Mr roll call please Mr mustell miss aosta here Mr Bono here Mr fi here Mr medo here Mr Rivera here Mr sabran here Mr Silva here Mr Holmes here Mrs kispa here in compliance with the New Jersey open public meeting law commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law the vinm board of education has caused notice and posting of this meeting to be sent to the following announcing time place agenda Etc The Daily Journal SNJ today the Press of Atlantic City vist Bueno the clerk of the city of vland and the administrative office public bulletin board could we have our students from SA the tear come up for the flag salute United States of America indice Mr Holmes will be down with certificates [Applause] Mr merell do we have a resolution for executive session we R do now therefore be a resolve that the Board of Education of the city of Island School District will convene an executive session for the following reasons is outlined in njsa 10 col 4-12 discussion is about any matter involved in a proposed lease or acquisition of real property any matter involved in a pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation an employment matter and any matters falling within the attorney client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer do we have a motion so moveing second second roll call please miss aosta yes Mr Bona yes Mr fi yes Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr sabran yes Mr Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs kPa yes motion carries superintendent Yano do we have special presentations this evening yes we have two presentations this morning uh this this evening excuse me uh so we're going to make our way down to the podium so just give us one minute everybody here except for the GRE did not show up they didn't show yet the yellow's read them yeah abely and come up and are stay up here so we're taking turns on the good evening uh tonight we have a wonderful event where we get to honor our support staff for the 2324 school year uh I know our Board of Education members and our central office team our District administration are very excited about the opportunity to bring up those who serve every single day in our schools from a variety of support staff positions so Mrs kispa our board president and I we will be announcing the names of our our support staff of the year and we also have a very cute uh presentation that we'll get to Showcase each of our recipients when I call your name uh please come on up we have a bag and a certificate for you and if you're if you have if you have a team here with you come on up uh so we can get a quick picture and then we ask that you stay up here in the front where Miss Missori will uh take a picture at the end of all of our recipients so to begin the support staff member of the year we thank you for your service your dedication and your contribution to our school district to begin the process I would like to honor barcy Elementary School power professional Grace Ortiz Dane barcy School proudly nominates Grace Ortiz our power professional for her unwavering dedication to our autistic students a role that presents daily challenges despite the often physical nature of their interactions Grace maintains an exceptionally positive attitude her kindness and gentleness resonate with everyone she encounters and she consistently offers assistance wherever needed thank you Grace Ortiz Arrow you can do it from Cunningham we have darus Edwards par professional darus goes above and beyond her job description to Aid wherever and whenever there is need she prepares bulletin boards assists with lesson plans covers classrooms when short staffed assists Behavior staff with unruly students and assist with many other everyday tasks she stays after hours to set up events and clean up afterward she also helps with clubs and other after school extracurricular activities she volunteers her help continuously and never ask for anything in return everything she does is with love and full dedication congratulations from East Mary story security guard Mary story builds relationships with staff students and all School visitors she takes the time to get to know each student on a personal level and she brings Joy to the STA by sharing a kind smile and a silly story she also builds School morale by helping anyone in need she is an asset to our program thank you Mary [Applause] story do I do this West Maria panzio secretary since she started at D Lago 3 years ago Maria has been an invaluable member of our school family Maria goes above and beyond to support our school staff our students and their families she works tirelessly to make sure staff have what they need to do their jobs her customer service and support to our families and ESS staff is beyond amazing if Maria notices a problem or concern she will take the initiative to look for a solution Maria is also there to lend a hand Whenever there is a need congratulations and thank you from Doo Elementary School power professional Susan [Applause] lavari Susan is a wonderful power professional teacher assistant she is clear and concise in discussing student progress with her teacher she has great interpersonal skills and has developed relationships with the students her classroom teacher and a variety of co-workers Susan shows empathy compassion reliability and perseverance throughout her work day and Beyond thank you [Applause] Susan from Durand Mr belron maintenance with 35 years of service to the VPS at Duran school we have David Bel Tran our head of Maintenance who makes a difference in all of our Lives David is always friendly and accommodating he's called in many directions on a daily basis yet always does his job with a smile all of the other Stu all of the students at Duran know David when making cards or any kind of thank you to staff there are always students who want to make a card for Mr David because he is well known and liked very much around the school our school is a better place due to Mr Beltran congratulations next from Johnstone Middle School Angela McLaughlin secretary Angela is an amazing Force who keeps Jonstone School running she's able to juggle so many tasks at the same time in a building with so many students in so many levels and programs there are many moving pieces to handle Angela does it all by herself with a calm demeanor and a friendly smile