Can I get a motion for the Ronaldo Board of Education to exit executive session and resume public session? >> Move. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I can Who was that again? >> Ragu was the motion. And who second? Was
uh Anthony. >> Thank you. for the pledge. >> United States of America to the stands nation. Okay. Can I get a motion to approve the minutes of the public session executive session of the Robinsville board of ed
for January 27th, 2026? >> Move. >> Second. >> Ra and Barb for the >> in favor. >> All in favor. >> Right. Board President report. >> Good evening everyone. Welcome to the
February 2026 public meeting that we're having in March here because of the snow. Thank you to all of our students, parents, staff members, and administration administrators and community members joining us tonight. Your presence and continued engagement in the work of our district is deeply appreciated. Public education strives
thrives when a strongly engaged community. As we close out February, I would like to acknowledge the significant blizzard that impacted our area at the end of the month. Severe weather always test our preparedness. And I want to thank our district administration, facilities and ground teams, transportation staff, and
local municipal partners for their coordination and responsiveness. Most importantly, I appreciate the flexibility and patience of our families and staff as we adjusted schedules to ensure the safety of our students. Safety will always guide our decisions. This month also reminded us why our schools are such a special place. The
middle school production of Shrek Jr. was simply outstanding. The talent, confidence, and joy displayed by our students on stage was matched only by the dedication of the staff and volunteers behind the scenes. Productions like this are far more than a performance. They are the foundation for our students to build teamwork,
resilience, and community pride. As one curtain closes, another's about to rise. I'm very much excited and looking forward to the upcoming high school production of the Adams family. If the energy and preparation we've already seen is any indication, it promises to be another exceptional showcase of student talent and creativity. I
encourage everyone to come out and support our performers. Performances are scheduled from March 27th to the 29th and tickets are on sale now. I would also like to recognize our student athletes across our winter athletic programs. Their dedication, discipline, and sportsmanship represent our district with pride. Whether competing on the
court, the mat, or the rink, our students continue to demonstrate teamwork, resil resilience, and a commitment to excellence. We are proud of their efforts and grateful to the coaches and families who support them. Finally, I want to briefly address the upcoming referendum on March 10th. As a board, our role is to ensure that
accurate data and factual information are communicated to the community. The school administration, the board continue to have discussions with local and state leaders about the financial situation the district is facing. Decision ultimately belongs to the voters of Robinsville and we respect the importance of that responsibility. Our
commitment is to be transparent, clear, clear, and endor our commitment is to transparency, clarity, and ensuring residents have the information they need to make an informed choice. Thank you again for being here this evening for your continued support of students and staff. The strength of this district lies in the partnership between our
school and our community. >> Superintendent report. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, first I'd like to ask our Robinsville High School Executive Council. We have our president and secretary here. If you could uh introduce yourself and give your report.
>> Hi, my name is Sean Ryan, executive um secretary. >> And my name is Caric Dandata and I'm uh the executive. So in the high school today um in the high school this month uh kindness week took place on the week of February 17th.
The executive council and the class of 26 council started the week off by greeting students at the door with free hot chocolate. The seniors and juniors also participated in a spirit day where we would wear black in represent in representation of the phrase blackout
bullying. We also had a Chinese New Year. Um it was a big success. The students were educated on the culture and festivities of Chinese New Year throughout fun games, the dragon dance, foods and other stations throughout common during the fourth block. We also had the winter sports which are coming to end um and students and staff prepare
for spring sports season starting March 9th. The RHS hockey team has made the section final and plays on Thursday with a chance to make it for the state final in the credential center. The class of 2026 also leaves for Disney tomorrow. Uh teachers who are on the
Disney trip will hold their classes in the commons with substitutes handing out their work and monitoring everyone. Though Raventime will be on pause, the student councils will be active on their social media to get underassmen excited about going to Disney their senior year. The this trip is a great way to bond
with our class and make long lasting memories. Uh moving on to Pond Road. Um they have two very exciting events tomorrow. Um it's the first one is the uh preK wheel study. Our prek friends are celebrating the culmination of their
wheels study. The world runs on wheels. From tires and ferris wheels to stroller wheels and rolling pins, wheels are all around us. Through instru through instruction provided by a creative curriculum, our students dove into the study of wheels that expanded their
understanding beyond the tires on a car or bus. Over the last four weeks, our students have explored a variety of questions and concepts through experiences that supported all areas of development and learning. They discovered the physical attri attributes of different types of wheels,
investigated how wheels move, worked together to create their own wheels, and learned about the many ways people use wheels. To celebrate all that our students have explored and learned, we will be lining up community vehicles from for our Pond preschoolers to
explore firsthand with the help of from Mr. and Mrs. Pat. Parents of both a Pond preschooler and a Pond middle schooler. Our young learners will be visited by community vehicles from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Office, the police department, the fire
department, the FBI, uh the Hamilton office, and um a helicopter from the state police. We are thankful for their service, time, and support of our program and our youngest learners here in Robinsville. We also have Robinsville Night Off for
2026 coming tomorrow evening, uh which is the 11th annual Robinsville night off. Robinsville night off is a unique tech-free evening dedicated to stepping away from our busy lives and reconnecting with family, friends, and our community. The event brings together local businesses, the Robinsville Fire
Department, Robinsville Police Department, the public library, Robinsville schools to create an unforgettable experience for residents of all ages. We are excited to make it the biggest and best celebration yet and honoring the memory of our late superintendent, Dr. Steven Mayor. We continue to draw inspiration from his
vision and dedication to strengthening the bonds within our community. Families can enjoy sports and active fun including karate, gaga, pickle ball, yoga, and soccer, sweet treats and snacks such as donuts and smoothies, and creative activities like fairy hair, henna, cookie decorating, tattoos, face
painting, balloon animals, and a photo booth. Visitors can also take tours with the Robinswood Township Police Department. Students, student groups including PBS, AVID, and our science olympiad state finalist will host interactive games like Legos, bracelet
making, and other hands-on activities alongside preK program events and the PTA share the love table. Participating locations beyond PRMS include the Robinsville Township Fire Department, Robinsville Public Library, Code Ninjas, Robinsville Hydroponic
Farm, and BAPS, and other participating businesses. Earn one raffle ticket for each event you attend for a chance to win prizes donated by our community. Finish your evening back at Ponro Middle School with photos from each event to collect your raffle tickets. A huge thank you to Mrs. Fabiano, Mr. Flacker,
Miss Veter, Miss Mason for orchestrating this wonderful event. Um, moving on to Sharon School. On Wednesday, February 4th, our Sharon School students participated in a global playday celebration. Uh during their scheduled he health and physical
education classes, students participated in winter Olympic themed activities that encouraged movement, teamwork, creativity, and fun. Thank you to our health and physical educa education team for organizing these activities. During the week of February 16th, students and staff participated in
activities centered on our theme going gold for kindness. We would like to thank our climate and culture team for creating and sharing all the fun activities and materials that made the experience positive. Our booknook book vending machine has been a huge hit with our Sharon elementary school students.
Through the special PBS initiative initiative, students have the opportunity to self- select a book on or around their birthday, making their celebration even more meaningful while promoting a love of reading. We are deeply grateful to our wonderful Sharon Elementary School PTA for generously
providing the booknook. >> Spring conferences are also coming up. They are scheduled for Tuesday, March 24th and Wednesday, March 25th. Conference signups will go live on Sunday, March 8th at 7 p.m. via parent square. Thank you guys. Thank you.
>> All right. Great job, gentlemen. Thank you very much. Next, we have our PTA. Uh I I believe we have Miss Daly here today. >> Hello. Uh my name is Ame Daly. I am the president of the PTSA at the high school
and also a VP at the Pawn Road Middle School PTA. Um I will start with the high school update. Um this past month we had a couple of successful events. Um, first was our one smart cookie event where we distribute cookies to the
student body upon dismissal for a job well done on their midterms. The students are always very happy to receive free food from us. Uh, we also hosted our very popular designer handbag bingo night. I hope some of you were in
attendance. It's always very fun. Um, it was a great success. We had over 300 attendees and this event raises funds for next year's senior class of 2027 red carpet and postprom events. Um give
extra thanks to our donators, volunteers, and attendees. Um for the National PTI Reflections Art Competition Program, we have one RHS student has received a Mercer County Award of Excellence for Photography. his
piece is now moving on to the state level for judging. So, good luck to him. Um, and we are currently collecting donations for the PTSA scholarship fund. Each year we give scholarships of $500 each to several graduating seniors who
are judged through their essays. Um, it is one of our main goals to continue giving these scholarships. So, please consider giving today. um for Pond PTA. The Pondro Middle School is excited to once again be participating in the Share the Love
essentials items drive in collaboration with the local nonprofit Shine and Inspire. There are children in Mercer County who avoid going to school because their families cannot afford basic essentials such as food, clothing, and personal care items. Uh we've been
collecting items during the month of February. There's a bin actually in the lobby here. And um there will be a table tomorrow night at Robinsville Night Off. At Robinsville Night Off, uh the Pond PTA will have a color a smile coloring
sheet table. Um Color a Smile is a nonprofit that delivers uh these happy coloring sheets to senior citizens, the troops overseas, and anyone else in need of a smile. So, please stop by and participate.
Uh other exciting events happening in March is Pond's Got Talent talent show. This is the first time this event event is happening and will be run by the PTA. There are 21 acts including comedians, dancers, singers,
flutists, pianists, and a guitar player. Um these are the students of Pond. It will be a great event. It's held on March 12th at 700 p.m. right here in Pond. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. So, we hope to see some
of you there. Um, the spring book fair is also coming soon. It will be held March 23rd to the 27th. And we will have family nights uh being held during conferences as well. We're also planning a restaurant week during that time,
March 23rd to the 27th, with each night featuring a local place to dine. We have friendlies, House of Wings, Tai, Ginger, and Ronnie. So, keep your eye out for those. Um, for Sharon's school, we they
have hosted a Give Love Week earlier this month where they earned $1,230 in donations, and a current member generously triple matched all donations, bringing the total to an even $5,000,
which is amazing. We uh hosted our first family movie night last Thursday in the Robinsville High School auditorium. We had over 230 people registered. Free popcorn and water was included for per child. It was
a free event with your ticket reservation and a fun time was had by all the families. Uh this is also the time of the year that um the PTAs are looking forward to next year. um and nominating committees
are being formed. The Sharon PTA will have two open EC positions next year. If you are interested in joining the board, please reach out for more information. And letters of intent are due by March 6th, which I believe is Friday.
Uh they are also having a spring book fair. It's upcoming and will be March 16th for the preschool classroom visits and March 17th to the 19th for the K through4 classroom visits. Family nights will be the following week on March 25th
and 24th from 2 to 7 p.m. And they have one restaurant social this month uh at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday, March 25th between 5 and 8:00 p.m. So look out for flyers for that. Uh 20% of sales will be
no donated back to the PTA and that is what is going on this month. Thank you. >> Right. Thank Thank you. That was great. And I'd like to again extend my thanks to our PTA leaders coming recently to uh
to visit with me. Uh so many so many great things that our PTA does. So it's always uh it's always great to meet with uh with their leadership. And uh next up I have um I have something I've prepared for today.
So, I'd like to start with good evening uh members of the board, family, staff, uh and members of our Robinsville community. There is no single path to academic success. That belief has guided my work as superintendent and continues to shape
our shared vision for Robinsville Public Schools. Our responsibility is to create an environment where students are encouraged to explore multiple pathways. Whether that includes advanced STEM coursework, research experiences, the arts, athletics, clubs, theater, career
and technical programs, or meaningful community-based initiatives. Students thrive when they are given opportunities to discover their strengths, interests, and passions. Early exposure matters. When students participate in robotics clubs, internships, science
competitions, or hands-on research, they gain more than technical skills. They gain confidence. They gain clarity. They begin to see how classroom learning connects to the real world. Team experiences and extracurricular
involvement play a powerful role in shaping character. Participation in sports, clubs, and the arts teaches students that growth often requires experimentation uh uh and resilience. Collective efforts produce stronger outcomes.
Students learn to collaborate, to lead, to adapt, and to persevere. These are not just school skills. These are lifelong skills. Success is rarely linear. As students grow, they change direction, uncover new interest, and adapt to emerging
opportunities. Our job is to provide a broad range of experiences so that each young person can find a path that best supports who they are becoming. High school, in particular, should be a place of both self-discovery and purposeful planning. that requires
access to advanced programs, to technology, to research opportunities, and to extracurricular activities that foster leadership and collaboration. A curriculum-rich approach ensures that students not only acquire knowledge, but also develop the critical thinking,
creativity, and problem solving skills that will serve them throughout their lives. Tonight we are discussing our budget, one that carries financial implications for our community in both the short and long term.
I recognize that any tax increase related to our public question on March 10th is a serious matter. Families must weigh their priorities carefully and residents deserve clear and transparent information as they consider their vote.
My role is to ensure that the community understands what opportunities we are striving to provide for our students and why those opportunities matter. It is also my responsibility to share the alternative path that may be chosen. Over the past several months, we have
worked to present both clearly and honestly. Leadership also means accountability. If the public question passes and results in a tax increase, I will personally contribute an amount equal to the increase associated with the average
home assessment as a donation to our schools. I share that not as a gesture intended to persuade, but as a reflection of my belief that we all share responsibility in supporting the direction of our district. When we commit together, we
accomplish together. In Robbinsville, our focus extends beyond college readiness. We we aim to prepare students to lead, to innovate, and to adapt in a rapidly changing world. By maintaining an environment that encourages exploration across
multiple pathways, we empower students to chart their own course and develop the resilience and confidence needed to thrive. The tagline on my email is a quote from one of my articles on leadership. Leaders are not afraid of making a
mistake as their true fear is missing an opportunity to succeed. Too often decisions are driven by fear and fear can cause us to miss opportunities for a better tomorrow. I am driven not by fear of criticism but
by the possibility of missing an opportunity to open a door for a student. If we are to lead boldly, we must be willing to dare to be brave. Thank you for your engagement, your thoughtful consideration, and your continued commitment to our schools and
to our community. Thank you, >> Mr. Crease. Superintendent. >> All right. Good evening. Thank you, Dr. Po. Uh so tonight uh I have a few items. One of them was a PC and uh ENG
uh business energy saver incentives. We spoke about trying to get revenue and so forth. I want to defer this to the business committee chair to go over. I want to reserve my time for the for the budget uh presentation that we're going to about to do right now. Before I get to that, uh the state has adjusted their
timelines for when we should approve our budget. The governor delayed her address by two weeks and therefore and they gave us one extra week. So, we'll take it. It pushes back our our next board meeting from the 17th to the 24th. So, two weeks
from now. Okay. Um I'm sorry, three weeks from now. Um you can't actually have an earlier board meeting because of of when the budget gets approved and so forth. So, this is the earliest on the area we're looking at. So March 24th um back to our regular time for a board
meeting uh any year. So right now I'm going to go into a macro budget presentation. This is highle uh items that we're currently looking at. Uh every department has given me their information and started working and crafting these numbers. Um
so where we stand uh so March 10th is a public question. It is also the governor's budget address that that same day. We will not receive state figures at the earliest until two days later and the budget approval is the 24th. So we
are running uh with the uh we have to present a budget without the question passing. Okay. So this budget has been created uh without the finalized state aid numbers and without our preschool education uh education aid numbers as well. So uh even if the public question
passes, we will not simply return to business as usual. We need to make this money last for years to come, for multi-year. The majority of cuts will be restored, but we will still rightsize staffing to enrollment and eliminate select non-mandated expenses. This
approach protects programs now while positioning district for long-term stability. We've hearing that from much from the public. What are you going to do to maintain to maintain to maintain? We can't be going back and forth on on questions uh for multiple years. Um so I'm going to talk about high level stuff
that we're we're tracking. Uh student outflow to county vocational school districts. Uh we started re noticing the rise uh last year. We saw some charter schools as well. Uh and one opened up next door. So we have about five there. Um and this you have to pay right um for
those. Uh we used to have about two to four children going to the county vote. This is rising eighth graders, eighth graders going into high school. This is for fulltime uh county votech. Uh it was 10 for this year's budget that had affected one
teacher and now it's 19 have applied and I've been told you know all our kids get in. Um 11 will be going to STEM, six to health sciences and two culinary. And what is going on is parents are having a choice uh to send their kids where they
feel is best for their education and their future. So we speak about two to three years that this question is going to help. Um but that enough is scaring some parents to well what's going to even if it passes what's going to happen in year three or year four. So as this
going on this is two more teachers gone. That's really what it's coming out to. So until um and this does not account increase potential increase in charter schools going out or nonpubliclix. Okay. So, we pay for these students to go there as well as transportation. Budget
pressures. Uh this is health benefits expected to go up between 1.8 to 2.4 million. We'll get more information as time goes on. Uh but this is our largest budget driver. Uh there is a health waiver option uh you know when you go
above 2%. So, we'll look at that and go for for that waiver. uh state aid risk. We are hopeful if the loss is about 295,000 or 3%. We spoke about that uh from time and time again, but the potential loss is 5 million. And that's based on last year's estimate. No
information yet from the state of what they're going to do. We really won't know until the 12th, right, and that day. Um, and as we have said before, personnel and benefits is twothirds of our budget and drives pretty much almost all of our decisions around that
revenue over you and risks. Okay, so we do cash flow. How much money is coming in? How much money are we spending? We try to balance that budget. Yes, we do have reserves, but you have to be very very careful because those are one-time only items to help out. Um, you should
not use that for for for recurring items. So, we always look at, you know, our cash flow. Uh, and some people have asked, why can't you use the reserves? Well, we also are saving those for Rod grants where we get 40% of the money back to maintain the buildings. And once again, if this was your own personal
finances, we really literally have one month's savings, right? It's not like we have many, many years of savings. A 2% budget cap is about a little over $900,000. 937,000. Federal grants we're going to put back up to 85%. We were
told to budget 75% of the prior year because we're concerned about that what the federal government would do to the federal grants. Um it hasn't changed that much. God bless you. Um so they told us go back to your 85% which is the standard extraordinary aid. This is aid
given to us for spe highc costing special needs. it is continuously decreasing uh from the state and we don't know that number until after the budget year is over. Uh we've been notified by this county just go to 75% because your number keeps on decreasing and
decreasing and you can't bank on it like we typically do. So that's a loss of about 117,000. Red before and after care we're going to bump them up to $50,000. So we're going to pull from their profit uh to help support our operating budget. So, it's
50,000 from from red. Um, interest revenue. I talked about interest being a risk last year and be careful of booking interest. You know, best practices just put a dollar. Um, but we wanted to save staff. So, we said max it out. We put $350,000
that we're going to bank on. Unfortunately, we're at $200,000 and rates are probably going to drop. Um, so I have to change that. So, we're short 150,000 off of last year's budget for that for this year's and preschool education aid. It's currently unknown.
