Good evening everyone. Today is Tuesday, May 12th, 2026, regular school board action meeting. May we please stand for the flag salute and a moment of silence. President, may I say something? >> Yes. As we proceed with the moment of silent,
I would like to say, could we have a pause for in honor of memory of Officer Richard N. Moore, former resource officer who served our district and community with distinction. Thank you. This is to advise those present at this
May 12th, 2026 regular board workshop action meeting of the board of education of the city of Pleasantville and the county of Atlantic that notice was given on January 29th, 2026 of the revised annual designation of the regular monthly board meetings as required by
the provisions of chapter 231 of the laws of 1975. Notice thereof has been distributed for publication in the press, posted in the administration building, and forwarded to the city clerk of the city of Pleasantville within the time required by said act.
>> Roll call. Miss White. >> Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Aken >> here. Miss Harris >> here. >> Miss Morgan. Mr. Rodriguez
>> present. >> Miss Sanchez, Miss Waters, Miss Silver, >> present. >> Miss Roell, >> present. We have everyone. Okay. Next. Next, we're going to have our swearing in of
oath for our new board member, Mrs. Miller by um Senator Vince Palestina. You're welcome. You can come up. Thank you. We're give it to Deandra over here.
>> It's all you. >> Thanks. >> Welcome, DeAndre. A lot of people start their careers on boards of education, so we look forward to what the future brings. >> And I thank you for that. >> Hello everyone. >> You're gonna put a You're gonna put your
left hand on the Bible. >> Go. Left hand on the Bible. Right hand. >> Ready? >> Yes. >> I state your name. I, DeAndre Miller, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will support >> that I will support >> the Constitution >> the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution
>> and the Constitution >> of the State of New Jersey >> of the State of New Jersey >> that I will bear true faith >> and that I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the governments >> and to the governments >> established in the United States >> established in the United States >> and this state >> 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, DeAndre Miller, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I possess the qualifications >> that I possess the qualifications >> prescribe by law >> prescribed by law >> for the office of >> for the office of
>> member of a board of education >> member of a board of education >> that I am not disqualified >> and that I am not disqualified >> as a voter >> as a voter >> pursuant to RS >> pursuant to RS >> 19 col4-1 >> 19 col4-1 >> nor disqualified
>> nor disqualified >> due to conviction of a crime crime >> due to conviction of a crime >> or offense listed in NJS >> or offense listed in NJS >> 18A >> 18A 12-1 colon 12-1 >> and that I will faithfully >> and that I will faithfully >> impartially
>> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties of that office >> all the duties of that office >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> help me God >> so help me God >> congratulations >> thank you ahead of me there a little She had it down.
>> Yep. Anytime. >> Thank you. >> Thank you guys. Thank you, >> Miss Miller. Miss Miller, >> where is our seat? Right here. >> Congratulations again, Miss Miller.
Welcome to the Pleasantville Board of Ed. We look forward to working with you. Okay, Miss White, can you do roll call again, please? Miss Aikens, >> here. >> Miss Harris,
>> here. >> Miss Miller >> here. >> Miss Morgan. Mr. Rodriguez, >> present. >> Miss Sanchez present.
Miss Waters, Miss Silver, >> Miss Roell, >> present. Okay, we're good. Okay, great. Next, we have 1.6 public comments, agenda items only. We ask you to come, state your
name. U remember, we do not discuss personnel in public. And please be courteous and respectful. You have a sheet. >> No, you have a sheet. Okay. First we have Miss Tracy Howland. Good evening everyone. Good evening uh
Dr. Hyman Metley and to the board president and to the board. I'm here um on the agenda is a use of facilities for the Victory First Presbyterian Deliverance Church. Um, I'm representing the church on this evening and the
church is just requesting that the fees, the board fees could be possibly waved for the event if it's approved. Um, uh, we are very much aware that, you know, the other costs must be in effect, but
we're requesting that the board fees, which would, I think about 350 from the fees, uh, possibly be waved. Um the church is doing a building fund. It is a fashion show. Um and it will involve uh
others that have talents from the community and the surrounding area. Thank you for your time. >> You're welcome. Thank you, Miss um Highland. Next we have Miss Kathy Watson from the PA president. >> Good evening everybody. I left my real
glasses in the house and all I have is my uh sunglasses but they're prescription. >> Okay. >> Um and they cost a lot of money. Um so uh congratulations and welcome to the board. I hope you're like ready. Get get ready. Um, so I really do appreciate
this board because the last board just did whatever they were told to do and I really see that everybody here is reading. Miss Harish is saying that the papers are all over the the couches and everything and you're looking through and I really appreciate that you're doing that because that's why we're in
in trouble now. I think because the previous board didn't pay attention and didn't um watch where the money was going. Miss Watson, let it let it go. >> Miss Watson, please don't >> I'm talking about here the >> understand, but please don't um defame anybody or say anything about what uh
