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Members Present: Shelly Bennett, David Bridges, Ralph Eastman, Nancy Hall, Cinthia Hoak, Patricia Izbicki, Donna Littlefield, George Nuite, Michelle Ward, Charles Woodmancy and student council non-voting members Mallory Izbicki and Connie Glynn.
Members Absent: James Bell, John Cartwright, Adam Cookson, Patricia Davis, Pam Goulette, Anita Kain, Donna Runnels and Amy Tracy.
Also Present: Julie Orton, Greg Bellemare, Trisha Kurt, Jim Chasse, Crystal Priest, Denise Hamlin, Nick Vafiades, Tom Cyr and Paul Stearns.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by George Nuite at 7:20 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Charles Woodmancy that the minutes of the April 10, 2007 Board of Directors meeting be approved as printed.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
Public Forum: none
Correspondence: Note from the
Educational Reports: Nick Vafiades – TCTC Programming.
1. Adjustment to Agenda:
A motion was made by Shelly Bennett and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors add the following items to the agenda:
Item #8 – Eliminate a .25 custodial position at PCHS
Item #16a – First Reading of JLCE-A “AED Procedure”
Item #17 – Committee Report should be Curriculum not CommunicationsVote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
2. Budget Approval:
A motion was made by Nancy Hall and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors adopts the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget of $7,034,603.37 with local assessment (Foundation/Debt Service/Local Additional) of $2,671,874.99 for S.A.D. #4.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
3. Adult Education Budget:
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Nancy Hall that the Board of Directors adopt $28,750.00 as the local share of Fiscal Year 2008 PVAEC Budget of $242,997.00
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
4. Establish District Budget Meeting:
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Patricia Izbicki that the Board of Directors set the District Budget Meeting for Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. in the PCMS Cafeteria.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
5. Warrant Approval:
A motion was made by Shelly Bennett and seconded by Donna Littlefield 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 2008.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
6. Operating Loan:
A motion was made by Michelle Ward and seconded by Nancy Hall that the Board of Directors gives the Superintendent approval to apply for an operating loan, if needed, for the 2007-2008 school year.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
7. Recommendation to Employ:
A motion was made by Patricia Izbicki and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors accepts the recommendation to employ Eric Smith as the PCHS Athletic Director for the 2007-2008
school year (one year contract):Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
8. Elimination of Positions:
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to eliminate the following positions for the 2007-2008 school year:
Home to School Liaison – Grades K-3 (no longer federally funded)
Grade 2 Classroom Teacher – GPS
Grade 5 Classroom Teacher – PCMS
Grade 8 Classroom Teacher – PCMS
L-4-L Part Time Teacher – PCHS
½ Tech Integration – PCHS
¼ Custodian – PCHSVote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
9. Creation of Positions:
A motion was made by Shelly Bennett and seconded by Cinthia Hoak to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to create the following positions for the 2007-2008 school year:
Ed Tech III (L-4-L Program) – PCHS
Self Contained Room Special Education Teacher – GPS
Title I – Ed Tech III – McKusickVote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
10. Re-assignment/Transfers:
A motion was made by Nancy Hall and seconded by Cinthia Hoak to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to re-assign/transfer the following employees recognized under the SAD #4 Education Association Contract for the 2007-2008 school year:
Rod Gudroe - Gear Up to Ed Tech III
Kathy Richards - Ed Tech II to Ed Tech III
Carol Poirier - PCMS 8th Grade to PCHS English
Beth Weymouth - PCMS 4th Grade to PCHS Special Education
Ellen Haley - PCMS 5th Grade to PCMS 4th GradeVote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
11. Elimination of Program:
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Cinthia Hoak to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to eliminate the Skiing Program at PCHS.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
12. Creation of Program:
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Charles Woodmancy to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to create a Wrestling Program at PCHS.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
13. Employment Agreements for Employees not covered by Bargaining Agreements:
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Michelle Ward to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to offer employment contracts to employees not covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreements for Fiscal Year 2008.
There was discussion regarding the length and parameters of these contracts and how the district might be negatively affected should consolidation of some type occur. Any changes in the usual wording of these contracts will be communicated by the superintendent to the board prior to their issuance.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
14. Probationary Contracts: