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bur clerks burough libraries as well as posting in the school district principal offices faculty rooms and the board office according to New Jersey public La 2001 chapter 226 the smoke use of any tobacco Pro product is strictly prohibited anywhere in the public buildings or anywhere on school grounds including but not limited to the parking lots grassy areas and athletic fields violators will be subject to a fine not to exceed $100 the mission of the Riverdale Regional School District is to provide a safe Student Center environment in which each student is valued and respected to TA to challenge each student to reach their potential to nurture every student's intellectual social physical and emotional growth to promote a healthy work ethic a passion for learning a respect for oneself and others to develop responsible citizens for our diverse community in an Ever Changing world to continue to involve our community in active Partnerships to provide all students with the opportunity to exceed I'm sorry to achieve and exceed the New Jersey student learning standards thanks at this point I'd like to open up to public comments on agenda items only uh there'll be at the end of the meeting there'll be time to speak on anything you want okay hearing none we have a presentation tonight by the robotics team so the floor is yours we've been waiting two weeks for this just saying no pressure um yes so as you probably guess the robotics team um and we just really wanted to come here to give a demonstration of our robot and just say big thank you to all of you because you really helped us in getting here and our success at Worlds um not sure if you know but it was an international competition so there were teams from like over 32 countries there um in Texas and we actually were one of the 16 Alliance captains in the world after a bunch of qualifications and stuff um and we got to the finals of our division um so we did very well uh and yeah it might seem like you know oh I I know that whenever I say I'm in robotics everyone's like oh is it like Battle Bots but um we pick up pixels and we put it on the backboard and then in our round we do a bunch of other things such as hanging the robot and shooting an airplane to a specific spot um so for now we can demonstrate uh the pixel and yeah so um we'll drive the robot um the the drive team consists of two people uh one person who controls the elevator and the claw which is me and then subal which is him moves it around the field so uh it's kind of hard because we don't have a mat right now but what we do is we pick it up and we place it on that well we usually do angle's a bit off right now um but if we can maybe place on that would be pretty nice yay okay um so that's what we do uh it's a 2% Drive team and everybody assists with everything uh so yeah and's A's there's a whole bunch of ways to score extra points um they can arrange these colored pixels in certain patterns um at the end of the game guys why don't you show them the lift at the end of the game if the if the robot can lift itself up usane and then so you get points for all these different AXS thank you so uh as simple as some of it looks as you can imagine when you're trying to do it remotely through a joystick and trying to design this from scratch there's no there's no instruction book that taught them how to do this they they did outstanding job you had a lot of options in designing this robot to do what you needed it to do um how do you select the options how do you choose what you want sort of our head engineer here so I going let him talk to it yeah uh so you mean like how do I like select the design of the robot so it went through like a lot of iterations we started with like a basic like drive base first um and through that drive base we like learned a lot of like uh like a lot of problems at first building like a robot seems like really simple like oh you just have a claw that picks up the pixels you say that but I don't think that's simple at all but go ahead but then but then you know like then you know the pixels like they they fall out they don't fall out in the right way they like the robot uh breaks down because something wasn't like SC screwed on uh the things wasn't like it was hard to maintain because certain things are hard to get to or they're in the way and so or something's like slightly asymmetric about the robot and during the autonomous period or has to move on its own it's like getting messed up and so all of those things are things that we learned uh throughout the season how to compensate with and deal with uh for example one of the uh one of the major improvements that we made was on the elevator uh there's like a kit that is sold by the uh robotics company that makes it um but those uh those uh pulley kept breaking off and so uh subam uh like uh designed like a 3D uh 3D printed uh piece that can hold the pulley on and so uh finally we uh throughout the SE uh midseason we also catted out the entire robot and so finally that was what allowed us to build the robots that uh the robot that went to States and got us to Worlds so yeah that's like going through the whole season like small small improvements building on small improvements eventually make a really good robot and I imagine there were some ideas that you or your team had that you were not able to get into the actual design and and operation of this robot things that you tried to bring through to get to the finish that you were able to do that yeah you had the pull back and go into a different direction mhm how late in the process was that happening uh that actually happened right up to the very end that actually happened uh there there were like some ideas that we thought of trying in the beginning of the year it was like a like a single claw trying to drop both of them at once that system didn't really work out that well we also thought like uh like uh one idea that I had that we didn't end up pursuing because it wasn't practical it's like trying to put a turret or something uh was like a the Hang mechanism uh there's like a different hang mechanism where it like it's hard to explain but it comes up and it doesn't need like a motor to hang uh it just like the robot just Rams into the bar and hangs uh but that uh that would have taken too much time to get working so like many things that like we had to simplify and but like in the end uh like our Simplicity is what allowed us to go so far and you're also keeping in mind like what you're going to be tasked to do in the competitions to make sure that you can do that so you have a lot of work that goes into obviously the design and the building phase um that's also the phase of of maintaining what you're building it doesn't always work all the time um and there also the piece