Okay, guys. You ready? Okay, here we go. We're going to call this meeting to order. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Adequate notice of this meeting was advertised in the Asbury Park Press on January 9th, 2026 and on the Beacon January 15, 2026 and by posting the notice in the Fork River and Lenoka Harbor Post offices and by filing a copy of the notice with the Lacy
Township Clerk as requested by the Open Public Meeting Act. Can I have a roll call, please? >> Mr. Hurley, >> here. >> Dr. Forny >> here. >> Mr. Amato, >> Mr. Bell, >> here. >> Mr. Goen, >> here. >> Miss Clouse >> here.
Be it resolved that an that an executive session it be convened for the purpose of discussing confidential student matters including but not limited to harassment, intimidation and bullying, confidential personnel matters, confidential legal matters including but
not limited to the current case load. The subject matter of these discussions will be disclosed to the public when the reason for confident confidentiality subsides. The length of the executive session is estimated to be approximately 60 minutes after which the board shall
convene and proceed with business at 7 p.m. Action may be taken. Oh, a motion to adjurnn into executive session. >> I'll move. >> Can we have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? Fine.
>> Okay, guys. Ready? All right. We're going to um open the meeting again. Uh before we start, first of all, I'd like to thank everybody for coming. This is such a nice welcome crowd we have tonight. Nice to see all the employees here. Um but I do have a few things we're going to share. I'd like to share. First, uh Mr. Zillinsky will be
launching a community engagement series. We will be opening uh signups on our website. So, if you're interested in participating, please keep an eye out for that information. Our plan is to start the f uh the first month with an earlier time, maybe eight or nine
o'clock um and then offer a later time the second month. So, alternating the times, allowing us to reach as many comm community uh community members as possible. We anticipate groups of about 10 to 15 participants to start and we'll adjust uh based on the needs and interest. When signing up, uh
participants, you'll be also asked to share a topic you would like discussed. Our goal is to create meaningful group conversations and strengthen connections with our community. Of course, there's uh if there's something more personal, please um make an appointment at the board office. He's uh always available.
Uh this past Wednesday, Mr. Hurley, uh Vice President Goen, uh Mr. Zillinsky and I participated in a Zoom call with Chris Williams, who will be leading uh Mikey Charl's education policy team. Mr. Zinsky led the discussion and outlined our current financial situation,
including our S2 cuts, our projected deficit if additional funding is not secured. Mr. Williams was very uh receptive, and we are hopeful that we will have a follow-up conversation once the new administration is fully settled. Finally, I'd like to formally welcome all of our new board members to their
first official meeting. It's been a great first week with very productive committee meetings, and we look forward to working with everybody um in the future. Okay. And now I'd like to pass it off to our student representatives. All right, I just want to start off. I
hope everybody had an awesome holidays and welcome back. So I'm going to start off with the meeting notes. So SGA met on January 5th for freshman news. The freshman placed fourth in Battle of the Classes, earning 5% of the t-shirt profit, and they're planning for their
talent show on March 5th at 6 PM. The sophomores are they place second place in Battle of the Classes, earning 30% of the profit, and they're currently running a Super Bowl fundraiser through Chick-fil-A. Please check your school newsletters for more information. For Junior News, they placed third place in
Battle of the Classes, earning 15% of the t-shirt profit. They discussed junior prom plans and they began thinking of a potential fundraiser in February. For senior news, we won first place in Battle of the Classes, earning 50% of the t-shirt profits. Thank you
very much. We also discussed fundraising ideas like school store for merchandise instead of the candygrams. And the senior class is just thinking of ways that the senior class could give back to the school. And there was a senior class meeting in the auditorium during second
period on Friday, January 9th to discuss senior week plans and important senior news. And the executive board discussed the executive board discussed how a battle of the classes was a great success, especially from our freshman class, which really took a big step up
this year. And the executive board is currently assisting other classes with upcoming plans. The next SGA meeting will take place on Monday, February 2nd. Thank you very much. And for our January unsung hero, I would like to welcome up to the podium Victoria Brick.
January's unsung hero is Victoria Brick. Victoria's dedication to our school is shown in her involvement in many different sports and clubs. Victoria played field hockey in the fall and also marched the flute in the marching band where she earned a varsity letter. She is also involved in concert band, jazz,
choir, and student government. Victoria was also cast to play in or cast in the fall play Arsenic and Old Lace. Victoria is very very dedicated to music as she plays multiple different instruments such as flute, saxophone, and guitar. Victoria has always been best known for being a caring person who is there for
all of her friends and peers. She takes her academic responsibilities seriously and is currently in honors ELA, honors biology, honors geometry, and AP world history. Victoria displays true characteristics of being a dedicated student. Congratulations, Victoria Brano.
