e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e like to call to order the meeting uh good evening everybody uh Welcome to our last board meeting of the school year on T on Thursday June 13th uh if we could please ask everyone to rise for the flag salute I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible liy in accordance with the requirements of the open public meetings act I wish to announce that 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 bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon notices announc that the date time and place for this meeting were sent to All concerned individuals associations and sent to Union County local Source in accordance with chapter 231 of public law 1975 for the roll call Miss Stanton here Mr Maha is absent Miss Kelly here miss ER here Mr Cho here vice president con here president Justice here you have a quum at this time we'd like to go into our presentations of the recognitions of our 2023 2024 retirees all right so quiet good evening everyone packed house we love it again we get you get an opportunity to celebrate and recognize very important an people and tonight as president wiita said we're going to start with our retirees thank you for joining us As We Gather to celebrate an important milestone in the lives of some remarkable individuals tonight we come together to honor and recognize the exceptional contributions of those who are embarking on a new chapter in their lives retirement retirement marks the culmination of years often Decades of hard work dedication and unwavering commitment it's a time when individuals transition from a structured routine to of their professional lives to a world of Newfound Freedom exploration and Leisure it is a momentous occasion that deserves our attention and celebration in this presentation we will shine a spotlight on the remarkable careers and Legacies of those who are retiring from Summit Public Schools we will dive into their accomplishments their stories and their invaluable impact they have made on our students families community and Beyond at this time I would like to introduce a form a very special guest former Brighton principal cherl morrettes to come up to the podium with me and for Matt Carlin to join us up here as [Applause] well it's good to see you two back together too it really is before I pass the mic to Cheryl I just want to take a moment to publicly thank Matt for his nearly 30 years of service in Lincoln hover and some of public schools Matt is the ultimate cheerleader with his students teachers staff members and his colleagues and administration he is truly a special and unique kind of leader last year we had our administrators take a strengths assessment so we could learn more about ourselves as leaders and find out how we can use our individual strengths to compliment each other as a team Matt's results showed that his strengths were belief connectedness developer positivity and woo a lot of people think of woo when you see Matt if you know Matt you the results showed his strengths to be that so if you know Matt you were probably not in your head in agreement after hearing those strengths but you're also asking what is woo so woo stands for winning others over and wooers are rarely a loss for words they actually enjoy initiating with strangers because they derive insatisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection Matt you're you're a woo Matt is all in he is not afraid to be dunked slimed dye his hair for the sole purpose of spreading energy one dying parts of his hair and his for the betterment of his students you don't find a lot of leaders like Matt who are willing to to be vulnerable in their Community I can confidently say we as school leaders learn from him and I'm sure students teachers and parents learn from him as well we're going to miss him dearly and we wish him the absolute best in his next chapter of his life thank [Applause] you good evening everyone I'm honored to be here in Summit once again this time to celebrate my dear friend and colleague Matt Carlin upon his retirement over 25 years ago a young teaching candidate came to see me at Bron looking for a job he said he really wanted to be a teacher but he just didn't have time to finish the student teaching I'm kind of in a hurry to make money he said as I'm getting married and that would be to his beautiful wife Tracy little did I know that day would be the beginning of a lifetime friendship Matt seemed to be an enthusiastic and intelligent person and it was clear to me he liked and wanted to work with children so I invited him back for a demo lesson following an incredible math lesson complete with Skittles I decided to decided to hire him to teach fourth grade I thought this guy has great potential and as they say the rest is history Matt grew to be an amazing teacher the students loved his energy and his caring and his instruction in the classroom was both engaging and entertaining many times I Vis visited his class to see him in one costume or another just to make the students smile and make the lessons more engaging and interesting and the fact that he was at that time the lead singer in a rock band with my PE teacher Paul feso only served to make him more of a celebrity with the students eventually Matt decided he was interested in admin rtion and I was proud to be his mentor as he first navigated the necessary courses and then completed his internship never dreaming that I would one day be lucky enough to have him as a principal colleague I was extremely happy when he was hired as the principal at Lincoln hubard School there his skills as an administrator took True Flight Matt gave his heart and his all to helping the students and the teachers at Lincoln hubard guiding and teaching them with all of the enthus iasm and care he had shown at Brighton he created an environment where students always came first and were learning had to be fun to be successful he made Lincoln hubard his second home and everyone there part of his second family I know how very much he will be missed there fortunately another dear friend Paul Sears and I were able to continue to work with Matt as instructors at the brain workshops given for all new and seconde Summit teachers at as Matt always told the teachers