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i love them and he said, Select. I'm >> HSD Broadcast: Magicals, let's do this. So you go here face it guys. 101
kind of be in the cameras. Okay. So maybe put in here. Yeah. Okay. Well, good evening, I'm Tyler Mills. I'm the director of the
Haddonfield Madrigals. We are an elite ensemble within a pretty heavy audition in the screen. This is our 2025 group or maybe
performing for you a piece called Alleluia. This piece is a collegiate level piece, meaning, the arrangement is quite challenging, there's only
one word in the whole song. That's Fun and challenging for. Events harming that they're gonna say, it's gonna really highlight the student's voices, right? You want to bring this
piece to you guys to think it really shows off the talent of the vocal talent on this group for you. So this is Alleluia
Hi, Jacob narut only one word. But again, I said You're gonna really just highlight all the different ranges of these kids voices doing. So, here we go. On a new year.
Follow me. Oh, oh. Yeah. Here. Yes. Yeah, so December 11. 12 at Grace Church. We do a three-hour
dessert theater show and three acts. So the tickets are available. Probably on our website. I didn't pick up something if you have inspection stuff, they are ready. They do
sell it very quickly though. So if you're looking forward to Jump on yesterday. All right. Thank you.
That's right. Don't even know. go to the student representatives report. We have Marlena Cato Okay, so for the month of November, the main thing on our
agendas Spirit week, so, on Tuesday, next week is when it all starts with our green team event, so that's going out finding any trash or recycling. Making sure we collect that and accounts for points for the different grades and then
Wednesday, we have powderpuff, that's juniors versus seniors. So, hoping for another win for the seniors, Thursday, we have the Spirit
Week dance. That's also counted as points for the Spirit Week, final total, and then on Friday is the final dollar drop. So all of those will go towards the specific charities for each of
the class that they select, and then Monday, Is the golden Bulldog. So kids will come before school really early in their pajamas. Usually, with some coffee and go
around the whole school trying to find these little paper Bulldogs that we hide. And then I also counts towards the Grand Point total. And then on
Tuesday we have the canned good drive so that's when the final day is for that and all that will be going towards local food banks. And then we have already
decorating from three to eight and then that's when the public can come as well. See, the hallways that we create And then Wednesday in the morning is
when the faculty will judge the hallway. So we put it back up. and the seniors have their breakfast and movie and senior day in the morning and the pep rally in the like middle of the school day. So have volleyball,
tug of war. And we'll watch the Spirit Week videos that are digital Arts Club puts together. So we're really excited for that. Just also some
important deadlines for seniors have just come up and passed. So early decision early action deadlines on November 1st and working towards of January 1st, summer months as well. Thank you. How to Put My Soul.
Sign is six verses 7. Yes, apparently, hilarious, 21 years old. Many sex, which is the seniors
versus the 27th. So yeah. Word of the Year Six. Yeah. All right. Thank you. We are now going to move on to
our referendum update with Landon Colliers. Good evening. How is everyone? Thanks for having me this evening. I feel like I haven't been before you for a while and I'm so glad we had a little break
between the presentation and performance and yeah, you But hopefully you won't regret the up. Date. So we're gonna go through the process of the
update. I'm going to highlight the obvious updates and please feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions. So, we'll start first with kind of work
completed and key discussions, and we'll hit the highlights here. Currently, we are out the bid for two projects. We have the Haddonfield Memorial High School window project out to be
currently as well as the 1890s interior, alterations read it. We are working towards three large bids in the coming months, the two key Tatum and had an
additions. And then he hadn't filled Memorial High School Auditorium. That will actually I say three bids, they'll be combined to a single overall bid with three line items in that.
and then coincidentally, while doing the tatum and had an additions, we needed to design fire alarms for the expansion of those buildings. So we decided to take step back again. So
those projects and we're including complete fire alarm for those useless. I know that touches someone's heart in the
room today. I'll be short at home with final numbers. So we believe me, but we're gonna advance those two projects. Take care of two of your fire alarm systems.
Any questions on the fire alarm? Thank you for 10% less than you haven't gotten business. Yet, if they come in really cheap,
I'm gonna eat you. be great. But yeah. That's the best solution, right? Um, so projects in the design phase
right now, we're working on the auditorium. alterations and renovations at high school as well as the secure vegetable alterations at the high school
and to seeing alterations as well, we're gonna combine that into a single overall interiors package for that and field high school construction documents are nearing completion. We
anticipate to have be complete on November 21st. And the intent is to put those out to bid, targeted, bid date with a bid opening in January 15th, so that
we can award that at your January 22nd meeting. the Hopkins, turf field, the amenities and the parking lot expansion is the second project that's currently in design. Just touch base, my civil engineer,
Right now on that project Good news is it's gonna fall very similar in the timeline to the bid, We're going to admit that project in January the latest We're kind of playing with the
December January date, honestly. It's gonna be late December. It doesn't make sense to put it on the street before the holiday. if anything will forget about it
contractors, even pick it up. The good news is it doesn't really change the end date because we'll take the bid in February for the athletic field.
And with the intent to mobilize in March, hopefully with the weather break. That would allow that project to finish some time around July of 2026. And what
the new turf field. New parking lot expansion in the amenities. The We also in the Titanium Meeting Tatum Media Center edition in Library alterations. So the Media Center edition will include all the interior
alterations for the former library that we try to bid in that first initial package. Again, that'll be bid on November 21st, with a targeted opening of January 15th and the mobile awarded for January 22nd
meeting predicated on everything going well. we've gotten all the major decisions through the district, we've gotten the finishes and everything covered there. We've
gotten the blessing of the reflected ceiling fan after some tweaks and meetings with yourself and and we also have the building firearm replacement scope of work, covered. Those additions are going to be fire
suppressed because of code provisions. We had to add fire suppression to these editions simply because now the code provision is on a second floor
edition of an educational space. It required the suppression. That's all part of that package in the same is true for the head and elementary school Media, Center edition,
and elevator edition. So both the media center and second floor classrooms as well as the elevator in courtyard a single packaging Elizabeth and that's
on the exact same. because it's gonna be good. Concurrently with KM Elementary School. There are also working on the central, interior alterations currently on the design side,
we're in the design development phase. Just this past week, we had met with the nurses and to get all the end users requirements to make sure we
had their needs ironed out. And we've actually revised some of the scope of work relative to that. Because now with the 1890s we're not moving. That faculty room will remain where
it is. I understand the PTA just actually invested in some renovations of that existing faculty room, so why undo, something that you just did very
well. And also allows a little bit of leeway in the budget for the other projects. In 1890s building, a liver that faculty room. We're gonna put in two small group instruction spaces.
So we're looking to submit that to Rich in his team, sitting behind me on November 30th. And again, that targeted bid date is around that December
January. We're trying to determine the exact timeline based on our MVP engineers. With the target of the board in January or possibly February, if
we don't get it out on the street until January of 26. Substantial completion will still remain the same. It'll be the end of summer. in August of
2016. The next job that we're starting to move forward with. We're pretty excited, is the Hopkins, new gym. Because we
reworked that site plan. The way we want to do this is we had strategically staggered the gym. Just so we didn't inconvenience the high school parking situation anymore than it already is. So we want to get
the new turf field constructed, we want to get the parking lot of expansion accommodating. their field done, that'll take care of the back, half of the Hopkins site. Then the gym in
parking lot. That's part of the high school site where the two will be consolidated, basically will allow the contractor to work their way out to Kings
Highway on the last thing. They'll do is pave, those parking lots and then Hopkins will be what it was sufficient to be at the start of this river in the excited to see that.