We won't know for another month or so. Um, but I assure you we are relying more and more on them uh on their aid to help offset our budget. So, that'll play out and we'll have to adjust few things. Structured reductions required. Uh, so we estimated about 2.4 million we would
have to cut out of our budget um as we go forward. staff cuts around 15 staff positions uh will be uh eliminated for next year. Uh we have the you know lowest and that includes one administrator in that as well. People
were asking about that. Uh we're going to be the lowest administrative cost and we will continue being the lowest cost per student in the county program and services. This is what people really want to do in addition to the 15 staff reductions. I mean every
department took a hit. Now, the interesting thing is some departments went up in cost. Well, I thought you took a hit. Well, it's like going two steps forward and one step back, right? The cost still. Some of these costs going up for contracts and inflation are much more than cutting what we can and
mandatory items. Uh non-mandated busing, courtesy busing, $546,000 a reduction. This is going to affect 643 students. This is non-mandated. Um, basically it's anybody walking over two miles for elementary and middle
school and more than two and a half for high school, right? So if you're shorter than that distance, you're considered courtesy busing. We do I my direction was nobody crosses route 130 due to safety. So give me a list of routes that
is affected and number and the cost. I thought that number was going to be lower at 400,000. It's 546. Now, we've been doing this for year after year after year and after year. Um, think about the millions of dollars that we've been spending on it. Most towns in budget crisis and budget
situations have cut this long ago. Mental health. This is the less lesser of the two evils. $400,000 reduction in contracted school-based clinicians. These are not these are contractors. So, three out of
the four will be reduced. Why why is so much in mental health? because cutting that much in sports and clubs would be even worse. So, we're at the point where we're picking the lesser of the two evils to continue to proceed with our school district.
Some reduction in sports and some reduction in clubs. I say some um due to the total pot, but in some places it'll be cut completely. Okay. Um sports uh I don't want to go too far into it. None of the staff have been notified of which sports and which items. We really won't
know until the great detail until we start going and taking a look of how the budget is going and created. Right now I have high level numbers. I have about 20 pages of checklist to go through mandated by the county and you go through it and sometimes oh that's good for us and you get a little extra and
sometimes oh my gosh I forgot something and it makes it worse. So you have to go back and forth. Once we go through that the administrators will get together and start looking at the names and bump and rights and how things are affected left and right. Okay. it reduction of 134,000
in technology services. Half of this is Chromebooks where since we're repairing so much of ourselves and we have some declining enrollment and the other some other items are just cutting some services as well. So that is a risk uh as going forward. Curriculum $100,000
reduction in curriculum and total elimination of the AVID program. Okay. Buildings and grounds $85,000 reduction on on what they uh requested as well. Academic impact intervention eliminated at the middle school at intervention was
already eliminated at the high school in the current budget. Uh intervention at elementary will be reduced to the state minimum. Okay. Class sizes will increase across the district. I can't give you exact numbers but we know they're going to increase. And of course electives will be reduced.
Academic impact. So this is the what if and we can go down a big rabbit hole. Uh we've talked about these six buckets in our presentations. Uh what happens if the state cuts us more than 3%? Maybe they'll hold us flat. That'd be great news. What happens if they cut us the full five million they're supposed to?
Um it'll be from these buckets, right? Some of these buckets have already been hit pretty hard already. So it'll be more than the others. Okay. Long-term risk. I still see teacher losses occurring because of outside offerings by other school districts. We're very fortunate that in
this county people have not schools have not started large ACA academy programs to poach from our from our school. Um but we do have the county votech and there are charter schools in the area. Okay. Um I see that going up and up and
up until we take control of this ourselves. Of course reduce academic offerings and the housing is unknown at the present moment. So we bank on having 50 to 70 to 80 less students coming every year and that's the savings that we take and try to offset the budget. Uh
but we do have a lot of construction going to occur over the summer. Um you know hopefully that will hold flat but it may increase. So that is a complete unknown that we won't know until those those developments turn on in the middle of the year. Um, so as a re as a repeat and where we are
right now, public question and the governor's address at March 10th, next week, the 12th, state aid figures are expected to be released and the 24th will be voting on the budget. Um, listen, however the vote comes out, we will lead from the front. We will adapt
and we will overcome. We're going to continue to do the great work we do at the Robbinsville Public School District. We have your kid children's best interest in our hearts and we're going to proceed and going forward with whatever thing what how everything shakes out. Thank you very much. Are
there any questions? >> Thank you very much for the presentation. I think it was it was thorough. Um few questions. One this 2.5 million that has been identified this is over and above the 5.1 that we already had been
done previously correct which is concurrent. Just want to make sure that we have that in the background. So this is not like you know new >> on top of the other cuts. Correct. We've we've about 40 positions are gone over the last few years. It's continuing. It's just a trend. Um we just cannot
maintain with the inflation. Um we talk about 2% it's really 1.55% for us. I mean nobody can do that year after year after year especially on a fixed income. Uh and that's where we're at. Um so we're right sizing. We'll get to where
we need to go. Uh but this is what occurs and um you know uh health benefits u not now but I to see if that is that is real. How much of an impact would that be for the structure from a structural perspective?
Because I feel like you know that that that one is undoubtedly the largest that I have seen. >> It it is an insane amount. Um, you can quote me on that. Uh, it's insane. We've we've had numbers of 10% 12%. And we
thought those were high. We're at 19 20. The state's going through the roof. It's ins. It's insane. Um, you know, I want to write an article uh on this. So, uh, and here goes some conjecture, but this is reality of what's going on with the health
benefits. Uh, I think we're around 40,000 last year in GLP-1 drugs. We're at trending 400,000. Uh, no, it occurred around 400,000 for 2025 and they're estimating 1.1 million
in the future at 25% of the population will be on the pill. Some states have already said GLP1 is for weight loss only. Uh, weight loss only has taken off. Our state has not done that. The school's health insurance fund has just changed it to increase the
BMI on that. So a lot of a lot of the increase is occurring because of the GLP1. So something will change in the future. We have not seen the reductions occur with that. Um I mean think about it. I mean we're around 2 million. We can only raise
taxes 900 and change and it's about 2 million for the health benefits and this is the second year in a row that it's gone up that large amount. And if you think it's bad, if we were still on the if we were on the state plan, it would be $3.3 million more than we
are current that we're going to pay next than we are going to pay next year. Those are massive savings that we have not being on that. It's also great for the employees because they don't have to pay that portion of it. The state has to do something about it um and change some
regulations and laws. Um, but I'll I'll be I'll be presenting more on that in the future. Uh, it just it is what it is and um, you know, it's one of the perks of of being in a public school district is is the great health benefits that we
have. Um, so >> last question is students outflow to the county occasional schools >> class 19 that's a huge jump. Is that just for next one year or you seeing like you know that is going to increase
in the next coming years. The trend line is showing an increase and I I think um you know depending what happens to the public question what would you do if you were a parent?
What would you risk? um they have different rules and regulations how they increase their budgets and how they operate than we do. Um they're not privy to the same some of the same rules and effects that we have. So uh you just look at neighboring
counties how things have shifted withmies. It's an academy program is what they're start and they've had it for years. U the only way to compete with that is you start your own academy and you block them >> and and I do understand it's it's it's tough because I think you know certainly
the master county college or the master county where the kids are going is certainly getting benefited. I don't know if there is anything at all that we could do to actually get some some kind of an agreement with them to reduce some cost but no idea but just a thought. Yeah.
>> Thank you. Thank you. >> He said um the red to $50,000. Does the summer program is that red also or is that something different? >> Excuse me. No, the summer program. So,
we do have a summer program. It's through RED, but you're probably talking about the summer recreation program. That's actually township run. Um they do pay pay us some rent, but it's a service to the town, so we don't charge them the full amount. Um but they do come here.
