e e e e e like meeting order can I get a roll call please M Chini here Mr dagaz is not here M St here Mrs Simmons here Mrs space here Mrs balone is not here Mrs Wy here Mrs here M here we have a forum thank you Mr if you can all join me for the flag salute I pledge alance to the flag of the United States of America and to theic for stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all the New Jersey open public meeting 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 interest is discussed is discussed or acted upon in accordance with the provisions of the act the Sussex swanage Regional School District board board of education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the the date time and place thereof posted in the school building and notice of said meeting sent to the New Jersey Herald and the Star Ledger the Sussex SW Regional School District is a responsive caring child centered Community our mission is to educate each individual to become a confident competent lifelong learner and productive responsible citizen by providing challenging opportunities in a safe environment through a partnership of families schools and communities thank you Mrs witty at this time we'll move on to the report of the superintendent of schools thank you I'm going toite Mr SCH up to present this month students on the one good evening Mr ball Mrs torella members of the board members in our audience Tonight Tonight our students of the month have come highly recommended by their teachers and demonstrate many of the values that we hold in high regard within our school these values include respect responsibility effort and empathy as I present each student with their certificate this evening you will clearly see how they demonstrate these values and all that they do to add to our school Community the sixth grade student of the month for May is meline Lawrence Maddie stated that her favorite subject area is language arts Maddie indicated that she really enjoys her teacher and the fun activities that they have worked on throughout the year Maddie is an active young lady outside of school participating in basketball soccer Dance and Gymnastics and is looking forward to continuing these Sports in the future matti's teacher stated the following matd exemplifies the definition of a conscientious responsible dedicated and capable student she is a hard worker who cares about her own learning and most definitely is a perfect example for others to follow Maddie has a great skill set for all subjects and is self-driven learner with coping skills to conquer anything that comes her way it is with great pride that I introduced Maddie as the sixth grade student here you go there congratulations congratulations all right the sixth grade student of the month for June is Lillian aragona Lily is an exceptional student who participates in our National Junior Honor Society as well as our band and chorus here at SMS outside of school Lily enjoys photography horseback riding raising seeing eye dogs and working on her family farm Lily's teacher stated the following Lily embodies the SMS values of respect responsibility effort and empathy Lily is a role model for her peers she remains on task at all times and goes above and beyond what is expected in the classroom not only does Lily exceed class expectations she is always seeking out guidance for how to make her work even better Lily is eager to learn and showcase her critical thinking skills in class daily and she is a mature and empathetic be on her years it is with great pride that I introduce lily as the June sixth grade [Applause] student I'm G to jump to eighth grade in eth grade our student of the month is jayen manino jayen is an excellent student who truly loves school so much so that she hopes to someday become a language artist teacher teacher jaylen's teacher stated the following the e8th grade selects jayen for student of the month she was chosen because of her positive caring and infectious attitude she is always respectful to her teachers and is a pleasure to have in our classes jayen is a conscientious student who helps the teachers and her peers whenever she is asked to always checks in on the progress of her work and asks for help when she needs it she embodies the notion that when things don't come easy to you you still have to try and give your best of effort she will be missed by all as we say goodbye to jayen and she continues to follow her passion for cheater and education I have no doubt that she will continue to find great success she has a skill set and an attitude that will continue to lead her to Great achievements and we all look forward to watching her along way it is with great pride that I introduced jayen as the eth grade student in [Applause] I'm going to take some time to just read through two seventh grade students a month I don't see them here tonight but we have a May recipient and a June recipient the seventh grade student of the month for May is Matthew Shepard Matthew is an active young man who enjoys playing baseball and basketball Matthew has also enjoyed being part of the SMS track team this year and can be found on the slopes in the winter time Matthew is hoping that his passion for sports will ultimately lead him to a career someday Matthew's teacher stated the following when nom Matthew is a kind and respectful young man who not only completes his work to the best of his ability but who also thinks of others Matthew will help other students in need even when he is not asked to do so by his teacher Matthew is polite to everyone throughout our building and makes it a point to say hello to his teachers in the hallway and wish them a good day it is with great pride that I introduced Matthew as the seventh grade student all right and for June our sth grade student of the month is Easton Hagerty Easton has done an outstanding job in all of his classes this year but demonstrates a particular strength in science and steam classes where he has maintained High A's throughout the year Easton's teachers stated the following from recommending him for student mon Easton is a conscientious student who has been described by his teachers as a hard worker teachers also point out that Easton has experienced substantial growth from last year East participates in class and volunteers feedback on on a daily basis it is clear that Easton's grades are important to him and that he wants to do his work to the best of his ability every single day he is a great classmate to all of his peers throughout each day it is with great pride that I introduce East Hagerty as the sth grade student [Applause] mon thank you Mr Schwarz and congrat congratulations again all of our recipients uh as always we love to have you in attendance for our duration of the board meeting if you don't want to stay for that which is perfectly okay take a little intermission now and you feel free to thank you thank you very much [Applause] just report out a couple items you know it's academics are a little slower in the summertime um because no students are here but next uh after July 4th we're looking forward to starting our summer program couple of the bigger facility jobs are underway so we're replacing the front steps at wers school if you drive by and it looks in a interesting situation that's what we're doing and the auditorium STS