I made an exceptions, I have high regard for my and and like cats, you came in that first interview and from the jump, I was so
impressed. I was impressed because she was one of the first, it was one of the first times in an interview where the candidate took more notes in it.
but it was not only that you were taking notes but I was impressed with how thoughtful and reflective which really was foreshadowing to the level of care commitment and concerned
that you show students on an everyday basis and it was actually an easy higher. I, I think your own might have been higher that day or the next day, but there
wasn't much deliveration and you Talking side. And I had the pleasure working with you both as your future principle of director of special education. And now in
this role, I always loved visiting your classes. You know, sometimes I think the best piece of advice ever gave you
sometimes. They'll go sometimes less more. Yeah, exactly. She brings such exuberance in enthusiasm to the classroom and she's loved by all of her students in the parents and
we're so lucky to have. So definitely, thank you. Congratulations. Mess up from Elizabeth Hadden's, Teacher of the Year. Christina Baldwin. Christine come on up.
you know, if there's someone that might match Kathleen's level of enthusiasm, it might be Christina, but when we came to offer her award, I mean, I wasn't sure if you're teaching a lesson or,
or teaching a cheer in the classroom, but it's level of motivation that you always To your classroom. So, it's incredible. So some of the things that your, your people
who are your nomination said about Miss Colbert is here for all the right reasons. But she shows students that she sees all 26 of them and to meet them where they are, she brings
exceptional communication skills and an interest to partner with parents and support kids both educationally. But most importantly, as citizens of the
world, she balances the gifted and talented students needs with the needs of children with special needs and everyone in
between. She's not only a role model for getting kids out and she's a role model for getting kids outdoor outdoors and reading. So so tell me this, this kind of infusing
that enthusiasm that you bring to the classroom. How many years have you been doing this? Wow. And And how do you think that
enthusiasm hasn't evolved over the years? We always this way here. How do I suggesting it at home? Yeah, good. I wouldn't call it
now, but it's a very good passion and energy. You know, you think about whatever your students might be going through at home. outside of school. And they always have
a very safe place where they are accepted and loved and instructed to the highest degree. So we are so lucky to have you here. Thank you.
How to build middle schools? Teacher here? Travis comments. in my time, when I've served as the principal haddonfield middle school, You are not going to find a more genuine.
you know, I think in all the conversations that Travis and I have had, we probably talked more about our families and Al Pedagogy over curriculum or anything else, and I think it
just shows you how grounded you always have been in what's most important on top of that, your passion for history, the enthusiasm and how you bring it to life in your
class. It was always one of my favorite visits with. I, I always loved visiting classrooms when I was principle anytime I got to try this class, you're not only was I entertained with his lesson,
but I always learned something. and try this, some things that people said about you and you're in your nomination, it's class.
It's interesting and engaging students are constantly talking about his class and positive ways excited to go to his room to see what they're doing that
day. It's positive influence on the eighth grade in eighth grade team. And, and when we talk about some of the things that these executor educators
are involving outside of the classroom Travis is instrumental in organizing the Veterans Day Assembly, which I
always share with them. I think one of the most special days we have in the school district, you know, as as a son of the Navy veteran, you know, one of my
greatest memories in my 20 years in this school district was, was the Veterans Day ceremony. You know, when I went with my dad,
And just having opportunities to have sex with that. It takes special people because it if you don't have, someone is
caring and dedicated and passionate as you are about civics education. You don't necessarily have someone just to step up and fill
his shoes. So we are so happy to have you the district is lucky to have you and thank you for all that I do for everybody.
Memorial High Schools Teacher of the Year, David Scorecelino. You congratulations. So tell the audience a little bit about the course you teach because it's It's a little
different. Those are curriculum. I kind of stepped into it when a former teacher had left. You want me to take over and it's
probably been the greatest horizon by learning and teaching career. Just because I didn't study film as a college major and I just kind of threw myself into it and
devoured as much as I could and love teaching it to the students and I see this enjoy it. So, so not only the students, but but David
walked in teaches our classroom and our professional development week for his house. And we've talked about that, that enthusias, and that you
have for what you do. It was clearly Evan. I had the pleasure of sitting in on your class this year and you're analyzing was the Godfather, right? You had, you
had a great audience there. Everything is very engaging. And you can just, you know, you there's a threat among all the educators here, it's the excitement, enthusiasm, and
passion that they have. and it carried over even into that that professional development day. It's weeks a lot of hours that
people sitting in classes, but but the level of enthusiasm you had for the analysis, for the discussion for it. It was great as a film lover, I really appreciate it. And we even carried over some
some emails about, I had some recommendations, I'm waiting for Pulp Fiction to get done. Yeah, I get word approved. Yeah.
