Good evening. The Sparta Board of Education regular meeting is called to order at 700 p.m. Since our vice president is absent tonight, Lee, can you please read us the meeting notice announcement? Sure. The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have
advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this act, the Sparta Board of Education has caused notice of the time and place of this meeting to be published in the New
Jersey Herald, the Star Ledger, tap into Sparta.net, and notice of the meeting has been posted on the Sparta Township School District website. Thank you so much. May we have a roll call, please? >> Miss Collier, >> here. >> Dr. Hinkle, >> here. >> Dr. Martinez,
>> Miss Mcichel, >> here. >> Mr. Morris, >> Miss Saraphino >> here, >> Miss Williams >> here, >> Mr. Wood, and Miss Gagnen >> present. >> Quorum confirmed. >> Thank you so much. If everyone can join us in standing for the pledge.
[Music] United States of America to the stands nation indivisible andice for all. >> Okay. So we will not be convening into
close session this evening. Therefore, anything for district recognition? Not tonight. Okay. Okay, we'll start kicking off with our presentations. First, we have Dr. Beck, our superintendent, presenting on NJUSAC placement presentation. >> Good evening everyone.
Tonight I will be presenting on our NJQs placement and I will explain what that is directly. So NJQAC um I'll explain it as for what's written on the screen the technical term but
basically what NJSAC is is our district gets monitored every three years in different categories gets monitored by the state of New Jersey. The NJ Department of Education monitors every district every three years. They're on different three-year cycles. Our
three-year cycle and uh monitoring was last spring. So now I'll get into the technical terms. NJQs stands for New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum. It is the the Department of Education's monitoring and district self-evaluation
system for public school districts. It's a single comprehensive accountability system that consolidates and incorporates the monitoring requirements of applicable state laws and programs and complements federally required improvements. There are five components in NJQAC.
five categories under which we are evaluated by the state. They are instruction and program, fiscal, governance, operations and personnel. So each of those five components has many indicators underneath them. Many
indicators underneath them, specific things that the state is looking for so that we are in compliance with state law. The process is um when you are in a school year where you are going to be monitored in the spring, the process
starts the fall of that year. So fall of 2024, fall of last year, this time last year. Our first step in the process was to form a QAC committee. That QAC committee consists of these are mandated members for the QAC committee. the chief school administrator, myself, a district
administrator, a teacher, a school business administrator, a curriculum instruction representative, a local collective bargaining representative, and a board of education member. I have a slide later on that shows specifically uh who those committee members were as we were monitored. So, we form a
committee in the fall and we go through all of the QAC indicators as a committee and we score ourselves based on um have we fulfilled the requirements? Do we feel we have fulfilled the requirements? Do we have evidence that we fulfilled the requirements? And if so, we give ourselves full credit in each of those
categories. U that happens in the fall of 2024 at which point last year uh the board of education approved our DPR, district performance review submission and then um we submit it to the DOE and
the DOE goes through out all of our self-scoring and then they come and they visit us in the spring. So last year they visited us in April of 2025. They were on premises and um they had individuals that were dedicated to each
of those five categories and we broke off into separate areas and we walked them through how we felt we met each of the requirements under the indicators during the fall I'm sorry during the April of 25 monitoring. Once they leave here we show them everything that we have and why we think
we fulfilled the scores that we provided for ourselves. Then we wait and uh this year we waited about four months and then we received the official scores in August of 25. So uh just re received those scores a month ago uh actually the day before the last board meeting and
the requirement is once you receive those scores you are to present those scores to the board of education at the next board meeting which is today. You can see who our QAC team was. Uh the district administrator that we had representing us was our director of
special ed Dr. Cast Arena. Miss Deluchia was our local representative. Of course, Miss Decker was our business administrator. Miss Rossi was the curriculum instruction representative. Mr. Andrew Bis um also a union representative, but also a teacher. He was the filled the teacher category. And
Miss Gagnon stepped in and was the district uh board of education member. After all that process, uh the state comes back and they score us. And this is what they scored us in each category. We received an 83% in instruction and
program. I would note that um the 17 percentage points that are missing there are largely in fact maybe totally contributed to test scores. The rest of our curriculum requirements uh that is the actual curriculum and how we're meeting the standards um were perfect scores. So the only points we got off there were based on standardized test
scores. Fiscal was 100, governance was 100, operations was an 82% and personnel was a 95%. What does that mean? The state wants every school district to be at least an 80% in every category. And if you are an
80% in every category, you are considered a high-erforming district. So along with the results, the state attached a letter and in that letter, it said this. I'm pleased to inform you that the district has satisfied at least 80% of the weighted indicators in each
of the five areas of the NJQs and is designated as high performing. The commissioner will recommend to the state board of education that the district be certified as providing a thorough and efficient system of education for a period of three years or until the next NJQs review. Congratulations on this
accomplishment. This is um from this past spring. Uh three years before that was my first QAC monitoring here. we were also high performing and um the QAC before that before pretty much any of us got here um actually we underperformed
and um we're on corrective action plan. Um so we've been um continuing an upward trend and a positive trend as a high performing district. What are the next steps? So the next QAC monitoring will be in 2728. Um it sneaks up on you fast especially when you're
trying to keep track of all of these things. Uh pretty much if we just continue to do the things that we have been doing and improve on the areas where we did receive um some subtracted points then um we should be in good shape for the next round of QAC
monitoring which is in 2728 and in 2728 what they do is they look back to the previous school year for uh how we met those requirements 2627 school year. So it really is just around the corner. We continue to follow the board policies and remain up to date with legislation which is uh one of the main factors on
how we arrived at high performing. And we're going to continue to analyze the points where the points were lost and rectify those for the immediate future and for the next monitoring. And there's your QAC. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone have any questions?
Okay. In that case, we'll move on to our next presentation. That's going to be Miss Jamie Barker, our director of student services, presenting our HIP self- assessment, HIP data, and district data review. Make >> you look all the way across there and try and find that. You can use the arrows for whichever you want.
>> Thank you. >> Good evening. I am Jamie Barker. I am the director of student support services and I'm going to report tonight out on our student safety data system, our harassment, intimidation and bullying data and also our HIV selfassessment
data for the 2024 2025 school year. Um the purpose of this data review is of course compliance with our anti-bullying bill of rights and state law and the mandate that school districts report all incidents of violence, vandalism and HIV
to the board of education at a public hearing twice a year and also mandates that the report must include data from the student safety data system. We are also mandated to report out on our HIV self assessment which is completed by our school safety teams. um they work in
collaboration together to fill out a self assessment and before that gets certified to the state, we report out to the board of ed and to the public. Sorry, I don't know what I did here. Thank you. >> I think I'll use that. >> Yeah, you can.
>> Okay. So f first and foremost um I will go over some of the trends in our student safety data system incidents. So if we go through this is for reporting periods 1, two and
three over last school year. And these numbers will be visible on our school website. But in the meantime, just some key takeaways in the data. You can see that there were many decreases in our total incidents as well as our incidents
requiring school removal. Um we also had a large decrease in the number of substance related incidents particularly at the high school and the weapons um that are reported out and just a note on that that might include even um forgetting a student forgetting to take
mace out of a backpack. Uh but there was a decrease in all of those incidents over the past two years. Um and a sharp decline in our substance abuse and substance abuse prevention programs. Uh there were slight increases in HIV both
confirmed and alleged. Uh and in looking at some of the data we are working collectively and collaboratively with our school climate teams um to be proactive in this school year based on the data that we're seeing. We have far more restorative approaches through our
align and our base programs. And just um to go into the hibs and give you a little bit more information about that uptick and what we're doing about it. The HIP law defines HIV as any gesture, written, verbal, or physical act or electronic communication that is
reasonably perceived as being motivated by an actual or perceived characteristic that takes place on school property at a school sponsored function on a school bus on school grounds, causes harm or fear to a student, or creates a hostile education environment. So, some of these
things do happen outside of school, but when they do impact the school day, that is when they do become HIV related. Our trainings and programs by building as you can see are substantial. We have a large number of trainings and programs in every school building. The greatest
programming is at the high school. Um but what we did notice is that there is a little bit of an imbalance or was I will say in the trainings versus the programs at the middle school the students facing programs and that is what we started to implement some action
