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Second. >> Motion to go into executive session. >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? I >> I. >> All opposed. Extensions. >> All right. Uh we will be in executive session for 45 minutes, maybe a little longer. Just we'll conduct all of the business after that.

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>> Yes. Uh, can I get a motion to return from executive session? >> Session. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Abstensions. All right. We have returned from

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executive session. Um, at this time, Dr. Zuckermanman, if you'd like to give your superintendent report. >> Absolutely. Uh so if I can start by asking Mr. Dagley to uh provide the student representative, his his last student representative report before graduation. So uh congratulations on uh

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on on making it to June and uh hopefully things are going well, but I'll turn it over to you. >> Uh thank you. Uh as a school year is come to end like many organizations continue to make contributions to our school and community as a whole. Uh the debate team is wrapping up another su successful season and is currently

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preparing to host like the end of year banquet uh to recognize like the hard work throughout the entire year. Uh MSA as well has had many clothing drives, food drives uh and these show uh involvement community service as well.

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Uh BBSA is also planning a potluck in the near future. Uh this gathering provides students with opportunity to celebrate and strengthen community among members and a broader student body uh within Northern. Uh senior class is preparing for graduation. Uh as we're

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like completing final requirements uh participating in like graduation related activities. Um FBA continues to represent our school. Uh people who qualify for the national competition uh have attended and competed. Um

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uh students are now campaigning uh campaigning preparing to select new leaders for the 2026 2027 school year for various different clubs as well. Um athletics have also been uh pretty successful I would say this spring season uh track, baseball, softball,

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etc. Uh and overall our student involvement remained strong. uh organizations, our programs, athletics teams uh continue to make positive contributions and uh thank you for a successful school year as well.

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>> Thank you. Um so wanted to give uh a few updates. I'm going to actually go in um different order than what's on my than what's on my paper. Um on the board agenda this evening um you will see a an op a renewal of an

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agreement for the school choice option for uh joint base McGuire Dick Lakers uh residents. When a military family moves onto the the joint base they have the option to choose whether or not they want their children to attend the Peton School District or North Hannover for

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younger students who which then subsequently come to Northern Burlington. This arrangement has been in place for the past 5 years under a pilot program which expires at the conclusion of the 202526 school year. On tonight's agenda, you will see my recommendation to adopt a

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resolution that will extend this arrangement through the 203031 school year. The extension will follow the same parameters that are currently in place. Um, and the agenda item also includes a copy of the form that is used for the school choice option, which also

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stipulates some of the requirements. If Mr. Lee, do we have Okay, thank you very much. So, this is just a very uh brief presentation on the um Northern Burlington 2030 plan. I'm real proud of the uh the logo there. I um thank you to AI for helping with

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that. Um, so it's certainly not my uh my digital uh art skills um as the students have. But I recently shared an update with the board uh regarding the Northern Burlington 2030 plan. While I shared this via email, I did want to just give this brief overview uh for this evening.

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And I think I'm too far away. I can also just say to you, Mr. Lee, next slide if you want instead. All right, then we can do that. That'll work, too. Then I can go back and sit down. you. So during this uh brief discussion, I'm

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going to talk about just an overview of our process uh explain the the draft goals um as well as the the next steps um that we have in this process. So we started this back in the fall of 2025. uh we we sent out a thought

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exchange which gathered the feedback from not only our our community, our staff and also the students to identify what they felt should be included in our in our strategic plan in there. It came out obviously from an instructional standpoint there there are things that

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that we need that we can get better at. Um as well as the need for the students to um re to refocus their opportunities on communication. Uh the cell phones are are great. However, they have certainly taken away a lot of what is

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traditionally just been expected. Um, we also then then we put together in the the winter of 2026, we put together the Northern Burlington 2030 committee. Um, we met five times between February and the beginning of May. Uh, we had 25 members um, sign up on that.

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Unfortunately, we did not have 25 members at every meeting. We started with about uh, probably our high was about 16 in each meeting. it did dwindle down as traditionally does with with some some uh some of those uh those committees on the committees every single time we had representatives from

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students, parents, teachers, administrators and also community members as well. So I was very happy about that. They worked to finalize the proposed goals and also the proposed action plans. And the reason why I said propose is that um I reserve myself

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along with the my administrative team uh reserves the right for the the final kind of wording and and so on. But I mean the majority of of what the committee worked on is certainly in the plan. So from the instructional the instructional goal is by 2030 students

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will develop and apply the the knowledge and skills to think adaptively while drawing upon the traditional and innovative tools to solve real world challenges. So it says uh try to make this as plain English as we can instead of getting getting away from the uh the

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education um uh jargon. Uh the bottom line is that the the students need to be able to adapt their thinking and that that in in the future once they get out out of college. Um the traditional innovative tools um are important paper pencil uh traditional methods as well as

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the the um the innovative tools which is obviously to integrate some some things that we may not even know about right now obviously artificial intelligence um and also to to solve real world problems to be able to apply that knowledge in a variety of ways. So under the areas of

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focus we have the following problem solving uh and real world I think there's just those three uh the problem solving and real world situations it's to be able to apply what they have learned in a variety of ways that application really shows the the

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depth of the knowledge and will will transfer that the the intended learning the critical thinking uh uh analyzing information and uh persisting uh persisting through complexity is again just that just learning it one way doesn't necessarily satisfy all

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learners. be being be able being able to um teach that and have the students apply that in a way that makes sense to them helps that individual with with that knowledge and also the uh the application of skills through multiple modalities and that's what I said before could be paper pencil it could just be

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through a word processing aspect could be through an Excel sheet could be through um artificial intelligence the artificial intelligence could be used for brainstorming could be used for full application could be just used in in obviously a variety of ways the soft skills goal

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uh this is that this is that that interpersonal aspect. By 2030, students will be able to foster and manage their personal goals through the mastery of social skills, public speaking, and teamwork abilities. Obviously, social skills is is um if you think of a secondary school, it's not necessarily

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the the most um the easiest thing from a a uh a um interpersonal and and implementation aspect to be able to do because of the the ways that our schools are structured. That's why we want to be able to integrate that knowledge through

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the public speaking, through teamwork, and through obviously when when we need to work with students on on individual social skills. I think there's just two two on this one. So, under the areas of focus, the project based activities that require

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collaboration and teamwork. Um, so we have the students not only working individually, we also have them working working with pairs. the committee actually did a great job coming up with a a rubric um uh that actually will evaluate the students when they when they work in teams and when they also uh

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uh implement the public speaking we do not want to s as Yousef would certainly uh probably agree we don't want to saturate the students and have every single time that they work with in in a with a with a partner in a team or do a presentation to to be evaluated using this rubric. So we will have this done

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sporadically over the year in each subject. So we can use this as data as a data point to see how we're doing but not necessarily oversaturate the students and teachers with this. Um we also think that it's important when there that to be able to purposely educate them on how to understand body

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language and social skills when presenting. Um if I'm presenting to all of you and everybody's falling asleep, clearly I'm not doing the the best job engaging you in what we're saying. So to be able to pick up on that and realize that even though you have this planned, I may have to alter from that plan to make sure that that everybody's

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listening to what I'm what I'm saying. And fiscal responsibility. Um, this one we did not have the committee um participate in. This is one that that I spoke with the the finance committee on about my intentions and that I was really just going to work with with my

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administrative team to to develop this. So by 2030, the district will ensure that the facilities and the resources are aligned to with the growing needs of the students, staff, and community while developing and maintaining a sustainable and financially responsible plan.

