for e e for e e for e e e e e e e e e for e e e e for e e e e e e e e e for e e e e e e e e for e e e for e e for for e e e for e for for for for e Kev a motion to return to public session I'll make that motion you have a second second all in favor uh we're going to enter the public participation section of the agenda agenda items only each member of the public may speak a maximum of 3 minutes please state your name and address for the record give seeing no one I'm going to close the um public participation uh we're going to go into the principal report good evening superintendent go president Bayamon vice president quintella our esteemed board members Rosa Park Community and families thank you for allowing me to speak tonight at tonight's board meeting it is an honor to be here I'm excited to share the great things that we're doing at robertt Gordon in school I'm thankful to all the great parents students and staff that I get to work with every day let me just take a minute to get you up to speed on what's been happening thus far our year started out great I was welcomed with a lovely meet and greet by the PTA and I had the pleasure of getting to know the RG family staff and students we quickly got to know each other and I was impressed to see how our students learn and enjoy being together we are so lucky to have such a tight-knit community our PTA is truly the best they had a fall festival that was truly amazing and a neon party that is right around the corner they do wonderful fundraisers and go above and beyond for our RG students our littlest RG students kick the year off with a trip around the block to the library our preschoolers met with Librarians read some books and had a fun walk back our Rosel Park Librarians came to our school monthly to spend time with our pre kindergarten students our preschoolers also held a pet drive and collected supplies for Animal Shelter alter they wanted to help out our furry little friends this winter one of our students in first grade had their artwork selected to be displayed at the NJ Performing Arts Center she was one of 30 students out of all of New Jersey to receive this honor our art teacher Mrs renello accompanied her to receive this award from the art Educators New Jersey and the NJ Pack her artwork was seen by 25,000 people what an accomplishment we had an awesome Winter concert Mrs cogwell and Mr Sanchez always put on a great great show I was so impressed with our students Musical and instrumental talents student council members were elected in our school I'm so proud of all their speeches and how they were delivered they were confident and well spoken I look forward to working with our fifth grade students speaking of fifth grade students our lead program started as well we are so fortunate to have an awesome Police Department in our town that is involved in our schools we also started safety patrol in our school we interviewed students selected fifth grade students that show leadership qualities to assist our youngest members of the school coming into the building each morning they love doing it and the students love being greeted by their peers in fourth grade we submitted videos for the steam tank challenge this popular program gives students the chance to invent modify or use problem solving SKS skills to solve real world problems we will be sure to keep you updated on our progress I'm expecting big things from this group of students our student council along with Aldine and Sherman student council collected supplies to fill stockings for our Roso Park Senior Citizens Roso Park Police Department and our crossing guards it is great to have the opportunity to teach our children the importance of giving back lastly we did a schoolwide pajama collection in condu in conjunction with Scholastic Books we collected 87 pairs of pajamas for every pair of pajamas donated Scholastic will donate a brand new book to go to a school facing adversity last week was no name calling week it is observed during the third week of January to educate students teachers and the public on the harms of name calling our RG students sign the no name calling pledge in the office this should serve as a reminder that each student of RG pledged against name calling and in in support of anti-bullying we encourage our families to speak to their children about the importance of this pledge in our classrooms we are for fortunate to be working with literacy coaches from Ruckers University they assist in the instruction of our writing curriculum with the goal of improving students writing and their writing scores our standard space instruction program in math and language arts start in the fall and will continue into the spring this program targets students needs by analyzing prior assessments our enriched art and band practice are in full swing we are proud to announce that we have started student of the month at rabert Gordon each month will focus on a new character trait this month focuses on the character trait of kindness I read a quote recently that I'd like to share too often we underestimate the power of a touch a smile a kind word a listening ear an honest compliment or the smallest Act of caring all of which have the potential to turn a life around practicing kindness on a daily basis contributes to the creation of a better and more compassionate World ultimately practicing