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Part 1 (Video ID: s-KIQaclB5o):
- 00:01:30: Meeting Start: Roll Call, Flag Salute, Open Meeting Law
- 00:02:57: Superintendent's Report: Students of the Marking Period
- 00:07:33: Budget Presentation Introduction: Curriculum, Facilities, Staffing
- 00:08:23: Curriculum Initiatives: Transitional Kindergarten, RTI Infrastructure
- 00:09:43: Facility Repairs: Outdoor Learning Spaces, Playground Upgrades
- 00:11:07: Staffing Reductions Due to Health Insurance Costs
- 00:11:54: Tax Levy Increase and Regional Allocation Details
- 00:14:16: Open Forum: Annne Divine on School Annual Contract
- 00:15:21: Public Comment: Concerns Over School Annual Contract Terms
- 00:16:36: School Annual Contract: Indemnity, Privacy, Ethical Concerns
- 00:19:49: Recommendation: Socially Responsible Procurement Policy Adoption
- 00:21:32: Board Acknowledgment and Commitment to Review Concerns
- 00:22:04: Open Forum: Julia Moran Praises Preschool Program
- 00:22:37: Public Comment: Gratitude for Preschool and Class Placement
- 00:25:56: Open Forum: Kathy Gomez Discusses Outdoor Learning Initiative
- 00:26:20: Public Comment: Update on Outdoor Learning and Playground Funds
- 00:29:03: Board Secretary Certification, Executive Session Resolution
- 00:29:41: Resolution Passed: Adjourning to an Executive Session
- 00:30:31: Agenda Items: Personnel, Policy, Finance, and Services
- 01:25:12: Presentation of Agenda Items: Personnel Moved and Passed
- 01:25:58: Presentation of Agenda Items: Policy Moved and Passed
- 01:26:32: Presentation of Agenda Items: Finance Moved and Passed
- 01:27:06: Presentation of Agenda Items: Services Moved and Passed
- 01:27:23: Presentation of Agenda Items: Curriculum and Addendum
- 01:29:06: Unfinished Business: Discussing Tree Removal at School
- 01:32:37: Chromebook Usage and Transition to Fundamental Instruction
- 01:32:56: Final Audience Remarks and Meeting Adjournment


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Can I get a roll call, please? Mrs. Chini is not here. Mrs. Deli is not here. Mr. Gashion >> here. >> Mr. Little >> here. >> Mrs. Morocco here. >> Mrs. Simmons >> here. >> Mrs. Voluone here. >> Mrs. Oar is not here. Mrs. State

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>> here. We have a please join me for the flag. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice

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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 or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of the act, the Sussex Wanage Regional School

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District's Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having 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 Lonnage Regional School District is a responsive, caring, child- centered community. Our mission to is to

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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 family, schools, and communities. Thank you, Mrs. Malone. At this time, we'll move on to the report of the superintendent of schools.

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>> Thank you. I'd like to invite Mr. Schwarzo to present our students marking period along with Mrs. Sp. Good evening, Mr. Gaul, Mrs. Space, members of the board, and members of our audience. Tonight, I have the honor of presenting the students of the marking

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period from each grade level. This evening, throughout the first three marking periods, these students have demonstrated academic excellence along with many of the core values we hold in high regard within our school community. respect, responsibility, effort, and

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empathy. As we present each student with their certificate this evening, you will clearly see how they embody these values and the many ways they've contributed positively to our school community. In sixth grade, the student of the marking period is Andrew Seri. Andrew is a

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well-rounded and enthusiastic learner who truly embodies what it means to be a standout student at SMS. While Andrew enjoys all of his classes, he has a special passion for mathematics. He has always enjoyed this subject area and learning new concepts along the way. At

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SMS, Andrew is an active member of our student council and looks to participate in NJHS in the coming years. Outside of SMS, Andrew can be found playing soccer, basketball, or baseball. Andrew's teachers shared glowing remarks when recommending him for student of the

