>> HSD Broadcast: Hi. Everyone call the meeting to order. Mike, could you please call home? Mr. Becky present distress. Here, Mr. Escorts Miss Hollywood
here. Mr. Knuckles. Mr. Ritter Masonic here, Vice President Hooker President Crooked here. He's stand for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America. and one nation on the right. Mike, could you please read the statement concerning open? Public meetings all of news. So
this meeting pursuing to the Open Public Meetings Act has been given by the Superintendent of Schools in the following manner. On January 8th, 2025 Notice of this
meeting was posted on the interior of the school administration offices, 95, grocery haddonfield. Written notice was submitted and follow the Haddonfield Borough clerk
and notices her email to the carrier post and about respect newspaper. Um, thank you everyone for coming today.
Actually, the website is down. So if anyone is watching live, And you have. So you then have the link, it is on YouTube, but if you're watching live and, you know, someone else who's
eagerly waiting at home to watch it right now. If you could send them the link that would be great because our website isn't working. So you can't click through the website to get to
YouTube, but it is live on YouTube, it's going to be recorded, so it will be there. Wherever as long as I know. So, sorry about that. Okay, we're
going to start with. Do you want to start with the commendations or the first one? Okay, let's start with the desk and all right. Pleasure this year playing
through you guys. come out, that's scheduled it all, and it's a little bit of pleasure. So without further ado, we're gonna play a called How Hot
What? Are you? You know. You are. Cool. You know. So much. Thank you.
Mr. Fox, we're almost honorary members the board, you know, somebody performance. Thank you.
So, Mr. Fox, we just found out an hour ago. I guess that's not. nice again, I sent it to
you recognize this that euro Wow. okay, yeah, that's a good talk to you. Say this work Two years ago we were singing a board
meeting saying What's happening with our music program. We made some changes Mr. Fox a huge part of that Mr. Hecker we talked with him, he's part of that. And we reimagine the cage 12
vision. I think we're seeing the fruits that I all of our programs are growing our Are. you know, really getting The
community that comes along with being part of a music. AL. So thank you so much. We couldn't do it without you and without all the students and the
parents also because there's it takes a lot of commitment on parents and for which, I know we tried at my house. And so I know how much encouragement it takes. So thank you.
Okay, we're gonna backtrack a little bit and go to the student commendations. We'll start with the hmhs Academic Challenge team
champions. Suppose arts. And talk about the accomplishment. Well, and if you see Yes.
Everyone, this is the HHS academic account, team. Academic challenge is through like Quiz Bowl. in a variety of topics, matte science, literature politics
history, current events and we're gonna need there are 10 high schools in the League. Remember the second of the year, all of them and have back to back trophy. So we just wanted
to share as a fantastic team that I had with us this year. We have our certificates here. We're going to go for three things here. Let's grow our absolutely happens. So
Henry. County through what you get two in the picture. That's right
intercept, it was really good. very, Evelyn. Asher. Grace
Miller. He was breaking all down in the front or something like well. Right. Let's make it two. Let's
try to get two row. So we get our picture, get everyone in here. So yeah. This morning. Kevin. Spanish and David walks. For
everyone. Congratulations, everyone. Welcome. Back. More distracted. Yeah, well, he had organizations
Record. I thought George Michael Thomas and see there. So You, oh, I'll be Sundays. We have a lot of students. Are teachers and then a lot of work going into learning some
new music and going and playing with a lot of students, the best, the best in the South Jersey to play for, really awesome concert and accessible
from the day of first thing That much much else to add, but these students have put in so much work, so much effort to learn new music, extra rehearsals during school coming
on off Saturday, for this event all the way right outside of Atlantic City and have the Gaming High School was here and Harbor Township. So it was a huge commitment for
these students and their musical careers are off to incredibly amazing start. So we'll start, we'll recognize, Oh sorry. First the man, the band students Lizzie had Caroline Mills.
From Peter Elementary will of those Heron Maryland. Here. But in the route, I've been to gravity from Central Elementary. Republic Thompson from Libyan.
Central element. For the Miriam, Cantrell from Tatum Elementary. From technology. Evelyn Heckert, lynchello at
Central. As weola at 2 min. Andrew Phelps Place cello at Central. Pick up you too. Please see from I Shania Rakesh Mississippi
tonight. And I'll see the time. And Riley, Thomas. And thank you all so much for coming out. It's always nice to be able to honor those. The
contributions to our school community, so thank you. Let's give them another one. We have live with our student representatives report. Our
things going, things are good. They've been very busy, beautiful lot to do. We also has to the elementary schools reach out for the first time. So we have some new news
as well. Very good listening to start off with the high school. So if you guys can recall, we started our Centennial Wall Wrap
project a few months ago and that's still going strong. This month, we met with the sunrise times. Company to start designing and brainstorming ideas on what we're doing. We met with their
graphic designer sales representative and finance personal. We're gonna be implementing three designs one,
focusing on the alma matter. Our newly devoted crest which were still working on and then also a timeline which will map out the extent of history of Haddonfield. High School.
um, we are so the ME and my other Board of Education, representatives are team leaders, and we're recruiting art and history students. That's
still underway to brainstorm. Or collect a bunch of. Historical Memorabilia Photos. We're also trying to implement some of the World War One and
two letters that are school has we're gonna be working closely with the Sorry. A historically. And so that's
also going to be involving Mr. Reader Mr. Klaus and Historical Society as I've mentioned before. So some of our next steps are recruiting art and history students to be on the
design committees and starting a shared drive for artifacts and prioritizing. dates. On the Timeline Board of ED Representatives will be coordinating and assigning
responsibilities to these committee members. We also have our springs sports playoffs baseball and soft for baseball, and softball baseball is in
diamond, classic finals, right now, today as we speak some of the end of your concerts, for the high school, we have haddonfield sings instrumental
concerts, there's being an introductions and the dance recital. A Memorial Day assembly is coming up. Which student council hosts for AP
testing. We are almost done with AP testing. We're about to finish our second week. This Friday, 843 exams have been given and over 400. Students will be taking these
exams, which include on 16th. So, Friday, makeups will be the following week as well as njsla. college. Acceptance, seniors are celebrating and our committed to college. They will celebrate and
wear college here on the 19th. This will not conflict with AP makeup exams, and we all said, Wellness Day coming up on the 30th. We have spikeball tournament, bounce, house color. Run, high
face. Contests yoga therapy, dogs, Mr. Softee and the family of a war veteran is presenting and handing out shirts so that should be very excited about how
sounds awesome. activities. It's a great. I want to come to watch the time so much fun, and it's such a good, like school bonding event. One of One of the best, there's nothing healthier in
Mississaugle. You have a survey coming up going to be conducted by the board of ED Representatives and I we are going to meet and discuss key issues such as
engagement student belonging via survey to drive projects for next year. And then finally, for the high school, we are underway and organizing senior
orientation in August, our finalizing plans for two mandatory. In August for senior orientation, and these are going to be focusing on college apps
and college essays, and they should be around 60 to 90 minutes and the groups will be broken down by counselor. Starting college discussions one
month earlier than how they've been set up previously, that's great. That concludes the high school, just some quick pointers for the elementary schools.
First up Tatum, they have their districts annual inclusion night on April 30th. Um, National walk bike and roll to school day on the 16th. And they hope to see if your cars
and drop offline to promote environmentally friendly activities. Also, May 16th graders.
