Maine School Administrative District No. 35

Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

Marshwood High School

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 7:00 p.m.

 

 

CITIZENS ARE INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA USING THE CARDS LOCATED NEXT TO THE AGENDAS.  A BOARD MEMBER WILL RESPOND TO ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS WITHIN A WEEK.

 

7:00         Call to Order

 

Present: Mrs. Helene Cass, Mrs. Susan Pullar, Mrs. Ellen Breed, Mrs. Martha Leathe, Dr. William Gilbert, Mr. Ralph Stevens, Dr. Jeffrey Bearden, and Ms. Gail Sullivan

 

Also present: Mr. John Caverly, Ms. Margaret Shepherd, Mr. Randy Stewart and interested members of the public and press.

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

Scheduled Audience to the Public:

 

1.       Marshwood High School Student Council Representatives – Mr. Sanzone introduced Justin Rouse from the MHS Student Council. Justin introduced the other members of the student council: Anabel Wold, Ian Capasso, Kelsey McGreevy, Dominic Strada, Manual Labbe and Jonha Jones. The students asked the School Board if they could have two nonvoting student representatives on the Board. They explained that the State Board of Education has just developed a plan to have student representatives on their Board. They also said that three schools in our area have student representatives on their School Boards. The students said that they feel that they could add to the Board’s understanding of the students' perspective on issues. They also stated that they knew that they would not be privy to all issues. Dr. Bearden said that he would supply the Board with information and model policies about having student representatives on the Board.

 

Report of the Secretary:

 

1.       Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of Wednesday, November 7, 2007, with changes.

 

          Motion:  Mrs. Pullar  Second:  Mr. Stevens Vote: 6-0

 

Report of the Chairperson:

 

1.       Board Goals 2007-2008:  Mrs. Breed said that the Curriculum Adoption Process           policy is under review. There will be a policy meeting Friday, the 16th. She also said that the Newsline is finished and has gone to the printer.

 

          Paul Mehlhorn asked that a School Board member serve on a committee for the NEASC process. Sue Pullar volunteered to be the Board representative.

 

Report of the Superintendent:

 

1.       Beth Werker said that since the School Board was kind enough to approve the students going to the Exchange City Program, she wanted to come and give the School Board an update on that project. She said that the teachers and students did a lot of work in preparation for their visit. They did an economics unit, which included information on goods and services and how to make a business run. The students also studied how to make laws. After the visit there were follow-up activities. The Board and audience were shown a video about the program and then three students: Suzannah Blass, Darren LaPointe, and Ted Scontras, spoke about the field trip. They said it was the best field trip they had ever been on.

 

2.       Alternative Plan Draft – Dr. Bearden pointed out that Board members had an Alternative Plan in draft form and he asked for feedback. Board members gave Dr. Bearden several suggestions, which were incorporated into the plan.

 

3.       FY 09 Budget Timeline – the Board discussed the proposed budget timeline and decided to change the April meeting date to April 16th and take out the January 30th meeting.

 

4.       Dr. Bearden told the board that the email workshop with Drummond, Woodsum and MacMahon will be on December 12th at 6:30 pm at the high school. Dr. Bearden also told the Board that he had attended the KEYS meeting in Kittery the night before. He noted that there was only one resident from SAD 35 in attendance. The discussion focused on the needs of Kittery. He felt that there was very little energy for more conversation about consolidation. He thought that the most interesting part of the meeting was when Senator Peter Bowman conceded that the plan will cost money in its initial phase.

 

Correspondence:  None

 

Report of the Committees:

 

1.       Report of the Finance and Facilities Committee - None

2.       Report of the Educational Policy Committee - None

3.       Report of the Community Relations Committee - None

 

New Business:

 

1.      Consideration and action to submit the Alternative Plan to the DOE.

 

          Motion:  Mrs. Breed       Second:  Mrs. Pullar  Vote:  6-0

 

2.       Consideration and action to approve the Marshwood Ski Team Boosters fundraiser           (Wildcat Mtn. season passes).

 

          Motion:  Mrs. Pullar  Second:  Mr. Stevens  Vote: 6-0

 

3.       Consideration and action to approve the Enterprise Committee recommendation.

 

          Motion:  Mrs. Breed   Second:  Mrs. Pullar  Vote: 6-0

 

4.       Consideration and action to approve JFAB - Tuition Policy, First Reading.

 

          Motion:  Mrs. Breed  Second:  Mr. Stevens   Vote: 0-6

 

The Board discussed the issue thoroughly and decided to revisit the issue in the future. Dr. Bearden suggested that we wait on this motion and have some time to hear from our constituents.

 

4.       Consideration and action to approve potential overnight trips for athletics.

 

          Motion:  Mrs. Pullar   Second:  Mrs. Breed  Vote:  6-0

 

Mrs. Cass said that Dr. Bearden’s letter about the Veterans’ Day Assembly was excellent. 

 

Motion to Adjourn:  Mrs. Breed  Second:  Dr. Gilbert   Vote:  6-0

 

The Board adjourned at 8:30 pm.

 

Attest:   True Record

 

 

 

Dr. Jeffrey B. Bearden

Secretary to the Board of Directors

 

 

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