Pleasantville Public Schools Board Meeting May 12, 2026

Mhm.
>> Good evening everyone. Today is Tuesday,
May 12th, 2026 regular
school board action meeting. May we
please stand for the flag salute and a
moment of silence. Mr. President, may I
say something real quick? Yes.
As we proceed with the moment of
silence, I would like to say
Could we have a pause for in honor of
memory of officer Richard N. Moore,
former resource officer who served our
district and community with distinction.
Thank you.
This is to advise those present at this
May 12th, 2026 regular board workshop
action meeting of the Board of Education
of the City of Pleasantville and the
County of Atlantic that notice was given
on January 29th, 2026 of the revised
annual designation of the regular
monthly board meetings as required by
the provisions of chapter 231 of the
laws of 1975.
Notice thereof has been distributed for
publication in the press, posted in the
administration building, and forwarded
to the city clerk of the city of
Pleasantville within the time required
by said act. Roll call, Ms. White.
Roll call, Ms. White.
Ms. Aiken. Here.
Ms. Harris. Here.
Ms. Morgan.
Mr. Rodriguez. Present.
Ms. Sanchez.
Ms. Waters.
Ms. Silver. Present.
Ms. Rowell. Present.
We have everyone?
Okay. Next Next, we're going to have our
swearing in of oath for our new board
member, Mrs. Miller, by um Senator Vince
Polistina.
You're welcome. You can come up.
Thank you. We're going to give it to
Deondra.
Over there.
So, we're you. Thanks.
Welcome, Deondra. A lot of people start
their careers on boards of education, so
we look forward to getting you on here
and seeing what the future brings. And I
thank you for that. Yep.
Hello, everyone. Hi.
You're going to put a
You're going to put your left hand on
the Bible. Just
slide over here.
There you go.
Left hand on the Bible,
right hand in the air.
Ready? Yes. I, state your name. I,
Deondra Miller do solemnly swear do
solemnly swear that I will support that
I will support the Constitution the
Constitution of the United States and
the Constitution and the Constitution of
the state of New Jersey of the state of
New Jersey and that I will bear true
faith and that I will bear true faith
and allegiance and allegiance to the
same
>> and to the governments and to the
governments
>> established in the United States
established in the United States
>> and this state and this state
>> under the authority of the people under
the authority of the people
>> so help me God so help me God
I, state your name. I, Deondra Miller do
solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I
possess the qualifications that I
possess the qualifications prescribed by
law prescribed by law for the office of
for the office of member of a board of
education
>> member of a board of education and that
I am not disqualified and that I am not
disqualified
>> as a voter as a voter pursuant to RS
pursuant to RS 19 colon 4-1 19 colon 4-1
nor disqualified nor disqualified due to
conviction of a crime due to conviction
of a crime or offense listed in NJS or
offense listed in NJS 18A 18A colon 12-1
colon 12-1 and that I will faithfully
and that I will faithfully and partially
and partially and justly perform and
justly perform
>> all the duties of that office all the
duties of that office
>> according to the best of my ability
according to the best of my ability so
help me God so help me God
>> Congratulations.
>> Thank you. You're ahead of me there a
little bit, huh?
She had it down.
Thank you.
Thank you guys. Thank you.
Ms. Miller
We have extra seats right here.
Congratulations again, Ms. Miller.
Welcome to the Pleasantville Board of
Ed. We look forward to working with you.
Okay. Ms. White, can you do roll call
again, please?
Ms. Aikens Here.
Ms. Harris Here.
Ms. Miller Here.
Ms. Morgan
Mr. Rodriguez
Present.
Ms. Sanchez
Present.
Ms. Waters
Ms. Silver
Present.
Ms. Ruwell Present.
Okay, we're good. Okay, great. Next, we
have 1.6 public comments, agenda items
only. We ask you to come, state your
name. Uh remember, we do not discuss
personnel in public, and please be
courteous and respectful.
You have a sheet? No. You have a sheet?
Okay.
>> First we have Miss Tracy Hyland.
Good evening everyone. Good evening Dr.
Hyman Medley and to the board president
and to the board. I'm here on the agenda
is a use of facilities for the Victory
First Presbyterian Deliverance Church.
Um, I'm representing the church on this
evening and the church is just
requesting that the fees, the board fees
could be possibly waived for the event
if it's approved.
Um,
uh, we are very much aware that, you
know, the other costs must be in effect,
but we're requesting that the board
fees, which would, I think, subtract
about 350 from the fees, uh, possibly be
waived. Um, the church is doing a
building fund. It is a fashion show, um,
and it will involve uh, others that have
talents from the community and
surrounding area. Thank you for your
time. You're welcome. Thank you, Miss
um, Hyland.
Next we have Miss Kathy Watson from the
PEA president.
>> Good evening everybody. I left my road
glasses in the house and all I have is
my uh sunglasses but they're
prescription. Okay. Um and they cost a
lot of money.
