Members Present:  James Bell, Shelly Bennett, John Cartwright, Larry Davis, Ralph Eastman, Cinthia Hoak, Patricia Izbicki, Anita Kain,  Donna Littlefield, George Nuite, Donna Runnels, Michelle Ward and Charles Woodmancy,  (student council non-voting members – Mallory Izbicki and Connie Glynn).

Members Absent:      Patricia Davis, Pam Goulette, Nancy Hall, Susan McAvoy and Geraldine Rizzitello. 

Also Present:              Julie Orton, Greg Bellemare, Trisha Kurt, Jim Chasse, 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 Cinthia Hoak and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the minutes from the September 12^th Board of Directors meeting be approved.

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

Public Forum:             Charlie Runnels addressed the Board – Mr. Runnels is a write-in candidate for County Commissioner.

Correspondence:        Mr. Nuite read a letter from Mr. Bellemare to PCMS student William Cartwright congratulating him for representing the State of Maine in an art contest that he won.

Educational Reports: Mr. Bellemare and Mrs. Orton presented data on the MEA’s.  The results were quite positive.           

1.         Adjustment to Agenda:         

A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Ralph Eastman to add Item Ib – Nomination:  Emily Whitney – PCHS Social Studies Teacher. 

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

1a.       Nomination:
        
A motion was made by Michelle Ward and seconded by Donna Littlefield to nominate Emily Whitney as a Social Studies Teacher at PCHS.

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

2.         School Bus Purchase for 2007-2008:
               
A motion was made by Larry Davis and seconded by James Bell to authorize the Superintendent to purchase a school bus for the school year 2007-  2008, funded by the fiscal year 2008 budget. 

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

3.         Yearbook Advertisement:

A motion was made by Patricia Izbicki and seconded by Michelle Ward that the Board of Directors sponsors a full page advertisement for the amount of $200.00 in the PCHS 2007 yearbook.      

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

4.         Approval of Cooperative Agreement: 

 A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Donna Littlefield that the Board of Directors approves the Tri-County Regional Council at the September 21^st meeting.  

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

5.         Add 4^th Board Member to the Negotiations Committee:    

Negotiations Committee:      Nominations – Michelle Ward and James Bell

A motion was made by Donna Littlefield and seconded by Cinthia Hoak to nominate Michelle Ward and a motion was made by Charles Woodmancy and seconded by Cinthia Hoak to nominate James Bell for the Negotiations Committee.

A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Cinthia Hoak that nominations cease.

Michelle Ward ~ 9                   James Bell ~ 3              Abstention ~ 1

Michelle Ward will serve on the Negotiations Committee.

6.         Policy Development:


                A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Cinthia Hoak that the Board of Directors approves the first reading of policies EBCE, ID, IJNDB   and JICK of the SAD #4 policy book.

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

7.         Recommendation to Employ:

The following votes took place on individuals nominated for extra-curricular employment for the 2006-2007 school year (one year contracts):

Jamie Russell – Varsity Boy’s Basketball (PCHS)         Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Russell Tracy – JV Boy’s Basketball (PCHS)               Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Brian Gaw – Varsity Girl’s Basketball (PCHS)              Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Merle Gilbert – JV Girl’s Basketball (PCHS)                Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Lorraine Stutzman – Ski Team (PCHS)                         Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Rex Webb – Boy’s A Basketball (PCMS)                    Vote: Yes~ 12 No ~ 1 Ab. ~ 0
            Nathan Robinson – Boy’s B Basketball (PCMS)          Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Coralyn Todd – Girl’s A Basketball (PCMS)                Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
            Jill Taylor – Girl’s B Basketball (PCMS)                       Vote: Yes~ 13 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0

8.         Committee Reports: 

Communications/Students/Personnel:     Attached         

Curriculum:       Mr. Stearns reported on various topics that were discussed at the October 3^rd Curriculum Meeting.  Information is being gathered on the 2008 school calendar.  The calendar vote is expected to be on the December agenda.

9.         Administrative Reports:       

            Julie Orton – Elementary Principal/Curriculum Coordinator:  Attached

            Trisha Kurt – Special Education Director - Attached

                Crystal Priest - Technology – Attached

            Jim Chasse - Attached

            Greg Bellemare – Attached

10.     Chairperson's Report: 

Mr. Nuite reported that the committee meetings are very well attended.  Keep up the good work.  Feel free to provide input regarding the ’08 calendar. 

11.       Superintendent's Report:      Attached

12.       Negotiations:

            A motion was made by James Bell and seconded by Cinthia Hoak that the Board of Directors go into executive session for the purpose of discussing upcoming negotiations with ESP under Title 1 MRSA § 405 (D).

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

            Time In:  8:44               Time Out:  9:01

13.       Adjournment:

Vote: Yes ~ 13 No ~ 0   Ab. ~ 0

Respectfully Submitted,

Paul A. Stearns
Superintendent of Schools
SAD #4