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Part 1 (Video ID: X8nLz7BvmAg):
- 00:00:06: Meeting Called to Order: Roll Call and Executive Session
- 01:28:32: Pledge of Allegiance and Student Achievement Recognition
- 01:29:22: Middletown North High School Student Achievements Presentation
- 01:34:29: Middletown South High School Student Achievements Presentation
- 01:38:58: Student Safety Data System and Health Benefits Overview
- 01:41:16: Health Benefits: Cost Savings and Contract Improvements
- 01:51:35: Strategic Planning Process, Subcommittees and Goal Setting
- 01:58:20: Committee Reports: Co-Curricular Activities and Genesis
- 01:59:59: Curriculum Updates: French, Handwriting, and AP Exams
- 02:05:58: Facilities: Fields, Playgrounds, Air Quality, and Planning
- 02:15:11: Finance: Food Service Pricing and Contract Renewals
- 02:28:58: Finance: Cyber Security Grant and Budget Review
- 02:34:31: Student Services: Autism Acceptance, Programs, and Inclusion
- 02:38:29: Technology: Summer Internship Program and Copier Management
- 02:39:50: Shared Services: Easement, Officers, Parade, Fuel Agreement
- 02:43:54: Public Comment 1: Environmental Health Concerns
- 02:45:40: Public Comment 2: Special Education Service Providers
- 02:46:54: Public Comment 3: Strategic Planning Budget
- 02:47:14: Superintendent Report: Strategic Planning, Math Program
- 02:50:55: Approval of Meeting Minutes and Policy Adoption
- 02:53:39: Business Office Consent Agenda: Bills and Sponsorships
- 03:12:28: Approval of Personnel Items and Agenda Adjournment
- 03:14:42: Old Business: Public Comment Questions and Wellness Committee
- 03:17:02: New Business: Esports State Championship Recognition
- 03:19:46: Public Comment 4: Air Quality and HVAC System Products
- 03:24:11: Public Comment 5: Strategic Planning and Budget Oversight
- 03:24:59: Public Comment 6: Website Accessibility Board Docs Glitch


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Okay. Close meeting order, >> please. Adequate notice of this meeting is provided by sending such notice to the Asbury Park Press, Middletown Patch, Middletown Township Public Schools District website and posting of such notice at the August T minor

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administrative office on each elementary, middle, and secondary school in the district. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Minuise >> here. >> Mrs. Scholaski, Mr. Sarasi >> here. >> Mrs. Tobacco, Mrs. Torres, >> here.

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>> Mrs. Weinstein >> here. >> Mrs. Wright >> here. >> Mr. Capone >> here. >> Mr. Rita >> here. >> Now I need a motion to go into executive session. >> So move. >> Second. >> Discussion.

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>> All in favor? >> I >> I >> opposed. Thanks, Albert. All right, we're going to reconvene a public meeting everybody. Please rise for the pledge to the flag of the United States of

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America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty, liberty and justice for all. >> That's not me. >> Emergency anybody.

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>> Okay. Student speakers high school north. Jason Woods speak usually it is Jason. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, no. Is Jessillo's here? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> She's here.

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>> Yeah. >> It's been so long. >> One feedback. Hi. So Jason couldn't be here today, so I'm filling in for him. I'm Rashi Mahobsicker. So I'm going to talk a little bit about what happened at Middletown North in May. Um, so first to

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start off, senior Mark Conway received the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award recognizing New Jersey students who demonstrate excellence in academics and good citizenship. Juniors Christian Balto, Santiago Bermudez, and Gavin Pla were chosen as delegates to attend the

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American Legion Boy State Leadership Program. In June, Maya Dinoio was selected as the Girl State delegate. Senior Isabella Caruso received the 2026 Mammoth County Guidance Directors Association Caring Award. Senior Mia Rose Scaliz was one of two high school

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seniors to win the YMCA of Greater New Jerseyy's 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest. Junior Esel Stanfield won first place for both her silk pink koi arrangement and cactus dish garden for the 49th

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annual New Jersey FFA Horiculture Exposition in March. The Middletown North academic team placed it in the quarterfinals of the 36th annual Allentown Academic Open. Freshman Eva Deier received an honorable mention in the Mammoth County High School

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playwriting festival for her play Zombie Prom Queen. The the North Theater program received 10 Bassy Award nominations, including Jimmy Freedley for featured performance performer in a drama and featured actor in a musical. Riley Higgins for lead actress in a

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drama. Nicholas Brier for lead actor in a drama. Amanda Faria for both for best direction in a play. The diary of Anne Frank for best play. Mia Portelli for a supporting actress in a drama. Miles Ra for supporting actor in a drama. And

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best stage crew and tech crew. and best student Adult orchestra for Once Upon a Mattress. The following students from Karen Kzman's Applied Arts and Design classes had their work on display during the MTPS art showcase at the Middletown Art Center. Vicky Chen, Ralph Lakuna, Riley

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Luma, Ava Panzino, Kaye Pile, Allison Singerline, Tracy Stanley, Lauren Zotac, Brody Ule, and Ava Valentino. The following students were winners in the 2026 Young Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest sponsored by the

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Port Mammoth BFW. Anthony Lazardi Jr. first place advancing for the chance to win his college scholarship. Olivia Williamson, second place, and Amelia Leber in third place, and John Vumar, fourth place. Congratulations to Robert Davis for winning the rising star award

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at the Bright Side Film Festival. The short film Bullies won runner up for the best comedy and I Miss You Loop won runner up for the best horror short. The Energy Detective was accepted to Dances with Films in Hollywood and the short film Sister was selected for the 18th

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annual 10th place film festival. The dance honores honors students presented seasons of dance for their end of year showcase on May 13th. The girls track team placed third overall at the M County Relays where Helena Zap placed second in the girls distance medley and

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won the school record by 22 seconds. The girls team also won the B North Divisional Championship at the New Balance Indoor National Championship. Helena Sap ran in the two-mile at 10 minutes 47 seconds just off her own school record time. The distance medley

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relay of Mia Zuisnney, Sam Ferret, Isabelle Courtney, and Helena Zep played placed in the top 30 in the country. Moving on to boys swim, Jonas Salvador broke a new record at the meet of champs in the 50 freestyle with a time of 2194.

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And the MHSN wrestling team concluded its season at the state tournament with one of the most historic showings in program history. Thomas Blue became the school's third state championship ever by winning the 106 pound weight class. And Rio Kosovic became the first female wrestler from North to place in the

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state tournament as she took on as she took sixth place. The team finished as the number six public school in the tournament. Thank you. Hi everyone, I'm Jessica Cerillo. I'm a senior at Middletown High School South and I'm here to tell you all the updates

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about what happened on our school this year. In April, South softball team hosted a free softball clinic for Linkrooft Little Leaguers, ages 4 to 8. The teams were able to connect with our community and earn volunteer hours.

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Congratulations to Mr. Ragao for being named Allshore Band Director of the Year. This recognition is earned for positively influencing students, supporting artistic growth, fostering a lifelong appreciation for music, and

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enriching lives through music education. This award reflects Mr. Ragao's commitment to excellence. Congratulations, Mr. Raiseo. Our senior class won Battle of the Classes and will be having a lunch and field day events

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on Thursday, June 4th. Well done, seniors. Thank you to the PFA for supplying the lunches. South Junior Prom, a night in New York, will be held at JS on May 29th. Senior prom, Blitz and Glam, will be held on Friday, June 5th at Ocean Place

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Resort. Relay for Life, a chance to come together in our local community to celebrate cancer survivors, remembered loved ones lost, and fight back against cancer. This event will be held at Middletown High School South, June 6th

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from 5 to 10:00 p.m. Come join us for this great cause. Student playwrights Dileia Carlin and Maria Ansafarova won the Jersey Shore Young Playrs Festival. Their original plays Bloom, an empty Empty Chair, were

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selected to be performed at the festival on April 25th. Five films from Middletown South were selected to be screened at this year's Count Basy Center Break Breakthrough Film Festival with Ethan Castro, Emily Ammerborn, Sam Crocker, and Alexa Roland

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taking home the awards for best animation and best debut filmmaker for their films The Grass is Always Meaner and Butterfly. Additionally, those films took home the audience awards for best cinematography at the Kent Place School Film Festival

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and they were awarded best experimental film and best comedy at the upcoming Montlair Emerging Filmmaker Festival. This past weekend, the Middletown South team esports team completed the competed in the Garden State esports spring

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championship at Georgian Court University. We had three teams make it into the playoffs which is a first for Middletown South. More importantly, this was these were our results. In Rocket League, we came in fourth place. Mario Kart Championship team came in second

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and Mario Kart Valkyrie Team came in first and won state championships. We also have three students named Allstars for the year. This honor is given to players who were consistently chosen as MVPs by the opposing coach. Our allstars were Evan Thompson, a

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senior at Middletown South, he plays Super Smash Bros., Kaden Leak, a sophomore who plays Overwatch. And Kas Chabowski, a freshman, who plays Rocket League. I'm not sure if this is my last opportunity to address the board and

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community, but if it is, I would like to say thank you for giving me this platform to speak each month and express what activities we're doing at South. It has been an honor to represent my high school as senior class president and to talk and update you on the amazing

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things that we do. So, thank you. Thank you. It's coming up. Good evening. >> You're welcome. >> Good evening. I'm Meg Young. I'm the district director of student support

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services. Tonight I am going to present briefly on our SSDS system, student safety data system and our HIPP grades. We have our next presentation is from Group. Uh they are a health benefits broker. We have with us tonight Rich

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Kazinski, Katie Foley, and Mark Weaver. Uh this is the team we work with and we talk to them a lot. So they're going to just present for the board some highlights of some of the initiatives that we've been doing and you know overall look at our self- insurance

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program. So Mr. Kazinski you're going to start. >> Thank you for having us everybody. This is just going to be a high level overview kind of what's gone over on over the last couple years. Next slide. Just to put things in, just to put things in perspective, medical trends.

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I'm going to turn a little bit more. >> I get to talk about drugs. >> Next slide, please. >> Yeah, next slide. >> Sorry about that, guys. So the good news is we were able to deliver $2 million in savings and these

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are hard dollars. This is kind of like soft cost avoidance stuff this actual dollars back in your account primarily through contract improvements around rebates and audits and basic utilization management protections.

