of this meeting has been provided as specified in the act. Proper notice of the open public meeting was posted at the entrance of the board of education offices, provided to township clerk tap into Nutley district newspapers on June 11th, 2025 and posted on the district
website. Please stand for the flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Roll call. Mr. Dvita. Mr. Losamo here. Mrs. Dan Czech Martin here. Dr. Dia. Mr. Fragginal here. Mr. Gbertie here. Mr. Mr. Gazinski here. Mrs. Quirk here. Mr. Scotty here.
Mr. Fero. Uh, any correspondence? Uh, no correspondence. Like a motion to approve the minutes? Make a motion. Second. Okay. Um, we have several presentations tonight. I'd like to start off with
Let's Learn, Miss Oija. Can you put the volume up, please? You're having trouble hearing it. Check. Check. Hi. Hi. Good evening, everyone. Um, I'm here representing Let's Learn and I want to
talk to you about our 2025 Let's Learn season. Um, and there's a lot of people to thank and I always like to be public about that because sometimes people don't realize all the people behind behind the scenes. So, board of education, Superintendent Ba, thank you very much for your support. Mr. Williams
and the administrators in the high school, Anthony Mscar and his team of techs that help me out every year. Ian Bemeister for his consistent guidance every year. Mr. Vicarella who patiently teaches me how to run the sound system
every year. um the custodial staff, the security officers here at the high school. Everyone lends me a hand. Um a special thanks to Jess Nelasco who helped me out this year and uh 23 terrific educators that bring the fund to the classes every
day. Um and a shout out to the Nutley Academic Booster Club who sponsors us. So, um, the classes, if you weren't able to stop by, consisted of cooking, sewing, there were four plays, uh, dinosaurs and animal adventures,
podcasting, tech tools, uh, stop action videos, art, science, engineering, Italian, book buddies, the return of Harry Potter, and let's play. Great variety, which is why I think we had the enrollment about 193 students. That was
great. Um, thank you, There's one class in particular I wanted to talk about. Um it was the kids in business class which was led by our very enthusiastic Carla Penichi if you know her. Um three weeks of the class and she
taught the students um about creating a product, running a business, advertising and turning a profit. These entrepreneurs sold their products to the public. We were out front. Um, and there was a lot of excitement thanks to our uh, consumers that came, family members,
friends. They put their soldout signs when they sold everything out on their tables. It was a great experience. But the next day, I show up in the kids in business class to talk to them, and they're talking about reflecting on what they did, what they would do
differently, and their profits. And one group of students talked about their profits and they said they're donating what they made to the children's hospital
and we have these girls here. Come on up. So, they decided to donate their money to the uh Joseph and Sari Children's Hospital, which is part of Hackinack Hospital. And while I'm while I'm hearing what they're doing, the other
group sitting in the room says, "We're going to donate, too." And they took their profits and put it in. And Gracie um one of the girls in the group said she was going to donate to the animal hospitals to a picture of her. She went and bought all I mean animal shelter. she bought um a whole bunch of goods
with her profits and then brought them over there. So, their generosity, their thoughtfulness is an inspiration to all and I'm so proud of them and what they accomplished not only for themselves but to help other people. I could just cry. They were just it's just a wonderful thing. So, I wanted to bring them up
publicly. Turn around. Great job. Yep. I'd like to take a picture. Could Mr. could you join us? Turn this way, girls. Uh, not too well. I do want to use the mic that's working.
And I just want to uh thank you. You make us proud. We talk about our music program, our athletics, our academics here in Nutley, but this makes us as proud as any of those things. Thank you so much for doing this. Really appreciate it. You want my
picture? I'm in the picture. Yeah. You're going to put very good. Oh, I'll get the picture. Thank you, girls. Thanks for coming. Thank you so much.
Wonderful job, girls. Thank you. Okay. Next, we have a presentation from Netly Parrot Advocacy Network donation. Mrs. Lovejoy. Hi, I'm Barbara Lovejoy. I'm the treasurer of the Nutly Parent Advocacy Network.
Um, we were trying to think of something that we could do to kind of be a little positive, something for the district. So, we came up with the idea, we came to our understanding that there were 14 self-contained LLD and ABA classrooms in
the K through six. So, what we thought would be a nice thing to do is we have 14 gift certificates um for the teachers in those classrooms to maybe puts towards items that maybe a Christmas wish list or some extra little things that they need for their classrooms um
to help them instead of using totally all their own money. So, I just wanted we just have the gift cards and we just wanted to give them to you guys to pass out to those classrooms. Thank you so much for your generous
donation. We really appreciate it. Okay, Mr. Bad, superintendence report. Thank you, Miss Oasia. Can you hear me in the back? Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. This is Danek Martin and good evening uh board trustees and
members of the public. As we gather for this midsummer board of education meeting, I want to take a moment to reflect on the progress made since school let out in June and share some of the work taking place across the district.
Uh to start off, uh our let's learn program once again served as a cornerstone of student engagement and enrichment. Over the course of several weeks, students explored a wide variety of academic and creative offerings culminating in a performance
that I saw, the Willy Wonka performance. It was wonderful. Congratulations to our students and staff who brought this production to life. And thank you academic booster club and Miss Oasia. We appreciate it. Our target assistance strategies program
provided essential academic reinforcement for students needing additional support. While the extended schoolyear program successfully serves students with individualized needs, ensuring continuity uh continuity of learning and services, our facilities department and
maintenance team have been hard at work. Notably, the ground floor of John H. Walker Middle School has seen significant activity. The former board office space has been cleared and is currently undergoing renovation to serve immediate needs this year with the creation of two new classrooms for the
school year 2627. Uh in an important unprecedented collaboration, our district security team worked alongside the Nutley Police Department just last week um in joint planning and training for police involved incidents. I would like to
extend a sincere thank you to the department of public safety and commissioner Petraco, Chief Strummalo, Deputy Chief Green, Lieutenant Graziano, the dedicated team of Nutley police officers, two of which were my students
that day, former students. Uh, Natty Ferrara, our uh, security supervisor and leaison, and our school resource officers, they were great. Their collective effort enhances our district's ability to respond to emergencies and strengthens our
commitment to school safety. On tonight's agenda, there are resolutions that prepare 777 Bloomfield A as an early childhood center that will be ready for September. There is approval of the comprehensive
equity plan as well as the emergency virtual or remote instructional plan which is also posted on the district's website. You'll see finance resolution six that accepts several key donations from the Nutley Educational Foundation. Thank you. To fund teacher proposed projects
and materials. It's an invaluable group that works with our PTOs alongside to help support our district as well as finance resolution 17 that acknowledges the receipt of the 2526 IDA basic and preschool grants. We are still awaiting
our title one and ESSA allocations for next year. Looking ahead, our administrative retreat is scheduled for August 20, 20th, and 21st where our leadership team will focus on planning and prioritizing for the 2526 school
year. our new teacher staff and uh our new teacher and staff orientation will take place on August 26th through 28th, welcoming our new educators into our professional community and providing the tools and training needed to start the year successfully.
Uh the renovation work at the early childhood center at 777 Bloomfield Avenue is entering its final two weeks. Uh we're expecting furniture to be li to be delivered shortly and we are thrilled to be on track to welcome over 130
preschool age students to that location. I'd like to take a moment just to thank our board president who who's here uh South Ferrara uh the township in working with us uh from things like parking spaces to traffic safety um and and
getting this site operational. Uh the sixth grade transition planning committee wrapped up its initial work in June and we look forward to continuing that work this fall to develop the details of the grade six transition to John H. Walker Middle School uh for next
school year. Uh lastly, the board has gone out to bid for for uh several renovations to the John H. Walker uh middle school media center. This process is ongoing and the board will be discussing the results of the bid submissions in the near future. Uh,
thank you. Thank you, Mr. Vana. Um, business administrator's report. Mr. Dvita, thank you. Right. Uh, on tonight's agenda, uh, will be the approval to increase our bid threshold. Uh, the state requires
districts across the state to have a limit on purchases before we are required to go out to bid. Uh so as of September 1st, 2025, our new bid limit will be $53,000. Also on for approval will be the lunch prices for the next school year, uh once
available, um the free and reduced lunch applications will be sent out for this upcoming school year. Uh there are also some non-public contracts on for approval and uh funds for these contracts come directly from the state uh and they have no impact on the tax
levy. Uh we're also currently in the process of closing out um our accounting records for the 202425 school year. Um so over the course of the next month or so um our orders will begin their um review of all of our records. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Tvita. Um next we have the state monitors report. Miss Mus, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. on. Oh, I hear it. I hear it.
