Meeting called to order. Time now is 6 pm. Public portion of meeting begins. New Jersey open public meeting law was enacted to ensure the rights of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In
accordance with the provisions of this act, business administrative board secretary has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, and place thereof posted at the municipal building. Communicate to Herald News the record and file with the clerk of the burough board. Roll call,
please. >> Mr. Carr is absent. Alexo >> here. >> Michael Doyle >> here. >> Jennifer Art >> here. >> Abigail G here. >> Erica Multicolon >> here. Anthony is absent. Jazelle Vega
>> here. >> Maro >> here. Please >> pledge allegiance to >> the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Thank you. Meeting regulations. During each regular meeting, two opportunities are provided for citizens to ask questions, to make comments. During the first opportunity, early on the agenda, the meeting is open to the public for the purpose of addressing items listed for approval on this agenda only. The
second opportunity occurs just prior to adjournment when citizens may address any subject matter that is pertinent to andor directly related to the operation of the school district. Person's wishing to speak must upon be recognized, rise, state their name, address, and subject matter. Comments and questions shall be
addressed to the board president or the presiding officer, and shall be limited to five minutes per person. The board may or may not respond to issues raised by members of the public at the time they are raised, but they will be but will provide a response if and when appropriate. The board asked that
members of the public be courteous and mindful of the rights of their the other individuals when speaking. Please note that the board will not respond to comments regarding students or board employees in light of the privacy rights held by those individuals. Moreover, the board discourages comments about such
individuals and will not be responsible for such comments. Members of the public who choose to speak during this public session should carefully consider their comments since they could be held personally liable for any statements they make. Finally, please note that in accordance with district policy, the
board will not officially comment or respond to any matter mentioned unless it can confirm that the matter has first been brought to the attention of the appropriate school personnel in attempt to resolve this issue. Private session be resolved that the board of education convenes at an
executive session discuss matters pertaining to uh a matter rendered confidential by federal or state law. Be it further resolved that is anticipated the executive session will be for 45 minutes in duration and that public action may or may not be taken. Be it
further resolved that the minutes of the executive session will be made available upon a termination by the board that this disclosure of the minutes will not detrimentally affect any right or interest of the board and the need for confidentially no longer res exists. Motion to go into private session.
>> Motion >> second. >> Motion by Mr. Seconded by smoke colson. >> Yes. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Aaron Trout. >> Yes. >> Miss G. >> Yes. >> Miss Multicolson. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Paloo. >> Yes. >> Dr. Vega. >> Yes. >> Mr. Carr. >> Absent. Mr. Cleaveho. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Tataro. >> Yes. All right, everybody. We just finished our executive session. Public be heard.
Agenda items only. >> Seeing no one. Approval of the minutes. November 18, 2025 regular meeting public and private. Motion by Mr. Cleo. Second by Miss Holton. >> Discussion. Roll call, please.
>> Miss Art Trap, >> yes. >> Mr. Daw, >> yes. >> Miss Multicol, >> yes. >> Mr. Paloo, >> yes. >> Dr. Vega, >> yes. >> Mr. Cligo, >> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Mr. Petaro, >> yes. >> All right, moving on. Correspondence.
>> Um, Mr. President, I did get a Christmas card um from the Pay County Education Association for all of us. Just was sitting here on my I'll pass it around for everybody to see. That is all. >> Thank you. Okay, seeing no one else
reports. Starting off with Jonathan, student council representative report. >> Good evening everyone. Since we last met, HHS has engaged in several several festive events as well as the start of our winter season. As November concluded
and December started, many clubs started planning numerous events throughout the winter season to get students more and more engaged as the year progresses. Sports. With our fall season ending and our winter season practices starting, HHS has its first games and matches scheduled to start with the next few
weeks. Boys basketball's first official home game in first off home game is Wednesday, tomorrow, December 17th. And girls basketball has their first home game Monday, December 22nd. On girls basketball, track and field has their
first meet Monday, the 22nd. Also, with that being said, we look forward to seeing how our winter season with winter sports will make out this year. Clubs, since our last meeting, the performing arts arts club has still been busy at
work performing alongside many other sports and clubs from HHS in the Hawthorne Santa parade. Furthermore, they are scheduled to perform on December 15th for the State County Senior State County Senior Center spread holiday cheer as well as at HHS's first
winter concert, also doubling as food drive. Also, last Thursday, the annual holiday dance was held at Malus for all students to enjoy. And Friday, the seniors had their senior activities day where they got measured for their caps and gowns and had the volleyball
tournament for a relaxed, festive end of the week after the dance. Along with this, the student council has their holiday spirit week planned from December 18th, Thursday, to December 23rd, which is next Tuesday, including themes themed days, including holiday
holiday PJ, holiday havoc, holiday card, and holiday sweater days, and look forward to seeing all the students dressed up for the occasion. Finally, the multicultural club has held and planned various events such as the friends giving friends giving ball party
November 19th, Magdalina's annual toy drive December 3rd, the multicultural bake sale December 10th, and their holidays around the world event. Not sure what it was. also all to spread the traditions of
different places and cultures around the world. In the media center, Biz Geronima attended a full day seminar on using AI tools to increase English and language arts arts learning and enhanced teacher productivity in grades 6 through 12 and
will pass along information knowledge at the ELA faculty meeting to introduce possible strategies teachers can use to enhance the teaching process. The library faculty book club has also recently finished the novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and is surveying
to figure out which book is next on their list. Furthermore, to encourage students to f further their endeavors into reading, the media center has launched a doorway flyer campaign advertising books HHS staff have had enjoyed reading in the past.
