All righty. At 6:45, I will call this meeting to order. Can I have roll call, please? >> Miss Brown, >> Miss Cresbow >> here, >> Miss Allessandro >> here, >> Mr. Frius
>> here, >> Mr. Cohen >> here, >> Mr. Sim >> here, >> and President Langley >> here. We have a quorum for tonight's meeting. >> All right. Great. Thank you. Uh can I get a motion to move? Do I need a motion to close? Yeah, I do. Right. >> So moved.
>> Thank you. >> Second. Second. >> Uh all in favor? >> I >> All right. Any opposed? >> No. >> All right. We'll go into close session. We'll be back at 7:30. Are we good? Okay.
All right. It is 7:30. We'll reconvene the meeting. Uh, can I have roll call, please? >> Miss Brown. >> Miss Cresp >> here. >> Miss Delesandro >> here. >> Mr. Frius >> here. >> Mr. Cohen
>> here. >> Mr. Sim >> here. and President Langley >> here. >> Quarum is no. >> Great. Thank you. Uh let's all rank some of the flag salute. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Uh Miss Alisandro, could you read the mission statement, please? The River Edge School District is a partnership of students, parents, staff, and community members. We are dedicated to providing a
supportive environment in which all students can reach their maximum academic potential while developing as responsible citizens who respect individuality. Our goals will be achieved because curriculum instruction are aligned with the New Jersey student learning standards. All decisions reflect the academic, social, emotional,
and physical needs of preK to sixth grade students. Cooperation and ongoing communication exists between the school district and the community. School administrators and the board of education work together to assess and adjust procedures in response to the new mandates and the ch the changing needs
of the community. >> Thank you. Open public meetings notice. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, notice of this meeting, its date, time, and place have been delivered to the post office, municipal building, and the record and posted on the district's
website at least 48 hours prior to the time of this meeting. >> Thank you. Uh we'll move on to public comments on agenda items only. Seeing as there are none, we'll move on to reports. Uh or we'll start off with the special student recognition.
Dr. Bise. Uh good evening everybody. Um thank you uh Sarang for joining us tonight. Um Sarang Leia of the Roosevelt School uh has been recognized for her artwork. It has won first place in the New Jersey International Lions Peace Poster Contest, an achievement that
earns her entry into the prestigious USA Lions Peace Poster Competition where she will compete uh for merit awards and a potential grand prize of $5,000. uh in your folders tonight. Sarang has uh been so generous uh as to sign a a copy of
her peace prize uh her prize-winning peace poster. Um that's a lot of aliteration. Uh we also have I don't know if you've seen this around, but we had one printed um for the podium tonight. So you can join us up here if you like.
>> And Mr. Langley has a certificate for you. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Achievement dedication for >> picture. I'll take >> Oh, yeah.
>> Congratulations. All right. >> All right. Moving on to the uh financial report, audit report. >> Good evening everybody. >> How are you? Gary Higgins a long time
apologize. My doctor said I'll cough for six weeks after the meds run out and that was 3 weeks ago and I'm still coughing. So it's one of those things everybody's >> Yeah, that's it. Whatever. But
so I've gone full circle. Eric used to work for me in my old firm. So he left first and then I left four years later and now we're back together. So we do that and um what I brought up about everybody leaving I I was at Northern
Valley Regional uh Denver pan on Monday night and they were giving out the uh fall awards. So there was about 120 students there who were getting awards and they put the auditor after them and Dr. Santana said, "No, he's not even
a doctor. It's James Santana. He lives in Wyoff with me." He said, "It'll be about 15 minutes." Well, after an hour and a half, I was still there and I turned around and everybody left and just like tonight, there was nobody left. So, once again, I uh felt very depressed that
nobody stays around for the audit. So, uh what you have before you is the audit for the June 30th uh 25 year. I believe you have an electronic copy and I can refer to some PDF pages if anybody's following along. Um, the first most important thing is the independent
auditor's report. >> It's also attached to H1 if you're following on the agenda. >> So I guess it would be PDF 16. I'm looking at the good oldfashioned hard copy. >> So it would be the ACFR.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't make sure everybody's there. This is exciting stuff. So, uh, one of the highlights of an independent auditor's report is the opinion and the second paragraph on that page, which is page number eight, PDF 16
basically states that the audit report and financial statements are presented in accordance to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Uh, that's the highest level of attestation uh, you can receive as an audit. it's considered unmodified. So,
you can't do much better than that. Uh, one thing to point out this year that's different are we have a change in accounting policy on the bottom there. Uh, there was a gaz gazby governmental accounting standards board 101 compensated absences. Uh, that had to be
implemented in 20 in the 25 year, but it had to be retroactive to show the change in the balance at June 30th 24. So this was a whole crazy calculation that everybody had to do and your basic financial statements that you rely on
your fund balances didn't have an impact. It's more or less an acrruel of compensated absences in a different way than it was done for a 100 years. Um so the emphasis of matter of paragraph is there. You're fully compliant with that.
So we're all good there. Um, I'll move on to a couple other highlights. Um, if you're following along again, I'll go into footnotes PDF 58, which is the real page 42,
your capital reserve, which if you recall, it's kind of like a recycling bin. uh you you take stuff out sometimes and then your June resolution in this case on June 18th for anybody was here uh you actually opted to
basically push all your excess surplus above the 2% plus adjustments into the capital reserve. So you picked up a million82 you'll see there. So you began the year with roughly 4,450 and you ended the year with 6,503.
Uh so that's obviously available for anything in your um capital plan coming forward. Uh your maintenance reserve which is right below it. We just added a little interest earnings and you still have 331,528
in that reserve. A couple other highlights. I know you have some capital items to talk about on your agenda tonight. So I just wanted to point out on PDF 64
page number 48 there's a calculation based upon your K through six district status of 2 and a.5% of your equalized valuation percentages. Uh that's the amount up to which you can borrow funds.
So if you see there about twothirds of the way down you can borrow up to $57 million. Uh you currently have out 8 million215 which is on the preceding page on two issues one from 2014
and one through 2021 with both of them expiring in calendar year 2031. So you got a ways to go before something drops off. But you can go out tomorrow and ask for 49 million from your taxpayers and you're within law which is pretty crazy.
