Minutes
The
Rossignol, Julie Evans, Sandra Young and Tracy Levesque..
I. Call to Order: Andrew
Mullins called the meeting to order at
II. Approval of January 21
2004 and February 04, 2004 minutes:
Corrections noted:
*Minutes of
“removed”.
Motion by Patricia Shute – Seconded by Jacqueline Quintal
MOTION: to approve the minutes of
Vote on
motion: All in favor
*Minutes of Public Hearing,
taking out the word
“Village”
*Minutes of Public Hearing
approved the budget
as approved.” with “The School Board will make its’ recommendation
in their
regular session”.
Motion by Jacqueline Quintal – Seconded by Patricia Shute
MOTION: to approve the Public Hearing minutes of
Vote on motion: All in favor
Motion by
Patricia Shute – Seconded by Jacqueline Quintal
MOTION: to approve the School Board minutes of
Vote on
motion: All in favor
III. Principal’s Report:
Mrs. Sarette informed the School Board that
she asked Mr. Rossignol to monitor the amount of oil
being used
on a monthly basis and handed out information recorded by Mr. Rossignol for the
months of
January and February.
The Principal reported that the
computers have arrived and are running nicely.
Mrs. Sarette stated the “Junior
Great Books” guaranteed the
reviewed
the areas of strengths and weaknesses.
Other types of testing and results were discussed. Post test will be done in May, which, will
provide data to compare with the results of
the
pretest.
The Principal reported that PBIS is up and running.
The PBIS team meets every Wednesday. Mrs.
Sarette handed out the results of the PBIS survey she
had sent to teachers, students, and the
public.
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IV. Superintendent’s
Report: (Given by Mrs. Plourde due to
absence of Mr. Welford)
*AREA Draft – A review was made
on the AREA draft. Ms. Qunital asked Mrs. Plourde
if she
could look into the part of the draft pertaining to interest charged on bond,
tuition, etc.
Mrs. Plourde agreed to look into
this matter. Patricia Shute pointed out
that the old AREA
agreement
states interest shall not be charged.
The School Board suggested to make changes as follows;
a)
Page one change grades 9 & 12 to 9-12
b)
Section L change “at least three joint” to “at least one joint”
c)
Section L, line 3 change “attend the meeting” to “attend any meeting”
d)
Section E needs clarification
e)
Last page, 1st paragraph, line 5, change “will be effective
only is such” to
“will be
effective only if such”
*Draft
copy of fringe benefits for teachers (2004-2005)
Mrs.
Plourde asked clarification from the School Board pertaining to course
reimbursement and
asked if an
employee would be reimbursed for taking an on-line course. The School Board agreed
that
reimbursement will be made for on-line courses and the amount of reimbursement
should
be based on
UNH costs.
*Building
Update-Mrs. Plourde handed out a draft letter she
wanted to send to Wrenn Associates.
She mentioned that this letter had
been discussed with the attorney. Mrs. Plourde also shared
pictures
pertaining to the issues outlined in the letter. The School Board agreed to review this
letter and
call Mrs. Plourde tomorrow with any suggestions.
The Business Administrator informed
the School Board that she had spoken to Jeff Tirey,
who is
an attorney
at Tirey & Associates, P.C. Mrs. Plourde asked the School Board if they
would like
Mr. Tirey to look over the original plans and costs. She handed out a proposal given by Tirey
& Associates
to evaluate the
check into
the necessity and benefit of this audit if it were to be done.
*Waiver
for one day-Tabled for meeting on
*Financial
Report-Mrs. Plourde handed out the current
financial report. Total projected
fund
balance at this time is $84,085.00.
V. Other/Public Comments:
*Public Comments:
Sandra Young and Tracy Levesque were present
to support the need for a full-time nurse.
They both praised Mrs. Dubey highly for her professionalism in taking care of
their children
and
presented different scenarios in which the nurse had been of great help to them
and their
families. These two mothers stressed the importance of
having a nurse on duty while school
was in
session as they felt an emergency situation could occur at any time of
day. The School
Board thanked both parents for
taking the time to join their meeting and share their concerns.
Julie Evans was also present at this
meeting. Mrs. Evans apologized for not
attending the
significant
changes of note. An update of the
meetings and of the budget were given to
Mrs.Evans. Mrs.Evans
asked if the plan of the proposed budget
was to reduce staff and
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if the number of teachers would remain the same. Mrs. Evans was informed that there
would be a
reduction of a special education teacher due to the decrease of special
education
needs. The School Board reported that there is a
proposed reduction in staffing, however,
it has not
been decided where this cut will be made.
Mrs. Evans asked if the school had a
mission statement in place. Mrs. Sarette
informed her
that there
is not a mission statement in place at this time, however, her plan is to
involve the
public in
coming up with a vision and mission
statement.
Mrs. Evans thanked the School Board
and Others for answering her questions.
Motion by Patricia Shute – Seconded by Jacqueline Quintal
MOTION: to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:311 Section A
at
Vote on
motion: Roll call taken; all in favor
Staff issue discussed
Motion by Patricia Shute – Seconded by Jacqueline Quintal
MOTION: to come out of non-public session under RSA
91-A:311 Section A
at
Vote on
motion: Roll call taken; all in favor
*Other-Patricia Shute stated that she would like to propose that the position of school
nurse to become permanent and full-time effective
tomorrow. Mrs. Shute handed out copies
of letters
from two health providers who shared their strong concern that a full-time
nurse is
needed in
order to prevent a huge lawsuit from happening.
Mrs. Shute expressed her strong
feelings
and the reasons why she felt a full-time nurse was essential. A lengthy discussion
was held
pertaining to this issue.
Motion by Patricia Shute – Seconded by Jacqueline Quintal
MOTION: to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:311 Section C
at
Vote on
motion: Roll call taken; all in favor
Personnel issue discussed
Motion by Jacqueline Quintal – Seconded by Patricia Shute
MOTION: To come out of non-public session under RSA
91-A:311 Section C
at
Vote on
motion: Roll call taken; all in favor
VI. Next Meeting:
The next
VII. Adjournment:
Motion by
Jacqueline Quintal – Seconded by Patricia Shute
MOTION: to adjourn the
school board meeting at
Vote on
motion: All in favor
IV. Superintendent’s Report: