Order. Um, we open the meeting upstairs. There's an in executive session. President's report I will forgo this evening the superintendence report. >> Great. Thank you. Good evening everyone. It's wonderful to have you joining us this evening. I have great news to
report. We had so many outstanding Spartans to recognize in the month of April that we had to split it over two meetings. Otherwise, we would not have enough room in this in this building. So, uh, this is a good problem to have and I'm very excited for the recognition that we have coming up. Before we get
into that, I do just have a few other announcements. Um, if I would ask Miss Mr. Haydri, if you could project the superintendent report, we I'm moving to a new format. So, when I'm reading the names of recognition, everyone can see
as well who we are recognizing. Um, in addition, a couple other important announcements. I'm happy to report that Ocean Township High School under the direction of Mrs. Kazuba and also assistant principal Mrs. Hagermanerman has
um been awarded the Elevate High Quality Workbased Learning Grant in the amount of $30,000. We did not get the um official acceptance yet, so that'll be on an agenda in a few weeks. However, we were notified that we are going to be the recipient of that grant. So, I thank all
of them for their hard work in uh applying for that grant. We also learned today or maybe yesterday that we will be the recipient of the local recreation improvement grant for $69,700. And this is uh this money was earmarked
for improving our elementary school playgrounds. So, we're very excited about that. We'll we'll hear more about that in the coming months, but I wanted to let the board know that uh we were successful in both of those grant applications.
Okay, if you go on to the next slide, the next two slides, usually I'll read out a bunch of important events coming up or exciting activities to come to. And I don't know if anyone can hear me while I'm rattling these things off. So instead, I'm going to display them here. These dates are always put out in my
communicate my community communication, the message from the superintendent. and it comes out at towards the beginning of every month. Um, and now will also be linked here in every board agenda when we are recognizing students. So once a month I'll have these important dates up as well for your reference. But there
are two pages if you go ahead Mr. Hater to to the next page. There's uh a lot of great events coming up. In particular, we have our innovation night April 23rd. So, I encourage everybody to come out and see all of the hard work our students have, things they've learned
this year, things that they've developed and produced, and then the activities that they're going to showcase for all of our parents and all of our community at that event. All right. And then my final announcement before we get into the recognition, uh, next our next meeting,
which is April 28th, is our, uh, the evening of the year where we present our budget. As you know, last month we approved a tentative budget. In April, we present uh we give our budget presentation. Mr. Hastings reviews all
of that. We will have so the order of events at our next meeting, we will have the workshop part of the meeting downstairs instead of upstairs. A lot of times that's upstairs, but for this meeting, April 28th, we will meet downstairs in this room at 700 p.m. Mr.
Hastings will give the budget presentation that will be open to the public to ask questions, for the board to ask questions. After the workshop meeting at 8:00 p.m., we will start our regular voting meeting. We will have recognition again at that event and we will have our regular voting meeting at
8:00 p.m. I'll send this again and I'll post it on social media. I'll get it out there. But I did just want to acknowledge and make sure the board knew that we will be meeting. We did this last year as well. We met downstairs at 7 PM for the board presentation. Uh the budget presentation. Okay. All right.
Let's get on to the most important part of the night, our recognition. I'd like to ask Mrs. Kazuba and Mr. Todd to come up to help give out certificates. Mr. Dalton, would you like to join them up here to recognize our outstanding Spartans?
Okay. If you go could go to the next slide. All right. Our district is committed to recognizing excellence, dedication, and the spirit of achievement. We aim to highlight the individuals in our Spartan community whose efforts go beyond expectations, inspiring others to follow
in their path. Next slide, please. And now, if you could just sort of keep up with me a little bit as I go through these names, that would be great. So, I'd like to first introduce Coach Matthew Goldfarb, who's our boys and girls swimming coach. He won his hundth
win the season. Congratulations, Mr. Gar. Can we get a p a picture with you and coach Todd and Missa? Maybe quick picture. Mr. Dalton, go ahead. Everybody get go ahead. >> If anyone else would like to take a
photo, feel free to come on up. throughout all of this. You're welcome to come forward and take photos. >> Okay, congratulations. >> Next up, we have coach Dave Allaria, who is a varsity for varsity wrestling. He won region six assistant coach of the
year. Congratulations, Outstanding photo op. >> Well, you guys could stay there if you'd like. I don't mind that if that, you know, in that direction. That's fine. Just >> very nice. Thank you.