>> Thank you. And Mr. Zalinsky, do you have anything to report? >> Uh, I will I will yield my time to someone more important than me, Principal King. >> Okay. >> Come on down and you will present us your uh January seniors of the month first for 2026, please.
>> No applause. No. All right. >> All right. Thank you. Thank Oh, how nice. >> I may walk up and come back down again. That was fun. >> To our new board members, welcome. Thank you for for being part of this. To our returning board members, it's another year and here we are. Uh to everyone,
hope your holiday season was good. And we will get to this year's uh January seniors of the month. Our first senior of the month is Lily Allen. Lily, come on down. is here with the car. Come on down there. Watch a video.
>> I'm Lily Allen and I'm proud to be named January senior of the month at Lazy Township High School. >> Congratulations, Lily Allen, for winning senior of the month. >> I do gymnastics at school and I do NHS and surf rider club. >> So, Lily brings a very different type of
energy to the room. She is always smiling. She's always happy. She's always positive, but she definitely knows when to shut it down and get back to work. >> Some of my favorite memories during high school were definitely when we won the B South championship for gymnastics. We
won my freshman and senior year. >> I have been Lily's gymnastics coach for the last four years. Um I wish I could keep her for another four years. Um she's been a huge asset to our team. Um every year improving, working hard. Uh she's amazing at surprising me with
Starbucks on competition days. She may have to pass that down to an underassman before she leaves. Um but yeah, she will definitely be missed. >> Outside of school, I coach gymnastics. I do a club team gymnastics and I work at Captain Zen. After high school, I plan to go to college and major in psychology
and then be a child psychologist. >> So congratulations again, Lily. Um I wish you all the best for the rest of the school year and wherever life takes you. Congratulations. >> All right. >> All right. Our next senior of the month
is Alexander Barnaman. Alex, round of applause. Your parents are here. I'm Alexander Barnaman and I'm proud to be selected for January student senior of the month at Lacy Township High School. >> Alex, congratulations on winning student of the month. Welld deserved.
>> So, some of the clubs I'm in at LTHs are SGA, NHS, and Interact. NHS being the main one. I help a lot with tutoring and other volunteer events. Another activity I'm involved in is with athletics. That would be lacrosse.
>> Alex, to be honest, I am not shocked that you've earned this honor. I've seen since sophomore year when I met you, met you in the leadership academy that you are one of the most intellectual young men I've ever come across in my 19-year career. We are so lucky to have you here
at Lacy High School, and this just further sets you apart from the rest of your student body. I'd say I have two memories that really stick out to me. One of them was in chemistry class with Miss York. At the end of the year, the whole class got to make ice cream with each other. That was
really fun way to end the year. I really enjoyed that. And my other big memory is an upset win the lacrosse team had over Jackson Liberty. We really weren't supposed to win that match. The odds were kind of stacked against us. We gave it everything we had and we came out with the win because we worked as a team
and I really remember that. I'm so excited for you and I can't wait to see you pursue perhaps a future law career in the future, especially since you took the opportunity to work at a law firm during high school. >> Outside of school, I'm a part of a
powerlifting team at a gym and I also like to play the guitar and make my own music. >> Alex, once again, congratulations. Well earned and good luck to you in the future. >> So, my future plans after high school, I plan on attending college and after that possibly attending law school.
Congratulations. >> All right. Uh, our January vocational scene of the month could not be here uh, this month, but it is Liliana Kuzowski. So, a round of applause for Liliana. We'll watch her video. >> My name is Lily Gujikovski and I'm proud
to be January's vocational student of the month. Good evening everyone. Today we're proud to recognize Liliana Guskowski as the vocational school senior of the month. >> During my high school years, I attended the Surf Rider Club and the No Place for Hate. >> As a graduating senior, Liliana consistently demonstrated a strong work
ethic, responsibility, and positive attitude. >> In my free time, I like to cook, bake, and work. >> She's known for her sense of humor, respect for others, her willingness to step up when needed, whether in the classroom or in the school community. She leads by example and represents the
values we hope to see in all our students. >> After high school, I plan on joining the Marines and attending college. >> As Eleanor Roosevelt stated, "Happiness is not a goal, it's a byproduct of a life well-lived." Please join me in congratulating Liliana on this
well-deserved honor. We are excited to see all that she will accomplish in the future. Congratulations. >> All right. Thank you. I'll make sure that she gets this. >> Thank you, Principal. >> All right. >> So, I just have a I just have a little additional commentary if that's okay.
