[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] good evening tonight is January 2nd 2024 and we have our annual reorganization meeting tonight uh Miss Ali evich please read the sunshine statement I hereby make the statement to indicate compliance with the open public meetings act known as chapter 231 of the public laws of New Jersey 1975 which became effective 90 days after enactment January 19th 1976 notice of this meeting was given by providing the location time and date of this meeting and posting of the same on the front door of the Board of Education offices by delivering copies of the burough Hall and the matachin public library the home news and Tribune and by filling a copy with the burough clerk as prescribed by this law thank you now we'll have the flag un states have the oath of office that front okay all right I Brian glassberg do solemnly swear that I support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States under the authority of the people so help me God I Brian glassberg do solemnly swear that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law for the office of the member of Board of Education and that I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of that office according to the best of my ability so help me God I hazan Johnson Marcus do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States under the authority of the people so help me God I his land joh and Marcus do solemnly swear that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law for the office of a member of a board of education and that I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of that office according to the best of my ability so help me God I S bot do solemnly swear that I will support support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States under the authority of the people so help me God I Hazel and Johnson Marcus I it just rolls off the tongue I sque bot do solemnly swear that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law for the office of a member of a board of education and that I will faithfully and partially and justly perform all the duties of that office according to the best of my ability so help me [Applause] God okay roll call Mr bot okay Miss Cook yes Mr derflinger yes here Miss D here Mr glasberg here Dr Johnson Marcus here Miss Colleen here Mr lton here Dr spner here Mr sus is on not here today um Mr sus had said that he was running late I don't know okay so we'll just put him down as a maybe maybe all right announcement of election results Mr glasberg 2,490 votes Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus 2 477 votes and Mr bot 2391 votes uh next we'll have the election for the board president I've handed out uh papers to everyone if you could just fill in your name and nominations you're right thank you nominations for uh for president I'd like to make a nomination for Jonathan lton as our board president okay any other nominations need a second for a second you need a second second Mr glassberg uh any other nominations okay seeing none I guess we still have to go through this formality so just put your name and know there's only one nomination come back nine X's R right in candidate could [Laughter] be president president okay Dr Hew Johnson Marcus quoted Mr lton Mr derwinger Mr lton Mr bot Mr lton Mr hook Mr Lon Mr Lon Mr Lon um Miss Colleen Mr lton Dr spigler Mr lton and uh Mr glassberg Mr Li congratulations congatulations [Applause] um thank you thank you all to my fellow board members once again for your your trust um guess this means I didn't screw it up so badly uh last year so um but it is uh as I said each time I've been elected president over my my now 13 years on the board that it is truly one of the honors of my life to uh serve this community and this board um in this capacity and I will do the best best I can um just want to make note that this coming year in in addition to all of our normal tasks we also have the construction project that hopefully we'll be able to award soon and there'll be a groundbreaking soon and um I just want the public to be reassured that I know that I know and I know that the rest of the board knows that the buildings are only here to educate the students and there's nothing more important than the education of the the um the children students of the mouin school district and as much as we we're going to get pulled in many directions and the administration will get pulled in many directions during the U construction and it is a very complicated uh process um in the best of times um nobody I know the administration and I know the board will not take our eye off what is the most important thing and the really the only important thing which is to um appropriately appropriately educate uh the children our children in this community and and we won't forget it no matter how how much other things pull pull our eyes uh we won't let them be pulled away from from what our charge is which is to appropriately um um supervise and work with the administration to make sure our children are properly educated and I know that uh Dr Pudo and Mr harvier and all the administrators and teachers feel exactly the same way so once again thank you all for your for your trust I certainly