Call to Order: _____________________

Approval of Minutes of April 11, 2006.

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                         Yes     No       Ab.

Members Present:

James Bell	______	Shelly Bennett	______	John Cartwright	______
Patricia Davis	______	Larry Davis	______	Ralph Eastman	______
Pam Goulette	______	Nancy Hall	______	Cynthia Hoak	______
Patricia Izbicki	______	Anita Kain	______	Donna Littlefield	______
Lorna Marshall	______	Susan McAvoy	______	George Nuite	______
Donna Runnels	______	Michelle Ward	______	Charles Woodmancy	______

Public Forum:

Correspondence:

Educational Reports:  Budget Overview – Paul Stearns & Larry Davis     

1.         Adjustments to Agenda:

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                       Yes    No     Ab.

2.         Budget Approval:

Recommendation:  The Budget Committee Recommends the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget of $6,804,262.10 with a local assessment (Foundation/Debt Service/Local Additional) of $2,537,491.00 for S.A.D. #4.

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                        Yes    No     Ab.

3.         Adult Education Budget:

The Budget Committee recommends the adoption of $28,750.00 as the local share of the Fiscal Year 2007 PVAEC budget of $212,071.38.  

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                        Yes    No     Ab.

4.         Establish District Budget Meeting:

Recommendation: That the Board of Directors set the District Budget Meeting for Tuesday, June 13th at 7:00 P.M. (immediately preceding the regularly scheduled Board of Directors Meeting) in the PCMS Cafeteria.

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                        Yes       No     Ab.

5.         Warrant Approval:

Recommendation: That the Board of Directors authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to issue checks prior to the signing of accounts payable and payroll warrants for the Fiscal Year 2007.

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                        Yes       No     Ab.

6.         Operating Loan

Recommendation:  That the SAD #4 Board of Directors gives Mr. Stearns approval to apply for an operating loan if needed for the 2006-2007 school year.

            Motion____________________Seconded________________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                                         Yes   No       Ab.

7.         Re-assignment/Transfer:

Recommendation:         That the Board of Directors re-assign/transfer the following employee recognized under the SAD #4 Board of Directors and the SAD #4 Education Association Contract for the 2006-2007 school year.

Joseph Luchini – Full Career Prep (PCMS/PCHS) to Half Career Prep and Half Phys Ed
Shelly Connolly – Kindergarten Teacher to Elementary Special Education Teacher

Motion____________________Seconded________________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                            Yes   No       Ab.

8.         Employment Agreements for Employees not covered by Bargaining Agreements:

Recommendation: That the Board of Directors authorizes the Superintendent to offer employment contracts to employees not covered by the collective bargaining agreements for FY’07.

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                       Yes       No     Ab.

9.         Probationary Contracts:

Recommendation:  That the Board of Directors authorizes the Superintendent to offer 2^nd year Probationary Contracts to the following teachers for the 2006-2007 school year:

·                    Jeffrey Hamlin – Integration/Media
·                    Eric Sherman – Social Studies
·                    Shelly Johnson – Reading Specialist (Federally Funded)
·                    Rexford Dam - Mathematics
·                    Carol Poirier – 8^th Grade
·                    Bridget Grant - Spanish

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                       Yes    No      Ab.

10.     Continuing Contracts:

           Recommendation:  That the Board of Directors authorizes the Superintendent to offer Continuing
           Wage Agreements to the following for the 2006-2007 school year:

·                    Deborah Fournier – Music
·                    Eric Smith – Mathematics
·                    Don Moen – Industrial Technology

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                                     Yes    No      Ab.

11.       School Auditor:         

Recommendation:  That the Board of Directors authorized the Superintendent to offer the SAD #4 Audit contract to the Audit Firm to be announced May 5^th:

            Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                                     Yes    No      Ab.

12.       Readiness Resolution:         

Recommendation:  That the Board of Directors authorized the Superintendent to enter into a Resolution to become a “Readiness” Partnership with the Maine Readiness Campaign:

            Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                                     Yes    No      Ab.

13.       Drug Task Force Statement:

Recommendation:  The Communications/Student/Personnel Committee recommends that the Board of Directors adopts the following statement in support of the Drug Task Force:

The MSAD #4 Board of Directors supports efforts by parents, families, students, teachers, administrators, community                 members and appropriate agencies in their efforts to reduce and eliminate the abuse of prescription drugs and any other substances known to cause harm to the health of individual students and their families.

While it is understood that chemical abuse is a societal problem that will take the involvement of many more than the school community to curb, the board also expects staff and administration to take the necessary steps, within policy, to keep our schools drug free.
           
Motion____________________Seconded________________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                             Yes   No       Ab. 

14.       Policy Development:

Recommendation:         The Policy Committee recommends that the Board of Directors gives final approval for policies ECAF, GBGE and JL of the SAD #4 policy book.

Motion____________________Seconded________________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                             Yes   No       Ab.  

15.       Committee Reports:                                                                                                      

·                    Budget Committee
·                    Communications Committee

16.       Executive Session:

Recommendation:  That the Board of Directors go into executive session for the purpose of discussing the employment of a High School Principal pursuant to Title I Maine Revised Statute Annotated, Section 405, Sub-Section 6-B.

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                       Yes   No       Ab.                                              
                Time In_____________           Time Out______________

            Action Taken:

            Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                                   Yes    No       Ab.

17.       Administrative Reports:

18.       Chairperson's Report:

19.       Superintendent's Report:

20.       Adjournment:      Time:           ____________

Motion___________________Seconded_______________Vote ____ _____ _____
                                                                                                       Yes    No      Ab.