Project unfold for you. So we're just moving in the design development, phase on that. Right now, we got the t-mobileized. We haven't really designed the date on the
submissions structure yet. That's the follow with our next update. then we mentioned that we moved forward with the two firearm replacements that
hadn't Tatum Then we're gonna plan to do the balance of the fire alarms, as a separate bid package for central middle and
high school. We're looking at that around a November of 2026 date. way. We want to do this is make sure that we get the other interior, alterations complete
before the fire alarm package there. And if if everything goes well, I'm sorry. That doesn't make any sense. Oh yeah, that's correct. It's November
2026. The projects currently out forbid. As I said, we have the 1890s alterations rebate, alphabet right. Now, we've done some provisions to lessen. Some
of that construction costs were able to mitigate removal of that large chimney. That was a major structural challenge for these contractors and meeting with
them and discussing that they threw a lot of unknowns at that problem. So, if we can mitigate that issue, it eliminate quite a bit of cost and with no
sacrifice to the planet at all. That is out on the street as of November 7th with a bit opening on December 5th. And then the a-wing and seawing window.
Replacements, they were also put out the same time, they're put out early November in November 7th, we're looking at, taking the bid on the same date of
December 5th. Targeting to award, December 11th. And then mobilization the following summer. For those of you that don't know, commercial window process is going to take
a month or two for submittals to get approved and then it's gonna take three to five months to actually get you windows to arrive once the order of
application. That's why the six months delay from a board to start an instruction. And we went with the raised ones,
right? See how long after push out, not the push-up. I have to double check. The final result of that conversation Jeff was involved in that. I wasn't
pretty sure. Yeah we just talked about just wanted what we're doing. Okay, we're concerns or to push you out. The historic commission would have issues with the front
building having leaders personality care of them. Yeah. And I and I understand that they can make a commercial awning or push out window. Look very much like a double home.
but I think in this instance, because of that scrutiny, Why I give them what they're asking for? Because they may not have prove it otherwise make sure
that is what's in, Yes, of course. You know these windows failed over time balances fail these what does it drop You can't really support them. The technology stuff much better.
Plus you've gotten 50 some years out of these windows so they don't know you anything. Um, So that's kind of the updates for what's out, the bid and under underway in the design side from there. I would move
into construction, but I'll bring this round up here from colors in London to take on that. I get, please, any questions? Yeah, when you talk
about the From the Hopkins. Parcel. So the curb cut that, that is something that we can't just do on our own, right? So correct, just making sure that we're
coordinating with whomever and that's not going to be So the good timing issue. No, no and the good news about that is originally there's been a lot
of conversation on that haircut where we want to have that fall. What we're actually gonna do because of the private sale of Walworth we took a look at that whole site over again and
we actually reposition in the gym because we're not relocating the restore structure anymore because they wouldn't accept that. And the way it works out is we're pretty much
going to stick with the location of the current curb cut almost identically but we're gonna widen it and make it a little better upon entry because it's very narrow and tight.
that'll be much more favorable to the county roadway because we're not going to put another curb cut between the existing and the adjacent. Well worth all honestly, they might have had
issue with the adjacencies. So by sticking to the approximate location widening, it it's a much better conversation at the county level. So, you're trying to break
ground in March for the field executive effect. Takeaway parking, that's there today, and make it worse through the stuff. We're gonna have to make provision on the access to the
parking. Because currently they drive right across where that feel accesses, we're gonna have to shift that access way play in North towards the historic structures, that's something to
get the main provision work with But yes, you do well and absolutely, yes. The good news is by summary, you're gonna have a large parking lot over there.
This paved and nice, and you want to do the grappling along. Yeah. Any other questions on my side? Otherwise, I'll let you ask risk questions on the construction
site. Sounds good. Thanks. Good evening because I would put me on the spot, okay? I'm gonna give you As Ron said, I'm gonna give you update on a lot of projects that were done during the summer and in one
it's sort of in the early stages. They're pretty consistent with what I'm going to give you each one of them. So starting within here here, alterations that had an
elementary punch list was completed recently when the students were away, close out his ongoing. It's going a little slower than I anticipate, so we're gonna push a little bit harder on
that to start to get all the clothes out documents. So that we can literally close out the dot. Close out the projects completely. Completely, it hadn't two things. I just want
to bring up there were A couple of the chair, a couple of the doors came in. They came in the wrong size. So now weather be a contractors working on getting
those the right ones corrected getting the proper ones back here. in the windows recently were Installed as Ron said, You know,
it is takes so long time to get the windows. So we started that project. I think it was in mid-June. So that was a hangover from from the previous, you
know, week months. So, that's an update on Hadden. The flooring abatement similar to above the punch list has been completed closed out is ongoing. We have a good portion of it which the
waiting for that Kyle is out working on. That works for me out here. The Ada Stadium similar to Punch list was completed recently. When there was no one around
closed out, documents are very close on this on the beach completed. There's not as many of the ADA upgrades. the sea
winning even though it wasn't a referendum project kind of falls into the same category with Levy. Punch list was completed.
There is one part that they're waiting for, unfortunately, I don't know the specific part but There's one part left and then the closeout will be completed
in a short week, a short. By the time I come up here to talk. Next time, these projects will be all done And practice room at the middle
school. That's a newer project that's just started. Movies that contractor on that one. It's about 30% complete. The
demo is all complete. the framing is underway and a lot of the rough end with a plumbing, electrical is underway as well. There's two more state contractors or co-ops
generations, which is in charge of the AV is coordinating with us. During the meetings. in
long ago is going to be providing, The final seats and he's been out measuring and coordinating from a time. standpoint and everything on the
project. And that is my update. I'll be glad if you have. Anyone has any questions? Thank you. don't sorry, so you several of these projects are in close out
and you're talking about getting close out documents and Punch List. Can you give us the what is the actual process? Who's creating the punch list? Who is checking the punch lists?
What close means? Yes, so close out overall. Once substantial completion is is, you know, hit You know, it's there. So close out starts. I mean there's
there's an overlap, you know, a lot of times we try to get to Punch list on this, you know, like, so land in cars, we walk
around, we create this list that shows any In perfection or incomplete work or any any combination of that that's not acceptable, you know to walk
away from so that list on all of them with the exception of one or two small items, all of those that happen to subsequent to that. You have the clothes out
documents and that's mostly like all kind of documents. There's as bills. There's warranties or guarantees.
there's a couple more that I'm that I'm not thinking of at the moment but that so there's a package that comes to us, we review it, we ship it off the land, they take a quick look at
it, to make sure we didn't miss anything. And once we have all that, and we can rotate release their retainage and kind of work towards there might be a credit change order that we can do.
Just let the final pieces of the final part of the project. I think most of these projects have credits coming back at this moment that unused allowances so, who actually does the the
final inspections who looks at, you know what, the the Punch list was whether it is acceptable. Yeah. So, you know, my employee he's got here
full-time so he checks out Yeah. I'm sure they get user and too principles go through and see. Yeah we have we have a lot of
parties. Yeah. Yeah, and then even with the Jeff's here, one of the you know one of the other land workers you know, team members are. They're checking to
It's really are. It's our part of our scope to do that. Thank you. The other question. All
right. Thank you. Thank you guys for coming out. Dr. Priolo are you ready for the district climate results? Yeah, I I think I'm right. Most
nervous part about this is I'm trying a new tool. I learned this term development week and learn that you can use your phone to advance. The slides.
Oh, it's also exposing my age because when I tell younger people this they look at me like, yeah, we know.
