Let's go ahead and get started. Good evening everyone. Uh, welcome to the November 13th meeting of the Hampton Board of Education. I'm going to read the open public meeting statement. The New Jersey Open Public Means Law is enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend any meetings of public bodies at
which their interests may be discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this act, the Hampton Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, purpose, and place thereof published in the Hampton Gazette in the press of Atlantic City and posted on authorized premises. We have the roll
call. >> Mrs. Baronado >> here. >> Mrs. Burns. Mr. Foyer >> here. >> Mrs. Donio >> here. >> Mr. Donio is excused. Mrs. Fallon >> here. >> Mrs. Hunter >> here. >> Mr. Po >> here.
>> Mr. Shepion >> here. >> Mrs. Skola is excused. Mr. Thomas >> here. >> And Mr. Lions >> here. Let's rise the flag. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic
for it stands. One nation under God. and justice. >> I'll ask everybody to remain standing for a moment to observe a brief moment of silence for David Campanella, who's a long time uh district employee who passed away recently. Certainly are
thinking of him and his family during a difficult time. >> Thank you. Moving into the into the agenda. We don't have any presentations tonight, so I'll kick it to Mr. Ramsey. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Lions. Um, I'd like
to begin by stating, as you know, Tuesday, November 11th was Veterans Day. So, I'd like to start by thanking all of our veterans and their families for their sacrifice and their service. I know that many classrooms throughout the district were able to successfully
include information about this very important holiday into their daily lessons and the countless contributions of our veterans are celebrated every day in Hamilton. Uh the last day of the first marking period was on Veterans Day, November 11th. Parians and
guardians are encouraged to check the parent portal to view the final marking period grades in the days to come. The district has completed two days of the NJSLA adaptive cambian field test.
The third and final day will take place tomorrow. I want to stress to our parents that this is only a field test and the results do not count. I need to thank our students, teachers, counselors, supervisors, and administrators for their tireless
efforts. The testing has been going well and any unforeseen issues that we may have encountered have already been promptly addressed and corrected. Tonight, I'm also very excited because the board of education will be approving
many new courses for Hamilton High School students during the 2026 2027 school year. I'm sure that Miss Baronado will be sharing the names and some additional information about the courses
during her curriculum committee report. So, I will uh let Miss Baronado talk about that, you know, a little bit later in the meeting. And last but not least, I want to remind our parents of students with disabilities and our parents of 504
students that there will be a special education parent advisory group meeting on Wednesday, November 19th at 6 pm at Hamilton Middle School. Pertinent information regarding special education and 504 will be shared and we look
forward to collaborating with all of our parents throughout the school year. And I'd like to congratulate uh Mr. Lions, Barbara Baronado, and Steve Dphano um for their board election victories. And I look forward to working
with all three of you guys. Really, the entire board, you know, uh for many years to come. Thank you, Mr. Lions. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Ramsey. We move into our principal reports. Um looking to my left, uh Dr. Sin, come on
up. Good evening everyone. We have our monthly updates from the ECE. We had many events take place in October. In addition to our Halloween parade parties and K1 trips to Duffields Farm, we had our second annual
literature sharing event with students at the Hamilton Middle School under the direction of Miss Graasso and Miss Holik. We had eighth grade ELA students um who came to visit and work with our preschool students. They actually wrote, illustrated, and read original
children's stories that they wrote um in each of our preschool classrooms. They read in both English and Spanish and they sat with our students, spent some time with them, had students ask questions and talk at their tables um with their older peers. So, it was a lovely event. Um this is our second
year. We're looking forward to do it again, doing it again. Um thank you to Dr. Reneeski and all of the teachers for planning such a wonderful experience. We are excited to launch our first grade clubs beginning next week. Um along with
Spanish art, theater, and yoga, we are adding Lego club this year. Um so letters will be sent home tomorrow to families of students who did register and that will confirm each child's club and their assigned day of the week. We also have tomorrow is World Diabetes
Awareness Day. All of our students and staff are encouraged to wear blue. And then next week, our kindergarten and first grade students will take part in a danceon during their PE classes. So, they'll learn age appropriate um wellness information and they'll have
the option to make a small donation in support of diabetes awareness. Uh we also have American Education Week next week, November 18th through the 22nd. There's a different focus each day, including Career Day on Wednesday. And again, more information will be
shared tomorrow. We have a few upcoming trips since our preschool students have not gone on a trip yet yet. Um they'll be going shortly. Our three-year-old youngest students will be visiting Speech Bar next week. So they'll have the opportunity to explore, socialize,
and engage in hands-on imaginative play. Looking forward to that. They'll be going over two days to keep uh the groups small. And then to wrap up their building unit of study, our P4 students will take a trip to the bowling alley on November 20th and they'll have the
opportunity to tour the facility, learn how the machines work, and enjoy bowling and some ice cream. We also have a wellness walk planned for Turkey Ch wellness walk on November 24th. Students will follow signs placed
around the school grounds and they'll be prompted to complete some fun activities like hopping to the next marker um while again learning some simple wellness tips such as drinking water, taking breaks from screens and so forth. Just some
quick academic focuses. Uh, preschoolers are completing units of study on buildings and boxes, using hands-on activities to learn about how things are made and how materials work. Kindergarten students are working on addition to five, and discussing what it means to be thankful, including creating
their own thankful turkeys. First graders are learning about place value, counting to tens and ones, and practicing reading skills by identifying key details in stories. They're also completing writing pieces about what they are thankful for.
Um, and finally, our the therapy dog program was recently featured in the fall edition of 08037. It's a beautiful picture on the front if anyone hasn't seen it. Um, and some beautiful pictures inside. So, congratulations to Miss Hanssbury for
this wonderful recognition. She continues to bring creative ideas to grow this program. Um the goal is for every student to benefit in some way from Tater Tots's um presence. And with that in mind, we're excited to announce our upcoming holiday fundraiser, Photos
with Tet, to support our therapy therapy dog program. So look for flyers coming home soon for our fund raiser for our therapy dog program. That's it. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. All right, Dr.
Come on up. Good evening. Some fun things going on at the elementary school. So yesterday, today, today, and tomorrow, students in grades four and five are taking, like Mr. Ramsey noted, the NJSLA fall field test.
Uh the assessment times range between 60 minutes and 120 minutes each day. Teachers were trained during our faculty meeting on how to administer this new state assessment and the purpose of the test is to evaluate the items and allow students and educators to become
familiar with the new platform. Students will be individually assessed when they take the NJSLA in the spring. Thank you to Mr. Martino for creating an instructional PowerPoint for teachers to follow and Mr. Mek for assisting with
the training. At the end of October, all West Renaissance students were rewarded with a fall trip to Penn's farm. Ed visors planned and organized the event, and students were able to participate in fall activities that included a corn maze, pumpkin picking, hayride, and
other enjoyable fall activities. The students and staff had a great time. And in an effort to promote student attendance each month, Mr. Morel and I recognize students who have achieved perfect attendance for that month by awarding them a special badge. These
unique badges can be collected and proudly displayed on their book bags. Students look forward to earning each new badge and showing off their growing collection. It has proven to be a great motivator and a fun way to celebrate their commitment to being in school every day.
