my train of thought. >> Good evening. I'd like to resume tonight's board of ed meeting. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Serette, >> here. Minstein >> here. >> Mr. Paws, >> here. Mrs. >> here. >> Mr. Murphy >> here. >> Mr. Wler >> here. Miss >> here. Please join me in the pledge of
allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible and justice for all.
>> Thank you for coming out tonight. Uh special thanks to our football players who we'll be honoring soon. Thank you for being here. Uh July and August have been a little bit sad for the Manchester school district. So I'm just asking that you keep the Farrell and Okone families in your thoughts and prayers as well as
their family, friends, and colleagues. And please also keep the family, friends, and loved ones of Connor Nolan as he was a class of 2023 graduate who tragically passed in a motor vehicle accident. Orientations are taking place. Be sure to check out your district website for information if that applies
to you. I wish all of the Manchester staff and students as they begin their 25 20 26 school years the best. I hope everyone makes lots of memories, learns lots of amazing things, and has the time of their lives. I leave you with some words from Denise Whitmer. A new school year means new beginnings, new
adventures, new friendships, and new challenges. The slate is clean and anything can happen. Have a great 25 26 school year everybody. Okay, Miss Prosa. >> Good evening everybody. This evening, it is with great sadness
that I share the passing of our dear colleague and our friend Jill. As many of you know, Jill was diagnosed in late October with a rare form of cancer. Throughout her battle, she faced each challenge with extraordinary courage,
resilience, and grace. her tren her strength was truly inspiring to all who knew her. Please keep Jill's family in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate this very difficult journey.
If you know Mrs. Okone, I want you to keep her words and continue to resonate with all of us and and send her light and love. That was her message to all of us, sending her light and love. At this
time, I ask you to join me in a moment of silence in honor of Miss whose legacy of care and kindness has left a lasting impact on our school community. High school won't be the same without her. I'm going to give you some upcoming
dates. September 2nd for our district inservice staff will be welcomed back into our buildings. And for those students, we look forward to having you back September 4th. That's a Thursday. You're smiling. You're glad to be back, right? Looking forward to it. Still have
some time. Enjoy your summer. Um I do also want to let you know that um our staff has been working very hard to get our buildings ready. They look great. Uh we have hired a number of very talented educators who will be filling key
positions. We also bid farewell to some very val valued staff members who have since earned their well-deserved retire retirement. Um we believe these changes are going to strengthen our district and work together for the better interest of
our community as a whole. I also want to u let you know that we have some very special guests here this evening. We have coach Misari. is here to bring up some wonderful students. So, I'm gonna start. Can you bring up my student
recognition of these wonderful students? Thank you so much. So, coach, thank you for being here. I think Mr. Listister is here and also our new athletic director, Mr. Hoffman. Um, it is my pleasure to actually do a student recognition. We
don't usually do them in the summer, but something very, very special happened this past summer. You guys involved I believe in tech 101. Am I correct about that? >> Yes. And you can see that quite honestly. Hold on.
Shameless plug there. You come to the high school games, right? I think um put that there. >> I mean, we kind of That's okay. Listen, we're going to be there rooting you on, but we're rooting you on right now. Your
character, your integrity, and what you represent. because you know that all of your coaches I spoke to you at practice they talk about the character and how you are not only on the field but off the field and so what I want to explain to all of you is that these students had
the ability to go to um Crestwood Village >> and they provided tech 101 with a lot of patience with a lot of time with a lot of support and they were able to really help the senior citizens in that community but beyond that what they It
was truly remarkable and amazing. These helping volunteer not only in that community, but when they were leaving and going to their car or getting on a bus, they actually saw that one of the senior citizens in the community fell.
And they came to the aid of that senior citizen without even thinking or stopping or doing anything other than making sure they were supporting that senior citizen who had fallen. We did not know about that. As a matter of fact, what ended up happening I think Miss Linstein got a clean and she passed
it along to us. Just commending you gentlemen for the extraordinary ability to be able to stop recognized and give them a nice round. [Applause] You want to say something about these
young men, Coach? >> Just to work with these young men is is special. Our kids work hard. They're special. We were out there for three hours in the rain today. Not one of them complained. They're getting better. We're young, but we're getting better. And they set an
example. This is what This is what it's all about. community first, family first, >> and then football. >> Good job. >> Okay. >> And like I said, Coach Barl couldn't be here tonight, but uh I know he's proud of what they have done as well as the
whole coaching staff and the whole community. >> Fine young men. >> Thank you. [Applause] I never ever have had the opportunity to work with such a fine group of young men. The way they show up on those staff
fields, the way they cheer each other on, that is really teamwork. But I also want to commend the coaches because you really are an example of excellence. The way you speak to them, the way Um, Tommy Frell demeanor this evening. No, I'm
Listen, I'm not hearing some of it, but I did hear you say, "I want to see your pets." I'm like, "Okay, all right." He does get a little bit funny with them. But you were you're always wonderful and you're always great with them, but you're always explaining to them best foot forward. Remember, you're in
uniform and sometimes you're not, but people are going to know you are Manchester products. And so, what Tommy Frell often says to you is integrity over Ego, >> integrity over ego. >> And what does dig stand for? Can you tell them? >> Discipline, intellect, and
>> grit. What does DIG stand for? >> Intellect and grit. >> That's it. Discipline, intellect, and grit. And you really know what that means, right? >> Yeah. >> And he and he lives it >> and he models that and all of his coaches do that as well. So, you should
be so proud and we thank you so much. What I also think is very outstanding is that at that Tech 101, you had more than half of the football players there. >> You did >> volunteering their time, you know, not really being asked anything other than
can you show up and help these people and that's what they did. So kudos to all of you. Thank you so much and congratulations. [Applause] your children, all of us proud. Thank
you. Thank you so much. You guys staying? >> You can leave if you'd like to, but you certainly may stay off. >> What time you got to be up tomorrow? What time are you going to be up for practice tomorrow? 6 a.m.
