I am gavvelless tonight. So, I'm going to call the meeting to order um on this beautiful evening. Thank you all for coming out. Um Jen asked if we could have the meeting outside and I thought that was a phenomenal idea. So, I don't know, maybe one day we'll give it a whirl. Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public
Meetings Act, NJSA104-10, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by advertising such notice in the Home News Tribune, the Asbury Park Press, the board office, the schools, and on cable vision channel 118, and Verizon Fios channel 24, and by filing
such notice with the township clerk. Notice has also been provided that as of March 1st, 2026, future meeting notices will only be published on the district website. This meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, March 10th, 2026. The board will take formal action on payment of
bills and other agenda items. >> The bridge the old bridge the the Old Bridge Township Board of Education acknowledges that the law of the state establishes that members of the public, including members of the board, have the right to record public board meetings using audio
or video recording devices, provided that the actual recording does not interfere with the business of this public board meeting. Therefore, the board makes it known that any such recording is to be considered the private recording of the individual and in no manner represents the official record of this board. The board therefore takes no responsibility for
such private recording and completely disavows any future use. >> Roll call. >> Miss Dantuno >> here. >> Mr. Dunn >> here. >> Miss Joy >> here. >> Miss Mazone >> here. >> Miss Richard Patterson >> here.
>> Mr. Slade >> here. >> Mr. Solicowski >> here. Mr. Vanitason >> here >> and Miss Francisco >> here. >> We have a quorum present. >> Can we stand for the pledge, please? >> America
standyice for all. Okay. Is there anyone who would like to do the code of ethics for our next meeting? I'll do it. Okay. Approval of minutes. Do we have any discussion?
>> Minutes are forthcoming. >> Okay. Next week we will have our report from our student representative. Would someone like to cover recognition for our next meeting? >> Oh, you do that. Okay, that's Christina. Thank you.
>> Okay. And um Mr. Widell is going to take this section for the superintendent report to explain some finance stuff to us. >> Thank you, Miss Francisco. All right. Tonight, we don't have a a superintendent report with Dr. Sasso's absence. However, for the record, we do have to add an item in here on the
agenda. It's going to be a public hearing um for the refinancing of bonds. So on this agenda for action tonight is our second um resolution in regards to the refinancing of our 2002 school bonds. Um at our last meeting, we did
have the first uh notice and this will be providing the the second notice um to make sure we kick off that process. So, um, tonight again adding to the, um, the minutes and for the record, um, we're
going to kick off a, uh, public hearing on the B bond ordinance and the refunding, um, that has been opened and being conducted. So, a couple things again, and I I mentioned um, when this was on the agenda at our last session. So, I'm going to give some information
and then uh part of a public hearing similar to a budget is anyone could approach the microphone, ask any questions. Um, so here we go. Specifically for this bond, uh, the issuance of the um refunding is not to
exceed 14,640 650,000 refunding of our school bonds. Um, this is an original bond from 2002. we refunded back in 2016 and these are the remaining um bonds that go until 2032.
Okay. Um the preparation and distribution of the preliminary official statement to the investment community will come on or about April 1st. This is a a joint effort between the board administration, our auditor and our municipal adviser as well as our
financial adviser. Um, our municipal adviser, our bond council, um, is Will Lent. Um, and our financial, our excuse me, our financial adviser is Phoenix Advisors and, uh, bond council is will
lent on this. Uh, sale date of April 8th, 2026 has been um, set on the calendar. That is the date that the interest rate will be fixed. um a closing date of April 22nd, 20 uh 26.