Our W our West Renaissance team is once again hosting the shoe drive fundraiser running now through January. Student, staff, and community members are invited to participate by recycling their gently worn, used or new shoes. Uh this will
help raise funds for activities while also being uh kept out of landfills. Once collected, they will be repurposed to support microenterprises in developing nations such as Haiti, Cambodia, and Ghana. Our goal is to fill 100 bags with 25 pairs per bag. Uh this
activity promotes teamwork, not only complete comp competing as a class to collect the most shoes, but also working together as a school toward one shared goal. Our fifth grade student council is off to a busy start. In recognition of diabetes awareness month, student
council members are selling type 1 diabetes awareness bracelets. The proceeds from the sale will be donated to the nonprofit organization Breakthrough T1D. Also during the month of November, our student council sponsors the Harvest of Plenty food
drive. Uh the non-p perishable items are collected and donated to St. Vincent Depal Society food pantry here in Hamilton. And finally, Santa's Secret Holiday Shop is coming back to West. During the week of December 8th through the 12th, our
elementary students will have the chance to shop for family and friends by picking out special gifts all on their own. This event is always a fun way to celebrate the season, spread holiday cheer, and get into the festive spirit. Thank you to the Hampton Home and School
Association for planning and organizing this event every year. Thank you. Come on. Good evening. I have our monthly news from North Liberty Street. Um, I'm also going to talk about our eighth grade
enrichment classes because I want to thank Dr. CET um for having our students, our middle school students over to read on Friday, October 24th. When they walked in the building, I think they're shocked at the size of the little ones. And so, it was a great day.
They enjoyed it. That was our second annual. And like Dr. Cle said, we're looking forward to doing that every year. And thank Miss Graasso and Miss Holac who did a wonderful job with their classes. Um, we also had a fall cabaret and that was under the direction of our
drama club adviserss, Miss Gaunt and Miss Kabibbo. 13 acts took the stage performing, singing, dancing, playing the keyboard. Um, to our school community, it takes a lot for middle school students to get up on stage. They
were very wellreceived. They did a great job. We're very proud of them. Today, like Mr. Ramsey and everyone else said was the second day of our NJSLA practice test that's required, you know, by the state. So far, all has gone
smoothly, one more day. We thank our guidance department and teachers for their efforts. Um, we want to announce and we did send home notice to our parents. We have internet safety assemblies presented by uh detectives
from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. They're planned for next week. The assemblies are going to cover how the improper use of technology can have far-reaching and long lasting effects. Topics will include cyber bullying, internet safety, making good decisions,
and the repercussions of inappropriate use of technology. They'll all be covered age appropriately. The assemblies are broken down into one for six and a different one for 78. Um, and we're thankful that the prosecutor's
office offers these assemblies uh during these critical years of middle school development. Um, finally, our student council's currently hosting our annual food drive until November 21st. The winning grade level of course plays in
our Dodge Hunger Tournament hosted by our fizzed teachers on the half day before Thanksgiving. And the food collected is also being donated to Saint Vincent Depal Food Pantry, which feeds over 8,000 families in our community during the holidays. Um, parents are
encouraged to send in donations with their children or drop them off at the main office. And I also want to thank the home and school association who recently just contributed to our pantry um with a $500 donation. And I want to
wish everyone in advance a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Hello. Good evening. Um so on Saturday, November 1st, Coach Morello was inducted into the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame. this prestigious lifetime award um
went to a very good person and only a great coach, right? So Dave has accumulated over 350 wins here at Hamilton. To be honest, he put Hamilton wrestling on the map. In the past uh 25 years, only two coaches from Hamilton
have got into into the the South Jersey Hall of Fame. Coach Pete and our coach Dave Morello. So congratulations to Dave. If you see him around, please congratulate him. Congratulations to our field hockey team on a tremendous season. They finished
the season 19 and4, played the Cal Championship for the fourth year in a row, and made the group three sectional finals for the first time in 11 years. Very proud of the girls. Our annual powderpuff football game will take place on November 22nd at 6 PM.