Angela goes above and beyond doing an amazing job this school would not run without her thank you [Applause] Angela Landis Administration Wanda Santiago Jimenez secretary with 37 years of experience to the VPS she's not here with us she's not she's not here with us this evening you want I am going to tell you a little bit about her Wanda is caring hard worker a caring hard worker with outstanding work ethic and a great with e work ethic and a great attitude Wanda has gone above and beyond many times for both her colleagues and the students and families we serve she is always happy to help whenever we need her and she does it while being Pleasant friendly and uplifting she is known for her selflessness and always putting others before herself her kindness and respect towards the towards them characterize Wanda's interactions with people her dedication to assisting others is truly remarkable she has built up her reputation through hard work and grit Wanda is Dependable trustworthy and Mission centered her institutional knowledge is priceless she has been be the behind the scenes reason for the success of so many initiatives thank you and congratulations next from our transportation department Maria Taha bus driver Maria is always present at work and always strives to get students to and from school on time she has a beautiful spirit Maria never says no she will cover three to four routes daily to safely transport the district's students to and from school thank you Maria from Memorial we have Sue Smith secretary Sue is an intricate member of the VMS family she keeps all of the staff in line and truly orchestrates staff for when classes need coverage lovely lovingly and with respect she is our go-to girl our school is a better place because of soe next from many's elementary school secretary Darlene Castellini 30 years of service to Violent Public Schools darene is truly the epitome of Dr many's school and what we stand for Darlene is the heartbeat of the office and building aik helping to keep the family glued together she is sometimes referred to as the boss because of her important role in the school she is involved in the school community and always volunteers her time for things outside of school many's will surely not not be the same without her Petway Angel Ortiz maintenance with 35 years of service to the violent Public Schools Angel tirelessly Works to make Petway Elementary a safe sanitary welcoming work environment he is always willing to help anyone no matter how busy he is he makes a connection with the students and greets them with a smile and high five every day Angel makes Petway a better place with his positive attitude dedication and willingness to always lend a hand we appreciate everything Mr Angel does for us and every day Angel is truly the backbone of pet web his cheerful disposition wonderful sense of humor and positivity make him a joy to be around he is the epitome of a Petway Patriot congratulations and thank [Applause] you next from pill middle school security guard I own this John framus John is a positive motivator for our Future Leaders Mr frango as he's known is a firm but fair security guard who is well regarded by both staff and students he is always willing to lend a hand by staying for after school activities or even in events he is also our security video Guru we appreciate Mr Franko's dedication to the Safety and Security of our school thank you Mr frano from rossie we have Helen Pereira security guard with 26 years of service Helen goes above and beyond making sure the staff and students are safe here at Rossi she goes around every morning to make sure all of the doors are locked and at Rossi and secure and make sure the defibrillators are in working order her dedication and hard work keep Rossy running smoothly and she is an asset to our school thank you and congratulations I'm going to wait for them to take that picture from sabot Jonathan Gonzalez secretary Jonathan is one of our secretaries but he is so much more than that he truly goes above and beyond for our school Jonathan plans and executes wonderful family events for our students he provides tech support whenever we need it he also does a lot behind the scenes to make sure that our school routines and procedures run smoothly Jonathan is commendable for his work ethic and dedication to helping to sabotage staff and students nothing is beyond his responsibility or reach thank you [Applause] Jonathan vinin High School North Dana French chetta par professional Dana does her best to help all staff and students she handles the sunshine club for both the North and South buildings which demonstrates her caring personality she always goes above and beyond for the students and staff and is truly an asset to our school congratulations and thank [Applause] you from VHS South Roberto Robert Cruz maintenance Roberto is probably the person at VHS who clocks the most steps during the day he is constantly taking care of the entire building and all of its occupants always with a smile and a friendly word he is consistently helpful and quick to respond to concerns but he's also proactive Roberto's friendly professionalism is a wonderful thing to be able to count on on each day his work in facilities maintenance truly maintains the human aspect of our school building Roberto is prompt efficient thorough follows up and always keeps a friendly smile on his face Roberto always goes above and beyond to help VHS South run smoothly day in and day out we are thankful to have Roberto Cruz at VHS Wallace Bill Marie Boer secretary VI goes above and beyond to performing her duties and keeps Wallace functioning as a well-oiled machine she has always willing to help translate when needed and is ready and willing to help others she is a true asset to our Wallace family thank you congratulations one more one more okay here we go Winslow Elementary School food service worker Mary frano Mahal 25 years of service Mary goes beyond the Call of Duty she feeds nearly 500 students every day and is always concerned with their well-being she is a very given person and what we love about her is that she takes job seriously and is always willing to help in any way she can we love Miss Mary here at Winslow we could not ask for a better leader in our Winslow Cafe than her and the great team she has working on alongside her Miss Mary