##VIDEO ID:_YvZCNO4U-4## e I don't welcome to the Wang burough School District Board of Education we organization meeting today is January 6 2025 the Wang burough School District is committed to inspiring Learners to explore inquire and collaborate on their joyful journey toward Discovery independent thinking and creative problem solving our culture of acceptance and inclusion provides the foundation for Learning and social and emotional growth through reflection and ethical decision-making we continue to learn and grow Embrace differences and prepare for an increasingly complex everchanging world would everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance Unice welcome to a meeting of the Board of Education of the Bureau of Wang please be advised that this and all meetings of the board are open to the public and media consistent with the open public meetings Act chapter 231 laws of 1975 and that the advanced notice required herein has been provided this is a regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Bureau of Wang at which formal action may be taken this meeting is being live streamed on the district website where a recording of This of the meeting will also be posted the public will have an opportunity to be heard as shown on the agenda at points in the meeting provided for the public to address the board recording reping or photographing other than for private personal use requires the consent of parents Guardians uh whose children may be included in the image okay okay I have a couple of announcements uh due to the holiday there has been a delay in processing the clearance paperwork for our new board member Adam craft therefore he will be sworn in at the next meeting also unfortunately Gwen thoron was unable to make the meeting tonight so we'll be doing the ethics training on the January 23rd meeting when everybody's present anyway that's those two announcements okay all right I will um Now read the I will now announce the results of the election the annual school election of the Wang burough school district county of Somerset was held on November 5th 2024 the number of registered voters as of October 24th 2024 was 5,3 58 the number of votes cast 7,427 the official results of the school election for the threeyear terms were Dory Harvey 1513 votes Jessica Maddox 1561 votes Adam craft 1554 votes Thomas nadb inii 1335 votes Wayne obor 1340 votes and 124 writings so we will now administer the oath of office to the newly elected members so could um Jessica Maddox please come up and would you raise your right hand and Dory [Laughter] Harvey okay okay so um we just get the right sheet here hold hold on one second sorry yeah you stand next to me to take pictures okay okay so I state your name Dory do solemnly swear do swear that I will support the Constitution Constitution of the United States that I will support the con of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and this state and this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God I state your name do solemnly swear that I possess Solly swear that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law for the office of member of a board of education that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law for the office of the member Board of Education that I am not disqualified as a voter that I am not disqualified as a voter pursu to rs19 4-1 pursu to rs9 4-1 nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense listed in njs a really 18a 12-1 njs 1821 and that I will faithfully impartially and that I will faithfully impartially and justly perform justly perform all the duties of that office all the duties of that office according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God [Applause] congratulations do so does she come up here now you want to get turn around so your parents can parents your family can get a picture my parents parents now you come sit okay yes yes please come in she can want next time we can move around however you want to okay so now I'll um do a roll call okay just for being present um Mrs agaro here Mrs Amadeo here Mr fr here Mr Gonzalez here Mrs Harvey here Mrs jet here Mrs Santos here okay and then okay so yeah you're not listen here um Mrs Maddox I mean I know you're okay okay I'm not going to read all this okay as part of the reorganization meeting uh the floor is now open to receive nominations for the office of president of the Wang burough board of education do I have any nominations I'd like to nominate Mrs aaro as board president I second okay uh [Music] second okay um do I have another uh nomination okay hearing none um the floor is now open for a motion to close the nominations so moves I can okay now we'll do the vote I'll call your name and well I guess you'll just vote who will only be for this egly Arrow okay Mrs J yes Mr Gonzalez yes Mrs Amadeo yes uh Mrs Maddox yes Mrs agaro yes Mrs Santos yes and Mr fras yes Mrs Harvey yes okay Mrs Jennifer agero is hereby elected as president of the Wang B Board of Education [Applause] okay you may just move you want to say I know right [Music] thank you everyone for your confidence and Trust um we have a really great crew here and I'm very excited for the year to come um and the collaborations that are to follow thank you um the I would like to now move on to nominating and electing the board vice president so the floor is now open to receive nominations for the office of Vice President of the Wang burough Board of Education uh I would like to nominate Manuel Gonzalez second second any further nominations okay hearing no additional nominations the floor is now open for a motion to close nominations so moved second second okay do you read out I do yeah I'll do the roll call okay okay Mrs Santos yes Mrs Amadeo yes Mrs jet yes Mrs Harvey yes Mr Gonzalez Mrs Maddox yes Mr fras yes and Mrs aaro yes and um uel Gonzalez is hereby elected as the vice president of the Wang