What I'm going to present to you are the result the summary results, the district-wide data from the school, climate surveys, that students agrees 3 through 12 parents and staff
took in June of 2025. I'm going to share links to school-based slides. I'm not going to review that for this presentation but they're accessible through this presentation and then I'll tell you what we're
going to what the next step is of what we're going to do with this data is that's good. All
right. Just to do some level settings. What, what is school climate? It's it is the character and quality of school life that's based on the interconnected
experiences and perceptions of student staff parents family members and encompass, multiple dimensions, safety
relationships, and academics. and we do we strongly believe that a positive school climate leads to higher school achievement. And if you just take the basic idea when
students feel like they belong, when they feel safe when they feel supported, those are, those are prerequisites for academics success.
The platform that we use is njci, it's the New Jersey School, climate Improvement Program. So it's through it's a partnership through the Department of Education and
Rutgers University. This is the first time we're using this platform and it's at zero cost to the school district. This is
a platform available at no cost, although it's a very robust platform. It comes with fantastic Professional development. It's at no cost to
the to the school district compared to the rather significant cost to the tune of five to 7,000 dollars of the previous survey that we used to
use. So, there are many domains that this survey. ask questions about. So there are 12 13 of these different domains under each domain, there are a handful of questions, not necessarily in
sequential order but scattered throughout that encompass a rating scale that I'll talk about in second there's a QR code here. So when we email this out tomorrow or
Monday, you can get more information at the state, Okay. What exactly the sense of physical safety mean or in a personal behaviors and unpacks
those things for everyone? I just know again about the format, the it's a four-point Likert scale, one being, you know, no bueno for really good. So the closer we get to four the
better. We are survey takers can skip any questions they want. There's nothing that is mandatory There was a notice
that went out, parents had an opportunity to opt for children now. They didn't want to participate. We probably had maybe four or five across the district that opted out
students took it. Our timing was anywhere between 10 and 11 10 to 12 minutes took students to to complete and again, it was May 23rd through June 5th and I'm going
to actually go right to this slide. So we had 2,325 responses to this survey over 13. Gino Is this faculty. And students are just students. so, their total respond, that's
students agrees 3 through 12, all parents that staff, I do want to go back to this. I thought I might even have this in another slide so we had 593
through 5th Grade students. 94% so we have a captive audience, it's a little easier. Yeah, students. 86% great six through 12 60% of staff overall it's not there. We
still like to see that a little better and 17.5% of parents have represents 317 responses. You know, in it like when you think a survey metrics are a response rate, anything over 12% is generally considered
reliable so I'd like to see that higher but that's not a bad number. and the interpretation, we assign to this anything that score to 2.5 or below is
denoted as an area of concern. Anything between 2.6 and 3.24 area for growth, anything above 3.25 again, out of four is
designated as a strength. so, Our overall average scores at 3.12 of all areas. Now that that's right. Well, I think
that's a pretty favorable average score. What makes it up our key strengths primary concerns and growth opportunities. Key strengths being sense of physical safety and
supportive staff and student relationships. And that was a range of 3.3 to 3.6. Primary concerns negative student interpersonal behaviors. So that refers to the actions
or conduct by students that harmfully affect their interactions bullying name calling exclusion. Things in
that area. and I'll talk a little bit more about this one on the other slides. I think the encouraging news is that students get older, This is less of a concern. And growth opportunity student
voice and involvement and staff perception of relevant PD. I'll tell you a little about PD Week and I'm gonna give my other update,
Okay, so these are overall results by domain. So here are all those domains I listed, right? And here are all of the mean scores and their color coded. So the green means that there's an area
of strength. So it was anywhere from a 3.25 to 4 again. So we had several green areas since safety support staff student
relationships staff, perception of student voice. Some other areas that you can see and then a bunch of areas in the yellow which are areas for improvement. We had only the only area that came up as an
area concern throughout this whole survey where the negative student behaviors and we sold that pretty much across the board.
From parents and caregivers students and staff. Gino. Yes, this is And you just behaviors. Is that a 3.1 in Student 6 to 12? That's correct. Okay, so just
consistent with what you were saying in that age group, it's more of a yellow than a red. But oh yeah, that that color. That's probably, that should
not be. That should be yellow. Okay, I mean, it's still important. I think to know that overall. It's a red. Yeah. That is someone encouraging that's less of a concern and I'm surprises high
for the younger. Being. I don't know. I always think. Yeah. I think they haven't figured it out yet. Yeah. Yeah. My guess on that is it has
certain sensitive accomplished resolution strategies that are less developed in younger grades at compared to our students, get older. know student
perseverance. Student grit to a certain extent. I think they can deal with more complex situations as they get older.
Whereas, if you're a third grader, you left out of the kickball game you still. down in the game. It's a really big deal. Yeah. Did you pull out it all the negative student
behavior within grade. Six through eight. That's because, that's yeah, yeah, I'm curious. So you'll be able to see that on the middle school slide.
Okay. Yeah. You have a question. Yeah. So your house this is New Jersey is Is this just our
information, great question with it. So my my the biggest critique I have about the work that's done here. Is we have no normative. They don't provide
us any normative data compared to the rest of the state. I have voice that feedback in the several planning meetings. I have with the staff from Rutgers who. Again, they're
fantastic, they've been out. They work with our administrative team, over the summer. They worked with all of our school school-based teams. Again, this professional
development these people. You from Rutgers. These are really good people coming over on site. It's like a total of six hours of professional development between these two groups. Not a
cost of the district. How long has this certainly like? How many years has this survey been going on throughout the state? That's a good question. I believe this is Year Four so
relatively new okay. That's wondering if it was newer like eventually like those norms maybe. I still the most important part, and at first, one of the
researchers was kind of looking at me funny but I'm like no no. So I mean I can look at something like all right negative student behaviors in three through five, two point eight, that's not really a good number
but if we can compare to other districts particularly similar districts, maybe maybe the main scores of 2.4. Maybe it's three
point three that puts in that number in context. so, while we can use in judgment to say, well, we're close to four in some areas. So that's good that that comparative norming data I think is, is going to be
what really enhances. And honestly, that's why I asked the question. I mean it's great to have data and we always want to be self-reflective and then when
you have low numbers you know you tend to go right to them but we these are school-aged kids and I'm just very curious whether that we're out of the realm of what normal
is, what does every single school? Yeah. Have that kind of response. Hopefully they'll be enhancement will see soon. And
she knows yes with this being a free program and it being done at Rutgers, presumably they are doing research on these. Yeah, this data on depending and not, my
space is correct that is that so, they Hopefully are gonna take your feedback and others
feedback to heart and start right? The four or five times. I expressed the importance of this. I I heard that
okay, so overall the three areas of strength that we identified physical safety staff student relationships and student. Belonging I was really
encouraged by this because now it's hard to compare apples and oranges with the prior survey that we did. But that sense of a
belonging was always a lower at a high school level while, it's still remains lower at the secondary level. It every the mean scores a 3.17 and I thought that
was a very favorable score and at the elementary level three point four two. So certainly a strength. So we want to like leverage what is going really well, we want to continue a lot
of the good things that we're doing. We want to use our strong student staff relationships of the foundation for addressing other areas and continue to
provide various academic and extra career. Areas for growth across the district. Again negative student behaviors Academic culture and
student voice. There's a gap in student voice. So when I say academic culture, in grade 6 through 12 students rate academic culture lowest at
a 2.83 suggesting engagement challenges. So it's interesting, you'll see in another slide teachers rated this higher in the students.