Some things that. you're nominating forms yet so it's not only does Mr. Schors believe it's still a love of learning in its English and film as our classes but he cares about The new teaching and
working. Not only does he take notice, but he takes action with a student is having trouble with the emotionally or
physically. It's classroom is an exclusive place. There was something here that I'm actually. Still feeling here. I
don't mean interview, but this is really interesting. When you're teaching. United, you met a parent who was related to the author. It was discuss the
impact of the Holocaust. Health, a little bit about that. um, that that parents former educator, and we've had numerous
conversations in terms of Looking at that book, obviously, it's important in teaching about the Holocaust. but also doing more to surround up the perspective that we don't want
to just reduce Jewish experience to the Holocaust that there's some of the other stories to tell students are amazed when they met when they learn that home written on the statue of Liberties, the Jewish American. So she helped
kind of just give me that perspective of trying to do as much as possible with the time. strength, that one book allows us and the fact that you're open minded enough,
in thoughtful enough to to bring that information in. We listen, the teacher shop is very difficult, there's a lot of things you have to do all the time and you it suggestions or
things from a lot different people and it's easy to say Yeah. thank you. But I need to move on but the fact that how
you embrace that opportunity I think it's just another example of the outstanding educator that you are lucky to have you. Thank
you so much. Five Teacher of the Year Award winners. Now, we're going to honor our educational support professionals, educational support, professionals. Come
from all walks of life in our buildings. They could be anti-bullying specialists trainers, occupational, therapists guidance, counselors child, study team members. And we have an exceptional slate obs,
that were not that we're honoring tonight. First like, to call up realness centers. How are you? So so what I
remember most about Brielle, I know Chuck will love remember this. when we had a final interview with, we had to do it over over virtually, you were traveling your own vacation or something.
And we fell in love with Brielle but we also found love with your dog. interview. She sealed the deal. For me.
You know why is your wedding party too? Correct. See what she was my flower. But you know, sometimes it's hard to kind of, you know, read the affect of someone when it's
being done virtually. but I tell you your, your enthusiasm, your compassion, Just shown through. I mean it was Chuck, right? It wasn't even a question soon.
We got that done that interview. We you a great fit for us and the benefit for children, and the pleasure meeting your husband earlier and just share that
real, someone who just wears a horror sleep and her compassion for what you do, the many different hatch, you wear not only the guidance counselor. But the the antique building
specialist which is no easy task. At a school. I know anytime I talk to Shannon and she talks so highly of the work that you do,
talk about the value that you add to that school community. It's really, it's really tremendous. And and again, the level of enthusiasm that you
bring to it day in and day out despite the challenges that you might be going through and working with students. So we are so lucky to have you here so many things that people said
about um, so you're a counselor can reach children where they are to support them and from that base, encourage growth, you connect with students essential
and ensure that school feels like a safe place without which learning is impossible. You're always there to support students and your interacting meaningfully with
families in the community. You play such an important role for for our school district. and we're very lucky to have everybody else. Thank you so much.
Speak of ideas of the year Caroline Brown. Come to and want to say thank you. So Caroline has been the guide counselor at Kate amongst
about 10 years. 7 years. And so Caroline to counselor at Tatum support students educators and community. and maintaining social emotional and behavioral
health. She's a great collaborator. I know you wear a ton of hats anytime I'm at school, first of all, I've never seen you sitting behind a desk or, you know, whatever. I
mean not one time. always out and about whether it's community meeting, right? Meeting with students and small groups in the cafeteria Aloma playground. I know special when
it tayden transition, ministrators, A few years ago, you were such an instrumental part in whether it was scheduling help, right? Or any kind of support that the building needed and anytime in educator, you
know? Okay, kind of what I said about Dave, the idea that our jobs or so jam-packed as they are it's hard to meet all the demands, it's easy for someone to close
their door and say You know I I can't do this now or I can't support this. I can't be on IRS, I can't run this support groups for you're always someone who looks at the
students and determines what they need and you're gonna do everything that you can to to meet that need. guidance counselors in our school district or such an
important position. We are, so lucky not to have good, guys, and you're one of them and we're very fortunate to have you. Thank you for all you do. It lives in the cabins. Important winner can't be with
us, deceiving, Dr. Carey Heinzel, who's our physical therapist? I had a lot of nice stuff to say about her. Having
worked very closely with her in my years as director special education here. But I'll keep it brief. You think about this, We're school school district of
2700 students. Or almost and I think Dr. Heinzel has been here for about 15 years. I think for 13 of those 15 years, she was the only physical therapist in the
district working at all. Five of our schools and never was there a time where she said, I can't do something, or I can't help write this emergency plan or I can
help with this about you wish drill. Or I can't help solve this problem. You know, she She remains laser focused on meeting the needs of students
and you know part of the reason why we're such an inclusive school district because we have such great staff like Dr. Heinzel was able to make
accommodations support teachers to make sure that everyone feels included in in our school district. So, a round of applause for about Battlefield Middle Schools. ESPN Award Winner. Hillary The TULIO.