So, I was going to present this at last month, but I didn't. So, I just want to share I'm constantly studying uh where we are uh in the spectrum of state testing. It's on people's minds, especially we're coming up on state testing of of course in March and April and into May. Um, you know, I just want
to share with the district some more evidence of our continued academic growth from last year's state testing. The latest state assessment data shows very notable and meaningful growth for Lacy across both English language arts and mathematics. Lacy increased its ELA
proficiency rate from 45% to over 50%. Its mathematics proficiency rate went from 37.5% to almost 40%. Continuing an upward trajectory despite broader county trends of slower growth. So, we're growing better than the county. I compared us to
the 10 K to2 school districts in Ocean County. In this data set, we rank fourth overall in proficiency for both English and math. So, in the county, we're fourth. I just want to remind everybody that that's also behind Point Beach and Point Burough, which don't favorably compare to us demographically, as you
know. All right, so that places us solidly in the top half of Ocean County's performance landscape. This means Lacy is not only improving, we're outperforming most of our peer districts and moving upward relative to the county average. We stand out as one of the few districts demonstrating clear positive
movement in both ELA and math. With ELA growth in particular outpacing several comparable districts, this progress reflects the dedication of our students, teachers, administrators, and support staff and highlights our ongoing commitment to instit instructional excellence. Our results show that
focused effort, strong curriculum implementation, and targeted intervention are making a measurable difference, and the district should be proud of this momentum even with less funding from the state of New Jersey. So, thank you. A lot of teachers in the room. I always thank you. you you know I do when I see you uh you know just good
results you know we moved up in the rankings if you put put my rankings in there and I think it's really uh positive stuff we saw the positive AP growth we've seen our SAT growth so across the board this year nice job thank you >> very nice JOB >> dismiss dismiss the kids
>> the kids want to go >> you guys done you want take off >> actually I think we'll say Oh, right on. All right. Change it up a little bit. >> All right. >> Anybody else wants to go then other than our student represent? >> I didn't even see sitting there. Hi. >> Cheers.
>> I was looking for you in the audience. I didn't see you sitting up front. Hi. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Whoa. Whoa. I do this to everyone. A lot of congratulations. >> Congratulations. Congrats. Thanks. >> Okay, have a good night. >> Bye, guys. >> Okay, we're going to start public
comment. Ladies and gentlemen, you are now we are now opening public comment portion in this meeting accordance to the New Jersey Open Public Act. This is an opportunity for members of the public to make comments to the board. Please note that this period is reserved for comments only. The board is not will not be responding to questions or engaging
in dialogue. The board's role is a policymaking body. Operational and administrative matters should be addressed through appropriate chain of command beginning with the staff member or administrator involved. All speakers are expected to present their remarks in a respectful civil
manner. Rude or harassing will not be permitted. Please understand that defamatory remarks may create personal liability for the speaker as well as potential legal legal exposure for the board. In addition to protect the privacy of rights of students and employees, the board will not entertain
discussions regarding specific student or personal matters. We thank you for your cooperation and helping us maintain an orderly and respectful meeting. An audience member wishing to make a comment will raise his or her hand when called upon and state their name, address, or affiliation and intention to
make a statement. Comments will be addressed to the board president. Comments will be limited to six minutes. No person shall speak nor more than once. This portion of the meeting is for public comments only and there will be no questions answered. The purpose of this board meeting is to perform our business in public. Everyone is entitled
to a public comment. If there is a question for the board, there's an established chain of command to follow. Would anybody like to have a public comment tonight? Go ahead. >> This is unusual that we get to go first. >> Hi everybody. Uh my name is Jen Bentley.