So we take it part of the facilities rentals and that way helps pay for the facilities and the events. But that program is completely the township just using our buildings and renting it out. Right now we do have our own program and we're launching a new program more uh
STEM based uh as well more academic based um but it's nowhere near as large as the the township which has hundreds and hundreds of students. And I don't want to get anybody from town upset, but is is that like a competition for if we were to kind of
develop our own kind of summer program? >> It it could be, but once again, it's a it's a it's a huge undertaking that the town has done. I mean, they hire many many students, many many employees to do that. Um, it could be, but um we can
always look at it. Um, but at the present moment, we are not at the capacity to do something like the town does in the summertime. >> So, >> yeah, I'm not suggesting that. I don't want anybody from the town beating me up. I was just >> just wonder. >> Yes. I mean, they've been doing it for quite a long long time and they're
they've gotten very well and they they run they run a great operation. So >> um one of the areas that you mentioned potentially um cutting was our mental health clinic clinicians. So if you talk a little bit about or if someone can
talk a little bit about how will students who are currently receiving services through our mental health clinicians be supported. So that's one question that I had. The other question was, do we have an anticipated uh completion date for the construction
projects so that we can have some sort of prediction or are we able to partner with the township to learn a little bit more about when those projects will be completed so that we can plan for enrollment purposes. And then I have a third question as
well, but let's start with those two. Okay. >> All right. I'll take uh I'll take both of those. Uh so mental health clinicians, these are our tier three contracted support. So three of the four. So we're not cutting out the capability, but we are cutting the capacity. Uh they're they're
school-based inside the school. Um I mean the parents would have to service those children outside of the school and take it on their health insurance. Um >> heavy burden on our counseling department. >> It's also a heavy
sorry technical difficulty. Um it's also a heavier burden on our school counseling department as well. Um 50 approximately 50 students are currently being serviced. So you can imagine what that would look like. And as a tier three support that's intensive u mental
health supports. So um we already have quite a burden on our counseling department as it is. They do a fantastic job. But um again we can imagine what that would look like. >> The second question was construction projects. So, uh, we have a couple
starting up. Uh, one of them, uh, the the the realtor came and spoke to us, uh, and trying to find out more about the school and we finding information from them. How many units is it? How many, you know, when they're starting, um, they expect to have, I think, eight or nine units built uh, in August, and
that's uh, I forget the development name, so I don't want to call it out. Um, but that's that's too late for us. I can't build a budget, and I don't know how many kids are coming in. Um we are in tied tied in with the township. Uh I go to their their quarterly meetings. Um and they do put some parameters on
construction that will help alleviate uh the number of students coming in but still help the town grow in the right manner in the right shape that they want. Um so we are in those discussions but the earliest one we see starting is August. So it's like are they all going
to be you know is it going to bring 20 kids 50 or 100? We don't don't know. There's no community impact statement or a study. Typically, some developers are asked to do that when they present and they'll do the math based on a Rucker's analysis of how many depending on the
size, the scope, the demographics, and tell you exactly what they expect. Um, it's also not a great report, but at least it's something that gives you a range. Um, so we won't know, but you know, we're just hoping they don't come in all in the same exact grade, you know, so as long as they're spread out,
you can absorb the hit. Um, but you know, when they open those homes up and they move in, there are kids, so we will service them. It just we'll have to move some desks around and put them in the right place. But we don't know how fast they build. Even the developer said they first they build the models, like eight
or nine of them, see how fast they sell out, and then decide should they build much quicker or slow it down on the pace of how those sales go. So yeah, >> and one final question. Um, so should the referendum pass, which of these
proposed uh reductions would be like fully restored, partially restored, um, still not restored or completely eliminated anyway? Have we thought through some of that? >> So, you heard the uh, you're putting me on the spot. Uh, but I'm going to call
it out right now. Um, you know, the mandated buses and I think is something big. uh the curt, you know, the non-banated busing, the courtesy bus, and that's something substantial. It's a lot of money. Um if you want this money to last an additional year, the third year until the till the debt falls off,
that needs to be enacted. Uh obviously, the sports and clubs are back on, you know, the mental health back on. A lot of those items are back on. Um but I don't want to trap ourselves as well. We do know some staff reductions have to occur because we have declining enrollment. Um and you look at that as
you know, how that grows. and we've been doing that for years. Um uh but I I you know that's my recommendation is the courtesy busing. I know there's some concerns about safety uh and so forth, but you know you know it's not mandated.
I'm looking at it and this is you know does it help our students grow? Does it help our grades? Does it help the product? And if it does not help that um just being the business person it's like then why are we doing it? If
most of the town walks, why is one why does some developments get the pleasure of that while everyone's paying this the taxes as well? Um, so that is a philosophical discussion, but on the statewide it's not mandated and it does
count against us in our transportation efficiency, which is an item that was brought up in one of our meetings today. You know, how efficient are you in certain items, right? And and the state's looking at as well. So um that would be discussion. Thinking about that though, we need to make sure that you
know as the public is making a vote um to maintain like as the the question is worded in such a way that some of this conversation is transparent um you know that the expectation if we're maintaining what does that mean right
what are we maintaining are we maintaining full staffing are we maintaining like programs like what is it that we're maintaining so that there's full transparency and it's clear for them that, you know, clubs and sports are being maintained or we're maintaining staffing that's as
appropriate to the student enrollment that we're maintaining, you know, so that there's no that there aren't any secrets or um that then things are not cut as a surprise anyway should the question pass. >> So, and I'll I want to go on that. So,
in the past, we used that ver verbiage, you know, uh our attorney created that verbiage for us. We had that public question go out. It was the first in the state in about a couple of decades. Uh we had a this is a new law a different method that option had gone away for us.
Uh and because of new laws came out for for what uh with more guidance. Um I like using that word maintain because we have a great district and you want to maintain that. Um our class size what a certain limit you want to maintain that class size. You want to maintain your
programs, your initiatives to create the product that we are currently creating, which is a very high performing school district. Okay? Um but if you have declining enrollment, right, like okay, you're going to drop your class size, you know, you're going to drop like no, we need to maintain because if you start
doing that, then you then you're hurting yourself with the cash flow in the future years and that money will not last as long as we want it to last. Um we need to husband the money that we have. um and and build that trust from the public on on those items. Um you
know some sports and clubs eb and flow right especially with clubs you know they they start up they do great for three four years and then the the demographics change or the the interest change of students and then you shift things around. Typically how we do that we just leave the budget line alone and
we let the high school typically the high school and and the principles really decide what they they want to push for. It's like, hey, the budget is fine. You're maintaining your budget. You dictate what you think is best and what sports and clubs should be offered.
So, yes. >> Can you go back to the slide that is kind of like I can only visually talk about it, but it has like six boxes for Yep. Another one. Okay. I am wildly concerned about cutting
mental health for tier three supports due to the fact that that is going to be a massive liability. Um, that's scary. Uh, I think my question actually is I feel like it's not on here actually.
Can you go back one more? Yep. You knew it. I'm worried about middle school intervention and I'm curious how many students are served with intervention programs in the middle school and cutting those is really what benefits
our special education department to prevent children from moving on to IEPs because we want them to be able to be in the general education classroom with additional supports so that they do not
have to have an IEP or decrease their like grade level abilities because they don't have additional support. So, I'm curious as to how many kids will be impacted by interventions eliminated at the middle
school. >> So, great question. Um, so just to paint a clearer picture about our intervention services that we provide across the district in general, we've depleted those almost every budget season as it is. Um, last year the high school took a
major hit and all intervention services were eliminated um in the last budget cut. So just to be clear, that's the only reason why the high school is not on that list is because we already removed all intervention services from the high school. um we get creative with study halls um and the teachers do a
great job in supporting students at the high school level but we do not have standalone intervention um at the gened level. Um with that being said at the middle school Pawn Road Middle School we have um currently one staffed intervention teacher for general
education students um which roughly provides um 30 students approximately with um tier three supports. Um obviously that's we try to transition that through our MTSS supports um that we have in place. So students are
entering exiting based on set criteria. Technically we should be servicing more students but that's all we can do at this time. So again that would excuse me fall back on our small group support which has been a strong initiative in the district um trying to prepare for
this um supporting students in the classroom. But as we discussed before the impact that this has across the buckets that we talked about. So if class size increases it becomes much more difficult for teachers to support
students um where an intervention teacher would be better suited in that role. >> Can I follow up on that? So elementary intervention minimum and then I have a a correlation which is not definitive like It's not
going to happen. But my fear is that there will be a positive correlation to an increase of student IEPs due to the fact that we no longer have intervention programs and we are cutting the special education budget. So I I
mean my brain is not computing well, but can you tell me what intervention state minimums are? And are you seeing an increase in IEPs may maybe 504s in the high school or maybe your middle school because of
these interventions being brought down to the lowest level. So speaking at the elementary level, we would be mandated to provide um through our dyslexia screening process and MTSS supports. We would have to support those that are red flagged through the
dyslexia screening process. Um that would be our absolute tier three support students. Obviously, we want to provide more students with that before they hit that level. Um, that's always a best practice to get it well in advance, especially when you're speaking to that
early childhood setting, K1 and two. Once students hit outside of that grade level range, you've pretty much widened that gap so excessively that now we're talking about students that are one to two years behind grade level performance, which then could
potentially lead to a CST referral because you no longer have any additional supports that you can provide at the GenEd level. So by default, a child that would not necessarily um go through a CST referral process for
special education is now going through that because of the gaps that we could not fulfill at a general education level. Um so that that of course is a major concern of ours moving forward. As to the direct numbers, I do not have that to provide um at this time. We can
always take a deeper dive into that. I know our special education department is always analyzing that and going through those numbers, but by default just in speaking to what this would look like in any district, it would happen anywhere. Um especially when you're completely eliminating tiered supports. Yeah, I
think I think just because this is my specialty that my brain goes here. But if I was a parent and I wanted to know are is my kid possibly serviced by intervention, the thing I would do is go back to their I Ready reports
and I would look at my eye ready report and I would say is did my kid get any yellows? Which means I'm one year to two years well usually like one year to almost two years behind. Did my kid get any yellows on I Ready? Okay, I'm I'm behind on that. That's concerning. Maybe
they would be they would be supported by your intervention program if that was a yellow flag. You're saying you're not even going to look at these yellows. We're only going to look at reds. And red flags mean that your kid is more than two years behind. In elementary school, you are not
catching up two years at all. That's impossible. And the only way you're going to do it is if you have intervention programs or special education teachers that are pulling out. It is just a really bad wheel to be on and a cycle to be on because what's
going to happen is your budget increases for special education which costs more which the state's not giving you more money. Your your liability goes up. I I I just want to acknowledge this for the public because I know this wheel and I
am very very very concerned for our school. If you are eliminating intervention, I promise somebody you know has a yellow flag on their I Ready score and they will be impacted.
