I could have. >> Thank you. It was a little loud. I apologize. Please rise for the flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please remain stand for a moment of silence for the men and women of our armed services. >> Thank you. The notice requirements of the open public's meeting act of the state of New Jersey have been satisfied by the
inclusion of the date, time, and place of this meeting and the notice of regular meetings adopted by this board on January 5th, 2026. Such schedule and notice of meetings is posted at the municipal building, the Mount Olive Library, the board of education offices, and the six schools
was submitted to the daily record for publication on January 6th, 2026, and was filed with the clerk of Malof Township in on January 6th, 2026. I direct that this announcement be entered into the minutes of this meeting. Roll call. Miss Shingy. >> Mrs. Aquino here. Ms. Brett
>> here. >> Mrs. Fitzgerald here. Mrs. Melendez. Mrs. O'Neal >> here. >> Mr. Morzilla >> here. >> Mr. Petri >> here, >> Mrs. Faggera >> here, >> Dr. Gordano >> here. Mr. Aquino, approve all the minutes. >> Yes. I'd like to make a motion to approve minutes and action items 2.1
through 2.4. >> Second. >> Questions or comments from the board? >> Seeing none, roll call. Miss Shingy. >> Mrs. Aquino. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fitzgerald. >> Yes. >> Miss Brett, >> yes. >> Mrs. Melend, excuse me. Mrs. O'Neal, >> yes. >> Mr. Orzillo, >> yes.
>> Mr. Petri, >> yes. Mrs. Faggera, >> yes. >> Dr. Gardano, >> yes. Communications petitions from the superintendent? >> None. >> Uh, the board did receive a communication uh from a parent um advocating for middle school science
teacher to to maintain uh the role within the greenhouse. Uh Dr. Baner did reply to that and it's uh and I just want to make the board aware of that and so we're all good to go on that. Uh reports and discussions. Dr. Bania, the floor. We go with the student leaison report first or do you want to
get to >> we can have >> we do that first. That's what I thought. So let's go with that. >> Hi everyone. My name is Kamaler for those of you that don't know me and I was the board of education leazison for this year. So for past events we had the freshman class officers go to the middle
school on April 28th to speak on a panel and answer any questions that the rising freshman had had. And it was really successful. The rising freshman really appreciated it and we're really excited to have it again next year. We had a career fair on March 29th, April 29th, excuse me, at 9:00 a.m. in the dome and a lot of students took advantage of the
resources available. We had the NJSA math on May 19th. The algebra 1 and geometry was tested for the freshman and sophomores. AP exams, they started on May 4th and they ended May 15th and make us happen the following week. We administered 931
exams this year to 472 students, which is school record. And we're so proud of all of our students and their hard work this year. The Air Force Junior ROTC Military Ball was on May 9th, which is really nice. And we had the spring arts festival on the 20th. All the art was beautiful and we love showing off our
students work. Prom was on the 21st. There was a pre-prom meeting the morning of and we hope all our seniors had an amazing time. We heard it was really successful. We had the spring pep rally on May 29th. We had a lot of student participation and we're really excited for the pep rallies next year. And I want to give a little shout out to
Brendan Rono. He beat Mr. Stanbury in a little race. So, little round of applause for Ben Ronco. The student council officers for the 2026 2027 school year were chosen and so were the class of 2027 officers. And during the last week of May and the
first week of June, we had a student athlete commitment ceremonies. So, 11 student athletes are committed D1, four committed D2, and 15 are committed D3. So, a huge congratulation to all of our student athletes. We had the Renaissance award ceremony on June 2nd. Congratulations to all the students who
received the award. The validictorian saludiatoran county dinner was also on the second. This year's validictorian is Jillian Moscatello and the salatoran is Angel Davis. So, congratulations to both of them. Senior awards were on Yes. round of applause for them. Senior awards were on June 4th and we're
really proud of our seniors work throughout their high school years. Marauder Fest was on June 5th. We love seeing our favorite teachers up there and it was a really fun time. This year all funds were donated to the charity Make It Work which helps support Mount Olive families cover the cost of cancer treatments. And coming up, registration
for fall sports is open. So for all you student athletes, keep an eye out for that. The newspaper edition is being released this Friday. So make sure you keep an eye out for that as well. We're also hosting a spirit week this week. Today was summer day. Tuesday is color wars. Wednesday is team spirit. Thursday is decades day. And Friday is anything
but a backpack day. So to all the students in the audience, please participate in that. Seniors are continuing their senior week, which is a week full of fun activities for the seniors. Today and tomorrow is necklace war, so we're really excited to see who's going to win that. Graduation is on June 17th, and the last day of school is June 18th. So for all of our seniors,
we're wishing them the best of luck. And it's not goodbye, it's just a see you later. We know they're all well prepared and they're going to handle anything that comes their way. >> Questions or comments for the board? Seeing none, on behalf of the board, we'd like to extend our gratitude and
thankfulness to our student liaison. So, Dr. Beji and I are hand some flowers, a little certificate. I'm just going to say a couple words about Kelka. I had an honor of knowing her since she was in eighth grade. um in the eighth grade she was actually honored at the county level being one of
the most distinguished eighth graders. So it's been such a pleasure to see her grow up for the po four past years and certainly the role as student liaison to the board is instrumental role because certainly as the board the role is to ensure that student voice is heard and certainly by her sitting up at the podium with the rest of the board
members ensure that their voice is being heard. So thank you for your leadership and we're so excited you'll be back next year. >> Yes, I will. Thank you. Yeah. >> Uh the floor is yours, Dr. Brewer, for the super tense report. I know we have a few uh
>> just a little bit. No, all these people came to see us. All these wanted to come to a board meeting. Um at this time, I'm going to invite our director of human resources, Mr. Kevin Moore, to be recognizing some wonderful accomplishments here in the district, both for student and staff.
>> Thank you, Dr. Vania. Thank you. Good evening and welcome everyone. Uh we do have several board presentations tonight. So to begin with, I'd like to welcome to the microphone uh Miss Pam Moffetto and Kelly Turner for Best Buddies and Marauders Unified.
So, um, I had a wonderful year Mount Olive Unified. Um, my fellow coaches, Miss Broenstein, Miss Stone, and Mr. Hubert in the back are also coaches. And as
you see behind me, I have some of our athletes and partners, and they will actually be the ones presenting tonight. So, I'm going to hand it over to Caitlyn Rous. Um, >> hi, I'm Kaitlin Rodos. Um I'm the social
media manager of Mount Olive Unified. Um okay so for unified we try and focus on three things. Um unified sports engaging the whole school and everything that we do and trying to give them all a leadership role and give everyone a
leadership role with what we do. Um, for unified sports, we really try and include everyone. Um, all of our partners and athletes. Um, yeah. So, for our electives, we have
Unified Makers and Space, the Ecodome, and Unified Music. For sports, we have soccer, bowling, basketball, and unified track. For our leadership roles, we have unified club, um our cabinet, and our unified captains. And one of our big
goals with this is trying to get the whole school engaged in what we do and really try and spread what we believe in, which is being inclusive with everyone. So, one of the many things that we do is we do spirit week. And with this, we
really try and spread the word of inclusion. So every day we have a new theme that all leads back to inclusion so that we could really spread what we believe in. And during lunch we have fun activities for everyone to really get our message across.
Um for words of inclusion, this is another week where we sign an oath to spread inclusion and we meet during lunch just to really try and get everyone around. And this is a global movement that we all take a part of.
