>> Tom Dovidio: All right, you are public. Let me just check on a computer that we are live. and we are live for everybody,
so If you would like to start everything, you are good to go. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay, thank you. Notice of meeting this meeting is an open session of the
Roselle Park Board of Education being held in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey.
Notice of this meeting was sent to the star ledger ledger, local source, and the Home News Tribune, the Borough Clerk School offices and the district website. Roll call, please.
>> Patricia Mawer: Christian Camilo. I'm not sure if he's here. >> Michael-Anne Regan: um, >> Patricia Mawer: Okay.
>> Jennifer Manno: You know. >> Patricia Mawer: Vice President, Marc Fernandez. Lucy
Figueredo. Zianfante. Dr. Brittany Kirkland. Jennifer
Manno. Gregory Polakoski. Constance Quintela. >> Tom Dovidio: She was here. >> Patricia Mawer: I know that's what I'm just. I can't see everyone. So bear with me. Sorry.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: She's in the people. >> Patricia Mawer: Okay, I'm going to say. She's here.
President. Michael Anne, Regan. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Flag salute. I pledge allegiance. >> Patricia Mawer: To the flag. >> Michael-Anne Regan: like of
the United States of America and to >> Patricia Mawer: State and to the republic for which state. >> Patricia Gois: Which stands one nation. >> Michael-Anne Regan: One under God, David. The Liberty. >> Patricia Mawer: With.
>> Patricia Gois: under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Executive session resolve that the Roselle Park Board of Education meeting
here by convenience to executive session for discussion of the following subjects Personnel attorney client privilege student matters.
It is anticipated that the executive session will take approximately 60 minutes. the board. May take action during public session. The Board shall return to public session,
following executive session at approximately 7 pm, The minutes of the executive session shall be released to the public. When the reason for the executive
session no longer exists, A motion to go into executive. >> Marc Fernandez: Motion. >> Lucy Figueiredo: Second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: All in
favor. >> Lucy Figueiredo: I, >> Michael-Anne Regan: Hey, we are now an executive. The move over to the Executive link. >> Tom Dovidio: A Constance.
It's the other link. If you need me to email to you, let me know For the executive Could you? >> Gregory Polakoski: Exactly. Could you? >> Tom Dovidio: Oh great. >> Constance Quintela: Can you email? >> Tom Dovidio: yeah, I'll email
both of, you know, >> Constance Quintela: All right, the new one. >> Gregory Polakoski: Thank you. >> Tom Dovidio: Yeah, give me one second. >> Constance Quintela: Christian, I don't know if you
there's another link for executive session, they're talking about the contract. >> Christian Camilo: Okay, thank you. I'll join that.
>> Patricia Mawer: Tom are you there? >> Tom Dovidio: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Did you see my text?
>> Tom Dovidio: Yeah, I did. I'm trying to give me a second. >> Patricia Mawer: Okay, I just want to make sure you saw it. Okay, no problem. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Brittany
English. Okay, it looks like we're here. um, Matt. May I have a motion to return to public session, please. >> Marc Fernandez: Motion.
>> Lucy Figueiredo: Second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: All in favor. >> Z Infante: I, >> Lucy Figueiredo: I, >> Michael-Anne Regan: I, >> Marc Fernandez: I,
>> Brittany Kirkland: I, >> Michael-Anne Regan: Each member of the public may speak a maximum of three minutes. Please state your name for the record. >> Tom Dovidio: Miss Board President. I'm going to bring
them in at one at a time and then they're going to leave the meeting. They will have to rejoin for the next portion of the meeting afterwards, for the
next comment section. Just so you are aware of it, okay? >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay, yes. Thank you.
>> Tom Dovidio: the first person is, >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. >> Marc Fernandez: do they know there are
>> Tom Dovidio: I know, I know we're a little late a little later than the seven, so they might have stepped away for a second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. >> Tom Dovidio: Do you want me to bring the next person in? oh,
>> Z Infante: There he is. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. I don't have the. Okay. Yes,
please begin when you're ready. >> Marc Fernandez: Glen, you're up. You're on mute.
>> Glen Robertson: I'm sorry, I'm just watching the meeting. I couldn't get on YouTube. >> Marc Fernandez: Glen, did you have a comment? >> Glen Robertson: No, not right
now. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Oh, okay. >> Marc Fernandez: Okay. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Um Mr. Dovidio, who is next? >> Tom Dovidio: Uh, George Ramirez. I just admitted him.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay, thank you. Hello Mr. Ramirez. >> Jennifer Manno: George Romney. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Mr. Ramirez. Are you here?
Mr. Ramirez. Would you like to comment on agenda items? >> Jorge Ramirez: You hear me? >> Tom Dovidio: Yes. >> Jorge Ramirez: Hello. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Yes, I hear you. >> Jorge Ramirez: Can you hear me? >> Michael-Anne Regan: Yeah.
>> Lucy Figueiredo: Now, we can hear you. >> Jorge Ramirez: Alrighty, I was just going over the agenda. I wasn't able to find the agenda before. Can I can you circle back to me in five minutes? >> Michael-Anne Regan: Sure.
>> Jorge Ramirez: Thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Do that. No problem. Mr. To Video, who's next? >> Tom Dovidio: Let me check the waiting room, one more time, but
I believe it was just those two people. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. All right. Mr. Ramirez, I can
give you another minute. I thought there would be other people. >> Jorge Ramirez: It's okay. I'll just speak during the public fortune then.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay, no problem. Talk to you, then. >> Jorge Ramirez: Thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: All right, closing the public participation agenda items only
and moving into the Principles report. >> Patricia Gois: Good evening, everyone. Today, the principal's report will not be given because we wanted to give the students
the ability to be recognized in person like we did to all the other schools. So we have moved on the Aldine school student Recognition to our April meeting because for
March, we have some of the recognition from our sports as well. as other items already pressing on the agenda, but we have already coordinated that and Mr.
Regan has already informed the families but I just wanted to let you all know that. That was the reason why I was changed because we did want to recognize the students and we wanted them
to be in person. Thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Hey, thank you, Miss Gois. So we are going to move into committee, chair reports. >> Patricia Mawer: Regan. We're
going to >> Michael-Anne Regan: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: the student, the board member. The student board member speak and then because she has another commitment to attend to Okay, thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Absolutely, you should go.
>> Patricia Mawer: Yes. >> Eunices Arevalo: Thank you. Good evening. First off with the semester wrapped up in midterms behind us, students are settling into the new semester with updated schedules and you
electives. counselors have also met with every grade to guide course selection. For next year and juniors are meeting one-on-one with their parents counselors to plan for senior year,
seniors are finishing up college applications and waiting for decisions with some already accepted, giving a sense of excitement for what's next and to add on to that the senior prom theme will be
revealed this Friday. Giving students another milestone to look forward to Students have also stayed busy outside of the
classroom. We recently had our junior gala last week which was a big hit. and that gave Juniors. A fun night to celebrate together.
Winter sports teams are finishing their seasons with athletes reflecting on their hard work and celebrating their accomplishments While coaches wrap up practices and prepare for end of season games in
tournaments at the same time spring sports are about to begin with tryouts and practices starting soon, giving students a
fresh chance to get involved and say active. And meanwhile 11th graders are preparing for their state testing next month. And
in this, it will be reviewing key material and strategies to perform their best. And I believe prep is also underway for the school musical. The
theme was an I believe it was Mamma Mia, and that is set for the third weekend in March, which tickets will be going on
sale soon. And overall the semester is moving very quickly. But students are saying focused involved and looking forward to all the events and opportunities
for the rest of the year, in which it has to offer and that concludes the student report. Thank you.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you very much. Are there any committee chair reports? >> Constance Quintela: And I have one for technology. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Awesome.
>> Constance Quintela: And so the technology meeting was on February 11th. at the short term projects are being worked on this year, are for replacing
the elementary school chromebooks. And next year should be for the staff of the high school and middle school. Also, our Internet plan is
Internet network plans, currently out for big and hoping to get a better network speed for the schools also in the process of replacing projectors with interactive
whiteboards. That's it. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you. Anybody else have a committee report?
