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>> and Mr. >> Uh student representative report. Sorry I didn't see you. >> Good evening everyone. Um the SGA held its uh student government association held its monthly meeting on Wednesday.
The SAM chocolate will be served to students. The LHS class of 2028 is holding a holiday movie night after food. The movie, which has not been decided yet, will be screened on an undecided date in December in either the LHS or LMS auditorium. I know we still haven't
figured that out yet. Um, the NHS National Honor Society Lynhurst High School chapter induction ceremony is being held today, right now, no, November 25th in the LHS auditorium. The High School Corral is performing at the induction ceremony.
The Lynhurst guidance department had a busy fall assisting seniors with college applications. Many college and career fairs, college visits, and trips, which I have detailed in past meetings, have been held this fall. Last Friday, Lynhurst High School held its instant acceptance day in which students were
able to show their transcripts to several college ambassadors and essentially find out instantly if they would be accepted. Colleges like William Patterson and Montlair State University along with many others sent ambassadors to LHS. There are also several college
visits scheduled for November and December. Temple University held a college visit today at 11:00 a.m. Moravian University is holding a college visit tomorrow, November 26th at 11:00 a.m. The US Air Force Academy is holding a college visit on Monday, December 8th
at 11:00 a.m. Any information can be found on the Navian student website under the college visit tab. The Hobie Hugh O Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership LHS student delegate has been chosen. The Hobie program chooses one student
applicant from the high school to attend a multi-day leadership conference during the school year. The conference focuses on developing personal and community leadership skills and helping students unlock their leadership potential through interactive workshops, guest speakers, and group activities. I've
also touched on Hobie in past reports. This school year, Nicholas Brennan, I will attend as the student delegate. The conference will be held from June 12th, 2026 to June 14th, 2026. The Lynhurst High School fall sports
season has come to an end. The Lynhurst High School football team lost its game against Shabbaz High School on November 1st, officially ending the 24-25 LHS football season and the 100th season of Lynhurst High School football. The Lynhurst High School varsity boys cross
country team. Senior Aiden Agüero, juniors Gabriel Angeli, Lucas Angeli, Angelo Bolero, Gabriel Campos, and Michael Hooper, and myself, sophomore Nicholas Brennan, placed fifth at the state sectional meet on November 1st, advancing to the state group meet held
on November 8th. Two girls varsity members, juniors Kathy Nuggera and Madison Mason, also individually qualified for the state group meet. The cross country team did not advance further than state groups. The boys varsity soccer team with starters Maxim
Demikowski Demikowski Aan Hillis Alexander Mongelli Lorenzo Sanchez Kareem Elsed Leon Sahiti Kellen decoyer Christian Ventura Ariel Trey Cay Robert Dazzler and Ryan Carterix made it
through the first round of their state tournament but lost to Vorhees High School on Friday November 7th and did not advance further. The girls varsity volleyball team with starters Rilene Ortiz, Debbie Unmbaw, Jayen Vuno Jaylen
Vuna Reed, excuse me, Gabby Klesiac, Olivia Duvo, and Christina Mizeski played in their state sectional game against Leonia High School on Monday, November 3rd, but did not advance further. The winter sports season will be starting very soon. However,
the music department is approaching many important dates. The Lynhurst Music Department's Boston Trip itinerary has been fully detailed to students. The Lynhurst High School marching band performed at the Weihawk and Band Festival on Sunday, November 9th. The Lynhurst High School Winter Concert is
steadily approaching, being scheduled for Tuesday, December 16th in the LMS auditorium. The Lynhurst Music Association's annual 50/50 raffle will be pulled at the winter concert. The LHS Corral had two of its members accepted into the Allstate Mix Choir this past
month. Senior Joseph Brennan and Junior Joseph Romeo, two teners from the Corral, were accepted into the mixed choir and spent November 5th to November 7th in the in Atlantic City rehearsing before performing at Boardwalk Hall on the 7th of November. They then performed
at NJAC, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 16th. The Lynhurst High School production of Radium Girls opened on Thursday, November 13th here in the Lhurst Middle School auditorium. The show was performed on the 13th and closed on the
14th of November. The Lynhurst High School musical audition for this school year's production of Into This Wood, Into the Woods were held on Monday, November 17th and Tuesday, November 18th. Callbacks for the production were held on Thursday, November 20th. That's
the end of my report, but I would just like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. I'll be happy with my couple days off. >> Thank you, >> Nicholas. Thank you as always report to you and your family. Happy Thanksgiving. Uh Mr. Demikov, state monitor report, please.
>> Okay. I have reviewed the financial reports for the month ending October 2025 and support tonight's resolution that certifies that there are sufficient funds available based on the October financials to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder
of the 2025 2026 school year. We are still waiting for our final June 30th, 2025 annual audit pending receipt of information from the Federal Office of Management and Budget. The additional [clears throat] information should not
change our positive financial position at the close of the 2024 2025 school year. I have also reviewed and discussed the resolutions on tonight's agenda with Mr. D Corso and support his recommendations to the board that they
approve all of the resolutions on tonight's agenda. That concludes my report for this evening. On a personal note, I'd like to wish the board, the uh administration, the staff, the students, and all of the residents a happy and a
healthy Thanksgiving. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Democrat. Uh just real quick, uh my report is really stemmed from one I apologize for being a little late. Uh my nephew's working with the special angels and I have to take him home tonight, so I was coordinating
that. So I apologize. Um second, I wanted to just uh reiterate what Mr. Demikov talked about being grateful and thankful. Uh I'm thank you uh thankful for uh Mr. Dorso, uh Dr. Morel uh and James and their
leadership and all the u support uh throughout the school and to the families as we continue to move forward and and and create incredible value. It's a it's a long journey. Uh it's it's arduous at times. certainly finances
getting in the way, but also per, you know, certain levels of of of vision and and and value creation is part of the thing that we're going to continue to try to do here. So, on behalf of myself and the rest of the board, I'm sure they can speak for themselves, but as someone
who's uh in this role right now, I want to tell you everyone how grateful and thankful I am for them and wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now, I'm going to turn the meeting over to our superintendent, Mr. D Cororso. >> Thank you, Dr. Scardino. Um, just along
the lines of being thankful, um, I just wanted to, um, to report that, you know, um, there's a lot of people in our community, you know, that struggle and and not are not as fortunate, um, as others. And so, uh, the Lynhurst Board of Education, uh, teamed up with the Lynhurst Township Commissioners, and we
put together a food drive. Um we worked with Mashio's food service um our district food uh service provider and we packaged um meals um prepackaged uh non-p perishable goods for for families to come pick up. There were some board
members that joined us um that night. Uh Dr. Scardino was here, Mr. Vano um was here. Um James Heyman, and uh we had families coming here to the to the middle school to pick up these packages. And so we communicated that out uh to families. And then what we did was uh
the food that was not picked up here, we then brought over to the uh Lynhurst Town Rec Center and then food was able to be picked up there. In addition to that, um the township got a tremendous amount of donations and they had even more food to give out. So we communicated that several times uh
districtwide and um we know that a lot of families benefited from that and hopefully that helps them uh this holiday season. So, um, thank you to the board, you know, for supporting that. And also, thank you to, uh, Lynhurst Township, the mayor and our commissioners for coordinating that, um,
you know, with us, uh, you know, Dave Matine, um, led that, um, that program through, you know, through the commissioner. So, um, I just want to, uh, to to to thank him as well. Um, aside from that, our students, uh, finished up the, uh, first ever new
NJSLA adaptive test. Um this was a field test that all students in New Jerseys uh New Jersey had to take. It was implemented obviously, you know, through the schools. Um every school district had to do it. It it was not a choice. And so that's going to help prepare um
the state and the new testing vendor to roll out that assessment this spring. So um that field test concluded uh Friday the 14th and um you know that was you know successful and thank you to our administrators and our students and our families. Um testing is always rigorous
and and and difficult, but you we we made it through and um you know hopefully that helps you know guide you know what we will then take in the spring. Aside from that, our students participated in our nine uh 911 mobile
museum again and so we partner uh Dominic Abate came to me last school year and um you brought this project to me and it was really um it had never been done before and I learned that when I went to the opening ceremony this year
um when I met with um a fireman um Martin um what's Martin's last name Dominic >> Sans answer. Uh yeah. Um he's a North Arlington fireman. It was his idea. And I learned that this had never been done before, which is which is really crazy
to think. So um you know, Tunnels to Towers has a a mobile uh museum, which is really a tractor trailer that expands and um students can go through that that museum. And so typically that museum goes to state fairs, it goes to college
campuses, and um it goes really throughout the country. but no one ever had the idea to put it at a stationary location and have students come to it. And so, um, not only is this a great educational opportunity, but it also, um, serves as a donation to Tunnels to
Towers. And I learned that our donation along with others recently, um, Tunnels to Towers a few weeks ago was able to give, um, a home to a New Jersey veteran um, who lost his legs uh, in in in combat. And so, we were a part of helping give that home through our
donation. And again, we partner with North Arlington, Carney, um, and Harrison. So, the four the four districts come together. Um, the the museum is housed on Bell Grove Drive in Carney and, um, our students go there.