are going to be enjoying their annual camp Akinican trip. I remember going to that, I'm Tatum Kid and that was one of my favorite days so they should have a lot of fun. And then looking ahead, they have their
Tatum Fair which is gonna be this weekend this Sunday. it's their largest pt fundraiser, and it's from one to five, I'll be there working the salon stand. you and then for
Central, they have band buddies participating in the Memorial Day Parade Donkeys, Highway on the 26th, Central Spring Music concert is on
June, 2nd and all elementary school Field Day is on June 17th. And then finally, the middle school. HMS held its second PTA. Sponsored Rec Hall. On May 2nd. I have a sister middle school and from what I
heard it was a great great. Turn out. The incoming sixth grade parent. Transition night I was held last Wednesday on the
7th and again this great turnout. The Spring concert for the middle school. require banded, orchestra will be held on May 21st at 7 and that will be held
here in high school on a tech on account of the mass crowds they expect living voices will be presenting two multimedia presentations on the 29th called
Through the Eyes of a Friend. The show follows the life of Anne Frank from the vantage point of her best friend, this presentation in political
discussion will count towards Hms's third activity, to keep its no place for hate status. This was coordinated by Miss Sarah, Karen Gelo. And then
finally fifth graders from all three elementary schools will visit HMS on May 30th for the fifth grade Transition Day and they will experience, Icebreaker
Activities tour, building and classroom visits. And I do love that the elementary and middle school is incorporated into that. Where
where is that information coming from? So we send out board of ad reps, and I and Miss Michael set, we have monthly meetings to discuss what's happening at high school. And during those
meetings, we sent out an email to all the principles of the school. So, Central Tatum Lizzy and the middle school and then throughout the month, they respond with some bullet points
and events that they have. That's great. That's a great addition. Yeah, yeah. And that's something you guys came up with, I think it's a fabulous. Yeah,
it's really love it innovative and it really builds on our community, which is what we really like to especially if you've noticed the meetings, we
a lot of these things that we're now incorporating with bringing students in and performances because we want to celebrate our community and you're now able to
present on all. So that's right. We're really, really appreciate that and it's something that will continue. Yeah, hopefully, Yeah. The role of board the last two
or three years just about really positive way. The surveys, the work you're doing, change things evolutionary, really has gotten the view community,
beneficial and I met with them just happen to walk in and it was pointing at the reason I am on the timelines because my age. Yeah, built. I think.
The grace of the crash is magnificent idea, right? But the idea that the wall rapper's gonna be a time line, not just like pictures of Bulldogs and score. This would be like we This is what this is, who we are
for. Less hundred years who have met me overall. I think it's a great way of approaches. It's gonna be there for a long time. It's a lot of good work.
So congratulations, all three. Yeah. Really like the elementary and middle school inclusion for the cross-grade
mentorship. I think it's really great for our younger leaders to see some of our older leaders, and I have two over that continues and for you to remember your, your days in
elementary school, right? It's kind of fun to hear about it. Now, I'm sure it feels like a lifetime ago. Yes. Hey, thank
you. Okay, so we'll move on. Now to our next presentation, we have the isip update from Honeywell. Hi everybody.
My presentation just a really quick update. and you have enough time on each of the ECM, so I do have on my first slide
you first slide. Next slide. Okay, so okay Yeah is energy conservation measure so the way that now we transition this over to operations leaders and project managers they prove all the
measures and improvements into energy conservation, measures so, Is this linked into the problems with the network? The network back? Okay. All right, so you see him one is
lighting and that's been in progress for about 40% done with the lighting and all the schools. I'm just going to go. Yeah is everyone can see it could not and we started it at this
school. We moved to. We had some material that we didn't have for this school. So we've gone over to Tatum School and we're gonna be completing Tatum
next week and they'll come back here and finish them. Go over to Elizabeth Haddon. And I think there's just a a very small mountain central From Central school. So if you go to the next
slide, both know you're good. Sorry. This is just an example of some of the lighting in a lot of the areas you won't see the difference, I'll just look brighter. All the lights will be even the same color, but it's
know that if it was a hundred watts before it's 33 watts now. So you're saving a lot of energy with this new lighting in some areas. You will see you fixtures
where there wasn't a good retrofit and that's nice as well. That's the interior exterior. The next sorry to look at my finger is a
mechanical the mechanicals in design and so, you know, the what's included in the mechanical is the chiller overhaul and retro commissioning. New comes in motors at the at this school
here. coin tower, placement, and new, HVAC in the gym B. cooling to that area as well. So, there's Of design their structural and
different things to make sure how it will fit. how we place, and how it will work. And in terms of timing on that, those projects, or we're going to be timing those once the cooling
season is over, we don't want to interrupt your cooling season. Also, those are starting to fall Next slide. Building
Management System. This is a building and system in your controls. These are the brains of your heating foundation and air conditioning and we'll be
doing upgrades to those adding things that weren't on the system. Doing what's called a controlled retro commissioning. And we're going to be starting with some wiring and adding some
that some equipment that's gonna be added at Tatum on Monday. So that's in progress very soon. The next ECM and conservation measure is a building envelope, that's where
we went and sealed and between the wall and the ceiling and around windows, or we have to weather stripping on doors on new, so it's just feeling the
buildings so you can heat and cool. what's in the building? And, you know, that's probably ventilated that saves your
energy as well. Very that's 100% complete. Next GCM. Is the combined heat and power. This, if you recall is the green technology that will be in the high school, this
uses gas to make electricity so it's going to bring less expensive electricity, that will come on to your high school to help bring electricity here. Heat is made from that
process, which will then be added Supplemental heat to your hot water system. So it'll save energy in the hot water as well. So and then the next one
isn't an ECM but it's The utility rebate. So we originally Put the utility rebate applications in, and you're there's Pse&g has a new program that was supposed to start
generally first, but now, the paperwork of workbooks came until April. So we had to resubmit those. So we have a nice rebate coming for this project that will come in and we think we're gonna get
more than what we originally projected and I'll keep in touch with Mike as we know that, for sure. So, that's really the Upd. Oh, this is just kind of like
the form that Michael get and Tim will get every week or so where we update where the project?
So we work two weeks ahead, that's where Tim worked with our project manager to make sure we're scheduled and, you know, move around based on things that
you have in the schools. Is there anything else? That was it the chiller that you referenced. That's the new chiller that from
last year. When when yeah so the children we had to order the new year was fixed last year. There's a component. So what we're doing to ensure that that should last you
another 10, 15 years or more is a full overhaul, all the mechanical working pieces of the children. So you know that one piece is great. that's got me through this year and we'll get
you through this summer and then we're going to basically, Detailed refurbishment of that existing children, which will happen in the fall. We're ready to go. If anything
happens in the chiller in the next six months. that's not gonna. Happen. so, Sounds good. Thank you so much.
Thank you. We're very happy to be here. We appreciate the opportunity. Thank you. Okay, um, next we have the referendum progress update with
Lamb Associates. I don't know. Jeff Potter project manager in architect, for the Bonnaroo Forum projects, thanks for
having us here. We are going to give you a quick update on all bond referendum projects that are currently in progress. And apparently in the next division, here, I did hand out a
little agenda. I'm not gonna go through every single bullet line, if you hear for a long time, but I'm gonna hit on the main highlighted items. And as
you can imagine after the Bond boat and December 10th, we have been very busy in our office, our first kind of Thing that we
attacked was trying to put together a schedule that allowed us to take advantage of summer 2025, hit the ground running and scatter a couple projects
across a couple different schools to take advantage of that. We had the ability, we had the staffing, we had the timing and we packaged these projects in such a way that we
thought that was feasible. What we did was we put out projects in by March. We received bids in our first round of projects for summer. Phase One projects in March, Excuse Me, April 10th.
And what I'll do is no particular order only in in how land a numbers are projects. I'll go in order of everything that we're working on currently online projects. So, the first and foremost is along this one
will probably talk about is the interior alterations at various schools. Those integral alterations being had an elementary school which gives us full day kindergarten for next
year. Second one being Tatum Elementary School which are updates to your otpt center. And some SGI upgrades and the third one being the high school
being sewing alterations in the lower level there. What we did was, we took bits bids were a little high over budget. so, what we did was
and we procured these in a way where we took multiple contracts, not to get to in the weeds, they're allowed us to award one of those projects, the most crucial being had in elementary schools. Projects
that we can get full day kindergarten in advance of next year for Labor Day. The other two projects. We are going to look at those little more closely. We're going to value
engineer and we are going to strategize for current methods to advance those projects in a different manner for the high school seaweing projects. We
are going to do them and fall my linger into winter as well, but those are isolated area where we can attack those projects kind of by themselves.
The other project being Tatum is, we're going to kick that can so to speak down the road for next summer. Rent package that which a larger project which is your second floor alterations
and media center on packaging that what's with a much larger project? It's gonna allow more contractor, flexibility and economy is is scale and our hopes is we're going to reduce
costs and So that's kind of a brief overview Again. It kind of got a little more elaborate on each item for that first project. But if you want me to explain more
about that project I certainly can. the second trust, just one question on that, which I think
we've talked about So one of the one of the benefits of repackaging that and going out to bit, as we might be able to give more of the time with the bid to to maybe allow more
flexibility with contractors so we get more people interested in the project. we interviewed all the contractors a bit, the first round of projects and we found that it's a reduction and what
workforce for HVAC and both plumbing cont. And they're kind of already booked up for the summer. We took a gamble, we
didn't hit it. HVAC costs were all so very high at this time of year do the recent volatility. Just a global volatility that we're dealing with. So again these are things that we try to
mitigate for the next second time around. Sure. So, given that. I hadn't project was very important for this summer.