>> Why don't you guys with me. >> Yeah. You want to grab the certificates and we'll do this on this side. >> Okay. Next, I am proud to introduce our boys varsity bowling team who won
coa central division championship. Please come up. I might call your names. Come on up. I'll read your names while you come up. Coach Tomiano, Noah Bon, Jade Federin, Sean Crosopoulos, I'm sorry, Anthony
Gagliardo, Gagliardo, Brandon Newman, Sam Noodleman, Lucas Ravo, Ryan Taylor, David Jules, and Danny Larkin. Congratulations, Spartans. >> Sir, get closer. We need a third line. I
think we need a third row. >> There are mom's trying. >> Well, that's coming. >> All right. Congratulations. >> Okay. Next up is our varsity wrestling team who won district 23 champions. We'd
like to introduce the coaches first. Coach Abacelli and coach Allaria, please come back up. And if you're here, can I call your name? Come on up. Michael Apacelli, Joshua Kixi, Aiden Harrian, Xavier Hayward,
>> K Ismio, Tajan Neans, Justin Pena, Jose Siguenza, >> Quinton Wade, Nicholas Allen, who also won, if you could advance, please, Mr. Hater, who also won the 175 District 23
champion. Justin Fina, come on up. who also won the 157 pound district 23 champion. >> Thank you. >> Dominic Bol 138 District 23 champion and the 138
pound region 6 champion. Congratulations. and Steve Perez who won his 100th win this season and Jake Boolick who won district I'm sorry 150 pound district 23 champion and his hundth win this season.
Congratulations Dominic. Sorry we had that reversed. I'm so sorry. Okay, >> we'll we'll correct those certificates if they're incorrect. We're sorry about that. You can keep that one. >> You will though.
>> Congratulations. >> Congratulations, wrestlers. Outstanding job this season. Really incredible. Okay, now we're moving on to swimming. If Coach Goldfarb is still here, if you could join us up here as well. Oh, maybe not. Okay.
Oh, yeah. Okay. Can you join us while we recognize your swimmer? Okay. I'd like to introduce Colin Zimmer who won who beat the school record 100 yard freestyle. Congratulations. >> That's how Russ
Okay, next we have ice hockey. If our coaches, Coach Ryan and Spalinsky, if you're here, please come on up. >> Join our team over here. I'd like to introduce Roman Leonardi, who is the all-time
ocean goalending rec holds the alltime ocean goalending records in wins, saves, and shutouts. Congratul looking good. Congratulations. >> Okay, moving on to indoor track. If any of our coaches are here, Coach Lynch,
Coach Doma, Coach Ningham, Coach Deron, please join us. I'd like to introduce Aiden Winters to come on up. Is Aiden here? Okay, let me in case he's online. Aiden won indoor school record in shotput, the Shockput
Mammoth County champion, the Shotput short conference champion, Shotput group two sectional champion, and relay school record in shockput. Congratulations, Amy. Next up, Jack Toppy. You're here, Jack.
Come on up. Jack won the relay school record in shot hut. Congratulations. And Andrew Vigiano, come on up. Andrew, there you are. Andrew won the Mammoth County Champion 55 meter
hurdles. Congratulations. >> And next up is Leah Starky. Leah is not here. Not here, but let me just read her all her accolades. In cross country, she and we didn't have a chance to have her at the end of the
season. She won the Brooks Northeast Regional National Meet, third place. She scored seventh place in the Brooks National Championship and earned all American honors. She ran the second fastest two-mile time ever by a
sophomore in US in the US. And for indoor track, she is our Nike indoor national champion and has the ninth fastest time in all of the US. So congratulations to Leah. >> Outstanding philanthropy.