kindness on a daily basis contributes to the creation of a better and more compassionate World small acts of kindness collectively make significant impact on society we are hoping our little school is doing just that each teacher nominated a student that is always kind to their peers and the staff at Robert Gordon they gave an example of how they displayed kindness in and out of the classroom I'm so proud to have some of our students here this evening I will call each name and briefly read each what the teacher wrote about them when I call your name please go up to the front of the auditorium to receive your certificate unfortunately we had a few sick children so I'm glad some of them were able to make it in Miss Cruz's class elegant Rose Weir Miss Lopez's class Arya [Applause] Garcia Mrs Pano's class Somaya Howard Mrs Perez's class Atlas OA Miss Aras class anay ye and Nai is always showing kindness through the willingness to help the classmat Ates the generosity to help others is admirable he never hesitates to help the friends zip up their jackets and shoes when needed the empathy towards the peers encourage them to treat one another as kindness as well miss Warren's class Christian [Applause] Camilo CJ is always respectful to his teachers and classmates he's one of the sweetest boys I've met CJ always says please and thank you let students go before him in line and puts forth his best effort in School Miss G's class Bella valiz Mrs Longo's class Zoe Newan [Applause] Zoe always has a smile on her face she offers to help others and cares about their feelings Zoe also has wonderful manners miss my cheek's class Daniela casalis Martinez Daniela is the kindest student in the classroom she frequently assists her classmates with their classroom jobs each day she finds friends to pack helps friends pack up their belongings if they're pulled out for Services she helps any student that needs assistance and with their laptop even if it's not her assign job she is warm and friendly is always looking to help Miss seagull's class Malia Figaroa Malia is kind and respectful to all teachers and staff she always offers to help Malia is always kind to her friends and peers she is patient with them and always uses kind words Mrs connell's class Savannah Julius I've selected Savannah because she always gives everyone a smile that puts everyone in a good mood she welcomes her classmates to work with and play with her Miss sain's class Sophia Rodriguez [Applause] Vieira Miss huxford class Benjamin Garcia oh sorry sorry Sophie I didn't see you when I heard the theme of the mon was kindness I immediately thought of Sophia Sophia is always the first one to reach for a door and help someone pick up something off the floor a spill on the classroom Sophia will help you a new student Sophia will make you a welcome basket filled with a kind note and a sweet treat Sophia's a pleasure to have in class okay Miss kubaba is class Julia Bayamon Julia is always kind to her classmates and the teachers at school she has been welcomed wel coming to new students in our class and is always willing to help others so a pleasure to have in our class Mr Lyon's class Leila jovic Miss marasco's class Emma Figaroa Emma shows kindness inside and outside the classroom I notice Emma pulls her peers first before herself and the small things she does she always wants to help others including her teachers Elma helps peers during due work or wants to help catch them up on work they missed at the end of the day Elma P packs up quickly and voluntarily picks up papers pencils and other stuff on the floor that belongs to someone else in the trash she always helps other students thank you can we give them a big round of [Applause] applause for [Applause] okay are there any committee reports seeing none uh we'll roll into the superintendence report good evening parent sorry parents if you if you want to take a minute to uh take your children home you're more than free I mean you're more than welcome to uh take them home now thank you where's everyone going thank you good evening parents community staff and esteemed board members though we had our reorganization meeting I did not get the chance to personally wish you all a happy healthy and prosperous 2024 I want to begin by first welcoming our newly elected board member Michael an Regan and our student representative Alandra Mahia I also want to especially thank our former Board member Miss Lucy figuro for her services to the Rosal Park School District while as a member of our board and at this moment I would like to call her up so that we could give her a little token of our gratitude Miss figorito if you could please come [Applause] up your [Applause] e as we embark on the second half of the school year and as we reflect on the past month I am pleased to share with you some key highlights and updates from our school district we have lots to celebrate at the high school we had the fall Sports Awards in which we honored 119 Varsity athletes in total we have 187 athletes partici participating in Fall Sports this year including JV so about 1ir of our school they also had their winter holiday concert and during the concert honored the trim music Honor Society IND dues the various bands chors and the growing dance teams performed to a very well attended did concert in this Auditorium the high school classes have been