another board did. Okay. Well, that's why we're in this situation. And I just had to Miss Watson, please do not please refrain from Please refrain from talking about other board members. >> Fired because refrain from talking about
other board members. Stick to the agenda items only. >> I just said the other board. >> Please stick to the agenda items only. >> The um on here it says that we're spend $100,000 on the stairwells. I understand
it was probably last year's budget, but the stairwells are not supposed to be changed while the kids and the adults and everybody's in the building. They're going down and they're grinding concrete and all that is up in the air. The guys who are grinding the concrete are wearing uh respirators and they're not
cleaning it up and it's still in the stairwells and the next day the school opens and the kids are walking through the through this dust and everybody's walking through the dust and you're supposed to have um controls. You're supposed to clean it up. They're supposed to be the air is not supposed
to circulate because it's carcinogenic. Um, also I really hope that you keep um Dr. Heyman Medley on. I know that we were here last night until 9:30 because um because you were interviewing and I I
really hope that you keep Dr. Heyman Medley on when the last superintendent was on. Um we had to Dr. Heyman Medley was the president of the U administrators. I was a president of the um the education the educators and we um
we would we would work collaboratively. We've already worked collaboratively. The last superintendent only spoke to the pea seven times in three years. I spoken to Dr. Heyman Medley seven times today. I've spoken to Dr. We're are already working collaboratively and she
really knows the district. She loves the district. She knows what's up and the whole community is rooting for Dr. Heyman Medley and not somebody from the outside. We really don't want to have anybody from the outside. And the one lady that we saw come in here last night who we already got rid of before. Please
don't hire that lady again. Pretty please. >> That's all. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next we have Miss Priscilla Noel. Good evening everyone. >> Good evening.
>> Buenosardes toos. Um I just want to make sure that we're aware and that it's clear that we have a distinction. I want to make the board members aware that there should be a distinction when someone's coming up as a resident of
Pleasantville such as me and as someone coming up as leadership as for employees. Right. So, the last person that came up here may have valid concerns, but they live in a different city. So, I just want to make sure you all are aware. So, when we're using
terminology such as we, us, our, they're not living in Pleasantville. Okay. So, why are the board minutes from last meeting not on the agenda? because I wanted to ask certain things about the clubs and considering that we don't have
a director of curriculum and instruction and you know things are up in the air who makes the determination of which clubs will be reduced and is it uh stakeholders input and how do we know
that those same needs at the high school or same as the middle school as the same as the elementary because I think there are different needs and to say like art club is something that is already given in art. It's not to the same facet. So I think there need to be considerations in
that aspect because if you say art club is redundant then would you say inter mural is redundant because we have gym. So I think we have to be careful when we do and is that title funds? I thought that was separate but I digress because I don't have certification in
educational leadership. So I'm just leaning on you all to figure that out for me. Um, as far as the replacement of Go Guardian, I'm still concerned about safeguards. Um, I personally am not using Class Dojo because they want me to relinquish my federal rights that
protect my child until they're 13 and I'm not for that in addition to using AI software. So, for Class Dojo, it's a no. Um, 3.1 and 3.11 and 313. To Miss Watson's point
about the dust and everything, the head of facilities should be responsible for those controls. In the last meeting, he stated um I'm paraphrasing that he had staff members under him who weren't as competent as they should be. And I don't think that's in the position that
someone should be saying that out loud considering that those people still work here. And he was the one that made the final decisions of whether they continue to work here. So that is not a reflection on the board. is not a reflection on those employees, is a reflection on his decision-making. And so when we say we're taking care of the
outside or the board approved the outside, they improve the inside as the head of facilities, it is job to instruct and advise that the inside and the outside of a building is taken care of. And that's my concern when we're going forward and making these changes in the high school is that it's done in its entirety.
>> Thank you, Miss Noel. And to speak to the question about the stairwells and everything. Dr. Hime Melly, can you speak to that please? Can you answer that question? That will be addressed. I will speak to
Mr. Brock tomorrow. I also want to respond to general funds versus title funds. Some of the afterchool contracts are coming through the title funds, but a lot of them are coming from our general funds. The principles do work with the stakeholders to see which ones
will they will work with the stakeholders to make sure which ones are the best ones to keep for our students. But we also looked at the attendance. So I don't think art club is a redundant club. I made an example the last meeting about for example if if we have like
four kids showing up for art club we still would get art for our babies during the school day but if you have 10 or more students return um attending art club that's a club that we should keep. So that's some of the factors we took into consideration.