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So under this, there are three areas that we're going to work on. Um obviously, we know that this past year was a challenging um uh fiscal um opportunity for the district. So, we want to make sure that we have five-year plans in in in a variety of areas which

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will help the board plan for what's to come. Doesn't mean we can't alter from that, but it means that just to plan. So, for example, a five-year textbook plan, fiveyear um a long-range facility plan for the major projects, five-year technology plan um in many other areas,

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even even professional development. So, we know what's to come, but we also know the financial implications of of that as well. And some of this we've already had um like we already have a way to rotate buses. Um we have ways to to to um implement the the Chromebook uh

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implementation, the uh the Chromebook initiative. Um but it's ways to be able to make that happen in other areas as well. Increase our our shared services. Um we do a great job working with other districts. We support their technology needs. We support their busing needs. I

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think we can do a better job working with even within our region or within our area on maybe if we all have to purchase copy paper, maybe we purchase it together and get a lower cost. Maybe we and and again that's just one example, but ways that we can do better job to reduce our expenditures while

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still maint while still obtaining that that same product. Revenue generating ideas. Um looking for ways for the district to um increase the the revenue that's coming in. Maybe it's from renting out the auditorium. We've talked about the possibility of of having a

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send receive relationship with um with New Hover. We uh Miss uh Miss Williams, you're over here, just submitted a a grant um to the federal government to um possibly update the HVAC at the middle school. That would save us almost $8 million if she's able to get that grant.

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And again, that would be huge to be able to um offset some of our our what what we would expect to pay as a district. So those are just some examples of additional revenue generating ideas. And lastly, uh bring back initiative as we have talked extensively with with

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you as the board about the amount of money that we spend on out of district tuition, whether from special education, whether it's from general education, whatever that may be. Some students, they have the programs that they need that are out of district right now. And I'm not not looking at all to change

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that. some students we may be able to implement a program here that we can look to bring them back. Um yes it may be an initial expenditure for the board but ultimately we may save a significant amount of money not only by bringing those students back not paying that not paying that out of district tuition not

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paying that additional transportation and also we could have the possibility of of um supporting students from other districts and and having them pay us tuition instead. And so one example that that you will hear more about is possibly um starting an alternative

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program within our school. We currently spend over $300,000 on at a district on this and we can we we believe that we can implement our own program for significantly less money. So one thing I want to bring out is that

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you the plan is called the 2030 plan. That's not 5 years from now as we know. However, 2030 sounds cooler than 2031. So, I mean, it's really just for kind of semantics. Um, you will see in the detailed plans that I shared with the board, we have three-year plans, and

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that's done on purpose because by the middle of year two, we're going to be re-evaluating that to be able to see if we're moving in the right direction. If we are, then we will extend the plan for for another two years. If we're not, it gives us an opportunity to pivot on on what we need to do.

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Year one will be a lot of planning and some imple implementation. Year two, I expect to begin imple implementation in all of the areas if it has not already been done. So throughout that process, we will evaluate what's going on and we will provide the board with regular

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updates. Some of those update most of those updates will probably happen at committee meetings. You'll probably see on the agendas that I will have a 2030 update for each of those areas. Um and then obviously looking ahead, we'll constantly be looking ahead to see how we can get better.

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Any questions on that portion? And I know that was a lot. All right. So, um, next I want to, uh, just give a a brief update on the, um, the graduation. So, this is something that we've talked about. We just talked in in, um, before about the the

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communication with the with the, um, with the community, with with people. Sometimes not everything we do is seen in a positive light. last year. The the intent of modifying graduation last year was to allow an increase the the number of people who were able to come and

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observe graduation. Um it also it did change the structure. We we got a a good number of good amount of feedback on that. So in an effort in an effort to always try to see how we can improve, Dr. McCann and her team came up with a modification to the high school

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graduation setup that will allow the students to be on the field and still allow additional seating for families. The new setup will allow will allow us to provide additional tickets to the families who are requesting those additional seats. With the new setup, the families will be allowed to sit in

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the home and visiting bleachers while being able to bring chairs and sit on the field as well. on the screen is an AI generated um thanks to Dr. McCann. Um the one of the biggest differences in here. So the stage is closest to us. The seats will

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probably be rearranged. The first set of seats are for the students and the far seats which will not be there uh will be for the parents. So after the 50ard line, the parents will be able to still bring the chairs and to be able to still sit on the field, but we'll also have the capacity of both of the bleachers as

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well. Um, if you flip to the next slide, this is just a very rudimentary aspect of things with just so you see the two end zones. The stage will be approximately right before the the the 10 yard line, student seating, and then we'll also obviously have then the

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parent seating um in the back. So, I I would like to commend Dr. McCann on uh just the her forward thinking and trying to see how we can kind of have the best of both worlds. Um, that concludes my report. Any questions? >> Yeah. So, did you Oh, go ahead. No, you

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go. You're right. >> Did you Did you say that they can sit in the bleachers as well? So, if you don't want to bring seats, you can just sit there and do your thing. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Uh Dr. McCam, well done. There's a lot of people very very happy about this. So, >> good job. >> So, my question is there, weather

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permitting, is there a limitation on seats that people can have? >> My answer is going to be yes because we have to be able to plan. um parents are given or families are given x number of seats. There is also a comment in there if they're requesting more seats,

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they're they're encouraged to uh contact the main office. If we can support that based on the additional request, then we will. So, but obviously from a fire marshall standpoint, there's only a certain number of people that we can permit in with inside the the enclosed area, including the bleachers and the

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field. >> You know, I I just want to also comment, great job. I think this is really positive um for the community. I know, you know, I thought last year has worked out really great. I think this is is probably even better and it'll allow more people. The one question I had, I know some of the feedback, if I remember

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correctly, last year was like people were cutting up the middle to take pictures. Um is that going to be blocked off? Like because I think now it'll they'll be actually even further. I don't know if it'll help or hurt the situation. They won't even try or they'll come up closer. >> I I I forget who is going to do it. I

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know Dr. McCann told me that there's a very specific plan to be able to um address that the concern from last year. >> Which end will the stage be on? That north end say furthest from the road or will the stage? >> I believe it's going to be I'm looking

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for confirmation by the scoreboard. Right. In front of the scoreboard. Yes, the stage will be in front of the scoreboard students. And then past the 50 yard line closest to the parking lot will be the parents >> that way. I have no idea. >> I think it's that way.

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>> I think it's that way. Anyway, um and and then for field seating, um the expectation is still that people are bringing their own chairs. Correct. >> Yes, that is correct. But that is a choice that they that they have, right? Yep. >> Okay.

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Um, I had a quick question on the school choice. I don't if you want me to wait till the thing I know you mentioned it. Um, is that I know uh and it took me a little while to find is North Hover has a slightly more extensive information on their actual website that uh military families can just go to. I believe us

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and Peton don't really state it anywhere. think it would be beneficial to have it upfront for the new uh families who may be looking at the web pages because they you know I said North Hannover has a bunch of the information like even there it says that if you have

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two children in the family you know whatever the you know the one first child chooses a school the second child will automatically be in the same school that kind of stuff I think it'll be helpful >> to have on the website I said >> not a problem >> couldn't find it at first um if it does move forward I guess if it should be

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referred to potentially policy to make it a policy. Um like I guess let the policy committee know if it'd be beneficial to have it there, but obviously that would involve coordination since it is an agreement between the three districts. But just as further followup,

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>> so it's been a number of years since I've been processed at a base, but that used to be part of the improcessing for new military members. it actually gets briefed that once you choose you have to stick with that that uh district and you can't move unless you like move out of

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district and then you're you're basically you're stuck where you choose. So >> it it's definitely something that's was educ educated. I can follow up on that. I'm not sure if it's still being done that way. >> Thank you. Yeah, I know there's a bunch more good detail on the Northhanner

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website about some of the further minutia of the choice. Does that only apply to those that are on base housing? Yes. >> Okay. So, if you're off if you're off base, then it's wherever your residence is. >> That's the fir the first line on the agreement. It it says like uh once

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essentially that this is for for uh res um >> military employees live on base. If you move off base, you're required to res uh attend school wherever you reside. >> Something along those lines. It comes up a lot too because especially if you live on the Port Dick side of base, you're

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right there in Peton, >> right? >> But a lot of people choose to come to North North handover >> in northern Burlington. So it's it's some something that's very educated on the in processing and I could follow up and make sure it's still being done that way. >> Okay. >> Thank you.

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>> If there are no further questions for Dr. Zuckermanman on his report, I will ask Mrs. Williams to go over her business administrator's report, please. >> Sure. Really briefly, um I don't think I did last time, but I um included a thank you in my business administrator's

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report for in reference to the budget. I really appreciate your guys support on my first budget. Um all the questions and the challenges really made us think and you know um make sure that we're making the best decisions for the board. So, thank you so much for that process. Um, we shared with the finance committee

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that the 2728 process is really starting now. So, any input, anything you'd like to see differently, please let us know so that we can begin working on um that process. >> You want to share your your motto for the year? >> My motto for the year is every little

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bit counts. I'm getting t-shirts printed for everyone. So, that is our motto for the year. Yes, they'll get sick of me soon saying it. They're probably already sick of me saying it. Um on this month's agenda um is the stat statutory requirement for

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the awards of contracts for your your review. Um the annual reserves um where we um specify an amount um to um put in capital reserve and impact aid reserve at the end of the year after books are finally closed. Um our Burlington County

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Insurance renewal is on the agenda. As we discussed in the budget, we will be using some of the surplus to um address the premium. Um so that is on the agenda for your approval. Um we I briefly discussed transportation

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and um us going out for a bid in June for our transportation routes. Um the transportation director is reviewing and is hoping to bring back approximately 10 routes in house. So we're hoping that that's beneficial. Well, it will be beneficial, but I hope it works out that way. Um, one of the things we've

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discussed in I discussed in my um, report was referencing the um, bus to Notre Dame. Um, we're looking at the efficiency of running that bus. Right now, it takes one dedicated driver to do that. And that driver can't do any other runs. So, we could approximately save

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$35,000, have that driver do some additional runs and pay Aiden Lou and still save the $35,000. So, we are evaluating um that run for to make sure it's the most efficient. Um there is a recommendation on the board in reference to the lunch price

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increase of 25 cents. Um the lunch program is um facing some challenges. Um food costs are very high. um participation is low and so we're reviewing the lunch program to look at serving options, staffing and everything we can to make sure that that's running

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as efficiency efficiently as possible. Additionally, um the SRO agreement is on the agenda at the budgeted numbers um that were presented. Two important reminders. The 2026 NJSBA workshop um is

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in October and I know it's early, but we do have to reserve rooms. So, if you can let me know your plans to attend um by September 1st. Whether or not you're staying is what I really need to know. You're of course welcome to come down for a day, but we just have to secure rooms. Um election reminder for anyone

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who is up for election. The election information is there in my board report. the school board candidate and the link to the Burlington County um clerk's website. The auditorium is looking great. Hopefully, everyone noticed all the

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great brick work as you drove in. Um the prog the progress is amazing. Um it really is fun to watch that. Um on the agenda is an allowance draw that we discussed in um finance committee

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meeting to convert the um area underneath the tiered seating into functional storage space. There's a change order um on the agenda, excuse me, for $9,000 in reference to making the doors a set of doors in the east gym

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um handicap accessible. That was in the 2526 budget. So that is not an additional cost or an unplanned cost. It was budgeted for in 2526. And additionally, a resolution to extend the contract for our um construction

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managers. I shared some brief activity that was planned in the last week. Um and in Jason's report, he shared a lot of the Mr. Vicker's report, um the facilities manager, a lot of the activity that's going on. um the track meet. I don't know if anybody was able to attend

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there. It was very busy but very successful the facility. Um we received high praise on the facility and how the the meet went. So it was a very successful showing for Northern Burlington. >> That's and one more thing out off of

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script. I did attend the New Jersey School Boards Association um Burlington County and I received a award for Mr. Norwood for 10 years of service. So congratulations That concludes my report. >> Any >> can I ask a question?

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>> Yeah. Sorry. And I can save this for the the agenda item. The challenge of the lunch revenue. Is it because prices are set initially in the school year and we can't increase them? Is it like we're making too much the students aren't buying?

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>> I we are evaluating all of that. So, some of the challenge is the change in the schedule. Other districts who have changed to the one lunch experienced similar challenges with the kids getting used to the schedule. What who's buying what? Where are they buying it? Um they said it took about 3 years for that kind

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of to level out. Um and then food cost is just really high as well. So, are we set our lunch prices and then as food um prices increase, we can't change in the middle of the year. And so, we're looking at what we're serving, where we're serving, you know, what we can scale back on. Um the kids have a lot of

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options. So we're just making sure who's eating what and is it really, you know, do we want to have pizza in five different places? Is that necessary? Um or can we scale back some? So we're reviewing everything. Okay. >> I saw on there you um have the drivers

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education and re um like the new like the instructors. Um just feedback uh one of my child went through it. It was awesome. He even said that's pretty cool. So um big kudos to the instructor and making that a good uh environment for for the two days

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>> stuff will be very happy to hear that. >> I I second that we had Mr. Bill and he was very good. >> Yeah, it was Mr. Bill. >> Just one thing if I just to add um I made this offer uh we made this offer a couple I don't know how long ago. Um if

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anybody would like to go in and and tour the auditorium and if you were not part of the building's grounds and finance committee just uh send me an email. We'll we'll arrange that. Obviously, I I prefer to do it's a whole lot easier to do that after 3:00 once the uh once the construction guys leave. Uh we we don't

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have to wear those funny hard hats. Um so, but just reach out to me and I'm happy to arrange that for anybody. >> I actually have a request from Miss Williams, but I'll I'll wait till she gets back to her seat. on the um on the capital reserve. I

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guess it was 80 803. >> Is there I guess traditionally we've always put surplus into capital reserve. Is there any reason we don't ever consider putting it into maintenance reserve and maybe giving ourselves a little bit more flexibility especially thinking about next year and we may need

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to move some funds around? >> So the tradition has always been capital reserve and my understanding is that capital reserve gives us the more flexibility than maintenance reserve. >> Okay. Um, so typically BAS usually say stay away from maintenance, legal, and tuition because it's really hard to get money out of those reserves when you

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need them. So that has been the tradition and the reason why >> emergency s emergency is certainly a nightmare to get out of. I definitely have experience with that. Um, but no, again, I I know we do a lot of work in terms of what goes on the facility and I know we kind of discussed in committee as well. you know, where's the line

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between what's a maintenance project and what's a capital project? And just, you know, for consideration maybe next year, next goround is that, you know, again, maybe not just put funds into capital reserve, maybe consider maintenance reserve as well. >> Okay. >> All right. U Thank you. Are there any

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other questions for Mrs. Williams? All right. Uh, agenda item 3.03 3 is approval of the HIB reports. Uh 3.04 is consent agenda, approval of the superintendent reports. Uh for standing committees, um we had a couple committee

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meetings last month. Um uh Mr. Zimmer, would you like to start with the buildings grounds, finance, transportation, although I'm sure we voted on a lot of the things that we discussed. Anything that you have that's helpful? >> Yes. So there is a version of the uh minutes in the superintendent report if

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anybody wants to go out and look there. And also I've been trying to cross things off as um Ms. Williams was talking about some things in her report. Uh but we did meet May 4th and um before that we did a tour of the auditorium. So

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we everybody had that in perspective. Um we looked at the auditorium and renovation timeline. Weather related delays were discussed. Contract language relating to this to delays was reviewed. um contractor and construction management company are working together

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to find efficiencies in the schedule and there has been weekend work done and it was coordinated basically for them to come in and do the work on the weekend so that um the uh mechanics could come in and actually do the work once the

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week would start. Um there was an additional underwood engineering cost of 24,000. Uh this includes concrete related inspections and additional review connected to unforeseen conduit issues. Uh there's a bunch of change orders, but we believe most of the

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change orders can be absorbed with built-in allowances um that would cover those expenses. Uh the TV broadcasting system for about 14K overtime March 7th, 14th and April 18th about 21K.

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um uh additional stage floor box almost 3K and that floor box will provide more flexibility for stage and podium setups. Uh we did get a $5,000 credit on the HVAC. Um oh, one other item is the spotlight

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since the spotlight that we currently have is kind of old and outdated. Uh we've reviewed the CM3 quote for access control and security cameras as is estimated at 210K which was higher than we expected but um

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we discussed benefit of staying with the current vendor for continuity um as well as making sure that we were getting what we uh what we were asking for. Uh, also we were talking about timing and cost impact of a formal

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bidding process and that matter is still being reviewed. As far as transportation, um, we're putting the routes out to bid May June time frame. The goal is to return as many routes to the district as possible where it's more efficient we

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believe and cost effective. Uh, we talked about driver assignments, bus utilization, drive times, route overlaps. Uh we also discussed whether certain routes should be looked at to make sure that they're being uh utilized properly.

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Um we talked about 202728 budget planning. There was discussion about uh routine maintenance from larger capital projects. Uh possible future capital items include

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fields, dugouts, concession related needs, and other facility improvements. What else? uh the cafeteria we already talked about demographic study um quote for the demogra demographic study is about 10,500

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and it's included I believe in this month's agenda and we uh talked at length about the cell phone pouches and the quiet case the cost is about 30k uh talked about a possible pilot program

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as far as selecting different students warranty opt options for placements or destruction fees if needed. And um we finished up with talking about board docs migration. Um and there'd be training before that

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happens and I believe the next meeting is sometime around September 14th. At least that's what the note said. I think it's still determined. Right. We don't know. >> They said we're TBD for August and then do the building tour in September. >> Okay. Thank you. Right.

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>> And that's about it. >> Okay. Are there any uh questions or comments on the buildings grounds finance transportation committee minutes? >> Did we I know Joe sent a note over. Did we ever figure out whether we can petition the state for those the cost of

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the pouches? >> Yeah, I think so. >> So, we we cannot because they're not requiring us to use the pouches. So you could just tell students you can't have your phone to satisfy the requirement. You just I mean that's that's basically the problem is there's no

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their their perspective would be just say no phones and don't let them have phones and that doesn't cost us anything. But as we can imagine how that would potentially go where the pouches are basically a method of trying to resolve it and focus on education and not

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>> govern or policing and parenting the the phones in the classrooms constantly. Was there any discussion at the state level about this, Joe? Do you know? >> No, there wasn't. Um, so wait, I want to make sure I understand. >> We were told that we couldn't go to unfunded mandates because we're

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pouches are not required, >> right? We have to tell them they're not allowed to use their phones, but we don't necessarily have to enforce it. Is >> correct. And I did not I did not reach out to the the office of unfunded mandates. That that is why I did not because there nowhere in their

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legislation are they telling us to use pouches. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So can I I we talked about a little earlier. So there's different levels of of the standards. Can't we do what basically the state's saying is tell the kids not to use the phones and hold them

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accountable when they are using the phone versus putting it in a pouch spending all this money on. I don't know. It just it seems a little >> Jamie, what what was your your phrase? >> Every little bit or >> every little bit counts.

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>> Okay. So, we could certainly do that. Um for those that have any teenage child, um phones, it is an addictive practice that with the with the students with the phones and and I I shouldn't say students, people and their phones. Um, I

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think that it is if we just say put him away, it is going to be a constant battle and then our discipline would would skyrocket. Um, and it is, as we've talked a number of times, I think my goal is to place the priority

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on on the academics and the teaching and learning. And I think the pouches in high school are going to help us focus on that teaching and learning and not necessarily on on you're using your phone, you're not. No, yes, I was. No, I wasn't. And and so on and so forth. >> Because a lot of times when the students

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are in the hall, they may text somebody. They may kind of, oh, now all of a sudden now we have two kids in the hall and now we have So there's those things going on as well. >> So the plan would be for the students to put it in the pouch and then they don't open it up until they leave the building to go home. >> That is correct.