Um so uh congratulations and welcome to
the board.
I hope you're like ready. Get get get
ready.
Um so I really do appreciate this board
because the last board just did whatever
they were told to do and I really see
that everybody here is reading. Miss
Harris, you're saying that the papers
are all over your
the the couch and everything and you're
looking through and I really appreciate
that you're doing that because that's
why we're in in trouble now, I think
because the previous board didn't pay
attention and didn't um
watch where the money was going.
>> Miss Watson.
>> Let it let it go. Miss Watson, please
don't
>> about here the $100,000
>> don't um defame anybody or say anything
about what uh another board did, okay?
Well, that's why we're in the situation
and I just had to sit here
>> Miss Miss Watson, please do not please
refrain from please refrain from talking
about other board members.
Please refrain from talking about other
board members. Let's stick to the agenda
items only.
>> I just said the other board. Please
stick to the agenda items only.
The um on here it says that we're
spending $100,000 on the stairwells. I
understand it was probably last year's
budget but the stairwells are not
supposed to be changed while the kids
and the adults and everybody's in the
building. They're going down and they're
grinding concrete and all that is up in
the air. The guys who are grinding the
concrete are wearing uh respirators and
they're not cleaning it up and it's
still in the stairwells and the next day
the school opens and the kids are
walking through the through this dust
and everybody's walking through the dust
and you're supposed to have
um controls. You're supposed to clean it
up. There's supposed to be uh, the air
is not supposed to circulate cuz it's
carcinogenic.
Um, also, I really hope that you keep
um, Dr. Hyman Medley on. I know that we
were here last night until 9:30
because um,
because you were interviewing and I I
really hope that you keep Dr. Hyman
Medley on. When the last superintendent
was on,
um, we had to Dr. Hyman Medley was a
president of the uh, administrators. I
was a president of the um,
the education the educators and we um,
we would we would work collaboratively.
We've already worked collaboratively.
The last superintendent only spoke to
the PEA seven times in 3 years. I spoken
to Dr. Hyman Medley
seven times today. I've spoken to Dr.
We're al- already working
collaboratively and she really knows the
district. She loves the district. She
knows what's up and the whole community
is rooting for Dr. Hyman Medley and not
somebody from the outside. We really
don't want to have anybody from the
outside and the one lady that we saw
come in here last night who we already
got rid of before, please don't hire
that lady again. Pretty please.
That's all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you.
Next we have Ms. Priscilla Noel.
Good evening, everyone. Good evening.
Buenas tardes, todos.
Um, I just want to make sure that we're
aware and that it's clear that we have a
distinction. I want to make the board
members aware that there should be a
distinction when someone's coming up as
a resident of Pleasantville such as me
and as someone coming up as leadership
as for employees, right? So, the last
person that came up here may have valid
concerns, but they live in a different
city. So, I just want to make sure you
all are aware so when we're using
terminology such as we, us, our,
they're not living in Pleasantville.
Okay. So,
why are the board minutes from last
meeting not on the agenda? Because I
wanted to ask the certain things about
the clubs, and considering that we don't
have a director of curriculum and
instruction,
and you know, things are up in the air,
who makes the determination of which
clubs will be reduced, and is it uh
stakeholders input, and how do we know
that those same needs at the high school
are same as the middle school as the
same as the elementary? Because I think
there are different needs, and to say
like art club is something that is
already given in art, it's not to the
same facet. So, I think there need to be
considerations in that aspect because if
you say art club is redundant, then
would you say intramural is redundant
because we have gym? So, I think we have
to be careful when we do it. And is that
title funds? I thought that was
separate, but I digress cuz I don't have
certification in educational leadership,
so I'm just leaning on you all to figure
that out for me.
Um as far as the replacement of
GoGuardian, I'm still concerned about
safeguards. Um I personally am not using
ClassDojo because they want me to
relinquish my federal rights that
protect my child until they're 13, and
I'm not for that in addition to using AI
software. So, for ClassDojo, it's a no.
Um 3.1
and 3.11 and 3.13, to Ms. Watson's point
about the dust and everything, the head
of facility should be responsible for
those controls. In the last meeting, he
stated, um I'm paraphrasing, that he had
staff members under him who weren't as
competent as they should be. And I don't
think that's in the position that
someone should be saying that out loud
considering that those people still work
here and he was the one that made the
final decisions of whether they continue
to work here. So, that is not a
reflection on the board, is not a
reflection on those employees, is a
reflection on his decision-making. And
so, when we say we're taking care of the
outside or the board approved the
outside, they approved the inside. As
the head of facilities, it is job to
instruct and advise that the inside and
the outside of a building is taken care
of. And that's my concern when we're
going forward and making these changes
in the high school is that it's done in
its entirety. Thank you, Ms. Noel. And
to speak to the question about the
stairwells and everything,
Dr. Honeycutt, can you speak to that,
please?