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Next slide. Um, that kind of just is exactly what I said, right? I just wanted to step through there was a couple different parts of contract negotiation that happened earlier on. And we appreciate your patience because a lot of times you have to wait 90 120 180 days for kind of

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like the contract term to kick in. But this is the timeline of when we started different contract negotiations when things started coming when the summer happened different rebates kicked in. So this is a timeline of all the steps that we took. Um then the next

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slide just want to give you a visual representation. So on the left the top blue line is your gross cost. So that's how much you pay every month in drugs. The orange line is the net cost. So you

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get rebates back every every quarter. That takes what your gross was down to your net. So the orange is your what you actually wound up paying after you get that rebate back. And the arrow that you see, that's when we started feeling.

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So that's where you start to see the the lines kind of separate because the growth keeps going up, but the net keeps going down because we able to negotiate a better deal for you. And the bar chart on the right shows kind of like historical

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quarters from 23 to 26 most recent. You see how it kind of was pretty middling around like $300,000 back quarterly in rebates and then you see the fourth quarter 25 December you got 610,000 and then in first quarter 26 March

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almost 800,000 we are predicting ongoing without significant changes in it will stay at the $800,000. So we appreciate your uh patience. >> Just to be clear on one thing for everybody

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coming back to the district. So it's money back to you based on that is a change of contract which why you see that. So that's we can go to the next slide and just some additional cost saving measures. you all implemented health which

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supports um district members that are struggling with muscle skeletal issues. Projected savings on that is 150,000. We're able to implement virtual care at no additional cost for you all which is 45,000. We're able to reduce your administration fees which is the cost to

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just administer the plan by 30,000. Um we implemented a national advantage program through negotiate out of network claims which is 60,000. We were able to get you all a wellness um credit $20,000 a year. So, there's an extra $500,000 of additional savings there. Um, but also

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when we first started working with you all, we recognize that there was some gaps in your south post contract, which is your overall protection. That's what protects the district. So, we we identified the gaps and we filled them in this renewal. Okay. So, we were able to extend the terms of the contract. So,

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they have no gaps in coverage where there could have been a large claim that may have not yet paid within the terms of the contract, which could have been liability. that's completely solved now. And then we also put rate protection on there. Meaning unfortunately in the years of doing this, we've seen some employers, some not for profits, some

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public sectors get north of 100% increase on their southwest things so bad. What we're able to do is we're able to negotiate in a rate cap of 50%. So that is regardless of how poor you run would be a 50% increase, but just on a you know stop loss premium, it's only a

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small percentage of your overall cost. So having protection. >> The other thing we're able to negotiate in is the idea we're able to negotiate in is the idea of no new lasers. So when you have a

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stop-loss contract, what stop-loss insurance carriers can do is they can say, "Oh, this is someone who is sick. So now we're going to not cover them at the regular level. We're going to make you pay additional premium currently in your stop-loss contract. inherited it. There were already two

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lasers. The new contract has no new lasers, so that can't occur again. And that's an additional layer of financial protection um for the township. The other item we were able to negotiate into the new contract is expedited reimbursement processing when there is a

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large claimment. Um there it is sometimes a lengthier process of going back and forth and determining eligibility and um doubleecking plan design and expedited process will ensure for claims that exceed that threshold over $100,000 that you're reimbured

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within five days um to maintain cash flow. Um next slide, please. And then just some other items to note. Um we've implemented at the health advocate call center. Um this is experts on the line for staff recognizing that

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everybody comes on site um and time is of the essence to have access to um uh to technical experts in regard to healthare. Um this goes for anyone in your family. It could also help for Medicare questions. Um so this is a

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robust program that's offered to anyone on our health plan. Um the data uh data warehouse when you're self-insured, it's really important that we look at your data outside of that because we don't want to see that spin on that data. We want to see the raw data. we want to

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digest it ourselves and we want to be able to double check it. Um, and so we've implemented the vital insight as our data warehouse third party. Um, with that is how on the pharmacy side, Mark, who you're looking at here, checks every month. We get reports. He checks the

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pharmacy and he was able to see that we're being incorrectly charged for bioimilars and was able to save over $100,000 by doing that. So, it's an extra level. you know, I'm checking on the medical side to make sure everything's administered as it should be. Um, and so it's another way to help

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audit the plan, not just annually, but on a monthly basis. And then our wellness allowance that allows us to um that that is something that's more prevalent in the marketplace now, and it's just an annual allowance of $20,000 that can be used to support employee

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health and well-being experience. Um, another major thing that we've did is change our communications, right? We offer employees benefits and let's just let them know that, right? So, custom communication, so the benefit guide, benefit at a

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glance, recognizing that sometimes it's our partners at home that are actually digesting this information. And so, that paired with our health advocate is really enhancing the employee experience. Um we've targeted postcards to discuss our new virtual care, our new

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clinic um alliance. And then to close out our new um benefits, we've um expanded our voluntary benefits, just recognizing that everyone has diverse needs and priorities and wanting to make sure that we're really offering a well-rounded benefit um to our whole

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population. So last year we implemented vision. This year we're going to implement accident, legal, and ID theft protection. that employees can get up. Any questions? And we do just want to thank the board

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for the partnership and Amy, you know, we meet at least weekly to really go over all in depth and make sure that the plan is running as is and to enhance the employee experience. So, >> thank you. Okay, next up, strategic planning.

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>> Thank you. So um myself and Mr. Cullen are going to talk briefly about the process for strategic planning moving forward. Um I first um just want to draw attention back to last year where we spent a lot of time um with uh Tim from New Jersey school boards and had uh

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three community sessions where we spent a tremendous amount of time. Many of you sitting in the audience participated in that which you know certainly um was appreciated and I do believe that we got a lot out of that. We got a lot of good information. Um, and I don't want the

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community to think that was all for not. I think it's really important that, you know, we we still have that information. It's still relevant and it will be the springboard for us moving forward with strategic planning. Um, we put out a new

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survey last week, obviously, to the community for people that wanted to continue uh participating in that process, most certainly in the steering committee work and the subcommittee work. Um, we decided to do that because we knew that some people may have chosen

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to opt out moving forward. Many um people who were involved may have had children that graduated. Um, and we also, I think, had some new interests and we did see some new names and faces come up on this new survey. So, what Mr. Cullen and I are working on now is we

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are um taking that information and we are crafting our subcommittees. Um, those subcommittees will be aligned to those priority and goal areas that were identified by the community back in May and June of last year. Um so when we

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reconvene um we will then begin just working right away on fine-tuning those goals, evaluating the objectives that were brought forward by the community and then starting to develop action plans to implement those things. Um so

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if you recall um there this is a fiveyear time span. So certainly there's going to be a lot of conversation on when and how all these these actions within the plan unfold, but you know that that is our priority is to get

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those subcommittees formed and we're going to be emailing those individuals um with information in the next I would say week or so. Um and Mr. Coen's going to talk a little bit more about um how this is going to unfold throughout the summer months because our intention is

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to work throughout the summer to get that strategic plan hopefully um in a way that can be presented to the public and then um approved by the board in the fall. So, Mr. Cullen, I'm going to turn it over to you because I'm going to be passing the baton uh next month to Mr.

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Cullen, but um certainly in very capable hands, but he's going to talk more about the dates and the timeline. always always appreciated Dr. Alone and I know that strategic planning is something that she actually wrote her dissertation on strategic planning. So it's something that she gets excited to to speak with

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us all about. Um and Dr. Alone did reference that we worked alongside NJ school boards for three very comprehensive sessions last year and the outcomes of those sessions are undoubtedly going to drive our process moving forward. So, as a quick summary,

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session one was on May 29th and we examined our district enabling us to identify very specific strengths and challenges. On June 16th, we developed a vision as well as specific initiatives for the future. Um, and those again

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those initiatives for the future look ahead but also embrace our rich history and the traditions that exist here in Middletown. Uh on August 28th, we talked about uh goal areas and those five very specific goal areas that emerged from

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our ongoing dialogue with our stakeholders were one community engagement, two school climate and culture, three student learning achievement and experience and that does include special education. I want to be clear on that. Uh four, facilities and

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finance and five communication. I also want to make note that the information from those sessions is available on our website in the board of education section under strategic planning. You can get all of the information from the sessions that we worked alongside school

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boards with. Um I'm very eager to start the process again and believe it or not it's already underway. So our administrative team is making preparations. We're analyzing the information that we had accumulated from

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those meetings. Um, and we're having our internal dialogue about how we can get ourselves ready to roll this out in our steering committees. So, as Dr. Alone was was stating, we do have over approximately 100 I want to say over

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approximately 100 members um of the steering committee. So uh today we were assigning individuals to those respective committees and we will be communicating with the members of the steering committee the very specific dates that we'll be meeting to do that

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important work. Um I also want to note that um we had administrators who are going to be leading the dialogue for those committee sessions. So for community engagement we have Mr. Kirkpatre and Dr. Young. For school

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climate and culture, we have Mrs. Ginger and Miss Shrek. For student learning achievement and experience, we have Mr. Colin, myself, and Dr. Carrian. For facilities and finance, we have Mrs. Gardy and Mr. Valente. And for

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communication, we have Dr. Enella, and we have Mrs. Arosco. So, at that time, I will proudly serve as the interim superintendent. So, my apologies to Dr. Carrian who will probably be doing a lot of the dialogue in the student

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achievement section because it will enable me to visit each of the other four section and of course that that session as well so that I can contribute to that dialogue. It's also important to note that those conversations are going to continue in our board of ed committee

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sessions and we will be reporting out on those from our committees and I'll provide information in the uh superintendent update as well. For the most part, that summarizes the process at this point. So, please know that these sessions will be happening

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over the summer. And of course, regular updates will be shared with our stakeholders um as this journey unfolds. We'll be sure to keep everybody updated as we look to strengthen our future and of course honor our our past traditions as well. So, thank you.