is a beacon of care and Excellence thank you [Applause] Mary absolutely so if all of our recipients can uh follow Miss Miss's direction we're going to get a nice group shot kind of slide in a little bit let's hear a big round of applause for all our recipients today I want to thank our administrators our teachers our support staff our Board of Ed everyone who nominated a support staff team member without you we couldn't get the work done say cheese J e let's get our administrators down here so we can just get a good big group shot Terry why don't you get in there too e e that was nice very ni right okay so we're going to go on to our next presentation and as we transition a special shout out to miss rosini salero for organizing the support staff award thank you rosini great job that's here for Rini she put together the PowerPoint along with Miss Missori so friends we got one more presentation Mr Scott can you uh take control that of the gavl that's right our next special presentation I would like to ask Miss Terry gadusi our executive director for student services she will acknowledge Mr Peres Patel director of food service for the partnership between Sodexo and VPS special education student Endeavors so at this time I would like if our participants can get ready for the next presentation I know this was exciting Miss Terry godoi please come on up good evening everyone Mr Yano board members audience good evening I'm here tonight you guys come come come I'm here tonight with some friends of mine to recognize and express our sincere gratitude for PES Patel and the entire sedexo Food Service leadership team for over 12 years they have been an invaluable support and they have shared our vision in providing vocational experiences in our special education programs it is hard to believe that the idea of having an area where students and staff could D grab a drink and a snack has evolved into a school-based cafe at our high school a coffee cart in our middle school and our latest project the together Cafe at Rowan College of South Jersey the Cumberland Campus for those of you who may not know our department was approached in the fall to collaborate with the adult center for transition at rcsj to run the college Cafe when the idea was pitched to me and my team I had a million questions and a lot of wh ifs I went to PES with the idea while holding my breath since I knew that this was a big endeavor but in typical PR fashion his response to me was come on Terry let's make this work for the kids and that is a direct quote the together Cafe opened in February and it goes be Bel excuse me beyond the walls of our high school and allows our students to work within their Community providing a much needed service to our local College sedexo commitment to excellus in Food Service our community and most importantly our children has given our students another environment where they learn real life skills in a real life setting work in the community gives our students a sense of purpose and pride uniquely distinct from what is gained in the classroom or within the walls of the high school tonight I have with me a few of our student workers I have Jeremiah Bell I have Adena kield Coffield and I have Christian Maldonado I also have one of our staff members Miss janira Gonzalez and uh Mr Frank wizardo and our transition coordinator Stacy zent could not be here tonight but all of them have done an amazing job at a very unfamiliar work environment and they've made this a huge success I'm going to ask for Christian to come up and say a few words got my name is Christian a monado I work behind the counter at the together Cafe I give people their food when they order it we have salads Danish Subs wraps drinks snacks for sale believe me that are actually pretty good I enjoy working there because I get to put smile on people's faces when they come into the cafe I am thankful to the violin Board of Education and the Sodexo for the experience of working at the C together Cafe at rcsj working there makes my heart very happy I love my jab good job nice job so Mr Patel again a huge thank you to you and the cexo corporation they are truly educational partners because the end result is always focused on our children though we are waiting until next year to do a grand opening uh we are planning to have an open house for our board members our administrative team and the sedexo family so Mr Mr Patel on behalf of our department we just want to say thank you so much thank you thank you thank you you good evening good evening everyone just wanted to say thank you so much it's an honor to work for this District in this district and it's an honor amazing people that I that I work with so it's just truly an honor so thank you so much thank you you guys did awesome awesome job we will now retire into an executive session 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 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 e e e e e e e e e e we have any questions or comments on the report time do we have any questions or comments on the hip report any questions or comments on the minutes do I have a motion and second so moved roll call please miss aosta yes Mr Bono yes Mr Fuki yes Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr sabran yes Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs kispa yes motion carries do we have any committee reports good evening the finance committee met uh April 9th 9:00 a.m. via Google meet and attendance was Mr mustell Mr Rano Miss Cary miss kespa Mr Holmes and myself following topics were discussed grants Aid uh teacher climate and culture Innovation Food Service summer program wraparound Services enhancement Grant and safety Grant following bids and rfps before and after school electrical services and painting Services following Personnel items were discussed uh remove Transportation secretarial position add jobs to existing clerical positions add Transportation supervisor promote senior mechanic backup for garage supervisor uh promote senior driver Warehouse backup of inventory Clark and the fiscal year 2425 budget thank you good evening on March 21st the ad hoc discipline committee met at 4:30 in attendance with Mr Yano uh Middle School administrators High School administration board members uh Mrs kispa Mr Bono Mr medo and myself discussion regarding high school and middle