Maine School Administrative District No. 35
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
Marshwood High School - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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. Ellen Breed, Mrs. Susan Pullar, Mr. Ralph Stevens, Dr. William Gilbert, Mrs. Martha Leathe, Dr. Gerald Clockedile, Ms. Gail Sullivan
Also present: Mr. Randy Stewart, Mr. Paul Mehlhorn, Ms. Margaret Shepherd,
Mr. Jerry Burnell, Mrs. Valerie McKenney, and Mr. Rich Buzzell
Pledge of Allegiance
Scheduled Audience to the Public: None
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 regular meeting of October 4, 2006.
Motion: Dr. Gilbert Second: Mr. Stevens Vote: 6-0
Report of the Chairperson:
Mrs. Cass will not be available for the Board meeting on November 15. Mrs. Breed will not be available either. Discussion ensued about rescheduling the meeting. The Board decided to reschedule the 2nd meeting to November 8th.
Report of the Superintendent:
1. Stanford Achievement Test Results - Each principal presented results in the area of reading and mathematics for the past year. The principals also showed a trend of increasing scores in most areas.
2. TABOR Update - Local Impact - Dr. Clockedile explained the chart, which indicated the impact Tabor would have had had it been in place since 1997. Dr. Clockedile further explained that Colorado suffered under TABOR but not as much as we would because, in Colorado, school districts are allowed to own property. In Colorado school districts were allowed to sell their property to subsidize their budgets. We, of course, would not be able to do that. Randy Stewart mentioned that the bus garage has had the outside lighting repaired. We are exploring whether or not to install more light poles. A fuel tank arrived at the bus garage today.
Dr. Clockedile said that he had a meeting with the South Berwick officials about the traffic situation in downtown South Berwick. They discussed walkers and their parents. They explored a number of possible solutions to traffic problems. A definitive proposal will be presented to the Finance and Facilities Committee at their next meeting.
Correspondence:
1. Letter of resignation - Dr. Clockedile said that he expected that each Board member had received his copy of his letter of resignation in their packet. Dr. Clockedile thanked the Board for their time and wished everyone well.
Consideration and action to accept Dr. Clockedile's letter of resignation.
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Mr. Stevens Vote: 6-0
Dr. Clockedile indicated that each Board member had a copy of correspondence from a citizen of Eliot.
Report of Committees:
1. Report of the Finance and Facilities Committee - None
2. Report of the Educational Policy Committee - the committee will meet tomorrow.
3. Report of the Community Relations Committee - the Newsline has been sent to the printer. The Committee will continue to work on the TABOR communication and there is a public hearing next Wednesday, October 25th, on the cost sharing formula.
New Business:
1. Consideration and action to approve policy GCO - Evaluation of Professional Staff, second reading.
Motion: Mrs. Pullar Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
2. Consideration and action to approve policy IIB - Class Size, second reading.
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Mrs. Pullar Vote: 6-0
3. Consideration and action to approve acceptance of a gift of a tennis storage shed at Marshwood High School.
Motion: Mrs. Pullar Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
4. Consideration and action to delete policy FEJ - Construction - Repair Order, second reading.
Motion: Mrs. Pullar Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
5. Consideration and action to approve the following appointments:
Marshwood Middle School
Karla Kyle, Intramural Chess Club 1.5 pts.
Craig Pollock, Intramural Rat Ball 1.5 pts.
Marshwood Junior High School
Intramurals (4 pts. each):
Basketball, Lee Petrie
Gym Games, Sarah Camp
Rock Climbing, Mike O’Byrne
Yu-Gi-Oh, Kathleen Ring
Floor Hockey, Nancy Mann
Softball/Baseball, Rick Young
Art, Melanie Crowe
Soccer, Justin Roy
Archery, Mike Corriveau
Ping Pong, Julie Hundley
Tennis, Sue Gagnon
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Mrs. Pullar Vote: 6-0
Mrs. Leathe mentioned that the recycling group at the High School is offering a free screening of the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" at 2:30 and 6:30.
Mrs. Shepherd said that people from Eliot Elementary School will be participating in the Run, Pedal, Paddle race this weekend. Their fund-raising efforts will be matched by the Seacoast Health Foundation.
Mr. Burnell said that one of his students has been working diligently to raise money for the Heifer Project. She and several others students have been making dog bones and selling them. Mrs. Pullar suggested sending a letter from the board to the students to thank them for their efforts.
Executive Session - Consideration and action to enter into an Executive Session to consider employment of officials/appointees/employees pursuant to Title 1A MRSA §405 (6)(A).
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Mr. Stevens Vote: 6-0
The Board entered into Executive Session at 8:21 pm.
Adjournment
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Mr. Stevens Vote: 6-0
The Board adjourned at 8:51 pm.
Attest: True Record
Dr. Gerald S. Clockedile
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Laura Millett, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
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Eliot ME 03903
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