And next we will call out Mrs. Nancy Salgado Cowan. OKAY, PLEASE raise your right hand. Repeat after me. I state your name. >> I, Nancy Salgado Cowan, >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of
the United States >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and the Constitution of New Jersey. >> And that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. And I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
>> and to the governments established >> and to the governments established >> in the United States and this state >> in the United States and this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> I state your name. I, Nancy Salgado
Cowan, >> do solemnly swear or affirm >> do solemnly swear >> that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law >> that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law >> for the office of member of a board of education >> for the office of the member of board of
education >> and that I am not disqualified as a voter >> and that I'm not disqualified as a voter >> pursuant to RS194-1 >> pursuant to RS S 1 N
colon 4-1 >> nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense >> nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense >> listed in NJS18A12-1 >> listed in NJS18A col12-1
>> and that I will faithfully impartially and justly >> and that I will faithfully impartially and justly >> perform all of the duties of that office. >> Perform all of the duties of that office >> according to the best of my ability. >> according to the best of my ability. >> So help me God. >> So help me God.
>> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, welcome to the new board member and our returning board members. Um, with that, I will continue with the presentation of the results for the annual school
election that was held on November 4th, 2025. So the annual school election of the school district of Piscatoaway and the county of Middle Sex was held on November 4th, 2025. There were 35,994 registered voters. 18,268
votes were cast. The results of the election were as follows. I will read the candidate name and their total vote count for that election. First, we have Habiba Hawk with a total count of 9,960 votes.
Courtney King 10,847 votes. Nancy Salgado Cowan 11,324 votes. Cetna Sha 4,180 votes. That obviously is a roll call for our
board members. M. Cherry >> present. >> Dr. Connors >> present. >> Miss Hawk >> present. >> Mr. King >> present. >> Dr. Nelson >> present. >> Mr. Patel >> present. >> Miss Rivers >> present.
>> Mrs. Salgado Cowan >> present. >> Miss Stafford >> present. >> All nine board members are present this evening. First order of business is the election of a board president. So I will open up the floor to new nominations for the office of president
of the board of education. If you have a nomination, please rate uh raise your hand and state who you'd like to nominate. Mr. Chair, >> I will nominate Nancy. >> Any other nominations? >> I would like to nominate Nancy.
>> So, that's a second. >> You don't need We just need one nomination. Seeing no others, uh, I am now opening the floor for a motion to close nominations for the office of president. Can I get a motion? >> Motion. >> Mr. Cherry, can I get a second? >> Second.
>> Rivers. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay, we have one nominee. And for the record, I will call do a roll call. As I call your name, please state the name of the nominee that you choose to vote for
the office of president. Miss Cherry >> Nancy Salado Con >> Dr. Connors >> Nancy Salgado >> Miss Hawk >> Nancy >> Mr. King >> Nancy Salgado Cowan >> Dr. Nelson >> Nancy Salado Cowan
>> Mr. Patel >> Nancy Salgado Cowan >> Miss Rivers >> Nancy Salgado Cowan >> Mrs. Salgado Cowan >> Nancy Salgado Cowan >> Miss Stafford >> Mrs. Sagato Cowan.
>> Okay. And with that, Nancy Sagato Cowan is hereby elected as president of the Piscato Board of Education. Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for the honor. Just slide over. Sure. Y >> I've got all my gear packed up.
Switching up the chairs. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Okay. Um so now that we are at this juncture we will move to um
the office for um the election for vice president. Um the floor is now open to receive nominations for the office of vice president of the board of education. Um, I would like to put in a nomination
to nominate Chantel Cherry for vice president. Um, is there anyone else who would like to nominate anyone else? >> Hearing there are no additional nominations. Uh the floor is now open for a motion to
close nominations. >> Motion. >> Thank you. Um I move second. >> Second. >> Um I I have a second. Thank you. Um second by Miss Cherry. And now we >> All in favor?
>> I >> Now we do the roll call. >> Yep. >> Mr. Secretary, could you take the roll call? >> Absolutely. As I call your name, please state the name of the nominee that you choose to vote for the office of vice president. >> Miss Cherry. >> Miss Cherry.
>> Dr. Connors. >> Chantel Cherry. >> Miss Hawk. >> Chantel Cherry. >> Mr. King. >> Chantel Cherry. >> Dr. Nelson. >> Chantel Cherry. >> Mr. Patel. >> Chantel Cherry. >> Miss Rivers. >> Chantel Cherry. >> Mrs. Sado Kan.
>> Chantel Cherry. >> Miss Stafford. >> Chantel Cherry. Okay. So, um, Chantel Cherry is hereby elected as vice president of the Piscatoaway Board of Education. Um, now we are at the motion to
establish committees. Be it resolved that the current board committees be reestablished as standing committees with the committee chairpersons as members to be appointed by myself prior to the first committee
meetings. I do want to uh make note that I do have all the committee persons um already established and the only change is that Loretta Rivers will be the new chair for um policy and um all the um
persons in the committees will be established prior to the first committee meeting. As far as other um delegates and nominations, they will stay as is until our next meeting in February.
Um reorganization resolutions be it resolved. >> Can we get a motion for the establishment of the committees? >> I have a question. So since um can you just name all the committees and the chair? uh choice for the
>> um so for policy we have Loretta Rivers for curriculum we have Chantel Cherry for um culture, climate and community relations we have Nancy Salgado Cowan for um finance we have um Dr. Tom
Connors. Can I get a motion? >> Motion second. And um do we do a vote? Right. >> Miss Cherry, >> yes. >> Dr. Connors, >> yes.
>> Miss Hawk, >> yes. >> Mr. King, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Patel, >> yes. >> Miss Rivers, >> yes. >> Mr. Salgado Cowan, >> yes. >> Miss Stafford, >> yes. >> Motion carries. So
the next part is going to be the reorganization resolutions. Um and I believe in this portion um we actually uh as a team uh for D we
typically um go through those as um board members and speak those. So, um, be it resolved that the following motions identified as items A through D be approved as presented. Um, so >> can I get a second? >> Second.