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market period. Andrew is a bright and motivated young man who exhibits a wealth of learning. Andrew is responsible, respectful, and determined to do his best in all subject areas. He also works well with his classmates and leads by example. It is with great pride

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that we recognize Andrew as the sixth grade student. In seventh grade, our student of the marking period is Madison Kosh at SMS. Madison especially enjoys her science class where she appreciates both the engaging content and supportive environment created by her teacher and

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classmates. Throughout the year, she has been actively involved in school activities, including choir, band, builder club, student council, and volleyball. Madison's teachers consistently note that she puts forth 110% effort in everything she does. She

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is never hesitant to ask questions, thoughtfully applies feedback to improve her work. She has maintained outstanding grades throughout her entire seventh grade journey. Responsible, kind, and equipped with a great sense of humor, Madison sets an excellent example for

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her peers. Her strong work ethic is truly admirable. It is with great pride that we recognize and congratulate Madison as the seventh grade student. In eighth grade, our recipient is Trevor Bernice. Here at SMS, Trevor enjoys band, choir, and theater and looks

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forward to pursuing all of these avenues in high school. In addition, Trevor is a member of our NGHS and builder club and has consistently given back to his school and his community. The eighth grade team stated the following. Trevor consistently demonstrates hard work and

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respect in everything he does, setting a positive example for all of those around him. His kind nature and welcoming personality make him someone others naturally gravitate toward. He was also an a standout presence in our recent school play, showing

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dedication and enthusiasm beyond the classroom. Reliable and always willing to do his best, he is a valued member of our school community. We are all excited to see what Trevor will achieve in the future and wish him nothing but the best as he moves on to high school in a

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couple of months. Congratulations, Trevor, our eighth grade student of the marketing. >> Thank you, Mr. Ford. Congratulations again to all of our recipients. We're going to take a quick little intermission to set up for our budget presentation. Um, we always love it when the folks stay. If you didn't want to

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stay for the duration of the presentation, now would be the opportune time to leave. I think Andrew said he's got a game. Is it out front? >> Oh, practice. Congratulations. Thank you. Oh, you're right there. >> So, tonight we're going to cover some

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broad curriculum initiatives, uh, talk a little bit about some facility repairs and maintenance, the unfortunate reality that we have to have some staffing reductions this year, um, and our Mrs. Reiker will elaborate on our estimated tax limit.

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So the broad strokes for curriculum initiatives going into next year, we're going to try our hardest to maintain average class sizes to the greatest extent possible within the boundaries of our financial constraints. So it's hovering right around where it currently is. Um

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we anticipate offering transitional kindergarten. That's uh Mrs. Gomez, uh Miss Henson, and Mrs. Wagner down at the Lawrence School have been helping to facilitate that and um sell so to speak the program to parents whose students

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were identified for the program. So it is pending class enrollment. Um we need those the size of the class to be um you know somewhere along the lines of 17 to 20. Um in years past we did offer the program had some success with it. It's

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for our younger students who aren't quite ready for traditional kindergarten. Um and then in some years we just didn't have the enrollment numbers for it and we couldn't offer it. Also maintaining our RTI infrastructure. Uh we're going to focus on with Dr. Hutchinson coming out of some of our

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curriculum meetings expanding alignment and articulation across grade levels for various extracurricular activities and celebratory functions. Those have been some topics discussed uh that some of our board members are very passionate about. We maintain support for our class trips and we're working to develop a

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multi-year approach to a more fundamental versus technologydriven approach to instruction. That's something we talked about publicly in board meetings. Um some facility repairs and things that we're highlighting for at the Lawrence School. Looking to expand our outdoor learning spaces and upgrade our

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preschool playground. Those things will be funded through our PIA funding. um at Wan School looking to install some resilient flooring in our stairwells, convert some chalkboards that are still learning room around the district, uh replace a drop ceiling in a room, and again working to enhance our outdoor

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classroom space and playground. We're fortunate enough, and we should have highlighted him while he was here, but Mr. Serudi, one of our uh recipients, fathers, originally highlighted the grant opportunity for us with when he was the president of the Little League. So, we wrote that jointly together for the front of Sussex Middle School. We

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were successful in getting that. We wrote it again this year uh with the collaboration of Wanage Township who we're grateful for um and we've secured it again for Wantage School. So we're planning to use it for outdoor classroom space and playground enhancements and that's approximately $66,000.