So you can interpret that say Yeah teachers think? Yeah I'm doing. This is a very engaging dynamic lesson. I'm doing students go to reach that. To the same extent. It's
interesting to because of perception because they don't have Experience their, their and not, not that, it's discounted. But if somebody who goes in so many
different schools their perception is These the for most of them, this is the only schools they've been to so it is interesting just because
teachers have often have have somebody so they're they're far might not be as high which is great that they have a high bar
so they may be it's a sign that they will. They'll be more and you know, we've we've identified engagement strategies from prior
survey that we continue to work on the initiatives like building thinking classrooms the next-gen science curriculum that we brought in there was another science PD that
was done the other week. What was it called? Science phenomena bayside. Yes. So we're trying to address this to awareness, professional development. And understanding these
perception gaps. Why do we put perception? procession gaps there? Because they often indicates areas where communication and understanding
between groups can be improved for example, student voice involvement are staff. Rated it a 3.44 Our students in grades three, through five, radiated a
2.9 What does that mean? Staff perceive more opportunities than students experience in this area with helpful information, to have academic culture and
practice staff, rated it a 3.25, Our students, a great six through 12 radio, that a 2.83, a point, four, two gap, that's pretty significant. Secondary
students less engaged in academic culture, it's something we need to, okay? We need to be doing a better job at that. And then the idea about negative
student behaviors students at grade six through 12, radiated 3.10 staff rated it a 2.74. So second secondary staff, more aware of concerned about negative,
behaviors and students. some elementary verse secondary perspectives, the elementary average score was at 3.16, average, score of secondary, 3.05. That's still encouraging. It would like to
see scores, but three, some of the higher areas, included, physical, safety sense of belonging. positivity about SEL supports and more optimistic overall
perspective and that secondary level lower academic culture rating. More positive view on student interpersonal behaviors, although lesson elementary a
good sense of belonging. And second, there's a less positive about SEO. so, age-appropriate strategies makes me want to continue to build on things that are going.
Well, focus on academic engagement belonging and addressing behavioral concerns. That really at all levels.
Potential prior to priority areas for school climate goals for students. The interpersonal behaviors Student voice staff. Student behaviors organizational, resources and
support and parents. Again, you saw that consistently from all of our constituents and then pro-social student interpersonal. So on this slide are the links
to all of the disaggregated, school-based data looking all the, all the school loans, each of the principles from the schools will be sharing this information with their
community. So hopefully sending it out separately. In addition to be able to access it here, And we're doing something
different with this survey, so obviously there's my contact information here and we developed a stakeholder feedback. Form. Well, it's not
really a certain, I don't know. I guess maybe it's kind of survey about a survey but hear me out. And this came out from working with the team from brothers. It's the
idea that we put this quantitative data up here, you know, there's very little qualitative data that comes from the survey at all. Comes from
the analysis of our school-based teams. So each At school as a four or five member climate team that does this work in their buildings.
So, instead of just us doing that analysis, And making some of those interpretations to develop goals and priorities. We're setting all this information out. Let
all of our stakeholders students included, take a look at all this information. and then they're going to complete a form
that says, well, Based on this, what do you think we should be doing? Whether top three things, You think we should be doing based on that information and
it's that information from which we're going to build our goals. And that's it. Yeah, thank you. Very nice. Okay what? You just give a little bit.
I, I can tell you that it not the top of my head, but I have a copy of the survey. In fact, before we even send this out,
parents all get an electronic link to be able to preview all of the questions, okay? So I will resend that out to the board and you can see the entire
service, it's a great question, just Thank you. All right, thank you. Serrano SAT results
Europe. Live stream. See the smiles. You're not using your phone. Yeah. I'll turkey that trading at I.
Don't know. CT, Normally I talked, this is not what I want. so, that's good. I like your the design you. Thank you. I take great pride in high five. I'm
very selective about that. I think it seems appropriate. Okay, thank you. So normally we do PSAT and sat together but we don't have PSAT data because we
just took it um not October. So we're gonna do that at a later later date so we're just focused on the SAT from Grad. It has a
2025, okay? So why is this data useful? So we support our college and career readiness. We talk about areas of improvement in terms of our instruction and curriculum
and our school, performance overall sat is one of the major measures for our students to get into college, and it's also in a colleges rank us. So we use this data and it informs a lot of our decisions
within our building So that's right. I just want to check. You said this is from last year's graduation. 2025 graduating
class. Yep. So this is the basics of the SAT. I just wanted to put this slide for anyone That's it has a new student to the high school. It doesn't understand. So this
is the two different areas are the Ewr which is evidence-based, reading and writing in the System, Met section. And then this is how the score is broken down. So, the SAT totals from
400 to 1600 and the individual sections are from 200 to 800 here are the means for us for the last three years in comparison to the state in the nation,
Okay, so this year, we again had shoulders are above the nation in the state. And our mean
score was a 1207 this year. For 20, 25 graduating class. This is our correspondence to the J
Districts. So these are the J districts that have high school. And that is where we lie. With
them graduating Class 2025. There is one day district that. their scores behind a Paywall so I couldn't really find that so I didn't include them. That's just one other district. So, here are the key highlights
for us. Our students are above 1200. So 50% of our students are doing better than the nation, which is excellent. Our reading is 73 points above New Jersey and 90 points higher
than the nation and our math. 74 points of New Jersey and 89 points above the nation. What does this mean for us every day? So, that's the next slide.
So we are very impressive in competitive in terms of going against other students in New Jersey and the nation, but there's always room for improvement in growth. So we
have been taking steps in the past steps were up. curriculum maps and implementing the grading protocol to be more consistent and aligned in our
courses. What we continue to do and what we're currently doing and doing data and updating
assessments. To. Kind of get the breadth of the standards and skills a lot of standardized testing the questions can be tricky but the skills we know
it's just getting our students to understand the way the question is asking for that skill to be produced. So that's what we're working on. And also grading,
right existency, you talk about bringing protocols, the change of being made. I think that's a pretty significant part of some
of the shifting climate. Yep. So this current year, we have courses that are the same CP courses depending on which department they're in.
They all have in a line, great book. That was not done in the past. So this year, if you're in a CP course and you take one teacher versus the other
teacher, that great book is a consistent gradebook, their assessments and their majors are rated the same as the other teacher. That's not just like if you take this
teacher different experience than the next teacher, so that's what we've been doing here. So honors and AP have the
different set of rules and again depending on what department that is and then CP has their great and protocol as well.
Yeah, are we encouraging? Like departmental rubrics. So that even like if they're having the same assessments, what they're also being graded at the same standards that students
are able to see what they're being great at all. Yes, so a lot of our departments in PLCs specifically are meeting together looking at student work. Talk about it, how they're grading it in these
conversations are being head in a way that they're never ahead before. Which is excellent because the teachers are really hearing and it's also really
nice to certainly room and have. I'm just going to use world language for an example, if you have a level two world language teacher in an AP teacher and they they're both
looking at this work. The lens is different, right? From an AP perspective, but Level two is listening to AP, but AP is also listening to level two to see
where they want that student to get and what the expectation is. For those students to grow gradually through our programming. So, those conversations are being had all
across are Any other questions? This is my last life even though I should have any questions about it. Didn't want to ask it if this wasn't your last flight, but I
think I'm more mindful of it because of our discussions with school funding. But do we have a sense of the median and the mode
for both of these tests? To see whether they're any outliers dragging in either direction, dragging the average up or
dragging it down. So I think that would be really valuable information for us to know. know about how the students are actually doing. That is a great measure and as a math teacher.
Yes. Were I think we get there? From we could totally get that from again, he's include. Yes, yes, Sat does not include that data. So this is from there, um, data but I could totally get that Because I
think I just again, with this little funding discussion, I think I'm much more sensitive to the ways in which their really limitations. But the mean and I
know and I'm grading. I look at all three metrics. to make sure that they're appropriate among my great distribution. So I'd love to. Yeah. And I like that I like that. We are doing things within
the classroom with an eye on increasing scores because those other gay districts are a lot of who are students are competing absolutely knowledge. So I think
the more that we can elevate what's going on in the classroom, In a transparent explicit, ways students see it, right? But I think that the better. Yeah.
