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Clos in all school buildings the administration building bur clerk's office Public Library three newspapers and tap Ang on January 8th 2024 please be advised there's no smoking on the cool grounds inside or outside at any time please silence all electronic devices and pursu to District policy number 0167 each statement made by participant shall be eliminated to 3 minutes duration and no participant may speak more than once on the same topic report thank you m p um this evening we are going to have a performance from our Southfield uh jazz band and um we already opened our or pre-opening of our meeting was uh with our South peld course I have to tell you absolutely amazing if you were fortunate enough to see the performance last night our students are so talented so we're going to sit back and enjoy and this is my favorite meeting of the Year m r you're ready everybody ready 1 2 [Music] [Music] p [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] [Music] la [Music] thank you so much absolutely fantastic I'm I'm here for the night thank you you did an amazing job you were fantastic last night fantastic tonight our chorus we are so lucky to have such talented students in our district so thank you so much and thanks for coming this evening we also are joined by our student uh representative uh Sophia Sophia V is actually joining us again this year last year she was the sophomore class president this year she's the junior class president Sophia is an honor rooll student who is taking on a rigorous schedule of honors and AP classes she's also on the academic team Heroes and Cool Kids Key Club student leaders the humanitarian club and a member of both the soccer and lacrosse team so thank you forting us into your schedule you're ready good evening Dr pansy Mista and members of theard of my name is Sophia and I'm the junior class president here to speak onf of the high school I participate inity sros the academic team the humanitarian club and and cool kids at high school I would like to thank the Jazz stand in the chamber of choir for performing here tonight with the holiday music they have prepared the music department also participated in the town street Lighting on December 1st and eni in the event of holiday music and cheer the successful Winter concert was yesterday December 10th we wish them luck in preparing for the spring concert later this year the high school held its first day of service meeting last month to discuss the events of the day of servant there will be a followup meeting next week on December 18th to continue preparations the annual Powderpuff tournament was held on November 19th at the pal The Freshman Class won against the sophomore class and the Juniors and seniors ended the game in a tie these Sports continued to the first pep rally of the year on November first a free throw competition Hungry Hungry Hippo game in relay race earned the winner of each game points that will be total at the final P rally at the end of the year to determine a winner of the classes a wellness fair was held during the lunch periods in the cafeteria on November 26 students received different prizes for answering questions about how to better their lives in times of stress model un competed at Ruckers and won first place for best delegation at the conference 11 of the 23 students earn individual Awards such as best delegate and outstanding delegation leadership back at them team competed at their first competition of the season on December 6th at biotechnology High School both teams had lots of fun and were successful in scoring points that prepare us for the next competition in January the class of 2025 held a movie night on December 6th at the high school in the auditorium students watch The Polar Express while enjoying hot chocolate special visits from Santa SATs were offered to students at the high school this past Saturday December 7th we wish the students luck on their scores which will be released later this month Heroes and Cool Kids went to Grand school today to talk about resilience and the effects of social media in the sixth grade classrooms we asked students about their daily average screen times and how this has affected their homes and school lives we then taught them how to use resilience to not let social media affect their lives negatively and how to use different mechanisms to find other ways to stay entertained the classic 2026 will be hosting a winter wonderland event on December 13th various holiday crafts and activities will be enjoyed while children decorates cookies and enjoy hot chocolate the winter sports season has officially begun all teams have begun preseason scrimmages before their regular season start shortly we wish them Lu there will be an early release on December 23rd to start off with C students will return to school on Thursday January 2nd 2025 thank you all for the time and opportunity to update you on the successful events at the high school this month I hope you all have a happy healthy and safe holiday season thank you thank uh to our uh public at there to reminder we have our holiday shows that are continuing uh up until the break our Middle School uh program is tomorrow tomorrow evening here at the high school at 6:30 Franklin and Riley schools have their performance at 1:45 Roosevelt has their performance on the 17th at 130 and Kennedy on the 17th at45 and Grant has theirs um I'm sorry it's Grant who has theirs up here on the 19th at 6:30 the Middle School is tomorrow night in the Middle School um although you had a small taste of the high school course in JS band uh this evening as I mentioned they had an amazing performance last night so if you didn't get a chance to see it please look for it on your calendars next year because you really miss something fantastic as a reminder we are still going through the re-registration uh process and I wanted to remind our South cleanville community that if you um need any type of help in uh in working through the re-registration process you can reach out to the schools uh the guidance counselors would be happy to help you please be advised that if your child is in the fourth seventh or 11th grade you must re-register them so that they can re-enter the school district after the break on January 2nd uh it's important that the process for the process of our school so that we can ensure that we're educating