That is the date that the funds are been received. And again, as I mentioned, um in order to have a uh refinancing of bonds, you have to have a savings of or interest um better than 3%. So when we were going out and and kind of going
through this process, um we looked at the remaining life of our bonds and because the interest rate would be advantageous to allow for a savings um we said okay we want to for the life the remaining life of the bond we want to have um we want to refinance these. We
refinanced again like I said 2002 bonds we refinanced in 2016. We have one more real opportunity to refinance. So, I asked the questions to both our bond council and our financial adviser. I said, "What happens if we wait? If we don't pay uh if we don't refinance this
year, we just wait to next year." Um, and next year we refinance because again, we really only have one more year uh or one more opportunity to refinance. And they said, well, it is true that next year the rates may be better or more advantageous, but if they don't,
then you just paid a higher amount in this upcoming uh year. So there's no better way now um or no better time than now to actually go through with the refinancing and again looking over the life of the project um try to have a bring a savings to the district um in
the resolution or in the documents that that will be uploaded. Exhibit A is the form of the bond and exhibit B is the notice of sale um their specifications on the bonds. The bonds will be issued for seven years and will pay principal each July 15th beginning on July 15,
2026. Interest will be paid uh twice a year on January 15th and July 15th beginning on July 15, 2026. Um and over ultimately here is the information um that probably matters most. um from our
uh financial advisor. As of today, we project the savings to be approximately $568,000. While there is only about $10,000 savings in fiscal year 27, over 90 uh $90,000 is projected for each of the
next six years. So, the life of the bond remaining um we're looking at a potential anticipated savings of $568,000. Okay. So, that is all theformational. It is a um long resolution that's on there.
We have to keep it exactly as they have it. Um and it will be we'll be having um again meetings coming up with bond council, our financial adviser. We speak with our audit auditor. we have to have a rating call um with uh SS SPN
and then our bonds will go out and hopefully um we get the potential interest rate and the savings that we're looking for. At this time um for the record, I'll now open the floor, open the meeting to uh the public to ask any questions at the microphone.
Seeing none, I'm going to close that portion of the public hearing for the bond ordinance and the refunding process will now continue pending board's approval of the resolution later in the meeting. I thank you guys for your time and if anyone has any questions at a
later date, please feel free to reach out. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. White. >> Do we have any correspondence? >> No correspondence tonight. Okay, our special committee reports will
be at our next meeting. Okay, I'm going to open hearing of the residents on agenda items only. Andrew Lewis, OB's a little different. After 11 plus years, this is my final board of education meeting
as president of the OPA. I want to start by saying how deeply grateful I am the opportunity to began my career in Oakidge. My years of South over. Thank I want to acknowledge that the members of the OBA recently elected new
president Ryan Soen was elected and I hope that you develop a strong and productive working relationship with him. Our schools are the strongest when we focus together for the betterment of our students and staff. While this next chapter is exciting, leaving Old Brbridge is bittersweet. I'll always
carry this community with me and I thank you for the opportunities that I've had here and I wish the district continued success. [applause] Andrew, if you can for the last time, there might be the book over there. So, log it in there. But thank you.
Okay. Moving forward to policy. Do we have any discussion? >> So, this will just be the second reading. We will vote on these um for next meeting. Um but again as Miss Francisco said any discussion.
>> Okay. Moving forward to curriculum and professional development. Can I have a motion for item number one, please? >> I'll make a motion. Miss second. >> Any discussion?
>> Just a quick question. Just want to make sure. So this assessment of the curriculum right is for the following school year correct like 27 sorry 26 27 26 26. So this is not to interfere or
interrupt anything that's going on. >> No. Thank you. >> Correct. >> Yeah. They write the curriculum. We changed it a few years ago so that they write the curriculum now during the school year so that they have access to the other teachers that teach that grade and then it would get implemented over
the summer >> and also so that the board has more time to review is something that we requested and administration was gracious enough to move the process a little bit earlier. >> Okay, roll call. >> Mr. Richard Spannerson.