Tatum project is very important for next summer and we decided to shelf it for this summer. How confident are we? That we're not gonna come into a crunch next
summer? Which hostel high like. How how is Tabling it gonna put us in a better position? Yes, the best and it's a great question. The best thing we could do is fight this issue with with
flexibility and providing contractors kind of a longer leash or longer timeline to do things. So if we get out in front of a project early and
our goal is to do this in the end of summer for this project. Get out early much like we did currently, we're working on an elevator project here. That
project was good. I believe back in November maybe even sooner than that because elevators, along with items. so getting out in front and maybe this will be the first project on the
books for contractors, looking for summer 2026, work might be more advantageous, it won't be fighting each other. For yeah.
Jeff this is super detailed, really interesting and looking through the lrfp notes. Just this morning. So it's like a
long time ago, lots of really great information, tons of work on your way and a very glaring, like general trend of we delayed timelines already,
right? And I I guess like I'm sure I'm, you know, preaching to the choir here that that does not. Bode well for like feeling
super confident right out of the gate I hear what you're saying. There's a lot of stuff that is in your control. There's a whole lot that's not and I guess my question is just you know, you
just spoke about the importance of flexibility, the importance of having real like competition in terms of who's bending for
the work. Totally agree to get the prices down. Um but I guess just sharing the probably anxiety that everyone here is feeling there's a lot of work
underway but we need to really be able to get the balance right in terms of how we message we the board and the lrfp to the community because we have made, we have
talked about ambitious goals that you know, based on the conversations with lamb and I think we just need to be really careful about being both super
aggressive and also really realistic because we can't afford to say six months ago. We said this and now we're sorry to say ABC happened and that's not happening. You're waiting another
year because it doesn't take a lot of those instances for people to suddenly have less confidence. So I guess just curious. I mean you said You
know, flexibility. I hear that. That's certainly a huge part of what we need to do. But are there more like proactive measures that can help us on on
some of these to to move the needle faster? And I think you have I don't want it. I don't because I ask the question now. I don't want to side track your
presentation. You might even be addressing some of this in there, but I think that's really good question. There's a good one whether or not you want to, we us to hold the
questions. Yeah. Just speaking real quick towards the aggressiveness. Our plan is not to attack any of these projects. What we did back in the award of December 10th. And then the award of our services in
January, we hit the ground running. And we, we took a gamble. We took a gamble knowing that, hey, here's an opportunity to get full decay and had. And here's some other
projects that we might be able to couple construction projects with these projects to feed it. And so that animal crisis came in high, the good thing is. And if you, if you're really read
all the fine print here, the project is tatum in the high school, are kind of low impact. Meaning the high school, their auxiliary learning spaces that
can happen really any time. And that's four years, we just had an opportunity to that come. Now Tatum along the same lines is a little bit more complexity as it relates the 74 edition, which
is a little crazy, but had and is the one we really wanted to off now. And that's where we are. Our plan is not to hit any of these projects with aggression. Yeah, I mean maybe aggression
isn't the right word. What I'm trying to say is we need to realistic and what we say to people because if we promise them something and it's you know, 18 months later than what we said,
you know, we're gonna we're gonna get a lot of heat to collectively for that appropriately. Um, yeah, maybe we're trying to clear part of what we've done since this has
happened. We met we met today for a while, with Carters, and land is working with colors are revisioning our bidding strategy. And we're gonna tell that I don't want to put words in your mouth. That's okay. That
would go to what magazine too? It's it's sprinkled in the prison. Okay, yeah, I think that's. The district has higher
construction manager for the Hearing, which Brown is here. It's talk anymore about try to be brief on your presentation is we're going to attack all these projects and we'll learn very quickly about the
auditorium. As we're going to take a pause at these projects hand over 80% construction documents to Rich and his team at colliers who are going to do a cost estimate, they're going
to do a budget analysis and also schedule analysis. All that's gonna be reviewed with LAN and the district and the LRP committee. and that's going to be the action moving forward for
every project moving forward. forward. So that we're all comfortable, Which is in the trenches every day with multiple projects. He has a, you know, he has a firm
knowledge on what is happening out in the real world right now in terms of construction pricing contractor, availability and every project that we hit
is, it's gonna be a sliding scale, it's gonna be a moving target and we're going to hit that with the experience and the knowledge that we have that start Oh, okay, so the second project
being the handful of Memorial school, auditorium alterations. This was a project that was actually a couple years in the pipeline. We weren't going to attack this right away. What we are doing,
we're probably about 80 to 90%, done designed up documents based on the last. meetings, we had with your community. With the end users, the theater print
after seeing that presentation. The theater department is what it is here. It's extremely important. This is a project we want to tackle kind of right away. So we're about 80% during a done design documents where we are, there
have been scope of work, revisions relative to the initial bond referendum, scope of work. Those scope of revisions are solids as best as
a payment. If you followed from, wait before there was a large sub Chapter 8. Abatement that was a part of this process. since the award. We got epic environmental, the districts a
bit and consultant in. They've determined that we do not need a subject or anything. What that means. It's very simple. Schedule. it's very good
religious, very good for schedule and it reduces a lot of costs Excellent. Seating not a good conversation to have what we did. Conceptually during designed
during the bond referendum process. Is we issued a sketch that was going to give you 600 plus seats at the auditory
since our award we have been using Longo Associates, which is a third party co-op state vendor specializes in seating and all things auditorium in
case work. They looked at our sketch and they said, This is not going to be very comfortable for your, for everyone. The layout that you have doesn't have offset
seating, you're gonna be staring at the back of people's heads, long story short, they revised their approach, We also did more in-depth
surveys, critical surveys of dimensional surveys and the room was slightly shorter and smaller than we thought it was going to be. So we lost a little seats there. Long story short,
the maximum seating. We can get providing ADA accommodations as well. It's 502 seats. So, there was a reduction from 600
plus seats to 5002. What that means is a 25% increase from what you currently had 413 seats and inadvertently. What that does is it actually reduces our
budget line item cost because there's a lot less seats that were installing. So it's not a nice pillow swallow. We can't fit an entire class of students in the middle school. But we are saving a
little bit of money. We are providing comfort for students staff visitors. And that's where we are. And we can fit the class. We
can't fit the entire millions of associations just just wanted to clarify for anybody. Listen. So it's an increase of 25% for more. Be able to house all of the students. It still
will have the ADA compliance. That's what I talked about. Yeah, they'll have ADA removal seating so I think there's succeeding seats in there
apparently. So if you come with the need for six, wheelchairs of companion, seating, if you don't need them back in because before exercise. So every time there's an ADA user, that might need
that space, you lose four seats the third item is the atrial light, not in the original scope of work but something the end users and the theatrical team and the district one. Just to
look into investigate. We have contracted with the third party co-op vendor as well, say thunder on theatrical lighting, they have reviewed, analyzed
provided report on everything out there that's existing from every single pole that's out. or to the rigging of the system, they provide an in-depth report
and analysis and they have also provided a proposal I'm not proposal. we have reviewed. Our next step is to review that proposal in depth with the district and pure tech, who is that safeco up
under and the end users want to be a part of that as well. Our job is to scale back and refine that scope and take what we need to to make that space functional. Same with Audiovisual same kind
of just there stage curtains, we're only replacing partial estate curtains and I promise, by the way, all the projects on the list aren't as in depth in the laboratories. The state of curtains we have a
rigging issue. at some of your stage curtains, the breaking system is antiquated. It's been deemed non-compliant However, there
are were again, we're going to speak with pure tech and find out exactly what we have to do to make that space functional. and the last thing here, in terms of scope of work revisions
is a practice room, alterations based bit of the work is going to be just as it is in the bond referendum. It's going to be a renovation slash refresh, this
spaces with an alternate bid being a alteration to that space to make it more functional. Um, the critical path for this project. It's moderate. It really just has to whatever
construction happens here. Has to be complete before the high school Renovations begin because we can't have both
spaces offline. I'm scheduled as a comment before our job is to now 80% documents are going to go off the collars for review with districts review and
approval. We're going to review the pure tech proposal proposal as well and our plan is to get this in June with the July 24th
Award for fall construction that may lead into the winter as well. Understanding is a lead person. Does that mean fall construction? Does that mean
it's done in the fall? We that's something lead into winter. Sure, that's something we're going to analyze with colliers At a more finite detail. I'm originally, we're hoping that originally was going to be a
summer. End fall project when the subject or a debatement was part of that process. That's out which saves us some time. However, there is a large HVAC replacement component as part
of this project. We want to further analyze it as you, okay? So could be serve fall winter but we don't really know.
there's a little question and I imagine that hvacs are like, there's I feel like there's been
a lot of mystery around HVAC procurement caramel I here. Sorry, I just know not like for through us but through other businesses people. But the
instruction environment. Yes I don't envy any of You. Yeah, or a complicated, any more questions on the auditorium? I
mean, I would just say I I just wish that we would have had maybe a little bit more foresight on the seating issue.
