call to order at 601. This is to advise the general public that a compliance with the open public meetings act. The Little Lake Harbor Board of Education meeting was advertised in the Atlantic City Press and posted at the office of the board of education located at 307 Rock Road,
Little Lake Harbor and posted at the office of the municipal clerk of Little Harbor. Roll call, please. >> Miss Ber >> here, >> Mr. Here, Miss Middle >> here, >> Dr. Snider, Mr. O'Keefe >> here,
>> Mr. Bel here, Mr. Sone is absent with notice. >> Okay. The pledge of >> 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. >> Can I have a motion please for executive session? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Any questions? Whereas Little Harbor Board of Education is a public body that is subject to the requirements of the New Jersey Open
Public Meetings Act. All meetings of the public bodies are required to be open to the public except as provided in NJSA 10 or 12 where the public body may exclude the public from that portion of a meeting at which the public body discusses certain specific matters and
whereas the board has determined that is necessary and appropriate to discuss certain matters in private executive session from which the public shall be excluded. Therefore, be resolved that the board enters into executive session for the purposes as outlined by our attorney.
>> Good evening. The board will be going into closed executive session to discuss pending litigation to receive attorney client advice to discuss collective bargaining agreements and employee matters. The board will be in executive
session for approximately 105 minutes. All in favor I >> motion cars. All right, Thank you. All right, we're back in session. 8:06 p.m.
Approval of agenda. Recommend motion to approve the agenda. Can I please have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Are there any questions? Seeing none. Roll call, please. All in favor? >> I.
>> Motion carries. Public comment. Agenda items only. Board of Education now welcomes the public to comment on the items which are on our agenda only tonight. It may not always be possible or appropriate for the board to directly answer questions during public comment
period. Each speaker is allotted a maximum of five minutes to make their statement. No one may speak more than once on the same topic. You are required to give your name and address before speaking. Please keep your comments respectful and non-examinatory and maintain the level of the quorum
appropriate for a public meeting or minors may be in attendance. Is it for an agenda item? >> Yes, it it's for um under the resation. >> Sure. Um,
my name is Alison Trindel Farello. I am on the agenda to resign. Um, I want to give you a little backstory as to why I was asked to
resign. July 7th, I received a phone call from Mr. Nazra explaining to me that due to a plan that the born the stage
for the sixth grade promotion ceremony. It was the day after last day of school I took the plan. It was under my assumption that they were just being gotten rid of.
Um, it is totally my fault for not speaking to administrators to find out exactly what was going on. Um,
but nevertheless, um, Mr. Nazareth told me as I had one on camera. I was not trying to hide anything. Um, I took the plant, walked out the door. I left. Here's the lovely plant that's in question.
I have it back with me. I bring it back here. I will bring it wherever I need to give it to whomever. Um, I do not want to lose my job over. I have been
with these students for the past four years. I started as lunch aid and then I moved to the part-time par position as that first rolled up. Um I started as a
parah November 17th, 2025. I love my job. I love these children and I want to I want to withdraw my res resignation.
I want to be here. I want to help. I have a whole pack of notes, letters, >> campus,
>> canvases that children have made me even with parents that have also marked on there. I also have two letters of recommendation from the teachers that I have assisted
and been a part of this year. I have copies. If you would like to read them, if you want me to read it out loud, I can do that. Um, but there is one note in particular that I would like to read for you.
at a sixth grade student, his name is Abby Rapisardi. He just he just went through his promotion ceremony this year. I received this from one of the gym teachers as they
said in health to write a letter to somebody in the staff who you feel makes difference. So he writes, "Dear Miss Allison,
throughout your career of being lunchy, you have not only made me happy, but everybody in my clips and others. Lots of people don't say thanks to you for what you've done. I'm here to say
thank you for making other people's day and also mine. If I'm being completely honest with you, some people come to school because of you. I don't know what the school would do
without you. And that's just one of many. I'm talking many notes from teachers, notes from students.
Happy power day. I would also like to read to you my letter of recommendation that I received on July 15th from Mrs. Caua. She's a fifth grade
teacher and I was a parent to one of her students. to whom it may concern. It is my pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Allison Farello. I have had the privilege of knowing
Allison for several years and during that time I have witnessed her unwavering dedication to the students and staff at our school. For many years, Allison served as a
lunch aid where she consistently demonstrated kindness, compassion, and genuine care for every child. She built meaningful relationship with students
and always made an effort to create a positive and welcoming environment. Whether celebrating holidays with thoughtful treats or simply greeting students with a smile, Allison's enthusiasm and warmth made a lasting
impact on our school community. During the majority of this past year, Allison transitioned into the role of a one-on-one par profofessional for one of my special education students. Her
primary responsibility was to support him during non-instructional settings, including lunch, recess, and specials. Throughout the year, Allison demonstrated exceptional patience,
professionalism, and flexibility. She understanded. She understood when to be firm, when to give grace, and how to balance both approaches with the support of the students individual needs.
Allison consistently followed the students IEP recommendations and worked calor and worked work together I I just can't pronounce that word right now. I'm so sorry. worked together with teachers, support
staff, and administrators to ensure expectations were were maintained. She supported behavioral plans with consistency and professionalism, reinforcing both positive choices and
appropriate consequences when necessary. One of Allison's greatest strength is her ability to build authentic relationships. Not only did she establish a trusting connection with the students she
directly supported, but these positive relationships naturally extended to the rest of my classroom community. As the school year progressed, I observed tremendous growth in the students independence and maturity.