Can you answer that question?
That will be addressed. I will speak to
Mr. Brock tomorrow. I also want to
respond to general funds versus title
funds. Some of the after school
contracts are coming through the title
funds, but a lot of them are coming from
our general funds. The principals do
work with the stakeholders to see which
ones will
They will work with the stakeholders to
make sure which ones are the best ones
to keep for our students, but we also
looked at the attendance. So, I don't
think art club is a redundant club. I
made an example the last meeting about
For example, if if we have like four
kids showing up for art club, we still
would get art for our babies during the
school day. But if you have 10 or more
students
attending art club, that's a club that
we should keep. So, that's some of the
factors we took into consideration.
Thank Thank you, Dr. Honeycutt.
May I have a motion to close public
comments?
Motion by Mrs. Silver, Madam second.
>> Mrs.
Um
one second.
Where we at?
You did it on the Oh, you did it on
general general items only. Did you want
to speak for
um
items on the agenda?
Yes, ma'am. Okay. We can extend that
courtesy to you
since you signed the wrong list. What's
your name?
George Murray. George Murray? Okay.
Good evening, board. Good evening.
First of all, thank you for serving
as board members.
I've been here in Pleasantville as a
teacher.
This is my 27th year.
1998 when this building opened.
I've seen quite a bit of change.
We need some consistency.
I am hoping that our next superintendent
will be someone who comes
who is invested in the building,
in the district,
who has been in the district, knows the
district through and through,
and can
commit themselves
that they will be here
for the long haul.
Someone who's got heart.
Someone who cares for the teachers,
the students,
and just the whole community.
Now, we've we've got somebody on the on
the uh
um
who's who's applied for that job that
opportunity here.
Miss Hyman-Medley, Dr. Hyman-Medley. She
has been She's graduated
from the Pleasantville district.
We need someone who She's got heart.
And we need someone like that
to run this district.
It's
the number of superintendents that I've
come to see them coming and going
is ridiculous.
We need some consistency.
We need someone with heart,
someone intelligent, someone capable,
and we've got that person.
And I hope you'll all back her up.
Thank you very much.
Thank you so much.
Okay. Now, may I have a motion to close
public comments?
May I have a motion to close public
comments?
Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a
second?
>> Second. Seconded by Ms. Aikens. Any
questions? No questions. Roll call, Ms.
White.
Ms. Aikens. Yes.
Ms. Harris. Yes. Ms. Miller. Yes.
Ms.
Mr. Rodriguez. Yes.
Ms. Sanchez.
Yes.
Ms. Waters.
Yeah.
Yes.
Ms. Silver. Yes.
Ms. Rowell. Yes. Motion carried. Next
1.7, the solar energy presentation.
They didn't come. Okay.
Uh they didn't come, so we're going to
skip that. Next is what?
>> Wait a minute. I have a question about
that.
Wait a minute. You have to move it first
if you have a question.
>> All right.
Uh she has a question about it, so
Um do we have to move it or second or
she can just ask a question?
>> Well, no, cuz they they were supposed to
do a presentation.
>> can just ask the question.
Um my question is um when did the board
approve for them to come and do a
presentation? Is this the same
um solar panels that I've been asking
about what's the contract and what are
they giving us and why are we paying
them? Right. Oh, so they were coming to
tell that.
>> Right, they answer the question cuz the
contract ends ends in May. So, they were
supposed to come because it was a
15-year contract solar panel contract.
>> Okay.
Any other questions about that?
No the questions. Uh 1.8, can I have a
motion for the monthly fire drill and
safety report?
Motion. Motion by Ms. Aikens. May I have
a second?
Second.
>> Second by Ms. Harris. Any questions?
No questions. Roll call Ms. White.
Ms. Aikens? Yes.
Ms. Harris? Yes.
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters? Yes.
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Yes.
Ms. Rowell? Yes. Motion carries.
Next 1.9, uh board president comments. I
just wanted to say um
a special thank you to Dr. uh Hyman
Medley and um
Mrs. White for
uh
working hard and trying to close the gap
on the budget and getting it passed. I
know it wasn't easy. Um
just want to thank you on behalf of the
board for what you did. Um
and with that, that's it.
>> Thank you.
You're welcome.
I I know it wasn't easy and just want to
thank you guys for, you know, working
with the staff and everyone that you
work with to help make this successful
event.
Um next is
uh board minutes. May I have a motion
for 2.1?
Motion. Motion by Mr.
Marino. May I have a second? Second.
Second by Mrs. Silver. Any questions
about
board
minutes from April the 21st?
No questions?
Roll call Ms. White.
Ms. Atkins?
Hold on. She said hold on one second.
I think she had a question.
Okay.
Ms. Harris?
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Ms. Silver?
Ms. Rowell?
>> Yes. Motion carried. Next, may I have a
motion for 2.3 board minutes from April
the 28th?
Motion. Motion by Mr.