school students accumul accumulating 50 more points discussion on Cunningham Academy discussion regarding student suspension for altercations and other other violations discussion on a number of disciplined hearings have that have been held to date among other things that were discussed were restrictive code of conduct uh the hallway bathroom monitoring practices Community challenges social media pressures among others uh also on April 8th uh the ad hoc committee meeting met once again in attendance with Mr Yano this time we're Elementary School administrators uh board members Mrs kispa Mr Boro Mr medo and myself areas of discussion were handled with care training Administration concern kindergarten AIDS uh social media excuse me Provide support for mental health issues uh among other things special at testing for placement subtitute concerns among other things as well uh these minutes are posted on our website by the way on Thursday March 28th the facilities committee met and attended were Mr sabran Mr Bono Mr medo Mr mustero Mr farachio and myself we discussed the the budgeted update update and review we also discussed Winslow Phase 2 HVAC Dan barcy HVAC S3 Windows District camera bid Phase 2 VHS electronic sign the esip RF RFP SDA Grant which will be used for VHS North partial roof replacement and the memorial 1998 Edition roof replacement uh we also discuss upcoming maintenance bids Johnstone security doors for prek uh 2024 2025 budgeted construction projects among them the VH VH North VHS North heat pump partial replacement and the barcity partial roof replacement we also discussed te technology working on a vent 5year technology plan collaborating with CET deari and Katherine Rivera committee development is also ensuing and and finally C CCTV project Phase 2 support work has the new system will be integrated on our existing Network four schools are now operational in the system need to name cameras thank you Mr Holmes good evening uh curriculum and instruction met Monday the eth and presid were Mr Yano Mr Margie Dr sne and myself Mr Silva Miss Acosta Mr Bono and Miss eagler we discuss financial literacy technology plan for Chromebooks into reading survey Middle School block raing for 2425 school year summer reading food signs classes visited Wallace kitchen and Ceramics 2 for 2425 school year on Tuesday the 9th the transport Transportation committee met present were Mr musell Mr Yano uh Mr Rivera Miss O'Brien and myself the driver recap there are 150 drivers budgeted 140 Route packages which means drivers needed 137 filled positions 13 Subs six drivers and training the average absences in the morning is 17 averages in the afternoon is 19.75 registrations there are 34 open registrations there were seven accidents in March there were no injuries we found uh two new assistant coordinators eliminated one one clerical position two secretaries are taken in additional duties for an additional stien of $3,500 we are seeking to promote a mechanic to senior to fill in for garage supervisor in their absence we are close to receiving two buses we're also discussing tier times for 2425 possibly adjusting tier 21 for uh preschool we also consolidating routes we've done the work to consolidate seven tier three routes two possibly three tier 2 routes this will be implemented Monday Upon Our return from break that's all is that all do we have any report from the board solicitor none do we have our student representative here this evening from the high school no no do we have any public comments on agenda items or any other matter please limit yourself to three minutes and state where you're from [Music] Austin Austin Roc con Conrad Conrad good evening board members my name is kadat Airman First Class Conrad I am I am speaking on behalf of our Command Staff for Air Force Jr RTC unfortunately many of them have jobs and they could have could not get out of their jobs they asked for me to represent them I will read you what they wrote hello board members we understand that the board members ever education and the school has procedures on field trips and other events we understand as RTC Cadets about timelines and deadlines this year we focused all of our energies on intense inspection to which we've received High School grades and high PR as you already know we also focused our time on many community events that we ask for participate in such as Color Guard or community service help thatn earned us a distinguished unit award ribbon for the amount of hours we put in from September till now this left us little time for fundraising for field trips the community has started to notice all the hard work we put in our program in our school the Color Guard base at the color guard the Coast Guard base at Kate May Training Center invited us to tour their base as appreciation for our hard work throughout this year and dedication when when the Coast Guard reached out to us to schedule a trip they had to go through their procedures that have to meet their regulations and bringing Outsiders out onto a base which takes time and approvals they had to reach out to us at the Air Force Junior RTC and the instructors and create the list of students in the day they wanted us to come visit them that was only a two and a half week notice the fact that they were not certain whether they could get approval for the amount of students and the they was not their fault were those inviting us nor or RTC Cadets or staff digitally worked to get the paperwork in as soon as they heard we were unfortunate told us that the trip was not approved based on the timeline that was not met for our school policy unfortunately military bases can't always meet our board timelines but this opportunity that we could have can be maybe once in a lifetime experience for those in the program in the VHS itself the trip was would have been on April 25th to 9:30 to 1:45 we would have been brought down to the B base given a tour talked about career opportunities as a reward for all of our hard work and we are looking forward to this trip as we have not had not had much time to plan for other trips we hope that you will reconsider a this a decis decision ision and review the policy to understand some of the deadlines and obstacles we face as RTC Cadets in visiting military bases that sometimes our timelines will not concede with a military timeline thank you for this time that you have given us to hear in this matter we hope you continue to reach out to us for any other events you have sincerely the Air Force Jr RTC 29-1 unit and its Corp Command Staff thank you for letting me speak [Music] [Applause] today Miss De la Rosa shalissa is that correct good evening Dear honorable members of the Board of Education I stand you I stand here before you not as a single representative of the unit of Air Force junor Roc but as a part of them but before I proceed I will introduce myself I'm Cadet senior master sergeant De la Rosa and I work as the public affairs superintendent in my unit since I decided to join Air Force junor Roc I observed the hard work of my peers my teachers Miss Müller Sergeant UB Banks and those who have worked with me I have firsthand experienced the community events that we were invited to and the stress of getting ready for inspection and even after all of this even after our hard work and all the inspect and like during the inspection we never ever denied to our community to vinand to the to the invites that we got from VHS for events because it is part of our core values our goal to become better citizens in this program our values of Integrity first service before self and excellence and all we do and not only that but the fact that we can't raise money like other programs can or like other extracurricular classes can be because of under our regulations we cannot coin drop we can we cannot ask for money our uniforms and everything we have dry cleaning the time that we spend it all comes from us working together as a unit to bring our hard work to fruition and after all I've said I feel like it is unjust that after all of our hard work that we've put into the community and after all that we've tried to improve the fact that we actually passed inspection and that we are getting acknowledged by the Coast Guard base and by other people finally that our hard work is paying off I feel that it is unjust that our trips are being denied thank you very much for listening to me this evening question yeah I wanted to ask one um Mrs C yes can we ask a question can we ask questions please who do I have to director question to so the question is how much money are they asking for for the trip and how far behind the deadline was it so uh every year we provide all the schools with a master calendar of all the expect the due dates for submission it's a 5we window to submit field trips so um the trip that they're describing I have a different trip that I'm aware of that was denied because of the timing so I'm not aware of the trip to Cape May I see the Bridgeton High School trip which was a 6:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. so when we follow the process as far as the timeline it gives Transportation time to find a driver as you you know we have transportation challenges with attendance and and Driver availability so when a driver has to be off site all day we can make it work but we just need a lot of lead time and what's been happening lately is we have some field trips being submitted at the last minute they're making it onto the agenda after agenda review which isn't appropriate because you're supposed to have everything on the agenda so that the board can review it in time to approve it so this is I'm aware of one one trip that was taken off the agenda because it was well beyond the timeline what many of our teachers will do is they have an anticipated date ahead you know we have trips that are being scheduled for June for May uh and then we can get it approved we can start doing the work around getting a driver for the event and then if a date has to be changed we can change the date but after the fact it's very difficult can we pull this off to get them you want to go I we don't have a driver to take it would it would be outside of the outside of the the um due date timelines that we've been using just like the young man described there are specific dates at the Air Force junor ROTC program I had to go to to approve the program we have the same level of review and procedure here to make sure we you so if we accommodate one then where does it end and we have to continue to add and it disrupts the regular attendance and programs of of sending my concern I I totally get I'm in the event business I know what it takes to set up events absolutely I agree but with what they mentioned earlier about there's certain they don't have the timelines from the military base standpoint um and just in respect for all the RTC does for you know our events um Can an exception be made on a short notice you know um do you and they're getting an award coard you're getting an award at this event is that what I heard I'm talking to you why can't I why can't I excuse me Mrs ctis partty can I make a motion to suspend policy in this rare R very unusual event at this time I'd like to make that motion I'd like someone to Second it I second that motion call the question suspend policy so we can talk about this should this be done at 10B or can we do this now is there something on the agenda tonight with respect to this no because it's not on the then the appropriate time would just be not right this moment under under 10B board member recommendations Mr medo can make his motion at that time and you could second at that time either that or emerging items either one is certainly an emerging item yeah because of the deadline yeah but 10B is fine it's board member request sounds good okay so just so we understand the situation suspending the policy doesn't mean we can find a person to do it but we'll obviously do our best it has to be suspending the policy and authorizing whatever the the trip approval is and it's got to be part of the same motion and finding somebody to do it yes yeah yeah thank you uh Miss Thorton did I just talk now good evening how's everybody doing I don't really have a formality because I wasn't sure how to address everyone but good evening all the board members um my I have a son who's uh 3 years old he started school in December um he goes to the special needs preschool at Theo um and he did really good for the first week you know right before the break and then when he went back to school he had some type of allergic reaction but he doesn't have any allergies to anything um and I talked to the school principal