7:00 Call to Order

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

Also Present: Mr. Jerry Burnell, Ms. Margaret Shepherd, Mr. Richard Buzzell, Mr. Paul Mehlhorn, Mr. Randy Stewart, interested member of the public and press

Pledge of Allegiance

Scheduled Audience to the Public:

Members of the public who wish to schedule an audience with the Board should contact the Superintendent of Schools three days in advance of a meeting.

Report of the Secretary:

1. Consideration and action to approve the minutes of the special meeting of August 25, 2006 (with noted changes)

Motion: Dr. Gilbert Second: Mrs. Pullar Vote: 5-1 (Mrs. Leathe abstaining)

2. Consideration and action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 6, 2006.

Motion: Dr. Gilbert Second: Mr. Stevens Vote: 5-1 (Mrs. Pullar abstaining)

Report of the Chairperson: None

Report of the Superintendent:

1. Enrollment Report:

Dr. Clockedile announced that the current enrollment is 2589. This is two students above the April 1, 2006 count.

2. Update on Health Occupations Program:

This satellite program currently has 24 students. There are seven students from Marshwood High School. The program is off to an excellent start.

3. Sports Done Right Report and Recommendation:

The recommendation from the principal and athletic director is to not go forward with full accreditation at this time. The Board had a discussion about why we were not going forward. Mrs. Cass asked why the MPA isn't supporting the program. Mrs. Cass said the Board has gotten mixed messages and still has some questions. The Board will compile a list of specific questions and send it to Mr. Mehlhorn and Mr. Buzzell.

4. AYP Status Report - 2005-2006:

Dr. Clockedile announced that for the third year in a row the District has made adequate progress in all content areas at each grade level tested. Dr. Clockedile complimented the teachers and the administrative team for the hard work they've done to achieve this result.

Correspondence: None

Report of Committees:

1. Report of the Finance and Facilities Committee - We will meet next week.

2. Report of the Educational Policy Committee - We will meet tomorrow.

3. Report of the Community Relations Committee - We will meet next week.

New Business:

1. Consideration and action to adopt a Board Resolution in opposition to the

TABOR initiative (with noted changes).

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

2. Consideration and action to adopt a Board Resolution supporting exploration of a new model for delivery of vocational education in Southern York County (with noted changes).

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

3. Consideration and action to approve the following appointments (with noted change):

Marshwood High School:

Chorus: Tanya West (16 points)

Detention: Joy Duggan (16 points)

Chris Stauffer (8 points)

Department Heads: Cheryl Harmon (13 points)

Vinnie Johnson (13 points)

Joshua Livingston (13 points)

Steve Bowden (13 points)

Freshmen Class Advisor: Kate Zacharias (2 points)

Eric Piskura (2 points)

Graduation Coordinator: Tracy LaPointe (15 points)

Instr. Director : David Graichen (29 points)

Instr. Dir.-Color Guard: Amanda Doiron (12 points)

Instr. Dir.-Asst. Perc.: Ron Goodwin (12 points)

Jr. Class Advisors: Stephanie Keener (4 points)       Stacie Cocola (4 points)

Math Team: Fred Graunke (11 points)

Musical Director: Tanya West (21 points)

Natural Helpers: Cheryl Harmon (2 points)

Phil Moore (2 points) (Phil is the new student resource officer replacing Jeff Upton)

Hilda Howell (2 points)

National Honor Society: Edwin Pierce (4 points)

Robert Pierce (4 points)

One Act Director: Joshua Livingston (18 points)

Senior Class Advisors: Fred Graunke (2 points)

Clorinda Schenck (2 points)

Soph. Class Advisors: Tristan Morel (2 points)

Rich Buzzell (2 points)

Student Council: Barbara Burnham (10 points)

Talent Show: Stacie Cocola (5 points)

Three Act Play-co-directors: Josh Livingston (9.5 points-shared)

Stacie Cocola (9.5 points-shared)

Visual Aids: Cindy Bufithis (4 points)

Yearbook: Skip Cousens (10 points)

Carol Kelly (10 points)

Theatre Managers: Tanya West ($5,000-shared)

Josh Livingston ($5,000-shared)

Denise Brooks ($5,000-shared)

Marshwood Junior High School:

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

The Board went into Executive Session at 8:11 pm.

The Board returned to Public Session at 8:30 pm.

The Board adjourned at 8:31 pm.

Adjournment

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

Attest: True Record