I'm sorry, Mr. Rodriguez may I have a
second?
>> Second.
>> Second by Mrs. Harris. Any questions?
No questions? Roll call Ms. White. Ms.
Atkins?
>> Yes. Ms. Harris? Yes.
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Abstain. Absent.
Ms. Rowell?
>> Yes. Motion carried. Okay.
Finance.
You guys got chance to call everyone,
right?
Did you get a chance to call everybody?
>> Okay. Um sorry about that. Uh we're
going to do finance. Um I need a motion
for 3.1 to 3.20.
Don't all speak at once.
May I have a motion?
Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I have a
second?
Second. Second by Mr. Rodriguez.
Any questions?
Yes.
>> Did you talk to her? Did you guys talk
to her?
Okay. What What's your question? Um
I think my question is for
us to table
uh these um these legal bills until we
can
look through them again.
Okay. Um
That's why we had sent them home.
>> And did you have a conversation with um
Dr. Harmon Medley and um
Ms. White earlier? You still don't feel
cuz
>> Cuz some of these are duplicate bills.
Um Some of the invoices Okay. Like do
you have any specific invoices cuz I
think some of them may have to be paid.
Which ones are there you know?
I mean we can go through them but I
don't know if you want to do it out
here.
Okay.
>> But some of them are duplicate. I just
think you look at the descriptions of
these invoices.
The ones that are duplicates, we should
not be paying. Right.
Um and again you got to compare the
invoices. I did. Okay. So I would say
y'all should table that. All right.
So, what are you going to do with this?
The legal bills, will approve everything
except the legal bills?
Mrs.
Um
Akins, if we go over them in executive
session, do you think that you can um
be satisfied by then? I think cuz some
of them
I mean, we can go over them. Okay. Okay.
Okay, so we'll take that into it. We'll
take that into executive session. All
right, sounds good. So,
um
I need to amend that, am I correct? Cuz
we want to do everything and
table the legal bills.
They're not really being tabled. They're
They're the the question They're
questions about the bills that you want
as part of discussion and you're
concerned about necessarily having that
discussion in public.
Um is that Are Are
Are these our bills that you're talking
about, Taylor Law Group?
Be- Because Because
>> any legal bills.
Oh, I I don't know if you have other
legal bills. The extent to which there
are any duplicates from our law firm, we
do not expect the public to pay for
duplicates of our
>> Mrs. We'll go into executive session.
We'll talk about that, Mrs. Akins. So,
Where are we at?
The motion is is
May I, Madam President? One second.
Okay. Okay, yeah, we'll table the bill
list and do everything else.
Um
All right, for now the the the bill list
is being tabled subject to discussion in
executive session. Yes. And then it will
be taken off the table for
action.
>> Yeah.
Okay. Sounds good. Okay. So,
um do I have to take everything back?
Okay, so we're going to approve
everything but except the bill list.
On finance.
3.3
Oh, all the bill lists.
Yeah, everything but except
Yeah, we're going
approve Yeah, everything on the bill
list but except 3.3 3.3, I'm sorry.
On 3.2 because
3.2 is the current bill list and 3.3 are
the legal bills from April, so it's two
separate ones. So, you want to table 3.2
and 3.3. Okay, yeah. I'm sorry.
Yes, so we're tabling 3.2 and 3.3. I'm
I'm sorry, Madam President. Just one
thing. I think we put too much in
in the one thing and now it's like,
okay, you want us to approve and then
this is the old
It's too much in the one. It's like it's
It's stuff we already said no to. It's
coming back.
How many times is it going to keep
coming back? If we're saying no and
we're not getting the proper information
that we need. I guess I did talk to Miss
Miss Miss Diamond Medley. That's not
That has nothing to do with I'm just
saying if the board votes no or says no,
then we have to come back with the
proper um
proper
showing of why why we should approve it.
You're just giving it back to us and now
I'm sitting here looking through 20
things and you're saying, "Okay, we're
just going to approve it." So, which one
are you saying that are you questioning?
Can you just um say them to me, what
numbers?
3.17, 3.18, 3.19, which ones are there?
Well, I still want to know about this
3.15 about the sewer line.
And and I want to know about 3.16. I
understand it has something to do with
the school. But, I'm trying to figure
out the new school.
But, what I'm trying to figure out is
that, you know, I sat home again. I tell
y'all I'm a very good thinker.
And
they want us to waive all these fees for
them, but they won't approve this to get
for 300 and something dollars.
It's like 300 on one, 265 right here.
They couldn't just do it. It seems like
it's like a hassle for no reason.
Okay.
All right. So, those are the two. So,
okay. So, we can discuss those in
executive session, too.
>> So, we're going to pull back
3.16, 3.15, 3.16
and 3.17.
We'll just pull the whole finance back.
Thank you. We'll pull the whole finance
back.
Who motions so I can take it off the
table? I motion Mrs. Can you resend your
motion?
Who second?
