39. Several of whom are in fact students and federal educators. our first meeting this year, the one with all the um I actually went to quite a few of
them and asked them how they felt and they felt included. Everybody was very positive about also uh the National Honor Society is not about. It's also about cultivating our next
generation of Asly for your consideration including the events that are proposed by this group. These events are inspired by our solid interest and are always linked to
community service, college and career readiness or leadership. If any of you have any community service or community service ideas or volunteer opportunities that you would like the National Honor Society to participate
in, please email me. Thank you for supporting these students and our endeavors. Thank you so much. Everyone, my name is Iowa property to
people that I preach to. Some of them go straight to college, some of them go straight to the work, some reason only. Donald Trump wasn't that.
So today everything you I used to teach when I came to United States United States. That's why myself on the microphone.
Thank you. We have Mr. Jimmy. is the one that I know for a college. because member member of the city. across the board
justice equally. But tonight you can do what is not done. You can deliver hope for the you can deliverice and look back and
United States of America. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you tonight. >> Thank you. Next, we have Mr. Jonathan. President Board of Council
John Extremely highly qualified individual. One of the offerings was really Another option to make better name to be a member of
highly educated spoken like a gentleman here in Pleasantly involved with our young people in activities and adults in various activities.
He does the right thing. He cares for our young people and he wants to be on the court for all the right reasons. He wants to serve alongside each one of you and he wants to add a voice that too often we don't get to hear in our
elected boards or appointed boards here. And I say this I say this as a graduate of school North and I
seriously consider your conscious but I'm hoping that you >> Thank I can't think of a better not only of development. I think that's super important.
I think Thank you. Hi everybody. I'm the president of the president. So I'm not going to talk about members and how district has changed over.
So I would we would help educate our children, our staff and everybody to have a better community. So um right now administration is calling our members into office and then talking to
them about potentially derogatory things without general talking about agenda item. >> Transportation specialist is on the agenda and that is a violation of our
recognition is not going to be in our union and shows that it was the transportation secretary who was more going on
with that doubt about that not having And you not on the agenda, three educators in the high in the middle
district. My conversation was like I don't see any custodians and there's a lot of particular custodians and um security because
they're part of our community. community. We want to keep our people and want to help our community. Everyone I'm asking Dennis because my who want to work with
like not to board. Also, I was wondering nothing. about it. I challenge you guys as
people who do not play to do things right. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what's going to
tell you not you guys are working with the outside but I do know who is and I just ask you guys to table these things which the new three elected were elected properly elected board members come and have a
seat where we can have Next we Good evening. How are you? and I'm a new elected board member of this board of educant school and our community. First, I want to acknowledge a report submitted by
staff member or former staff member of racial remarks and slurs against our children. Right? The email was sent out to the email was sent out. It should be on this agenda. Number one,
each and every one of us has children, grandchildren or something of that. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I can wait till you close the session and I can tell you that it's very rude. It is ignorant.
You do not get to talk to someone's children like that. I wonder why everybody upset. You get our children more than we do. And you think they think that they can
say whatever they want to have the rest of the world. We know that's why here we got real important things to handle. I think that is so important for someone to say I'm not on the block. What is the
block? What is the block? Cuz I live in a single family home. What is the block? No, no, no, no, no, no. We don't get to talk to like no one else because we not
up here every day. We work taking care home by ourselves. Half of us. It's hard out here. We don't get to treat people that way. And before we get to all the politics and lawyers with excuses and know how to hold on
to me long await Next we have Is there um good evening everyone here. So I am principal matter but this is agenda items only. I'm sorry. Hold
on. Hold on. We're being respectful here. >> I want that publicly as well. Yes, it is. >> I was given a letter from Martinez right there. >> I don't know what it was, but I can come
here on this matter. >> Okay. Next, we have Gordon. Good evening. >> Hello. I wonder that Over 500. This man is nonifor
who you're speaking with. I don't like your brother always will. >> Thank you. Next we have Momental also regulator. because
they rather have those that will be working with members Fore Thank you, M. you can talk to
about that ascend. I'm sorry. I think you're on the other. You're on the second Yes, it allows I know
a long time of this city and fulltime father because I care deeply about the direction of our building background. detail. I understand integrity for the remainder of this
time. Thank you. I'm asking Good evening everyone. Welcome to university and college and our students to begin initiative at the start of
we're looking forward to expanding as well as collaborating on for our secondary building on the home. Such a great menu. Good evening everyone. So I just want to
honor our cross country team. Many of you guys may not know they are undefeated for the last three years. And when they were in sixth grade they went undefeated but there wasn't a tournament. Then my seventh grade year I found where
all the people in school went to first place and then we came back again this year and they were treated as very honored to have them. They are all student athletes. They are someone who is your future and we're very excited
for them. So at this time Bailey Robinson. We are so very proud of our young people. Thank you so much. These are our middle school cross
country champions. Congratulations to all of you. I'm forward to them in high school. Thank you. >> Thank you. Also,
we would like to honor someone else. We have a senior soccer player. She has a 3.9 GPA. She's a part of our AV program. He currently has the record for Pleas school district with having3 career
goals. First person in Pleasible history to ever get 100 gold. She is currently the record holder for assist and goals in school. She is a senior. She is a three court athlete. She is a great example of what is
going is not only a she's also a lot of people here. for our parents and our family for the partnership that we have with you. Thank you so much. Thank you
for Thank you. Afternoon office complete and facilities walk and positive speaking our So what you will see here
public schools is making you data from 2014 all the way to 242. Look at our graduation rate. The target for the 242
is 76. What you will see in green is for the 24 graduation rate for years was by the Department of Education. New Jersey Department of Education assesses the percentage of students that
participate in taking state assessments. It also assesses how well students are performing on those assessments proficiently and whether or not they are knowledgeable that English language can or
The data shows that before the pandmic and after the students districtwide were not in other words. However, good news.