students who reside in South planfield so as a reminder please make sure that you you have that done before the break if you uh haven't re-registered but you had a child who was in uh in grades 2 6 or 10 and you reregister them uh before the start of this school year the system recognizes that so you do not have to re-register your child uh in addition if you do know somebody in the community that is uh going through some hard times or needs some additional resources during this holiday holiday time or anytime during the school year you can reach out to your school's guidance counselors and there will be able to put you in touch with several services that are available either through the burough through our school through the county or the state so and please keep in mind that the district does offer free breakfast and lunch to any student who qualifies all you need to do is fill out uh an application they're available online and again if you need help with that we're available through the guidance counselers as a reminder as Sophia said um we have a half day on December 23rd and we will start our break and the students return back to school for a full day on Thursday January 2nd 2025 just note that I will continue to write uh 2024 until February 1st because I do that every year thank you um moving on um presentation all right I'm follow you Mr President okay uh this black is for John who's been a board member for can you turn on the for John this FL he's been board member four five years and it says John appreciation your cont leadership to the children of the school district as a member of the south of Education 2019 2024 thank you [Applause] know uh I've been working with John the whole time and U one thing that I think is really important is what the board that's a voice of reason you know he does a great job and and and pitching in I mean he's he was a principal administrator now now he's in PSA an attorney so I have his brain a lot and I'll probably still continue to do that but you know I know you said you might be happy to do that well sure I since I I know this is is a little out of order in a board meeting but I just want to say thank you to everyone and for the opportunity to work here in south planfield on the board of education to help to make your schools better I I think it's actually more like 10 years uh because I was off for a year I I don't I don't even remember exactly what day is but it's more like 10 years that I had a chance to serve with everyone here and I like to I I've had to put my keys down a couple of times now and every time you put your keys down it's hard especially when you've been with a quality group of people who really care about a mission that's important and value that mission and we certainly take uh and I certainly uh believe that in in uh every possible way that that has occurred inms ter of a commitment to making our schools the best they can be for all of our students based on what they need in this time which is different from even five years ago when I as a principal so I thank all of you for the opportunity and I look forward to seeing and watching all of the good things that this very talented and skilled group that's here and all the caring parents teachers and everyone else in this school Community are going to continue to persevere to make sure that every kid that comes through the South schools get a great start in life thank you for the [Applause] opportunity moving on uh board member comments and presentations um I I'm just I know that they pretty much old left but the choir and the uh the Jazz Band prod phenomenal I mean I really enjoyed listening to them what I think I enjoyed more than just listening to them was watching them enjoy themselves right to see them up there and you know obviously on the jazz band is a little more difficult to see them smiling while they're playing but in choir to watch them uh smile while they're singing it was really uh it was very enjoyable I'm glad that they enjoy doing it I hope continue doing that on further into life uh to continue to enjoy it so Fe you killed it again right I didn't I didn't know after last year if you could come in and one of yourself uh what you did I don't know if you rehearsed that I don't know if you reread that I don't know what you did but you nailed it that's all I know so great job thanks for coming out again tonight yeah I thank you Sophia I mean it's to keep us updated on what's happening in the in the high school here and also to Echo Doug said great job by the musicians and vocalists of the music department here uh unfortunately I haven't missed the concert last night but I know they did a wonderful job and just to be here tonight bring a little bit of Christmas cheer our our usually Monday meeting it was greatly appreciated and I I hope the Christmas spirit stays with everybody throughout the coming weeks sure I also want to thank soia for providing us with the high school update you did a great job um and it was extremely informative for us so thank you so much again and you're here this year at the same time so hopefully your J you'll be here next year at the same time um and also I know the jazz band has gone in the course but they did a wonderful job they always put us in the holiday spirit and I agree with my think the year and to John Fara um you were always the voice of reason on this board you know that um your expertise as an educator and a lawyer have been invaluable to this board you have been true asset you've been a true friend and you will be sorely missed on this board great job as always John um good mission to you been my uh to my left for the last four years five years Tommy in this seat right John taught me a lot when I come on board this is my uh ninth year and uh to what they said he is a voice of reason he grounded me cuz if I came in I was fired up wanted things done a certain ways like was guess it's not how it he he's taught me a lot and uh I appreciate that he made me made me a better person for that thank you Soph amazing job on on keeping us updat always um I'll say my remarks for John to the and after EXA and all the good good stuff after we get to the agenda um but great job to our our jazz band and chamber choir uh tonight for for joining us and last night as well to to everyone including the orchestra including everyone involved I know coming in in September it can feel uh like a long journey