okay notice of this meeting this meeting is an open session of the Rosal 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 local source the Home News Tribune the
Burough Clerk school offices and the district website roll call please mark Fernandez here lucy Figero here zfonte here president Dr brittney
Kirkland here cindy Mego here jennifer Mccor here chris Monroe here constance Quintella here vice President Michael Anne Reagan here please stand for the flag salute i pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America to the stand here president Dr brittney Kirkland executive session resolve that the Rosal Park Board of Education meeting hereby convenes to executive session for discussion of the following subjects personnel matters attorney client
privilege and student matter it is anticipated that the executive session will take approximately 90 minutes the board may take action during public session the board shall return to public session following executive session at approximately 7 p.m the minutes of the executive session shall be released to
the public when the reason for the executive session no longer exists motion to go into executive session i make the motion second great all in favor i we are officially in executive i really don't like these chairs i could
have Oh right in the middle i think you're right in the middle spot no no maybe I just keep good evening everyone i don't know hello
good evening everyone can I have a motion to return to public session motion second great all in favor i great so now we're going to move into our public participation portion on agenda items only each member of the public may
speak a maximum of three minutes please state your first and last name for the record okay seeing no one I'm going to close the public participation section and now we are going to move to our principal report which is given by Mr
flea everybody good evening board morning members board of education students community members and all in attendance here and at home uh thank you for having me tonight uh I witness firsthand every day uh Sherman School and its
extraordinary traditions connecting our students and community uh in meaningful ways tonight I'd like to highlight some of those uh special moments before I go into those special moments uh today we had a special moment of our own in our kindergarten classes we had uh baby
chicken hatchlings uh which was the talk of the school uh so definitely not much learning happening today uh they were uh very wellkept uh so much so that I have to give a shout out to my custodian Mr
gerald who made it his mission to make sure that that incubator was working and the electricity was uh always on he he would actually come on his own time and uh check check them out uh and make sure that everybody was safe so uh but they were they made
everybody's day so if anything went wrong today the code word was go see the baby chickens um first I'd like to recognize our outstanding student council led by our dedicated fifth grade teachers Mrs matarante Miss Sheps and
Mrs cherica uh this remarkable team of students takes on significant responsibilities including organizing school events serving as role models for our younger students and continually working to improve the overall climate at Sherman School their leadership and commitment service to service to set a
powerful example for the entire student body uh at this time I'd like to bring up those members of the student council but I'd also like to invite uh Mrs matarante and Mrs sheps if they would like to give out uh
the certificates here we go our student council members are Zeba Alvi Sophia Campanella Stella Deansky Isabella Dooko stay up there for a picture
olivia Pullup Bailey Wilson Matthew Hall Kenzie Hughes and Emily Perez thank you very much next I would like to bring up Our safety patrol led by our supervisor Miss
Roorbach and Miss McElrath these dedicated students arrive early and stay late each day to assist our crossing guards and staff in ensuring that all students cross safely to and from school their commitment to safety of their peers demonstrates responsibility and
care for our school community that extends beyond the classroom at this time I'd like to bring up the safety patrol members thank you coming up grace Shamelin Alexa
Chavez Emily Perez Ezekiel Moza Zeba Albi Isabella Duko Amelia Duko Sophia Navarez and Jeremiah Graham congratulations everyone and finally tonight we have the
privilege of recognizing a student who exhibited exceptional calm and courage in a life-threatening situation this remarkable young person saved their great-g grandandmother from choking by performing the abdominal thrust they learned during a heart association
assembly earlier this year set up by Mrs roorbach this student quick this student's quick thinking and ability to apply lifesaving knowledge under pressure truly exemplifies the character we strive to develop in all Sherman
students congratulations thank you for being our Sherman hero Ezekiel Lamoda incredible story thank you very much uh for having me and have a good night thank you thank you congratulations to all of the students
being recognized tonight and now we are going to move into our student report uh but before we do that I understand it's a school night so if you would like to leave you're welcome to but you're also welcome to stay
