[Laughter] everybody Welcome to the wissow Township Board of Education regular Board of Education meeting um public notice of this meeting was given to all board members and Associates in a notice dat of January 9th 2025 adequate and
electronic notice of this public meeting has been provided specifying the time place and manner in which this meeting is being conducted it was advertised in The Courier Post posted in all schools the administration building the municipal building the library Bud dubel center Edgewood acres
elmtown and the Winslow Township Post Offices our mission statement the mission of the Winslow Township School District a large diverse and growing Community is to educate all students to become independent lifelong Learners critical thinkers and confident members of their community
The District in partnership with the community and in climate of cooperation and mutual respect will provide an academic environment which values excellence and diversity encourages students to strive for personal excellence and assists them in acquiring the knowledge skills and attitudes
necessary to contribute contribute positively to a rapidly changing World roll call please Mr Clark he'll be absent tonight thank you Miss dreaden she will also be absent as well thank you Miss GLA presid
Miss Martin present Mr mcmanis here miss Peterson present Miss pittz pres Mr Thomas here and Mr Shaw pres we have a forum we stand for the Pledge of
Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with li Justice for All Miss Martin would you read our
district gos please sure Mr President 2024 2025 District goals student achievement continue to implement best practices for delivering instruction to students this shall include conduct weekly administrative walkthroughs to
monitor teaching and learning consistently review student assessment data to guide and redirect teaching continue to provide supplemental activities I.E tutoring enrichment periods to address student
deficiencies Benchmark assessment for nth grade for math and language arts two create a safe and positive learning environment for students and staff strictly enforce the district's student code of conduct focus on Upper
Elementary School students to modify student behavior in the early grades reinforce positive behavior in a specific and genuine way approach disciplined with care respect and the desire to see the good in all students
three increase parent caregiver and Community engagement in education provide opportunities for two-way communication with District stakeholders continue with communication Consortium focus on refining our communication
methods and messages to better Market our schools continue with our public relations with the community moving on to Awards and presentations Dr yes Mr President we do have one presentation this evening U Mr
Deion Davis Director of Human Resources who will presenting today on the 2425 HIV and the school safety data report for period one Mr Davis good evening good evening good
evening pursuant to New Jersey statute 18a 37-13 and New Jersey Administrative Code 6A 16- 5.3 I'm here to report and seek approval for the wins Township School District school safety data which
includes information on the district's weapons violence vandalism substance abuse and harassment intimidation and bullying incidents for the period of September 1 2024 through December 31st 2024 board members in your packets you
should have a chart which I'm going to go over first up is our only childhood education center for this period there were zero [Music] incidents School number one for HIV there was one Le one confirmed for a
total of two HIV incidents there were zero weapons by vandalism of substance abuse so at school number one there's a total of two incidents School number two zero alleged HIV incidents one confirmed for a total
of one HIV incident there were zero weapons violence vandalism and substance abuse so School number two had one incident for this time period School number three zero alleged one confirmed for a total of one HIV
incident zero weapons VI vandalism or substance abuse so School number three had one incident for this period School number four zero incidents for this time period School number five three alleged
HIV zero confirmed for a total of three HIV incidents zero weapons violence vandalism or substance abuse so School number five had three incidents for that time period School number six for alleged HIV
incidents five confirmed for a total of nine HIV incidents zero weapons violence vandalism or substance abuse so School number six had a total of nine incidents our Middle School 10 alleged
HIV for confirmed for a total of 14 HIV incidents they had two instances with weapons which were Knights or little blades they had 11 violence characterized as six fights four assaults and one sexual contact
zero vandalism and zero substance abuse for a total of 27 incidents at the middle school for that time period and last but not least our high school 12 alleged HIV three confirmed for a total of 15 HIV incidents they had
one weapon which was characterized as a knife in terms of violence there were 14 incidents seven of them were fights seven were assaults vandalism zero incidents and then there were three substance abuse involving marijuana for a total of 33 incidents at the high
school so our total numbers for the time period HIV there were total of 45 incidents three weapons 25 violence zero vandalism three substance abuse for a total of 76 incidents for the period of
September 1 2024 through December 31st 2024 any questions Mr Davis yes in the high school where at um weapons it says one knife now and you said it was characterized as a knife was it was it a knife was it a pocket knife pin knife