B Board of [Applause] [Music] Education you yeah okay so we're now going to move on to comments from the public on agenda items we welcome input from the public there are two times during the meeting when the public is invited to speak the first opportunity to comment on agenda items only is now the second opportunity for public comment is towards the end of the meeting total time a lotted for public comment is 30 minutes before you make your comment please state your name Municipality of residence and if if you are representing an organization in the event it appears the public comment portion of the meeting May exceed 30 minutes the pro presiding officer May limit each statement made by a participant to 3 minutes duration our public forums are not structured as a question and answer session but rather are offered as opportunities to share input with the board in instances where the board feels a response is needed the presiding officer or superintendent will address the comment New Jersey sta statutes do not permit the board to discuss Personnel or hiring in public session names of students should not be used members of the public should consider their comments in light of legal rights of those affected and identified in their comments and be M and be aware that they are personally legally responsible with potential liability for comments that they make to the board the board shall not be held liable for comments made by members of the public okay seeing we have no comments all right move on to our reorganization action items we won't be doing item one because as Mrs Bishop Johnson stated Mrs Gwen thoron is not here so phis could I ask that you move Item B yes adopt the New Jersey school board members code of ethics whereas it is recommended that each year Boards of Education review and endorse the New Jersey school boards association's code of ethics thereby affording individual members the opportunity to declare themselves willing to abide by these principles the following action will renew this commitment resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent that the wung Board of Education adopts the following New Jersey School Board member code of ethics number one I will uphold and enforce all laws state board rules and regulations and court orders pertaining to schools desired changes should be brought only through legal and ethical procedures read and then I just wanted to go around the table we'll each read a line item until we're done so Jessica number two number two yeah yeah I will okay I will make decisions in terms of the educational welfare of children and I will seek to develop and maintain Public Schools which meet the individual needs of all children regardless of their ability race Creed sex or social standing three I will coni confine my board action to policym planning and appraisal and will help to frame policies and plans only after the board has consulted those who will be affected by them or I will carry out my responsibility not to the administrator to to administrator the schools but together with my fellow board members to see that they will run that they were that they are well one number five I will recognize that the that Authority rests with the Board of Education and will make no personal promises nor take any private action which may compromise the board number six I will refuse to surrender my independent judgment to special interest or partisan political groups or to use the schools for personal gain or for the gain of friends number seven I will hold confidential all matters pertaining to the schools which if disclosed would needlessly endured individuals or the schools but in all the other matters I will provide accurate information and in concert with my fellow board members interpret to the staff the aspirations of the community for its schools hello okay just making sure it works um I will vote to appoint the best qualified Personnel available after consideration uh of the recommendation of the chief administrative officer number nine I will support and protect School Personnel in proper performance of their duties number 10 I will refer all complaints to the superintendent and will act on such complaints at public meeting only after failure of administrative solution have a second second discussion roll call okay okay Mr fras yes Mr Gonzalez yes Mrs jet yes Mrs Santos yes Mrs Maddox yes Mrs Harvey yes Mrs Amadeo yes aara yes and motion passes okay U Danielle can I have you move items C through W uh yes uh I move um item C approve continuation of New Jersey school board's Association membership did you say andd all the way through W um the establish time and place of board meetings um e designate official newspapers y f adopt parliamentary procedures G approve annual appointments H approve depositories I approve authorized signatures J authorize agents for requesting federal and state funds K authorize implementation of budget L designate petty cash accounts custodians M designate School funds investor n adopt uniform minimum chart of accounts o approve disability insurance plans P approve tax shelter annuity companies Q designate claims approver R designate line item transfers approver approver s continue current contracts T authorize procurement of goods and services through State contract U approve Cooperative pricing system participation V authorized the business administrator to invest funds in the New Jersey asset and rebate Management program W approve affirmative action grievance procedures second any discussion roll call okay Mr Gonzalez yes Mrs jet yes Mrs Santos yes Mrs Maddox yes Mrs Harvey yes Mr F yes Mrs Amadeo yes Mrs agaro yes motion passes any board business no okay this is our second opportunity for comments from the public do we have anyone ask for a move to adjourn the meeting mve second any discussion no everyone in favor say I hi easy meeting adjourned congratulations thank you