>> Um, the readoption of policies. I don't think we need to necessarily re read A and B um or C, but the adoption of the New Jersey School Board Association members uh code of ethics. Um, we're just going to read those. I'll start out
the first part and then we'll just go round robin um through those. Whereas um it is recommended that each board each year board of education review and endorse the New Jersey school board's association's code of ethics thereby
affording individual members the opportunity to declare themselves willing to abide by these principles. The following actions will renew this commitment. Um, be it resolved that the Piscatoaway Township Board of Education adopts the following New Jersey School
Board Members Code of Ethics. Starting with um, Mr. King. >> Number one, >> I will uphold and enforce all laws, state board rules and regulations, and court orders pertaining to schools. Desired changes should be brought about only through legal and ethical
procedures. I will make decisions in terms of the educational welfare of children and will seek to develop and maintain public schools that meet the individual needs of all children regardless of their ability, race, creed, sex or social standing. >> I will confine my board action to
policym planning and appraisals and I will help to frame policies and plan only after the board has consulted those who will be affected by them. I will carry out my responsibility not to administer the schools but together with my fellow board members to
see that they are wellrun. >> I will recognize the authority rests with the board of education and will make no personal promises nor take any private action which may compromise the board. I will refuse to surrender my
independent judgment to special interest in our partisan political groups or to use the schools for personal gain or for the gain of friends. I will hold confidential all matters pertaining to the schools which if disclosed would needlessly injure individuals or the
schools. But in all other matters I will provide accurate information and in concert with my fellow board members interpret to the um to the staff the aspirations of the community for its schools. I will vote to appoint the best qualified personnel available after
consideration of the recommendation of the chief administrative officer. >> I will support and protect school personnel personnel and proper performers of their duties. >> Um Mr. Do you mind doing number 10 as
well? I will refer all complaints to the chief administrative officer and will act on such complaints at public meetings only after failure of an administrative solution. >> So, do we have a motion? >> We have a motion and a second. I can take a roll call.
>> Second roll call. >> Roll call. >> Dr. Connors. >> Yes. >> Miss Hawk. >> Yes. >> Mr. King? >> Yes. >> Dr. Nelson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Patel? >> Yes. >> Miss Rivers? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Salgado Cowan. >> Yes. >> Miss Stafford,
>> yes. >> Miss Cherry, >> yes. >> Motions carry. >> Okay. Um, be it resolved that the board adjourned to executive session for the purposes of review and discussion of the personal agenda, litigation, HIV monthly
reports, and other matters pursuant to law NJSA 10 col 4-12B. moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? >> Okay. The board will adjourn to
executive session. >> We will return to public session at 7:30. This is cool. All right. >> Yes. >> Um be it resolved that the board um reconvene um public session. Motion to
reconvene. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> All in favor? >> I >> Okay. Um now we will have the student presentations. Quivaltown students will provide an overview of engineering
courses. Um the demonstration will include student robots and other concepts taught in engineering in grades six, seven, and eight. All right. >> So, hi, good evening. Congratulations.
>> Yeah. >> Um yeah, just a few words about the engineering program and Mr. I call them the pipe. Um it's an outstanding program that we have at Quilt County Middle School. Our engineering said he said,
but his authentic teaching and his connection with kids makes it that much more powerful. So I want to say thank you Mr. Mattis. And then we have some outstanding scholars here kind of show off some of the things they've done right now. My understanding is you'd like them to face the audience. How
would you like the presentation if you would if the students would and do your presentation this way? I greatly appreciate it. So at this time our engineering TEACHER just to let everybody know I'm going to be running a print. I'm doing an eight
minute benie. I don't know if any of you have experienced any printing before, but it's going to be over here just making noise and doing itself. And I'm hoping I stopped in everything that I'm going to get a benie. Now, a benie is basically I'm going to over real quick a benchmark. You do it to test your your
printer. So, I'm going to print one out and give it to the uh you guys. You're going to see what we have tonight. So, good evening. My name, as I said before, is George Mattalis. I teach engineering at town middle school. Now before we start, I would like to have my amazing
students pass out some of the work we started because when we first started with obviously some of them are going to be Italian. Now why do we use Italian? Well, we wanted to get good at printing. 3D printing is not easy. Okay. So once
we got good We have all these leftover things that we now use as basically they're really great. Everyone likes them. They're fun. That allowed us to print.
>> So, >> so what do we do in the classroom? >> In sixth grade, we learn the design process and in the design process we are learning how to think.
Now, my students are going to be showing you guys skimmers. And these skimmers are basically serial box and craft paper. They learn how to measure. They learn how to do some sketches. They learn how
to do field observations. And most importantly, they learn executive functioning with team collaboration. So, we learn how to work as a group and as a dynamic. And it's almost a culture. Nobody's afraid to make a mistake or say
something out of place because everybody has the same goal. We want to progress our models, our designs. So, my awesome students are showing everybody they're these are actual live skimmers that are using the classrooms
right now. I'm glad that they're one of the students left because she was hers is she actually knows the person that it was built over there and that's okay. I want her to know I took it. But here we are. Because everyone loves the skimmer project. They get to watch the skimmers
go down the hallway. They get to see the growth. And that's the one thing about engineering that I love. Students don't just see a number. They see the actual product of what they've made. Their design that came from their brain and nowhere else. And if I could figure this out in
engineering, I believe I just did not. >> Is there any meaning to that word orthographic? >> I'm sorry. orthographics up there. Is there a specific meaning to that? >> Yes, the orthographic drawings are how the drawings are done. Okay. It's it's a
3D it's a 2D representation to make a 3D model in your brain. So, I'll give you a top view, a front view, and a side view. >> Okay? >> And in those you can you can get get a pretty good idea of what a threedimensional model would be. Now, why you want the 2D versus the 3D? It's
really simple. It's it's a lot easier to digest. So, we can see them. Look at them. Uh in the lower uh left corner, that is actually student work. That's a that's a former student of mine. I kept uh some of their notebooks. They keep a notebook in sixth grade, seventh grade, and eighth grade. It's the same I keep
them. I give them back in eighth grade. I give back each year so they can see the journey that they went through in in their education of engineering. So let's move on to seventh grade. Now before my awesome
individuals talk about their projects in seventh grade, I would like to explain that this project is basically you have to design a playground. Okay? Each student has to design two playground objects, seesaw
swings, those things. My goal is to get them to hybridize, make two things into one, try to make something really new and innovative to get students or people try a playground. So, here are my amazing students that are going to
explain to you how they came up with this. Oh, by the way, those bottom pictures on that, those are actual printings from students work. They printed them out like this to see, oh, is this idea going to work? And then
they come out with this and that is hers. She thought of this and now she's building all together and that's pretty impressive. And that came from literally just her mind. So if you guys can step on up, we'd like to hear what you got to say.
