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Say what proud Christ. [singing] And the rock is red. The bursting gave pro for the [singing] land

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of the free and the home of God. [singing] Home of God. [singing] >> [applause] [applause] >> All our hearts.

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Thank you for that. This meeting is in compliance with the open public meeting law and has been duly advertised in the newspaper as an official meeting. Roll call. >> Mrs. Barous. >> Mrs. Cass >> here. >> Dr. Osman >> here. >> Mr. Walsh >> here. >> Mrs. Rivera >> present.

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>> Mr. McCarron >> present. >> Mrs. Gardella >> present. I need a motion for the approval of the agenda. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Mr. Osman. >> Yes.

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>> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gardella. >> Yes. >> I now turn the meeting over to Miss Primley for her superintendent report. >> Thank you, Mrs. Cardella. I'm actually going to start my report at the podium

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tonight. And if I could have Mr. Palumbo join me. So, good evening everyone. Can you hear me? Okay. Too short. I got to turn it down. There we go. Uh, I wanted to begin this evening by recognizing um one of our

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scholarship award winners. um we weren't able to recognize uh this student at the recognition event. So I wanted to make sure that this student um had the opportunity to have applaud her and receive this scholarship um that she so well deserves. So every year Ocean

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County superintendent um organize an event working with the business um administrators across Ocean County and we provide scholarships to students in all sorts of areas for academic achievement. Um and so this year um our may and also our mayors help

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us with this association um gift and scholarship to students as well. And this year um we had a student um who won the district Ocean County Mayor Scholarship um and she is an amazing student, very accomplished. I'm going to

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just read a little bit in the booklet that was provided at that event. Um this student has a grade point average of 4.98. um has been participating in Varsity Lacrosse, Future Business Leaders of America, President Interactive Club,

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Jagpaws, Jag Buddies, Pals, Math League, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, and there's more. Business Honor Society, tutoring, high school students, elementary school

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volunteer, and a food pantry volunteer. Amazing. So, if we could please have Madison, and I hope I say your name correctly, Rathan come to the podium to uh receive her scholarship. [applause]

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Okay, I'm going to go back to my seat and continue my superintendent report. Madison, I need you to come back up. I saved you a book. Okay. Well, yes. So, I'm going to move on. And I'd also like to mention that both

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Payton and Colin, our board, our student board reps from the high school, also received scholarships at the Ocean County student recognition event. And congratulations again to the both of you. Um, very three very impressive students. Let's give them a round of applause. [applause]

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So, this is Payton and Colin's last meeting as high school board reps. From day one, I have been impressed with the both of you. Your commitment to attend the board meetings each month. And Colin, for you, for two years, you made that commitment. First as a junior

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reporting for Memorial, and then this year again as a senior reporting for Jackson Township High School. It has been so special to have you both with us. and Colin, very special to have you here for two years. You have provided such articulative and formative reports.

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Last week at the Jackson Township High School Award dinner, you continued to impress with being recognized for your many achievements. But what raised the level of impressiveness, if that's a word, even more for me were the words you both shared to close that evening. They were so impressive, mature, and

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exactly what needed to be said. you graciously agreed uh tonight to repeat those words again and I thank you for that. So before you give your last Jackson Township board report, please share your words with the board and the public tonight that you shared at the

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senior awards and then you can go right into your um high school report, your last high school report. And if you could just stay at the podium afterwards, I'd appreciate that. Okay, let's do it. Good evening, Superintendent Primilli, members of the board of education, and

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honored guests. Thank you for allowing us to speak on behalf of Jackson Township High School. Our names are Payton Brown and Colin Williams. And we had the honor of serving as this year's student council presidents and board of education student liaison. We were asked to share a speech we presented last week

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at the high school senior awards ceremony as a closing reflection and farewell to the class of 2026. If you had asked any of us four years ago what we imagined our senior year would look like, I'm pretty certain none of us would have said this. Yet, here we

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are, part of something few graduating classes will ever experience. Two schools coming together to become one. At first, many of us weren't sure what to expect. We came from different hallways, different traditions, different friend groups, and different experiences. There was uncertainty about

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what this year would look like, but there was also excitement. We were given the opportunity to attend school, compete in sports, participate in activities, and build connections with students from both sides of Jackson. And over time, something happened. We sat next to new classmates, joined new

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clubs, learned from new teachers, and got to know people we may have never met otherwise. What began as a merger became something much more meaningful. Some of the most meaningful parts of this year weren't the events or accomplishments, but the friendships and connections that came from bringing two

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communities together. A quote from the Stranger Things graduation scene captures this perfectly. And I made new friends. I made friends who were never even supposed to be my friends. And this wasn't just me. I saw this happen with so many others. And when you get to know

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people who are different from you, you begin to learn more about yourself. You change. You grow. I'm a better person now. I'm a better person because of them. Because of my friends. I think that's exactly what happened here. Many

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of us not only formed friendships that never would have existed if our schools had remained separate, but rekindled old ones. We learned from one another, worked with with one another, and maybe even complained with one another in some of our challenging classes. Ultimately,

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we discovered that our differences often brought us together rather than pushed us apart. Whether through the STEM Academy, on the soccer field, or in classrooms across the building, we adapted and grew alongside each other. As we move on to the next chapter of our lives, I hope we carry that lesson with

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us. Some of some of the most meaningful opportunities and relationships come when we're willing to embrace change and open ourselves to new experiences. Tonight, we celebrate not just our achievements as individuals, but what we accomplished together. No matter where

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we started, we leave as one graduating class and as the first graduating class of Jackson Township High School. Congrats. Let's give him a round of applause. [applause] As we conclude our final report, we would also like to share several highlights from the closing month of an

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extraordinary school year. We have been busy celebrating our students with academic excellence awards for students with above a 4.0 GPA and many of our seniors through scholarship night, senior awards, senior field day, senior walkthroughs at our elementary schools,

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and our graduation related events. We also recognized 38 student athletes during signing days as they committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level. In academic and the arts, we were we are proud to recognize Sabrina Tamayo who

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earned a silver award at the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival in vocal musical theater. Her accomplishment reflects the exceptional talent and dedication of our performing arts students. In addition, we would also like to recognize Daniel Dpierro, who was recognized at the Tribeca Festival

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in New York City and selected as the third place winner in the 2026 Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights C Center's Speak Truth to Power video contest. We would like to congratulate our final seniors of the month, Paige Baroque and our one and only Colin Williams, and our

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athletes of the month, Skyler Carpenter and Carne O'Donnell, for their outstanding achievements and contributions to Jackson Township High School. As the school year comes to a close, we would like to thank the board of education, district administration, teachers, staff members, families, and

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community for their unwavering support of the students of Jackson Township High School. It has been an honor to serve as student council presidents and board of education student liaison during this historic year. We are grateful for the opportunity to represent our classmates and help tell the story of the first year of Jackson Township High School.