Hope to see everyone out there. It's important to remember that all proceeds are donated to families in Hamilton who are battling cancer. And last, the school safety and climate committee has initiated a new program here at the high school. Start with
hello. I have a short video for you to watch to explain this new program. special to share. And everyone, I'm student council president Matthew Dono alongside senior class president Mia LaGuardia. We have something special to share and it's all about spreading
kindness here at Hamilton High School. >> This school year, we're kicking off the Start with Hello program, a nationwide initiative from the Sandy Hope Promise Foundation. Start with Hello is all about making sure everyone feels welcome and included every single day. A simple hello can make a big difference in
someone's day. Here at Emerson High, we're bringing that message to life with our very own greeters. >> For now, a few times per month, our greeters will be in the halls welcoming everyone to school with a smile, a wave, and some positive messages. So, when you're in the halls and you see someone
holding a bright sign or saying good morning, take a second to smile back or say hello. It may seem like a small gesture, but together we can make Hamilton High School a place where everyone feels seen, included, and supported. So, let's all remember to
start with hello. Thanks for watching and have a great day. >> Nice. >> All right. Thank you everyone and have a nice Thanksgiving if I don't see you. >> Thank you, Mr. Tina. All right. Next, we'll go to board member comments. I'll start to my right with Mr. Thomas.
Okay, Mrs. Hunter, you're still writing yours. You went too fast. You're still writing your notes. >> Sorry, I was still writing off the press. >> No report. >> Mr. Cip, right? I'll take your time. >> Yes. I want to sound repetitive. I also want to congratulate uh Coach Morella
for being inducted in the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame along with his father. Also, congratulations to our field hockey program for going 19 and four, making it to the South Jersey Group Three Finals, first time in 11 years.
Congratulations to Gabrielle Childs for scoring 50 goals in her field hockey career. The winter season kicks off next week. Swim and bowling on November 17th. Basketball, wrestling, and cheerleading
on November 24th. winter track on December 1st. Congratulations to our October athletes of the month, Gabrielle Childs and Nate Gomers.
Um, I want to thank Bob Caperry for paving a bunch of problem areas we had um on the on our driveways. And that's all I have.
>> Great. Mr. Cle, >> no committee. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Lions. Excuse me. And I I would also like to begin by congratulating our field hockey team on an outstanding season. Uh like referred.
This is uh this year the team advanced to the championship for the first time in 11 years. Uh although we didn't come away with the title, the players efforts, resilience, and determination were truly remarkable. I'm extremely proud of everything this group accomplished and the way they
represented our school with dedication and heart. For my building's report, I'd like to share that the second floor edition of our ECEC is progressing well. The masonary block walls are approximately 75 to 80% complete. Uh the contractor,
he's been running a pretty impressive crew of about 24 masons per day, something rarely seen in the construction industry. and he's doing this in order to prepare for the installation of the uh steel bar joist. Our tenative schedule uh calls for the
first set of steel joist to be installed on Black Friday uh with the remaining joist to be set the following Saturday and that will ensure the highest level of safety for our staff and students. Unfortunately, we did experience some
rainwater intrusion uh through the concrete slab above the existing wing. Uh the issue was addressed quickly and professionally. I'd like to also thank as Mr. uh Ramsey did uh Mr. Rick Cody and his entire team for their swift
response and unwavering dedication to our district. Uh his team put in many hours beyond their regular schedules to ensure the buildings were fully restored to its proper condition. And in my opinion, the contractor took every responsible precaution to prevent the
water intrusion. However, sometimes mother nature simply wins. >> That's all I have. >> Uh I am very excited to announce as uh Mr. Ramsey said uh through our strategic planning meetings, one of the uh topics
that that surfaced um at more than one table at more than one reading was the amount of courses that we have uh for students that will help them in life. necessarily if you're going to college, but if you're going to college, too, and and things that we need to offer. And
it's so it's like ve so exciting. And I just want to um name the courses, which like I said, I'm really happy about and we should all be very encouraged. CP criminal justice, CP zoologology,
CP agriculture. Thank you, Mr. Great. That was his biggie. I guess would you want to be a farmer? I could teach that course. You know, >> we are a bunch of farmers. >> Anyway, honors forensics. How about that? Small engine repair. Isn't that
