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7:00 Pm John F. Kennedy High School Presiding MINUTES OF THE PATERSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING November 20, 2007 – 7:00 p.m. John F. Kennedy High School Presiding: Comm. Andre Sayegh, President Present: Dr. Michael Glascoe, State District Superintendent Ms. Frances Finkelstein, Business Administrator Mark Tabenkin, Esq., General Counsel Mr. Mark Kramer, State Monitor *Comm. Joseph Atallo Comm. Waheedah Muhammad Comm. Jonathan Hodges Comm. Lawrence Spagnola *Comm. Errol Kerr Comm. Willa Mae Taylor, Vice President Absent: Comm. Chauncey Brown The Salute to the Flag was led by Miss Mahmoda Choudhury, 12th Grade, N.H.S. Comm. Taylor read the Open Public Meetings Act: The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act was enacted to insure the right of the public to have advance notice of, and to attend the meetings of the Paterson Public School District, as well as other public bodies at which any business affecting the interest of the public is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this law, the Paterson Public School District has caused notice of this meeting: Regular Meeting November 20, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. John F. Kennedy High School 61-127 Preakness Avenue Paterson, New Jersey to be published by having the date, time and place posted in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Paterson, at the entrance of the Paterson Public School offices, and by sending notice of the meeting to the Arab Voice, El Diario, the Italian Voice, the New Jersey Herald & News, and The Record. 1 11/20/07 Revised Comm. Sayegh: I understand Miss Choudhury may be attending Fairleigh Dickinson University next fall and we wish you well in your academic endeavors. I want to remind the members of the general public who wish to participate during the public portion that there is a sign-up sheet. If you want to address the Board of Education, please sign in. It will be collected within 30 minutes and each speaker will have three minutes. At this time, I would like to turn the meeting over to Dr. Glascoe for Presentations and Communications. PRESENTATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Paterson Strings – Schools 7 and 10 Dr. Glascoe: Thank you, Comm. Sayegh. Tonight we are going to hear from a very talented and unique group of student musicians in our district - the one and only Paterson Strings. Under the direction of music teacher Nathan Thomas, the Strings bring together over 50 dedicated student violinists in grades 5 through 8. The students attend School 7 and School 10, and have performed at numerous venues, including the Annual New Jersey State Music Educators Convention and the district’s Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony. Last month, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra worked with a few of these musicians and invited them on stage for a world-class performance for 500 students. The students showcased what they learned by performing the Star Spangled Banner with the Symphony Orchestra. The Paterson Strings will now perform two musical selections. The first piece will be a French folk song, followed by Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Take it away, Strings. (Performance by Paterson Strings) Dr. Glascoe: Mr. Thomas, would you like to say a few words or at least let us know where they will be appearing next? Mr. Nathan Thomas: We will be having our Annual Christmas Concert. Dr. Dougé, I didn’t run this by you but I would like to combine both of my schools and hopefully you will allow us to host it at your school on December 19th, which is the day we chose for the School 10 Christmas Concert. I would like to have the School 7 children collaborate and combine with them on that date. With you approval, Dr. Dougé, we will be performing again on December 19th at School 10. Dr. Glascoe: Way to go, Mr. Thomas. Mr. Thomas: I don’t think she can say no now. Dr. Glascoe: Certainly, we really want to thank this wonderful group and Mr. Thomas for his efforts. We also want to thank our principals. Dr. Dougé, please stand so that we can acknowledge you. Is Christine Damasceno here tonight? So this was a wonderful treat and as we all move on to celebrate Thanksgiving and the tremendous 2 11/20/07 Revised holiday season this was a tremendous lift. So thanks to our wonderful group of students. Recognition of the Heroic Actions by Adalgisa Toro and Joyce Huster Dr. Glascoe: As you know, working with children is an enormous responsibility, with safety being the highest priority. Tonight, I am honored to present a resolution to two very courageous teachers from our district. These two fine women jumped into action a few weeks ago, potentially saving the lives of many students and staff members. What happened is this. On Tuesday, November 6, a bus carrying great School 5 students and staff was returning from a field trip when its driver, Sheila