Um, Mr. Hastes, would you please call the role? Certainly. Mr. Brady, here. Mr. Dalton here. Mrs. Dan here. Mrs. Gilman here. Mr. McGovern, yes. Mr. Schneider, Miss Stevens, present.
Mrs. Terrico, Mr. McCarthy, here. Thank you very much, Mr. Hastings. Good evening, everyone. Thank you and welcome. Welcome to the board of education meeting. Uh, we will go to Mrs. Welden who will give her superintendent report. Thank you so much, Mr. McCarthy. Good evening,
everyone. I am I have a list of activities happening in our schools the la uh the next couple nights and I just want to make sure everybody is aware of those and I encourage our board of education and our parents and families to come out to these wonderful events.
We have our special education resource fair tomorrow at the OTHS high school cafeteria from 3 to 6:00 p.m. And I would just like to recognize the the staff at the back here, this fine department of special education leaders
uh who have put in their blood, sweat, and tears to bring this event to our families and to our students. And it is in its second year and it was a tremendous success last year. And I know that the work begins four, five, six months ago. So I am just so happy that
um that this is happening and I do encourage everyone to come out tomorrow for that event. We have our high school spring band concert on Thursday night at 700 p.m. The high school wayside PTA is having their auction this week. Uh, Friday, May 16th from 4:00 to 8:00
p.m. One of Massa School is having their preschool dance on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. I believe they have a u a special theme, a jungle theme. A jungle theme. Yes. Thank you, Miss Dam. And
that's at Want Mass School Friday night. The high school junior prom is this Saturday night under uh the stars on Al Carelli Fields uh 7 pm. So we are wish all of our 11th grade students uh a
wonderful evening, a wonderful, safe, positive experience at their junior prom. We have the fifth grade chorus concert this coming Monday night at TOIS. And we have our preschool community resource fair. Also, Miss Vona here in the back, director of preschool,
who puts a lot of time and energy into creating that event for our families. That's this coming Tuesday, May 20th, 4:30 to 6:30. So, early uh before the board meeting, that event takes place at OTES, right? So, a wonder a number of exciting activities happening around the
district. I encourage everybody to come out and see these endofear events that are are so special for our students and our families. And that concludes my report. Thank you so much. Um, do we want to go to the HIP report first or give you the school district
administrator? I can I can go to that as well. I'm sorry. Okay, let's let's go through the uh HIP grade. Okay, so every year the the school districts must submit to the Department of Education a self assessment of our and they call it HIG grades. We have to grade ourselves
on an uh harassment, intimidation, and bullying report card which we do every year at the end of every school year. Each school's school safety and climate committee meets and self-rates themselves and we submit those scores to
the department of education. We did that last year in June and last week the Department of Education makes those reports public to the world. And so it is the requirement of the district to inform the board that the Department of
Education has now made those grades public and we will post them on our website tomorrow. Um but this is information that we did talk about last school year. So it is not a rating of this school year. It is a self
assessment of our that our schools did of themselves last June and it's just now public. Okay. So, it's there for your review and it will be on our website for the public tomorrow. Now, that concludes my report. I
apologize. Thank you. Do we have any questions or comments regarding that item from the board? Okay. Mr. Hastings, school business administrator's report, please. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, just two quick items. one, the uh district has been working with our
broker to come to a settlement with uh the insurance carrier on the damage to the lighting and sound equipment at the high school auditorium. Um we've submitted quotes uh that came out a little high in the judgment of the carrier. They sent someone else out to
do an appraisal. So we've been going back and forth with them with the assistance of our broker and have come to a number that we all feel is agreeable. Uh so that'll uh facilitate now moving forward with uh um awarding a contract to install and upgrade some of our lights and sound systems at the high
school auditorium. Uh so we hope to kick that off as soon as possible. Um and then uh at a prior meeting uh the board had asked that we start looking at revenues generated by our use of facilities. So we are working uh through that right now uh with staff to uh look
at the past three years and what revenue has been raised through our use of facility requests uh through our facility rentals uh who those are and perhaps who are the larger users uh of the facility uh in terms of uh revenue
generated and also just in terms of time. Uh so we'll have that uh ready for you uh in June uh so that we can again continue to review the the policy and the regulation and and see how the board wants to move forward with that. That concludes my report. Thank you, Mr.
