BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

MINUTES

DATE: Tuesday,  August 9, 2005

WHERE: PCMS

 

Members Present:  James Bell, Larry Davis, Patricia Davis, Melissa Douglass, Ralph Eastman, Pam 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:      Shelly Bennett

 

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

Call to Order:             The meeting was called to order by Chairman George Nuite at 7:01 p.m.

 

Approval of Minutes:  A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Lorna Marshall that the minutes of the June 14, 2005 Board of Directors meeting be approved as printed.

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

Public Forum: none  

 

Correspondence:        none

 

Educational Reports:

 

1.         Welcome to new Board Member – Charles Woodmancy from Abbot

 

2.         Adjustment to Agenda: 

A motion was made by Pamela Goulette and seconded by Nancy Hall to change Item #5 of the Agenda to include Carol Poirier – 8th Grade Language Arts (PCMS).

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

3.         Resignation:

 

A motion was made by Lorna Marshall and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the Board of Directors accepts the resignation of Thelma Regan – 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher (effective 8/14/05).

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

4.         Elimination of Position:

 

A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Donna Littlefield that the Board of Directors eliminates an Ed Tech I position at the Guilford Primary School.

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

5.         Nominations: 

 

A motion was made by Pam Goulette and seconded by Patricia Izbicki that the Board of Directors accepts the following nominations for the 2005-2006 school year:

 

·                    Courtney Martin – Part Time Health/PE (PCMS/McKusick)

·                    Rexford Dam – Math (PCHS)

·                    Carol Poirier - Language Arts (PCMS)

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

6.         Recommendation to Employ:           

 

A motion was made by Pamela Goulette and seconded by James Bell that the Board of Directors accepts the following recommendations to employ for the 2005-2006 school year:

 

·                    Deborah Fournier - Chorus (PCHS)

·                    Deborah Fournier - Chorus (PCMS)

·                    Lester Tomlinson - Pep Band (PCHS & PCMS)

·                    Suzanne Stewart – Musical/Drama (PCHS)

·                    Jeffrey Hamlin - Year Book Advisor (PCHS)

·                    Jeanne Griffin – National Honor Society (PCHS)

·                    Eric Smith – Math Team Advisor (PCHS)

·                    Cheryl Ladd - Key Club (PCHS)

·                    Heather Doherty - Student Council (PCHS)

·                    Kathy Richards – Chess Advisor (PCHS)

·                    Fred Andrews - Student Council (PCMS)

·                    Joseph Gallant – Track (PCMS)

·                    Rex Webb – Club Soccer (PCMS)

·                    Margaret Templet-Drummond - Elementary Building Liaison (GPS)

·                    Janet Herrick - Elementary Building Liaison (McKusick)

·                    Heather Doherty - New Teacher Induction Leader

·                    Ann Dall – Intact Committee Chair

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

7.         Approval of the 6th Grade Field Trip to Quebec:

 

A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Patricia Izbicki that the Board of Directors sanctions the PCMS 6th Grade Field Trip to Quebec:

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0 

 

8.         Approval of the PCHS Traveler’s Club Trip to Europe:

 

There was some discussion regarding safety procedures in the event that something should happen to the adult leader during the trip.  Ms. Dyer agreed to explore the issue with the travel company and work with administration to ensure that protocol for such an occurrence is in place and that all travelers/parents/guardians are aware of the process prior to traveling.

 

A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Lorna Marshall that the Board of Directors sanctions the PCHS Traveler’s Club trip to Europe.

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

9.         Transfer of Funds:                                                  

 

A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the Board of Directors gives the Superintendent permission to transfer funds between program lines to negate any negative balances in the 2004-2005 Budget Year (Please see attached transfer list).

 

Vote: Yes~ 17 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

 

10.       Committee Reports - none

 

11.       Administrative Reports:

            Crystal Priest (Technology Coordinator):     

All the machines have been pulled off of the stages at both elementary schools.  The elementary schools will each be getting a classroom quantity of ibooks on a cart for use instead.  The imacs that were on the stage will be refurbished and will go out into classrooms.

 

The wireless networks at both elementary schools will be upgraded to handle the load of the additional laptops - that should be done before school starts.

 

Jay and Arnie have been working hard to make sure all maintenance is done on the laptops.  They got all the warranty work done on the HS machines that went out of warranty last week.   Jay has also been working on refurbishing the older Windows machines and getting them out into the classrooms at the HS.

 

We are currently imaging the older HS laptops.  We have 200 of them done at this point and we are well ahead of last year with this process.  We hope to start the new laptops, teacher machines and 7th & 8th grade laptops later this week. 

 

Powerschool has been rolled over to the new year and the secretaries are working on scheduling, class setups, etc.  They have done a great job of getting the data updated so that the MEDMS updates are going fairly well.

 

Crystal Priest (continued)

 

CLC  update:

 

EEC - our community partner ran 3 weeks of summer camp in Guilford and Greenville.  While enrollment was fairly low, the kids that were there had a great time.  We are looking at possibly revamping this for next year.

 

Academic Academies - for the coming year CLC will be adding an academic component to the after school offerings.  Training for the staff will be held on August 22 and 24.  Basically we are looking at

working with at risk students to build their skills.  We plan on doing this in a way that is different from what they get during the day, since that hasn't been working.  For example, if a student is not doing well in math, and it is because of an underlying reading issue then we will be working with reading after school.  This program is still under development, but we have a great group of teachers working with us on this.

 

After School Enrichment - these programs were very successful last year, especially at the K-6 level.  We hope to expand offerings for 7-12 and have older students join in.  We are always looking for programs, volunteers, assistants, etc.

 

            Trisha Kurt (Special Education Director):

 

Things are going well and I worked a lot this summer on Title I services.  We will be having Title I services this year in reading and math.  I have also worked on having the same forms for all Title teachers K-8.

 

Greg Bellemare (PCMS Principal):

 

·                    Beth Leavitt ran summer school for students failing courses and seventeen passed – five were retained.

·                    Enrollment as of now is: 8th – 65, 7th – 63, 5th – 46, 4th – 60 total of 291

·                    Joyce Zimmerman and Ross Fortier have made extensive changes to the gardens

·                    We received a CSHE Grant for $3000 over three years to be used for health curriculum development and assessment

·                    Dugouts were built by Joe Gallant, Joe Riitano with help from Mike Dexter and Ross Fortier from donations by Northeastern Log Homes of Kenduskeag, French Construction and discounts from Haleys’

·                    Ten members of PCMS will be going to Bangor Motor Inn for two days of training to develop SAT Teams

·                    Two teachers and Greg will be going to the CSHE conference to work on curriculum next week

·                    Six staff members working on their masters will be assisting Greg to work on PCMS staff development.  These are issues of cooperative learning, parental communications, developing aspects of HERO in everyday life, conflict resolution, bullying and trust building.

·                    The wellness team will be meeting to set up its year long plan on August 22.

·                    4th grade parent night will be Thursday, August 25tha t 7:00 pm at the PCMS cafeteria

·                    A great job was done by the custodians 

Jeff Aronson (PCHS Principal): 

The major activities have focused on preparation for the new academic year. The high school staff and faculty have been invaluable in their guidance and counsel; I also want to recognize the assistance of Special Education and Maintenance Departments in solving space problems within the building.

 

            Examples of the activities to date include:

 

·                    Contact through email and “handshake” visits with faculty members and coaches

·                    Debriefing meeting with former principal Kevin Jordan

·                    Initial review of ‘05’-06 PCHS budget

·                    Creation of Senior Management Team (Principal, Assistant Principal, Guidance Counselor) to

meet operational and administrative needs of the school

·                    Initial discussions with members of ‘04-‘05 Leadership Team for strengthening in ‘05-‘06

·                    Participation in SAD #4 Administrative Retreat

·                    Ongoing search and meetings with candidates for Spanish teaching position

·                    Review of Incoming Grade 9 students with PCMS staff

·                    Review of STAR and MEA assessment data with Senior Management Team

·                    Assessment of space allocation to meet classroom needs in Career Prep, Technology Integration, Social Studies, Mathematics, ITV and Guided Study Halls

·                    Creation of shared classroom for Career Prep and Computer/Technology Integration

·                    Construction of a new Life Skills Classroom

·                    Successful installation of new scoreboard in the gym, new watering system for fields

·                    Creation of new storage area under the stage

·                    Significant cleaning, repair, resurfacing and painting of classrooms and hallways

·                    Successful open basketball program and field hockey camp

·                    Initial technology review with Crystal Priest

·                    Review of expectations and objectives for technology integration/computer instruction position

·                    Review of Special Education services provided to PCHS students

 

12.       Chairperson’s Report:

 

Mr. Nuite reminded board members to be in attendance if possible at the MSMA Boardsmanship Workshop on August 30th.

 

13.       Superintendent’s Report: 

 

  • Administrative Retreat - July 20th and 21st was very beneficial
  • Projects being done in the district:

                        PCHS locker rooms

PCHS room changes, Special Ed divider, open up “kiln room” Luchini/Hamlin space

McKusick roof Valley project complete

GPS parking Lot

GPS Title I space

Elementary stages returned to being stages

PCMS Stair Treads (August 15th)

 

Superintendent’s Report (continued): 

PCMS gardens

Building and Grounds Tour – September 6th – 6:30 PM at PCHS lobby

Bleacher possibilities

  • Custodial Assignment changes
  • School Funding Informational Evening – September 14th at PCMS Café 7:00PM with Dick Spencer (DWM) 
  • Food Service Change yielding excellent results
  • Potential Impact of Pride Closing
  • State Finance Shifting - Bus Purchasing subsidy, fees for criminal history check, certification
  • State Visitation Teams - Local Assessment System – applied for pilot status
  • Staff Development Partnership with UMF – Engaged learning – Mike Muir
  • UMO Aspirations Center  – Advisor/Advisee Training

 

 14.      Adjournment:

 

A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Susan McAvoy to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m.

Vote: Yes ~ 17 No ~ 0   Ab. ~ 0


Respectfully Submitted,


Paul A. Stearns
Superintendent of Schools
SAD #4