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Thank you. Have a wonderful evening and as always, go Jags. [applause] [applause] I agree. Standing. Yes. just impressive where those words were incredibly impressive, mature, um that

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you shared about coming together as one and uh really I I teared up that night that you shared them. Um so, thank you for being willing to share them tonight. Thank you again for your commitment um to be here every night and for your leadership among your peers. Um as much

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as this really saddens me that this is our last meeting on so many levels, um I am so very excited for the two of you. you're moving on to another chapter in your life and you're taking all of these experiences with you and you're going to have more experiences. I encourage you to come back and talk to others about

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your experiences and excite um you know the current students that will be in the high school and give back a little bit too. Um so I'm excited for your next adventure in college. Um Colin, congratulations and best wishes to um for you at the Southern South Carolina University majoring in mechanical

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engineering. and Payton, congratulations to you and best wishes at the University of Central Florida majoring in civil engineering. Uh I know you both will meet with great success. Uh I will see you at graduation. Until then, I just wanted we do have a little gift for you.

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I just want to give it to you. So stay where you are. Okay. Thank you. Okay, moving on. Tonight, this is also the time of year that um ROC um presents their annual accomplishment report. So, tonight we have two cadetses

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with us or I think maybe three cadets with us um who will present the ROC uh achievements and accomplishment report. So, if you could go to the podium. I believe we're ready for that. Thank you. >> Board members, you're going to want to turn around.

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>> Good evening to everyone. I am Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Terron Humphrey. I am the AFJOTC 782nd Deputy Group Commander. I'm accompanied today by Cadet Major Rosario Pelina who has also been awarded or is now elected as our group commander for the next year. So congratulations to

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him. Um so we wanted to go over a few of our accomplishments that we've had um regarding the transition and everything. Uh we got our unit evaluation from headquarters this year which we uh got a meet standards on which we did very well. We brought all the entire school together. We organized it very well um

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with our inspector general. So I'd like to congratulate them on that. If we could go to the next slide please. So our unit uh this year we've done a lot of school events. Um, we've participated in many color guards for different sports at our school. We've done National Honor Society induction

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events. We've done a back to school night. We helped out there. And then we also did an eighth grade orientation, uh, which we participated in. Uh, we've recruited many more cadets. Our numbers have been steadily growing for the last three years now. Uh, we started at about 93 my freshman year and now we're up to,

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I believe, 120 cadets. Steadily growing on that. Our recruitment trips are also ongoing. We've been reaching out to all of the middle schools as of late. uh going there, speaking to the kids, encouraging them that they should come by. Um and we also have about 4,700

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community service hours, which is used towards our Silverstar community service award that is elected by the uh commanders up at the top every year to select units, which are the top 2%. Next slide, please.

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So, we wanted to talk about community service um and how we give back since that's our main goal here. Um, if we just like to go to the next slide, please. Uh, we participate in tunnels to hours every single year. Um, we've been going back participating and helping out and encouraging everybody who's running for

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fallen um, firefighters, first responders, people who lost loved ones in the event. We've also been doing our toy drives, which is happen every year. We can give back to more and more comm uh families who are struggling economically. Um, and that is all again organized by our student body. We

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organize the trips from start to finish. We also moved to a new building. Uh I'd like to take a moment to just thank everybody who participated in this. It was a student rant event. Uh we got the rooms at the start of the year and we went through we painted the rooms. We did a lot of construction. We created

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two fitting rooms. Uh which was a very big project but ran by our own. Um and we organized the entire room to look very nice and very accommodating. Um and I'd like to pass it off to Cadet Pelina to talk about color guard and raiders. Thank you, Cadet Humphrey.

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This year, color guard has been amazing for us. It has been better than any year prior. Uh, as you can see in the top photo, that is from this year's color guards at the football games, which we've done for many years, dating back at Memorial. Uh, this year, we also did

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multiple four wrestling meets. Uh, the photo to the right, that is the, uh, Memorial Day parade. Uh, I believe we've had three parades this year. Um, and those are a great representation of

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showing the respect that we have towards veterans and those who have served for our country. Um, and then that photo in the bottom is from a award ceremony for a cadet who obtained Eagle Scout. Um, we've done several other ceremonies as Cadet

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Humphrey said for National Honor Society and other such events. Next slide, please. Raiders, just like color guard, has had a huge increase um in prosperity this year.

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We did more more competitions this year than in prior years. Uh we did two competitions this year and within our second competition um left with two second place trophies and the first place

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overall trophy. That photo is on the bottom left down there from that um competition that was at Mount Olive High School. Uh as you can see, we all look very tired. Uh it was a rough

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uh 3k run with 25 lb rucks sacks on our back that we had just came back from. Um but we worked very hard to achieve that award. I'm oh so proud of all the people who are who were on the team this year and helped us to accomplish that.

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Other trips that we did this year um in the top there that is from the Jackson Police Station that is the county courthouse. Um so small court issues would get settled through there and this was a great opportunity for cadetses especially

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those who are interested in either joining police explorers or joining a police career um once they leave high school for them to see what that environment is like. So, we got a full tour of the station from detectives offices, um, interrogation rooms,

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holding cells, um, where they keep the vehicles, what equipment the police use in day-to-day stops, um, and what they commonly carry. Uh, the other photo is from a trip to Lakest Naval Base. Um,

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we visited the Hindenburg Museum. Uh that photo was taken within the hanger of the that the Hindenburg was kept in um back when it would be stored here. That was an amazing opportunity. I did go on that trip in the police one. I

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did really really enjoy this one. Uh you could just see the engineering that went into such a large hanger, hundreds of feet tall to fit such a large blimp. And before we had even gotten to the hanger, we got to see where the Hindenburg had touched down. And that was an amazing

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historic thing for the cadets to see firsthand, not just read about in a book or hear about in a lesson plan, but to physically walk on that same ground. Uh I do not believe there are photos. Maybe. Um next, next slide, please. I

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don't know. No. So there's not. Um we did also go to a trip to Washington DC. um with a handful of cadetses. Uh I did attend that trip and it was amazing. We got to see the Lincoln Memorial, the reflecting pools, uh the Washington

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Monument and on the way up to Washington we did get to see the National Air and Air and Space Museum and it was an amazing trip um for all the cadetses to go on. It was an overnight trip, so it was really a great bonding experience

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for some of the cadetses who weren't maybe weren't as connected before, but it was an amazing experience for us to go through those two days with one another. Now, we'll pass it back off to Cadet Humphrey for the rest of of the presentation.