Because I do just personally think that that Ability to not bring the whole school together. Is really like a major bummer in that specially. We talk so much about
building community and we talk so much about the importance of that at the middle school level and that to be putting. so much time and effort. And I do feel
like something that I heard a lot from the community was that need to have a bigger space within the middle school. and that was something that people were
really expecting, and I just think and especially, you know, I think it's wonderful that we're able to move the music concert like, even just now over to the high school for next week. But I
mean, I was in there last spring, there were just way more than the, you know, a hundred less than a hundred seats that we were getting, you know, people that
wanted to be in that space. And I just think for that longevity purposes. Like, I mean, I see what the the situation and the totally understand, but I just
want to kind go on record to say that. I think that we do. Have to really look at even. How we're messaging that because
this was something that I heard from so much of the community, that was a huge piece of this. And Yeah, I just wish that this was maybe in a way. Something we
could have looked at. I mean, other part of it, too. Is when we have, for example assemblies, we have to book them to come twice within a day or twice and
how much money does it? Yeah. So that's an unfortunate part of this. We realize this about a month and a half ago and when we did we just worked back and
forth, long ago, associates to come up with alternate layouts the most, we can get up to is about 540 seats 560 somewhere around that. And what is the
middle school? Like we were saying it's around 600, so it's not worth it to try to create an extra 40. So we decided just right. Yeah, and there's no other just like there's no other place. I'm just
trying to think like even in a gymnasium or something that. Yeah. Not right? So like it's just like, yeah. Like I'm just
thinking about the functionality of the school and trying to do something and get a message across to everyone is not something that can happen. I
want to look Right side. Yeah. Right now. It's 4:13. Yeah. You can't fit two grades. Exactly. So right, at five at 502, you can least fit seven to eight grade can be
together. It's six or something. So there is Yes, better. Yes, it is not as you said, I think the best one was Bummer. This is Obama. Yeah. And I think that
that's something to like own as we. Messed it? That's that's part of it. Yeah. Because you, The middle school conscience.
May have to come high school. Well, patient, because yeah, which then puts a whole lot. Like I mean and we'll see, we'll see how it goes next week.
Right. But it's logistically. Yeah. Like because I think too it's a good problem to have that we continue to grow our programs but I mean these programs are
becoming incredibly robust and they are really bringing a draw and to be able and one of the comfort is important. I also just think two of like I don't
know, just a lot of time at the Academy music and I was very relieved to see that we identified this issue now and not as I'm like true in the eighty true and I appreciate you nothing serious somebody's
head like Yeah I mean it is like the practicality of it is. It's just like you can't make this video and we want to be comfortable. So it's kind of
like it's given to, you know, it might, I agree. It's a bummer. I also think there are other, maybe the middle school band might have outgrown or middle
orchestra's, have outgrown it but there are smaller community organizations that would very much want to rent that space at 500 seats one so and I guess I'm just looking at like a way
of like How being in that school? Like, I feel like there's a lot of wonderful things happening within within the middle school right now, of
community building and trying to bring the students together and to not have a space where this like it just. Like I said,
it's an overall bummer to not be able to have that kind of space together. The thing is, if we never said that we were going to do it then of course. Oh yeah I just hold
right. So yeah but the problem is we said yes. So I mean the the thing that I just want to say is communication was the hallmark of this referendum.
When we all went out, we worked and we spoke to the community and we told them that, you know, this is what what this referendum is going. Um, out
of the gate this doesn't feel good, right? Because this is we said something and we can't, Yeah, that's the issue, that's the thing. If we can't make, if they were gonna make it like
more seating and but we literally went outside. It will fit the whole school like you know that that's yes. So we said it and and so I think we need to
own it and you know, we have, we have professionals and yeah we we don't we don't know this stuff. but the fact is
The community didn't elect them, they elected us, right? And it is our job to to be on top of this. So, we're working this together, we're a team. This is where,
this is a long haul. This is where we're in this. For the long haul. We ask the community to trust us. Three of us are saying we're gonna run again,
because we would like the opportunity to, to see this through the thing that we told the community, we're gonna do this that we will be in it and we want to work hand in
hand with our professionals. And I just think that the most important thing is communication, just the hallmark of this referendum. I'm glad that we're gonna look at the plans. Now, I would just ask
that that review if there's anything anything else in there that is not feasible that we communicate that early, um, because we don't want to be sitting here again. None of
this doesn't feel good, so let's take it on the chin. This doesn't feel great, but We need to move forward, coming here, having a detail of this, is what we're doing, and this
is what's next. And this is how we're going to approach it and not just now, but through the rest of the referendum, it's the best that we can do. So I think
if we work together and we know that we're going to communicate and we know that this is the plan and this is how we're gonna handle things That's that's the
best thing to do. We own this? Yeah. And with that, though, is also making sure that yes our communication is right, but that we do it, right? And if we have to say, wait a second, this
isn't in the long term, really the right thing, it's important. We're able to pivot and do what's really going to
benefit the committee community. Most, even if it's not exactly aligned with the initial. And so, I think that that's just
just part of the, you know, and and if anyone's ever done construction in your house, There are sometimes these decisions to make. And so again, thank you Jeff. Yes, thank you.
some goodness, yes, okay, let's do it. So the next project on the list being the gym, flooring of even replacement, so we're doing mercury containing form abatement and replacement at through schools had an
elementary school central and the a-wing gym, Contractors. Awarded contractor was awarded awarded under budget. contracts
are in place. Pre-construction meeting was held or waiting on bonds and insurance. and a construction schedule from the contractor, but that is moving full steam. ahead with the
anticipation of completion by summer. Nothing really more to. discuss on that only, we're using a state co-op vendor for the new flooring aspect. And
proposals hoping to get them today but they're going to be any day. Probably tomorrow. We're just selecting colors to be honest in the source, that's what's holding up the proposal.
The next project being the high school. Sorry. Any questions on that one? Next project being
the Stadium, ADA upgrades. that was awarded, that is also was awarded under budget and the head of schedule contracts are in place pre-construction meeting held waiting on bonds insurance and construction
schedule from the contractor. We do have leading constructions working on that project, which they are also working on the seating elevator. So they're gonna be here. Anyways, that's
good thing. It's a nice synergy. These projects and that props to moving forward with again, the expectation and to
be concluded at the end of summer 2025 And then the next projects that are several questions, it says what land is professional. I know, sometimes things can get a little hairy
There, are there any concerns? Did, is that relative to the stadium area upgrade project? I was like, I hope we don't have. Yeah. Okay.