First of all, um I want to thank the board of education, the superintendent, and the business administrator for this for their support throughout the year. Um it's basically a little over a year since I came to Nutley. uh and it has
been a very interesting and I think uh positive year from my standpoint. I want to thank the mayor and the commissioners for their commitment to the district and its students. I want to thank the
administrators, principles, directors, coordinators for their teamwork and cooperation in making the changes and procedures to ensure we have the checks and balances in place and their recognition that expenditures have to be monitored throughout the year. It was a
rocky start at the beginning, I will say. Uh but their assistance truly has put us in a position to end the year with a positive balance. In fact, I will mention that uh as a result of the work that they did coordinating the school
lunch lunch coverage with the teachers and the aids that the cost uh to do that actually ran about $80,000 less than it did the year before. So it shows that when we work together that there is uh a
real savings plus the uh safety of the students continued which is in in my opinion most important. Um, I would like to thank the business office staff for their hard work in enforcing the changes that we put into
place, processing purchase orders, making sure our bills were timely paid, notifying the business administrator if they sensed a problem, and just ensuring that the finances of the district run smoothly. Um, they are very important to
the operation of the district and the and the fin and the business office. uh and they are just uh a fantastic group of people. So what have we done? Uh oh and one thing I want to t thank
the public very often I think they think we don't listen to them but uh a comment or a question will cause us to take a look at our pro procedures. For example, early on, a member of the public questioned why the bill's list did not
include a description to avoid having to get up and ask a question. Mr. Dvita investigated the possibility and found a simple check mark in the software, created a bills list with explanations. Um, so
the input uh of the public is to me is is very important. So what have we done? Accounts can no longer be overridden by anyone, including the superintendent, the business administrator, or myself. Transfer of funds from one account to
another must be in writing, approved by the business administrator and the state monitor prior to the transfer of funds being made. This helps us review our spending patterns. Purchase orders must be issued and prior to ordering of goods and services. Again, this ensures that
the funds are available prior to commitment. This is still a work in progress, I have to be honest. Uh, but we've made great strides. Purchases over 7.9,000 have to have two or more quotes, be
purchased through a co-op or on a New Jersey state contract, and all paperwork must be attached to the purchase order. Contracts for stu services, tuitions, etc. must be approved by the board and encumbered for the entirety of the contract. Home instruction contracts
with approximate costs must be aboard approved and encumbered in full. Salary projections are done after every payroll to ensure the funds are available for the entire year. There were no new positions in 2425, nor are there any in
2526. However, if a new position were required, it would be reviewed by the superintendent, the business administrator, and myself for necessity, cost, and funding before being put on a board agenda. The finance commits meets
monthly with the insurance brokers for detailed review of our insurance expenditures and trends. This is very important because there are a lot of dollars involved in the uh insurance expenditure. The fiscal year 2526 budget
process started early included meeting with directors, coordinators, and principles. Needs and wants were discussed and included where possible. In-depth meetings were held with special service to review placements and staffing needs. Meetings were held with the director of maintenance for costs
associated with the care of our buildings. These many minute meetings continue throughout the year um to ensure we are on track and there have been no major changes. Uh it's important to understand that the budget is a very
fluid document. Uh it requires changes throughout the year and we have to ensure that we have sufficient funds throughout the year. For example, after the budget was approved, um the utility board thought it was a
good idea to increase rates for gas and electric by 30%. Uh as we begin to get the bills in, we now need to look at that to ensure that we have sufficient funds to take us to and
if not, we have to find the monies to transfer into that. Um, as a result of the procedural changes we made by the board and administration as well as the hard work of all the administrators, we will end the fiscal
2425 budget year with a positive balance. Uh, and we will continue to review and refine our procedures to ensure that the funds are properly encumbered and payments are made on time. What will we continue in fiscal year
2526? We're going to review the procedures that were put in place and either reinforce them and or uh amend them where they're necessary. The budget process for 2627 will begin earlier with
input from the administrative team. Mr. Devidita has now put together an accurate history and has established a firm and solid base and procedures on which to build the new budget. We have new auditors and we will request that they review and make recommendations on
ways we can improve and tighten our procedures. We will revise and update our standard operating and purchasing procedures and ensure that they're distributed to all the schools so everyone understands and does it the same way. Accounts
will continue to be monitored and salaries projected. Items will not be put on the agenda for approval on the unless the district has sufficient funds. In January or February, we will request the order to do a review of
revenue and expenditures to date and project out our costs through June. Now, the forensic audit and I felt I had to address this uh today. Uh as Mr. Ferrer reported several months ago, we
requested that the state do a forensic audit. They indicated they would not be doing the audit. Mr. Devita went out with a request for proposals to do the audit and they came in with a cost between 70 and $90,000.