>> Yes. >> Mr. S. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Solicowski, >> yes. >> Mr. Venetason, >> yes. >> Miss Dantuno, >> yes. >> Mr. Dunn, >> yes. >> Miss Joy, >> yes. >> Miss Mazone, >> yes. >> And Miss Francisco,
>> yes. >> Resolutions one for curriculum and professional development passes. >> Do we have any discussion for items two through seven under finance? I'm sorry, curriculum and professional development. Okay. Now moving on to finance. Can I
have a motion for items one, two, and three? >> Joe, do you move it? >> Will second discussion. >> I appreciate the effort that's gone into the bond refinance. You know, that savings that's definitely something that
we could use uh right now and always. So, thank you for the hard work and dedication for that. >> Every little bit helps, right? A question really quick on the refund of the interest that you were talking about of the like when they when they send the
funds over are those available for us to use as a district right away or is that set for the future? >> No. So where the savings is going to be is when we get our new debt schedule and those those amounts are set for just say
2829 school year. Right >> now I know that I have a lower amount to budget for. So it's not going to it's not like uh you know it offsets it just in the future there will be the savings there. >> Right. Okay. >> Yeah. The refund doesn't mean we're going to get back any money somebody
going to give. It's just the future savings. >> Correct. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Mr. Widel can you please explain uh what this bonding was for originally? I think a lot of people saying hey wait a second why do they have so much in bonding money from 2002. So, I think we owe the
uh community and educational community a reason why there's a bond out there. >> Sure. These bonds were uh the 2002 bonds and this was when we made some facility upgrades across um majority of our schools. I think I said last time I was in fifth grade. I might have been in
sixth grade um when they when we did that. Um so again, this goes to some of the upgrades that were made back in 2002. Clearly, it was a 30-year um bond. Ideally, um moving forward, um if we
were to visit a a bond referendum, again, I personally think that a 20 year and obviously there's there's payment implications and and to be had, but 20 years to me is the ideal uh things we how quick 25 years can sometimes go in
addition to how uh you know, I want to say how much deterioration can happen over 25 years. So, I always say kind of 20 years is that sweet spot. Whereas now, when you have a 30-year bond, you're kind of itching and trying to get to the crossroads that we kind of see ourselves at now where we have all these
projects still um or that we need to do, but we're still kind of at that last few years of our bonds that we have to do. So, 30 years sometimes stretches it a little bit. Um so, again, these again, these were 2002 school bonds. We upgraded um I believe all our elementary
schools. I believe uh we did work here at the high school and then they were refinanced again in 2016. So Mr. Widell, so after six years these will mature and the bond debt will go away essentially putting about $2.5
million back in the budget if the board does not bond additional monies in the future. >> Correct. Okay. Thank you. Okay, thank you for that discussion. Can we have roll call for items one, two, and three? >> Let me clarify actually. So,
not necessarily back in the budget, but out of the taxpayers money. So, part of the bond comes from debt service. Okay? Okay. So, when a bond is approved, you're the taxpayers are saying, "We're going to pay this additional money for
these these this construction." So, part there's two portions of your tax levy. There's a tax levy for general fund and there's a tax levy for debt service. So, the 2.5 million in savings won't be general fund savings. It will be savings
to the taxpayers in the debt service portion where we don't have to pay uh you as taxpayers don't have to pay $2.5 million to fund uh the construction of those. So it while it's not a savings and 2.5 can go back in the general fund,
it's uh you know collectively 2.5 doesn't come out of your pocket as as taxpayers. >> Thank you for the explanation. Good. Yep. >> Ready for roll call, >> Mr. Mr. Slade. >> Yes. >> Mr. Solicowski.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Vanitason. >> Yes. >> Miss Dantino. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. >> Miss Joy. >> Yes. >> Miss Mazone. >> Yes. >> Miss Richards Patterson. >> Yes. >> Miss Francisco. >> Yes. >> Resolutions one, two, and three for
finance passes. >> Any discussion for items four to 23? >> I just have a question. Um, on the bottom of page 18, number 23, it's a resolution. Um, and it is to hold the public hearing in the main studio.
And then it also says 2025. >> Okay. Well, first definitely the TV studio. We're going to fix that. And then definitely the year. We're going to fix that as well. So, thank you, March or Miss Joy, I should say.
>> Any other discussion? Thank you, Margie. >> Okay, roll call. >> No, >> no, no call. >> No roll call. >> I lied. All right. Athletics, there's nothing to discuss. Will there be anything in there
next time? >> There will be one one motion on. >> Oh, yes. Okay. Okay. Uh, non-certificated personnel office. Can I have a motion for number one? >> Miss motion. >> Make a dis. Any discussion?