I am a resident of Fork River. I am the vice president of the LTA and I teach uh third grade at Lenoka Harbor School. Before we start though, I just have to give a really special shout out to a young man that's here that comes to almost every board meeting. Please don't be upset with me. Today is Anony's
birthday and he arranged his birthday schedule celebrating with his grandparents to come to the board meeting today. So, Anthony, happy birthday. And Anthony was a product of Lenoka. A lot of us who were here had him and he's so special to us. So, we just want to say we're so happy that we're
celebrating your birthday with you. So, happy birthday. Okay. So, I'm here to share some good news from uh the LTA. The Student Government Association at LTHS ran a battle of classes December 15th through 23rd. It was a week-long rivalry between grades to enhance school spirit through
a series of events culminating with a schoolwide competition. Almost all the students in the high school take part in some way. Events included coin wars, creating banners, a food drive that donated almost 500 items to the Lucy food bank, spirit day themes, hallway
decorating, game night, and a final battle in the gym where students participated in a field day-like event. Shirts were sold and the profits came became prize money. The seniors won and the sophomores came in second. Last night, the National Honor Society inducted 32 new members. These juniors
and seniors join the already 46 members of the NHS which recognizes students based on academic achievement and promotes service within our community. In addition, we want to give a sh a shout out to some seniors who have already committed to furthering their educations at Old Miss, Stockton
University, Mammoth, Lafayette, Georgian Court, Florida State, Monontlair, the College of New Jersey, Penn State, University of Rhode Island, Boston College, and Lehigh University. Quite impressive. The boys and girls swim teams both currently hold the division
lead with two meets remaining. Both teams finished six overall at the Ocean County Championships. The girls gymnastics team was the 202526 B South undefeated champs. Fizzed classes at the high school are wrapping up a volleyball unit and next week they will have their
championship game on Wednesday. The afterchool stretch program is held at the high school from th Monday through Thursday and provides students with support and structured space to receive extra academic help. During this time, the students can complete assignments, retake or make up tests, and ask
questions to strengthen their understanding of course material. The program has been very successful. The LTA wants to give a huge shout out to our bus drivers and staff that participated in the Lacy Christmas Parade. Santa drove down Lacy Road in the bus and his elves handed out candy
and treats. The Lacy Township Middle School Student Council is hard at work to build up the middle school community. In December, the student council recognized the students who achieved perfect attendance for the first marking period. These dedicated students were entered into a raffle and the winners
each won a $25 gift card. Presently, the student council is working with Mr. Chzley to plan their first ever middle school battle of the classes. The National Junior Honor Society at the middle school just completed another successful toys for tots drive. Students and families donated new and unused toys
during the months of November and December to bring some joy to needy children during the holidays. Thank you to all that donated. NHS is also continuing their year-long collection of can tabs, which supports the Ronald McDonald House, so anybody can drop off tabs at the middle school. The chorus
delivered a truly magical winter concert complete with falling snow and a surprise visit from Santa and Mrs. Clauss. And their students sang with confidence and joy, creating an unforgettable evening. The band also impressed audiences with a polished and energetic winter concert that showcased
the dedication of their student musicians. The pride on the students faces and the enthusiastic support from families made the evening especially meaningful. The drama club is hard at work getting ready for their production of Alice and Wonderland Jr. Please don't forget to support their paint party
fundraiser on the 26th of January. The cheerleaders have been building team spirit through holiday bonding activities while continuing to practice bench cheers and dance routines. The yearbook club has selected this year's cover and continues to capture school memories and is preparing for the voting
process for student and teacher superlatives. Fork of River School. They recently hosted a dime drive to help benefit the Livein Life like Tyler Webb Foundation and they raised over $4,600. The Fork of River School Hero Club supported the Hope for Applause benefit
by collecting donations used to help support local animal shelters. Their Hero Club collected numerous food donations to help the Lacy Food Bank for the holidays. In addition, the Hero and Environmental Club members are currently making Valentine's cards for the residents of Spring Oaks. The
environmental club is also promoting a monthly plastic-free day in order to be more earth friendly and environmental friendly. Fork of River School raised over $700 for candy canes for cancer. Mrs. Parish, the school librarian, created a program that facilitates first and fifth grade reading buddies that
encourages the students love of reading. The two grade levels truly love and joy working together. At Lenoka, our proud paws initiated the candy canes for cancer fundraiser. They raised 3,100400 $1,484
and that supports Ocean of Love which helps local families affected by pediatric cancer in our community. Um, candy canes were donated by both the Lacy Township PBA and the New Jersey State Police Department. Third grade students shared their an started their
annual pen pal program. The students will write letters to pen pals during the course of the year and then meet in person at the end of the year to share ices. Mrs. Mrs. Rittner's fifth grade class teamed up with Mrs. Virg's first grade class to start a book buddy program. And please make sure you stop at the local library to check out the
penis theme art show featuring our fifth grade artists. >> Can I just keep going? >> Yeah. Are you almost finished? >> I'm almost done. Okay, go. >> Staff and students at Cedar Creek recently enjoyed a winter wonderland at their school with crafts, games, and snacks. And there's also a winter themed door decorating contest. The turnout was
amazing. The intergenerational club has been busy, too. They ran a paper drive for the Lacy Food Bank and successfully stocked the shelves for residents of Lacy. In December, they hosted a Christmas time paint party at the Pheasant Run Community Center. Students from Lenoka Harbor School also
participated in Reese Cross America. In February, we'll be hosting our annual sweetheart lunchon and we look forward to you joining us. And I have invites for everybody as well. And lastly, our schools are gearing up for parent teacher conferences, midterms, and mid-year assessments, the kids heart
challenge, the Lenoka Harbor School PTO gift auction, the Lacy High School boosters pot of gold gift auction, and so much more. We want to thank all of you for your continued support of our students and our community activities. It is awesome to be part of all this greatness, as everybody can attest to.