90 Yeah, $90,000. Since I had looked at the but four budget and audit years prior to and could see the lack of planning and competency budgeting revenues that weren't going to be realized, not budinging expenditures based on
information from the experts and mismanagement and knowing what was already and knowing what was already cut from the fiscal year 2526 budget in terms of programs and services. I personally could not in good conscience recommend any more cuts be made to fund
the audit. Uh I felt that in reviewing the what we would find versus what the cost would be uh that the end result would not be worth the cost that it would cost to
do the audit. I explained to the board that I could not approve any transfers that would affect program or the ability district's ability to handle an emergency. When I came to the board a year ago, I explained to the board that year 2526
was going to be the toughest. However, even I could not have foreseen a cut in state aid and a decision by the federal government to withhold grants. Fortunately, if the newspapers can be believed, and I'm not sure about that, those monies are going to be released.
However, we still don't know how much we are going to get. If there's a shortfall in the grants and we require a salary or service for students, it can only be achieved at the expense of something else. Therefore, putting money into an audit
that I didn't feel or don't feel would provide any new information was not something I was willing to um approve the transfers for. And very honestly, if we were to get any new
money, I feel very very strongly that those monies should be going back into your program uh just based on the cuts we had to make. uh and we are still going to be making uh I believe unless
the grants are a great great surprise. Uh if anyone wants to discuss this further after the meeting um I will be here uh or you call the board office and leave your number your telephone number
and I will be very happy to call you back and discuss it with you either in person or on the phone whatever would work for you. That concludes my report.
Thank you, Miss Makus. Do board members have any questions? No. Okay. We now come to the portion of our meeting where we allow the members of the public to address the board. In this section, we allow questions, comments on reports, resolutions, and all school related matters. Our board
regulation 0167 allotss 20 minutes for these communications. Each person shall be limited to three minutes and we ask you to try to stay within this requirement. Speakers may speak more than once only after all others wishing to speak on a
topic have been heard. All statements will be directed to me as the chairperson and no one may address board members individually. Please be reminded that if your statement is too lengthy, abusive, obscene, irrelevant, or redundant, your participation may be terminated. Please remember to state
your name and address each time you address the board. Does anyone have any questions? Hi, Donna Ferrero, 34 Roosevelt Street. Am I to understand that you are advising? Do I have to ask you even
though I'm addressing the state monitor that you are advising not to do an audit? Just it was hard to hear. Okay. I'm sorry. Not to do another audit, a second audit uh on 2425 and
20 23 24. Uh no, we're doing an audit. We're doing an audit for 2425. that audit is going forward. Okay. And does the board have to um
approve this or no? Are you're the last say or is this a a vote for the board? No, it's a it's a vote for the board, but they would have to it's it's really a determination of where the money is going to come from to do it.
