Um in accordance with chapter 231 public law 1975 this public meeting of the Sayreville Board of Education has been established by posting a copy of the public meeting notice on the district website. In addition, copies of the announcement of
this meeting have been sent to the borough clerk and a copy of the notice of the meeting has also been posted on the bulletin board outside of the office of the secretary of the board. Please rise for the pledge. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> If everyone remains standing for a moment for a moment of silence. We'd like to hold a mo- moment of silence for Steven Dwalek, the father of
one of our own board members Allison Napolitano. He was a a veteran who gave so much to to his country and to his community. He raised a family and has given us one one of our board members and is survived by a son, a daughter, and a and a wife. Let's please
keep keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you. Roll call, Ms. Hill. >> Mrs. Bloom? Mr. Callahan? >> Here. >> Mrs. Hernandez? >> Here. >> Mrs. Maldonado? >> Here. >> Mrs. Napolitano? >> Here. >> Mrs. Babone? >> Here.
>> Mr. Smith? >> Here. >> Mr. Walsh? >> Here. >> Mr. Fernandez? >> Here. >> Can you summarize the executive session for us? >> The board discussed personnel including but not limited to agenda items, student matters, matters falling under attorney-client privilege, and negotiations related to the the
Education Association. >> Is there any correspondence of note? >> No. >> This time I'll entertain a motion to approve the both the regular and executive sessions meeting minutes of the May 19th, 2026 meeting. >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Roll call. >> Yep. Mr. Callahan? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hernandez? >> Yes. >> Ms. Maldonado? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Napolitano? >> Um, abstain. Abstain. I wasn't here. >> Mrs. Pabón? >> Yes. >> Mr. Smith? >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Fernandez? >> Yes. >> And now for what's always one of the best parts of our meeting, our student council representative, Ms. Coons. >> Good evening, Board of Education members and administrators. My name is Morgan Coons, SWMHS Student Council Board of
Education Representative. I would like to begin with clubs and events. Congratulations to senior Maya Sanford, who was recently celebrated for being named the SWMHS Middlesex County Secondary Principals Association Outstanding Student of the Year.
Congratulations to art student Gabriel De Jesus, whose painting Self Lit was chosen to be displayed for an exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut this summer. Students in Mr. Glidden's wood shop classes restored a trailer for the Sayreville Office of Emergency
Management. They transformed it into a sturdy and fully operational trailer. Students in Mr. Alvarez's engineering drawing classes attended a field trip to the MG Engineering in New York City. Students were introduced to all of the aspects of engineering firm and took
part in a practical hands-on activity in which they applied engineering principles to a real-world design scenario. The Air Force JROTC program held their annual awards night to formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the cadet.
Congratulations to Matthew Wenkmuller and Stephanie Marcus for being named Junior Prom Prince and princess. Furthermore, congratulations to Maclord Minia and Casey Corinteng for being named senior prom king and queen. At the Congressional Award Ceremony,
SWMHS art students Tristan Chiafo, Gabriel De Jesus, and Adriana Pereira all placed as one of the top 15 artists of the sixth district. Students from Miss LaScala's Ceramics 2 class visited the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Museum in Holmdel and
set up over 500 ceramic poppy flowers that they made to honor veterans. Congratulations to SWMHS Odyssey of the Mind Problem 1 Off the Rails team for earning third place at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Tournament at Iowa
University. The members of the team were Nicholas Bernardi, Daniel Autenelle, Sabrina Brown, Eshan Chan, Anthony Vu, Yilin Zhang, and Shaylin Zuchich. 28 students from the Music and Recording
Arts program visited Sirius XM's headquarters in New York City, where they were able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the media and entertainment industry. Students in the Wellness Club hosted a Wellness Club and Impact Squad breakfast with eighth grade peer leaders to learn
about what each club has done to make a positive impact on their peers. Congratulations to senior Sophia Muller, who was awarded a $1,000 Middlesex County Association of School Administrator scholarship during the MCASA scholarship dinner.
Furthermore, we also congratulate senior Natalia Hernandez, who was awarded a $1,000 New Jersey Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents scholarship during the NJALAS scholarship dinner. Moving on to sports.
The flag football team played Union High School for the Big Central Silver Division title. The girls won 7 to 0 and were ranked as one of the top 15 flag top 15 flag football teams in the state. Later in the week they played Hunterdon Central. The girls came back from losing
12 and 0 at halftime to winning 13 to 12 within the last 10 seconds of the game. They finish off their season with a record of 11 and 1. The softball team defeated Old Bridge and Manalapan High Schools in the Central Jersey Group 4 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
Tournament. They ended the season with a record of 13 and 1. The baseball team finished off their season with a record of 11 and 15. Congratulations to Samantha Marley from the girls lacrosse team for scoring her 100th career point. Sam was also named
the Tappanzee Raritan Bay Athlete of the Week. The girls lacrosse team ended the season with a record of 8 to 10 and the boys lacrosse team ended with a record of 9 to 8. The girls golf team ended the season with a record of 7 to 7 and the boys golf team ended with a record of 15 and
3. Congratulations to student athletes Sophia Muller and Adrian Ciesla for being honored as the Sayreville Greater Middlesex Conference Scholar Athletes of the Year. They were officially recognized by the newly elected president of the GMC, Ms.
Badami, our amazing athletic director at the high school. >> [applause] >> Thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of my peers this school year. I'm excited to see you guys again for my senior year. >> All right. >> [applause]
>> That that caught my eye. I know you usually don't ask questions, but I you look like you have >> never ask questions. >> [laughter] >> But I have many. Did you go to junior prom? >> Yes, I did. >> How was it? >> It was really fun. >> Oh, that's fantastic. >> And I I didn't want to go at first, but then I ended up going and I'm glad I
went. >> So, what was the highlight of it for you? The food? >> Food. >> [laughter] >> Mom's here. Good choice. >> It wasn't Lucy dancing. >> Lucy? >> Mrs. Bloom. >> Oh, I took a picture with Mrs. Bloom. >> You did?
>> Yes. >> Oh, you're going to have to share that with me. Um Track Track season, how'd it go? >> I was I didn't do track this year. >> do it? You're still rehabbing? Okay. >> I'm good now. I'm good now. Yeah. I'm running a couple races now that are
like just open races that I sign up for. >> Okay, good. Fantastic. Now, >> I'm doing good now. >> you know this, but I'm also the vice president of the New Jersey Athletic Services Commission, where you guys swim. >> Oh, really? >> And they're considering replacing the
current filter filtration system to the to the salt filtration system rather than chlorine. >> Oh, really? In the pool? >> be something I'm I don't know much about these types of things, and I was going to talk to Mrs. Bedami about this, but I I want to know >> I was just about to say >> What is your opinion? >> Yes, that's way better for my skin and
my hair, too. >> Salt, right? >> Yes, the chlorine doesn't do my hair any good. I can never do anything with my hair after the chlorine. [laughter] >> All right, good. So, I I got that for you, okay. All right, good. And then the last thing, what are our plans for the summer? Am I going to see you at the Freehold Mall?
>> I'm going to Maybe. I'm going to be a beach lifeguard in Belmar. >> Oh, that's fantastic. Good for you. >> Yes. I'm doing the training right now. >> Yeah, definitely get some good training there. >> Yep. >> All right, good for you. >> Thank you. >> Great job as always. >> Thank you. Oh, and today's my mom's birthday.
>> Oh, happy birthday, Mom. >> [applause] >> All right. >> Happy birthday to you. Day to you. Happy birthday, Morgan's mama.
Happy birthday to you. >> Hey. It's not the tonight show, but it's good. Thank you for that lovely song, Mrs. Babon. >> [laughter] >> Yes, we do. And we also love the very talented Samantha Callahan.