plans on right away. So analysis of the tallies of HIV over the course of last year. At SHs, there were many more alleged and then confirmed. At the middle school, there was a slight increase throughout the year. And at Helen Morgan School, there was a decrease over the year, but an increase
particularly in in the month of March. Some of the patterns of our confirmed HIVs in grades 9 through 12, most were related to social media. And in grades K through eight, verbal comments um mainly during unstructured time, gym, lunch,
the bus, and the playground. Uh patterns of these cases that did not fit HIV were that either they had no distinguishing characteristic, which in that case they are still addressed and handled through our code of conduct. It's not that they're not addressed if they're not HIV, but just that they're handled and
addressed in different ways. And also peer conflict in friend groups at the high school. there were a large number of hibs filed within friend groups. So we have worked on and already implemented some measures based on this data. We added a counselor and anal
structure at SMS. Uh we have enhanced our use of base and align as restorative discipline measures. We have developed peer and staff mentor program workg groupoups that are focused on creating more of those positive relationships um
that will help our students focusing on our supervision during this unstructured time. an increase in student-f facing programs at SMS, the addition of the school counselor, as well as the use of team time, an increase in peer mediation and supports for group dynamics at the
high school, and addressing impulsive language through education, restorative discipline, and SEAL supports at the elementary levels. Some of our action planning for this current school year includes continuing balance prevention at the elementary
school levels where our hip numbers are very low. Maintaining proactive programming with an emphasis on early intervention and empathy building conduct folks needs assessment um regarding HIV patterns and trends. We're working on uh creating more of an
articulation between all of the ski school buildings so that we're all speaking the same language and addressing things consistently. We do have a new HIB reporting platform which includes data analytics that helps us to kind of look a little bit more closely
at um the different uh trends across the district and within school buildings. And we have increased our social emotional learning and our vertical alignment through our culture and climate teams. We do have some violence prevention initiatives in place,
proactive restorative programming in response to that impulsive verbal and written threats and then HIV monitoring and training through all of the the methods I just spoke about. We are continuing um our substance prevention efforts and building on our successes at
Hi, SHS and we are analyzing what's working to continue to reinforce those things. Um so the goal is transparency and communication with the families and obviously highlighting our safety measures throughout our schools in the district. Um, as you can see based on
our HIP self assessment, um, the balancing in the programs and trainings in each of the schools, we have 19 programs implemented at the high school. Um, at the middle school, we have the highest number of trainings in the district right now. Helen Morgan School, a balanced delivery. Mohawk A, um,
strong program engagement, 13 programs across the building and and throughout the school year, and same at Alpine School. our HIV selfassessment results. We did score um a 77 out of 78 on that self-
assessment based on the collaboration of our school climate teams and they use those state indicators that are listed there to gauge how we're doing and that's what gave us the score of a 77 out of 78 with our opportunities for growth being two things. is the school
annually assessing the HIV programs which we're doing in part right now and at the high school the members of the school safety team um being provided with professional development. So those are the some of the takeaways from our HIB self assessment. So overall, we're
working really closely with our climate teams and with each school building to continue the vertical alignment to analyze this data. And we're feeling that our new platform um and the reports that it allows us to run and the ways it allows us to kind of hone in on what's going on and where it's going on is
going to help us continue to grow. Um, but it's been a effort on the part of a lot of different people that are working collaboratively in smaller work groups as well to really focus on some of these things and continue to enhance what we have to offer and to ensure that our students are safe and in a supportive
environment at school. Thank you. Does anyone have any questions? Miss Barker, I had one question. I'm so sorry. Um, and I don't know if you know it. If not, just email me. But would you be able to comment? So for the hips increasing the hips increasing for 9 to
12 uh most appearing on social media or being social media related was that an increase from the year prior do we know >> that was not an increase at SHS at SMS there was an increase in HIV and that was um impulsive language um at SHS it
was more the peer conflict in particularly the friend groups so that's why we have worked with our align specialists as well to create some opportunities for pure mediation >> um so that we can be more proactive in that way. >> Thank you so much. Appreciate you.