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>> Thank you, Dr. Mr. uh committee reports co-curricular Mr. Sapparowski. >> So we met on May 1st and we got a update of the clubs and activities with the end of year advisor

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evaluations are currently underway and buildings will start the process of completing their end ofear reports which offers detailed information relative to club meetings, attendance and participation. And this information will allow building level administration to analyze stipens for clubs for the

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following year. And then an update on Genesis, which is going to be used uh all high school and middle school clubs will now have an active Genesis dashboard for advisers to use in the spring season. Uh and that helps with attendance. It

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eliminates paperwork and it tracks eligibility of participants and it centralizes communication to the Genesis board and athletics will also use the dashboard. Um it has features for coaches to track the sports and then the

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spring sports update. The regular season is about half over. NJSIA state sectional track at high school north will be May 15th and 16th and fall coaches are going to be on the May or June agenda here so I guess

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and then uh we have a new athletics director Pete Smith congratulations next up curriculum Mr. Right. >> Yes thank you. So our committee met on Thursday, May 14th. Uh once again, as our committee uh always does is we did

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have further curriculum guides to review. This time we were able to go through French five and six honors. Uh and Dr. Carrian was actually able to uh help us examine the curriculum guide. And also uh wanting to note again that

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this class is offered as a Satan Hall University dual enrollment course which is a great opportunity uh for our students. We also have the opportunity to once again look at the district's comprehensive curriculum guide site which again as we continue to review a

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lot of these curriculum guides uh that particular site is always updated and again really appreciative of all the work that goes into it. Uh we quickly uh reviewed the letter that went out to the committee about high school final exams. Uh the VAMS

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will be administered from June 11th through June 18th with designated A and B makeup sessions to conclude the school year and we just want to wish all of the students that are getting ready to take their exams the best of luck.

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Uh we were able to discuss uh again the community letter that went out alerting parents of students in grades three through five about the cursive handwriting um that will now be incorporated into learning standards for

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next school year. And again I think we all just had a moment to say what a great thing this is actually to bring this back into school. Um, you know, unfortunately there's a big chunk of students uh that missed this, but we're

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really glad to see this uh being incorporated back into the learning standards. Uh we talked about the Battle of the Books competition. This is a fifth grade Battle of the Books trivia competition that basically has students

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really understanding and highlighting their strong understanding of class novels that they are uh given to read. And then we have them going up on stage to really being uh featured in terms of how well they comprehend these novels

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that they're reading. Um the trivia questions about them that they're asked. It's really great to see. And these schools that participate in the battle of the books is Leonardo, Navasync, Linkraftoft, and Fairview, which then really led to I think a great discussion amongst the committee about how we can

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expand this districtwide. And so there is now discussion about a possible fifth grade spelling bee that may be taking place in the future for all schools. So more to come on that. >> Uh we talked about advanced placement

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summer advantage fairs and assignments. Uh to note, I know this has gone out but just want to make sure that everybody is aware the upcoming AP advantage fairs are going to be held at High School North on May 26th and High School South on May 27th. So next week, these events

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provide authentic opportunities for current students and teachers to engage in dialogue with students who are planning to take AP courses next year, supporting a clearer understanding of course expectations and informed decision-making. And additionally, AP course assignments

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will be shared via email and posted on the district website tomorrow, May 20th. Uh we once again got to look at uh the summer reading programs for all levels that are going to be happening this summer for elementary school, middle

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school, and high school. I believe that information is also going to be shared with families via email tomorrow, May 20th. So please uh be on the lookout for that. Uh we just went through the NJSLA and AP administration that would happened those

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exams happened between May 4th and the 5th. Uh we do want to note again tonight um we had one of our students who received the New Jersey Council for Social Studies Excellent in Education Award and

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that was given to Elena Burns, a senior at High School South, who got this distinction for earning the New Jersey Council for Social Studies Excellence and Education Award. And it basically distinguished honor reflects her outstanding achievement across multiple

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social studies courses and exemplifying her academic excellence and a strong commitment to earning to learning. So congratulations once again to Elena Burns. Uh as we heard earlier, we also found out about the Bassy Award nominations. So, we're really excited to see that

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between North and South students, they were uh basically nominated for 30 Bassy award nominations this year, which is an outstanding achievement. >> And that's right, the awards are coming through. I'm my my phone is dinging because we're actually we were nominated

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for several awards and we're winning. >> We're winning. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Uh we have up upcoming graduations. I cannot believe that we're already here um for this, but we have our middle schools graduating on June

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17th uh at High School South and then North and South will be graduating on June 18th. Uh and so on the voting agenda, um all of you can see once again as usual, we do have

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professional development uh that we'll be voting on tonight. We also uh talked and it's on the voting agenda tonight about the agreement that we have with Yeshiva um University which is to provide internship opportunities for graduate speech and language pathology

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students in MTPS schools and I believe that's it for our curriculum. >> Thank you. facilities. M >> mine's not quite as exciting as a lot of

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great things on there. >> I do have facilities though. Um, okay. In our committee, we met on May 11th. We discussed the agenda items for tonight. The boiler bid renewal. This is a renewal of a current year bid that

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included pricing for two years. So, there's no increase. The committee also discussed the proposed Verizon easement that um is recommended to go on to High School South's property, but wants more discussion before recommending a placement on the board's voting agenda.

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Current facilities issues. High School North baseball field update. The sprinkler system is being mapped in preparation for moving heads that are in the clay areas. If anybody knows the past history, there were sprinkler systems out there in the

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past and there was an issue and somehow the heads got cut off so there's no water back there. So, we are working on um fixing that issue so that the baseball field can be um improved. New mom at the playground update. The PTA's

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equipment is being installed. It should be installed by now. I believe I was there. >> It is. It is. >> I was there like a week ago. a beautiful job and um hopefully it's going to get even better when they use the money that was in the budget for more pieces. Um it

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was the playground mulch was due Friday as well as the rubber border ties. Admin is meeting with the PTA to discuss the future improvements um on Thursday 5:14 they met. So you met with Erin >> day and we're having another meeting this week to talk about some more

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specifics. So we'll keep everybody updated. Yeah, it's a great time for them to be um purchasing that equipment. There's a lot of sales in those companies, so you get more for your money. Environmental testing update, an update from the district's industrial hygienist

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was shared with the committee regarding large particles that were blowing out of some units. Graduation prep, power washing, and bleacher repairs are in progress to prepare the grounds for graduation, which will be here before we know it.

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interior air quality. A letter was received alleging deficiencies in the district's program. The allegations were responded to by the district admin and forwarded to legal representation. Since then, the entire board has gotten copies

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of the remediation um from Mr. Nazar and um he was here tonight and they have been remediated and there there's no other issues to the district that need to go forward. We all care

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about our children's safety and the health and safety in the buildings and we feel that um Mr. Nazer has done a good job in in jumping on that. With that being said, I do want to say that we need to follow the chain of command.

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When a parent tells us something, we can't forget what they tell us. But we can send them to the right direction on how to get this stuff remediated. And if we do that, it's going to get done a lot quicker than somebody just waiting around like an I got you type of thing.

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I'm not saying this is at all, but over the years, people say, oh, you know, they come to meetings and say, well, we knew this a month ago. Well, if you knew it a month ago, tell it to the right people so we can address it immediately. And I think that um we have done that according to the reports that we have

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read. They're pretty um pretty informed. And I'm sure I heard there's an article out tonight. I hope parents don't panic because we did remediate it. And as far as we're told as board members, it's completed. So, um I just don't want anybody to panic when they read an

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article that might already be addressed. Um we also talked about the 26 27 capital items. The Harmony curb replacement. The district has reached out to its architect to state the planning process for this project.

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Timing needs to be determined. High school south door replacement. The district has also reached out to its architect regarding this project which involves the replacement of two banks of doors. The main entrance doors and the doors

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that lead to the cafeteria. lead time on these doors being ordered could be months, several months at least. So, we're starting the process and hopefully we'll get them a lot sooner than seven months. Mammoth County Historical Commission

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Preservation Award, the Lanc Annex has been honored with this award. The district applied for this award for the work done at the Linrupt Annex building and has been notified that the project is being recognized with this award. An awards ceremony will take place Monday,

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June 7th at 7 pm in the county commissioners meeting room in Freehold. Supervisors are going over to this building on May 29th to um get acquainted with it and the students will be going over to see the building on June 1st.

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Long range facilities plan committee. Mrs. Dy informed the committee that the district is forming an ad hoc committee to focus solely on long range facilities plan. The committee will consist of four board members and district administration. The long range facility

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plan has historically been reviewed and updated every five years and amended when specific project necessitated. The district needs and the scope of its responsibilities have continued to evolve alongside change in enrollment

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programming and infrastructure demands. At this time, the district is at critical juncture in which facilities requirements and financial pressures must be addressed. It is also in the unique position of being within a few years of entirely paying off its bonds.

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This pre this presents the opportunity to potentially replace this debt with new debt to fund a large scope of maintenance and improvement projects. The work of this committee will include all aspects of the long range facility plan, building maintenance and

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improvement needs, building programming, capacity, and consideration of enrollment projects. It will also interface with the strategic plan and the district's architect when appropriate. Um, we also talked about um starting to

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plan for next year's budget. It's time. Um the master facilities plan assessment and budget are our next steps in our committee. >> I just want to add that we when we talked about the long range facilities plan committee, Mrs. Torres and Mrs. Minu have already expressed interest in

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participating. Um I would like to have two more board members and we weren't limiting it to the facilities committee. I've joined that committee and you know we we would want to start work you know as soon as possible. You know, we did talk about in the facilities committee

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how it's going to require uh a lot of facetime and discussions. So, you know, we're we know it's a lot to ask. You're all volunteers, but you know, we we do need to really put in uh some serious time discussing and analyzing things. We, you know, as we've been talking

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about all along, we're we are at a a critical juncture here and we do need to um get the board uh on I don't want board on board with you know, looking at all of these things and to start actually moving forward and and even

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understanding uh, you know, it's become apparent and obvious and not you know that not everybody uh is at the same level of of knowing what's happening with the long-range facilities plan or what goes into it and because you've all been on the board at different periods

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of time and uh so we really would like to have two more people who would be interested to do that. Mr. Saparowski, three, >> Mrs. Okay. Uh I know the cuz there's two board members not here. The facilities committee I think we all expressed an interest on being in there's a large

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time commitment for this particular committee. So I think what we should do is probably appoint the chair of the committee like a regular committee and include some of the members of the facilities and just see who else is you know wants to be on the committee and then we can take >> I think that's what you said right?

