Board Meeting Minutes
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Present: Colline Dreyfuss, Jonathan Kenyon, Gene White, Karen Cota, Bruce Tatro, Tim Peloquin, Bruce McCulley, Phyllis Peterson, James Carnie, William Felton and Charles Johnson. Absent: Kenneth Colby, Tim Aho and Jason Hill.
Also present: K. Dassau, Superintendent, D. Hodgdon, Assistant Superintendent, T. Warner, Dir. of Technology, K. Chambers, Business Manager.� Principals: K. Carter, K. Craig, J. Smith, D. Mousette, D. Dahl and M. Young.
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C. Dreyfuss called the meeting to
order at
1.
CONSENT
AGENDA: MOTION: J. Kenyon MOVED to
accept the
CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: K. Dassau
informed the Board that Betty Tatro was attending the meeting for the jail. K.
Dassau reported that
K.
Dassau reported that Emerson has completed that MAP Testing and is now working
on the state testing. He asked that the Board read over the Emerson News and
Notes. All classes will be visiting the Fitzwilliam Fire Department on
K. Dassau informed the Board of an editorial in the Keene Sentinel criticizing the operation of the Board. He brought copies for the Board.
3. STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPORT: Tabby Ball, an MC2 representative, reported that the Governance Council reviewed the policies to fit the new school. They also reviewed the fundraising policy. At the next meeting the committee will discuss respect issues.
4. Public Comments: N. Moriarty encouraged the Board to follow Warrant Article Eleven on the Reverse 911.
Jan Ray Thompson, a parent of an MC2 graduate, commented to the Board on how prepared her son was when he went to Westfield State College.
5. Curriculum Report: J. Smith reported that the NEASC Team left on Wednesday. He said that he had received emails thanking the staff from the team. The Team gave a review on Wednesday afternoon to the staff, which lasted about 5 minutes. They made a recommendation and a commendation in each of the seven standard areas. The final report will be sent in March. It was a good visit. The staff gave a tremendous effort.
J. Smith handed out a list of 5 new courses of study that he would like to add. He asked to discuss it at the next meeting.
MC2 Presentation: K. Carter gave a power point presentation on the First Amendment Schools. S. Benedict, a parent, who attended the FAS Conference asked students and teachers to speak about their experiences at MC2 and the FAS Conference. T. Ball attended the FAS Conference and wrote a reflection in which she earned credit. She read parts of the reflection to the Board. Adam a student at MC2 commented on how MC2 works for him opposed to a traditional school. E. Marceau a teacher at MC2 who attended that FAS Conference commented on his experience at MC2. He said that when he first came to this school they would vote on everything. He said after attending the conference it made sense. S. Benedict read her thoughts in support of the MC2 School. J. Kenyon who attended the conference said that he was a very critical eye. He watched the children at the conference and how comfortable they were in their skin. They talked about their schools. They disagreed but respected each others opinions. They are very aware of government, business and the environment. He was surprised when he walked into a workshop that was using K. Carter’s rubrics. He said that the NEASC complimented the MC2, the state recognizes them and it is nationally recognized. He said that everyone is saying it works. He would endorse MC2.
6. Old Business: NH Community College Lease: J.
Smith informed the Board that he is not prepared to report tonight. He has a
meeting on
Reverse 911: T. Warner reported to the
Board that this article has been very difficult to implement with both the
schools and the towns. He reported that he looked at 5 different companies. He
chose AlertNow, which he felt was the best for the schools and the towns. He
said that the schools have unlimited calls and the towns have 2 emergency
calls. MOTION: C. Johnson MOVED to add the Reverse 911 issue to
the agenda. SECOND: B. McCulley. VOTE: 10.910/0/0/4.090. Motion passes. C. Dreyfuss asked if it
was one system. T. Warner said yes. C. Dreyfuss asked if T. Warner received
other bids. T. Warner explained the bids that he received. K. Cota asked when
this would start. T. Warner said that it could start tomorrow but the towns do
not have complete lists. T. Warner commented that the article is trying to
implement something that the towns have not agreed on. They like it but did not
really know about it. He said that he would help but not manage the towns. C.
Johnson asked if the concerns from the principals have been addressed. T.
Warner explained that they might use the program and then call manually. It is
up to the individual school on how they will use the system in an emergency. J.
Carnie commented that he would like to hear from N. Moriarty. K. Dassau asked
if there was an urgency to make a decision tonight. T. Warner said that he has
a contract and does not know how long it is for the set rate. N. Moriarty asked
if there was one contract to sign. T. Warner said yes. N. Moriarty said that it
sounds great. He said that it took him an hour to explain this to Gilsum. C.
Dreyfuss asked
7.
SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Community Relations Committee: G. White
reported that the next meeting of the committee would be
2. Facilities Committee: K. Cota reported
that the committee met on Sept. 27, 06. The committee discussed the problem
with getting bids when there are no design specs. The committee approved the
design work on the domestic hot water system, the dishwasher system for a total
of $3700.00 because of the immediate need. The committee approved the cleaning
of the grease traps, which have not been done since the building was built. MOTION: K. Cota MOVED to accept the bid from Keating Plumbing and Heating for
$10,593, which includes a $2118.00 contingency for unexpected expenses. DISCUSSION:
J. Carnie asked which article this was from. K. Cota answered. C. Dreyfuss
was not present during this vote. VOTE: 9.731/0/0/5.269.
Motion passes. The group discussed
the 07/08 Project List. Top priority is the roof at MRHS. The committee may
have a separate warrant article for this issue and also part of the CIP plan.
J. Carnie asked the amount for the roof. K. Cota said $196,490.00, which was
for the yellow area she showed the Board. B. Tatro has requested two extra
rooms due to the increase in enrollment at
3. Finance Committee: B. Tatro reported
that the committee met tonight at
4. Policy Committee: G. White informed the
Board of the change on the Competencies and Competency-Based Assessment Policy.
MOTION: G. White MOVED to accept the Competencies and Competency-Based
Assessment Policy as presented. SECOND: W.
Felton. VOTE: 10.910/0/0/4.090. Motion passes. The next meeting will be
on Oct. 16, 06 at
5. Budget Committee: J. Kenyon reported that the Budget Committee met at Emerson on Sept. 26, 06. The committee reviewed the breakout of grants and the maintenance lists. The committee disbanded the Budget Oversight Committee. There were questions on the budget schedule. The committee is interested in the bottom line. They asked if possible to have Union Representatives present at the January meeting. C. Dreyfuss commented that she would appreciate Board members to be present at the up coming meetings.
6. The
7. Surry Withdrawal Committee: T. Peloquin reported that L. Bergevin (Surry) and J. Fortson (Swanzey) have been added to the committee.
8. OLD BUSINESS:
9. Action on the Manifest: MOTION: G. White MOVED the manifest in the amount of $1,945,427.08. SECOND: C. Johnson. VOTE: 9.731/0/1.179/4.090. Motion passes.
10. SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT: K. Dassau reported that the
K. Dassau also informed the Board about the SAU Board Meeting on Oct. 12, 06.
K. Chambers suggested that the Board members pick up their budgets on Friday prior to the Board work session.
K. Dassau reported that there would be two non-public sessions tonight.
11. BOARD CHAIR REPORT: C. Dreyfuss received comments from T. Ball on what the MC2 students had to say about MC2 and handed them out to the Board.
12. SETTING NEXT MEETINGS AGENDA:
1. NH Community College.
2. Course offerings
3. Health Ins. Negotiate
4. Budget
13. SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS:
5 Minute recess.
14. 9:43 PM NON-PUBLIC SESSION: RSA 91-A:3
II (e): Approval of non-public sealed minutes: MOTION: J. Kenyon MOVED to
go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II e- approval of non-public sealed
minutes. SECOND: P. Peterson Roll call vote: C. Dreyfuss, J. Kenyon,
G. White, K. Cota, B. Tatro, T. Peloquin, J. Carnie, W. Felton, C. Johnson, B.
McCulley and P. Peterson. VOTE: 8.768/1.121/1.021/4.090 Motion passes.
15. 9:56 PM NON-PUBLIC SESSION: RSA 91-A: 3
II ©: Personnel Request: MOTION: C. Johnson MOVED to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3II c-Personnel
Request. SECOND: J. Kenyon. Roll
call Vote: C. Dreyfuss, J. Kenyon, G. White, K. Cota, B. Tatro, T. Peloquin,
J. Carnie, W. Felton, C. Johnson, B. McCulley and P. Peterson VOTE: 10.910/0/0/4.090. Motion
passes.
17. Adjournment: MOTION: C. Dreyfuss MOVED to adjourn the meeting at
Respectfully submitted,
Laura L. Aivaliotis
MRSD Recording Secretary