[Music] it doesn't SP funny yeah it's [Music] like how are you new year aank you should see what the other guy looks like [Music] clear I'm sorry ride they shouldn't yeah [Music] that's probably that was probably [Music] come and stand we do that I'll have you here Julie I have trouble projecting at times I have trouble projecting at times you please do there's somebody else here I had the same comment I had the same comd th except all from Congress from Congress from Congress the con app I can the train don't care about you guys yes good evening everyone I'd like to call this meeting to order the New Jersey open public meeting law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of the public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon in accordance with the provisions of this act the fair laon board of education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date time and place thereof distributed to the persons on the approved list posted in the Board of Education administrative office and sent to the Bergen Record and Star Ledger the announcement posting for the organiz organization meeting along along with the date place and time thereof was distributed on January 19th 2023 can you please stand for the Flagg to the flag of the United States of America and to the rep for it stands one nation God indivisible with liy and justice for all welcome welcome everyone it is such a nice turnout to see so many people at our reorganization meeting I'd also like to thank uh Christina katron as well as Josh RIT our Deputy Mayors for being here this evening um at this point we will now um announce the official results of the annual school election which was held on November 7th 2023 uh Julie Mayan with 4,4 oh I'm sorry I didn't do a roll call this is obviously not my usual may I have my roll call it was just it was just the first test of the year for the board members and good job awesome Mr baloski here Mr Banta here Dr bertolini here Miss Brown here miss F valovich present Mrs Mayhan present Mr Rosenberg here Mr spendel present Miss Yurman present we have a quum now on to the election results from November 7th 2023 uh Julie Mayhem received 4,450 votes uh Jean Brown with 4,061 votes Rita felich 3,755 votes and Manda P pakar 3598 votes votes congratulations to all of our returning and new board [Applause] members at this point Mr johnno our board attorney will administer the oath of office to the newly elected board members and if those three successful candidates could please come and stand here in front and familys to pictures extraordinarily special moment and one that highlights our Democratic principles please raise your right hand and repeat after me I state your name I brown do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and that I will bear true faith and Allegiance and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments and to the governments established in the United States established in the United States and this state and this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God I state your name i j do solemnly swear do solemly swear that I possess that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law the qualifications prescribed by law for the office for the office of member of a board of education of member of a board of education and that I am not disqualified and that I am not disqualified as a voter as a a pursuant to law pursu to law nor disqualified nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime due to conviction of a crime or offense or offense listed in statute listed in statute and that I will faithfully and I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly and justly perform all the duties of that office perform all the duties of that office according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God [Applause] congratulations [Applause] congratulations at this time we're gonna take a brief recess so that everyone can take pictures and congratulate one another if you'd like pictures with your family or anything like that I'd be happy to take them for it is it's ridiculous of the United States much don't know how to I like those CRS you want to get anybody else in there you want take pict um yeah I'm gonna I was not nice it I was too nerous and then and then when when I just don't want to do it I got [Music] okay right here oh did you go oh my God I feel getbody okay can we squish in you want to [Music] squish no I don't think [Music] all right sit back down I don't even know what that means do you know what that means I some astrology yes I got one I'm not digging I'm just curious is that right Satan made from yeah oh yeah yeah no excuse no excuse it's all retrograded okay everyone we're going to resume our reg our organization meeting at this time so now that our new board is sworn in we are doing a another row call so Mr baldowski here Mr Banta here Dr berini here Miss Brown here miss bovich present Mrs Mayhem present Mr Rosenberg still here Mr spendal Miss yman president okay we have a quum at this time I'm going to take nominations for board president please uh take one person at a time and then we'll do a vote Mr bant I nominate Julie Mayan are there any other nominations for board president can we discuss John policy 0152 states that we don't have to have a second doesn't say anything where if we can or cannot discuss and take that offic uh I think that uh discussion is appropriate but let's wait until we close the nominations thank you okay are there any further nominations and do I I always done a second on the nominations yeah actually we don't need a second okay all right then nominations are nominations are closed floor is open for discussion uh on the single candidacy of actually let me I'm going to read the policy you know what the policy