PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE MINUTES WILL NOT BE FINAL UNTIL
THE
BOARD HAS APPROVED THEM AT ITS NEXT MEETING.
June
21, 2007
The Board of Directors of
The following Directors were present: Robert W. Hill, Chairman; Maryane Burns; Dorothy “Dee” Carrier; Dorothy
Gardner; David A. Johnson; Andrea Najarian; Joanne Rogers; Donald R. Russell;
and Kim Totten. Also present was Sara
Todd, student representative to the Board of Directors.
Not present were Sheila Havey; Jane
Meisenbach; Rebekah Stimpson; Gwen Thomas and Roland Tufts. Also absent was Sam Prindall, student
representative to the Board of Directors.
1. Call to order
The
meeting was called to order by Chairman Hill at 6:34 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Those
present recited the 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
Agenda
adjustments were noted, as follows:
Table
action on minutes of June 7, 2007 meeting (had been prepared, but not in
time to be mailed)
Add
6.16a – To accept the resignation of Nancy Hurd,
3.1 RECOGNITIONS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ø Diane
Fournier and the Freshman Girls Track Team – State
Champions
Ø Don
Foley & the Varsity Boys Tennis Team -- KVAC Champions
Ø Sam
Chard & Jill Carney and the Varsity Girls Lacrosse Team – KVAC
Runner-up
Ø
Molly
Parker, Daniel VanNote, Ben Grotton, Kristina Johnson, Jessica Lathrop,
Caroline Ducharme, Alexander Bessey, Greta Drake, Evelyn Dickinson, Mary
Montalvo, Matthew Pelletier, Tyler Totten, Luc Pham, and Alexander French
-- Winners at the 61st
Maine State Science and Technology Fair
Ø Andrea
Najarian – In recognition of her
service as a Bowdoinham representative to the Board of Directors
Ms. Najarian was presented
with a token of appreciation for her service as a member of the Board of
Directors.
Mrs. Rogers thanked her for
serving on the Harpswell Withdrawal Committee.
Mr. Johnson noted that she had “jumped in with both feet.” Mrs. Carrier said that the Board has profited
from her service on the Board.
Ms. Najarian noted that the
District is very well served by the Board and its administration. She said she now knows what is meant when
people say “it’s been a privilege to serve.”
Ø Mary
Ulrickson, Michael Pascarella, Luana Smith, Dottie Timberlake, Chris Chapman,
Don Foley, Michael Barrett and Kathy Martin – In
recognition of their dedication to the children of M.S.A.D. No. 75 on their
retirement
Teachers attending were
presented with a memento of the Board’s appreciation of their service.
Ø Sara
Todd – As this is likely Ms. Todd’s last meeting as
a student representative to the Board of Directors, appreciation was expressed
to her for her service.
Mrs. Rogers stated that the
Board has been exceptionally well served by Ms.
Todd, and Mrs. Carrier told her she was very proud of her. Mr. Johnson is sure she will go on to “great
things.” Mr. Russell indicated he was
immensely impressed by her thought process.
Mrs. Gardner noted Sara’s realization that she was not on the Board
“just to listen.”
Ms. Todd feels that the Board
has given her so much and cited the example of teaching her how to both listen
and speak up.
Ø Mrs.
Rogers noted the recent deaths of Margaret Logan, who had been a food services
employee in the District for over 21 years, and Eva Minot, who established the
first elementary school band in M.S.A.D. No. 75.
4. To take action relative to accepting as printed the minutes
of the May 10, 2007; May 23, 2007; and June 7, 2007, regular meetings of the
Board of Directors
Mrs. Gardner pointed out the need for a
correction on 6.10 of the May 10th minutes. {The recorder notes that it was actually Mrs. Carrier who made the motion
seconded by Mrs. Gardner.}
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier, seconded by
Mr. Johnson, and VOTED (511 yeas, 0
nays, 133 abstentions, and 356 absent) to accept as corrected the minutes
of the May 10, 2007, regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
Voting yea were Ms. Burns, Mrs. Carrier,
Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Russell, and Mrs. Totten.