prior to beginning the workshop the three of us are going to have a great time we hope that you do too and no truer words were ever spoken we had a blast but now my dear friend is ready to retire from Summit I know what a hard decision that was as I just made it recently myself but Matt believe it or not there really is life after Summit I know how much you will miss everyone here all of the friends you have made your colleagues and especially the children but you're moving on to another exciting chapter of your life without that crazy hour drive back and forth every day you will finally be able to spend more time with your beautiful family Tracy and your now three college graduates who are employed Breen Evie and Ben I know how very important family is to you and I'm so happy that you will now be closer to home and be able to be there for all of them to say you will be missed is an understatement you have brought Joy thoughtfulness intelligence and much support to everyone here you were always ready to lend a hand even when your own work plate was overflowing you've created a school where people care about one another and are in it for the kids you are loved and respected by students staff and parents you will be a very hard act to follow my wishes for you are for good health happiness and lots of fun as you move on from Summit you deserve all of that and more congratulations on your retirement love you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] it's amazing how sometimes celebrations are just still sad but you're G to be Miss Matt all right at this time I'd like to ask Stacy raldi and Tom o Dow to come up to the podium good evening so the high school administrative team did some digging in the archives at Summit High School today and found Tom's original job application and resume to the summit public schools from 1996 it was a little Dusty and had a few cobwebs but it confirmed that Tom retires this year after working as a teacher and supervisor for the past 40 years 28 of which have been here in Summit it is truly been my pleasure to work with Tom for the past 23 years during that time we have witnessed and took part in many positive changes and improvements at to Summit High School Tom has always been professional thoughtful and supportive during our work together to get a better understanding of who Tom is and his impact on the science department and students I asked science department members and co-teachers to share some insight into what is like to work with Tom odad one of the science department members Mr Morano stated that Tom is as passionate a person about science and teaching students science as he's ever met after being a teacher for many years to this day Tom will talk about lessons and experiments he's doing with the same level of excitement as if it was his first year Tom has always made it a point to Showcase how cool and exciting science can be in the hopes of instilling that same passion into our next generation of researchers and problem solvers Mr Morano continues that working with Tom has always been a tremendous pleasure because time and time again Tom has shown support for and collaboration with his colleagues and his teachers whether Tom is working with someone in their first teaching job or if he's working with a veteran teacher he has been a great boss and friend to his Department Another Science Department member Miss Mansfield stated that Tom has expressed confidence in his department and their and their abilities and teaching the way he challenged them to develop their content Knowledge and Skills has strengthened the department and the school someone who has worked with Tom in a co- teing model for many years Miss bovery commented that it is no secret that Tom is an Avid Reader but maybe not as well known is that Tom is a great Storyteller as well one of Miss B's favorite stories that Tom tells occurs during the unit on nuclear chemistry when he talks about the behindth scenes meetings being held at the start of the Manhattan Project but then he talks about what the Russian spies already knew unbeknownst to the US and goes into deep historical details inevitably every year a student or two turns to miss boy and says was he there was he in those meetings how does he know all this this isn't science this isn't chemistry Miss bovery sings Tom's Praises for being so much more than just a chemistry teacher and seizes that momentum part how important it is to learn and read just like Tom Laura Kaplan director of School counseling stated that underneath Tom's serious demeanor hides a dry and hilarious sense of humor you can always count on Tom to insert a oneliner under his breath or share a funny story about a former student or his life's own Adventures when you've been working in one place for as long as Tom has been two things often happen in meetings first you you hold and are often called upon to provide institutional knowledge or history when you ideas ideas are being proposed or problems are being solved a hazard that comes with that long history for some sorry I just lost my spot sorry we'll get there hold on I apologize um that's the the the uh challenge of using a phone sorry sorry Tom go ahead do a oneliner technology he just said it's actually user error it's okay um a hazard that comes with that long history can be that you um you are resistant to change or that you are um hold on I just lost it again holy cow I apologize a hazard that comes with that long history can for some mean that you can find yourself resistant to change not Tom he has often been able to provide that history or background in a way that moves us forward never assuming that the way we have always done things is the best and being a model for learning for leading a group through change Miss Kaplan continues that even when Tom didn't quite agree with the new idea he always resorted back to what was best for the greater good and what was best for the students his presence perspective and humor will be missed in addition to Tom's adventures in Summit he has had many great adventures outside of Summit High School Tom loves to travel with his family but inevitably with every trip there is a story for instance when Tom's daughter got married in Rhode Island several years ago there was a