I'm not seeing anybody. I just wanted to say that we have heard a lot of online chatter about school pictures and people with questions about school pictures.
And I would just like to direct people with questions to their schools, PTA, or PTO. Or the
school principal. Moving into the >> Patricia Gois: Good evening, everyone just wanted to update everyone on some of our residency
and investigation reports from January. 19th to February 14th. We completed. 22 residency. Verifications all of which were found to be in compliance. There were four residency investigations
regarding questionable. Residency cases all were determined to be compliant. There were three surveillances performed related to family
with multiple pieces of returned mail that we have received. Also, we had an emergency wellness checked that was also conducted and that is all we have right now. Thank you.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: All right. Thank you. Miss Gois. Again, agenda items Personnel, agenda, items 1 through, 26. Number one, staff appointments.
Two appointment of district superintendent. Three substitutes. For high school.
Extracurricular activities. 5 Game Land. Facilitator. 6 Additional classes, high school,
middle school. Seven, retirement. Nine athletic coaches. 10 resignation. 11
Dual enrollment. 12 Maternity leave. 13. Unpaid leave. 14 Degree changes. 15 High School and Middle School Athletic. Proctors Site Managers
2025-2026. 16 Proctor Middle School. 17 Change of assignment. 18 Impact, grants.
19 Mentoring. 20, paraprofessional additional hours. 21 Standards-based, Ela
and Math. 22 School nurse summer hours for sports physicals. 23, Sick Bank requests. 24, Medical leave of
absence. 25 Memorandum of Agreements. 26 Summer, Camp Director. Motion to Approve.
>> Marc Fernandez: b*******. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Is there? >> Z Infante: Second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Any discussion. Being non-vocal, please.
>> Patricia Mawer: Christian Camilo. >> Christian Camilo: Can I approve? Both yes with a no one
too. >> Patricia Mawer: Vice President, Marc Fernandez. >> Marc Fernandez: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Lucy Figarito.
>> Lucy Figueiredo: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Z Infante. >> Z Infante: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Dr. Brittany Kirkland.
Jennifer Manno. >> Jennifer Manno: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Gregory Polakoski. >> Gregory Polakoski: Yes, with the no one too.
>> Patricia Mawer: Constance Quintela. >> Constance Quintela: Yes, with abstention to two.
>> Patricia Mawer: President. Michael Anne, Regan. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Motion pests. >> Michael-Anne Regan:
Education. Agenda items. 27 through 36. 27 Conference Attendance Requests. 28
Termination of tuition. 29, Tuition and transportation. 30 Moreest Union, enjoys your Commission contracts. 31 New
Jersey School, Climate Platform. 32 High school and Middle School. Athletic Spring schedule. 33 Assembly, Robert Gordon, 34 Educational class trips.
35 Njs-i-a Individual State Wrestling Tournament. 36. 2026 Roselle, Park, Summer, Camp, Operation, and Handbook. Motion to approve this section. >> Marc Fernandez: Motion. >> Constance Quintela: Motion.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: That's right. >> Gregory Polakoski: Second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: All in
favor. I'm sorry and you discussion. Any discussion on this in this section? >> Patricia Mawer: Christian Camilo. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay,
seeing none roll call please. >> Christian Camilo: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Vice President, Marc Fernandez. >> Marc Fernandez: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Lucy Figueredo.
>> Lucy Figueiredo: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Z Infante. >> Z Infante: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Dr. Brittany Kirkland. >> Brittany Kirkland: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Jennifer Manno.
>> Jennifer Manno: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Gregory Polakoski. Constance Quintela. >> Gregory Polakoski: Yes. >> Constance Quintela: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: President. Michael Anne, Regan.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Motion pest. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Moving on to our Business Section Agenda, items, 37 through 42. 37,
Monthly Certification. 38 Approval of bills. 39 Treasure reports. 40 Use of buildings
and grounds. 41 Donation. Acceptance. 42 Water Infrastructure, Improvement, Grant Program. Motion to approve the Business
section. >> Constance Quintela: Motion. >> Marc Fernandez: Motion. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Second. >> Lucy Figueiredo: Second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Any discussion.