There were no nay votes.
Abstaining from voting were Ms. Najarian and
Mrs. Rogers.
Absent were Ms. Havey, Mrs. Meisenbach, Ms.
Stimpson, Ms. Thomas and Mr. Tufts.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers, seconded by
Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED (578 yeas, 0
nays, 66 abstentions, and 356 absent) to accept as printed the minutes of
the May 23, 2007, regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
As noted earlier, the minutes of the June 7,
2007, meeting had been prepared but not in time to be mailed. Copies were distributed to Board members this
evening. Action on the June 7th
minutes was tabled.
5. OLD BUSINESS:
5.1 To
consider changes to the Middle School Leadership Team configuration
Superintendent Wilhelm noted
that the Teachers Association expects to hear from the Board after approval of
the changes, to negotiate the stipends connected with the proposal.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Carrier, and VOTED
(unanimously) to approve changes to the Middle School Leadership Team
configuration, contingent on agreement with Merrymeeting Educators Association
(amount of stipends connected with the proposal). If the percentages negotiated are greater
than the estimates in the proposal, this item will come be brought back to the
Board for further consideration.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
6.1 To certify the results of the
June 12, 2007, budget referendum
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to certify the results of the June 12, 2007, budget
referendum.
6.2 To elect a Board Chair and
Vice Chair for 2007-2008
This
item was deferred until after action on the teacher appointments.
6.3 To appoint Emily McLeod to a second probationary contract as Special Education
teacher at Woodside Elementary School, at Master’s, Step 2, for the 2007-2008
contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Emily
McLeod to a second probationary contract as Special Education teacher at
Woodside Elementary School, at Master’s, Step 2, for the 2007-2008 contract
year.
6.4 To
appoint Jennifer Cotreau to the
positions of .5 FTE Elementary Special Education Coordinator and .5 FTE
District-wide Behavior Consultant, at Master’s, Step 14
It
was noted that the salary amount for this position is $60,000.
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Rogers, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Jennifer
Cotreau to the positions of .5 FTE Elementary Special Education Coordinator
and .5 FTE District-wide Behavior Consultant, for a salary of $60,000.
6.5 To
appoint Kristen Thomas to a
first-year probationary contract as Choral Music teacher at
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Kristen
Thomas to a first-year probationary contract as Choral Music teacher at Mt.
Ararat High School, at Bachelor’s, Step 5, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.6 To
appoint Lennie Mullaney to a
continuing contract as an art teacher at Mt. Ararat High School, at Master’s,
Step 17, for the 2007-2008 contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Lennie
Mullaney to a continuing contract as an art teacher at Mt. Ararat High
School, at Master’s, Step 17, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.7 To
appoint Heather Monsen {correction noted} to
a first-year probationary contract as a part-time art teacher at Mt.
It was moved by Mrs. Gardner,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Heather
Monsen to a first-year probationary contract as a part-time art teacher at
Mt. Ararat Middle School, at Bachelor’s, Step 1 (prorated), for the 2007-2008
contract year.
6.8 To
appoint Cathy Varela to a first-year
probationary contract as a Spanish teacher at
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Cathy
Varela to a first-year probationary contract as a Spanish teacher at Mt.
Ararat High School, at Bachelor’s, Step 1, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.9 To
appoint Zachary Fields to a second
probationary contract as an art teacher at Mt. Ararat High School, at Bachelor’s,
Step 3, for the 2007-2008 contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Zachary
Fields to a second probationary contract as an art teacher at Mt. Ararat
High School, at Bachelor’s, Step 3, for the 2007-2008 contract year.
6.2 To
elect a Board Chair and Vice-Chair for 2007-2008
In the rotation, it is
Bowdoinham’s turn to have one of its representatives serve as Vice-Chair. Superintendent Wilhelm related that Ms.