>> Thank thank you Dr. Hime medley. May I have a motion to close public comments? >> Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a second? Um, one second. Where we at? >> We did it on
>> Oh, you did it on general general items only. Did you want to speak for um items on the agenda? >> Okay, we can extend that courtesy to you since you signed the wrong list. What's your name? >> George Murray.
>> George Murray. Okay. >> Good evening, board. >> Good evening. >> First of all, thank you for serving as board members. I've been here in Pleasantville as a teacher.
This is my 27th year, 1998 when this building opened. I've seen quite a bit of change. We need some consistency. I am hoping that our next superintendent will be someone who comes
who is invested in the building, in the district, who has been in the district, knows the district through and through, and can commit themselves that they will be here for the long haul.
someone who's got heart, someone who cares for the teachers, the students, and just the whole community. Now, we we've got somebody on the on the uh
um who's who's applied for that job, that opportunity here, Miss Hyman Menley, Dr. Hyman Medley. She has been she's graduated from this Pleasantville district. We need someone. She's got heart
and we need someone like that to run this district. It's the number of superintendents that I've come see coming on is ridiculous. We need some consistency. We need someone with heart, someone intelligent,
someone capable, and we've got that person. And I hope you'll back her up. Thank you very much. >> Thank you so much. Now, may I have a motion to close public comments? I have a motion to close public
comments. >> Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Akins. Any questions? No questions. Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Akens. >> Yes. >> Miss Harris. >> Yes.
>> Miss Miller. >> Yes. Miss >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Miss Sanchez. >> Yes. >> Miss Waters. >> Yeah. >> Yes.
>> Miss Silver. >> Yes. >> Miss Rowell. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Next. 1.7. The solar energy presentation. >> They didn't come. Okay. Uh, they didn't come, so we're going to skip that. Next is >> Wait, wait a minute. I have a question
about that. >> Wait a minute. You have to move it first if you have a question. >> All right. >> Uh, she has a question about it. So, >> um, do we have to move it or second or just ask a question? >> Well, no, because they they were supposed to do a presentation. >> Okay, you can just ask the question.
>> Um, my question is, um, when did the board approve for them to come and do a presentation? Is this the same um solar panels that I've been asking about? What's the contract and what are they giving us and why are we paying them? >> Right. >> Oh, so they were coming to tell that, >> right? They answer the question because
the contract ends in May. So, they were supposed to come because it was a 15-year contract, solar panel contract. >> Okay. >> Any other questions about that? No other questions? Uh 1.8. Can I have a motion for the monthly fire drill and safety report?
>> Motion. Motion by Miss Akins. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Harris. Any questions? No questions. Roll call on Miss White. >> Miss Aikens? >> Yes. >> Miss Harris? >> Yes.
>> Miss Miller? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez? >> Yes. >> Miss Sanchez? >> Yes. >> Miss Waters? >> No. >> Miss Silver? >> Yes. Miss Roel. >> Yes.
>> Motion carries. >> Next 1.9 uh board president comments. I just wanted to say um a special thank you to Dr. uh Hyman Medley and um Mrs. White for
uh working hard and trying to close the gap on the budget and getting it passed. I know it wasn't easy. Um just want to thank you on behalf of the board for what you did. Um, and with that, that's it. >> Thank you.
>> You're welcome. I I know it wasn't easy and just want to thank you guys for, you know, working with the staff and everyone that you work with to help make this a successful event. Um, next is uh board minutes. May
I have a motion for 2.1? >> Motion. >> Motion by Mr. Marino. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Silver. Any questions about um board uh board minutes from
April the 21st? No questions. Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Aikens. >> Hold on. She said, "Hold on one second." >> Okay. >> I think she had a question. >> Okay. Go ahead. Miss Harris,
>> yes. >> Miss Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Miss Sanchez. >> Miss Sanchez? >> Yes. >> Miss Waters? >> Yes.
>> Miss Silver? >> Yes. >> Miss Rowell? >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Next. May I have a motion for 2.3 board minutes from April the 28th? Motion. >> Motion by Mr. G. Um I'm sorry, Mr. Rodriguez. May I have a second?
>> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Harris. Any questions? >> No questions. Work on Miss White. >> Miss Akins? >> Yes. >> Miss Harris? >> Yes. >> Miss Miller? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez? >> Yes.
>> Miss Sanchez? >> Yes. Miss Waters, >> yes. >> Miss Silver, >> abstain. Absent. >> Miss Roel. >> Yes. Motion carries. >> Okay. Uh, finance. Um,
you guys got a chance to call everyone, right? >> Did you get a chance to call everybody? Okay. Um, sorry about that. Uh, we're going to do finance. Um, I need a motion for 3.1 to 3.20.