Can can I ask a question about the courtesy busing thing? You said that there are 643 um students that Yeah. six. Yeah. 643. Um, and you may not have the answer to this question,
but has there been any kind of conversation about um the effects that's going to have like maybe on drop off pickup or if you got a bunch of those kids walking, are there going to be like police out there down the I mean like
being a mile away doesn't really sound long, but for like a little fifth or sixth grader walking, they'll have some strong calf muscles by the end of the year, But other than that, walking down streets could be kind of dangerous, especially like in weather like the
snow, >> you know what I mean? So any >> Yes, we have had discussion uh drop off's going to be impacted at all all schools. All schools. Um you know there is discussion about
offering subscription busing. A couple of our neighbors do that already. Um, so we can open that up as a mitigating factor. You know, pay for the bus. Um, we haven't picked up a price yet, but you're looking around $1,200 to $1,500 for that and then you transport
them. Um, you know, if it's still the same cost and same routes, you're looking about a thousand, but is the bus going to be picked? Is it going to be fully loaded or not? So, you have to look at the the risks for that. People would have to pay upfront. So, we do have currently a subscription program. time we've piloted it, took a look at
it. We do have some parents paying. Um, you know, I think it's working well and so that could be one mitigating factor that parents could pay for the bus to transport them and we'll see about growing that. Like I said, two of our neighboring districts offer that already for their constituents and their people
and their and their parents. >> Nick, uh, quick question. If we can go up one slide, please. I think one more uh the one with the boxes on program service reduction. Yeah. Um and I understand and I appreciate the work
that's done in this and this is based upon the public question not passing. I think there's a concern among the board or at least I'll speak for myself about reducing mental health services. I know Amanda spoke about this as well. What I'm curious about is how much of the budget is currently being spent on
mental health versus sports. Because if I remember correctly, we're spending 1.1 million on sports and we had looked at that as a reduction, but now the reduction is only maybe a tenth of that. And so I'm curious how we got to the point where we're valuing, you know,
mental health of children over saving sports. Let me um jump in with that. Um what we've been expressing um is that we are out of any kind of good options and all of these options are painful. We brought
all of our team together to try to come up with what we thought would be the least impactful for our students. And our belief is the uh the damage that would be done by the the wholesale
elimination of of sports and clubs would have more of an impact on mental health. I I would like to say that all of the all of the concerns that have been brought up about the impacts of cutting mental health, they're all valid, but I think the alternatives were worse. uh we
are really at the point where what you're seeing here is the really a host of bad options and we picked the um the least of the evils that we were presented with and uh this was very painful for all of us. Um, one of the
things that I stated upon my arrival was that you you never cut mental health because there's costs down the line and more important than the the cost, there's impacts on on children's lives. Uh, but we are at the point where
the decisions are that difficult. The options are that bad. >> Um, let me piggy back on that one. I think we did go out transparently to the public in telling what we will actually
cut and what I would ask the administration is we remain to those particular statements and the cuts if the public question doesn't pass and to me I do understand it's painful but if it's the
public decision of that is what this district is need to be doing then we should be doing that. >> And I would also ask that we take a look at, you know, and I'm in agreement that
cutting sports and and clubs is not what we want to do as a board or as a school district. But I see cutting intervention equally as as terrible of an idea. I I I I I think we need to rethink that and I
think we need to look again and find a way to keep intervention. It's required as part of an M MTSS system to be able to provide students with tiered supports and it's nearly impossible to do that in a classroom when you have 25 26 27
students in a classroom. So, I would I think we need to look again and I think we need to re-examine um our budget specific to, you know, if we're going to make some recommendations for our extracurriculars, our curricular
program should be maintained first and foremost that's required for kids. >> I I just want to point out something. you know, we did we did in the fall, late in the fall, come up with a host of options over a two-year plan. What we've
done is we've shuffled things um hitting all the different areas or buckets, which we refer to the the different areas where there could be cuts, and we we distributed them in a way that we thought was the least of a bunch of painful options to get through to the
next year. But if this question doesn't pass going forward uh next year, uh all of those cuts in regards to those other areas or those other buckets, that will be a reality of next year. Uh
we're always looking at trying to do the best we can to address the needs of the students we have. I think I've shared this before. We only have one chance with students and we're trying to triage to get through that next year. But
absent a this public question passing, I don't see uh a a viable path at this point uh for it not to be uh right in line with what it is that we presented in in November and December.
Just an additional note um the the f the the mental health piece I know we've we've talked about this a lot and obviously the interventions on the other um slide but I mean in thinking about the most vulnerable population
um and also thinking about why people come to school for more academic support so if you go just let's remove mental health for a moment and just look at interventions to say that Christy DeFazio's team has put amazing I Ready in place and the curriculum is designed
to help students for their academics that is why people come to school and so if we take back on interventions and don't do the yellow flag work and then it's going to go into a vicious cycle at the end of the day what are people coming to school for it's the academics the sports is an additive wonderful
secondary aspect of school it is not the primary and I think if we were to look at this seriously we look at increasing maybe the athletic piece and not even thinking about looking at a reduction of our um most vulnerable population at this time with the interventions and
mental health. So from a leadership standpoint when we meant to discuss um the cuts that would take place so as we've been saying every bucket impacts another bucket. So when we talk about uh mental health, student services, class size, they all have a
kind of ripple effect on each other. The thought process too when it comes to sports and clubs is the amount of students that would be impacted mental healthwise from that standpoint if that were to be eliminated would increase the
need for significant amount of services when we talk about the whole child in general. Um, and that's a major concern. So, going back to those tier three supports that are put in place with these school-based clinicians, yes. Is it a great service that's offered as an
extension of our counseling department? Absolutely. To have these school-based clinicians. It's rare to have this um within districts. So, that that's definitely a plus and a pro to us being able to support students at that level and their families. Um but really removing the sports and the clubs,
you're talking about a thousand students that now are displaced and you know come to school just for those reasons. So that's where the thought process came. >> Can I can I clarif Thank you. And I just want to clarify one thing which is I wouldn't look at the reduction or elimination. I would look for maybe a
pay for involvement within sports and clubs versus the most the how expensive it is for parents to then just go in for intervention and mental health and the deitrius effect again like the the ripple down effect. feel like there needs to be a little bit of a different approach as far as how we're expecting
parents to be more involved in more of the athletics and clubs which many parents might go to private clubs and can afford it and maybe there's going to be a certain population that will need a stipen to which I would support that a certain amount you know we'll get to that point but I just I feel that if we
were to look at it it's not apples to apples >> so it's an interesting point because we spoke about something like this uh before about charging a lot more money Um there's pros and cons to that. You know, the free and reduced population would be waved, how many students would
would join and do it. Um you know, how many parents would pay a large amount? You know, we we're charging around $255, I think, and some towns charge 300. Some towns don't charge anything. Um but what happens if you charge a,000 or 2,000? Would they really pay or not? Would it
have destroyed the sport? Um, at that point, you know, parents are going to look at going somewhere else >> and now you're going to pay $8,000 to pay for a student to go somewhere else and they take the state funding with
them when they do that. Um, so there is something to look at. Now, we haven't approved the clubs and sports fees for next year. We do that in a couple of months from now. So, we can talk about that more in the business committee depending on this
question passes or not. If it passes, you still can raise it because we typically raise it anyway to keep up with uh with the times. Um, and but you can try something like that as a pilot and take a look. Um, but these are just thoughts coming out. What I'm just saying is like there's time for you to
make that decision down the road. Uh, at the present moment, the administration is 100% on board with this plan that it's delivered to you. Um, yes, we'll have to adjust a few things depending on the next few weeks and how things shake out with estate aid and some other
items. Um, but this is your 80% solution right now. Okay. Um, but we had that big discussion. It's like how how much more would you affect be affected? Mr. Fazio called it out straight. Everything touches each other and how it and and
and how it's all interconnected, right? You talk about it takes a village, right? This is our village right here and we're we're impacting every person in the village and what they bring to the table. >> Um Nick, thanks for that. Um and again,
we're talking about what may happen. This is not guaranteed. So I want to make sure everyone's clear about this. You've done this great work based upon if the question doesn't pass and where we may be protected funding. So I want to keep us aligned with that. One thing I do want to touch on that Christy did mention and not to throw anybody off the
bus or be argumentative. Even if you were to go with this as is, there are going to be students who will be affected, who will be reduced clubs and where will be the mental health services for those students now if we have no mental health services. Secondly, what I would really like for
the administration to do and this receiving the feedback they've got from the board is clearly aligned and trying to keep as many mental health services as possible. Maybe be a little bit more creative in how we maintain and keeping athletic clubs. For instance, one of the things that comes to mind initially is
as Nick pointed out, we're like at what 250 for sign up per club. And I think that's per club. We could go to a percentagebased for each club because I do know each sport it costs more to participate in that than others. Uh say for instance track is probably a lot cheaper than softball or football. If we
make everyone say the same percentage it helps us remain fair and helps raise more funding towards those sports for what we can look to maintain. I think there needs to be more of administrative based upon the feedback you've received from the board that at least as far as athletics and clubs which no one wants