because I noticed that in the middle school where it was two if you go two knife and one of them high school high school was a knife was a knife it was KN I mean do we know what kind of did
they have well we know what kind of was is long enough to be classified as as a got it thank you I have a question in regards to the um this data report for September 1 to 24 to December 31st what is the the
difference between last year's numbers and this year's numbers so looking at September 1 and 23 through December 23rd to 23 our total numbers were 89 so there definitely is a drop from last year to this year for that time period so last year at the
same time period there were 89 incidents this year 76 and what school seems to be carrying the most numbers is it still the middle school and high school on average they tend to be the highest so if I to look at last year yeah their numbers were about in the same range but they were highest as opposed to the
elementary buildings yes any other questions yes for the uh for the HIV um and forgive me the the fights and the assaults and HIV they're independent they're they don't one doesn't necessarily overlap into the other that's correct they're separate thank
you anybody else have any questions so I do need a motion to approve and motion to approve report can I have a motion to approve Mr Davis's report motion to approve mcmanis pet
second motion all in favor I you're approve M fo do we have any correspondence uh no correspondence this pres um mov on to our minutes can I have
a motion to approve our regular our regular meeting minutes from January 29 2025 Open Session and our regular meeting minut is January 29th 2025 Clos session Mr President I move that um we
approve the uh minutes from our previous board meeting regular meeting held January 29 2025 Open Session and also January 29th 25 close session can I have
a second Peters a move for approval of motion roll call please miss Claud Miss Martin yes Mr mcms yes Miss Peterson abstain Miss Pitts yes Mr Thomas yes and
Mr Shaw yes motion has carried moving on to our board committee reports Mr Thomas is there anything from our athletic committee nothing at this time sir um M Martin anything from our CAC committee yes
oh I do have the report okay is that you want yes no I didn't the CAC meeting notes from January and February 2025 the CAC met on January 16th at February 6 I apologize I'm
standing in for Becky Nez who had a conflict come up the last minute so I don't have the attendance list but I will get that to all of you in our official minutes uh the January meeting was used mostly for organizational purposes um chairperson Vice chair and
secretary were selected Becky Nez is the chair chairperson Christy ruli is the vice chair and Jennifer Moss is the secretary the CAC has determined for the time being to focus their attention on three areas and their corresponding policies one is technology two is
community culture and environment and three is teacher retention discussion was had regarding the processes of the committee and the collective communication um we're still not sure if we have everybody's exact email addresses for the board so we'll work with Miss Martin at the get that and
make sure that if anyone was missing on the communication that they will be um included moving forward so that's just a note of clarification we are working from Google Docs and some other internal processes now to make the organization flow a little bit better and have better
collaboration with the team um one of the pieces that came up was some concerns about hsas and their longevity and their retention so chrisy and Beck agreed to reach out to current and former h a members to create a master
guide and sop that can be used by all the hsas and passed down for each HSA that comes up behind them so hopefully they can encourage parents to step up and participate and the CAC discussed concerns that the hsas have had increasing dwindling numbers and if
there are any ways that we can best support them to encourage Community involvement technology concerns were discussed um internet connectivity and the loss of instructional time particularly when using the I ready Benchmark um there are continued
concerns with the functioning of Chromebooks and the CAC noted that policy states that there's a technology plan that is stated in the policy and we're wondering if the district has one and if it's been updated and if we can
see that as well where that technology plan is that's listed in technology policy 2360 which contains very vague language um of computer labs distributed computing um Etc the internal
communication around the district um the district sh provide communication between schools by variety of means we talked about which we know um and from the handbook the school of windso Township provides internet access for all students faculty and staff the use
of an Internet account as well as other Communications Technologies of privilege not a right and inappropriate use will result in disciplinary action these were just notes of us going through the policies and looking to see what was already stated as we were having the
discussion a students activities while using the communication Technologies in the school system must be in support of Education as we all know and consistent with the educational objectives of the district there were some discussions around Community um and the HSA concerns
which I talked about one of the issues that came up or the discussions I should say not issues that came up was the opportunity to use parental volunteers even with a policy on the books so we were looking at policy 9180 specifically
policies 9150 9190 and 9200 which are all currently um being looked at by our committee with potential future recommendations there are no recommendations in that area at this