mishap of a missing check to pay for the venue or some other part of the wedding when Tom came back he shared beautiful pictures of the wedding and his family and the now hilarious story about how they finally managed to get everything paid for in the nick of time another one of Tom's travel Adventures led to him mistakenly crash the honeymoon of one of his department members it was a big shock to Tom and the staff member when they came face to face in Hawaii whoops back to the Arches archives though I wanted to share a quote from Tom's annual performance report from his first year in Summit he maintains a high standard of Excellence in all of his classes has high expectations for a students and can often be found as early as 6:00 a.m. preparing for the day ahead well not much has changed in the past 28 years Tom you still have high standards and expectations and you are still one of the first people if not the first person to arrive at School each day Tom thank you for your service commitment and dedication to the many students and staff you have positively influenced during your 40-year career in education we we wish you many years of health happiness family time good travels and great stories congratulations on your retirement [Applause] [Music] [Applause] all right at this time Mr safery and deer Kennedy please come on [Applause] up it is my privilege to address dearra Kennedy as she embarks on retirement dearra has dedicated over 30 years to the field of Education with an impressive I believe it's 26 years here in Summit one aspect of dear's character that has always stood out to me is that she is unapologetically herself she speaks her mind directly and honestly a trait that I have grown to admire and appreciate her ability to keep it real has been a refreshing and invaluable quality throughout her tenure Lyn Rand special education teacher and close friend of dearra remarked that while she probably can't say her first memory of her in public she just she just does not know how she will work at the middle school in her absence she remarked she is my rock I see General I seek General teaching and life advice and I cannot imagine having her not barge into my room 27 times a day she is my best friend at lcj Danielle McGinley language arts teacher at the middle school as well described Mrs Kennedy as a master teacher and a cherished friend quote working with jurra for more than 20 years has been my privilege the lessons she has provided her students are innumerable and so are those she has gifted to her colleagues to name a few dedication is essential honesty matters work hours are not the same as the hours of a school day read often read everything Inspire others to read Learn and Grow Love Learning Miss Kennedy's has undoubtedly left her Mark at lcjsms and will be tremendously missed Mary Ellen McDonald school nurse and close friend remarked that most of her memories with jurra revolve around laughter I don't have any specific anecdotes but I would like to know her ability to always make me smile and impress me with her willingness to give up her time and help others throughout my six years at the Middle School Mrs Kennedy's approach characterized by a blend of firmness and genuine concern stems from her deep investment in the students growth and development Mrs Kennedy takes it upon herself to Mentor students offering them opportunities um for positive change that can leave a lasting impact in their lives and their behavior consistently dearra has reached out to me extending various community service opportunities both within the school campus and in the Greater Community of summit through many external agencies she dedicates countless hours to organizing events like winter clothing drives collecting essential toiletries for families and students in need and playing a pivotal role in our Thanksgiving food drive some might not know this but her connection to Summit runs deep her late father Dr gtis Who served as the former principal of Summit High School only adds to her profound Legacy I think how many years at Summit High School 2 27 years as principal of Summit High School dearra is undoubtedly a Cornerstone of our community and her absence will be felt I will miss our late afternoon conversations while you are busy in the main office making copies as you embark on this new retirement chapter I encourage you to Relish in every moment including including planning that trip to Ireland that we were talking about a few weeks ago please do share those photos and I am eager to see the memories that you'll create wishing you all the best in the next phase of your life [Applause] okay all right at this time I'd like to bring up Dr banker and Pam Kenny [Applause] I love Pam so much I'm putting my glasses on pretend I'm not wearing them Pam I'm here to talk about you as you are retiring after 25 years of service in Summit I know the audience is waiting to hear a beautiful speech about how fabulous you are and they expect me to Rattle off all your accomplishments but instead I feel compelled to share your true Essence audience Pam is nuts truly it's possible that Pam's eccentricities grew out of a career in which she spent the majority of her time talking to kindergarteners and first graders Pam is the quintessential primary teacher as she's patient loving and young at heart but those in charge of our littlest Learners know she's also thoughtful planned and structured to keep all of her students engaged in learning mode sounds standard right uh no when Pam experiences a management rough patch in her classroom she doesn't break out the behavior charts like a normal primary teacher instead she's been known to dress up like a princess or spend the entire day speaking in a foreign accent she explains these moves as attention Grabbers and truth be told they do work but at Washington school we lovingly describe her management moves as crazy how does Pam get along with her colleagues yes she does have typical collaboration qualities everyone loves working with Pam because she's communicative and generous and joyful as she works with others she's mentored many new teachers and brought them to success but don't be fooled by those model behaviors Pam is also a trickster who pulls off elaborate pranks just this year she hid 