>> Roll call. >> Mr. Venitason. >> Yes. >> Miss Dantuno. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. >> Miss Joy. >> Yes. >> Miss Mazone. >> Yes. >> Miss. Richards Patterson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sllayton.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Solowski. >> Yes. >> And Miss Francisco? >> Yes. >> Resolution one for non-certificated personnel office passes. Any discussion for item number two? Okay, moving along. We don't have anything under non-certificated
personnel operational. So on to non-certificated personnel other. Any discussion for items 1 through six? Okay, moving along to certificated personnel. Can I please have a motion
for items one and two? There's all motion j any discussion >> just a curious question I see there are some medical leaves and as well as leave of absences right in the attachment as well so just curious how are we planning
to fill the gap >> could you just say that again I'm sorry >> sure so I see quite a few people going on medical leaves as well as other leaves of absence so are we planning to fill the absence are we going to hire an interim uh in a workforce or
>> so for the leave of absences we have approximately 75 people right now on leaves of absence and we have them either filled through we do our job postings and we fill them with long-term subs or we use our Kelly services and we hire certified teachers through Kelly
services for short-term or long-term absences. Um, we have only a couple that are coming up in April that are not filled yet that we're working on right now. Okay. >> So, we go through our process, we post, and if we don't find anyone for the long
term, then we go to Kelly. Okay. >> Um, and sometimes now we're already getting our leaves into next year. >> Yeah. >> So, people who are going out now that are extending, you can see the one that's on here is going all the way through December. >> Yeah. >> Um, sometimes we hire through the end of
this year and then go to the next year. >> Sure. In this particular position, it's for a nursing position, which is often hard to fill and I know that I have two additional nurses going out next year. So, we've already secured for this particular position. >> Okay. It's more of planning ahead to
Okay. Thank you, >> Dr. Hooker. Uh, you just mentioned the question that I wanted you to answer was about the nurses. Now obviously we in in the past we had a lot of difficulties hiring nurses uh school certified nurses and then we opened it to RNs which are
permissible based upon the state statute. Are you still having the problems finding nurses because it was a big problem years ago where we didn't have enough nurses within our system. >> So the answer is yes and no and it depends on how many we're looking for at any given time. We just had a
resignation that we were able to fill pretty quickly. um and we secured that permanent spot. Then we had a staff member go out on leave. We failed that one. We have another staff member going out at the end of the year and two that will be out. So when we have multiple
nurses out at a time, it can be difficult to fill the positions. Um that's why we secured this one now. But when we post, we generally post certified and RN and we look at everybody who comes in um to see how we
can fill the position. We don't generally get a lot of applicants um and then sometimes it can be challenging with the salary um because they can work in a hospital and and get different rates. So, um I'm going to say we've
been pretty lucky. Um and I'm optimistic that we'll fill those other positions. >> Are we still carrying one or two extra nurses for school trips? >> We have no extra. >> No. Okay. So, we did away with having a floater. >> We have We have I wouldn't call them
extra. They We do have floaters in our in our schools so that if uh in our larger schools, we have more than one nurse. So there's one nurse that's assigned as the main nurse and then the nurse that if we have to pull someone, we pull. Um, but those larger schools
actually need the two nurses at this point. So it's difficult when they do have to be pulled. We also have two retired nurses that we um pay a daily rate when we're in a bind and we they're pretty reliable that we can call and say, you know, we have someone that's
going to be out for a few days. Can you cover? or if there's several field trips or things that we know that we need our nurses for, even some of the the um physicals and things like that that have to take place during the school day, then we will bring someone in.
>> Terrific. Thank you, Dr. >> Okay. Uh roll call, please. >> Miss Joy, >> yes. >> Miss Mone, >> yes. >> Miss Richards Patterson, >> yes. >> Mr. Slade. >> Yes. >> Mr. Solicowski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Venitas.
