Roll call. >> Miss Kasalana. Miss >> Kakara >> here. Dr. Hayden here. >> Miss Gunderman here. >> Miss Morirano >> here. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Mrs. Zayn >> here. >> You have a quorum. Please join me in the flag salute to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for it stands indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> This is a public meeting of the board of education of the bureau of new providence. Adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance
with PL1 1975 chapter 231 in that a notice was made in conformance with section 13 of the act. Whenever the business of the b the board requires to convene to close session the session will begin no later than 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. sorry at the conclusion of the need
for close session. The board will reconvene to the public portion of the meeting. At that time, the board will complete any business that may be before it and the public will then be given an opportunity to be heard before the meeting is adjourned. Good evening everyone. Welcome. Um before we move on
to tonight's agenda, I would just like to take a brief moment to say thank you on behalf of Joe Walsh and myself. Tonight marks the last board of education meeting for both of us. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the community, the administration, and our fellow board members for
trusting us to help guide the district for so many years. It has been a privilege to serve alongside so many dedicated people who care deeply about the success of our students and our schools. As we close this chapter and approach the holiday season, we wish everyone a happy,
healthy, and restful holiday. Thank you again for the opportunity to serve and we look forward to seeing the continued success of our district in the years ahead. >> Thank you, Miss Cicero. Uh Ariel, we're ready for you.
>> Good evening, and thank you, Dr. Zerley, and the rest of the board for having me tonight. So, we had our fall play, It's a Wonderful Life, on November 21st and 22nd. We had three amazing performances, and congratulations to Mr. Duke, Mr. Mangle, uh, Miss Mangle, and the entire
cast, crew, and pit for the outstanding shows. Uh, the senior class spelled out 26 on Leader Field on Wednesday, November 26th. Pretty funny photo, actually. Um, as part of this continuing tradition to be featured in the yearbook for all the Pioneer graduating classes,
it took like 10 takes, you know, but worth it. Um, so in December, fall sports awards were held on Tuesday, December 2nd and offered all our fall athletes the opportunity to be recognized for their incredible seasons along with their coaches. Congratulations to all of our
fall student athletes and teams. The marching bands awards ceremony was held on Saturday, December 6 to celebrate another amazing season by the Pride and Class and have one final opportunity to recognize the incredible work of marching band director, Mr. N. We thank
and congratulate Mr. N on all of his leadership and support of the marching band for the past 30 years. We were treated to an amazing winter concert from our chorus, band, and orchestra groups on Tuesday, December 9th. The concert choir, select choir, jazz choir, concert band, jazz band, orchestra, and
swinging strings all showcased their talents through a special evening of performances. Congratulations to all our music groups. Tomorrow evening on Friday, December 19th, many of our students and alumni will again perform as part of the music department coffee house event. We wish
everyone a fun and entertaining evening. Recently, TSA sent out six teams to the UCJ bridge building competition. Rahm, Trevor, Anit, Elijah, and Sebastian came an impressive third in our county for trust bridges out of 36 teams, holding
an astounding 167 five pounds with their bridge. Hannah Vikith, Halen Kaitlin Han, Anna Vancova, Claire McIll, and Maggie Lou won the judges choice award. Girls basketball is hitting the ground running with their first game on Tuesday
against Planefield, decisively winning 6451. And they have a home game tonight against Rosel Catholic. So, good luck to the girls. Uh, boys basketball is ready to go with a game against ALJ on Saturday and one against Madison on Sunday to kick off their season.
Wrestling has kicked off with their first match on Thursday, a try meet, which is against Ridge and Roselle, and are competing in a quad again on Saturday. Best of luck to them. Ice hockey is off to a tough start with three very close losses to Livingston, Ramipo, and Westfield. However, all
three opponents are very tough teams. We are confident the team will see great results soon. Both the girls and boys swim teams started off the season with two dominant wins against Union Elizabeth and are two- one to start the seasons. Winter track is up and running with
their first meet tomorrow in Staten Island. When they told me Long Island, I was like, is that a school? You know, but apparently they're actually going out there. So, um, good for them. Um, so thank you and we hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable winter break.