97 mini shoes all over our office so that Miss Mundy had to find them she convinced a fourth grade teacher that one of her students needed to skip levels and join his class and during our recent K1 articulation meeting she danced through our gathering dressed as a panda bear yes she's fun to work with but more to the point she's totally wacky Pam sees her role be beond her classroom walls she's added so much to our community at large in that way I would describe her as more than typical even exemplary but catch this when Pam has an idea it's usually a big idea a few years back she went to an art show and was inspired by an installation on Ellis Island this motivated her to create a major districtwide event in which we all shared our family's immigration stories and we viewed a screening of a Robert daira movie called Ellis she even invited Robert DeNiro to attend I'm not kidding but he didn't which is his problem fine the event was Innovative and Brilliant but the work that Pam pit into it totally crazy so yes we will miss Pam's skill we will miss her outstanding instruction her superb team presence and her celebrated influence and Leadership but most of all we will miss the essence of Pam her silly wild and outlandish company her lucky lucky home family will now get to enjoy her fully Unleashed but Pam please know that anytime something outrageous happens at Washington school we will all automatically think of you you are fully nuts and that's what we love most about you [Applause] [Applause] at this time I'd like to honor the retirees who could not be with us this evening Susan Harden ESL teacher Bron Elementary School Linda heler secretary for the technology office Scott Petrillo school counselor Summit High School frederique Roy Boosey special education teacher at Summit High School and Suzanne Shire kindergarten teacher at Wilson Primary [Applause] Center this time I'd like to introduce our board president miss Bita Justice thank you all um at this time we have resolutions and commendations every school district relies on Community Partnerships to help improve the overall experience of public education the best ones are fortunate to not only have Partnerships but true Partners who become integral pieces of the long journey that leads to successful outcomes for kids in Summit our partners provide structured learning experiences in the form of tools curricula training experiential study exploration and enhanced Pro programming some make distinctive extracurricular and co-curricular experiences possible as well as donate limited time and scarce resources others not only work to engage our entire community on key topics involving the district but also push the board and the administration to be better listeners and thought Partners on the issues that matter to parents no matter the category of support our partners have contributed to District's goals and commitment to scholarly Excellence tonight as a very small token of our appreciation we honor many of them publicly and simply say thank you for helping our community be one of the best communities not only in the state but in our country after I call out the name of the organization I ask that the representative from each organization comes forward to receive a certificate of appreciation from superintendent huff and then please form a line in front of the deos to get a group photo afterwards if the audience could hold their Applause to the end that would be much appreciated we're actually going to use the stage since we have it so go around and come up top the picture even better stage front and center should they all move it's good to follow directions now you will all be camera ready okay we will start with chat poor Summit I almost forgot myself we're going to try and hold our Applause to the end so they can all have time to get on the stage so we'll work on it empowering kids organization Grace giving and receiving assistance for our community's Essentials Hill topper stage Productions pep pride in education Pursuits pomptonian Food Service PTO president's Council SF Summit Educational Foundation CPAC special education parents advisory committee shaping Summit together SM smpa Summit Music parents Association spark Summit Performing Arts resource committee speak up summit summit Area YMCA Summit boosters Association Summit fire department Summit free public library Summit Police Department the connection the summit foundation and now a round of applause for all of our wonderful partners [Applause] pi [Applause] want to want to all right we have thisan can you hear me we have one more um little bit of work to do and then we're going to take a recess so anyone who doesn't want to stay for the business of the won't have to and many of you know we like to acknowledge and recognize new here to Summit public schools and we invite them to the board meeting that they're being voted in by the board um to celebrate their joining our team so with that I will start when I call your name please stand up Anna Kiser she was approved in May kindergarten teacher Wilson Primary [Applause] [Music] Center Mary Ellen Rodriguez yes ESL bilingual braon Elementary Justina Anna fistler grade two teacher Franklin [Applause] Elementary Lauren nzski elementary teacher Jefferson [Applause] Elementary I went to high school with her dad um Amanda wisman elementary teacher Lincoln hubard Elementary School Tanner Wilson steam teacher laon C Johnson Summit Middle [Applause] School John Marx teacher of mathematics Summit High School [Applause] alesandro Russo Martino school psychologist special education and as one of many experiences here in Summit if you haven't figured out it's a very special place and we welcome you and we look forward to your contributions thank you could I have a motion um for our new [Music] hires thank you Miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly Miss ER Mr Cho yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries [Applause] now five minute recess can I get all of the Lincoln hubard teachers and Mr Carlin on the stage for a picture e e e e e e e e e all right recess is now over and we're going to call the meeting back to order with the president's announcements item six okay as part of my president's uh announcements I wanted to include