A very critical project for the districts and for the advancement of the bond referendum. As whole as I mentioned before during some meetings, this entire
referendum is eight is a tetris game, right? So, the 1890s building alterations is one of those pieces that is currently designed. We actually advance the design of that, by two
months, with the anticipation, that we'll go ask b****, and once earlier than originally anticipated, what that does is it gives you two stories worth of inter, alterations. That'll
get you a net. Three more classrooms at Central Elementary School. Which we are going to use, I believe in the interim until some other work is done
as full-day pre-con soon. People, they can expanding environments. So one of the puzzle pieces you're talking about is this is what the 26, 27 school year This is, this is
much like having it right now is crucial to get extended kenner next year. 26, 27. This is crucial. Is that works. We're
expanding. How many sections? Well happens. We're loose Classrooms have had. Oh, that's so that's very complicated. Like, the eclc programs that are currently still had which
district what will be moved to these normally. Okay, and we'll probably have to have the extended kindergarten the hand section. We'll have to be there
for one year. So, okay, if we don't this isn't complete by 2026, we won't be able to continue the extent. They care about that's
why this is a crucial piece, right? Two months is a little bit more breath like okay? It's nice is it's pretty much vacant with the exception of a couple
offices. So construction work can happen whenever you know during this year next project being
and is that where you were mentioning the network? Okay? 1890s. We don't anticipate much. We might need to infill adore, the back area, we might actually get strategic and leave that door in place and into the wall construction interior
ceiling, see it so there's no change. So we're that's kind of a question mark as to what we need to do to make Shippo happy. Save the Circle, Motivational office, happy because it is so
in that serves The next project has a very historical component to the relocation of the and and historic restoration of the Maggie House, and the carriage house that's ongoing. We are
submit. We decided to come subconsultant with the historic preservation architect under US. Who deals with this specifically, There's paperwork, there's
presentations involved. There's correspondence with the historic committee here in Haddonfield. There's correspondence with State Historic, Reservation office. There's a lot of behind the
scenes action that needs to happen for us to advance this projects that has started ahead of schedule. We all know that we need to move the Maggie House in order to
clear the site for the New Hopkins gym. That's kind of why that is critical piece other than that we can really start those projects at any time but
we're going to advance that one. The next two projects. The Point. 10.11 are the second floor. Addition to Tatum Elementary School in the second floor. Addition to Haddon
Elementary School These projects have advanced already in design ahead of schedule. We had a staffing opening and we know that these are not going to
be easy projects to design and construct. So we need to combat that with flexibility and getting out as quick as we can on this process. We've consulted
with our structural engineering consultant who's already toward your buildings and we're hitting the ground running with those projects with the anticipation
of bidding, these lead by say and late fall for summer 2026. All the way through the end of summer 2027 construction. those
are the largest projects that and the most critical projects in this entire referendum that we're tackling. So, we'll probably have individual
meetings or presentations just based on those meetings in the future. Projects in future and the last project and I promise the most I'm talking are the
advancement of the a-wing and sewing window replacements here at high school that again is another project that doesn't have to happen. It's not it's
not in the critical path of anything else. but we decided to advance at least the design. The design is about, I think I know here 60%, 40% done. It's probably right
40. Done construction, documents, what we're going to do is we're going to think heavily on that one on how we want to package the procurement and do the scheduling for construction of that project, we're going to work those with
the district and colliers to figure that out. So those are the nine large projects that we're currently dealing with.
as deferred we've been busy. And We've been vigilant with our approach and a lot of projects and that's what we're doing. Moving forward, any questions? Yeah, it's great. Thank you. I
appreciate the fairness and the visual aid. From around again. Yeah, thank you. Mom, coming and rich riches. Here is welcome
colors. You see any questions about that? One of the things we spoke about, and I'll just we met today is working with colors on land where you got about think about how you've
rebundled packages rather than rather rather put out a lot of contracts, like, maybe put out fewer than along with the different scope and with phases within them to try to take
advantage of that. And There's pluses and minuses for that, right? If you get a long term project, you're locking the contractors into the price now,
but they're going to be building in. Conflation numbers in there, so that the less was we're doing so we met today for a couple hours. Laying in cars are going
back. They're gonna come up with a Put the plan down much in a more firm vision, come back and even this again. And time
we get the LRP meeting in June Will have, but we should have a pretty better to find timeline that fairness. So that's okay.
Thank you, thank you wrong. Thank you. Jeff. Thank you. Um, we're meeting committee reports curriculum night. We even have that covered in less, right? Or less. So not tonight finances
next week too, right? Policy. Thank you. He went last week, right? Before you last week. Okay. Lrfp. I think we did be pretty. Would you like it update?
That was that was super helpful. okay, so any PTA updates For Lila kind of still my thunder but just to add on to a few things that you did mention
about Tatum. I did want to mention that the inclusion night that did happen on April 30th give another thank you to Tina
Pta for putting that on and also mentioned that we had generous donations from the HEA which covered the materials and activities that the educators had that night. So big shout out to Stacey ground
down on who coordinated all that. The team fair is on Sunday as my limited, someone to five wristbands are on sale for kids. Parent volunteers are still needed so people can find a sign
of genius online And the silent auction is live for that. Thank you. Okay, then we have the regulation 5516 for review. Dr. Priolo, do you have anything
to report? Yes, so we are in the middle of njsla testing. Everything is going very well. We started Middle School testing on Monday Elementary School testing service on Tuesday High School testing begins on
Monday of Of next week. I just have to give a special thanks to our administrative team the work that goes into this from on the back end from our tech
department to all the planning and preparation and grouping from our principles Rachel's and Rachel's assistant over there at the middle school.
And in debt to their work, it's it's a lot. We are in the middle of our hiring process for next year. We have about 13 open
positions. you Sports heard me say before the most important job that we do as administrators is higher great teachers. That's a very thorough process
again principles taking lead on the hiring Chuck and I have conducted a handful of final superintendent level interviews. And for a second
year in a row. We're really pleased with the prophet candidates that are coming out. We have some great interviews today and more will be coming up in the community.
Slew of recommendations on the two agenda. The Summer enrichment program planning is is going. Well, we have over 200 students, students registered for our four-week program to two
week programs. Registration is open on a rolling basis. Now until class is closed, so we want to still provide those
opportunities for students. And finally, we will be sending out information to our parents about our annual climate survey that will be distributed within the
next one to three weeks. And as a reminder, this is our first time we're partnering with Rutgers University Department of Education, to administer our
surveys at no cost to the district. So we're looking forward to allow Terrific.
Great. Sorry, I just Want to quick, shout out to both the district and the grade level teachers, fifth grade specifically because that's where my little one is in terms
of, really good solid communications. And I'm saying this with my parent hat on in around njsla because I have I remember my Creator being
stressed about this and feeling really nervous. And I think the information shared has been great just in terms of, like, on in my 40s. I don't remember. I don't think they have in Jsla when I was no bunch of
school, I know something. Well, we learned something. I don't recall this and so it was like, helpful just to give me some grounding there were communications with, like, how
to talk to your kid about this like strategies. If your kids feeling worried that was super helpful for me because my genuine, you know, general
strategy would be like, Don't stress it's a standardized test. Get your rest, do your best. What I think I you but,
Work in education, expert telling me how to talk about it. Not just be like It's gonna be okay. I packed you an extra granola bar, good luck. So, I just want to thank you that too of
that. I like for my seventh grader, he like, he know exactly what was going on. Like, it was like, All right Mom, it's testing Next week, I got to
make sure I get good night sleep, like the communication around the middle schoolers of what they needed. And and that even I remember mornings like Mom can do any dark chocolate,
because they said dark, chocolate is good for concentration. Now, the way that it's a disruption and it's, it's can be very stressful for kids and students
and even the teachers, but it just, I feel like the middle school at least from my perspective prepared the students and like they knew what the
changes were going to be and they like I have never experienced or seen anything like that before. And so I just wanted to give a shout out that difference. It just you could
feel the difference. Yeah. I would like in the office seeing the admin coordination because my kiddo was late for an appointment. And just seeing them all figuring out. Okay,
who's gonna take the student that came in late? We're going to make sure that they can get tested, so they're here. It's great. And so my suggestion was just when you send out the survey,
particularly to this, the high schoolers, don't do it at the end of the day. Okay, because I know you guys could probably vouch for this. I remember the one year it went
out like it was June. At like last period. Last year, my kids are not in the room. We're like, who's the end of the day? Oh, During a scheduled home. Yeah,
that's exactly covers later. Yeah. Because I remember, and we have put so much effort into what we've never went through the questions and we were like okay here we picked up the ones that wouldn't work and the both of my kids came home.
They're like, I don't know how it came out of here. Okay, here is the students by the Sur. Vey, I don't. Exactly you want to make them have to sit there.
A bunch of doodles, yeah, emojis, right? Yeah, just lessons learned. Okay. Um, Okay, um, we'll now do public comments that we haven't review.
Oh, oh you were talking last night. That's you said something. Let's move like, all right. That's some stuff here. Oh yeah, I wanted to go to so This West on the first, we came
up with the PE audit and rather than a nice job. And, and I got a couple questions before members about the, the freshman quarter requirement for PA. So I thought I'd come here. My brothers answer board of
emails. Several board, my email. I said the public should hear some of the federal explanation. So, the requirement the requirement is for one
quarter of freshman PE for freshman to get in 26, 27. Since he replaced one study hall. We read a lot of questions about that. And I if
you think about a mask about how the schedule works, I'm gonna answer this. This is a question that come. come. What is this? What does this mean who kids schedule? It doesn't mean much.