Despite the fact that we as the LTA have been without a contract since June 1st of 2025, we continue to show up and go above and beyond for our students, families, and community. And we hope moving forward that you, the Board of Education, will renew our contracts and make your staff one of your top
priorities. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Oh, you know what? >> Can you just if you can give that to the BA? >> Thank you. >> Yep. And then so just so you guys know there with that new policy that we changed that's okay.
Um if you guys want anything distributed it has to be distributed before the meeting and just given to uh the BA and then uh she'll disperse it before the meeting. Okay. All right. Thank you. All right. Anybody else for public comment? Oh, go ahead.
Rianna Mendes, Porch River. Um, I never imagined that I would be focused on school budget season, but I've learned a lot over the last couple cycles. There's always cuts as well as tax increases in our cycle. And ever since this pattern
began, I have been expanding my reach to other towns where it's occurring because we're not alone. Last year, 149 districts faced state aid cuts. As we head into budget season, this is the time that we need to connect and put together all the ways that this
legislation has affected this town. Those who sit on the education committee in Trenton look at spreadsheets and they represent their own areas, even though they're in that committee are representing all of us. But numbers are not humans, and it is our job to let
them know how their legislation affects us. Consider not just sending an email, but an actual letter or even following their calendar and attending one of their meetings. The public testimony is entered into record. See what they are
saying and make sure that what they say when they make these decisions, they are doing it with the full understanding of its impacts. I tried to get the dates for tonight, but they just reorganized as well and they're not posted yet. In Ocean County alone, Lakewood was just
taken over by the state or is about to be. Tom's River almost filed bankruptcy, but instead was forced to raise their taxes 12.9% after the 9% the year before. Jackson had to sell a school. Little Egg Harbor Township raised their taxes almost 30%. Oceangate has to make
the same decision or close their elementary school. Ocean Township has increased their taxes 37% since 2018. So, how much more can our county take? We all know that this is compounded when you factor in the other financial issues
that are happening in New Jersey. This year, the assembly chair is Assemblywoman Verina Reynolds Jackson. So, that's who you would contact. And then on the Senate side, it's Senator Vin Gopal um who does represent Mammoth and Middle Sex. But um yeah, his every
single one of the districts in his area had state aid increases last year. So um that's all I wanted to say is if we start talking now and make sure we're communicating with our representatives in Trenton, it gives us the best chance
for some kind of change this year. That's all. >> Thank you. >> Does anybody else have a public comment? No. Okay. I'm going to close public comment. We're going to move on to board committee reports. Mr. Bell, could you start with the curriculum, please?
>> Sure. >> All right. The meeting was held uh January 13th at 4:30 p.m. That was myself, uh Mr. Omato, Mr. Jalinski uh and then several of the supervisors Michelle Amos Mallerie Crock Koboski uh
and Margaret Mallaloy and uh meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. We discussed curriculum February professional development day, the high school and middle school advanced training, NJSLA
data review, trauma informed classrooms, Google AI teaching assistant, elementary curriculum vendors, present presentation and evaluation, uh, Amplify, CKLA, collaborative
classroom benchmark advance, uh, ex expeditionary uh learning, preschool uh creative curriculum training by developer and then mandatory for GNK
uh and then pair of professionals CPI training various presenters uh Miss Amos, Miss Kvatsky, uh Miss Mallaloy discuss the upcoming professional development days for relevant staff on February 13th. uh 2026.