Our process began. However, object to identify for improvement. Please surprisingly also both and Thank you for your time. Before Declan comes up to talk about
eighth grade uh robotics, I just want to show like as an example, a student thought of the spring rider. that little animals that you or fake animals that you spring a rock back and forth on. She wanted to do one that was basically this. This is a chicken basically. Okay.
So, she made this from Tinkercat. I printed it out for her. And then this is her scale model. Now, this took about a month to make all the measurements, everything, the gluing. You have to learn how to build. This literally took
her about a class and a about three hours for me to print it. The speed in which you can take your your ideas that way you can justify spending the time to actually build a final model is really important. So now I'm going to ask Dean
and James. Okay, they're going to demonstrate the robotics. Now we use VEX uh robotics systems. We have the VEX claw kit right here. He's going to be using the remote control. However, he's wellversed at
coding this literally on a keyboard. >> Hi everyone, I'm back. This year my engineering class, you know, we had the opportunity to work with the team to build this robot and program it and do all that fancy coding
stuff. Uh we collaborated throughout the entire thing uh to fine. Why don't you collaborate to uh so you know we can split the uh tasks
like mechanical assembly and electric wiring. >> Look at her go. >> That is wild. >> Thank you, Dean. >> So cool. >> So Dean built this. This was parts. This
wasn't just a robot given to him. he had to build this piece by piece with his partner. So they had to give a back and forth and it's always about collaboration and engineering because there's so much going on. So we're and that's why I call it a culture because so many of us have to work together in
order for these things to come together. And then that's where the next part comes in and this is sorry I didn't put our STEM club. Now our STEM club is a massive hub because we use a lot of
thinking in our STEM club. Basically, in our STEM club, if you come up with an idea and you propose it to me, we're going to do it. So, currently at STEM club, we're working on water filtration, air filtration, hydroponics, we've been doing for about 13 years now, and
electrical generators. With us today, we have water filtration and and electrical generators. Declan and James are doing the electrical generators. They're working on a vertical turbine, and actually going to let Puja handle the
rest with the hydroponics. >> My name is hydroponics hydroponics. This is really good because it's really learning and technology are used today. We learned that precise measurements in
order to learn that even the I really learned a lot from this program and I HOPE >> I'll keep it short and sweet for you guys. My name is James and my team and I we've been working on
a wind power generator. We decided to go with like a vertical wind. But yeah, I have to say it's been like an amazing learning experience working with him and just everyone in just a lot OF FUN LEARNING. BUT YEAH, THIS IS this has been a good
time. Uh we're glad to just share everything we've been working with you guys. We have just a lot of passion for this and yeah, have a good night. All right. Good night. Scatter away. >> I'd like to thank you all for the time. I appreciate
>> Don't run away just yet. >> All right. Um, we want to thank um everyone um Oh, Mr. Glover has something to say. Um, go right ahead. >> First of all, Round of applause.
So this represents six, seventh, eighth grade scholar work. I want you to think about what you just saw. Talking about design and construction, we're talking about engineering. We're talking about creative thinking, all those things, those tools and resources, soft skills, and those skills that come together. And
then tonight, it's hard, right? They don't know there's like two million people watching. public speaking is a very essential skill. So you just presented your you do what many people have to do in the engineering space present their idea and hopefully get funding for it. So kudos
to you as students representing way the right way and thank you for taking the time tonight to present to those who may be watching TV. So at this time we want to recognize you and our board president and your principal was great. Right.
>> I just want to take a moment and say what a great job you guys did. I mean absolutely amazing as Uh, Superintendent Glover said scholarly, but I love the fact that you're having fun with it, right? You
are taking this educational process and making it fun, right? Because school and learning should have a fun component. And when you learn and you're having fun, it's not work, right? So I'm so
happy that you guys are turning this uh creative work and your mind is expanding by making uh both sides of your brain work at the same time. The scientific side of your brain as well as the creative side of the brain as well as
the fun side of your brain. Right. All right. I know what you're doing. And um so uh I'm going to invite your amazing teacher up also to present you some certificates for coming and presenting
here at the board. And we ask um we love to take photos and recognize our students for their great work. Um so when you come up and you get your certificate, I'm going to demonstrate how to properly um hold your certificate in front of you so your parents can take
a nice photo of you. to stand nicely in a row in front of us. Okay. Okay. Okay. Yes. I'll shake. Now, before we take our picture, let's not forget the great work that these students are doing because of
Get the students to move over and the adults kind of in behind them or next to them. >> Okay. More women in engineering. That's right. >> That's right. Go get them, girls. You guys can have the Italian brain
roth, but I need to take the the printed uh projects. >> Oh, no. >> I wanted to keep >> um Are these the printed projects? >> The colorful ones. The ones you need
back. You guys can keep the printer. >> I don't know which what. I don't know what it was. >> That's her sister. >> I don't know. >> Don't ask me why I know that isn't my kids. >> Why is it called? >> I don't have a Christmas.
>> You don't really want >> Yeah, I probably don't want >> I say like a >> I thought it was the What's that? What's that? I couldn't even watch the strangest thing. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> This is so >> I'm scared of stuff like that. >> Next board meeting we'll put. >> Get it. something if you don't mind if >> I I don't usually speak about these things, but I I want to highlight
something for the the board members. Um I'm actually very familiar with Mr. Batalis's room. Uh I don't know all the rooms and all the teachers in the district, but I'm very familiar with his room. I've been there many times. Um and I'm sure Mr. Vitalis and Mr. Gonzalez
can um confirm that's an example of the investment you as a board has been make have been making in the district. So that classroom uh just this past summer received one of the Prometheian boards uh that the board invested in. Uh the
room was painted, not just the room, not just the walls in this case. We redid the entire floor. >> The last uh couple of years, Mr. Gonzalez has invested in tables, >> correct? >> For the classroom. provides a better working environment, I'm sure. Um, and Mr. Batales cleaned that room from top
to bottom and filtered out some of the old stuff. Uh, got better shelving in that room. So, you don't often get into the classrooms as board members to see what you invest in. And, uh, that's just an example I'm aware of. I'm I'm sure they can comment on it, but it's an
example of what you're investing in to help enable the students to do what you just saw today. So, I just wanted to acknowledge that. But I I just wanted to say is that you know it's introduced as the finance chair but the name is fiscal plannings and operations and we named the committee that way just for this
reason because we're just not about the money and the dollar and cents. It's what the plannings and operations to make that money work with the students in mind and that's why it's called fiscal plannings and operations. >> Thank you Dr. Connors. >> Yeah. So, we're gonna have our student
pre uh representatives um report. Um Tyler West and Derek Lopez. How do I say the last part? >> Tinos. >> Tinos. Um who speaks first? >> All right. Go for it.
>> Uh good evening everybody. I want to apologize for not being here last month. I had to awaken for my spirit. So, sorry. >> All right. And what sport is that? >> Basketball. >> All right. Basketball. Go for it. to start um our school is have is starting a Korean culture club. So they made post
on school and made announcements to school to try to get students involved and they're going to start having meetings every Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. And then moving on we our school is starting a tissue donation. Obviously we're in the winter season a lot of flu lot of symptoms going around and there's never you can never have too many
tissues in the classrooms. So for that donation you can make donations to these certain teachers Mr. Catelli, Mr. Mustava and a couple more. And if you give those to those teachers, you can earn extra credit with them in the classroom or you can bring them to the Anthony counseling office and then you'll earn key club member service
hours which everybody needs. And then for college students, students going to college, our counselor, Miss Husbands, is sending out scholarship portals, which is a Google document that they post on schooly where you go in and there's literally dozens of scholarships
with the deadlines and the links to them and the stuff you have to do to complete those. And everybody knows that college isn't cheap and it's not free for everybody. So, it's a really important link that all seniors need and even some students can get into it early if they would like to.
So, for 50 strong, I believe Derek touched on this last meeting when I wasn't here, but we started our Eisenhower meetings again that we did a track like we did a um small run in last year at the end of the year and it went really well. So for the first meeting that we had with them, it went very
well. A lot of kids in there, we'd be told that they don't speak a lot in the classrooms or they might not talk to their teachers a lot. But when we were in there, we played a game called Castle Ball with them in the gym and just got them to open up a little bit more to us when sometimes they don't do a score or
sometimes they might not be able to at home and just have an hour of fun time where they don't have to think a lot and have to be pressured to talk in certain situations. So, it was really fun for us and we're going to go back once a month every month to keep seeing the kids and hopefully build more relationship
relationships with them throughout the year. And then our the Chinese club is looking for student volunteers to help in their Chinese New Year celebrations, things like setting up, helping run activities and games, assisting with snacks and drinks, and then clean up. It's an opportunity for service hours and to support a culture event. And if
you go, you get a free ticket. And then the event is on February 11th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the patent cafeteria. And then also going back to last month, our 50 strong had an alumni meeting which I believe Dr. Connor and Miss Cherry came to where we had again dozens
of students come back from all different types of school, community colleges, HC's, PWI to talk about their experiences whether they are close to home here or hours away talk about jobs during college, how to manage their time in college and things of that nature.
And it was really interesting for all the students that came to you strong and for me too as >> good evening everybody. Starting off I'd like to say that safety ambassadors will be meeting with the Robert uh Johnson safety ambassadors director to present final scripts and basically just get
advice slash approval for everything that they've written and worked on so far. and their first meeting will be on February 5th at I forgot how it's called. Uh freshman seminar mentor interest meeting will be on February 9th. It's mainly aimed towards
sophomores and juniors, a lot more towards sophomores. Um and they're strongly encouraging juniors to come back and work for the freshmen as well. Uh the school's hosting AP family night which will be on January 15th at 6:30 in the pack. The PHS band is having a dine
to donate fundraiser with Panda Express starting Tuesday, January 13th at 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Science National Art Society is having their alumni day January 12th at 2 p.m. in the Commons. By bringing back graduates who are in the program and helping the new members
bly learn more and experience more. The new lunchroom is going very well and the students are enjoying it. From what I've seen during second lunch, it's always packed and people are basically racing to get to the new seats. >> That's all. Sorry. >> Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen. It's
always great to hear what's going on at the high school and you giving us the fresh perspective of, you know, keeping us a breast of all the activities and all what's going on in uh activity wise up there and sport-wise. So, thank you
for letting us know. And I know that it's a very busy time with uh school work. So, if you need to get out and home to finish up your studies, like my kids home getting uh all of her school work done, I know you need to get to it.
So, go right ahead. I uh graciously excuse you, >> Madam President. A comment. There was a theme in there about with the alumni coming back. I think this is a great thing. There were two examples. So the 50 strong people students that went through it, they come back, they wear
their college jersey or something and whatever. And the same thing with the science. So that's important because it helps students see where you might be in a couple years. So thanks for that. >> All right. Thank you, gentlemen. >> Thank you. >> Have a good night.
>> Anybody want this one? >> That's all you. >> What is it? Is it a shark? >> It's a shark. I'll take it. >> All right. You got it. >> Tyler. All right. Good night, guys. >> Don't say you never got anything at a board meeting next game. >> Right. Right. Right.