>> Good evening, Board of Education members and administrators. My name is Samantha Callahan, Serval Middle School Student Council Board of Education representative. Going into the 10th month of the 2025 to 2026 school year, we have many events going on throughout Serval Middle School. The eighth grade semi-formal took place
on Friday, June 12th at SWMHS. The cafeteria transformed into a night to remember with balloons, decorations, and a full dance floor with music provided by our own Mr. Lampkin. All eighth graders who attended were dressed to impress on this unforgettable evening. The eighth graders enjoyed their picnic
last week provided by the PTO. The Eagles Landing trip will take place tomorrow. The sixth and seventh graders enjoyed their fun day activities. Thank you to the fifth grade teachers who helped organize the activities, and thank you to the SMS PTO for all of your hard work and dedication to the staff and students of Serval Middle School.
The Student Council attended the NJASASC Spring Awards, which is held at Six Flags on June 1st. They received a charity award for their their donation to the Crisis Response Canines. The executive board is currently in the process of practicing the reading of the names for promotion. They had a
successful year and are looking forward to next year. On Friday, May 29th, the SMS Music Department hosted the SMS Duets competition. The teachers and students collaborated and rehearsed to create truly unforgettable performances. Congrats to Dr. Provenza for winning his
third Duets title alongside his amazing student Ava Davis. The Class Act Committee is hosting the ABC countdown to summer. This consists of spirit spirit days leading up to summer vacation. The community service members will be walking at the Sammy's Hope 5K run/walk
on Saturday, June 20th for team Jakubek. We would like to wish the following Churchill Middle School staff members best wishes on their retirement. Margaret Ritter, Dottie Fresh, Lillian Nunez, and Ralph Erica. You'll be missed. The eighth grade promotion ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 25th at the
SWMHS football stadium. We would like to wish all the eighth graders good luck as you move on to high school. Now on to the Churchill Middle School athletics. The boys volleyball team season ended. Their final record was 3 and 9. The girls lacrosse team finished off their season with a record of two wins, one tie, and four losses.
The track and field team had a great season. At the GMCs, the boys finished in third overall. The team had an ice cream party at the end of their season. The softball team has also finished their season. The blue team finished off with a record of four wins, eight losses, and one tie. The SMS baseball team had a great season. The gray team had a final record
of 12 and 5. Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak on behalf of the students at Churchill Middle School. >> Abby. Okay, Sam. Few questions. >> Yes. >> Um first of all, how was the eighth grade formal? >> It was really fun. I thought it was going to be hit or miss,
but I think it was really fun with my friends. >> So it was a hit? >> Yeah, it was a hit. >> Were there the little noodles there again? Did they have the noodles? >> No, they have like Uh they have like these little light up things, but I don't know if they're like noodles. >> The noodles Well, Mrs. Bloom will be happy to hear there were no noodles.
That was her pet peeve. What was the highlight of the night for you? >> Um I think it was really just having like fun with my friends. The food was like okay. >> Yeah. Oh, we got to work on that then, right? >> Yeah. >> Unlike the junior prom. Um so you went to Did you go to duets?
>> Yeah, I was a host for it. >> What did Mr. Provenzano sing? I didn't I didn't have a chance to get there. >> like a Barbie theme, so I think it was like I'm just Ken. Um >> Mr. Provenzano saying I'm just Ken? >> Or Dr. Provenzano. Mr. Provenzano saying like um like the New York song.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. Oh, so it was it was Mr. and not Dr. Provenzano. >> both performed. >> They both performed? >> Yeah. >> That's fantastic. Wow. Okay. And when you it was the Barbie song you said? >> Yeah, Dr. Provenzano won with like the
Barbie song like I'm just Ken I think and then another one I won. >> Wow. All right. Takes a lot of courage to sing that. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um lacrosse, how did lacrosse go for you personally? I know the team did you know one two one and four, but how did you do personally? >> I think it was a good like addition to
the middle school cuz now it's like easier to transition high school with lacrosse, so I liked it a lot. It was fun with my friends and yeah. >> And you played recreation lacrosse before that? >> Yeah. >> But this is your first time playing in the middle school. >> Yeah. >> Fantastic. And you just answered one of my questions, so is that what you're
looking forward to most next year at the high school playing lacrosse? >> yeah. >> Cheering? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Cheering and lacrosse, definitely. >> Definitely. Okay, good. All right. And like Morgan, what what what are your plans for the summer? >> I think spending time with family and friends. We might take like a few trips, but
I'm excited for high school, so. >> Oh, I'm so happy to hear that, Sam. Great job as always, buddy. And Mr. Fernandez, if you don't mind, I have a special presentation for both of our student council reps. >> The ladies. So, Sam, thank you so much
for for all of your hard work. I know it it takes a lot of hard work to prepare for those presentations and so forth, and especially with these jarring questions that I Mrs. Bloom would be proud of you. I know Morgan's going to be here with us another year, but maybe he's going to Morgan graduates and goes on to much
bigger and better things. And thank you so much for everything that you do. >> [applause] >> And now Oh, yes. Yes. I'm sorry. No, no, don't worry. I know. The new Lucy. Yeah, Mrs. Bloom
>> [cheering and applause] >> It's the new Lucy. Are you going to arrange the kids in order for the sports team? He's picking on you. He says you're doing like Mrs. Bloom's job. Notice my shoes. Hey. So now for my board president comments.
As always, I like to start off with the happiest place in town, our Bomber Cafe. This coming Thursday, we'll have our annual clap out for our graduating class. I'd like to extend a special congratulations to Chris and Dante who are graduating this year. And not only are they graduating, but they're going
to be working right here in our own district in Sayreville. Their accomplishments are testaments to their hard work, perseverance, and the incredible support they have received from their families, teachers, and mentors. Last week, the South Amboy Sayre Rotary Club, along with the VIPs, proudly
donated food and supplies to the cafe for their annual cookout. We're grateful for the opportunity to support this wonderful tradition and to celebrate the achievements of these outstanding students. Next week, the Brew Crew will be treated to a surprise
courtesy trip by the Tyler Naroleski Foundation. Although it's probably not too much of a surprise after tonight. We thank the foundation for their continued generosity and support to our students. Earlier today, I had the honor of attending a ribbon cutting ceremony for
the new Camelot complex on Main Street. During the event, members of our Brew Crew, along with their dedicated staff members, Andrew, Alyssa, Christine, and Cindy, had the opportunity to meet Mr. Kaplan himself, and they were led by Chris and the Brew
Crew, proudly accepting a generous $1,000 donation from the Kaplan family. It was wonderful to see so many community partners in attendance, including our our Mayor O'Brien and our Councilman Mike Kalisi, supporting both this project and our students.
As a reminder, this Thursday will be the final day of operations for for the Brew Crew before their summer break. They will reopen on July 6th, and I encourage everyone to stop by and support them before the school year concludes. Next, I'd I'd I'd like to mention a couple
events that are coming up. August the 31st is overdose awareness day worldwide. The South Amboy Sayre Rotary Club, in conjunction with our Human Relations Commission and the Elks, will be hosting an overdose awareness ceremony
that will honor those who have lost the battle and support the families affected by this addiction, bringing awareness to a challenge that impacts communities across the nation. Additional details and locations will will be announced shortly. And looking ahead to the fall, our
community once again have the opportunity to come together and celebrate diversity that makes Sayreville such a special place. September 19th, we will host the first ever Sayreville Latin Day in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event will take place at Kennedy Park and will
feature food, live music, dance lessons, cultural performances, family activities and games, and even fireworks. It's going to be a wonderful night. Then shortly after that in October, we will host the second annual Festival of Lights. This is a family event
will once again feature food, music, and entertainment, cultural displays for our children and and adults, fireworks. Last year's event was a tremendous success, and we look forward to building on that success this year. Both these events celebrate diversity, culture that makes up our shared
community. They provide the opportunity for residents of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences to come together, learn from one another, and enjoy all that makes Sayreville such a welcoming and vibrant community. I encourage everyone to to attend these
events. I would also like to extend a special thank you to the mayor, to the borough council, and to the cultural arts liaison, Councilman Michael Lece, who serves our our community with distinction. No, it's a community position.
