MILAN

Minutes of School Board Meeting (Budget)

Friday, January 7. 2005 at 8:00 a.m.

Milan Village School, 11 Bridge Street, Milan, NH 03588‑9702

 Phone 603 466.3632      Fax 603.466.3870     Web http://schools.ncia.net/milanvs

 

 

Milan Members Present                              

Sarah Sarette, Principal, Milan Village School

Andrew Mullins, School Board Chairman      

Jacqueline Quintal, School Board Member

Patricia Shute, School Board Member          

 

 

Others Present:

Pauline Plourde, Business Administrator, SAU-20

Malcolm Shute,    Recording Secretary

 

 

Agenda Item No./Subject:                                                                

I.           Call to Order                                                                                     II.  Approval of Minutes

             Andrew Mullins called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m.                  None to approve

III.       Public Comments                                                                              IV. Communications/Written

 None                                                                                                          None                              

V.         Communications-Visiting Guest Presenters or Similar                       

       None

 

VI. Budget

Jacqueline Quintal questioned the following budget items on the Administrator's Budget Worksheet 2005-2006 School Year for the Milan Village School. Questions were answered by Sarah Sarette and Pauline Plourde, as described below.                                

!  Regular Education-General Repairs                                 Account # 1100-4300-10 for $600.00

For general classroom repairs, such as musical instruments, piano tuning or instructional components.

 

 ! Weekly Readers                                                                 Account # 1100-6411-10 for $675.00

For students in K-6.  It is less than last year because there will be fewer students next year.  Next year requires enough readers for just seven class rooms.

 

 ! Correll Art Plastic Table                                                    Account # 1100-7330-10 for $171.00

For students in the art room. The tables which were ordered previously are smaller than expected so one more table is needed to accommodate the students in this class.

 

 !  Music Membership                                                           Account # 1100-8100-10 for $100.00

             For the music teachers membership which is similar to the teachers membership fee.      

 

 !  Repairs                                                                              Account # 1200-4300-15 for  $250.00

       For SPED classroom repairs and is the same as described in item A., above.

 

             ! Data Communications     Account # 1200-5320-5/-15/-25/-35 $100.00 for each account

      For training in the use of Special Education Automation Software (SEAS).  Pauline Plourde said that Erica Dryden is the paraprofessional for Special Education students Middle school and High school levels.

 

 ! Trade Books                                                                       Account # 1200-6410-15 for $700.00

                   For Special Education, guided-reading books.

                                                                                        

 !   Summer School Aide                                                       Account # 1430-1150-15 for $900.00  

  In anticipation of the number of students who will attend summer school next year.

 

 !   Pre-School Aide                                                               Account # 1430-3210-5 for $945.00

  For Special Education students in the summer. Grant money is not available during the extended      school year.


 


!  Data Communications Support-MMS                             Account # 2120-5320-10 for $820.00

                 For renewal of software technical support for the guidance program

 

!  SNAP Software Technical Support                                  Account # 2130-5320-10  for $370.00

For renewal of SNAP technical support for the school’s Health Care Plans program.                      

 

! Finger Pulse Oximeter -now is Equipment               Account # 2130-7310-10  for $335.00

This account is for the anticipated purchase of equipment for use on asthma patients. Although the purchase may take place this year, the board agreed to keep the amount for future needs.

 

! Privacy Curtain                                                                   Account # 2130-7330-10  for $450.00

This account is for a fire-retardant curtain to go beside the cot in the nurse's office.  The price is high because of the need for fire-retardant material and because this curtain is wider than the one used there now.

                                                                                                                                                                                   

! Physical & Occupational Therapy                                       Account # 2160-3230-15 for $30,960

 For hiring a Special Education Physical/Occupational Therapist at the SAU level.  The $30,960 amount was reduced prior to this meeting to $12,752 but new worksheets have not been handed out.

 

!  Professional & Technical Services                                  Account # 2210-3220-10 for $5,000.00

This account is for anticipated expenses for curriculum development to purchase supplies and services or for emergency funds.  Funds from the Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) grant will be used initially, which may fund everything.

