also uh the terms of the trustee of school trustees Chris Adronopoulos Elaine Stella and Mike Valvana will expire Thus three seats will open for three years that will be filled November uh 4th 2025
at the general election Polls are open from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m Candidates can see uh whose name appear and the ballot must be filed at the Burn County Clerk by July 28 So any of any of you would like to join us you're more than welcome at any time
Approval of the minutes Approval of the minutes Can I get a motion Second Motion Mr Pasano Second Miss Stella Uh roll call Mr Geruso here
Uh Miss Pasamano four Mr Pamo four Mr Petranzio four Dr Scardino four Miss Stella four And Mr Valvano abstain I wasn't here Motion still carries Thank you
Uh as always we're happy to have Drew Braftoft as our student representative report please [Applause] Good evening to all Thank you for joining us here tonight Um LHS has recently reintroduced the college and
career planning platform called Naviance The platform includes features for all grade levels including academic planning college research college application tracking and career exploration LHS is reintroducing the software to rising seniors juniors and sophomores this spring and cost
$9,953 per year for all students to use 67 members of the Future Business Leaders of America attended the American State Leadership Conference in Atlantic City from March 10th to March 12th 16 LHS students successful successfully advanced to the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim California over
the summer from June 29th to July 2nd Congratulations to all who competed and especially to those who will compete in the National Leadership Conference The World Language Honor Society has held a spring brownie sale during the week of March 17th During the week brownies were sold to the student entrance before
school after lunch and after school for $1 per pack Select Lynhurst District teachers participated in a basketball game against the Harlem Wizards to fund raise for the LHS weight room renovation project People could buy tickets online or at the doors of the LHS gymnasium with the event promptly taking place on
March 18th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m Congratulations to the LHS Italian competition team for earning second place at the annual Italian language and culture day competition which took place at Rutgers University on March 20th The Lers High School's chapter of the Tri Music Honor Society held their third
annual induction ceremony on March 26th The evening included the ceremony where nine new members were inducted into chapter 9153 of the honor society and an additional recital following the induction Congratulations to those who were inducted and those who participated in the recital The LHS student government is
holding a March Madness inspired high school basketball tournament for all grade levels on March 27th The event included various students from each grade level who signed up prior to the event with matches taking place in the LHS gymnasium Tickets are sold for $2 for students and $5 for adults with water and snacks being sold separately
outside the gymnasium The LHS media center will host an annual spring poetry slam on Friday April 18th Students can submit their poems on Google Classroom before April 2nd The poetry slam will take place during blocks four five and 6 and in the afternoon This concludes my report Thank you
Thank you Drew Always wonderful Thanks so much Um state monitors report Yes democ I have reviewed the financial reports for the month ending February 2025 and support tonight's resolution that certifies that there are sufficient funds available based on the February
financials to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the 2024 2025 school year The district has submitted their 2025 2026 preliminary budget to the county superintendent on schedule and is
awaiting approval I have also reviewed and discussed the resolutions on tonight's agenda with Mr Dorso and support his recommendation to the board that they approve all of the resolutions on tonight's agenda That concludes my report for this evening
Thank you so much Mr Democ [Applause] So uh so I I just want to thank everyone for being here I don't want to steal the superintendent's thunder but when we see a crowd like this I know people might
assume that we don't like when there's a big crowd but we actually do Uh for a couple reasons One obviously open engagement and transparency is so important to us So we we love having all of you here But more than that what's more important I think to us is when we
get to celebrate students and and you know most of us I could speak for myself but I think most of the board got involved uh with the board mainly because of our our love for for sharing our time with the town and and giving back and and to see to be here and to
share this night with all of you is wonderful So thank you all for being here Now I'll turn it over to the uh superintendent report Joe Dorso Thank you Thank you Dr Scardino Welcome everyone Um you know as Dr Scarzino said and and and Mr Demikoff alluded to Um it
is so nice to see everyone here tonight So welcome Um typically there's maybe a couple people in the audience and so um we do welcome everyone here um because it it really brings the board meetings to life and and we're here to celebrate and recognize our not just our students
but our faculty as well So again welcome everyone tonight Um before we get into the student recognitions I just wanted to point out a couple of things Um we had a special meeting um last week on March 18th to approve our budget to the county Um there'll be a formal budget presentation at our April 29th meeting
So if you're interested in hearing about the budget how it lays out and how it's going to impact the schools and the plans we have for next year Um I welcome you to attend the April uh 29th meeting um because Mr and I will be giving a complete report um to the public So um
please attend um if you can Um tonight we have several um several different groups that we're going to recognize tonight So I just ask that people please stay to the end of the student presentation So um we have the bowling team tonight that's being
recognized for their sectional championship We have the volleyball team also being recognized for their sectional championship And then we have a large number of students being recognized for um completing the seal of biiteracy Um