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Uh SMS we uh Mr. Petroski and and our security guards and our principal kind of evaluated the campus and we like to install some ballards around various aspects of the campus. uh we finished the gym flooring which hasn't been done in some time and some stage repairs.

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The unfortunate reality of um the district operations going into next year uh kind of board and administration has to make some excruciatingly difficult um decisions with respect to our budget budget largely driven by our health insurance costs went up approximately a

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million dollars. Um so we have a reduction of approximately 17 full-time equivalent staff members. Now about five of those are due towards um attrition like we're absorbing retirements, absorbing resignations districtwide. Um

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so that softens some of that. Um and we're also continuing to take advantage of our shared services opportunities. Mrs. present the tax list. >> Uh so uh for this year we we have an u 6.9%

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uh increase in our tax levy. Um and that is due to we are allowed an adjustment for health care costs. Mr. uh Gaul alluded to um the increased costs of in this budget year about a million dollars and in next year another million

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dollars. Um so we have an adjustment we're allowed to use to go above the uh 2% tax cap um tax cap levy. Um, and we also have an enrollment adjustment that we're using that allows us to we could have actually gone even higher, but uh

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the the board um and administration uh settled on the 6.9% increase for Wana Township. There's a decrease in uh ratables of 006%. Uh there's also a decrease in the regional allocation that is um Sussex

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Burough and Wanage obviously share the students here in this district and depending upon how many students are in each municipality that's how they determine the regional allocation. So um it is going down from 89.9% of the

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students to 89.27 and there's a increase on the other side for Sussex Burrow. The average home is assessed at 229,196. It's a 9.59 um% overall increase in tax, $251

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estimated increase per month um and 300 uh about $300 estimated for the school year. Uh Sussex Burough had an increase in a slight increase in readables 38%. They had the increase in allocation from

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10.1 to 10.73. The average home is assessed at 218,616. Uh it's a 33% overall increase in tax, $7912 per month and $949.50

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for the estimated school year. That is our presentation. >> Thank you, Mrs. Reker. I want to thank Mrs. Reker and the board for the work on the budget. As I mentioned in the beginning, it's extraordinarily difficult to to try to balance the needs of your school district along with the needs of taxpayers and things like that.

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But when you see the 6.9, I mean, the board's basically done as much as they possibly can >> um to, you know, plan for the future, so to speak. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Ball and Mrs. Riker. Um, we did the budget hearing. At this

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time, we'll move on to audience remarks. Members of the audience are invited to make brief comments about items on this agenda and matters of interest to the district. >> I have something to say. I'm just going to ask you to step up to the podium and identify yourself. Thanks

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for I can pass them up and give them to me and pass them for you. One last one. This is also Sorry, I'm going to just go ahead

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one more thing for you. There you are. Uh, good evening members of the board. I have submitted copies for your records and I request the following to be included in the board's meeting minutes. My name is Annne Divine. I'm a mother to

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a 5-year-old that attends school in the district. I'm here to share findings from my recent open public records request regarding our contract with school annual by just after reviewing the legal terms and their published privacy policy. I have three serious

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concerns that I believe require immediate review by the board. First, I want to draw your attention to the indemnity and warranty section of the contract. Page two, I think it states that the customer, our school district, agrees to indemnify and hold

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justice harmless from any and all damages arising out of claims or actions related to the publication. In plain terms, if a parent sues over a privacy violation or a data breach involving this vendor, the school district and by

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extension the taxpayer is stuck footing the legal bill and any damages even if the error originated on the vendor's platform. So my first question is has our legal council reviewed this specific shift of liability?