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>> Thank you. So, a few more things that we're doing as far as RTC goes for the next years to come. Uh, firstly, we're organizing Raiders competitions at our own school. Uh we're trying to bring cadets in from other programs to our school so we can get more reputation for our own uh program, bring in more faces.

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We're also trying to do more for our eighth graders. We're trying to spread our program a little bit more to them. So, we're planning on going to even more um middle school and like elementary school events. We're trying to do orientations for them, you know, bring them to the program for a day and let them have a chat and see how the program

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runs. Um, we also are planning to try to build a volleyball net for our own cadetses at the school, you know, pending board approval and the district itself. U, so we'll see how that goes. We did our DC trip this year, which was very successful. The cadets helped plan that. It was all again organized by our

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cadets, which did a phenomenal job. So, we're trying to organize that again for the following years for cadetses to do more. And we're also trying to do more trips to flight simulators, go out of state more, and just give back to our community a little bit more than we have them. So, I'd like to thank the board for their time and letting us talk about

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our program tonight. >> Can we give these two cadets a round of applause? Thank you. [applause] Well done. Great presentation. Thank you for that. Uh thank you for also uh the flag salute and presenting the colors this evening. Um and congratulations uh ROC program. You had a big test this

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year moving. um you really did an excellent job um getting that all moved the decades that it has uh it it existed in this building and we moved it to the high school this year and um thank you for your service to the community to our

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school and um what wonderful experiences you've all had. So congratulations on a very successful year and again thank you for the presentation. I also just wanted to say thank you to the choir uh who sang the national anthem uh this evening. Wow. I had chills. I know that

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they may have all left, but uh wonderful wonderful wonderful um uh you know, amazing voices. And I also saw Jason Diaz in there singing. So, thank you Jason for singing as well. Um one of our music teachers. So, moving on tonight, uh

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board members, if you want to turn around again, um we have a couple of highlights that I'd like to share. Maybe we're not having slants. >> Oh, okay. We're doing goals, please. >> Okay. >> Mr. Are we doing uh highlights or goals?

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You want to start with goals? I can start with goals. It's fine. >> Okay. We have some highlights, some district highlights. [laughter] Um, and congratulations. I I know that the high school reps had already mentioned this, but Daniel Dpiro, who is actually in the audience tonight, right

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there. Congratulations. Third place, [applause] Daniel. Amazing work. you have really just um you know rocked it this year. Congratulations and so many thanks. Also, there was a standing ovation for

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uh a Township High School Sabrina Tamaro who earned the silver award silver award at the New Jersey State Teens Arts Festival in Vocal Music Theater for outstanding performance. Astonishing from Little Women. Uh if you've had not had the opportunity to hear her, she has

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performed incredible. [applause] Uh-huh. Uh Jackson Township Middle School held a 250 celebration in pep rally. Uh I think it was last Friday in fact. Uh I had the opportunity to attend. It was it was amazing. Uh it was wonderful actually. You can see in the the photo there, uh

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we had the Statue of Liberty president, Uncle Sam and George Washington. Uh the vets were honored there. Uh the band performed, the dance team performed. Um and they got to hear from one of our staff members about the importance of the Declaration of Independence. So, it

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was a was a great 250th celebration and the students got to participate in games. They got to earn lots of um tickets to earn awards and gifts and all sorts of things. Uh you can see the talented artists there uh that I'm pictured with who also had the

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opportunity to um you know share us with their glorious talent of art. Holy smokes. Congratulations to um the athletes who have uh committed to college to play division 1, division 2, and division 3 athletics. We have an

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incredible amount of athletes. I believe it's almost 50 athletes who have signed uh to participate and take part in um athletics at the college level. So, congratulations to all of them. It was an incredible day of signing. Uh they got to be acknowledged, honored, take

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pictures with their teams and their parents. What a great way to conclude their athletic careers in high school. Uh just yesterday, I was able to pop over to the 56 school. Um Miss um Miss Phillips had arranged for a a great

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puzzle dash event for both fifth and sixth graders. As you can see pictured here, they were um very life-siz like puzzles, creative thinking, critical thinking that students need to work together to solve um as a team. A lot of fun and they had great weather for it as

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well. And we had staff who were very much involved in that and participating and competing. And as always, you can check out our Facebook page for more information, um, and all of the highlights that happen throughout the school year. We've had so many wonderful things happen. So, um,

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board members, if you can stay facing that way, we are now going to move to, um, the yearly report on the closing of our goals. So, this is the time of the year where I report out on our board goals, our accomplishment of the board goals. And I will begin tonight by

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sharing some of the actions towards those achievements of those goals. Uh please note that there are many other actions that aren't even listed on these slides that go towards the achievement of the goals each year. We pulled out some of them highlighted the things tonight. I'm not going to read each

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slide to you, but allow you to read it, soak it in. I'll highlight one or two things from each slide as we move on. So this year's district goals, uh goal one focused around strong climate, united culture, and a sense of belonging. uh

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very big focus on this for for every year, but this year particularly with the restructuring and many staff members and students moving their schools. Uh you can see from this slide, we worked hard to have students feel connected in their schools. Um I'm not going to read all of that. Take a moment. I I'd like

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to pause there because this is just some of the sampling of things. There were so many things that were done. Moving on to the next slide. I'd like to point out here just that um again in relationship to goal one, we have put a

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survey out in the fall. We used that fall data to help us um plan and set goals for the year and use it to guide our work throughout the year. uh we've just re surerveyed our community and our parents and our and our students so that