fundraising with some creative ideas it was also wonderful to see all the help given to jod Bam as the students passed out the collected toys from the Rosel Park Community to the families the college acceptances have started to roll in and there is excitement in the air as students making early commitments share their news in addition I am so proud to share that this year's 2023 Children's Miracle Network hospitals New Jersey Champion is our very own high school student Isaac Lima I have not if you have not yet read his inspirational story I strongly encourage you to do so by visiting our district website at Aline School the fifth grade sponsored senior citizens for a lunch on where students were paired with a guest interviewed them served them lunch played games sang for them and then wrote them a letter at Aldine student character Council has also begun and they had their coin drive with their advisers Miss Dina cashen and Miss Becky lawick chaperoned them after on a shopping spree trip where they purchased toys for needy students at Aline and in our community at Robert Gordon though you heard some of the great things they're already doing they have started their student of the month where each month the school focuses on a new character trait this month's focus on the character trait was kindness and at Robert Gordon they have also started their safety patrol in fourth grade students submitted their videos for the steam tank challenge which is a popular program giving students the chance to invent modify and use problemsolving skills to solve real world problems Robert Gordon also participated as you heard into schoolwide pajama collection in addition I am also very pleased and proud to share that our very own Miss Beaver from Rosel Park Robert Gordon school was accepted to speak at the 2024 New Jersey stem conference at Caldwell University please log into to our district website so you could see more details and we are so very proud of her our prechool classes had a wonderful visit with Council woman Lions she read a story to each preschool class Miss faith from the library visits one school each week to read to our preschool and kindergarten classes the preschool staff were provided with the math literacy Workshop by Muriel Rand it was a great Workshop which provided our teachers with strategies that they could apply in their classrooms at Sherman the second graders collected canned goods for the Cassano Center as well as pet supplies for the animal shelter they collected 71 pajamas for their pajama drive and the student council members from Aline Robert ORD and Sherman together collected supplies for over 75 stockings for the Rosell Park Senior Citizens and the Rosell Park Police Department at the middle school the National Junior Honor Society students participated in writing 330 letters to the makea Wish Foundation and also volunteered to stuff 700 holiday grams for the Middle School PTA tryouts were held for the middle school basketball teams and the season is on the way the Middle School New newspaper Club under the direction of Miss Radford and Miss Platt Sher their first edition for this school year which includes interviews and other articles written by our very own middle school students our athletic department had a dynamic fall season our football team demonstrated resilience with a 65 record meanwhile our girl soccer soared the quarterfinals boy soccer reached the semi-finals and girls volleyball showcased their prowess in the state tournament semi-finals additionally our girls tennis team made a commendable run advancing to the quarterfinals 187 students participated in our fall season and dozens were involved with the band and other clubs marking a high percentage of student involvement a season filled with achievements and memorable moments in response to a growing demand for inclusivity in sports Rosal Park High School took a bold step by launching a girls wrestling program recognizing the passion and potential among among young female athletes Community Leaders collaborated with local schools to provide opportunities for girls to engage in this empowering sport the initiative aimed not only to promote physical fitness but also to foster a sense of equality breaking down barriers in traditionally male dominated athletic Pursuits the program quickly gained support from parents coaches and the community marking a significant milestone in Rosell Park and encouraging young girls to pursue their athletic dreams it is encouraging to witness the dedication and hard work of our students teachers and our staff their commitment to Excellence is truly commendable and it continues to shape the positive learning environment within our Rosal Park schools at the board office our technology department has begun to a project to consolidate all old technology districtwide inventory it and auction it off to free up space and generate funds for the district the special services department with the assistance of ESS work to attain and fill all of our power professional positions there are few temporary powers and positions but they have expressed an interest in remaining with the district and ESS is in the process of offering them employment guidance Department had the pleasure to participate in training with 13 High School staff members in a dayong youth Mental Health First training the training equipped