>> Last slide. >> That concludes my report. >> What a wonderful report, Superintendent. Well, then congratulations to everyone. To be able to have an evening where we celebrate all of these wonderful accomplishments of our coaches and our students is truly uh reminds us of the
importance of the work we do here. So before we move on with our meeting, we know that maybe people have other fun things that they would rather do than stay at our meeting, but you're more than welcome to stay. Could be a nice ice cream night since the temperature is the way it is. Uh so you may want to partake of that. Have a wonderful
evening and a safe trip home. >> Thank you everyone. Congratulations. >> We put it with your flag. Thank you. Congratulations again. Good night. >> Mr. Hastings, school business
administrator's report. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Um, an update on our 2027 Tand of budget. The, uh, budget was submitted to the county business administrator for review. uh she returned it to us with a couple questions and a couple corrections for us to make uh in some of
the paperwork that's been resubmitted to the county and we expect to get our approval in the next day or so. Uh once we get our approval, the budget will be posted to our website um for review by the public in anticipation of our meeting uh in two weeks. Um I'd like to
thank and acknowledge Maza Recycling. They're on our um agenda this evening for a donation of supplies to celebrate Earth Day. So, we appreciate that. Um and I'd like to thank the community, our coaches, and the students uh for their
patience as relates to getting our fields ready for our spring sports, our spring athletics. Uh as we all know, we'd had quite a harsh winter. Um in terms of snow and ice, u looking back, we had storms in all three months.
December, we had eight inches of snow. January, which I remember in particular, we had 10 inches. That was the soft snow covered by ice. So, if you didn't shovel as you went, uh you were in for a surprise the next day. Uh that was pleasant. Uh and then, of course, we had
our blizzard uh with 24 in of snow uh at late February. Uh so, those all put a bit of a damper on getting the fields ready and uh getting them in shape, the shape that we expect them to be in. Uh the staff has been working hard to uh
catch up and and um make improvements. Uh as you may have noticed, uh we uh had contracted with a vendor to improve the baseball field at the high school, our varsity field. Um they put down uh new
infield dirt. They've redone the pitcher mound, the uh batter's box, the catcher box, and they're redoing both of the um bullpens again with the pitching mound and the catcher box. Uh they also pulled
up all the infield grass and are replanting that. Uh so uh there's quite a job going off going on over there um to get that field refurbished and and back up to the uh uh quality and expectations we have for our field. So
again I want to thank everyone involved in that and again thank everybody for their patience and understanding and um sort of the um alignment of the stars in terms of all these storms that we've had. And I think looking back um I
sounds a little uh not quite as impressive, but since 1895, this has been the 17th, I believe, harshest winter we've had. So over 100 some years uh uh uh ranks up there. So again, thank you to everybody involved in that and
thank you to our staff for for their efforts and their overtime in trying to get these uh fields uh up to snuff. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Hastings. Thank you for the history as well. >> I was just going to say that I think you forgot to thank the osprey who have decided to take up their nest on the new
pole versus the old pole. I was watching at the game the other day that they were trying to go to the old pole and I think I'm going to guess that the mom was sitting in the new pole like, "Oh no, I've upgraded." And then he started building over there. So, I was very happy to see them building on the new pole.
