M.S.A.D. NO. 75

TOPSHAM, MAINE

 

REGULAR MEETING – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

6:30 P.M.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008

 

ROOM 201 – MT. ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL

 

AGENDA

 

1.         Call to order

 

2.        Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

 

3.        To consider action relative to additions or adjustments to the agenda and to ask for comments from the audience

 

3.1      RECOGNITIONS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

Ř         District retirees:

 

Ř         Jackie Dube – Bowdoinham Community School secretary

Ř         Linda Temple - Mt. Ararat High School secretary

Ř         Nancy Lambert – Bus driver

Ř         Betsy Steen – Bowdoin Central School Educational Technician III

 

Ř         Maine State Science & Technology Fair winners:

 

Ř                 Alex Spies – 1st place in Grades 9-10 Consumer-Biological

Ř                 Kathryn Popadak – 1st place in Grades 9-12 Physics

Ř         David Brann – 1st place in Grades 9-10 Psychology

Ř                 Mallori Manson – 2nd place in Grades 9-12 Biology-Zoology

Ř                  Nick Demosthenes – 2nd place in Grades 9-12 Biology-Zoology

Ř                  Randi London – 2nd place in Grades 9-10 Chemistry

Ř                 Emily Cromwell – 2nd place in Grades 9-12 Environmental-Earth Science

Ř                 Katrina Cornish – 2nd place in Grades 9-12 Institutionally Aided

Ř                 Tyler Totten – 2nd place in Grades 9-12 Physics

 

4.        To take action relative to accepting as printed the minutes of the June 7, 2008, District Budget Meeting and the June 12, 2008, regular meeting of the Board of Directors

 

5.        OLD BUSINESS:

 

6.        NEW BUSINESS:

 

6.1      To elect a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board for 2008-2009

 

6.2      To accept the resignation of Karen Nesbit-Collin, Kindergarten teacher at Bowdoin Central School, effective August 31, 2008

 

6.3      To accept the resignation of Anne Bouchard, School Nurse at Mt. Ararat Middle School, effective August 31, 2008

 

6.4      To accept the resignation of Karen Erdmann, Title I teacher at Bowdoin Central School, effective August 31, 2008

 

6.5      To accept the resignation of Richard Dedek, half-time Assistant Principal and half-time Elementary Special Education Coordinator, effective June 30, 2008

 

6.6      To appoint Jill Heuss to a full-time literacy teacher position at Woodside Elementary School for the 2008-2009 school year

 

6.7      To appoint Bill Donovan to a one-year contract as Transportation Director for M.S.A.D. No. 75, effective July 1, 2008, and to extend his Energy Manager contract by one year, with a 2.8% salary increase

 

6.8      To approve transfers and reassignments of professional staff:

 

Ř         Judy Maloney, MSW, from .6 FTE at Mt. Ararat High School to .4 FTE at Williams-Cone and .2 FTE Bowdoinham Community School

 

Ř         Holly Billings, special educator, from 1 FTE (full-time) special education teacher at Mt. Ararat High School to 1 FTE (full-time) special education teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School

 

Ř         Robin Kroc, Speech & Language Pathologist, from .4 FTE at West Harpswell School and .2 FTE at Bowdoinham Community School to .6 FTE at Mt. Ararat Middle School

 

Ř         Bethanne Nickerson, special educator, from .6 FTE to .8 FTE special education teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School

 

Ř         Jan Austin, Speech & Language Pathologist, from 1 FTE (full-time) at Williams-Cone School to .6 FTE at Williams-Cone School and .4 FTE at West Harpswell School

 

6.9      To create a 31-hour Educational Technician II position to support the ESL program

 

6.10    To hear a report from High School Principal Craig King on class enrollments

 

6.11    To sign the District’s assessments to the Towns for FY 09

 

6.12    To extend the contract of Chris Shaw, Facilities Director, for one year and to change the contract terms

 

6.13    To enter executive session to discuss the evaluation and contract of the Superintendent of Schools, pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. Section 405(6) (D)

 

6.14    To consider an extension of the Superintendent’s contract

 

7.         COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

7.1             MVR 10

                       

7.2      Comprehensive Strategic Planning Committee

 

8.        SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:

 

8.1      Financial Report

 

            8.2      Correspondence

 

            8.3      Summer Board meeting schedule

 

8.4      I-295 ramp

 

            8.5      Vocational Adult Education     

 

            8.6      Freedom of Access statute

 

9.        ADJOURNMENT

WORKSHOP

The Board will meet in workshop session

immediately following adjournment

of the Board meeting

to set goals for the

2008-2009 school year.

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