>> Any other questions? >> Anyone else? >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. With that, we'll move on to let >> Yep. our student representative monthly report. >> First off, Abby and I would like to thank you all for welcome welcoming us
into this opportunity. We really appreciate it. So, starting off with the opening of school, freshman orientation was very successful in August. We got to show the freshmen around as well as doing ice breakers. The opening of school was a success as each grade has their class meetings in the auditorium, introducing
each of us to a new school year. For spirit week, uh this week we had America Monday, twin Tuesday, Wednesdays we wear pink, tropical Thursday, and ending off tomorrow with spiritware Friday. Participate participation was great, which leads us into tomorrow where we have our pep rally. Students will get to
participate in fun games and celebrate our athletes and their performances so far. >> As Abby mentioned, during the first week of school, we had our class meetings and briefly touched upon there by Mr. Stoner was our school spirit. So that same Friday night two weeks ago, we had our
first home football game. And there we really saw an increase in our school spirit and our enthusiasm was just through the roof. Um, everybody was loud and excited and we got great fe uh feedback from the football team on support on the support from our student section. Um, our football team is now
two and one and the homecoming game is tomorrow against Newton at 7 o'clock and they had a really good game two weeks ago against Lakeland. Our homecoming dance is Saturday night from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. So, we're all very excited about that and tickets
are being sold at the door for $10. Thank you so much and welcome. Uh may I have a motion to approve the minutes, please? >> Thank you, Kurt. Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Emily. Roll call. Actually, all in favor? >> Any abstensions?
>> Absent. Right. Thank you so much. Um with that, superintendent report. >> Thank you. I would like to offer a sincere thank you to all of our parents, students, staff, and administration for a smooth opening to the school year. This was the fifth school year opening
that I have overseen, and I can honestly say it was the smoothest one yet. Aside from a few typical issues, it was like we never left, and we're off and running in no time. On this evening's agenda, you will find a recommendation to revise the current district calendar.
The revision is for a previously scheduled May 15th early dismissal to be moved to May 22nd early dismissal due to the updated state testing. And we will send out a notification tomorrow rem uh with that information and reminding our
families that we have uh that schools are closed on Tuesday. And then speaking of calendars, we are currently working on the 2627 district calendar and the goal is to have that calendar approved at the October board meeting. On this evening's agenda, you will see a
resolution appointing the co-curricular adviserss for Sparta Middle School. While I certainly appreciate all of the adviserss and clubs, I would like to draw attention to the fact that National Junior Honor Society will once again be running at Sparta Middle School. We have been unable to find an adviser for a few years now and I would like to thank
Katherine Jennings for taking this on as National Junior Honor Society provides our students with the opportunity to demonstrate high academic achievement, community leadership and volunteerism among other characteristics. There is one retirement to note on this
evening's agenda and it is a big one from our admin team. Dr. Jane Espazto will be retiring. She is our supervisor of mental health and wellness. Dr. Espazito has served the district for 26 years and among countless other accomplishments has been an integral
part in overseeing our state recognized threat assessment teams and protocols. I would like to uh thank Dr. Espazito and congratulate her and wish her well. And that concludes my report. >> Thank you so much. Moving on to the board president's report. Uh on behalf
of the board of education and administration, I would just like to take a moment to acknowledge the outcome of the September 16th referendum. The voters of Sparta have spoken. The margin by which our proposal did not pass is abundantly clear, and it is important that we now take the time to reflect on
what that means for our community. Over the coming weeks and months, we will carefully listen to the feedback of our constituents, explore ways to foster more dialogue, and consider the range of perspectives to be shared. The board and administration will continue to work to continue to work together in a
collaborative and transparent manner to address the district's needs, explore our future steps, and ensure that the community is meaningfully involved in shaping the path forward. While the proposal did not move ahead this time, our responsibility remains the same to serve serve Sparta students and our
community with integrity and care. I'd just like to personally acknowledge the members of this board and the members of our community who served on the referendum committees who worked tirelessly to attend countless weekly meetings and host numerous events in our community to ensure that constituents
remained informed. We look forward to working together as we thoughtfully revisit revisit this scope of work and consider how and when we will bring a future question back to our constituents for consideration. And with that, can I please have a motion to approve the HI report?
Thank you, Rebecca. Second. >> Just a point of order. I didn't see it attached in the board in the board packet. Am I missing the HIP report somewhere? >> The HIP report, I believe, was if I'm not mistaken. >> There was there Oh, because of August.
Yeah. >> Okay. >> I'm thinking legal. Sorry. >> Thank you, Lauren, for pointing that out. Uh, so we have a motion. >> Yes. Motion from Rebecca, second >> from Kurt. Uh, can we have a roll call, please? >> Miss Collier, >> yes.