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new goals can be set for the the 2627 school year. So that data is very important to us um to check our climate and culture and see how we're doing. Um and I just want to point out here um the new mascot was created this year for our new schools, our 56 school, our middle

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school, and our high school. And I um secretly hope that the rest of our schools will also adopt that mascot in future years. Continuing on with goal one, uh endless activities to help engage families. You see here listed some of the family evenings, some of the things that we do

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to celebrate our students, including our board highlights every month that also get shared out with the community after the meeting. Celebrating students and engaging parents was a big focus for us. Moving on to goal two,

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ensuring high expectations and strong supports and building academic excellence through growth and rigor. This year at the high school, there's a creation of model classrooms with teacher leaders to provide learning labs for all levels of our of our um high school English department and our

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students. There was also a creation of a K6 math coach to help strengthen the PD for our teachers to help uh continue raise that rigor and focus on instruction and academic excellence. Moving on with goal two, there were lots

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of activities here as well to um help us focus on those high academics, but I wanted to point out one that uh we strengthened intervention with the RISE grant by offering targeted tutoring uh for students and that targeted tutoring

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was extremely successful. The data showed great growth in our students and I'm happy to report out, in fact, I believe it's on tonight's agenda for approval, that we've also received additional money through that grant for summer tutoring to continue that tutoring program throughout the summer.

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Moving on to goal three, building academic excellence through growth and rigor. We adopted this year a much needed approach, new resources and approach to high school literacy. And we also provided the support and PD support

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around those new resources including the model classroom that I had just referenced before. And I do want to point out one other thing on this slide that the seal of biiteracy for our students uh we've we've increased our numbers there. Our exposure to that and we were we're happy to report that we

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have 27 students that will be receiving the seal of biiteracy. I know that will continue to grow. Goal four focuses goal four, five, and six focus around health and safety of our schools, finance, facility, transportation, and our homeschool

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connection and human resources. I'd like to point out the middle part of this slide and the mental health supports. Every year we see an increase in the needs of mental health for our students. And you'll see here some of the actions that we've taken this past year to help

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address um and support our students and our schools. I'm not going to read them to you, but you'll see the several areas in which we've increased to help that. Moving on to the next slide, I want to point out, and we've said this several times, and the board members,

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you've seen this through the approvals on the board member on the board agendas, that we have received over applied for and received over $1.4 million in grant money this year in all these variety areas. variety of areas and I just have to pause and say thank

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you to the staff who take the time to write those grants um and then implement those grants. We are better for it. In the area of homeschool connection, you'll see that uh obviously we've updated our website. We rolled over to

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the new website finally this year and we have increased enga engagement on our Facebook page. Um just about doubled it and we continue to to see that grow. So thank you for your support and following us throughout the school year and all the wonderful things that are happening.

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In a moment we'll see a little bit more about those goals. Turn now to the board goals themselves. The board sets four four goals every year. And you'll see here those those goals are set around fiscal curriculum and extracurricular communications and monitoring the goals.

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And you can see here the work that the board has done to ensure that they have um address those goals this year. They work with the business administrator and the superintendent and the architect to look at major facility needs and create a plan for updating those facility needs and also have worked with uh the

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business administrator and myself to identify a possible referendum with no tax impact to our taxpayers. They um have the annual October board meeting in which we report out the state of the schools.

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They have an opportunity to see the data and the growth and the areas in need of improvement in our district. And they continue to hold their committee meetings as you hear them and you'll hear them again tonight report out on those committee meetings in all areas across the district. And as you see tonight, the board is reviewing those

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goals. So this these actions to achieve our goals is the work of many many across the district and particularly this year we've experienced great change in the district. So it was important tonight to not just list out things on a slide that

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have been accomplished but to see them in action. Tonight we're going to show a video of a year in review. I'd just like to give a special thank you to Miss Irwin, Mr. Noble, Mr. Mr. Feron, digital media student Matt Gar

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for the ideas, filming and creation of the video. And I'd also like to thank Mr. Levenson, Mr. Palumbo, Mr. Author, Mr. Ratante, and Dr. Godleski. In the midst of everything going on at the end of the school year, we asked them to help us brainstorm and put ideas and

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coordinate this film into a video and film this and and form it into a video. And to all of those who were highlighted in the video, thank you so much. At the end of the video, you will also see that we're revealing the new Jackson School District crest. It is a draft and there

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will be some small tweaking based on feedback that we received. And then once that is finalized and tweaked a little bit, we will be sending it out to our schools for use. Special thank you to art teacher Jesse Basil and again to Allison Irwin for the creation of the

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crest and to the staff and the board members who weighed in with all of their votes. Our existing crest has served us well. We love it and but we wanted to preserve it but also we wanted to create a crest

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that was more recognizable for the elements and particularly uh the new district restructuring. We wanted to keep the shield recognize the importance of that the strength and unity of our district through that shield. And at the same time, this was an opportunity to refresh and redesign and ensure it

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reflects the values of our work every day. Most importantly, we wanted the crest to be designed and to highlight the three pillars of our district mission scholarship character and initiative. So, with that, if I could have

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everybody's attention to view the year in review, and then the final slide of our crest. Thank you. One year ago, our district began a new chapter. With financial [music] circumstances beyond our control, we made difficult decisions and embraced meaningful change. We knew that if we

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didn't, we risked losing many of the programs and opportunities and experiences that make Jackson School so special. Today, we have so much to be proud of. Even though it was difficult and emotional at times, our students, staff, families, and community came together with a shared purpose. We didn't just preserve what we love about

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this district. We created new opportunities for learning and connection. We became one Jackson, [music] united for excellence. We had new school names, new signs, and a new Jag in town. Designed by our staff, chosen by our community, and embraced by our schools.