Acings. Any comments or questions from the board regarding the school business administrator report? All right. Public comment on any item. The 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. Our superintendent's contact information is on the podium and is also available on the school website. We encourage you to
contact her with any questions that you may have. Public participation is governed by the following rules. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to five minutes in duration. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish
to speak have had an opportunity to do so. And the presiding officer may request any person to 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? Please come on up. Thank you. Hello everyone. Hi. How are you? My name is Casey. I live in Oakus. I have four children in the school district. Um I'm here tonight because I'm finding it hard to get field use at the high school on
the turf. We were going to put in for an application and we were told not to do so because there was just no availability. Um, we're we started a Pop Warner football team in the area and between the rec center and the high
school telling us no, that's leaving us with, you know, nowhere to play football with these kids of Ocean Township. So, we're here tonight to just see if maybe we can resend on some dates for the Soccer United because I believe they're taking up like 90 days or so out of the
calendar year for these weekend events. Um, and really other than that, I mean, it's just trying to get four dates for four home games and that's it. From September after Labor Day until maybe
November, I want to say maybe the 9th is all we're looking for. It could be a Friday night when the Ocean Township High School is away. It can be a Saturday morning afternoon. or it could be a Sunday when maybe AYF is away and
there's nobody using the turf. So that's all we have to say. Okay. Thank you very much. All right. Thank you. Appreciate your comments. Thank you. Would anyone else from the public like to comment on any item at this time?
Miss Hayes, welcome. Hi, Alex Hayes from Oakurst. Um, I think it's wonderful that there's going to be a possibly sounds like there is a new um, football league. Pop Warner used to be here in Ocean. I don't know if the president of this school board actually used to be on Pop
Warner or not. Um, there's now AYF. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be more inclusive and have a whole another league? I think that's fantastic. I've long been a critic of certain groups in this town just blanket taking 7 months, 7 weeks, 12 weeks,
whatever it is, um, for use of our fields. So, four 4 days to use our turf sounds like a no-brainer. She said, I know I'm quoting somebody, but but she said the rec center said no and the high school says
no. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if anybody puts in an application, it's first come, first serve, right? So, I hope they submit something in soon and find something on the calendar, and I hope this board agrees to find something at the high school turf. That's more of
a comment. Um, my father-in-law was a coach for Pop Warner. My husband was a player for Pop Warner. Just this week on Ocean Cares, I believe, they posted a whole bunch of who played Pop Warner for Ocean posts. It was really cute to see and I think
people in this town would rally around a pop winner league. So, congrats to you all doing that. My kids are too old. Um, semi getting back to that, the coaches fee. Um, I think IS the meeting before the meeting before that, um, the
fee schedule, unless it's been updated in the last week, there was no vote on a reduced coach's fee for use of our fields in the fee schedule. and it just suddenly started appearing in um the facilities documents. It would say like
new fee 500 bucks, I'm making that up. Reduced rate for co employees, coaches or something. They never that never used to be there until like a month ago. So, I'm wondering when that was voted upon and where I can find it in our policies.
Um, I see that we now have an opening for assistant I'm sorry, we have an interim assistant superintendent for special services. Um, it sounds like we are now moving toward a directorship. I applaud that. I think that's wonderful. I think that opens the doors for a more
equitable pool of applicants who might not have all the certifications. So, assuming Miss Welden had everything and anything to do with that, um I think that's fantastic that this district makes that a director role and not an assistant super
role. That's a comment. Um I think that is it. Ex. Uh Mr. Hastings, thank you for sending me the scope of work for the bathrooms. I appreciate it. I might have some additional questions. I will email them to you, but I think I'm good. But
finally, I've said this um in several meetings before. I know you don't post the leaves of absences until like the day of the meeting or a few hours before, but for HIPPA and privacy sake, I don't love that we post people's um
maternity leaves and family FMLA, NJ, FLA. I feel like that's an invasion of their privacy unless they fully give approval to do that. um whether it's paternity leave, maternity leave, I've seen certain districts just completely
leave that out and just say, "Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith, leave." Nobody needs to know why somebody's going on leave. Although I celebrate any and all of that. I don't think it's my right to know. Or the public's. Thanks. Bye. Thank you, Mrs.
Hayes. Do we have any other members of the public who are present here tonight that would like to make a comment? Mrs. Conway, anyone who is in the uh queue tonight who would like to make a comment. No, President McCarthy, there are no virtual commenters. Thank you so
much, Mrs. Conway. With that, we'll move on to the approval of minutes. Mr. Dolan. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. U motion to approve the minutes from the April 29th uh regular and work session 7.1 7.2. Second.
Thank you, Mr. Hastings. Would you call the RO please? Says 71 and 72. Mr. Brady, yes. Mr. Dalton, yes. Mrs. Dam, yes. Mrs. Gilman, yes. Mrs. McGovern, yes. Miss Stevens, yes. Mr. McCarthy,
yes. Motion carries. Thank you. Personnel, Mrs. McGovern. Um, I move to approve items 8.1 through 8.14 as discussed. May I have a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Hastings. Would you call the role? This is all items 81 to 8:14. Mr.