to cut. I want to be very clear about that. I'm not an advocate for that. I want kids to come have a whole well-rounded child experience, but I do think mental health is a high priority, especially what's going on today's age and age with social media and everything. The administrative needs to
be a lot more creative in either reducing this number or raising more funding to keep these projected clubs and sports. I think I think okay I'm just trying to like put myself in the shoes of people
watching at home and have seen us for the past three months. I think where I'm getting stuck and maybe I need to like re visit the wording of the question is I gotta be honest. I think I thought we were cutting all sports and clubs. And I
think that's what we told people. And then we had people coming out and being like, they're just trying to scare us. We're they're not going to cut all the clubs and sports. And now we're like, well, we might we might keep some of them. And I think my brain just can't
get around it. And I was just wondering like is the wording change? Like am I missing something here? And I'm like trying to be super respectful, but I I thought we came out with this public question and we told the community we're
cutting all clubs and sports and now we're not. >> We we had rolled out a two-year plan. We still have at the end of two years everything will be decimated. What we did is we picked and choose the painful
uh to make it as as palatable as possible to get through another year. Uh but absent a change in regards to our revenue, we're going to end up there anyway. I said we would end up there over two
years. We're still on that track absent uh absent uh revenues coming in. We just wanted to preserve as much as we could for our children for as long as we can. But having said that, absent this question passing,
we we don't really have a realistic scenario where all of these items that we promised would be in jeopardy over two years uh uh are not in jeopardy that so we're still on that same path. It's just a matter of the way it was distributed. and I put out information
in regards to all different combinations in in regards to what would happen over two years. That's still true. >> And and Dr. Piso presented that the two-year option, right? First year you hit certain departments. Um I think it was October, November that
was presented on his two chart uh publicly. Um but the second year like where else are you going to go, right? You're not hitting courtesy busing again because it's you already touched it. mental health. Most of those clinicians, they're gone. Uh how much more it can
you cut before you get hacked, right? Um >> so you're saying that this is athletics and clubs reduced but maintained for one year but by the end of two years they're eliminated >> that and a lot of staff because it's not going to give you a
couple million dollars, >> right? You're looking at phase one, two, >> maybe we can go to three if you're lucky. It really depends on how things certain things shake out and how you decide and stuff. >> Can I ask a clarification about the mental health? You just said something
that just triggered a question. Um the 400,000 is not full elimination of the clinician or >> No. Okay. So I think that's a clarification because I think we were >> Yeah. three out of four. Okay. >> And when it comes to mental health
services, we still do have supports from the state level. um they're not by any means the tiered supports that we can provide with the clinicians that we have in place. Um after COVID the state did offer services that we still do work with um statewide for mental health
support. >> So currently we have three commission four >> clinicians that services three buildings. So now we're going to have one clinician to do all
and that's through one one one clinician population of one school. So uh they're going to manage that. I don't have a presentation. I don't want to talk too much about that department. Um um listen, it's a concern as we said, but you're picking the lesser of the two
evils. Like I mean this is serious. Like how much more can you do and and cut? We're looking at revenues or cash flow. So um you can you can put band-aids on a couple of things, but which one are you going to choose? And do you want to have class sizes go up? Because for every one
thing we touch here, you have to pull it from somewhere else. So we're robbing Peter to pay Paul in our own budget. Um and at this point it's like which ones do you go with? and we've literally sat down all the administrators and we rogered up what we can afford to give up
and then we're sticking, you know, we want that that plan. Um, none of this is easy, right? I mean, we're going to need mental health as well. >> Uh, you know, >> yes, everybody. Everybody can give you >> I'm not making a joke. I'm just saying
like it's difficult. It's difficult this we dealt this before with the last public question. Um, and we were ready to cut many, many things and it passed and we went and I, you know, and and we were good. But that was a one year and one year only. We cut things last year.
We cut 12 and a half positions, right? Last year as in this fiscal year. Um, and we're back again, right? And we're not the only ones. Half the states going through this. I've seen the reports. Everyone's waiting for the state aid numbers, you know, when
they're they're all hopeful that not there's no cuts with districts that were counting on extra money. And you throw into boot the health care waiverss, it's a very very very large amount. The healthcare waiver is bigger than the salary increases, substantially
bigger. Um, and it's not slowing down. So, we're at where we're at. Um, and you just have to adapt and overcome and picking what is best for your student and your population. Um, >> yeah. So, just so I'm clear though, the $400,000
is a contracted fee that the district pays to ESS and no, >> right? And that gives us four clinicians. Okay. We currently have two at the high school
and we would drop down to one at the high school level. >> So there would be none at the elementary school. >> No, it would be at the high school. >> Nick, I have one more question. I'm sorry. Um, with the if we were to vote
on the health care waiver, so healthcare being the a huge driving force as we mentioned earlier, would the 2.4 deficit be less? Meaning these reductions might look differently.
>> The healthcare waiver is just for healthare. >> So the 2.4 is not counting the health care impact. >> So we're 2.4 not counting healthare. >> Not counting healthcare. >> Okay. I I Okay, now I'm Barb's brain.
Um, going from Barb's brain, what about the potential negotiations for like teacher salary that's coming too? Like I know that's next year, but then that would be next year's budget that we're thinking. We're not working it in here. This this that
that doesn't count. >> I we've taken into account next year's budget uh negotiations. I picked a number uh and hopefully it's that hopefully it's less but it could be higher. Uh so
they're they're they're laughing in the back, you know. Uh I picked the number and I put it in there. They will Oprah the budget. They will try to figure out how much money Nick put in there. Uh but it's in there. Uh it's a respectable
number. Uh we'll just say that. like >> you don't know >> and and my my apologies guys I think I think that's that's certainly a certain committee and I think we should actually reserve that and more sorry >> but we've taken it to account so thank
you I know we've spent a lot of time on this much more to go in the future so you all so just to wrap this all up um the next couple of weeks we're going to be um we're going to have some business committee meetings as well we can pass some information around I will be making
I'll be going through the 20page checklist, numerous checklists to go through it. Once we're all done with that, I will share the full uh the spreadsheet, the confidential spreadsheet with with with information. You can go through it and take a look. Uh you're going to see all these cuts that we're putting in there because we literally say budget cut, budget cut,
budget cut. So if the question does pass, we just go back and just delete that line and it it refreshes that line and supports it. So it'll be a lot more discussion in the future. Uh March 24th is a tenative budget. It still has to go to the county. They still have to review it. They've already told us there was
something we wanted to cut and they're like, "No, you're not cutting that. We're not improving your budget if you do that." So, oh, we got to go back and change a few things. So, we've done this um thing with them before. So, we'll have to adapt and overcome and change a few things as well. And in April, you
you you know, that's your final budget you approve. Okay. So there will be more more on this in the future but we wanted to have this information out not only to get ready uh at this point we should have had state aid numbers so we should have been a lot more detailed um but we just don't have that information yet um
and the you know so the public is aware of what's going on and they can vote on that so thank you for this and I think we can go back to resuming order of business Dr. Pierro. >> Thank you Mr. McCree. All right, committee reports. We're going to start
with ED policy. >> The ED policy committee um met on February 17th at 6 PM. Committee members that were in attendance were myself, uh Tanya Leman, Anthony Ray, along with
Superintendent Mr. Piso, assistant superintendent uh Miss DeFazio, and director of special services Miss Johnson. The meeting began with a recap of the February professional development day presented by Miss DeFazio who reviewed the structure of the day, key
instructional focus areas, and staff feedback. Miss DeFazio also provided a summary of the recent 8th grade planning night, highlighting student and parent participation and the transition support shared for the high school course selection and academic planning. An
update on the public question community forum was provided, including participation trends and themes emerging from stakeholder feedback. Mr. DeFazio then presented a QAC update, reviewing the district's progress and ongoing preparations related to state monitoring
indicators. Dr. Piso and Miss Johnson led discussions on policy um 9200 and policy um 5350 reviewing current language and identifying areas for clarification and
pos potential revision. Draft language for consideration was provided by myself which would which included evaluate uh which will be included and evaluated for inclusion in an amended draft. Mr. Wait Mr. Mr. Johnson also present Miss
Johnson also presented an out of district analysis summarizing enrollment data, placement trends, and fiscal considerations for students. Dr. Piso concluded the agenda items with information regarding the upcoming Robinsville night off scheduled for
March 4th, including planning updates and anticipated community engagement. No formal actions were recorded. The next meeting for ed policy is on March 10th at 6 pm. >> Thank you, Dr. Gold. Questions?
>> I see none. Personnel >> Robinsville Board of Education Personnel Committee met on February 17th at 5:00 PM in the CSA office and via Zoom. In attendance were committee chair myself, Nadia Bandukta, board members Barbara Gould, superintendent Patrick Pizo, um HR manager Lisa Tremor, assistant
superintendent Christy DeFazio, and Nick McCree. Uh the committee reviewed the draft timeline related to upcoming administrative retirements and vacancies. Miss Tremor outlined anticipated milestones in the process and members discussed projected posting dates, interview schedules, and
transition planning to ensure continuity of leadership. The committee also reviewed proposed community input survey connected to the administrative transitions. Member discussed strategies to encourage stakeholder participation and considered how feedback would be incorporated into the selection process.
Miss Tremor then presented the February 2026 person personnel agenda, highlighting recommended appointments, leaves, and other personnel actions scheduled for board consideration. Clarifying questions were addressed to ensure alignment with district needs, policies, and of course the budget.