Um, so these are all the clubs and activities that we have. We have the club fair, save trickor treat, winter celebration where we have hot cocoa and coloring. We have our Easter egg hunt. We have so turkey dash and splash, our
club where we have different leadership roles for everyone, our monthly club meetings, and our special Olympics walking at Flanders Park. So unified PE is something that um it's
basically just gym but we're all together. It will take place instead of gym and crossfit and yeah it's basically just gym all together. Yeah, it just creates a space where we're all together.
Um so these are different leadership roles that we try and have that everyone can be part of. We have team captains for all of our sports so that everyone could have responsibility and just be able to have be captains. I know Vika is one of our captains, Sophia is one of our captains and it's just a really big
responsibility for them and they really get to have a charge and say with what they do. Um, for unified club, we also have cabinet members where they can have a say with what we want to do with our club, what we can improve on, what they want to see more, and what we want to
see all together as a club. And leadership summits is when we all get together with different schools, share our ideas, they shared theirs, so we can all come together and really try and make Unified better together. Um, these are all our electives that we
have. We have unified music, unified makers, and unified ecodome so that they can really be creative and find out what they might be interested in and they can take it upon themselves. We can all take it upon ourselves to um decide what we want to do.
Um for unified sports, we all have a mission. Um and it is to be inclusive to everyone and we're all a team. We practice, compete, and all train together as a team. And we really have great relationships with everyone. I mean, they're all my best friends and
we're really just come together and the impact that we have is I mean, I have great relationships with everyone and we really are just a community that I don't know what I would do without. So, our sports in the fall, we have unified soccer.
Um, we have unified bowling in the winter and we also have unified basketball. And then right now we're in track and field. And then we also have our spirit squad that's in the winter.
So unified club is where we meet monthly and just throughout the year try and make fun activities. We try and see what more we could do for the school and we just try and come together to really create something fun for everyone.
So, silent disco was an event that we had. I don't know what other schools we went with, Westmore Central. I know we had a lot of fun. Um, yeah, they just all had discos and we were all dancing, but no one really knew what they were doing or listening to. Um,
our unified fundraising, this was supporting SOJ, which is Special Olympics. Um, Yeah, it's to help all the schools. This was our turkey trot, um, our bake sales, and all of our walks, which we really
enjoyed. Um, unified game day was something that we got to do with the elementary school kids. It really helped us have a leadership and say with what we were doing. We were all at different stations with the elementary school kids and it really let them have a responsibility of
what they're doing and it was just so nice to see everyone all come together. Um, Unified Leadership Summit is basically where we all come together with other schools and we say we share our ideas with what we're doing with
Unified and they share theirs. So, as a program, we could all try and take each other's ideas and really build up um and get better every year. >> This is Sophia. shout out. Um, two of our unified athletes this year
for the Red Bull team and they are currently on Red um from all over New Jersey. two of our athletes this year made the team Sophia one of them I'll talk about more about this I guess
but she did have the opportunity to travel to Chicago and compete against Chicago so this is another thing that and Sophia were part They were invited to um
do a inclusive fashion show at Westmore Central um hosted by New Jersey and we had two models from >> um dress. >> Yeah, prom dress. It was um
>> what was it? What was it called? The >> place. >> Yep. It was by racks. If you want to go there, you can go right now. Like all beautiful job. Um so promoting inclus inclusion in high school doesn't just um
part of what we do is fostering the power of sports play and um through activities and creating that space where everyone can be part of it. But one of the other things is um the
onetoone pairing for best buddies it's onetoone pairing whereas with unified it's more of a group um group pairing of athletes partners and I also have the best buddies here to present talking
about what they did to spread inclusion at Mount Olive this year. >> Yeah. So, um me and Anna are the new co- um presidents for next year for Best Buddies and Vika is our new vice president for next year. And we really um thrived in Best Buddies this year. We
took on a lot of initiatives because we had some leadership changes and we wanted to make sure that we not just promoted inclusion but made sure that it was well known throughout the entire community. So, can you switch this? >> Oh, yeah. That's okay. Um so the first
thing that we did um well actually Anna can talk about this but we do our monthly meetings. We have two a year. >> Okay. So twice a month we have meetings normally on the second and fourth Friday of the month. And this is an opportunity for you to just hang out.
>> Yeah. So, um this just allows you to have lunch with your different friends and just allows you to create strong friendships and um yeah, >> we Oh, yeah. So, we also do host a match
party every year and we normally do like a theme. So, this year was like um we did like a puzzle piece and you go around and try and find your match and we do matches based on compatibility. So, similar interests or like schedules overlapping. Um, and it's a really fun
way to get everybody involved and kick off our season in the club. Um, Um, is it? >> So, every year we have like a birthday feast that we go and we're next to B34.
We have the food kitchen and all we do like during time. >> During time we cook, but each group do a different day. And everybody and we introduce the feast
>> and and we always and and we also share a feast. Um, so here's some pictures of us cooking. We all work together and then after we're done cooking, like Ma said, we are able to invite um not just our
general members from the club, but also some special guests either from um the department, but also I think we invited some other teachers and students even I think some graduated seniors were able to come. So that was really nice. And this is an annual thing. So we're
excited to continue this um next year. So, one of our main events is the Best Buddies Friendship Walk. Um, we normally do the one at TCJ and it's an event at where Best Buddies like chapters from all different high schools and also colleges and middle schools. They all get together and they raise money
through this walk. And um, this year we won an award for most Best Buddies Pride and we were able to raise over $700, which was pretty good. Um there's some features, there's some pictures featured. Um there's our award
in the top right corner. That was really cool. We were all able to go up on stage and accept the award. And it was a really nice um opportunity for the entire club to get together and bond over inclusion and also explore um TCJ.
It was Disney Fever and we have it every year and we are giant disc that we went to with best unified but be unified best place and we also a lot of people there and
then also who was doing the um Rudy Rudy was DJ DJ One of our um one of our students was actually had the privilege of DJing movie, right?
>> Y. >> Okay, this is kind of like what we said before. Twice a month we have meetings during lunch and at those meetings we have different activities that can get you to get to know each other better and to form friendships not only with your one-on-one partner but with other people throughout the club. Like um since
freshman year I've been partnered up with Anthony and he's become one of my really good friends but a lot of times he's out in his work study program. So I've also been able to become really good friends with my friend Thomas and we do a lot of activities together like drawing and coloring and stuff like
that. Um, we were also able to host a chalk walk um, earlier in April and that was really fun because Unifi was able to team up with us and we were able to um, spread some positivity by putting like nice encouraging messages along the sidewalk where the athletes get
together. >> So, here's a video of it. Um, thank you so much. We'll stand for our presentation. And before we go, I would like to offer the mic to our athletes and partners to
share what they like most about Unified. Just say what you love about >> unify is is like the best thing that happened to any kind of sport. >> That there's like different kinds of sports
like track, soccer, and basketball. bowling. Yeah. Um so my favorite sport is all the all these sports. What I can't do is I cannot do
bowling cuz bowling I it's only a Wednesday and I do like why don't I don't do >> it's it's hard to choose the point the sport she wants to do because they're both offered in the same season so she has to choose >> yeah so all I do is
soccer basketball and track >> and I'm very good athletes Okay, I'm Anna and the Unified and Best Buddies Club have been really special to me because um it's through these clubs that I've made so many of my closest friends and it's nice to just um be in
such a positive and welcoming environment. Um I'm Thea and I would say that the most important about bus buddies is how it really allows you to like take a break in your day and just appreciate all the friendships that comes along with it and just like appreciate your buddies and really promote um
inclusivity. >> Um I'm Caitlyn and what I love the most about it is just the friendships that you make along the way. Um seeing them is the best part of my day and just going to all the sports and all the activities and just knowing that I get to talk to them and create a real bond
with them. um really what keeps my day going and I love it so much. >> Hi, I'm Sophia and I just want to say best buddies unified every sport that I've been doing for the past four years. It really means a lot to me. Um this like whatever like what I said before,
Unified Best Buddies, it means a lot to me. It feels they feel like a family to me. Um honestly, at the end of the day, I really love hanging out with them. Um, they're like all my friends, so I can't say anything else, but I can't wait to graduate, too. By the way,
um, I'm actually, um, staying um, in school after I graduate. Um, so I'll be staying with them. Um, I can't say goodbye. I just really love them with the like the bottom of my heart. Thank you guys. Unified and Best Buddies
and everything that you guys do. It is um a very amazing program and I'm very thankful that I get to be part of it. So, thank you All right. Now, it is my distinct honor Hold on one second. >> How about now? You can hear me. Okay,
everybody. >> Not really. >> Could we queue up the the retirees, please? >> That's all right. Perfect. Thank you. All right. So, tonight I have the distinct honor of acknowledging the extraordinary service
to the district of our retirees. Individuals who poured their hearts and souls into making our district a place of learning, growth, and endless possibility. The 30 retirees being mentioned tonight have accumulated a total of 692
years of service to the district. 692 years. That's a heck of a lot of that's a great contribution. From nurturing and supporting students, from the bus stop to the classroom to ensuring behind the scenes daily operations run smoothly and efficiently, each of our retirees has played an
invaluable role in bringing the vibrant and caring environment that defines the Mount Olive Township School District. Before introducing the honores who are joining us here tonight, I would like to acknowledge the retirees who could not be with us here tonight.