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It quickly became more than a logo. It became [music] a source of pride. Because we were willing to change, the opportunities our students deserve were not just preserved, they were expanded. Two new AP courses joined our robust course offering. Ourmies continue to

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thrive. Enrollment is soaring and our Air Force Junior ROC program. We were able to offer students new electives and significantly more students pursued and earned the seal of biiteracy. >> Our choices also meant that every sport got to say in the game. Reconfiguration

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allowed us to continue to support our athletic programs, which helped us to shine. The Jackson Township marching band struck a perfect chord from the very beginning. >> Their one town, [music] one band sound helped us all lead our way to cooperate better and create better connections, leading us to have an incredibly

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successful season. [music] >> This year, the curtain still rose on incredible musical productions. Student artworks filled the halls on museum night and the art tech expo and our wood shop program thrived. [music] Different talents, different passions, one

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Jackson. >> The new Jackson Township [music] Middle School started the yearight with a pep rally that celebrated where our middle school students came from and where they were headed together. Learning doesn't only happen in the classroom. It happens in new opportunities like our mentoring program, the new wood shop elective made possible [music] by technology available

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in the 78 building, and an esports program funded through a $50,000 grant. >> As an early form JT56, every Jaguar has a den to call home, >> and the school worked hard to create strong connections. >> New intramurals at JT56 provide a nice transition between elementary and middle

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school. >> And our esports grand was also featured here, helping students level up teamwork, technology, and problem solving. At the elementary level, moving the fifth graders to their own school gave us a little bit of room to breathe and to bring in new exposure to the arts. Bringing back elementary instrumental [music] band and fourth

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grade chorus is truly music to our ears. >> And while much has changed around us, our elementary schools continue to be places where memories are made. >> We are keeping things exciting. From read across America and our mass leader event. Are you ready FOR THE NEXT SPEEDERS? >> TO field days filled with laughter,

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learning, and school spirits, Jackson Elementary School still rock. Restructuring [music] created the opportunity to move some long needed projects forward. While we still have a long way to go, we are finally in a position to rehabilitate, refresh, and [music] reinvest in our facilities. $1.3

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million in annual grant funding for our expanded [music] preschool program helps to support this early learning. This year, we adopted new curriculum, expanded resources for our classrooms, and secured millions of dollars in grant funding. >> Through this entire experience, many [music] of our staff had to adjust to

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different roles or to different schools. They rose to the occasion and spent the entire year showing our students what unity and teamwork is. [music] We never lost sight of what the students need or the supports they deserve. >> The township of Jackson is 100 square miles, and we needed to develop new bus

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routes for our new structure. Our transportation staff adjusted and found a way to reroute our entire district. >> Thank you to all our wonderful bus drivers who get us to school and home each day. >> And we never stop celebrating their accomplishments. >> From age three to the turning of the tassel, we know that our job is to help

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[music] students grow in scholarship, character, and initiative, and help them find their path that's right for them. Whether that journey leads to a college campus, a trade, an apprenticeship, military service, or a career close to home, we [music] celebrate every destination. Because when students find their purpose, there's no limit to what

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they can achieve. >> As we prepare to celebrate the first graduating class of Jackson Township High School, we reflect on what [music] this year has shown us. That change, when guided by purpose, can create opportunity. And that when a community rallies around its students, [music]

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remarkable things can happen. [applause] It's hard to have words, you know. It's just Thank you to everybody who produced that. Um, and thank you to the educators for

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making this dramatic change with us and just for believing in in this restructuring and making this happen. Seeing what our students experienced um really warms my heart. Um, as you can

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see, makes me emotional. Uh, it's always been about our students and everything that we've done was for them. Thank you to our staff, our educators who just amazingly stepped up and made sure our students felt loved, welcomed, appreciated and

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while all educating them at the same time. So, thank you and thank you to everybody. I I know this was a big ask at the end of the year, but I felt it was important for everybody to see our goals in action and that we represent oursel

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with tradition with all of the things that have been in place for a longstanding time here in Jackson, but also the new as well through the new crest. So, thank you everyone for that. Um, I'm going to move on. I have one last statement and if I could just ask

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everybody to bear with me. This is my last meeting as superintendent. [snorts] I tried not to be long, but it's a little long. Um, so bear with me. And it's a little hard. Um, I have to say it's probably a good thing that my family has never been in the audience

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before tonight. Um, it's a little hard. So um my final uh, remarks. I've spent weeks I'm going to read. It'll be help helpful if I read. I have spent weeks thinking about what I wanted to say tonight. As one concludes a 35-y year career in

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education, there's a great deal of reflection, gratitude, pride, and quite honestly, a roller coaster of emotions. And those of you that work with me know that there [snorts] are so many memories lessons challenges and blessings that it becomes difficult to capture them all in just a few minutes.

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But after much thought, this is what I landed on. When you enter the field of education, you do it with purpose. You do it to serve others. You do it because you believe you can make a positive difference in the world around you and most importantly in the lives of

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children. Education is not simply a profession. It is a calling. It is work that matters. As I look back on my career, I realize how incredibly fortunate I have been. I have been blessed to work alongside extraordinary people. Throughout my

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journey, there were mentors, colleagues, and leaders who saw something in me that I didn't always see in myself. They challenged me, encouraged me, pushed me, supported me, and believed in me. Their confidence helped shaped the educator and leader I am and that I became, and

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for [snorts] that, I will forever be grateful. On a personal note, I wanted to thank my family. Public service often requires sacrifices that extend far beyond an individual's serving. Thank you for your endless support, encouragement patience and

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understanding during all those moments when I had to leave a dinner, step away from a family event, answer one more phone call, or address one more issue. You carried me through the difficult times and celebrated successes with me. I could not have done it without you.

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The past six years as superintendent have certainly not unfolded the way I expected. Shortly after accepting this position, we found ourselves navigating a global pandemic unlike anything any of us have ever experienced. At the same time, Jackson was being devastated by a

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flawed funding formula that pushed our district towards a fiscal cliff years before any other district would face similar challenges. The decisions we were forced to make were not easy. No superintendent or board of education wants to close schools, eliminate

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programs, or reduce staff, or restructure a district. Those are some of the most difficult decisions educational leaders have to make. Yet, throughout these challenges, our focus remained clear, preserving opportunities for students, and ensuring the long-term

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stability of this district. Throughout it all, I have tried to listen, seek to understand, to lead with compassion, to lead with integrity, and to keep students at the forefront of every decision. While the circumstances were often difficult, our mission never

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changed. The truth here is that none of this work that we have done is done alone. I want to thank the members of the board of education for your support, trust, and confidence throughout these past six years. I am deeply appreciative of the partnership we shared and the difficult

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decisions we navigated together. I want to thank what I truly believe is one of the finest central office teams anyone could ask for. Your dedication, your professionalism, and your unwavering commitment to students made even the most challenging days manageable.

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To our administrators, teachers, and support staff, thank you. You are the heartbeat of this district. Every day you show up for children and make a difference in the ways that often go unseen. Your work matters more than you know. And to our students, you are and

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always will be the reason we are here. Students are our most valuable asset. They are the future of our community, our state, and our nation. An investment in students is an investment in the future of our country. I continue to believe that every child deserves access

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to outstanding educational opportunities regardless of where they live. And I hope that one day the state listens and a full funding uh formula supports the students here in Jackson as it should. As I reflect on these past years, I'm reminded that the fact that this

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district remains strong, stable, and filled with opportunities for students is because of the people working in our schools. The people sitting here tonight and the people throughout this community. Together, we made difficult decisions. Together, we did the hard work. And together, we preserved a great

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school district. And for that, I am proud. I am proud of what we accomplished. I am proud of how we persevered. And I am proud that Jackson will forever be united in excellence. It is certainly difficult to walk away from a district that I have cared so deeply about and a community that has

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become so an important part of my life. For the past 11 years, I have poured my heart into this district, always striving to ensure that students of Jackson had every opportunity possibly to learn, grow, and succeed. Yet, while retirement brings mixed emotions, it

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also brings peace of mind. I leave knowing that this district is stable, resilient, and positioned for continued success. Most importantly, I leave knowing that the leadership of this district is transitioning to Mr. Beginsky. I have had the privilege of working alongside him and witnessing

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firsthand his commitment to students, staff, and this community. Jackson is fortunate to have him as its next superintendent. And I'm confident he will continue to lead this district with vision, integrity, and student center focused. As I close this chapter, I find myself

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reflecting on the simple truth. Education is ultimately about people. It's about relationships. It's about believing in others and helping them see the possibilities in themselves and creating opportunities that can change someone's life. While I may be retiring

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from my position, I will never retire from believing in the power of public education or from believing in the incredible potential of young people. To our students, remember this. Your future is not determined by your challenges, but by how you respond to

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them. Be courageous, be kind, seek to understand, work hard, continue learning, and never underestimate what you are capable of achieving. Know you can do hard things, and never stop believing that you can make a positive difference in the lives of others. As I

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close my final comments tonight, I do so with a heartfilled with gratitude. Gratitude for the opportunity I have been given, the friendships I have formed, and the lessons I have learned, and the countless lives that have touched mine through this journey. Thank you to the board of education, our

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staff, our families, and our community for allowing me the privilege of serving. Most of all, thank you to the students who have given me purpose every day for the past 35 years. It has been an honor and a privilege. Thank you very much. [applause]

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I conclude my comments. [applause] [applause] Thank you. So, there's more. The good news is I'm not long- winded. [sighs] Good evening everyone. Tonight we

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recognize a leader whose service to this district has left a lasting impact on our students, staff, and families and community. It is both a joyful and bittersweet occasion as we honor Superintendent Nicole Perily on her retirement.

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Leadership is often measured during moments of success when achievements are celebrated and goals are reached. But the true measure of leadership is revealed during times of adversity. During your tenure, this district faced challenges that tested all of us. There

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were moments of uncertainty, difficult decisions, and circumstances none of us could have fully anticipated. Yet, through every turbulent time, you led with steadiness, integrity, and resolve. What made your leadership exceptional was not simply your ability to manage

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trials, but your ability to unite people through it. You reminded us that even during difficult times, our mission remained unchanged to serve students with excellence, care, and purpose. Because of your leadership, this district emerged stronger, more

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resilient, and more connected. But beyond the challenges, your legacy is found in everyday moments that you defi that define a great superintendent, the relationships you built with staff, the trust you earned from families, the opportunities you created for students,

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and the culture of professionalism and respect you cultivated throughout this district. You have been more than a superintendent. You've been a mentor, a partner, a listener, and an advocate for this entire community. On behalf of the board of education, thank you for your unwavering

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dedication, your courage during challenging times, your years of service to our community. We wish you happiness, health, and fulfillment in this next chapter. You've earned this moment and we are deeply grateful for all you have given

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to us. With that being said, as we thought about how best to express our gratitude tonight, we realized that our own words could only go so far, especially since students were at the heart of each decision that you made. So, it seemed only fitting that the voices we hear next should be theirs.

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The students of the Jackson Township High School would like to offer a special musical tribute, one that speaks to the profound impact a person can have on the lives of others and how that impact remains long after they move on into their next chapter. Ladies and

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gentlemen, please welcome the Jackson Township High School Chorus under the direction of Rebecca Young. [applause] >> [music] [music] >> I've heard [singing] it said [music] that People come into our lives for a

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reason, bringing something [music and singing] we must learn. And we are led to those who help us [singing] most [music] to grow if we let them.

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And we help [singing and music] them in return. Well, I [singing] don't know if I believe [music] that's true. But I know [singing] I'm who I am today

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[music] because I knew you. [singing] Like a comet [music] wid as it passes [singing] the sun. Like a stream that [music] meets a boulder halfway through [singing] the world.

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Who can say [music] I've [singing] been changed for the better? Because [singing and music] I knew you. I [singing] have [music] been changed for good.

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[music] It will [singing] be that we will never [music] be again. and in this [singing] lifetime. So let [music] me say so much of me [singing and music]

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what I learned from you. You be with me [music] [singing] like a hand on my heart. And now [music and singing] whatever way our story ends,

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I know [singing] you have rewritten [music] life by being my friend. [music] Like a ship [singing] from his glory by a wind of the sea

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of my sky [singing] in [music] a distant world. Who [singing] can say I've been [music] changed for the better? Because [singing] I knew you. [music]

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Because I knew you. I [singing] have been changed [music] for good. [singing] And just to clear the air, I ask forgiveness [music] for the things [singing] I've done. You

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blame me before. But then I [music and singing] guess to share and [singing and music] see anymore. [singing] [music]

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[singing] [music] [singing] I've been changed [music] for [singing] the better. Do believe I have been changed for the better. [music]

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And because [singing] I knew you [music] because I knew you. Because [singing and music] I knew you my heart is [singing] [music]

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[music] for [singing] God. [music] [music] [singing] >> [applause] [applause] >> That was absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much, Miss Young. Thank you. Thank

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you, students. It was beautiful. Just perfect. Thank you. [applause] What do you want to do? And last thing, Miss Primilli, is there's a box behind you and it's not a birthday gift

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and it's from the entire board of education. Um, we're really proud of this gift, so we kind of want you to open it if you don't mind. [laughter] >> Oh my. >> Yeah. [cough] Thank you. Oh my goodness. So, for those of you that want to know,

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>> it's a stepping stone that we got made with our merger. Congratulations. [laughter] [applause] >> Thank you for your words. >> Okay. All right. So, back to business.