great? Uh, some courses were just renamed. Uh, journalism and storytelling was renamed. Music therapy one and two uh was renamed. Uh, we have drawing and painting, pottery, pottery and
sculpture. So, I just think this is fantastic. It is great for our curriculum, great for our students, and actually, it's been a long time coming. We've been talking about it for a while, and this is brought to fruition. So, we're very happy about that, or I'm very happy. I'm sure we're all very happy
about it. But, oh, and and uh before I forget, I would like to just thank everyone uh for their support for me to continue um my tenure here on the the uh board of education. Also, um, so many things were mentioned that I just want
to give a shout out, you know, to the Fields hockey team. They did such a great job this year. They, of course, they were upset after the game against Clear View. We did have the fan buses, which was great. And, uh, the Hammonds police had a presence
there. And I just want to say that our fans were absolutely great. I mean, there were no instances, no, nothing. And I can't even say that about opposing team because they were taunted and uh they taunted us and and our fans just
kept quiet, kept to themselves, cheered for cheered you know for our team. Um also I just want to congratulate Dave Moreli. Well Mariela welld deserved just well my grandson wrestles and it's such a great experience. He actually looks
forward to it. He's actually looking forward to starting uh in November. So good job for him also. But um also the um um Thanksgiving is coming up. The food
drives are excellent. And it's such a nice way of students realizing, you know what, maybe somebody's not as fortunate as me. Let me see what I could do for someone else. And uh take time to enjoy with your family. Have a nice day. There's no pressure. You don't have to
buy any gifts. You can just sit down and eat and watch football. So, you don't have to uh I like it because there's not a lot of pressure. It's just, you know, good times with your family. Hope you're not traveling and have to worry about getting a uh flight, that's for sure. But just, you know, have a great
Thanksgiving and it's going by very, very fast and that one holiday will be here pretty soon. And it's just hectic. It seems very active. But anyway, thanks again for your support and that's all that I have. >> All right. So, >> um I have no report. I guess I'm
negotiations and that's not until next year. But um I am part of the curriculum committee and I was I just wanted to add one thing that Mrs. Bernado said that I think was a question I asked. We we're adding all of these courses and so you know we always have to think about like what's that going to cost? What does that mean?
>> Not much. Nothing. >> We're utilizing the talents and expertise of our current staff to add these additional really practical and exciting and different courses. And so I think that really from a finance
standpoint I think is is fantastic. Um so and and it's and it's directly from our strategic planning too which is which is another level to it which I think is wonderful. Like we you know it's kind of like one of those moments where you know community spoke and Mr. Ramsay and everyone you know responded.
So I like that a lot. Just one thing to add and just a happy Thanksgiving. So thank you >> Mrs. >> Thank you. I also was very excited to see so many um fans at the Clear View Hamilton field hockey game. I would
encourage the students to go out and support the student athletes and activities for all of our events. Like I saw so many people there and sometimes I wonder why we don't have that many for the St. Joe Hamilton game. So we might have to encourage a local bus to Boyer
Avenue for next year. Um, but they did a great job and and it was a great season to watch the young ladies. Um, I also have brought this up previously. Um, I don't have any committee reports, but I would like to
comment on something that I think we need to really evaluate. Um, all of the board members get a school leader magazine that, um, we get as board members and there's they kind of report on different things happening around the
state. And there was an article called no devices more engagement. And I think most of us have been reading and hearing a lot about uh discussions around cell phones and social media
especially in regards to our children. And this article was written about HLlett. And it says, "Hasllett is a tightlyknit, hard-working, bluecollar community of 20,000 citizens in Mammoth
County that prioritizes sports, weekend barbecues, and their children." And that first line kind of reminded me, it almost sounds a little bit like Hamilton, a little bit bigger, but this was such an impressive article. There is a new superintendent and they talked
about basically um moving from a policy of their cell phones and their devices in the schools and they were realizing that so many of their students were disengaged in their classroom and