They are Kathleen Cougar, pair professional, Mountain View, seven and a half years. Ro, we can if you just hold on to the end, I can No, not yet. That's okay. I'll just run down the list because there's a lot of them.
Rosemary Alchemies, lunch, CMS, 11 years. Sandra Andrews, pair professional, sandshore, 11 years. Samuel Cosman, driver, 14 years. Dominic Cervidio,
custodian, Mountain View, 18 years. Deb Cerrone, driver, 18 years. Randy Espazito, buildings and grounds HVAC, 19 years. Christopher Rean, vice principal here at
Moms, 23 years. Dawn Nwander, driver, 24 years. Denise Cosman, pair professional at CMS, 25 years. David Fellini, vice principal, Mount Olive High School, 25 years. Laura
Healing, par profofessional, 25 years. Kevin Maloney, custodian, CMS, 25 years. Eileen Robinson, Secretary of Technology, 25 years. Pam Wilson, special education here at
Moms, 25 years. Sheila Price, par profofessional at Sandshore, 25 years. Jackie Cage, sorry, pair professional, Mountain View, 26 years. Terry Hilonsky, paraprofessional, Mount
Olive High School, 26 years. Bonnie Hinkle, PAR professional here at Moms, 26 years. Melissa Marvin, librarian at Mountain View, 26 years. Lisa Barbara, school counselor at Tinsro Road School,
27 years. And Edy Seal, reading specials at Mountain View, 34 years. Congratulations on your retirement. So now we have individuals who are we're fortunate that they could join us tonight. So as I say your name, please come forward and and stand up here next
to me as I as I speak about you. Vivana Latellier, driver of transportation. Come on up, man. This is from our transportation supervisor, Patty Trojanowski. Viviana has been a joy to work with. She
always has a pleasant demeanor. She was reliable and consistent. She was a late run driver and each day when it was time to leave the middle school, she would get on the radio and say, "Okay, late run drivers, vomos."
every day. It made the office staff smile and we will miss her saying it. We truly wish her all of the best in her retirement. Viviana, congratulations. Next up, Deb Ngi, pair professional CMS. Over 26 years with the Mount Ol Township
School District, Mrs. Ni has shown an unwavering commitment to her students. She takes deep pride in her work, but has built meaningful relationships throughout the community and leaves a lasting impact on everyone that she's had the privilege to work with. Thanks
for your contribution, Deb, and best of luck in your retirement. Deb Navy. Mountain View Skoneski. Next up, Laura Rutan, music teacher, Mountain View. Miss Rutan is a passionate and dedicated
music educator who has inspired generations of students through her love of music and the arts. Throughout her career, Miss Rutan has built lasting traditions, including the fifth grade musical and the award-winning show choir. Her commitment to performance,
excellence, and student expression leaves a legacy of joy, creativity, and a deep appreciation of the arts. Congratulations, Laura. Best of luck in your retirement. >> Glory Conto, Special Education Preschool, Mountain View.
After many years of dedicated service, Lori Conno is retiring from the Mount School District where she supported students, staff, and families across a variety of roles. Her classroom experience spanned integrated co-eing in kindergarten, a multiple disabilities
classroom, and a preK classroom, a range that speaks to her flexibility and commitment to all learners. Beyond her strong work ethic and professionalism, Lori was known for the relationships she built, always ready to connect with a colleague, check in on a student, or
offer support to anyone who needed it. Congratulations, Lori, on your retirement. Thank you for your contribution. Terresa Bashiano, Secretary Mountain View. Teresa is retiring after a long and meaningful career in Mount Olive
Township School District. Starting as a kitchen aid in 1998, she grew through various clerical roles before becoming secretary at Tinsroorld School in 2008. For many, she was more than the voice at the front desk. She was the calm in a
busy day, the first smile in the morning, and the person who always knew how to help. Her warmth, humor, and steady professionalism made her an irreplaceable part of the community, and her impact will be felt long after she's
gone. Congratulations, Theresa, and thanks for your contribution. Mark, want to come up? Tins road. Samantha Miller, first grade teacher, Tins Road, 30 years. Miss Miller's unwavering commitment to
her students has left a lasting impact on countless children and families throughout the years. She has create create the foundation for lifelong learning while making every child feel valued, supported and loved. She will be
greatly missed by students and colleagues alike. We thank her for the difference that she has made in the lives of so many. Wishing her retirement filled with happiness, good health, relaxation, and many wonderful new adventures. Thank you Sam Samantha for
your contribution to the business. Susan Zeremba, ELA teacher, Mount Middle School, 28 years. Come on up, Sus. This is from principal Agatha Wilkey. For nearly three decades, Susan has been a steady and trusted presence in the lives of students, colleagues, and
families throughout Mount Olive. Whether in the classrooms of Tint Road or in the halls of Mount Olive Middle School, she has shared her love of learning, her passion for literacy, and her genuine care for those around her. Sue has been an anchor for so many, and her impact
will continue to be felt long after she leaves our classrooms. We wish her endless days of relaxation, adventure, great books, and all the happiness that retirement brings. Thanks, Sue, for your contribution to the district. And finally, last but not least, hailing
from Mount Olive High School, Mr. Doug Ferry, social studies teacher, 30 years. This is from principal Kevin Stanberry. Now, you'll notice I put that disclaimer out there first. Like Indiana Jones,
for 30 years, you took generations of students on unforgettable journeys through ancient civilizations and world history, bringing the past vividly to life. Your passion for discovery, storytelling, and learning inspired
countless young explorers along the way. May your retirement be filled with new adventures, hidden treasures, and exciting destinations. Thank you for making history an expedition worth taking for your exceptional service and lasting legacy
as the Marauderfest host. Thank you, Mr. Farah, for your contributions to the district. And that concludes our recognition of our retirees. Let's give them one last final round of applause for your contribution to addition.