Austin, experienced a massive heart attack. Noticing that the bus had lost control, Ms. Adalgisa Toro, a bilingual teacher, and Ms. Joyce Huster, an ESL teacher, intervened immediately and brought the swerving vehicle to a complete stop. I am happy to report that none of our students or staff members were injured, thanks to the swift thinking of Ms. Toro and Ms. Huster. Unfortunately, Ms. Austin, the bus driver, is still in the hospital in a coma. Her prognosis is slightly better as she is breathing on her own and has been moved from the Intensive Care Unit at Bayonne Hospital. Ladies and gentlemen, our prayers are with Ms. Austin and her family and we wish her a speedy recovery. Now, I will read the resolution to our two courageous great School 5 teachers. If they are in the audience, would they join me here? Their principal, Mr. Borja, will join me. Please bear with me. I think this deserves a situation where I read the entire resolution. WHEREAS, on November 6, 2007, members of the great School No. 5 sixth grade family traveled to The Liberty Science Center for an enlightened educational experience, and WHEREAS, on their return trip home, one of the bus drivers succumbed to a massive heart attack while the bus was in motion, and WHEREAS, Bilingual Teacher, Ms. Adalgisa Toro, leaped from her seat and into the driver’s space to successfully bring the swerving bus under control, and WHEREAS, ESL Teacher, Ms. Joyce Huster, assisted Ms. Toro in bringing the bus to a complete stop, and WHEREAS, the educators on the other buses, Natasha Smith, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Gayle Musnikow, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Mohammed Karim, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Kathleen Romano, 6th Grade LAL Teacher, Carol Thompson, 6th Grade LAL Teacher, and Christine Alsharif, 6th Grade LAL Teacher, immediately provided collegial assistance and support to their colleagues and the bus driver, and 3 11/20/07 Revised WHEREAS, all of the students were unharmed during this unfortunate event, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that we salute the valiant, dauntless, heroic and gallant efforts of Ms. Toro, Ms. Huster and the entire 6th Grade contingency, for their successful efforts to protect the students from serious injury by bringing the bus to a halt, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we keep the bus driver, Ms. Sheila Austin, and her family, in our thoughts and prayers. Dr. Glascoe: Duly noted and here is the resolution that I hope you will display proudly at the great School 5. Navigation 101 Dr. Glascoe: We had a unique opportunity to bring a very exciting and worthwhile program to our district with the help of the Paterson Education Fund. You have heard us talk about Navigation 101 before and we are using it in our 6th grade classes. Well, from time to time we want to provide you with updates as to how well the program is going and it is certainly our hope to expand that program even through 12th grade. Without further ado, I am asking representatives from the Paterson Education Fund to come forward and give us an update. Ms. Rosie Grant: Thank you, Dr. Glascoe. Good evening Mr. President, Commissioners, staff and audience. My name is Rosie Grant and I am Program Director of the Paterson Education Fund. Co-presenting will be Ms. Rima Bandeli, who is guidance counselor at the great School 12. We also have a student, Ms. Lyjerria Mobley, who will come to the microphone in a few minutes to add her piece about Navigation 101. The State of New Jersey passed the regulations for the Abbott Secondary Education Initiative late last year, which mandates personalization for students, it mandates that they be broken into smaller learning communities at the middle school and high school levels, and it mandates increased rigor in the classroom for middle and high school children. This goes into effect in September of 2008, but Paterson has taken a proactive role and is implementing Navigation 101 ahead of schedule, starting with the 6th grade as a pilot so that we will be ready for full implementation when the law goes into effect in September of 2008. Navigation 101 is a life skills advisory personalized curriculum. Kids participate in small advisory groups in their classrooms. It is being implemented in every 6th grade classroom in Paterson Public Schools. Over the spring of last year, 200 volunteer teachers and other professional staff members were trained as advisors and are currently leading small group advisory sessions with their students. These advisors are assigned to the 6th grade students and will stay with them throughout their middle school career. Something similar with advisory and portfolio will happen at the high school level and those students will be assigned to an advisor in the 9th grade and that advisor will stay 4 11/20/07 Revised with them throughout their high school career.
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