 

!   Library Automation Software                                          Account # 2220-6500-10  for $2,260.00

For the purchase of software during 2005-2006.  Funds would have been used by the librarian to assign bar codes to the estimated 5,000 titles for books currently in the library. School Board members agreed, instead, to have the librarian work on this project during the remainder of 2005 on Thursday mornings, when she usually has some free time. She is authorized to draw from the $50,000 in Professional Development (Account # 2210-3220-10) for the remainder of 2005 to purchase the software this year.  She will use funds from her regular salary and draw from her Supply Line funds, if necessary. A new account will be added for technical support of this project in the 2005-2006 budget under 2220-5320-10 for $275.00.  Now there are two changes:

 

:                Account (#2220-6500-10 for $2,260.0000 has been reduced to reflect the change.

 

Account (#2220-3220-10)for $275.00 has been  added for technical support .  At the end of this meeting, School Board members voted to authorize these budget changes.

 

!   Computer Maintenance                                                  Account # 2290-3401 -10 for $6,000.00

For supporting math testing with NWEA and to support the retrieval of grading information if necessary.     

 

!   Beltronics 1-Channel Radio                                                 Account # 2410-7310-10 for $250.00

To purchase an additional two-way radio to provide reliable communications between the Principal and the Custodian during the school day.  The portable telephones they have been trying to use do not work.

 

!    Personalized Entry Mat for School                                    Account # 2600-7330-10 for $550.00

      For a sturdy, attractive mat which will be placed near the entry doors in the foyer to collect dirt and    reduce the cleaning time.

 

!   Building Repairs                                                                Account # 2600-4300-10 for $6,000.00

      For repair of the front steps on the Main Street entrance.

 

!   Riding Lawn Mower                                                          Account # 2600-7310-10 for $2,125.00

      To purchase a new, riding lawn mower to replace the old lawn mover.  It is cheaper to do this than to pay by the hour.  The old one will still be used.            

 


 

!    Maintenance                                                                     Account # 2600-7330-10 for $4,840

 For three items: indoor/outdoor entry mats; a new utility shed; adding a door to a classroom.

Heavy-Duty Indoor/Outdoor Mats.

The mats in use now are narrow and do not cover the hallways as they should.  There are no mats when going to/from the playground to the cafeteria.

New Utility Shed

       The existing shed is being used for the storage of cardboard from the cafeteria and is in very poor shape.  The plan is to purchase a maintenance-free metal shed and to cover the exterior of the old shed with maintenance-free sheeting.

Add Door to Grade 5 in Mr. Ls Room

        This is the only classroom in the school that does not have a door joining the next classroom.  Doing this will provide two different escape routes in the event of a fire.

 

!   Foreast Transportation                                    Function Code 2700-5910-00 for $82,515.00

      Account cannot increase any more than 3.5% which is the maximum allowed. It is keyed to the

                  Consumer Price Index (CPI) which is estimated to be 3.2%.in December 2004.

 

!   Motion #1:

      Motion by Jacqueline Quintal, seconded by Andrew Mullins.

                             Motion:    To accept the changes made today in the 20005-2006 budget, as described in Section VI.,  

                        Budget, item 16., Library Automation Software.

      Vote:         All in favor.  Motion passed.

                                                                                                                                                                                   

!   Motion #2:

      Motion by Jacqueline Quintal, seconded by Andrew Mullins.                                            

                         Motion:    To transfer funds as needed in the 2004-2005 budget to purchase library software this year

                        as described in Section VI., Budget, item 16., Library Automation Software.

                 Vote:         All in favor.  Motion passed.    

 

VII.     Non-Public Session 

Not needed.   

 

VIII.  Other

 

! The projected salary for the music teacher was discussed with regard to her upcoming award of a  

B.S. degree.  It is not believed that the change will affect the budget as she is currently off the “step” format.

 

! Karen Cloutier has dropped out of PBIS and the school board now feels she should not be reimbursed 

    for course work which was related to working in PBIS.                    

 

! The school board reviewed a weather advisory bulletin, getting it ready to send home with the

    students today.

 

! Pauline Plourde will contact the Town of Milan to co-ordinate a Public Meeting on the School Budget.

 

IX.       Next Regular Meeting        

            Meeting with Dummer School Board on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Dummer Town Hall. 

 

X.        Adjournment      The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.