Stimpson is not comfortable in this role, so it is now Harpswell’s turn for one
of its representatives to act as Vice-Chair.
Following
a caucus of Harpswell Board members, the following action was taken.
Mr. Hill nominated Mrs. Totten
to serve as Chairman for 2007-2008. Mrs.
Rogers seconded the nomination.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers
and seconded by Mrs. Carrier that nominations cease; and Mrs. Totten was DULY ELECTED (575 yeas, 0 nays, 69
abstentions, and 356 absent) Chair of the Board for 2007-2008.
Voting yea were Ms. Burns,
Mrs. Carrier, Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Najarian, Mrs. Rogers,
and Mr. Russell.
There
were no nay votes.
Abstaining
from voting was Mrs. Totten.
Absent were Ms. Havey, Mrs.
Meisenbach, Ms. Stimpson, Ms. Thomas, and Mr. Tufts.
Mr. Johnson nominated Mrs.
Carrier to serve as Vice-Chairman for 2007-2008. Mrs. Rogers seconded the nomination.
It was moved by Mrs. Gardner
and seconded by Mr. Russell that nominations cease; and Mrs. Carrier was DULY ELCTED (577 yeas, 0 nays, 67
abstentions, and 356 absent) Vice-Chairman of the Board for 2007-2008.
Voting yea were Ms. Burns,
Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Najarian, Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Russell,
and Mrs. Totten.
There
were no nay votes.
Abstaining
from voting was Mrs. Carrier.
Absent were Ms. Havey, Mrs.
Meisenbach, Ms. Stimpson, Ms. Thomas, and Mr. Tufts.
6.10 To
transfer 1 FTE special education teacher position from
&
6.11 To
transfer .8 FTE Speech & Language position from
&
6.12 To
move 1 FTE Speech & Language position from
Patrick Moore, Director of Special
Services, explained the rationale for Items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers and
seconded by Mr. Johnson:
To transfer 1 FTE special education
teacher position from
& To transfer
.8 FTE Speech & Language position from
& To move 1 FTE Speech &
Language position from
It
was moved by Mrs. Rogers and seconded by Mrs. Carrier to amend the motion that
Business Manager Ron Lavender execute the appropriate budget revisions related
to these transfers/moves.
The motion made by Mrs. Rogers and
seconded by Mr. Johnson to approve Items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 was VOTED (unanimously).
6.13 To
consider a request from Karen Dilley, .4 FTE Social Worker at Williams-Cone School,
for a leave of absence for the 2007-2008 school year
It was moved by Mr. Hill, seconded
by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED (unanimously)
to approve a request from Karen
Dilley, .4 FTE Social Worker at
6.14 To
extend the current contract of Andrew
Logan, MLTI Coordinator, through August 31, 2007, and to accept his resignation,
effective August 31, 2007{correction noted}
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mr. Hill, and VOTED
(unanimously) to extend the current contract of Andrew Logan, MLTI Coordinator, through August 31, 2007, and to
accept his resignation, effective August 31, 2007.
6.15 To
accept the resignation of Nan Rubin, Mt.
Ararat Middle School speech & language pathologist, effective August 31, 2007
It was moved by Mr. Johnson,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to accept the resignation of Nan Rubin,
6.16 To accept the resignation of Patrick
Conley, Mt. Ararat Middle School 6th grade teacher, effective
August 31, 2007
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mr. Johnson, and VOTED
(unanimously) to accept the resignation of Patrick Conley,
6.16a To
accept the resignation of Nancy Hurd, Mt.
Ararat Middle School teacher, effective August 31, 2007
Superintendent Wilhelm requested
this item be modified to reflect that Mrs. Hurd is actually retiring.