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Um, are you ready, Miss Merly? Can we get back to business? >> Business now. Do we have to? >> Oh, thank you. I'm truly honored and touched. Thank you, everyone. I'd like to turn the meeting over to Miss Blood for her report.

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Um, wish Mrs. permilly a long, happy, healthy retirement. You obviously have made an amazing difference in the lives of students and the community here in Jackson. And I'm sure, no doubt,

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everywhere you've been in the 35 years that you've dedicated to education. And I have no doubt that you will make a difference as you continue in your retirement. Um, I wish you the very best. It has been a pleasure to work alongside you.

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[clears throat] >> Uh standing committee report building buildings and grounds. >> Some capital improvement projects districtwide. Johnson Elementary installed a new exhaust fan motor and belts in the 200 wing bathrooms. Holman Elementary replaced a burned out blower

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motor in room 302. Crawford Rodriguez repaired fencing along the bus loop. Uh Jackson Township Middle School Fine Arts Auditorium rooftop AC unit replaced motor sheav and belts, repaired potholes in the main parking lot, and repaired

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the 4-in sprinkler mainline piping. Jackson Township High School visitor side stadium bleachers were powerwashed, installed a new well pump motor and sprinkler water bypass for the athletic fields and secured the roof hatch and three entry doors to the stadium press

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box districtwide. Uh completed the annual right to know survey districtwide and compliance review. >> Thank you. Um, this is a little long, so bear with me. Tonight's policy updates are

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primarily housekeeping items required by changes in state regulation, federal and grant requirements, and recent legislation. Key updates include revisions to curriculum and graduation policies to align with the New Jersey standards and assessment regulations, including increased curriculum

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transparency and updated career readiness requirements. We are also adopting a new policy regarding state endorsed high school diplomas. Other notable changes include expanded employee eligibility elig eligibility for family leave, new requirements for

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posting legal notices on the district website instead of in newspapers, updated federal grant compliance and procurement policies, and revisions to special education reporting relating to restraint and seclusion. Additionally, regulation 22000, regulation 2411, and

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regulation 2460.30 are being abolished because the requirements have been incorporated into policy and are no longer applicable. Finally, the board will discuss a proposed revision to policy 2430 regarding participation in co-curricular

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activities for certain Jackson residents attending specialized education programs. A summary of the policy updates for June 2026. This is standards and assessments NJAC6A um colon 8 updates. These revisions stem

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from a full state level overhaul of the standards and assessment code superintendent duties. Policy 1230 minor language cleanup clarifies reporting requirements to US DOE NJDOE and executive county superintendent.

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Curriculum policy 2200. We written to require public posting of curriculum pacing guides and core instructional instructional materials and to guarantee students access to advanced gifted coursework.

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The companion regulation R2200 is abolished and folded in. Career counseling policy 2411 renamed from guidance counseling to career education and academic counseling with a new emphasis on career exploration.

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Regulation 2411 is abolished and merged in. High school graduation policy 5460 updated science credit requirements replaces 21st century life and careers with career readiness. District will participate in the seal of biiteracy

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program but will not commit board funds for testing costs. High school diplomas policy 5461 new policy replaced new policy replacing GED references with the New Jersey high

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school equivalency assessment NJHA. General policy updates. Board meeting notices. Policy 0162 and policy 0162.01. Under new state law, legal notices no longer need to be published in

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newspapers. They must now be posted on the district's official website with a homepage hyperlink kept visible for at least one week and archived for at least one year. Family leave policy 1643. Significant change. Eligibility is now

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after only 250 hours worked down from 1,000 and three months of employment down from 12. This will increase the number of eligible staff considerably. Equitable School Practices Poly Policy 2260 updated to absorb equity related

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provisions previously in the abolished regulation 2411 ensu ensuring full compliance with the comprehensive equity plan C special ed compensorary services regulation 2460.30 30 abolished. This

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was a COVID error regulation that expired after the 2324 school year. Restraint and seclusion policy. Whoop. Sorry. How do I make it smaller, Dan? Oh, I got it. [laughter] Sorry.

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Uh, restraint and seclusion policy 5561 now requires the superintendent to report all restraint seclusion incidents through the student safety data systems SSDs. Federal grant policies policy 6112

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regulation 6115.01 policy 6115.02 O2 policy 6311 updated following OFAC audits to title one fund usage regulation 6115.01

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was completely rewritten. The others received minor revisions. All are mandated for districts receiving federal funds. School nutrition procurement policy 8561 aligned with NJDA's October 2025 model policy updates

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purchase thresholds $7,950 micro purchase $53,000 small purchase and adds by American in quotations provisions for pro food procurement.

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Finally, co-curricular activities policy 2430 proposes allowing Jackson residents attending non-Jack public vote schools full-time to participate in co-curricular activities not offered at their resident high school while barring

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duplication of experiences already available to them to ensure equitable experiences for all students. Um, we do not have another date for another meeting as of yet. Uh, we are looking into July. Thank you.

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>> Thank you. Uh scholarship report, Mr. Walsh. >> Scholarship. Well, all recipients of scholarship when you get invoice from the school you are going to follow the website, send the invoice in and they will cut you a

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check. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh now moving on to policy and regulations. I need a motion for approval of policy first reading revised. Motion second discussion roll call

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>> Mrs. Cass >> yes >> Dr. Osman >> yes >> Mr. Walsh >> yes >> Mrs. Rivera >> yes >> Mr. McCarron >> yes >> Mrs. Gardella >> yes I need a motion for approval of policy new motion >> second

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>> discussion >> roll call >> Mrs. Cass >> yes >> Dr. Mr. Osman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gardella. >> Yes. I need a motion for approval of regulation adoption. Motion.

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>> Second. >> Discussion. >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cardella. >> Yes. I need a motion for approval of policy regulations abolishment. Motion.