And before we conclude, I want to take a moment and recognize all the amazing students we're honoring here tonight. Thank you for representing your schools in our community with pride, character, and excellence. Your accomplishments, whether in academics, athletics, arts, leadership,
community service, or personal growth, reflect the very best of Sayreville and we are incredibly proud of each and every one of you. I'd also like to take a moment to recognize the many individuals who have helped shape and support these young outstanding individuals.
To our teachers, our paraprofessionals, our bus drivers, bus aids, counselors, coaches, nurses, custodians, building and ground staff, technology department, administrators, secretaries, and many other dedicated employees who work tirelessly behind the scenes every day, thank you. Your commitment,
encouragement, and belief in our students have helped nurture their talents, build their confidence, and prepare them for success. While we often often celebrate the achievements of our student, it's important to remember that there entire team of caring adults standing behind
them helping them grow and thrive. And and most importantly, I want to thank the parents, grandparents, guardians, and family members who have supported these students throughout their journey. You are by far the single most important influence in a child's life.
The love, guidance, and values and sacrifices you provide each and every day lay the foundation upon which their future success is built. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you. And now on to our vice president's comments.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, congratulations to the Sayreville War Memorial High School Marching Band for scoring a top rating of superior at the High Note Music Festival in New Egypt. Furthermore, congratulations to senior student musicians Cadence Concore and
Dylan Mason who were selected as co-winners of the year's John Philip Sousa Award. Congratulations to the Sayreville War Memorial High School students who won Exceptional People Initiating Change EPIC Awards during the EPIC Society Induction Ceremony on June 3rd.
The 2025-2026 EPIC Awardees are Aaron Nixon, Aiden Martinez Miller, Alyssa Wolkowits, Andrew Provenzano, Ava Pericio, Gabriel Jones, Malia Anderson, Stephen
Cavallaro, Summer Diaz, Tenisha and Vincent Porticaro. Congratulations to Eisenhower Elementary School third graders Siya Krishna, whose business pitch and kindness idea Kind Leave, a plantable
seed greeting cards that lets students write a kind message and then plant the paper to grow flowers, was selected as one of the 60 semi-finalist pitches in the Matt Million Dollar Challenge, a prestigious nationwide student business pitch competition.
And lastly, congratulations to Jordan Vasquez, Sayreville War Memorial High School softball head coach, for being named Greater Media Conference GMC Division and Conference Coach of the Year. >> Mrs. Maldonado, as a follow-up for Siya from Eisenhower
School, >> Yeah. >> she made it to the finals. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> So, now she's a finalist in that uh competition. >> That's amazing. That's amazing. One more I wanted to also call out that I didn't mention before, but um I just wanted to congratulate um the newly elected
president of the GMC, Ms. Jennifer Bodami, our amazing and beloved athletic director in Sayreville. Therefore, we also want to congratulate Ms. Bodami for this distinguished and well-deserved honor. >> [applause] >> And that's all for me. >> Now, on to our presentations.
>> And as you said, uh Mr. Fernandez, we have a very special night. We've talked about this before. The last two board meetings of the year are so very special to us because we get to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary members of our school community. We celebrated our
incredible teachers during the month of May, and now we're going to celebrate some extraordinary student athletes as well as students in the classroom and out of the classroom for for this evening. So, without any further delay, if Mr. Fernandez, you and
Mrs. Fernandez could join Mr. Glowaski and Mr. Sacola up at the podium so that we could recognize our top 10 students at Sayreville War Memorial High School >> [applause] >> and our unsung heroes, and finally our
Middlesex County Principals Association Secondary Student of the Year. >> Good evening. I'm very proud to be able to introduce to you our top 10 students in the class of 2026.
I'm going to start. >> [applause] >> I'm going to start with number 10 and work my way up to number one. So, our number 10 student is Basha Patel. >> [applause] >> Basha, come on up. Basha will be attending the University of Pittsburgh
next year and her and her major will be neuroscience. >> [applause] >> Our number nine student was unable to be here with us this evening, but it's Leanna Bender. >> [applause] >> Leanna will be attending Rutgers New Brunswick with a major of aerospace
engineering. >> [applause] >> Our number eight student, Nicholas Bernardi. >> [applause] >> Nicholas will be attending Stanford University >> [cheering] >> with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Now, now Nicholas, a little birdie told me that you received a special award from Stanford. Is that correct? I I I heard I heard $90,000. That's the one. >> [applause] >> Congratulations.
At Stanford, maybe 1 year. That maybe 1 year. That's accurate. All right, number seven, unfortunately, Chubby Yadav was unable to be with us this evening. >> [applause] >> Chubby will be attending Middlesex
College with a major in biology. >> [applause] >> Number six is Sophia Muller. >> [applause] >> Sophia will be attending Rider University and majoring in accounting and finance. >> [applause]
>> Number five, Annary Patel. >> [applause] >> Anary could not be with us this evening, but Anary will be attending NYIT and in pre-med. >> [applause] >> Number four unable to be with us this
evening is Jasmine Coley. >> [applause] >> Jasmine will be attending the Cooper Union for the advancement of science and and art. And her major is chemical engineering. >> [applause] >> Number three, Tanisha Tanishka
Mandrekar. >> [applause] >> Tanishka will be attending Rutgers New Brunswick with a major in chemical engineering. >> [applause] >> And now we have our salutatorian. Unfortunately unable to be with us this evening, but Rohit Gumadi is our
salutatorian. [applause] Rohit will be attending Rutgers New Brunswick with a major in economics. >> [applause] >> And our number one valedictorian of the class of 2026, Jeff DeCaro. >> [cheering and applause]
[applause] >> Jeff Jeff will be attending Rutgers New Brunswick with a major in computer science. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Sorry. >> [cheering] >> That is being handled by our contact person. >> [applause] >> Do you know what this is?
School board association. Oh, no. >> Next, I'm going to introduce our unsung heroes. Our uh grade 11 Middlesex County School Boards Association and Middlesex County Association of school administrators,
Polly [applause] Martinez Navia. And our grade 12 unsung hero, Middlesex County School Boards Association, Middlesex County Association of Supervisors Association. Superintendent, sorry. Student of the
year, [applause] grade 12, Amir Ikram. I don't I believe Amir was unable to be with us this evening. >> [applause] >> Good evening, everyone. You could say that again if you want. Cuz the first thing I was going to say is how about all those bombers and attendance tonight?
>> [cheering and applause] >> I got to give out one award technically, but you guys rock. All right, moving on. Senior, Maya Sandiford has been selected Middlesex County Secondary Principals Association Outstanding Student for Sarah W. Memorial High School.
An honor that truly reflects her extraordinary achievements and meaningful impact on our school community. Over the past several years, I've had the privilege of watching Maya grow into a remarkable, well-rounded, and impressive young woman. She has consistently demonstrated dedication,
integrity, and a strong sense of purpose in everything that she does. Her "doer" attitude, exceptional work ethic, and personal drive set her apart. And she is someone who can always be relied on to follow through and uplift others
along the way. Academically, Maya has excelled at the highest level, maintaining a 4.0 GPA, while challenging herself with honors and advanced placement coursework. Her commitment to learning is matched by her deep involvement in school life.