doesn't indicate that there's a time for discussion the policy indicates voting shall take place by verbal roll call vote after nominations are closed so if there's a parliamentary objection to the vote uh occurring now will certainly entertain it but as far as a substantive discussion on the nomination I don't think it's appropriate I I called School Board yesterday and today and they said it's not in our policies so it doesn't exclude us from discussing unless it's literally written we cannot discuss and we should be able to discuss okay well my my opinion which I'm providing to the board is that there is not an opportunity here for discussion if there's again an objection by way of parliamentary procedure to the the vote occurring now will entertain it uh otherwise uh I would ask for what does that mean you want that means that if for some reason the nomination was inappropriate or improper if there isn't a quarum present uh if we're violating the policy that we can that we can entertain otherwise we're going to move forward I would like I would like to read an email that what happened to me with this person what happened to me I think that is inappropriate it is appropriate because it serves on what happened to me and I'm respectfully respectfully ma'am now is not the opportunity to make a public comment about a colleague board member there will be an opportunity for board member comments later but it is for the nomination are there to call for vote I would like to discuss there's nothing in our policy that says vote was called for yeah a a vote was called for and and and please please um it's before let's have a roll call vote at this time on the nomination the single nomination for Julie Mayhan as president of the Board of Education any just letting you know I'm my safety is in please proceed Daniel okay as long as the public knows my Daniel please proceed there there will be a time for board member comment as mrno has indicated Mr baldowski yes Mr Banta yes Dr bertolini yes Miss Brown yes Miss fich no Mrs Mayhem yes Mr Rosenberg yes Mr Spindel no Miss yman no motion passes congratulations to this [Applause] man so now we'll take nominations for the vice president Mr Rosenberg I'd like to nominate Joe baldowski second are there any you could you could even thir are there any other nominations for vice president okay with that um Miss manuso can you call the rooll Mr Banta yes Dr berini yes Miss Brown yes Miss bovich no Mrs Mayhan yes Mr Rosenberg yes Mr Spindel yes Miss yman yes Mr Bowski motion passes congratulations so the next portion of our agenda is um public comments this public portion on the is on agenda items only please limit your questions at this time to resolutions on the current agenda please provide your name and municipality in which you resign please do not share with us directly your address comments are limited to 3 minutes and specify the resolution you are referring to in your question or comment this is not a dialogue between the speaker and the board all comments will be taken at once and when public comments are complete the board president or direct Administration will respond as best they can during the public portion of of the meeting for other business the same procedure will apply the floor is open I just want to congratulate the new board and welcome the new Board member Miss Brown and uh I can speak for two ptas i' say on two boards so I'll put on my Carn High School PTA hat first and say congratulations and I know we look forward to working together with the new board and I'll put my place hat on and say as well place also congratulations and we completely work thank you any other public comments is there anything on the uh Google form I do not say anything okay um being that there are no public comments uh we will move into board comments Rita it's Miss Miss thank you I'm uh reading an email that I wrote it was O and it's was written in June on June 22nd 2023 Mr berbera I'm writing this email to memorialize the emotional abuse and harassing behavior that transpired at the June 20th 2023 executive meeting Miss Mayhan the board vice president in the middle of the meeting got up and screamed at me I hate you you're a horrible human being I only do this behind closed doors and other unsee rewards that might have my character this is not done in front of two this was done in front of two board member two members of the public and eight members and an employee of the district I I I feel I felt and I still feel incredibly offended but I do I did not engage in her mom I will not be harassed and belittled by any board member we took an oath and we need to work together we may all disagree and commonly voice our concerns but that tax a personal character with an emotional uncontrolled high value scream brand is unacceptable you must agree to disagree on issues but we all we all we must all act professionally this Behavior Miss Miss Mayan is not new unfortunately three other board members including the past members Mr Santana Miss yman and Mr iin have been part of Miss Mayhan emotional high volume uncontrolled personal rent this cannot continue and needs to be addressed by the board and this type of behavior will not be tolerated more this needs to stop I have worked for the school district for 14 years and have never been part of these kinds of outbursts by parents students or ad ation this was incredibly shocking to me every month on we vote on hi cases yet as a board we allow this type of behavior in our meetings by sitting board members in closing the board created a in closing the board should create language to an existing policy that if a board member continues to engage in high pitch uncontrolled emotional personal attx outwards whether it's in an open or closed meeting there will be consequences