Allison played a significant role in that progress by providing the appropriate level of support while graduating gradually encouraging greater independence. Her thoughtful implantation of gradual
release allowed the student to build confidence and successfully navigate more situations on his own. Allison is dependable, compassionate, hardworking, and truly dedicated to
helping children succeed. She approaches every responsibility with professionalism, empathy, and a positive attitude. I have no doubt that she will be an asset to any school district fortunate
enough to have her. I recommend Allison Fariela without reservation and wish her continued success in her future endeavors. And when she breaks, please feel free to contact me and her signature.
>> Mel, thank you very much. Um, if you have five minutes, we let you go over six minutes. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thank you for your time. >> Appreciate it. >> Thank you. So Allison, I I apologize that I didn't really get a chance to know you because
all this transpired right before I I came on board. I only knew at the last minute, but when I did see your email, I had my secretary reach out to you. Yeah. >> And um at that point, you had already done. So I did not have a chance to even look into anything like that. But I uh have that having said that I am willing
to pull your resignation and then have you come back in and we'll talk about it to with the administrators because I don't know you know how all that transpired and myself and then we will take it from there and it'll be the you know decision to possibly
grateful and it was just a misunderstanding that I mean we're talking about $20 And I don't think that that weighs with anywhere close to the impact that I have
on these children and the impact that the children have on me and I apologize for the for getting emotional but I love this school and I love these children and I thank you. >> It's a very difficult thing for you to do stand up there and do that. I know
it's very difficult. So we will consider um so just >> thank you very much. Thank you for >> anybody else. Agenda items only. >> See none. Okay. My mistake number seven. Uh we skipped over approval of the minutes. So I could just go back to
number seven. Recommend motion to accept the following minutes. Can I have a motion, please? >> Motion to approve. Do >> I have a second? >> Second. All in favor? I >> motion carries. >> All right. Number nine, correspondenceformational items.
Any questions? Seeing none. Number 10, superintendence report. Welcome. >> It's kind of all over the place right now because I'm just getting my It's my 12th day. I count the days the other day around the 12th day. Um, but so far everything's going as great as I could
possibly imagine. So, we visited the ESY program. That's going fine. Uh, running smoothly. Uh, we continue to work on the transportation piece. I've involved a lot of people within that with Carl. Um, finalizing with Melissa Gallagher at the SEA grant, most of the curriculum
office, Melissa, she's been wonderful through that. Uh I met with Linda and Kelvin regarding our summer food program. So we kind of got some different wording on that. Now we were we are allowed to haven't done it yet to have the children take the food home. So the state is going back on that. So
yeah, that was Linda did check on it. We had a meeting about it. So we're working on that. I think it's going to be possible. So okay. Um let's see. I got information for the school boards versus the board committees versus the board as a whole which I will give out to all of
you. Um and then I guess we can talk about in our next meeting. I put together climate surveys for staff and the par professionals. I included them. So I'll pass that out to you as well. And we won't do that until probably September, end of September, October. So we can get have them get a good feel for the year as it opens and everything so
they can truthfully respond, you know, knowing some things that they may not have known before, especially with uh being new. some of that. Uh I will meet with the principles and the other administrators tomorrow to discuss some processes in the district and how we can streamline them and so the communication
can be better through my office because right now I feel like a lot of it is all over the place and I don't have a great handle on that. So we're going to do that start tomorrow with our probably our weekly meetings in the summer and then maybe go on to budies after that. Uh, we are scheduled a meeting in August
to meet with the Little Ed Police Department to discuss safety and security. I'm not sure of those plans. I want to make sure that I have that in place and all my staff knows what to do in the event of ever an emergency. Um, and the last thing I wanted to do with Chris is discuss the agenda for the
board, which we'll do sometime in the coming week. But we wanted to do that. And right now, I think that's all. I'll report as we go along. There's a lot of 12 days. Thank you very much. >> Y >> presentations. Student safety data system presented by
Jacqueline Trusiano. >> It's kind of like director of personnel planning and evaluation. It's great for Jeff. >> Wheel of Fortune. Good evening everyone. Um I'm presenting tonight uh one of our
required um presentations on our student safety data system submission. Before we do that, I just want to briefly talk about our hit grade report. Back in the fall, our anti-bullying specialist in each school worked with
their school safety and climate teams um to do the HIV self assessment and you all board approved that October 2025 that was submitted to the state and just this past spring it came back um
approved by the state and um it is now on our district and school websites the link to it which is a requirement. and it has to be linked on there. I just wanted to update you on that. In regard to the SSDs submission, most of you have
been here as board members for several years, so you've heard this presentation before. Um, but this is a state online system where we have to document incidents of violence, suspensions, investigations, whether they're founded
or unfounded, and programs and trainings that we're doing as a school. and as a district uh to create a better environment for our students. That data is used by the state and federal government for various different types
of reports and um reporting systems that you see listed there. So, incidents are submitted into the system twice a year like I mentioned. Um it's from September to December and then from January to June. Like I said, All
his investigations are submitted in there as well as any incidents that rise to the level of violence, vandalism, weapons or substances, meaning drugs or um any kind of out of school suspensions. That does not include bus
suspensions. It's out of school suspensions. And again, any trainings and programs related to school climate, school culture, social skills, suicide prevention, peer relations, parent school connections, and conflict resolution. anything really that supports our
anti-bullying initiative in creating a positive school climate and it is submitted for all three schools. So for our submission number two which went from January to June um you can see the frogcon school we had four unfounded