the teacher and everything and they said it might have been some rice or whatever have you so I kept him home thinking I will be able to get allergy appointment but he already had extensive allergy test done because his dad has a lot of allergies so I wanted to avoid anything because he's non-verbal like as far as being able to speak in sentences he can't and repeat you and do some things and say his colors but he doesn't talk fully yet anyway his I get to the school because they told me he was rubbing snot in his eyes or whatever and I thought it was like pink eye coming on when I get there his whole face is all swollen up and his eyes are shut so I Rush him to the hospital and I asked him I said why didn't you call 911 you know this could have went either way I know that you're a nurse and you know all those things so so I kept him home because I couldn't get an allergist or whatever to see him my doctor wouldn't give me another appointment because he said he doesn't have any allergies it was a one time thing so I wasn't comfortable sending back cuz I was very nervous so then in February I said I'll try again that was January 3rd by the way excuse me and then February I sent him back he was doing good the first four days and then on the nth they the nurse calls me I was on vacation Mexico oh he fell and hit his shelf his head on the Shelf in the room and he split his head open and he had to get his head glued it's only four kids in this classroom so I'm like well do they have cameras in there you know I know things happen to kids at school but it's just keeps happening to him you know and I need the school to help me to help my son because it's good for him for socialization it's good for his autism and everything so it helps him you know um I'm just nervous because it's only four kids in the classroom and he stuff keeps happening to him and it's only they kind of know what's happened and they kind of don't know so I was wondering when or if they could get cameras in the classroom that's my only question I have and then is there anything that someone could do to help me feel more comfortable sending my son to school who's non-verbal and I'm if I'm speaking incorrectly correct me I feel as though a lot of children in the preschool program that my son goes to are non-verbal so it will be helpful anyway and there's cameras in the hallway is there any way for comfortability they could put them in the classroom and that's it I'm sorry thank you for your time we'll have someone reach out to you okay Mr Fry will be uh directed to reach out to you we have your in contact info so we will be in touch anybody else would like to speak at this time okay go ahead approvals okay uh at this time we're going to move into our approval items for personnel so requesting discussion and approval regarding items 1.1 through 1 point2 as noted on our agenda any questions or comments seeing none do I have a motion so move second roll call please Mr Costa yes Mr Bono yes Mr foki yes Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr sabran yes Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs kispa yes motion carries requesting discussion and approval regarding procedures and operate operations items 2.1 through 2.4 as noted on our agenda questions or comments do I have a motion so moved second all in favor oh no roll call Miss aosta yes Mr Bono question of the approval of the trips the trip that was just brought up with the military is that at this time no all right yes Mr foki yes Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr sabran yes Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs kispa yes motion carries request in discussion and approval regarding Finance items 4.1 through 4 we're going to do them in in the large group 4.19 4.1 through 4.19 questions or comments do I have a motion and second so moved second roll call please Mr Costa yes Mr Bono yes Mr fi yes I'll be abstaining on 4.11 and 4.16 Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr saano yes Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs kispa yes motion [Applause] carries regular agenda items none 11b proposed for review or discussion or adoption by board members I'll entertain a motion to name the violent High School South building in in honor of an individual meeting their criteria under board policy 7250 and directing the board secretary to implement the procedures required by report policy 7250 do I have a motion and second motion second roll call please Mr Costa no Mr Bono yes Mr foki no Mr medo yes Mr Rivera no Mr sabran yes Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs cpot yes motion carries six to three approval of bills at this time Mr medo may make his motion Mr medo it should be made not only to suspend the policy but what affirmative action you you want to take along with the suspension of the policy I would like to discuss um suspending policy and approving the uh trip and approving uh a bus or buses whatever is necessary for these students to take their trip I think that the fact that they were forced to take so long because of our Armed Forces policies that should supersede whatever problems we had uh this is an unusual event it's a one-time deal and we all know that these students are among our best so I would make a motion to approve the trip and if we have to pay for a private bus because we can't have one of our own buses I would approve that too it's hard to it's hard to bust the kids to school as it is so I'll I'll second that motion that wasn't a motion or was it a motion it was a motion to suspend the policy Mr medo okay I second that and I agree with everything he just said Ed if has to uh go to the public of Island to get private funding we'll do what we got to do to make it happen V call please before we vote what's the date of the trip what is the date of the trip 24th of 24th they said I thought is that correct students the 24th or 2 point of order that question was for Central Administration 2 okay I would suggest us getting the facts straight I would like to add that the I understand the board's decision to suspend policy and approve a field trip my concern is that the information I'm looking at now is for a different field trip I I've not received the form for that trip that has being spoken about tonight so that whether it was denied it must have happened at the