Okay uh now we're going to move into our student report from our student rep Yana um Rosa Pike High School is having a great spring semester we kicked off March with state testing for all juniors in math and language arts which went smoothly the month wrapped up with our
spring musical and POS night both which were fantastic events um I want to say thank you to everyone who came out to support our my fellow classmates and everyone who was a part of it and as we move into April the Tri Music Honor
Society is hosting a SkyOne fundraiser um they are also hosting a talent show which all students that are in high school are like welcome to participate and show off their talents the talent show will be in May but there will be
tryyous around the end of the month and we are also looking forward to spring break and the start of the fourth marking period soon after students will begin AP testing as well as additional state assessments in math science language arts looking ahead into May we
have more to celebrate including prom the National Honor Society induction and our spring pep rally that's all thank you very much and now we'll move into committee reports we'll start
with my right and work our way down this side okay great um and then also in regards to the superintendent's report uh it was preprinted and it was on the table that was located outside of the door um so feel free to pick up a
handout if you haven't done so already and then on the last page you'll also notice that we have started a new initiative called board member highlights and so each month you'll see a letter from a board member talking about their experience why they ran for
the board and their vision for the district and so for this month you will see mine in there uh next month you will see Vice President Michael Ans and then moving forward you'll see it coming from each board member in alphabetical order based on their last name so I invite you
to make sure that you're reading our newsletters and getting to know each of the board members too okay now moving to agenda items first we have policy so number one district policy second reading and can I get a motion to approve the policy
section second great is there any discussion okay if not can I have a roll call please mark Fernandez yes lucy Figerota yes
deian Fonte yes cindy Mgo yes jennifer Macar yes chris Monroe yes constance Quintella yes vice President Rean yes president Dr kirkland yes motion passed
okay moving into personnel two staff appointment three new and non-tenured staff four substitute paraprofessional five resignation six job description seven
title nine coordinator eight personnel appointment change nine retirement 10 retirement change date 11 leave of absence 12 District Substitutes 13
revision standardbased program 14 esl Supplemental Support Program 15 summer Camp Staffing List 16 rosel Park preschool parent workshop 17 High and Middle
School spring athletic coach 18 Chorus Program Aldine School 19 Musical Appointment 20 Lunch Duty Robert Gordon 21 Proctor's Robert Gordon and can I have a motion to
approve the personnel section shen is there a second second great any discussion actually I would like to say um to Miss Morrison um you will be missed she's actually a lovely math teacher i know
she had my daughter my daughter had her in seventh grade and she is amazing and she will be missed thank you um if no one else has anything we can move into roll call please mark Fernandez yes
figaro figorito yes zfonte yes cindy Mego uh I'm going to say yes to everything except number 18 i think I have to abstain because my son's doing chorus jennifer McCar yes chris Monroe
yes constance Quintella yes um I guess I'm recusing from 18 vice President Reagan yes president Dr kirkland yes motion passed okay under education number 22 new
Jersey high impact tutoring grant extension 23 roosevelt Park Public School District 2025 2026 preschool program plan 24 field trip request 25 tuition Special Education 26 Summit
Board of Education Additional Professional Hours 27 Rosel Park Vision 2035 28 Conference Reimbursement 29 USBTS workbased learning experience and
can I get a motion to approve the education section motion second any discussion um yes number 27 i just I still really have a problem with the mayor and
council being a part of a board of education committee like we're supposed to be nonpartisan and bringing in political group no matter what the side that they're on probably just isn't a good look that's just my my opinion i
don't know if there's any way to remove them um this this committee was done before we even was on the board and when they did it in the past it was done this way so they never they never actually meet that's up to the past i don't whoever
was on it but I know we did it exactly how they did it so I I mean I'm not saying you you added them i'm just saying could they be removed miss are you making a motion yes and your motion is Yes i'm making a
motion to remove the mayor and council as members of the board of education committee i'll second it so I think right now we're doing roll call on the motion okay mark Fernandez
no lucy Figaro yes ze Fonte no cindy Mgo yes jennifer McCor
yes chris Monroe yes that is a no no constance Quintella yes vice President Reagan no
president Dr kirkland no the motion is no five to four okay and now can we or is there any further discussion on education section
we're now voting on the regular incorrect 27 as is yes roll call please mark Fernandez yes lucy Figeroda yes zfonte yes cindy Mega
yes except no to 27 jennifer McCor I'm abstaining from number 25 and 26 and no to number 27 chris Monroe yes constance Quintella
yes with a no to 26 and 27 vice President Rean yes president Dr kirkland yes motion passed okay moving to the business section
number 30 monthly certification 31 approval of bills 32 treasury report 33 approval of minutes 34 bill pay authorization 35 use of building and
grounds 36 district medical service agreement 37 athletic field use okay can I get a motion to approve the business section there's no Okay can I have a motion to
approve the business section i make the motion great is there a second second great any discussion okay roll call please mark Fernandez yes lucy Figaro figuro yes
ze Fonte yes cindy Mega yes except Hold on i got to get you the right letters here i need to abstain from 35X and Y jennifer McCor
um actually I do have a question on number 36 um is was this a previous appointment yes every year we have a medical um professional on staff and it's every year we approve them it's an annual
event yes then Chris Monroe yes constance Quintella yes with abstension for 35X and Y vice President Reagan yes president Dr kirkland yes motion
passed okay um and agenda item number 38 harassment intimidation and bullying incidences can I please get an approval for the harassment intimidation bullying incidences a motion to approve yes I'll
make a motion second great any discussion roll call please going across on the numbers okay vice President Reagan Hib 24 yes
25 yes 27 yes 28 yes 29 yes mark Fernandez 24 yes to all lucy yes z Fonte yes
cindy Mgo yes to all jennifer McCor yes to all chris Monroe yes to all constance Quintella yes to all president Dr kirkland yes to all motion
passed okay now we're going to move into our new business and school liaison report um again I'll start from my right going to left so uh I was able to see the spring musical uh Matilda I know many of us
were able to attend the students were phenomenal the staff was tremendous uh to see the community come together so beautifully was uh inspiring and to be back in this theater where I started and to see these young people begin their journeys whether it's to be an artist or
not to see what they learn from the arts was really beautiful and I uh look forward to us continuing to foster our arts programs uh and figure out ways in which we can uh integrate both our athletics and our arts together uh so that we can be that much more of a
unified Rosal Park it was very I'm I'm beaming with pride right now for the students uh who were part of the musical congratulations and that is all that's my report i just want to start by saying I hope everyone has a good spring break happy Easter and happy Passover if you
celebrate um the rec committee is going to have an Easter egg hunt on April 19th from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m at the high school field thank you uh middle school they're currently have a raffle going on um online i guess you
could look up the a lot of the parents been posting about it or you could go to the uh PTO PTA uh Facebook page to see more about it when does it end oh it ends next Thursday cpag um the next CPAG meeting will be
April 10th at 6:30 on um well in person is it Katie is it also on Zoom okay and also there will be like a Zoom link right okay okay um Beth Mains from Mains and Weineberg will be pres presenting on financial planning for disabled
dependents the discussion will include an explanation of the different types of special needs trusts available and how to establish the appropriate trust that aligns with your family's goals i encourage everyone to attend in person um Sherman PTA special person's day will
be 4:11 springtown cleanup will be April 12th science night will be um April 22nd and take your child to work day will be April 24th the MVP dance for grades K to 2 will be April 25th from 6:00 to 8:00
PM in the Sherman gym $10 a ticket there's a registration form online paperforms will be going home this week cultural day will be April 28th teacher appreciation week will be um May 5th through May 9th there will be a plant
sale on May 9th and the glow party for 3 to 5 fifth grade will be held in the Sherman gym from 7 to 9:00 p.m tickets are $10 RSVP by April 14th by um May 13th will be the PTA
meeting and elections um May 20th will be the spring concert at the middle school um May 20th through 21st will be the buy one get one book fair may 28th will be field day and May
28th will also be the color run in the afternoon and May 26th will be the town Memorial Day parade as I stated many times there are amazing things happening in our schools it is my privilege tonight to talk about some of the wonderful things that have been
happening at Sherman thank you Mr fleeka for assisting me with this on February on February 10th Sherman School hosted a truly heartwarming breakfast with seniors event students and families welcome local senior citizens into the school for a morning filled with connection and
community fifth graders served as gracious hosts engaging in conversation playing games and enjoying breakfast with their special guests the event reached an extra special moment when preschool and kindergarten students made a surprise appearance to perform songs
the joy was palpable genuine smiles and meaningful interactions lit up the room it was a beautiful reminder of the power of bringing generations together and the lasting bonds that can form when a community gathers with purpose and heart to celebrate Black History Month Sherman
School's fifth grade students took part in a powerful and engaging project that combined research creativity and community each student selected a black historical figure to study and created a detailed poster to showcase their life and contributions
the project culminated in a gallery style event held in the gym where families fellow students and staff were invited to view the displays students stood proudly beside their poster sharing what they had learned and bringing history to life the event not only deepened students understanding of
black history but also created a meaningful opportunity for families to engage in their children's education and celebrate important cultural contributions together um Sherman School recently hosted um an exciting ReadAcross America event with a
fun Dogman twist made possible through this through support from the Rosal Park Police Department and the Board of Education the evening featured sorry I cannot read with my glasses on the evening featured police officers reading aloud from the beloved
Dogman series much to the delight of students and their families children enjoyed themed activities and had a chance to win books through raffles and were treated to delicious refreshments provided by Panonian Food Service the event created a lively literacy focused
atmosphere that encouraged students to embrace reading in a fun and memorable way it also served as a shining example of what can happen when schools and community partners come together in support of student learning thank you okay so Rosel Park High School PTO still
has their Easter eggs if you would like to order some they will be delivered the night before Easter and you can go hunt them in the front yard for your children so if you haven't already done so the order form is on Facebook on the Rosal Park PTO Rosal Park High School PTO site
also Rosel Park High School is looking for people for nominations for the board for next year all positions are open so if you are interested please let us know i just want to uh piggyback on Z's uh
um talking about Matilda um what a fabulous show um uh our our our students put on um the set design the singing um just a fabulous fabulous show and thanks to the students and the teachers involved in the show just want to thank
them um so Robert Gordon is doing a movie night on April 11th it will be $3 per person at 6:00 p.m and the movie will be HOP um they're having actually it says here they're having their meeting tonight which is not true they canled it
it will be April 24th which actually will be cancelled again because we're having our meeting on April 24th so I'll wait to see what time they their meeting will be and they'll be posting it um we're having teacher appreciation on
May 5th through May 5th through the 9th um please help all your teachers um help every school everybody will need donations robert Gordon is asking for donations they actually need juice water snacks uh they have a page that is
asking for um each one you will see um also on the 23rd it will be admin um professional day so the high school has a great professionals um Miss Anne and Miss Lisa which is amazing so let's keep
them in mind and appreciate them thank you i just wanted to also wish everyone a happy Passover and a very happy Easter as well and uh that's it um one thing that I want to note is that the budget will be posted for all to
review um online tomorrow uh and a Google form will also be posted along with it to provide feedback and address any questions as well and so with that being said we're going to move into public participation so each member of
the public may speak a maximum of three minutes and please state your name for the record katie McDermott at Rosal Park uh I would also like to congratulate Mrs morrison on her retirement my oldest was uh had her in seventh grade and they loved her
uh we ran out of agendas um so I had to pull one up on my phone and it did not match what was said out loud here at the meeting uh I'm sure there are changes being made at the last minute but it would be great if an updated agenda can get posted to the
website so that the people who are at home can actually follow along with what's happening um and I swear the sign out front I could be wrong my eyes are old said that the next meeting was on the 22nd but the website says the 24th and I assume that's the budget hearing
yes but which day it's the 24th we realized that the 22nd was close because of spring break and the extra day that we gave back so it's the 24th thank you also I just want to add um we
added a QR code as well outside for uh so that we could reduce our our paper outtake and uh but thank you for letting us know especially about what's happening online so thank you Frank Aguardo uh just going off of what Chris was talking about the middle
school but basically all schools uh with all Lucy would said about teachers appreciation very important in May uh give your love back to the teachers uh look for uh we have a signup genius in the middle school uh so just look up for
the Facebook web uh for the PTA middle school uh and you'll find a link there for any donations that we're looking for for teachers appreciation uh also uh we're coming close to the end of the year uh this will be my final run for
the middle school uh very sad to leave that school uh my daughter went through there and my sons are now in eighth grade so hopefully we finish out strong the eighth grade is uh very close to reaching their goal uh to have every eighth grade student go to the dance for
absolutely for free over at uh Castle Del Rey um so we have the donation right now I'm sorry the fundraiser right now is the uh gift bag giveaway um go to the you can go to the um middle school uh PTA uh
2425 you'll see uh a link there also we have um at Dallings uh in the week the kids have off on the 16th which is a Wednesday it's all day 10% goes back to the kids uh that's for to go and dine in uh and then the final thing we have is a
car wash on the 26th which will be at the Church of Assumptions and that will be running from 10 to 4 uh so just look out for any everything is the best to find it on Facebook and hopefully uh with uh Voic's
uh information that she sends out it will be also on there thanks guys frank you said April 26 april 26 yes and thank you Frank for reminding us april 26 also the high school's having a car wash also so you can do both you can do both one
car goes to the middle school and the other car goes to the high school and they're also doing a clothes there you go there you go and they're doing a and and they're doing a clothes drive also right Jody a close
also on the 26th send somebody over there with like sodas and as as they get washed go oh now you got to go to the high school to get it washed thanks guys thank you good evening Jackie Garcia Rosel Park i
wanted to publicly acknowledge and commend this board for reigniting the Rosal Park Vision Committee for 2035 an important step towards developing forward thinking as the description says that will continue to support our children and their future
and of course opening it up for members of the community while some members of the board of education have expressed concerns about the involvement of mayor and counsel citing the need to keep the board non-political and bipartisan I believe those comments overlook the key
truth taxpayers shoulder the responsibilities on both sides our children our schools and our community benefit most when the board of education and the municipal government work
collaboratively not in isolation or opposition when we operate in silos we miss opportunities for stronger programs shared resources and unified advocacy the best results come when we
sit at the table together focus on the shared goals of the community for the children providing the highest quality of education and support for every child in our community so I just want to encourage everyone as we reignite to
please come together as a board and work collaboratively with the municipal government thank you thank you Jen rosel Park i just want to address this i've been up here many many many years
and I got to tell you I'm a little frustrated right now um parliamentary procedure can we please do a training because what just happened here was so wrong you made a motion it didn't
pass i'm understanding on my end it should have been two you should have voted on the original motion first like we need to figure this out because it just looks bad for us i'm sorry guys like all of you but this has been an
ongoing issue with our board for years i don't know where it starts where it stops but maybe maybe it's time to bring in a parliamentarian and look at what we need to do and to do it properly because just
and I'm going to pick on you for a second Chris you voted yes that's where it should have stopped you don't get to change your vote after you stop do it you should have made another motion it's just difficult we've got into trouble before with this we've got
to start to look at what we're doing if we're doing our procedures properly that's all I really want to say i'm just frustrated 20 plus years I've been coming 20 plus years I'm saying the same thing please Britney please Miss Boyce bring in a
parliamentarian and take a class we expect our clubs to work like that we should expect our board to work correctly thank you thank you okay seeing no one else for public
participation I'm going to close it and can I have a motion for adjournment make that motion is there a second second great all in favor i I Great the next scheduled board meeting will be
held on Thursday April 24th at 6 PM the board meeting will be held in the Rosal Park High School Auditorium where formal action may be taken at this special meeting the next regular schedule board meeting will be held on Tuesday May 20th at 6 p.m the board meeting will be held
in Roso Park High School auditorium thank you and have a great night