some updates on the construction starting with each of the schools and what those updates are so with Bron all classroom windows are complete Windows above the main entrance still need to be installed concrete work around windows will be done over the summer at the middle school the addition is coming along nicely with all bricks surrounding the outside crews are beginning Electrical Plumbing and duct work once school gets out Crews will start on interior Renovations for the cafeteria two classrooms and a new wood shop area and reception area the contractor still said everything should be ready for the fall HVAC still waiting for equipment work is expected to start over the summer and continue into the fall the field behind the Middle School Architects are currently designing at Summit High School the roof is up for the second floor of the media center once steel is complete Cruise will start with the cinder blocks and then brick to enclose it once enclosed Cruise will start interior work HVAC Plumbing Etc Crews will also renovate existing TV studio into a classroom Crews hope to repave the service driveway behind the back of the high school this summer lowerfield installing drain AG piping now retaining wall is complete and estimated completion date is the end of August tatlock Architects are designing the Fieldhouse and all construction is anticipated to be completed by April 2025 in addition to the construction we are thrilled to share the curriculum updates that coincide with investing in our future this includes the writing of a new steam this includes the writing of new steam cycle courses at lcj SMS currently underway changes being developed to the master schedule to accommodate more cycle classes for students as well as two new steam teachers hired at lcj SMS thanks to the summit Educational Foundation who will be ready to go for the 20 2024 2025 school year and we appreciate all of our staff and fam's ongoing patience with some of the temporary inconveniences due to the construction but we are thankful we have the opportunity opportunity to update our facilities and provide a modern and dynamic educational experience for generations of students to come with that I wish all of you a wonderful summer and thank you and I will pass excuse me for one second I will pass back to superintendent Huff all right thank you very much I will keep my comments brief because there's just so many celebrations and events that happen at the end of our uh school year including Field Days teacher vers student volleyball games tre's marketplaces Awards ceremonies and moving up ceremonies it's a very busy exciting time of the year and I hope everyone had a chance to appreciate what a successful year it has been in Summit Public Schools the Washington School fifth grade uh Spirit Squad worked with the entire fourth grade to persuade Magic Fountain to Feature A Washington School ice cream sunday on its menu each fourth grade class worked hard to compose a persuasive letter to the owners of Magic Fountain which sits across the street from Washington the letters were received and the Magic Fountain said yes we can now visit Magic Fountain and ask the Washington School Sunday featuring our school colors and spirit Cookie Monster ice cream marshmallow fluff yellow sprinkles served it's served in a Crispy Waffle Bowl with optional whipped cream for those who like it fluffy that wasn't that easy at LC JMS Middle School congratulations to Maya Tong who earned the highest amount of community service hours in the eighth grade class with 313 hours as a collective the eighth grade class contributed 7,879 hours of community service to the local community we look forward to celebrating our eighth grade our eighth grade class at their graduation ceremony on Monday June 17th at 5:30 at Investors Bank field at tatlock Summit High School congratulations to seniors Olivia q and Sophia Mahal who were selected as outstanding Scholars they joined the principal Stacy Grimaldi and myself at the 39th Annual recognition breakfast for outstanding scholars in May the annual Awards of Excellence ceremony took place at Summit High School on Wednesday May 29th from over a dozen disciplines we we presented a row call of students who are reflective Innovative talented inquisitive and kind we applaud them as well as their parents Guardians and teachers and administrators who help them grow as lifelong Learners and of course we are thrilled to send off our class of 2024 in a commencement ceremony on Tuesday June 18th at 6m at Investors Bank field at tatlock in the Arts Summit theater won big at Montclair theater night Awards out of 117 New Jersey Musical and play production Summit High School won five Awards among the most among the most wins of any New Jersey school for Summit High School's 2023 spring musical production of something rotten Summit was one best choreography for a musical outstanding period Musical and outstanding overall mu musical for the 2023 fall play production of Kate Hamill's Sense and Sensibility Summit won best actress in a dramedy and best dramedy overall Lon C Johnson Summit Middle School also took home five awards for game of of tiaras and Little Mermaid in athletics our girls lacrosse team defeated haddenfield 13 to8 to win their third group two state championship in a row our boys lacrosse defeated Matan 76 to win their second group two state championship in a row both boys and girls lacrosse teams also came in first in the Union County championships quite an accomplishment yesterday Summit Public Schools conducted a reunification exercise in collaboration with local County local County including the prosecutor's office state and federal officials reunification plans are used in a catastropic catastrophic event like an active shooter if that occurs at one of our schools the plan is designed to reunite students with their parents at an alternate site other than the school unfortunately we are living in a time where schools need to think about reun reunification plans and as as a usual uh practice to be prepared for and of course Summit is leading the way in this area yesterday's exercise was the culmination of 14 months of planning it was a huge success for all the agencies who participated we learn invaluable lessons that we