Don't all speak at once. May I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mr. Rodriguez. Any questions? >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Did you talk to her? Did you guys talk to her? >> Yes. >> Okay. What What's your question? Um, I think my question is for us to table uh these me um these legal
bills until we can look through them again. Okay. Um that's why we had sent them home. I know. >> And did you have a conversation with um Dr. Hyman Medley and um Miss White
earlier? you still don't feel because >> because some of these are duplicate bills um some of the invoices >> okay like do you have any specific invoices because I think some of them may have to be paid which ones are that you know >> I mean we can go through them but I
don't know if yall want to do it out here >> some of them are duplicate I just think look at the descriptions of these invoices the ones that are duplicates we should not be paying >> right >> um and again you got to compare the invoices. I did.
>> Okay. >> So, I would say y'all should table that or just >> So, what are you going to do with this? >> The legal bills will approve everything except the legal bills. >> Mrs. um >> session
>> Akens, if we go over them in executive session, do you think that you can um be satisfied by then? I think cuz some of them >> I mean, we can go over them. Okay. Okay. Okay. So, we'll take that into we'll take that into executive session. Okay. >> All right. Sounds good. So, um
>> I need to amend that. Am I correct? Because we want to do everything and table the legal bills. >> They're not really being tabled. there the the the question there are questions about the bills that you want as part of
discussion and you're concerned about necessarily having that discussion in public um is that are are are these our bills that you're talking about Taylor Law Group >> I mean you might be in them
>> because any legal bills in them but it's a whole bunch of legal >> Oh I I don't know if you have other legal bills the extent to which there are any duplicates from our law firm. We do not expect the public to pay for duplicates of our bills. >> We'll go into executive session and talk
about that. Mrs. Bacons. So, The motion is has >> May I, Madam President? >> One second. >> The bill list and everything else. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah, we'll table the bill list and do everything else.
>> Um, all right. For now, the the the bill list is being tabled subject to discussion in executive session. >> Yes. >> And then it will be taken off the table for Ah, >> action.
>> Okay, sounds good. Okay, so um do I have to take everything back? >> Okay, so we're going to approve everything except the bill list on finance. >> 3.3 >> 3.3
>> Oh, all the bills. >> Yeah, everything but set. >> Yeah, we're going to approve. Yeah. Everything on the bill list except >> 3.3. >> 3.3. I'm sorry.
On 3.2 because 3.2 is the current bill list and 3.3 are the legal bills from April. So, it's two separate ones. So, you want to table 3.2 and 3.3. >> Okay. Yeah. I'm sorry.
>> Yes. So, we're tableabling 3.2 and 3.3. I'm I'm sorry, Madam President. Just one thing. I think we put too much in >> in the one thing and now it's like, okay, you want us to approve and then this is the old. >> It's too much in the one. It's like it's
it's stuff we already said no to. It's coming back. How many times is going to keep coming back if we saying no and we're not getting the proper information that we need? And yes, I did talk to Miss H Miss Mman. That's not that has nothing to do
with I'm just saying if the board votes no or says no, then we have to come back with the proper um proper showing of why why we should approve it. You just giving it back to us and now I'm sitting here looking through 20 things and you saying, "Okay, we're just going to approve it."
>> So, which one are you saying that are you questioning? Can you just um say them to me? What numbers? 3.17, 3.18, 3.19. Which ones are there? >> Well, I still wanted to know about this
3.15 about this sewer line and and I wanted to know about 3.16. I understand it has something to do with the school, but I'm trying to figure the new school, but what I'm trying to figure out is that, you know, I sat home again. And I tell you, I'm a very good thinker. And
they want us to wave all these fees for them, but they won't approve this to get for $300 and something dollars. It's like 300 on one, 265 right here. They couldn't just do it. It seems like it's like a hassle for no reason.
>> Okay. All right. So, those are the two. So, okay. So, we can discuss those in executive session, too. So, we're going to pull back 316, 3.15, 3.16, and >> 3.17.
>> We'll just pull the whole finance back. >> Thank you. >> We'll pull the whole finance back. Who motion? So, I can take it off the table. >> Mrs. >> Can you resend your motion? >> Who second? >> Mr. Rodri,
>> you take your second back. >> Okay. Okay. So, >> I'll take it back. >> Okay. So, I need a motion to table it. Correct. >> Or what? Oh, skip. >> Yeah. Motion. >> Yeah. May I have a motion to table finance? The whole entire finance. >> Motion.
>> Motion by Mrs. Akens. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Harris. Any questions? No questions. Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Akens. >> Yes. >> Miss Harris. >> Yes. Miss Miller,
>> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Miss Sanchez, >> yes. >> Miss Waters, >> yes. >> Miss Silver, >> yes. >> Miss Rowell, >> yes.