that lead out onto the front of the building those are being replaced as well so you see total Demo there in both places we're hopeful those will be completed by the end of July uh new prek expanded playground going in at the lawen school so you see that's what's going on there if you drive by um and just to make Community aware I can't I don't recall if I talking about it last time but working with the recreational Committee in Sussex burrow Council we secured a sage uh funding opportunity a grant in the amount of $72,000 that we're going to use to written up to enhance the front uh field of Sussex Middle School so um about 50,000 dedicated towards like that baseball area and then another 22,000 and their abouts dedicated to soccer basketball we soon enhance that so I specifically want to thank the board the council sboro um and Mr Ben Cudi for kind of steering us towards that opportunity and working with me on it uh so thank you that's all thank you Mr before we move on to audience remarks I just wanted to say congratulations to our eighth graders who just graduated I unfortunately was unable to make it to graduation so I just wanted to say congratulations to those students um so at this time when we'll move on to audience remarks uh members of the audience are invited to make brief comments about items on this agenda and matters of interest to the district does anyone have any public comments right seeing none uh we're going to move on to the board secretary certifications PE pursuant to njac 6A 23 A-1 16.10 C3 I certify that as of May 31st 2024 no line item account has incumbrances and expenditures which in total exceed the line item appropriation in violation of njac 6A 23-16 thank you Mr director at this time we will move on to the approval of board minutes for May 23rd 2024 um special session and executive session can I get a motion thank you can I get a second second call please Mrs Deli yes Mrs space yes Mrs Chini yes Mrs Simmons yes Mrs wiy yes Mrs lar yes Mrs to yes minutes approved thank you we do not need to go into executive session at this time so we will move on to the presentation of agenda items please thank you under Personnel I'd like to move items 1 through 34 noting a couple modifications pulling number eight number 11 should read step one $ 6,687 and number 12 should read step 6 $6 63,9 thank you can I get a motion you say that you say that again only number eight I know that number 11 should read step one 60687 number 12 step six 6392 can I get a motion I'll motion thank you can I get a second than you any discussion roll call please Simons yes Mrs Deli yes Mrs Chini yes Mrs space um number 13 yes is ready yeah this is yes yes motion car under policy I'd like to move items number one and two noting date changes uh on number two moving from October 24th to October 17th and May 15th to May 8th thank you can I get a motion please a motion thank you can a second I'll second thank you any discussion roll call please Mrs space yes Mrs Simons yes Mrs Chini yes Mrs Del yes mrsy yes yes Mella yes motion car under Finance I'd like to move items one through 296 noting we're pulling number 23 number 55 and number 56 thank you can I get a motion please Mo thank you can I get a second I'll second thank you any discussion roll call please Mrs a yes Mrs Chini yes Mrs Deli yes Mr Simmons yes Mr St yes Mrs r yes under appointments move it number one can I get a motion motion thank you can I get a second second thank you any discussion call please yes Deli yes Chini yes Mr Simmons yes Mr space yes is ready yes M yes motion car under designations I like move item number one I get a motion motion I got a second discussion okay roll call please this Deli yes this St yes this yes sim yes yes yes yes motion Carri under other approvals I'd like to move item number one motion thank you can I get a second second thank you any discussions call please Mrs St yes Mrs L yes M Chini yes Mrs Deli yes yes is W yeah yes under adoptions I move item number one I a motion motion thank you can I get a second second thank you any discussion roll call please Mrs yes M Chini yes M Deli yes m s yes Mrs Stace yes ready yes and yes on your special services I'd like to move item 1 through six I get a motion thank you can I get a second second thank you is there any discussion roll call please Mrs Deli yes Mrs St yes M Chini yes Mr sorry Mrs Simmons yes Mrs W yes yes to yes motion carries and referring to the agendum under Personnel I'd like to move items 1 through eight can I get a motion a motion thank you can I get a second second thanks uh any discussion roll call please M zens yes M de yes M Chini yes Mrs St yes Mrs witty yes Mrs alar yes Mrs tordella yes motion carries and on the addendum under Finance I like writings 1 through eight a motion a motion can I get a second I'll second thank you any discussion call please M yes yes Mr Chini yeah Mrs yes yes Mrs yes yes okay at this time we'll move on to unfinished business does anybody have any unfinished business they would like to discuss and none we'll move on to new business does anyone have any new business would like to discuss seeing none at this time we will move on to audience remarks members of the audience are invited to make brief comments about items on this agenda and matters of interest in the district any public comments Sussex Barrow it's very difficult for me to be up here tonight I'm not here because I'm very sad that two exceptional nurses schol certified nurses left our district and I'm I'm devastated by their loss because they were phenomenal it's a bonus for Sparta and I had services to receive both of those nurses I also see on the agenda tonight that they were replaced and I'm very disappointed Mr G and Stephanie henan why I wasn't included in those interviews I've always been included when we're hiring nurses I've been here for I'm on my 26th year and I was not asked I was not aware that anything was going on and I'm very hurt by that so thank you for listening but let me know let you know that you guys lost two phenomenal nurses and I hope these nurses are capable of replacing them thank you I wouldn't know because I wasn't involved than you are there any more public on us see none we do have to go into executive session at this time I had to guess approximately 40 minutes can I get a resolution whereas pursuant to njsa 10412 B the susex Wantage Regional Board of Education May exclude the public from that portion of a public meeting at which the board discusses any of the matters described njsa 10412 B 1-9 now therefore it be resolved that the susage regional board of education shall end enter to close session to discuss Personnel matters now therefore be it further resolved by the Cs wage Regional Board of Education that pursue into njsa 10 413b the time when and circumstances under which the discussion conducted in Clos session can be disclosed to the public is when the need for confidentiality no longer exists thank you m rer can I get a motion to go into executive section motion thank you a second second all in favor say I I any opposed he guys we'll see about 40 minutes thank you e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e we are back in public session can I get a motion for adment motion you can I get a second thank you all fav say I any oppos all right good night guys e e for