>> Yes. >> Miss Dantuno. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dunn. >> Yes. >> Miss Francisco. >> Yes. >> Resolutions one and two for certificate personnel carries. >> Any discussion for items 3 through 10? >> Yes. I'd like to um congratulate Mr.
Lewis on his next chapter. Um, thank you for the committee work that you've done with the board and, you know, standing up for the staff and things like that. And welcome to Mr. Silvin. Thank you. >> I would also like to congratulate um
Andrew Lewis and I hope um we we do see you on in in good times. Um, and also congratulations to Ryan. >> So, we don't want to see him in bad times then. >> Well, I don't want to see him in adversarial times.
I too want to thank Andrew for his years of service. I've known Andrew for quite so some time and uh you know I I think he's brought a a different energy um to the district. His leadership uh for the OBA has been you remarkable and I I want to sincerely thank him for always
putting the employees first and always fighting for them. Um, and I know in my household at least, you know, my wife's always speaking positively about what he does since she is a educator here in in in so I want to thank Andrew for his years of of love and fondness for our
students and our staff. Thank you, Andrew. >> So, Mr. Lewis, it's no secret that we haven't always agreed and seen eye to eye through the last uh couple years. Um, so I wish you good luck in your in your new endeavor. Um, I think something that we can agree on is what you said
about our Paris tonight. That is something that I think we all can agree on that they are phenomenal and we love them. Um, and welcome to Ryan Soen. Congratulations on your appointment and I look forward to all of us to work together. >> Anyone else?
>> I just want to echo the same. U, Mr. Lewis, uh, thanks for all the service you offered to this town and the community and the students and the parents. Thank you and good luck in your next move and welcome Mr. Ryan. Yes. And congratulations, Andrew. Thanks
for all the time that we spent together, your dedication, and also congratulation to Ryan as well. We look forward to working with you. >> Okay, we don't have anything under non-certificated personnel transportation. Under transportation, any discussion for items one through
three, supplies, equipment, and services. Any discussion? Items one and two. >> Can I go back and ask a question on transportation? >> Sure. >> Um on the attachment E1, um
when buses aren't coming on time or missing a route or something like that, we charge. What do they what qualifies as late for? Like how late can they be to the school after dismissal for pickup time? I don't >> I know I should probably ask you know
Miss but I figured >> I will get it. It's listed in our our specifications when we put the bids out. So I will get back to you and let let you. >> Thank you. >> Any discussion for supplies, equipment, and services items one and two.
Okay. Miscellaneous items one through five. Anybody have discussion? Okay. Board secretary and board business. Do we have any items under there? >> Um, none at this time. It was just today
was the uh governor's budget address. Um, we did I did watch it in my office. Um, it really wasn't much uh as far as a update to to schools. Um it sounds like uh funding formula in place will remain
in place and um that is what they will run for this year. Um she did speak to um you know looking forward to the future and and really doing the work to kind of work on that formula. Um but it does I do anticipate that they will run
the the formula as is for 2627. um state aid numbers should be coming out with on Thursday. Um that's when you'll start seeing them in the news. And the only other thing um last year again there was a 3%
limit on if you were losing state aid and a 6% limit on if you were uh having receiving state aid. She didn't make any mention of that being the case again for this year. Again, that was specific budget language for last year. Um so there was no mention. I did find one article that
says that uh they were going to follow that, but she didn't make any mention. So, I'll kind of hold my breath until we see the numbers on Thursday. But again, uh the governor's address was today um similar to I think many districts in the state. We're all kind of at a crossroads
and we're at tough times and it's it's making cuts and make uh you know removing expenditures and everyone feels the burden a little bit. Um so obviously again we're as Dr. Sasso and I explained at our presentation last week um we're
