Cory, how did you vote?

I was also a yes, yes voter, and was quite vocal in the referendum, as were a couple of the other folks that were here.

I had a lot of conversations.

Uh, you know, this was 50/50 in the town, right? And it was kinda complex, because wrapped up in a yes vote was getting the out of the hole from the previous years and the increase in revenue on a continuous basis and maintaining local control.

Voting no is a terrible tax increase on all the homeowners, and also bringing in a state monitor.

It's really difficult to weigh all of this, right? There's no, in my opinion, there was no moral high ground, and they're two difficult s- situations.

But ultimately, I landed on the yes side because I wanted local control, because I also was researching and talking to districts with monitors and hearing about those cuts and that they might make cuts that don't represent the Montclair values, and we would have just absolutely no recourse.

For this round, board's approach in developing academic achievement goals, outcomes you want the board to hold the superint- superintendent accountable for, and how you'd monitor the progress.