If you were already taking a quarter of health. So if you have health third period, quarter two Period. One
quarter. One period 2. Is open. So the fees can lock with hell, so it's not going to, you already are using a semester of this for that, so it's not going to all the
sudden, say kids can't take classes anymore. That that period for one of the for one, two, three or four is already blocked out for help. So you're
gonna match PE with that, so it's not as invasive as it people in here. This is an invasive thing. it's really not. It's just a matter of when
especially of health you're gonna have PE to. So in I want to just I wanted to spell that believe that this is gonna block kids from taking place. It's not gonna block yesterday,
we have a health class there so I wanted to get that out, right. But beyond all that. Recommendation was made a thoughtful fashion with a lot of
input from a lot of people. there's value in PE there is it is, it is The only English and P are the only book. He's
actually for your requirement. We say it is. You have to be in PE when you're enrolled in high school. It's cool. So if you graduate three years, you've got
to make up your English. You're making it you have to do four years ago, still, you want to do three years of people. Anybody the value the Jersey season Jersey Department season peace
There is value. It's important, educational standards and sizes, respect inclusive and collaboration appreciate students together very skills on the crease, you got unique
opportunities for Crossbreed interaction Engagement. I say this all the time as a person who's in this high school for
years. As best as a principle every year. as bad as my witness here, this is the worst group of eighth graders we've ever seen coming over, that's
what happens every year and they, they grow up with a summer and they're not awful. And and then they get here and they're fine and there's a couple things
that matter. And the, the, what if he building units for our culture and climate of our school is The Equator the 14 year olds now, who were, but every tired
of middle school by January? That's why the worst group ever because we've been through Dublin, Middle School. So, you're now in new exciting environment and they're in
classroom PE class in our class and their next to 18 year olds, And our 18 year olds are very good at saying. Oh no, no, we don't do that here. This is how
we behave. This is how we want our school, this is what we do here. and it sets the tone. And so, these opportunities for these cross-great days is a very valuable interaction. And it
helps maintain the climbing the culture we going so it has that going forward too. It's also part of a significant programmatic change. We're making right where we're going
to be doing more, holistic, approaches for focused movement, physical fitness, more collaborative games. All those things that Rob's spoke about the proving to make this is
going to help group. This goes along with that. The value of the PE um additional benefits. It extends to be on physical fitness. a great transitional
high school deluded to, In a school, our size. Have the ability to see children. every year, which is unlike any
of the subject area and I say this, I'll put an air course. International habitat. So kid to PE will behave more like they would behave. With their peers
as opposed in math class or science class. Or they're trying to get grades in this, not so
oftentimes. And I'll say this when I was when I was first administrator, we had full PE for everyone for four years. And I was here for 20 years before that. He teaches could see kids
in trouble quicker than other kid other teachers because they've seen them over four years, right? So, there is an advantage of having all of our physiat, teachers meet all of
our kids. Earl. Because they see them through health and they'll see them through there. So there's a value in that,
that's hard to describe, but it is truly a value. um, Physical activity. It's it's kind of blossom steam, for lack of a better word. and then current freshman, they read it,
we've talked to freshman who are taking PE 55% of market, It's always been a positive thing. I made my kids take PE even air, they love, right? And that
that's one of the things that I that's a Chuck belief. That's that's represented here. And then the question about your age districts, What do we do there?
There are 12 high schools with Jay District designations in years that's 11 districts. West Windsor playing field has two isils, north and south. So
it's that's one Guess you're so same rules. Um, only four of those. Permit. Just blown out for piggy, matter of fact, five districts. Don't allow it all.
anytime, so Glen Rock Montgomery Ridgewood, Rosa Fairhaven to West Windsor schools. You there is no PE opt out or no PE option to it's not done a lot of these schools have rules in your
option, too. Often choose a state law. They have to give opportunity outside your school day. A lot of school site you have opportunity, but if we offer the course, you take it
here. you take opportunities to study Japanese, you don't have it, but if you want to thank friends, we offer you take a year. So, that's that's what these schools are doing. Um, region, Chatham,
on what? 10 to 12, all freshmen, take the whole year. Repeat, not great, but you can't opt out using sports in 9th grade. So you're down to
Northern Hot Melbourne, do you do option to Northern Highlands? Regional. This is interesting about this is also a popular
thing. It's 9 to 12 but it's not for your sports team. And it's only for elite athletes. So, if you want to go to a fitness trainer, no, you've got
to be. We have and I would athlete and I would build it right now. I would say, Oh, we've had them before. Um I I
hope we had a ballet dancer who's actually basically it just can't be. I'm gonna go play sports somewhere else. Get tennis lessons or get golf lessons or whatever. It's gonna
be, or go to. So, The only two school districts that just do what we do or us and now at Mount Lakes. So, look at what
we're doing, we have, we're very liberal objective. Policy which I'm not against that. We have to just when we talk about option, two, we compare our other places. Like I said, there are
a lot of places, don't that option too, unless they don't offer courses. So when you look at all these things as a whole, you know, it's directly nation. When you wait the fact
that you're losing For study halls for eight weeks. 32 study holds every high school career compared to these positives. I think it's recommendation that I
endure strongly I hope we. Now when we're asked about in the streets, I'm sure you are. Was a bed and we've a better explanation. You just like, Oh,
we were told that was came about, so any questions on that? So with respect and I don't know, there's circumstances but if there is an elite athlete
that has an issue, With this because of whatever else they're doing, they've international commitments or international performances will there be case
by case or we're taking a really blanket He would like to think That's about to say, what we're right? I was chatting with Chino about this earlier today because a mom
friend had reached out about not an elite athlete but a incredibly talented student who takes zillions of extra, AP classes and really has like,
zero study halls essentially. And this would not apply to her because she's a rising sophomore, but as Geno and I just talked about that's really
more of an opportunity to talk with the principal and the students School, counselor group could help kind of thinking about it from a scheduling perspective and talk about what
makes sense. And as a freshman, you can't double science. So it wouldn't be trouble like you would later. And, you know, we were limited well because you
can't take eight people. You would take you have to take bio. And you can't take eight people until we've already taken the first bio and chemistry. So yeah, there's a
structure to, to the lab sciences, so you wouldn't change. Yeah, I don't know if you would say. so yeah, that's the only. where I think it gets
tricky because if you take multiple sciences, then you have multiple labs and they that just gets troubles scheduling. But I think a freshman, I wouldn't, I, I can't
say for sure. I know Mr. Do not do the deep dive in these things. I can't I think almost every fresh master study. I don't know that many questions
or carrying a full 35 credit removed. I just so I don't what's good. When I see the positives, there's I think 32 periods of health or is that it is a good way. I also think
that I truly believe I made my case it You'll find they'll find it's a positively right. Nothing you'll see some PCC kid. The kids will
see as possible. That's actually sorry, guys. I also seeing now, to how it aligns with the district goals of like kind of like globalizing learning
lifestyles and things like that of just you could get exposed to something even, you know, because it could be automatically like, Okay, you know, so focused on, I'm coming in as a freshman, do all these
other athletic activities and I want to make sure I get my studying holes in and it just something can totally go off your radar. But by having this
piece, I feel like it does actually align more with the district goals of providing diversified types of education and you know, different types of
opportunity. Holistic number. Yes, I was thinking based on the PE audit too, like our elementary schoolers love gym and like our middle schoolers
blessed. So I think that middle schoolers don't really like anything it as well. So, Like it makes sense to me too. That this is an opportunity to sort
of reset expectations. That Jim is not something to give out of it, something to enjoy. Yeah. For all of these reasons and it's something that we
appreciate for all the reasons that you mentioned in terms of being able to have eyes on the whole student population and the change in their natural health and change from this changing,
the science with six years that wraps perfectly. So a lot of these things are formed this
is, I will say that. Very much. because I just didn't understand, and I didn't raise the question because it just
seemed like we're gonna do it because we want to. So now all of a sudden, you have to when I did ask the question, about not that there's anything at all
wrong with PE, there's nothing wrong with art either but, you know, not everybody takes are. So for me was if you saying that is so I know I was
very concerned about the scheduling and, and I, I very much appreciate this thoughtful answer because this it's not up
to us anyway, it's not like we vote on it, but as, as a word to have an understanding of the why I appreciate all of this, that we just didn't know at the
time. Clearly there had been a lot of work done and I'm glad that not only we have it, but the community has that information. So I appreciate you
bringing up to, to everyone on Jamie wanted to skip you We're not gonna let out something out of here. So for the next next three meetings, I'm gonna give you some goal. We
have our three disciples, we have a product. I was gonna start. I put it all together, we beat her really long time, and people wouldn't be listening by the third. They're both want to
break it down to three goals. There's a lot here, I'm just gonna show some stuff and talk about it quickly. Any slide.