>> Motion carries. >> Next is transportation 4.1. We don't have anything. Next we have facilities 5.1. I have a Okay. Um we're going to table um facilities
and talk about that in the back because of the one item that came up. Okay. Next is human resources to table. >> No. Do you need a motion to table it? >> It it's on the agenda for action. So, >> so may I have a motion to table facilities?
>> Motion. >> Motion by Mr. Rodriguez. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Akins. Any questions? >> Yeah. Did something change? That's why we got to take the table or something.
>> Um, well, someone had came up and asked um had a concern about waiting something. So, yes. Sorry. Yeah. Okay. >> All right. Um, any other questions? >> Go ahead. >> We'll call Miss Miss White. >> Miss Akins. >> Yes.
>> Miss Harris. >> Yes. >> Miss Miller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Miss Sanchez. >> Miss Sanchez. >> Yes. >> Miss Waters.
Yes. >> Non renewals. >> Miss Silver. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Why not? >> Miss Rowell. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Yes. >> Okay. Next. Human resources. May I have a motion for 6.1 to 6.11? I have a motion.
>> Human resources 6.1 to 6.11. >> Motion. Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Harris. Any questions? >> No questions.
Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Akens. >> Yes. >> Miss Harris. >> 6.1. Right. Thank you, >> Madam Chair. >> We're in the middle of a um roll call.
One We're in the middle of a roll call. One second. >> Okay. I just I couldn't hear what the roll call is for. >> Oh, it's for human resources. I'm sorry. 6.1 to 6.11. >> Whoever's near the mic is like rustling papers or something. That's all I hear.
>> Okay. It's 6.1 to 6.11. human resources. >> Did you? >> No. Wait. >> Sorry. >> No. 6.1 >> 6.1 to 6.11 human resources
>> and it has also just to remind the board members it has the staff reappoints in here >> the staff reappointments for next year >> sorry I'm going to resend that vote and I'm going to say yes >> okay thank you >> it's so many it's so this is
>> Miss Miller >> yes >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes, >> Miss Sanchez. >> Let me just clarify. This motion is to approve 6.1 all the way through. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> 6.11. >> Okay. Is there any way since it's complete HR? Correct. >> Yes. Can we table an HR number um hold on one second. Number 67 for
discussion. >> 67. What page? >> There's no 67. >> No, she said number 67. >> Oh, is that on the list? >> No, she talking about >> Oh. Oh, okay.
>> Where are we at? Um, we're in the middle of a motion. So, she wants to >> What do we have to do >> now? >> Is the If you don't mind, is is the request to discuss since it's personnel, it would have to be discussed in executive session. Yeah, correct. Just
the leaves of absence. Is that what you're looking to discuss? >> Say that again. >> Oh, yes. Oh, I No, I I understand that. I understand that. But did you say 6.7 you wanted to table?
>> 6.7. >> No, she's saying 67. >> Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh, I see. I see. >> Right. >> I Oh, I >> So, >> I get it. >> Yes. So, what do we have to do? Because we're in the middle of roll call. How
does this work? >> Can we pull back real quick? >> Can Can we pull back >> just real quick? Can we pull back this motion for human resources? I'm so sorry. >> Just real quick. >> Real quick. Who? Motion. Human resources. >> Mrs. Silver motion. >> Can you take it back, Miss Silver?
>> Take my >> May I take the second back? Who took second was the second? >> You take it back. >> Yeah, take it back. >> Okay, take it back. Okay. Um, >> I'll also have a I want to >> So, tech technically what I'm asking I guess it would be like three
appointments. 6.2 two is the one I had I made in question with not the whole HR agenda. >> Gotcha. Okay. So, that's something we would have to talk about in executive session. Um, Miss Sanchez. >> So, it would just be 6.2 and the rest >> you could vote on. >> But I also wanted to say for 6.2
um number 222, I would like to have the board support me in pulling that staff member. >> 222. Yes. Number 222 on the reappoint list.