time teacher retention was discussed with the CAC recognizing that this is not just a Winslow issue that this is a Statewide and a nationwide crisis making it even more critical that we at Winslow have a plan that were concerned and that
we're very proactive and R reducing teacher burnout and increasing retention within the district um we looked and we noted that there was no current there was currently no board policy on the books regarding teacher retention or our
methods for how to um do that and and have policy around that the CAC discussed the latest controversy um uh that garnered some negative um media around staff not being allowed to participate in spirit week with eagles
attire um which only served to decrease staff morale and correlates to Stu you know we know that sta morale correlates with student achievement so with all of those notes the CAC has two recommendations that
they'd like to bring to the board this evening based off of those discussions um you should all have this in writing as well but I'll read it for the public um the CAC recommendations that they're that we are bringing forth
is number one an outside technology audit the discussion of internet and Technology issues has gone on for many years at this point and with the internal technology department having tried to make many adjustments over the years we propose that the district hire
an outside agency to look particularly at infrastructure for internet routers systems our current service providers and any other pertinent technology areas so that this no longer impacts student achievement so the recommendation is to
have an outside company do an audit the second recommendation by the CAC is to have the policy committee look at and revise the teacher dress code the CAC feels that in a time where teacher retention is extremely critical this is a free
no money and simple measure we can utilize to appreciate our staff make them more comfortable as they increasingly rise to the challenge of working longer hours taking on extra assignments and continuing to support after school activities we all know that
teacher morale directly impacts student achievement and I will make a further note that is not in there but that we will add as we give updates one of the things we would like to have looked at within the teacher dress code is those that have medical exceptions for things like where sneakers or other things and
have that be looked at again so that all of those medical exception pieces get accepted um in as well as that could be an important factor for somebody being able to um do their job on a regular basis that was
it excuse me can you give me your namey R oh how are you how are you don't I feel silly don't feel silly there no they're no big questions thank
you Mr President no report at this time for the educ all right thank you um Mr mcmanis marketing committee uh I do have a report um uh the committee met with myself and
Miss wand met and we U met over we met on the um 12th of February uh on Saturday morning the overview is the marketing committee convened I'm sorry February 8 discuss Strate strategies aimed at promoting the educational and academic achievements
for our employees staff student staff uh primary focus of the meeting was to explore innovative ways to enhance communication and engagement across the district uh while celebrating the achievements of our school Community I know that this is beares a little bit of repeating from our District goals the
discussion of the committee identified critical need to improve dissemination of information regarding upcoming events and achievements uh key area of focus was leveraging technology to increase engagement and the discuss discussion
centered on text blasts um I had sent out to some members just as an example um of uh of text blast with a YouTube video attached to it just give an idea of basically what it is that I was uh trying to talk about but utilizing these
text messages because we again we do have the ability to do Text Blast here within the district a as a tool to share on updates and uh upcoming events and highlight of recent accomplishment this would ensure timely communication with all stakeholders including parents
students and staff uh social media club uh this is a uh I think this would be a really good way to or from coming out of committee um to be able to help add some content uh but that would also then be
able to go out so establishing a student Le social media Club under adult supervision uh the purpose of the club would be to create and manage content for various social media platforms such as you YouTube Instagram and I know that there's some question in the society in
general about Tik Tok but the content aim would be to inform parents Inspire uh Inspire folks and engage the school Community by showcasing both past achievements as well as future opportunities uh so proposal uh to come
up with a social media club uh one of the things I did not write in my notes and forgive me for doing so this could be um specific to the districtwide or even School dist uh like one for the medi uh Middle School one for the um for
the high school but it's to create content and in ABC highlight uh upcoming community events such as juneth celebrations as well as sports activities uh showcase individual student achievement through interviews that deal with the academic success
stories individual academic success stories for example National Honor Society for um National Junior Honor Society folks uh and these interviews would be to to help um like almost like a personal testimony where kids could