The first hole is academic excellence, we talked about using Njsh assessment, AP and New, Jersey School by literacy as our markers for this year. of the first, the The first
goal here was the student fronts ela and math improved by three Percentage points in the spring, we don't know that yet, we don't have that data back yet and I
didn't do a good job at my Outline here because they should be in C, should be able to left. Um, we're looking at 3% improvement in that area. So we'll know more that in August
once again back he was AP testing compare comparing the 25 data, the last five years. What we decided was, we'd go year to year easily, but that doesn't
tell us much, right? Because you have a classroom who's academically doesn't touch, So we're looking back, we're saying over the last five years you pick three for um, and
yeah. Say because it wasn't taking the word covid. So next year before and become the thought. So, we looked and said, If we take five years of dad and
say that's our mark, because if you improve X over five or you'll continue to improve, What are we looking at here? So we said, we want to get a 5%
increase in participation AP enrollment. and a 3% on the scores when we have the AP
enrollment, Five-year, look for AP. 1817 was the average 2025 It is 886, it's 80% increase in enrollment now. That's cheating
because we added AP Economics was, of course we didn't have performed, right? So people are rolling that we're not over other things, so without AP
economics, it was a 17 and we still at 8:46 which say, four percent, so, but in test it,
We had. Five year. Look back with 6009 test takers. And we had 787 test tickets, which 29% increase and without it econ, still a 24% increase so we did we did well in that area
and New Jersey School by literacy. We're looking for 4%, increase in percentage of graduates who the seal by that. we have traditionally, we've had
about 20.5%, have received it this year, we have 224 graduates 51, got to see about energy so that's an 11% increase. So we're very happy with that, so that's,
that's that piece of it. But those numbers won't tell us much. I put together, I moved all the principles and I I will in front of my students admit to
using some AI to help me put this together because I got pages and pages of data from from my principles and my content like my content supervisors. Yes. Um and so we broke it down.
So what what are we doing was really what the board of the numbers are the markers, but the board, I think what's, you know, what are we doing to get there? so the first thing to do is look
at assessments preparation of that analysis, This is something. We've gotten much better at last five years, taking data and looking at it.
So we we have systemic data analysis, protocols, now district. why? UM we have at focused data analysis, three times a year with grade level
leaders in the elementary school. Identify students in the border areas target intervention who triangulate that and just like data with Lincoln benchmarks
which that make it. So valuable for all these things, New assessment systems, I Excel and I'm class and then three weeks target tutoring title one students. And so
that's what we've done. That analysis. Advanced academic programs. Still maintaining a strong GNT program roughly, 10% identified.
I think we used to be about three percent. Used to be almost exclusive. Now, we're trying to inclusive there revive academic. Rhetoric things like revising, high school courses,
inviting junior state, AP literature, expanded AP pro programs, and then the seal by literacy, increase assessments, and success of language, clubs and oral presentation. So working
on an impression, beefing up our programs. Curriculum, enhancements. We've talked about this. We had we have a new K to five math. Sixth grade math is a focus.
We've done intervention there. We're expecting. Extend our already math to sixth grade to make that even stronger. The comprehensive case while science audit numerology programs and four and five new grammar
programs and six to eight Real big revisions and seventh grade ELA. I think remember when Katie talked about that, but the significant air focus and then self spelled specialized
curriculum for self-contained specialists. That's another area. We'll be trying to create we're gonna answer supporting that. Academic excellence goal. Um, target student progress.
This is a, this is a big piece in the mtss process. That I I using Lincoln Intervention Manager, really beefing up our mtss program. We have very strong. in the elementary Gino's working
with middle and high to get better. But they're more challenging things to deal with, UM, tutorial program for ELA and math in the middle school. Mr. Michael's on a great job of
trying to make that more more. solid program. Small group ELA, math tutor for pretty six. Two one focusing and executive functioning homework. Executive functioning stuff in. We got a fifth grade pilot. Last year, we
were doing the middle school. We have some title. One fundings at the high school too. Trying to really see a way to make data power compartment. We do us just
like that in the presentation about how that grade pilot went. I remember being really
interested to care about it. Cindy Rogers do that. I feel like we did get it and that that I thought I was gonna be great. But I wanted to, if we had the result that it was in fact free
I'm interested. Sorry. What's in physics sports supporting the Global redundant, but we're coming from different schools, established function groups. and middle school and the implementation of the console
model coming up and supplement, support services, special ed, in middle school. So all those improvements are in our touring support groups. professional
development moving talking agnology about how we're really trying to take to give our teachers, who must support them.
Get Enhance walkthrough feedback systems. facilitated teacher collaborations through co-operations, high schools a lot working on planning sharing
a 43 versus 80 minute period. We've about a 30 year that model and we're trying to make sure that 18 inches is usually as well as possible. Of building a
little bit building thinking classrooms for for our math and science teachers, which is much. But I would say much more
effectively teach match rather than have some stand and talk about what math is but you engage in math the PE world language and music departments. I've been that target David Aries. That
have been neglected for years. I think this week's on screen stood up and said This person we've ever had anything like this, right? So that's a big change. You know, bcbas
training and then bike slash PD sessions, from mass specialist grades on that analysis. So a lot of work there with a PD supports, get all of this is pushing toward that. That those
numbers. The numbers are what we're looking at. This is more the work we want to see done.
Continuous growth. assessment community growth completely p health audit recommendation for alignment, articulate lesson screen, middle school and high school and CBI classrooms.
Analyze standards. It felt below state district, level identified potential cooking gaps. A lot of that data work we saw earlier. Is being seen here. Matt here. appropriate assessment schedules. Well there was a time, five years ago we were
benchmarking it felt like every day and so we really pulled back on that and try to make them more appropriate and more targeted and more meaningful. And that's a big change. The exact limitations instruction practical classroom walk
through. So a lot of being in the classroom, see what's happening and using that data And so that's that's kind of a quick overview. When this goes up tomorrow I have five hidden
slides, it takes all that information breaks it by Neville. I didn't think going over five more slides of information more, but if you want to see more detail when it
goes on the website tomorrow, that's great. You'll see all of us by school as well. This, this is really fantastic. I appreciate there's a lot going.
There's a lot I told fair being so concise with These bullet points there. I mean, you could spend half an hour on each of them, so thank you. Um, I was going to
simply say and also, just like, kudos to you and your team for really advocating for our curriculum. Specialists saying the wrong
word. Okay, thank you, Katie mattress because so much of that. I mean just yeah, this would not have without them and the thoughtfulness and even
things, you know, obviously. there's a whole lot going on here, but I was going to say, even helping teachers to feel supported to have PD that is really
effective, that's really thoughtful. So much of that is down to lots of people, but the three of them, you know, she absolutely she
knows the boss, man, but it's really wonderful to see. It just kind of outlined because we see it when we look at curriculum maps being updated
and stuff like that but it's all feeding into which to the gold which is Ag. Ency and driving them in the right direction.
Thank you, couple other quick pieces on Cooling Hall, so That theme is supposed to come today and give the state of the athletics, but he's at the
Diamond Classic with the finals there. um, Njsa, he'll talk about this extent, but this is something that you'll probably
read about before update njsha, put it to prove that it's called a competitive balance. And this affects us doesn't affect
our score of excellent schools. We take tuition students, so in basketball and football. If you have a tuition student and you do, well, two years in a row, they move you up a group classification. so if we have
a, we have a tuition student basketball team, and we do well every year, can I clarify something is it only at the tuition student place the sport
play some sports, okay? That's very good. So I'm trying to keep people from coaching so what I thought I just charter schools group one okay who are all pulled from
around massive areas or winning Um, they are both. So what will happen is when we had our when, when there's a family from Swiss Family for brothers who played our basketball team, we
did very well. Through. If, with this, in place with those students, we're in a group five school in basketball, because we would one five years in a row.
