##VIDEO ID:RV2buuzBEYY## open please stand for the flag salute I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands one nation under indivisible liberty and justice for all live now 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 meeting of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon in accordance with the provisions of this act the Cedar Grove board of education has caused notice of this meeting to be advertised by having the date time place thereof posted on bulletin boards in the district published Andor transmitted to the Verona Cedar Gro times Star Ledger newspapers that tap into online news and filed with the Township Clerk and posted on the district website could I have a roll call please Dave Grande here L marzulo Paul P present Cen Keegan here D here okay good evening everyone uh this to point we'll open the public the meeting to the public for agenda items only seeing that nobody has signed up um a motion to close that se section of the meeting so moved thank you all righty we're going to move right into uh committee reports we had one committee meeting this period of time our policy committee meet U Miss Keegan was going to speak very briefly on that tonight sure um we met to discuss the recommended required updates that we received from St Esme um our policy provider for all the mandated policies um and that's about it Dr T is going to go into detail on some other things regarding policy okay great um as far as the uh my update I don't have too much tonight um I'm definitely excited to kick off the 2425 school year looking forward to um that starting next week a a lot of exciting upgrades waiting for our students when they enter the building so our buildings are looking great they're shaping up and um ready to receive I'd like to take a time this time just to thank a couple um groups of people buildings and grounds in the custodial department for preparing our schools and getting them ready to open the administration for all their time and efforts the hard work that they put in over the summer um our administrative assistants who work hand inhand with our administrators to prepare for the upcoming school year our curriculum Department that's working uh tirelessly in their efforts to prepare for our new math program I'm excited to see that our guidance Department in the high school for finalizing student schedules working out those Kinks and making sure course loads are um filled and appropriate and last but definitely not least our superintendent Dr T we really appreciate your efforts in the two months that you've been here um we are or I can speak for myself very um excited with all the productivity that's already coming out of the office so we you know I appreciate it very much thank you thank you um we appreciate and thank everybody's efforts uh I'd like to wish um Good Luck to all our students who will be entering next week um and all those students that are have may have already started their new Journeys or entering next week their new Journeys in their new placements whether it's in a um the military or college or in the job force and I can speak for many of the parents I'm sure they're really happy to have their living rooms back and while their dorm supplies are now out and about so I know I am thrilled that I have my house back so um Good Luck to everyone good luck to our teachers and staff next year year you got this it's going to be a great year um so that's all I have Dr T how about your update okay Madame President thank you and good evening Cedar Grove School Community we could not be more excited to welcome our students staff and families back to school next week for the 2425 school year I'd like to begin this evening by expressing my sincere appreciation and gratitude for the warm welcome I have received from so many in our Cedar Grove Community it has been a real thrill for me to meet various community and staff members these past two months and I could not be more thrilled about the opportunities I will have over the next few months to begin meeting our students tomorrow morning I'll be publishing an official welcome to the 2425 school year letter where I will share about how our district is prepared to implement our new math curricular resources in Vision 2.0 in grades kindergarten through algebra our leadership team spent time this summer working closely with the mathematics professor from Rowan University Dr Eric Milo who will be working closely with our teachers throughout this school year to support them with implementing this new program during our September board meeting I will be prepared to present three District goals to the community which will inform our work during this upcoming school year and Beyond I do know there is a lot of discussion in the world of Education about the appropriate use of artificial intelligence in our schools and classrooms over the next several months I'll be working with our school leaders our teachers and board members to develop an appropriate policy to provide our Educators and families with information about what our approach will be with regard to artificial intelligence in the classroom lastly our district recently received notification from the student privacy policy office requiring the district to take three actions related to their findings I want to reassure the community that the district is complying with these requirements which include revision to policy 24155 creating an annual notice to families about parents rights under perpa PPR and an assurance about providing appropriate training to staff the policy in question is on tonight's agenda the community letter I am sending tomorrow morning will include the annual notice and staff will receive the training upon their return before closing out my report this evening I would like to take a moment to acknowledge all of our student athletes who have been working so hard this summer preparing for their fall Sports season we are excited for the fall season to begin and we wish all of our athletes to the very best success possible and with that I conclude my report thank you thank you all right let's get down to business under the business administrator's report can I please have a motion for G1 through G11 so moved second any discussion roll call please Grand yes yes yes yes under superintendent report General Administration can I please have a motion for H1 through H3 so moved second any discussion roll call please yes yes yes yes under Human Resources can I please have a motion for i1 through I13 still moved second any discussion roll call please yes yes yes yes on page 20 and then under curriculum and instruction a motion please for J1 through j4 so move second nope I read that wrong I apologize just J1 just J1 a motion for just J1 under curriculum and instruction so Mo second thank you uh roll call please yes yes yes yes and uh finally under uh special services can I please have a motion for K1 through K4 so moved second any discussion roll call please David Grand yes Paul pet yes yes yes at this time I'm opening the meeting to public comment on any school related items uh seeing that nobody has signed up I think we're in uh good shape here a motion to close this portion of the meeting so Mo thank you announcement of future meetings our next meeting will be September 24th um executive meet session will be at 6:30 regular meeting will be at 7:30 and we will be at South End School um at this point I move to close the meeting all in favor all right meeting adjourned thank you very much have a great weekend everybody and I'll see you everyone next week thank you