The good news is that last school year in 242 the state recognized that federal public schools is turning around with confidence raising the bar with the expectations to meet. Please join me in celebrating the
students, teachers, administrators and families who collectively have worked to raise the bar of expectations for excellence in learning to read proficiently. Those are the green district
language and math metric. So for math the data shows that for nearly 10 years public schools was not showing progress in students. At the matter of fact the data shows that the two consecutive years
In the years 2017 through 2019 before there were so few students who met proficiency that the state department of education could not the number of students because they could not publicly identify
Oh, you can do better than that. Here's a different way to see the data showing English language arts and math participation in blue and yellow 2016. The red and green bars show English
language arts and math proficiency. You will see there is no green for the because there were little to no students who met the math and state department of education the numbers for privacy in
school year 2425 once again the district is showing progress towards math English language art language art proficiency disagregated by
subgroup population. You will notice once again the state department of education was held in Canada because the number of students was too public. However, I am excited to report to the
board of the president with confidence for ELA. When we look at the subgroup population, we see that white, Hispanic, black or Africanameically
disadvantaged and multilingual students met the English language arts proficiency. We recognize the need to continue to focus on literacy across all subgroups and particularly the needs for students
with disabilities. data shows math proficiency. You will also notice in several years once again the number of students meeting was too low to report publicly. Again I am excited to report to the board and to
the public that for the 24 25 school year public school district for the first time in close to 10 years made progress for math proficiency district. When we look at the subgroup population,
we see that white, Hispanic, black or Africaname with disabilities. Our crystal medioc But for the first time in 10 years, this is our students are making progress.
In my two years and five months serving as Pleasend, remarkable progress has been made to meet the PET indicators indicators one through seven which were identified as priority targets to meet on February
2024 to recap those indicators are seven. The district will show a significant increase in all student and students academic and English language arts, math and science projects. Indicator the high
school graduation rate will continue. I am proud of the work and achievements that we cate. Thank you to the board of education for your support. Thank you to teachers for your focus on improving student learning. Thank you to the administrators for supporting the
instructional program and Thank you to the parents and families for your partnership and a special thanks to our students for your engagement and perseverance. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a public board of education meeting
and I appreciate and thank everyone for ad I'm sure that everyone understands the process and the modeling that we want to do for our students. The point for the presentation
is that it's long overdue that we begin to categor So, thank you so much again. Thank you to the public s We just be more respectful.
Okay. Thank you so much. Members, we have several board members and it says great app. Thank you for your commitment and dedicated to student. I
want to thank the teachers for a wonderful job. of the board. Hopefully you guys appreciation for your commitment and dedication to the students and staff of the president.
We have one student. Thank you for having Thank you. Motion by question. Yes. We wish you the best of luck. Whatever.
Next one.9ation. As I mentioned, There were I'm happy to record 2015. So as you see You got your original anticipated You're going all the way to the bottom. I wanted
an $29 million funding $4,000. larger numbers at the top. Ition is So, of this 21 million, you've already Apologize. This is the annual activity.
Father outside. As I mentioned earlier, I'm not. year. What I like Monitor 2016 million You're not allowed.
I have a question. Why wasn't there anything? The other story Thank you. Mr. I have a motion for second. I can buy I have a motion to acception
Any questions? 5.1 seconds. What do you have? My Do you have a question? I have a motion for 4.12. Next, questions.
I don't have a problem. Someone And they have to go. It's not even Forebody involved. I wonder. There is someone
determined. earlier this year. We've already to ensure that everyone also add someone Hold it up. We approved
number We'll call home. We have to go back and have a human I have a motion for human resources, two
Any questions? Next instruction, I'm Sorry. 67 seconds. What's happening? No questions. Next
Did you get any more um within the guidelines of what we advertise? So, first time first. Why do you want I didn't know if I was
regulation. All of you coming together are going to It's a violation. That's actually what we're calling it more.