I got you. Mr. Rogers Will you take your
second back?
Okay. I'll take it back.
So, I need a motion to table it.
Correct.
Or what? Or skip it. Yeah. Motion. Yeah.
May I have a motion to table finance?
The whole entire finance.
Motion. Motion by Mrs. Aikens. May I
have a second? Second. Second by
Mrs. Harris. Any questions?
No questions. Roll call, Ms. White. Ms.
Aikens? Yes.
Ms. Harris? Yes.
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Yes.
Ms. Rowell?
>> Yes. Motion carries.
Next is transportation 4.1. We don't
have anything. Next we have facilities
5.1.
May I have a Okay.
Um
we're going to table um
facilities
and talk about that in the back
because of the one item that came up.
Okay. Next is human resources.
Now, do you need a motion to table it?
It It's on the agenda for action, so
>> may I have a motion to table facilities?
Motion. Motion by Mr. Rodriguez.
May I have a second?
Second. Second by Ms. Atkins. Any
questions?
Yeah, did something change? That's why
we got to take it table it something? Um
well, someone had came up and asked um
had a concern about waiting something,
so yes. Yeah. Okay. All right. Um
any other questions? Go ahead.
Roll call Ms. Ms. White.
Ms. Atkins? Yes.
Ms. Harris?
Yes.
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Yes.
Ms. Rowell? Yes. Motion carries. Yes.
Okay. Next human resources. May I have a
motion for 6.1 to 6.11?
I have a motion. No.
Human resources 6.1 to 6.11.
>> Motion. Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I
have a second?
Second.
>> Second by Mrs. Harris.
Any questions?
No questions.
Roll call, Ms. White.
Ms. Aikens? Yes.
Ms. Harris?
It's 6.1, right?
Thank you. Madam Chair,
we're in the middle of a
um
roll call. One We're in the middle of a
roll call. One second.
Okay, I just I couldn't hear what the
roll call was for. Oh, it's for human
resources. I'm sorry. 6.1 to 6.11.
Whoever is near the mic is like rustling
papers or something, and that's all I
hear. Okay, it's 6.1
to 6.11 human resources.
Did
No, we're waiting for Sorry. Ms. White,
I'm sorry.
No.
6.1 what?
6.1 6.1 to 6.11 human resources.
And it has also, just to remind the
board members, it has the staff
reappointments in here.
The staff reappointments for next year.
Sorry, I'm going to recede that vote and
I'm going to say yes. Okay, thank you.
It's so many It's so
This is 6.7.
>> Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Let me just clarify if this motion is to
approve 6.1 all the way through. Yes.
>> Yes. 6.11. Okay, is there any way
since this is complete HR, correct? Yes.
Can we table if HR number
Um hold on one second. Number 67 for
discussion?
67?
What page?
There was no 67.
No, she said number.
Oh.
Is that on the list?
>> No, she's talking about Oh. Oh, okay.
Where are we at?
>> Um We're in the middle of a motion so
she wants to
What do we have to do?
>> Here. Now.
Is the If you don't mind, is is the
request to discuss since it's personnel,
it would have to be discussed in
executive session? Just the leaves of
absence, is that what you're looking to
discuss?
>> Say that again. Oh.
Oh.
I No, I I understand that. I understand
that. But
did you say 6.7 you wanted table?
No, she's saying 67.
Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh, I see. I see. Right.
I Oh, I
>> So I get it. Yes.
So, what do we have to do? Cuz we're in
the middle of roll call. How does this
work? Can we pull back real quick? Can
we Can we Can we pull back? Just real
quick.
Can we pull back this motion for human
resources? I'm so sorry.
>> Just real quick. Real quick. Who
motioned human resources?
>> motioned and Miss Harris seconded.
>> back, Miss Silver? Take my point.
May I take the second back? Who took
second it?
>> was the second. You take it back? Yeah,
take it
>> Okay, take it back. Okay. Um I also have
a I want to
Uh So, technically technically what I'm
asking, I guess it would be like
reappointments. 6.2 is the one I had I
had a question with, not the whole HR
agenda. Got you. Okay, so that's
something we would have to talk about in
executive session, um
Miss Sanchez.
>> So, it would just be 6.2 and the rest
you could vote on. But I also want to
say for 6.2,
um
number 222,
I would like to have the board support
me in pulling that
staff member.
222?
Yes. Number 222 on the reappointment
list.
Number two Number 222.
I think I think we should President
>> Yeah, I think we should take this
>> might be a good time just to get a
couple of procedural things straight.
First of all, um
this is this is every spring boards of
education have to look at human resource
agendas with literally hundreds of names
because this is the time by law that the
board has to reappoint
um staff and the superintendent uh
decides to non-renew staff. So, May 15th
is considered to be a very important
date in that regard. So, the reason that
the board it receives uh an agenda with
literally hundreds of names on it is it
deals with
all staff in the district who the
superintendent of schools is
recommending for reappointment. And I
just say that just to explain why
uh
this agenda in particular is is so
thick. The second thing I just wanted to
mention, too, is that this board by
policy follows Robert's Rules of Order.