I, I had the pleasure being Hillary's husband now earlier and I was right, how are you? Okay I was just bragging that we were lucky just to steal her from the Lumberton
school district. You know, the job of reading intervention, it is probably one of the most important foundational things that we do
as educators. and you have the added challenge of working with students, who need reading support at the middle school level great, which, you know, there are a whole lot of factors that play
into you know. Most of time middle school students. Just want to blend in, right? They don't like they, they don't want any special help or support
and it takes a very special person to make that accessible to students make them want to go. for reading help, particularly at that time, we're
not only socially, they're trying to adjust fit in but the task of teaching reading to older students gets more complicated the older they get and throughout everything that you do a short time, you think
it's your second year, right? You you know, you have shown great persistence. A commitment to making sure that students can access their education through the
specialized reading skills that you have. Some of the things that that you're nominee. Wrote about you, you create a learning environment where students are
held to high standards while having fun. It's important part. Your students, love your sense of humor and patience and you meet them where they are help them. Build confidence in
themselves, as leaders. And writers I, I, This is coincidental and, and I didn't, so I intended and now you're interested in the middle school, actually. And that's a
meeting where we talked about students, who might need to make your health, and how we can develop a support plan to help.
And I didn't attend that meeting yesterday, just so you Very impressed with how student-centered you were in that meeting. Whenever a student was brought up, you
talked about testing that you've done analysis and trying to make sure that we can put together a support plan. That
meets them where they are and moves them forward. it having the inside of a reading specialist in the group like this, and the expertise that you bring to the middle
school in our district. It's so very much appreciated. Please know how much we value your hard work and we look forward to having you from anymore. Thank you. From the high school are.
educational score, personnel, that warm and can't be here this evening. deb's, another individual. I, I know I had a farm pleasure of working very closely with US, Director of Special Education and Deb is one of those All Star
utility players because she can work with a first grade student, A middle school student high school student. to support on
the bus, go to the dances and, and You asked, Why would someone be able Why someone able to do all of those things? And it's because of their commitment to individual students, most of her years
here and Haddonfield have been she has served as a one-on-one educational system for some of our students with the most significant needs.
And she always brings a smile to what she does, right? Any time you see that always positive, always supportive and she's always there to do everything she can to help support
students. So we're really proud that that was Issues award winner at the high school. Let's go around. and our, our last person we're
going to recognize today is our 24-25, Camden County Educator of the Year, the 23-24, Tatum Teacher of the Year. Stacy Brown.
space Face, You wear a lot of hats in the district, the most recent hatch, you wore was a vocalist and lead guitar class at the Tatum
Holiday Show, which was I was in back, She was right. A fantastic job. You know, your career has taken a really interesting Turn over the last few years,
right? So I had the distinct pleasure working a Closely. Again, my roles director special education at the high school where you were in any class
support teacher. And at that time, we were seeing a trend in the trend, was students coming into the high school really required
structured readings. And that's that's good. Nice way of saying excuse, you know, how to read. And until that time we had, we had to pay an outside contractor
to come in and provide those specialized reading services. And it was, I forgot exactly how it came about, but we're having a conversation and we talked
about any space. What would you think about coming to Wilson Certified Instructor Wilson's? A structured reading program. a
year-long training process. Takes a lot of time, a lot of time outside of the classroom like to the tune of like a hundred hours or at least we did
coursework and I did two hours of tutoring professionally. For the entire school year and then had to attend meetings with our Wilson trainer. So something
that really required a lot of dedication and a lot of time. How do you kind of daunting because it was so different than what you were doing and and and
then you go from the high school to the elementary school. We're really capitalized on that expertise that you have when they should learn how to read. Yes. So we're teaching
like that kind of work. We had to do to make that, okay for them and From relating. There's
a transformative for me as it was for and, you know, I think the key one of the keys to a great educator is is that you're a
lifelong learner and you model that in everything you do. So going from a high school in class support teacher to a reading specialist providing
interventions students at the youngest levels. and doing it all and seeing how much you have grown as an educator, how much you know that there you probably still have to
learn and always doing that? And when you talk about the things that you do outside of the classroom, it's it's really really some of the things include that you're a building equity leader, the high schools preserving
blackhead and feel history, Club Advisor. The Social Media Manager and Events Coordinator. The Stacey has brought in tens of thousands of dollars in Ng Njea grants to help organize
and fun community events like the preserving Black Haddonfield History Project a yearly virtual cooking workshop. Book clubs are pretty students and
educators together to foster inclusion and education for all it's really remarkable. All that you do. And with all that
she does, she even found time but this slide deck together I was right? Yes days that we found really good love like learning but there's nothing about and see how dedicated you are all the wonderful things that you use.
The thing I'm sorry if you enjoy hear me. So so how this works when you become a teacher of the year, we encourage you're not required.