can use to improve our plans moving forward I want to thank everyone who worked extremely hard to make this happen there are too many names to mention but I need to personally recognize and thank a few individuals starting with Captain Ryan Peters from the summit PD Joseph Hal from the office of emergency management and Rob Gardella our human director humans director human resource director and school safety specialist these three individuals worked alongside me for the last 14 months to make this happen so thank you I would like to thank everyone for a wonderful 22 2023 24 school year and I wish everyone a happy and healthy summer break and that concludes my report thank you superintendent huff and now on to approval of item six be through D yes madame president uh for item C there are three additional HIV reports to review item number 12 13 and 14 thank you may I have a motion to approve second Miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly yes Miss ER yes Mr Cho yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries and since it is June we do not have a student board representative report um so I will go to item eight additions or revisions to the agenda yes uh thank you madam president uh one revision on page 22 item double I uh the dollar amount payable should be $488 70 not $ 44487 uh for additions we have three additional additions under Finance item triple D approv approval of agreement with the Spire Consulting Center 465 Route 23 south Pompton Plains to provide instruction to student number 41837 38109 from April 8 2024 through June 3rd 2024 at a cost of $250 per week under Personnel item Q on page 21 approval to pay the following staff at their hourly rate for emotional regulation impairment program training in June 2024 Molly liberado and on page 24 item double v approval of maaya Moore to work as an aid for the extended school year at the hourly rate effective June 24th 20124 through July 26 2024 8 a and it was revised from the May 13th 2024 agenda and that concludes the additions and revisions thank you at this time we will move on to item nine committee reports and we will start with education the education committee met on June 6th at 12:00 for a total of 30 m minutes members in attendance for myself board members e Kelly and walita Justice superintendent Scott Huff cabinet member Dr christar director of student Personnel Services we discussed three topics starting with rankings each year multiple platforms like School Digger Niche and US News use a variety of algorithms to compile high school rankings these rankings move fluidly year-to year changing each school's overall ranking number even if the percentage change of the school is as small as one tenth of a percent Summit refers to US News methodology and ranking when reviewing and analyzing year yearly Trends and will do so for this year's rankings over the summer months in the fall superintendent Huff will present these findings at a Boe meeting and president Stacy Grimaldi will present for parents at the high school we then discuss discuss the safe return plan that was updated every six months we update our safe return plan as part of the ARP act which provided Esser Grant funds to Elementary and secondary schools to help them safely reopen and address the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic we have updated this plan for a final time as the program is officially ending and our updated plan will be available on the district website our remaining available Esser funds are being allocated as they must be used by September and finally we discussed just an academic course update for the 2024 2025 school year we will be offering a humanities class in sixth grade to provide more opportunities to the gifted and talented in the middle school this offering will support the transition from ideas at the elementary level to the Middle School curriculum Additionally the district is discussing such opportunities at the ninth grade level for future school years as nothing is currently on the course offerings for 2425 our next meeting will be Thursday August 15th at 12:00 p.m. do I have any additions from committee members questions from the board thank you thank you Miss Stanton next we will have the operations committee thank you oh mine's pretty loud sorry also just okay don't go too close I know how's that okay sorry about that right the operations committee met on June 3D for 50 minutes in attendance was myself board members Yan Cho and Melanie con as well as superintendent Scott huff and from the business office Derek Jess and Kathy sardo the business office provided a number of updates to the committee on rfps and project bids including uh a bid from Topline to complete work to redo the high school rear driveway one bid for asbestos removal is also recommended to be accepted as the bid came in right on target approval is also recommended for the asbestos consultant ah ra for work they're going to be doing on each project and their work consists of monitoring the removal in buildings testing of all materials providing and providing report back to the district and as a reminder removing asbest will take place below the floors of the Middle School in Brighton but it should be noted the asbest in these buildings was contained and not and did not present exposure risk however the removal is related to construction work in the buildings that offer the opportunity to remove the asbest efficiently and without disruption another bid for Jefferson playground will be rejected as the bid came in over budget approximately double the initial project estimate and lastly a bid for a district phys came back with no responses and the business office will look to re is that b the district was also was also excuse me the business administration was also able to solicit quotes for our property Casualty Insurance and has advised that New Jersey school Insurance Group has provided a quote uh $ 28,224 and [Music] $152,500 th000 to 50,000 but the district will be getting $250,000 more in coverage for athletics the committee also heard from the director of Athletics Dan Healey on request for a part-time role to support the scheduling of games coordination of coaches and staff and other administrative tasks over the last six years the