>> Number two. Number 222. >> I think this might President Yeah. I think this might be a good time just to get a couple of procedural things straight. First of all, um this is this is every spring boards of education have
to look at human resource agendas with literally hundreds of names because this is the time by law that the board has to reappoint um staff and the superintendent uh
decides to nonrenew staff. So May 15th is considered to be a very important date in that regard. So, the reason that the board receives uh an agenda with literally hundreds of names on it is it
deals with all staff in the district who the superintendent of schools is recommending for reappointment. And I just say that just to explain why uh this agenda in particular is is so thick. The second thing I just wanted to
mention too is that this board by policy follows Robert's rules of order. >> Yes. >> And Robert's rules of order uh has very specific rules about how things are supposed to go. And if somebody uh makes a motion to table, for example, um the
way Robert's rules of order uh writes out how you're supposed to do that is somebody makes a motion to table, all discussion stops. somebody has to second it and then there's this is according to Robert's rules of order. Um there's
supposed to be no discussion on it. It's just because if you have discussion on a motion to table something then it defeats the motion to table because you're having the discussion about the thing that you want to table. >> So so that's that's the way that's supposed to work. Now, having said that,
Robert's rules of order by a decision by the Commissioner of Education cannot interfere with the board's legal responsibilities under 18A or 6A or any federal or other laws that um that we
have to follow that you just swore an an oath to follow. So, Robert's rules is just a procedural thing. I just want the board and I would like the community to know that that's part of what the board is doing. We have new board members here. Um it's it's a there there can be
a huge learning curve on all this in terms of the procedural things and I just thought it would be helpful for the board and the community to know those particular issues. Right now what I'm hearing is that the only human resource um uh section that has been asked to be
tabled is 6.2. Correct. >> Yes. Correct. >> Excellent. So that would just be um a motion to table a second and then a vote as to whether we table that motion. >> Okay. >> Okay.
>> Okay. as opposed to tableabling the entire human resource uh agenda >> inside. >> Okay. So, um we're going to do everything beset. >> 6.2 >> 6.2. So,
>> and I think the motion Miss Waters, is that your motion? >> No, that was Mrs. Sanchez. Oh, I'm sorry. >> So, what we'll do is approve the human resources everything but sub 6.2. >> May I have a motion?
>> Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Harris. Questions? No questions. Roll call on Miss White. >> Miss A. >> Yes. Yes. Miss Aikens,
>> yes. >> Miss Harris, >> yes. >> Miss Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Miss Sanchez, >> yes. >> Miss Waters,
>> yes. >> Miss Silver, >> yes. >> Miss Roel, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Next, we have Curriculum and instructions. I mean, no policy. We don't have anything for
policy. Uh, next is eight curriculum and instructions. May I have a motion for 8.1 to 8.3? >> 8.1. >> 8.3. >> Motion. >> Motion by Mrs. Akens. May I have a second? >> Second.
>> Second by Miss Miller. Any questions? No questions. Roll call. Miss White. Miss Aikens, >> yes. >> Miss Harris, >> yes. >> Miss Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez,
>> yes. But I abstain from part D number 11. >> Miss Sanchez? >> Yes. >> Miss Waters? >> Yes. >> Miss Silver? >> Yes. Miss Roel.
>> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Next, um we are going to go into executive session to discuss um personnel and legal matters. Go ahead. >> Facilities. >> And facilities. I'm sorry. Go ahead,
Miss White. Um >> get a motion. >> May I have a motion by Mrs. Harris? May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Akens. Any questions? >> No. >> No questions. Broke on Miss White. Miss Aikens, >> yes. >> Miss Harris,
>> yes. >> Miss Miller, >> yes. >> We need to take some. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. Tell us. >> Miss Sanchez. >> Yes. >> Do you want >> Miss Waters? >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Miss Silver? >> Yes. >> Miss Roell? >> Yes. And also to let you know we will be taking some action when we come out of executive session. What's your disclosure? >> We'll be taking what? Some action.
>> Actions when we come out of executive session. >> Some of the matters, >> some of the matters that have been tabled, there may be board action on some of those matters. >> Sounded like something else. >> No. No. >> Okay. Go ahead. It is hereby resolved
that the pleas board of education may go into closed or private session from which the public shall be excluded in accordance with the provisions as set forth in NJSA 104-12 and 104-13. The following matter shall be discussed on this date in the session of the board
closed to the public. Personnel matters pending and anticipated litigation. Be it further resolved that the discussion in close session will be disclosed to the public at this time or future meeting of the board when is no longer necessary to maintain the confidential
nature of the items discussed. >> How long should we be in? >> It's up to you. >> We should be in there maybe about a half an hour. Okay. >> I don't think everybody's back yet.
>> Oh, one second. >> Front love. facilities is five. >> Thank you. Okay. Mrs. Sanchez. Miss Sanchez, >> I'm sorry. Yes.
>> Okay. Miss Waters, are you there? >> Say that again. >> Is Miss Waters, you're there? >> Miss Waters is here, too. I think she's in the midst of changing her room in the hospital. >> Okay. All right. So, we will go to
facilities. Go back to facilities. What? >> Yeah. Go ahead. Um, Dr. Himeley. Okay. At this time, we're going to revisit 5.1 facilities with the recommendation to approve the waiver of
facilities cost for Victory First Presbyterian Deliverance Church. Okay. May I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Motion by Miss Harris. May I have a second? >> Second by Miss Silver. Any questions, board?