appreciate it thank you okay um next is the um election of board vice president uh the floor is open for nominations Mr glasberg I would like to nominate my friend and running mate Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus thank you um is there a second for that Mr uh derflinger are there any other nominations seeing none we'll uh have the same um process please fill the board member name at the top and and your vote at the bottom and pass them down to Mr I guess Mr hary you would still collect the votes correct Mr derflinger Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus um Dr sper Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus Miss Colleen Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus Mr glassberg um Dr Hazel and Johnson marus um Mr lton Dr Hazel and Johnson Marcus um put uh Miss Cook Dr Hazel and Johnson Market this is Mr B Dr Hazel johnon yes thank you folks congratulations thank you um would you like the floor to say anything nope I will like to say that I I have been honored to serve on this board for the last 3 years I am excited about the direction of our district and I am super pumped to keep the district rolling forward in an amazing direction we have a huge project in front of us with the construction but there are so many wonderful things happening in this District so I am excited at the opportunity to participate in that in the role of Vice President thank you thank you okay um the meeting is now open to the public for anything that has transpired in the meeting seeing none we'll close that section move to presentations Dr kuto I do I have a brief one happy New Year everybody uh congratulations to our newly sworn board members and their families thanks for being here tonight uh I have a very short report tonight the safe return Road forward Plan update uh and then following there'll be an open public comment section on the return plan this is a required plan by law that each district in New Jersey has to make we've had to do it for the last three years and this just talks about the safety of our staff and students um since the outbreak of covid uh March of 2020 so uh there's no changes from our July plan we have to do these every six months we've had precautions in place while Co was low and now that respiratory illnesses are higher uh please stay home if you're sick just a reminder um with covid you're out 5 days often that corresponds with a a weekend but it's five days uh return on day six masted until day 10 uh please communicate with our nurses all of our nurses have been excellent I've said this before over the last three plus years uh and they there to help and serve any questions please reach out to them this uh Miss alvich thank you for posting on our website it's on the front page so you can read the entire plan but as I've said no changes from our July plan and please stay healthy and safe as we do see a rise now in covid RSV and flu and common colds during this time of the year thank you Mr Lefton thank you um we'll now open um open it uh meeting again to the public for comments on Dr Caputo's safe return plan report only seeing none we'll close that section move to the next which is the remarks by the president and I've already made my remarks uh report of the superintendent nothing further just wanted to congratulate again um in addition to the board members Mr lifon and Dr Haz and John Fus on your elections tonight thank you um next item is committee reports as there are currently no committees we will um move past that is there any old business from the board seeing none is there any new business from the board seeing none um the meeting is now open to the public seeing none we'll close that section I'd like to move the approval of the minutes to the following Board of Education meetings December 19th 2023 special business meeting 1 to December 19th 2023 special business meeting 2 and December 19th 2023 board meeting is there a second Mr glasberg are there any comments or Corrections on those minutes sing n w call please Mr bot excuse you you would have to abstain Miss Cook yes Mr derflinger I abstained as I was outs you got it Mr glasberg yes Dr Johnson Marcus yes Miss Colleen I was not here thank you Mr lifon yes Dr spner yes Mr sass yes motion carries thank you um now move to the uh recommendations superintendent of schools oftentimes it may appear to members of our audience that the Board of Education takes action with very little comment and in many cases a unanimous vote before a matter is placed on the agenda at a public meeting the Administration has thoroughly reviewed the matter with the superintendent of schools if the superintendent is satisfied that the matter is ready to be presented to the Board of Education it is then referred to the appropriate board committee the members of the board committee work with the administration and the superintendent to assure that the members fully understand the matter when the committee is satisfied with the matter it is presented to the board of education for discussion before any final action is taken only then is it placed on the agenda for Action at a public meeting I'd like to move the Personnel items A1 through 11 is there a second Miss Cook are there any comments