Nobody's gonna do that. So, maybe a little lower. >> I got a little bit money. >> Really? >> You're ducking. You're ducking under the number. >> So, not that I've seen anybody approach that number because it's a big number for a K through six district. That's
what you're permitted to do under statute. >> All right. Um uh the next thing just to go over I guess do we have the AMR? >> AMR is also Yeah. Second, uh, I'll go through your surplus calculation, even
though we touched on a couple. Uh, the AMR, which is regular page 11, it might be P I didn't see the PDF. Maybe it's paid PDF 14 or something like that. Maybe >> it is >> good guess. >> I'm into numbers. My my my wife hates
that. Um, all right. So what we do here, this goes back to Senate Bill 1701 about 15 18 years ago or whatever year it was. Uh you start off with your total expenditures of 26 million 109105. From that you deduct the on behalf TPA
of pension and social security that the state has paid on your behalf of 5 million 043251. You did a new capital lease last year which is actually shown as an expenditure under the budgetary method of accounting. So we have to pull that
number out also and you end up with a base number of 20,967159. That's where the 2% gets applied to and that's 419343. And then you have one allow allowable adjustment. Anytime you receive state aid and in your case it's extraordinary
aid. you budgeted 130,000 but you really receive 633799 you're permitted to add that on top of the 2% and then you're also allowed during this calendar uh fiscal year to appropriate that money if needed uh for
any purpose in the general fund budget without the commissioner of education's approval excuse me so your maximum unassigned balance is the 953142 your overall surplus balance balances at year end were 9,456576.
You had incumbrances at year end. These are purchase orders that are out um but they were goods uh services were not received at year end. You have 500,000 which you designated in your June resolution uh from the prior year to go uh back for
tax relief. Then your other restricted reserves are the maintenance and the capital reserve we previously discussed. And then the way your June resolution was, you want to put 500,000 then into the 2627 budget. So you take the delta
between the 953 and the 1,453 and you get another 500,000 again for the 2627 budget which is shown on detail on the next page. uh the two 500,000s and that's basically the way we've been running the June resolution. After that,
everything else goes into capital reserve. So that's basically the bottom line on what you want to care about with dollars and cents uh that you're operating on. And u happy to say if you go to the last page or the next to last page uh there's
no recommendations which is a good thing. A lot of transactions happen, a lot of compliance issues have to be made and uh we didn't find anything of a material nature that we found uh necessary to report in the acter. So
>> any uh >> does anybody have any questions? >> Yeah, I was going to say any questions board members? >> No, it's a good report. >> That's what we expect. >> Yeah. >> And he was trained by me. >> Yeah, >> even though he only had a little bit. >> Good. Well, thank you very much. This is actually uh you're not even the guy on
the record here, right? I'm giving you all the credit already. >> Well, I signed it, but it's you're not on the roster. >> I'm giving I'm giving Louise really. She's responsible for this. I'm sure the next one will be fine, too. >> Yeah. >> So, but all right. Well, thanks again for allowing us to do your audit.
>> Yeah. I think this is my longest running audit since I've been in the business. Oh, yeah. Probably 35 years, maybe. Wow. I was here when I forgot when I was here. long time ago. >> No, before that,
forgot her name, but I think I was doing this sort of back in the early years away township. So, >> so it's fun. And I lived across the river in New Milford, so it was just just a boat ride across. >> You're welcome to hang out for the rest of >> Yeah. You want to stick around?
>> Actually, this is my last meeting of the year. I've just >> Oh, great. >> I just came from Carterette and >> might have to have a beverage on the way home some. Who knows? All right, everybody have a great holiday season. >> Happy holidays. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much.
>> All right. >> Yeah. Moving on to uh item three, the capital projects review. Okay. I don't know if I could top that last meeting, last presentation, but um
so we're just going to go through the list. You want to Well, everybody has a list in front of them, right? >> Everybody has a list. Okay. So, as you as you could tell by this list that we've gone through both schools, we kind of identified items that we felt needed repair or
replacement or uh sort of like a facelift. So, we just go through the top and come down. We have Roosevelt items up top and then Cherry Hill are below. Um the biggest thing that we think um should be priority number one would be
the roof without a warranty because the roof leak can cause a lot of damage also can cause the n-word and that could shut down the school. So that's priority one which we think and there's smaller area
at Roosevelt and a larger section at Cherry Hill which is like the area in the middle that we never replaced the time when we did the new bridge center. Mhm. >> Um the next thing you kind of paving because of tripping hazards, liability.
We think that's another priority. Number two, we'll say there's also the 2008 roofs, but again, as I previously mentioned, the warranty for that ends at 2028, and it's really uh small sections other
than the new bridge center. So, we're talking about after 2028, you would be replacing this roof because it no longer have warranty. >> And there's no benefit to doing it all at one time. >> Yeah. You get a better dollar amount per
square foot, >> right? >> You be you get him like a discount from the contractor because you're doing all of that at one time. So, he's buying all the material at one time. So, >> it's just if we think it's necessary. Okay. All right. That makes sense. And the next one is uh fire alarm. Fire
alarm system works, but it's really old. You can't really expand it. If we're starting to do new mechanical items, you have to tie those things into the fire alarm system. And right now, it's at its max capacity. >> So, >> so that would affect the intervent.
>> Yeah. Okay. And it's it's it's an older system. So, >> yeah. And then the big one would be the unit ventilator replacement in the classrooms. Now the this is I I'll say it's um prior priority three
or four, but it's all about the repair. It's like you have a 196069 Camaro and you're trying to get parts. Each part for that that needs to be replaced needs to be custom made. So the
price to replace certain items is extraordinary. So that's really why you kind of push this priority up. Now you could replace the unit ventilator with a with a like in kind unit ventilator heating but it's for a couple more
dollars you can have heating and cooling which would take you into the next 20 30 years. >> Replacing those would require fire alarm upgrade at the same time. fire alarm upgrade and at Roosevelt I don't know if you guys are
involved but we did a electrical upgrade here in anticipation for future HVAC in classrooms at Roosevelt we would need to do something similar but not a brand new um system or just add branch panels
throughout the school so we can tie into that panel rather than build a new electrical service you have enough capacity that school to provide. >> So that's down towards the bottom right. >> That's down towards the bottom. Yeah. >> Electrical panel. >> Yep. That's 552.
>> Okay. Then you have other items like window replacement. These are like these windows haven't been replaced since I've been involved in this district and that's since 2003. >> So they're they're old. They're
original. So, you're losing heat, you're gaining heat. Um, so that's an item that we have on this list. Then you go get get into toilet renovations. Now, your toilets and your bathrooms, they're fine, but it's just, you know, they need
a facelift. They're the original toilets in some areas. So, you still have those urinals and floor basins, you know, stuff like that. It's just cosmetic. A lot of the things as you go further down are cosmetic. There's some asbestous
floor tile. Now dur during my time here, we've been knocking out pieces pieces of areas of asbestous, removing plaster, putting a new drop ceiling in floor tile. And that can always be done over a period of time. It's staged one or two
classrooms, a section of a hallway. But again, it's all about money because every year prices are going up, >> nothing's going back down. So, it's just all about, you know, the dollars.