>> Don't mention St. Joe's. >> All right. >> They lost to St. Joe. >> So, here we go. My very first president's report January 8th. Uh we want to say I want to say thank you and congratulations uh to
um the students at Skyway High School um as they continue um to teach and mentor students. As you guys um all know, the um elementary and intermediate schools have been experiencing lots of
interaction from our high schoolers. Um in December, um students from future education, um the future educators association, I was actually able to participate in this event. Um they visited the students at
Nwood Elementary School. I actually the leazison to Norwood Elementary School and it was just startling to see how well the third graders really engaged with our high schoolers. Um, and they
just loved learning from new uh folks like it's not my teacher, it's these really cool high schoolers coming in. Um they shared age appropriate lessons about finance, economics, they built a new city. Um they were getting
experience. Um and the high schoolers gained experience in teaching in front of a classroom, classroom management. Um it was very interesting. They even uh taught uh we had three young uh men actually teach a special education class
which was very exciting. And uh it was it they loved they loved the students loved the boys. They were great. Um they will also be visiting Randolph School this week and uh the the other two schools later on in
the year. The lessons are part of the high school heroes program through Junior Achievement um which provides the curriculum, the supplies, and the support. Students from future um business leaders of America club will be making similar visits um to our
intermediate schools in February. Um also in December, students from the high school um 50 strong member uh members mentorship program as Tyler mentioned renewed their work as model um models in
at the Eisenhower Elementary School. Those mentorship sessions will continue monthly. They do ice breakers, games, and discussions. Um the interactions are enlightening. They're uplifting for both our younger
students who look up to um and they get to interact and connect with um their older peers as well as for the high schoolers who learn um leadership responsibility and they get to feel that self-esteem uh
of being that leader and being that mentor. um they strengthen their uh skills and uh they show up in this district as uh in our community. It's just basically making a win-winwin for
everybody. Um additionally, I want to highlight um the opening of our newly renovated Anthony gym uh which I also was able to attend on Tuesday, December the 16th. It was our ladies sheath uh girls basketball um game and there were
uh quite a few of us were able to make it that night. It was uh an amazing evening. Um it's spectacular uh what we were able to achieve in that renovation with our um you know our uh funds that
we have in our um fiscal um planning and operations. we're able to have our monies that are put away specifically for these capital um projects. It's amazing how we're able to
do these specific renovations without any debt. It's just spectacular. Um so that as well as our uh tonight's presentation um that we had with uh Mr. Gonzalez's
team from Quibbletown Middle School. It was uh great to see the students here sharing information and working on their engineering, their robotics, uh their STEM, hydroponics, just everything. Um it's really really
amazing. So, I'm just uh so glad to be here um at uh the helm and and I'm very grateful that um my colleagues uh were uh asked me to to lead the team. Um and
together everyone achieved more. Thank you Dr. Connors for sharing that with me and all of you. And that's my president's report for today. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Uh we're going to move on to
superintendent report. >> Peace and blessings. Good evening everyone. >> That's so dry. Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. >> All right. I know it's getting late, but we can still stay awake. >> First and foremost, happy new year and
welcome to a new season, 2026. a season in which we have a lot of great things on the horizon where we will continue to support our students. Make sure that our educators have the right resources and tools in their hands and make sure that collectively as a board and as an
executive body of educators who sit in the superintendent's cabinet. We do what we're supposed to to make Piscatoaway the district of great schools and a school district that people run to enroll their students into. Before I begin my report, I want to give a couple
of acknowledgements. The first acknowledgement is what you'll hear also in our resolution in a little while. But the month of January is school board appreciation month. And before I read the official notice for many in the public eye, school board
members, while they are elected, they are not paid. This is a volunteer I'll say job because you are truly serving the people and you're working hard. And so the responsibilities that our board members take not just on
meeting nights but throughout the course of the month every month is to make sure that our township, our schools are reflective of the positive values, the high academic standards and the expectations that we have for our students to be post secondary ready. So
I would like to acknowledge our school board members by reading the following. January is National School Board appreciation month. We want to make sure our board and their entire community know how thankful we are for the hard work and dedication of our board members. Our board of education is made
up of nine unpaid volunteers who put in countless hours to make sure that our school district is run efficiently and effectively. They have demonstrated a dedication to excellence through training and professional development sessions covering general boardmanship, governance, school law, labor relations,
policy and leadership. As a token of our appreciation for their care and commitment, we are presenting each one of our board members with a framed photo collage created by our supervisor of visual performing arts, Rebecca Sterilaki. Please, if I forgive
me if I said it incorrectly, >> you said it right. >> Featuring our talented teacher and student singers, musicians, and artwork. Our board member, our board president is holding up what we have given our board members. We thought it was particularly appropriate as many of our board members
are patrons of Piscatoaway arts regularly supporting our schools at concerts, plays, m musicals, and art shows. We thank you for everything that you do throughout the school year. We thank you for your commitment to the students, families, and to all of those
within the Piscataway Township School District. Thank you very much. In addition to the recognition of our school board members for the month in the month of January, there are also so many other celebrations and acknowledgements we need to do
throughout the month. During the course of my tenure, you will see that I like to highlight the well-known and sometimes the unknown. But this month, I just want to also bring recognition that it is Muslim Heritage Month and that we are making sure that we recognize and
pay respect and gratitude and thanks to all of those who are of the Muslim community. Thank you very much for your service, commitment to making our township even better by your presence, your thoughts, and your contributions.
I like to always return to there's so much information that comes out of our district. The superintendent's report can be found online and anytime please there's so much we would love to cover. It actually should be a book every month for the number of things that happen. We don't have the bandwidth to do a book
every month. However, if you go to our websites of our schools, you'll see what's happening. If you remember I said I'm going to get some royalties from parent square. If you look at parent square, we're constantly communicating and updating what's happening in our schools. So hopefully between parent
square, our websites, the school websites, and the district website and the student superintendent report, you have a feel for what's happening in our district. Having a feel for what's happening in our district is important because you saw opportunity. You saw tonight what our students get when given the chance and opportunity to
demonstrate success. What we like to also talk about is that pathway of engineering just doesn't stop in middle school. the beautiful space that and and David was being very modest when he talked about just the middle school, but when you now transition those students to our great high school, you'll see
that same engineering those same engineering opportunities in our high school and in a new space that's been recently renovated amongst the other things that we're starting to introduce and and put as seeds of of wisdom for our students to enjoy. I can't wait till we do the ribbon cutting for our new
multi- our media center which is going to be housing our esports and so many other little small treats that our students will be able to enjoy. But the engineering you saw for our middle school students, middle school will also be able to be transitioned as a pathway
when they get to high school. But we're not stopping there. We're bringing it down to elementary as well because that's when the true critical thinking needs to be flourished. Those mathematical skills, scientific skills need to be developed. So by the time you get to middle school, it's a norm and not like a treat and it still can be fun
while they're learning in the elementary space. So be on the lookout for some new introductions to making sure that engineering design lives within the prek through 12 landscape of our district. Superintendent Glover's report is one that
I have so many things I wanted to share, but then I looked up at the clock and I said, "All right, I don't want to lose people's attention, but I do want you to take note of the following areas that will be consistently communicated with you over the coming months. I've recently looked at some data points around our students in the elementary
and intermediate grade levels. I am committed to making sure that we do some some immediate immediate interventions, remediations, accelerations, and advancement for our students in grades three and four around the areas of language arts, literacy, and math. What that looks like, you'll hear as it gets
rolled out in the in within the next 60 days. However, in order for our students to be able to do the engineering activities that you just saw along with the other career pathways that we have for our students, our language arts literacy and our math skills have to be
stronger. Doesn't mean that our students are weak. It means that right now the outputs are not matching what we know their capabilities are. So, there's going to be intensive effort and we're already starting that with some of the grants that we're starting to go after that make sure that we support our students in the area of literacy and mathematics. And that's a connection
between school and home. So parents, when we say we're having workshops for you, we need you in attendance. Or if we're doing it via uh virtual meetings, we need your attendance. Additionally, new pathways and new career opportunities. Everyone understands the changing landscape of our country.