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Second, Justin's own privacy policy, which governs essay digital tools mentioned in the contract. I believe it's page eight. I did highlight it for everybody. Explicitly identifies categories of personal information they

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sold andor shared with third parties in the 12 months preceding. As you can see, the list is extensive and broad. The policy lists unique personal identifiers being shared with data brokers and ad networks. It also confirms that names,

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physical addresses, even audio, electronic, visual, search history, purchase history, and valuable information like student photographs are disclosed to the same business partners and marketing providers. We are effectively handing over every child's

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digital identity to a company that admits to monetizing that data for advertising. The practice appears to conflict with the district's responsibility to protect students from commercial exploitation and data mining and I believe it warrants immediate

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review. Finally, our choice of vendors is a reflection of our school's districts. I refle I refuse to believe that just a company owned by a foreignb born billionaire that has already been sued for anti-competitive pricing whose

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parent company built an overpriced telecommunication system that exploits families and who ran another business on prison labor to produce caps and gowns truly has our children's best interests in mind.

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For me, this information shows that the pipeline from public schools to private prisons is not invisible. It's in black and white. Just like the contract this district has signed with just our mission is to educate and uplift children. We should not be putting a target on every single child's digital

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identity, sending taxpayer dollars to entities that financially benefit and extort families in a system of mass incarceration while simultaneously not holding them accountable for selling personal identifying information of our children. It's time that we align our

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checkbooks with our educational mission. I'm formally proposing that the board adopt a socially responsible procurement policy. This policy would prohibit the district from entering into contracts with companies that also profit from, provide services to, or invest in the

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private prison industry. Furthermore, I would like to formally recommend that the board go on record to mandate specific training for all staff responsible for s responsible for signing contracts involving personal

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identifying information. At a bare minimum, the staffers must be able to identify when a vendor's terms conflict with our legal obligation under New Jersey law. The district can adopt a standard contract review protocol that

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automatically flags and rejects any provision that allows the sale of student data. This is a basic matter of legal compliance. This part should not be optional. On behalf of the parents and students in the district, I respect I respectfully

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ask for an immediate removal of all the student personal identifying information from Johnson's system pending a full legal review of the contract and possibly an investigation into possible retention of an independent outside

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council to review whether the contract as executed violates Kappa, Furpa, the Sherman Act. NJSA568216, the NJ DPA and NJAC6A16. Our priority must be the protection of our students data and the integrity of

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our financial partnership. I look forward to the board's review of this matter and to hearing how you will come into compliance with the laws I've mentioned. >> Hey, thank you so much. I mean, it's very obvious that you put in a lot of work and research on your own. We started, you know, I remember when you

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originally initiated your comments um in emails and open requests and we started behind the scenes try to familiarize ourselves with some of that information. We're going to continue to do so and uh we'll be in touch. >> I really appreciate that and there's somebody that I can be in contact with

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that guarantees transparency, I would appreciate as well. >> Thank you. Are there any other public comments? >> Hi, I'm uh Julia Moran. My uh son's in preschool. He actually goes um to elementary. Um I know that like a lot of

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times you guys uh hear like a lot of uh complaints. Um, I wanted to first start out by saying, >> "What makes you say that?" >> Um, that I I'm so grateful for the uh preschool program. Uh, my son actually aged out of early intervention. Um, he was in speech therapy. Uh, he continued,

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um, it he started uh when he aged out uh last January, so his last school year, uh, continued this school year. And, um, his language has exploded. Um, the speech therapy services that he's gotten have been incredible. uh the change that I've seen in him. He even comes home um

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talking about the letters that he learns at school um and asked to practice. It's crazy. Um so I'm I'm super grateful. I love his preschool teacher. Every staff member that we've come into contact with has been really great. Um so I'm super grateful for the program. Uh I wanted to

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see I don't know if this is like the appropriate time to ask because I know it was like supposed to be things that were related I guess to the budget. I don't know if this would be. So, um I wanted to see we have those two preschool classes that are at Wanage Elementary. If there was a way to possibly at some point get them moved