district has introduced a number of additional Sports programs including unified basketball unified soccer flag football JV boys ice hockey and freshman volleyball approximately 10,000 students across the district participate in our in our athletic programs and with the growth in the number of programs the committee agreed to approve a part-time phys for up to to 50 hours per month the role will be funded by our existing budget with monies from staff that have recently retired and the committee will evaluate the need to continue that role at the end of the upcoming school year from a su Food Service perspective the April p&l for district-wide Food Services was $1 4,944 33 bringing the year-to date number to 10,695 and 21 the district also received an updated School price list from pomp tonium which is an exercise that happens annually this year there was an average increase of about 25 cents across most items um the district will also began serving free breakfast at Brighton and Washington and elementary schools the federal government recently lowered the income qualifications for free breakfast and based on the percentage of applicants at these elementary schools the district will now need to ensure breakfast is provided and as a reminder money for these services are funded by the federal government on Rod grants last month the uh committee read read out highlighted the district has qualified for New Jersey Rod grants for roof repairs Replacements at Bron Jefferson the middle school and the high school and after further review of the Grant application by the business office they did advise the district has until June 2025 to accept these funds thus giving the operations committee more time to analyze whether to proceed with this work given that the required funding of approximately $7.6 million exceeds the funding available within the district's capital reserve we will carefully evaluate our options and bring a recommendation to board during the upcoming school year for discussion uh on school buses um as a reminder just our buses transport a portion of our student population to receive Services outside the district and the business office shared um some welcoming news that they will we will be receiving a rebate of 180 $180,000 excuse me to replace four gas powered school buses with four electric vehicles and corresponding charging stations um committee recommendations approval to accept the bids and rebates presented and approval to proceed with a part-time role in the athletics department our next meeting is scheduled for Monday August 12th did I leave anything out any questions from Bo go ahead uh yeah Miss Kelly just one thing the rebate that we're getting for the electric school bus is at $880,000 sorry what did I correct thank you for correcting me that's it from operations thank you thank you Miss Kelly next will be our policy committee um our meeting date was on Wednesday June 5th we met at 9:30 for approximately 36 minutes individuals in attendance were uh superintendent hu Rob Gardella Kathleen Murphy myself Kelly Stanton and Carlos mahe maheta excuse me um the policy discussed with key note uh key points uh was P&R 2423 which is bilingual education revised this policy revision addresses the recent amendments addressing Services provided to multilingual Learners previously called English language learners to ensure these individuals meet or exceed the New Jersey student learning standards to reach graduation and postsecondary success the revisions included language cleanup revisions to definitions and an update to the actual title P&R 24 31.4 prevention and treatment of sports related concussions and head injuries revised this policy revision ensures the language within the policy and regulation is aligned with the most current recommendations developed by the center for the for Disease Control and prevention and ensures compliance with the district's legal requirements to maintain a policy as it relates to sports related head injuries P 5750 Equitable Educational Opportunity revised this policy revision included language cleanup to avoid redundancies with other policies and to replace the protected characteristics uh listed as it now cites the codes specifically uh P 5842 equal access of student organizations this policy revision included language cleanup to avoid redundancies within the policy itself and to replace the protected categories list as it now cites the code citation specifically finally uh P 7481 unman aircraft systems uas also known as drones revised this policy is being internally updated to allow the superintendent to approve use of unmanned aircrafts also known as drones and examples may include when a drone is used in part of a stem curriculum or in connection to stfy training the committee recommendations include a first reading of p2423 p2431 point4 P 5750 P 5842 and P 7481 our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday August 14th at 9:30 a.m any questions or items missed thank you Miss ER next will be Communications the communications committee met on June 5th at 12 o'clock we met for 27 minutes and in attendance was myself U Melanie con yon show Carlos maheta superintendent Huff cabinet members Loren Dickinson and Doug or um we began with an overview of the committee um after welcoming everyone luren Dickinson opened the meeting with an overview of the communications committee including background and goals the committee is part of an ongoing effort to keep parents staff and other stakeholders informed about the school district Doug or assists in answering questions related to Tech items as they come up in the committee um then we moved on to an investing in our future update um an email was created Construction summit. k2. nj. us for people outside of the district to contact the school district if they have any questions specific to the construction projects in addition an update email recently went out sending a recap of current construction including photos in addition our Rising sixth graders will learn about construction at the middle school in more depth as part of their orientation um after that we went on to to review some initial communication survey results each year the school district completes an annual communication survey in the first two years