Superintendent Pizo provided an overview of the upcoming Robbinsville night off event scheduled for March 4th, noting its purpose and anticipated community engagement as an action item. The committee agreed to move the February 26 personnel agenda forward for board approval at the meeting tonight um at
the February 24th meeting. No additional future discussion items were identified. The next personnel committee meeting meeting is scheduled for March 10th at 5. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Muka. Questions? for business. Uh the business committee
met on February 19th to review facilities, finance, grants, security, and technology updates for the district. I wanted to pull out um two projects that are going on um that we want want to highlight. So, the two infrastructure projects that leverage outside
incentives and the PSNG um on bill repayment program. It's an idea to improve our facilities in a fiscally responsible way. So, the first project is the Pawn Road Middle School uh HVAC roof rooftop units. The total project cost is 1.4 million. We secured
incentives for $812,000 covering approximately 58% of that project. The net district cost is 592,000. That will be financed over 5 years at 0% through the PSNG on bill repayment. Um architects estimate range is between 1
and 1.4 million confirming costs are within expected market conditions. Uh this project addresses a aging HVAC infrastructure at Pond Road, captures significant outside funding and spreads the remaining cost over five years with no interest expense to the taxpayers. The second infrastructure project is the
high school LED lighting upgrade. Total project cost is $353,6744. Uh PSNG incentives of 67,397 covering approximately 19% of the project. Net district cost is $286,278. Again, financed over five years at 0%
through the PSNG on bill repayment. Architect's estimate for full LED fixture replacements are approximately 1.2 million. This targeted approach allows us to substantially improve lighting efficiency and quality at the fraction of a full replacement cost. We're also generating ongoing energy and
maintenance savings. So in summary, both projects demonstrate the same strategy, leveraging outside incentives, avoiding interest expense, improving building efficiency and reliability and protecting taxpayer money. We are modernizing our critical systems and maximizing utility funding opportunities
and doing so in a fiscally responsive manner. We also worked on replacement of the failing hot water heater pending uh delivery and scheduling at Poundro. We're addressing the damaged gym floor caused by an HVAC coil leak with repairs estimated between $60 and $100,000 and
being submitted to our insurance. HVAC repairs to rooftop units at Sharon total approximately 47,000. We also approved track repairs at the high school for 61,000 to address drainage and surface issues in advance of the spring season. On the finance side, we reviewed the ongoing bills list rotation schedule and
received an update on the public question and related go community engagement. We also are discussing the upcoming 262 27 budget timeline. The governor's address was delayed and state aid numbers are expected in mid-March. Mr. McCree presented tonight on
preliminary budget figures. Under grants and donations, the committee approved various scholarship donations and amended a small IDA prek grant carryover. Security updates included the official launch of the county OEM reunification task force with the first online meeting held on February 11th and
the first in-person meeting scheduled for February 25th. We also we are also reviewing trespassing signage across district properties. In technology, we submitted an grant application to upgrade aging fiber runs across the district. We've already begun testing and replacing outdated fiber
infrastructure at upon road. Upgrading connections in 33 classrooms, preparing our infrastructure for replacement of aging switches to modern standards. The next business committee meeting will be held on March 12th. Questions? Give credit to Mr. McCree and his team
for that. >> Media relations. Mr. Non >> I don't have it handy and we will actually publish that community relations online. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you Mr. Um any leison on reports? >> Public comment time will be allotted
allocated for public comment at this meeting. Members of the public wishing to address the board of education on agenda items must state their name, municipality and the group if any they represent. Member of the public shall not be permitted to speak until he or she is recognized by the presiding officer in accordance with district policy 0167. Each comment shall be
limited to three minutes. No participant may speak more than once. No dialogue between a speaker and a board andor superintendent shall extend the threeminut time limit provided herein. Live streaming of the meeting shall be for viewing only. The public will not have the ability to participate in public session comments unless they are
physically present at the meeting. Although the board encourages public comment, the presiding officer can interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant statement, question, or inquiry when it's too lengthy and may also interrupt and warn a participant when the statement, question, or inquiry is abusive, obscene, or may be defamatory. Moreover, the presiding
officer can request any person to leave the meeting when the person does not observe reasonable decorum. In adherence to the protocol established by the New Jersey School Boards Association, the board will use this public comment period as an opportunity to listen to residents concerns, but not to debate issues or enter into a question and answer session. Issues raised by members
of the public may require review and investigation and may or may not be responded to by the board and their superintendent during the meeting. All comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate. Can I get a motion to open public comment on agenda items only?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> I should say uh for half hour or 30 minutes. Okay. I'm sorry. Uh motion motion was Anthony and seconded by Rego. All in favor?
Welcome public comment. Just as a reminder, this is for agenda items only. Uh the budget is not on the agenda for approval tonight. So if you can if you want to talk about the budget, please bring it to the second
open public comment. Thank you. >> Anyone from the public? >> Public comment on agenda items. >> Seeing none, hearing none. Dr. >> I get a motion to close public comment on agenda items. >> Rego and audio.
>> The super >> All in favor. >> I'm sorry. All in favor? >> The superintendent recommends that the board of education approves the following personnel, education policy, and business action items. Uh, no. Uh, personnel appointments pending criminal background clearance were applicable and
any sour stipen less than the full term will be prrated to the start of that date. Roll call. >> We have a motion, please. >> Oh, I'm sorry. First a motion. >> Moved. Second. >> Dr. Gold and Mr. Nandon. Uh,
>> yes. >> Duka and Mr. Nandon. Any discussion? No discussion. And Dr. Pierro, >> roll call. >> Miss Bandukta, >> yes. >> Dr. Gold, >> yes. >> Miss Hildangelo,
>> yes. >> Mr. Howard, >> yes. >> Miss Leman, absent. Mr. Nandon, >> yes. >> Mr. Ray, >> yes. >> Dr. Pierro, >> yes. >> And Mr. Oldberg, absent. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you, everyone.
>> Is there any old business? Seeing none new business. >> Hey. >> Um. Oh, you want to go first? I can raise a hand next time. >> I'm really good at it. >> Go ahead. >> We just went to the coolest thing ever. So, I wanted to shout out the Muslim
Students Association. They invited us and they fed us and they gave us swag bags and they it was so cool and they had people like come and educate us and talk to us. It was their first annual. It's such a good job. I hope they have a second and a third and
a millionth. Um, and I just wanted to really honor the students who put so much. There was a balloon arch. Um, they put so much work into it and they were so excited to see us and they really did such a nice job inviting community um, and making that a really all-inclusive
event. So, big shout out to them. >> Thank you. Yeah. So, um couple of items. One, I did actually forward um some amendment to the AI policy uh to the policy team. Appreciate if the committee would actually review
that and see if there are any feedback. The second is uh very much related to the grades grading. I'm still hearing a lot of questions from the parents around the gradings and I wanted to ask the administration if there is any work that has been done on that particular stuff
and any updates that administration can provide as to what's happening in that space. >> Absolutely. So we are um having ongoing reviews of our our grade books um especially at the high school level. Um we've had ongoing conversations with
administration as well as individual families um parents that have brought concerns to us. Um we are looking to do another analysis from marking period trends. Um so as we inch into the third marking period we would have a more
comprehensive viewpoint. Um I will be presenting on that and summarizing that and upcoming ed policy and community relations meetings. Um, as of right now, um, we feel very strongly about the grade books that are presented and, you know, are validating the concerns that
some families have and are asking them to, of course, please come forward, um, reach out to us, speak to teachers as well. They can provide the best context for your their child's grading experience. Um, and we are also here as a curriculum department to answer any level of questions. Um, and again, we
always take a look at trends. We do not I know some concerns came up regarding GPA um and an analysis across particular grade levels. We do not compare different graduating classes GPA because the experiences are relatively different based on staffing enrollment um what
type of offerings that they do have. But again, we can look at specific cohorts across grade levels. I know some concerns came up around juniors. Um so we'll continue to do that work and as of course please reach out to us if you have specific concerns again best place
to start is with teachers administration and then with the curriculum department. So always willing to have those ongoing conversations. Um and again I will be providing significant updates in the upcoming ed policy and community relations meetings. >> Thank you Christie. And I think it'll be good for you know students who are
already going through some stress and the parents who are going through stress to have the ability to not only come back but you know also know that we still open for the feedback on this one. We still working on this one which is good. Thank you. Um there any other new business?
Seeing none public comment on school related matters. Time will be allocated for public comment at this meeting. Members of the public wishing to address the board of education on agenda items must state their name, municipality, and group, if any, they represent. A member of the public shall not be permitted to speak until he or she is recognized by
the presiding officer. In accordance with district policy 0167, each comment shall be limited to three minutes. No participant may speak more than once. No dialogue between the speaker and their board and or superintendent shall extend the three-minute time period within. Live streaming of the meeting shall be for viewing only and the public will not
have the ability to participate in public session comments unless they are physically pres present at the meeting. Although the board encourages public comment, the presiding officer can interrupt, warn or terminate a participant statement, question or inquiry when it's too lengthy and may not and may also interrupt and warn a participant when the statement, question
or inquiry is abusive, obscene or may be defamatory. Moreover, the presiding officer can request any person to lead the meeting when that person does not observe a reasonable decorum. Adherence to protocol established by New Jersey School Boards Association and the board will use this public comment period as an opportunity to listen to residents concerns but not debate issues or enter
into a question and answer session. Issues raised by members of the public may require a review and investigation and may or may not be responded to by the board or superintendent during the meeting. All comments will be considered and response will be forthcoming if appropriate. The board of the Robinson board of
vacation opens public comment on school related Can I get a motion to open uh pu public comment on school related matters for a period of 30 minutes? Dr. Gold and Mr. Ray. All in favor?