>> You guys got to be up at 6 a.m. >> It's like a 7 a.m. Okay. You'll see there's several presentations on the board agenda this evening. Um, one of them relates to the access test scores that will that is a linked broadcast. It's also a
PowerPoint. It will be posted online tomorrow. You'll also see that Mr. George gave his second half of the year school safety report that is there as well. And then we also have a presentation regarding our goals and that includes the building goals, the
district goals and then the board will be discussing their goals at our next meeting. We will be meeting about a half an hour earlier in September. I believe the date is September 17th. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Mrosa. Mr. Lorenson, do you have a report for us?
>> Yes. Uh just a couple agenda items. Uh we have a couple shared service agreements on the agenda. These are agreements that we are doing with other districts where we are providing them a service and they are paying us for it. Uh we have one with Lacy Township. We are providing a
bus aid to ride with one of their students that attend regional day school. Uh the other one is with Plumstead Township. We provide a physical therapist u to their district two days a week. Um and they and they
obviously pay for that plus a little administrative fee on top of that. So the those are on the agenda tonight for approval. Uh we have a a parent paid tuition contract on the agenda tonight for approval. We have a family who has who had moved out of town. They have a senior and our policy does allow that
child to continue to attend here if the family is willing to pay tuition uh for the child to come here. So that contract is on the agenda tonight as well. And then lastly, uh we received our ESSA funding, which is our the former No Child Left Behind funding. Um it was
actually better than expected. Uh we're pretty much flat across the board with the exception of Title Three. Our ESL enrollment, you know, continues to grow. So, a little bit more funding was put in that bucket, but overall it was very positive considering where we thought
this would be uh back when we were preparing the budget. >> Ask question. I have a question about the physical therapist. All of our student needs are being met here. >> Y >> and we're not short. >> Yeah. This was this was somebody who was working part-time already and then agreed then agreed to pick up the
additional two days. So we're getting she's she's accommodating the services we need here. The other two days she goes to Plumstead. >> Thank you. At this time, we'd like to invite anybody from the community to come to the microphone if you have questions or
comments on agenda items only. >> We just ask that you state your name and we're doing a three minute time limit. >> I'm Kramer. I live in just a quick followup question on the
sharing. So I understand she said they're part time. So if we need a therapist where it would have been a day they would have been at another school. Are we holding them here so our kids aren't losing those services? >> Well, this isn't the only therapist we have down there. We have other we have others in the district. This person was
already working part. She was working three days a week for us. Um Plumstead reached out to us and had a need. But if for some reason our case load gets to a point where we need her here and she's got to be willing to want to work here for we would we would obviously for our district first.
>> So, does that go for any of the um therapists that work with other schools for us too? So, we need a substitute OT or PT and there's somebody that we have on contract that we contacted out in another school. Can we hold them here or say I'm sorry, we need to say
>> this is the only this is the only one we have. This is the only one we share with another district. Uh typically, I mean, unless somebody's going to be out for an extended period of time, we don't typically get us, you know, get a sub for But if we do typically there we have to go through an agency usually or if it's
a long leave we we might be able to find somebody willing to do a coverage. Um but it it varies but obviously we we put the priority to our district first. So if something changes and we need this person here uh then we would terminate the shared service.
But if there was a substitute needed for like say you know someone's going to be out for like a month we wouldn't pull that from that school. >> It it depends you know I I that would you know that would be something that Joe would have to do. We would have to look at case load and see what we can shift around. If we cannot shift case load around with our existing people
then that would be a discussion we would have to >> Okay. >> Are there any other questions on >> No no no no. I'm asking everybody should look at the agenda. >> Anybody else? Okay. Are there any board
member reports? >> Is there any old business or correspondence? >> Uh, no old business or correspondence. >> Okay. Let's move to the agenda, please. Section one, numbers one and two. Can I get a motion? >> Motion. Second. Roll. Uh, discussion.
Roll call, please. >> M. Mr. Yes. >> Miss Weinstein. >> Yes. >> Mr. P. >> Mrs. Atson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Min. >> Mrs. Wingler. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. Okay. Uh, B through E. Can I get a
motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Can I get a roll call, please? >> M. Serve. >> Yes. >> Missinstein? >> Yes. >> Mr. P? >> Yes. Mrs. Atson, >> yes.