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>> Second. Discussion roll call. >> Mrs. Cass, >> yes. >> Dr. Osman, >> yes. >> Mr. Walsh, >> yes. >> Mrs. Rivera, >> yes. >> Mr. McCarron, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gardella, >> yes. I need a motion for approval of the minutes. The close session meeting May 20th, 2026, and the official board

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meeting May 20th, 2026, business meeting. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera? >> Yes. Mr. McCarron, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gardella,

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>> yes. I need a motion for approval of the bill list. Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gardella.

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>> Yes. I need a motion for approval of treasurers and board secretaries report. Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Mr. Osby, >> yes. >> Mr. Walsh, >> yes. >> Mrs. Rivera, >> yes. >> Mr. McCarron, >> yes.

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>> Mrs. Gardella, >> yes. I need a motion to open the public forum on agenda items only. We will hold another public forum during this meeting for other questions. This public forum will be for questions on the agenda only. Motion >> second. >> Please sign in and state your name and

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whether or not you are a Jackson resident. Each person is allowed a maximum of three minutes to speak. No person may speak more than once on a topic until all others have been heard. Good to go. Are there any additional agenda item

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questions only? Seeing no one come forward, I need a motion to close public form. >> Motion. >> All in favor? All in favor? I >> I need a motion to move finance. Motion >> second >> discussion.

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>> I just want to say thank you again to all of the uh donations that we received. Um some of them were for the 250 year celebration and some were just um out of the kindness of people's hearts. So as always, I just always want to say thank you because we really do appreciate it. >> Roll call.

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>> Mrs. Cass. Yes, >> Dr. Osman. >> Yes, >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes, >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Gardella. >> Yes. I need a motion to move facilities. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Discussion.

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>> Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass? >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera? >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gardella? >> Yes. >> I need a motion to move programs. Motion. >> Second. discussion

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>> roll call. >> Sorry, you're in a hurry here. >> Uh, number three, what are the parameters for emergency virtual Okay. Uh, remote learning.

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>> Yep. So, every year we're required to submit an emergency virtual remote instruction plan. Um, but we are not in permitted to go virtual unless we have been three days in a state of emergency and we need approval from the county

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office to do such. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Discussion I mean roll. >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gardella. >> Yes. I need a motion to move students.

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Motion >> second. >> Discussion. >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Cass. >> Oh, were you going to ask something? Hold on. I went too fast. >> I have one one question. All right. Uh,

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in students number four, ABD. Okay. Is that next year it begins or has it already begun? Okay. The payments You'll see on the chart the dates of effective date that's listed there.

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That's the day that it starts. >> If you look in the chart, you see the effective date. So, all of these were are this year. >> Okay. All right. Thanks, >> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes.

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>> Mrs. Rivera? >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cardola. >> Yes. I need a motion to move personnel. Motion >> second >> discussion. >> No. >> Oh, good. Okay. Roll call. [laughter]

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>> Mrs. Cass. >> Yes. >> Dr. Osman. >> Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mr. McCarron. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gardella. >> Yes. Um, Epstein 7A, 25E, and 29R. Yes to everything else. [snorts]

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I need a motion to open the public forum on any topic pertaining to the board of education. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Please sign in and state your name and whether or not you are a Jackson resident. Each person is allowed a maximum of three minutes to speak. No person may speak more than once on a

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topic until all others have been heard. Hi, I'm Rebecca Galvin. I'm Brook Straoud. We're both the drum majors for the high school marching band. And we just wanted to thank Mrs. Per Millie for her leadership throughout this year's transition. At first, we weren't really sure what the marching band season was going to look like, but we all came

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together and bonded right away, forming lasting friendships. We wouldn't have had as successful of a season as we did without you. So, we wanted to present you with a champion championship t-shirt as a gift of appreciation from all of us in the GTHS

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marching band. >> [applause] >> Okay. Thank you so much. I'm so honored. I will treasure this forever. >> Are there any additional questions? >> Seeing no one come forward, I need a motion to close public forum. >> Motion. >> All in favor?

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>> I I'd like to open the meeting to board comments starting with Miss Cass. Um, I just want to thank the ROC uh for coming today. I think that was wonderful. And the choir, um, that was

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touching. Um, thank you for the band, too. That's great. The t-shirt. I think that's awesome. Um, you know, I'm going to be the emotional one, so I'm going to keep this very short. [laughter] I just want to say thank you. Um, working with you the last four years has been amazing. I think you know that. Um,

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you've been a mentor. Um, and I think everyone here tonight showed you what you mean to this district. So, I'm done. I just want to wish everybody a great night. I want to Oh, they're gone. Um, graduation's coming up. So, I just want to wish all the kids. I mean, they they're going on to new chapters. You're

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going on to a new chapter. So, I just uh wishing everybody great for that. Thank you. >> Thank you all for coming. Uh thanks to the students who sang today in the ROC. It was very nice night. Miss Porelli, we wish you nothing but the best. You

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deserve a wonderful retirement, happiness, health, lots of years of exciting next chapter in front of you. Um to all of the students who are either moving up or graduating this year, congratulations and I guess we will see many of you next

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year. Thank you. Uh, congratulations to all the spring sports teams. Did a great job. They were very representative. Uh, spec a specific shout out to the boys lacrosse team for

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winning their division. Okay. ROC was great. Okay. Chorus was great. Miss Pomelli is great. Now she's got to find some simple thing to do for the rest of her life like knitting or [laughter] I want to thank everyone for coming out,

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viewing us on live stream, the RFTC, the chorus, um the presentations. Congratulations on everyone's awards. I want to thank Miss Plly for her years of service and her well-deserved um retirement, wonderful retirement.

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And I want to congratulate everyone and good luck on the upcoming graduations. And everyone have a splendid and safe summer ahead. Anybody who questions the strength of our district needs to watch tonight's meeting. I mean, absolutely incredible.

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It was a great meeting. Um, so many talented kids and it was, uh, it was amazing to watch. Unfortunately, it was because of your retirement that we got to see everybody come forward. But, uh, I wish you all the best in retirement and I appreciate your leadership here.

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Thank you. I said a lot tonight, but I have one last thing to say from Allison Baroque, who couldn't be with us tonight. She said, "Nicole, congratulations on your retirement. It has been such a pleasure working alongside you. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and

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friendship these past 5 years. You will be greatly missed, but I am so excited for you as you begin this new chapter and all the wonderful adventures you will enjoy with your family and friends. Wishing you all the best, Al. I need a motion to adjurnn. Motion by acclamation.

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>> Yeah.