You know, we encourage our teachers to apply and so, among all of the award winners in Camden County you were selected, he just take a minute just to talk about maybe 30 seconds, you talk
to talk about what that is involved? Yes, so I had to record things here,
Our state teacher of the year to give me enough some encouragement. We weren't sure enough for having the year before, a family guy through the year at previous several years.
Would they pick us again? So so yeah. The News. But yes, it was true. I am Candy can teach you here and I've got to meet 212 years from around the state
and we get together and you leadership work, we Convention. So it's an opportunity for, you know it's kind of more pre-working degrees here to
connect, educators all over the state to find it. What's happening in their districts. The celebrate, we're doing well to work on. We we love to want to do better with public.
Interest regardless. And once you're counting future, you're trying to relate. So you're part of cohort of educators and leaders, Industry, that you need to be a
part of being connections are safety here. Stacy, thank you so much. These lockdown way. It's like center on the podium. Oh, good job. Work everybody.
Make sure you can see your paparazzi here. They move it, especially this. Wonderful
month. Congratulations. Thank you, families are all for watching. Maybe here tonight. We are so lucky that you love. Give us your loved ones every day. Thank you, we have an
order for coming up. I'm sure you want to say. Here yet. I complet Face. Thanks. Nice job. It's beautifully. Oh, yeah. Oh, next up. I'm sure you
have another crowd coming in for your presentation. Right. Alright, and then he Said, Oh. Great. Stuff. So good luck with you.
All right, so I'm gonna see you. Bye. Come on, Leah. just said, I'd like to go over the financial summons. Hopefully everybody has in front of them. This is the song Black
Panther in front of you. Is the auction I'm gonna go over this funniest. No, if I can direct
your attention to the left-hand column. We took in this year under tax letter on a resume.
39 million 882,000. Tuition revenue 365 sales. Miscellaneous, revenue 599. Say
date, three million, six fifty three, four seven. Total revenue in this period 44 million, five hundred, five, thirty five. We expanded in the
same period. 44 million, 598 897 for a net loss and operations of 98,362. We started here with the fund balance of nine million, 595-151. And we're ending with
a fund balance of nine million 496789. That amounts further to find right below, what makes that up. Resort for excess surplus. 919 five, nine. That's the
amount that must be put in a 25-26 budget at a minimum. Reserve for Incumbrances, 161
for 64. Capital reserve. Designated for next year's expenditures, two million nine. That's the amount that was put into 24 25.
Maintenance reserve. designated for the 24-25 budget, 500,000 and left over 1 million 838.076 Unemployment reserve
for 11, 443. Designated for subsequent, subsequent years expenditures, one million, two That's the amount of free balance that was put in the
24-25 plus. And then we have unassigned surplus, our free surplus of 1,121.078. The calculation for that is down below. What makes that up, it's
expenditures times 2% 44, 598 897 times 2%. plus the extraordinary, the amount that we're received was 629-100
Less the budget of 400,000 to 29 100 and that's the maximum amount we can have unassigned surplus. One million 121.078. as far as comparison of budget
to actual our budget was 47 million, 304 854 we expended 44 million 76361, or about 90 plus 95% Last year was a little more about 90. I was
97%. Overall, we have about as much surplus as the state allowances to have, we have the maximum unassigned surplus The maintenance reserve for almost
our max there and Max, they're about two million three, that's basically what we are. And capital reserve. So we're
pretty good shape. We appropriate in this year's budget, the one we already have
in place and 99,000. Any questions on the financial? One question. So we we had a loss of 98,000. Dollars. Yeah.
Change. Where does that come from to make up from the wall? Well, the wife is presented revenue and expense. What happens is we appropriate
surplus how to make up our budget, The surplus that we take out a fun balance is not for the revenue. So each year that's changing, that's what happens.
it's not indication anything that Thank you, part of the board office record. They were good condition, like in staff doing very good job. Yes. No comments or
recommendations so good shape. Okay. Thank you. Just to understand a little bit better. Miscellaneous, what falls under
that category? Oh, Miss Lane is revenue with the 599561. I know prior year 432 is that like our federal and state grants or no.
No, that's visually it's revenue. That would be in the reason that increased her interest revenue increased over
the year 2000 positive. Okay. Especially bigger this year coming up, probably a lot more. Well, the other report you'll see a year from now it'll be a
little bit there because we have a higher interest rate that you are processed. But also we have the bomb proceeds. Then
we'll now that number be a lot. This will be already interested on, right? That's bondage. Just like debt service. Yeah, okay, right.
Thank you. Congratulations. On the bond referendum. Another district Burlington township, they had 38 million dollars in the assault the other day. When
they tell you, that interest rate, a 3.6% which is really good. You Thank you very much.