hip investigations and seven confirmed investigations that were founded. There were no discipline incidences that rose to the level of violence and vandalism and there are legal definitions uh regarding that and there were nine out
of school suspensions. So the state would say that we have seven incidents because we had seven confirmed kids and zero violence and vandalism. So a total of seven. For the Mitchell school, we had four unfounded hip investigations,
two confirmed bounded bib investigations and again zero uh discipline uh incidences that rose to level violence and vandalism and there were four out of school suspensions. For the ECC, we had zeros across the board for
everything. Um also we are required to report preliminary determinations not investigated as a possible bib. There are times we get submissions into um our administrators or into hipster that um
clearly are not going to be um falling under the um anti-bullying bill of rights act. Uh sometimes they're actually duplicates. So that's one reason why you wouldn't investigate something and a parent or whoever submits it is informed of that. They do
have a right to appeal that. Um but most of the time it's handled as a code of conduct um violation. So the matter even though it's not investigated as a HIP, 99.9% of the time it's handled as a code of conduct violation. Um but actually
the one at the Mitchell school there was a duplicate of something that was submitted but we still reported as something that we don't we didn't investigate some of the trainings and programs that we did as a district and in our schools from January to June. We did a better
day book study with about 50 uh staff members volunteered to do that really on staff and student wellness and what practices they could do in their classroom uh to support themselves and their students. Um in the ECC they did a book study as well on reaching and
teaching children exposed to trauma. CPI training continued for our um special ed teachers, bus drivers, and our ECC general ed um teacher staff members as well. Uh our Little Life Harbor PD day that we held
in February, um we had some great workshops on improving classroom culture for students um for student learning and well-being and transition recess. They were great workshops. our anti-bullying specialists. Uh we met two times from
January to June, various parent workshops as well as workshops for our par professionals and our teacher assistant. Um in regards to programs that were held, there were behavior expectations uh assemblies in our schools. Our
schools celebrated kindness week. Um there was a kindness club over going over at the Mitchell school. I believe is the kind that's called the Dial School, right? Um as well as their seal club. Various family programs held at
all three of our schools to improve our uh connections with our community and our families, student assemblies, bubbles for autism, points for a cause, a lot of passion going on by our anti-bullying specialist. Um so that's
just a snapshot of some of the trainings and programs. There is a hyperlink uh in the agenda for the SSDs submission that details um every single um program and training that was submitted from January
to June. You guys always ask me these questions so I'm prepared for you. Um so a little comparison in regards to our HIT investigations this year. So during the 24-2 school year, we had 26
investigations. 15 of them were founded, 11 were unfounded. This past school year, we had 25 investigations. So similar numbers. Um an almost 50/50 split with 12 unfounded and 13 founded.
Um I thought this was interesting. Uh not not surprising though. This is very typical for not just HIT investigations, but our code of conduct. Most of that occurs on our school buses. Um when it was submitted, uh sometimes they're
submitted by parents, sometimes administrators, sometimes teachers. So I school bus and on the way to and from school is school bus as well. So you're talking at least 36% of our uh hip investigations are from um the school
bus. That is very typical. That's not unusual. Um it is interesting though in the sense that we are hoping and anticipating that because our vesting system will be different next year that maybe 800s will
go down that we will not have cross you know um school uh hit investigations because we did have a few of them this year regarding older kids um suspected or accused of bullying younger children on the school bus. school bus is the
most unsupervised time of our school day. um so we do you know have um more incidents on the bus whether it be discipline code of conduct or investigation but hopefully those numbers will go down um and we'll see
some improvements there but there's still you know a bunch arising from the past in the long term as well and that's all I have for you this evening question I read the attachment as well. I have a
couple questions. So, the um George J and mindfulness surf course, who was that for? It was like 16 hours. The George J. Mitchell mindfulness certification course. >> That was our anti-bullying specialist.
>> So, any kind of um professional development that our anti-bullying specialists um attend, they we have to document and submit that. So that was the anti-bullying specialist at the Mitchell School who was also the counselor. She
attended that certification course. >> Oh, that was for staff. >> That was for our anti-blowing specialist. One person. >> Okay. >> She attended that. >> Okay. And I see there's ECC parent workshops, which is great. I'd love to
see more at the George J. Fox. Do they do the parent workshops as well? >> They would have to. need funding. >> Unfortunately, student gets their good funding. That's the problem. >> And the clubs are kind of separate and
distinct. They're not infused in the curriculum to take away meaningful instruction time. It seems like there's >> those are after school. >> It's an after school statement position for the staff member to run. >> Okay. And one more question. Um
social groups affirmation projects. Can you tell us what that is? That's January through June. >> Our um that was held at the Frog Pond School. Um I can't give you all the details of that. Um but I know it was a
program that they did through student I believe it was through student government or safety patrol, one of those. And they were students that were going around giving positive affirmations. It was a acute
um shortterm uh activity that the product school did with their students. >> Okay. Seems like it went for several months though, right? >> Several months. It went on January 5th to June 30th. >> Okay. And
I think that's it. Thank you. You're welcome. >> You go first. >> Thank you. Um, I you beat me to my question by saying that the numbers go down when we go on the bus. Do buses have and this might not be your question. It might be Carl's question or
it might not be either your answer to the question. Are there signed seats? Like are we separating on the bus K to 2 and 3 to 6? Um, are they intermingled? Like like if the siblings are on the bus, are they allowed to sit together? Like I'm wondering I'm just, you know,
trying to figure out. They're supposed to have assigned seats. Do um do I believe sometimes that bus drivers will allow them to start moving their seats? >> Yes, but they are supposed to have a
seat. >> What's the numbers? >> It was my understanding that we're separating per grade level, right? >> Right. >> And we're adding class aids, which is a great thing.