and so they'll be graduating um with a high school diploma not just um in English but in their native language um which is extremely difficult to do And um Lynhurst has been recognized statewide by having um more students than most uh communities in the state
doing that and that's a tremendous um testament to our students and our faculty that prepare our students and so congratulations to them as well So again um after we recognize the students we then move to board business Um typically a lot of people tend to
leave at that time but you're certainly welcome to stay in here port business but um if you did um want to leave that would be the time So um we're going to recognize the sports teams then the seal of bi literacy students um and then um at that time um if you did had to leave
that would be the time Um and then we'll get into board business So um I'm going to start by calling up um Jeff Ratigan and Laura Vuno um who are going to honor um our sports teams We're going to start we'll start with the bowling team Yeah
You could come up here All that stuff's in the way That's it We're going to make it really official tonight Typically we line up in the front here but we've had a musicals and plays here So um we'll have the students come up um from the side and we'll hand you your certificate
First off congratulations to all the students uh receiving their bilingual uh certification Great job Um it was an exciting fall and winter season so far All our teams were very competitive in a very competitive league First I'm going
to start with our bowling team who finished third in their division and it was the toughest division in our conference Considering that most of the teams in our conference also went very far in the state sectional our team
finished 19 and six um which is an outstanding season but they had their ups and downs But it came time to the state sectional tournament is when the bowling team really stepped up their game All the members stepped up their
game It was a team really pulled through some tough times adversity uh losing the first game and then all of a all of a sudden bouncing back and winning the next two So with that I'd like to call up our head coach Mark Oido
[Applause] Okay got it Hey everyone thank you for coming I'm going to call up each individual up now Um go one by one When
I call you guys up just keep that same path that I took Thanks First up freshman Jesus [Applause] Bonitez Up here pal Freshman James Sinnin
[Applause] Sorry first- timers Sophomore Henry Keefe [Applause] Junior Charles
[Applause] Benjamin The shirts they're wearing are on sale for one more day if anyone wants to purchase Junior Payton [Applause] Revesi Senior Jaden [Applause]
Peterson Senior Captain Patrick Oor [Applause] And last but not least Senior Captain Mark Reano Round of applause for the 2024 25 group two state sectional champions
I also want to thank our assistant volunteer assistant coach Rich Gass We're We'll stay up here for a moment if um parents want to come down family members want to take pictures Congratulations questions Before I call up the volleyball team
there's a couple other people I'd like to thank Um first the high school administration Miss Vuno our principal and our vice principal Miss Ringan for all their support They are phenomenal to work with constantly supporting our student athletes Mr D Corso and the
entire board of education for picking up the bill for our state sectional champions Thank you so much Welld deserved Okay next our girls volleyball team and
coming into the season they had high expectations returning almost the entire team had a very successful summer league and they won the Harrison league So the ceiling was very high for the girls volleyball team and they did not
disappoint when 24 and4 record won the division championship in a division that is loaded in the entire state of New Jersey Two other teams in our division were also state sectional championships
So that's what our girls were dealing with on an everyday basis Then it came time to the state sectional and they were playing against a lot of group threes and we're only a group two school and uh they did not disappoint again So
with that our head coach Coach Vajala All right thanks everybody All right so I know we do have a few girls that are coming back from a softball game so I still will announce their names Um they might not be here but we'll definitely get their certificate All right All right First up senior captain
Assia Aar All right Next senior Salon Aman say All right One of our softball players Giana Doro who's on her way Next up is senior Julia Dorcowska That's
just in time Senior Kiana Marazan All right Unfortunately this next senior could not be here but Gian Petty here comes Gianna Doro All right next up senior captain Yasmin Urgalu All right next is junior Sophia Havari
who's actually at club practice right now so unfortunately she could not be here Next is sophomore Gabby Cowak Next up is sophomore Christina Mazeski All right next up is sophomore Olivia Sad Another softball player
All right next up is freshman Olivia [Music] Deruvo freshman Madison Herman Freshman [Music] Ortiz and freshman Jaylen Reed All right let's give it up for our
2024 2025 North 2 group two section champs So I was asked the bowling team your rings have been ordered Okay I saw the design Mr Ofidito showed it to me He did a great job designing the rings So um you'll get your rings shortly as soon as
they come in Congratulations I am now going to call up Mrs Rojas the coordinator for our seal by literacy So Mrs Roas please come up Down there Okay Okay So you don't you don't want the mic
I can't I can't miss the opportunity to my hand Um I just want to thank everybody uh for coming There are so many great things happening at the high school Um you know we have our sports athletes we have our academic um parents here Um there are so many things Drew
Braftoft gave just he just scratched the surface of the wonderful things that are happening at the high school You could see are great things happening not only on the fields um on the courts in the alleys um but also in the classrooms Um we have amazing students here and I'm very proud of all of them So I'd like
Miss Rojos to tell you a little bit more about the sale of biiteracy And I just want to thank her because the time and effort that she puts into coordinating this Um originally it started off I want to say with maybe eight to 10 languages And um now we're up