That was my question with you. I can't see you cross there, but I'm assuming from the chart that I saw that, that was the entirety of the J districts
enjoyed that one. And that we the one except the one and They were in in order. So we Are and there was quite a delta from the top if I'm remembering
correctly, Maybe something. yeah, their psats were all the thing the psats about what? The North Jersey schools, your life. So we know what else they might be doing
differently in their curriculum. Are they more explicit about sat prep instruction? Like are they spending instructional time? Teaching to the SAT as opposed
to our teachers, teaching towards what we feel is of course, there's a lot of factors, but you actually some, you, you told one of those?
Yes. So I taught it in Montgomery which is the third highest in the state for the J districts. There was a lot of emphasis on SAT prep, they had stipend
positions for teachers that were free for the community too, which in Thursdays for SAT prep. I just found Bless you but in the classroom,
our our assessments were the breath of the standard. I wasn't just skill and drill, it was very much and going to professional development with other districts. That's what? That's what they're doing. Every
test was common. We graded together in plc so And and again, that's where we're moving towards in terms of Like Ms.
Crooked said, What what's very important is this is, these are who our students are competing against, so it's very important to us to prepare in, had them be as competitive as anybody else, but yes, this is
12 schools in the nation, right? Like so we are competitive and that's why I wanted to say that when that slide that I don't and New Jersey has actually right. But oh yeah, those are the
kids, not just competing to get into college but those are the kids that you're gonna be sitting next. Right. And I know that was an area where I felt particularly vulnerable coming
from, fairly high performing New Jersey, public school, but then sitting next to folks that went to Phillips Exeter Phillips Andover Show and I feel like I'm
a moron. so. Well, I love it. I will say that our teachers again, I worked there, I'm here. Now our teachers are extremely passionate they care deeply about the content that
they're teaching, they care about the rigor and Getting our students prepared, for that next level of like you once you go to
college, you have X amount of papers to write all of these pages to read our teachers are aware of that. We try to do the the balance of, you know, social
emotional. That's important to us. but we also understand it as high school educators, our job is to prepare our students for the next level. So my question
of like with and even with your experience working at once the schools that really focus on that with this new change, in this grading and this kind of
grading together, like our teachers, are they fine? Is there even more support for each other? Because I know a lot of times too, like you can
sometimes feel like you're on an island when you're doing this work, and I'm just curious as to what the response has been, like, for implementing that
system in this district here. So, The majority of the response is I opening, right? Because for so long, they have been on islands and it's been
kind of like they are a free to talk to their don't want to seem yeah. You sometimes it's getting competitive among
teachers, right? Right. And then always yeah, exactly. So, But now that they've opened the door, they understand. Okay? This is actually a colleague
that can go to. It's a trusted professional, just like me and we can talk through things and even if they disagree Right? You still have someone that
teaches your content that understands your everyday-to-day. It's just it's very beneficial to have these conversations that I'm glad and doing that. Now, there are other
philosophic things as we have some of these Schools. Yes, it was a top. Our option two policy, absolutely. If those
schools on top, if they offer the course, you're taking our building because we're very present better than anything else. You're gonna be. So we have the most part of the most memorable option to policy up
there. Are are willingness to let children challenge yourself by taking courses. Above their grade point. That doesn't happen a lot of schools. Yeah, you get
a 93, You can't take accelerate. Sorry. What if I appeal? There's no the appeal, The teachers recommendation was the grade next to your name. We don't do
that. So a lot of things we do here because we want our experience be able to actually build experience different things and grow differently our
contrary to those places which are much more regiment in a way it is it is rigid. That was where I thought there I was a supervisor, the majority of my summer was sending No, you
cannot get into this course and it was one point, right? But that's, that's the culture and that is not how we do things here. We don't even like
everyone giving the same, all your assessment, you know, we want our teachers have all time you do those things. So, I mean, as as we start looking at it,
and we're taking the first steps, we're we're putting, you know, putting together are very important protocols, becoming a
lot of all these things and we can go as far as what to that direction. But you are now talking about a culture support. We're gonna make a Philips
other culture change. If you want to do X, y or Z, and I think that's as you start just as you start this journey. Now in the back of our mind, you
say, Okay do we want to say You're better. You taking taking this course here with our teachers in our room rather than option. Two, you're gonna be about think better and
perform better because it's a better experience even though it's not a test of subject, That means, they're the type of things that those schools say that we say, no, we want our
kids have opportunities. So you do balance those things right, there is a balance between those things. I don't want to be. A regimented district. That's not who I'm as a person,
that's who we are. Listen, who we are. I and but at that cost comes. It comes there is a cost to that. And so and the benefit
on another end that might not be quiet. And so I think I think the steps are taking out the high school and really solid we'll start to see the changes in that. Um, but it is it is we
just can't say both the Milburn because I've been there and what they do there is incredible. We just get to know birds that we're gonna do. Is that what they do? um, you there's a
princes out of Jade District but if you see what president does, they do things. They restrict in orbit vehicles. You take You can only take so many. AP courses. We don't do that. Um,
I'll tell you almost everyone up there except for Mount Lakes. They all take. Jim Right? I mean that's there's things that they do that. We don't do put
philosophical food, right? We're not the same place close up. So there's a lot of work to be done. We know more about it. Now, we're starting to dig in so
we're gonna make progress but There is a big picture with which we're looking into. Yeah, I don't think we want to change and that's why we go we it has
to be great. I think this is a great City, this benefit. S, Regardless, of course, it benefits the whole child. Yeah, I agree that we don't aren't
you into we are, but I do think thinking about some of the practices you mentioned like To the extent that we can find, or
maybe HGT has funds or Offering more. optional prep. Right outside of school today, I was gonna go back we don't have any data but you know, these high performance districts so a fluent
districts, I think that any of us that have had high schoolers um, sat prep is, you know, you have a high performing kid, then sap breath, is just part of what you do, what you
pay for, right? Um, and I would imagine that some of that is playing into that so I don't know. Are there clubs are there?
Things that we can do that? No way. Do I want to change our culture? Sat prep is definitely part of getting those scores. It is it is and when I had, My
message job. I put together, you know, proposal to have a course that was My camera realized structure, but it was
like a 3A. Week course, you had a day of SAT math, a day of sat. language and then a third day was we would counselors about college application things and
that board said, our job is not prepared these things test and that was kind of the response that it happened back then. so that that died on the vine. Um,
But he, you know, our challenge right now would be, I mean, when we teach you actually that's why you in the regular classroom. I think that our program the regular classroom is the right
to offer stuff. Mental for those kids who either are bright or can't afford it or can't fit in with other stuff like What part later would you feel
comfortable just weighing in on this I'm curious What you're taking? Oh, There are. Almost
sources, like Khan Academy and stuff, but it's not saying like I had an SAT tutor and mask war went up like 100 points. Yes. So it definitely is a big factor and
also like not this year, but every college workshop, you go to. They're like, Well, we're test optional this year because all of them, especially with
new look policies, going in place, they're gonna all have to take sat again. So I think. And like, if you want to compete with these districts, like I
think most of that probably is parents paying for it themselves and most of my friends do have that but not everybody can afford something like that.
so, I think it's a big part of, like, students getting into college and things like that, and even like some of my friends can't apply to an honors college
because they didn't get the score on the SATs. So it's like more important I think than people realize. So I think taking some steps to help
students, more would be a good idea. Thank you. Thank you, no problem. Thank you. Committee reports may be hit me right now. We're meeting you
next Wednesday. Dragon meat yet. That we met. Okay, next week. We had it. No reason. So that
meeting people. Okay. Yeah. Maybe you. Were meetings. Remember he's less Yeah.