I know you have it grouped as schools. Is there a breakdown as far as grades? Because ECC there's 0000 zero. What does kindergarten look like? First grade, second grade >> in regards to investigation. >> Yeah. Um
it's following uh so that the the 2425 school year the most number of HIV investigations was in fourth grade and last year the most number of HIV investigations was in fifth grade. So the pattern continued up it was one of
our discussions that we had at our anti-bullying specialist meeting. That's what we're at those meetings that I have with the anti-bullying specialists. The principles and school administrators are invited as well and we review the data. So, they already know going into next
school year that we need to continuously be proactive with this group because that's where we're seeing the higher rate of incident. Um it's not like know two for everything else and you know that one shoots way up but it's something that's on the radar to try and
you know it's it's difficult because there's only one counselor in each of our schools in the Bron and the Mitchell school. They are also our anti-bullying specialist. So they have a lot of responsibility. Um, but we did talk about that, you know, if you're going to
hone in and work on classroom lessons, which you see documented on there. Um, let's focus next year on sixth grade first. Um, because we see that pattern of fourth grade, fifth grade, and we're going to anticipate that it's going to be sixth grade next year. So, you know,
be proactive um, and get in those classrooms um, before any other grade level because that's our need. So, we didn't look at that. >> Tennis, this could be Jackie or Carl, but um with the new buses that we have and given the staff uh that either on the
bus or the bus driver, you know, the bus driver has to drive. But if if something's reported on the bus, do we have cameras on all the new buses and are is reviewed by the ABS and reported before it's just uh before a parent might just get back to us? How's that how's that process?
>> The current busing that we've had to do has cameras on it, but when we need to request footage. We had to go through dorm and it's quite a project. Our buses now will have our own camera system so we can gain access to camera footage within minutes to see what happened.
>> So once we get our new director or supervisor of transportation, will they be trained? Will they be reviewing or will it go right to the school administrator to review the footage and make a determination? >> The footage will be made available to the building principles, you know,
immediately within minutes so that they can review it and even prior to a transportation supervisor being in place they have if something happened tomorrow they would have footage of it. In regard to HIP investigations though in any kind of discipline matter that has to come
from administration. That's not the the transportation supervisor, driver, director, whatever you want to put in that place um cannot do um discipline cannot give out discipline.
Um can they retrieve the video? Can they re review the video? Absolutely. But it ultimately is going to be done by the school administrators who will review that video, talk to and do interviews with the applicable students and
witnesses. Um if it's a HIV investigation, it's between the principal and the anti-bullying specialist. So um those are the main people who will be reviewing and determining what discipline or HIV findings will come out of any kind of
investigation. And just with regard, I think it makes sense, not good sense, but if the fifth graders are the issue, those are the ones that were in CO during kindergarten. And I think that
fundamentally has affected and hopefully you see better after that because that that first year, you know, kindergarten is where learning behaviors >> how to treat others. >> But fifth grade have large class. Yeah, they they were that large class
size group too. >> Okay. >> Um so adding >> large class sizes also >> adding the additional um staff um in sixth grade next year is is something that is a a positive
move. Um which ultimately could also affect uh discipline and hit investigation as well. It's a large group. How many students? >> I don't know off hand how many are in that grade level. >> Talking >> you're talking at least 200
>> going to the exact numbers. >> It's a high number. So we I think it is 207. So I think we're at 26. Okay. Right now I believe I'm not 100% correct. >> I know. I don't know grade level number. >> Wow.
27. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, John. >> All right. Thank you, Jackie. >> Moving on. Recommend motion to approve finance items A through F. And I have a motion, please. >> Motion.
>> Second. Second. Any questions? If you ever >> is the next section any questions? Okay. Roll call, please. Mr. >> Yes, >> Mr. >> Yes. M. >> Sorry, I just want to make sure that I
have the right thing. >> So, we're looking at ending on page four. >> Yes. >> No, that's So, we're not going past number two, not personnel. Correct. >> Correct. >> Yes.
>> Mr. O'Keefe. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pichell. >> Yes. Motion carries. >> Okay. Recommend motion to approve school business administrator non-personnel items A through I. I have a motion, please. >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Second. Any questions? >> No, but I want to just comment on how wonderful all of the donations are to see. It was amazing from just many different aspects of our community. >> Any questions? See none. Roll call, please. Mr. Her,
>> yes. >> Mr. Shaker, >> yes. >> Mr. Middle, >> yes to all except I go to recuse myself from 12 A to I2. >> Thank you. >> And a no to 12 A to E.
>> Dr. Snider. >> Yes, >> Mr. Mr. Phil. >> Yes. Motion carries recommend motion to approve personnel items A through H. Can I have a motion please?
>> On table resignations. We're going to pull Alison Barello at this time. >> Okay. A motion to pull Alison Barello's resignation >> as a parttime special education. >> Motion. Second >> questions.
>> Yes. Are we on all this whole section though? >> Just this all though, right? >> So I do have a question. I think >> we're just on Alison right now pulling her. Just any questions on
>> No questions. All in favor? >> I >> I Okay, pass. So recommend motion to approve personnel items 8 through eight except I have a motion. >> Motion
>> second. Before we do the second, I believe that we have two number 10s on the agenda. Just want to make a note of that. B D 10 followed by an additional 10.
>> So we go on page nine, it ends with V, >> the Roman numeral. >> Yes. And then on page 10 it is there again. >> So just making note going forward if anybody has anything to say to be clear
whether you're speaking about the correct form as well or the one listed agenda. >> She's missing the eye. This is actually the next the remaining numbers. >> Any questions? >> Yeah. Do you do a motion yet?
>> We didn't have a second. We don't have a second. >> Second. ask my question. >> Any questions? >> Yes. So, on page Roman numeral 14, probably dying to read the known Roman numerals. Um, we have
buses listed at $25 an hour. And then on page at the bottom of page 13, we have bus aids at a period of $30 an hour. And the same thing on page 14. Now, I understand the RPT bus aid is $35
an hour. I I expect I understand that because that's because that's a separate certification and they're at a different pay rate. But I don't understand the difference between the $25 an hour bus aids versus substitute bus aids at a higher pay per hour.