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over to C. >> Oh, somebody put you up to that. Somebody put you up to these. Listen, it's something that's at the forefront of all the conversations that we have. We'll be continuing to brainstorm that. >> Um I and I sincerely appreciate your comments. It's always nice to hear something good. I happened to be in his

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classroom uh yes last week or early this week. And I mean I I agree with you. It's a great experience. So that's something we're working on. >> Okay. Yeah. I just I feel like they miss out on some of the experiences that the other kids get at at CEL, you know, like they have like that gardening um part

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that they're doing now. >> Yeah. So he's missing out. He doesn't have a garden bed. >> The lady behind you there is Kathy Gomez. She's our prek coach. She's spearheading that whole garden thing. So, um, yeah. >> So, she set this up.

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>> Her her, uh, his cousin is in CEL and so we we hear about all the things that we're missing out on like career day and things like that, which like not not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but I just think like um, as far as like continuity too for these kids, you know, like he's going to eventually move into kindergarten and he's going to have to switch to like a totally different

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school and then start over. Yeah. Um, yeah. So, you know, >> just a small thing. >> Yeah. I don't I don't know if you were privy to the the early conversations we had like we didn't always have those rooms there, but what had happened was we were faced with an expanding population. >> Yeah. >> And we reflected on, you know, can we

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house more classes in district >> um because even our, you know, we work with satellite campuses like second home and we were saying like, >> you know, maybe it's not the best case scenario, but is it better to offer these two classes than than not offer them at all? And that's kind of where it came from. It wasn't like it was a um

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hey, this is an amazing endeavor. We've got to have classes in another building. >> Um so it is something that we're trying to work on. >> Okay. >> Yeah. We've actually even contemplated most recently uh and I'll put it out there for um you know brainstorming later

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switching to second grade classes and that would help free up space at the other schools. So potentially >> at least they're closer in age, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Although he does love he loves the interactions with the older kids >> and the older kids benefit from it and like it as well. Yeah. >> Well, thank you very much.

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>> Thank you, ma'am. >> Well, I wasn't going to, but I may as well. Hi folks, Kathy Gomez. Um, we're doing so since Mrs. Moran so nicely said nice things about preschool. I just wanted to share how excited we are about

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our outdoor learning initiative. And it's kind of one of those random things where we were just going to have a few planters and one thing led to another and um we found out that there were some available funds that needed to be used and Mrs. Riker opened the purse strings

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for us. I'm joking. I'm joking. >> Very easy in preschool. And so we are so excited. Um I think one of the best parts of it, yes, the school supplied some of the initial things, but

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we've had um 17 different families within school um that have donated things like kidsiz gardening gloves and shovels and tools. A number of our teachers have donated. We got our wheelbarrow today. Thank you, Mrs. Space.

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>> Um so we're very excited. And yesterday we had a family that donated over $200 worth of plants and seedlings um both vegetables and flowers. So we're really excited to get this part up and running. Um a couple of our teachers um have

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agreed to over the summer they anticipate being there for um extended school year. So they're going to do some watering. But what the pleasant surprise was is that it looks like we're also going to be able to get some tables and some chairs and some sensory boards and some

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fun things. And I think it's going to be really really cool when we get it done. That will be in the courtyard um between the kindergarten wing and the main building. We've also when Echers came in, we we were told that we probably needed to come up a

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little bit in our playground and so it looks like there's going to be some money to get some of the things for playground and >> that is a feedback process. >> It's kind of like who we answer to as far as um our evaluation of how well

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we're doing and what areas we need to do better in and what areas we're excelling in. And they said you really probably should have some more playground equipment and do some things. So, we've got a shed coming and we got some new tricycles and we got some new things that I'm very excited about. And I just

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want to thank you for your support for the preschool program because I do believe it's a good thing. And I did not pay Julia to say that even though I have known her since she was friends with my daughter going back to like first grade. >> I didn't pay her to say that. But thank you so much for your support. We're

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really really excited and we're excited that it's pulling the community in as well. >> You do a great job. We appreciate everything you do. >> Wonderful. >> Thank you, Miss Gomez. >> Are there any more public comments?