>> Dr. Hinkle, >> yes. >> Miss Mcichael, >> yes. >> Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> Miss Saraphino, >> yes. >> Miss Williams, >> yes. >> And Miss Kagn, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you so much. Uh, moving on to our delegate and liaison reports. Does
anyone have anything they'd like to share? >> Quick turnaround since last meeting, so hopefully more in the next month. Uh, and just to point out because Rocky, our chair of finance, and Chad, our chair of uh, curriculum, will not be here tonight to report out, uh, I'll just encourage
everyone to defer to the board newsletter and the minutes in the agenda for any, um, feedback or notes from the committee meetings. And with that, let's see. Public comment number one. Public comments are invited on matters pertaining only to action
items at this time. Please state the action item number as well as your name, municipality, and group affiliation if appropriate for the record. Each participant will receive three minutes to speak. Once you have had your allotted three minutes to speak, you will not be permitted to speak again until public comment number two. All
statements should be directed to me as the presiding officer. The board or administration may or may not respond to any questions or comments after the conclusion of the public participation. Did we have anyone from the public that would like to speak on an agenda item?
Okay, motion to close. Thank you, Kurt. Second. >> Thank you, Rebecca. All in favor? >> Any oppose? Any abstensions? Okay. Can I please have a motion to move personnel and policy items 15.1 through 15.27? >> Motion.
>> Thank you, Emily. Second. >> Thank you, Kurt. Discussion. I wanted to um acknowledge we have our staff continuing to their get their educational credits and I wanted to acknowledge that we have Daniel Brown and Cassidy Glockman both achieved their
master's degrees and we appreciate and respect that. >> Thank you so much. >> I just also wanted to just um give a shout out to Dr. Espazito. just really appreciate her spirit of collaboration. She really fosters um just an
environment that brings everyone's best gifts together and um one of the one of the best parts that I I think contributions that she brought to our district was also inspiring the next uh generation of clinicians. We have such a uh great program. You'll see two social
work uh students that are in their master's program tonight on the agenda that will be mentored. you know, she's she's taking every last moment to um just embrace that next generation and to lead them. Uh and we're very grateful for her efforts and the emphasis on
mental health at a much needed time that she brought to our district. We wish her the very best. >> Well said. Thank you. Uh anyone else for discussion? May we have a roll call, please? >> Miss Collier.
>> Yes. Dr. Hankle. >> Yes. current university student. >> Miss Mcichael, >> yes. >> Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> Miss Saraphino, >> yes. >> Miss Williams, >> yes.
>> And Miss Gagnon, >> yes. >> Motions carry. >> Thank you so much. May I next have a motion to move curriculum items 16.1 through 16.11. >> Motion. >> Thank you, Rebecca. Second.
Thank you, Kurt. Discussion. Um, let me see. I don't Lee were we weren't able to attend. Michelle, if you have anything you'd like to mention from curriculum or would we just defer to Okay, we'll defer to the newsletter for that. Thank you so much. With that, may we have a roll call, please? >> Miss Collier, >> yes.
>> Dr. Hinkle, Miss Mcichael, >> yes. >> Mr. Morris, Miss Saraphino, >> yes. >> Miss Williams, >> yes. >> And Miss Gagnen, >> yes. >> Motions carry. >> Thank you. Moving on to finance items 17.1 through 17.11. May I have a motion
to move, please? >> Motion. >> Thank you, Lauren. Second. >> Thank you, Rebecca. Discussion. Okay, same thing. We'll defer to the newsletter. And with that, a roll call, please. >> Miss Collier, >> yes. >> Dr. Hankle,
>> yes. >> Miss Mcichael, >> yes. Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> Miss Saraf, no. >> Yes. >> Miss Williams, >> yes. >> And Miss Gagnon, >> yes. >> Motions carry. >> Thank you. And operations. May I have a
motion to move item 18.1? >> Motion. >> Thank you, Emily. Second. Thank you, Lauren. Discussion. Lauren. I don't know if you had anything for that or finance. Um, or just defer run-of-the-mill. I think >> I think I'll defer just our district
operation plan just kind of you know carrying on necessary maintenance and looking at our I guess one thing to note is just we're looking at our healthcare benefits and we did have a very good presentation from our our benefits uh coordinator. We are preparing for a
substantial increase but we are very grateful that we have moved into a plan that offers much more robust protection for the district rather than being self-insured. So, the board has moved to do that at the right time and will continue to look at costs carefully.
>> Thank you so much. And with that, roll call, please. >> Miss Collier, >> yes. >> Dr. Hinkle, >> yes. >> Miss Mcichael, >> yes. >> Mr. Morris, >> yes. >> Miss Saraphino, >> yes. >> Miss Williams, >> yes. >> And Miss Gagnon, >> yes. >> Motion carries.