The day will include all certified and professional staff as well as custodial work or staff. Staff will participate in workshops covering topics such as advanced training, NJSLA,
data review, trauma-informed classrooms, artificial intelligence, uh curriculum presentations, CPI, and right to know training. Out of state field trip, uh Mr. Mr. Zalinsky discussed an outofstate trip to Pen Reels for the LT LT
HS fishing club. Uh all in alliance leadership program uh program design. Become a stronger leader for yourself first. Uh learn how to lead and influence your teammates. Build mindset skills to handle pressure,
stress, and overwhelm. Grow confidence, focus, and self-belief uh to improve performance. Become the best version of yourself on and off the field. Being an athlete comes with expectations, comparisons, and pressure,
sometimes more than people realize. This space is about uh learning how to handle those moments, grow through them, and lead with character, resilience, and confidence. program vision, show up when things are hard, support and elevate their teams, take responsibility for
their mindset and actions, carry their skills beyond sports and into life. Mr. Zalinsky discussed this high school program focused on developing youth leadership at Lacy Township High School. The program is funded by the Fork River Rotary Club.
special education uh discussion of nursing support needs uh at CCS. Miss Kvotszky discussed the expanded nursing needs due to medically fragile students at the Cedar Creek Elementary School.
special education uh projects for self-contained programs, autism programs, discussion of potential approaches, meeting with One Step Forward, uh multiple disabilities, a consideration of sixth grade,
continuation at LH LHS. Miss Kowski discussed the needs for district special education programs for the 2627 school year. PAR professionals evaluation uh discussed with union roll out uh with
pea parah Miss Kvotssky discussed the development and roll out of a par profofessional evaluation form the use of this form will be piloted at the mil pond elementary school technology lighteed uh relay and stop it
messaging app uh demos and research state testing uh prep. Mr. Zalinsky discussed several safety and security applications that the district uses, including upgrades to the software that allows for a human reader to look at any
questionable material the students may enter into their school issued Chromebooks. Mr. Mr. Zinsky also discussed the research or to the search for replacement for the Remind hub which is a student and parent communication tool due to the fact that
hub was recently purchased by uh parent square uh personnel supervisor of instruction. Mr. Zolinsky discussed the ongoing search for a permanent secondary supervisor of instruction. Uh LTA
mediation 6 p.m. at the media center in the high school. Um others we discussed the calendar for 2627. We were there a while, weren't we? >> Mr. Mr. Zalinsky discussed the adoption of next year's calendars which will take
place at the February board of education meeting. Uh then for the superintendent search, Mr. Zalinsky discussed the superintendent search and the board will assign a search committee at the February board of education meeting. The next meeting will be uh scheduled for
February 10th at 4 p.m. >> Good. Done. >> That's it. >> I think we're done. >> That's a lot. Okay. And now we're going to move on to policy. Mr. Hurley. >> Sure. Our meeting wasn't that long. So, >> uh, so we had a policy committee
meeting. Uh, we met Wednesday, January 14th at 11:00 a.m. Uh, members present were myself, uh, Kim Claus, and Mr. Zalinsky. Uh, we talked about uh the nepotism policy. Mr. Zillinsky discussed the updates to the nepotism policy that needed to take place in order for the
district to remain eligible for state aid. These updates were not material revisions but incorporated changes in code citations recommended by Strauss Esme. Uh we also went into employment of chief school administrator policy. Mr.
Zillinsky discussed the revisions to the policy which incorporated the mandatory review by the county superintendent and county business administrator when the board of education hires a superintendent, assistant superintendent or business administrator. Uh for safety and security, Mr. Sinsky discussed
several safety and security applications that the district uses, including upgrades to software that allows a human reader to look at any questionable material that students may enter into their uh schoolisssued Chromebooks. Mr. Zillinsky also discussed the search for a placement for the Remind Hub, which is
a student and parent communication tool due to the fact that the hub was purchased by parent square. Uh under other, Mr. Zinsky discussed the op uh adoption of next year's calendars which will take place on the February board of education meeting and for the superintendent search uh he discussed
the superintendent search and the board will assign a search committee at the February board of education meeting. Our next meeting is scheduled for February 11th at 4 p.m. >> Thank you. Okay, now we're going to move on to finance. Um Vice President Goen.
