[This transcript was generated automatically from audio using AI and hasn't been reviewed by a person -- it can contain mistakes, including plausible-sounding sentences that were never actually said. Treat it as a starting point, not a verbatim record.]

[0:00] Good evening, everyone. Just to recap, welcome all of you. Our meeting did begin at 6.30 this evening.
[0:06] The meeting is public, and then went into our executive session. Sorry, excuse me.
[0:10] We're going into the executive session, and we are now moving our meeting back into public, and with that, I would like to have another roll call. Please, Mr. President. Sure, Mr. Camera.
[0:19] Mrs. Dinoia. Mrs. Dillon. Mrs. Dillon. Mrs. Dimes. Mrs. Kramer. Mrs. Ramirez.
[0:27] She has noted to be present remotely. Mr. Writer.
[0:34] He is remote. Mr. O'Connor. Mrs. Tormi.
[0:38] You have a quorum. Thank you very much, Mr. Morris.
[0:40] I'd like to welcome everyone here this evening to what is going to be one of the most
[0:46] special meetings of our year and is the last meeting of the school year
[0:51] where we are excited to celebrate so many of our students, our teachers, and our
[0:56] volunteers years. And I'd like to begin again with the Pledge of Allegiance, so can
[1:00] everyone please rise and face our flag that's located in the front of the room.
[1:05] I pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the Republic for
[1:12] for which it stands, on nation, under eye,
[1:15] individual, individual, and justice for all.
[1:22] Well, I think my favorite part is that we're here
[1:24] in our students, and we share the personal reasons.
[1:26] Very well done.
[1:27] And I want to thank the parents and families for bringing
[1:29] the children here tonight to be a part of our celebration.
[1:32] As I continue with the business of the board,
[1:37] I'd like to note that there are,
[1:39] we have some minutes to approve.
[1:41] May I please get a motion to approve the minutes from the May 3rd, 2023 public hearing and regular meeting minutes?
[1:48] Motion.
[1:49] Second.
[1:50] Any questions or comments?
[1:53] Seeing none, may I please have a roll call Mr. Marasco?
[1:55] Sure, Mr. Camer.
[1:56] Yes.
[1:57] Mr. Noya.
[1:58] Yes.
[1:58] Mrs. Dillon.
[1:59] Yes.
[1:59] Mrs. Dimes.
[2:00] Yes.
[2:01] Mrs. Kramer.
[2:02] Yes.
[2:02] Mrs. Ramirez.
[2:04] Yes.
[2:05] Thank you, Mr. Writer.
[2:07] Yes.
[2:08] Mr. O'Connor.
[2:09] Yes.
[2:09] Yes. Mrs. Tormi? Yes. Motion carry. Thank you very much.
[2:16] With that, I'd like to turn the program over to Dr. Yarelite.
[2:21] Thank you, Yarelite. Thanks for being here tonight.
[2:24] I'm just very, very special tonight and very, very special celebration of our students, of our staff, of our community.
[2:33] We haven't been able to do this for a little while so I'm so particularly excited
[2:38] for those of the kind of fan sections or people,
[2:41] and just really excited.
[2:43] It's kind of a beautiful night of celebration.
[2:46] And if we could meet, we would place a certificate
[2:51] in everyone's hands, because as far as I'm concerned,
[2:54] the people who work here with students who attend here
[2:57] and we have the privilege of educating every day
[2:59] are beyond special.
[3:01] And it is always my honor to serve as a beautiful community.
[3:04] So, first in our program tonight, we have a recognition of our students, and I would like to invite Principal James Hauffman from Honorable Elementary School to join me.
[3:18] It
[3:49] is exciting to get to recognize, not only students but staff seeming, it is always a privilege to get to speak to some of the great things that are happening in our school each and every day.
[4:03] and as Dr. Care be pointed out, there are things that have been in every classroom every day,
[4:10] all the time, that are worth the announcement.
[4:12] But tonight we're here to recognize a very special group of students, some really wonderful
[4:20] things.
[4:22] I have some notes here that Mrs. Rogers was kind enough to share with me today in kind of
[4:28] recognizing our steam tank competition,
[4:31] students who were amazing in the work that they put forward.
[4:36] Out of over 500 teams that entered the steam tank competition,
[4:43] 10 of our school's teams advanced onto the second round.
[4:48] And two of them.
[4:55] And only 17 schools at the elementary level,
[4:59] only 17 teams at the elementary school level, advanced on as far as two of our schools teams did.
[5:09] We had the team pumpkin pusher as well as the team elevator and shelf group that advanced so far
[5:20] and two of only 17 elementary school teams to advance as far as they did.
[5:25] they've worked with Mrs. Rogers and really collaborated as a team, the team
[5:31] warmth was fantastic, the ideas were fantastic and I'd certainly like to at
[5:37] this time recognize our members of Team Pumpkin Pusher who are calling with me
[5:41] moment, John Cabean,
[5:49] Mrs. Lilligrow and Scarlett Wallace, and the
[6:37] elevating shell
[6:38] that is Emmy Madrigal, Jordan Dimes, and Park India as well
[7:34] as all the teams
[7:35] that entered the competition and those that advanced even beyond the first round.
