Mrs. Atinson >> here, >> Mr. Mer, Mrs. Wingber >> here, >> and Mrs. of the United States of America to the stands nation.
>> Good evening everybody. Thank you for coming out. I want to thank those in the community and my fellow board of ed members that supported FA and me. Although we did the outcome we wished for. I wish Mr. Guzman and Miss Beltran the best as they take over as new board event members in January. I will miss
working with this team of people and I want to thank Diane and Craig for all you do for our district to keep things moving forward. I'd like to say good luck to all the winter sports. Congratulations to all of the teachers and ESPs of the year. I'm so happy that all of your hard work and dedication is
being recognized. I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, and relaxing Thanksgiving break. In honor of Thanksgiving, I leave you with from Neil A. Maxwell. We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. Thank you for coming out tonight, Mr. Joseph,
everybody. So, as I begin this evening, I'm just going to ask you to mark your calendars for two very important dates. December 6 will be Christmas in the Pines at Harry Lake from 2 to 8. Once again, it's
December 6, Christmas in the Pines, Harry and it will be from 2 to 8 p.m. We also are going to have our third annual holiday craft fair and that will be December 14th. It is a lot of fun, a lot
of vendors. Our students are there doing quite a lot of activities. So, we hope you can support that event as well which will be here at the high school. At this time, I'm going to hand it over to Senior Master Sergeant Taylor. All right. So, this month the JR
participated in the second annual joint services JRC leadership program at uh school on base on the 10th of November. Everyone had a great time. We were so so happy
lessons and the foundational things they learned are great for all these leaders. Uh we also had a buddy session at elementary just for all it support and all that.
Thank you. Thank you. Um, we have our student government representative, Miss Nikki. Your report, please. My name is the secretary for the SGA executive board at Manchester Township High
School. I'm here today to provide you with the board with important information regarding important things that have happened and things you have planned on this last meeting. We have collected boxes of stuffing for helping hands for hunger throughout the last month. We have been running a penny awards
fundraiser for each class and staff participating in as well. So far the point values are seniors with 1,231 points, juniors with 1,325 points, sophomores with 1,338
points, and freshman with 4,193 points. The game was on 12th and the seniors won. It was cold but a great night to be proud of both students and staff. Mr. Manchester was a fun night on November 21st. All participants seem to
enjoy the event. The freshman class will have the hype of a hawk fundraiser coming up. The academic pep rally is tomorrow to recognize efforts in the classroom before Thanksgiving break. Light up the hallways. This year on December 10th, we've collected Christmas
decorations and the students and staff stay after to decorate each hallway with a different theme. We are looking forward to making this successful yearly event. Christmas in the pines is December 6th. The winter vendor craft fair December 14th. The upcoming spirit
week rally will be before winter break and will be discussed in future meetings. I just want to say thank you for allowing me to represent the MHS student. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your Thank you, Nikki. At this time,
Miss Pedro is going to do the student and staff organizations. So, good evening everyone and it is my honor to do our student recognition for all of our schools and all the wonderful things that our students are doing. So, at this time I'd like to ask for MTES
student. I believe we called him Ryan but his name is Claus. Am I correct? Is Claus not here this evening? Okay. Mrs. if you want to come up and just I will speak a little bit about him. So we are proud of our MCS student
Claus. He is exceptional with kindness and respect towards both his classmates and his staff and we like to congratulate him for representing MCDs. Thank you Mr. and please make sure that he receives that recognition. Okay, thanks so much.
We'll continue with school is here. Okay, come on down. Congratulations to Mal who has shown tremendous growth in second grade academically and socially. He's kind, respectful, and responsible, often using
creative strategies to solve problems and explain his math thinking. His dedication to karate carries into the classroom through his discipline and his respect. And it's wonderful because his teacher, Miss Capone, is here to recognize him as well. Congratulations.
Wonderful job. Now, big smile. We'll continue with my school. I think I saw they come on up. Thank you so much. So, these students exhibited their commitment to our community by helping
with the helping hands for hunger Thanksgiving basket drive. Their efforts make a meaningful difference for families who needed extra support. Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for working with us in our school community. And Mr. Pos, you want to take a picture with them if
you don't mind? Big smile. >> Congratulations to the wild. We'll continue with regional day. Is Jim here? No, he's not. But you know what? We're going to speak about him anyway. Mr. Trump, why don't you come up? So, he has the amazing strides. He's been
working very hard academically and behaviorally. He always comes to school with a big smile. Look at that smile on his face in that photo. And you can always see him with that smile from here to here. So, congratulations to him. And his teacher is here as well. Thank you for coming.