All in all, HHS has been has been very busy at work for the holiday season and aims to continue to spread their spirit and and cheer as well as give back to the community as much as possible. I thank you for your time here tonight and look forward to reporting the continuation of continuation of our
winter season in January. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Superintendent report. >> Good evening. I'm excited to share news regarding our educators recognition program. Each year, Hawthorne Public Schools participates in the Governor's Educator of the Year and Educational
Services Professional Recognition Program. The statewide initiative honors outstanding educators and educational service professionals who exemplify excellence, dedication, and a commitment to student success. This year, we received nominations from staff, parents, and students seeking to
recognize individuals who make a meaningful difference in our schools each day. These nominations were reviewed by school-based committees who carefully scored each submission to determine each school's honores. I'm proud to announce this year's recipients. From Hawthorne High School,
Amy Tannis, a math teacher, Ba Bailey Wysteek, our athletic trainer from Lincoln Middle School, Victoria Sabatino, who's a teacher of students with disabilities, and Wendy Fowler, one of our PAR professionals. From Jefferson Elementary School, Jennifer Godfrey,
first grade teacher, and Carrie Parker, behaviorist. And from Roosevelt Elementary School, Christa Hascup, art teacher, and Monica Moss, par profofessional. And from Washington Elementary, Claudia Rossi, first grade teacher, and Lisa Surles,
behaviorist. We look forward to formally honoring these exceptional staff members at our January 20th board of education meeting. I'd also like to thank all the parents who attended the recent superintendent parent coffees held throughout the district. These sessions were well attended and provide a
valuable opportunity to connect, share the many positive things happening in our schools and hear parent feedback on how we can continue to enhance the student experience. For those unable to attend, I plan to host an evening parent event next month.
Congratulations to our Lincoln Middle School girls soccer team for an undefeated season. The team scored 35 goals while only allowing 11 throughout the season. Also want to congratulate our LMS boys soccer team who finished the season with an impressive 81 and1
record. I look forward to following these student athletes as they continue their journeys in our district. At the high school level, McKenzie Doyle was selected as Hawthorne High School's recipient of the 2026 National Girls and Women in Sports Award. This honor is
presented annually by the NJSIA to one female athlete at each high school across the state. McKenzie will be recognized at halftime of the Ruckers women's basketball game on fe February 8th. The fall athletic season was a great success with three student
athletes earning first team allount honors. Olivia Pacero for soccer, Simone Green for volleyball, and Dylan Mahia for football. Uh winter sports are now underway. Our bowling team currently stands at 1 and1. Girls basketball and
wrestling open their seasons today. Uh while boys basketball will host their home opener on Wednesday, tomorrow at 6 p.m. Indoor track begins competition on December 22nd. I also like to commend all the students who participated in the Hawthorne High School fall production of
Radium Girls. Uh this performance uh their performances were impressive and reflected the tremendous talent and dedication of our students and staff. Couple upcoming important dates. This this Wednesday is the high school band winter concert which I'm very excited
about. Um for our fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade parents on Wednesday, January 7th at 700 p.m. at LMS, we'll be presenting on the 1A accelerated track parent um information night. um on Monday, January 12th, dual
enrollment night at Hawthorne High School, highlighting opportunities for students earning college credits while enrolled at HHS. These are both part of our district goals, so I encourage parents to come out and hear more. And lastly, I'd like to take a moment to recognize one of our exiting board of
education members, Mr. Michael Doyle. While I know the board members will share their own remarks during general comments, I want to personally acknowledge Mike's service and the impact he has had on our district. Mike has served on the board for nine years, beginning in 2015, and has worn many
hats during that time. His deep knowledge of policy, procedures, buildings, and grounds, and burrow operations has been invaluable. I first met Mike at during the interview process for the superintendent position and immediately recognized him as a strong
and knowledgeable leader. One of the most memorable moments I shared with Mike occurred during the superintendent transition with New Jersey school boards. When asked what he expected from the new superintendent, his response was simple and powerful, to lead with
strength and courage. That message resonated with me then and continues to guide my leadership and decision making today. Mike's commitment to providing the best possible experience for student, staff, district, and burrow has been unwavering. On behalf of the board
of education, I thank you for your your years of service and present you with a plaque. Joe now. So it reads, "In grateful appreciation, the school district of New Jersey presents the certificates of Michael
Doyle for your service as a member of the board of education, your contributions as president, vice president, chairperson, and trustee, as well as your valued participation in establishing effective board policy, and your desire to seeking educational educa
educational excellence have contributed immeasurably to the progress of our school district. On behalf of your colleagues, our teachers and students, we thank you for your dedicated service. We wish you good health and happiness and here's Thank you. I'll have some I'm sorry. I'll have kind
words for you. I'll have to change the things up. >> Be nice. >> That's all. >> Yeah. I'm easily easily persuaded. >> So, we'll do a photo op after the Sure.
>> Yeah, that works. Yeah. So, that works. >> Thank you. >> All right. Moving on to community leazison reports. First up would be legislative, which was Mr. Carr. He is a bit under the weather, but he said he would share any pertinent information at the next board meeting. So, we'll move
on to Mr. Cleo, Finance Administration. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The committee met last Monday, uh, December the 8th. On the agenda, we discussed substitute rates. Uh the current daily rate for a substitute is $105.
The administration is reviewing options to see if we could uh increase that rate to make it more competitive. The barricades numbers uh have been uh studied and uh at this point the numbers
for barricade finances include $64,200 in annual rent plus an estimated overhead of $290,000 for salaries and utilities. The income that we received from the barricade is for one out of district
student in the amount of 62,853. Something to keep in mind is that the program did not the program did not exist. We had we would have to send out the uh students at a district. Uh the three students would more or less the tuition for them would be approximately $300,000
not taking into account uh their transportation. Something that was also discussed is the fact that we do since we do not own the building. Uh the owner could hypothetically at any point sell the building or you know increase the rent
or want to rent it to somebody else. Uh that it makes sense for us to investigate our uh alternative options. Uh being that rental space is limited in Hawthorne. Uh the idea of potentially buying the building was discussed and
also what's being uh considered is the expansion of the uh building where the central office sits. Uh an estimate is going to be requested from our architect solutions and u we'll report as uh that continues.
Something else on the agenda was our prek tuition. Uh we currently charge $3,000 for that tuition. This is this is that has not increased in some time. Our neighboring districts are charging more than that, including Midland Park who
charges $3,750. Wayne who charges $4,650. Wolf 4,300. Administration is reviewing numbers and will come to a consensus as to
what if any increment will will result. We also discussed the referendum. Final reconciliations were uh were crunched. We have a balance of $334,696. We're aware that these funds cannot be used outside of the scope that the
referendum originally was approved for. W grants have an available balance of $120,000 for Roosevelt and $199,000 for LMS. These grants could only be used for their roofs and unlike the
referendum, these funds, if we ever chose to utilize them, would have to be paid in advance and then we would get a uh a refund. Uh on the agenda was also bus location um rental offsite locations are being
considered. The idea is to move the um the buses out of the athletic complex with the idea of creating more usable space within there. And last but not least, the uh audit for the food service. As was reported
previously, that happens once every three years. Uh this year we're up for it. The school that's going to be inspected is Jefferson Elementary. And a date has not yet been set for that. And that concludes my report. Thank you.