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>> Seeing none, we'll move on to the board secretary certification. Pursuant to NJAC6A23A-16.103, 103. I certify that as of March 31st, 2026, no line item account has encumbrances and expenditures which in total exceed the line item appropriation

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in violation of NJAC 6A23A 16.A. Thank you, Mrs. Riker. At this time, we do need to go into executive session. Um, it will be approximately 30 minutes. Action will be taken. Can I get a resolution, please?

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Whereas pursuant to NJSA 104-12B, the Sussex 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 at NJSA 104-12B1 through9. Now therefore, it be it

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resolved that the Sussex Wantage Regional Board of Education shall enter into close session to discuss personnel and legal matters. Now therefore, it be further resolved by the Sussex Wantage Regional Board of Education that pursuant to NJSA 104-13,

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the time when the circumstances under which the discussion conducted in closed session can be disclosed to the public is when the need for confidentiality no longer exists. >> Can I get a motion? Motion. Thank you. And a second. I'll second. >> Thank you. All in favor say I. I. Any

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know? We are back in public session. Um, we will move on to the presentation of agenda items. >> Thank you. Under personnel, I would like to move items 1 through 24. >> Can I get a motion? I'll motion. Thank you. A second.

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Thank you. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Morocco. Yes. Mr. Simmons. Yes, >> Mr. Gashion. >> Yes, >> Mr. Little. >> Uh, yes to everything but under number 12.

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>> Mrs. Balone abstaining from number 12 Heidi Riker Miranda. Yes, Mrs. face. Yes. Motion carries. >> Policy. I'd like to move items one through three. >> I have a motion. I'll move. Thank you. A second.

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>> Second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? Roll call, please. Mr. Simmons. >> Yes. >> Mr. Little. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gashon. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Morocco. >> Yes.

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>> Mrs. Baloneaining from number one. Yes. >> Mrs. Face. Yes. Motion carries. >> Under finance, I'd like to move items 1 through 21, pulling number seven and number 17. Seven, I anticipate on next week's agenda. 17 is redundant.

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>> Can I get a motion? >> Motion. >> Thank you. A second. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Little. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gish, >> yes. >> Mrs. Morocco. Yes, Mrs. Simmons.

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>> Yes, Mrs. Malone. >> Yes, Mrs. F. Yes. Motion carried. >> Under special services, I'd like to move down through. >> Can I get a motion? A motion. >> Thank you. A second. >> A second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? Roll, please.

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>> Mr. Simmons, yes. Mr. Dash, >> yes. >> Mr. Little, >> yes. >> Mrs. Morocco, yes. Mrs. Balloon, yes. Mrs. Space, yes. Motion carries. Under curriculum, I'd like to move it to one. >> Can I get a motion? >> Motion.

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>> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. Mr. Gum, >> yes. >> Mr. Little, >> yes. >> Mrs. Morco, >> yes. >> Mrs. S. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Balloon. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Space. >> Yes. >> Referring to the addendum of the personnel, I'd move items one through

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six. Can I get a motion? >> A second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. Mrs. Morocco, >> yes. Mrs. Simmons, >> yes. >> Mr. Dan, >> yes. >> Mr. Little,

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>> yes. >> Mrs. Alone, >> yes. Mrs. Space, >> yes. Motion carries. >> Under finance item, I like item number one. >> Can I get a motion? Motion. >> Thank you. A second. >> Second.

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>> Thank you. Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Little, >> yes. >> Mrs. Morocco, >> yes. >> Mr. Gon, >> yes. >> Mrs. Simmons, >> yes. >> Mrs. Wone, >> yes. Mrs. States, >> yes. Motion carries. >> And under curriculum, I'd like to move item number one.