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>> Well we had two members from the facilities committee that had said definitely at that time. Yeah. And I think you're saying we should open it up to the entire board. >> Right. That's what Right. Right. >> I would like to put my name in. >> Okay. Mrs. Weinstein, Mr. Sapparowski.

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>> Well, I mean, I you know, >> I'd be interested, but >> I mean, you all can decide, but you know, we we four me. We have to limit it to four so we can have committee meetings. >> Okay. Let's Why don't you check with Katarina? Jack, you can see we'll see who's

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available. But we should get it put together fairly quickly. So, >> yes, I can email the whole board tomorrow and I can >> let everybody know who's interested. >> Excellent. Okay. >> Anything else, Mu? >> No, that was it for me.

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>> Okay. Finance. Finance. We met uh committee met on May 11th. May meeting agenda items discussed special education contracted services, home instruction contracted services. Uh we have

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professional service appointments coming up uh with the exception of special education and attorney and the auditor and not included. RFPs are going to be issued and appointments will be planned for June to be >> actually the RFPs have gone out uh as of

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today. So they they're advertised are up on the state portal and uh the due date for both of them is June 5th, Friday, June 5th. >> Okay. So we should have those for the June meeting. >> We also discussed the food service

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management company. Mr. Dy shared that this is the third renewal of this contract out of four permissible renew renewals. The district's planning on conducting a competitive process next year for 2728. I know I did see a couple of emails

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floating back and forth between the food service committee on the pricing which is also on. Does anybody have anything that they want to share on that? >> Oh, sorry. I know. >> So, I know we were going back and forth. there was a recommendation to increase

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the pricing by 15 cents, right? Um just because of increase in employee cost and whatnot. And then we were discussing an additional increase to be able to better the quality of the food next year. Um and based upon some of the estimates that we saw from wet sends, in order to

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be able to make a significant change, that amount would have to be an additional 50 cents per meal, but we only added an additional 10 cents to the 25% increase. So, I just kind of wanted to see what we could do there. It it feels like 15 cents is required, right? As far

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as needing more money for the staffing and general increases, adding an additional 10 cents, I don't think is going to move the needle anywhere. I don't want to add additional money if we're not going to be able to do anything with it and we're only going to add profit. So it feels like we either need to do the 15 cents or we would

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actually have to go to 65 cents if we were looking to make a meaningful change in the quality of the food. So I just kind of wanted to because we were going back and forth in that and then we settled you settled on the 25 cents but it felt like not a reasonable change like there there wasn't enough evidence

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to back that change. So, I just kind of wanted to bring that up and see um I know we're kind of on a deadline with that, what we could do to address that. Um just because I don't want to add an additional 10 cents for no reason because I don't think based on anything that we've received from Woodson that would be able to actually get us

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anywhere as far as like a quality increase. Um I don't know if there's anything else that can be discussed at this time. I know it's a very specific matter and I don't want to hold up the meeting. No, I just don't want to share the other information that went around in the emails and you know we do use the

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increases not only to cover uh necessary increases but we also use it's not that we're building profit. First of all I just want to remind everybody this is the district's food service fund. So it's not it's not Witson is making more money if we raise the prices of the

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food. This goes into our food service fund but we use it for more than food. I mean everything that's in the kitchens and involved in the cafeterias serving lines that's all paid for by the food service funds. So, as I was explaining in the emails that went around, I mean,

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looking at buying uh different food or or looking at that is one aspect of how the funds are used, but we also use it to imp you know, also improve our facilities, replace our equipment. You know, all the ovens, all the dishwashers, everything else, that's all

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ours. So, that any any money that we have available to do that to replace equipment is helpful. So we did increase just so the board knows the history we did not increase prices last year. We did increase some 25 cents two years ago.

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>> Um it is good to you know and the maximum price we could go up I think it was another$125. So we are well below what the maximum price is for a school lunch at this point. Um, I felt that, you know, we we did initially talk about

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15 cents because we were looking at um not investing any more in the program. I, you know, I do think 25 cents is not an unreasonable amount considering that we didn't increase last year and it will add to the ability of what we can do

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within the program, whether it's food or or other things the program requires. >> No, I don't think it's unreasonable at all. I just think that I don't know based on what we've seen that it's actually going to be able to change anything when it comes to the food. Like I understand it's going to be able to change things with the service and of course we have to support that. But if

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we're not I don't want to be in a position where we're raising it every single year. So if we're going to raise it maybe every other year. I just thought that maybe you know based on the estimates that we saw for bettering meat or bettering any other type of food we were looking at maybe a 50 cent per meal

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increase. So I just kind of wanted to bring that up. I I don't want to feel handicapped next year if we were trying to make improvements where that money of course is going to go to better the facilities and everything we need. I don't know if our provider right now is going to be able to work within that increase to make any meaningful changes

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is all I'm saying based upon all of the data that we saw. And I'm not saying that that's going to go to profit to them. It's just I understand that we need to better our services. But then there's also the food that we're feeding the children which I think is very important to make sure that it's healthy. We're reducing chemicals. We're

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reducing preservatives and ensuring that we're feeding children the best possible quality foods that we can. And I don't know with that increase if we're going to be able to do that. >> So the information that we had so far from Witson's was just on a couple of specific things that were looked at

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chicken beef. I mean we, you know, as we were discussing amongst ourselves, you know, we certainly can take a look at, you know, other areas or other avenues, you know, to use the additional revenue and apply that to food cost. But, you know, again, the meal, you know, this is

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an agenda item. It's up to the board to vote, but the recommendation on the agenda is a 25% increase. Um, if you want to have a discussion on it, that's up to the board. >> Okay. >> Well, I thought in committee we agreed to 15 cents. We talked about that in the finance committee. Yes, we did. And I

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that was the >> 25 cents on the agenda, >> right? It's on and and we're explaining why, you know, why it went to, you know, we did decide to change it. Um members of the food service committee had, you know, had weighed, you know, contacted

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me and said, you know, they wanted to be part of the discussion. And although we typically haven't done that, it's it was a good discussion. And you know, there were some reasons why, you know, we decided to consider a more of an increase. And again, it's really in line with what we did two years ago. Um, and

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we are well below, you know, >> and I think that's the meal price. We are we're way below the the regular average. What's the regular average? >> Well, >> well, it was it's the maximum food price, which was, and I don't have my notes in front of me. They're in the book, but I I believe

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>> What's the regular average? It's over it's four it's over $5 a meal for which is the maximum price that you can charge as being part of the food service program. >> I think we should skip >> Well, we when we vote on it, we can have a discussion. Well, I have I know I have

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some comments to make on that because >> I'm getting the impression in in our emails going back and forth that some people don't feel that the food we're serving our kids is healthy or it might affect their health. Are we following

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all the state guidelines when we're providing food? >> Yes, we we're required to. So that statement should not be put out there because that's another thing that's going to upset people. The other thing is we're waiting for our survey from

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Winston's, right? Just because we as board members and I'm included in the food service, it's not our personal opinion on what gets changed. It should be presented with the parents and the people that are purchasing the lunch.

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Right? So, I think before we start making any moves about changes, which I'm all for change as long as it's good, but not everybody wants organic and not everybody doesn't want organic. We need to get those surveys back and find out what it is that the parents want

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changed. My concern about going up to 65 cents is people can't afford it. And I think that a lot of times we forget that there are people out there that can't afford it. And we could be taking food from kids' mouths. Just because we can

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afford it or our neighbors could afford it doesn't mean everybody can. Not everybody applies for free and reduced lunch because it's pride. We shouldn't be strapping people down just because we want to make a big move. If we want to

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make a big move and change things, then we got to find a way in that contract to do it. Not by just throwing a a price tag at the public. I mean, that's what contracts are for. >> I I'm with you on raising costs across the board for everything. So,

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>> well, I'm okay with the I'm okay with I was okay with the 15 cents. Um I just think if we're, you know, if two years from now, we find we need more. That's another story. But right now, I don't think that's such a great idea because we don't know where we're going and next

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year we're going out for an RFP for a food service. That's all upgrades are all part of a contract. That's what we should be looking for. It's just my opinion. I just don't think that it should be done by individual us individual board members. It should be

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done by a community >> that's paying the price. >> We'll wait for the re the um the survey and it'll be discussed in committee. >> Yeah, the survey should be coming by our June meeting from what I >> but I just and I I know Mrs. Weinstein referred to this. I just want to make sure the board does realize that we do

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need to submit this information by the end of May. So you will have to take a vote on this information this evening. You know we can have continuing discussions and you know talk about how I mean right now the agenda is reflecting 25 cents which we thought was

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reasonable. Um >> we agreed on committee. >> All right. This is um this process is off. >> We agreed in committee on 15 cents and now it's on the agenda for 25 cents. of the process is is definitely off. Why did we go through the process of talking

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about it facilitating finance if it was going to be changed? That doesn't make a lot of sense. Next I have is sponsorship promoter. This is on the agenda. This is the first renewal of this contract out for four permissible renewals. The committee discussed the low level of sponsorship revenue so far

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which was year one. Amy, do we have the number for year one sponsorships >> or the revenue? I should say >> the total revenue. Yeah, >> I I didn't bring it with me. Um I can certainly, you know, let let the board know what it is at this point. >> Okay.

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>> Um I you know, I apologize. >> No, that's fine. That's fine. The district will >> if I you know, if I if you want me to just ballpark it, it was in the area of you know, maybe 10 10,000 or so for this current year. >> Okay. 10 about how much?

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>> About 10,000 I believe. But you know, I won't get you an exact number tomorrow. >> And what's that what's our contract with them? How much do we pay them? >> Well, we we pay them they only get paid on what they what's sold. So they get 30% of whatever the ads are. So when I'm

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saying with our that's our revenue and then they get a commission on what they sell. We don't pay them a fee. >> They only get paid >> they only get paid when when advertising is sold. Yes. >> Okay. All right. That's what I want. So anyway, we'll be monitoring that

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activity for the upcoming year and then we'll make a decision whether to look at other options for the following year. Uh we also have substitute staffing service. This is the last permissible renewal of this contract. The district will conduct a competitive process next year for 2728 school year.

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>> Mr. V, can I just ask because I know that this I didn't realize this is what we were talking about with the Yeah. I'm assuming this is ESS. >> Yes. Okay. What is the process for that? What does that look like so that we I know what to look for for next year? Like when will that start to come up?