And Robert's Rules of Order uh has very
specific rules about how things are
supposed to go. And if somebody uh makes
a motion to table, for example,
um the way Robert's Rules of Order
uh
writes out how you're supposed to do
that is somebody makes a motion to
table, all discussion stops. Somebody
has to second it, and then there's This
is according to Robert's Rules of Order.
Um
there's supposed to be no discussion on
it. It's just because
if you have discussion on a motion to
table something, then it defeats the
motion to table because you're having
the discussion about the thing that you
want to table.
So so that's that's the way that's
supposed to work. Now, having said that,
Robert's Rules of Order, by uh decision
by the Commissioner of Education, cannot
interfere with the board's legal
responsibilities under 18A or 6A or any
federal or other laws that um
that we have to follow, that you just
swore an an oath to follow. So Robert's
Rules is just a procedural thing. I just
want the board, and I would like the
community to know that that's part of
what the board is doing. We have new
board members here. Um it's it's a
The There can be a huge learning curve
on all this in terms of the procedural
things, and I just thought it'd be
helpful for the board and the community
to know those particular issues. Right
now, what I'm hearing is that the only
human resource um
uh section that has been asked to be
tabled is 6.2,
correct?
Yes, correct. Excellent. So, that would
just be um
a motion to table, a second, and then a
vote as to whether we table that motion.
Okay. Okay.
Okay. As opposed to tabling the entire
human resource
uh agenda.
Okay, so um
we're going to do everything but set
6.2. 6.2. So, I may
>> And I think the motion, Ms. Waters, is
that your motion?
No, that was Mrs. Sanchez. Oh, I'm
sorry. So, what we'll do is approve the
human resources everything but set 6.2.
May I have a motion?
Motion. Motion by
Mrs. Silver.
May I have a second?
Second. Second by Mrs. Harris.
Questions?
No questions. Roll call, Ms. White.
Ms. A. Yes. Ms. Atkins. Yes.
Ms. Harris. Yes.
Ms. Miller. Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez. Yes.
Ms. Sanchez.
Yes.
Ms. Waters.
Yes.
Ms. Silver. Yes.
Ms. Rowell. Yes.
Motion carries.
Next, we have
curriculum and instructions. I mean no
policy. We don't have anything for
policy.
Uh next is eight curriculum and
instructions. May have a motion for 8.1
to 8
.3.
8.1 8.3. Motion. Motion by Mrs. Aikens.
May have a second. Second. Second by
Miss Miller.
Any questions?
No questions.
Roll call Miss White.
Miss Aikens. Yes.
Miss Harris.
Yes.
Miss Miller. Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez.
Yes, but I abstain from part D number
11.
Miss Sanchez.
Yes.
Miss Waters.
Yes.
Miss Silver. Yes.
Miss Rowell. Yes. Motion carries. Next
um we are going to go into executive
session to discuss
personnel and legal matters.
Go ahead.
And facilities. And facilities. I'm
sorry.
Go ahead Miss White. Um
We need a motion. This motion. May have
a motion by Mrs. Harris. May have a
second. Second. Second by Mrs. Aikens.
Any questions? No. No questions. Roll
call Miss White.
Miss Aikens. Yes.
Miss Harris. Yes.
Miss Miller. Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez. Yes.
Miss Sanchez.
Yes.
Miss Waters.
Yes.
Miss Silver. Yes.
Miss Rowell. Yes. And also to let you
know we will be taking some action when
we come out of executive session.
Read your disclosure.
We'll be taking what? Some action?
>> Actions.
When we come out of executive session.
Some of the matters
that have been
tabled, there may be board action on
some of those matters. Sounded like some
now. No. No.
Okay, go ahead. It is hereby resolved
that the Pleasantville Board of
Education may go into closed or private
session from which the public shall be
excluded in accordance with the
provisions as set forth in NJSA 10:4-12
and 10:4-13.
The following matters shall be discussed
on this date in the session of the board
closed to the public. Personnel matters,
pending and anticipated litigation. Be
it further resolved that the discussion
in closed session will be disclosed to
the public at this time or future
meeting of the board when it's no longer
necessary to maintain the confidential
nature of the items discussed.
How long should we be in there?
It's up to you.
We should be in there maybe about a half
an hour.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay. I don't think everybody's back
yet.
Oh.
>> need
Oh.
One second.
Front load.
Facilities is five.
Thank you. You're welcome.
>> Mrs. Sanchez
Miss Sanchez
I'm sorry, yes. Okay, Miss Waters, are
you there?
Say that again. Is Miss Waters you're
there?
Miss Waters is here too. I think she's
in the midst of changing her room in the
hospital.
Okay.
All right, so we will go to facilities.