So, the way that we, um, organize that is we have all of our sixth grade students here at the middle school go to that museum and then to to piggyback that in seventh grade, the students then go to New York to go to the actual um, 9/11 museum. And so, uh, thank you to Mr. Rizzo and and and Mrs. Ren for
coordinating that. It's a lot of work, but it's definitely worthwhile. This year, between all the districts, we educated over 1,200 students um about 911. And the firemen that give the tour and the speech all were 911 first
responders. And so, it it's pretty powerful to see. And um it really is an amazing um project that we do. So, um, thank you, Dominic, for bringing that, uh, to us. Uh, this is the second year in the row and, um, we're going to continue to do that because, like I
said, it's extremely worthwhile. Um, yeah, you know, we have to keep, um, you know, the memory alive for sure. And so, aside from that, um, one of our principles received an award from seven mindsets um, as their transformative leader of the year. Mrs. Bernardo
received that award. So, congratulations to her. uh she was given an award and um one of the uh representatives from their company came out to give Mrs. Bernardo that award. I wanted to mention that and I plan to memorialize all of that in a spring newsletter um as well as
obviously all of the things happening throughout the district. So um I had already mentioned and put it in the summer newsletter about the 911 mobile museum, but um there will be other updates that I plan to put in there as well as district improvements that we've been doing. Um we've been continuing to
um upgrade furniture. So since uh the the summer we were able to update now all of the kindergarten classrooms and so at this point we pretty much used our furniture aotment for the year. I wanted to report that to the board. So right
now we've updated all of the kindergarten and all the second grade classrooms districtwide with brand new furniture. We also of course created the new industrial arts lab. But aside from that, we got all new science stools um in the high school. And so um as I mentioned before, we're going to
continue to do that each year, budget a certain amount of dollars to update furniture. So next year, we're going to pick a grade level and then we're going to pick classrooms at the high school so that over time all of the furniture has been updated uh in the district. And so we have a few other projects that we're
completing. Um and then um I will report that in the spring newsletter. And then finally, as everyone said, I just like to wish everyone a happy, healthy, healthy Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy the couple of days and um I think James has some data to report out as well,
right? That's okay. >> Yes. First off, I'd like to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for everybody here, the board, the administration that's helped me. Uh thank you very much. Uh I have uh the official results of the November 4th,
2025 annual schoolboard election results. Uh these are not in order by votes. They're in order by the way they were reported to me. Um the first is uh Michael Vavano with 3,867
votes. Second is Joanne Russo, 3,882 votes. William J. TUMA with 3,353 votes. I'd like to congratulate these three on uh being the board members for the incoming year. Thank you very much.
[applause] To continue with the results, Chris Andronopoulos came in with 1544 votes. Suzanne Skavetti came in with 1312 votes. And there was a personal choice items, which are the writins, came in at 35 votes. Thank you, everyone.
And happy Thanksgiving to the Lhur Center. Okay. So, there's none. Um uh the next item would be uh board discussion on formal business agenda items. Does anybody on the board have anything to bring up on the formal?