I think we can afford the 90,000 compared to what 7 million missing. Number one, I'm going to speak to the board members about that. But we have which reluctantly I was told when this first started that we yes we do have the
errors and emissions policy which would protect the money that is there. If it is fraudulent, then we have another option which someone needs to be accountable for. But
if it was mismanagement of money, then the insurance company comes in, they do an audit, and then we can get our $7 million back. And that's where I'm a little confused
as to why aren't we doing this? And you as the board members should know about that an errors in admissions policy. Is that all now you can hear me? So the board I mean Miss Mus and the
board we've been discussing obviously the forensic audit and and I think what Miss Makus is was saying is that to take $100,000 it's going to come at the expense of something else which which the board is is still reviewing and discussing um
with regard to the $7 million missing. Okay. Because this is something that I think has been has been dis has been asked has been out there on social media and I think Miss Makus has been here and well you've been here a year. There is no missing money. The money was spent.
Okay. So I think we need to we need to all okay I don't think we have so long to cut that off but we need to just understand that there is no missing money. Okay. The money was spent. There was programs that
were budgeted at a certain dollar amount for insurance, insurance, special education, transportation. As Miss Makers just said, right, there was a budget that was put into the 2526 budget for our electric and gas bills, which
now are going to increase by what they're saying is 30%. That has to come at some at some from somewhere within the budget. Okay, that 30% if it adds up to let's just say a half a million dollars or a million dollars. That's not missing money, that's money that just
needs to be taken from another line item somewhere which is going to come at the expense of some other type of program. So with regard to the forensic audit, it is something that the board has discussed is going to continue to discuss, but as Miss Makers pointed out today, it will if the decision is to
move forward with it, it's going to come at the expense of something else within the budget. Well, in all honesty, I think it should because then if it's mismanagement, we can get the money back. I understand. And we are we are
discussing that. We are this vote be happening. Will it be happening in public? Of course. Anything that we do with regard to awarding a contract will be done in public. Okay. Do you know if you're close to it or you Well, that's something that we're we're
going to be discussing with with Miss Makers uh further and and the board. So, I'm hoping within the next uh you know, meeting or two, we'll have we'll have a a decision on that. Okay. All right. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 111 Brook Delv.
I want to respond to your answer. My first question is when that $7 million deficit was found right then and there, why wasn't a forensic order done right then and there at that time? I saw the order 7,253,000
I think it was from the from the from our orders. Why wasn't a forensic order done right then and there? And to respond to Miss Mayus, on your meeting of January 17th or 27th, you strongly
recommended a commissioner of education for 23 and 24 and also 22 and 23. Mhm. I did. What was the response from the commissioner? Is it's we paid David Depa $24,000
for whatever the man that caused this problem. Your exact words were that you made that determination to pay because it could cause us more to litigate it. Yes, I understand that something happened. We have to put this
to rest. It's got to go to sleep. That's the problem. I understand where you're coming from. But now I looked at the new budget. We're in the new budget. Is our payment our first payment back to the state?
Is it is it going to be 90 90,000 for the next 10 years? Right. A million dollars. A million dollars. A million dollars for the next 10 years. Nine years. So when is our first payment?
2526. the current this this year in this budget. I don't see it in there. Can you can you tell me what page it's on? I don't I don't see it. I under the general fund. Yes.
Revenues from state sources. Is it? I see $9 million, but I don't see anything for zero and zero. Yeah. I'm not sure what document you're looking at. Um but it's in um administrative account. So the 11 1100230 um there there's an account in there
that has a million dollars uh for it. So are we going to lose state aid now? Well the money is is withheld from our our state aid. Um but for for accounting purposes we have to account for it as an expenditure. Uh so it's our our revenues
are are reduced. Um but our we have to expend which is in that that um administrative account. So for 10 years we're going to lose that money state a wise. Yes. Right. Okay. Thanks. Hi Melissa Mousion 47 Stanley Avenue.
Forgive me because it was a little hard to hear. My daughter is going into fifth grade at Spring Garden and she's been asking me all summer or is this my last year at Spring Garden? Are we going to the middle school? So, it sounded like, okay, so preschool is ready. The middle school is going to be cleared out to fix
there. What did you say though about the grant for the library? Yeah. And I'm sorry you couldn't hear me, but you can hear me now, right? This is definitely on. Yes. Um I will say and thank you for being part of the the transition planning committee that met all spring. Uh we are following through with our plans as discussed. We are moving forward.