>> Sure. Um hi everybody. Steve Goowen. I'm I'm new. Um, nice to meet everyone. I'm going to take you through the notes for the uh finance committee meeting. Um, so our meeting was on Monday, January 12th, uh, 5:00 pm. It was me, uh, President
Claus, Brandon Hurley, uh, Connie Stewart, and Will Zolinsky. Uh, first thing we talked about was, um, facilities. We talked about the NAKa warranty update, which relates to some painting work that was done on the high school, and we have some follow-up to do on that. So, what we're going to talk about that at our next meeting. Um,
under finance, we had a long discussion about the budget for 26-27. Um, particularly we talked about uh the need for the possibility of additional special education teachers and pair of professionals for next school year. Um, food service. Uh, there's a department
of agriculture administrative review every three years. The next review will be in the 2627 school year. Um, so we talked about that and what the district needs to do to prepare for the upcoming administrative review by the Department of Agriculture. Um, nothing under curriculum, human resources, security,
technology, transportation. We did also talk about the superintendent search. Um, and the fact that we will be engaging a consultant uh to search for a superintendent. Um, Mrs. Stewart is going to contact several consulting companies to obtain pricing and once we get a review of that pricing, we'll make
a decision. Um the referendum we talked about the timeline for the financing um and the steps that need to be taken to implement the uh bond financing that was approved. Um Miss Stewart discussed with the committee the financing schedule for the sales of the school bonds and the payment structure of the bonds over a 20-year period. Um we also discussed
that um the district's rating agency um is being changed from S&P to Moody's. That's not a bad thing. Um that's because Moody's is giving the district a 40% discount will equate to a savings of approximately $16,400. We um under other we uh attended um
harassment, intimidation, and bullying training with Mr. Dolinsky. He presented that um to the uh committee members. Uh we discussed legal matters, which I'm not going to get into here. Um we discussed banking uh and the need to open additional checking accounts um
with our banking institution. Um, and also the possibility of uh engaging with an armored car service at no cost to the district so that employees don't need to be bringing cash to the bank. And we talked about the school calendars for the 2627 school year, um, which others
have spoke about. >> Thank you. Okay, Mr. Zinsky, do you have anything else you'd like to add? >> I do not. You said a lot to me. >> Okay. Okay. Now, we're going to go into board member comments, and we'll start with Mr. Hurley. Do you have any comment you would like to make? Uh just short uh
thank you for everyone being here. Uh like we said, it's our first our first board uh meeting for the new members and we are excited for a fun year. Looking forward to working with everybody and uh thanks for being here. >> Mr. Armato, >> just a congratulations to all uh the
students of the month and beyond. Well done. >> Okay, Mr. Bell, >> just a few comments. Uh congratulations to the new board members. Um, we're looking forward to a good year and working with them. Um, I do just want to
clarify a statement I made last meeting. Um, I did get some emails about my comments and, uh, my apology will go out to the man that felt shamed. Um, to clarify my comment, um, he entered the
room while the pledge of allegiance was going, uh, did not stop, did not face the flag. at one point almost turned his back on the flag. Uh my correction is I was told that he was uh putting his hand over his heart and saying the pledge. Uh
and I have talked to him. I told him I appreciate that. Uh and I told him I would apologize for the shame that he felt. Uh but my stand on respecting the flag has not changed, nor will it ever. Uh and so that's my apology. I hate when people give an apology with an
explanation, but there it is. Um, and so, uh, that's pretty much my comments for tonight. And, uh, for those of you that were here or watched the meeting, I hope you watch the movie I suggested. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, Dr. Forny, you have anything you'd like to add? >> No. No.
>> Uh, well, briefly. Um, thank you for the teachers who are present here today. And, uh, also happy birthday, Anthony, for thank you for being here. Um, it was a easy first meeting. >> Okay, great. And Vice President Goen. >> Sure. Um, so very briefly, I think I missed that December meeting that maybe
Mr. Bill was talking about, which um, I sort of regret missing it, but I what I did do instead was I attended the uh, Fork River School winter concert. Um, and last night I had the opportunity I was invited by Miss Claus and Mr. Zolinsky to attend the um, National Honor Society induction ceremony. And um
you know I I think that attending both of those events or attending any events like that at the school um really goes to show that this district has a lot of really hardworking people that um even under some of the circumstances that we're talking about and some of the
things that we talked about earlier this week are doing the absolute best that they possibly can to provide a great education for these kids. Um I have two kids at Fort River or I have two kids in the district. one kid at Forid River School who sang in the concert. Um I know they very much appreciate it and I
appreciate going to those events and seeing you know what it actually means, what we're actually here doing this for um for the kids. So thank you to everybody who's here and um for everybody else that was involved in in those events. >> Okay.