I just want to say that came up. I'm not Why was there meeting? Are you going to interview everyone? question that I have. Why do you have to
Are you question? How would you respond? What steps would you take to ensure find information. Father as a member of the board.
Justice building and it's been over 12. I've never lost one. Tell me what >> I just want to say this. We're trying to be respectful for you
guys. Be respectful for us. >> That question that you had, Thank you. Again, President must follow that problem. If there's a problem in the district and you got policy that
tells you how to deal with it, follow Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. First and foremost, I would be remissed if I didn't thank every single one of you
for coming out here continues and so thank you so much for the opportunity to invite you to present My name is Moreno Rodriguez and I am a historian
administration official at a local university but I'm also an educator and I'm here in front of you and in front of this wonderful I am deeply committed to
teachers and I know my my perspective my experience will add to your wonderful board and continue the amazing progress that this board has been but also with a new perspective. I know
that you deal with students preschool, high school. I think my experiences, my perspective can help because I actually know with that experience working with your students, learning from them and
guiding them to be responsible in this world. I know how transformative education can truly be. In the open forum, there was a local businessman that talked about his life.
Let me tell you about my kindergarten. My mom is out in the fail and it was a teacher and it was a teacher. respect all teachers, but it was a teacher who believed in me and
challenged me to learn English to get out of ESL. And that's why I'm standing here today. And I know how transformative all teachers, all superintendants, all administrators can be and how transformative this education
can be. And we deserve the right, we have the energy not look to the past but continue to the future to give our children our students a fighting chance because education can transform lives.
It transforms mine and that is my set of power. There is no agenda. I'm here to work with you. I'm here to work for you for the students, for the teachers, the administrators and the public. And that's what I do. How would you
Great question. Thank you so much. It really comes down to the civil rights of course of our students, our teachers, our is follow and follow the rule of the law.
I in public education for a number of years. And in 2021, I was also appointed to the New Jersey by the outgoing govern. We have to follow our policies. We have to follow the law and we have to
practice what we do. We have to practice honesty, transparency, communication and we have to make these difficult decisions to earn not only the respect of the public but their support and and their knowledge that we are doing in the
best for all parties who committing to the board. And if I may, I know your jobs are difficult. I've been here with my community and they've been supporting
here and it's a community of diversity. Diversity is not a weakness. It is a strength. It is an artwork. It is a mosaic. But we need to build on that foundation of strength and unity and not go towards the
against our future. As a holocaust educator, I know not many of you may know this, but I have to put it on record. Pleas were the first students in the world
to test out the Holocaust survivor designed by Steven Gilbert University. Our students in that moment were the best in the world. And that's what I intend to do. Our students are
magnificent. Let's give them the tools to not only succeed, but make this life, this world a better place for all. So, thank you. I have to go into the second off the
You had four interview. That's not fair. Come on. If you're going into the middle of 17 When we come back, we will answer. We will come back on the floor. Someone's
right. Call someone came up to speak and came up to speak about The following board to the public longer. I am.
I am currently teaching a matter that I've been trying to resolve for the past two months and I will read this email. All right.
All right. So, I sent this email out to all This is not the block. fac 111. comin blackware of the Whatever African American
And I was blessed to have heard that about the one that I really want And I wanted to clarify my own US. of the
email. Let me read about us. I was your superendinc. High school conduct all the standard professional conducted
by the New Jersey Board of Education and the New noticed But now student crying. I heard a gentleman. I heard a gentleman who's crying for
people. What are you going to do? gentlemen. But there's no What the rules? That's what I keep on I remember when I went to president and the majority of the individuals, the
majority of students were memories that black and I always get representation on Highly educated, highly qualified, highly
resumeur when I was getting off the field. So, long story what it is don't want it. Okay.
So anyway, so what we're saying is what we're saying I would like I do not keep I want Dr. Allen. throughout
the school. I want to know what you want to say about this. I feel like it wasn't right at all. I don't think any email people out there. I want people
He doesn't show up. It is coming. Hello. How are you? incredible. God I know he's coming up. Another We won't talk about
no No, Miss $650. What are we doing here? I'm not here as nothing. Why did you vote on I don't think about
talking about your brain. I'm not talking about your heart. Come on. I don't want to say they don't feel well about you. This is bigger than you. I don't care.
He already destroyed them. That's not my job. support. That's what your job is. Let me the same without never understand everything.
I need you know expect. I've always came to a high school football game because they black lives matter and he said he doesn't support you guys any
not here. I don't care. about everybody wants to say gentlemen. I'm still our student. You know what? Hold up. We have
Don't for Anybody? I like ahead. I would I want to go out and December 8th. That's all we asking for. But you're not being fair.
You're not being