in in the school itself. And it's funny because I had no idea that we were doing that start with hello program. And it's interesting because you think about it, how many of our students walk in and we see them like this, especially in the middle school and in the high school, they don't even say hello. I mean, let's
be honest, I see teachers and staff sometimes checking and what do we do? We walk in places and we ourselves don't always say hello to people. So, I thought that was really interesting. But one of the things that they found was that 20% of the discipline referrals
were related to phones and social media. And they realized after talking to their teachers and staff that managing the phone use in the classroom was consuming so much of their teacher time that it was really becoming a problem for their
district. And so they really ripped the band-aid off and they were really um committed to moving from not encouraged, meaning like cell phones not encouraged during lunch to just not an option. Um and I really liked what this article
said because it really focused on encouraging discussion between parents, students, staff, and administration together. and they've established very clear protocols for emergencies because
I think when we talk to I I know I as a parent you know think well what are our children going to do in an emergency so sometimes my own family members you know my mother-in-law or my mom will say well they need the phone in case there's an emergency and on the one hand I can see
that but on the other hand if we do have clear protocols in place which I know we do as a district then these staff are going to know what to do in an emergency. And really, there's they're noticing so much disengagement and so
much anxiety with young kids and so many problems with discipline. I mean, how many hours do we deal with all the problems with phones? Um, and I just there was one quote that really kind of
I really liked from this article. Um, and it basically said that the teachers wanted to reclaim the foundational purpose of their school to be a place of genuine human connection where students engage and thrive without constant
interference and additional sources of cognitive noise. And basically by eliminating the pervasive distraction of cell phones in the classrooms, they found a 76%
decrease in the um disciplinary issues all based on a short amount of time. And they found that their school was more engaged. And I don't know guys, I I feel like it's coming. I'd be very curious to hear
what Waterford in Falsome is doing, but I mean, I keep saying it. I I believe that we need a committee to address our cell phone use and and policy in the schools. And I think we really need to start addressing this now. And I think we need to talk to our students and
administration because we all know cell phones are not going away. And I think there is an appropriate use, but I think there we're risking our kids health by having them in the classroom.
So, I don't know if you guys agree or disagree, but did anyone else see this article? >> I barely had time to read the agenda, let alone a magazine. >> Yeah. Did you read it, Barbara? >> Yeah, I read it. >> Yeah, it was I thought it was a very >> Also, um, not to discourage anybody, but
it has to be get at home also. Agreed. >> If you allow your children, and I was going to say grandchildren, >> children, um, or anyone that you're, you know, you're in charge of to sit at your dinner table and have their phone out
and you're eating and they're, you know, no, put it down, put it away. And the best thing I' I've This may not go over well, but before you go to bed, put your iPad and your phone on the kitchen table. >> I agree with that. bulk
>> and you don't >> you don't like it. And at first I thought, well, the iPad the iPad's just as bad because they can play, you know, whatever. But they have to be on the kitchen table before you go to bed. So I think it's um it's a cooperation and I think parents will be happy too because
I think parents get very frustrated over the fact that their kids are always I mean they walk in the walls, you know, walking looking at the phone. So I think it's a meeting, a committee or whatever, but had parents involved too. This is what we're trying to do. Help us, you
know, help us get to this point. And, you know, I think it's a great idea. >> I also, to your point about the restrictions on students, I agree with that. And I also know I sometimes will text my kid during the day and and then
I have to say to myself, you know, I shouldn't be texting my son or daughter during, you know, the day either. >> Emergency issues can be the biggest issue. >> Exactly. What did we do before cell phones right there was an emergency? Well, you know, you can handle it. >> But, uh, no, I understand. I've been
guilty of that, too. But if I had to don't give it my grandson to pick him up, I'll just send a hand this text and maybe I should sometime. But I think it's going to be a cooperation issue, too. >> I I'll share I'll just chime in really
quickly because I don't want to talk the whole night about it because we can talk about this in committee. Absolutely. >> But you know, and it's it also extends to the watches. >> The watches are >> cuffs on your kids all day where it's like it buzzes and they look and that's