or questions on those items sing n wel call please Mr B Miss Cook yes Mr Dinger yes Mr glasberg yes Dr Johnson Marcus yes Miss Colleen yes Mr lifton yes Dr swiner yes Mr sus yes motion carries thank you um Mr sus Finance I'd like to move items B1 through B4 as L sit on the agenda thank you is there a second uh Mr derflinger are there any comments or questions on those items sing non roll call please Mr bot AB Miss Cook yes Mr derling yes Mr glasberg yes Dr Johnson Marcus yes Miss Colleen yes Mr lton yes Dr spner yes Mr s yes motion carries thank you Miss Cook policy yes I'd like to move items C1 through see two as listed on the agenda thank you is there a second Mr glassberg are there any comments or questions on those items sing on W call please Mr bot okay Miss Cook yes Mr drifer yes the announ Mr glassberg yes Dr Johnson Marcus yes Miss Colleen yes Mr lton yes Dr sner yes Mr Su yes motion carries thank you Mr derflinger Crick thank you I'd like to make a a motion to move items D1 through D3 as listed on the agenda please thank you is there a second Dr Johnson Marcus are there any comments or questions on those items go ahead miss queen just an observation that we're approving a second grade class trip I want to take the opportunity to thank the teachers and administrators for for bringing those back and and planning them it takes extra time on the teachers part and it doesn't go unnoticed thank you any other comments or questions on those items roll call please Mr bot thank you Miss Cook yes Mr derflinger yes Mr Glaser yes Dr Johnson Marcus yes Miss clean yes Mr lifton yes Dr spner yes Mr sus yes motion carries thank you um this point I'd like to make a motion uh under 20 A and B to set the regular meetings of the board of of Education we all have a handout showing the proposed dates in addition um Item B I'd like to move the adoption of the New Jersey School Board Association code of ethics for 2024 we all have a copy and I will read that out loud before I uh ask for a second um Board of member code of ethics one I will uphold and enforce all laws state board rules and regulations and court orders pertaining to schools desire changes should be brought about only through legal and ethical procedures I'll make decisions in terms of the educational welfare of children and will seek to develop and maintain public schools which meet the individual needs of all children regardless of their ability race Creed sex or social standing three I will confine my board action to policymaking planning and appraisal and I will help to frame policies and plans only after the board has consulted with those who will be affected by them four I will carry out my responsibility not to administer the schools but together with my fellow board members to see that they are well-run I'll will recognize that Authority rests with the board of educ ation I will make no personal promises nor take any private action which may compromise the board six I will refuse to surrender any independent judgment to special interest or partisan political groups or to use the schools for personal gain or for the gain of Friends Seven I will hold confidential all matters pertaining to the schools which if disclosed would needlessly injure individuals or the schools but in all other matters I will provide accurate information and in concept with my fellow board members interpret to the staff the aspirations of the community for its schools eight I will vote to appoint the best qualified Personnel available after consideration of the recommendations of the chief administrative officer nine I will support and protect School personnel and proper performance of their duties 10 I will refer all complaints to the chief administrative officer and will act on such complaints at public meetings only after failure of the administration solution that was adopted in May 10th 1975 by the delegate assembly of the New Jersey school boards Association is there so I move to um approve the list of the board meetings and our adoption of the code of ethics is there a second Dr Johnson Marcus are there any comments or or questions on either of those items roll call please Mr B yes Miss Cook yes Mr deringer yes Mr glasberg yes Dr Johnson Marcus yes Miss Colleen yes Mr lifton yes Dr spner yes Mr sus yes motion carries thank you the meeting is now open to the public for any item seeing none we will close that section move to announcements Mr bot are you prepared to give announcements no one warned him of The Hazing ritual so I said I would take it for tonight okay that's very nice Miss Cook miss cook I would take it okay I very frantically tried to figure out a few things that were going on um number one will actually be everybody check your email cuz all of the various newsletters from the principles for the month came out today and there's a lot of things that are school specific um number two schools are closed on January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Jor day so remember that and our next board meeting will be January 23rd right here at 8:00 p.m. thank you very much Miss Cook at this point I'd like to make a motion to adjourn is there a second Dr Johnson Marcus all in favor thank you and good night good night go m [Music]