>> No questions. Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Aikens. >> Yes. Miss Harris, >> yes. >> Miss Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Miss Sanchez,
>> yes. >> Miss Waters, >> yes. >> Miss Silver, >> yes. >> Miss Ruel, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Next, uh, finance. Going back to
finance, may I have a motion for 3.1 to 3.20. >> Motion. >> Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Harris. Any questions? >> Madam Chair, I have a question. >> Yes. >> Um, in terms of the bill list, there is
a bill or uh an outstanding charge from the New York City Department of Finance for a ticket. >> Um, okay. Miss White. Yes, that's a ticket that a bus driver received on a trip to New York for parking.
>> Okay. >> Any more questions? No more questions? Roll call on Miss White. >> Miss Akins. >> Yes, except for us. >> I'm sorry, Madam President. I can't hear
what we're voting on. >> Uh, we're voting on finance. Um, Miss Sanchez 3.1 to 3.20. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Yes. For the review of the duplicate bills. >> Yes. But not the not the duplicate bills,
>> which is metaphysical. >> I'm sorry. >> It's metaphysal. The the attorney, >> Miss Harris, >> we're voting on 3.1, right? Yes. To >> I'm going to say yes, but to I'm going
to say no to the double legal bills. I want to figure that part out. >> Okay. >> Mif. Okay, I got it. >> Miss Miller, >> I am going to say
yes. Said a 3 point one, but no 67. >> No, we're not there yet. >> We're not there yet. Okay. Okay. you ahead of us say so >> yes >> yes >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes, but I abstain from 3.17.
>> Abstain 3 3.17. >> Miss Sanchez. >> Yes. >> Miss Waters. >> Yes. >> Miss Silver. >> Yes. >> Miss Roel. >> Yes. Motion carries.
>> Okay. Next, we're going back to You want to do your addendums? >> You want to do your human resource addendum? >> Okay. >> So, how do you want to do it? You want to >> read that? >> You want a minute?
>> Okay. I just read it. >> We have a finance addendum. >> I don't want to read it. Um the finan the final budget adoption changed after public hearing. Whereas the Pleasible Board of Education failed to adopt the tenative budget on April 21st and April 28th, the budget was submitted to the
executive county superintendent and approved on April 30th by the executive county superintendent. The budget was presented to the public during a hearing held on May 5th here at the Pleasible High School Auditorium. The board of education has now determined to make modifications to the tenative budget as follows.
Now therefore, be it resolved that in consideration of the above Pleasible Board of Education hereby adopts the following final budget school year 20 2026 2027. Be it resolved that the Pleasible Board of Education includes in the final budget the adjustment for increased cost
of health benefits in the amount of 1,218,666. The additional funds will be used to pay for the additional increases in health, excuse me, health benefit premiums. Be it further resolved that pursuant to NJSA18A
colon 11-12 in each pre-budget year, the Pleasible Board of Education is required to establish a maximum travel expenditure amount for the budget year, which may not be exceeded. The board of education has determined that the maximum travel expenditure amount includes all travel that is supported by
state and local funds. The board of education had previously established a maximum amount for the pre-budget year 2627 as 1500 per employee. Whereas the board of education has expended $26,76727
of the maximum amount for the 2526 school year as of March 24th, 2026. Whereas the board of education has elected to exclude travel expenditures supported by federal funds from the maximum travel expenditure amount. The
board of education has determined that the total amount of travel expenditures supported by federal funds from the 2526 school year is 15,000. resolved that the Pleasible Board of Education hereby establishes the maximum travel expenditure amount for the 2627
school year as $30,000 due to increased cost of expenses of travel. Be it further resolved pursuant to NJAC 6A col23A-5.2 maximum dollar amounts for professional services have been established in our detailed and appropriation sections of
the 2627 budget. And it's the list. You will all receive the list. In addition, in addition to finance addendum resolution for the board of education to approve Brenda Smith, senior accountant grants coordinator as
an alternative signature for the activity fund. Mr. Smith is replacing Miss Katherine Manning as a signature. Two, resolution to approve Gloria Bib as purchasing consultant to assist in the business office at a rate of $60 per
hour utilizing account fund 11 not to exceed 6,000. Resolution to approve Doren Tucker as human resource consultant to assist in human resource department at a rate at a rate of $60 per hour utilizing fund 11
account not to exceed 6,000. >> May I have a motion? >> Motion by Miss Silver. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Akins. Questions. No questions. Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Akens.