[7:40] I also like to recognize a very special young lady who brought great pride to our school
[7:48] through a beautiful essay that was written in regards to conserving wildlife, to the conserved
[7:55] wildlife foundation of New Jersey.
[7:57] Her essay and poster was selected as the top overall for all of Monmouth County, April
[8:04] You are a wonderful young man.
[8:37] I'm off to the table.
[8:45] Principal of Theater Drive Home Schools, Dr. Colin Ray-Kayton.
[9:09] Members of the Board of Education, this opportunity
[9:12] to join you tonight to celebrate some of our outstanding
[9:15] accomplishments of our students and staff.
[9:18] Certainly congratulations for all.
[9:20] I'm so excited to be recognized tonight,
[9:22] but also a big shout out to all of our staff and students
[9:24] for, I think, well, their hard work, care,
[9:27] dedication this year for a great 2002, 2003 school year.
[9:31] And I think that's a
[9:39] different way of celebrating two of our Cedar Rock students with their
[9:43] accomplishments in BAN.
[9:45] So with that, I will just like to invite Mr. Jeff Brown, just to give a quick look up here
[9:51] things
[9:58] that we can share with you.
[10:00] The selection process for the all-story intermediate band is very intense.
[10:05] Once selected, it continues to be intense with the number of practices that the students
[10:10] who's worked with students from Ocean and Mom and County
[10:13] to then have this celebratory concert
[10:16] that is put on and is something very, very special.
[10:19] So we're so excited to share with you two of our students
[10:21] that were selected to the all-shore band in here.
[10:24] The first is seventh grader, okay, Madeleine Panou.
[10:28] I
[10:46] guess student is eighth grader, Isabella Haddha.
[11:05] This is for the Board of Ed celebrating Madele
[11:07] and then is the Councilwoman Perno.
[11:10] I'm sorry, Assemblywoman Perno
[11:11] is that we're going to you learn also have a letter of accommodation and
[11:15] celebrations for Maddie and for Izzy so congratulations both for you
[11:26] certainly see your drafts are well done.
[11:48] To a group of people who are so special and
[11:54] tired and really energetic at the same time
[12:00] but I'm making reference to the outgoing PTO board. Now some are not
[12:05] out outgoing, they've been recruited to stay, but if you have the opportunity to glance
[12:12] over our agenda, in addition to all the emails that you receive from Mr. Capast on behalf
[12:20] of the PTO, on all of the newsletter incorporations from Conor Romance to all of the information
[12:26] media, it starts with the foundation of leadership that you have provided to the Code of
[12:32] an account of Board of Education for like two and a half years, almost three years,
[12:37] because you stayed on a bishop home with your board.
[12:40] We're following schools, stay on a great additional time.
[12:44] And on behalf of the entire district of the Board of Education, I am so grateful for all
[12:50] that you have done.
[12:52] And we want to recognize all that you've done in your country, and throughout the year,
[12:57] and talking with the meeting with me, getting me, and all of those things in support of
[13:01] of our students.
[13:03] And many of them, all of those things,
[13:07] you were tirelessly to support the environment
[13:10] and the experiences here in Coltsman.
[13:13] And I brag about you every chance I get.
[13:16] I celebrate you every chance I get
[13:18] because you are part of such a huge part
[13:21] of what makes Coltsman unique and special.
[13:26] And in case you didn't see it before, I bring them up.
[13:29] I do want to recognize on tonight's agenda that, lastly, we were informed that tonight
[13:36] you were going to be recognizing the acknowledging on the Board of Education, the largest PTL
[13:41] legacy grant that's ever been the so-called Apartment Close Accounting School in the amount
[13:47] of just under 125,000 doctors.
[13:53] Our
[14:05] conversation is going to go for things we talked about for our classrooms, for our
[14:09] students, flexible seating, outdoor spaces, things that have a lot been aligned, and
[14:13] in here are not your student plans, so I just can't wait to show you and show our community
[14:18] everything that your hard work has brought to our students and our staff, so without further
[14:25] ado, I'd like to recognize the current and outgoing collective, you know, executive work.
[14:34] First up, yes, and please get the name standing like that.
[14:41] Outgoing president, but not going too far,
[14:44] Ms. Danielle McLean.
[15:01] Mrs. Kirsten Conner.
[15:16] Mrs. Samantha Amato, jail
[15:31] treasurer,
[15:39] assistant treasurer,
[15:40] Vanessa Romano,
[15:53] Rebecca Roach,
[16:17] Nina Finkelfield,
[16:28] digital media director, and next year's
[16:31] ITO president, Kimberly Hawking,
[16:43] acting director, Joanna Kacolata.