Nothing has changed from our spring time. And but you're with the money that we're waiting for. I know you don't know exactly when, but is there still a chance that these kids could go into the school year and be thinking they're graduating and then not?
Well, there's always a chance, but I want to tell you we we are on plan. We're on target for everything we've discussed beginning February of last year. So, nothing has changed as far as district expectations. Um, I know I mentioned uh the middle school project being a a key part of
this. We are on we are on target for that. Okay. Uh the board is moving through its process it its normal processing parts of this uh step. So um to answer your question we are still on target. Mr. Via just want to point out that the the the grant money you're we're waiting
on is not have anything to do with the sixth grade work that's uh needs to be done at the middle school. Yeah. The grant money I'm sorry I missed that in your comment. The grant money we're waiting on is our ESSA grants, our title grants, title one, two, three, and four. the the bid that no the bids have been done or they're in process and they're they're
now going to the board for review. Okay. Um what Mr. Fur is referencing what I believe you referenced uh was the federal money that if it's in the newspapers that's being withheld from all districts in the state um as they're processing there. We are expecting to receive that from what we hear next week
maybe the following week but um that is very late for a school district in its cycle just so you know but that does not impact what we're talking about to Mr. Fer's point that is a separate cuz I just want to point out that, you know, yes, they might be young, but they're old enough to, I mean, experience those
ups and downs and if they think they're going to spend this, if this is going to be their last year and then maybe it's October, November, it's still going to be upsetting to them to find out something might be different. So, I just think we have to consider that that even though they're 10 years old, they still
can understand what's going on and it's it's going to be a roller coaster for them. So absolutely you please keep in mind we're doing this for them. We think this is the best position for them to be in as they move. I know some people have disagreed with that, but I firmly believe that this is a great move for the district and we are on target to make that move.
Okay. Thank you. Hi. Uh my name is Dana Mchon. Uh 230 Veland Avenue. Mr. Va, you actually just replied to my email to you um that I had emailed earlier today. Uh but I just wanted to just to confirm um that we did
see that one of the sixth grade teachers at Spring Garden is on the transfer list to go back to the middle school. Um, and I I do just out of concern want to make sure that you are not planning to condense the
Yeah, currently we do not have those plans. As Miss M has said, things are fluid, but as of right now, we are not planning to condense that. Um, I can't speak to personnel shifts in district obviously publicly. Um, but we we intend to have um the same sections at Spring
Garden School. Okay. Thank you. I just wanted to make sure. Um, again, I'll just voice my concern that my daughters, the two of them, um, they have a larger class than this class that just graduated, and we definitely need the three sections. So,
I just wanted to put that out there. Thank you so much for your comments. Thank you. Good evening. I'm Kevin Hogan. I reside at 10 Bernett Place. On May 27th, I emailed Superintendent Ban with concerns about the allocation of school district funds, particularly the rumored mass
dismissal of special education personnel and a proposal to hire outside agency power professionals as a cost cutting measure. Superintendent Ba replied that same day and advised that the district approve the hiring of power professionals to ensure the needs of our special needs students. I then replied
on May 30th with a follow-up email inquiring about rumored restructuring of teacher compensation packages, specifically cuts to medical benefits of special education teachers. I inquired as to the veracity of this rumor and the rationale behind any restructuring if true. I further inquired as to whether
compensation packages for administrative staff and non-eing personnel were restructured and if not the rationale behind that decision. On May 31st, I received an email from Superintendent Bang advising that he would contact me via telephone during that week. After more than two weeks to elapsed without a
phone call, I sent a follow-up email on June 16th which went unanswered. I understand the demands on Superintendent Ba's time. With that in mind, I was wondering if the board could provide an answer to my questions. Uh first I'd like to apologize. It's not like me not to get back to people. Um I
do apologize and be happy to speak with you after the meeting or to clarify uh and revisit this. I do apologize for that. Okay. These are questions that can't be addressed in public, sir. Um as to the restructuring of contracts and personnel related matters. No, I cannot speak to that. Most likely I can't speak to that in private either,
but I can um I can talk to you on the phone and see what I can answer to help you through this. Very good. Thank you. Anyone else wishing to be heard? Okay, seeing none, we'll go on to resolutions.
Um, we just need to make a motion. I make a motion to close the public comment portion. You don't really need that. Okay. Make a motion to close the public comment section. Make a motion. Miss Quirk, can you take academic, please?
Yes. I would like to move academic resolutions one two as written. Uh, Miss Quirk, I believe um it's one through three. Oh, I'm sorry. I'd like to move u academic uh resolutions one through
three as written. Thank you. Any discussion? Oh, okay. Mr. De Ro. Mr. Balsamo. Yes. Mrs. Danek Martin. Yes. Mr. Fragginel's. Yes. Mr. Gilbert. Yes. Mr. Kazinski.
Yes. Mrs. Quirk. Yes. Mr. Scotty. Yes. Mr. Fra. Yes. Mr. Kazinski. Administration. Yes, Mr. President. I approve administration resolution through five. Second
discussion. Roll call. Mr. Balsamo. Yes. Mrs. Danek Martin. Yes. Mr. Fragginel. Yes. Mr. Gilbert. Yes. Mr. Gazinski. Yes. Mrs. Quirk. Yes. Mr. Scotty. Yes. Mr. Fero. Yes.
Mr. Franel's finance. Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to move finance resolutions 1 through 27 as written. Second discussion. Uh, yes, Mr. President. I'm sorry. Oh, so go ahead, Charlie.
I wanted to comment on number seven. Certainly, I wanted to thank the Nutly Parent Advocacy Group, which is here tonight, but I also wanted to say thank the Nutly Educational Foundation, which does so much for us throughout the year.
Um, tallying them up real fast. I see $8,700 that does not have to come out of taxpayer dollar, come out of their pocket. And we don't realize that enough and we don't realize what both of those groups can do for us. So I applaud the
Nutly Educational Foundation and I applaud in this case the Nutly Parent Advocacy Group. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Kazitki. Yeah, I just want to add to that. I just want to thank the Nutly Education Foundation and the Nutly Parent Advocacy Network for uh their generous donation
and all the hard work and and effort that they put into our school district. And uh that's what makes us special here that we have so many groups out there that uh we have parents and and community members that go out and and fund raise and they have the best interest of the community. So I just
want to thank everyone. Thank you, Mr. Ferrar. Any other comments? Roll call. Mr. Bosamo, yes. Mrs. Dan Martin, yes. Mr. Fragel, yes. Mr. Gilbert, yes. Mr. Kazinski, yes. Mrs. Quirk,
yes. Mr. Scotty, yes. Mr. Fero, yes. Mr. Scotty, policy. Yes. I'd like to move policy resolutions one through two as written. Second. Discussion.
Roll call. Mr. Balsamo. Yes. Mrs. Danek Martin. Yes. Mr. Fragile. Yes. Mr. Gilbert. Yes. Mr. Kazinski? Yes. Mrs. Quirk? Yes. Mr. Scotty? Yes. Mr. Pero? Yes.
Mr. Bzamo, personnel. Yes. I'd like to move uh personnel resolution one. Second. Discussion. Roll call. Mr. Bosamo. Yes. Mrs. Danek Martin. Yes.
