Members Present:  James Bell, Shelly Bennett, John Cartwright, Larry Davis, Patricia Davis, Ralph Eastman, Pamela Goulette, Nancy Hall, Cinthia Hoak, Patricia Izbicki, Anita Kain, Donna Littlefield, Lorna Marshall, Susan McAvoy,  George Nuite, Donna Runnels, Michelle Ward and Charles Woodmancy.

Members Absent:      none

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

Call to Order:             The meeting was called to order by Paul Stearns at 7:00 p.m.                                    

Approval of Minutes:  A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Anita Kain that the minutes of the April 11, 2006 Board of Directors meeting be approved as printed.

Vote: Yes ~ 17   No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

Public Forum:                         none

Educational Reports:             Julie Orton and Crystal Priest presented on the Curriculum Development Plans and Introduction to the SAD #4 Curriculum Database.

Correspondence:                    Mr. Stearns read a thank you note from the Maine Small Schools Coalition.

1.        Introductions of all Newly Elected and Returning Board Members:

New Board Member - John Cartwright (Guilford)

Returning Board Members - Pam Goulette (Guilford), Cindy Hoak (Cambridge), Donna Littlefield (Parkman), George Nuite (Sangerville) and Michelle Ward (Wellington)

2.         Adjustment to Agenda:          none

3.         Election of Board Officers:

A:        Chairperson: Nominations – George Nuite

A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Charles Woodmancy to nominate George Nuite as the Chairperson of SAD #4 Board of Directors for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Susan McAvoy and seconded by James Bell that nominations cease.

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

B:        Vice-Chairperson:      Nominations – Pamela Goulette

A motion was made by Nancy Hall and seconded by Patricia Davis to nominate Pamela Goulette as the Vice-Chairperson of SAD #4 Board of Directors for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Anita Kain that nominations cease.

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

C:        State School Board Delegate:           Nominations – Donna Littlefield

A motion was made by Pamela Goulette and seconded by Cindy Hoak to nominate Donna Littlefield as the State School Board Delegate for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Nancy Hall that nominations cease.

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

D:        State School Board Alternate:          Nominations – James Bell

A motion was made by Donna Littlefield and seconded by Cindy Hoak to nominate James Bell as the Alternate State School Board Delegate for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Cindy Hoak that nominations cease.

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

E:        Representative Advisory Board PVAEC:    Nominations – Anita Kain & Donna Runnels

A motion was made by George Nuite and seconded by James Bell to nominate Anita Kain and a motion was made by Donna Littlefield and seconded by Cindy Hoak to nominate Donna Runnels as the Representative for the PVAEC Advisory Board for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Shelly Bennett and seconded by Donna Littlefield that nominations cease.

Vote:    Anita Kain                    Yes~ 13 No ~ 3 Ab. ~ 2

Vote:    Donna Runnels Yes~ 3   No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0         

F:         Representative Advisory Board Tri-County:           Nominations – George Nuite

A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Cindy Hoak to nominate George Nuite as the Representative for the Tri-County Advisory Board for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Susan McAvoy and seconded by Anita Kain that nominations cease

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

G:        Negotiations Committee:      Nominations – George Nuite, Pamela Goulette and Larry Davis

A motion was made by Patricia Davis to nominate George Nuite, Pamela Goulette and Larry Davis to the Negotiations Committee for 2006-07.

A motion was made by Susan McAvoy and seconded by Anita Kain that nominations cease

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

4.         Recommendation to Employ:

A motion was made by Pamela Goulette and seconded by Shelly Bennett that the Board of Directors accepts the recommendation to employ Glenn Hodgkinson as the PCHS Boy’s Varsity Soccer Coach for 2006-2007 (one year contract):

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

5.         Board Compensation:

A motion was made by Nancy Hall and seconded by Pamela Goulette that the following article be added to the warrant at the District Budget Meeting in June:

“Should the School Administrative District #4 Directors be paid compensation at the rate of $25.00 for each meeting which each director attends?”

Vote: Yes~ 10 No ~ 7 Ab. ~ 1

6.         Authorization to Expend Funds:

A motion was made by Pamela Goulette and seconded by Patricia Davis to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to apply for and expend any and all state, federal or private funds that become available to S.A.D. #4 for the 2006/07 school year.

Vote: Yes~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

7.         Committee Reports:

Policy Committee:  Michelle Ward commented on each of the three policies that the committee worked on.  There was discussion about the language in policy ECAF regarding “The Superintendent is authorized to show a video to other government agencies, including law enforcement agencies or the Department of Health and Human Services.”    Mr. Stearns will check with the attorney on the language.

8.         Policy Development: 

A motion was made by Pamela Goulette and seconded by Anita Kain that the Board of Directors approves the first reading of policies ECAF, GBGE and JL of the revised SAD #4 policy book.

            Vote: Yes ~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

9.         Administrative Reports:

Crystal Priest (technology):  1) Most things are up and running about as normal as they ever are.

2) Next week PCMS will have a new phone system installed.  Don't expect to be able to call into the middle school or the superintendent's office during the first part of the week.  3) Jeff Hamlin has put together a presentation on Internet Safety for the HS students and has started to deliver it during advisory periods.  Trying to clue the kids into the dangers of things like myspace.com, chat rooms, etc. 4) Greg has set up an internet safety night for parents on May 17th.  This will be done by MECASA.

Trisha Kurt (Special Education):  Attached
Julie Orton (Elementary Principal/Curriculum Coordinator):   Attached
Greg Bellemare (PCMS Principal):   Attached
Jeff Aronson (PCHS Principal):  Attached

In addition, Mr. Aronson gave a full report on the findings of the special Drug Use Task Force.  The task force recommends that the board of directors support initiatives by the students, faculty, staff, and greater community in addressing the issue.  It is also recommended that the board examine various policies regarding drugs and alcohol, and that the board consider making an official public statement on the subject.

10.       Chairperson’s Report:  Mr. Nuite thanked the board for their support in being elected to serve as chairperson.  He also thanked board members for submitting their requests for committee assignments for the coming year, and said that he would do his best to accommodate as many requests as possible when making assignments.  He commented that it was his intent to serve as chair for one more year.  He also suggested that he was going to try to utilize the vice chair, Mrs. Goulette, more often in the coming year to increase efficiency in communications.

11        Superintendent’s Report:  Attached - During the superintendent’s report there was some discussion regarding the 2007 school calendar.  It appeared that there was a consensus that it would be wise to study the calendar issue in detail prior to setting it for ’08 and to examine such areas as October break, alignment with area districts, child care, early release days, and workshop days.  It was also noted that data and opinions were being gathered regarding moving graduation ceremonies to a Sunday rather than a Saturday, possibly for 2007.      

12.       Adjournment:

A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Shelly Bennett to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m.

Vote: Yes ~ 18 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

Paul A. Stearns
Superintendent of Schools
SAD #4