participants with the resources and to know how to respond to students experiencing a mental health crisis the training was provided for free through grant program with the Mental Health Association of New Jersey the department also welcomes Miss Jackson as a new middle school counselor Miss Jackson will be working with students with the last names M through Z the high school guidance team has been learning of many college acceptance from students Rosel Park High School students have been accepted to over 30 colleges universities and trade schools programs this year I'm excited to report the acceptance of one of our top senior Leila Torres Garcia to Columbia University for those of you who do not know the local tap into was the high was at the high school right before the winter break and did a feature on Lila and other recent grads who attend ivy league universities the article link can also be assessed in our district website from the curriculum Department currently focused on updates to ELA and math standards preparing plans to update our curriculum for September 2024 specifically they are inching cure to committing to an updated phonic sequence and assessment tool for grades K to2 with the help and input of our school administrators and teachers the New Jersey high-intensity tutoring Grant has been reissued to third and fourth grade and the curriculum Department worked on the submission of an updated plan for March 2024 through December 2024 which focused to include summer support for our students buildings and grounds continue their lighting upgrade at the high school fire alarm upgrade at the high school has been completed completed and replacement of exterior door at the high school which was a qac visit recommendation for compliance was also completed we continue to ensure all our district facilities are ready for CAC inspections and unannounced announced County Office visits looking ahead we have exciting plans and initiatives in the pipeline that aim to enhance the overall educational experience of our students your continued support and engagement are invaluable as we strive to create an environment where every student can strive I am beyond grateful to you the parents and the community members for the ongoing support given through meetings calls messages just to name a few our ongoing communication will only make us better our collaborative efforts truly make a difference in the lives of our students to stay updated on the latest news and events within our school district please visit our website your active participation in our school Community is vital and we encourage you to attend meetings join committees and engage in an open communication as we move forward let us continue working together to create a nurturing and inspiring educational environment for our students with your support we can achieve great things and ensure a bright future for every child in Rosell Park School District thank you thank you superintendent okay we're g to get into the agenda items on the Personnel agenda items 1 through 15 number one staff appointments number two Title One AP preest tutoring number three ESL supplemental Support Program number four staff resignation number five spring coaches 2023 2024 number six maternity leave number seven maternity leave replacement change number eight toileting stien for Aline number nine High School Proctor 20123 2024 number 10 portfolio appeals process class number 11 salary adjustments number 12 business administrator board Secret AR consultant Services addendum number 13 FMLA change number 14 staff-led professional development 15 breakfast and lunch Proctors for 20123 2024 motion to table number five second have a second I'm sorry yes second yes okay all in favor I anyone opposed so we're tabling number five spring coaches 2023 2024 okay okay okay we have a motion to approve 1 through 15 for with the exception of number five make that motion I have a second are there any questions roll call please vice president Constance quintella yes Sue carlstrom yes Michael Anne Regan yes Dr Brittany Kirkland yes Cindy Meo yes yes Chris Monroe president Paul bante yes motion passed education agenda items 16 through 22 number 16 termination of contract number 17 intern affiliation agreement 18 conference attendance request 19 2023 2024 school year tuition and transportation number 20 educational trip requests number 21 New Jersey Association of school business officials training plan number 22 harassment intimidation bullying incidents can I have a motion to approve make that motion I have a second second any questions he none can I have a roll call please vice president constant quintella yes Susan carlstrom yes Michael an Regan yes Dr Britney kurtan yes Cindy Meo yes Chris Monroe yes president Paul bamon yes motion passed under business agenda items 23 through 29 and addendum 1 2 three monthly certification 24 approval of bills 25 approval of minutes 26 secretary treasur report sorry 27 auction items 28 use of buildings and grounds 29 approval of real property lease okay and then the one additional approval of bills can I have a motion to approve make that motion have a second second com I received while eror correct thank you I'm sorry do we have a second any questions hearing none roll call please vice president constant quintella yes with abstention to 28c Susan carlstrom yes Michael Anne Regan yes Dr Brickley Brittney Kirkland yes with an extension on number 25 Cindy Meo yes with an sorry exstension on 28c Chris Monroe president Paul bamon yes motion passed extensions on 28c and 25 is there any continuing business new business any new business yes um so Jennifer marar is not here but I wanted to give the report for the Middle School the Middle School PTA their next meeting is February 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the middle school and any 8th grade parents please remember to join the eighth grade group on Facebook thank you I have a report as well uh for the yion County School Board Association the next meeting is February 7th the topic is budget development during inflationary times um and then also I wanted to just make a note that the Union County School Board asso Association is hosting their event unsung heroes the nominations for it are they close on February 5th um and then also something that I realized is that the event for unsung heroes is on March 5th which I believe we currently have a meeting scheduled for so I wanted to kind of put it out there if we could address the meeting so that we can go to support the high school student that'll be recognized I also have some new business um on January 18th CAG held their first meeting of the new year at lios it was a pleasure to introduce myself as a new liaison to the group we enjoyed some wonderful treats together and had productive discussion their next meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 15th anyone else yes um so I have a one a few things actually because I wasn't at the reor or meeting last month but um one thing is for the technology committee I'm not on a committee this year but uh I did watch the meeting uh Dr Kirkland's entire swearing in was on mute the live chat was also off and so no one could comment to notify anyone is there a way we can do a soundcheck prior to the meetings going live so that doesn't happen again and have and have someone also watch the live feed to make sure that everything is working and clear unfortunately you know she can't get that moment back but uh it's good for us to work on that so that doesn't happen again in the future um so whoever is on the technology Committee just so I guess we can follow up on that um next is I want to congratulate the new president and vice president um so for new business the main thing I will love for us to do I'm first off I like that the table is like this so we can talk to each other and not like straight down like it's great um but the one thing that I definitely want to do as far as new business is the communication amongst us as board members um I watched the meeting and I watched how the votes were going down and I could be honest and say that I cringed the yes yes abstain yes yes yes no stuff um I said to myself this is going to be 2023 all over again because in 2023 2023 this board was called racist homophobic transphobic and a lots of another name names in the book I have faith that this year was going to be a lot different for things that you guys probably don't even see um we had a great opportunity on day one to set a positive tone for this year we had the opportunity to show the public that that we will have a better year and bring Focus back to the kids the reason why I had that false confidence is due to what the public don't see here on their days Lauren who I look at as the OG on the board anytime I had an issue or needed Clarity on something I would reach out to him and Paul they always walk uh they always took the time to sit with me for an hour or two and we always go over everything and we will always walk away positive I always kept it one 100 with them and I thought I was getting the same respect another thing people don't see is my relationship with constant and Cindy anytime we had an issue I hit constant up she hit me up and next thing you know I'm on W Walnut Street for an hour with Cindy we could call each other from time to time and talk for like 30 minutes we agree on things way more than we disagree Jim a car I have no relationship with but she knows that if she if I needed something to say to her I will and although we don't agree on anything I me just Jim M car we don't agree on anything y'all know that I can still be cordial and work with her at the conference in Atlantic City unplanned Britney and I ran into constant Lucy and Paul in that moment we had a great time and it was probably the highlight of the week for me we later had a great Retreat and I felt that we were all in a better place again on day one we had a great opportunity to show the united front the reason the votes happened the way they did was because there are n people on this board but it seems like only five people that make all the decisions and the four of us are sitting here like ducks respectfully if I wanted to be a president or vice president I would reach out to each board member and let them know my interest and if and if I would have their support no one reached out to me because they knew they didn't need my support they got together and decided who was going to take it this year and didn't consider anybody else I reached out to the Pres president at the time Lauren at the time prior to that meeting to remind him that I wouldn't be able to attend and I had an idea but he never hit me back I found