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>> So no, in the hallway you get your phone. >> Correct. >> Question. I do feel that there will be workarounds to the pouches. I just since this is a new standard, I wonder like do we have to go directly to the pouches? Like what if the state next year says

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we're not doing that anymore? >> I don't know. >> They may. So if the state says no, I say we should still say yes. >> I I'm not opposed to I just I don't know why we can't say no kids, you can't have your phone. If your phone's out, you get an F for the day or something like like I just we need to hold the kids

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accountable. Not >> here, give me your phone. You'll get it back when you can use it. So in the class the beginning of this year I the the and this is not intended to say to the high school was diligent and and the

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staff was diligent in making sure that the students were not using their phones when I was in the classroom. I I really did not see any as the year has gone on. It is gotten a little lax. So it is not the same um it is not being implemented

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with the same fidelity and part of it is a constant battle and it takes the teachers away from teaching and learning because they're now requiring the students to put them away. Now if the teacher takes the phone to bring it to the office now the teacher is now responsible. What happens if the phone

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drops? Now the district is responsible for that. I I do realize that the the pouches are is going from one extreme to the other. I do think it will make a significant difference on the the students being able to focus on on what they're doing in the classroom.

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>> So, in regards to the pouches and the classroom, that's understandable. But what about opportunity period when they're on lunch for an hour and a I know it's a long time. I don't know the exact time frame, but for the majority of students, yes, a lot of them might have friends and they can interact

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socially, but what about that socially awkward child that doesn't interact with people on a normal basis and that's their outlet? >> So, it's it's a great great point. They still have their Chromebooks, so they they still have they don't necessarily have the same social media accounts.

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They have they can listen to music. They can do a variety of other things from their Chromebooks. the Chromebooks still I I don't know what kind of games I I see the students doing playing on them in in during during lunchtime but I mean there are some other aspects that they

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can kind of uh use that for as well >> so the intent is they're not going to have their phones at all during the day >> correct >> so just speaking from experience of being a parent of ch children I know that's a uh area of discussion

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especially that opportunity period Now, I'm 100% on board with the in in the classroom. They should be focused, but isn't that opportunity period lunchtime like their time as far as >> well, they get a chance to mingle with some other people?

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>> I I get that and I agree with that for the most case, but not there's a lot of people that that's not a strong period or point for them. >> We're we're trying to teach people everything, right? It's it's more about when you graduate from high school, how

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you're going to function in society. >> So, I think this would be potentially giving them a push. >> No, no, go ahead. I thought you were >> That's it. >> No, I I mean I don't that to that point. I think when you're out and about in society, you're not going to have a pouch. So, we should be teaching the

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kids when when it's appropriate, which is not in the classroom versus opportunity period, lunchtime. you can you can use your phones. I I don't know. I just it feels very extreme the pouches to me. I I understand understand your point. I I know there's a lot of

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policing, but I think I think we need to keep the kids accountable to when you can and when you can't use it. Um and repercussions to that versus >> unfortunately with the law they sort of Sorry, I was going to say unfortunately

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with the law um the state has already said no. >> Yeah. And it's bell to bell. It's not during classroom time they tell you you're not supposed to have a phone at school period because there was even debates on well what about buses and how are we supposed to monitor buses doortodoor or something like that. So um

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and I mean my other perspective is that as a board we have collectively intensely talked about the test state testing and the pouches as opposed to wasting time fighting I feel like are the best way to focus on the academics and the education. You know, after we've had these discussions on our state test

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scores to spend the time battling over phones versus making the cut to try to focus on the education feels like a valuable choice for the school when it's has to be done in some way, shape or form. This takes like you said goes to one end, but it takes the phones out and lets the teachers focus on that

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education. So for any and I welcome anybody if anybody has time during the day while the students are here. This this one we need the kids here. I'm more than happy to take you around and to show you kind of like the the varian various aspects of this that

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we would take on if it was just keep your phones away. >> I would actually love that. I would love to see that anybody perspective. Yeah, that would I would love to see that. I was say and I tend to agree with uh Miss Apple Applegat in that I think it's it's

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on us to to teach them how to use this technology responsible responsibly to know that there's a consequence to an action, right? And that's part of I think the the learning and teaching process. Um I I feel like we're going to be revisiting this next year after this goes into effect. Um and I'd hate to see

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us when every penny counts. I'm going to change that on you. um that you know that we're going to we're going to spend this money and and maybe it maybe it it fails horribly. Maybe it works successfully. You know, we don't know that, but I hate to see us make that investment if it's going to be really a

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problem. And again, we we have a we have a teaching opportunity here, right, that we can go with. I do have a a related question. I'm going to look towards Mr. Lee's direction, but I hope Dr. Zuckermanman, you can answer it. Um are the students required to you utilize Duo

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to access? >> They are not. >> They are not. So we don't require second off at all for students. >> We've talked about it but it like yes we've talked about it but we have not implemented that. >> Okay. I I just as we start to or as we

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continue to see attacks happen and second factor becomes the standard right for all access are we going to be in a bind where we've now told all these you know the the state you know the legislature said no phones anymore but if you come to a point where you need to

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have second off second factor off we're we're now stuck so again I don't want to see us make an investment that we're we may waste that's all >> so the and I'm not trying to belabor this at all and and I I think it's a good discussion. Um there are a number

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of schools who who have implemented this and have found great benefits of it as well. And I I agree with you about trying to make this a teachable moment. And in fact, that's the conversation I had with Kevin just about a year ago when you sent me that that article on on

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the the the cell phone ban. Um trying to do that this year, it it did not work. And I I can tell just briefly that I have districts that are using the pouches and we have had at at board meetings we have had not just staff

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members come up and say how how it has changed the culture and the the they see kids talking. We've had students come to the meetings and say thank you for doing that. So, can I just um I hope I'm not putting

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you on the spot, but Yousef, you represent the school, all the kids. Any perspectives that you can share with us? >> Yeah, I'm No. Any perspectives you can share? I mean, you hear it. So, what are people talking about? >> Uh, I would say like the general

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consensus is that the the pouches aren't like favorable for most students. Uh, I feel like that's just because they feel like they're getting something taken away from them that they had like throughout high school. Uh but I do feel like having the pouches will like increase like focus and

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attention span because I know like some people like their dopamine uh is I would say not well and they uh I feel like this pouch would like not only it would increase my attention span as well like just in terms of uh me not looking at my

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phone and actually paying attention or like uh overall like not jittering or like having the need to go on my phone. So, I feel like it has uh potential to be good uh but it just may be hard to adjust in the beginning.

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>> Thanks. >> All right. If we have nothing else, I will now ask uh Mrs. Bond for the curriculum committee minutes. Do you have those? If not, I can ask Dr. Zman to do the community relations first. >> Yeah, if we could do the community relations. >> Be so kind, Dr. Zman.

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>> More than happy to. um at the committee at the uh community relations committee on May 18th, we discussed the Northern Burlington 2030 update which I shared earlier. We talked about the student attendance um updates as well as the cell phone updates. Um we talked about

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the uh potential of a of an arrangement with new handover. It was also discussed that we are really just very much in the rudimentary stages of that. Um we discussed the swimming cooperative with Bordontown which has subsequently been

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approved by the board. Uh we talked about the AI committee which um miss I'm sorry will be approved um uh hopefully this this evening um by the board. We talked about the um AI committee that we're having which Miss Applegette is

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going to be one of the um the the board as of right now the board representative. If there's anybody else who would like to serve on that please let me know. Um we discussed the culture and climate survey that will be administered um to the the at the prior

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to the end of this school year. Uh we also talked about the change on the 202627 school calendar to have Good Friday as one of the uh snow makeup days. There is extensive language on that the updated calendar that talks about if this then

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that. For example, if there's a snow day prior to the the the president's weekend, that will be the first one. If then the second one will be in in June, if there's three snow days and the third would be Good Friday. However, if there's four, then it would be the the last two days of spring break. So, it it

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lots of different variances of of that. Um, obviously, we will be monitoring that closely. And lastly, we talked about um the a representative uh for PTSC um and I believe Miss Bond is the representative for the PTSE committee.

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And that was uh the community relations um agenda. Is are there any questions? >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Zuckerman. Uh Mrs. Bond, if you'd like to give the curriculum. So for the curriculum and technology committee, we met on May 11th

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virtually um from the minutes. Uh we started our conversation and discussion about a book selection review update. Um the process to replace or propose a novel was reviewed as well as a brief explanation of the challenges which necessitated revisiting the novel

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currently in place for the 8th grade ELA program. We also had a grading update um on late work and assessment retakes. Um the group discussed and arrived uh upon the idea that uh we need to have some clarity regarding procedures for late

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work and reassessment um which is being introduced for the first time next year to provide consistency by content team, elevate rigor among honors and AP levels, uh accurately measure and report student progress and support the development of student accountability.

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By the end of May, content teams will identify their preferred policies for late work and reassessment. So that's exciting. >> Um, we also talked about artificial intelligence. Um, a variety of topics relative to AI were discussed including the implementation of the consequences

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surrounding academic dishonesty for inappropriate use of AI. Uh, generative AI platforms being endorsed, the possibility of adopting AI detection software, and the goal of sharing the level of acceptable AI use. All right, by assignment. Uh so a lot of good

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discussion there on AI. Um we discussed the strategic plan NB 2030. Uh progress on developing uh the instructional and soft skill goals was briefly reviewed and will be shared with the community relations committee once developed. Cell phones. The committee had additional

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dialogue surrounding the implementation of pouches to eliminate cell phone use during the school day. Master schedule updates. The data and parameters surrounding minimum class size sizes in courses not running for the next year school year was reviewed.

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The discussion including uh included limiting teacher uh um overages were possible. Um competing student interest, alternate alternating years and possible courses that can be conducted in the

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same period. The idea of conducting an end of course student survey to gather feedback was proposed. All right. during our meeting. Uh some other items, uh the embargo's uh performance reports were reviewed by the district today and will be shared with the committee or board in

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the coming week. All right. We intend to meet next in late summer, August 24th. All right. Uh and we look forward to discussing graduation and NG NJPA data presentation information. >> Thank you, Mrs. Bond. Um, does anyone

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have any questions or comments on the curriculum committee meeting? Okay. Um, for delegate reports, Mr. Bucks, do you have any updates from NJSBA? >> No updates. >> All right. Uh, Mr. Aente, any updates from BCSBA?

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>> Unfortunately, I missed my first meeting ever, so I could not attend. I do know that, um, Dr. Hogs was recognized by Burlington County at that, and I heard that it went very well. >> Um, but I apologize. I could not get there on time.

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>> Back to Okay. Um, on the legislative front, there are lots of things moving around in the committees. Um, there's only, I think, one that's actually on the governor's desk and it deals with subsidized school meals. Um, otherwise, I won't go into all the details. I will

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note there's one in uh the Senate education committee that actually we have as policy already which is that military members um who have served uh get educ uh which is very standardized amongst military districts. um when I've uh run

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the session at the Navis uh meetings, a lot of military districts have that in writing, how uh additional years of credit on the salary schedules can be uh counted due to time served. Um and I guess there is a uh potential bill being

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suggested by the I think it's the education committee uh from the Senate side of things out there. So, um, it was interesting to see it since I, like I said, I have seen it very commonly out there amongst a lot of the military dis districts. >> Mr. Figs, that means if you're a staff

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member and you have military service, you can add that military service to your length of service in the school. Is that >> or you adjust on the guide? >> Placement on the guide, right? Yes. >> Okay. Yes. For the guide. Yes. Okay. >> I don't I don't believe it has any implications on retirement, but I mean

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it is placement on the guide. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Yep. Um, as I said, I won't go into there's so many other potential bills out there. Um, and just ones that have been suggested, but right now there's not that many that are actually on the governor's desk. Um,

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>> if I may add one thing to that just from Miss Janice's um, yes communication. >> Yeah, that one was only Yeah, that was proposed. It hadn't gotten very >> But I just wanted Right. But I just wanted to bring it to the attention. While yes, we talked about the changes to the attendance policy. Um there is a

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proposed um bill to add an additional approved um aspect to the state attendance um guidelines. Should the and it's stipulated in our policy that should the state um add any additional approved absences then it automatically

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filters in into um our policy. >> What are they in? It's a new modified separate list of excused absences dealing with doctor's notes that are not state excused absences and still don't still you are still truent for them but

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they want you to consider them excused. It is the strangestly written that there's an excused absence that is different from a state excused absence but the excused absences still count against truency. It is >> it specifically talked off about mental

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health. >> Yeah, it's Yeah, exactly. It's it's an unex it's an unexcused excused absence why it is being even proposed in that way. I'm assuming because it's just first first presentation that there will be a lot of debate and changes to it. But Mrs. Jennis did come across it and

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had notified myself and Dr. Zuckerman. So, uh just wanted to bring it up. Like I said, it's very strangely written at this time. So, we'll keep an eye on it, but I don't see it getting anywhere with that very strange, yeah, unexcused excused absence protocol.

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>> I'm not surprised by that at all. Um, but kind of related to that, um, was recently brought to my attention that there was actually some schools, um, some colleges that are doing orientation at this time of year, right, still during the school year. I wasn't aware of that and I didn't know if that if

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staff was aware of that and whatever the committee is going to be that will look at absences. Um, but that would certainly be something I would I would advocate that we would excuse, right? If someone has to go, you know, to a college for orientation, a multi-day orientation, like that should be

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something that we at least >> Yeah, that's become more common. I noticed that talking with some seniors recently, not here, but at another school, they're doing it in May, early June. >> Yeah. All right. Uh, Mr. Are there any comments on agenda items? Right. If

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anyone in the audience would like to sign up at this time to comment on agenda items, please feel free to do so. All right. If not, one. All right. Uh, consent agenda items. Items on the consent agenda are believed to be items of routine nature requiring no

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discussion and which are to be voted upon a single roll call vote to the board. Any single member of the board may have any of the items on the consent agenda removed and placed on the other part of the agenda for discussion merely by so indicating prior to the vote to be

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taken on the consent agenda. Items removed from the consent agenda are identified by an asterisk and will be subject to discussion by the full board. 6.02 is approval of the regular meeting minutes of May 4th, 2026. 6.03 03 is approval of the executive session

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minutes of May 4th, 2026. 6.04 is approval of the financial report for the month of April 2026. 6.05 is approval of the treasures report for the month of April 2026. 6.06 is approval of the budget transfers

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of the month of April 2026. 6.07 is approval of the cafeteria report for April 2026. And 6.08 908 is the resolution of the board regarding the budgetary major account fund status. Are there any questions or comments on any

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items in section 6? Right. Section seven, approval of bills. 7.01 is approval of the bill list for June 8th, 2026. Are there any questions or comments for section 7? All right. Section 8 is business and

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financial. Uh 8.02 is approval of board and staff travel. 8.03 03 is approval of capital reserve. 8.04 is approval of federal impact aid reserve. 8.05 is approval of district tax levy payment

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schedule. 8.06 is approval of cancellation of stale checks. 8.07 is approval of professional services. 8.08 is approval of professional services contract. 8.09 is approval of education services commission of NJ non-public

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services. 8.10 is approval of participation in the NJSIAA cooperative sports program for co-ed swimming. 8.11 is approval of addendum to the extended agreement for ESS substitute teachers. 8.12 is approval of

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the addendum to the extended agreement for ESS support services. 8.13 is approval of renewal of contract for neutrerve food management. 8.14 is approval of increase in lunch prices. 8.15 is approval of annual integrated

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pest management. 8.16 is approval of construction allowance draw. 8.17 is approval of extension of professional services construction management. 8.18 is approval of interlocal services agreement with Mansfield Township School

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Resource Officers. 8.19 is approval of change order number five. 8.20 is approval of the GIF surplus resolution and 8.21 21 is approval of the school options for military families living on JBMDL.

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Are there any questions or comments in section 8? >> Just a quick question on 820. Um the approval of GIF surplus is that how much of our our annual premium does that cover approximately? >> So our annual

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>> Sorry. So our annual premium is $521,000 and we're using $84,000 in in premium this year. Thank you. >> And uh 8018.06 the cancellation of the stale checks. I guess we reach out to all those people

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and you know try to find out why they haven't cashed them or we just cancel them. >> Um N that list is way shorter than when I was doing it. So Nico did reach out to a lot of people and so when we don't have contact so this is for the prior

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school year any checks not cashed. Um and then >> Yeah. So it was 2024 and 2025. Yes. >> And we don't have to send those to the state >> as unclaimed >> unclaimed. No, we don't have to.

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>> Okay. >> All right. Any other questions or comments for section 8? >> All right. Section 9 students 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, and 9.06 are approval of out of district placements. 9.07 07

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is approval of independent student learning opportunities for the 2627 school year. 9.08 is approve approval of extended school year in district placements. 9.09 is approval of extended school year out of district placements.

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9.10 is approval of extended school year non-resident tuition student. 9.11 is approval of home instruction services. 9.12 is approval of the AFJ JOTC overnight trip and 9.13 is approval of

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the FBLA overnight trip. Are there any questions or comments for section 9 on those out of district placements? Do they um do they come back around? Are they reviewed next year? Next next academic academic year, excuse me.

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Couldn't get that out. >> Part of the IEP process that has to be done annually. Yes. Okay. Thank you. >> I have a question on on uh sorry my eyesight. Uh 9.07. So these are classes that students elect to take that

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are not offered at the school. Is that how that works? Am I am I reading that correctly? Like baseball, softball, field hockey. >> So they are option two is that they all of these classes are offered at a school because of their involvement in out of

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school activities. they they have to fill out paperwork and should they meet the requirements of what is done in the school then they're able to get credit for it. >> Got it. Thanks. >> Any other questions or comments for section 9? All right. Section 10, personnel

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appointments. 10.02, 10.03 and 10.04 are approval of certificated appointments. 10.05 is approval of non-certificated appointment. 10.06 6 is approval of revision of the teachers association appointments for 2627.

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10.07 is approval of high school extracurricular advisors for 2627. 10.08 is approval of middle school extracurricular adviserss for 2627. 10.09 is approval of substitutes for 2627.

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10.10 is approval of drivers education program coordinator. 10.11 is approval of driver education instructors. 10.12 is approval of summer facility staff. 10.13 is approval of summer technology

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staff. 10.14 is approval of summer transportation staff. 10.15 is approval of summer a program student workers. 10.16 is approval of June work assignments. 10.17 is approval of summer work assignments. 10.18 is approval of

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June and summer curriculum work assignments and 10.19 is approval of change in degree status. Are there any questions or comments for section 10? All right. Section 11 change of assignment uh 10 11.02 11.03 and 110.04

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are all approval of change of assignments. Are there any questions or comments for section 11? >> Yeah, I have a question on uh 11.02 02 and 11.03. Are those interventionist positions being eliminated at the middle level?

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>> The one interventionist uh was part of the budget reductions. Yes. The second one I believe chose to fill that position. >> I I believe they're both changes to

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Yes. >> Okay. Thank you for that clarification. >> Any other questions or comments on section 11? >> Do change of assignments normally come before the board? >> Yes, because then when they're approved by the board, they're they're approved

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for a specific assignment. So, if we're changing that, then it's for the board's approval. Okay, thank you. >> It also um goes to our position control roster as well, just so it update the roster. Okay, thank you. >> All right, section 12, leaves of

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absence. 12.02 is approval of leaves of absence. Any questions or comments for section 12? Right. Section 13. 13.02 is approval of resignation. 13.03 is acceptance of retirement. There any questions or

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comments for section 13? Section 14, Personnel Miscellaneous. 14.02 is approval of school business administrator employment contract. 14.03 is approval of assistant superintendent employment contract. 14.04 is approval

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of substitute pay rates for 2627. 14.05 is approval of athletic event rates. 14.06 is approval of professional development rate. 14.07 07 is approval of use of chaperone rate. 14.08 is

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approval of black seal stipen. 14.09 is approval of the cellular phone stipens for 2627. 14.10 is approval of supplemental stipens. And 14, that's all the consent agenda items in section 14. Are there any questions or comments for consent

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agenda items? >> Can I just a quick question on athletic rates? So the football chain crew and is that new because I know like from experience they we used to have parents do that. >> We always have a chain crew a paid chain

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crew. >> Okay. >> All right. Um item 14.11 is non-consent agenda item for the approval of the superintendent's evaluation. Uh, can I get a motion for 14.11?

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>> Motion. >> Second. >> All right. Um, does anyone have any further discussion at this time? >> All right. Mrs. Williams, if you could please do a roll call vote. >> Sure. Mr. Figs, >> yay. >> Mr. Armente, >> yay.

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>> Mrs. Applicate? >> Yay. >> Mrs. Bond, >> yes. >> Mr. Bucks, >> yes. >> Mr. Norwood, >> yes. >> Mr. Zimmer, >> yes. >> Mr. Isuzio. >> Yes. >> All right. Motion passes. Section 15 is

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programs. 15.02 is approval of the bilingual program waiver for 2627. 15.03 is approval of the official HIV grade report for 2425. 15.04 is approval of the emergency virtual or remote instruction program

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for 2627. 15.05 05 is approval of the revised school calendar. 15.06 is approval of memberships in the New Jersey State Inn Scholastic Athletic Association. 15.07 is approval of membership in the

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Burlington County Scholastic League and 15.08 is adoption of the Northern Burlington 2030 strategic plan. Um any questions or comments for section 15? What was revised in the calendar out of curiosity? just the um using the Good

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Friday. Okay, that that was the only thing. >> And just one thing just about the um approval of the emergency virtual remote instruction programs for 2627. This is a requirement that we are required to have. However, the state doesn't allow us to use the virtual

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remote learning unless we have three or more than three consecutive emergency closing days. Even though I recently talked to the commissioner commissioner and our county superintendent about that, but they're not looking to waiver. All right. Any other questions or

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comments on section 15. All right. Section 16, uh, 16.02 is first reading of policies. Any questions or comments for section 16? All right. Section 17, transportation

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17.02 2 is certification of bus evacuation drill for the high school. 17.03 is certification of bus evacuation drill drill for the middle school. 17.04 is approval of the joint transportation agreement. Are there any questions or

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comments for section 17 use of facilities 18.02 is approval use of facilities for Springfield Township Track Program. 18.03 03 is approval of use of facilities for North Hanover UESP PTO. 18.04 is approval of use of

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facilities for the NBC soccer camp. 18.05 is approval of use of facilities for the girls basketball camp. 18.06 is approval of use of facilities for the wrestling camp. And 18.07 is approval of use of facilities for the MVC marching

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band summer camp. Any questions or comments on section 18? >> Yeah, I just had a question. I I think maybe we mentioned this before, but any the sending districts, they don't pay for the use of facilities. Correct. >> Uh and then do we is the site supervisor

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on that on on duty that day? Is like is there somebody to represent the school? >> Typically, typically the school um they use it when the school is staffed in some way. So there's a custodian on duty with a boiler license. So there's not necessarily always requiring a site

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supervisor. If there's anything above normal expenses, then we talk about that there has to be a fee charge, but we usually there's someone on duty. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Yeah. I was uh going to follow up with I guess two things. One is I see uh Will

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McKe's name still on these a lot, so I don't know if that's like the form standardized for people who did it in the past. Just making sure they have the correct new contact information. Um and then following up what Mrs. respond said, "I know some of them are the lights on the football field and some of them I know one was the gymnasium." So,

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I know with the laboratories, I know we had talked about needing a security officer with the school, but I know there's no fees on these. So, is that considered a separate hiring of of that officer that would like should it be

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noted or in some way like they realize that that's a necessity also? You want to take that or you want me to get it? >> Yes. So, in the um agreement with the sending districts and the local towns, it says that they do not pay any

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additional fees. So, it would be require a change in that agreement. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean, I know in the every little bit counts. It may look into like the use of our facility is fine, but when we need to bring in staff or >> like we're dealing with a bunch of hours

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of lighting or someone on on who stays late to turn it on and off, it may be >> worth evaluating those agreements because it is just, you know, the turf field's great. Everybody's going to want to use the turf field, especially from the towns if it's free. But if it's going to end up becoming a burden or a cost, it's something we should

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definitely consider evaluating those agreements with again. All right. Are there any other questions or comments for section 18? All right. With that, if I can get a motion for the consent agenda. >> I'll make a motion for the consent agenda.

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>> Second. >> All right. Mr. Williams, you could please do a roll call vote. >> Mr. Figs, >> yay. >> Mr. Armamente, >> yay. >> Mrs. Applegate? Yay. >> Mrs. Bond, >> yes. >> Mr. Bucks, >> no. On 8:17, yes. So on the remaining on

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everything else. >> Thank you. Um Mr. Norwood. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zimmer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zuzio. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Mr. Lee, is there any comment?

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All right. Uh future dates. Um next or Yeah, next week is high school graduation. Okay, next Wednesday is high school graduation. Obviously, Thursday is the backup date. Um, you've all got your robes if you're attending. Um, there is

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a policy committee meeting in July. Um, the agenda and the policies for review are in the committee folders on the Google shared space. Um, if you are not on the committee, please feel free to look at the agenda and those policies.

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Um you can provide feedback still you know to myself as the chair or Dr. Zuckermanman um you know they're there for everyone to review. Um policy committee members as a reminder to try to review them and add your comments to the spreadsheet. That way when we get in

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time to the actual meeting we'll have a lot of the the prerequisites done. Um, if anyone has any new business or old business they'd like referred back to a committee, please feel free to let us know. Um, and actually with that, I will

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remind everyone that Dr. Zuckermanman had sent out the revised policy 164, which was the organization of board meetings where we had talked about restructuring and revising some of the the write-ups. Um, Dr. Zuckermanmen sent it out. I think after that was after the April meeting, we brought that up. So,

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please take a look at that. Um hopefully maybe going into August for next school year, we can we can make some consideration um in terms of updating the the structure of the board meetings with the new school year coming up. So >> it is on it is on the July 6 uh agenda for the policy committee. We have like

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the the final proposal for something. >> Okay. So but just as a reminder to everyone um if anyone else has any other old or new business they want to refer >> is that policy in the drive as well. >> I beliefs in connection Go ahead. It

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>> It's on the uh 2026 policies for review. It's on there, but it's also um I think I sent it out. >> Yeah, it was in an email from Dr. Sacramento. >> Yeah. A month and a half ago, so I believe >> just as new not really new business. Just as a reminder to the email that I

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sent last week. Um, those of you that are attending graduation, um, if you can be here no later than five o'clock in a board office conference room, um, and we will look we will start the procession out at 5:30. Usually takes us that amount of time for Mr. Figs and Dr. Stella to help with our hoods. Um, and

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uh, then we'll then we'll be ready to go for the start of the the procession. >> If the current weather is anything, uh, it's going to be hot. >> I thought it looked perfect. Yeah, though when I when I looked. So that's >> last year it was cloudy up until

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graduation and the sun came out and just roared for like the hour and a half of diplomas. >> It was it was quite warm. >> Um all right. Uh we do have executive session tonight. Um if I can get a motion to go into executive session. >> Make a motion to go into executive

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session. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. All opposed? Abstensions. Uh, the board may or may not conduct business upon returning from executive session. I love the whole question. Make a motion to get come out of

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executive. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I I. >> All opposed. Abstensions. Can I get a motion for adjournment, please? >> Motion for adjournment. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I. >> All opposed. Abstensions. Thank you.

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Have a good night, everyone.