Regular Board Minutes/December 3, 2009
R.S.U. #11
REGULAR MEETING
Merle E. Peacock, Jr. Board Room
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mr. Hunnewell, Chair, Mrs. Fles, Vice-Chair, Ms. Avery, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cone, Mrs. Couture, Mr. Heath, Mrs. Ricker, Mr. Trott, Dr. Knowles, Ms. Disch
ABSENT: Mr. Farkas, Mr. Jermyn, Mrs. Potter
Mr. Hunnewell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and declared a quorum present.
VOTED: 9-0 Motion by Mr. Hunnewell, seconded by Mrs. Fles, to approve the agenda as amended.
VOTED: 9-0 Motion by Mr. Hunnewell, seconded by Mrs. Fles, to approve the minutes of the November 5, 2009, Board Meeting and November 19, 2009, Bi-Monthly Board Meeting as amended.
Committee Reports
A. Policy Committee – Mr. Heath stated the Policy Committee reviewed revised Policy BDE /Board
Standing Committees.
Mr. Heath, the chair of the Policy Committee, stated the following policies come to the Board for
2nd reading:
Policy JRA /Student Education Records and Information
Regulation JRA-R /Student Education Records and Information – Administrative Procedure
Policy Example JRA-E /Annual Notice of Student Records and Information Rights
Policy IHBAC /Model Child Find Policy
Section A of the Policy Manual
VOTED: 9-0 Motion by Mr. Heath, seconded by Ms. Avery, to adopt the following policies:
Policy JRA /Student Education Records and Information
Regulation JRA-R /Student Education Records and Information – Administrative Procedure
Policy Example JRA-E /Annual Notice of Student Records and Information Rights
Policy IHBAC /Model Child Find Policy
Section A of the Policy Manual
Mr. Heath, the chair of the Policy Committee, stated the following policies come to the Board for 1st
reading:
Section B of the Policy Manual
Policy JICIA /Weapons, Violence and School Safety
Policy JFCK /Student Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
Mr. Heath stated the Policy Committee discussed the need to archive email exchanges
between board members. Mr. Heath stated documentation of the exchanges are required by law.
Mr. Heath stated he will continue the discussion at the next Policy Committee Meeting.
B. Finance Committee – Dr. Knowles stated the Finance Committee reviewed the Five Year Capital
Improvement Plan with Jon Stonier, Director of Operations.
C. Negotiation Committee – No Meeting
D. Long Range Educational Planning Committee – No Meeting
E. Relations by Objective Committee – No Meeting
F. 6 – 12 Academic Audit Sub Committee – No Meeting
G. 6 – 12 Athletic Audit – No Meeting
H. Curriculum Update – No Report
Dr. Knowles shared with the Board information received from the Department of Education regarding the proposed curtailment. Included in the information was a spreadsheet detailing the effect of the $38 million proposed reduction in GPA on local school funding on FY 2010. RSU 11’s share of the proposed curtailment is $271,568.
The following was approved by the Superintendent and provided to the Board as General Information:
? The Superintendent hired Nicole Stonier, Secretary /Adult Education
? The Superintendent approved the following Winter coaching positions:
GAHS Winter Coaches:
Winter Cheering: D. Jeanne Moody
Boys Varsity Basketball: Jason Cassidy
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball: Dana Lawrence
Boys Freshmen Basketball: Peter Seymour
Boys Basketball Volunteer: Art Warren
Girls Varsity Basketball: Mike Gray
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball: Patrick Quinn
Varsity Ice Hockey: Matt Dineen
Junior Varsity Ice Hockey: KC Johnson
Wrestling: Matt Hanley
Swimming: Rob Pekins
Indoor Track Club Volunteer: Emily Staples
GRMS Winter Coaches:
Boys 8th Grade Basketball: Peter Dixon
Girls 8th Grade Basketball: Mike Pare
Wrestling: Matt Hanley
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Gardiner Winter Coaches:
Boys 7th Grade Basketball: TBD
Girls 7th Grade Basketball: Ginger Shaw
Chad Kempton, Principal of GAHS, reviewed his goals and entertained questions from the Board.
VOTED 8-1 Motion by Mr. Hunnewell, seconded by Mrs. Fles, to go into executive session at 7:45 p.m. to discuss GE-R - labor contract proposal discussions with Non – Unionized Personnel pursuant to 1M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A). The Board reconvened at 8:12 p.m.
VOTED: 9-0 Motion by Ms. Avery, seconded by Mrs. Ricker, to go into executive session at 8:15 p.m. to discuss the Superintendent’s evaluation pursuant to 1M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(A). The Board reconvened at 9:45 p.m.
VOTE: 8-1 Motion by Mr. Heath, seconded by Ms. Avery, to extend Superintendent Knowles’ contract through 2013.
The Meeting adjourned at 9:48 p.m.
Attest a true record,
Dr. Paul D. Knowles, Secretary