Mr. Fragel. Yes. Mr. Gilbert. Yes. Mr. Mr. Gazinski. Yes. Mrs. Burke. Yes. Mr. Scotty. Yes. Mr. Fero. Abstain. Okay. Um, thank you. Do we have any old
business? Uh, yes, Mr. President. Um, obviously old business should fit me. I'd like to begin by formally thanking the board of education for naming the Lincoln School Auditorium in my honor. There really are
no words to express how humbling an experience it is to be recognized like this, especially when it's been my honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Dutley. This recognition, I'm sorry, this recognition is not mine alone. My
wife and our family deserve this acknowledgement as well for supporting me all 30 years of my time on the board of education. Every election, every late night meeting, the unpopular decisions, even vacations, numerous, cut
short because in my mind I needed to be there. Thank you. It just isn't enough. I'd like to recognize Mr. Ferrara and Mr. Kamba and the entire board of educations for this honor and the event at Lincoln School is such a memorable memorable occasion. In addition,
receiving the proclamation from the township of Nutley Board of Commissioners, the resolution from the Essis County Board of Commissioners, the commendation from the state of New Jersey, the milestone award from New Jersey School Board Association, and hearing the sentiments of all who all
who personally had something special to say about me and my service to Nutley, all I can say is thank you very much. The timing of this honor fits right into my plan not to run again for a seat on the board of education this year. It's
time to give others an opportunity to step up and serve our district. Because the election isn't until November, I've assured Mr. Ferrer, I will do my best to serve until the board reconvenes with whoever is elected to serve this three-year term.
My hope for the future is to see our children and the district continues to flourish and the township of Nelly continues to stand tall as the bless I'm sorry is the best place to raise a family and educate your children. I just
wanted to say one thing about having Miss Makers here. um even though she did all the work, she did it with an iron fist and I think we all appreciate what she's brought to the board. Um the
questions that continue to come up about the money she's proven to all of us and me certainly it was more mismanagement than thievery. But again, her guidance has helped us and and made us all a
little bit smarter about what we should be doing as board members and I thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Gazinski. Yeah, it uh it's an honor well deserved and a testament to that was everyone that
attended the last meeting to celebrate. I just have one question. Where'd you put all those plaques? Lorraine, did he get to hang him on the uh Yes, he did. Okay. He got to hang him on the wall. You all know I'm nothing without my
family. Any other old business? New business. I'd like to uh we missed the committee reports uh for this board agenda. I apologize to the board and to the public. I would like to give an opportunity for two committees met this
past month for board members to read the items that we discussed in committee. So if okay with you, Mrs. uh Danmar and I'd like uh Mr. Fragenals to read the committee report from the finance committee, please. All right. Thank you. Sure. No problem. Uh finance committee
met on July 30th. In attendance was myself, Mr. Dele, Mr. Ba, Mr. Dvita, Mr. Pariji, and Mr. McKver. We discussed a shared service agreement with the township for the 777 Bloomfield AB building. We discussed uh a sub lease for the current board for the current
board lease at 371 Franklin A. We discussed the bids for the middle school classroom conversion project and the and and the process of potentially using a co-op. We've received updates on facility projects including the Lincoln hallway floors, the middle school
temporary library, digital signs at the high school and the middle school, and moving prek classrooms. We interviewed the candidate for the treasurer of school money's position. We reviewed insurance updates through June. We reviewed the cafeteria income statement through June. We went over resolutions
including donations, non-public contracts, increasing bid thresholds, lunch prices, and grants. And our next meeting has not yet been scheduled. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Scotty. And Mr. Scotty, policy.
Yes. The policy, excuse me, the policy committee met on July 30th, and in attendance were myself, Mr. Balsamo, Mr. Gilbert Birdie, as well as Mr. Ba, Miss Greco, Mr. Vmeister, Mrs. Loans Solo, and Mr. Pyro. Mr. Mr. Ba discussed the
workflow of policy to the website and discussed updates to this process. Mr. Pyro reviewed experience and information on school-based advertising and discussed recommendations on the volunteer athletic coach policy. The committee also reviewed policies pertaining to academic integrity AI
school resource officers as well as policies from the most recent Strauss update. The committee moved 25 policies to first reading. The committee adjourned with the next meeting to occur early in order to review policies over five years in the current policy book. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Scotty. Any other new business? Okay. Whereas the board of education will be discussing matters exempt from public discussion pursuant to NJSA 104-12. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the board of education recess to closed
executive session at this time to discuss contracts. Be it further resolved that the result of these discussions will be made public by inclusion on the agenda of a subsequent meeting of the board of education or when the reasons for discussing such matters in close session no longer
exist. Can I get a motion? Make a motion. Second. All in favor? I. Thank you.