Now I'd like to call up Mr. Stanberry and Mr. Rodriguez for our seal of biiteracy. Good evening everyone. Dr. Van, administrators, colleagues, parents, families, and students. My name is Veronica Cruz and I am one of the
Spanish teachers and siloba literacy coordinator at Manaleiv High School. It is an honor for me to be here tonight as we celebrate a remarkable achievement by our juniors and seniors who have earned the seal of literacy. As someone whose
life and career have been enriched by learning a second language, I understand the value of multil multilingualism and the opportunities it creates. The syllable literacy recognizes the students who have demonstrated
proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English. It is a distinction that reflects academic excellence, cultural awareness, and global citizenship. In today's interconnected world, being biliterate opens doors to
higher education, career opportunities, and meaningful connections with people from diverse backgrounds. Last year we recognized 58 students with this honor. This year that number continues growing. We are proud to recognize 65 students,
32 seniors and 33 juniors who have earned the cello literacy award. These students have demonstrated proficiency in a variety of languages including Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, Filipino,
French, Gujarati, Hungarian, Italian, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Earning the seal of a literacy requires dedication, perseverance, and hard work. students
successfully completed a rigorous assessment demonstrating their ability to speak, listen, read, and write in another language other than English. We applaud their commitment, determination, and willingness to challenge themselves. We are incredibly proud to of their
accomplishments and confident that these skills will serve them well throughout their lives. I also would like to thank the parents and families for their unwavering support. our administrators for championing language education and my fellow teachers for inspiring a love
of language and cultures every day. To our seniors, as you move forward into the next chapter of your lives, remember that your voice matters in every language you speak. Being bilingual is more than a valuable skill. It is a bridge to understanding, a tool for
connection, and a lifelong gift. Congratulation to all of our civil literacy recipients. Thank you. Um at at this time I will call the names of the students receiving the their certificates. Please come forward when
you hear your name. Raphaela Beaso, Spanish. Maria Jose Cardona, Spanish. Amaya de la Cruz, Spanish. Litzy Mateo Spanish. Christopher Pintado, Spanish. Emanuel Sakisella Spanish.
Salume Tavarez Spanish. Salom Spanish. Ilkim Aricam Turkish. Seren Biljene Turkish. Shriram Kadumagula Telugu Nessa Baltasar Filipino Cassandra Messina. Cassandra Messina, Italian.
Conrad Milleski, Polish. Benhamin Sue, Polish. Victoria Munis, Portuguese. Maria Clara Rocha, Rodriguez, Portuguese. Stephanie Aguero, Spanish. Huie Fernandez, Spanish.
Victoria Maher, Spanish. Soya Badia Marathi. Agnes Hex, Hungarian. Kimberly Tavoada, Spanish. Martinalgo, Spanish. Antonella Vayeta, Spanish.
Nicole Carvayo Perez, Spanish. Andres Cheeki, Spanish. Mila Deator, Spanish. Mika Risueno, Spanish.
Angela Davis, Spanish. Valeria Garcia Alvarez, Spanish. Mariana Hila, Spanish. I'm going with the juniors now. Um, Aana Mukgarit, French. Valentina Boden, Tenorio, Spanish.
Camila Carvajal, Spanish. Adrian Figereoa, Spanish. Nicolas Learda, Spanish. Leam Mendes, Spanish. Mia Oakley Adams, Spanish. Samantha Pass, Spanish. Elena Ruiz, Spanish.
Katherine Hu, Chinese. Anuron Chakraorti Bengali, Pasam Isha Padua, Filipino, Saki Kuji, Bosnian, Kapushin, Bosu, Nituchi, French Mohi Panchchal Gujarati Natalie Tobleski Polish
Sophia Anenova Russian Jayen Gonzalez Spanish Mika Lopez Aros Spanish. Alexander Zalleske. Polish. Naen Parardo. Spanish. Joseline Levelville. Spanish. Luis Cespedes. Spanish.
Lakshana Arum Mugan Tamil Ashwan Arun Tamil Maria Christina Iwanki Ukrainian Lorenz Spanish, Emily Aquino, Spanish. And I'm very proud to present the last two students who are triilingual, Etela
Molinaire, Spanish and French. and Alexandra Gral, Russian and Ukrainian. Congratulations to all of you. I'm very proud of you. I'm very proud to be helping with this program, Sila Literacy, and I I hope it continues to grow year by year. Thank you. Have a
great night. Our next presentation is from Mort, Mr. Don Berry. All right. Uh, thank you again. It's always a pleasure every year to get to come up here and express um, you know, what Mort did this year. Um, every year
it seems to get better. Uh, we obviously we thank the board um, you know, Dr. Bonja and Mr. Sansbury for their continued support. This is Mort's 30th year. So, 30 years of mal robotics. >> Um, I do want to invite a couple people up. Um, as you or if you may not know,
Mort is a student ran program. Um, so we have students that are in charge of the entire thing. They oversee eightL teams, middle school teams here at the, you know, our FTC team, and then of course, um, we have multiple high school programs over at the Mount Olive High
School. So, I'll invite up the the big boss, Tyler, who is our CEO this year. our chief operating officer and chief engineer are home doing homework which we're not sure why but um but uh we have our end defector who brought us to
multiple championships Maria our human player and constant uh cheerleader Elizabeth our technician who makes sure that the robot is actually on and does what it's supposed to, Zoya. And there's something very special about Mort, if you're in the robotics world,
and that is that we do not have an adult drive coach. We have a student drive coach. Many teams at the World Championship have adults that go down on the field and coach. We don't. So our coach is a telka. All right, I will give a brief history
of what our season looked like, but this is the best part of it. Not often do you get to say that you have a internationally ranked program, but this year we can say we have two. Um, for those that don't know, we have Beta, which is our JV team. and JV this year
had an official record of 29 and 17 and0. They were alliance captains at the Warren Hill event. They were alliance captain three at Mount Olive event where they won the imagery award in honor of Jack Cayman. They went on to district
championship where they also won the imagery award and they were two fuel short of going to the world championships. So, your JV team this year was about to be at the World Championship.
Now, for these folks who guided their varsity team, their milestone obviously was running the program in its 30th year. They had an official record of 42 and 24. They were ranked 13 overall in the district.
They at the Warren Hills event, they were the first pick of Alliance 3 and went on and they won an award that we have not won in 30 years and that was the district championship first leadership semi-finalist in Aelka.
Most of you know we hosted the event here where we had about 4,000 people. We seated second in qualifications. We were alliance captain of team two. We won the district engineering inspiration award and we went on to the district championship. At the district championship they seated 10th which got
them to the world championship. At there they competed at George Brown Center and out of 4,000 teams and 59 countries they ranked in the top 3% of the world. and their JV team this year is internationally ranked. They in the top
12% of the entire world. So needless to say, it was a very successful season for us. Um they worked very hard. Um we had our annual picnic actually yesterday. Um, and's job is not done because she is now the new CEO of
the Mount Olive Robotics team. Zoya's not job is not done either. She's our chief engineer. She's the one that has one job. Win the entire thing. And the last thing that we never forget them is we thank all of our mentors and our alumni. So if you can please stand
if you are an alumni and a mentor of the battle of robotics team. I see you all in the back. You can stand. We appreciate you giving us the time to come and talk to you this evening. And once again, give them a round of applause cuz they surely deserve it. And for our final presentation of this
evening, I'd like to welcome to the microphone Mrs. Jody Bosch and Mr. Chris Bosch for performing arts. Hi, good evening. Um, again, thanks for having us. Congrats to all the retirees. I especially want to shout out Miss Laura Routan. She's been in um a very
important part of our drama club. So, and Mr. Ferry who can no longer ask me to do Marauder Fest. Um the drama club had another successful year garnering 16 awards andor nominations across our season. We just
celebrated at our banquet last night at Cinders, which was if you have never eaten there, go. It was phenomenal. Our parent club put that together. Um, we participated in community outreach at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home, and we also house three main stage productions,
a Disney Broadway night, a Mean Girls, and Freaky Friday. Usually, we would know our season for next year, but we have not decided yet. So, coming soon. Our first festival was on March 26th at the Bucks County Playhouse Student
Theater Festival. Um, individual awards. You can come and get your certificate when your name is called, but we have a couple whole group awards. Um, and that was when we brought the cast of Freaky Friday. So, our first award is winner of outstanding ensemble to the cast of
Freaky Friday. We have two winners of the singer faceoff award for outstanding vocal performance for Emmy Bosch and Maron Misagia for their roles as Katherine and Ellie Blake in Freaky Friday. Um, you can can you shake everybody's my
kids that's his daughter. Um, winner of best comedic duo for their roles as Adam and Fletcher Blake in Freaky Friday for Kaden Blakey and Prince Katuka. >> In case you weren't sure, Prince does
not go to the high school. He we we got him from um his audition at Tint Road School this year. So, thank you, Tins Road. Thank you. Um, on April 9th, we attended the Bucks County Playhouse Student Theater Festival again. This time with the cast
of Mean Girls. And we have the winner for the most energetic ensemble for the entire cast of Mean Girls. We have two winners for best comedic duo for their roles as Janice and Damian and Meaning Girls, Emmy Bosch AND DYLAN KOVATCH.
AND WE ALSO HAVE five winners for female vocal powerhouses. Emmy Bosch, Ashley Arasco, Ava Tabaranza, Zoya, and Khloe Winters. at the Monontlair Foxy Awards held on May 21st. That ceremony contains our all
of 2025. Can't remember my years. So it was last spring musical and this fall musical. So that would have been Greece and Mean Girls. So as I do want to say their names. Nomination for outstanding lead actor, graduate of 25 as Danny's you go
in Greece. Lincoln Vera nomination for outstanding supporting actor class of 25 in his role as Roger in Greece. Tyler Randazzo in his uh nomination for outstanding featured ensemble actor in class of 25
for his role as Eugene in Greece. Riley Cahilly, nomination for outstanding stage manager for Greece. Riley Thomas, the actors are supposed to follow directions. Well,
>> oh, good. Good point. Touche. Um, nomination for best lighting design, class of 25 for Greece. Brendan Harvey nomination for outstanding lead actress in her role as Regina George and Mean Girls. Zoya Via
nomination for outstanding stage manager for Mean Girls. Riley Thomas and winner. We were so excited. I emailed him because I streamed it from home. It was the night of the prom, unfortunately, so none of the seniors could attend the event. I emailed right
away and he answered back from the dance floor. Um, winner for outstanding lead actor as his role in Damian and Mean Girls, Dylan Kovatch. Tonight we are not there but tonight's the Bergen Pack High School Musical Awards
and it is streaming now. So when I get in my car I won't watch it. I will just listen. Um, but we have a nomination for outstanding soloist for her Broadway night performance of The Wizard and I for Emmy Bosch. She chose to come here instead.
>> And last but not least, tomorrow night happening our Paper Mill Rising Star Awards. We have a nomination for student achievement for her role as stage manager in Freaky Friday and that's Shannon Gua. >> Thank you so much. We we can't wait to
get started next year. I can't. But I'm going to take a summer break, though. Have a nice summer, everyone. like to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We will take a brief brief brief 5m minute break. Uh we're on a break. Thank you for everyone coming
out. Can we put Thank you guys. Can board members find their seats? >> I'm leaving. I'm >> cold. >> Yeah, exactly. >> We're back. Roll call. Miss Shingy. >> Mrs. Aquino
>> here. >> Ms. Brett >> here. >> Mrs. Fitzgerald >> here. >> Mrs. Melendez >> here. >> Mrs. O'Neal >> here. >> Mr. Zillow >> here. >> Mr. Petri >> here. >> Mrs. Faggera >> here. >> Dr. Gordano >> here. Dr. Banjo. Anything else left in
your report? >> That's it. >> Super. Moving on to committee reports. Personnel committee met tonight. It was myself, Mr. Moore, Dr. Bania, Mr. Aquino, excuse me, Mr. Petri. Um, a lot of things we discussed, almost everything we discussed is confidential. Um, we will go over in close session. Uh, but
wondering if anyone the board members have any question on action items in the personnel agenda. that' be 71 down to 7.35. All that stuff is pretty standard. It's summer employment um different things.
The ESY uh approvals will be on the agenda for recommendations to the full board at the 22nd meeting. >> Nothing. Seeing none, closing it. Uh moving on to CNT, I believe. M oh finance sorry finance miss Fitzgerald
>> uh yes the finance and operations committee met May 26th and attendance was um the entire committee and Dr. Bania and Miss Shoning uh the committee discussed um a vaping issue. Dr. Bania shared with us that the um vaping is still very much a big concern at the
high school. Obviously, there are um health concerns associated with that, but also from a structural concern, we um are having a problem where they are getting flushed down the toilets and doing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Um so, uh to the school's
plumbing. So, we are talking about some potential solves for that, but it is a problem that um is reoccurring and it's just nothing that anybody wants to spend money on. Like, that's just not fun money, you know? So, um we're talking about some solves that, um could potentially help with that. Uh the finance committee also reviewed um the
um athletic expenses looking at it by sport, looking at participation, um understanding where our programs and spending are. Um we had an update on the dome as we continue to understand what those um you know next steps are going to be for the new requirements for domes in the state of New Jersey. Uh we
discussed the um RFP for auditors. received two responses. Um, and so the, uh, committee discussed the two, compared them. Um, and so we, you will see on the agenda tonight that we make the recommendation to go with our
current auditor. Um, the, uh, responses were pretty much the same. They were very similar. And so you guys probably saw the RFPs attached to that. Um, we looked at the mom's roof bid. Um, so we are obviously going out to bid for the roof. Uh the date was the 17th and
so we will be awarding a contract on June 22nd. Uh I'm just going to go through here a little bit faster for you guys. Um and then um in terms of our demographic and capacity studies uh we are looking at that has been completed and so those are just having the final finishing touches
I believe on that Dr. Bangia and we will um be able to see the results of those shortly I think. Anything else? Oh, and then um the appointment of our risk management consultant that expires on June 30th. And so the consensus of the committee
was to continue the services with that consultant. It's been gone well. Um and pricing is reasonable. Um is there anything from the finance committee that I missed that we should go over? Okay. >> Questions or comments from the board? >> I thought,
>> Miss Brett, >> yes. I thought we were going to discuss 9.10. I thought you would we were discussing it to move to the 2. >> Can you speak to the mic, Miss Pratt? I'm sorry. >> I'm sorry. I thought you were going to move it to the 22nd. >> Um, we did, but I believe Miss
Fitzgerald uh sent a message out that Miss Shing um felt it was it was more appropriate to to do it tonight so um they can get on board and transition better as opposed to the 22nd. >> Which is this for?
>> That's for the auditor. I mean, we only had two come in. >> Um, >> and it was the committee's recommendation to stay with our same auditor. And don't forget, we we went out to audit because the the price we had with the old auditors was um because Miss Jones, the former board secretary,
did the audit. So, that kept their price down lower. So, as the auditor was going to take that on, they had to submit a new bid. So, that's the only reason why we went out to bid, not because anyone was unhappy with the auditor. >> Yes. >> Am I correct in that, Mr. Chair? >> Correct. Any other questions?
Super. Now, Miss Fagger, CNT committee minutes. The CNC committee met on June 2nd in Mrs. McDermott's office. Um, all committee members were present. We did have Mrs. Huffman as a special guest.
We received a special education update um from Miss Huffman regarding the district's recent New Jersey Department of Ed special education monitoring review. The district was not identified for tier 2 technical assistance and will remain in tier one status for the 2026
2027 school year. The review was found the review found that the district was largely compliant across all priority areas. The committee also received an update on the district's participation in a stateup supported initiative to train staff in facilitating IEP meetings and efforts to encourage family
participation in the NJDOE parent survey. We also discussed professional development goals for 2627 school year. Um the goals were reviewed. They focused on professional development, inclusive classroom settings and strengthening
grading and feedback practices. Another topic of our discussion were the seniors at risk. The commiss the committee reviewed supports and interventions being provided to seniors identified as at risk of not meeting graduation requirements. Administration continues to monitor
student progress and provide individualized support as needed. um our end of the year recognitions. Our committee received an overview of district-wide activities planned in recognition of America's 250th as well
as Junth schools across our district developed age appropriate learning experiences aligned to social studies standards and civics education including classroom lessons, choice boards, schoolwide activities, performances, and student
engagement opportunities. Uh we also discussed our elementary end of the year PD. The committee reviewed plans for elementary endofear PD focused on strengthening vertical articulation across grade levels. Additional sessions will support implementation of
kindergarten calendar math preparation for teachers transitioning to new grade level content assignments and planning for grade five transition and independent initiatives. We also discussed our school performance reports. Um,
and we had some updates. Um, an update from technology was provided by Dr. Krider. We continued discussing and updating the 2026 2027 school calendar. Um, and we had an update on the high school college planning boot camp. Sess
sessions will be offered starting May 26th and will run until June 11th. sessions will also be offered June 23rd um June 23rd to June 25th and they're designed to help alleviate stress, encourage strong time time management
skills and ensure students stay on track throughout the application process. And we concluded with uh a discussion on field trips. Mrs. Mrs. McDermott shared proposals for future Manal Middle School 8th grade field trip destinations and a proposal for the high school performing
arts students to perform at Walt Disney World next spring. Super. >> Any questions or comments from the board? Seeing none, thank you, Miss Faggera. Moving right on. Policy and governance committee, Miss Melendez.
>> Yes. Uh the committee uh met on Tuesday, May 26. Um all committee members were present. Um uh also Dr. Banana. Uh the policy committee review the following policies regulations.
863 parent attendance at the school bus stop. The committee view a potential new policy that specifies a designated responsible person to be present at the bus stop for prek through grade three
students. Also policy 5512, harassment, intimidation, and bullying. The committee review the investigative process for HIVs. Regulation 5516, a student use of internet and enabled devices. Uh Dr. uh
Banana reviewed the change in state guidelines uh for cell phone use by students starting this upcoming school year. policy 5312 uh regarding class sizes. The committee
reviewed the class size policy to ensure alignment uh to district expectation. Further discussions uh will need to ensure alignment. Uh Dr. Vana reviews May policy alert 237 with the committee. This alert includes several mandated and
recommended updates across the 000000 200 5000 6000 and 8000 policy series. The most significant updates are tied to the state board's recent revisions of the NJAC688
standard and assessments as well as new statutory requirements related to legal notices, family leave, equity, special education reporting, federal grant controls, and school nutrition procurement. The board will be formally
adopting the recommendation advised by the stress may later later this summer. Also, I offered the I presented the review for the NJSBA legislative updates uh being the resolution one ranket choice voting uh that failed at the
assembly uh was rejected. The proposal to allow a school district the option to use ranket choice voting in board elections. Uh the remaining resolutions were accepted starting with resolution number two regarding immigration
enforcement was approved. The NJSBA adopted policy stating school grounds should be safe havens and free from immigration enforcement unless backed by a judicial authority. Resolution number three was regarding
the pilot agreements. It was approved and JSBA supported policy urging municipalities to use fiscal agreements to help a school district offset education cost caused by local property developments. Resolution four was
regarding a school funding and a state aid. It was approved that NJSBA add a policy advocating for a state aid calculations to account for district's unique local revenues limitation such as environmental land use restrictions
that Manolif has those also. Uh resolution number five, instructional materials purchasing. NJSBA established policy encouraging consumer transparency, a cost efficient cost efficient strategies when district purchase textbooks and digital
curriculum resources. And the last resolution that was approved was number six regarding vocational school governance. The NGASBA adopted language pushing for greater financial transparency, collaboration, and sending district representation in county
vocational school tuition and capital planning decisions. >> Thank you, Miss Blendes. Question or comments from the board? >> Thank you. Seeing none, we're moving right along. Uh, subcommittees or parent teachers association leaison reports? Anyone from
the board? >> I have Miss Mendes. >> Yes. Um there is a change uh in leadership for the uh Paris association for the high school and also the regular meeting or the next meeting is on June 11 which is
this week at 7 p.m. in the commons area of the high school. >> Super. Thank you. Anyone else? Anyone from the community? >> Hello everyone. Hello. Hi. >> I'm Amy Marini. I'm uh your one of your current co-leaders for the Mount Ala
CPAG uh special education parent advisory group. Uh I apologize for not being here as often as in the past, but I'll explain. Um we're a code-driven group that's parentled, working collaboratively with the district on systemic concerns regarding educational
items that pertain to the special education students within the Mount Olive School District. I'm coming to you for the last time as a CPAG leader for my report. I have served on CPEG uh in some capacity for the last eight years. Um but it's time for me to hand the reigns over to someone else as I have
some personal obligations uh are causing me to be less available. Um hence my absence from the microphone here at the meetings. I have been honored to serve um and assist the over 950 students in Mount Olive with IEPs or 504s over the multiple years of my tenure. And I'll uh
still be an active member, but it's time for me to step back. Our next meeting is tomorrow, June 9th, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. and we will be voting in new leadership. We have a few candidates that have have been nominated. So, I'm really excited that new people have stepped up to uh to
try to to take over. Um over the last few months, we have still met on the second Tuesday of the month via Zoom. Uh and I apologize, I don't remember exactly the time I was last here, so I'll just start from March. So, March, we had the special education ombbudsman come to discuss special education rights, advoc advocacy, and conflict
resolution strategies. and we had a lot of really great questions and conversation with Miss Glepsy. Um we actually did talk about um the whole uh audit and how that gets reported to parents and so forth. Um so we had a really great um conversation. Um in
April we had the SPAN uh representative come to present on section 504 of the rehabilitation act. Again a really great conversation, a lot of knowledge sharing. Um in May we had both um Mrs. Saladino and Mr. Burge, the uh new uh
supervisors of special ed, um come and share what the special education programs are being offered in Mount Olive for the 2627 school year and it was really great to continue that collaboration to talk about um the growing needs of our students um and the growing programs. I personally have also
attended SEAK. So um that's the state special education advisory council um which is o overwhelming amount of information but after years of attending the acronyms and the content are much easier to digest and so um they have had a bunch of different spotlights which
have been actually really interesting to uh to kind of hear uh because some of it actually was what we've had meetings about so it was kind of interesting. Um they've been spotlighting PCAST, so the person- centered approach to transition, schools in transition, um which I know Mount Olive is, uh doing. Um they also
shared the workbooks that were created by DBRS. Uh they talked about transportation task force, um seeking um folks from the community and districts to continue to develop and make recommendations for safer transportation guidelines. Uh they've also shared many
many many broadcasts which I know you guys well the administration gets. Um but some of it is even down to how to um some guidelines on how to care for a medically complex population. Um I'm also really excited to see that the broadcasts are now part of their agenda
because there's there's a lot of information there between trainings and so forth. Um in April they discussed and did a deep dive for the council and for the public about the local education agency special ed monitoring. So just as we were talking about before um and so um they were talking about how you know
the districts do their own desk review and then if two tiers on site if needed but we already heard about that um in May they discussed the intro and introduced the um the lear office so the office for learning equity and academic recovery um which was also very