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Does it go for an RFP or are there people that bring in bids? >> We actually we do a competitive contracting process which is for lack of a better explanation a hybrid between an RFP and a bid. Um you do have to advertise it and it's um you know sealed

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proposals as a bid would be but you can use a rubric instead of going by cost alone. cost has to be the the biggest factor, but you can use other factors uh to score the responses. So, >> like the things that you were talking that we were talking about when I was

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questioning them, those are part of the rubric, I'm assuming. >> Well, we we look at, you know, their um like what what they're proposing for, you know, how they would bring you like increase our fill rate and um things of that nature. you know, we we haven't

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done it in four years now, so we would be going out next year, but we would we would want to do that probably in the late fall. So, you know, we would have time to, you know, score it, you know, evaluate it and get a recommendation. If for some reason the district was going to make a change, we would need time to

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implement that. >> Okay. Thank you. And that would be more like on the finance committee in the fall, we could look for that. >> Yes. Yes. Yeah. >> Thank you. Uh next up the NJ we discussed NJCCIC cyber security grant. That's the New

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Jersey cyber security and communications integration cell. The district applied for and received um this grant for four years beginning in 2627. This grant will provide funding for advanced endpoint protection solution consisting of the crowd strike falcon

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endpoint detection and response solution with 247 managed detection response. and out outwatch services provided by Crowd Strike in conjunction with the NJCCIC. These solutions are included in the 2627 budget that the district will now be

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receiving funding for. Uh for 2627, these solutions will be fully funded by the grant and then the funding also amount the funding amount also reduces to 80% 70% and 60% over the following three years.

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saves us about 85,000 per year of a total of 345,000 for the uh >> we would have talked about it in technology but we had not received notification of the award at that time so that's why it was here >> uh NJSBA healthc care cost resolution

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the committee discussed a resolution provided by the district in New uh to the b district by New Jersey school boards association related to rising healthcare costs for school districts and the financial burden it is causing The NJSBA is encouraging districts to pass the

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resolution and forward it to their legislators committee to scientists to hold off on this and we'll be considering that for June. >> Can I ask Can you send that to us because I've seen it in other districts and I think it's really um >> Was that circulated to I thought >> I Yeah, I guess it didn't go to the

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whole board. The school board sent it to us and I would like to see it. >> Yeah, I can I can >> I think it's important. >> Yeah, I didn't see it. I mean, I saw it not directed in um from us here, but I think that it's important for us as a

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board to pass this um because the clearly healthcare and the cost of health care is a major driver for not just our district, but every district. So, why are we not as a county and as a board contributing to that for the

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county? So, I think it's an important resolution for us to pass. I don't think it's binding or anything. >> It's not binding, but it's a show of everybody together having the same issues. >> So, it's an issue we have. Why wouldn't we contribute? >> Okay.

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>> Can you circulated? >> Thank you. >> Yeah, I guess I remember seeing it from school. >> And if we could put it on the June agenda, I would appreciate it. Yeah, we we're gonna we were we were going to continue the discussion in the June finance meeting, but yes,

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absolutely. >> Uh you had the LAR presentation. District's health health insurance broker uh did their presentation. The 2627 budget beyond the committee reviewed and updated the 2627 budget

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that makes adjustments to compensate for the planned school closures that are not happening for the 2627 school year. Uh the plan consisted of a reduction of the maintenance reserve deposit, uh not filling several vacant positions

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that were budgeted for the elimination of the playground and bathroom installations at Beayshore, realizations of savings on the district stop loss renewal, um the these adjustments were submitted to the uh to the county office and we

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did receive approval for that. We also went over a high level five-year outlook, discussed um different five-year projections based on varying scenarios, different level of state aids, different amounts of tax increases, etc. Uh there'll be more

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discussions on that obviously going forward. Um just to note a district uh a difference in the tax levy increase in year of 1% which is about 2 million for us I believe um compounds differently

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over a 5year period but again uh we would take into consideration differences in state aids either increasing slightly or staying flat. So with all those different scenarios, uh the projections

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um will differ. The projections reviewed are based on the current level of capital spending which is low. Increasing capital expenditures on an annual basis would have a significant impact on our budgets. Uh state aid funding and tax levy increases cannot be

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guaranteed which makes planning all the more difficult. Um but even without an increased level of capital spending, three out of four scenarios that we discuss result in our expenses outpacing our revenues over the next 5 years based

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on um status quo or doing nothing staying the same. That's it. Uh next up personal we discussed in executive uh student services. Mr. Um, thank you to uh, Mr. Kell and Miss

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Wright. I was unable last minute to make the meeting, but um, both filled me in on what happened. Uh, first autism acceptance month was in April. All 16 schools did the human ribbons that they had talked about where they took pictures uh, of the whole school outside

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as human ribbons. And it recognized that each district uh school had creativity and teamwork and collaboration for creating these uh photographs. And it gave students and staff an opportunity to reflect on autism awareness month and highlighted the commitment to inclusive

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education and fostering acceptance, understanding, and belonging for all learners. And a lot of the conversation was about how um in actually doing the activities and participating, it led to more authentic conversations with the kids. So, um, also over the summer, I

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believe Mr. Cohen, that's when lots of the pictures will be coming out. So, we'll be seeing those. Um, the, uh, students at the annex, the Linkraftoft annex, the materials are arriving, the furniture is arranged. We have the program mission. We talked

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about the typical day. The students are visiting on Monday, June 1st. Um, and they are now going to be called they're renaming it uh the Workforce Academy of Middletown at the Linkraftoft Annex as I believe that's the final name or the

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potential final name. Correct. >> It's it's just about the final >> just about there. Okay. >> Workforce Academy of Middletown. >> I didn't I didn't want to lock it in if I was not quite there. Um, the excitement is continuing to build as the furniture is arriving and the skill

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development, the apartment, the kitchen spaces are prepared for the student use. The hands-on environments are designed to promote confidence, independence, and future success. Um, in addition, like I said, June 1st, the students and staff will be there. For the extended school

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year, the planning is just about done. We have approximately 97 elementary and 75 secondary students attending this program. Um the I believe that it is at Thorn and Harmony. The autism program baseball

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game was on Friday, May 15th, uh where high school South's varsity baseball team joined students from the MD autism and transition programs for an inclusive whipple ball game celebrating the connection, teamwork, and community. The event highlighted the value of inclusive

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experience in fostering peer relationships, empathy, leadership, and meaningful learning opportunities for all students. Uh on June 2nd for the PD, while the K to5 is working on the amplified Desmos program that's starting next year, the other grade levels,

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especially middle school, uh is going to be focusing on specialized instruction, IEPs, and inclusive education. Um, and finally, the unified kickball game was officially scheduled for May 20th at Brick Memorial High School. The teams

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will be there at 5:15. Kickoff is at 6. So, if anybody is available and able to go, it sounds like it's going to be a great event on May 20th. Oh, tomorrow. >> Miss Torres, unfortunately, the long awaited kickball game was just postponed again

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>> because of the heat. I haven't gotten all the specifics, but that game again, we're all very excited for it. Our unified program continues to grow, and I did receive word that that game will be postponed. So, we're looking at an opportunity with busing.

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We have busing available during the day. So, we're going to work with Brick Memorial to try to do a day game. >> Oh, great. >> In the in the near future. >> Who knew we'd have this heat wave before Memorial Day? It would be nice if it held off just a couple more days, but there we are. Excuse me. And that

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concludes the report. Thank you. >> Thank you, Torres. >> Uh technology, Miss Weinstein. >> We had a brief meeting on May 1st. So, first and foremost, the 2026 student

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summer internship program is renewing this year. It's their 10th year of internship. So over the summer, students are going to attend Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Um, and they will be um included in projects such as setting up and prepping new

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Chromebooks, repairing and cannibalizing old Chromebooks, inventory of all classroom technologies, setting up and testing of classroom equipment after cleaning, box light configurations, and classroom lab PC replacements. Um, so they're going to have a ton of Q&A time

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with uh multiple um staff at the schools and they're going to be able to learn how their network network works and see behind the scenes. So there are total seven interns on the agenda for approval. Um it's a great program and I think a lot of students are getting a

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ton of real world um opportunity out of that. Uh we also discussed how we recently set up our my MPS portal. Um, this is really just focusing on real-time insights into all copier and printer usage to best utilize devices and reduce waste. So, this is just

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focused on cost savings across the district. >> Okay. Thank you. Shared services. We had a meeting on April 29th. Uh, we discussed an easement at High School South. This the group discussed an

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easement for the Verizon repeater aer pole that the township has proposed to the board of education. The easement would allow Verizon to place a repeater pole on a parking lot island at high school south. Federal law permits cell

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phone companies to place these poles in municipal rightways. The closest municipal rightway is adjacent adjacent to Brash Boulevard. Since there are residences there, the township is asking that the pole be placed on the school

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property instead. The uh the board representatives will take this issue back to facilities for committee for consideration. We did discuss that and um >> we did and we're also talking Mr. Burns and I are talking to the township about

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trying to get even a more exact location of what was being proposed uh as far as placement on the high school south campus. They did send us a picture today, late today about where Verizon had originally proposed to place the

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pole and sort of a mockup of that and it was directly in somebody's you backyard pretty much. So I, you know, we can share that with the committee uh when we meet and we're going to try to get them to give us a more exact location because we were looking at a map of South and

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you know where they were looking to put it. We weren't exactly clear. So we also discussed the special law enforcement uh offices agreement which uh expires on June 30th this year. The group discussed the renewal of this

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agreement for July 1. The township expressed that they would have a proposal together for the board in July, but the BOE representative stated the district uses uh special law enforcement offices for its ESY program over the summer. So, the new agreement needs to

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be in place before June 30. Township representative uh representatives said they are reviewing the budget for this program. We'll have renewal information to the board by early June. Um, we also discussed the Bay View field improvements. The township will be

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opening bids for this project which were opened on May 12th. They expect to have a contract award at uh we have at the June committee meeting. The project's expected to be completed by Labor Day. the America 250 parade. Uh the township shared that the Middletown Township

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Police Department will potentially be looking to use Mammoth Elementary School grounds as a staging area for the June 28 America 250 parade. Uh we also discussed our fuel agreement. Uh the group discussed the existing fuel

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purchasing agreement. The township's considering raising the per gallon administrative fee from 20 cents a gallon to 40 cents a gallon. Uh it's a pretty significant increase. So the board may need to explore other options for purchasing fuel in order to evaluate pricing.