>> So, this is all under ESY for the summer. I I think I asked that last time and I was told that that's requirement Dr. Keoly for the substitutes. >> I don't know about Yeah, this you're pointing out on page 13. It's just the
regular right es one one that might be the distance. >> No, above it 14. It's not one to one. The best ending has of August 6th, correct? >> Just for ESY. >> Yes, they're paid more for ESY. The bus
the bus paid more ESY program, >> right? But >> these are both ESY's ones are substitute, ones are regular. Why are substitutes paid higher? Historically in the district, substitutes have been paid less for the same.
If I may. >> Yeah. >> Is there a difference? Are the bus a literally just bus at 25? No, because >> Yeah, I see someone on there. >> There is a one to one. >> I think it's because it's a one to one. >> There is a difference. I know that.
>> But these are clearly listed as substitute. I'll have to find >> all of the paras are on a list as a rolling substitute in the event that our regular busies call out. >> I don't know why. >> I think that's something we need to pay
attention to going forward. It's a little bit late. This ends in two weeks. >> It could be a requirement. Could be necessary. I don't really know. I have to find it. And I don't Yeah, I think that's what you had said last time. And I don't they're not all utilized. This
is as needed, right? >> Is it for them to be on call as needed? Perhaps they get a higher rate. >> I know it's as needed that. >> All right. Any other questions? So, we don't have an answer on that. >> I don't know that why they are, but I'm
sure it's they've been doing it. So, I don't know. You know, I will find out. >> This was set up in June, >> right? But I don't remember seeing anything like we're we're I Tiffany and I have discussed this like we're getting hit with so many different numbers and
so many different hires and different positions. It's a lot to digest and then some days to have them discussed just prior to the meeting. >> There's never a straight answer. That's my problem is that there's never a straight answer.
>> So I I just it's something I've never seen before. And then one other thing just and I don't remember who said it. And maybe Laur said there's going to be busies on every bus on the fall. Is that correct? >> The busy are
only needed. >> Okay. I just want to clarify. Okay. >> So ECC has the >> right school and then as needed for IP. That's right. Okay. >> Any other questions? All right. See none. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Her, >> yes. >> Mr. Shagger, >> yes. >> M. Middle. >> Yes. To all except for B D10, B D17. >> Dr. I am. Yes, except for
I think it's B16 cuz that's where some $30 are and B 17. So B16 17 >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Phil. >> Yes. >> Motion carries.
>> Recommend motion to approve superintendent of schools non-personnel items A through H. Can I please have a motion? >> Motion. >> Have a second. >> Second. Are there any questions? I am going to ask one just
um the remote learning plan. I know we have to have everyone ever since co but is that ever allowed to be used during inclement weather >> only state emergency. >> So for snow days that are declared state of emergency >> not that plan.
>> So we really can only use it when the state declares that we use. So like if there was a hurricane, sorry, >> but sometimes snowtorms are declared state of emergency. >> Sometimes they are, but >> we always we looked to the state for Yes.
>> So it's not only a state of emergency, it's a specific type of state of emergency. >> We can use it when we can use it. It's difficult too because sometimes the the children don't have access to when there's an emergency, you know, laptops and all that. something really almost
impossible. So they really limit it to true emergencies for like a blanket of time. I was reading some of that and it still speaks to co I know >> scary. Just a comment I have on f uh indoor air quality. I did not know that
Mr. Seth was certified to do that. I learned that by reading the attachment. So that's it's good to know somebody in house can monitor that on a regular basis. All right. >> Roll call, please. Mer, >> yes. >> Mr. Laker,
>> yes. >> Miss Middle, >> yes. >> Dr. Snder, >> yes. >> Mr. O'Keefe, >> yes. >> Mr. Phil, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> All right, moving on to new business. We have a few new business items. Charles, is there any new business?
>> Yes, we have a few resolutions here. I will read them individually asking vote for each one. Recommend motion to approve the following recommendations of the superintendent of schools. Resolve that the board of education approve the rate of $25 per hour for substitute power
professionals. I have first motion. >> First motion second. >> Any questions? Miss Middleman. >> Yes. >> Mr. O'Keefe. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lee? >> Yes.
>> Dr. Snider? >> Yes. >> Miss Ber? >> Yes. >> Mr. Phillips? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Motion to approve. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools. Resolve that the board of education approve the rate of $25 per hour for cafeteria
playground fees. Can I have a motion? Motion. >> Any questions? >> Does that include substitutes as well? >> That will be the next resolution. >> Okay. >> This is for the $25 per hour for the
CPAs. >> Mook. >> Yes. >> Mr. O'Keefe. >> Yes. >> Mr. Shaker. >> Yes. >> Dr. Yes. >> M server. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fchaw. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Recommend motion to approve the following recommendation of
superintendent of schools. Resolve that the board of education approved the rate of $25 per hour for substitute cafeteria playground agency. >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Any questions? >> No. I just want to say that I'm I'm very happy to see this finally come across this table. So, it's welld deserved and earned by all the people that um I say play this role in our district because
we would not um function without them. And I know my kids can probably still name some of their cafeteria playground names and they're 22. >> Mer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. O'Keefe. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lee, >> yes. >> Dr. Schneider,
>> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Coachella. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Recommendation. Motion to approve the following recommendations of the superintendent of schools. Resolved that the board of education approved Doris McCarrick as a transportation consultant
not to exceed $5,000 per year to provide transportation contracting services to begin July 22nd, 2026 through June 30th, 2027. I have a first >> motion. >> Second.