school level but I don't believe it was submitted we don't have the information we'll collect it I asked Mrs dear marchie to collect the dates and the specific number of kids date location time we don't have that information so you're approving a trip tonight without a lot of information we'll get the details but what I have in front of me the the trip that I know that was not approved because of the timeline is not the trip that they were referencing tonight so we said April 25th we will get uh all the details uh Dr seven and Miss Marie will help me uh get the information from the our our advisers from the high school superintendent what trip do you have in front of you that was denied uh bridon high school high school on the 27th of April for the junior RC yes just out of curiosity why was it denied just because it was late timeline timeline right and what does that trip entail the riching trip 5 uh 6:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. transportation number of students 22 that's all the information that's on here has a location bridon High School there must be an event at at the at their High School there for a drill competition but not the C the event that they're discussing tonight probably would have been treated a little bit different if it was submitted in a fashion for my review or my team's review we did not we don't we don't have it so I don't want the board to think that we're not sensitive to the idea that sometimes arm force is move at a different pace than board policy if we had received it we would have reviewed it in a different fashion so we will move forward as soon as we have the info I do have a question um since there was a motion in second but and we're going to wait to hear what the actual details are how are we going to approve it since we don't meet before then you're approving it tonight we're going to approve it tonight then okay I believe that's what you're yeah you have a motion in a second right now okay I just want to make sure call for a roll call and I'll record the votes Motion in a second to suspend the and approved the junior Air Force rooc trip on April 25th to Cape May yes Coast Coast Guard base suss suspend policy and approv trip yes with Transportation right yeah Mr Casta yes Mr Bono yes Mr Fuki yes Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr sabran Mr sabran yes yes there it is Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes just with the reservation that we don't set a precedent that if people come up to the podium and they want to have a trip the next day that we'll just approve it we are grateful for everything that jrtc does and everything you stand for and that's why we're approving it tonight but we don't want to set a dangerous precedent that we won't follow uh procedure thank you well said Mr Holmes I agree with what Mr Holmes said um and I do appreciate our Junior r2c and I do understand coming from a military family um that the military sometime does take forever so this is kind of an unprecedented thing and um we cannot do this for everybody um we need to followed but because of the way the military handled all this um my vote's yes motion carries um point of order Mr Danto was that 11 B 10B thank you that's fine okay approval bills are there any questions or comments on the bills do I have a motion and second so moved second Mr Costa yes Mr Bono yes Mr fi yes Mr medo yes Mr Rivera yes Mr sabran yes Mr Silva yes Mr Holmes yes Mrs kispa yes motion carries emergent items none old business none new business I see none board member uh remarks I'll start with Mr foki nothing at this time Mr Costa I just want to congratulate again um all of the support staff that came out and their recognition um obviously they are such an important and critical part of our district um and they truly make a difference in uh our students lives um and also I just want to congratulate um that we do have on our agenda a number of uh staff members that are retiring and they're uh so I I just want to thank each and every one of them for all of their years of service and their contribution to our school district thank you very much Mr Mio nothing at this time Mr Bono uh thank you um for the flag salute uh students coming out appreciate that uh taking your time out of your day to come out on our flag um I'd also like to touch on the discipline committee that we've been meeting with all the uh principles Vice principles sometimes security guards um just want to touch on just one important thing it's a concern with a lot of board members uh the discipline within our district and we are working on it we are working very hard to attack it and come up with Solutions Positive Solutions um within our district but it all starts in my opinion it all starts at home so if there's any parents listening out there please spread the word starts at the house and um it's we're in we're asking for your help to do a better job and discipline your kids and making life examples starting at the house there's only so much we can do um in within the schools uh but we need your help so uh yeah we're working very hard to come up with Positive Solutions to help these Educators we're not just hearing it from the principles we're hearing from Educators we're hearing from students um there's there's some problems that need to get addressed and again we are working very hard but it all starts at the house so please let's work on our discipline at the home so that it moves forward into our school system thank you Mr Rivera good evening everyone um like to thank the students from sabater that helped us in the flag salute um all the the uh professionals that receiv received Awards tonight you know I was having discussion today with Mr Yano we had a meeting today and and I mentioned to him that bar nun we have what it takes in this school district we have we have the the people that care we have the individuals that are willing to do the work to make this school district an example throughout this state I say it once and I'll say it again this in my opinion is the best school district in New Jersey I don't care how much money other the school districts have I don't care how whatever this is the best school district in New Jersey and nobody can Chang my mind try cuz you won't you won't succeed and we have what it takes in this school district all those individuals