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>> I just want to add to that that the reason that they're doing that is because they have to rebuild their their station. It's not an it's not just an arbitrary increase. They have to do improvements to their fueling station. So they are, you know, looking at the cost of that.

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And we also discussed exploring other avenues for shared services uh between the board and the township. Um next meeting is scheduled for June 8th and that's at town hall. So we'll have more to report back at that after that meeting.

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>> And I believe they were supposed to have that um less information about the special law enforcement officers at the June 8th meeting so that we could have it by the 30th. That's what they told us. >> Okay. >> Because we would have to approve the

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agreement at our June board meeting, >> right? >> Yeah. And we told them when our meeting was and with all the graduations, that is the only day we can meet. >> Yeah. >> Mhm.

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>> Okay. That's it for reports. Now like to open up the mic public comment. 30 minutes on action item agenda action items only. Agenda action items only 30 minutes.

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Please limit your comments to 3 minutes. We >> do I'm sorry. Do we have the recording of the questions for this? Thank you. Okay. Uh, hi Rebecca Lara Port Mammoth. Um, as

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a quick means of background, um, I am an attorney, a middle town resident, and a mom of four, two of which are in this district's elementary schools. On May 11th, I submitted the letter that Miss Manu uh referenced regarding environmental health and safety

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conditions in several elementary schools. Um, I'm not going to get into the details of that letter. If you want to see, there is a patch article as referenced. Um, I want to use my time to address the documents that I received that I believe that the board was also presented today.

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>> Wait, excuse me. Excuse me. Wait, this is only on action items, only on the agenda. >> Oh, this wasn't the end. >> Oh, okay. Because this is because Miss Mu has talked about it. I can't >> I misunderstood. I thought if if it was discussed, I could discuss. Okay, I'll come back

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>> at the end. You can comment for any anything. >> Okay, cool. No worries. Okay, thank you. Hi, Josh Gray Middletown. I have a question about um section 10 I if that's the question I can ask about special education contracted service providers.

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Is that the totality of the list for special education service providers that we will be having in the district next year? >> It's the list that we It's the list that we have right now. We do uh add providers during the year as needed. Uh

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but this is the initial list that we know we have at this point. >> Okay. My son currently uses Summit Speech School and and so if it's something that's not going to be continued, we'd like notice of that. Um or when we could be aware of when other

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service providers would be on the agenda. Okay. It could be and I I'll check with that department, but if we didn't actually get their renewal contract before this agenda, we didn't add them on. And like I said, we would add them when we get the contract. >> So, this isn't an affirmative list of the totality and all.

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>> We we we will and we do and we will be adding providers throughout the year. This is what we have right now. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Hi Kristen Rooney Middletown. Just a quick question on um strategic planning. Can I ask that's agenda? Okay. Um

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where I don't think we got to or covered anything budget related in any of our >> Wait, hold that voting on anything. >> We're not voting. >> No, we're not voting on anything. >> Okay. So Okay. Okay. You can bring it up at the end.

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>> No. >> Anybody else for agenda items only at this time? >> Okay, I see nobody else. We're going to close the public portion. my report. >> Mhm. >> Uh yes.

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>> Yes. My report. I'll be >> superintendent report. >> I have no mic here. >> Now I do this microphone. >> Um I only have a couple of things. Um just a reminder to the community that Friday was changed to an early release

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day versus a full day off from school due to the weather related school closures that we had this year. Um now we're experiencing a heat wave which will be shortlived, I think. Um and then certainly we have off on Monday for Memorial Day. Um also just a reminder that June 2nd is a day where we only

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have staff in um and no students due to the primary elections. Um again I'll reiterate we're really excited to restart strategic planning. Um we'll be sharing that information with subcommittee members in the next week or

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so. Um we also will be and we asked for um you know people to volunteer to serve in this capacity from the community um liaison to the administration. So we'll also be reaching out to those liaison and their primary responsibility will be

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certainly to stay in more intimate contact with the administrative team as this process unfolds. Um you know just to um have deeper after those subcommittee meetings discussions regarding action plans. um and you know those priority areas

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that um the subcommittee discusses during those summer sessions. So we'll be um reaching out to those individuals as well. So thank you for all of um all of those individuals who um volunteered their time um and are willing to participate in that capacity. Um we're

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also excited as was in my update for the end of last month is our KTO math program selection amplified Desmos. Um I'm a curriculum person at heart. So anytime um there's a pilot program where we spend um a significant amount of time

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and energy in vetting out a program um and we when we finally land on something that we feel can make a difference in the district. I think that's caused for excitement. Um I'm thinking that this is going to generate the same kind of product that our um shift to Orton Gillingham did a couple of years ago,

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but on the math side of things. So, um that's an exciting initiative and as u Mrs. Wright mentioned in her update, um professional development on June 2nd for our K to5 teachers will be heavily emphasized with um starting that amplified Desmos training for our

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teaching staff members. Um finally, on June 11th, we have our last recognition program of the year. This is where we recognize all of our retirees as well as um many students. I mean, we do the Bassy Awards, we do um athletic teams

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and and such, but um so please if you can come out and support specifically our retirees um who have given many many many years of service to our district and you know it's a night where we can celebrate and recognize them publicly. So thank you.

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>> June 11th >> here. Yes. >> Thank you, Dr. Al. Okay. Need a uh motion to approve meeting minutes uh 9A

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through D. >> So move second. >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed abstensions. Need a motion to approve items 10 A

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through 10 BB. >> I have a quick question about one of them. >> Second. >> We have a motion. >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Discussion.

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>> Yeah. For 10A, the policies governing the district. >> Have there been any changes to any of the policies? >> No, not as of recent. not as of recently. What happens is, and we moved to New Jersey school boards for our policy provider um last year and fully

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morphed all of our policies over. Um what we found with New Jersey school boards is they are very intentional with things that they choose. We did just receive an alert recently, so we will have to reconvene a policy meeting, a policy committee meeting to discuss those things, but they're minor things.

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um nothing massive that is going to change our process or things that we you know are legally required to do as a district. They're more nuanced things like you know this statute was left out of this policy etc. But um what we're finding with school boards versus Strauss Esme is there is much less

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minutia in the policy changes that get handed down um and they're very much more straightforward versus in legal speak that Strauss Esme really you know kind of convoluted the situation with. >> Okay. So, as long as there's we're voting on taking what we have and using it through

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>> Yeah. and also using school boards as our provider for those policies. This is not any this you're not voting on any policy changes today. Correct. >> Any other discussion? All in favor? >> I opposed.

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>> I'm opposed on 10 G the architect. and any abstensions. Okay, I need a motion uh on items on the business office consent agenda, items 11 A through 110. Can we pull a couple of them out for

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discussion? >> Yeah, sure. Okay. >> Well, let's do a motion. Which one do you want? Why don't we do a motion in a second and then we'll discuss them on that way? >> So, do we have a motion on 11 A through O? >> So, move. >> Do we have a second? >> Second.

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>> Okay. Now, discussion. Yes, we can pull. I might want to discuss it. >> Um on D on the bills list, >> can you tell me what we um paid Ross Haber for on I don't have the date here. It just says

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May 2026. That was the second half of the payment for the work that he did with the um redistricting boundary study. It we've only paid for half

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Oh, I thought we paid for that back in. We made one payment. We didn't make the full payment. We only paid for part of the work. >> Okay. I had a very small question about it's kind of silly, but the the cost of the

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board of egg uh meeting food, >> was that just one month or is that from the beginning of the year? Because it was like $900. >> Yeah, that's that's not one month. I don't know of it might be the whole year so far. >> That's a lot for chips and water.

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>> Yeah. No, it's >> they don't we don't pay that much. >> Okay. I just wanted to make sure. >> Okay. >> Otherwise, I'd be stuck. Yeah. >> Ire um I I think that with um on two things

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I have an issue with the um on H the 25 cents. I think we agreed to 15 cents in the in the committee meeting and for it to be changed on the agenda. I have a problem with that because that was the point of having the committee meeting. Um and the second thing with the in

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terms of the uh sponsorship under I um I made a suggestion that we bring it in house. We're giving 30% away to a company that's not really doing anything for us. And as far as I'm concerned, if it's an advertising company, they're in year one. They

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should be going all in to get as many advertisements as they can. Especially if they're commission based, you would think they would want to be um making revenue. So, I don't really think we should uh hook up with them again because they didn't do anything for us in the first place.

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>> Can I make a >> Can I make a suggestion that we're not obligated to pay these people anything that they don't find for us, right? Because they're commission based. Maybe we approve this, but also try to to supplement it with in-house so we can fully morph over, you know, over the

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course of time. >> I think 30% is too much. It didn't prove themselves in the first year. maybe 10% well 30% of nothing still nothing >> right so you know I also just want to remind the board that we did put this out for a competitive contract you know

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we put we didn't we put we got proposals I mean this was the only proposal that came in for this specific need you know so we did get you know but we did put it out for competitive process the other thing I just want to also bring up that

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we talked about in in um finance ience and we've probably I think we've talked about facilities as well is you know we we also you know we really wanted to take the advertising um you know and make it clearer you know we get a lot of questions about all the

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other signage that's that's on our properties. I mean we don't sell all the advertising that's on our properties. There's other groups that sell some of that. So you know I think as part of the whole discussion you know the board needs to decide you know a direction you know which way they want to remain you

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know if there's certain things that you know we would be selling as a district and certain things that would be uh allowed for you know the other you know booster clubs and parent groups and so forth or you know do we does the board want to have a bigger discussion on that

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but because that that is a question we get asked a lot too. We need to be figuring out ways to get as much revenue as possible. The scoreboards have to be paid back and I think the intention was that this ad company was going to do that, but they're not really shown any results.

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>> Would that be limited just to finance or is there a different way that we could discuss ideas about how we could bring additional revenue in for the scoreboards? >> Um, I mean, I'm sure we're, you know, anybody can discuss it. I mean, we're >> bring a suggestion forward. Yeah.