Go back to facilities.
What?
Yeah, go ahead. Um
Dr. Honey Mapp.
Okay, at this time we're going to
revisit 5.1 facilities with the
recommendation to approve the waiver of
facilities costs for Victory First
Presbyterian Deliverance Church.
Okay, may I have a motion?
Motion. Motion by Miss Harris, may I
have a second?
Second by Miss Silver. Any questions,
board?
No questions, roll call Miss White.
Miss Atkins? Yes.
Miss Harris? Yes.
Miss Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Miss Sanchez?
Yes.
Miss Waters?
Yes.
Miss Silver? Yes.
Miss Rowell? Yes.
Motion carries. Next, uh finance. Going
back to finance. May I have a motion for
3.1 to 3.20?
Motion. Motion by Miss Silver, may I
have a second? Second. Second by Miss
Harris. Any questions? Madam Chair, I
have a question. Yes.
>> Um in terms of the bill list, there's a
bill
or an outstanding charge from the New
York City Department of Finance for
ticket.
Um okay. Ms. White?
>> Yes, that's
a ticket that a bus driver received on a
trip to New York.
Okay. For parking.
Okay.
Ticket. Any more questions?
No more questions? Roll call, Ms. White.
Ms. Atkins?
Yes, except for
those two items. I'm sorry, Madam
President. I didn't hear what we're
voting on. Uh we're voting on finance,
um Ms. Sanchez, 3.1 to 3.20.
Okay. All right.
Yes, but the review of the duplicate
bills.
Yes, but not the not the duplicate
bills. Which is Metifesto?
I'm sorry. Is Metifesto the the
attorney?
Ms. Harris?
We're voting on
finance. 3.1, right?
>> Yes.
I'm going to say yes, but to
I'm going to say no to the double legal
bills. I want to figure that part out.
Okay. Metifesto. Okay, I got it.
Ms. Miller?
I am going to say
yes to the 3.1,
but no to
67.
No, we're not hearing you.
>> Oh, we're not hearing you. Oh, okay.
Okay. You have to press it, so Yes.
>> Yes. Okay.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes, but I abstain from
3.17.
Abstain 3 3.17.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Yes.
Ms. Rowell? Yes.
Motion carries. Okay. Next we're going
back to You want to do your addendums?
You want to do your human resources
addendum?
Okay.
So, how do you want to do it? Do you
want to You want me to read that? Okay.
Or you want me to read it? Okay, I just
We have a finance addendum.
Um the finance the final budget adoption
change after public hearing. Whereas the
Pleasantville Board of Education failed
to adopt a tentative budget on April
21st and April 28th, the budget was
submitted to the executive county
superintendent and approved on April
30th by the executive county
superintendent. The budget was presented
to the public during a hearing held on
May 5th here at the Pleasantville High
School auditorium. The Board of
Education has now determined to make
modifications to the tentative budget as
follows.
Now therefore be it resolved that in
consideration of the above Pleasantville
Board of Education hereby adopts the
following final budget school year
2020-2026-2027.
Be it resolved that the Pleasantville
Board of Education includes in the final
budget the adjustment for increased cost
of health benefits in the amount of 1
million 218,666.
The additional funds will be used to pay
for the additional increases in health
excuse me health benefit premiums.
Be it further resolved that pursuant to
NJSA 18A colon 11-12
in each pre-budget year the
Pleasantville Board of Education is
required to establish a maximum travel
expenditure amount for the budget year
which may not be exceeded. The Board of
Education has determined that the
maximum travel expenditure amount
includes all travel that is supported by
state and local funds.
The Board of Education had previously
established a maximum amount for the
pre-budget year 26-27
as 1,500 per employee.
Whereas the Board of Education has
expended $26,767.27
of the maximum amount for the 25-26
school year as of March 24, 2026.
Whereas the Board of Education has
elected to exclude travel expenditures
supported by federal funds from the
maximum travel expenditure amount.
The Board of Education has determined
that the total amount of travel
expenditures supported by federal funds
from the 25-26 school year is 15,000.
Resolved that the Pleasantville Board of
Education hereby establishes the maximum
travel expenditure amount for the 26-27
school year as $30,000 due to increased
costs of expenses of travel.
Be it further resolved pursuant to NJAC
6A:23A-5.2,
maximum dollar amounts for professional
services have been established and are
detailed in the appropriation sections
of the 26-27 budget.
And this is the list you will all
receive the list.
In addition,
in addition to finance addendum
resolution for the Board of Education to
approve Brenda Smith, senior accountant,
grant grants coordinator as an
alternative signatory for the activity
fund. Mr. Smith is replacing Ms.
Catherine Manning as a signatory.
Two, resolution to approve Gloria Bibb
as purchasing consultant to assist in
the business office at a rate of $60 per
hour utilizing account fund 11 not to
exceed 6,000.