>> Mr. Merkin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Wingler, >> yes. >> Miss Brown, >> yes. >> Section two, administrative numbers 1 through five. Can I get a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Second. Discussion.
>> Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Ser, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Mr. Paw, >> Mrs. Atinson, >> yes. >> Mr. Min, >> yes. Yes. >> Yes. Okay. Personnel numbers 1 through
54. Can I get a motion, please? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Can I get a roll call, please? >> M. Server? >> Yes. >> Miss Weinstein? >> Yes. >> Mr. P?
>> No. >> Mrs. Atinson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mkin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Ringler? >> Yes. >> M? Yes. Um, student personnel number one. Can I get a motion?
>> Second discussion. Can I ask why we are approving a non-medical home instruction? >> Okay. Any other questions or discussion? Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Mr. >> Yes. >> Miss Winsky.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Poss. Yes. >> Mrs. Zackinson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Murphy. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Wingler. >> Yes. >> Miss. >> Yes. Special services numbers 1 to three. Can I get a motion, please? >> Motion.
>> Second. Discussion. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Ser. >> Yes. >> Miss Winston? >> Yes. >> Mr. Podson? Yes. >> Mrs. Atson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Min. >> Yes. >> Mer. >> Yes. >> M.
>> Yes. Section three, finance numbers 1 through five. Can I get a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. S. >> Yes. >> M. Weinstein. >> Yes.
>> Mr. P. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mk. >> Mrs. Winkler. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. Hey. At this time, I'd like to invite anybody um to come to the microphone for public comment. Just reminder, we're have a three minute
state your name already know. I live in Manchester section. I am the commot agenda. So I'm not limited to three minutes to give a report to the board everyone. Something to think about. Um
okay so quick rundown of what's happening right now. So I am the last man standing from our six founder group. Um all the other parents have um either moved out of district or are going private school rout. So it is just me at
this point behind the the helm. Um so always for anyone who's interested in joining um the membership I mean the community part of it um those are more upront or even behind the scenes of what we see up
front right so the website our Google classroom helping come up with ideas like um our website updated thanks to Mr. All the new forms have been uploaded for
this year. That's the membership forms. And this year I'm trying to do um a focus on new members only need to apply this year. So if you already do not have to membership forming
my um the anonymous um extended surveys have started to go out and Mr. and help send those out to the parents and will also post them. The due date
for those are October 25th. Historically, they've been very beneficial. Um, just so you can see how the the survey has gone from our school year has gone right after so five years ago to now and administration
changes stuff. So, the surveys do help with that. So, that will go um continue to go out. Um the CPAD will have a table at each of the school's orientations, the summer orientations. There will be no represent
during the day. So I will not be able to attend and Mrs. Moore is going to our um you know our table set up to each of the schools for us and set that up. we will or I will be available at each of the back to school nights. Um, which has
been very very beneficial to Cad and just giving um acknowledgement and and like a presence, you know, so people understand what it is and answering a lot of questions because you have all the new students coming in, all the young, you know, preschool, kindergarten, first
grade parents come in at that time. A lot of the 504s are insted once they really school a lot of nervous parents and parents who don't understand that world. So, it's a good place to be um that that we're at. So, I do again I we
are so grateful or I am right now. I am so grateful that all of the um principles are open to having us um in their school and those events we and that would be a need more people than just me. um possible participation
in the trunk or treat that says town which I love but it's backing and our tent been there has a line from one end of the football field basically to the other end parking lot and we are there a lot of times after
the cops we're still packing up I mean you give away free cotton candy they're going to come and boy did that we get tickets out last year trying to get you know the line under control as a repeat the repeat people, you know, catch up. So, we're we're getting that handled,
too. So, um I have some ideas on if the um traditional way of seeking volunteers here, you know, in in this district, I may ask them if they would like to join us and so um I may have a little side pocket of
volunteers to help with that. Um the first semester focus um that will have will be the continuation of the discipline discipline policy and delegation of consequences. Again all these things
relate to the special needs community um and then sometimes the more um severe or um the enforcement. So I know that the big buzz word around now is the cell phone and no headphones and there's very
strict enforcement on that. So, I am a true believer of just let things ride and see how things go. But I've already had some chirping um from staff and parents with concerns on that. So, um
I'm just tell everyone let's just see, you know, follow the rules and let's, you know, let's see how it works out because I know as being a parent myself sometimes pushed into those uncomfortable waters to find out that your child can
so but that is something that is has been on our radar and so if I'm hearing enough of it we'll probably do an anonymous survey before winter break to really get a good pulse on is it just two or three people that
have my ear or is it us and again like I said we are seeking additional committee members to help behind the scenes. That does not mean that you need to be up here at the podium. I am more than willing to stand here and wave a flag and sound alarm
when needed. Um, but I do need help gathering that information. Um, I have three years left and I promised my husband that when both of my kids graduate, so will that all at this time.
>> Thank you. Thank you for all you do for the CPAC and our community. Is there anybody else that would like to come to the microphone? >> I'd like to make a motion to adjurnn. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> Have a good night and good luck. on your