I want to thank you, Mike. I know that a lot goes into this. Your Yeah, I still remember back because I think I started around the time you started coming up into the
you know, it's as your position and yeah, I think you really like you, you've come into it. I think you've done great job, getting everything in order for us and explaining it to us so
that we can understand it and know what to look for. and I appreciate it. Thank you. Okay. Moving on, we have committee reports so we have curriculum. Yeah.
um, we have our special circles winning next week, and just the genome and I were conferring about the brief special meeting. Yeah, pertaining to full day
kindergarten plans and extended. Thanks. Yes. Thank you extended. I just need to call Extended day and indeed is an extended.
Here. So the brief my Super Two sentence report is simply that it was brief but informative and really the long and short of it is that We're leveraging the
same terrific curriculum. We already have. Except we have way more time to work with the children more time for education. More time for engagement socialization, all
the important stuff and more time for learning ages. Extremely exciting. Yeah, a lot of that. What I would what came
out of it for me. Was our the curriculum is already made for full day. We have to make choices of what to cut and for the Half Day program in which
case. Now the teachers are able to just teach the full curriculum and doing it this way. As we talked about, it allows us to, to have time to
learn about the implementation of it. How that looks making choices and what works Um, yeah. We're excited. Good stuff. What? What's difference between extended?
Day and full day. Here, you just it just clarifies the portion that parents are paying for their tuitions. So the tuition is for the extended eye program
and there's just a lot of there, we're finding some confusion. Yeah, like calling it full day and pain tuition for
children. Career paying for these things. Yeah you're only pay out of the expect. Ed That train ourselves. yeah, that's
why I called like Oh really my Own ideas. Did you guys hit me yet? Okay. policy Gino. Can you do that? Yeah, we have two policies that were on for first reading, this past month, starting with
Policy 51, 11 eligibility of resident non-resident students and the impetus for this policy, revision was a clarification recently made by New Jersey school boards, and it
had to do with non-residents who come to a school district, and whether or not, they're paying tuition and what the school
boards clarified was that if you have a staff member who comes to school district, who do, if they do not reside in the school district, if their children come, they have to be
paying tuition. They can't come at zero cost, which was happening in some places and then this school board, also clarified, how it pertains just to a certified
staff member or also a non-certified. so that we're able to clarify for our policy that we allow certified and non-certified staff members in the district to bring their
children as tuition paying students. So this didn't have any operational change for us since we never. Let we never had anyone coming to the
district. Not reside ahead and field. Paying zero tuition. And then there was policy, 5460 High School graduation. That revision was due to the
recently. Enacted requirement to graduation requirement. That students have to complete their FAFSA as far regulation requirement you are On the State. Oh yeah, we did. We did
add that. We added that I that language is added in in the policy. Thanks for reminding me that for that. What Mr. Classes referring to that our science requirement for
high school Diploma exceeds the Department of Education's minimums and that's clarified in the language in this revision. policy, 55 12. We're asking me intimidation and bullying and
this change along with the change. It's the same thing for the next. Few policies was ensuring that our written policies aligned with the memory
memorandum of understanding that we have local law enforcement. No, operational changes in what we're doing. Just been showing the language between both
documents are consistent. Because in the past year there have been changes to the memorandum of understanding that all news, New Jersey School
districts were required to So that is the same for 5533 or smoking policy, same for electronic surveillance in the schools with the biggest
clarification there. a clarifying, the idea that like local law enforcement, technically have access to our security cameras and what this clarifies was that there has to
be an emergency situation for local law enforcement to access our camera system that they can't just do it without the language of a serious event. The final one was food services.
Oh no, two more food services and a minimal changes there. Just language change to correspond with some legislative changes and also the only operational change for us. We're now
required to send free to reduce lunch applications in hard, copy home, previous to that, we just been sending them electronically. So that will change our practice
minimally. And then finally policy 9163 Spectator Code of Conduct for Internal Scholastic events. I just now in Acts A Code of Conduct for Coaches
Parents and Students and obviously athletes. are the Colonial Conference was ahead of the curve on this. They develop these guidelines over the summer so we're able to then take the Colonial College, Colonial
Conference policy, and simply embed that into this policy. any questions about any of these
are just Thank you. Let you have any. Thanks for our page? Yeah, we had a quick meeting with regard to communication just talking about
How are we going to continue to communicate to the community? It was really important meeting up to the referendum that communication was paramount and we don't want
to let that drop so obviously not a whole lot going on right now, but we do know that things are going to start happening soon. And we just talked about
how we're going. Getting that messaging out. Not only immediately well, this is new but over the course of the next
steel, four to five years and continuing to update. I got all that quickly that um, management meeting with. end users and getting feedback.
So it's drawings right now. Are very general, but they mess with people who use the auditor of the middle school. Say How do you best use of it? They met with Tatum with the main office about what's gonna
happen. There we've been working investing Google, so they're getting that feedback and I gave example or rotating my news from community in.