share among their peers what their their life best practices are uh sometimes folks don't know because they don't know what they don't know because they don't know um but to be for the kids to be able to share that among their peers and then see features interviews with
students who have also ideas for improving the social culture within the school which would Foster a sense of inclusivity as well as collaboration with one another uh platforms use uh utilize popular social media platforms again like YouTube Instagram and Tik Tok
to produce these both long long form content as well as short form or reals uh it's a form of communication that a lot of the kids are are using now um and frankly just about everybody else in the society or a lot of folks in the
society this approach ensures a wide range across different audience uh segments uh goals uh increase and this is a big thing because I know this is one of the things that we've talked about as a board before is the increase the ease of Engagement for all
stakeholders Prov by providing accessible engaging comment that keeps everybody informed about the District activities and achievements it also Fosters student involvement in Pro uh promoting school pride and Community Spirit uh with creative storytelling and
digital media skills development um the overarching goal of these initiatives is to enhance Communications throughout the district while celebrating the success of students staff and employees by increasing engagement through innov these Innovative strategies like text blasts and student L social media
efforts we aim to strengthen the connections for all stakeholders in our educational Community conclusion the committee is confident that these proposed strategies can and will create a more connected and engaged School District while highlighting in many cases
incredible achievements within our community so look forward to further discussions regarding these ideas I know I didn't anybody have any questions about the last two committee reports um anything from negotiations I
I would not i' take a pass on that other than we have commenced the process thank you operations committee we did not have a another committee meeting after the last our next meeting is scheduled for February
25th 2025 Mrs pitch policy in uh uh the policy committee uh had its first uh meeting of the year uh I will at our next meeting on the 26 have a full uh narrative on that but we did um
go over uh three five policy all of which were were mandated and in some cases revised um as I said at our meeting with the 26 I will have a full narrative on the policy um first policy
meeting so that um by then board members will receive a copy of the um revised and mandated policies that we discussed um so that at the 20 meeting of the 20 6 we
can call for first reading okay thank you Mr Thomas anything from the two Township committees I can do a report on the economic development committee we we had a we had a meeting on February 3rd uh we had approximately about 11 people
that attended uh the deputy mayor uh was in in attendance and we basically discussed the new uh uh housing being built over 600 homes coming down to our Township uh they GNA start to have a business of the month uh
uh platform where they can pick a business and the business will be featured at business on the month of course I I let them know that you know we are the one of the biggest Employers in winow Township so we should be able to be considered for that as well um they're doing a whole new master plan
fiveyear master plan that they will be rolling out this year and they'll be contacting us to be a part of that to get our feedback for that um but the township is going forward with a lot of new initiative they talked about the Fourth of July uh fireworks that's going to be right here in our own Middle School building so we should partnership
with that to do maybe the marketing team want to do some stuff with that um and that's about it but they they definitely have a a robust uh outcome for that and they'll be moving forward and they'll be reaching out to us um for collaboration on different things that they're working on thank
you and as far as the plan board and there's nothing to report from the planning board yet because and that meeting will be next Thursday at 7 p.m. moving on to the superintendent report on Page Three Can I have a motion to approve the
superintendent report as reported by the superintendent from page three all the way to the top of page seven Mr President I move that we approve the superintendent report that is appears beginning at top of page one and continues through uh I'm sorry page
three beginning of the top page three continuing through to the top of page seven I have a second Peterson moved for a second motion roll call please okay Mr President yes can I ask a question oh
I'm sorry Mr mcmanis thank you um page five number 18 yes it says the cost of a nurse RN $65 LPN $65 is that for a single engagement or for a day or it is per hour per hour thank
you Mr President yes page six number 21 carof technology um Varsity Tutors for schools um just needed some clarification on what exactly and how that is all coming
about so it's a tutoring service Serv to provide supplemental services for our students it's a contract Service um is being funded through part of our title funding uh the program will take place in various formats so it can take place
during the course of the school day or some of the programs uh some of the schools may choose to implement it after school okay so there will be it's online virtual of the students small groups three to five students at a time and um
and it will take place at least three times a week three five times a week but a minimum of three times a week um um some of the um tutor room tutoring may be done in class in a small section the teachers may pull students