>> Miss Aikens. >> Should accept just this. Right. >> Addendum. Yes. >> Right. Miss addendum. >> Miss Harris. >> Yes. >> Miss Miller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes.
>> Miss Sanchez. Yes, >> Miss Waters. >> Yes, >> Miss Silver. >> Yes, >> Miss Roel. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Next, human resources. May I have a motion for
6.1 to 6.11? >> Motion. >> I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. >> May I have a motion for human resources? May I have a motion for 6.1 to 6.11?
>> Motion. >> Motion by Mrs. >> Second. >> Harris. Second by Is that you, Miss Sanchez? >> Yes. >> Second by Miss Sanchez. Any questions?
No questions. Everyone understand? Roll call. Miss White. >> Miss Akins. Yes, except for number 67 and 219. >> 6 67 and
>> 219. >> Miss Harris, >> yes to everything no to 67 and 219. >> Miss Miller, >> yes to everything except 67. 219 22 >> Mr. Rodriguez.
>> Yes to everything except 219. >> Miss Sanchez, >> yes to everything except for in section 6.267 and 219. Miss Waters. >> Yes. To everything except number 222,
219, and 67. >> Is it 67, 219, and 222? No. >> Miss Waters? >> Yes. Yes. >> Miss Silver. >> Yes, sir. everything except 219.
>> Miss Roel, yes to everything but set uh 219 and 67. No. Okay. Motion pass except for number 67 and 219. >> Do we have any other business? Oh yeah,
we had to go. >> The human resources addendum. >> Yes. Go ahead. >> Resolution for the board of education to resend the resolution from April 28th, 2026 appointing Dr. Felicia Hyman Metley as interim superintendent and to appoint
as acting superintendent of schools effective April 28th, 2026. Resolution for the board of education to appoint Dr. Felicia Hyman Metley as the acting superintendent of schools in accordance with NJAC NJ NJAC 6A9B-13.1
retroactive retroactive to April 28th 2026 at a stipen amount of $350 per day resolution for the board of education for payment to the human resources executive secretary of $150 per day.
>> May I have a motion? Motion. >> Motion by Mrs. Silver. M second. Second by Miss Akins. Any questions? >> No questions. We'll call Miss White. >> Miss Aikens? >> Yes. >> Miss Harris? >> Yes. >> Miss Miller?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez? >> Yes. >> Miss Sanchez? >> Yes. >> Miss Waters? >> Yes. >> Miss Silver? >> Yes. >> Miss Rowell? Abstain.
Motion carries. >> Great. Okay. Next, um public comments. Um general matters only. We have Mrs. Watson from the PA president. Hi again. I don't have much to say. I
just wanted to say thank you very much for all the hard work that you're doing and again welcome the new member. >> Thank you. >> Thanks and thank you Dr. Hen Medley. >> Thank you. >> Thank you Miss Watson. Um now next is board comments.
Mr. Rodriguez. >> Thank you everyone for for coming out. Um we hope that you have a great rest of your night. Uh thank you for being patient with us and I think um what I always seem to forget is also the individuals who join us on the live stream. So thank you so much for joining
us too if you can't make it in person. Um you know thank you for your comments, your questions, your curiosities, hold us accountable. Um and we're here to move this uh district in a positive uh manner. So So, thank you very much. Good evening.
Good night, >> Miss Sanchez. >> She's off. >> Miss Waters. >> Have a good night. >> You too, Miss Miller. >> Miss Miller, >> I thank you guys for coming out and I thank everybody for
>> I appreciate it. >> Good. Miss Miller, >> I thank everybody for their support and I look forward to driving this in a great direction. >> Thank you, >> Miss Akens. Just want to thank everyone for coming out. Thank for everyone who's
watching. Um, be safe. See you next month. >> Miss Harris, >> I just wanted to say um, have a good night. Thank you, Miss Silver. Thank everyone for coming out. Um, thank you for your
patience. Uh, focus now is to push the district forward. Thank you and have a great night. >> We just want to thank everyone for coming out. We want to thank you for everyone that's watching. We want to thank you for being patient with us. We want to thank you once again for um our
interim superintendent, Dr. um, Felicia Heyman and Miss Dale White. Um, we're looking to have a great year. Um, so with that, we want to thank everybody out there for being patient with us and uh we hope that you get home
safe. We hope that you have a blessed week until we meet again. Um, and also to Miss Miller, we want to say welcome. Um, we look forward to working with you. And that's it. May you welcome. And Mrs.
Tomman, do you want to say anything? >> Thank you everyone. Thank you for your support. We ask that you continue to come out and support the agenda that we have and our agenda is the children. Thank you. >> May May I have a motion to adjourn this meeting?
>> Motion. >> May I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I oppose. Good night. Okay.