how they get away with it. I'm sorry, but that's like, you know, if the cell phones are in the bag, that's one thing because they should be away. And usually most classroom teachers manage their classrooms and cell phones are out of sight, but but they're on their watch. And so that's just as bad. It's it's it's a
it's distraction. So, you know, it's a lot to talk about, but there's distractions to and we want to go another step forward. Chromebooks. Everyone has a Chromebook. Who's check, you know, emailing on the Chromebook? So, there's lots of technology at our kids at all times. And yeah, I think a a
great discussion about the amount of it, you know, is a is a good idea always. >> I would love to volunteer for that committee. >> Right. Definite discussion to be had. Okay. Thank you. Um, I have short report. Just want to touch on a couple
things. First, uh I'll announce and acknowledge uh our esteemed business administrator, Miss Rose, is accepted a position outside of Hamilton. I'll be moving on. So, thank you for your time with us. Um we appreciate that. Uh next,
as I mentioned earlier, when the meeting opened, um we recently had the passing of Dave Campanella, who was our longtime director of facilities before we had a director of facilities. Formal title. Uh Dave got us through a lot of really difficult times uh here and spent a lot
of hours here to make sure that literally the lights stayed on uh and the heat stayed on and the air conditioning stayed on and saved this district an undetermined amount of money. just hard work and innovation and ingenuity. So certainly thinking of him and his
family as we mentioned. Um Mr. Koya talked about you know one more time right the resilience of our teaching staff and our support staff. Uh we had some water at the ECE. Uh the administrators were there early you know
before seven. The support team, support staff are there, you know, and grounds and and maintenance and facilities were there before seven to get not only mitigations in place and touch, you know, the contractor, but also helping teachers move their equipment and their and their resources to make sure that we
have the ability to hold class in an effective way. and certainly the resilience of our staff and their, you know, the educational leaders here to quickly as kids are walking down the hallway figure out who's going to go where and making sure breakfast gets delivered and all the things that have to go and then deliver lessons uh in a
really tough, you know, few days there. So certainly our thanks go to them. Um, in the spirit of again saying thanks, I'll congratulate Mrs. Monado on her re-election. I'll congratulate Steveo who's here tonight in the audience as I'm pointing this way. That's why I'm pointing that way. Uh, and I'll
certainly thank the public for for their support and allowing me to be here and as well as thank my family for them allowing me to be here. One thing I'll also touch on is this. Uh, you heard the principles talk about the NJSLA field test. Um, it's, you know, it's great
that we worked hard to get ready for the test. It's great that our staff stepped up to the to the assignment and was able to learn and everyone pulled together to get it done. But again, this week kids are taking a such as a field test of the new version of the NJSLA that the state
of New Jersey and Department of Education is putting out for the public for schools to use. Uh this was not a choice, right? So I want people to understand that we did not opt into this. We were told that we were going to be a school to do the testing. Uh, and while it's nice to be on the front end
of something and to have some valuable feedback, it's also days of instruction that our kids aren't getting because they're taking yet another state assessment to carry the water or do the work for the state department of education. So, while I'm hopeful that they'll acknowledge our work somehow,
but I'm not holding my breath certainly. Um, also very excited to hear about the some of the events that are coming up. Again, I'll bring up the internet safety events or during school for the students, I think those are great, especially for the middle school kids who again, as we
talk about devices and all the things technology. There's a lot of vulnerability out there and as parents, I think we all need to just stay aware. So, it's great that they're delivering that age appropriate content for our kids. Um, Mr. Mr. Ramsey talked about the special education parent advisory
group meeting is on the 19th at 6 p.m. Uh if you are a parent of a student with a with an IEP or 504 plan, you got uh a mailer that tell told you about it and a reminder that told you about it. So, I'm really excited to have people out to learn more and to grow and understand
how to partner with the child study team as well as how to advocate uh well and advocate effectively on behalf of your student whether they're early in their journey with us or at the end in high school. So, looking forward to that. Um that concludes my report for tonight.