And then there's a the gym floor replacement. Right now, I I don't think we could sand anymore cuz we're down to the splinters now. So, that floor needs to be removed and replaced. >> Um, >> would it be replaced with another wood
floor? Is that the only option or that's the most cost effective option? >> The most cost effective option. >> Okay. >> You could do something like put, you know, pour in concrete and then do a synthetic floor on top like a rubberized surface, >> but that really doesn't last as long as wood. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay. Bleachers, those the original bleachers. So, >> and just case work and the cabinetry and all the it's all original pieces of equipment. So over a period of time, you
know, you could phase replacement, but that's all this process. We need to all sit down and put our heads together and figure out how we want to tackle it. And then I can come up with a plan based upon your budget >> to hit those items every year if that's
the direction we want we want to go. But the big big items that's tied together is the unit ventilator. If you wanted to do that, I would suggest that you also do the automated building controls because like I said, you're going to be putting in these uh these
very complicated pieces of of equipment in the room and you need to be able to monitor that because it gives you that ability. You can do it from your phone. So, that's kind of like tied in together. the unit
bridge also. >> Well, like I said, this is almost 20 years. So, to replace these parts in these mechanical units is starting to get to to that point where they're going to be custom. >> They're not the same age as the one in
char. >> Do we know if there's any like potential for rebates for energy efficiency um grants or anything like that? Yeah, we kind of used that all up in CO after that and that's so hopefully with the new regime they'll start looking into
that. >> In terms of urgency, would you rate the same level as Cherry Hill and Roosevelt >> the unit ventilators? >> No. I you know I think you got a couple more years here in this building before
we get to that point. But again, if we're gonna do all of this at one time, you'd get a fantastic number >> now or whenever you want to do it versus if you want to do it four or five years down the line.
>> We don't always get to do what we want. >> Yeah. Yeah. I get it. I I'm here to help. So, >> yeah. Whatever you direction you want to take, we just sit down and get a game plan together and and try to hit it,
attack it every year. >> Okay. Do >> you have any questions? I didn't drive all the way here and I had panel. That's a must >> if you do the HVAC upgrade.
>> It's fine. You have enough capacity now. It's just that if you wanna >> if you upgrade the system >> Yeah. because it it's more >> more electric it uses >> because your units now are not electric. I mean they're not >> HVAC. So >> yeah,
>> I mean I think that you know the discussion as a board, right? This we're talking about putting this on a ballot, right? So, we have to think about what kind of dollar range we're comfortable >> is worth it and and comfortable with putting on a ballot and requesting which
which can we chip away at out of our operating budget, you know, over the next five years or whatever. >> And you've already talked to or you got something from uh Phoenix, right? >> Phoenix, correct? >> Yep. So um so we I went out to our um Phoenix advisory which they do a lot of
secondary market disclosure and they also you know kind of see where the impact is for if we were going to go out to debt. So roughly they did a $10 million referendum if we were going to go $10 million and and issue debt. Um the
advantage is we some of that is covered by the state. We get state aid. So they factor that that in as far as um what the net effect would be less that state aid plus they factor in a conservative interest rate which they feel that it's going down. the projection is going
down. Um but roughly $10 million with all that factored in um on the average home in in River Edge, which is $675,000 is the average home, it's aboutund a little under $129 per year increase.
>> And they did like a you know that's why they did 10 million an even number, >> right? >> Yeah. >> And the state aid takes some of that burden away. So taxpayer that's >> I just wanted to mention that. Yes. Correct. that 40% is of these projects would qualify for debt service.
>> Oh, I see. >> Aid. Okay. Yes. >> Because they're renovation. >> Correct. >> So, we we're asking for X, but the actual burden is going to be less than that. >> Correct. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> The taxpayers 40 60% of what what we ask. Correct. Correct. Correct. But
we're going to have to we're going to have to get a bond for 10 million plus the interest. But as we pay it down, some of that's coming from the state. The state's giving us eight to pay it down. interest probably offsets that >> correct. So we don't got to raise all the taxes. >> I got it. Okay. >> What are the interest rates like?
>> Uh they project they they have it based on I think 4%. Yeah. 4%. >> So they feel like that's very conservative that we could probably and we actually got a increase in our rating. >> Yeah. >> Um >> we could do better than that. >> We could do better. >> Yeah. We could probably be in the threes. Mhm.
>> Any concerns with the roof and right now um with snow, the weight of, you know, if we get more storms, uh any concerns immediately or no? >> No, it's just the concern of if something happened that you can't you'd have to hire somebody to come fix it.
It's not under warranty, >> right? >> So, you >> So, what do you think could happen? >> What do I think could happen? >> Potentially, like >> nothing. I mean structurally it's fine. >> Okay. >> Um those are concrete deck roofs so you're fine that way.
>> It's just you know the water getting in >> over a period of time will start to deteriorate the structure. Okay. >> So we're not at that point yet because you would be seeing leaks. >> Right. Okay. >> How old is the older part? There's a 2008. Right. There. And how old is the other part?
>> Before me. So Okay. So >> yeah, it's got to be over 20 years. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I know it's not part of it. We looked at solar. >> Yeah, we looked at solar a while ago. Um, when it was really big, early 2010s. >> Mhm.
>> But now with the value of SRE, that plumber, I mean, you could get a PPA and it they they can come in here. That's a power purchase agreement where a third party company comes in and they put the solar panels on your roof. They give you a discount on your utility bill based on
the savings that they're providing. >> But I, you know, you really It's not that it's not that you don't have that many schools to make it really profitable. Do the roof. >> Oh yeah. And you would have to do the roofs before you put
>> Yeah. There was solar panels. >> And there's a cost associated with putting in those solar panels, right? >> No, they they they factor that in in their numbers purchasing. They have to commit to leaving them a certain amount of 15 years. >> Okay. >> Oh, I see.
>> Oh, I thought you had a feel for that. Okay, >> we did it in uh T-neck, but that was when it that was 2013 when it was really hot. We also did one in Tennifly, but it's it's it
to be quite frank, it's really not that much of a saving now because they have all these programs, aces, and it's almost equal now. >> Could Yeah, >> the weight of the roof though for a roof.
>> We take that all into consideration. We get a structural engineer to look at the structure. The panels now are way lighter than what they were in 2013. So >> yeah, solar panel. >> Yeah. >> The cost of the structural engineer is
included in this roof replacement. Oh, >> for sure. Yeah. I mean >> in the roof replacement. No, in the PPA it would be >> Okay. Yeah. When we're doing the roof, we'll look at infrastructure. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Uh roofs,
I'll say maybe before co they were $35 a square foot and now they're at 45. That's five years ago. >> You talking about regular roofs or solar roof? >> Regular roofs. Yes. >> Oh, regular the cost. Yeah.
>> I mean, everything is just >> everything. It's just contractors and manufacturers. Everybody just gouging. I mean, >> two years ago, HBAC, >> it was like $60,000 to do a classroom with that type of unit that I explained.