So, every year you would move up, I will give you examples of schools letting Google. I don't want to do too much about it so
chair at least the West. You can go to the other school. They are subjected to this. Oh right. So so it is it interesting, it's an interesting
piece. Children of faculty members are not counted. That's not that. So that's that's that you'll go into it. But It is
something I will read about it, but it is something that's out there. Coolie Hall is finished, we are Mike and I got to walk it next week and we're gonna take
the fencing down the transformers still there. We were told by man. We're told by Lane, that's not coming out right now. That might be a good thing if that's still an active
transformer, that might benefit us greatly by having that in place, we don't think it. But if it is, that'll save us something. Yes, On the
place. It hadn't feel. Applications are open there. I'm in contact with the superintendent for that and so
we'll give you more updates. In June. goal to Fosterone life, long learners in July contributing arts so that their
upcoming Presentation. So I spoke more than I usually do, but Okay, yeah, okay, for my present report, just want to thank all the commissioners we have
Fisher's race. I know it's not something special so I'm just gonna say congratulations to everyone because we all know how hard it is to run and thank
them for their service. So There. In terms of our, we talked about our Our work with legislation and
advocating for school funding formulas. I did get a return email and I had a meeting with Majority Leader, Lou Greenwald and his so, it gave me an opportunity to
directly talk about how to build experience and how the school funding formula impacts us personally. And then we talked a little bit about
South Jersey, he was very open to discussion. I learned some things from him too, as we get more into it, maybe at our retreat. I'll share more details. Um, but it was a
really good opportunity, he was definitely interested in learning more about the user end of the school funding formula. It is, it is being discussed for reform. And we're we did talk about how this
was just the start of the meeting. This was the first and we'll continue having some meetings including bringing other people in
And so, hopefully the next meeting it'll be a few people in to have these these conversations. But but it was helpful, and I think it was a step. It was a positive. I'm glad to hear that you made contact with him at a time that
they're thinking about performing the formula to ensure that it's actually doing what we wanted to do. Like, Yeah, we're
talking about getting rid of or modifying like maybe using me mode instead of the average. Well, I don't know if you come for communities because especially, I think it's South
Jersey. That's probably more of and issue that in North Jersey, where if you have folks coming from High earning Philadelphia sports teams or companies that they
might be really inflating the average in a way. That's not represented aggregate entire community. And that's what I was explaining to him. And that,
that the grant was Which allowed us to raise taxes substantially pushes people's out of their homes. And that's not something that we're comfortable.
Do. And so we really not need to find better ways to to fund schools without relying. I mean, like, we are we as a tax base, hadn't filled residents are funding more of our schools than
any other other community in Camden County. And to ask us now, to increase it more. I mean, it would be, it's just,
it's just too much. It's not feasible for most of us who live here. So, so it was a good conversation. I thought it went
well, I was happy with it and I I look forward future future. That's great. Meetings. okay, well, now again open public
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Staff and Jess. Discussion. All right. With Sonic. Yes. Vice President Hooker. Yes.
Mr. Beneke, yes, yes, Mr. Espurr. Yes, this holiday worth yes, President quickly. Yes. curriculum and special education, approval field trips conferences traveling overnight
field trips resolution between the board of ED and the Owl School for. and out of District Placement Resolution between the Board of Ed and Washington Legacy for Substitute 101
Support Resolution between the Board Event and Gloucester County School Special Services District for the 2526 Rates
Resolution between the Board of Ed and Chris Glenn for home instruction. Motion.
Stephanie. Questions or comments. I just, as I mentioned last week, kinderg was on my or two weeks ago was on my to be Red List and I moved it up
and couldn't put her down one night. Oh yeah, you're impressive. I have to pretty well. Professional hazard that read. Fast. So,
The other thing that Mr. Klaus the next year. Well, it was so good. Kendra I had men to read it like yeah. You your conference looks very interesting. It is just do
whatever year. it and you go there in the construction. Schoolers talk to you about what's happening. It's it's Well, I'm thinking this year
more than ever. Yeah. yeah, you walk out of it. You woke up. That's one of you walk out and I was fun sessions. We walk out like I know more like,
yeah. It as well. I get the real condensed version of what he gets for. A full day. Yes,
for because it's all you know, they're awesome too. All right, Miss Sonic. Vice President of Yes. This
connecting. Yes Mistress. Yes Mr. Essentler. Yeah. Miss Hollywood yes. President. Right now, approval personnel,
transfer salary after it's mentoring. Extra curricular coaching appointment season, resignations approval of athletic and non-athletic siphonless for the
25 26 school year. Resolution to approve, Pauline Schneider to be paid for attending first grade field trip. Resolution to approve Miss Rodriguez, to
provide hope that instruction and resolution to approve extended school year and special
education staff. Her attached document. Motion. Driving test. Question.
No matter, we will retirement. Yeah. Yes. Michael Serola retiring 37 years. and stolen Apollo 637 years ago that a couple other teachers not just that history teacher. Also a Hall of Fame app track coach
because retirement time. Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry. So that's it. No you're right I just retirement such. Yeah whole thing track coach He is
the definition of student center and that's all you really, you know, he cares about he came to his family this year. All we want
is kids to understand the story of American history. Really was American history. Guy, will pass me. Teachers Vietnam too strong,
passion for that. I mean, it's classrooms just a joy to be in. Um, I try to get there every year. He'll do teachers speaking their favorite little little niche lessons. He one of the verse invasion talk about the Beatles. And it's
just ever. I've been there every time I'm walking by, he does. I stop in just it's just a choice it here and talk about the talk about the Beatles. Does a real good stuff about how being
Liverpool that time was perfect for the Beatles because the music leads pirate music Olympics. Anyway, but it's just
it's enjoy being there. You needed the kindest person I ever met. I mean, all side being a great teacher that he's just a very kind gentle human being,
very gentleman, right? So that's what he is, he's very slowly missed and he's got grandkids, he's just done time for them. So we should be happy moving on
here, but the loss for us that Mike's moving on but we're happy for him at this point. So yeah, I have to say Tommy has mister all this year and we love
Like he just heard nothing it is. I mean and and like you said, bringing history to life and having conversations around history, when he gets home, we still tell them stories about things that
they've learned. And that's the kindness because he's the science kid, right? Yeah, thank you. So I don't hear anything like that I usually involved
science in math and so to hear the history talk is pretty cool. And watching the movies, you know about the time periods. So
yeah, he'll be, he'll be surely missed. That's why I have a specifically surprised because I didn't that's why I was like
taking no man. Okay. All right, thank you. Um like Vice President Hooker. Yes. Miss Binocchi. Yeah, this dress, yes. Mrs. Essenberg, yes, this
Hollywood, yes, Miss Sonic. President. Yeah. Okay. This is in finance recommendations. A point ground and ground is
benefit advisors approve. professional medical staffing for substitute nursing services approval to renew the contract with an advocate approve, E-rate consulting. Derate compliance
services approve, the renewal of the contract with NUTRISERVE. And accept the donation from the hmhs voice. Cross country to track and cross country team
approval of the contract. With Paul's commodity hauling Approval of tax payment schedules. Payment of bills, budget transfers Board
secretaries report and Cash Summer Report Version. Mega machine. And thank you again to
the boys cross country. Team for the donation. Greatly appreciate it. And I want to say thank you to Nutriser. I feel like we've had
a really good good experience with them. I know that. My student in school seems very happy with developmental, so, but they good. Yeah, he loves developers. And then I go and check it. Like,
you know, there's a lot of waffles. but yeah, so I do, I think it's been and there's that personal touch like that, that they can
come and they can order things. And a nice job. Like, I got one question of the brown and brown. Obviously, it's the health plan is one of our biggest expense items. I know
we've passed talked in the past about having you committed and present sort of strategies and what will advance to get ahead of You know, 13 14 months from now.
Is that still on it? You are so we are meeting next week that's on that energy groups. Next
week or June meeting around, okay. Okay, in coral.
Yesterday. Yes. Mrs. Yes. Mr. Ashley yeah. This song. Yes. President Ogre yes. President Curry. Yes. okay, approval of the minutes,
regular minute meeting from April 3rd and April 10th, and exact session from April 10th
Motion, Just and stuff. You sure I'm like, Anyone comments.
All right. Mistress. Yes, Mr. Espurr Scene from aid, but yes
on the other two. Followers. yes, on a and stain from Beans Miss Southern. Yes, Vice President. Yes. President Crook, yes. Items for a future consideration by the
board. We have our that we have our retreat coming up, so that'll be a good opportunity.
Yeah, yes. All right. Listen to a chart. welcome back and now future,