Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 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: Ms. Margaret Shepherd, Ms. Vicki Stewart, Mr. Randy Stewart, and Mr. John Caverly
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.
PUBLIC INPUT FOR BUDGET PRIORITIES
Report of the Secretary
1. Approval of the minutes of the regular meetings of Wednesday, December 19, 2007 and January 2, 2008, with changes.
Motion: Mrs. Pullar Second: Mrs. Breed Vote: 6-0
Report of the Chairperson:
1. Board Goals 2007-2008 – Mrs. Cass said that the Community Relations Committee met at 6:00 pm and that Mrs. Breed would share more information under that report. The Policy Committee meeting was postponed until the end of January.
2. Chair
Luncheon – Mrs. Cass said that they met last Friday. The topic of the purchase
of St. Michael’s came up and also the rumor about
3. Letter to Commissioner Gendron from Southern Aroostook CSD #9 – in reference to this letter Mrs. Cass suggested that we not act on it now, but that we should keep a close eye on this issue.
Report of the Superintendent:
1. Consolidation Update: Dr. Bearden told the Board that there is a new timeline for submission of an alternative plan. The new deadline is March 28th. He also told the Board that York and Wells have stopped their conversations about consolidation. They are hoping that there will be a change and that school districts with more than 1200 students will be allowed to remain intact. Martha Leathe said that she had called Skip Greenlaw and that he had 25,000 signatures. The number of signatures is changing every day. The deadline for submission of the signatures is January 28th.
2. Second meeting date for February: Dr. Bearden asked the Board when they would like to have the second Board meeting in February, as the regularly scheduled meeting falls during school vacation week. The Board said that they will meet on February 27th.
3, Budget Update: Dr. Bearden said that all the schools have submitted their budget requests. March 15th will be the day that the administrative team meets with the Board to present their budget information.
4. Athletic and Non-Athletic Stipend Committees: Dr. Bearden said that it is his understanding that if an individual wants to change the number of points, that the process is that this request goes to a committee, then to the Superintendent and then to the Board. The consensus is that there should be an annual review of stipend points. A committee will meet in the spring and they will present recommendations to the Superintendent and then the Superintendent will make recommendations to the Board.
5. Marshwood Youth Basketball Boosters: Dr. Bearden asked the Board whether they wanted a recommendation and then to take a vote on this request. The Board said that was not necessary. Mrs. Cass will send a thank you to the Boosters.
6. Dr. Bearden reported that Board members requested to have a workshop on the Board’s role concerning curriculum. He proposed a workshop in March and asked that Board members let him know if there was any time they would not be available.
7. Dr.
Bearden reported that Patsy Corriveau’s room in
Correspondence:
1. “Testing and Assessment” from American School Board Journal – Dr. Bearden said that he had included the above article because he thought it was very informative. He explained that he had also shared it with the administrative team.
Report of the Committees
1. Report
of the Finance and Facilities Committee – Mrs. Pullar
said that the Board had received this month’s financial statement. She said
that we have also received the draft audit.
2. Report of the Educational Policy Committee – they will meet next month.
3. Report of the Community Relations Committee – the committee planned the next newsletter. They agreed that they will try to publish the Newsline three times a year, on November 1, March 1 and June 1. This Newsline will contain information about the Board’s goals and will also have a survey based on those goals.
New Business:
1. Consideration and action to approve a leave of absence.
Motion: Mr. Stevens Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 0-6
2. Consideration and action to delete policy IJL Policy for the Selection of Library and Media Materials.
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
3. Consideration and action to delete policy IGD Curriculum Adoption.
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
4. Consideration and action to delete policy IGE Curriculum Guides, Course Outlines and Course Offerings.
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
5. Consideration and action to approve two fundraisers for Marshwood HS Baseball Boosters.
Motion: Mrs. Pullar Second: Mrs. Breed Vote: 5-1 (Mr. Stevens opposed)
Mrs. Breed thanked Dr. Bearden for the information about the bus accident.
Executive Session - Consideration and action to enter into an Executive Session - Discussion on a personnel matter pursuant to Title 1 MRSA §405(6)(A).
Motion: Mrs. Breed Second: Dr. Gilbert Vote: 6-0
The Board entered into Executive Session at 7:52 pm.
The Board returned to Open Session at 8:08 pm. No action was taken.
Adjournment
The Board adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Attest: True Record
Dr. Jeffrey B. Bearden
Secretary to the Board of Directors