Minutes of School Board Meeting
Phone 603 466.3632 Fax 603.466.3870 Web http://schools.ncia.net/milanvs2
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Andrew Mullins, School Board Chairman Jacqueline Quintal, School Board Member Patricia Shute, School Board Member |
Others Present: Malcolm Shute, Minute Taker |
Agenda Number Subject
I. Call to Order
Andrew
Mullins called the meeting to order at
II. Approval of
Editorial and typographical errors were noted in
these minutes.
Motion by Jacqueline Quintal, seconded by Patricia Shute.
Motion: To approve the minutes of Febuary 8, 2005 with changes as noted.
Vote: All in favor. Motion passed.
III. Public Comments
None.
· We have received written communication from the performance bond in which the terms are unacceptable by the school board. Our attorney is working on a response at this time.
· It was noted that site work improvement was not mentioned in the letter.
V. Communications-Visiting Staff
None.
VI. Principal’s Report
· The March 3, 2005 Principal's report was distributed to the school board.
·
The school nurse's hours have been changed to11
a.m. to
and Friday.
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· Snow plowing of the school parking lot this winter needs some fine tuning. The SAU20 Superintendent has contacted the vendor to remedy this situation and work with our school team.
VII. Superintendent's Report
A.
Financial, Month Ending
No discussion.
B. Building
Renovation Update
No discussion.
C.
MAPS (Measured Academic
Progress) Testing and Preparation
·
The Superintendent has been meeting with the
Principal to establish a roster of students and
` teachers who will be participating in these on-line tests
using PC's in the school. The Director of Technology shared this information
with NWEA.
·
A parent information meeting has been scheduled for
Wednesday, March 16th at
the SAU-20
office.
·
A newsletter document, which explains MAPS, and
an announcement about this meeting, will
be sent to the local media the week of March 14th. The newsletter document is available to all
schools in SAU-20 to share with students, parents and teachers.
·
Pilot tests are scheduled for the last two weeks
in March and the first week in April. It
was
recommended that the results of these tests be retained throughout the summer to allow teachers
to review the results and plan accordingly. They will also be available to interested parents
who contact the schools, although it was pointed out that these results are just preliminary.
·
The Superintendent will check with NCIA
regarding a hi-speed Internet connection for
D. Vendor
Letter-process
for conducting business with MVS/SAU-20
A
form letter has been prepared to notify vendors who do business with the
· What is the cost?
· A purchase order number is required - specifications
· What is the hourly rate? – work completed
·
Provide a record of time spent on a job.
E. Arts
Council Opportunity-Information
The Superintendent shared opportunities for 2005/2006 available to our students at great discounts.
F. Task
List Follow-Up From Last Meeting
No discussion.
G. Other
· The Business Administrator for SAU-20 distributed the updated budget.
· She distributed the old and new salaries.
· She distributed a draft of the fringe benefits document for teachers and a draft of the
fringe benefits document for support staff. A lengthy discussion took place regarding:
1.
Who
qualifies for health insurance? 7. Retirement
2.
How
much
is paid by whom? 8. Holidays.
3.
How
to prorate benefits for less than full time. 9. Personal leave
4.
Health
buy-out. 10.
Bereavement leave
5.
The
dental plan. 11.
Full time/part time
6.
Sick
days. 12.
Professional/ para support
13.
Other support (maintenance/secretarial).
·
The fringe benefits documents will be reviewed
again next month.
VIII. Policy Development
·
The bus stop wording as posted in the school
board meeting minutes on
approved.
IX. Non-Public
Session
The
meeting went into non-public session at
X. Other
None.
XI. Next Meeting
Milan School Board Meeting on
XII. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at