>> Sure. No problem. Okay. So, I just wanted to say how uh I went to the teachers convention and I was very proud and excited to see that there were linear students performing at the uh New Jersey All State Chorus and Orchestra. I just wanted to congratulate them. I thought they did a great job.
Thank you, Michael. Appreciate that. Okay. Um, so we're going to move forward with our agenda items. Uh, finances first. Mr. Petranzio, is it here? Does anybody want to take that or >> on the recommendation of the
superintendent of school, the committee of the finance recommends of the following resolution be moved forward for a roll call vote. I make a motion to move one to4 to be adopted. Second vote. Second. >> Second. >> Second. Dr. Sparky.
>> Roll call. Mr. Abate. >> Four. >> Mr. Andronopoulos. >> Mr. Garuso. >> Four. >> Miss. Pasamano. >> Four. >> Mr. Pamano. >> Dr. Scardino. >> Four. >> Miss. Stella. >> Four. >> And Mr. Valvano. >> Four. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. Uh, the esteemed Miss
Pasamano on uh, education and curriculum. Going to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools committee of education and curriculum recommends the following resolution forward for vote. I make a motion to
move forward education and curriculum resolution to be adopted. >> Second uh roll call. Mr. Abate four. >> Mr. Andronopoulos >> four. >> Mr. Geruso >> four. Miss Pasamano >> four. >> Mr. Pasamano
>> Dr. Scardino >> four. >> Miss Stella >> four. >> And Mr. Valvano >> four. >> Motion carries. >> Policy rules and regulations. Uh Miss Stella. >> Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the committee of policies and rules and 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 two to be adopted. >> Uh policies goes one through four.
>> Oh, that was uh one through four. That was part of the other one. >> Sorry. >> All right. Roll call. Mr. Abate, >> four. >> Mr. Andronopoulos, >> four. >> Mr. Guso, >> four. >> Miss Pamano, >> four. >> Mr. Pamo, >> four. Dr. Scardino
>> four. >> Miss Stella >> four. >> And Mr. Valvano >> four. >> Motion carries. >> Excuse me for one sec. >> I'd like to apologize personnel if anybody would like it. >> A1 M3. >> A1 to M3.
>> M3. Yeah. >> Yeah, >> I did it this time. >> Yeah. Just give you a minute to take a look. I appreciate you guys. Okay. So, we're going to open it back up
for public comment on this agenda item in case I know you're just looking at it now. So, we'll give you a few minutes to look at that and anything anybody wants to step up, we're happy to have. >> So, just to explain, typically personnel is is brought down after
executive session and then Mr. Heyman just inadvertently after executive session forgot to put it out. So, that's why when he put it out, we're giving everyone an opportunity to look at it. and you may want to comment on that personnel based on just recently seeing
it. So, um again, typically it's put out right after executive when we come out of the meeting, but it was inadvertently forgotten. And so, if anyone wants to make a comment on that, you could come forward at this time. Okay. Uh
personnel to a recommendation of the superintendent of school, the committee of and personnel recommends that the final resolution be moved forward for a roll call vote. Make a motion move A1 to M3 to be adopted. Can I get a motion?
>> Second. Second fella >> four >> four >> four >> He's abstaining from it. I think I want to change my vote. No, >> four. >> And >> four.
>> Okay. At this time, we'd like to open up uh for anybody who has non-aggenda items. We have none um >> for the board members. Any new business? So, anybody like to open up any new
business? Paul, >> I would like to make a motion that we dedicate some type of fac area by the fieldhouse, the walkway, whatever to Mr. Ralph Uno, who has passed and been a Hall of Famer.