That's the part I'm most proud of. She has taken on significant leadership roles as president of the student council, president of the business honor society, corresponding secretary of international society, and as a peer leader. In each of these roles, she has led by example, using her voice, initiative,
and genuine care for others to inspire her peers and strengthen our school community. Her leadership style is inclusive, thoughtful, and grounded in service. Maya has always been an active and and caring Excuse me, engaged member of
numerous organizations, including National Honor Society, Spanish, English, and Business Honor Societies, FBLA, and the International Society. Her ability to balance her commitments speaks to her organization, discipline, and passion for being involved. From the
moment I met Maya, it was clear she was a special individual. She carries herself with maturity, respect, and authenticity, earning the admiration of both her peers and faculty. She is well-mannered, trustworthy, and always willing to offer thoughtful
feedback to help improve our school community. Maya, every morning after announcements, right? You walk in my office, and we talk. Maya also comes from an incredible family whose values and support are
clearly reflected in her character. Their influence has helped shape her into an outstanding young woman we celebrate today. We are incredibly proud of Maya and all she has accomplished. There is no doubt she will continue to achieve great things at Rutgers University next year,
and be a tremendous asset to that university when she attends. She absolutely deserves this distinguished recognition. Congratulations, kiddo. >> Yeah! >> [applause] [applause] >> And next, something that started several
years ago, we began to recognize our many incredibly talented students who are fluent in more than one language. Um in fact, the New Jersey Department of Education gives them a seal on their diploma when they graduate called the Seal of Biliteracy. So, to recognize and
celebrate our student recipients of the Seal of Biliteracy this year, I'm going to ask Ms. Capraro, Ms. Grossman, to please join uh Mrs. Maldonado at the podium. >> [applause] >> So, we're so pleased to present the
recipients of the Seal of Biliteracy um of the graduating class of 2026. We have 24 students this year who are graduating with the Seal of Biliteracy. Um one of them is trilingual. I know Dr. Labby loves that. Um I know not all the students were able
to be with us this evening, but I will be reading everyone's name. And students, if you are here, please come to the front and we have your certificate for you. So, our first student is Amy Abolnaga. >> [applause] >> Yeah, stay up here, please. Thank you. Juliet Acevedo.
>> [applause] >> Emmanuel Almonte. >> [applause] >> Briddy Bolacarlo. >> [applause] >> Jimmy Seja. >> [applause] >> Gabriel De Jesus. >> [applause]
>> Natalia Dolinska. Brenda Ferrera. Nicole Garlock. >> [applause] >> Hasael Hueron Ortiz. Gabriela Gomez Seely. >> [applause] >> Anna Gryshynska.
Natalia Hernandez. >> [applause] >> Navrup Kohli. >> [applause] >> Nav Kohli >> [applause] >> Didi Landi Tanishka Mondraker >> [applause]
>> Robert Pishchekh >> [applause] >> Angie Ramos Oriana Valerie Santiago >> [applause] >> Mallory Sierra Ariana Torres Aranda
>> [applause] >> Carlos Valdez Fernanda Villa Henriquez >> [applause] >> and Aiden Vivar >> [applause] [applause] >> Um so our student who has three languages, English, Spanish, and Portuguese is Brenda Herrera. She's not
here this evening though. I know. But the other languages that we have represented, we have some students that achieved the um the seal in Polish. We have um Punjabi and Spanish and Portuguese, so yeah.
>> [applause] [applause] [applause] >> Okay, along with the work that you just saw or the outcomes that you saw from within the classroom, we have some student athletes to celebrate and recognize for their work outside of the classroom.
>> [cheering] >> But I will say this, knowing each one of their coaches, I know that the work that they're performing in the classroom is equaling that of which that they perform outside of it on the field of competition. So, we thank you very much for being those
student athletes, those role models for all of our students and for the manner in which you represent the high school in our school district. So, thank you guys very, very much. All right. This spring, we had five Greater
Middlesex Conference division champions that we're going to celebrate tonight. >> [cheering] [applause] >> So, So get us started, I'd like to ask um Mr Ivy or coach Ivy to come to the podium. Joined by Mr. Smith.
So that we can recognize our incredible GMC White Division boys lacrosse team. >> Oh, sorry. Hello. Who's there? >> Sorry about that Mr. Callahan. >> Thank you thank you thank you again for having us. Thank you to the board. Thank you to
Mr. Mispedami, the board, Dr. Labbe, Mr. Glowaski. We've been fortunate enough to be here four years in a row. Come on. Um something I'm very excited about again we've been here four years in a row and with the addition of middle school again I'm hoping and expecting a lot more
accolades again. So thank you for that. Thank you for passing that. That's going to be a huge huge boost boost to us. So thank you for that. I'm going to call up our varsity team which again we won our division for four years in a row. So that means this senior class has known nothing but white division championships and I'm going to start calling them up. Again with the senior barbecue we have
some conflicts and but we'll call up who's here again and we're thankful the guys that are here. Chase Barnes. Gavin Brain. >> [applause] >> Joseph Braun. Jake Callahan. Adrian Siesla.
Joseph Corbello. Aidan Ebbinghausen. Connor Ecker, Cooper Heidelberg. Sean Lorenz. >> [applause] >> Dan Mahoney, Andrew Provenza, Thomas Roberts. Michael Shipman, Brian and Jacob Zangrillo,
George Zapata. >> [cheering] >> My managers Madison Summer and Jillian as well. Lastly, thank you to my coaches. Thank you again to the board, Mr. Callahan. Thank you and everyone. It has been an absolute pleasure. We very much hope to be back next year.
>> All right. So, now we're going to move from the lacrosse field to the links. And not only are we celebrating one golf team, we're celebrating both our golf teams for winning white division championships. >> [cheering]
[applause] >> So, I I'd like to ask the white division coach of the year, Mr. Miklosky, to come up to the podium. >> [cheering] >> And Mrs. Pataki from the girls team. And all of our assistant coaches to join
Mr. Smith at the podium so that we could recognize them. >> [applause] >> On behalf of the boys and girls golf team, we just want to thank you guys. Uh really appreciate you guys having us here. Uh it means a lot to our programs. Uh our kids got to experience a lot of
awesome days in the golf course and you guys do nothing but support us. So, the Board of Education has been nothing but amazing for the girls and boys golf teams and our administration has been, you know, second to none. So, really appreciate you guys always uh allowing us to play as much golf as we can play
and, you know, get the most out of our experiences together. So, without any further ado, um I know our team has done a great job representing the program on and off the golf course and um means a lot that we're here. So, when you guys come on up, just hang out and um we'll take a picture at the end. Our freshman,
we have uh Henry Borvitz. >> [applause] >> Freshman, Rayan Sharma. >> [applause] >> Freshman, Shane Wisnusky. >> [applause] >> Freshman, Michael Casella. >> [applause] >> Freshman, Derek de Vries.
>> [applause] [cheering] >> Freshman, Tyler Chow. >> [applause] >> Junior, Tyler Wisnusky >> [applause] >> Junior Ryan Gallo >> [applause] >> Junior Anch Patel
>> [applause] >> Junior Vincent Conti >> [applause] >> Junior Arm Shah Junior Tyler Novak >> [applause] [screaming] >> Junior Dominic O'Neil
>> [applause] >> And someone we're going to miss greatly our senior captain Donovan Bonea. >> [applause] >> Do the boys first? >> You guys got to get your picture. Just squeeze in guys. >> Tell me who is in the back. >> No I can't squeeze in. >> Tyler!
