Members Present:  James Bell, Shelly Bennett, John Cartwright, Larry Davis, Ralph Eastman, Nancy Hall, Cinthia Hoak, Anita Kain, George Nuite, Donna Runnels, Amy Tracy, Michelle Ward and Charles Woodmancy,  (student council non-voting member –Connie Glynn).

Members Absent:      Patricia Davis, Pam Goulette, Patricia Izbicki, Donna Littlefield and Geraldine Rizzitello.

Also Present:              Julie Orton, Denise Hamlin, Greg Bellemare, Trisha Kurt, Crystal Priest and Paul Stearns.

Call to Order:             The meeting was called to order by George Nuite at 7:04 p.m.                                    

Approval of Minutes:  A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the minutes from the January 9^th Board of Directors meeting be approved.

Vote: Yes ~ 13   No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

Public Forum:                none            

Correspondence:           none            

Educational Reports:  none

1.         Adjustment to Agenda:         

            A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Ralph Eastman to make the following changes to the agenda:

            Correct approval of minutes to read – January 9^th, 2007.
           Add to Item 2: Diane Stephen – PCMS Softball Coach (one year position)

            Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

2.         Recommendations to Employ:

 A motion was made by Nancy Hall and seconded by Anita Kain that the Board of Directors approves the following recommendations to employ (one year positions):        

·         Chad Graffam - PCHS Baseball (one year position)
·         PCHS Baseball Unpaid Assistants – Jamie Kane & Tim Richardson
·         Jill Taylor – PCHS Track (one year position)
·         Eric Sherman – PCHS Asst. Track (one year position)
·         Karna Johnson – PCHS Softball (one year position)
·         Diane Stephen – PCMS Softball (one year position)
        
Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

3.         Governor’s Consolidation Plan:       

A motion was made by Charles Woodmancy and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the Board of Directors approves the attached Resolution in opposition to the Governor’s School Consolidation Plan.

            Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

4.         Referendum Computation and Declaration of Votes:

A motion was made by Larry Davis and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors approves the Computation and Declaration of votes dated February 6, 2007 pursuant to 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1353 (3) (B).

            Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

5.         Further Voted:

A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Nancy Hall that the Computation and Declaration of Votes be entered upon the records of the District pursuant to 20-A M.R.S.A. §   1353 (3) (C) and (E).  

            Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

6.         Further Voted:

A motion was made by James Bell seconded by Michelle Ward that a certified copy of the Computation and Declaration of Votes be sent to each of the town clerks within the district pursuant to 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1353 (3) (C) and (E).           

            Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0                   

7.         Committee Reports:

Student Council Report – Connie Glynn reported on the various events scheduled for Winter Carnival at PCHS.  She also reported that Nolan Lovell and Tacie Soden were elected as “Students of the Month”.

Budget – Larry Davis reported that the committee had met on January 16^th and also met for a workshop on Saturday, February 3^rd. The budget currently stands at $7,225,017.12 which represents a 6.18% increase over last year.  The present budget draft includes: $118,000 as a result of contract increases, a    15% increase in heath care, ($40,000), $74,000 – L-4-L Program, $11,500 GPS paving, 110,000 – laptops (grade 9 + elementary staff – 4 yr warrantee) and 12,000 for ELL.  It was also noted that bleacher repair would cost $36,000 and that fire-proof safes were needed for several sets of records in the district. It was further noted that the budget process was currently at a standstill because we have yet to receive any revenue info from the state.  Preliminary revenue info is expected within the next few weeks.  Medicaid Revenue will be significantly less than in years past due to new reporting rules.

The next meeting is scheduled for February 27^th.

            Communications – Attached

            Curriculum – Attached

8.         Administrative Reports:       

            Julie Orton – Elementary Principal/Curriculum Coordinator - Attached

            Crystal Priest - Technology – Attached

            Jim Chasse - Attached

            Greg Bellemare – Attached

            Trisha Kurt - none

9.         Chairperson's Report – George Nuite reported that he had been extremely busy attending meetings and forums on regionalization including:  a session in Bangor with the Governor and Commissioner, a meeting of the Maine Small Schools Coalition, and a meeting put on for the school officials, municipal officials, board members, legislators, educators, and public from the Proposed Region 10.  He reported that there was a tremendous amount of behind the scenes “politicking” taking place and that it was very time consuming.  He mentioned that he had been board chair for three years, and that he would like to see someone else have a turn at it when elections come up in March if there is interest.

10.       Superintendent's Report:      Attached

11.       Yearly Evaluation of the High School Principal:

A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors go into executive session for the purpose of evaluating the High School Principal pursuant to M.R.S.A. § 405 (6)(A).

Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

Time In:  8:55               Time Out:  9:45

Action:  A motion was made by Larry Davis and seconded by James Bell to extend the High School Principal’s contract by two years (through June 30, 2010).

            Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

12.       Adjournment:

A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Shelly Bennett to adjourn the meeting at 9:49.

Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

Paul A. Stearns
Superintendent of Schools
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