>> Thank you so much, Ariel. Just to clarify, is it Staten Island or Long Island? >> Staten Island. >> Yeah, they're two different things, Ariel. I still can't get the birth. Mr. Hayden, >> at this time, uh, Mr. Ugluuro, if you'd like to share the enrollment report with
us. >> Sure. And good evening, everyone. At Alan W. Roberts, we currently have 595 students. At Saltbrook, we currently have 598 students. At New Providence Middle School, we currently have 392
students. At New Providence High School, we currently have 661 students. This brings us to a total of 2,246 students. Currently are there are 39 students and out of district placements which brings
us to a grand total of 2,285 students. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. U. Um so this evening we have lots of students here uh which is very nice to see. We did table from last
meeting the unity day presentation. So, I would like to welcome all of our students here today. Um, I'd also like to welcome Mr. Arbal as well as Miss Janszen who um do oversee the Unity Day and have worked very closely with both
Mr. Henry as well as Mr. Chrysatello this past year. And at this time, I welcome up students um to grab a mic and to present for our board. Um, good evening and thank you so much for having us. Our names are Audrey,
>> Anelie, Fatima, and Lillian. And we're all students from the New Providence High School District. Before we begin, we want to acknowledge the board, the New Providence High School students, faculty, and community members who make this event possible
every year. To us, unity is about breaking down the walls that separate us. At school, it's very easy for us to live in our own little bubbles and stick to people who look like us or think like us. But true unity means stepping outside of these bubbles, seeing each
other for who we really are, and connecting beyond these surface differences. We're involved in unity because I've seen firsthand how small acts such as listening and understanding can create a ripple effect. And we all have a part to play in tearing down the
invisible barriers that keep us apart. And that is exactly why we're involved in the Unity Fair because we want to help create a community where no one's left out and where our differences become our strength rather than a barrier.
Unity Day has evolved throughout the years. We began in 2019 with the NJ sharing network hosted by the diversity committee. By 2021, Unity Day was taken over by students from the new Province High Schools and M and the magnet
schools. At that point, only after 2 years, our progress has grown exponentially. More participants came and more viewers came after those two years. And this progress has only grown. While in 2019 we had an estimated attendance of 75
people just last year in 2025 we had over 300 people. More organizations of New Providence and surrounding towns have also be begun to participate opening up more opportunities uh not only for th those organizations but for
the participants as well. As Unity Day has steadily evolved, so has the togetherness of the of the entire community. The purpose of this event is to unite our community. We want to introduce people of all ages to different backgrounds by having those people speak
about their experiences firsthand. We also want to create a space of community and belonging with booths, food, arts, and music. Some details from last year's event. It was held in the New Prominence High School gym on Saturday, June 7th
and it lasted two hours from 4 to 6 pm and we had over 300 people attend. Some of the event highlights of last year, we had around 20 different booths including some News High School clubs, the Japanese clubs, Spanish honor society,
the diversity club, and the French club. Of course, music is the universal language, so we also had a concert with keys to success. There was also food at many of the booths. We had passport booth trackers and at the end we had prizes. Last year we partnered with Key
Success, the New Providence Diversity Committee, the United Methodist Church, and the New Providence Unity Project. Uh you can turn to the page with the pictures on it. We have a couple pictures of our setup. And in your Providence High School gym,
you can see like all the clubs spread out. uh this the booths we have some pictures of the different uh booths including some of the clubs and in the middle we have a picture of Sunil and
our principal Mr. Henry. And we also have a couple members of the Japanese club here to talk about their experience. >> First, >> um hello, my name is Naomi Lee.
>> Uh hello, I'm Rama Krishna Panch. Um so the this uh past year the New Providence High School Japanese program and Japanese club we created a simbauru for the unity day in 2025. Uh simulu is a Japanese art of folding 1000 paper
cranes and stringing them together. According to Japanese tradition, uh completing 10,00 cranes symbolizes hope, healing, peace, and unity. And this practice is done as a community effort and each cre crane that we make and string together promotes hope, peace and
unity. Visitors to our table were invited to help us fold cranes for the sambulu. And we we taught uh participants how to make their own paper crane and this shared a hands-on experience that Barbie will together. If
you look right there, uh the uh finished project is hanging up. Um, I believe that's around 800 cranes. We couldn't exactly get to 1,00 next year. >> Yeah, we should hopefully get there next year. And being involved in this
creation of the project was extremely meaningful. It highlighted the delicate art of origami and the beauty of this art form while also bringing people together. Each crane has its own uniqueness and while they're all connected, they're all different from each other in their own ways.
At our table, we also showcased several objects and foods that are traditional to Japanese culture. Uh, one was a kendama, which is a traditional Japanese wooden toy with a ball attached by string. I'm sure many of you guys have seen it. If you haven't, it's very
similar to that gavvel over there. If you just had a pointy tip to the end of it, players try to catch the ball on the different sides or try to spike it on the pointed tip. We also had edetomame, which are young soybeans still in their pods, lightly boiled or steamed, and
often sprinkled with salt. It's a popular healthy Japanese snack. We also had yakisoba, which is a Japanese stir-fried noodle dish made with wheat noodles, sliced vegetables, and a sweet and savory sauce. It's often cooked on a griddle at festivals.
We also had hagita, which is my personal favorite. It's a decorated wooden paddle used in the traditional New Year's game of Hanitsuki, which is very, very similar to Batman. Today, it's also used as a good luck decoration. We also had a Kabuto, which is a
decorative samurai helmet doll displayed for boys day and children's day on May 5th. It symbolizes strength, courage, and protection for children. We also had a few other members that couldn't make it today but wanted to share their experiences.
So the first one was Elijah who said that what he loved about Unity Day was trying all the different types of food. He tried Indian food for the first time at the Unity Day Fair and fell in love with it. I get why it's the best. Unity Day opened new experiences for him
to try different cultures that he would have never experienced without this event. Another thing that said that like he really resonated with was how connected he felt to his community. Uh serving at the Japanese stand, he was
able to teach little kids about Japanese culture, teaching them how to make origami, much like the paper cranes you see in the sunbun back there, and passed on a fun tradition. Cristiana said that when she first learned about the Unity Day event, she was really excited to learn about all
the different cultures and try all the different types of foods from these different countries. This experience helped her understand a lot more about Senbanz and the real meaning behind this grand gesture. She says making these paper cranes with
her friends were some of the best memories she's had, and this event is something that she'll always look back at fondly as she graduates. Um, so I was really excited to participate in the Unity Day event when I first found out about it. I love
learning about other cultures and getting to experience uh things that I probably never would have before, like creating the Simba Zudu. Um, coming from like an eth an eth ethnically diverse family, I know the joy someone feels when they're sharing about their culture. And participating in the
Senbuzzu project was so special to me knowing that I was helping to create something that represents community and friendship while also creating art from different culture. It was also a bonus because I love making origami. Um, overall this experience was extremely
fun and rewarding. Thank you. >> All right. Looking to the future of the Unity Fair in 2026 and beyond, we'd like to establish this as an annual New Province community event to celebrate the diversity of our community. Last year, several New Province High School
clubs got involved, such as the Japanese club, and we're looking forward to even more students and teachers getting involved in coming years. To do this, we need the support of the board of education. Having the support of the board and the high school will allow us to promote the event through the media
and through school announcements and we're we'd be able to get the community more involved in the event. We appreciate the continued support this year and we're so excited to work with you all this year to make the unit a fair. Thank you. Thank you all so much for your hard work