Now, we were getting bids this past summer and they were 120,000 classroom. >> What do we do? We think that's because of the tariffs. >> The tariffs never happen. The ones that affect this equipment.
>> Okay. Yeah. So >> interesting. >> But they they did jack it up because of anticipation of that. >> Yeah. It's just the climate. >> Crazy. >> And we anticipate that trend to continue. So if we are like let's wait and not do this now, it's just going to keep getting more.
>> Yes. And what and the numbers I put in here are are are based on what I think it will be >> a year from now. But like I'm good, but I'm not that clear. >> Crystal ball. >> No. I wish I did. I would I'd be bing on
a suit or something. >> Does anyone need a little tutorial on the worksheet? >> I think we all probably get it. >> I I was able to >> figure it out. >> Yeah, you just had questions about the items like Yeah, which I think we covered.
>> Yeah. Finding out exactly which items what it meant, a few items what they meant. Yeah. I mean, I think that moving forward, I mean, I think the finance facility, we could bring it back to committee and they could present like an official recommendation to the board,
right? Um, sometime in the new year because timelinewise, we would be thinking about 27. We were saying >> a good a good uh measure is from the time that you guys select what you want to do in a number.
>> Yeah. It's going to take me two months to submit to the Department of Education and then they're going to review it for about another two months and then you get the PEC letter. That's your letter saying what they're going to provide state aid. >> Nice. >> And then at that point you submit it to
the board of elections 60 prior to 60 days. And then you just wherever that falls you you see that January your board of elections November. So it's either it'll be January, March,
November, December. So >> So we decided this this time next year have everything locked in ready to go. >> Yeah. I mean even if you said like uh today it would be
no, it would be probably September when we could go. So the clock just keeps going. So just use that as a benchmark. So roughly nine months from decision to being ready to actually start work, >> right? But there's a lot that goes
before that decision. Yeah. >> So I mean you got presented for the town. You got to meet with the financial advisors. >> Yep. >> Get the right number. >> Figure out a number. >> So >> but I'll be here. I'll be
>> I was with the first one, the last one. So >> yeah, we can certainly nap out a time walking through it as much as >> So we'd have to look at November of next year for a number and then back off our own timelines from there, >> right? >> And then
work with on a submission or like 11 months from now, we have to be pretty on a plan to get it on ballot for November 27th. >> And we probably want to get some kind of public input. >> We have months to figure that out.
>> Yeah. Okay. >> So, we don't have an idea of how much yet we're willing to spend or can spend without we don't >> we are up to 47 million. Yeah. >> But I mean to put us in a position >> nobody. >> And as far as impact, I mean there there
is no debt coming off within a couple of years. Um there's two two um >> issuance or refunding. one is I believe the 203031 school year and then another one's 203132 school year the way it like it's
budgeted um so there's nothing that's you know ideally you try to in line with that coming off but the time frame >> I mean we probably wouldn't want to go near or over our annual operating budget >> right I mean in general I mean we wouldn't want
>> right that's what I just mean like work within do did you have an idea already or maybe not we haven't discussed yet. >> This is the first time we're discussing it really. Correct. >> I would I would like the board members to use the worksheet, generate a couple of different outcomes. Every time you
hit submit on the bottom, it's going to give you a PDF of an outcome. >> Go through a couple of, you know, do best case, worst case, however you want to frame it. A medium case, what's the average? Take out the things that you think that we can probably pay for on an annual basis. We're doing three classrooms a year for these
specifications. Maybe we just keep doing that. Maybe we can windows and sections, even though that's not ideal, but maybe we do windows and sections instead of going out for $2 million of windows. Maybe we can do paving replacements at Roosevelt and Cherry Hill independently and $300,000.
Maybe we leave them off a referendum. >> But but the but the big ticket items that you think it's much harder for us to go out and say we're going to budget $3 million for Hback in one building, it's just not something that we're equipped to do in the annual school year. And that's something that will
have to be about that. >> So like immediate concerns just as an example of like the roof and say the the gym like that's something >> that we could financially pay for now if there was an emergency. >> Probably not the roof. >> Probably not the roof. >> Okay.
>> The gym we're probably going to have to do because we just can't wait till 202 work on the gym floors, >> right? >> That we're going to have to pay for. So that you wouldn't even check off on the worksheet, right? That we're going to have to figure out. >> You just cross that off. >> Okay. cross office.
>> So the but the roof we can extend >> two years roughly. >> You could do it in sections too. You could you could phase it. >> Okay. >> You don't have to do it all at one time. >> So in terms of procedure, what is the next step for reviewing these because this is a lot of conversation that needs to happen.
>> I think it goes back to the board. Yeah, we can discuss it at the next we can bring it back to finance and facilities, talk about it again and then we can revisit it as a group at the January 28th meeting and see where everybody >> welcome to go ahead and use the worksheet finance and facility for sure
>> that yeah make recommend that's the point of having the committee make >> this kind of sounds like a retreat type topic >> could be that >> we have 11 months >> I mean we can >> the small groups and then maybe coming together after they're discussed
may just be more manageable than having everyone talk to. >> Yeah. I mean early, you know, after the reorg, we can certainly have people submit their sort of suggestions to finance and facilities, we can get finance facilities to revisit the topic and then revisit it again at the end of
the month and then we can figure out then if we want to schedule a retreat for like February, March to talk it through in more detail, we can do it that way. >> Is that how you see boards manage mostly? H I could put a rough timeline together, too. That'll help you. That might help. >> That would be very helpful.
>> Yeah, that would help. >> New territory. >> I just think we need more public input. >> We can build surveys, you know. >> Yep. I think what I was thinking about while we were talking is maybe taking the items and surveying different
schools and seeing what people think would be the most important thing to deal with first. Since it's money that's going to come directly out of the pockets of >> we just have to make sure we rate it by risk though like what the the top >> that's important the obviously the
community input I don't know that all of these things like we have to choose >> with you know our staff like what is the most important I mean um really I feel
like you guys really know best what the immediate concerns are and Of course then most likely that's what we're going to fall in line with what immediate safety concerns and improvements that we need. >> But that's how they're listed, right? They're listed by concern. Okay.