>> Any questions? >> Mu? >> No. >> Mr. O'Keefe? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lee? >> No. >> Dr. Steiner? >> Yes. >> Miss Ber? >> Yes. >> Mr. Phillips? >> Yes.
Motion carries. Recommendation. Motion to approve the following recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Resolve that the board of education approve stipens for facility staff members to operate heavy equipment in the amount of $35 per
hour. May I have a first? >> First second. >> Second. >> Any questions? >> I have a question. Are we able to reward that so that we're approving a statement after the board
receives uh quotes for outside vendor or that motion to >> so um to the extent that there's a concern about insurance or anything like that I think is what you're saying. So I
would uh withdraw the motion. I'd make the motion uh contingent upon motion to approve the stipens contingent upon uh receipt of information from the insurance carrier confirming coverage for any of that type of work that
they're going to engage in with the heavy equipment. And then just should we include something that the $35 an hour sip is in addition to their normal salary during their normal workday? >> Yes, that's what it is. >> Should it be worded that way?
>> That that would be the the statement in and of itself is above me. >> Okay. >> So, we have insurance coverage >> confirmation. Do I need to say that all over again or can we just >> No, no, we can we can this um Mr.
O'Keefe made the motion. So, if he'd be kind enough to withdraw it and then make the new one with you could say as >> happy uh to make a motion to withdraw my previous motion. >> Yeah, just withdraw it. >> Withdraw. >> Okay. >> Withdraw. Thank you. >> And then Mr. O'Keefe, you might want to
make a motion to approve contingent upon insurance confirmation. Yeah. Make a motion to approve contingent on on review and approval from the insurance company that everything's in order. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Ber, >> yes.
>> Mr. Lee, >> no. >> Moop. >> Yes. >> Dr. Snder. >> Yes. >> Mr. O'Keefe. >> Yes. >> Mr. Phillips. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. recommend motion to approve the following recommendations from the
superintendent of school to resolve that as the board of education accepted resignation of board of education member John Shakone effective today July 21st 2026 >> first >> any questions
>> are we able to explain to the public what that looks like >> I I think we'll do that after uh we have a vacancy. >> Thank you, >> M. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lee, >> yes. >> Miss Middle,
>> yes. >> Dr. Snider, >> yes. >> Mr. O'Keefe, >> yes. >> Mr. Kichell, >> yes. Motion carries. Okay. So, next steps regarding that. >> Okay. So, the board now has a vacancy.
So, there's a vacant seat on the board. Um, pursuant to the statute, the board has 65 days from the date of vacancy within which to fill the vacancy. Um, it's anticipated that the board will post a public notice inviting um
residents of Little Egg Harbor to submit their resumes uh for consideration by the board. The board will then take all of the resumeumés and conduct public interviews of uh candidates who are interested in in being seated for the
vacancy. That will be done at a public board meeting out here in the sunshine for everybody to see. Once the public interviews are conducted, the board will go into closed executive session to discuss the interviews, after which time they will come out of executive session
and uh come back into public out here and vote to appoint hopefully um a a new board member. Assuming that the board member is uh selected that night, that board member can also and will also be sworn in that night as well. So that's
the process. Uh like I said, the board has statutoily 65 days within which to fill vacancy and that term uh will run through uh reorg until reorganization
on 2028. So it would not be this current election. they would sit for another cycle. Uh, and then December of 2027, or I should say January 2027, they'd be
winding up their term. January of 2028, sorry. Okay, thank you. Um, anything else, Carl? >> Nothing else. So just another new business item we
wanted to discuss or or um Dr. Coopaloon Capalooni want to add to that school board committee uh board as a committee or board as a whole. I know we started a discussion last week. You said you had some more information to add to that. >> I do I was going to give the board out some information so they could think
about little bit you know you want to really think about that's got the pros and cons and then it has reasons why and then it gives like it lists the committees that you might want to consider. So, I'll give that all to everyone. Maybe next meeting, you know, discussion about >> especially if we're gonna have another
new board member, we should get there as well. >> You can pass it on afterwards if you want. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other new business? Seeing none public comment.
The floor is now open to the members of the public. The board of education recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues. The board requests that each statement made by a participant is limited to five minutes as cited in policy number 0167. There's a sign signin sheet located at
the podium. Please sign in before you speak. >> Good evening everybody. on. >> Yes. >> Hello. >> Good evening everybody. My name is Cra 277 Country Club Boulevard. Uh I had a
whole folder of stuff. I'm kind of unorganized. I left it on the front porch and it kind of got ruined in the typhoon so I might bounce around. The hour is getting late and I want to take too much time. Uh I'm president of the little lake concerned citizens
association. We've done a lot for this community over the years. Uh not going to get into it, but uh right now we're fighting millionaire project which is a whole different thing for us not to take up here, but I would appreciate if you Google and see what we've done for the community.