>> You guys bend down it's a surprise. >> You guys are the true definition of a bad day of golf. >> Good day and Arm. >> Yeah, I'm shocked you guys >> [cheering] >> All right, Miss Pataki and our girls golf team. >> Hi, thank you. >> [applause]
>> Thank you for having us. We're honored to be here. We'll start off with one of our freshmen, Lucy Stefaniak, who was not able to make it tonight. Our next freshman is Bree Charmello.
>> [applause] >> Sophomore, Ava Sokolowski. Junior, Kayla Diaz. Junior, Haley McDonald. >> [applause] >> Haley actually lives in Sayreville. She goes to the East Brunswick Magnet School, so that's why some of you don't know her. >> [applause]
>> Junior, Kayleigh Shlayline. Junior, Shaylee Shaw is one of our co-captains. She's not here tonight. She's with Tosa. She's with us. And then finally, our senior co-captain, Gabby Barrella.
>> [applause and cheering] >> Congrats, girls. >> [applause] >> And next, as you know, as we said earlier today, this incredible group of young athletes came this close to winning the BCC.
And we are so proud of them. So, to honor them, we're going to ask and by the way, Coach Burns, I don't know who was voting for Coach of the Year, but you should have gotten Coach of the Year. >> [screaming] >> So, I'd like to ask Coach Burns to please come to the podium
so that we can honor and celebrate >> [applause] >> our B Is it BCC or BC? BCC or Big Central Red Division champions, but we came Oh, it was states, right? We came
So. >> She did She did get honored as one of the coaches of the week, and she gets honored at a Jets game next >> [screaming] >> It It should have It should have been every week. >> All right. Hello, everybody.
Um We're here tonight to recognize uh the 2006 girls uh flag football team. This team has accomplished an enormous amount this year through their hard work and dedication. They have gone from one win last year to 11 wins this season. This season, offensively, they scored 38
touchdowns and 16 one-point conversions. Defensively, they pulled 300 372 flags, had 41 sacks, and 18 interceptions. >> Wow. >> We won our very first division, and we even made an appearance in the quarterfinals. Congratulations, ladies.
>> [cheering] [applause] >> Tia Beals, come on up. Riley Bonilla Bonilla, sorry. Bonilla. Michaela Cowell. >> [applause and cheering] >> Nicole Fobie. >> [cheering]
[applause] >> Gabriella Gonzalez. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Dorina Hershenkow. >> [applause] >> Ella Lavander Burday. >> [cheering and screaming] >> Laura Onoji. >> [screaming]
[applause] >> Ruth Opio >> [cheering] [applause] >> Jenny Peralta >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Isabella Ramirez >> [cheering] >> Jada [snorts] Rogue >> [cheering] [applause]
>> Alwarn Segla >> [cheering] >> Kiana Sherwood >> [cheering] >> Amaya Sackley Sackey >> [cheering] [applause] >> Uh Megan Telsuma, she couldn't make it tonight.
Sophia Torres >> [screaming] >> Deangeli Viscanyo >> [cheering] [applause] >> Sanaiya Waiters >> [cheering] >> Azanaia Woodrow Davis >> [screaming] >> Laila Worrell
>> [applause] >> Congratulations, ladies. >> [cheering] [cheering] >> All right, if you don't mind, if you could stick around so we can cheer real loud for this for our last group. We're saving the best for last year.
>> [applause] >> We have one more group of student athletes who performed amazingly this year on the softball diamond. And to help us celebrate and recognize our GMC White Division champion girls
softball team >> [cheering] >> I said it wrong? I said it wrong? Oh, red, red, red. I'm sorry. This will be in my evaluation. The GMC Red Division softball champions
>> [applause] >> I'd like to ask GMC and GMC Red Division Coach of the Year, Coach Vasquez, to the podium to be joined by Mrs. Padone. >> Oh, yeah, I have it. Thank you.
Uh good evening, everyone. Uh thank you so much, Dr. Lambie and the entire uh Board of Education for having us here. I appreciate everyone who's still here, sticking it out with us. We are honored to be here and I'm thrilled to highlight our historic season. Uh thank you to Ms. Padone for
all of your support and everything that you do for Sayreville Athletics. We're so lucky to have you here. And thank you to Mr. Gluaski and the administration staff for all of your support, as well. As a first-year head coach, I knew that I was walking into a program that was filled with talent, but this season far
exceeded my expectations. We finished with a 24 and three record, which is >> [applause] >> which is the most wins and best record in program history since 1978, which is 48 years ago. >> [applause]
>> These girls were undefeated Red National Division champions, something that has not been done in 20 years. >> [applause] >> And our regular season record against the entire Middlesex County was 18 and 0, sweeping the entire Red Division and all of our White Division opponents.
>> [applause] >> We outscored our opponents by a score of 222 to 56 this season. >> [applause] >> And while these statistics and accomplishments are certainly impressive, my favorite part of the season was watching these girls compete
for one another, for their school, and for the Sayreville community. Uh from the very first off-season workout, they bought in. They worked extremely hard to improve and always push each other to be the best version of themselves. Outside of being outstanding softball
players, they are even better people. They make every day enjoyable, and I truly felt honored to coach this team this year. >> [applause] >> I would now like to thank my incredible coaching staff who helped make this season everything that it was. Whether it was planning for games, working
behind the scenes, planning fundraisers, or making adjustments in the middle of games, they showed up not only for me, but for every player who's sitting before you tonight, and I'm incredibly grateful for their dedication and support. So, thank you. >> [applause] >> Before we begin recognizing our team, I
would like to acknowledge our players who earned postseason honors. Um we had a County High six players selected to the GMC All-Red National Division team. Uh so, we have senior Josie Vinoli, >> [cheering] [applause]
>> senior Gianna Falto, >> [cheering] >> and senior Maya Enfante, >> [applause] >> sophomore Riley Arena, sophomore Marissa Sherman, and freshman Katie Bedle, Katie Bedle and Mia Menges.
>> [applause] >> We also had a County High three players selected to the GMC All-Conference team. That was senior Josie Vinoli, >> [applause] >> senior Maya Enfante, along with sophomore Riley Arena.
>> [applause] >> The last thing that we would like to recognize is um Josie Vinoli, who was recently named All-Area Player of the year, which is an honor that includes players from the entire Middlesex County as well as several surrounding schools. So,
>> [applause] >> Thank you to my entire team for representing the school, our program, and the entire community with pride. I'm so proud of you. >> [applause] >> At this time, I would like to invite our players and coaching staff forward to be recognized.
Um, okay. I'm going to start with uh, the best manager around. She did a fantastic job for us all season. Riley Glowaski. >> [applause] >> I'm going age. I'm going age. Senior captain, Josie Vanouri.
>> [applause] >> Senior captain, Maya Fontes. >> [applause] >> Senior captain, Gianna Falta. >> [applause] >> Senior, Sophia Maciula. >> [applause] >> Senior, Sarah Williamson. >> [applause]
>> Ashley. Freshman, Kennedy Mangano. >> [applause] >> Sophomore, Julia Griffin. Freshman, Lena S. >> [applause] >> Freshman Sabrina Nina Almayer. >> [applause] >> Sophomore Isabella Rosario.
>> [applause] >> Sophomore Marissa Sherman. >> [screaming] >> Sophomore Ryan Missman. >> [applause] >> Excellent job, girls. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> Dr. Labbe. I do believe that Ms. Badami is on shirt
number five. That's dedication. >> [applause] >> And Mr. Fernandez, that concludes my presentations. >> Those are truly some amazing young individuals that represent our school is incredibly well. So, thank you. >> Absolutely.
>> And now on to our board discussions. Ms. Babone. >> Um hi, on Tuesday evening of last week, uh the BOE finance infrastructure committee met. Um we met with the uh our insurance brokers from Gallagher, Joe
Colombo and Mario Carsick to discuss, um you know, the state of our health condition, why are premiums going up, and all of those good things. Um we also decided to recommend that Suplee Clooney, our current auditor of
record, um continue to perform our 2025-2026 audit comprehensive fiscal report and auditor's management management report. Um Erin concluded the finance portion of the meeting by reviewing the projected
surplus from this year's operating budget, and that is included in the uh agenda. Um she predicts that we're going to have about $4 million that's going to go back unexpected funds to allocate back into capital reserve, right?
>> Uh capital, possibly maintenance, and emergency reserve. >> Okay, good. So, $4 million thanks to Erin's good bookkeeping and keeping that money tight. And uh When we finished, Jimmy went over an update on the referendum projects. Everything is going very smoothly.
Little punch list for things little things that got to get done. But, other than that, the um referendum is almost completed. So, good good job, Jimmy. Um And that's pretty much all we discussed. >> Thank you for the update, and I agree. Jimmy has done an amazing job.
Next, our personnel committee, Mr. Callahan. >> Good evening. The personnel committee prior to tonight's meeting to discuss several personnel related items. We reviewed the current open positions for the 2026-2027 school year along with our June staffing fill rates
which are at a They're just phenomenal, those rates, for both the teaching and non-teaching positions. Um overall, the district continues to make progress in filling the vacancies as we prepare for the upcoming school year. In addition, we reviewed the proposed job description that's on the agenda for
tonight, uh preschool technology coordinator. And our next meeting will be July 21st. >> Thank you, Mr. Galligan. Next up, governance, Miss Miss Napolitano. >> Me. Hold on. All right, wait. Let's see what I got here.
Um okay, the governance the governance committee met and we to review several governance and personnel matters. The committee began reviewing the first four of the 18 Strauss Esme alerts, policy regulation updates that must be approved
prior to the school the start of the 26-27 school year with additional reviews to take place over the upcoming meetings. The committee also reviewed revisions to the transportation secretary and special education teacher transition coordinator job
along with a new preschool technology coordinator all of which are being presented for approval at tonight's meeting. And the meeting then concluded with the review of legal updates including the NJSBA rising health care resolution that was previously approved
by the board. Oh my god, there's nobody here. >> Thank you, Miss Napolitano. Is anyone doing student achievement? >> Mrs. Grossman. >> Mrs. Grossman? >> Absolutely. The um student achievement committee met on Tuesday, May 26th.
The first item on the agenda was the review of three curriculum guides that were recently created. They will be presented to the entire board for July and approved at the July Board of Education meeting. We reviewed the American Sign Language curriculum for
grade three, Algebra 2 data science for the high school, which is a new course, and reading grade three pullout resource, which is a guide for special education reading. We also discussed the adopted materials
for the math program beginning in September of 2026. The board probably remembers that we piloted materials and we had committees that were looking at multiple resources and um both committees were
unanimous in their decision. Our K through 5 team um uh moved forward with McGraw Hill's Reveal Math and that will be replacing Envision and used with all of our programs in K through 5. It is on the
agenda on page 34 for adoption this evening. And our 6th grade through 12th grade committee that looked at 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in addition to algebra, algebra 2, and geometry are moving
forward with the 2026 edition of Cengage's Big Ideas. Grade 6 had been using Envision and 7, 8, and uh algebra, geometry, and algebra 2 had been using an older edition of Big
Ideas. So, they are moving forward with the latest edition, which is better aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for mathematics, and it is better aligned to the rigor for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment in mathematics as well as the NJGPA.
Uh in addition, we discussed our multilingual learner programming. We are required each year to either provide bilingual services for students that come from homes with the primary
language more than 20 speakers within our district or to submit a bilingual waiver. And we are adding another language for the Sayreville community that we are going to be presenting the bilingual waiver for.
It will cover students speaking Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Urdu. We offer students that speak those languages classroom placements with SIOP trained teachers, which is the 15-hour certificated program so that they can
support English language learners. We also for our newcomers and beginners offer high-intensity ESL, so they have extra time with ESL in addition to their English language arts each day. Currently 27 languages are spoken in the
community according to the enrollment data that is self-reported each fall. And we also discussed the growth of our multilingual learners um over the past 11 years. In 2025, we identified in October
115 students that were eligible for ESL services. This past fall, October 2025, we identified 509. So, it gives you an idea about how our community is changing.
Might be a little bit leaning towards it because I was the former ESL supervisor, but I think it's changing for the good. Um it is a wonderfully diverse community, and I think that speaks to what you were um starting the meeting with, Mr. Fernandez, about the activities that the community is
mirroring that indicate that growth as well. After we discussed our multilingual learner um demographics and talked about the different programming, uh Ms. Burt shared with us professional development plans that are going through. So, in
June, early June, the teachers participated in the second staff development day of the year, and we talked about all of the offerings that they were um allowed to choose from. We also talked about the summer learning series, which is coming up at the end of July and August, where we bring in
different speakers, different presenters on a variety of educational topics, and our teachers, um hopefully after they've had about a month of relaxing from the end of June until the end of July, can come in and receive some professional development. And she also spoke about
the district PD survey, which needs to be conducted annually and collects feedback on the professional development program from various stakeholders. US Board of Education members received links, administrators, teachers, parents. Um and what we are going to be focusing
on professional development for for next year. She also spoke about some of the uh grants that we are currently working on or we are wrapping up, I should say, towards the end of. So, the um FY 2026 climate change grant, we went over what
the climate change grant afforded our students with experiential learning, in addition to materials, and the culminating activity at the end of the year, which was a uh climate change um summit. Thank you, the word was escaping
me. And uh the big fields trip for our grade five students here at Samsel University who uh Samsel Upper Elementary School that attended Liberty Science Center. We also spoke about the newly awarded New Jersey Learning Acceleration High
Impact Grant, uh $159,280, which we accepted at our last meeting and will be serving students from Samsel Upper Elementary School and Samsel Middle School in receiving some services starting in late summer throughout next year for mathematics support.
And we talked a little bit about the wrap-up of our RTI and intervention management training. And that concludes the meeting. We will be meeting again at the end of this month. >> Thank you. That was a great report. Any questions from any of our board members?
All right. We now open up the floor to to the presentations on agenda items only. Public public public participation on agenda items only. Seeing none, we now move on to our superintendent.
>> So, as you know by the numeration, we have a ton of motions for you to approve. I'm going to go through um probably two dozen or so of the most what I feel are the highlights of them, but obviously, as you know, if you have
questions on any of them, um please don't hesitate to ask. So, I'll go slow, but I'll try to go as brisk as I can. Um it's which is kind of an oxymoron, but you'll get what I mean. So, numbers 18 through 20, which you can find on page four,
we do have three change orders for you to approve. One's pertaining to the solar completion project at the high school. Um we we needed actually find we figured out we needed more modules. Not only more modules to put on top of the canopies, but also to have spares in
place. So, we're asking you for a change order of $7,169 for that. But then, the last two, 19 and 20, are for the referendum. Inspectors came out to the high school and noticed that um we needed dampers. So, we are asking you for a the change
order of $9,748 for those dampers. And then, just like at the middle school and the high school, the inspectors also said that there needed to be some ceiling patching at the Arla school and Solover school. So, that's where we're asking you to approve a change order of $49,484
for that. Okay? So, number 21, which you can also find on page four, we're asking you to purchase staff laptops. Um I was remarking to Mr. Fernandez a while ago that the cost of staff laptops, and correct me if I'm wrong, Eric, they probably tripled in
the past 5 years. >> Tripled and hard to get, honestly. This is the fourth time we've gone through a round of approvals. Every time we go through approvals and try to make the purchase, you can't get that one again. The prices have gone up in the week that it takes us to get through approvals.
>> Thank you, Mr. Clockmueller. And just to just so I can point out to you, on number 20, going back to number 20, that change order, it does say the ceiling patching is for Sarah W. War Memorial High School. Please, I'm going to ask you to do a a friendly amendment to that, that it's not Sarah W. War Memorial High School for that ceiling
patching. It's for the Arla school and the Solover school. Okay? So, just note that revision there, and we'll also make sure it's part of the minutes. Okay? It's not for the Sarah W. War Memorial High School. It's for the Arla school and Solover school. That's for number 20.
So, number 22 and 20 number 22 and 23, which you can page find on page four and five, you know that we're trying to work down that um um surplus of food services money that we have. Um so, we're we're putting our our our money to good work here. So,
we're asking you to approve some kitchen equipment. Uh one in 22 for $59,668. The other uh for $126,479. Um all of that is for going to be for out of the food services account.
You'll see later on in the addendum that we're asking we're going to ask you to award a bid that's also going to spend that down um by about a hundred and I think twenty-nine thousand dollars, but I'll I'll get to that. So, number twenty-nine through thirty-one, Mrs. Babone spoke about that
earlier. You can find that in pages six and eight. We're estimating, okay, none of these are exact. Um, we don't have to go up to this amount, but we're estimating up to uh placing five million dollars of our unexpended surplus into capital reserve, um, one million dollars
into maintenance reserve and two hundred fifty thousand dollars into um, our emergency reserve. Again, we we may not put that amount of money in there, but it's an up to amount that we will we won't know that until the final audit is finished next January. Okay?
Um, again, ninety-two and ninety-three, Ms. Grossman spoke about it. We're so pleased to recommend to you the purchase of um the Reveal math program for K through five. Uh, it's Mc McGraw Hill uh at five hundred eighteen thousand four hundred fifty dollars. Uh,
we feel that based upon the work that uh our teachers have done with Ms. Grossman, um Ms. Burns, um in in our committees, we feel that that's a program that's really going to yield great results for for our students. Likewise, we're asking you to continue with um
Big Ideas for Algebra Two, Algebra One and Two, as well as Big Ideas for Geometry, uh and that's through Cengage Learning at a cost of two hundred eighty-five thousand two hundred thirty-eight dollars. Numbers ninety-six and ninety-eight, which you can find on page twenty-three,
um, you know through the budget that we wanted to do some floor work at the in the auditorium in the John Bon Jovi Performing Arts Center. So, we're going to rip up that carpet and replace it with nice new flooring. Hopefully, it'll get a get rid of that little musty smell that sometimes you you get hit with when you walk in there.
So, the cost for that is listed there. And that is under budget, by the way. Number 23, also we're asking you to approve the renovations to the bathrooms at the treatment school. They've never been renovated before. So, for $101,675,
we're asking you to approve that work. And again, that also came under budget. Now, we're moving down to 110 and 111. Um fingers crossed. Very happy, but um again, we're not
going to count our chickens until they're hatched. Pardon the expression, but um number 110 and 111 on the addendum, we're asking you to approve an agreement with High Point Investments of Sayreville to purchase the property that is currently a bus depot located at 4
Crossman Road um in Sayreville um as our new home for our transportation complex. As you know, there are some contingencies to that that we're hoping are all fulfilled uh by the time that we um can go ahead and and move into that property.
We're also asking you in the next motion, that would be 111, to allow us to take $500,000 from capital reserve to pay our deposit. Okay, and all that again can be found on the addendum.
Numbers 112 and 113, which is amazing, right? Um we're asking you to approve first and foremost a lease purchase agreement. As you all know from the budget, we have to do some major technology infrastructure work on our servers. We have to replace
them. It's going to cost a lot of money. Over a million dollars, as you can see. So, we're asking you to approve a lease purchase agreement so that we can purchase that equipment. And then, we're also asking you on on the um on 113 to approve the purchase of
$184,178 of additional equipment that we're not going to pay for through the lease purchase agreement that we're going to use our cooperative pricing contract from NJ Edge for. And those will be local funds that we use for that. And then finally, as I alluded to
previously, we're trying to spend down that food services surplus that we have. Um so we're asking you to award the bid for the kitchen hood replacement at the middle school to L&M heating and cooling. Um they were the lowest responsible bidder when we opened bids
on June 10th. And the cost for that is 195,000 dollars. And again, that'll be paid for out of our food services account. And that really should draw our food services account down to What do we think? Ooh, she's not sure.
I'm going to say around 300,000 dollars, maybe. >> Yeah, I've got to add up all the things >> Yeah, so I I Is Is that a first? >> It It What >> Is that a first when you ask Aaron a question and she says she's >> so, yeah. I'm just hammered right now by that. Yes. She wasn't She's going to She's kicking
me right now. You don't see it. Um So, any questions on those items or anything else um of part of the 115 items that are on finance and infrastructure? >> No questions, but I will say that um my
daughter was in the classroom that um in a classroom that participated in the McGraw Hill pilot and I fell in love with that curriculum. So, I'm very happy about it. >> Oh, music to my ears. Oh my goodness gracious. Thank you very much. >> add cuz it gives us a little sticker
shock. It is 3 years of licensing. That's not just a 1-year. >> You know, it takes a lot. It takes a lot. It's a huge investment and you know, we had our our previous, you know, company for um good 10 years. So, it
takes a lot um and you know, you really have to see that return in your investment. I think for a while we did see a return in our investment um with our previous vendor, but I I think we're all excited to move on to a new vendor after 10 years with that previous one. I don't know if you want to add to that.
>> Sure. Math has been um kind of in a consistent state of change in New Jersey over the past 10 years as well. Um the New Jersey learning uh the student learning assessment for math has changed four times in 10 years. So we we looked
at five all quality materials, and the committee when they looked at the way that math was presented, the amount of visuals, the way that the students were going to be engaged, the use of supportive resources for the the teachers to be able to differentiate. Um
did you get a chance to see Alex in action? The on- It's A A L E K S is the online support tool, and they were really impressed with how that was going to support students. So for K through 5 they did they fell in love with it, and
they ran with it, and our teachers did an amazing job of learning the materials and piloting the materials. We also found the new vendor to be very supportive with professional development, and the way that they're going to continue to support the staff with the launch for next year. So it it
really was great. Um at the middle school level they you know looked at multiple sources, but the big ideas for the middle school, the way that the program changed from the 2016 to the 2026 edition, you don't even think you're looking at the same materials. So they
were really impressed with the way that things um were improved upon. So it it was a great um opportunity to see what was out there, and I agree. I think it's ti- It was time for a change. It was time. >> When you know it's time, it's time. Uh thank you, Ms. Grossman, very, very
much. So let's move on to student achievement. Unfortunately, we are asking you to approve the long-term suspension for a student. Numbers two and through four, which you can find on page 33, we're asking you now to adopt those new math programs that we previously are asking you to purchase.