>> Well, I mean I think this was also you said like facelifts are great. >> There's some of them. Yes. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I mean like dire things that really need to be replaced for like the safety of the buildings. So I think once that's determined and then we agree on that as a board, >> then we can definitely put it out to the
public >> to guess information, but >> I I wouldn't and and Cherry Hill are both equally as important. So, I don't know if one school survey says it's not important. >> No, no. Well, I would I would separate the surveys and only Roosevelt School
will decide Roosevelt School things. >> But you can't replace if if the community decides that the roofing project is important at Roosevelt but not at Cherry Hill, but it is important. You know what I mean? I just I feel like we need to collect as a
board to find out what the needs are first before we can talk about giving it to the community because we we are in charge of making sure this is running the right way. >> Yeah. But I don't I don't want to get to a point where we're pulling money out of
people's pockets to for >> of course I'm a taxpayer but >> I think that we have advisors as to what is the most important >> I think it's also important to give background on some of these things. >> Well yeah I'm saying we have like anformational session for sure and we
can put I mean we we would talk about having a consultant to put together >> with the best >> yeah what we know is needed. I I I think yeah, a lot more has to go into it before it's it's public ready. I think we also have to understand what are potential items that can be managed through our existing budget and then
pulled from this >> uh as well. Uh you know, we're not going out for 42 million, right? >> Um or even close to that number. >> Well, the cosmetic things I think are the dire needs. I think those need, like you said, I think those need to be
removed from the list. Let's focus on on the emergencies first. And then what and then you know what what else can be fit in or not again what what can be done each year kind of the existing budgets. Um >> I I think you know we've been doing this
a while I think every district every community has the biggest they have to figure out what that number that golden number is that they could pass >> or you won't piss people off. >> Right. Once we get that number, then you
we can play with this, >> right? >> Right. >> But we won't know what the number is. What if what if the things that are an emergency surpass the number that we think is something that we can go for, >> you know, and we're going to have to figure out how to phase it. And
>> it's just there's a lot of massaging on both sides. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> And there's a lot of informing too, right? So people don't know that in decay is going to leaks which cause mold which shuts down school. >> Well, I don't know what a unit is. I didn't know what it was before I heard
this here, you know. So, I think you know >> sessions and pictures and presentations, publications. Yeah. >> This this is all the effort that has to go into this in order to ensure the fact that we get an informed >> plan. I would say that there's some
urgency in that communication. People like to know like ahead of time that >> Oh, sure. Well, that's why we're looking at >> Yeah. Yeah. No, I know. I'm just I think >> this is not something we're going to do now. This is something that we're thinking for not 2026, 2027. >> Have it on the ballot by November 27th.
>> November of 27. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Good. >> Right. >> These numbers, >> my term expires then. >> I got to rip these numbers up now. >> I know you did them a year out, so it'll be we'll add some percentage onto% of all those numbers, right?
>> Yeah. So um roof is a maintenance item. So we were proactive uh when it's a metal roof. The Roosevelt uh roof was a you know we are replacing the roof and then in the middle of doing it the cover fell off when there was a wind and heavy
rain. That's why the floor got damaged and the flow was done. >> Yes. >> So I mean the yes we prefer the emergency but we try to avoid the emergency situation. we are proactive before something happens and the roof
falls in that category some other safety and structural issues obviously we have to consider it so I don't know we can gather all together put in the referendum versus we uh we we worked on the five five year uh maintenance plan
already so that one of the first item is the roof we and then section by section we replace it before anything happens sometimes we take the ear all your action so that you know any further deterioration of the roof can cause any problem
>> right >> um so um so this can be our uh what do you call the reference but uh I I don't I mean the um just uh more uh cautious
that uh thinking about making a big uh um project and then putting on the referendum that was uh we have to very careful about it. The last referendum we had was a new rich center >> and then there were years that budget
even uh didn't pass the the community was uh very not happy even though in the school put out many advertisement and advocating what why we are do I mean the what we are doing for and this and that but they still vote it down the our
budget and it was approved by the bayon council so we had that history also so just yes we So the uh sometimes we know we feel like urgency so we have to put it out and then be you know big amount
and then kind of shove it that into the taxpayers's mouth but that's I mean the we have to calm down and and they are very uh um I mean the you know working for us and keeping us you know uh what
we can plan it whenever we need so uh we've been doing good I mean the I'm proactive and keep the maint intern uh uh right phase and then right time. So nothing actually we don't see any emergency thing happen. So we are on
good track but we have to keep that in and also uh what's the available uh um capital project uh I mean the capital next year. >> So so basic it's um like about 6.5 million. >> So >> so we were able to bring it up. Um
obviously a lot of that um some of that is used for cash flow. uh you know we're mindful as far as investing it. So typically historically we try to invest it in higher interest rates whether it's through a CD something that's safe but we're still getting a higher interest rate. Um and then the maintenance reserve which is utilized for
maintenance projects either through the budget or or if something happens during the year that's at about 330,000 which we withdrew that some of that this year. So it's actually down to 290,000. So as a committee level we uh you know committee can recommend uh you know
based on the five year uh plan 10 year plan or 15 year plan so we can kind of lay out what can be done. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean the the cap reserve is definitely part of the discussion right I mean we don't want to we we can't deplete it obviously. Um
>> I think we'd like it to be higher than it is. So my uh uh what I'm trying to say is that don't rush into like put we have to put it in the referendum >> just uh you know so there are other things we can do with with our resources
and uh uh what we have >> any other questions comments for now >> yeah all right so the followup is we'll bring it back to committee um and then we'll go from there. And if you could send us a like a timeline, it would be very helpful. >> Sure. >> Great. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You're also welcome to stay. >> Everyone's welcome to stay coming here long enough. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. All right. Uh, moving on to superintendent report.
>> Uh, good evening everybody. Uh, we did announce the teachers of the year for 2026. We're going to recognize them formally here at the board meeting at the reorg meeting. >> Oh, great. >> It'll be part of the reorganization of the the district. I think it'll be nice to they already have their invitations.
Um uh we presented them with an initial uh um certificate and balloons. Actually, it's a letter. It's a letter invited into them to the meeting so they can get their certificates and >> Thank you. >> Good night, sir. >> Uh so that will be on uh January 7th
when we will uh well most of us will be gather again for the RER. You're welcome. You also are welcome to come to VP. You can come right over there. >> Uh on the agenda tonight is the policy manual approval. I didn't bring the giant manual down. Um, this of course is
one of the uh largest efforts a board can uh take on. Um, I've already said it once, but I'll say it again and I'll say it again next month when we have the second read. But uh, this was a giant effort. It took it took about a year from the time we decided to do it um
till the end. Uh, I I special thanks to Mr. Langley who has he was in every one of those committee meetings paging through um those uh the thousands of pages of policy and regulations. So that is on the agenda tonight for a first read. I do have a physical copy of that
uh in the office. They shake sent us a physical copy as the draft for review. Um we took we did the review digitally and th those documents are available to the board. Um, anyone who wants to come and see the now that it's a first street
uh that draft is welcome to come to the office if you want to look at a physical. I wouldn't let that out. I don't know anyone who wanted to bring that to their car, but um anyone who wants to look at any specifics is welcome to come and do so. Uh so, >> sorry, real quick. There's one question after so once we do the second read, how
long until it's like can be live on the website? uh probably rather quickly because as long as there's no changes between the first read and the second read which I don't anticipate we we made a lot of changes. Yeah. >> Um there's always and keep in mind policy is dynamic. So let's say we
discover something there that needs revision after the fact. We'll just we'll just revise it through the same process that we're using now. A first read a second read and and a revision. Um Stras is very responsive. We do the changes pen and ink and send them to them and they're happy to do it for us.