We're going to continue with And our student of the month for MTMS is Cecilia. Is Cecilia here? >> Congratulations. She's an active participant in the impact club and serves as a manager for
our cross country and boys basketball team. She's also actively involved with the scouts of America outside of school and was recently promoted to senior troop leader. That's outstanding. Within this role, she mentors younger scout and is
strongly involved in food collection project. Thank you so much. Congratulations. We will continue with our athletes of the month from the middle school and Joseph. Are they this evening. Okay,
let's give him a nice round up. We'll go back. We are extremely proud to have Ray and Joseph represent the middle school as our student athletes for the month of November. Ray and Joseph are both great representations of what it means to be a
student athlete. They are eighth grade leaders on our cross country team. They work just as hard in the classroom as they do in the athletic arena. And congratulations to both of them. Would you like me to go back? Is this where we need to go?
>> Okay, our buddy made it. So, let's bring that smile. So he is now here to get his award and he is the regional day school student of the month. He's always coming to school with a big smile on his face. He gets started with his work right
away. He's such a good friend, not only to his classmates, but to everyone. And he's always so happy, but he's also so handsome. So let's give him a nice round of applause. Okay, now we'll continue with the high school. Am I correct? Okay, so I think
we have members of the key club here for their outstanding service and leadership. They're led by Olivia, vice president Zara, secretary Juliana, the treasurer is Grace, the media officer is GA, and supported by honorary member
Margaret. Are they all here today? Okay, congratulations guys and thank you so much. So this club has supported us with code blue holiday initiatives helping us for homework and also lots of things with local shelters. Your
dedication reflects the best of our students and our district's commitment to community service. And thank you so much for being part of our key club and all the wonderful projects that you do. Congratulations. We will continue with our athletes of the month. I believe Christian is here
and also Kia. Why don't you guys come on down? So Christian is a member of our Rocket League at the high school and he is a junior and a standout for varsity esports rocket league. This year he was recognized as one of
only six allstar Rocket League league players in New Jersey. Great honor to you. Congratulations, Christian. And then we'll continue with Kia, who's a senior cheerleader who has played an important role in leading her team to strong placement in multiple
competitions throughout her high school career. Known for her dedication, her leadership, her spirit, she has been a key part of the team's success. And it looks like she's going to be Nationals in Disney. Am I correct in that?
Um I just want to continue with in the idea of Thanksgiving and in the heart of talking about um Thanksgiving holiday. What if today we were just grateful for everything? And I thought it was an appropriate quote for this month. So thank you to everybody for being here for student recognition. Congratulations
to all the wonderful for our students and thank you to the leadership teams for bringing our students forward this evening. Thank you families. We're glad you could join us. And I'm just going to say a couple more things if you don't mind staying for that portion of it. So last week we celebrated American
Education Week, a time when we thank all the students, the educators, and the families for supporting and providing a quality public education for every student here in Manchester. Thank you to our who makes Manchester
Township public schools so wonderful. Your continued support plays a crucial role in the quality of our schools and staff which is essential to student development. In the words of Nelson Mandela, education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
world. And so I'd like to have our representatives come up for our specific units. So the admin unit if you would kindly come up to receive recognition our confidential unit here and Mrs. W please come up
thank you for all that you do for our community. Thank you for being part of wonderful public education here in Manchester. Let's give him a nice round of applause. I love that. I never said I also want to talk about a
wonderful event that we had this week which is helping hands for hunger. Um the community came together in a huge way. We were able to provide meals for 125 families across the district and we
really had a lot of donations and a lot of people involved. I just want to say through community donated gift cards, help enhance was able to buy perishable food items such as fresh fruits including oranges and
pineapples, vegetables such as carrots and string beans. And of course, every family received a turkey which is just outstanding. I also want to highlight that we had ingredients um in our high school actually created and made fresh
brownies which they'll be able to enjoy. So that's just a wonderful treat as well. Thank you to those organizations and everybody for their support. Every dollar, every donation helps support someone right here in Manchester. So thank you, thank you, thank you because
while you're having a meal, we know some people that are just falling on hard times will be able to experience a wonderful meal with their because of all of you. So, thank you so much. I don't plan on saying this this evening, but it kind of speaks to me
because it is Thanksgiving. And so, I'd like to share with all of you, we have a wonderful retired by the name of Joe B. And so, for those of you who know Mr. He recently went through a very serious
medical procedure and I just want to share that he has felt the Hog love. He has felt Manchester spirit and he is doing very very well is what I am told. So keep him in your thoughts and also if you pray keep him in your prayers but
much love to the B family and we will continue to think about him and I'll give you updates as we go along. But right now we have such great because we know he's doing well. So that's such a blessing for us. And
um with that being said, on behalf of the board of education and the central office staff, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving. It's my privilege to express our appreciation for your continued unwavering dedication
as we continue our year. I'm looking forward to working together to support our students and our school community together in partnership. I wish you all a beautiful and wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope you get to enjoy every moment with your family and your friends. And
it's my favorite holiday because quite honestly, it's not about gift giving. It's about being with the people that you love. And the best part of it is nobody wants me to cook because I'm not very good at it. My mother likes it. So, it's no pressure.