out and monitor students while they are receiving the tutor online will be alive Tut okay so there will be direct instruction in administer so when they're in classroom they'll be able to talk directly to that live tutor that's correct okay yeah and how are those students
selected well those are the students have identified as having particular need or need additional support with skills okay thank you I have an ongoing question and when will they be notified do they have a deadline because when will like the students that are that are
um selected to be for this tutor program right when will the parents be notified so the um I believe that uh the permission slips have already been developed and I don't have an exact date when they'll be going now but that should take place okay and it's for all
grades correct so all students are well no not all grades okay it's primarily um schools one through six in addition to that outside of this tutoring we also still have after school tutoring that takes place at the middle
school the high school we have tutoring that takes place before school as well in addition to the after school tutoring at the lower grades so we are trying to do as much provide as much additional support to the students as we can and
there's also um the opportunity for teachers service tutors during the day during their professional uh U their prep period or their lunch and receive the spikon for that if they choose to do so
thank you any other questions roll call please miss Claude yes Miss Maron yes Mr mcmanis yes Miss Peterson yes Miss pittz yes Mr Thomas yes Mr Shaw
yes motion is carried moving on to the business administrator board secretary's report starting on the middle of page seven and going all the way through the middle of page 13 Mr President I move that uh we accept
the business administrative report as it appears beginning at the middle of page seven continuing through to the top of page 13 can I have a second Peterson seconds the motion Mr President okay me to the
any questions okay page 11 okay uh number 21 and number 22 I just wanted to make sure that the amount was correct because in 20 it's 243 right so for 21 and 22 they're
riding our bus so if we have a and we put them on and divide the charges up okay um winow Township bed to host in Canon City so they may be on another bus might not and we're not that
one up here Atlantic City yeah trans Transportation so it's the host dist district and we may not be dividing that cost up between many students so we're going to charge them their fair share okay thank you
[Applause] any other questions roll call please miss GL yes Excuse Me Miss Martin yes Mr mcmanis yes Miss Peterson yes Miss Pitts yes Mr
Thomas yes and Mr TR yes motion has carried moving on to the Personnel report from the middle of page 13 to the uh middle of page 14 when I have a motion to approve the personal report Mr
President I move that we accept the personel report as sub to the representation of superintendent as it appears um beginning the middle page 13 continuing through to the middle of page 14 all right can I have a second please
Pon second the motion any questions no sir roll call please miss GLA yes Miss Martin yes Mr mcmanis yes Miss Peterson yes Miss pittz yes Mr Thomas yes and Mr
sha yes motion has carried moving on to the addendum doesn't look like we have one right um open public records act yes um Mr President between the time of January
9th and February 6 uh we responded to a request from Christopher Canton cantony um and it's American transparency and open the books and he wanted an electronic copy of all payment
transactions for the fiscal year 2023 to 2024 uh that was approved and produced and the second one came from Charles Rudolph a smart procure and he wanted a payroll Jour not I'm sorry not a payroll Journal a
PO uh invoice check journal from 71524 to January 2925 and reproduced that and submitted it as well thank you Mr Dr do we have any informational items
I just want to uh piggy back off of the athletic report I went down to Mr Thomas I didn't write it down because I thought he would share with the community the uh boys and girls track indoor track team won the sections uh this year um the
boys track team under coach custus um has shown tremendous improvement over the past three years uh this is their third section on the row and of course the girls track team U this may be their fifth or six in a row um but it is
commendable for what coach Brian and Mr cust is doing with those young people tremendous achievements and they continue to do it year after year after year the only constant we have at this point are the coaches because the young
people change over the seniors leave replace with freshman and they're doing a tremendous job uh with those young people so we really really proud of the not only the achievement but the continuation the constant uh winning by those two programs
um I do have one additional information item but that is for executive session thank you Dr moving on to Old business anybody have anything for old business moving on to new business
anybody have anything for new business Mr President um there on February 10 there was a county leadership meeting and um njsba sponsored it uh the the presenters were um the um
part of the um Department of Education Commissioners uh uh committee and the focus was on the immigration policy uh there was information given out to members to take back to districts uh
what they wanted to emphasize to us was that um with regards to this whole immigration issue that as districts we should actually stick to whatever visitors policy we have and abide by the
visitors policy that we have and to perhaps not get caught up in what the social media is putting out as it relates to the immigration issue and to stay tuned to them and they will absolutely let us know and keep us a