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Carrier, and VOTED
(unanimously) to acknowledge the intended retirement of Nancy Hurd,
6.17 To
appoint a Board member to the
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Carrier, and VOTED
(unanimously) to appoint Mr. Johnson to the
6.18 To approve the Superintendent’s recommendation
for District Office Staff Wages and Benefits, effective July 1, 2007
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to approve the Superintendent’s recommendations for District
Office Staff Wages and Benefits, effective July 1, 2007.
6.19 To
provide funds from contingency in the amount of $12,300 to provide and install
a replacement food steamer {correction noted} in
the kitchen at Mt.
This is an unexpected expense
and replacement costs must be taken from contingency.
It was moved by Mrs. Carrier,
seconded by Mrs. Rogers, and VOTED
(unanimously) to provide funds from contingency in the amount of $12,300 to
provide and install a replacement food steamer in the kitchen at
6.20 To
extend the contracts of District administrators one year and adjust their
salaries per the recommendations of the Superintendent
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Mr. Hill, and VOTED
(unanimously) to extend the contracts of District administrators one year
and adjust their salaries per the recommendations of the Superintendent, as
listed below.
Mary Booth, Health Education
Coordinator, salary of $45,000
Sally Loughlin, Assistant
Superintendent, salary of $85,556
James Wilkins, Transportation Director,
salary of $50,290
Steve
Reed, Custodial Supervisor, two-year contract
extension, salary $35,141 for first year and $39,045 for second year, upon
satisfactory performance
Christopher Shaw, Director of Faculties
& Projects, salary of $57,000
6.21 To
hear a report from the Superintendent on the District’s progress toward its
goals
The goals for the 2006-2007 year are
as follows:
(1) Focus
on and achieve a high level of learning for all students
(2) Provide
for greater personalization of student learning
(3) Increase the numbers of students
applying for and successfully attending post-secondary training and decrease
the number of disaffected students
(4) Increase the involvement of parents in
the community and the community in our schools and our schools in the community
(5) Emphasize character development that
sets high standards for tolerance, diversity and democracy education
Superintendent Wilhelm distributed a
grid that laid out a plan for each specific objective of the goals. He indicated that, for the most part, the
goals have been met or are really being worked on. All the goals (and objectives) in one way or
another are interconnected. The goal
relative to civic learning is relatively new.
When the Board meets again on this item, the principals will present
their focus areas.
6.22 To
discuss M.S.A.D. No. 75’s approach to the State’s new consolidation
requirements
New information had been
distributed to Board members.
Superintendent Wilhelm feels that some of the parts of the consolidation
plan are still being worked on. M.S.A.D.
No. 75 is one of five districts in the State which qualify as highly
efficient. He gave an overview of the
budget validation requirement. M.S.A.D.
No. 75 must approach its “neighbors” relative to consolidation.
Brunswick Schools Superintendent
James Ashe is hosting a regional meeting on consolidation to be held on July 17
or 18.
Business Manager Ron Lavender
noted that the original law called for a 50% reduction in administrative costs
and 5% reduction in special education, transportation and facilities
costs. He stated that has now been taken
out, affording the District more flexibility and opportunity to seek other ways
to save money.
The
State’s website will feature a FAQ’s section.
6.23 To
enter executive session to discuss the Superintendent’s evaluation, pursuant to
1 M.R.S.A. Section 405 (6) (D)
At 8:40 p.m. it was moved by
Mrs. Rogers, seconded by Mrs. Gardner, and VOTED
(unanimously) to enter executive session to discuss the Superintendent’s
evaluation, pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. Section 405 (6)(D).
The
executive session ended at 8:50 p.m.
6.24 To
consider an extension of the Superintendent’s contract and his salary for the
2007-2008 contract year
It was moved by Mrs. Rogers,
seconded by Ms. Najarian, and VOTED
(unanimously) to extend the Superintendent’s contract by one year at a
salary of $116,563.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
8. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
8.1 Financial report – Business
Manager Ron Lavender presented this report.
8.2
Summer Board meeting schedule – The Board
did not set its summer meeting schedule.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
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