So, now we'll go to the public portion of the board meeting. This is the first of two opportunities for the public to be heard. Uh if you'd like to address the board, step on up to the microphone, give us your name and address. There'll be a second public portion at the end. If anybody wants to think about it for a
little bit, seeing none, we'll move on from the first public portion and we'll move into the published agenda. I'll entertain a motion for finance items 1 through 18. >> Motion. >> Mrs. Ston, first >> second. >> Mrs. Hunter, second roll call.
>> Mrs. Feronado, >> yes. >> Mrs. Burns, >> yes. Mr. Poya. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Donio. >> Yes. But I would like to abstain from the notes on October 29th. >> Number one.
>> Yeah. Um because I wasn't at that special meeting. >> Mrs. Fallon. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hunter. Uh yes to number one, but abstaining from the October 9th minutes. And then yes to
October 29th and then yes to order items 2 to 11. >> Mr. Flet, >> yes. >> Mr. Shapone, >> yes. >> Mr. Lions, >> yes. Motion carried. Next, we'll entertain a motion on personnel items 19
through 37. >> So move. >> Mr. Barado first. Mrs. Burns second. >> Mrs. Baronado. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Burns. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes. Sorry.
>> Yeah. Then we have >> number 46. >> Yeah. >> All right. Hang on one second. Uh there's an amendment to there's a change to the published agenda on item 26 where it says date TVD that's going to be changed to reflect December
12th. Uh, so is there motion? >> Mrs. Ronald, do you read the amendment? >> Yeah, just to correct the date. Yes. Mrs. Burns is a yes. So, let's start over. My apologies. >> Mrs. Faronado?
>> Yes. >> Mrs. Burns? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hoyer? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Donio? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fallon? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hunter? >> Yes. To order items 21 through 37. >> Mr. Yes. >> Mr. Shafone.
>> Yes. >> And Mr. Lions. >> Yes. Motion carried. Next, I'll entertain a motion on program students and miscellaneous items 38 through 46. Motion. >> Mr. Koya. First,
>> Mr. Second. >> Mrs. Fonado. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Burns. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fuya. >> Yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Yes, >> Mrs. Hunter. >> Yes, >> Mr. Floy. >> Yes,
>> Mr. Shafone. >> Yes, >> Mr. Lions. >> Yes. Motion carried. We move to the addendum. First, we'll take finance item number 47. I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion. >> Mrs. Fallon. First, >> second. >> Mr. Koy. Second.
>> Roll. >> Mrs. Baronado. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Burns. >> Yes. >> Mr. Poy. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Donio. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Allen. >> Yes. Mr. Pa. >> Yes. >> Mr. Shep. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lions. >> Yes. Motion carried.
Entertain a motion on program students and miscellaneous items 48 through 51. >> Mrs. Rado first. Mrs. Burns. Second. >> Mrs. Faradon. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Burns. >> Yes. >> Mr. Foyer. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Jonio.
>> Yes. >> Mrs. Fallon. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hunter. >> Yes. To order items 50 or 51. >> Mr. Yes, >> Mr. Shap. >> Yes, >> Mr. Lions. >> Yes. Motion carries. That takes us to the end of the public agenda and the addendum. Now, we'll move to the second
uh public comment. Anybody who wishes to address the board, go ahead and approach the microphone. Give us your name and address. >> Can I just say one thing? I'm sorry. >> Certainly can. >> When you were talking about Dave, do you remember he had a notebook for
everything? Remember how he just filled it? No matter what he did, He must have a million notebooks. Do you remember that now? He covered everything. >> Mr. N brings up a great point. Marble notebooks >> somewhere keep someone someone's keeping a statistic about how many we selling
because uh Dave Campanella had shelves and shelves of Marvel notebooks >> and uh Mr. Caluro, Mr. Father, also a fan of the Marvel Notebook. The marble notebook has made its way through Hamilton history and public service for many
years. I agree. >> They have everything. >> God bless. >> Absolutely. Okay. Uh I'll take a motion to adjurnn unless anyone has anything else. >> Motion first. Mrs. Hunter second. All in favor? >> We're thank you everyone.
Happy Thanksgiving.