| BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING |
Members Present: Laura Auger, Deborah Clukey, Brad Coburn (late), Patricia Davis, Melissa Douglass, Ralph Eastman, Pam Goulette, Patricia Izbicki, Anita Kain, Donna Littlefield, George Nuite and Michelle Ward.
Members Absent: Larry Davis, Lorna Marshall, Susan McAvoy, Geraldine Rizzitello, Thomas Ronco and Phyllis Watson.
Also Present: Greg Bellemare, Kevin Jordan, Crystal Priest and Paul Stearns.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Pam Goulettte at 7:00 P.M.
Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Anita Kain that the minutes of the September 12 meeting be approved as corrected.
Vote: Yes ~ 11 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
Public Forum: none
Correspondence: none
Educational Reports: none
1. Adjustments to Agenda: None
2. Approval of Spanish & French Club Trip to the International Festival in Boston:
A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Patricia Davis that the Board of Directors sanctions a field trip for the Spanish & French Club to attend the International Festival in Boston on October 24, 2003.
Vote: Yes ~ 11 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
3. Resignations:
A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Melissa Douglass that the Board of Directors accepts the resignation of Sandra Emerson as PCHS Wellness Instructor.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 1 Ab. ~ 0
4. Nomination:
A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the Board of Directors accepts the nomination of Sandra Emerson as PCHS Assistant Principal.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 1 Ab. ~ 0
A motion was made by Ralph Eastman and seconded by Patricia Davis that the Board of Directors accepts the nomination of Brian Gaw as PCHS Wellness Teacher.
Vote: Yes ~ 10 No ~ 1 Ab. ~ 0
5. Recommendations to Employ:
A motion was made by Patricia Davis and seconded by Patti Izbbicki that the Board of Directors accepts the following recommendations to employ (one-year contracts):
Joseph Luchini – PCMS “B” Boys Basketball
Coralyn Todd – PCMS “B” Girls Basketball
Vote: Yes ~ 12 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
6. Approval of Cooperative Agreement:
A motion was made by George Nuite and seconded by Ralph Eastman that the Board of Directors approves the Cooperative Agreement as approved by the Tri-County Regional Council at the September 18th meeting.
Vote: Yes ~ 12 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
7. Policy Development:
A motion was made by Melissa Douglass and seconded by Ralph Eastman to accept the recommendations from the Policy Committee to approve a first reading of Policy EBAA-R, second reading of the policies associated with Sections ID through IJJ-E of the revised SAD #4 policy book and give final approval to adopt policies associated with Sections G and H.
Vote: Yes ~ 12 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
8. Yearbook Advertisement:
A motion was made by Anita Kain and seconded by Patricia Davis that the Board of Directors sponsors a full page advertisement in the amount of $200.00 in the PCHS 2004 Yearbook.
Vote: Yes ~ 12 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
9. Committee Reports:
Budget Committee – Mr. Stearns gave an overview of the district budget scenario, expressing concern over next years funding effort.
Policy Committee – Debbie Clukey (Chair) The Policy Committee met on September 23. Sara Alberts was very helpful in re-working policies involving Special Education language. The next meeting will be October 28th.
Communications (Sue McAvoy – Chair) & Curriculum Committee (Pam Goulette chair) Pam Goulette reported on the combined curriculum & communication meeting. Topics discussed were 1) Local Assessment System update 2) Summer Curriculum work plan 3) Review of Progress Reports 4) Crystal Priest discussed Powerschool issues, website issues, and positive results of Instant Messenger procedures at PCHS.
10. Administrative Reports:
Kevin Jordan (PCHS Principal) reported on the following:
· Staff working on the Gates Grant
· Lisa Plympton from Mitchell Institute
· Survey of 7-12 students, parents & staff members
· Homecoming was a roaring success – good participation
· Blue/Gold - Change schedule in order to accommodate the ATM classes and the possibility of snowdays.
· New Student Assistance Team at the high school.
Greg Bellemare (PCMS Principal) reported on the following:
· Health Advisory Council has met. Focus is to align our K-12 health curriculum.
· Greg discussed various initiatives of the health committee.
· Accepted a $500 gift from Robinson’s Mobil Mart.
· Student led conferences to be held on two different nights.
· School wide writing prompts will be given.
· NAEP Tests will be given in Math and Reading.
· The school was involved in the Womancare Walkathon.
· A successful fall fundraiser was held.
· We were an 8th Grade pilot site for online MEA’s.
7. Chairperson's Report: None
8. Superintendent's Report: Superintendent Stearns discussed the following:
· He had just returned from Tennessee where he and Mr. Jordan, Mr. Thompson and Ollie Faulkner had attended the national Tech Prep Conference.
· The calendar has been changed slightly to allow for optimal participation at parent conferences in November.
· The mildew odor at PCHS seems to have dissipated. Mr. Dexter will continue to monitor the situation.
· MEA presentation at the next board meeting – scores were solid.
· MSMA conference on October 23rd & 24th.
· Mr. Jordan and a team of three teachers at PCHS will be participating in a regional collaborative coordinated by the Gates Foundation of the Mitchell Institute.
· Mr. Stearns informed the board of the possibility of any SAD #4 school being named to the AYP List as part of the NCLB Act.
9. Adjournment:
Motion made by Anita Kain and seconded by George Nuite to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
Vote: Yes ~ 12 No ~ 0 Ab. ~ 0
Respectfully Submitted,
Paul A. Stearns
Superintendent of Schools
SAD #4