interesting um as always they always share a ton of resources and so forth um for both parents and staff between the website and just things all over the state that are happening from new teacher trainingmies to their summer learning institutes and so forth. Um so there's a ton of things going on at the
state level um which we always have tried to bring back to our state to our um our district meetings in some capacity. Um and so there's a you know a lot of different things going on and so you know like I said thank you much for everybody and our next meeting is
tomorrow at 7. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you Amy. >> Questions or comments for the board? >> I have one. I mean, thank you so much for I mean, the amount of work that you put into this organization and the hours and the updates and the meetings, it is really truly exceptional and we appreciate you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Thank you. >> Uh board presence report. Um just want to read an update for the uh on the dome uh and follow up uh to a statement I made last board meeting. Um as we reported to you at our last board meeting, the state department of
community affairs, the DCA, launched an aggressive effort across New Jersey to inspect inflatable dome facilities for potential construction code violations, resulting in the Malof Township Code official issuing a notice of violation to the school district regarding the dome at the high school. The board filed
an appeal with the Morris County Construction Board of Appeals to hold a hearing, which has now been scheduled for August 27th, to give the parties an opportunity to attempt to resolve the matter. A meeting was held on May 28th between board representatives, the board's architect and council, DCA officials, and the township officials
and council. As a result, the board is preparing uh a written response with proposed accommodations, and we'll meet again soon with the township and DCA officials to continue discussions on a possible resolution. The parties agreed the dome will be voluntarily closed between June 1st and July 15th as there is little activity during that time and
will give the parties time to resolve the issues. We remain optimistic that we can bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion. So that's any questions comments from the board? Thank you. Um and I think that's all I had. Oh um oh
bring it up at new business. That's all I have. Public comments on action items. Action items only. The board of education welcomes and encourages input from the public being mindful of the privacy rights regarding students and board employees and to avoid any potential liability on the part of the speaker. The board discourages
references to specific individuals while directing your comments or questions to the board president. Please understand that public comment portions of the meeting are not structured as question and answer sessions but rather are offered as opportunities for you to share your thoughts with the board. Again, this is on action items only.
The board president may need to refer an issue to the superintendent if the particular issue has not been handled through the appropriate chain of command with the school district. However, responses may be provided at the end of the session. There are times when comments and questions will require additional fact gathering before a
response is provided. So again, I ask everyone what I just say to come up, state your name and address, direct your questions to the board president. Uh once you're done or comments, I will write everything down as best I can. I know Dr. Bani will. Once everyone has a chance to ask their questions or make their statements, we will then close it
to public comments uh and then we will go through those and try to answer them the best we can. Uh if we can't, we will uh within a a reasonable time um get those answers to you. The board continuously looks to improve this process. Uh, I think what we're going to talk about over the summer to begin in
September is to possibly have uh a running list of questions on our website, load them up with all those answers that people can just go on um and get the and get those answers as opposed to going back and emailing individuals at all times. It just seems it might be getting a little too much
for for uh um uh people that still have to do a job and they're and they're getting all these answers. So, it just might be easier just to, you know, have a running list with those answers. I ask you be respectful and courteous. Um, I think our board and our public have have a great relation in in in our commitment
to uh being respectful with one another. So, once again, this is for action items and action items only. Come up and state your name and address for the record and ask away. Seeing none, close the public comment. Uh, Miss Fitzgerald, would you make a motion for consent agenda approval from
6.1 all the way down to 9.13. >> Okay. Sure. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, I'd like to make a motion to approve do a consent agenda and approve actions item 6.1 all the way down to 9.13. Second.
>> Second. >> Oh, >> questions or comments from the board. >> Seeing none, roll call. Miss Shony, >> Mrs. Fitzgerald, >> abstain on 8.2. Yes to everything else. Mrs. Aquino. >> Yes. >> Miss Brett,
>> abstain on 6.1. Anything related to the municipality? Also 9.6 9.2 9.10. Everything else? Yes. >> Mrs. Melendez?
>> Abstaining 7.11. Anything related to Angela Sanchez and yes to everything else. >> Mrs. O'Neal, >> I abstain from anything related to Christian Humphrey and yes to everything else.
>> Mr. Orzillo, >> yes. >> Mr. Petri, >> yes. >> Mrs. Faggera, >> abstain on 9.10 because I only received the proposals two hours prior to this meeting and I didn't have a chance to review, but yes to everything else. >> Dr. Dr. Gardano,
>> absent on anything has to do with subpay rate or substitutes? Yes to everything else. >> Okay. >> Public comments on other or anything else going on in the district? Once again, I will read this. Everything still stands. The board of education
welcomes and encourages input from the public, being mindful of privacy rights regarding students and board employees to avoid any potential liability on the part of the speaker. The board discourages references to specific individuals. While directing your comments or questions to the board president, please understand that public
comment portions of the meeting are not structured as question and answer sessions, but rather offered as opportunities for you to share your thoughts with the board. The board president may need to refer an issue to the superintendent if a particular issue has not been handled through the appropriate chain of command with the school district. However, responses may
be provided at the end of the session. There are times when excuse me there are times when comments or questions will will require additional fact gathering before a response is provided. Again just state your name and address. I ask you to be concise concise and as uh quick as possible with your comments or
questions. The floor is yours. >> Yes ma'am. I'm almost under. >> Hi, my name is Precious Pel 37. >> Can you speak? Can you get closer to the microphone? I'm sorry. I just We can't hear you.
>> My name is Precious Pel 37 Road in Budling. I just have um a few things just to say. One pager. Year after year as a community we
celebrate so many federal and general holidays. Sometimes as a school community we place flags in front of our schools. We have ceremonies for instance for flag day to honor the principles of
the unification and love for our country as well as the freedom for all American people. Yet year after year as a community we failed to acknowledge Junth. our oldest child for the first time
during school during the school time learned about the Emancipation Proclamation and how it ties into the American Civil War. That is marvelous to begin to teach the full story.
It would be befitting to sing uplifting andor unifying songs on Junth as we do for Flag Day every year. We never recognize Junth as a community. Where's the love, patriotism, and
unification in that? As we recite every morning in our schools and the pledge of allegiance, we can gather around and we can sing Christmas carols and we can have parties in our
classrooms for awesome Jesus, for awesome baby Jesus. whom, by the way, wasn't born in December. That's here nor there. We can have Halloween parades and we can draw pictures to create beautiful art models for the Day of the Dead and have
parties for many other holidays, too. But we cannot honor all of the brave American soldiers who fought and even perished for all of our independence. We even coordinate our clothing as a community for many different holidays
and awareness days such as wearing green for St. Patrick's Day for the Irish people, for the people whom are Irish. We wear purple for autism awareness and red for Valentine's Day.
Even my youngest child for the last month of the year every school year they have special days where they have different themes but out of all of those themes none of them are Junth and the point of that one was to is to
welcome their summer vacation. I would like to consider that maybe we do not do anything for this holiday because school is closed. But no matter which day 911 falls on, we make sure
that we never forget. For 911, of course, it is important that we never have that unimaginable painful time in our history repeated ever again. Why would we not have that same motivation when it comes to honoring the
beginning of being one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. Junth is not a black or a slave holiday. It is a beautiful uplifting American federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of
enslaved Americans from within the United States of North America. We would not have won our civil war without fighting relentlessly through true patriotism. Together, we are all one human race. So,
let's not let the current shades of our skin get in the way of having a true sense of unity with each other. I hope we can do better as a school board and by extension as a community in the future so that we can keep rising above our conditions.