Brady, yes. Mr. Dalton, yes. Mrs. Dam, yes. Mr. Gilman, recuse from 8.3. Transfer Jenna Serriani recuse from 8.4, recuse from
8.5 and recuse from 8.14. Thank you, M. McGovern. Yes, Miss Stevens. Yes, Mr. McCarthy. Yes. Motion carries. If I may interrupt just for a moment. Just for the record, you voted in the affirmative for all others aside from
what you Yes. Voting affirmative. Okay. I just want to make sure that the records that Mrs. Walden, please. Yes. I'd like to introduce our new director of special services. We're so very happy to have her. I can't say join the team because she already is on the team, but to move into this new
role and we're very excited what will happen under her leadership. So, best wishes and welcome to your new role. Wonderful. Congratulations. Um, financial management resource services, Mrs. Stan. Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Move to
approve items 91 to99. Second. Uh, I would like to open up the opportunity for any members of the board to comment or question on 91 through 9. 98 9 is Oh, it's to 911. I'm sorry. Thank you. So, for the record, what has
been moved is 91 to 911. Do any members of the board have any comments or questions regarding 91 through 911. Okay. Thank you. Have a motion on the floor. Mr. Hastings, this is all items 91 to 911. Mr. Brady, yes. Mr. Dol, yes.
Mrs. Sam. Yes. Mrs. Gilman. Yes. To all recuse from 9.10. Thank you. Miss McGovern. Yes. Miss Stevens. Yes. And M. McCarthy. Yes. All items carry. Thank
you. Instruction education student activities. Mr. Dolan. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. Uh motion to approve items 10.1 through 10.4. Second. Thank you, Mr. Stevens. And just just a may I comment? Sure. Quick
comment that uh 10.2 is the proclamation of dedicating uh board resolution to to dedicate this week as special education week. Um and and that's there as well for the public to see. Just wanted to point that out.
Thank you very much. M would you call the role? This is all items 101 to 104. Mr. Brady, yes. Mr. Dalton, yes. Mrs. Dam, yes. Mrs. Gilman, yes. Mrs. McGovern, yes. Miss Stevens,
yes. Mr. McCartney, yes. All its carry. Wonderful. Do we have any old business from the board that anyone would like to discuss? Mr. Dolan. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. I just wanted to share that uh last Tuesday I was able to attend the Mammoth County School Boards Association County meeting. Uh it was a lovely
meeting where board members were honored for their years of service, master board membership, certified board members. Um but there were also amazing things that happened around our county, including um the speaking on uh the Mammoth County Teacher of the Year from Redbank
Regional and um one of our neighboring districts, uh Dr. Tammy Crater, honored as the region 2 Superintendent of the Year. Um, getting to hear these educators speak about their pride in what they do for the profession and their pride in Mammoth County was was
just a wonderful uh wonderful event for everyone. So, I thank Mrs. Gilman for suggesting that I go. So, I appreciate that. Thank you, Mr. Dolman. Any other old business for members of the board? Mrs. Gilman? Yes. Um, President
McCarthy, last meeting, Mrs. Weldon mentioned international night and I had the opportunity to attend and it was incredibly successful. Thank you to all the parents who donated food from all
over the world. Uh the students and the deeply rooted club at the high school. Uh they put on performance for everyone. It was a huge success and I was happy to attend. So, uh, if you get an opportunity next year to go to
international night, you'll be able to eat your way around the world and watch the students do wonderful things. So, thank you to everybody who made that happen. Thank you, Mrs. Gilman. Any other old business from any members of the board?
Any new business from any members of the board? Mrs. McGovern. Um I just wanted to say this this year was the first year I was able to go to the end of the year dance um event at the high school which was um Miss Worthmind's um students and I just wanted to mention that you know as a board member we've always you know
a lot of it revolves around not just our students that are on the dance team and and you know involved but also the student pro end of the year projects that you know we know about the grants we know about the dep our our you know VPA program but I personally you know we're not in day-to-day which is
awesome. you know, they're not awesome, but you know, we're not in day-to-day. So, I didn't realize that we actually had students that were choreographers for the night that their final project was to perform at this event. And it was just really awesome to see, you know, the collection of work from different students. Um, also the senior
choreographers that were able to choreograph, you know, groups of friends and stuff, as well as some of the pieces that they've done throughout the year. Um, and I just want to give credit to Miss Worthwine and for all those students because I just thought it was, as I said, it's the first time I've had it's fit in my calendar, unfortunately.
So, um, it was a really great event and I I encourage any of you that are around next year to be able to attend to attend and, um, I just wanted to mention that to the board. Thank you, Mrs. McGovern. You're welcome. Any other new business for members of the board? Very well. Do I have a motion to
adjurnn? Motion. Second. Thank you. This meeting is adjourned.