such as losing leadership position as you are in the you are the chair of the policy I would like to uh I would like it to be added to the next policy meeting Mr June 23rd 2023 at 7:43 responded good morning Rita I will address the issue and I will discuss with the board attorney how can it be addressed in the policy I will also discuss with our human resource director as of now nothing has ever happened thank you anyone else okay see see no other comments um let seven can I get a motion for 7A and 7 bble second roll call please Mr baldowski yes Mr Banta yes Dr berini yes m Miss Brown yes Miss fich yes Mrs Mayhan yes sorry Mr Rosenberg yes Mr spendel yes Miss Yurman yes motion passes we will be reading the approval of we read the some so P practice is that we read it paragraph by paragraph um so I will start at the the res and then we'll go this way Al everyone everyone a paragraph is everyone logged into their computer everyone logged into their computer or has a copy of the code of ethics with that my computer it is 7 oh it is okay is there number um can we a copy to Miss man anybody else um we're looking at I think we're good good he wants you're going to go to your right yeah clockwise um can I just say ST which way to your right to my right be it resolved the Board of Education adopts the code of ethics which includes the school ethics Act and the code of ethics with the school board members which has been received and discussed that the policies and procedures regarding training of District Board of Education members has been adopted and that each Board of Education member acknowledges the receipt of the code of ethics for Schoolboard members and has become familiar with the code of ethics I will uphold and enforce all laws rules regulations of the State Board of Education and court orders pertaining to schools desired changes should be brought about only through legal and ethical procedures I will make decisions in terms of the educational welfare of children and will seek to develop and maintain public schools that meet the individual needs of all children regardless of their ability race Creed sex or social standing I will confine my board action to policym planning and appraisal and I will help to frame policies and plans only after the board has consulted those who will be affected by them I will carry out my responsibilities not to administrate well but together with my fellow board members to see that they will that they are well run I will recognize that Authority rests with the Board of Education will make no personal promises nor take any private action that may compromise the board I will refuse to surrender my independent judgment to special interests or partisan political groups or to use the schools for personal gain or for the gain of friends I will hold confidential all matters pertaining to the schools which if disclosed would need to see injure individuals or the schools in all other matters I will provide ACC information and in concert with my fellow board members interpret to the staff the aspirations of the community towards schools I will vote to appoint the best qualified Personnel available after consideration of the recommendation of the chief administrative officer I will support and protect School Personnel in proper performance of their duties I will refer all complaints to the chief administrative officer and will act on the complaints at public meetings only after failure of an administrative solution we are going to be voting on 7 A and B um Miss Manus please call the rooll didn't vote yeah Ved first yeah I think we voted first apolog moving on to um 8 a through D um move Mr balowski yes Mr Banta yes Dr berini oh yes Miss Brown yes Miss fich yes Mr Rosenberg yes Mr Spindel yes Miss Yurman yes Mrs Mayhem yes motion passes um public comments the public comments on non-agenda items only please limit your questions at this time to non-agenda items please provide your name and municipality in which you reside and sign in comments are limited to three minutes this is not a dialogue between the speaker and the board all coms will be taken at once and when comments are complete the board president or District administration will respond as best they can the floor is open anything I just want to bring attention and I hope it's in some budget line item about roof repairs for the high school there uh my son has told me several times of different classrooms that experienced leaks ceiling tiles falling in um leaking through windows and that kind of thing so I'm just hoping that that is in this year's items some just to bring thank you any other comments anything on the Google do miss m would you like to respond actually I'm gonna defer to Dr Dean e on this one so thank you for that question um the facility since my time here beginning in uh November officially I've had an opportunity to meet with M manuso uh a number of different administrators across the district uh Roofing is one of the issues which is quite typical in any school district we are aware of those issues uh and we do have plans in place in order to do roof repairs and roof Replacements this Su so it's something that we're working on thank you you're welcome so just a note we have two upcoming meetings January 18th 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at Edison school in room 19 is a regular monthly meeting for January and then February 22nd 2024 um is our February regular monthly meeting also at 7:30 p.m. in Edison room 19 um and can I have a motion to adjourn excuse me board comments there are no board comments on RoR okay thank you uh motion to adjourn sure the meeting is ajour thank you just say all in favor all in favor I thank you we're g c just oh B we're going to we're going to actually take a picture oh very here