breast of to how things are going so uh that those were very prominent things that they shared um with us at that meeting and I believe Miss um Miss Martin also attended that meeting thank you very much M pit and
just one other thing um with regards to uh an email that I received I think we all received from Mr Mario parti H with regards to a program that he is suggesting an offering that's called beyond the bell program and I would ask
um as a board if we would take a look at that consider that for discussion Mr President thank you Mr F Mr President if I can if Miss pittz could indulge me for just one second regarding the immigration policy and the visitors
policy is there could you in maybe two or three sentences explain that I can Mrs pittz thank you Mr um basically what's been advised uh there's there's orders that have been issued to the local police department
regarding ice and their activities um and I've been asked this at a number of different locations essentially if ice were to come to the school the first question that would be asked is whether they have a criminal warrant or an
administrative warrant and what it says and the scope of that warrant um I would suggest that in the event that happens um that uh I be called and uh by the
administrative staff and um review those documents or somebody in my office review those documents in short order uh to confirm their validity specifically whether they're executed by a judge um
the the other piece of advice that has been issued by the Department of Education is um it's not the administration's job or any principal or anyone else if ice were to appear and be taking action to interfere with
those actions um likewise the local police department ought to be notified um which they probably will because in each instance as I've spoken to various Chiefs in various towns where we represent the school boards they have a
a sort of a standby policy that's issued by the Attorney General of the state of New Jersey um telling them not to interfere with the ice invest investigation or action that they're taking um but to provide um sort of ancillary
support uh uh Services which is basically um standby um and essentially that's the the the route that's been taken so far it's my understanding that other than a rare occasion in in North Jersey
particularly in Newark um there hasn't been U much activity of that nature in the state of New Jersey to date thank you Mr you're Mr President I have some new business as well thank you Mr
Mr Thomas yes uh just keeping in in line and focus with you know this being black history month and I know last this time last year we did a very VI vibrant Winslow history Black History Month that we didn't get a chance to do today uh
this year uh but my wins winning team has prepared a statement that I would just like to share with everybody here just about uh uh the Black History Month and it goes like this acknowledge in Black alumni from wins Low Township and
Edgewood ladies and gentlemen esteemed guests and members of our community it is with great pride and deep respect that we come together to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and contributions of all black alumni from winow Township and Edgewood we honor not
only their accomplishments but their unwavering commitment to Excellence resilience and the betterment of the community as we celebrate I would like to make a call to action let us not simply record these achievements in the
book and forget them let's continue to acknowledge and Market the accomplishment of all our alni not just as a one-time event but at ongoing celebration of their impact there the stories deserve to be shared and
celebrated regularly for the achievements are a living history As We Gather today I want to make one thing clear I do not consider this simply black history I consider this our history history that was achieved by
black individuals who through their determination and resilience have made a lasting impact in our world I am not an advocate for human separation but for human collaboration for it is through Unity that we create the strength to overcome challenges and
Achieve greatness throughout history individuals for our Township regardless of their race background have faced challenges yet time and time again they have risen above adversity their stories are not defined by the color of their skin but the
strength and their determination and their Relentless pursuit of success today we pause to recognize these incredible men and women who have left their mark on the world a Mark that transcends race and identity from from Educators to entrepreneurs to artists to
Advocates and leaders in every field imaginable our alumni have shaped the future of our community and beyond their work their impact their legacy serve as a testament to their power of determination hard work and most importantly
collaboration whether they returned to give back to our community or went on to make a global difference their influence is undeniable in winow Township and Edgewood we celebrate the diversity and richness that each person bring to our shared
history the legacy of our alumni whether black white hispanic Asian or from any other background is one of empowerment achievement and unity their compliments reminds us of the success is not determined by one's circumstances but by
the strength of their character the pursuit of dreams and the support of the community that believes in one another as we reflect on their Journeys let us remember that the path to success is rarely easy but with perseverance determination and collaborative spirits that unites us all