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>> Well, no. I mean, I know I submitted a couple of like technological ideas, but I mean, there are some ideas that, you know, stu I know Mark was talking about having like a student focus. I think just from personal experience like students I just don't know if that would be a club or a work study program or something that they would do through school. I'm not sure how we could

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approach that, but it might be a good way to >> Yeah, we we can talk about it some more and see how that would look, but as Dr. Alone said, that could certainly be supplementing. I mean, I'm not sure the the purpose of getting a professional firm was to reach out to larger

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entities. Maybe we were hoping to even get, you know, national companies and things of that nature. We haven't been able to do that as of yet, but I don't know if that will be coming in the future. We did talk about finance, you know, the fact that the revenues were not where we want them to be. Um, you

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know, we did talk about giving it, you know, really was not a full year last year, you know, and the scoreboards were they were only put into service right before the beginning of the year and so that we didn't have the summer or anything to really sell ads. So, you

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know, >> do they have any leads on ads coming in? >> What's that? >> Do they have any leads on ads coming in? I haven't met with them recently, but I mean we, you know, we did talk about we were going to regroup with them at the end of the school year and and see what the plan was for next year. Can >> we push this to the next meeting then?

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See what their what their plan is? >> I Yeah, I would like to know like their criteria. Do they does somebody just approach them said we want to advertise and you play let's make a deal with a price or is there like a list of prices for each thing that we want to do?

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They they negotiate agreements and again, you know, being that they they've taken a commission off of that revenue, you know, it would be to their best interest to be selling right ads. >> We don't know that all the deals were so good. >> And I guess my I guess my concern is so

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we got alliance to give $10,000. What if another company comes in, gets the same advertising, and they get less? Is there any kind of thing in a contract that's specifically set? >> I think they have a they have a standard like >> we haven't seen any of that. Yeah.

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>> What is the contract? >> I'm sorry. >> Is there anything in the contract? >> The contract that we have with them doesn't specify prices for advertising and they're different. I'm sorry. >> I'm I'm sorry. I didn't They don't have a rate card that they have like a standardized rate card that they share. >> Well, there I mean there there's been

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different types of deals. You know, we've had some things that are that were on the video scoreboards. We've had, you know, the the alliance sign that you're talking about is actually a static sign on the back of the scoreboard. Uh there's been a few other things that they have brought in. Uh so it depends

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upon the duration of, you know, when they're, you know, what when it's going to be shown, how long is it going to be for? You know, obviously something that's up all year long and not on the video scoreboard, you're probably going to get more money for that because that's it never turns off. Could we make

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a request to see their collateral, what they're putting out to potential advertisers, just to get an idea of what they're requesting as far as pricing, placement, eyes per ad, and whatnot, just to get an idea of what's being put out to the public or their potential partners? >> Yeah, we can. I mean, like I said, we

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were planning on meeting with them, you know, at the conclusion of the school year. We can get we can get all of that information. >> And I will say this is a reputable company. They do they do all of the ads for um the short conference athletics. So they are like an entity that we

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vetted and they have a proven result. Um you know certainly as as Mrs. D already said like this came our scoreboards weren't even up and running till very late in the game. So um >> and this is just you. >> Yeah. Um but certainly we're going to we can meet with them and get that

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information. But I just want to make sure that this is not just, you know, a a person that, you know, the only person applied, so we're going to take them. They have um a proven track record in the short conference. Um so all the athletic, you know, events that you go to that are short conference sponsored.

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You'll see ads there. They do all of their advertising um the solicitation of those advertisements and have raised quite a bit of money for the short conference in doing so. They have um but you know that also circles back to the other discussion they you know and we have talked to them they monetize a lot

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of the assets throughout the district. They're not just not every district has video scoreboards. So they're doing advertising in gymnasiums in bubbles you know along the fences of fields. So they are bringing in re revenue for other districts that way. So I think it's more

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of a an approach, you know, discussion that the board needs to have about, you know, how we're going to do this going forward as well. I mean, I, you know, this is all good discussion. There's different avenues that we can take. I think we also have to be clear on what what we are willing to sell for

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advertising. >> I think it would be harmful to start taking those signs that have been sold for years away from the parent groups because that's how debts their sole source of fundraising. I know it could benefit us, but they've been doing it for a long time. And what they do with

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that money benefits our students 100%. And I had this feeling the last time we did it about um corporate sponsorship taken away from our PTAs. You know, when they're going out soliciting, if they went through all the local people, our PTAs would have no one to solicit to.

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>> I think we just have to define the lines clearly. >> So, can we table this then until we get some of this information? >> Which that leads to what I was going to ask. What do we know about like if we're talking about bringing it in house and having students possibly

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go out there to get some of these ads? Would that >> I don't that I don't think that that's a viable. >> Okay. But I mean, if we're talking about in-house, like if we're talking about these other options, are we going to is that going to conflict with that contract if we've approved this contract

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tonight? we're talking about. >> I don't think so because there is no obligation on our part to accept any of the proposals that they're bringing forth. I mean, that's what I would think like we're not obligated even when they solicit something for us. We have to review it and the board has to approve

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it prior to it being accepted anyway. >> So any of the >> and they're only commission based. >> Okay. So any of the advertising that they are going to put up, we have to approve first. Okay. >> I just have one more question. So I I just wanted to clarify. You're saying that one of the issues is that generally

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they're not selling a lot of video advertising, right? They're selling a lot of static banners and policeman. >> We've gotten some video advertising, but that's really where we were hoping to get more, but that's not maybe their specialty because of the lack of video placements at other schools.

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That's me saying that. That's something they've said. But >> just I'm just wondering out loud. >> No. when they sell video ads because for instance like when they go to like the short conference hold a tournament at Mammoth University they have a digital scoreboard so their their media that

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they're or their advertising they're selling for those events is digitized um same thing if you go to a basketball game um they have the scrolling like the scores table has the scrolling you know kind of feed that is also digitized so they're working in the digital world um

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it's just a matter of like having them be able to sell digital ads for a high school environment and also um having the people in the area who may be interested in in participating and and purchasing ad space being able to

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digitize their message for us as well. So, it's a lot of things having to come together. >> Isn't it also too that you're selling digital ads for scoreboards that are not on all the time? They're only on during games. Well, that's when they want them

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on. I mean, but but games like can be all kinds of games like we hopefully, you know, we'll be expanding that scoreboard usage to other sports where we can, you know, digitize things. And, you know, there's this idea of like ads time, like how long an ad would run, length of time, what part of the game,

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but then there's also other options where, you know, you might have your your ad up for the entire game, like in a box at the bottom of the screen, you know, like. So, there's a lot of different options. Um, you know, I think we're just scratching the surface in my opinion, but

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um, certainly we can look for ways to expand it in house, too. Doesn't hurt. >> I also want to make a comment on H15, and I think Sarah said it pretty much before. >> HH Yeah, the food service one for the 15

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cents. It's not 15. Oh. >> Oh. >> If we're just raising it the extra 10 cents to raise it, what are we telling our community? >> Just leave it at the 15. >> Just leave it at 15. >> I say just leave it at 15 because if we're not going to get much, like Sarah

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said, 10 cents just to just to do it. Then why are we doing it? >> I agree. Agreed to 15. >> We agreed to 15. >> Yeah, I I would say raise it if we're going to make some kind of improvement. Yeah. >> Yeah. We're not because that should really come with contracting.

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>> We should wait till next year to raise it when we get a new police. >> Just leave it at 15. >> Leave it leave it as is. We have to make you have a motion to >> I make a motion. >> I don't know. already addressed. >> Yeah, maybe we should just make a motion

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not to raise it at all this year and do >> Well, you could maybe you could just make a motion to, you know, reflect a 15 15 cent increase and then we can adjust the prices accordingly >> as a reduce all the costs listed in the

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>> by 10 cents. >> Yeah. >> Why don't we just not do an increase at all and wait till next year when we get a new contract? >> We've been increase at this point. I wouldn't recommend that. We didn't raise prices last year either. And you really don't want to be in a situation where

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you have to raise them a larger amount all in one year. It is wise to keep pace >> and not have not have a very large spike in one particular year. >> So we have a motion in a second on 11 A

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through 11 O. I need um all in favor on 11 A through O with 11H being amended to include a 10 cent increase 15 cent increase >> which is a 10 >> a 10% reduction

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>> from what's listed in the agenda >> in the pricing listed on the agenda. >> You want to roll call? >> I really I'm sorry. One more question about transportation contracts. >> Sure. >> Um, are we changing any routes or taking any routes out?

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>> We won't know that until we have all our enrollments done like that that will come >> more I'm I guess I'm asking about the ones that we had talked about that were possibly changing for this year. >> No, the only the only changes in routes we would make would be if is if we didn't need it for a certain reason, you

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know, like a special lead route or if we were able to collapse due to uh riders, you know, like enrollment and who's assigned to a route like combine routes, but no, there's no >> you're talking about about the Port M.

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>> Yeah, we we already Yeah, we decided that that wasn't going to happen. >> Any other discussion? >> Okay, roll call. This is on 11 A through O and 11H as

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amended to include a 15 cent increase. >> Mrs. Minuise, >> I am no on 11 I and yes on the rest. >> Mr. Sapparowski. >> I am no on D, no on H. I'm I'm sorry. D

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>> D >> H and I am no on I with the sponsorship motor services. >> Yes on the other items. >> Everything else? Yes. >> You got H for no. >> D E H and I.

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>> D H and I. >> No. >> Oh, not not E. >> E is okay. D H. >> So D H and I for >> No, D. >> D H and then on I >> D is in David. H is in hotel I >> and I for lack of a better description

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B. Right. >> Yes. >> Just for the >> sponsorship. >> Just on the just short district advertising on the sponsorship to everything else. >> Just the sponsorship. All right. >> Okay. Mrs. Torres.

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>> Yes. Mrs. Weinstein. >> I'm just double confirming that H is a 10-centent reduction. Total 15 cent. 15 cent in. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Wright. >> Yes, >> Mr. Avita. >> Yes.