[17:52] There's a thing we do in our
[17:53] of the Governor's Educational Awards, okay, and every year by a group of their
[18:01] peers and administrators, or anyone really to nominate the community,
[18:05] nominations for annual teachers of the year and educational service professionals
[18:11] of the year. At this year, we have another very special group of people to
[18:17] recognize and celebrate as our teachers and education service professionals of
[18:26] So I'm going to start with Conor Maroon Primary School, the teachers of the year and educational
[18:34] service profession on the earth.
[18:36] But if there's some reason, I think I should make new people hear for Mrs. Scipito.
[22:02] You know, Foster and Janet have been in school, it's a blessing, so thank you for making my
[22:08] job.
[22:50] is an occupational therapist and sees an array of students every year and continues
[22:58] health, foster, developmental growth with our students and with their needs and the most
[23:04] amazing way. So thank you and a round of applause again for the
[23:19] 2023 education leaders,
[23:22] especially people of the year. We have our education service professional of the year from
[23:27] We're on the board of the Medjee School, the league's Lisa McAfee.
[23:31] One
[23:45] of our instructional assistants in our district, and for those of you who don't know what that is,
[23:52] she's helped her being and in so many ways, she is trying to give care, direction, guidance,
[24:00] and more than not loved to the students she works with.
[24:04] So on behalf of Board of Education and Teachers Administration,
[24:08] and thank you very much. Congratulations on the 20th and 20th grade.
[24:31] Teacher of the year, you may recognize her.
[24:36] You may recognize her, because you've ever been at the carless team.
[24:40] I can't have a road elementary school in the morning.
[24:43] She may or may not have bars that he'd love long.
[24:47] She may or may not be dancing to music.
[24:50] She may or may not have fun homes.
[24:53] on any given day, but on most days, if not all days, she's smiling, and she's one of the first
[25:02] pages that students see as they're walking into the building. And for that, in addition,
[25:08] on top of being an amazing individual and teacher, the 2023 Teacher of the Year,
[25:15] and honor of our elementary school, Mrs. Jenkel.
[25:18] Thank
[25:42] you, Ms. Every Morning.
[25:42] I'm not going to work in the school at a great place to be.
[25:47] So thank you to everybody for all your love and support.
[25:50] We're
[26:00] going to move on to Cedar Drive.
[26:02] And our 2023 education service professional of the year
[26:08] couldn't be here tonight.
[26:11] Ms. Diane Gilmer is also an instructional assistant
[26:14] who works very closely in supporting
[26:16] the needs of our students every single day.
[26:18] It's an invaluable member of the Cedar Drive community, and we are so honored to recognize
[26:24] her tonight.
[26:25] We'll make sure she gets her goodies, but one more, more importantly, we want to celebrate
[26:29] it with random applause.
[26:30] I
[26:39] suppose they last but not least.
[26:42] But not least.
[26:46] It is my distinct honor to introduce to you the 2020 Cedar Drive teacher of the year, a
[26:56] teacher who has been energetic since the start.
[26:59] I teach her that I was excited about from the moment he's got across from me at an interview table.
[27:07] Who I knew would take the school culture, the school climate, and the students to the next level.
[27:15] And I'm grateful each and every day to call him one of my colleagues.
[27:19] And so without further ado, the 2023 teacher of the year, Cedar Driver School, Mr. Joseph, your musician.
[27:45] So if you're there with me, tell you to do this special, first of all, congratulations to everyone in our class.
[27:49] The really happy to be next to all of you guys and get this award.
[27:53] Congratulations to our students and baddies.
[27:55] It is a pleasure to teach you guys.
[27:57] Thank you and congrats on your efforts and your success.
[28:02] Today, Cedar Drive from the Brookdale Community College on a go trip
[28:05] as a way to extend our hall across the United States.
[28:07] organization. And I'm walking around campus today. I'm reminded of myself 12 years ago on campus, unsure about what I wanted to, not sure if I think it's teacher, not sure if I think it's probably running late class.
[28:23] But I take it with around students that I'm with and I'm taking attendance and I see students talking to a hot car survivor. I see students asking questions to curators. I see students pointing out things that we think are actually doing class.
[28:34] and there's no greater feeling in the world than being a part of that experience.
[28:40] So, to our future, I'll poke that.
[28:43] Thank you guys for coming.
[28:45] Good nature of America, there's no dream too big.
[28:49] Whatever you do, you'll get to get one out of it.
[28:50] Thank you guys and let's go back to that.
[28:52] I'm
[29:03] going to include the banking clue, the rapid mission program.
[29:06] I do have to say one of the benefits of being in different tenants
[29:08] when the teachers are walking up and maybe do we have to talk?
[29:11] You say yes.
[29:11] And they do it, so that's right.
[29:16] If we could just have one more fan of applause for all of us.
[29:32] I'll be turning it back to Mrs. Tormi, who I know is going to participate.
[29:38] We'll likely call for five minute recess for those who would like to, you know, move on from the meeting.
[29:45] If they'd like or you're welcome to stay as well.
[29:47] But we would also like anyone who likes to take a photo opportunity, like our teachers of the year.
[29:51] and certainly your face will be free to join us in the state for a further one.
[29:56] Okay, thank you very much.