Okay, yeah, I know. Is there It's like restoration behind the Field is coming too close unless your fencing to take out yet but It will be out shortly if it's
not out. We agreed to raise the subs, and there's Some nursery per day to help, hopefully, attract more subs for that. Out the bid right now. I
think you did to do Mars Health Benefit Broker. You just shared service agreement with collinswood. To help us with enrollment
verification support. We're reviewing the facility usage fees. They're going to be going up. Especially for not school related activities, and Chucky's
chat with the various clubs. Obviously, you're going to take care of our own first, but we're going to increase the fees. Update on the cell towers. We
have posted on a public real estate site to see if anybody's got any interest in talking to us about cell towers on any of our properties. We have not had
any interest yet, come back. He said, Work is coming along. I think we can updated next meeting of the month after. and there's an opening and
finance committee this Tuesday, if anybody's available to shoot me, a micro note Michaelson, deputation Thank you questions
for right. all right, and then text, Greg or email if you can go to that meeting next Tuesday, 8:30,
Tuesday. Um, that we do not policy, right? Yeah, I think land followers makes my life easy.
And we have the alumni that's Saturday Evening Award. Yes. So there's there's a teachers be honored for individuals but one of the things I was
wondering if you that malware PTA, since we're looking, our fair funding work, Hadn't count. So I was talking to some people had in township, they had
their PTAs. If you can become part of it too, to actually try to get a greater voice I was wondering, maybe even my, what consider getting all five, PTAs together at least leadership.
Sit down and talk about how maybe they could help us with the work with verifying too. Trying to make it even spray the grassroots. Yeah, that way too. So maybe that's yeah, we can do
that. And and those the reps when you go get, We be something that you speak on, but yeah, we could talk about that. and we said that survey about fair funding, I'm sure if you
haven't read it, Yeah, I was gonna, you can talk about it just briefly. Yeah. For them, it's time. Yeah, I love that idea though, in terms of the engaging, with our PTA families
because we know we have very active. Yeah. Very, very advocates, right? Our PTA parents are the best. Um, but
it would be really great. In addition to kind of the talking points that Jamie, you know, isn't knowledge about but some concise talking points and also
like a call to action, right? Yeah. And you have those oh one that has a call to action. Right. Be able to just kind of reiterate that and make sure people get answered.
Because it does. I mean this survey evolved from all these conversations we've been having questions that last year with the outliers and everybody was like, What are you talking about? And now it's
a question on a survey. So it does work. You just have to keep showing up and asking the questions because it made sense
The thing is It's not on people's radar because they don't know. We are a bit of an anomaly but I would say that I
didn't get In advocacy. I don't feel like people like over your how to feel but you was kind of I think people are like I we yeah that's kind of not fair either because you you
don't want to displace our people. I don't think everyone if everybody starts moving out, as soon as their kids are out of school, we're gonna ruin the town because we'll have
everybody will have kids. In this hole, and that's not the way schools function, you know. So I do feel like they people
are sympathetic and listening, um, and the questions on the survey are familiar and so it's good. It was encouraged to the
amount of response that I've heard and seen within the community of people, taking the survey and encouraging others to do so believe it's open until tomorrow. Yes,
call. So if you have not yet, if you have not yet taken, in really like super five times, Yes. Good. Hmm. Okay. I'm anything else for
PTAs Dr. Priyola do anything for for or did I I share, yeah, I I want to share that we in Chuck, just cut me off with them going into any of your stuff, but we had a very
successful professional development week. Last week, it was again, chock full of the vast majority of the presenters
for HSD faculty staff. I had the pleasure. I like I did a few, most of my presentations were on Njsla training, which isn't the most engaging or dynamic training where we had to do it but I did get to do a
presentation with Joe Bentley. We did it on the mood Supreme Court case. about the parent rights and books. And it was pretty well received, there's a lot of fun doing it with Joe. I had the
practical school-based perspective, he provided a lot of good legal opinion, but through a variety, really fantastic things that we're done talking about Njsla
tomorrow is the last day of our field testing and You know. it's easy to get this off smoothly. We have people like Inez as a test coordinator, Shane Rubin at the middle school and our elementary principal Shannon Jerry and Danetta at the
elementary school, just did a lot of heavy lifting a lot of great work behind the scenes. So to everybody else, it seems
like we just opened their chromebooks and everything were but they're literally hours upon hours and weeks of work that went into prepping that to make sure when smoothly So as
I talked about, you know, you gripe about having to do a field test where you don't get any results but generally feel really good about the feedback
that we've gotten feel like a really good spot to implement this new test in the spring.
Our educator of the year process again. are our school-based voting committees met yesterday. The votes are due on Friday so in
the next week we'll be announcing our 26 27 work winners and Thank you. Mr.
Klaus Oh that's right. Underground as anything remember? Yeah. I thought so. permission statement, we're gonna, this is
important to come back to this one because we're gonna talk about three days. Have you heard a lot about it? And And really,
this is a better update on our goals. So, we did a lot of PD, we have our three goals, and I'm going to talk about how we
need our PBA and how it align with our mission of our mission statement. Our goals. I thought about this before, you know, professional development is
infrastructure. Of what we did, right? Because our buildings have builders in our teachers have bones. We need to make sure that they have they're
maintained and their strengthened and they grow. And so the PD is very important for us. We've been we've been cutting back a little bit because of financing such an important thing. So generally
um, regular sessions or 73, sessions offer 55 is offered internally and 18, sessions were all offered amounts of people. self-directed sessions, and these are sessions that teachers either right individually, or is groups. They get together work
on a project. It just can't be anything. It's got to be special development. So it can't be investment planning. It can't be that work on President. So we had 183 individualized directly
self-directed proposals, um, and those self-directed proposals that's fluffy small, you know, it's a bigger screen. These are just generals a lot
general areas where they kind of hit and literacy Reading. Instructions Specialized student support technology, integration, counseling wellness, and crisis management.
Go-wide initiatives like planning for 1.1 school and then non instructional professional pieces with the nurses would do and stuff like that. So that way everyone has something to do but
they were listening to 183 individualized one So um I'm gonna dis reload up tomorrow if you want to read all these little tight, but I should go back to Facebook like that,
small moment. sliding that's they're just kind of the generalized self-directed areas, but then, here we go. There's our goal project. So this is,
I'm going to report out four times a year old gold progress because it's really throw it off at the end and this first, I thought we took our we would take our pee date. It was just
on with the goals in mind, kind of highlight how we were working toward our goal. So first goal is academic excellence.
Here's just some sessions Lincoln practice, where we use data, driven classroom instructions to analyzing results, identifying trends had a good students that we can be
better directed instruction. designing a Mastery, I know a Lonnie assessments of learning standards, Vertical, Heritage database. Assessments this goes back to what some of the SAT
stuff, right? We need to make sure all the work we're doing in assessment is aligned with the standards that with grow. That way evidence. Listen evidence of mastery, of the student mastery,
improving our assessments implementing US units of study and reading your writing Evidence-based. Instruction Focus on fluency comprehensive vocabulary, vocabulary, we saw
Um, with with a workbook case, here was our real weak point. A lot of our score of our and just like stuff. So we're trying to really beef that up there as well.