ahead once once you come in but the the winter concerts right around we zip here to the Winter concert and then uh the district Festival is going to be right up and then the spring concert so so time flies but keep up the amazing work as as we can all see it it it pays off when you continue to to work hard and be persistent so amazing job to all of our musicians great job by the students you know ISS we ever had you know rather have keep s go to the rest of this but uh got some work to do Sophia great job as usual and U you know nice to see you here next uh last me December to that' be great um right now we're going to be going to Executive session resolve Pur to the public evenings act at the bo meets post session at this time is confidential matters containing to um student that's yeah now student that the matter discuss CL s shall be made public as soon as motion order any agenda additions or deletions public comments on agenda you have a motion approval Mo second discussion call please Mr Bo yes Mr Chapman yes Mr Barella yes Mrs Miller yes Mr Pender yes Mr cleberg yes Mr Casio yes Mr P yes next curriculum and Student Activities a through D Mo second discussion Mr B yes Mr Chapman yes Mr fella yes Mrs Miller yes Mr Pender yes Mr sber Mr Casio yes Mr P yes the next is there's no policy next is Personnel a through b Some Mo second discussion call Mr both yes abstain on D13 that's my spouse Mr Chapman yes Mr barell yes Mrs Miller yes Mr Pender yes Mr cleberg yes Mr Casio yes Mr P yes and finance a k move second discussion Please Mr both yes Mr Chapman yes Mr Parell yes Miller yes Mr Pender yes Mr cber yes Caso yes Mr yes any public comments board member comments um yeah I'd like to uh first of all wish everybody a happy happy and healthy holiday season and New Year and all the great stuff that 2025 is going to uh bring to us um John thank you so much for everything you know and you know I know I'm being more than duplicative right now you know saying what other people have been saying but um I'm going to miss uh your intelligence and your knowledge and your wisdom and your demeanor and you know always being able to give us you know facts that the rest of us wouldn't know and you do because of your experience and your knowledge and your education and your value on this board could never be measured and I couldn't do a good job of putting it into words right now even if I tried as hard as I could because you are just such a huge asset and I personally am going to miss you on this board uh the community is is going to isue up here as well um and I want to thank you for everything that you've done and for being a good friend as well yeah John uh thank you we've talked uh personally but you know your your father was an educator administrator you came to this school district you you became not an educator but administrator in another district and that expertise and also your your law exper helped us out immensely at many times and You' a good friend and I drive by your house and see you tinkering on the cars I do yeah he he relaxes by rebuilding a transmission so kudos for that um also I just want to remind everybody again about the Christmas concerts at the other schools all these students have been working diligently since the beginning of the year to bring these concerts together we have a wonderful music department that U inspires these kids um also the Hall of Fame committee uh we still looking for members uh We've extended the deadline for applicants till the end of the year uh and the Hall of Fame is kind kind of nebulous in concept but I think it acknowledges graduates who have G on to uh notoriety from this school it also inspires the current students as to what is possible if you have an education here and that uh for the community it it gives them a chance to Spotlight and encourage uh the the fine students and the Traditions here in South M high school so other than that everybody have a happy holiday season and uh see you next year I just want to congratulate Joey and Ryan and Donna helgerson on their retirement at the end of this month we're truly grateful and thank them for all the years of service hard work and mentorship to the children of South planfield as you begin the chapter of your lives I hope you have an enjoyable fun relaxing and healthy retirement you all deserve it next I want to send my heart B sympathy thoughts and prayers for the boyal family during this difficult time also words cannot express the Deep sorrow at losing one of our Southfield children deepest heartfelt sympathy thoughts and prayers to the family of Isaiah phoh you left us too soon as a mom I can only imagine the pain your family is going through may you find strength and comfort in the memories and love you have for him hly I want to wish everyone a magical holiday season with your family and friends a happy healthy and Fabulous New Year echoing Sharon uh it always pains us to to uh make these kind of comments uh but our prayers are with the family and friends of Isaiah uh far uh Isaiah was a proud graduate of the class of uh 2024 from South planfield High School and he tragically passed away last month also uh uh Robert Bo also known as Bob tragically passed away last month as well he was a staple in this community often greeing guests as they entered the pal her PRS are with Debbie Megan and the rest of the uh of Bob's family and friends uh shifting a little bit to to John um we are truly going to miss you and your knowledge and intelligence to this board uh I graduated for those of you that don't know I graduated with uh John's daughter uh Linda and I I I always knew how smart she was in all of our classes and I was like where did she get it from um and and I I truly see that that her parents instilled that in her and and working with John on the board for the past three years it's it's been incredible because now I'm now I know that what he instills in his children what he he commits in in his children and his work and being on the board his service so John thank you thank you for for your years of service uh to the field of education and to this community of South Playfield uh and lastly merry Christmas happy holidays and happy New Year to everyone take care I'm just going to say Merry Christmas to everyone happy holidays and thank you again and you know happy holidays Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year have a motion for second I