Therefore, we need to make sure our students are college and career ready. And we will be investing and it doesn't necessarily mean fiscally always investing but it means tangibly investing resources and time to make sure our students and our staff are prepared for what's on the horizon for 20 by the time 2030 arrives which is
around the corner. Today there were several of us in the room today that had opportunity to go to SHI here in Piscataway in our own backyard to partake around information about artificial intelligence. That scary word that's in the room that people think is
a bad thing. Well, I'm not going to give it all away today, but thank you to at the time before this meeting, board president Cherry was in attendance. Our union representation both from our teachers educators association Joe Toma, Bill Gonzalez, also principal of
Quilttown, but also president of the union for our supervisors and principles and vice principles, administrators, and some of the executive cabinet members. the importance of having the cross representation of everyone at that session today. It gave you us an
opportunity to see first of all the partnerships that are available right here in Piscataway. How artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the landscape of not just education but our community and in a healthy way. And why we need to quickly
begin to ramp up what we're offering our students. Not about cost, it's about are our students prepared? Our 12th graders right now should be in industry half of their day preparing for college and career. And if they're not and for those
that go home early, I would love to know what you're doing because if not, I can find some spaces for you within >> within our organization or in our partnerships in the community to make sure you're abusing your time more effectively. But that's how we talk about building stronger career pathways. That's how we talk about building more
opportunities for our students to be successful and also changes the economic landscape of many of our students and those who may come from communities where the funding sources that they have in their lives may be limited due to no fault of their own. And the last part is
a commitment to investing in our teachers and growing our teachers. Had a great conversation today with two of our folks who are on the board to be approved for a dean position. And one of the questions I ask is what's your aspiration as an education educator in
Piscataway? And how do we executive cabinet members grow you so that you get where you want to go? I don't want folks to leave Scataway feeling they weren't prepared for whatever other opportunities they may have. So that's a commitment for us making sure that we prepare you understanding what it means
to be a leader. Right? So some folks want to be a principal, might want to sit in superintendent chair. Let's make sure we prepare you to get there. And there's many steps along the way to be successful and that you also hold believe lead with level of integrity. Finally, madam president and board members, I want to close with the
following points that I want to ground the work that I do and hopefully become part of our core values and the key goals of our district. These five tenants is what I've led my career on and and based my career on and I will continue to make sure that we do these with a level of a high degree of
excellence. Student success seems pretty easy, but a lot of times we just make it buzzwords. Safety and security of all students and staff. That means their social, emotional, and mental well-being and physical well-being. The academic well-being will be part of how we think
about security and success for our students. Safety and security and collaboration, recruitment and retention. casting that net on how we recruit great talent, retain great talent, and then grow that talent to be able to sit in the seats that many of us
occupy on the executive side of the organization. Operational excellence. Anytime that a parent or community member feels like they cannot access us, then we're doing something wrong. If our operations are are not meeting the excellent standards that we hold, then
something's wrong. I'm going give you an example. I attended an event If there's a this little tool, it looks like a cell phone. It's called Pocket Talk. Pocket Talk. Pocket Talk is a translator. I recently took a trip to one of our West
Indian islands here in the region of the close. I won't say which one because I want to make people jealous, but had the opportunity and my Spanish is is is not good. However, I felt like I was a pro with my little pocket talk until the battery died. Then
we had to figure it out. My fault. I used it too much. But the point behind that is anytime our parents are coming to any event that we have, I am committed to making sure that we have the tools so you feel part of the conversation. It speaks multiple languages. You name
it. The language is probably embedded in this little device right here. And it's very simple. I'll say it and we'll just back and forth. It may look strange at first, but what's the goal? The goal is to make sure that folks who attend any event that we do are able to engage in
that and feel a part of the community. I don't want anyone feeling isolated. That's part of operational excellence. And then the final part which is this week has been a good week and I felt good about it. Strategic partnerships. We have had my executive cabinet and I have been involved in about four or five
really good strategic partners partner conversations that we hope open up doors for internships for our students. We're in conversations about possible apprenticeship opportunities and we're also building out that pathway of design and construction where we're bringing
trades for our students in the elementary level all the way to high school. That's example of partnership. And by the way, because we're in Piscataway with all of these folks at warehouses, but I call them business opportunities,
let's see how we can leverage those resources to pay for the talent pool we're developing for them so that they can go out and hire our workforce and keep our students here in Piscato. Madame President, board members, that concludes my report for this evening. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Yeah. All right. That's hard act to follow. I'm glad I went first. Um, personnel and labor relations, me, Nancy Salgado Cowan. Um, be resolved the following motions identified as items A
through E be approved as presented. >> So now we vote. >> Can you take the role? >> Mrs. H. >> Yes. Mr. King, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Patel, >> yes.
>> Miss Rivers, >> yes. >> Mr. Salgado, >> yes. >> Mr. Stford, >> yes. >> M. Cherry, >> yes. >> Dr. Connor, >> yes. Motion carried. >> So, um, seeing as we know we have no committee reports, we're going to skip
over that. Um, and we're going to move to approval of the minutes. Um, yes, Loretta Rivers. >> Be it resolved that the following minutes be approved as submitted. Business meeting December 11th, 2025 and executive session December 11th, 2025.
>> Um, all those in favor? >> I was going to get some water, but I guess I don't have time. Okay. Um, >> no, no, no. That's fine. I was going to get water, but I guess we don't have time. The board of education recognizes the value of public comment on
educational issues and school matters of community interest. In support of this position, the law established a per period of public comment uh every board meeting. Individuals wishing to speak must state their names, their name and
address. Comments are limited to three minutes duration, but an individual may speak a second time after at all others who wish to speak on the topic have been heard. The board may require that individuals registered to speak prior to
the beginning of the meeting. Participants may submit written materials support in support of their position. All statements and or questions shall be directed to the presenting officer and no participant may address or question board members
individually. All speakers are required to express themselves in a civil manner with due respect for the dignity and privacy rights of others whose legal rights may be affected. Please note, while it is not the board's intention to stifle comments on matters of legitimate
concern to the school's community, the public should be aware that if their statements violate the rights of others under the law governing defamation or invasion of privacy, they may face personal liability to the injured party. If speakers are uncertain of the legal
ramifications of their comments, the board urges them to speak guidance beforehand from their own legal advisor. Um, is there anyone wishing to comment?