Uh my my guess is that probably once it's a second read 60 days and it'll be live on the website for and searchable. Um right now we would take down all the obviously all the old policy but uh we also have access uh through the straight
I'll call it search engine. Right now our policies are not searchable. They're all in PDFs that are um uploaded to the website. It makes it very difficult to find things when we need them. But the uh stress my search engine is very powerful and even the public can put in
the keyword and go ahead and and find whatever they need to to find the policy. So, um it's a really uh it's quite dynamic and and um a really helpful tool. >> And do we have to archive our old policies for any reason? Like would we need to hang on to those?
>> Uh I don't see why we'd have to, but we certainly could. Um >> if we ever have to say what was the policy back then for some legal reason or something. So, we submitted our policies to Strauss. >> Oh, okay. >> Um, and they where they renumerated
them, they took our current policies and crafted that into the into so we're not really changing too many policies. We're adding a bunch because there's some policies we simply are required to have that we didn't, right? >> Um, >> and uh so where we're not
>> um where there are very few changes to the policies that were uh from from this month, let's say, to next month. Uh the one change that is that we have 5111 about the tuition students that we're approving separately for the second read. That's the biggest change. The
rest are a renumeration, a reorganization and a giant addition to to many uh many sections of the policy. >> Okay. >> Okay. Uh I I was asked to talk about um schedule changes mostly delays uh early
dismissals and closings. Um we were asked to uh give cause in the text message that goes out whether uh even a brief line um and that's okay. I think traditionally we have done that. Uh we didn't do it on Sunday. Um
I wrote that. I thought it was kind of obvious but people wanted to be more explicit. So I'm happy to do that. I also uh something I did in in uh a previous district was I really didn't send anything out before 7 p.m. the night before. Um it was discussed with
the other superintendents that we should give people the most amount of time that we can. So why not uh go ahead and organize this or we and the three districts talked and we said around 1 p.m. should be good. This way people did have time to respond um with uh whatever childcare issues they might have had. Um
but uh waiting till 7:00 p.m. may probably would not have changed the uh outcomes especially because I knew that um Riverdale and Ordall were going to delay. Um and uh
I was also um informed that we probably could have used the time in the morning. Uh and in hindsight we were able to use that time in the morning to get rid of the ice that was here. And everyone did arrive to a nice kind of clean, dry campus, which is the ideal. Um, but waiting till
7 p.m. gives me the most options. If anyone knows anything about weather, that's kind of the when they issue the last forecastes forecast for the next 12 hours. So, um, it really gives us a one last um, uh, look at at what weather we might anticipate in the next 12 hours.
So, I'll probably um, adopt that. And then I'll also I' I'd like to probably talk to the other superintendents about decoupling from um their I'll always talk to them and talk about what we're doing, but know that I don't necessarily feel obligated to do what the other
districts are doing. It might cause some um students in high school and students in elementary school. But I don't know, those students could probably figure it out, right? The older students if they have to go to school. I was saying I feel like if the high school delays and the
>> elementary school doesn't that's like okay >> right >> better than the other way around >> right and and I worked in a high school as you know for a long time there are concerns about um high school students um some of them are driving to school you have you have new drivers driving to school in in subpar conditions we'll say
and that's a concern for a high school district it really is and and most of our students either walk or driven by someone else I don't know any sixth graders that are parking a lot outside so um So it's those those are the types of things that uh we have to consider when
we consider the um greater risk profile of causing a delay, letting students out early, which I almost will never do once we're here. We're kind of here because I can't let students out if there's nobody at home, right? And that and that's the kind of in drastic dire emergencies, a
roof blows off. Yeah, okay, fine. We're going to have to do something. Um but um that's not likely. Uh, and then a closes closed. And sometimes those have to wait till the morning. But I'll try to give folks a heads up on that before if we think if we're thinking about closing.
And sometimes you delay at 7:00 p.m. knowing that you might have to close the next day. >> Um, it's hard to predict sometimes whether any any forecast that's two hours old is a waste. So, um, uh, those are things that we we uh, uh, we can
consider moving forward. for those delayed openings. I heard some people express concern um there's no rolling drop off time like you know how in the mornings there's that little grace period that the doors are open so it's just 10:00 when the doors open for the
delayed opening there's no like grace period or >> well there >> a little bit earlier like an ext 5 minutes earlier somebody know it's cold out and I heard that there were a lot of concerns >> so the answer is there where there is no built-in grace period I'm not marking anyone late on a delayed opening day is
that just doesn't make any sense Right. So if if you're here at 1010 okay that I can't write that anywhere. Here it is. Right. Um we are given some un I'll say extended understanding on
days that where there's uh particular challenges that are introduced by either weather or structure. >> Okay. >> Yeah. No one has to race here. They got here at 10 8 9 >> and teacher contract. They're here only 5 minutes before students, right? >> Yes. is not not very long. It's not a lot of time.
>> Um, and that's one of the reasons why we don't have early uh uh you know, opening doors early cuz the staff may not be here. Additionally, you have to also understand I have staff that travel from all over the place and they have to get here and nothing's worse than opening the doors at 8 a.m. when you know that there's not enough staff here to even
>> because if their district is delayed, right, and they have kids, right, then they're it's like a domino effect. >> So, when I say we're at a risk profile, that's something else we have to consider. If we can't get the staff here, then we can't open, >> right? All right, that concludes our report. >> Oh, great. Thank you.
>> Uh, any questions? Uh, board secretary report. >> Thank you, President Langley. Um, so I have a few items to discuss. First is the election results. Uh, so the board of county and board uh the Bergen County Board of Elections has finalized the votes uh for the two highest vote
getters for the two full-time seats. So, I'd like to congratulate President Langley for getting reelected. >> Thank you. >> It helps when you're the only one. Yeah, it helps when you're the only one on the ballot. >> Um, unfortunately, the other highest vote getter, which was a write in, has
declined. He's he was unable to fill the seat. Um, so as a result, now it'll go to through an appointment process or interview process by the board, which that has to be u filled within 65 days from the 65. Yeah, that's what that's the information I received.
>> Okay. >> Um, >> and so we're going to we said this I don't know if you said this publicly or not. It's going to be posted as if it were an opening. So, it'll be available to see and we'll certainly talk about at the meetings and people can submit really just a submission statement right
to the the board email. We had said >> you make whatever you want something posted as a as a vacancy like we would any other vacancy where they can simply sign in, upload a resume, upload a cover letter and go. If you'd like something simpler, a letter of intent perhaps to you, sir. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. I think we had said a letter of intent. I think we said we didn't >> intent and resume >> and a resume. Yeah. They can send that to the to me or the the board email. >> Fine. >> We'll do it that way. We'll post it. We'll post it that way then. >> Yeah. >> They can say that.
