Can everybody please stand for the flag salute to the flag of the United States of America? guests. >> In accordance with the open public meetings act, adequate notification of this meeting has been provided by advertising in the record and posting
notice of this meeting in Burough Hall and the superintendent's office. I hereby call to order a public meeting of the Little Ferry Board of Education, Thursday, October 30th, 2025 at 7:03 p.m. Can I have a roll call, please? >> Mr. Belli, >> here. Mr. Bullley >> here.
>> Mr. Fitro absent. Mr. absent Mr. Mey >> here. >> Mosuzo >> here. >> Mr. Boris >> here. >> Mrs. Patel >> here. >> Mrs. Bradley >> here. >> Miss Stanismovich
so comfort. >> We have a quum. Madam President. >> Thank you, Mr. Gomez. We have resolved that the Little Ferry Board of Education approves the minutes of the regular public meeting held on September 18, 2025. Do I have a motion? >> Motion. Second. >> Second.
>> Mr. Belli, >> yes. >> Mr. Bulli, >> yes. >> Mr. Mey, >> yes. >> Mr. Luzo, >> yes. >> Mr. Boris, >> yes. >> Mr. Patel, >> yes. >> Mr. Bradley, >> yes.
Uh we'll now open it up to Mr. Parapado to provide a superintendent report. >> All right. Uh we're going to start with the students of the month or student attendance. But before uh for the board's knowledge and for the public so we we created the portrait of a night uh
Mr. Dunn had led the committee. We had staff uh faculty the board community. We had all the stakeholders involved in creating it. Um this month the fee was kindness being kind peer. So portrait of a knight is a framework that we use to
develop core qualities in our students. Um the acronym we use is night kinder noble classmate inquisitive learner forwarded student hardworking scholar schoolmate and we try to weave these in throughout the school year and we have certain months that are dedicated to
certain uh letters of the acronym. The we started the school year with emphasizing kindness and respect. The focus for the month is fostering empathy, active listening, building positive relationship with peers and adults that sets a foundational tone for the entire year, teaching students to recognize how their words and actions
affect others. So this year for the students of the month, what we're asking the teachers to do is find somebody who's exhibiting those characteristics um to be chosen for student. So with that being said, our grade
seven Student number is Samuel Yang. The students the teachers in grade seven had the following things to say about Sam. He has been welcoming to every single student. He exemp exemplifies a
kind peer. He greets every student in class every morning. He has always been kind but has truly gone above and beyond with his highest spirit. Congratulations. Thank you. >> First one out of the way. First one of the year
everybody. Yeah. Yeah. That's a different Okay. You know, >> all right. So, continuing our report report since our last board meeting, we had one uh reported him at Memorial School that was
unfounded. We have an NJ uh our NJSLA field test is November 3rd and November 5th for grades fourth through 8th. That is the new SOA adaptive field test that's coming out. So this is our chance to practice with the new assessment QAC
update. Uh this year we got our results back almost back two years. Uh we did not receive a passing score. We just fell shy one percentage point or two percentage points. We are appealing the results
because we have approved our science scores our absenttheism. So once we hear back from the appeal, we'll report back to the public. We anticipate given the numbers with the marketable improvement that we will see is rule in our favor.
>> Um ritual park report. So I'm going to do a little bit here for our leazison. So we've been working on collaboration with ritual park. Part of that collaboration was trying to get together with their administrators, their teachers to make sure our fifth through eight are in sync. So in August, Mr.
Dunn met with assistant superintendent Carmelo Triglia and the supervisors Sim Monet and I believe Alicia Armen to develop action items increasing collaboration between both
districts. Late September, they visited Little Ferry to continue planning and align our data analysis methods. This week, Carmelo Simone and Alicia Armond Tall from Mitchell Park came to Littlefair with Waro Wood, who is our literacy coach, to focus on identifying
commonalities in instruction and curriculum for grades 5 through 8. And on November 17th, some of our teachers and some of their teachers are going to get together to discuss goals and the data for the fall ready diagnostic screener and develop a joint action plan and steps that both middle school
teachers in both Richmond Park and Littleberry can come to some common ground and share data, share ideas, um, and really get that going. So, I want to give Mr. Don a lot of credit for getting that off the ground and Richel Park for working collaborative with us on that. So, just wanted to update the public on
that. Continuing two grants we received um and approved would be the RISE grant for $30,000 which is supporting our multilingual learners and the lift grant for $20,000 supporting our children from ages zero
to three years old. So that lets us get out into the community, buy them books, give them projects, and really start getting them ready for school by the age three. So those were done. Mr. done and submitted and got approved. The rise grant and Miss Baj was interested in the
$20,000 lift grant. Liberty Middle School, the foundation is all set. Permits for mechanical, sewer, and plumbing and electrical are all finally in hand. The site looks great. We're still on track. And with any luck, in
the next coming weeks, we're going to start seeing steel getting delivered and starting to go north. So, very exciting times. Two last things. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the new table clause and backdrop that Tony Lynn was an intricate
part in. So, the colors are correct and not a little off this time. And happy birthday, Mark. the vaccines. >> And before I turn it over to the student representative for anybody in the public that may be watching or going to listen later, I want to clarify the
misconception with the delayed opening bus schedule. The buses, we we got a couple phone calls about why there is no buses for the delayed opening for the juniors and seniors in Richmond Park. Um, and the truth of the matter is we've never notified of the delayed opening.