But you enjoy football, food, family, friends, and all the best and we will see you after the Thanksgiving. Thank you. >> At this time, Mr. Ren, do you have a report for us? >> Yes. I just have one really quick item.
Uh 26 27 budget submissions are due to my office in a few weeks. Uh I believe they're due December 18th. So we will start the budget review process. Uh actually over the Christmas break and then when we get back we'll be scheduling meetings with our
administration to review their budgets. Um that will occur in January. The tenative budget is typically due around mid-March. We haven't seen the K budget calendar yet, but uh we typically do around mid-March with final budget being
approved sometime in April uh with a presentation at the end of April or early May. Uh we have no uh information at this point on what funding will look like next year yet. Uh we have a new governor coming in, so we're not exactly sure uh what her plan is coming in. So
as as information becomes available, I will provide. That's my report. >> Thank you. At this time, if there's any residents that would like to come to the microphone to discuss any agenda items, we welcome you. >> Are there any other board member
reports? >> Is there any old business or correspondence? >> We're going to move to the agenda. Section one, letters A to C. Can I get a motion? >> Any discussion?
Can I get a roll call, please? Mr. S. >> Yes. >> Mr. P. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Atinson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Murk. >> Mrs. Wingler. >> Yes. >> Miss M. >> Yes. >> Section two numbers 1 through seven. Can
I get a motion? >> Any discussion? >> Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Serve. >> Yes. >> Mr. P. Any others? >> Mr. Keller, >> yes. >> Mr. Atinson,
>> yes. >> Mr. Merkin, >> Mrs. Wingler, >> Mrs. M. >> Yes. Personnel numbers 1 to 26. Can I get a motion? >> Any discussion? >> Can I get a roll call, please?
>> Mr. Ser. >> Mr. P. from 16 and 26. Yes. >> Uh Mr. Keller, >> Mrs. Atinson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Murkin. >> Mrs. Winkler. >> Yes. >> M.
>> Yes. Student personnel numbers one and two. Can I get a motion? >> Any discussion? >> Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Ser. >> Yes. >> Miss uh M Yes, >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Atinson.
>> Yes, >> Mr. Murphy. Mrs. Winkler, >> Mrs. M. >> Yes. >> Special services numbers one and two. Can I get a motion? >> Discussion. >> Are we just switching out of district? I
notic that the numbers are the same. >> Yes. I get a roll call, please. >> Mr. S. >> Yes. >> Mr. Poss. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Atinson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Min. Mrs. Winkler.
>> And Mrs. >> Yes. Section three, numbers one through five. Can I get a motion? discussion. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Mr. Serette, >> yes. >> Mr. P, >> yes. >> Mr. Keller, >> yes. >> Mrs. Atinson,
>> yes. >> Mr. Merin, >> Mrs. Wingler, >> and Mrs. M. >> Yes. >> At this time, would anybody like to come to the microphone to speak about non-aggenda items? I would like to wish everybody a happy,
healthy Thanksgiving. I'd like to make a motion to adjourn. Can I get a second? Have a good holiday everybody. Be safe.