Anything is Possible the Alini we honor today regardless of their background has broken barriers challenged Norms pave the way for future Generations the example teaches us through hard work unity and commitment to one another we can overcome any obstacle and Achieve
greatness together so to all our alumni from w Township and Edgewood we thank you we thank you for your leadership your vision your contribution to our community and to the world your stories in Inspire us all and Legacy will continue Inspire generation to come
let's continue to celebrate the achievements of our shared history while building a future where everyone regardless of race background identity has the opportunity to reach the fullest potential thank you thank you Mr Thomas
um Mr President I would just like to share something with the board and with um on February 16th at 3M the village of Camden County Incorporated is holding a educational town hall meeting at the sergeant um Ry Wright DFW post 303 on
506 cville Road sichler Avenue and cville New Jersey um this is the way that the community is trying to come together to collaborate with the school District but they're trying to gather all the community members and the parents to see what we can do to make sure that we can be a support to the
school district to help us move forward and have great great great student achievements so if you're available to come out on February 16th at 3M please come out and share your ideas and your thoughts and maybe participate in helping us achieve all the goals that we
have set forth in the SCH at wi Township School District thank you yes Mr President yes is are we into new business yet yeah oh okay um a few folks
have have approached me about um starting up or maybe resurrecting talk with a board member is there any plans on doing that no I don't believe we are allowed to have that anymore oh really okay all right any anybody else for new business
um moving on to public comments thank you Mr President uh public comments the Winslow Township Board of Education highly values the input of citizens in making important decisions that affect the children of our community we believe in the rights of citizens to observe
board meetings to ensure that all our citizens have the opportunity to attend Schoolboard meetings and offer comment and to ensure that the board can conduct the important business of the district we'd ask that speakers follow the guid lines for making public comments the
board secretary will recognize those individuals in the audience who wish to make comment and I'd ask that you kindly respect the following procedures one all members of the public attending school board meetings must treat each other and the board with respect when you get up
please announce your full name and your town of residents only three please limit your comments to four minutes four submit your questions in writing to the board of education and the event we're unable to answer your question this evening with your name address and
telephone number where you can be contacted your question will be answered within a reasonable time and lastly individuals offering citizen comment are not permitted to make personal attacks on any District employee board member other testifier or member of the public
thank you sir can I have a motion to move into public comments motion Mr President to move into public comment a second the motion all in favor I M Bo yes um de
Murphy I'm de Murphy and I live um it's that time of year again marching man is we're starting to go to our competitions and I have the times for our first competition our first competition is February 22nd and we will
be at mville high school we're scheduled to perform at 2:30 and then the guard is scheduled to perform at 6:30 it would be great to have a nice little sharing Squad in the St um Mr President is this um Dr is this
something that would be on our um website I don't think so uh because this is usually building specific so it should be on the high school's website if that information has been shared with the building principal athle athletic
page yeah okay but again it is normally building specific so whatever's going on at the high school activities that's what be found yeah I just needed um the time you said uh mville High School um the band's
performing at 2:30 2:30 and then the guard goes on at 6:30 thank you thank you I'm sorry Jennifer [Music]
MZ evening um hello good evening board and good evening District members I'm Jennifer Moss I live in cville and um I'm an alumni of the high school and I'm also a parent of
two high schoolers freshman and Senior that I'm also a teacher and I'm coming to you also um on behalf of my daughter who cannot attend tonight um I teach for a private school company for children with disabilities um my campus has three
classrooms located in a public elementary school so we are invited to be included in the high school activities the middle school activities and the elementary school activities as a part of inclusion um my school since it's a private school has a dress code
we have to wear um School issued polos cffi or black pants and um rubber sold shoes because we do have children who have behaviors um I am writing this in regards to the uh negative email that went out about the uh Eagles wear um we
were allowed to participate in um fire prevention week we have a turkey Bowl every year spirit week and this week is Rand back the kindness um because we are a private school we have to wear the uniforms however we are allowed to participate in these activities and it
was such a breath of fresh air to be able to come in wearing the turkey bow sweatshirt when the students participated in a football game with the teachers um it was nice on Fridays to be able to wear jeans during Autism Awareness Month and wear our Autism Awareness t-shirts