>> We are as well. Uh we again have contracted with someone to remove the old pole. Now the osprey nest is gone. Uh when I was uh out and saw the osprey flying around quickly went to the lights to see where it was landing and and of course it's taking the highest point. So
we got a little bit of a win there. >> Nature takes off. >> Nice. Okay, we'll move on to public comment. Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of
community interest. Public comment is not a question and answer session. Specific questions can be directed to the administration. The superintendent contact information is on the deis and we encourage you to contact her with any questions. Public participation shall be governed by the following rules. Each
statement made by a participant shall be a limited shall be limited to 5 minutes duration. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard. The presiding officer may request any person to leave leave
the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum. Would anyone from the public like to comment on any item at this time? >> Hi, I'm Alex Hayes Oakst. Um, I'm going to start off by saying I'm super annoyed that I have to be here right now. Um,
because your live link once again is not working. I had to leave my house. Thank goodness I was home and I had to race on over here. I actually knew you were doing all these awards, so I was like, I actually have a few minutes. Um, I know you all like to look at your phones and your computers while I'm talking. But if
you would like to go to your own web page and go to bird page link, then you click meeting link. It's not working. And they've already um sent an email to Mr. Hastings. Um maybe if you actually put the links on Facebook, including the
meeting or the actual phone numbers that people can call in, they might have been able to access this meeting. On the good news, um I saw the CTE Steam Coach. I have no idea what that is, but that sounds awesome and I would love to
learn more information on what that position is. Um, I know we participate in bring your kids to work day, so I was wondering if Miss Kel, Miss Kelvin, Miss Welden knows when, um, the email will go out to parents saying, you know, don't forget
your kids can take the day off with a letter or whatever about a week or whatever, less than 10 days. um just so parents can get an advanced notice of take your kids to work day so it's not like a last minute thing but also so that families know the rules that they
can take their kids out for an excused day with all the rules or whatever that you have um and then I just want to reiterate again um that if you sell this school board building indoor land
or part of it you can use those funds year after year. I have confirmed this twice with Mr. Hastings. Um, for a couple of years, um, it was sold to those of us, you on the school
board, that you could only use the money. Say you sold this building for 10 million. Say the taxes made it an $8 million. Everybody was told you had to use those $8 million that year. I have received confirmation, not once but twice, from Mr. Hastings that that is
absolutely not true. Say you get $8 million after selling, you can use a million, then you can use the put the remaining $7 into the uh unit budget for the next year. If you only use a million, then you can move $6 million to
the next year. Um, it was false to tell the school board and the public that we always had to use the money that year. It's a discussion we need to be having and I refuse to have it. This building
is a dump. I am not a fan of over develop development in this town. Um, but this land is a gold mine. you refuse to honor the self-imposed schoolboard goals for like five years for you to to decide to do something or sell this building or just make some kind of a
decision. Um, you bypass that for several years. Um, and just like I believe having sixth through 8th graders sit through eight minutes worth of classes is normal practice, I think it is malpractice to raise taxes 6 and 12% during what we are living through as a
major depression from law forms. um you're sitting on a property with millions of dollars and it's the absolute antithesis of your responsibility to have financial plan planning that is sound for ocean taxpayers that you were elected and
charged to uphold. You're not making responsible fiscal decisions in myers. Uh, I will support the six and a half tax increase, but like a good Democrat, I am totally for raising taxes if it's
for the betterment of school programs and increasing our academic reputation and scores, but I don't see the six and a% doing. I think it's a stop gap measure. I think you're going to be forced to combine school buildings within 5 years of the rate you'll do
going. Lots of people in town are talking about it. Um I think you are making poor decisions and continuing decades worth um bad evaluating dare I saying um
nobody really knows what the school board does. I'm the only one who often comes to meetings right now. The meeting isn't even live. Nobody knows what's happening. So um I think that's all purposeful and you'll like it that way. Thank you. >> Thank you.
We have any other public commenters? No. Okay, that closes public comment. Approval of minutes. Mrs. McGomery, >> I move to approve 7.1 and 7.2 are approval of minutes from our last meeting.
>> Seconds. >> 71 and 72. Mr. Brady. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cover. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stam. >> Yes. >> Mrs. M Gilman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. McGovern. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schneider. >> Yes. >> M. Stevens. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dalton. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> No. >> Uh. Move to approve items 8.1 through
8.7. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Items 81 through 87. Mr. Brady. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cobert. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dam. >> Yes. >> Mr. Skilman. >> Yes. >> M. McGovern. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schneider. >> Yes. >> Miss Stevens. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bton. >> Yes. Motion's carried.
>> Stevens, if you would please take section 9 today. >> Sure. Uh motion to approve financial management and resource services 9.1 through 9.10. You need a second. >> Can I ask a question about >> sure one of them?
>> 9.10 Arsedo food service and their increase of course to correspond with everything else that's increasing. But I um I remember that our board was asking them to provide a more helpful uh
menu for our children. And I also remember a time when they did more interaction with our students in the form of that uh cooking demonstration that they had at the intermediate school where uh children were encouraged to
bring in uh food from their ethnicity or just to participate and they received certificates. I really think that Sedexo should do more to interact with the students in our district when we renew
their contract. >> Just a comment >> questions. >> Well, can I just add to that? I mean, I think those are great points, right? I think that's something to think about, right? And I I appreciate you bringing that up.
>> Anything else in section 9? Thanks. >> Thank you. Uh I would note we have two uh professional development items on the agenda. Uh we have it's like
97 and 98. Uh so you can all vote yes uh just globally uh with the knowledge that I'm going to mark you as abstain for your own participation in those um uh resolutions. >> Thank you. And just a point of clarification, it's
91 to 99 and 910 was a discussion, correct? >> Yes. >> Oh, right. >> Oh, sorry. >> Yeah, that isn't that right. 9 You're right. 910 was >> 910 discussion, right? >> So, Mr. Hastings on 97 and 98, you
you'll do that then, >> right? So, normally uh Miss Gilman, for example, would vote yes for all other members to attend school boards, but she'd abstain on her own attendance because that's paid travel for for Miss Gilman. And rather than have all of you sort of say the same thing, we'll just
acknowledge that we'll mark it that way. >> So, we'll be voting on 91 through 99. Correct. Right. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. >> All right. Mr. Brady, >> yes. >> Mr. Covert, >> yes. Mrs. Dam, >> yes. Uh, >> Mrs. Gilman, >> yes.
Mrs. McGovern, >> yes. >> Mr. Schneider, >> yes. >> Miss Stevens, >> yes. >> Mr. Dalton, >> yes. >> Motions carry. >> Instruction, education, student activities, Mrs. Dam. >> Um, motion to approve items 101 through
now 104. 104 being the HIV. Be it resolved that a result of the parental appeal in the HIP case number OTHS 03326001 that the binding of the Hib is affirmed. Second.
>> Okay. >> 10 1 through 104. Mr. Brady, >> yes. >> Mr. Cobert, >> yes. >> Mrs. Dam, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gilman, >> yes to all, but for 10 to abstain from all OTES field trips.
>> Thank you, Mr. McGovern. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schneider, >> yes. >> Miss Stevens, >> yes. >> And Mr. Dalton, >> yes. >> Carry. Do we have any old business members of the board? Any new business from members of the board? >> Yes, Mrs. Stamp.
>> Um, first I just want to say that I thought it was great hearing all the accomplishments today from the kids. I also noticed how many of the kids were wearing ocean apparel. And I think from me starting this being my third year, you see the pride and the enthusiasm
that the kids are having and what everyone is doing. it's working and the kids are excited to be part of these teams and this culture and this environment. So, I just wanted to make note of that because I'm here and I saw it and I did notice it. Um, the second thing I wanted to talk to and it's kind
of the same thing, but recently it was just passed that they're changing some of the speed limits in Wanamasa and >> on the um tail end of that some of the Wanamasa parents are starting a bike bus. So this Friday there's going to be the first bike bus starting by the fire
department going to school. So we're all very excited about that. We hope whoever wants to participate can and can be there. And I think it's just another great thing that our community is doing to promote being outside, being active, and just getting the school community together. So I just wanted to make note of that.
>> Nice idea. >> Anyone else? Anything else? >> Okay. Can I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Second.