of deciding who can best operate this robot so how do you determine the great job that they're doing tonight by the way but um how do you determine who who gets the responsibility to do that yeah do you want to talk about or can you all do it uh well I mean they're like definitely our best drivers what makes you the best go ahead and tell me so I mean uh like us three we've been working on the robot like David's engineer so essentially whoever kind of worked on the robot the most they had the most experience testing it and ultimately we just decided that whoever had most experience hands on with the robot was the one who actually drove in competitions could everyone introduce themselves and let us know they're going to be getting certificates so we're going to that way too okay yeah goad why don't you start yeah uh I'm David soon uh I'm in my junior year I'm subam Kumar I'm in my junior year too I'm Parker SAR Husain um I'm a sophomore I'm sui M I'm a sophore too well you got all in the classman there you're in good shape for next year and then we've also got tedos I I don't remember all their gra so we have we have Ash here Sion uh Camila uh Zach Jeremy will Brandon where's Brandon there he is did I miss anyone and Jaden is our alumni Mentor um yeah the only senior on our team currently is Jeremy want to give a wave um yeah and he's he's like graduating he's been here what all four years of high school so three yeah yeah um oh MD yeah mday could but everybody really has their like unique role and um yeah everybody like gets to do stuff and it's a lot of fun well you you all have unique roles but you put quite a team together we're very impressed uh the board was very supportive and and wanted you to go on to Worlds um it's quite an accomplishment and certainly reflective of your hard work in Dr Houston especially um for your mentorship for our students as well so thank you thank you so much for all your support um just the enthusiasm around Riverdale has made it like so much easier and like better to get here and has really like publicized it we have more members than we ever have so excellent and uh between the success and the growing members uh we will be Fielding a second robotics team next year so two teams are [Applause] going well thank you for bringing the experience here the board um often I say this about all the boards I've work with they they work in anonymity they they don't necessarily see the work and the the the result of the decisions that they're making um so I thought it was important for you folks to come out tonight to show them um some of the reasons why you were successful so they can hear from you um um the impact of the board's decisions have made on the opportunities that you've had so so thank you for doing that we do have some certificates just to recognize you from the Board of Education just something for us to will keep safe for you um and just a way for us to say Thank you so you want to help me with that Alan sure [Music] you say Okay Parker the thank you congratulations Ted Erdos great job s Kumar thank you great job thank you Camila mgar great J Su I'm not even going to try Zachary nean Jeremy Salto David suan Marcus Val Carell Marcus Val carel sorry great job Brandon ye Asher zamsky m is not here that's all we had if I missed anybody we'll get you another certificate during the week I think that's pretty much again thank you I appreciate you coming out um and thank you for what you presented at the board this evening thanks again [Music] does it have a name does it have a name uh good question does the robot have a name [Music] oh sorry we asked it then sorry were there two names I V for dark we kind of came out of nowhere okay I'll take that want to give him a few minutes okay student member report okay don't forget um on May 1st the high school has F at this year's our society inductions congrats our hardworking students on this incredible achievement um with spring Sports winding down the teams are holding their senior night ceremonies congrats to the seniors and their parents thank you to the Future teachers club for providing snacks and treats for the teachers during teacher appreciation week also thank you to the Riverdale ptso for ordering lunch for the staff members um Riverdale athletic the riv the Riverdale Athletic Association uh congratulates student athletes committed to committed to continue their Sports in college next year Matt duny Tyler bastillo and sha Udan for baseball Gabriel Rodriguez for soccer Isabella gay for track Shan golden for basketball Conor Yandle for lacrosse and finally Owen windram and Liam Bo for wrestling uh Riverdale would also like to congratulate senior Christina Allen for representing Riverdale as an ambassador for the njsiaa uh an AP testing has been happening last week and finishes up this week good luck to the students sitting in for the assessments and some upcoming events the njsla testing starts this week for freshman and juniors good luck senior class has a luau on Wednesday and finally the spring concert is next Tuesday good luck to all the students performing and for the Middle School the middle school will be wrapping up their njsla testing this week with the mathematics section students were successfully administered the science section two weeks ago in ela last week shout out to assistant principal Mr jinsky for organizing and all the faculty and staff involved in proctoring and monitoring last Thursday evening rdms students enjoyed the student government semi-formal thank you to miss Chong and Dr stingo for organizing this event students had fun dancing the night away the girls and boys track and field teams are having another strong season they will compete tomorrow afternoon at home versus Fieldstone and Franklin links the season will conclude next Tuesday with a league meet at Indian Hills seventh grade students currently taking French visited meline petite Paris uh last Friday and enjoined enjoyed fine French cuisine They Carried themselves with class representing Riverdale Middle School in a positive way last month 23 of the Middle School Spanish Honor Society students successfully completed the Spanish National exam for the first time in rdms history we are proud of these students for taking the challenge and for finishing among the top students in the country these group of students will be receiving eight gold medal recipients 11 silver medal recipients two bronze medal recipients and two honorable mentions thank you president's report I have two things I want to remind everybody that on June 24th uh it'll be the friends of Riverdale Golf Outing um we do a lot of good things scholarships repaired the piano this year um so it's a worthwhile course was even if you don't play golf you can come for the dinner at night but anyway and the second thing is uh I