and and the uh son has said he'd make if we would do this for his father, he would help us out by making a nice sizable donation to the uh sports department. >> I'll second that. >> And we were going to bring it up to uh
the public that other people can donate and uh get a similar >> I don't hear what you're saying. >> So yeah. So, so basically during during work session, this topic was brought up and the board discussed it. Um, this family came forward wanting to make a
donation. Um, we do have upgrades planned for uh the high school fieldhouse, the high school locker rooms this summer. Um, and the the athletic department has been seeking donations for those areas. So the family came
forward and said that um they would make a donation um you know if we would you know um honor the complex um in and around the high school um after you know their late father. So that was brought um to the board during work session. Um
so Mr. Pasamano is making that motion to dedicate um the high school complex which I think we talked about the um the scoreboard or something to that effect. Um so that's a board decision. The board then asked me though um you know that
sets a precedent. So they asked me to then explore other areas um throughout the district that families if they wanted to come forward could then be eligible to make donations um you know whether it be the middle school field um you know there's the fieldhouse or
there's other areas of the district. So, um, so you know, I said that certainly, um, I could work with our administration and our and our athletic director to see what other, um, aspects of the district could be named. And I think in doing so, we also discussed that we'd really need
to revise our policy to reflect that so that we have some sort of procedure and some guidelines so that we can do that. So, that was what was discussed during work session and then Mr. Posano um is just making you know that motion now on the floor which um ultimately would need
to be voted on at this time. But Mr. McKver or our board attorney could clarify that for us. Whatever it is that the board decides formally, the way The thing I would say is just make sure that you recognize once you decide what
it is you're resolution reach out to >> that caveat do that show to the family support flip side to I think you're going to need another
>> So would it be better and Paul I'm I'm supportive of this would it be better to table this uh and revamp the policy to make sure that we're in line with or you know um >> okay
>> you can certainly no offense This is not an unfamiliar regula. you know, how do they see it? And and there's going to have to be future conversations about, but I don't think the board is overstepping to uh naming um a specific facility that
can be identified later to >> I'm sorry, I think I heard Uno is that okay in Mr. Ralph Uno's name and then, you know, and make it subject to another resolution at future. >> Yeah. So, what I'll do is I'll get in
touch with the personnel involved to get in touch with the superintendent to iron it out exactly what it is and then we'll have a a final vote to go for it. >> So, this is just basically the saying it's okay to do. >> Yes. >> Correct.
Moving forward with this particular, you know, going forward with that, but I think the details >> get more detailed specifically laid out. Absolutely. So this is I'm sorry to be clear this is a motion to dedicate property >> to dedicate property but not to specify
>> okay that's fine >> to move forward on don on dedicating something once the two parties talk >> there you go >> to look into [laughter] >> to explore the naming
rights to a facility to an athletic facility within the district >> subject to future action of the board of >> board business and action >> in the name of facility by the way I
made a mistake naming a school facility >> in the name of >> in the name of Bruno >> subject to a future resolution >> okay >> and there should be a criteria for it down that path. This is you're authorized superintendent to continue the discussion subject to a future
resolution the name of the gentleman or the family that came forward and brought it to >> which it could go to other people too eventually in the future >> you can I mean so if you guys want to sit and talk you know you can work through the regulations and I would suggest that the
policy at some districts that have so the polic a free policy. It's already >> there are other districts that have regulations about what goes into the naming rights. >> It should go through policy in January.
>> But you don't have to I mean if there's if there's momentum to do this, this author, >> right? Right. We're giving him permission to do this and to start it. >> I think the policy should be done right away. Miss Stella, since you're leaving and uh you just give you one last task.
Now, all kidding aside, the one last thing before we vote, and I agree with this, I'm I'm all in on this, but one of the things I would ask the board to think about going forward as we work on this policy is not everybody's willing, not willing, but able to give uh some
high level. So, I think when we look at this, we want to look at people who've given back that may not be able to give. So I think if we're going to do this, we we got we have to remember our history and our past on all different levels, not just renumeration. It just might >> that's why by making a criteria correct
there. >> If they come forward, if they don't come forward, that mean they don't want >> but you can make a criteria going forward exactly what you all want to do. >> And I think it was a good idea that you said you would make an announcement to the town that we're open to this, right? >> We'll take a vote. See if we're going to
do it. >> The board ready to vote? >> Yes. >> All right. Four. >> Four. >> Four. >> Four. >> Four.
>> Four. >> I'll have the parties involved. Reach out to you. >> Motion closed. >> Nobody speaking. Second. >> I never seen you that fast.
>> Happy Thanksgiving everybody.