that weird because like I said before anytime I reached out to him he always hit me back but after I saw the meeting I understood why he thought I was going to ask for a position and I didn't want to he didn't want to let me down so he avoided the conversation I kind of looked at that as a compliment but I didn't want I didn't want a position this year so if constant would have reached out to me I would have told her yes if she wanted to be president you got my full support and possibly everyone else's the only thing I would ask is that let Britney Dr Kirkland be vice president same with Paul if Paul told me he wanted to be president Paul knows I supported him last year and I would have supported him this year but I would have to say to him also I will support you but you must support Dr Kirland as vice president as well how amazing it would have been if we as a board decided collectively who would be president and vice president and we all stood up here and said yes to each other that would have been amazing just giving the respect to the other board members without notice of what your plan is will be would have been great you guys did the same thing last year when you brought the lawyer in you left everybody out expected us to just jump on and agree with you and now you guys are doing the same thing again not one person here can tell me publicly or the public while Dr Kirkland is not qualified to be president or vice president of this board not one of you even gave her a chance of a conversation you know she has been wanting to do it for the past two years what makes either of you a better choice is it because you can't control her are you intimidated by her experience in education oh uh the other thing is oh she's not a parent but guess what neither is Jim a car but because uh she's a friend you you guys are okay with her and as far as committees are concerned it's weird how every every every committee was played musical chairs with every committee except for the Personnel we all saw what happened last year so where's the trust the email that committee assignments came out and I laughed when I read these changes have been carefully considered to align with the skills and expertise of each member with specific needs of the Committees I'm not sure if Miss know this but not one of them reached out to have a conversation to even see what committees we are good for or what we feel best at no one knows us better than us ourselves and not one consider reaching out to ask what committee do we want to be on had one of you said that hey do you want to be on finance committee I would have honestly said respectfully not this year opening up a new business numbers ain't my thing right now I'm tired of being the only one that's constantly reaching out my hand first I'm I'm tired of being the nice guy I'm tired of being having a disrespect with the other four members of this board I'm tired of staying silent publicly uh this this this not the energy I wanted to bring for 2024 but we have an opportunity to change all of that and this is not an attack this is more so a wakeup call everyone on here has something to offer and the community voted them in if we want to talk about elections last year this is no nothing against constant you know we we good but I just wanted as a as an example you know the perception of constant and she's not anything like people say she is y y heard me say it publicly but her perception almost had her beat by number five that just proves that people are tired of the nonsense that that happened and three of you up for election this year what you do now will either work for you or there's a chance you won't be back here next year we must be able to sit at this table with each other and comp compromise for the betterment of the students there's going to be times where we will vote on something that we at first do not agree with but we compromise if we can't compromise and communicate then why are we here why do we have to show up to meetings and commit committee meetings especially if you guys have your own personal meetings and make your final decision from there if you guys look bad we look worse what you do affects all of us and it sucks because I actually really really really like all you guys and but but I can't do this alone so the ball is in your court I'm ready to work as one as we are supposed to do we need to set an example for the future boards I don't know what happened in past boards I wasn't around I don't care I am here now and I'm focused on now in the future if the ball swings the other way next year and if any of you felt left out I will be right here defending you too because I will not be I would not want to be a hypocrite all I have is my word and my faith and so I will stand stand on my words to the end this back and forth control nonsense needs to stop there are nine people elected on this board let's act like it no one here has all the answers no one here is perfect no one no not one person's opinion is and decision should Trump anybody else's every one of us should have the same opportunities and equal voice that's all I'm saying and thank you and that's all all the community is asking for as well have a good night thank you anyone else hearing none we're going to open the public participation each member of the public may speak a maximum of three minutes please state