Therefore, we could not supply a bus because it is near impossible to get a bus last minute. That was relayed to some parents. So, the misconception was that they thought we were saying we're never going to do a bus with the late openings. That is not true. As long as we're aware, the buses will be provided
as they always are. With that, I turn it over to Miss Kylie >> Sithovich. Miss Kylie Stannis for her student representative report. I will get that before you had on October 8th participating
given by motivational former NFL students also participated in a presentation American artic organizing the elementary school. Thank you. I would also like to thank October 16.
Happy sports team [Music] for the first week. Finally, tomorrow is Halloween in half. the elementary school students. Thank you again.
>> Thank you, Mr. Parado. Thank you, Senich. Um, okay, great. So, we'll open it up to Mr. Gomez. We're by the board secretary report. >> Good evening, everyone. Uh on the fiscal side uh we close numbers books on time u
actually so everybody has an idea we get 60 days to close the books we're doing it in 10 15 so that was done the auditors our school auditors have finished the field portion of the audit they have shared the preliminary numbers
with myself and the superintendent so the numbers will be presented to the board when the order comes in present HFR. So by statute, which if anybody wants to know, everybody's been late for the last set of years. So this year the
statuto date for it to be completed December 5th and apparently state gave the numbers out. So that should be completed and then we'll schedule the order once it comes in. So food service, where are we? So well right now with the
free and reduced it's 51% and it's 49% other which is the paid. So numbers I'm going to give you the big picture numbers. So the breakdown. So last year September we serve 13,411
meals. This year we serve 17,516 meals. So we received $58,00082 in subsidy from the federal and the state profit for September
$18,59146 which is double the profit we had last year. Our the breakfast went from 3,00 to 4400 in Washington. So that that is numbers just off the
charts. So we continue with the strong program. We'll be able to make improvements if we need to throughout the year to the program. So that's all I have, Madam President. >> That's impressive. Thank you so much, Mr. Gomez. And just a reminder, all the profit that
we made from our food services program is mandated to go back into the food service program. Okay, great. So we'll open up to committee reports. This is for your personnel. Uh we met earlier this evening. On tonight's agenda, we are set
to approve Green Paris. We're also approving a substitute nurse should we have any absences. We don't have a nurse on call in order to exist. And in addition, we are approving certified par professionals to step up and assist when
in need of a substitute teacher. That is all. >> Great. Thank you. Mrs. Phyiso for education. >> Yeah, Mr. already over a >> uh Mr. Fell >> forunately I wasn't able to be here so
>> I think we covered I think >> policy for Mr. Mr. her policy. I'm sorry. >> Yes, we discussed policy uh 2468 and regulation 2468 educational evaluations for new rates for evaluations.
>> Thank you. M for transportation updates. >> Great. And as far as the expansion slash Liberty Middle School, Mr. Parado stole my thunder as well. Um just joking. All right. So, Mr. Boris, the burough
leazison. >> Great. Um, I also do want to mention that the burrow is running a food drive. Uh, so if any resident wants to drop off some canned goods, non-p perishables, toiletries, things of that nature, that you can drop them off at the burrow.
Um, okay, great. Um, and I think that's it for now open it up to public comment on agenda items only. I read nothing questions on the agenda.
>> Okay. >> All right. Great. So, um, we'll now take a block vote on F-37 to F-39, DO156 to BO172, P105 to P17, FA7, C17 and 18, and PO8. Do I have a
motion? Second >> Mr. Bernelli, >> Mr. >> Yes, >> is absent. Mr. Pan is absent. Mr. Mey, >> yes. >> Mr. Luzo, >> yes. >> Mr. Boris, >> yes. >> Mattel,
>> yes. >> Mrs. Brandley, >> yes. >> Motion's passed. >> Thank you very much. We'll now open it up for public comment on non-aggenda items. >> All right. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Second.