that received Awards we're not even counting the rest of the staff in our in our buildings that day in and day out do what it takes to make sure that our children because it boils down to our children have the very best education possible and I thank you and I thank each and every one of them for that so like I said we have what is it takes and I am fully confident that we will reach that level that is in my mind that is in the minds of all these individuals up here and is in the minds of many many of our staff and and administrators and teachers in this school district that we are the best thank you thank you Mr sabran yes uh thank you for all of our presenters tonight congrat congratulations to our retirees and also uh all the people that were honored at the meeting I look forward to joining my colleagues again next month feels like I've been away for a long time even though it's been a few weeks thank you Mr Silva yes like thank the flag saluts from sabater Elementary School uh I'd like to congratulate all of our support staffs for the important role that each and every one of you guys play in our school district I'd also like to uh congratulate uh Mr cphil agio on his position on his promotion and also our new assistant coordinator Pamela Finelli looking forward to working with you thank you you want me to go no Mr Holmes yeah congratulations ation on the uh support staff that we recognize congrats to profession and everything you do for our students um I also want to congratulate Miss cines who's retiring from VHS as the choir teacher um congratulations to miss Finelli um very proud of you and glad to see that we're promoting um a bus driver to run help run the operation of the entire department very proud of you and the department is going in the right direction thank you and have a great evening mran yes I also would like to uh on the behalf of Mr mustell and our transportation team and our Board of Ed just welcome uh Miss Finelli uh you know to join in the ranks and uh you know helping us supporting the team and it's a big job but you know we know you know the inside and out you know kind of routines procedures of our bus drivers so you'll be a great addition to the team we also brought on board Tammy Anderson who's from out a district and and another uh congratulations uh for one of our high school assistant principles uh uh Mr Jared Hedley who's now moving to become a supervisor of special education working with uh Terry godki uh he's very excited to start this next chapter of his uh career uh and also uh I know he doesn't like to he likes to use his nickname uh shift but Sylvester Calio a new ad uh he has hit the H ground uh the ground running uh running and and and you know literally running from event to event uh we're very excited about the work that he's going to do for our feltics program so congratulations shiff uh last month we uh finished up our Middle School conversation series we had multiple board members participating Central Administration was there as well uh there was a lot of sharing of experience ideas and thoughts it was a great conversation looking forward to continuing and culminating with our uh end of year barbecue leadership event with our middle school students uh incredible turnout at our Elementary art show uh hosted by our curriculum team Mr Stanger uh and our art teachers incredible hundreds of students here showing off their artwork it was amazing uh we had our third strategic planning meeting so now we're getting ready to launch into the development of our action plans linked to our goals and objectives on April 22nd I believe we're hosting an additional uh strategic planning session for our students uh it's going to be it's being co- planned with a few of our star teachers um Noel Patel iise Flores um susette de Marie as well and then Dr sneen will be assistant we're going to have a nice event bringing in high school students here to Landis having a great two-hour event working on engaging students in the strategic planning process uh Connor mlei is our future Chef Competition winner from Petway Elementary and his winning uh subm mission was the hey the healthy muncher and uh it's a it's a salad that was uh widely praised and won the award so congratulations to Connor and to pway Great events coming up soon Veterans Memorial School will be hosted its 70th Anniversary uh Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Memorial School uh April 30th secondary art show here at Landis 5:30 to 7:30 want to see some more art please come on out keep your eye on uh the school calendar cuz there so many events coming up as we go into the spring season thank you again thank you I just want to um say thank you to our safety patrol um congratulations to miss Finelli congratulations to Mr Shalo um I'm really excited to see all this to our support staff who was honor today I have to agree with everything that our board members have said especially Mr Rivera we have the best and we just have to keep encouraging them the these few people were honored um tonight but we have so many others all of our staff is important every every one of them um Good Luck to our Junior RTC I know you're going to the coast guard and I know it means a lot to you guys so with that um congratulations for the junior chef competition um to those who are retiring we have over 300 years of people that are retiring congratulations to you and thank you for everything that you've done for our district um I I just we can't say uh thank you enough to you guys Mr aera and I had the opportunity to uh go to the key to the city uh last week we had with the opportunity to see Mario Romero receive the key what an inspiration that man is if you get a chance I know the city of vinand taped it but it was probably the most inspirational speech I have heard ever in my 62 years um it was wonderful and I really hope that our district can hear it our students can hear it I know we are going to be talking with him possibly coming back maybe in the fall um to see some of our students um the gentleman is just phenomenal and we are just so very proud of him um I know the Isaiah Pacho parade is April 20th I believe so come on out and recognize him um to the board members who are not conflicted we have executive session after this meeting so I will have a motion to adjourn Mo second all in favor hi