attacking it every day there's still uh you know he's calling me even from Disney uh and saying what are you doing on this one and that one. So uh again we're attacking every day and and we'll see what happens on Thursday when the numbers come out. So thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Widell. Okay, moving on to
old business. I know we kind of mix old and new sometimes. Does anybody have anything that they would like to share? >> No. Did I skip something? I'm hearing. >> Yeah, I just want to say I just want to everybody else. Sorry. >> I just want to um say thank you to all
the schools that hosted our ReadAcross America visits. It was great to be in the classrooms and spend time with the teachers and the staff and the and the students. So, thank you to all the all the different schools. >> I'm going to take a second and go back. I I really apologize. Um do we have any
hearing of the residents on any district topic? >> Okay. Okay. Well, I guess I didn't skip anybody then. All right. Back to old and new business. Anyone else? >> I just have a just a quick uh just a reminder. The Old Bridge Education Foundation, the Lucky Charms campaign is
closing. So, if you guys want to send a little last minute tidbit, nice little reference to your favorite educator. Um just go on either to my page or the Old Bridge Education Foundation page and you can nominate a teacher for a lucky charm and those funds will go towards the uh
foundation. Thank you. >> Um I just want to thank all the schools like Margie said for inviting us in and reading to the students. Um Dr. Seuss week read across America is always my favorite time of the year. Um I want to congratulate Mr. Silvin. So
congratulations. Um and I think the next SEPTA meeting is next Thursday. >> I believe it's next Thursday. >> March 19th. >> March 19th. Yes, >> it's Mar. Yes, Thursday, March 19th at 6:30 at the GNC.
>> At the GNC. Um, you'll be able to tour the uh life skills classroom. Um, and there's new apparel out. So, the whole United apparel line is now out. Um, and that's really it that I have. So, that's it.
I have a couple of things. Um, Mr. Parton, I have a question. I think that is for you. Can you clarify Dr. Payton's status. >> I can um Dr. Payton is a
principal in good standing and on active duty. He has actually been since January 6th. There's been some question about that. There is no administrative leave status. He is an active employee. Uh Dr. Sasso will address the specifics of his assignment a little bit on March 23rd.
Obviously, the changes in the budget have bumped our meetings around a little bit, but yes, Dr. Payton is an active employee, good standing in the title of principal. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. >> Okay. So, a couple other things. I also
would just like to thank the uh schools that invited us to come and read. Um I think that something we all have in common over here is we're a super, you know, active board and we'd love to be in our classrooms and see what our students are doing. So, thank you to everyone who invited us. The kids were super sweet. I was the kindergarters
wanted to hold my hand and give hugs and I I really missed that. So, um it was definitely a highlight of my week last week. Um I had the chance to attend the Samberg play, um High School Musical Junior. It was awesome. The kids were great. Uh the music was great. I've been
singing the song since then. Um so, thank you to all who put that together. And Sulk's play is this coming weekend and I believe the high school is the following weekend. So, I look forward to attending those as well. And what am I reminding everybody of? >> Oh, yes. So, yes, we were supposed to
have our regular meeting um next Tuesday as normal, which would be on the 17th, but that is going to now be um a closed session finance meeting, and our regular meeting will be on Monday, March 23rd. So, please take note of those two changes.
Does anybody have anything? >> Uh last thing, um I know I sound like a broken record when I talk about the field trips. Um today my third grader got a chance to take a field trip over to Sulk for Matilda and my fourth grader
was very mad that she didn't get to um but she loved it. So I want to thank you Dr. Hulker for just getting this field trip up and running and not just to the planetarium but to other places even if it's inside the district. Um and Mr. Mr. Wel, I don't know if you noticed, but I
actually approved the field day, the field list um on today's agenda, but yes, so I want to say thank you for expanding that and just hearing me out continuously. >> I'll make sure I bold it in the minutes that you approved it.