Here. After the meeting, they went back and read through the practice room plans. Based on with what how it was used. I've lost a lot of stores made much more functional as
our music programs being to grow and won't cost me have is if it costs the same. You can make changes like that, but you can't make changes your costing more.
So sometimes I challenge you, if you're giving feedback to the land, if you're and use your someone works, like I thought we're gonna do this like, Yeah,
that was gonna cost extra money. Yeah, you do have to keep that in mind. You got a big room. They had is downstairs. See six and see.
See. Three C6 which is it the computer lab if application not they they really made some changes there too costly to change but we had this plan. This is great it. Well once you
believe that and so they actually pull back a little bit amount to make it just as functional and save some light. So, Right.
yeah, and that's great to hear Linda that the LRP will continue to be really, really focused on communication. I think we all
sort of acknowledge when we look at the super successful results of the bond referendum that the transparency that you're that the team and the board and our FA have been
operating with resonates with people. And You know, more communication is better. We're almost a common first. One right now. Yeah, a little low but we're gonna to be heading
back up a lot more information. Well, without anything that we're doing there also Coolie Hall is so I'm sorry sorry. Who all the the hazmat is out.
So the doctor finish it On Monday, the Pharaoh. To accept their bid for dentalation. So that said, I have a preconstruction meeting on Tuesday. and then they're gonna
get rolling right after that. So we're expecting to see that come down. We've really quick patient. Now, the one thing is I won't bother today. It's open like there's
nothing there. Like there's no board up. There's no windows. It's just giant holes. And what happened was in essence was the glazing Party in the windows. Also contained asbestos
so that ought to come out. So part of these special statement included removing the windows and when I was in the construction unit or talking about that, just take the glass
out, or can they take the whole frame out because when you get throw it out, you can't throw out Non-hazard materials, with hazardous materials, I think
they were able to take it all out of one unit. And so they did. And so there's nothing to board up is just concrete, there's no, you couldn't put
the police department as well aware that I just controlling and Yeah. They're well Mark so but if you walk by now you can
see in there and it's clear people have been there for a long time for you. So pretty artwork. but yeah, so cool is moving
forward pretty quickly. Yeah, right. Um, okay, PTA updates. Tatum had their successful bowling night and multicultural night. I think principal video
and tell us that. I think that's one of the best ones we've had. so far. We had a Chinese dance trip from and do a lion dance, those interacted with the
children, that was really fun. And up. Next the next few weeks we have, they know which is already sold out and the book
fairs coming up. Hey, okay. Dr. Kroll, do you have anything for report? I don't. This
class. I'll do a couple quick ones here. Border treatment. Yes. But I mean, truly the calendar between June and July. There was
one day, so we're going to say Monday. It was a Monday June today. The dates. Yes. And did we decide on time? Yeah.
Usually it's around 4:00 is that a warrior do for a couple of little bit of thing and then a break and All right.
So be it and he said, June right? June, 16 match, June 16 that are you this time to take the work? We do there, develop the goals and have goals of
fruit in July. Get that. I was putting the date on the right? Yeah, Monday, June 16th. Oh, can you set for four years? Okay, thank you. So I think most of you got the, I think we
sent the email, but next, next Tuesday, if you're You're next Wednesday. If you're really bored.
there's a county round table had down to high school about school funding fund report, I guess that's interested. So please go um, it would be something really to go. I think that
About physical character had in town. She's been a very valuable voice. Strong voice about school funding formula. He's kind of lasted us in. I think
there have some Some people up there. Who if you make the right to say the right thing, you might have an impact. So if you're available, I know I've
already registered for it. So I'm going to be heading there. Yeah, are you? Yeah. Wednesday. I think you have to register,
right? You have to follow Google form often there. Um we'll resend that to you. Um, so let's go tomorrow. I'll be an interesting day schools. As you know, the Eagles Parade is tomorrow. So, you know, i, I
just, just for curiosity, I went back and attendance data from 2018 February, Elementary schools like 65% in. Middle school was just about 42.
High school was just under 30. So, you know, as you would expect, the high school is interesting, though, because it was much higher when people got
here, saw that people were here. um, I was principal. Then I remember I told her I was walking in it. You want there's only a couple other kids left a lot more here watching free. I walk into Jason, Kelsey just
started speech. Yeah, when I turn that off, I was no longer favorite principal and ability. Just about that. Another final set of numbers, I
think is interesting. Um currently we have a hundred and forty eight kindergartners. We have 189. Registers for next
year right now. Wow, that's jumped up dramatically the last two weeks. Yeah. How can we to be anticipate that if they're not selected for extended days?
Some of them are very But that's, I mean, that's our meaning, you know, and I won't back into this one too. And there's a 153 who've been here,
better. The lottery. UM last year or 2003, 23 24, weigh 153 kindergartners. That this they cohort this year were 219, so I kind of follows that
pattern. We had people not coming here because they were gone. That's why thank you.