of the communication survey the questions were more generic regarding social media website Etc while this year and last year there were more targeted questions in order to build level communication from the teachers and principal and some District level questions originally the survey just went to parents last year and this year it included staff as well the survey went out in early May and was open for two weeks Loren shared a breakdown of who participated in the survey in total 9 931 people filled the survey out including 634 parents 210 staff and 87 Spanish respondents survey results are shared with the principls so that they can take action on feedback and a report of the survey findings will be shared in the fall um the committee also discussed the phone app and how we can inform parents about it and um our next meeting will be Tuesday August 13th at 12 noon there are no recommendations at this time are there any additional comments uh from the committee but I forgot to mention okay and are there any questions from the board thank you thank you Miss Coen uh next is negotiations and personnel and our committee did not meet this month are there any liaison reports SCF had their final meeting on June 4th at 800m um just three things to update you on so for the grand total this year in award in I'm sorry for the grand total of Grants this year they awarded over $600,000 to the summit Public Schools um the fall Grant cycle will open in early September and close on octob October 15th at their June meeting they completed their board reorganization so I would like to formally welcome all of the new board members joining and to the six that retired this year um all of their efforts are greatly appreciated districtwide and then since 2013 SCF has awarded the Nora raest award in excellence for education and teaching this year the award was given to Nicole finegan who is a middle school Tech coach SCF shared that she has played a pivotal role in creating advisory programs at the middle school has written many grants for the middle school over the years and that her dedication to steam and social emotional support for both students and teachers has been invaluable so I wanted to personally congratulate her that's it thank you I want to go back to negotiations Personnel just to U make everyone aware that we have settled the principles contract and with that we will start um item 10 public comment good evening everybody anyone wishing to speak shall first seek recognition by the presiding officer please come to the microphone and state your name and address in a clear audible tone for the record please direct all comments to the board president and not an individual member of the board and please remember to conduct yourself with decorum and respect when speaking and addressing the board unless additional time is granted by the board president please keep your comments to three minutes or less in addition please note that this portion of the meeting is for public comment and not meant to be a back and forth board members and administration will not respond to questions or comments at this time however information will be provided by the appropriate individual as soon as possible public comments on items on the agenda public comment on items not on the agenda can I have a moot motion to close public comment all those in favor I any opposed item carries next on the agenda is item 11 approval of board minutes may have a motion any discussion all those in favor I any opposed any extenstions motion carries okay next item 12 curriculum instruction and pro program items a through D may I have a motion second Miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly yes Miss ER yes Mr Cho yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries next is item 13 Finance items a through second triple d triple D thank you and items that are on the addendum may I have a motion Miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly yes Miss ER yes Mr Cho yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries and now let's see item 14 School Board operation let see excuse me items a through e e thank you motion please miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly Miss ER Mr yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries and now next item Personnel let's see items a through Double B Double D thank you and items on the agenda may I have a motion please second just one comment president lead that Justice please there's a very want to bring to the board's attention a very U notable resignation on the agenda Miss Dorian babis as director of special services has been with us for many many years Dorene you have made a tremendous impact on the director of on the special services department one of the most important measures of a wonderful outstanding leader is the impact you have on people and you certainly have done that here for so many including me so you will truly be missed and we wish you best of luck [Applause] Miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly yes Miss ER yes Mr Cho yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries item 26 policy and regulations first reading and second reading may I have a motion second Miss Stanton yes Miss Kelly yes Miss ER yes Mr Cho yes vice president con yes president Justice yes motion carries see item 27 executive session um we are going to go into executive session yep whereas pursuant to njsa 10 col 412b the Board of Education May exclude the public from that portion of a public meeting wherein the board discusses any of the matters set forth at njsa 10 col 4-12 B items 1-9 now therefore be resolved that in accordance with the provisions of the open public meetings act the Board of Education shall conduct a closed session pursuant to the provisions of njsa 10 colum 4-12 B for the purpose of discussing the following matters Personnel the board uh no action will be taken and the board will not return so now we need a motion to go into executive session first please you all those in favor I I any opposed any extension the motion carries and now may we have a motion to adjourn please so moved thank you may have a second thank you any discussion all those in favor I any opposed any extensions motion carries we're adjourned at 750 thank you for