>> Thank you so much. Moving on to old business. Does anyone have anything they'd like to discuss for old business? I do have an item. Um I under Robert's rules, I'm aware that I cannot change a vote after a meeting is adjourned. Um however, at our last meeting, I
mistakenly voted in favor of Craig Janino as a substitute teacher position under the August personnel and policy agenda item 1515 uh renewed substitutes 2526. My intent was to vote no. And while I understand
that while my vote cannot be changed after the fact, I would appreciate it if the September minutes under old business could reflect that I did not support this candidate. Thank you for understanding. Okay, thank you. Anyone else for old business? And moving on to new anyone for new
business? Okay, with that we will look at public comment number two. The board uses the second public comment period to invite comment on all matters pertaining to the school district. Please state your name, municipality, and group affiliation if
appropriate for the record. Each participant will receive three minutes to speak. Once you have had your allotted three minutes to speak, you will not be permitted to speak again. All statements should be directed to me as the presiding officer. The board or administration may or may not respond to any questions or comments after the
conclusion of the public participation. public on it. Good evening. My name is Angela Deluchia and I am the very proud president of the Sparta Education Association and Sussex County Education Association. The new school year is off to a strong
and promising start and that in large part is thanks to the dedication of our education education support professionals and educators. From the very first day our students walked into school, they were welcomed, supported, and provided with the highest quality of
instruction and care. That does not happen by chance. It happens because of the professionalism, preparation, and commitment our members bring to their work every single day. As a union, we are proud of how our members continue to
strengthen our school community. Student success is built on collaboration. And that is exactly what we are doing. Working together, building partnerships, and engaging in professional development that helps both staff and students grow.
Our members voices are being heard and their input is shaping the conversations that matter most. Conversations about workload, about instruction, about students needs, and about how we ensure our schools remain places where everyone
can thrive. We're also facing the challenges of education headon. Together, we're finding new ways to balance responsible technology use, meet the needs of diverse learners, and build instructional and support systems that
truly serve every child. These are not small tasks, but our members are meeting them with creativity, commitment, and collaboration. Of course, we know not every step forward is easy. While we were disappointed by the outcome of the
recent referendum, we are not discouraged. Our union believes in solutions. We believe in being part of the conversation and working toward alternatives that will address the needs of students, staff, and schools. If one path is closed, we will continue to work
together to create another because our students and our schools deserve nothing less. Looking ahead, we are excited about what's to come. The Day of Discovery will once again allow us to partner with the community and highlight the incredible work of our educators.
Our members are a part of committees that are developing guidance and resources that will empower our members and benefit our schools. Each of these projects reflects our union's commitment to progress, professionalism, and the power of collective action. As we move
forward this year, we do so with strength and solidarity. The SEA is committed to working with the board, administration, and our community to and our community to ensure that every decision centers on what matters most, supporting our students, empowering our
staff, and building a stronger future for public education in Sparta. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else for public comment? Motion to close. >> Thank you, Kurt. Second. Thank you,
Rebecca. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Okay, with that, we'll move on for the good of the order. Anybody? I just want to remind everybody that uh registration is open for the tradition before the tradition, the
annual turkey trot. So, I might be just doing the fun mile this year, but um come out and support. there's opportunities to volunteer with the SCF and we continue to be very grateful for their support of all of our students. And also a shout out in the back to
school nights. I attended many for my children and also just um to help with referendum efforts and I just thought they were really well done. um very welcoming and it was so encouraging as a parent to see our educators just really passionate about what they're doing and
you know so many that are 23 25 years in that were just like I love what I do. I've been here my whole career and um I'm passionate about this subject area and teaching your students and makes me very um optimistic for a great year ahead. >> Well said Lauren. I'd also add, you just
reminded me the PTO's and the BU building leadership were awesome uh for not only back to school night getting out the vote uh and the referendum news. So even with last minute requests, they were very very helpful. So um well said and just want to wish everyone echoing what Dr. Beck said, wish everyone a
healthy and happy start to the new year school year that is. Um with that motion to close. Thank you Kurt. Second. Is that Emily? Is that Thank you, Emily. Uh, all in
favor? I. Any oppose? Any extensions? Have a nice night. Oh, thank you. 7:37. No close session this evening, so no need to convene. Thank you.