want to remind everybody that the self- evaluation and the CSA evaluations have to be done and I'd like to get it in by the end of the month and some of you have not done it yet so the corner there seems to be a delin little corner over there so anyway please try and get it done and superintendent's report good evening everyone uh I just wanted to follow up a little bit on that stigma free event at the high school I was able to pop in for the very beginning of it um this was uh I believe it was Friday last week um our stigma free Club put on a really robust event for all of our students they ran it through the FED classes and they I didn't wasn't able to get get around to all the tables but they had all kinds of activities set up um for all the fad students so they they essentially hit every student in the building over the course of a day um I know the amount of work that went into it was tremendous um and the feedback that I was getting from students I'd be quite honest with you I didn't think they really were going to participate but every student participated in this um in the classes that I saw so I was really pleased to see that so I congratulate the the team that put that together and the administration for creating the schedule so that all of our students could benefit from that it was very much worthwhile just to point of information that um every year New Jersey school districts have to post their hip grades um ours has been we it it's kind of on a timelapse we we approved this back in August September for submission to the state they only send it to us now to post on our website so I'm just giving you information that I have posted on our website but it's no change to what we've submitted to the state back in I think it was August one of the first things I did in coming in so just that point of information that's my report thank you you're welcome okay committee reports budget and finance we haven't had a meeting um facilities we had a meeting tonight uh we met tonight um try took us through um the upcoming work for the summer which is going to involve replacement of the um basketball court in the Middle School um which will necess necessitate the building being shut down except for the board offices while that occurs um and some moves um also um the security film on the um buildings um putting up the wall in the uh Library here to create um a new room and then um what was the other one Paving uh the middle school basketball Court after the wood basketball court on the interior is um is removed and then we also had some discussions just an update on building Security in general and and our what our plan is and going forward and implementing um um a badged ID system as people come in to scan their um licenses and so forth that's all are the exchanges being done or no not this well I call them the brown units but are the are the you know the the vent the vent the the air the hbac in the Middle School no that's part of the referendum oh so down starting that's not starting yeah the the first the first part of the referendum Monique correct me if I'm wrong is would be the would be the gymnasium the gymnasium and then the security film on the the windows yeah right correct okay where's this classroom going in here along the where the columns are the where the balloons balloons are and what's going to you're making it flexible yeah it a small small flexible yes okay small okay all right thank you uh community relations we're going to have a meeting on May 20th policy and governance we have a meeting coming up in June okay and curriculum uh nothing in report we have a meeting also scheduled for June okay this point I'd like to move that all items designated with an asteris be part of the consent agenda and approved do I have a motion I'll make a motion second thank you any questions okay he yes it's at 9 stay and I was not pres Robert yes Annette yes Doug yes Barbara yes Cordia yes Allan yes okay I like to move on B-1 it is recommended by the superintendent that the board accept with regret the resignation due to retirement of teacher of science Brian clap effective June 30th 2024 and he definitely will be missed congratulations yes I'll thank you any questions hearing none Stephanie Robert yes Anette yes Doug yes and good luck Barber yes CIA yes and I wish him well sorry I wish him well Alan yes and I wish him well all so good luck okay I'd like to move on H Superintendent at the request of the board secretary recommends that the board accept line itm transfers and the adjustments is listed in the financial report for the month ending April 2024 do I have a motion do I have a second a second thank you any questions okay Stephanie yes Robert yes Annette yes Doug yes Barber yes CIA yes Alan yes okay I'd like to move everything from the executive session forward except E2 make a motion thank you I have a second I'll second thank you any questions could you just summarize what we're moving forward sorry can you just summarize what we're moving forward don't have to read them just what they um we're moving [Music] on recommendation to appoint Trudy or our business administrator for a period of July 1st to June 30th 2025 recommended that the superintendent that the board approve the appointment of Angela hme hez as a teacher of science is also recommended by the superintendent that the board approve the appointment of Lisa Cochran to the position of confidential secretary to the superintendent [Music] and with the want me to get him I got him you got the right there thanks and was recommended by the superintendent board approve the appointment of Jacqueline Zeiss as the teacher of Art and also in B1 the recommendation of the superintendent to accept with regret the resignation due to retirement of teacher of art Mercedes fond effective June 30th 2024 okay thank you you're welcome do I have a motion make a motion no we okay yes we did we did that all right Stephanie you can call the vote Yes and Miss vonde will will be missed and I wish her well in her retirement as well Robert yes Annette yes Doug yes and uh good luck and we're going to miss Barbara yes cloria yes and Miss f is a big L to this uh sitting District so but I wish her well Alan yes and I wish her well also okay old business new business so Claudia and I and Dr abro went to the county end of the year meeting SL HOA what however you want to put it and our on our Dear Miss Barbara kushar received her 10 years of service award in AB s um so I just wanted to share that and Barbara shared with me that it's 10 years but it feels like 10 minutes underwater so congratulations anything else anything for board discussion okay this point I'd like to open it up for public comments okay hearing none do I have a motion to adjourn I'll make that motion do I have a second second thank you all in favor I e