Yeah, I don't really have much for presence report. A June, 16 through the board retreat. That was really the only That's okay, that's what they own thing
I have. All right. Moving on to public. Comment. It doesn't nobody here unless either you like to make comments,
Review of the agenda. It's working sessions. So, we'll just go through them governance. Units. Any questions? Just make sure we go over the
Calendar. Well because I feel like we always think, there's it's hard to miss things, and that's what here again once again remove that two hour
delayed. and work better for our time. Okay. Have a curriculum and special, Ed What personnel? This has been finance. and one
question, I'll be The years ago, we accept the donation for the redoing, the baseball field. External looking new and it was more expensive upkeepers there.
I'm assuming that's not the case with this. No engine machine is pretty standard and accepting that. we accept that their nation. That was right before we did the
land swap, right? That was a guy getting a tax, write off. So, the board, the barrel asked us to accept for that. It was a rush so we did it on their their, their request. So we didn't do it. This is just
machine which they already purchased, they'll just Leave it there, and great. Anytime, we accept the donation, the administrator who whoever's whoever's the liaison to accept it. There's a
form that we now fill out and we do an analysis on upkeep costs. If you come here so that that we've learned our lessons, we pay close attention to that. For this special
education, Medicaid initiative that we're opting out of. That's because we don't really get reimbursed much for that, right? Isn't there? I forget the rest
now. Thank you very little. You know, Roi is nothing but less than 40, Students eligible, you're allowed to evil always. We've come close. We've got to get 39
one year since I've been here, but it's I'll tell you, you just got our projections place to be worth it, okay? And I do know.
that there's actually a lot of talking throughout the state about this, in almost my colleagues, because governors, offering a lot less money for the semia medication,
so people are getting these same number of kids but way less revenue protections, so luckily and it's not something and it's it's very low amount of
money. that we would receive anyway but it's even less practitioner. I do want to add a couple of things, things that would tell like things coming
since we're in the business. So there will be a couple RFPs that will be on here in two weeks. We have our custodial management contract that will be on here. We'll work. And then also,
environmental Consultant Services Custodial Management Institute of five years. We do that every five years and then the Environmental Consultant Service RFP, That's something that that's a referendum driven RFP.
So that'll be on here. That was actually a lot of fun ask for everyone, so it's something. I'm making sure we're getting here. And then also, I hope to
have the contract for the architect, for the revenue. that's going through attorney review. All of that will should be discussed on Tuesday or Friday. Also there's two plans. I hope to get on the next. This
agenda in two weeks there's what's called a disaster. Recovery plan and continuity of operations plan. They're driven by our application for cyber liability coverage and there are things.
If we have those in place, They make our profiles as far as liability much much better. The disaster recovery plan is Strictly technology driven continued operations, continuity
of operations plan. It's technology but also other things, driven that one. I'm hoping to have on the agenda, might not be because there's a lot more involved things like,
you know, If something happens to Chuck Gino and I, he was in charge, like, things like that. That's what's, that's what's part of this. I've got some points. you know, travel separate, you
know. What are you doing here? Something happens from the schools where they go. Or where they're gonna learn the next
day, things like that. So, That's it. All right. Any questions about the minutes? I just wanted to reiterate what I would like to have at some
point in the next year. like, comprehensive overview of the amount of screen time. Well, I meant to put anything that hasn't. So we we went back and we had a supervisors to look into that great. Um, you know
are the initial conversation was well that with new math program it takes away from this and that so it's different. It was a trade off but we should probably
just go that way. We're worthy topic, I think for us to Just take a look at and make sure that we're comfortable with what the number is and doesn't need
to be adjusted. Or is there a flexibility for kids that have Different learning styles. No one of these are happening was What these Ixl on that, which is
very heavy screen time. That's cool because the new program new programs, we're discussing this. So there's like Matt said, that there's less
free time. so what we're looking at that, of course, and I personally like, I'm My kids seem very happy with the amount of screen time. I just know I've
heard from other parents of elementary schoolers that are less happy and so I'm yeah. I'm curious as to yeah. everyone
has a different, you know, there's different just like people that were before half an hour from time you do something outside. Thank you. That was the only thing I noticed. Was,
I didn't want that to get. Lost any um anything else before we got any items for future consideration? Yeah. Okay.