The signs of reading effective teaching, reading methods strengthening core practices and worth study, okay? In K-12 K2, foundations techniques, Round room vocabulary in a benefit phenomic awareness. I already classroom. This is our math
trying to improve our math source. Differentiating instruction and analyzing student prerequisite data test prep support a lot of stuff about loving. You see, a lot of
these if you look at Google look like close and go back, How do we use our data? Well, um, But
how do we use it? Well, a lot of times you get and I get that it comes across, you look at it. You might look at this number. Haven't got to teach We're doing a lot of work on that.
And these are some of the self-directed sessions, the staff. So these are specifically line with academic excellence. staff, they smoking
some on small group. Instruction strategies differentiated learning how to really make the best of those times. Review AP scores to inform instructions, design,
project-based assessments. Once again, this is an assessment and researching effective vocabulary instructions, just a high school, English teachers did this. They really want to
see How do you teach vocabulary? Well, It is, it is challenging in many ways and and there's so there's technical to
the best ways of doing it. Um special education focused on an ensuring equitable access challenging academic, content and assessment. So that's kind of how we align with that.
First goal with that, this is, these are examples. These are hundreds of things to try to highlight some of these Philosopher, lifelong learning. And we hit this pretty hard.
This one. This was, um, remember the one big change we added at it function of exactly the functioning skills to this goal because we thought that would
be really Big hit for your for your dollar on this one. So our genius book speaker was a two hour, talk about embedding
executive strategies into everything, why so important. And just really trying to hammer it home. The fact that this is executive function is just like
life. It's like you haven't really do genome a example. It's a someone conducting orchestra all these different things are happening. Somebody's got to make it happen. That's your executive function. And really
when we will install through this keto speaking really kind of started to understand, Okay? I get to see these things or lining up now. It's such an important work and the third
grade, smart curriculum, which is particular fun, Few curriculum. We replying third grade. That's one Um, foundations because of daily
executive function. Executive functioning tension and emotional resilience. that production developmental needs an IT and for our teachers ADHD
in classroom promoted, focus regulation success. How can we better do that? Responsive classroom fresher. This is we all knowers our emergency
school. She's responsive classroom. It's when you get to know each other, you foster independence respectful communication gamify your
review. Fun, right? For example, red. So that's a lot of stuff. We're doing them. Do gamify education, that boost engagement with people learning, and then the phenomena based
learning science which, you know, talk about earlier, how to do that. That was all of our, all of our science, teachers and 6 to 12, but two full days of treaty in that and even our two
new songs to do Physics course. And the new national discourse. That's phenomena, right? That's this is what the world is. I see the science books at that.
And then for some self-directed, our counseling's focused on innovative creative executive functioning skills, really resources reviews, emphasizing student engagement
collaboration of teachers playing activities that did that world language, teachers activities implementing learnings experiences and spark curiosity, and staff, research
and planned, integrating AI tools that So that's sort of life and learning. We did there. Our third goal empowering students, become contribute
members of global community. Here. Some INSESSIONS, we offer media, literacy and analysis of complex international complex and a good complex the valuing
sources recognized buys and engaging thoughtfully in polarizing of current events. March integration coaching. We're fostering creativity,
incredible thinking part of the history teachers went over to Philadelphia. They examined. historic documents and landscapes and shape, the emerging nation 1776, they actually went to the store
decided Philadelphia held documents in Washington and written and stuff like that. So they're pretty excited about it. Um, revamping Remaging AI and the
arts and the language. So these AI tools and arts integration called Competency World language in your connection and changing World, Um, films a lot for teachers. if you have
content happen to you or you can critically think about it and how you evaluate that in spark conversations through things like like film. And then some some of the
self-directed sessions cross cultural and initiatives explore traditional stories from this is the myths of fairy tales units. It's going across the
district. We have implications through arts into this many levels in many different areas doing that middle school teachers for community
engagement. Connecting curriculum pieces. The memories seafo. We've had to feel community high school teachers, watch dance videos or research
dancing videos and different cultural impacts promoting cultural competency by literacy. student leaders, and contribute in student voice, and climate
decision at schools. And then one teacher specifically on Earth culture, Historically, responsive teaching student relationship to promote respect and diverse background. So this is the where
Going to support those goals. As I come back in the future months, I'll talk about. So the actual things are happening in classrooms and also write that in some data toward the end,
but just as we touch on both of the year, we had a lot of time. Developing those goals looking at how to support those goals
and report out progression. So this is awesome. Dessert, like, every single bullet point is incredibly thoughtful and I can really see the direct connection
back and that's what they they does not when they were designing, they actually had the goals down there and they did it. So that this is the supervisor, this is reporting
out the work of supervisors. Did they tell me this? Because but it really was an impressive principle offering. I thought was three really good days.
days. So very pleased with it. And also, please with this work and I think this is you know, we've got a long time talking about how we should How We
Should Developing Your Goals. Yeah, I think five years ago when I started here kind of just had goals and they were just things on a piece of paper and that was fine. Then we
started talking to the smarter goals and digging deeper. So now I think we are really Gonna hit us drive, making sure we are
going back to them for everything we do, okay, one, the PD that ways. Yeah. And I like that there's so many
offerings because there are aligned with everyone's content area. And so that you're not kind of you're not in a useless ones, really relevant to you, we even did things like for PE
music and art Rob put together offerings often other districts and We many people, most people just came to RPD sessions. I was actually thinking, You know.
Yeah, you really great information. I mean there's tons of about there. Here. So I but Robert some really talented speakers and
They've got paid for not by us, but by people who came to watch this. Yeah, that's great. So what one of the things we look at is, Are November or February
PD day. We moved that from the Tuesday after President's day to the Friday before, because a lot of county schools have PD that day, So now we can jump in
with other countries and as we look at future calendars, it's our lining with other other days with schools in the county or
the area had PD. If there's a cluster schools that have it on Columbus Day and we use as PD Day, we can now work with other schools and it's great for a lot
of these things. If you think about nurses, Who also need PD or like I said, Does that teachers? You know, where there's only a few of us here.