>> Moving on to buildings and grounds and policy. Mr. Doyle. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Buildings and Grounds met on December 8th. uh agenda consisted of uh first we had a facilities update uh very detailed uh
and school by school report was provided by our uh buildings and ground supervisor uh was distributed to all our board members. Um I'm not going to bore you with all the items. A lot of it encompasses our normal uh general maintenance and upkeep and throughout the district. Um so that's all being
taken care of. Uh we discussed uh as already mentioned uh monies that are still available from the uh referendum and projects that we uh would like to possibly complete with that money. Uh also talked about doing some renovations to uh some of the bathrooms throughout
the district. Um touched on school security looking into some uh new security technology uh which is going to help uh enhance our security uh platform. Um and the uh superintendent and uh our
president met with the uh town regarding uh some punch list items regarding the rink and good conversation was had. Those items were all articulated and uh going to be worked on and that pretty much uh concludes my
buildings and grounds report and I've gotten to report on the policy side. Okay. Thank you. >> Miss Arin, council leazison of personnel. >> Thank you Mr. Um, regarding council liaison, I met with councilwoman Anna Marie Sasso. I
know I mentioned it last meeting. She's the liaison on the council to the board of eds. So, we are working together to share updates and also brainstorm a bit on how we can work together in the town. Um she asked that regarding council and
the mayor that they that we thank everyone who participated and attended the tree lighting and the Santa parade. Also that the burrow is sponsoring a holiday home decorating contest and there's a list of homes on the burrow
website. You can vote for your favorite homes at contestnew jersey.org. I didn't even know that. >> I didn't know that. Yeah. So hopefully for anyone watching and listening. Um also the mayor and council wishes
everyone a merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. Their last council meeting of the year is tomorrow. So that is it for council liaison and regarding personnel. We did not meet but there are updates that will come on the agenda
shortly. That's it for me. >> Thank you. Mr. Scott C9. >> Thank you Mr. President, the CNI committee met virtually last Wednesday. Um, the first order of business was to discuss the chronic absenteeism report that Dr. Traona prepared for the committee. I'll be sharing on her
behalf. Um, so those of you who may not be aware, the state, one of the state uh monitoring systems, CQAC for schools uh has several different points of I guess you have to meet adequacy. Um,
Hawthorne was noted as being uh in need of improvement in the area of chronic absenteeism among many other districts postcoid. Um, so part of that is to report out on the chronic absenteeism and to create a corrective action plan
for those schools. So Dr. Tbona uh prepared the report that I did share with the board. Um, also a survey was sent out to the schools identified as uh target schools for the chronic absentism corrective action plan. Those three schools this
year are Hawthorne High School, Lincoln Middle School, and Washington Elementary School. So, we know that many members of the community did receive the survey and were sort of questioning what the survey was. They wondered if it was just them that got the survey. Every member of those schools got the survey. Um,
so just to go over briefly that any school has over 10% of uh where students are absent more than 10%. So 10% is 18 days of 180day school year. Um any school that has more than 10% of their
population absent more than 10% of the time is identified as in need of corrective action plan. So last year the schools that were on the corrective action plan were actually Roosevelt and Washington. So Roosevelt has gotten himself off of the corrective action plan going down to 9.5%.
Um and this and Washington went down from 16% last year to 12.5% this year. Uh unfortunately Hawthorne High School did go up from 5.2 to 13.5%. Um and Lincoln Middle School went up
from 9.7 to 13.2% absences. There are several things to consider when when thinking about this. Um, number one, a student who is the state has no exemptions for absences. So, if a student is medically
fragile or has an IEP or any sort of health plan where they are allowed to for the school, miss certain parts of the day or required to because of health reasons, that's not considered an exemption in the state's eyes. There is no excuses according to that. Um, students that are placed on suspensions
those days out of school are considered absences. Um, students that are absent for mental health reasons are considered absences. Students that we have placed on certain home action plans pending placement, those are considered absences. Um, and we all know that
postcoid a priority has been placed on mental health and that sometimes that does impact coming to school. Also a priority on health I think has been placed postcoid and many parents consider deeply should I send the child to school today they are sick. I just
think parents are taking sicknesses more seriously now postco and there is there has been a rise across the state of absenteeism which is why uh we are we are here um so the New Jersey statutes as I said they define that in the event
that 10% or more of the students enrolled in a public school are chronically absent and chronically absent means more than 18 days in a year the school shall develop a corrective action plan to improve the absenteeism rates part of that to identify problems and barriers, to develop recommendations, to
outline communication strategies, to establish protocols on informing and engaging parents. So, the survey was part of this action plan. Um, as you can see in the action plan here, the um each school had a decent amount of
respondents. Hawthorne High School had 98 respondents. Um the number one reason that was chosen for parents um selecting the reason students are absent most of the time 93% was illness sickness 39%
was doctor's appointments um family trips was 18%. Lincoln Middle School had 140 respondents. Uh 92% chose sick sick illness. 33% chose doctor's appointments. 22% chose family trips or
vacations. And Washington Elementary had 32 respondents. 81% said sicknesses, 34% said doctor's appointments. Um again, this was not targeted survey. It did not go just to the chronically
absent families. It went to every family at those schools. Um, and for this goound, it was only sent in English, but we did talk on the committee about having the ability when things are posted in real time to tailor the languages that the surveys can be sent
in for any um ongoing surveys. So, the components of a chronic absenteeism corrective action plan, there is a school level problem solving team. There is also a database decisionmaking matrix. Um there's a parent caregiver survey which we just
heard from and there's a plan for sustainability. There's a tier one strategies and tier 2 strategies. So some tier one strategies that are identified for the three schools. Um morning meeting class and grade level meetings where they'll discuss the importance of cognition being in school on time. An automatic call home when
absent so that parents are aware when students are absent. I know that sounds silly but it's amazing how sometimes parents are not aware. Daily check-ins with home room teachers. Tier two and three strategies. letters are sent home at different absence intervals. So, real time has the ability to without anybody
even initiating initiating it, if a student is marked absent at say a chronically absent target school on day five, a letter goes for outlining the importance of coming to school and talking about chronic absenteeism. But that can be tailored per school. It can be tailored however we want to. Real
time has the ability to do that. parent and caregiver meetings, meeting with parents, bringing them in, talking to them about the chronic absenteeism. Then also the ability to refer to the IRS committee um which is an internal uh pre-referral intervention where they can meet and talk about strategies on how
they can get the students to school more regularly. And then ultimately truency as per district policy. I will add also as someone who works in a school, we used to be able to leverage DCP that is no longer possible until you go through truency. Trucy is difficult to get through the judge. you have to get in
front of the judge. The judge will say, "Let's wait 60 more days." It it's it's a lengthy process. Um and the Department of Child and uh Family Services does not involve themselves until you've gone through that and the judge has rendered a verdict, which is a very long long road. Um so all in all, we saw some some
improvements in some of our schools. We did see some schools increase. Um, I also want to make another note. High school attendance is not counted by period thankfully because that would be something completely differently. Um, so
we have we have an eye on it. Um, the statewide numbers are much higher than this. So we are we are coming in under the state at every single level. Um, but still because it is it above it's above
where it should be. Um, we are targeted to have those corrective action plans at this point going forward and that there's like a binder that they create and then present the information to set when they come back around. That was the first order of business.
The next thing that we discussed was re-registration. As you know in the past we have done uh larger scale re-registration where we have done them um for the whole district. We reregistered online most recently. Um
that was done over the summer starting in the spring and rolled in through the summer. Um the idea is to have a more permanent re-registration at the juncture of all of the schools. So yes, coming into kindergarten, but also going into middle school and going into high school. This is just just continually
make sure that our students that go to these schools live in this town. Um, as an aside, every out of district placement student, private school, anybody that we pay for the tuition, special ed placement, PCTI, or the busing in Luhub, we make re-register
every year anyway. So, those students always have to register. Uh, the suggestion was also made to maybe randomly throw in a different grade each time, like a grade three, a grade seven, just so that people don't fall into the I'm in grade seven now. I can move out of the town. I'm not going to have to
provide anything till 9. Um, So, we're keeping an open mind about that. Uh, Mr. Minionelli did say that because it would be only a few grades and mostly done online that he feels we can do it just with the team that we have now. We've had to stipen people in the past because
it is such an undertaking, but because we've now been able to do everything online, it definitely streamlines it. Um, and then the last thing we discussed was the growing number of students in the elementary schools, which is a wonderful thing, wonderful problem to have. Um there are some towns that are
going through uh you know reverse the reverse. Um but we are we are booming at the elementary schools at this time. Certain elementary schools have more students and are bursting at the seams than others. So we are beginning the discussions of what we can do to bring
more equity to the number of students in each of the classrooms because that is really what it comes down to. some of the ideas that were discussed. We're hiring a company that drafts boundaries based on school locations and makes more of a firm boundary as to you know where
those lines lie for registration purposes. Another idea would be to explore the idea of adjusting which grades go to which schools and that can be done in several ways. It can be done in uh you know middle school becomes more of a junior high and has 5 through
through seven. The high school then could have 8 through 12. Um, also the idea of grade clustering came up. Uh, one school could be a K1, one school could be a 23, one school could be a four or five. So, there are a lot of different ideas out there. Um, I think
though the, you know, the it's going to be a multi-year discussion. Um, though we understand it is a big undertaking, I think everybody is aware that there is a disparity. um and that
certain schools just have way more students and it's just not fair. So um that discussion would begin soon and that would be something that I'm sure the committee would be part of and then the greater board and the community would be part of but it it has been put
on the radar and uh we will keep talking about it as different bits of information come up. But that was all Christina >> that's all. >> That's it. Just those three little uh I just have a question. Sure. >> And I don't expect you to remember this, but um you mentioned in your first
order. >> Yes. Yes. >> Um about the absentee calls. >> Yes. >> Don't we already have that in place or we did a couple years back? >> So I don't know that they were always robotic meaning that if you didn't show up a ROOC call went out like I in some years you had to get a physical call or
at certain schools like the high school it's always been a robocall. I think the elementary schools it's more of a personalized. a nurse checks a list and then does >> because I do recall getting calls. >> Yes. Yes. >> Um and one time he was actually in school. >> Yes. I've gotten those calls and
panicked and and then like what do you mean they're not there? Yeah. Those are the roocalls. Sometimes there's a glitch in the matrix and they go out when they shouldn't. Um but I think now that's just standard at all at all the schools >> which I think it should be. >> I agree. >> I agree. But the the the downside of the roocall is you're not able to like if a
nurse calls home, the nurse can say, "Well, why is why are they absent today?" Um, so there's a pro and a con. Uh, it just takes a little bit longer. You know, the nurse if they're bombarded. I know there's all kinds of going around, but >> I know in um Jefferson they like the
robot says your stu your child is absent. Please call the main office. >> Okay. >> And for their information. >> Yeah, that's good. >> I mean, it's up to the parent like I call It's up to the parent, >> right? >> Yeah. >> I'm sure there's a direct correlation
between grades and absenteeism as well. >> A thousand%. And I, as I said to the committee, the people who answered this survey are probably not the people we needed to answer the survey. So, um, while the data is, I think, really, it's
great to see that the vast majority are keeping their children home for sicknesses and illnesses, I think, if we targeted it and really got answers from the when we needed to. I don't know that it would look this organized. >> Thank you. >> All right, moving on. NJSBA and PCSBA.
Miss Moy, >> um I don't have anything to report for NJSBA. We haven't met I don't know when the next meeting is um for county school boards. However, we did have a meeting at Manchester. It was a
hybrid meeting. Um they did three Rs training for new people who needed it. They also the title of the meeting was um navigating the AI frontier. They also congratulated Mr. Michael
Doyle on his retirement, nine years of service to the Hawthorne Board of Education. Um and they welcomed uh Lisa to the board. >> And that's it. >> Thank you, Mr. Boo. Have a seat back with yours. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um I always
like to start off with U CPAC and NJ CPAC is having their 8th annual run walk on May 3rd. I know it seems premature, but I'd like to get that out there and make sure people put on the calendar. Um just a few points here is that the
t-shirts will be created by the Bearcave Transition Program and uh each school is going to be um in a in a contest to see who can bring um more participants and the winning school will
get a $200 award. So, kind of hopefully that motivates some of the schools to get more involved. Um if anybody has any questions or wants to be a sponsor because obviously we do need sponsors. You could email at hawthorne.nj.pacgmail.com. And moving on to Roosevelt School PTO is
having a a holiday 5050. Uh these forms will be on um on their Facebook page. They need to be delivered back in three days. So hopefully if you guys are watching this, you can get a hold of these. For $5, you get seven opportunities, seven chances to win 50%
of the overall pot. And again, that's for Roosevelt School. And then Roosevelt and LMS have a movie giveback night or I should say day. It's December 20th. It's going to be an all day event. You can pick any movie. You can go anytime. Just
mention Hawthorne Schools at the time of purchase and it's cash only for that particular day. Again, December 20th, all day event, any movie you choose. and something for the Ed Foundation.
Uh thank you to uh to all who participated in the Heft gift card raffle. It was a success. The winner was Robin Bryant. Congratulations. Uh Heft will be offering uh teacher staff grants in January. Staff will have
the opportunity to apply for grant for educational needs for their students as well as professional development opportunities. Um, President Jennifer Doyle unfortunately will be stepping down from HEF as of June 30th, 2026. The organization has struggled
since co um having to compete with PTOs and other organizations as well as lack of parent involvement and interest in the Ed Foundation has been tough. Uh, if anyone is interested in taking the reigns, please contact Jennifer. Again, it's, you know, seven months away. Um,
but you can kind of get acclimated and HEP's been around for a long time and we go through periods of time where, you know, it's tough to uh to keep going, but they do a lot of good for the, you know, community and um they give away two
scholarships each year among other things like we mentioned here um grants for student for teachers. So, if somebody wants to take the the helm, it would be really appreciated. I volunteered at one point, Mr. Doyle. I believe uh many members um you know have
always participated. So again um you know hopefully we can keep that going and um on behalf of he we would like to express our sincerest thank you and gratitude to trustee Mike Doyle for the support he has given to the Ed Foundation over the past nine years
plus. He was instrumental in getting heft back on its feet when Jennifer Doyle took over the realm in 2017. So um thank you for everyone you've donated for the children of Auroran public
schools and again thank you for that. That concludes my report. Thank you Mr. Door. >> Thank you. Moving on curriculum and instruction. U Mr. Scott. >> Thank you Mr. President. Um, pursuant to the recommendation, the superintendent of schools of committee on curriculum instruction recommend the following
resolutions. CI1 on page three, CI2 through CI7 on page 4, CI8 through CI2 on page five. On behalf of the committee, I still move second. >> Second by Miss Aaron.
Discussion. >> Yes. I just wanted to say thank you um for applying for this grant from the New Jersey Department of Education in the amount of uh $8,700 through the phone free schools grant program. Um grants
are paying to apply for and write for and I appreciate anytime administration does that so we can get funding for different programs. So thank you. That's all. >> Anyone else? Roll call, please.
>> Mrs. D. Yes, >> Miss Multi Coulson. >> Yes, >> Mr. Paloo. >> Yes, >> Dr. Vega. >> Yes, >> Mr. Carr. Absent. Mrs. Mr. Clehjo. >> Yes, >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes, >> Miss Aranch. >> Yes. >> Mr. Petaro. >> Yes.
>> Moving on to personnel. Miss Aranchaw. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The following resolutions are pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. P1 through P7 on page six. P8 through P14 on page seven.
P5 through P24 on page 8. P25 through P34 on page 9, P35 through P40 on page 10, and P41 and 42 on page 11. On behalf of the
committee, I so move. >> Second. second by Dr. Vega. Discussion. >> Um well, first of all, I wanted to say um congratulations on Julie's retirement.
She's been a power professional since I don't want to age her, but since I was here. Um and it's not easy to put I don't know, it doesn't say how many years, but let's say 20 years into a ire
professional with some of our uh special needs students and so I am sad she's leaving but I hope she enjoys her retirement. Um I'm sad to see resignations. Um
there's a lot and I did have a quick question about where' it go. Yep. Uh P37, that's a substitute. I think I'm reading wrong for an administrative assistant. If they're out, someone comes in as a
substitute. Okay. >> Correct. >> I was reading it as like a like a substitute. I I thought it was for the high school that position you were trying to fill, >> which is called something fancy. And I >> the uh Well, it's now called the permanent substitute.
>> Oh. Oh, that's not as fancy as it was. Okay, never mind. >> Academic coordinator project. >> That that was it. Okay. So, >> but this is just for an individual that's interested in only serving as a substitute as an administrative assistant. >> Okay. Um Okay. So, then I really I guess don't don't have a question about that.
Um and then P36 for extra duty. So, are these PE teachers who are already doing the SAC program that we're paying extra if they have to stay late or come early? >> Are you talking it? So, um
>> right above extra duty for sack. >> Oh, um >> it also said >> so this is for the substitute sack uh teachers. >> Oh, never mind that I misunderstood that as well, I guess. Um I think that was it. Thank you.
>> I just wanted to comment on the resignations because with each of the each of them that come in, I dig in to find out why. And what we started this year is exit interviews for anybody that is retiring or resigning. And many of the circumstances in which we're seeing,
not that I'm going to speak about them in public, but they're either going towards a private organization or in certain circumstances, they've been driving 45 minutes to an hour and found a location closer to home to work. So, I don't feel as though in this particular circumstance is a reflection of uh the
Hawthorne School District. It's just a better opportunity or a different career choice. >> Oh, interesting. Well, that makes me feel because we I mean we do we don't pay as well as our neighboring towns, especially because >> half of Hawthorne is surrounded by Bergen County. How do you compete, right? So, that makes me feel better
because I don't think it's a reflection of Hawthorne, >> right? >> And and being a bear and what that is. I think it's because we can't afford the, >> you know, pretty salaries, but um but I'm happy to hear that. >> So, it's been good. the the exit interview process just gives us more insight as to why in this case I felt
comfortable with the reasons. >> Thank you for sharing that. I appreciate >> as always there are several new hires. Yes, there's resignations and retire retirees but there are quite a few new people that will be joining the team. So, welcome to them. And then also
wanted to comment on P38 um regarding Miss Temprano. So, congratulations to her for pursuing advanced academic training and her reclassifications. It was always great to see our staff bettering themselves because that just
makes the entire district better, too. So, congrats to her. That's it. >> All right, moving on to >> I'm sorry. Roll call. My apologies. >> Um, Miss Multiculten, >> yes. >> Mr. Paloo, >> yes. >> Dr. Vega,
>> yes. >> Mr. Yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Miss Aaron Trout, >> yes. >> Mrs. Goff, >> yes. >> Mr. Tataro, >> yes. >> Now we can move on to finance administration, please. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Finance
administration action items on page 11. Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the committee on finance and administration recommends the following resolutions A1 through A3. on page 124 through 88 on behalf of the committee. I so move
>> second by Mr. Blues. >> Discussion. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Paloo, >> yes. >> Dr. Vega, >> yes. >> Mr. Cleo, >> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Miss Arantra, >> yes.
>> Mrs. Goff, >> yes. >> Miss Multicolson, >> yes. >> Mr. Tataro, >> yes. >> Mr. Paloo, claims, please. Thank you, Mr. President. I had the uh pleasure of reviewing the bills this month uh in accordance with
NJAC 6A 23-2 11B C3 and C4 by recommendation to pay the bills this morning. >> Second.
Second by Mr. Close my page here. Discussion. >> Roll call, please. >> Dr. Bega, >> yes. >> Mr. Pico, >> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Miss Art Trout, >> yes. >> Mrs. G, >> yes. >> Miss Multicolson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Paloo? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Petaro? >> Yes. >> Moving on to buildings and ground. Mr. Doyle. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Buildings and grounds action items. Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the committee on buildings and grounds recommends the following resolutions. Page 13, starting with BG1,
moving on to BG4 at the bottom of the page. Uh behalf of the committee, I so move >> second. >> Second by Dr. Vgo. Discussion. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Cleo, >> yes.
>> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Mr. Iron, >> yes. Mrs. Goff, >> yes. >> Miss Multicult, >> yes. >> Mr. Paloo, >> yes. >> Dr. Vega, >> yes. >> Mr. Tataro, >> yes. >> Mr. Policy Policy action items pursuant
to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. The committee on policy recommends the following resolutions here on page 14 PO1. On behalf of the committee, I so move. >> Second. >> Second by Dr. Vega. Discussion.
Roll call, please. >> Mr. Mr. Pigo, >> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Miss Artra, >> yes. >> Mrs. Goff, >> yes. >> Missy Coloulson, >> yes. >> Mr. Paloo, >> yes. >> Dr. Vega, >> yes. >> Mr. Tataro, >> yes. >> All right, moving on. Public be heard.
At this time, members of the public may ask questions or make comments on educational issues or school matters. Seeing no one, >> we will move on to general comments, new business or old businesses. Starting with Mr. loose.
>> General comments, Mr. Doyle. >> Thank you for your uh dedication to this community. Um thank you for everything you've done for the community, for education. Um, I had the pleasure of
meeting Mike in 2014 when we were running for uh the board and um with now um Councilman Sierra, but the three of us hit it off the first night. Um we're
like-minded. We care about this community and um although he was not originally from Hawthorne, he bleeds blue. I believe you bleed blue, Mike. Still a bear though. >> Yes, you are. That's true. the mayor in my previous time. >> That's that's that's true. Um but you
know that first night we just clicked and um you know nobody gets along and and agrees with everything but you always have respect and listen to people and are willing to um negotiate and I I really appreciate the time that we we spent here but more importantly I
appreciate the friendship that we've developed. So, um, congratulations on, you know, the years you've served with with us, but I look forward to, um, seeing you for many years to come outside of this realm. Thank Thank you.
I guess I should also at this point wish everybody a merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, Quanza, and whatever else we celebrate. Uh, hopefully everybody has a a happy and healthy celebration and a happy new year. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Sarah. >> Mr.
We're all going to be thanking you, I suppose, but really, thank you so much for your service. Um, you're you provide valuable insight to the board and our community, and I really respect a lot of
what you've contributed to us over the years. So, I hope you don't go completely away. I hope you stay involved and and still contribute in some ways again to the school district, the board, and Hawthorne because you are a valuable member of our town. So, thank
you. It's been a pleasure. We will miss you. Um hopefully we'll see you again, but mostly thank you. >> Um also to other comments, general comments. Thursday this week. I don't know that it's been mentioned yet, but we have the
Treps, the entrepreneurs, uh, our fifth graders at Roosevelt. It's amazing. Um, 6:30 to 8:30, the students do such a great job selling arts, crafts, everything they can come up with. And it it's just such an awesome night in our
town, but it's really cool. Hopefully, people can make it. And also another upcoming event in not till February the 25th, we're going to be having our second annual multicultural night at the high school. So I'm a member of the
diversity alliance committee um that that met to review and plan and last year it was such a big success in the community. I think there were over 20 different countries represented from members of the community and the town
and this year will probably even bigger and better. So, put it on your calendar. February 26, 6 PM at the high school. And that concludes my calling. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I want to piggyback off of the commentary on the
high school show. I did get a chance to go. I I shared the play bill with the the board. Um, first of all, very excited that you could purchase tickets online. You just had to to go and they had your tickets right there for you. The play bill was digital. Um the play
was was really unique at Radium Girls. It was a fascinating story um based on historical fact about people with the women who were uh painted watch faces and licked the brushes and then became irradiated and and fell ill. I I was
fascinated the whole time. there. The cast was not huge, but it was amazing and they all got to play different roles and it just speaks to the the community and how the Hawthorne community supports their own and they did thank the board. They thank Mr. Minionelli at the end for
the opportunity to to do projects like this. Um it really was was an exceptional play. Uh I believe they're doing anything goes for the spring musical. Um so I'll keep you guys up to date on the date of that. Um Mr. Doyle, I would love to thank you myself.
someone who was here before you but learned so much from you while you were here. You were president before I was president and you definitely impacted how I steered the ship when I was at the helm. You lead with conviction that I admire. You don't do what's easy. You do
what's right and that will stick with us. We will always think what would Mike do about certain issues and >> make >> that that is a true testament to your character and that will stay with us for my remaining two years on the board that will stay with us who those of us who
who had the pleasure of working next to you but go be free my friend on the other side don't forget about us come back and visit but we do thank you for your service >> appreciate it we had the opportunity to participate in
the Santa parade. Thank you for the organizers. It's always a treat to uh march with uh the board members. It was cold, but uh you know, once you get it get into motion, it's uh it's all well worth it. I also had the opportunity of
attending the Bose County School Boards Association uh presentation last week and just happy to report that uh our new our north team member Lisa Spoon, she's hitting that the ground running. She attended the uh three roles of this of
the president of the board member and uh she's excited to come on board. For Mr. Dory, I do have a just a written blur that I want to share. I don't want to miss anything. So, this is for you, Mike. Mike has worked with dedication and commitment since he
first joined us in 2015. He's been a team player and has led with a steady hand both as committee chair and board vice president and president. His first year as president, the referendum was successfully passed. His second year as president, 2020, included the CO 19
pandemic. As a side note, I remember those, you know, those conversations with Dr. Spido that just it was it was mayhem. Uh but uh you know, we uh thanks to steady leadership and the systems that were in place and you know, the
cool heads that uh were at the helm, we successfully navigated that. In addition, his enforcement background has been of great benefit to the district and to us as a board. His contributions have been fundamental in establishing the solid footing the district currently
enjoys. Mike, thank you for your honorable service. Other than that, just happy holidays to everybody. >> Thank you. >> You mind if I just go last? I was going to say I didn't want to be rude, but figured this might
>> um so I um wanted to say happy holidays to everyone at home and you know my fellow board members um to mimic uh um trips is on Thursday, >> right?
>> Yes, it's it is on Thursday. Um prior to I think third grade, I guess I wasn't aware um that this district does that with the fifth graders. Um I have a current fifth grader. She has learned so
much um to the point where she is now trying to open up her own business. >> Um and I think that it is a great thing that we offer our students. Um so if you have any fourth graders, bring them by
so they can see what they have to look forward to next year. Um, and then everyone else in the community, I think it it would be beautiful for us to all come together and um, you know, show all of the fifth graders because it's a district-wide thing. It's all of the fifth graders in the district to show that we're here to support them, not
only um, you know, as as family members obviously, but as as a community, we're all there for each other. Um, and then Mr. Doyle, I've had the pleasure of serving beside you for the last year. um literally >> literally beside you for the last year.
Um and I mean unfortunately it only has been a year but I feel like I have also learned so much and I mimic every sentiment that my fellow board members say about your conviction and about your ability to just you know shy you don't
shy away from all of the hard decisions. you you battle them head on and and that's something very very commendable because not a lot of people have that. So I look forward to seeing what you have to offer in the community and in your life. Hopefully you're just relaxing
but congratulations on your retirement. >> Thank you very much. >> Um just to piggy back I had no idea what was involved either until uh my oldest son I don't think we did it then. So, my middle son and wow, it was like child
labor in my house. I was up till 2:00 a.m. Thank goodness we went the year before. So, I knew the amount of work and how many pieces of products we had to make because they sold out within like an hour. And not just that, many of the boots. So, it's pretty marvelous.
And I love hearing that your daughter wants to now be an entrepreneur and open her business because isn't that the point of this is how to manage money and how to make change. It's a life skills. But um I do appreciate that we do that. Anyway, excuse me. So this Friday night the high
school's uh dance team is doing a production and it's called Hawthorne for the holidays and I just love that it's at 700 p.m. at the Hawthorne High School and it is free to co to go. Um you just they're asking that you bring a non-p
perishable food item to donate. That is your payment for your ticket which I love. Um, I don't know if everyone knows, but they're doing raffles for Natalie the mighty. All the schools have kind of joined in as well, share. And now our
own Angelina's in town is also joining in. Um, so they make a ridiculously amazing antipasto. That's humongous. Um, and they are raffling it. It's $10 a ticket. The winners will be announced
this Friday, the 19th. I think that's Friday. Yes. Um, and you can pick it up on 1224. You can Venmo John Aapenti. Um, all the information is on their Facebook page as well as Hardthornne Facebook. I've seen it in multiple places. Um, so
it's a win-win. Um, and we all need to, you know, stand by our community members and help them when they're in need. Um, congratulations, a special congratulations to the Governor Education Teacher of the Year, Miss Sabantino in LMS. I know her personally from my students and she is a wonderful
teacher, a special ed teacher. Um, as well as Miss Wendy Fowler who is an amazing PAR professional. I always love when our special ed people are um recognized for all the hard work they do. And then lastly, congratulations to all the Doyles tonight.
>> I don't know if you guys realized that every Doyle was mentioned tonight. >> McKenzie got that. >> What was it? Female sports award. Female >> sports of the year. >> Yeah. Women sport. Female sports. >> It's melable. I can't >> of the year. But that's >> I don't want it to be over. So I want
>> I know. I'm sorry. But that's pretty outstanding right here itself. >> And then Jen is announcing her retirement from heft. But 12 years I heard I think Ann said she's been running that >> give or take involved one way or the other. Yeah.
>> That is no easy feat. And uh she's done an amazing job with it. and then your nine years on the board. I mean, really, it's a Doyle. It's a Doyle holiday here. >> It's a Doyle night. >> Um, so that's it. Happy holidays, everyone, and see you next year. Thank
you. >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Um, just a couple things. One, I am so thankful that there's not an ATM machine at the >> Brash.
Whatever you're thinking to bring, bring more. >> Alex taught me that. >> Um, on a somber note, as we were sitting here, I just got a note that uh the late Councilman uh Sinning uh wife passed away this evening. So, please keep the
Sinning family in your thoughts and prayers. On a personal note before I speak on behalf of the board, Mike, u I just want to gene u thank you for your time on the board. Uh I know we have had hard conversations
at times. Um but I I have to say that no matter what, you've always picked up the phone. You've always answered the the the questions I had. Even when maybe I used, you you know, needed guidance, right, from someone that was sitting in this seat. um you always there and I I
genuinely appreciate that on a personal note. But on behalf of board, I'd like to offer our sincere appreciation gratitude to Michael Doyle as he retires after nine years of distinguished service to the Hormone Board of Education. Throughout his tenure, Michael has served in numerous leadership capacities, including board president, chairperson, bu building
grounds committee, and policy committee. Always providing steady leadership, thoughtful insight, and a genuine commitment to our students, staff, and community. Michael has also was also instrumental in the approval and successful implementation of the district's referendum. His guidance,
advocacy, and hands-on involvement helped ensure that these projects were properly planned, communicated, and executed, ultimately delivering meaningful improvements that will benefit North schools for years to come. Through every challenge and accomplishment, Michael consistently
demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and a deep sense of responsibility to the community he served. His efforts have strengthened the foundation of our district and advanced critical initiatives that will continue to shape our future. We thank Michael for his dedication, leadership, and service as
we wish him all the best as he begins this next chapter. His contributions will have a lasting impact on athorne public school system. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Cruz. Happy holidays and happy new year. >> Thank you.
>> All right. So, last meeting for me. Uh, I got to be honest, you took a lot of wind out of my sales. A lot of things I wanted to say have already been said, so I'm I'm going to spare everybody not repeating that stuff. Um, I guess I'm going to do a lot of thanking. Um, first
off, I want to thank everyone that's sitting here at this table, all of my fellow board members. Um, I am truly honored and humbled uh and very grateful for the uh plaque and and all the kind words that have been said to me tonight.
Um, truly not necessary, but greatly appreciated. So, I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Um, as fellow board members, uh, you know, I don't have to tell you what what goes into being a board member. Um, none of us do it for the accolades, right? We all we all do
it for the uh truly enormous salaries that they pay us and and the raises we get every year. Now obviously that's a joke. Anyone who does know, you know, everyone who sits up here does this uh with zero uh finances. Um we we do it because we want to see the district
improve. We want to see our students engage. We want to see them strive. We want to see them succeed. Um as parents, we all want better than we have, right? We want our kids to do better than we did. U and being part of a board, uh you
get a little little insight into that. You have the ability to be impactful and hopefully um achieve some of those things for the district. And I I can honestly say um I I leave here with a with a great sense of accomplishment. Uh and and I mean that in the sense of in
in a team fashion because nothing nothing can be done by yourself. There's there's nine members and the superintendent and and to get buy in and and and to to continuity and and agreement is not always easy as as what's been said with you know a lot of hard decisions a lot of tough
conversations a lot happens behind the scenes that the general public never knows about um you know everybody gets second guessed and the Monday morning quarterbacks on on social media why we why we made certain decisions and why why the superintendent did this and so on. if you only knew if you only knew
what went into some of the decisions that had to be made uh and how a lot of us probably didn't sleep uh in in you know making those decisions. But uh I I I I regress. Um as as was said, I started back in 2014 with Anthony
running for the board. Um I got on the board and Abby and and Alex were already here and they're still here. They're going to be here after I'm gone. So, hats off to you guys uh you know for for doing the job before I got here and doing the job after I leave. And you know, lots of respect for you guys. Um I
want to thank uh the community at large. Um I didn't get here by myself. I needed people to vote for me. As as everyone knows, board of education spots are an elected position. So I I truly thank uh the community and those who supported me over uh four elections, five elections
that I had to participate in. So, thank you to all all of the community who supported me and entrusted me um to make those those hard decisions. Um, one person who's not here tonight who I I would would be remiss if I did not mention and thank is uh our former
superintendent, Dr. Sper. >> He started uh maybe a month or two before I came on to the board. So, I I did pretty much within almost 99% of my term on the board under Dr. and uh he truly was a pleasure to to
work with. Uh in a in a many senses he was a mentor to me. I I came onto the board with no experience as far as uh or very little experience I should say as to the inner workings of of of school and uh board of education knowledge and
uh he he was very thoughtful and insightful and understanding and uh made it very easy to to operate within the confinements that we must operate in. and um helped me with with uh you know anything that I may have struggled with, tough decisions that we had to make. Um
so truly appreciate everything that he he did for me and and this this district as a whole, this district absolutely uh thrived under his leadership and and that's not to slight our new superintendent who I am very proud uh to say that we have him here. Um he he um
he's an amazing individual. uh he's absolutely jumped in jumped into the deep end with both feet. Uh he's hit the ground running. He's embraced Hawthorne and our culture, but yet he he's putting his uh you know his spin on things and
and uh I have every reason to believe that our continued success uh there'll be many much continued success leadership, Mr. M. So, thank you to you. >> So happy that you, you know, accepted the position and I only see great things for you in this district. >> Thank you.
>> All right. Um, couple other thankful uh other thanks I want to give. Um, Mrs. Spone, who's going to be taking my position, I want to wish her all the luck in the world as being a new trustee. Um, I I know she's uh she's in it for the right reasons and I and I
know she's going to do a great job. So, I thank her for uh taking taking on the role. It's not an easy thing to do. So, again, thank you to Mrs. Spong. Um, h let's see who else do I want to mention here? Um, just another thing I
want to say about the board here. Um, so all all the time we put on the board, you start to recognize other boards, right? We we go to other districts, we go to conventions, you start to meet other board members from other districts, and uh you you see how other boards operate and you see other problems that other districts are
dealing with and you also read about the drama in in the papers and and social media and problems and whatnot. Um, I I can honestly say a strong characteristic of of our and I'll call it a cohesive unit, you know, that we've had here in
Hawthon over the years. Um, we we've never we've never really had those problems. We've always worked together as a unit. Um, we've always kept the greater goal uh, you know, in front of us and made the decisions for the right reasons. And uh for that I'm I'm very
grateful. Um because again to get that buy in to keep everybody on the same page is not an easy task. So that is again a credit to everyone who's sitting to my left and to my right. Um and I didn't forget about the business administrator. I want to thank you too for coming on as a new business administrator and and being part of this
team. And I know you're going to do well. Um so thank you to you as well. And I think I spoke enough. I hope I didn't forget anybody. I want to wish everyone merry Christmas, happy holidays, peace, prosperity, and a happy and healthy new year. And with that, I
motion to close. >> One more time. Thank you. >> And formally, motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Miss Art,
>> yes. >> Mrs. Goff, >> yes. Mson, >> yes. >> Mr. Poo, >> yes. >> Dr. Vega, >> yes. >> Mr. Ko, >> yes. >> Mr. Tataro, >> yes. Good night, everybody.