It is disappointing that you all do not deem this holiday as important enough to do so. This school year has been challenging for our oldest child at our middle school. from trying to get a handle on
all of his academic responsibilities to making sense of being called a or a big black monkey by multiple children to figuring out positive versus negative peer relationships. My youngest child has had a safe a safer
and very very happy school year though thanks to more supervision and challenging opportunities presented to him and his grammar school. Despite their different experiences, our family is grateful for it all because of
both of our son's resilience and growth every day. I wish everyone a safe and awesome summer and please consider Junth for next school year. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Mr. President. May I say something? >> Absolutely.
>> Precious, >> I I just have two things to say. Um, were you >> actually Miss Miss Fger? Actually, wait till I close it down. Then you're going to make a statement. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I don't want to make it back and forth. >> Okay. Gotcha.
Closing with public comment. Go ahead, Mr. Car. >> I just have two two quick things to say. Um, one, were you present when I read the curriculum and instruction report? >> No, >> just just don't go back and forth. Just make the statement of what you >> Okay. Um, because I did read in my
report how our district is celebrating America's 250th as well as Junth. So, you might want to go back and watch the replay to see what was said about that. And tonight, yes, tonight. Just >> don't go back and forth. Just repeat, Miss. That's all right. Just repeat what you just report out what you reported out. It's okay.
>> And if I could just request, I know we don't have any children present in the room, but we might have children present at home watching since we are live streaming. So, if you could please refrain from any obscenities in the future, that'd be very much appreciated. Thank you.
>> Moving on. Old business from the board. >> New business. Okay. I do actually have an old business question. Um, >> and real quick, Miss Shoning, when I abstained, that was 910 that I said. I think I may have said 9.2, but I meant 9.10.
>> No, you said 9. >> I said 910. Okay. Yep. >> Um, for old business, when I was on the finance committee last year, we had the discussion of trailers at the middle school, and at that time, we were discussing trailers being used for
health classes. Is that still the case? >> Primarily, yes. >> Okay. Because the word on the street is that they'll be used for G&T. So, I was just looking for some clarification. >> Primarily, but based upon the needs of the building, too. But primarily, most of our health classes will be out there, but there'll be four classrooms out there. Okay. So, depending on the
period, there probably be more out there. >> Okay. So, multi-use. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Super. New business. Um, I'll next our next board meeting on the 22nd. And I know we all received this email from uh school boards uh
regarding the uh a resolution. They they're requesting or asking board members of a civility resolution. So far, I know two boards that have done that. Um if you don't have it or you can't find it, I will email it to the board members this week. Uh just review it. It will be on the agenda for
discussion and possible vote um if the board so chooses to do that. Just talks about how between community members and the board um has civility. like I spoke about, I don't I know for a fact we don't have that issue. Um and so but it's just nice to show that support that
we can be the light of a district to say we don't have an issue. We don't put time on our speakers like other districts do. We don't. Um so just something to keep in mind. I will send that out to everybody. Comments from board members. Mr. Zillow. >> Nothing.
>> M O'Neal. >> Um congratulations to the retirees and to all the award winners and Um, I hope all the kids have a great graduation in summer. See them at their graduations.
>> Mr. Michelle, >> uh, just I I think, you know, it's June and we are at about a billion things and I know everybody's about a billion things, but tonight is such a great showing of why our school district is so awesome. If you look across the dynamics of what was here, every part of our
school was represented. And it's just I am very proud to be part of Mount Olive and kudos to our all of our staff, our administrators, etc. It is truly phenomenal what we have built here. >> Thank you, Mr. Petri. >> Uh see, congratulations to retirees. Uh
congrats to Mort. I didn't real I know we were good. I didn't know we were that good. >> Uh it'll be nice to have a Telka back as a student liaison again. And congratulations to all the seniors that are graduating. >> Super. Miss Brett. Miss Melendez,
>> congratulations to all the retirees and to all the students recognized and those parents behind those students. Uh that's why our community is great. >> Pretty awesome >> and I love that family community that we have. We support every single kid and we
try to each one of them get the maximum that they could for their potential. Thank you, Miss Quino. >> No comment. >> Miss Faggera, >> we celebrated so much tonight in this room, but I have two well, one other
thing that I would like to add to that list of celebrations. Our show choir at Mountain View had a phenomenal week last week. Um, I just want to again say kudos to Mrs. Routan for the American Young Voices performance which the show choir
um was able to partake in at the Credential Center in Newark. There are over 7,000 children singing in school choirs at that venue and it was the world's largest children's choir. Um, also last week, show choir performed at Music in
the Parks at Dorney Park on Friday and our Mountain View Show Choir received a trophy for being superior, which is a first place trophy. They also received an overall best elementary trophy and their two soloists were the only
soloists to receive recognition in the event. So, very proud. >> Super. um just have one quick thing to say and we have a close session to go to, but I I made a comment to Dr. Banji as we were um honoring uh all the
students and staff members that we honored. And if you notice, we do that a lot throughout the year and it does prolong our board meetings, but the question came up during our budget presentation why we have, you know, are higher for uh our cost per pupil. And I think we all see that, right? We offer
our students a lot of opportunities. We always have. So, that's going to cost unfortunately the trade-off is our cost per pupil. Um, and I think that's what our parents expect uh by and large. Um, I know again I've said it before, the way they fund education on the back of property tax owners is is is just the
worst way to do that. And it pits people against one another, but that's one of the reasons why when we're up here late at night having all these students and all these activities and clubs and sports come up that we're honoring them, that's the reason why. So with that uh motion to recess in the confidential
session >> so moved. >> Thank you. Resolved that the board meeting in confidential session for the purpose of discussing negotiations personnel matters attorney client privilege pending or anticipated litigation confidential pupil matters be further resolved that matters discussed in confidential session be disclosed to
the public when the reason for confidentiality no longer exist. Action may be taken. We are in close session. Thank you. We had everyone in your house sweating up there. >> Where's Mr. >> Are you going through changes now?
>> No. introduce you right. Thank you. Yes. Very welcome. >> We are back from close session. Roll call. Miss Shony. >> Mrs. Aquino >> here. >> Ms. Brett >> here. >> Mrs. Fitzgerald >> here. >> Mrs. Melendez >> here. >> Mrs. O'Neal >> here. >> Mr. Ozilla >> here.
>> Mr. Petri >> here. >> Mrs. Faggera >> here. >> Dr. Gardano >> here. Thank you. We are in open session. Um, we have two new resolutions. I'm going to label them 10.1 and 10.2. We will just do a a consent uh agenda, a consent uh vote on all on both of them.
Resolved. This is 10.1 and I'll need a second. Uh I'm just going to do this as a consent. resolved that the uh board affirms the findings in case number 308258-042420 26 heard in executive session that student ID 300044
was not the victim of acts of HIV and be it further resolved that the parent shall be provided with written decision informing them of the of the disposition and their appeal rights 10.2 2 resolved that the board affirms the findings that student ID number 6501-9502
committed acts of HIV and case number 3075-96- CMS-041-52026 heard in executive session and be it further resolved that the parent shall be provided with the written decision informing them of the dis of the disposition and their appeal rights. Can I have a second motion?
>> Motion. Need a second. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second. >> Uh consent agenda. All those in favor? >> I >> I. >> All those opposed? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I
>> We'rejourn. Thank you. >> Thanks. I'll hand you a second.