Public comment is open on school related items. >> Hi Nin County Robinsville. Um I wanted to say first of all thank you for all the meetings and all the conversations that you have had with people. A lot of people had answers to their questions
and it really helped. But as um you guys just put up the um budget and the questions are pouring to me and I'm not going to ask them because I want people to still address them to you. So I guess
the best way to ask you how they can address it I think is just by emailing you because I think you are not going to have the those meetings anymore. So that's that that I wanted to make sure that everybody hears that. And the second thing that I wanted to ask you is you do guys see I hope you all noticed
that with everything that just went up why people are questioning everything that you're putting on the question because now a lot of things that you guys said that this is definitely this and this is definitely that is not going to happen. Definitely maybe one year, maybe two year, maybe three year. So
that's where the problem is coming from. And the third thing is yes um when you put those six things at the top that you said which one is more important and which one is not obviously the busing compared to mental health is has least
um importance but again if people are ve willing to pay for it by not having it but then it's going to be completely up to the parents of what they want to do. I personally 15 years I drove my children to and from the schools. So I never used the busing and my children
are only 1.9 miles from the schools. So um I'm not saying that everybody should but it's a personal choice is a family choice and also I wanted to ask you guys um about the charter schools. You guys are talking about the charter schools and that we are having. A lot of people
have asked me what are the rules of the charter schools that um is different than from the public schools because a lot of people have not put their children into charter schools. They don't know what is the rules why why can't we be like them or why can't we
just do in a way that people don't need to go to the charter school. So if you could explain a little bit more about the charter schools I think that would really really help. And also then um you guys are talking about the um cutings and what we are going to do and the 15
people here and 10 people there and then we going to cut this and we're going to cut that and is it a possibility that we put money next to that like when you are cutting the 15 people how much money is going to be uh saving and when you are cutting the uh mental health you put
400,000 but 400,000 is it for the first year or is it for the second year or both years together or is it going to be continuous? And when you putting for the um school bus the same thing. So um you guys are coming up with the numbers and you're bringing up numbers and it is good that
you're talking about it. It is very good because now it is uh the for the point of transparency is very much promising but I want to know have you guys brought it up to the township? What does the township say? What are what do they suggest to you to do? I know they are different. I know and I know that they
are not going to help you because they are different entity with different hours and different time and everything else. But my money is coming to both of you. So I want you guys to talk. Thank you. Good evening everyone. Mahash Sha
Robbinsville resident. I have a few questions. Um so if the referendum is going to get no vote for example my question is when will be the next referendum right whether it will go to the same special
election or it will be held in November I don't know. So that's something we want to know. Second question is um let's say if it goes through yes what then will we be in the same situation after 2 years we will
be uh talking about the same stories after 2 years like okay we will have to cut this program and that program so that's something we want to understand and what are the steps that school is taking so that we won't be in the same situation after two years if the
referendum receives yes vote And I am I'm extremely disappointed with the uh direction that we are changing with respect to program reduction. So uh one of the BOA member already pointed out that for past 3 months we have been
talking about sports, clubs, extracurricular activities reduction in all those programs right but now today I looked at the slides and it's a completely different list. We we brought in mental health program as well in there. So it seems like we don't have a
clear direction or we we we lack clear direction in terms of what programs we are going to cut down. We should have a very specific detailed list with the if else conditions like okay if this is going to happen then this is the program that's going to get cut and by this much
amount that's the list I haven't seen. So and that actually raises questions around do we have real clear direction in terms of what we are going to cut. So that kind of fluctuating direct fluctuating direction in terms of program reduction that's not going to help anyone right I mean it it seems
like we are ourselves we are not clear what we are going to cut so that's something um I think all the community members they really want want a clear direction what we are going to exactly cut and we have to stand by those um whatever items we have listed down in
terms of cut we have to stand by that if we cannot keep changing oh today we are going to cut this and tomorrow we are going to cut had right. I understand like eventually as you mentioned um mo most of the programs they are going to be affected eventually but that timeline
also it matters. So we need to understand the timeline as well. So thank you. So, we do want to say something. You want to >> Sure. >> So, the public knows as well. >> Um, so we had quite a campaign from the public school standpoint when it comes
to community outreach. Um, we hosted a slew of sessions at every building. Um, starting in January up until the end of February. Um, Sharon Elementary School, we had sessions, Pawn Road Middle School as well as Robinsville High School where we discussed these buckets. The presentation is also online. Um
something that I also want to highlight and of course our administrative team um hosted coffee talk sessions to come in and really address these opportunities. So um we have been discussing this for quite some time now um related to the presentation that you saw today and the
buckets of the impact that would occur um from this budget. With that being said, we do have one more session underway this Thursday. We have a Zoom webinar session that will be hosted by the administrative team. Uh you can find all the information right when you go on
our district website. It will pop up for you as a pop-up message. Um again, that's at 6:30 this upcoming Thursday. Um there is a Google form. If you do have questions that you would like us to respond to, we ask that you please populate those questions in the Google
form and we'll be sure to answer them during that webinar session. Any questions that are not answered during the webinar, we will follow up with individuals that leave their email address in that form. Um and we will also post the questions as well as the answers on the website. >> Yes. So, and just a caveat to that, you
know, we've we've presented phase one, phase two in public for over four about four months now. We're sticking to that. Uh we've had those meetings in the afternoons and so one one in the mornings, one per building and then in the evenings for those people who could
not make those sessions. uh very direct, very open dialogue and back and forth that we've had with everybody. Um and I just want to point out that you know almost every administrator has been to almost all those meetings and the amount of effort uh from our administrative
team for the last two months. I'm very proud of them. I'm very happy to be a part of them and call them uh you know my fellow employees and and and and fellow fighters for for the students in the community that we are supporting at large. So, thank you to all the
administrators for doing all this extra work above and beyond. No extra pay. Uh, I know somebody was going to ask about that, but I'm very very happy to be with them. Um, and we joke around. We're actually also trauma bonding. Um, with with all the questions that we're getting from the public, a lot of
misinformation out there. Um, you vote how you want. Uh, you know, this is your town. Um, once again, we will support your decision and how we move forward and address those actions. Um, and you do have your representatives who nine of you are on this board and we're elected
by the public and representative we were a republic and we shall operate as a republic. So, thank you. >> Um, and the the only other thing I'd like to layer on there is is any any email that was sent with a question was answered. We posted those questions on
um on the uh the site that we um that we have set up where we have all the information housed and um I was willing to go to speak with any any group and did speak with several groups. Uh I also extended the
invitation for any person to come as an individual into my office and some people took me up on that. Um, and we still have some days to go. If anyone would like to meet with me personally or or meet with any member of the team here, we are fully available and we we
will set up times to accommodate your schedule and uh that's been the case for this entire process and that'll be the case until the vote and that will continue to be the case regardless of the outcome after the vote.
Um, so, uh, we're we're not only willing to answer questions, we want to answer questions and and we'll do everything we can to, uh, to meet people where they are, uh, in a in whatever forum suit best suits them.
>> Just a quick clarifying question. Uh just with regards to the vote, I know the comment that was made earlier about you know us possibly wavering on what might be different. I I want to clarify that we are bound by the question that
we put out. Um and if we can just state that for the record for the community to know that that is what we're sticking by because it is in writing. It is what they're voting on and they can trust at least that transparency is how we've written it is how we will follow. >> And I'll piggy back on that one. Thank
you Nadia. I think you know we would be discussing all options many options like you know this is our dirty laundry for us to actually kind of you know look through everything but as Nadia said that's the direction there is a question that is completely decided as to what
that particular direction is and we're not wavering from that of course we'll still be discussing options doesn't mean that we are actually wavering from the direction because we still need to kind of be open to everything >> and that we didn't vote vote on a budget
tonight. There was no vote. Like that's another thing that needs to be clear. Um so if anyone is watching tonight, there was not a vote on any particular budget. There was not a vote on any cuts or reductions. Like this was just a discussion of what potentially could
happen. Um and that further discussions will continue to happen in our committee meetings as well as on the March 24th meeting. Um before we vote, >> I I would just like to, you know, just clarify, uh, you know, some things about
what our approach was. Uh, I've often pointed out just how great of a team we have here. And, uh, this is the best team I've ever worked with, and I've worked with some some great people. And when we talk about these cuts, as painful as they were, this was all of us
coming together uh and and making difficult decisions as a team. And um I I there were there was there was nothing that was minimized. Everything was given full deference. We looked at all of the informations that
all the information that was presented. mental health was was actually part of one of the presentations about we could actually get to that point. Um so that was actually presented as as an option. So um I have a great deal of confidence
in this team. uh and this was this was what came out as our best thinking and that's why I uh I put this forward as what our administrative plan was without hesitation because after speaking with
the members of my team that's this is the best solution that that we felt was available. Having said that, we're always we're working every day of the week to get better. Uh but I I just want to commend the team for the great work they put in to be able to put together a
plan that consisted of some some really really difficult decisions and um I thank them for their work and and I'm honored to work with them every day. >> I want to thank everybody for the discussion tonight. I also want to address something that Nusheen said at
the end. Um yes that you know uh the mayor and town council and the board of education does have delineation between our responsibilities but also there is some overlap and I do want to give credit where credit's due. Uh Mayor Todd has been very involved and very um you know helpful in different aspects of
this process and so him and his team you know we do thank we will continue to try to work together wherever we can. Um but you know those communications are happening and they are something that we are looking to leverage going forward too. Thank you for that. All right. Uh, can I get a motion to close public
comment and adjourn the meeting? >> Before we close, uh, just to clarify, um, for those who are watching at home, there is another session as Christy pointed out this Thursday. There is a Google form that can be filled out. What is the deadline to post a question if someone so wants to,
>> we're receiving uh, questions up until the night of you can still post while we're in the presentation. It's just you may not get a live response, but we will respond to that form. And this is all just again to reiterate, this is towards the public vote next Tuesday, March 10th, and voting hours are from 6:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Correct. At the Robinsville High School. >> All right. Can I get a motion to close public comment and adjourn the meeting? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Dr. Golden. >> All in favor? Hi.