to three and now we're so what she has to do is actually secure different companies that come in and test students So it's no small feat and it takes a long time and a lot of dedication So I just want to thank her because without her you wouldn't you guys wouldn't be able to um achieve what you have done
But congratulations Miss Roa Hello everyone And I wasn't kidding I do have all that espresso in my bloodstream and in my culture Um but again I I couldn't do this without your support So
Mr Dorso of course Miss Vuno now Miss Ringan Dr morale because I know you've visited my class so many times Thank you all for supporting this program Without the funds and you guys keep doing your thing and I will keep doing mine Uh as long as we can secure those funds I will
get whatever language you need for me to find for you And that is the biggest task But I gladly do it and it is my pleasure because I get to see this every year I think we're putting Linders on the map You've learned a lot from this
administration guys Now you're ready to compete globally So take what you've learned not only in the high school but keep that language and put it to your use Now you can take it and really compete globally with what's going to be on your diploma So congratulations to
all of you I wish I could speak all 10 languages but I can't All right we have a lot a lot to hand out So as I said 10 languages We tested uh over 60 students We have 56 seals this evening And I'm so so happy I
got permission this year to test more than one language So we have two students who've earned two languages at the same time Can you imagine This is phenomena Phenomenal Very proud of them Okay here we go What happened
The other planet [Music] Mina planet Welcome Next Target announcement Perfect What is it So we're going to try to take some
pictures here but um I just told Miss Funo right outside the auditorium here there's a um learning step that was built Um and I think it would be great for a picture especially with a lot of people 56 students So um I think from here if we want to take a take a walk
outside and and take a picture there I think you'll really be able to see all the students by doing so 56 students is a tremendous feat Congratulations to our students Congratulations to our faculty I think Mrs Roas hit the nail on the head I think maybe two years ago we actually had a state representative come
up from Trenton to honor um our students um and um and Mrs Rojos um for their work with the seal by literacy Um you know Lynhurst um being the small little group to school that we are 56 students is is unbelievable and it it actually made its way to Trenton and we were
honored for that and um these students are continuing on in that tradition So congratulations I think if if you want to come down off stage and then make your way to that to that area I think um you'll be able to take a great picture that we could highlight No thank you
for students and families from the bowling and volleyball too If um you're more than welcome to to attend our meeting but um if you want to leave now would be the time to make your way out Thank you so much for coming Again if you're interested um in hearing our budget presentation we'll be doing that
at the April meeting April 29th Thank you insurance when we get to do that Correct But nothing we don't do agenda We just open up right would
be discuss The others One more Okay The public will be heard on agenda items Um we have none So we're going to open up board discussion for formal business agenda items
only Anybody Pete Pursuant to the recommendation Superintendent of Schools the Committee on Finance recommends the following resolutions be moved forward for a roll call vote Make a motion to move forward finance resolutions 1 through 13 to be
adopted Do I hear a second Second Mr Vano Roll call Mr Guso Mr Guso Oh yes I accept except I recuse myself from Expenditure 25-2046 Anthony G Russo
the reimbursements of 7971 Uh what resolution would that be Uh reimbursement for fingerprinting So the bill's list Okay Miss Pasano four Mr Pamano four Mr Petranzia four Dr
Scardino four Miss Stella four and Mr Valvano Motion carries Education and curriculum Miss Pasamano Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools the committee on education and curriculum recommends the following
resolutions be moved forward for a roll call for vote I make a motion to move forward education and curriculum resolutions one and two to be adopted Second Second Mr Pasamano Roll call Mr Garuso Four Miss
Pasamano Four Mr Pamo Four Mr Petranzio Four Dr Scardino Four Miss Stella Four And Mr Valvano Motion carries Thank you Policy rules and regulations Miss Stella Pursuant to the recommendations of the
superintendent of schools the committee on policies and rules of regulation recommends the following resolutions be moved forward for a roll call vote I make a motion to move forward policies and rules and regulations resolutions one through three to be adopted
Mr Pamo second Roll call Mr Garuso four Miss Pasamano Four Mr Pamo four Mr Petronio four Dr Mr Scardino four Miss Stella four and Mr Valvano four Motion carries Personnel Mr uh Valvano
personnel Pursuant to the recommendations of the superintendent of schools the committee on personnel recommends the following resolutions we move forward to a roll call vote I make a motion to move forward personnel resolutions A1 through M3 to be adopted
Do I have a second Second Second Dr Scton Roll call Mr Geruso four Miss Pamano four Mr Pamano four Mr Petranzio four Dr Scardino four Miss Stella four
And Mr Valano four Motion carries New business Okay we're opening up to new business please All right None No new business All right Public be heard on non-aggenda items Public non-aggenda items Chris Orani
Chris Yes How you doing Um so it was brought to my attention that um flags other than the American flags were allowed in class I actually seen a picture of it So what
I'm requesting is for Easter we have a Easter flag because Boston in that case the Supreme Court said that if you fly one flag you have to fly other flags
requested for April to have a religious flag because other flags okay defer to you thank you for your comment just yeah that's something that the board would have to discuss um and in terms of um
policy uh we currently do do not have a flag policy um on the books So if the if the board wants to explore a flag policy certainly um they can So um that would have to come through uh committee and
ultimately voted on by the full board Anything else Motion to adjurnn Uh Mr P All in favor Against Abstensions Motion carries