Good evening everyone. My name is Joe Toma, 31 Stelton Roadway, New Jersey in my official capacity as PTA president. I keep this short and sweet. Congratulations, Miss Hawk. Welcome aboard. Mr. King, congratulations on re-election. Madame President,
congratulations. And madame vice president. Uh to Miss Hawk, as a newly elected board member, uh as a board member myself as well, let me just tell you, you are in great hands with this crew. And in Scadway especially in my
union position I deal with many different boards in many different districts and there is something that is very special about Piscatway there is a desire to elevate enhance listen be
innovative there isn't the petty infighting or self-interest and it's a wonderful feeling and so we welcome you and enjoy the ride the entire Thank you everyone. >> Thank you guys.
>> Hello. Good evening. I'm William Gonzalez, principal over at Quivaltown Middle School as well as the president of the principles and supervisor association. I want to uh welcome all the new board members. Congratulations, Miss Huck. Congratulations, Mr. King, on
your re-election. Madame President, congratulations, Miss Algato Ken. And certainly, Miss Cherry, congratulations. I want to wish everybody a happy new year. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Um, you know, just a few weeks ago, six weeks ago, uh, we have our new
superintendent, Mr. Glover. Um, he's given us a glimpse. I've had the pleasure of getting a glimpse of his vision and imagination. And if today's visit to SHI is indicative of what we're going to get, man, we're excited. We're
all excited. We really are. Um I know 20 26 is going to be challenging. We've heard some um budget reports and those kinds of things going to be challenging, but along with the PPSA, the PTA, this
board, which is wonderful, right? You're going to be certainly uh enjoying your your work here with these and Superintendent Glover. We're going to meet these challenges. We're going to surpass expectations. really going to do some great things because I've been been lucky enough to be around a long time.
29 years ago, I came into Piscataway. I lived on 8th Street. I lived in Tangled Apartments when I first got married. I love Piscataway. Love the people here, right? We do some great things. We're going to continue to do that. I want to thank you again for all your service and your volunteer work, right? I know you
don't get paid. I know it. U but all the time you you give to all of the people here, we appreciate it and your support. So again, happy new year. Hope you have a great year and I think um all of us are very excited about what we see for the future. Thank you for your time.
>> Thank you. Anyone else? Um >> I'll make a motion to close public comments. >> Second. >> Thank you. Um all those in favor of closing? Hi. >> All right.
So, we are moving on. Fiscal planning and operations. Dr. Tom Connors. >> He resolved that the following motions identified as items A through F be approved as presented.
>> Second. >> Um should we take the role? >> Okay. Mr. King, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Fel, >> yes. >> Miss Rivers, >> yes. >> Mr. Sado,
>> yes. >> Stafford, >> yes. >> Mr. Cherry, >> yes. >> Dr. Connor, >> yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Madam President, can I just make a comment? >> Yes. >> Is that often times, you know, it may
appear to the public in our audience that Board of Education takes action and very little comment in many cases and a unanimous vote. But just to remember before a matter is placed on the agenda at the public meeting, the administration is thoroughly reviewed the matter with the superintendent of
schools and the superintendent schools satisfied with their matter and presented to the board is then referred to the appropriate board committee. Members of the board committee work with the administration and superintendent to asssure that the members fully understand the matter. So when the committee is satisfied with the matter, it is presented to the board of
education for discussion and any final action is taken. So what it may appear that we just unanimously vote, but we do go through a process and I wanted to point that out to the public. >> Thank you, Madam President. >> Thank you, Dr. Connor.
Get some water. Okay. Um we're moving on to people services. Um >> did we vote? >> Oh, did we vote? Yeah, >> we voted for this.
>> Page 11. I'm on the wrong page. I'm sorry. >> Um, I'm sorry. >> Curriculum. >> Be resolved that the following motions identified as item A through C be approved as presented.
Um, can we have a vote? >> Roll call. >> Yes. >> M. >> Rivers. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sado. >> Yes. >> Miss Stafford. >> Yes. >> M. Cherry.
>> Yes. >> Dr. Connor. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stock. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Dr. Nelson. >> Yes. participation. >> Okay. Um, pupil services. Um, Dr. Gail Nelson. >> Be it resolved that the following
motions identified as items A and B be approved as presented. >> Second. That's a roll call. >> Miss Rivers. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cowan. >> Yes. >> Miss Stafford. >> Yes. >> Miss Cherry. >> Yes.
>> Dr. Connor. >> Yes. Mrs. Hawk, >> yes. >> Mr. King, >> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. T, >> yes. Motions carried. >> Um, administrative and auxiliary, Anika Stafford. >> Be it resolved that the following
motions identified as A through D be approved as presented >> for resolution in support of school board. >> Can we get a second first? >> Second. >> Okay. For resolution in support of school board recognition month, which is
B. Uh I would like our board to go ahead and read the items. Um I have assigned them. So um if Dr. Connors could start up. >> Whereas the New Jersey School Boards Association has declared
January 2026 to be school board recognition month, a time that all residents can acknowledge the contributions made by our local school board members. And >> whereas Piscar Township uh Board of
Education is one of more than 580 local school boards in New Jersey that sets policies and overseas operations of public school districts and embraces the goal of highquality education for all New Jersey
public school students. And >> whereas school board strives to provide the resources necessary to meet the needs of all students, including those with with special needs. And whereas the Piscatoaway Township Board of Education helps determine the educational goals
for more than 7,000 children in pre kindergarten through 12th grade and successfully set goals to move the district forward in its efforts to provide a high quality academic program, a thoughtful and challenging special education program and a rich and rewarding extracurricular program.
