Board of Education Meeting May 12, 2015

OPENING CALENDAR

 

May 12, 2015

PUBLIC SESSION

 

Invocation

Dr. William Greene, Comptroller

 

Presentation of the Colors

Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC

 

Pledge of Allegiance

Jessica Quinte 8th grade student

Bruna De Souza 7th grade student

Gabriela Duran 7th grade student

Valeria Morales 7th grade student

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

 

Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key

 

Pledge of Ethics

Jessica Quinte 8th grade student

Bruna De Souza 7th grade student

Gabriela Duran 7th grade student

Valeria Morales 7th grade student

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

 

Core Beliefs – Video

 

PERFORMANCES

 

“Mambo No. 5” by Perez Prado

Kindergarten Students

Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

 

Opening Calendar

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

Student Excellence

 

2015 State Board Student Recognition - Nominees

 

Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5

Janiyah L. Fullwood (was selected)

Adely Guevara

 

Terence C. Reilly School No. 7

Destination Imagination Students:

Tonya A. Dudley

Angie Gil

Jonathan S. Mera

Luna C. Santi

Derick A. Vanegas

Erika Wilson

 

Benjamin Franklin School No. 13

8th Grade Student Council:

Geraldyne Caceda

Carolina Herrera

Tyan Imani Lewis

Polliana Pereira

 

Madison – Monroe School No. 16

Maya Cardenas

 

Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29

Destination Imagination Students:

Sabino Alejo

Jayden Alexis

Anthony Barragan

Khalid Bashir

Daniel Castaneda

Jose Encarnacion

Nathalie Hernandez

Melanie Jackson

Cristina Lourenco

Alexia Pereyra

Elisha Perez

Daniel Reis

Elvin Rodriguez

Aida N. Sevillano

 

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Stephanie Medeiros

Jaroy Richardson

 

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Bryan Soto

 

Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

Alessandra Reyna (was selected)

 

Elizabeth High School

Hector Meneses

 

Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy

Latifa Ali

 

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Jean Cabral-Espinal

 

Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Daysi Valido

 

2015 Law Day Competition

Union County Magna Carta Contest winners

 

Juan Pablo Duarte- Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

 

Poetry/Spoken Word/Rap Contest

Jessica Quinte, 8th grade - 2nd place

Valeria Morales, 7th grade - 3rd place

 

Poetry Contest

Brana DeSouza, 7th grade - 3rd place

Gabriela Duran, 7th grade - 3rd place

 

Teacher: Ms. Tracy Sereday

 

Star Excellence

 

Miranda Hanafy, Fifth Grade Teacher at Toussaint L'Ouverture- Marquis de Lafayette School No 6

 

Has been invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to attend Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers Conference in Seattle.

 

In Recognition of School Nurses Week

 

Alicia AlemanFrances C. Smith Early Childhood Center School No. 50

Jean AmatoMabel G. Holmes School No. 5

Mary Louise ArnaudRobert Morris School No. 18

Sandra BakerRonald Reagan Academy School No. 30

Naimah Boone-Koon iPrep Academy School No. 8

Jaime CarusoAdmiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy

Teru ColemanDr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29

Martha ConcepcionJerome Dunn Academy School No. 9

Lillian Cowles John Marshall School No. 20

Nicole CrincoliMabel G. Holmes School No. 5 Annex A

Suzanne CrincoliChristopher Columbus School No. 15

Cathleen DeckertToussaint L’Ouverture - Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6

Zenaida Downey Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Olga Enriquez Early Childhood Nurse

Betty Felder-BrownNicholas Murray Butler School No. 23 Annex

Denean GaineyDonald Stewart Early Childhood Center School No. 51

Lisa GentileElmora School No. 12

Anna GillonMadison-Monroe School No. 16 Annex

Ann GreenMartin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center School No. 52

Linda HartleyThomas Edison Career & Technical Academy

Althea HollisGeorge Washington Academy School No. 1

Naida HuseinovicWoodrow Wilson School No. 19

Donna JonesWilliam F. Halloran School No. 22 @ 31

Dora JonesWinfield Scott School No. 2

Madeline KellyFrances C. Smith Early Childhood Center School No. 50

Joan Marie Korn Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29

Maria LadoVictor Mravlag School No. 21

Barbara LentineAdmiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Academy of Finance

Rina LiebermanElizabeth High School

Agata LucianoBenjamin Franklin School No. 13

Fred Lucich John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Joanne Madeline Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy

Kathleen MarquetDr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26

Tonya McDowell Juan Pablo Duarte-Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

Marguerite MuchaCharles J. Hudson School No. 25

Marie NoonanNicholas Murray Butler School No. 23

Angela PallaMadison-Monroe School No. 16 Annex

Eileen PaternostroJoseph Battin School No. 4

Ruth PerezDr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27

Mirlande PhilippeCommunity Providers Nurse

Christine Prettyman-LucichNicholas S. LaCorte-Peterstown School No. 3

Nanette SayaniWilliam F. Halloran School No. 22 @ 31

Patricia ScanlonDonald Stewart Early Childhood Center No. 52

Sharon ScaturroElizabeth High School

Karen SheridanRonald Reagan Academy School No. 30

Jill SofiaAlexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy Annex

Devann StisiMartin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center School No. 52

Anthony TorresAbraham Lincoln School No. 14

 

Star Excellence (continued)

 

In Recognition of School Nurses Week (continued)

 

Henrietta UdehTerence C. Reilly School No. 7

Marlene VelasquezMabel G. Holmes School No. 5 Annex B

Dolores VitielloTerence C. Reilly School No. 7

Juantia WalkerJerome Dunn Academy School No. 9

Nicolett Silvio WoodThomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Maria ZayasDr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27

 

Presenting Resolutions Celebrating

 

Portugal Heritage

Cuban Heritage

Haitian Heritage

 

Presenting Consul General of the Republic of Angola in New York

 

Adáo Pinto

 

In appreciation for their dedication and contribution to Excellence to the Elizabeth Public Schools for over 40 years.

 

Rebecca Aiello Elizabeth High School

Maryann Boyne Division of Early Childhood

Nanette Conte-Markowitz Jerome Dunn Academy School No. 9

Mary FoderaDivision of Bilingual/ESL Education

Marcy FoxAdmiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy

Nancy KenelyDr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29

Rista PeskusRonald Reagan Academy School No. 30

Charles SaundersAdmiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy

Kathleen Tasco Elmora School No. 12

Maria VolikasNicholas S. LaCorte-Peterstown School No. 3

Eileen WalshThomas Jefferson Arts Academy

 

 

Done