Resolution to approve Doreen Tucker as
human resource consultant to assist in
human resource department at a rate of
at a rate of $60 per hour utilizing fund
11 account not to exceed 6,000.
May I have a motion?
Motion by Ms. Silver. May I have a
second? Second. Second by Ms. Atkins.
Questions?
No questions?
Roll call, Ms. White.
Ms. Atkins?
So, accept just this, right? Addendum,
yes. Yes. Addendum.
Ms. Harris? Yes.
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Yes.
Ms. Rowell? Yes.
Motion carries.
Next, human resources.
May I have a motion for
6.1
to 6.11.
Motion.
I'm sorry, I didn't hear anything. May I
have a motion for
human resources. May I have a motion for
6.1
to 6.11.
Motion.
Motion by Ms. Second.
Harris.
Second by
Is that you, Ms. Sanchez?
Yes. Second by Ms. Sanchez.
Any questions?
No questions?
Everyone understand? Roll call, Ms.
White.
Ms. Atkins?
Yes, except for number 67 and 219.
67 and 219.
Ms. Harris?
Yes to everything, no 67 and 219.
Ms. Miller Yes to everything except 67,
219.
Mr. Rodriguez
Yes to everything except 219.
Ms. Sanchez
Yes to everything except for
in section 6.2, 67 and 219.
Ms. Waters
Yes to everything except number 222, 219
and 67.
Is it 67, 219 and 222?
No.
Ms. Waters Yes.
Yes.
Ms. Silver Yes to everything except 219.
Ms. Rowell Yes to everything but except
uh 219 and 67 now.
Okay. Motion passed except for number 67
and 219.
Do we have any other business that we
have to go
Do you have any resources addendum? Yes,
go ahead.
Resolution for the Board of Education to
rescind the resolution from April 28th,
2026 appointing Dr. Felicia Hyman Meltly
as interim superintendent and to appoint
as acting superintendent of schools
effective April 28th, 2026.
Resolution for the Board of Education to
appoint Dr. Felicia Hightower Medley as
the acting superintendent of schools in
accordance with NJAC NJAC 6A-9B-13.1
retroactive retroactive to April 28th,
2026 at a stipend amount of $350 per
day.
Resolution for the Board of Education
for payment to the Human Resources
Executive Secretary of $150 per day.
May have a motion?
Motion. Motion by Mrs. Silver. May I
have a second? Seconded by Ms. Atkins.
Any questions?
No questions. Roll call, Ms. White.
Ms. Atkins?
>> Yes.
Ms. Harris? Yes.
Ms. Miller? Yes.
Mr. Rodriguez? Yes.
Ms. Sanchez?
Yes.
Ms. Waters?
Yes.
Ms. Silver? Yes.
Ms. Rowell? Abstain.
Motion carries. Great.
Okay.
Next,
uh public comments, um
general matters only. We have Mrs.
Watson from the PEA president.
Hi again.
I don't have much to say. I just wanted
to say thank you very much for all the
hard work that you're doing. And again,
welcome the new member. Thank you.
Thanks. And thank you, Dr. Honey Medley.
Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Watson.
Um now
next is board comments.
Mr. Rodriguez.
Thank you everyone for for coming out.
We hope that you have a great rest of
your night. Thank you for being patient
with us and I think
what I always seem to forget is also the
individuals who join us on the live
stream. So thank you so much for joining
us too if you can't make it in person.
You know, thank you for your comments,
your questions, your curiosities.
Hold us accountable
and we're here to move this district in
a positive manner. So muchas gracias
So thank you very much. Good evening.
Good night.
Miss Sanchez.
Miss Waters.
Have a good night. Okay. Miss Miller.
Miss Miller.
I thank you guys for coming out and I
thank everybody for
Go ahead Miss Miller. I thank everybody
for their support and I look forward to
driving this in a great direction.
Thank you. Miss Aikens. Just want to
thank everyone for coming out. Thank for
everyone who's watching.
Be safe. See you next month.
Miss Harris.
I just want to say um
have a good night.
Thank you. Miss Silver.
Thank everyone for coming out.
Thank you for your patience.
Focus now is to push the district
forward. Thank you and have a great
night.
We just want to thank everyone for
coming out. We want to thank you for
everyone that's watching. We want to
thank you for being patient with us. We
want to thank you once again for
our interim superintendent Dr. Felicia
Hyman and Miss Dale White.
We're looking to have a great year.
So with that we want to thank everybody
out there for being patient with us
we hope that you get home safe. We hope
that you have a blessed week until we
meet again
and also to miss Miller want to say
welcome.
We look forward to working with you
that's it. You're welcome
and miss Hammond. Do you want to say
anything?
Thank you everyone. Thank you for your
support. We ask that you continue to
come out and support
the agenda that we have and our agenda
is the children. Thank you.
May I have a motion to adjourn this
meeting? Motion.
May I have a second? Second. All in
favor? I. I. Opposed?
Goodnight.
Okay.
>> Hey.