>> And this is for a one-year term, correct? The remaining two years will be on the ballot November 26. Correct. >> Correct. Y >> so it'll be a two a very two-year post as well as the other seats that are >> right.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Have you received any interest from >> I haven't asked. So once we ask >> I haven't heard of anything but >> many people know. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I think >> I've been talking about the word out.
>> That's true. Uh the next item was student enrollment and state aid snapshot update which is also also called ASSA. So that has been uh the review process has been completed and certified to the state that was that
was supposed to be due December 17th. So that we got in prior to that deadline. Um and then just some key key highlights. Uh overall enrollment numbers decreased. So this is students attending either Roosevelt or Cherry
Hill that went from 1164 to 11:42. Resident students also decreased which that number you know obviously pulls into the the enrollment on roll that decreased from 1147 to 1119. Um special education resident students
increased from 125 to 136. So basically uh what the state utilizes this data is basically to calculate the state state aid for 2627 and this is the budget that we're in the process of completing for next year.
>> Okay. Um so what I'm basically based on you know the the current state aid formula and what you know past uh practice by the state uh they we're projecting that it's going to be another decrease of uh capped at 3% if they're sticking with that cap number which is
roughly around $95,000 decrease in state aid. I mean, anything could change by the state. They could have, you know, they could throw more state aid um into that formula, but that's, you know, what we're projecting when I build a budget flat also with a with a decrease of 95,000
for next year. Uh the third item is boiler projects at Roosevelt and Cherry Hill. Just to give everyone an update, uh that project has been completed um and it's in the process of being closed out by the district's architect um with the vendor
that completed it. there's some paperwork that that they need to check off on their end. Um, and then once that happens, then we could submit the final reimbursement to to get that final SDA uh grant because that is covered uh a portion of it's covered through grant by the state. Um, in addition, you'll see
there's two resolutions on tonight's agenda under finance section H7 and H8. Uh, that's basically to approve the negative change orders reducing the overall contract awards that was approved by the board. um both those projects is a decrease of 25,000.
Um so basically the project came under budget. We didn't need to do the allowance. Uh and what'll happen is that unexpended balance which is which which was funded by capital reserve which will go back to capital reserve once we once we close out the project. The fourth item is the new playground at
Roosevelt that has been completed. Uh, so I would just like to thank the PTO, the Roosevelt PTO again for making the generous donation to the district which helped finance that project without without impacting the taxpayers. Um, now we we just need, you know, the warmer weather. Unfortunately, we got a lot of
snow >> to kind of utilize that playground, but hopefully in the spring uh once the weather gets warmer. Uh the fifth item is health benefit update which is a hot topic is one of the the second leading drivers in the budget besides salaries.
So as part of our ongoing uh review of our current benefits program uh we anal we analyzed it through our broker of record which is Brown and Brown the district's recent SA SEBP which is our state employment um health benefit
program through the state. We received the claims experience and how it compares to similarly situated employers in the market, other districts. Based on that review, the district's claims activity has been higher than average. Um, which is which drives obviously the
premium cost, not only for us, but for other districts that are part of the state because it's it's a pulled fund. Um, but it impacts the ability for the, you know, for River Edge to possibly look elsewhere. Uh so basically the composite loss ratio is a 146%.
Uh it's comprised of medical loss ratio which is 142%. And since the finance committee meeting we also got the prescription loss ratio which is 170%. So that what that basically means is every dollar in premiums that the district pays
basically the the plan is is losing you know they're paying out in claims $146. So they're losing money and that's what's driving up the increases in health benefits. >> So is the do we know does the premium increase that's built in for next year
does that cover that at all for them or not really? >> So the the premium increase is on a calendar year. So what the state approved was uh the calendar year of 26. So come summertime uh of 26 they're going to set the new rate for 27. So we got to we would have to project out six
months when we build the budget for next year. >> All right. I guess what I'm asking is like as the premiums go up the loss ratio should >> so the loss ratio goes down correct should go down >> right >> correct >> correct um and what they did was this this uh claims ratio was based on two
years so they went out two years but the trend for river edges the last year has increased >> so it's not it's not down it's not a downward trend okay >> um with that being said however I spoke to the broker uh to do due diligence for the taxpayers obviously for the
Uh we will we will still go out um and shop and market, you know, we'll do a market effort. We'll put it out there. We'll see if there's any potential opportunities that emerge uh to any carriers. And if there isn't, we'll bring it back to the finance committee and to the board. If there is
opportunity, we'll also bring that back to the finance committee and decide if it is a benefit, is a if it's a huge savings, and we want to, you know, look further into into that option. Uh the next item is the 2425 audit which
we have the auditor uh Mr. Higgins here which has been completed. There is an item on on the agenda tonight to accept and approve the audit under finance under finance H1. Um, I just would like
to thank all the staff involved, including the business office, the st superintendent's office, uh, his staff, buildings and ground, special education, curriculum, technology, region five, there's all these different areas that the audit kind of touches on and we kind
of, you know, they assist with, you know, getting what is needed to complete that audit. So, I would just like to thank everyone who worked hard with the auditors during the process. um there is a lot of work that goes on in getting what they need as well as doing their normal you know daily responsibilities
and then the last the last item is the purchasing manual update. So in addition to the the policy uh I internally we review you know our manuals our SOPs and we present it to the board to to get that approved annually. So we did complete the uh myself I completed the
purchasing manual review and it has been updated and that's also another item on this agenda to approve. It's under H12 under finance and that is basically just making sure our internal controls are strong making sure it's complying with state regulations um grant federal grant
compliance supplements um and that has been reviewed and and updated accordingly. And lastly I just like to thank you know wish everyone a happy holiday season. And that concludes my report. If anyone has questions, any questions? Thank you.
Uh, all right. President's report. That's me. Uh, so we already talked about the vacancy. That was the one thing I was going to talk about. And the other thing, the reason we have a vacancy is that this is Alicia Cresbow's last meeting with us. And we're sorry to see her go. We have a nice little plaque >> here that we'll give to you.
>> Appreciation for your outstanding dedication and service. River Board of Education. >> Thank you. >> We also have some. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> You can still take the third viewer on YouTube. >> Yeah.