Hearing none. Roll call please. >> Patricia Mawer: Christian Camilo. >> Christian Camilo: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Vice President, Marc Fernandez. >> Marc Fernandez: Yes.
>> Patricia Mawer: Lucy Figarito. The Infante. >> Lucy Figueiredo: Yes. >> Z Infante: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Dr. Brittany Kirkland. >> Brittany Kirkland: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Jennifer
Manno. >> Jennifer Manno: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Gregory Polakoski. >> Gregory Polakoski: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Constance
Quintela. >> Constance Quintela: Yes, with an abstention to 4e. >> Patricia Mawer: President. Michael Anne, Regan.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Motion pest. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Harassment Intimidation Bullying Incidents, Agenda Item, 43. For US superintendent recommends
harassment, intimidation and bullying incidents. Motion to Approve. >> Z Infante: Motion. >> Lucy Figueiredo: Second.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Roll call, please. >> Patricia Mawer: Christian Camilo. >> Christian Camilo: Yes.
>> Patricia Mawer: Vice President, Marc Fernandez. >> Marc Fernandez: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Lucy Figueredo. >> Lucy Figueiredo: Yes, to all.
>> Patricia Mawer: Z Infante. >> Z Infante: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Dr. Brittany Kirkland. >> Brittany Kirkland: Yes, to all. >> Patricia Mawer: Jennifer Manno.
>> Jennifer Manno: Yes, to all. >> Patricia Mawer: Gregory Polakoski. >> Gregory Polakoski: Yes. >> Patricia Mawer: Constance Quintela. >> Constance Quintela: Yes, to all.
>> Patricia Mawer: President. Michael Anne, Regan. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Yes, to all. >> Patricia Mawer: Motion passed.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: New Business School liaison reports. >> Jennifer Manno: I have one from Aldine. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. >> Jennifer Manno: on February
2nd, the Aldine PTO met, there were many great activities that occurred in February, including the Galantine's Paint Night, which was held on February 12,
to support the Fifth Grade Committee, and many other Valentine class parties, that happened on that Friday as well. Upcoming activities.
include the Family, Winter, Glow Dance, which is happening this Friday, on the 27th and the movie night on March 27th. Last but not least, the Aldi tricky
tray will take place on May 2nd at the VFW in Kenilworth. They are actively seeking basket donations and also our have the tickets on sale for the event.
The tickets are just 25 dollars, please feel free to reach out to Cindy Mayo or Constance Quintela with any questions. Thank you.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you. Anybody else? >> Constance Quintela: And I'll get that Roswell Park High school. I'm sure everyone. See
I'm on Facebook, but they are currently selling flannel pants. So everybody get in to support Also, they're busy getting ready for teacher appreciation in May.
So if you get letters for donations, please send in and help them out. Um and their band is also hosting a tricky tray. I'm not biased and it will be on April
26th, so everyone get a ticket. They're both great events. And the band will also be performing in the Saint. Patrick's Day Parade this year. So everybody gotten watch and support them. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank
you. >> Z Infante: also, just >> Michael-Anne Regan: Anymore. >> Z Infante: just a note, the Roselle Park musical as was mentioned, as Mamma Mia, and it's happening March 26th through the 28th with performances at 7 pm and a
matinee on Saturday at 1:00 pm. It's gonna be awesome. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you. >> Lucy Figueiredo: All I have is um, I am the liaison to
Sherman and their meeting is March 10th. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you, anybody else? >> Marc Fernandez: So I did do a tour. The middle school. I met
with Miss Q. Went class to class met some great. Teachers saw some hard-working students just wanted to acknowledge the hard work that's happening in the
middle school. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Amazing. Thank you, Marc. >> Brittany Kirkland: I do have one. I'm Louie. Azon for Union, County School, Board,
Association. And I just wanted to remind everyone that I March 11th, they are doing their unsung heroes event. For those that don't know,
they are recognizing students who have shown except a level of exemptionary support for another student or have gone be above and beyond for them outside of academics. And usually there's a
student that's recognized from every school district within Union County. So I would definitely encourage everybody to attend and that is March 11. >> Lucy Figueiredo: And where is it? I'm sorry. I don't think you >> Brittany Kirkland: Rahway High School.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Hmm. Yeah. >> Brittany Kirkland: Broadway High School. I just send you I
guess in out the link to sign up to attend. >> Michael-Anne Regan: and I can honestly tell you, it is one of the most incredible events that
I've that I've been to so I try and go every year. It's really worth it. Anybody else?