I've also uh uh been a member of the Ocean County Transportation Advisory Board for almost 18 years. For 12 of those, I was uh I'm vice chairman of the board. I come to you tonight to talk about the buses and stuff and all. Like
I say, my apologies. I had a whole list of whatever, so I I'm probably going to bounce around. Uh I'm sorry. Your title and your name, the new supervisor. >> Yes. Michelle Capaludi. >> Yes. Michelle, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm new to this. I've been to a
thousand freeholder meetings and township meetings and all and I'm also new with this and our title is superintendent. >> Superintendent welcome superintendent. I wish you tons of luck. Uh one of your board members here I have to compliment I'm sorry I know your first name but I don't want to be rude your last name and
I don't mean to point guest >> Tiffany Middle. >> Uh I have to compliment you. I watched the meetings from the table from the last meeting. As somebody that's representing the board, I like the way you've outspoken
to this committee in the most kind way, but I like the way that you come across and I wanted to mention something about the format of these meetings, but I want to compliment you on speaking up and your concerns to be to seem to be with
the public and it means a lot. I know the format guys like this maybe you've heard it before but there's got to be a better format to this. I was here uh the third time I'm coming or whatever and there's you know the other meeting or whatever and then I come and then I
waited and I don't know it just seems like there should be a better way. Uh it's almost like that you comment and I don't mean to talk rudely to any of you. I appreciate what you're doing, what the time is. Appreciate what you do for the youth, but for you to speak up and say I
feel like we're hiding something every once in a while. I commend you for saying that. Once again, I've been vice chairman and uh transportation's been my whole life from the time is in the service. uh till now whatever I go a New York City bus for a million years and uh
but uh I don't know u kind of nervous or whatever this new thing that came out really did put me at ease with some of the things that uh that are going to go on with the buses uh I had a lot a lot of questions I've been counting the buses I've been going
to the schools looking at them like I say I'm sticking my nose into it because it's what I think about uh is it going to work out perfectly. I got my doubts about a lot a lot of issues with the buses or whatever. I read in the papers. I don't know what's true, what's not
that the roof leak and this and that. I think the timing is just off a little bit by trying to start our own field of buses. You just don't know if it's the right time to do that. Uh like I say, I thousands of things and questions I had
this kind of answer most of the stuff or whatever. I'm sorry I don't have this list but I'm going to bounce around and I will not try to take that much of your time. Uh um yeah it took me eight years of planning the transportation people all through
the state and the county where I had a park right place at uh at exit 58 or whatever. We've done a lot of other stuff to do in the community. uh our work our group uh I said I've been 18 years some been also 30 plus years I'm
not going to get into names but our group is disbanded and broke our volunteers we've done a lot for the community and that's it there was one of the freeholders I guess we're supposed to call them commissioners now whatever just happened to come into our meeting you guys
understand is just living breathing and doing transportation things in the community. I'm sorry. I'm just going to try to work down to this as quick as I can. Like say I had everything all nice or whatever, but uh um
a couple of questions. The security of the buses is usually as lousy. I walked in these buses both the areas where you haven't actually opened doors, walked into these buses or whatever. So something's got to kind of be done or whatever for the security. I mean about
to be one person or one crazy person with one hat or something go there and take out our whole feet overnight or whatever. So uh um is where are the buses? Like I say, I'm sorry, but where are the buses going
to be fuel? I know we're going to do a I was hoping that I could meet Michael the supervisor or whatever. I did give him a call on the phone, but I never had to call back or whatever. I usually call in for us with some questions. They would tighten up or whatever. I think they
were looking out for you guys not to spill the means on what's going on. But uh number one about security I just sat in the bus some you know nothing to our children or
whatever. I did spend a lot of years benching the children in my community to not anti school or anti-child or whatever. Uh as I was out to during I did call Michael Cer for his transportation supervisor kind of asked
him along to try to maybe do some helpful things but I never back I guess he's leaving anyway. Uh some of the things you already went through the drivers and the salaries. What was that one thing that I'm so sorry that
somebody was that either >> extended school year >> summer? Okay. Uh I say I kind of I read this. I don't know. I guess you guys are familiar with this. I keep saying this kind of answer what it's going to be. Uh
it's a copy of how it's going to be paid for and what's going to happen. I mean, like I said, I was a mechanic in the military for years in Germany. I had a whole fleet of I had a lot of transportation. My experience of what happened, but you know, there's a lot of
things out there now. I understand the wipers go or this and that standby buses and kind of made sense. I don't know. I wish the best of luck, but I don't know how how great it's going to work out. The security is great. Yeah, you tell me
how to fuel the buses or whatever. Who's going to maintain and check the oils and fluid every day, you know, to make sure these buses are okay. So, so briefly and and before I I answered your question, I'm Carl and I
would like you to reach out to me in my office here. I'm the business administrator and I'm more than happy to invite you in with your questions to sit down. we can have a discussion in my office for all your concerns and take our time with it because obviously you do have extended background and then any
help you know that could be to the district I'm more than willing you know on behalf of the board to listen to I'm not trying to make no way it's an open invitation because we're limited here to five minutes so you can have much more than five minutes in my
office but to answer your questions briefly >> the buses that you're speaking about right now that have been currently transporting our students up until June were through the dorm bus company. Come September 1st, those >> they were they were through the dorm bus
company. >> Not the ones that are on the road right now. >> Correct. Up until June 30th. Okay. >> The ones that are on the road right now are our own in in-house buses and from September 1st, even the large buses will be our own in-house buses. Our large
fleet will be currently leased from the Shepard Bus Company. They will be taking care of maintenance of the vehicles. As far as the pre-checks, the oil, the basic things that we have to do by law, the pre and post checks will be done here on site. Briefly to answer your
question about fuel, the district uh for a while was purchasing fuel through the township. That has changed. Uh currently we're purchasing through a fleet account at Wawwa and we're in the process of um engineering reports and and started the
process to have our own tanks on site for both diesel and regular fuel. The district years ago when it had its own fleet inhouse had its own fuel tank here which was located on the Mitchell property. So we're going back to the things that the district had years ago,
but now we have to go through the process to get the tanks on board and get them here. So eventually everything will happen in house here. So the our interim fuel is right now coming on a daily basis through the same time and it is late. I didn't want to come across
that way. But I would recommend that maybe I don't know if you know if you're aware public a brand new building and it would be a little facility to kind of share they're they're building a building there
and have the township the school district everybody else had the cost of fuel and gas the way it is now you might want >> and I mean before they're open to any type of partnership like that that's going to save the district All right.