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>> Can I get a motion? >> Thank you. Second. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? Roll, please. Mr. Little. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gone. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morocco, >> yes. >> Mrs. Simmons, >> yes. >> Mrs. Voluone, >> yes. Mrs. Space,

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>> yes. Motion carries. >> Thank you. Um, at this time, we move on to unfinished business. Does anyone have any unfinished business they'd like to discuss? >> Just want to make the board aware that we've been, uh, based on curriculum, uh, based on committee meetings, we've been talking about the, uh, tree removal in

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front of school. So, uh, Mr. Petroski and I walked the property with one tree bender who gave us a price. Um, and in looking at it, I'm not a tree expert by any means, but the two that we were examining, having taken out in front of the school to the left on W school

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roadside and the um the ones along the fourth grade wing kind of all look similar to uh the third tree that's in front of water school. The needles are falling off in layman's terms. Um, so the gentleman was like, "Yeah, I mean, if you're going to do those, you might

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want to do this one." So just want to make everyone aware if we proceed with that the idea now would be um in full transparency if you look at the front of Wana school from Route 23 all that would remain would be the uh holiday Christmas tree

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and then to the right by the fourth grade wing those pines would be taken out too. So, I'm not that you have to decide that now, but that's that's what's being examined and priced out. And I asked Frank, even though they're not required to to get a second price just to make sure it's, you know, this

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price seems reasonably good for that amount of tree. >> And we replant any trees on the property. >> We can certainly do that. >> Yeah. Make it a project with the kids outdoor stuff. >> I think it is like is it rubber tree cut down against?

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>> I don't know. I will go first. >> Yeah, because I was on the quarry about it by >> the stump. >> Yeah. So, that's a that's a great point. Um I have uh just because Mrs. Gold works in Frerieden. There's a gentleman in Franen who has the uh with the

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sculptures and stuff. So, she was going to inquire about that. Not not anything definitive, but just somebody who does that kind of thing. Um, you know, you have to ascertain if that's definitely something you you'd want to do. Uh, because this the price that we had gotten was with some

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grinding and it seemed again for the amount that they were doing seemed very reasonable, but I asked them to get a second one just for comparison. Um, so if they're coming out, they're doing all of that, do you want to leave that without necessarily having something lined up? Um, if we did, that's fine.

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And you know, one of the teachers who had passed away uh many years ago, who was kind of like Mr. Wan in school, a guy named Alan Wer had drawn out a map and kind of laid out a he called it remembrance walk in front for for staff members to honor other staff members and

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students and things like that. So it actually had it on that side. So that may be something that you look to tie in if you do something like that. There's also a um the possibility if you did something like that, even if you didn't have a sculpture or the mini house uh thing, like I don't know anybody in that

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world, um but if you do, we're happy to talk to them. If we didn't have anybody, there's also this um a tree sculpture already in wanted school that probably could be displayed better outside. That's two eagles, which is the wanted school mascot that you might do

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something with nice plantings around where one of the trees were. All things something to think about. Um, and we're happy to reach out to that to the house folks if you you know. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Um, and I'll give you some ideas maybe not this rundown, the next rundown where we stand with the because we wouldn't be

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looking to do that until probably summer. >> Yeah. >> I'd like to also just mention again the idea of limiting Chromebook usage for the elementary schools and the younger kids. I just want to keep

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>> Yeah. Keep that at the forefront. That's, you know, I sometimes I get too uh wordy with the bullet points on the slides, but that's why I said something like a transitional plan from fundamental instruction versus technical. >> Any other unfinished business?

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Seeing none, move on to new business. Does anyone have any new business they'd like to discuss? Seeing none, um at this time, we'll move on to audience remarks. Members of the audience are invited to make brief comments about items on this agenda and matters of interest to the district. Do

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we have any comments? Seeing none, we do not need to go into executive session. Um, can I get a motion for adjournment? >> Motion. Thank you. A second. Thank you. All in favor say I. I. I. Any

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notes?