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>> So, everything passes except >> No. >> Well, do you need five votes on that? >> What? >> There's only >> six. >> There's only six members here. >> They're They all >> No, it's a word of a contract. Contracts

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majority bill passes majority >> contracts need majority. >> So you need five votes for that. >> So short district does not pass because majority >> it's contract. >> So the contract services the advertising

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does not pass. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> All right. Moving on. Just a reminder that 12A we need a roll call on the >> one on 12. >> Is that it? Yeah.

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>> So, uh, let's I need a motion on 12A. >> Should we just do the number 306811? >> Yeah. >> First. Yeah. The appeal.

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>> Yeah. We need a motion. Motion. >> Motion. >> Second. Second. Motion. Voting on the appeal. Right. Somebody asked to second >> there. Yeah. >> Okay. Discussion. >> So, this is only on the appeal, >> right?

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>> Roll call. >> Mrs. Vinuise. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sapparowski? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Torres? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Weinstein? Yes, >> Mrs. Wright. >> Yes, >> Mr. Avita.

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>> Yes. >> And now you have to vote. >> All right. Now, >> include 12A for the right. >> Excuse me. >> L through. >> Yeah. >> No. 12 A. We have to do the regular. >> We have to do the balance of 12 A

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>> and then 12 A the balance through 12 L. personnel. >> So I need a motion on 12A the balance and through 12 L motion >> so moved >> second discussion.

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>> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. >> I am no on the yeses and yes on the nose >> for 12 A. >> 12A. Any other extensions?

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Okay. >> Now I need a motion on 12 MHR1 through HR 7 on the personnel. >> Some move. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> All in favor? I opposed

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>> extensions. >> All right, moving along. Old business. Anybody have any old business? >> Um, I just wanted to bring up I know um Mr. Cullen was starting it before for the public comment questions. Could we please get a copy of that from the last

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two meetings with the questions and then even the ones that aren't relevant anymore? I would like to still see the questions because that was the motion that we made to get those questions and answers from public comment. >> Yeah, we got this. >> Okay.

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So, maybe end of the week. >> He has done. >> Oh, great. I'm sure he has. >> We'll get him to very shortly. >> We'll get him. >> I don't want to interrupt, but Rashi and Julian, block one starts very early at

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10:15. So, if you're thinking you need to get home so you can be >> right uphold excellence at at 7:20, let me know. >> Curfew. >> And thank you. >> I give you more credit for being here this whole time.

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>> Thanks for hanging in there, girl. I just wanted to bring up the wellness committee. I I think we're at the point where we have board members and administration. So, I just wanted to kind of check on going out to the public and the appropriate means to do that. I know we have one person months ago that was interested in what we can do next.

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>> Yes, I think our next step is we we were going to set up our organizational meeting. So we'll have to circulate amongst the board members who have volunteered and the three of us and have you know get a meeting to set what the committee is going to look like and sort

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of a path for the next few months and then we can get that out so we can we'll circulate dates and times you guys have a lead on that or do you want any of us take it? >> I I can I'll >> Mr. Mr. Colin, I apologize. I just checked my phone. So, that's the second

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time tonight that I missed something from you. I apologize. >> He said today. >> He did like 15 minutes ago. >> Taurus, you're just like a minute or two behind. >> I'm too fast. >> But it's a good day if I'm only a minute or two behind. So, thank you.

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>> Any other old business? >> Any new business? >> Yes, I do. And I know that Jessica spoke about this before. But I just wanted to congratulate the esports committee for their um state

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championship. It took us a while to get esports up and running in this district. A lot of hard work, a lot of figuring out where it is. Um it's a great opportunity for kids that don't play sports and are very interested in doing the the games in the computers. There's

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lots of scholarships out there for esports. I don't think people realize that. Um, it just is a a great thing that includes anybody and everybody who needs something to be a part of and they enjoy it. So, it's really good. So, I wanted to congratulate Evan Thompson,

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Kaden Leak, and Caspbowski. Um, Evan is in grade 12, Kaden is in grade 10, and Kasup is in grade nine. Winning a state championship in this is a big accomplishment. And for the audience, the board did get an email um

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today from the organization that runs this and it says, "On behalf of everyone at the Garden State Essports, I wanted to personally congratulate Middletown High School South on winning the Garden State Esports Mario Kart State Championship this past Saturday.

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Middletown has been one of the foundational programs in our league for years, and it has been incredible watching the continued growth of our students, staff, and esports culture. Programs do not sustain long-term success like this by accident. It comes

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from strong district support, dedicated leadership, and coaches who consistently create positive opportunities for our students. Coach Seagull deserves special recognition for this incredible work he has done building and sustaining the

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program. Mark has always represented everything we hope Scholastic Esports can be. Student centered, inclusive, compet competitive and communitydriven. The championship is a reflection of the culture he and your district have built

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over time. We would also like to help celebrate this accomplish and I talked to Dr. our phone about it. They would like to come when we recognize the team in public at the board meeting. So, congratulations to esports. It's been a long time coming, a lot of hard work and

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they did a great job >> and that we will um include them and invite uh Garden City Esports to come on our June 11th recognitions. >> Perfect. >> Any other new business? Okay, we'll open it up to public comment

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on non-aggenda items for 30 minutes. Please limit your comments to three minutes. Also, please direct all questions to the chair. If it's a district uh level question, I'll defer Dr. Alone. If it's a building level issue, we'll um direct you back to the

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to the building. And if it's something we have to research, we'll get back to you. Please state your name. >> Rebecca Lara, court comment. Um, going back to the letter, um, we were talking about earlier, um, I received this

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morning documentation, photographs, and, um, some documents from the district, uh, about remediation of the issues that I had brought up in my letter. And I wanted to spend some time and focus in on one of those letters um, and just kind of point out some concerns that I

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still have. Um, so that report was provided from Environmental Connection, Inc. Um, and in the interest of time, I'm just going to focus on the one regarding the HVAC systems. Um, the report assessed the safety data sheets for products used in the district's HVAC

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units, including a product called New Calagon Handspray Black. The product's own label states it is suspected of causing cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, and causes damage to organs through prolonged and repeated

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exposure. Now, according to the manufacturer's own website, that product is approved for condensate pans, swamp coolers, plumbing fixtures, roofing, and gutters. Notably, duct liner insulation is not on that list. Now, there are specific products even from that same

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company that are intended for use on duct liners. And those products are specifically designed for that application and are formulated and approved for exactly that purpose. Yet, the district chose not to use one of those products. And I'd like to know why. Um, was it costs?

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Um, additionally, the district's own written I AQ program, which was provided me to me this morning as well, um, requires that before any sealant or coding is applied, the designated person who's the director of facilities, must verify the product is appropriate for

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the intended use, new Caligun pan spray is not approved by its manufacturer for application to a duct liner. Uh, that is a violation of the district's own policy. So what does this report provided by EC

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uh say that has convinced this board that there isn't a need for an independent review? The report concluded the product was not hazardous, of course. Um but that conclusion was based on the product being applied and cured on an appropriate surface. It says absolutely nothing about a 5-year-old

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degraded coating on an unapproved surface physically breaking apart and becoming airborne through an active HVAC system in two occupied classrooms. That question was not asked and it is precisely the question that needs to be answered. I also want the board to

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understand the sequence of events here. Before any testing was done or provided by this uh this third party company, an administration allegedly told a teacher that the black dust was harmless. The district's HVAC maintenance mechanic was then told to resign or be terminated

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after documenting the problem and stating his intention to bring it to the board. 10 days after the forest resignation, the district commissioned the safety data sheet review. Therefore, the report did not preede the conclusion that the dust was harmless. It was

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produced to justify it after the fact and after the person raising the alarm was removed. I've also been informed since my letter was submitted, staff have been working to address conditions I documented based on the facilities report by Miss Minuz. That seems to be confirmed. That should not have

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required. >> Okay. Would anyone else like to finish? >> No one else cares. Okay. Well, just >> notably my children are not in these schools that I'm talking about. >> Hi, Kristen Rooney Middletown. Um, my

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question I think was about strategic planning and where I guess where in strategic planning committees does budgeting fall. I just don't remember ever covering it. So maybe that's just something to note. >> There's a facilities finance committee.

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>> Okay. Facilities together. Okay. Yeah. But if you think about finance and the budget, it's intertwined in all areas in reality. >> Okay. Thank you. Scott McFersonson, Middletown resident. I have a question about the agenda itself and specifically the board docs.

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So, Mr. B, I think Miss Dy would be the one to answer this question. So, I understand there's an issue with the website. When you click on the PDF, it's not actually downloading it. There's some sort of error, and I believe that's

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been brought to your attention. >> Do you want me to answer? >> I mean, I don't know all of the specifics. I know my assistant has been dealing with board docs and they've had some believe they made an upgrade a couple of weeks ago and there might still be some glitches from that. So we

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are continuing to look to monitor the issue with them. >> Okay. Yeah. So the issue is like we can't see the whole agenda like we can here. We used to be able to and now with this issue. So if for the next board meeting if it's still not corrected, which I understand is not a district

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issue. It's a vendor issue. If you could print it out and scan it in a PDF and put a link up on the website, it'd be easier for us so we could have all the information for the meeting. >> Yes, we could do that. We could print it and post the PDF for the website. >> Appreciate it. Mr. Aita.

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>> Yes. >> I would like to make a motion to let Mrs. Laura speak finish speaking her speech. >> I'll I'll second it. >> Yeah. If it takes more than three minutes, that's fine. >> All right. I appreciate that. Um Um

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Where was I? uh that the that the maintenance staff has been working on remediating these issues and I do appreciate that. Um but that should not have required public exposure for that to happen. These buildings have known recurring problems

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and tonight um in the patch article the president of the teachers union did confirm that she's aware of concerns and is working with the New Jersey work environment council on behalf of her members. I don't know specifically what concern she's working on, but it is a documented ongoing pattern in this

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district. It should not take public attention for school for the school district to act urgently on health and safety conditions that its own employees have reported for years. And quick fixes made without independent verification are not the same as adequate repairs. We

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have seen that pattern before with these buildings. The only way to know whether what has been done is sufficient and whether anything was missed is independent inspection by a certified industrial hygienist retained by this board, not by the administration. And I'm asking board to commit to that tonight.

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>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else? Public comment section. A motion to adjourn the meeting, please. >> Some move. Second. >> All in favor?

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>> I. >> Thank you. Good night, everybody. ended on the same day that >> we like those