>> I'll just add that the middle schools themselves were very I got to go to both of them today. I was I didn't see the whole play at each place, but I was able to get to both schools. And the administration there and the staff was very welcoming to the students and very excited to have them there. And before I
even got back to the office, they were texting me saying, "We got to do it again." So, they had everything ready. There were, you know, every one of our third graders got to go to the play. Um, and we already put it in motion to make sure that they get to do it next year. And then we'll try to add another grade. we were looking at, you know, maybe
fourth grade coming up here. We just have to make sure that the play up here is appropriate for that age level. >> Great. Anyone else? >> Yes. Um, also like to thank the schools and um the students for the cute thank
you notes and things like that. Um, it's always heartwarming and you know, I love spending the days the time that I have uh with the kids. Um, I also wanted to remind the public tomorrow night from 6:30 to 11:30 is a college planning uh,
family academy night. It is online, so you can register online for that. Um, I went to one as when my daughter was a freshman. I'm going to go again because there was stuff that was nice to know earlier on than when I needed it because it mentally plans us because as we get
closer to graduation with all this college stuff, it kind of becomes information overload. So, um, it's open to anyone who wants to figure out, you know, the whole college planning thing. Um, I have a question for the administration on,
you know, as as a staff, as a family. I can't imagine what Madawan went through yesterday with with the lockdowns and stuff at the high school. When stuff like that happens, do we get notified as a district close by that, hey, there's like, are we put on alert? Like, does anything happen or it just stays within
that township that it occurred in? I think it depends on the situation. >> Yeah, that's that's discretionary to the police. So, if the police or prosecutor or the county task force forces believe that there is a ripple effect or if it's
bigger than one town, they wouldn't they have the ball on whether to notify and whom to notify. >> That's what I kind of figured, but if it popped in my head, I'm sure it popped in someone else's. I figured it was worth asking. Okay. Any other
>> Yeah. Speak. Um, yeah. So, I just wanted to piggyback everybody else. I did also go to several schools for ReadAcross America and I wanted to thank all the elementary schools that invited us. Um, one that was close to my heart was McDivet just because my son went there
and he got to join me. Um, and we got probably the most reading done there because he we were asked who his favorite teachers were and we saw a lot of them. Um, so we had a blast and yes, I absolutely loved uh the Samberg show
and on Sunday we went to the Devil's Game to see the trash line for Sulk. Uh, that was really cool. I posted uh some of it on our socials and um so that's it for me. Oh, I want to also uh wish Mr. Lois, all the best.
Thank you for serving this community. It's evident how much you care about the staff and I get that and I can I'm never going to not advocate as far as our Paris because they're amazing. Um, and welcome Mr. Soen. It's bittersweet because I don't want to see
you go, but I'm also excited to work together. Um, [clears throat] and other than that, I want to wish everybody a happy St. Patrick's Day. I happen to be a lover of shenanigans and an Irish exit. So enjoy and we'll see you in two weeks. A little shy of two
weeks. Um I just want to say real quick next week uh or on the 23rd Monday. We are going to be recognizing um police officer who just retired Patent Denafhrio for his years of service to
our students. As we all know, Patty was a very instrumental part of educating our children through the DARE program, which was an extraordinary program which laid the seed into our children's minds about being responsible and doing the right thing. And I know Patty
personally, and he took this responsibility seriously. And I believe in my heart that a lot of the good success that we've had as a school district with teaching our children the rights and wrongs of drugs and alcohol and things of that nature is because of
him. Um, you know, being the fire chief in in in Southridge for uh for three years and then previously as deputy chief. I've seen a lot go on that affected our students and I think it could have been a lot worse. Uh, but Patty did uh do a remarkable job. So,
I'm asking a lot of people who benefited from uh his his hard work come out and and and celebrate and applaud his efforts throughout the years because we as a community definitely uh succeeded and that kept our kids safe based upon his efforts. And now uh the individual
who was taking his position, Mike Buchcci, who's a detective here, also is a graduate of Oldbridge public schools and he was also a special two who was part of the uh safety uh police um ensemble who protected our schools. So
people are coming back and trying to give back to our town. So if we can, let's come out on the on the 23rd and recognize these fine men for all the hard work they've done for our students. Thank you. Thank you for that reminder. Anyone else?
Okay, great. So, we do not have a closed session this evening. So, I am going to ask for a motion to adjurnn. >> Is all a motion? >> Georgia will second. >> All those in favor? >> Okay. Any opposed? >> Any opposed?
>> All right. Good night all. >> Thank you everyone for coming out. We appreciate it.