and your dedication to this. Um it truly is wonderful and I could say on behalf of the board of education as well as the entire administration we are very thankful. Uh we do have to show our appreciation some certificates here that I'm going to step around and I will
present with Mr. Chrysatello. So if you want to have a seat as we call you up we'll present you with the certificate. He's not here, but I don't know if you want to announce them if they're not here. You do? Okay. Want me to announce? Um, I know Adam may
not be here, but Adam Ardorick. >> Okay. Audrey Kai, Kayla Fineman, >> Leah Hang, >> Fatima Jed, Naomi Lee, Elias Lopez, Curry,
Rahm Ponantum, Christina Cury, Kolina Vez, Elijah Xi, Anjali, Jansen, Lillian, and Yu. and Rachel Zack and Maria Lopez Curry. We're going to take a picture. So, let's
all close wherever you'd like. Okay. So, as we enter the holiday season, I want to extend my heartfelt wishes to the entire school community. May this time bring you rest, joy, and meaningful moments spent with family and
friends. Thank you for the entire Thank you to the entire community for your continued support and partnership. And I am most certainly looking forward to what 2026 has to bring for all of us. Before we move on with the agenda, I would like to take a moment to share my
sincere gratitude to two board members for whom tonight marks their final meeting. First, I would like to thank Joe Walsh for his service to our district and our community. Joe, your thoughtful con contributions, steady presence, and commitment to doing what
is right for students have made a meaningful impact. Your willingness to ask important questions and support programs and initiatives that strengthen opportunities for our students has been greatly appreciated. I would also like to offer a very special thank you to our
board president, Bernardet Cicaro. Bernardet, you have been my president from the very beginning of my superintendency and I am deep deeply grateful for your leadership, guidance, and support. Your steady hand, collaborative approach, and unwavering
focus on making decisions rooted in what is best for our students have helped move this district forward in powerful ways. The many programs and initiatives that serve our students today and will continue to serve them well into the future are a reflection of that
leadership. On behalf of the administration, staff, and students, I thank you both for your dedication, your service, and your commitment to this district. I would like also to note that on January 22nd at our board of education meeting, we will formally be
recognizing both Joe and Bernardet for their service and contributions to our school community. At this time, I do welcome any board members that would like to add any sentiments. Um, I just also wanted to echo Lauren's sentiments and thank you both for your
combined 21 years on the board. Burn with 12 and Joe with nine. I do old math and I can make that work. Um, and while I've only gotten to serve with you for the past five years where I'm sure they were the highlights for that alone, um, I've been grateful for your support and
guidance and friendship over the time. And I've just been looking back on some of the monumental moments in New Providence school history that you've both been a part of. And, you know, I'm a big fan of lists. So, I thought I'd list a few off, starting with the highlight, COVID shutdowns and mask
mandates and figuring out how to decipher different mandates and what that means. And you two both led us through that beautifully. Um, but then also some real true highlights implementing full day kindergarten, multiple bond referendums, which I know is one of Joe's favorite topics of
conversation. um which brought so many new uh areas for STEM education as well as you're all cool right now. So, thank you for our HVAC and AVA AC. Um as well as different contract negotiations, our
superintendent search, uh strategic planning, I think you were both part of three of those. um multiple tech upgrades and keeping watch through demography studies uh over the past decade to make sure that not just the schools were being taken care of but New
Providence community as a whole. So um I wanted to thank you and I truly think that you both have been true examples of what they call servant leaders for your countless hours from days, nights, weekends, meetings, calls, texts that you've provided more for the students and the families of New Providence than
you'll ever get credit for. So, I'm giving you credit now. Um, thank you very much and uh we'll brace ourselves if we see you coming uh to the podium for an open comment at future meetings. >> I just also want to thank you both. Um,
since I stepped on the board four years ago, you've either been the vice president or the president, Burn, and you've led us with a very calm, steady hand, and I am very grateful for that. And Joe is very quiet and calm, but when he asks a question, I learned very quickly to pay attention because there's
a lot to learn in the few words that he speaks. Um, so thank you both. Um, in the last few years, we've done a lot. I mean, Amanda listed quite a few things, but you know, from um just a bond referendum to a superintendent search to
a strategic, you know, vision and planning just in the last three years alone. Um, and thank you for for your patience with you know me as the new board member asking a lot of questions and your mentorship and you know um hopefully we will continue to carry on
your legacy um and lead this school district um as you both have done for the last many many years. So thank you. >> Thank you everyone. We really do appreciate it. Um, at this time, um, for those of you who, uh, are waiting with baited breath for our annual audit
report, um, I ask Bobby Beda to come up, um, and do our presentation. Good evening everybody. Uh my name is Bobby Vera. I'm one of the audit managers for Donah and Dorian Tomkins. Uh we handle the annual audit. Uh I just like to start off by uh
thanking the board, Dr. Zerpolley, Mr. Ta uh for allowing us to continue as your auditors. Uh we spend a few weeks here in the summer uh every year and it truly is a pleasure to come. Uh Mr. Ta, the whole central office staff, Maria, everybody really has things in order
here and it's makes our makes our job a lot easier, easier than uh some other places. um the same spiel as I always usually have. Uh there's two reports. Uh the bigger one is the annual comprehensive financial report which goes over the financial condition of the
district and the smaller one is the auditor's management report that goes over all the procedures of the district. Um I'd like to go over the bigger report. I'm just going to go over one section with you. Uh it is the general fund section which is the biggest fund of the district. If you want to turn to
page 67. Uh this exhibit summarizes the activity in the general fund. Uh the schedule compares final budgeted amounts to actual results. Uh the revenues make up the top of the page and then the next four pages are all the various expenditure accounts. And if you turn to
page 71, you get to basically the bottom line. So towards the bottom of page 71, you will see that the overall fund balance as of June 30th, 2025 is $5 million, $942,240. So you ask yourself, what does a
district do with this $5.9 million? The state allows districts to keep 2% of expenditures as unassigned and unrestricted, basically a rainy rainy day fund, which comes out to about 1.1 million. The rest of the fund balance is restricted in one way or another. 1.6 6
million is excess surplus designated for subsequent year's expenditures along with an additional 500,000 for subsequent year's expenditures which is which means that goes into the budget that we're currently in now 2025 2026 1.4 4 million is excess surplus that
will be used in the 2026 2027 budget. 430,000 is for capital reserve and 830,000 is for incumbrances. Uh there are two other exhibits I want to mention briefly. The first is the special revenue fund which starts on page 79.
This lists all the various grants and other state aid items uh that the district receives. Uh this was the last year any school district could spend CO grant money. Uh over the course of the last five fiscal years, New Providence has spent about 1.6 million in COVID
related grants. Uh they have disappeared and they are no longer available to any district. Uh the last item is the capital projects fund. This is where the bond proceed money goes into. This fund shows the revenues and expenditures of the bond projects. And as of June 30th, 2025,
which doesn't take into account the summer, which I know most of the time that's when the projects happen, uh $18.7 million has been expended, which leaves about $5 million left. Um that quickly summarizes the bigger annual comprehensive financial report. The
smaller auditor's management report, uh this just reviews compliance and performance of the district. Uh we're happy to report that we have no findings or recommendations for the district. Uh I think this is about the third or fourth year in a row we've had no comments or findings which is always a
good thing. Um and that basically is is it in a nutshell. Again just want to say that it is a pleasure Mr. Ta, Dr. Zerley, everybody. It's we enjoy coming and spending a few weeks here. Uh they've really have their you know everything in order. We get everything
quickly and you know that's about it if anybody has any questions. >> Thank you Bobby. Thank you. >> And and I know I say this every year, but thank you Jim and thank you Lauren for running a tight ship. We appreciate it. It makes our job easier up here.
>> Happy holidays, everybody. Thank you, Bobby. >> Thank you. >> Okay, now is a opportunity for the public to be heard on a specific agenda items. Specific agenda items only. Seeing none, I declare the public portion of the meeting closed. At this
time, I need approval of the minutes for the business meeting and the closed meeting on November 20th, 2025. >> Mana, there's a second. I'll >> second. >> Roll call. >> Miss Kasalano.
>> Mrs. Kakara. >> I Dr. Ebson Hayden. >> Hi. >> Miss Gunderman. >> Hi. >> M. Moro. Hi. >> Mr. Walsh. Hi. >> Mrs. Zayn. >> Hi. Action items. Mr. Walsh. Finance. >> I would like to move items one through
eight as listed on the agenda. >> Second. Casey. >> Comments. No comments. Uh, roll call. >> Miss Costalano. >> Hi. >> Miss Kakara. >> Hi. >> Dr. Hayden. >> Hi. >> Miss Gunderman. >> Hi. >> Miss Morano. Hi.
>> Mr. Walsh. Hi. >> Mrs. Zayn. >> Hi. >> Facilities. Mr. Walsh. I would like to move item one as listed on the agenda. >> Stacy, >> that was Amanda. I'm sorry. >> I think Jim's gonna comment. >> I'll just comment on it a little bit.
Um, so currently, just so you know where we are with the current contracts with the HBAC, we're at the punch list portion of the projects. Um, all three schools received the punch list. Uh, we're currently working through the punch list and hope to close out those contracts hopefully next month or so.
Um, that being said, we did uh forecast an amount of money that was left in the the bond referendum proceeds. So, we did go out to bid for the remaining projects that we didn't uh go out to bid for the first time. Uh, the base bid included the uh gymnasiums at the high school,
Saltbrook and Roberts. Uh the alternate number one were the cafeterias at all three buildings and then alternate number two was the middle school gym. Um we did get those bids back. Uh kind of eye opening. Um the base bids were much
more than the amount of funds we had available. Um so tonight we're recommending that we reject all bids and then what we're going to do is uh rebid it. Um and the plan is is we're going to rebid it by school separately. uh this way that the base bids will be in
amounts that we can look at everything and then decide and prioritize what we can do. Um we're not going to be able to do all the projects as you can see with the base bid not um coming in under the available funds. Uh but what it'll do is it'll allow us to at least move forward
with some of the projects. Um and then once we do receive the bids, I will be meeting with the committee um to go over what the next um u steps are. Um at the next meeting, the January meeting, um there will be an a resolution on to hopefully award bids, so we can get
everything rolling. Um because basically we're at the time that if we're going to approve it and get it done this summer, uh basically by the end of January is the time to get it done. Anything after that, uh to get the product here by summer and do it as a summer project is going to be a stretch. Um so hopefully
everything will work out in the next month and uh we can move forward with some additional projects. Um, so is there any questions? Uh, January 15th. Uh, the plan is if this is approved tonight, I already have the advert advertisement ready to go
tomorrow. It'll be in the paper next Tuesday or Wednesday, and then it'll give us enough timeline as per the statute to um get the plans out and then receive the bids. Um, I did, it's in the resolution, but we only did receive three bids, which was low. Um, we had
about 13, I believe, pick up. Um, so we're hoping that there'll be more competition uh the second time around. Um, so that's it. >> Thank you, Mr. Ta. Uh, Dr. Epson Hayden. >> Oh, sorry. Roll call.
>> Miss Castalano. >> Hi. >> Miss Garo. >> Hi. >> Dr. Epson Hayden. >> Hi. >> Miss Gunderman. >> Hi. >> Ms. Morano. >> Hi. >> Mr. Walsh. Hi. >> Mrs. Zayn. >> Hi. >> Dr. Mson Hayden Education. >> I'd like to approve items 1 through
three as listed below. >> Seconded out of the ordinary. No. Roll call. >> Miss Castellano. >> Miss Karo. >> Hi. >> Dr. Eson Hayden. >> Hi. >> Miss Gunderman. >> Hi. >> Misso. >> Hi. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Zayn. >> Hi.