>> Uh I don't have any additional comments, so we're going to move on to new business. You ready? Okay. A1 meeting minutes. Uh, can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> Uh, any discussion? >> Roll call, please.
>> Excuse me, Mr. Hurley. >> Yes. >> Um, you need to abstain, right? >> You need to abstain. >> Oh, that was >> the meeting minutes we're doing. >> Oh, I'm so sorry. Yeah. Uh, abstain. Yes. >> Okay. Dr. Forny, >> abstain. >> Mr. Motto. >> Good. >> Oh, you have to abstain.
>> Oh, that's right. For December. >> December, right? >> That's right. Uh, I abstain. Nobody was here. >> Mr. Bell. >> Yes. >> Dan was >> Mr. Goen. >> I abstain. >> And Miss Claus. >> Yes. Uh A2 list of bills. Uh can I have a motion? >> Motion.
>> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley? >> Yes. >> Dr. Forny? >> Yes. >> Mr. Amato? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Goen? >> Yes. >> M. Claus? >> Yes. Uh A3 and four transfers and uh
S1701. Can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley? >> Yes. >> Dr. Thorny? >> Yes. >> Mr. Amato? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Goen? >> Yes. >> Miss Clouse?
>> Yes. A5 to 8. Uh, finance and facilities. Can I have a motion? >> Motion. What was that? A5. We're doing >> 8 to 8. >> Okay. >> Finance and facilities. Can I have a second, please? >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Hurley, >> yes. >> Dr. Forny, >> yes. >> Mr. Amato, >> yes. >> Mr. Bell, >> yes. >> Mr. Goen, >> yes. Except on eight. Uh, with respect to Lacy Recreation, Lacy Little League, I abstain from those two. >> And Miss Claus?
>> Yes. Um, A9 to 11, tuition and transportation. Motion, please. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley. Yes, >> Dr. Forny. >> Yes, >> Mr. Amato. >> Yes, >> Mr. Bell. >> Yes, >> Mr. Goen.
>> Yes, >> Mr. Claus. >> Yes. Page nine, uh, A12 to 14. >> Other Can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley? >> Yes. >> Dr. Forny? >> Yes. >> Mr. Amato?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Goen? >> Yes. >> M. >> Claus? >> Yes. Page nine, uh, 8:15, policies and regulations. Can I have a motion, please? Motion second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley? >> Yes.
>> Dr. Forny? >> Yes. >> Mr. Amato? >> Yes. >> Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Goen? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Claus? >> Yes. A16 to 17. This is page nine. Hibs. Can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion.
>> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley. >> Uh, yes. But I have to recuse from A17. >> Dr. Forny. >> Yes. and also recusing from A17. >> Mr. Mato, >> um I'm abstaining from 16. A6.
>> I thought it was the 16 is today. Oh, you said sorry. >> All right. I abstain on A17. >> Thank you, Mr. Bell. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bowen. >> Uh yes, but I also have to recuse on 17. >> And Miss Claus, >> yes. Page 10, donations. Can I have a
motion, please? >> Motion. >> Second. discussion. I'd like to thank everybody for the donations and roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley, >> yes. And thank you. >> Dr. Forny, >> yes. >> Mr. Amato, >> yes. >> Mr. Bell, >> yes. >> Mr. Goen, >> yes.
>> Miss Clouse, >> yes. Page 10, professional days and workshop and travel. Can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Can I have a second? >> Oh, second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley? >> Yes. >> Dr. Forny? >> Yes. >> Mr. Amato? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Bell? Yes. >> Mr. Goen. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Claus. >> Yes. Page 10 to 12. Certificated personnels D1 through 10. Can I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hurley. >> Yes.
>> Dr. Forny. >> Yes. >> Mr. Amato. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Goen? >> Yes. >> Miss Claus? >> Yes. Page 13 to 15e. Non-certificated personnel. E 1 through 8. Can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. Second. Any discussion? Roll
call, please. >> Mr. Hurley, >> yes. >> Dr. Forny, >> yes. >> Mr. Romano, >> yes. >> Mr. Bell, >> yes. >> Mr. Goen, >> yes. >> Mr. Claus, >> yes. And we do not have any walk-ons tonight. So, I'd like to uh make a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Motion.
>> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? I I All right.