Any questions on those items or anything else on student achievement? No? Okay, governance. As Mrs. Napolitano mentioned before, we are asking you to approve several new and revised BOE bylaws. There's two bylaws in there, I believe. Policies and regulations for
our first reading. Obviously, you'll have a chance to vote on them again in July. Uh we will be bringing more policies, as Mrs. Napolitano mentioned to you, up for first reading vote in July, too, so we can get them all approved by September 1. Number three, we're asking you to
approve those job descriptions that Mr. Callahan mentioned, as well as Mrs. Napolitano uh uh mentioned to you in their reports. You can find that on page 39. And then again, those would be the special education teacher, transition coordinator, the 12-month support uh secretary uh for
transportation, and the preschool technology coordinator. Any questions on those? So, leading into personnel, we do have one of those bittersweet moments that I will go fast with, but I'm going to skip down to numbers 14 and 17, as well as
number 84, which you can find on pages 45 and 47 in the addendum. As always, we're asking you to uh hire new certificated and non-certificated staff for not only this year, but for the 2026-2027 school year. Uh numbers 18 through 22 and 85, which
you can find on pages 47 and 51 in the addendum, we're asking you to approve uh transfer certificated and non-certificated staff for next year. And then finally, on uh numbers 23 uh through 25 on pages 51 and 55, we're
asking you to approve and appoint advisors and coaches with their stipends as well as a pretty long list of volunteer coaches for the 2026-2027 school year. So, back to that bittersweet moment. We are asking you to graciously accept the
retirements of some beloved staff members, um beginning with Irene Warner, who is a second grade teacher at the Truman School. This evening, we are proud to recognize and celebrate Irene Warner for her remarkable 30 years of dedicated service to the
Saugus Public Schools. Over the course of her career, Irene has made a lasting impact on countless students and colleagues alike. She began her journey as an ASI math teacher and went on to share her passion and expertise in both kindergarten and
second grade classrooms. Throughout her tenure, Irene has consistently demonstrated a deep com- commitment to student growth and learning. Beyond her work with students, Irene has been a valued mentor who generously supported student
teachers and welcomed new educators to the district with guidance, encouragement, and of course, professionalism. Her influence has helped shape the next generation of our teachers. Currently serving on the SKIP Committee, Irene continues to contribute to the
broader school community. She is always willing to lend a helping hand, offering support and collaboration to her colleagues whenever needed. Irene's kindness, dedication, and unwavering commitment have left a lasting legacy on all of us. We thank
her for her 30 years of exceptional service and wish her all the best in her well-deserved retirement. Next is Julie Cena, who is our part-time secretary at the Eisonhour School. And by the way, is also on the agenda for a substitute, a
non-certificated substitute, which we're happy to see, too. Uh Uh it is with gratitude and a touch of sadness that we celebrate the retirement of Julie Cena at the Eisenhower Elementary School. Julie's warmth, kindness, and unwavering positivity have brightened our days more
than words could ever capture. She's been a steady and guiding presence, a source of encouragement, and a friend to all who have had the privilege of working alongside of her. Julie's dedication, grace, and genuine care for others have
left a lasting mark on our entire school community. Whether she was offering a helping hand, sharing a smile, or keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes, she did it all with excellence and, of course, heart. She truly is an amazing person, and her
impact will be felt long after her final day. While we will miss her dearly, we are so happy for her as she begins this well-deserved new chapter. Julie, may your retirement be filled with joy, relaxation, and all the happiness you
have given to others over the years. You have earned every moment of this well-deserved retirement. So, congratulations to Julie Julie on her retirement, and we can't thank her enough for all that she's done for us. And then finally, sticking with the Eisenhower Eisenhower Elementary School,
um we graciously accept the retirement of Dina Silvestri, who will be retiring in November. After 25 years of dedicated service, Ms. Dina Silvestri will be retiring from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School.
Since joining the Eisenhower community in 2001, Ms. Silvestri has been a committed and caring educator who has positively impacted the lives of countless students and their families, as well as faculty members. Throughout her career, Ms. Silvestri has
known has been known for her professionalism, unwavering dedication, and collaborative spirit. She has worked alongside colleagues and administrators to create a supportive and enriching learning environment at the Eisner School, leaving a lasting
legacy within the entire school community. Her passion for teaching and genuine care for her students will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of working with and learning from her. We extend our sincere gratitude to Ms.
Silvestri for her years of dedicated and impeccable service, and wish her all the very best in her well-earned and very fulfillment very fulfilling retirement. So, we congratulate and we thank each of our retirees,
and Mr. Fernandez, unless anyone has any questions on personnel, that will conclude my report. >> Any questions? All right. Thank Thank you, Dr. Labbe. Now, I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda items.
>> Second. I mean first. >> So moved. >> Okay. Mr. Callahan? >> Uh yes, but I have to abstain from attachment D5, cafeteria workers, the third name down. >> Uh was that yes on all other items?
>> Uh yes on all the others. >> Uh Mrs. Hernandez? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Maldonado? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Napolitano? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Pavone? >> Yes. >> Mr. Smith? >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh? >> Yes. >> Mr. Fernandez? >> Yes.
>> All right. Now, I open the floor to any public comments on any topics. >> Yeah. >> Can you state your name and >> [snorts] >> First name is coach, last name is Fisher. Thank you. Um The other thing I was
>> Can you just say your name? Just for the record, can you just say your name and address? >> Oh, Steve Fisher, 58 Gear Street, Portland. Um Last time I was here I was talking about a bill in the assembly uh a 673
better known as the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. And a few of the board members asked me uh about it and I, you know, just mentioned that they could contact their representatives to find out what's going on. So, [clears throat] I'm here to report
that it's still in committee. And I heard from uh some of the uh politicians about it. And uh they're working to try to get it through a committee so it could come to a vote. But obviously, there's some people that don't want to take a stand one way or
the other. Uh as politicians sometimes will do. And uh so, I've contacted uh two of the members of the education committee. And now I'm waiting for a result from that communication. And then
I'll report back to you, hopefully for July what they told me. So, those of you that asked me and maybe uh wrote an email, text, whatever it was, communicated with uh your representative, I would say the next step is to take the step that I
took and contact the education committee themselves. Cuz they're the ones that are holding it up. Okay, so there's there there'll be no vote until they they put it up for a vote to the rest of the state. And uh you can see uh if
you go to the website, you can see who supported it and who did not. Uh you know, who who sponsored it. And uh So, that's all I really have except for uh it's almost summer. What do you have, 7 days?
Mr. LaVecchia, is it 7 days? >> I actually >> Five. >> Yeah. We don't have school Friday, right? >> So, you have a lot of exciting >> Oh, you're right. Yeah, you do 7 days. You're right, cuz there's no school on Friday. You're >> I'm right. I like to hear that. I like that.
I don't hear that that often, so uh uh And uh hopefully the graduations will all go great. And uh if I I do have a question for uh Dave, uh did you ever find anything out about that uh uh Jersey Shore Medical and having the
students be able to be uh you know, get jobs there as transporters? I don't know if you >> We did put it into the the rotation for for community-based instruction. So, Mr. Van Der Beek, who supervises not just our cafe, but our 18 to 21 program, >> Right, right.
>> he is looking into it. >> Okay, great. Great. So, let me know what what happens with the >> [music] >> Okay, thank you all. >> Thank you, coach. >> Anyone else in the public? Seeing none, I close the public portion.
Any of my fellow board members have any any comments? >> Just just one quick really quick one. >> Yeah, let's make it quick. >> I am so happy to finally vote on a transportation complex tonight. Some of you may remember we started way back with me being a royal pain in the butt to the Board of Education over wanting
to put this at Slover School. And then we came up with something else, and we heard from our Laurel Park residents and we never I give Dr. Lobby a lot of credit in this because he never stopped looking for options with all the hurdles that we faced with this. And we finally think came up with a good
one. >> Thank you. >> Absolutely Dr. Lobby you've done an amazing job with this. >> And by the way, you weren't royal. No, I was just a pain in the pain in the rear end. >> And I just want to say I hope Jim Robinson is watching tonight. >> Anyone else?
All right. Seeing none, our next meeting's going to be Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 and Tuesday, August 25th, 2026. Cuz one's in July and one's in August. All right. I'll take a motion to adjourn. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Yeah, the ayes have it. >> Me. >> I just sit here now and I just