>> Mrs. Gunderman. Uh, personnel. Uh, I'd like to move to approve items one as one through six as listed. Kristen >> and I think Dr. Zerley has a few comments. >> I do. Thank you. I would just like to recognize and congratulate Mr. Peter
Schaefer. He is a math teacher here at our high school and I will say that he is beloved by the students. Um, he has been here for many, many years. He is not only a wonderful math teacher, but he is a wonderful mentor to our students
and he will be greatly missed. Um I'm excited for him though. He has uh lots of plans to take care of his garden and his retirement and um he will be retiring effective the end of January. So I just congratulate him and thank him for his years of service.
>> Roll call. >> Miss Costalano. >> Miss Karo. >> Hi. >> Dr. Ebson Aiden. >> Hi. Miss Gunderman. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Morana. >> Hi. >> Mr. Walsh. Mrs. Zay. >> Hi. >> Mr. Walsh. Board policy. >> I would like to move item one as listed
on the agenda. >> No comments. Burn. These are second reading and we talked about them last time. >> Roll call. >> Miss Galano. Hi. >> Miss Garao. >> Hi. >> Dr. Eson Hayden. >> Hi. >> Miss Gunderman. >> Hi. Moreno. >> Hi. >> Mr. Walsh.
>> Hi. >> Mrs. A. >> Hi. >> Committee reports, curriculum, instruction, technology. >> Nothing new. >> Nothing. Finance, facilities, safety. >> Uh, Jim covered it. >> Thank you. Personnel,
>> nothing new since last time. >> The status quo. Excellent. Uh, old business. Um, just want to remind everybody that the reorg meeting is on Thursday, January 8th, 2026. Um, and Jim has the official board of education election results.
>> Yes. Real quick, um, it was in your board packets. So, um, just to read it into the record, um, there were 10,377 registered voters total in New Providence. Of that, the ballots that were cast were 6,221.
So, the voter turnout was 59.95%. Uh, the two top candidates for the right in votes was Amy Lee with 1 37 and Rupa Rupa Kle at 1027. >> Thank you, Mr. Ta. Um, anyone have any
new business? >> Nothing. >> I just want to share uh with the board that in the new year I'm going to be uh sending out lots of emails for calendar requests. So, I do plan in the new year to meet with each board member um
individually just to have um a moment to catch up um and to share some thoughts about how things are going with our goals and the strategic plan. And then I also do plan to meet with each new committee because as you know during reorgestablish our committees so that I could bring
those members up to date on the current board goals because um the team and I um my administrative team at central office as well as the building leaders have been working really hard on that and we have some great momentum. So I want to definitely be able to bring those new
committee members up to speed. >> Thank you Dr. Zerley. Now's an opportunity for the public to be heard on any topic. Seeing none, I need a motion. >> Oh, sorry. Come on up. >> Hit the button.
>> If you state your name and address, please. >> Steve Schaer, 36 Salem Road. Um, on You guys are very organized, very impressive. Um, and you're going through this really fast. On number nine, committee reports, number one, curriculum, instruction, technology, what does nothing new mean?
We have not had an updated meeting to discuss any new business since our last meeting last month. >> Last month. >> Yep. >> When's the next technology meeting? >> We meet just as a committee of the three of us. It will be in the new year once we establish our new committee. >> No date. >> Not yet.
>> Okay. >> Yeah. >> How will I find out about it? >> Because it's just for us committee members. Whatever we discuss will be relayed out to the public at the next board meeting. So, it won't be at the next reorg meeting. It will probably be at the one after that. >> Okay. relayed out to the public meeting online or >> Nope. >> the other at the board. So, maybe next
board meeting there will be an update. >> Next board meeting is going to be the reorg meeting on January 8th. So, that's going to be us reestablishing what our new committees are going to be. >> So, it's the not the next board meeting, but the board meeting after >> probably January 22nd. >> January 22nd. Okay.
>> Um >> and certainly if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Dr. Zerly um in the meantime. >> Yeah. January 28th. >> 22nd. >> 22nd. Yes. >> January 8th and then 22nd. Thank you very much. >> Anyone else?
>> I need a motion to recess to close session for student matters related to HIP and personnel. Ajourned.