Seeing no one. We move into public participation each member of the public may speak a maximum of three minutes. Please state your name for the record. >> Tom Dovidio: We do have a
couple people. Mr. Robertson is still here? Mr. Ramirez is still here. And there is one more person in the waiting room, cue. So if you would like to call on
one of them, >> Michael-Anne Regan: Sure, Mr. Robertson would you like to begin? >> Glen Robertson: I'm okay. All right I'll just wait for one second. Good. See if someone
else wants to go first, please. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay, Mr. Ramirez. Would you like to go? >> Jorge Ramirez: Hello. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Hi Mr. Ramirez, would you like to
speak? >> Jorge Ramirez: Ah yeah, just a couple of things. I tried to look up the meeting for today on the website and it's a little cumbersome and confusing to, you
know, to find the agenda in the meeting. If you go on the calendar, it's not on there. and if you go on the you know you got to search through it so can we do a little bit you know
to make this simpler for for people to to get more involved and And be able to find the meeting and the agenda and everything on there. And that's pretty much it.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you for your comment. >> Jorge Ramirez: Thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Mr. Robertson are you are you with? No okay, Mr. Dovidio
>> Tom Dovidio: I will bring the last person in >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. >> Tom Dovidio: They have just been brought in. I don't know
how to say their name, very nicely and I don't want to Not make a sound proper.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay, the next person. To speak. Was there. Someone out there that wanted to see? >> Tom Dovidio: He's trying to talk, she just doesn't muted.
>> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. >> Yevgenia Apablaza: Oh my guys, I'm on to browsers. Trying to watch on one and and on Google here, I >> Michael-Anne Regan: Under. >> Yevgenia Apablaza: just want to confirm that I understand correctly. Looks like the summer
camp agenda and John Ranieri running. It has been approved and it looks like registration is going to open up in March. >> Michael-Anne Regan: So this
this section is for public like comments. so if you ask questions, I I will not be responding at this moment but someone will get back to you regarding your
questions. >> Yevgenia Apablaza: so, the motions being approved, does not mean that Summer Camp program is on and just This was my first time attending us all. I've been
living in town for a while live at least. >> Michael-Anne Regan: There is going to be summer camp this summer. >> Yevgenia Apablaza: Okay, thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: No problem. >> Z Infante: Thank you for attending.
>> Yevgenia Apablaza: Of course, thanks. I'm here on behalf of a lot of families. They go to Saint Michaels that are very excited for the program. They've
been there for a couple of years now. So, Thank you guys. >> Lucy Figueiredo: Thank you. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Thank you for your comment. >> Tom Dovidio: Board president, there's nobody else in the
waiting room now. >> Michael-Anne Regan: Okay. All right. May I have, let's We're closing the public portion now. Moving into a German, can I
have a motion >> Lucy Figueiredo: Motion. >> Michael-Anne Regan: for a German, please? >> Marc Fernandez: Motion. >> Brittany Kirkland: Second. >> Gregory Polakoski: Second. >> Michael-Anne Regan: All in favor. >> Lucy Figueiredo: I,
>> Marc Fernandez: I, >> Brittany Kirkland: I, >> Michael-Anne Regan: Alright everyone. The next >> Lucy Figueiredo: Thank you.