It's helps to connect. And I think on any of you talked about when she was a Montgomery, how they've got together for those things and so that's why they're both
accounting too. For like, all the arts would be. Yeah. So, It was a well designed three days by our supervisors. I think faculty real positive at it, so
it's good. That's great. Thank you. And for having field school district to be, you know, like, leading in that capacity is a really is a really cool thing. Another feather in the cap, right? We're
helping other districts as well, you can tap into the great work that's happening here. Okay? Or Um, my, I just have a couple things to jip dinner. Is
December, 3rd RSVPs, are due today, so if you didn't want to pee and you plan to go, please make sure we might be like
sitting right by the bathroom. There. Um, when the 14th tomorrow, the survey is due for school funding formula. So, if you have not done it, everyone at this people should particularly do it at least, if anyone who's
watching has questions. Feel free to reach out to me. I'm happy to answer them. Did send out our documents to help guide people in completion of them. But hopefully that
will help with school funding reform. Okay, well now we can open public, comment members are invited to speak to for up to three minutes of this time. If
this is an opportunity for the board to listen, but not to be issues or other question or answering, please be aware that not all issues brought up before. Board meeting will be
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participate in the meetings. As such citizens are expected to maintain a tone of currency and disability. Hello Carol. Stoner, on Avondale Avenue, you knew you pushed my
button on that one? I'm very concerned about our academics and our SAT scores as compared to other J-districts. We are at rock, bottom of the
j-district schools. West, Windsor Plainsboro North and south are also their public as well. They are kicking our butts. We have a mean score of 1207 and
I want you to let that sink in the class of 2025 was a really, really smart class. I'm sure you're aware that they're very bunch of, really smart kids. I would
assume that this year's class of 2026 will actually lower on the score than the 1207 just because of the nature of the other class. I've said this for years
recently, which is why I've come to every single one of these meetings, I'm the only person here This school district does not care about academic
excellence anymore or acknowledging it and I want to give you for instance. My son, Brandon last year received the rent to layer of Polytech Medal
Award a highly honored national board of receiving, the highest rates in math and science by his junior year, Did this school acknowledge? This award? Did
they make it public anywhere? Did you put it in the paper? Didn't This is Michael take a picture of him. No. hanfield School District is now celebrated for our athletic
excellence Academic excellence is what this school was founded on, which is why I came here. our A is now down to a 90 instead of a 93
50% of our kids are in NHS that percentage just doesn't make sense. and now, because of a recent change in policy by this Board of Education, no one
cares. If you are number one or two in the class here anymore, they're not going to say your name anywhere you just lumped in with other sumo kumada kids who
have quite a very GPA when you get from numbers one to 10 through school district. That's this small number 10. I promise you, it's not the same GPS,
Number one, But these top kids like Marlena just said, are the ones busting themselves to get as close to 1600 on their sat because they are trying to get into the top schools and
honor colleges like Marlena just shared this school district no longer prints who makes the honorable Middle School, got rid of acknowledging. The
principles list. Straight A's in middle school. Is what the principles list was. Nobody cares, you got rid of it. Our neighboring schools. Next door,
do even in the survey that Gina just shared students and parents are concerned about academics. When is this board
going to be concerned about our sliding academics, too? Okay, well governance. And remember, it is a voting session. Since we only have one
in December, acceptance of them are November. Acceptance of the monthly HIV Vandalism Violence Report, Approval of Fire and Security
Drill Report. Approval of the 26-27 academic calendar. Approval of policy, 5120-9541 and Regulation. 5410 Approval of
the school bus. Emergency Drills Motion Of jazz and staff. Questions or Comments. I have questions about the hip and
monthly suspension reports seems like there were a lot of vaping related offenses, or concerns is that a significant outlier that was
just we had a slow start to the school year. Now we're seeing Ever because it was on then we get new detectors, too. Detectors were off for a while, they're back on.
But nonetheless, it's it's yeah it's a higher number. Are we as building administration doing anything in terms of education? And we've had, we had a young man in age, the 23, had his longer face
and if those things a few actually be doing that session because sure it's pleasure you are doing our best
educate those things. But It's a high number items we have. We actually I actually met with people today who have when I was going to talk to financial
facilities, mix and upgraded vaporship systems need protections. They're not just contin deep but also that voices, the cases. Some parents are notified when that happens,
obviously, right? If it's a suspension, the parents are very serious aware Reservation. Yeah. Yeah, we did motion before we just
I've been interested. Yeah. Yes. Just knows yes Mr. Ritter yes, Vice President Cooper. Yeah, it's been Yes, to all except
for D1. No. yeah, I've I'm a broken record on it so I don't need to go into it again but miss dress. Yes. President Groot. Yes Curriculum, Special Education, Approval Field Trips conferences,
traveled, and I feel trips resolution between the board of then, and Jcie. Approval of the 25-26 Nursing Services Plan resolution between
the Board of ED and Walsh Legacy. Program instruction resolution between the Board of ED and learned well for Havana instruction resolution between
the Board of ED and Brookfield schools for home. BAM, destruction resolution between the Board of ED and Brookfield And resolution to approve the Student Teaching Placement
Agreement with Western Governors University. Lotion. Drag and stuff. Questions or concerns just comment on C. I noticed as I was
reviewing it, it could benefit from some additional editing to make sure things like font size. is font size and type or uniform things are aligned that stuff. Just
always jumps out to me and I think it's and anyone to faced a lot of time doing it, but The nurse reports that. Yeah. like some of them are Sarah
respond Summer, parenthetical, summer, not I mean sorry occupational. Hazard I just in the law brief but the only thing for me is several days ago, I tried to access the njcie and I placed after request
access and I still don't have access. So if anybody else tried to access it, like that actually too, which one? Oh, yeah. I, I am doing. All right. So that's just you know drive? Yeah.
Because I requested access to life, but I didn't realize I never got. Yeah. I I twice in a row and just out of curiosity and well I don't think I ever
got it and I'm still right I can't get access to the same. Sometimes it happens when I'm logged into the wrong account. Yeah, that's right. My device
it's consultation services for special Ed. For teaching models and elementary. And we've had them before which is why I did it on but sort of yeah, you
know. Tell, so you can really play a good job making for things were confidential. and confidential. But I have on occasionally, make
sure. So when they get the request access, well, I sometimes do is, especially if I can get access, if I just want to access, hey, pretty PDF or something like that, then like
that because I don't even like, living documents like the agenda, really? Because you're now, I don't know. Yeah, right
now that I could be adjusted. Okay. Well, four, thanks. Okay. like, Mr. Knox, yes, Mr. Ritter. Yes,
most President Hooker. Yes. Address. Yes Mr. Ashley. Yes, Miss Hollywood, yes. President Crooked, yes. Okay. Personal transfer salary
after age mentoring regular coaching appointments did not completations. Resolutions to approve compensation.
For neat Angle Site Manager. Resolution to approve, Roan University student, Kennedy Phillips to complete their clinical experience. They'll
placement resolution to approve our own university student. Ellistart typically her clinical placement resolution to approve growing student. Megan Michael. Or the
school psychologist. Practicum resolution to approve growing student organ. Pila to complete her school psychologist practical resolution for another Roman student for clinical
internship of supervision of Holly Murray resolution to amend Adrian, Goldberg's, sixth period class compensation to end
October 31st resolution to approve, Courtney Baker to receive the sixth period class compensation from the Member 10th to January 23rd, Resolution
to approve Dana Selback to be compensated for Jenny and conference resolution to compensate Lindy Culture to cover. Three middle school
pecans resolution to approve Madison Brozellski to for one-on-one services. resolution to improve teachers for leading. Professional development
sessions, Resolution to compensate, Amy handling to
train the current EA. Lotion. Johnson Neck. Questions. So,
the AJ Brown camp. Here, we're being paid. So that the camp can be held on our trip. But we're paying Nate now is
that coming out of okay, that they pay us. That's additions. Okay. I just wanted. Yeah, okay.
Thanks. Okay. Mr. Ritter yes. Vice President Hooker. Yes. Bennett Yeah, this dress. Yes. Mr. Esper. Yes Ms. Holland work. Yes, Mr.
Knuckles. Yes yes President Crooked yes. But recuse on C d E F g. Oh sorry. all about one. Okay. Approval of business and finance recommendations approval. approved shared
service with Collins with school district. Um, from all the verification services approved to increase these substitute nursing pad at 2:35 per day approved donation from the Agt
for Shoprite gift cards. Approved resolution between the Board of ED and NL Aquatic Center Payment of Bills, Budget Transfers Board Secretaries
Report and Cash Summary Report. Notion. Yeah, and Mike. Have to get the participation award tonight. Actually always does.
I know right in your line of sight question. Yeah. And you can feel the heat has stero, would I? I already talked about it, but
just to shout out again, haven't felt educational Professor, providing that resource for those families who are affected by the shutdown I think is really Important work and we appreciate
them and come out to rally in the alley support. and like, Vice President Hooker. Yes. Who's been acting? Yes. We're
cues on D. This dress. Yes. This dresser. Yeah. It was Hollywood. Yes Mr. Knuckles. Yes, Mr. Ritter. Yes. President Clinton. Yes, provoke the minutes,
October 9th and October 16th Mission. May and right. All right. Yes. Seen yet.
Miss Hollywood, yes. Mr. Knuckles. yes, a abstain be Just Ritter, yes. President
equipment. Yes. All right. Items for future consideration. Motion to Adjourn and today, all right everybody there.