to support Autism Awareness um and during the month of December and January we weree our football Eagles here on Fridays um parents have made comments that it is heartening to see that their students can share in these activities with their
teachers um that the students love at times that we match they pointed out that we matched we got to take pictures with them um and all the student programs were done my prep work was completed and
at no time was my professionalism questioned or compromised because I was wearing an Autism shirt or an eagle shirt instead of my regular uniform it's the little gestures like this getting to participate in these activities that makes my job that much more fun and rewarding because I get to
participate in these activities with the students um thank you your [Music] time Wanda [Music] Bird good evening everyone my name is
Towanda bird um I live in siglerville so I come before you to ask you how can I help I'm not going to point out the obvious which we all are aware short staff we all are aware of teachers
resigning which I've been a teacher for 30 years and I've never seen this before ever um I don't want to point out the obvious we all know that I'm coming to you to find out what can I do to help out is about three or four months left of
school um I'm a teacher I see that the teachers are burned out um we need to try to figure out what we can do to pull together collectively as a community to see what we can do to help pull through for the
rest of the school year um as mentioned I just see it I don't even have to disclose everything I'm sure you know but I see it and if we as a community want the rest of this school year to go
smoothly then we need to figure out we need to get behind get from behind those desk need to get up in those schools and listen I've been teaching for 30 years I don't teach at I have my own School my own private school I have half a your
students um that attend my summer camp um I'm familiar with the kids I had about three master's degrees all of my clearances I said it before what can I do to help because I see that there's
issues that's going on and I want need to go on wi little talk to say it that's not helping anything coming here is going to help so again my name is toand bird uh a lot of the principles know who I
am and I'm here to help I I really am um another issue that I have um is that my son is is nonverbal um and he's diagnosed with autism so I believe it's the LOD room
that he's in and what I um noticed and it's not just here that they have other Behavior kids that's in this classroom my concern is that my son is nonverbal so he can't tell me he can't come home and tell me what's going on if someone
does anything to him um his teacher just recently resigned which whatever to each his own um but I kept my son home for two weeks because he had to get used to a new
teacher and I just have concerns so honestly my hus and I went to my husband because as a mother we protect and I'm like okay am I overreacting and like no so we've been praying about it and
trying to see what should we do moving for because I don't feel comfortable sending him because he he had to get used to a new teacher so again I'm here to help I have time to do so and for those parents
that can't maybe they can help in other ways so if I can hook up with someone after the board meeting to jaot down my phone number to see if I can come up to the schools to help with some of those kids that may have behavioral problems
because I guarantee some of them attend my summer program and I don't have an issue with them do I put my hands on them of course not do I redirect them of course I do but it's all with love and I'm not saying that they're not getting that with the teachers I'm not saying any of that but what I'm saying is I
have a good report with them so if someone is telling you that they willing to help take advantage of it and I'm not saying that um changes going to happen tomorrow that's not that it don't work like that polies have to be put in place
but what I said what I'm saying is I do have the time to help out and I'm willing to do that so again my name is Towanda bird and I would like to help Miss bird are you available fulltime or part-time you guys for so it'll
beun with all those certifications really I just wanted to know um Mr Davis our director Human Resources he can get your information at the meeting all right right all right thank you thank you sir and thank you for your interest I'm just it doesn't make sense to complain about it if I'm
not to be absolutely I appreciate it thank you uh that concludes those that have signed up do we have anybody in the waiting room not at this time not at this time thank you thank you m
Bo can I have a motion to adjourn public comments Mr President I move ajour public comment second the motion all in favor I Mr thank you Mr President we do have an executive session this evening uh as
indicated by Dr po so in accordance with the requirements of the open public meetings act we will be adjourning in executive session on February 12 2025 at approximately 800m of the nine exceptions under the law which permit us to enter into an executive session we
will be utilizing item eight which is uh matters and impact involving employment appointment and termination of employment terms and conditions of employment uh Etc uh I anticipate that the executive session would last 15 to 30
minutes and there may or may not be action taken coming out of executive session thank you can I have a mo motion to move into executive session motion to move into executive session executive motion
call please oh no hold looking at um Miss GLA yes Miss Martin yes Mr mcmanis yes Miss Peterson yes m p yes Mr
Tom yes and Mr Shaw motion has Carri