this is, I've been reading the Trump administration is considering getting rid of the Department of Education as long with a whole lot of other
articles that are hard to tell if they're earlier or not. But Chuck. I was wondering if you could put together some what they have for. Yeah, like will
be ahead of this if it happens, you know? Like if it is catastrophic to our budget, I'd like to know and I think the community should know like I'd
love to. I love to have a measure. All right. I'll put you all else, you know. It's it's education to funny thing with Gino and I were really good conversely today's the
This was touched upon. So education is not a federal thing, it's not the constitution, it's a state driven thing and yet we get money for this bed. So have
what? So the question would be is if the department goes away Ida money, entitle money. That's still kind of still supposed to Bible, has to come,
but who's sending it right? So there's that, I was taking a bad joke. changing and right more word about the sophomore, high school and fast, you
know, that's, that's a very wired and they're now being people. Funds and that that's that's a federal, you know, the faster
goes away. So I mean I I Yeah. So and I'm particularly what I'm concerned about there is the, the funds we get for special education, because it
seems like our Federal it is. nothing last year and fairly low before, I think that's looking into that I think I'm guessing that there is a lot of resiliency and
redundancy within State Department event. That's so I I could I don't speak. I have in my mind when I think what
happened, but without research now that I think I don't My gut is it that money this is hatched to Ada. Kind of can't go away.
That makes sense because it can go away. Someone's gonna try to find a way to pay that money and New Jersey may take better. I don't know. That's the case. I'm
not speculating. I said What? So I'll look into it. And yeah, that's what I'm concerned about the idea that you target that, I feel like that's
most of our money that we get federal money. Idea about three. Words, that's what. Yeah, and it's hard at this
point to speculate because so much stuff's going done for, but in terms of So, we'll Um, and yeah, um, so we just set our board goal date. Like, I
know that we have Talked to say, you know, is there are there other topics that somebody from the Njsda could, you know, potentially bring to our our retreat? So I
don't know if that's still have they back to you or? Well, I was trying to figure out what you guys want because we did that ethics training more. Sure April last year. And now that we have the
board retreat is the board retreat. When we would want to have something like that. Well, that's part of the next thing that I want to talk about. I
wanted to say, You know, can everybody be thinking about are there things that we want to bring to to the great? You know, what would you want to be part of the agenda? Certainly
outside training about the you guys that we have a new field around, you know? So yeah, I'll touch base and be nice to meet them. Yeah.
Yeah. So maybe we do that and I feel like with all the changes that that are potential, Verizon maybe we don't like things that stone now. Up. If we could pencil her in, she might even have suggestions of things that
will be useful to us. especially if there's any updates because it will be getting ready for the next year. that way, you know, maybe we could ask for some questions about what she sees things going, but I don't know that we
could predict that it. Yeah, no. I really at this point, I'm getting early I'm thinking, just to generally, start bouncing around. What what do we
what do we as a board? One that that retreat to and then with that I do want to talk about wolves. That's all. Yeah. In the year
priorities the year prior thing again. Yes, your prior was big again. And the year before that, we did. We did another educational one. Yeah. Yeah.
um, the one thing that I did want to talk about is we had said, as part of our goals last year, that everybody would try to do an additional training based on
the committees that we were on. And then, you know, bring something back and you know, at least let the rest of the board know, this is what I learned with my
additional training. So just want to remind us of that and we're halfway through. So make sure that we are meeting our last year's goals before we set something where when what is are
we planning to come and speak to that? Should make a? I'm just thinking of when I feel like, I think. So much of ours was on
the other. Yeah, that's actually implemented. We can use Enough. That's what I thought we hadn't thought about, or like that, it would go in like PTA and
updates. Yeah, yeah. Maybe in April's committee. The whole you ranks up, five to ten minutes or what, what they're training was and how it helped them. Help me grow as I
remember. yeah that'd be great because that that sharing would help get all of us. So yeah maybe in March Committee you or able for everybody has been done all of their
trainings, they don't know, you know, or March or able to do something and a lot of budget talk right. Yeah, and I would suggest on that note, because I
would like extra credit because last year, I did a training around communications because I thought it was super interesting. so thank you. But I would say
just for like simplicity because we're all running a thousand miles an hour when we look on the njsba site and we say, you know, not just like, the required stuff that you have to do, what looks interesting. You
know, let's really focus on with the lens of like, what are the five things I want to tell my board? That I think are relevant in terms of what? we're doing now? Like don't we don't have to do like a book report about
years all the stuff I learned. Be selective and be focused so that we can. make the most of it. Yes, we've also done at the retreat. I mean, at the at school boards, I
mean, if you were there, I think I would say like that, cow, sounds like, you know, so that can't do. So any good
notes that you have from there? Yeah. All right, any other questions, comment? just, friendly. Reminder. Oh, that I
know you're gonna say. You're gonna say about that. I It's a Child before you said a word. I'm not me too. late. My
YouTube channel. She was like, You're not only person's Exper. ience again, like it's actually Same thing. Happens everywhere. So website reviews. Yeah,
that's a reminder. That's a reminder. I need this confidential that you need back or even those.
Yes. Well, we need a chance. If you haven't done so already. Our monitor. You want us to keep the financial statements? No,
he's disclosure. Oh, do the financials? Didn't care, less about state. I did. All right.