>> But please reach out reach out for me in my office. My assistant is Cindy. Okay. >> She'll set up an appointment with you at your convenience. Please come in. >> I do. I knew it. I appreciate that. >> Thank you very much. >> I would also just like to let you know
that on the website it says contact board of ed where you can go ahead and submit an inquiry or even emailing. All of our emails are on there so that the entire board of ed gets all of that information. So, anything that you would like to share with the board of ed, >> okay,
>> that you've run out of time for or you want to reiterate, you can go ahead and email all of us with any information, we cannot respond to every single email, but we are definitely reading and taking in every email that comes in. >> All right. I would have very much like
to talk to Michael Ker or whatever and kind of coach him along the way and and we'll talk. I have ideas maybe. >> Good evening everybody. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you for your service as well. >> Thank you for your service, >> sir. Thank you for your service as well.
My honor. >> All right. Anybody else? Seeing none court forum. Who'd like to go first? me open up my notes
so that I don't forget again. I just want to reiterate that the board has a link on the website to contact the board of ed where any stakeholder can reach out and every board member will get that inquiry. My closing notes as usual, the library
has the friends of the Little Lake Harbor branch where they offer free fun activities for our youth. The Wildcat Shack offers the food bank, the gently used clothing, the monthly supper club, school supplies, and the use of washer and dryer. They are also hosting an
event in August, I think the second week in August. If there's any stakeholders who are interested in um contributing to the community, you can go ahead to that event. SBS over there is their last week, starts August 3rd, and they have um programs for students as young as 10
years old. Our meal program ends here August 8th. So, please go ahead and take advantage of that if you are in need. There's also uh a new link that'll be added to the resource tab, I believe, that I sent over today at the lasagna.org.
So, um if you are in need of a meal or you would like to send a meal to someone that you know that is in need, you can go ahead to that nonprofit website and go ahead and submit that. orientations are coming up. So, please um be sure to look on the school website and social
medias for your students orientation dates. The PTO will be at those orientations where you can sign up for a $5 per household membership. Um they are going to have new spiritware options coming out. And the PTO this past year
had raised $62,000 for our school district. So, thank you to the PTO. >> Uh CPAC is looking um to fill some seats. So if you are interested in the special education parent advisory group, please reach out to Dr. Idler to uh get
more information on those volunteer seats. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Like to go next to >> um reiterate also the SSDs report just I
would love to see more parent workshops to help parents at the older levels. George J and Frog Pon just that need support with their family dynamics. I'd love to see that happen. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Um first I just want to thank Dr. Cavali for your superintendent update. You have you have no idea how appreciative it is. >> Not really. >> Absolutely. And for the teachers, I just attended a workshop and I know there are clearly watching. I uh attended a
workshop last week. I have a newfound appreciation for anyone who's taught at any grade level. Um I've only taught at the college level. Uh teaching at high school has me terrified. Um but um I know all of us are currently preparing
for the up andcoming school year. Um, so try to enjoy some time before this all kicks in and uh thank you and enjoy the rest of the summer. >> Thank you Jackie for the uh great presentation. Um, one of the things you
brought up I'm really excited to see next year is uh the number of hibs on busing. Um, I really hope uh that it goes down now that we're going to have the the children separated by bus. Um, which I think should have probably happened in the past anyway. Some of the
behaviors that we've seen on the buses between different grade levels. Um, hopefully that will be a thing in the past as we move forward. Um, Allison, thank you for coming to to speak to the board. Uh, that was very heartfelt. Um, that takes real courage to uh to come and and publicly speak. Um, thank you
Dr. Caplui for, you know, uh, looking at the, uh, facts a second time, uh, and reassessing. And also, thank you to to Mr. Paul Nazar for, uh, really digging in and and following up and really just trying to protect the, uh, the school district. Um, I think that is is is well
noted. Um, as well, uh, Christine mentioned while we were voting, I should have, I used to read off all the donations, but, it was incredible to see all the all the donations that came into this district. Um, as we all know, we're we're very uh strapped right now on cash. So, um, every single little bit
helps. Uh, so that's really nice to see. Um, and that is everything I have for time. Thank you, Greg. Yes, you're good. All right. Um, thank you to the board members for coming out tonight. You know, early in the day there was tornado
watches, severe thunderstorm, uh, discussing our options, but, you know, we braved it. Thank you for everyone in the audience that came out tonight. Um, this is a volunteer position, you know, but you guys keep showing up. So, thank you board members for participating and
showing up even in bad weather. Um, I asked Laura to look at the bills every month. I know we open it up to everybody, but I don't think anyone has done it in past month. And Laura always brings it up. So, Laura is our designated person unless someone else would like to do that, but Laura is
always asking me about the bill. So Laura, thank you for going in. >> I might need a substitute from time to time. >> Okay. Uh thank you Christine for last meeting mentioning the food pickup and
for Dr. Dealuti for following up on that and making that change. >> So thank you for doing that. Allison as well. Thank you for coming and speaking your piece and thank you for bringing plant back.
And thank you uh Dr. Cavaludi for looking into that as well. >> Uh and speaking of which, thank you for everything you've done in the last 12 days. I know you said it feels like it's been 10 years. Um there's a lot of work to be done around here. Uh you're the
right person at the right time. We appreciate it. Thank you for everything from the food pickup to the climate survey to better communication um analysis. We look forward to a great year with you and anything that we can do as a board to support you, please let us know.
>> I look forward as well. You're welcome. >> Thank you. All right. Can I have an ajournment, please? Motion for an adjournment. >> Motion. >> Have a second. All right. here resolved that the car
board of ed education adjourns at 9:21 p.m. Can I have a vote? All in favor? Yes. Thank you.