your name and your address for the record Frank Ardo 409 Sheridan Avenue Rosell Park hi guys congratulations to the student uh and to everybody else uh I went to the meeting to the spec meeting and I one thing I was very happy about is that the representative was actually there I'm the vice president of the Middle School PTA I also am a parent of the PTA of the high school and at both meetings our representative wasn't there this seems to be a constant thing this is not only this year it was like last year also what I don't understand is if you are the representative to either the middle school or the high school and you cannot attend there's seven or eight of you other members up there that you could just call up and say hey I can't get to the meeting can you represent me it happens at the PTA meetings when the principal cannot attend the meeting the vice principal attends the meeting or if they can't a teacher is representative so somebody comes to the meeting and for both the middle school and the high school it's either been the Principal or the vice principal at every meeting so far this year and that has made me very very happy uh but like Chris was saying before I feel like there's a lack of communication between you guys saying hey I can't make that meeting can you you guys know when the meetings are they're scheduled on the calendars and if you don't reach out to one of the presidents or vice presidents of the PTA and they'll help you out we're we're here to work as team and so you guys can report back to everybody that cannot be at the PTA meetings and anybody that can't be here at the board they would hear what's going on at the board if you were at the PTA meetings telling them what happened at the meetings uh one other thing I wanted to bring up was we need to pay attention to when we I don't know when you guys are going to set the end of the year schedule for next year please do not make it on a Friday this year the school is ending on the 21st which is a Friday it's hurting a lot of people it is a Sabbath so when the graduation is attending they have to end before the sun comes down you also have Project Graduation and we have prom I don't know I I'm not sure if prom is on Friday but all I'm trying to say is when it's on a Friday the places that you try to book are now say double the price because it's on a Friday it's one of their Prime nights to make money from other people so now they're going to close down for project graduation or whatever is going on it's very hard for a business to do that and the price goes up for us parents to raise to help the students have a great time at their Project Graduation uh that's pretty much it guys thanks thank you hi Lucy figurita Rosel Park so I listen to what you said Chris and it's kind of funny because the last when they did the elections you weren't even here so nobody says that Britney's better than Sue or anybody else you weren't even here to vote so I know what you're doing and protecting and that's fine you should work as a team I feel that you don't and that actually goes for not only you Chris I think all of you do not work together the second thing is a liaison is presented to a school and it's to be there to understand what we need and to to be there so it came out January 16th and Britney we had a meeting yesterday you did not attempt so we could have I could sit here for hours and tell you what we discussed because we needed a lot of things and I think a board showing up would actually help achieve these goals if you can't make it fine I know you have my number you could have called me and told me you couldn't make it we all waited for you um so and um what you say for us there is no racism going on here at all everybody chose and picked who they wanted thank you thank you hi Vanessa Costa uh 617 Chester uh last year in our board meeting I understood that something was going to be done regarding coach uh salanka regarding the harsh comments that were made to uh student Christopher CA but it seems like it's business as always people don't change if there are no repercussions just taking him off the football team is not enough since this incident occurred during baseball season we understand that we do not know what punishment the board or the school did to the employee but we have been following closely and it seems like coach still Sal is still very involved um in activities throughout the town again I just don't see how you're protecting our children from bullies like him thank you thank you anyone else see a none closing the public participation uh president bamon I'd like to make a comment to the liaison so um in regards to the comment that was made around um like around the high school liaison so just so you know like every year it starts over in January um this is my first year being the high school liaison and so when I found out that the Cadence of the meetings I did have a prior commitment and so I will take the feedback that I could have reached out sooner um but I will be at the remaining meetings thank you um Kevin motion for adjournment I'll make that motion and second second all in favor I motion carries the next meeting the next schedule regular board meeting will be an open session held on Tuesday February 27th 2024 at 6 PM the board meeting will be held at the Rosal Park High School auditorium thank you and good night for