Whereas the Piscatoaway Township Board of Education is recognized on states and national levels for achievement in academics, athletics, and arts. And whereas the Piscatoaway Township Board of Education supports social and emotional wellness for all students,
provides a safe, inclusive environment for all students, and works with every student and member of our school community to inspire each other and strive for success in our global society. Whereas the Piscatoaway Township Board of
Education leads the district in celebrating our cultural diversity and ensures that every child who resides in Piscatoaway, regardless of race or immigration status is welcomed. And >> whereas the Piscatoaway Township Board
of Education supports expanded technology and access to technology for all students, particularly with the advent of remote instruction. Whereas the Piscatoaway school board members who receive no reminis remission
for their services act as advocates for PCAway students as they work with administrators, teachers and parents to inspire high expectations in high quality education. Now therefore, it be resolved that I, Erskin R. Glover,
Superintendent of Schools, do hereby recognize the services of the members of the Piscataway Board of Education, and extend appreciation to Chantel Cherry, Dr. Tom Connors, Habiba Hawk, Courtney
King, Dr. Gail Nelson, Presant Patel, Loretta Rivers, Nancy Zelgado Cowan, and Anika Stafford as we join communities statewide in observing January 2026 as
school board recognition month. Um I just want to remind each one of the um board members that in >> abstaining from the yeah indeed Dr. Connor and do and Mr. that there indeed there are there we need to abstain ourselves from specific
things that we are attending in D pretty much all of us except for >> if if you just vote in the affirmative I will abstain you from any training that involves your name >> okay so all you have to do is uh affirm
the resolution should you so desire and I will abstain you from anything that measures you secondly Um there was a a last minute addition and that is adding pashant to the school law conference which is the second PD listed here along
with Miss Riffers. Uh so that will be added and reflected in the minutes. Please note that when you vote that is um >> okay the item that you are voting on including Mr. Patel for that particular training >> the one in February. Okay. >> Yes.
>> Okay. >> Any questions? Take the role. >> Take the role. >> Mrs. Sado, >> yes. >> Miss Stafford, >> yes. >> Miss Cherry, >> yes. >> Dr. Connor, >> yes. >> Mrs. Hawk, >> yes. >> Mr. King,
>> yes. >> Dr. Nelson, >> yes. >> Mr. Patel, >> yes. >> Miss Rivers, >> yes. >> Motion carry. And I just want to also comment that I am so excited that all of our women will be attending our third annual women's
leadership conference. And yes, the New Jersey school boards had to move to a new location because it has been outstanding and it has grown so much. And this is going to be the third time I'm attending. I've been at the inaugural one and I'm very excited that all the
women will be attending. Thank you. Good. Okay. So, um for old business, I have one item um which is um last month I had mentioned that we were going to have our
transition meeting. Um that is going to be set for um February the 5th. Um we will be having uh our transition meeting um with our New Jersey school board um
representative um and we will have to be rescheduling our policy um and and legislative meeting that night. So that'll be our training that night. And that is all I have for old business. Is there anyone else with old business?
>> Okay. Um, anyone for new business? Um, Superintendent Glover has mentioned to me that he has some new business. >> Thank you, Madam President. It's not so much as new business, I believe, but it's just a recognition of one of our
principles. Our principal Avi from Randolph Elementary School will be leaving us at the end of this month as he pursues the next chapter of his life and greatness and we wish him well. He has been a dedicated servant to this community and to this school district. And I just want to acknowledge publicly
on the record that we thank you for your service here in Piscatoaway. You're always welcome to come back home, but we know we've trained you well to be prepared for your future endeavors. I just want to recognize that we have begun that transition, but we will also engage the community as we look for that
hard replacement to lead the staff and the students and parents at Randolph Elementary School. So, thank you very much, Prince Wild. UM, I SEE DR. Connors has some new business. >> Well, um,
as uh, an executive vice president of the New Jersey School Boards Association, I just wanted to give you a quick legislative update. Um, sitting on the governor's desk in this
in this lane session was a cell phone bill. And today I was asked to go to Ramsey High School and I actually was there for the governor's Murphy's signing of that
bill. >> And the bill has has been around for about a year. It was going through the assembly, going finally through the Senate, landed on his desk, and he he signed it today,
and it's on policies on internet enabled devices. The bill started out as a complete cell phone ban. There have been grassroot efforts, you know, it started in New York City a while ago, then, you
know, it's finally working through New Jersey. And so this bill actually requires the New Jersey Department of Education to develop guidelines on student use of internet enabled devices and would
require each board of education to adopt the policy consistent with these guidelines. If anybody's interested in this, they're online. What those guidelines are, we in Piscataway have been doing doing it locally. Uh we have
in each one of our schools a handbook K through uh third grade four five six seven eight sort of age appropriate and we have we have language in there I mean I was asked by the commissioner of education
today do you have policies and I said well and then I was asking talking to the superintendent we so we're going to put together these policies it's part of our oversight we need to do based on this legislation And so, uh, I just wanted to report that
to people that it did get signed today and, uh, it'll be on the news somewhere, Governor Murphy. So, that was it. >> Okay. Um, thank you, Dr. Connors. Um, I have a bit of new business. um in my new
role as um president um something that I discussed with um um Miss Cherry who is now Madame Vice President uh is um something that I know Dr. Congress is going to be very happy about uh we would
like to have um like uh every other month uh some kind of training uh oneh hour sessions maybe one and a half hours so that we could uh complete our master board training uh
certifications. Um so we will have this February one, there will be one in early April. Um we we will come up with dates. Um one will be we can't we haven't determined whether it's going to be end of May and and or late June, but we will
have a discussion um with our board members um to come up with those dates. So it will be a uh early April, late May or late June, August and October. So, there'll be five training dates that we'll have this year um to
enable uh our board to um continue to grow and learn and uh be our best selves and get our training done. Dr. Connor, >> well, I just want to make a comment that
when we go out as officers, New Jersey school boards, part of the mission is training and advocacy. And where it stems from is national research shows going back many years that the better governance a local school board has, the higher the student achievement over
time. So the thing is that when you see us up here, we're we're getting training and and and that's what's really really important. And New and New Jersey school boards offers it the following way is that you first go for a board certification and then reertifications.
Those are over here. We do them over time, but they're now offering a master board certification with additional 10 credits. The math is that we started it because we got this time last year, about a year ago, the board certification. So now we're it's each
hour is a credit. We >> we're about four and a half we were five and a half credits in. So we have to do four and a half credits by next November. Y and so we use each opportunity for example a great opportunity and so that so that we have a great dialogue is we're going to have
a special meeting on transition with the superintendent that counts as part of that training. So I just want to say that I'm very proud in the time that I've spent here and I'm looking when I go over Joe Tommo who I know is the president of the Rawway board of
education of how we have come together as a very functional group as a functional group we have good governance because we have good governance we have good student achievement and I'm very proud of that. Okay. All right. I think we're all done.
Put a fork in us. Any um uh any more business? >> Any more? Uh motion to close. >> Second. >> Okay. And with that, I get to do this. >> All in favor? >> Oh. All in favor? All in favor? >> Anybody opposed to closing?
>> All right. >> I really want to do this. >> I get to hit you in the head with it. >> Okay. All good. Okay. Um,