Thank you. >> Well, >> can Tom take a picture of the full board? Oh, there we go. >> We have people. >> I was going to say it's only been three years. It feels
>> good. Thank you. >> I didn't know that. >> Thank you. >> I didn't compute that. >> Was it one year or two years? >> One year. >> Oh, well, I did a one. Oh, that's right. That's right. Yeah.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you all. It's really >> It started off quite interesting. >> It's definitely at an interesting time. Um, but you know, it's been great working with everyone and really appreciate everyone's hard work and
dedication for the community. Thank you. >> Yeah. And we appreciate your valuable input. It'll be missed >> for sure. >> Thank you. Uh that concludes my report. Um moving on to committees. Oh, finance facilities. >> I don't think there is much because
>> Yeah, we kind we pretty much covered everything THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. >> ALL THE FUNERS. >> YEAH. YEAH. >> The only thing I can talk about is the CD investments. Did you bring that up? >> I I didn't bring it up in the thing I could talk about. So, our CD is maturing 1227. We're looking to reinvest um based
on rates. Um rates will be provided December 22nd. Everything else you talked about. >> All right. Great. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um personal management >> uh personal man uh personal and
management committee met uh December 11 uh 6:30 p.m. via um virtual. The attendance was uh Mr. Langley, Mr. Co Coin, uh Dr. Bernice, Mr. Thomas speak
and myself. The item agenda items and discussion. The first one uh mentioned by the uh um business administrator. The account payable and receivable position. The committee discussed the status of the bookkeeper position. The employee
returned from medical leave earlier in the fall but has since experienced a setback and has been intermittently absent. At present, no new formal leave request has been submitted to manage operational leads.
An as needed staff member is assisting several days per week while administrative leadership is covering additional bookkeeping possibilities responsibilities. While this approach has allowed essential functions to continue, it was acknowledged that the arrangement is not sustainable long
term. The committee noted potential cost implication should the employee utilize remaining paid leave while additional staffing is required. Leadership comm uh committed to keeping the community informed as a situation develops.
The second item was custodial staffing and facility coverage. A review of custodian staff uh uh staffing levels was presented using the county guideline of approximately approximately 17,000 square feet per custodian. Current
stepping as both Cherry Hill and Roosevelt scores falls within acceptable ranges indicating sufficient coverage. However, the administration identified a need for stronger substantive custodian pool. The current hourly rate was
discussed as a barrier to attracting qualified candidates. The committee discussed the possibility of increasing the subsid custodial pay range and potentially bringing a recommendation to the full board. A floating or part-time custodian position was also discussed as
a possible future option subject to budget considerations. Next item is instructional staffing and labor replacement. The committee reviewed several personal matters related to instruction staffing. A teacher is placed on bed rest due to
pregnancy related medical complications resulting in a extended leave. The district is utilizing long-term substitutes in two positions. The district is employing its first candidate through the limited
certifificate of eligibility program following recent approval by the New Jersey Department of Education. Uh several leave replacements are expected to return between now and the end of January which will uh return those
substitutes to the sub pool. And uh the other item policy manual updates uh pool board of education policy manual draft has been completed and placed in the board of education policy folder. The me uh committee confirmed that the policy manual will receive its first reading at the
upcoming board meeting followed by second reading at the subsequent meeting and that's about it and other things was discussed already. >> A lot thank you. Uh, all right. And curriculum
and instruction. >> Curriculum instruction met on December 9th at 4:30 virtually. Mr. Langley, Miss Brown, myself, and Dr. Bernice were in attendance. Um, we discussed round two observations beginning. The spelling
bee, the junior women's club is having a spelling bee January 18th at OPS and the script national spelling bee, it says the Cherry Hill B is Friday, January 23rd, and the Roosevelt is Thursday, January 22nd at 9:00 am. So, I
think we can find some information on the school website. Those will be posted. Um, upcoming PD sessions were discussed with math and reading. What >> Ros live stream? >> I knew we talked about doing something with with people being able Yes. the
scripts. Okay. >> So, um, more information on that in January. Um, innovation assessment special projects. We uh discussed report cards which were released last Friday.
Um, kindergarten gifted and talented will be expanded in January. Um, uh, what is this? The wind staff will be starting their new, um, cycle. Budgeting was touched upon for technology needs
for the upcoming year. uh SGOs were discussed and uh library library discussions for the future. >> That's it. >> Thank you.
>> All right, moving on to items to be acted upon. Um can I have a motion for item D1, please? >> Second. Any >> discussion? Roll call, please. Miss Creswell, >> yes.
>> Mr. Delesandro, >> yes. >> Mr. Frius, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim, >> yes. >> And President Langley, >> yes. >> Motion carries on D1. >> Thank you. I have a motion for item E1. >> Trust one. Move to approve D1 as stated.
>> Second. >> Uh, roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell. >> Yes. >> Mr. Delesandro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Frius. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim, >> yes. >> And President Langley, >> yes. >> Motion carries on E1. >> Thank you.
>> Can I have a motion for F4, please? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell, >> yes. >> Mr. Delesando, >> yes. >> Mr. Frius, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim,
>> yes. >> And President Langley, >> yes. >> Motion carries on on F4. Thank you. Can I have a motion for G1, please? Similar. >> Second. Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell, >> yes.
>> Miss Delesandro, >> yes. >> Mr. Prius, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim, >> yes. >> And President Langley, >> yes. >> Motion carries on G1. >> Thank you. Um, can I have a motion for item H16, please?
>> Move to approve items item H16 as stated. Is there a second? >> Second. Any discussion? >> No. Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell? >> Yes. >> Mr. Delesandro? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Frius? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cohen? >> Yes. >> Mr. Sim? >> Yes. >> President Langley? >> Yes. >> Motion carries on H16. >> Thank you. Can I have a motion for I8, please? >> So move. >> Second.
>> Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell, >> yes. >> Miss Delesandro, >> yes. >> Mr. Frius, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim, >> yes. And President Langley, >> yes. >> Motion carries on I8.
>> Uh, can I motion for J6, please? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell, >> yes. >> M Miss Delesandra, >> yes. >> Mr. Frius, >> yes. >> Mr. Con? >> Yes. Mr. Sim, >> yes.
>> President Langley, >> yes. >> Motion carries on J6. I have a motion for K 18, please. >> So moved. >> Second. Any discussion on this? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell, >> yes.
>> Miss Delesandro, >> yes. >> Mr. Frius, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim, >> yes. and President Langley. >> Yes. >> Motion carries on K18. >> Thank you. And can I have a motion for L3, please?
>> So move second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Miss Creswell, >> yes. >> Miss Delesandro, >> yes. >> Mr. Prius, >> yes. >> Mr. Cohen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sim,
>> yes. >> President Langley, >> yes. Motion carries on L3. >> Thank you. >> Uh does anybody have any new or old business they wish to bring up? >> Just uh thank you for uh being there for
the last two years. >> Yes. >> Three for two for me. That's great. Three together two. But I meant >> to him only the two matter. >> Yeah. >> That's the way it is. >> Wishing everybody a happy holidays. >> Yes. Happy holidays everyone.
>> New business. Happy holidays. Um, seeing as there are no public comments, uh, can I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? I I >> All